Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-03
Miscellaneous.

"A Missouri Sheriff offers for sale !" al
the craps Of Corn belonging to j. Brooks
De-Ccast."
If you didn't get sight at the comet
this time, il won't matter; it will be
around again in about 270 years.
If IL is wise to have two strings to
your bow, it is also prudent to let one
of your purse-strings be check-string.
Let the comet alone" says the New
York ComsmercsaL. Good gracious! who's
touchin' of it l-Bsrks'stre lHass.) Con-
rier.
According to the Boston Adoertiser
the fruit-dealers have lost in the importa
ton of lemons from one to four dollars
per box on 100000 boxes.
The Pope proposes to sell certain
Jewels and precious stones which are in
his possession, and two jewelers. have
been sent from Paris to estimate their
value.
--Postmasters are instructed by the
department not to deliver letter from
the Pension Office to any other than the
person addressed, or to a member of his
or her family, or to a legal guardian of
the pensioner.
If large woman seats herself by
your side, and on your stoye-pipe hat, in
a railway car, don't try TO put the thing
in shape again, but place it right ON your
head just as it is and try to convince
those all around you by the expression
on your face that you do not think it is
hurt at all. This is true politcness.
A novel lawsuit is pending in Ker
honkson, N Y, before Justice Stevens
In April last James 0. Schoonmaker
made written contract with Stephen j.
Case, tinsmith, as follows: If Case,
within three months, would get married,
Schoonmaker agreed TO board him and
his wife free for six months, and furnish
them free an eight-dollar-a-da rig" for
three days to make wedding tour. If
Case did not get married within that
time he was to pay double board for six
months and twenty-four dollars, the
price of the orig" for three days. The
time was up on the 9th of July. Case
was not married, and Schoonmaker de-
manded the terms of the contract. Case
refused to live up TO his agreement,
and Schoonmaker sued him. Washington
Star.
Three men-ofwar ships-Dutch
French and English--while anchored in
port, were contending with each other
for the best display of sailorship, so the
captain of each vessel determined to send
aloft an active sailor TO perform some
deed Of grace and daring. The Dutch
captain sent Dutchman, the French a
Frenchman, and the English an Irish.
man. The Dutchman stood on the top of
the mainmast with his arm extendeds
The Frenchman then went aloft and eX
tended both hands Now the Irishman
thought If he could stand on the top Of
the mainmast with leg and an arm ex
tended lac would be declared the most
daring sailor. Nimbly he clambered aloft
until he reached the highest point, then
he carefully balanced himself on both
feet extending his right hand with a
graceful motion. Then he threw out his
left leg until it came in line with his
right arm In doing so he ingloriously
lost his balance and fell from the mast,
crashing through the rigging toward the
deck. The various ropes against which
he came in contact broke his fall, but his
velocity was not too great to prevent his
grasping rope attached to the main
yard TO this he hung for two seconds;
then dropping lightly to the deck, landed
safely on his feet. Folding his arms tri-
umphantly, as if fall and all were in the
programme, he glanced toward the rival
ships and joyously exclaimed: There,
we frog-atin' and sausagestuffed turin
ers, bate that if you canr'