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JUDGE SToaY. is related of Judge
Story nv correspondent of an exchange
paper. that on Que occasion being al a
public dinner. Gov. Everett, now Pfesi
dent of Harvard College, gave as a toast:
1.-The legal profession. huwever high they
NAV climb the ladder Of fame. they can
never reach one Story" II was recelv.
ed with shouts Of applause, when they
were redoubled as Judge ). almost inst
an,ly responded with the following: Ap
plauSe follow the footsteps Of f,me where
ever IL Everett goes" The manner
of Judge Story. when lecturing. was pc
cnliar. lie would take his seat in free
aud snciable manner, as though commenc.
ing pleasant tete -a.tete with the classes;
and he always gave to his listeners more
| than was "sei down in the bills" inter
spersing his lectures with "reminiscences &.
rnbiic men. anecdotes and wi,ticisms. in
ves,ing the topics Of law with charm
wholly his own. The following is one
Of many similar passages from CONVEX
satinnal lecture with one Of his classes
WAS TYLER President or Acting Presi
dent, a, the demise Of Gen. Harrisou.-
A nice question gentlemen, and hard Il
solve. The question was debated in cab
met meeting. and on Mr. Webster's "pln
ion. Tyler was addressed as Presiden,
On one occasion. when Chief Justice la
ney was i'll. took his place as Chic
Justice, and was thus addressed. AT frs
fell. nervous, but soon becoming used I
it. found 1t like public money to new
members Of Congress. mot bal 10 take
And this was probably the feeling viii
Mr Tyler" We gather the above fror
the recollections of an Alumni Of Dan
| COLLEGE
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-28

Old Wood, a celebrated mi~er Of Glou-
ces,er, kept li,le boy-a llule one-mls-
erablv fed and in great bondage. One
Sunday the master was getting ready to
20 to church. bu, got his dinner III some
readiness first, tina, nothing might have 10
be done when he came home but TO eat
II. 1t was roast chicken, which the
how s,aid al home to dress. The old Eel.
low also got on. the quantity Of wine he
mean, to allnw himself. aud put il upon
the chimney piece; but To proven. i be
ing tasted. he wrote upon II, IN large let
,ers, .Poisan." So off he went. The
lad was cravingly hungry; and as the f"w
roasted, he could no, help drawing hn
fingers across and tasting il. But TIN
sharppned his appetite. and he could no
resist pulling off leg. The theft began
he soon went on To the other leg; and 81
further and further, till he had quite de
voured the whole. VIVA, was TO be done
for then came remorse. and worse thu
that. soon was coming his master! IT.
Eel, quite desperate; and just at that mo
meni his eye csugh. sight "t the phia
wub The label upon il. Oh he drank
one draug,, The whole contents; and oil
" ,od came home TO find him well Ted
and in h,ch spirits. The first time he eve
had sufficient animal spirits TO be 80 sine
he had been in his service.
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From the New York Tribune.
GENTLE WORDS-A SONG.


RY C. u. STEWART.
A young Rose in the summer time
Is beautiful 10 me,
And glorious the MANY stars
That glimmer on the sea-
But Gentle Words and loving hearts,
And hands TO clasp my own,
Are better than the brightest flowers
Or stars that ever shon,!
The Sun may warm the Grass TO life,
The Dew the dropping Flower,
And eyes grow bright ard watch the light
OF Autumn's opening hour
Blu. words that breathe OF tenderness,
And smiles we know are true,
Are warmer than the Summer time,
And brighter than the Dew.
1t is not much the World can give,
With all its subtle ant,
And Gold or Gems are not the things
To satisfy the Heart;
But oh! il those who cluster round
The altar and the hearth,
Have gentle words and loving smiles,
How beautiful ia Ea nth!
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Old lrOn>ides Relieving an Eug.
li,h Fleet nj Sea.

very pleasing circumstance lately oc.
Cured III The history Of Old Ironsiles.
during her presen, cruise in the Pacific
ocean. When about ten DAYS ont from
Macao, on her passage to Manila, the
Constitution found herself near feet Of
six British vessels Of war. bpcalmed A
letter now before us. from an in,cligen,
Young officer on board, continues The s,o-
ry thus:
"A few light cats paws tanned US along
until we were in two miles of Them. and
then the wind left US. We we're all thus
becalmed in sight of each other. We
made them out to be large line Of bat.
lie ship, two irigates. one brig and two
steamers; their nation as yet unknown,
as there was no wind 10 blow out their
ensigns. Presently one of the steamers
began firing up, and shortly aflerward
bore down for US. We were Just exer.
clsing our crew at general quarters, (aI.
ways keeping up our discipline. you per
celve,) when she came within hail. From
her we learned that the vessels composed
the Ea-, India squadron Of her Briannc
Majesty under command Of Rear Admi
raj Sir Thomas Cochran, X. G.. b., that
that they have been seven months down
among the islands. and the whole squad
ron were shor, of bread. "groe." water
and other necessares. and they desired
to know if we could furnish them with
tie stores required to last them one week.
We of course complied. No sooner ask.
ed than done. No sailor ever stops To
count the biscuit in his locker when he
sees hungry customer. Then a lively
scene occurred, gratifying. | assure you.
to both sides. Our guns had To be Sc
cured. aud. indeed. we must have pre-
scented rather hostile appearance TO Mr..
Bull; in fact. one of the officers good hu.
moredly observed, "he thought we were
going to blow him out of water" We
turned TO with light hearts. and broke out
the provisions and sent them on board
while we entertained the officers in very
gallant s,yle. in fact doing the clean and
genieel thing by them. don't recolleci
| did the two short hours they were with
us; and when they left. it was like part.
ing with friends Of long standing. One
good fellow gave, as he was about leav.
ing. The good Old ronsldes-always
the first to prepare for her friends or
foes; and her gentlemanlv officers the
first to treat them accordingly" A
light breeze shortly afterwards sprang up
nigh, closed in-the wind freshened-
we cracked on slnden-sails, both sides.
allow and alofi, and the mex, day the
high mounlsins Of Luzon were plainly in
w.'-Gi1be.
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The Eioquence Of Motion Some
wears ago. among a thousand Of others. we
were listening 10 one Of his splendid har-
rangues from the stump. Beside was one
as deaf as a post. in breathless attention.
catching apparently every word tina, fell
from The orators bps. Now the tears Of
delight would roll down his cheeks. and
NV in an ungnvernable ex,acv he would
shout on, applause. which might have
heen mistaken for The noise Of small
thunder storm.
AT length Preston launched out one of
chose passages Of massive defamation
which those who have heard him know
him 10 be go capable Of u,,ering. In mag
nficen, spendor i, was what Byron has
described the mountain storms of Jura,
Its fleet upon the multitude was like a
wbirlwind. Our deaf friend could con
tain himself no Longer; bn, bawlng int,
our ear. as if he would blow j, open with
tempest. .'who's thai speaking! cried
he.
"Wm. G. Preston" replied we-a-
md as our lungs would lei us.
.Who!" replied he, still louder thar
| before.
I. VIM. c. Preston. Of South Carolina
replied we, almos! splitting our ,hroa. il
| the effort.
well! well! rn,urned he, Il can
| hear darned word he or you are saying
bit grent Jerico don't he do the motion
| snieDdid?"
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Three Thursdays IN one Ueek,-
lie, a vessel sail east round the world,
and arrive on Thursday. according to
heir reckoning. On the following day.
lie, the crew land; they will find ii Thurs
Iav on shore. On the mex, day. lei them
hoard a vessel which has just arrived from
A cruise round the world. sailing in ,
westerly direction. they will again find !
Thursday on board ,ha, ship. Thus
they will find three Thursdays in one
week.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-28

.4ciion -Demosihenes and Daniel
Webster agree in atsrhuting e'oqnence to
action. Bplh proved their theory true bs
.helr action. A clergyman we have reao
If. did The same thing more demons'rao'y
His wife had jus; been buried and ne was
closing the service over her grave.
Stretching forth his hand and pointing 70
wards the grave he SAID: There 'he ",eN
I'd cease from tronbling; and 'hen p'ac
ing his hand on his breast. ne continued
.and here the weary are al resi-
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-28

Touching A certain lady had two
children, girls. both young. and nearly Of
the same age. But the elder one by some
within or accident possessed all the moth
er's affections-the.e was none for the
younger-no,hing hut harshness. Very
lately the mother fell sick and was con-
fi,ed to her bed. While lying there she
heard gentle sieps approaching it.
IS i. you, my chila?" said the sick
woman.
"No, mamma" naively and softly said
the resigned one. ut Is me-"
Mos, parents. and all mothers will un.
derstand this simple answer.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-28

A Rich Ike Is going the rounds Of the
P.ris papers to the ellec, that Two works
On Galvanis,n had been lately seized by
The blind and bgo'ed Ponllfiral Govern
men, =, Rome. The Government, actual
ly imagined in its besoiied ignorance, that
the works had something To do. no, with
galvanic electricity. bu,-credat Jud&ns!
with Caiuinisna. This beats the seiz.
ure Of Plato's works in Russia.
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Discrimination for Vofes.-Mr Sieve

Discrimination for Votcs.-Mr Seve-
rance of Maine. a Representative in Con-
gress from the Kenncbec District, in a
letter in The las, Kennebec Journal. says
that the Locofoco members from Maine
gave the Committee Of Ways and Means
10 understand that if they did not amend
the Tariff bill. go as TO retain bounty 10
fishermen, their votes could not be calcu.
lated upon TO carry the bill. So The COM
miitee struck out tina. part Of the BILL
Nr Severance says this is DISCRIMINATION
in favor Of votes. If not for protection"
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-28

Confent.-A gentleman had board
pu, upon a par, Of his land. on which
was written. Il will give this field ''
anv one who is really con'ented.' ane
when AN applican, came. he said. "ar'
Won cen,entpd," The general reply was
IL am Then rejoined The gentleman
"whs, do, you want with. my fields"
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BURLINGTON. IOWA. MAY %, 1916

them: and this dreadful loss Of public
property is one token Of his di~pleasure
a. cur neglect Of public instruction."
asked him it this was really his be.
lief.
Eyes sir" replied he with great earn
estness. at is my belief. AMI | would not,
exchange it for worlds. 1t is nv firm be
lief that every evil under the sun is Of
the nature Of cllasiisement. and appointed
of the infinitely good Being. for our be-
fiji. When you see a youth, who but
lately was the picture Of bloom and man
ly beauty, nov utterly wllherrd and de-
caved; hi. body bent; his teeth dropping
out: his nose consumed: with feud
breath. ichorous eyes. and his whole ap-
pearance most pulrId, ghas,ly, and loalh-
some. you are filled with pity and with
horror; you can hardly believe there is a
God. or hardly refrain from charging him
with cruelty. But where folly raves
wisdom adores. In this awful scourge Of
lawless lust, wisdom discerns the Infinite
price which heaven sets OH conjngal puri
" and love. In like manner, the enor-
nous sacrifice of public property. in the
last war, being no more, as before OBJ
served. than the natural effect of public
ignorance, ought to teach Us, that Of all
national ignorance. that unfailing spring
Of NATIONAL ING latitude. REBELLION.
SLAVERY. aud wRETcHEDNEss!
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Rela,ionships are rather far fetched
sometimes, both in Scotland and Ireland.
DO YOU know Tom Duffy, Pa"-
..Kuov him. is il!" says Pa,; "sure, he
is a very near relation Of mine; he once
wanted to marry my sister KATE
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-28

A boy at school in the west. when
called to recile his lesson in history. was
asked "wha, is The German Diet" tie
replied. "Sourkrout, Schnapps and Sausa.
ocs
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-28

DFuftuUL - HfPpHSU. -Mhcn mas
been said Of the brilliant stucco white
wash on the east of The Presidents
house at Washington.
The following is a receip, for making
it. with some additional Improvements
learned BY experiment. Take half a
bu>hel of nice. unslarked lime. slack it
with boiling " alter, covering il during the
process TO keep in the steam. Strain The
liquor through fine sieve or sirainer-
add to it peck Of clean sail, previously
we'll dissolved in warm water; three
pounds of ground rice. ground to Thin
paste and stirred and boiled hot: half a
pound of powdered Spanish Whi,lny
and pound of clean glue. which has
been previously dissolved by first soak
ing 1t well. and then hanging It over \
slow ire. in a small kettle within a large
one filled with waler.-Add five gallons
Of hot water to the whole mixture; sir i,
well and lei i, stand few days covered
from the dirt [, should he put on quite
hot; for thus purpose it can be kept in a
kettle on a portable furnace. II is said
that ahou, one pint Of this mixture will
cover square yard upon the outside Of a
house il properly applied Brushes
more or less small NAV be used. accord.
ing TO the nea,npss of the job required.
Il retains i,s hrllllancv for many years.
There is nothing "f the kind ,ha, will
compare with il either for inside nr out
side walls. Colnring matter my be
r. Il Il
Spanish Brown stirred in will make red
~ pink. more or less deep according to
quantity.
A delicate ,irge Of this is verv pretty
for inside walls. Finely pnlverized com.
mon clay. well mixed up with Spanish
Brown. before it is stirred into the mix
,u,e. will make il a lilac e"lnr-I.amp
Black and Spanish Brown mixed together
produce reddish stone color. Lamp
black in moderate quantities make. =
slate color. very suitable colo, for the
outside # buildings Yellow ""hre stirred
in makes yellow wash. Chrome goes
farther and makes color generally es
teemed pretlier. In all these eases. the
| darkness Of The shade will Of course bf
determined by the quantity Of the color
ing matter used |, is Difficult, to make Z
rule, because the tastes are verv different
|, would be best 10 try experiments on ;
single, aud IL, il drv. have been toll
that green must not he mixed with lime
The lime desr vs. the color, and the col
or has all effect upon the whilewash
which makes it crack aud peel. When
walls have been badly smoked and yo,
wish to have them clean white. it il
well to squeeze indigo plen'ifullv through
bag iniO the water Won use before II i
surred ,hroug h the whole mixture. Ii
larger quantity than five gallons is want
ed the same proportions should be Oh
served
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BARRET HOUSE,
Corner Of Jefferson \ Third-StS, Burlington,
J. G.. FLET HER

PfOpFlPt0f.
TNH1S House, recently opened. is one OF
the largest and most commodious in
the Western country. 1t has all the con-
veniences Of the large hotels IN the cities,
and is fitted and furnished in tho neatest
and most substantial manner. The propri
etor has had much experience in the keep
ing Of public houses. which, taken IN CON
nexon with the facilities afforded in Bur
lington for furnishing his table, justifes him
IN promising that the character of his house
shal he kept up.
Visitors from ,he South and elsewhere, with
or without families can at all times he accom-
mndat.d with pieasantand airy rooms, and on
rea soma HE terms.
Families will also be taken as permanent
hoa riders.
September 25 l945 *
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WN SALTER.
BENZ. A. SPAULDING.

The General Association Of Ioma
meets in the Congregational Meeting
House at Du Buque. on the 4th OF June
next, a, 7 p. VI. The churches are re
aues,ed to send delegates.
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AATR4 az mRr
Manufacturers of French Burr MIL
Stones md Dealers in
Batting Cloths,
BURLlNGTON InxVA
BURLINGTON, IOWA

MILL STONES made to order, and a con
WI slant supply on hand Screen Wire.
Hosting Screws and Mill Irons, furnished a,
the shortest notice and Of the hes, quality.
Oct 45-lv 90
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FHYSIC & SURGERY.
s,, ~. H0UGHTON, Oilers his PROBES.
"A ;M'sces to the citizens Of Burlington
sar, olcs % on the corner Of Washington
July l3-,f =
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: NUMBER 2ss.

hansome durable ysstags finely figured ten cents each
were exhibited Coarse cotton cloths white and Of
substantial quality at four cents be
eharmias des, truly, that must hrssk down
tam N ordsr . get Aoss goods cheaper than
obtain them Pernaneney In the tariff il what
manufacturers want in order that they may secure
emhafng the Of the hner knds of goods
such ss those manufactured Nv France Let Mr. Polk sue.
essd ~ breaking Down our AmsHcsn tsrh pgusufy the
British and those who sympsthze NTH the British on this
subject and capitalists will be ctamped unsble 20
go ON in thsr przsseworhy enterprise This matter de.
nands ihs serious and earnest attention Of the ~hos Amer
lean people"
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THE TARIFF.
From the Baltimore Patriot.

from tne Baltimore Patriot.
Extract Of letter from Washington.
quite interesting occurred to-day in the room
Of the Post Office and Post Roads Committee House
Representatives This Is the in which Mr. Homer
the agent of the British manufacturers been fol-
nearly month pas with specimens of Manchester goods
with prices attached to aid in the great work of breaking
down the American tariff This morning Mr. Stewart Of
the House, with four gentlemen from Boston Mcssrs
Page Livermore, Fay and Hovey whom he and other
tariff members had invited TO to Washington with
cmens OF their American goods that the might BIZ
compared with the specimens Of British goods already ex
hibted here, visited the committee in question
mo sooner had the party entered, than Mr. Homer com
menced rolling his British specimens for the purpose
would be fair thus to leave without allowing conpar
Of the two kinds Of goods to he made MIR Homer sl
persisted and said he had rather gentlemen
from Boston might have the Mr. Stewart still
that he must not GO but must remain and aid in the inv
CATION. Finally, Mr.. Homer consented to do So
by comparison appeared that prints Of the same quail
ty and stamp Of those Of Manchester worth 10 cents nsr
yard, are furnished BY the Boston and Lowell manuac.
In favor OF the Hsrsdn side OF the British ar
tices Job goods and but "a inches In width SbiIe
the American are of the first quality equivalent to 10 per
cen,sm better than the Job goods" ofhe article and
This difference in the width gives 10 the purchaser ios
square inches In the yard or 2isa square inches piece
oil % yards! ... 81. ,....... .'- - u. =. To-.
'Mr Homer could not get over this fixed act II was
super There the American aud the British goods
and there were the prices Of each Every could see and
judge for himself G. sEF.cl .Ut f84f4A ,El
The Boston gentlemen exhibited very large variety Of
TO behold % What perfection cosrffIfios ostered ~
wise and judicous Americas frria hsd brought The
hftura u this description Of goods well what low
rssss ,hsy ssS 5ss eroSs sgns ysTy sns dark and
dresses and arm that could not tear a. With his
sSitIesss, ss:t ssd sG.aSs Gay u tsSi SONS
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eminent aid, and that is the bid of Mr.. Collins. A
for the letter Of Mills proposing 20 perform the ser
vice whsn ne gels act Of Incorporation is too ride
ulous 10 be called bid; although the department
has chosen TO consider il so. There is bat one bid
then IN TACT without government aid, that Is the BID
OF MIR. Collins, and he asks 1856, 600 per annum fol
the route 10 Liverpool whilst, for rather more than
the same service asked $500 900 for the route 70
Hayre. Nor is Mr. Collins's bid unreasonable. Fol-
tho 1000, which asked government 10 appro-
pirate, and which he proposes 10 supply himself he
demands U.s., 600, or profit OF twenty odd per cent
which, as we all know, is nothing but reasonable
profit on capital invested But if the government
were TO invest IT, the interest wond only be i've per
cent, or sos 900, saving Of 100000 to the govern.
ment In case of this cooperation, government
would have subsisting interest 10 that extent or
lien on the vessels 10 be considered part Of the
purchase money, if government, in case Of war
took the vessels, to be paid to government at lhs
expiration the contract. As 10 the iniimaton thai
this money was 10 be advanced before the vessels
were built, and might not then be applied TO their
construction IL entirely rebuued by the terms oil
the bid, which expressly provides for their con-
strueiion under the supervision Of naval eonstr,e,
tor; and he might himself see the money properly
applied. -a...
As my bid was made in good faith and was In all
It's terms adapted to the service and was the loves,
legal bid presented (b) II entitled me to the contract
and II the department demanded notifications,
was the one to whom the demand should have been
hrst communicated, and with whom negotiation
should have been continued But this was not done
therefore shall entertain the hope, as the whole
subject Is now with Congress that they will do
what the Postmaster General has not done protect
me in my just rights.
Your obedient servant,
A. @. SLoO.
"a
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sarvs the Others 70 death II Congress is disposed
70 practice this virtual Republication against lis eit-
xsns, because they come singls-handed TO the stug
gle, lee shsap n ,sAysd lts uYybls and expense Of
peutoning; waiting session after session upon hope
deferred and let them be told boldly, that the doors
Of the treasury arc closed by, order.
Every aspect IN which those who look TO Con
ess for redress can be viewed, proves most eonelu-
sivey that their prospects hopeless unless some
remedy be DEVISED 70 give them relief. That relief
ean'b obaned n Congress VIII appoint board OF
commissioners 10 adudieale claims; by investing the
board with powers 10 settle all claims within Ger
tam amount, say not exceeding fye thousand dol
ars, and all claims beyond that amount, TO examine
the evidence, and report the same 10 the next ses-
non OF Congress for lbs action. Go one step fur
:her and repeal the act Of the last session that shuts
oar the accounting officers from the settlement OF
claims that have been closed on the books Of the
government, and such have not been presented
within six years from their origin. This would
bring relief TO claimants, il would be award Of
Justice and would leave Congress free and unembar-
russed TO legslate upon the general and important
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.