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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-03
A CARD.

CrscrssArr, Aug. IL, 1853.
MxssRs. HALL, CARROLL Il Co.:
GsafLemsn--In the extensive eenGag ration of
last night, the most one with which eur city
has been visited for many years, and in which our
entire establishment, five stories high, containing q
large stock Of alcohol pure spirits, DC, together
with all the machinery necessary for the manufao
ture of the same, was consumed, (not even the
wallis Of the building were left standngl with the
exception OF our safe one of Halls Patent, bought
abont nne years ago and in evidence Of lis great
strength and the superiority of workmanship, 1t
may be well TO state that it fell from the second
story Of the building into the cellar, where 1t was
covered with the wreck Of the burning building.
and although We were unable to remove H. yet
when ii was opened, We found our books and all
It's contents entirely preserved, and unimpaired by
the FIRE.
We take pleasure in making this state ment to
YOU and the public, and in recommending to them
"Hall's Patent" ~ being entitled to their conf
dence. BOYLE 4 co.
HALL, CARROLL CO., Manufacturers. Sales
Rooms No. IL Main-street, Merchants Exchange
Buildings, st. Louis, Mo.
Dec. Ie, 'bs-dAw-Itm
GA-One OF the most prevalent, and at the same
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bringing forth numerous specifies for t. permanent
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ton for the cure of Fever and Ague. The steady
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Hoststtsr's Celebrated Stomach Bittsrs must and
should claim great superiority over any ether
preparation extant.
For sale BY Druggists and dealers generally,
everywhere.
Sold by p. GIBBONS, "A. j. wILKrxsox, BARrLsrr,
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, l &c
youNry or HARTFORD.

STATE OF coNNEoTIoUT, IS.
BENZ. W. Greene, President, and John b. Ell
bridge, Secretary, of the Connecticut Fire Inss.
rance Company being severally duly sworn, depose
and say, and each for himself says, that tho fore
soi.g is full, true and correct statement Of the
cors .ton of said Company on the 1st of January
lasts that the said Insurance Company il at this
time tiae bona fde owner Of all the above described
property that Of the above described invest
ments have been made for the benefit. in any man
ner Of any person exercising authority In the
m ana cement of said Company, either as President
ssurTtayy 9raxz urdr, Director, other Wise, sno
that they arc the above described officers Of said
Insurance Company.
BENZ. w. GREEN, President.
JOHN B. ELDRID0E, sec'y.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 7th day oil
February, A. ID. 1860.
CHAS. e. PERKINS,
mcb14a Justice of the Peace.
WM. F. TU,-NER, Agent, Keokuk.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19

that he thought them good by repeating
them at his London concerts, where
they could not be supposed to serve his
peouniary interests except from their
intrinsic merit. Ho did not often have
his own compositions played, and we
can only judge of the several operas he
has written by the orchestral extracts
he produced once in a while in the
form of quadrillos OF these "Pietro
il Grande" was the most popular
The opera had a good run when first
produced in London. Indeed, a man
who could compose as many charming
waltz melodies as Julien, and under
stand orchestral effect so well, could not
have written a stupid opera.
Altogether, Julien was a remarka-
bic man. Had he not possessed the
prediction for business affairs, and the
skill in the mere mechanical details of
concert-giving which diverted his mind
from the "divine art" he would have
gone down TO posterity as a truly great
musician AS it is, he has done much
to populariz5 and improve musical taste,
both in England and this country, and
for that, at least, he should be kindly
remembered.
Jullien's last scheme was worthy of
him He proposed to collect a monster
orchestra, composed Of the best perfor-
mers, to add to it a troupe of frst-class
vocalists, and, attended by a suit of
physicians and 8aUans, undertake a
great musical tour around the globe,
visisting America, both North and
South, the West Indies, China, India
and all Europe. This gigantic enter
prise was, however, beyond even Jul
liens execution; and, instead of circum-
navigating this world with a splendid
retinuo, poor Julien has gone alone un-
attended to another. 1t is no ezagger-
alton to say, that for every enemy he
has left a thousand friends.
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forth, waxing eloquent and "frothy"
But the expected smile Of satisfaction
did not overspread the Elders face.
In its stead there was a look of min
gled surprise and sorrow And when
the service was ended the Brother
was met by the Presiding Elder with
the following admonition and roproof.-
81 cannot, Brother H.. too highly COM
mend the style of your sermon or the
manner of its delivery. But Brother,
I am griovod and astouished to sec
that you have relapsed into UniUersoy-
jspf"
Brother H. denied that such relapse
had occurred, and tie Presiding Elder
insisted, until between them there was
a very nice quarrel, and Brother IT.
had leave to retire from the Church.
And all because he had preached a
Univorsalist sermon. which he had not
the wit to see was Universalist in its
tondenciesl This gentleman is now in
Congress, and is so little improved that
he contends that Buchanan in his re-
cent message takes the same ground
with Douglas on the question ofsavery
in the territories OF course he is a
Democrat.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19
A College Joke.

One Of the earliest Presidents of
Jefferson College, Penn, was the ven
cradle Doctor MMillan, man of great
gravity and dignity of manners.
In those early times it was custom
ary for the students, when meeting the
President, to remove the hat from the
head, place it under the left arm, make
a profound bow, and pass the compli-
monts of the day.
Among the students was Tom Devoe.
an eccentric fellow. His father was
rich, and as Tom was always "husb of
money" the height Of his ambition
was to sport a gold-headed cane and gal
liant the old Greek Professors daughters.
Tom was one day walking down the
street arm and arm with his friend John
Smith, who had a spice of the wag about
him. Seeing the President a few pa
ces before them, Tom hastily inquired
Smith, what is good morning, sir,
in Latiu?"
"Ego som stu7tus," was the reply,
without a moments hesitation.
Meeting the President, Tom. after
the most approved style of donkoyism,
at the same time making a profound
salaam, greeted him with
"Ego sam stultusp
81 am aware of it," responded the
President, making a slight bow.
This proving rather unsatisfactory,
Tom posted of to the room of his friend
Byles, whom he saluted with
Deacon, what is the translation of
this sentence-Ego sum siulius2"
lam q foo" responded the deacon"
This told the whole story. As nov
el writer's say, Toms feelings may be
more easily imagined than described.
Whether the students bored him
about it or not, and whether the Pro-
fessor's daughters ever heard of it or
not, "deponent sOyeth not" but his
tory records that the next fat -bottomed
boat that went down the Ohio, bore
Tom as q passenger.
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Iowa Democratic Platform.

The Iowa Democratic State Conven-
ton, held on the 22d uIt., was compos-
ed principally of the old political sta
gers the people of Iowa have been turn.
ing out to grass from time to time.
The platform they adopted is Douglas
all over and under, and the following
fair abstract will suffice for such as have
not had the rare felicity of seeing the
notable document in full:
1. The American Eagle is a very fine
fowl.
2, We unanimously vote old Ossa-
watomie to the devil.
3. For the Republican party-the
same hasty dish Of soup.
a. The little Giant is a brick.
5. Stephen A. Douglas is a trump.
6. Douglas is a right bower.
Z. He'll do to tie to generally.
s, We don't care a red cent what
shall be done at Charleston--we go in
lemons,
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Qdljt AND Ypmor

A racy correspondent Of the Cincin-
natl Gazette, in one Of his late letters
from Washington, tells the following
story about one Of the Ohio Members of
Congress. Many Of our readers will
recognize the incident mentioned, which
by the way is true, as far as we are able
to ascertain by inquiry [Cler. Courier
THAT SERMON.
Some years ago ono Of the present
Ohio delegation in Congress was q
Methodist preacher. His sermons were
more remarkable for the "heavenly
manner" in which they we're said than
for the originality or depth Of thought
manifested in them And so the
preacher was fain to rely on external
assistance for the words of his dis
course whenever he could find any
one to aid him. On one noted oooa-
sion Tom M, a wag Of the FIRST
water, and a Democratic politician Of
celebrity, wrote the Methodist brother
a sermon, which the Methodist brother
proceeded TO deliver to a large oongre-
CATION, among whom sat the Presiding
Elder Of the circuit. Sonorously aud
with abundant gostioulatiou did he hold
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19

A TRUTHFUL AND CHEAP BARoMET-
ER.-Take a clean glass bottle and
put in it a small quantity of fnely-pul-
verized alum, Then fill the bottle with
spirits Of wine. The alum will be per-
fectly dissolved by the alcohol, and in
clear weather the liquid will be as trans
parent as the purest water. On the
approach of rain or cloudy weather, the
alum will be visible in a 1aky, spiral
cloud in the center of the fluid, reach
ing from the bottom to the surface
This is a cheap, simple and beautiful
barometer, and is placed within the
rea ch Of all who wish to possess one
For simplicity of construction this is
altogether superior to the frog baromet-
er in general use in Germany.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19

Advantages the fair sex possesses
over man.
A woman says what she chooses with
out being knocked down for it.
She can take a snooze after dinner,
while her husband goes to work
She can so into the street without
being asked to treat at every saloon.
She can paint her face if it is too
pale, and powder it if it is too red.
She can stay at home in time Of war,
and get married again if her husband
is killed.
She can wear corsets if too thick
other dxings if too thin
She can cat, drink, and be merry,
without costing her cent.
sShe can get divorced from her hus-
band whenever she sees one she likes
better.
She can get her husband in debt all
over, until he warns the public, by ad-
vertisemouts, not to trust her on his ac-
count
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19
The Old Soldiers.

The old soldiers Of the war Of 1912
some time since assembled in Coh7en-
tion at Columbus. The following very
appropriate and sensible resolutions
we're passed by them. Let them be
needed. We owe much to the old sol
diers Of 1912, and should not lightly
pass by their just claims.
ResolUed, That the first duty of a
Republic is gratitude and generosity
towards her gallant defenders in hours
of danger.
Resolved, That a government that is
able to expend S3O,OOO,OOO yearly, to
supporta standing army and navy should,
not be too poor to remember her aged
and decropid soldiers-men who in the
vigor of their youth promptly answer
ed their country's call, and bravoly
sustained her rights when the enemy's
feet lined our coast, and his savage al
lies raised their war cry upon her
frontiers.
Be8ol0ed, That in the opinion of
this meeting of old soldiers, it is the
duty Of Congress to amend tho Pension
Laws so that those who served in the
war Of 1912, and their widows, shall be
entitled to a pension the same as those
who served in the Revolutionary war.
Resolved, That where any of our
comrades have been killed in action, or
died without receiving land, the ma
ton owes to their heirs, without re-
gard to age, if there be no widow, 100
acres of land and it is the duty of
Congress to authorize an issue of said
warrants under the same conditions as
the heirs of the Mexican War are now
authorized to receive land warrants,
RcsolUed, That we know we are
right, and we will not give up our
cause until the gratitude and sense Of
| justice which we believe lives in the
hearts of the American people, shall
make itself felt among their servants
at Washington.
ReSolycd, That we recommend to
the old soldiers throughout the coun-
try to hold meetings, and to enforce
this subject upon the consideration
Of Congress.
Resolved, That we tender our hearty
thanks to the citizens of Columbus for
their generosity and attention to US
Also, to those railroad companies who
have reduced their fare to facilitate our
coming here. Also, to all the editors
of papers who have or who will advo-
cate our claims, and those Of our com
patriots of the war Of 1912, and their
widows and children. Also, to Adiu-
tant-General Darlington, of Ohio, and
his excellent brigade for their well
come reception extended to US, who so
kindly received us with military hon
ors, and escorted us to our comfortable
headquarters.
Besoloed, That for ourselves, our
comrades, widows and orphans, we
tender our hearty thanks to both
branches of the Legislature of Ohio,
for their unanimous legislative action
directing Ohio's Senators, and request
ing her Representatives to extend to US
the blessings of the Government we
fought to maintain
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19
Periodic Dronth.

We see the matter stated as a fact,
that drouths occur periodically, every
sixteen years. The years 1854, 1888,
1922, 1906 and 1890 were each noted
for very severe drouth; and whether
our meteorologists can trace the matter
back any further, we do not know. If
observations prove these statements
true, will some one give us the reason?
We all know that drouths arc necessa.
ry, to give nature an opportunity to re-
cuperato her energies; but, If it IS so
why they should have periodic cycle
of sixteen years is beyond our philoso-
ply.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19

The Boston transcripts English cor
respondent draws a not very hattering
picture of the novelist, Sir Lytton Bull
wor. He says:-"I met, a few evenings
back, hobbliug down st. James street,
Sir Lytton Bulwer, a mere wreck of a
man, brought down TO his present i'll
state of health from causes that need
not be mentioned. Lady Bulwer, his
wife, sometimes comes to London from
Somersetshire, where she is residing, to
let him know that she is not a fit sub
ject for the lunatic asylum, where he
had intended to place her, (where, in
fact, he did place her two years ago,
but from which she was released on the
facts becoming publicly known on the
supposition that she was insane.- Such
conduct was not the thing for a Secre-
tary of State or a man with any feeling,
and he has lost caste ever since with the
public, accordingly. She is looking as
well as ever, and hardly the subject her
better half fixed her to be- She is writ
ing new novel, which report speaks
highly Of The villainy and wicked
ness of some individuals is beyond hu-
man conception, more especially when
sensuality, adultery and vice are the OBJ.
jeots in view. Surely it is the duty Of
every right minded man to oppose such
impurity and immortality, even though
it be carried on by peer or a rich man. "
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19

Two STREAMS. -- From the same AL
pine mountains flow two rivers; the
same rain and melted snow feed. them,
but each of these rivers follows the
course it has traced, The one flows to
the south, towards the sun; it crosses
all the towns where the Greeks and Ro-
mans successfully planted the germs of
civilization, the traditions of their ge-
MUS, and those melodious languages
spoken by the greatest poets and the
greatest authors that ever honored hu-
manity. The other river flows towards
the north; it traverses the vast forests
of the Germanic tribes, from whom
descended the Angles, the Saxons, and
perhaps the Normans; it waters cold,
cloudy, industrious, resolute countries.
One is called the Rhone, the other the
Rhine. The one, by turns a rivulet and
a torrent, now flows, procipitates itself
through a country filled with poesy,
and its contrasts, beneath a blue sky,
towards an azure lake--that glorious
sea, which, from the commencement of
ages, has seen developed on its banks
all the destinies of humanity. The
other, majestic and calm, bears con-
stantly on its surface steam vessels and,
rejecting the light on its long banks,
shows the various buildings elevated by
modern industry; it flows into that sea,
or rather canal the junction between
the ocean and the Baltic, the separa-
tion of the ancient world from the mod
ern, where perhaps some day must be
decided the future destinies Of human
ity.--[ M. Loisne,
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9ortrg.
HOMES HARMONY.

The lark may sing hor sweetest song,
As rising from the waving corn,
On soaring wing, she skins along
To welcome in the rising morn;
Her sweetest song iI naught TO mo,
Compared with home's sweet harmony
Deep I'm tho woods, the nightingale,
At midnight hour, may tune her lay,
May pour upon the list'ning vale
Her lOvcliest streams Of melody.
Lovely her midnight lay may be-,
But lOyclioT home sweet harmony.
Sweet arc tho 5ongstcrs Of tho Spring,
And of the summer's sunny days,
And autumus fc0thered warblor5 sing
In rapturous strains their sweetest lays;
Lovely the song Of bower and tree,
But lDyolior homes sweet harmony.
But oh, what cheers tho winter night,
When 0ll around is dark and gloom,
When ieothergd s0ngstors take their flight,
Or iill a gloomy little tOmb2
'Iis at such hours as these that we
Prize most our homes sweet harmony.
Oh, when dark clouds above us lower,
And liie'5 drear winter DER us comes,
'Tis then we feel your magic power,
ke 5Ongsters Of our hearts and homes;
For soon the lowering clouds do fee
From our dear homo sweet harmony.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19

John Pool, nominated by the North
Carolina Opposition for Governor, is
not yet quite thirty four years Of age,
He graduated at the North Carolina
University in 1847, after which he en-
tered upon the practice of law in Eliza
beth City, his native town, In 1856
he was a delegate to the Philadelphia
Convention, and laborod earnestly for
the nomination Of Mr. Fillmore. The
same year he was also elected to the
State Senate, and reelected in 1883
Mr. Pool, says an exchange, is con-
sidered one of the first debaters in
North Carolina and before the people is
said to be irresistible. He is also a
gentleman Of considerable literary at
tainmentB
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Noutgs' department.
scrintllre Hniemas.

Scripture Hnigmas.
What Hebrew wife her rival tauntol sore?
What king lost power unwiscly seeking more2
Who was q ready scribe In Moses aw2
Who, after fasting long am angel saw?
What prophet wrote Of Syria's overthrow?
Who from her husbands mother would not go2
Whose servant tried his master TO deceiye2
Where did st. Paul his books and parclments leave?
What king of giant race did Israel say2
Who did with pleasing skill the timbrel play?
What priest first used pulpit made of wool2
Who sought at risk of life, herpeOples gOOd2
Where did a servant slay his lawful king?
What friend did Paul request his cloak 10 briug2
What king TO Solomon rich trees did sendl
A title given to PAUL. Phlllipplan friend?
Who thrush'd and by winu-press hid the wheat?
What mount oft bore the SaviOr's sacred feet?
What loving father in a tender straiu,
M0urud for arebol son ignobly slanl
Now, children, search your Bibles and you'll End
Each name is there which had iu my mind;
Take the initials and note down with care;
OH may the text you see incite 20 prayer
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A COUNTRY COTTAGE.

The stream ripples bright by my cottage,
hesunshus is bright ON the streami
And the wee pebbly stones, I'm the sunshine
Like diamonds sparkle and CLEAN,
There are hazel trees kissing the water,
Andplumo5 Of the fair moadow-swcet;
And down by the hazel5 sits Jeanic,
And dabbles hcrlittle white feet.
The robin Ipccps I'm at my doorway;
The linnct looks down from the tree;
And here, pillowed mp Ia his cradle,
Wee Sandy sits smiling at me.
My milk-pail stands bright I'm the corner,
My tins are all bright on the shelf;
And the white suppur-ClUth on my table
is clean, for washed It myself
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Closed for Repairs.

A good one is told of old Judge
L., who kept a demijohn of good
old Jamaica in his private Office, for
his own comfort and the entertainment
of his particular friends. The Judge
had noticed for some time that on
Monday mornings his Jamaica was con-
siderably lighter than he left it on
Saturday nights. Another fact had
gradually established itself in his mind
His son Sam was missing from the
paterna pew on Sundays. One Sun
day afternoon Sam came in and went
up stairs rather heavily, when the
Judge hailed him;
Sam, where have you been?"
"TO church, sir, was the prompt re-
ply.
"What church, Sam?"
"Second Methodist sir"
"Have a good sermon, Sam2'
Every powerful, sir; it quite stag
gered, me sir.
"Ahl 1 see, said the Judge, "quite
powerful, eh, Sam?'
The next Sunday the son came
home rather earlier than usual, and APP
parently not so much "under the wealth
er." His father hailed him with:
"Well, Sam, been to the Second
Methodist again to.day?'
ayes, sir,
"Good sermon, my boy2"
"Fact was, father that couldn't get
in; the church was shut up and ticket
on the door, which said, closed for re-
pairs
"sorry, Sam, keep going-you may
get good by it yet.
Sam says on going to the Office for his
usual spirit ual refreshment, he found
the "John" empty, and bearing the
following label "There 1cW be no SER
rtce here to-daU church closed for re-
pairs"
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The WHEAT ORoP IN OHO,-Tho
editor of the Mt, Vernon Banner re-
Gently travelled through portions of tho
counties Of Licking, Coshocton, Tusoa-
rawas, Harrison, Carroll and Jefferson,
and says that the fields Of wheat never
looked better at this season Of the year
than they do now.
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For the news
Miscellaneous Enigma.
/ am composed of III letters.
My 10 3 II Is the act of selling.
My 3 Is a liquor made by infusing malt and hops
in boiling water
My 4 no 10 Is an Ingenious game
My 8 6 IN no s ia ROmo the Tth OF March, May,
July and October, and the 9th Of the other months.
My is a body like sugar loaf
Ny 9 2 o 10 4 "a t0disenWage from q case
MY whole is what all housekgepers ought to have.
Marshall, o. DORAL.