Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

| 60 at that. ~
| Its nonsense to talk about y ,ur rubies
| II the story be true that the doctor who
! cured the Sultan's carbuncle received
| $4,000 in gold.
The naming Of the LIST of April as the
| day for the first meeting of the creditors
| whom Rev. Ezra d. Winslow fooled is
rather appropriate.
| There are over 10000 robbers on the
| Mexican border, and a herd OF Texas cat
| tie stands about as much chance as pig
In school Of sharks.
-, have done business with that man
and am perfectly willing to hear him
pray is the best eulogium on genuine
| new birth that can be uttered.
"A true man never frets about his place
| in the world, but just slides into it by the
| gravitation of his nature, and swings there
| rs easily as q star.--Chapin.
1t takes servant twice as Tong to bang
the stove and scuttle, while putting coal
on The CRATE, If you are irving to talk to
somebody than ii you are not. He does it
| for revenge.
A freighter attached an odometer 10
his wagon. wheel before leaving the Black
| Hills, and the instrument recorded 24S1s
| Custer City and Cheyenne.
| She waltzed along our crowded street.
With "piDbaeks and striped stocking;
She wore French slippers on her feet,
And was coughing Obi twas shocking.
m #.s.f.E --Cleuetdnd Leader.
No man or woman can keep right on
| talking, talking, talking, for hours at a
stretch, without telling some lies. Truth
| Is Il scarce article in the world, and is
sure to give out in places where tongues
are permitted 10 run on full time.
Prof. Tyndall is married, and when
| his wife kicks him out OF bed he doesn't
| get mad, but looks upon 1t as a curious
and interesting illustration OF the con-
seryatism of energy and the effects Of
molecular motion. --St. Louis Republican.
Great complaint is made in New York
| that the needy are getting arrogant in their
| poverty They refuse bread and mental
| labor, and begin % talk OF the time TO come
| when they will have the mastery, and the
| upstarts-their benefactors-go to the
| wall.
-" When" he said, violently, "when
| are you going to pay me that little bills
| I've dunned you till I'm tired and mad.
| Now | want positive answer-whcn will
I you pay itY" by Jovel' was the reply,
you must take me for prophet. How
| can tellg'' 80 &C.. .....
A miner in the Silver Hill Mine, Ne
| vada, fell down a SHAFT, distance of ITO
feet, the other day, but, though somewhat
| bruised and cut about the head, he worked
out the remainder of his SHIFT before hav-
| ing his wounds dressed, and is all right
again.
"A fine doe, weighing 126 pounds, was
lately killed on piece OF ice floating in
Lake Erie. The animal was noticed when
about two miles from shore, when two men
rowcd out and killed her, The cake Of
ice on which the doe was travelling 10 her
death was about twelve feet square.
The spring "opeuing days" at the
New York dry goods and millinery stores
| do not exhibit quite rs much richness as
| formerly. People can't afford II. II may
| b. that the era of calico and lindsey wool
sey IL at hand for many who have been
mxuria,ing In silks and satins.
We are not 10 have Unser Fritz as a
| National guest on the Tooth anniversary OF
our natal day; but there Is consolation in
| the fact that we are not to be deprived
altogether OF the presence OF a live Prince,
| Oscar, the second son of the King OF
Sweden having announced that he will DO
| with us shortly. -.E ...s....I.. I'D.
| More Horse Car Poetry ... .s.
| 'Our one-hone driver takes no care
| To look up the struggling passenjare;
so when we wish TO stop cair,
After shaking In vain our umbrellnire,
And yelling agaln and beating the mir,
We hire a boy 90 round the eair
Aud tell the driver ~ stop his car
| II BIO wants another passenJare."
| Theological truth comes from strange
sources sometimes. We have heard many
u sermon and read many disquisition on
| Gods patience, but the exclamation OF
poor little bootblack; II tell you what, If
God was quick tempered some folks
| would get hurt" brings IL more vivsdly
b our minds than either books or sermons
could. ~. Y. Herald.
| Throughout Louisiana at present q re-
markable natural curiosity ID TO be seen.
| On many orange. trees Is ripe fruit of last
years growth (which is now most de-
liciously sweet, partly grown green or.
| angcs from blossoms OF early winter, and
| fresh blossoms which have now appeared
| at the proper period. Such thing was
never before seen In that part of the coun-
try. ,,.s.,
| OF the police 10 trace the whereabouts OF a
| family who had left the neighborhood,
1 ONlUK him tlRhtssui "Nibt
suppose there WAS nine shillings' worth OF
water in that milk account" remarked
the inspector. That's where IL gals me
that's where II hurts!" replied the deal
! s.. They were new customers, and l
| hadn't commenced to water the milk yetp'
Three or four Detroit girls were the
other day discussing the character and
standing of q certain young man, and an
| old lady was close listener. One OF the
girls finally remarked: Well, guess
| he's rich, for | saw him coming out Of a
bank the other day." "And guess he
drives street car" put In the old lady,
" for saw him jump of ear ono day
last week. "--,Uetron Free Press
The Miner, Of Georgetown, Idaho
Territory, relates the following: "Some
three months ago the man In charge OF
| MIR. Cushman's fish. breeding house re-
moved all the fish from box except one,
| which was inadvertently left The water
| In the box froze, and the fish was encased
| In the ice, and remained In this condition
| fully three months, when the ice was
| tbawed and the fish came out alive. The
| other fish have grown considerable dur
ing this period, and have siIyery scales,
hut this little fellow il OF just the same
size and color AZ he was when the frost
chilled his blood"