Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-07
DAJLY DEMOCRAT.

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ADrpAsrp ColsAaE-The Albany Argus
says Of The new Eve ceut pieces in circula.
tor:
I,is said ,iist the new com stamped
'five cents, can be manufactured nj . cost
insuring ore hundred per cent. profit
Who gets this advantage. Discs the nited
States treasury, Ruinor saws too, that some.
, body is making good thing on this new
legal tender; but If the treasury really gains
by its issue, the gain 10 bat temporary for
it is well established tina. countries using q
debased coinage, are tributary TO those
which 'aain,-.i apure standard
This alone should protect the American
people from the imposition Of coin which
| barbarian would reject; and II repeblican.
ism must change and debase Ill else which
II can manipulate from The constitution
downwards, we pray in tehalf Of the public
that il will make m exception and that ex
ception the coinage Of the country.
TnE Minerals n oua BoDiss-ln the
body Of . man weighing one hvndfsd and
fifty flour pounds, there are about seven
and half pounds Of mineral msleer; con-
sisting Of phosphate Of lime, Eve sounds
thirteen ounces, carbonate Of limc, one
pound; salt, three ounces 3 IS grsina, pero-
HYDE Of iron, 80 grains; silica, three grains
making seven pounds, five ounces and forty
nine grains with minute quantities Of potash
chlorine, and several other substances. The
rest Of the system is composed Of oxygen
hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon; l pounds
o, the oxygen and hydrogen being comoi-
ned in the form ef water.
Though the quantity Of some OF IN csc
substances Is very small it is found absolu
tely essential to health that this small guam
tity should be supplied; hence the ,mpor-
lance Of variety Of food. IL We furnish
nature with all the material required she
will select such as the system needs, AMI
always just in the proper quantities.
Messrs. Hurd 4 Houghton Of New York.
have in press for immediate publication .
new and complete edition Of the works OF
Charles Dickens, in twenty six volumes
crown octave TO contain all the illustrations
that have appeared in the English edition
bv Cruikshanks Phiz and others elegantly
engraved on steel to which will be added
the unsurpassed designs off. .. {. Oar
ley and John Gilbcrto now used In the Hous.
ehold edition marking this at once the most
complete elegant aud cheapest edition ever
offered to the public in America or England.
Tho same firm also amour &C for early pub.
LEGATION poems and transla,;ons BY Emma
Lazarus.
Tss STRONGEST MANA Mr.. Butts, Of
New York has entirely taken the vind out
Of the sails Of d. Winship. lie writes
hal ~ e 4
and twenty seven pounds two ounces. lie
says; Il have eaten plain simple food few
ki0ds q . sneal-aud avoided knick .knacks
pork and condinents. have used moetly
vegetable food and milk when that would
answer but found it necessary, . portion
Of the time, to introducs animal food into
my Diet"
The Erie DispateA says; "A young aud
talented lady, named Haskins, Who has beer
teaching school in the neighborllood Of
Lake Pleasant, recently undertook to correct
. pupil, . little girl, when she was set upon
BY an older sister Of the pupil and cruelty
beaten. She Was thrown down, her head
jammed upon the floor, and skull broken,
90 that she 10 now . maniac beyond the
hope Of recovery
A young man was fined $40 in Cincin>
natl, the other day for kissiI pretty girl
when she did not want him TO. II some
times results in costing man a good deal
more than tina, to kiss pretty girl when |
sh does want him to.
A story is told ofa Newboryport voter.
At the last municipal election who received |
, dollar to vote certain ticket. Being |
slightly fuddled he dropped the greenback |
into the ballot box and crowding the vote |
into his pocket started off with the impres. |
sion that he wovld go AID take something.