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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-09

In 20 weeks from July 1 till December,
we expended (there are just the two of
US, we do not live luxuriousIy, but we
have enough and we think it is good)
from $1.98 to 1913 per week. More
definitely. weeks we spent Sc and up,
2 weeks SIS, weeks 81 and over,
weeks S., weeks less than So. Total
$1,000, or $4.04 week. We have our
own garden vegetables and fruit. We
also put away some rs jars of fruit for
winter use. We had the fruit but the
sugar and some of the jars are in
csuded in this account, also some minor
articles of clothing and some little re-
pairs about the place. Allowing so per
cent for the difference between our sit
uation and that of the city resident we
have Sc a week for family expenses, or
$40 so far. So remain for clothing
recreation, religion, books, travel, etc.
This amount can be very quickly spent
if people SO desire, or it can be made
to do much service and still leave
something against the proverbial rainy
day. The secret is to adjust expenses
to income and be contented Herewith
J. G. O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-09

1.-THE Matchmaker. of the best
of the coming attractions at the Illinois
is Daniel Suliy's new play, The
Matchmaker" in which the popular
star is meeting with the greatest sue
cess of his career, and which will be
seen in Rock Island ut the Illinois SAT
urday, matinee and evening, Dec. -.
1t is romantic drama of unusual
strength, full of exciting scenes and
thrilling situations. brimful of comedy,
original in theme and treatment and
novel in construction. Tho Match
maker" must not be confounded with
The Parish Priest which Sully pro-
duced some years ago, as the only re-
semblance between the two lies in the
fact that priest is the leading char
acter in each. The new play is the
greatest Sully has ever produced and
in it he is scoring the most brilliant
triumph of his career.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-09
ADJUSTMENTS
The Illinois.

Inc lllinOIS.
Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue.)
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Dee. I0-"A Honeymoon Trail
Dec. I2-DanIeI SuIIcy In seThe Match
matinee and night.
Dee. 13-"Paid In Full, matinee and
night.
Dee. 2O-"The Fighting Parson."
Dee. 25-s'The Thief" matinee and
night.
Dec. 26-s'The Real Widow Brown,
matinee and night.
Dee. 27-watson's big Show, matinee
and night.
The Elite.
eighteenth Street North Of Second
Avenue)
Vaudeville mt 3, 8 and 8:15 p. m. Two
matInees Sundays and holidays.
The Family.
Second Avenue. East of Nineteenth
Street)
Vaudeville mt 3, s, and 0.15 p. m. One
matinee Sundays and holidays.
Honeymoon Trail" Honeymoon
Trail which comes to the Illinois
theater tomorrow night, is the latest
La Sale theater success from the pen
of Hough. Adams and Howard. the
clever authors of "The Time, the
Place and the Girl ''The Girl CUES
ton "A Stubborn Cinderella" etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-09

Bench and Bakery in a Play-"Some
day says Eugene Walter. author of
drama which will center about GER
tain little old park bench | know and
a bakery where once | stood in the
bread line" When Mr.. Walter does
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03
WORLDS SUPPLY OF WATER
POWER

Among the European countries,
France has an estimated available
waterpower of 100000 horsepower,
of when 100000 horsepower is util-
lied. The region of the Alps extend
ing into France brings the figure as
high as mentioned Italy, 1t Is stated.
has an equal amount of waterpower
available, but only 100000 horsepower
is utilized as yet. In that country
falls of 10000 horsepower are abund-
ant. The estimate for the available
waterpower in Switzerland is incom-
plete. but 100000 horsepower is in
use.
The available power in Germany is
700, 600 horsepower, 100000 horsepower
being utilized. In Norway the esti-
mated power is 100000 horsepower
and in Sweden 100000, large part of
which is already developed in both
countries. AS regards available
watefpower Russia heads the list il
being estimated that 100000 horse
power could be taken out of the Rus
sian rivers, of which only $4,000 horse
power has been developed. Grea
Britain and Spain come last in TIL,
estimate, only 10000 horsepower bein!
utilized in either country. 1t is state,
that Japan has available waterpowe
of 100000 horsepower, of which onl
seven per cent has as yet been uti
lied.
. 1t has been stated, on good author
ity, that there is already develope
: or under development in the Unite
4 States 100000 horsepower fro,
s water sources, and the government
e statistical figures indicate that til
# available waterpower in the countl
). is nearly 100000 horsepo er deve
S oped, with probably another half-m
lion available.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

would be to say that the writ Of in
junction should not issue in such a
case, that the menaced citizen should
stand helplessly by and wait until the
damage is done and then bring an &C
ton for damages, when, as Is too often
the case, the man who did the damage
would not be financially able to pay
a dollar Of damages.
Similar illustrations of the imper-
ative need of the writ of injunction
to protect the rights of citizens of all
classes-the wage-earner, the farmer,
the business man-could be offered
by the hundred The records of our
courts abound in them. Men who
would strike down this great protect
ing arm of the law have no conception
of their folly and madness.
1t is true that in exceptional cases
the writ of injunction has been abused,
but that is just as true of every other
arm of the law. Mr.. Taft, as a wise
and righteous judge, points out that
under our present practice occasiona
Injustice may be done. He tells the
people just how that practice may be
safely remedied to prevent injustice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

The Technical World Magazine for
November has an article by Frank G..
Moorhead on the Making of Mil
lionaires to Order" 1t tells of one
man who was deputy marshal during
the Coxey labor troubles a few years
ago who is now president of the Fed
eral Mining and Smelling Company.
the four mines of which earned a net
profit last year of s1,596.707. Another
man, who was a barber in Wallace,
Idaho. a few years ago. now controls
mine which pays regular monthly
dividends of $4,000 Still another, a
few wears ago driving milk wagon
for $40 a month, is now erecting
| eleven story steel-concrete office struc
lures and is able to write his check
/ and have it cashed-in six numerals
! A fourth was once railroad engineer
4 and his wife was the proprietress OF
/ the village eating house. They are
/ now accredited people of great wealth
| All these rapidlyacquired fortunes
/ and many more were made in the
famous Occur d'Alene mining distric
4 in northern Idaho The article is
both informing and entertaining ane
adds to Mr.. Moorhead's reputation a.
a magazine writer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

Leading internal commerce move
ments for September. 1908, as reported
by the department of commerce and
labor, indicate an Improvement In the
business situation of the country from
the depression prevailing during the
earlier part of the year. The return
to more normal conditions is shown to
some extent by the increased activity
in the coal and iron trades, though
production and traffic figures in these
fields are still considerably below the
corresponding 1907 records. An i'm
provement in the traffic situation is
due chiefly TO the heavier movement
of cotton and grain, particularly
wheat, figures of the live stock move
ment showing but slight increase. AS
compared with September, 1907, re-
ceipts of wheat show the heaviest In
crease of about So per cent mainly at
Minneapolis and Duluth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

At Boston meeting of the Home
Missionary Society Miss Frances
Emerson spoke on "The Daily Paper
as Home Missionary Textbook : she
said that glance at the contents OF
a newspaper would tell the mission
worker more than she could learn
through any other source OF the neaus
for her effort. Tales of immoraiity'
drunkenness and misery in the sums
the possibility of sectarianism IN poll
tics; these and many other things
meant work for her, and the daily pa
pers kept her Informed of the tasks
at hand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

del, and every God-fearine mo.s
all this land, who. at her own sl u
and her own aearthstone, instius ls =,
the minds of her boys and her S 'l.o
the immutable principles Of rich. sl'ls
wrong, who teaches her bows - 'aa
clean, manly men, and her girls ~ ~ ae
pure, virtuous women. who tes :. Oe
them both to love their country sn slss
flag, and to emulate the virtues ~ y, ,s
heroes, living and dead, everv sn ~
God-fearing mother is recrlitins '.
ficer for the Grand Army that s, VI,
perpetuate the Republic" SAa''
This message is given for aw.,..
ing and inspiring the people IN ~
duty and necessity of teachlns .a ls
acting the fundamental principles 'l y.
true American patiotism. True ~ y
OTIS are always good citizens; and ao.,
citizenship means effort and sacr assa
1t means serving our country with ~
right zeal. 1t means putting natr,a..
into public office. 1t means pur,tv 10
public affairs. 1t means equal riyhta
for all. 1t means fidelity to home srs
country. 1t means the perpetuitv =,
the Republic for which the Grand
Army fought to preserve.
The public press being generally ,
power for good in promoting a h,pt
standard of citizenship, the papers o.
pecially the papers of Iowa, are 70
quested to publish this message ON ~
half of the Grand Army of the Rennt
lie.
Yours for the promotion of tu
American patriotism,
/ ROBERT KIsSICK
Department Patriotic instructor
Approved: j. G. M1LLIMAN. D
partment Commander.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

DIR. Winship, editor of the Journal Of
Education, speaking to the Maine
teachers the other day, said that "Edu-
cation is for social betterment rather
than merely for industrial improve
ment Tie latter is merely incidental
to the former Any public education
that is for either the masses or the
classes is blunder. Industrial edu-
cation is to make a wise consumer as
we'll as an efficient producer It is
a pity that there are those in the state
who think that when boy is twelve OF
fourteen he should be harnessed to a
bench or lathe for life
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03
Popular Federal Officials.

Ottumwa Saturday Herald: United
States federal court was in session in
Ottumwa this week. Judge Smith
Mcpherson of Red Oak. with his we'll
known facility for dispatching bust
ness, got matters cleaned up in few
days. The judge does not stand for
much representation on the part of
the attorneys. He is kind and consid-
crate with them, but is genuine man
of the law, and requires them to be
absolutely prompt in their dealings
with the court. All the other federal
officers were in attendance. U. S.
Marshal Frank Clarke, of this CITY,
and Chief Deputy Harry Hammond,
of Des Moines; Col. NJ L. Temple. &C
Osceola, U. S. district attorney and
his efficient deputy, George B. Stew
art. of Fort Madison w. C. Macarthur,
of Des Moines, clerk of U. S. court, as
! fine man as one will meet in several
days travel, and an efficient official;
E. r. Mason, of Des Moines, clerk U.
/ S. circuit court, who has been an of
/ fetal in the federal courts ever since
/ the memory of man runneth not to the
1 contrary, known and liked by every
one with whom he comes in contact;
George f. Bidwell, of Des .AIoines
4 deputy o. S. marshal: o. F. Matteson
of Davenport, deputy U. S. marshal;
and A. D. Dunlap, of Keokuk, deputy
U. S. marshal. They are all efFicien
officials, and as fine bunch of mer
as ever officiated in court room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03
STATUS oE WAFER POWER.

Now that the presidential contest
is at an end Keokuk is in position to
it's interest on the water
power. The present status of the pro-
ject is just this: Prior to their recent
visit to this city Engineer Cooper and
his associates had expended som ething
like S105 900 in investigation, surveys
and the collection of data. On the oc-
casion of their visit here a week or
two ago they elected to purchase, and
did purchase, the franchise of the
local company, in accordance with a
provisional contract entered into in
September, 1905, at an additional cost
of 100000. They also, at the same
time, put up certified check for
$4,000 as pledge that they would
develop the power. From these data
the intelligent reader can form his own
conclusion as to the outlook for the
enterprise. 1t doesn't seem at al
probable that they would have made
these additional investments unless
they had a pretty definite idea as K
where the $15,00O,00O required for de
velopment of the power would come
( from AT the same time, it is to b.
borne in mind that nothing is reall
assured until it has become an accom-
4 plished fact. Keokuk people therefor
wisely refrain from becoming excite
over the matter. Their hope is strons
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

The Davenport Democrat calls atten-
ton to the fact that it can be said to
the credit of Iowa that the charge of
intended fraud on election day has
not been made by any papers in the
state. The same paper says that it
is hardly probable that unblushing
frauds have ever been attempted in
any election in Iowa. and attributes
this to the fact that we have no large
cities rather to any perculiarity OF
human nature that is found only here
The Democrats view of the matter is
doubtless the right one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

A package of cigarette papers saved
the life of young man employed by
a grocery house at Centralia Mo-,
when he was attacked by a burglar.
The burglars knife failed in its deadly
missionary when it struck a book of
coffin naip wrappers in the young
mans pocket over his heart. The in
cident would seem to show that Gig
arctic papers are not an unmixed
evil, but it remains to be determined
if the life of young man who uses
them is worth saving.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03
False and Foolish Catch Phrase.

Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Re-
view: The catch phrase, Taft is the
father of the Injunction is too false
and foolish to deceive the intelligent
voter.
The writ of injunction is method
of restraining wrong and aiding jus.
tice. 1t Is as old as civilization. 1t
was an essential part of the Roman
law AS an instrument of justice en-
ployed to defend the oppressed and
to restrain tyranny and injustice it
was used in England and Scotland be-
fore Columbus discovered America.
The writ of injunction is one of the
bulwarks of liberty, law and order.
Mr.. Taft has again and again said in
his campaign that for every instance
that Mr. Bryan can point out wherein
the injunction has been used against
labor he will point out 100 cases where
it has been used against capital. In
very truth the destruction of this
great and benign principle of law and
Justice would fall with a crushing
/! force upon labor that would be one
hundredfold greater than it's loss to
capital.
The primary purpose of the law is
/ to prevent crime and injustice; the
secondary purpose is to punish. The
necessity for lawful restraining
force Is fundamental. 1t begins in the
home, at the hearthstone. A parent
4 gees that one child is about to strike
another with some dangerous weap-
on. 1t is the duty of that parent inn
|, mediately, without moments delay,
to prevent the deed. What folly 1t
would be to contend that the parent
should wait until the act of violence
We're perpetrated and then punish the
, child.
= Public application of that principle
: Is just as essential to justice and the
: welfare of the people as its private
: application in the home A person Of
n violent temper threatens to kill citi
d zen, or to burn his house, or to kill his
e live stock, or to strike his child. HI
Z must be restrained, enjoined.
s One settler purposes to burn, in tn,
l. dry season in midsummer, an exten
r sive slashing which adjoins his neigh
e boris timber tract or wheat field Tha
" neighbor can now appeal to the court
IS and restrain the dangerous act unit
Y, the matter can be properly heard i
r. open court. What amazing folly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03
WHAT 1T STANDS FOR.
Patriotic Instructor klssick Tells
Of Principles and Purposes OF

OF principles anu Tui PoooS W
G. A. r.
Department of Iowa Grand Army OF
the Republic Office of Patriotic IN
structor, Oskaloosa, Iowa, September
1, 1908.
A message to the people Of Iowa:
The question has been asked, What
does the Grand Army of the Republic
stand for?" Following are the an
swers of some of it's leading members:
S. s. Burdett, Past Commander-in-
Chief, Washington, D. C.-"Tle Grand
Army of the Republic Is an organized
perpetuation of the conviction OF pa
triotism that won in the great strug-
GLE"
A. G. Weissert, Past Commander-in-
Chief, Milwaukee, Wis.-"The Grand
Army of the Republic stands for the
highest ideals Of good citizenship. 1t
places paramount value on fidelity to
country and insists upon equal rights
and justice to all men"
]. r. King, Past Commander-in-
Chief, Baltimore, Md,-"The Grand
Army of the Republic stands pre-em-
inently for purity In public affairs"
w. c. Johnson. Past Commander-in-
Caief, Cincinnati, Ohio.-"The Grand
Army of the Republic symbolizes the
highest type of true American patriot
ism, sublimated, idealized, crystal
lied"
Charles G. Burton, Commander-in-
/! Chief. Kansas City, Move stand
for the school house, the church and
the home. Every little school house
that dots the plain or nestles in the
grove, is fort; every academy Of
learning, college or university is a
garrison; every church or cathedral
with its spire pointing heavenward and
its clear ringing bell inviting men and
women to come and sit at the feet o.
Him who taught as man ne'er laugh
before, is fort, garrison and a cita
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03
DAILY BY NAIL.

One year. $500 -Four months. .siS a.
Six months -. 1.50 One month 49,. -
Entered in Keokuk postoffice as second
class matter. a,,.,ce
Postage prepaid; terms IN aa &C, <.iwa the
P. 8. s address AN and state whether It t, is "a
new or renewal order II chanse IA and
dress is desired. state both the GU '''0
new address, raor ex-
Remit by postoffice money a or Ietter or
press money order, registered iet'er "
draft at our risk. .s ~ ach
The date printed on the ADDRESS , 1I cay en-.
paper notes when the subscripIioh
pires. 4,a,r ma
pers promptly will confer iaNoA
giving notice of the fact.
Address all communications 10
THE GATE CITY COMPANi.
No. is, Norin Sixth ST., Keokuk. Iowa.
THE GATE CITY is on sale at the FOL
Hotel Keokuk, cor Third and Johnson
G. a. Rollins & Co.. 629 Main Street.
Ward Bros, 525 Main Street.
Denot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

The omnipresent dried prunes have
been eliminated from the daily menu
of the United States iackies Instead
the latter will be treated to a new
form of the fruit in compressed form,
which will be prepared for the table
by boiling 1t in thick, sweet syrup,
The change will doubtless be appre.
ciated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

Anyway, it was nice clean contest
locally, free from mud-slinging ana
SANDER 1t leaves behind 1t no sores
to tester and no breaches to heal. Inls
is something quite worth while, what
ever results may be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

According to the code of ethics laid
down by George Fitch in the columns
of the Peoria Herald Transcript, the
time to forgive your enemy is after
you have shown him how Improbable
war is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03
Wall Of the Common Man

I've shaken hands with congressman
and smoked with county clerks
Each day county judge comes out
and chins me while work
A senator stopped in to call and after
he had went
gave drink of water to a woud.
be President.
A half dozen governors have mot.
ored down this way
/ made a mayor stop last week and
pitch load of hay.
Nine legislators have fed-they we're
hungry lot,
And waiting for them to get through
a supreme justice sot.
Yes, have led a jolly life, way back
here on the farm;
Associatin' with those chaps with a
mote of harm.
But now elections coming and when
all the fun is DER,
It's going to be some lonely for anoth.
err four years more.
George Fitch In Peoria Herald.
Transcript.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

General Apathy should know better
than to assume control of he Republi-
can forces ever again The repudia-
ton of him in the closing weeks Of the
campaign was signal an complete.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

According to a New York paper,
great many merchants are of the opin-
ion that If Bryan wins they will stop
work A great many more believe
that they will have to work three
times as hard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. The
polls will remain open only few
hours more.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

The experience of an aged fisher OF
the same cognomen is likely to be
duplicated by some of the candldates
In the election today. That experience
has been told in verse as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

HOLSTERS are plentiful here" says
a Boston paper. The number in Keo-
kuk and vicinity will not be disclosed
until the election returns are in.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-03

Rush Strong is a candidate for Of
flee on the Republican ticket in Ken
lucky. He ought to be able to break
through the lines.