Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-19

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Eyr .incs tae Democrats began tho vic.
tory business there has been stesoy ns
.,;o. IN nr;ce,. which is contrary 10 ell the
nrad;.,;on. OF what would be that were
made bv Radical prophets before the e.es
.;on. Gold ba. tumbled down from l4o -
Iss and dry goods are 10 low tnat !. av.'
no, cost much more 10 dress tnsn ;. ~. ~,
= % Tho var. Al the clothing houses ="
p,oadway aud the Bowery you m.y
.,,;,. yood and bad almost - cheap y my
were I've years ago; and "a every o1s,ue.s
street piles Of dry goods ucke'eo ''o~ wv
100 c.y cent. below the prices as9eo ios sue
800 Goods in 1865. Caiicoes O. l2tc.
"a ,nuslins 100 isc; delsines a. le{c
drsss goods from 20 to Soc. and Gil A'hds
~ costlicr fabrics At prices that Indicate
heavy loss 10 somc one.
The decline 10 severely felt by importers.
lob ers and AZ, nts, and some OF them are ous
Of poke, 10 the tune Of $50, 900 to $3.50, 600
by it but it is very advantageous to the
working elias ses, { r it enables them 10
make a collar 20 ~ fer in dress % two vent
lat year. Groceries and rents are still
high, but with these exceptions it is much
cheapsr living in New York nov than it has
been for three or four years. And judging
by the number Of houses going up, there
ought to be sharp decline in rents next
year. II We continue the victory business
next fall, l expect to see prices very near
she old standard soon after. II may be
hard on the speculstors, but as they are
fond Of grinding other people it 10 only fair
that their own faces should feel touch Of
the stone Boston Post Correspondence
from New York.
How TO GET rus BOYS TO STAY en- fIiR
FAnx.-Thcre 10 no more troublesome quss-
ton for parents, Of the present day TO solve
than how shall we keep the boys 1t home .
II 10 . lamentable fact that large share Of
the boys nova days leave the parental roof
long before they are in sny way prepared
for the duties Of life. There il no deut,
this is often the case for the reason that
home 10 not made pleasant piece. The
following remarks from the American Agfi.
culturist are pertinent:
The boys catch now ideas much more
rspidly than their fathers, and, with the
impusiveness Of youth, want to test them.
They 70 70 the fairs, and see the foe stock
the new tools, the premium fruits and vege-
tables. They .ead the papers, il they have
them ~ home, and IL they have not they
borrow them. People who read at oil can
NOT very we'll keep themselves in the darh
in regard 10 the changes that are coming
over our husbandry. II the father keeps
up with the times, has agricultural paper.
and books, resds, thinks and practices, b,
retains the confidence Of his boys. and car
readily guide them. But if he 10 . man o
routine, and keeps them in the ruts. TIL
boys soon become Disguised with farming
They do not want to break their backs eve
che scythe, when the moving machine Cal
do the work better, aud at . 1.-THE Of tho ex
psnse. They want subsoil plows. the draio
and barn cellars. They want bloodsd stool
in the stable and in the sty. They want &
move htsle faster, end to do business Of
. little larger scale The boys have III
facts and the argument on their side. an
il you want TO retain them and the farm
you must keep up with she times. and max
farming live business. The subsoil plo,
. hes spoiled the ruts for this generation.
Another thing, the boys want an intsret
in the business, and the sooner you Civ
them an investment in the farm or its stock
the more likely you will be to make faru
I ers OF them. II Is true the law gives yo
: right to the avails Of their labors unit
they reach their majority. 1t may be tru
that these services are no more than q IA
compensation for the expenses Of the
: childhood. The intercourse of parents an
:! children should not always be graduated b
! the legal scale. You do not want your so
tor servant, but for a companion, and
: support IN your declining years. You war
= to attach him by affection and interest
= the soil that he cultivates. Begin, thei
: early to identify his interests with you
y business. as If he were under no obligation
). to you. II he fancics stock, give him whit
= he likes. and let the increAs be his. +,
:. pecially encourage him to plant orchards q
y vineyards Of the finest varieties Of frui
Teach him 10 bud, graft, prune. ripen an
market, all the fruits Of your CLIMATE
Furnish hiin with all the books and facil
= ties that he needs TO study and practie
; pomo'ogy and horticulture. II properly q
s couraged, he will take an interest in thes
v things very early. and before he is oil
enough 70 think Of leaving your roof, hi
tastes will be formed, and HE course in iii
+ will be determined. His heart will <
down in the soil with the roots Of ever
d fruit tree that he plants and the orchard
: and gardens Of tho OLD homestead. or ofar
! other close by, will be his paradise, frol
which nothing can drive him.
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An Alabama negro refused to register
: because IL he should die before election b
WAS sure they would fine him.