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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
The Management.

The College for the Blind, is of
course, under the supervision of the
state board of control The board is
the court of last resort, and the super
lntendent and all subordinates take
their orders therefrom. The admin
1strative head or superintendent is
! Mr.. j. e. Vance, formerly superintend-
ent of schools of Linn county and we'll
and favorably known throughout this
section of the state. Mr.. Vance sue
! ceeded, little over two years ago,
the late Superintendent McCune, who
served so many years SO faithfully and
who placed the school on high plane
/ of efficiency. Mr.. Vance is proving a
most admirable successor to Mr.. Nc
Cune. The college is making rapid
progress under Mr.. Vance's energetic
leadership. Mr. Vance took UP the
work with not little reluctance rea-
lizing the very great Importance of
the labor he was about to undertake.
But he has fallen completely in love
with mis- duties; he is making the care
and education of the blind an especial
study and he is surrounded by a corps
of assistants who are as thoroughly
devoted to their work.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance and their four
| children make their home at the col.
I lege
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
His Consolation.

One thing bout Br'er 'Possum,
Who is so hard ter beat,
Mo- of him than de biggest
Of presidents kin eat!
Dey may hunt de country fer him
Fun de summer ter de fall.
But still dar'll be a plenty
Eff dar's plates enough fer all!
He never come too handy,
An dat's de reason why,
You mus know des ever meanin'
Of de winkin' of his eye!
You must know des how ter hunt
him.
Too wise ter come ter town;
An den, Wen you locates him,
Des how ter coax hsm down.
He's des de wises' critter
De country ever see;
Oars a big one in de tree now,
An it's dinner time fer me!
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work. that they undertake, more as
siduously than do seeing persons. The
reason is obvious. And so applying
themselves, it is but natural that
many individuals who have not the
gift of eyesight become prodigies, or
near prodigies, in their work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05

increased from time to time as the
work progresses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
Advantages Are Free.

The advantages of the college for
the blind are free to every blind per-
son of the state ,of suitable age and
capacity. The school age is, Of course,
the same as prevails with respect to
the public schools of the state. But
persons who have passed the school
age may enter the college for the
blind by making application to the
board of control. which generally ap-
proves such entrance, unless the APP
plicant is past middle life or there
are other good and sucient reasons
for barring entrance.
Tuition is absolutely free. Board and
lodging is also free. All that the rel
atives or friends of students are ex-
pected to do is to pay the travelling
expenses and provide the pupils with
the necessary clothing And, if I'M
able to do this, the necessary clothing
is provided at the institution and the
expense therefor and for railroad fare
taxed to the county from which the
pupil comes.
1t should not be forgotten that
these advantages are free to all those
residents of the state who, by reason
of defective eyesight are barred from
the privileges of seeing schools. All
that the applicant for admission to
the college must have is a certificate
from recognized physician that the
said person has such defective eye
sight as to render it inadvisable for
him to attend the public schools. Thus
it comes about that many of the stu
dents at the Yinton institution are not
totally blind
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
Receive Free Medical Aid.

The authorities of the college for the
blind do more than merely teach the
blind and near blind. Every effort is
made to restore the vision, wherever
such thing is possible. The causes
of blindness and of eye weakness are
quite thoroughly gone into, it being
recognized that what may be learned
from study of the cases that con-
tinually present themselves may ma
terially help in reducing the number
of cases of blindness in succeeding
generations.
Many successful eye operations have
been performed by Dr. Dean, the Wis
iting surgeon, who is member of the
faculty of the state university and who
makes nine annual visits to the Vim
ton college. for which he is paid the
munificent sum of one hundred dol
lars. Daily treatments Of the students
whose eyes may be benefited are Civ
en- under the direction of Dr. Dean. so
that the school is a real benefit to the
students in more ways than one. As
these treatments are absolutely free to
the pupils, the wisdom is shown of
parents sending to the institution their
children of defective vision, especially
if the parents are in such financial
circumstances that they cannot afford
to provide the proper treatment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
Industry Encouraged.

Blind or near blind people should at
tend the college for the blind because
of the habits of industry there ac-
quired. The students are required to
be industrious-at least all who have
reached the age where they naturally
would be required to do some work
were they in home-provided that
home was well ordered.
At vinton the work is systema-
tized. Students are required to help
take care of their rooms, of the
Here is an example of the system un-
der which the pupils live: From 1920
to o'clock every morning is desig-
mated as the work period. In that
period the work of sweeping the halls
and porches etc, of doing the hundred
and one things necessary to keep the
uildings and grounds in a spick and
span condition, is assigned to students.
The work is SO distributed that it is a
hard task for nobody, and also so each
student does his share The reader
will see at glance that the student
is given a practical training that can
not help but be beneficial.
In the matter of independence of the
help of others, it is worthy of notice
that that is part Of the training the
college provides. When the blind per-
son comes to the college he is helped
by the faculty and other students, of
course; the students are told to help
each other in every way possible-for
a week or so; then they are required
to do with just as little assistance from
others as possible; they are taught to
go about the grounds alone; to find
their way to rooms, after week or
/ SO they are required to find their own
! places at the table. From the very
start they are reffuired to have con-
I fidence in themselves, until within a
surprisingly short time they astonish
themselves with the ease with which
J they can move about and take care of
Z themselves.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25
a WeiSbborinS Totem.

Soes Se you the h SS.% Phillips of by the O
Me- PLAYER IN moment had hm and knew he was
bearT Gath 1t all came back to ceary-that night
a n play bis going to the the report that ne
o missing and had probably with the unknown
Yes he said noddins be ives. love you
@ 20 nome Then he again voice Of
@ ees so familiar to the around tnat
after m @ II was long past midnight when wife came came
h Us ana then we put out the lights the church and wen.
suffered ~
g.. Next day took him the
morning we went together to take train AT last he
was going home and think thought him. 1
mad won his confidence and he with submissive
times drumming his box and bending catch the Of
flowers
Next day-n bright day n
on in the far north of New York the hill big
timber 1t inspiration coming bnc those familiar
OF my ministry and had greater Joy in than when
sight of the homestead and heard of Bessie
that she was at home and had kept her love
Lost her lover In the war; said met land lives
with her mother In the big house"
The hayng had begun and the swayiug With
from the meadows and the red blossoms of the
their perfume they fell My companion sat beside
the familiar He laid his hand
moment after saying "Home? Home?'
yes" answered Here is home-sweet He urndc
but pointed moment the big we
and then shading his looked the hills
number of ladies veranda of the
handkerchcfs down Bessie anon,
them before got to the steps and never
saw n facea | coul talu,
and kissing her a,, as soon bon oo Of
cryinc"
you GIRL answered. This s Nicho,os
come back from war"
And l her get such hugging a good woman
loves is half and the right of her,
"Glory Cod" remember saying. HE knows herr,
And be did BESSIE" he said 81 love Ioveyo
INV dear. dear boy" she answered
long then. but long enough make sure tbot
Nicholas Gath back. If old self TO mar
worth having and that Bessie Hammerop who bod ovon 40
much his would give her life blm now tbo ne
was back
His mother that night be knew her also Ro,s
had Guarneus and the morning began o nIo an
II AS / the road leaving to their bapn,ns
could singing the words. I'D lay doup an dee
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

desertion To- get bis must make him mad Howdy
Mr. Paddock And the speaker introduced the his
How is it. Mr. Paddock" your
radeS in the civil promotion. yon
weren't even made corporal? They pretty near
being shot for deserton"
~ that mistake" said Paddock ruefuly.
for that's what mistake. We Virgnny buckin
up ln long line fortications the the mountains
count
81 reckoned the brirnde tryin
wen connected with the next to it had purity sharp
IN mem DAYS and Thought cit in between en-
, n nos ravine managed to cit by the pckets o both
, "oeu 'ne mountains and looked right down into the
fort w" was aryin TO take What dye suppose There
"aSnt twenty men In it. and fully half Quaker
y couldn't understand cIneral
huckin up nrn this mensly shown n
oS Cd the science war; and n about
IT. ANYWAY thought I'd and him what
cor down to the ravine when halted Johnny
and token prisoner
rhe Johnnies KEEP me three days discipline
Z" h' guard mighty ax-hev all tired GshtinI stole
away one night climbed the
J"hnnes left flank walkin into camp
one mornin hinkn how I'd like
when met some o our The
m" for dpserer tole him
bnt h" didn't believe me
they did-an' woSe they sentenced he only
bit n raid the enemy,s cavalry that shook
MS all and inerfcrcd my
the line IN our front TOO The idea getn
for dsrovern That there
want right uohow.
Woal akin advantage o the pIckn
walked right throuch I'd
tho mountain side till got TO the I'd down
tn" I"hnnes In the redoubt There want
there afore knowed in their
and how could scare em so yelled at the voice.
Surrender
"Y never such frightened
em fred at fred 1t
happened that officer was
know what the frn thnkin
fghn themselves an he'c cautlouSv
tho picket the slope him him to
come or the redouht Ie KEN long
N"rr the United States flag aduttern Quaker
"'WnaI TIL he col dnrnod" three
wce TO take this
and our sneral o srntegss The nrmyr
"'tie's all right says L. Them incneerin o
hain't got nohin' in 'Pm bout Onnker
expect him Ia know what bis books
the met the oineroI rdn' mn with
staff He'd seen The United flag aavin the
and didn't know wbar it stopped me and
asked who was and where I'd / told hin,
the that deserton whom be
raiders down on us and spoiled was COIN
tell the resi- when he rode starr IN
put In arrest The mid puard ten
"Waal there was ag'n" " ~
Tbe interrupted nv y rrst Of ,o,o..a- -.
listeners go ~ "''
rant no nuGhin matter How'd I know they WASN'T
eoin to carry out the sentence court mara? djdn
ana uon know 10 TINS day why they After awhile
my capn he come and uk no soys
isn't goiD to shoot wanderiu around bor env.
preudirinl o good order and military discipline Anyway
this we're brigade Is supposed commanded by one the
most scientific warriors bein hacked
six VI lied Stnies and
wouldn't do for git The redoubt was rakep
That mace nudder u was atore and
fCapu l. tell wants
redoubs taken be kin
another one so long as goddlemity
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25
How the Redoubt Was Taken
By CAPTAIN f. A. MICHEL.

By CAPTAIN f. a. MTICHEL
ERE comes old Paddock" said Il dozen men
sitting around country Hes
hero ever knew who didn't know n
thinks his comrades believe he
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

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of one NICK
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

[Copyrght, 1908, BY irving BaoheIIer.J
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The ncicbbors were all of n mind in that matter
He was frail sort of youth and the only genius
In Crandallville. Besides, he was about to marry
very sweet girl and his going interrupted
pretty romance Even the Oldest grandmotbers In
TINT rural community where most people en1ONeu
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24
Aonev Eindino Bird.

One of the most -sagacious birls L.
certainly the bee cuckoo. or moroc, n
little bird very like the sparrow. II Is
found In various parts Of Africa
where wild bees abound. and, being
unable to help itself to the honey
which is its favorIte food. 1t resorts to
human aid. Having discovered a
swarm Of bees. 1t dies to the nearest
habitation and attracts by Its cries of
"cherr, cherr. cherr." the attention of
some Of the natives. 1t then nies OF
In the direction Of the nest. uttering
its cry and waiting for Its followers
to overtake II. Should they be tardy
1t returns to meet them and seems try
Ing tn urge them OH to greater speed.
the natives answering with low wills
tie. Arrived ar Its destination. 1t IL
silent. waiting patiently on the bough
Of n Dc!ghboring tree while Its human
friends dig out the nest. good share
Of the honey and comb containing the
bee maggots being left by them for
their feathered guide. The natives new
er injurc this bird and always proven
travellers from shooting It.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24
Fishing In Days
Long Gone

Do you like to 20 fishing? II you dc
you will also like to read how fish
were CAUGHT before the days Of writ
ten Ei.tCry. In every part Of the
world where man has lived. though II
be Il million years ago, he has left
traces of himself. Wherever these
traces are there are evidences that
people caught and ate fish, even
Though they did not know enough to
make and wear any clothes.
The fishhooks made by prehistoric
boys are still found in France and
Switzerland. though the history OF
those who made the hooks Is lost
Who were they? What did they look
like? Nobody knows.
They did know how to fish right
ski!lfully. Though, rs some OF the bone
hooks left IN their caves In Switzer'
land ard In France show. Look at
the pictures of the hooks, notice their
numbers, then see the description at
tached TO the numbers in the list be-
low:
One strange fact about these prehis
toric fishne hooks Is that they are sc
much alike. Though they come from
parts of the world widely separated
You notice that No. l. the hook that Is
older than history in Norway, Is
nearly like those In use among western
Indians many centuries ago. The
Onondaga Indians ideas had devel
oped till he knew enough to shape q
barb on the end Of his deer horn fish
hook. You would not know from the
looks Of 1t that the bone implement
used by the Eskimo IS fishhook, yet
such It Is. The bone tapers down to-
ward the ends. where 1t was rubbed
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24
The Zebra, 81
Horse Tiger,

Children sometimes jokingly call the
zebra the "penitentiary horse" because
Of IT'S stripes. For the same reason 1t
has also been called by naturalists the
hippotigris. which means horse tiger.
The colorIng of the true zebra Is like
that of the Bengal tiger-yellowish,
with black stripes.
The disposition Of the zebra used to
be considered almost as fierce as that
Of the tiger: The old naturalists de,
elared 1t was so hopelessly wild that
It could never be trained to harness.
That has been proved a mistake. In
the London geological garden there
are now several zebras that trot In
harness In a gentle. dOcile way. In
some Of the travelling menageries In
America are also to be seen zebras
trained to harness.
Breaking q zebra to harness Is not
easy, however, 1t must be admitted
The little horse tiger starts In with
teeth and hoefs when anybody tries to
bride It and hurls Its legs about till
he fairly looks like flying pinwheel
Some years ago a man named Rarey
was the most famous horse trainer In
the world. He went through the Unit
ed States and through European coun'
tries giving exhibitions Of his power
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24

Men everywhere hunted up tn,
aercest. most powerful and mos: vi
cious horses that could be found ana
brought them to Rarey to break In IN
presence Of the audiences that gather
ed to see his performances.
At last. having conquered the worst
kind OF horses. Rarey tried his hand
upon a little menagerie zebra not hall
so-big as some OF the horses he had
conquered. but could do nothing at al
with 1t. So Rarey gave 1t up, and
word went abroad that the zebra was
untamahle.
In general. though. people like to dc
things nobody has ever accomplished
and men kept on trying to make the
wild little horse tiger obey master
At length they have been at least part
ly successful.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24

EASY 10 HANDLE, ACCORDING TO THOSE
WHO HAVE SEEN WRIGHT.
London Poet.)

London Poet)
Whether You see the new machine IN
flight or are on II, you are equally con.
WINGED that IL ID impossible for . wind
to turn It over sIdeway, while whenever
q turn 10 being described the machine
practically finds its own necessary angle
of tilt just as provided for a motor car
that travels on q solid surface by the
building of periodically curved bank
Ing 90 ct Br0oklands. Indeed, the ex-
perience of no aerial voyage In q flyer
has some points OF resemblance to skat-
ing at st. NORTH over deep crystal,
clear sheet, through which you can see
to great depths below and on which you
are apt to be q trifle nervous until you
have described few figures that mark
the ice with your skates. When man.
euvering, too, the familiar figure OF
eight Is a very favorite one for con-
venience sake for keeping near the point
of taking off. That is why at nights
fare lights used to be lit to let Mr..
Wright know where he should come
down, and that is, II anything, an easier
thing than rising, for the motor is stop
ped and 10 place of anything like sud-
den drop you merely glide down an
aerial incline to the gradual extent OF
one in eight, which no motorist dreams
of regarding as a considerable dipping
of the way when be encounters from the
higher end a road graded in that pro-
portion
And when you alight 1t Is SO gently
that you are not always conscious OF the
fact that you have touched the ground.
When the flyer ceases to move forward,
like the rest of Mr.. Wright's passengers,
did not want TO get out Of my seat.
Indeed, nothing struck me as more ex-
traordinary than the confidence which
the machine inspires. There are ap-
proximately 10000 interested spectators
at the camp at LIE Mans, and practically
every one of them Is longing for the
chance of becoming Mr.. Wrights pas
senger one of these days, yet not one 10
the four OF them would trust himself In
balloon.
I believe that Mr.. Wright has carried
80 different passengers in France to date,
and every one Of them has been 10th to
step off the machine when 1t alighted
Moreover, he took up two women short
" after his brothers accident in Ameri-
ca, yet neither of the women had essay.
ed ballooning. l assure you 1t is most
delicious sensation, albeit one OF the
notion of which l find it impossible to
convey in words of others. You do not
notice the vibration, you forget the
noise, you are unconscious that any
effort whatever is being made. These
flyers are bound to become popular, nor
can see anything in them that is expen-
sive, for II you had the knowledge you
| G ,uld build one for $1,000.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24
Enor.vino on Zoos.

To engrave an egg, write your name
Or anything you like on the eggshel
With beeswax or varnish. Plunge the
Egg into weak acid Vinegar will do)
Wherever the shell Is not protected by
The covering material 1t becomes de-
composed, and the engraving stands
out I'm relief. II you experiment with
blown egg you must close up the
buds with sealing wax. Two or three
hours will he sufficient to bring out the
engraving.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24
Key to Puzzledom.

No. 5s1.-Double Homonym: Wan
dered, wondered; arc lights. ark lights
No. 5S2.-Primal Acrostic: Franklin
Words-Forest, Runner. Africa. No
lnads, Kansas, Levers. Island, Nearly
No. 5S3.-Metagram: Sparable. par
able, arabic, spar. able. Raps. Elba
Arab.
No. 5S4.-Riddle: Box.
No. 5S5.-In Business Hours: Chrys
Gnthemum. They. heart. crusty. man
hum. church. anthem. years. there
muse. cry. hurt. mate. man. harass
share. chant. carry. nest chrysanthe
mum.
No. 5S6.-Hidden Animals: I. Stag
stagnant. 2. Hog, hogshead. 3. Ape
apex. 4. Dog. doge. 5. Bear. beard
j. Cat. Catholic. Z. Fawn. fawning
8. Boar. board. 9. Cow. eewl. 10
Bull. bullet II. OK. oxygen. u. Rat
rattle Is. Eve. ever.
No. 5S7.-Pictured Word: Hence
forth.
No. S.-Beheadments and Curtail
ments. Appendix. ar-bit-er. 70
nance. relapse.
No. 5S9.-Odd Divisions: Espy. e-spy
Cabin. cabin. Drag. drag.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24
The Danger of Knocking.

"The simplest proposition" said Sena.
tor Beverage ina recent address, must
be set out with the utmost care in the
wording, or misunderstanding, dissent,
even anger may result.
"Thus as train was moving forth
from q Cincinnati station man stuck
his head far out of the window.
"'Keep your head In there a station
attendant shouted in warning, or 1t will
be knocked off,"
"'Knocked OFF, shouted the passen.
ger. Knocked off by anybody the size
of you, you bandy-legged shrimp!