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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-17
ECZEMA
QUICKLY SPREAD.
Started Like Ringworm on Hand =
Hand SweIled and Then Humor
Spread to Arms, Legs and Face
1t was Something Terrible.
PRESCRIPTIONS FAILED:
CUTICURA CURED HIM

~ have used the Cuticura Remedies
for a very bad case OF eczema with com
plete success About fifteen or eighteen
years ago the disease developed iu the
shape OF large pinhead on top of my
hand. 1t burned and itched 80 much
that was compelled to show it to doc.
tor. He pronounced it ringworm, and
wash and told me to apply it before go
ing to bed and all would be over in the
morning. But the next morning my
hand was all swollen up and ! poulticed
it. When the doctor came to his Office
showed him the hand and to my SUR
prise he told me that he had never eI-
perienced such a case in his practice and
said it was we'll | poulticed IT.. After
trying his different remedies the disease
increased and went up my arms and
finally to my thighs and legs generally
and finally on my face. The burning
was something terrible. After | had
tried this doctor. as l thought, long
enough, l went to another doctor who
had the reputation OF being the best in
town. He told me it was bad case Of
eczema and that it would take quite
while to cure it. His medicine checked
the advance Of the disease but no fur
Their.
Il finally concluded to try the Cuti-
cura Remedies. / bought cake OF
Cuticura Soap. box Of Cuticura Oint-
ment and bottle OF Cuticura Resolvent
and found relief in the first trial. con-
tinued until was completely free from
the disease and have not been troubled
with another attack since. still use
the Cuticura Ointment in my family as
it is one Of the best remedies to heal a
sore or other injury rapidly. l can
freely and truthfully say that the Cuti-
c,ira Remedies are the best SO far, as my
experience went with them and / am
still recommending them. feeling sure l
am not making a mistake. G. Burk-
hart, 236 w. Market St., Chambersburg,
Pa, Sept. 10, 1908.
Complete External and Internal Treatment fol
Every Humor of Infants. Children and Adults con
sists OF Cuticura Soap t25c). TO Cleanse the Skin
CutcurA Ointment tSoe 70 Hes! The SKIP ana CUT
Coated Pills 25c per vial OF go 20 Purity the Blood
Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug O. Chem
Corp. Sole Props, Boston. Mass.
pa-Aalied Free. Cuticura Book On Skin Dlcassa
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Section Men Raised

Prosperity is coming to the c., 3.
& @. railroad in such large punches
that the humble section man. who
usually is overlooked. is beginning to
feel the effects. Their wages have
been increased twice since July l.,
until now they are paid SLIGO day.
the most that the Burlington has ever
paid to its track laborers.
1t was only last summer that the
section men on the Burlington were
receiving but s1.35 day for ten
hours work. Plenty of men were to
be had at those wages and car loads
we're hauled from Chicago to various
points on. the system where any
track work was in progress. The
wages were considered high by the
foreigners.
When the track work was begun
this summer the company found that
it was not SO easy to get men at the
same wages that were paid last year.
AS a result the pay of the section men
was boosted to $1.50 per day Tor ten
hours work on July
Now comes the announcements
from the officials that the pay OF all
track laborers has been raised to S1.6O
nor dav. Local officials stated this
morning that it is the highest wages
paid to section men in this section oil
the country.
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cureu Hay Fever and Summer Cold.
A. s. Nusbaam, Batesville, lud.,
writes: Last year | suffered Tor
three months with summer cold so
distressing that it interfered with my
business. I had many Of the symp-
toms of hay fever and doctors pre-
scription did not reach ny case. and
I took several medicines which seem
ed only to aggravate z. Fortunately
j insisted upon having Foley's Honey
and Tar. 1t quickly cured me. My
wife has since used Foley's Honey and
Tar with the same success" Wilkiu-
son & Co.
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Dysentery is a dangerous disease
but can be cured. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has
been successfully used in nine cpl
denies of dysentery. II has never
been known to fail 1t is equally val
liable for children and adults, and
when reduced with water and sweet
ened. 1t Is pleasant to take Sold by
Wilkinson & Co Pharmacy and j. T.
Kiedaisch & Son.
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The above table will give the trav-
eler some idea of the increase in fare
under the half cent increase in the
tariff. The fare from Quincy to Bur-
lington. Iowa, is now s2.o5. being
under the two cent rate, $3.50.
Before the two cent fare went in
vogue a year ago, the Fourth OF July,
the fare to ST. Louis was $500. so the
traveller is little better off still un-
der the two and half cent rate than
under the three cent fare.
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W.B.CORSETS
Best Without Costing Most
BROS, Makers. 32a-s2s n. y
I'LL DEALERS SELL THEM AT 500 UP
WElNcARTEH BROS. Makers. 32a-s2s Broadway, n. =.

III buying cough medicine, don't
be afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. There is no danger from it,
and relief is sure to follow. Especial
vi recommended for coughs, colds and
whooping cough. Sold by Wilkinson
& Co. Pharmacy and ] f. Kiedaisch
& Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-17

When the digestion is all right, the
action of the bowels regular there is
a natural craving and relish for
food. When this Is lacking you
may know that you need dose
of CbamberlRin's Stomach aud
Liver Tablets. They strengthen
the digestive organs. improve the ap-
petite and regulate the bowels. Sold
by Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy and j.
z. Kiedaisch & Son.
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BURLINGTON
BASKET FACTORY
Big Plant Burned Last Night and Loss
is Estimated at More Than
o,coo-lnsurance
Carried.
THE PEOPLE LOSE WORK.
Many Will Be Thrown Out of Employ.
ment and Fire is Worst Burlington
Has Experienced for Some
Time

The big basket factory at Burlins-
ton burned last night and at 5 o'clock
this morning nothing remained of the
large buildings but an enormous pile
of logs and ashes The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 Speaking of the
fire the Hawk-Eye says:
The Burlington Basket'factory, at
the foot of North street, on the bank
of the Mississippi, was destroyed by
fire at an early hour this morning. The
alarm was turned in at 1890 a. M, pre-
sumahly by the Waterman. from the
box at the plant. The fire department
made the hest time possible, but it is
a long run even from Central and
North Hill and an enormous length of
hose had to he laid before a stream
could he turned on the blaze. BY and
by second stream got into action
and two lines of hose were laid from
the hill down the long flight Of steps
that leads to the plant. But there was
really little to do TIE main buildings
were doomed before the department
arrived on the ground. The firemen
succeeded however. in saving the
storage building. which contains sew
eral thousand dollars worth of fin,
ished product and another smaller
structure, which was considered val
liable. The North End boat house,
which has been threatened by fire so
many times of late. again escaped.
At 5 o'clock nothing remained of the
buildings, but An enormous pile OF
logs and several piles of lumber were
| burning fiercely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-17
a Special Train viii Leave Sixth and
johnson Thursday Morning for
Donnellson Old Settlers,
Reunion.
OTHER RAILROAD NEWS
Special Train viii BE Run to the ka.
hoka Fair September 2nd.-sec-
ton Men Get More
Money.

On Thursday, the day of the Old
settlers reunion at Donnellson, the
C.. B. & @. will run special train
from Sixth and Johnson streets, the
train leaving that point at $3.50 a. NJ.
The city ticket Office at Fifth and
Johnson will be open at 1880 a. M.
to accommodate those who will attend
the reunion at Donnellson on that
day. Possibly four or five coaches
will be used to carry the crowds be-
tween this and the reunion city.
The special train leaving Keokuk
at $3.50 a. m. will reach Mooar at 8
o'clock, Summitville. 9:10 Mount
Clara, 1922. New Boston, 9:3S, Charles
ton, GAG and arrive in Donnellson at
10 o'clock
On the, return trip the special will
leave Donnellson at 5:15 p. m. and
arrive in this city about Gas Pas
sengers Wilt be delivered again at
Sixth and Johnson street.
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selor. His influence and help in
church affairs and in his home com
munity will be greatly missed. His
many friends in Nauyoo and vicinity
will hear of his death with sorrow.
His life's battle is over; he made
good fight. May he rest in peace.
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Was a Grand Sight.

And while everybody sympathized
with the firm there We're few who
were not almost overawed by the
magnificent spectacle. The river for
miles up and down stream was lighted
brighter thar in day time. On the
bluff. every weed. every twig was dis
tinctly visible But the eye ever turn
ed back to the river, which looked like
a scene from wonderland in the rudy
glare. No painter ever prouced an eff
feet to equal that and no display OF
fireworks can give even a faint repre-
sentation of the magnificent spectac-
lie. Perhaps when MI. Nersuvius be
gins to again DESTROY the cities that
nestle at his foot. will there be a sim
liar scene umfolded TO the eyes Of the
Napolitans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-17
DO no, worry over your GRAY
HAIRS.
.x;yx,sfffziir'
~ eaIfh

will restore them TO their NAT
URAL COLOR, no matter how
long the hair has been gray.
You WITH be surprised how
quickly the change is made, how
permanent the result is; how
Iuxuriant a growth and healthy
a head OF hair You will have.
Thousands are proving Ii daily.
IS NOT a DYE.
81 AND soc. BOTTLES. AT DRUGGISTS.
HAYS Harf,na soap cures Eczema, red,
rough and cha pped hands, and all skin diseases.
Keeps skin fine and soft. Csc. druggists. Send
&c. for free books, THE Care Of the Skin, The
Care Of the Hair,
PhiIo Hay Spc~. Co., Newark. N. j.
For sale by Wilkinson & Co.. and j.
f. kicdaisch G Sons.
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keokuk Special.

On Thursday, September 2, a spec
Ial train will leave Keoknk at 1880
D. m. for Kahoka to accommodate those
wishing to attend the fair at that
place On the return trip the train
will leave Kahoka at C:45 p. M.
Tickets can be purchased at the
union station, the leaving place Of the
special.
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cent rate and what it will cost now
VIII be of interest to the travelling
public.
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The Loss.

Mr.. Emil Florang, the president OF
the company. arrived on the ground
very soon after the alarm had been
given. but was unable to do anything
more than to give the firemen advice
in reference to the smaller buildings
FIe said: 81 feared something like
this a week ago. when I went over to
Chicago. The continued dry spell.
causes everything to burn like finder.
The total loss will probably be fully
100000. 1t is more apt to go above
than below the figure. We carry con-
siderable insurance, even though the
rate is high. But there can be no in
surance that will compensate us for
the loss of business This comes at
the very worst time of the year right
in our busiest season. And, of course.
we cannot insure against the loss of
the year that will elapse before We
shall be in ship-shape again.
The Loss.
While the buildings were frame
structures, the plant itself was one of
the best of its kind in the west. New,
improved machinery was in use
throughout. and some 100 faithful peo-
pie found constant and remuneratiye
employment. There is no insurance
against the loss that has befallen
them in being thrown out of work
suddenly with no immediate resump-
ton of the plant possible. The build
ing was frame structure because it
was necessary to build on piling. The
company gets its logs. which are con-
yerted into baskets, by means of the
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-17
A Comparative Statement.

The following table showing the
cost of travel from Keokuk to Mis-
souri, points named under the two
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-17

river and for that reason the plant
was put UP on the rivers bank. Mr..
Florang said. If possible, when we
rebuild. we shall try to get safe
foundation and put up structure as
safe and as nearly fireproof as pos
sible. ] have been burned ont twice
now, and il rebuild / do not wish
to go through the experience again.
or course. Mr.. Florang will rebuild.
He. still belongs TO the younger sue
cessful business men in burlington,
and is full of energy and grit, and
tireless worker He will have the SYM
pathy of the entire community. Asso-
ciated with Mr.. Florang are his two
sons, who we're also at the nv An
other thing that am going to have
before ] rebuild. is hydrant at the
plant. I do not care what it costs. l
shall not feel safe without that pro-
lection
~
Brought Out Crowds.
Despite the lateness Of the hour,
large crowds Of people were fastening
northward from the business part of
the city, shortly after the alarm had
been sounded and other crowds pour
ed down from North Hill. Some came
in carriages. and others in the omni-
present automobile, but the great ma.
jorit came on foot They found the
heat within four or five hundred yards
OF the burning structure so intense
that 100 in the shade would have
given them a chill. There have been
few hotter blazes in the history of the
city. And while there We're al sorts
of people gathered there, for once
there was no criticism of the fire de-
partment. and everybody wondered
how the brave fellows stood II. who
were directing the streams against
the fierce blaze which seemed to shriv-
ell the skin off the on-looker at dis
lance of more than a city block
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lures Heat Constipation FREE

nty physicians publish their annual letters
3 or over-rIpe fruit: germ-laden food and
II is to warn people to keep their bowels
IS to young and old. but especially to the
to be in danger of germ-infection. Also,
iucing sick-headache loss of appetite. etc.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

THAT poesession of much of the world s
i goods is frequently attended by the mani
f,st.tfon II the Weirdest eCCenulciues on part
of the owners IS amuslngly illustrated Dy 'ie
following curious instances,
In Vienna there lives a wealthy man.
Pole Of noble origin occupying sumptuouA
apartments IN the heart Of the capital iash-
i1nsIls quarter who, when ne ~lshes 20
summon hIs servants does SO by means "a
buple calls A favorite pastIme ~ thls ecceh-
tr-c d. 10 drive an omnibus, attITed IKE any
ordinary driver of such q veincle, MhtitF'I
h, may find aTlstocratc cquipagea 10 be ii'"''
numerous , s. .
M. Viennese assert that while be- spenls a
f.,-,,r. each year upon hIs Tailntnt }et Lr la
-,-,-,., lad m any save the discarded garments
a bI4 valet on one occasion the l'le "2-
,.,,,,,l.5 the gu.-ts - 81 bali by appearing III Il
.-t,,,,.. If fJllrc white with the notable 'Atet-
,,o,,. Il shirt and TIE which were thlH'iy
II.,k To complete she oddlues II may Dc
.l,l,-d ,bst when dining which be- lnvrAbly
....,,,,,,lIsb,s alone - q table h6te. he mann
t,r,s - reputation for cTanklntes by reversing
~. tleuaI order Of things and bepiihiis ~
mel With a demIfasse working bA'h h"ii1 ~
II w. not long ago that there died IA an an
Ie.e,,rn town q wealthy eccentric. VINO uh"usi4
H., b.5 n,v.r Tor year been outside the gf"nhde
elrr0undlng his residence. Wa acc u toil''. - -
boast each day that be had walkeu 70 - - a.
towns generally - a great distance H1iii -
hons. What pc actually dld Ma lills -,
..,,,.r b, decided that u would be al =,
Id, - visit a distant town. he ascertAiii'" 10
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
RICH ECCENTRICS

exact distance from ms home and covered II on
foot On 4 carefully measured walking track
maintained on ms premises tor tins purpose
Should he desire 10 call on ms friends nearby,
he would do so by proxy, ~ the same time con
ducting a conversation with them by means Of
IN, servants whom he sent IN relays with GER
tam que tons, with strict lnJunctlons 10 bring
the answers as speedily IS possible.
4 well known Partisan according 10 ms own
statement has for many years dehed the
weather hv drinking "A solution ot carnphor.
which IN ms opinion IS an excellent substitute
for clothing IL is SAID that winter ana summer
anke find him sleeping without a particle OF
,l.thing with the windows oi hls apartments
thrown wide open. II has been his custom also
a. stroll M the garden even on bitterly cold
,i.,e IA a garment much resembling that oril-
.nsr-lv worn by normal people only AZ night
Aroaug the wealthy cCccntrlcS OF EnPitht
ms . mn Who lived near Hastings. HIS tad
.,,,,.4 r7urb attention and amusement among
tis ,-,obbors punctually II noon each day he
,,,,iJ ,.,f,,-,r IN hrs front yard, with crimson
,,,-I,.r IN ms head his feet covered with rchly
- Ir,,,4,.r,d and ieygeled sandals, and with a
c1ol,. cloth round ms walst- Then. absolutely
sI,f,r-nt 10 the boots Of the people IN the
etre.; he would frst pray aloud 10 the sun
81. f,tber of hight and good. and immediately
-. .s,..r,,-lrd urostrate himself before a quaint
,,,,n,,tprr temple wherein was enshrlned a
- ,.-,,,,. idol with diamond eyes. hat made
..,i.utricitv remarkable was the fact that he
- a., al Eastern origln, nor had he ever been
Inverted 10 any religious iaith OF 'uit 81 the
East.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

Il VII COME - Il llIlst 70 most ptopc lnat
the big Dlpper IS gong 10 pieces. Astron-
omers are now perfectly sure that the seven
stars IN the group famiiarly termed the Great
DIpper are slowly but surely drifting apart
The breaking up Of this partnership was first
detected by the writer's father IN 1869, while
he was al work on two maps Of al the northern
and southern stars whose motions have been
asCeTtaIned. To each star IN the maps he at
tached q little arrow indicating the direction of
ITS motion, and he found that while five Of the
stars IN the Great Dipper were drifting IN one
direction. two Of them were going the opposite
way. Consequently. a hundred thousand wears
hence, the Great Dipper VIII have altered IN
appearance and no longer Justify ITS name.
The handle Of the DIpper viii be bent almost
double, and the Dipper. with one end fattened
out level with the bottom, will show lis utter
lack Of utility compared with a dipper IN
good condition.
II there are inhabitants on our planet ~ that
remote period they VIII wonder when turning
over the leaves Of a star atlas Of the present
time why these seven stars were termed the
Great Dipper, just as we wonder now why the
constellation Ursa Major, Of which the Great
DIpper forms only a small part, was termed IN
ancient times the Great Bear. IL does indeed
require a stretch Of the imagination 10 see an
outline Of bear III those stars as they appear
20 Us now.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
Stars Not Stationary

THAT the stars are slowly shifting their Do
sItiOns IN the Sky infer from their light
waves. The light from star travels across the
ether that nils space IN TINY waves, ten 10
hundred thousand being packed within an inch.
These wavelets travel al a rate that would en-
circle the earth seven times IN a second Each
wave has a crest like the ocean wave, and the
length Of the wave IS measured by the distance
between the crests. II has been found that
when a star is moving in our direction the
waves of hight are shorter than when Il Is NOV
ing from US.
By this method the observations made by
nv father IN 1863 have recently been confirmed
by DIR. Ludendorff, who gives the following IN
teresting facts as a result of his work. He finds
that five Of the stars of the Great DippeT form
q system. placed al q distance Of about one
hundred hight wears from Us, each star moving
AZ the rate Of twenty miles a second Since
q light year y measured by the rate ~ which
hight travels Zone hundred and eighty-six thou
sand three hundred and thirty miles a seCond),
multiplying tins by the thiTty-one and q hall
million seconds IN a wear, and the result 10y
one hundred We gam some FAINT idea q the
enormous distance Of these stars from our
planet Added 20 tins. each Of the flve stars
IS separated from the others by distance
equivalent 10 thirty light years. Yet they
are drifting onward IS one family. as though
drawn together by some irresistible power oi
attraction
The truant stars Alpha and Eta, on the
contrary, form another system Al essentially
the same distance but, comparatively speak
ing. almost al rest IN space. These are the
known facts Of the case, regarding the dTlIt 81
ths. seven stars IN the Great DIpper, after due
allowance Is made for the motion q our own
sun. for by the same methods that have SHOWN
that the stars are drifting, we have learned
that the sun shares IN the general motion.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
A Journey 10 Starland

TN one Of his lectures. Professor Newcomb
once remarked that he never felt more
delicious sense Of repOse than when, crossing
the ocean during the summer, he could find a
place on deck where he could be alone and
ENJOY the starlit heavens. Looking up at
Lyra, with Vega near the zenith, while listen
ing 10 the Clank Of the engines, he tried to
calculate the hundreds Of millions of wears
the ship would require if IT made the same
journey IS the sun
But the journey IS one in which we are all
unconsciously engaged, on our great ship
Earth as It circles the sun which in turn IS
drifting onward IN the solemn procession of
stars. The widest imaginings Of eastern
storytellers with their magic horses and en-
chanted carpets, seem spiritless IN comparison
with the story told by the facts Of science
A railway train does not more surely whirl us
70 our destination than by this solar migration
We are swept IN the direction of Vega
Who would not wish TO see with an all
seeing eye the sun and its family drifting
onward through space? Always gathering
new material, and adding comets and meteor
swarIns TO Its domain the sun sweeps on and
the obedient planets follow; but whittier they
are going and how the celestial Journey viii
end, even science cannot tell.