Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-02

ton and can be seen more than q hun
dred miles, illuminating the whole island
Prosperity is great teacher, adj
versity greater. Possession pampcrs
the mind privation trains and strengthens
| it.-HazliN.
"A North Carolina baby was born with
! its false hair on, thus establishing the
genuineness of the divinity that doth
hedge a woman.
There is no policy like politeness,
! and a good manner is the best thing in
the world, either to get a good name or
supply the want Of it.--BulDer.
| There is a mule owned by sharpers
travelling through Illinois that can trot a
mile in 228. Five minutes is considered
good time for this species OF quadruped.
The oldest stage-driver in New Jersey
is said TO be "Brommy" Van Zandt, who
has driven the stage from Washington to
New Brunswick for more than forty
years.
The Texas cattle fever Is raging in
Nodaway County, Mo. State Representa-.
tive Snively, who is a large raiser and
dealer, lost $4,000 worth Of fat becvcs by
it i'm one week.
All euItDI tHC tpub1y ooyo. 49,
withstanding all that has been said about
il. we wouldn't refuse our "back pay" il
some of our subscribers would come for
ward and proffer it, just at this particular
/, time.
The Indians in San Bernardino Coun-
ty, Cal, have attained the top level of
California civilization. They have or
ganized vigilance committee and lynch
ed one of their number for cheating at
cards.
"A young lady is charged with keep
ing light burning in the parlor until
very late on Sunday night in order to har-
row the sensitive feelings of an envious
neighbor into the belief that she has real
ly got beau.
One may live as aconqucror or king,
or magistrate, but he must die man.
The bed Of death brings every human be-
ing to his pure individuality, to the in
tense contemplation of that deepest and
most solemn of all relations, the relation
between the creature and his Creator
Webster.
--Cheerfulness is an excellent wearing
quality 1t has been called the bright
weather Of the heart. IL gives harmony
To the soul, and il a perpetual song with
out words. 1t is tantamount TO repOsc. 1t
enables nature 10 recruit its strength
whereas worry and discomfort debilitates
it, involving constant wear and tear.
An old miser who was exceedingly
parsmonious, was obliged, reluctantly, to
consult physician. "What shall do
with my headg" asked the MANI at is
| so dizzy | seem to see double" The doc
tor wrote prescription and retired, say
ing, "When you see double you will find
relief when you count your money"
The following little incident illus.
trating the superior policy OF honesty
should be read by all gentlemen engaged
| in numbering: A man at Belmont, Mo-,
| sold to- a mill-owncr "a saw-lOg which
| proved to be hollow AS he sold IL for "a
sound log, he voluntarily went and gave
back the price, and hauling 1t to his own
yard, chopped il up for flrewood. In the
operation he found ten five dollar gold
pieces which somebody had secretcd in It,.
Phoebe, Cal, jury-room scene: First
juror--You say you are satisfied this man
committed murder, and yet you object to
finding hiEa guilty. Give us your reason.
Second juror-Well, see here, old Teller,
we've all killed our man, and s'pose we
| kill another one, how would we feel If a
| set Of id mean cusses should convict
| usy Jury in chorus-That's so; we never
thought of that None of us will be safe
| If we establish such a precedent. The
prisoner was honorably acquitted.
General Newton, a few days ago, fired
blast of nitro glycerine in the rocks OF
| Coenties reef in the East River The re-
port shook the lower part of the city.
Eleven hundred pounds ofnitro-g
equal in power to ten thousand pounds of
gunpowder, had been deposited in the
drill holes, and spark from the electric
battery blew into the air volume of
water and volley of rocks and boulders
which resembled the eruption of avol-
cano. The water lowered up in the shape
of cone, two hundred feet high,
and fell in beautiful spray. On re-
ceding, there was heavy swell, and
waves dashed against the anchored YES
| sells rs in a storm at sea. After the ex-
plosion the boatmen on the river picked
up large number of fish and two dead
| sharks.
Foreign Gossip.