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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-19
An Early sprino.

East End Cor. Mitchellville Index:
For the benefit of those wise, super
stitious. or weather-wise mortals who
put such faith in the la:eness of spring
If the second of February dawns bright
and sunshiny enough for the ground
hog" to see his shadow, we wish TIC
say we know he can nevermore see
anything, for last Tuesday Tommy
Halliwill and Raymond Uhl came tell
ing us that a grounding was inhabit
ing our brush pile; ard we all pro
ceeded to declare war on his hogship
and your correspondent smote him
with the garden hoe till he died-per
fectly dead to sunshine or shadow
Now we feel sure of an early spring
hereafter. Why not?
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Hard on the Consumer.

Burt Monitor: Have you wheel
barrow or cart to loan? The dray-
men will no longer haul your beer un-
less you go with him. Few will go
with the draymen for most beer use
ers would be ashamed to be seen get
ting the beer. The sale of the carts
and wagons should be immense and
night traffic will be great here. 1t
will mean that instead Of one load of
the poor fellows will hsve to carry two
loads. These heavy loads will cause
some of our citizens to become hump
backed, bowlegged and stunt their
growth. The beer guzz'er is in bad
plight.
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PREDICTING Trouble

Mount Ayr Record-News: Congress
man v. B. Mckinley of Champaign.
H., street railway and interurban
line promoter of great responsibility,
has brought rights and privileges in
Des Moines and asks for time fran
proper and yet nothing is surer than
the moment that he seems to be max
ing some money on the investment
jealousies will arise and prosecutions
will come. So it has come to pass in
nameless cites in our land. 1t is hoped
that Des Moines citizens will stand
by him and that his investments and
generous treatment of them is good
business common sense.
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,.a-enleIs, - ----.ss s-innie TFelham AMI
Thomas Saunders was made by Bobby
Browne and the health of the couple
drunk in series of bumpers.
Glasses bitter reflections were at
last disturbed by a sound that came
sharply to his attention. The noise
came from directly below where he
stood. He peered over the stone rail-
ing. The terrace was barely ten feet
below him. A mass of bushes fringed
the base Of the wall. dark, thick. fra
grant. The next moment dark figure
shot out from the shadows and skunk
off into night. followed by another and
another and yet others, seven in all.
Then the truth suddenly dawned
upon him. The prisoners had escaped
from the dungeon!
shouted the alarm. Confusion ensued.
There's been treachery," he ex.
planned quickly. "Some one has re-
leased the prisoners. We must keep
them from reaching the walls. They
will oyerpower our guards and open
the gates to the enemy. Britt, see that
the searchlight is trained on the gates.
We must stop those fellows before ii
is too late. Time enough to hunt for
the traitor later on
Two minutes later swarm Of arm
ed men forsook the mock charity ball
and sailed forth to engage in realities
Firing was soon heard at the western
gate, half mile away. Thither the
eager pursuers rushed. The wide ray
from the searchlight swung down upon
this gate and revealed the forms OF
struggling men.
The prisoners had fallen suddenly
upon the two Greeks who guarded the
western gate, surprising them cleverly
Both fell under. the dubbed guns OF
their adversaries.
Chase and Selim were not more than
a hundred yards away when the
Greeks went down The binding
glare of the searchlight aided the pur
suers, who kept outside its radius. The
fugitives, bewildered. confused by the
bright glare in which they found
themselves. faced the light boldly, five
of them kneeling with guns raised tc
protect their two companions who
started across the narrow strip, which
separated them from the massive gate
Selim gave shout and stopped sud
denly, throwing his rifle to his shout
der.
They have the keys!' he cried
Shoot
His rife cracked second later, and
one of the two men leaped into the
air and fell like log. Chase under
stood the necessity for quick work and
fred an instant later. The second
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haVe erec7ea n Ter pique. SHE con.
sented to accompany Chase into the
cellars. spirit OF adventure overcom-
ing certain scruples which might have
restrained her under other conditions
Neenah led them through the wine
cellars and down into the vaults be-
yond the dungeons The princess
clutched Chase's hand tightly as they
stole through the bleak, chill corridor
She found herself wondering IL the
girl was to be trusted. What IL she
were leading them into trap? She
would have whispered her fears into
Chase's ear had not a sharp Ssh" come
from the girl who was leading Ge-
nevra felt a queer little throb of hatred
for the girl-she could not explain it.
The dungeon was of to the right
They could hear the insistent murmur
of voices, with now and then laugh
from the distant cells. The guard
could be heard soothing at his charges
With caution that seemed wholly alb.
surd to the two white people, NeenahI
guided them through the maze OF mar
row passages, dark as Erebus and chill
as the grave. Chase checked hys.
terical impulse to laugh aloud at the,
proceedings. 1t was like playing at a.
children's game.
He was walking between the two
women, Neenah ahead. Geneva be-
hind. Each clasped one of his hands.
Suddenly he found himself experience.
ing an overpowering desire to exert
the strength of his arm to draw the
princess c1ose-close to his insistent
body. The touch Of her flesh, the
clutch of her cold little hand, filed
him with the most exquisite sense OF
possession. The magnetism of lie
charged from one to the other, strlk'
ing fire to the blood. He was forget
ting Ncenah. forgetting himself. think
ing only OF the opportunity and It's
fascination. In another instant ne
would have drawn her hand to MS
lips. Neenah came to standstill ana
uttered warning whisper. Chase re-
covered himself with mighty start
chill as of one avoiding an unseen
peril sweeping over him. Genevla
heard the sharp, painful intake OF DIS
breath and felt the sudden relaxation
of his fingers. She was not puzzled
She, too. had felt the magic OF tne
touch. and her blood was surging reo'
She knew then that she had been
clasping his hand with fervor tna'
was as unmistakable as 1t was shame
less.
Neenah may have felt the magneuc
current that coursed through thess
surcharged creatures. She was SINE
ing mysteriously to herself.
wait here" she whispered to Cbase'
ever so softly. She released his manu-
and moved of in the blacSness OF lno
passage. II will bring Selim.' canl'
back to them
"Oh" fell family, TREMENDOUSLY. from
Genevra's lips. 1t was a trap ai,e.
all! But it was not the trap lad ..
a traitor. She fell all aquiver. NJ.
heart futtercd violently; her hrea'a
came quickly. Alone with him. ana
their blood lenping TO the touch 'D4'
thrilled,
ITO be continued.j
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rrne ONLY Too Often.

Ottumwa Courier: A Chicago pas
tor declares that If the old brin-
die COW breaks loose a. ridnlght You
hurriedly dress yourself and search
diligently until you find it, but let
your 16-year-old daughter fail to re-
turn home at that time and you quiet
" retire for the night" The worst
of it is that in many cases this is
absolutely true.
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keokuk, Iowa ....... August 10, 1909.
HEADING OFF cuBA's LOTTERY.

HEADING OFF cuBA'S LOTTERY.
The United States postal authorities
are beginning to exercise close
supervision OF the mails in the hope
of holding up money which is sent
from this country for the purchase Of
lottery tickets in Cuba. Naturally the
Cubans looked to the United States
for most of the support for their ma
tional lottery. which is just going
into operation at Havana. The finance
officials at that capital expect a rev.
enue OF from s2,000o00 to 100000
a year from the drawings there, and
the greater part of this money would
be likely TO come from the United
States unless some sort of barriers
are set up here.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
just given orders to all the postal OH
Gals of the country to exercise par
ticular care toward preventing the use
of the mails for lottery purposes. BY
shutting tle Louisiana lottery out
from the post Office the government
overthrow it, and abolished that dis
credit to the country. There is no
good reason why the United States
government should show fayors to
lottery in Havana which were denied
to one in New Orleans. Thus an ef-
fort will be made to hold up all re-
mittances from this country to Cuba
waich are intended for lottery pur-
poses.
Despite the utmost vigilance of the
authorities here, however, good deal
of money will probably get through
our mails to the lottery in Havana
There are many ways by which Amer
ican vigilance can be eluded by Amer
lean gamblers. Moreover. in the dis
tribution of lands belonging to the
Flathead Reservation in Montana oul
government is running little lottery
of its own. The element OF chance
is almost as prominent in the Mon
tana drawings as it ever was in Lou
isiana, or as it will be in Cuba. The
prizes have been as few in our north
western lottery as they were in thai
at the Crescent City long ago. Pos
sibly this method of distributing the
lands is about as fair to all as any
device could be. 1t is a gamble, nev
ertheless. Many persons enter it who
have not the faintest intention OF set
Ting on any land which they ma,
draw. 1t is altogether possible tina
this gamble in Montana, which tn
government not only permits but di
reefs. may make many persons bolde
in their attempts to elude the quar-
antine which Mr.. Hitchcock and hi
subordinates have set up against tn
lottery in Havana.
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CHAPTER XXI.

THE JOY OF TEMPTATION.
I~1HERE was but little sleep in
the chateau that night. The
charity ball was forgotten or,
~ If recalled at all, only In con-
nection with the thought of what 1t
came SO near to costing its promoters.
No further disturbances occurred. A
strict watch was preserved; the pic
turesque drawbridge was lifted, and
there were lights on the terrace and gal
leries; men slept within easy reach OF
their weapons. The siege had begun
N earnest. Men had been slain, and
fheir blood was crying out for venge-
ance; the voice of justice was lost In
the clamorings of rage
The princess was quite serene. She
lightly announced that the present
state Of affairs was no worse than
that which she was accustomed to at
home. The court of Rapp-Thorberg
was ever in state of unrest, despite
its outward suggestion of security.
Outbreaks were common among the
masses. Somehow they were sup
pressed before they grew large enough
to be noticed by the wide world.
"We invariably come out on top"
she philosophical, land so shall we
here. At home we always eat. drink
and make merry. for tomorrow never
comes"
Soon after breakfast was over Chase
announced his intention to visit each
of the gates in turn. The princess
strolled with him as far as the bridge
at the foot Of the terrace They stop
ped in the shade of clump of trees
that hung upon the edge of the stream.
AS they were gravely discussing the
events of the night Neenah came up TO
them from beyond the bridge. She
salaamed gracefully to the "sahib."
She had no eyes for royalty.
'Excellency,' she began breathless.
ly, st is Selim who would have pri-
vate speech with the most gracious
sahib. 1t is to be quick. excellency.
Selim is under the ground, excellency."
I'm the cellars?'
yes. exceilency. 1t is so dark there
that one cannot see, but Neenah will
lead you. Selim has sent me. But
come now..'
Chase felt his enrs burn when he
turned to find delicate. significant
smile on Generals lips. Don't let me
detain you" she said. ever so politely
wait. please" lie exclaimed. SIS
Selim hurt?" he demanded Of Neenah
who shook her head vigorously.
Then there is no reason why you
should not accompany us. princess"
81 am not at all necessary to the un.
dertaking." she said coldly, turning to
leave him.
"Selim has found fuses and gunpow.
der laid in the cellars. excellency--in
the secret vaults began Neenah ea.
gerly. divining the cause of the white
lady's hesitation
This astounding piece of news swept
away the feeble barrier Genevra would
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Cedar Rapids Tribune: We notice
that R. c. Wilson, a cripple with a
fierce disposition and tendency of
doing violent acts that would not be
tolerated by a man physically or men
tally sound has been once more turn
ed loose. This is the party who util-
lied Alex Spaulding's ear for cuspi-
dor when being taken to the station.
Why such an irresponsible person
should be permitted to roam at large
is a mystery
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What Makes Autos Expensive.

Troy Cor. Clarion Monitor: w. O
Jones took a spin in his automobile a
short time ago down to Jewell and
Ames. He ran onto sharp stone and
bursted one of the tires, but Oscar
is game and wouldn't allow small
thing like that lay him UP, but ran
her home regardless of the break. Oh
we'll, it will only cost him about two
loads of corn for repairs. An auto
is like the Indians gun, st costs more
than it comes to-"
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What the Wagon BOSS said.

Marshalltown Times-Republican
When circus comes to town the
adolescent youth on the borderland be-
tween boyhood and maturity longs for
job with the show. He sees the
parade, the long line of magnificence
and longs to be part of that display
Such crowds of people attend and
cape at its tawdry splendors from
their vantage points along the curb.
The street is lined and the windows
crowded by the curious and delighted
who have come to see the parade and
perhaps follow it down to the show
ground with jingling 50-cent pieces
which are the incentives of all this
blaring bravery that passes imposing
ly but with care that sufficient space
remains between each of its features
to impress with its multiplicity of
marvel. Such beautiful ladies ride so
scornfully by; such knights in glitter
ing armor. Even the sleepy driver in
| his red livery perched behind six
| horses which are entirely able to care
for themselves as concerns their i'm
mediate business and magnificent
part of magnificent propinquity The
youth is fired with desire. He longs
to go forth with the show. It's a
mans life surely 1t calls to him as
the sea calls to the sea coast youth.
The mystery of the show Is as the
mystery of the ships.
In such case ask the Snowman or
the sailor If he is honest and
doesn't need help so badly that he is
willing to take anything with two legs,
he'll tell a true story.
When the show pulled in last Sat
urday morning two boys tackled a
wagon boss, perhaps he was only a
"strawboss," but they tackled him for
a job. And he told them.
This is what he told them in the
hearing of others as he "bawled them
out" "Stay away from the show" he
said. Keep away from it. A show
hand is little better than a tramp
Most of them are in class with the
hobo. You amt lookin for hobo
| job are you? Go get job on farm.
And get out of the way of the wagons
right now"
Each word is jewel. Six words OF
the short and snappy lecture are
pearls of great price. Get job on
the farm" It's the best advice that
could be given the youth who de-
spise- common every day work so
much that he lodges it day and night
and is looking for something differ
ent and more spectacular than corn
blowing What he needs is to learn
the sweetness of bread earned in
sweat He might learn what hard
work and physical exhaustion means
were he to go with the circus" but
he would learn a great deal more that
he ought not and unlearn much that
men can not unlearn and remain
men. What he wants to do'' Is to
follow the circus mans advice and
get job on a farm, cut out the Gig
u arettes and learn to do honest work
in an honest fashion, get the smell
of the pool hall off his garments
take a brace and be man. He
should be able to pay his own laundry
bills and owe no man on earth for
what he eats. He needs to get out
doors and work, and he needs clean
environment to work in. He doesn't
want" to be a hobo, but whiteman
at whiteman's work The circus
man knew.
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miss dribs; he doesn't get it that way.
If he doesn't get it promptly he looks
for another job. The employe of the
church should at least be treated as
well as is the two dollar a day en-
ploye of corporation.
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.scr LII :, was l.lsy. Deppinghani.
base and Selim looked at each other
horror. and. strange as it may seem.
'elief
Death was there: but. after all, death
IS no traitor.
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THE GATE CITY is on sale at the 1o''
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-12
A FEW DOSES REGULATE YOUR
KIDNEYS AND END bACKACHE

Out-of-order kidneys act fine and
backache or bladder misery is re-
lieved after a few doses of Pape's
Diuretic.
Pains in the back, sides or loins,
rheumatic twinges. facilitating
headache. nervousness. dizziness,
sleeplessness, inflamed or swollen
eyelids, wornout feeling and many
other symptoms of clogged, In
active kidneys simply vanish.
Frequent, painful and uncontroll.
able urination due to a weak or ir-
ritable bladder is promptly over
come.
The moment you suspect any kid
ney. bladder or urinary disorder, or
feel rheumatism coming, begin TAX
ing this harmless remedy, with the
knowledge that there is no other
medicine, at any price. made any
where else In the world. which will
effect 80 thorough and prompt a
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month and thes record of punctual-
ity shows that 5000 pupils were
neither tardy nor absent during the
month.
The street department has placed
q force of men at work digging
drains and making preparations to
forestall flood damage next spring.
With but two exceptions the fire
stations of the city will not here
after be insured. The finance COM
mittee of the city council, on the
recommendation of teh fire COM
missioners, has concluded that the
city can carry its own risk In this
particular.
Mrs. s. p. Bruce, widow OF the
late Robert Bruce, at one time a
resident of Spokane, is dead at her
home at Ellensburg, Wash. She
was 63 years of age and had lived
In the state since 1876.
Andrew Larson, q former laborer
in the Taft tunnel, has sued G..
w. Foss, the contractor by whom
he was employed, for $1,000 dam
ages for the loss of his sight, due
to- a premature explosion in the
tunnel.
d The funeral services Of Fred
Schlumbon, So, will be held at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
TuSnbull undertaking chapel, con-
dacted by the Rev. Groschupf. The
burial will be at Greenwood.
! ri g. Reemer's National Apple
Show band Of 80 pieces and the
Knights Of Pythias band of 20
Pieces have been engaged to fur
Ash music during the apple show,
November Is to 20.
Z The late A. r. Cannon, who was
Buried yesterday afternoon at
Greenwood, was one Of 16 children,
five of whom are living. He is sur
vived by his wife and six children.
Cannon came to Spokane in 1884
from Monmouth, ILL.,. and was a
member of the Spokane Pioneers
association. He was associated
with his brother, A. M. Cannon, in
the building Of the Palouse line of
the Northern Pacific and various
other enterprises.
Thomas Hedge, Jr, managing edi-
tor Of the Burlington (Iowa) Ga
zette, and Miss Olive Mckay, q
former teacher In the Washington
State college at Pullman, were
married last night by the Rev. w.
]. Hindley at the home of the
brides uncle, Angus Mckay. E102
Augusta avenue.
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George Burns, 20, = miner recent.
lly from Australia, died Of typhoid
fever yesterday 1t the Sacred Heart
hospital.
creta r. George, wife Of Waiter
r. George. died yesterday at, her
home, Al Third avenue. She was q
daughter of Mrs. Jennie Ruff and a
brother of J. M. McCroskey. q mail
clerk on the Northern Pacific.
/ CIV. s.. Nermass, proprietor o. the
Hotel Spokane, was elected presi-
l|dent of the Washington State Hotel
Keepers association yesterday at
Seattle. yfAt.,Y SysT &ff.
The children Of the army Off
GERS stationed at Fort Wright will
be admitted Ito the city schools
free, although they live beyond the
confines Of the city. according to
an order adopted last nigth by the
| city school board.
The apple show judges are Pro-
lessor H. e. Van Deman of Wash
ington, d. c., chairman; Professor
w. ]. Green, Wooster, O., A. p.
Bateham of Mosier, Ore, H. M.
Dunlap, Savoy, ILL.,, George ]. KEEL
logg, Lake Mills, Wis.
Allowances aggregatins $5s, 373.2f
were made by the school board last
night at. Its regular meeting, Of
which amount $4,000 was applied
as partial payments on the new
buildings under construction.
Justice etocker fined ,vvillia
Christensen, aged II, $50 and costs
for fishing within the prohibitedI
area at the fish hatchery at Dart
ford. The fact that Ell gave q ffc:
titiOus name in court operated
against him. His companion. Eus
gene Glavin, was discharged.
A meeting Of the health commit.
tee of the city council and the menu
bers of the board of health viii be
held next Monday to discuss the
matter OF boarding and transport
ing patients to the isolation hos.
pital and the building OF the new
addition to the building.
The Great Northern, to aid IN net.
ting in the coal. supply before win.
tier comes, has consented to class
some of it's coal shipments as spe-
cial freight entitled to direct, and
rush order transportation.
The various societies Of the First
Baptist church united in a Joint
social last night in the church par
lOrs. There were number of adj
dresses and music by the Mems
club orchestra.
William lnkster OF Davenport
and Mrs. Elizabeth Blackburn Of
Spokane were united in marriage
yesterday at the First Baptist
church by the Rev. ]. w. Kramer.
The tri-state exhibit car Of the
Great Northern Is being fitted out
in Seattle and will receive its dis
plays after the "A. Y. p. closes Octo-
Der 10. The car will stop for q day
in Spokane on its way east for a
tour of the central states.
Tho enrolment In the city
schools at the end of the. first
month is 1884, a gain of 769 over
the same month last year. The
average daily attendance Is 1868,
or 97.19 per cent of the registra-
ton. The truant officer was called
to investigate 165 cases during the