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Year: 1859

Nec Paper MH.-A joint stock company has
just been formed in this city, to establish a
new and capacious paper mill, and the build
ing is to be erected with as little delay as pos
sible. The site for this new manufactory is
on Gillee's Greek, where an abundance OF
clear pure water can be obtained from Bloody


Run, and other bold springs, at all seasons of
the year, for manufacturing paper-ceTtainly


an essential element in such an enterprise


We understand that this company intend to
put up the most approved machinery for their


purposes, and employ the best workmen TO be
had, thus giving guarantee that their paper
will equal the best to be had in any other
market, t
Year: 1859

appor.iOHmeHt-The necessity for recon-
structing the Wards in this city, is so apparent
to every intelligent mind, that we wonder the
City Council have not had the work done long
since. The charter of the city designates the
number of Councilmen and Aldermen to be
elected, and without an amendment of thai
charter, the number cannot be increased; bui
the Council have the power to RECONSTRUCT
the Wards so as to apportion the represen.
tatiOn to the population, and by doing this
the people themselves would be benefited -
If the line of Jefferson Ward is extended west.
ward TO 18th or 18th street, and the west line oi
Madison Ward is carried to Sd or 4th street
the three will then have an equal number ot
population, and Monroe Ward will receive
such representation as it is entitled to. I'm
der the present arrangement one-third OF the
residents Of that Ward, while they pay theiI
proportion of taxes, are neither repreSen ted il
the Council nor in the Hastings Court. This
certainly, is unjust to those people, and the
Council ought to remedy the evil as speedily as
possible Monroe Ward is scattered over n
vast extent of territory, and of necessity will
soon become too large; but the changing of IFS
east line will again ensure that people an eq ual
representation with the rest OF their fellow
citizens If the Council prefer TO make five
Wards instead of three they can do SO, under
the charter, giving each Ward three members,
instead of five, rs at present. but If this plan is
adopted, the members Will greatly Increase
their own labors on committees, as each stand
ing committee Will have 10 be composed OF III
least one member from each Ward. This sub
iect as our readers have seen, has been refer
red TO Il special committee, to be reported on to
the Council next October, aud il is TO be hoped
that that committee Will devise IN acceptable
plan for -apportioning, and that their re-
port will meet with universal favor
Year: 1859

DISSATISFACTION GnUMBL1NG AND SWEAR
ING-The law against profane swearing was
terribly violated yesterday afternoon on High
street. About every other Republican was
out-spoken and indignant at the doings of the
Convention Never did we hear anything like
it. We shall refer to the ticket, (which will
be found in our reported proceedings here
after, and speak at length of the different can
didates 1t is weak concern and destined to
be beat in October Hundreds of Republicans
so expressed themselves on yesterday; and in
their opinion we concur-Ohi Salesman
Year: 1859

nsA Men think it no shame to give hand
some obsequies to those dead, whom living
they had suffered to starve unnoticed; but the
struggle of shrinking poverty passes unseen in
its corner; the pompous trappings of death
are witnessed by all the world.
Year: 1859



 MORAL SUAsIoN ON A RAM.-When a friend of ours, whom we call Agricola. was a boy, he lived on a farm in Berkshire coun- try, the owner ofwhich was troubled by dog Wolf. The cur killed his sheep, knowing, perhaps that he was conscentiouslv opposed to capital punishment, and he could devise no plan to prevent it. 'I can break him of it," said Agricola," if you will give me leave" Thou art permitted" :" said the hon. est farmer; and we will let Agricola tell the story in his own words "There was ram

 on the farm," said Agricola "as notorious for putting as Wolf was for sheep-stealing, and who stood in as much need of moral suasion as the dog. shut Wolf up in the barn with this old fellow, and the conse- qucnce was that the dog never looked a sheep in the face again. The ram broke

 every bone in his body, literally Wonder fully uplifted was the ram aforesaid, by his exploit: his insolence became intolerable; he was sure to pitch into whomsoever went nigh him. 1'll fix him. said I, and so did. l rigged an iron crowbar out of a hole in the barn, point foremost, and hung an old hat on the end of it. You can't always tell when you see hat, whether there is a head in 1t or not; how then should q ram? Aries made at 1t full butt and being good markSman from long practice, the bar broke in between his horns, and came out under his tail This little admonition effectuallv cured him of butting.''
Year: 1859

When the fire eaters dissolve the Union
TO which section will the Fourth of July
and the Declaration of Independence be-
long?-Louisville Journal.


Which section is most likely to want a
document which proclaims that all men
are born free and equal?- Jour.
Year: 1859

The instant woman tries to manage
man for herself, she has begun to ruin him.
The lovely creeper clings in its feebleness
with grace to the stately tree; but if it
outgrow, as if to protect or conceal its sup
porter, it speedily destroys what it would
otherwise adorn. When the serpent had
persuaded Eve that she ought to induce her
husband to take advice, and become as
knowing as herself, she no longer felt her.
self made for him, and both for God, but
When she prevailed, they soon bickered
about their right places, no doubt, for Gods
law was lost sight Of by both.


A man who loves truc-hearted woman
aims to sustain in himself whatever such
woman can love and venerate. They mutu-
ally put each other in mind Of what each
ought to be to the other. To the formation
Of manly character, the love and reverence
Of the virtuous feminine character is essen
tial. One must see in the others love the
reflection of the character desired. Hence
the pertinacity Of true love and reverence
often RECEIVERS a character that would other
wise be lost forever. If once mutual re-
spect depart, then farewell the love that
can alone rectify what is wrong, then fare
well the heart rest, without which life be-
comes delirium and an agony. If it be
the faculty of woman to love more tenaci-
ously than man, her might surpasses his SO
far as she is wise in showing it. In express
ing love, without indicating her faith in the
inherent dignity Of man, however obscured,
she only repels him to a worse condition,
by exciting reckless sense of his own
worthlessness, together with a hatred Of
her forgiving patronage. When man
hates himself, what can be love? Give
him time, and he will love the soul that
clings to him to save him.-Eclectic Re-
rieac. .... ....-.- ,..
Year: 1859

Success IN LIrE.-A mans best help is
in himself-his own heart, his own soul, his
own resolute purpose. The battle cannot
be fought by proxy. A mans mind may
be aroused by another-his desire TO i'm
prove and advance himself be excited by
another; but he must mould his own stuff,
quarry his own nature, make his own char
acter What if man fail in one effort p
Let him try again! Let him try again
try often, and he cannot fail ultimately to
succeed. No man can tell what he can do
until he tries, and tries with resolution.
Year: 1859

WOMAN AND BLLARDs.-O. w. Holmes
of the Atlantic Monthly makes use of the
following very comical simile in illustrating
the character of lady who was the very
essence Of virtue: ''There was no handle
of weakness to take hold of her by, she was
as unseizable, except in her totality, as q
billiard ball; and on the broad, green, ter
restrial table, where she had been knocked
about, like oil of us, by the cue Of fortune,
she glanced from every human contact, and
caromed from one relation to another, and
rebounded from the stuffed cushion of temp
tation with such exact and perfectly angular
movements, that the enemy's corps Of re-
porters had long given up taking notes Of
her conduct, as there was no chance for their
master"
Year: 1859

To the public and cons umers OF Coal generally.
would respectfully announce that have recently es
tabshcd Coal yard ut Prairie du Chen where will
be kept hand a supply Of Illinois Penn>ylv vania
CoaOrdcrs respectfully solicited and the public
be assured that it shall be my endeavor to give
satisfaction in regard to quality price and attention


Office and yard Lower Town, below the Ferry Land


Sltf II. L. AVERILL.
Year: 1859

SAD RESULT OF CRIME.-It will we recollected by
our readers that a short time since we announced
the arrest of young man named Joseph NJ.
Rogers, charged with defrauding his EMPLOYERS,
Hindman brothers, in this city, and sending the
stolen property to his mother at Seneca Falls 1t
appears that he had a mania for stealing and had
carried on petty thieving for upwards of two years.
Up to the time of his arrest he bore good charac-
ter and his conduct had been such that his employ
ers placed the utmost reliance upon his integrity
and honesty. For four days past, while confined in
Jail, he has refused all nourishment, and was this
morning brought into Court a changed being,
exhibiting weakness in body and in mind When
arraigned before the Recorder, he cung to a chair
with death-like grasp, trembling from head to
foot, with not sufficient strength to stand upon his
feet.


The Rev. DR.. Magoon appeared in Court in his be-
half to plead for mercy. He stated that Rogers was
member of the Hudson Street Baptist Church. and
was also teacher in the Sunday School Up to this
time his honesty or integrity had never been
brought IN question, for his conduct had been such
as to avoid suspicion. While the Rev. DR.. Magoon
was addressing the Court in his behalf, Rogers
swooned and fell upon the floor, which was follow
ed by intense excitement. He was picked up and
soon after recovered and carried out of the Court
by live men raving maniac He was taken into q
room in the City Hall over the Court room, when
medical attendance was procured. Doctors Nc.
Naughton and Charles 2. Stats were in attendance
upon him for some time, but up to noon the disease
had not yielded a particle to their treatment and
they We're fearful that he would become a confirm
ed maniac. During his rawlings he wanted his
hands cut off, and the utmost watchfullness wa:
necessary to prevent him from doing himself bodily
injury.


BY order of the Recorder he has been sent to the
Lunatic Asylum.-Albdny Journal
Year: 1859

Rhubarb dries very we'll. and when we'll
prepared. will keep good for an indefinite Pc
riod The stalks should be broken off while
they are crisp and tender. and cut into pieces
about an inch in length. These pieces should
be strung on thin twine and hung up 10 dry
Rhubsrb shrinks very much in drying. more
SO than any plant with which / am acquaint-
ed, and strikingly resembles pieces of soft
wood.


When wanted for use. ii should be soaked
in wster over night, aud the next day SIM
mered over slow FIRE. None of its prop
critics seem 10 be lost BY drying. and it is
equally as good sauce In winter as that
made from any dried fruit.


Very few varieties are suitable fer drying.
and most Of them contain too much woody
fiber. The best variety Of Rhubarb for this
Year: 1859

The alarm of fire at two o'clock yesterday morn
ing was caused by a light at some distance
from the city upon the Hartford road. Several of
the fire companies proceeded to the city limits,
but returned without being able to find the scene of
confederation
Year: 1859

ENCOURAGE MANUFACTUREs.-A
gentleman who was born and raised in one
Of the New England States. but who is now


about taking up his residence in our midst
assures US that in no part of the country
from which he came. 10 there 90 many
evident facilities for the profitable carrying
on Of nearly every description Of manufac
turing AZ is afforded right here in Davenport.
Here We have an abundance of cheap build.
ing material, large beds Of coal, and labor
in any quantity could soon be procured.
Our carrying facilities are not surpassed in
the country, and they are being increased
every day. The great Father of Waters
opens . communication between the ex-
treme North and South, and our railroads
are directly connected with the Atlantic
sea board. One half the sum Of money ex.
pended upon the water powers of the great
eastern manufacturing places would fur.
nish us with power ten times as great
The fall in the river between this city
and LIE Claire would furnish BODY Of va.
ter sufficient to run all the machinery in
this state and Massachusetts, This could
be improved so as to be made very profita-
BILE to the persons interesting themselves in
the enterprise. The Moline water power
company will make fortune out of their
investment, for they have sufficient machin~
cry to run at present. to pay handsome div
idends upon their capital


We have . number of heavy real estate
owners in this city who are just the men to
interest themselves in this matter. If they
wish to dispose of their lots at prices which
will largely remunerste for early troubles
and privations, they must bestir themselves
and enleavor to build up the city by en-
couraging manufactures, which will of
eoarse draw hither large numbers of me-
chanics and laborerf. who will desire homes
for themselves and families. and, at the same
time. will bring large sums Of money to the
ers have had hard row to hoe the past
year. They have had large tax bills to pay,
and have sold little or nothing.


In city where large manufacturing e.
tablishments are kept in active operation,
there is always . good market for real es-
tate, and the merchant always finds ready
sale for his wares. The mechanic 10 never
At loss to find something 70 do. and the
laborer is sure of employment. The me-
chanic and laborer. when kept in employ.
ment, are the best customers our merchants
have. They pay cash for the goods they
buy. and they buy great deal. Our eoun
ty would rapidly settle up with . hardy
class Of farmers. ifthey were cure ofa good
reliable domestic market for al kinds Of
produce. and this msrdet would be secured
to them if We had large manufactures in
operation.


Let our men Of capital and our real estate
holders take hold of this matter. Endeavor
to induce the eastern money kings 70 bring
their spare cash to Davenport for invest.
ment. and We would soon see . very mater.
ial change in the business and prosperity Of
our beautiful city. Every one has their
friends upon whom they can exercise more
or less influence. Let this influence be e.
srcised TO bring capital snd people to our
city and county.
Year: 1859

Our steamboats, are all making
money this fall. The freight business is
better and prices higher thsn they have
been for two years past. Many of our ship
pers prefer sending their produce to Chica-
90, thinking they can do better by 20
doing
Year: 1859

A FINE PICTuRE.-In the show
window of Wallace's Jewelry Store We no.
tice very fine painting representing col
lection Of fruit The different pieces ap.
pear to be laying ON the table, and are as
natural 90 life The mellow dents in one Of
the apples 10 very natural. We were
strongly tempted to step up and help our.
selves to that glass Of wine.
Year: 1859

ONIONS DOwN.-A team attached
TO wagon load Of onions, started off on q
run from the corner of Washington square
and turning the corner somewhat sharply
upset the wagon, sending the onions in oil
directions A score o. two Of young ur-
chins made desperate hole in the pile. ev-
cry one Of them carrying of about . bushel
The owner had not made his appearance to
claim his property when We left.
Year: 1859

LADIES HAVE LESS VANITY THAN MEN.-
Although woman are accused of being much
more vain than men, my experience has
proved TO me, at least, the contrary. Only
in a few instances have found the ladies'
as exacting as the men. Sometimes have
heard girls gifted by nature with all the
charms of Hebe, say that they thought |
had fattered them. Now, truly beautiful
woman cannot be done justice to either by
painter or poet, SO that in these cases, in
stead of flattering, was falling far short OF
the originals. Once, indeed, lady sat 10
me who considered that her figure was not
good so she asked friend who had a
fine figure to sit for her. The effect of the
combination may be imagined. To an art
lists eye, at least, it was putting the por.
taits of two different persons in one stereo-
scope, for the figure, whether handsome OF
otherwise, always harmonizes with the
head. Once Spanish lady said to ME, when
he had absolutely made up her face TO such
an extent with varnishes, cosmetics and
paints, that she looked more like China doll
than human being. Her own complex
ion was of an exquisite olive brown, as
saw one day when she was not sitting to
me, and ii was sin 10 spoil it in that way
longed to tell her so, but that would have
been mortal offence; for, OF course, her OBJ.
iect was to make me and every one else
think that was her complexion"
Year: 1859

A SLIDING SCALE OF PoLiTEkEss.- Count
de Nieuwerke is celebrated for the tact with
which he marks by word and gesture the
degree of esteem or consideration do to the
rank of his guests. To indicate his success
in this particular it is familiarly said that
Prince Talleyrand must have taught him
his beet lesson, the story connected with
which runs thus. One day Talleyrand had
dozen guests TO dinner, and after !he soup
he offered some beef 10 his visitors "My
Lord Duke" said he to one with an air of
defence selecting the best piece, "may
have the honor of offering you some beefw
"My Lord Marquis" he said to the second,
with gracious smile, "may have the
pleasure of offering you some beefy' To
third he said, with an affable air, "Dear
Count may offer you some beefp With
an amiable smile he asked fourth, "Baron,
will you take some beef g' To fifth, who
had no title of nobility, but was an advo-
cate, he said, "M le Conseiller, will you
have any beef" Finally, to the gentlman
at the bottom Of the table, Talleyrand, point
ing TO the dish with his knife, called out,
with jerk of the head and a patronizing
smile, "a little beef 2"
Year: 1859

II a man were to see quarter of an
inch of worm put in his cup of coffee he
| could not drink it, because he knows that
the whole cup would be impregnaied. liza
very small amount of some virulent poison
be introduced into a glass of water, the
drinking of it might not produce instant
death, but that would not prove that it was
not hurtful, only that there was not enough
of it 10 cause q destructive result immedi.
ately,


We sicken at the thought of taking the
breath of another the moment it leaves the
mouth, but that breath mingles with the
air about the bed in which two persons
lay and it is rebreathed, but not the less
offensive is it in reality on account of tho
dilution, except that it is not taken in its
concentrated form, but each breath makes
it more concentrated. One sleeper cor
rups the atmosphere of the room by his
own breathing, but when two persons are
breathing at the same time, twelve or fonr-
teen times in each minute, each minute ex.
tracting all the nutriment from gallon of
air, the deterioration must be rapid indeed,
especially in small and close room. A
bird cannot live without large supply of
pure air. A canary bird hung up in a cur
tanned bedstead where two persons slept
deid before the morning.


Many infants are found dead in bed, and
it is attributed 10 having been overlaid by
the parents;Ibut the idea that any persons
could lay still for moment on baby, or
anything else of the same ..size, is absurd.
Death was caused by the want of pure!air.


Besides, emanations, erial and more or
less solid, aresthrown out from every per
son-,hrown out by the processes or ma
ture, because no longer fit for the life pur-
poses, because they'are dead and CORRUPT
but if breathed into another living body, it
is just as abhonent as if.wej took'li our
months the. matter lof sore or any other
excretion.


The most destructive typhoid and putrid
fevers are known 10 arise directly from a
number of persons living in the same small
room.


Those who can afford it should therefore
arrange to have each member of the family
sleep in a separate bed, they should be
about the same age, and in good health. If
the health be much unequal, both will suf-
fer, but the healthier one the most-the in
valid suffering for want of entirely pure
air .~4


So many cases are mentioned in stand
ard medical works where healthy, robust
infants and larger children have dwindled
away, and died in aifew months from sleep.
ing with grandparents, or other old per-
sons, that il is useless TO cite special in
stances in proof.


1t would be constitutional and moral
good for married persons 10 sleep in ad-
joining rooms, as general habit. 1t would
be certain means of physical invigoration,
and of advantages in other directions, which
will readily occur TO the reflective reader.
Kings and Queens and the highest person.
ages of courts have separate apartments -
It is the bodily emanations collecting and
concentrating under the same cover which
are the most destructive of health-more
destructive than the simple contamination
Of an atmosphere breathed in common.
Year: 1859

MINNESOTA WILDcAT.-We under
stand that the President Of one cfthe proni.
nent Minnesota Banks was in town day or
two since, endeavoring to induce our anti
wildcat bankers to take their trash on de
posit. His success, however, was anything
but encouraging, they decling to receive it
even for a considerations You will have to try
elsewhere for an opportunity to swindle the
people, Mr.. President. "Straws show which
way the wind blows" and the strenuous
efforts made by these wild cat bankers Of
Minnesota to get their trash into circulation
is a good evidence that they mean to make
a good thing out of it if possible, and the
only way they can make it pay is by get
ting large amount Of it out, and then "fail
to redeem" Burnt kittens dread the fire. :"
We have been scorched in this vicinity, and
We remember it, too.
Year: 1859

GRoovESBURy, the "only author
lied j." wishes us to state that lie ;s still on
hand, to contract freight or passage for the
Express line of packets. Bill is fearful that
the impression may have gone out that he
has resigned his arduous position, but it lie
Year: 1859

EE- Large numbers of workmen
are returning from the South. having been
thrown out of employment by the suspen-
sion of public works in that country. A
considerable fear was manifested by our far
mers that when harvest came they would
be short of help, but We rather guess there
will be plenty, and to spare.
Year: 1859

W By letter received in this
city, yesterday, from Mr.. Thos Hoop, we
learn that he is making straight tracks for
Davenport, and that every man who has
started from this point. is doing the same
thing. Much money spent and mighty lit
tie earned
Year: 1859

DEMOCRATIC County CONVENTION.
BY notice in to-day's paper, it will be
seen that the Chairman of the Democratic
Central Committee has called q County
Convention to assemble on Wednesday, the
18th inst., to select delegates to attend the
State Cow ention, the 23d Of June.


We should prefer that the Chairman of
the Central Committee would not carry his
foolish, personal spite against us into poll.
tics. If Convention is to be called, we
should feel much obliged for early copies OF
such call. If the Chairman's pride will
not allow of his furnishing them to us, he
should resign his position to one who will
do 90.
Year: 1859

A correspondent of the Alta, writing from
st. Louis, says:


There seems to be little doubt that the
Kansas Convention. now in session, will adopt
a free State Constitution, and that such ac-
ton will be endorsed by the people The
great majority of members are anti-Lecomp-
tonites, and these are confident that their ap-
Plication for admission into the Union will
be formally considered by the next Con
gress
Year: 1859

FARMERS in the vicinity of the Fifteen
Mile House, on the road between Mokelumne
Hill and Stockton, are about to unite upon
some method for the determination of the
squirrels which infest that portion of the
county, and are a serious injury to the
ranches