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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-15

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the Eastern Star, holds its regular
meeting the second Tuesday eyenln,
OF each month. Clara B. Hawkes., W
M, Mrs. Mary A. johnson, Secretary.
G. A. r.
the Hawkes. Hail.
Terrence POST No. z, Department Of
Iowa. Regular meetings second Thurs
day evening O. each month at 7:sO
o'clock, b. F. Grow, Post Commander:
S. H. Johnston, Adjutant.
w. r. C.-The Hawkes. Hall-Res.
ular meeti-g of Terrence Relief Cor \.
No. 100, the second and fourth Thurs.
days of each month at o., } O'Clock
p. m. sharp. Mrs. Chas. M. Cook
President; Mrs. Lena Van Fleet, sec
rotary.
Belknap Post G. A. R., No. SIS
Schoutens Hall. Tenth and Main
streets-Meets the first Wednesday o.
each month. L. A. Berryhill, Com
mander.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
Hall Seventh and Main Streets.
Keokuk Lodge, No. 10. meets regu
larly Monday evening at 1880 O'Clock
VIM. Bierman, N. G.; o. w. Anschutz,
Recording Secretary.
Puchechtuck Lodge No. 43, meets
every Friday evening at O'Clock. ].
R. Hellenthal, N. G.: Geo. w. I'm.
megart, Per. Sec.
Herman Lodge, No. 116 German,
meets regularly every "Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. Fred Korscngen,
N. g.. Albert Keifer, Rec. Sec.
Colfax Rebekah, Lodge No. A.
Meets regularly every second and
fourth Tuesday OF month at Odd
Fellows hall. corner Seventh and
Main streets. Mrs. Mamie Reimers,
N. G.; Nellie Hardesty, Financial Sec.
rotary: Nina Phillips. Recording Sec
rotary.
Pucke chetuck Encampment, N r.
Meets first and third Tuesday even.
ing Of each month. Otto Anschua,
Scribe.
Canton Leach. No. A, P. M; l. O. c.
F.-Meets every second Tuesday Of
each month. Frank WahlEren Cap
tain; Geo. w. Hardin, Clerk.
MODERN WooDMEN OF AMERICA
Gibbons Hall.
Keokuk camp No. 622--Meets every
Wednesday evening at 1880 o. m.
Our latch string is ont to neighbors
A. G. Wustrow, v. c.; ]. A. Pollard,
Clerk.
B. P. o. Elks.
| Keokuk Lodge No. 106-Meets FIRST
and third Thursday nights at Elks
| hall Gibbons opera house block, Sixth
and Main streets. Club rooms open
Dolly. Visiting brothers cordially IN
vited. Rice H. Bell, r. R.; William
Reimbold, Secretary.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
Keokuk Aerie. No. 6S3-Meets first
and third Wednesdays of each month
at Horn hall, corner Eighth and Main.
| Visiting brothers cordially invited.
Frank j. Moeller, w. President; A.
Noaks, secretary.
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-29
Editorial Notes by J. d. WatSon

If some reports are true, Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock wants President Taft to ap-
point negroes to take the census reports (cen-
sus enumerators) in the South.
Mr.. Taft is a shrewd politician, much
shrewder than Hitchcock.
Mr.. Taft has declared that he favors the
policy Of appointing a0hite men to office in the
South, men acceptable to the community.
Let us hope that Mr.. Taft will adhere to
this policy when it comes to appointing cen
sus enumerators.
IF the Taft administration has to pay off it's
political debts to the negroes, the Crums and
Fuckers had better be given their old jobs
A negro census enumeration would have to
go into the homes of whites and ask questions
that a port collector or treasury official
wouldn't dare ask in his office, let alone 90
into the home of white lady and ask.
No aoaSe negro will accept such position
as census enumeration in the South,-no mat
ter what the pay.
But let us hope that Mr.. Taft has no idea
OF appointing negro men to 90 into the homes
of q0hite women,-and we don't believe Mr..
Taft has any such idea
The Tariff muddle seems to be worse than
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-29
Obe Jeffersonton

Cu1uS WHICH you nave CO6rcoQ MN TO DO was
his voluntary act
Brother Clark says:
"NTr Watson is not aware of his own ignorance on
the subject of missions. He hasn't learned enough
about missions yet to realize how foolish his utterance
is When he is better informed he will say to himself
How foolish P.'
That is dreadful,-but read this:
II will say that the spirit manifested in the writing
of his article is narrow-mnded selfish and void of
sympathy not to say un Christian misanthropic and
prejudical, that the contemplation of it makes one
sick at heart"
In spite of this illness, however, Brother
Clark continues:
Il for glad that he was defeated for the
Presidency. Well might nation mourn when ruled
by man who is the very personifcation of selfish
ness"
Worse and worse
Girding up his loins for one grand con-
Guiding whoop, Brother Clark exclaims
"Ths TRADE upon missions is so censorous and bit
ter that it becomes stigma upon the Christian ele-
ment of the people OF the grand old State of Georgia.
slap IN the face to the effort OF her noble to
help the world for Christ and blot upon her
glorious missionary record"
Well! For man who lives in a State that
has as many illiterate children as Alabama [
call this outpouring of Brother Clark stun
ming exhibition of ferOcious zeal for the
heather. Poor folks and ignorant children do
not appeal to such men as Clark, unless they
live long ways off.
Brother Clark, let me give you piece of
advice:
The next time you are in the capital city of
your own State, visit the headquarters Of the
Salvation Army, and ask the officer in charge
to detail some one who can show you the rank
heathenism, the dire poverty, the utter ignor-
ance of white people in Montgomery, Ala
bama. Then, if you won't agree with me that
we owe, education and other material help to
oar oa0a people FIRST, I'll give you up as
hopeless case, as a blind fanatic who is so
carried away with honest but mistaken en-
thusasm for black, brown and yellow chill
dren, thousands of miles across seas, that he
has no eyes, no ears, no mind, no heart, FOR
THE LITTLE WHITE CHILDREN OF
HIS OWN COMMUNITY, q0h0 desperately
need, and don't get, q0hat q0e are sendirog to
the children Of China, Japan, Korea, and
India.
Edif0Y;nI Mites hN T u WnfSo41
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-29

world would
had the advantage of his wise counsel"
This is what you may call Sarcasm Some
folks can be cuttlngly sarcastic when they try
Brother Clark is, | suppose, "a new begin
ner at the business, and his sarcasm has iu-
ven1le unsophisticated ring to it that rather
like. Still, Christians should deal gingerlv
with sarcasm: it evidences a willingness to
wound and it is more beautiful to see Christ
1ans curing wounds than inficting them
Brother Clark says:
"Nfr Watson lays great stress upon Chrst's COM
mand to go and preach, yet he either ignores or is
ignorant of the other command to go and teach all
nations"
Well, Brother Clark, you should have been
reader of the ,JEFFERsoNIAN at the time when
Brother Scovllle came butting in. We've been
over all that ground So far as Christ's COM
mand is concerned, the words preach and
teach have the same meaning. Read your
Bible, Brother, and you will see what it was
that Christ told his disciple to 60 and teach.
They were to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
not geometry, astronomy, Latin, Greek,
physiology, gymnastics, and so forth and so
on. Christ said, In effect, "Just as have ex-
planned my mission to you, do you go and ex-
plain it to those who have never heard it."
Christ meant euactzy that, and nothing else.
HIS DISCIPLES so UNDERSTOOD
HIM, AND THEIR METHOD Of DOING
MISSIONARY WORK PROVES IT.
Peter and Paul and Timothy did not rush
to Greece to establish colleges, nor to Syria to
found dispensaries, nor to Rome to teach He
brew, nor to Africa to drill English and high
er mathematics into the kinzy heads of MIG
gers
Az that sort Of thing IS modern, AND IT'S
WRONG.
Says Brother Clark
every man who contributes to missions is plainly
told what distribution is made of his money"
[ regret to say that Brother Clark is in err
ror here The reports sent in from the for
eign fields are extremely lacking in detail,
leaving the investigator sadly in the dark.
To use a courteous phrase, they E'leave much
to be desired". If Brother Clark will take
the Reports of the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton, and find out exactly how the mission
funds are distributed will make him pres
ent of one of the best Stetson hats
Says Brother Clark:
"Giving to the missions is a voluntary matter"
That's good news. But, qoAera did giving
to the missions" become voluntary matter?
You publish books and pamphlets and pa
pers to prove to a conscientious people that it
is their religious duty, put upon you by Christ
himself, to give to foreign missions You
preach and pray and sing at these conscien-
tlous Christian people, with the determined
purpose to subdue their minds on the subject.
You bark back to Leviticus, and from the alb
surdities of that Hebrew code you pick out
the pr'iestZy tam, and you tell conscientious
Christian people that this old obsolete and
ridiculous code is in force yet, In the matter
of tithes You tell the people, in advance of
the taking up of the Collection that it is
C17tv 1uh oh
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-29

Brother Clark says:
Mr. Watson is not of his own ignorance on
the subject of missions. He hasn't learned enough
about missions yet to realize how foolish his utterance
is When he is better informed he will say to himself
How foolish was P.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

every one KNOWS. San Francisco is for.
1unate In possessing its share of both
The topography of the bay end the blufts
That overlook it. the sea beach. the is
lands. the rugged mountains. the military
reservation and other physical features
have been utilized In a liberal and artistic
manner, and private generosity has c,u-
tributed great deal to the public health
and pleasure.
1t is unfortunate that the plan Of beau
Trying improvement which was devised
by Daniel II. Burnham OF Chicago at the
request OF a committee of progressive
and public-spirited citizens could not be
carried OUT. for the large rart of the
changes reco mrncnded lay In the path #
the fire. The plan involved the strrigfl.-
ening ana widening of streets the op IN
Ing OF squares and the erection of e Sc
ries OF public buildings along definite
them similar to t;:ose at Vienna instead
Of scattering them over the city; but in
their .aserness To restore what was de-
stroyed and resume the full volume Of
commerce and industry the people could
| not be induced to consider esthetic prvp0-
sitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
FORMER BALTIMOREAN DIES.
Col. John F. Wilson, Once Mayor of
North Plainfield, N. J.

PI.AINFIELD. n. j.. October 11.-Col.
John Farmer Wilson, a retired merchant
and former mayor Of North Plainfield,
where he had resided since 1873. died
suddenly at his estate. Tunlaw.
He was born in Baltimore. Md, May
%. 1882. and was descended from Col.
BENJAMIN Wilson, an officer in the revo-
lutionary army and a member of the Vir-
ginia convention. At the age of one
year he removed, with his parents. to
Alabama, where he spent the next f1f-
teen years. Returning to Baltimore. at
the age of sixteen years, he engaged in
mercantile pursuits until the outbreak of
the civil war. Immediately after the
commencement of hostilities he went to
Richmond. Va, and offered his services
to Pope Walker, secretary OF war of the
Confederacy. as a result of which he
served with the army of northern Vir-
ginia through the entire war.
Returning to Baltimore, he engaged in
business until 1885. when he accepted a
position in New York city with the I.e-
high and Wilkesbarre Coal Company, and
remained with that company until 1892
retiring from active business in that year.
He married Miss Mary Elizabeth Farmer
Of Baltimore April II. 1855. Mrs. Wilson
died In 1888, and OF the twelve children
born to them but two survive-W B.
Wilson and Mrs. ]. p. Truitt. the latter
OF whom since her husbands death. in
Philadelphia, has made her home with
her father.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
MINISTER WI As INVESTIGATOR
SEEKS TO INFORM HIMSELF RE-
GARDING sPIRITUALIsM.
Accompanied by Legation Attache,
He Attends Seance and Fires
Questions at Medium.

Extending the scope of his inquiry into
things American. DR.. WI Ting-fang, Chi
nese minister to the United States. last
night took a whirl at spiritualism at
tending the seance of the Temple League
Of Spiritualists. DR.. WI was accompanied
by WI Chang one of the attaches Of his
legation, and the two occupied seats way
up front.
While their identity was not discovered
until after they had departed. the two
orientals in their flowing robes attracted
the attention Of all other persons present
DR.. WI was on the watch for develop
ments from the very opening. and when
Mrs. Hennen took the helm and asked II
any one present had never had talkfest
with a spirit he was the first to respond.
straightway he was informed that the
spirits Of a woman and two children OF
his own country were standing beside him,
and they were described in detail but the
medium either could not pronounce their
names or else the trio of spirits had not
been properly introduced.
WI Chang Given Message.
While all of this was happening to DR..
WI another medium had corralled WI
Chang and he was given a long reading.
In the course Of which he was informed
he was going away very soon. but would
return. WI Chang nodded his head In
the affirmative. and held an animated
conversation In Chinese with his superior,
evidently over the wonders OF the revela-
lions.
After the meeting DR.. WI poked a
whole bundle of questions at Mrs. Hen
men, desiring particularly to learn the
names of his ghostly visitors. but the
best Information the medium could vouch-
safe was that the trio had been dressed
in white robes. DR.. WI wanted to know
why it was he could not see the spirits.
why he could not hold conversation with
them, how Mrs. Hennen was able to
summon them at will. how long the me-
dunn had possessed this power. etc. to
all of which the answer was made that
the capacity to call forth spirits from
spookland or spooks from spirttland was
g. gift" not often bestowed upon mortals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
Soldier Gets Tar Bath in the Dark.

BALTIMORE, October 1.-Unable to
see because OF the darkness the trap into
which he was walking, Clarence Murphy,
soldier Of the 1O3d Company Of Coast
Artillery. at Fort Howard, plunged into a
pond filled with tar in the rear of the
Baltimore Copper Smelling Company S
works last night. and was rescued just
in the nick of time from being buried
alive in the treacherOus substance. AS it
| was. Murphy was saved by the opportune
arrival of two young men, who. realizing
the plight of the soldier. searched about
the place and found coil of rope nearby.
This they cast to Murphy. who tied 1t
around his waist. and he was thus
dragged from his murky bath.
The man was removed to the Canton
police station. where his clothing was
stripped from him and. after a warm
bath had been given him, he was put to
bed.
The pond into which Murphy sank has
been filled during the last eight or ten
years with refuse TAR from the copper
factory. 1t Is we'll known to the people
about the neighborhood, but on account
of the grass surrounding it deceiyes a
stranger. Murphy last night was in a
hurry to catch a car back to the fort and
decided to cross the lot, with the inten-
| ton of making short cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
IMPORTED GOWNS DISPLAYED
WOODWARD & LoTHRoP OPEN
AUTUMN EXHIBITION.
Marvellous Creations From Paris
and st. Petersburg Shown for Fall
and Winter Selection.

Music, autumn foliage and red-shaded
lights lend their charm to the opening
at Woodward & Lothrop's, which was
inaugurated this morning and will con-
tinue tomorrow and Wednesday.
The autumn-winter exhibition of i'm
ported costumes, dresses, wraps. blouses
and furs embodies tho latest conceptions
of the seasons styles as interpreted by
and st. Petersburg.
Many of the models are displayed In
individual glass cases, while others are
assembled in a vast sylvan-like salon.
hedged in by garlands of smilax and
gracefully branching palms.
Among them 10 q dainty creation that
achieved the grand prize at the recent
style convention held In Paris. The un-
der slip is Of white silk, over which is
draped the robe Of white chiffon. The
exquisitely simple bodice has a decollete
square neck and half sleeves over which
are draped open. flowing sleeves, band
ed with cameo pink ribbon. with clusters
of pink roses on the shoulders and as
a finish to the undersleeves. Amid the
fleecy folds of the skirt is revealed a
loop sash Of wide pink ribbon, caught
by clusters Of pink roses.
Another beautiful gown Is OF green
and gold chiffon over two-tone green and
gold satin. The overdress Is of gold
spangled net. the low, square bodice rich
med with bands of gold lace, studded
with pearls
A Semi-Greek Creation.
A semi-Greek model is developed in q
soft gray lustrous fabric that falls ir
classic folds. The toga-like arrangement
is drawn diagonally across the bust, tt
reveal, in part. a princess bodice OF
silvery lace. with gjrdle formed Of rib
bon, shaded from deep rose to palest
pink.
A calling gown of raisin-colored WOO
has the Moyan age corselet. almost en-
tirely covered with hand-embroidery OF
raisin-toned silk. The hips and sleeves
are shirred and trimmed with embroid.
cred bands.
An apricot crepe de chine Is formed en-.
tirely Of fine plating over the same toned
silk The minerva sash OF the same ma
terial is fastened at the back in knot
ted fashion that is graceful and distinctly
new.
has the greater portion Of it's decollete
bodice formed by wide, flashing bands of
silver wrought lace.
A superb model. consisting Of evening
dress and wrap, is of the new shade OF
two-toned blue and pink satin, the long
cloak lined throughout with satin of vivid
rose. with a deep collar Of rich black fur.
The bodice preserves the princess lines.
with a guimpe Of silver nneshed net and
collar formed of wide silver lace.
Dashing Russian Models.
That st. Petersburg will vie with Paris
for fashion supremacy is evident from
the dashing models from the Russian
capital
One example is of rich dark cloth, lined
with emerald satin and caught about the
waist with a girdle of gold cord with
long knotted ends. The front shows long,
wide revers of black MORE. with cuffs to
correspond. Such a costume will be ele-
gantly finished by the new Russian toQue.
In other sections of the establish
ment Woodward & Lothrop have on ex-
hibition everything that Is elegant In Rus
sian furs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
Finds Abandoned Babe in Box Car

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, October H.
A girl infant about two days old was
found in a suitcase in a box car of q
Chesapeake and Ohio freight train just
east of this city yesterday. The car
had been attached to the freight in this
in this city. The conductor. hearing the
screams of an infant. started an investi-
CATION The little one was neatly dressed.
but nothing could be found which would
lead to it's identity. Conductor Beavers.
who found the infant, turned it over to
Magistrate Davis at Montgomery. He
said he would adopt the baby If 1t was
not claimed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
West virginian Shoots Wife and Self

PARKERSBURG. w. Va. October IL
James Nelson. forty years old, shot his
wife. at his home at Central, and then
fatally shot himself. His wife's injuries
are not believed to be fatal. Domestic
trouble Is supposed to have been respon-
sible for the murder. DR.. BENJAMIN Rob-
inson. the coroner. was notided and .
making an investigation 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

Miss Ethel May Jenkins and Elmer
S. Young. both Of Mountville, Md. Wis
tied Frederick and were married at the
Reformed parsonage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

IIOuSCNCCPCIS al dNISC'
The old lady, friend and patron of many years,
basement floor for us-and proud of
peang the "Housekeepers Paradise'suggestve Of
all that be desired And note that paradise
with wishes, but with effort, continuous and faithful.
Cut Glass at Per Cent Discount
This Birthday Souvenir-one-tenth off the price marked
any piece of Cut Gass-shoud remind you that seconds
way imperfect inferior Cut Glassware have
been tolerated the Paas Royal basement floor and that
prices for always been the least The thousands
learned these facts will be best apprecatve of the
per discount
See Full List of Birthday Souvenirs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20
w ellman Flying
Toward the Pole,
Says Dispatch
Chicago Newspaper Man Said to Have
Left spitzbergen in Dirigible
Three Days Ago.

PARIS, u IA special dispatch has
been received here from Trieste saying that
according to a telegram received from The
captain OF the Italian steamer Thalis, now
al HammerfesL Norway, Walter Nellman
left Spitsberssn August is in his diriEible
balloon bound for the north pole. He had
a favorable wind when the start was made.
For the last four years Walter Wellman
Of Chicago has been d~evoting his time to
preparations for an undertaking to reach
the north pole by airship. He was at
Spitzbergen in 1906 with q balloon, but post
poned his departure on account Of the late
ness of the season. In 1901 a start was
made in the airship America, but the yes
sci encountered a storm and was driven
back and the attempt was abandoned,
Mr.. Wellman left on January u OF this
year for Spitzbergen, where he has been
engaged in completing his preparations for
the start he Is now said 10 have made
three days ago. He estimates that under
favorable conditions the pole can be reached
from Spitzbergen in from two to five days.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20
More Nonpartisan
Work IN Practice
Effect Of Democratic EffePts to Get
Offices on One State In.
Stitution.
fFr,r /. Sad corre.penaent.l

LINCOLN, Aus. 1t.-(special.)-The action
of the late democratic 'nonpartisan" legis-
nature In passing a law creating q board to
control the Home Of tie Friendless and
taking from the State Board Of Public
Lands and Buildings that authority, has re-
suited in discomfort. back-bitinE and
naturally, suffering for the inmates.
Rev. Mr.. weatherly, q member Of the
board appointed by Governor S~hallenberEer,
has taken it upon himself, so It is reported
TO the state board. to spend most Of his
time at the home experimenting the work
Of the superintendent ana co-untermanding
her orders when they DO not suit him.
The other day it vas reported TO the
board that Mrs. Marks, the superintendent,
also appointed by the governor, discharged
some Of the employees because their work
did not suit her. StraiRhtvay her order
was eountermanded and the discharged en-
picyes are still at work. 1t was even re-
ported to the state board that Rev. Mr.
Weatherly objected to the way the chill.
dren were fed in the home and gave in.
structions himself regarding their milk.
Until the governor gets back no one has
any authority TO interfere and stop the
fight between these democrats and it Eoe;
merrily on.
The state board was drawn into the affair
by reason Of the need of a boiler at this
home. The Law which gave the control Of
the institution into the hands Of a Shallen.
berger democratic board did net take from
the State Board Of Public Lands and Build
lnss the right to control the grounds anG
buildings, Ths attorney general says it i:
the right Of the board to buy the boiler VI
TO make improvements in the home, bu
the state treasurer believes the boarC
should keep its hands off and let the boar
OF control do the best It can. .