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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23

According to Popular Mechanics, n
company is being formed in Paris, for
the purpose of providing theater cars on
all the important express trains on the
continental lines These railroad thea
tiers are to have 50 seats, little stage,
and an orchestra consisting of a piano,
flute and a cornet. Passengers will
book seats as they now engage tables
In a dining car.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23

Ten more American" party stalwarts
are to don blue coats and brass but
tons and will then be full fledged po-
licemen according to the plans OF the
elmer circle" Rather than show phys
zeal and mental fitness for their places,
the examination of the men will consist
merely as to what lever they pulled
on election day and what they ever did
to help Tom Kearns.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23

The production of n home grown
variety Of counts, dukes and other mer-
cenary mobiles has been urged in Con-
gress by Mr. De Almond. He sees
too many fortunes going into foreign
castles to rejuvenate defunct estates
and exchanged for worthless titles. IL
Mr.. De Almond win draw a compre-
hensive plan, accompanied by work
ing drawings, he Will be acclaimed
loudly as public benefactor and con-
servator of our national resources.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23

Kentucky tobacco raiscrs are tired Of
seeing their crops go up In smoke pre-
maturely and have decided to plant no
more this year The night riders, act
ing with utter disregard of the law
and being met with no remonstrancc
from duly delegated officers. have ap.
parently succeeded in their efforts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23
a Rustic Sarcasm.

Did your husband lketch chlls an
fever?' asked the woman who was
standing in front of the cabin.
No" answered the woman who
was driving spring wagon. "He
wouldn't have that much git-up-an'
git. He jes' sot around an let EN-
overtake him. "-Washington Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23
Solicitous.

Yes, said Mrs. Hiram Often, "rny
new girls very good-natured and
tender hearted, Mt any rate"
You don't say?' replied Mrs. Nc
Call.
Yes, indeed while I was doing her
work today she told me not to work
too hard. philadelphia Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23

Henry Gossaway Davis, himself an
aged and disappointed lover. has Of
fered Kate Elkins his financial assist
anrc In securing the Duke OF the ABB
ruzzi Gassaway knows how bitter
Is defeat in such conqucsts and now
appears valiant as cupid's arch ally
aud fiscal agent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23
Timely Poems.

Country Editor-Im glad you brought
these spring poems in early.
Spring Poet-Yes, sir.
Country Editor Quitting them In the
stove)-Yes, sir! Most spring poets
wait till the weather gets too warm to
use them.-Judge.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23
The Use of II Depended.

Mrs Gunson--T don't suppose there
is any use in asking you TO stay to tea?
Mrs Brooke-Lynn--No; not If you
ask me that way.-Brooklyn Life.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23
The Pinno Preferred.

Mrs. Backpay-Good morning sir.
VIII you take a chair?
Instalment Collector-No. thank you,
ma'am. I've come TO take the piano
Bits.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23
Worthless unpleasantness.

The theory that the first born child
is pre- eminent In talents is very inter-
esting. but there is no use in trying
to elucldate II to the sixth son of the
family-Somervill Joruanl.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23
JUST FOR FUN.


What is love?
Love is war; for further particulars
see Sherman.-H Harvard Lampoon,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23
CONFERENCE NOTICE.

The Seventy-ninth annual. general
Conference OF the Church Of Jesus
Christ OF Latter-day Saints viii aa-
semble in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake
City, on saturday, April 4. 1905 at 10
o'clock a. m. A full attendance of the
officers and members is hereby re-
questcd,
The general Priesthood meeting will
be held in the Tabernacle on Saturday.
April 4. at o'clock p. m.
JOSEPH F. SMITH,
JOHN r.. WINDER,
ANTHON H. LUND.
First Presidency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23

The annual conference of the Sunday
School Union will be held in the Tab
ernacle on Sunday. April 8, at o'clock
D. IN. JOSEPH H. SMITH.
General Superintendent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-23

from Japan during the last few weeks
should send the lingo press to cover.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
Santa Claus is. Coming.

He comes in the night! He comes in
the night!
He softly. silently comes;
While the little brown heads on the
pillows so white
Are dreaming of bugles and drums
He cuts through the snow like whip
through the foam
While the white flakes around him
whirl;
Who tells him | know not, but he
findeth the home.
Of each good little boy and girl.
His sleigh it is long, and deep, and
wide:
1t will carry host of things,
While dozens of drums hang over the
side,
With the sticks sticking under the
strings.
And yet not the sound of drum is
heard
Not bugle blast is blown,
As he mounts to the chimney top like
Dlfu,
And drops to the hearth like stone.
The little red stockings he silently
fills,
Till stockings will hold no more;
The bright little sleds for the great
snow hills
Are quickly set down on the floor
Then Santa Claus mounts to the roof
like bird.
And glides to his seat in the sleigh,
Not sound of a bugle or drum is
heard,
AS he noiselessly gallops away.
He rides to the wess and he rides to
the east.
OF his goodies he touches not one;
He eateth the crumbs of the Christ
mas feast
When the dear little folks are done
Old Santa Claus doeth all he can
! This beautiful mission is his
Then. children, be good TO the little
! old man,
1 When you find who the little man is
/ Author Unknown
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
WHAT'S WHAT IN SHOPPING.

| An observaLt clerk over at kewsnee,
H.. claims 10 be able to classify shop
pers by their purchases and their man
ner of making them. His claims are
set forth at some length in the Star
Courier of that city. For instance,
when a pretty girl comes in and looks
at inexpensive pocketbooks and gem
tlemen's half-dollar ties-complains OF
being tired. and sighs-and picks out
some old thing or other-why, that's
for her brother
But when the same girl han )
around as if the store were hallowei
ground. and leads the clerks some
merry jaunts before they show her
what she ts-iiscriminative-
full OF vim-why, that's for him"
When young man hurries on the
floor, stops second counter from tie
door. picks UP stickpin for q hat, a
powder puff or something that is
Greek to almost any mister-why
that's for his sister
But when the same youth-slower
pace goes hunting around from case
to case-goes out-returns- lis
over things examines writing paper
-rings-and picks out one at fifty per
engraved inside-why that's for
her.
Waen a man steps in and tells the
clerk he's much too busy with his
work TO buy thing, and asks the
man to send out something when he
cana piece of china, fancy knife
it doesn't matter-that's for his wife.
And when woman shops and
lshops-gets half way out-remem.
bers-stops walks over to some han
ldy stand-shuts both her eyes-sticlSs
out her hand-and takes whatever
happens to stub her inge tips-why
that's for hub
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

last year, the total value of the crop
is S62l 100000 Wheat. with total
of 100000. 900 bushels, worth to the
farmers S620.000.oo0, is 1ls per cent
above the five year average. Other
crop totals are: Oats, 1S9,000000
bushels. worth $4,000, 900; barley,
167 100000 bushels. worth sS6,0o0,000;
rice. 2S.00o0o0 bushels Largest on rec
ord, worth $4,000, 900: potatoes, 275,-
100000 bushels, 5 per cent below the
average, but worth Is per cent above
the average, or $4,000, 600: the big
gest beet sugar crop ever raised, val
ued At S4o,000.o00; the cane sugar
crop, worth S11,o00,o0o; dairy pred
ucts. worth $500, 900 ,o0o; live stock,
near TO the value of $4,000, 00o,0 600.
The agricultural exports for the last
year We're valued at 100000,
greater than IN any year except 1907.
The secretary draws attention to the
fact that this splendid Industrial rec
ord IS maintained in spite of the fact
that there is vast influx of nonagri-
cultural people and diminishing frac-
ton Of those engaged in the farming
industry This tends to prove the
growing efficiency of the farmers and
of the Improvement in their methods
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
FARM YIELD OF 1908.

The farm value OF all the farm
produces OF the past year is placei at
the record-breaking figure OF SITS
100000 in the twelfth annual report
OF Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
This is about four times the value Of
the mines output and IS gain over
the previous year of about s2e0,o00.-
900 The greatest of all the crops
was corn, which reached he total OF
2643 100000 bushels, valued at sl,6i5,-
coo coo 1t IS worth nearly as much
as the crops of cotton, hay and wheat
combined For the first time the
value of the cotton crop has exceed.
ed that OF hay. although the latter
crop is the greatest on record, or S..
00o.006 tons. This is Y per cent
above the average Although the
price of hay is 81 a ton less thar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

Jte difference is ali in the wo,M
"tn1." The attorney general argues
that II the duties, of the county at.
torney are held to be simply those OF
a collector that I'VE must assume
that the code commissioners intended
by the use of the term to emasculate
the original enactment" Against this
conclusion he argues at much length.
The county attorney of Dubuoua
county, as indicated in the admins.
tration of lis office, considers it to
be his duty to prosecute all violations
of the mulct law, but he takes the
position that the initiative in such pro.
ceedings is not required of him and
that his duties as prosecutor begin
with the filing of information against
an alleged violator of the mulct law
or the presentation to the grand jury
of evidence of the violation of law
This Interpretation is the same as that
which he places upon other statutes
carrying penalty for violation of
their terms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
Water Rates in iowa.

Dubuque Times-Journal: The In
dianapolis Water company has pub
lished report showing water rates
in eight Of the principal cities. of Iowa.
The water plants Of Dubuque and
Cedar Rapids are owned by the re
spectiye municipalities. Those OF
Des Moines, Burlington. Clinton. OF
tumwa, Council Bluffs and Davenport
are privately owned
For house of six rooms with bath
and closet the rate in Dubuque is So;
Cedar Rapids. $3.50; Des Moines. $40;
Burlington, SIS. Clinton. SIG; or
tumwa, SIS; Council Bluffs, s13; Dav
export, rooms, $3.50. closet. $3.50.
Meter rate per Thousand gallons
Dubuque. maximum, CSC minimum
lie: Cedar Rapids, maximum, 25c
minimum. Sc; Des Moines, maximum
SOC, minimum, 10c; Burlington. mini
num- loc; Clinton. maximum. soc
minimum, &c; Ottumwa. maximum
/ 30c: Council Bluffs, maximum, 33c
minimum, Sc; Davenport, maximum
/ SOC. minimum, Sc
Excluding Davenport, for which tn
/ figures are.incomplete. it appears thu
Cedar Rapids offers the lowest rate
| to domestic consumers and Clinton tn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
County Attorney and the MuIet Law

Souhty Attorney anu the muiCh Law.
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald: The
question of whether 1t is the duty of
county attorneys to enforce on their
own initiative the provisions of the
muIct law was raised at Burlington,
where the states attorney directed
the county attorney to institute pro-
ceedings against eighty saloonkeepers
VIGOROUSLY violating the law, The
county attorney refused to take &C
ton. contending that his duties under
the statute extended no farther than
to enforce the collection of the mulet
tax. Thereupon the attorney general
brought an action for the removal OF
the county attorney from office for
failure to perform his duty, the lower
court sustained the position of the
county attorney, and the attorney gen
eral has carried the case into the SUI
preme court. AS originally enacted in
| 1894 the muIct law contained this pro
/ visions:
1T shall be the duty of the county
attorney of each county to see thai
/ the provisions of this act are enforced
and it shall be the duty of the distric
court or any Judge thereof, TO sus
mend OF remove from Office any sucf
county attorney who shall wilfuliy re
4 fuse or neglect to perform any OF tbs
duties enjoined upon him by this act,
etc
When the code was revised in 1897
the language of the section was slight
" changed and amended TO read;
1T shall be the duty of the count
attorney of each county to see tina
the provisions of this chapter relating
to the mulct law are enforced, etc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
Inspecting Hotels.

Marshalltown Times Republican:
Assemblyman Cartwright at the re
quest and instance OF the travelling
men of the state, will ask the legis-
lature to enact a law providing for
state inspection of hotels His bill
will provide for fire escapes, and fire
protective apparatus. properly built
and protected elevators, sufficient
sanitary precautions as regards sew
erage, etc
The bill or one very similar should
be enacted. 1t is needed for the pro-
lection of the travelling public. Too
many hotels in Iowa as in other states
are simply fire traps with narrow
stairways, built of the most infam-
mable wood without fire escapes OF
any sort and waiting for accident or
carelessness TO complete the tragedy
for which all is arranged When it
happens the telegraph wires will be
burdened again with the names OF
men and women who died like rats in
trap and descriptions Of the horrors
that shaking hands dig out of the ruins
of hotel disaster.
There are a great many suggestions
that might be made along the pro-
posed legislation. There is much
more than lack of sewerage and fire
protection that needs reform and is
ripe for inspection in hotels. How
ever, the bill as proposed deals with
/ the most insistent and necessary re-
forms of public houses and it should
+ receive attention at the hands of the
+ assembly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
IGNORANT OF THE BIBLE.

Inc BlDle Is Wholly out OIL 1dSnlOu
among school boys and girls if some
tests recently made at Marshalltown
are any criterion. The tests were
made of the senior class N the Mar
shalltown high school, by people in
terested in Bible work in that city.
and the results disclosed lack of
familiarity with the Bible that amazed
everybody and shocked many. The
average age of the boys and girls was
eighteen years, and il is claimed that
they are as bright as or brighter than
the average seniors in high school, and
they live in community that has
many churches and Sunday schools
and other religious influences. Yet
these boys and girls. or, rather, young
men and young women, could answer
only As per cent of the questions asked
about the Bible correctly One of
them answered none correctly, while
on the other hand there was one
scholar who answered all questions
perfectly.
The test comprised ten biblical allu-
sions found in other books than the
Bible, which the high school students
+ We're asked to explain briefly. The
( seniors, in taking the test, were d.
vided into two classes. One section
/ secured 53.1 per cent, and the other
so. The Individual averages ran all
the way from 100 to 0, one having Sc
hn oh IL IL
and one other the lowest. Two were
between 90 and 100, three between
so and 90 The others, in groups of
from three to eight, ranged all the
way from 10 down to 10 per cent
Some of the gems to be found in the
seniors answers to the illusions are
as follows
Peter betrayed Christ If Judas
didn't and if Peter was Judas son
then the smile would be better ex
planned
"Herod Slowing the innocents re. RS
TO the time when all Christian babies
under two years of age We're TO be
killed
The salms we're written BY Sol
onion"
Joshua gazed at the moon and had
a dream or vision of some kind"
Esau had a twin brother who was
the older of the two"
"Golgotha was one of the bioodiest
battles in Bible history"
The poor woman who had only one
talent to give TO the Lord"
"Golgotha was where Samson slew
the phillistines with the jawbone of
an ass"
When sin came into the world. the
days changed from extreme heat tc
extreme cold, which was the penalty
OF Adam
Golgotha was the leader Of the
giants who inhabited the promised
land before the Israelites came into
1T"
The Ten Commandments were
made by Christ and he gave them t
his disciples and the people
"Golgoiha was heather god tc
whom the people offered living sac
rifces.
"A rumor came to Herod that In
child Joseph should become a king
'Esau sold his birthright for SOM
porrige
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
The Daily Gate City

lowest to manufacturers, Dub que be-
Ing in the latter respect the highest.
One of the objects in establishing
municipal ownership in Dubuque was
to secure lower rates, especially to
manufacturers This object has not
been attained. Rates have been
raised in some instances by metering
consumers who formerly had fiat
rate and in others by increasing fiat
rates to consumers alleged to have
been favored in the past In no in
stances reported have rates been low
cred since municipal ownership was
established in Dubuque
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

A decrease of nearly s1S.0o0,00 in
the internal revenue receipts of the
government for the last fiscal year is
attributed by Commissioner .Capers to
the prohibition movement, to the high
price of grain and to an agreement
among the distillers to limit the out
put The production OF distilled
spirits was 126.574.ooO gallons, as
compared with 16S,574,oOo the year be
fore. There was a decrease in the
production OF denatured alcohol
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

The Philadelphia Press points out
that the report from Washington that
the Democrats will present a tariff
bill of their own has certain amount
OF interest. II they can agree upon
what they want it will give the coun-
try some idea OF what the Democratic
position on the tariff really is, and
that is something the country doesn':
know now, and it is not certain the
Democratic party knows.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

The iconoclast apparently knows no
bounds. Not content with declaring
the story OF William Tell myth and
throwing doubt on Paul Revere's ride,
he now seeks to upset tle time-hon-
sored practice of using whiskey for
snake bites. Fl even goes SO far as
ito assert that whiskey aggravates
snake bite venom. If hi theory is
correct, snakes are of no possible use
in the world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

The Bureau of Statistics reports
that the last fiscal year broke all rec
ords for exports of manufactures
their value amounting to sS6S,o0o00o,
as compared with 1855 100000 the
preceding year. In 1908 80 per cent
of our manufactured exports went to
Europe. Copper led in value at s97,
100000; refined mineral oils came
next, worth s55.0o0.0oo and steel
manufactures third. worth s47.000,o00.
Exports TO South America totaled So
100000. and to other parts OF North
America, s1S9,00o,o0o. while $4,000,
GEO worth We're sent TO Asia, 100000
4 90 to Oceanica and s1o,o0o0o0 to
/ Africa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

The experience of Baltimore should
not be lost on other municipalities a
year ago that city increased its sa-
loon license tax from $3.50 to $500, and
it now reports that for the twelve
months the revenue from this source
has increased from s44S.S0o to S759,-
5S5. AT the same time 600 saloons OF
the most undesirable class have been
put out OF business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

1t is given out from Des ioines that
F. R. Harlan, acting curator. viii re-
main in charge of the historical fea
lures OF the Iowa Historical Depart
ment He will be retained with the
title of assistant curator and viii have
much of the detail wor' TO handle
The plan OF DIR. Shambaugh is 10 make
the department not only depository
of things Of historical worth but also
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
War Without SHOOTING.

Chicago Record Herald: The Dutch
navy has captured Venezuelan scout
ship without firing shot We are al.
most confirmed in our belief that war
between Holland and Venezuela
would not be anywhere near as deadly
as an ordinary football contest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

Jake Bloom OF Clarinda recently
Ihusked forty bushels and ten pounds
of corn in two hours. thus beating
Webb Mcconnell, the Shelby county
giant, whose best two hours record
was thiry-eight bushels and thirty
pounds. The figures are conclusive
evidence that neither OF them loafed
on the Job.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
= = %HA
= DIES MONIES VALLEY MEN,. :

The weather is fine-and the rood
are great at this writing. 'u'
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. vincens Of ~
kuk spent last Sunday with Mr. Aso,
Mrs. Charles Peters. anu
There were quite a number VIII :.
tended Sunday school last SUNDAY ~
Mr.. VIM. Turner and Mr.. 7 n ~.
ell drove to Argyle Friday.
Mr.. A. Kennedy is SLOWLY imnro,,.
after quite a sick spell. s
Miss Eunice Peters is spendina !.
few days at Ames, low. with j..
brother e'
The ladies Aid society OF tae vsllev
M. e. church met last Wednesday with
Mrs. ]. Howell. Light efesbmenta
We're served and all had fine time
1t is rumored that the wedding hou.
will be ringing ere long.
Mr.. and Hrs. Walter Adams and
family spent Sunday in Keok K.
DO your Christmas shopping with
Keokuk m erchants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

Il am barbarian although I was
born in New York, President Roose-
Welt is quoted as saying, Tho fedund-
ancy of the word although in this
statement will strike everybody at
first glance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23

c crea OF agriculture of e.i.
s2so,ooo,oOo in this wear gam Of
years corps. The record.bre,,' last
total value is s1,77s,ooo ,ooo@e eskl KIM
foundation for renewed prosner,t, SUM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-23
keokuk, Iowa . December %, 1903.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT.

Sometimes | think that Christmas
nights the best
Before the nursery fire, when we're
undressed
And all the toys are put away, ex-
Perhaps my engine and the baby
Then mother comes away from all the
Down stairs to tell our Christmas
story there.
She takes the baby on her lap and we
Sit round he~ on the hearth rug so
we see
The pictures in the fire, and then she
tells
About how shepherds watch their
focks by night
And what the angel said, and no the
three
Wise kings came riding down-and
the big stars light
s And then she tells us how it showed
the way
To just a stable where theloxen stay
And there they found Him in His
mothers arms.
A little baby Christ-cbild- he
smiled;
And that tshe says) is What made
Christmas day
For Won ana me- and every 1irt1.