Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-23


SOME of our produce dealers are ship
ping their grain by rail to st. Louis, or rather
ship by rail TO Peoria, where it is loaded on to
boats AMI barges, and carried down the Hi
nois river to the above market. We under
-tand that it costs about one cent per bushel
more to ship this way than directly by boat
The saving in time is considerable.
BrRRIED CoAr.-Yesterday, as the
sons OF Mr.. Weaver were engaged ir digging
for the foundation of house on the corner Of
9th and Farnam streets, they came upon a coat
buried about one foot below the surface OF
the ground. The garment is Of black broad
cloth, cut in frock style, and is but little worn
In one Of the pockets was found bowie knife
Of rather savage appearance.
THs VoTE.-We are requested to
give the yeas and nays which were taken at
the last meeting Of the city Council on A lder-
man lie Claire's motion to table Alderman
Haviland's resolution requiring some steps to
be taken to reduce the interest on the city
bonds We cheerfully comply with the re-
quest. The vote was: yeas, Coates. LIE Care,
Morley and Ramming; nays, Evans, Hsviland
and o Brisn.
ELEGANT GooDs.-We dropped in
at Wadsworth's yesterday, and took a look
through his magnificent stock OF goods now
being opened and displayed by Messrs Howe
and Tyner. We Go not propose attempting .
descripti on Of these goods. but we will say
that they are little ahead of any thing we
have seen in this or any other city. The ladies
cannot pass that tastefully dressed window
next the State Bank without stopping to take
look, and We do not wonder that they should
do SO.
FRUIT.-The most delicious and at the
same time most common fruit in the East is
apples. There it is that this fruit grows and
natures in all its glory and it has now become
one of the necessaries Of life. No farm is con-
sidered to be under state of cultivation with
out it has an orchard, and no farmer would
think of doing without one. 1t is at the same
time source Of profit and pleasure. The trees
are carefully watched. grated and pruned. and
in the Fall the apples are picked and stored in
bins for Winter use, or barrelled up for market
The small sized apples are loaded into a wae-
are manufactured into the "simon pure" apple
juice. During the long winter evenings, par
ties assemble and enjoy themselves in social
conversation, drinking cider and eating apples.
1t is only in the East that they have the gen.
uine pairing bees" on which occasions q gen.
eral good time lie had. the boys kissing the girls
and the girls ditto the boys
Here in the West We have none Of those so
eial gatherings among the fsrmera We are
not yet raising fruit to any extent, and we do
not see that we ever shall. for the farmers Of
Iowa appear to take very little interest in the
matter Had the farmers Of Scott county
planted orchards when they first arrived here,
We would now be in full enjoyment of all
kinds OF fruit at reasonable prices. As it Is,
We have to pay exorbitant prices for very in
ferior quality Of apples, and the supply is lin
tied at that Flour 10 worth IS so per barrel
and apples are worth from IS to g. Oranges
and lemons can be had for . less price than ap-
pies, and all because our farmers havssnot had
the ambition and foresight to plant orchards.
One is almost afraid to enquire the price Of ap-
Piles at the fruit stands for fear Of being
charged an outrageous price. The poor have
to forego the luxury, for it is beyond their
reach. 1t is only the rich that can indulge in
such expensive articles
We really hope onr farmers will think Of this
matter seriously. The principal reason Why
they have not given it more attention in the
past. 10 because they could not realize an income
from the fruit trees the first year. This they
could rot hope to do. and 90 they would make
NO exertion TO give An orchard start. II they