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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-02-26

A little girl was playing with her
doll, we are told, while her mother
was writing. After while she called
the child and took her en- her lap. The
little one said; "l am SO glad; 1 wanted
to love you so much, mamma
"Did you, darling?' And she clasp
ed her tenderly. ~ am glad my
daughter loves me so; but were you
lonely while wrote? You and Dolly
seemed to be having happy time to-
gether. a&8
Eyes, msmma; but l got tired of
loving her."
"And why?"
ooh! because she never loves me
back"
"And that is why you love ms?"
THAT is one why, mamma; but not
the first one or the best"
"Why mamma! can't you guessY
and the blue eyes were very bright
and earnest. ats because you loved
me W hen | was too little to love back;
that's why love you 80"
This reminds nae of the blessed verse
| John wrote about the Lord Jesus
Christ: 1--WE love Him because He
first loved us. "-srrhe Child Gems"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-02-26

The Baltimore daily Sun and the
Statesman Democrat for one year fol
s3.0e
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-02-26

America Revised Version
"My country, tits of thee,
Land Of Monopoly,
OF thee ! sing;
Land of the moneyed few,
Aud Of high tariff, too,
Our freedom 10 not true,
For Gold is king.
any natl re country, thee,
In debt 50 heaviiy,
Thy boasts are great;
Land of great batttleships,
That make expensive trips,
Much praised by foolish lips,
Degenerate
For, all this tax OF war,
The civilized abhor;
This useless, vain;
In ali this foreign strife,
Destroying human life,
And spending gold so rife,
Where is the gain?
My native country, vast,
With an IlIustrious past,
What is thy fate
! When Trusts control our food,
Ignore our brotherhood,
And rob poor flesh and blood?
A shameful state!
| oh
VIII sell their vote and voice
IL Congress halls
TO Plutos greedy band,
Who dominate our land
| How, then, do "freemenn stand?
The case appalls!
Fake N mes and watered stock,
All men of conscience, shock;
And there's trust
Has oil and coal controlled
By sharks whose greed for gold
Is like the kings' of CID
'Tis most unjust.
| Oh land of millionaires,
And magnates' easy chairs,
And great combines;
Whers rich lawbreakers, fined,
Control the legal mind
| Until NO court can find
Guilt in their crimes.
Oh land where patriots blood
| In crimson streams has flowed,
H as justice fled?
Where judges sell for gold,
And juries join the fold
Ofheartless shyslers bold,
Is manhood dead?
Where justice is not wrought,
Where rich thieves go uncaught,
How fare the poor?
Robbed by monopoly,
Stunned for their poverty,
No gold to buy them free
w hen troubles lower!
| A place is called Wall street,
Where Pluto's warriors meet,
10 gampie great
And Uncle Sam stands by,
And says, (winking his eye,
I'll help you on the sly
In adverse fate.
oh land of mansions, grand,
Owned by Old Pluto's band
OF graft and greed;
Oh land with novels rife,
Where labor spends its life
With toiling child and wife
La dearth and need,
Oh land of worshipped gold,
And greed SO heartless, cold,
Almshouses, tce;
"O'er all thy broad domain"
Men rob their race for gain
, Unheeding misery's reisn
'Moag brothers true.
Columbia, bread and grand,
Our home, oar fatherland,
'Tis sad to see
Thy people meekly cover
When Pluto is IN power,
He's reigning at this hour.
In majesty.
Oh land of Liberty
Our fathers set thee free
BY bullets, swords;
We must the ballet WELD
Where laundering cannon pealed
| TO rid fair Fteedem's field
OF tyrant hordss.
Oh land where women, weak,
A foreign title seek
Divorce and shame
Colum bIa's sons, low born,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
THE KAIsER's DOUBLES.

The German emperor is in the pc
culiar predicament of having no less
than two doubles. One, a certain
Herr Nitsche, follows the humble
and prosaic calling Of a chimney
sweep. A year or two ago when the
emperor was staying at small Ger
man watering place, so the story
goes, tailor Of the locality, sudden
ly waking up to the fact that he
was rather like his majesty, had his
mustache trimmed accordingly,
copied the style of dress as nearly
as possible and boldly sailed forth
into the town. His reception even
exceeded his own expectations, but
the incident got to the ears of the
authorities. Next day the ambitious
tailor received visit from police
officer with a peremptory recon-
mendation to alter his appearance or
else leave town. He chose the latter
course.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
WHEN TO BREATHE DEEPLY.

If fatigued take in half a dozen
long, deep, slow breaths and see if
you do not feel more cup" to going
on living.
When struggling against insomnia
breathe deeply and regularly as you
lie in bed, and almost invariably you
can WOO sleep.
If you are suffering from nervous
ness do not overlook the value of
deep breathing. Many persons have
warded off acute nervous prostration
by drawing in deep breaths at fire.
quent intervals during the day.
If you aspire to be a singer, learn
to take a deep breath. There has
never yet been an artist in the world
of song who only used the tops of
her lungs in breathing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
THE NEW ORDER.

stella-Is she a Colonial Dame?
Bella-Yes, of the divorce colony.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
LARGE HAT CAUSED TROUBLE.
Millinery Worn by English Woman
Led to Rioting and Bloodshed
In Streets Of Rome.

An English lady who insisted re-
Gently on wearing one of the most
startling of modern hats in a Rome
music hall, had an unfortunate ex-
perience with the crowd. The hat
was marvellous creation in the
form of a fruit basket, with a mass
of fruit draped round the rim; and
when the wearer took her seat in the
hall there was an immediate chorus
of protest from disappointed people
in the rear, whose view Of the plat
form was absolutely blocked out.
Kissing and hooting proving useless,
the crowd resorted to a regular bonn
bardment of the offending head
gear; and the lady was eventually
obliged to beat a quick retreat from
the hall. Determined, however, to
wreak vengeance on the hat, mob
rushed out after the lady, still boot
ing and yelling, until, to their sur
prise, the wearer turned upon them
and aimed blows right and left. This
was the signal for a general out
break of hostilities, some of the by
ISLANDERS taking the part of the per-
secuted Englishwoman, and others
fercely attacking them. By the time
the police, with drawn swords, had
succeeded in restoring order, the
triumph of modern millinery, which
was the cause of the whole affair, lay
ruined and squashed beyond recog-
milton in the roadway, and the
wearer was then escorted to her
home by the police.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
EGGS.

Two soft-boiled eggs leave the
stomach in ~ hours, two poached
2B, two in omelettes three hours.
On the Bovery, Bring me two
poached on toast" Waiter hollers,
"Adam and Eve on a raftp' Changes
his mind and orders a scramble.
Waiter yells, E'Wreck EN- Some
can't eat eggs at all, get sick at the
stomach, bilious and headachy.
Women don't like eggs like men,
New York Press.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16

That is the way they all are. 1t
takes but short time for Meade
county man to get homesick to en-
10y the climate of Meade with its
many advantages after he lights in
some other country. Charley will
never rest till he is playing his drum
in the Won Prosky band.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
KILLED BY HAlLsToNEs.

A terrific hailstorm ravaged north
ern Roumania recently. The hail
stones in some places were as large
as a mans fist, and many pheasants
and hundreds of cattle were killed
by them. The hail in places lay
three feet deep. A torrent of rain
water two feet deep tore through the
streets of a village Three children
were drowned, and the paving was
dislodged as though by an earth
quake. The deaths caused by light
ming and hail number about 40.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16

Saturday December 5th, tn e
friends of the family gathered at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R.
Graves in reception party for the
newly welded son and his wife MIR.
and Mrs. Herbert d. Grrves. The
evening passed very pleasantly in
social commune and the enjoyment
of sumptuons dinner. The young
couple were duly passed to the Sc
cond degree socially and initiated
into the mysteries of connubial SO
ciaf matter. By way of surprise
Won Proskys band ser enaded the
company. The function was very
complete and the enjoyment of the
guests supreme.
There are many different opinions
expressed as to the condition of
wheat drilled too to sprout before
the last rain and freezeup. Some
are of the opinion that it will rot.
while others say there is no danger.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
Road Officers State Meeting.

A Road Officers Conference
will be held at Manhattan on Fri
day, December 81, and all county
engineers and county surveyors
are urged to attend that confer
ence. County commissioners,
street commissioners, township
trustees and road overseers are
invited to attend that conference.
The conference is called by the
State Highway Engineer, Mr..
w. S. Gearhart, with the idea of
developing certain uniform lines of
work throughout the state. The
meeting will be addressed by
Hon. L. w. Page, Chief of
Bureau of Public Roads, Wash
ington, D. c., by Mr.. Gearhart,
by President Waters of the Ag-
riculture College and by others.
1t is hoped that every county
surveyor and county engineer in
the state can be present.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
IMPROVEMENT

Don't you think you could make
some improvement in that orches-
ira? They could hardly hear my
song last night, for the drum" said
the soubrette.
sWell, /" replied the manager with.
a smile, sSI might add another
DRUM
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
SUPPLIED.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak- It is said that
human hair to the weight of 207, 414
pounds was shipped last year from
Hongkong to the United States.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak We'll, I see
you got yours
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16

LAND WANTED-We have
prospective~buyers for Meade coun-
ty land. Send US a list of what you
have to sell.
PRATT REALTY Co. Pratt Kansas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16
Letter From Charley Roberts.

Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Ragland and the
boys:
! would givea million dollars to
have my feet on your stove legs
right now.
Last month it rained almost every
day and last Saturday night and all
day Sundayit showed about inch
es and the wind just whooped worse
than a $40 gait equal to Kansas
worst. All the little houses blowed
over and yesterday morning it look
ed like the next morning after hal
loween all over thevalley. Nothing
but the wind could get to these
houses for the mud is all the way to
40 feet deep. 1t rained all day
yesterday and all of today and that
is sure sign that it will rain tonight,
tomorrow and every day until next
May. Please excuse me I'll never
be web foot. This is my last win
ter in Oregon if the good Lord will
help me to get out. [ can't hardly
stand it. | have some splendid pro-
perty here and they are going to
pave to our street just block from
our corner. l paid $Io75.oo for 4
lots and when that street is paved
they will be worth double that. I
intended to sell next summer then
I'll play the snare drum in your
band. We are Jayhawkers. You
know it is hard to teach an old dog
new tricks especially this webb foot
business. The Medford da
speaks Of the blizzard as phenom-
enon as though it never occurred be-
fore and says that in few days we
will have the genial sunshine and
climate of southern Italy when he
knows we won't see the sun except
for few minutes at time until
next May.
We have about 100 bushels Of ap-
plies. | wish it was not so far |
would send you a box. l would
like for you to have 10 bushels.
Father and mother think this is the
greatest place they ever saw. Of
course a Missourian is used to the
mud and they think nothing of it.
Last winter it got within a degrees
of zero, another phenomenon. Year
before last l don't think it was cold
er than 28 above but it was so foggy
you could not see across the street.
Say talk about scarey tales and
harry tales. But say about l
O'Clock in the night mountain lion
came close to our camp and began
to emit his evening wall. There
was something doing right then,
talk about your eyeopeners, that
was it. We packed our horses and
packed over the mountains where
it was impossible to take wagon
for about IS miles and we had the
greatest trip at all, This mountain
trip was about $50 miles around. l
killed two deer, saw a bear track
which l could not cover with the
spread of my hand but l expect my
big eye would, did not see any bear
had not lost any. l expect to do
little work this winter, we have our
-four, coffee, sugar, wood and every
thing so l will not work in the rain.
Artie has told you about Crater
lake and the fishing at Kalamath
lake. We will go to the coast and
see the Pacific befor. starting over
the Rockies.
Write soon, merry Christmas.
CHARLEY.
/ That is the way they all are. 1t
takes but short time for a Meade
county man to get homesick to en-
10y the climate of Meade with its
many advantages after he lights in
some other country. Charley will
never rest till he is playing his drum
in the Won Prosky band.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16

Ray Millman of the Liberal
News was in town Monday on
official duty as oil inspector. He
set up his thingumbobs in the
News Office, built fire in his
wood alcohol stove under the
tubes, graduates, thermometers
and SIGH. After watching the
works for some time there came
flash and he solemnfy announc-
ed that the town had some extra
high grade oil for use. We did
not dispute it one bit, his jim
cracks were too many for US
and we will take his word for it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-12-16

Tim-Would you scream if I
kissed you?
Tessie-I suppose you Aatter your
self that I'd be SPECIFICS with joy!
The Dickinson press., 1909-10-16
LOCAL NEWS

Springfield Rifles at 1915, Soules 4
Butler. 2-6-tt
Farm loans, quick action. H. X. Nichols.
8-14-tf
Plenty of binding Irvine at Drenkel's.
1923 If
For Sale-1 light wagon, buggy, 2
sets harness. Inquire of David Roberts,
north of school house. o-18-,f
Save money in fuel by using the
Waterbury heating and ventilating
system. D. E. Shipley, agent, Dickin-
son. 6-5-tt
FOR SALE:-One National coffee
mill as good as new for a actual cost.
Call on Or write J.C.F. PARKER & Co.,
Dickinson, N. y. 5-I5-tf
Hiawatha coffee is not merely good but
the most delicious, purest and health
full coffee. In 20 to 40 cent pound pack
ages at A. T. Crowl & Co.. s 5tf
The Waterbury Heating & Ventilating
system can be investigated at the Dick
inson Business College where a plant
was recently installed. D. E. Shipley.
general agent. 6-26-ti
We loan money on Homesteads, Farm
Lands, Wild Lands, and Ranches, any
size tract. Write or call Everett Real
Estate & Loan Co., Dickinson. 7.Iotf !.
Bear Creek coal beats them all--and ].
Vaughn has it for sale. Phone 81. 2-27tf
The Dickinson press., 1909-10-16

Lost in city, purse with large sum
of money. Generous reward for return
to PRESS office. 10-2-3p
l will supply any amount of money for
farm loans. Call at my Offices, E and 7
First National Bank building. ]. H.
Field. 8-28-tf
You can install the Waterbury Heat
ing & Ventilating, System in your home
now and pay for the anne next fall after
you have tested it and found it satisfac-
tory. See D. E. SIMPLIFY, the general, at
once and save money. 6-26 If
Farmers do you want your grain
threshed? We have on hand one brand
new small size Nichols & Shepard.
horse power outfit which will do the
work for you. This outfit can be put out
in the field with in a few hours time
and IN special next years terms. The
German Mercantile Co.. Dickinson.
10-e-2t
Fred Roquette has been out south
collecting the past week.
Dr.. L. G. Smith went to St. Paul the
first of the week.
Georee Fried of Valley City was in
the city on land business this week.
J. Spencer Baxter. q former resident
Of this city was in from Fargo Wednes-
day. on insurance business.
The Dickinson press., 1909-10-16
No Lime Phosphates

M. A. Scherffius and family were out
for a hunting and pleasure trip along
Green river, Sunday.
Mrs. G. A. Graeber of New England,
was operated upon at the Stein hospital
for appendicitis Saturday.
Robert Harmon of Medora, who had
been at the Stein hospital for medical
treatment, returned to his home Satur-
day.
Register S. M. Ferris and Receiver
v. A. Mcclure of the Dickinson U. S.
land Office spent Sunday in Bismarck.
Attorney w. F. Burnett made a bust
ness trip to Miles City Saturday, return
ing the first of the week.
The Dickinson press., 1909-10-16

Harry Lawrence is building a new
residence in the eastern part of the city.
E. G. Bishop was in from his ranch
near Gorham, Sunday. returning Mon
day.
Xavier Koch was down from Yates
for a few days the first of the week.
Messrs. Koch and Messer have engaged
in the saloon business at Yates, which
is just over the line in the high
license state of Montana.
John Thysell, cooperative man for
the government at the experiment
station. and Chas. H. Clark. also of
the station, registered at Bismarck
Saturday. for the land drawing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07
THE WOODMEN
OF SUMMI7VILLE
HustIing Neishbors Opened Up Their
New Hall on Friday Evening
and Now Have Home
Of Their Own.
LADIES A GREAT HELP
Membership Of the Camp is About
Forty and The Lodge is
Great Credit to The
Community.


The Woodmen of Summitville are
progressive and up to date. Summit
vile Camp No. 4595 on Friday even
ing opened up its new hall for the
first time when meeting was held
and was also opened to the public.
The new building is a one story
frame structure built by the Wood
men for their home at cost of about
$1,000. The building Is about 80 by
so feet in size and nicely arranged
for lodge purposes. 1t adds much TO
the community and the members OF
the camp are deserving of great
credit for their energy in erecting
the hall
At the Friday night opening, an
oyster supper was served and the
proceeds from the entertainment net
ted about $40, which is quite a large
sum for an entertainment |of that
character in a place of that size.
The members of the camp are proud
OF their new home and expect to en-
JOY the building to the utmost. Its
erection and opening will act as a
stimulus to the members who will
see to 1t that the membership is great
" increased from now on. The
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07
PERSON AIS.

Miss. Hannah Hawkes. returned at
1915 this morning from Chicago
Robert Hart Of the County Home
Y was in the city last evening.
F. j. Schenk arrived from a bust,
ness trip to Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. McManus have
returned from weeks visit in Chi
cago.
Rev. NJ. j. Nicoson Of Memphis,
Mo-, was in Keokuk Friday visiting
with friends
w. q. Maxwell, general traflc man
lager for the Wabash, was IN the city
Friday visiting his mother.
Lloyd Chute arrived in the city
yesterday morning from Iowa City
where he is attending college. He
expects to leave again tonight
DR.. George of Centervil'e was in
Keokuk Friday evening. He is the
physician for the X. 2 w.
H. w. Zoellner of the Wabash
auditing force, was in Keokuk Friday
night.
Congressman G. A. Kennedy was ii
Keokuk Saturday.
Mrs. Bert Thompson has gone tt
Toulon, ILL.,, to visit her parents
W. A. Scherfe of Fort Madison wa.
in the city yesterday transacting In
surance business.
MISS Ida Kiedaisch left yesterda.
morning for Winterses Iowa, wher'
she will visit for about two week
with relatives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07
strong Mans Greed.

do the best know The very best
! can: and mean to keep right on do.
ing so until the end. If the end brings
me out all right, what is said against
me won't amount to anything. II the
end brings me out wrong, ten angels
swearing was right would make no
MISUNDERSTANDING Lincoln.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07
camp was organized a dozen or SO

camp was organized dozen or SO
years ago and now has about forty
members.
Tae wives and daughters of the
members have taken as much inter-
est in the new building as did the
Woodmen and were great help in
the campaign for the new hall. The
ladies assisted at the opening on Fri
day evening and to their efforts can
be contributed great deal of the
success of tae opening of The hall
Now that the camp has a home
of its own and the ladies have shown
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07
Election Of President.
Health and vigor

Miss Edna Buckler, a Prominent Young
Lady Of Hume, ILL.,, Praises Duffy's
Pure Malt Whisky for Restoring
Her to Health and Vigor After Being
Very Weak and Run Down. She
Recommends 1t to All in Need Of q
Tonic Stimulant That Makes the Old
Yong and the Young Energetic and
Vigorous.
Miss Buckler recently wrote: 1
was very weak and run down, had
no life or energy, was very much in
need Of something that would tone
up my system and enrich my blood.
On the advice Of friends began TAX
ing Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, and
it Immediately put new life into me.
/ feel wonderfully better, and would
advise any one needing tonic slim
ulant that will make them strong and
vigorous to take Duffy's Pure Malt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07
TEACHERS RETURN
FROM DES MONIES
Twenty-one Who Were Present at
Annual Session Arrived Home
on Rock Island Last
Evening.
sUPT. ALDR1cH TALKS
says Session Was Largest Ever Held
in the State and Give Few
Interesting Points
About 1t.
sUPT. ALDR1cH TALKS

The fifty-fifth annual session of the
Iowa State Teachers Association
came to close SATURDAY, AFTERNOON
in Des Moines, after the largest teach
ers' convention ever held in the state.
The many Keokuk teachers present
returned home last evening on the
Rock Island, being compelled to leave
before the business session had been
closed.
1.-THE session of the teachers asso
ciation,' said Superintendent VIM.
Aldrich, "was featured by the large
attendance. There were present more
than 1000 teachers as against 1,485
the year before. The large city audi
forum could not accommodate them
when all were assembled in one
large gathering, and the sections &C.
cupied by the various round tables
in the West high school were also
overcrowded, II attribute this in
creased attendance to the change OF
time. Formerly the meetings were
held between Christmas and New
Years and many of the teachers would
rather remain at home. This year
those who wished to attend were CIV.
en- the time from their school work
and they were more willing to take
advantage of it." said Superintendent
Aldrich.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07

themselves SO important to the
camp life, lodge of the Royal Neigh
bors is expected in the new future.
Summitville Camp No. 1894 is to
be congratulated upon its progressive
ness and energy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07
Has a Real Grievance

The California man who struck at
fly hit moving saw and lost two
fingers doubtless has an active ap.
probation of the fly menace, against
which the scientists warn us.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07
DR.. J. EATON JOHNSTON.

FIJI oICIAN AND SUKGEUN
The only physician practicing Oste-
pathy in the county. The Smith
sonian truss fitted and guaranteed.
tn only truss that holds. Office
North side of Main street, third door
above Fifth. Phone 9S Residence.
Ninth and Webster. Phone "a. r.
o. Lock Box Al, Warsaw. Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-07
DR.. w. p. SHERLOCK.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office aud residence, No. is North
Fifth street In Howell building.
Office hours: 10 to IL a. M; 2 20 4
p. m. Evening to 8.
Phones: Iowa 7S1-R: Mississippi
Valley, 1919.