Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-01-06

0L0Oktng over the pogeo o. the Lazy
Bdl5 as6s Eszsils, .sifiss Leslie nust
by tIlIsl ts - \ prsty old naid; y where
upon, says N erhaps twould b
eater 10 strike 0St IKE word pretty, and
let Il 60 4 tbst. a confab snsusd, which
ended 10 mutual aslspGion Of the follow.
ing-a venerable lady Of siagslar pre-.
tensions.' = Aas ssisa
He who wants GOOD sense Is unhappy
in having LEARNING, for he has thereby
more ways ofsxposing himsslf.
Il is = di,reree.bls to prodigal Il
keep An account Of bic expenses, - It is ID
. sinner to examine his conscience; the
deeper they search, the worse they find
themselves.
The three most beautiful words in The
English language are, Mother, Home, and
Heaven. a young msrried man says,
that al the beauty and happiness connected
with the above three words are associated
with the single word Wife.
It appears from the recent statistics,
that there are in Connecticut, 1877 cotton
mills, l23 woollen mills, 81 paper mills,
1877 tanneries, 6 carpet factories, 80 clock
factories, 823 coach and wagon factories,
besides factories for the manufacture ol
sewing silk, pins, machinery and 'sYankee
Netions' Of every description.
TIE Last Miller &ovy.-The following
anecdote from the Knicksytocker will do
Immediately aftsr dinner:
A matter Of fact old gentleman in New
England, whose wife was : thorough,
"Destructionist," was awakened out 81
his sleep BY his possessed rib, one stormy
March night, with
"Husband! did you hear that noise?
It's Gabriel coming! It's the sound Of
his chariot wheels!"
ooh, pshaw, you old fool " replied the
good man, lido you s'pose Gabriel is such
an ass a. 10 come OH wheels in such good
sleighing a. this, / tell you it's not him
turn over and goto sleep!"
We never knew the man disposed 10
scorn the humble, who was not himself q
fair object Of scorn to the humblcst.
A man who gets through the world
without kick, may rest assured that he
10 generally considered a. not worth
minding.
Little Failings. -"My James is very
good boy" said an old lay, "but he has his
little failings, for we are mono Of US per-
fect-he put the oat in the fire, flung his
grand fathers wig down in the cistern,
put his dadys powder 10 the stove, tied
the coffee pot TO- owler's tail, get OF squibs
10 the barn, took my cap bobbin for fishing
lines, and tried 10 stick fork in his sis
ter's eye, but these are only childish
follies.'
The Mexican Administration is dissol-
red. and Almonte is gone to England
Santa Anna has been compelled 10 refund
he two million Of dollars which he re-
,ently stole from a conducta. 1t was an
English convoy which he seized.
The English Minister in Mexico. Mr..
has probably interferred with
he course of Santa Anna,
Thirty-seyen millions Of capital are in.
rested in railroads BY the people Of Mas
achusetts. This accounts for the pros
,erity Of that state.
pray, Miss c. said gentleman the
'ther evening "why is it that the ladies
re SO fond Of o6scers7" "How stupid"
eplied Miss c.. is It not perfectly natu-
al and proper that lady should like al
,ood offer sirr'
Ceiling 'em .Nired. once heard of
IN old fellow, famous all over the country
Or his tough yarns, telling what heavy
. heat he had seen in the State Of New
York.
My father, said he, .once had Geld
t wheat, the heads Of which were so close
ogether, that the wild turkeys, when they
anne to eat it, could walk round on the
cp Of it any where
We suggested that the turkeys must
ave been small ones.
No, sir continued he, they were very
arge ones. shot one OF them one day
nd when took hold Of his legs to carry
i'm. his head dragged in the snow behind
ne.'
a curious country you must have had,
have snow in harvest time.
We'll, do DECLARE said he, looking
title foolish, i have part Of two stories
,iaed.'
Marriage is, at all times, perilous ex.
eriment, but Foote defines It as bobbinc
y single eel in barrel Of snakes!-I
hooking.