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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-11-10

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RAILROAD.
Cars ran from Chicago to Pittsburgh without
Change, connecting with she
GREAT PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL. R.R
To New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington City, and all the in
terror towns OF PennsyIvanis,
New Jersey, New York,
Maryland, 20.
Merchants by taking this route will have the
bsrsft of sl the Eastern markets ut nc additional
cost
GT Baggage Checked Through.
Trains leave The Depot, Canal street, wes side,
Chicago, daily on the arrival Of trains from the
West and Northwest.
Connecting at Crestline with Cleveland and Lake
Shore Railroad to Dankirk, Buffalo, Niagars
Falls, New York, and Boston, and al. the inte-
rior towns of New ngiand via New York Gen.
tsal aud New York and Erie Railroads. Also,
South to Columbus. Zanesviiie, Newark Mount
Vernon. Stsubsnviiis, Wheeling, and In .erior
towns of Ohio and Virgins.
The above trains ,nnsct at Forest with ira ns
Mad River Road TO Springfield, urbans, D.yton
and Cincinnati. Also, with trains at Lima for
Dayton and Cincinnati direct.
FTFare as Low as by any other route.
Passengers bonnd East win hnd this route both
pleasant and agreeable passing throngh many OF
the largest and finest cities in the United States.
Passengers arriving in Chicago on any II the
roads will find attentive cheek agents at the sposs
receive check and convey baggage fsee OF charge
to the Pittsburgh and Chicago cars.
CT Sleeping Cars accompany each rain.
Tickets for sale o, all the principal Ticket ofioss
In the West, and at the Company Office, corner of
Randolph and Dearbcn streets, or at the Depot,
West Side, Chicago.
BE particular and ask for tickets by II. Wsyne.
DAN. w. BOSS,
GEM Western Passenger Ag't, chica 20.
J. III. MOORE, Com and Gen I Ag't, Chicsso.
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4, Getting Out of a, Dilemma. !.

The fol0wing amusing incident II
said to have occurred at Chicago, dur,
ing therrecent Conventions: r -. - "
I S"srw6'tashpnat'ie young ladies from
New York, with a profusiou Of skirt
and alhimmensily Of hoops desired to
enJoy n bird's-eye view of the city, and
were for that pbrpese condneted hy
some gallant gentlemen TO the roof of n
high building. When they reached
the ladder leading to the small scut,le.
hole, IT bccame desifable, OF course, for
the gentleineh to ascend first. This
lthey did; and; taking the hands, of the
Young ladies' MS they made their appear
mee through the scuttle handed or
rather dragged them, TO the roof. AS
they rose .tllromgI, the small opening.
their hoops, from the waist downs be-
came more'and more depressed. reanif.
ing no little effort to pull them through !;
but suddenly the feat was accomplished,
and The hoops, bursting forth from the
Scnttle' e'hole, once more expanded into
their original rolundi;o. After. enjoy.
ing the, sce.le fsf soine tiine.. the party
started for The downward VOYAGE; bu,
then came the rub. Willie K had been
comparatively easyS,fur fs,e ladies TO
squeeze through tile scmtlc hole. com.
;mcncing from the waist and rising m.
ward, 1t was diiferen; task when the
bottom of the hoops had to be coin
pressed into tie same space for the de
scent. When one side was squeezed in
The other side still remained ont when
the front was gathered together and
pushed through the hole. the back was
sucking up at AN awkward elevation no
meng together Of the joints of astove.
pipe ever caused so mach labor and
'veNaiion as did the attemprto com press
shose large hoops into, ,ha, lh,le omen.
ing. Afier several intellectual a,temp,s,
OUT one way out Of the dilemma. n
.Pere1. The gentlemen were required
10 descend While some mysterious oper.
alton was. performed, and were particu.
larly cautioned not TO come u,5 again
until called. When the signal was
gwen, and they mounted once more on
TO the roof. their fair companions. were
discovered stan ling I'm all The Slim
ness of uRcrinolined grace" while near
" iay two huge, mysterious looking
circles OF skeleton bones and sinews.
The descent was then easily accom-.
PIlshed. a rush was made 10y The yomng
ladies' TO their chamber. and MARY
Ann was dispatched on a salvage ex
.pe'lilton to the root. to bring in the ,e
manning portion Of the week"
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Hox. T. :CoRwtw, is, as most folks
know, a man who has a, dark complex.
ION. His joke abeut bis mulatto +"
'Hdeenture in New, Orleans, which he
tells ut his own expense. is equaIled Gy
ehis one. which we never before hap
pened 10 meet with. Corwin Vas in.
1ir"duced in New York 10 = freshly, ar.
lived Eogiishman MS Leing an, okisan.
ih's term evidently pnzzled John, Bull
,o"I IN n moment his face frightened,
and he seized C., by the hand. express.
ed his JOY at making his acquaintance,
'"d kindly inquired "whether his tribe
we;e at peace with the whites" ,..,.,
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NuMBERsa

4 - IEf y =
Il LoSG SEkMoNs.-Io Al, dowa s,nd and
be bored for one hour and a half or two
hours. 10y a l,an Of talents. in the dsIiy.
etyso 4 single seumon, is preposierous :
but 70 be Tins Bored by n man Of mod.
crate talents, Is an outrage which no con-
gregation ought TO subiDitto to. Former
", IN many sections of the county, we
had preaching once in month, and
then long sermons were tolerated. Now
we have It ONCE n week in most neigh.
horhoods, and in towh two OF. thee
times every week, Therefore, in towns,
when g sermon reaches beyond 45min-
ntes, the audience ought to leave the
house: A AAnar Of extraordinary ability
and lame, may preach longer in town,
but let "one-liorss" preacher Gu. short
the work OF righteousness.
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. q New CANDIDATE FOR TIE PaEsr.
DENcX;-=Ihe Milwaukee News acknowD-
sdges the reception of the following let.
ter. Judged by the republican standard.
It must lie acknowledge, that the gen.
iien,an's claims fer The nrcnination are
-. IA, DARrFoRp, June 8, 1850,
GENTs :--Please forward my name TO
the Baltimore Convention as a candidate
for its President. e., ,...>..E =.
b. split rails in ;his'State twenty years
ago; also wore leather breeches. L ain
sound on the goose, question. Yours
most respectfully. - 1870. -.
h.. ~ GEO. DART, Dsriford, Wis.
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VITALITY OF SEEDs.-Iu the "Ifisb
Farmers Gazette" of the 9th of No
vember, 1858, there is an article on the
vitaiity Of seeds, from which we make
q short extract. II saws: ..
..'"The practical man knows thasthere
are many agricultural and garden seeds
that very quickly lose their vitality
amongst those may be named peas.
beans. vetches. and onions. which rare.
ly preserve their powers of termination
till Two years old. On the other hand
there are many seeds which, not only
Remain good when properly kel {, bu;
improve for, practical purposes. The
gardeper~knows that melon and cncum.
Der seeds, 'h used Of the las, years saw.
ing. produce plants too vigorous 10 pro
duce much good fruit: whereas, those
kept oyer for several years produce les,
rambling, but very frnilful plants. III
also knows that the cabbage, turnjps
tcauli flowers, broccoli, &c, keep wei
for several years, when excluded from
sudden changes Of temperature. and ar,
more TO be depended on in pro1ucin,
those varilies in perfection than thos,
Of more recent production"
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i W1Dows are The mischief There.
nothing like 'em. II they make w
their minds to marry, it's done. J
know one that was terribly afraid of
lightning, and every time storm came
on she would run into, Mr.. Smiths :
house: (he was widower) clasp her
iiitie hands, and fly around, till the man
was half distracted for fear she would
be Killed and the consequence was, she
was Mrs, John .snIth before three hun.
dred storms raitled over their heads.
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? OuR CnHDREN.-Our children are n
.tai our places ip socie,y.in Church, and
in State. and the manner in which thew
viii hll them. depends upon the manner
in which we educaieihem. Ifwe Train
them up in the Sabbath School. for God
and his Church, they will amply repay
us for all our care; but if they are train
ed mp for The worIdz-in. the s,reet-in
the gambling and hPsrng saloon-in
Sabbath breakipg, profanity, licentious
ness and iniemperance-in idleness-in
s'n-they will dishonor our names and
repay US by:and 10y with vengeance
How fearfnlod responsibility 7 When
we consider, that our sor may make y
talented, usefnl and happy man, respect.
ed and beloved bv ali around hin. or he
may make a consummate villain. de-
tested by the world rs a nuisance and n
curse, and that our daughter has cor
responding alternative before her-that
IN the history of both, in all probability,
there is crisis, or turning point, when
II IL uncertain which way they will pre-
dominate, and-ihat we necessarily play
an important part in tipping the scale,
we can, but feel that is n matter not
to be trifled with, and that every means
possible should he resorted to. in. order
to secure the right drifl, and save those
so dear TO us. As we would have Them
honorably act their part upon the stage
OF this life, so lei us sedulously aim to
qualify them for it. -.
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. r
TINS anecdote is otd enough TO be al.
lowed repose. bat yet IL ought not 10 he
buried. Talking Of " sl,sence'of mind y
said Che Rev, Sydney Smith, .tthe odd.
est instance happened TO me once in
forgetting nav own name. n knocked
as a door in London, and asked if Mrs.
. Is. was al, home. 'Yes, sir. PRAY,
what name shall say 4 l looked in
the mans, face astonisLel- what is nv
.namea believe the man thought me
mad 8 bnt it is literally true. and dur.
ing the space Of two or three minutes;
L had no more ftea who was than If !
never existed. Ibid not know whether
! was a dissenter or layman: / felt as
Siernhold or Hopkins. At last, to INV
great relief, it flashed across me that I
was Sydney Smith. ] heard, also, of a
clergyman who vent jogging along the
road until he came to turnpike.
9 What is 10 payp 'Pav,, sir! for
whatf asked the turnpike man.
why, my horse. to be sure 'Your
horse, sirl what horsel Here is no
horse, sir No horse God bless
me- said he, suddenly, looking down
between his legs, l slousLt I was on
horseback" ....>. .-.,
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{ Be CoSrExrED.--sD Do you Know
what the people Of Cape Ann do when
it rains ozone asked Of another. Upon
confessing bis ignorance, he was,inform.
ed that they let 1t rain. This is the
true philosophy. II is bes. not TO fret
at every i'll which, we, cannot help, OF
even for those which we might help, for
fre,iing does not better thing any,
We always admired the example Of the
venerable negro IN the, song. svbose
name was Uncle Ned" When his
teeth failed him because Of his declip.
iog years, and he could not longer ea,
| The corn cake. he'd ",Iet the corn cake
be-" with charming resignation. Theit
il an old saying that aft is no use tc
cry for spilledmiIkr Fretting shorten,
life and makes il miserable while il
lasts, firing sympathy and wearing on,
| patience. Fretting wrinkles the. skir
Hike baked apple, and places persona
beauty at risk. The Sage of Thorn
dyke was ono hundred aud ten year,
old when ne died. aud at that age hi
face was "a fair as an infants. Wher
basked the reason, his reply was, a.
never aisow my face TO pucker with IN
| wrinkles of ffetfBiness' o. illtempsr,'
The wise Patcrfamilias, IN The midst o
4 his family Of discordant elemenis---hi
sntagou;siic children 9narreling an,
msking q. particular hurricane abou
l his bouse---n fress. Ha. looks upol
| them eompiaeehily reoonssie ilie noisies
ti5As win Isor him, 'aud naEes up hi
mind that u they don't heed h'm the.
] can LET il alone.
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sTns Boston (Nass.) Commercial Bull.

The. coast Of. Florida, 10 the extent
OF at least si$ hundred miles, abounds
IN the finest fish, .Pompiuo, sbeeb's.
head; groupe, Spanish mackefel, red.
Ash, king fish. tpullet, green turtle, Sc,
are to be found in ineshaustible QUAINT.
ties al. almost every point both on the
eastern and western coast. Oysters,
which are not surpassed, if eaualied, in
Si2e and flavor, by any in the world,
and are TO be found in almost every
cove, and the numerous lakes, rivers.
and creeks of The interior, team. with
delicious fresh water fish, such as trout,
lass, and soft shell turtle" -'V|
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Words Of kindness are more nre
clOus than 0raius ~ ,~otl

Words Of kindness are more nre.
e'ous than grains Of gold.
If duh weather affects YOU, marry
q warm hearted girl, and make sunsbin,
for yourself. Bachelors will find this
far superior to eilher billiards or bur.
gundy. 81. .. --.''
1t will afford sweeter happiness in
the hour Of dealh to have wiped one
tear from the'cheek Of sorrow, than to
have ruled an empire. '.....,
- One good deed cannot com ,ensai..
for life of crime; n single ounce OF
gum is not enough TO :em6alm a whole
calacomb of mummies.
;, - Nature seldom !avishes manv of
her gifts upon one subject the peacock
has no. voice The beaniiful cameIja ia.
poniea has no odor; and bellies, gene
srafty speaking, have no intellect.
--h man that hath no virtue in him.
self, ever ensieth virtue in Others for
mems minds will either feed upon their
own good or upon others evil and win,
""hte,h the;one will pray upon the 9th
err Lori Bacon
- Domestic education cannot be ac.
qured in the streets. 1t cannot be
learned amidst The friyoli,ies of modern
society. a good and worthy, and com
tort bringing husband, can rarely Le
picked up on the pavement.
--Narrow.naipded men, who hsve not
q thought beyond the little sphere ,of
their own vision, recall the Hindoo say
ing--.The snail sees nothing hut ~
own she'll, and thinks it the grandest iu
the universe"
"a man who is aypreheasive Of re
ceisiog ipsnlts IL conscious Of dese,vi,.p
1hem. Tue dignity never can bear
proached without respect; it has. q coz
OF mail which always keeps at a distance
the contemplate intruder.
There is isno,hing men fike 70 wri,s
about better lhan good wives. This /,
reasonab!e eneaci', fot tlrere's nothing,
certainty, in which mankind are mo ;.
fiuseresied. 9 A good wife,. SAW one,
is 10 man wisdom aud courage, and
j hope aud endurance"
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Sights Of fe soat and tile asion of dsrl jnodae apoua a e
GREENvILLE SOUTH CAROLINA 1861 .

enemy less, still one so dear to me a
You"
Look about yooa, sir,~ interrru1p,,,e. 1,,,
Ada, "see this cottage and fieids.-tbe,
are yohr father's-it has been shown /,
me. yet; you strove to forward your sui
WITH me by pretending to BE inaster o
these, willis you knew you owned non,
@Ada," said he, ieproachfully, "vo,
do me great injustice" N-''.,F .!
| -" =. Did you not say we should liv,
: a }",Yes,:itis true I did, =
= "wen." ''.'c '';',' - ~ 0>'
A@Well. .'ihisfarmt, ;was n eift to m,
father from me, and he ever insisted
that should live Will, him kthourlr,
to have done so, but now ''e>>'. ' !
~ BIT now you canpot," said she, i'm
patiently interruptisg. Ii,n. -
Cannot," repeated Charley, in sur
PRISE. Is, 50 IS --.' -.f.s5 e.. = -.
No. yop. cannot.% she replied, with
cold emphasis; after alb that has pass
cd between us, l do not choose to have
you living in the house where ! am
MISTRESS =
"9op are mistress r. repeated lie, in
a bewillereJ manner.
9es," she answered, petulantly
."when am nistress-I am married '
ada" exclaimed Charley, spring
ing pp. ..g, ,,a..,g T..r -
."You look startled /; do you think L
so strange a, thing for s,gifl like me 10
marry ." -.
Surely, surely, you are jesiing.
Ada" r.. $3.50 =,
>" + assure you am not, said she,
courtesyipg, with mock politeness, Z" |
.am truly married-am mistress OF. this
house-and there.is my husband" and
waving' her hand towards the open win.
dow, and bowing coldly 10 Charley, she
turned and hastily withdrew. g.
g. Charley looked from the window and
saw hobbling up the lane towards the
house his old father. For an instant
his heart stood still, and then. as the
blood began to flow again. in its ac ,ns.
toned channels, he saw how il all feai.
ly was, and so steeled bis heart 10. bear
II all with a show Of calm Indifference.
Gong out quietly, from the room, he
met his old falhe: at :he door,, and. In
Istinns 10, i,r - ,n I.s,.. iss rstu =,
anJ, nsL;na Co. ;,I'. eu .oi'''ssP' stS'
h,S;eneJ ;n,. ,,,a.h,.,"o & 'oossn. "',a a 'Tr.eS'
hv s,and;na.o,', o ~ ~ y, ",a 'eh Cn'V'
IA ,has. o. CSa,io' ~ ~. I'm, "S".
a, ,he hsaw;f,I i"sss aa5 ',oGe,nJ'S,ps m on,
nh. s,ranaa ,hanno pn"'ee "'' over
snnsh;pa iii e'Src ~;m shc, c,s ane' 'He warm
trees and soo;so, .,i =" snlo''Sa a,.the
,,;f;d ivah,m, E ntaa "% S,t; FL anu = 'ea"- eau
;pySJ,r I"e :" s1 nv near, aii was
sas,;.o - .., A s "au o"u. y ssahhct
] ,o"s, oo",a $50 In''g.'o'e h,.S az nSs'r,'
,Ia +, G,,io - ~ ees, ",u ." ''s l'',
,,,;, - e ~ ,n.a u nPe :ne grea'
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5slertrA Hnrtru.
TN Find Away. or Make Itr
IL was a noble Roman, .3,.

NNII EsnI A~uV4xF KH % ~ W.
U~a.,.,. noS.n
Iu ,ton,s,. ,,nrer;.I Az
Who heard a coward. cfSaksr. Ns,
Before the battle say:
nThey.fs safe in -saeh fSrtress,
IL There i. j. ~ cay to ahaksit--
Cont ON exclaimed the hero, =
F9 fsd a'ssay, or wake or, !
e.. ,,a,,. ..,,-.,,,,s, ~
Hsr S.,A ,s. s,san ,and h,os;
In vain lie ssslt,s tho temple.
Content % sn.e and sigh; s,-,sS =
rrA.s .......= 49, sAseae "a waiting. 80
But he aionc:san take II,
Who says with Roman firmncss.
ABii aad a spav., or maas itl"
~,
"A Le''"."s WV. ~''Sl'iontr. ~
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A YOUNG lady, who had lost or mis-
led her beau, was advised to hang up
her fddle. She said the advice did
great piol ence to her heart-ssringsi
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N---Seeiug sface IN cake of ice
some one calls "cool reflection"
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MidrrIianrullH Rmhint1.
: A Practical Joke.
A Portlabl Z lMaineI !, corresppocndenl !

4 y
I A Portland ( (Maine) correspondent Of
a Boston paper. says !. ! =. ~ I =
find tlat people out here like a
little fun. and can laugh over II a. 6ennr
~ as in other places. A love affair
occurred here recently, which has inat,e
a great deal Of SPORT a youth Becaine
desperately in;lose with onc of the fair
toues Of this city. who Rad but 'iis,
turned sweet sixieen.' His passion
wss not reciprocated. bat The young Ia
dy. gave him some encouragement,
just fonthe fun of it.' The fond ma
rents were wroth, and sent the sinnino
daughter a distance. from the city. 4
correspondence sprung pp between the
lover and some Young blooSls. who. for
SPORT assumed 10 write billet doug in
the name of: the lady beloved, but en-.
t;rely' without her knowledge. A plan
for efoPefnent and marriage was the
consequence. by the help Of l,is young
friends everything was arranged. The
marriage was to take place in The to.
bacco factory. and the happy pair were
to spend tile Ii,st night in that fragrant
locality A youngster suhail,' in size
md proportion 10 persoRate The Young
lady, close yelled, gat s.ealthily in the
carriage, as the triumphant, lover ap.
peared at the appointed time and place.
They drove to the tobacco factory,
where friends were waiting. -s 70 :
: The heart Of tho person who was 10
soIemnize the marriage failed him. and
the play WAS very near cominG 70 an
abrupt Termination. a youth Of seven.
Teen years, however. the son of n Maine
man who, in his you'll, had heen an
adept in roguerv, came TO the rescue,
performed the ceremony Leautifulv.'
and made touebipg PRAYER. for the
happiness Of the loving pair. The
bride retired and the briAegtoom had
put off most of his clothes, when the
arrival Of tire enrnged, father Of the,
bride was announced, accompanied he
several friends and armed to the teeth
The bridegroom and his friends were
equally well armed. and tie discharges
of res,dvers lcaded with powder) were
rapid and terrible. Tie latter appear
ed to- get the worst of The fight, and
.the bridegroom was compelled to, flv
through the streets at the dead hour of
the night with little than his shirt upon
his back. A more absurd affair could
scarcely be imagined, and in all It's de.
tails 1t was so snpremely ridiculous tha,
one wonh notsuppose any person coull
/ thus be imposeddpon for moment; Vet,
SO we'll were the parts played that the
: bridegroom swallowed the whole, and
actually consulted counsel the next dsy
as to how he should get possession of
his wife! When the truth was reveal.
ed 10 him, and he was convinced tl,at 4,
was truth, lie Immediately left for parts
unknown, probably never to return"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-17
TUIRTY. .8IXTH CON0R 1D0.
IRDR 0uonnouu,


WARRINGTON, Jan. 10, 1880
various petitions were presented.
Nm PROTECTION OF STATS AND mGnoRB AGArsn NvAnox
Mr. DouGIAs offered resolution that The Judiciary
Committee be instructed 70 report bill for the protection
Of all the States and Territories against invasion by the
inhabitants OF any other State Territory; also for the
suppression and punihmeht Of conspiraces and combina
tons IN any State Territory with the intent TO invade
assa or mocst the government inhabitants, property
institutions Of any other State or Territory.
Mr. hGln, (dem.) Of Pa introduced bill for the sup
presaon Of invasion Of State Territory by from
smother, or the nsns out OF military expeditions
erprses against another and for tho punishment Of such
ofences Referred TO select committee. fr
The following is synopsis OF Mr.. BigIer's bill
The frs section provides that wherever any State
Territory invaded or in imminent danger OF invasion
from external or Internal foes shall be lawful for the
President TO call out the militia Of the Sts&e or States
nearest 70 the point Of danger and also employ the
lsnd or naval forces oftbe United States.
Section two provides that any person actually engaged
or participating in carrying on hostile military exped-