Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-08-31


A wholesale house in Boston advsrtises
Wanted women to sell on csumissou."
And this 10 Bostonl Cool if not slightly
Coolie. .. .. .H to-.
Greeley writesip the Ledger "Recollec-
tons Of Busy Life" A vel! known Bohs.
milan is said to be prepsring " 4soollections
Of Dizzy Life" .'
Beadle, tho Dime Novel" autocrat, is
summering At Cooper sto~c, where he has
beautiful villa. He has made = fortune BY
the publication Of unmi.igsted trash.
The latest story is that Wilkes Booth is
now the captain Of pirate vessel, and the
terror Of the China seas. How about the
backbone in the Washington museum7
The Paris landlords are filing their hotels
With spistoons TO-, accom- modats Americans
visiting the great exposition. As . spis-is,
the American will expect 20 rate frs, rate.
The Boston Post ives the following coun-
sci to mothers: Mothers who refresh in-
fan,s in the horse cars are not required to
exhibit the process to other passesg-ss'
A correspondent Of the New York Post
says that . small piece of cloth, saturated
40 csrbo"ic acid, aud hung up 10 . room,
will soon drive OF both dies and mosquitoes.
The London Cosmopolitan maliciou.ly
says that Harvard conferred the degree of
LII. d. upon Mr.. Peabody, not for his learn.
ing in the law, but for his other "grea,
gifts"
Punch reports the speech Of an lsish N.
+; who thonght Ireland was over taxed -
Take tenth Of our income, sir. Ay, tha,
they do, and they'd take a .wen.is.b, if they
| dared
Some Of The girls have demonstrated
against = patent being issued for the tas,en-
Ing Of buttons on clothes BY q screw, dscla-
ring that If the men can put on their own
Lut.ons they will never get married.
Il is reported that among the m any whites
and half-bseeds engaged with the Indians ia
their atrocities on the plains, 10 one Bent, a
graduate Of West Point, who has made him.
self conspicuous by bis acts OF brutality.
Masonic lodges have been closed in Aus
sria siaes l'94, The attempt to procure the
re opening Of them iu ls49 failed The Vi
enna Masops are endesvoring to obtain an
authorization to recons,ilute the lurmet
lodge Of that city.
A western editor hearing !. observed that
a person in q drowning condition suddenly
recalled sll the transactions Of their past
lives, wished that a few Of his delinquen
subscribers would take to bathing ia deep
water. and get about hall drowned.
gentlemen called to see tenement that
was to be let. 1t was soown him by a pref
~, chatsy woman, whose manners charmed
her visitor. Are you to be let, too?" in
quired he, with ianguishing look. "Ye,,"
said she, Il am I'm to be let alone.'
The horses At some of the New England
watering places are severely scared by the
aspec: Ut the !ady bathers in their bathing
dresses. Some Of the costumes aud a few
Of the wearers are fearfuIly made. As the
Boston Post says, Even the brute creation
can't endure the spectacle"
The Portland, Argus tells the following
story: "A gay old boy Of sixty odd years
recently married in this city = blooming
maiden not yet oat Of her teens, and on Sat-
urday night last the young woman presented
10 her lord and master four children at one
tell swoop-two boys and two girls" The
Argus learns that it has been decided not 10
drown any Of them. ....s.
my wife tells the truth three times ! day."
remarked jocose old fellow, at the same
time casting a mischievous glance At her,
Before rising in the morning she says, 'Oh,
dear, must get up, but dom, want to =
After hreaktast SHE adds. We'll, suppose
Rust 90 to work, bat don't wan, tor aud
she goes to bed saying, There, / have been
working all day. aud havnt done any-
th4ag 80. .,lt,4bI I.@.. sf2s.r,. .~..~. .:-f !.t'
This is worth knowing, if true A poison
OF aoy conceivable description aud degree OF
pltency, which has bsen swallowed, in,en-
t''ha!y or by accident, may be rendered in.
s'so,ly harmless by swallowing two gills OF
sweet oil An individual With very strong
constitution should take twice the quantity.
THIS oil will neatraiize every form OF vege-
'atle or mineral poison with which pbysi-
clans or chemists are acquainted.
An industrious blacksmith and On idle
dandy courtsd > pretty girl. who hesi.ated
which to take. Finally she said she would
marry whichever could show the .,whitess
hands. With snesr u the, blacksmith the
dandy held out his palms. vhi.s feam idle-
ness Tho poor blacksmith hid bis brswoy
hands in bis pockets. thea drawing them
forth full Of brigb. silver coins. he spread
them over his dusky fingers. The girl deei-
ded that his dngtrs were the whitsst. d ''h
A good story is told Of Professor Adams,
.. Ambsrss.t He wss very dry and witty, it
il said, and tho following j. too good to pass
by: aatsass ra2raar .4ss.." 81" a.@t ~"tmlr.
A aadent was called spoa to describe the
peculiar characteristics Of the shark. He
vas dnens spsaksr, and answered 1t some
length. vhh vna ba3a4zs4a ID 4aa
"Incorrecs. 'said ths professor.
Uo~illiag TO astsoulsAss bic igaerases,
.As s'udsns Eisd again. so o.a .q4rtaA.. D. !
/ i 4ecoffoee.p9 r%atf} no sn.~3 sIt rn unIsa
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