Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-27

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don't like the manner in which We alluded to
friend Mclean yesterday morning. Thinks We
insulted Mac. Shouldn't dare do such thing.
lfit is an insult to trace man from barber
to banker, and from banker to barber,
then he is insulted But We look at matters
difersntly. We don't own or take any stock
in sristocratic notions. Mac wss no better man
after he laid down the razor aad vent into the
bank. to our mind. neither do ~ think the less
Of him for going back into his old business, 10
order TO make an honest living. A barber may
be just a. good . man - . baeksr, and We
think We could be the friend Of the one ss veil
as the other. II money alone makes the man.
We know OF one place, with several Thousand
inhabitants. where there are not sles enough to
form . paupers funeral proce ession.
FIXING UP-Thc Saloon keepers OF
our city are busily engaged papsring. paint
ing ami fixing up generally Charley Bell.
corner Of Perry and Second streets. has papered
and painted his saloon in most elegant man
ner. Charley keeps . frat class establish
ment Joe Longinetti, corner Of Front and
Brady streets. is reftting his saloon. and will
soon have resort second to none 10 town.
Martin. on Main etrest, 10 fitting up first
class restaurant and saloon, and will undoubt
edly drive . thriving business. Herring 4
Hennie, on Harrison, between Second and
Third streets. are preparing to fit up their
saloon. in the most gorgeous style. The walls
are to be frescced. and in the pannels will be
painted Landscapes and sketches Of American
scenery. II the deeign Of Messrs. Hnring
Hennie be carried out, this will be the finest
saloon in the State, If not in the West That
these saloons will be well supported, We have
not the least doubt Our citizens, however
poor, riN indulge in all these luxuriee
YouNG MEs.-Young men of Da-
venport. we ask Of you-ask it as favor
that you read this article with care and after
ton. 1t will do you good it may prove .
great benefit. Commit it to memory and new
er forget q word or line Of it:
About year ago, Rock Island boy, hav-
ing only 40 ordinary educa ion, little or no sc
quaintance with the world. but good moral
character. steady, regular habits, and sound
body and mind concluded to see what he could
do abroad. He asked two or three men. who
knew him, to give him general letters of rec
mmendstion. and with these he started out
alone Arrived in ST. Louis. within three days
he succeeded in securing situation, caring Lot
so much for the salary as for good place
whers he could make himself . reputation.
And now, in less tn an year from the time the
boy has left home, he has been offered and has
accepted situation as teller and book-keeper
in bank, at . good salary. and men who have
known him less than year, voluntarily signed
his bond He is now in q position where he
can. by strict integrity, industry. aud patience,
fortune. or. by one mistake, almost in q breath,
destroy his charaster-perhaps beyond re-
demption. Having seen something Of the ups
and do ms Of lfe how men are made and uC-
made, how hard it 10 to build up . reputatio7
and how easy, in . breath, to blow it all away,
We feel q eolicitude for ell boys situated like
this Rock Island boy. He is in place Of great
temptation and danger and one mistake will
ruin him. But if his integrity Is Of that stern
stuff that would induce him to suffer any per-
sonal privstion or Inconvenience rather tnan
do a wrong kct-then his fortune is made. We
believe he is safe, for he always tells his 9TH
er every act of bis life, and al hi. plans,-and
the boy who does that can never be wholly
ruined
We speak Of this case, for two reasous.-
First To chow what any good boy can do for
Aud, second: Toinqure il there are
not many boys in this town. with far superior
advantages o the one We are speaking OF, who
are going the down-hill road to ruin as fast as
they can go7 We believe there are, in this
city, many bright boys of IA to l6 years Of
age, and young men Of twenty and over, who
daily and nightly pass their time in saloone,
playing cards, drinking, smoking. swearing,
and all the other vices which follow in their
train. 1t is natural enough that they should
do so. for they have high examples in favor Of
the practice But if they viii take the advice
of one who bitterly regrets his own experience
in that way. We urge these boys to quit such
habits, and such resorts They will soon be
among the men, the leading active men of
this or some other town What kind o: habits
and character do they desire. as mens Such
as they are forming nov? They would be
shocked, perhaps to be told that the habits
they are forming now will produce their run.
But now is the very time in which they are
laying the foundation for a good or bad man,
and forming character which will be likely to
last them Tor life. We feel the deepest solici-
tude and anxiety for these boys. and believe
that they regard US as no. nnfriendly to them.
We ask them, then. to take the advice Of one
Who he. found nothing good, but everything
bad In the life they are now leading, and We
urge them to follow the example Of the boy
we spoke of in the commencement Of this arti-
Gle, aud leave the whisky, cards. cigars and "a
looms forever.