Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-21

DsserestIa- ~ fousG adlen
rfsno g1nyi r .Hude E'ssy-er
.utomaIfen Piano.
Auea interest vas lately excited At 4
resting Of tecbnelc gica, society in Pare,
o the performance Of IN electric p arc, iu-
vented by NJ. Spsiss. On the interior OF
tos iasl runent there is Q series Ct electrs :
magnets, which eet upon the ordinary ham
me . that strike The tones; these hammers
Communicate with the ley board in the
usual way, but upon the opposite end
they have small wooden els erminating
with arma,urss, which are stt-sted to eisc--
tro ma gnsts whenever they becom me active.
The music to be performed is arranged en-
on a continuous slip Of paper, Perforated
with holes in such . way Is 10 represent
the different notes. This long strip, BY
means of clock work. is relied Of from one
wooden cylinder to another, the TIVE being
separated by an intermediate cylinder Of
metal. There 10 also = smsii ksv-bsaid
with small movable copper hammers which
10 placed above the intermediate cylinder
so that the email heads Of the hammers
rest upon the continuous strip Of perforated
paper. The battery 10 90 arranged that
one pole communicates with the SINAI key
beard, and the other, through the electro
magnet, " til the metallic roller. As the
shee: Of paper is rolled frsm one wooden
cylinder 20 the other, il passes on tue me-
| taiiic cylinder, aud whenever hole in the
paper comes under the key board, the ham
raer makes contact, and . current passes
through to the electro msgrst. which at
tracts the hammer and the req Tired pots IS
struck. The ~ho's pc fsruancs is auto
ms,ic and independent Of tbs sk' III Of the
operator, and it 10 said to bs Liant and
effective.
ssSom . thing TiAeront''..A 1.nGer
Seer story.
From the Cincinnati Times.
~ psse glad to see ysu, like ash never
YES, Mister Cri. when old Zinzinnaty
gosme away from you"
Such WAS tho warm salutation OF leu
tonic friend whom W met the Other day
in distant city, whore he had recently
gone to reside. rhs reader might mot guess
in long time what business our friend
from Z ncinnaii was engaged in, 20 We will
tell you he kept lager beer salosn.
"How do you Ike your new location =
10 inquired after his raptures at meeting .
Cincis NATHAN had somewhat abated.
IN &c povs In this tswns nice poys.
The first night vot opens mine saloon.
they goones in and calls for lager peer,
doc, eight, seek, half a TOKEN Of 'em unit
en- l ssys, who makes pay for this doc
soon slreaty!" Wy tam, dey say, put it on
. sc, l-te. doe ten, 4 DON geep no
schlate. Den dsy says, you peter a. send
olt,nt puy schlate.' Veil, wants to
ygommodsts-thsTs's no principal in tinga
so por aht scl,lats. The peer kept
{, lli ~ for more poys, unit gspt putting
ne sch,ats onto der. Posty kwick alrcaty
dslls dem the seal 70 it pess full % poth
des, unit den de- cells me If the schlate
csc full I petter - ill my tam Tuch he I'd
nit 'sml Veil, dat ish oil right, there
20 principal in Dc tings-dsy are nish
: oIs.
"Poatv bns BY ? ss sddie, they makes
/, lash INIT mine par, peaks nire polite s,
Mt knocks hail formation OF Of mine
locking glass NIT u..ns head. Mire Colt
I vash md. !. deer you kive me ten dol
) r 90 much ash | vrsh mad. BIT dat
, pese a. Il b: ~ s's Mo brine bal ]
uzc-r t n kes * tfe.eIce. MICS
povs,
! Then III g. me Ia lea son 4
, eip, unt des 'sni dew pet er go TO
sicf.', their oan IN Anericra S . iagon
V aIlight3 Yel, TIN, makes motif q
; t,fFercnt.
} "Tley knockste g. ire % down IN. II
row, u It throws tie wildou cut OF the
papy. That's a.! right-ms kes noting
tiffss snce-thsrs's 10 principal in that
nice poys-but growing very much excited
and emphasizing each word On the bar with
, his fist they pu.s water in mine class o.
pcer-unt Gett in himmel, that ish moi
ght,-thers's some principal in doze ting.
that makes something's tiffersntr
:
. BHicHAH loUSG enjons his Mormon
. saints not to have any dealings with thu
+. unregenerats monogamic IDENTIFIES that thu
i Pacific railway is expected to bring to Sal
: L,Le. But in Brigham Young's nswspap-
> ar organ, under the caption, "Wsnted I'm
: nediatsly," appears an advertisement fol
zone hundred bridge builders and ont
: hundred masons. Apply at my Office
/, (Signed) Brigham Young.
, Preaching is one thing, but practice il
: another, seems to Be the Mormon Mogura
, motto. So ong as the body Of the saints
, 10 undeiiled by money dealings with Gen
. tiles the head Of the church msy enjoy I
| monopoly Of tho railway contracts, and
, other profitable pickings that the coming
Gsntlss are expected to furnish.
The prettiest girl in Norwich. Conn.
> works for aliving-and never had . bssu
: "Young man. what's the price Of THU
{ silk'' asked partially deaf old lady
Seven dollars" was the reply. "Seventesr
do.lsrsi' exclaimed she I'm give thir
teen" "Sevsn dollars. ma am, il the pric'
, Of the silk" replied the honest shopman
"Oh, seven dollars r. replied the lady
sharply "I'll give you FIVE"