The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-12
DEsrrrUrroN IN THE CrrY.

'no uesttute lamiiies IN cnaISe OF the 30
ciety, and / am satisfied that the publi
does not have any adequate conception o
the facts.
The ladies have constantly in charg,
one hundred and fifty families, and il
addition, frequent relief is afforded L
others as application is made. In som,
Of these families the destitution is almos
total. Many of them have absolutely
nothing except what they derive from ths
Society. Not ono OF these one hundred
and fifty families is without children. tbs
Society deeming it best to confnc its eff
forts 10 this, the most necessitous class o
cases.
shall not attempt to draw any picture
of the scenes which | witnessed. They
were touching in the extreme. Scanty
clothing, untitled to this inclement sea.
son; apologies and substitutes for bed
ding, very inadequate to the demand
the bare necessaries and no more. in the
way Of food, in the simplest and cheapest
forms sickness in all its varied forms,
all these ! saw, and behcld constantly,
with the reflection that even this suffering
would be aggravated ten fold. hundred
fold. unless something be done at once to
fill the almost empty treasury of the La.
dies Aid Society.
The noble contribution Of wood which
the ladies received has prevented the
most frightfuI suffering, but il is all gone,
and in addition to it twenty-five cords
which the ladies have purchased with the
means Of the Society. A part Of the pro-
eeeds of the fair is still in the treasury,
but il will melt like snow before these ur-
gent and enormous demands. Something
must be done-soMErHIsG MUsTBEDosE.
Let any man estimate the cost Of keep
ing his cwn family in the most econom-
ical manner possible. Then 1T him uul.
tiply this by one hundred and fifty, ADD
he will see how much ought 10 be Done
This is the point we have got to reach, or
we shall have death, by starvation and
cold in numbers horrible to contemplate.
| propose this: Let the gentlemen
give bail ct the Billings House, whers
there are ample accommodations. Sell
the most tickets at the best possible price.
Raise the largest fund possible in this
way at once. Then call a meeting Of the
citizens. Let them appoint committe
of ways aud means to assist the ladies,
and let every man in every way possible
aid them in this noble charity. G.
LKssoXs.-We clip the following from
the Davenport Gazette as being appre.
ciable to the farmers of Lee county as
to those Of Scott, and we hope that after
after reading it they will act, as we learn
that there has been scores of animals
frozen in this vicinity during the present
cold weather. 1t says:
We hope that the late storm and its
results will teach good lessons to our
farmers. Cattle have been frozen, !"
" hundreds of animals have been frozen
to DEATH de-, are statements which
came to us BY newspapers, letters and in
conversation. Now we ask how many of
the animals would have been lost had
proper barns, sheds and other kinds Of
protection been conetructed for the poor
shivering animals. There are farmers
who count their acres by the hundreds,
who are free from debt, who have money
on hand and a plenty Of this world 5
goods, who allow their animals TO hun.
for protection from the pelslngs Of the
pitiless storm and the severe cold weather.
If this class of men cannot learn "mercy
to the beasts" they will. we trust, learn
this lesson, that a man who is " merciful
to his beast" makes the most money in
raising stock. Another lesson has been
taught to some lazy and improvideu.
farmers on the " fuel question: Three
fourths of our farmers have enough wood
on hand to last for few days only. They
live from hand to mouth" or rather
from the "woods to the fire place. "
There are very few farmers who had a
supply of wood at their houses during the
late cold storm. What was the conse-
quence-they had to burn timber, boards
and corn, and in some cases furniture
even -or be compelled to 90 to the
woods to obtain fuel to keep their families
from freezing. To say nothing Of the
losses in the burning of property which
we have enumerated and the discomfort
which families have endured, we trust
that another lesson has been instiled in.
to the minds Of some of our farmers-that
in November good wood pile should or.
nament the sheds and the vicinity of the
house in which they propose to spend,
with their families, winter on the prai.
ries.
NIGGRR ON TIRE BRArN.-This disease
has broken out airesh among the Copper
heads. Their latest delirium is over the
fact that the new statue Of the Goddess
of Liberty, on the dome of the Capitol at
Washington has been painted black |.
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