Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-24
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There are lew men. even when OK
asperated for being humbrg4ed, ave wir>in.
10 cor fess the weakness which IN de then
dupes. Such il the fact respecting ;host
Ignorant disciples who gulped down the dis
gusting compound Of prof. Huwbus Bar
ker, the so-called chronological lecturer
recently in Davenport.
The Prof, was called hy rs al III nan.
nered coarse, ignoraGt vagahohh. Every
INTELLIGENT person who heari hi... con.
fesses it. The Evening News took am
bragg al our ctnsur's, aid denirl hem as
false and UNJUST, and published State
Inent TO that effect signed ~ number 81
"dupes" whose ignorance IS the only eXr u.
III extenua,ion of their FOLLY. H. the list
we observe 40 name which the plolc would
lake as Judge Of the science u ptreno.u-5
or The proprety Of language.
But We do not choose 10 canvass that
list of names, for the public has done il for
Us, and we are ,stshcd tia, more Incom-
pttPhA !lst CUHlu Hut ut ihlUH w iiif SLAVE
Let US pav our respects t. the New, tie
defender OF vulgar.ty aud iluaLu-. HE
Editor Of that paper travelled the entire tor
one day 20 pick up names to hat statement.
Many Of the names wee obtained under
false pretenses as We are informed BY the
,igners. The editor wouid m!otm tHen
"a, ~ 70, II L.,
in his vulgarlty, bu, 10 defend tie scrace.
He hal the audacl'v 10 cail N and su,ic.t
the name of The young lady, "ho Wa So
outrageously insultel and he was politely
shown 10 The door with a firm refusal, aud
with the remark that tbe article IN lar
Democra, was truthful aud just He called
upon d large number Of pe'sons WHO told
him the same thing, and out Of the Whole
list he CLEANED the names of tie chan pub
lshed. So impairment was the persoi., ana
so persistent that high words - arose.
Now we propose o lei the public j.. se
OF the vagabond Barker by his Language. In
examining the head of the young lady he
~ ilsS tltttts Az tttN ~ SH
do not love babies' ard YOU are lot desel-
oped and wont be for seven years and II
would not pick YOU out as {. nurse for nay
children and ''dont receive company under
seven years and "s!s, come round ami see
me Tomorrow
To show hi. further vnlgas!iy We quote
n 4 49,
in III, presence CT the whole audience as
well a. his own wife. You said he, 'dout
care for babies, but Will 90 into the kitchen
to kiss them so as TO get a chance TO speak
10 Tie nurss." We rght 80 on TO palt'cu-
iarixe filthy, vulgar low and brutal express
Sous used by tins Va. ,aho proisge OF he
News-in the SPACE If tie haif hour We
heard hln, and we might get fifty or o"e hum
bred names 10 counter statement Ct thai
of the News ii so disposed, tor many nave
volunteered 10 give such q statement, bat
we deem ii wholly unnecessary. The News
selec Is Two parag apis in our article to d.
nv that which says that .'he is TOO low bred
TO be hos'lern ard that which says ''he
knows nothing OF phreroic.y,' and takes
good care not TO deny his vulgar 'reatmeU ~
OF the young lady, for which he was SO
properly Kissed. When tie public psess be
CONES so prostitg'ed as 10 be the Gefei ic
Of quacks, humbugs and lmposter. then In
deed has II become an engine Of HE dead
lest influence of vice aud immortality.
NJ. EDITOR: In looking over The Even
ing News my eye fell upon the following:
| DAVENPORT, Dec. 20, 1886,
We, the undersigned, having no,lctd il
this mornings Daily State Democrat
mean AID unwarran,ed attack on ProfessoI
Barker, hereby testify that We have atteE
led most or all Of his Phrenologjcal Lee
lures al the Court House, ard receive,
chronological Charts from him, TO ou, en-
tire satisfaction; and lha, the article .liu
ded TO in the Democrat is false in lis mai
particulars
To the above there is quite al Tray Q
names OF both SEXES. Now, sir, ! do nc
wish 10 be considered peiantic in seilin
nv humble opinion Agaius, such al array q
names, but have attended lectures on va
rious subjects, and think myself competer
to judge the merits of lecturer. Tor my
self. at least The first lecture consiste
in narration of how the Catholics {
Rock Island robbed him OF five cents wort
Of envelops, and in doing so he grew quil
misunderstanding soul about as emo
nous as the theft. He gesticulated furiou
", and rolled his eloquent, oyster lookiu
eyes heavenward, as it to pluck down i
vengeance upon the thief. The who
course was TRADE on Pope: and prizes
craft--a series Of plagairisms from Fowi'
and othes9. attended nearly all the le
tures, and vas sickened BY the taaiology .
| he leetussr. He had few selected Gel