Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-26

The steamer james Means. Capt. Mitchell,
Clerk Baldwin, 10 now making daily trips,
connecting with the Western Union Rail
road, At Port Byron. Any one wishing to
70 to Dubuque for a. viii 0nd this route
speedy, safe, and pleasant. Z. Q. Duncan
Agent.
The ssw snd elegant steamer. City Of
Keithsburx, Capt. J. W. Campbell, VIII de-
part for Fost Madison and intermediate
points. msking close and sure connections
Tor ST. Leuis, q 8 o'clock to.moTrow morn
ing Lemuei Parkhurss in the office. r.
n. Prettynan, agent.
The psmbins, Csps. Oress, CLERK Bennett
will leave for st. Louis ts.uosrsw
A severe storm prevailed ct Red Wing,
Minnesota, On Wednesday last, having com.
menced on Sunday. During ito progress
navigation vas completely Obsaructed. no
boats daring to venture th'sugh Lake
Pepin. The following boats werc consre.
gated ct Reed's Landing. ct the abatement
of the storm, and did not get away until last
night: Ocean Wave, Flora, Mollis Hohlsr,
Addie johnson, Annie Jshsesa. 8udssn.
Bannock City, Chippeva and vsoaA. lhs
julia was disabled u L .ke PspiA On Non.
day, betwssn Reeds Landing and Lake City
She became unmanagable. and was driven
| ashore BY the force Of wind aud waves. All
the passengers and freight wcss safely land
ed, aud the boat nas since been taken to La
Crosse. She was not seriously damaged,
and will soon be fit for service.
A Few IDEAS ABoUr ADvspfvao.-Il
any one in the country should know any
thing about the benefits Of sdvertiing, p.
T. Barnum is the man. His shows, bis mu-
seums, his books, or. a. the public l. often
aps to term bis various z,esitorious enter
prises-his "humbugs" all beca made
popular BY printers INK The great curios
ity hunter and millionaire delivered lecture
at Chicago, last week, on the subject ol
money making. In the course Of his re-
marks, he touched upon advertising ~ fol-
lows:
| A man in business should get good arti
ole that the people want, aud then advertise
il. Your advertisement brings people e
see your article, and then they become walk
ing advertisements for you farmer sows
his seeds and awaits his return, and 80 I'd
vestisements will bring in their returns ir
dve time. Advertising is like learning; ,
little 10 . dangerous thing. You must keeg
hammering on that nail and clinch it. l
you don't advertise your goods it is likely
that the Sheriff will do it for you by and BY
DO it in such way that the people canno
fail to read it, and continue it Until they
must try the article advertised.
Some advertisements need only 10 be rs,t
once TO attract attention. Soma are afrald
that IL they do this they will be called I
huunbug. The speaker had known men Il
be called this and live throughit. It would
be foolish perhaps for physicias to get ou
. coach end four and parade the streets {.
advertise himself 1t might be q humouq
but it would b no cheat Al Englishmar
had IN advertisement Of HE backing paint
ed on the walls Of the pyramid Of Egypt
Some travellers seeing this felt provoked .
the dissertation and wrote 10 the Londor
T;mes about it. Their complaint Vas pub,
lished widely throughout the country ant
it proved to be the fortune Of the blackinJ
man, by advertising in this way his black
ing.