Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-29
Misuse Of . NasAe.


We read again in the papers call for
convention Of "workingmen." Who are
Are they tho clerks who Ia
Dor fourteen hours per day, or the masons.
who insist upon not . minute over eiSn'
hoursy Are they the writers on nswepa-
pers whose work 10 never doncs or the pas
terers, who begin 1t and stop 1t o! are
they the farm lsborers, up before daylight
md not done till after dark or the brick
LAYERS and carpenters, who think ten hours
too long day
To call any association OF laborers work
ingmsn, is at least ambiguous. In this
country almost svsry body 10 . workingman.
and any workingmsn who IL industrious
and economical may expect to become an
employer Of others, if he follows his trade
aud has COED health. Il is therefore mis-
take, 10 double sense, to use the name Of
workingmsn 70 desisnate part. and really
. small part, Of these who earn their own
living. Il. xAe-
Hsss n OssnAaDa. III yss ere ~ pr.
ticulas sbout locks turn Jour hogs into tie
orchard. But keep the vie out Of their
snouts. Let them sost TO thsis hearts co.,
tent; msllsw tbs coil; Ahey are equivalent
= . cult vater --bsttsf IN ood; sndAhsy are
continual workers. They will meet three
iuooptsss thug: they viii wesh the soil.
~ NO 4 M destroy the Injected fruit.
So aays the Journal Of Agriculture. All
ire 10 the letter, and COED advice - f. ~
Il goes, but il should b added that the hogs
viii net only dsstsoy the "iniscted fruit
but the very 0dos Nfit. II NJ coarse hsrs
laid devn ~ nsss generally praetiH1. ~
shssld have more fruit and less insects. W.
fssl sale in aasssing that no orchard pas
tursd with hogs asd fowls. would Be trsub
led with canksr worms, borss, or the eur.
Guile. How easy the remedy against thcst
ssils.-IIows Homsstsad.
SsxsfsIns LrKs STrLs.-A young Rus
eisu princess had . wonderful house In
Paris. In the bath room the walls and cell
ines are hung with white muslin on q
erouud Of ross-colored satin, and the fool
ID covered with white velvet cloth. Tit
water falls into the marble bath from chas
Cd silver taps, and above is suspended q
dais, from which filters scented watcrs.-
The dressing room is lined with gold, shot
| with pink, gray and silver two columns
Of pink and white marble support tablet
upon which rests mirror framed in gold
and silver foliage . few choice objects Of
art stand about and in the mirror room
sky blue hangings Of velvet drape the nu
msrous looking glasses.
A cow cation Of newspaper editors from
the rural districts was held at Rockford
Illinois, few days ago; on which occasion
ono OF tho number INDUCED in some obser
| vations on the lack Of independence thai
too often charncteriscs the party press il
this country. A metropolitan journals o
the Jacobine order Ands much TO admire il
HE rural brothers remarks, and points III
admiration by adding. ~ his own opinion
that. "A public journal fails in its dutJ
that does not dsnounce official misconduct
BY whopsosver committed, and does no
oppose the election Of and i'm
competent and improper persons, b.
whorhsoevsr nominated
An this is very fine, 10 theory, no doubt
Practically, tits the NEST unmi,gated bosh
I! Strychninc and oysters were tried as al
antidote for jsslonsy in Chicago, the oths
day, with pSsfeot success.
Butter once thought Of emigrating I,
China. but thought there were more spoon
in New Orleans. He preferred them I,
chepsticks.