St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-24

Cockney Epitaph for Cook-"PeaS
to is hashes."
The Legislature of Oregon divorced
sixty couple at its last session.
There are 1913 convicts il. the India
ma penitentiary.
A good action is never, thrown
away, and perhaps that is the reason
we find so few of them.
Laborers in Chicago are getting
only IS cents per day, and hundreds
of men there are out Of employment.
The English-Kansas land bride is
thought not to be as large as that
which the devil offered once on a mem
orble occasion.
To enjoy to-day, stop worrying
about tomorrow. Next week will be
just as capable Of taking care OF IT.
self as this one is.
John G.. Sake, the Vermont wit, poet,
lecturer, editor and politician, IS at
Washington, and wouldn't object to
foreign mission-just little one to
enable him and wife to see Europe.
An exchange says a divine "out
West" is trying to persuade girls to
forego marriage. 1t says he has sue,
cecded so far as to persuade one, and
she is 70 years old. We believe it is
all lie.
"Jeromc | Jerome !" screamed Mrs.
Butterfcld, the other day, to her big
gest boy, "what are you throwing to
those pigeons ?" "Gold beads, moth
CT, and the darn'd fools are eating 'cm !;
s'pcct they think its corn"
One reason why the world is not
reformed is that every man is bent on
reforming others, and never thinks OF
reforming himself.
Youth is a glorious invention. While
the girls chase the hours, and you
chase the girls, the months seem to
dance away with down upon their
feet" What pity summer is so
short Before you know it, lovers be-
come dcacons, and romps grandmoth-
ers.
A late London paper has the follow
ing advertisement, which is laconlc
and pointed 1.-TWO sisters want
washing"
Byron once said 81 am convinced
that men do more harm to themselves
than even the devil could do to them"
1t is said that ian honest man is
believed without an oath because his
reputation swears for him." 1t may
be added that a dishonest man is not
believed with an oath, for his reputa-
ton swcars at him.
An exchange paper says that a wo-
mars heart is the sweetest thing in
the world-a perfect honey-comb, full
Of sells. Perhaps this may have been
suggested by the man who said !:
Brides are given away" while the
grooms are "sold'
The New Orleans Delta Of the 2lst,
announces the approaching nuptials
of distinguished New Yorker, late
of the Nicaraguan army, and Miss
Elizabeth Bowlegs, a Royal Princess
and daughter of His Majesty William
Bowlegs, king of all the Floridas.
Miss Drummond, the late famous
preacher among the Quakers, was
asked if the spirit had never inspired
her with the thoughts of marriage ?
"No, friend" said she, but the flesh
hath often done So"
Old DR.. James, the retired physi-
clan whose sands of life have nearly
run out" now better known as young
Oliver p. Brown, jour. printer, has dis
appeared since his recent exposure,
carrying with him about one hundred
thousand dollars.
Mrs. Peter Piper's baby was making
a tremendous noise, and friend ask
ed Peter why it was so cross?
" 1t mas stormy mother" said Pc
ter, with sigh "you needn't Won
der if it be little squally it's quite
natural"
One of the disclosures" of the
day is the fact that one of the most
fashionable dressmakers in New York
turns out to be man. For several
years past he has been fitting the New
York ladies to the charming forms of
their dresses.
CHILLs AND FEVER! CHILIs AND FEVER !
CHILLs AND FEVER One of the greatest rem
edies that has ever been laid before the public,
for Fever and Ague, and which has received
the highest encomiums from the press and the
people is DIR. J. HOSTEITER'S CELEBRAT-
ED BITTERS. Who would endure the tor
lures arising from this terrible disease, when
it can be SO easily cured, Who would endure
sleepless nights, burning fevers, and icy chills
ataIx, L., b.. oh mad