Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-30

The S11ntfsk azmssuN predsctx sAas
the time viii soon come when Ice vii he
manufactured In 81 eur great cities "a q
dollar snn. Manufactured ice oil ~
ssn hss fng soane time been 10 The nsskcs
Of New 0rseans
-. fear, y sasd country minister "a
hrs sock, when I explained 10 VOC In
ms lsss charity sermon shss philanthropy
was the iove Of oar spccses' von snss'
hxve understood me 10 say specse,' which
msy account for the smAllness Of the cob
lection
An exchange recommends thai when
yoa hEy nr- lamp chimney VOC pat IL
In vessel Of cold water. sci IL On the
stove saa boil. Yos can never break thsi
chimney unless vor throw fstiron al IL
and IL Won't break even then-sf you
miss IT,
III VOC wish 10 drown yourself, kick
and splssh about ~ violently as you can,
and VOC will soon 70 10 the bottom, Bot
IL Won rcg1egE ber that VOC are lighter than
water, and IL yca ssAlmly and steadily re-
frasn from drawi-g your breath while un-
der thr wAfer, keep your head raised and
your arms under, you viii soon learn 10
fSoxi and swim ike duck
An exchange has the following fu-
neral notice = A long funeral corte ge
wended us solemn way 10 the cemetery
yesterday. The deceased was man who
neglected 10 buy q nice warm suit of
under Scar Al the Emporium Bazaar. Be
wise In time. The store Ia crowded with
Lovely ladies, and the spruce clerks are
hopping round ike flea on hot grid
die. Cal before ii Is too late"
-Oa Bainbridge Island, Washington
Territory, recently, logger accidentally
discovered the outcroppings Of coal
mine. he mentioned the fact in CONVEX
saiion, and some OF his hearers at once
proceeded TO the locality, and finding that
there Was coal vein there they chartered
steamer TO Olympia and pre-empted
the land, thus snatching fortune from
the logger.
Ever since the organization of the
Carpeniers' Union Of New York and
Brooklyn, and since the agitation and
passage of the Eight Hour law, there has
been trouble between the masters and men
engaged in the trade. The employers have
recently formed an organization of their
own, and are determined to fight the eight
hour movement In every shape. They have
TtsbINsu tudt ou duu ult~I buC ADb dhy vi
June, 1874, they will employ no man un.
less he 10 willing TO work ten hours per
day, and they are backed by all the en-
ploying painters, plumbers, and the
kindred trades in building. The men, on
the other hand, are equally determined to
work but eight hours; consequently
general strike of the carpenters In New
York and Brooklyn is anticipated on the
first Of June.
"A brave woman of Boston, who re-
fuses to have her name made public, was
left In charge Of several children, few
nights ago and. one OF them being taken
sick, she summoned q woman servant 10
carry prescription TO the apothecary's
for some medicines; but the servant came,
frightened out of her wits, saying that
there was burglar concealed in a certain
closet. The woman went straight 10 the
door and said. "If there is anybody in
this closet, let him come out;" where
upon big, sinister-iooking negro stepped
forth. The woman then, with the utmost
GOODNESS, handed him the prescription,
saying, "Take this To the nearest apothe-
cary's and get IL filled. There Is n sick
child in the house" The black burglar
left without word meanwhile the won.
an, who began to feel little faint,
called neigAbefz The latter was about
to go to the apothecary's for the medi-
cine when clerk called with it, saying
that a negro had brought the prescrip-
ton and then disappeared.