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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-28

his whiskers, one on one side Of the
limb and one on the other, like pair
of saddle bags, until Uncle Ashdod re-
covered from his faint.
Then there was a terrible battle.
Uncle Ashdod put up his hands and
took a good hold of the limb, and be-
gan to kick the lower end Of the pike,
and the pike frightened it's grip on
Uncle Ashdod's whiskers and began
to slash at his legs with its cruel bony
tail. It looked like about an even
fight, for if Uncle Ashdod had boots
on, the pike had tough scales, and
there they fought, face to face. I'm
Gle Ashdod said he never in his life
saw anything so awful as the look in
that pixies eyes as it hung there.
Already Uncle Ashdod's boots were
slashed to strips and every blow of
the pixies tail cutting him to the bone,
while he hadn't seemed to make any
impression on the tail of the pike, and
he was giving himself up for lost.
He didn't have knife or any sort of
weapon to aid him. And then, as
sort of last resort, he took one hand
from the limb and tickled the pike in
the ribs.
Uncle Ashdod says he had never
heard that pixies were ticklish, but he
had never heard that they were not,
either, and when a man is on the
verge of death he will try anything as
a last resort, so he thought he might
as well try tickling the pike as any
thing else.
Well, at first the pike seemed more
amused than anything else. 1t sort of
screwed up the corners of its mouth
and grinned, but in a minute or two it
began to chuckle inwardly. So Uncle
Ashdod kept right on tickling it. He
says it was the most weird thing he
ever saw in his life, to see that pike
chuckling away as if it was in the
best humor and at the same time
glazing at him hatefully with it's eyes.
So he tickled it a little harder and it
began to gasp between its teeth but
it did not loosen it's hold on his
beard in the least. So he tickled it
little harder and said: 'Ketchy-
ketchy-ketchy." Well, that was too
much for that pike. It's sides began
to heave and palpitate with laughter,
and it's tail curled up and it tried to
throw its head back the way a man
does when he hears an awfully good
one and is going to give a mighty
hearty laugh, and it began to gasp.
When that happened Uncle Ashdod
says he began to have hope, and he
pulled his finger back and sort of
cork-screwed it toward the pike and
said:
Creepy mouse, creepy mouse,
tickely, tickely, tickely!"
At the last "tickely" he says he
dug his finger into the ribs of the
pike, and the pike seemed to simply
double all up with laughter and sud-
denly it opened its mouth and shout
ed: "Ha! Ha! Hal" and turned blue
in the face and fell spang to the
ground as dead as a door-nail.
Uncle Ashford says that of course
he hated to take life in that way, but
he was sort of forced to do it in
self-defense. l asked him what he
really thought of the fight and he said
he was still too wrought up to say.
/ asked him what he thought the pike
thought of a fight Of that kind, and
he said he guessed the pike liked
it; he said the pike seemed tickled
to death.
Copyright, 1909. by w G. Chapman.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-28
HAD TO BE RIGHT
EXAMPLE OF CHARLES DUDLEY
WARMERS LITERARY WORK.
Short Obituary Article Prepared with
Infinite Care and Frequently Re-
Vised - Author Admitted
1t Was Labor.

The extraordinary pains and pa
tience with which the late Charles
Dudley Warner did his literary work
are shown in the strenuous way in
which he produced an obituary notice
some years ago.
Prof. Edward L. Youmans was a
close personal friend of Mr.. Warner,
and on that account when Mrs. YOU
mans died the editor of a daily paper
asked Mr.. Warner to write a sort of
personal appreciation of her. This he
consented to do.
He was left alone from 10 a. m.
until half-past II, when he went to
lunch. Returning at 2 o'clock, he
worked without interruption until
4 o'clock, when ne turned over to
the editor what he had written.
Yet the work was not complete. Mr..
Warner read the first proof and in
succession three revised sheets.
Each time he made change after
change in phraseology, seeking out the
one right word, while even in the
nicely of paragraphing he seemed TO
make clearer what he desired to ex-
press. Nor did the close revision
end with the marking of the last
proof.
After the paper had gone to press
and the first sheets had b n brought
up to the composing roo for an O..
K. Mr.. Warner loOkel ..istfully at
the editor and observed:
Would you object to lifting the
form? I see a sentence in the last
paragraph that might be somewhat
changed. She was too good, you
know, to have a slovenly tribute paid
to her"
Even the printers refused to get
angry over the delay and forthwith
the form was sent up and changes
went on for an hour. At last, though
publication was delayed fully two
hours, the editor, but not Mr.. War
ner, had the supreme satisfaction of
knowing that the work was as nearly
perfect as human art could make it,
and the edition was sent out.
while we were walking up the
street toward the Youmans country
home" writes the editor, I'VE quiet
" talked about books and boOkmen."
You are most painstaking,' we
Ventured.
Yes said Mr. Warner, modestly.
I never could dash OF anything read
lily like some writer's. 1t has always
been real labor to me-
Then you revise all your work the
same way?'
. I have always found it necessary
to do so. Even in writing for the
Easy Chair" 1 have to be painstaking.
Nor have / ever been able to use the
typewriter with any degree of satisfac-
ton. The trouble seems to be that
either in debating or in using the
typewriter l at once become self-con-
scious and mechanical. For some
reason my thoughts-what few ideas
l may possess seem to flow more cas-
lily from the pen."-New Amstel Mag
azine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-28
Rooster Rides a Bicycle.

Ever see a Plymouth Rock rooster
ride a bicycle? Well, Sammy" does.
And in so doing he has solved the
problem of a college education for
Ralph Eidemiller.
Every day Sammy" rides through
Pasadena, Cal, streets, standing erect
and unrestrained on a small platform
built behind the seat.
When Ralph stops his wheel
Sammy" alights, pecks around a few
minutes in the dust, and flies back to
his seat and crows a loud call for at.
tention. He gets 1t. And while the
curious are wondering, Master Ralph
is busy selling post card souvenirs OF
himself. 1t is through this sale tha
the short trousered boy expects ID
complete his education.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-28
Mayonnaise Dressing.

The tiresome process of dropping
the oil slowly into the egg is being
done away with by many housewives.
It's results, too, are often disastrous,
for when half beaten, 10! the separa-
tion of oil and egg. Instead of this
tedious method, try stirring all the
acids that are to be used into the
well-beaten yolks and condiments.
Then the oil may be added by the
tablespoonful without failure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-28
"creepy Mouse Creepy Mouse, TickIey Ticey TCkey!"

It is a terrible thing to have life
long enemy-so my Uncle Ashdod
Clute of Betzville says-and we who
have none should be thankful. Last
Thursday Uncle Ashdod nearly per-
ished through an enmity that culmi-
mated on that day
When Uncle Ashdod was a boy Of
II he began fishing in Mud creek, and
the very first time he threw in his
hook he caught a pike, but when he
pulled it out it was such a thin,
small, miserable little skimp of fish
that he was as mad as hops, and he
stood right up and told the pike what
he thought of it and then slammed
it back into the creek, and thought
no more about it. But that pike did.
A pike is the most vindictive kind of
fish; terribly vindictive;} and never
Z forgets an injury. Year after year
that pike lay low and nursed its an
ger and planned revenge, and poor
Uncle Ashdod knew nothing about it.
He never suspected it in the least, he
says He would have treated that pike
the same as he would have treated
any other fish, if he had met it, he
says.
Things went along that way for SO
years, with Uncle Ashdod Clute think
ing nothing at all, and tie pike gnaw-
ing its cankerous heart out for
chance of revenge, and last Thursday
it thought it saw its chance.
There was Uncle Ashdod sitting on
the bank of the creek with his pole
stuck in the mud beside him, when
suddenly there came a cloud-burst
mile or so up the creek and almost
instantly the creek began to rise by
leaps and bounds. Before Uncle Ash
be, could get to his feet the creek
was up to his knees, and there in
the water was the monstrous big pike
dashing and slashing at him with it's
jaws wide open, and leaping out of
me water in a frenzied attempt to
catch Uncle Ashdod by the neck and
drag him down to death.
Any pike can leap like deer, but
this pike was a wonderful leaper, and
Uncle Ashdod saw there was only
one chance for his life, and that was
to climb a tree. So he made a dash
for a big pine and jumped for the
lower limbs, and all the time the
water was rising, and no matter how
fast he climbed the tree the water
rose as fast and there was the big
pike right facing him and crashing
its teeth Every moment the pike
would make a leap, and before it
could fall back into the water the
water would overtake it. In that way
Uncle Ashdod climbed the tree, with
the creek and the pike never three
feet behind him, until it began to look
as if he would run out of tree before
the creek began to go down, and he
knew that if he reached the top of
the pine and the water kept on rising
the pike would swim in and complete
the deed it had set its heart on.
But just as he reached the top the
water began to fall as rapidly as 1t
had risen, and the pike gave one cry
OF futile anger and made last enor-
nous leap and grabbed Uncle Ashdod
by his long gray whiskers which were
blowing out over the topmost limb,
and at that moment Uncle Ashdod
tainted and dropped. If it hadn't been
for the pike Uncle Ashdod would have
been dashed to death, but once a
pike gets hold it is like bulldog; 1t
never lets 60 So there they hung by
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-28

Late summer! and the suns too ardent
ray
Is quickly set.
There's hint of winter in the twilight
gray
"Lest We Forget!''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-28
Only Case on Record.

George-"Do you believe the wom-
an ever lived who could truly say to
her lover that he was the first man
she had ever kissed?" Madge-"Yes;
Eve. Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-28
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I.22aH7ABINET
LATE SUNNI Err.

HE eldest gods took fire
from the rose
For summers breath;
But, from the poppy took,
at even close,
A hint of death!
The voice of summer is
the song of lark
At mornings thrill;
And after that, comes on
apace the dark
And whippoorwill!
The lush of green; the
reckless minstrelsy
And chant of bird;
Then, like a knel, the
sound of cicada
In tree-tops heardi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-28
DRAWING the Line.

hew authority has decided that
under certain circumstances" man
may play poker with only four cards
But if he wants to play with six the
player must get his gun out ahead of
the other fellow.-Boston Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
WOMEN AVOID
OPERATIONS

The writer was talking to an all
ing trained nurse a few weeks ago
The query, whether or not she would
have an operation performed, met
with this significant reply, Most as
suredly not" This remark is set down
here for your guidance. Its moral is
-shun operations.
Instead Of seeking surgeon, if you
suffer monthly aches or pains in your
special organs, have leucorrhoae or
are irregular in any way, test the
merits of the following effective and
inexpensive female tonic: One ounce
Fluid Extract Black Hawk and two
ounces Alpen Seal, to which you OF
your druggist must add five ounces OF
pure water. Take teaspoonful of this
simple mixture after meals and al
bedtime for a week or ten days pre-
vious to your next period and yor
should experience great change fol
he better in the chara or of thai
event.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
PRES. slGMuND QUITS.
Head of Carthage College Takes New
Position.

CARTHAGE, ILL.,, Mar. 3.-President
r. L. Sigmund, for numer of years
head of Carthage college of this city
has resigned his position with the in
stitution and has departed to take a
chair in a prominent New York Bible
institute. The position is very fine
one and the change for Professor Sig
mund is in the nature of an advance.
The position was offered to Mr.. Sig
mund by the authorities of the New
York institution and came unexpected
ly, although it was known the vacancy
existed. Another man of high standing
was scheduled for the position, but it
was decided to offer it to Professor
Sigmund.
In the resignation of President Sig
nun, Carthage college loses one of
the most active and efficient heads it
has had since the days of President
Tressler. 1t was largely through the
personal effort of President Sigmund
the Henry Dunhart gift and the Car
negie building offer.
The resignation of President Sig
mund leaves the college without a
head, and at present it is not known
what will be done to fill the vacancy.
There are many available men, and
there is no doubt that good man will
soon be chosen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
About the Votes

There is a bill at the present time
before The Iowa legislature, which II
passed, would kill Sunday base ball in
Keokuk and throughout Iowa. The bill
is known as the Sunday Amusement
Bill. So widespread has become the
sentiments for and against this bill
that it has been taken up all over the
state and signed petitions are being
sent to representatives and senators
in Des Moinc by parties OF both sides.
The Gate City will try and secure
the sentiments of the people of Keo-
kuk and with uhis object in view the
above ballot has been drawn up.
II you are in favor Of the passage
of this bill to knock Sunday amuse-
ments sign in the first place.
If you are opposed to the passage OF
this bill, which would knock base ball
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
SEASONS LAST GAME
FOR KEOKUK HIGH
Fort Madison viii Play Basket Ball
Friday Evening at Y. M. c. A.
Gymnasium.

The final appearance of the Keo
ku.. high school basket ball team-the
most successful in the history of the
institution-will be next Friday even
ing at the Y. M. c. A., when the Fort
Madison team is brought to this city
for a return gan Ia
Keokuk is confident of victory and
will make a great effort to increase
the total number of points by about
100. This means that Keokuk will at
tempt to secure fifty baskets from the
field, or few less and number of
field goals. To accomplish this the
greatest speed possible will be at
tempted and new plays will be resort
ed to.
The game is one that is being look
ed forward to by followers of the
game and many should be present to
see the Keokuk quintet complete the
season
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
but all in vain and she passed to her
heavenly reward

heavenly reward.
Deceased's maiden name was Rose
HANNA and she was born in Sonora
township on May 9, 1868; on Dec. 6,
1882, she was married to Francis M.
Enright and to this union were born
five children: Sherman, Earl, Eddie,
Jessie and Alva; Earl died when 10
years old. Besides her husband and
above named children, she leaves to
mourn her death an aged father, six
sisters and four brothers, as follows:
Mrs. Elizabeth Noles and Mrs. Sadie
Ballinger of Montrose, Ia, Mrs. Ida
Herbert and Mrs. Amy Crosby of Ham
iltron ILL.,, Mrs. Mary Carss and Mrs.
fTillie Trickett of Keokuk, Ia, David
Henry, Williams and Frank HANNA,
all of Sonora township, and one grand
child, little Clifford Enright. Her
mother died two years ago, and two
brothers, Christian and George, also
preceded her in death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03

Inns is view OF the laboratory in Lynn Mass, which
LYDIA f. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound is made
herels sign long wide attached permanently
10 the 'front.' OF the main building which as follows:
Public inspection invited-from A. M to d PM
Lydia 3. Pinkham Medicine Co.
What does this sign mean?
1t means that public inspection laboratory methods Of
dong business honestly desired 1t there nothing
about the Pkham business which open and
It means that invitation anyone to
come ana verify the statements made the
E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is Lydia Pmkhams Vegetable Compound made exclusively
from roots and herbs?
Come and See for Yourself.
Do the of America continually use as much of as we
told?
Come and See for Yourself.
any Mrs Pnkham whom sick asked write?
Come and See for Yourself.
is the vast private correspondence with sick conducted
by only and the letters kept strictly conden
Come and See for Yourself.
Have they really got letters from than million
Come and See for Yourself.
Have they proof that Lydia Pmkhams Vegetable Compound
has cured thousands of these women?
Come and See for Yourself
This advertisement only for doubte The great army
women who know from their personal that
medicine the world equals Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Com
pound for female ills will still using and being benefited by
but the doubling suffering for her sake he
taught confidence FOR she also we'll regain her nah
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
PROGRAM OF THE
ORGAN RECITAL
Frederick w. Mueller of Tarkio Col.
Iege Will Play in keokuk TO-
morrow Evening.

The following program will be CIV
en- by Prof. Mueller tomorrow even
ing at the organ recital to be given
at the United Presbyterian church:
Sonata No. (Variation-M endel-
ssohn; Choral (1S09-4O; Andante
Sostenuto; Allegro Motto.
Suite Observation-Disclosures; Hymne;
Menuet; Air; Allegro.
Largo (from New World Symphony
Dvorak (1S41-04.)
Cantilene-Roger (1S57.)
Fanfare d'Orgue-Shelley (1s5S.)
Etude for Pedals alone-De Brio
queville.
Benediction Nuptiale - Hollins
(1S65.)
Concert Overture-Hollins (1S65.)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
DEATH OF
MRS. ENRIGHT
Hancock County, H., Woman who was
Sister of Mrs. carass and Mrs.
Trickett.


Nauvoo Rustler: Mrs. Frank En-
slght of Sonora township, died last
saturday at BIS p. m. She was taken
- the Graham hospital in Keokuk
several weeks ago in hopes that some
uuihg could be done to relieve her of
we suffering from tumor After the
opefation was performed, the pros
psc's seemed bright and her many
trends rejoiced and for two weeks
Que seemed to improve. Then a
olahge for the worse took place and
sne asked to be brought home; her re-
suest was granted two weeks ago
saturday and all that dear ones could
10 to alleviate her sufferings was done
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03

Don't let the child suffer. Immedi-
ate relief can be obtained by soaking a
piece of flannel with Hyomei and let
ting the child inhale the soothing bal
sans it contains. Hyomei is the first
aid to Group stricken children. Hyo
mel also cures catarrh, coughs, colds
or money back from Wilkinson & Co
Complete outfit, 81. Extra bottles
Soc Sold in every town in America
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
A Religious Authors Statement.


Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman. Sails
bury, N c., who is the author of sever
al books, writes: For several years /
was afflicted with kidney trouble and
last winter | was suddenly stricken
with a severe pain in my kidneys and
was confined to bed eight days enable
70 get up without assistance. Ny ur-
Inc contained thick white sediment
and | passed same frequently day and
Mght, commenced taking Foley's
Kidney Remedy and the pain gradu-
any abated and finally ceased and my
urine became normal. ! cheerfully
recommend Foley's Kidney Remedy
Wilkinson & CO.. J. F. Kiedaisch &
Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
BASEBALL SQUAD
IS A LARGE ONE
An Abundance of Material Reported
at Initial Practice Yesterday A.
ternoon.

Never in the history of the high
school was there such an abundance
of baseball material as at the opening
OF the present season. Thirty-five can
didates-the largest squad for the
opening day that has been recorded
for number of years-answered the
call yesterday afternoon and took
part in the opening baseball tryouts.
Manager vestal and Captain Weis.
mann were on the field and nothing
but preliminary loosening up was at
tempted Every position should be
we'll taken care of and few of the
candidates are the following:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
Captain William Burk Of st. Louis
Arrived in the City This Morn
ing to Look After
Boat.
MAY FIRST FOR OTHERS
Engineers, Carpenters and Painters
Started Working on the
Dubuque Today at the
Lock.

Captain William Burk, master OF the
steiner Dubuque of the Diamond 10
line arrived in the city this morning to
sup rintend the work Of putting the
steamer, which has been lying in
steamer, which has been living In
in shape for the seasons run which
will soon open.
Captain Burk stated this morning
that the boat would be ready for her
first trip of the season by the first of
April and would make the same run
that was made last year. The steamer
will handle all business between Bur-
lington and st. Louis and last season g
schedule will be followed out as it was
started the first part of the season
and carried out until low water would
not permit the big boat going any
farther north than this city.
The old river man was very enthu-
siastic over the prospects for a busy
season, in speaking this morning. The
trade handled between Burlington and
st. Louis is immense and shippers rel,
almost entirely on .he large, line boats
during the boat season for the trans.
portation of their freight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03

and other amusements on Sunday,
vote by placing your name in the sec
ond space.
When the votes have all been re-
ceived they will be sent to Senator
McManus at Des Moines, before the
bill is brought up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03

Humors Come to the SURFACE in the
spring as in no other season. They
don't run themselves all off that way,
however, but mostly remain in the
system Hoods Sarsaparilla removes
them, wards off danger. makes good
health sure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-03
All Can Vote.

This ballot is one which is open to
every person in Keokuk. Not only
are the fans requested to cast vote,
but ladies, young people and old. min
listers and laymen, and all who have
any sentiment regarding this sill.
The ballot Is strictly an impartial
one and from day to day the standing
of the votes will be published through
the columns of this paper.
Do not delay to vote and fill out the
above coupon and mail or bring 1t to
The Daily Gate City.