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Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-05-17
About the Painter.

Mike said mate on boat the othe1
day to green hand, fresh from the En-
erald Isle, walk into that derrick, wall
into that derrick ?
'Who is he, then?' enquired Mike, a
the same time very deliberately pulling of
his jacket, list be aither showing him t.
me, and I'll bate him in short orther fol
| ye.'
Here, you FOOL said the mate, taking
him by the back of the neck and pushing
him towards the derrick fall, you see thai
rope?'
'Yes, faith said the fool.
well, haul on it, them ~
ooh, be the powers, then, its the rope
you name, instead Of man, exclaimed
the eager deck hand.
Mike, cried the mate again, when the
derrick was dashed, go aft and see if the
painter is all fast to the yawl; if it is not,
make it fast
sYes, SIR and away he rushed through
the engine room, in terrible haste. Arriv-
ed at the stern of the boat, he saw a man
Standing in the yawl, painting the guards
of the steamer. Are you all safe?' ten
derby enquired the Emeralder.
'Eh?' said the knight of the brush, look
ing up.
The mate wants to know if you're all
fast, said Mike. ..
4 can take care. of myself, l reckon,
said the man. -a..sa
But thin, he said if you were loose, for
myself to make you fast persisted Mike.
Tell the mate to go to HI was the
angry reply.
Forward rushed the deck hand, and Ia
king the mate aside, he whispered, 'he's
loose
'Who's loose?' Intercepted the mate.
'The printer, replied his new hand.
you made it fast, then?' said the mate,
inqniringly.
HE wouldn't let me, at all at ALL ejac-
ulated Mike.
'Who wouldn't let you?' askedthe mate.
'The painter said Mike. -
The painterD
'Yis, faith, the painter!' said Mike, 4
towld him you wanted to know if he was
afther being fast, and he said, tell the mate
to go to h-l,' and that's mighty loose
expression 10 come from dacint mans
mouth
You'll doo!' says the mate. ..s-
'Begorra, I'm glad of it, said Mike; and
we cannot but coincide in the favorable
opinion expressed in regard to him.-St.
Louis Reveille. ~ III Fe< A
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democratic Recieav.
PROSPECTUS OF THE; 2lsr VOLUME

IN commencing the 2lst volume of IN. D.
view we nave TO acknowledge the contipn,n y.
| OF liberal patronage on the part of the nmhi;s
and OF an enthusiastic responce from the d.
cfa'ic ranks, TO those great principles Of Nation.
q, poi'cy winch II Is our endeavor 10 elucidate "
We nave eh!ered INTO extensive arrangements for
great variety Of novel and interesf;na rna,."
that will add to the attraction and walaso ma,
new volume: FIRST, We have eeS e., "e
cinslve pubhcatlons the "Souy er.;Ss e. =, ~ ~
zen. connt Montholen," beginning with tbe =.
campaign under Gen Dumorie AT tEs .or,,
ment OF the great French Revolution ~ i7ee
ana closing with his late imprisonment MI,
rrince Napoleon Bonaparte a, Ham T. " '.;M
GO. .onp..se 'he most extraordinary revelation. of
,ne me honueii", epoch he has lived and acted in
mar mas ever been given to the public. d;sc,os;.
singular traits ofthe private life. in,ro,,os H.s
cal and amatory;ssecret negocia,ions 49, p ~ ~,
the Sovereigns, chief Ministers. ana M..' " an
VINO moved. with the vividness of Iu;i:a
panorama, around the great central hmn.r1
Napoleon. SECOND: We are in treaty for y,
markaple work on England, TO be published ev-
c!osl'e cry IN me columns Of the Democratic r.
e". i,is may De counted on as fourthcom;no
artha D. He siali shortly begin the publication
OF Inc hallway and Steamboat Impressions Of ~
Baron de Bagne, now travelling in this conn,ru VIC
lie Is esteemed in Paris one of the most br;II;.yy
writers OF the day. FoURTn: We have con,ran
- r
Tea with foreign writers Of great ability, and en-.
loying exclusive A, opportunities, for occasional
REVIEWS OF the politics and literature of En-.
rope: AND LAST: we shall give from time "a
.lme some able papers from our own more distin.
g gus writer's The accustomed features of the
heV'ew will be continued, including portraits and
biographies of distinguished democrats. men
whose patriotic principles and seadiness Of prin-
up. ~ nave won the confidence of the people -
"ena'e 10 remind our readers that the low term,
on winch we furnish the review can be mentain.
ga oy ny the mel Payment of,he subscription in ad
prove the work, can be met only by the nromn,
remittance OF subscriptions. The publication, 81
me REVIEW has been committed to the oharre Of
MI. JOHN W MOORE, who has been cennec.
TED Tor the last Syears with the publishing de-.
Par'meht OF the Merchants Magazne,' and
whose experience and well known energy will
no doubt exert favorable influence on the bu,;.
ess, &c OF the Review. All subscriptions and
letters OF business. will hereafter be addressed 7
Broadway. n. Y. -s
1HOS. PRENTICE KETTEL.
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Marketing IA Mexico.

Dick, Of the New Orleans Della, gives
the following good one, in a letter from
the city Of Mexico 81 r
The people Of the Capital has been told
that the Americans eat children, and all
these pledges Of love had been removed
Lieut.. NJ, Of the dragons, having heard
this story, accosted man, and asked him
II he knew where he could get "a nice fat
boy for supper'-adding that he was we
ry hungry. \
The astonished Mexican answe cred with
doleful shake Of the head ebay no. Il
Well, said NJ, sas I'm hungry, amt
particullar-let's have little girl, then.
The poor man, still more Mortified, de-
clared that there were mono Of them in
the city,
NJ. then turned to him and enquired,
We'll, show me. a market where can get
a piece of full-grown man.
This was to much for the Mexican, and
he took to his heels in the twinkling of a
tack-knife.
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however, are subject to onerous duties
the latter being charged with $3.50 Per
barrel, il imported in, fereign vessel. Il
lis charged with SO, 80 duty per barrel ever
if brought in Spanish bottom from for.
eign country.
'sThe slave trade fourishes in Cuba Il
an enormous extent. The profits are Sc
enormous, that the risk bears no proper
ton to the gains, and the Spanish Govern
ment wink at the business, not only or
this account, but because slavery is sup
posed to be favorable to the Spanish In
terests, and to be protection against for
eign interference.
"Since the relaxation Of the Spanish
policy in 1909, and the opening OF the
ports of Cuba to foreign vessels thsir trade
has greatly increased. 1t is the most ex
tensive with the United States, amounting
IN value to about seven millions year,
while that with England is more than a
quarter Of this sum. The advantage OF
the geographical and commercial position,
of the island consists in this, that vessels
returning to Europe from Jamaica or the
coast Of South America, are under the ne
cessity of doubling Cape Antonio, (by
consequence faNorite resort OF pirates,
and proceeding homeward by the Gull
stream, Sin order to avoid the opposing
passage Of the current in that vicinity, and
of the trade wind, which they have to
encounter in making the passage by the
windward, or Mona passages, situated
at the west and east extrem-
tiles Of Hayti."
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The subscribers to the Reporter are so widely
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possible during the ensuing season. In the mean
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case OF my absence, to either of successors, GAR
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Those who are not prepared at the time to pay
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with all who are sincerely DESTROYS Of settling
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Being determined that no just cause of com
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ry considerable sum in the aggregate. constituting
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at the date OF the Invoice.
Presses. Chases, Cases, Wood Type, Ink, &c. fur
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Terms Of The Union .NGaae inc.
state Of R0eCH,
LINN COUNTY.
District Court tor said Coun'y-April
--.----- Tenn, II. d. 1913.

AMARIAH HAGERMAN.)
VS..
ELIZA ANN HOLMES,
HENRY r. HOLMES, Bill to reform Con-
JOHN L. HOLMES, veyances.
GEORGE w. HOLMES, -
SARAH ELLEN HOLMES ... 4<
& AMBROSE HARLANp, ...........
4 MARIAN HAGERMAN having filed hi.
"A bill OF complaint on the Chancefy side o
said court, in the above entitled cause, together
with his affidavit that Henry r. Holmes, one o
the defendants therein is a nonresident Of the
State Of Iowa; Notice is therefore, hereby givel
70 said Henry r. Holmes, that said bill is pend
ing; that the object thereof is to reform certain
copveyances for lots No. two and four, in block
No. thirteen in the town of Marion. in the coun
ty aforesaid, on the ground OF mistake; and tha
the prayer thereof is for conveyance by sale
defendants to said omplainant Of said Lot No
four; & that said cause will come on for hearing
at the term aforesaid ,oras soon as may be there,
after. p w. EARL, Clerk.
Feb. 18th, 1875 w--prs. fees Sc
DAVID & SMyTH, Solicitor for complainant.
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THE success of the Illustrated Botany is n.
longer an experiment. For although it has been in
existance but one year, il already has circulation
OF about tve thousand, a sufficient number n
warrant its support, which cannot be SAID of anv
other work OF the kind. Indeed, it is the only
work OF this character published in this coun
try, which promises stability and long life. We
think ths prospect of the second year of this
Botany ars very tiattering. One reason for the
opinion IS, the fact that it is now very popular
having large circle Of friends. Another very
important reason is, the securing of an Editor for
the coming year. whose popularity as an auth or
in the various branches OF Natural Science, 10 so
extensive as to leave his familiar 10 eyry stu.
dentin the science in this county We are full
iy satisfied that the Botany will, under the pres,
ent Editors, bear the severest criticisms, and We
intend it shall become the standard work.
In the course OF its duplication, it will contain
an Introduction 10 the Natural stem Of Botany,
thorough Treatise on the interesting and inpor-
tant branch OF Vegetable Physiology, Notices on
focli Botany and descriptions, both acientfc and
popular, OF numerous species Of plants, the pro-
perties OF which, medicinal and useful, will be
fully explained. In short it is intended to present
complete view OF the latest and most important
facts discoveries, in every department of the
science.
he whole illustrated by splendid colo, ed en-
cravings, taken from nature, lull size, and I'm
ished in the highest style OF modern art.
This work is designed to be eminently popular
in IFS applications, and there is enough OF that
which is stranger than fiction, about ii 10 render
it 10 ordinary degree, interesting and instruc-
tive.
We do not intend to confne ourselves to the
botanic description of each plant, but max. i, a
thoroughly scientific work, in all the department
of Botany. 1t i'll also give all the information
on the cultivation OF plants and flowers In,
word, it will comprise the whole science.
TERMS
fG"This work will be published monthly, with
SIX or TEN FLOW Frs, handsomely painted,
in each number. Price, $500 year, or two
copies sent TO one address for SIS 90.
IA very liberal discount allowed to agents.
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PUBLISHER AND PkoPKILToR,
No. 1l6 Nassau street. New York
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Tall Oaks from Little Ac0rns
&S Grow,

ABOUT eighty years ago there lived II
England man whose name was Georg,
Guelph, better known in history as Georg'
the Third, King of Great Britain. HI
was tolera5le 'kind ola man in point o.
abilities-not, in fact, bad meaning per.
son. He would have made better far
mer, grocer, or tradesman. than King.
/. But he was born IN the ''divine right Of
kings" He was descendant of William
the conquerer Of England-W William, Duke
Of Normandy, a bastard son-his mother
being tanners daughter in Normandy,
who surrendered her charms to the favors
outside the bans Of the church. William
the first was brave man. He crossed
the channal with his retainers, and en- the
field of Hastings defeated the Saxons,
killed Harold, their King, and took pos
session Of England.
There is little town called Kew, in
Surry, England, and George the Third,
after he had been but few years on the
throne, bethought he would like to build a
palace in this towa of Kew. Parliament
had been liberal to him in salary, and he
could hardly ask an additional appropria-
ton for the purpose of building a palace.
He suggested the thing to his Prime Min
lister, who told him the matter might be
done by stamp tax, and a duty laid on
tea Of two-pence per pound in his colonies
of America. These duties the toady
thought would more then be enough to
build hundred palaces. The King re-
commended the matter to Parliament, and
Parliament passed law to that effect
The colonies refused to be thus taxed,
unless they were allowed to send men,
bers to the body that passed the law, for
the purpose of defending themselves.
Revolution followed-seven years of
bloody war was the consequence; but the
Colonies came out free. In their efforts
they were aided by France. This war
cost the English Government some one
hundred and fifty million pounds sterling,
or six hundred millions of dollars--a pref
ty good price for the palace Of George the
Third, at Kew.
When the French officers returned to
their native land, they began to feel a love
of Republicanism themselves, and they
planted the seed in their native land. A
few years after, revolution broke out in
France. They all took part in it; but
through the wildness of the people, the
Republic which they had formed ended in
the military-yet, as far as victories went,
glorious-despotism of Napoleon. To
drive him from the throne finally cost
England about six hundred million pounds
sterling. This was paying rather dear
for the palace at Kew.
Within few brief weeks, monarch
Of one of the most powerful nations of
Europe has been driven from his throne
like vagabond. Half the world is in
agitation, and Republics are the general
cry Of the people. But for the palace at
Kew, our own country might at this day
have been part of the British Empire,
France monarchy still, and England out
of debt, comparatively speaking. Kings,
as the clown says, are ''getting to be low
company" Halleck wrote truly and pro-
phetically some years ago:
HThe monarch fears printers frown-
A brickbats range;
Give me in preference to crown
Five shilihgs change" New York Times
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When N. P. Trist came from Havana he was
all that was base in the eyes of the wings: they
were shocked when he was made clerk in the
state department; it was perfectly ridiculous. if
not wicked, in their view, 10 send him 10 Mex
leo to make peace: II was an insult to Scot; il
was an outrage; but his testimony before The
court or inquiry is all that is true and beautiful
his description of Pillow is whitening! .sDon
Nicholas, is now one of the best fellows in the
world, and great favoIite with wing editors
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LIST OF
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The Foreign Quarterly Rerie,c,
The Westminster ReuieW, and
Biackuoods EAnburg .Naeazine.

The above Periodicals are re printed in New
York immediately on their arrival by the Brit
ish steamers, ia beautiful clear type, on fine
white paper, and are faithful copies of the origi-
ls-BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE being an exact
fac simile Of the Edinburgh edition. ~
The price Of the kE-PRlNTs are legs than one
third of those Of the foreign copies, and while
they are equally well got up, they afford all tha,
advantage to the American over the English
reader. ,.as s1s85s 7k@FsF@&szss ; 81 s9esg.
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For any one Of the four Reviews, So 90 :
For any two, af - do H.. 5 co
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For Bsackwood and the Reviews, 10 or
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receipt by mail, Post paid; or the money may be
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MORRIS, DHOTH,
(tjT79i (FORMERLY KEPT BY CHAUN- A&31\
ioptu9 CEY SWAN. IsaskX
MARTIN L. NORRIS, PROPRIETOR,

IHt6EH Vt m ETA nj mann. HHft5W
lssina CEY SWAN. Issie
MARTIN L. MORRIS, PROPRIETOR,
"OULD Respectfully inform the public tina
w he has taken the above house formerl,
kept by e. Swan. Said establishment has re
Gently undergone thorough repairing and rem
ovating, and is row in better condition for th,
accommodation of Boarders and Strangers thar
al any former period.
The location Of this House for health and beau
ty is unsurpassed in Iowa City, and every exer.
ton has been made by the proprietor to rende,
its apartments convenient for occupants.
Particular attention will be paid to the conve.
nience and comfort Of
lsolrders and Strangers,
and no pains will be spared to render them com.
Portable and happy. People living in the coun.
try and wishing to put up over night shall nei.
ther be neglected or oyercharged. The propri-
etor is satisfied that by giving his entire atien-
ton to the business, which he is determined to
do, and without which he is pursuaded no one
can or should meet with success, he will pnerit
and receive fair proportion Of the business OF
the place. rH ~ p
The mails and mail stages leave his house for
the following places:
Bloomington. tri-weekly;
Du Buque, semi weekly; e"6 "a Il
Burlington, weekly;
kaokuk, semi-weeklv;
Upton, Fort Desmoines, and Iowa county,
weekly. tf f-r""a af
March %, 1913. >"
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Look Here Won't You

i 81 purchased of eeRurrav, some time since.
are many of them still unsettled. and 1913 is
here, and most Of the Pork in the county has
been sold. therefore cannot wait any longer
than the 18th inst, after W hich time Twill COM
mence collecting "accoRniNe TO LAw.v So
call and let me know what you intend doing. and
oblige 4h@7 sa c. C. CATLEfT.'
Jan. 1S4s.-3t s@tf' $50 -,-.a -.75-'33
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~1orECTEA


THE undersigned has been duly appointed an
i Agent ofth Protection Insurance Compa-
ny Of Hartford. Conn, at Iowa City, Iowa, and
is authorized to insure dwelling houses, stores
and ware houses, mills, manufactures. barns,
stables and the contents of each, together with
every other similar species Of property against
loss or damage by fire. The rates Of premium
offered are as low as those of any other similar
institution, and every man has an opportunity,
for trihing sum, to protect himself against the
ravages of this destructive element, which often,
in single hour sweeps away the earnings Of
many years. a45r
There are two situations, in either OF which
the value of Fire Insurance can be adequately
appreciated, viz: While standing upon the ruins
of PERSONS own property, receiving from the
Insurance Office the full amour; which he has
lost; or standing upon the same spot surrounded,
perhaps, BY a destitute family, lamentng that
stupidity and folly which failed to provide
against such contingency.
-f Is. ....a JOS. T. FALES.
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NOTICE is hereby given that he undersign-
~ ed, Administrator of the estate of Charles
Canbrdg. late of Johnson county, State Of To-
wa, deceased, will apply to the Hon. Probate
Judge of said county, at his Office in Iowa City,
on the third day of April next, for a license 10
sell the real estate belonging to said estate, to
pay the debts thereof Is ~
All persons interested in said estate may ap-
pear then and there, and show cause why the
same shall not be granted.
eas1E "w F. NJ. IRISH, AGm'r.
March 9Th 1919 -....-. ...
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4 Office.

THE co-partnership heretofore existing I'M
i der the firm Of w. +. Lyon g. Brother, is
this day, by mutual consent, dissolved; the bn-
siness Of the firm will be settled BY W. P. Ly-
on. W.|P. LYON,
C. W. LYON
Iowa CITY, March GOTH lS4S
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EAir:aY ksOrSe..

N AIKEN up by Abraham Clark, of Penn town
i ship, johnson county, Iowa, one estray
Horse: light gray, about i4a hands high. four
years old this spring, a natural trotter, Raw ing
a small saddle mark on the back; appraised 10
S22,50 by }. w. Johnson and S. Maynart. be-
fore Alonzo Dennison. J. p, on the 2sth April.
ls48. s. B. GARDNER, 'la'
EA NJ Clerk B. c. J. c.,
Iowa City. May 10th, 1s4s-7-sw. sF','