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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
Possibilities in Iowa Soil.

Cedar Rapids Republican: The
possibilities of farming and gardening
in Iowa are set forth in the following
dispatches which have been running
in the western Iowa papers.
LOGAN, Iowa, Oct. 25.-Last year
William Stirtz made his farm of 100
acres between Magnolia and Logan
produce s35 per acre; this year Mr..
Stirtz expects the farm to surpass last
year. Marion Finley, farmer east
of Logan, produced nine wagon loads
of sweet pumpkins and 500 worth of
potatoes on one acre of his farm this
season. Raglan township fruit grow
ers of Harrison county, in raspberries,
have put the corn growers and potato
growers out of commission, comparing
net receipts for one year for enc or
two acres. From 500, $3.50 and at the
rate of $500 per acre and over are re-
ported in raspberries."
These statements are submitted in
illustration of the advice, do not leave
Iowa Hundreds of men have been
lured into the far west by stories Of
yields which can not be compared
with these yields In Iowa. Any man
VINO wants to return to the soil needs
not to go to semi-arid California or
Oregon to do so. They go that far
away from home simply because men
are easily persuaded that somewhere
at the end of the rainbow. 1t may be,
he dreams there is to be picked up an
easy fortune.
The fortunes lie right at the feet of
men here in Iowa. No man who wants
to dig in the soil for living, whether
on a farm or in garden needs to go
away from Iowa. In this state there
is always crop. The rain has been
enough to produce crop every year
for the past seventy-fve years. stick
to Iowa Invest your money in Iowa
lands This is the place that is good
enough for any man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM.

Near Avon, Ind, on the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis, or
Big Four line last week, whole night
was spent In making experiments Win
oil and electric lights, the tests being
carried out by the state railway COM
mission. in pursuance Of law of In
diana, requiring the commission to in
vestigate the subject and then issue
an order requiring the best headlights
to be put in use throughout tne state.
A number of engineers and railway Of
ficers accompanied the commissioners.
Facing an electric light on an engine
coming from the opposite direction,
the observers could not see sema-
phore light until they got within 1000
feet of it, though when facing an oil
light, the signal could be seen 5000
feet away. On a locomotive with an
electric headlight moving east tae
classification lamps on the front OF
the boiler could not be seen by the
observers until they approached with
in 400 feet, but when the engine was
equipped with an oil light they saw
the classification lights 700 feet away.
With an electric headlight on the
observation car, the observers, look
ing for a handcar on the track. were
able to see it only 700 feet away, and
coal car was not visible until they
reached a point within 1000 feet OF
it. A man on the track was seen nc
farther than 200 feet; but car on
siding, not clearing the main line, was
seen $40 feet away. One of tne com
missioners told reporter that the
Brotherhood of Trainmen had FLEE
with the commission a resolution ask
ing the board not to prescribe cleo
trio headlights, as the use of these
lights made the work of the trainmeI
more difficult.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
"Decorative Therapeutics"

$50 important is the effect of en-
vironment upon mental and bodily
health that we shall not be surprised
to hear of physicians prescribing prop
er furniture and house decoration as
aids to digestion and disposition
Daily hint from Cowan's.)
Do you wish to lead healthy, happy
life?
Be particular what furnishings you
choose.
For there isn't any question
That these things affect digestion
And have much to do with bilious
ness and blues.
Old candlesticks are excellent for
colds,
And pewter is panacea for pain;
While pretty taste in china
Has been known to undermine a
Settled tendency to water on the
brain.
A highboy is invaluable for hives,
Or lowboy if you're feeling rather
low.
Colonial reproductions
Will allay internal ructions
And are splendid for case OF
vertigo.
Old Chippendale is warranted for
coughs,
And Heppelwhite is very good for
nerves.
If your stomach is unstable
There is nothing like a table,
If it have the proper therapeutic
curves.
Decorative Therapeutics are the thing
| If you happen to be feeling out OF
whack.
We are happy to assure you
That these things are bound to
cure you,
For there's virtue in the smallest
bric-a-brac.
B. l.. T. in Chicago Tribune.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

A call for the annual convention of
the county superintendent of schools
of Iowa, to be held in Des Moines No
vember 8 and 4, has been sent out by
State superintendent John f. Riggs
Under the law the expenses of the
county superintendent will be paid
by the counties and their meeting will
be the real opening of the annual meet
ing of the Iowa state teachers asso-
citation. Mr. Riggs has asked the
county superintendent to reach Des
Moines in time to attend the banquet
given at one of the hotels the even
ing of Nov. 2.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
The Erankina Abuse.

Sioux City Journal: 1t would be a
good thing If President Taft would in
clude in the list of his policies the
long as the ranking privilege is con-
tinued there is small prospect that
the postoffice department will become
self-supporting.
The ranking privilege is greatly
abused. The Congressional Record is
padded because the Record, under
congressional frank, is given free &C
cess to the mails. The government
pays for paper and printing as we'll as
for transportation and delivery. The
Record is largely campaign docu-
ment. All sorts of printable things
are lodged in the Record because it is
frankable Bulky documents are print
ed by the government that would not
be printed but for the franking priv
| ilege. Frankable matter Is in demand
at mail weighing time. The cost Of
transportation is increased by the
ranking privilege. 1t is privilege
| that is abused by congress and by the
departments. Stuff by the ton, not
worth the cost of printing. is shoveled
! into the mails because it is frankable.
With the rest are tons of free seeds,
bought and distributed because they
are frankable. At least some measure
of corrective policy should be applied.
The government should pay postage.
There is better reason why it should
do so than there is for paying the
Presidents travelling expenses. If pub
lie business is to have the same free
dom in the mails. it now has, the cost
should not stand as a charge against
department should have credit, and
the report of the postmaster general
should show what each department OF
the government has cost in the way OF
postage. This would serve as some
check, and now there is none what
ever. The postoffice department is a.
much entitled to credit for what II
does on government account as fol
what it does on other accounts.
A moderate measure OF reform
would wipe out the deficit in the post
Office department and serve as incen
tive to the officers of that department
to improve the service An immense
amount of extravaganza and waste arr
covered no by the ranking privilege
An account should kept with each con
gresham, as a mileage account /!
kept and limitation should be PLACED
on his free use of the malls. An &C
count should be kept with each de
partment, and the cost to the govern
ment of each department on the scor'
of mail transportation should b.
known
1t is improbable that congress coul'
readily be reconciled to the notion 0
paying its own postage. An easie
thing to do is to provide for an in
crease in congressional salary. Thi
: being the fact, supported by the recor
that congress has never willingly 81,
en- up anything of pecuniary value, tn
most that could be hoped Of congress
would be provision for a government
J, stamp for use in place of the franklin
|, privilege.
Just little legislation would Civ
d the postoffice department boom.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

The head of the Packers associa-
ton says there can be no cheaper
meats unless the raising of cattle
shall increase greatly. But the de.
partment of agriculture says that the
number of cattle, other than milk
COWS, has increased 63 per cent in
ten years. Population has not in
creased more than 20 per cent. The
Philadelphia Record concludes from
this that II is not lack of cattle that
is the trouble, but the lack of com
petition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
STRENUOUS LIFE OF REPORTERS

Some people think that the news
paper reporter has an easy life, but
those who nave tried it have found out
differently 1t is strenuous to the
limit. This fact is illustrated by some
incidents which occurred at Rock
Island week or two ago when the
Methodist Rock River conference was
in session. Interesting particulars are
furnished by the Springfield REGISTER,
from which it Is learned that there
were two sensational cases before the
conference from Chicago churches
which possessed human interest fea-
lures of pronounced type. The con
ference decided to consider the cases
in executive session A search of
the church building was made before
the session opened. Reporters were
found hidden in the innards of the pipe
organ. Others were found under the
roof resting on the rafters of the false
ceiling. One was discovered in the
yentilator above the auditorium. An
other was in the furnace pipe. Devel
opments of the day made it necessar,
for the ministers to post guards a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

The Peoria Herald-Transcript, re-
1ating the sensational capture of pro-
fessional beggar named O'Leary. states
that he had been begging money from
passersby. and, among others, "a wo-
man whose name is withheld for a
dime Couldn't the HIT. just as
easily have obtained quarter for
withholding her name? A dime seems
ridiculously cheap.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

Missouri Democrats are laying plans
for rousing Jackson day celebration
to be held i'll Kansas City. There are
enough of them to make such an &C.
casion quite an affair in point of num-
bers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

Champ Clark is credited with the
opinion that it takes more brains to
be a con gresham than a President.
The Sioux City Journal predicts that
If Champ should get to be President
he would change his opinion. I'm.
doubtedly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

every window and door to both base
ment and auditorium, and yet fairly
accurate reports appeared in the pa
pers.
AS the Register remarks, the IN
telligent and energetic reporter eau
not be suppressed. He gets there
every time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
Take Your Choice.

!
The shades of night were falling fast,
AS through polar village passed
A man VINO shouted once or twice,
The while he hustled DER the ice:
II found it first!"
In snow Igloos he saw a light
OF blubber lamps CLEAN warm and
bright;
Though he was frozen to the bone
He beloved in gleeful tone:
Il found it first!"
ooh, why this efferveseent bragg"
A cop inquired. "Is it a jag?
Here is the cooler; step inside
But high and clear his voice replied:
Il found it first!"
ooh, stay!" a maiden said, land rest
Thy head upon this bury breast!"
A frozen tear glued shut his eye,
But still he answered: Though I'm
shy,
Il found it first!"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
What, Indeed?

Cedar Rapids Record: The daily
football reports are accompanied by
the usual number of deaths, broken
backs, arms, legs, noses and other
portions of anatomy. But what is a
promising young life when compared
with the great and glorious game OF
football?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

est eighty without waiting to gather
up his negligee Drop on your knees
and suggest that he stripped the
roam heifer with too much haste, and
he will call for his time check in
voice which can be heard down at
the Four Corners on a windy night.
are going to move into town.
Never sass the hired man unless you
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

Congressman Champ Clark OF Mis-
souri, believes that. the Democrats
will have control of the next house
of representatives If his predic-
ton is fulfilled it is likely that Mr..
Clark will be the next speaker, as he
is now the recognized leader on the
Democratic side.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

The Marshalltown Times-Republican
has invented the word "senatoring."
Oh insurgency, what crimes against
the English language are committed
in thy name!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
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THE GATE CITY COMPANa T..
No. Is North Sixth St, keoKnk'
THE GATE CITY is on sale at the fos-
lowing news stands: 1.h,.or
Hotel Keokuk, cor. Third ana Jonnsos-
Ward Bros. SIS Main street.
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

saw her tear
Fall on tiny casket there
No token of deep despair
Nay, but the sorrow rolled away,
The yielding to the holier part.
God gave and God may have the
pearl,
The jewel of a mothers heart
RlCHD. B. B. WOOD.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
eoinq Up.

Iowa City Republican. rs Iowa land
rising in value2 It goes up $500 an
acre while a prospective purchaser Is
hoofing it around ntarter section.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
keokuk, Iowa $500. October 27, 1909.
HER FIRST RoRN,s DEATH.

HER FIRST RoRN's DEATH.
l saw her tear!
And there was grief in her young
face
And mother-love and heavenly
grace,
AS silence cold and blackness came
And wrought vision on the night.
But God held forth golden lamp
And through the shadows came the
light
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

en-. Their companions are healthy
both in mind and body. The Ameri-
can boy and girl are all right The
republic will be safe in their hands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27
NOTES AND COMMENT,

The near-philosopher of the Sioux
City Tribune oracularly declares that
a girl who admits she is in love, isn't.
At the Taft banquet in Los Angeles
the ladies were permitted to sit in
the gallery and watch their lords get
away with s25 worth of grub at sim
gle sitting, or as Taft put it, ito
watch the animals eat"
The largest gathering of equal suf-
fragists ever held in Iowa is expect
ed to meet in Des Moines Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday of next
week. DR. Anna Howard Shaw, pres
ident Of the national association, will
be the chief speaker and the most
prominent person present. Prominent
women from practically every city OF
Iowa will also be present.
State Horticultural Wesley Greene
/ has about completed the program TO,
the state meeting Of the Horticultural
SOCiSly III tue TOOtlS III the Stdte
house, Des Moines, December and 8
The four district auxiliary societies
viii meet prior to that tine. The
southeastern will meet at Oskaloosa
/ November to S; the northeastern, a
Usage, November 16 to IS; the south
western, at Creston, November 80 tt
4 December 2 and the northwestern a
Sioux City, December l and 2.
It turns out that Mr.. Peary did no
call DR.. Coo.i liar and fakir OF
anything that he knew personally, bu
on something that had been told hin
4 by two Eskimos. which prompts thu
Cedar Rapids Republican to say
Mr.. Peary does not seem to realiz
that he has been tempered with
| Those two Eskimos mad been duly in
structed to lie to him. that is, Dr.
Cook had asked them and pledge
them to tell no man where they ha
been, for he wanted to tell his owi
story to the world, instead of havin
it go TO the world piecemeal and, pei
haps, imperfectly told. Mr.. Peary |
the one who was taken in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

The man was happy as bird;
The staring natives said, my world"
Who was this fellow, on the square?
Well, take your choice; they each de-
clare:
II found it first!"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-27

The near-philosopher of the Sioux
City Tribune oracularly declares that
a girl who admits she is in love, isn't.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-21
RaIky Texas Democrats.

Governor Campbell of Texas is dis
gusted with the legislature of his state,
SO much Disguised in fact that al
though it is adjourned he is to call it
i'm special session for the purpose of
passing various measures whcih it re-
fuses to adopt at the regular session,
And the chief of these measures which
was neglected at the regular session is
Bryan's pet scheme for the stated
guaranty of bank deposits. a hurry
call has been sent from Texas to Mr.
Bryan who will at once go down to the
capital of the Lone Star State and tell
the Democratic lawmakers what to do
All but one of the 80 members of the
Texas senate are Democrats and all
but four members of the 1870 in the
House, and yet all the efforts of
Governor Campbell and of the
Democratic state organization could
whelmingiy Democratic, to pass that
bank guaranty bill. They refused
to have anything to do with it
laughed when the matter was brought
70 their attention. and Their went tC
their homes. Governor Campbell de-
c!ares that the Democratic party in
Texas has been ignored, discredited and
betrayed by it's representatives at Aus
tin. Bryan will tell the members tC
their faces that they ought to be
ashamed of themselves. He can afford
to sass" them, for he is sure of the
electoral vote of TeXas-no matter how
many other southern states he loses
both IN 1912 and thereafter as long as
he clings to his habit of running fol
| the presidency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-21

For various classes of people mar
riage in the state of Washington Is
heuccforth To be Il more difficult mat
ter The legislators believed that in
sanity and paupersm could be reduced
by restricting marriages, and the law
which will be come effective June l!
was recommended by Governor Mead
The marriage of Il common drunkard
habtual criminal. epileptic, feeble
minded person, or one who has been
afflicted with hereditary insanity or has
pulmonary tuberculosis in an advanced
stage is prohibited. Applicants 70,
marriage licenses must file with the
county auditor the affidavit of a physi-
clan showing that their marriage will
not violate the law, and clergymen who
perform marriage ceremonies contrary
to the statute may be severely punish
ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-21

The latest outbreak of Moslem fanat-
icism against the Christians in Tur-
key may not prove so bad as some OF
the earlier outbreaks, but, beyond
question, it is bad enough and at least
one American missionary has lost his
life there. 1t is the irony of history
that Asia Minor, where the Christian
faith had it's origin, has been in later
years the scene of such cruel and bloody
oppression of those holding that
faith. Those Turkish massacres have
long made that empire a blot upon the
map Of civilization and it would have
been far better for the world at large
if the powers of Europe had interferred
many years ago and divided up Tur-
key among themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-21

An evidence of business conditions
and prospects is found in the steadily
rising figures of the imports at New
York The Springfield Republican
points out that not only are imports
of merchandise exceeding all previous
records. even for times of prosperity
rising above sl96oO,OOO at New York
last week. against 100000 the pre-
vious week. and $l2,350,000 in the week
n year ago-but immigration is rapid
ly expanding toward record figures
From January | to date steerage ar
rivals at New York number 1886.
compared with SS.455 in the same time
last gear This is at the rate of above
1,000.o00 a year. Canada also reports
IL large immigration from Europe.
which is moving for the most part in
to the northwestern provinces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-21

The Springfield Republican finds
much to praise in Names measures
for preventing and fighting forest fires.
though it is mistaken in assuming that
these measures are something wholly
now here. Says the Republican:
"Maine's awakening to the terrible
and yet unnecessary waste in forest
fires has been belated. yet the meas
ures now being taken show intelligence
and determination. The state is to be
plaearded from Canada to the coast
with danger notices calling attention
to the peril from forest fires, especially
in dry spells. while at the same time
the town officials are to be warned to
prepare themselves for emergencies.
AN intelligent and energetic central
supervision appears to emanate from
the state fire commissioner. who might
conceivably make himself worth his
weight in gold in this line of work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-21

memory and always kept posted on
|all the topics of the day. She was al
ways thoughtful and kind, constantly
doing kind deeds and remembering al!
as far forth as she could that were
needy She was deeply interested III
Temperance and all moral and civic
reform, was very interested in young
people that they start right and was
always giving them good advice prov
ing herself valuable friend to all.
She leaves besides host Of friends to
mourn her loss, husband, four
daughters, Mrs. Blanch Jackson 81
Augusta, Mrs. Emma Black of No.
Palermo, Misses Lila and Florence
Sylvester of Washington, daughter
in-law, Mrs. Mary Sylvester of
Chicago, widow of the late Ernest
Sylvester, and two sons Leslie S. Of
Jefferson and DIN K. of Gogona Dys-
persory Hospital at Gogona, Panama
and a sister, Mrs. Lucinda Sargent OF
Lynn, Mass. She was loving
mother and wife and the bereaved
husband and children have the heart
felt sympathy of large circle OF
friends.