Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-22
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The UAeaP jewslsy excitement which
commenced with the establishment Of
Two or three s.Ons Dollasn stores on
Broadway, 20 far from subsiding, seem.
TO be spreading. There are now - ma
~ - 6fty sbops in different parts Of III.
city, which display . variety Of goods
called, BY courtesy and the shop keep
ers, 'jewelry," and sensation placards
invite the passers-by to call IN aud taks
their choice for one dollar-for City
cents-and 20 great il the composition
n this business, some establishments
offer "your choice for twenty five cent" "
It - Fortunate, perhaps, that one has h's
"choice" 1t 20 reasonable rate, for be
gets very little besdes.
The articles offered for sale In these
shops comprise everything in the jewel
~ hue-rings, pins, studs, brooches,
bracelets, chains, clam shell canoes and
other cameo-cut stones, apparently made
Of petriied putty. California diamonds,
and limitations Of the various precious
stones set in substance more nearly re-
sembling gold than any Of the numerous
mutations heretofore offered ~ substi-
,utes for the genuine article. Not only
is the imitation complete, but 10 many
cases the jewelry il IN excellent taste,
entirely devoid OF the gaudy appearance
attaching to articles Of this sort, and 10
we'll calculated to deceive even the best
judges.
some Of the largcst shops in Broad
wap, devoted to this business, are fairly
thronged from morning till night with
customers, more or les Of whom invest
their dollar, receiving 10 return some ar
t,cle which differs slightly from Shakes
peare's 'good nsme"-the immediate
Jewel Of the soul-inasmuch as it is only
the immediate jewel Of the ''sold." For
essentially ''sold'' are those verdant in
dividuals who believe that from three to
tive dollars worth Of gold can be
bought for fifty cents.
Every one remembers the story Of the
person who showed to Demidof lapis-
lazai breast-pin, expecting to aston'sb
him with its beauty and rarity: "Ah
yea" says Demidoff. Il have mantle
piece of it in my house." The newly
discovered oriede, which at present is
used extensively in jewelry, pen and pen
ell cases and watch cases, can be pro-
duced with such comparative cheapness
that there is no reason why 1t should not
come into general use fer articles of util-
ity as we'll as ornament. For carriage
and harness INNINGS, sword hits and
scabbards, and even for gas fixtures and
number OF articles now made Of plated
metals, the oricde will doubtless, ere
long, be used-particularly As it costs
but little il any more than bronze, and
has this advantage over electric-pIsted
goods. that it will wear and retain its
resemblance to gold as long as it may
be 10 use.
The LATE INUNDATIoNs IN HoL-
LANp-A letter dated Amsterdam, Feb.
IL, says:
Thank God the desolation of our in
undated districts begins to to sbate. and
the waters are returning to their nat
nra channels. But what scenes OF dis
tres., agony and penury do they leave
be! ind them! Some villages are en-
tirelv destroyed not a v"stign Of h~b
,tation remains TO show that they were
the dwelling place of man. Nearly 40
900 acres OF cultivated land have been
submerged, and their cultivators been
driven from their dwellings TO seek shell
ter in schools aud churches, and to eat
the bread Of charity. The number OF
cattle drowned or killed it is impossible
TO state with accuracy, but it is said to
amount to several thousand. This,
however, is a slight calamity compared
with the loss of human life, which, not
withstanding every effort made by the
authorities to render assistance, has
swollen to high figure.
When the dyke broke at Leuween,
the water rushed through with srch
fearful violence as to carry all before
them houses, barns and trees tumbled
down at their approach; how, then,
could the Iaborers on the dyke aud their
families resist the crushing strength Of
the flood, and the ice masses? The des-
criptions sent me from the scene Of des-
"lation are really shocking, What the
poor creatures, whose homely dwell ings
ut recently afforded them comforta-
BILE shelter, have had to encounter in
the form Of cold, nskedness, and s,arva-
ton, is almost incredible. Truth, in
deed, in this case, is stranger, much
stranger than fiction.
The VOICE OF THE PEOpLR.-The
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