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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-27

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The Schedule.
Monday. November >
Keokuk Club VS.. Drexel.
Grand Leaders vs.. Independents
Tuesday. November $
ST Marys vs.. St Peters.
Monday, November g.
Keokuk Club vs. Independents.
ST. Peters VS.. Drexel.
Tuesday, November 10
Grand Leaders vs. ST. Marys.
Monday, November 10
st. Peters VS.. Keokuk Club.
Grand Leaders VS.. Drexel.
Tuesday, November II
st. Marys VS.. Independents.
Monday. November %
Grand Leaders VS.. ST. Peters.
Tuesday, November 81
st. Marys VS.. Keokuk Club.
Independents vs.. Drexel.
MONDAY, November 80
Keokuk Club vs.. Grand Leaders.
st, Peters VS.. Independents.
Tuesday, December l.
st. Marys VS.. Drexel.
Monday, December =
Keokuk Club vs. Drexel.
Grand Leaders VS.. Independents.
Tuesday, December s.
st. Peters VS.. st. Marys.
Monday, December IL
Drexel VS.. st. Peters.
Keokuk Club VS.. Independents.
Tuesday, December IS
st. Marys VS.. Grand Leaders.
Monday, December 21-
Keokuk Club. VS.. ST. Peters.
Drexel VS.. Grand Leaders.
Tuesday, December %
ST Marys VS. Independents.
Monday, December rs
Drexel VS.. Independents.
Tuesday, December 20
St Peters vs. Grand Leaders.
keokuk Club vs.. ST. Marys.
Monday. January f.
keokuk Club vs. Grand Leaders.
Independents vs. ST. Peters.
Tuesday, January s.
St Marys VS.. Drexel
Monday, January IL
Drexel VS.. Keokuk Club
Tuesday January 10
st. Marys VS.. ST Peters.
Grand Leaders VS.. Independents.
Monday, January IS
Keokuk Club VS.. Independents.
st. Peters VS.. Drexel
Tuesday, January 49,
st. Marys VS.. Grand Leaders.
Monday, January 25-
st. Peters VS.. Keokuk Club.
Grand Leaders VS.. Drexel.
Tuesday, January 20
st. Mary's VS.. Independents.
Monday, February l.
Grand Leaders VS.. st. Peters.
Tuesday, February p
Keokuk Club VS.. ST Marys.
Independents vs.. Drexel.
Monday, February s.
ST. Peters vs.. Independents.
Keokuk Club VS.. Grand Leaders.
Tuesday, February 80
st. Marys VS. Drexel.
Monday, February 15-
Drexel vs. Keokuk Club.
Independents vs.. Grand Leaders.
Tuesday. February 10
ST Peters VS.. st. Marys.
Monday. February 22-
Drexel VS.. st. Peters.
Independents VS. Keokuk Club.
Tuesday, February %
St Marys vs.. Grand Leaders.
Monday, March L.
Keokuk Club VS.. st. Peters.
Tuesday. March p
Independents VS., st. Marys.
Drexel vs.. Grand Leaders.
Monday. March s.
Dre1el vs.. Independents.
Tuesday, March g.
st Marys VS.. Keokuk Club.
Grand Leaders VS.. ST. Peters.
Monday. March Is
Keokuk Club VS.. Grand Leaders.
Tuesday. March 1s-
ST. Marys VS.. Drexel.
Independents VS.. st. Peters.
Would Mortgage the Farm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-27
Think California Doubtf,,,.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27.-Theo A.
Bell temporary chairman of the Den
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-27
Personal of Teams.

Grand Leaders-Roy Wolf. Capt !:
Alvin Weismann, Leo Gredeel. Alvin
Kraft, Lawrence Ewers, Glenn Ewers
st. Mary's Club-R. Baur. John N
Hitler, L. j. Ewers. Geo. vogel +.
Schneider, VIM. Yocklin. Karl Hem.
mey.
Keokuk club.-c. j. Smith. Carroll
Taber. Perdew Sheldon, Harry Hux-
ley, Glen Cox, O. B. McNamee. and
Jack Ellsworth.
Independents Walter Mas Harry
King, Frank Merrill. Nick Hubinger
Clarence Conn. Ralph Townsend
James Britt, and Harry Cook.
Elmer Mas, Alvin weis.
mann, Breitenstein. Robert Erickson.
Urban RESEARCHER and Highan.
ST. Peters,. j. Crimmins. MELON.
aid, orville Publisky, Mike Brown
James Mccarthy, John cron;n
George Finnegan. Lewis Sheppard
Minor Clark, Clarence Altees. ] n
Mcnamara. Al Mullarky, and c n
Dickey.
In the above list of names several
players have been signed by two man.
ayers. This matter will be adjusted
by the league.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18

Paris Pattern No. 252, All Seams
Allowed.-There has never been a
more becoming style for the growing
girl than the one-piece box-plaited
model, and this is so simple in con-
struction that it will be welcomed with
delight by the home dressmaker. De-
veloped in dark-red English delaine
with the square neck, flowing sleeves
and lower edge of the skirt trimmed
with black velvet ribbon, it is pretty
enough for any occasion. The guimpe
IS of white batiste trimmed with mar
cow insertion of Valenciennes lace.
The pattern is in four sizes-six to
twelve years. For a girl of eight
years the dress requires 81 yards Of
material p inches wide, 21s yards sc
inches wide, or 2N yards AZ inches
wide, as illustrated. One and one
eighth yard of velvet ribbon ~
inches wide for belt, and Az yards of
ribbon one inch wide to trim;
the guimpe needs 2% yards Is inches
wide, or ~ yard &c inches wide, with
5A yards of insertion and IL yard of
edging to trim.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents to
Pattern Editor office of this paper.
Write name and address plainly and be
sure to give size and number Of pattern.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
Perfidious Modistes Embarrass Matron,

Richard Townsend's and the shock to
both was obvious to all their fellow
guests.
That the humor of tho situation
failed to appeal to the beautifully
gowned and much-bejeweled New
Workers also was obvious to the
friends of both, who declare that two
white silver dinner gowns are now
on their way to a confidential dealer
in secondhand apparel.
Both Mrs. Belmont and young Mrs.
Vanderbilt found the now discredited
model most becoming, notwithstand.
ing their marked difference in style
and feature. If there was any ad-
vantage it undoubtedly was with Mrs.
Belmont, whose slender girlish figure
took on severe princess lines better
than Mrs. Vanderbilt's increasing
avoirdupois.
Mrs. Belmont also had the ADVANTAGE
in the point of jewels, wearing neck
lace, corsage ornaments and a tiara
OF large perfect pearls and many dia.
monds. Mrs. Vanderbilt wore few
jewels and introduced a becoming
touch of color by wearing hall
wreath of pink roses.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18

murdered Yankee detective named
Emory, the other day near St. Tro-
per- You saw him killed?' I asked.
NO, but I've got EVIDENCE few
words from she checked herself;
but added, I don't dare to tell Mr..
Ruggles Of this; he's so impulsive
he'd spend his money and his blood,
too, to bring murderer of one of his
eountrymen to justice. So you just
60 on and get the evidence against
these fellows and trot them to the
guillotine.' But the fate of Emory
warned me, I determined to give up
the whole affair."" adds Perrier.
Thank you again." sneers Barnes,
and coming out the American laughs
to himself. But the mention of Ma
dame Blackwood reminds him of her
letter. by George, sally's note hint
ed at grave danger to me. It must
be this Emory business!" and without
more ado Mr.. Barnes, hurriedly keep
ing his eyes alert for sudden daggers,
makes his way to the promenade, by
the sea and shortly after enters the
luxurious Hotel St. Petersburg.
1t is ten in the evening. He is
about to send up his card to Madame
Blackwood and request an interview
when she enters. AS she comes in
by the ladies' entrance, the Kansas
cattle king, who attends her, chances
to glance into the Office and calls out:
"Whew, Barnes, that was lucky ad-
dress you gave me in Paris five weeks
ago." and, taking him aside, whispers,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18

A T last the mystery of the apparent
"a dearth Of White House callers
these days has been solved. So few
statesmen have been dropping in to
see the president for the last ten days
or two weeks as to cause comment. 1t
is now learned that the politicians are
going to the White House in the usual
numbers, but they come and go by
secret passages, so as to escape the
eyes of vigilant reporters and CORE
spoudents, thereby keeping rival poll
ticians in the dark as to what is 60
ing on.
The secret was let out when Frank
H. Hitchcock, the new manager-in-chief
of the Taft presidential boom, was dis.
covered making his exit from a rear
door Of the White House. A big crowd
of newspaper men wasted more than
an hour waiting by the main entrance
for his departure. He got away with
out saying word.
1t was next learned that friends of
the secretary Of war have lately been
canvassing the hotels and whenever
southern Republican of prominence
is encountered who may be able to
control convention delegates arrange
ments are made to take him to call on
the president.
These visitors have been taken to
the east entrance Of the White House
and then by . subterlausan passage
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18

W ASH1NGTON. = Representative
W Ernest F. Acheson of Pennsyl.
vania 10 trying to use the water wagon
as political Juggernaut in his efforts
to secure reelection to congress.
He will drive it through the ranks
of his enemies and crush them ruth
lessly beneath its wheels. He drives
it every day. He nurses it. None
but Acheson can grease it's axles.
None but Acheson can WELD the
powerful whip that urges its steeds
to greater speed. And, be it said,
Acheson has good reason to be for.
ever on the job of managing the water
wagon.
His opponent for the nomination is
the grand exalted ruler of the Be.
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
He is John Tener. Mr.. Tener has not
yet climbed up on the water wagon.
Moreover, Mr.. Tener is a Penrose man,
and a relative of George T. Oliver,
owner of the Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Therefore, Tener is a foeman not to
be despised.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
Dead Shot for Insects.

When insects, mice or other
creatures infest grain bins, burrow
out of sight or attempt to make their
places secure against ordinary meth
DDS of attack, the best remedy is BIZ
sulphide of carbon, a very volatile
liquid, which becomes rapidly con-
verified into gas, penetrating into every
hole, crack or other harboring place.
AS this gas is heavier than air, it
sinks down to the lowest points, hence
goes wherever the creature can go.
Poured into rat hole (about table,
spoonfuD and the hole covered with
dirt, the rat insult come out or perish.
To destroy weevil in wheat it may be
used with advantage. Being very VOL
atile and also highly explosive, no
flame or light of any kind must be
brought near it, not even a lighted
pipe or cigar. 1t has given excellent
satisfaction when used at the roots of
trees, after removing the earth for
that purpose, in destroying root lice
and other insects at work near the
roots.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18

F you want to know anything about
l anything you might send it to the
United States bureau of standards.
There are a lot of wise men on the
government pay roll who are hired to
tell you all about it.
A celluloid collar and a set OF false
teeth were received last week by the
bureau of standards to be tested. It
was not joke. The bureau promptly
made tests and furnished the desired
information to the anxious inquirers.
In the case of the false teeth the
sender wanted them tested for their
ability to sustain pressure. There are
certain standards to which even teeth
must measure up. II the porcelain, or
other substance of which the imita-
ton teeth are made, will not sustain
the pressure applied by the normal
action Of pair of hungry jaws, then
they are cheat. The dentist who
bought from the dental jobber wanted
to know whether he had been cheated
or whether he would be safe in fitting
up his customers with that brand of
porcelain.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
Information Bureau Run by Uncle Sam

The celluloid collar was tested for
inf1ammability All celluloid is more
or less explosive, and many serious
accident has occurred by the ignition
of celluloid collar or cuff. Funda.
mentally, celluloid is the same as gun.
cotton. But there are ways of treat.
ing it for commercial uses which will
reduce this explosive quality, and the
man who sent the collar wanted to be
sure that it was not explosive.
The government tests all kinds of
things. Lately a new machine has
been installed for testing the durabili.
ty of paper. Formerly the way to test
papers durability was for an expert
to crumple it in his hand and rub it
upon itself as a washerwoman does
your handkerchief. But this machine
does it scientifically. This is the way
it operates:
The paper is clutched at opposite
edges by clamps and the machine
proceeds to fold it through the middle.
Then the machine unfolds it and folds
it on the same crease in the opposite
direction. This operation is repeated
with great rapidity until the paper
breaks at the fold. A dial keeps track
of the number of times the paper is
folded before it breaks, and this mum
Der determines it's durability.
And there are lot of other inter
esting tests to which paper is sub
iected.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
Seeks Reelection Through Water Wagon

But Acheson is busy on the water
wagon. In rapid succession he has
introduced bills prohibiting the send
ing OF publications through the mails
when they contain liquor advertise
ments, and taxing beer at the rate of
one dollar per barrel. He figures out
that the waterways improvements of
the country should cost $50,00O,000 a
year. He has also figured out that the
brewers produce 100000 barrels of
beer year. If his bill is enacted into
law he will secure from beer an an
nual income of $52,000,000.
But Mr.. Acheson has done more
with the water wagon. He has gal
loped it through his district in great
shape, leaving behind him declara-
tons for local option. He wants local
option. Mr.. Tener, the grand exalted
ruler OF the Elks, has not yet come
out for local option. What will Mr..
Tener do? Mr.. Acheson is laughing
and working the water wagon over
time.
All of which shows that Mr.. Ache
son is a politician Of purest ray Sc
rene. He has been in congress many,
many years. He is the only man the
Quay crowd could not defeat for con.
gress. He believes the Penrose crowd
cannot defeat him.
He regards the water wagon as a
fine political Juggernaut, especially
when Mr.. Tener is his opponent for
the nomination.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
The Chinese Iael.

The tael one speaks about so glibly
Is not a coin nor is it uniform in
weight, touch or value, and in carry.
ing on trade between one end OF
China and the other as many as ten
different exchange transactions may
have to be effected.
Had each province it's own tael of
a fixed value there would be some
CLEAN of light, but it has many kinds
of taels and even in one part Of a
province there may be half a dozen
or more taels of different values cur.
rent side by side. Peking, for exam
pie. has seven and Tientsin nine Diff
ferent taels, all equally current.
This lack of uniformity is great
drag on trade, whether foreign or ma
tive, but it is a source of profit to the
thousands Of native exchange banks
scattered throughout the empire
which may be relied upon to resist
to the last any innovation likely to
curtail their gains.-Journal Of the
American Asiatic Association.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
A GOOD LAND ROLLER.
Edgar 1. Vincent Tells How He Mads
One.

We had been wanting land roller,
but had not quite come to the place
where we felt that we could spend the
money for one out of the store. We
had been spending a great deal for
buildings and felt that to buy ready
made roller just at that time would be
more than we could stand.
A neighbor who had been longer
in the way than we had stepped to the
front with the question, why do you
not make one yourself? This is what
we did. Come up and see ours.'' And
we went up. The result was that we
made a trip to the city and out of an
old scrap-heap fshed four wheels that
had done service on moving ma
chimes. They were about the same
size, as would be essential in such
case. We also bought steel rod
large enough to fit the holes in the
wheels and some rivets three inches
in length. Armed with these and
few steel drills the same size as the
rivets, we went home and, waiting for
spell of stormy weather, we tackled
the job.
II have got you into the scrape and
now I'll see you out" the neighbor
said, and we were very glad of his
help. The first move was to get into
the mill cut of hardwood maple log
as long as we wished the roller planks
to be. We had them sawed two inches
| thick and six inches wide.
1t was not very hard job to drill
holes through the rims of the wheel
for the rivets which were to hold the
| planks. Two were provided for each
Wheel. Small grooves had to be cut
| If. the planks to fit over the eleva-
t15ns on the outer surfaces of the
wheels designed to keep them from
| slipping. That was easy. Boring the
holes through the ends of the steel
| rod for the lynchpins was the hardest
job we had. That was slow work, but
we accomplished it at last The rod
was slipped through the wheels and
it began to look quite like a roller.
| OF local wagonmaker We bought
an old moving machine tongue. A
frame of hardwood scanning four
inches square was made to set over
the sections of the roller. The pole
was bolted to this. Braces we're run
from the frame part way up the pole
to strengthen it at the turns. A
cover was put over the sections. An
other old moving machine attachment
! in the form of seat was bolted to
the top and the job was nearly COM
plete.
l say nearly" for there was one
thing more that served to make the
roller complete. Naturally the mid
die of the roller would be inclined to
fall behind little while in motion,
especially when stone happened to
be in the way. This would bend the
shaft and cause the roller to scrape
heavily on the frame on top. We
went to a blacksmith and had 6 hook
made of heavy iron to clasp over the
shaft. This was furnished with two
heavy links like the links of a chain,
the whole being bolted to the frame
of the roller. You can see how this
would work When the shaft bent,
the links would straighten out so that
the hook would draw on the shaft,
preventing it from scraping on the
frame or top.
We have used that roller more than
dozen years and it is all right now.
It cost us about $475. Of course tho
work we counted as nothing-Farm-
ers' Review.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18

w ASHINGTON's smartest circles
W were highly amused at a serio-
comic incident at a dinner party a
few nights ago in which the perfidy Of
dressmakers in general and French
dressmakers in particular was illus.
trated under conditions most discon-
certing to two matrons famous on two
continents for their good clothes.
They were Mrs. Cornelius Wander.
bilt. Jr., who has just concluded a
visit to Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, and
Mrs. Perry Belmont, one of the New
York hostesses recently established
in Washington. The cause of their
grievance was two magnificent white
satin gowns, draped with silver tulle,
each ordered direct from Paris, and
each believed to be the only one of it's
kind in the United States. The ladies'
and their gowns met suddenly at Mrs.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
Fall SoWn Alfalfa.

Alfalfa that was sown September +
on ground from which crop of COW.
peas was taken for hay promises to
make the finest piece Of meadow in
the country. In the fall of 1906 this
ground was sown to rye, also winter
cover crop and for green manure. The
rye was sown broadcast just as soon
as the tobacco was of. Last spring
the rye was turned under when about
a foot tall and the ground run over
with plank drag. The soil was
d1sked and cowpeas drilled In 1sz'
bushels to the acre. After tho COW
peas were cut August Is the sell was
cultivated at intervals of five or SIX
days till September I, when it N,
sown to alfalfa.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
Preserved in Oil.

The illustrated London News recent.
ly reproduced a photograph of a mum,
mified rhinoceros-presuma the
woolly Siberian species-discovered
In the oil strata of Austrian Poland.
The skin of the head, of one fore.
limb, and of a considerable portion of
the body is preserved, and appears to
be in wonderfully good condition. The
preservation Of the soft parts is due,
of course, to the Gil in the stratum,
which has probably converted much
of the tissues into kind of adipocere
Although horns of the aurochs have
been discovered in peat, says writ.
er in knowledge, this is the first in.
stance that has come under my no,
tfce of the preservation of the skin
of an extinct animal in oil.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18

tunate for Miss Anstruther should shA
become Mrs. Barnes of New York;
that, as your wife, she would be
drawn into this blood feud that has
been declared against you. Now,
suggested Count Cipriano. you are the
lady best fitted by past friendship and
present charm, to prevent this dan.
ger to the pretty English girl, by de-
stroying the wedding"
"You have brought me here. for
this?" says Burton, his eyes growing
angry.
wait! Listen! As an American,
my desire is to protect you from
death. appeared to accede to Cipri.
amos request to fascinate you again.
I wonder If could do it," She looks
at him roguishly and laughs through
her white teeth. Don't be frightened
OF me. So I pumped the romantic
Corsican, who made half love to me
while he tried to persuade me. found
out that not only was the commune
OF Boco-Bocognano or something of
! that kind-anxious for your blood, but
that several gentlemen from that
neighborhood were here in order to
obtain it, and to make their task easy.
they had done up in some way or 9TH
er detective you had employed to
shadow them, a Yankee named Emory,
l believe. Therefore, said to myself:
I'll take care If possible to inform Mr.
Barnes of the dangers that surround
him, and II he is the man think him,
he is about as we'll able to protect
himself and his coming bride as any
one 1 know"
Hold up moment. I want to ask
you question" interrupts Barnes
What makes you think the devils
have done up poor Emory?"
"Well, careless expression OF
Count Danella-only this: He won't
bother them again. something of that
kind from Cipriano.''
II must be going. I'm deeply CRATE
full to you." Burton rises. "Mr. Rug
gles-''
Don't be afraid. Dan won't be jeal
ous."
She extends to him her beautifully
formed white fingers dazzling with
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
"Why He Was to Be Here Two Days Ago."

rings. "Good-by, hope you'll be hap.
py on your wedding trip, but don't let
love make you careless, mon Bayard."
Barnes takes her hint. His pistol is
ready as he throws open the door of
her apartment and passes cautiously
out; so all the way down the stairs of
the hotel he is careful as to corners,
and out on the street, we'll peopled as
is the Des Anglais, the American has
wary eye about him. Lady Char
iris has doubtless told Cipriano Da-
| nella of his visit to Nice and that he
returns with her to her villa this even
ing. He therefore breaks his appoint
ment with Prunella and taking hired
carriage watches till the lady, tired
| of waiting, drives angrily home, then
joys along few hundred yards be-
hind her, ready for any emergency.
But nothing of a threatening nature
| is seen.
AS the vehicle enters the grounds
of the villa, the sight of Scotch tar
on the lookout gives the coming bride.
groom confidence in the sailors watch.
AS he wakes up in the morning, not
withstanding the thought that it is his
wedding day is dominant in his mind,
he reflects over the matter. What has
this Cipriano Danella done except to
arouse his suspicious? Even the
! counts conversation with la Belle
Blackwood didn't disclose that he
meditated any attack upon me or my
bride,' he reflects, modify, "only that
Cipriano wished to prevent an inno-
cent young girl being drawn into this
frightful feud. Hang it, can't shoot
the cuss on suspicion-and yeti" The
American closes his jaw with snap
and goes down to breakfast, to meet
as charming a bride as the sUa has
! shone upon.
(TO BE CONTINUED)