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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that
may develop into pneumonia over
night are quickly cured by Foley's
Honey and Tar, as it soothes in
famed membranes, heals the lungs,
and expels the cold from the system.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10
CITY NEWS
Read The Daily Gate City.

Read The Daily Gate City.
-Ayres & Sons sell fine diamonds
low because they import them.
If you wish to rent or buy or sell
use Gate City want.
John Maggie has been looking after
business matters in Dubuque for sew
eral days.
"A new drop light has been placed
in the county recorders office. The
light consisting of very handsome
lamp, it has been nailed down to the
desk in order to keep anyone from
carrying it away as a souvenir.
The approach of Christmas brings
thoughts of the poor to the minds of
many people and arrangements are be-
ing made by many organizations and
private individuals to see that some
poor family has Christmas treat this
month
Farmers who intend to hold pub
lie sales should not fail to use space
in The Gate City. This paper has a
wide circulation in the towns and on
the rural routes and in order to have
a successful public sale it is necessary
to have an audience and the way to
get an audience is to advertise and
the place to advertise is in The Gate
City
B. Atkins, aged So, and his little
girl, aged years, stopped over night
at the police station. They are on
their way to Hannibal and had gotten
this far from Cumberland, Md. AL
though most of the journey has been
made by train, they have been stop
ping at police stations en- route and
are drumming their way across the
country. The little girl refused to
sleep away from her father, although
Jailer Ferguson wanted to have her
sleep in his apartments SO she and
her father We're placed on the second
floor of the jail. They left for Han
nibal this morning after breakfast.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10
Medicine That is Medicine.

81 have suffered a good deal with
malaria and stomach complaints, but
! have now found :. remedy that
keeps me well and that remedy is
Electric Blttcrs; a medicine that is
medicine for stomach ar liver tror.
bles. and for run down conditions,
saws w. c. Kiestler, of Halliday, Ark.
Electric Bitters purify and enrich the
blood, tone up the nerves, and impart
vigor and energy to the weak. Your
money will be refunded if it fails to
help you. soc at Wilkinson & Cos
and J. Kiedaisch & sor's drug store
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10

A small dose is effective and quickly because
Kodol is liquid.
Nature administers herperfect digester in liquid
form.
And that is why Kodol is liquid.
The point make is this:
kodol is a scientific combination of elements
the loss of which is the of indigestion.
Kodol makes up the loss,
Please try it today at our risk.
1t means more than relief 1t means that tho
stomach will do its work far sooner than
you'll expect
kodol digests all the food you eat
Eat what you want and let kodol digest it.
You don't have to take Kodo all the time
You take 1t only when you need it.
Our Guarantee
Get dollar bottle of Kodol, and do it today
Don't delay. And if you can honestly say that
you did not receive any benefits from it after you
have used the entire bottle, the druggist will re-
fund your money to you without question or
delay. We will pay the druggist the price of the
bottle purchased by you.
Don't hesitate.
Any druggist will give you Kodol on these
terms, because he knows our guarantee is good
The S1.00 bottle contains 2h times as much az
the SOC bottle.
Kodo is prepared at the laboratories Of E. G.
Dewitt & Co, Chicago
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10
KOdOl
For Dyspepsia and Indigestion

suffer from Indigestion Dyspepsia; ANNOYED with ga.
the stomach unes after eating behg
few doses of Kodo wiire
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10
s4eo Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has ben able
to cure in all its stages, and that is Ca
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitu,
tional disease, requires a constitutional
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
thereby sestroying the foundation OF
the disease. and giving the patien,
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that i,
fails to cure Send for list of testimon-
ials.
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10
|IE HOLIDAY
| SHOPPING SEASON
.,.ds Are Increasing Daily at
j. Keokuk stores and Bust
ness is Becoming
Better.
lave SPLENDID STOCKS
!. Retail stores Of keokuk Offer
Every Inducement For the
shopper to Patronize
Them.

Tho holiday shopping season has
.,meuced and each day sees larger
ssds of shoppers on. the street than
n day before.
Tho Keokuk retail stores have their
l,idav stocks complete and arranged
convenient way for showing off
!. many beautiful things on sale and
show windows have been decor
IA in keeping with the time of year
m mistletoe, holly and other holiday
.arations which tend to beautify
n windows.
christmas will come two weeks
A,r tomorrow and there are but a
mpn shopping days remaining until
ii gladsome day. Many people have
4 turned hand yet in the way of
skiing their selections, while others
E,ra commenced early and have quite
rood deal of their work completed.
The early shopper is the one who
Teiyes the greatest benefit. for they
1--we the first pick of the stocks and
ire more time to make selections.
N one who puts the matter off until
last minute, finds hours Of work
tgded into minutes and usually has
very unsatisfactory time of it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10
Rush Next Week.

The rush will be on in earnest next
Hses and the stores will be crowded
Nh day and evening up until the
Esht before Christmas. The stores
bin commence adding extra clerks
,sr week in order to wait on the
sstomers and many of them will be-
Id keeping open after supper in or
1T TO accommodate the people.
But few out of town shoppers are
irving in the city this week, but they
sa begin coming soon. Many peo-
III ume here for their holiday shop
,aon account of the excellent stocks
ared and the reasonable prices
aarged
The rush at the postoffice and the
EXPRESS Offices has already commenced
b become evident and increased mum.
sf Of packages are arriving and de.
PARTING, giving forecast of what is to
bone. The real busy time at these
PAGES will come next week when pack
yes for distance will have to be
|firted in order to reach their destina
na on time.
To those who have failed to do any
xapping yet, the columns of The Gate
Gig TEEN with suggestions, for Keo
Hs stores are advertising their holi
~ attractions and the paper almos
Sy evening will act as great hell
hose who are perplexed as to wha'
get There are SO many things
zach make acceptable presents, tina
IS often a problem as to what tt
wing home on the shopping trip.
There are many new things on th'
lafket this season, especially in thu
~ OF toys and from the great stock
new toys being shown in the city
aAta Calus must have been a pref
busy old fellow during the summe
bis workshop has turned out ;
ssa many new and novel things t
wight the children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10

Foley's Orino Laxative cures chron-
ic constipation and stimulates the
liver. Orino regulates the bowels so
they will act naturally and you do not
have to take purgatives continuously.
Wilkinson & Co. and j. F. Kiedaisch
e Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-10
Children are Easy.

The holiday shopper does not have
\ worry and plan out very much in
scuring presents for children, but
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
vINcITIA LODGE AT woRK.
Put One Candidate Through Third
Rank at Essex Junction.

Essex Junction, March 20.--The first
meeting this year OF the Knights 81
Pythias in district No. A was held here
last evening in the Mansfield lodge.
Nincitia lodge of Barre conferred the
third rank in the long form upon one
candidate. About 125 knights were
present including the following grand
lodge officers: Grand Vice. chancellor,
&, NJ Wiley, Barre; grand keeper of
records and seals c. r. O. Tinker, Sc.
u hnsbury, grand master Of the ex-
chequer f. w. Both, Essex Junction /;
grand trustee, G. s. Towne, Richmond,
and District Deputy Grand Chancellor
Guy w Bailey, Essex Junction. At the
close Of the meeting a chicken pie sup
Ter was served in the halls after which
speeches were made by prominent Py-
thians and there was singing BIZ the
members Of the order This meeting
which win be recorded as one of the
events Of the Pythian calendar, was
called by the D. D. G. G., G. W. Bailey,
and the committee OF arrangements was
i. W. Booth, Ray A. Hard and Dan NJ.
johnson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21

Some Of the Virtues Aseribsd 10 It and
One Way to Make Il,

AU0 way ~ tNf+N 49,
HoIlanders use enormous quantities
Of mustard ana thrive on the condi.
menf. There Is small spot in Oyerys-
sci, think 1t Is near Goor. where the
land slopes gently down to the river
Ijgel and is brown gray clay. This 4.
fashioned into the cutest little jugs
you ever saw. holding about a put
each, aud the genuine Dutch mustard,
made only In that pocket borough. ac-
cording to a secret process handed
down for many generations, is hermet-
icaily sealed therein II will keep for
years aud IL as delicious as the finest
CONNECTION. II IS butter, cheese and
ccndiment TO the HolIanders who ear
afford 1t. And there Is no other place
on earth whore that mustard can be
bought.
You might ask, why do the Hol-
landers eat so much mustardY The
answer is; The Holland mustard Is
most delightful stomach stimulant. 1T
makes the food slide down" 1t cures
the worst cases Of dyspepsia. 1t keeps
the liver IN fine shape. It is an anti
dote for the most deadly poison cor
rosive sublImate. 1t is Ia large doses
q non.nauseating emetic. 1t is the only
counterirritant handed down to us by
our grandmothers-th mustard plas-
ter The Dutch girls use 1t sparingly
on their velvet cheeks TO give rosy
complexion. When a person is down
and nearly out drink made Of pure
mustard and oil will fetch him around.
A mustard "stoop' is a certain cure
for eatarrh in the nasal cavity.
Here is one Dutch method of pre-
pairing mustard for the table; Mix
equal portions OF black and white
seeds and grind TO a fine powder. Boil
this in the best vinegar till thoroughly
mixed Crate some fresh horseradish.
squeeze out the juice and add to the
mustard Then put in little salt. a
little sugar. a little turmeric. little
fenugreek and little white honey.
You win eat this on your bread, cake
pie, battercakes and waffies, your
meats, fish, game and poultry. New
York Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
MARS, SEASONS.
Vital IN Che vsastative Economy Of
the Planets Year.

Vital IN She vsastativs Economy of
the Planets Year.
We're Mars not an old planet, cor
roborating by absence OF cloud the
general course of planetary develop
ment, our knowledge ofsit would have
been slight. To begin with. 1t enables
as to mark the permanency Ii place Of
the planets features and SO to time
their axial rotation. by which we come
to knowledge Of the planets day This
day proves to differ little from our
own in duration, being "a hours 40
minutes long Instead Of "a hours. Next
1t discloses the tilt Of the axis to the
planets orbital plane, relation which
causes the seasons Of the year. Now.
the Marian tilt as well as the Marian
time of rotation turns out to be slngu-
larry like our own. being, IN fact, "A
degrees as against 23l1 degrees for the
earth. The year Of Mars. however. is
twice ours IN length, which. Joined TO
great eecentrlcitg Of orbit, gives 1t di-
versifedly long seasons. Thus In the
northern hemisphere spring lasts 1879
days. summer 1873. autumn 147 and
winter 1853, while In its southern hemi-
sphere the figures stand reversed.
The numbers have more than aea-
demic importance, for absolute length
Is as vital a factor In seasons in
huence as the fact OF the season itself
Much may be brought TO pass in twice
the tine which could not develop IN
the shorter period. and it is not a little
interesting that precisely this POSSIBLE
ity actually turns out TO be vital IN
the vegetative economy Of the planets
year.-FeIeival Lowell In Century.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
SENATOR PROCTOR AS 4 HUNTER
"reminiscences Of His Expeditions in
The Canadian Woods.

"reminiscences OF Ills Expeditions IN
The Canadian Woods.
Senator Proctor was one Of the truest
sportsmen that could b. found in New
England, says d Washington dispatch.
and even up to last year be took his an
uual trip 70 the Canadian salmon fishing
grounds. He showed thorough mas
terry of woodcraft. "a of all other things
he undertook, aud Northern guides say
that he was equal to any of themselves
in solving the problems in the deep
wood, although he spent only one month
Of each year in the wilds.
John w. Woodcoek Of Edmunston, n
e., one Of the senator's favorite guides,
ard a great admirer Of the statesman.
was fond Of telling Of Senator Proctoris
success as a woodsman
why" he said to q Vermont sports.
man during one Of the senator's last
trips to the woods. 4 could leave that
man at some distant point in tho woods
and the first thing that / knew he
would be by my side, and / would be
entirely ignorant that he vas approach
irg, He could move through the woods
more silently than any white man that
! ever saw
The senator's conscientious respect
for the laws Of the country and his
keen sense Of justice are Illustrated by
ar incident OF one Of his hunting trips
while he was in mis- 18th year With
his grandson he was securing the woods
IN New Hampshire, when they came
upon a raecoon, which they killed In
cicat elee the man and the boy bore
tier trophy home. only to find that it
vas close season in New Hampshire on
"coons" As Vermont does not protect
these animals, the senator was ignor-
ant Of the law. He Immediately went
% the nearest Justice, informed on him
self, and paid fine of SIS.
The late Senator Proctor of Vermont
used to 20 frequently into the northern
woods hunting and fishing Shortly be-
fore his death he told an anecdote Of
trip into Canada. across from Maine.
He noticed every morning that a
lEsty looking chap passed up the river
from the Maine side in a boat. Along
toward evening the same man rowei
back with his boat heavily laden.
what IS that fellow doingg' the
senator asked.
"He's smuggling the guide replied
"He takes back loads OF high wines
end other articles that he disposes of
down tie river to advantage"
The senator thought he ought to re-
port this to the treasury department.
When his hunting and fishing trip was
over ne asked the guide 70 take him
down the river to the Maine village
where the smugeler lived It was long
voyage for their little dugout. They
rowed till dark and camPed over night
by a stretch Of VERY rough water. BY
sunrise the guide vas away TO the VII !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
PRESENCE OF MIND.
A Madhcuse Doctors Experience With
Ills Crazy Cooks.

A Madhcuse Doctors Experience With
Ills Crazy Cooks.
A celebrated Scotch physician tells a
story OF madhouse doctor whose
presence of mind alone saved bis life:
"A great friend of mine was for a
considerable time the medical superin-
tendent Of lnnatic asylum near Glas-
gov.
"One night In making bis customary
rounds he had occasion TO visit the pa
TENTS in the kitchen, who were pre-
pairing the dinner. There were seven
Of them, all big. sturdy fellows, who
were believed TO be harmless. The
keeper only looked in upon them now
and again, feeling that bis constant
presence was unnecessary.
THE doctor unlocked the iron barred
door or the kitchen and went In
among the lunatics.
There were i've large boilers con-
tanning scalding water ready for max
Ing the days dinner for the patients.
One OF the lunatics pointed at the
boilers full of hot water aud, laying
his hand upon the Doctors shoulder,
said. Doctor, you'n make a fne pot
OF broth And the words had no soon
er been uttered than the other six mad
men shouted in voice of delight,
Just the thing. and, selling the doe
tor were In the very act OF putting
him into one Of the large boilers Of
scaiding water when the doctor had
the presence OF mind TO say, but not
second foo soon
Capital BROTH But 1t would taste
better IL took ny clothes Off
The madmen. with yell Of delight.
said Yes and the doctor asked them
to wait moment while he went and
took his clothes off But as soon as he
got out Of the kitchen he turned the
key In the door and ordered the keep
er to see to the lunatics being put I'M
der reatfsint.
THE doctors presence OF mind saved
him, II is true, from a terrible death,
but he died shortly after ravlng mad.
The experience had destroyed his rea-
SON.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
BIDS WANTED.

The Trustees Of the Vermont State Hospital
for the Insane. Waterbury Vermont will re-
ceive bids up 70 the morning Of March 30, 1908,
to furnish said hospital with supply Of gro
eeries Of various kinds, -four, mixed feed, but-
ter eggs and fertilizer, the same to be deliY
cred Il q. b. Waterbury. Vermont,
BIDS for ali or any part Of these supplies are
desired
Tne right is reserved to reject any and all
bids.
specifications for any or All Of these can be
had by applying 70 Dou D. Gruut, Supt, TO
whom ali communications should be addressed.
d. .. BURDlTT,
r. G. WILLIAMS, Trustees
d III. A. STAFFORD,
Waterbury, March ., I90s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
Railroad Commission Dates.

Rufus W. Spear. clerk Of the state
board OF railroad commissioners an.
rounced that the board will have sev-
cial hearings during the next 80 days.
The dates and places follow;
Tuesday. March 31-Hearing on a re-
cent fatal accident in the railroad yards
~ Newport
Wednesday, April Investigation at
leland Pond Of the accident in which
Emile Liable and Neal Chamberlain lost
their lives.
Thursday, April 2-At Brattleboro
and at Bellows Falls investigating fatal
accident in which w, A. Coleman 1T
Brattleboro and Harry Miles at Bellows
Falls lost their lives
Wednesday, March 25-Tae board
win again take ND al White River
junction the hearing on the petition for
the ahoiisbm ant Of grade crossings there
erd Tuesday, March "a, will hear ut
Windsor arguments on the petition for
changing a railway crossing there
Friday and Saturday April 3 and 4.
the board win give bearings at Rutland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
u. S. STEEL REPORT.
Steel Trusts 1907 Surplus Is sis,i79,-
g3Y.

steel Trusts 1907 Surplus Is Sl5tlIg,-
s37.
New York, March 2l.--The annual re.
port of the United States Steel Com
pany, which was made public yesterday,
shows that this giant corporation had
most excellent year.
It's gross receipts for 1907 approx
mated T5T,0l470s, as compared with
S696,756,a26 for 1906. The operating ex-
penses. etc, were for 1907. 1854 l66, III,
as compared with S5l7 ,0S3955 for 1905,
while the total balance for 1907 was
Sl02 SAT 99l, while for 1906 it was SlT9,-
6T2,060
The surplus for the year 1907 was
SIS, I79.SS7. compared with SEIZE, $50
for 1906. The total surplus Of the com
pany, according TO the report at the
end Of 1907, was S69,736,49l while at
the end Of 1906 it was but S5T ,056,65d.
Referreing to current business the
company says that the bookings for
January were 25 per cent. better than
December and for February Is per cent.
better than for January. As the report
went to press, the increase was being
for this month.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
FARMS FOR SALE AND EXCHANGE IN THE
+. b CATE REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
BARRE. VERMONT

100 acres, with stock and tools GOOD build
ings. Farm VIII keep Is cows and team. Abua-
dance Of wood. Some saw timber X. f. d.
route. TOO sugar trees, equipped with tin tuhs
ana evaporation. . ~ miles from village, near
school Price for everything S26000D. Will
exchange for city property. 306tf
i45 acre farm, ~ miles from Barre city.
good buildings, running water q house aud
barn. Plenty OF wood, Near school Price
right 30stf
Farm. contains about As acres. near city
Everything 4 No !. Price Si,000o0 S0ef
400 acre farm in Washington. on the road 10
Chelsea. Price 81, 089 %. easy payments. Will
exchange for city property. SCOTT
Farm Of 1b6 acres In the town of Washington.
win keep about 40 cows and team, 80 head Of
stock and horses now on the farm. win ex
change. s0ef
100 acre farm In Corinth, will cut q tons OF
hay Plenty Of wood and timber. good build
ings running watei- Price $500. VIII ex-
change Tor property IN city. SCOTT
Cottage house with an extra lot on Farwell
street, price siloo, small pay't down. Inquire as
above. 306tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21

lage for larger boat that would ride
the rapids He returned bringing the
same lusty boatman the senator had
seen. An had sociable trip the rest
K the way. The lusty boatman took
the senator to the tavern whereof his
ietner was proprietor.
well, my patriotism in protecting
tile treasury department rapidly oozed
away said Senator Proctor when |
found this hotel keeper was Vermont
er and that be had been a soldier in
my regiment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
KING AND QUEEN AT ODDS
OVER DUKES PLANS.
Italian Ruler Approves Of Loves Matches
-Margherita Has Tried to Dis
suade the Duke from the
Alliance.

London, March II The Globes Rome
correspondent says that, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the king favors the
match between the Duke OF Abruzzi and
Miss Elkins, persistent efforts have been
made by Dowager Queen Margherita 10
dissuade the duke from it.
According to well-informed sources
she has repeatedly impressed upon him
the necessity Of marrying princess Of
royal blood. The duke, however, has
remained firm, and last week he for
mally announced his intention of mar.
rying Miss Elkins. II is stated that
he took the king into his confidence
last Christmas and that the king IN
formed him that, as it was an affair
Of the heart, there was nothing to be
said. He had always approved Of love
matches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-21
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
EsrArr IA I0sIAH fALr.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District Of
Washington Commissioners 70 receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands Of al per-
sons against the estate az Josiah Gale late Of
Barre in said District. deceased and all claims
exhibited In offset thereto. hereby give no.
tice that we win meet for the purpose afore-
said at tile dwelling Of the late J. Gale
in the Tawn City Of Barre. IN said District on
the 9Th day of April and ist day Of september
next frem ! O'clock Il. M. until o'clock
p. MI, each Of said days. and that six months
from the An DAY on March a. ID.
1905 is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims 70 us for ex-
animation and allowance.
Dated at CITY OF Barre, this 18th day of
March, a. d. it08
FRANK M. ALLEN, Commits.
FRED L HAYDEN sioneTs.
Mar 14-2f-2s