Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-06-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

the piper.
Another person who desires . hear.
ing-a deaf Llan.
If you don't get as much silver Is you
can spend, charge it to the hoarders.
"A good many English papers still
write Emf sess" with the sneer ofquota-
ton marks
Seven Ecxican thieves have been hung
on the Rio Grande. The way of tho
trans greasers is hard.
The people Of Brazoria County, Tex,
WANT the county divided; yet it is only six
times as large as Rhode Island
Again the tunefal cat doth WOO the
midnight muse.-Erchange. Put an 90"
in muse, and then let her "woo" 1t is
her business.
1t is with sincere affection or friend.
ship as with ghosts and apparitions-a
thing that everybody talks of and scarce
any hath seen Rochester Herald
Norwich, Conn, made preparations
to set its tramps TO work, but when the
work was ready net tramp could be
found. Here's food for reflection.
Poetry by the Tennyson of the New
York Commercial Adpertissr.'
We have time to laugh we have time to cry;
We We have time 70 smile, we have time to sigh;
6ut we haven't time to talk to bores.
"A bull rushed into millinery shop,
causing stampede among the ladies
present. The woman in charge drove the
bovine gentleman out by exhibiting the
price of spring bonnet.--P Forsdeace
Journal.
Somehow, these May anniversaries
lon't make as much noise as they used to.
Time was when they annually had New
York half upside down with interest in
their proceedings.-N. Y. Commercial
.idreftissr.
People who don't want to lend money
had better be shy of the new currency
1t jingles you know, and you can't look q
fellow in the face and say: - haven't
any small change about me."--4tldntd
G0RStittlti0aaitst
California is to have the largest luna
tic asylum in the world. This is because
ruined Chicago wheat spectators gener-
ally tiv TO the Pacific to drown themselves,
but usually change their minds when they
get there and only so crazy .-.S. Louss
Repu6iicaa.
A woman who went 10 q concert to
hear Blind Tom play by ear, writes
that she was swindled, and wants us to
expose the fraud. She says that instead
OF playing by ear he played with his
fingers just like other performers. Nor
rtst0,on Herald.
They are strict in England. II you
simply write man asking him to be
kind enough to designate q time and place
when and where twill be the most con-
venient for him 10 have bis brains blown
out, they lock you up for life Tor sending
threatening letters.
Not nm altogether novel source Of
danger might have been seen in the win
dow of Beacon street picture store in
Boston the other day. A large card pho
tograph, mounted behind magnitying
glass. had two holes burned in it by tho
sun shining through the window-panes
and the glass. While one Of the holes
was smoking with the heat, the concen-
rated rays of the sun had penetrated
through the hole to a pile of thin paper
beyond Just as the paper began TO discoi-
or, a clerk inside let down shade, shut
out the sun, and spoiled an item that re-
porter stood waiting for.
The rock boring ut He'll Gate is com
pleted, and the people in the vicinity are
waiting with painful interest the eXplo-
sions which are 10 blow out Of existence
this time .honored obstruction 10 the en-
trance of New York harbor. There are
5000 blasts TO make, and the material to
be used Is English gun.cotton. The en-
gineers i'm charge say there is no occa-
sion for fear on the part even Of those liv-
ing on the bank of the river but they are
building sea wall 100 feet wide by
twelve feet high and eight feet thick TO
protect the shore from the current which
will sweep against 1t after the explosion.
The parasols of the coming season,
like many other articles of this Centen-
NAL year, carry us back TO the days of our
grandmothers. They are very large with
sixteen 10 eighteen inch frames, the cover
gradually going up nearly TO the point.
This shape is indicaed by the name
"Steeplc Top" A very elegant one has
a cover of black brocaded silk, edged with
fine black French lace four inches deep.
The handle is straight and Of mOther.of.
pearl When folded, the parasol Is In
closed In a loose ring Of black silk braid
fastened with a handsome black ribbon
bow OF the same style is an eCru bro-
caded silk with an exquisite handle II
carved amber. IN, J. CIR. Chteago lfib-
uHe.
--"George, mydarlng George, p romise
me one InlUE, hhiu tlc 1OuHB blldt VI u
month, ~ she threw her arms around her
husbands neck and gazed anxiously into
his face. What Is il, preciousr he
asked, as he drew her to his bosom.
Promise me George, dear, that you will
not become Presidential candidate
Why, my darling, that Is asking good
deal" he replied, and his c0untenance
darkened. There are Jones. Smith and
Brown, and In fact all the best people
they are candidates. You want me to be
somebody, don't youT ayes, yes, George,
do, do" said the young wife bursting
into tears, but all the newspapers will
tell how big my feet are, and you know
folks never think that anybody's feet may
be good shipped IL they are large"
Force of habit in Texas is aptly Illus
ua'ed by the the San A1itoDi1 Heraid ~
follows: "'Look here, my friend said
the clerk Of one Of our hotels 10 rough
customer from the frontier, who was about
10 take his place at the dinnerlable with
his six shooter at his hip, you'll have To
leave that in the office until you leave
town The frontiersman objected because
he was not used 10 sitting down at the
table without his weeping The clerk
refused 10 pandcr to the whims OF the
guest, although he was willing he should
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