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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-04

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SEWING MACHINES
IN ORDER TO PLACE THE
BEST FAMILY MACHINES I'm THE
WORLD
Letter A, or TYansrsrse Shuttle Machines,
Uilh Hemmsr,
Beautifully Ornamented, to $50.
TKESE LETT Il r. A M A CH IN Ed
Contain Recent Valuable Improvs.
mCnlo.
We would ask fer them before purchasing else
where) the special attention Of Vest makers,
Dress makers, and all who want Machines for light
manufacturing purposes.
Singers No. Iii Standard Shuttle Machine,
both Of very general application and capacity, and
popular in the family and mAnuiactory. Prices
reduced. respectively from $l3b and $50 to $50
and 600.
SINGERS NO. s STANDARD SHUTTLE MA
CHINE,
For Carriage makers and heavy leather work
Price, complete, ei2b.
The Singer Machines
Mako the interlock stitch, which IL tho best
stitch known. They are OF great speed, easily uD-
derstood, simple in structure, OF great urabiltv,
adapted to the heaviest and iightest goods, are nm
ished In the most pfrfect manner and may b. used
for several years without requiring repair.
THE STANDARD MACHINE
For Tailoring Boot and Shoe Making, Harness
Making, Carriage Trimming, Ac, viii do more
work, earn more money, and 10 cheaper than those
OF any other maker ~ gift.
We have always on hand HENMING GAuG rs,
SILK TWIST, LINEN AND COTTON THREAD
ON SPOOLS, BEST MACHINE OIL In bottles, 10.
CHICAGO AGENCY, Ne. 80 Clark.sa.,
sherman Aeuss.)
~ Letters for the Above Agency should b
AddYsssed ~. N. SIN GEN Cs.D
J n. BTLLINaS s., Agent FOR Keokuk, Iowa.
GN-All persons requiring information shout
6kWlNG MACHINES, their sises, prices, work
ing capacitiss and the bert VI purchasing,
can obtain it BY sending for copy Of
4. N. singer 4 Co.'S Gazette,
Which 10 . beautiful pictorial paper entirely de-
voted TO the subject.
IT WILL BE SENT GRATIS.
4. M. SINGER Co..
Eo.4ss BROADWAY,
April4-d&w NKW-YoRx.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-04

LeH01 N0ttCo.
To William White, Edward Reddy and Mrs. I'd
ward Rsddys
VOU and each u you ara hereby notified that
j there II now Gle In the Ofbce Of the Clerk Of
the District Court Of Lee County, Iowa, at
keokak, petition Of Hiram Barney claiming Of
you Vim. W hite the sum Of four hundred do liars,
with 10 per cent. interest per annum payable annu
ally, - money Queen two mortgages made By you
to Charles Mason and sinoc ssdgncd 70 said Hiram
Barney. dated Oct. 8. 1850; also claiming against
each Of you the foreclosure Of said mortgages,
the same being upon the scuth-esst quarter of the
northwest quarter Of section twenty nine T3Sl
in township sixty-seven t671 north, range six
l6] west, Loo County, Iowa, for the purchase mo.
ncy; and further asking for sale Of said premises
and general relief.
And unless you appear and answer ssid petition on
or before noon Of the q day Of the nexteTm Of said
court, 70 commence 1t Ksokuk on the Lat Mondsy Of
September, A. d. 1861, . default will - entered
sgAinst you tho petition taken . By Jon CON
Tossed, and decree rendered thereon q prayed.
NOBLE 6TkONG,
April 10, 1851. dim Pitts Att'ys.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-04
Le9al Netlce.

TO Henry CALDWELL, Il. s. Rowe.
NOU and each Of you are hereby notined that
! there IL now on file in the moe OF the Clerk OF
the District Court Of Lee county, lows, IT Keo-
kuk, petition Of Hiram Barney, claiming OF
Eliza Stripe the sum Of thirty one hundred
dollars, with ten per cent. interest per annum,
payable annually, n money due on Two mortgages
made BY her TO Charles Mason and since assi aned
to raid Hiram Barney, dated October 1t 1856; also
claiming against each OF you the foreclosure OF
said mortgage, the same being upon Lots enc and
two in Block i've in Mason's Upper Addition to
the City Of Keokuk, Lee county, Iowa, for the
sale Of said premises, and general relief.
And nm less ron appear and answer said petition
or before the naon Of the second day Of the
next term nf said court. to CONNIE noe nj Kenknk
on the LIT Monday Of September, A. D. 1851, =
default Will be entered against you and jud gmcnt
rendered thereon, ~ prayed for in said petition.
NOBLE STRONG,
May ID, 1861 I'm Plaintiffs Attornevs
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N-Al persons requiring information about
6kWlNG MACHINES, their sises, prices, work
ing capacities and the best methods VI purchasing
can obtain 1t BY sending for copy Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-04

~ single BOTTLE OF EpALDING'S PRE-
~PAkED GLUE will save ten-&&
@times its cost annually. -
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13
How the Pacific Telegraph Works.

The business men Of New York appre
ciate the commercial advantages of a tcle
graphic line to the Pacific. On the frs
day after communication between this city
and San Francisco was established, ovel
forty purely business dispatches were sent
through, besides many of congratulatory
character. The rates now in use are So, 90
for ten words, and forty-eight cents foH
each additional word-which are regarded
as moderate for the distance, and are not
likely to be reduced at present. In the act
of Congress giving autharity to build the
line, it was expressly forbidden to fix the
/ through rates above SI,2J for ten words,
and thirty six cents for each additional
word; but no definite rates were mention
ed for the way business. Mr.. J. H. Wade,
President of the line, has tclegraphed to
this city that meeting of the Directors
will soon be held, and a tariff of rates
made for all the intermediate points In
til then, The through rates will be paid for
kilograms to Salt Lake City, Carson City,
Nevada Territory, and every ether station
on the route. In estimating the cost Of
telegraphing from New York City, or other
points, to San Francisco, the regular rates
to st. Louis are simply added to those
which now are, or may be, fixed for the
Pacific line beyond.
There is a difference of about 4S1 de-
grees Of longitude between New York City
aud San Francisco. If telegram were
instantanoously sent over the whole line,
it would reach San Francisco at time, ac-
cording to the clocks of that city, about
three hours and fifteen minutes before the
time at which it left New York according
to the clocks here. Thus dispatch sent
from this city at the high business hour Of
l04 A. NJ, would arrive OF San Francisco
before the man to whom it was addressed
was out Of bed; while dispatch started
from this city in the edge of the evening
would find the same man up TO his neck in
business Though these astonishing things
are theoretically possible, yet, practically
it takes an appreciable space of time to
get dispatch from New York to the Pa
sifc The weather is rarely favorable for
the telegrapLie feat of working so long q
distance without repeating; and, even if it
were, the various divisions Of the line
would BE- scarcely ever uuoccupied with
business which could be suspended to let
dispatch straight through.
Under the present arrangement, the
New York telegram is copied four or five
times before it reaches San Francisco, and
has to take its turn with other dispatches /
at every repetition, Messages may be seut
and answers received in the same day; bat, .
if the wires are crowded with business
communications back and forth will prob I
ably take part of two days, For ali prac-
teal purposes this is almost az good. |
though not near so amazing, as the instant /
tclegraphic flash. On specially important I
occasions, Ike the arrivals of European
steamers, when the atmosphere along the
whole line is just right the wires will be
worked from New IoIk, and even from /
Halifax to San T Francisco, without Interrupt
tion.-Ne,o York Journal IF Commerce.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13
A Monster Warrior.

The London correspondent of the Nation
al IateAigelcer thus speaks Of the Warri-
or, an irOn-eased frigate recently added to
the British feet, which appears, the writer
says, to have been eminently successful.
This vessel is of G,000 ton burden; she
can throw broadside of l.4OO lbs. Of
metal, and has cost f36O,O0O. She ia
half as large again as the largest ship in
the British navy, and could blow that ship
out Of the water. Each of her guns is
above five times the calibre of those with
which three-deckcrs fought their actions in
days gone by. The most ardent wish we
can utter is. that this vessel never have to
bring ier destructive powers irto operation
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13

may be isolated combats of considerable
extent, but will the opposing Generals be
! able to place one hundred thousand men
face to face to fight battle in which all
shall be engaged, as the English and French
were at Waterloo, or the Austrians and
the Allies at Solferino 1t is argued that
the country is of so difficult a nature as
to preclude the concentration of so large a
body of troops on either side-that the
battles must be series of comparatively
small encounters, in which sections Of the
rivals will be engaged quite independently
of each other in action, though not of
course in the result 1t will necessarily
be the aim of the rival Generals to over
whelm each other at decisive points Beau
regard being on the defensive, has the best
chance, for it is to be presumed the COM
munication between the different sections
of his army are complete, and that he has
thus every facility for concentrating his
troops wherever needed along his extensive
line. On the other hand, Mcclellan has
the advantage of knowing where he intends
to attack, and may be able to deceive his
adversary and overcome him before rein
forccments can arrive; though as he ad
vances into the ncighborhOOd of the enc
my and into country of which he is nee
essarily in comparative ignorance, the diff
feulty of communicating with his various
corps must increase.-Toro1ato { (Cdaada)
Globe.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13
Origin Of t. e Hat.

We owe the hat, as We owe most Of our
manufactures, to Asia. In Asia men first
learned the art Of felting wool, so as to
compose TIE substratum Of the fabric
Wool, 50 long as it contains the natural
yolk or animal grease. refuses to felt-that
is, its fibers will not mat together into a
compact and close grained mass, such as
constitutes felt When the yolk has been
extracted by chemical process, the wool
has tendency to interlace its fibeTs and to
adhere firmly to the union thus formed;
aud from very reTAote period this secret
was possessed by the Orientals The hats
which are constantly alluded to in Scrip
ture-those for instance, which were bound
upon the heads of Shadracb, Mcshach and
Abednoao, when they we're cast into the
Assyrian furnace-were genuine hats but
probably adorned by turbIn cloths wound
around them. have seen the sclfsame
hats-tall. narrow cylinders of gray felt
surrounded bv handkerchief or cloth--on
the heads of the Jews of Asia. Nor was
the ure CT the hat Hebrew monoply-
The kurds, Persians. Armcnians, and some
tribes of Turks and Tartars. wear the hat,
as their fathers did in Saladin's day. The
high lambs wool bonnet of the Persian, is
but brimless hat with nap of cxagger-
ated roughness The HISTORIAN Christians
of Kurdistan wear hats almost exactly sim
liar to battered Irish caubeen. only of a
brown or dirty white color. Throughout
the East the deryishes and wandering
fakirs may b, known by tai, narrow hat
of light-hued felt, adorned by greasy rag,
and towering upward like chimney pot
Chambers Journal.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13
England's National Debt.

As a national debt has, thanks to the
rebellion in the South. become necessity
with US, It may be well to glance at the
burdens which other people have to bear
as the consequence of war. A recent num-
Der of the London Saturday Review throws
some considerable light upon the condition
Of the national debt Of Great Britlin, and
supplies information which may be con-
dcnsed into convenient compass for refer
enee. The amount Of that debt in 1893
was G239, $50, l4S. But at the close Of
the war growing out of the French Revo-
luton, say in 1915, it had risen to 9340,-
850,49l, ;he additional burden imposed
by that prOtracted struggle being 9GOl, =
jJ9, 2+S. In Isis the annual interest
upon the debt am-un!ed to e32,0I4,94I.
Son after the war had closed, a sinking
fund was established for the reduction of
this enormous liability, and the capital of
the debt was successfully reduced. with
slight interruptions. until 1851, when 1t
amounted to Ell. .335. sol, a reduction of
e5G, 1910 in thirty-fve years of con-
tinuous peace. By the loans for the Rus
sian war it was subsequently increased to
ESQ.,, ,9SI, ,7SS. and at the end CT last year
it stood at eS0I47I64L In forty four
years though costly sinking fund has all
the time been maintained. the capital of
the debt was reduced by only e39, ,372,-
80; while within the last seven years,
thirty millions Of pounds sterling have been
added to it.
In the meantime, however, by the con-
version at different times of a part of the
le5t into stock bearing lower rate of in
tcrcst, and by ether financial measures,
the charge for the debt has decreased pro-
much more than the capital
1t was e32. 2.92S.75l in 1916; in 1851
t was e27, ,G47,S99; by the Russian war
i was increased to e2S, ,6S3, ,394; and last
7ear, in consequence of the lapse Of annu-
tics, it had fallen to 6,S35, 40.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13
L0rdsfoon
The Great Naval Expedition.

The New York Post says: We give be
low an interesting account of the great ma
val expedition, carefully collected by oul
reporters, who have watched every step o.
the preparations. and gathered as many de-
tails as was possible with the restricted
privileges granted to the press.
7 1t will be found that the Southern ex.
pedition is on scale more vast than any.
thing of the kind heretofore attempted on
this contisent, at least; and that, from the
completeness of Its outfit and the skill Of
the men to whom the command is entrust-
ed, we may hope for a severe blow at the
3 insurgents in their weakest spot
With the object Of the expedition We
have for the present nothing to do. But
Of its composition we are permitted to
speak, now that it is safely at sea.
The expedition is the joint work of the
Navy and War Departments. 1t was
meant to have been ready by the middle of
September; and the Navy Department had
its vessels ready then. 1t was, however,
impossible to get ready the immense mate
rial Of the expedition by that time; and
though everybody concerned worked most
diligently, it was only on October 18th
that the transports were laden. and the f.
nal shipment of troops ready to be begun.
81. The expedition consists of the following
ressels.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13
MisquotatiOns from Scripture.

'God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb" From Sterne's Sentimental Jour-
ncy to Italy. Compare Isaiah xvii. 8.
In the midst of life we are in death '
Prom the burial service; and this originally
from hymn of Luther. 7 =
Bread and wine which the Lord hath
commanded to be received" From the
English Catechism.
Not to be wise above what is written"
Not in scripture.
That the spirit would 60 from heart to
heart as oil from vessel to vessel" Not
in scripture.
1.-The merciful man is mcrciful to his
beast" The Scripture form is, "a righ-
tcous man regarded the life of his beast."
Prov. XII. 10. -...
"a nation shall be born in day." In
Isaiah it reads, "Shall nation be born at
one? Prov. XVI. 8.
As iron sharpenith iron. 50 doth nan
the eountenance Of his friend. Prov.
xvii. II. ..-.
"That be who runs may read -"That
he may run that readeth. .s-Hab iii. 3 '-s
"Owe no man anything, but love" ''Owe
no man anything, bat to love one another"
Rom. xxi. z. .-r.. .s.
prone to sin as the sparks fy upward"
Born to trouble as the sparks Ay upward
job V. Z. -~
Exalted to heaven in point of privilege" u
Not in the Bible. -s--.,T
Eve was not Adams helpmate, but mere
ly help meet for him; nor was Absalom's
long hair, of which he was so proud, the
instrument of his destruction; his head,
and not the hair upon it, having been
caught in the boughs of the tree Sam
uel xviii Q.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13

The southern people who have offered
themselves and their all for the prosecution
Of this war, and who have reposed implicit
confidence in the men entrusted with its
conduct, have looked for something better.
1t is not to be disguised that a sense Of
uneasiness and distrust is gradually sup
planting that generous confidence. A sus-
Picion is gaining ground, that all the ad-
vantages of our position have not been profit
cd by as they might have been; that the
war has not been prosecuted with the Wig
or and energy demanded by tbs emergency.
We hear mutterings and complaints, apart
from those connected with the Quarter
master, COmmissary, and the Medical De-
partmcnts, growing out Of the appointment
Of so many civ ilians to high cOmmards-
Many Of these appointments have filed the
country with apprehcnsiOns of some great
disaster-Richm0nd HHm.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13
From Cleveland Herald
Increase of Army. Officers.

The war has of course greatly increased
the number of the regular army aud Its
officers. There are now seven Brigadier
Generals Wool, Harney, Sumner, Mans
field, Mcdowell, Anderson and Rosecrans,
an increase of four. Gen. Twiggs having
been stricken from the roll Mcclellan,
Fremont and Halleck have been appointed
Major Gcnerals-an increase of three from
the old regimc-Gen. Scott formerly stand
ing alone in that rank The volunteer ar
my, to serve for three years or the war, is
designed to consist of halt a million of
men. There are four Major Generals for
this army-Banks, DIX, Butler and Hun
ter. The following is an alphabetical list
of the Brigadier Generals now in the vol
untecr service, and appointments are still
being made. About thirty Colonels are
acting as Brigadiers, having received the
title by breyet The Brigadiers are:
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y 1-1- y ~ y I'D y I
sl,5O PER ANNUM, NADVANCE.
Biting at the Bare Hoax

The following aneedote is cid, but it is
worth re-prOdueing often: -,.-
was some time since walking upon the
wharf where fishing boat lay, and, as
was passing and re-passing, the master was
uttering tremendous Oaths At length 1
turned to him and standing beside his boat,
said: ..-...--.-
/ .-Sir, Lam unacquainted With your bust
ness What kind of fish are these ?"
they are Goldfish" replied he r
"HOw long arc you usually out, in or
der to obtain your load ~ .-.-.. ga
Two or three weeks" he answered.
.'At what price do you sell them?
He informed me. PEE
well, have YOU had hard work to OBJ
tain living in this way?" --- ----
lies. hard work, :" said he.
with what DO you bait these fish ~
with CLANS -
.'Did you ever catch mackerel % -a s-s
"Yes"
"Well. now, did you ever catch fish
without bait?''
"Yes," said he, Il was out last year,
and ono day when was fxin' my line,
the bare hook fell into the water, and the
fool took told of it. and / drew him in
Now, sir, said /, II have often thought
that Satan was very much like fisherman.
He always bats his hook with that kind
of bait which different sorts of sinners like
best, but when he would catch profane.
swearer, he does not take the trouble to
put on bait at all, fer the fool will always
bite at the bare hook"
He was silent. His cOuntenance solemn;
and after pause, as turned to go away,
heard him say to one standing near him:
81 guess that's a minister"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13
To the Loadstown Volunteers.

Hail YOU heroes Lordstown's noble band
Onward, drive the rebels from our land;
Make them suecumb, to g law that's right
--E Change their black colors TO those Of white
Raise the stars and stripes, for all mankind
May each Que, protention by them find;
Be like heroes, noble. strong and true;
Be ever active, and well to do.
When duty calls yon, be at command;
Willing TO die, for your native land
Yes. let each protect it, TO the last,
= Though to bleach, his homes be cast.
Captain. ever-keep your courage true
~ And the principles of right in view;
Asyou have, in your life, thus far done;
Until Crown of laurels. you've won.
And if you protect your country's right,
God will preserve you. in all your might;
When your pure souls are called to heaven
y Toyou shall all the glory be given.
CORNELIUS GROVE.
Lordfopn.
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FERRY ROATS.

The ferry boats are capable of carrying
from five hundred to nine hundred men,
and are generally armed with six guns
each The following is list of those sent
with the expedition;
Baltimore Commodore Perry, Eagle,
Ellen, Ethan Allen, Mayfower, Philadel-
phia, POcahOntas, Star, Stepping Stones,
Whitehall.
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4oetrg,
Our Country's Call.
sr WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.


Pr WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Lay down the az. fling by the spade;
Leave IN its track the tOiling plow;
The rifle and the bayonet blade
: For arms like yours were inter now.
And let the hands that ply the pen
Omit the light task and learn to WELD
The horsnan's crooked brand, and rein
The charger on the battlefield.
Our country calls; away away!
To where the blood stream blots the green
Strike to defend the gentlest sway
That time IN all his course has seen.
See from thousand coverts-see,
% Spring the armed foes that haunt her track
They rush to smite her down, and We
81 Must beat the banded traitors back.
Hoi sturdy as the oaks We cleave,
And moved as soon to fear and flight,
Men of the glade and forest, leave
Your woodcraft for the field Of fight
The arms that WELD the AK must pour
An iron tempest on the foe;
His serried ranks shall reel before
The arm that lays the panther low
And We who breast the mountain storm
= By grassy steep or highland lake,
Come. for the land ye love, to form
A bulwark that no foe can break.
Stand. like your own grey cliffs that mock
The whirl-wind, stand in her defense:
The blast rs soon shall move the rock
As rushing squadrons bear ye thence
And yc, whose home are BY her grand,
Swift rivers, rising far away,
Come from the depth Of her green land
As mighty in your march as they;
As terrible as when the rains
Have swelled them over bank and bourne,
With sudden floods to drown the plains
And sweep along the woods uptorn.
And We who throng, beside the deep,
81. Her ports and hamlets of the strand,
In number like the waves that leap
On his long murmuring marge of sand,
Come like that deep, when o'er his brim,
He rises. all his floods to pour,
And filings the prOudest barks that swim,
A helpless wreck against his shore.
Few, few were they. whose swords of old,
Won the fair land in which We dwell
But we are many, we who hold
The grim resolve to guard it we'll
Strike for that broad and goodly land.
Blow after blow. till men shall see
That Might and Right move hand in hand,
And glorious must their triumph be-
IN. Y. Ledger.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13

a fellow having imbibed rather freely,
took it into his head that he could fly, and
to get good position, assembled . sign post
and started He was questioned the next
day as to how he liked flying. "Oh ="
said he, ''it's nothing to fly, the lighting is
the hardest part Of the operation. =
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13

The following notice was found posted
on the bulletin of Western post office:
"LOst-a red kaf lie had white spot
on of his legs. He was she kaf. l
will give thrc dolers to cvribudi that will
bring hym hum"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13

"Doyou like Goldfish balls, Mr. Wiggins?''
Mr.. Virgins, hesitatingly; 81 really don't
know Miss, never recolleot Of attending
one. . s
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13

Why arc the game laws the jOlliest laws
We have? Because their express object is
t. keep the game alive.