Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-09

Our moen1ne 6lumbesD ass rsgulely oseN
n a holf paSt nve 10 t6s 0osning by the
rsstiioe Of an eooeoeue eow I'll uedss ous
bedreeo WinAoW. Il y ~ let ooua1 ~
3iss 6oep - tGt ~ ~ nt1ht snd miaGlo4
y = = etnb ~ beosDs neeos - - -
Irof5 Fl ~ aljsoous Uuop10E $1,000 -
.Iass Iollaby g ooe tIes1 ao1ns0s - u Jos
ssn ooly shlnh - h answSss wsu IL Pus-
pose e . more ecle0si0e sssO1oees 1sues
our itisod Saith, Who has net = he6n eel-
sh fos cow bsll sesains q fes blaek do "a
win ssdod bRa' that eow With bie -
breath The side the land Of drsams, md Nae
in bic nseveus anxiety 10 get straight ae biz
''fsrsy vinks" divides bis wsaeh in sqaali N
ltsllmsats between the sow bell and The not
lss< sssiss snd ssa~Ssty iess msslcal sasss
ssrs, and l alone 6nd comfort in the rustic
concert. By the way. Mac has at last feusd
the solution Of The musqsisc pscbleo. Hos
70 do It hes puszisd tbs bsains Of great men
before THE day. Mac got issssr from
hOms-as evsry married man has perfect
sisht 70 do-ead therein HE better tall. -.
licstous fcr his happiness. suggssted that
caster oil, that favosits juvenile specific.
would. when laid On 10 cepious sxtssnal -
aications. frustrate the designs Of shsse
troublesome torosnts. lie dstefmtoed ~
once TO make the attempt, and 20 . bette Of
that delightful ouguens was procured, end
before ret ring 10 his couch last night. be
smcascl his lace ard hands most copieusly
therewith. Tbs sGess Of shis application
upon nis ssnbusued csunesnancs wss like
to the application Of vasni.h upon nahoea-
ny vensesing. Il brought the rich ruddy
colssiug Of ,hs cheeks, heighlsasd into glis
tening beilliancv. the Zip ends Of bic slnos,
blistercd nose and ears /; aod standing 10 the
middle of the floos. arsayed 10 one shist aud
two cents worth Of eaa40s oil, hts coantso>
ance glistening in the candle light, he pre-
sentsd picture that would ex,ort laughter
from bed post. 1t was e6ectual. Not
musquito bill was presented that night
Lighting down up his rosy eountsnarcs
they stuck fast in the oily covssine. their
wings became sntsnglsd. and perished Oh
the spot. No more musquitos for u.s.
Cloths your pessons with castor oil, ~ With
. night shirt, and you can rest in peace.
sa rHs coHfrsr &&fN
% 70 who 10 whS smong thses fishaoen has
been decided. and victory ID ours We ssy
il not bosstinsly but in justice 10 real merit.
Upon arriving here We found that the two
elder and more experienced members Of our
little pasty of four had deep laid plans for
oor humiliation. Strategy wss useless On
ous part. To Rght it out Wss eur lass re-
sort-unless, perchance we could buy 6ah
frsm some other boat aud thus win feputa>
tioo by proxy, But that failed us-uos be-
cause our dispesition was see good enough.
but the opportunity wea not a6orded -
Square work was demanded aud % we vent
.fsAisg. As before int,mated, the Rrst twc
IN five were ours. The third might decide
it. That came OF on Tuesday, and was do
c'ded in favor Of Mac md I, by bare ma
jori.y Of fco, and our oppoasnts threw up
the sponge. In this cootest eo0e t6os hum
drsd and fifty nsh perishsd, WhioA swcre
equivalent 10 at least nine hundred peaads
For the past two days we have been resting
upon our well-easnsd laurels and training
for future exploits.
PERSONAL.
One would imagine that coming away
here into the baekwoeds almost 10 the verge
Of civilization we should b eGectuaMy cut
of from al acquainiancss. ana look In vain
for familisr faces. Not %: for Mr.. Smith
fnds here the family Of Mr.. Comfort, Who
vas his almost next door neghbor when he
resided in Ss. LOUIS; Mac finds some old
indiana scquaintances. and | stumbled up>
on some pleasant company Of some breset
coussns-Vermont cousins In the person
Of DR.. Martin and wife from Kentucky and
wbo should turn up night before last but
our well>know Rock Island friends, Charley
Mclaughlin and wife-tbe latter formerly
Me- n.eev auA nnvN Asxxe 0>s~khc.
while residing at Dr.. Reid's in Davenport
So with our excellent sersped up acQuaint
ances aud old friends W are much more at
home than ws could possibly have ex-
pccted.
We have here upon che iats fitted up In
commodious style, with high-preseure,
two tee pot power and esbin room for
fiftssn. We shasssssd her yss1ssday fos
tifsess 6ollass - mske tsar u ths lake.
Jus parry cs0aieoodol Dr. Martin and uiGs,
Ne. OsGSsss au1 wiSs end listls con, J L.
Spfoels I'D vile, soa end danehsos. Of
Pnilsie phis, Charley McLsughlin and
wife, Dr.. Van Haslsngoo and Smith, Nc
Neil 4 Co. We vent aboard with armed
fishing tackle, quaster0astss's stores, &c.,
fall CONN issaryo stock to last The round
trip. Alderman Mac suggested ss pre-
cautionary measure the shipping Of tea>
kettle, to heat water iu case the old boiler
Uni. .ht give out, end the lsdies insisted on
loading on the Excelsior House piano, but
we're 70. ced to desist, being unabls - fad
the crank.
At eight o'clock, tho lines were cut o6
and We shot out into the water at The rate
Of mile 10 four hours, we'll 10 hand. Rev.
Capt. Gilpin Ia command, ably assisted b.
his first engineer and boy to cot wood.
The captain so0u lost control Of his vessel,
only 70 be assumed By every man on board
through whose united efforts, and long
pelss, We @ade Crane Island BY one O'cIock
CRAxs ISLAND.
10 erand aet:aesien here. AZ oontioned in
my aos0er letter, g 10 ten acre patch
standing up in the lake, dsnssly populated
with crane nests. llseo 10 the summer res
treat sf thousands Of cranes durioe
the Matching seasoo, ssd here they
Asvs, ifon tine imneaonal .
rear their young. Their squawkiag noise u
heard from aios, and their 0olD etookins,
mingled With the whelpish bastiag Of thsar
young, makes harsh muaic. So unaccus>
toned ere they y man, they sss fearless 81
his approach. and being the most upreme.
y wssthlsss fowl alive nebody carss 70
waste charge Of pewdes upon their ugly
carcasses. Bat bsiog anxious to 80 how
such nooetsu1D bir1s - H. wioe veuld
look uP0n che Gpoead, ths Aldsemao
teee o16eo ~ sssolves, aod -. Nw1ie ~
6o1ooo 6asse1lU0 goo, I'D On asvtejoe q -
Island ~ I'll went asAoss for ooms shoosine.
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