Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-30

ing Of sentence. An omission Of this kind
is in an interesting article about the inaugu-
ration OF the new hospital building in New
! York, makes the writer state that Can cx-
1 t.nsive view 10 presented from the fourth sto-
~ of the Hudson River"
| New BUILDING MArERIAL.-The editor Of
the Cincinnati Commercial notices new
building material, which, it Is said, bids fair
to drive common brick and stone entirely out
of the market. 1t is an artificial sandstone,
| made of lime and sand pressed in molds, and
can be made in any convenient size or shape
that may be required for building. The spec
linens seen are Intimately superior to the COM
at price far below their cost, as this new
material requires no burning.
One of our western villages passed an ord
nance forbbidding taverns to sell liquor on
the Sabbath to any person except travellers.
The next Sunday, every other man in town
was seen walking around withA valise in one
hand, and two saddle bags in the other. In
genious people, those gin and sugar inbibers.
Two Irishmen in crossing field came in.
contact with jackass which was making sday-
light hideous'' with his unearthly braying.
Jenny stood moment in establishment, tur
ming to Pat, who also seemed enraptured with
the cong, he remarked-ssIt's fine large
ear that bird has for music, but he's got
wonderful cowld!"
Well old fellow what are you going to do,
now the Maine Law has passed 2" ''Do?-
Why, FIRST rate to be sure. l shall turn all
my liquors together spice them we'll, nut them
in half pint bottles, labelled Phenix Bitters,
or Sshiedam Schnapps, or Compound Extract
of Sarsaparilla, and in five years you will
see me building a gingerbread palace on the
Fifth Avenue, with u private chapel and two
parsons under regular salary. That's what
/ shall do p"
The 10Th of May is the time set for the
end of all things, and great interest Is again
being manifested by the Alillerites. An cas-
tern paper speaks Of the baptism of converts
now taking place, and the firm belief once
more established that this orb will be con-
sumed By FIRE on that date, and the true be-
levers will be sscaught up" and carried into
glory during the conaagration.
The city of Lawrence, Mass, was founded
in 1915. 1t contains l5,0n0 inhabitants II
churches; IA public schools, with 1000 pupils
Is industrial establishments, large and small,
emr Toying a capital of Sc $780, 900, and u
900 opcratives-producinga an annual amount
of $7,500,OOO in value.
A woman named Suisse, lately eloped from
her husband in Butter county, Ohio, with a
Young schoolmaster, named Pease. She had
lived with her husband 81 years, and had
seven children. She carries off about five
thousand dollars. They are supposed to be
in New York.
One day last week, wood chopper in
Hydc-park, VI, thirsty with his labor, chop
ped hole in the ice which covered noun
tain stream, and lay down to drink. While
in the act, he found his nose seized By some
sharp toothcd creature, and suddenly jerking
up hi, head, he threw out upon the ic, a
trout which weighed two and half pounds
Any fool can ride quiet animal-but it
is when the Nag of Life, '.jibs and cuts up
rough" that we find out who is the real
horseman.
A young lady was recently cured of palpi-.
| tation Of the heart by young NJ. D. in the
most natural way imaginable. He held one
of her hands in his, put his arm around her
waist, and whispered something in her left
car.
1t is tho invariable practice throughout
Holland, to bid down instead of up at an
auction. An article is set up at any price
the auctionecr pleascs; If nobody bids he
lowers until some person cries mine and
that person who so claims it is then entitled
20 it, practice congenial to Dutch tact ur-
nifty.
The Niagara is contracted from the Iro-
quois name "Oniagarah; or as it was some
times written in old authors, Oghninga and
Oneagorah. Ak, in the Irequois, denotes a
''brighs rock;'' or ''path at a gorge"
True POETRY We met with the following
motto around bOnbo,s The other day-the
most original we ever read:
- Glove is FIRE that burns and sparklcs
In man naturally as in charcoals.'
The most curious item of Chinese news re.
ccived, relates to q proclamation by Yang,
the Eastern prince, on the subject of temper.
ance. In this he proclaims Gods abhoranct
of drunkenness, and says he has sent down Hi.
holy command, forbidding men to drink wine
Yang therefore forbids all princes and mobiles
ministers of State and people brethren ant
sisters, to indulge in the use of wine, ever
, privately, under the penalty of being immedi
i. ately beheaded.
t The less man knows, the more noise b
, makes. Attend a public meeting, and 20
will always see that the man vino contrivc
e to upset the stove, is some ignoramus, VIII
1 thinks that the more you swear at horse
q the harder he will draw.
Mons. Darius, formerly FIRST bass singer Q
, tho theatre of Rouen, who is not less tina
!. lO2 years old, and who is the oldest profess
!. ional singer in France, is to sing in conce,
:, which ia soon to be given for the benefit G