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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-08

Fresh Groceries n Wholesale /!
.n'C0rM r. AeOse.
fsareessors er Rs "a 4 N Cana
M. Eroms street. aaa lev~s.
Ek DAILY RECEIVING FRESH SUP
fLiE- Il tLalee Gfseet4s. aaA making ar
.hsements Tor heavy additional stock haVina ran
ahhdsIcs that they ean supply the AerehaGts al
tr2crrSmFn with MI the various ariseles IA their
ir "l mere favorable terms counting eas,. than la
s5iuz 1, II Louis OF Chicago
" addition - a heavy aud complete stock of ono
hEiE- " wonla rail the Alteration IL dealer. asa
taiiaFrs y our h,s stock ~ NAILS II a 80. ~
ct ufand@ Aise, GLASS Of ali sltcs ties, quality
4 sins and double crown
We Keep eonIaa,ly % hand a supply u
EXTRA FAMILY FLOUR
rom the Ma9ucke,a rnlon Aili. which we will sell
4 the chesps-, rates.
Gsais delivered 20 the rtty dealers free af
barge
+ DISSOLUTION THE FIRM oF RYAN a
II MetAEN h. the .rN-cty business W. dissolved
.. the 18th 81 MAY, Mr. Tho. Scott having purchased
~ ~ an interest The frna viii hereafter he Ne
ass -eatf, wbu wltl euhiAet ba.ine.s al the old
fsaf, No Front street, and LeVee Ne wtu Ell
- az ciai.a. aud pay All dehts II the late nTua
lunstf
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09
A SNAKE STORY.

Animals very nearly approach reason
in their cunning. l got interested il
the study ef serpents down in Arkansas
where spent most Of last year. dom
know why, but I was constantly watch
ing them and testing their sagacity, by
placing them in new situations, and
surrounding them with novel expedi-
ents. OF all kinds, I experimental
most with rattlesnakes and copperheads
One afternoon 1 seated myself on a
little knoll in the woods, to smoke and
read-for I always had book or news
paper with me-and had been enjoying
myself fox some timG,. when espied a
copper head making for hole within
ten feet Of where I sat. Of course I
threw down my book and cigar, and
proceeded to try new experiment. AS
soon as I stirred the rascal made a rush
for the hole but caught his tail as he
got nearly in, and jerked him some
twenty feet backward He threw him
self into coil in no time, and waited
for me to pitch in. But [ concluded to
let him try his hole again. After
while he started for it, stopping when I
stirred to coil himself up but as I
kept pretty quiet, he recovered conf
dence and again went in. Again l
jerked him out. No sooner did he hit
the ground than he made a grand rush
for the hole in a straight line for my
legs But that did mt work, for 1 got
out of the way, and gave him another
firt This time he lay still awhile, ap-
pearing to reflect on the course to be
taken. After time he tried it again,
though rather slowly. After he got his
head a little way in, he stopped and
wiggled his tail, as if on purpose for me
to grab it. 1 did so and quicker than
4 flash he drew his head out, and came
within a quarter of an inch Of striking
me in the face. However, [ jerked him
quite a distance, and resolved to look |
out next time Well, he tried the same
game again, but it wouldn't work-I
vas too quick for him. This time he
ay in coil half an hour, without NOV
ng. At last however, he tried it once |
more. He advanced to within five feet
If the hole very slowly, coiled again,
md then by heavens got the start of
ne by one of the cutest tricks you ever
heard of.
" How was it ?" we all exclaimed in
me breath.
Why" said the narrator, sinking
is voice to the acme Of solemnity, and
boxing as honest and as sober as Il man
ould look, why he just turned his
cad toward my hand, and went down
hat hole tail first -
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

b. Long words, like long dresses,
frequently hide something wrong about
the understanding.
II understand, Mr.. Jones, that you
can turn anything neater than any man
in this town"
Eyes Mr.. Smith, said So"
"Well, Mr.. Jones, don't like to brag,
but there is no man on earth that can
turn thing as well as [ can white it."
''Poh, nonsense, Mr. Smith; talk about
whiting; what can you whittle as we'll
as can turn it %
"Anything, everything, Mr.. Jones'
Just name the article thatI can't whittle,
that you can turn, and will give you
dollar, if don't do it to the satisfaction
of all these gentlemen present
"Well, Mr.. Smith, suppose we take
two grindstones, just for trial; you may
whittle and will turn"
Mr.. Smith slid.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09
A RELIABLEYO MAN.

| Reader, were you ever In stranS
place, and on making inquiry Of som
friend, what young gentleman that wa
that had just passed, received for al
answer his name, and the additional re
mark, emphasized - he is a reliabl
young man? Then you know some
thing of the effect such a remark i
likely to produce. 1t is like "goo'
news from a far country, or cold wate
to the thirsty SOUL A reliable youns
man ! How pleasing the reflection, that
in the midst of the numerous tempta
tons to which the young are subject il
this age and country, we OCCASIONAL.
find one of whom the remark is intrins
ically true. We know they are like
angels visits, but that only makes the
remark more thrilling, and places the
subject of it higher in the estimation o.
all right thinking men, and we may add
women too.
There is a world of meaning in the
term reliable, as we use it in this country
1t means just anything that is worthy
and to be commended IF young man
is prone to any of the leading vices of
the day, if he makes promises and vio-
lates them, or habitually paints his con-
versation with high wrought and exag-
gcrated expressions, he cannot be called
reliable. If he is frivolous, inattentive
to business, careless, indolcnt, or too
fond Of pleasure and pastimc, he can
not be called reliable Much less, if
guilty of violation of those higher
laws of community, not to say of God,
the infraction of which would make him
rank with the immoral and the vicious.
How enviable the position of relia-
bic man in community capable Of ap
prcciating his worth. Every one con-
fidcs in his integrity. His word is never
doubted-as business man he is sure
to obtain the highest salary. The good
bless him wherever they see him. The
old men speak of him frequently in
terms of the highest praise, and those
who have daughters think little more
than they say-while the mothers are
by no means chary of their compliments
and the daughters smile with unaffected
upon him, and could he
but hear what they have to say of him,
after he has gone, it would doubtless
make him blush, for men of merit are
sure to be modest. In short, the praise |
Of such a young man is on the lips of
every one who knows him, except those,
it may be, who envy him because he
stands so far above them, or another
class who despise all those
hat do good.
Oh, how refreshing in these degepcr-
tie times, to see such young man
When will parents learn wisdom so as
o impart proper instruction to their
that they may learn to appre
late labor more, and participate in such
associations as will make them wise and
rood, instead Of those that lead Through
lowery paths it may be) to vice, degra
lation and infamy.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

MINOR MORALS FOR MARRIED PEo-
PLE.-The last words is the most dan
gerous of Internal machines. Husband
and wife should no more fight to get it
than they should struggle for the poss-
ession of a lighted bomb shell.
Married people should study each
others weak points, as skaters look out
for the weak points of the ice, in order
to keep off of them.
Ladies who marry for love, should
remember that the union of angels with
women has been forbidden since the
flood.
The wife who should properly dis
charge her duties, must never have a
soul above buttons"
Don't trust too much to good temper
when you get into an argument.
Sugar is the substance most univer-
sally diffused through all natural pro-
ducts. Let married people take hint
from this provision of nature.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

L1FEs But A SPAN OF HoEsEs-
Life isa span-of horses; one is Age,
the other g Prime" up and down the
hill our course is eco in" ponies
e make your time
Boyhood plies the whip of pleasure ;
youthful folly gives the stroke; man
hood goads him at his leisure, "let 'em
rip" g they're tough as oak
Hi, ya there" the stakes we'll
pocket; to the wind let care be sent;
time, 2:40-"whip in socket, give 'em
string and let 'em went
On the sunny road to fifty, % Prime -
is drowned in Lethes stream; cage"
is left, lame, old, unthrifty; life then
proves one-horse team.
cage" jogs on, grows quite unsteady,
reels and slackens in his place; kicks
the bucket " always ready; "give it up "
Death wins the race.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09
MANS DUTY TO WOMAN.

Let him learn to be grateful to wo-
man for this unbounded achievement of
her sex, that it is she-she far more
than he, and she too often in despite Of
him-who has kept Christendom from
lasping back into barbarism-kept mer-
cy and truth from being utterly over
born by those two greedy monsters
money and war. Let him be grateful
for this, that almost every great soul
that has led forward or lifted up the race,
has been furnished for each noble deed,
and inspired with each patriotic and hs-
| ly aspiration, by the retiring fortitude
Eof Some Spartan, or more than Spartan
some Christian mother. Moses, the
deliVerer Of his people, drawn out of tho
Nile by the Kings daughter, some one
has limited, is only symbol of the way
that woman's better instincts always
outwit the tyrannical diplomacy of man.
Let him cheerfully remember, that, tho
the sinewy sex achieves enterprises on
public theatres; it is the nerve and SEN
sibility of the other that arms the mind
and infames tho soul in secret. "A
man discovered America, but woman
equipped the voyage" So every where;
man executes the performances, but To::
man trains the man. Every effeetual
person leaving his mark upon the world,
is but another Columbus, for whose fur
nishing some Isabella, in the form of
his mother, lays down her jewelry, her
vanities, her comforts.
Above all, let not men practice on
women the perpetual and shameful false
hood of pretending admiration and act
ing contempt. Let them not exhaust
their kindness in ordering her person,
and ask in return the humiliation of her
soul. Let them not assent to her eve
ry opinion, as if she was not strong
enough to maintain it against opposition;
not yet manufacture opinion for her;
and force it upon her lips by dictation.
Let them not cruelty her emotions, nor
ridicule her frailty, nor crush her indi-
nor insult her dependence,
nor play off mean jests upon her honor
n conviyial companies, nor handy un-
;lean doubts of her, as a wretched SUBJ
'titute for wit, nor whisper vulgar sus-
oicions of her purity, which, as COM
oared with their own, is like the imac-
llate whiteness of angels: Let them
that, for the ghastly specta-
lie of her blasted chastity, they are an
werable. Let them multiply her 80
ial advantages, enhance her dignity,
minister to her intelligence, and by man
y gentlencss, be champions of her ge-
lius, the friends of her fortunes, and
he equals, if they can, of her heart,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09
EATON, PREBLE COUNTY, 0. JULY 9, 1857.

of young mothers-the sharp sunder.
ing of the tenderest ties that can bind
heart to heart. People clasp their hands.
look grave and mysterious, and say,
" What an afflicted providence!" But
there is no providence in the matter
only a provision of the divine mercy to
lessen, as far far as may be, the evils
that must flow from the disruption, by
death of the most intimate relations in
life. Here is solution Of the whole
mystery that has so perplexed you, and
hundreds of others
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

EIGHT KINDS OF WoMEN-The OBJ
stinate woman gets to sea in bandbox.
The patient woman roasts an OK with
a burning glass.
TIE curious woman would like to
turn rainbow over, to see what therS
was on the other side
The vulgar womanis spider attempt
ing to spin silk.
The cautious woman writes promises
on a slate
The envious woman kills herself in
endeavoring to lace tighter than her
neighbors.
The extravagant woman burns wax
candle in looking for lucifcr match.
The happy woman died in deaf and
dumb asylum, years ago.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

BGFAn old gentleman was sitting
upon the brink Of river, fishing most
patiently Suddenly little dog stole
up behind him, and gave him a spitcful
snap through his pantaloons. 'By
heavens !" exclaimed the old fisherman,
''I've GOT bite at last
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

BD~The worst case we ever knew of
heart broken by female fcklcness, was
cured when the victim saw his fair de-
ceiver-after her marriage to another
with a baby in yellow flannel night
gown.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09
LETTING DOWN TLIE ARIS-
T'OCEsACY.

The elegant Miss Muson, whose father
had made splendid fortune as an en-.
terprising draper and tailor, appeared
at this magnificent entertainment in
royal apparel. With that fastidious ex-
clusivcness for which the latest corners
into fashionable circles are the most re-
markable, she refused various offers of
Introduction, as she did not wish to ex-
tend the number of her acquaintance.
" Her friends were few and very select" :"
The beautiful Miss Taylor, radiant
with good smiles, and once well
acquainted with Miss Mason when they
went to the public school in William
street together, noticed the hauteur of
ancient friend, who was determined not
to recognize one who would only remind
her of her former low estate. But Miss
Taylor, the rogue, as clever as she was
pretty, determined to bring her up with
a short turn, and not submit to being
snubbed by one whose ancestral asso-
Citations were no better than her own.
Watching her chance when the naughty
young lady was in the midst of the set,
Miss Taylor walked up, and with smiles
Of winning sweetness, remarked:
"I have been thinking, my dear Miss
Mason, that we ought to exchange
"Why, indeed p
Because my name is Taylor, and
my father was mason, and you name
is Mason, but your father was tailor"
There was scene then, butthere was
no help for it. The little Miss Taylor
had the pleasure of saying a very cute
hing, which was soon repeated in the
ears of dozen circles, and the wits
wished to see her, but the proud Miss
Mason bit her lips in silence.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

nsa-T The following is no less startling
than new. 1t is, we presume, from the
pen of an unwcdded ''western editor.
II sat me down in thought profound,
This maxim wise [ drew,
It's easier for to love girl.
Than make girl like you
Young men affected with calico pro-
clivities will please copy.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

y-"Grandpa, did You know that the
United States have been in the habit of
encouraging and acknowledging tories?'
"Ccrtainly not, Simon; what kind Of
tories %
"Terri-tories. Now give me some
peanuts, or I'll catch the measles, and
make you pay for en-
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

n@ GLOW do you feel with such
a shocking looking coat on ?" said a
young clerk, Of more pretensions than
brains, one morning.
II feel" said the old Roger, looking
at him steadily, with one eye half clos:
ed, as if taking aim at his victim, II
feel, young man, as if I had a coat on,
which has been paid fora luxury of
feeling which I think you will never
experience"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

na-A person who undertakes to raise
himself by scandalizing others, might as
we'll sit down ON wheelbarrow, aud
try to wheel himself
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

sa" "Can you give me two halves for
dollar?" inquired loafer at a retail
store.
''Certainly, sir, said the accommoda-
ting clerk, placing the two halves on
the counter.
''To-morrow I'll hand you dollar
said the loafcr, as he pocketed the
halves.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

BEL wish you had been Eve" said
an urchin to woman who was prcyer~
bial for meanness.
"Why so?''
Because you would have eaten all
the apple instead of dividing it With
Adam
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

SISTER NANCE ON "AGUE. we
were travelling not long since in Illinois
and called at a house near the road side to
solicit a drink of water when the follow
ing conversation cnsued
"Well, my boy, how long have you
lived here p
II don't know, sir, but mother says
ever since 1 was born"
"Have you any brothers or sisters p
eyes, a few
Glow many?"
"Ten or 'leven, [ reckon"
"Pretty healthy here isn't it?''
Eyes; few on us goin' to have the
shakes this afternoon"
GLOW many?"
"Why, all on Us, except sister Nance,
and she's sich a tarnation cross critter,
the agur won't take on her; and if it did
she's so cussed contrary, she wouldn't
shake no how ye could fix it,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

Hea-A modest young lady, desiring
a leg of chicken at the table, said
"I'll take that part which ought to be
dressed in drawers %
y young gentleman opposite imme-
diately called out for that part which
ought to wear the hustle
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-22

#A8 TO Lease.
A NUMBER Of desirabls lots for rsstdeacss q
"A Brady, MSin and Harrison streets, to lease foI
the torn or 10 years. Apply te. as
Once on Main between Front and second sts.
"A
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-22


PRINCE JoHH VAv buren, An English
man who is travelling through the slave
stales, writing letter from Mise, to the
London Neps, describes southern men, Gus.
oms and notions. One planter, and he q
man Of standing in bis district, astonished
John Bull With piece Of 10 formatioa-an
episode, says the writer, in the life Of an
iliustrious parsonage, with which your read.
ers are probably not familiar. nor, / ven.
ture to assert, is the court newsman. II
appears that when Mr.. John Van Buren,
OF trans.htlantic celebrity the good
or evil fortune to represent the United
states at st, James, he proved little too
captivating in the eyes Of her Majesty the
Queen, who begun to reciprocate the pas.
sion vi ich she had already inspired in the
breast Of the bewitchiug John. The case
was hard one, but the tale is told. State
necessities, public opinion, Johns compsr.
itively low origin, and in short, thousand
and one little impossiblities, forbade the
unhappy lover to look for more than sighs
and tears, and remembrance John was re.
called in due season; the Queen became the
bride of another, and her quandom admirer
pines still in bache lorhood over his benight.
ed hopes, for which reason he is know n in
these parts by the sobriquct of "Prince
John" and it i believed that only the me.
dlsval prejudices Of a corrupt court have
hindered him from sharing throne. - .r5a
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-22
tzA LaAa for Sale 80 IAssa
LNOUR ~ acre lots mile neFth ef Fultsn station
IN the M A M Raile0ad on, ,YAa b ia Earn

Il on the NJ. q u. Railroad on reasonable term G..
Also. 640 acres ono mile oTth Of w aeott chea p;
one-half cash, balance in one and two years.
Also, $50 acres in Washington county, - scres
dne timber and running water on part. This Il nd
Is snly 70 miles from Iowa City md Is fro Wash
ington, on ans road fro 70 Columousse Richmond;
viii be sold cheap and part on time.
Also, fopHA0 acre lots near lows Oity, beautiful
farming land and we'll watered.
also, Lots In West Davenport ranging in size
from 90 feet goo to It acres, sold Tor do own and
bslance'in one ana two years.
Also, ssvaral neat buildings Oh leased ground
would be sold on reasonable terms. Apply 10
mhH p aisl ~ a- e'- +@ T. C. EADs.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-22
BY SANDERS & BROTHER.

them said the widow. THE want Of means
TO set up a retail store They parted, and
'Ge wldo" sent the pedlera check for AM
PIE means. When they met again, the
Pedler had hired and stocked his store. and
ths smiling lair one begged 10 know the
other impediment. have GOT wiJe...
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-22

C(0BEAUTIFUL Lots for sale In Fultons addition
CNFO to East Davenport on easier terms than has
been offered before in or near Day enport Many
u these e river lots, from which any Of ne
building rock can be quarred afordng inex haust.
able source Of wealth. From nothers, the grandeat
We've where TO be found in the vicinity Of city,
are presented Being the sole ageut for the sale ~
these loA, and quite we'll satsned that property
now Offered In Davenport presents any thing favora
BILE TO those desirous Of obtaining honos easy ms
trust that all who wish to purchase will call st my Of
dee and examine the plat and prices this beau
tiful property (mh14) - T. G. JADs.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-22
StOEes, StOrey,7 g
q MULftft1xb BY e10yEg,
Cooper. TN and Sheet
Iron Shou. s415

THE undersigned are noW opening uew Copper,
| Tin and Sheet Iron JobbAng shop, on Bee
of the various articles posing tn stock Of
Plste Tin-wsre and Stove Store All sorts Of we'll,
csterr and Double- Acting Force Pumps can at all
| times be had at the above moutiAae6 pl6ee.
Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead, Sheet Copper, Sheet Zinc,
and Bathing Tubs on hand constantly!
Their lona ex peRience In the business makes the
subscribers sonAdent Of satisfying all calls made in
| their line.
Particular attention paid 10 Tin RooAng and espe
cially 70 selling Williams Patent Pump with ball
valves. g
smotestacks, breeehing, well tubing, setting,
plum bisg, 10, done at short notice In workman.
like names. a.. i - 5s.e b
July IA, ,56 dtf BRUSyRR &CASSEL
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-22
LoaUE. S4o NHW31,
tsuccessors 10 u. w. Barnes
a4 New York Harness Store, sH
Manufacturers and Dealers in Harness, Bri

dies. Saddles, Collars, Blankets, &c.
IA are now manufacturing exten siveiy Coach,
Nv Gig and Team Harness Of the latest style ana
the work uted to give satisfaction sale.
Asplendd variety of Coach, Buggs, Team and Ri.
jig Whipsjust recCv ed, the extensive sssort
ntin the west. Blsnketsin every saEtety; India
ku0ber Horse Covers at manu- acurer's prices; the
snly agency for the sale of these articles in the
west -. rv..t-.4tr,s4ts 4-s..,Y
ton OF the same, datter ourselves can please
all in want OF ARTICLES in our line. a y 80
.7. +A VI LOGUE d NEWBY,
X I'd st., 3 doors East of Brady,
Octad 1JS DIFF DAVENPORT. Iowa
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-22
A2-e- Hetal for Sale.

A SUPERIOR hotel for sale in the city of lie claire
IA namely the BRATTON H0 USE, three stories
high and Inc baseme MT stabliag for iasgs nunber
Of horsss, DC. The price Of this desirable hotel is
exceedingly low and terms easy. Apply 10 J. @.
Brsiton, he claire. or T. G. EADS, Davenport. y"
Also, several valuable lots in Lselairs to be sold
on easy terms. - '-'- - ''''
Also, several lots near depot, very beautiful and
will be sold on easy terms.
Also, block ll6 on Brady, Perry and 100 feet ave-
nue., being In LIE claire's 9Th addition Davenport.
Also, 100 or more feet on Brady street, adjoining
aud south Of ]. @. Davies rasidonee, j mhiz
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-22

t'his iarm contains 100 acrea, $50 under eativa.
lion, 100 acres superior timber, good DIV elling
ont houses and nns barn, bsautdui stream OF run.
ming water hat never fails and nne orchard Of ali
kinds of fHuaa. H-ia .tI'e- as-s r as-
8 % as s
AppiyH ImhHI s.g tsafl7 4. e. RAIDS.