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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-09

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YIsHEY consist, in part, Of siRhtssn Letters sup
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Mohammed Pasha, Rear Admiral Of tho Turkish
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Just receives Ct
OGDEN, BRowHELL ApO.B
CI4Y Book Eroax.
Aug47d No. 61 nain-st.
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An. Exssnssisher % fAs. s.gsns New.
ils,' OF DevAts - ANY CsaUr.
PROOLAaArIONs
E,OR ths benefit Of oil melancholy and sober
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wrinkles, and faume their juvsntlty, and also To
javenils to ohtaia the expssisAss 81 49, Ap~
cuiiarly pgrtesls velnme--prsssej ing d proAtabk
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STATE or IoWA, q
LEE csuExr. VII
DY yiRtae n speeisa execution to me directed
- issued by the Clerk of the District Court OF
said county, n favor Of Chsfles PArsons Go. and
against IsAac VanAasdAll and Les ndsr HArbines
willsell II the highest bidder ~ the door OF the
Clerks ofRce VI the District Court OF Lee County,
Iowa, 1t Keokak in said county, the 34th day of
December, A. d. 1859, between The hoafs OF
o clock i. m. and o'clock p. m. Of said day, the
following rsopsrty, 70 Wit: rhs Aort Invest omar
ter of section two t7), township sixtg Ave Il 80
north, range i've t6l west; also, The southwest
quarter Oh session thiriyAve tss). township sixty
t66, range fvel west, oil in Lee county, Iowa
sold ~ order OF ouon N The property Of Isaac
VanAnsdall. tesatis3y sai1 writ Of execution.
Keokuk, Nov. =, 1850. -
Nm. n. LEIGH,
nov24d EhNEi6 of Lee County.
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STATE UF IOWA 1900
LEE cousry. %.
u virtue OF m Execution 20 me directed. issued
- by the lrk Of the District Court Of said coun-
sy,in favor o. A. Hosmsr and against Henry
Strong, Jeln Early, I. u. Allyn ana John Max
well have esisd upon, snd will sell 10 the highes;
bidder y the door Of the Clerks Of5ce Of the Dis
trici Court Of Lee County, Iowa. at Ksokuk, in
SAID county, on the 9th day Of December, A. ID
1859. between the hours OF . o'clock a. q. .nl i
O'Clock p. n at ss,a day, the following property.
TO wit; Lots three ard four rs and 81, Ia block
III: also, lots and In block Ils, ali In the ii :
Of keoknk, Ice c0Rnty, Iowa. Taken and levied
upon as the party oil John EARLY 10 satisfy said
writ Of execution. WM. H. LEIGH
keckuk, Nov. B., 1859. sheriff Lee Co.
psgAd
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1paldiag,s Prepared 0lss,
ron SALE BY
OGDEN, DnOwNELL = 90.
ryro. II. cka.slss Ia..llinssns.r.]
This 0lnS 10 pat mp In convenient bottle, ard
l. ehsnisaily hsld II soution retaining III The de-
sifabls qs4nties d ven prepared cabinet makers
alue, sna u sssd enid. snaii hrsh asconpa-
nies each bs.tls, the whole costing b.t g csnass
81 repairing 81 kia1I n broken hoasshsld wares.
II will b found exsssdingly convsnisnt for emo
and she'll vork, pisno tuners. and tcs al pssposs
re9sii1ng s.sonG nnstisEs. No hcussksspsr en-
fFrom thsChristian Advocate and Journal.1
The Saae - sssh = aRstsis y y ssaetant ind
waat unsuppIisd. "spaiinga, Psepersd else"
seems 70 BE- al that has been dssirSd IN this d.
reetion.
8s a9 s.g s4(Trn tbs Essagslist.J
epsldigg1 Prepared Glpe. designed Tor honss-
kSSpsss, y boon which stssy hSusswffe Win s3-
pssciata
(Hpsn the n. Y. Trsssaa's Jsssnais3g
6pAlding's Prepared 0lasis such ) simple and
cheap preparation thstit y pity my hesss should
4-os. IFrqas hs n. Y .Clraniais.1 .sas,aa
snivv1Il @sa&, NIlstis adsxut 81 tpslds1g ~ Pr
Isrsd 0lsA sAiss vibl - 1sssa psssssaS ~ ~
sisls every Aes1sksspsr nssds.
[Tsn ths HOSE Jess,sll -
3 W Asss nse. = ysssesSai asssAi.asAl With
, ;,s's .' = 1: :s::l,l.s ~. ~ - ~
49, frss. ~ Il nskly Tribpel.. ss4
The Kind =: =. z 1879 .spslA,c1 8 cslslra.
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r.a~al I

|saAsss $500 KSeai No ttOS.
~ John 9. Floyd Peter W. Potter, John undsr-
wood, Miehasl asaGtA. Charles vinal, \. n.
you sre hereby nolilsd that there Z nov On Al.
AZ - County, lows, q n. Madison. the pstitis.
% Antoiss 110ls4s, l1g(nlng Of John g. FLOYD
e i:s:r x ss. = q: 6 ss.1, g.
~ st,ssssa " ~ 4:ssoas e P ,. Said
oxecuted 70 plain3iH - said Floyd and Potter, on
80. s y Zee s & s isd az. ana
interest in said property, and tho prayer Il that
ths sxsculion q deed q The purahaser.
unlss yCs .p1seasg sn:w e al; Md petition on
isss, d said oaurs : jsdsnsnt win Be rendered
against ''a S1K II 4 ss sss Rs''
Oct. 81, 1859 din Plt1t Atty's.
Ls1aI \ stlcs.
10 John ,. c.rsons. lanes =. Bruce, Peter j.
crs Ca. and 6uvall Keighlsr Co.:
rlyHERE IL now on 6le In the Office of the
! Clerk Of the District Court Of Lee County.
Iowa, ct Keokuk, the petition OF Brown, Goddin q
CO., claiming Of James =. Bruce : judgment Of
BY Peter !. conghiin and MaTy Louisa conghlin to
James r. Death h Sons, TO secure two notes exeeu-
ted by said Bruce to said PARTIES on real estate II
the City OF keokak, one OF which belongs TO plain
tias ana the ether 70 aefsndsnt oarson. The other
defendants named In the petition are Judgment
Uhless you appear and answer said petition on
or before the n dsy Of the February term, 1885,
81 said Court, judgment viii b rendered against
IL for judg nent Agsinst Bruce and foreclosure Of
the mortgage, the execution Of deed 10 the pur-
chaser the pfetscien Of the interest Of defendant
0sssen, and Tor esss.sl relief r.I, :. .,,er, ,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-09
Mississippi valley Nursery.
WESTERN 0HOwN TnkRs ron

NEIT H sssrsl year,
w sxperisnos ths Fro
pristor can now furuisl
FRUIT TREES "A N y
6ARUB BEKY, SccHssS-
ted, and found TO succeed
In the w eet.
Many Of these Trees
are Of extra size, and
have produced Ane spoci-
meme Of fruit the past Sea-
son. Those interested are
invited 81 calf and ex-
anime ~ thsmse Ives.
- 49, 49, a -
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49, - - - - - - - - - - - = - - -
GRNERAL GROCERs,
NO. 70 MAlNSI,
KsSxu9, = !. Iovsa.
fNU0AK-CURKD HAMS. 4 ebolss 10 f0r nis
- by. coLLIERs EoS:h1s0E,
SvsAk-cukED 6M l.s ss1F "a ss.s sy
I...x LIaS SossA1soH'
I(Knf TONGUES 70 ale 81
u C0LLIEnD 8 RCD1RT6OE,
jsae16-l sa s9ss sss7z % Mo- stfsss-
IASTLE MILLS Xxx QUINCY kI0Uk lsf
~ sale ~ COLLIER6 kOBBRT9O1s
s h.ssss, 3. k1n, as. ss.s'a s.s'p
| for 81. ss'' s. . co.. co.Irrss RoBEarsoH.
NEW FALL vHaRA1 YL0u1.
I'VE have jsst ssseivsA . ssspsly a 10
- -" c Oh ID. !. he s'ssssS1s6s.
| ron SAL sT y 81 s ilG ! 3 s!.,se1.
= =. nUo = - - : - 51sua,
80. .s1,! ,si s':si sss; ~
Il I.T'7 Us A09AnDs,
o sss.s - COLI cosIl 100 s 81 ;:ss
81. stS =. '''-s ss s'il e e ~ sI5sz.z.ez:
4 Tupr ...,.,.... II i = y 1. 40. =
/ ~ ~ ooi1iiEa ; Koid 1rs0n.
C.CM A.Aelc ST =, sEs - o. ~ias'
S'Ts1'a' ~ - A.y.w,rxrxsos.
I !. Sign q ~ 0oldss E.els ard Mortar
! sspt8-d u 4s1DsE Il % nala street.
4 rAkB ANN0NIA.--leeh - n ~, AL ssssgth
- - Al. xfLxINsp1.
Wholesale and Retail 1ssegst,
ssptSds - 6aiR street,
Yum 1L0zs.- - = CT !, ~ s.ses1ias, q
| sisn Of che oeisea AaGe 90 Mestar,
| rKEzH TAE1zE.-saS = posdrsa, sssissll
- ps'' e Ayv1K1Ssos.
4 efEa = ~ do'dss 1Asis - 11esnses !.
| 4 - 6EDEl p asosEs 1l!sts - 80 =
q AMI, oaDxs ssovsl5s AZ 1 e., +.
En LBS. pure, isodorcus dlyessins for sals ,,
gu Az. W1M1Nt00,
Eiga a the Goldsn Eagls ~ MORTAR,
II O.taA "a, 1atD-ot.
- $50. go ', re SAs . 81; ,..,,., !
/, OU 1, l, !, 5 "a ntstte&. u oass very low b
as as a. u X1AAk1Nt)hs
ntsn 81 The Gs1ldsn 1aub - Maseas,
1 is5zD olrzsp Iz15 y!!EE q. = ~ !
1S1yl iAe M. 1.. Maln-se.
n b0Xf8 3annsr p1sSssd can4fsA, 4 - ~
II ~ II11A, Eoe aalo ~ 4 g.:,,f sa .. d u.
Ia nn0 E0S. 61L 500 - 49, ygs
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Lcg11 NOtiCc.
To James W. Davis and Nancy A. Davis his wife,


Leg11 NOtiCcs
To James W. Davis and Nancy a. Davis his wife,
and James Al. Gwin:
VUU and each Of you are hereby notified that
II there 10 row on file In the office OF tho Clerk
of the District Oouri Of Lee County, lows, st Fort
ii adisop, petition 81 B. u. Keynolds claiming Of
yon the fotpcloSnrc & mortgage executed BY he
saxa JameFW. Davis and Nancy a. Davis hia vita,
70 secure the payment OF six several rromissory
ntes for the sum OF nineteen hundred and eigbtcrn
81 100 dollars, twenty three 1897 feet front of
Of theeast sideof lot "a BY one hundred and
forty fN0l feet deep, in hl.ck one hundred and
sNy-Aye ASST hp the City Of keokuk, Lee unity
a<ws. The said j ames Nj Gwin claims some inter
eat in dmortgsged property lis vendee or other
snAw un1sss you and each OF you appear and
snswsy ssh psfttion before the second day Of
tia Decsusher term lIs59) Of said District Court
Of Ice County, Iowa, at 1T. Madison, decree will
bsssadsssd sssinst you according to the prayer
of said petition.
Dak 4 - wsf nw pa{tf
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9-DFafa kRrnQ The n. r. CeFonialesJ .s.ass,ka
snivvl1a @sst teIlstls edSrut 81 Ipsld3rsf Pr
Dexsd 0laA 49, VIA ~ 1ssad Bsssisslv ~ ~
tiels every heusekeeper nseds.
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aLet those now lnASAs uks never laughed bsfor,
/ Andthoss who always shsd now lasgh the marc
An Exungntsher - fAe ttBsus New.
49, or DevAts - Any C0aUr.
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APaEM,N E5kENCH. EnGLlAA DaC.
~ fIoNARY tor sale By
sspss oGDlk, BRowEELL i 90. !.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-09

VL7n9L UqUK. anAaAoes Aaiiy Cnre
wv $50 of 6enust wrA5ohed eesss Of kheuma
tisn PAsAlyuIs piles. ID. that WEIR ever hncwn
4fvM 10, 1nsfAs eaas q tsstAing sASaes@n. On
lady gAth1rsd hrssst md see bow .quietnk !
pMves. All the best doctors snss y Who nave oe
o1lAS aCqu6Aatsd With IL, md etsFy hnt clan dfnG
gist sells IL.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

"Not long since, young man, blessed
with wealthy and respectable parentage, who
might have been useful and honored, had he
improved his opportunities, but who had
run short career of vice and dissipation,
and,by his example enticed others to ruin,
was stretched upon his dying bed. The
lamp of life was burning feebly in its socket,
and weeping relatives were gathered around
him. The dying youth, as if arousing his
last energies of exhausted nature, called
upon his attending friends,
Il am about to be launched into eternity.
Bitterly, o bitterly do I regret my former
sins and follies. have one request to make
before leave you forever. Soon you will
commit me to the open grave. o, gather up
my influence and bury it Nth me-
He died, and was buried, but his influence
lives, and not only to the latest generation OF
man, but through eternity to come, it will
continue to operate"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
The Damp Umbrella.
GEO. G.. WRIGHT.

Misery says the old proverb, makes US
acquainted with strange bed fellow But
who ever heard of miserable wife being OBJ
liged to lie with a damp umbre'la9 A man
named Couscousson was tried last week by
the Paris Tribunal of Correctional Police for
having beaten Madame Couscousson, his
wife,
Pray, Mr.. President he replied, if your
wife wouldn't let you carry an umbrella, what
would you do?'
oh, the monster oh, the brigand chimed
in Madame G. What he says is not true,'
Mr.. President He was drunk when he
beat me-
who doesn't get drunk now and then?"
asked Mr.. c.
But you get drunk always answered the
wife. And Mr.. President, when he's drunk
he insists on going to bed with his boots on,
and his umbrella in his hand. That is his
character
Il wear my boots in bed to keep my feet
warm observed the accused.
Il don't so much object to the boots said
the wife, though they are dirty and tear the
sheets; but | do object to the umbrella
Just think of wet umbrella in bed, Mr..
President.
1t is in the wetness of the umbrella said
the husband, that find my excuse. A
prudent man is never without his umbrella
when it rains; and, as it was raining when l
arrived at home and went to bed, took it
with me =
'Oh, you drunkard shrieked Madame C.
But appeal to all women here present. she
continued, turning round to the auditory, If
it be pleasant to be in bed with damp UNI
breIla2'
1T was raining, tell you, exclaimed the
accused, and was afraid that might have
dreamt that | was getting wet; as | have
great antipathy to water, | took the umbrella
with me as precaution.'
Yes, and you beat me when I went to re-
move ii from the bed.'
The tribunal cut this discussion short by
condemning Mr.. Couscousson to two days
imprisonment.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
From the Atlantic Monthly.
JOy.MOnth.

On, HARK to the brown thrush hear how he sings
How he peurs the dear pain of his gadness!
What gush and from out what golden springs
What rage of how sweet madnessl
And golden the buttercup blooms by the way
song of the joyous ground;
While the melody rained from yonder spray
Is a blossom in fields ofsound
How glisten the eyes of the happy leavesl
How whispers each blade, 81 am blest ~
Rosy heaven his lips to fowered earth gives,
With the costliest bliss of his breast.
Pour pour the wine ofthy heart, o Neature,
By cups of field and of sky, aF ...a . ...
By the brimming soul of every creature! -
Joy-mad, dear Mother, anil
Tongues tongues for my joy for my joy more
Oh, thanks to the thrush on the tree,
To the sky, and to all earth's blooms and songs "
They utter the heart in me.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

The opening of Japan. through the agency
of Com. Perry's expedition, is likely to prove
of more real importance than was at first
supposed. The Japanese government, under
the recent treaty, have appointed commits
sion to visit the United States. The steamer
Mississippi had received these Commission
ers on board at Yeddo, at the last accounts,
and would reach Panama via Sandwich Is
lands and San Francisco, some time during
next month propably, and arrive in New
York before July.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
TO BE CONTINUED.

Crops on the Missouri Slope OF Iowa prom
Use as well as on the Mississippi. The Fre-
mont County Herald says:
Farmers have got their wheat sowed,
and report that it is coming up nicely. They
are now engaged planting corn, and the
weather could not possibly be more favora-
ble TO agricultural pursuits than ii is now
The rains of the latte, part of last week have
left the ground in fine condition Cor germina-
ton, and the subsequent sunshine is giving
farmers fine opportunity to do their plant
ing"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
OT'rUMWA IOWA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1859.

his own panic, and was willing to attribute
it toan unaccountable depression of the nerv-
Gus energy, such asis sometimes experienced
by those who boast the most robust phvsi-
cal and moral health.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

The May term of the District Court Of
this County, convenes in this place on ne>t
Monday. There are 1872 eases on docket, 13
criminal, II chancery, and 167 civil. Some
60 were laid over from the last Term.--Il5ia
RepstNicap, o5tb.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

DEcLINEp.--Hon. Maturin l.. Fisher has
absolutely and unquestionably declined the
honor of democratic nomination for Cover
nor of Iowa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

Our Government has been officially in.
formed Of the neutral attitude assumed by
England and Prussia in the Italian war. 4
diplomatic circular will be issued declaring
our own position to be likewise neutral.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
Written for the ottnmwa Co,rior

By request, in reply to tie letter Of . On
the Fence get" aoith regieC Of the 1eaa-
ing arguments used IN the discussion that
called them. forth.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

The population of Abba is 9l5; Troy
township, in which Abba is located, contains
1926. Number of voters in the township
over 800.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-02-22
Pure Blood Ensures Health.

The astonishing cures wrought by DIR. Ro-
BACKS Scandinavian Remedies, are all accom-
plished by the naturalization of acrid particles
IN the blood His Blood Purifier and Pills,
composed of extracts of rare Swedish plants,
impart fresh vitality to the stream of life.
destroying the principle of disease in that fluid,
and thus restoring the whole system to con-
dition of perfect and vigorous health. Nervous
complaints, bilious disorders, fevers fits, diar-
rhea general debility, sexual disability, female
weakness, sores. scrofulous eruptions, rheuma-
tism all affections of the skin, lumbago, swell
lipgs of the joints, tumors, gland ular diseases
headache, sinking of the stomach, etc. are inva-
riably cured by course of the Scandinavian
remedies see advertisement.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-02-22

BILE "a in,pudence and assurance when they cay
that "rCitizen is the instrument If not the
dupe of private individuals" Who does the
pronoun they" refer to in the last paragraph?
Is it private Individuals" these malicious
cabalistic calumniators?r There are certainly
two distinct indiyidualites for malicious ealuua-
n,ators says very naughty things about " hat
/" private individuals" thinks and Intends
We are Inclined to think that the collective
person referred to by " thay' and The :. rnse by
which they expect to escape the rebuke
they sooner or later. are aootpsd to receive,
is the accusation which =. they "zhaye2made
against Citizen" of being the dupe of -'pri-
yate individuals" And thus to the end of the
chapter have followed tho " they says SO far
from any possible relative noun in vain attic mPts
to find some clue to who " they" are thai
am at last constrained to believe that the they
say" of our Superintendent is an impalpable
person-the COMMON author for SANDER and
scandal-good enough authority for a mere ver-
bal Joke, but thorn in his side who repeats
and Publishes what I" they say" for the pur-
i pose of wounding tie feelings of his neigh Dor,
or string up strife in community.
| have entered upon this matter with regret.
but not without Consideration. If the Super
intendent bad even attempted to answer the
substance of my former communication, | should
not have troubled myself or the public about lis
style or manner If he had remained silent,
or written anonymously, certainly should not
have sought him out, but his communication is
of an official character, and whilst may admit
that 1t is proper enough for Ii. VAN DUsES to
spout execrable grammar and worse English,
am neither disposed TO consider these as accom-
plishments in Superintendent, or to be set
up target for the arrows of a wit even as
blunt as his. Ny religious sympathies and my
motives of acton are not important in consd-
ering the subject of schools and taxes, nor have
| any idea that the public would wish to un-
derstand them very particularly before deci-
ding whether not it would be measure OF
justice and economy to dock the wages of the
teachers of our free schools. If it should ever
become important to enter into my secret
thoughts and private sympathies / think that
it would be at least courteous to inform me
why think and ieel so different from what
supposed CITIZEN.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-02-22


How MANY SHEETS OF PAPER MAKEA QGIRE? "
We have often heard this quest ION asked to
school children, a:d as often have we heard The
response twenty -four" which we have no
doubt the little shavers supposed to be correct,
for we have recollection of ever knowing a
teacher to correct the Impression; and yet it
appears to be understood at Madison that TWEEN
ty-feur sheets may be Considered half dozen
CURES, If Per1hsnce there are that number of
blanks on sheet. Such appears to be the
opinion of the State Printer, though if we re-
collect rightly his contract saws a quire Of
blanks is twenty -four sheets=of paper, with one
or more blanks to the sheet. If Pump could
steal Just enough to save himself from loss in
has contract for the State printing, and then
stop. we don't know as we should feel very
bad, bat We fear when his hand is in, he will
not be satisfied with reasonable amount of
stealing.