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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09

HE SPOKE OF PAUL
Rev. Potter viii Speak at the Meet
ing This Evening And "Earth's
Tragedies Will be His
Subject.

The old adage that Monday is an of
night was disproved last evening at
the revival in progress at the Trinity
M. e. church. A larger crowd than
has been in attendance at any of the
former services was present while the
singing was excellent. A spirit Of
deep earnestness and prayer prevailed
the whole service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09
q Card

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
If Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the
cough, heals the lungs and prevents
serious results from cold, prevents
pneumonia and consumption. Con-
tains no opiates. The genuine is in
a yellow package. Refuse substitutes.
Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09
SURELY SAVED THEIR LIVES
"old Pomp" There When His Marse
Charlie and Marse William
Fought Duel.

There was nothing old Pomp en-
joyed more than telling stories of the
Importance Of his position in the days
"befo' de wah," when he was a con
spicuous figure on a southern planta-
ton of the best sort. Il brung up
Marse Charlie an Marse William" he
often said, solemnly. DER own
family lowed saved bofe DER lives
once, besides all de res done TO
'em.
Twar jes' like dis: Marse Charlie
an Marse William, dey bofe TUX de
mos 'grejus fancy to young lady
dat come a-visiting de house; an
somebody had fill DER foolish hails
all up wild talk about duels; an dey
les promulgated to hab one, an find
out which OBJ 'em was to hab de young
lady.
"Marse Charlie he was seventeen,
short an fiery, and Marse William he
was sixteen, slim an cool; but dey
was bofe sot' an 'termined on de
duel.
Course deye didn't tell me bout it,
but 'spected It, same as always
did, 'kase | looked after dem boys
TO DER paw an nav. when dere was
comp'ny
SO watched out, an follered, an
! crep' up to where dey was beginning
to take p'sition TO- de duel, an--an'
jes' broke it up
How did you do it, Pomp?" each lis
tener is sure to ask.
How did do it, chile? Why, jes'
emptied pail O. water right on Marse
Charles haid, an TUX an spanked
Marse William -da.'s how."-Y Youths
Companion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09

There Is more Catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together. and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable. For
a great many years doctors pronounced
1t a local disease and prescribed local rem
edies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to
be a constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j.
Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t IS
taken internally In doses from ~ drops
to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09

Frail women, women during menstrual.
ton, pregnancy or nursing should keep
the bowels well open. Try DR.. Cald-
torres. 80 cents and 81 = bottle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09
Captain Tsber, NJ. earmo and Alder.
man Hickey Arrived Ia
ST. Louis
Today.
WITH PRESIDENTS FLEET
Long Trip Ended Recently and Boats
are Returning to Their
Respective
PORTS

Captain B. P, Taber NJ Garmo and
Alderman Tim Hickey arrived in st.
Louis this morning on the steamer
Cape Girardeau and will probably re-
turn this evening. If they take the
afternoon train up Word r ceived by
Captain Taber's family from him stat.
ed that he would probably arrive in
Keokuk today or tomorrow. Mrs.
Garmo received word from her hus.
band stating that he would arrive in
Keokuk today probably. Word from
Aldermen Hickey stated that he would
remain in St. Louis until Thursday,
having number Of friends there
whom he will visit before returning
home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09
Notes Of the Trip.

Captain B.. P. Taber has mailed to
this paper q copy of the Vicksburg
(Miss.) American. which contains a
number Of items of interest and will
no doubt prove entertaining reading
matter to Keokuk people, since this
city had three representatives with
the Presidents fleet.
Yesterdays New Orleans State
says
Mr.. VIM. Arste, proprietor of the
St Louis Waterways Journal, and who
made the trip down the river on the
Steamboat Alton, of the waterways
ueet, will return home from here by
rail tonight
One of the most interesting dele
gates to the waterways convention
was Capt. w. G. Conrad, veteran
steamboat man, banker, ranchman and
miner, from Great Fails, Mont. Mr.
Conrad was In New Orleans in the
early seventies and was the originator
ola steamboat line 1000 miles in
length, which piled between this city
and Fort Benton, Mont. He owned
fand operated for d number Of seasons
three boats of from $50 to 500 tons
capacity, which ran 1000 miles up the
Mississippi and 5000 miles up the
Missouri to Fort Benton and way land
ings. In the summer time, when the
water was low, the boats used to
operate in the cotton trade in the Red
river to New Orleans, and in the VIM
ter and spring he would take cargoes
OF sugar, molasses and cotton back to
the Northwest. Captain Conrad says
the railroads put him out of business,
but he believes the deep water project
with fourteen feet UP the Mississippi
and seven feet up the Missouri to It's
headwaters will do much toward the
restoration of close relations between
the South and the great Northwest"
United States Supervising Inspect
Or of Steam Vessels J. j. Dunn, re-
turned from New Orleans yesterday.
He reports that the trip of the Presf-
dents fleet was very successful. He
says that the vessels lined up before
SHtViii5 LIE udIUOI dt NEW OIlEdLS
and entered in good order to the
salutes Of the nlen-of-war there to re-
ceive them"
The Alton, Erastus Wells and Lily
we're all at the wharf this morning for
st. Louis, having been in the Taft
flotilla going to New Orleans the lat
ter part of October. They all had very
few passengers on board, If any.
The st. Paul and Quincy passed ur
Tuesday afternoon without stopping
The Cape Girardeau, another of the
TAFT fleet, is due UP timorrow morn
ing.
The Cape Girardeau came up from
New Orleans at o'clock last nigh
and laid here until 1890 this morn
ing In order to give her passengers
the opportunity to see the park, many
OF whom went out in vehicles ant
autos
There we're several boats at the
wharf this morning, including the Cape
Girardeau, full Of people en- route t.
n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09
Minor crimInaIities.

Ira Jones and Bion Eggers were
arrested last evening for disturbing
the peace and fighting in the flats
between Eighth and Ninth on Johnson
street. Both plead not guilty and
will be tried later.
Weldon Bergenthal and Tom Ben
nlngton, brother and stepbrother, were
arrs sted for being drunk. When ar
raigned before the judge they also
plead not guilty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09

There we're several boats at the
wharf this morning, including the Cape
Glrardeau, full of people en- route to
st. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09
Officers Heard all.

Above was the last hand played in
that card room last evening, for
while the cards were being dealt,
Deputy Marshal Harrington and Night
Captain Edward Cahill were standing
outside the door. When the dealer
laid his four aces faces up on the
table the two officers stepped through
the doorway and arrests followed.
The card room was over Hickeys
saloon on Main, between Third and
Fourth, and was operated by Barker
and Malone. Both proprietors were
placed under arrest together with a
stranger. The other members of the
party, who are well known Keokuk
men, were not placed under arrest,
but will be called as witnesses if
needed
J, w. Barker and Charles Ma
lone were arraigned before
Judge w. L. Mcnamara In the
superior court this morning. Both
waived preliminary examination and
were bound over to the grand jury
Their bond was placed at 5000, which
both were able to furnish.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09
At 8 o'clock This Morning Deputy
Marshal and Night Captain
Arrested Propretors
OF Place.
BOUND TO GRAND JURY
Waved Preliminary Examination in
Superior Court This Morning and
Case Will be Tried This
Month.
Cards" said the dealer.

Cards said the dealer.
Stand pat said the second play
er at his left. who by the way, is a
well known business man, after the
first player had thrown his hand into
the discard.
Gimme two replied the next
player, as the dealer looked inquiring-
ly at him.
Draw one" was the next ones re-
Spouse.
Other than the dealer the four
were the only ones to stay, in the
eight players gathered around the
green cloth.
The dealer was the only one who
caught" and his four aces won
handily from the ace-high flush held
by the player who stood pat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-09

Read the Daily Gate City.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-02-13
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.

Miss Van Barton, of Alton, is
the guest of Mss Leorah Walker
of W. Front St.-Misses Mcgre-
CORY and Carter, were the guest
of Mrs. Warren Moore this week
Mrs. Chas. CaId well is show.
ing provemen1. The mem bers
of the A. M, e. church are con
ducling a series Of me tlngs. Ell
der Tiff conducting the services.
Mr.. RoN al Payne Williams is
in Chicago on business-Mss H.
Green is no BETTE at his writing
LaRue Hoagland is improving
Mrs. VIM. Caldwell is GONZALES.
cent-Mrs Huddleson. of Tope
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-02-13
JOH n H. r UCK Ell.
For City Treasurer.

Mr. Jehn H. Ruckel, Repub
Iican candidate for City treasur-
er, is verify, a representative Of
the best type Of citizons and will
fill the office, if elected, as cred
liable and'honorable. as any man
in the city. He has lived here
all of his life time. and is and
has been, identified with the pro.
gresslve men of the city. Give
him fair considerations and he as
sures you that the honor, if it be
conferred upon him. will not be
in vain. He is qualified and will
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-02-13

ka Kansas has retnrned home
Mrs. Annie Dalton ha> issued il
vltatlons for d valentine party To
be given Fob Is at the residen-
ce Of Mrs. James Samuels The
members of the Sd Christian chu.
are holding series of cottaga
prayer meetings in preparation
for a revival to be held next
month.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-02-13

MISTAKE-The advertise
ment for some show last Monday
stating thatiArval Terrell took
part. is erroneous. he having no
thing to do with it. Terrell and
Liggins are soon to put on an ex
cellent show, however.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-02-13

Mrs. H. Z Cottman wore a
beautiful pink creation at the
banquet at St Johns A. NJ. E.
church last Tuesday night. and
carried a shower bouquet of pinks,
with pinks ia her hair. NJ.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-02-13
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the MAN.
Soldier; Abotionist; Statesman Emancipator Marty

give the office his time and atten.
tion-
In another column, appears
his announcement
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-02-13

0. V. Royal was iu Alton, on
legal business this week.
The Centennial Celebration
was signal success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-09
Names Parljamentarian,

There are some popular and able men
in the First Maine congressional district
| who aspire to the Republican nomina-
tion as Congressman Aliens successor,
but whatever the particular claims OF
the particular strength of the others
| it is certain that the candidacy OF
Asher c. Kinds arouses special inter-
est and enthusiasm far beyond the Dor
ders of Maine. The Washington cor
respondents dwell upon it in their let
tiers to papers in all parts of the coun-
try and the metropolitan editors find
in 1t q theme. For instance, in We'd
ucsday's issue the New York Sun has {,
work at Washington for the past IA
V, ars in which he has gained national
rcc1 gnition as the greatest authority
of our times on parliamentary law.
After speaking of the monumental
work on this subject just completed
by Mr.. Hinds-a work in eight vol
umes Of 1000 pages each. with 10000
foot notes.-the Sun goes on as follows:
There has been no reward for Asher
G.. Kinds except the consciousness OF
mast ering a subject bristling with de-
tail and commanding the awe of man.
Lately, however. he has animated
that he would like to sit in Congress
as a member from the State OF Maine.
and tho powers that be have given
him encOura cement. The Maine dele
CATION always ranks high in ability
ara service, and certainly Mr.. Kinds
if promoted would be the most learned
parlame ntarian in it. Only twice in
IA years, and both times for urgent
cause, has he been absent from the
House; therefore, he would be pune
tual and diigent. OF course he would
be put on the Committee of Rules. and
Fate might tag him to be Speaker
some time or other. No doubt Mr..
Kinds dreams of such greatness and
of being as famous gavel holder as
Tom Reed of splendid memory. Asher
G.. Kinds sounds statesmanlike. and
the bearer looks the particular and
keen of eye, high and broad of fore
head and notably firm of jaw. Maine
might do worse
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-09
Growinq DahIias from Seed.

Growing dahlias from seed is a most
fascinating work. as the results can
not be foretold Start the seeds in
March. in shallow boxes. Plants may
be thlnncd out orr transplanted into
another box when large enough to
stand four inches apart. Plants from
seeds should not be set outdoors until
June Is, and the further culture is the
same as already subscribed
Can you for one moment imagine
your anxiety to see the first flowers
Of each plant develop--to see what the
result iso One thing is essential. and
that is not to buy cheap dahlia seeds
for nothing is more disappointing than
to raise a seed watch it. care for it,
develop it. and then get miserable re-
suits The very highest priced seeds
and the most carefully selected seeds
are not always quite satisfactory, but
you may at least expect a small per-
centage of pleasant surprises. The
bees work necessarily on the dahlia
flowers. and therefore it is impossible
to gather seeds from certain type
and expect fair reproduction of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-09
ART AMONG ARTIcHokES.
Italian Farmer Digs Up 100000 on
Land That Cost $1,000.

Six months ago Neapolitan bought
for $4,000 q plot of land four miles out
side of Rome, which was to be de-
voted to the growing of artichokes
While digging recently he discovered
a large marble fountain six feet high
and six feet in diameter with a frieze
of dancing girls in bas-relief around it
evidently the product of Greek CHS
ell
Despite the finders efforts to keel
the discovery secret the archaeology
cal department heard of it and sen
a committee to Investigate. This com
mittec valued the discovery at 100000
The government. which is legally en-
titled to purchase these finds at three
fourths of their value, offered the
farmer $4,000.
But the value of the discovery was
evidently purposely underestimate
and the farmer refused to part with il
at the price named He also refused
to allow any further excavating by
the department.
The government is waiting for the
farmer to come down in his demands
Meanwhile the fountain is deteriorat-
ing from the exposure.
Artichokes are growing on land
which probably contains may treasures
of an ancient Roman villa.-NeW
York Sun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-09
Arnold. the Hero and Patriot

Most Of US have never thought of
BENEDICT Arnold as a naval fighter
and so the story of the attempts to
raise his Flagship" from the sandy
bottom Of Lake Champlain opens a
chaptcr of his eventful career with
which the world has been less familiar
than with the story Of his treason or
of mis- ill-fated expedition up the Ken
ncpec and through the wilderness to
Quebec The craft in question was
MS, d in a lively engagement with the
British off Nalcover island, Lake
Champaign. when it ran aground and
had to be abandoned. This was in Oc-
toher l776, just year after Arnold
Quebec expedition. The craft-whose
name was the Royal Savage-Was rath-
or q modest Warship as warships go in
these days. being only A. feet long and
Il feet wide, but its historic interest
is none the less on that account and
if it can be rescued from the sand
where it has reposed all these years
no efforts should be spared in the at
tempt to bring it to the surface and
preserve it. Divers say that it lies in
the sand near the shore in good
state of preservation.
Had Arnold gone down with his lit
tie ship on that autumn day in 1916 when
he made such brilliant fight against
overwhelming odds. what a splendid
place would have been his in American
history Or if he had died in the
Maine wilderness, or III the snow be-
fore the frowning walls OF Quebec, a
year earlier he would have been i'm
mortalzed as one of the heroic fig
ures of the struggle for American in
dependence. But fate let him live to
be a traitor and no recital of the valor
and patriotism of his earlier career
can make men forget that one black
fact.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-09
The State Ehos.

In New Hampshire asSin Maine the
Legislature has voted that the state
flag shall: be the state seal upon a
field Of blue In Maine this is' a return
10 the State flag used by the Maine reg
iments in the Civil War and 10 1t has a
special sentimental value. In 1901 q
new State flag was authorized by the
Maine Legislature-a buff field with a
green pine tree in the center and a
blue star in the upper corner-but this
was never popularized and very few
such flags were ever made. The return
to the historic state flag of the old days
is everywhere regarded as most fit
ting thing The newly authorized State
flag in New Hampshire is thus de-
scribed 1T comprises the state seal on
a field of blue. the seal Is surrounded
by laurel, and at even DISTANCE around
the seal are placed nine stars signify
ing that New Hampshire was the ninth
state in the order of admissioNinto the
union. The inscription. ''Sagillum Rel
rublicae Neo Hantoniensis.' translated
means The seal of the State Q. New
HAMPSHIRE and the date. 1884 marks
the time that the New Hampshire con-
stitution was formulated" 1t seems
that the Granite state never before had
a state flag Many states are without
such emblems. and in most of the
states which have them they contain
the state coat of arms as in Maine and
New Hampshire. In no state is the
state flag more commonly used than in
Massachusetts. There it flies with the
national flag from all state institutions
as the result Of a custom inaugurateG
by Governor Guild. 1t would be
good thing, a Stimulant of State pride,
for Maine t. follow the Massachusetts,
example in this matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-09
MANILA'S WATER WORKS.
City Supplied From Protected Water
shed 140 Miles Square.

The inauguration of Manlla'S new
water supply marks the completion of a
project of great Importance to the city
| The new water supply is taken from
the Mafiquina river, twenty miles
northeast of Manila.
The watershed above the PORT of di-
version covers about $40 square miles
Of mountain and forest and is with
drawn from settlement Private prop
crty within this reservation will be ex-
propriated and the entire district will
be freed from human contamination
forever.
The reservoir is rectangular in Plan
and measures 500 by 764 feet and is e
feet deep. It's capacity is 5O,OOO,oO0 gall
Ions. The water enters through a con
cr"te-lined conduit four and half
miles in length. of which a small
amount lies near the surface of the
ground and was constructed in an open
ditch; the balance is in a tunnel. which
at the nepcst point is $50 feet below the
surface of the ground.
At frequent intervals 1long the con-
duit are inclined shafts With steps for
entering The tunnel to inspect. clean or
repair. At one point its conduit sinks
ur1er the he'd of tho Dulutan river,
and at another it is carried across d
stream by a siAty-foot concrete arch
bridge
The water is carried from the head
works to the tunnels by means Of a
riveted steel pipe line forty-two inches
in diameter and ten and One-half in
ches long. The pipe is carried under
the Mariqrina river, hut this section, in
place of steel. is of cast iron. Most of
the other streams are crossed by means
of concrete bridges; but at two points
the pipe is carried across by steel
truss bridges where the width of the
stream is too great for concrete.
The dam is 400 feet long on the crest
and about eighty-fve feet in extreme
height. 1t is built of cyclopean mason
ry, or concrete in which large stones
are embedded. Behind the dam will be
storage basin which will serve the
city during the dry months when the
discharge of the river is less than that
Necessary for the supply.
. The cost of the completed work is
about $1,000, 900 as fer as the Deposito.
and the distribution system to be in
stalled throughout the city will cost
100000 more
The rev. system supplies 90 800, 900 gal
Ions. of water each twenty-four hours
enough to give every man. woman and
child in the city 10 gallons a day.-Co-
lonial Review.