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

ease have been discovered In Iowa, out /
the ravages OF it are so great it has |
been deemed expedient by the govern
or to take the precautionary step he
has TO protect Iowa stock.
NOTES AND COMMENT.
Absent minded. is she?''
4 should say so. She's the kind of
woman who would go to a bridge
party without her rings
They are said 10 be picking violets
in Texas. What bum way to spend
the happy holiday season. eSclaims
the Clinton Herald.
A cable from Paris says the duchess
De Chaulnes. formerly Miss Theodore
Shonts. IS permitting the infant duke
to get his meals in the old-fashioned
way
Americans abroad, when they learn
that the sugar bill OF this country ag-
gregates 100000 for every day in
the year. will realize the meaning of
Home. Sweet Home
/ TO see the list OF propositions that
I will be presented to the Iowa legisla-
ture in the form of bills would make
one think this state was absolutely
suffering from lack OF law, SAYS
the yinton Eagle.
For the first time phonograph
has been accepted as a witness in .
court trial at New York. It gave lis
testimony in the elesrest, most direct
manner and It dehed the arts of cross
examination.
The Mason City Globe-Gazette says
IT is 10 the everlasting credit OF
Iowa that This year there are no
yawpers ciamoring for Secretary VII
sons retirement on the score that he
f IS too old
Animal tuberculosis is on the IN
crease in this country and IS causing
4 g loss TO stock interests. or 81 .Glo ,tlgsa
year. OF beef cattle one per cent
is affected, hogs TWO per cent, dairy
cattle ten per cent
A Kansas exchange prints an edE
torial headed. 'yir Sapi Qu Pauca
LoQuitor. The Des Moines Tribune
declares thar il is just such tactics
that put the populist party ont OF
business in that state
Or. John Acherly OF London, Who has
practiced fifteen wears in the Ha
watian Islands. has just made public
new theory as to the cause Of
leprosy He says that the disease +
analogous TO scurvy and is caused by
, q restricted diet. in which some nee
essary element has been lacking.
The Marshalltown -Republi
can Is Of the opinion that II al whc
have been spanked By the President
might go out behind the barn together
and utter in unison the words thai
arise IN them. even Captain Bob Evan,
might pick up something new IN pro
family from the conference.
In an outburst Of enthusiasm.
divinity student IN 3 North Carolinf
college uttered this earnest prayer
Give us ali pure hearts: give US al
brave hears give Us all clean hearts
give US ali sweet hearts" To whicl
the congregation responded Amen,
4 Dresden physician says "electri
ophthalmia1 Is the result OF constan
working under electric lights an
brings on condition which results i
cataract According 10 this gentleman
the damage Is done by the ultra-yi,
let rays. and can be overcome by III
+ use OF speciacles Of . vellowish c
I greenish tint. which he predicts vi
become universal as soon as the 2,
g tent OF the damages done by elecui
a light shall De appreciated
T The Fairfield Ledger objects TO II
r proposed commission 10 overhaul L
i revenue laws Of the state IT
5 hoped that the state can get avn
: from this commission business und
e the new administration says Il