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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-09

Writing FoR NewsPAPERs.-It il no,
enough 10 think and TO know, says the North
British Rerietr. Ii requires the faculty Of III
lerancer. Certain things are 10 be said in a
certain manner, and yonr amatuer article.
writer ls sure 20 strengthen in any manner
bat the right. Perhaps ofail styles Of writing
here is none IN which excellency is 50 rarely
attained as hat of newspaper writing. A
readahis leading article may not be a work Of
he ~ioffiest order, CT demand for its execu-
non the highest attribute Of genius; but,
eaaterer i may he The power OF accomplish
ing il with sIceess il not shared by Thou
sands of clever fellows Thousands of
lever fellows, fortified by Mr.. lhaekeray'.
opinion, ma think they could write the arti.
cles which they read IN the morning journals;
bat let then 'ake pen and paper. aud try.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-09

DEATH OF Al ORPHAS.-The following We
clip from the Davenport Gazette; IA lit,l.
boy named John W. Horne, aged Blk years.
whose friends reside in keokuk, died a. the
Orphans Home, on Saturday, Of typhoid fe
yer, after an illness of several weeks. The
funeral took place yesterday afternoon, and
was largely attended by the attaches of Tia
Home and the children. Rev. Il. N. Pow.
ers oficiated and preached q most affecting
sermon. The funeral cortege numbered
over four hundred persons, and presented q
sadly interesting sight as it filed along the
walk TO the tomb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-09

GIVE rHE PmSrERs FAIR PLAY.-We have
a piece o advice, says an exchange, we wish
TO fix firmly and indelibIy upon the public
mind, that is. to give the printers fair play:
Do not forget that it costs something 10 .apuH
as we'll ne advertise, aud never sponge upon tbs
printer in any way whatever. Il is the printer
ink that makes nine -tenths Of your fortunes; ii
takes money to buy ink, type aud paper, and yel
afer all this, few are the thanks that tho prip,ei
gets Give the printers fair ptay. give up all CT.
pec.a.ions Of gratuitous putting, etc, and COM
down With a remuneration. The great American
statesman, Webster, was right when ne said
'Smali i. the sum required to patronire a ne-sps
per amply rewarded its patron, no matter how
humble or unprctending the gazette be takes, Il
Is mex, TO impossible to ill 8 sheet with priutei
matter without putting something into il that it
worth the subscription price.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-09

THE FATAt SEvES.-Under this mead, the
Pit.shurg Commercial notices the curious
TACT that almost every decade in our history,
ending with the figure seren, has marked the
beginning OF a financial crash or depression,
With 1871 cssne the crash that wiped out the
continental currency. In 1907 ou- troubles
with France. and expected war with England,
confused the business of the county. In 1917,
a tremendous financial cenvnlsion occurred
the legacy Of the war Of Isiz-14. In 1877
the infection was less severe, bit ten years
later, in 1887, the whole banking system and
business OF the country went down. to be
Frustrated to a greater or less extent for the
ensuing five years. In lS47 there were nc
particularly hard times on this side Of the
Atlantic, but on the other side, the English
railroad speeulstions produced great evils,
and gaunt famine stalked over Ireland and
other portions of Europe. In 1887 IMITATION
and over trading. with US, ended in eeriou,
| commercial losses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-09

- -
How T q TAKs Gssg Or 4 pl.so.-We cory
the following plal.' md simple directions for
the proper care q 2ianos from a cotempo
fary:
1t shonld be remembered tha. the ,;sno.
forte is susceptible t,the change of temnera-
ture. and when tuned to one temnar.,ars
win be o1t of tune II another. Good and
Weil shade piano-fortes will stand in inns i
they are turned a, proper periods. Man,
people, as they wish TO avoid expense. vii
let their instruments remain long out of tune
which ia . great desriment to them, as The,
ore less likely to stand well after having bee,
% left. We viii offer a few hints in refer,
! ence to the matter A piauo-forte oueh
Justly TO be tuned twice a year, at least
First, when you commence with Q fire in tn
room; second, when a FIRE Is discontinued
BY foilowinsthis course you have the bes
guarantee that the instrument will remain il
tune for the longest period of time. Again
the instrument should not be suffered TO re
main below concert pitch; il it 10 for yesr
tuned below, II will never stand no to III,
pitch without a great deal of labor, If, indeed
i ever stand at all. Many otherwise beauti
fal instruments are nearly or quite ruined 70
want OF proper attention TO these simpl
facts. Yet it will never answer for q profes
eaonai tuner to recommend these things; II b,
does, the people will suspect him immediate
~ OF selfish motives, and say that he il plan
n,hs for his own advantage. Owners o
piano fortes who are not acquainted With tn
nature Of the instrument ought 10 beas thes
" 80 ~ nind, when, By . yearly outlsy of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-09
Important 10 Di.lillers.

pAIeTILLER6 are I'm the lookout for "pip~s o.
spuarsta.r 10 eonn TIE outlet OF The .tilI o.
worm With the High wiae efste IN and the Doubles, 40
- eusb e them tn s~t,eraf- the High ron tie Low
Wins. TIL. Il done very &C URATELy ard fuf
VI EyTLY w BALhae SEPARATOR
pox III sctn Il operation. II 10 simple. substantial, durs
Die. mt lsbi~ d, get sst y. or'er ~a.Ay repaired, an
a ! fIf csmrlsaxc. with ne LaU Just invented. aud boz
hssne uauufsetursd. Address Charles J. Nall. BOX ~,
B~nku<. to.a n"sH
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-09

AT q meeting of the s~tockholder. Of the
keokuk Fire and Marine Insurance Company.
held at their office yesterday, the following
Board of Directors we're elected r. f.
Bower, Vim. Patterson. Smith Hamill, J. NJ.
Shelley, Vim. A. Brownell, A. l.. Connable
Z. W. kilbourne, II. X. Love, E. H. Harri-
son, G. X. Peck and w. n. srurgis. The
Directors then organized. and elected R. F.
Bower President j. NJ. Shelley vice>Presi.
dent; L. J. Adams Secretary, and II. h
Love, Treasurer.
We understand that the Company hav,
done a very successful business since the,
commenced, and have declared a dividen,
for their last nine months business OF tw emit
per cent, after deducting for reinsuring an,
the Government tax.
They have fitted up a nice Office at the cor
ner " Second and Main streets, and are no,
prepared . take ire and marine risks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-09

TINS P~gEs3etNTs NIEws.-The Washington
correspond, ~ OF abe n. Y Times says of
the Presidei,fs views.
The varieN@ reports Of pretended inter>
siews and conversations with the President
aud private individuals on political subjects
should be received with caution, and should
generally be discredited There is good at>
tnoriiy for saying that since his annual mess.
a2e 10 Congress, submitted on the 81 in~t ,
Mr.. Johnson 5 views on the political situa>
non and the proposed Amendments to the
constitution have undergone no change, and
ne has no, used language TO any one which
could be fairly interpreted as indicating any
change of opinion or purpose on political
subjects. When Mr.. johnson desires TO sub.
mt bis sentiments TO the country. he win not
rosort to fugitive. irregular and contradictory
statements OF private individual rs a means
ot communicating his views. tie has not,
either in his private or official capacity, at,
tempted to interfere with the free action o.
any OF the States upon the adoption or reiec
lion Of the Amendment.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06
Hollow Hearted Sentimental
liam

The following incident shows the differ
ence between practical beneticence and
maudlin scntimcn;altm a..
Eugene Sue used to visit, almost daily
one of the most fashionable ladies Of Paris,
Madame dc, apd hold forth in her
richly furnished boudor on the condition of
the poor, 49,,
asked M"dame de-, at the close Of one
of these harangues.
10 triAing extent" answered Sue;
but though my gifts are small, they are
always checreluly bestowed. | give one
fourth Of my incone in aims. y {,. -
That atteruooh, as he left the Gaze de
Paris, where ne had been eating costly
dinner, an apparently old woman, clad in
rags, prayed for charity.
60 away, " was the stern reply.
But. | am starving; give me single
copper to purchase brea3 with. y
i will you in charge Of police Off
Ger. it you thus annoy me. .,.
y on will?' said the beggar; 'and Yet
Monsieur Eugene Sue, You are the man
who writes about the misery of the poor,
you are the working. man. champion; you
are = .., .,.,
who are you?" exclaimed Sue. ...
Madam de---1-," was the reply, and
the disguised lady lett the novelist to his
TeAeCtlOlS. .,-.. ~
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06
A Romantic History,

a California correspondent, in recent
letter, gives sketch Of one Of the pioneers
of'that State, with the preliminary refec-
ton that there must be something exceed
lngly fascinating III the lille of trapper,
spent, as his has beer, among the widest
portions OF the SierraS, 70 induce a person
Of his character to embrace it. The name
Of this young man is Harty. He is about
thirty years Of age, although his flesh fea-
lures make him look much younger He is
small i'll size, slim and erect in figure, with
frame knit together with sinues of great
strength and endurance. ..
Years ago he was clerk of an importing
house in Pbilaslelpfia. By strict economy
and close attention to business be laid by
quite nice little property, and had as fair
prospects before him as any yofng man
could desire. Then came the crisis Of 1857
and lett him pepniless. Not discouraged
home and came to California, and failing TO
obtain, such a situation in the city as he
thought himself entitled to, and weit into
the mountains and established himself as a
hunter and trapper among the Sierras. -
During the fall OF 1861 be built calm on
the head waters of the American River,
and proceeded to tortify himself against the
coming winter. During the winter the
snow fell to the depth of twenty-cight feet,
and snow drift covered his cabin twenty
five below the surface, and so great was the
pres. ure that it required thirteen massi, g
tirbers to support the roof. He tunneel
anentrance to the cabin, which was sixty
five feet long. .y .. .,, ,..
During that time he tended two hundred
and seventy five traps and d, adtalls, and he
succeeded in obtaining many valuable ami
mails. In 1862 and 1868 be lived in the
vicinity of Castle Peak, where he reMaired
tor five months in complete isolation. AT
one time, WHEN besieged by, storms, he was
K, nj a rrsouer in his cabin for lhilN-two
davs, the snow being at that time over four
teen feet deep over the surrounding coun-
try, IN 1868 he heard from some herds.
men, who had been ranehing their cattle in
the mountains, that the country round
about Meadow Lake abouuded in ledges OF
some kind of metal, of what they were I'M
able te tell. In the following year he pene-
trated the region alone, and from one of
the high PEAKS near by discovered the Ex-
celisor ledge. He at the same time discov-
cred the Great Eastern ledge, ank at once
located them. He also discove ed and To-
Gated numerous other mines, which, if they
turn out as well as present appearances in-
dicate, they will make him one Of the mil
honaires Of the country.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06

A correspondent has a good anecdo.e Of
a man who rarely tailed to 20 to bed intox-
icated, and disturb his wife the ewhase night.
Upon his being charged by friend that he
never went to bed sober, he Indignantly de-
MED it, and gave the incidents of one par
tcuar night i'll proof.
Pretty soon after I 9ot into bed my wife
said: Why husbond, what is the matter
with you? You act trangely,
There is nothing the matter with me,
said l, nothing at all
II am sure there is, said she; you don't
act natural at all. Shan't l get up and
get something for :: GU?
And she got up, lighted candle and
came to the bedside to look ut me shading
the light with her hand.
II knew there was something strange
about you," said she; why, YOU are 40
ber. -
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06


NEAREST THE FIRE. During the sitting
Of court III Connecticut, nrt long ago. on
a very cold evening, crowd of lawyers had
collected around the omen fire that blazed
cheerfully on the hearth in the bar-room.
when traveller entered benumbed with
cold, but no one moved to give him room
TO wa m .hia shius, so he leaned against the
wall in the lack part of the room. ~.
Presently It snIs'f ynung limb of the law
addressed him, anl the following dialogue
top place; =, s,,
wall. ! ,uppost am; / come all the
way 4rom Wisconsin aioot Il any rate.
From Wisconsin,? What a distance
come on pair of legsl
"Wall, done If, anyhow. .
Did you ever pass through he'll in any
Of your havels,'
Yes, sir, I've been through the out
skirts"
i thought IGely. We'll, whet are the
manners and customs there2 Some Of vs.
would Ike to know, @
"Oh, you'll fnl them much the same ~
in this place. The lawyers sit nearest THO
FIRE.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06
NEW SERIES---VOLUME 2, NO. 27
An Old IIacheIOr's Diary.


At sixteen, incipient palpitations toward
the young ladies.
At seventeen, blushing and confusion in
conyersing with them
At eighteen, confidence in conyersing with
them much increased.
At nineteen, angry, if treated by them as
4 boy.
At twenty, very conscious of his own
claims and nanliness,
At twenty enc, alooking- glass iudispeusa-
Die in his room to admire himself
At twelty-twc, insuffelal le Turpyism.
At twenty-thIee thinks no woman good
enough for him.
At twenty four, caught unwarcs BY the
snaieS of Cupid.
At twenty five, the connection broken off,
from selt-cehceit on his cart,
At twcniy-slx, conducts himself with
much superiority toward her. '~'
Attwenty-seven, pays his addresses to an
other lady, not without the hope of morti-
fling the first
At twenty, eight, mortified aud frantic at
being refitsed. s,
AttHenty- rails againat the fair sex
in general.
At thirty, morose and out of humor in all
conversations on matrimony.
At thirty-one, contemplates natrlmony,
more under the influence Of interest than
formerly.
At thirty two considers personal beauty
in wife not so indispensable as formerly.
At thirty-three still retains a high opinion
of his attractions as husF and.
At thirty-four, consequently has no idea
but be may still marry chicken.
At tiirty-fve, falls deeply in love with
one at sc seventeen
AT thirty-six, az denia fesospoir- another
refusal
At thirty-seven, INDUCES In every kind o.
di. .Sipation
At thirty-eight, shuns the best part Of thc
female sex.
AT thirty suffers much rcmorse and
modification in so doing
At forty, fresh budding Of matrimonial
ideas, but no spring shoots.
At forty-o one, nice young widow per.
pleases him.
At foity,two, ventures to address her With
raised sensations oflove.
At fOrty.three, interest prevails, which
causes much cautions reflection.
At forty-iour, the widow jilts him, being
cautious as himself
At torty-fve, becomes every day more
averse to the fair sex.
At forty.siX, becomes gouty, and nerv-
Gus symtoms begin to appear.
AT forty.seven, fears what may become Of
/ him when old and infrm.
Al iolty-eight, thinks living alone is ink
some
At fory-nine, resolves to have a prudent
young woman as i hOuseE Ee" por and COIN
panlon.
At fifty, nervous affection about him,
and frequent attacks Of the gout
At fifty one much pleased with his new
housekecper as nurse.
At titty.two, begins to feel some attach
ment to her.
At ffty-three, his pride royolts at the
idea OF marrying har
At fifty four, is in great distress now to
act.
At fifty FIVE, completely under her infu-
ence, and very miserable.
al fifty SIX, many raiaTul thoughts about
parting with her. -. , ..n....',
At fifty y-sei'cD. she refuses to i've any lon
ger with him solo.
AT fifty eight, gouty, nervous, and bilious
to excess.
At fitty-nine, feels very i'll and sends for
her to his bed side, and intends exposing
her. -
Al sixty, grows rapidly worse, and has
his will made i'll bcr favor, and makes his
exit
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06

A BEAUTIFUL. SENTIMFNT Shortly after
the departure Of the l;.intnted Hrber tor
India. he preached a sermon which contain,
ed this beautiful illustration: 49, ...
Life bears Us on the stream Of mighty
river Our boat at first glidcs down the
narrow channel, through the playful raur-
mulinqs Of the little brock and the bindings
Of its plas>y bor,it gs.. The trees shed their
blossoms oytrour !pmg heads, the flowers
seem to offer themselves to theytung hands;
we are haphy i'll hope, and grasp eagerly at
the heauty around us, but the streams hurr
rirs On aud sti our hauds are empty. Our
colr in youth AID manho- d is a'ong o
deeper and wider Aord, among objects most
>trik king asd magnificent We arc. annnats
cd it the moving pictures, aud enjoyment
.anl industry around Us; we are cxcited ut
some. shqrt Lived disappointment. The
stream, bears us on, and our g,iefs are alike
left behind us We may be- ship wrecked
but we cannot he delayed, whether rough or
smooth, the river hastens ON till the roar OF.
the ocean is in our ears, aud the tossing #
the waves is beneath rur feet, and the floods
are lifted up around us and we take our
leave of earth and its nhabitants until Of
our future voyage there is no witness save
the luiinte aud Eternal.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06
TIE CHNSER BOWL.

Let others sip the flowing bowl
And try the sorrows of the soul,
With bumpers to allay;
Give me solace more unique,
Let me the Censer bowl but seek,
And steep my orrows in peridue,
And whit my cares away.
And as the circling clouds ascend,
And rolling on, expand and blend,
And mingle with the air,
So every grief will fade away,
And Hope, as joyous. bright, and gay
AS i'll the morning s,early ray,
Dispel all thoughts of care.
Anc then what glories wait us, if
We build with each succeeding Whit
Some castle in the air,
And with the magic censer raise,
Amid the clouds, a thousand Fhys,
Whose beaming smiles would fix the saz
Or every yotary there.
An idol, shrined within our hearts,
Ills woman's sweet and witching arts
That lit our thoughts on high,
And aus the fragrant clouds arise,
We think that woman's sparkling eyes,
Bright beaming from their kindred skies
With heavenly luster vie.
AS votive Offering thus we burn,
Like true idolaters we tuIn
TO worship at her shrine;
h! sweeter stall her splendorS beam,
While reigning III our hearts supreme,
She seems indeed divine.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06

going on at the theatre. Rachel was to
play in "Addrienhe Lecouvleur. Then
the General sRid; get Us private box;
that will rid me Of these people,,
We were driver to the .heater in close
carriage, and entered the box where the
curtains were down. As we took seats
close to the railing, Lamoriciere said to ME,
Now We are safe for, three hours at least.
We can see very well without lifting the
curtains. -'.
Tue house was packed, from parquet to
ceiling, with an intelligent and fashionable
audience and all went on quietly and order
ly until the middle of the second act, when
Adrienne comes upon the stage studying
her part. Our box was so situated that We
could not sec her entrance, and, instructive
ly, the General thrust the curtains aside,
for good view OF the wonderful actress
He withdrew his face in nome Mt; but in
that moment gentleman below us, in the
parquet, caught sight of biU, and, spring
ing to his feet and whirng his hat around
his head. he pointed to our Lox, and shout,
ed, We! Fire! General Lamoriciere"
instantly eN cry soul in the house WIS on
his feet; and then, amid the swinging OF
hats, the whlrhng of canes, and the waving
OF harkerchiets, there Went up storm Of
ciceS that shook the great building to its
very foundations. The play stopped, and
Rachel, seizing flag advanced to the foot
lights; and Lamoricicle; thIusting aside the
curtains of the box, stocd facing the multi.
tude, and bowling and blushing, like a
young maiden. until the cheering had so.ue~
what subsided. Then Rachel, ,-=npt now
the great French actress, but the great
+, ench uon'an waving the tri-color above
her head, began the Alarsellaise, and all
the vast multitude, Of over three thousand
took up the mighty song, till one great weve
OF mt lOdy thrilled through the immense
house with vibration Ike hat OF an earth.
quake. Her eyes bNazing, ler wlIole soul
on hre, the w man appeared the very III
carnauon OF The spnlt of the great song;
and The man, Ills lace agIow his splendid
frame dlaIcd and qulverlI & from head to
foot, seemed to have all france in his veins.
hen | knew wE,re | had net him before;
for as he stood thele, Touring forth those
mighty words, he was the very man whom
Fcrnet had PAINTED on the ramparts OF that
Algerian town. | no longer wondered that
{ was the idol OF the French army aud
people.
Ii came to an end at last, and then, drop
ing the curtains I4ammicitle aid to me,
4 would not abndgG your pleasure, but |
must go. SEEING his hat he ran through
The narrow rassagc which LED to tie outer
entrance; and followed. 1t was not two
minutes before We were IN the carriage, and
beng drlyen 'ardIy towards the hotel -
lie Was silent t"r Il time, then he turned to
NE, and said, DO you think, now that !
have been trying to sit upon two stools?
No, 10! have not thought SO tor
hour. -, ,,.,
1he$e people love Nc he adu'd d, be
, cause love france for 10 other reason.
6uCh an other scene as ihG , enc Whlch lol-
loWtt l never Witnessed l'l long alter
mldn'ghs the drawing room OF the motel