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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-21
Os.D HE>inarr ssaCH

Old HE>sH Int Bach.
T WOULD respectfully inform the citizens ct keo-
i kua that | have opened a Tailoring Establish
lnent on Main 81. between Attn ard 5th, within
door of Ciark's Leather Store whore an ready 4
do any thing in my line with neatness and Dispatch
have secured the services OF my old partner, j.
McEyitt. late If New inIk City, where he bias been
cutting in oue of the fasLionable >tabiis hm If
that city, 20 that any one wi hihg the style will
please give a cal.
Youths and Boys Clothing cut in the latest New
York style, as bayea full set Of Patterns from
the East. JOHN FRAZER,
Il, cl0d3m
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Kcokuk kE0g Market.
The number Of hogs killed in this city up
to last night is as follows:
Patterson 4 Timberman, 1880
Goldman n Co., lu7uO
Cleghern, Batty 4 Co., $3.50
Total, 2T,45D
The price ranges from ST 20 S4.5U, and
few offering, most of those received thus
far having come in on old contracts. We
learn TINT there is disposition among farm
crs and owners ~ PACK on their own acc ount;
yet those who ought TO knoa say that there
are 10000 hogs fur rals within circle Of
SO to 60 mies from keeknk.s some main
tain tha. tho eror will te abort this season,
and that prices must rise. Wepresume many
owners sre holding Of in this hope.
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He KEOK UK FEM A l. e
Il N n a ~ "
THIS Institution will comme its sec ond term
l on Monday November 18th, in the lower story
Of the Chatham Square Church, corner Of Morgan
and Seventh.
competent Teacher has been secured TO givein-
structions in French. 49,
The Primary Department, under the care OF miss
L. Copelin. win hereafter receive Girlsonly.
For Prospectus of the Inrtitution, apply TO the
Principal, Rev. G. A. Williams, or TO the fresi-
ent or Secretary of the Board VI Trustees.
Nm. THOMPSON, Pres't.
III. STRONG, Sec'y.
Keokuk, Nov. lo-(d3ml
SCOTS AND ~HOL@.
y A. DUKE and w. *. BARRETT having
-. formed partnership in the Shoe business
would ask q share Of the public patronage and .
continuance Of the old custom OF the house
We have concluded that in these hard times IT 10
no disgrace to work. and both being PRACTICAL work
| mca We will devote ourselves to the manufacture
| Of custom work, thus guaranteeing good TITS and
honest workmanship, il is our interest TO make
/ both.
/ We shall Keep constantly on h.Ha &c. seisc.
cd Eastern work. Which w se seia very
| low Uthh - Ahh =.
0ct23i
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BIANA.a sNGt Va S.suDEuNs5
The hest Presents Yet far the Holt.
days.
Ffth FL h,-t-tf aels we're 4sar4e
Il by we'll known first class manufacturers-ani
two of Geo. Pri nee L. Cos Mepdeons can DO had
at very low figures, and no mistake. written
guarantee will bo given with any Il the above in
slIumcnts. j. u. PATRICK, Agent,
dccl3d3w rs Man-st.
Envelopes! sanvelanee!y
DOKIE-fULlU, 1hcial, Consular, Legal Invoice,
! Bank, Document, Packet fost, tommcrcisl
Post, Bali Ticket, Letter, Commercial Note, Bath
Pay, Note, Caid, and Drug Envelopes q all styles
aud prices. just rec ived ut
OGDEN, BkOWNELL h co.'s
City Book Store, 81, Main-st.
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FlR Il aNsUN ANCE.
Miss ouYi State Mutual

FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,
OFST. LOUIS.
DIRECTORS:
J.S.McCune, IS. NJ. Edgell, @. s. Greedy,
E.wymAn, .. II. Pork, B.W. Alexander
Janus smith, A. y remefey p u Page
r -. KLLlOTT, Seo'y. SIN. EDHELL,Pres'
observation-disclosures RIsKs TAKEN.
F.B. HOLMES, General Agent.
aecad1y A.BRIDnMAN, AR't. Keakuk.
VOL. 10 NEW AMERICAN CYCLOPEDlA,
Just received ~
OGDEN BROWNELL 3 CO.'S
CRY Book SroRE,
rovIEi 81 Maiu. at.
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SxSArE.-Mr. Critteudcn offered q where.
as and six or seven resolutions 10 save the
Union. lie prefaced ty making powerful
appeal for the Union. His plan would, he
said, practically re establish tho Missouri
Compromise line.
Mr.. po~el's resolution for a committee
OF Is to save the Union, was taken up, and
after q speech from Mr.. Hale it was pissed,
and the President Of the Senate authorized
to APRON, the committee. Mr.. Crittenden's
resolutions were referred to this committee.
The discussion Of the secession question
vas continued b. johnson Of Tenn. and Col
lamer Of Vt. The latter explained and vim
dicated the laws of bis State.
HOUSE, TIE Speaker laid before the
letter from Mr.. Washhurne of Me-, in
forming him that be had placed in the hands
Of the Governor OF that State his resigna-
ton as Representative, to take effect Janua-
~ lss.
Mr.. Stevens, OF Washington Territory,
introduced resolution authorizing special
enactment so rs to enable tbs Secretary Of
the Interior to decide as TO the validity OF
the Puges Sound Agricultural Company /;
also y resolution having in view the employ
ment Of q war steamer on Columbia river
Tho former was referred to the Committee
on Public Land, and the latter to that on
Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Osero, from New Mexico, introduced
resolution recognizing the co operation Of
the volunteers with tho regular forces Of
that Territory, and proposing an appropria.
ton TO pay them.
After disposing Of come matters, which
are not clearly reported, the Pacific Railroad
bill was taken up. As the bill makes appro-
rriations, the Speaker decided that il mus,
be considered in committee Of the whole
The House went into committee of the whole,
and spen. much time in laying aside bills
which preceded the Railroad bill on the cal.
endar. When the Nebraska Railroad bill
VAS reached, after considering ii awhile, the
Com. rose.
Gov. Ford cent in proposition to surren.
der hs printing contract on certain conai.
tions.
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pEALGD PEACHES.
WE have just received from New York casks
w 1T pesled Dried Peaches, f,r sale at our
store, No. S8 Main-st.
noy24d KELLOGG BIR0K.
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Avoid Slang Words.

There is no wit, says the author Of the
behavior book, in lady saying 'snoose'
instead of sleep, in calling pan,aIoors
pants and gentlemen gents in al.
,uding to an amusing anecdote or divert.
ing incident, to say it is rich All the
S ang words are detes'able from the lips
Of ladies. We are always sorry to hear
a Young lady say such a word as polk
ng when she tells US Of having engaged
certain dance, too fashionable not
ong since, but happily now going out,
and almost banisaed from the bes, socie-
ty.
We have little tolerance for young la
dies VINO having in reality neither wi,
nor humor, set up for both, and having
nothing Of the right stock to go upon,
Substitute carelessness and impertinence
and try to excite laughter, and attract the
attention Of gentlemen by talking slang.
Where do they pick il up? From low
newspapers or vulgar books-surely not
from low companions. We heard ole
OF these ladies, when our collar happen.
ed 10 be pinned away, say thatit was pin.
ned on drunk. When disconnected she
was foored. When submitting to things
unwilIingly, she was brough, to the
scratch. Sometimes she did things on
the sly. She talked Of certain great
vocalist singing like beast. She believ
ed it very smart and piquant to use these
vile expressions. 1t is true, when at
parties she always had half dozen a
bout her, their curiosity being excited as
to what she would say next. And vet
she was a woman of many good quail
ties, and boasted Of always having lived
in the best society.-Lndies Paper.
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Transplanting Evergreens.

The late Mr.. Downng-so distinguish
ed 70. fine taste in landscape gardening
was q great advocate for evergreens.-
His preference was for hemlock, white
pine, Norway spruce and basam fir. The
latter is easily transplanted, and has
dark green foliage at all seasons of the
year. The month of May, or the begin
ming of June, is held to be favorable pc.
riod for transp!snling evergreens. The,
following is a method recommended for
this purpose by the Baltimore Rural Reg.
ister:-"A moist, cloudy day should be
selected, and care must be taken that the
extremely sensitive fibers which constitute
the principal mass Of the roots shall not
be exposed, even in the process of remoR-
al from the nursery to the lawn, 10 the.
action Of the sun and air, as their vitality
principally depends upon their being kept
shaded and moist. The great error which
unskillful planters have committed, in at
tempting to get evergreens to grow, has
been the depth to which they have set
them in the ground. They should inva.
riably be planted shallow, although the.
soil beneath should, first Of all, be deeply.
stirred. Mr.. Bright, Of the Logan Nur-
sery philadelphia advocates surface
planting for all kinds OF trees, and the.
success which he has met with in this
practice certainly appears to establish The
truth Of his theory. In transplanting
evergreens Of four or four and half feet!
high, he takes them out of the nursery
with balls of earth eighteen inches deep
and two feet in diameter. They are set
on the surface Of the lawn, in cavities Of
well loosened soil the cavities themselves
being not more than three or four inches,
deep. The ball Of earth, therefore, which.
incloses the roots Of the evergreen thus
planted, is still raised above the surround :
ing surface some twelve inches. They
are, however, supplied with good loam,
by which a mound is formed, and the
ground is kept mulcbed for two years.
This method is well worth trial"
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MALES SAVED.


John II. McEeod, saved by |. B Alex.
arder.
y. L. D'iiinSs, saved by James Jones.
Jesse Young swan to a stump.
VIM III. Dixon, saved by Margaret, a
Tree g,rl:
Nj Legrand caught the fiat and was
pnlIed III.
James Jones, saved himself.
w. ID. Jones, saved himself.
N. b. curtis, saved himself.
w. Il: f"rker, saved himself.
Mr.. Logan, saved himself by clinging
10 ,ne ooat'
w. " Dutton, saved himself.
ftank Hugg'ns, saved himself.
Masters. VIM. Workman swan out /;
AIy Robinson saved by little Isaac Alex.
ander; Isaac Alexander saved himself by
chng'ng to stump; John Vilepigue
swan 10 stump; John Mckagan was
caught and pulled on the fiat; John
'"ng swan out; George Young was
saVeo oS another.
L lhe'e we're, III addition to the above,
'"o negro girls and two negro men on
.ne o"at, making the whole number h.
ooaFu o.
would here remark that the boat, as
soon As the weight was removed, rose
again 10 the surface, by which means
many were saved. The reason why so
many mat could SWIM c!ung to stumps,
was because the s'oes ana bottom OF the
ppo' were ,u'' OF KIND OF weed or moss,
""''" rendered " extremely dangerous
10 go through 1t.
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The Lancaster Rail Road.

We have no deposition to e"ter into II
lengthy aud unnecessary discussion with
our nefghtors Il Lancaster on the Rail
load question. They want Road, and
viii be right in getting one if they can.
IL III their judgement another route IAan
Camden is thought beat, be i So, we
have no right to complain, they can, aud
will We presume, do AS they please. We
are satisfied however, that our position in
ebe matter is misunderstood, by some,
and we fear wiltu.ly miscoHceiveI 10y 9th
ers. II there is an enemy TO the prosper
ity Of Lancaster in Camden, we are not
aware ofthe fact, and the tender which
we hope to make Of 100000 from the
Town and District to aid in the building
Of u Road. will be offered in good faith
by us, and il not accepted by Lancaster
the fault will be theirs. not ouls. There
is no sense in qusrreling over distractions
by the way, and whatever be the motive
influencing he people Of Camden in try
ing to build Road, it appears to us that
Lancaster IS not particularly Interested in
knowing. Mr.. Black ce,,slnIy shows the
proper spirit and appreciation Of the mat
ter, in his willingness to accept the aid
Of Camden let the motive be what il may.
Lancaster does not propose to build
road to Bishopville or Camden, from any
special interest, or love they may feel in,
or for, these places-no. at all. II is for
their own benefit that such road is de
sired, and no one blames them for il, it is
natural spd rigb! that such feeling
should obtain. Be that as il may, our
friends should not bear down quite SO
hard on Camden, where they are acting
on precisely the same principle.
The point is simply this When we
offer Lancaster $3.50 900 to cid 10 build
ing road, will they take III Or do they
intend to mock US with nominal offer
Of assistance whilst they are anxious and
determined, il they can, TO go to the N.
K Road. Let this question be settled,
and there is need for no other side issue
or unnecessary vast Of breath Camden
Journal
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South Carolina Bible Convention.

To the President and Officers of the BIZ
ole Societies and Branches in South
Carolina
DEAR Brethren AS Agent of the
American Bible Society in and for the
State of South Carolina, beg leave to
remind you that the State Bible Conven
ton meets at Sumter, S. c., on Tuesday
night, July lO:h, at 8 o'clock, when the
opening sermon will be preached by Rev.
y L. Gsdsden, principal, Rev. John L.
Wighunan, alternate. 1t is desirable that
all the Bible Societies and branch socie.
ties in the State should be represented
WIli you please have a meeting of your
Executive Committee called at an early
day, and appoint at least five delee a,es
TO the Convention, and urge them to at
tend and come with brief reports. All
the railroads in the State, except the
South Carolina, and this passes minis
te's At all times for half price,) have a.
greed to pass delegates TO the Convention,
to and from, for one fare. A Committee
of Arrangements have been appointed by
the Sumter Bible Society, and ample
provisions will doubtless be made for all
who may attend. The Rev. James III.
Mcneil, Corresponding Secretary Ameri.
can Bible Society, will address the Con.
venLion.
-Four trains pass Sumter daily-two
Northern and two Southern. Those who
will arrive upon the North end Of the
road, had better take the train which
reaches Sumter i 2 o'clock, p.m.-
Those from South, or Kingsville end,
that which arrives at s 90 p. IN.
Important matters will be brought be.
fore the Convention. Please see that your
society is represented without fail Yours
truly, EDWIN A. BOLLES.
All Papers in the State friendly to the
Bible cause please publish
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Agrunltural.
Farm Life.

No occupation can be more favorable
TO the cultivation OF those q ualities which
are the charm Of The domestic circle, than
the life of farmer. He is much more
at home than is possible with any other
man. How many there are in our cities
who only see their families at evenings
or on the Sabbath /! They live for their
business, and this, from It's location, takes
them from home early and late. How
many, from the same cause, forsake house
keeping and huddle into boarding houses
and hotels, where the charm and beauty
OF the family, as God constituted it, is
entirely lost and children fall under a
thousand unfriendly influences that would
never touch them at home. With the
best arrangements wealth could command
in the city, it is well nigh impossible to
keep children under the influence Of their
parents, so that they have distinct fam.
lily character, and bear the moral as thew
do the physical image of their progeni.
tors. Parental influence is dissipated
amid the varied social influences to which
they are subjected from the earliest days.
Ninety-nine failures in a hundred a.
mong most business men in the city, tell
tale ol the perplexities and sorrow, the
corroding cares and anguish of mercan-
tile life. How can father, goaded with
these anxieties, from the beginning to the
end OF the year, do justice 10 his children
even if his business allowed him to be-
with them a part Of the time He is,
not in frame of mind to superintend
their education, to perform fathers Of
fee.
The farm preserves the family in its in.
tegrty. The home has in it that charm.
ing word, and that more charming thing,
the tire-side, around which parents and
children gather, and where the bright
and cheerful blaze upon the hearth is but
type OF the fame Of love that glows
in every heart. The parents have been
drawn togethersnot by sordid motives Of
wealth or the ambitious desire of social
display, but by the personal qualities seen
in each other. The glory of the fireside
to be husband, is that the wife is there;
and TO the wife, that he is there who is
the head Of the women, and the bond Of
that home circle. Here they gather at
morning and evening and at noon. Their
board is almost always surrounded with
the same circle, and here they spend the
long winters evening together.
american Journal Of Education.
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Courage.

More than half century since a New
+ gland farmer boy entered Harvard
College rs student. The class to which
he belonged were assembled in the room
OF one Of then number for one of those
convlvlal meetings which were common
in those days.
A man dressed in teamster's frock
drove load of the produce OF his farm
TO Cambridge. After transacting his bu
siness he entered the College yard, and
inquired o! lad he met there for j
/. The little souled fellow, think
.ng to morti'y the young man, took him
10 the room occupied by the class, and
opening the door said, T, here is a
gentleman who wishes to see YOU T,
without exhibiting the slightest mortifica
ton, sprang TO the door and welcomed
his father atiectionate!y then turning 10
his classmates said "GentIemcn, give
me leave to Introduce my father to you !:
he is poor and hard working man, but
as honest and worthy man AS lives
Pride and arstocracy were abashed,
and all the noble feelings of our nature
aroused in the Young men. They came
forward, shook hands with the old man
Invited him to enter their room and take
glass OF wine, which WAS the compi
ment usually offered TO visitors at that
time,
be Of whom this anecdote is related
after filing an honorable Office in the
courts OF Essex county for many years,
has ceased to act his part among us :;
but the memory Of his virtues will be
cherished by all who had the happiness
OF knowing him !; and it is to be hoped
that hIs example may strengthen many
10 be true TO their highest and best i'm
pulses
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GAPEs IN CHIcKENs.-The gapes in
chickens, is occasioned by collection of
small worms in the wind pipe. and unless
removed will kill the chickens. l give
you my plan Of curing them, hoping that
it may be tried my others as we'll as my
self, who have been greatly annoyed by
this troublesome disease.
Take a stiff hair from the main or tail
Of horse, double it and twist the two
ends together ;, open the mouth Of the
chicken and force the twisted hair down
the wind pipe to The depth oftwo or three
inches, according to the size Of the chick
ems, holding the two ends Of the hair. So
curely; when it has been forced sufficient
" deep, give it twist and draw it out
gradually, and the worms will come with
it. ] have taken twenty or more worms
from one chicken Continue the opera
ton until all are removed. have neve,
failed to free the windpipe Of worms il
this way. This receipt consider of crea
value Christian Sun.
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MA%LINEss.-The purpose of life is to
form a manly character, TO get the best
development of body and OF spirit-of
mind. conscience, heart and soul. This
is TIE end all else is the means. Accor
dingly, that is not the most successful
life in which man gets the most pleas.
ure, the most money or ease, the most
power or place, honor or fame but tha
in which man gets the most manhood,
performs the greatest amount OF human
duty, enjoys the greatest amount of hu.
man right, and acquires the greatest a
mount OF manly character. 1t is Of no
importance whether he win this by wear.
ing hood upon bis shoulders or a crown
upon his head. 1t is the character, and
not the. crown, ! value. The crown per
ishes with The head that wore it; but the
character lives with immortal man who
achieved ii.
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Cabbage Plants.

Inquiry has been made as to the mode
Of preserving cabbage plants from the.
small dark colored beetle that has been
so destructive to them this spring. The
insect is the turnip flea beetle 1Hsltica
remorum), which feeds upon all plants Of
the cabbage tribe, but is most destructive
to them in the young state. 1t is said
that sulphur sprinkIed over the plants is
Of service. II is important that the plants
should grow rapidly so as soon TO get
beyond their reach, as they prefer the
young plants. Hence, in preparing the
beds, use either guano, bone dust, some
superpbosphate. or fowl manure. Iftbe
plants are attacked, water them freely
and sprinkle them while wet with mix.
ture Of ashes and lime, covering them en- :.
tirely. When this coat Of dust is thrown
of, apply another, until the plants are
out Of danger. Cabbage plants where
the earlier sowings have been destroyed ,
may be resown for month yet, and III q
earlier sorts sown rs late as the goth o!
July, will make heads for winter use.
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OPENING HYMN.-An unknown e,

OPENING HYMN.-An unknown ex-
change is responsible for the following :
The Democratic Convention, which is
to holG Its adjourned meeting at Balti
more on the 18th Of June, will open is
session by singing the following verse
from a good old hymn by Watts b.
Butler, Of Massachusetts, will raise the
tune, and .he entire Northwestern Squat
ter Sovereignty Delegation, under tae
lead of Richardson, Of Illinois, will join
in the chorus
So when raging fever burns,
We shift from side to side by turn
But It's poor relief we gain,
To change the place, but keep the pain
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Il heard the gentleman ask her TO

Il heard the gentleman ask her TO
dance.
Il have refused six,' said she, with the
same swee. smile she had given me.
Bat YOU will dance with me g
And off they went sure enough ! All
the evening until left them they were
together. They were one and insepara.
bIe-so they seemed.
THE next day learned they were en-
gagged.
"A week later and they were married =
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Selett Hurtry.
The Blind Boy.
Y OIL U M E TX

BY REV. FRANCIS L. HAWKS, D. D., LII. d.
1t was blessed Summer day,
The flowers bloomed The air was mild;
The little birds poured forth their lay.
And every thing in nature smiled
In pleasant thoughts wandered on
Beneath the deep woods ample shade,
Till suddenly came upon
Two children who ha thither strayed.
Just nt an aged birch trees foo:
A little boy aud girl reclned-
His hand in hers she kindly put,
And then saw tho boy was blind.
The children knew not was near
A tree concealed me from their view;
But all they said | well could hear,
And | could see all they might do.
"Denr Mary" said the poor blind boy,
"'rhat little bird sings very long;
Say, do you see him in his joy'
And he is pretty "a his songF
Yes, Edward yes" replied the maid,
81 see that bird on yonder tree.
rhe poor boy signed, and gently said:
Sister, wish that could see.
'lhe flowers you say are very falr,
And bright green leaves are on the trees,
And pretty birds are singing there
How beautiful for one who secs
yet the fragrant flowers can smell
Ana can ieel the green Ieai shade ;
Hhu can hear the notes th"t swell
from those dear birds that Tod has made.
80, sister, God to ne - kind,
Though sight, alas he has not given
But, tell me, are there auy blind
Among the .Ailarsn 9p il heayens