Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-04

n Heavy Floating Populations.
Cnstions-.'rhe Faith or Of Waters
s7u.f Lie In Bed-.-W nter. Wat.
er. Everywhere.
From the 81. Louis Tunes.
EpiroRs TINES: have Just arrived in
this city on the Adam Jacobs from New Or
leans. foupd the country unusually nae.
igabie along the antirc route. Every town
no, on hill seemed 10 be excessively damp,
and larger floating population | never wit
messed IN the Mississippi valley Where
some of the towns are said to be located,
nothing bu. wster was TO be secn.-
Other towns were Indicated by chin
neys and steeples. concluded the
churches to which the latter ere at
tacbed, must be Of the Baptist persus
sien. Nspoelon, for instanee. Was,
and suppose still 10, completely water.
logged. Helena Is in . worse fix, even,
than Napoleon. In fact, for once At least,
II We except the side-hill towns. water pre-
dominates over whisky all the way from 81.
Louis to New Orleans. Horses, mules aud
other live stock that could not climb tress1
have Of late imbibed water enough TO last
them during the balance Of their lives.
A dove sent out from the Adam jacobs
returned minus . Leaf, and nothing could
induce il TO leaf (eave) the steamer again
Since l left New Orleans hear that that
city is threatened with IN inundstion. II
this be so, the "lnundstion COMMITTEE"
will do well to issue the following
CAUTION:
"FArHER OF WArERs-Look here! II
you get much higher in this neighborheod
you will spill over and wet somebody
Therefore, don't you.do it. You had better
stay in your own bel. You have ono all T.
yourself, why not remain in it. How
would it look for the newspapers some
bright morning % say, "the Mississippi is
convalescing, as il is out of its bed to-cayV'
! We don't want you convalescing around
here, we don't.
"FATnER OF WArERs-Don't get to run
ming about the city. That has ruined many
fathers. and many who are not fathers, and
never will BE-, because they are ruined. You
have five mouths to feed, and you had bet
ter stay at home and iced 'cm. So long ~
you do this you will be supported by two
banks, but make run on those banks and
you will be gone, and we will DO gonsrs -
! Therefore, don't you do it. We tell you
this for your own good, and not from any
selfish motives.
DADDY OF WArgRs-We are becoming
a little alarmed Tor your safety. You hav,
a great many bars depending on you fol
their very existence. Now 1t takes q hear
Of water to run one bar, even in dry time
and if you waste your water in . time o
plenty you will need it when thinty.-
Therefore, save oil yeu have. You hav,
hut one head try and keep that level.
"FATnER or W ATsHs-We fear you hav,
water on the BRAIN" which by continue
dripping produces dropsv in your EXTENT
ties. This affl ction is no doubt . provi
Dental curse, inflicted upon you for you
blasphemous presumption il attempting 4
rise above st. Paul! Be this ~ It may, ",
can't afford to tsp you In this latitude. W.
would. therefore, most respectfully rsques
that you d,y upl
But Sc, iously, l saw SO much wood com
ing down the river on my way up, that
concluded It wood soon be within reach q
all-who own small boats. Doubly serious
~, would remark that the Mississippi ha
''dropsy on the chest" down below. to sucl
an alarming extent that it is feared ordnar,
diuretics will not stay its course.
AS ! saw nothing but water between her
and New Orleans. Except few ,housan
fee; of mud in Memphis,) have nothin
but water to write about. So will clo.e
ApiEu.
The Tribune ON Paper Money.
Greeley occasionally gives vent to his fee
ings in manner that would be highl
'disloyal coming from any other sourc,
Here is recent slash from his pen at IN
greenback system:
1--WE believe in banks and in paper mon
ey; in TACT they are essential to the advan
tseeous prosecution Of our business. W
use thousands Of bank bills weekly an
never want to see coin Of any higher dc
Nomination than . half dollar /; but we shou'
|. like TO finger dime once more. if the bar
kers on nothing won't consider the sugge.
ton too presumptuous. All we ask Is tina
their dollars should buy a. much pape
and ink ~ silver would ifthey will secuu
that We shall never think Of asking them ,
redeem. But We we're long ego taught
Daniel Webster and others that irredeem,
paper was not real money but q jugslc,
swindle and curse, and are too old to ur
| lava Ahnse ln..,c.