The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-08-15
Vol. I.......No. II.
SUMMARY.

y. Tie 11orticultural society OF that
city, there was a beautiful specimen
| of the Epidendrum or air plant, which
was strongly scented with the flavor
OF vanilla; 1t is an exceedingly rare
plant, and attracted general atten-
ton.
The London City Mission state
thas there are in that great city, one
million of persons who have no religi-
Gus knowledge!
At the Butchers Celebration of the
Fourth in Baltimore, the following
was one Of the toasts:
The Bellies of Paltimore.-Choice
pieces of tender loin, rich enough for
the palate of any Bachelor; may eve-
ry one become rib.
A recent traveller says he has been
all over the city of Rome, and is sure
ne has not missed single street, and
that there is only one new house in
progress of erection.
At Burlington, N. J., the farms
have taken a great rise, in conse-
|quence of the extent to which the
mulberry is cultivated in that neigh
borhood.
In the United States there are 90
counties, 81 post towns, city, and l
borough, bearing the name of Wash
ington.
A bridge two hundard and twenty
four feet long, constructed on sin
gle arch, resting upon solid stone
abutments at each extremity, has
been thrown across the Scoharie Kill
Greek, at the village of Pratsville,
Green County, N. Y. 1t is believed
to be the largest bridge made in the
form Of a single arch in this country.
The New Orleans Picayune tells
story of an alligator hunt which &C.
Cured not far from that city not long
since. Four men, in two days and a
half, killed sac hundred and tffty-seven
of the monsters. The only way to
kill them is with rifle ball, the vul-
nerable spot being the eye.
The heir apparent to the Turkish
throne was to leave the harem of his
mother, on the 18th ult. to assume a.
regular establishment of his own
This is considered in Constantinople
the greatest innovation on ancient
customs which the Sultan has yet at
tempted. The young prince, in ques-
ton is called Abdul Medjid, and COM
pleted his 10th year on the Goth of
April.
Lady Coventry, the celebrated
beauty, killed herself with painting.
She bedaubed herself with white, so
as to stop the perspiration. Lady
Mary Wortley Montague was more
prudent she went often into the hot
bath, to scrape off the paint, which
was almost as thick as plaster on a
wall.
A lady, who has found the follow
ing remedy for the prevention of bed
bugs, wishes to make it public: After
cleaning the bedstead thoroughly, rub
it with hogs lard. The lard should
be rubbed on with wooden CLOTH
Bugs will not infest such a bedstead
for whole season.
A gentleman who has just returned
from Mobile, having spent several
months there, says there are enough
Mulberry plants growing in that vici-
nifty to supply the whole country.
Burke says, "Man is an animal that
cooks his victuals.'' ssThen," says
Johnson, s'the proverb is just which
says, there is reason in roasting an
egg" Adam Smith has hit the case.
"Man," says he, sis an animal that
makes bargains. No other animal
does thisz-no dog exchanges bones
with another"
Adherence to the old style in Rus
sia has in practice curious Effect
At St. Petersburg man may receive
letter on the 10Th, dated at Berlin 7
the 21st of the same month.
The Globe publishes some interest
ing details concerning the trade of the
country in the year 1888, compared
with the year 1886. 1t appears that
during the year 1883, the imports
amounted to $113,7l7,4O4, and the
exports to $1O8,486,616.
On the 4th ult. as one Henry ].
Smith Of Sharon, Montgomery coun-
ty, was leading procession of citi-
zens, playing a violin, horse sttach-
ed to a wagon, took fright, and run
ninp AGAINST him. one of the shafts If
the wagon pierced him through the
body, lifting him from the ground, and
carried him in that awful condition se-
veral rods, when the horse fell upon
him and put an end to his misery.
1t is stated that there are three clus-
tiers of spots now traversing the left
side of the sun, two of which are par
ticularly large, the utacleus in each
spot being wildly distinct. The
whole may be seen with any kind of
pocket telescope or spy-glass, the eye
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