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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12
The Sunday Morning Gate City.


Davenport Democrat: The Keolkuk
Gate City has been almost smothered
by compliments since its appearance
on the 9Th inst. as Sunday morning
paper. Some go to church, others to
ball games or the parks, but all read
the Sunday paper.
Kahoka Courier: The Gate City
made a change beginning with last
Sunday which will. no doubt, be high
ly appreciated by the business men
and other citizens of the Gate City
of Iowa On the above date the Sat
urday evening daily became Sunday
morning paper with much later news
and other improvements. The new
departure, though, is of no advantage
to Clark countians, as the train sched-
ule now is as 1t cannot be distributed
out this way until Sunday night.
Montrose Journal: Some time ago
when The Gate City of Keokuk chang
ed from a morning to an evening pa
per there was a great deal of dissat-
isfaction among the people of this
place, but on last Sunday morning
when the first edition of The Sunday
Gate City was received, the comments
to be heard on all sides, evidenced
the pleasure of the patrons OF the
paper
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The Keokuk
Gate City has begun the publication OF
a Sunday morning issue in lieu OF
Saturday evening edition and an
nounces itself well pleased with the
result. 1t would appear to be de-
sirable move, one which its patrons
will appreciate. 1t would be good
thing for southeastern Iowa journal
ism, and the public, if the experiment
ultimately led The Gate City to return
to the ranks of daily morning issues
After all is said and done about even
ing papers-the chief incentive of
which upon the part Of publishers is
the cheaper cost of production-th
public is unwilling to eat its breakfast
without the morning paper as part OF
its menu. The evening paper costs less
to publish, but its news service is less
and cheaper, and is necessarily dished
up hurriedly. The reading public is
not satisfied with mere cheapness.
Donnellson Review: Dating from
Sunday, September 5, The Keokuk
Daily Gate City will put out Sunday
morning paper In place Of the Satur;
day evening edition. We believe this
is wise move and one which will be
appreciated by their readers. We re-
member how for over twenty years,
six DAYS in the week, we went out in
the morning to pick UP the Hawk
rye, and the Sunday morning paper
was the one most priced and If the
carrier happened to throw it in n
snowbank or under the porch, we
would make a few extemporaneous re-
marks softly to ourself while looking
for it, and If not successful in our
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12

A strong point in favor of the new
Cook books is that they will not con-
tain any receipts. In this respect, at
least, they will be unique.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12

Maybelle Gilman Corey has an
nounced her intention of returning to
the stage. 1t looks more and more as
If the only way to elevate the stage is
with derrick.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12

Thought for the day: Be sure you
are right, but don't be too sure that
everybody else is wrong.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12

Everything is looking up these days.
otherwise it would miss seeing the
aeroplanes go by.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12

Hint to the weather bureau:
A little sunshine now and then
Is relished by all kinds of men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12

Peary is evidently poor loser. A
poor loser can never hope to impress
the public as really great man.
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What's the matter with joint de-
bate between Cook and Peary?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12

All the indications point to large
output of new Cook books.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12

Incidentally, Hurrah for the new
nag pole!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12

The next dash by Cook and Peary
will be for the lecture platform.
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-15
PAYING GERMAN PIPER.

Europe's Most Powerful Nation Lives
by Grace of Money-Lenders.
The piper to whose lively tunes the
German empire has been dancing mer4
rily for so many years has sent in
his bill, and the nation or the nations
representatives, though quite willing
to go on with the dancing, are by no
means prepared to settle up, the New
York Times says. Prince Buelow, who
has naturally been held responsible
for the entertainment and for the ex-
pense thereof, is disguised and dis
couraged, and it is now formally an
nounced, as 1t has been often predict
ed, that he will insist on his resigna-
tion.
There are three essential elements
in the German financial situation:
ID a rapidly increasing expenditure
far outrunning the actual income; (2)
a rapidly growing debt, from which
in great part current expenses have
been met; 60 a system of taxation
wholly unequal to annual require
IuSuIS anu lIduCQ 4dl 5O1y W DCACAt
the land owners on the one hand,
while leaving their property largely
unburdened on the other. The chief
objects of expenditure have been pub
lie works, especially canals, the army
and Notifications and the navy and
a good deal of money has been spent
much of it wasted-on the various
colonial enterprises, which have been
very costly, and only recently show
any signs of paying for themselves.
But, as in every other modern coun-
try, there has also been in Germany
a strong tendency toward general in
crease In the scale Of expenditures.
Living has become much more costly.
The old German thrift and economy
are disappearing, all branches of the
public service are more expensive and
the treasury has for years been un-
able to make both ends meet. The
gap has been filled by borrowing. The
most powerful and prosperous nation
of Europe has been for a long while
in the humiliating position of depend
ing upon the money lenders to pay
it's day-by-day requirements. Natur-
ally, it's credit has suffered and 1t has
to pay more for its loans than many
a third-rate country.
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doux which he knew women such as she
adored.
When he had finished it he threw it
aside and began one to an influential
critic Of his books, who was also his
friend.
It was letter about his work, and
explained certain ideas which would be
found embodied in his new book. 1t was
long one, too, and when at last it was
finished, he added a lengthy postscript
tum which ran as follows:
"You, mon ami, who have so often
ridiculed me for what you considered
to be my absurd painting of characters
in real life, will, i'll this, my latest book.
have no justifable cause for complaint
My common people, you state, are too
utterly common for reality. Perhaps
they are-or rather perhaps they were.
In my new book, however, have gone
to real life for literary copy. Every
word that the vulgar Mrs. Windlestone
says in my new story is copied Every
thing she says or does has been said
and done by female creature l have
taken the trouble to firt with down
here at Gurdlestone- on-Sea. You may
not like the character-neither do L
but at least you will not be able to tell
me that she is overdrawn and absurd.
Should you care to spend next week
end with me down there at the hydro
pathic [ will show her to you. Perhaps
you will take her off my hands,"
Afterwards, when he had finished this
letter, he addressed two envelopes-one
to Gurdlestone-o n-Sea and another to
his friends club in London.
Both letters reached their destination
early next morning and each recipient
thought the writer had suddenly taken
leave of his senses. Which, indeed, was
not surprising, seeing that he had put
both letters in their wrong envel ,pes.-
Richard Kind in the Taller.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-15
ToNAwANDA CORN DRYING.
A Primitive Custom Still Surviving in
New York State

There are 500 inhabitants on the Tona-
wanda Indian reservation in western
New York. Though divided by clearly
defined party lines Tito Christians and
pagans they retail in comOn many of
their ancestors primitive customs. n very
conspicuous custom being the annual
corn drying.
In the Indians style of EXPRESSION.
says Country Life in America the corn
drying season opens during the harvest
time and closes just before t6e narind
when the irst fall of snow is antici-
pated."
By braiding the husks which are NOT
detached from the cObs several ears ots
corn are firmly secured in a cluster
Then near to the houses and huts the
corn clusters are closely strung on cross
poles and The branches of trees. SIM
and wind do the rest When the drying
is over the ears are taken down and
stored.
Instead of being ground the corn is
pulveriZed by means of crude wooden
mortar and pestle-but in the Indian
tongue both of these implements have
the same name. Only sufficient guam
tity of corn for immediate use is pulver-
lied at a time, and it is then sifted
through fine sleeves. Hominy is made of
the hard flint corn and -four of the white
squaw corn. The success of the pulver-
izing and sitting processes depends very
much upon the corn being properly dried.
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PAPERS & 2Hp PEOPLE

neither have the right to deprive them OF their
liberty nor to inct upon them any punishment what
To pretend that the death penalty is contrary to
nature eign ignorance of the fact which is
written in natures books in large letters the fact that
organized society is based upon struggle for existence
followed by the most fearful hecatombs
that there born criminals, organized for
destruction criminals who are living reproductions not
only of the most savage men, also of the most fero
cous animals far from rendering us compassionate to-
them only hardens and deprives Of all pity
towards them.
There remains therefore, excuse for the death
penalty, and that is that Of radical elimination Of
dangerous element But here must not forget that in
order to attain this desired elimination OF dangerous
class must KILL not ten twenty criminals year,
but 5000 criminals in Italy 1000 in France. This
would be veritable butchery. And believe that in
age, In age thoroughly imbued with spirit
of humanity, not the most ardent partisan Of the
death penalty will suggest such course.
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varied. and his efforts in behalf of
international peace and of the aboli-
ton of war have been noted. In Wash
ington he was as deeply beloved as in
Boston, where practically all Of his
life had been spent and where he was
held in veneration. The world is the
richer that he has lived and Is much
the poorer that death has claimed him,
after a useful, upright and honorable
life Of 81 years!
DR.. Hale was born in Boston in 1922
and graduated from Harvard in 1899
In 1912 he was licensed to preach by
the Boston Association of Congrega-
tional Ministers, after which he spent
several years in ministering to various
congregations, passing the winter of
1844-45 in Washington. His first regu-
lar settlement was in 1916 as pastor
of the Church of the Unity in Worces-
ter, Mass. where he remained until
1856. In that year he was called to
the South Unitarian Church in Boston.
where he was pastor for 80 years.
Early in life Dr.. Hale engaged in
journalistic work and before he had
attained his majority contributed reg
ularly to the Monthly Chronicle and
Boston Miscellany. While connected
with the Advertiser he began histori-
cal studies. For six years he was the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-15
Good Anecdote of Haydn.

Some amusing stories of Haydn's visit
to England are related by Sir Frederick
Bridge.
On one occasion a captain asked him
to write a march for his troops, and he
offered thirty guineas for it. Haydn
wrote the march in a quarter of an
hour, and then two others to give the
heard the first he counted out thirty gui-
meas and walked away
II have written two others" shouted
Haydn after the officer. -
II like the first very well, was the
retort. ;,
'I'll give them to you, perlstec
Il won't have 'em,' replied the officer
Running after the captain Haydn
cantain then retorted, "The devil himsel
shall not make me hear them"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-15
Burglars Curious Mistake.

Jewelry and gold watches to the value
of f4OO have been handed in at Scotland
Yard under extraordinary circumstances.
A woman was travelling outside an omni-
bus from Paddington toward Edgware-
road carrying with her a brown paper
parcel containing pounds of soap. She
alighted at Westbourne grove, taking
with her what she thought to be the par
eel she had been carrying. During her
journey a well dressed man sat next to
her, also carrying a brown paper parcel.
He left the omnibus short time before
she reached her destination. Reaching
home she was astonished to find instead
of the soap the jewelry and watches,
which she conveyed to Scotland Yard.
1t has been ascertained by the police
that the jewelry formed the proceeds of
burglary at Mazda Vale a week ago.
1t is believed that the man was on the
way to the receiver at the time he made.
the singular exchange of parcels.-Lon-
don Evening Standard
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-15
WHEN TEA WAS FORBIDDEN.
What Happened at Party Given by Re-
belliouS Women.

Tea was not brought over by the first
settlers. When the pilgrims landed at
Plymouth tea was selling in England at
from SO to $50 a pound. 1t was lux
ury that had been known to Englishmen
only few years.
Early settlers got along without In
dia or China tea for a long time They
used roots, herbs and leaves found in
the fields and woods as a substitute for
tea. Sassafras tea was a common
drink.
Tea was advertised for sale in Bos-
ton in 1862 for the first time, according
to historians. In 1866 patriots began to
take the pledge not to drink tea because
of the tax that the English government
placed on it. 1t became fashionable
for patriotic ladies not to serve India
tea, but as substitutes therefor "Labra-
dor tea and 'Liberty tea"
Capt. Page OF Danvers forbade his
spouse to taste tea beneath his roof as
long as the tax remained, but the strong
minded and ingenious, lady ascended, to
the t1at roof of the house, invited her
friends to follow and there she served
tea to them.
Some other ladies of the town Jared
less fortunately. They used to borrow
for their tea parties the big teapot of
the once famous Bell tavern. One day
after drinking the forbidden beverage
lHe master OF the mousse unexpectedly
walked in, jumped to the fire. grabbed
the teapot and turned it over and out
rolled a big frog. The jovial patriots at
the Bell tavern. suspecting the use of
the pot, had placed the frog in it. Some
of the danes never drank tea afterward
for it made them sick.
Isaac Wilson of Peabody persisted in
selling tea, so the Sons of Liberty seized
him and compelled him to walk about
town penitently repeating:
I, Isaac Wilson, Tory be;
I, Isaac Wilson, I sell tea.
The celebrated Boston tea party was
followed by tea parties in other New
England towns. In Salem soon after the
Boston party David Mason was sus-
pected of having had his negro servant
smuggle two chests of tea in the home.
Patriots entered and searched his house.
They found the tea. They gave it to the
boys. who paraded with it to Salem
common and there burned it.
Even after the Revolution trade in tea
was not wholly unrestricted. 1t appears
that. in some New England places deal
ers in tea We're required to take out
license.-Boston Globe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-15
Orders by Pigeon Post.

An entirely practical use of homing
pigeons was cited recently in the Lon
don Daily Mail. The inventor of the
system is butchers son, who employs
his birds regularly to carry orders
from outlying presumably
where there are no telephones his
fathers shop. The plan works excel
lently.
When the boy goes to collect orders,
he takes six of his fastest birds in a
trap with him. After he has gone a
mile or two and collected a dozen or
ders, he liberates a pigeon with the
slips enclosed in a little metal case
attached to the birds foot. Before
five minutes have elapsed these orders
are in the delivery wagon on the way
to the customers.
At the various stages of his round,
which usually takes three hours, the
other birds with more orders are set
free, and by the time the shop is reach.
ed all the orders received by this pig
compost have been dispatched.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-15
Smallest French Conscr1pt.

There are, as everybody knows who.
has seen a French line regiment, some
extremely small soldiers in the French.
army. Beyond doubt, however. the most
diminutive conscript who ever drew an
unlucky number from the urn is Julien
Touchard, young man born at NAMES,
in the department of Orne, on July 10,
1883. This conscript, vino is in his
twenty-frst year, has only attained a
height of 3 feet inches, and weighs ex-
actly 40 pounds. On April 1, when
along with his fellow conscripts, he APP
pears before the council of revision for
his district, Julien will appear clad in
the short stockings and belted overalls.
of an infant, of which he presents the
physical aspect. Though the military.
authorities are to enroll every available
man, it is hardy likely that Julien Touch
ard will be required to shoulder a rifle.
The youngster of family of FIVE chill
dren, Julien developed normally until he
was vaccinated at the age of Z, after
which his growth entirely ceased. The
rest of the family present no abnormal
ity, and his brother has already passed
his period of service with the colors in
the 103d infantry.-Cor. London Tele-
graph.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-15
Cornwa1l's welcome to Spring.

Furry day at Helston is the day
when Cornwall Officially welcomes the
spring with very ancient festival. The.
word FURRY" is corruption of ''feur,''
an old Cornish word meaning a fair or
holiday. With music and merry ringing
of bells the morning is ushered in, and
the whole population gives itself over to,
jollifcation. 1t used to be the custom.
that all work should compulsorily cease.
Those found at toll were called upon to.
undergo mock trial, and the invariable.
punishment was ducking in Pengella
pool. The principal feature Of the pro-
ceedings is the official dance through the.
town to the accompaniment of the ''fur-
ry'' music. The men wear silk hats and
frock coats, and the ladies gay summer
gowns. Commencing at the corn mar
ket, the dancers lead off, headed by the
festooned with flowers they enter, going
in at the front and coming out at the,
back. and vice versa, ringing bells and
banging knockers as they go.-London
Standard
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-15
HUNTING IN PHILIPPINES.
Game Most Sought-Charge of Herd
of Wild Carabao.

Since the terrible baguios and cloud
bursts of last October the wild game of
the mountains has come down toward
the valley much closer than ever before.
1t is possible to get good shooting six
hours out of town, although the better
grounds are further away. Wild cara
bao. deer and pig are the principal ami
mails sought. The hunters arrange with
friendly native hunters who with hunt
ing dogs beat the bush.
Mr.. Thomas, principal of the high
school, few weeks ago, assisted by
some very clever native hunters brought
in five deer. A few weeks since the
hunters were in ground so rough they
could not use their ponies. They stood
along one side of an opening and sent
the dogs into the bush expecting some
wild hog. Instead ten wild carabao
walked out briskly and shifted the air.
The boys as briskly looked for a tree
Mr.. Thomas at the head Of the line
dropped a ''forty-fve ninety soft nosed
bullet through the lungs of the rear car
abao. The animal plunged ahead snort
ing blood, which stampeGed the herd.
On they rushed down the line as the
boys Skinned" up a tree. At the lower
end Of the line was Mr.. Harpst, who
only could find little bush, right in the
line of the carabao rush. AS he climbed
the DuSn IL began TO DeQQ, ana on the
bunch came right in his direction. By a
good chance shot one of the boys hit the
lead carabao on the nose. The animal
snorted and turned to one side;
all followed him except the ami
NAL shot through the lungs. Mr.
Harpst sat quietly in the bush, and
luckily the wounded animal did not see
him as he rushed by within a few feet
Then dropping to the ground, he sent a
bullet, breaking a hind leg. Still the ami
NAL, on three legs and snorting blood,
ploughed ahead. The boys followed as
he went into the woods. FINALLY. tangled
with underbrush, he fell exhausted and
died.
These carabao seem to have history.
The old settlers shrug their shoulders
and with bated breath tell of a time
large corrals located in the mountains to
prevent disease. Then some outlaws
killed the owners of the corrals in Sc
ries of foul murders to get their cattle.
On a dark night when trying to drive the
carabao away, they stampeded and went
to the mountains; and it is said that the
wild herd are the offspring of the old
corrals.
A tame strain still seems to run in the
calves. A while ago when an old cara
bao was shot the little calf remained by
her side. Two hunters approached and
slipped moose over the little fellows
head and led him away.-Tuguegara
Cor. Manila Times.
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Curious Mourning Custom.

A curious mourning custom obtains
among Central Australians, who. al
though representing, perhaps, the low
est and most degraded type of human
beings, have managed to evolve a most
complex system of rites and ceremonies,
which governs almost every action of
their lives. When a husband dies the
widow paints herself all over with white
pigment, and for the space of a year
must not exhibit herself to male mem
Der of the tribe on pain of death. For
the rest of her life, unless she marries
again, which is sometimes allowed, she
must not speak, but communicates with
the other women by means of a sign
language, consisting of movements of
the hands and fingers, which has been
developed by these savages to marvel
Gus extent, and by which their iimired
stock of ideas can be fully expressed
Dundee Advertiser.
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papers South American editor and
was regarded as an authority on
Spanish American affairs.
DR.. Hale's influence was extensively
felt in all philanthropic movements.
His book, "Ten Times One Is Ten"
published in Boston in 1870, led to the
establishment of clubs devoted to char
fly, which became scattered through
out the United States, with chapters
in Europe, Asia, Africa and islands of
the Pacific. He also took great in
terest in the Chautauqua Literary and
Scientific Circle, of which he was one
of the counselors and frequent con-
tributor to the Chautauquan. In later
years he edited the Christian Examin-
er and the Sunday School Gazette. He
is survived by his wife, who was Miss