The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-22
VOL XIV.
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Rustic Of dresses,
| Fixing Of ribbons,
1.xs 7 kbafisg pf tstsss@ ifftfs /
|Sg4 L Envying bonnets;
Esyying lAess. ~ -.
kNodding 4 ncfghbors,
.Pcering in faces.
Ss8S2s*s e. SBssIs -
Whispering softly
r Hssdins no pssnsu.
What they go there for
Hard 10 determine.
On all around them
| Caring bcnigpiy, II
Wholly unconscious,
Singing diyinely. &
Prosy discoursing
Don't suit their whims,
Plain they assemble
Just Tor the Hins!
THG following ID from the Northampton
Cosrisv, showing : portion of the awards to
Sewing Machines y the Paris Exhibition Of
1867:
Paris Exhibition, 1857. 4&
Arard..
GOLD MEDAh.
Wheeler 9. Wilson, Sewing Machine TO meke Bet
- SILVER MEDALS.
Florence sevns Machine Co., Machine 2 coudre.
Weed M -
ThesaaS -
A GIrT WORTH GIvIxa.--Four Csrti6cates
ofthe Washington Library Company Of Phila-
delphia, IN aid Of the Riverside Institute for
educating orphans, costing four dollars, with
the Gne engraving ''The Pcrils of our Fore
fathers,'' each Certificate secures also ore
present at the Great Distributions by the
Company, making four presents, one or more
(which may be worth thousands of dollars.
A gift worth giving and having. Read adver
tisement.
To CLEAN KID GLos Es.--1ou may clean
kid gloves with soap and flannel fhna: Put
the glove on the hand ; mosten the flannel
with clean water, rub on the soap, then rub
the soiled glore with the flannel, taking care
to wash of the dirt as it accnmulates on the
flannel. When the glove appears clean, rub
it with clean soft towel before removing it
Let it dry very gradually, and when dry pull
it we'll out; it will then regain its color, which
appears changed in drying.
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF TnE G. A. R.
AS the National Convention of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held in Phila-
delphia in January, the following General
Order has been issued to the Posts in this
State:
The first annual convention for the De-
partment of Iowa Grand Army of the Re-
public is hereby called to assemble in Daven-
port, Wednesday, January 8th, 1868, at 10
o clock .. m.
The several Posts Of this Department are
entitled to send one delegate for every TWEEN
iy-fve members. Posts numbering less
than twenty-five are entitled to one delegate
each.
Post commanders will be expected to for
ward their quarterly returns for the quarter
ending December a1st, 1867, to these head
quarters on or before the 9th day of January,
1868.
1t is announced for the information of the
Department that the National Convention of
the G. A. h. will meet in Philadelphia,
Penn. January 18th, 1853. Each Depart
ment is expected 10 be fully represented, as
business of Importance viii be presented.
b. order OF Grand Commander N. I. Shaw.
A. II. BRooRs, A. A. G.
lgR.,E LoG1.~-ln tie nulaper Of the Reg
i.ier which contained the correspondence
which we published yesterday was this edito-
rial concerning Judge Love:
twill be seen BY the correspondence in our
Local columns that many Of the personal and
professional friends OF Judge K. P. Lowe
have rendered to him COMPLIMENTARY sup,
pei, 10 he held at the Savsry House Oh Sat,
rrday evening next. This Testimonial of
high regard has been extended in considera-
ton of the fact that in a few days the Judge
viii retire from the bench of the Supreme
poprt. Tie Judge was one OF tae eafliest
settlers os the Stasei and throughout his ex-
tended career as citizen and "a a
pnbiie officer has borne himself in o manner
which has secured for him the warmest devos
lion ef friends aud the respect even Of his
enemies. His oAic.al services eommeneed
as lar back as 1874 when Iowa was in . ter
rtorial condition. He was that year elected
from Mnscatine county, in conjunction With
Jonathan Z. Fletcher and Elijah Se.is, 10 rep
resent tnat county in the fret Constitutional
Convention.
After his remoral to Lee county he was
elected Judge of the First Judicial District
as the successor OF John H. Williams, now
United States Senator from Oregon, and
served fiom 1852 till 1857. From this iudi,
cal position he was promoted to the Cover
norship which he administered with great ac.
ceptabtlity tor two years, and before the OK
plra'ion OF ais term shs chosen one of the
llree Judges OF the Supreme Court first
elected By the people os the State. In The
classification BY lot of the members Of the
Court, Judge Lowe drew the shertes. tas.,
and fecaE,e Chief justice. In 1861 he was
reelected for tall term Of six years, and
having faithfully discharged bis responsible
duties, and voluntarily declined reelection,
be will, on the fulhllment of his term in few
days, retire to private life. In purity of life
as private citizen, in honesty end gdoity as
public officer, aaa in hi the a.tr ,butes of
rar.st.sn Gentleman, Le aas during his long
residence in the State endeared himself to
the people, and heirgood wishes and prayers
will universally follow him into the retirement
which he has himself sought.
The Author of Junius