The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-22
A Liberal Proposition.

re ALL TIE fRiENuS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN
IOWA.
A gentleman in this city has authorized
US 10 announce the following proposition
yZ:-That each OF the first two Sunday
Schools, in each county Of the State Of Iowa
reported to the undersigned, as duly organ
lied after this date, shall receive aid from
him on the following condition and to the
following eXien, to witt
To school Of five teachers and twenty
five scholars, that will raise not less thar
S. 90 towards procuring library OF one
hundred volumes, md other necessary books
be will give So 00-or
To school Of ten teachers and fifty
scholars, that will raise not less tina, $40
lie viii give 81 0 towards procuring libra
nv Of two hundred volumes.
The proposition may be considered good
til the first Of January next.
The reports must embrace the following
nems:-
!. The name and location of the school
. The name aud Post Office address o.
the Superintendent.
3. The date OF its organization,
4. The number OF scholars and teach
| ers.
s. How and TO whose care the books are
| 10 be sent.
&. The money raised by the school mus
come with the application.
Any facts respecting the state Of religion
and education in the neighbarhood, and tbs
prospect OF sustaining the school would be
acceptable aud gratifying.
The books will, in every case be forward
ed, according to directions, as soon as the
above terms are complied with.
The books to be used in filling these or
ders, are the two Ten Dollar Libraries
| published by the American Sunday School
| Union, consisting Of one hundred volumes
each, and other publications OF that socle
ty.
1t is very desirable that the schools ras'
some two or three dollars each 10 provide
themselves with hymn books, spelling book
question books, &c.
All communications relating to this bust
ness should be addressed, Post paid to A
W. COREY. Agent ofhe "Americaa Sun
day School Union" No. 80 Chestnu
Street, st, Louis Mo.
April %, 1851.
p. S.-Edi,ors throughout the State ar
especially requested 10 publish, and cal
attention to the above proposition as mat
Ter of general pubic interest.
MOSQUITOES ARE CoMING.-The Saln
Paul Pioneer, Of the LIST inst, thus chron
lcles the adven. Of these little rascals:
"Armies Of thin, feeble mosquitoes begin
10 make their appearance. A the indul
sence we crave Of them is, that they vii
be as slow in settling their bills as Secreta
ry Smith u.s."
ROCK ISLAND AND CHICAGO RAILROAD
"A petition was presented to the Council
last evening, asking permission to Ia,
down the track into this city, as far Al
Monroe Street.
The matter was referred 60 the appro
pirate Committee Chicago Journal, l3h
Townsend, the sarsaparilla man, say
that his "books" exhibit an outlay for nd
yertising. in the course Of five years, in tht
various papers Of the United states-
100000! He says, for six months h'
cut off all his advertisements, to see II hi
medicines would no, 60 on their own mer
ia, Just az well rs by advertising. lie
ost 100000 by it; sales dwinded righ
down to nothing, for his competitors seeing
im drop off, they went on, ADVERTISED
lessiiy, and got the start of him.
A dsguerreotype, seven feet long
ot the city of Cincinnati, has been takel
70 the Worlds Fair. 1t is the work Q
Son,ayne & Porter, Cincinnati.