Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-17
NEWS ITEMS.


A TALL WoMAN.-A Maine paper tells of
woman living at Portland, about thirty years
of age, who is seven feet six inches high, and
10 still growing. The weight Of this giantess
is three hundred and thirty pounds. She was
a twin, and at her birth weighed only three
and half pounds.
VIRGINIA ELEcrIoS.-The Hon. Henry A.
Wise after writing letter denouncing the
Know Nothings, was nominated for Governor.
He 10 now stumping the State. The Know.
Nothings cute fellows, have adopted the fol-
lowing as their political motto: +" If Ignorance
il bliss 'tis folly to be WISE"
New York has spent the greatest amount Of
money On Railroads, viz 81 ii ,SS2'503; next
Pennsylvania, $85,675,675; next Ohio $67,-
798, POI next Massachusetts, $50, l67 ,78l;
and next Illinois, $55,663, CSC. H3iE3J Ii1
HARD TM1s.--An advertisement in the Bos-
ton Daily Mail lately, for young man to
work in store, was answered ny eighteen
applicants. But one for . gentleman" to
travel and play on the banjo, met with four
hundred and nine respondents.
1t may seem little paradoxical, but it is
nevertheless true, that however prudent and
virtuous young widows may be, We have seen
many gay young widow-err.-[ Plnia Deal
or. "f# at5fe1e aailE
Frivolous spending of time is forcibly des-
cribed BY Cowper as like
Dipping buckets in empty wells,
And growing old in drawing nothing up.
A drop Of oil applied to creaking doors,
rusty locks, or human disposition, will pre-
vent much annoyance and trouble. go
SPRIccs says, that from his short expert
encs Of courtsiip, women's heart is like
we'll made dough--very inpressable If need
ed. He wonders, too, why . woman takes so
much trouble to create reciprocal affection
in man, when she might easily know that the
sursst way to inspire that biped with love, IL
to fll him to the brim with love for himself,
when all that runs over will be hers. Good
for Spriggs! 4ss -.
A BLrE RosE.-Ths horticulturalists Of
Paris have succeeded by artificial crossings in
obtaining naturalrose of blue color, which
10 the fourth color obtained by artificial
means-that and the yellow or tea rose be-
ing all inventions, and the result Of skillful
and scientific gardening.
AFFFcTIoNATE.-The husbands in st. Louis
are models. The st. Louis papers are COM
planning that married men sit ia church with
their arms most tenderly around their wives,
and suggests that s it distracts the attention
Of the lockers on from the preacher" Fare
to st. Louis $l8. State Line Railroad in ex-
cellent order. Put on your bonnets, girls.
Alb. Knick.
EXTENSIVE EMGRArroN ScHExg.-The Bos-
ton Journal has information from reliable
quarter that it is in contemplation to cstab-
lish emigration societies on very extended
scale, in the large cities and towns in Massa-
chusetts, ,mong tho foreign population, for
tho purpose Of mutually aiding each other to
smigrate to Canada or tho West, rs the par
ties may themselves decide. ssIn this manner
il is contemplated to reduce the number oil
Roman Catholic residents ct least one-hali
in brief space Of time"
A distinguished member Of the Covington
bar, having in his youth been treated rather
acornfully By young lady to whom he paid
his addresses, thus poured out his grief
ooh En-! Oh Em. you've me forsaken, !,
And that, too, without Just cause,
But when You find you are mistaken
Ill be far in tho Arkansava