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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

memory the state of Iowa shall hence.
forth eagerly and earnestly esteem.
was better known to all of us than any
words could tell or history relate.
For more years than most of us have
lived he was an active factor in the
affairs of the state and nation. He
was comrade with the pioneers. He
greeted earliest corners with good
cheer and lived to say farewell to
most of them. Infinite goodness pro-
longed his life beyond the promised
three score years and ten and our
wasteful world, which always needs
the best of men, prolonged his term
OF preferment In the very face of in.
exorable law Of mans mortality. No
greater compliment or commentator
could be paid to any one
With great, unusual common sense
with kind and generous heart, with
highest purpose and with eminent
success. he served grateful people
long and well. There is no heart in
Iowa today that is not touched to sad
ness by his sudden and lamentable
departure.
John Henry Gear impressed all
men with the fellowship of human
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09
Cure for Old Aoe.

Davenport Times: The underlying
theory of the fighting # disease with
anti-toxins and serums is that one
set OF the bacilli are made to fight and
destroy the bacilli that causes the dis.
ease. IF, therefore, some friendly ba-
cillus could be found who would
stand watch in the alimentary canal
of nan to pounce uron and destroy
all disease bacilli that make their APP
pearance. how long would man be
i.--ely to live?
Professor Metchnikoff Russian
scientist. who is working the labor.
atories Of Paris, believes this friendly
bacillus exists and that if discovered
and made to stand guard. SO to speak
for man, human life could be greatly
prolonged Consequently he has an
bounced that he is going to use the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09
Hepburn, Cousins and Gear.

Marion Register: Hon. VIM. p. Hep.
burn is easily the greatest debater In
the lower house of congress. The fact
has been long conceded.
Hon. Robert G. Cousins is the peer.
less orator of the house.
Hepburn has been member from
the Eighth district for many wears
Cousins for many years rom the
Fifth. Clarinda is the home OF Hen.
burn. Upton of Cousins. If the con.
test in the Eighth gives the seat to
the Democrat who on the face OF the
returns had about 300 majority the
colonel will retire the 4th of March
the same time that Mr.. Cousins re.
tires. The Des Mones Capital re.
publishes the eulogy Mr.. Cousins pro.
nounced on Senator Gear. 1t il a
poem in prose, a gem in the political
literature of the decade. We give II
here:
1T is hardly possible for human
utterance to add anything TO the
credit OF noble life. especially among
'''~~-0 80 "--->;Ii-,.. r.;4L :.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

life. He was essentially American
The rich, the poor, the great and owly
were his friends He saw tho teare
on others cheeks and felt them nm his
own. He was always helping Others
He was one of the few in our strange
world with whom twas safe to diff.
fer. He spoke no evil of an absentee
He tried to make life easier for all
He was just and liberal and honeful
He belonged to the affirmative ele
ment of human life. the builders the
constructors, the federalists. He was
a we'll rounded practical, genuine
man, and in his nature there was
charity and tolerance as deep and
grand and liberal as the sea.
And by his side in all these years
of toll and triumph, has been the
gentle. stimulating and surviving help.
mate of his life, the mother of his
faithful, generating children, twining
all his rugged strength and character
with encourag and hope and
love, aiding him at first In humble
home and then in most exalted sta.
tons, and now bidding him to hide
III peace awaiting her in that invisible
assembly where the immortal dwell
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

Pat Grove, famed as a kidnapper,
has reformed and become an evangel-
list, Mrs. Fannie MEG. Woodmansee,
Cook county W. c. T. U. prison super.
intendent, Mrs. Barton of Evanston,
another w. G. 7. U. worker, and the
Rev. E. L. Eaton, pastor of the I'm
manuel Methodist Episcopal church of
Evanston, are credited with having
brought about his reformation. Hav-
ing been brought TO see the error of his
way Pat will now turn about and tell
the rest OF us, who never stole any
children, how we should behave.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

tional monetary commission are in a
large part responsible for this change
of sentiment in regard to the establish
ment of postal savings banks. Several
on record in favor of the government
keeping out of the banking usiness
rather than engaging in this new pol
icy. Aldrich. chairman OF the com
mission is ready to take a positive
stand against the passage of the bill
and will have the support of a large
number of senators because of the in
fuence brought to bear upon them by
the opposition of small bankers
throughout the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

Some unknown word painter has
produced the following beautiful pic
ture:
Tenderly she laid the silent white
form beside those that had gone be-
fore, She made no outcry, she did
not weep Such moment was too
precious t be spent in idle tears. But
soon there came time when it
seemed as if nature must give away.
She lifted her voice and cried loud
and long. Her cries were taken IN
by others who were near and il
echoed and re-2choed over the
grounds, Then suddenly all was still.
What was the use of it all? She
would lay another egg tomorrow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

A writer in the St. Louis Globe-Dem.
ocrat remarks it as astonishing that
no matter how much Christmas money
you have to spend ii always falls $40
or SIS short of what you need The
experience is so common that it is
difficult to see where tle element of
surprise or establishment comes in.
More people would be astonished if
they found themselves in possession
of that much surplus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

Gratis in the senate if he were a senator,
and he would lose control of tle vot-
ers of his party by his failure in the
senate. Senator Brown is satisfied
Mr.. Bryan is content to so ahead as
private citizen in control of his
party, becoming its ca~didate for
President once or twice more" This
is anything but cheerful prospect for
the Democratic party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

Governor-elect Carroll has an
nounced his intention TO appoint Col.
Guy e. Logan of Red Oak adjutant
general i! command of the national
guard of Iowa. Colonel Logan sue.
ceeds Adit Gen w H. Thrift, in
whose department he has ser7ed for
several years as assistant adjutant
general. He is Spanish-Americar
ard Philippine war veteran, having
served with the Fifty-frst regiment
throughout the Philippine campaign
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

James ] Hill. the railroad magnate.
gave out al interview in the east the
other day, in which he expressed tae
belief That Horace Greeley's advice to
the young man ito go west and grow
up with the country is as good now
as it ever was Mr. Hill was asked if
there is room in the west for another
HILL and he replied that there is
room IN the west for all the Hills
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09
The Daily Gate City

notable work in science, in an effort
to discover this much-desired friendly
little miscropic creature he believes
will be such great friend to the hui
man race. And he suggests that it
is to be found in the milk ferment so
much enjoyed as a beverage by hearty
Bulgarians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

The fact that Carrie Nation will
spend the winter in Scotland should
go far toward moderating the severity
OF the climate there at this season of
the year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

II has been noticed that people who
always kick about the Presidents
messages being too long never read
them, anyway.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

Washington advices say that Can
non is certain to be elected speaker OF
the next house of representatives. but
fight will be made TO curb his power
by changing the rules.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

A Charleston paper says that south
ern feeling over Bryan's defeat is an
imitation of grief The prosperity
that section is enjoying precludes the
possibility of the real thing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09
DAILY Ry NAIL.

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09
Mp. seNAn,a Eurl Pc

Senator Norris Brown Of Nebraska
says that BRYAN VIII not be a candi-
date for the senate. Election to the
senate" he says @woul6 make a seat
character Of him and would shear him
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

\ Chicago cynic suggests that after
having to sit and listen to Clarence
Darrov' and Raymond Robbins crate
rat Russian should be liberated. He
has had punishment enough.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

The kewanee Courier is disposed to
be conservative. 1t reserves express
sions OF congratulations TO Miss Elkins
until it is sure the whole deaf is of.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09
keokuk, Iowa -. December 9, 1908.

Muscatine saloons-but there are no
saloons in Muscatine. The bootlegger
is having his inning there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

The Dave por, Democrat suggests
that Nord Alexis ought to have sent a
watermelon convoy around TO the
rec. OF that rebel army which goes
to show TIL the Democrats hind
sight is better than Nerd Alexis, fore-
sight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

The suggestion has BEEN offered
that in revising the tariff it would be
well to put duty on French noble.
men In case such an impost is laid
it should be on a per capita basis. An
al valorem duty wouldn't add any
thing to the public revenues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

The use of the metric system of
weights and measures will be compul-
sorry in the Philippines after the first
of next year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09
NOTES AND COMMENT.

NV AMI SOWWENi
The corn exposition that opens a
! Omaha this week contains over 500
individual exhibits from twenty-eigh
/ states.
1 The use of the metric system Of
weights and measures will be compul
sorry in the Philippines after the first
of next year.
A portrait of the late C. E. Perkins
founder of the Burlington railway. is
to be placed in the states historical
department.
The Sioux City Journal notices that
it seems to be popular fad these days
to build up a congressional delegation
from the bottom.
China's new ruler is only three years
old. However as the Toledo Blade
points out, many kid has done lot
of ruling at that tender age.
we have fancied all along" says
the Charles City Intelligencer, that
the fight on Mr.. Cannon was more
newspaper talk than anything else"
The officials of the city of Stanton,
Va. have called in a business man
ager to run the city, and he is said to
be improving the service and saving
money.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat sug-
gests that some persuasion should be
used to prevent all the people who
bust up in business" from starting 4
restaurant
When Colonel Hepburn serves no.
tice of contest Br'er Jameson may
lay in provisions and ammunition suf-
ficient for a sustained siege" says the
Sioux City Journal.
knowledge is money as we'll as
power" says the Orange City Herald.
THE man who knows his business
thoroughly makes more profit than
one who is always guessing
The Britt Tribune believes that II
the biennial elections law were to be
submitted to the people again they
would probably return to yearly cleo.
tons. ut costs at least twice hs
much" the Tribune asserts, "to run
the elections and primaries as under
the old plan"
men who recently signed what they
presumed were membership cards in
some collection agency, with head
quarters at Omaha, Nebraska, have
now been called upon to pay various
sums named in notes, which the sup
posed membership has turned out to
be.
Attorney General Bonaparte. In an
opinion rendered TO the secretary of
agriculture. has defined what is
a real compound as relates to
whisky The attorney general says
that in any such mixture there must
be enough whisky to make it real
compound and not mere semblance
of one" Such mixture, in the opin-
ion of the attorney general, may be
fairly called whisky. provided the
name is accompanied by the word
compound or compounded" and
provided statement of the presence
of another spirit is included in sub
stance in the title
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

The corn exposition that opens at
Omaha this week contains over 5000
individual exhibits from twenty-eight
states.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

A portrait of the late C. E. Perkins.
founder of the Burlington railway, is
to be placed in the states historical
department.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

light than when he thus expressed him
self
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

The Sioux City Journal notices that
it seems to be popular fad these days
to build up congressional delegation
from the bottom.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

China's new ruler is only three years
old However as the Toledo Blade
points out, many a kid has done lot
of ruling at that tender age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

we have fancied all along" says
the Charles City Intelligencer, that
the fight on Mr.. Cannon was more
newspaper talk than anything else
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-09

The officials of the city of Stanton,
Va. have called in business man
ager to run the city, and he is said to
be improving the service and saving
money.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-21
Baltimore Apple Bread.

Dissolve at night one-half COM
pressed yeast cake in cup Of milk
that has been heated to the boiling
point, then cooled to lukewarm. Sift
together'a pound bread flour and three
heaping tablespoonfuls sugar. Rub
in with it two.thirds cup butter, add
the milk and dissolve yeast cake with
three weIl:beaten eggs, and stir and
beat with wooden spoon until the
dough is blistered. Cover and set
oyer nightsin warm place The next
day roll the dough out in rlSo cakes,
each about half an inch thick. Spread
the lower one with tart apple sauce.
then butter the other slightly and lay
over it and let them rise together
about half an hour. Bake in moderate
oven until the bread is well done.
When taken from the oven spread with
more tart, tender apple sauce that has
been put through a colander, dredge
with sugar and set back in the oven to
glaze. Serve hot. BY using a whole
yeast cake the time Of the first rising
may be shortened so that the bread
may be set and baked the same day
Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-21
CROP CONDITIONS.

Washington, Specialize corn
crop condition on October 1st was 17.8
per cent, spring wheat quality SS1
per cent, total production of spring
wheat was indicated as 233,O90,O00,
the yield per acre averaging 1872
bushels, combined production spring
and winter wheat indicated as about
659,030,O00 bushels of 1914 per cent.
quality and the oat crop quality was
81.3 per cent, the production being
7s9,161, 900 bushels with yield per
acre averaging 24.9 bushels according
to the Department of Agriculture
crop report issued Wednesday,.
The corn condition is against ten
year average on October 1st Of 1877.
The average yield of spring wheat is
against a six-year average of $50.
The final estimate Of average yield Of
oats per acre is against ten-year
average of 29.S and quality SCI fol
ten years.
The decline in condition Of corn
during September was about two per
cent, as compared with an average
decline the past ten years of 1.6 per
cent. In Southern corn States the
condition on October LIST and ten-year
average, respectively, of corn fol-
lows:
Texas SO and 70; Georgia "a and
80; Kentucky rs and SO; Tennessee
80 and 80; Alabama SO and 80; North
Carolina SO and 80; Arkansas 70 apd
II; Mississippi 81 and rs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-21
LYDIA E. PINKHA.M

No other medicine has been sd
successful in relieving the suffering
of women or received SO many gen]
uine testimonials as has Lydia Fl
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
In every community you will find
women who have been restored I'd
health by Lydia e. PinLham's Vegi
etable Compound. Almost every
one you meet has either been benel
fted by it, or has friends who haYeI
In the Pinkham Laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, anywomananyd daymayI
see the files containing over one mil
lion one hundred thousand letters
from Swomen seeking health, and
here are the letters in which they
openly state over their own sigma
lures that they were cured by Lydia
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
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Lydia. E. Pnkham's Vegetable
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The reason why Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is Sc
successful is because it contains m1
gradients which act directly upon
the feminine organism, restoring it|
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Women who are suffering from
those distressing ills peculiar to their
sex should not lose sight of these
facts or doubt the ability of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to restore their health.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-21

A delicious salad combines cream
cheese, green peppers, string beans,
and lettuce. To prepare the filling
take as small cooked string beans as
you can get, and have them as tender
as possible; mix them with some
cream cheese. Have green peppers
as nearly the same size as possible,
open them at the top, and remove the
inside. Cut them at the bottom so
they will stand up, and fill them with
the beans mixed with French dressing.
On the top Of each pepper put a spoon
full of cream cheese and set the pep
pers on lettuce leaves.-New York
Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-21
NOT A MIRACLE
just Plain Cause and Effect.

There are some quite remarkable
things happening every day, which
seem almost miraculous.
Some persons would not believe
5 that a man could suffer from coffee
drinking so severely as to cause spells
OF unconsciousness. And to find COM
plete relief In changing from coffee
to Postum Is well worth recording.
Il used to be great coffee drink
er, 80 much so that it was killing me
by inches. My heart became SO weak
I would fall and lie unconscious for
an hour alta time. The spells caught
me sometimes two or three times a
day.
My friends, and even the doctor,
told me it was drinking coffee that
caused the trouble. l would not be-
lieve 1t. and still drank coffee until ]
could not leave my room.
Then my doctor, who drinks Pos.
tum himself, persuaded me to stop
coffee and try Postum. After much
hesitation concluded to try it. That
was eight months ago. Since then ]
have had but few of those spells,
none for more than four months.
81 feel better, sleep better and am
better every way. now. drink moth
ing but Postum and touch no coffee,
and as am seventy years of age all
ny friends think the Improvement
quite remarkable"
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellyille. !" In pkgs.
Ever read theabove letter? A new
ecsie appears from time to time. I'hey
A 8! geanine, srnr, and full Of human
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-21
Gets 20 Years For Murder.

Reading, Pa, special.-Abraham
Rosenthal, Of Philadelphia, who was
convicted month ag Of the murder
of Lewis B. Clawson, a wealthy shirt
manufacturers, was denied new
trial in court and sentenced to 20
years Imprisonment. He appeared
as if stunned for time, but quickly
recovered his composure. Clawson:
who was Rosenthal's brother-in-law.
was mureded in his Office last Febru-
ary. Rosenthal fled and was cap
tured in Oklahoma. Rosenthal is
about 80 years old.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-10-21
creamed Onions.

Peel a quart of medium sized white
onions, cover with boiling water, add
ing teaspoonful Of salt for each
quart Of water.
Boil rapidly ten minutes with the
cover partly off, then drain and cover
again with fresh boiling water. Cook
until tender but not broken, drain and
add milk to cover Qt will take about
half cup for every six onions). SIM
mer until quite done, then thicken with
tablespoonful butter rubbed smooth
with tablespoonful feur. Add salt
and pepper to taste, cook, stirring all
the time until the sauce is creamy and
thickened, then pour into hot dish
to serve. A change may be made by
turning the onions, sauce and all into
a serving dish that can go into the
oven, covering with buttered cracker
crumbs, then baking until brown. Still
another variation is to cover the top
of the cracker crumbs with grated
cheese. Onions cooked In this way
will be found very delicate and moi
odorous.-New York Tribune.