The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-17


THr DAnY PnAYEl MxsfIxo viii, on and
After fo.nonow, commenes ~ half past
eleven o'clock, and costiaus for ono hopr.
Tho change has been made 70 accommodate
: portion Of our citizens, Who would like to
avail thensslyss q Tho privilege ofasssndins
these msstings, ~ Who could not herssofors
on account Of other engagements at the noon
hour. Those who cannot como until twelve
will still have I half hour before them in which
to enjoy the exercises Of the meeting. Per
feet liberty il allowed al to enter and leave
q they feel disposed-so that those who can
ssay bat few minutes noed feel no hesitancy
in coming and going at their pleasure. The
noon meeting has been instrumental in &C
complishing much good since its insugura-
ton over four months since, and We have no
doub. will continue to be m increasing pow
er in cur city-bene fitting those who attend
and those who are made the special subjects
Of ito petitions.
We have subject for lengthy biographi
cal sketch, comprising among other promi-
nent characteristics, drunkenness, and disor.
derly conduct, coupled With alleged incen.
diarism, but the history Of John Carter il Z
big undertaking ; % mlch 90 that We dom
dare venture on il this morning with any ~
sursnce Of reaching Terminating point, q
We won't attempt it. The last offence fol
which the young scspe-srase has been taken
charge Of By the city authorities, is that o.
committing an assault upon Mr.. Smith
who keeps stand on the market. The At
tack was "spirited'' one, Carter having
first taken An overdose Of "benzine.
While be Carter was being conducted Il
the calabooss by officer Wslsworah, who ar
rested him, his mouth gave utterance to !
perfect torrent Of vehement blasphemy, in
coherent babblings and very indecent Ian
guage.
TIE Register contains the following sensi
BILE advice: "Dry rot is bad disease wheth
er in man or potatoes. We daily see SOM
young nsa Who are following no employ
ment simply because no business "gentee
enough" opens to them. This is the rocl
30 many split spon, The young naa VIII
won't condescend to begin life where his "a
ther did, will never ascend to where his fathe
now 10. Loafers make themselves natur
never makes anything 20 useless. Go !
work, young man: don't sponge your Twin
from your father. II you can't be q clerk
and wear kid gloves and tight pants, an
boots turned up 1t the toes, and prett
scarf about your neck, you shouldn't grow
about il, sut be thankful fate has locked 20
out Of such easy positions 70 toss you into
higher and better one. There's never atm
| that you can't find chance to learn goo
trade. The best thing You can do 70 day i
to look round you and see how the prom
nent men about you, began life. Any
them will tell you, II you ask them. Stud
them over look ct them now, and look
them Is they were when your age. 1t wi
do you rood. The FIRST and the best thin
you can do is to get thoroughly ashamed
yourself. You have NO idea Of the poor opil
ion everybody has Of the nice young me
who is too proud to work and yet not pror
enough to keep from eating bread that son
que oi.. If Snn can get 20 that II
have as poor An opinion Of yourself as socie
| has Of you, then you are just down to prop
level, and right down to ths very positie
where you can begin to work, and fro
whence you can, BY industry and energy, ri
into the circle Of those whom you now q
and envy.