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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17

Quincy Wing: II Mertens gets into
tOmorrow's game 1t is cinch that one
OF the old time crowds will be present
at Sportsman's park. The fans feel
that Hofer has been gruelled enough j,
and those who are made OF the rea.
timber that goes to make up the true
sportsman will begin to- boost and
back the local team, the Quincy men
back OF It and the interests Of Quincy.
The outside press has poked fun at
Quincy long enough. Let's get our
shoulder to the wheel and get things
started once more. It's never too late.
Quincy Journal: Almost any per-
son who has Witnessed regulation
nine inning ball game within the past
decade Is requested to join the stan
OF unpires now drawing pay en-
velope In the Central After trying
out all the good ones and finding them
wanting, President Justice thinks the
one man wanted may vet be lurking
out In the woods around these parts.
The fans about the circuit have suf-
fered much with poo umpiring, and
we might add that certain umpires
would have suffered much had the
fans been able to catch them; but the
fact should deter the timid from get
ting in the going while the going il
good.
Quincy Herald: Two out Of three
from the team that won a greater per-
centage Of its games during the past
six weeks than any other team In the
league, is going at a great clip. To
expect three out Of four would be ask
ing pretty much. To break even on
| the road. especially when going
against the team acknowledged the
best in the league. IS doing remark
ably we'll, but the team has to regain
lost ground and today's game will be
a hard fought battle, as Belt cannot
| AFFORD to let very more games slip
through his fingers. Still the sc6hhs
dence that comes with winning IS d
great factor and 1t is not improbable
that the team will do better than get
an even break.
Quincy Herald: Daily forecast,
| July 16, 1909. For Quincy and vicin-
ity fair. with north, north-westerly
winds favorable for a big score. For
Keokuk, south, southwesterly winds
with every indication Of showers and
another soaking. Yesterdays cloud |
burst with seven inches of rain, did
no particular damage as the Keokuk
team has considerable of Its low-iand
crops under shelter, but few repetl-
tons will endanger the REMAINDER.
The only real damage done was 70 Iiie
/ road leading to Pennantville. Ing
wagon with the Keokuk pennant pore
became mired, but it Is hoped that i's
progress will continue. as fair weather
lis confidently expected. II howevei'
there should be few more heass
] downpours, steps will be taken "
strengthen the lcvee. as a 1000 q.
/ this time might carry the pennan,
pole down stream and 1t is douol,u'
| whether another could be secured W
i September 10.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17

WHERE THEY PLAY.
National League.
st. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
American League.
Boston at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Washington at Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17
Good Fielding.

It was In Quincy's half of the eighth
inning that one Of the prettiest pieces
Of fielding that person would care to
witness was pulled off. Bennett had
started out by tanning. Cavanaugh, the
next man up took poke at one which
was to his liking ami knocked rath-
er short low fly towards left field. Ev-
cry one in the audience Thoughts that it
was surely hit, but Reichle, who
takes special delight in making cir
Gus catches. after great dash pocket
ed the ball neatly In his glove. 1t was
as rare piece of fielding as has ever
been witnessed at the local park with
out doubt,
Keokuk was still In the mood for
scoring when the eighth inning rolled
around and quickly set about to get
another run. Grodnick in his fifth
time at bat drove long high fly al
most to the athletic field grandstand
which was pulled down by Dang. An
mis- walked and scored on Corriden's
two Dagger to center field while Reich
! lie flew to center field as had Burch
who preceded Grodnick. A peculiar CO.
incidence in this inning was that Dang
| got all the putouts. Quincy was un-
able to get man to first in their half
of the ninth and the game closed with
Hill being thrown out by Corridor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17

Everyone 4ouId be benented by tax
ing Foley's Orino Laxative for s1om
ach and breath. gently stimulates tn9
constipation. 1t sweetens the stom
ach and berath. greatly stimulates tas
liver and regulates the bowels and y
mucn superior to pills and ordinary
laxatives. Why not try Foley's off
no Laxative today? Wilkinson y -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17
SPORTING Tips.

Detroit and Washington played a
gentle eighteen inning game yester-
day.
1t seems that that price paid for
Mertens is a trifle' exaggerated. This
is just a mere guess, however.
Ottumwa is beginning to look lit
tie up" with Rusty as pilot. Water
loo also is going well and should cas-
lily land In the first division.
If Ned Egan looses in Keokuk what
a boiler the fans viii make. They
certainly enjoy seeing Ned Egan hit
the bumps good and strong.
Quincy Wing: Two and two is good
enough away from home and against
the best team In the league at pres
ent writing. Keokuk won the highest
per cent OF games in the Central dur
ing June,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17

Groome and Washington started to
leave the field. Umpire KERN called
the team back, ruling that force
play had been made Fifty-eight De-
troit players went to bat and sixty-one
visitors.
Teams R.H.E.
Detroit ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s 5
Wash'n O0O0OOO0O000o00 I 4
Batteries: Summers, Stannage and
Schmidt; Gray, Groome and Street.
Philadelphia-St. Louis, rain.
Brooklyn Pittsburg, rain.
at New York Matthewson made 1t
four straight for the locals by pitching
a tribe better than Rowan,
Teams. r. H. e.
New York 10 600 900 O
Cincinnati y. DOL 600 600 II 6 O.
Batteries: Matthewson and Schlei;
Rowan and Mclean.
, AT Boston Ferguson pitched excel
lent ball. striking out twelve men.
Teams. r. H. e.
Boston $50. 600 900 OO11 4
Chicago $3.50. 100 900 3004 Z /
Batteries: Ferguson and Graham;
Kroh and Archer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17
Drove Ball Over Fence In Second
Round-k eokuk Played Error
less Ball and Hatted
Well.

Results Yesterday.
Keokuk, Z; Quincy, !.
Burlington, g.; Kewanee, S. I'll In
nings).
Waterloo, i; Hannibal, 0.
Ottumwa. s; Jacksonville, 0.
Today and Tomorrow.
Burlington at Keokuk.
Kewanee at Quincy.
Jacksonville at Waterloo.
Hannibal at Ottumwa.
Old reliable Lyman was the artist
who was the chief stumbling block Of
the Quincy sluggers yesterday in their
battle on the diamond and he was only
cheated out of shut out by bangs
eagerness to keep up his reputation as
q slugger and his consequent home
run over the left field fence. This hit
was about the hardest ever seen on
the local diamond this year, even rival
ling Corriden's smashes over the same
barricade.
HC oCVVS was ~
The game started out gloomily for
the Indians with Bennett getting
transportation to first base and his
passing to second on Cavanaugh's sac
rifice.. However this is as far as he
got for Hoffman and Rouse were easy
outs. In their round Keokuk could do
no better although Grodnick opened
the inning with hit to left and was
allowed second on Annis' sacrifice only
to remain there after Corridor struck
out and Miller flew to short.
A Home Run.
It was in the second inning that the
groans from the audience arose
through the top of the grandstand fol
Dang, he of the slugging proclivities
lifted the sphere neaNy over the fence
with just the aid of an ordinary base
ball bat such as is commonly used by
ball players. 1t sure did look as il We
were going to have to bow down to de
feat once more before the lowly Gems
for Cook hit the bali soon after JUS
as hard as Dang, getting two bags al
a result. But Walsh and Davie were
not equal to the task of helping hin
around and he remained on the middle
sack Keokuk was unable to get run
ner past second in her half Of the inn
ing and the gloom thickened.
However RUDE was not going to al
low any more such antics as we're per
formed at his expense in the secons
and SO settled down and caused tn,
three leaders in the batting list to b.
easy OUTS
Keokuk Banged Ball.
The contrast between the visitors
turn at the bat in the second inning
and the locals time IN the third a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17
Three-Eye League.

- tUSS~eyS esSa ssSs
At Blooming Blooming ton drove
Weakley from the box in the second
and Ray in the seventh, shutting out
Teams R.H.E.
Bloomington 200 600 3Oo--5 II Q
Dubuque 600 900 000--0 5 4
Batteries: Clark and Smith; Weak
ley, Ray, Quincy and White.
At Peoria Peoria won from Rock
Island in an erratic game. The locals
had batting streak In the third and
piled up seven runs. The visitors
smashed the ball In the fifth and the
net result was five runs.
+, Teams. Il. q. ~
Peoria $3.50. oO7 o1o COOS 9 ]
Rock Island =. 101 005 000-7 2
Batteries: Mercer, Gilbert and Hig-
gins; Lakoff and Starke.
At Decatur Decatur took both
games in double header from Daven
port. In both events Decatur hill
Davenport's pitchers almost at will.
Teams. r. HE
Decatur ~. 311 o21 1912 IA
Davenport ~. 900 900 001- s
] Batteries: Jacobson and Boucher;
Parkins, Ferrill and Smith.
Second game. 4. -. p
! Decatur $3.50. 900 $50 00O-5
Davenport ~. 600 00v 100-l
! Batteries: Jacobson and Boucher;
! Jaeger and Edwards.
AT Springfield Springfield wor
from Cedar Rapids mainly on errors
Teams. r. H. E
| Springfield =. 100 600 120-4 B
Cedar Rapids Dol 900 Ooo--1
Batteries: Patrick and Johnson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17

American Association.
st. Paul, i: Minneapolis, s.
Columbus, Q: Toledo, l.
indianapolis. I; Louisville, 8.
Kansas City, 4; Milwaukee, 8.
Western League.
Sioux City, s.. Topeka, 1.
Omaha, IL; Pueblo, 5.
Des Moines, 8; Denver, 0.
Lincoln, 6; Wichita, 2.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-17

Burcn, p ....s.... D o
- - 49,
Totals u. 80 Z g ~ IL O.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

An absurdly worded statement of a
fact which was not in itself remark.
able recently tried the gravity of the
listeners It was on the occasion of
the funeral of an elderly woman in a
New England town She had left an
old mother nearly 30 years of age,
and an only son who was well on to-
ward So
The services were conducted by a
timid young clergyman, recently set
tied over the parish. After praying
for many and various things, he said:
And two we especially pray that
the Lord will comfort and sustain in
their loss and sorrow. One is the
orphan, who, although no longer
young. is an orphan still. and must
so continue; the other is the mother.
far advanced iii years. who has sur
vived her daughter. although consid
erably her senior Youths Com.
panion
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23
FOR THE CHRISTMAS TABLE
A Tiny Evergreen Tree with Poinset-
tias Makes Decidedly Pretty
Centerpiece.

For dinner of six we will suppose
q round table and a white linen cloth
and in the center round of lace. upon
which we will place tiny Christmas
tree or one of those everlastings. a
Norfolk pine. We will trim the tree
with poinsettias which are suitable
in color for this dinner and in order
to keep them fresh las this work must
be done early in the day.. we will dip
their stems in boiling water for a mo-
ment, then pull off the leaves (as
these do not harmonic with the green
of the tree); then we will stick the
stems into small bottles of water
which are already tied to the tree.
These are tiny test tubes. which one
can buy for a few cents at the drug
gist's. and they are just the thing for
the purpose. Poinsettias will wilt in
q few moments unless these precau-
tons are taken
This makes a charming decoration
and if small Christmas gifts are to be
the souvenirs of the occasion. they
could be concealed behind the flowers
and at the end of the dinner the flow
ers distributed to each guest. One
can make very satisfactory poinsettias
out of red paper if the fresh flowers
are not procurable. The base of the
tree should be concealed with moss
Good Housekeeping.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23
Christmas aooms Trad

christmas booms trades of all
kinds said a statistician of New
York. 1T is, on the whole. a bless
ing
Take groceries and fruit. A big
grocer tells me that where ordinarily
he sends ont 100 tons Of groceries a
day at Christmas time he sends out
1870 tons And of oranges. he sells
a million a week in December as
against 100000 a week at other times.
Turkeys go from 5000 to $4,000
in this firms output, nutmegs from
FIVE to Is tons. raisins from 1000 TO
5000 boxes and cigars from 1000 to
5000 boxes.
Wines and spirits, which are pop
ular Christmas gifts, sell so per cent.
better than in any other month. /
know man who sold 1925. 900 worth
OF whisky last December as against
an average of s125,00O for the other
months Of the year"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

1t is strange to contemplate the
great variety of forms the Santa Clans
custom assumes in different countries
In Belgium the little ones fill their
shoes with carrots and oats and bay
for the white horse st. Nicholas is
supposed to drive. Very early in the
morning they run to the room in
which their shoes have been left and
find that the provender has gone and
In its place candies and presents are
found
Among the Carpathian mountains it
is St Peter, who, dressed as a bishop.
and accompanied by the dreadful Ru-
precht, is expected by the children on
Christmas eve. The visitor first de-
livers a short sermon. laws on the
table a rod whitened with chalk and
takes his departure with his tinkling
bells, while Ruprecht follows close be-
mind The children now hasten to pull
on their shoes, polish them and tie
then together; and. as soon as the
last notes Of Niklo's bells have become
lost in the distance they run into the
garden and secrete their shoes be-
meath bush They spend the time
until 10 O'Clock in relating stories.
then go to their shoes. to find them
filled with apples. nuts and goodies.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

room.
When the child was snugly tucked
away between the sheets his mother
bent down and kissed him
Goodnight, darling. she whisper
ed. Tomorrow is Christmas, and
maybe if you are a real good boy
santa Claus will bring you something.
But good little boys don't tell fibs,
Biily-remember that"
Doris Lathrop sighed. even as she
crooned a soft lullaby that sent Billy
drifting away into the land of dreams.
She was not happy poor thing, and
the universal merry-making of the
Christmas season only intensified the
deep desolation of her heart. How
she had lived through the dragging
years that had elapsed since her young
husband had left to become a wander
er on the face of the earth. she scarce
~ knew 1t was just five years-five
years this Christmas eve-since he
had gone away. Billy, she remember
ca was but three years old at that
time-now he was eight
lt was dark chapter in her young
life and the memory of it still made
her blood run cold A man had been
slain-a man named Duke. who had
been her fathers bitter enemy and
prosecutor for years Circumstantial
evidence pointed TO young Jack
Lathrop as the perpetrator of the
deed. and Jack had been foolish
enough TO run away like an ordinary
Fugitive from justice. thus convictine
himself in the eyes Of the world. He
mad never been caught, and had never
communicated with his wife. who al
last had gone home to her fathers
house, not knowing whether her hus.
band was alive or dead.
But there had been a sequel to the
terrible tragedy Less than a year
ago her father had d'ed. On his death.
bed he had confessed that he was the
real slayer of his arch-enemy. Duke.
that in the madness of evaporation
he had struck the blow that made
him a homicide; that his sonin-law
Jack Lathrop had been the only wit.
ness to his rash act. and that Jack
noble, quiNotic Jack-to save hts
wife's father had deliberately diverted
suspicion to himself by disappearing
ifom the community
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

Ho. Santa Gladstone moment-stayi
Why have you passed that cottage
dOur1
Why must you hurry ON your way
TO bless where YOU have blessed before p
little child is dreaming there
Where want is and the floors are bare
Ho. Santa Claus. turn back There lies
"A little child whose hands are thin.
And sou have passed with many a prize
Not eevn deigning to glance I'M
Oh for His sake who bore the lack
OF worldly iuNuries turn backi~
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

you are going
away or entertain
ing at homer"
Il haven't kept
Christmas for sew
eral years" re
piled Mrs. Dare
mot since my hus-
band died."
The visitor, who
only knew her
hostess slightly,
murmured: I'm
ueeu SympdtneL-
ically. and glanced
round the beauti-
fully furnished
room. Mrs Dare
was barely 80,
h a n d S o m e ,
wealthy; and yet,
at a season when
the poorest get
some JOY in t o
their lives. she
was lonely and
desolate.
Nina Dare col
ored slightly, and,
seeming to think
some explanation
W a s necessary,
added I'VE had
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

Inu OUT neIplng and hlnler-
ing In a thousand ways the
numerous preparations for
Yule-tide A film of tears
suddenly spreads over moth
er's eyes as she shuts the
drawer and turns sharply
away. Cruel Christmas
when you bring such mem
cries as this for your gift.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

10 plants for making pretty gifts
grow up to Christmas trees?
And are "the seasons greetings" sent
by salt sons Of the seas?
Are 4uie-logs cut from snowdriftwood by
Yule-iide washed ashore2
And could YOU stub mistletoe AGAINST "a
parlor door?
If Eve had tried from holly-twigs a mar
ty-gown TO weave.
DO you suppose that Adam would have
called her Christmas Eve2"
Saint Nicholas In autosleirh dedes nolico
and laws
DO regulations as TO speed contain SAN
IA clause?
-Iippincotts.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

Christmas dawned on snow.covered
earth. II brought no peace TO
Doris ,a;arop's heart She sat at the
breakfast table with the other mem.
bers OF the family. silent and distract
She did not even notice when Billy
slipped down from the table and soft.
~ stole out OF the room.
Where is Billyg" some one sudden.
ay asked
Ills mother started up and threw a
startled glance around the room. The
boy had disappeared
II heard some one open the front
door a minute age" said her brother
THE little rascal couldn't have gone
outdoor this cold morning?"
De-. stepped into the han. The
front door.was wide open. She hasten
ed forward to look out. and who
should she see but Billy coming uD
the walk, leading by the hand tail
trampish-looKing stranger with a
bushy gray beard and DRAGGING be-
hind him magnificent new sledi
Here he is, mammal" cried Billy
~ great glee. rms is the mess niger
from Santa Claus. See the sled he
brought me. Now. mamma. didn't
lib. did I2r
Doris fell back in dismay. Billy and
his new-fcnnd friend came up the
steps and into the house.
4 couldn'. help IT, maam. said the
stranger, arologeticaiy. as he took on
his disreputable hat THE child in
sisted on my coming to the house. and
I-l-l just couldn't resist"
Doris gave a piercing scream.
Jack. jack" she cried out wildly.
j know that voice. know that
voice."
She snatched the long gray beard
from the mans face and dashed it to
the floor
Jack" she family articulated and
fen swooning into the strong arms OF
her husband
And at that moment the bells in the
neighboring town broke forth in a
clamor Of joyous Christmas greetings
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23
chrIstmas VIsItors-

A custom prevails in Norway. called
Zurra Jul. OF Christmas turns. Jul be-
ing the name for Christmas. During
this week visits are made in regular
order and in every case the visitors
are Hospitality entertained with feast
ing. music and dancing.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

lhe frozen lakes. For
the Anglo-Saxon notion of the German
Christmas is drawn from those child
hood hours spent over Hans Andersen
and Grimm, and the sight of a Christ
mas tree brings to mind the wood-cut-
ter tramPilg home through the snow
laden forest, trailing behind him the
fir tree fer his family Christmas eel
ebration, while, in the towns. the
black quadrangle of the venerable
market place is picked out in lights
blazing on the trees in the windows
of the gabled houses.
FIFTY years ago, before the young
German giant had awakened from the
sleep of centuries. this idea of the
peaceful German Christmas was COR
rect, the Berlin correspondent of the
New York Evening Post says. But if
one OF the burghers of old Berlin. re-
turning from making his Christmas
purchases on Christmas eve, were to
be transplanted into the roaring hub
Of empire which his haupstadt has
become in the year of grace. 1909. the
good man would probably expire on
the spot
Fifty years ago. when Berlin was a
dirty unpreientious. provincial town.
with ill-lghted, ill-paved streets with
a population renowned even in those
days for its surly manners and IN.
couthness- and with the iron hand OF
militarism unchecked over it all the
Christmas festival was the TRANQUIL
celebration of which one has read. In
the Lust garten. before the castle.
Christmas fair was annually estab-
lished, which the king and royal fam.
lily used to visit to buy jumping lacks
and gingerbread for the palace Christ
mas trees. like any other German
family. The Lustgarten fair has
passed away, The king of Prussia has
become German emperor. Berlin has
developed into a fair and beautiful
city, and all that remains of the
Christmas of once upon a time is the
spirit-indeed. a precious inheritance
that still holds the branches of the
myriads of Christmas trees which
rich and poor alike set up in their
houses on the eve of the feast.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23
A Way We lac At chrlstmas-

She looked at the little man archly.
Hubby she said, do you know
you are beginning to grow rather
handsOme?'
It's a way have" he answered.
"as Christmas draws near New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

on Christmas night. if a maiden
place a piece of the Yule-cake under
her pillow she will dream of her fu.
ture husband. Also a portion of the
cake should be kept for the next year
as 1t brings luck in the house. The
plum pudding must always be kept
and again partaken of on New Years
day if one would have a successful
year.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

thing but cheer
full. For a year
she had been look
ing forward to the
time when her
lover was to ask
her father for her
hand. and now ev-
erything m u 5 t
come to an end.
Could the daugh-
ter of Willis Hud-
son. m e re h a n L
prince, waste her
life upon a mere
architect W h o
could hardly sup
port himself? Such
an idea was be-
yond belief and
while the young
man tried TO show
that ne had been
successful in his
calling and that
the future prom
ised more, the old
er man became
more violently en-
ragged as the min
utes passed and
finally told the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

Il wonder what Santa
Claus viii bring me this
year? Let's see. I've writ
ten out DOLL 'perambu.
lator, AMI picture book,
and All three pieces of pa
per Welt up the chimney
all right-though I'm not
quite sure whether I
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-23

Miss A. Caroline Macdonald. nation
al secretary of the Young Women's
Christian association in Japan. an
nounces the completion of a hotel for
girl students in Tokyo. The hotel was
built ana is to be managed by the
young Women's Christian association.