The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09

ing annoyed with certain classes OF patrons
in his village. One class complains OF his
levity. another Of his being 80 old fogyish,
another Of his sedate department, &C., &c.
Now, friend, % we used to run together,
let Us whisper something in your ear.
Don't you try to please any one but your
self. If you do you will dAil, and your pa
per viii be a insipid, dull and tasteless,
and ~ disgusting to men Of real sense, -
lukewarm, greasy dishwatsr would be to .
fastidious epicurian. These grumblers are
everywhere, and we are thankful for it. It
il true that some who run with them ought
to know better; and We can only explain
the reason for their strange conduct on ee
ground that they would rather be liking
among fools, than wise men among kings"
They are superanuated fossils, and have .
very large amount Of ''superdumbunc-
tious' dignity about them. In other words
they are old style, they stick pins in the
cuffs Of their coat-sleeves, and wear the
broad Zap to their trowsers. They are .
'link" Of the ''have beens,' who can't con-
meet with this progressive age, for fear OF
committing an irreverent act, or doing in
justice to their fathers, who used to go to
mill with stone in one end OF the sack
aud a small chunk Of grist in the other.
Now, don't understand US in this strict
u-e as wishing to speak lightly of the
..fathers"-we revere the memory Of those
who have ''gone before and no one has
more reverence for gray hairs than We.
>l>as min NeS hOv NNo
about them to ~. when we see them cluster
round the brow Of q good father or mother,
which is better felt than we can ind Ian
guage to express. But he who persists in
old notions, and is always finding fault
with young America because he oppo-
SEES the burning Of witches, cracks joke,
smiles when nature smiles, and even smiles
when nature does Mt, We have mighty lit
tie respect for. Man is a progressive be-
ing. His physical nature may give cut so
that he can't keep pase with Young Amer
ica - pedestrian, but he can travel with
the mind and even out-strip him, if he will
put past experience to u good purpose. In
the above remarks, however, we don't wish
to be understood as not willing to listen to
advice or suggestions from friends, or to
their criticisms, severe though they may
be: but after all we think a man is a poor
''coot' who will not exercise his own judy
ment relative to what should appear in his
paper, but suffer himself to bs controlled
by the whims aud caprices Of class who
travel too slow. and know but little about
the tastes Of the masses Of this age.
~ The First National Bank of New
York, and the First and Second National
Banks Of Chicago, advertise that they are
authorised to receive subscriptions to the
1910 Five Per Cent Loan, under instruc-
tons from the Secretary of the Treasury.
Subscribers can choose coupon bonds or
registered certificates. These are redeem
able after ten, and payable forty years from
date in coin. The interest is payable, in
coin, semi-annually on bonds and certifi-
Gates of $500 and over, and annually on
bonds Of the denomination of so and 500.
They are dated March LIST, 1864. Subecri-
bers are required 70 pay interest from that
date to the time of subscription. either in
gold or in Treasury notes, adding fifty Per
, cent. premium. These particulars contain
all the facts necessary to an understanding
vi the inducenent to SUI scribe. We pre-
sume the other Nationa! Banks have alrea.
dy, or will Immediately receive, similar
authority. The country calls on the people
to buy its Bonds. We say to then. again
Don't let the Eastern Capitalists gobble up
the whole, rs they did most Of the SOS.
.fBour forces, It is said. have taken
Natchitoches. La. This place appears to
be about halfway between Alexandria and
shreveport. If they keep on doing rs well
down there a. is reported, Shreveport ON
the west boundary Of the State will soon be
ours. also. We presume the rebels will
make q stand at this last place IL they have
any hopes of maintaining themselves. II
they do not, then We shall acquire an i'm
pcrtant point and the full command Of Red
| river. We pre.ume our army has gone up
with the intention Of taking it. They most
ueually "6ll the bill' down there. So we
anticipate that all that section of Louisiana
will be released from rebel control.
Our forces in Arkansas under Gen. Steele
are also reported moving southwark ir
large numbers. 1t is no yrea, distance from
Little Rock TO Shreveport, aud much less
from our advance position. so that it is
possible that the Red river is to be swept
downward rs well rs upward. Things have
a look of that sort. Ii this is the design
then there will be a very large army in tina.
section. which We Judge will prove ire
sistible. We are only guessing. however.
What is the object aimed at we have no
means OF knowing.
Is OF the Boston banks. the Suffolk,
Blackstone, Faneuil Hall, Boy,ston and
Shoe and Seather. have each declared q
semi-annual dividend Of .fue per cent
Nineteen other banks havedeclareda semi
annual dividend of four per cent. From
this It appears that the Boston banks have
been doing what we should call . good hu-
ssness. What the country banks have done
We are not informed. Judging from the
amcunt Of their currency afioat in this Sec
ton, We infer that the most of them are
doing still better than those Of that city,
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