The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-05-27

Nsw YonK. May u, 1906

ysrsaries, and got over moving s"a
,hr,urb house cleaning. ssd showaher new |
honpet. and her stella shawl, and her light
ak dress. New York may be sud % have
fully entered upon the sizing season. Az
. rlorisss scason i, isR Tie weather y
iuss warming up 70 the summer mark; the
air is pure and inyigora,ing, and all that
lives feels the ,hrob of renewed youth: But
"a resasion Is remarkably slow, scarcely
half the trees are in leaf; the peach aud
annie blossoms az just Out; while Cor flow
ers We have little Of nothing 10 speak Of.
Neyerthel less. the late spring will have
ors;se in the fulness OF autumn, for no IN
timely frost has nipped the tender plant
ana hIigh,ed the hope Of The farmer.
Although We mag say.the snow Is aa'
las, of the grosnd, we already begin to
l.sso GU, OF town. and the groves OF Staten
island, the shady walks Of Hobosen, and
even the sandy reaches Of the the seashofe
begin to swarm. especially on Sunday VAIN
the restless hordes of weary citizens, who
seek momentary relaxation from the drudg-
ery of The Office and the workshop. during
the Writer ample arrangements have oeeh
: made 10 entertain these temporary visitors,
/. and nunerous gardens, retreat groves ana
sarks never before dreamed of have sPrang
iato existence.
& IL is worthy OF remark, tina, the eharac.
Ter both of the yisitors and the hosts AZ
!. these subur ban hostleries, has within lew
a wears undergone material and radicai
o change. Ten years ago the eld-fashioned
y coua,ry tavern, with its plain grub aud ~
;. whlskcy, was abou' good enough fer summer
n visitors but now, iiae architecture, delight
= mi marks, music and the dance, cookery
o eaual 70 the Aston, and the finest wines are
i Indispensable. These improvements have
&c h.en made q, the demand Of the patrons 81
such retreats. Tn Sundays sspeeiaiiy
- there is a miraculous oa,pouring oil our tor
Ie eign born ei,iiens--in fact almost every
N body who goes pleasure hunting on tha'
y aay i. Of European birth OF Parentage.-
n Brought up 10 consider Sunday day 81
" recreation, they mean no harm and see nc
re sia in swarming into the country TO CLINT
IN trees, roll on the fresh grass. sing with The
~ loyiul birJs ami drink lager beer. They are
;, generally peseeable. though noisy; seldom
&c get drunk, and return refreshed rather than
at debauched By their peculiar mode OF sPead
Oh ing the Sabbath.
DC In the matter OF drinking, it 10 worthy Q
especial remark, that the introduction o
a. the great Tsutonie leverage Of lsger bee
w has done, strange q. it msy appear, sur
r. prising work for temperance. Lager bee
III is all the rage, in town and out OF town, n
Fy the low drinking and the arlstocrst''
te palace hotel, bar-rooms, eating-houses
Ut summer resorts, everywhere lager is III
ne grea,-inquired-.or, the always'drank, tn
We ever.populsr drink for the masses; and no
Is ouly the masses, but for the select, the arts
Of tocraey Its exceeding mildness almos
se, prseludes the possibility OF getting drum
TO upon it, while It's smartness and bitter ia
n ,or make it especially grateful TO the Palat
lis in warm weather. The consequence j;
OIL there is perfect mania fer lager, and hun
ne dreds of hard.drinkers who were going at
'nr QaiIopinp pace toward destruction throug
On their brandy positions, are growing sone
aud healthy under the milder ionic OF .age
beer. Ii good for nothing else, il would b
On invaluable to the thousands who stand il
g danger from more ardent spirits, for givlni
Z! them the means of "tapering on safel.
"a and agreeably. Two years ago lager bee
70 was thing almost unknown. Now it i
'' sold in five thousand places in and arount
:" the city.
VIC We are Just now city Of ruins. The
10 advent of May is Away. celebrated n Mes
York by the Carpenters Carnival, When
~ that Interesting frater nifty, in company with
y their brethren, the masons, commence a
- furious onslaught, upon the old or old-tash
Toned edifces which have served the pride
and convenience OF our ancestors, but hay'
become too small or TOO Anticipated in syl
to please their go-aliead children. Broad
way OF course must be the first point OF al
tack. And they are at IL brayely. Goth
!, , Hall, fine old Masonic temple, firm as tn
hills, aud good for century'a @ear, u Com
ing down to make room for fine marble
dry goods temple, and the solemn mystic
res of apprentice, fellow craft and Roya
r arch masons will give place to "cheap
~ ma'am, very cheap; only piece Of the kind
VI | assure you. Mrs. B. has dress from il
9 aud paid seven dollars yard" The pull
ing down of the old hall causes many a sigl
. Of regret among our now grey-headed citi
u zens, who frat saw the mysterious goat az,
vridiron under lis roof. John Jacob As
tors old house is going, iso, TO make room
{, for "Buckley's Serenaders," and instead 0
The chime Of dollars. there wilIcoReu up the
music Of the banjo and the bones. lndscd
Broadway and many other streets could hard.
7 IL lock more ike destruction had they been
swept by the bosom Of FIRE And speaking
of free, test oil sIesm IRE engines in be
Park the other day, demonstrated the fac,
Is tba, such engines are capable Of getting up
Il steam and being pot in working order in
: from ten to twenty minutes after lighting
the furnace free. Two prizes o $500 and
!. $500 had been offered by the Common
& Council for the best and I'd best steam fire
u engines. The test took place in the Park
: before an immense crowd Of people Two
e the machines were throwing good streams
l. Of water within eleven minutes after light