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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-04
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PERSON AIS.

JOS Martin departed today for Phil
adelphia after spending the holidays in
the city.
Paul Coombs returned to Iowa City
this morning after visiting during the
holidays with his parents.
Dan Mcnamara, general passenger
agent for the Wabash, with headquar-
tiers in ST. Louis Is In the city.
Miss Virginia Sanderson returned
this morning to St Mary's academy Of
Nauvoo, after spending the holidays in
the city with ner mother.
Blim Dorsey left this morning for
Iowa City after spending. the holidays
in the city with his parents.
Guy Huston returned to Drake Uni
versity this morning at Des Moines
where he will resume his stduies after
a two weeks viist in the city with rel
atives.
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CITY NEWS.

Another good matinee at the
Grand next Saturday.
On Friday night of this week, the
Woodmen lodge and the Royal Neigh
bors lodge will hold their installation
together. The two lodges are planning
for a big time after the degree work
has been done and fine supper will
be served by the ladies. A social
evening will be spent by the two
lodges.
"A Keokuk real estate dealer ex-
presses the belief that this year will
be one Of the best in Keokuk's history.
He says the inquiry for property and
sales are frequent. At this time
activity is not due to prospective wa
ter power but investments are being
made by old citizens who have faith
in the city's present and the city's
future.
This Is the week of prayer. The
service this evening will be held at
1880 o'clock at the First Christian
church, corner of Tenth and Blon-
deau streets and the topic will be
"The Harvest Call" The minister who
will preach is not announced and no
one will know who is to give the ser
mon until this evening. Tomorrow
evenings service will be held at the
Congregational church.
Principal r. L. Reid of the Keo-
kuk high school, Superintendent Will
liam Aldrich of the public schools.
and Miss Louise Helwig, principal of
the Lincoln school, have returned
home from Des Moines, in which city
they were in attendance at the meet
ing of the teachers associa
ton. Mr. Reid also attended
the meeting of the Iowa Principals
association at which high school ath-
letics of the state were mildly re-
formed. In speaking of both meetings
Mr.. Reid stated that there was little
transacted at the gatherings that is of
especial interest to Keokuk and Keo-
kuk schools. other than matters of
general interest to the entire state.
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CITY NEWS.

Read The Daily Gate City.
Better secure seats quick for
Paid in Full
The Two Johns" next Saturday,
matinee and night.
-Keokuk lodge of the Odd Fellows
will have installation of officers at the
regular meeting this evening.
All trains were on time, arriving
and leaving this morning, which is
something out of the ordinary.
The private dancing party given
by Unity Circle at Hawkes. hall will
be given Wednesday evening, Jan. 6,
instead of Thursday evening, Jan. Z.
Secure your seats quick for paid
in Full"
The annual banquet OF the stu
dents and alumni of the State Uni
versity was not held here on Satur-
day, on account of not enough of the
men arriving.
Hear "The Two Johns" concert
band and orchestra.
Wednesday of this week will be
the anniversary of athe night of the
big wind in Ireland" for that event is
said to have taken place on the even
ing of January 6, 1899 1t is histor-
ical event in the history of the emer-
aid isle
Many people took advantage of the
fine day yesterday and took walk to
the lower locks and a number of peo-
pie We're strolling around the park
which is generally unusual for this
time of year. A large number of young
people walked to the Des Moines
bridge and back on yesterday after
noon
home for a few months stay. Work
in the construction line is not heavy
at present and the keokuk firm operat-
ing in Burlington will not be real busy
until spring opens when the outlook
and the assurances are excellent. The
past season has been prosperous one
for the company.
Take the children to The Two
Johns" matinee at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Miller haC the
pleasure of entertaining all their fam
lily at a reunion during Christmas
week. Those present were w. C. Mil
Ter, wife and daughter, Florence; c.
c. Miller, wife and daughters, Francis,
Mildred and Margorie; T. A. Miller.
wife and two sons, Fred and Raymond,
and daughter Gertrude; j. j. Miller,
wife and son, Clarence, and daughter.
Leona. All have departed for their
homes after a very enjoyable time
together.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-04

There is no case on record of a
cough, cold or la grippe developing
into pneumonia after Foley's Honey
end Tar has been taken, as it cures
the most obstinat, deep seated coughs
and colds. Why take anything else,
Wilkinson & Co., an6 j. F. Kiedaisch
& Son.
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Concerning the Bible.

It is impossible to govern the world
without God.-George Washington.
The farther the ages advance in
cultivation the more the Bible can be
used.-Goethe.
Christ proved that He was the Son
of the Eternal by His disregard OF
time.-Napoleon Bonaparte.
A better knowledge Of the Chris.
tian religion is to be acquired by
reading the Bible than in any other
way.-Benjamin Rush.
All the good from the Saviour oil
the world is communicated through
this Book. But for this Book, we
could not know right from wrong. All
the things desirable to man i con.
tanned in it.-Abraham Lincoln.
BY the study Of what other booA
could children be SO humanized? Ii
Bible reading is not accompanied b.
restraint and solemnity / do not be-
lieve there is anything in which chill
dren take more Observation-Disclosures
Hurley.
So great is my veneraticp for the
Bible that the earlier my children be.
gin to read it, the more confident will
be my hope that they will prove use
full citizens to their country. and re-
spectacle members of society.--Jonn
Quincy Adams.
Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet
anchor to your liberties. Write its
precepts on your hearts and practice
them in your lives. To the influence
of this Book we arc indebted for the
progress made in true civilization,
and to this we must look as our guide
in future.-Ulysses S. GRAFT.
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The Bath Room.

IF possible the bath room should
be fitted with tiled dadoes; where
the expense is too great a sanitary
paper should be employed.
The paint must be enameled, and
the bath itself should be one Of those
with a rolled metal edge. 1t IS, ]
think, a mistake to enclose a bath in
a wooden case, neither is a ledge OF
polished wood advisable, for it is i'm
possible to prevent the polish from
becoming scratched and marked. &.
The floor of the bath room should
be covered with cork carpet. A
square of cork should be provided as
a bath NAT, and one of the wooden
boards, which is made to fit across a
bath on which to put sponges and
soap dishes should not be forgotten
1t saves a considerable amount OF
work if there is a fitted wash hand
stand in the bath room, which can be
used by members of a family when
washing their hands before luncheon.
The New Home.
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To be Continued.
PhranceS and PhrankIin.

The letter If" on the typewriter Of
a we'll known novelist recently went
wrong, says the Chicago Journal.
The author was equal to the occasion,
as will be seen from the following
portion of his MS:
"Phairest oph the phair," sighed
her lover, "phancy my pheelings
when 7 phoresee the phearphul con-
sequences oph our phleeing phrom
your phather's phamily. Phew phel-
lows could have placed the music
with as much phortitude as I have.
and as pickle phortune phails to
smile on our love l must phorego the
pleasure oph becoming your husband.
Phairest Phrancis, pharewell phor-
eyer!."
Hold, Phranklin. hold" screamed
Phrances; - will phollow you phor-
ever!"
But Phranklin had pnled. and
Phrances phainted.
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DraWing and Holding.

There is much unwise talk about
drawing preachers. We do not dis
parage the ability to draw a large
congregation. 1t is an art we'll worth
studying and acquiring. But it is
not right to lay the entire response.
bility for drawing the community
into the church upon the preacher.
Has the church no duty in the case?
Are there not churches that cannot
hold the people when they are drawn
by the minister? Are there not
church members who do more scat
tering than drawing? We have
known leading members to drive
away some whom the minister had
drawn to the house of tie Lord.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke tells about a
layman who came to his study, from
one Of the churches in the Murray
Hill neighborhood, to inquire about
a pastor to fill the vacant pulpit. He
asked Dr.. Van Dyke if he could rec
ommend someone. The doctor told
him he could recommend a dozen.
The gentleman seemed surprised at
that, for he could hardly believe there
were a dozen ministers in the land
fit to minister to so important a con-.
gregation. DR.. Van Dyke named one
after another; to each one the
preacher-hunter made some obiec-
ton. One had a weak voice, another
wore a black cravat in the pulpit, and
another had a disagreeaole delivery.
At last the gentleman said: What
we want in our church is a minister
that will draw" "Oh, no, my Chris
tian friend" said the doctor. what
YOU want is a church that will hold.
You haven't got it. Twenty congre-
cations have passed through your
church because you have rot had a
church that will hold. You want a
church that will hold the people when
they get into it. The minister cannot
hold them. Success depends. not half
so much upon the minister as upon
you, the church"
; Every church member should be a
drawing card. By the magnetism Of
his spiritual personality, by the eff
cacy Of his prayers, by the power OF
his sanctified effort, he should draw
the people from all classes to the
house Of the Lord. LET your light
so shine that others may see your
good works and g]orify your Father
which is in Heaven" Then shall the
church of God prosper. greatly and
Mount Zion shall rejoice.-Cnristian
AdVOcate.
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Temperance Notes.

Only brainless men can drink with
out suffering mental injury.
The saloon is at war with all the
forces that tend to build men up into
better lives.
In the seven complete years the
army has been without the canteen
there has been a decrease of two
thirds in it's court-martial trials.
Twenty-seven per cent. of the in
sane in the asylum at Rome have been
made mad By alcohol. declares a
Catholic journal published in that
city.
In Kentucky, the home of Bourbon
ryes, ninety-seven per cent. of the ter
ritory has gone dry" Not less than
100000 of Kentucky's population
of 100000 live in dry" counties.
A correspondent ironically suggests
that the next wrinkle will be a propo-
sition from somebody that there
should be a canteen in each college
70 improve conditions among the stu
dents.
1t has been figured out that the
reduced production Of liquor reported
for July and August has saved the
people of this country nearly $50
100000. The larger part Of the rev.
aaue decrease was In beer.
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RELIGIOUS READWG
FOE THE OUIEE HOUR
o
ME, o GOD"

Be Thou my Friend, and look upon my
heart,
Lord Jesus, Son of Man!
Each seed of good or i'll that there has
part,
Do Thou in mercy scan
The burning springs there lurking,
o Lord! Thou canst control,
And each wild passion working
Within my sinful soul.
Yes. be my Friend, and look upon my
heart,
On all that's hidden there;
The deeper guilt that stings me with its
dart,
The unknown sins I bear;
The passions that distress me
Let Thy pure presence Stay;
The sorrows that Cypress me
Before Thee flee away.
Oh. shine upon me with Thy holy light,
When glittering doom / see:
And leave me not in tribulation's night,
But send sweet peace to mel
The chains of sin discover,
Blind fancy's widest play;
Then, then, my Lord, forever
Take grief and sin away!
-Lange,
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Materials For Dresses.

"A woman with two little girls nev.
er wants for materials for new
dresses and coats and hats for the
dolls when birthdays roll around.
This is the reason: She has a box lab.
eled dolls materials" and into 1t
go bits of lace and embroidery pieces
of lawn, silk and wool and bits from
feathers and furs. The children new
er see the box, because things would
not be quite so new to them II they
did. A month before every birthday
the dolls of the children visit their
grandmother, and when the birthday
comes they appear in newly washed
and ironed and patched and mended
outfits. The work is done for birth.
days rather than Christmas, because
there is more time, and only n set
of dolls to fix up at n time.-NeW
York Sun.
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QGoodaTNnQS
WEDt0 Eat
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Cranberry Jelly. -O One quart OF
c%ranberries, three cups of boiling
water, boil rapidly twenty minutes
and sift thoroughly. Boil again five
minutes with two large cups of su-
gar. Pour into mold and let stand
until cold.
Fruit Cake.-Two cups molasses,
two cups sugar, three eggs, one cup
sour cream, one teaspoon soda, six
cups -four, one pound raisins, one
pound c~urrants, one-half pound cit.
ron, one teaspoon all kinds of spice.
This makes two loaves.
Excellent Pie Crust.-Four cups OF
flour, one-quarter teaspoonful of so.
da, one-half teaspoonful Of cream tar
tar, one teaspoonful of salt, n ia
blespoonful of sugar, n rounding
cup of lard. Rub together until
thoroughly mixed. This dry mixture
will keep for weeks in 4 cool, dry
place.
Cranberry Fritte4s.-Beat n egg
till foamy, then stir into 1t one II d
half cups milk, one tablespoon sugar,
one tablespoon of baking powder,
sifted with one cup flour. Mix we'll
and stir in one cup cranberry sauce.
Drop in spoonfuls on a hot buttered
griddle and serve at once with butter
and powdered sugar.
Puritan Johnny Cake. Mix one
cup of sifted bread -four, one-half
cupful of yellow %granulated corn
meal, two level ~teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder, one-half level teaspoon
full of salt and one round tcaspoonful
of sugar, stir in one cupful of milk,
one we'll beaten egg and two table,
spoonfuls Of melted butter or lard;
beat it thoroughly and turn into
creased muffin pans and bake in a
quick oven about twenty minutes.
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The Guest Room.

The very simplest guest room that
any one could imagine! The floor
had on it a gray rag carpet. The
walls were covered with a plain gray
paper, and a black molding Joined
them to the ceiling. The narrow, old
fashioned woodwork of window and
door stills made streaks of black, in
keeping with the molding above. The
hangings were gray japanese crepe.
Many tones of quiet grays," as
said the poet, but they served to
throw into relief odd bits of blue
and yellow Moorish pottery and a
row of blue books. The books were
the point Of the whole gray scheme
of things, for the hostess had covered
them all in blue Holland linen and
had titled the backs on small yellow
pasters.-New York World.
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Something Like u Buck.

The heaviest stag which has been
killed this season in Scotland was a
royal, which scaled 81 pounds. This
immense beast was shot in ATran
deer forest by one of Lord and Lady
Graham's guests at BrOdick Castle.
The stays in Arran are remarkable
10th for size and quality, and the
forest carries a heavy stock of red
deer, and affords first rate sport. The
shooting lodge on the west side of
the island, where the best stalking is
obtained during the first month Of
the season, is covered outside with
over 200 pairs OF deer horns. Lon
don Truth.
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NAVY Rice to Be Japan Style.

Japan style" instead of "Hondu-
ras style" that hitherto purchased,
is to be issued by the supplies bureau
of the Navy Department, at Wash
ington. D. c., in connection with n
annual supply of rice. This decision
follows consultation with rice ex-
perts of New York City and the De-
partment of Agriculture. The change
means a considerable saving OF pub
lie funds. it is said, and at the same
time in no degree reduces the nutri-
tive quality of the rice.
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A Legend.

There is an, old legend Of a man
who sold his soul to Satan. The con;
ditions we're: For a certain number
desires gratiied, at the expiration Of
which his soul was to be forfeited.
When the time agreed upon had
expired, this man was unwilling to
fulfil his part of the contract, and
asked Satan upon what terms he
could be released. The reply was:
IF you will curse your God l will
release you"
NO." said the man, II cannot curse
the Being whose nature is love. Give
me something less fearfully wicked
Then kill your father" said
Satan, land you go free"
too horrible to think of. I will not
commit so great a crime. Are there
no other conditions?"
lone MORE" replied the tempter.
You must get drunk"
THAT is a very easy thing to do
the man answered, land I accept your
proposition. I cannot kill my father,
I will not curse my God, but l can
get drunk, and when I become sober
all will be we'll"
Accordingly he got drunk, and
when in this condition he happened
to meet his father, who u%pbraided
him, which so excited the ire of the
drunken and half-crazed man, that
he slew his father, cursed his God,
theI fell down dead, and Satan had
him without fail.
Only a legend, this particular case,
but how true to the facts regarding
the liquor curse.
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Indenendent-or What?

There is no freedom in serving our
own will. II usually carry a cigar
with me-" said a nan who smokes
but little, "as a sort of declaration OF
independence" He means, las evi.
dence that l am not ready to be in.
dependent"-but he would not have
liked to put it just that way. To be
independent of self is the only indie.
pendence that brings real freedom.
But independence of self is possible
only by genuine bondage to One who
is better than self. Free, as bond
servants" said Peter. Happy is the
mar who is independent enough to be
the slave of Christ.-Sunfay-School
Times.
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Trying to Quit.

While. standing at a corner a day
or two ago talking with an old friend,
I was approached by a wretched rem
matt Of a man, who asked, bluntly,
who's got a quarter?" "A quar-
ter's too much" l said. Here's a
dime; hurry up and get your drink. "
Thanks; I'll waste no time" and off
he limped. Looks strangely like a
man I knew some fifteen years ago."
1 remarked to my companion. you
did know him." was the reply. at is
he. Poor devil. Whisky. Straight
to hell. Nothing for him now but a
merciful death. I never knew a mar
with better prospects," Tried to
quit, I suppose, and couldn't" Yes;
he's one of the millions that are al
ways trying but never quit"
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DJeI at the Age of 115.

Henderson Cremeans, known to be
the oldest man in West Virginia and
probably the oldest in the United
States, died at the home of his grand
son, Clark Cremeans, near Point
Pleasant, w. Va, Mason County, aged
115 years. He was strong and
hearty to the time of his death, fall
ing on the roadside on his way home
from the grocery store. His mother
died at 100; his wife at 101. He had
seventy grandchildren, 131 great
grandchildren and nineteen great
great-grandchildren. He never tast-
ed liau0r or tobacco.
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Commemorate Lese Majestic Law.

1t is lese majestic to bring the
Kings uniform into contempt. Men,
bers of theatrical companies who have
appeared on the stage as comic char
arters attired in discarded military
OF naval uniforms have occasionally
been unplcasantly reminded Of this
fac. Careful Stage managers put
themselves on the safe side by seeing
that no uniform, whether to be worn
by the hero, villain or low comedian
of the piece, is an exact copy o. the
zeal uniform Of any branch of His
Majesty's forces.-London pearson's.
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For Fancy Work.

The bone or celluloid rings which
are now used on fancy work are a
great improvement over the brass
ones. These latter rust with damp
ness, and when dull eve look well.
Then, too, the new ones do not re-
quire the time for covering that Is
necessary when the crocheted rings
are used.-New Haven Register.
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Odor of Fish.

To remove odor of fish put a tea
spoonful of mustard in the dish in
which fish has been cooked, partly fill
with warm water, and let stand for a
few minutes" says Woman's Home
Companion. "Scrape and rinse, and
no odor will remain. If the hands
are first rinsed in a little mustard
water, and then washed, the disa-
greeable odor that remains from
washing dishes in which fish have
been cooked will at one entirely dis
appear"
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To Clean Cut Glass.

Wash glass well in warm soapsuds;
use brush; do not use too hot water,
as it may crack glass. Rub dry in
clean sawdust; after removing glass
from sawdust use a dry, soft brush
and brush glass clean from sawdust.
A good brushing will leave glass
brilliant. For cut glass wine, water
and vinegar bottles cut up raw pota-
toes in small dice, put ia bottle to-
gether with soapsuds, and shake well
until bottle is clean; rinse in cold
Water.-NeW York World.
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OUR TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
REPORTS OF PROGRESS OF THE
BATTLE AGAINST RUM.
Drive 1t Out.

Drive 1t Out.
There's an evil in the land,
Drive it out!
It's a curse to every man,
Drive it out!
It is whisky, rum and beer,
That e~nslaves US year by year,
Will you not these letters clear?
Drive it out!
Chorus:
Drive it out! Drive it out!
Men of love and faith and prayer,
Be the kind to do and dare,
Live for temperance everywhere!
Drive it out!
There's a tempter in the cup,
Drive it out!
When at first you take a sup,
Drive it out!
1t will lead to ruin and shame,
1t will all your hopes defame,
Drive it out in Jesus name!
Drive it out!
Do you see the drunkard's home?
Drive it out!
Do you hear the mothers groan?
Drive it out!
Do you see our youthful men,
Doomed to death by "Satan's dem"
Do you see the drunkard's end?
Drive it out!
W. Lassiter, in Biblical Recorder.
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British tt Accent Our Meat.

The committee of the British Gov
eminent, at London, which was app
pointed last summer to inquire III
the alleged control of the 3
meat supply, has concluded
tigation and reports againsi
ence with American impoX
simple eason that 6
needs the American SUPP