Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-05


Shortening tise 11ississfpI,i River
a resident If Memphis has addressed the
Governor OF Mississippi. recommending to
his attention a scheme for shortening the
lssiSsippi river, the proposition is to lessen
the distance between Cairo and New Or
leans 300 miles, OF "a reduce ii from 200
to 900 miles. The ctiett would be to in
crease the current one fourth, or to give. for
high water, u current OF seven miles yer
hour instead Of five, and for low water a
current Of five miles per hour instead Of
three. a part of this scheme is to dam up
Rod river near its junction with the Miss
issippi, so as to throw the waters which seek
an outlet through the Red liver into Atcia.
fayla and Berw,ck's bay. Not to damage
New Orleans, an iron lock is to be placed in
tie 0am SO AS to let boats into and out of
the Mississippi river through Red river
Another part Of the plan contcmplatcs that
all the outlets, both natural and artificial
from near tle mouth Of Rcd river, on the
west bank of the Mississippi river, to Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, could be opened, small
streams strai shtcncd, and tn, ir banks evccd.
thus opening sy stem Of drainage through
country embracing the best portions of
Arkansas, at the same time, with these pos
tive outlets. drawing large quantities Of
water from the Mississippi never to return.
Of the practicahility of this shortening
scheme, observing river men and those
whose business ii is to solve questions in
hydraulics are better judges than We are.
ASIDE from this question, it may occur to
some minds that there is previous one
some interest. That is, whether after all,
looking at the interests of the whole Miss
issippi boz der, river 200 miles long is not
better than one quarter less, especially
when the curtailed distance is purchased at
the expense of such an increase in the
velocity OF the current rs will rctard the
passage Of boats ascending the stream, with
out full compensation III the gain made by
boats descending it. Missouri RspuJiiean.
QUEENS and literary women are very sell
dom handsome, but there a.e some cxccp-
tons to the general rule:
"Thc empress Of Austria is one of the
most beautiful Of European Processes, and
famed for her kindness Of temper, notwith
standing her rather naughty bearing. She
is tall. slender, graceful, with very white
skin, a good deal of color, large, limpid blue
eyes, and an amazing head of light hair,
which she wears in eight massive trais,
wound round and round her head, forming
magnificent disdem of hair, such AS very
few women could match from their own re-
sources. She is also said to be highly ac-
complished. She speaks al the principal
tongues Of Europe, and is particularly fond
OF the English language. which she speaks
as perfectly as though it were her native
dialect. She is an excellent musician, paints
and draws extremely we'll and is one of the
BIOL lest and most skillful horsewo,uen of
Austria. She possesses stud Of very val
liable horses. ani pack of splcadid
hounds and she is said to take the warm
est interest in the racing ard hunting If all
Europe, and to know by heart the names of
the heroes Of the turf, biped and quadru
ped, Of all the countries ,fEuropc.
We are apt to DC free with our Jokes
upon Doctors and their drugs, until sick
and in need Of their aid, then all alike
bow to the necessity of recourse to their
hard earned and often Ill +, Quilted skill.
The prevailing belief that physic frown
upon whatever deviates from their peculiar
system and usages, arises from the fact that
their better information lead them soonest
to detect and discard the medical decisions
and i,npositions that are thrust upon the
community. That they are ready and
prompt to adopt any aeally valuable invcn-
ton is seen by the treatment Doct. j. C.
Ayers Chemical Remedies have received
at their hands. They appreciate the value
Of these medicines because the know their
composition, and where is the man who
ever heard respectable physician either
dlspangs them or discourage their use !?
No profession Of pursuit has done more for
the hrman family han tie medical profcs-
sion. None is f7liowed By nobler men or
for nohler ends; nor rs there one which bet
ter deserves the best thanks OF maukind. -
! Canton (N. II Democrat.
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