Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-23
Miscellaneous.

When Time shall hang up his scythe
he will be no mower.
Rather Contradictory-Gay's grave.
Bears are abundant in Dunn Co.,
Wis
The September payments at the Dies
Moines Pension Office amounted to $52,-
392 80
--Dio Lewis says that good smoke
twice day will do any man good instead
of hurt.
"A cherry tree in Coldwater, Mich,
which has borne crop Of fruit this season,
is now in full bloom.
"A California ship captain has been
find $4,000 for Overcrowding his ship
with Chinese emigrants.
The years cattle trade at Kansas
City, Mo, foots UP half a million head of
cattle, averaging $15 each, making total
of $7,O00,000
The debt Of New York City and
County, which are practically the same,
is $L5G, 20S,96 80, on which 1864 ,00917
is payable in interest.
st. Charles, Mimi. has produced n
two-legged cat, which is healthy and
active. II has no bones back Of the ribs
except the spinal process.
"A citron vine in Brooklyn, Mich, has
length of 1,770 feet in the main stem
and branches, and has borne fifty-three
citrons, weighing 354 pounds.
The receipts of the Atlantic cables
have largely increased since the beginning
of the financial panic. The average re-
ceipts are now $27 900 daily.
"A postal card, with dollar bill sewed
on the back side, was received recently at
the Portland, Me, Postoficc. 1t had
been safely transmitted from Kittery, in
that State.
-" Mother, you mustn't whip me for
running away from school any more"
"Why not?" "Cos my school book says
that ants are the most industrious beings
in the world and amt l a truant?'
"A pensioner of the war of 1912, who
has since received an annual government
allowance Of $240, and has never spent a
cent of it, is now said to be the richest
man in Rockingham, Co., New Hamp-
shire.
1t is estimated that the surplus wheat
crop of Minnesota for 1873, i'm its trans
kec, and Duluth, will fill 100, 900 cars, con-
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dred trains of fifteen cars each
| Old Lady-When does the next train
stop herey" Porter (explaining)-"Well,
I'm, you see the next train as stops 'ere
don't 60 no farther, and the next train is a
through express" The old lady is much
better for the explanation.
The power of love receives a fresh
and striking illustration in the case Of the
Milwaukee girl who knocked her lover
heels over head down flight of stairs be-
cause he wanted to stop kissing long
enough to get a good long breath.
"A novel application of ice was made
at St. Louis the other day, when forty five
tons were used to cool and thus contract
the iron tubes of the mammoth suspension
bridge across the Mississippi, TO allow the
insertion of the connecting tubes.
About 1000 acres are cleared of tim.
Der each week day i'm this country. OF
the annual crop so, OOO, 600 worth goes to
fuel and twice as much to fencing. The
locomotives in this country consume no
less than 100000 cords, or 500 acres a
year.
The Indians of the Umatilla Agency,
Washington Territory, have horse which
they offer 10 run against any horse in the
world in six-mile race for from 81, 900
to half Of what the tribe is worth It is
said that they would put up $4,000 in
money and property to back their favorite.
| 1T is remarkable fact that the use of
instrumental mdsic has only lately oh.
tanned footing among the Presbyterians
of Scotland. It is, however, confined still
to the Established Church. In the Free
Church Of Scotland and the Irish Presby-
terrain Church the organ controversy is
not yet settled.
Scene in Jacksonville, Fla, court
The Court called: "Mr. Sheriff, light the
gas!" Deputy Murray replied 1--WE have
no metre" The Court: "Why nc. me.
tre~ The deputy: 1.-THE Gas Company
will not trust the county" The court
adjourned.
"A Brooklyn, N. Y, man has invented
a life preserver, which consists simply of
two sleeves of India rubber, to be drawn
on over the arms and then inflated by
blowing Id them. In this position they