The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-05-27

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The brilliant fame som etimes acquired
by young men, is an injury to them ralh.
er than a benefit. II quells exer,;on, in
stead Of stimulating il; so that they ac..
complish less, while The public demands
more. They regard their reputation as
capital from which .hey are 10 receive a
constant revenue of praise; while the pub.
lie regard ii only as comforting the right
of enormous taxation. They place it on
the credit side of their account, as so
much due from the world to them; but
public expectation places it on the debit
side, as proof Of so much due from them
TO the world. Hence it is, that early
promises of talent are go often broken.
II Coincidence" and an .fppoiat-
nlenf.-Restoralion to an office BY son,
as head Of one Of the departments Of
government, of a person TO whom the
Office was given twen,y.eght years be-
fore by father, then chief of the same
department.
The first post-oifice in Newton, Mass,
was established a, the village Of Lower
Falls. in 1903, and Amos Allen was ap-
pointed Postmaster, by Gideon Granger.
the Postmaster General. Mr. Allen held
the office till about two years ago. when
he was removed by Mr.. Kendall. On
! the fifteenth ult. he was re-appointed by
Francis Granger, the present Postmaster
General, and has entered upon the dis.
! charge of the duties of the office.--Mns.
Republican.
We see hundreds of young men sauu-
tering through our streets who have been.
by the misjudged policy of their parents,
cast into the world with pride in their
hearts, folly in their heads and nothing In
their pockets. who cannot stoop TO work,
and yet are almost compelled to beg
Were they industrious mechanics, they
might become servicable to themselves
and spectacle members Of the commu-
nifty, instead of being excresences which
hang upon but to disfgure society. tits
truly lamentable that this folly is so pre-.
valent..
The last authenticated case, according
to the Planet, is of a man who drew I'D
note, and by sheer absence of mind, wrote
another mans name to il. He was no,
aware Of his mistake till he was sen,en.
ced to the State Prison for five years.
Marcus Morton is again the democras
TIC candidate for Governor of Massachu-
sets. His name has stood in that reia-.
ton ever since we were $50 hish." We
like his pluck.
A gentleman at the railroad Depot in
Providence had his pocket picked of a
copy of the Ney 7esiameat. The thief
probably, from its size and form, r,istook
i. for pocket book. May the fellow
learn a useful lesson from the spells thus.
dishonesty obtained. a.i5s.i
A flock of wild geese passed over Bal.
tlmorc last week. and workman locking
up saw something white descending, took
of his hat. containing his handkerchief.
and was thus enabled 10 catch, unbroken.
a large goose egg, which had been sent
down by one Of the AERIAL party referred
TO. 49,
A pickpocket, caugh. in The act, was.
arrested in the Boston Funeral Process.
sion; also burglar, who was marching
with acclaim about his neck which, he had
stolen from house.
Why are the flowers snch severe cred.
itors9 Because they afs always snre 10,
get their deus.
BORIS IN HoRsEs.A junk bottle full
of strong sage tea, made very sweet with,
molasses. Two or three doses are genes.
ally sufficient for cure.
10 KEEP BACON HAMS IN THE SUMNER.
Pack them in -four barrel. in ciear, dry
ashes or charcoal; head up the barrel and
put j! up stairs, where II is dry, and as
cool a. possible.
Picked Beef and Pork. in the sosth
and west, is apt to sour. Take il ont and
smoke isdry-throw away the old pickle.
or cleanse it by boiling. Smoke the bar.