The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-09

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foolishly, the chances are Eve 70 one that b
will live long enough 70 know how many
cent? there ere in dollar. If be don't he's
pretty sure to bequsash that privilege to his
widow. When : man asks you TO buy that
for which you have no nee, no matter how
cheap II il, don't say yes until you are sure
dat some one else wants it in advance.
Money burns 10 some folks pockets and
makes such big hole that every thing that
d put In drops through past finding.
ARTIFICIAL FLowkRs. London Re.
pie,c says,
Ladies' Who deck their hair with mimic
bloom, have, 10 general, little idea Of the way
in which thoss false flowers grew. They
wear them light heartedly in the gsyest
scenes, and think not that they are trans.
planted from the saddest. They put forth
their leavos and delicate hues in atifing gar
rets, iu ftetid back kitchens, or in hot, over.
crowded factories, where the health Of those
who made them was whitening away, where
the eas-burners are often without glass or
shade, and gas-stoves are sst on the tables TO
heat the tools, while hundred women and
girls, from nine years old and upwards, bend
over their dollhouse plants. Some hold the
hand stamp which cuts through sixteen folds
ct time Of the muslin or silk that il TO make
the leaves and flowers. Others vein the
leaves by pressing them between dies, or
paint the petals separately with a brush when
the centre 10 to be left white. Most of them
are busy with the finer work Of constructing
the flowers. They gum the wax, dust for
bloom with potato -four, or with blown glass
powder for frost; they twist paper or silk
thread to the stalk, aud make the foundation
on which the petals may stick. Slender wires
are run through the blossoms, and q small
gofferinR iron gives their curl. All this is
straining and 6dgety work, especially by gas
light, with blistered fingers, thumb rails worn
to the quick, and the dust of paints and other
materials intaming the eyes and preparing
patients for the Ophthalmic Hospital. The
bright blues and carmines try the sight sadly,
and the latter causes heaviness in the head.
Arsenic green and verdigris blue are now sell
dom used; but enough Is left to poison the
poor .. hower.girl's existence. She works
in London fourteen or fifteen hours day,
and sometimes longer. After thirteen hours
work, girls often take home sufficient ibr two
hours more.
KEoKuk.-Bro. Wilson, Of the Fl. Madison
Plaindealcr, Was in our city one day last
week, and on returning home penned the fol-
lowing observations in regard to Keokuk,
which be gave his readers in the last num-
Of bis paper:
The Gate City, Notwithstanding the hard
times, is waking M, and showing signs Of
life, more than ever, since the great collapse,
Of 1857-new stores, new dwelling houses,
new business houses, dry goods, groceries,
drugs, hardware, jewelry, de-, Wholesale and
retail, and in some departments the stock on
hand are very large. 8. G. Bridges, has one Of
the finest assortments Of gold and silver ware,
that We remember to have seen, west of the
river. Bostwick's dry goods store is mar.
vel Of ingenuity and taste. Kiser's dry goods
house, is one Of the institutions, DR.. D. B.
Hills, familiarly known ~ Col. or Gen. Hills
lis, having retired from the firm, and resumed
hia Old profession, for which be has always
had . peschans, whether mingling in the af
fairs Of finance, politics or war.
DR.. Taylor, the Lecturer on Storms, schi
ON Prosesfor in the Medical University, has
accepted an appointment in the regular
army, with the rank of Lieut.. Colonel, and Is
stationed at Fl. Brady.
General Wilson. of the rapids improvement
is expected at keokuk daily, ifhe has not al
ready arrived.
The CARR CIrr newspaper office has been
refuruished, and is now one Of the best in the
Western country. The Consultation office
has . new home and q new press. The
Schools Of Keokuk are said to be good. The
Medical school is the only one Of the kind in
| the State. There is heavy Wholesale bust
| ness done in Keokuk, but the decline in
goods, has cut down the margin Of profits,
| even where large sales were made, and now,
though . large trade is anticipated, the pru-
| dent men move cautiously. They are afraid
| Of large stocks. They anticipate the posi-
bility Of . still further decline.
Bids are invited for the rapids improvement
to be opened We believe in September.
| Politics is dull-not ripple on the surface
ofthe waters-only we notice, that those
| who opposed the war for the suppression OF
the rebellion are now busy in denunciation OF
the heroes who fought the battles of the
| country. Always cosistent in wrong are they,
who never see the right.
$50 TO THE WEsr. The N. Y. Tribune
publishes this excellent practical advice to
the young men of the over-crowded cities OF
the East "0f course the young man asks
whittier be shall 60, and what he shall do.
In Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braska, wherever there is q thriving town
surrounded by Northern population, the
foundation Of q city is laid. Go thither and
help the town grow, and you will certainly
grow with il. II you have profession, and
il you are temperate, honest and industrious,
you will have hundred opportunities where
you have one here. But there are no more
chances for an unfaithfal man than here. 70,
such, there are no chance anywhere; they are
only dreams Of chance. Ifyou have taste
for farming, or horticulture, or both, for they
should be combined, go West; get few
acres nesr town, and the demand for your
production will increase a. fast q you car
supply them. The market of any erowina
Western town of few thousand inhabitsnt,
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