Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-04-13

Firstly, the soprano, In q SOARING lean
sings, Take thy pill followed nv ths
alto and duet with like advice (whi|e ~ ,e
soprano is magnifcently holding on to ths
pn and - the deep base profoundjv
echoes the same, take thy bill "-they
nnally unite and repeat together, eyentn.
ally succeeding in singing Take thy ri.
grim TO his home" etc, greatly to the r..
iief OF both minister and people, who seen
alike awfully impressed with the suppes.
tive advice SO emphatically reiterated.
The official returns of the census of III.
New England States show that Maine has
577,644 native and 48,807 foreign inhabit.
ants; New Hampshire has 288, 1894 natives
and q, 6O6 foreigners Vermont has 283. $50
natives and 48,993 foreigner; Massachu.
sets has 353, 343 foreign born and !, 1O4 orr
native population /; Connecticut has 423O60
native and 1869 foreigners; RHODE
Island, 161, 972 natives and 1884 foreign.
ers. Maine has I ,597 persons of color and
% Indians; Vermont, 921 colored and II
Indians; Massachusetts,, IL, 300 colored and
1862 Indians; Connecticut, 9,66S colored
and 235 Indians; Rhode Island, 1880 col.
ored and 1873 Indians. Maine has one
Chinaman, and Massachusetts, SO China.
men and Japanese.
A GOOD story is told of himself by .
season ticket-holder on the Boston 4
Maine Railroads. wide-awake, jolly, gen.
erous, joke loving gentleman, liberal in hh
religion. Riding in q horse-car shor
time since, with the Catholic priest of his
village, who has been active in trying n
induce his flock to become temperate he
familiarity addressed him in langu,e
something as follows: Father -
you are doing a pretty good work lust
now i don't know but you are doing a.
much good as all the other clergymen ia
in town" The priest quietly replied that
ne was doing what he could to improve
his people. "I'll tell you what it isl con.
tinued the gentleman, 1--WE been thinking
about attending your church, but was
afraid it would cost too much to get All
my sins pardoned." co." said the priest
I'VE can manage your case when we have
very large contract we make liberL
A gentleman writing of a "long" &C.
quaintance, says there is among his &C.
quaintance one, at least, who enjoys q
high" reputation, for he stands over seven
feet IN his stockings land though talented
member of the bar, he is q good natured
modest citizen. Some years ago, when the
broadway N. Y, theater was the theater Of
the town, he saw fit to witness the perform.
ance from a prominent seat in the parquetk.
When the curtain rose and the actors sd
vanced to their position, cry of down
In 'front.'" became general throughout the
audience. Their attention was directed
towards the tall B, who feeling him.
self the object of remark, thought he was
required to settle little. Looking as if
he would like to settle through the floor,
he proceeded to raise HIMSELF 10 standing
position, in such manner, however, as to
convey an impression that there was no
end to him. At last he did get Strengthened
out to his full length, when slowly glanc-
ing around at the astonished audience, he
very deliberately remarked =" Gentlemen,
to satisfy you that soas sitting down, I
will now stand up" A burst Of laughter
and applause succeeded; the audience and
actors became convulsed; the curtain
descended rapidly; the manager, with
beaming face, came forward, and amidst
the widest applause conducted the gentle
man to private box. -. ~