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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-03-05

For relief from headache try Mr..
Sage who can remove the pain By
hand treatment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

I want every woman who wishes to
improve her complexion-wh wishes
to have her skin soft as velvet-who
would like to have her face free from
all skin eruptions and facial blemish-
es-to use my Witch Hazel Soap.
want every mother to try this soap
on baby and see how quickly 1t will
relieve the little one of all hives, baby
rash and chatting Makes baby sweet
as roses.-MUNYON.
If you wish your skin to glow with
youthful freshness keep your diges-
ton in good condition by using Mum
yon's Paw-Paw Tonic. 1t makes worn
out stomachs almost as good as new.
Paw Paw will enable you to eat what
you like, and when you like, thus MAX
ing good rich blood, which gives bril-
liancy and beauty to the complexion.
1t cures dizziness, nervousness and
sleeplessness. If you are constipat-
ed or bilious or have any liver ailment
try my Paw Paw Laxative Pills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

HAD NO TIME TO BE AFRAID.
Italian in Deadly Peril Saved Himself
by Feat That Few Could
Duplicate.

A little knowledge is dangerous
thing to the man who handles dyna-
mite. Italian laborers who never
read up on explosives and have no
superstitions about them seldom are
injured through any faulty handling
of their own. If your dynamite
freezes, thaw it out. If you drop an
armful of it on the ground all you
have to do is to pick it up.
Some Italian laborers were digging
a well. They got down about dozen
feet and struck rock. The foreman
improvised ladder, drilled hole and
inserted a half pound of dynamite.
He lighted an ordinary fuse and
scrambled up the ladder. Before he
reached the surface his makeshift lad
der broke and down he tumbled al.
most on top of the spluttering fuse.
Many better educated man would
have realized his awful peril to the
exclusion of every ether thought. The
Italian foreman whipped out his peck
ct knife and clipped off the burning
fuse. When he appeared at the sur.
face, grinning, he exhibited the cart.
ridge with bare inch of fuse stick
ing in it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
Lysander John Up Against Ii.

The Lysander John Appletons lived
in house of five rooms for many
years, and were SO crowded that none
of their kin ever expected to be in.
vited to visit them. But recently Ly-
sander John made little extra money
and his wife had two looms built on
Have you heard the news?" was
shouted through Kinville. "The Apple
tons have two more rooms" News
like that spreads like fire in Kinville,
and they began coming by twos and
threes, and always with the deafest
old man. loudest voiced old women
and crossest baby they could find.
This explains why Lysander Johns
limbs are tied in knots; he has been
sleeping in hammock for six weeks
past, being crowded out of his bed by
visitors from Kinville. - Atchison
Globe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
union SERVICES
were CLOSED
aais
]. ,Mehammed All, Native Of India,
Spoke at the Trinity N. E. Church
to Large Congregation
Last Night.
HABITS AND COSTUMES.
Of the Natives OF India an dthe Ad.
vance Of Christianity In That
Land Were Spoken
OF.
HABITS AND COSTUMES.

The last of the series Of union meet
ings held at the various Protestant
churches If the city during the past
six weeks, came to close last even
ing with the union meeting at the
Trinity M. e. church corner Tenth
and Main streets.
The large church was packed with
the large congregation made up Of the
parIsnioners of the different churches
of the city and the galleries were fill
ed to their capacity with the many
who attended. The Sunday school
rooms. we're also thrown open and
used to seat the overflow of the main
auditorium.
j. Mohammed Ali, native of India
who has spoken before number of
l..rge Keokuk audiences in the past
several months was the chief speak
er of the evening, giving his noted
chautauqua address on the habits, Gus.
toms and lives of the people of India,
his native land.
Following his usual song service
and benediction, the learned for
eigner spoke in an interesting manner
on the ways of the people of India,
entertaining his large audience for
over an hour with stories and descrip-
lions Of the once entirely heather
land. speaking of the advance Of
pKristianity in that land and of the
'tafbarous customs that are being
overcome through its introduction
aiffong the natives of that place.
The speaker was CARRIED in his ma
tive costume while speaking, wearing
the turban and the long flowing dress
of the men of his land.
The concluding union service was
the most largely attended of all dur
ing the series of services held in the
various churches and the laity and
those active in their conduction feel
that much has been accomplished dur.
fng the past several weeks. The reg.
ular evening church services of all
churches will begin again on next Sun.
day evening, the same as usual.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
COMPARES iowa
and new YORK
Luke Roberts Tells the York State
Folks About This Great State
Of Ours In the Glor-
ious West.
OUR STATE is GOOD
Farm Property is Valuable Here While
the Eastern Land is Going
in the Opposite Di-
rection.
OUR STATE is GOOD

At the picnic of the York State
Folks, Luke Roberts, Clinton's vet
eran weather observer, gave an inter.
esting address on the subject of New
York and Iowa" in which many inter-
esting comparisons were incorporated.
Mr.. Roberts said in part:
my interest in the state of New
York is birthright which / shall
ever hold dear. AS for Iowa, my
adopted abiding place, fell in love
with when first / made tracks in
her soil at Clinton as left for the
ferry boat which brought me across
the channel of the Mississippi river
from Little Rock Island on the Sth
day Of March, in 1862.
New York, with its appropriate
nickname, Empire and her PEG.
pie, the Tknickerbockers, is indeed
an empire in itself, predominating
IN wealth, commerce and population
It's area is 47,620 square miles. But
her area is no index to Ter superb
GRITTY or Importance as state In the
union, for Iowa has an area 1855
square miles in excess of New York
1t Is however one of the original
members OF the confederation oil
1776, and one of the middle states
of the Atlantic slope. The popula
tion of the state is a little more
than six million, and the city OF
New York crowds close to 2,225,
900. New York city is the CONNER
cial center of the nation, and teemE
with the rush and push of metropo
Titan activities.
The first state constitution was
adopted in 1777. New York bay is
one of the finest harbors in the world
It's approaches are unequalled Their,
is no other state SO amply provided
with waterways. On every borde
and throughout the interior they ar
as vast as they are useful as highway,
of commerce. There Is considerabl.
over 1000 miles of canal The prin
cipal river navigation is the Hud
son, navigable for over $50 miles
About 5000 miles of railroad flint
ample increase for their cars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

taking Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what it would do,
and | am restored to my natural
health. Mrs. Eta DONOVAN, Box
2a9, Willimantic, Conn.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infam-
nation, liberation, fibroid tumors, IT.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
lion.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
TO at least give this medicine a trial.
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others, and why should it
not cure your
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
Winning Compliment.


The beautiful girl shook her head In
the negative.
NO." said she, after moments
elaboration. Il can never-no, never
be your wife. But I'll tell you what
I will do. Just to show you that
there is no hard feeling on my part,
l will be present when you marry
some other girl and lombard you with
my shoes for luck"
All. here was an opportunity. Quick
as flash the young man responded:
Please don't If you must throw
old shoes, borrow them"
And why not use my own"
Because they are SO small we
could never detect them from the
rice
Flattery won. The beautiful girl
decided then and there that the young
man was altogether too clever for any
other girl, SO she reversed her deci.
sion and the cards are out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
Found Sad chanue.


Since I have been a resident of
Clinton, have made two visits to
my much-loved New York; one in
1890 and one In 1899. The latter
visit consumed four months. ending
about the middle of October. I saw
much of the once familiar central
and western portions of the state
and found that choice farms with
good buildings at the time OF re-
moving from that state, and then
valued at from 500 to 5000 per acre
with good roads and fences: in 1890
found these same farms with dilap
idated buildings, fences removed, and
the selling value of these choice
Genesee farms discounted over fifty
per cent.
During these years what was going
on in Iowa farm property. and in vii
lagos and cities? The land was being
subdued, and all kinds Of crops rails
ed, and the price Of land gone up tc
the high figures which prevailed ir
the Empire state at the time ceased
to be resident of that state.'
In conclusion Mr.. Roberts talked
entertainingly about Iowa's rivers
and her watershed, imparting mucl
Information on these subjects. TIL,
address was replete with interes
| throughout.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

Be sure an take bottl, of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy With you when starting on
your trip this summer. 1t cannot be
obtained on board the trains or steam
ers. Changes of water and climate
often cause sudden attacks of diarr-
hoea. and it is best to be- prepared.
Sold by Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy
and ]. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
A Great Enterprise.

"The constant increase in the
population of the city of New York
has been so great that the city's
water supply was becoming made,
uuate to the demard. although the
present supply is 3oo,oooooo gal
Ions of water per day, delivered to
the city through a conduit fourteen
feet in diameter and thirty miles in
length The New Workers are re-
.ourceful as we'll as enterprising and
perhaps are enterpr'sing because thew
are resourceful In 1905 the Off
Gals of the CITY of New York did
their first preliminary work toward
the installing Of another water SUD-
ply system. The first thing to do
was to secure state legislation for
needed privileges. The next thing
was to seek the location, and solve
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

walk upstair 8
without stopping
on the way. l
tried three differ
emit doctors and
each told me some
thing different. 1
received no benefit
from any of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
NV hoo1th Tharop
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
Bought Farms and Towns.

ITO secure ample watershed. over
1000 farms had to be bought, as
well as seven towns. This has been
done already, and paid for The dam
is to be 1,400 feet long and 240 feet
high.
THE contract for building the
great dam has been let, and por-
ton of the huge channel. The dam is
to be built of granite rock and ce.
ment.
You all know what has been go.
Ing on in the city, in the way OF
building bridges and subways and
constructing tubes under the Hudson
and East rivers. with capacity fol-
trains of passenger cars, etc.
I'VE know that in the CITY of New
York stands the largest and hand
soonest bank building in the world
and that the National City bank OF
New York city occupies this build.
ing. Frank A. vanderlip is the presi
dent of this great financial institution
My friends, you may be asking your
selves what significance has this
talk about banks at an Empire state
picnic. Well, you may want to know
where this great banking institution
got its president. l will tell you
They came to the middle west, and
found him within 100 miles of Gin
ton. He was farmer boy, living over
in Aurora, Ill. Years ago, and sup
pose it has continued all along, the
enterprising youths came westward
where there were free soil, and free
air, and planted themselves. The
\ second generation of young men, al
best a goodly per cent of them were
industrious seekers of knowledge
and patronized the schools. So the
east often came to the west for banl
| presidents, lawyers, ministers of the
4 gospel, college presidents, engineers
/ draughtsmen, railroad officials, ant
educators. NOW | appeal to the faith
ers and mothers who are here today
we ought to be proud of this state o
things, and rejoice in the homes o
our adoption.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
Keokuk Aerie, No. 6S3--Meets first
ana third Wednesdays of each month
at Horn nall, corner Eighth and Main
Visiting brothers cordially invited
Leo Anscnultz, w. President; A.
Noaks. Secret,ry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
John w. Young, Builder, Superin.
tendent and Contractor tor all kinds of
obstruction. Also general repair
work. Prominent and careful atten.
ton given to plans and estimates
Your patronage solicited. Office, sos
Rlondeau. Iowa phone. Office. 2143:
residence, 3342.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

II your liver is sluggish and out Of
tone, and you feel dull, bilious, con.
stipated take dose of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets tonight
before retiring and you will feel all
right in the morning. Sold by VIII.
kinson & Co. Pharmacy and ]. F. Kie
daisch G. Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

being nearly one-eighth of that of
the entire state. This franchise may
have been wise act, as it materially
aided in the settling up of the entire
state, and developing the rich land,
and attracting and encouraging
manufacturing interests, and state
interest In schools and colleges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

Colfax Rebekah, Lodge No. A.
Meets regularly every second and
fourth Tuesday of month a. Odd Eel.
lows hall, corner Seventh and Main
streets. Mrs. Life Boiler, N. e.: Nellie
afi,alr,desty, financial Secretary; Nina
Fhillps, V. g.; Miss Minnie Brieten-
stein, Recording Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

the problem of gathering, retaining
and conducting the water to the city.
This has been done. The locality
chosen is the valley Of the Esopus
creek in Ulster county, N. Y, six
teen miles west of Kingston, in the
Catskill mountains. The reservoir
or artificial lake will be thirteen
miles long and an average of two
miles wide, and $40 feet deep at its
greatest depth. The water from
melting snow and thousands of
springs is expected 70 flow into this
reservoir. The watershed area is
over 900 square miles, and the esti-
mated capacity so0,OoOOoo gallons
daily, which is to be conducted
through an aqueduct thirteen feet
in diameter and 100 miles long,
'rossing under the Hudson river at
it's narrowest point, 600 feet below
the bottom.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
Iowa's recommendations

But now let us pay some attention
to Iowa. While Iowa can boast of an
area of 1856 square miles in excess
of New York, we can not hope to
compete in general development with
SO aged a state as is the Empire
state. But we would be In our ele-
ment to show her some of our broad
acres of corn, and the army of hogs
and fine stock. While New York is
a good agricultural state, we would
not be ashamed to compare.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

When your baby cries. when you.
child won't eat or play, investigate the
condition Of it's bowels. II it is con-
stipated aor bilious give 1t Dr.0Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. Price SO cents or
81 at any drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

Herman Lodge. No. l1S Germany.
meets regularly every Wednesday
evening at o'clock. G. I4oet9er. N.
a.. Albert Aeifer. Rec. Sec.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

Canton Leach. No. 4. P. M; /. o. O.
F.-Meets every second Tuesday al
each month. Drank Wahlgren Can.
cain; George w. Hardin, Clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

Puckechetuck Lodge, No. 43, meets
very trlday evening at s O'Clock. w.
T. hokey. N Gil. Geo. w. Imme.
CART. Per. Sec.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
Iowa's Railroads.

"But how about railroads? Iowa
has a little more than 10000 miles
OF railroad. double the amount In the
Empire state, and We have not been
much over half the time building
them. l have the last Iowa rail-
road report on mileage, which brings
it down to January, 1908. At that
time the total number of miles of
railroad in the state was 9,S76.72
miles. Every county of the ninety
nine in the state is crossed by rail
roads. I have selected twelve coun-
ties, those having $50 miles or more,
in order to show the standing of
Clinton county as to the length of
railroad tracks. commence with
the lowest of the twelve: Lee, $50;
Calhoun, 1874; Kossuth, 1874; Craw-
ford, 1853: Cerro Gordo, $50; Ma
haska, 100; Jasper. 1GS; Linn, $50;
Clinton, 1889; Pottawattamie, 1S9;
Webster, 231; Polk, 25s.
The county with the least num-
Der, 1892 miles, is Audubon, about
forty-five miles west of Des Moines.
Iowa has been extremely generous
in the donation of land to the rail
way companies of the state, its area
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
yer Savings 1anl

11f1 OVSI odVIlSS BANK
keokuk lodge, No. o44-Meets req.
ularly ON the second and fourth FRI.
days OF each month. j. w, Steiger
Director; G. Loetfler, Reporter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

Puckechetuck Encalnpment. No. T.
Meets first and third Tuesday evening
OF each month. Otto Absolute Scriha
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
COURT OF HONOR

A. Q. U. w. Hall, Eighth and Main
Meets the first ant third FRIDAY
nights OF each month. Visiting mem.
bers cordially invited. w. j. kessler
Chap.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23

. Belknap Post G. A r.. No. 615-
Schoutens Hall. Tentn and Main
streets-Meets the first Wednesday OF
each month. l.. A. Berryaill Com
mander.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
A. o. III w

Keokuk Lode. No. 25s-meets
every thursday nigh. at 1880 O'Clock
at hall over heokuk Savings bank.
corner Fifth and Main streets. Visit.
ing brethren cordially invited. C. w
Trott. M. W.; Ed. w. Moore, Re.
corder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
IOWA LEGION OF HONOR

f1dII over Savings Bank
Lee Lodge 40. 5S-Meels the fourth
MONDAY IN each month. S. S. Lowitz.
PRESIDENT; Ira w. DeMoss, Recording
secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
B. p. o. ELKs.

keokuk Lodge No. 1O6-Meets first
and third Thursday nights at Els
nan Gibbons opera house block, Sixth
and Main streets. Club rooms Oman
daily. Visiting brothers cordially in.
vlted. L. j. Wolf, Il. H.; William Re.
imboid, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Cured Her.

Wllllmantlc, Conn" For five years
l suffered untold agony from female
troubles e causing backache, irregulari-
I!es, dizziness and nervous prostra-
ton. 1t was impossible for me to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
G.. A. Il.
u. "A. N.
The hawkes. Hall

w. R. C.-The Hawkes. Hall-Reg-
ular meeting of Terrence Relief Corps,
NO. LOO, the &C md and fourth Thurs.
Gays OF each month at 1880 O'clock
p. M. sharp. Mrs. Chas. M. Cook,
PRESIDENT; Mrs. Lena Van Fleet, sec.
rotary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
K. of p.

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sECuR.
lTY, KEOKUK COUNCIL NO. 1893.
Meets the first and third Monday OF
each month, at A. ,. U. w. hall at
8 o'clock. E. h. Hawkes., president;
Or. g. w. Rowe, Financier; Ma. me
G. Schenk. secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
Gibbons Hall

keokuk camp No. G22-Meess every
tuesday evening at 1880 y. m. Our
latch string is out TO neighbors, + p
johnson, V. g.; j. A. Pollard, CLERK.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODI
EELLQWS

Han Seventh and Nam Streets.
heokuk lodge, No. IL, meets regu.
larly Monday evening a. 1880 O'Clock.
a. N. Matheny, N. g., A. G. Hershey,
recording Secretary.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-06
TO NAME QUEEN
 OF COUNTY FAIR

To select the queen of the Faulk- ner county fair, there will begin tomorrow morning contest which, judging from the interest already manifested, will be most inter esting one from the very start. Besides the highest honor in the gift of the fair association, the successful contestant will be pre- sented with handsome diamond ring, and that there will be many entries in the contest goes without saying.
 Contestants may be entered in the race by simply obtaining tick cts and voting for them. A ticket good for TO votes will be given with each wenty-fve- cent puf- chase at the stores of Wilson Bros. & Livings.cn, Drummer Hardware Co.,, Menty & Dollahite, White Drug Co.,, J. J. Livingston and Shaw & Akin. A coupon good for five votes will be printed
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-06
BIG LABOR DAY
 PARADE IS GIVEN

Little Rock, sept. 6.-Business is standstill here today, being given over to pleasure and all em- ployees are joining in the labor day celebration. A monster parade was given this morning, headed by Miss Eva Hunt, the queen of the day. The procession started from Fifth and Main streets in Argenta,
 where Miss Hunt resides, and a large following marched behind her gaily colored automobile.
 When the procession reached the end of the free bridge it was joined by the Little Rock labor unions.
 Every automobile ill the city which could be pressed into service was in the line, the most of them filled with ladies. There were about I, : coo union men in line, the most inn pressive showingbeing made of any Labor Day celebration ill Little Rock. The procession moved along over the principal streets in
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-06
Funeral of Capt. Conrad

Little Rock, Sept. 6.-The fun eral of Capt. Peter Conrad took place from the St. Andrews cathe- dral this morning at 10 o'clock with interment later at Calvary ceme- tery. The services were conducted by Father Aretz. The funeral was very largely attended. Capt. Conrad had been resident of Little Rock for over 30 years and was a member of the police force for 1,3 years, being captain for a little over a year before he died.