The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-03
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/ Editing daily Newspaper il supposed
~ some people % b - easy - lying. Thei
inclination TO, and long practice in the lat.
tef blinds their visions in relation to the form
or. Men who can get % fat % Aldermen il
lying would rnn their bones through The skin
! in trying TO edit . newspaper.
1T 10 known that the proper authorities
are 70 provide our streets with watering
places for both men and beast. The latisr
will no doubt appreciate fhs favor moro than
the former. In the use Of water, beasts are
more sensible than mon. They drink il with
Will; men with wh,sky, gin and all that.
-Lsppiscofs Ndgas;se for October il
responsible for The following naregsaph:
"A hard Anpelns eae in ans q ihs New
Epsland -Statss .ajusfifed his coh.rct by
quoting General Washingtons example.
General Washington = said ono OF his
friends, where did yeu ever hear that he
drank Sparks says 80 in his life Of him,
answered the man. rs says that the Gen
eral used to 20 into the woods u ruminate
for An hour !"
CRY DRAKAs. Scene: Dearborn street
barber shop. Democratic customer, after
shaving, ts..i 70 fifteen cents:
Barber-"1hirty cssts. sir, please -
Democrat-"When Whist tho devil . that
for -
Barber-"sorry. sir: Can't help ii sir.
Been Obliged to charge Democrats doubls
since the October elections. Faces very
long, sir"
1T is impolits TO ask lady her ags. As
} matter Of coursey, II .sbs % an4y 20 are !
% say you think her about tssnty; il from
|orty to forty Eve. say about thirty Eve. La
lies regard themselves complimsnted when
he are thought TO be much younger than is
he ease. "Miss 6Amboge," says Blixem to
hat interesting but rapidly advancing lady
Il forty four, 81 declare you are looking
Iuits charming regular twenty-ons bloom
md spirits. You can't be day over that
CURE, il I'm : judge Miss Gamboge lets
IS Z shov9 q smitt. 49, Nov H.
'lixem. you decay 1hcl seasins aisgs
-and thss ysssusesAene % Nlos ."
-Princ2 les tsfosV ~, sAys Ylnr s11aess1
-; but th4G8s revsfSlhs The ordsf Of things,
ere not mon made before principles. Adam
- six feet in his slippers before be troubled
lmself with the shadow Of principle; and
- pIiuCipoi suIuk tuBt tIOuUl0u MIN 0fkeE
lat was . wife. In the latter respect great d
any men since resemble Adam.
Old 70 .er Gruff WAS one morning tug
NJ away With oil his might and main IT =
'rr.l Of applef. shcs h - esdsayslpg
p Of his voice for enc Of his boys to lend B
'lping hand, but in vain. When he had
her An in6uite amount Of sweating, acecm
ished the task, and just when they were
i needed, Of course, the boys made their
pearance. "Wbere have you bsen, and q
lat have you been about, I'd like to know?
'uldn't you hear me cal?' inquired the 81
'msr, in IN angry tone, addressing the eds
J. "Out in the shop, settin' the saw" re- Y,
Cd the youth. .And you, Dick?" "Out in
. barn, ssttin' the hon." s'And you, sir?"
Up in granny's room, settin the clock" 4.
md you, young man7'' up in the gar 4,
q, settin' the trap" "And now, master er
I'd, where we're you settin''' asked the old Be
mer Of his youngest progeny, the asperity
his temper somevhe softeaed bYfbis
using catalogue ofasS$ers. .1Coms, let's "
~ 'On the doorstep, settin' still, = re-
ID the young hopeful, seriously. IA re- :
rkable set, must confess added the
used sire, dispensing the grinning group l
b . wave Of his hand. y!