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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
Doesn't Cut Much 10.

Columbus Safeguard: We would
think that Editor Rogers of the M
Pleasant News would feel like crawl.
ing in a hole and pulling the hole in
after him since Charley Kennedy won
out at the election like he did. The
News, which is supposed to be Ra
publican paper, has been fighting Ken
nedy with all its might, but since look.
ing over the First district congress.
mans big majority We have come to
the conclusion that the News does
not cut whole lot of ice in political
matters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

troll. DR.. Carrel also told of the trans
planting of cats kidneys, even after
the organs had been in storage sixty
days. Human arteries and jugular
veins have been interchanged and the
patients have not been able to tell
the difference. The chief difficulty
in the way of applying these methods
to saving human life is to find healthy
organs to transplant. DR.. Keen sug
gested that when a healthy man died
his kidneys and other organs be kept
in cold storage until some patient
should be in need of them. Already
the knee joint from the leg of a dead
man has been used to replace an in
jured joint in a living person.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
Has Her Hands Full.

Atchison Globe: In addition to do
ing the cooking, and the dishes, and
the sewing, keeping the house straight
and caring for her children, there is
that paramount task every wife has of
keeping her husband from making a
fool of himself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
During the session of the American

During the session of the American
Philosophical Society at Philadelphia,
DR.. Carrel told of the wonders OF med
ical surgery now being performed at
the Rockefeller Institute of New York.
Recently the leg of a dead dog was
grated on the body of another dog
so that in three weeks the wound
had healed and the dog was able to
use the new leg with perfect con-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

Dr. Lyman Abbott, speaking to
Wellesley girls the other day, said
that the education of women should no
more be of such character to take into
consideration only her being wife
and mother than that of men should
be such as will only make them good
husbands ard fsthers. The old idea,
he said, was that an education would
furnish woman with lantern to
look for a husband
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
Good Reasons.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The reason
the Republican party is usually en-.
dorsed by the people is that its poll.
cies are economic rather than politi.
cal. In other words, they have direct
relation to the business and industries
of the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

An Illinois man got bride on an
election bet and the Omaha Bee is
mean enough to say that it is too
early yet for him to tell whether he
won or lost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

Leading papers of the country
are filled with reports of mills open
Ing and a general increase in
Industrial activities SO that it is est.
mated that over 100000 men recently
unemployed have found work since
the election.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

Ralf Blaisdell, auditor for the Har-
riman roads in the northwest, has "for
the good of the service" issued an
order forbidding employees in his de-
partment visiting saloons for any pur-
pose whatever. Such prohibition is
effective. 1t really prohibits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

Mr.. Bryan might as well give up try
Ing to graduate from the electoral col
lege He ought to be thoroughly con-
vinced by this time that the faculty is
feminist" aim
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

The Sioux City Journal wants to
know if it is to be understood that in
selling the Des Moines Tribune to the
Register and Leader George F. Rhine
hart has abandoned the Democratic
party to its fate. 1t looks that way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

The Caoctaw Indians in Oklahoma
have reached the highest degree of
civilization ever attained by repre-
sentatives of their race. They voted
almost solidly Republican at the late
election.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

The Republican party in Missouri
is growing party. Taft received
$4,000 more votes in that state than
did Roosevelt in 1904
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

FRAGILE isn't in the dictionaries,
but it will be in the next editions OF
them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

Speaking of progress toward water
power development, this has been n
very pleasant fall in Keokuk and
vicinity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
keokuk, Iowa. November II, 1908

Another objection to the funny sup
plement' is that it isn't funny.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

The Sioux City Journal suggests
that if the south would only cult
vate it's sense of humor there would
be a radical change in it's sense of
honor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
one hundredth anniversary of the In
corporation of that city.

Treasury officials note that silver
dollars are gradually going out OF use
in the west and the south, and that
their place is being taken by dollar
bills. few years ago it was a rare
thing to see dollar bill west OF the
Mississippi river, while in the south
silver dollars were far more plentl'
full than the soft money. 1t seems
that the DOOM of the silver dollar was
sounded when the government decided
that it would no longer pay freight
between banks and sub-treasuries on
the coins.
A Chicago Tribune paragrapher con
tributes this:
There once was versatile kaiser,
Who in handing out talk was nc
miser;
He got straight tip
To button his lip,
And now the kaiser is wiser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

An exchange says: There are two
reasons why some people don't mind
their own business. One is that they
haven't any mind; the other, that
they haven't any business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

The advantage of the foot ball
score, the Omaha Bee points out, is
that it does not make us wait for the
slow motions of a canvassing board.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

If the Peoria ld-Transcript is
correctly advised, every time the min
listers sermon exceeds forty-five min
utes, the recording angel signs and
turns over to the section of the book
headed "cuss words"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
NOTES AND COMMENT.

1t is observed by the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil that President Gompers is
making no contracts for future de
liveries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

A cursory examination of the edi-
torial page of the Manson Democrat,
made by the Sioux City Tribune is suf-
ficient to reveal to the latter paper
that the Democratic donkey lost a
patch of hide, along with several
punches of hair in its mixup with the
elephant November 8. And the place
where the patch of hide was is raw.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

"Pome" in the current issue of the
Washington Press:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

The Century in 1909 will have some
remarkable articles on Lincoln. includ-
ing unpublished documents from his
own pen. The great sculptor Saint
Gaudens wrote his autobiography just
before he died; the Century will print
it. The full report of a remarkable
conversation with the German Emper.
or will appear In the Century, and an
interview with the great pianist Pad
erewski. Andrew Carnegie is writing
on the Tariff for it. Articles by Grow
er Cleveland's nearest friends will
tell the intimate story of his life.
Mrs. Rice, the author of Mrs. Wigs
of the Cabbage Patch will contrib.
ute a great novel, and Thompson
Seton splendid new tale of animal
life. The colored pictures will be more
beautiful than ever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

The beginning of Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett's new Queen Silver
Bell fairy story, "The Spring Clean
ing" with its many Jolly pictures by
Harrison Cady, would make a Christ
mas number of any issue of maya
zine; but "The Spring Cleaning" is
only one of big list of many good
good things in the December st.
Nicholas. Other happy beginnings are
! the first of DR.. John c. Schapp's
/ Doctor Daddiman" stories for the
very little folk, and the opening chap
/ tiers of Mary Constance DuBois's new
serial, "The Lass of the Silver Sword. .
"The Spring Cleaning" is the story
/ of Bunch, little and chubby, and
I funny" who was always laughing, or
had just stopped laughing, or was just
going to begin to laugh" and of the
primrose World a dear place
i and of the Primrose party-the most
delightful party that ever was.
! The December st. Nicholas is mum
Der of many Christmas stories and
poems and pictures-"The Yule Tide
Lights" "a Stop-over Christmas" by
Claire H. Quincy, How Christmas
Was Saved" a Christmas play BY
Catharine Markham, Santa Claus's
Note Book by Lillian B. Miner
"Santa's Surprise Party" by GLADYS
Hyatt Sinclair, and for frontispiece q
full page reproduction of Julie c
Pratt's drawing of ga Christmas Feas
of Olden Time"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

Mary Roberts Rinehart, whose book
"The Circular Staircase" now ranks
among the best sellers" has just fin
ished novel entitled Seven Days
which will be published complete in
the December Lippincott's. Mrs.
Rhinehart is barely thirty years old
and is the mother of three boys. Her
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
rHE CURRENT MAGAZINES.

Americas next war forms the
theme of the complete novel published
in the December number of the Smart
Set. This is an imaginative romance
by Arthur Stanley Riggs, whose fancy
scars to almost as great heights in
dealing with the future as did that OF
Jules Verne. In this novel, I'm Quest
of Fame" the author cleverly inter
rupts now and then the progress OF
charming love story to draw very
logical picture Of the conditions that
may bring on an ultimate conflict
within the next two decades. The
clashing of ponderous armored fleets,
the swift swooping of aerial craft,
great cities crashing down amid ruin
and riot and the thrilling exploits of
the hero make one of the most read
able stories of the month.
"a Message to Angelica" by Kate
Masterson, is story of the New York
Christmas-tide, dainty little concep
ton of the various currents and cross
currents of life that beat and flow and
mingle in the maelstrom of the great
metropolis.
Emerson Hough contributes great
story of the Canadian Northwest tc
this issue of the Smart Set. In this
story, "The Warrant" he invests with
peculiar romance the hard, sordid
practical life of that cold, bleak wild
erness. Every reader of Mr.. Hough':
previous work knows the peculiarl!
virile, out of doors quality of his
stories. "The Warrant is probabl!
the best story he has written this
year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

l.. H. Bailey, director of the Col
lege of Agriculture, Cornell University
and chairman of the Commission on
Country Life appointed by President
Roosevelt, has written for the Novem-
Der Century of College Men as Farm
! Managers basing his article on sug-
gestive facts and figures He urges
strongly cooperation of the farm and
the college, and points out how best
to bring about this cooperation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

Poor mani" she said, STOPPING over
the victim who had just been dragged
out from under her automobile, have
you wife," NO he groaned: this
is tn worst thing that ever happened
to me"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

While the Polk county grand jury
was in session, celebrating over the
wickedness of local citizens and pre-
pairing to return indictments sneak
thief slipped into the cloak room, stole
the overcoats of most of the members
and made a successful getaway.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17

IF Waite I. Smith is candidate
for speaker" says the Cedar Rapids
Republican the Iowa delegation vii
have an easy decision in the matter
They will, of course, vote for the Iowa
man
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-03
BELIEVES FAST IS TOO LONG.
Physician Sees Danger in Emptiness
of Stomach During Sleep.

Many persons. SAYS a wellknown
doctor. thc1ah not actually sick, keep
below par in strength and general
tone. and he is of the opinion that
fasting during the long interval be
tween supper and breakfast. and espe-
cially the complete emptiness Of the
stomach during sleep, adds greatly to
the amount of emaciation. sleepless
ness and general weakness we so oft
en- meet
It is logical to believe that the sup
ply of noHrishment should be some
what continuous. especially in those
who are below par. if we would coun-
teract their emaciation and lower de
gree of vitality. and as bodily exercise
is suspended curing sleep. while diges-
ton. assimilation and nutritive activi-
" continue as usual the food fur
nished during this period adds more
than Is destroyed and increased
weight and improved general vigor are
the results.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-03

Small Price for Badges of Honor.
Eight medals awarded 30 Major c.
Stuart. including the small gold medal
ior the battle OF Roleia and the Army
If India medal with I've clasps, real
ized $1,000 at auction in London.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-03
LIFE IN RAREFlED ATMOSPHERIC
Scientists Have Proved Limit to
Which Human Beings May Ascend.

How high in the air can a man rise
without dying? Twenty years ago it
was thought that it would be impos-
sibe to breathe at an atmospheric alti-
tude exceeding 5000 meters (25000
feeO. 1t was supposed that man
would lose consciousness at 5000
meters.
But Messrs Behring and Suhring,
at Strasbourg, went up in a balloon to
a height of 10000 meters (32, 600 feeD.
the greatest height ever attained, but
they We're forced to inhale oxygen
Strange to say, Prof Mosso of Italy
experimental on a theory that a man
must respire oxygen with a strong
proportion of carbonic acid if be
would successfully fight the dangers
of the rarefaction of air. 1t is said
that the theory is correct
A pupil Of his repeated the expert
ment not by going up in a balloon.
but by shutting himself mp in a bell.
where. by means of pump, a gradu-
al increase OF rarefaction was OBJ
tanned When the exhaustion Of air
reached point at which the expert
menter began to collapse. a specially
devised arrangement sent into the bell
a mixture OF carbonic acid and oxygen.
and he was Immediately relieved.
In the experiment the exhaustion
finally attained equaled height Of
10000 feet (14.1-2 kilometers) The ex-
perimenter said: 81 could have re-
sisted an even greater rarefaction. for
my memory was clear and my move
ments were normal"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
ARRESTED, KILLS SELF.
Nan SAID He Couldn't Stand Dis
grace and Put Bullet IN Brain.

Frederick Helms for many years superfntend-
ent of the Bryn Mawr apartments. at No 40
West 1H1st street committed suicide there last
night by shooting himself in the right temple
Helms had been locked up late in the afternoon
on the complaint of w. II. Miller, real estate
dealer living at No q Fort Washington avenue.
After spending an hour in the West 125th street
station, Helms was released on ball furnished by
Jacob Reiper. of No. 800 West 124th street.
At the station house Miller said he saw Helms
throw a cat out of ash can and set his dog
after II. Helms denied this, saying that the cat
had jumped out of the without any inter-
ference from him. and that his dog ran after it
Still brooding over the arrest. Helms left the
dinner table, going TO his bedroom His wife,
alarmed at his absence, was hurrying to his
room when he said to her: IT'S toe late. I'm
forty-fve years old now, and have never been
arrested before, and 1 can't stand the disgrace
now" Then he held his revolver TO his fore
head and fired.
About twenty years ago Heins's brother Gott-
lieb a well known physician, committed suicide
bv shooting himself in the same way.
"If l had thought for a second" said Mr..
Miller that my action would have eliminated
in ANYTHING like this, I wouldn't have dreamed
of making any complaint, but the facts as 1
told them to the lieutenant are true. am sin
cerely sorry"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
WOULD KEEP PEASANTS.
Hungary 4Hri0uS to Stop Emigrd-
ton to This Country.

jassDh De 8adarasz 5r-, a member OF the Buda-
let Parliament. Is in New York TO study and re-
put On the conditions Of the Hungarian imm!-
grants II this country.
H11gary has become more liberal in her treat
1lsat of the peasants since the Independent party
esae into power, for the first time in many years
lie emigration mas proved a decided drain on the
e-aa'ry- IN the year from 1896 10 1857 10000 left
1aagsry 70 come 10 the United States, and each
0'2 - Gut o. the country Then, too, their value
= workers was lost TO Hungary In eight years
+''s@ persons q productive power have left the
ss.l-y- So row. after many years of neglect the
AssgsT authorities are taking some interest in the
ss-oe-ag q The peasants Hungary wants 10 keep
- people a. home
some important measures of internal reform
-4'e been promulgated by the Independent cab
. said Mr- De SIadarasz. Minister Daranyi,
= Ne Department OF Agriculture, popular states
= @ Hungary. has successfully proposed the
'ss'oIrla1ou OF 10000 kronen for the purchase
-a'ins and farm homes for peasants. The money
Il oe repaid IN install-nents IN twenty years The
- Parliament app1 oEriated funds for the pur-
- - O. slx thousand dwellings for workers IN
~-apes- Compulsory free education is being ad-
''-@'ea ey Count Apponyi. Minister Of Education
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
CENTURY OF CABLE.
Fftieth Anm0ersary of Completion
of Gurus ". Fields York.

To-day marks the fftieth anniversary of the
laying of the Atlantic cable. The completion OF
the work of. Cyrus ". Field was the occasion OF
q great celebration in New York.
In the spring of 1857 the American frigate Niagara
commanded by Captain William L. Hudson, and
the British frgate Agamemnon began taking the
cable on board. On August II the wire on the
Niagara parted during a heavy sea, 400 miles OF
cable being lost The vessels returned 70 ireland.
and later the Niagara came back to the United
States.
In March 1883 the Niagara again reached Eng
land and she and the Agamemnon took on board
sections of new cable On August the Niagara
arrived at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, ana 'he
british frigate the same day steamed into the Bay
of VaIentia Ireland The cable had been success
fully laid on the sea bed, and the only work thaI
remained was to make connection between the
sbor+ ends and the main wire. When this had
heen ACCOMPLISHED Captain Hudson sent this mes
aea over the cable 10 his wife in Brooklyn:
Cod has been with us. The telegraph cable is
Iat5 U,itbouf accident and to Him be all the glory
All well.
Queen Victoria presented gold snuHpoA' Win
a crown iulaid with diamonds, to Captain Huosoh
IN recognition of his services. The Car OF Russia
nresented a diamond brooch to Mrs. HUDSON as d
mark of appreciation of her husband aehle'e
ment.
Captain Hudson died in Brooklyn in 1867 ana was
buried with military honors. one OF MS oaus"'0'9
is now living in New York
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
r. r. SPOTS SPEEDERS.
President Peters of L. 1. Lines Keeps
Tabs ON Reckless DraUers.

In pursuance of the announcement of Ralph
Peters president of the Long Island Railroad
Company. that records would be kept of all au-
tomobiles which are driven recklessly over GER
tain grade crossings of the road, especially quail
flied men for making such records were stationed
on Thursday and Friday at the Merrick 'Road
crossing at Springfield, and yesterday the reports
of these men were made public
The inspection showed that thirteen automo-
biIes had been driven over that crossing at the
speed of thirty miles or more an hour and adds:
Had train been approaching, none of them
could have stopped before reaching the tracks
From the detailed report sent out under the
authorization Of President Peters 1t appears that
on the days of August II and 13 the liyes Of
nearly eight hundred and fifty persons were
jeopardized by reckless automobile driving at
the Merrick Road crossing alone.
Reference to the report Of the watchers shows
that during those days 227 automobiles, carrying
more than eight hundred persons. went over the
crossing "recklessly," 152 crossed with caution
and only fourteen stopped the demand of
the watchers.
The men detailed to keep tabs on the auto
mobilists measured course one-haf of which
bile that went over this course was timed with
stop watches, the license numbers were taken
and special notations of those going at reckless
speed. The number of persons in each of the
seven hundred cars that passed the danger point
between o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. m. was
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
DROPPED DEAD AS HE LOCKED DOOR.
Boarder at Murray Hill Hotel Stricken with
ApoplexY in His Room.

Lying fully dressed directly in front of his door,
Clarence Van Vechten, sixty-four years old. was
found dead yesterday afternoon in his in the
Murray Hill hotel 4Dth street and Park avenue.
Van Vechten who had lived at the hotel for nearly
four years was about the lobby Friday even
ing and appeared to be in the best OF health. He
retired shortly before o'clock.
During the morning the maid went to Van Vecht-
ems door several times and found it locked At
o'clock, when she found it still locked, she in
formed the manager and entrance gained
through the transom. Van Vechten had been dead
about fifteen hours Apparently he had been strick-
en- with apoplexy he had locked the door Fri
day night for the key in his right hand
Nothing had been disturbed in the room, and
nothing was found TO indicate suicide
Coroner Hamburger found letter from Miss
Elizabeth Van Vechten. of Great Darlington. Vt.
a sister in which she had inclosed dividends from
stocks In which she and her brother were inter
est ed