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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
Henry clews in his latest financial

Henry Clews IN his latest financial
letter reports unprecedented activity
in the steel industry. The demand for
steel has marvelously increased and
prices have advanced accordingly.
The output this month has been rec
ord breaking, and the railroads, after
a period of economy, are now making
improvements and extensions which
were deferred as long as possible. The
outlook is that the roads will be heavy
buyers of steel in it's various forms
for months to come If not for year.
In speaking of the remarkable vitality
and mercurial buoyancy of the Ameri-
can steel industry Mr.. Clews de-
clares that nothing like it has
ever been seen in any other
country, and probably nothing
will, for nowhere else does such
lusty and youthful industrial giant
exist as in the United States
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
Good Advertisers at Knoxville.

Des Moines Capital Those people
at Knoxville. Iowa, were certainly
wise when they engaged old Joe Can
non to come to their old home gath
ering Uncle Joe was not born in
Marion county But he would feel at
home at Redrock the first day. He is
a born Redrocker we do not vouch
We hope. however, that he will keep
within the law and not be run in by
the police. Uncle Joe comes down to
us from past generation. He is the
last of his race. He is 10. the poor
Indian" SO far as the politicians are
concerned. We do not exactly know
what to think Of him. He is pc
culiar person, His stride Is some
thing that is not found in the heavens
above, the earth beneath or the waters
under the earth 1t is not the Grecian
Bend or anything like that. 1t is his
natural gait. 1t may be explained by
his having been born in North Caro-
lima. 1t is related that Uncle Joe's
political ways are positively vicious.
When a postmaster's time is out in
the Danville district, this vicious old
Cannon recommends Cannon man
| for the place. The right thing to do
would be to put in an enemy. Re
formers always pick their worst en-
emies for postmasters in order to
1 demonstrate that they are reformers.
That Is what We have understood that
/ they do. We do not now recall a
sample of that performance, but GER
tainly reformer would not do any
/ thing to put him on the level of old
porch at Danville where the populace,
sometimes called the mob, make
themselves at home They kick the
/ chairs around and stick their feet up
and this probably explains why Uncle
Joe tits his cigar up in such pecu.
liar manner. He probably contracted
that habit when he had SO many
friends that he had to stand his cigar
mp from his face to make room for II
in the crowd. Now that he has nc
friends, one would think that lie
would project his cigar out from his
face, which is rule observed in pc
lite society. We bespeak for him 6
quiet time at Knoxville We trust that
he may not be given any eggs, espec
tally at the present price. Eggs are
too expensive for political purposes
Knoxville has always been tolerant o
opinion. That locality once had MAJ
by the name of Van Bennett who cele
brated every day OF his life by chew
ing tobacco in his own way, splitting
out the results thereof as pleased
him on the street corners. and talk
ing against the government. Thes,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
ER1lIr In IOWA.

Hon. Wesley Greene, secretary OF
the state horticultural society, read an
interesting and practical paper on
what fruits to plant in Iowa for proht
at late conference of the heads OF
Iowa public institutions with the state
board of control Mr. Greene intl-
mated quite plainly that the varieties
to choose are not those which are
vaunted in the nursery catalogues as
possessed of some special character
istic or quality in which they excel all
others or those greatly Landed nov
elites which are described as the ne
plus ultra of perfection. He told his
auditors that if half what is written OF
such superior fruit were true 1t
would soon drive all competitors from
the market But it isn't true. When
the fruit is mature it is scabby,
wormy, and so gnarly as to be unfit
for use. After such rude awakening
the credulous purchaser is apt to say
in his inner consciousness, If not
audibly, that all men are liars.
According to Mr.. Greene there are
more than a thousand varieties of ap-
pies growing In this state, but the
commercial sorts which should be
planted can be counted on the fingers
of one hand AS leaders in Iowa
among commercial apples he mention
ed Ben Davis, Jonathan, Wealthy,
Duchess and Winesap. Other va
rieties mentioned as worthy Of note
are Benoni, Fameuse, Grimes Golden,
Maiden's Blush, Genet and Willow
Twig. Northwestern Greetings and
Patterns Greetings are receiving at
tention in the northern part of the
state. None of these is perfect. The
ideal apple has not yet been produced
and never will be-
Mr.. Greene emphasized the fact
that to have good fruit the trees
must be kept in healthy condition.
When the land was new fruits were
\ without blemishes, but orchards, like
cities, soon become unhealthy unless
i sanitary rules are enforced. Insects
multiply and fungous diseases increase
rapidly when left to themselves
Adoption of varieties TO soil and local
conditions must and will receive more
attention in the future, and special
+ fertilizers should be used to supply
any defect in the soil to properly
nourish the tree and to develop its
fruit.
Pear trees are hardy but soon sue
cun1b to hight in our rich soil and
climate. The Kieffer is poor in quail
ity, but when properly ripened it is
an attractive fruit that finds a ready
market for culinary uses. Domestica
and Japanese plums are planted only
in the southern part of the state. The
trees are hardy but the fruit roti
badly. Blue Damson is productive
and Lombard and Green Gage arr
J popular among the larger sorts. Earl,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AND HOUSE
WORK

In Massachusetts High school
twenty-six girls, all of the same class,
were asked thirty questions, all deal
ing with household service. The prin-
cipal sought to test the girls knowl-
edge of duties of the household,
duties which upon marriage every one
of those girls should know how to
perform and which it is fair to say
large majority must of necessity
learn
Every one of the twenty-six re-
sponded that she could make candy,
eighteen could make cake and twelve
could make bread That approx
mately 80 per cent could make bread
speaks well for Massachusetts. In
Iowa high schools generally the
proportion would probably be still
greater. twenty-five of the girls had
built the kitchen fire and twenty had
prepared a full meal The items in
the meals they prepared are not re-
corded. Not one of the twenty-six
knew why new bread is not healthful.
Sixteen of the girls could iron their
own collars and cuffs, and all of these
could make the starch Twenty of
them mended their own clothes and
seventeen had made shirtwaists. Sew
en- of the seventeen, however, had made
but one shirtwaist each, which natur-
ally gives rise to the suspicion that
mother felt it to be easier and cheap
er to do the work or have it done than
to let daughter do it. One-half the
girls had trimmed their own hats !;
one-half admitted that they had never
even tried.
The principal of the school framed
the list of questions and he regards
the answers received as affording a
fair index to the knowledge of house
hold affairs possessed by the high
school girl of today. The principal
believed that domestic science should
be part of the high school curriculum
and as a result of his inquiry he Is
more confirmed in his belief. In fact
after receiving the answers he made
prompt announcement that the new
| courses would be established.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
keokuk, Iowa 800. October q, 1903
THE PIONEER.

TIE Ft0lNGERs
He Is swart from the glow of the mer-
CHESS sun,
And his muscles are huge from the
work he has done;
He has builded his home where the
prairie wolves roam
He's tae Hewer, the Blazer of Trails.
He is crude with the strength OF the
seeker Of toll;
From the hot, barren wastes ne Is
gathering spoil
For a nation that lives from he bouh-
ty he gives
He's the Builder. the Winner of Ways.
Where the silent wastes bake in the
summers hot glow,
Where the forests are choKed IN the
shroud of snow.
By his brain and his Drawn new ma
ton is born
He goes forward to conquer new
realms.
And the world has its heroes of lace
and gold braid,
That are honored and wined for the
waste they have made;
But the world little knows of the debt
that it owes
To the Hewer, the Blazer of Trails.
Clarence Richard Lindner
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
JUDGE Bank at Mt. pleasant.

Mt. Pleasant News: Judge Bank is
creating a very favorable impression.
There is an informality about his
manner on the bench that is refresh
ing. If lawyer delays or wastes
time on some unimportant point the
Judge calls him down good and hard.
If witness gets funny the judge
butts in and puts a stop to the non
sense instanter He asks questions
of the witness himself, and of the at
torneys If he sees tangle in the
evidence things stop until straighten-
ed out. His independence and free
dom from Formally suggests the atti-
tlide of the federal judges, who are
Judge and jury in enc. Down In
Keokuk Judge Bank is not liked by
some Of the elements, and all kinds
of tricks have been resorted to to GUST
him from the bench. But the people
keep him there in spite of the polite
ians and the attorneys who are am
bilious to succeed him. During the
last legislature plot was concocted
in Des Moines to have Judge Bank
gerrymandered out of a job by the re
districting of that part of the state,
but it fell through and he is still ad-
ministering justice down there. Lee
county is a judicial district in itself
but with two county seats, Keokuh
and FIT. Madison, SO Judge Bank is
the only Judge. He always wins the
nomination and always wins at the
election, and even the legislature
could not be worked up to the point te
GUST him. He is a Democrat and &
German, and the opinion in the court
room is that he is also the Judge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

Bishop Berry created something of
sensation at the evening session OF
the Upper Iowa Methodist conference
at Mason City. Friday evening, in the
course of the examination of class
OF undergraduate by denouncing the
preachers who are real estate dealers
on the side. Such diversion of the
business of a preacher was scataingly
rebuked by the bishop, who declared
that the Methodist preacher must re-
main poor If he remains at his best. If
this be true, there is no question that
all of them will be at their best if they
live on the salaries they receive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
GROWING Pumpkins in Missouri,


Wayland Hustler: Jim Butcher has
raised SO many pumpkins this year he
don't know what to do. He has eaten
all he could and sold about 700 wagon
loads around town, but as fast as he
hauls load out those left grow so
fast they Immediately occupy the va
cant space The pumpkins in this
acre patch have grown so big they
now cover twenty acres of ground and
threaten to crowd several houses and
barns off their proper farms How
ever, Jim promises to pay all damages
in pumpkins. But he is afraid those
tarnal pumpkins will crowd the whole
human race off the earth and ne don't
know where else to go to raise
pumpkins and have any customers.
His only chance to avert this great
calamity is to get Uncle Billy Crate
started to eating pumpkin pie.
Uncle Billy is extremely fond OF
pumpkin pie, but he has little con-
trery spells that some time last as
long as ninety years and he seems
to have symptoms of one coming
on this fall. Jim has pleaded with
him with and shed tears enough to
1 irrigate an Arizona ranch, but
nary piece of burned open face saliva
ton will he touch to save the whole
country from destruction. In the
meantime all other citizens are doing
their full duty and While there are nc
pumpkin heads in Wayland there are
said to be lots of pumpkin bellies and
it may be necessary to send for oul
old friend Col. Shouse to relieve the
situation. There are some people
growing about hard times, but they
haven't heard of Jim Butchers pump
kin patch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

A farmer near Hamburg, Iowa, has
an orchard consisting of thirty acres
mainly in apples which he is selling
at 1915 per barrel While ordinary
apples in that locality are selling at
$3.50 per barrel. The difference in
price is accounted for by the fact that
he has central station from which
he can spray his trees to protect
the apples as we'll as the trees from
any kind of blemish. It pays to do
things right.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

A valued contemporary, discussing
the disposal of city sewage, inadverE-
cutly confLses the words sewage
end sewerage" The public frequent
" interchanges these words. The diff
ference between them is thus clearly
pointed out by the Burlington Hawk
Eye:
Sewage is the waste matter carried
off in sewers. Sewers are conduits to
carry off sewage, or drainage. Sew
erage is systematic drainage by sew.
ers. 1t is not the sewerage, but the
sewage against which people some
times protest when the latter over
flows upon their land, or into streams
polluting the water. Keep the Ian.
guage straight,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
Times-Repub'ican be something al
most too fierce to contemplate.
He is Never Exasixe.

Fort Dodge Messenger: VIM. H.
Taft has never in his life been eva
sive or apologetic. No man in tie
public life OF the country, Theodore
Roosevelt not excepted, has been
more direct, candid and fearless in
the expressions of his opinions. He
will not please everybody on this
tour, or try to, but he will say just
what he thinks End say it SO spon.
taneously that everybody will know
that he is sincere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

The census bureau will need from
1000 to 1900 specia- agents for tae
collection of statistics of manufac-
lures. mines and quarries These
agents will be chosen by competitive
examination and the compensation will
range from SO to Sc per day including
intervening Sundays. Few women will
be employed, but representatives OF
the fairer sex will not be barred Blank
applications may now be obtained by
writing the census bureau at Washing
ton. No applications received after
October % will be considered. The
practical test for applicants from Iowa
will be taken before the local board o.
civil service examiners Nov. 3 at Des
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

The Cinnamon are deserving the
Second Presbyterian church's mission
in Pittsburg because young woman
teacher for each student is no longer
permitted. There has been sus-
picion for some time that the Chinks
were more interested in their young
lady teachers than they were in
Christianity, and this tends to confirm
it. The average Chinaman is sus-
picious quantity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
Kind Word for the Mule

Manchester Press: Delaware coun-
ty farmers should grow more mules.
We are speaking of mules for farm
work. Some people are too proud to
ride behind pair of mules, but they
will put their feet under the same
table with one for years at stretch
and never emit roar. The mule is
the Jack of all trades around the
farm. He will do anything from
pounding a treadmill to pulling the
surrey, and he makes $3.50 roadster
look like jackrabbit when 1t comes
to work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

DR.. H. e. Kirschner is to remain as
superintendent of the state tubercu-
losis sanitarium at Oakdale near Iowa
City. Differences with the state board
of control led him to tender his resig-
nation, but these have been adjusted
and his resignation has been with
drawn. The outcome of the trouble
is distinct triumph for the superin-
tendent, who was in the right in the
matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

performances he did while the boys
were away fighting. If Knoxville could
tolerate and endure Van Bennett,
Knoxville ought to be patient with a
man like Joe Cannon even though he
is reputed to be a public enemy.
Cannon's date at Knoxville is Octo-
Der 5. The eyes of the country are
focused on Knoxville, Iowa
Those boys are great advertisers
at the county seat of Marion county
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

away and the little ten-by-twelve
shack or cabin becomes palace Of
loving memories. And the books and
magazines and newspapers! Some OF
the home-steaders didn't know the
Atlantic feet had left Hampton Roads
until 1t was half way to the Horn, but
news is news when it's first heard, no
matter how old it may be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

A farmer near Estherville this year
raised 466 bushels of potatoes to the
acre. At sixty cents a bushel the
product brought him s27960 per acre.
No wonder the price of Iowa land is
advancing by leaps and bounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

Uncle Joe Cannon, who is billed for
an address at Knoxville tomorrow, has
been notified by the Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader that he will not be
permitted to come ss,o Iowa and speak
with impunity. 1t you'd be just like
Uncle Joe, in these circumstances, TO
speak with bluntness, positiveness and
force.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

At a recent farm sale near Dysart
in this state corn in the field sold as
high as s24 an acre. This doesn't
look as if the corn crop had been
seriously injured by either the exces-
sive rains early in the season or the
protracted drouth later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

Moines, Ames. Burlington, Council
Bluffs, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Iowa
City, Mason City and Sioux City. En-
ployment will range from three to fiji
teen months.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
LIES u. 1HE NIGHT
Well Known Man Who Helped Make
Des Moines Victim of Apoplexy.

We never knew Des Moines was
victim of apoplexy but such must be
the case as there is no punctuation
after man and Des Molnes in the
heading.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

Rev. w. A. Sunday will begin his
meetings at Cedar Rapids next Friday.
That community has in near prospect
the greatest experience in it's life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

"Mr. Bryan Hesitates," according to
a headline in an exchange. Too bad.
The fate of politician who hesitates
is the same as that of woman who
deliberates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
The Country Editor Laughs.

Alton Democrat: City papers enjoy
poking fun at country editors, SO
here's one on Des Moines newspa-
per man who heads mortuary story
like this:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

The Detroit Free Press conducted a
postal card vote and it was found
Cook reached the pole before Peary
by 1914 to 415. Now let's dismiss the
whole matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

Mr.. Bryan will not debate with Sen
ator Bailey. AS the Omaha Bee sage
IN observes, Mr.. Bryan does not have
to divide the gate receipts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
It Would Be Awful.

Burlington Gazette: Now If Bwana
Tumbo should endorse the Payne
tariff law upon his return home,
wouldn't the rage OF the Marshalitown
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

One style of flying machine is called
the "helicoplane." Sounds like swear
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
having opportunity to disclose the
whereabouts of her hoard.

"Of one thing we may be sure
says the Cedar Rapids Republican,
"and that is under the primary a poor
man will hardly ever he nominated.
Under the old convention plan poor
man might be given nomination as
tribute to his worth or as matter
of party policy and expediency. But
when a man has to make a personal
campaign through primary it takes
money and it is the rich mans game
The Davenport Times approves Gov
Carrolls suggestion of a hall OF fame
for Iowans. but does not believe II
should be limited to those conspicuous
in the states political history. In the
hall of fame,' says the Times, should
be found busts of eminent soldiers,
able lawyers, distinguished professors
and teachers-in short the leaders OF
the state through its hrief period OF
history should all be eligible to place
in the hall of fame"
One of the new laws as published by
the secretary of state provides that 1t
shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to place or leave any broken
| glass, glass bottles, glassware or glass
of any kind in the streets or alleys OF
any city or town in such manner as
to iniure horses or vehicles, while be-
/ ing used or driven on such streets,
alleys and highways The penalty for
committing this crime is fine OF rot
less than one dollar nor more than
ten dollars for the first offense, and
not less than FIVE dollars nor more
than twenty dollars for the second OF
! Tense
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

The Taft day excitement being
over the Des MONIES reporters OBJ
serves the Iowa City Citizen, ARE
again defeating Governor Carroll fol-
denomination.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

The Cedar Rapids Gazette suggests
that instead of Furnishing the boys who
run away from high school, their par
ents should be spanked.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

The Carroll Herald is convinced that
good drubbing by the opposition
would be the most valuable asset the
Republican party in Iowa could attain
before the Presidential election Of
1912.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
nArr,Y ny MAIL.

DAILY BY MAIL.
One year ........$aoolFour Months ...N-% =
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Entered In Keokuk postoffice - second
elass matter.
All subscription orders should give Lhe
p. o. address and state whether "a.
new or renewal order. II change OF ia
dress is desired. state both the OLD 40"
new address.
Remit by postofice money order. e..
press money order. registered ieet1 "
draft at our risk.
The date printed on the address OF essn
eaper notes when the subscription
Subscribers failing to receive thear pa.
Ders promptly will confer favor W
Giving notice Of the fact.
Address all communicatons 70
THE GATE CITY COMFAN
Ho Ia North Sixth St, keokuk. low
THE GATE CITY is on sale at the fos'
Hotel Keokuk. cor. Third and Johnsoa
G; Il Rollins "a = Go.l s2 s,r Main s'1se~
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04
NOTES AND COMMENT.

1t has been noticed that the people
who are looking for trouble generally
get more than they bargain for.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

"Oct. is Cannon day in the Sew
enth Iowa district Look out for
heavy frost on paper" says the Sioux
City Journal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-04

What the Gazette says of Cedar
Rapids applies to other towns, viz:
Cedar Rapids needs more factories.
We can get them by going after them.
We can't get them without going after
them. If we don't get them some
other city will do the getting"