Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-30

ANNUAL FAIR OF THE ScoTT COUNTY
aonrIcuLsuaAL socIErY.-This Society holds II.
fourth annual Exhibition at Metropolitan Hall
to day. comm encing at 10 o'clock 10 the N orn-
ing and continuing through the day and even
log. Everybody i. invited. and it is hoped the
lat OF members will greatly ncrease.
Several years ago, several interprising citi-
zens who took deep interest in horticni urs
pursui,s, organized this Society. Though its
exhibitions have been attended with varying
suceess. we are most firmly convinced that
he establishing Of the Society and the carry
ingout of the original ides, has had most
beneficial effect upon the Horticultural inter-
9sts Of this city and the country surrounding
seven years ago--even when our city numb
cred full twelve thousand inhabitants. horti-
culture was pursuit so4rcsly thot Of 10 this
oomnuuity. Our early corn potatoes peas, Gu.
cumbers, radirhes beans, tomatoes and the
Ike, were all broaSh here from the South
There we're but one or two little Vegetable
tands in this city. The opportunity for pro-
lucing these articles were UNSURPASSED, yet
he people had to he educated to it. Such
hing asraaing grapes for general home con-
sumption and the market was not in point at
all. Raising strawberries, raspberries, goose
berries, currants and the like for market, was
aot in the bills at all. No one seriously tho,
oi it. But great change has been wrought.
Dur city ia well supplied through the entire
season with all varieties of garden products.
We mus, look somewhere for the cause Of this
happy change. We attribute the lar ger pcr-
ton Of it to the action Of the Horticultural
society. Ita managers, aided By it's powerful
ally, the press, have brought about a most
ha2py result
IS usefulness. The 90 work has but just
commenced and we write this article for the
! lie purpose Of bringing the public mind up
TO full sense Of ita duty in THE matter. 1t
- the duty Of all our cltz-ns to help the So.
eiety aiong-to encourage it. All who have
anything to enter at the fair should bring it
Onward. Those who have not should drop in
drop dime into the ireasury-and thus
wa tHtlE iHilUtICh W Use bOou pIIst we
4sk the people everybody who is in favor of
eating garden products-appts, pears, peach
:, grapes. etc to Give an earneat O.
heir professions by coming TO the FAIR to-day.
f.et this exhibition be the best vet he'd
RICHARD HIMSELF AGAIS.- The flush
Zines Of lS55~6 iadaced many Of our business
men TO embark in hazardous enterprises which
we're upset when the crash uf 1857 came upon
rs. Among those who entered into the spirit
iacoby. j., gentleman engaged in a heavy
aud lucrative drug business. Mr.. Jacoby pur-
CHASED lot on he corner of Perry and Third
streets, and built the ecn splendid store, fit.
ting it up in most superb mlnner. Had
business continued g, Cd this would have been
.il very we'll, but the crash came, and Mr.
lcohy had to succumb. In no wise disco ur-
l4ed, however, by his reverses, Mr.. j set him
self to work TO ain mount fortunes ladder.
Step hy step he has lrogf etssJ, aud to-day he
lads hlm.elf ALE t. say 10 his old creditors.
Il owe you moth ng, AID can once more start
wen with the world" We congratulate our
friend upon his success in throwing eff the
shackles of debt, and we trust his future for
tunes may be as bright as he could wish. His
el1 customers will OF course stand by him, and
We feel confident that new ones will rapidly
add their names to his list. We knop Mr. Ja-
coby keeps none but the best Of everything in
his store. and he is certainly very skilllul in
compcundng his drugs. Abundant success
attend him.
A friend hands US the following as
list of those who he thinks should be entitled
to obtain exemption papers upon applying to
he proper author tiles:
All infants at tie breast.
All females between The ages Of Is and 40.
All iemaes under Is.
AL! females over 45.
All negr oee, foreign subjects who have lived
here all their lives, but have never been nat
uralized, Mulattoes organ grinders and their
monkeys.
All Quadroons. Qaakers, Octoroons and
IDIOTS.
All coored females.
All lunalics aui cripples.
All blind men and men with wooden leg5.
All sealaen and h4bi,ual drunkards
Ali telegraph operators and OLD maids.
All pupils in public schools.
All old bachelors and wet nurses.
All married men over As whose wife will
not let them co.
All Newsbo,s under IS.
All otblacks under Is.
All ,hakers and young ladies at boarding
schools.
Al, veterans of the war Of 1912.
All gentleman from Africa.
"ihe oldest inhatitalt.'
Jeff Davis and the Confederate Congress.
All coiored people of African descent north
and south of Mason and Dixon's line
CHOICE CHEEsE.-We are under OBJ
| legations to our friend &. Il. Marks, of this
township, for section Of the splendid premi-
um cheese which was so highly complimented
at the late Scott County Fair. We think ii
in every respect equal to the best Western
Reserve, and great deal better than any we
have ever seen in this market The Mark,
Dairy is almost exclusively devoted 10 cheese
making, and we are glad TO know that it is
successful institution. Il We had a few NOR,
enterprsing darymen like MIR. Marks. Nh
thousands Of dollars that the people of Daven
port annually pay out for "Western Reserve,
aud other outside brands Of cheese, would b
kept at home. and the country would be a
the better off for it. Finally. we would recon
mend to the public to try the cheese we epes