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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-01
LeRAI Notice.
". Cotton, EllxA beth Gotten and John

L0RAv Notice.
To William ". Cotton, Ehsabssh Gotten and John
w. Crook. Ae#
VOU and each OF you are hereby notified that
IL there 10 now on file In the once Of the Clerk
Of Distri OF Court of Lee County Iowa, VT Ksokuk
= petition Of Charles @. Stevens, claiming Of you
the said VIM. W, Cotton the sum OF six hundred
and sixty dollars, with iaterest a. 10 per cent pay
abs annually, from. rAuguIt 4, 1853, money due
On Promissery note made by you and one John
Crawford IN his life time. dated August4, 1853,
Tor $6O0, payable two years alter date 70 order Of
said Stevens and one VIM. r. Cowles; ana also
claiming agsinst each and eli Of you the foreclo-
sure Of mortgage given to secure said mote. and
Others since paid, on lots and in block s, in W
II. Williams and Perry Reeves addition TO the
City Of keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; the came be-
ing for part Of the purchase money and the inter-
Get of the said CowIes therein having been trans
fsrrsA to said Stevens.
And that unless yen appear and answer said Pc
tition on or before tho morning Of the second day
Of the next term Of said court, to eommence at
Keokuk on the 6rst Monday Of September, A. d.
1859, the said petition will be taken ~ confessed
by you and decree rendered against you in ac-
cordancc with the prayer thereof.
NOBLE STRONG,
July %, l8S0-1m Att'ys for Plaintiff.
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GRATITUDE gratitude Was ever evidence,
among any class, II certainly has been with those
who have used and tested the extraordinary virtues
contained In Dr. J. Hossetter's celebrated Stomach
Biiters. Scarcely day passes. We are informed
that the Doctor does not receive from some resent
heart-strieken and solicitous paren brother, sis
ter, or friend some Testimonials Of deep and earn
est gratitude for his agency in restoring 10 health
and voatsd vigor, some kindred. For the cure Of
Dyspspsia, Riatulsncy, Constipation, hack Of sppe-
tits and all Bilious tendencies, speedily cor
rested BY the Of these Bitteu per dirsctions
For sale BY all hotels, grccers, druggists, kc.-
II IL extremely palatable.
p. GIBBONS, Agent,
uly36AAw MAin-st, bst. Sixth and seventh.
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COMM ERCIAL.

DAILY GArR ClrY 'OvvScz,
| Keakuk, August LIST.
| FLoUR-superfne, 81 80; 6pdng wheat, ex
ua, ~ 10, FAN wheat, extra, - 70.
BRAN AND SHORTS, 80 70 90 psr loo.
| coRN--72 10 rs cts.; ready sale.
BARLEY-Spring, 4oa5S, Fall, 60a76c.
wHEAT.--In good demand. Fall s5A$1 90 ;
6priAg eOa7o.
OATE--35 10 40, dull.
RYE-45c TO BIC; little coming In.
POTAT0ES-50; retail Is cs PIX
cts PIX.
dRoCERIES-N. 0. Sugar fair 74as, No. 1,
81, prime ., elariAed osAloa, crushed and loaf IL
T. ia. characterization ~ to 44c, s. ~
70 4s, Golden Syrup, rs to SOC. CoGes-Rio II
TO l2s. Java is to ISc. Rice, 81 to &c.
s0AP-Paln sac, Family SIC.
CANDLES-Star is to n, Etearins Is, Mould
III, summer pressed, Is
LARD-lo to II /; retail l2ic.
BUTTER-Choicc II to Is retail 20, scarce
HIDES-Dry I6; green,7; green sheep pslu
ID to 2sc; green hsg skins Is.
HAY--Prairie ~ 70 81; Timothy and Hungs-
riAn, 80 to 81; Baled do. $sA to 4loA; Retail, 81
SEEDs.-Hungarian Grass, 81 Is to 40 ctr,
Timothy, 81 40 to1 So; Flax Seed, 81 ooa91 10.
SUNDRIES-Onions, IS TO 20; Eggs, &c;
Feathers, 25c TO SIZE; White Beans, oec so IS.
FRUIT-0reen apples. choice, - 6sto - IS
per Dbl. Dried apples, % TO IS per bush. Dried
peaches, - % 70 - IS. Raisins, g 90 to 3 50.
CHEESE--W. 4. 10 to IL; Denmark to 10.
PROvIBIONS-Hams ~; Shoulders n; clear
sides . TO ~.
REEF-1a3e grossi 10 to Sojps quarter.
EHEEP-ti rs to - % = head.
HOGS.-Drsssed, IS 90 70 - 90.
6ALT-d. A., 81 80 to u IS Per sack; Kama
VIA, 3sea3lo per bbl.; Liverpool, 933S Per sack.
Lake 81 2sa2 80 y Dbl.
FIsH-Macksrel. No. i $40 to 81 y Dbl; No.
SIS to SIG; No. q $l2 4ls. white, Eo.l Is -
TO IS 7SH half Dbl. Cod Push sto opD.
ExcsAHeE.-0n New York for currency Per
cent; for gold Per cent. st. Louis per cent.
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q According to tho latest London papers
there b reason to believe thes Mr.. Cobden II
not unlikely 70 DO appointed to the impor-
tant oiics Of Governor General Of Canada.
Such position has been discussed in high
quarters, and it 10 said that when tho oppor-
tunity for putting it into motion arrives, Mr..
Golden will be prepared to accept the hon.
orable responsibility which il will impose
upon him.
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~The contractors on the Mississippi 4
Wabash railroad are laying the iron on the
last haH mile to Carthage. The work will
Be finished shortly, and then the track down
TO the river opposite this point viii be put in
order.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-01

@We had glorious shower last Satur-
day morning. II lasted several hours, |,
filled the cistsrns, laid the dust, soaked the
earth, cooled tho atmosphere and added i'm
menssly to the value Of corn.
TELEoRAxs.-Mr. O. II. es-Eyck, Agent
for the United States Express Company, will
receive dispatches and transmit them BY ex-
press to tho nearest Offices. Citizens who
have OCCASION 70 send kilograms viii fnd
this great convenience.
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The river 10 falling with about feet
on the rapids. The Northern Line Packets
havs to 60 over BY daylight. The Rapids
Line stop st Aontross, and have done % for
. week past.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-01

BExy.-Ws saw lot Of fne cattle on the
scales last Saturday, purchashsd BY Baugh-
man / Hinsr in Missouri 1t three GENTS gross.
This 10 said to be high price, but the cattle
were CHOICE:
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Comnents - the UasophtsticateA.
A young woman unused to such things was
asked, the other day, BY her SLOWER" to vis-
it the painting Of Adam and Eve, now on ex-
hibition in this city. Relating the incident,
next day, to friend, she said: "Tom asked
me to 60 and zee Adam and Eve, last night
and what do yoa think 2 they didn's have on
. single dud!
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Facts In Dentistry.
Dr. l.. Q. INGERsOLL, Dentist.
Desires to call the special attention Of those who
wish to preserve their Teeth TO the following
F ACT : ,d}k

1. The skill Of the Dentist il seen In his success
In preserving the natural organs.
II. The Teeth saay be preserved through life.
Ill. Teeth Affected with decay mssf be attended
to in season.
Nv. Timely and skillful filing with pure gold
IL . ceyfata remedy for decay.
v. 1t Is serious neg lect 30 wait for foot ache
to drive the sufferer TO Dentist.
vi. Tartar destroys Teeth and Gums, without
the agency Of decay.
VII. Many suffer for years With Neuraleia Of
the face, stomach and lungs from other cause
than bad Teeth.
VIII. bad Teeth dis6gure the countenance in
feet the brssth, derange the stomach, impair
health, distract the nerves. and war with good ma
ture.
DIR. INGER5OLL
Performs all operations on the Teeth and Gums,
corscts Irregularities Of the Teeth, inserts
Ar tt FICIAL TEETH
Of the Best Style and Finish,
Puts in Artificial Palates and Obturators for cleft
Palates.
Believing that the best operations in Dentistry
the safest and therefore the cheapest and most
satisfactory both to the operator and patient, DR.
line of "CHRAp DEEIsrRY, /" preferring the patron
age Of those who prefer the best operaons, and can
appreciate the necessary care and skill IN pro-
aucing them.
An examination Of specimens both of Artificial
Teeth and Of very beautiful fllngs Of CrystaI Gold
FOfI, 10 Invited.
~ Prices for fun set Of Teeth. from 35S 70
$l76. Examination Of the Teeth without charge.
DxxrAL RooHs-ICornsr Of Third and Main eta,
over Rix, Hale Co.'s Bank, Keokuk, Iowa
Entrancs on Third-st. (decl 6dAwly1
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NEW MAP OF LEE COUNTY.
TINE Subscribers propose Publishing, 1t IN carly
L day, : complete Sectio nal and Property Map Of
Lee County, Iowa, on large scale and In the BEST
style.
It viii embrace oil property divisions, With the
names Of the ownen, the location Of all the pub
lie buildings, mills. factories, Ac also, the trav
elcd - well ~ recorded roads, from actual sur
veys now in progress, besides streams, divisions of
prairie and timber, and other natural features Of
the country.
This Map win b handsomely col bored and mouAt-
cd and N ornament 10 any public or private room,
and from the large amount OF infor nation nos In
the hands and 1t the disposal Of the subscribers
will, We hope, contain - few erron - Ia possible
In work Of the kind.
We refer TO our Maps Of Ksoknk and Fort Madi-
son ~ specimens OF work. and solicit for this
enterprise liberal support from property holders
and all who feel interest in the welfare and pro-
gress Of our county.
FOX OTLEY, Civil Engineer.
N. MCCULLOUGH, JR.,
Civil Engineer and County Surveyor
Keokuk, July Ii, I65o-dkwlm
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Lo1aI N01ics.

Vro JAMES X. BRUCE, j. X. Hickey. Simon
4 Mayherg, 8. Meyburgh , Brother: You are
hereby notified that there Il now on fle In the
Office Of the Clerk Of the District Court Of Lee
County, Iowa, at Keoksk, the petition Of Cum
$500 on his promiss0ry note TO Cummins, Seaman
Co.. and against I'll Of you the foreclosure Of
mortgage certain real estate In which you claim
to have some interest and unless you appear and
answer thereto or before the second day Of next
Septembe iS50) term Of said court, TO be held at
Keokuk on the mrs. Monday Of said month, judg-
ment by default will be had against you.
RANKIN, MILLER KNSTER,
July rs. 1850 I'm Pltds, Att'ys
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AV1s Dcntist. Once on Second St.,
between Main and johnson streets, Kso1
kuk, Iowa. W
DR.. Hicks, in renewing bis card to the public,
would call attention to . new style Of sPlate
Work, which 10 peculiarly adapted 70 dat, irregu-
lar, and otherwise di6icult jaws. This improve.
nent has been tested three years and has sustained
its early promise Of filing : real want In plate
work. The work il now worn by many Of our most
prominent citiscns, who give it hearty approval.
and to whom be is permitted TO refer those inter-
osted.
DR.. H. 10 also mounting Continuous Gum
work, Block" work, and ordinary s.Gold Plate"
work, Tor which he has superior stock Of mate
rial. he 10 prepared to eli teeth with Gold Foil,
adhesive Gold" and "Chrystal Cold" in the most
thorough and durable manner.
In view Of the stringency In money matters
some allusion to Prices may not be improper -
While, the one hand DIR. II. believes it he the
better policy, - we'll ~ the honester course not
TO work ~ all than to work ut prices that will ne
csssitate inferior work on tho other hand he ID
willing to conform In his charges to the lower
standard OF remuneration that other occupations
have suffered
With fifteen years experience, . thorough devo-
ton 70 his profession. and IN earnest desire to
please, he IL determined to merit and hopes to 70
ceive, continuation of the liberal patronage bore
tofore enjoyed.
Julyll.dAw
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-04-02

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BRATTLEBORO, VT: APRIL 2, 1859.

extent no doubt true, but that you have greatly
assisted the increase is equally true, il the
alarming increase of rum-holes, MS they are
called, may be taken as proof, since the laws
with pains and penalties to aid you were enact
cd
The fact we think cannot be doubted which
you state, that large expenses are incurred by
prosecutions to pay lawyers, judges, &c., for
services performed by the existence of the liq-
uor laws, but why temperance men should be
obliged to pay the greater part of those expen-
ses when they arc admitted to be in the minor
ity is an assertion that may need proof, but If
true is il not just that such expenses and costs
should fall on those who made themP
Would it not be well for those who are now
having recourse TO co-ercve measures with re-
gard to temperance to seriously reflect upon the
good they have accomplished to reform an ad-
mitted evil, and that the threats of big guns, Of
legal pains and penalties, will effect less the
citizens of this county than it will those who
utter them. +.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-04-02
A SPREAD-EAGLE SPEECH.

In the Missouri Legislature recently, reso-
luton was offered to print quantity of hand
bills in relation to demonstration in honor of
the Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.
motion was made to lay Il on the table, when
its author, Mr. Pitt rushed to the rescue, with
the following overpowering speech-which, as
may be imagined resulted in its adoption:
Mr.. Speaker, this house passed resolutions,
sir, to celebrate, in an appropriate manner, the
Sth of January. This Is a resolution simply
asking that notice be given to the public of that
day. We have declared an intention, and now,
when we come to publish IL, some gentleman is
suddenly seized with the "retrenchment gripes,"
and squrms around like long rcd worm on
pin-hook. Laughter Gentlemen keep con.
tinually talking about economy. l, myself, do
not believe in tying the public purse with cob
web strings but when retrenchment comes in
contact with patriotism, it assumes the form of
"smallness." Such economy is like that Of old
Skinflint, who had pair of boots made for his
little boy, without soles, that they might last
the longer. Laughter reverence the "day
we celebrate 1t is fraught with "reminiscences
the most stirring-brings to mind one of the
greatest events ever recorded, in letters of liv-
ing fire, upon the Temple of Fame, by the
strong right arm of the God of War.
On such occasions we should rise above par
ty lines and political distinctions. never
fought under the banner of Old Hickory; but.
"by the Eternal" l wish l had. Laughter
and applause.] If the old war-horse was here
now, he would not know his own children from
the side of Joseph's coat of many colors-
Wings Know Nothings, Democrats, hard, soft
boiled, scrambled and fried, Lincolnites, Doug
lasites and blatherskites l believe in no par
ty; | am free, unbridled, unsaddled in the po-
litical pastures. Like bob-tailed bull in fy-
time, charge around in the high grass and
fight my own flies. [Great laughter.] Gen
tlemen, let show our liberality on patriotic
occasions. Why, some men have no more
patriotism than you could snuff in the eye of
knitting needle. Let us not squeeze five cents
till the eagle on it squeals like locomotive or
an old maid. Let us print the bills and inform
the country that we are as full of patriotism as
are Illinois swamps of tadpoles. Laughter
don't believe in doing things by halves. Per-
init me, Mr.. Speaker, to make a quotation from
one of our noblest authors
"I love to see the grass among the red May roses;
love to the old horse for when he goes he goeses"
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tains? Were the people of Switzerland ever
subduedp Were the people of the mountains
of Wales ever subdued, until they sent the
Queen there to be delivered of her first born
son, and called him Prince of Wales when
they were subdued by affectionp So il was with
the people of the mountains Of Caucasia, the
great home of our raceP To this day they arc
battling with the Northern Bear, who, with all
his power, has not been able to subdue them.
The love Of liberty has always burned bright
among the mountains; and there is something
so striking in this that my mind has often been
led to seek for the cause of this in the past and
the reason why It is likely to continue so in the
future. Now, If man was born on the ocean,
and shut out, all his life from the sight of land,
having always the same visible, marked horizon,
without any undulation, he would have no con-
ccption of identity Of place and locality. That
man could never have anything like home
Now, the truth is, that the love of home con-
stitutes one Of the great elements of what is
called patriotism. (Applause)
In its incipent stage it commences with the
love of home. Such man could have no home
and therefore no feeling of patriotism. So too,
with the man born and brought up on the broad
pampas of South America, with nothing to mark
his place of residence as distinct from any other
place he would much resemble the man born
and reared on the ocean. But take man born
and brought up among the mountains, and he
has distinctly marked visible horizon. Every
hilltop is familiar to him. As he goes out of
his house in the morning. every hill seems to
give him nod of recognition" Good morning,
sir" Move that man mile away, and his ho-
rizon is changed he is away from home; and
let him wander where he will in life, the clear
conception of that, his early home, forever fol-
lows him.
Hence it is that the Swiss, though people
of great fidelity so much so as to be trusted as
the body guard Of foreign kings and princes,
when they hear one of the simple airs Of their
native hills, are seized with homesickness, and
not even the fear of death can restrain them
from returning TO their simple home among the
Alps. The little Savoyard, who goes through
our streets with his organ and monkey, has the
same love for his native mountains and it is so
with the Piedmontese, and the people of every
other mountainous country; they have the same
distinctly marked love of home. So it is with
the people of Vermont. Let one of her sons
come back to her from the sea, and the first lit
tie undulation of the Green Mountains thrills
every drop of blood in his veins. cloud ap-
plause.)
This is the element that makes the love Of
country. However strange it may seem to
others, think that every Nermonter can re-
spond to the sentiments of Goldsmith
" Dear are the homes to which our soul conforms,
And MS the child, by soaring forms distressed,
Clings close and closer to It's mothers breast,
So tue loud tempest and its wintery roar,
But bind US to our native mountains more
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SOME MORE OF THEN ERE BEANS.

legislative assembly, gathered as it is from
all quarters and from every profession, must nee
essarily include all varieties of character, some
of most amusing kind.
During the last session, the town Of saw
fit to elect a sturdy farmer, whom the love of
travel had never led out of the precincts of his
native county, to the onerous post of "Member
of the General Court of Massachusetts"
Arrived in Boston, our friend being somewhat
sSngrS and S asssSas s Of askRg sq%gasa6n sub
into one of the principal eating houses, just at
the dinner hour.
lie sat down to dinner and being requested
by the waiter to select from the bill of fare what
dish he chose, expressed desire for some baked
beans.
| This was brought him; and, from the gusto
with which it was eaten, evidently suited our
representative. The plate was cleared in an in
credibly short space Of time, and the attentive
waiter was at his side.
"What will you have nextP"
| The bill of fare was consulted, and the guest
announced his decision:
~ reckon I'll have fctc more Of them ere
beans"
The SECOND installment was not long in dis
appearing. Again the question was proposed
"What else will you take?"
"You may bring me a fe,o more Of them ERE
beans."
The waiter turned away to conceal smile
but did as he was ordered. He kept an eye on
the new-fedged Representative and, by the
time his third plate was dispatched, was by his
side with the old question:
"Of course" thought he, she'll want some.
thing else this time"
"What dish shall bring you, sir"
The Representative took up the bill of fare
and followed its various items with his finger
till he came to the end-a process which occupi-
ed some ten minutes. He was apparently puz-
zled but in moment his face lighted up, and he
said
81 don't care if I take teo more beans !"
They were brought, and we need not say, went
the way Of their predecessors.
"Perhaps, sir" said the waiter, as he took
away the empty plate, "you would like some kind
of puddingp We have all kinds"
81 don't know" was the hesitating reply.
"Have you got any more Of them ere beans ?''
ayes, SIR"
"Then guess you may bring me felO more
10 finish up nth ! don't want any pudding"
For every day Of the season our country Rep
resentative patronzed his favorite dish When,
at length, his services were dispensed with, and
he returned to his constituents, he was asked
how he liked stopping in Boston.
"Boston is great place" he exclaimed with
enthusiasm; "Boston Is great place for baked
beans"
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SCANDALcM0NGERS.

The Boston Herald in noticing the recent
charge of Judge Thomas, then of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, in a SANDER case,
speaks thus truthfully of one of the greatest
and most common vices of the present day:
Scandal is a sweet morsel; mischievous gos-
sip is an appetzing relish to most every social
circle. How strange it is we are so prone to
speak evil of our associate and intimate friends,
when in our own hearts we know how much
better it is to do-good and not evil to speak
pleasant things concerning our fellow men than
it is to use traducing language. But men, and
women too, seem to feel and to act upon the
feeling that, when they hear of one among their
friends who has fallen from praise to reproach,
or whose virtue has made slip, it is their
bounden duty to explain the affair with provok-
ing particularly to all their acquaintances. II
a black spot has been discovered upon the rep
utation Of very dear friend, in an instant, in