Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Blunt men are generally sharp.


Blunt men are generally sharp.
The agricultural color-Reddish.
The Lake Superior mines since 1856
have yielded nearly I 200, 900 tons Of iron.
Why is solar eclipse like a woman
whipping her boys Because lis hiding
of the sun
| 1.-THE discovery of process has been
| made by which ashes can be converted
| into q solid mass as hard as marble.
You should never tell man he lies.
| Simply remark he is guilty of heter-
ophemy and drop the subject--if he'll let
you.
| The French want the custom Of hand
shaking abolished They declare 1t vul
gar, and the deeeitful practice of politi-
clans.
If a man talked Ia hear himself talk
that would be all right, but the trouble
begins when he makes other people listen
to him
Men and gold--Anything Midas
touched turned TO gold. In these days
touch man with gold and hell turn into
| anything
Talking of favori,e days for getting
married, fascinating young lady once
remarked that her favorite time would be
choose-day.
Willis Phelps, Massachusetts rail
road contractor, has begun suit against
the Springfield Republican because that
| paper called him Boss Tweed He thinks
IL Is worth about $4,000 TO be called that
name
Parents should be very careful and
not let the rays OF the sun shine directly
| upon the faces OF sleeping children.
| Strong light Is very injurious 10 the eyes,
especially if they are inclined TO weak
ness.
The Danbury Nens has found out
| that "hOwever generous man Is a rail
way car tends 10 shrink up that quality.
| Even Peabody, when occupying a seat by
| himself and seeing a new conner, would
eye the scenery out Of the window with
| intense interest"
| The Bay State is ahead in book. gath
| ering According 10 the last report OF the
| United States Commissioner OF Education
! Massachusetts added 10 the number OF
volumes in her libraries nearly one third
OF the whole number added in the United
States during the last year
! The New York police interferes with
| a church or charitable lottery just as soon
AS any other, and the trustees for the
| Home ior Friendless Children in that city
think a good deal sooner. Their scheme
for realizing money by lottery was recent
| " broken up, though in u good cause
Chicago Egentag journal.
A farmer In Cambria County, Pa,
! having the deed for his farm in his vest
pocket, hung the garment on the fence
while at work in his field, and u COW,
coming along, ate part OF the vest and the
! deed. The question in that vicinity now
| is: Is that cow freeholder, as the title OF
the land was duly vested in the bovineY
A movement Is in progress for obtain
| ing from the next Legislature Of Kentucky
an appropriation of money for monu-
ment 10 be erected at Lexington, in that
State, over the grave of w. I. Barry, the
first Postmaster General of the United
| States, who received his appointment
under the administration OF Jackson,
when the office was FIRST made Cabinet
! position.
! The surgical examination Of the body
! OF Lexington, the great Kentucky race
horse, revealed most singular cause for
| his death. That part of the skull under
| the left eye. where the trouble OF the
| horse seemed 10 be located, was filled
with at least a quart Of masticatcd food,
which had been forced into the cavity
through an opening in the upper jaw,
caused by the loss OF tooth.
Victor Emmanuel Is said TO be very
| fond of little six. year old grandson Of his
who calls him "the great big grand
father" and delights in repeating, in imi-
tation of the KING, the words which that
| dignitary addressed 10 the first Parliament
which assembled in Rome: Senators and
| Deputies, the work to which we have de-
voted our time Is finished. Wehaye come
to Rome and we will remain here"
j. A. Gray, merchant Of Lee, Mass,
disappeared recently, leaving the following
note: Farewell 10 all! Don't anyone
mourn for me. Let me go and forget me.
| Out of sight, out Of mind--it don't take
long for one 10 pass away and be forgot
| ten. Let me be that one" But he was
matrimonialIy engaged to a woman who
wouldn't LET him be THAT one" She II
searching for him, aided by detective.
This recipe will DC valued by house.
keepers as dainty substitute for bread at
| breakfast or tea Two eggs weli-beaten,
WIN NAUthl ShGai Hh" I" -
butter the size OF an egg, y this add one
| pint Of milk, with teaspo0nful OF soda,
| one quart OF flour and two tablespoonfuis
Of cream tartar; bake in muffin rings ON
top Of the range, or In gem-pans In a
quick oven.
-" Chirographic insanity Is newly
coined Boston phrase, and may he regard
ed as the polite term 10 apply TO forgery.
| IL seems to have originated In consequence
of case in the Superior Criminal Court,
where a young man tried for forgery Was
defended ON the ground that he had been
out Of health for some time and had been
accustomed TO spend whole evenings In
writing imaginary checks, deeds, proinis-
sorry notes, etc.
An elderly woman, Of Augusta, Ga,
has been left i've shares Of stock In a rail-
road company. She now passes all her
time In riding on the cars, paying her fare
every trip. When asked she reason for
this apparent extravaganza, she replied
that she wanted To increase the revenues
OF the company It'll all come back 10
me In dividends, )" she said; so that the
more ! expend the better off am; don't
you see?''