Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-19

Mrs. X H,'diug Davis, in Pninan's
Monthly for February has Al article on
m,n's rights, in which she INDUCES great
plainncss Of speech. II tho course Of her
essay she says:
"Dick French, worn rouc that he is, has
i ,inei the school Of the critic OF the lion
dom Sturdy Rsriesc. He asserts tina. all
women are represented by those. lie
hints that he understands the lures
,hst these dccoIiete bellies put forth. las
cursed hard on fellow he says. The
extravaganza OF these women won't allow
man TO marry; yet thsy tempt them to
do it With all the arts Of the worst Of the
demi monie' Then ne and his compcrs
adjus, their eye glasses and lean sgsinst
doorways, criticising the passes Of the deli
cate young girls who are whirling past. -
20 the traders might the slaves in the mar.
kes. French goes too far. Nv little Mel.
~ Ia not in the market, she has her secret
innocent dream Of true love and marriage
some day bid away in her heart. There is
not one Of The French's crew whom she
would marry. When che unclothes herself
imm odestly and surrendcrs her person to
their touch, she has no ulterior Pleasures
beyond the intoxicating pleasure OF the
moment. Custom has made her eyes IA
mil,ar with indecency-worn away the
defensive instinct Of purity with which
every woman is borne; but that Is the
worst that can be said Of her. Yet, If her
own blood be such ice TIA. the exposure Of
her person has no power to bring q blush
to her cheek, does it matter nothing to her
that half the men who look on her mistake
her motives, and pity the degradation she
undergocs iu her effort to please them. l
use coarse language. The times are coarse.
The state OF society which can make the
Swinburne possible. can bear = few plain
words without detriment to its modssty.
1t is true that the evil is as yet confined
to our largo cities. God forbid that the
fashionable fast girl Of New York or Chi
cago shonld be received - the typical No.
man Of America. She bears the same pro.
portions to the woman Of the States that
the fevsrish outbreak on the face does to
the whole healthy, sweet bloodsd body.
But this society assumes TO stand foremost
in refinement and culture, and cannot Oh.
ject to have its claims tested. Besides the
fcvcrish faint will spread"
Tx Australian Meat Importing Compa
ny recently gave an entertainment to work
ingmen and workingnen's wifes, for tbs
purpose Of testing in the most practices
way tho meat imported from the Australian
colonies. They had mutton pies, beefsteal
pies, stswed beef, sausages aud pottet
meats, and With the exception that some q
the dishes were little salt, the meats diff
fcred but little FROM those killed in England
1t was stated that the saltness could DO 70
duccd 10 very slight amount BY cooking
the meat with Vegetables, and that the mea
growers Of Australia proposed to preserv,
the meat with sugar and salt, and thus seni
the meat nearly fresh. Though this projec
Of bringing meat 10 In its infancy, the cos
of . substantial meal 10 far lees than fire. OIL
meat. while it is equally nculishing.
sence Of excitement have gone crazy on th,
sutje't Of religion. and revivals are the or
der ofthe day among the denizens of III,
fashionable watering places.
| -& AE
a Iam1 county fermer amused himself
the other day in beating colt with foil
handle. The club broke, and one end s.rucl
him in the right eye: putting it out.
The llilIsboro (Ohio) Ns9s says: "Rev
J. Med. Matthews, VITO has kept y regular
daily record Of the thermometer in this
place Tor thirty years past. has furnished
us table for publication, which shows that
the average OF January, 1858, fonly eleven
years ago. was nearly four degrees warmer
than January this year. January, 1912
| lS43, 1915 and 1s4s, were from one to two
degrees warmer, while January, 1886, lS46
| 1850 md 1851 were all nearly about tn,
same temperature as last month. Thi
shows the value Of accurate records. as op
posed to uncertain memory"
| The body Of Daniel Lord, ono Of tho los
on the Inflated United States. was fount
floating in the Ohio river Vevay, Ind.
on Sunday. Mr.. Lord was . hardwar,
merchant 4. DunkiIk, New York, and unit
tie telegraph flashed home the news Of thu
recovery OF his body, his friends were no
aware that he was dead, or even that he hst
been passenger on the United States. Tn
| body is said TO have been in a remarkable
state of preservation, and Wa, easily dcntl
fled. A gold watch and a number Of pri
va,c papers found on his person served {,
establish his identity beyond n doubt.
A young man asked en- old man for hi.
daughter in marriage. The answer was
go into the orchard and bring in . mum
Der Of apples. Give me one half the Who'll,
number, and the mother half of the bal
ance and half an apple over, and to tn,
daughter one half Of the remainder an,
half an apple over. and have one left your
self, without cutting an apple; and then
il she is willing, you can have her." HI
solved the question. How many did h
/ bring?