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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-05
CITY NEWS.

Mathew Ribyn, senior, is serious
ly i'll at his home, being confined to
his bed.
THE Fall of Rome" or "Nero's
Blunders," the great historical pic
lures at the Bon Ton tonight.
Names were placed in the jury
box for the coming year this after
noon, Auditor South, Of Fort Madi
son, being at the court house for that
purpose.
Regular meeting of the Monday
music club will be held Monday even
ing, Dec. at Y. M. G. A. auditorium.
The last half of the program will be
a song cycle, sung by Mrs. Henry
Scnouten.
According to the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat the government steamer
David Upton which rivermen have
looked for SO long left st. Louis some
time yesterday bound for the canal
where she will be put up for the, win
| ter.
Masonic - Special meeting OF
Hardin lodge No. 20, A., F. and A. NJ,
at 1880 Monday evening, December G..
Word in third degree. Visiting broth
ers fraternally invited to attend. BY
order of w. M. A. X. Stewart, secre-
tary.
Delta Sum- Will Sage, formerly
of Alexandria, now OF Keokuk, was
shaking hands with old friends on our
streets, Wednesday of last week. He
visited his fine farm, In the neighbor-
hood of Seven Pines" where he is
much interested in the growing of al
falfa.
Deputy Marshal Jerry Harrington
! who has been confined for the past
/ few days with serious attack of
rheumatism, was able to report at
4 headquarters Saturday. From now on
it is expected that he will be on duty,
/ but at the same time he has not en-
tirely recovered from his spell and 1t
may return at any time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-05
A Fine Success.

The Trinity M. e. ladies always do
things and when they do, they are al
ways big things. The Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Trinity NJ. E church say
that their Christmas bazaar on Friday
afternoon and Saturday afternoon
and evening were the most successful
affairs of their kind ever given by
them and considering the grand sue
cess of each annual Christmas bazaar,
the one this year was without doubt
the prettiest and most successful ever
given by the ladies of Trinity church.
On Friday afternoon the annual
bazaar was opened and light refresh
ments were served. Many attended
on Friday afternoon. Yesterday after
noon. despite the bad weather, several
hundred ladies called and inspected
the many beautiful tables which were
handsomely laid with holiday wares to
tempt the eyes of the buyer.
The large church parlors were dec
GRATED in holiday style. the large red
Christmas bells being used in, pretty
manner and green and red paper be,
ing entwined about the post supports
of the parlors. The electric shades
were decorated to the degree of nicely
and the scene was a gay holiday af-
fair with the many buyers coming and
going.
In charge of the different booths
were the following ladies: Apron
booth, Mesdames E. H. Hinson, A. D.
Lacey. Venatta handkerchief booth,
Mesdames John King Tracey, Patter-
son and Heule; bag booth, Mesdames
Richardson Warwick and Teeters;
fancy work booth, Mesdames hartley
Englehart and Wustrow; candy booth,
Mesdames Berger, Van. Sittert and
Ayres.
Last evening delicious chicken pie
supper which was served to several
hundred persons at the long, snowy
| pretty decorated tables was served
| in tempting style by all the ladies'
| who assisted on the supper commit
| tee Mesdames Noble Warwick, T,
\ A. Wilson, /. NJ Tichenor and Grant
Scott were in charge of the supper
The delightful menu served consisted
| of the following good things:
Chicken pie creamed potatoes
/ Cranberry sauce, celery, pickles
1 Jelly rolls butter coffee
Ice cream Assorted cake
The Sun Beam club of the First
Congregational Sunday School was
very pleasantly entertained on Satur
day afternoon at the home of Miss
Helen Woolley, No. 1922 Timea street
At the recent church bazaar, the
young ladies of the club were quite
successful in their sale and helped
! the proceeds of the affair in large
manner.
4 Miss Katheryn L. Carson o
4 Palmyra, Mo-, and Glen w, Wood 0
Davenport were married last even
ing at the parsonage of Rev j. F
4 Saunders. The groom phoned to thi
4 city from Quincy before coming her
4 with his bride and arrangements CON
\ pleted for the marriage in the after
noon The young couple left las
| evening for Davenport where they vii
4 make their future home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-05
Christmas Week Dances.

During the holiday season this year,
dances and Christmas week parties
i Will be more prominent than ever be-
fore and the elite of the city will en-
terrain at various social functions.
Already a large number of dancing
/ parties and other events have been
| planned for and there will be plenty
Ito fill up the holidays for the young
er people, including the city's college
Young people who will be home for
! the many pleasures which always
come at this season of the year. A
number of social events to be given
are:
On Thursday evening, December %,
1.-The Keokuk high school will have a
private dancing party. A dancing
party will be given by the Knights of
| Columbus in their hall during Christ
| mas week
On Monday evening, December 81,
the Misses Edith and Adelaide Bart
ruff will entertain a company of their
lady and gentlemen friends at a
dancing party in Hawkes. hall
On Tuesday evening, December %,
Messrs. Malcolm Mcfarland, Henry
Huiskamp and Edward Johnston will
entertain at dancing party in Glib
bon's hail.
Wednesday evening, December 20,
Miss Hannah Hawkes. and Edward
Hawkes., Jr., will entertain company
of their friends at private dancing
party in Hawkes. hall.
! Thursday evening, December 30, the
Phi lambda Epsilon fraternity will
Igive private dance.
The Keokuk Club members will en-
/ terrain their friends at a dancing
party, New Years night, January
first, their annual dancing party.
Miss Florence Brinkman of this
city, who is at the present time a
student at the Chicago conservatory
of music and Miss Helen yogel who
formerly resided here, gave an en-
tertainment last night in Chicago,
under the auspices of the Arts and
i Crafts Society. Miss vogel is read
Z er Of prominence and accompanied by
Miss Brinkman who is one of the
most talented musicians in the CON
servatory where she is studying, the
story of Enoch Arden was rendered,
the entertainment being thoroughly
enjoyed by the large audience in at
tendance. A recent number of the
Chicago Tribune contained a notice
of the event.
Mr.. and Mrs. William School are
today receiving congratulations ant
best wishes of many friends on theil
twenty-first wedding anniversary. M
especial observance will be made o
the day which will be spent quietly a
their residence, No. 113 Concer
street.
A dance will be given in Hawkes.
Z nall on Monday evening by Messrs
5 P. l.. Kennedy and Alva Mccoy
> Agnes orchestra will play for the
: affair
The ladies OF the Trinity M. f
l church will be entertained on mex
Friday afternoon in the church PAL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-05

Judge Logan has been confined to
his home for few days on account of
rheumatism.
I'd. J. Ayres passed a good night
Friday at Pittsburg and yesterday his
condition was more hopeful according
to a message sent from DR.. Samuel
Ayres, his brother.
Miller Bros sand digging outfit
has been taken from the water for the
season after having been working all
summer, supplying sand to Keokuk
and vicinity.
See the masterpiece film "The
Fall of Rome at the Bon Ton tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-05

See the great Biograph picture,
The Death Disc at the Bon Ton to-
night
MIR. and Mrs j. p. Peterson will
move next Tuesday from 81 Blondeau
to their new home, TOT Morgan.
John Peters, of Luray, who was
recently operated on at St Joseph's
hospital, is recovering nicely from
the effects.
The foundation for the addition to
the Graham hospital is almost com
pleted and in g short time the founda.
ton work will be started
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-05
INSURANCE
COMPANIES
MADE HARTFORD

and they will help make any city;
their policies going far abroad are
better from an advertising standpoint
than constant stream of circulars
destined for the waste basket. 1t costs
nothing extra to insure in local
company, and every policy is contri-
button to civic pride, the payment Of
a pledge to reciprocity, and contri-
button to self interest, which is both
the lowest and highest motive and the
handspring of most of our actions
The Standard Insurance Co. of Keo-
kuk takes your risk You nay take
your choice of reasons.
F. C. Overton, pres; Henry Strick
Ter, vice pres; N. A. King, secy.; w
]. Steckel, treas.
Directors-F. C. overton, w. c.
Howell, j. F. Wilson, ". ]. steckel.
E. G. Peterson, .4enry Strickler.
! City Solicitor W. Klein.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-05

Witness the Burning of Rome at
the Bon Ton tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-05

lors by Mesdames NJ. v. Riley and
Charles w. Chase.
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21
SURPRISED AT THE SCHEDULE
coIored Man Felt He Was Being Rail-
roaded Into the Glass Of
High Financiers.'

colored man was tried the other
day before Charlestown court for
stealing some clothes from II young
white man. A pretty clear case was
made out against the colored man
and he confessed.
81 reckon | amt got nothin to say.
white folks" he said with humility,
"'ceptin' hits jes laik it is"
well, since you admit your guilt"
said the Judge, 81 will try to make it
light for you. But first we will have
to get an estimate of the value of the
clothing. Mr.. Plaintiff. what do you
value these articles att"
"The dress suit cost me $50. your
honor" replied the young man, the
overcoat $75 and the silk hat So"
"Nlr ledge" broke in the accused,
I'D lax ter say des one word befo'
you goes any fudder."
"All right; go ahead"
81 submit dat TUX dem clo'es, boss
man. but at no SIGH prices as dem!"
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21

Nesting between gigantic hills is
the tiny village of Lynmouth. its one
street skirted by the East Lyn. whose
waters rush and tumble over the
rocks in their haste to reach the sea.
and here stretched before us is q
scene of loneliness.
On our right reaching far out to sea
is the gigantic headland Of Countess
bury Foreland, whilst on our left are
stupendous cliffs covered with bril-
liantly.hued flowers or wooded almost
to the waters edge.
II we retrace our steps and follow
the course of the Lyn. in a few mo-
ments we find ourselves in a scene of
beauty, and we can wander along the
banks for several miles lost in won
before us.
Below Is a ravine down the center
of which is a rushing stream. the bed
of which is strewn with huge rocks.
round which the water whirls and
lashes itself into foam. On either side
are precipitous hills densely wooded.
and we here and there obtain a
glimpse of banks of gigantic foxgloves
and other wild flowers. whilst near the
waters edge are ferns in bewildering
variety, some of which are almost
tropical. reaching a height of nearly
six feet.
A walk of about two miles brings us
to the famous "Watersmeet," where
the Coombe Water joins the Brendon
Water in succession of beautiful
falls, and the grandeur and manifold
beauties of the scenery at this point
may tempt us to remain here till we
are ready to resume our journey back
to Lynmouth.
Should. however. we decide to pro-
coed, we can follow the Brendon Wa
ter for another four or five miles
through scenery momentarily growing
more beautiful until we at length
reach Doone valley. where we can ex-
pore many of the points of interest
referred to in Blackmore's novel. in
GLIDING the famous Waterslide. and
the tiny church at Dare, in which
Lorna and Jan Kidd were married.
There are two or three routes by
which we can wend our way home
wards, each equally beautiful. but as
we are probably tired. we may find 1t
advisable to charter one of the car
riages which ply for hire near the en-
trance of the Doone valley.
A tiny cliff railway for n small cost
will take us from Lynmouth into Lyn.
ton near the North walk. probably the
finest coast walk in the kingdom. Cut
in the face of the cliff between six and
seven hundred feet high with jagged
masses of rock towering above us for
another two or three hundred feet, we
have a scene of superb grandeur, and
after walk of about a mile find our
selves by Castle rock. and at the en-
trance OF the famous Valley of Rocks.
Days and weeks fly quickly by in
exploring the beauties OF this roman
tic little spot. Lee Bay and Woody
Bay are within easy distance and their
delightful glens, coombes and rushing
streams. beyond which is the steep
gorge of Heddons Mouth. whilst coach
rides to Ilfracombe. boat trips to
Clovelly, and the toy railway to Barn.
staple give us the opportunity of IA
miliarizing ourselves with beauties Of
which all Englishmen should be proud.
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21

The secretary to the Katikiro OF
Uganda in his book. "Uganda's Kati-
kiro in England" tells how the dane
ing of English people impressed him.
and his opinion is certainly not fat
tering.
"on this day." he says. 81 saw how
the Europeans dance to the plano. a
thing which they like doing very much.
When they dance they jump up and
down and twist around, men and wom-
en- holding on to each other in pairs;
for my part I preferred the music to
the dancing. which 1 thought was q
shameful thing for men and women to
dance thus together. They danced in
many different kinds Of ways. differ
emit way for each tune"
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21

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The Lamar register., 1909-07-21
City Built Over Vast Tomb

From time to time, says Harper's
Weekly. certain municipal officials
visit this grim entrance. the existence
of which is known to only very few
people.
A former occupant OF the house,
surprised by one of these visits, the
reason of which was mysterious to
him, was accustomed to relate that
once in the dead of night while he
watched. quaking. from the room
above. convinced that he was wit
Messing the fiiial scene in gome Bor.
gialike political tragedy. party of
men the chief Of whom wore half con-
cealed under his coat the tricolor scarf
of a police commissary, had conveyed
Z body through this entrance into the
catacombs below.
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21

and gentleman was in jeopardy and
that we begged to see his royal high
ness in the hope that the king might
be approached.
THAT, too. is impossible" coldly re-
piled Mr. Digby. THE king is far from
we'll"
Just then some one on the other side
of the folding doors opened one of
them the least bit in the world, and
then closed it-but not before we had
seen streams of light pouring from 1t.
long table brilliant with plate and
ornaments. and a company of shout
20 gentlemen sitting around it, and
at one end sat parsonage whom We
at once recognized as the prince of
| Wales.
Without word Sir Peter arose. and.
darting toward the door-for he was
ever an agile man-threw it open. and
walked into the presence of his royal
highness.
Sir" said he. marching up to the
prince, 81 am Admiral Sir Peter Hawk
shaw. and | have boarded you. so to
speak, sir. in order to save the life of
one of the gallantest officers in the
service of his majesty"
had always heard that his royal
highness was gentleman, and ! saw
then such an exhibition of readiness
and good taste as l never saw before.
and never expect to see again. Every
one at the table. except the prince.
seemed astounded at the sudden en-
trance and stating address of short.
active little man in an admirars uni
form. But the prince offered Sir Peter
his hand in the coolest manner in the
world. saying:
Most happy to meet you, Sir Peter.
/ recollect well that you CARRIED the
incompatible by boarding very success
fully But how did you get past the
watchdogs at the door, my dear sir?"
by carrying sail hard, your royal
highness," responded Sir Peter. 'and
seeing this door open, faith. said l, to
myself, having risked my skin these
40 years for the king and his success
sors, sure, can risk it once more by
walking in on my prince, and here
am, sir, ready to state my case. That
bloody popinjay. Digby (Digby was
right behind him), wanted me to let
you alone because you were about to
go to piquet, but 1 think no prince of
England would sacrifice mans life to
game of piquet."
Certainly not, Sir Peter" answered
his royal highness, rising. land now 1
have an hour entirely at your SER
vice."
Sir" said Sir Peter, 81 ask the
honor Of shaking hands with you, not
as royal prince, but as an honest
man and good fellow"
l think the prince was ever suscep-
tible to honest praise. for he was no
fool, and he was undoubtedly pleased
when Sir Peter wrung his hand. He
then led the way into another room,
| and the door was closed.
The rest of the party behaved very
civilly to me, and I accepted thankful
| ly an invitation to have something to
eat and drink. They were merciful to
me. seeing my distress Of mind. and
did not plague me with questions, but
resumed their conversation with one
| another.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21
Many Districts Of Paris, France, Are
I'd. Directly Above the Spacious
Catseombs.

Paris in many of its districts is built
over the catacombs. These vast sub
terranean chambers and galleries pro-
duce that peculiar cavernous sound
which is heard in the Luxembourg,
Montparnasse. Vanguard. Montrouge
and Montsouris quarters when heavy
carts pass rapidly along the coarsely
metaled roads. The streets are then
like monstrous drums beating funeral
marches to the graves over that vast
common grave of ten centuries of
Parisians with its millions of skele-
tons dead.
The quaint little Gothic house at the
corner OF the recently prolonged boul-
eyard Raspail. which many an Ameri-
can artist must remember from his stu
dent days. actually has private stair
case leading to the catacombs from
beneath a Theoretically closed stone
slab Just in front of the doorstep.
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21

The Greeley correspondent Of The
Denver Republican says: Hoeing and
thinning beets side by side with JAP
anese laborers in order to ascertain
IL the latter work faster than Hunga-
rian beet Iaborers. is one of the ways
In which John Fafary. Hungarian
government agricuiturist. is studying
the subject of beet culture In the West.
He is going over the Greeley district.
where one man takes care Of thirteen
acres. as against the one acre cult
waited by one man In Hungary.
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21

The corn crop of the nation prom
ises to be 234,O0O,OO0 bushels in ex-
cess of the yield for 1906. the record
year to date, when 1927 .O0O. 900 bush
els were produced. AS the value of
the corn is double that Of the wheat,
the gain in 1909 is important Corn
was comparatively low in price In
1906. and consequently did not put as
much money in the farmers pockets
. as did the smaller crops Of 1908. 1t
will be more than month before the
1909 corn crop can be estimated with
confidence, but it is almost certain to
be very large.
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21
TOLD TO USE CUTICURA.
After Specialist Failed to Cure Her In
tense Itching Eczema-Had Been
Tortured and Disfigured But
Was Soon Cured of Dread Humor.

81 contracted eczema and suffered
Intensely for about ten months. At
times l thought l would scratch my
self to pieces. My face and arms were
covered with large red patches, SO
that l was ashamed to go out. 1 was
advised to go to doctor who was
a specialist in skin diseases. but I
received very little relief. I tried
every known remedy. with the same
results. thought would never get bet
ter until a friend Of mine told me to try
the Cuticura Remedies. So tried them.
and after four or five applications OF
Cuticura Ointment l was relieved of
my unbearable itching. I used two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies. and I
am completely cured. Miss Barbara
Kral, Highlandtown. Nd, Jan. Q. '0S."
Potter Drug 3 Chem Corp. Solo Props. Boston
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21
CHAPTER X.

In that hour of horror / became
weaker and more helpless than the
weakest and most helpless woman.
Sir Peter and Lady Hawkshaw were
too stunned to think. l remember,
now, the look of despair on Sir Peters
countenance, where l had never be-
fore seen anything but sturdy courage
and 1t was an added terror. And the
one who retained her senses. who sug.
gested a forlorn hope. was Daphne
the youngest. the least experienced OF
us all.
ITO London!" she said. ITO the
king, for pardon! 1 myself will go
upon my knees to him. He shall-he
shall pardon Giles!"
We were all huddled together. then
In our parlor at the inn, having Just
returned from the assize hall.
Richard and 1 will 60" said Sir
Peter.
And Daphne and 1 will stay and
comfort Giles" spoke Lady Hawkshaw
A week to London, and week to
return, was easy traveling-but how
long would it take us to reach the
king? And what ministers would be In
town? And what would be the earliest
moment we could leave London? All
these things were in our minds to tor
ment US. Nevertheless, within half an
hours we were on our way.
While we were demanding the best
horses, and having them put to. an In
solent groom came in the stable yard
and asked for horses for Sir Thomas
II lx
Arabella's companion. Mrs. Whitall
and two servants, for London. The
head hostler replied roughly that they
had no time to attend him then, as
they were starting Sir Peter Hawk
shaw and Mr.. Glyn of for London. too
to beg Mr.. Giles Vernon's life. The
man, at this, grew saucy. and ofered
a handsome bonus for the horses
which were then being put to for US
I caught him by the collar, and threw
The Lamar register., 1909-07-21

from Irregular1-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. I had
given up hope Of
ever being well
when 1 began to
take Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
1 felt as though
-au, 1sfa hoI Iao-