Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-08

will not DO far of Of new divisions upon
new lines Of geographical position and sec.
tisnai interest -Ner York World, March
la
s'10ands Dr.
The danger Of meddling with things in
doctors shop Was illustrated yestetday.-
Two ladies' called at the office Of one Of our
wcll-known physicians. When one Of them
Was consulting the physician in his office,
the other, prompted by curiosity or some
kindred impulse, proceeded to investigate
the contents OF large case of bottles, jars,
etc, IN the outer office. Between the two
apartments was glass door over which was
q paper shade, which was . paper shade,
which, however, was torn across one corner
80 that II WAS impossible TO see from one
room into tho other. Hearing . rafting
among hls bottles, the physician stepped to
the glass door and looked through to see
what was going ON. lie discovered the lady
in the act of taking down one bottle after
another and smelling Of the contents there's
Of. At length she got hold Of something
which evidently pleased her olfsctoriss ~
She sme.led and smelled again, and each
time it was apparent that she was more
pleased than before. She then poured some
u the liquid INTO her hand and Snelled
again. This time hes entire satisfaction
with the result Of her investigation was ev-
idsnt, and she hastily rubbed the fluid up
on her nose and portions Of her face contis.
uous thereto, replaced the bottle and took
her seat a. she heard rustling in the other
room. indicating that the consultation WAS
at an end, and that the consulting parties
were returning. The physician knowing
we'll what the result would be detained the
ladies in conversation for several minutes.
Before the end Of that time, rs the lady sat
near \ warm stove, her nose and portions Of
her face began to turn TO deep Give color,
and before she departed they had assumed
n beautiful dark brown. She had mistaken
the doctors favorte hair dye Tor pcriumery
She will be an invalid and will not receive
calls for q week TO come. - Detrrn Post
TnE Iowa Southwest speaksa as follows Of
the stone and coal in Taylor county 4.
The scarcity Of timber in Taylor county
is L. some extent counterbalanced by plen.
tifal supply Of stone especially in the vici>
nifty If Bedford. Good building stone has
been found in various places drought tho
county aud new deposits are being found
continually. The stone which has been
quarfied thus far, although comparatively
but the opening Of the quarrics, makes ex .
cellcnt lime. which finds = market not only
in our own county but in our sister counties
on either hand Page and Kinggold. Tho
stone also makes . neat and substantial
building q can be seen by the examination
Of our court house aud the new school house
We have every reason to believe the quarries
ate absolutely inexhaustible aud Ne know
that the quality Of stone 10 materially im>
proved NJ the work Of quasrying progresses.
II may not be amss to state here that ex.
ccllcnt brick are being msde in the county
every season. Coal has been found in pay.
ing quantities in the northwest part Of the
county, and recent o. plorations dowawards
in the county north Of 10 indicate that cosl
10 plenty within less than 400 feet from thu
surfa - Of the ground. Preparations have
been completed and the work Of boring fol
cool commenced BY M. Houck and ws con
fidently expect that has labers will be crow.
ned with complete success. fit should
happen that coal can b found within 4
reasonable depth the advantage 70 Taylol
county and Indeed TO Southwestern lows
can dardly be over estimated
Seaside ana Oonoeloos Farnlng.
At . late mestisg 81 the New York Stata
Agricultural Sssissy, The President sassst
ID that the svssaes yield per asre Of cir
adjoining farms, 10 . certain locality named
wac more than double the average yisld Pei
acre Of Ill the ether farms in the State, and
that while the average yield Of certain
crops throughout the State had been stead
lily declining for many years, on these farm.
j. had been IS steadily increasing. lie die
not mention the fact that this exceptions
state Of things ID due, in considerable de,
gree, to the influence Of single man, VII,
applied energy, enterprise and capita. I,
the mana cement Of . farm with the advan.
tsge Of thorough mathematical and sci
enlific education, and that each Of thss,
farms is managed simply with . view I,
profit upon ordinary staple crops and stock
raising. and not at al . pastime.
II would add millions to the national rev
enue in . few years il il wete generally un
derstood that the business OF agriculture
when thus undertaken, with the advantage,
Of capital and suitable education and mean,
Of Information. Is the safsst, and. on tn,
whole. the most surely prosperous business
that 10 carried o. in this countrv, s.thoveh
- things now are, ne men work % bard 70,
such miserable pay - the great mass Of oul
agricultural population.
Srppsu DsAss. The Peoris Tramssrip
Of the 9Th says: A young man about TWEEN
ty-6ve years Of sgs, named McMorrison
csws from IN adjoining town and put up q
. hotel in that city. 10 receive trsatment 70
consumption. He ate hearty supper AM
retired to his room. During the evening
ball was given at the hotel. The next morn
ing he did not get Up. The door was force,
open. and the unfortunate man found dead
While the festive scene vas going on unde
his room. HE spirit was struggling with tn
awful mystery Of death and amid TIL
| a0und of s,n,,.;. asrA s~sci~,Nw h. ao1v>l ~.