Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-08

| in tresses down the back, and heavy gold
coins and precious ornaments are attached
thereto, 80 that the strength of the wearel
| is often over-taxed to carry them.
Miscellaneous.
Whatever is, is right, except what's
left.
Insure your life in the Washington to
the amount your farm is mortgaged for.
The Massachusetts Legislature has
voted that cider is not an intoxicating
liquor.
I'm the height Of prosperity prepare
for r. adversely BY insuring in the Mutual
"A Sandusky, Ohio, conductor has
travelled 873,27O miles during the past
twenty -four years, and never had an acct
dent on his train.
-"Good morning, Smith; you look
sleepy" eyes," replied Smith, Il was
up all night" "Upl whereG' up
stairs in bed"
=" What time is it, Tom?" Just time
to pay that little account you owe me. "
ooh, indeed well, didn't think it was
half SO late"
The Manchester (Vt) Journal, after
announcing that somebody or other is
buying calf-skins, advises its readers to
take up their skins to him and ct the
highest price.
"Would you believe it, Sandy" said a
divine, "that never thought of the GER
mon before went to the pulpit?" 90,
that is exactly what Mr., Macintosh and l
have been saying while you were preach
ing"
I'm recent divorce case heard at
Bangor, Me, the case was entered in court,
notice on defendant proved, defaulted,
testimony heard, divorce decreed, and Ger
tifcate issued in just eight minutes and a
quarter
"A newly married man complains of
the high price of ducks" He says his
wife recently paid for three of them--a
duck of bonnet, duck of dress, and a
duck of a parasol. He says that such
dealings in poultry will ruin him"
"A French sardnt likens the quickness
of volition in an animal to the telegraph.
When whale is harpooned, he says, the
nerve telegraphs to the creatures brain
Harpoon in tall" upon which the brain
telegraphs back: Jerk tail and upset
boat"
The Dubuque Times says There is
difference between frog and toad.
There is difference between preacher
and pickerel. A Humboldt County
preacher, on the lookout for frog, for
bait, found toad, loaded hook with it,
and went pickerel- fishing He caught no
pickerel, because, although he didn't
know the difference between frog and a
toad, the pickerel did, and that's the diff.
ference between preacher and pick
erel."
"A correspondent at Baxter Springs,
Kan, gives the following unique descrip-
ton of billiard table at billiard hall in
that place: "The billiard table was made
as follows: First, in the middle of the
floor was large goods box, on which was
laid about wagon load of sandstone,
covered with about eight yards of blue
jeans. For pockets they had old boots,
about No. 10; for cues they used old
broken hoe handles; boiled eggs for balls,
and to count this lovely game they used
dried apples on a cloths line"
The latest fashion in wedding presents
is such, unfortunately, as will enable all
men to do the generous thing upon every
occasion. 1t is simply to give a check,
which is to be displayed among the other
gifts. Now, no man is too poor to give a
check. 1t is one of the inalieDable liber-
ties of this country. Even Board of Trade
men do it sometimes. Giving check will
be found the easiest and cheapest way
most men can choose in the matter Of
making wedding presents.
Josh Billings discourses thus on the
"Dinner Horn" This IL the Oldest and
most sakred horn there liz. 1t is set tew
musk, and plays Home, Sweet Home"
about noon. 1t has bin listened tew with
more rapturous delight than even Graf
fulal's band has. Yu kan hear it further
than you kan one of Mr.. Rodman's guns.
1t will arrest man and bring him in
quicker than sheriff's warrant. 1t ken
out foot eny other noise. 1t kauses the
deaf to hear, and the dumb to shout for
joy Glorious instrument! Long may
yure lungs last!
The following statement of the Indian
population of the United States is com
piled from the most authentic soNrces, and
may be regarded as substantially correct
West OF Arkansas. 65, u 0 Tennessee ......,.. 1s1
California 70 $40 Wisconsin. 1883
Georgia. ......... 377Colorado Ter. $500
Indiana ........... 3SiDakota Ter .35 8O4
Kansas ............ s,13s Nebraska Ter. o07S
Maine ..... 1853 Nevada Ter. ..... 1850
Michigan .. 7,777N Mexico Tel. IS 100
Minnesota .17,9 utah Ter .......... 10000
Mississippi. .... s90Washington Ter. 81 10
New York. ....... 1875 Wyoming Ter. 5000
North Carolina. ,499 -
oregon .......... 7,OOO Total. 10, wv