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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

"ANTED-50e men to learn barber
trade and take positions waitin.
our graduates. Few weeks completes.
constant practice furnished, scholar
snip include zoos, instructions.
demonstrations, examinations and di.
piomas. Write for catalogue. Moler
Barber College, st. Louis. no. tt.
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FOR SALE Several north side resi-.
dences in First ward-all high grade
propositions. See j. @. Paradice Real.
ty Co, % North Sixth street 2G.2t
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Kansas CITY, Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 2s.-Cat-
tie, 5000, strong; steers. 81 6O@7 % !;
stockers, So OO@5. %; hogs, 5000, so
1oc higher; bulk, So. 5O@5. 95; sheep,
5000, steady; muttons, $4 25@5. 10;
lambs, Sc 00@7. so.
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roR SALE.

FOR sALE-Main street property,
ranging in price from $4,000 to s24,,
GOO See j. c. Paradice Realty Co.
2C-2
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LOST.

black fur muff on Main
street between Fourth and Twelfth
street. Finder return to this office. 1t
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT--Eight room house. SIS
Concert. Apply 72a Franklin
street. tt
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That Many Were Issued in the
District Court Here Dur
irs This Past twelve
Months.
ONLY % IN THE YEAR 1907
The Business Seems to be In
creasing and the Ratio Of
Unhappy Weddings is
Appalling.

Since the passage of recent law re-
curing the keeping of a record of di-
vorce cases, 1t is possible now to turn
to the book in the Office of the clerk
of the district court aid see just how
many divorces are granted each year,
together with all of the particulars.
Use new book, which was opened
during the middle of 1906 contains
space for the names of both parties,
their ages, date of marriage, date Of
divorce, grounds for same, nationality,
etc.
So far in 1908 there were forty di-
vorce DEGREES issued in Keokuk. In
1907 there were but 2S.
OF these forty divorces during this
year, but six husbands had asked to be
separated from their wives, while thir-
ty-four wives had filed petitions.
The grounds for divorce were divid-
ed as follows: Cruel and inhuman
treatment twenty, desertion twelve,
drunkenness five, adultery three.
Two were colored while the balance
were white.
AS the book has just been started,
only two pages of it are filled up but
in dozen or SO years, this divorce
record book will furnish most inter
esting field for statistics.
With 260 marriage licenses issued
in Keokuk and forty divorces during
the year, it begins to look as though
the ratio of unhappy marriages was
about one out of ever half dozen.
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LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2S.-Wheat clos
ed a q &c higher; corn 1a@Ssd high
er.
CHICAGO, Dec, 2S.-Hog receipts,
10000; market closed 2O@25 higher
than Thursday; top, $6.15.
Cattle receipts, 10000; market clos
ed loo higher than Thursday.
Chicago Car Lots.
(Four days.
Wheat, "a; graded No. .. 4. corn.
Isl, graded No ., 5; oats, 311, graded
No. 2, 25.
MINNEAPOLIS, Wheat, SS5.
DULUTH. Wheat. 2G5.
Estimated Receipts for Tomorrow.
Wheat, 10; corn, 466; oats, lSa,
hogs, $4,000
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, H., Dec 2S.-Cattle, 49,
600, 10@15c higher; beeves, S.. 400
40; stockers, 81. 50@4 80.
Hogs-S2, 1000; 1o@15c higher; light
So. 1906. 80; heavy, So 5000. 10; pigs,
81 .00@5 90.
Sheep-23,oOo; loc higher; natives,
$.75@5.0 90; lambs, 81 .6o@7.75.
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New York Produce.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Dressed poul-
try, 16@24c; chickens, 12@15c; live
poultry, moderate.
Butter, creamery, extra 32k@S3c;
state dairy tubs, finest, 29@30c.
EggsH nearby white, fancy 4oc; fresh
firsts, 32c
Cheese, full cream specials, 14k@
15c; skins, specials, 11%c.
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New York Stocks,

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The demand
fo- stock continued brisk enough dur
ing the first hour to carry a large num-
Der of issues up to the new high range
for the year, including the st. Paul,
New York Central and the Great
Northern We're preferred Copper
shares followed in line with the rest
of the market. In the Governments
three registered an advance OF five
Fights. Other bonds were strong.
There were some further gains over
midday prices made during the af-
ternoon, Pennsylvania, Union Pacific
and Atkinson being about the strong
est features
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TODAY'S MARKETS.
Furnished by Bennett & Co., Com
mission Merchants and Members of
the Chicago Board of Trade-W. w.
Gwin, Local Representative, 312
Johnson Street.

OPEN HIGH. Low. CLOSE.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

Japan is said to have contracted for
the construction of a new type of
submarine vessels which can be read
lily transported to any desired field of
operation. The ships will be stored
in sort of tunnel or subway in the
holds of war vessels, ready to be
quietly and secretly released when it
is desired to have them get in their
work. It Is evident that the submarine
is to play an important part in naval
actions hereafter. However, IL the
fancy flights of some of the fiction
writer's are turned into actual fact
science will make naval warfare Inn
possible. But for the present nations
which think 1t well to be prepared for
emergencies keep right on turning
out the best warships they know how
to build
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
The stuyvesants in America.

American families may not be of
long duration measured by the stand
ard which can be applied to some old
world houses. Still, the death of a
1ineal descendant of Peter Stuyvesant,
and one of the few who lived to see
the twentieth century, recalls some
stirring and swiftly-made history.
Robert Stuyvesant, who has been
gathered to his Dutch ancestors, his
bones to be laid away in a family
vault where many of the kindred dust
repose, was a link between present
and past and one whose life suggests
a marvellous contrast between the past
and present of the city that was his
home. Peter Stuyvesant, the last
Dutch governor of New Amsterdam,
was strong and vigorous character,
with peppery disposition that kept
him in hot water with many of his
contemporaries, including the sturdy
Dutch PATRONS who then controlled
a good part of this section of the
country. But unquestionably he left
an impress on his times, and the name
to the present day carries with 1t dis
tinction and honor.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
The TWO West Points.


The sensations of the new cadet
when, after the climb from the boat
landing, he finally reaches the plain
those first sensations linger a long
while. There are two West Points
the actual West Point and the over
arching, spiritual one, of which the
cadet only becomes conscious about
the time he graduates, writes Gen.
Norris Schaff in Atlantic Monthly.
The determinate West Point that is
to be his master for four years, and
the shaper of his destiny, meets him
at the top of the slope with ominous
silence. He hears no voice, he sees
no portentous figure; but there is COM
municated in some way, through some
medium, the presence of an invisible
authority, cold, memorable and re-
lentless. Time never wears away this
first feeling; 1t comes back to every
graduate on returning to West Point,
let his years and his honors be what
they may. And perhaps it is just as
we'll that 1t be so; that there is ono
place left in our country where van
ity of asserted ancestry and the too
frequent arrogance of speculative and
fortuitous commercial leadership find
a chill
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
CLEARLY NOT THE REAL THING.
Astute countryman Got the Best Of
London Sharp.

A countryman, visiting London for
the first time. got into conversation
with a seedy-looking individual, and
during the conversation he let drop
the remark that he would not mind
giving half a crown to see a real Lon
don sharper.
We'll, keep it dark" said the other,
but l don't mind telling you that l
am one"
IF that's So" said the countryman,
Il suppose I'll ha' to give thee the art
crown" This he did with the remark,
But let's hae some O. thy tales"
Accordingly the supposed sharper
related several good yarns, and the
countryman, much pleased, said:
We'll, thee must be real London
sharper. Just gle me that 'arf crown
back and I'll gle three five shillings."
Without hesitation the bogus sharp
er returned the half crown, holding
out his hand for the promised five shil
lings Whereupon, to his establishment
the countryman pocketed the coin and
made off with the remark:
"Thees no sharper, or thee'd a. kept
the art crown when thee 'ad it."-Cas
sells Journal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
HAD TO MAKE ARGUMENT GOOD.
Woman's Statement That Cut the
Ground Under Professor.

A very charming woman was relat-
ing to q group of interested listeners
the rather pathetic story Of young
girl who had contracted yellow fever
from a box of lace purchased for her
bridal clothes and mailed to her from
New Orleans. A physician present at
once declared that the disease could
not have been carried in this manner.
But, DOCTOR" the lady urged. 81
was in the town at the time. Sadie
was my best friend, and | knew all
the circumstances"
Impossible" he persisted. Expert
ments made few years ago in Cuba
demonstrated fully that the disease
can be conveyed only by mosquito,
the stygomyia fasciata."
The lady hesitated for moment, d.
vided between politeness and convic-
ton, and then appeased both. But,
you see, doctor" she replied smoothly,
1.-THE incident which / was relating
happened ten years ago, before the
stygomyia was discovered! Harper s
Weekly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
NOn-FreezIns Well House.

The building is feet square with,
7-foot posts. The framework was
constructed out of rough 2x4 material.
The building Is located upon a solid
concrete foundation about 6 inches
above the surface of the ground.
The siding is first grade pine ship
tapping. The roof is shingled. On the
inside of the building a sheet of bug1-
ing paper was put on next to TifsJ
studding and sealed with second,
grade pine matched sheeting. ThiA
makes very warm building and OF
that will resist freezing in the colde
Of weather. Z
The door is double sheeted with
air space between SO that 1t is tigl
explains the Prairie Farmer. Tie
windows are double glass and well
packed. have been in this well
house when the weather was IL
degrees below freezing and the pump
was in the best of working condition.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

needed for an average size matinee
made in this style. The baNAAis inN
two pieces, with a bias seam down the
center; the front is in two, while each
sleeve is in one piece. To make the
matinee, cut a piece of the material
in the shape of the diagram marked
with the letters d. and B. laying D
on the straight edge of the material.
Then cut out another sectioa like the
one marked A B c. the line
tetrial.
The diagramAA JIG shows onl half
of the kimono Reeve, the fold e the
material coming on the side risFked
with the letter j. The dotted line
forming triangle on the shortest of
the four sides of this piece shows how
to shape the ends of the sleeve for
the back. The front side is left like
the pattern and the back sloped on
the dotted line. In putting the mat
inee sections together great care must
be taken to get them in the correct
order 1t is best to start with the
backs and sew the bias seam running
down the center. If the material is
of fairly light weight this may be
managed successfully by a French
seam, but If it is at all heavy, then
| the seam should be covered with silk
binding and pressed open.
| The sleeve section forms the yoke both
back and front, and for a certain dis
lance it is joined to the back and
front of the jacket, and then the two
edges of the sleeves are put together
to make the kimono effect. For exam
| pie, A, which marks the top of the
back joins A, the yoke end of the
| sleeve. These two pieces are sewn
together to distance marked by a
line in the diagram. Then the other
side of the sleeve, which Is now
shown in the cut, but which CORE
spends to A, is joined to the line des.
ignated E. This is the upper part OF
the front, and fits to the yoke part
of the sleeve. When the yoke is sewn
be the same length of material left al
G, and its corresponding side of the
sleeve.
Pale blue ribbon was used for the
matinee finish in the above sketch
but any color may be chosen to har
monte with the prevailing shade O.
the material. Dainty lavender anC
white matinees made after this style
sometimes have lavender ribbon seal
Tops, and again they are finished will
white.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

wash-leather for hanging at the side
of a looking-glass. It can be made
out of any small piece of silk, satin or
brocade in the shape shown in the
sketch, stitched at the edge to give
1t greater firmness, and embroidered
either in a floral design, or with the
initials of the owner. The flap which
turns over is edged with buttonhole-
Itching worked in thick silk. and the
bag is finished with ribbon bows and
a long loop of ribbon by which it may
be hung up. Such bag as this might
hold a good number of brooches. rings
and bracelets.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
craze for Feathers.

Can the craze-and the prices, too
possibly soar any higher for the
novelty feathers than they now are?
The undressed ostrich. the cog, goura,
cassoway and paradise are at the top
notch of popularity and almost fabu-
lous prices are paid for them. Imagine
what looked to be a delicate piece of
seaweed dyed black being marked at
$17.79 and three scraggy split ostrich
feathers bringing almost as much!
The lovely dropping ostrich plumes
will cost more, but then they are SO
fascinating that one cannot be blamed
for parting with goodly sum In order
to possess them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

vides that people over go years old
are exempt from the new regulations,
and consequently the number of
patriarchs has increased wonderfully.
Sturdy men of 40 and 30 have declared
themselves odd" and where nature
has made the deceit too evident paint,
cosmetics, and other artificial means
have been employed to cheat the eye.
The government was not slow to dis
cover these frauds, and severe punish
ment has been inflicted on many Of
tenders. Strange to say, although
women are as much addicted to the
opium habit as men. not a single case
has been discovered where a woman
made herself older in order to be al
lowed to use opium.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
FOR COSY MOMENTS
SIMPLE BUT CHARMING LITTLE
DRESSING sAcoUE.
Dainty Garment Presents No Prob
lens to the Home Dressmaker--
SILK or Figured challls the
Best Material to Use.

AS rule matinees and breakfast
Jackets are difficult to copy. They
have few lines to follow, it must be
confessed, but their very shapeless-
ness is rendered artistic only by the
skill of professional. In the &C.
companying sketch is shown charm
ing little dressing sacque, or matinee,
which is the essence of simplicity and
so easy to put together that it oAght
to prove a temptation to every woman
to try to fashion one like. it.
The material used may be of silk
or figured challis. The one illustrated
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
The Last stand of the Bison.

Roughly speaking there are now
about 1000 buffalos in existence. OF
these about 1000 are in the United
States, nearly as many in Canada,
and with the exception of a solitary
specimen in South America, the bal
ance are in Europe. The last named
are nearly all in geological gardens
and may be counted out entirely.
The largest herd IN the world to-
day. probably, is the wild herd which
ranges over the Peace river country
in Canada. am informed by the
Royal Northwest mounted police that
there are about $50 head (estimated)
in three different bands.-E. H.
Baynes in Country Life.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

Striking evidence of belief in the
present and future of the United
States is furnished from France.
where persons of means are withdraw
ing money they had invested else
where and are purchasing first-class
American securities, such as railroad
bonds and other gilt-edge obligations.
The truth is that the field for legiti-
mate investment in the United States
was never better, and those who look
over the market with scrutinizing
gaze and without wildly speculative
purpose find plenty of good things
at moderate prices fairly certain to
make satisfactory returns.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
Marks Her as a Failure.

II cow appropriates all the nour-
ishment taken from her food to build
up fat cells and does not divert 1t to
the udder to be drawn OF in the form
of milk, she is a failure as mixer
and belongs nowhere else than with
the beef cattle. On the other hand. IL
a cow has the milk-producing quail
ties, is small of stature and appro-
PIRATES practically all of her food to
the cause of increasing the milk sup
ply, she is pretty apt to be success
as a dairy COW and safe investment
for speculation In that particular
class Of specializing.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
ROAD pRAes.
Good Work in One illinois County an
Example of What Can Be Done.


Forty-three reports from Mclean
county rural mail carriers, TO the
bloomington (Ill.) Panta~raph, show
that the King road drag has been used
on 2l2 miles of road in the latter part
of November and that there were 1854
road drags owned upon these routes.
These reports represent two-thirds of
the rural routes of Mclean county.
Every carrier who in any way indi-
Gated the results of road dragging
40 out of 43-gave good recommen-
dation of the drag, many of them
in strong terms, and not one Of them
had q word of failure to report when
the drag had been properly used.
While the report shows that one
third of all the drags were not in use,
there was a special reason for this
condition; this was in the rush Of
corn-husking time, and no doubt many
of these drags will be put to work
now that husking is finished.
This report from a limited territory
shows as much road dragging and
more than twice as many drags as
were reported for this county q year
ago by the Illinois highway commits
sion.
An examination of the AZ reports
shows that some dragging was done
upon 81 routes, the smallest amount
being one-half mile, and the largest
10 b les, the latter being the route
out oil Covel
Nine rout4smr ID each ten or more
miles Of ! road and the aver
HAge nul lies dragged upon the
w. rou six and three-fourths.
In Non Dry Grove townships
all the principal travel are
to be dra nd Hudson township
is seeking the same thing,
Very signiaodfit Is the many times
repeated remark of these carriers that
the road drag is good thing of used"
or IF properly used" Several Of
these reports show that winter and
spring use of the drag, especially
when the roads are wet enough for
the mud to smear, bake and harden,
is much better than dragging when
the roads are dry enough for the dirt
to roll up or crumble.
One of the lessons that has been
learned in Mclean county is that the
road should be dragged when the sur
face is in paste-like condition.
The most progressive of our road
draggers are learning the exceeding
value Of dragging the road just before
a freeze, and during the winter when
ever it thaws enough so that the sur
face can be smoothed by the drag.
This cheap, simple implement is work
ing itself into favor with the people
wherever it is properly used, and it
can no longer be said that there is no
sure and economical way of great i'm
provement to our earth roads.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

prisoners, mostly young men, who
have been captured by the police. No
revolvers taken from prisoners are re-
turned, unless the circumstances war
a year there is gathered in large lot
of guns of all style. There being no
place to keep these and there being
nothing for which to keep them, 1t has
been decided to sell them to John
Montag, who has agreed to make them
into a courtroom stove.-Portland
Oregonian.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
BRIDAL TRAINS AND Wells.
Princess and Empire Models Most In
Favor This Year.

Very long and full and extremely |
graceful is the wedding train ne.
present year. The princess
pire models are about equally
just now, while court trains,
from the dress itself and falli
fully from the shoulder, are
more on many of the ha
bridal gowns. Rich ivory IS
ways preferred by the con
bride, but white embroidered
chiffon velvet with a court
satin is beautiful, trimmed "
and worn with a long lace vel
A soft satin silk may be 4 be-
coming than heavy satin, inn Which
case the train may be of heavy satin
or brocade. A hat bordered with a
deep band of lace gives much the
same effect as lace veil and is pre-
ferred by many as being more possible
to arrange becomingly. II the fiat
arrangement of the veil on the hair
that is SO much In vogue at present is
not becoming, wreath or cluster of
orange blossoms will give the neces-
sary height If placed like a coronet
or tiara in the hair.
The average bride would as soon
dispense with the Lohengrin or Men,
delssohn marches as she would be
married without spray of orange
blossoms on her gown or in her bou-
quet. Unfortunately, the natural
orange flower is too perishable to even
form a bouquet, but real flowers can
be combined with the artificial variety
for trimming on the gown or veil and
can help to make up an attractive
bouquet with lilies of the valley, gar
deniaS, orchids or whatever white
! flower is carried. Care must be taken
that orange blossoms are purchased,
not lemon flowers, which look so near
ly the same and which grow so much
more luxuriantly and are, consequent
| ly, faI less expensive.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
Sailor and Author Compared.

Mark Twain was talking about a
play that had failed.
No wonder it failed" he said. ''Its
author was a greenhorn. He knew no
more of stagecraft than young Tom
Bowling of Harvard knew of sailoring
when he shipped before the mast.
"Greenhorn Tom, you know, being
told to go aloft one dark. wet night,
started up the rigging with a lantern
and an umbrella"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

Another author has been discovered
for Shakespeare's works. Bacon has
had his day. The new author of
Shakespeare will probably enjoy his
bpur of prominence and then give way
10 the discovery of the next new the
orist In the meantime, the public
continue to take Shakespeare himself
at his face value, and give him the
credit of writing his own plays.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14
NoN-FREEzINe WELL HOUSE.
One Which Can Be Built Away from
Framework of the Windmill.

Where 1t is not convenient to con-
struct well house inside and to the
framework of the windmill the ac-
companying illustration will furnish
some excellent suggestions for the con-
struction of a building that will serve
the purpose The well proper is To-
Gated inside of the windmill derrick,
but by the employment Of a walking
beam the pump is set outside of the
derrick inside of the we'll house.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-14

A Tennessee young woman dis
guised herself in male attire, enlisted
In cavalry troop, became a. sergeant,
and prevented any suspicion of her
real sex by her skill in the use of in
toxicants and profane language. This
ought to be an answer to those critics
who object that women are limited
in the fields of activity they may oe-
cupy.