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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
HAIR ID w AR 4.

The undersigned beg leave
to call the attention Of the
public aud the trade i'm rar.
ticular to their comp Lei &c
and well assorted stock Of
SHELF & NEAvY Harlow ARE,
cOsmprisiny everything suit
ed to I he JObbimg Trade Of
the West.
Having unequaled far ILL
ties for purchasing II Om
Manufacturers direct. we
shall keep our stock COM
stamtly up TO the require
nmcmts Of the country, and
offer Goods at
II d "" Il u II r. 4 C E s
and better terms than any
other House i'm the Trade.
An early call is respect
fully solicited.
Orders by mali receive
prompt attention.
MYEK & WALSH,
NO. 2 LESLIE ) BLOCK, FROtT ST
ma &c
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29

A day o. two siacs, . ffissd Of ours,
merchant in this sltv, was hailed in
the street BY tall, roagA looking Eel.
low, very plainly atbirsds 10 iinsey- WOOL
sey, co~h'de boots lnd slouched hat,
who accosted him with
"HaIlow there, mistsr--I say ! ain't
your nsme-f"
That. my name, sir" replied the
merchant. #Ew
swell, how dye do? 'Spose you
don't know me, thought
~ do not recollect Of having seen You
before
swell, I spose not but I was goin'
to say was, hain,t you got an eighty acre
lot in Wisconsin,-eh p
IL believe do own . lot there"
swell, now, perbads you would like
TO sell that ere lot p
"Well, sir. am 10 Z hurry do you
wish to buy it :"
swell. now, don't know; what do
yon ask for that ere lot ~
1.-TWO thousands dollars, sir"
1.-TWO thou-two thousand dollars !?
No; you're jokingw
"lt you wish to purchase. cir, you
know my price,"
"Well now. wouldn't you like to take
nineteen hundred, If You can get it, eh ?"
"Wby, sir, who would give it ?" ask
I'd the merchant eagerly (for he had
bought it only few months since, 1t
the government price,.
",ell, will you take it ?" that's what
I'd like to know"
eyes, sir, | WILL take nineteen hun
dred."
make out your papers then ?" said
the stranger. "rvo 60. the money /;
"hcre,s witnesses to the bargain; and
SO saying, he drew from his pocket =
large bag labeled Shot from which bo
counted the rhino and took his decd,
evidently well pleased with his bargain.
"Yoo seem well pleased with the
trade, sir" said the merchant.
CIV ell, l guess might as WE'LL" said
the stranger.
"Why," returned the merchant, shave
you scen the LOT 2"
swell, ] guess have"
SIS he land remarkably good ?" con-
tinued the merchant, suppos'ng he had
been trading With green 'un.
"lt'Il do ~ said the buyer.
"What is it worth Z" said the seller.
swell | dent know what it's worth,
bnt I've dug out ten thousand dollars
worth Of lead ore out ont already ]
can't tell how much more I'd get y and
with broad laugh, he stufed the deed
into his pocket and left our chopfallen
friend TO consider how much lead ore
the balance Of b is eighty lots in Wis
conain contain.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
III APPINESS or MISERY
THAT is THE QUESTION:

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and Natures Law.
Theseinvaluable Lectures have been the means
Of enlightening and saving thousands, and will
be forwarded free, on receipt of four stamps, by
addressing SECRETARY, New York Msseum Of
Anatomy and Medicine. 6l8 Broadway, New
York. auy3-lv
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
New Discovery for the Eyes +!
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cpECTACLtS, &C.. GROUND ON The En-
SOI. ,MON. the celebrated Optician, from The
improved Spectacle Manufactory and London OP-
4icaI Establish nest, No. los Old Bond street, es-
tablished more than century ago T. Solemon
a the solo inventor of the improved SpectacIes
and various improved glasses, 10 nov on pre.es.
sional visit to this city, and may be coneuted st
his ofsce. ROOM NO. . FARRAND'S BLOCK,
Corner OF Second and Bessy streets, Davenport
ne viii rive references to persons in the United
Scates Who have found the greatest benent and
comfort from the use VI the newly invented ana
improved Spsctaclss.
Ihaye examined Mr. g Solomon's Glasses. and
believe them to be Constructed upon corr OF prin
eiples and well suited for oil such Is have occa-
sion to use them. p MCLEAN, D,
Prof Nat Med. &c, Rush Medical College.
Chicago, Ill, Dec q, 1858.
hereby certify that am now wearing pair
Of Mr. ssolomons Gssses. ~ End them 70 answer
. better purpose tor loar sishssdnrsr ,nan Any
Chicago, Iii, Dec 81, 1854.
lam fully Of the opinion, from careful examin-
eson aud trial, that they are better oseuiated y
aoeompiish the object designed. than any now 90
fore The public, being shaped upon Philosophic
yrino'p'es. OAAHA' -
Detroit, Dot H. 1901.
Cleveland, Oct 81. 1851.
II s6esds ne great pleasure to state that on
trial Of ssvsral specimens Of Spectaclss placed ~
nyha bds ~ Mr. Solomon, | hnd myself mseh
sooieved fseU . defect Of vision. and especially
veeknsse Il syss, from which have suffered eol
1Ae last two years Whenever havs s1srsissd
1Ae0. svsn fer bert period Of time thish
VAoY aso - excellent quality and peculiarly
oAapAsd for s1eh psfpse:e
pp>Nnnoe q Physleal Disg1ssis. ssd thsoey 81
re1eoios q Ne1aeins, ~ Osd " , CsuSoss
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29

OFFICE, 50 WALL 81 PINE 1T, 7.
cid mp capital, surplus snd reserved
t0040. .s.s~o 'ovscSc
1nvested In this county,. ............ ! 1Svoo.
3eGly revenue over. ................5 = w: w
TIE shareholders Personally RESPONSE
DE for Engagements of the Com aany.
AL Directors muss be ShnrehOIders.
nspRRBHcBs 1oR DAvBxroAF:
Geo. n. French, Lorenso Schricker, Nicholas
kshnsu 3 Co., Geo. L. Davenport, Almet Sksel'
kisAoins ]. Ruach.
H.innsil, Mintun 1 Co., Harper Brothers, Dun
can. Sherman Co., Alexander 7. Stewart.
J. G. wASHBURN, Agent for Davenport and
Rock Island. jlyS
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29

It has been beloved that Suswrrow.
duri, z his retreat in 1909, flung an iron
box Of money into the Lake Of kleo-
thai in Switzerland. A company hav-
ing been organized to fish it up, two
divers have been down. "Tbey found-it
was not what they sought"- old
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
The Whole ATgume emit IN q Mats

The Whole Argument IN Nutshell.
The following from . late letter OF
the Hon. Charles K. Buckalew, we'll ep-
itomizss the arguments Of the Abolition
lists:
Join Us (,his is the ery) be with Us.
think AZ we think, do a. we do, forge.
that you foretold these horrible evils -
results Of our policy and We sconted the
warning forget that We had platforms
which 10 have fals'fed, and made prom.
ises which We have broken forget that
you we're freemen before VIC mounted
your backs, aud ruled you by degrees.
and put you in prison by telegraph, and
sent you tax-gathersrs 10 take your
earnings, and Provo.t Mar.hsls to seze
YOUR sons for the war! Forge. oil this,
and do our bidding. aud hold up your
hands, aud bid US God.speed : or-yo
are secessionists neutrality-suspicious.
worse than the enemy in arms-and
savep OF grace, not by merit. from most
condign and pitiless punishment.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
RENWICk & CO.

RENWHCk & CO,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS IN
lNl ali kinds of
L u MI B e r =,
COMPRISING
Framing Timber,
Clear StssH, Fencing,
Siding, LHth,
shingles n Ptckets,
oil Of which il sold ut the very lowest market
price. Farmers and Builders will fnd it greatly
TO thsir advantage to purchase of as.
Lumber yards ct the Mil above the Railroad
Bridge, and on Harrison street, between 18th and
l4th, Davenport, Iowa. jnes-d6m
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
I. j. WELLS.

I. j. WELLS.
p m "A II M A e. e u II i = II /,
MO. ga IA Aeay IT..
DRALB4IN
Drugs. Chemicals, Paints,
oils, Varnishes. Dyes, Glass,
Putty, Brushes, surgical 4
Dental INSTRUMENTS, Per-
lulnery, SpOnges, Fancy ar
ticles, Soaps, Liquors for
medical purposes. Patent
Medicines. &c, &c.
Particular a ttentiOm paid
to Physicians Prescrip-
liOns and Orders from
Country Physicians.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29

Four or five Irishman late opened .
pork store at Fordingbridge, Hamp-
shire, England, and selling their meat at
. lid (5c) q pound, almost destroyed
the trade OF the beef butchers, whose
beef cost I'd pound. The latter got
over the difficulty by gravely telling an
old woman that the pork was American.
and bad been fat.ened upon dead SOL
diers, who weree always picked up af>
ter battlas and given to pigs.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
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MANHooD.

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IA Involuntary Emission, Mental and rhysica
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pediments TO Marriage. Nervous Debility, Self
abuse, Sexual Diseases, &c., DO.
BY Rosr. h. BELL. u. D., Member Of the Royal
College Of Surgeons, London. 10 pages Price cts
This Book should be read BY evory one, and
particularly by those arriving 1t Manhood. It
contains impor ant advice to al and the means Of
cure 10 the afflicted Is plainly set forth. Il has
ISarcd Mousvmds ! from q Life Of Msery.
Sent under sealed envelope, by mail, on re-
ceipt Of the money or postage stamps, BY
]. BRYAN. VI. D.. Cedar-St New York.
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
christopher CsslIeM,
Horse Sheer 4 Veterinary Surgeon,

ONE DOOR WEST or COR. OF 2D L ROCK ISLAND,
- WISHES TO INFORM THE CIT
ERM IzsNs OF Davenport and Scott y
QHCuunty generally that he has per-N y
usnently located himself in this city where he il
prepared to shoe horses on the scientific princi-
pies After twenty years study and practice on
the anatomy Of the foot, Of which time he has
epent eleven years under the superiatendence Of
tho best Veterinarians in Europe, he wishes to
say that he vii! give satisfaction to ell persons
having horses aborinS under the disease of corns,
or contractions, commonly called slough bound"
interfering. o7erreaching, quarter cracks, Sand
cracks sprains OF the corns, founders, g-bones
ana spavins, for all Of hch he warrants q per-
feet cure if durable. The greater part Of these
diseases are caused by shoeing or want of proper
JUDGMENT incl diff
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

I'm MoRrRsAL 4. n. OCEAN TT8AHs HIP Co. .
oAnAa1Aaa Lime.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29
. q NJ - U M r n Z q NJ
CAN b CURE

The advertiser, . Physician # thirty years ex-
periencs, in the treatment Of Lung Diseases,
Bronchitis, asthma. &c., but now retired from the
practice, is DESTROYS Of imparting his experience
by diausing information invaluable to suffering
human and which has Cured thousands.
The same medicine will no. do for all. He will
send Prescription, with full directions for use,
adapted to each particular cast, ard will surely ef
feet a cure. TRY TIT will cost you nothiDg-a
STAN required for postage. Address.
H. LOWE, N. D., Boz 6079, New York City.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-29

A New Jersey paper has given an
appropris,e name to the wordy and
windy agitators vino are clamoring for
war under existing policies, but who 70
fuse to volunteer. It styles them
"topgue valiants." We doubt If any
nation can furnish . class more valiant
10 words and dastardy in acts than the
abolitionists OF this country. Massachu-
setts is the hot-bed wherein they are
incubated, and her remissness in volun-
teeriug is in proportion to the 6erceness
with which she has clamored for black
policies, and the prosecution of the war
for theta enforcement.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-24
$4,000
Total
A Specimen -Abo1itionist.
A New York letter to the Hartford Times

A New York letter to the Hartford Times
records the following:
Many years ago a student, thoroughly
mbued with doctrines of abolitionism
graduated at Yale College. and studied for
the m 'nistry. into which he was in due time
admitted. During the first year of his
life he officiated as candidate at various
churches in Connecticut and New York,
but received no call from any source, till he
introduced his auti-slavery Bibhle doctrine
to small society in the eastern part of Mas
sachusetts. Here he was appreciated, here
be settled AMI preached the dogmas of Cal
vim and abolition for nearly four years.
At length. finding his sheep were scattering,
he was suddenly taken with Southern TiD-
stead of Erocanl fever, resigned the charge
and went South to try the climate of the
plantations of Georgia. While there be
became acquainted with the daughter of a
wealthy planter, and, N course Of few
weeks married her. The noble hearted
Georgian gave his daughter as a marriage
portion. fine plantation on the Savannah,
and four hundred slaves where the happy
couple lived. surrounded by fruits, flowers,
willing and affectionate servants, and every
enjoyment that heart could wish for three
years. At the end of that time thew m utu =
ally agreed to dispose of their property and
remove to New York. Their slaves were
accordingly sold at the highest market
price, aud the plantation itself was bought
by South Carolinian at high figure, and
the couple, with their gold, were soon on
their way to this city. Upon their arrival
here, the money was invested in this city
and bank stocks (and is still paying hand
some dividends.) After a time our young
stakeholder received and accepted call
from one of our uptown churches. where
he may now be heard denouncing the sin of
slavery, as the greatest of al sins, and a
traffic in human flesh as sin which "bell
alone can blot out J! Oh, the tim es, &c.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-24
MATRmoN1AI.-We clip the following

MATRMoNIAI.-We clip the following
advertisement from an eastern paper:
81 have lived solitary long enough; I
want som ebody to talk to, to quarrel with.
then kiss and make up. Therefore ann
open to proposals from young ladies and
fresh widows of more than an average re-
spectabilty, tolerably tame in disposition,
and hair of any other color but red. AS near
as I cau Judge of myself, am not over 80
nor under 25 years of age. In height am
either five feet eight or eight feet, sure.
Weight 135, ,315 or 531, one of the three,
recollect each figure perfectly we'll, but as to
their arrangement am somewhat puzzled
Have whole suit of hair, dyed by nature,
and free of dandruff. Eyes outternut
brindle, tinged with pea-green. Nose blunt,
according to the Ionic order of architecture,
with touch of composites; mouth between
a cat fsh's and gator's-made especially
for oratory and the reception Of large oys-
ters. Ears plsiuated, long and elegantly
shaped. Ny whiskers are a combination of
dog hair moss and briar bush-well behaved
and fearfully luxurant. am sound in the
limb and on the niger question. Wear
boots No. 6, when corns are not troublesome q,
and can write poetry by the mile, with
double rhyme on both edges-to read back :
ward, forward. crosswise or diagonally. Can.
play the 1e~sharp ana pass drum and
whistle Yankee Doodle in Spanish. Am
very correct in my morals, and first rate at
ten pins; have great regard for the Sabbath,
and only drink when invited. Am a do
mestc animal and perfectly docile-when
towels are clean and shirt buttons all right.
II possess prodominating virtue, it is that
of fUrgiving every enemy whom deem it
hazardous to handle. T say my prayers
every night, mosquitoes permitting, and as
to whether I snore in my sleep 1 want some-
body to tell me. Money no object, as f
never was troubled with any, and never ex-
! pect to be.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-24
Church and State,

Nothing has been more odious to the
American, since the Revolution of 1776,
than union of Church and State. Polit-
clans denounced it-Religion lists denounced
it-Infidels denounced it, and all our con-
stitutious denounced it-State and National.
But the scene is about to chang9-a despo-
tim can not live without a State religion
and preparations are at work to prepare a
Church and have it in readiness for the i'm :
portant hour when the new order of things
is to be announced.
We have 1t from most reliable authority
that there is a correspondence going on, and
means as rapidly as possible progressing, to
unite seven of the largest Protestant
Churches into one Church under new and
imposing regulations, for the purpose of be-
ing established as the Governmt ut Church
whenever the Constitution of the United
States can be got rid of and State lines
blotted out, and with them the State con-
sttutions.
A letter to this effect has been seen and
read, and we learn there are those who do
not deny it but very openly favor it in their
conversations.
We make this inform alton public, at this
time, for the purpose Of putting the people
on their guard, so that if they hear coz YER
sltions touching such movement they may
know what it means. OF course all such
movements commence most secretly aud
steal upon the public ear in mild and
plausible accents. One of the main argu
ments will be to destroy and put down the
Catholic religion. by raining up a power
strong enough to prevent its growth and
finally exterminats it.
By this plausible pretext they expect tc
com bine at once all the predjudices against
that religion, and another will be to put
down the very infdelity these politica
churches have introduced into the whole
structure of society by their negro religion
The negro is to be the foundation of the
organization, as we'll as the cohesive powe
which is TO unite them in one body. As this
bloody and desolating war was inaugura tee
5y first converting the churches into politi-
cal organic ations. they intend to demand
tn cir portion of the spoils before it is closed
Crisis.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-24
NUMBER g7
Too mich Money.


Ben Franklin. In the last issue of the N:
Y. Day-Book thus discourses on plethora
of money:
The history of the wealth and power OF
nations is but record of slavery of some
kind or other 1t is a matter of little differ
ence, as far as the results go, whether wealth
is collected by taking the surplus produc-
| tious of the 'enslaved' black man, or the
surplus productions of the euslaved whites.
| Bonds are bonds, whether the shackles are
bill of sale of service for life, or a coudi-
ton of absolute dependence forced upon
poor men by legislative acts; which acts
contrive to wrest from this poor white man
all he creates by his labor, over and above
his very limited wants. It is euoug b to
know that wealth is the result of labor only,
that by labor only the rich in all countries,
who never labor, are getting richer and the
poor or wealth creating classes who always
labor are getting poorer as years roll on
The laborers, the toilers. the great thirty
millions of England, are ground to the earth
by taxes. THESE taxes creep into every
article they eat, drink, wear, sleep upon;
walk upon, look upon or touch. Not a COM
fort, not necessity which the poor of Eng
land have escapes. Every tax they pay
goes to the government, to be paid again to
the rich men who hold the debt which the
government owes, that terrible So O00 OOO,-
90 which the white slaves of Birmingha
Sheffield, Manchester, and the other manu-
featuring cities and towns, are sweating,
toiling, and starving out. The wheel is
kept turning. The poor are stripped of
every luxury and half the neeessaries of life;
that taxes may be paid to the government;
that the goveru ment may pay the rich bond
holder. To know what we ia this country
IL.
mines of England, where. to-day, women
are hsrnessed to coal-carts with ropes
around their waists, aud with the donkey;
tug, day after day, the production of that
dark, wet, dreary hole in the bowels of the
earth, to the mouth of the gallery for ship.
meut. Look at the discoveries made, of
hundreds Of murdered infants by the poor of
London to get the burial fees. Look at the
statistics of intemperance, the history of the
London gin palaces. Taxation, bitter, cruel
biting poverty, has thus degraded and de-
banched the poor of England, and the more
rapidly England has grown in wealth, the
more rapidly have these horrid pictured
multiplied. In the 18th century. England
stole from India, and ground out of her
American colonies and her islands, no less
than S., 10000, 900. In the commence.
m ent of the 19:h century she began to grow
great and powerful, and her rich have grown
richer, and her poor poorer ever since.
The question for the working man to set
tie is this-Does an increase of money, paper
or gold, under laws which encourage mono-
poles, and favor high rates of interest, and
huge speculation, imitation, and o thousand
schemes which do not add mill to the
wealth Of the country, benefit him?
Under such a state of things, l consider
the plethora of m oney one of the worst evils
which can befall labor.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-24

GEN. MoRGAN.-The escape of Gen. Nor
gan must be delightful subject of reflection
to Yankeedona. The devil is let looss,' as
was said good many years ago. when
Richard of the Lion Heart escaped from
thradom. Our Confederate Richard owea
the Yankees heavy debt, and be is not the
man to forget his obligations. Il has been
suggested that he may tarry in Canada till
his beard be grown, but we rather think he
will not wait the cousummation of that
tedious process. Sooner or later we hops to
hail his advent safe aud sound in the Con-
fsderacy, and then-look out.-RiehmonG
Dispatch
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-24

The BURIED PAsT.--On the French coast,
near the mouth of the Garnne, a town has
been discovered buried in the sand. A place
of worship has already been excavated. Its
plan shows it to have been built near the
close Of the Roman Empire. 1t is embel-
ished with paintings which, with it's scnlp-
tured choir and capitals, are profuse Y
adorned. and have attracted numerous Wis
tors. 1t is believed that it is one of the
cities described by Pliny aud Strabo. The
Emperor Napoleon, having purchased q
portion Of old Rome from the Pope, com
menced excavations at large cost and up
on large scale. Already public and pr:
va.e buildings, coins, plates, carvings and
statues have been released from the debris
of centuries, which overwhelmed and hiL
them. The latest discovery, on the spo
where Constantine defeated Maxentius
Chat is near Cremera, outside the Porta de-
Pototo,) is villa, believed to have be-
longed to Calphurnia, Cesar's wife. One o.
the conduit pipes bears Calphurnia's name
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-12-24
A BRIDE w ORTIZ HAVING. The Rocking

A BRIDE w ORTIZ HAVING. The Rocking
han CVa.) Register publishes the maria ge
of Miss Lucy F. Roller, daughter of a
wealthy farmer in that county and adds:
She was what we would call san inde =
pendent girl sure enough. Her bridal out
fit was all made with her own hands, from
her elegant straw hat down to tho hand
some CATERS upon her feet. Her own deli
cate hands spun and wove the material o
which her wedding dress aud travelling cloak
were made, so that she had nothing on hel
person when she was married which wa.
not made by herself. Nor was she COM
PEELED by necessity of poverty to make thi,
exhibition of her independence. She did i
for the purpose of showing how independeu
Southern girls are.