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New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
1T PAYS TO KNOW HOW

HALF dozen Southern members were gath
L cred III Democratic cloak room of the
House of Representatives 1T Il recent session
Of Congress, swapping yarns and discussing
politics and subjects OF world interest gener-
ally, when some one observed
:" 1t is remarkable to what great magnitude
the fees of successful corporation lawyers at
tam nowadays. In nine cases out of ten the
attorneys render only a few moments of service
vet they are paid therefor enormous sums of
money"
John Sharp Williams. the Democratic floor
leader, nodded III assent The solution of
such an eXtravagant situation he replied,
:" is in the fact that while the lawyer,
may render but slight service. apparently
superficiallv their work Is founded on such
a sodly founded knowledge base that their
counsel Is worth the money. and perhaps
more
81 can illustrate better by telling YOU of an
experience | had down in Jackson, my home
town, with a plumber had called III to repair
SOME water pipes III the kitchen. | had at
tempted to fix EN- up. and had worked hard
an hour or two. getting my clothes grimv,
mutilatng thumb and incidentally nv repu-
tation for chaste speech; but all To no success
Finally, when | had exhausted myself and
qualified suit of clothes for the cleanser,
decided to call in the plumber.
The plumber looked at the pipes wisely
for moment. reached for his hammer. struck
the offending tubes healthy stroke two,
then passed the amenities of the day and
walked out. The next week | received
bill for ten dollars and twenty-five cents.
thought the charge eXorbitant, and told
him SO.
40 It's too much for such Il simple job |
demonstrated. Anyhow. where does the
twenty-five cents come in It's funny
looking bill to me. and | don't understand IT.
Suppose YOU itemize the account so that |
can understands!
He said he would. and the following morn
ing received this: To fixing pipes, IS cents;
10 knowing how To fix same, $40.
Il paid the BILL concluded Mr. Williams.
That knew his business, and was enti-
lied - The money, and also the corporation
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

ESlsREssH fashion. like Sergeant krnnairl begins
ELrGTlEtA of MAGAzz liferen~
NSS|IsA enthusiasm. do tn lrng
N1@1 with the conviction that the read bound
up the be enthusia~-
Sergeant gets of YOU the very With de
scription paragraph long that And
days ride beyond a the Rockies from wta 7rs Belly
the foolish winding path OF lost child NeSy you
without wasting Perhaps You told ne WofN
". A. Fraser YOU will feel that all need to "et Your
his tales of India, OF thor @ horses
almost always tales of doors and elemental hr ch MAKE
the best all fine vie, outstanding with horizon
The few sentences in Introductory paragraph in the
wild country. Then Mr. Fraser introduces his hero Ger IN uE
Northwest Police about tontNr
America There any rontor ne Cnfd
Alaska But there Is good deal a. though
5 building the Mounted Police Je n'
extraordinary bodies of remarkable that the "ne
Sergeant swiftly nS 70 nA'
You can help He'sa Man Man one always
a tremendous influence Especially IS this tC' HUI
good all the time, but good should m DIG e
Sergeant a tale tten' 'a'
adventure. swiftly that it is told s'an'"
be quickly; To 1aeU III ~"
Mr.. Fraser could easily have padded 1t so that
long; but he had it wouldn't be nearly So o''
We very strong royal persoragr N tins 'o''
of us think hold them in something AKIN 70
is why We $ eager read about them I-.-
fascination in having only Il reading acquaintance WIKI
exalted titles. Herones of Modern Royalty IS rec
the bravery the self sacrifice, of truly bg women WI" | II
queens worthy of the honors th 5n' " ~
gave is Cunife Owen, who tor tNtnt cans
beentf leading American writer nearly eve fnns ~
fOreIgn courts and ROYALTIES
Shorty McCabe tells How Grandmother Got 1aIs- t+
good people to whom will appeal Mothers A1I say
ebeenbe better Shorty stories. But eF' rto 4
to the grandmother who ASIDE N
fashionable through natrimOny because se W."
get going a of dowaser queen III W .p
what called Bohemia IN Ne" i rb6e
living lodging houses eating very t"e"t
dinners tatinq cnio,s LANGUAGE and wearing Hnnh Oh"
man. No be a real bohemian IN New AorN am" .trf
linen Grandmother went to- in lodging house anu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

A Nevada Iowa, man has been
granted a patent on trolley catching,
returning and signaling device. 1t is
intended to be attached to trolley cars,
and consists of trolley having a
series of wings or extensions at its
sides, so arranged that when the troll
ley wheel slips off of the trolley wire
it will be caught and held by either
one of the wings. Two small electric
lignts are placed on the car where the
motorman can see them and when the
trolley slips to the right side of the
wire circuit is established through
the lamp and the electric lamp
and on the right side of
the car will be lighted.
The same is true of the
! left side of the car. Stationed
close to tae motorman is lever by
which he may move the trolley pole
TO either side, as indicated by the
/ lamps, and thus replace the trolley
4 wheel on the wire. The arrangement
promises to meet long felt want.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
SUGGESTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS.

A writer in one of the popular mag
azines gives few hints, homely and
useful, designed to make Christmas
and Christmas giving a little easier
for all the members of the family.
i Let the children, and make the
father help Your children will know
what YOUR brothers children want.
9 Make list of all the folks to be
remembered. Do it now. Divide the
list among the members of the fam
lily. and let the ones whose Judgment
ing purchases.
8. If you have tree, make a lark
instead of labor of decorating. Let
all the adults help and neighbors
who have children
1 4. A gift is supposed to represent
/ your wealth of affection, not your
bank balance.
s. You will give more pleasure
with thoughtful gift than with an
Expensive one.
i 6. Getting big show for the mon
ey may do for some wedding. but
never for any Christmas.
Z. If the panic or any other upset
has made it impossible for you to give
as usual write letters instead. Your
friends will like you all the better.
s. Don't leave letters and cards
till the last moment. Write them at
Your convenience and hold them till
the proper time.
. Mail everything to reach your
friends before Christmas, and MARI
the packages open Christmas" Late
guests and late Christmas packages
are OF class.
10 Do your shopping early yor
avoid the crowd; YOU help the mer
chant and the salespeople, and vol
get a larger selection.
IL Wrap your gifts carefully ant
daintily They give so much more
pleasure than sloppy package, evi
IDENTIFY rushed as if you begrudged thu
time
IL. If you send cigars, diseove
his brand and don't send worse.
IS. Remember the people VIII
have served yOu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
Hope for Feeble.Mindss

Sioux City Tribune: Dr. win
Lightner Whitmer of the Univars a.n
OF Pennsylvania, announces tha. Sly
is his belief that feeble minda aa. II
In children is durable. He citss 90
case OF boy eleven year old WI 'ne
all appearances was doomed IL rs ~
and die an imbecile. At scboo, ,e
made no progress and was subieot nc nc
fits OF violent temper. He was 49, ~
ed at the university school Of m %.
cine and he has been DISCHARGED W ~
perfect mental condition. He is :.
tending school in his home town ,,,,
Is able to keep pace in his stnd; nu
with the brightest pupils in his c,.sso.
| There are very many children ns
Wilmer believes, who may be rescuas
! from the blight of enfeebled inta,,aa.
/ If their cases be taken in time NJ
details of the treatment to which ~
boy referred to was subjected ~
i given, but the bare announcement viii
be sufficient to bring hope to mann
| parents burdened with the sorrow -,
/ the presence of children apparan+l,
doomed to drag out wretched evist
ence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

There has been some talk of late of
reopening Muscatine saloons. which
have been closed for a month since
the decision of Judge Bollinger hold
ing their petition insufficient. 1t was
suggested that the saloon men could
appeal from the Judges decision and
run their places while the case was
pending. But lawyers who have
looked into the matter say that not
only have the liquor men no right to
open while awaiting a decision from
the appeal, but they will be lucky If
they are not prosecuted for running
while the matter of the sufficiency OF
the saloon petition was being settled
The road of the Iowa saloonkeeper
who disobeys the law is every day be
coming more and more like the tradi
tional Jordan highway.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

Bailey of the Britt Tribune is
known as the humorist par excellence
of the Iowa press. but it appears that
he can indulge in vituperation and
personal abuse after the fashion of
the old-time editor when provoked. In
the latest issue of his paper he thus
pays his respects" to a hated rival:
"Our dear friend the measly
cadaverous hog-eyed, hump-shoulder-
ed wart of the dugout is still spewing
about the personal appearance of ed
itors. Heavens to Betsy and seven
hands around! He don't look like a
man, walk like one, or act like one.
Poor Simpy, his pedigree ends where
the Darwinian theory begins, OF
course he feels bad. Why shouldn't
he?"
Who'd have thought that the genial
Bailey had a temper like that!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
The NOVEMBER FlRE LOSS.

The fire loss of the United States
and Canada for the month of Novem-
Der, as compiled from carefully kept
records of the New York Journal Of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin,
shows total of s1F,S34,35o 1t is less
by $3,2S7,S $50 than for the correspond
ing month last year, and s4t40o0 less
than for November, 1905 The fire
loss in the same territory for the
eleven months of the Year is 1925, 5o3,
100, which is greater by S24, 6S3,70C
than for the corresponding period last
year, and S21G. 2o545o less tnan fol
the eleven months in 1906, which in
cluded the San Francisco loss OF 1922,
'501, 100. If the loss for April, 1906
the month of that disaster, had beer
normal, the comparison would be ia
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

vorable to the eleven months of that
year by about $50, 100000.
During November there were 306
fires which caused a loss of $4,000 or
over in each instance. There were
nine fires during the month which
caused loss in each instance Of
100000 or over. The Journal of Com
merce says that it is well known in
insurance circles that only the heavy
increase in security values has saved
number of fire underwriting insti-
tutions from going to the wall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
The Daily Gate City

railroad bringing to the farmers each
year several times the cost of the rail
road. Yet until recently railroads
were looked upon by the public only
as means OF transportation, not as
servants and builders of the country,
but as enemies, operated in the in
terest of few This has been the
doctrine preached by the political
agitator. The thinking men OF the
country have stood by, permitting the
railroads to fight their own battles,
until the effect of their forced curtail-
ment was felt in every direction and
in every business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
REVERE, MO.

The Young Ladies Guild and tho
Ladies Missionary Society held tbeir
bazaar in Converts hall "Wednesday
afternoon and evening Quite large
crowd attended.
A protracted meeting is being hold
at the Methodist church of this nlace
Marcellus Edwards returned from
southwest Missouri Sunday night
with his bride and little daughter
They are stopping at the hotel for a
few days. They will go to house.
keeping here in town.
Miss Florence McCabe of Kahoka
was calling in Revere "Wednesday
Albert Renner and wife entertain.
ed Mr.. Renner's brother and family
over Sunday.
Mrs. ]. F. Shepherd and daughter
are away on a visit.
Miss Gladys Painter of Kahoka IL
visiting at the home of Mrs. W. A
Price.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
Taft Assures Investors.

We have in the selection of Mr..
Taft fair, liberal and broad gauged
man, who has said in a most earnest
manner that investors may feel justi-
fled in investing for railroad construc-
ton; that all men who conduct a
legitimate business may understand
that the government is back of them
and will support them. Such sound
utterances can not fail to give conf
dence to the public in the future
policy of our government While our
president-elect can and will outline
policy fair to all, we must aid him
in his work for sound. healthy laws
and the enforcement of existing ones.
1t is to the interest of the railroads,
the railroad managers. the railroad
employees, the railroad investors and
the public at large to work in har.
mony, all approaching the fact that
when a law is passed and fairly estah
lished, the best way to enforce it is
to obey it.
Railroad pools should not be legal
lzed; pools are secret understanding
between the parties to them; but
railroads should be permitted to enter
open traffic alliances, subject to the
approval of the interstate commerce
commission, which would safeguard
| the interests of the public. The same
federal authority should authorize thi
issuance of railroad securities. there
by protecting the investor agains
/ overcapitalization.
The capital at Washington viii
then become the Hague" of the ma
tons railroads and its commerce
when peace conferences will be hele
to settle the questions arising be
tween the public and the railroad.
fair to both, and without political in
fuence or favoritism to either.
If you wish to rent or buy or sci
use a Gate City want.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
Essence of Yoakum's Speech.

Mr. Yoakum said:
Our country. the greatest present
and future country of the world, our
railroads the greatest single interest
in this country; two subjects of such
unlimited possibilities that any one
accustomed TO speaking could talk
long and interestingly Transports
ton has been the chief agent in civ
lization. development and wealth OF
all countries. The oceans. lakes and
rivers served early civilization; as
population increased the trails and
wagon roads reached out into the in.
terror as far as produce and supplies
could be proftably handled, but ii
was steam power that developed the
modern world. and the railroad has
made possible the supremacy of the
United States among the countries o
the world.
In the construction of a railroad
through an undeveloped agriculture
country. with the grading outfits arr
found the farmers, new towns, new in
dustries and a general population en-
! gagged in every pursuit of life. TIL
4 immediate increase in property va
/ ues is from ten to fifteen times tn
! cost of the railroad The productio
OF the farms, mace possible by tn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

speculative holding, which involves
keeping them for long periods in
non-productive state. Enormous water
powers outside of the public do
main are being procured at extremely
low valuations, and although the de-
velopment Of these powers will UNI
doubtedly be of ultimate value to the
people at large, their extent and value
should be matters of public record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
Waterways Improvement.

Without criticising, but only as an
splendid and magnificent work and
probably an instrument of national
peace, as we'll as means of short
ening the water distances between
the Atlantic and Pacific ports. If the
government should expend as much
money as the Panama canal will cost
in 1.-THE improvement of our water
ways, turning our rivers and their
tributaries into arteries OF commerce,
it would be of untold benefit to the
entire country. Among the largest
and most important undertakings
that should receive attention is the
Chicago canal, which, through the
Mississippi river, will connect the
great lakes and the Gulf of Mexico.
There is no reason why we should not
have the work of both the Panama
and the Chicago canal pushed to
/ completion but, viewed from a cold
business standpoint, as national in
I vestment the money expended with
! in the boundaries of cur own country
/ would be worth dollars to dimes t.
/ the American people.
All fair-minded men must admit
the underlying principles of the poll
c'es championed by President Roose
welt and the majority of laws affect
ing corporations have not of then
selves been hurtful, but they were III
fortunate in their method of applies
ton and unfortunate in the fact tina
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

at 301,S73,150 bushels, valued at
s153955,3 06 This is 100000 more
bushels than was allowed by the gov
eminent for corn, which is placed by
Chapel at thirty-fve bushels per
acre. Other total crops are. Winter
wheat, 4,96s,250; oats, 12,S30.490; rye
wheat, 496s, 800; oats. 1880, 400; rye,
S69072; barley l0,629,560: flax. 461,'
$50; potatoes. 1065S,290; tame hay
5,S3S,S40 tons; wild hay, 445,9S0
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
PLEA FOR THE RAILROADS.
Rock Island-Frisco Chairman Ad-
dresses Chicago Business Men.

CHICAGO, H.. Dec III. Pier
ront Morgan sat at the banquet board
of the Chicago Association of Com
merce while B. f. Yoakum, chairman
OF the Executive Committee of the
Rock Island-Frisco lines, discussed
Our Country and Our Railroads. 7"
MIR Morgan accepted the invitation
to be present some time ago, stipu-
lating. however, that he should not
be called upon to speak Curiosity as
to his visit was due to his interest in
Chicago traction affairs, but it was
explained that the visit was purely
social one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

Pat Grove has been converted and
will now become an evangelist The
Cedar Rapids Gazette wisely counseIs
him not TO be in hurry to try 10
lead other people alleged sinners
into the real light of salvation 1t
tells him that after he has lived a
righteous life for about fifteen years
1t will be plenty of time for him to
tell other people how 10 live.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

1t is the general OF inion that this
thing of city officials going off on jun
keting trips at the public expense has
been considerably overdone of late
Besides it is liable to happen that
some of the bills may not be entirely
free from the suspicion of petty graft.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

The fact that an Ohio man has
fifty-two letters in his name should
make for temperance. 1t is neces-
sary for him to remain sober in order
to be able to pronounce it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

The coming legislature will be asked
to pass a bill to punish the parents of
delinquent children instead of the chill
dren themselves. Such a law would
place the responsibility where it be-
longs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

suffrage club in Ohio demands
feminine iuries and judges 70 try
women, on the ground that woman
is entitled by law to trial by her
peers and that man is not the peer
of woman. SO there now
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

1t is safe guess that the next
batch of Keokuk official junketers
will take the precaution to corral
their expense money before leaving
home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

Iowa's crops for the year are val
ued at the stupendous figure of S376,-
076.64S, as shown by the final report
of Crop Director Chapel, just sub
mitted to the agricultural board. DR..
Chapel figures the Iowa corn yield
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

Postmaster General Meyer recon.
mends that employees of the postal
service be allowed thirty days leave
of absence hereafter instead of fif
teen. AS thirty days leave is grant
ed to other employees of the gov
eminent, there is apparently no reason
why similar privileges should not be
granted to the postoffice men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

In the state OF Nevada they have
federation of women's clubs, the
members of which are all Indian
women. If heredity counts for any
thing they should have hair-raising
time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

Thus far only seven members of
the house at Des Moines have an
nounced themselves as candidates
for speaker. Such modesty is as adj
mirable as it is rare
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

, A scientist asserts that a caterpillar
eats 5000 times its own weight every
year That is almost as great as
the Democratic appetite for Office
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

politicians, legislatures and railroad
commissioners misconstrued the Pres
ident's corrective intentions as an
tagonistic attacks against corporate
interests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

The national corn show at Omaha
should be CT special interest to
chiropodists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

The fact is remarked that it is
easier to revile the tariff than to re-
wise it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
<eokuk Iowa. ~. December II, 1908.

If Bryan was President they would
be still longer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

The Clinton Herald suggests the fol-
lowing thought for Iowa legislators:
The more good roads we have the
faster prosperity can travel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

Only twenty three deer hunters
We're killed in Wisconsin this season
against fifty.one last year The sport
seems to be losing its tang
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Chicago Tribune's guess is that
shorter
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

1T might not be bad idea to let
those Haytians kill off each other
until there We're few, or very few of
them left" suggests the Cedar Rapids
Republican. why stand in the way?'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11
DAILY BY MAIL.

DAILY BY MAIL. ., M
One $500 Four months. 'sA o.
Six months 49,. 1.5o One month ..:a.on nd
Entered in Keokuk postoffice as seco",'
class matter. ,o
Postage prepaid; terms in adva s,i,,a the
All subscription orders shoulSa sit ia a
P. O. address and state whether ~ adj
new OF renewal order. If change q and
dress is desired. state both the oiu
new address, ex
Remit by postofice money ord order e or
press money order. registered 'ee'e1
The date printed on the address. o., o. ea ex.
paper notes when the subscrlpt'o"
pires.
Subscribers failing to receive th War by by
pers promptly will confer iaNoi
giving notice of the fact.
Address ALI communications to
THE GATE CITY CoMPANh'
No 1S Nora Sixth ST.. Keokuk. Iowa.
THE GATE CITY is on sale at the fol-
lowing news stands:
Hotel Keokuk. cor. Third and Johnson
G. Fl. Rollins & Co. 629 Main Street
Ward Bros. b25 Main Street.
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-11

The Webster City Tribune
says that when it sees the editorials
of paper set in big type, double
columned, it is impressed with the
thought that the editor places undue
Importance upon his utterances and
conclusions.