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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
cause or prevent tronbIe.

prevent trouble.
NO CORPORATION SHOULD BE PERMITTED LAW
A SHARE OF STOCK THAT DOES NOT STAND
CASH AND CERTIFIED EXAMINATION.
Ii have Hawaiian the
hump Uncle Sans back doubtless will look out for
them
1t be that the japanese situation demands
preparations In fact do object progress our
keeping up with the procession, but | CANNOT AVOID RE
GREETING that national policy, instead Of going
islands, did in the direction of extending boundaries
the United States FROM THE PANAMA CANAL TO THE
ARCTIC OCkAN-no by conquest, of course but by FRIEND
SHIP, ALLIANCE CONCORD AND INAUGURATION If
Mexico and Canada Union there would be no nece
sy of fleets Even is what country would venture
attack u.s.
DO NOT CONSIDER PROVINCE OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POWERS THAT AS A
MATTER OF THE LAW OF THE LAND, APPERTAN THE
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
The Superstitious Man,

he was superstitious man,
Who loved a pretty maid
He woed her long, but still to pop
The question he delayed.
At last resolved TO know his fate,
Beneath the moons pale sheen
He started forth. but soon recalled
The date-it was thirteen
Returning to his little rooms,
IF l should ask her 10,
Upon this hoodoo date" he cried,
Shed surely answer no!
Tomorrow Is the fourteenth; then
I'll sally forth again
To win her promise, and l feel
1t will not be in vain
30. dressed with most exceeding care,
Next evening forth he went
And, kneeling at her feet, lmplored
The maiden's sweet consent
Alas. his superstition got
A fearful Jolt instead
ED Bates proposed last night, and
Accepted him." she said.
Minnie Irving In New YSrk HERALD
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
Good Ad.

The Midget-H Hello. Mary. Now that
the show season is over, are you going
to loaf all summer?
The Fat Lady-WcI | should say
not, Gaspard. | have a contract from
a country boarding house to sit in the
railroad station when the train comes
in and advertise the table.-Pittsbur
ppst
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

If any one has come across a young
man with Top shoulder and pair of
bow legs and answering to the name
of French. please forward particulars
at once. His hcartbrokcn father is
here ut the Gulch and wants to know
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
Before the Scran.

so that dude in the grand stand
said | umpired a stiff game. did he?"
questioned the vain umpire
well, he didn't exactly use those
words replied the messenger boy.
But he said something similar?"
yes; he said you umpired like
stiff Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

wanted here, BO. Notify your feet to
get busy with your shoes and pedal
hard"
Il presume you are trying to urge me
TO go away" suggested VintOn coldly.
You've got a fine presumer." COM
mended Brady. Gear it up a little
higher. Its runnin' too slow"
Il am grateful Tor your advice said
NintOn with sarcasm that appeared to
be lost upon the other. but it is not
my intention to take myself off until
Miss Darcy signifies TO me that my
presence here is unwelcome"
You heard her say that you made
her tired" reminded Brady. BE a
nice little boy. Bo. and go play in the
next yard. There's a fine cellar door
there. Go slide down it,"
Ninton looked iuquiringly at Dollie,
but she made no sign Brady was dis
playing now Phrase Of his many sided
character and she found it rather in
teresting. Nnton, too. puzzled her,
and she wanted to see what he would
do
Sbo b,d NOT lo,,.- -, ,,.,;t f,u nth
= final apno,I tn ,.I,a ,,..,iI, ,,of,ro h Ll,
feet hurt him and he couldn't, Brady
advanced toward his antagonist.
Short and sharp was the encounter.
Brady struck first. and Ninton, nothing
lpnf IA rasNlnla1 IN lao 81
nrimaI Instinct vas aroused and thov
foroht r,. t1,o f,,...,. - -,
men IN the stone aoa f,raht
For fine mo.na,.t Nfr,,I, f,r,-,+ mol
lies presence foroor aver,tbino. ovco,,+
his dasfrs fo o,.o,,r, +,,,. I,I,,,.
BRADY had .ib,ed of hi. .,l,sso.. o4
fbe Are, sion If t,,,,i.r, and ha ,,.a..
somewhat a, a dis,d,..r,,oa lint fa.
al If that be had tI,l hose 80 4,, cabs,
tbougb yirt,, b,l to-, l,a,.in,, L..
sons from nm old ob.,pnion and ,,a.,
accounted moro tr,o,, or.1i,,,,.;,,. AN
fuI ot tho oa,,o
They were ON . st,.f, If ,ho hoo.h
little fraou.ntsd il, tho n,,,,f,,ror,l t,a.
enro,,nr,r. .,r,,.,,.I ~, .,,..,',;",, =,
five minutes yint,p WIS dawn ami ont
and DoIria v,. l.DooIfr,r ho,iIa l,f.,
in the sand saaI,ipo. T., ro.t,ro him, ta
consciousness lie o,opod his ovo,
presently ard smiled into D,,rio... ,,,,
ions faca
"I,s arI ri,,l,r o, h, ..,,l ,,,,.,,.
"'Tbat It.ro r,r.r. ,,,l.,, of ,.a,,,s
has the SIKH or q rror,..fo,,,I n,.;1o
frb+or"
"Sura'- assental I,-,1,. evan v.,s
coin' some no I'm, rorr. ro,,n,n, was
too fast ryad To H., +lo ,,,,o,,.,. Nm
m9pea,or ninth ma o,.,. wont a., tho
blink and had to r,,l, for s,,,otr,i,,,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
Americans Have and
Want Too Much.
BY Bishop FREDERICK BURGESS the Protestant Epsc
of Long Island

by Bishop FREDERICK BURGESS the
@M Americans have altogether much Our men are
AL GREEDY FOR WEALTH, and thew will sacrifice
WV honor truth and nobility get Our women are not
contented unless their HOUSES ARE GRAINED
OF costly rugs and tapestries and they vie with
the cost of their toilets and amount spent unon e b
children are brought the midst of the WORST KIND OF
SNOBBISHNESS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
A FIuetuatinu Fortune.

About how much do you figure that
you are worth?' asked the old time
friend.
How do | know" replied Mr.. Cum
rox. Mother and the girls have join
ID bridge whist Washington
Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
His Days Of Prosperity.

You haven't always been hobo,
take it"
NO, sir. | can remember the time
when could pay for room at a hotel
and had watch and pocketbook to
leave under the pillow York
Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
Not Too Loud.

Mother-You should have given an
alarm when that bold young Staylate
kissed you last night.
Daughter (demurey)-I did give one
Big Brother-Humph. 1t must have
been a still alarm. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

The editor of the Blue Hills Ban
ner called us liar over the telephone
the other day. Three hours later.
when we appeared in Blue Hills with
a calling card in our hand. the man
had been gone into the mountains for
two hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

\ FAIK OF BUW LEGS.
what has become Of him. If any of
the cowboys around here hung him
for horse stealing, forward particulars
just the same 1t will ease the fathers
mind to know that his son was not
drowned in some river or smothered
in a Snowdrift
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

In shooting at jim Cummings the
other day an individual from Mon
tana named Waterford killed valua-
bic broncho belonging to Silas Will
liams. The man is in Jail, and even if
he pays the price Of the broncho the
jury viii want to know by what right
critter like him is carrying gun
around. No wonder Arizona is re-
fused statehood. NJ. QUAD.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

The money stringency that struck
the country last fall has had no effect
whatever on Giveadam Gulch. There
was only a dollar or two in the town,
and that has been circulating from
hand to hand to give everybody a fair
show. Another dollar is expected next
month, and then we shall probably
have a real estate boom.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

We had nothing against Mr.. Thomas
Weed. but when his wife gave a birth
day party and left us out in order to
administer a social snub we communi-
Gated with a sheriff in Pennsylvania,
and Mr.. Weed went back east last
week to finish the balance of his term
in prison. We are not Il cantankcrous
cHsS, hut we are the head OF society
in This town. and any attempt to rub
ii in on Us will Witness the departure
of some well known citizen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

just the same. 1t will ease the fathers
mind to know that his son was not
drowned in some river or smothered
in Snowdrift
Numerous subscribers are writing us
to ask what candidate we propose to
support at the coming presidential
election. As postmaster of Giveadam
Gulch we wish to hold our Job. and
we shall be in no hurry to come out
and swing cur hat. Bread and butter
first, patriotism next
Our esteemed contemporary announc-
ed in column article last week that
he would cheerfully lead a party to
pull us up to the limb of a tree After
straining his intellect to make the an
nOunccment he borrowed money for a
trip to Salt Lake and proposes to be
gone a month
Colonel John Sloat of Big Y ranch
called on us the other day and insisted
that the Kicker pick a fuss with ia
pan. Because We refused to do it he
stopped his paper and went away mad
We have had to gently shoot the colo
mel three different times in the last
four years to keep him in the harness,
and it looks as if we should have to
bore him again.
The HellsO Opera House closed its
season last Saturday night with Tn
Gle Tom 5 Cabin" 1t was dramatic
close. The boys shot out all the lights,
three actors had their shoe heels shot
off, and the company started the next
morning to walk the distance to Flor
ence. We are theatrical people at
the GulCh. but sometimes we grow
most too enthusiastic.
Some of the papers in this territory
are making fun of our presidential
boom and asking where it is. Don't
sweat your collars, gentlemen We
have started out to be president of the
United States, and though it may take
a little time we shall get there in the
end If we don't catch the measles
W AT IOL Tue udIh uOESt.
Mr.. Buffalo Johnson, who imagines
himself Il holy terror. was notified by
the vigilance committee last Sunday
evening to leave the Gulch within six
hours. He got out with five and half
hours to spare, and the tracks he made
in going We're five feet apart When
it's up to a western man it's beautiful
to see him hustle
One George Henderson of Utah got
1t into his head that it was his duty to
remove us to another sphere, and on
Monday morning he called in at our
sanctum to do the little act. After he
had fired five shots at US we took
hand In the game, and George Is now
In the hospital and a doctor is looking
for the bullet in his shoulder. He an
ticipated an easy victory and a crown
OF laurels and is somewhat disappolnt-
ed at the outcome.
Jim Hellso which is us, does not
hold fourteen different elective and ap-
pontive offices, as some of the papers
announce. We hold only seven, and
we don't know where on earth to scare
up another. Some newspaper men may
think 1t duty to edit their papers
from the poorhouse, but we don't be-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

Jim Hellso, which is us, does not
hold fourteen different elective and ap-
pointive offices, as some Of the papers
announce. We hold only seven. and
we don't know where on earth to scare
up another Some newspaper men may
think 1t a duty to edit their papers
from the poorhouse, but we don't be-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
LIVELY KICKER ITEMS
Always Something Doing In the
Land of GiVeadam GuICh.
SEEKS LOP SHOULDER MAN.

Editor Jim Heliso Wants to Know as
to His Whereabouts In Order TO Ease
the Mind Of a Heartbroken Father
Other Important News.
Copyright, 1903. by 7. c. McClureI
Henry Shine and William Davis Of
Lone Jack had a dispute last Satur-
day as to the weight of Secretary
Taft, and guns were drawn and eight
shots fired. When shyster lawyers
shoot at each other no one is hurt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

Numerous subscribers are writing us
to ask what candidate we propose to
support at the coming presidential
election. As postmaster of Giveadam
Gulch we wish to hold our job. and
we shall be in no hurry to come out
and swing cur hat Bread and butter
first, patriotism next.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

long to the bunch. When we work for
the country at large We expect to get
our dollar a day and board and lodg-
ings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

Mr.. Charles Harrison, representa-
tive of a waterworks system, returned
TO Chicago yesterday after a stay Of
four weeks in the town. He came to
see about putting in waterworks. but
as he saw only one gallon of water
used during his stay he became dis
couTaged and went his way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

Our esteemed contemporary announc-
ed in column article last week that
he would cheerfully lead a party to
pull us up to the limb of a tree. After
straining his intellect to make the an
nounccment he borrowed money for
trip to Salt Lake and proposes to be
gone month
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20
United States Should Expand
From Panama to the Arctic.

OliLD power great thing but Capitalization of powc
is fraught with danger. incline to the belief that it
the bankers rather than the system (of currency tn;
cause prevent trouble
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-20

Some of the papers in this terrific
are making fun of our PRESIDENT
boom and asking where it is. Dor
sweat your collars, gentlemen. "
have started out to be president of Il
United States, and though it may ia
little time we shall get there in t
end if we don't catch the measlt
Wait for the dark horse
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28

Ruby File and Noah File were shot by
the Willefords at the home of their
father, Charles B. File, seven miles
northwest of Greenville. at 10 O'Clock
last night. Ruby File died two hours
later. Noah File will recover.
While the families are reticent as
to the cause, the shooting IS said to be
the result of trouble between Sam
File and sister of the Willeford boys.
The friends of the Willeford. however.
claim it was because of debt of s125
that Sam File owed George Willeford.
The coroner's jury today held Geo.
Willeford responsible for the death of
Ruby File, and the officers are making
every effort to locate him. Sheriff Joe
Brown is in St Louis searching for
Willeford and all the police chiefs of
neighboring cities have been asked to
keep watch for him John Willeford
is in jail, and with his is his brother
James, VINO was not present at the
time of the shooting, but who is held
until the preliminary examination,
which will be held tomorrow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
interesting Comparison of the Num-
Der of Licenses issued in
keokuk For Many
Years.
THERE HAS BEEN 2e1
All Past Years Will Probably be
Exceeded Excepting Last Year.
Which Was Record
Breaker.

With few more days of the year
yet to hear from the record of Keokuk
weddings for the year, promises to
exceed that of any former v ars with
the exception of last year, there being
sol licenses issued in 1907.
The day after Christmas, there had
been POI licenses issued so far this
year. which lacked but one more for
the week to bring the list up to that
of any previous year excepting the
record breaking 1907.
Up to December &c. marriage IL
cense No. SS16 had been issued, bur
in looking over the records. it was
found that back in 1898. the clerk
made mistake in numbering the
pages and added just 400 too many,
so that there have been but 1916 IL
censes issued.
BY way of comparison it may be in
teresting to give the number of Ii.
censes issued in Keokuk each year fo-
the past IS years, the record being as
follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
ANOTHER SORROW
IN THE FAMILY
Death Comes to the Schikan Home
at Rock Island and Takes
Mrs. Dena Prescott

The following from the Davenport
Democrat will be of interest to the
many Keokuk friends of the schikan
family, former residents OF this city:
Christmas morning brought sor.
row instead of JOY to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Philiu
schikan, 1884 Third avenue.
Rock Island. for just as the dawn
turned to rose color the feecy clouds
in the eastern sky, the spirit of one Of
the daughters of the home took its
flight. Mrs. Dena Prescott, i'll for the
past year and confined to her couch
for three months past lived just I'M
TIL the day was ushered in and then
the last good bye was said and with
her relatives was left only the mem
DRY of her patient spirit and the low
Ing companionship that had been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
ENTERTAINMENT
GIVEN BY CHURCH
Superintendent of Primary Class En-
tertained Mothers and Chill
dren Saturday.

On Saturday afternoon at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church Miss Anna
Ritter, the capable and efficient SUI
perintendent of the primary class in
the Sunday School, gave a reception
to the members of the class, the
Cradle Roll" and their mothers.
There were about one hundred and
fifty present, who greatly enjoyed the
festivities. The assembly room was
beautifully decorated, with green
festooning and gay colored Christmas
bells and other emblems of the sea.
son. A short appropriate program was
rendered consisting OF prayer by the
pastor Rev. j. W. Potter. Singing and
Rotations by the children. The
children wore red tissue paper caps
with the legend wv A." which trans
lated meant Wide Awake And
surely no children ever better deserv-
ed the name. After the program. pop
corn bricks. neatly done up in colored
paper We're distributed and also book
lets TO each member of the class and
cradle roll.
A jollier time could not be imagined
The charming naivete OF the children
the pure fun unalloyed. made the old
folks children again; and it would
have taxed you to decide who was
most delighted. the old people or the
children.
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Potter con
tributed much TO the enjoyment OF the
occasion by their presence and help
fitness. Miss Ritter is a rare teacher
of children, because she has gen
uine love for them. It was great
treat TO see her tact and motherly
sweetness in ler treatment OF the lit
tie ones. She was perfectly al home
and in her happiest mood. The COM
munity owes q debt OF gratitude to all
these religious teachers Of children
and youth who will certainly impress
their minds which are like wax TO i'm
press and marble 10 retain. AS the
children were dismissed candy cane
was given to each one. The chill
dren danced for very JOY as they re-
ceived them. Miss Ritter is giving
herself TO the training of the children
under her care, most unselfishly
There will no doubt be harvest Of
characters OF goodness and purity
from her efforts TO supplement the re-
ligious training of the home.
Long may she live to bless our city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
The Stomach Does
Not Cause Dyspepsia
Neither Will it Cure it Because the
Lack of Gastric Juices
Prohibit Relief.

The stomach is a strong, powerful
organ, which is composed of muscles
of great strength. 1t is filed during
digestion with gastric juices which.
when the stomach, extending and COM
pressing the food, dissolves it and
separate the nourishment from the
waste matter. If, however. these gas
trio juices are lacking. the stomach
is not capable of digesting its food
because it has not the tools with which
to work successfully.
The gastric juices when in per-
feet state do away with all foul doors,
fermentation and decay, reduce the
food to disintegrated mass and the
stomach then presses it into the in
testines where another form of diges-
ton takes place. Then the intestines
take from this mass of food all that IS
nourishing and give it to the blood.
The waste matter is thrown from the
system
If instead of nourishment the in
testines receive impure deposits COM
bined with poisonous and imperfect
gastric juice, it can be readily seen
that they must turn such imperfect
nourishment into the blood. The
blood then being unable to give each
part of the body that which ii requires.
becomes impoverished and disease is
spread broadcast.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets corrects
such condition at once If the gas
trio juices are lacking and imperfect
these tablets do their work just the
same. They build up the elements in
the juice which are lacking and
move those elements which cause dis
turbance.
Meat, grains. fluids, vegetables and
delicacies, in fact each portion OF a
large meal have been placed in a glass
vial and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
have digested them to perfect fluid
Just as healthy stomach would do.
A large complex, hearty meal holds
no terrors for dyspeptic if Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets are used. Abnormal
eating, late dinners, rich foods cause
i'll effects to the stomach. but when
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are used
one may eat when and what one will
without danger of dyspepsia or dis
comfort.
Forty thousand physicians endorse
and prescribe stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets and every druggist carries them
in stock, price SOC Send US your
name and address and we will send
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
Marked For Cesth,

Three years ago was marked sor
death. A graveyard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces Doctors failed
to help me, and hope had fed. when
my husband got DR.. Kings New Dis.
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Bac KY. The first desc helped me
and iproveme- Is kept on until | had
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for coughs and colds and lung and
throat diseases. 1t prevent pneumon
ia. Sold under guarantee at Milkin
son & Cos and j. Kiedaisch & sons
drug store. SOC and s1.oo. Trial bottle
free.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-28
One Hundred and Fifty Nine Post
Cards Were Sent to the
Dead Letter Office
Today.
TINsELED CARD DON'T GO
Unless it is First Placed in an
Envelope and the Stamp
Placed on the En-
veIope.

After all that was said in the news
papers and information from the gov
eminent had said time and again not
to send tinseled cards through the
mail without first enclosing them in an
envelope. 159 cards had to be sent to
the dead letter Office in Washington
today partly through the neglect of the
sender in sending tinseled cards with
out first enclosing them. Other rea-
sons for the cards not going to their
destination was because of the adj.
dress on the card or envelope being
insufficient and street number or
town and in some cases the state
being left entirely out of the addrecs.
There are also about seventy-five
cards in the office at present which
will be sent to the dead letter Office on
next Monday unless the sender calls
and pays the proper amount of pos
tage due on the envelope or card.
Notices are sent out by the govern
ment to call at the Office and pay the
postage due or the cards will be sent
On Monday to the dead letter office the
same as the tinseled cards and those
that had insufficient address en- them.
The papers have said too, not to
place the stamp on the card and then
place the card inside the envelope as
the stamp cannot be cancelled unless
placed on the envelope. yet a num-
Der of cards were found inside the
envelope with the stamp on the card
In the light tissue envelopes that
are given at the book dealers or from
whom the cards are purchased, there
is little round hole in the corner of
. these envelopes just a little larger
than a stamp so that the stamp could
! be put On the card and leave it I'M
covered so that the cancelling machine
could strike it off but the government
found that in many cases the stamper
or cancelling machine failed to can
cell the stamp SO an order was issued
to place the stamps on the envelope
when the cards were sent this way
instead of on the card