Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-23
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

proud nesh.
The toothache stops as soon as the
tooth Is found out
Many a man has ruined his eyesighi
by sitting around in bar-rooms looking for
work
-Barnum got only 500, 900 at the re-
cent sale of his hippodrome stock al
Bridgeport
The Hudson Bay trappers are always
glad when they are home again from a
Turing shore.
If all men were as good as they repre-
sent themselves 10 be, the world would be
much better off.
The United States now raises onions
enough to supply the demand of thewhole
civilized world.
The Cenrfer-yeuraai thinks the thea
ter no place for little babies. and yet ex-
poets every child to have playful little
ways.
American goods are so popular in
China that our trade. marks have been
forged by English exporters TO sell their
fabrics.
A Green Bay family discharged the
hired girl for impudence, and she poured
''ioSeiS oNtA Li~ PounoS VI hiSe but1si IA
the cellar.
During the past ten years New
Haven has been directly involved in
worthless stock enterprises Ia the amount
of s27 ,0O0, 900.
The orange culture in the gulf States.
especially Florida and Georgia, il grad.
ually increasing, and in the former State,
1t is predicted, will soon meet the de.
mands of the American market
If man is found drunk in Vermont
he can be kept in Jail until he reveals who
supplied the liquor. Several are thus
languishing at Rutland, and il is suspect.
cd they will continue stubborn.
Immigration TO this country from
Australia Is beginning 10 set in. Several
parties from that distant quarter of the
world are now visiting Iowa for the pur-
pose OF securing land for sheep.growing
purposes.
John Kelly, of Stockbr' ige, Mass. has
sued Catharine Fitzsimmons, of the same
town, for breach of promise, alleging that
she agreed To marry him but now refuses
to carry out the bargain, by which he Is
damaged $500 worth.
A Centennial curiosity Is an open.
faced watch, with AN outer case Of wood
and silver, formerly the property of Au-
gustne Washington, the man who EN-.
braced his son because he wouldn't tell a
lie, now belonging To Harry 4. Arnold.
The finances OF Tennessee ARE in a
bad way State bonds are down to forty
six cents on the dollar, the floating debt
Is over SO 900 900, and the bonded debt of
| S23 900, 900 draws yearly interest of
about 81, 400, 900.
Even pull backs" are blessings in
| disguise, after all. causing so great de
mAnd for elastic fabrics 10 furnish the
| wherewithal 10 tie back that the East.
| hampton Mass. Elastic Fabric Company
| has been obliged To run 30 their full 10
meet the demand.
In North Siam, when they go to law,
they have "a curious custom" Both par
ties TO the suit are put under water, and who.
ever remains there longest wins the case.
| With NY the custom j. different. Both
parties being in hot water are kept there,
| without reference 10 the right on either
side.
1t Is proposed that the New England
farmers Lighthouse of 100 years ago, al the
Centennial, in which will be pictured the
home-with the spinning OF wool and lax
quilting and knitting, and the serving OF
an oldtime dinner---be built by the
farmers clubs and agricultural societies
of the State.
Pat had been engaged Ia kill turtle
for neighbor, and proceeded immediate
~ 10 cut off its head. Pats attention was
called 10 the fact that the turtle still
crawled about, though 1t had been decap-
itated, and he explained: Sure the basic
is entirely dead, only he Is not yet con
sCious Of 10.
An Albany man who had quite for.
gotten a commission intrusted TO him by
his wife slipped ON the ice going home
and got a blow on the head that instantly
reminded him Of her. Then he walked
back half mile, purchased that quarter
Of yard OF muslin and felt happier
Brooktyn Argus.
On street corner yesterday two men
met and shook hands and one Of them
asked: :" is Tom very sicky" I" Almost
dead" was the reply. What's the form
of his maladyyn . He hasn't got any
maiady about limits Just regular sick,
ness, and 1t Is going tough with him. -
Detroit Free Pres.
- Ht tNCBlH sCeiii llItJbs nave pi'fNa "
failure In California. The San Francisco
Post says " Nobody seems to want
either to pass or 10 receive them, aud In
some mysterious manner they disappear
and go back TO the mint, and, though des.
titute Of such coin, we will reckon In
bits for all our small transactions"
81 beg pardon. sir; I'm attached TO
you!" she exclaimed, pettishly, In the
street car, struggling At the same time TO
tree her clanking chain which had got
hooked upon bis button. He lifted bis
hat and bowed and stammered. The
attachment Is mutual, madam, ] assure
you" The chain was loosed and the lady
got of, blushing, and the young man sat
down complacentiy. Ii wouldn't happen
that way once in a thousand timcs.--Sf.
L0uts Republican.
Yesterday while fifteen OF twenty men
were sitting In saloon at the ferry dock
toasting their shins and lameLting the hard
times, man opened the door and called
out: who wants work AT twelve shil-
lings day" Not person made answer.
Some shut their eyes and pretended To be
asleep, and Others were busy looking out
Of the windows. In about five minutes
another man opened the door and shouted :
Who wants an easy place IN the CITY
Hally ~ Il dor was chorused In tones
that made the dccanters jar, and every