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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
Cures Eczema Quickly
New Discovery Has RevoIutionized
the Treatment of Skin Diseases.

Nothing in the history OF medicine
has ever approached the success of the
marvellous skin remedy known as pos
lam, which, it is safe to say, has cured
more cases of eczema and skin dis
eases than any remedy ever offered
for these Ills.
The success of poslam is not at all
surprising when it is considered that
even very small quantity applied to
the skin stops itching Immediately
and cures chronic cases in two weeks.
The very worst cases of eczema, as
we'll as acne. herpes, letter. piles,
salt rheum, rash, crusted humors,
scaly scalp and every form of itch,
yield to it readily. Blemisnes such as
lpimples, red noses. muddy and intlam-
ed skin disappear almost Immediately
when poslam is applied, the complex
ion being cleared overnight.
| Every druggist keeps both the So
cent size (for minor troubles) and the
So jar, and either of these may be OBJ
tanned in Keokuk at Wilkinson & CO..
as well as other reliable drug stores
But no one is even asked to purch
ase poslam without first obtaining an
experimental package which will be
sent by mail, free of charge. upon re
quest. by the Emergency Laboratories
30 West Twenty-fifth street, New
York City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
CITY NEWS.

One of Sinton's fine horses fell
this morning ON Johnson street and
broke its leg. The animal had to be
shot.
"A United States mail wagon,
turned upside down with the pouches
resting snugly and securely against
the roof instead of the bed of the
wagon is not a frequent occurrence
here, but that very identical thing
happened this morning when Night
Driver, George Mondore, of the post
office mail wagon, in making turn
into Sixth street out OF the alley be-
tween Main and Blondeau, felt he
wagon skid and the rear wheels struck
an obstruction which sent the wagon
on it's side and snapped the axle.
Some husky calls from Mondorf
brought assistance and the pouches
were transferred to another wagon
and the mail gotten to the train in
time for dispatching. The driver was
unhurt, though he may have been SER
iously injured had he been caught
uHuST INC NdSOu WHSu IL was UuTuSu
over.
There were several hundred
young people coasting on Eleventh
street hill last evening after supper,
and during the evening, the sliding
place was worn into an icy surface by
the many merry makers who were en-
ioying the sport to its fullest extent
ON small hand sleds and a dozen or
more large and little hobs which were
on the hill during the evening. No
accident has yet occurred to mar this
amusement although one of the large
bob sleds all but coilided with the
Main street car as it reached that
thoroughfare last night. A quick Jerk
on the rope by the man who was
steering the coasters to glory, saved
the crew from probable smash up.
An information was filed in the
superior court today by H. C. Ruby, a
foreman at Ponds, against Joe Har
ris, a negro workman, in which the
latter is charged with assault. 1t is
said that Harris. angered at being dis
charged from his work, struck Ruby
A warrant has been issued for the ar
rest of the colored man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
DIG IN CELLAR
FOR 100000
Harvey Lucas Did Not Trust Banks
and Died Without Leaving
Any Relatives.

DIES MONIES, Dec. 14.-That near
ly 100000 in currency and gold is
secreted about the home of the late
Harvey Lucas, 1712 Southeast Fourth
street was the surprising discovery
made by 5. S. Lippert while making
an investigation of the dead mans eff
fects
For many years Lucas has been
estranged from his family and being
afraid of banks he secreted his mon
ey and left no viii. Although the
hiding place of the store of wealth
has not yet been located, men We're
set to digging in the cellar immediate
ly and it is expected that either the
whole Or part of it will be discovered.
Only few days before Lucas was
sent to the hospital it is known he re-
ceived an enormous sum OF money
from the board of trade In Chicago.
Besides this he has been secreting his
wealth about the home for several
I years. Lippert, who has lived with
Lucas for year or more, stated that
! for several months he has known of
an iron box in which Lucas would oc-
casionally place large amounts of cur
rency This box has disappeared.
Residents in the neighborhood OF
the Lucas home were in high state
of excitement when the news of the
large amount of secreted money leak
ed out The house has been closely
locked and will be guarded until the
money is located and taken away:
Men who had known Lucas stated
this morning that he had always neld
a great fear of banks and at different
times was known to have bills of large
denomination on his person. On the
4 day of his death he showed Lippert
several letters which indicated he had
received from various sources nearly
100000 in currency. He told the
young man that his property was all
for him and that after his death "his
only friend would be rich" Lucas died
of blood poisoning at Mercy hospita
Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
PERSON AIS.


Mrs. Lee F. Winston, of Los An
geles, Calf, is the guest of her mother
Mrs. S. A. Estes. 1906 Bank street.
j. V. Scott, the well known post
master of Denver, H., was a visitors
in the city today and renewed a num-
Der of subscriptions to The Gate City
from the papers subscribers in Den
yer. Mr.. Scott is a great booster for
Denver and speaks in the highest
terms of the towns activity at the
present time. He took occasion to re-
fer to the new bank which is to open
for business next Saturday. 1t will
be one of the financial pillars of that
section of Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
A GOOD COUGH MIXTURE.
Simple Homemade Remedy That 10
Free From opiates and Harm
full Drugs.

q An effective remedy, that will usu-
ally break up cold in twenty four
hours. is easily made by mixing to-
gether in large bottle two ounces of
Glycerine a half ounce Of Virgin Oil
of Pine compound pure and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. This mixture
will cure any cough that is durable,
and is not expensive, as it makes
enough to last the average family an
entire year. Virgin Oil of Pine com
pound pure is prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical
Co, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

workers of its membership by select
ing and maintaining member on the
general subcommittee.
Rule 9.-The meetings of the gen.
eral subcommittee shall be held when
ever the chairman may deem neces-
sary; or it may meet on tt call of
three or more members of said SUP
committee. Notice of all meetings
shall be mailed to each member of
said subcommittee at least one day
prior to said meeting.
Rule 1O.-The chairman and SCI re.
tafy are given general executive pow.
ers stos all matters of detail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
NATURAL GAS
IN THE STREETS
Pocket Of it Exploded When Street
Foreman Started to Light
His Pipe.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 14.-An ex-
plosion of natural gas in pocket un-
der the street today, severely injured
six men. Street Commissioner Sny-
der, in charge of five workmen, who
were cleaning a fire cistern, struck
a match to light his pipe, causing the
explosion. This is the second similar
explosion in week and defective
pipes are thought to be causing leaks
in the mains all over the city. 1t is
feared some of the gas has collected
in quantities, large enough to menace
the city
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
RAISE ORANGES
RIGHT AT HOME
Rudolph Weinberg has Tree With
Eighteen Big, Juicy Oranges
Weighing it Down.

KeokuS people do not have to go to
California to raise nice, big, juicy
oranges, but can grow the fruit right
at home.
This was demonstrated today when
Rudolph Weinberg brought one OF the
eighteen, almost full grown, to The
Gate City office for inspection. The
orange was beauty and speaks well
for Mr.. Weinberg as an orange grow
er. The orange was on exhibition to-
day and the other seventeen are still
at his home, No. 613 North Tenth
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
Fortunate Return Of Court Reporter
c. J. Smith Prevented Disastrous
Fire at County Court
House.
ARRIVED IN NICK OF TIME
Blaze Burning MerriIy Discovered ir
Judges Room Of District Court
-Extinguisher
Fails.

Had it not been for the fact that
Court Reporter G. ]. Smith, who is
doing the November term Of the dis
trict court with Judge H. Bank, Jr..
absent mindedly forgot his rubbers
early yesterday morning, the county
court house in this city might have
been subjected to thousand dollar
fire. AS it is Mr.. Smith was hero
in the eyes of the many court attaches
today and the taxpayers. can place
their hands in their money bags and
jingle the sheckels, which would not
be there very long had the dangerous
flames not been subdued in their in
fancy. The fire occurred in the
judges room, but the damage was
slight.
a few purchases and when about to
return home, the time being about
fifteen minutes before six o'clock, sud
denly remembered that he needed his
rubbers and en- route to his house
stopped at the court house, which was
then almost deserted.
Unaware Of the danger he made his
way to the judges room, which he
also occupies during the time court is
in session, and upon opening the
door found that dangerous looking
fire was raging. The long table in
the middle of the room was burning
merrily; flames were creeping abou,
the large chair and Mr.. Smiths type
writer was almost enveloped. The
room was brightly Illuminated ano
| light shone through the windows, but
citizens were seated at their mea
and previous discovery had not beer
made.
Smith attempted to extinguish thu
fire by stamping parts of it out, bu
found himself in miniature Hades
He rushed for the FIRE extinguishel
but it failed to shoot out the dope
Las a last resort he seized a pitche
partly filed with water, which vas ii
1 the court room and Immediately play
ed the part of young fireman. Avail
ing himself of water from a faucet il
the room where the fl was raging
he applied repeated applications Q
aqua and soon had the blaze unde
control.
1 Five minutes work accomplished hi
purpose and the court house was sa,
ed. The fire started in some VI
known manner in the waste pape
basket.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
5000 Per Acre.

BELLE PLANE, Iowa, Dec. 14.-It
is currently reported that Sam Hill,
living a mile north of Belle PLANE,
has been offered $500 an acre for his
farm. which offer he refused. This is
the highest price for farms in Benton
county so far as known. A farm near
Vinton was sold last fall for $16250
an acre, but that is the highest on
record until this 5000 an acre offer for
a farm near Belle PLANE. A farm here
sold recently for $3.50 per acre.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
Vegetable Suspension Bridge.

A remarkable suspension bridge
spans the River Apurimac in central
Peru. The ropes of this bridge are
composed of pliable roots and vines,
while the planks are made OF
branches. In the humid climate OF
Peru it would be by no means ex
traordinary if this vegetable bridge
were one day to start growing Wide
World Magazine
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
KILLED BY
HIS OWN GUN
Farmer Boy Went Hunting and Lived
But Few Hours After
the Accident.

MT. STERLING, Dec. 14.-Clarence
Grover, about IL years old, and son of
James. Grover, living about five miles
east of this city, was accidentally
killed by a shot gun, he had exploded,
the load striking him in the stomach,
causing his death a few hours later.
He had started out hunting with a
gun on the sled with him and in some
manner it exploded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
Pardon Granted.

FRANKFORT, KY. Dec. 14.-Gov.
Wilson granted pardon to Adit.
Gen. P. P. Johnston, who was indict-
ed for striking Editor Denny b. Goode
of a Louisville weekly newspaper, for
criticism of Johnston. The governor
says Johnston must pay the fine OF
500 and court costs. In the article
objected to Goode referred to John.
ston as a peacock"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
Local Produce.

KEOKUK, Dec. 1.-THE following
local produce market is furnished to-
dey by the S. p. Pond Co.:
Butter Shippers pay 231sc; grocers
23c; creameries, 31@S2c; butter fat,
31c.
Eggs-24@25c.
Poultry Shippers pay: Hens, lie;
Springs, 121ac; cocks, sc: hen tur-
Keys, ice; toms, 14c; young toms,
ice; geese &c; ducks, lie
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

Aches and Pains of rheumatism are
not permanently. but only temporarily,
relieved by external remedies. Why
not use an internal remedy-Hoo
Sarasparilla, which corrects he acid
ity Of the blood on V ich rheumatism
depends and cures the disease?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
Local Live stock.

KEOKUK, Dec. IA The following
live stock market is furnished today
by Joseph Haubert:
Hogs-Good butche S, 81 2507. so.
Sheep Butchers, s400@455;
lambs, SIS 00@5. so.
Calves So 50@G 90.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

Had dyspepsia Or Indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me u. H. Wal
ker, Sunbury, Ohio
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
2,725 Rabbits Killed.

HOLDEN, Mo-, Dec. 14-Three wag-
onloads of rabbits, 1925 cottontails,
were unloaded here at poultry house.
They were killed in drive ten miles
east of here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refur1 money If
it fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sig
nature is on each box. Csc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

DINER with bill of fare) Suffering
cats! just look at the prices. will you?
say, waiter, have you no consciences
here?" Waiter Sorry, sir. We've
seen out OF that for some time. "-Bos
ton Citizen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil for such emergencies. 1t
subdues the pain and hea the hurts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
A Poor Way to Get Them.

Health and experience are two
things that never do people much
good when they are taken by proxy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

A healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an I'M
happy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters
builds up sound health-keeps you
we'll
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
FOE RENT.

FOR RENT-Modern cottage. SIG
Orleans ave. Inquire 504 Orleans
ave. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
Tongue coated? Bitter taste? Conn
plexion sallow? Liver needs waking
up. Doan's Regulets cure bilious at
lacks. % cents at any drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

FOR RENT-21S Concert street. In
quire w. B. Daniels, or 2o6 High
street If
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED Men to learn the barber
trade. Splendid pay after few
weeks with us. Shop experience and
wages while learning. Tools, demon
STATIONS, and diplomas given. Big
demand for Moler graduates. Cata-
alogue mailed free. Moler Barber
College, st. Louis, o. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14

FOR RENT Dwelling on Fulton
street, and dwelling ON Morgan,
modern improvements. Inquire TIT
Morgan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
Local Grain Market.

KEoKUK, Iowa, Dec. 14.-Today' Is
local markets furnished by the o. A.
Talbot Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
BATTLE EXPECTED
IN NICARAGUA
Continued from page

cable received today by Senior
Castrillo, says.
Zelaya does not want fight. We
will take the ag' essive. Our forces
are very strong
The cable is from Diaz, Estrada's
minister of state at Blueficlds. Or.
Castrillo says he expects news of a
battle before night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-14
FoR SALE.

FOR SALE-One-half section-fine farm
land. five miles from Sidney, Neb..
creek running through same. For par
ticulars write H. McFadden, Box 356
Sidney. 12-4t
FOR sALE-One good mare; will
work anywhere; also one two-year-
old colt w. s. Bailey
Evening journal., 1909-11-24
Heart toHeart
Talks.
By EDWIN A. NYB.
TRUANT FATHERS.

Nearly every city has truant officers
to look up the children who ought to
be in school.
None Of the cities or states has a
truant officer or the efficient machln-
cry for the capture OF husbands and
fathers who desert the wives and fam
ilies dependent upon them.
Many OF the states have laws against
desertion. some Of them with severe
penalties. but the recreant man wh,
wants to oodge his domestic duties
when they grow irksome TO him can
easily go into another state beyond the
Jurisdiction Of his state courts.
He can go to another state and hide
his Identity and assuming the risk.
marry again and in turn desert an
other family.
This criminal truancy OF fathers is
on the increase.
A Cincinnati woman. moved by pity.
has written a letter to President Taft
asking for q federal law that will pro-
tect mothers and children and compel
truant fathers to care for them.
She says that the records Of her city
alone show that IN eleven months more
than 200 truant fathers have deserted
their families.
/ And no doubt a careful census OF
other cities and towns would show a
like ratio. Every community has It's
ratio Of delinquent husbands and IA.
theirs.
Unfortunately the national govern,
ment is powerless to relieve the situa.
tion. Under our constitutional govern.
ment the states have exclusive juris
diction over marriage and divorce and
desertion-more's the pity.
If the base crime OF family desertion
could be elevated TO the dignity OF m
infraction of the tobacco or whisky
laws federal inspectors and secret
service men would be able to mete out
swift Judgment against these deserters
In the absence Of a national mar.
riage and divorce and desertion law
the only thing 10 do IL to see that Sc.
we're penalties are provided by the
states and that the state officials are
jealous in the pursuit. arrest and ex.
tradition Of the truants.
That manor creature In mans ST.
milltude-who viii deliberately desert
the wife he has sworn TO protect and
the children be has brought into the
world is guilty Of the most atrocious
crime In all the catalogue Of heartless
ness.
The males Of animals viii fight 70
the death to protect their own.
There are absolutely no extenuatinp
excuses for the cowardly THING that
runs away aud leaves wife and chill.
dren 10 the pitiful struggle for bread
OF the cold nercies Of public charity.
Let all such he followed not only by
the. sting of society's scorn. but by tho
stern officin-y Of an outraged'law.
Evening journal., 1909-11-24
UNCLE SANS THE
BEST FED PEOPLE

Uncle Sam has 'let out" his belt.
He is getting fat. Perhaps in sym
pathy with President Taft. Perhaps
because he Is making more money,
says the Buffalo Times.
During the present year the United
States has consumed more food OF all
classes by far than during 1906. This
is brought about chiefly by food con-
servation by natural means. Basing
per capita statistics Of the United
States and the biggest countries OF
Europe on the consumption OF canned
goods, the United States Is pointed 10
as the best fed OF all nations.
Since the recent finding OF DR.. II.
w. Wiley. chief of the bureau OF chem
istry at Washington, and member OF
the Federal board OF food and drug
inspection. that American canned goods
contain no artificial coloring or pre-
servations, the impression many had
gained through the agitation against
benzoate of soda has been corrected
and the use OF canned goods has great
ly increased.
Taking peas. tomatoes and corn as
the three leading vegetables, the
statistics show that during 1903 Amer
lea will eat close to S00.O0O,0OO cans OF
these varieties. while during 1905, 1907
and 1908 the average annual consump-
tion was only about 60O,000.000 cans.
Return OF prosperity TO all clases in
the United States is shown IN a
measure by the fact that canned
vegetables are gaining in popularity.
The sort OF edibles now going TO the
laboring and middle classes Is above
the average in quality.
Relative to tho preserved foods,
canned products and the like. the in
crease in their use in the United
States during the recent months is due
10 the general spread OF the knowledge
among housewives that chemical pre-
servatives are not employed by the
American Gamers and that steriliza-
tion by heat after the products are
placed in air-tight cans is tho only
preservation plan In use today.
Evening journal., 1909-11-24
TRENTON In
THE TRI-STATE

That Trenton viii be in the Tri-State
League I'm 1910 was positively stated
by Colonel Perrine. owner OF the club
and ball park. In an interview Col
onel Perrine said:
Andrew Lynch was never anything
more than the lessee of the Trenton
Club franchise and ball park. He
never owned anything and is not now
nor never has been in position to sell
either the club or the franchise. He
cannot transfer the franchise 70 VIII
mington, Allentown nor any other
place.
"Afr. Lynch is bound by contract to
pay the rent OF the Trenton Ball Park
ball club and franchise next season
He must either play or pay under the
terms OF his contract which was regu-
iarly made out by Councillor John II
Baclxes of this city If Mr.. Lynch
does not put a team I'm Trenton next
season he forgets his contract signed
by himself and by me and the team
and franchise revert back to me and
not to George w. Heckert nor anyone
else. You can positively state that
Trenton viii be in the Tri-State
League next season" George HeclSert
heralded as a part owner in the Tren-
ton Club. He was closeted with Col
onel Perrine all the afternoon. but says
that his mission to Trenton was to Sc
cure a reduction in the rental OF the
ball park for next season. which ac-
cording to contract, is to be $4,000.
AS Colonel Perrlne holds the contract
in which Lynch agrees to pay $4,000
for the Tri-State park next season,
he refused TO make any agreement
with Heckert because he asserts he is
not in n position to negotiate with any
other party than Lynch.
Among the baseball fans here the
opinion is general that Messrs. Lynch,
Munday and others will have the Tren.
ton Club next season with Heckert az
manager.
Evening journal., 1909-11-24
.LANCFORD KEEPS
AFTER JOHNSON
Has Deposited $4,000 to
Make Good But Champion
Won't Look
By United press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, Pa. Nov. 24-Fight
fans are worked up to fever heat here
to-day with the prospects Of Sam
Langford. the Boston tar baby" and
Jack Johnson getting together before
the week is out and coming to some
sort OF an agreement regarding a
fight.
Flushed by his victory over Mike
Schrecle last night. when the fight
was stopped IN the first round, Lang
ford is more insistent than ever to-day
in demanding that Johnson say
"whether he viii fight"
Langford declares that he has de-
posted $4,000 with a New York paper
as a guarantee Of good faith. but
Johnson says It is too far to stretch
his eyes to Gotham, and that he wants
TO see tho color OF tho money here IN
Pittsburg. Johnson has $1,000 placed
with q local paper which he win in
crease to $4,000 whenever Langford
shows his money.