The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-30

THr FOURTH IN HANILros.-The citisens
{ Hamilton will celebrate the coming ami !
ersary Of our National Independence in the
rue spirit Of rs and '61, at the grove near |
Wild Cat Springs.
The divisions of the Grand Army of the |
Republic. of Hamilton and Keokuk and other
POINTS, will honor the occasion with their
presence and direction.
Big guns and little guns will be there. Pro-
,essions, military exercises, reading, speak,
ng, music, &C., will be the order of the day.
Col. Bruce, of Keokuk, will deliver the
,ration, when other patriotic speeches and
casts may be expected. The citizens OF
Keokuk, and ell the country round about, are
cordially invited to join with US and make
his jubilee long to be remembered. So
every body fill well his haversack, and put
bis wife Tor sweetheart) into one pocket, and
his children Tor candy in the other, and come
out. The ferry boat will land its passengers
At the foot of Broadway, in Hamilton, and
delegations will be received and escorted to
The Springs by citizens and detachment OF
the G, Ar. By order of Committee.
GIVE THE PRINTERS FAIR PLAY.-We have
O piece of advice which we wish to impress
FIRMLY and indelhbly upon the public mind,
and that is, give the printers fair play. DO
not forget that it costs something to puff as
we'll as to advertise, and never sponge upon
a printer in any way whatever. 1t is the
printers ink that makes nine-tenthssd our
fortunes; it takes money to buy ink, type
and paper, and yet, after all this, few are the
thanks the printer gets; Give the printer fair
play, and give up all hopes of gratuitous put
fing, &c. Daniel Webster was "mighty near
right, when he remarked ofthe press, "Small
is the sum required to patronizea newspaper;
amply rewarded is its patron. | care not how
humble and unpretending the gazette which
he takes, it next to impossible to fill it
without putting into it something that is
worth the subscription price"
Goro CHuRcH.-Ihere is nothing which
helps to establish mans character and
standing in society more than steady at
tendance at church, and proper regard for
the first day of the week. Every head of
family should go to church as an example.
Lounging on the streets on the Sabbath Is
abominable, and deserves censure, because
it laws the foundation Of habits which ruin
both body and soul. Many man can date
the commencement of his dissipation which
made him burden to himselfsnd his friends
and an object of pity in the sight of enemies,
10 his Sunday debauchery. Idleness is the
mother OF crime-the Sabbath is generally
an idle day, thsSefores if 1t were not proper
ly kept, it were better struck out of exist
ence.
On newspaper criticism the New York
Tribune, in a recent article, expresses our
views precisely, in the following language
There is, so far as the Press is concerned,
but one way, and that is by speaking the
truth. 1t may be proper, indeed, and neces>
sary, tina, the journalist exercise discretion,
as to the time and the manner in which the
truth is spoken; but, as to the duty of truth
full criticism, there is no question of dlscre-
ton or of anything else. That which is good
should be promptly and heartily recognized
and commended. That which is positively
bad should be clearly exposed and con-
demned. These are the simple principles
which govern US in criticism. We do not
censure because we like TODD so and
though we are glad at all times to increase
our mercsahle prosperity-we do not praise
for the sake of advertisements. And such
we take to be the critical policy of. all news
papers that are conducted with proper sense
as well of the requirements Of the Drama as
Of the duty and dignity of Journalism"
An EXCURSION FROM KEoKuK.-0n Satur,
day afternoon, the new ferry boat keokuk-
crowded with exeursionists, arrived here from
keokuk, and remained here an hour or two.
| The boat is q substantial one, and walks the
water like a clipper. We are sorry that no
arrangement was made to welcome our neigh
bors But they will excuse the seeming lack
of courtesy, when they understand that their
coming was known to but few WARSAW
Bulletin.
All right Major. As it was the excursion
lists were very kindly treated, indeed, during
their short stay in your pleasant city, fol
which all thanks.
BASKEUrT FsEs.-If any of our reader,
should mediate taking advantage of the new
bankrupt law, the following will give him tbs
exact cost of the transaction:
To the Clerk of the Court-For each no
tice required to be sent by mail when signed
by the Clerk, ten cents; the postage to be
prepared by the party required to give suel
notice.
To the Clerk and Registration ever,
copy of every paper in proceedings in Bank
ruptey, twenty-five cents for certifying the
same, and IN addition thereto, ten cents fol-
each folio Of 100 words.
To the Register.-For every order mad,
where notice is required to be given, and fol
certifying copy of the same to the Clerk, on,
dollar.
For every certificate ofquestiou to be Ger
tiled to the District Judge, under the fourth
and sixth sections of the act, one dollar.
For every proof OF debt, twenty five cents
and where testimony is taken, the fees pre-
scribed by law may be added. In case
where the debtor has no means. and make
proof to the satisfaction Of the Court, tina
he is unable to pay the costs prescribed b,
the act and these orders, the Judge in hi
discretion may direct that the fees and cost
therein shall not exceed the sum required b,
the act to be deposited with the Clerk.
In cases of Involuntary Bankruptcy, wher
the debtor resists the adjudication, and thu
Court after hearing, shall adjudge the debto
q bankrupt. the petitioning creditor shall re
costs that are allowed by law to party re
covering in suit in equity, and in case tn,
petitioner shall be dismissed, the debtor ma,
recover like costs from the petitioner.