Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-11


81, $50 graves.
A poor man in Summer County, Kan.
sas, hasn't but 81 900 head of cattle in the
world
If a Brooklyn girl of fifteen is worth
a million dollars, what is New York girl
of eighteen worth?
"A short time ago the last liquor saloon
was closed in Lime Rock, X. J., at which
the citizens are much rejoiced.
The total number of children in the
Michigan Reform School, at a recent date,
was 238. The number admitted during
the year was 70, and 81 discharged.
The Cleveland doctors thought boy
there had hydrophobia, but finally decided
that the spasms were caused by over-study
at school.
The four rules of good health are said
''Great temperance-open air,
| Easy labor-little care"
To begin the New Year properly make
| a provision for your family, by taking a
policy in the Washington Life Insurance
| Company.
"A cOuntryman was shown q bust of
Napoleon. and informed whom it repre-
scntcd. He looked on with an incredu-
lous grin. Napoleon never lost both
arms" said he.
A lecturer recently made point in H.
Illustrating the power of heat, by saying
that the iron track of the Central Railroad
between Albany and Buffalo was then a
thousand feet shorter than it was on the
4th Of July
Modern marriage is defined to be the
r..ft
sharp pointed heels and enormous chignon
and pannier, to that of man with hair
parted i'm the middle and moustache waxed
at the ends.
Prof Ericsson, in Nature, says, in
regard to the heat of the sun, that I'VE
cannot consistently refuse to accept the
| conclusion that the temperature at the sur
face of the photosphere is nearly 4 ,036, 600
degrees Fahrenheit" That is really very
warm.
--''Do be frank, said young Mr.. Smith
to Miss Francis, who had been quizzing
him for an hour. But, Edward, have
been Frank twenty-five years, and
should like to try some other name just
for change" was the arch reply. 'No
cards y
They have "A new way of getting up
surprise parties in certain section of
Springfield, Ill. A resident receives an
anonymous letter, stating that surprise
party will be with him on a certain even
ing. He prepares for it. Nobody comes,
and the surprise of the party is com
plete.
"A South Boston widow has recently
received $4,000, the proceeds of the sale
of land decided to her by wealthy adj
mirer, who was only prevented from mar
rying her because she found out that he
had wife living from whom he was not
divorced.
A gentleman was seen few days
after Thanksgiving walking quietly down
Main street Buffalo, with small placard
on his back inscribed, "Choice Poultry
Inside" He says he will be careful how
he leans against anything near provi-
sion store after this.
The CongregotiOnalist comments upon
trade circular in an English paper, re-
commencing "a very black tea dust at is.
i'd. per pound, well adapted for charitable
purposes as a gift to the poOr;" and adds
that there is great deal of this species of
giving.
-Chloral seems to be Of but slight value
in the treatment of the insane DR..
Blandford, of Georges Hospital, Lon
don, says that it is a sleep-compelling
agent, but beyond that its effect appears
unimportant. 1t does not seem to have
such healing influence as opium.
In an Indian grave recently discover
ed at Red Wing, Mimi, a medal was
found bearing date 1901, having been pre-
pared by President Jefferson during his
fret term ynueh moro cocflv ma1aI
was found few months ago, bearing
President Madison's name, and dated
1909.
The Danbury Neses speaks of de-
what the charge was for inserting notice
of the death Of his wife. On being told
frightened up considerably, and observed