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The Portland daily press., 1867-06-13

California FlOur:
MORE Of the Golden Gate ct the reduced raves Hs
~ EDW. II. BURGIN b CO.,
iuue11d1w No. l2o CeUmereial IS.
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Lath Savers Wantod

1.-TWO or three men are wanted that thorou gbly
understand the business OF saving Laths 10
whom good wages will be paid ana constant employ
ment Tor the season. None bat first rate workmen
need apply to Berlin Mills Company Berlin Mills
Wharf. ~
May %. dtf CHARLES HAMILTON. AGENT
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Partner MantAd,

A GENTS to canvass ior The
"A .snAGIC CLEANSING CREAM. -
Applyio N. M PERKINS & CO.,
June7dtf No = Free St., Portland Me.
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u. S. MU2'Sh0Z'S Notice.

u. s. MNrShOZ'S Notice.
UNITED STATES OF AMER1oA,
DURoUANT to Monitions from the Hon. Edward
l. Fox, Judge OF the United States istrict Court,
within and for the District Of Maine hereby give
publc notice that The following Information and Ii
bells have been flied in said Court, viz:
An Information against 80 CASES OF BRANDY !;
GASES OF GIN; 28 KEGS OF GIN l BBL. OF
SPIRITS; CASE OF SCOTCH WHisKEY; CASE
OF MALT WHIsKEY CASES OF MALT WHIs-
KEY 1 DOZEN BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE ; $50
LBS. NUTMEGs 107 LBS. CLOVES 81 Lbs. SPI e !:
seized by the Collector Of the District OF Portland
and Falmouth, on the fifteenth day OF April last
past, at Portland, in said District.
RIs, HER TACKLE, ApPAREL AND FURNITURE
seized by the Collector OF the District OF Portland
and Falmouth on the fourth day OF May last pas at
Bangor in said district. ..t.
A Libel against The SCHOONER COLUMBUS, her
tackle apparel ana furniture, seized by the Collector
Of the District OF Portland and Falmouth, on the
twentyeiehth day of May last past, at Portland in
said District. .tlI'g
Which seizures were for breaches of the laws of
the United States, is more particularly set tori
in said Iniorma lion and Libel that hearing and
trial will be had thereon at Bangor in said District,
OH the Fourth Tuesday Of June cury'sat whom and
and show cause, il any can be shown wherefore the
same should not be decreed toreit and disposed OF
according to law. D.. g st.ls s.-qs y. 4.s-
Dated at Portland, this tenth day of June, A. d.
1867.
.ln- A. QUINBY,
unc 1o-d14d Distric. Of Maine.
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BOARD Wanted.

WANTED suit of un furnished rooms, with
board, in the upper part OF the city, about the
middle or last OF July
Best OF references given and required. Address
Lock Box 1897, Portland P. o. june11dlws
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For Rent.

OFFICES in the third story CT building on corner
~ Of Exchange and Milk Streets ENQUIRE at Of
fee of OCEAN INSURANCE CO.
Feb %. tt Exchange Street.
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Lanu On Marion Street at Auo,;

y premises. Ms SGns 18Th. at - pas 49, on the
Land with q mont or aieet VIII be sold i Lot OF
in aspa a50 tas land john Gr aSSas 10 feet
perfect For particulars cal on aacI months Title
~ The above sale stands adjourned e eeIs; co
day June 10, at 12} o'clock Nj. until satuf-
,1uue 6.-dfd
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FRANKFORT, June 11-Evening.
United States bonds closed At 77s

LIVERPOOL, June 12-Noon.
Cotton opens quiet; sales to-day estimated ct TO-
900 bales; Mddling uplands lid; Middling Oriesns
lid. BreadstufS-C0rn 35s Sd. Produce-Tallow
ass Cd; Linseed Oil G41.
LONDON, June 12-2PM.
Csnsols are quoted at 95 tor money.
AMERICAN SRCURITIES-The following are the
current quotations fr American securities: United
States 520s 72 Illinois Central Railroad shares 7S2
Erie Railroad shares 40.
LIVERPOOL, June 12-2 P. M.
Cotton firmer. Sugar steady. Other articles un-
chanpeI
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Wanted.

l. j. Z. FERN AID & SON
june lO-d4W Under Preble Housa
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A RCmaTECTURR q ENGINEERING.

RCH2TECTukE a. ENGINkERING.
n Messrs. ANDERSON. BONNELL 4 CO.. have
made arrangements with Mr.. STEAD an Architect
established reputation, and will in future carry On
Architecture with their business as Engineers. Par
ties intending to build invited 10 call at their
oice, No, 306 Congress street, and examine elevs-
tions and plans OF churches banks, stores, blocks
buildings &c. u
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Wanted
Wanted.

pY man and wife, two or three rooms. or one
- good room and board
Leave terms with w. H. JERKS
Jello3t~ Under Lancaster Hail.
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Evergreen Cemetery.

EVefSrcCu OCmeVCTys
HOLDERS of Lots at Ever reen Cemetery can
III have them cleared up and faithfully taken care
Of under the direction of the Committee on Cemee e.
ries on application to E. b. FORBES at the Come
' THOMAS LYNCH,
JOSEPH BRADFORD.
AUGUSTUS D. MARI,
AUG. P. FULLER.
Nav IT, lined
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u1IIE MCKAY seNiaE MACHINE thu opi

flNHE MCKAY sewing machine the only
i machine existence by which sewed loot or
shoe can be made. Adapted to all kinds styles and
sizes OF boots and shoes. 200 pairs be made with
ease by one man, with one machine, in ten hours
These shoes AXE precedence of all others in the mar
ket, and are made substantially the cost OF Pss
ging. In use by all tue Leading manufacturers. 80
Chimes with competent to set them III
ti0n, furnished days notice For p, H,L
OF license apply to JkDON MskA AS9ge Ss,n
street, Boston, Mass. APP AZ. w.
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A SMART man with $500. to engage in light
IA paying business. Enquire of
COX & POwARS,
p -rtland, Me. iunsSiou
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-12-04

SHREVEPORT BREWERY.
YyHE undersigned respectfully informs the public tha
he has purchased from Mr. A. Schaffner, the welt
known Shreveport Brewery, for the purpose of con-
tinuing the manufacture of LAGER BEER All orders
from either the city or country, promptly filled
Address Box 26l, Shreveport, La. II. LlNMAN.
Shreveport, January 10, 1866.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24
GENERAL. NEWS.

Gen. o. O. Howard is but 81 years ofsge.
Colorado has removed its capital to Den
yer.
pi,tsburg coal sells at sixty cents per
bushel an Louisville, Ky.
Lafayette. Ind, is packing about SUI
hogs daily. :.
u. S. Consul Cushman at Rome, fought
against the Garibaldians in the fecen' war
A Providence lady did her best to cheer
her husband on thanksgiving day ~ pre-
s,ntinc him with two boys and girl.
ANewbury port gentleman Of eighsy-,hres
h.. ;,s, taken q Young wife-his first ven
turs in matfinony.
Mary Harris, aged 93 years. died ~
poughkee last week in the mouse IN
which she had lived about 20 years.
The burisl OF Parisisns is performed BY
one company, which employs 800 persons.
Hungarian editors, Imprisoned for jour-
nalstic ofIcnses, ere made To do literary
work for the State.
A crazy fellow has just been discovered
in cave At Erving, Mass, where he has
lived since March, and prefers to remain
rather than take better quarters.
Neat dodge Of the Louisiana darkies, tha
Of voting themselves ten dollars day, and
then getting outsiders to address the Con
vention," aud thus protract their session.
A monster hotel il TO be put up at Mag
ara next summer on the Canadian side.
A large lunatic asylum for the province
Of Quebec ia to be bull. at 81. Johns.
Russcl Jones, Of Charlton, Mass. CHANGED
to hi, his neck agsinst circular saw III M
mill, Friday, and in a second was beheaded
To keep a copper tea kettle bright, wasi
| It occasionally with n solution Of salt ant
bnttermiik, Iinsing thoroughly with clea'
| water.
McVicker says his receipts at Chicag'
for November were over. $4,000. Crosby
Opera House took IN nearly $1S COO, Wood
about $4,000, aud Arlington's minstrel
tll,794.
The ladies of Maysville, NO., have threat
ensd 70 destroy oil the liquor in the plse
By force Of arms.
A convenient way Of testing the ans<
tions Of your intended. 10 to marry anoths
woman. II she don't love you, you vi
fud II out immediately.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24
DIR. W.RxGATS
TAR SYRUP.

"Eacts are stubborn thinge" says the old pyoverb,
and IN these alone do Int nd to DEAL In present.
ing WEIGHTS TAR SYRUP TO the public All
know the necessity Of guarding against Colds. a.
well ~ the necessity for taking the proper remedies
when tie Colds are upon ne We say, without fear
OF contradiction, that the superior OF Wrights Tar
cyfop to- the curs u Consumption, Coughs Cods.
ard all diseases Of the Throat and Lungs
ooee not exist. Below ere Testimonials from per
sons. come OF whom are known In all parts Of the
county:
Dl. h. SanLroH MAcxssu9, Literary Editor Of For
nsy's Philadelphia rteee. writes
PmLADKLpmA, July 20, 1851.
DRAa Sn:-Last (hsietnas. for the first time In my
life. was much a0icted By very severe Cold. with
almost constant cough aud sore chest. "Prnctce
makes perfect" the proverb says. but the more
enughed the worse did It. by what then conssd-
cred an accident, hut now believe to have been
Providence. was induced to try DR.. WmaHrs TAI
sraur purchased from vou and was greatly relieved
In two days. wholly cured In ten II Is not unpeas
ant to the taste. which 10 good point Many years
sro, reading my way through an old library, came
across the works Of that Bshop Berkeley who pro-
pheticslly and truly declared, more than a century
tgo, that Westward the march OF Empire takes itr
way and among these were two trcatires in which
ne strongly advocated the OF Tar AZ curative Of
many diseases from Catarrh 10 the plague lwaa
snen suuck with tas ccyency Of the good Bishops
efeumects and am now snre-from the efficacy OF
~. Wr'ghrs preparation Of the same remedy-that
th0y were entirely correct.
Your. truly.
r. SHELTON MACKENZIE. LID.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24


DDRkS0 TO THB NERVOUS AND DBbILt.
"A lTATED whoss sutlerinRs have been psotfAeted
from hidden causee. and whose ceses reQuirs pfomp
treatment to render existence desirable. nyou are
suffering or have suffered from involuntary diechsf
ges, what effect does il ps0duca upon yOus general
health Do ron Sesl week, debtated. eoslly tired
Docs little extra exeflien produce palpltottou Of
the heart? Does your liver. or urinary organs, or
your kidneys. frequently get out Of 0rdeff 10 your
urine sometimes Thick milky, OF nocky. or 10 Il rOpy
on eettlngf Or does thick scum riec to the top !.
Or 10 sediment q the bottom amer II has stood
awhilef Do you have epelle Of short breathing or
or dyspepstal Are yoor bowels c0nsttpatsdi Do
you have spells Of Antin9 OF fusheo Of blood to he
head! Il your memory Impaired le your mind
constantly dwelling upon THE subject Do you ise
you wtrh to be iet aluoe. to get away from every.
Sodgs Does any little thing make yOu SIAN or lumpi
Is your slcep 6n.ksa or restieees 10 ~ laetre o.
your eye e Brilliant The bloom on your check a.
bright. Do you enjoy yOuuelf In society - vel.
Do you puesus your business with the same energy
Do you feel - much c0nadeoce in yOussslff Are
your spilee du and eAGgin&s given to It q meJAn
chOly! IL 30. Do y0u Icy 4 to your liver % dyspep-
Ella. Have you restless nightsf Ious back weak.
POUR knsss week. and have but little appetite, and
Now, reader, self-abuee, vensfeal diseases badly
cured and sexual excuses. all capable Of pfudu-
cling weakness VI the generative organs. The or
gans of generation, when in perfect health. make
the man. Did you ever think that those bold defiant
energetic, persevering, successful bus nese-men
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24
CONSUMPTION
CIV BE CURED.

Dear eir:-TIaving witnessed Incorporation II DR..
Wrtghte Tar Syrup In caees Of Cons umptou, cheer
mlly recemmsnd Il TO all persons afflicted.
JESSE X WALKER.
Fourth and Chestnut Ste Philadeiphls.
odelphia, vritee:
Amer suffering two Year, with CONSUMPTION ana
constant hcmorages was induced 10 tfy Wrisht's
Tar syrup. Amer ueing eix bottles health retufned
and am now al . to attend 70 my brsinese.
S;S. Stevens. Druggists. Reading. n writes:
Mr.. J. J. kfomer.-The crose u Tar Sprup pur.
cnaecd about three wecke ago IL nearly all sold. Nv
customers speak highly Of II. Send half gree Of Il
to my father at Middletown. Pa and charge il 10 me
c. B. vansyckel, Drucgists. Trentcn, N. j.. eave:
Df. Wrghif Tar Syrup doce all >. n claim for H.
am selling largely 81 It. and with much satisfaction
to my custumers.
wright's Tar Syrup IL sold BY al D-acr:ess and
Country Sforekeepcrs. Price II per bottle one
bottle will check the mos. aggravated COUGH
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24

Too Wxlaury IN fus SsEHS.-Amone the
many incidents connected with she exlraor-
binary sha!,owness Of the water in the Mis-
sissippi river opposite this city.swe will
mention the fact that Hon. Ed~afd John
stone Of FL. Madison, in crossing the river
yesterday in a skiG. was detained some
tisns in the middle of the atreAm on account
Of tho skill getting aground. the Judge and
On o>rsman being the only persons ia the
skiG. The owner Of ths sk,ff. After tugging
away for some time with bis oars to get HE
fsail bark sfsat, declared that the reason Of
H. grounding was because tho Judge was
ssteo Wsighty il the stern" but that il he
- anethee nan aboard q like proportions
= - b The ether ead q ~ boat, he could
eoooy g ~ sG-TKsse1k Cesatisueieo.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24

vvsSo - @Ooeo eeeO = GWUSeCs
That our readers may get some idea what
radical reconciliation If the Southern States
10 costing the people, We clip the following
i,ssns Of additional expenses asked for By
the Pay master General:
The Paymaster General has laid before
Congress . statement in relation 60 the
amount that will be needed, in addition to
the one and a half million dollars hereto
fore appropriated, to complete the work Of
reconstruction. He says General Scho6sld,
for the first d,strict, asks $50, 900; General
Candy. tor second district, tl99. $50; Con
eral Pope, fos third district, So, 1865; Gen
ersl Hancock, for fourth district, 1888 ,e22 i;
General Ord. for fifth district, 152i,b7y.-
Total, 81, a05.25l."
According to this, il has cost the tax pay
ers. thus far, SARA. s55 10 carry on recon
stsuction in the South and keep the radical
party in power. How much it will cost the
people to keep up this Reconstruction" for
thc benefit Of radlcslism, the Lord only
knows.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24

We print this morning carefully pre-
pared and most significant article upon the
number OF working people in this city who
arc out OF employment. Its consideration
Is commended 10 those who hold. with Mr..
Jay Cooke, that "a national debt is ma
tionsl blessing" or with certain hrelings
judges. who have proclaimed from Their
benches that n greenbaok Is the equivalent
Of geld dollar. Disguise Il as We may, II
is none the less true that we have fallen up
on hard times Fifty thousand perso1s IN
New York, who live By The labor OF Their
hands, out Of employ. is Ia more truthful
statement Of our fnsneia'o condition than
columns IL dciily arranged figures relating
20 the .a,ienal debt Look at some OF the
facts presented in the article mentioned:
OF the %, 900 artisans employed IN the jew
elry business, forty per cent are out OF en-
plcy carpentefs' wages have been reduced
from o. so q o. so day, and only ball OF
the jourue men can fnd employment; 0!
batters. there are 400 who can but ges
work one day out of six; Of the 2o'ooo
tsilors in the city. one quarter are u"eu-
ployed, the quantity Of Work ioT we"
thirty per cent. less than thas assigned
them a, this time last yesr, and their wages
nave been reduced by thirty three and one
third pes cent the iron workers say toa'
th.;, business has not been 40 dull in TWEEN
~ Years a. il is now at least 900 snip
wrights are out Of employ, and from one
end OF the East river TO the other but I'VE
vessels are building, of which two are steam
boats. two are ferry boats, and one Is . sail
ing vessel and tc close this sad list, il is
estimated that 5000 servant girls are seek
ing places, but find none.
Such facts AZ these do not need com
ment. Attribute them to whatever cause
ono may, the statement rcnains that thou
saads Of men and women 10 the metropolis
who depend for living upon daily labor
can find employment, they are willing. nay,
MI xious TO work, but there 10 nc work fnr
them 70 do. How they are to survive the
winter they dread 10 forecaat. Want stares
them 10 the face. Relief 10 too fer removed
10 10 within sight. Yet they must live
aud il 10 not improbable that many Of them
may be offsets Of charity before the spring
seturns. Probably few Of our citizens o..
| aware Of the state Of affairs thus presented
but unless change for the better take
place, (of which there 10 no immediate pros
pcct,) New York will see - much distress
q il did in the winter or 1857 3, when pro
cessions of men, women and children wer'
no common thing. Thus are ws to eat o
the fruits Of extravaganza in an unnscessa
rly prolonged var, burdensomc, because
III adjusted, taxation, aruinously high tariff
and an inflated currency.-N. T. World
L
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24
.lSsignee's Notice.
I'm bankruptcy.

D,sTIIcT OF Iowa So.
At the City Of Davenport, the 9TH day
December a. y. 1867
The undersigned hereby gives notice Of
his appointment as Assignee Of Thos. d.
JeSett, Of Davenport, in the County OF
Scott, in the State o! Iowa. within said Dis.
,ri,t, who has been adjudged bankrupt
upon his own petition Ivy The District Court
of SAID District. s. +. BRowN,
dec1Y- d3tsoawstucs) Assignee
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24

Ne do not remember 10 have read q
more sesihIns political article than tho re-
view by the New York Uoyid Of the Pres.
denls reasons for the removal of Stanton.
IL opens thus
The telling message Of President John
aon OF Stsnton's case the most scsthins
al ms many able messages, and needing
only more weiehty occasion and subjec.
to make m state paper of the first order
cs merit hoald have an effect on poor
Stanton like the search behind the screen in
the spattm,nt Of Joseph Surface, in the
"Schcol for Scandal" IL Il mans nature
has any lingering remnant Of the sensibli-
a.. OF . gentleman, he will hide his face in
confusion and wish TO sink away from hu-
man observation"
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24
More shan - yeas "a j. suO
cesa161 ~. ~
al ottit'e lmor;sAs hNNs s,ge.N

On which time ove- ~. ~ s..,e. been us,d,
has placed il bev -. Ire r.,s',~ :meut Il hai
nul only fov !. cascs, e. -, oe chronic but for
all cutanecus '.ianr stu sdrns. chillblains ery-
lafaEs~ - ;s,e ecabs, chapf hands. chant
lip< asd a.. ka u. = relieving pains, and healing
y II ny rs&s - applied axrKnxAIxY II has
usr s lie -. nine needle, Dirtoury or probe :, ~
busni.r - &C. enrradlsg LOTIONS and Eve wst.,.
eolne a forever destroying the delicate tissues ths;
constitute % envelope TIL sensitive orgaA.
Tor sale q Whu1e6ale - eeee q psuqeisepsolov.
s = - - 49, s $500 sss:ss:.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24

TnE following statement, although il
does not show the entire amount given BY
sae pscpIe Of different states, forms . bas
for On estimate of the amo unit of relief ex-
teadet TO the people Of the southern states
since the close Of the war. For the support
Of the sufferers from famine during the pres
eat year the following sums were coutribu-
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24
PA N o-FO RITES.
apAxp sorARR AND UPRIGHT.

which are now acknowledged n be, BY the lead
ing Artists in this country. Superior to any others
in Amesica. These Instruments p0secss every mod
srn improvement Of the lafgeet sise, hnirhed In
carved and Plain Rosewood Caees, embracing every
variety OF etrls. Each has the full Metallic Franc.
Overstrunz Base, with OF without the agrads a.
Iangoment). Each has the French Grand Action, &c
know 70 be superior 10 any other In rapid ex
ecution These Instruments al Seven. Seven and
Qusrtes and Seven and Third Octaves. conetfue.
ted Of Thoroughly Seasoned Wood. and Of the anect
and best material For Great Power. Singing Qnat
itss 81 eetness and Purity Of Tone throughout the
entire Register: Eiegsses cf rinish and Graf Do
sability, the Piano Foote'S Of 0csese. JENNIS
SON are unsurpassed BY any other MAKERS u me
world and have taken the Highest Premium Whef
ever exhibited. The same facilities which enable
ehis 1rm 10 produce 6upeROf Instr ument. also ene.
bic them 70 orr thsis Piano POrtee 70 the public q
Twenty Pc eeat. lower than any other FirSt.Class
nanufaeSuref = the e0untSy.
The special attention Of Dealers Teacher and ots-
sss 10 invited 70 The examination Of these Pianos he
fore making their rejection elsewhere. Every instsu
neat h fully Warranted for Fisc Year, Descriptive
eifeslars cent to III parts u the couDs upon spp''
cation. Address. JRNNYS son.
Between I'd Cd Avenues. sep2adiy
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24
0aAe Their Eyes snap.

An indianapolis ply sie,an IVES hurr iedly
sen, for to attend little girl who had come
home from school in absolute commissions,
filling in her time by rolling over the floor,
and screaming like = mad Indian. The
doctor saw evident traces Of some sort Of
poison. and closely questioned the young
miss a. 10 what she had eaten, but received
the reply, Nothing" While be vas Pre-
scfbing for patient No. l. another call came
70 60 few squares away, where he saw az
other little lady Ia the came style % the
fret; aud while repeating the prescription
. third call came. and revealed . similar
case exactly.
Those three happening in the same
neighl"rhood aroused his suspicious, and,
while he was uarsveling the mystery, the
parent Of No. came in and said I .. afst r
the doctor wen; away her little girl con-
ssssed the cause Of the trouble The trio
Of incipicnt coquettcs had heard that bella
donna would make the eyes sharp, and
wishing to appear very hewitching they
bad procured . small phial. OF which they
psrtoos inwa~dly, and then rubbed their
eyes beautifully. The re ult can be imse-
ined. One Of the girls WAS totally blind for
tvcnty-four hours, which hes fully cured
her Of the pasaios for "snappine eve"
De'ladeoao = ~ - ~ osAeel cuIsieolum.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24

Horace Greeley processes to have made
himself. II We had done The work for him
We would have done it better, or else thrown
the thing aside an "one Of our failures"
Saws Prentice.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24

II has long been observed By medical
writerslthat dsssh.:sis frequently preceded
BY insanity, fact which has occasioned the
remark that il wac not astonishing, for
every body knew that when folks get mad
der, they were about 10 die. This reminds
ua Of : case which occurred many years ego
in = philadelphia court, where . pretty
Young widow was in danger Of loosing two
thirds Of her husbands estate HE relatives
grounding their claim on the alleged insani-
~ OF the deiunct. ltmay be = we'll 70 pre-
mise that tho presiding Judge was not only
convivial, but also very gallant.
"what were your husbands last words ,"
inquired the attorney.
rne pretty young widow blushed, and
looking down replied, I'D rather no,
tell"
But indeed you must, nam. Your
claim may be decided by It,"
Still blushing, the widow declined 10 tell.
At Lass direct appeal from thc bench elic-
tied the information.
'lle said, kiss me, Polly, and open that
other bottle Of champagne"
We know not whether il was admiration
for the deceased husband or the living wife
that inspi,ed the judge At this instant, but
be ct oncc cried with oil the enthusiasm Of
convietion, Sensible to the last-Black-
stone ~
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-24

Nsiursi, Durable, Beautiful, Beet and Cheapest in
sne wosin.~iii give saiisfaction to ail. Principal
Wnoseais Agents for wrights Tw Syrup, snd Kro-
mers Hair Dye t. CAicaeo, Ru,lss, ftnck & Fnlies,
Lord smith. and Darnka1ne . Ven oeAanek
JOHN J. KRONER
~ Chestaas Slfssa. P,ileaslpAaa,
eeeO - ,soors01sbooR.