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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-27
PERSONAL

Fred Horne of st. Louis visited in
the city yesterday with relatives.
Patrick O'Brien returned to st
Louis last night
Judge and Mrs. A. ]. NcCreary are
visiting the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A. Hamill.
Miss Opal yermillion OF Chicago IS
visiting Miss Florence Cook.
Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Hartley OF War
saw, spent Christmas with the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hartley at s12 Exchange street.
James vanausdall OF Chicago and
John yanausdall Of st. Louis are visit
ing with their mother, Mrs. Ida NJ.
FanausdalI.
Harvey Haggard of Parksyille. Mo,
Is spending a few days in the city
visiting with relatives.
F. Nagel and son OF Des Moines
registered at the Hotel Keokuk yes
terday.
Mrs ". T. Taylor and family OF
s29 PaIean street win visit for a short
time with Mrs Taylor's sister at
Argyle.
Miss Myrtle Davidson left. for st.
Louis, Mo-. and Evanston, In. where
she will visit.
Miss Mildred West is at come from
the Illinois Womanss college at Jack
sonville, for the holidays.
Glen Bates left this morning for Vel
ley Junction where he win take 10
duties as fireman for the Rock Island
He was formerly in the ersploye OF
the c.. B. & @. His family will re-
main in Keokuk for the present
r. 4. Craig vent to TT. Madison tlis
morning on legal business.
Ray Schmidt of Cedar Rapids vino
formerly resided here spent ChristmN
with his mother, Mrs. H. c. Schmidt.
He will return 10 his home this even.
ing.
DR.. and Mrs. Roscoe Yant of Bur
lington who spent Christmas with the
formers mother. returned to Burlins
ton this morning
Rev J. w. Potter left for Milton
hhis morning where he will take part
IN the exercises held by the Masons
there in honor of st. Johns day
He will return tomorrow
c. Ward. F. Krieger. and c. i. Ward
! left thfs morning on the Rock Island
! for some hunting grounds west of here
where they win spend the day baggins
rabbits.
J. c. Davis and family of Des
Moines returned to their home this
morning after spending Christina
with relatives In the city They travel
! ed in a special car.
Clarence Weisman and Arthur But
trey left this afternoon for Aurora
/ Illinois, the home of the latter wheri
Weisman will stop for day or two be
fore proceeding on to Pittsburg wher,
he is going to act as Y. NJ c. A
physical director He intended goinl
at an earlier date but was unable t,
] do so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-27

One of the first to file an AFFIDAVIT
zs TO the purity OF ingredients con-
tanned in remedy were the dispenE-
ers ofsthe famous laxative tonic. DR..
CaldweiYs Syrup Pepsin. Price . 80
cents or IL a bottle of any druggist
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-27
SPECIAL NOTICE TO OUR PAT
RONS

This Is the last week we redeem
our premium tickets. Bring them in
before January first The Central
Store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
DIDN'T KNOW
Coffee Was the Cause.

Many daily habits, particularly OF
eating and drinking, are formed by fol-
lowing our elders.
In this way i'll health is often fas'
tened upon children. A Ga. lady says:
81 had been allowed to drink coffee
ever since I could remember, but even
as a child I had a weak stomach,
which frequently refused to retain
food.
1.-THE taste of coffee was in my
mouth all the time and was, as found
out later, the cause Of the stomach re-
belling against food.
81 now see that it was only from fol-
lowing the example of my elders that
formed and continued the miserable
habit Of drinking coffee. My digestion
remained poor, nerves unstrung, fire.
uuent headache, and yet I did not sus-
pect the true cause.
Another trouble was a bad, muddy
complexion for which spent time and
money for creams, massaging, etc.,
without any results.
after was married was asked to
try Postum, and would you believe 1t,
I, an old coffee topper, took to Postum
from the very first. We made 1t right
according to directions on the pkg,
and It had a most delicate flavor, and
at once quit coffee. with the happiest
results.
81 now have a perfectly clear, smooth
skin, fine digestion and haven't had 8
headache in over two years"
There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read. "The Road to Well
Ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. neN
one appears from time TO time. The
are genuine, true, and fun OF humA
Interest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

According to information from Phila'
delphia the discovery Of the tuberculo
his bacillus by Prof. Koch has been fol
lowed by another very important
achievement. DR.. Randle c. Rosen
bergh, holding the chair Of bacteriolo
gy at Jefferson Medical college. is cred
tied with having found way by which
the tuberculous germ can be prevented
from reaching the lungs, and 1t is be-
lieved that by the adoption OF proper
preventive measures, including simple
treatment and supplying abundance Of
fresh air, the bacillus can be destroyed
and so made harmless and thus seri'
GUS risk to the person infected can be
averted. Coming at time when ex'
ceptionally energetic and intelligent
effort is put forth in the war against
the white plague" says the Troy IN.
" Times, the announcement will be
received with the keenest interest.
Anything that can minimize the dan
gers of tuberculosis is to be warmly
welcomed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

back and q back number. And TN
tell you something else, father. / DO
lieve that by next year Ill vote the
Socialist ticket"
Yes, that's what he said.
Take my daughter. also. ! don't
mean take her away, because We are
not thinking OF marriage for her until
she is 22 at least, and she 10 only IL.
I am q Christian. Well, OF course.
I don't mean that act like one. That
would be expecting too much. A Eel
low doesn't have to act like q Chris
tian in order to be one unless he hap
pens to be a Unitarian. And ! am not
one. Some one referred to a Unitarian
the other day as a 'near-Christian."
"Yes," said mother. they are nearer
Christianity than any other sect"
But to get back to my daughter. ]
am O Christian.
She Is an agnostic.
It's only independence. tell you
what, II had understood how this
new generation was going to act
would have become an infidel when
the children were born so as to insure
their being Christians.
My daughter is q well behaved child
and think she is well intentioned,
and I know she is generous and kind
hearted, but she will not go to church
It makes It very hard on me. because
as John stays away from church be-
cause he doesn't approve OF our pas
tors brain, I have to go to church
myself or else let my wife 60 alone.
I'd rather play golf-if knew how
Take one more example. We had
to pull up stakes and move this fall
Owner wanted to keep house himself
am naturally a man OF decisive
mind Q've been successful In bust
ness and that counts for something
these days. and | made I'D my mind
at once that we would try the city
having lived in the suburbs for a mum
Der of years.
As my son is student Mt Yale II
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

didn't make any difference to him
where We spent the winter, so he did
not offer any objection, but my daugh'
ter said: THAT idiotic, father. You
know how l like out OF doors. Well
stay where we are. It'll be easy
enough to get another rent"
My daughter used SO authoritative
an air, and there seemed so much to
recommend a suburban life, that
said:
ooh, very well; we'll see what we
can do here"
Then my wife said: mo, I'm sick
OF suburban life. It's neither one
thing nor the other, and as the city
is bad for all our Threats we'll move
to the country. Brother George was
saying the other day there's an
abandoned farm not three miles from
his place, and 1t would be lovely
there"
Very good" said I. I'm perfectly
agreeable" land l ami. Lets go and
look at the abandoned farm"
What, and be country frumps?'
said my daughter.
"Ah, hadn't thought Of that" said
/, wavering. Il was born In the coun
try, but that was years ago.
Then John spoke up. THE best
thing for you to do will be to move to
New Haven and then / can see some
thing of you old folks" Qm not YET
so, mind you, and feel as young as
I did when 1 didn't vote for Cleve
land.)
"The very thing to do" said /, but
that afternoon my wife told me that
our servant whom we have had fol
three years we've thought of exhibit
ing her) utterly refused to leave the
suburb In which we live. and so we al
of us bowed to superior force, and
we're living across the street from
our old house and I'm still running FOL
trains.
And am also still the nominal head
OF the family.
And 1 want to shake hands with
thousands like ne all over this broaf
hand.
We might be divorced.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
"Mark Twain" Incorporated.

Whatever may be the psychic condi'
ton of Samuel L. Clemens, Mark
Twain may be presumed to have part
ed with his soul-having converted
himself, his name and all that pertains
thereto into that soulless no less than
invisible and intangible entity known
as corporation. But it is in good
cause, that this psychic annihilation
has been endured, and the world viii
be disposed to praise rather than
blame him for what is an act Of real
providence and forehandedness. 1t Is
for the sake Of his children, says the
New York Globe, who as his heirs may
be able because of this action to enjoy
the fruits Of his labor much longer
than they otherwise wou.A. For 1t ID
believed that Mark Twain, incorporat
ed, will be proof against ali pirates, re
spectacle or otherwise. where plain
Mark Twain would be without defense
Il is even fondiy hopec that Marx
Twain. Incorporated. will be able. In
some sort, to prevail against the copy
right law
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
I'VE BEEN
THINKING
About American Fathers
BY
Charles Battell LOOMS
Copyright by W. @. Chapman.)

NSoPShbAs W w. ~~ff
Have you ever been "the head" OF
a family made up OF strongly indi'
vidualized members?
Amt II awful. Mabel?" Ito use q
cant phrase that particularly loathe).
"Shall the people rule?" They do
rule In my house, although l am the
head. The people" are my son John
and my daughter Dorothy, our cook
and the wife Of my bosom, Mrs.
Courtlay.
1t necessarily follows that ! am Mr..
Courtlay, because such thing as
divorce is unknown in my family, and
so my wife's name is the same as
mine.
You know / hold that divorce
doesn't really change a woman's name.
II she gets married to a man to begin
with that settles 1t. His is her name
to the end OF the chapter. 1t may be
q within of mine, but II can't have
my own way in my own house ! can
at least have my own whims.
Well, Mrs. Courtlay has q good mind
and it is a mind of her own. / do not
pretend to influence 1t. oh. yes l do
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
4 Needed Changs.

The navy department recently re-
ceived from the commanderin-chief
Of the feet an official communication
relative to certain changes recon-
mended by him to be made in the uni
form shirt of the enlisted men. In &C
cordance with custom this letter was
forwarded to various officials for COM
ment or expression Of opinion, the re-
marks of each officer being appended
on an Endorsement slip. Each indorse-
ment introduces the subject matter OF
the letter in a brief, and one OF them
thus tersely explained the contents:
"Commander-in-chief desires to change
shirt."-Lippincott's.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

To speak exactly, / do pretend to IN
fluence 1t, but everybody in my fam.
lily is on to the pretense and we all
laugh at it together.
My oldest child, John, is %, and he
has voted once.
have always voted the Republican
ticket. / did it because my father
did It before me and because l was
brought up to think that q mugwump
was a disgrace to any family, and 1t
was. of course, out of the question to
be a Democrat. So voted the Repub-
lican ticket and was secretly glad
when Grover Cleveland was elected.
John voted for a Democrat who was
known to be inferior in every way to
the Republican candidate for governor
of nv state, and he did 1t just to show
his independence. ] couldn't help be-
ing proud of him even while l de-
plored his pig-headedness.
The evening before election day l
had taken him aside and / had said
to him: John, you are about to en-
Joy the most blessed privilege that
an American has-if he doesn't hap
pen to be a woman paying taxes and
responsible for debts and owning real
estate-you are about to cast vote,
and hope that you will show your
party loyalty by voting as your Ia
Their and grandfather did before you.
even though the Republican candidate
be the devil himself"
And John, who is taller than /, looked
down at me benignantly and said:
Father, / have a mind Of my own
and a vote of my own, and Just to
show that a Courtlay is not neces-
sarily a faithful dog with a collar on
his neck will vote for Mulrennan, al
though do not think he is as good a
man as Bradford"
ARE you a mugwump% / almost
wept.
There is no such thing as . mug
vump now" said he, but they were
honorable men with convictions who
dared throw on the party yoke. Most
men.of my generation refuse the yoke
father. ant you are q dear old moss
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
What His Wife Gave Him.

The boss builder was standing on
the edge of the great cavity at Thirty
fourth street that they have been dig
ging for the past few years. when an
Irishman walked toward him.
Look here" he said. Didn't / fire
you yesterdays? ,
yes" said the Irishman, and ]
don't want you to do 1t again, either.
NV wife gave me the devil about II
when | got home."-New York Times.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE IN
FARM LANDS.
ssouTHERN ALBERTA 10
MIGHTY GOOD COUNTRY"

No stronger or better evidence can
be given Of the merits OF a country
than that which comes from the testi-
mony OF the settler who has deter
mined to succeed. This is why We
reproduce the following letter. which
speaks for itself. These people were in
duced to 60 to Western Canada
through the solicitation OF Canadian
Government agent. who secured for
them the low railway rates.
"Carmangay, Alta. Canada, 12-15-'OS.
"Mr. c. ]. Broughton, Canadian Gov
eminent Agency, 1876 Adams Street,
Chicago: We had audacity enough to
tackle the proposition OF buying four
sections of land In Southern Alberta,
thirty miles east Of Clairsholm and
heading up on the Little Bow, and our
two boys each got a homestead adj
Joining. We fenced three sections and
the two homesteads, and built house,
barn, corrals and granary, and have
since enlarged some Of these build
lngs. We have broken 200 acres OF
land, which has been sowed to oats
and wheat. During the severe winter
Of two years ago the winter wheat
killed out somewhat, and our crop
yielded only ten bushels to the acre,
but the spring wheat went "a bushels
to the acre. In this country we must
be prepared for storms and cold, at
times 20 to 80 below zero, yet on the
whole the winters are mild; and while
there are exceptional crops. 1t is fair
10 say that the average farmer can
depend on having a yield in average
years of from 20 to % bushels to the
acre for spring wheat; and winter
wheat in our immediate neighborhood
yields from 25 to 30 bushels to the
acre on the average.
We have now quite a bunch OF
horses. over so in all, about $50 sheep,
after having sold 140 for mutton this
fall. We have 20 head of pure bred
registered Shropshire, which are
worth $40 each. The average price
received for mutton sheep was 5000
and q little over. Pork brings 5 and
cents a pound. We have about 30
head Of cattle on our ranch now,
and last winter they picked their en-
tire living from our pasture, running
to the straw stacks for shelter at night.
1.-THE increase Of land values has
been extraordinary. Our land four
years ago cost us little less than
5000 an acre. We have sold one sec
ton for $500, but We would not sell
any more for less than $500 per acre,
as we expect the railroad within four
miles of our ranch within the next IL
months. Southern Alberta OF West
ern Canada is a mighty good country
for any man or woman who loves outdoor
life. and who wants to get good re-
turns for their labor and investment.
1--WE have been pleased with our
treatment from the Canadian Govern
ment, and can heartily commend South
ern Alberta as a splendid country in
which to locate.
yours very truly,
(Signed)
"JAMES g AINSLIE AND SONS"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
FINE RECIPE FOR COLDS

Mix half ounce of Concentrated pine
compound with two ounces Of glycerins
and half pint Of good whiskey.
This simple mixture is to be used In
doses of q teaspoonful to a tablespoon
full four times day. The bottle should
be well shaken each time.
Any druggist can supply the ingredi'
ents and it can be mixed at home.
The Concentrated pine is pine prod
uct refined for medical use. 1t comes
only in half ounce bottles, each en-
closed in a round case, which is air
tight and retains all the original
strength in the fluid, but be sure 1t Is
labeled Concentrated" in order to get
the genuine article.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

bean. Nine years OF this ran me down
10 q state Of continual weakness. and
[ thought never would be better un.
III I began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The improvement was rapid, and
since using four boxes / am cured and
have never had any return Of the
trouble"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
Medical Inspection Of All Immigrants
KANSAS


Millions OF immigrants have come te
this country. and the numbers are con
stantly increasing. Each immigrant IL
examined by a service medical officer,
and those found suffering from loath
some or dangerous contagious diseases
insane persons. idiots, epileptics and
those likely to become a public charge
because Of infirmities, are detained
and the immigration officials deporl
them to the country from which they
come. This inspection Of immigrants
Is carried on not only at our. seaports
but also along the Canadian and Mexi
ran borders wherever there Is direct
communication by steamboat or rail
road. This inspection serves to keer
out the thousands of sick and disabled
who would become q burden upon pub
lie and private charities. II also keeps
out thousands of cases OF contagious
diseases. The service maintains q
marine hospitals, and al marine-hos'
pital stations, where medical treat
ment is given to sailors of the mer
chants marine. Over $1,000 sailors
were thus treated during the last fiscal
year. This care of sailors serves two
useful purposes besides its direct bene'
at 10 the sailor, remarks the National
Magazine for January. Seamen taken
III or injured while en- route to, or at a
port, would necessarily have to be left
by the vessel for treatment at the port
which in the majority of cases would
not be the sailors home. The sick
would therefore suffer unmerited neg
lect, or become burden upon the
charity OF community to which they
did not belong. Further, II the illness
be of a contagious nature, they be-
come menace. Deep-water sailors, be.
cause of the nature of their life. are
prone not to form family ties. and
when these men contract tuberculosis,
as many do they both suffer them
selves because of the lack Of home in
many cases, and in addition endanger
the community in which they live. For
these men the service maintains a
large sanitarium at Fort Stanton, New
Mexico This sanitarium Is on reser-
walton of IS square miles, located or
plateau in Central New Mexico at an
altitude Of $3.50 feet. Here there are
200 or more patients continually under
treatment. Some remain until cured,
others remain few months during
which time they become improved and
learn how they must live If they would
recover, and how to conduct them
selves for the protection of others.
Others, of course, less fortunate. never
leave the sanitarium, but their days OF
illness have been rendered as comfort
able as possible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

ney disease attacked
me. The pain in my
back was 30 agoniz.
ing I finally had to
give up work. Then
came terrible attacks
OF gravel with acute
pain and passages Of
blood. In all I
passed rs stones,
some as large 90 q
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
And He Probably DID.

What can / do" roared the fiery
orator, when see my country going
to ruin, when l see our oppressors'
hands at our threats, strangling us,
and the black clouds Of hopelessness
and despair gathering on the horizon
to obliterate the golden sun Of pros
perity? What, / ask, can / do?"
"Sit down." shouted the audience.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

Robert Rustler-What did you say
was the title of your new song?
Successful Chorus LADY, call 1t
"The Proposal"
Robert Rustler-And the key?
Successful Chorus Lady-B minor.
Robert Rustler-B mine-eh? How
would you like to change 1t for a key
In A fiat?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

or course we all believe that 1t 10
better to give than to receive-until
some one passes around the hat.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

Do not neglect constipation, for this con-
iition poisons the blood and leads to chron-
&c i'll health. Garfield Tea, the mild herb
laxative, corrects constipation, keeps the
blood pure, and the health good.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

Take time by the forelock.-Swift.
Be wise to-day; tits madness to de-
fer.-Young.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

Those enjoying prosperity should al
ways be ready to assist the unfor'
tunate.-Demosthen
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
Red. weak. Weary, watery Eyes

by Murine Eye Remedy. Com
pounded by Experienced Physicians. Mu-
fine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain
FOR Illustrated Eye Book. At Druggists.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

First relieve the needy; then, II
1eed be, question them.-Rule Of the
Benedictines.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
AWFUL GRAVEL ATTACKS
Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills After
Years Of Suffering.

r. A. Rippy. Depot Ave-. Gallatin.
Tenn, says: Fifteen years ago kid.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE"
THAT is LAXATIVE BROMO QulNINE. Look foi
The signature of e. w. GROVE. Used tbs Worio
IveF 70 Cure q Cold in One Day. &c.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-02-18
MT. Window soothing 8,

Mr.. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduce. ~
ANIMATION, anays pain, cures wnac COM Sceoosde
You might say Of . legal wedding,
Certainly knot"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1909-01-30
Californian uuo Die Sapaucr.

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@runbbeiis IN Californian uumogIit
mod,t, bot iclgenoes Ielearomm bon
Nrdiibent Rnoienclt empfanaen:
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8iuet iiber ole geplante 8eics9ebl,ng
beiluhet iid ultertuegS. Sd, bofic
crnitlid,. hab Sic nnrten iueroen, bis
oos Strcibcn onfommt. sd, CLAUDE,
Sic iperben nit Dem. ipos bass hrei-
ben cnthGlt, n%ollitGubig cinperitanoen
lem"
ST. llcbcreinitinmuna nit Dem
@prifla9e bes N%roiibenten Mooieuelt
,mb beS @ouperneurs 8iaet hot Der
Spred)er Sthnton lit Ser giIernbtp
cine Gill ciuaebrodlt. mohurd, $4,000
bctpilligt merben iolcM I'M Grmittc.
lilngen iihcr Die }dbl llno Die Heid)ai
tigiinq Der Sopalicr in Californian
ansiiitcllen. Cine aIeidlnlltenbe Bill
miro I'M Geilat eiliaebraft lperoen,
mo nloll qlaubt. bab Der @oilpcrrlelir
oic 0ia ul,tcr5cid)ncn miro.