Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-19


ell parts Of the Ststs.
D. c. A.'s.-At . meeting Of the
Davenport City Artillery Company on Thurs.
day evening. It c. H. Belle. the constitution
by-lsvs spd rules Of the old oresoisation we're
essentially modified. An effort 10 to be made
to form out Of the old company IN ARTILLERY
Company aside the musksts and
adopting the proper ARTILLERY equipments. Il
10 proposed 10 procure Of the STATE another
field piece together with the full complement
Of carriages. harness and general Light Artil.
lery equipsgsry. A new Armory Hall will BE-
procured and the Company will 60 into busi.
ness on a more substantial basis than hereto.
fore. Success TO the D. G. AZ.
Nc: ANDC0MyosTABLK.-Ye esterday
sitsrnoon. - we're shown BY Capt. GAlligsn,
through his new boarding house. which vas
thorough and conplsts has besa the work Of
renovation aud rsmodelins that one. though
tboroughly acquainted With the former. could
hardly recognise the place. The old Office has
bsen divided up and turned into . coy and
comfortable aitting room; the dining hall has
been reduced in size and handsomely rs6tted !;
the culinary department has been arranged 90
the same floor 20 - to materially economic
time and labor; the sitting and sleeping
rooms on the second and third floors have been
thoroughly elsaossd. pspersd. painted and ar
ranged in a comfortable and home like style-
10 short, the old Worden' has been 60 gene.
rally r.juvenstsd that guest will lind it diff
cult to be displeassd. We have NO doubt that
the worthy host will Keep just what he pro-
posee to--a drst class. agreeable boarding
heuse. We wish the proprietor suseesa
Domestic ErIQUETTR.-Some Of our
exchanges are comparing notes on the etiquette
Of different localities in the employment Of
girls to do the work Of the household. The
rules that govern this important branch Of
service vary somewhat 10 different degrees Of
longitude. The Milwaukee SeMtiael says
When girl is hired in Milwaukee, 'one Of
the conditions 10 that she can have all the low
ere che wants; that they can have the eating
and drinking OF she kitchen ad h6itnm that
she can 90 to balls three nights in = week. and
have kitchen receptions the other nights and
that she shall have unrestricted accesss to sll
the bureaus and trunks in the house, without
being subjected 10 the vulgar suspicion of be-
ing considered q thief"
The Buffalo Commercial says: in Buffalo,
the night key and key to the wine-cellar are
understood TO be often points of dispute be
tween the lady and her help, and one domestic
actually resigned because plated spocns were in
use IN the kitchen
Here, says the Rochester Union, it is con-
dition Of employ ymsnt thai the mistress Of the
house shsll be up early, and ready to attend to
the calls Of the milk.msn, the butcher, and the
baker, as the girl cannot be ssitsbly dressed to
appear at the door in presence Of these impor.
tant purveyors to the larder.
Here in Davenport, the mistress Of the house
must make it convenient to leave her best sp-
pares 1t the disposal Of her servants, stay at
home from church on Sundays. and do up the
cooking. aave an indisputAble character" from
her last girl, asd never speak unlees she is spo.
ken TO-