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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-14
NORTH Road Freight.

After the 23rd the freight crew will
leave Keokuk each morning for 44ooar
single handed, that is the train which
left Keokuk each morning for Mount
Pleasant will not be double headed as
before that date The freight crew
will leave at seven O'Clock for Mooar
get all switching at that place done
and return to this city before No. so
pulls in. A report will be made each
day by the foreman of the train to
the dispatcher on arrival so that the
passenger will not be held at Mooar,
which train arrives there at 1888.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-14
The Reversing of Trains Nc. 80 and
81 on the North Road Will
Mean Much to keokuk
Merchants.
MADE MOTOR CAR TRIP
Pay Master of the c. 3. G. @. Will Ar
rive in the City on Tomor-
row Afternoon With
Checks.

The reversing of the runs of trains
No. 80 and 81 on the North road will
take place on week from this Sun
day, May %, regardless of the objec-
tions set forth in a recent meeting IN
that city by the citizens of Mount
Pleasant and discussion of the
change with Mr.. Dickinson, repre-.
sentative of the Burlington.
An order received yesterday in this
city effecting time table No. % in the
change of the run CT the north road
passenger trains states positively that
the change will be made on the 25rd
of this month. The order comes from
R. NJ Oglivie, trainmaster OF the Bur-
lington with headquarters at Hanni-
bal The table has been revised and
reads as follows:
Train No. so will leave Mount Pleas
ant at 500 a. m. and will arrive In
this city at 1850 a. m. Train No. 81
going north to Mount Pleasant will
leave this city at $50 in the after
noon arriving in Mount Pleasans at
o'clock in the evening.
1t is easy to be seen how this
change will be of benefit to Keokuk
merchants, as No. so will arrive IL the
city just before noon and three hours
or more time will be allowed shoppers
along that road to visit the city and
return to their respective homes or
the afternoon train. leaving Keokui
at 3:30
This is the change that has been
brought about by tae merchants OF
Keokuk who will benefit by the re-
versing of the runs of the trains and
the revision of the time table.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
Looking Forward.

Mr.. Virgins, being in a frivolous
mood, was giving a burlesque imita-
ton of palmistry-pretending to
read his wife's fortune in her palm.
Six-year-old Ruth was listening with
intense seriousness, but neither Of
them was noticing her.
"And, finally" he concluded, after
the usual recitals about a dark man,
light man, a journey, and large for
tune, you will live to great age"
Thank Cod" broke in Ruth. clap
ping her hands ecstatically. Then my
children will have a grandmother"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
Dust Box.

long, 20 inches wide, by IS inches
deep, was obtained. The bottom boards
were removed and new bottom nailed
on, which was one-fourth inch thick.
Another box, just enough larger to
allow the first to slip inside easily,
was next found. This was placed in
the sunniest spot in the henhouse and
filled to within four inches of the top
with fresh horse manure. On top of
this, says the Farm and Home, the
smaller box was set and filled to with
in six inches of the top with sifted
hard coal ashes and some powdered
tobacco stems. In a short time the
ashes felt warm and the hens soon
found this out. They have kept re-
markably free from lice, due, l believe,
to the tobacco. Fresh horse manure is
put in two or three times during the
winter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
MARKETING CHICKEN FEATHERS.
Dry Pick and Save the Feathers Until
You Have Enough to Sell.

Tons of feathers are probably lost
each year in small amounts because
farmers and poultrymen do not think
it worth while to save the few ounces
plucked from birds used at home and
for local market. Another reason
probably is that the prices are thought
to be too small to make saving these
few feathers seem worth while.
If a few minutes be taken when
plucking Is done to separate the vari-
Gus grades and to practice the best
methods of curing them, there is no
reason why a nice little sum could
not be saved in each case, and the
aggregate make considerable adj
vance in the annual returns from poul-
try.
Chicken and duck, as well as goose
feathers, are always in demand and
should be saved, but ought to be kept
separate, and the larger feathers
placed by themselves. In no case
should chicken and turkey feathers
be scalded, because the hot water re-
moves the animal oil and reduces the
grads very greatly. Such feathers
scalded command only fraction of
the price paid for dry picked ones.
Another good point is to keep the
white separate from the colored
feathers, because white stock brings
a higher price than dark. After
plucking, the feathers should be
spread out until the moisture is thor
oughly dried out. During this time
they should be turned daily if they
are spread at all thickly. Turkey
body feathers, while too large as they
come from the bird, are often chopped
and used in cheap pillows.
A leading dealer writes that hen
and turkey body feathers have only
saving value when dry picked, says the
Orange Judd Farmer. They should be
laid out on the floor and forked over
daily, and should be in a marketable
condition in three days, when they can
be shipped in burlap bags. These
grades are worth in mid-autumn be-
tween four and five cents pound.
Chicken luils should be thrown away,
never mixed with softer body feathers,
because they spoil the grade. Turkey
quilts should be graded tne long tails
placed in one box, those from the first
two joints of the wings in another,
those from the last joint in a third.
The shorter quilts and those from the
rump ranging from five to eight inches
placed in a burlap bag. After
thorough airing they may be packed
for shipment. Moisture allowed to re-
main in them rots the quilts quickly
and thus reduces the grade.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
Price of EGGS.

Eggs have reached good price early
this winter, but egg dealers predict they
will rise five to ten cents higher in
price, and be relatively high all win
ter. Reasons given are scarcity of
storage eggs, better manner of han
ding. greater diversity of their use.
and that householders use them more
regularly than they did in former
wears. II is all right to allow hens
the full run of the barn during the
day in winter when they may pick
ND scattered small feed and be in the
warm and dry, but they should be
housed in their own building at night
Hens allowed to roost in the barn will
damage feeds and make conditions in
general filthy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
CHILD HAD SIXTY BOILS,
And Suffered Annually with a Red
ScaId-Lke Humor on Her Head.
Troubles Cured by Cuticura.

when my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out in
boils. She had about sixty in all and
1 used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later a humor broke oct be-
hind her ears and spread up on to
her head until it was nearly half COW
cred. The humor looked like scald,
very red with sticky, clear fluid COM
ing from it. This occurred every
spring. 1 always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal it up. The last time it broke
out it became so bad that I was dis
couraged. But continued the use of
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resell
vent until she was well and has never
been troubled in the last two years.
Mrs M. A. Schwerin, GA Spring Wells
Ave, Detroit, Mich, Feb. "a, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Sole Props, Boston
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
OPEN AIR POULTRY HOUSE,.
Buildings That Are Too Warm Are No
Longer in Favor.

The open air house has become fix
ture in modern poultry husbandry. We
formerly thought we must keep our
hens warm in order to get the best re-
suits, which required houses to be arti-
ficially heated. The modern poultry
house is single boarded and tight with
practically an open front containing
both cloth and glass, and instead of
costing from four to seven dollars per
hen, need not cost, even with the pres
ent high prices of lumber, to exceed
two dollars per hen, and in many in
stances even a less amount, writes
James E. Rice.
There may be some question of
doubt in the minds of certain poultry
men as to the ACCESSIBILITY of using
cloth over some of the window open
ings'in place of glass, particularly from
the fear that the hens will suffer from
the cold 1t is a surprising fact which
we have demonstrated in our expert
ments covering three years where we
have been comparing houses otherwise,
similar, one containing glass; another
cloth, and still others with both cloth
and glass, and one without either, that
we found on an average during the
winter, the temperature of the house
with cloth windows was only about ~
degrees colder than the house with
the glass windows. The cloth window
house was dryer and contained purer
air. The hens have been, as a rule,
healthier and have given us our best
general results as compared to the
house with the glass windows. In
other words, we have found that al
though comfort is important and that,
other things being equal. the very cold
house would be less desirable, never
theless, hens will do far better in cold,
pure air than they will in warm, i'm
pure air; that fresh air is of more i'm
portance than warmth If we cannot
have both. Inasmuch as glass let's in
about three times as much sunlight as
cloth, it is desirable to have both cloth
and glass in front of the house. With
out pure air in poultry house, poul-
tryman cannot stay long in the bust
ness unless he has a large bank &C.
count to foot the bills. Low vitality
in the breeding stock which will result
in infertile eggs and weak chickens
will soon put the poultryman out of
business.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
POULTRY NOTES.

Hens that are expected to lay during
the winter must be provided with a
warm roosting place, warm enough to
avoid danger of frost to comb and
wattles, but well ventilated.
A cool, airy scratching shed is bet
ter than a dark, closed house for the
day room.
The hen is an epicure. She enjoys
a variety of food. Table scraps. small
potatoes, cabbage leaves and vege.a-
bles of various kinds are appreciated
Oyster shells are inexpensive and
furnish grit and the needed lime for
the egg shells. If more oyster shells
we're provided there would be fewer
egg-eating hens.-Wallace's Farmer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
To Enjoy

the full confidence of the Well-Informed
of the World and the Commentator OF
the most eminent physicians it was essen-
tial that the component parts pf Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA should be
known to and approved by them; there's
fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pubs
fishes a full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity Of pros
duct, which they demand in laxative
remedy of an ethical character, are assured
by the Company's original method OF man.
ufacture known to the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir OF
SIENNA to promote the pleasant taste, but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most benefcially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the CALI
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

To clean the strainer put a bee
escape board with the escape left out
over a colony; then put on an empty
hive-body and set the strainer over
night. 1t will be cleaned in fine shape
by morning.
In lighting smoker some are both
cred by the match going out dropped
in the cup. / take enough soft wood
to cover the crate and then drop in a
lighted match. / then add some hard
wood, leaving the cover open while l
adjust my veil. With this plan, the
bellows should not be touched. |
can't remember having it fail. can
see that greasy waste should light
quick, but l have never tried it, as,
in the country, wood is easier to get.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
Enforced Economy.

A friend of Pats was caught In a
shower near his cottage and asked
shelter from the elements. Pat opened
the door. One of the first things the
friend saw was rain coming steadily
through hole in the roof
pat boy" said he, for why don't
We fix tn hole in tn roof"
"The hole in the roof, is it?" asked
Pat, spearing for an excuse. ooh, yis.
| would, We know, but whin tn rain
is comm in / can't fix it, an whin it
don't rain it don't need fixin'."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
THEY KNEW HOW TO WORK
BUT DON'T NEED TO WORK NOW
so HARD.

in Western Canada is similar to that
reported to every agent of the Cana
dian Government, whose advertise
ment appears elsewhere:
"Wheatwyn, Sask., Nov. 9Th, 1905.
ITO the Commissioner of Immigra-
ton, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sir:
l, in company with my brother and
other relations, arrived in this coun-
try in the spring of 1898. At the time
we got off the train at Wolseley, Sask.,
we had only few dollars, not enough
to start farming on our own account,
SO we were compelled to work out for
a considerable time in order to make
sufficient money to enable us to es-
tablish ourselves. When we thought
we had enough money to start with, l
and my brother took up one quarter
section (160 acres) land each in the
Loon Creek district. In 1900 we moved
on our homesteads with one team Of
horses and one walking pillow. While
l was engaged with the work in the
field, my brother built a shack and
barn of logs, which we have hauled
during the time we were not able to
work in the field We were certainly
working very hard, but l am glad to
say that we made our fortune in this
country. To-day we do not need to
work so hard as we used to, as we
have three men hired steady for
whom we pay $4,000 to $4,000 month,
besides board and lodging during the
summer time l am also glad to tell
you that to-day we are owners of
section and three-quarters of the best
land, with first class buildings thereon,
besides having all the necessary ma
chinery. We always do our own
threshing, for we have a 20 horse
power threshing outfit.
Our success in farming in this
country also enabled us to get rid of a
number of horses of less value, and
instead we bought 10 pure-bred mares,
representing a value in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
Regarding raising grain, which is
the main factor in our district, l am
proud to say that we have always
had good success. We have raised
wheat as high as 35 bushels to the
acre; and this year, although we suf-
fered from lack of sufficient rain, our
wheat went q bushels to the acre,
and we had 900 acres in crop. We
have broken this year about 100 acres
new land, and by next year we will
have about LILO acres in crop. For
one carload of wheat which we have
shipped a few weeks ago we got a
price of 81 cents per bushel, and it
graded as No. 2 Northern, although we
have quantity of wheat which will
surely go as No. Northern. During
the six years we have been farming
for ourselves we have never had one
frost around here, so that we always
had a good crop.
a. for myself, feel compelled to say
that our Great West is the land where
a person who is willing to work and
trun his hands to anything, can make
a fortune and a comfortable living.
Our country is thoroughly free coun-
try, and we have good Government;
and, as long as we have good crops,
and a good Government, we are salts
fed, and l think that lie all we want
Yours very truly,
"LORENS BISSER,
up. o. Wheatwyn, Sask.,"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
Water for Hens.

Laying hens require an abundance of
liquid. Fresh water or skim milk
should be kept before them constant
ly. The amount they will drink is re-
markable. Although hens are provided
with all the skim-milk they will drink,
they must have water as well; milk
does not take the place of water
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
OriuinaI Wedding Cake.

1t is said to be a curious fact that
the wedding cake, that elaborate, in
digestible compound so indispensable
at the modern marriage ceremony, is
the direct descendant of a cake made
of water, flour and salt, of which, at
the Roman high-class weddings, the
married couple and the witnesses par
took at the time of the signing of
the contract.-Housekeeping.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
MODIFIED ALEXANDER sTRAINER,
One Bee Keeper Has Used It with Sat.
isfaction for Three Years.

The Illustration shows the honey
strainer that l have used for three
years, writes Irving Kenyon, in Bee
Culture. A rack should be made of
two sticks long enough to reach across
the top of the honey tank or can. Cut
notches in these sticks near each end,
and then nail two sticks between them
the right distance apart so the strain
er will fit in between, as shown,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

of Doans Kidney Pills and began u.s.
ing them. One box made me stronger
and freer from pain. kept on using
them and in three months was able to
get out on crutches, and the kidneys
were acting better. improved rap
idly, discarded the crutches and to
the wonder of my friends was soon
completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
Than Helm Themselves.

Oats. or oats and barley. can be put
IN boxes and the hens allowed to help
themselves. A light feed of corn
sbould be given in the evening as we'll.
The corn should be fed early in the
litter and the hens made to work for
Il A hen should always find some
thing in the litter to encourage her
10 scratch.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
Provide Grist for Hens.

Remember the adage that hen
teeth are scarce" This is the time OF
year when gravel and hard particles
which the hen depends upon for grit
are covered up and frozen down.
Hence grit must be supplied in the
houses where the chickens can get it
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
Keen Hens In.

AS a preventive against hers flying
over a fence, place a strand of smooth
wire six inches from the top of the
fence, inside and parallel to it. A
hen always alights On the top Of a
fence before going over. and in en-
deavoring to fly to the top she will
strike the inside wire and be thrown
back.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

A new constable was on duty at one
Of the London police courts, and was
conducting a prisoner to the cells.
Mind the STEP" he said, as they
came to a dark corner.
"All right" muttered the prisoner;
81 knew that step before you were
born"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

believing the rea-
son for this to be
because the dust
material was SO
cold, ! changed
conditions in this
way: A dry goods
box three feet
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

paralyzed me and
affected my kid
neys. My back hurt
me terribly, and
the urine was bad
ly disordered. Doc
tors said my right
kidney was practi-
cally dead. They
said l could never
walk again. I read
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

The chronic borrower depends for
spending money on his friends, and
says: "Why if they didn't lend it, the
chumps would only go and spend it."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
in Book Form.

HE is going to put his play into
book FORM"
What does that mean?"
Means he'll write 100000 words,
divide EN- into chapters and print 'em
between covers"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
FULL OF HARMONY.

Old SPORT suppose you've come
of musical family?
The Other-Musical! Bless you, sir,
why even our dogs got a brass band
round its neck!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

Lewis Single Binder Cigar has rich
taste. Your dealer or Lew'5 Factory,
Peoria, Ill.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
important TO Mothers.

A good son is a good brother, good
husband, good father, good kinsman,
good friend. good neighbor and good
citizen.-Chinese proverb.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

The Herb laxative, Garfield Tea, aids
Nature in maintaining the general well-be-
ing of the body; it corrects constipation,
purifes the blood, brings health.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
PardonahIe Crime.

"If were to kiss you now, would
you have me arrested?"
What would be the use? Any jury
would acquit you"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

1t takes a lot Of nerve to enable a
young married man to enter store
and purchase a dozen safety pins from
a former sweetheart.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes.
Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to the Pure Food and Drugs
Law. Murine Doesn't Smart. Soothes Eye
Pain. Try Murine for Your Eyes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

For Coughs, Asthma and Lung Troubles,
use Browns Bronchial Troches." %
cents a box. Samples sent free by John l..
Brown &, Son, Boston, Mass
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

A good honest remedy for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia and Sore Throat is Hamlins
Wizard Oil. Nothing will so quickly drive
out all pain and inflammation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

Occasionally a woman goes to
church for the purpose of ascertaining
how many of her neighbors don't.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc. You
pay l0c for cigars not so good. Your deal
er or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

Mrs. windows Soothing syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces n
aammaton aays pain. cures wind COLO 2oca bottle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

The first time girl Is engaged she
imagines that she is as important as
the heroine in novel.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

What a friendly old world this would
be if we all loved our neighbors as we
love ourselves!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

Even a wise man occasionally has
time for the silly chatter of a pretty
girl.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
A WINTER DUST BOX.
How One poultryman M1de It Com
Portable for Hens.

Thinking the hens did not use their
dust bath as much as they ought, and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
Well, Do They7

Papa"
Eyes, Willie"
Papa, when the cannibals eat a
man do they save his Adams apple
for dessert?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

If you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 OF.
package, 5 cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

Easy money" is the kind that al.
ways comes to the other fellow.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

Even a girl has no use for the other
side of a mirror.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

ONLY ONE "BRoMO QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QU1NINE. Look fol
the signature of E. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure Cold in One Day. 25c.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

The finger Of fate is one that is in
almost every pie.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12

The highwayman has a low way Of
doing things.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-12
ONE KIDNEY GONE
But Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.

Sylvanus o. Verrill, Milford, He,
says: Five years ago bad injury