The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-05-31

/. The Knickerbocker Magazine.
TINE KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE begins
In its May number two serials one illustrated
and In popular styi on the Authorizations of Food
the subject nearast the health and happiness OF
cvcrG family in The hand, and attracting great
attention In Europe; the other . fascinating and
powerful story Of domestic life. entitled:
THE ROMANCE OF A POOR YOUNG MAN,
by Octave Feuinet, said to be the best novel pro
duced in the Last five years. The first chapter
opens brilliantly. Neither Dickens, Thackeray, nor
any American novelist, has produced any thing
more charming and interesting. u
Every one knows that by the criminal avarice of
manufacturers and dealers, almost every article Of
food in common use, liquors and drugs, arc aduI-
tcrated with hurful and poisonous substances, and
the knickersocker is the irst and only pu bcation
in tbs country that has undertaken to expose thor
oughly this gigantic wrong which secretly attacks
every man q life All Of its statements based
up rigid chemical anal sis and microscopioa
aminations made for this special purpose. Tho
authorizations and the manner of detecting them
unrivAled and to probe the evil to the bottom,
the knickerbocker win publish, fur as it's inves
LEGATIONS extend, the names Of the manufacturers
and dealers guilty of this insdious crime against
health and life. 1t is the most important III
| articles ever begun in an American Msgaxine, and
/ should 20 into every family.
/ The May Kniaker booker HAS also the conclusion
OF splendid article Dante, by Rev. DIR. Osgood;
dashng contribution, Over the Pahri, Dr.J. w.
| Palmer Jollygreen's Western Tour, by Osmond
|
Alice Carey And anovei and picturesque oontribu-
| ton on Siam, by recent missionary to the King
dom Of the White Elephant. The Editors Table
is aiw avs feature Of the Kickerbooker. A full
page steel plate engraving Of Madame de Chew
reuse, the great rival Of kichelieu and Aazarin,
| opens the number. @
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Publisher to any part Of the United States.
A Specimen Number of the May Knickerbocker
containing the above, with sevcH full-page Steel.
Plate Engravings, worth at least dollar, will be
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the office Of publication.
JOHN A. GRAY,
May5 Nos. l6 and Is Jacob.st., n. y.
kEOkUK FEMALE SEMINARY.
lfnHE FOURTH TERN Of the "Keokuk Fem ale
i l Seminary" will open on MONDAY, APRIL
18th in the basement of the Chatham Square Church
corner Of Seventh and Morgan streets, where I'm.
porary accommodations, except for the Primary
department., have been secured in rooms cool, dry
II and easy Of access.
N The Board Of Trustees Of this Seminary, electe
,e from various reli ious denominations and repre-
senting large part OF the Christian community
desires by the united and operative efforts Of the
friends Ut education To establish gradually such
m institution our city requires.
he Principal of the Institution Is Rev. @. A
- WILLIAMS, to whom, or to the Secretary Of thu
n Board, applications for the admission Of pupil,
N may be made.
In tho Primary Department, young misses from
six to ten years of age may be received under TIT
cure OF Miss urmston, it's present teacher, who re
ceives Nil the incomes Ut that department..
!, The charges for tuition will be 81 and IS in tn
ordinary English studes, With small additions
sum for Incidental expenses. For Latin, French
German, de-, extrs charges vi be made.
Ith desirable that persnns designing to becom
y r M sfs Of tn
presidsntof the Board " Trustees.
], HENRY srnosG, Sec'y.