Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-06

"vUss J0oE eoaneeo 70 ees pseoty os nics
strawberries and cream-cool lemonade, etc.
The ladies Of the Baptist Missionary Sua-
day School are the managers. Don't fail to
give them call-every body.
SrnAwpsasy rrsrrvAL.-Thsre will b .
festival Of the Dutch Rsloemsd Church, at
Metropolitan Hall, ON Tuesday evening
next-(one week fron tonight for the pur.
pose Of aiding that church to make some
necessary improvements In it, church build.
ing. The ladies of the church ars making
such arrangements - cannot fail 70 make
the occasion al that could Be desired. Let
the citizens generally, take pains to make
the Festival IN interesting and profitable
one.
SIDEwALks.-We call the attention Of our
city rulers to the miserable state of the side.
walks in many parts Of the town. Our citi.
zens have always endsavored to make our
city smodel Of good order, cleanliness, and
convenience. and in carrying out this spirit,
have placed It in the advance Of all other
ones in our State. Let u not lose our good
name for the lack ofa little diligence. Tbs
war is now over, business will soon COM
mence with energy, emigration will begin.
and Of course, to gain our lions share, We
must preserve our good name.
"WnAr FALL WAS rHsRE, ny CouNrRY.
MEN, At least one would have thought 90
had he been somewhere about the corner Of
18th and Brady streets Sunday afternoon
for about that time Of day might have been
seen two nice young men with light open
wagon, two fast horses, two light spring
seats, the front one Of which the aforesaid
young men occupied, and the other held
two nice young ladies-that is, held for .
while for, rs the fast trotting team came
round the corner, and struck a certain vii.
lanous log crossing, there was sudden
roll Of the aforesaid rear seat, and sundry
pedal appendages with inverted crinoline
were up in the air where some heads should
have been! A smothered scream, An awful
cloud Of dust, and then two nice young 10.
dies we're gathered up by an admirins
crowd ofbystanders, . little the worst look
ing set of Sunday dressed girls in town.
Dust was at discount there.
MoRAL.-Don't 60 around the corners
faster than the law allows for the purpost
Of showing off.
A wosD TO the WIss.-When man ID
about to bid adieu to the scenes Of hii
youth, and select home With inore suita.
BILE advantages for the accumulation of Z
fortune, or the attainment Of ease and pros
perity, he naturally turns his steps to Z
State where enterprise and energy are re-
warded with success. He should use the
same judgment in the selection Of the towr
in which he 10 to reside. as in selecting ths
State, and it is world wide axiom, that t.
make money one must 60 where il is circu
lating plenteously. lie must go where bu
siness enterprise and public spirit abound
where industry and talents are acknowledg
ed end honored. And where is there STATE
that offers the inducements to brains and
sinew that Iowa does, and where IN Iowa il
there town that possesses like advantagea
with Davenport? Our army is being dis.
banded, and its heroes are seeking home
in which to lose the spirit Of excitement o
the past, in the projects Of the present an,
the hopes of the future. We invite then
cordially to our city. Here their industr,
or capital will meet with liberal compen
sation not found in any other locality Of tn
State.
TIE Mass MEBrrxo TO-Nloar.-It il Il
be hoped that our citizens, one and all, vii
make it point to attend the Mass MeetipI
at the Court House this evening.
The object Of this meeting 10 to determin