davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08
The Worlds Fair.

As the time E1r the commencement esihis
magnificent. exhibition is near u, hand. we
do not know how We can better please our
readers than by presenting them with the
following extract from the London cores
pondeuce Of the Aer York Commercial
Idrerfiser, Alter expressing n doubt
whether the root Of the Crvslal Palace can
he made wa,er-light, the wtler says
Now the roof Of The Crystal Palace is one
Of immense sky light, constructed Of the
unmanageabe materials, iron, w'"d, glass
aud p,i,ty. II has been pu! up. know at
immense cost aud with extraordinary care.
Upon the ,ightness Of ils ROOT depends the
value Of ihe whole building, the reputation
OF its contractors, and tho success OF the ex-
hblion. In fact. the very pride Of The
English nation is at stake in The mattcr, and
il such a roof can be made tight, if putty
and paint can stop eakages, i. will doubt
less be done. But ] douht It's possibility.
both from the nature Of the maietials and
from what have observed after every rain
,hs, has fallen in the las, fortnight.
This is now the serious evil in the wny
ofunpacking the goods, and commencing
the preparation for their display. The Gus
tom house inspection 10 nearly completed,
the packages have all arrived, the various
divisions are stored with boxes OF every
shape, size and color. the plan Of decorating
the walls, covering the counters, hanging
the avenues snd nphols,ering the deep re-
cesses, is agreed upon and in part comnenc-
ed: the style in which national srms are 10
he emblazoned and na,iona Gags draped
or unfured is fixed, aud nothing remains
and in fact nothing ough, to remain-to
be done. for between now and the first ot
May but few weeks are TO come, but to
give to the most glorious structure the
world ever saw water-,gt' roo! VIII i
be done? We shall see.
Seven immense organs are being built
within the palace, each one on line with
all the others, forming prominent object OF
note in the great central avenue. In this
avenue also is much gigantic sts'uary.- -
Here too, opposite the division allotted 10
each nation, is 10 be buiIt n pie OF lis chief
products, such as will furnish an exponent
Of what these products are. On one side
of this avenue are ranged the raw material
and the manufacturers of each country from
end 10 end Of the building; on The other
side. in like continuity, machinery and the
fine arts. In this way the jnries Of awards
will have in one continuous line before them
the class Of articles i, is their province to
inspect. In this way too, The rnrous ob-
server, in single day, may n"le WIN ease
the exact progress almost every nation IN
The civilized world has made 10 similar
arts.
Apropos to custom house oiirer'. m
tended TO remark above, that while our g.
gents here have been tren,ed with every
civiity. they have been greatly dIsappolnt-
ed BY the expense and The severity OF the
examination Of our goods. So lar from The
goods being admitted to their counters with,
out cost, the expenses Of forwarding, of
transportation, of labor, Of bonding, and n'
inspection, have been very great. i've sht''
ling. sterling have been charged tor the lat
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08
A MELANCHOLY SpEcTacLE.-yester

a MELANCHOLY SPECTaCLE.-s yesterday
evening The train Of cars from Cleveland
brought several convicts from that city to
he peniient.ary. Among the rest we're
three or four mere BOYS, who have been
sentenced for years, in the very morning OF
their DAYS. to the walls os prison, for
henous crimes agaus, society. One boy
was little over ten years Of age, two 9TH
ers were only lille older; and as they
ratified their manac!es, and hobbled from
The cars TO The omnibus, they laughed about
their awkward fix, and looked hardened,
and Indifferent to the terrible punishment
awaiting them. The sigh, was sickening.
And vet, how Hlanv parents are permit
ting their young children to run at large.
at all hours Of the night, without any re-
si.nint. thus imbbing habits thar, sooner or
later, will bring them 10 the same end.
[Colun.bus (Ohiol Journal q Tuesday.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

OLD FASHIONED HoNRsTy.--Some wears
ago, two aged men, near Marshal,on, trad
ed. or according 10 Virginia parlance,
swapped horses on this condiiion--,ha, on
that dav week, the one who had the bes. Of
the bargain, should pay to the other, two
bushels Of wheat. The day csme, and u.
luck would have il, they met about half
wav between their respective homes.
"Where ar, thou gong?" said one.
"To thy house with the wheat," answer:
ed the other. sand whittier art thou rids
ing?'
|. "Trnly." replied the first, II was taking
the wheat to thy honse"
Each. pleased With his bsrgain, had
thought the yhea, justly due to his neigh.
hor, md was going 10 pay il.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08
Uses or GurrA PERcnA. The public

Uses OF GurrA PERcHA.--1'he public
may no, be aware Of the progress made in
the preparation and and manufacture os
this singular article. By different process.
es il is made elastic like Indian rubber,
hard like marble, and At TO spread on cloth
thick or thin. A table slab has been made
Of it, and long used without injury, which
possesses all the external qualities Of pol
ised marble. Race. horses are shod with
it 10 England. An omnibus we are assur-
ed, has been running in Philadelphia for a
year or more with tires or i,s wheels made
Of enl,a perchs; and those bes, acquainted
with its properties believe ina, in two years
i will be adopted universally in this city
for our public vehicles. II so it will at
least save our ears much nose.--Nep York
Express.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

EXTENSIVE REVENGE. Troy Wing
says that man named McDanlels. At
Granville. Washington N. Y, having had
a personal difficulty with the cashier Of the
Stark Bank, Of Bennington, collected some
$4,000 OF the bills Of the bank and de-
manded specie for them, in the expectation
Of compelling the bank to close its doors
In this he was disappointed. The Bank
promptly met the demand, and McDan'els
took his specie and left i, in charge OF
tavern keeper in the vicinity, who says ne
placed it under his own bed when he re-
tired to rest. In the morning, it was MISS
ing, and all efforts TO find i, have thus tar
proved rnsvaiiing
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08
WHOLE Nuali5fh ata.

ib4 OF SNOWY FURNITURE = VI ior
Noah SAYS that furniture too good 10 be
used IS a nuisance. WHIT can be more
Unpleasant than The aspect Of a room or suit
rooms where everything is bIgged Hp!-
chars and saiss ia pinatores, mirrors in
muslin; araggfi.ed carpet, hear,h-ru9
wrong side chi. and chandelier sack. seen
by the rays Of light that struggle in edge.
wa's through the sIi,s in the shutters, and
exhaling that brown Holland frsgrance
which belongs 10 drawing rooms ia mas.
qnersde dress-form one ofihe most cheer.
less, dispiri,ing, pnhnmany spectacles ID
the diorama of life. We would az soon b6
ushered into vault as into such an apart.
ment Nothing can be more chilling to tho
feelings, except, perhaps, a prospective
view ofthe family wash, taking an airing
on the clothes.lines.
Why do people buy magnificent furni.
tnre to cothe i, in hideous disgnises?-
Dies the glory ofexhibiiing the articles un.
dressed, half a dozen evenings in the wear;
pay for all the cost and trouble? The mi.
ser ENJOYS the flashing lastre of his gold ev:
cry time he lifts the lid Of his strong box;
but what pleasure can there be in possess.
ing species Of property that is invisible
to the owner three hundred and fiftv days
ont of The three hundred and eixty-iye!
Give Us furniture that is made to wear
tables ppnn which YOU can bring down
your fist with an emphasis without throw.
ing The lady ofthe house into hvstercs--
chairs tin, YOU can lean back on-carpets
that you cnn promenade upon-in a word
give Us comfort and let us meor things out.
II is prov king TO see chairs and sofas pre-.
served for wears without spo, or blen1ish.
while the wrinkles are multiplying about
the face md the grey bnirs on the head Of
the proprietor. For these and sundry 9th:
er reasons we have an especial spite against
snowy furniture.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

AsEcDorE IN NATURAL HrsToRY.
Literary Gazette gives curious anecdote
in Natural History. "A favoriie macpis
had been accustomed to receive dainty bits
from the mouth its mistress. "The other
day It perched. as usual, on her shoulder,
and inserted i,s beak between her lips, not,
as it proved, to receive. for, as one good
turn deserves another, the grateful bird
dropped an immense green. tat caterpillar
into the lady's mon,h!"
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

A new difficulty has arisen in the glass
palace for the Worlds Fair. During n
violent shower many panes Of glass were
broken, and all the sparrows in HYDE Park
and s.. James Park avaiIed themselves Of
the opportunity to enter. 1t is estimated
tha; there are at leas, three hundred ,hous.
and Of ihese birds in the building, and
much alarm is entertained lest they should
damage the goods and annoy visitors. To
get rid Of then, is no easy matter. To
shoot them would be destruction to the
glass, and the council Of supervision have
sent "a Edinburgh for thirty of the hest fall
coners who will come 10 London in their
national costume. The chase is 10 com.
menre some days before the exhibi,ion.-
". Y. Com.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

CtRrous FAcTs.-'Fhe following curious
facts are taken from Backwood's Maga-
zine:-
In England iha average poor rates for
ten years pas, has amounted TO $50, o,Oco,-
600.
Ia Ireland S7,5o0,0O0 year are ex-
pended TO feed starving population.
In 1896 the immigration from the Bri-
tish Isles was 2G, 900 persons, in ls49 the
number was 100000.
In 80 wears, crime in Grea, Britain and
Ireland has increased SEQ per cent, while
population has increased only 80 per cent.
Ia 1922 there were 81, ,ls3 jsll commit
men's in England, Scotland and Ireland
IL 1850 there were IA, l62.
Thirteen per cent. Of the population OF
Scotland are paupers.
In Ireland, i, appears from report to
Government, made in July, lSa7, ,hs.
3,O20,7l2 persons suhsis,ed on public aims
abou; 40 per cent. Of the population. The
nominal rental in Ireland is G65 100000.
The sum expended for the seliefof the poor,
S6,370, ,595. one-ninth ofshe rental. There
we're 250,0O0 in poor houses, and $4,000
in jriI Ireland is not larger than Ohio.
In Glasgow, one-iourth OF the burials are
a. the public expense.
In London there are 10000 journeymen
tailors, OF whom $4,000 earn miserable
existence by working II hours day in
GLIDING Sunday. There are also in the
same city $4,000 sewing women, who. on
al average, mske only 4ad. or9 cents n
dnv, by working ii hours-not quite / OF
u cent per hour.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

ter item alone upon each package. Many
ofour more beautiful goods are greatly in-
lnred. An exquisite model Of the New
York Exchange, which was greatly admir-
ed before j, WINS packed, was broken to frag-
ments on The passage. Some articles were
lnjndiciously sent, as ! think. As samples
ot binding, Moore g. Byron's works were
sent, articles absolutely con,raband, since,
in he language here, the editions were pi-
rated. Although, at first positively refused
TO pass, yet upon the ground that they
were senl as samples Of binding alone, aud
with The cheerful assent Of Mr.. John Murry,
they were admitted. This, it mas, be al
lowed, was generous.
II has been ieared by Americans here tha,
the articles contributed by our citizens
would not do Us justice as nation. One
cannot yet tell VIDA, the comparative meri,
of our country will be, side by side in this
strife Of the peaceful arts, with The old ma
tions of the earth. But feel sure that we
shalI not tall far behind In many spcci-
mems that will come under the head OF '.raw
material, hnye seen abnndan, evidence
to-day that our show will be rich. Ores,
timber. as samples ofour woods; grains in
the kernel, and ground into the whtest aud
fines, flour; Indian corn, upon the ear, and
IN lis various forms Of samp, hominy, aud
meal; coal, iron, copper, cotton, such as the
great markets never received; rice in the
ear. the kernel, and flour; tobacco, from the
Impressed leaf to the most aromanic cigar
aud many other things, which, occupying
this classification, have been opened and
examined to-day, greatly to our sallssac-
ton, In machinery we shall no, make a
large display. Still, even here, we have
much that i. beautiful, aud some that is no,
only new aud ingenious, but (and | speak
ot one lu particular from New York; upon
which should be wiling to risk our repu
talion al the exhibition.
Oar agriculture! implements excite great
attention In poughs, barrows, drills, rea.
pers, lbreshers, aud the like, We ire in nd
vance of Whatever have seen here vel
from the continent or from England. We
have on exhibition also very many beati-
ful aud usefa! horticultural impleme MS,
which are new here The Lawrence Mills
have sent shee,ings which will hardly be
on,done by Manchester; aud tweeds, coach
lace. ginghams, prints cassimeres have
been placed upon our counters.
In nothing, however, do we excite sc
nres, surprise as in our iudian rubber goods
This is thing almost unknown in Eng
land, the conver,bility of Indian rubber in
To amos, every conceivable thing on earth.
"Gond Ileavens. what is this, aud this. aud
this ?"-were excamalions | CONSTANT,
heard, as case after case Of The almost in
finite variety WAS opened. In daguerreo-
types, throughout the whole art, we are far
ahead /, has been wise Ia send thus the
Iikenesses Of our good and great men. My
friend Governor Briggs has had crowd
AL day around his perfect and admirable
likeness. Twelve hundred daguerreotypes
handsomely framed and hung judiconsly
will no, be the least attractive part of our
exhibition, and nm told ,ba, there are ar
riving tha, number Of individual portraits.
n. S. ID.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

There is no such thing as checking the
extravagance of the Boston Post. Speak.
ing Of the recent grea, haul Of gambler.
ynnde by Marshal Tukev, the most Of whom
were of the lowest aud dir,iest kind as the,
appeared in their handouts the following
morning, the editor Of the Post SAYS:
When Marshal Tnkev does up another
set will he please 20 have them tcashsd be-
fore they nre sronsd?
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

Pnr.roEs -.Several arrivals from France
al diHeren, American ports. have brought
large quantities of French potatoes. reports
cd TO be nf an excellent quality; and even
some cargnes from the same fertile couns
try have, ws observe, reached lre!nnd. To
think of Ireland and the United States i'm
porting potatoes--and from France, toos
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

Every body, every sold inhnbitant, "wil
remember the man who rushed on horse:
hack iDtn the town of Hartford. when the
cOlver Ellsworth" burst her boiler sx-
claiming at the top Of his voice. The Elios
er ellsworth had bird her buster! The
El;yer Oilsrorh has 5ird her bu'sterW
Something not unlike this was hurried
inquiry we once heard made in this city.
for the Office "Dr. Ocular, the Wheeliss." "
Rnickerbocker.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08
For The Gaeene.
4 WELCOME TO THE EMlGRlNr.
BIT sALIx.


nf whatever cline, or nation,
Child Of toll, or son Of fame,
UsIcoue here our estimation
lsof you, but not your naa.e
Each is to his fellow, brother,
And should feel his bosom glow
with that warmth and love for other
Such as only brothers know.
See, our skies are bright above you,
Deep the soil beneath your feet,
Ample Feds and forests greet you,
And thrice welcome, we repeat;
He that hath oar common nature,
Impress Of our God, in mind,
In despite Of form or feature,
Claims the friendship Of his kind.
Rustic hearts, with honor beating,
Rugged hands allied to toll,
Patient souls, that brook the meeting
Ills Of Life, and Earth's turmoil;
Happy thought, we trust that LED you
Far from Fatherland 10 roam,
Seas, lakes, and streams TO voyage through
To . new and western home.
Men Of thought, and ligh, diflasing
Power Of soul, ooh, treasure rare)
Gained BY day and midnight mnsins,
Lifes Of labor, years Of care,
Natures .ignet ring has sealed you,
va!uation-innate worth
Gift Of Heaven, that transcends, too,
All the wealth and fame Of Earth;
Welcome, 10 our 10: OF labor,
Toll Of mind, and toll Of hand,
To the land where each his neishbor,
Rightly estimates, as 'sn:
Proudly waves our country's banner,
Meath its folds, there's room Tor you,
Though investing with lis shadow
Lets the Sun Of Favor through.
Davenport, April a7th, 1851.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

uE lJo1 Used CP.-h travelling faI
respondent Of Frsser's Magazine write.
from Cincinnati, and thus describes tht
economy by which the hog is used up:
What crocodl.es were in Egypt, WHIT
crows are in Bengal. or sto-ks in Hnlnnd
pigs are here, with this tritiing difference
their sacredness Of character lasts bui a.
long ss their mortal coil !; and this abbrevi
ated without ceremony, and from the mos'
worldly motives. In life the pig il free
is humored he ranges the streets; he repos
es in thoroughlhres; he walks between
your horses legs or your own: he is every.
where respected; but Ie, the thread Of bis
existence be severed, and shade ofMahom.
ct! wha, change! They think in Gin
cinnati IF nothing but making the most ol
him. How ,uanv pfhs kind perish annual
ly to cement the vast prosperity of this city,
can no, be told. About thirty wears ago,
when il contained only one.fiith OF its exist
ing population, few bold spectators be-
gan the trade. Selecting the hnms and
the sides Of tho animal, they made picked
pork; Of the rest they took small account
soon, however, the idea occurred 10 one
more acute than bis fellows, that the heads
and the feet. nav, even The spine and the
vertebrH. might be turned to account
frotters and checks had their partisan,
and ,hess parts look up in the markell
About this time the makers Of sausages
caught the inspiration; they found these
luxuries salab'e; and - manv pigs were u
be slaughtered that the butchers were will.
ing to do i, for no,hing--,ha' is 70 say, for
the percuis,ies of The en,rai'. and ofIsl
alone. The next step was due to The ceni.
us Of France. A Frenchmsn established
a brush manufsciory. aud created market
for the brstles; bat this ingenuity was out.
done by one Of hia cnuntrymen. who soon
after arrived. This man was determined
il seems, to share the spoil; and thinking
nothing else left; collected the fine hair OF
weo, washed, dried, and cnrled il, and stuff.
ed matrasses with il, but he was mistaken
in thinking nothing else was left, as vel
little was done with the lard; they invent
ed machines, and squeezed oil out Of it--the
refuse they threw away. Mistaken mer
again! this refuse was the substance o
stearine candies, and made fortune fol
the discoverer of the secret Lastly came
one who could press chemistry into the ser
vice Of Mammon; he saw the blood of fcoun,
less swine flowing through the cutters o
the city: it was all that was left of them
bur it went 70 bis heart 10 see it thrown a
way; be pondered long, and collecting ih'
stream into reservoirs, made prussiale 0
potass from it BY the ton. The pig wa
used up!
Some portions Of this may seem an by
perhole. Bat | remember, as numbers o
others NAV, that as late as 1926, car,-load
upon cartloads OF pare-rbs--such spare
ribs as money cannot buy in London, a
any price--were dumped into the Ohio
simply because there were no purchaser:
for the article.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

The "CANNY ScnTsMEN.-It has been
quserly said by somebody, that,-s9if you
send Scotchmcn to sea on plank, in sir
soeeks he ,riN make rcmittcnccs." This ex-t
preston is signi6csiivs Of the characteriss
tic industry, frugality and thrift ot tho
North Britons.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

SEEING LIGHT.-A sailor the other day
in describing his first efforts TO become a
water 10, said TINT just al ,he close Of a
dark night, he was sent aloft 10 see If he
could see light. After short time he
was hailed with:
'Mast ahead, ahoy.'
'Ay, ay, sir
'Do you see light?
'Yes sir
'Wha. light?
Daylight, sir
The lockout was ordered down with .
tnn.
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

PREcoCITy.- Charles the Twelfth trans
lated Quin,ius Cu.tus at eight years OF
age. Montaigne was taught Latin in his
nurse's arms; il wns the first language
which he spoke. Barretier was master OF
five languages at the age of nine years.
When Cato was bat fourteen years OF age
he was 10 Scyla's house, a witness OF his
,yranpies. "Give mo n sword" said he,
"and will kill him. am not afraid OF
him"
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

IN the packe; ship Devonshire, recently
arrived at N. York from lrelnnd. there veg
sixty sevea BY The naa,o Of Sullivan
The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-08

Natures laws are fixed and sure, mud
.hs disohsSien. must sulier HE penalty.
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-12
Hardware, Cutlery, Edge Tools, &c.

CHARLES s. LITTLE, IMPORTER and
rgeneral dealer in English, German, and
sl American Hardware, a, Cutlery, Edge Tools, oil
United States Hotel New York. respectfully invites the
attention of Merchants, making their purchases, TO his
very assortment, comprising every thing in the
line and to which and constant supplies being
added Ills variety of Tools is adapted TO all the various
branches of mechanics especially Coopers and Carpenters
Particular attention given to all ORDERS all of which
offered at the lowest market prices for cash approved
credit: . . . ...t..
Cut and Wrought Nails, Locks and Latchets
Knives and Forks, Pen and Pocket Knives
Razors, Scissors and Shears, in great variety
Skates States, Sleigh Bells, loose and strapped
Shovels, Spades, Hoes Forks, Scythes and Snathes
Rifles, Black Lead Pots, and Sand Crucibes
Pumps, for wells cisterns; Force Pumps and ydrau-
lie Rams '.
Ames' Pump, Augers and Runivers
Turkey Oil Stone, dressed and undressed
Scotch Water of Ayr Stone, for marble polishers
Coopers Tools in great variety of the most celebrated
manufacturers, Alberson, Conger, orton Barton, and
others
Coachmakers' Tools
House and Ship Carpenters Tools
Blacksmths' Tools Cabinet makers Trimmings
House and Ship builders Hardware
House furnishing Hardware, in great variety
Iron, Brass, Copper, and Steel wire
Genuine Haarlem Oil, and Nuremberg Salve.
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-12
IRISH EMIGRANT SOCIETY.


consequence of the great number of complaints which
have for long time been made by Emigrants of frauds
committed upon them in the sending of money to their
friends in Ireland and to aid and protect the Emgant
the Irish Emgrant Society established fund, deposited
in the Bank of Ireland upon which they draw drafts,
payable at sight at any of the branches of the Bank
Persons residing out of the city, by enclosing in letter
the they wish forwarded, with the plainly written
direction to whom and where it is to be paid will have the
same remitted.
There is great advantage in purchasing the Socieys
dras-that the Bank has branch in each of the prnc
pal towns in Ireland and thus the losses by discount and
otherwise, are avoided.
The Society keeps office at No % Spruce street. to
which Emgrants apply to obtain situations for which
they fitted
Orders from employers in the country, stating the
vices required the and the cheapest modes of
veyance, and giving respectable reference will meet with
prompt attention
The Society will be thankful for all circumstantial and
early information of any fraud, imposition, outrage
committed Emigrants and will endeavor speedily to
apply remedy. GREGORY DILLON, President
HUGH KELLY, }
JAMES MATHEWS, Vice Presidents.
JAMES REYBURN, J
EDWARD G. DoNNELLY, Corresponding Secretary.
HERMAN b. DAILY, Recording Secretary.
JOSEPH STUART, Treasurer
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Felix lngoldsby, William Redmond,
William Watson, Francis Mann,
John Manning, James Stuart
Terence Donnelly, Stuart j. NOLAN,
James dwell, Cornelius III. Sheehan,
Charles NJ Marry, John Nicholson. 24-