Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

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BE assured that when once q
begins 10 be ashamed of what she on asa
not to be ashamed, she will not be ashsasn.
of what she ought. a'i'eo
What vegetable is it whose nara
scribes the situation of matrimon;.uuee-
inclined young lady locked in her ro1ly
Why, the cantelope, of course.
The best part of beauty lie that viii,
no painting can express; the soul benas.n1
which speaketh through the ewes.
Boston has got the opera and ".
York has got the smallpox. Thew ruS
things pretty even there. 'uh
Ladies are said to wear their s,re..
costumes trimmed with bugles becansses
they assist them in making their calls
The net gain of the thirty-four Ran
fist churches of Boston, Mass, the naa.
year was 317, making the present tot si
Baptist membership of the city lO,Oas 'ai
1t is difficult to calculate the iptens;
ty of the grief of young lady, but ;
very good idea of the signs of It NAV bs
obtained.
Marriage hath in it the labor of love
the delicacies of friendship, the bless
ings of society. and the union of heart
and hands.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ;ps,
decided that sending dun to a man ON
postal-card is unlawful. English courts
have held the same.
There is vast amount of smuggling
on our northern frontier, and seven az
the most skillful agents of the Treasury
Department have gone to see about it.
An agricultural paper says that kind
words will cure a cow of kicking. but
many prefer the old way of mauling the
critter with a fence-rail until her heart
is broken.
A Foolish Habit.-To persuade your.
self that you are destroying one unpeas-
| ant odor by introducing a stronger one:
| that is, trying to sweeten your unwashed
garments and person by envelopihg your.
self in the fumes of musk, eau de co.
| logne or rose water; the best perfume
qeing clean and wellwashed garments.
of the III Presbyterian churches
erected in New York since its first set
Element only forty-six are now used as
places of worship. In many instances
| the congregations have disbanded. There
are now on the island 1894 Presby
| terrain communicates, showing Presby-
terrain population of from $4,000 to
| 10000.
"A West Roxbury (Mass) fireman
heard what he supposed to be the
screams of an infant in burning build
ing, recently, and, Selling blanket,
rushed into the binding smoke, caught
the child and made hasty retreat
When ne carefully unwrapped the
blanket and braced himself to receive
the plaudits of the admiring crowd he
disclosed--a three months pig.
The Herald Of Health is of opinion
that the simple color of ones surround
ings has marked influence ON his
health. 1t says: "Yellow on the walls
of our rooms has very depressing eff
feet on the mind Violet is worse. A
man would go mad in violet papered
or painted room. Black rooms, or rooms
heavily draped in mourning, produce
gloom or foreboding. Never wear
mourning long unless you wish to be-
come sad and sorrowful beyond what
nature ever intended"
There is dog belonging to a Con.
cord IN. H } fire company which always
takes it upon herself to spread fire
alarm, and makes great ado about it.
When fire broke out in the village, a
few days ago, she rushed to a sleeping
fireman and walked him by Selling him
by the throat She then went to the
house of another fireman, and, having
called him out by her loud barking,
fastened upon his clothes and tried to
have him expedite his movements.