The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-07

/ Reaou1e vare 40 ~ fsou ~ yasisI
ee,atls "a 1n6uess q 10 46hed blt
sisr ! vsry decilsd ssaas q gsssaasf -
cisscy in their opsn1oas, and fair p9ogfen
IL The p.as, and hepsfsl rsosssa lof the !.
future.
& The School mas addressed. DARING ~
morning, BY &Rev. MeAyeai, Of Ostaioosa,
H. Scott Howell, VIM. Tackaberry, j. b.
Howell and Or. Brown.
11s eahn,ass sesned interested aRA d.
lighted With The occasion, and have good fsA-
son to rejoice ID their nsv And considerable
and well appointed Sabbath Home.
Wg had Yesterday the pleasure OF exasAiu-
t ing specimens of the new Building Block,
or artificial stone, about TO be introduced
here, and we're somewhat surprised to hsd
them 70 snperior 10 onr ansicipations.
They ara very handsome. very compact.
and, we doubt not, exceedingly durable. We
| advise MI those who contemplate building to
inspect ibis new and beautiful material shich
really equals .eut Stone ia appeansce, snd u
cheaper than brick.
| The material Of which these blocks are
compost is no new or uDtried one. 1t hos
been 10 use for ages, and many buildings
which were erected centuries since remain
| intact h ,his day; witnesses 10 its iaherenf
value. The pev feature - tbs psessas IN.
| vent,on being the moulding Of the material
/ INTO blocks so as to resemble cut atone-
| Mr.. Stripe has photographs Of extensive
buildings erected in New York, which, while
/ they attest the beauty Of the blocks, Ought 10
i lie ample reply to all cavii as TO their com.
plete 6tness for building purposes.
The LECTURE As we remember now.
there has never lecture evening came since
the Library Association was organized that
3idu-t breed Young winter. And last even
ing, as the subject related to the Arctic re-
sions. there had to be, Of course, q regular
Arctic winter. That was outdoors. Inside
he Opera House it was little better. Unless
| hat Hall can be warmed, We hope that no
audience will be invited there again during
the winter tits perfect Slaughter Of the
innocents for our people TO go there. !,
will be remarkably kind dispensation OF
Providence, indeed, ii at least fourteen fnne.
rails don't come OF that audiences having
I stayed in that Hall through last evening q
lecture. The Hall is splendid one-an or
.,ament ard credit to the city--but 1t shonld
ii II be cor sidered fit for use until there are
facilities for heating it. Despie the bad
y saiher there Was fine audience. And the
lecture vas coed one. One isn't in prop
er y spprs ciative mood when one has to sum
mon ones fortitude all the time 10 prevent
] ii in sr-rendering to = disposition TO
freeze to death, and SO be done with ii. And
lin that temperature the lecture, taxi
ing two lours in lis delivery, seemed too
long. IL comfortable room it would hare
81 emed nothing of the Kind. In tho eoss-
N .ncemens one finds fault With DR.. Hayes
doesn' entirely relent Oh this score through i.
ont. lie is always rapid and at times indis-
tinct, bnt this was more noticeable and ohiru-
siye at tht commencement Of his lectureihan
afterwards. DIR. II. describes we'll he re-
produces his brain-prinss graphically. His
style is ch aste and graceful. And he relieves
The minut of narration and porirsys i
with bon-n.sts and happy touches Of fresh
humor and ready wit. lie considered sne-
cessiyely the geography of the Arctic regions,
their inhabitants aud iheir climate. He did
this veil, sud concladed, in two hours, very
perfect and we'll wrought picture Of The North
land
Harry Vincent, the celebrated English lee,
turer, delivers The next lecture OF the course.
That, we believe. is on the I'D lust.