The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-09-07
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URLINGTON. IOWA, I
) UsrYUL HIxrs TO Yousa NEx.- How man
: young men ignorantly deny themselves fol
! tune. There is scarcely yonDg man Of goo
sense in this city who cannot save 500 cas-
from his annual earnings, and, it be will foreg
cigars. billiards, and iulips, he can save doubl
that amount. Figures sometimes produce al
most incredible results Thus, Tor instance, if
Young man, upon his twentieth birthday, vii
invest 500 in any stock paying ten per cent.
and annually thereafter will invest the sam
amount, and the accumulations Of interest, b.
will b worth, when he is thirty years old, 81.
1853; when forty years ole, $6, 800, when fit,
years old, $ls, s,l5o, when sixty years cid, $4s,-
How simple then 10 the plan by which you'll
Of the present day can pass his old age in com-
tsrt and luxury He has only to regulate h
expenses 20 as to save one hundred dollars eacl
year from his income. II the amount saved b.
larger, then the sum total will be increased il
the same proportion.
Only think of it, $500 saved annually and in.
vested in ten per cent. stock will amount in forty
years to S234, 500. One million invested in the
same way for ten years will amount to 81, $685.
GOO; in 20 years to sc, ,726, 800 ]; in 80 years to
SIT 1854, ,62S; in 40 years TO $45, csc. .S3S. Nc
wonder, then, that the Rothschilds have amas.
sed such boundless wealth.
| FATAL AcclDESr.-We learn that the second
Engineer Of the E. N. Ryland, VIM. Berry, was
instantly killed on Sunday last, Just below Ne.
braska City. The circumstances attending this
| melancholy accident were, as we learn them, as
follows: Mr.. Berry was engaged in oiling tine
| machinery, and was leaning over the pitman
rod as 1t made it lower passage, when unfortu-
nately his foot slipped, and he was precipi,ated
ON the short crank Of the fy-wheei and before
| he could again recover, he was carried up, and
| his head WAS literally smashed to pieces be-
| tween the pitman-rod, and q heavy piece of
timber, that crosses underneath the cabin floor.
lie fell of, perfectly dead. Medical aid was in.
stantiy procured, but to no purpose.-Councl
Bluffs Bugle.
BOARD oE EDUcATIoN.-We this day publish
the name of Samuel L. Howe az candidate for
Member Of the State Board of Education. The
business Of that Board is to originate and
adopt regulations for carrying into effect the
constl utional provisions for the Education of
the youth of Iowa. Mr.. Howe is man of supe.
rior intelligence, and has devoted some thirty
years or SO to the cause Of Education as prac-
tlcal Teacher. That class of persons should be
represented in the Board of Education. There
Is no other class Who ought to be SO well quail
ned for the duties OF the station, and there is no
man IN that class more competent for it than
Samuel L. Howe, Esq, Of MI Pleasant.-Gate.
FANATIcIsM OF CATHOLIC KNG-The
King OF Portugal has recently issued DEGREES
oy which slavery Is at once abolished at Macao
and in the African province Of Angola, and
prospectivey in all the remainder of the Pertu-
guese colonies, the children of female slaves
hereafter born being declared to be entitled to
their freedom on reaching the age of twenty
years. Some of our Protestant "south-side'
Doctors OF Divinity should be sent to instruct
his Catholic Majesty better as to his duties to
black men.
RECEIPT FOR THE BEST PICKLES EVER MADE.
"A peck OF green Tomatoes, sliced, one dozen
onions, sliced also, sprinkle them with salt and
let them stand until the next day, when drain
them Then use the following as spices: one
box Of mustard, one and halt ounces of black
pepper, one ounce of whole cloves, one ounce
of yellow mustard seed, one ounce Of allspice
put in the kettle layer of spices and one OF
tomatoes and onions alternately. Cover them
with vinegar; wet the mustard before putting
it in; let the whole boil twenty minutes, ana
you will have pickles SO good that you will bs
pestered by all your friends, asking you for the
receipt.
MORE FREE LovE.-The Cleveland papers
mention the case OF sick and helpless wife,
with three young children, near that city,
deserted by the husband and father, who is .
we'll known spiritual lecturer. He has come to
the conclusion that he has no affinity for his
wife, and has written TO her that "she must |
no longer regard him as her husband, but look |
upon him simply as her spiritual father and ad. |
Lat, h.vo tbn &c 81, Iao
fellow, and if he has any friends let them duck |
him or ride him on q rail, for his spiritual
good. There is no ground for tolerance or
orbearance towards these beasty fellows, who |
attempt to cover up their intidelity and cruelty |
10 their wives and children by q pretense of |
religious scruples.
The amount Of powder burnt during the Eve
days fetes at Cherbourg, was something Erodi- |
,i0us. In heDor of the Queen alone, $4,000 |
blank cartridges were fred. Each blank cart
ridge costing 5fr., it follows that Is, 900 worth
Of powder was consumed On account of her
Majesty. The salutes were SO tremendous that
The decks of the steamboats,, which on all sides
we're traversing the harbor, actually shivered |
under the feet of the passengers.
A medical correspondent of the Newark |
Advertiser, who has visited Mrs. Hays, the wo-
nan who lives without eating, at Chester,
doubts the fact, and believes that she does take |
food, although very little is required in her case,
which is unique stonaby one OF hysteria. The
citizens OF Chester have appointed vigilance
to watch and ascertain whether any |
food is really taken.
The personal effects of the late Persfer +. |
Smith were sold at auction in Philadelphia on |
the 23d. and many rare articles were briskly |
contested Tor and brought large prices. pair |
Of gold epaulets brought 800 apiece. A chess
table, with q backgammon beard attached was |
considered great curiosity. The wood of this |
table is made Of the fortihcations of Vera Cruz,
and is superbly carved. The checker board is |
made of wood from the flag staff at the City Of |
Mexico. There was also . large military arm |
chair, elegantly carved, made OF wood from the |
of San Juan d'Ulloa, Vera Cruz, |
and cost $3.50.
A few days since, as two men, named Far |
rar and Tucker, were playing crack loo,' in
D DAdevil.e, Ala, the latter gave the former the |
lie, when Farrar stuck him in the neck with a
knife, severing the jugular vein and causing |
instant death.
William Bochman, . German, was drowned
in the Genesee river at Rochester the other day,
while endeavoring to save q little girl who had
fallen into the water. The child was rescued
BY another person.
Ihe independence beige states that young |
lady living in Hanover has been sentenced by
a court OF that town to pay fine OF two francs
g for having worn dress which, occupying the
whoe breadth of the pavement, is an obslruc-
ton to the public way"
During thunder storm in the early part of
last week, the lightning struck flock OF sheep
on the farm of James G. ,Devore, about eight
miles from Cumberland, Maryland, killing TWEEN
ty head. The whole flock numbered only
thirty five.
In . county in Central Mississippi, party of
nine men contributed to purchase barrel of
whisky for their use during the term of the
court In three weeks eight Of the nine were
dead, while the ninth made narrow escape.
No wonder that hogs have the cholera after
feeding on distillery swill.
In Exeter, n. H., on Sunday last, just as Rev.
Mr.. Lamphear Orthodoxy was entering his
church, two females in the choir got into
most desperate fight, much to the damage OF
faces, bonnets and clothing of the belligerents.
After the fight had proceeded some time, . few
gentlemen, mastering up courage, interfered
and put stop to the disgraceful scene. Jeal-