The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-13

for these lads almost invariably in
hale the fumes, and that is the most
Injurious part of the practice
NOTES AND COMMENT.
Congressional Delegate Jonah Ka
ionionaole Of Honolulu was reelected
in spite of his front name.
A modern paragrapher says men
should think seriously of marriage.
The Clinton Herald says that they do,
but sometimes it is too late.
The Davenport Democrat sees in the
way we are accustoming ourselves to
the word "suffragette," evidence that
| the cause of woman suffrage is gain
ing,
The Missouri state board of agri-
culture put the corn crop of Missouri
at seventy-seven per cent of a crop,
which is ten per cent larger than that
of Kansas.
The Memphis Reveille reports that
there was considerable money won
and lost" in Memphis on election re-
suits. The ones that lost are not
as SANDY as they were week ago.
1 President Roosevelt wrote before
! election, and it now comes into print,
/ that Mr.. Taft shouldn't be opposed
! because of his religious views. "Evi-
/ IDENTIFY he wasn't remarks the DAY.
/ export Democrat
The Iowa City Citizen points out
that the campaign in which Governor
/ Cummins has just won his greatest
victory is the one in which he and his
supporters showed the largest courtesy
to the opposition.
The current issue of the Commoner
publishes Mr. Bryan's ia orite hymn,
/ I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go,
Dear Lord" The Knoxville Express
suggests that good many candidates
are feeling that way since election.
The Omaha World-Herald refers to
Mr.. Bryan as our Incompatible lead
err" and the Des Moines Capital sug-
gests that "a chauffeur whose special
ty is running the auto into the ditch
every time the machine is taken out
of the garage for spin is CHASTITY
joke"
The largest stone axe known was
recen tly found in Clark county, Mo- 1t
1 is thirteen inches from edge to poll,
nine inches wide and five inches
thick, has perfect groove up and
down and the length on both sides
and is perfect in shape. James Fore
has the axe in his possession
Corn husking stories are now ap-
pearing in the rural press. Here is
one from the Sheldon Sun: The best
corn husking record we know of this
season was performed by Farmer
Fred Menig last week. 1t is said he
husked III bushels in one day-this
is not supposed to be yarn either.
/ Who can beat it?"
The Sioux City Journal tells Repre-
| sentative-elect Jameson that he will
sooner or later find out that 1t is
easier for Democrat to be elected
to congress from Republican dis.
trict than it is for Democrat to
stay in congress from Republican
district Col. Dan Hamilton has learn
ed the lesson sooner
! One of the foremen on a railroad
has keen Gaelic wit. One warm af-
ternoon, while walking along the line,
| he found one of his men placidly
| sleeping on the embankment The boss
looked disgustedly at the delinquent
| for a full minute and then remarked:
"Slape on, you lazy spalpeen, slape
on, fur as long as you Shape you've
get job, put when you wake up you
amt got none
The New York Evening Post points
out the true secret of this years po-
litical success. Messrs. Taft and
Hughes are golfers. Messrs. Bryan
and Chanler don't know a lofter from
caddybag. Bryan said he'd rather
raise potatoes than play golf Then
the golf vote pumped against man
who confessed preference for hoe
over brassie and for potato patch
above putting green. Naturally"
adds the Marshalltown Times-Repub-
lioan. And the golf vote is easily
taken care Of. 1t wants no office.
Hasn't time for an office.