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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20
G O Min u + D
r O M----
p A @ F. O N F.
HOW "OLD MAN
TROUBLE" VISITED

debts came due he paid them, and
he and his wife were happy. Only
a few short weeks before that,
new baby was ushered into their
humble rented home, and, like in
the first baby days of each of his
older children. he more keenly felt
the responsibility of his position as
a father.
He loved his children. every one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20

John z. White, the Chicago lee
turer sent out by the National Hen
ry George bureau, will address an
open meeting of the Central Labor
council tonight on ''The Dignity of
Labor"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-31

letting it fill the tub, went to the win
dow and looked out. There was a
light burning in the senora's room.
All her life long Ida had been noted
for the length of her arms and a pc
culiar faculty of loosening her Shout
ders and stretching them out to an as
tonishing length. She knew we'll that
by leaning out of the bathroom win
dow she could easily reach that little
ring tree. A sudden temptation came
over her too strong to resist. The win
dow was open.
She argued swiftly with herself that
the Spanish lady had plenty other jew
els: that this could not matter so much
to any one as to her. She was SO tired
of the toll and privation. Charlie
might love her if he could see her
dressed as she ought to be.
Visions Of little home Of her own
that she could care for and beautify
passed before her eyes. She hated the
work in the store and longed for a
quiet home where she could be at
peace.
That ring would scarcely be missed.
and it meant 50 much to her. She
listened; no sound. In another minute
shs had leaned out. Her hand crept
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-31

blissful moment she lookel &c him
with ineffable love and joy. md then
she sank fainting to the Lcar
Charlie went away ela.ed.. This
very fainting fit from e1 If joy
over his proposal seemed right
and proper to him. He We rely
in love with her ."l would ,e her
a good husband.
For three long days Ida 3, her
bed. She was on lie verge -ervOus
collapse, the doctor said, 1t at last
she was able to reep dow iis to
the parlor to see Charlie. no came
daily with flowers and frui
The other girls quickly u ~.erstood
the matter and were affected offer
emily. Not one CT the girls in that
store but would have been glad of his
attention.
"Oh, but amt she the sly puss?" said
Minnie, while Adeline rerlied:
"And she amt pretty either don't
see what he finds in her."
At that moment the sonora came in
just in time to hear Minnie say:
Il think what must have attracted
him is her long reach. She can stand
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-31
Home Course In
Modern Agriculture
VlEI.-Corn Growing
By C. v. GREGORY.
Agricultural Division Iowa State COLLEGE
by
WILL Growing
By C. v. GREGORY,

1NCE corn is the principal crop
~ grown over SO large a section
~ of the United States it is i'm
portant that we learn as much
as possible regarding the best meth
DDS of producing it. The average
yield of corn in the United States in
1907 was only 23.7 bushels per acre.
Many of the best farmers are able to
obtain an average yield of sixty to
seventy bushels per acre year after
year. There Is no secret in their
methods. They are simple enough to
be applied to every farm in the corn
belt. There is no reason why the
average yield per acre should not be
fifty bushels or more instead of LESS
Lnan naIr unar, as at present.
In preparing to raise a maximum
crop of corn there are two main fac
tors TO be considered-the soil and the
seed. Of these two the first is prob
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-31
IDA BURST INTO A PASSION OF TEARS.

IDA BURST INTO A PASSION OF TEARS.
fat foot and hand her parcels clear
over the partition. l never saw such
long reach, did your?
mo; and one day 1 saw her reach
clear around standard of plumeS
and take rose spray and never touch
a feather. Her shoulder just seems to
stretch like it was rubber. Oh. sonora!
Good evening. Take this chair"
The Spanish lady smiled little per-
functori!y and sat down rather heav-
lily. A food of light seemed to pour
into her brain, but with the long habit
of repression common to Spanish Wo-
men she said nothing. After awhile
she went to her room to think it out
During these three wretched DAYS
Ida thought she should lose her mind
and divulge her terrible secret She
knew that happiness was not for her
a thief-and she must tell him so. but
not with all these chattering girls
around.
In consideration for her pale face
and sunken eyes Charlie remained
but few minutes and left, accepting
her appointment for the next evening.
She would tell him then. and it would
be al over.
Then she crent feebly upstairs, but
as she reached the first landing the
sonora was there smiling and saying:
Come in and rest, dear You must
not go up another stair without rest"
Thank you" whispered Ida, and
she stag cred in, looking fer some way
to drop the ring which she had in her
bosom.
She sat few seconds in silence;
then. i,npel,ed by a fore she could
not resist. she stammered:
'Have you found your ring?'
Eyes, dear Ida; l have found it,
You may give it now
Ida burst into passion Of tears and
sobs and sank to the ground in utter
abasement while she gave back the
ring.
"I-I-oh, sonora, forgive mer
'Tell me all about it-why for you
do it,
Brokenly Ida told the whole misera-
her, for the Spanish women are muy
sympatica. Then she kissed the re-
pentant girl saying:
II see; see. 1t is all right. / have
my dear husbands ring. You have
your home-your good husband"-
ooh, sonora, cannot marry. l must
tell him, and he1s;ill cast me eff"
mo, no. You have tell me. You
have give back. You have repent.
You will never do such thing again.
All, my dear, we all do wrong some
times. Now, this is my secret, no
longer yours. No one else must know.
know, and love you. But mans are
not made to know everything. 1t is
not necessary; you have no longer a
secret to tell him. Seer"
And Ida dried her eyes and smiled
again.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-31

FIG. XVI-A TERMINATION BOX SHOWING
THE RESULTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL EAR
TEST
than an inch or two, so much the bet
Ter. Since the plant cannot begin to
digest and use the plant food of the
soil and air until it has unfolded it's
leaves it. is plain that the less soil it
has to push through before it can
spread out its leaves and get to work
the sooner it will commence to grow.
Deep planted seeds often so nearly
exhaust the plant food in the endo-
sperm before they reach the surface
that they are never able to develop
into strong. healthy plants.
After planting the aim should be to
keep the soil in the same fine filth 1t
was in at planting time in order to
provide large feeding ground for the
roots and prevent the escape Of capil-
larry moisture.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-31
The Long
Reach.
By e. WHO.
By E. WHO.
Copyright, 1909, by American Press
Association.

~ ENORA PANCHITA, you are
- an angelr' exclaimed Minnie
~ Surrat as the sonora handed
her the haautif11l Loco Ynnn.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-31

~ ENORA PANCHITA, you are
- an angelr' exclaimed Minnie
~ Surrat as the sonora handed
her the beautiful lace man.
tilla to wear at fancy dress ball
where she was to appear as a lady
from Cadiz. Three other girls who
were there joined in the assertion that
the sonora was an angel, with hopes
for their own special needs.
Ida Lovejoy, one of the four girls,
opened her lips to say some fattering
word, but the words were suddenly
checked as her fascinated eyes fell
upon superb solitaire diamond ring
which the sonora generally wore in
memory of the departed General Val
deZ.
The sonora had many other jewels,
hut she loved this ring best While
the four young girls, boarders in the
same house, had been there she had
fancied that she ought to have the
jeweler look to the safety of the dia-
mond in its setting and SO took the
ring from her hand and put it on her
dressing table near the window. It's
fire and luster daZzled the longing
eys of Ida, and she caught her breath
She had often seen it on the plump
hand of the sonora, but never had it
seemed so beautiful as now. She felt
great desire to ask the kind Spanish
lady to loan it to her to wear to the
ball as she had loaned her valuable
lace mantilla to Minnie. If she could
wear such a ring perhaps the floor
walker, Charlie Edwards, might take
notice of her.
Ida was poor, very poor, and worked
in the store where the other girls We're
employed. She, like all the employees
of the store. was expected to be at
this ball. The big store gave a ball
every winter and an excursion every
summer for it's employees. Ida had
never been able to advance herself
somehow, and after three years she
was still among the learners. Her
salary was scarcely enough to pay
her board. And she loved beautiful
things.
The supper bell rang, and with a
half sigh for the pungent cookery Of
her own land Sonora Valdez locked
her door and tried it to be sure and
followed the four girls down to the
dining room.
Ida kept thinking of the beautiful
ring upstairs and wished she might he
able to have lovely costume to wear
She could not eat Some friends call
ed on the sonora, and the other girls
went out, so that Ida was more than
ever cut off from companionship and
she went up to her room. descending
almost at once to the bathroom, where
she was going to wash out a few
pieces. Her tall, lank figure looked
singularly ungraceful and loosely joint
ed as she came down to the second
story. She turned the water on and,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-31
again
Not at Home.

''Is Mrs. Brown at homer inquired
the caller
mo, ma'am, she isn't" replied the
maid.
'sThen it was you who was singing
90 dreadfully out Of tune when I
turned the corner" said the caller.
mo, indeed, ma'amy' cried the In
dignant maid. "That was missus."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-03-31
Plenty of Company.

loan shark, Is hep
II should say not! There are whole
schools Of him in this town."-New
York Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
DR.. CORAL r. ARMENTRour
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

Office-Y. NJ. G. A. Building. Rest
dence 912 Fulton street. office hours:
10 to IL M: to r. m. evening
hours by appointment. Iowa phone.
62s-Y and HUI. phone, 2092, office
pnone. Residence phone. Iowa. IAN.
Hub. 3515.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14

pearance. The decorations are in no
way complete, but when finished will
excel anything seen in Keokuk for
long time. In speaking of the show
last evening President Joseph Skin
ner expressed himself in very opti-
mistic terms and looks Tor the big
.gest meeting ever held in this sec
ton.
The room occupied by the associa-
ton is so large that 1,10O birds can
be accommodated with ease, but it
looks as if this number will be ex-
sceeded somewhat.s The cash prizes
amount to $1,000. larger than the
cash prizes offered at the Quincy,
Centerville or nearby shows, and
equal to the cash prizes offered at
the Chicago shows. The prizes in
cups alone amount to 5000.
w. c. Ellison of Minneapolis, a man
known throughout the country for his
ability, has been secured to judge dur
ing the week. He will doubtlessly
give satisfaction during the dates In
which the show is to be held Tues
day to Friday, inclusive.
The local committee is working
hard to make the show which opens
a week from Tuesday, the most sue
cessful ever held in this vicinity.
Many large poultry men will enter
their entire coup of birds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
POULTRY Men
Will STORM CITY
Big Meeting to be Held Next Week
and More Than Thousand
Birds Will be
Entered.
COMMITTEE WORKING
over $1,000 in Cash Prizes and 5000
in Cups Will be Given
to Winners of
Events.
COMMITTEE WORKING

Poultry men from many nearby
and distant points in the country will
storm Keokuk next week when the
Tri-State Poultry and Pet Stock As
ISOLATION bursts forth in its second an
nual poultry show. Entries. are al
ready being received, and many of the
the biggest poultry men in the coun-
try will be drawn to this city by the
handsome prizes which are to be
given.
The show this year will be given
In the Hubinger building at the cor
ner of Third and Main streets, second
floor. Fred Stripe, who is one of the
most active men of the organization,
is busily engaged decorating the
spacious and we'll lighted room and
already it has assumed a pleasing ap-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14

A man who owns a fine
coffee plantation in Jamaica
said:
-Four years ago / discover
ed that coffee was running my
health and ! quit and have been
using Postum ever since
Experience taught this man
that he could not drink his
own highgTade coffee.
It's active drug Caffeine
irritates the nervous system,
interferes with digestion. and
trouble is sure to fullow
Some folks may take the
hint and change to Postum.
It is absolutely free from
drugs, and when well made,
that is, boiled Is minutes. it
has a delicious taste similar to
the mild, high grade Javas,
with the natural vital food ele-
ments of the field grains that
repair the damage done by
coffee.
Read that little health
classic, = 1.-THE Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs.
There's a Reason.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14

There is more Catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable. For
It q local disease and prescribed local rem
edies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to
be constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market It Is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
for any case 1t fails to- cure Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address: r. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo. Ohio.
Take Hall $. Family pills for cpnstipa-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
WEEK OF PRAYER
|. BEGINS TODAY
an Interesting Meeting VIII be Held
at the Y. w. c. A. this After
noon.

This afternoons meeting at the
X. w. G. A. begins what is known as
the Worlds Week of Prayer All
oyer the world this week, the Young
Women's Christian Associations and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
PHYSICIANS.
DIR. o. T. CLARK.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Office. M. c. A. building.
Office hours-9: o0-10:30 a. m. $3.50
TO $50 and 700 and 500 D. m.
Phones-Office, Iowa, 305-R.; Hub.
l57. Residence. Iowa, 5293; Hub. 2092.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
DR.. w. p. SHERLOCK.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence, No. 1S North
Fifth street in Howell building.
Office hours: 10 to IL a. M; 2 to A
p. M. Evening to s.
Phones: Iowa 7S1-R; Mississippi
Valley, 1919.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
The ''BON TON
is NOW open.
The Beautiful New Theatre Of Messrs.
Gray and Hickman Formally
Opened Last
Evening.
SEN. E. P. M'MANUS SPOKE
On Behalf Of the Management he
Welcomed the Amusement Low
ing Public to the Pretty
New Picture House.

The fine new theatre of Messrs
Gray and Hickman will be known
hereafter as the Bon Ton, the christ
ening of the beautiful new picture
house. taking place last evening and.
that name among the manv others
handed IN by several hundred Keo-
kuk ladies, being chosen as the one
most suitable for the new and pretty
place of amusement, first opened to
the public last even ng. Miss Olive
Morgan'sis the suggestion of the name
Bon Ton" for the theatre and in the
opinion of all the choice is most
excellent one, the name suiting the
new theatre finely
An hours concert was given in
front of the Bon Ton from $50 until
7:30 last evening by the Water Pow
er band At 7:3O the doors of the
new amusement house were opened
and within fifteen minutes there were
three or four hundred persons in
the place of amusement and the first
crowd took part in formally opening
the theatre. Everyone of the fine and
comfortable opera chairs was filed
with the large crowd which visited
the new theatre for the first time.
After the overture, by Mrs McCreary,
and the traps by Mr.. Barham, Sena-
tor E. p. McManus, in his usual en-
PERTAINING way, welcomed the first
audience to the fine new picture house
opened last evening, in a few well
chosen words, speaking Of the merits
of this form of entertainment and as
surfing the audience of the great eff
| forts that will be put forth by the
management of the new theatre to
please their patrons.
| Thomas Rogerson, Keokuk's we'll
known young gentleman tenor singer,
was present and has been engaged by
4 the theatre management to sing dur
ling the entire season Mrs. Nc
| Creary at the piano has no second in
that line and the traps in charge 81
! Mr.. Barham, completes perfect
musical harmony which is gained by
1.-THE addition OF the drums, accompany.
fling the piano.
Each .house was packed to the
doors last evening at the Bon Ton,
and all were most pleasantly sur
Eprised and delighted with the beau
tiful theatre that has been opened to
them by the management. Every.
thing is Of the latest and best, the
pictures the finest that money can
produce and the electrical equipment
cannot be surpassed.
The success of the Bon Ton is
assured.
The Bon Ton intends to show three
/ reels at each performance but owing
to the failure of the film house to
send them for last evenings per-
Torrance it was impossible to present
them. Hereafter three reels will be
given.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14

the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons will hold special meetings, the
purpose of which will be to pray for
the associations all over the globe.
Mrs. c. d. Streeter will be in charge
of the meeting this afternoon and it
will no doubt be- an interesting one.
in the local Y. w G. A. During the
week, noon meetings will be held for
fifteen minutes and different ones
will lead.
Miss Elma Johnson will sing this
afternoon. The home hour" will be
in charge of Miss Emma Bindel. All
women are invited to attend the
vesper services today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
LOUR WILL GO
TO. WASHINGTON,
Mayor Charts OF, Has Appointed Gen.
tlemen to Attend Waterways 4
Convention. -

Mayor Charles Off has appointed
the following delegates to the Ma
tional river and harbor congress
which will be in session in Washing
ton. D. G., on December s, 9 and 10:
L. A. Hamill.
DR.. Frank M. Fuller.
James B. Diver.
o. A. Talbot.
Mr. Off will be unable himself to at
tend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
Health and viqor

Miss Edna Bnckler, a Prominent Young
Lady Of Hume, ILL, Praises Duffy's
Pure Malt Whiskey for Restoring
Her to Health and Yigor After Being
Very Weak and s'Run Down" She
Recommends 1t to All in Need Of a
Tonic Stimulant That Makes the Old
Young and the Young Energetic and
Vigorous.
Miss Buckler recently wrote: Il
was very weak and run down, had
no life or energy, was very much in
need of something that would tone
up my system and enrich my blood.
On the advice of friends / began tax
ing Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, and
it Immediately put new life into me.
/ feel wonderfully better, and would
advise any one needing a tonic slim
ulant that will make them strong and
vigorous to take Duffy's Pure Malt
shed in good faith, and is guaranteed.
{ life testify to the great good derived
= IL 4 ] J.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
IDEAL
Shooting
Gallery

Those desiring to practice
Rife Shooting can do so at
a reasonable price. A $1.00
premium will be given each
day to the person making the
highest score on score cards.
Rifle practice should be en-
couraged by parents to our
school boys. as it has been de
monstrated that lads from 16
years old and upwards can be
taught to handle the rifle with
precision. At that age most
boys are enthusiastic about
guns and it is proposed to
turn their attention toward the
use of the rifle with the idea
that as they grow older their
enthusiasm in this direction
will increase and that on leav-
ing the high school, college or
university they will join the
National guard or civilian rifle
clubs and thus continue the
work.
ALBERT MILLER, Prop.
31O MAIN ST.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
DR.. J. EATON JOHNSTON.
AND CIJpCEnN

The only physician practicing Oste-
pathy In the county. The Smith
sonian truss fitted and guaranteed.
tn only truss that holds. Office
North SIDE of Main street, third door
above Fifth. Phone 80. Residence.
Ninth and Webster. Phone .S4. p.
Q. Lock Box Al, Warsaw, III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-14
= -
INSURANCE,

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
John w. Young, Builder, Superln-
tendent and Contractor for all kinds o.
construction. Also general repair
work. Prompt and careful atten-
ton given TO plans and estimates
Your patronage solicited. office SUI
Blondeau. Iowa phone. office. 2143;
residence. 3342.
The Washington times., 1909-12-19

COngratuIst tons TO Tom Brown upon
his reappointment as a New York State
League umpire. .-------
The Washington times., 1909-12-19

done al the meeting, outside Of the
election of the president. was to- length
en- the playing season from l5f games
To 1GS. regardless of the action OF the
American League. which refused to
take that step. The season next year
viii open April "a. and close October
rs. President Ebbets, who brought
about the change. said it would not i'm
terfere with the worlds series. or IL
would never have been changed.
+ The National followed the ieau Of the
American by providing th3t from May
10 to August ~ not more than twenty
I'VE PLAYERS uIoy Doe carried by any
team. altd between August 20 and Aiay
10. not more than thirty-hve.
The spring schedule meeting between
the American and National League
schedule-mal1evs WiH occur Iu New
York early ia February.
The ruling on waivers for players was
changed A team that has asked fc-
; waivers can withdraw the request, If
sees fiji. Hitherto. all waivers had 20
stand. no matter how badly the team
might need its own players fin the fu-
ffre
The Washington times., 1909-12-19

son. of ST. Louis. and John Dovey. Of
Boston, stood firm for Heydler. Brush,
OF New York. G.. w. Murphy, of Chi
cago. Horace Fogel. OF Philadelphia.
and Charles Ebbets, OF Brooklyn. were
equally firm for Ward. 1t was agreed
To leave the selection of the compromise
candidate TO Brush and he called up
Lynch and surprised him by asking II
he would accept the jobs Lynch said
he would. Frank G.. Richter of Phila-
dolphia. editor Of Sporting Life" who
had been spoken of as a possible com
promise candidate; Heydler- Ebbets.
"Pop" Arson. and Tim Muruane, the
veteran sporting writer, an made
speeches when Lynch arrived.
lynch Is dfty-one years old. He was
born in New Britain and was clever
amateur ban player He was offered
several professional gagements, but
refused them an His first appearance
as a professional was as umpire iu the
old New England League.
In 1856. Nick Young was attracted to
his work and placed him in the Ma
tionaI League. He resigned I'm 1891. but
came back in 1899. He quit again in that
year until 1896. when be returned 20 tine
league and remained as umpire until
1901. when bc retired FOR good.
With John Carney. in the Old days
he was the king OF them all. Old