The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-11-22
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s'Reeiding within stones throw OF our
olkce 10 an old lady, Mrs. Poll Bsaman, q
history Of whose family presents the most
striking instance Of prolonged life that ~
ever knew or heard al. She is now in the
ninety second year Of her agc. The decease
OF her partner occurred but short time ago
lie was two years her senior, and they had
lived together in the same farmhouse sixty
nine years. They had family Of niue
children, the eldest Of whom is now seventy
three, and was married when she was four
teen. OF the grand children there are now
forty mine, the Oldest of whom is dfty six
There are also one hundred and ffty-six
great grandchildren, and eighteen great
great-grandchildrcn A few are dead, but
the family seems blessed with an iron con.
stitutiou, and most of them are now living
and we'll. We doubt il there is another case
in this country where venerable mother
can call go of her lineal pedigree around
her Thanksgiving dinner table"
ELEVATED SENTIMENT The idea of victory,
with the Democracy, rises no higher than
chicken cock. IL means that if you have tr-
umphed over your foe, you must not sit down
/ and silently enjoy your success, but you must
make great demonstrations of Joy, taunt
yonr adversary with defeat, and play the
ruihan generally. 1t has an elevating tend
ency. Oh, yes-most hight drags the pub
lie morals away up to the dignity of a roos
ter, from which sublimity one can look down
with contempt upon pure intelleotion, pure
sentiment, that crawl worm-like far beneath
the cloud capped summit of reosterdom.
The example to the rising generation is most
salutary. The practice Of bringing out
/ roosters ought to be- introduced in the schools.
I When one boy or girl defeats another, he or
she ought to be presented with q Growing
rooster, and all rewards of merit ought to be
4 y chicken cock spurred and combed, stand
/ ing on tip-toe with his mouth open, defying
! some other rooster in neighboring poultry
yard to mortal combat Memphis Eagle.
MAKING CLEAN BRsAsr or r.--Onr old
friend, Ben. Bond, in his raper of the 18th
met, makes clean breast Of it in regard to
the illegal voting in Egypt, in the following
honest confession
Being satisfied with the fact that the
freedom shriekers intended to stuff the bal
lot-boxes, we advised the judges in the va
rious counties of Egypt, to Keep the polls
| pPNHUu ia tdSi auu ctSEN pTtSlDGN, anu W
receive votes until the official returns from
the north were all sentln to, and reported by,
the Secretary of State; and if our advice has
been needed, the voting is still going on in
| these parts
CO" Some of the results OF the election in
New York city are sermon OF themselves.
! pointing their own moral. We find the fol-
\ lowing first rate notice of three Of the can
didates in New York paper:
"Bully Wilson, Alderman elect from the
| First Ward, was the second of Yankee SulIl-
van in his fight with Morrissey, and is one
/ OF the best strikers in the city. Ned Me-
/ Conneli, the rowdy who was recently arrest
ed for brutality beating girl in a brothel,
and who has been in the hands Of the police
time and again for all manner OF offences,
is elected Alderman IN the 18th Ward. Jim
Reiley. grog seller, is Councilman Of the 9th
District. 1t is hardly necessary TO add, all
these worthless are Democrats
worst women for q wife, dat any nigga cher
had
"Why, jim, don't you hub her ~
"Ah, Sam, think
Woman iab am lnyaa rubber,
l. stretch dc moro, de more you lub her..
fes, jim
Noman's Tub am like Scotch snuff.
got one pinch, and dats enough
GAsE.-Deer are quite numerous in this
vicinity the present fall. They are daily
seen in herds Of more or less between this
place and Chickasaw, and some few have
been taken, but while wages are from two to
three dollars for days work, people canno,
afford TO hunt much.
Prairie chickens, in hocks of ten to two
hundred, are in the fields oil around ST.
Charles, and they even come into the village,
almost AS boldly as tame hens Floyd Co.
lntelligenccr.
B An old bachelor geologist was boast
ing that every rock was a. familiar to him
as the alphabet. A lady who was present
declared that she knew u rock Of which he
was totally ignorant. SHAME il Madam"
cried tue in rage. at is rock the cradle,
SIR" she replied.
As INDIAN ErIrAPu.-During the COLONY
times OF this country there lived an old ln-
+ dian named Johnny kunkapod. Before his
death he wrote the following epltaph TO be
1 placed over his grave
( Here lies old Johnny kunkapod,
Have mercy on HIM gracious tod
lie would on you, II he God,
A.dyoa Wa Johnny hunkapod.
: Pretty RIpDLE.--''I will consent to all
you desire, said young lany to her lover,
on condition that YOU will give me what
YOU have not, what you never can have, and
yet what you can give me.n What did she
ask for? A husband.
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