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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

This opportunity complete preparations for
bargains for the whole
cutting
simply make good promise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
Postum Hunting In Queensland.


Among the ways of earning living
in the colony of Queensland the col
lecting of fur skins combines consid-
cradle profit with fine, adventurous
life in the open air in the bush" the
term which describes all country
parts. plain, hill and forest away from
the settlements.
The possum is protected by the gov
eminent of Queensland till May 1, on
which date young men issue forth for
campaign against the willy animal
whose skin makes such beautiful car
riage and other rugs and forms the
material for ladies' furs all over Eu.
rope. Formerly shooting was resorted
to. but now trapping is found to be
the most efficacious means of securing
good bag. Most of the trappers
work in couples or employ native,
and snares of thin wire are used.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05

Brothers be given fifteen year lease
for strip Of ground 10 by lis feet,
near the Des Moines river bridge at
$25 per acre was adopted.
A resolution providing for an en-
Urgency fund before the next council
meeting was adopted, the following
sums being ordered Street $1,000,
park $500, sidewalk $500, police $500
Aldermen Annable, Christy and De-
Yong voted against this.
Resolutions were adopted, ordering
some cement walks erected by con.
tract, the property owners having fail
ed to do the work. Bids must be in
by Oct. Is.
resolution for an eight inch tile
sanitary sewer from Third and Des
Moines southwest to Eighteenth
street was lost, the vote standing
to 4.
Bids for the eight inch tile sanitary
sewer in the alley between Main and
Blondeau, from Thirteenth to
Fourteenth streets are to be in by Oct.
IS. resolution having been adopted
ordering the sewer. The same course
was taken with the improvement of
the alley in block 200 by macadamiz-
ing and binding.
The improvement of Thirteenth
street from Franklin to Grand Avenue
was accepted by the city and the spec
.ial tax ordered levied for payment of
the work.
The tax was levied for the payment
of the new sewer from Fourteenth and
Des Moines to Thirteenth and NUM-
Der Of new cement sidewalks We're
ordered
The street car company was order
ed to bring its track to grade on Nine
teenth street.
Some minor matters took up the at
tention of the council until 9:55 when
the council adjourned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
A Fearless Woman.

solran. the dreaded Turkish sui
tan, in 1921 was going to besiege Bel
grade, the capital OF Servia, his most
hostile neighbor. While slowly pro-
ceeding with his military train on the
dusty highroad woman stopped his
unapproachable majesty Bitterly she
complained about the soldiers, who,
during her sleep, had carried off her
cattle, the sole fortune she had. You
must have fallen into most profound
sleep not to have heard the thieves
at their work." said the sultan laugh,
ingly YES. slept we'll slept in
confidence that your majesty is watch
ing over the safety of your people"
replied the woman.
This answer, which might have cost
the woman's head. pleased the sultan
because of the fearless way 1t was
said. He restored all the cattle stolen
by the soldiers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
The one TONIC FOR
DELICATE PEOPLE
Nursing Mothers and Women
Who Need More Strength Find
DR.. Williams Pink Pills Per-
fectly Adapted to Their
Wants.

Some women recover their strength
very slowly after an acute illness, after
childbirth and other conditions of ex.
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from which the increased strength of
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Debilitated persons are very liable to
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the tonic remedy must be one that is ac-
ceptable to the most delicate stomach.
DIR. Willia,ns' Pink Pills give to the
blood the elements necessary to make it
pure and red. For this reason they are
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Mrs. L. Davis, Of No. 4o9 Park avenue,
st. Paul, Mimi, proves the worth Of
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was subject to splitting headaches.
.sThe doctors said l was suffering with
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they did not do mo any good and / was
discouraged. On one visit to the doctor
he said that he would try one more
thing and if that did not help me he did
not know what to give me. When
left his Office tore up the prescription
and went to a drug store where bought
. box of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
They seemed to help me and soon
began to have an appetite. continued
to improve until could do my work
and was finally cured"
If you are interested in the remedy
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DR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
Ill druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
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for So. so, by the Dr. Williams Medicine
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
Words to Freeze the Soul.

"Your son has Consumption. His
case is hopeless" These appalling
words were spoken to Geo. E. Blevens,
leading merchant of Springfield, n.
c. by two expert doctors-one lung
specialist. Then was shown the won
derful power of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery After three weeks use, .
writes Mr.. Blevens, "he was as well as
ever. / would not take all the money
in the world for what it did for my boy"
Infallible for Coughs and Colds, its
the safest, surest cure of desperate
Lung diseases on earth. SOC and S1.00
Wilkinson & Co., and J. F. Kiedaisch
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
Aldermen Actually Began the Meet
ing Almost on Scheduled Time
Last Evening and Were
Harmonious.
HAD TWO HOUR MEETING
Street Committee Split in Opinion, But
Even This Did Not Cause
Any Excitement at
All.

Possibly the most uninteresting city
council meeting for the season, was
the one held last evening at which the
most exciting matter was the ordering
of cement sidewalk. The real fea-
ture of the meeting was the fact that
the council got busy before o'clock
the meeting starting shortly after s
o'clock and almost on time.
There was nothing but harmony and
noicharges were made at any officials
Everyone seemed in a good humor
The street committee was divided on
a report, handing in two reports and
one OF them was adopted without any
long speeches or arguments, De Young
and Kiefer of the committee having
their way against that wanted by
Hickey and Roberts.
The details of the business transact
ed will be given later in this paper
when the official proceedings are
printed. Aldermen Mccormick and
Swanson We're not present at the
meeting, which adjourned in less than
two hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
ATTEMPT MADE TO
FORCE ENTRANCE.
Two Men, Supposed to be Strangers,
Made Unsuccessful Effort to
Enter BerryhiII Sa-
SPECIAL MAKES REPORT
c. II. Manning Stationed at Market
Grounds Reports Affair to
Police--An Early Start
Made.
SPECIAL MAKES REPORT

An effort was made to enter and
rob the Berryhill saloon, 1904 Main
street, last evening about II o'clock
by two men supposed to be strangers
in the city. They were frightened
away before they could break an en-.
trance and have not yet been arrest
ed. The discovery was made by
Special Officer G. H. Manning who
went on duty last evening and was
stationed at the Twelfth street market
grounds. The special officer notified
the police as soon as he was aware of
the attempt, for the men were gone
before he could act single handed. Of
ficer Manning also notified Mr.. Ber-
ryhill who came to the store and con
Quoted short investigation, finding
that nothing had been touched The
point of attack was the front door
which they attempted to force open.
Although this is the first attempt it
looks as If the visitors are opening up
rather strongly and in manner which
may cause considerable loot to be
carried off.
The special officers, both day and
night, have gone on duty and should
be able to lend the regular force
much assistance in making arrests
and in quelling disturbances of 8. gen
eral nature. Also the special officers
will be stationed at various points
which might be subject to an attack
and which the regular men would be
unable to watch. The list contains
/ forty-two.
Mat Hogan and Pima Triple Hogan
positively refused to stay away from
Keokuk. A short time ago with sen
tence hanging over their heads they
were ousted from the city and told
not to return. Last night they return
ed to the city and We're Immediately
locked up The former is doing time
in the city jail and the latter in the
county.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
The Petitions.

The following petitions were receiv-
ed and disposed of as noted:
From Mrs Rosa Conn and fifteen
others protesting against the permits
sion granted the National Refining
CO.. to erect its warehouse in the city.
Referred to the committee of the
whole
From Keokuk Lumber Co, and thir.
ty-iour others protesting against the
order for sewer in blocks 80. II, 70.
IS and 112. Referred to the sewer
committee.
From Nora e. Fegan asking until
spring to lay cement sidewalk order
ed at Forth and Franklin. Referred
and filed.
From Mrs. A. H. Evans and others
asking for lines in block 80 to lay
cement walk. Granted.
From Anna White and others pro
testing against cement walk ordered
Granted
From Mrs. Kate Cook and other.
protesting against sewer ordered. Re
ferred to sewer committee.
From Masonic Bldg, Assn, protest
ing against order to lay cement wall
at Fourth from Main to Blondeau. Re
ferred to sidewalk committee.
From w. B. Collins, protestin,
against streets being blockaded dun
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05


other hand became affected and they
were like piece of raw meat. Then it
came on my face, neck and under my
right arm so that / was unable to raise
my arm for two weeks. 1t became 50
bad that was obliged to give up work.
About four months ago started to
doctor and the doctor told me it was
eczema So he told me to get -
ointment and soap. used them for a
month and they didn't do me one bit
Of good SO tried another doctor. He
gave me three different kinds of medi-
cines. but I was very much put out
when these remedies did not help me.
was unable to sleep at night and I
gave up all hope until decided to try
the Cuticura Remedies. | used two
cakes of Cuticura Soap, two boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment and three bottles
Of Cuticura Resolvent and I am glad
to say / am cured. Miss Nora Shultz,
243 North Third ST., Reading. Pa, Jan. 4
and z. 1907
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
First London Square Lighted with Gas

Finsbury Square, where fresh
"llng" is being acquired for London
ers, was laid out by the younger
Dance about 1777. A few years later
Mrs. Burney told DR.. Johnson that she
could not live there" because of the
proximity of Bedlam. The ungallant
photographer retorted: Nay, mad
am, think very moral use may be
made of these new buildings; would
have those with heated imaginations
live here, and take warning" Which
looks like nasty knock for lady nov
elists. Finsbury Square was the first
public place lighted with gas, though
some experimental lamps had prev
iously been displayed in front of Carl
ton house Westminster Gazette.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
Reports of Committees.

The Judiciary committee report was
received, as follows: In favor of the
petition of Jennie Diamond, in favor
of granting $500 to J. A. Hummer and
SO to A. ]. Leake for erroneous tax
assessment. In favor of allowing the
bills of G. j. Smith and Justice H. c..
Landes.
The street committee reported in
favor of the petition of j. A Bell and
recommended some new brick cross
ings, cutters and street repairs.
The street committee reported re-
ceiving the following bids for the I'M
provement of Tenth street from
Leighton street to Grand Avenue:
Cameron & McManus. s3,0oe, McMan-
us & Tucker, s3,173 Hickey and Rob-
erts of the committee recommended
that the contract be let while De
Yong and Kiefer sent in report that
all bids be rejected.
On the first report the vote STOOD
Yeas-Butler, Hickey, Johnson, Lind
strand Roberts, Tigue. Nays-An-
nable, Christy, DeYong and Kiefer.
This was not the required three
quarter vote and the first motion was
lost. On the second report, Christy
Johnson, Lindstrand and Tigue voted
nay.
Other ltems.
A resolution that the Miller
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05

the family, there can be new treat
every day to please everybody
whether for first, second or last
course. And no matter how often it
has been served before, the cook will
never be a. loss to serve it new
way. That's Faust Spaghetti Sold
only in sealed packages. All grocers.
Five and ten cents. Write for free
book of useful recipes.
MAULL BROTHERS, st. LOUIS. MO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
un Before the Ear.

N. H. Brown, an attorney, of Pitts
field, VT, writes: 1--WE have used DR..
Kings New Life Pills for years and
find them such a good family medicine
we wouldn't be without them For
Chills, Constipation, Billiousness or
Sick headache they work wonders, 25c
at Wilkinson & Co, and j. F. Kie-
daisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
Both Bows Saved.

Louis Boon, leading merchant Of
Norway, Mich, writes: Three bot
ties of Foley's Honey and Tar abso-
mtely cured my boy of severe cough,
and neighbours boy, who was SO Ill
with cold that the doctors gave him
up, was cured by taking Foley's Honey
and Tar" Nothing else is as safe
and certain in results. Wilkinson e.
Co., ]. F. Kiedaisch G. Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
Mock Duck Eqa.

The mock duck egg so commonly
seen in Chinatown is coated with q
mixture of lime, clay, spices and rice
husk, which excludes air. After many
moons the yolk turns dark green or
black. The older and blacker the bet
ter 1t Is. according to the Chinese
taste. 1t never is absent from great
ceremonial dinners, boiled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
Promoted by shampoos
ing street fair week. Referred to the
committee of the whole
Reports of officers.

The following reports of officers
were received and fled
From the calaboose keeper showing
eighty lockups during September with
292 meals served.
From the clerk of the Superior
court showing s77.s5 collected in fees
during the month of September.
From the city attorney reporting
the case of Weisman executor VS.. the
city, recently decided in the District
court against the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
ECZEMA VICTIM
GAVE UP HOPE
After Suffering a Year with Raw,
Watery Humor on Hands and Face
= Prescriptions Did Not Do
Bit Of Good Scratched Till Blood
Came and Had to Quit Work.
COMPLETELY CURED
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES
IT suffered with eczema for one year
and had two of the best doctors in

town, but their medi-
cine did not help me.
First Of all there were
small white pimples
on my left hand and
/ had to scratch until
the blood came. Then
they would puff up
and water would run
out. Wherever this
water would run there
would be more pim-
Piles until my whole
left hand was a mass
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05

Fall colds are quickly cured by
Foley's Honey and Tar, the great
throat and lung remedy. The gen
uine contains no harmful drugs.
Wilkinson & Co., j. F. Kiadeisch &
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
Vegetarianism and spaqhetti

Faust Brand Spaghetti adds a new
joy to vegetarianism because it is not
limited to a single dish. In fact no
other daily food can be served in
such a great variety of apetite-tempt-
ing ways. And how nourishing it is,
Wonderfully strength-producing and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05

sustaining, and 50 easy
on the digestion. 1t is a
food that means family
health-food economy,
and satisfaction in the
kitchen.
Think of it! No mat.
ter how many "pernick-
tv,, paoplo +baro o~o ~,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05

A bill from st. Joseph's Hospital for
care of James Hol. was referred to
the Judiciary committee for investiga
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05

Tortoises Consumed in England.
England eats between 10000 and
10000 tortoises every year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-05
Bills Allowed.

The following accounts were allow
ed and ordered Maid.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Eame Born of Cookery.

The naming of dishes for those who
have attained a success known to all
the world, in artistic or professional
lines, is an honor of no mean place in
list of edibles and the names are
happily met If dish is fine enough
and has sufficient distinction to be the
namesake of a great singer or actress,
its reputation may endure for more
than a generation. Long after the sing
er and her songs have ceased to de-
light us our menus will bear the leg
ends, "Melba tarts" and "Melba peach
es." And If Spaghetti Warheld" and
Peaches a la Geraldine" recent in
ventions of a New York hotel chef,
honor as they should the artists whose
names they bear, those who dine and
sup well 20 or so years hence may
still rejoice in them.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02

In one year. 1907, one man, with tho
aid Of modern railroad appliances, was
able to move one ton Of freight l39, $50
miles, and one passenger 16,397 miles.
A man with a good team of two horses
and a wagon on roads better than the
average American road would be doing
well to haul 1 x tons 30 miles, six days
IN the week, or 13,500 ton miles per
year, leaving no time for passenger
transportation At this rate it would
require more than ten men and 20
horses to do the freight transportation
which one man does with a railroad
and without any horses; and to carry
the freight traffic which the railroads
Df this country carried last year, H.
5OO,O 900 men and S5,000OOO horses
would be required, instead of the
] ,672, 900 men who actually not only ef-
fected the transportation of all this
freight, but of all the passenger traf-
fc also The improvements since 1889
alone have enabled 1,672.O00 men to
do what in 1889 would have required
700, 900 Railroad Age-Gazette
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
onrmnnu,a areat orouth.

The question Of race. suicide does
not trouble Germany, though there
is a steady drain upon her population
through emigration. Last year nearly
100000 left her, and there are now
about 100000 Germans in the United
States; between 100000 and 2.00O,-
900 in Russia, and a large Teutonic
representation in Australia and Bra
zil Notwithstanding this, the popu-
lation has almost doubled in so years
In the last IS 1t has increased from
49, ,4OO, 900 to over 61,177OO0 and the
surplus Of births over deaths has ris-
en- from III per cent. in 1890 to 14.5
per cent. in 1904 The deposits of
these people in the savings banks
guaranteed by their various munich
palities amount to nearly $3,250,O00,-
000.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
THE DISTRICT LEADER"
AT ly-..0RIUM TONIGHT

There is every indication that the new
musical piece, "The District Leader, which
is to be presented at the Auditorium Feb.
2 will be welcomed by Vinita theatre
aoers. The news of its success in the
east has evidently preceded it, THE
District Leader is called comedy with
music and was written and composed by
Joseph E. Howard The Kansas City
Journal in its review of the piece said.
.The District Leader" is the brightest
and most entertaining musical comedy
that has been seen here in long time
and one of the reasons for the great
success of the piece was that Mr.. Howard
gave it a plot that has substance TO it. In
fact the story is one that holds the in
terest and attention Of the audience
throughout. II tells of the fight for
senatorship in New York with dependent
love stories. The comedy is in three acts,
the first scene showing rhe lobby of the
Hoffman House. the second a street in the
Chinese section of New York, and last a
beautiful mansion on Riverside Drive.
Miss Grace Sloan has the role of Flossie
Whittle a New Jersey innocent, and plays
the part most admirably There is prob
ably no better exponent of child's parts
on the STAGE than Miss Sloan. Her song
hits, "A Heart To Let, The Same Old
Story" won't You Be My GirlieYT were
rendered with charming effect, Whats
The Use Of DreamingY" was one of the
best liked OF the evening. In fact all the
songs which were composed by the author
actor we're bright and catchy, and anumber
of the tunes were whistled by the gallery
gods an nfalible sign Of hit
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Rare FuIourites on exhipitIOn.

An interesting and valuable collec-
tion OF fulgurites has recently been
mounted and placed on exhibition in
the Geological museum in Nassau
hall II comprises four specimens OF
the rare CLASSY tubes produced by
lightning striking in sand or other
loose material which fuses along the
path of the current to form natural
glass. The tubes are frequently quite
irregular in their course and often
branch downward Outside they are
rough, more or less ridged and studded
with adhering sand grains, while the
inside is quite smooth and CLASSY from
the perfect melting of the sand
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
Larne Oranne Cron.

Consul r. e. Holiday of Santiago
de Cuba reports that the orange crop
OF Cuba this year will be the largest
In the history Of the island and will
reach 100000 boxes. Until the last
three years large quantities of oranges
we're annually imported into Cuba
from Florida and California, and while
the scientific cultivation of the fruit
is yet in its infancy, its development
has been so rapid and generally profit
able that 1t is believed that in another
year the industry will have progressed
sufficiently to supply the local demand
for the fruit. The business of orange
culture in Cuba is almost entirely in
the hands of Americans.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-02
THE TOYMAKER'S DREAM"
SOON TO APPEAR HERE

The Toymakers Dream company when
will be at Vinita on February is one OF
the very few shows that has withstood the
present Theatrical Panic. A great ma
iority Of the companies that took TO the
road at the beginning of the season have
closed with great loss TO their owners, but
the Toymaker's Dream still continues to
draw large audiences wherever they ap-
pear.
The story of the play deals with Ru-
dolph Schmidt, an old Toymaker Of the
German Province who desires to make a
wife for his son Archie The doll which
the toymaker has invented is perfect in
every form and he offers to sell his very
soul to the person who would advise him
how to put life into this doll. The situa-
tions that arise though his never failing
desires to make wife for his son, lead
up to some very comical climaxes, and
with the assistance Of The Devil, por-
trayed by Mr.. Geo. w Lemely, the audi
ence is kept in perfect mirth all through
the show.