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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
Do It Now.

If you chance TO have duty that is
waiting to be done,
Do it now.
What about your Christmas shopping ?
Better start out on the run
Do it now
If you haven't bought that sled for lit
tie Willie, don't delay;
The crowds are getting bigger the
stock smaller every day.
Ii you must go forth to battle with the
shoppers, haste away
Do 1t now
II you've planned to buy neektie for
your dear old Uncle John.
Do it now.
There's crowd around the counter
and your chance will soon be
gone
Do it now.
The Noah's ark for little Ted, the doll
for Marguerite
You had better buy them early, or by
many, many feet
You'll be trampled when you battle
with your bundles in the
street
Do 1t now.
You can aid the busy people who must
serve while you decide
Do it now
Why delay, to get bedraggled when
the last ones in collide?
Do it now.
Why not turn new leaf over-why
not try the better way?
In this matter, as in others. there is
danger in delay.
If you must do Christmas shopping.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

til the last minute a-d then we'll get
into the rush and have our toes
crushed our coats ripped AMI on col
lars wilted-but through it II We'll be
as happy as kids Just cut OF school.
This cold. calculating, time-savins
nerFe-conserving, mechanical method
of observing the Christmas season
does not make hit With US,
Per contra the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette says that early buying does ap-
peal to many people and viii appeal
to more if buyers will only take into
account the welfare of the clerks
the humanitarian aspects of the shop
ping game. The same paper points
out that for those who want to mingle
with the Christmas crowds there viii
sill remain the privilege of doing s..
no matter If they have made their
purchases early
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
ROCKEFELLER ON GIVING

In the third Of a series of Reminisc-
eences appearing in tho Worlds Work,
John D. Rockefeller says AS study
men can sca but one way in watch
they can secure a real equivalent for
the money spent. and that is to cult
vate a taste for giving where the
money may produce an effect which
Will be a lasting qualification While
believing in organized charity. be re-
CARDS as the best philantarophy the
investment OF effort, time or money
carefully with relation TO the power OF
employing people al a remunerative
wage, TO expand and develop the re
sources at hand and TO give opportun.
ity for healtlful employment where II
did not exist before He thinks that
such business philosopher" would
be most careful not TO duplicate ex
isting industries unnecessarily He
would regard ali money spent in in
creasing needless competition as vast
ed and worse. On the subject OF gov,
eminent ownership he says that il is
tle duty of men OF means to maintain
the title to their properties and 10 ad-
minister their funds until some man
or body Of men shall rise up capable OF
administering for the general good the
capital OF the country better than they
can.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

Superintendent Pickett of the Ores
ton schools has been suggested for
state superintendent as the success u
OF Mr. Riggs, which leads the Cedar
Falls Record 10 declare:
The best man in all Iowa for the
place is none other than Prof. Wilbur
F. Bender. OF the State Normal fac.
ulty. He is one Of The best all
around school men il the state We
do not know that he wants the place
and we doubt whether the board OF
trustees of the Normal would 9el ase
him. but the fact remains that he
would I'll the position admirably
What is the matter with continuing
Mr. Riggs as superintendent OF public
instruction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
what's the matter win
Do it now u Today!
TRAER EApme IS. E. Klss,
Land Selling for $500 and sian
in That Vicinity ~ an Asr,

TRAER, Iowa, Dec. Thu !,
real estate in this vicinity s, price o.
tlnues at the top notch. Tho o s."l con.
the Closer eighty acres of la s',er day
miles south of Traer. wera u ,afes
Henry Degner and Peter ~, sulo %
each taking forty acres. Tho auafd'
pays $3.50 per acre for the ess, 'ol'ns'
and the latter 500 for no lO''y'
This is the highest price rb., o.' '
proved land has ever brought in a u,lll'
Tama. with one exception : NO''h
The Frank Kubik farm Of
acres. south of Traer. was also e'sl ,
this week to Frank Weaver Of ro, qua
at $3.50 per acre. Mr.. Weave, ''su a,
move onto the farm in the snrin, WI,
Mr. kubik will take possession :, q ai
20o-acre farm which he recently = ~. nl'
chased near VOORHEES,. pun
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
LEAGUE WANTS STATE AID.

The League OF Iowa Municipalities
has prepared bill for introduction in
the legislature which provides for an
annual appropriation OF s2.000 70 en-
able the cities in the state TO obtain
facts and matters Of general interest
relative 10 their welfare The franz
ers OF the bill claim that the problems
Of municipal government are yet I'M
solved and are among The most i'm
portant confronting the American pep
Pile II is claimed by those interested
thar nearly one-half OF the people in
Iowa live in the incorporated cities
and towns, and yet rot one cent has
ever been expended for the purpose
Of municipal investigation On the
other hand. Thousands OF dollars have
been expended 10 assist associations
for the benefit OF farmers and rural
interests For instance, the State
Agricultural society is allowed $4,000
annuail.-, the State Horticultural so
ciety s2.5D0. farmers institutes SIS in
each county
II IS the intention OF the league. if
the bill passes. 10 maintain bureau
OF information. where information rel
ative 70 the work Of municipalities can
Be secured. The money is to be used
to secure information on such ques-
tons as systems OF municipal govern
ment. police regulation. the control
and operation Of FIRE departments
throughout the state. the establish
ment of water works systems. sswag !
systems. etc; street improvements
and a number OF other important ques-
lions
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

$1,000 10 the original endowment
strenuously objects TO the action con
templated, and persons prominent in
the affairs OF Iowa Wesleyan UniTeT-
sity hold that it should have 81 least
two-thirds OF the endowment A com.
mittee representing the two institu-
tons has been appointed to adjust the
difficulty If possible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
80 cHRIsrMAs 49,

The Commoner Mr. BRYAN weekly
paper takes exception to the advice 10
buy Christmas presents early TIE
Commoner thinks Christmas ou,d not
be reaily a holiday season VIZ 1uf ne
JOY Of mingling aith the CHRISTMAS
crowd the glare Of the lights and the
contact with Others who are fl'e9 wita
the spirit Of the seas TIE Com
moner adds:
Buy your Christmas presents early
Wen DO no such thing Wen val. m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

General Simon, the successful leader
of the revolutionary forces in Hayti.
postponed entering the Haytian capital
until Saturday, because he shares in
tle ancient superstition that Friday is
an unlucky day 1t is suggested by the
Quincy Wing that possibly he took
time to search for the left hindfoot
OF rabbit caught in a graveyard in
the dark of the moon. The hoodoo is
awful strong in Hayti
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

It has been suggested TO Emperor
William that he would do well 10
profit by the advice of Mark Twain
when he said: we should be care
ful to get out of an experience only
the wisdom that is in tt-and stop
there; lest We be like the cat that sits
down on not stove-lid She will
never sit down on hot stove-lid
again and that is well; but also she
viii never sit down on cold one any
more.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
The Bulky Sunday paner


Emporia Gazette | spent Ave- ....
for the Sunday Dart, and ban,sd d4, !,
home in a two-wheeled cart na,.
the sections upon the floor I'm 4 .ss4
reached as high as The kitchen doo.,
hung the chromos upon the vol,
though there wasn't room To hon.
them all, and the yard was l,ts,.a
some ten feet desp with comic %,
tions" that made me weep; and tb.,,
were sections of pink and green ),
woman's section and magazine ~,
sheets Of music the which II navo,
would make an audience ouieklv ;sse.
and there Were patterns for woms,,
gowns and also for gentlemea's hand.
ME downs: and a false mustache and ,
rubber doll. and a deck Of cards md
a parasol. Now men are busy with
dray and care. a-hauling away the SIM.
dy Dart.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

A device. has been perfected and will
soon be put on the market w-ich Will
answe. the calls Of telephones wen
The person called IS out Il Il the
photograph principle applied to the
telephone anl is called the annuncia-
phone It viii repeat twice to each
call Of the phone, any message which
has been impaired to It. 1t viii be
especially useful TO the doctor and
lawyer or any one expecting TO be
called while out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
keokuk, Iowa. December 7. 1908
THE STAR AND THE WOMAN.

THE STAR AND THE WOMAN.
Far. far above the city's night,
A star CLEANS forth in splendor
fright,
While in the city's darkest slums.
A woman grovels after crumbs.
Star and woman. strange sight to me,
Pursuing each their destiny;
The star in glory overhead.
The woman seeking crusts OF bread
Yet marvel not on that great day.
When skies, scroll-like, shall roll
away.
To see the woman raised on high.
While star before the Lord. shall die.
PHIL H. SINRoH.
1923 Liggett Building,
St Louis. Mo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

After thirty-dye years Of co-opera.
ton with Iowa WESLEYAN university
the German college a. Nj Pheasant
is about 10 remove TO WarFentou Mo.
The proposed change has raised a
question concerning an endowment Of
$4,000 accumulated by the latter col
lege in its present location c. W
Marquardt Of Des Moines. who gave
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

A Des Moines woman wants a
divorce because her husband has a
too vivid imagination. Additional
particulars are withheld but he is pre-
sumably one of the numerous news
paper correspondents with which that
city abounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

The shoe manufacturers have asked
FOR the removal of the tariff on hides.
1t is their sole request. but just the
same ,ney are trying to string the
country
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

The Waterloo Courier is entirely
right in saving that the infant EN-
peror Of China is not the only auto
crat of his age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

upon saving grace through regenera.
ton.
The lion and the lamb lie down to.
gether. and it is well that the lamb
can speak; and it is blessed under the
protocol of peace, long delayed, that
so many are spared to see and to hear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

The Christmas issue of hoto-Era
beats all records in the history of pho
tographic journalism in America.
Never before was so fine piece of
Photographic periodical literature is
and superb reproductions are winter
scenes BY successful artists in this
country and abroad These have been
used by Alton Bement the eminent
painter and art-critic. as illustrative
examples for an interesting and in
s1ructive article on Art Appreciation
in Europe and America. in which he
treats the scientific aspect OF compost
ton. The number is essentially q win
ter work issue. both in its pictures and
leter-press. Phil NJ. Riley describes
practically every phase of Landscape
Photography in Winter, while Fedora
E. D. Brown diyulges her favorite
methods in Home Portraiture."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

commission on commerce and retail
trade.
THE theory OF tarin revision" re-
marks the Sioux City Journal. is IS
simple as a. .. c. The practice IS
different
car load OF matches was ignited
Ia the Galesburg freight yards b.
the jolting in switching End the car
was burned
The Perfect Man is the title o.
Ars. Ellinor GINS latest BOOK The
Omaha Bee notes that she is stiH
writing fiction.
Senator Hemenway Of Indiana once
dug ditches in Boonyille. the village he
sill lives in, and Senator Beverage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
st. Louis. Mo.

If you hadn't put EN- on it is safe
guess YOU wish you had
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

The Peoria Herald-Transcript thinks
'one Of the most exasperating Jobs in
the world is paving the coal bills OF
a furnace which viii not work The
Des Moines Tribune imagines that a
still more exasperating job is paying
the coal bills OF furnace that works
too enthusiastically.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
The Daily Gate City

reasons for his position that a
tariff for protection. the issue for.s
years ago. should give place to tariff
for revenue
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
DAILY BY MAIL.

DAILY b NAL a a
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Entered in keckuk posIoz1lce a.
Class matter.
Postage PREPAID: terms IN advain lss IN.
All subscription orders snoGsa - ,s !
P o. address ard state whether II :
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dress IS desired. state both las o
Few address -.
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press money ory1er. regtste-eo
draft at our risk
The date printed on the add-essss. 2. es AZ.
ptrea
Subscribers failing TO receive ths.r sv
rsrs PROMPTLY viii confer ieH
stvfuS notice Of the fact
Address an Communications 20
THE GATE CITY COMPANY
No * Nor.l Sixth ST. heokuk- Iowa
TIE GATE CITY is OF sale 81 the fol
loving news stands:
Eo.si Ksokuk- cor. Third and Johnson-
c h Rollins & Co. 81 Main street
Ward Bros~. - Main Street
Depot News Stand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
A breakfast tale
Ny husband told.
Confound the luck.
This coffee's cold.
Birmingham AgeH Herald

The Council Blnfs Nonpareil notices
that Des Moines newspapers are still
Worrying over the attitude of the Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
company in refusing TO operate ali of
its Iowa trains with an eve single TO
the profit and glory of Des Moines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

The holiday issue of the Red Book
Magazine sounds the CHEEKY note of
Christmas from the especially attrac
tive section dealing with the current
drama. which closes the number. An
article of sort at once novel and eS-
ceedingly timely at this period of the
year when the eyes OF people turn to
ward the old home is The Men Who
Can't Come Back. in which James de
Conlay. than whom no traveller has a
closer knowledge of the Orient. tells
OF the fugitive Americans he has met
in odd corners of the world. Gertrude
Atherton writes on BridgeWhist and
Drink. Among the stories contained
in the number are: What the Buyer
bought By Anne Werner: The Hold
Up, by Clarence E. milford; Ser
vice" by Richard Washburn Child:
The Pursuit of TIE Present. by Chas.
Battel Loomis and Appearances
Are by Beatrice Hanscom The de-
partment devoted to exquisitely print
ed portrait studies is notably attrac-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07

George AIDE says that when a Ger
tain college president in Indiana, a
clergyman, was addressing the stu.
dents in the chapel at the beginning
OF the college year, he observed that
it was "a matter of congratulate to
all the friends of the college that the
year had opened with the largest
freshman class in its history
Then, without any pause. the good
man turned 10 the lesson for the day.
the third Psalm. md began TO read in
8 voice of thunder:
Lord. now are they increased
that trouble met
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
NOTES AND COMMENT

Iowa implement dealers in session
at Des Moines resolved in favor Of Q
commission on commerce and retail
trade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07
from the same state, was a book agent

1t occurs TO the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette that the man who invented The
fireless cooker would make greater
hit were he to invent coalless fur
mace.
BIZ a new adoption of the vacuum
cleaning machine horse can be
cleaned in less than one-fourth the
time that the ordinary curry comb and
brush takes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22

before an exam ming board composed
OF lawyers--members of lawyers I'M
ion and found to be a competent man
n his line. That is the closed or rn-
ion shop principal
The law requires before a man can
practice medicine he must have also
pasesd an examination by a board
created hy law-members Of tfc doc
tors uniou--of the medical profession.
SO here we have the closed or open
shop again
Labor organizations hold that they
have a right to say whom they will
work with, for what price they win
work and that they have the sole
right TO pass upon the competency Of
their co-laborers as they are the ones
that have to assume the burden OF
risk In case OF employment OF in
competent workmen So they demand
the socailed closed or union shop
From Oct. lat, 1906, to Oct ist
1907, sixtyeight national organizations
report to the American Federation OF
Labor Of engaging in LAB strikes Of
which 1911 was won; lO6 cOmprom-
ised; l2f lost and 66 still pnding by
( this means l30,27l people were invol-
we'd. 1929 was benefited, 1885 re-
ceiyed no benefit 7 he total cost Of
those strikes was $3,090,35934 Thus
( Il will bo seen that very large per
I centage Of these strikes was success
| full
From Oct. 1st 1906. to Oct 1st. 1907
| sixty-iive national organizations report
! to the American Federation OF Labor
OF having paid in death benefits 20
members 81 1.O760 060 %; six national
! ORGANIZATIONS paid $42,574.00 death
! benefits on account OF members wives
deaths; twenty-four organizations
paid SIP, ,53602 in SICK benefits 60
4 members eight ORGANIZATIONS paid
/ S3,5a5.00 IN travelling benefits to
members four organizations paid 70
members the sum OF gl0,926.S9 for TOOL
. insurance, and six organizations paid
| ont Of work benefits amounting q
, S26 9S429 Thus 1t viii be seen that
nearly five millions of dollars was dis
tributed among members by sixtyfiye
organizations affiliated with the A. r.
of L.
The gain in membership by the
( American Federation Of Labor during
the seal year Just closed was iS7,
3f6 which certainly shows a healthy
T growth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22
LABOR ORGANIZER
DEFENDS CLOSED SHOE

Horny NJ. Walker. general organizer
American Federation of Labor cover
lug the states OF Nebraska, Kansas,
Nj sscuri, Oklahoma aud Texas. is in
the city comforting with State Labor
Commissioner Chas Daupherty in
regard 70 labor conditions in Oklaho-
ma. Mr. Walker Is an able lecturer
and a pleasant talker he has spent
his life in the work OF organ
lied labor first identifying himself in
the typographical union in the state
OF Texas.
He has been with the American
federation Of labor for the past eight
years, tho last eighteen months Of
which he has spent IN Kansas, organ
izlne local unions Of diferent crafts
and trades. He cgntemplates opening
up in Oklahoma City IN the near fu-
ture anu 10 famlllarlze himself with
tour lecturing at the following places.
Oklahoma Clfy January and the deb
Oklahoma City. Thursday January 2if
Shawnee. Januery "a and SATURDAY
january % and sunday the 26th az
Tulsa fio had arranged 10 deliver an
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22
Good F a r m for
S a ! G. See w. r.
Poison.

address to the labor organizations of
tAe state here tonight but owing to so
many things being on in the capital
city this week, he win postpone his
address until next week. In an inter-
view on labor work and what ~ IS ac-
complsbing. Mr. Walker gave out
the following statement
Labor organizations are founded
upon that principal which holds that
the individuals material interest must
be first dealt with before advance
ment can be made along with other
lines and interest&
THE Labor Union takes the Job
less man, With an empty stomach, aud
secures him employment at shorter
hours and reasonable wage-lirmg
wage-thereby placing that indiV.1aal
in a position to buy BOOKS, TO have
time to study and advance his spirt
tual. political or other interests.
Yhe man " thout a job, hungry and
having no means OF substance, is not
In a receptive mood TO listen to any
kind OF teachings But. secure foI
that individual an opportunity to worb
and exist, and then he will become
| Interested and be IN receptive
mood 20 advance.
Every known interest, calling ol
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22
TZGEAS R2CTRsaS
PLEAD SELF Defense
Testified That Deceased
Made Move Toward
Hip Pocket
Special 10 Daily Leader.

Special TO Daily Leader
Lawton. Oklahoma, Jan 22.--stat-
ing that Dr. Beaucharlp mad said, Il
fayo killed one Thomas and intend
to XIII another, and that they only
carried guns when DR.. Beauchamp
was in town., John Thomas of Law
ton. and William Thomas Of Chico,
Tex, charged with murder Of Dr. F..
4. Beauchamp on January Is, plead
ed self defense in their preliminary
hearing before Justice Armstrong
Court convened in the justice Of the
peace's Office but soon adjourned to
the district court room on account Of
crowds.
"Beauchamp had stated that he had
killed one Thomas and intended to
kill another" testified William
Thomas He made a move toward
his hip pocket when he was behind
my brother and ! started shooting.
Beauchamp had gun. | don't know
whether he shot
William Thomas had gone to the
station intending 10 take traln lot
Chickasha according to his story.
His brother came afterward to see
him about business in Chickasha. Df'
Beadchamp was in the waiting room.
When the train pulled in John
Thomas walked ahead OF DR. Beau
champ and William Thomas behind.
When william fired John wheeled
and says ne thought Beauchamp was
shooting at his brother He fred
several times. he says
Other witnesses examined were J..
w Wall Chattancoga, Henry NJ.
Mashore, Anadarko, I Brigam, r.
Brent Mitchell. Louis Flabn, Charles
Harrison. Charles Wood, s. A. Elrod
j.. H. Patterson and DR.. ID A My
ers, Lawton. Dr. Myers conducted
the post mortem examination
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22

The theoretical explanation Of the
phenomenon Is easily understood. The
secondary and tertiary geological for
nations often present the appearance
Of immense basins, the boundary or
rim of the basin having been formed
by an uphcaval of adjacent strata. In
these formations it often happens that
a porous stratum, consisting Of sand,
sandstone, chalk or other calcareous
matter, is y, luded between two imper-
meable layers Of clay so as to form a
dat porous y .sDt, continuous froT
side to side of the valley, the outcrop
on the surrounding hills forming the
mouth of the tube. The rain altering
down through the porous layer to the
bottom of the basin forms there sub
terranean pool, which, with the liquid
or semiliquid column pressing upon it,
constitutes sort of huge natural hy-
drostatic bellows. Sometimes the pres
sure ON the superintendent crust is so
great as TO cause an upheaval or dis
turbance Of the valley. 1t Is obvious,
then, that when hole Is bored down
through the upper impermeable layer
TO the surface Of the lake the water will
be forced up by the natural lawof water
seeking its level to q height above the
surface of the valley, gveater or less,
according to the elevation OF the levei
hi the feeding column, thus forming q
natural fountain on precisely the same
principle as that Of most artificial foun.
tains, where the water supply comes
from considerable height above the
iet