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The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25
The GOlN MarEet.

The New York Stakeholder gives the
following view of operations in the
gold market:
The first of November releases over
eighteen millions in gold from the Treas
ury, which comes out in payment of the
November interest on the five-twenties
of 1862. At the present price of gold
this will probably be invested in curren-
cy, bringing near thirty millions. The
gold market will undoubtedly yield for
q day or two, the strong and vigorous
hold of the master-workers there relax
in4 for 4 time to receive this new Access
sion of gold into themerchantable mass,
when, closing over it, the manipulators
of the gold trade will again remorse-
lessly put the price where they may, to
the cost of the importing merchant, and
all who have actual need of coin.
The gold market has become no place
even for reasonable speculation. The
controlling parties there play what is
called an .'open and shut" game. They
win, lose who may. The appreciation
of the fact has driven from the field
many who would otherwise speculate
in gold. The Federal and State securi-
ties, railway shares, &C., ale now so in
viting that none follow the hoarse ex-
element of the golu-room except invet-
crate gamblers, willing to encounter
the Broad-street tiger, and those who
are compelled to buy for payment of
duties, &c.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

SEVEN FooLs.-The Envious Man
who sends away his mutton, because the
person next to him is eating venison.
2 The Jealous man-WhO spreads his
bed with singing nettles, and then
sleeps in it.
3. The Proud Man-who gets wet thro'
sooner than ride in the carriage of an
inferior.
The Litigiotts Man-who goes to law
in the hope of running his opponent and
gets ruined himself.
The Extravagant man-who buys a
herring, and taxes cab to carry it home.
Is. The Angry Man-who learns the
ophclide because he is annoyed by the
playing of his neighbours piano.
Z. The Angry Man-who Eliminates
the outside of his house most brilliantly,
and sits inside in the dark.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25
Pretty Cette for q Durhey.

Old Tony, like other negroes, was
much pleased with the fancy of riding
a sshoss" of his own. Accordingly he
scraped together all his earnings to the
amount of fifty dollars, which he paid
for very worthless pony. Many per-
sons tod him he was badly cheated;
and it was proposed that he should have
the seller before the Bureau. At this
Tony looked very solemn, and at length
answered; No, sab, if MIR. A cheat me,
may be l can cheat him back; but dem
bureaus gifts de money, de devil can't
screw it out dem. "-NushuiUe Gazette.
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NO. Z.
Buttes. Jlahing 4. ice U-;,aas..

Some families are quite successful in
making butter in the winter season.
Mr. Scott, of Vermont, believes that il
may be made about as proftably when
the cows are fed with the right kind Of
hay as when they run in pasture. But
there are so many who think different
ly, who "uon't have II. J. the wiz
ter that milk enough to make many
tons Of butter is wasted every winter.
A correspondent of the iatkfaI1nlerjcan.
whose wife has made butter every Win
ter for ten years, and who has himself
done all the churning ina dash churn,
seldom occupying more than ten or fif-
teen minutes in the operation, condens
es the secret of his success, SO far as the
management OF the milk and cream is
concerned, into the following pithy sen
fences:
Cows should be kept warm and clean,
and in addition to plenty Of sweet, ear
~ eut hay, milch cows should be treat
eel with warm slops and bran mashes,
varied by roots and meal. They should
have plenty of pure air and exercise,
and be salted once 3 week. The stables
and cows must be well cleaned before
milking, and the treatment Of the cows
be ruled by patience and gentleness.
The milk when strained, should be
brought to scaldng heat and set in a
warm place where it Will not freeze.
The cream should be taken Of before
the milk thiclens, and be kept in as
cool place as itcan be without freezing.
Cream managed in thiswag will be very
thick, and when put IN the churn needs
diluting, which should be dene by adj
ding warm milk TIL, when well mixed,
the temperature Of The cream is such
that drop applied to the forehead will
feel neither cold nor warm. y
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

On the 18th inst. there was filed for
record in the recorders Office, in Chi
cago, mortgage given by the Chicago,
Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Com
pany, for the sum of $9,000,O00. In the
event the company shall decide to con-
tinue it's line to the Missouri river, then
the company reserves the right to issue
additional bonds to the further amount
of $4,5OO,OOO. The trustees named to the
conveyance are John A. Stewart and
VIM. H. Osborne, of New York city.
The amount Of revenue stamps required
for the document was $1,000.
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course; lives q serene, orderly and quiet
life, and dies respected and regretted by
all who knew her, as a matter of course.
We give the above few cases as sam
pies of what might be done in the matter
of writing up a natural history of brides.
Each particular class could be elaborated
to the extent of at least one chapter. OF
course, with our limited space, we can
only refer to Il few cases, and that in
very brief terms. We hope some
writer possessing sufficient ability may
take the matter up, and give us a work
upon the subject.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

think not, for I have lost horses and
other valuable property, but did not
hold my neighbors accountable for these
losses, and cause their arrest by mill
tary authority, and rob them Of their
horses to replace my own, when they
were not the cause of mine being taken.
IN condemning the men who robbed me
of my horses, and then turning to my
neighbors and take theirs, I would con-
slider myself no better than those who
robbed me.
Because / do not sanction all these
things, is the reason why I am not in
full communion with the radical party.
The Union pays left hand compli-
ment to the Union men ofold Berkeley,
when it says: Cali the intelligent,
wealthy and aristocratic men Of the
county went into the rebellion, or gave
it aid and comfort at home" If the
radical ticket receives the support OF
the Union men Of the county, it must
be true that all the intelligence has left
it. But l, deny this assertion of the
Union, for l could name large number
of intelligent men, who have been. and
are now, true to the real Union party of
the county, and to the best interest of
the State of West Virginia.
The editors of the Union have but a
faint idea what it cost to be loyal in
this section during the war. The true
and loyal citizens of the county who re-
sisted secession in the beginning, and
stood up against it in times when it
jeopardized life, liberty and property,
know something Of the cost, and it is
with regret, that through the false
teachings of men like the editors Of the
onion, who have settled among US for
their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and attempt
to control us,-I repeat 1t is a matter Of
sincere regret thai We witness the disco
luton Of the patriotic and true Union
party OF this good old county.
IN conclusion, | would say the editors
of the Union seem to think that men
may DO anything under the cloak of
unionism, no matter what violation of
the Constitution or the Laws; usurp
power not granted them; lay enormous
taxes squander the peoples money :;
trample upon their rights; all under the
cry Of Union! Union!! If this be true
unionism, then I am not a
TRUE UNION MAN.
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Old

Never burn kindly written letters, it
is so pleasant to read them over when
the ink is brown, the paper yellow with
age, and the hands that traced the kind
~ words are folded over the heart that
prompted them, under the green sod.
Above all, never burn love letters. To
read them in after years is like the res
direction of ones youth. The elderly
spinister finds in the imprisoned offer
she SO rashly rejected twenty years ago
a fountain Of reiuvenescenee. CHANGING
over it, she relies that she was once a
belle and beauty, and beholds her form
err self in mirror much more congenial
to her taste than the one that confronts
her in her dressing room. The widow,
indeed. derives a sweet and solemn con-
ISOLATION from the letters of the beloved
one who has journeyed before her to
that far Off land from whence there
comes no message, and where She hopes
one day to join him. No photograph
can so wildly recall to the memory Of
the mother the tenderness and devotion
of the children who have left at the call
of heaven, as The epistolary outpourings
of their love. The letter Of n true son
or daughter to true mother is some
thing better than the image of the fea-
ItiIGs IL Is Il reflaA Oh tie ZNflteA . SOUL.
Keep all kind, loving letters. Burn all
the harsh cruel ones, and in burning
them forgive and forget.
EDITING a NEwspAPER.-s'Oh. its
nothing" says one, "if We're only an
Editor, I'd please all; I'd write on all
subjects, I'd flatter everybody; I'd have
articles of all sizes, from line to pages
in length-pd talk learnedly Of the
great questions Of the day; knowingly
of home affairs, in short would aston
ish the world land perhaps myself too, }
by my Stupidity"
s.Try it, once, only, you croakers, and
fault-fnders. Edit weekly paper on
ly month in place where everything
that can spell "b-a-k-e-r," knows or
thinks it does, ''more about newspa-
pers than the man who makes them,o
and you will leave in disgust, "climb
tree and pull it up after YOU" do any
thing, something desperate, rather than
be nibbled to death by young ducks and
sucking pigeons, as you surely stand a
chance of meeting such fate.
Oh yes! it's an easy matter to write
and edit, if you only knew how! Ifany
fool had sense, education and brains
enough, he could write the second edi-
ton Of Shakespeare.
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Nor THE EAGLE.-"A May it please the
ourt,o said yankee lawyer before a
dutch justice, ''this is q ease Of great inn
portance, while the American eagle.
whose sleepIess eye watches over the
welfare OF this mighty Republic, and
whose wings extend from The Alleghan-
les 10 the rocky chain CT the West, was
rejoicing in his pride ef place.
ssStop dare. ] say; vat has dis suit TO
Go nit eagles? Dis has nothing to do
nit Wild bird. sIt is Noia sheep eX-
claimed the justice.
'.True, your honor, but my client has
rights. -
eyer client has no right to Dc eagle
OF course not; but the laws Of lam
guage.'
"What cares for de laws of language,
eh? | understand de laws of Gle State,
and dat ish enough for me. Contine
your talk to de case
"Well, then, my client, the defendant
in this case, is charged with stealing
sheep, and"-
s'Dat will do! Your CLIENT charged
stealing sheep, and''-
"Dat Will do! Your CLIENT charged
nit stealing stealing a sheep-jes nine
shillin. The COURT will ADJOURN
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

OUR Corn CRoP.-The corn crop of the
United States for the present year is es-
timated at the enormous amount of
1,039 900 900 bushels. 1t is stated that
in the last twenty-five years the annual
increase of the corn crop averaged four
per cent, and in three censuses last TAX
en- it is stated thus: In 1910, 377 81 !,
S75 bushels; 1850, 592,671 ,104 bushels,
and 1860, $50, 451, 7O7 bushels. Half the
crop is grown in the Mississippi valley,
north of Tennessee.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

The Duchess of-,once beautiful and
replete with wit, was congratulate g
herself on her youthful looks, and pre-
tending that she was born at least TWEEN
ty years later than she was, when her
daughter more beautiful than her moth
er, endeavored to put stop to her eX-
aegerations, by crying aloud, ooh, ma
ma, do leave at least n year between our
ages.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

A punctual man is very rarely poor
man, and never man of doubtful
credit. His small accounts are frequently
settled, and he never meets with diff
Guilty in raising money to pay large
credit, and when man has lost that he
will find himself at the bottom of hill
he cannot ascend.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

A match game of billiards for the
championship of Massachusetts came of
in Boston on Wednesday, 18th inst,
between the present champion. E. Dan
iels, and William r. Tobin. The game,
which was 800 points, carom, was won
by Tobin, who counted l 800 to Daniels
1892.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

The telegraph Of Switzerland is the
property of the State, and they charge
one cent per word for any distance.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

Ladies in Paris will wear Turkish
trowsers this winter instead of-well,
unmentionableS.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

Short visits are tn" best. as the fly
said when he alightcd on hot stove
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

Gen Butler says, that with all his
faults he loves his country. His coun-
try. with all It's faults, hasn't the fault
of loving him.-LOt6srHYe JOu,oan1.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-25

Ladies' and gentlemen dancing on the
green sward are orasshnppers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23

No invention of similar labor-saying
character ever resulted in the same practical
benefits to the people, or has come into such
general use a. that wonderfully simple piece
Of mechanisn--the Sewing Machine. What
could we do without it Where would we
now find bands enough to accomplish the
labor which these busy little workers are dos
ing? These are questions which determine
the usefulness of an invention, and by them
we may gauge The importance of Sewing Ma
chimes. The history of this discovery is full
Of interest. AS early as 1886, an ingenious
and prolific inventor, named Walter HINT,
Of New York, Invented the frst machine that
was Of any practical value for sewing. Be
ing of rather iudolent disposition, and dis
inclined to undertake the labor Of introduc-l
ing - novel an invention into general usdb he
neglected 70 patent his discovery, and told
the right TO manufacture such machines y q
Mr.. Arrovsmith, who, however, neglected 10
tesl the practical value Of his purchase, d to
sessss II b patent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23

The question whether Keokuk or Bariing
ton shall get the Railroad to Iowa City sud
horthward, has stirred the people Of Bur
dngton 70 much activity. The Harhye has
the proceedings of the R3ilroad meeting
which met in Burlington on Thursday last
There were delegates present from Lee, John
son, Des Moines, Linn and Louisa counties.
In the evening the committee on organization
reported, and the "Cedar Rapids and Bur>
lington R. r. Co.. was formed The object
Of which company says the Ha.ckeye, is to
"conduct and operate railroad from Cedar
Rapids ria lows City and WApello to Bur
lington." The Harkeye further says:
The delegates present were among the
most prominent aud enterprising citizens of
the several counties, and the best feeling pre-
vailed: The opinion seemed unanimous that
the project was feasible and of the utmost
Importance to the region of country through
which the road is to pass. Whether the PEG.
ple. will second the steps now taken, re-
mains to be seen. If they do SO the Cedar
Rapids and Burlington Railroad will soon
assume tangible form. johnson county
proposes to grade and tie thirty miles, and
Louisa thirty-6ve miles Of the road. Des
Moines and Linn are certainly able and should
be willing to take care of the remaining thir
tytive miles,"
The Iowa City Republican has two edito.
rails on this subject in its issue Of last
Wednesday. In one'of these it seolds Wash
ington county for supineness that may lose
the road to Washington and keokuk, and
halls the activity of Burlington and Wapello
as being substantial diversion tibet may lead
TO tangible results. In another article it says
The earnest action of Burlington and Was
pello for turning the railroad from this place
TO keokuk through those towns is exciting
the people of Henry county to activity. Had
they, with Washington. taken hold of the
matter IN earnest in early days, they would
have had the line secure before this. Now
they have formidable rivals, and if Burling-
ton and Wapello treat the matter according
TO It's merits and value, they will stand a good
chance to secure the road. Henry county
people are holding meetings and stirring the
matter actively and seem to be getting fully
awake. How much they will do in the sub.
stantial way we know not, but talking and
resolving do not build rail roads. We do not
learn any thing from Washington. The last
Press has not word of railroad However
active Henry may be, she can not succeed
without Washington in getting the through
line. We are inclined to think the latter will
sleep until her doom is sealed and she is left
by the way to go to seed. If she loses this
road by any want OF activity, now while she
may secure it, she will fail 10 know, in this
her day, the things that belong to her peace,
but in the future they will not be hid from
her ewes. She will look for them longingly,
but they will be past recovery
That keokuk should get this route directly
through Mt. Pleasant and Washington is Of
great importance. And the activity of Bur.
hngton should arouse our own people to com
mensurate endeavor in this matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23

SWEET Opoponax from Mexico! The most
elegant and essential personal requisite for
a lady, Extract of Sweet 0poponax."
E. I. SMITH & CO., New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23

SWEET 0poponax from Mexico. Nature
could not produce richer gem or choicer
perfume. Try it and be convinced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23

SWEET Opoponax, Ladies, in their NOR
ming calls carry JOY and gladness, when per
fnmed with Sweet Opoponax.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23
A NEW REMEDY :!

1t stands for Merits without Superior.
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IOWA TIE n =.

Gen. Williamson. of Des Moines, has
been appointed Lieut.. Col. in the regular army.
See Register.
The same paper says: .'fion. c. Ben.
Darwin. of Burlington, one of the three L.
S. District Judges Of Washington Territory,
gave US call yesterday. He has leaye of
absence for four mouths The distance from
here to his location at Townsend, on Puget's
Sound, by the Travelled route, Is 1000 miles
This distance he traversed, when going out,
in one month. The Judge doesn't like bis
location out there. on the verge of the Gov
eminent, quite as well as be does Iowa. The
people there are like ours, but there are too
few of them. Townsend is lumber and
shipping port, the country about there being
one Of the finest lumber regions in the world,
fir, pine, and oak Of superior quality being
very abundant. The business there is con-
fined mainly to lumber, fishing and coal The
climate is much rnilder than ours, no,withs
standing the location is several degrees north
Of US. The citizens Of Townsend have tele-
graphic communication with the rest of the
world, so that they are not behindhand in
news matters. 1t is good climate. and
good place to live, for one who likes frontier
| life
The Good Templars. at Oskaloosa, start
monthly paper With the New Year.
I The 0ttumwa Courier says; "The house
off. y. Ladd 4 Co., have killed and packed
some ! 900 hogs. 10 date; They have about
1000 in pens, and kill abou, 500 per day,
when the weather is suitable.
/ 'The price here is $500 to 800 net,
! ranging at about 81 per huudred less than
/ Chicago prices.
''Ladd 4 Co. have capacity to pack So
600 in their pork house, but pork is coming
/ in very slowly, on account OF the decline ia
/ prices, and it is questionable if they will be
able 10 pack that many this year, owing TO
these reasons.
The Dallas Gazette says seen. Reid, of
! the Valley Railroad Company, writes to Fort
/ Dodge, as we learn from the North Uest.
/ that they have fully determined to run that
road on the West side of the Des Moines
/ ii'tit ibcy piuEosc ~ survey the route TO
! Fort Dodge,if the people of that place will do
nate $500 to help pay the expense of the
! survey. Dallas county is sure of two roads.
The complaints Of inequality::of taxation
/ IN Philadelphia have caused the subject 10 be
/ refer. to a board for revision.
1 ----< -
SWEET 0PoroNAx. The only elegant per-
! fume. Is found on all toilets, and never
/ stains the handkerchief
SWEET Opoponax Is the sweetest extract
made. Supersedes all others. Try it once;
will use no other.
SWEET Opoponax, Ladies, in their NOR
ming calls carry JOY and gladness, when per
fnmed with Sweet Opoponax.
SWEET Opoponax from Mexico. Nature
could not produce richer gem or chocer
| perfume. Try it and be convinced
! SWEET 0poponax from Mexico! The most
elegant and essential personal requisite for
lady, EXTRACT of Sweet 0poponax"
E. I. SMITH & CO., New York.
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For Sale.
For sale.
For Sale.
jylo-d

A DOUBLE one-story Frame Dwelling
House containing six rooms and celisr . fuil yos
good well Of water and frame stable situated or p.nt
between LIST and I'd streets. Enquire Of
"a, WM FULTON,
BlSa Real Kstate Agent.
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Fer sale.

a vN .oRY BRICK DWELLING HOUSE,. Nth
-, sosa seod csllar and eastern and fnll Lot
- -, containing variety 81 eAslss ffuit situate
~ Z" aae Of llth and Ridgs BsrssnL Kseksk, ieva-
.sa,s e WI. s ~ 3 IL; ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23

CPfRlTS TURPBNTINE-soS salloas
~ - = UsSso ssEr4t Isesss - vexlbI
~ W0x0uoa DA142. .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23

SWEET 0poponax Is the sweetest extrac,
made. Supersedes all others. Try it once;
will use no other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23
3. IL. WHITING r co.
No. III North Fifth street.

ST. LOUIS, MO.
REST assortment of Sheet Music and Mu.
- sic Rooks 10 the West Pianos Organs and Musical
Merchandise Of every description II the lowest rites
ord-tE by mail promptly attended To- n y29.3m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23

The complaints of inequality::of taxation
in Philadelphia have caused the subject TO be
refer ed to board for revision.