Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-30
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- 70 New York in one day, recent
sn'pp cargo of 25O, 600 oranges
~ r,na tobacco crop in the northern belt
Nth Carolina this year Is the best
nsde since the war
IT, denosits OF the Maine savings
cot nm x32. OS3, 314, exceeding the
o anss; Of the National Banks by 81 900,
W. The Hopkins University, at Baltimore,
.usoved with 5000, 600 by its founder, is
q be openedto students In October OF next
veal dressmaker Of Elizabeth, N. j..
ho has three husbands, has had her
soiysndrous career checked by the au-
thorities.
The State census of South Carolina,
.-h;cb has lust been completed, shows a
'a,sl population of 923, AT, an increase of
ID per cent. In five years.
They have little boy in Omaha
sree and a half years old who rhymes
continually, and the people wonder if
Sey have an embryo poet in their midst.
1t is computed that one European of
.-re blood dies of cholera in India out OF
ssity-se seven attacked, and that one such
T~ropean is attacked TO $4,000 of the
Ewes of the country.
The Bank of California officials were
S5yen out of their new building in Nir-
rnia City recently by rain storm which
rolred through the unfinished roof,
5etsclsng the plaster and drenching the
clerks.
They tell of Kentucky schoolu.aster
who had his wife for a pupil, and found
/, necessary to chastise her one day. Next
day notice appeared on the door saying
school closed for one week-school-
master is ill.,"
The product of the Consolidated Vir-
rinia mine during November will be in
snficient to meet the dividend which has
been declared, but a large surplus from
PREVIOUS months will make good the def
cjency.--Nepadd Paper.
There is some prospect of the French
Institute losing Jules Janin's bequest of
10000 volumes. The condition was
that they should be kept to themselves,
but, the institute disregarding this, Nine.
Ianin has announced that she will take
legal proceedings.
AT Portslade, near Brighton, En-
gland, some workmen engaged in build
Roman remains, comprising cinerary
urns, containing bones, water-bottle,
plate, etc. -Four urns have been recov-
cred, but only one is complete.
The melon trade of Richmond County,
Ga, reached last summer the enormous
aggregate of 256, 450 melons. The Central
Railroad carried away 90,S50, over one
third of which were grown on one planta.
ton Ten thousand melons were carried
Dorthward by the express companies.
DIR. Relley, of Wheeling. Va, has
been treating his people TO couple of
strong sermons on dancing which he
characterizes as the "making of certain
meaningless motions controlled by the
senseless squeaking of fiddle" The
Younger members are considerably Reil-
eyed about it.
--Sardou recently expressed to an Amer
lean lady to whom he had been intro
dueed his pleasure at meeting her, and she
turned upon him thus: 81 should think
that you would be glad, NJ Sardou, for to
iudge by your Uncle Sam this must be
he first time that you have ever met
an American lady"
AT the court in Belfast, Me-, recently,
Judge Libby sentenced Martin l.. Tower
| to twenty-five years in the State Prison.
| This fact was communicated TO the pris-
oner's mother, who was struck by the
magnitude of the sentence. what did
Mey do that for?" she exclaimed. "Twen-
y.fw years. Why, he won't be con-
tented there three weeks"
The other day an absent minded gen.
leman nadycrtently entered the cabin of
sNeg York ferry-boat smoking cigar
You can't smoke here, sir" exclaimed
Mirsscible passenger. This is the la
dies cabin" The gentleman paused,
looked around him and hastily retreated.
Resching the door he turned around and
ADDRESSING the person who had spoken 10
him remarked politely: " j beg your par
don. ] ought to have known this was not
The gentiemen's cabin when / saw you
here" The anti-smoker failed TO under
stand what his fellow-passengers were
laughing al,
The following story Is told of Mem
Der of Parliament who, wishing to con-
l ciliate an old neighbor, a voter, sent him
pineapple from his hothouse: I" hope
YOU liked it." he said u the old man,
when he met him few days afterward.
Well, yes, thankee, pretty well. But /
suppose we sort of people are not used to
hem fine things, and don't know how to
eat EN-" How did you eat 1t, then ?"
asked the M. p. Well" said the man,
1 I'VE boiled 'em." Boiled It'll" sighed
the NJ. p, In horror, thinking of hispine.
spple. "Yes, we boiled 'em with leg of
mutton"
The doctors in Tamaqua, Pa, have
formed a mutual aid society and issued
4 the following manifesto: We the under
signed, physicians of Tamaqua, have been
pressed into the formation of an aid
society by our inability to collect medi-
: cal fees of parties whose greatest desire
consists In owing all the doctors and paying
neither. We therefore respectfully request
all such parties TO make a speedy settle
ment as any party whose name is found
on more than one physicians exchange
list at any time will not be able, under
any circumstances, to secure the services
Of any of the undersigned physicians, even
for cash, until all bills are paid"
They are very fond of jokes in Penn
| sylvania. The passenger train running
| on the branch CT the East Penn Railroad
between Topton and Kutztown has been
stopped several times by the result of
practical jokes. The latest case occurred
few days ago. The evening train had
started out from Topton and was running
along at rapid rate of speed, when pres
emily the engineer whistled down
brakes and the train came 10 sudden