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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-15

iprocity day, and all woman's organ1-
cations, including churches, lodges,
and clubs were invited to participate.
The sessions we're held in the Central
Christian church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

A bill embodying Postmaster Gen
eral Meyers recommendation for pos
tai savings banks is on the senate cal
endar for consideration soon after the
opening of the short session. The bill
came from the senate postoffice COM
mittee at the last session by unani-
nous vote. and majority of the SEN
ators are openly in favor of the bill.
Whatever opposition there might have
been in the house will be greatly di-
minished by reason of the pledge OF the
Chicago convention in favor of the
plan and because of vocacy of the
plan throughout the west as prefer
able alternative to the scheme for
government guarantee of deposits in
national banks. Misapprehens.on of
the postal bank as competitor of ma
tional banks or of existing savings
banks has been cleared away, and the
advantages of the plan as an extension
of existing agencies for the encour-
agement of saving are generally rec
ognized
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
The REGISTRY SYSTEM.

In some OIL the larger cities IN the
country during the holiday rush last
year the postoffice department exper-
imented with a package numbering
system with such success that its use
is to be extended to additional offices
this year As yet no orders have been
received authorizing its employment in
the Keokuk office and others of like
size. but if further experimentation is
satisfactory in results its use will be-
come general in the near future.
The numbering of packages system
consists of a coupon slip divided into
three parts One of the parts is re-
tanned by the registry clerk, a second
identical coupon which is gummed at
the back is attached to the package
and the third part OF the slip goes to
the sender All three parts of the
slip have the same number This plan
has been adopted to meet tae tremen-
dous rush at the registry window dur
ing the holiday season 1t has been
found that nearly ten times the mum.
Der of packages can be handled in
given time by this numbering process
than by the old tedious process of writ
ing out a receipt for each package
The plan is so simple that it is
strange that it was not thought of be
fore. OF course. the packages mus be
properly addressed by the senders
with a return card on the package. as
it is only by the legible address on the
package and the return card OF the
sender that the package may be iden-
tilted and a proper record OF it kept
1t is required that the sender of a pack
age shall write on the back of the mum.
bered slip given aim the name and ad-
dress 10 whom the package has been,
sent.
In this connection it will not be out
of place to call attention to the prac.
tice of sealing Christmas packages
with colored stickers OF different de-
signs. such as holly leaves, mistletoe
and like small printed Christmas fla.
vors. Where the package is thus seal
ed over the flap OF the envelope or
other package it subjects the package
to hrgt-class instead of fourth-class
postage, which is quite an item of ex-
pense 10 be considered There is no
objection TO Dlastering these pretty
stickers all over the package, but they
must not be used to seal or secure the
package If it is expected that the pack
aga IS 10 be mailed at fourta-class
rates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
The Daily Gate City

Others whose lives may be sacrificed
in enforcing the laws OF the United
States. The President renews his
Recommendation that the principle OF
the eigh;.hour day should as rapidly
and as lar as practicable be extended
10 the entire work being carried en- BY
the government
Increase o. the salaries OF federal
judges is earnestly urged upon con
gress. The salaries OF the supreme
court judges. II The Presidents view.
should be doubled Protest IS voiced
against the long delays which now oh,
tain in the administration OF Justice,
and the suggestion is advanced that
much of the delay is due 10 improper
regard paid TO technicalities which
are mere hindrance 10 justice, The
vicious attacks of the labor leaders on
the Judiciary Is referred 10 and il is
pointed out that the resulting failure
should teach worhingmen that by de
manding what is improper and impos-
sihle they play into the hands of their
foes. Such 3 crude and vicious a
tack upon the courts. even If il were
temporarily successful, SAYS the
President in this connection. would
inevitably in the end cause violent
reaction and would band the great
mass of citizens together. forcing them
to stand by all the judges. competent
and incompetent alike, rather than &c
see the wheels of justice stopped A
movement of this kind can ultimately
result in nothing but damage 10 those
in whose behalf it is nominally un-
dertaken. Glass consciousness, the
President goes on TO say. when it is
merely another name for the vice of
class selfishness. is equally noxious
whether in an employers association
or in workingman's association. .
Truer words than these were never
uttered
Other topics discussed in the mes
sage are forests. inland waterways. ma
tional parks. denatured alcohol. pure
food, Indian service. secret service,
postal savings banks. parcels posi-.
education. census. public health. sol
diers home interstate fisheries.
foreign affairs, Panama canal. our in
sular possessions, the japanese expo
sition, the army. national guard and
the navy. In speaking of river inn
provement the President declares that
the time for playing with our water
ways is past: what is needed is com
prehensive plan intelligently and per-
sistently followed The essential
thing is that the work should go for
ward under the best possible plan,
with the least possible delay Both
postal savings banks and parcels
post are unqualifiedly endorsed
The message is less aggressive in
tone than some of its predecess
but it is not lacking in vigor and
clean-cut expression of sensible views
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
RAILROADS AND PEOPLE.

In late magazine article Mr.. B. F.
loakum. chairman of the executive
committee of the Rock Island Frisco
lines, presents with much force the
argument that the solution OF the rail.
way problem is To be found in the CO
operation of the people and the rail-
roads through the federal government.
Among other things. he says:
The average mileage that each fire
man travels year is over a5.c %
miles. and be uses S2.5o0 worth OF
fuel The Importance OF this will be
more clearly illustrated when say
that fuel cost represents over 10 per
cent OF the total expenses of railroad
operation.
Every mile each fireman travels.
ten cents is spent in fuel. This is
seven cents of every dollar earned by
the railroads. OF that dollar the en-
ployes get forty-two cents. The
forty-two cents 10 employees and seven
cents for fuel show where fortynine
cents out Of every dollar taken in by
the railroads goes.
Mr.. Yo2kum goes on 10 say that
when unjust attacks cause the loss of
business 10 railroads. there is OF nee
essity a reduction of expenses They
can. as has been the case within the
last twelve months. temporarily re-
duce maintenance of track. engines,
and cars: but this IS only for short
time as the safety of the lives Of the
travelling public and the employees be-
comes too serious g question to allow
the railroads to run down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

platform sat semicircle of firemen
in full red-shirted regalia. The pro.
gram opened with the inevitable
piano selection and solemnly pro-
ceeded until the Hateful moment,
when the chosen fireman stepped to
the middle of the platform to address
the chief
The spokesman opened his mouth
but words came not He looked at
the chief at the door, at the ceiling,
then made wide gesture. gave con-
vulsive gulp, and said:
Here's your AK
The chief, who had arisen, gave him
one look of dumb CONSERVATION and
said
Hell, is that the ax?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
The unkindest Cut.

Men have borne the news OF troubles
Such as ruin, with grin,
They've been brave and never faltered
In battles roaring din.
But to some there comes moment
When they're knocked completely
fiat,
That is when some kind friend
chuckles.
Say. old man, you're getting fat"
Many steady heart has faltered
AS the mirror showed his hair.
Streaking with gray about the temples,
Or a bald spot spreading there:
Comfort, though, was quick in COM
ing
He could hide it with his hat
But this knocks man a twister:
Bill, by George, you're getting fat"
Old age comes, and we accept it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
Robbino the Postoffices.

Omaha Bee: The stealing of $1S.-
zoe worth of stamps and currency from
an Indiana postoffice serves to call
attention to the report of the postal
department showing that this kind OF
thievery has been growing rapidly for
a number of years, in spite of the
most determined efforts of the secret
service to stamp it out. During the
last year there were 1902 such rob-
berries, an increase of 231 over the pre-
ceding year The government as
sumed losses by robbery of postage
stamps amounting to s72,9S4; postal
funds, sl5,627, and money order funds,
s12,711. a total of about 100000
In the course of the year 372 post
Office burglars were arrested and all
but half dozen We're convicted The
government never ceases its pursuit
of these thieves, who are mostly pro-
fessionals and make a specially of
robbing postoffices. One feature of
the case. always puzzling to the gov
eminent officials. is the readiness with
which business men in high standing
will purchase hundreds of dollars
worth of stamps from persons not con
nected with the postal service. and
without either asking questions or re-
porting to the authorities. These
stamps are necessarily sold through a
fence and at liberal discount, and
the government secret service men
contend, with some show of reason,
that merchants who buy their stamps
in large quantities from unknown men
are making 1t easy for the postoffice
burglars to go on with their work
The loss in such cases falls on the
postmaster who, while he may be re-
imbursed by an act of congress- is al
ways compelled to wait long time
for the adjustment of his claim Re
Gently congress has authorized the
postmaster general to settle minor
losses, where the facts are satisfactory
to the inspectors, but in cases of large
loss, like that in the Indiana town.
the postmaster must wait for his re-
lief in special legislation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
A Real Reform.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The several
thousand postmasters of the fourth
class who the past week were placed
under the operation of the civil SER
vice law are not the only people who
are nightly pleased. Patrons of the
department will also be gratified.
There isn't : reason under the sun
why the postmasters should not be
under civil service rules. The posi-
ton of postmaster is no different from
that of rural or city carrier, or rail
way postal cler AS the placing of
carriers and clerks under civil service
benefited service. SO will the
placing postmasters under civil SER
vice prove benefit. The postoffice
department will improve the more it
is placed on strictly business basis
Placing the postmasters of the
fourth class under the civil service
act will take machine power out of
the hands of congressman con
gresham will no longer have the es-
pecial backing OF the men he appoints
to the little offices, but at the same
he will no longer invite the opposi-
ton of the more men whom he doesn't
appoint; in reality he will be the
gamer. 1t is safe to say that the aver.
"a congressman will be nightly glad
to get rid of the task of picking post
masters from the numerous appli-
cants
The removal of the postmasters of
the fourth class from the realm of
political patronage is a real reform.
1t will benefit the service; besides it
is a concession which should be made
to those who take the Offices. A post
master should not be given an office
for merely four years, and be compelled
to buy equipment which he may or
may not be able to dispose of when
lie is kicked out of Office
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
BARGAINS IN suRlALs.

There Is a war on in Newark, y. j..
between rival undertakers, and fu-
neralg have been marked down to sac
rifice prices. According to an ex-
change, the competition commenced in
the prices Of cagkets and has been car
ried right into the grave. A funeral
With all the trimmings that formerly
cost 500 may be obtained now for s35.
Excursion rates prevail ell along he
line and gradual reduction in carriage
priceE has reached the point where We
hicies are thrown in with cut-rate cas-
kets The struggle between the I'M
dertaking concerns has ttracted at
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

Cushman of Washington went 10
Speaker Cannon with a letter written
by the speaker himself. Mr.. Speak
er, he is represented TO have said
Il got this letter from YOU yesterday
and couldn't read It After studied
i. quite spell | showed it TO twenty
or thirty OF the fellows in the house
and. between US, we have spelled out
all the words except thoss last three.
We can't make them out want TO
know if you won't Translate those last
three words" Uncle Joe took the let
ter and studied it Those last three
words that -uck YOU and everybody
else" he said, are personal and CON
fidential
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

There was a substantial gain last
month in the amount of money in cir
culation. s3,117,561, o28 on December u
comparing with s3.O9S. 4sS. u on 10.
vember 1. On an estimated population
of SS.o9ooOo, the per capita allowance
was 1898, an increase Of seventeen
cents. The average is still twenty-five
cents for oh inhabitant below the
high record established on Febrls -
l. Including treasury he dings the 10.
tai stock of money in the country is
now 1892, 136 961, against s3,3S1,079. :
734 month ago Almost all the IN
crease is in gold
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

tention outside Newark and newspa-
pers are advising the people of that
city that now is the time to die if
they want to do the thing in style. One
feature of the situation is, however,
that mortality has fallen below the av-
erase since the undertakers' war COM
menced and the expected collapse of
one of the rival firms has been post.
poned, since it has no opportunity TO
give its goods away.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

Them Enough aa. with secret, panied re,,..
men re-, our inner self keeps s., regret
pn mat At we were really not old yet s's'ns
Du ~ = shades shade OF flesh reducers,
When the old Acquaintance a oat
say Na Old boy boy you're getting fat,
New Orleans Times-Demeecrraa.' ''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
keokuk, Iowa.. .Deeember 8, 1908.
THE SOUL.

The soul. secure in her existence,
smiles
At the drawn dagger and defes its
point,
The stars shall fade away, the sun
himself
Grow dim with age, and nature sink n
years
But thou shall flourish in immortal
youth,
Unhurt amidst the war of elements.
The wrecks Ct matter and the crush of
worlds.
Addison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
lmpromptu Versus Formal Speeches

ImPTomptu Versus FORMAL Speeches.
The men of a certain fire depart
ment had decided to give a fine pre-
sentation ak to their chief as a trib.
ute TO his long, faithful service. Elab-
crate plans We're made for a pro.
gram to be given on the occasion. and
one of the men was selected to deliver
the speech. The eloquent and fiowery
tribute he prepared cost him toll no
one would have guessed-unless 1t
was the chief, who had caught certain
rumors and was himself secretly
spending labored hours over another
oratorical trump.
The flag draped hall was crowded
when the great day arrived. On the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
New River DISCOVERIES

Scott County (MoA Cit.
Birds Point, opposite Cairo At
months ago, an incline used h. sumo
iron Mountain Railroad comnars - 'ne
ana Went out of sight The rivor 'ank
dragged to locate the lost ino,;, was
1t could not be found and e Out
ment diver and expert was sen, O a
10 see where the incline had eono NV :,
locate the same. The diver fonna a .n
bottom of another river which w., Wv
under Birds Point and Cairo ana 'a ~,
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers A. r,e ..e
angles with the two rivers 'sn'
This river is believed to be as l....
as the Mississippi river. though VIII
not SO swift current, and the n a.n
is of different color and win wv
mix with the water of the Mississinn;
The scarcity of fish at this noin+ ~ :
attributed to this new found md.
ground river, where the fish ara oma
posed to have gone. The Hal,ida,
Brothers of Cairo are going To sinh ,
shaft to see If the river can no ,ooo.
ed under their property in Cairo ,ra
If 1t is located, property NAV ha vow
cheap in Cairo and Birds Point
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

James J. Hill says it is not fair to-
Mr.. Taft to unload upon him the whole
burden of bringing back prosperity
while the rest of US, with contented
sigh of anxiety relieved, lean back in
our rocking chairs The remark
prompts Golfers Weekly to add:
Industrial osperity after panic
comes about ma My through a comb-
nation of confidence and capital. Mr..
Tafts election has supplied the con.
fidence. About the capital there is
no magic Capital is an accumulation
OF musued DAYS works The ayerag
man can help bet by making last
years oyercoat do another winter and
giving a little harder days work for
the same money
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
DAILY BY MAIL.

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THE GATE CITY is on sale at the fol-
lowing news stands:
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Ward Bros. 525 Main Street
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

The official count shows that Taft
carried Ohio by q plurality Of IS. SCI
figures excelling the record made by
William Mckinley in both of his cam
paigns for the presidency.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08
NOTES AND COMMENT.

No one seems willing to point with
United States
A $4,000 monument to the late ex-
Senator Carmack will be erected by
popular subscription in Nashville.
Has anyone noticed he deathly
silence which has fallen ON Okla
toma?" asks the Marshalltown Times
Republican
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil fears
that the eminent political doctors will
disagree in their impressive diagnosis
of the tariff
has announced that the Iowa state
fair for 1909 will begin August 26 and
end September 3.
Baltimore, Maryland. mar is the
hero of the century He rushed into
a burning building and got his whis-
kers singed to save his motherin-law.
Physicians say that officers of the
navy sleep too much The Omaha Bee
suggests that this is a natural re.
suit of being constantly rocked in the
cradle of the deep.
Captain Hams says he is unable to
recall the shoe ny of Annis The
Springfield Register suggests that if
he could only recall Annis, the shoot
ing would be overlooked.
The postmaster general announces
that the weight of mail matter from
the United Kingdom to the United
States during October increased 81
per cent under the penny post
According to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat another Invertebrates why
is why can't young man with wavy
hair. who sings beautifully, Love Me
and the Northumberland is Mine
earn more than SIG week?
Palestines ancient wells, famous in
history for centuries, are giving way
to pumping by modern engines and out
fits, particularly for watering gardens
and orchards. There is large de-
mand for an import of pumps.
A pile OF sauer kraut spilled on the
tracks OF Des Moines street car line
delayed traffic for ten minutes. The
Council Bluffs Nonpareil explains that
1t was an easy matter to remove the
kraut. but 1t took time to cut through
the odor.
Members of the Iowa Board of Rail-
way commissioners will go to Chicago.
December II, to attend the conference
of commissioners of the middle west.
1t is expected there will be present
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

Walter Damrosch says that good
music prevents divorce In view Of
the prevalence OF divorce it is dis.
conraging to contemplate how much
poor music there must be in this coun.
try.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

A Waterloo theatrical manager was
fined $50 for giving Sunday show.
II it was like most Sunday shows the
penalty was none 100 severe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

The mayor of prohibition Atlanta
says he takes a drink whenever he
feels like it, but he doesn't tell where
or how he gets it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

Chicago men get a little TOO smart
sometimes. One of them taught his
wife, heavyweight to box, and now
he Is suing for divorce on the ground
OF cruel and inhuman treatment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

The United States now consumes
yearly roll of white paper $50 feet
high and 81 feetin diameter. 1t would
weigh about 100000 tons, and TO pro-
duce it would have required some S.
eoo. 600 worth or rags some s7,400,0OO
worth of old waste paper and some
500. soc. 900 worth OF wood pulp to say
nothing of other essentials.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

The most fetching of donation par
ties ever pulled off on a preacher
happened in New York last week. Rev.
Dr. William R. Huntington, rector OF
Grace church, on the morning of his
10th birthday anniversary, found under
his breakfast plate a check for 100000
contributed by members of his congre-
CATION as token of esteem for his
long and faithful service. The spirit
of that congregation may be emulated
without violating the patent laws. SIM
ply go down and dig up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

1t is worthy of remark that Presi-
dent-elect Taft didn't wait until Janu-
airy to get on board the water wagon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

commissioners from Iowa, Minnesota.
Wisconsin, North Dakota South Da-
kota, ETC.
Dr. G. Stanley Hail thinks that
moral suasion applied with club
has more lasting effect on the mind
of the youth than an admonition to
refrain from being naughty lest good
boys will not like you.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

No one seems willing to point with
pride at the divorce record of the
United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

Has anyone noticed he deathly
silence which has fallen on Okla
toma?" asks the Marshalltown Times
Republican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

The state department of agriculture
has announced that the Iowa state
fair for 1909 will begin August 26 and
end September 8
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

do your Christmas shopping with
Keokuk merchants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-08

A $4,000 monument to the late ex-
Senator Carmack will be erected by
popular subscription in Nashville.