Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-15

DHoO0HI.-Our complaint to-day
is-no matter. News are scarce. and W hav,
almost worked ourselves mp to 80 desperate Z
pitch as to assert that ws don't care. A fe Y
little damaged items Offered" (as the mer.
chants say) last evening but in our despair W
cried "avaunt." and wouldn't have en-. In thi,
emergency We sent emissariss to the reporters
OF the other papers TO induce them 10 pair of
with us, but they couldn't be found, and We
are fearful they locked themselves up and bic /.
out their sgonizsd brains out, outright. That
circumstance would make three or four lovely
items lift we're true. but alas, true or not We
have none Of the full and ash entic psrtieu,
lsrs"
Reader, let u whisper into your ear Don't
you ever take up the reporting trade for .
livelihood. It's . business that will do very
we'll. being pleasing and agreeable. when there
are plenty Of atrocious murders, ard horrible
suicides, and disastrous 6res. and all that Jolly
sort Of thing. But in dull times it's humbug.
It's worse than humbug-it's an imposition.
Nov. peace and tranquility are very good
things in their wsy-good for families and
children. We are sometimss inclined to like
peace and tranquility. When We 60 to church,
for instance. or to sleep. In short, there is .
time and place for everything But peace
and tranquility don't agree very we'll with our
kind Of labor, and self.intsrsst 10 the great
rule OF action.
Bot there are some nervous. weak .str m .
people who are not fond Of excitsmsnts. and
Who dislike ssnsatiens-pacidc people who
admire calmness and serenity. They ought 10
be accommodated once in q while, We think .
and for their sakss We shall not complain of
such dull, insipid days ~ yesterday was Only
when they pick up the newspaper At brsAkf.s,
and turn. a. they are sure to do, to the local
column. finding it but two inches and half
long. they mustn't blame us.
NEXT SuMMRR.-We arc confidently
expecting to see better trade done in Davsn.
port during the coming summer than there has
been for many seasons past. Wha. we mean
by q better trade is ! healtMe, trade; not
larger number Of houses engaged in mercan.
tile operations, but more enug, more safe and
better conducted trade. The fact ie that our
business houses have been too numerous for
the amount Of custom afforded by the city and
country. and the consequence has been that
our merchants instead Of doing paying-vs
might say legitimate business-have been
forced to sell their goods % low % to leave
anything but healthy margin. This may
not have been the case among all msrehsnts,
but oil will agree that it has been too much 70.
But the laws Of commerce have been taking
effect, and the number of business h ouse. have
been constantly diminishing for the past year
or so. and ws are Of the opinion thst CONNER.
eial matters have by this time been brought to
. proper level. This being the case, those
houses which have vinte,ed the storm and
still in good condition will be prospered 10 70
on and do . remunerative business. The only
way In which any business can thrive is to
have it go conducted and 90 supported that It
will yield fair profit; result which 10 not
often attained where stores are nearly as uum.
srous - customers, and all are striving to
dispose Of their goods At some rate or other
among our business men is bound
to be OF more healthy and more honorable
We are sorry to see msrchants
leaving u. and yet ws are glad-as it 10 un.
duobtedly the only means through which
healthy and prosperous trade can be maintain.
ed. During the coming summer We must Ger.
tainly look for change for the better Let
those houses which rsmaio-and they are not
. few. purchase csrsfally, cell carefully. ad
vsrti's literally though judiciously, AMI We
believe they will do better than even in the
fush times Of 1861.