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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-17
TOUFHACHE.
About the Worst Torture That Ever
Afflicted Mankind


you of the younger generation"
said the dentist severely, don't appre-
ciate the Importance of the conquest
of toothache that dentistry has made.
"Toothache is the worst torture that
ever afflicted mankind. Its pains
lancinating' they are technically called
are worse than the pains of cancer.
Worse than cancer; that is the truth.
l have heard 1t from physicians; I
have heard 1t from three old people
whom cancer finally killed. They all
said that the pain of cancer at its
worst was mild beside the pain of the
worst toothache
"Toothache drove De Quincy to
opium eating De Quincy. too, says In
his Opium Eater'-like all dentists, ]
have the passage by heart:
:" No stronger expression of tooth
aches intensity and scorching fierce.
ness can be imagined than this fact,
that within my private knowledge two
persons who had suffered alike under
toothache and cancer have pronounc-
ed the former to be on the scale of tori
ture by many degrees the worse. In
both there are at times lancinatins
pangs-keen. glancing. arrowy radia.
tons of anguish--and upon these the
ysm against paroxysm. with the result
that l have stated New Orleans
Times-Democrat
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A VERY PRETTY LETTER. !
Tho Story Of Byron's Proposal to Miss
Milbanke.

Tho Story of Byron's Proposal to Miss
Milbanke.
Byron's proposal to his wife. Miss
Milbanke. was made after sordid dis.
cussion and study and lacked all i'm.
pulse. Lady Melbourne, who stood in
his confidence, observing how cheerlesS
and unsettled his mind and prospects
were, strenuously advised him to mar
ry. She suggested a certain lady, but
Lord Byron fancied the idea of marry1
ing Miss Milbanke. \
NO" said Lady Melbourne; Miss
Milbanke will not suit you. In the first
place, she has no fortune now, and you
want money Immediately. In the next
place. you want person who will
have great admiration for your genius:
she has too great an admiration for
herself"
"well," said Byron, "as you please
| And sitting down, he wrote letter
to the lady recommended by Lady, Nell
bourne. He received a refusal. 4
NOW, you see," said he. Miss MIL
hanke is to be the person, after all. 4
will write to her.
AS soon as he had finished his friend.
still demonstrating, read the note and
observed:
well, really, this is very pretty
letter. 1t is a pity it should not go"
''Then it shall CO." exclaimed Byron.
And, so saying. he sealed and sent the
fat of his unhappy fate. i
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Rapid Transit.

An express on certain railroad was
tearing away at wild and awe inspirI
ing rate of six miles an hour. when all
of q sudden 1t stopped altogether. Most
Of the passengers did not notice the
difference, but one of them happened
to be somewhat anxious to reach his
destination before old age claimed him!
for its own He put his head through
the window to find that the cause OF
the stop was COW on the track. After
awhile they continued the journey for
half an hour or so, and then-another
stop.
whats wrong now" asked the im-
patient passenger of the conductor. nd
"a COW on the track" fl
But thought you drove it off"
$50 we did" said the conductor, "but
we caught up with it again. "-Ladies'
Home Journal
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Don't Worry
About Piles
Pyramid Pile Cure Will Quick
" Remove All the Pain, Sui
fering and Discomfort.
1r;,, PACKAGE by Mail, Free.

rial CdShdSS ~ ''''' :,
Many people suffer the torture OF
piles because they have little faith IN
an ultimate relief or cure.
This condition is part OF the terrible
malady called piles. Such an affilction
drags the nerves of men and women
down to the lowest depths and gives
ia mankind feeling of despair
Don't permit yourself to become a
victim of this melancholy
pyramid pile Cure is sold every
where by all druggists. 1t does re-
lieve piles and does this work quickly
! nainlessly and without apparent effort
We have thousands OF TESTIMONIALS
proving it's merits.
Go to your druggist today ana puy
nackaee. or If you feel any timlaits
or modesty about the matter seha Us
6fty cents, the price of Pyramid rhe
Cure. and we will send you pachas'
nv mail in plain wrapper.
One or two applications VIII prove
vonr case not hopeless, and TO give
This nroof to you send us your haln'
and address and we will send you
trial package by mail in PLAIN wrap
nor free. Address Pyramid Drug 20
| 1sa pyramid Bldg, Marshall, Mich
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GOODNESS IN BATTLE.
eismarcks Test Of Won MoItke al
kcniqoratx.


Then he came to speak Of the battle
of Koniggratz and especially Of that
anxious moment" In it before the ar.
rival Of the crown prince in the rear OF
the Austrians, when some Prussian at
tacks had failed and there were signs
of disorder among the repulsed troops.
at was an anxious moment" said
Bismarck, "a moment on the decision
of which the fate Of the empire de-
pended. confess l felt not little
nervous. looked at Moltke, who sat
quietly on his horse and did not seem
to be disturbed by what was going on
around us. l thought l would test
whether he was really as calm as he
appeared. rode up to him and asked
him whether / might offer him a cigar,
since / noticed he was not smoking.
He replied that he would be glad if !
had one to spare. / presented to him
my open case, in which there were
only two cigars. one very good Ha-
vana and the other of rather poor quail
ity. Moltke looked at them and even
handled them with great attention In
order to ascertain their relative value
and then with slow elaboration chose
the Havana. Very good he said com.
posedly This treasured me very much.
/ thought If Moltke can bestow so
| much time and attention upon the
choice between two cigars things can
not be very bad. Indeed. few min
utes later we heard the crown princes
guns. we observed unsteady and con-
| fused movements on the Austrian posi-
tions and the battle was won."-Carl
! Schurz in McClure's.
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is resident of Des Moines. AL
though the arrangements for the pro-
gram have not yet been made. Father
McDermott, assistant pastor of St.
Peters church, and the one who has
been instrumental in bringing about
this reorganization, will be toastmas-
ter of the evening. The members will
take their places at the tables at 800
o'clock and the program will be over
at 11:0O in order that dancing may be
enjoyed during the balance of the
evening. Five priests will be present,
as follows: Father McDermott, Faith
er Thos. O'Reilly, Father George Gig
linger, Father Dunnion, and Father
Troy of Pennington.
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WON THE VERDICT.
The Jury Did Its Best to Make Good
Uncle Sans Word.

Tho Jury Did Its Best to Make Good
Uncle Sans Word.
General Tom Edgar. the first white
child born on Galveston island (his
birthday was in June. 1881. once mar
rated his experience as juror in the
case Of negro on trial for stealing a
mule. 1t was in 1865. while United
States soldiers We're still in charge at
Galveston. The negro pleaded not
guilty. but the testimony was pretty
clear against him. His lawyer, ignor-
ing the testimony. based his defense
upon the assertion that the negro
could not possibly be guilty.
SIS 1t not fact" he said, that the
federal government promised to every
freed man two mules and sixty acres
Of land? No man can deny it. because
1t is n fact. My client has not receiv-
| ed his promised sixty acres of land
He has not received his promised span
| Of mules. He has indeed got but one
mule, as these witnesses have testified
and the United States still owes hin
another mule and sixty acres of land
leave it to you, gentlemen" he said
turning to the jury, "if the facts d,
not prove conclusively that my ellen
is not guilty of stealing this mule ant
y cannot under the circumstances have
been guilty"
"That argument" said General Ed
gar .'ticllled us so that we actual.
returned verdict of not guilty.
don't believe the darby ever did &c
the other mule and the sixty acres, bu
we did all we could to make Uncl
Sans word good."-Success Magazine
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Mr.. LincoIn,s Brevity.

A historian recalls the fact that in
Mr.. Lincolns speech to the notification
committee at Springfield there were
1870 words and in his formal letter of
acceptance there were 1874 words. In
his speech of acceptance to the com
mittee in Washington in 1864 there are
19G words, and in his letter of accept
ance there are 200 words. But let us
remember that there were no typewrit-
ers in those days, and such thing as
a phonograph had not been dreamed OF.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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The cheapest WAY.

"That tobacco ye're smokin' hae a
RIGHT bonnie SMELL Wullie," said the
Caledonian tradesInan.
aye" assented Willie. An it's guild
tobacco and cheap. In fact, 1 get it
cheaper than the tobacconist hisser"
'Hoots, monw exclaimed the know
ing tradesman. That's an impossi-
beelity! Ye Gamma get 1T cheaper than
the tobacconist hisseF. 1t isna likely,
AYE. ut l do" asserted Willie, low
ering his voice. eye see, there hap
pens to be brither o my ain wife's in
the shop.' e..ael.-...
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North star Came up the River This
Morning on Her Way North
with the Coal Barses
From st. Louis.
COAL BLUFF TO LAY UP
90. Returned From Louisiana This
Afternoon With the Remainder
Of the Government
Fleet.

Az 10 o'clock this morning the raft
~ North Star went north passing
throneh the draw and the canal on
ber way to the Hennepin canal up
rear Rock Island where she Will en-
.ar the Hennepin with the barges
which will ply that canal and the ILL
nois coal districts and bringing the
coal to the Mississippi river will dis
tribute it to the towns along the rlv-
ar between Clinton and st. Louis.
The Coal Bluff passed down the
river over week ago to st. Louis
where the barge company which was
formed as sort of experiment had
purchased barges and were towed up
hy the Coal Bluff today, the boat max
ing slow progress from st, Louis on
account of the very low water.
After reaching the Hennepin and
delivering the coal barges the boat
NAV return down stream to st. Louis
for the rest Of the feet though 1t is
hardly probable as the canal closes
for the winter on the 10th OF TINS
month and after the boilers have been
blown the gates would have to be
opened by hand and this rarely ever
occurs though they have been during
their period of service in the canal.
The Coal Bluffs with Assistant
United State Engineer A. l.. Richards
which went down the river several
DAVIS ago for the rest of her fleet re
turned this afternoon about O'Clock
with the Lucia which was doing gov
ernment work at Louisiana and thai
neighborhood. On her first trip dowr
the boat could not bring the entire
fleet up from Louisiana on account
of the low water. After the boat ar
rives in the second locks this after
noon with the remainder OF the fleet
all will go into winter quarters a III
lie above the second locks where
number of the other government boat
are laid up until spring.
The river seems to have iallen SOM
more within the past two weeks an
gives very shallow appearance
present. 1t is probable If the white
is real coal that it may freeze owe
at this point.
MANY house boats have been see
IN the last several weeks making incl
way to southern waters where the
viii remain for the winter, returnin
north in the spring.
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Lucky Future Generations.

There is 4 saying of Carlyle that the
greatest hope of our world lies in the
certainty of heroes being born into 1t.
That is indeed glorious certainty. but
the reference might be enlarged. Birth
itself, we venture to say. not of heroes
only, but of the generations In their
succession, is the infinitely hopeful
thing 1t is the guarantee that the
world will never grow old; that 1T will
never stand still; that no halt is to be
called in its eternal progress. Chris
/ tan World
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PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Leas Of Decatur
are visiting B. F. Hambleton and fam
lily at Hamilton
D C. Beasten of the DUPONT Powder
Co. of Wilmington, Del, left TINS
morning after a business trip to tae
city yesterday.
H. A. Brinkman and wife OF war
saw were visitors in the city yester-
day
Casper Swinderman of Charleston
was in the city yesterday on pusl-
ness
j. Il. Smith and P. H. Wirsig of Don
nelson were visitors in the city To-Day
J. f. Krieger of Donnellson, is N
the city today on business.
Charles Leas former resident o.
this city but now of Decatur is visit
ing old acquaintances in the city
Jas. Finnigan left this morning fol
visit in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Rudd left this morn
ing for Viele where they Will attent
the funeral of Mrs. Mary Rudd Wit
is to be buried at that place today.
J. II. Johnson, claim attorney 10
the Rock Island was in tle city yes
terday visiting the local offices on rail-
road business.
Ed. Wormhardt of Kahoka was
city visitor on Monday.
Mrs. Theodore Craig left this morr
ing for CT 0I1is for a visit.
Miss Lula Lambert of Burlington !
visiting in the city with friends.
Miss Ruth Thompson left this morl
ing for Omaha, Neb., for IN extende
visit.
Mrs. A. W. Wolf who has been VII
ting at the home of her sister, Mr.
John Lang, leaves tonight for Le
Angeles California.
C. w. Scott Of st. Louis is in III
city today on business.
Jas. Sterrett of Burlington is ca
er in the city today.
Theodore Craig left for Quincy tn
afternoon on legal business.
S. d. Ferguson of Marshalltow
stopped off this afternoon on his VIZ
home from Missouri to visit h
nephew, George S. Ferguson at the P
lice station. He is a brother OF Re
John S. Ferguson.
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PROBATE MATTERS
AND DEFAULTS
The Gist of Business Transacted To
day in the District Court of
Lee County.

Among the probate matters attend,
ed to in the district court today, were
the following:
Esate of John Anderson, final report
received and administrative discharg-
ed.
Estate of Julius A. Schiller; I. N.
Tichenor, executor authorized to pay
$500 to Ruth Halliburton as part of
the amount due her under the will and
allowed 5000 for his services as ex-
ecutor to date.
Estate of James Morris; William
Aldrich appointed trustee in place of
Earl Morris, who declines to accept
the trust, his bond being fixed at $2O,
600 as trustee of the property of Mer-
ton Morris, minor. Mr.. Aldrich is
guardian of the minor child.
Default Items.
Today was default day and num-
Der of judgments and DEGREES were
entered by default, including the fol-
lowing:
Decree in the case OF Antnony VS..
Anthony.
Decree in the case of Tuggle VS.
Tuggle.
| Decree and default in case of Will
liams VS.. Williams.
Default in the case of Larson VS.
Larson.
Default and judgment for $3.50 and
costs in the case of W. B. and n. X
Collins VS.. Julia A. Scuras.
The grand jury is still at work ant
is investigating number of cases
besides those which have been refer
red to the jury since its last meeting.
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CITY NEWS

A baby boy has been born to Mr'
and Mrs. Carl Conradt.
A baby girl has been born to MT.
and Mrs. j. w. Van Tassel.
The Keokuk High School foot ball
team will play Carthage in this city
Saturday.
The morning mail at the post ONCE
was one hour late today on account OF
the st. Louis train being late In arrlV-
ing from the south. The south bound
train was on time.
The union Thanksgiving services
will, he held at the Congregational
ohurch corner Of Sixth and High
streets instead of at the TRINITY
church and will be held on Thanks
giving morning at 1890 O'Clock. Ihe
sermon will be delivered by Rev j.
G McCaslin and the public is invited
to attend.
On Thursday evening at the regular
conclaye of Damascus Commandery
No knights Templar, an informa
luncheon and smoker will be enjoyed
nv the members. An invitation is eS
tended to out of town Sir knights t.
attend.
! Word received by friends from Chi
cago is to the effect that Henry Hel
stein has been placed in the Francis
Willard hospital, but has not yet bee
onerated on. He was sent there t
undergo an operation for throat tro'
BILE.
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A STORY OF MILLIONS.
The Way One Man Had Fortune
Thrust Upon Him.

Inc way onS wan Tl00 W sS''S
Thrust Upon Him.
A story is told of how the reluctant
giving of promissory note by penni-
less New York lawyer brought a for
tune into his pocket amounting to sew
eral millions. The man referred to,
John NJ. Bixby. went to New York In
1880 from a backwoods district as
half starved lawyer. To pay 81 week
for board and washing kept him on the
verge of bankruptcy. He struggled on
for year or two and was constantly
seeking odd jobs outside of the law to
enable him to exist when friendly
lawyer in whose office he had desk
room called him aside one day.
Here is a chance for you, Btxby,
said the lawyer. II have an estate to
settle and must get rid Of the farm on
the north side of the city. 1t Is APP
praised at 5000. You can have 1t at
that figure"
~ have not dollar to my name, "
exclaimed Bixby.
You can give me your note, and i
will renew it until you get ready to
pay It," replied the lawyer.
The young man hesitated for some
time. He was very nervous about plac-
ing himself under obligation for SO
large sum, but finally consented
Young Bixby had to ask for the re-
newal of his note two or three times,
had to deprive himself of the necessi
| ties of life to hold the farm until the
opening of the Erie canal and the first
| lighting Of the city by gas gave the
metropolis new birth and his farm
| was quickly swallowed in the growth
| At the time of his death Bixby's prop
erty was worth 100000. Today its
market value is more than $13,OOoOoo
National Magazine.
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Sure Sian.

Don't sell that man another drink"
ordered the boss.
Hes all right" argued the barkeep.
HE amt full,'
mo; but he's beginning to tell what
nice family he comes louisville
Courier-Journal.
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MINE EXPLOSIONS
IN TENNESSEE
Scores of Miners Reported to Have
Been Buried, Six Bodies Al
ready Recovered.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 17.-An
explosion today at No. 8 mine of the
Tennessee company here is reported
to have buried scores of men. Six
bodies are said to have been removed
already. The entire force at the mine
is working to rescue the imprisoned
workmen. 1t is believed none will be
rescued.
The mine was worked exclusively
by convict labor Seventy-tive men
were working at the time Of the ex-
plosion last night. All but twelve
escaped. Five bodies were removed
at noon today, seven missing. The
cause is unknown.
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Rirds That PIay.

Some birds. like all children, like to
play, and Australia and New Guinea
produce the bower bird" which builds
regular playhouses. These houses are
not part of their nests, but are con-
structed usually in the shape of COW
cred archways Of little boughs two or
three feet long. eighteen inches high
and about as wide. They use these
houses simply for their games. as If
they were clubhouses. Generally these
playhouses are decorated with bright
colored shells ana feathers. just as
children decorate their playhouses.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DiSclOses
Restorative
Recipe for Men

Amidst wine, cigars, jest and
laughter in recent club gath
ering of some Of New York's
most exclusive circles, the con-
yersation was turned to the sub
ject serious by one Of the rollick-
ers asking famous medical
practitioner, who was present,
what the most serious disease
he had to contend with was.
Being a specialist in the treat
ment of nervous and wasting
diseases, he replied, Lost vigor
and power of personal magnet
ism in men. 1t is greater
detriment to health, happiness
and success than any other af-
Fiction. He claims that thous-
ands of men are cropping for
help, that thousands are but
mental and physical wrecks
without vitality or the power to
do things, the power to begin
and execute, the power of mag
netism that gives the spark to
life and lights the pathway of
success. The very knowledge of
their own weaknesses, its hui
initiating nature and distrust
leads the poor victim to keep his
secret. Knowing these things
SO we'll, he recently consented
to the publication Of this origin
al prescription. 1t can be mix
ed at home secretly, which is
desirable for sensitive men.
At any leading drug store get
|, three ounces syrup sarsaparilla
) compound" in half-pint bottle.
|. Get one ounce each of the fol-
: lowing in separate packages:
. Compound fluid balmwort, COM
pound essence cardiol, and tine
. ture cadomene compound, each
prepared by chemists, in one
:! ounce packages. Add balmworu
! to sarsaparilla; let stand two
! hours, then add other two, shake
!. we'll and take a teaspoonful
after each meal and one at re-
firing.
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TIL. Chimney.

Where wood is much used rs fuel,
according to Suburban Life, considera-
BILE SCOT collects in the chimneys, and
1t is a source of many fires. The CHM
ney should be burned out once a year
at least and the work done on damp
day. or it may be swept out. A Chin
ney is burned out by placing bundle
of straw or similar material in the bot
tom of the flue and firing it. To sweep
out chimney a small metal ball about
four inches in diameter is hung on a
thin rope and pulled up and down in
the chimney until it is clean. When
not too high, the chimney can be clean
ed by brush on jointed pole.
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~..-sMi
Nf al
Breaking II Gently.

81 understand. sir, that you are the
possessor of swollen fortune"
Well" grufl1y answered the beauti-I
full girls father. what is that to your"
II merely thought that l would give,
you due notice of my intention to help
take the swelling out of it. Myrtle and
are going to be married. ChicagoI
Record Herald. s@s..
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CITY NEWS

You are entitled to membership In
the new club. Better join.
Miss May Sundbye is confined to
her home, 7O9 Concert street by III
nesc.
A new club in Keokuk, are you in
it?
Are you a member of the new club
in Keokuk?
President M. E. Justice stated TO
day that the committee appointed al
the last meeting of the league to in
vestigate conditions in towns thai
have made application for place il
the league, had not yet reported tx
him, but should do so before the 2Otf
of this month.
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Steer straight course and let the
other fellow Go the lodging. You'll
find the world willing to step aside for
a fellow who knows where he is going.
Marcus.
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Cuban Sugar Growers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Cuban
sugar. growers had their inning at the
hearing of the tariff ways and means
committee today Edward P At
kins of Boston, owner of a plantation
in Cuba, was witness. He said the
refiners were at the mercy of the Con-
tinental beet sugar men and did not
attempt to hold up the plantation
owners.
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Several of Keokuk's society young
men have received invitations to a
leap year dance to be given in Ham
ilton on November 20. The dance is
to be given in the city hall.
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uncorrupted.

81 once spurned bribe of 100000"
said the orator, naturally evoking
round of applause.
NAY, friends, do not cheer" he con-
tinued. at is the duty of all to be
honest Besides, the services demanded
by the brazen scoundrel were worth
double the money" = Philadelphia
Ledger