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twirling the smoking weapon on his thumbs.
Take d breather, chico bdildrino mo he
cried out to the boy an then we'll put you
. through another four-gun clog!
RUT Isador Stein did not stop dancing Drop
- ping his folded arms to his sides, he allowed
the skirt of the duster to futter about his flying
feet He danced back for moment to the
cluster of silent men at the doorway. revolvinS
tlizzily in double pirouette, then he flashed
about on Moran and Scovllle with weapon IN
each hand.
"A steady stream of flame leaped from the
rnuzzles of the two short .3S S the boy llgglnS
from side to side, light as bobbin of thistle
down the air about him thickening with smoke
Instantly there plungng scramble
from all sides. men dropping under chars and
tables and springing behind the bar As last as
the bov empted one pair of guns IN his bewl-
dering cannonading dance, he whipped another
pair from the turned in pockets OF hls duster.
Scoville and Moran had staggered back toward
the rear of the room their every effort to dodge
the boy being blocked by his wonderful agility.
The discharge of one of those crazy little
muzzle-loaders, thrust out within two feet OF
Duckhead Scovilles nose, caused hum to emit a
sharp below, slump fiat on his back and lie
still Then, with two more OF those antique,
doube-charged little weapons IN his hands, lsa-
dor Stein jigging from side to side like a smoke.
wound wrath, bore down upon Moran and
snapped the triggers. The resultant explosion
seemed to split the roof. At the burst OF fire
his Wh1SkerS Moran gave VIII yen div.
sprawled over on his side inert as sack OF
meal.
V/HEN Jimmy Perkins, Cassidy. and Hobbs
" rode their ponies through the swinging
doors, The Parlor was empty save for the two
still masses of bad men the floor, vaguely
visible. like unwholesome specters, through the
reek of powder smoke, and the Whirling Der
wish figure of Isador Stein. The boy was reeling
and spinning like mad thing and juggling
n 1;rr1a of above
his head with the most amazing ingenuity OF
gesture.
He continued this pantomime until SEQ
villes body suddenly twitched and the great
torso lurched up in sitting position one big
hairy hand shielding his eyes and the other
cropping along the floor for some weapon Moran
came to his senses like a startled toad, lifted
first his face and snged beard, twtched his
shoulders furtively like an alarmed weasel, and
finally dragged himself up by table. Both
Moran and Scoville seemed amazed at the fact Of
being alive Swaying and blinking. they
watched the whirling, dancing boy as If he was
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senting an overall firm was calling

senting an overall firm was calling
on our merchants Tuesday.
Robert Anthony and wife. of Gro
ton, visited their son Lee R. Anthony
and family tho past week.
Mrs John Kimler returned Saturday
from Keokuk, where she visited her
daughter. Mrs. Geo. Gilbert.
James Sollars of Dumas, Mo, came
home Sunday.
Fred Heiser made business trim
to Keokuk Tuesday.
Mrs. Louis Lawson left Saturday
for Hamilton. H., in response to a
message stating her brother Matthew
Allston was very ILL.,
Mrs. Fenton Shark and children
wlo visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Derr, the past week, left for their
home in Keokuk. Saturday.
Mrs. VIII Swinderman who has
been III q: the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs T. d. Slater of New Bos.
ton was able to return home Monday
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LIKE OLD FRIENDS.
The Longer You Know Them the Bet
ter You Like Them.

Doan's Kidney Pills never fail you
keokuk people know this
Read this Keokuk case.
Read how Loans stood the test.
For many years.
It5s local testimony and can be in
vestigated:
Martin K ,leher. s13 Palean street
Keokuk, Iowa says: Nov. 1909 q
can still recommend Doan's Kidns,
Pills highly, as have had n. return
of kidney trouble since they cured me
several years ago"
On August 10, 1906, Mr.. Kellehe,
said: Six years ago caught heavy
cold and soon after began to suffer
ftom rheumi tism in my limbs The
pains gradually extended into my
back and at times could hardly get
around. The kidney secretions also
began to bother me, passing SO FIRE
quently that l would be obliged tc
get up four or nve times during the
night. Wher telling a friend my
trouble, he told me to try Doans Kid
ney Pits and got supply at WIKI
inson & Co.'S drug store They soor
cured me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. -Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, cole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan sand
take no other.
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SIMPLE WASH CURES ECZEMA.
Why Saives Fail While Simple
Liquid Has Accomplished Thou
sands Of Cures.

1t is now thoroughly established
among the best medical authorities
tnat eczema is purely a skin disease,
due TO a germ. and durable only
through the skin, 1t is not blood
disease at all; in fact thousands of
people suffer with skin disease and are
perfectly healthy otherwise, and there
by prove they have no diseased blood
Smeary salves cannot reach the
germs because they do not penetrate
the skin. The only way to reach the
germs is by means of penetrating
liquid.
Such liquid can be obtained by
simply mixing ordinary oil of winter
green with thymol, glyce-ine and other
healing agents This compound.
known as D. D. D. Prescription, stops
the itch instantly-and the cures all
appear to be permanent. In fact, it
took thousands of cures, case after
case, before the best scientific authori-
ties were convinced of the absolute
merit of this remedy. D. D. D. Pre-
seription kills the germs in the itching
skin. It's effect is seen within one
minute after the first application. We
especially recommend D. D. D. Soap in
connection with the treatment
Sold by McCrath Bros.
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Only One "BRoMo ouIEINE." that is
LAXATIVE bromo Quinine
Cures coldin One Day, Grip in 2 DAYS
y z ~ on every
SKATES ANTIDoTE FOR SKATES
Rollers Attractive Power Greater thar
That Of Saloons, Which Lose Caste
in Wausau, Wisconsin.

WAUSAU, Wis. March 25.-Accord
ing to Chief of Police Thomas Malone,
the roller skating craze which over.
took the city last fall has developed it
self into an effective antidote to in.
temperance. It's attractive power is de.
cidedly stronger fol young men than
saloons, hence a larger majority OF
the youths who used to frequent bar
rooms before the sport came into
vogue can now be found on the rollers
at the Kinks
The long winter months-heavy
foods-lack of exercise decrease your
vitality. make YOU feel mean. Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea gives you
vitality-clears the blood builds up
flesh-makes you strong and robust.
Great spring medicine Tea or tablets.
50 cents. Wilkinson Co.
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half ard it was disappointment
them when he left the stage.
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Honors in Singles in keokuk Bowling
Association go to kcokuk
Club Howler-Doubles
This Evening.
ATWOOD WAS LEADER
Poor Work Marked the Closing Of
Singles at Drexel Alleys Last
Evenina-sowIers Not
in Form.

The high mark of E. Carroll Taber
of $50 pms in the singles had little
difficulty in standing the storm of last
evenings pinning at the Drexel alleys
IN the last night of the singles. The
six bowlers taking part in the last
nights play were clearly out of form
and Sheldon, Cox and Atwood, who
were expected to roll UP high marks
suffered complete slump and the
game was something similar to the ex-
1bition of Monday evening.
Atwood, the bowler who has figured
in big tournaments ard has placed in
the money, was out OF form but led
last evenings list by 20 pins. He
totaled 4S1 giving him a place just be-
low c. j. Smith in the list. His best
effort was 173 in the last game.
3. W. Cox was second with a mark
OF 461 and Cook was third with ass
Sheldon same fourth with 453, Hemnny
fifth with 413 and O-Bleness sixth with
405.
High game of the evening went to
Sheldon with mark of 1856.
E. c. Taber wins the honors of the
singles and to him will go the silver
bowling emblem mounted on a leather
watch fob.
The doubles will commence this
evening with the following teams
scheduled: Sheldon Cox, Leake-
Cox, Huxley-Cook, and Hemmy-At-
wood
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A Realistic Picture

Father Vaughn then plunged into
a great dramatic effort seeking 10 pic
tuTe the arrival of Jesus, the prophet
among the people How the entire
city made preparations to receive him.
and OF Mary, the fallen woman. who
went TO her home, CARRIED herself in
the most splendid and costly of dress.
ando returned TO the streets to defy
the new prophet. When Jesus passed
among the multitude his eye sought
everywhere to alight On the worst
sinner, When Mary's eyes and the
eyes OF Jesus met she shrank back.
She fled from tle city, but this was
the woman Jesus was to save. The
realistic picture of the arrival Of Je-
sus and his vivid picture of Mary null
ing out her hair, tearing her clothes
from her body, was wonderful. This
Illustration was TO show the power Of
love TO raise UP the sinner. What a
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difference would it be If every chris.
tan would live the life of Christian.
A second picture by Father Vaughn
was OF the penitentiary. If
ne could but take you to
see some of these men you
would see picture long to be remem-
oered. Here again his dramatic pow
er came forth.
Again Father Vaughn told wonder.
full story of Chicago and pictured the
vice of the streets and of the women
who throng the streets during the
night. target for the insults of men.
OF the debt we owe our God some
comparison was made to the debt we
owe our country. This was pictured
by Father Vaughn by soldier leaving
his home, his loving wife and his dear
little children, probably never to re-
turn. The separating at the gate OF
the home served to illustrate the price
OF love that many of our old soldiers
have paid
There is no end to the power of love.
A kind word when somebody is heart
broken is worth all the eloquent ser
mons, and night by the sick bed is
worth much, and also cheering word
If you are christian why don't you
live the life of Christ, why don't you
go home and read the life of Christ:
Charity begins at home. A little
more love and patriotism for your
home and tien let it go out until it
has conquered the lowest of creatures.
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NEWS HAPPENINGS
AT CHARLESTON
Personal Mention Of Citizens Of Neigh
boring Town of interest to
Readers.

CHARLESTON, Ia. March "a
Casper Swinderman returned Sat
urday from an extended visit in South
Dakota. He was pleased with South
Dakota He reports his son Joe as
improving.
Ed. Reuther has purchased the old
CLANCY farm near Montrose, where he
will soon be located.
Geo. Moore, who was promoted to
section foreman on the north road.
is now pleasantly located at Mt. Ham
i'll.
John Danford is in poor health at
tae home of his daughter. Mrs. John
Wickie. Dr. James Wede of yincen-
mes is attending him
Carl Mcclure returned TO Mt. Pleas.
ant Monday morning, where he will
resume his studies at Howe's Acad.
envy.
Miss Mabel Busby returned Monday
from a visit with relatives in Good
Hope, Bushnell and Sciota, III.
Miss Kate Swinderman is visiting
in Fort Madison.
Miss Emma Klug has returned from
Keokuk where she visited her sister,
the Misses Rosa and Anna Klug.
j. A. Vermazen and family visited
relatives near Viele Sunday.
Wahrer Bros. drove over to Fort
Madison. Sunday TO visit their mother
Mrs, Anna Wahrer 1tho is i'll at the
aopital there. Her many friends will
be glad TO learn she is improving.
E. W. Roth of Galesburg, Ill, repre-
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left Friday for his home, having spent
la week with his sister, Mrs. Chas
! Walker.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pryor. of Kahoka
spent Friday and Saturday with M
and Mrs. Samuel Moore
/ Thos. Clark attended the Grange
program and boxsupper given at
Medill, Saturday evening.
The Misses Walker gave party IN
honor of their friend, Mr.. Stintson on
Wednesday evening.
Harry Tinsley spent Sunday with
the Brammer Brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shallenberger
were guests of the formers father
Saturday night.
Mrs. Mollie Thompson. of Slater
Mo, is still with her mother. Mrs l.
u ohnston.
Miss Elva Pollock of Grace Chapel
lis attending school at Sugar Creek
c. ]. Alexander ad horse TO fail
dead last week, while hauling load Oh
posts.
Reginald Hume was Kirksyille
caller again this week
Lynn Hume and family spent sunda!
with Thos. Gregory's. of near CiarS
City.
Elva Mckinney spent Sunday Win
the Misses Pollock.
Mrs. T. H. Stewart spent TUESDAY
with kahoka friends.
II. A. Crumm has moved to the j. d.
Morrison farm.
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FATHER VAUGHNpS
GREAT LECTURE
Not Since Coming Of Bryan Has There
Been Such a Great Burst Of
Eloquenee and Orator
ical Power.
THE POWER OF LOVE
His Liritless Subject Driven Home .c
Hearts Of Many Citizens of
keokuk and They VIII
Remember ii.

Not since the last appearance of
William j. Bryan few years ago has
keokuk been visited by such a mar
vicious speaker and eloquent orator as
Father Vaughn, who made his appear
ance at the Grand Opera house last
evening under the auspices of De La
Sale Council, Knights of Columbus.
and had for his subject that most IA
nous effort of his, The Power of
Love"
II is no. the eloquence of Father
Vaughn, for il is insufficient to say
that he is eloquent; it is his great
dramatic force, his masterful deliy-
cry, his flow OF words, and sympathet-
&c, and at other times firm express
sion of his face that reached the very
inward heart of his audience and
made them share with him that burn
ing zeal for life TO live as Christ
did. He painted life pictures. several
gathered from his own personal ex-
periences, which were shown SO Wv
Idly and so true, that the audience
could not help but be carried away to
the scenes he presented. His ora
torical power is wonderful, his deliv-
cry clear with a voice that carries to
every part of the house. In the deep
est of silence and to the best of at
Intention he held his audience through
discourse of about one hour and a
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The Daily Gate City

The LORD, Let US make man. Out O.
clay God formed a man, out of earth
he fashioned man. He was to be g
child of nature and he breathed te
that living form a soul. He loved him
so that he could not leave him here
SO promised him that one day he
would be with him.
God made man perfect for he was free
from sin. Upon that creature God
lavished everything. But in spite OF
all Gods love man sinned; the clouds
roared, there was blight in the air,
for sin had entered.
No, friends, after that sin what did
God owe to man, let me ask you, what
did God owe to man? Only wrath.
For four thousand years the earth
groaned, awaiting and then in among
Jewish people the son of God cams
down to save the people that they
might have life everlasting. To show
his love son was born in a manger.
On that first Christmas night when
heaven came down to earth, and after
four thousand years, God came and
they received him not
The Teaching Of Love.
With love for man he sent forth
twelve ignorant fishermen to change
the face of the world. God gave them
but one lesson: Teach them to love
one another" With that childish les
son these twelve fishermen went forth
TO conquer the world, to conquer pa
gan Rome whica then controlled the
earth. The Greeks with their philos-
ophy sneered at them
For three hundred years there were
tears in the eyes of the church of
Christ; but at last came a day CT tri-
umph and Rome bowed down before
the cross of Christ.
No man need tell you the power
OF love; look at the pages of your his
tory and read in the fourth century
In the dawning years of the fourth
century see the hand of God work out
the destiny OF the church through the
power of love. The invasion of the
barbarians swept Europe leaving
wreckage behind. Only one institu-
ton survived the devasta lions of that
great movement. 1t was the glor-
ious Christian church The barbar-
ians were met as they came down from
the north: tley were taken in with
open arms and the lesson OF love was
whispered into their souls. AS they
listened they understood and began
to comprehend. Where in Gods world
will you see better pages of history?
Christianity instilled into ma
tons.
The monks sewed the seeds of love
into the hearts Of barbarians. It was
their love for man that caused them
to leave their monasteries and go into
a world of war that upon their return
they might formulate history. Along
the church of Christ had begun the
herculean task of building the world
of men in that golden school OF love.
not from the culture of the Greeks
and Romans, but from the hordes of
barbarians.
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This Will Interest Mothers

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children. a Certain relief for Fever
ishness, Herc che, Bad stom,oh
Ieething Disorders, rove and regulate
the Bcwels and destroy Worms The
break up Colds in "a hours. They -
SO nleasant TO the taste and harm,ass
as milk. Children like them orss
10000 testimonials of cures , ~
ever fail Sold by all druggists e5c
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a Hurry Tn Call.

Quick. Mr. Druggist-Quick' oo1
of Bucklen's Arnica salve-Here $
quarter-For the love of Moses. hu'
ry. Baby's burned himself. te-rinis
Johnnie cut his foot with the axe
'Mamie's scalded-Pa can't walk from
piles-Billie has boils-and my corns
ache. She got II and socn cured az
the family. It's the greatest healer on
earth. Sold by Wilkinson & Co., ana
y, F. Kiedaisch & son.
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BETTER THAN SPANKING

Spanking does not cure children OF
bed wetting. If it did there would be
few children that would do It. There
is constitutional cause for this.
Mrs. NJ. Summers, Box W, Notre
Dame. Ind, will send her home treat.
ment TO any mother. She asks no
money. Write her today if your chill
dren trouble you in any way. Don't
blame the child. The chances are it
can't help it.
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Introduction.

iIiIFoOQCGtOh.
Father Vaughn was introduced to
the keokuk audience by John Cos
grove one of the leading members OF
the Knights of Columbus. Mr.. Cos
grove occupied little time in making
the audience acquainted with this
great speaker and Catholic priest. He
assured the people that they would de.
rive great pleasure from this speaker
and ended by presenting Father
Vaughn
The story / am 10 tell YOU, said
Father Vaughn, is story beautiful
and pretty and a subject of love, which
eievates and consecrates. God is
love and through ages God wrapped
himself in his own arms by that love
in the opening ages of eternity there
burnt in God that feeling of love, and
by that love came the millions of an.
gels. Through the love of God the
world was created and a child was
born, and the light came forth; earth
brought fortl its trees, birds and all
nature blent together in perfect har-
mony- Because of that love God wish.
ed TO instill a mind and then spake
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SUGAR CREEK.
> . -. 80 >&4.A

Mrs. Matte Mott. of Batavia. Ia is
spending a few weeks with her sis.
ter. Mrs. Jno. Brammer.
Mr.. VIM. stitson, OF Hinsdale II,
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Our Debt to God.

In answer to question as to which
Is the greatest commandment God
answered 1t was the commandment re-
ferring TO love. Love they neighbor as
myself, etc. What is your religion ?
True religion is the spirit worl OF
God among the world and makes the
world glory in Christ. 1t is the spirit
OF God deep down in the human soul
for the human man. True religion
seeks God for truth and beauty.
The debt that We owe God is a debt
OF love. Pay back your debt to God
in tie coin in which it was contract.
ed. Pay it back to the heirs of God.
Make it your motive to raise some
poor creature to the love of Christ.
Go out among your people and live the
life of Christ Read the life of Christ
and then go out and assist the church
TO regenerate mankind.
what are You doing to regenerate
mankind? Jesus said, Il came not to
save the Just, but to save the wicked.
1t is a grand work to rear up a church
u A.
In the work of God, BUT | tell Won
taat more than all your churches. we
need more people TO live the life of
Christ. We need more charity more
sympathy. We need the hand to hand
fellowship OF true christianity, the
christianity, the religion that VIII
clothe the naked. We need more of
the people who will go as Christ did
among the people who have fallen.
Tfay are the ones to be saved.
Did you ever stop while praying in
your church on Sunday and look at
the vacant seats and wonder how thew
could be filed?
Did you ever stop at the peniten-
tiary and see the young man and think
OF how he started on his downward
path or how he landed in his present
holding? What do you care for him
you are Christian? Why don't Won
read the life of Christ?
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HINTONIANs ARE
SHOT BY CUPID

Two prominent Hir tor ians will
embark on the sea Of matrimony
this week. The first to brave the
breakers win be w. II. Garnett,
cashier Of the F.! st National Bank
who will wed Miss Ruth Baird OF
Fort Springs at the home OF her
uncle, Isaac T. Mann in Washington
At Ugh noon tomorrow The coup
ie will leave immediately for Flori-
la on a two weeks' honeymoon be.
sore returning TO Hinton.
The second victim to cupid's darts
: Andrew Campbell, general man.
ager Of the Hinton Department Store
who WI make MISS Hattie Biting
ham his wife at 9alpmoie Wednec-
day. Miss Bittinghan was formerly
OF Lewisburg whore she was very
popular.
Aessrs. Campbe ] ac9 Garnett fft
yesterday IN charge OF ]. w. Bay
Tor. who Is acting a. Hrs. aid TO the
matrimoniaBy icli &c - Hinton
Daily News.
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FOR SALE-90 acres of farm
land; 40 acres cleared, IL acres
level, meadow land. Two orchards
one old orchard of so apple trees,
one new orchard of 65 apple trees.
90 peach trees 3 years old, besides
numerous other fruits. Good well
water and stream running through
center of pace. IL miles from
ROCK, w. Va, and 3-4 miles from
Deepwater Ry. Located in a terri
tory close to several Of the best
markets, such as Bluefield, Bran
well, Princeton, W1demouth. Free
mail delivery, church and school
convenient. Five room house and
outbuildngs. Will sell 10000 feet
OF lumber with farm. Price of farm
and buildings $1,000. Address ]. f..
H., care Daily Leader. 1-7-sod
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FOR SALE-100 acres of choice
bluegrass land rs acres cleared.
Two orchards of about 400 trees,
including apple. peach, pear, cherry,
plum and damsop trees. Two dwell
ling houses, good we'll water at each
TWO barps and other outbuild ings.
Tbs farm is easily accessible 20 the
best markets being located between
Blueheld and Princeton. Price So
ooO. Address e. G. T., care Daily
Leader. 1-7-60d