The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-09

the SUBJECT l1elG edFAeSs etl1 -
ful study to develop them into all they
should De.
NOTES AND COMMENT.
The Waterloo Courier predicts that
old age pensions viii be an issue in
America within another decade or TWO.
The Boone News Republican fears that
there is no escape from long drawn
out and acrimonious controversy pc
tween the chief executive and con-
gress. TO the consequent neglect OF I'M
portant measures.
Philadelphia physicians do not kno"
what 10 do with = girl OF that city
who has been sobbing constantly Tor
six weeks. Why not Try the plan oi
taking her to some other city," peril
neurly suggests the Omaha Bee.
Every nation must don its hat and
every American must be proud OF his
own land. says the Burlington Ga
zerle. when they read and hear OF the
generous response made TO ltaiy's APP
peal for nelp in the hour OF its great
sorrow and disaster.
Al the Corn exposition in Omaha
Miss Selma Freedeen won the PRIZE
for patching trousers. girls from TWEEN {
- states competing, there being 500
contestants Women who had patched
trousers for fifty years were out-done
by this young woman OF seventeen.
A California doctor has abandoned
fees and viii hereafter serve humanity
for love alone. The Philadelphia
Times fancies his practice viii soon
grow less, for nothing so destroys
mans confidence in a physician
wares as low fees, nor increase it as
high fees do
Kentucky Judge is hiding in the
woods until the governor can send
troops to protect him while he pre-
sides at a murder trial growing out OF
feud. Church societies, however,
remarks the Omaha Bee, still persist
in serding their missionaries TO for
eign lands
IF the legislature this winter, says
the Iowa Falls Citizen, would DO
nothing except study the white slave
. trade and enact law that would top
it it would be worth the price Of a
thousand legislatures and would be
/ -l,+ a W.
/ making bodies throughout the history
2. OF the world has been able to do.
/ "A vigorous and healthy publicity.
r saws the Des Moines Register and
. Leader, SIS the best thing there is
. for city as well as for state or
i ration. Where everything is open and
+ above board, where the newspapers
n are alive and fearless, where an
abuse cannot go on without being ex
posed. is where the right sort of PEG
pie like to congregate and do bust
!. ness"
"Old man. wrota the BillyilIe citi
i zen. ''it was my intendin' to give yol
n a fine present fer Christmas, but
o come short this year by the sheriff
J. leyyin' on my cotton an the govern
r ment on my corn; so l kin only sent
! you gallon jug OF the last named
which amt much as my ambitions Il
i fer you; but I'll say this old boz
IS There's enough in that jug TO max
IF you have the jolliest time o yer life
I. fer a day or two: eff you cans buy ;
circus ticket, there's whole circu
in six drains an a eternal moyin pic
: tur show in twenty; SO make the mos
n of it,
q.
oI Champ Clark loves TO tell of how il
le the heat of a debate Congressma
ye Johnson of Indiana called an Iliinoi
representative a jackass. The expires
lg sion was supplementary, and in r.
g. traction Johnson said:
n While l withdraw the unfortunat
ar word Mr.. Speaker, must insist tia
r. the gentleman from illinois is out {
n order
at How am out Of order?" yelled til
10 man from Illinois.
Sc PROBABLY veterinary surgeo
could tel you" answered Johnson, an
Oh that vas parliamentary enough to sta
do on the record.
in. sample Of Christmas cheer
W. Georgia took this form:
a.. Suspicious Circumstances.
ur- Council Bluffs Nonpareil: An Ell
or ploye in the government secret ser
ter ice made the astounding discovery tn