Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-11-15

~ Marrying girl for beauty alone j.
IKE eating bird for singing.
The LAST OF $3,OO0.-A five dollar
bill Of the Fulton Bank passed through o,,r
hands yesterday, on the back of which was
written as follows:
This is the last of three thousand dbl
lars lett to me by my mother at her death.
on the 9th day of August, 1886. Would
TO God she had never LETT it to me, and that
i mad learned to work, to have earned NV
living: would not be now what am. ),
IN. Y. Jour. of Com,
PATS REToRT CounrEous.-A simnl.
looking lrlshman landed on one Of the
quays at Liverpool, in search Of harvest
work. "A fellow on the quay, thinking to
gun the poor stranger, asked him, How
long, Fat have you broke loose from your
lather's cabin? and how do the potatoes
eat now?' The Irish lad, who happened
to have shilalah in his hand, answered
ON, they eat very well, jewel! would
you like to taste the stalk p and knocking
down the inquirer, coolly walked off.
No FRosT-.A Remarkable Seuson I'm
to this time, Oct. "a, we have not had
frost directly upon the Lake shore region
of country sufficient to iniure Dahlias
Beans, or any tender plants. The wood
OF trees, however, is well ripened, and the
leaves of the forest are rapidly falling
Cleveland Herald.
IL One of our papers is laboring to do
away with the time honored practice of
young gentlemen standing around the
church doors to see the young ladies come
out of meeting. II this custom is abolish.
ed how areyoung men TO know what girls
are prettiest, and what will be TIE use of
NICE dresses and new bonnets? People
must not be too particular.
Tsfou are from the country, are you
not, sir?' said dandy clerk in a book store
to homely dressed Quaker who had
given HIM some trouble.
Yes
We'll, here's an Essay on the Rearing
of Calves
That said Animidab, as he turned TO
leave the store, thee had better present it
TO thy mother.
CURIous FAcr.-The greatest number
OF insane people, in proportion to the pop
ulation, is in Rhode Island. There Is one
crazy person to every SOB, and the least
is ia 5. Carolina, where there is only one
insane person TO every 6,l5S. In the
whole Of New England, there is one in.
sane person to every COO.
Po1soN.-Cullen johnson, living near
Fredonia, Chambers county, Alabama, has
been arrested for poisoning his wife. 1t
is supposed that arsenic in wine. which he
sent her, caused her death. They lad
lived apart for some time.
The baptismal adnonitlon Of Hindoosis
as expressive on the by-stander as it is
beautiful -
Little babe, thou enterest the world
weeping, while all around smile; contrive
so to live, that you may depart in smiles
whilst all around you weep"
Hans said a Dnichman to his urchn
son, whom he had jus. been thra>hing for
swearing at his mother, 'vot's that your
thinking SO wicked about, in de conner
dere?'
Il aint't thinking not'n.
You lie, you iagabone you; you links
TAM and now | vip you for dat,
HOUSE, RooK.-A good wife is one that
never slaps her husbands face when any
other person is present.
A better one is she who never shps
him at all. And one still better is she
who never >colds him. Little black-eyed
women look Gerry pretty when they are
good natured.
"A WISE LAwyER.-A writer in the
Wing Review, tells an anecdote of law
ye", who charged his client among other
items, for waking up in the night, and
thinking of his business
AN IRISH SPuRrsMAN.-'P Patrick, you
fool, what makes you steal after that rab-
bit, when your gun has no lock on it ?
Hush my darlint, the rabbit don't know
that
MODERN CHARITY.-SubScribin live
hundred dollars for the establishment Of
charitable institution and kicking Will
ming beggar off your front sloop.
LAW BY WHOLESALE. In New York
city there are no less than fourteen hum
dred and seventy eight lawyers.
IL Lamartine is Wit as well as a poet.
When he was on the stairs of the Hotel
de ' lille, attempting TO remove the red flag,
the mob shouted, The head Of Lamartlne'
My head, citzens?' said he, Would 10
God you all had it on your shoulders
. "A Boston correspondent OF Nea
Buhllne's Own, asserts that there exist,
in that city gambling hell, supported
solely by females, among whom are many
looked upon as highly respectable
- There is no place like home, unless
it's the home OF young lady we are al
ter That's of course an exception.