Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-25
Miscellaneous,

What is it that has three feet and
cannot walk ? A yardstick
To keep out of debt, acquire the rep.
utation OF rascal and no one will trust
you.
The velocity of the galvanic current
in iron wire does not exceed $4,000 miles
F., per second.
TO produce quiet sleep, secure poll.
cy OF Insurance in the Washington Life
Insurance Company.
For the fiscal year 1871, the sales of
lands at the offices in Michigan were 50.
l59 acres, realizing $751;, 54O94.
The inhabitants of Otter Tail CITY,
Mimi, must be particularly healthy. The
nearest physician is thirty five miles dis
| tant.
"A shrewd confectioner has taught his
parrot to say pretty creature to every
lady who enters the shop, and his business
is rapidly increasing.
AT horse case tired in Massachusetts,
the other day, one witness, ON being
asked what kind of medicine was used in
D. treatment of the animal, said that he
guessed it was anarchy.
An attorney of Portland has just set
tied with a pensioner, whose money he
had retained while acting as agent, by
paying oversize money retained with in
terest, amounting to $575, and paying the
government over $500 costs.
General Capron, now in the service
of the Japanese Government, has entered
into negotiations with several extensive
farmers in Waukesha County, Wis, for a
supply of seed grains. An installment of
corn, oats and wheat has already gone
forward.
Lawyer G. (entering the office of his
friend Dr. NJ, and speaking in IA hoarse
Whisper" Fred, I've got such cold
this morning that can't speak the truth. J"
DIR. M" Well Pm glad it's nothing will
interfere with your business"
-Four thousand dollars have been
raised in Duluth, Mimi, to be given as
premiums for cleared, fenced and plowed
tracts of land, within twelve miles of the
city, 81 800 to be given to the largest and
best, and smaller sums to smaller tracts,
the awards to be made in 1873
"A Pennsylvania editor, in acknowl-
edging the generous gift of peck of
potatoes, says at is such kindnesses
as these that bring tears to our eyes. One
peck of potatoes makes the whole world
kin. We have trusted in Providence,
and this is our reward We would like a
little kindling wood and some good tur-
nips, but that would be asking too
much, so we will try and do without
them"
The following note was received at a
newspaper Office from a lady correspond
ent whose name had been msspelled ::
"cant this man that makes out my paper
spell Cav if he cant think he had Better
90 TO school a mother turn this makes 6
times that he has made the same BLUNDER
pleas tell him if he must have it rong to
Gale it Green or Yolow don't like Gray"
The San Francisco Erani71er gravely
relates the case of gentleman who had
an ulcer on his arm which was cured by
transplanting a piece Of healthy skin from
a negro to the liberated surface. Healthy
granulation at once sprung up and the
sore healed but the black skin spread
until onethird of the arm turned black
The change Of color is still progressing,
and the doctors express the belief that
the gentleman will finally become black
all over.
Tile Cincinnati Court of Common
Pleas has decided that when commits
sion merchant Undertakes to become the
agent of both buyer and seller, he cannot,
in Justice, charge commission to both,
and, if he does so without the knowledge
of the parties it renders the transaction
void on complaint of either party Tes
timony was adduced to show that the GUS
tom did exist, but the Judge held that ii
was in plain violation OF the rules Of
law.
During the Christmas holidays, a
customer entered "a bookstore, and, after
selecting some. asked the clerk who waited
on him if he could not allow him dis
count, or deduction from the usual price,
saving, as an inducement :" ! am in bust
ness myself, and, if you should ever want
any thing in my line, ] will make you a
liberal discount" And thereupon he
handed to the clerk his card, which read
thus John Smith, Undertaken and COT
fin-maker -
An editor, whose subscribers were
remiss in payment, lately published the
following announcement in his paper :
"To save our readers the trouble OF send
ing their subscriptions by post, and to re-
lieye two unfortunates, we shall send TO
each of our debtors in the course OF
few days, two collectors, one Of whom
has scarcely recovered from the small
noy. and the other of whom has just
taken the itch" The delinquents did not
wait to be called on, but paid their dues
promptly.
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