Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-09-19
AIlOpathy.

E-The following, from the Journal OF Commerce,
is retort to the Homeopathic verses which we pub
ished some days since, from the Newark ADVERTISER
AElOpathy.
Take some calomel, Fr 81. "t
The more you take the better sra
Mix it with drop .-.
Or two of cistern water. "
Feed some to your dog;
II will make him von.it, - So
And may be, see stars, .s...
And perhaps comet.
.. Once in each half hour, ... ....a
Take rousing potion; -.
Saw a tumbier full, r.
If that suits your notion, .. .... ..
Should you chance to die,
As you're almost sure to,
You may safely swear .E
That 1t did not cure you. s99
1000
HEAVY M,1L.-The Falcon from New York for
Chagras, carried out nearly luz
California. ... &C.,. ....
NPWashington. An eminent American STATES
man. AS he died leaving no issue, all persons
claiming to be "second Washington are manifest
impostorS.-BoSt. Post.
AGAINST SECRET ORpERs.-The Free Will Baptists
of New York and Pennsylvania, have passed. very
stringent resolution against all secret oraers' W
eXpel members thereof.
uz-Prince Metternich is suffering from softening
of the brain; he is so far sunk in dotage that ne dd
not recognize his daughter, the countess sandor'
who made a journey to England for the arrangement
of family affairs.
\ Int
1854 the following notice appears: 'sLatey died at
Liverpool. Mrs. Mayee, wife OF Mr.. Mayee, VINO was
her niHeteenh hustdnd." ..
Ez-A survey of the hull of the U. 5. steamer
Princeton has resulted in the conclusion " leoohu
her at an expense Of obout $6s,00O.
CURE FOR CoRxs.-Rub them with salt every
day for a week, then have both feet cut on below
the ankle.
LovE.-If you cannot inspire woman with love
for YOU fill her above the brm with love for her
self, and all that runs over will be yours.
EPITAPH ON A DULL PARsoN.
His congregation mourn his loss
To them sad mishap;
Nav he be bleSsed-for he b1eSSeo tnem
With many pleasant nap. ..-
r-chairty,in the modern acceptation of the term,
is defined to be kicking your parents out Of doors 70
die, and then subscribing one Thousand collars W
build magnificent place Of worship.
If ssfiesh is grass, the reason hence is clear,
Why people oftentlmes SO "green" appear.
AMERICAN SKILL APPREcIATED.-it IS s'a'en
that the Russian Government has rendered the post
of Chief Engineer the great Railroad between
Moscow and st. Petersburg to Maj. s. s. Brown oi
the New York and Erie Railroad.
ECalifornia gold stories are still to be found IN
to publish the biggest one. -,rs
No money have got, ta
And none can borry; ~ ...
And great is my grief,
And much is my sorry.
Poor fellow! We pity him, and would lend him
some, only we haint got none neither.
BAD Exceptions gentleman finished an en-
logium on a lady with these words-"Ah, sir, moth
ing beats good wife," 81 beg pardon,'' rejoined
a bystander, ga bad husband does"
Ikncc an excellent old lady who always dated from
the time s.when their horses run away-to be sure,
il was remarkable hegira, and she used to remark,
in describing it, that "she put the rmest reliance
on Providence till the breeding broke, and then she
gave up.''
az.aIs Mr.. NJ. abstemious in his livlng?" asked
physician of a rather obtuse attendant upon
patient laboring under an infamatory complaint.
.sWall. he's abstemous enough in the eatin' part,
but tell you he's sfeomious when you come to
drinkin!' -a
r-An Irishman stepped into store and priced a
pair of gloves. He was told ten shihngs. soch,
by my soul, thin,' says he, SD sooner my nanos
would go barefoot than to pay that price for 'em.'
DIDN'T LIKE IT.-Rouxzni, celebrated musician,
complained Of newspapers of his day, IN the follow
ing quaint manner: 81 likes not your Enshsh news
Danare, Dere is so moch Eve kno,r,'-measurins
the first Joint of his fore finger and then stretching
out his arm TO its fun extentwhile dere 50 moch
We tirs.'