Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-16

1 HE MiNsIhkLS.- AtltuStOu Wtustbtis
drew large and fashionable audience At
Metropolitan Hall last night. The various
songs. dances, acts, &C., were we'll rendered
and appeared to give general sAtisfaction.-
The quntette singing was not as fine as we
were led to expect, owing to q change in
the singers, " hile a number of the jokes bore
the unmistakablc stamp Of . good old age.
We trust that their days will be numbered
with the past before the troupe visit us
again.
RoBBERiEs A raftsmao, who had fallen
into the river, took of his clothes and
spread them out on . raft TO dry. He
could not have watched them very attentive
ly, as when he cxne to put them on he
found $i2 had been extracted from one Of
his pockets.
Mrs. Frederick Y ierdt, whose dwelling 10
on Third street, near Warren, has been in
tue habit Of depositing her greenbacks in
the pocket Of an old dress hung mp in clos>
ct. Th So kinda Of banks are safe enough
until some dishonest person gains know-
edge of their whereabouts, when they are
apt to prove bankrupt. Mrs. Zierdt yester-
day made the distressing discovery that her
little store. consisting Of $12, had disap>
peared. The police are investigating
DrscovERsD Irs MERlrs-A friend at our
elbow tells of . wealthy merchant. who be.
conir & dissatisfied with his country resin
dcnct, ordered an aue,ioneer to advertise il
for sale. Some days afterward be read en-
advertisement in the papers of residence
which be thought would just suit him, ard
go he again called on the auctioneer, with
directions TO purchase. The auctioneer
burst into laugh and told him that was the
description Of the house where he was then
living. lIe read the advertisement over
again, pondered over the grassy slopes"
beautiful vistas, ''smoo,h lawn" etc.,
and broke out ''Is i. possible! Well,
auesioneer, make out my bill for advertiinp
and expenses, for. Iby George. Iwouldn',
sell the place now for three times what I,
cost me T.
Tns stats FA,n.-lt 10 pretty generally
known that the next State Fair will be held
At Clinton and Lyons. October lst. ID, Sd
and 4th. Preparations arc being made to
MAKE this fair surpass ali former exhibi
tilns over Ss 900 in premiums is offered
Nearly all railroads in the State OF Iowa
will carry passengers AZ hal! rates, and oil
riclcs for exhibition free of charge. All
further information will be cheerfu.ly furn-
ished by j. NJ. Shaher, Secretary, at Fair
field.
Last year. owing 10 bad weather. the State
far was failure. This year, sitl good
weather and our splendid crops, inspifin Z
universal confidence, we can make il bets
ter success than ever, and the more SO be-
cause the place Of exhibition can be more
easily reached from the northern and vests
ern as well as southern portions OF the
State
PgnsosAL.-W. +. Perry, travelling agent
for DR.. j Z. Aver 4 Co, the celebrated
proprietary medicine firm Of Lowell Mass,
10 on business visit to our city Our drug
gists will find him courteous gentlemen 70
deal with, and rs Ayers medicines are nee
sssary in everv household, they will do well
to embrace the present opportunity Of or
deriog liberal supply.
~ We received . call today from D. n.
Camp. Of Hartford. Conn.,, 70 WHOM has
been assigned, BY ths National Bureau of
Education, n Washington, The dety Of vis>
iting city end normal schools, for
the purposs sf collecting statistics
In regard 70 che best syssem Of
schools aud the Management Of the same.
He expresses himself surprised at the De-
gree Of perfection 70 which our schools have
been brought NJ. Camp win b in attend
ancs at the State TeAchefs' Association,
which cenvenes q Dee Moines next Tuess
day.
CnrcAoo The attention Of our readers
is directed TO the advertisement Of the
American Scale Co. In another column.
So many Of these scales are in sss right
here in our midst, aud thsy have given
such universal satisfaction, Aha. Il seems
rather superfuous for US to comment upon
them, but We will say that they arc betssr
adapted for al purposes than any other
kind. and those Who have used them will
concur with US. In view Of the great de-
mand through The Western States for these
scales. branch house has been established
IN Chicago. 1t 234 Lake street. which Is
under the management Of J. II. Aasoa and
Al. 0r'fhn. We feel con fident that Nsssss.
0r'ffin 4 Mason viii meet the western trade
With favor and sasend The popularity Of
the psreot essablishnsot.
Tbs Northwestern Nail Ceupsuy y an
ether Of Chieags's BIG sssah,ishnsota. Thu
mammoth concern, il 10 said, 10 suro;ne o.t
a article 10 The nail tine that haa ,si.h..
tesa sasslDsd - squalls6. The tr.ds sf D.v.
snpesl thiak juat - ~ do upon this i'm.
pessAns ss5jssa - hass sskasslsdeed
their pss1sssocs ~ ssoding large orders !;
we dent think shsy will svss bs smaller.
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r. B. Ben . o.. - Il Salls street.,
ChiQge. hsss esaa1lisAsa - inposting
hsssA They dsal hsasily is Fsrsign 0sols,
Liquss, Tobesso 80 Tea. Usalsse had
bsttse spsa sstssspsodsnes With them.
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