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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

One of the measures for which the
railroad organizations rof engineers
arf fremen will ask the Missouri leg
islature. through representatives now
on the ground. is al enactment com
pelling all the railroad companies In
the state to equip all their engines
with electric headlights Many OF
the companies have fitted up their
passenger engines with these head
lights but train crews want them TO
% nm freight engines as well
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

water power development is now
making unparalleled progress. The
lates. announcement in this line IS
that the Canadian Pacific Railway viii
proceed at once TO electrify its entire
system through the mountains OF the
west. Experts have reported that
there are enough water falls adjacent
to the Canadian Pacific main line TO
"develop energy sufficient to run all
the railways in the world. Many wa
ter sites have been purchased by the
Canadian Pacific, and throughout Brit
ish Columbia options Oh others have
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

Washington adyiccs ssy that there
is little If any chance for the proposed
$500 900. 600 bond issue for waterways
improvements being acted Upon fay
orably at the short session OF the
present congress. even in the com
mittee on ways and means, 0 which
such measures arc referred This
does not deter the friends of the prop
osition in their activity in behalf OF
such legislation. however, and a bill
authorizing such an issue OF bonds
was introduced in the house yester-
day. The fight is 10 be kept UP re-
CARELESS of discouraging prospects.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27
LAYMEN TO FILL PuLPlTs.
Series Of Address Planned at Contra
Presbyterian Church.

pes Moines Register and Leader.
Laymen of Des Moines representing
the professions, the legislature, the
city government and organized TABOR
have been invited to fill the Sunday
evening pulpit of the Central Presby-
terrain church.
The Rev. George r. Magill pastor OF
the church, as preliminary 70 these
,avnen addresses, will speak this even
ing on the subject of free speech. me
frst sneaker will appear Jan. 81. Wien
I. Trick of the Iowa Federation OF
abor will speak. The series OF ao-
dresses by laymen are as follows:
Ian. s1.-"The Present SITUATION as
viewed by Organized Labor ps
President A. l.. Urick OF the Iowa
/ state Federation of Labor
Lincoln Centenary" by Judge +. y
Nichols OF Perry
Eeh 14-"What a Legislator Sees,
~ Representative w. l.. Harding OF
! Sioux City. rond;
/ Feb a1.-"How Present Day Conoi
! .;ons Anpear to the Newspaper Man,
by Harvey Ingham, editor hes'''9
and Leader. -
Feb. 2s.-"How the Future Appears
to the Newspaper Man." by Iafayem'
Young. ST., edito. Des Moines Da'ls
March 7.-"Citv Conditions, hov
the City Appears to the Citizen, an,
How the Citizen Appears to the ei's'
| nv Councilman .vonn MacVicar.
/ March IA Word from en,r l.esd
eader on the Forces and the Foe o
ATTORNEY General II. ". Eyers,
| March 21.-.Wha. = Leglslato
caes . nv Senator William A. Whippl
OF vinton. ~,
Other names and subjects VIII b
added to the list.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27
The Cause.

The Cause.
Why was the coffee a breakfast SC
bad?
Why was the fellow who sat at ..our
side
AS you rode into town such pitt Il
That you achee to remove rs
degpicable hide?
Why we're the guards on the cars i'm
polite?
Your liver was not working right.
Why did the office boy worry you so?
Why did it make you SO horribly
glum
To see the stenographer pace to and
fro
And hear her contentedly chewing
her gum?
why did YOU wish they were both out
Of sight?
Your liver was not working right.
why did you fail in each venture you
tried?
Why did you quarrel and bicker in
vain?
Why were appeals you presented De
nied?
why was SO much you had labored
to gain
Forever lost to you 'twixt morning
and night?
! Your liver was not working right
$ E. Kiser in the Chicago Record
Herald
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

One of the propositions before the
legislature Is to authorize repairs on
sewers, curbing, etc. and charge the
cost to the abutting property. 1t is tc
be hoped the committee on municlpaii
ties will stick knife into the pro
posed law at the first opportunity
The owners of abutting property are
already required to pay for more than
they should.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

1t has been suggested that the code
signal &C. Q. d." used by a ship in
distress, is merely the familiar &c. O.
D." made over by attaching a tail to
the O.. as signifying this is hard
luck tale Maybe so. But if any adj
ditions had to be made it would have
been better to have attached the sig
nificant letters "P. D. O."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

The Missouri legislature has hung
out the "Nothin DOM" sign pend
ing receipt of the report If the joint
conferenco which Is making a recount
on the lieutenant-governorship. AS
long as this truce btains the state
has nothing to fear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

The Sioux City Journal says If the
Illinois senatorship goes to dark
horse" 1t will be. a horse on the pri-
mary. The Burlington Hawk-Eye goes
this one better by declaring that At
present the whole thing is night
mare to the people of Illinois 1t al
comes of riding the primary hobby.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

According to the veracious Globe
Democrat. they are now trying moral
suasion on the lid clubs in st. Louis
A policeman stands outside the door
and looks sorry when he sees lid
member approaching. They must
have sort of Warden Sanders city
administration down there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

An old vagabond put in an appear.
ance in Chicago the other day who
claimed that for twenty-seven years
he was baggage smasher on rail
road. The police justice reduced his
sentence on the ground that he
couldn't possibly be as bad as he used
to be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

Another row is reported in the
Vanderbilt family. this time between
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and his wife
who have separated on account OF
money matters. So many such CAGES
have come to light of late that some
tines we are almost tempted to Wish
we were not rich.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

,rhe state senate has passed bill
exempting dentists from jury service
which is further evidence that the oral
surgeons have strong pull.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

concurrent resolution has been
offered in the legislature declaring
the song Iowa. Beautiful Iowa. writ
ten by Tacitls Hussey, . be the state
song of Iowa. This is all very well as
far as it goes. but it should be sup
plemented by a resolution confirming
Major S. H. NJ. Byers in his title OF
poet laureate of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

The house at Des Moines has decid-
ed no. to reduce the number Of
clerks and doorkeepers. The house
at Des Moines, like Ephriam of old.
is COINED t, its idols. Its favorite
idol is petty graft unworthy branch
of the general assembly of the state
of Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

The train announcer and the pas
senger brakeman also belong TO the
large and interesting class of "misun-
derstood" people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

In less than a week the ground hog
will make his official forecast and
everybody will then knox whether
there is TO be any more winter wealth
er or not
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

been obtained. The development of
the Keokuk and Hamilton power is
only matter of short time. The
trend of events is all In that direc-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

It was stated recently that Hon. H.
c. Wheeler. at one time Republican
candidate for governor against Boies,
is financial wreck. He became dis
pusted with Iowa after his defeat,
sold his possessions and removed TO
Texas where he lost out. Now comes
the Cedar Falls Record with the an
nouncement that Tom Way Is anoth-
er stranded former Iowa politician. It
says of him:
He ii was who managed the cam
paign for Mr. cummins the first time
he ran for goverr1r Tom is kind OF
10 site promoter up in Dakota His
notes are scattered over northern
Iowa quite generally and a Des Moiness
bank holds his paper to the amount OF
1880 but it is rated a. Tortnless.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

The Casey vindicator has this par
agraph.
"A Casey woman with underslzed
shoes pinching her feet, an overlaeed
corset gripping her waist and Whale
bone collar gouging her neck, went tC
Des Moines recently to have Coco
Time
Well?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27
DAILY BY NAIL.

DAILY BY MAIL. ., IN
One year.......$S.00 sour mon.hs'' - y,
Six months -. 1.5u one month 49, ,,',
Entered in keoKuA postomce as ssSoi'>'
class matter. a,,,ce
Postage prepaid; terms In adVahee the
All subscription orders should sine - ~. =
p o. address and state whether q
new or renewal order. II change u eMn
dress is desired. state both tne GU Ai'o
new address. ra,r ex-
Remit by postoffice money ora o,...r e AZ
press money order. registered letter u
The date printed on the address OF eac ,l
paper notes when the suoscrlpeioA
subscribers falling to receive their pa ia.
pers promptly will confer iasoi
giving notice of the fact.
Address all communications 70 Nv
THE GATE CITY CONT ian,a
No is. North Sixth ST, keokuk. Iowa
THE GATE CITY is on sale at the ioi-
Hotel Keokuk, cor. Third and Johnson st
c. H. Rollins & Co., o2s mann
Ward Bros, SIS Main Street
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27
keokuk, Iowa. January 81, 1909.

Present indications are that "vox
populi' doesn't always "vox' in ILL
nois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

Howard Maxim announces that he
has invented muller which VIII
make the biggest guns noiseless.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Harlan Republican says the
Iowa state senators are willing to re
form everyone but themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

This is the golden age of the farm.
err. the laborer on the farm and the
man who buys farms says the
Orange City Herald
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

The gargoyle face is the latest If
you don't know what gargoyle is you
are that much better of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

According to official figures the Jap
anese population of the United States
had a net increase last year OF only
1S5.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

1T would have been very impolite
on tie part of Mr.. Taft If he had said
that he didn't like possum says
the Creston Advertiser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

The Chicago Culture club or Mon
dav gave over its session to impersona-
tions of Famous Women OF America
living and dead. Among those repre-
sented were DR.. Mary Walker Poca-
hontas. Hetty Green and Carrie Ma
ton. Mrs. Green delighted those pres
ent with her wisp Of bonnet feather
like the frayed end Of a worn out
feather buster Carrie Nation APP
peared to appropriate music. the Sc.
lection being A Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight A paper was read by
Mrs Frank Hubbard on the woman
suffragists OF America il which the
following extracts from a song were
recited
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

She viii come when her speech
done,
For mammals suffragette.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

The Sioux City Journal remarks that
ii will be interesting to note no" La
Follette's Weekly and the Outlook
viii be able to pull together in the
interest of the truth that makes men
free.
on the first day of the Chinese New
Year every Chinaman pays all ais
debts. The Des Moines Tribune sees
in this another reason why so many
white men look down on the Chinese
with contempt.
Noting that an Oklahoma woman
has discovered col ways OF COOKING
corn. the Chicago Record-Herald ex
presses the hope that someone Wouif
try to discover new and better way
of eating it from the cob.
The Retail Merchants associatiol
at Oskaloosa has undertaken move
ment looking toward the selection .
non. partisan business men uche
to be voted on at tle coming city eicc
ton. T[Aeir aim is to test the VIII o
the voters and by the preponderaic'
OF evidence TO induce business men y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

Rest, rest on papa's breast,
Mamma viii come to hee soon.
Mamma will come TO her bah In tt
nest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-27

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
Rheumatism

Does not let go of you when you apply
lotions or liniments 10 your aching joints
or stiff muscles. 1t simply loosens ita
hold for while.
Why2
Because to get rid Of rheumatism YOU
must correct the acid condition Of the
blood on which it depends.
Rheumatism is as constitutional as
scrofuIa; all that is local about II Is itss
efrect-the Inflammation and pain +
causes.
Take Hoods SarsapariIla and Pills
they correct the acid condition Of the
blood and the defects of digestion, alb
sorption and elimination to which thai
condition is due.
The cure is radical and permanent,
Hoods sarsaparilIa and Pills are better
than any substitutes; insist on havins
Hoods.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
GERMAN KALI WORKS
General News Notes

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-PostmasteT
General Hitchcock has found one way to
| help decrease the postal deficit and in
Cidentally the postal expenditures, and
| will put his plan into effect on January /.
The accounting section, division of
! finance of the Office of the third assistant
/ postmaster, will be abolished. 1t will save
$33, 300 a year and the q clerks assigned
| there will go back to the bureaus from
| which they were taken. After a careful
investigation Mr.. Hitchcock found that
the accounting section merely performed
| a duplication of work
Plans are under consideration ta abof-
ish other Implications.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec pa sec
ond will of George Rhodius, which, i'm
stead of giving $15O.000 to the city of In
diaanpolis for parks. as did his first will,
! leaves the greater part of his 81 100000 es-
tate to a woman known as Elma Dare,
OF Doddsworth, will be filed for probate
within a few days. according to a public
announcement of her attorneys.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec. PA
dozen men were killed at Shawnee, Okla,
near here today when a locomtive explod-
ed in the repair shops of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railroad during
the noon hour.
HILLVILLE, Pa, Dec. 24.--The explod-
ing an oil lamp in the home of Santana
Cierbo early today caused a fire which
wiped out the family of Cierbo compris-
ing himself, his wife, two daughters and
son.
Three boarders were also burned to
death and two other boarders were Sc
riously burned.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec. 25.-
A6vices received from Shawnee at IL
o'clock today, say four bodies so far
have been recovered from the wreckage
of the Rock Island shops, caused by the
explosion of a locomotive.
The known dead
A. F. KERR.
HENRY JOHNS.
WILLIAM TAYLOR.
UNKNOWN BOY.
Superintendent c. NJ. Taylor today said
a number are missing and nine injured.
The injured;
Walter Lyon.
John r. Tucker
]. B. Lewis.
John Duffy.
I. /. Hotter.
Joseph Dunbar.
H. E. Ennis.
Gilbert Carr.
1t is believed that the explosion resulted
when the men attempted to adjust pop
off valve. The damage to the plant and
locomotives is estimated at $250,OOO.
Mayor Stearns today ISSUED proc
lamation postponing all Christmas festiv-
tiles.
BRANDON, Miss, Dec. 23.-The tu-
neral Of the late United States Senator
A. j. McLauren, who died suddenly at
his home here Wednesday night, will
take place at the Methodist church Fri
day morning at 1880 o'clock.
Tine obsequies will be wholly without
.ostentation At a family conference
this morning it was decided not to ac-
cept the offer of a state funeral, or
await the arrival of a congressional
delegation.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Winiam l..
Cook declared today that he believed
that his brother, DR.. Frederick A. Cook,
had met foul play abroad.
81 had a letter from DR.. Cook early
this week." said the brother, 'in which
he said he was hurrying to Copenhagen
with his proofs of having found the
north pole.
He should have reached Copenha-
gen before this, and as he had been
threatened with violence, 1 fear his en-
emies have oyertaken him"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
SHOOTS WIFE TO DEATH;
SHE WANTED TO Co HOME.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 25.-Becauss HIS
wife had expressed a desire to go to her
parents home to spend Christmas. JameI
]. Blakeley. IS years old, q railroad foreI
man. shot her several times with a revovl
ver and then killed himself at their homsl
In Algiers today.
Responding to the appeals of the little
4-year-old son of the couple, neighbours
went to the house and found both Blake
ley and his wife lying dead on the floor
The child told them the story of the quar-
rel which led up to the tragedy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
BIG PENCIL FACTORY rs
DESTROYED BY FLAMES

TAMPA, Fla. Dec. s5.-The great plant
of the Dixon Pencil company at Crystal
River, Fla, was Totally destroyed by fire
this morning. The loss is placed at $500 :
600.
The mill was the largest OF its kind in
the United States.
The fire started before daylight from UNI
known causes. The fire department Of
Ocala, some so miles away, responded to
the call for aid going. on a special train
with apparatus.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
WOMAN MAIL CARRIER
Is KILLED BY TRAIN

sPARTANBURG. s. c.. Dec. 25-Miss
Myra Hicks. the only woman mail carrisr
in South Carolina and one OF the only
three in the United States. was fatally in
jured today when she was struck by a
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio train In
Rutherford county, N. c.
Miss Hicks is the carrier on rural
free delivery route between Cherokee, this
cunty, and Hicksville, n. c.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
LAW LEAGUE LAYS OUT
SANDERSVILLE CAMPAIGN

SANDERSVILLE, Ga, Dec. 23.-The
Law and Order league of Sandersville,
which was organized in September, ami
which was quite active in breaking up
certain forms of lawIessness in this
city, is still alive and all indications
at present point to a more vigilant
watch in the future than at any time
in the past. At a meeting last night
it was decided by the league to seek a
more active cooperation Of the city Of
ficials in the suppression of all forms
of lawlessness, and a committee was
appointed to call upon the members Of
the city council and secure an express
sion from each one as to his attitude
toward the league and the work it is
trying to accomplish.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
w. H. Mcintosh Dead

MOBILE, Ala. Dec. civilian III.
Mcintosh, of the firm of Mcintosh e
Rich counsel for the New Orleans. Mo-
bile and Chicago railroad and prominent
and wealthy citizen of THIS city, died to-
day at hospital in Baltimore, after a
lingering illness. He was prominent-
throughout the south.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28

yellow colored, collecting about the nos
trils and eyes and throat Sometimes the
comb and wattles become abnormally red
and the wheeling already mentioned is
characteristic. The best method is to kill
and burn diseased birds as soon as they
are observed. Then antiseptics should be
used. One part of creolin to 100 parts of
water is excellent; also, boric acid, 20
grains to one ounce of water; also kerr
osene oil. The head and affected parts
should be washed with these disinfec-
tants so as to clear away the mucous
Roup is sometimes confused with colds,
which occasionally prove very destructive
TO poultry, especially in the fall of the
year. good preventive is one teaspoon
full of pure carbolic acid in one gallon of
drinking water.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
Postmasters Named

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 24-The
following postmasters have been APP
pointed: Newton, Baker county. Mary
L. Odum, vice L. Perry, resigned; Teo-
nigh, Cherokee county, Edward M. Bar
rett, vice T. F. Barrett resigned; Rayle,
Wilkes county, John G.. Sisson, vice n.
L. G. Sherror, removed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
General Carman Dead

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Gen. Ezra
Ayres Carman, chairman of the Chicks.-
manga and Chattanooga Park commits
sion, and previously a member of the
Antietam Battlefield board, died today.
He was 70 years old. General Carman
served throughout the civil war.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
QUERIES ANSWERED

GRADES OF COTTON SEED MEAL
J. T. NJ. CarrolltOn. Ga, writes: |
would like TO know If the cotton seed meal
as shown by the Enclosed tag is high or
low grade. ] would also like 10 know
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-The Mayhow-
er, bearing Secretary OF War Dickinson
and party en- the way to Porto Rico, was
reported by wireless to the navy depart
ment last night about 100 miles from SIN
Juan, where it is expected to arrive Mon
day morning. All on board were well. (
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28

which would be the cheapest and best
of the three following formulas and a
1924 ready-mixed guano; 145 pounds of
acid. 30 pounds of muriate of potash. and
Is pounds of nitrate of soda; or us pounds
of acid 80 pounds of cotton seed meal, q
pounds OF. muriate of potash. and IA
pounds OF nitrate of soda; or $50 pounds
of acid, % pounds Of muriate OF potash
and q pounds Of nitrate Of soda.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28

We judge from the description contains
ed in your letter that your chickens are
affected with what is is known as roup.
rs the wheeling is an evidence Of this
disease I'm its advanced STAGES. Roup is
a CONTAGIOUS Inflammation of the mucous
membrane Of the head i'm fowls. There
is a catarrhal DISCHARGE from the nostrls
and eyes It is a disease which occurs
most commonly when the poultry are
kept i'm damn quarters and is most likely
70 occur when the roosts and houses are
not kept thoroughly clean and in a. per-
fectlv sanitary condition at all times. 1t
is thought to he due to specific germ.
and therefore g9od feed and care are Of
the utmost Importance as they maintain
the vitality Of the birds at high level
and enable them to throw off disease to
better advantage. During the first stages
of the disease the discharge is thin and
watery, but later II becomes thick and