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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
CITY NEWS

Baseball tomorrow o'clock. Time
changed to accommodate Quiscy fans
who will come to Keokuk by boat.
An excursion was given last even
ing by the Steamer w. w. and Barge.
Acme. Quite a large crowd took adj
vantage of the fine evening and spent
the evening aboard the pretty boat,
dancing. Agnes full orchestra fur
nished music for the occasion. The
boat returned to the local wharf about
IL o'clock after run down the river.
&C. D. Harrison, OF Plymouth, met
with distressing accident near that
city last night He was on his way
from Augusta to Plymouth and was
walking along the railroad track. He
saw the train coming from the rear
and stepped off to allow 1t to pass.
Just as he stepped from the track he
was struck by some one and thrown
hack onto the rails. AS he fell on the
track the train rushed upon him cut
ting eft his left arm close to the shout
der. He was brought to Plymouth and
there his injuries were dressed. He
I is at a loss to know who the person
was who attacked him and threw him
back in front of the fast moving train
Harrison was formerly merchant in
Plymouth but had recently sold out
and was seeking new location.
"A Mason City dispatch says: A
Young lady of Greene. whose parents
demanded that her name be withheld
IL seriously i'll from the effects Of
chewing gum. She is student In
the high school and one of the mosi
advanced pupils. A number of years
ago she contracted the habit of chew
| ing gum. and she is a slave to it a;
much as the old smoker to his pine
/ A few days ago she noticed a peculiar
twitching on the left side Of hel
mouth. 1t grew worse as the day ad
vanced and finally the mouth wa'
drawn out Of share and physician
was summoned He pronounced til.
trouble paralysis OF the mouth due t.
4 mastication. Physicians fear tn,
4 mouth will never assume It's forme.
shape and that an operation will b
necessary In order to prevent deform
ity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
COULDN'T FOOL HIM.
Doctor Was Firm and Was Right.

Many doctors forbid their patients
to drink coffee but the patients still
drink 1t on the sly and thus spoil all
the doctors efforts, and keep them
selves sick.
Sometimes the doctor makes sure
that the patient Is not drinking coffee
and there was a case of that kind In
st. Paul, where business man said:
after very severe illness last win
ter which almost caused my death. the
doctor said Postum was the only thing
that could drink and he just made
me quit coffee and drink Postum. MY
illness was caused by indigestion
from the use Of tea and coffee.
.eThe state of my stomach was SO
bad that it became terribly infiamed
and finally resulted in rupture. !
had not drunk Postum very long be-
fore my lost blood was restored and
stomach was well and strong and
have now been using Postum for al
most year. When / got up from
bed after my Illness / weighed SO
hounds and now nv weight Is 1916.
There is no doubt that Postum was
the cause of this wonderful improve
ment. I shall never go back to tea OF
coffee but shall always stick to the
food drink that brought me back to
health and strength.
Look for the little book, THE Road
to wellville." in packages. There's a
Reason
| Ever read the above letter? a new
one appears from time to time. The,
arc genuine, true. and full Of human
interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
CITY NEWS

% o'clock is the time OF baseball
yame tomorrow.
Mr.. Illusions S. s. class invite
their trends, GIG Grand Ave. 5onight.
Revenue Inspector John A. Hall
of Burlington was in the city today
making his rounds.
The X. & w. did nc. arrive until
/. o'clock last night. However. all
other trains are running on time.
-Eldon has dropped from the Iowa
Amateur Association and the base
ball league is now with but three
clubs.
The two Presbyterian teams Will
clash bats this evening at Athletic
park. The United Presbyteriaans and
the Westminster Presbyterians. A
warm contest is looked for
Judge Walter H. Sanborn OF the
United States circuit court OF appeals
yesterday appointed Judge H. T. Reed
United States district judge OF the
northern district of Iowa to assist
Judge Smith Mcpherson In caring for
! the court work in the southern district
until the end of the present year.
Iowa police chiefs will meet at
Des MONIES on July Is for the purpose
of discussing matters of mutual in
terest and to form state organiza-
ton, which it is believed will lead to
more thorough method Of ferreting
out crime in the Hawkeye state. In
4 addition to the chiefs, marshals have
been invited to attend from all of the
towns where these officers take the
place of the chiefs at the head Of the
police department. One great project
outlined is the formation Of a state
wide system of spreading the reports
OF crimes SO that the offenders may
be nabbed before they have a chance
to leave the state. To this end the
Bertillion measurement will be install
ed in large number of towns where
1t is now not in use. The part The
telephone plays in detecting crooks
will also be discussed. In numerous
instances the Keokuk police de
partment has succeeded in overhaul
ing offenders through the prompt ant
widespread uSS OF lie pLoHc-
/ The flood situation, so far as thu
Burlington is concerned, is somewha
improved. The Brookfield division il
now open as far as Chillicothe, bu
/ the Burlington continues to detour it
| Denver trains 10. Ia, Is and 16, be
tween ST. Louis and Kansas City, vi;
the Missouri Pacific. The Quincy
| Omaha & Kansas City line is opel
| from Quincy to Trenton. The Wabasl
is still having trouble at Dewitt, ant
is detouring its trains via the NJ, K
i & T. to Sedalia and thence over thu
Missouri Pacific to Kansas City. TIL
tlC. 81 A. IS washed out between Glas
gov and Slater and is detouring train
| via the NJ, X. & T. and the Missouri
II Pacific railroads. The NJ. K. e. T. raj
! road is washed outWest of ST. Charles
| The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau
| the Rock Island and ME A. T. & S.
] are still suffering irony washouts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13

Many people with chronic throat and
lung trouble have found comfort and
relief in Foley's Honey and Tar as 1t
cures stubborn coughs after other
treatment has failed. L. NJ. RuggIes,
Reasnor. Iowa, writes: The doc
tors said / had consumption. and
got no better until took Foiey's
Honey and Tar. 1t stopped the hem
orrhages and pain in my lungs and
they are now as sound as Duiier.'
Wilkinson Z. Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-13
CITY NEWS.

Quincy people are thanking G. Il.
Dodge OF this city for Introducing tho
first camcraphone in that city. The
Herald says: Mr.. Dodge has brough.
the first cameraphone to Quincy ana
people who have read about the Won
derfdl machine may now see IT. 10
see pictures in life motion Is wonder,
sul enough but to see pictures tina.
not only move but talk and sing ana
darce is Of couse SO much more wof
de;ful.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09

GTO OR presenting 10 our readers such facts
Hn and figures were given in the first ar
I'LL tcle of this series there can be but one
reason, aud that one reason ia that II is the one
and only means by which II be positively
shown that 1t is practicable for the southern
farmer to make $500 more "A year out Of his
farming Comparisons for such a purpose. made
in such n spirit Of hclpfulncss never odious
They are rather OF the highest value because they
furnish positive evidence OF what IL ~ practicable
tn accomplish. and by comparing the methods by
which the best results obtained with ours that
ere less successful. VIC are able TO learn lessons
which will enable TO plan course of farming
operations for ourselves and our conditions that
will certainly yield better results.
II does not matter. however. what others are
doing The fac; that interests us Is that We arc
not doing wcll ought. An annual in
come Of sISa for each agricultural worker IL not
enough tn satisfy tho loKitimat" needs and am
billions Of high type of rural population.
Having shown that arc not obtaining saiis-
factory results. aud pointed ont some Of the ~vi-
dent reasons therefor. /, IL the purpose of ;hta
article to discuss plans whereby may do bot
ter.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
Other Means of Chcapening Produc.
ton.


f~SSlo FAR our plans have been To luprove The
lSN soil and Increase ita productive powers
tSJ This Ia tho easiest aud mos; crcctual
m"an" Of choapvning production. but II Is not the
only means and the others must not hc overlook
cd. Tor the farmer has much better chance 81
being successful an attempt tn lessen the cost
"f production than lac has tn materially increase
The selling price of his products. To do either
adds equally tn his profits, I'm the previous arsi-
eli" 80 showed that there were men who used
three and oue-hait ,lmca aa many horses as We
do aud earned three aud one hair timca as much
W" must plan for more work stock II We do not
trcl that We can buy Il We should start our ar
fang"menta at once to breed e. nu, no stock
breeding proposition should be- entered into eS-
eept after the most mature and Intelligent plans
haN" been made We can not AFFORD To raise IN
ferlor animals aud thereby fail ia our purpose.
but To raise good mulea or other farm work stock
Nc shall need mares Weighing from 100 20 l.soo
pounds
II Nc have been using four mules on the farm
perhaps two mules aud three such mares as W.
need would do the work and also raise con
each year. Then must plan 90 raise the rish'
sort Of feed for these mares and colts or tue
colts will not make the growth and attain the
sIzo necessary for doing good work.
We need more work stock because Oh labor -
becoming more and more expensive eao"
year and horses may he made 10 take the place
Continued on Page 10
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
Well Maturcd Plans Necessary.

EDAg0E successes unusual except a 30.
HZ1 suit of wrli maiurud plans. systematically
kA5 followed. In farming u IN neither possl.
Il~ nor desirable tn attempt 90 lay doWn hard
and fast rules which must DC followed. but .
comprehensive planning Of tho general policy Of
tho farm and persistent trntrring of all effort
hs~ rde themn d~amGw oua~ arc calculated ia hst"a
more substantial ruaalta
one serious weakness OF tho farmer every shcrc.
bat possibly especially of tho Southern far
mcr. is that he has not generally form
cd tho habit az thinking out large schemes Of
plans 10 20 followed and worked toward for =
series nf years. This msY bc due partially 10
lack of education or training. or perhaps what
IL likely. to- the tact that the business of
farming f. such a complex and tho unknown
and nncuntrolahic conditions which may arise 20
thwari his plans arc numerous. that no has
naturally fallen INTO tho habit Of haphasard hand.
to-month methods of work.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09

poor land n,eans poor people. To continue tp
cultitai" unpruduetiya land year after year IL an
insane procedure no Intelligent man should think
az pursuing.
The man who works two horses does more than
the man who works one: the man Who n
aeeder covers more ground than tho man who
culttyAtes his corn with piow: tho man who
gives his feed to "a gtrer that sells for cents n
pound gets more for his feed than the man
ho gives his feed 10 "A steer than soiis for 4
cents: and similarly the man who farms land that
makes IA bal. of cotton 10 the acre makes "a
greater proht than the who grows three
fourthA OF bale 10 the acre. Therefore. since AS
good crops and much money can bo made every
}ear-eye the first year-and tho fertility of the
soil gradually increased plans should bc made
for future work which do not give first consider
alton la soil Improvement.
How is the fertility Of the soil To b. improved
There ar" many other more less important
conhih"rR'tons but the three most essential fac
"trh Ia soil Improvement. in this territory. are:
t1) The addition Of humus. t2) drainage. and
CD the prevention OF washing and teaching.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09

With nin~~trnths of southern lands hnnus IL the
greatest need DO nog maze tho mistake of put
ting OF this matter. nor the ntil moro serious
one OF concluding that II II no, necessary to lay
out regular and Intelligent crop rotation for ali
ia" farm. la general. you should know what
crop Viii bu grown certain nrid ton yuarH
from how an woil as what crop will be grown on
II neat season.
Nos. Mr.. Reader please MAX" this map of the
farm on large. strong piece Of paper. and study
this matter 81 crop rotation uatii next week when
shall cudcavor 10 assist you to complete your
plans with some general ideas aud principles 10
be observed ia planning crop rotations
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
proved Conditions.

IIumus is most economically added by suit
able system of crop rotation and through stable
manure. Crop rotation will be treated fully In
the next article Of this series and stable manure
and It's source 1.-Two stock. in later articles: but
all ncesaitato tho laying Of wcll-thought-out
plans that must ho followed for n long period Of
years To obtain the best and most complete re-
cults Drainage wiil also be considered in later
article. and is aleo something that can only bo
accomplished after years Of effort along a COM
prchrnslvc and intelligent general plan involving
the needs aud conditions of tho farm AS n whole
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
$500 More Year Farming: How to Make It.
By Mapping Following Course that Will Bring About I'm.
Conditions

large woIl-thought-out scheme for draining tho on
tire farm must be adopted: for you can not do tho
work best cheapest by draining one field With
out regard TO the others. or the farm as 4 whol.
OF course. all this not DO done AT once hn,
tho general plan should be made right now: the
nold needing II most should DC drained this year
and tho work continued as fast as possible un,,,
tho entire farm Is properly drained.
Even our npanda frequently need drainage
badly. and become better of financially
and tho lauda Increase in value draining will be
come much more general.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
Lay Out Plans for Draining the Whole
Farm.


fH1 RAtNAGE IL difficult and expensive prob.
TtVI elm which IL viii take long time 20 com,
- plotey solve. Therefore. II the aanihtanco
ot some one having "A knowledge of civil engineer
Ing can be secured al reasonable cost. IL will
generally pay Iie can. after going over the
farm. lay ont or indicate the main or large
drains aud suggest IA general plan To be- pursued
In the drainage of each field on the farm one
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09

ItSS6 showing each field and Indicating ltB char
~ aetcrIa'ics. Then crop rotation should
l." planned. Il matters not so much what this
rotation Is long II wIii add humus 10 tho
soil aud increase fertility. Nor should at
tempt to adopt the sam" rotation for all the aolds
VIC should consider market demands and suit
ability Of tho aedn for growing the crops TO ho
rotated upon them. always keeping Ia mind that
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
Six Things To Work For.

NAM SERIOUS weakness Of tho farm
IN 90 c,~rswhrrr. but possibly mor~
especially of the south. - that no
has nat mnrc awnrraliy formed tho habit
at thinking out large sch-m~s plans to
h~ followed and worked toward them for a
~rs~s "f srata
w mast start then. right nuw. every
ono ut us abo experts that $500 a ,~sr
more farming. to plan
90 To insr~a@r fertility.
CO. Z" drain rsrry that VIC cult.
sat~ that n~r.I. II.
III 4" prevent wastaing AMI Teaching.
60 To vh~ap-n production 10y grtiins
mnrr work stacL that wr raa use larger
aud better implements.
t5l To- mako every aerc In whlea We
have m"n~y invested aud ON which wr ray
taxes earn something
co. To gvt better varieties of our stapi.
crops and improve thrm 10y Sod selection.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09

f#GWKk& 10 prevent MA@H1mE nave not AlwaYs
lcoa successful Hillside bitches arc expensive
obstrnctlona to the economical cultivation Of
crops. and tcrractng has frequently been failure
shss those who have done nothing have fire.
quuusly been little worse OF than those who hare
adopted halfway measures. u IL useless and fire.
qumntiy worse than useless. tn adopt halfway
measure. like torraeine. before the land has been
deeply plowcd and allcd wth humua
The question OF washing. however. In Que Of
sufclrnt Importance ,o merit the hcst plans pos.
atblr tn eolvo u. therefore. lot adopt as CON.
photo plan possible:
90 wc have planned our crop rotation for this
purpose. In that rotation we tried to avoid two
hnrsi or clean cultured crups TIA succession. al
We arw going to- plow tho land deeper each year
un'il SO set II broken and nivd with humus ten
inches do@n go We expect 60 add humus 10
ibis soft hy plowiug in stable manure or some
other hunus. making material 90 We wili az
far "a possible. keep this land covered wlth some
growing crop the cntiro year through: and lastly
wh~u NC have done all this. II ~c accm II ncccs
sary. Wili terrace. but without these other
measures nrps. will no; terrace.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
First Of all, Plan to Increase Soil
Fertility.
Fertility.

Ia IL. our planning should have for a.. chief
lA purpose the Increasing of soil fertility.
t2Z Farming poor land H. never satisfactory.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
Plan TO Prevent Washing.

flN1 YER large part of our territory IL Il "a.
~ s~ntial that something more bc done 10
ESzI prevent the washing and teaching OF the
land. More plant fool - lot I'm this way. muri,
us"rv. than q. taken frsnu the ~uii hy our rrup~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-23
Rogue River Coal.

j. s. Diller, chief geologist of the
United States geological survey, who
made cursory examination of local
coal fields last summer, has written
an official report of the Rogue River
valley coal fields in Bulletin 341-C
OF the geological survey, which is
now ready for free distribution and
may be obtained upon application.
The following summary of the report
Is issued from Washington;
Coal occurs at many localities in
the Rogue River valley of southwest
ern Oregon, between the Cascade
mountains on the east and the Klam-
ath mountains, locally called the
Siskiyou mountains on the west.
A long, narrow coal belt stretching
to the south and southeast in the
Rogue River valley east of Medford
and Ashland, Ore, and continuing
through the Siskiyou mountain dl-
vide into California total of nearly
100 miles.
Coal prospects in the Evans creek
district Is also mentioned favorably
in the report, which brings the Ques-
tion of this possibly great fuel devel-
opment close to the doors of Grants
Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-23
Planting Pears and Grapes

H. II. Gale, Of Merlin, is consider
ed one of the most enterprising men
OF this country. He purchased the
A. Crow ranch, six miles down
Rogue River from Merlin, a short
time ago and has planted this spring
1900 pear trees, Bartlett, Winter
Nellis and Beurre d'Anjou, but prin-
cipally Bartletts, also 100 Tokay
grapes, and 1t is expected he will
plant several thousand apple trees
as soon as he has his land prepared
for planting. c. Merrill was his
planter, and he is considered one of
the best planters in this section of
the country,
A few more men like Mr., Gale
would boom Josephine county ahead
OF any other county In this state for
fruit, We have the soil and climate
and all we need is more men with
enterprise to push things ahead.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-23

Eugene has been chosen as CON
gentlon city for the first meeting in
Oregon of community promoters
from all over the state and the big
event will be pulled off May A.
Getting together OF leaders of pro-
motion work all over the state will
be a big thing, In results, for Ore
gon says the Register. There is
nothing like wholesome interchange
OF ideas along promotion lines to ad-
vance the states interests II will
bring about more uniform method
OF advertising the states resources
aud setting for the advantages II has
TO offer to new capital and new popu-
htion.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-23
PAGE NEITHER HERMIT
NOR bad NAN
ThOs. j. Brinkerhoff Has Known
Him for Several Years
Conspiracy.

Thos. j. Brinkerhoff, OF the Seven
Thirty mine at Galice, but now To-
Gated near Murphy, in speaking Of
the article which appeared in the
Portland Journal and was copied in
The Courier some weeks ago, says 1t
Is a rank injustice to a helpless old
man who could not harm anyone.
The stories of Page forcing some
men at the point OF Winchester to
swim the river is rot" as II would
be impossible for any man to swim
the river at that point, and besides
the old mans gun has not been shot
off for years He was no hunter and
consequently had no use for gun.
Inquiry at the Gallce store also de-
Veloped the fact that Page had never
purchased cartridges or ammunition.
Mr.. Brinkerhoff thinks Page Is the
victim OF conspiracy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-23

One of the periodic orders to shut
down work on the Blue Ledge went
into effect last week, as a result
the 80 or 60 miners are out of work.
Every once in while such an order
is made. and development work
ceases for a brief period afterwards.
II is claimed that $40, 600 900 in ore
mas been blocked out at a cost of
over $4,000, 900, ali of which is
worthless until a railroad and smelt-
er are built. Robert S. Towne. the
owner, has for some time planned
both, but what his present intentions
are is unknown.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-23
MEDFORD'S SEWER
SYSTEM DEFECTIVE

Medford is now having trouble
with its sewer system. The water
IN Bear creek last winter raised the
level of the creek some two feet near
the outlet of the septic tank, which
was recently installed by that city
and the entire tank will have to be
reconstructed before it is placed in
order that it may be drained.
In the fall trunk sewer drain.
ing the entire city was constructed at
cost of approximately 100000. It
now develops that this trunk sewer
and none of its laterals can be used
until the tank is reconstructed for
by doing so the health of the resi-
dents ON the outskirts of the city,
near the tank, into which the sewer
empties, would be endangered.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-23
WORLDS PLATFORM
QUEEN TO BE HERE

A rare treat will be afforded
Grants Pass people In an address to
be given in this city at the Baptist
church next Monday evening, April
26, by Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner,
the Elementary Department superin-
tendent OF the International Sunday
School Association. Mrs. Bryner is
known throughout this country and
Europe as "the queen Of Sunday
school workers and platform speak
ers." She will be the main speaker
at the State Sunday School Associa-
tlon, which convenes at Salem April
2S to 80. The Josephine County
association was fortunate enough to
secure her appearance here for the
one evening.
All OF the Sunday schools Of the
city will be represented at the meet
ing, and the address of welcome will
appeal not only to Sunday school
students and workers, but TO every
body, old and young. Besides the
address, there will be special music.
The evening will be an enjoyable
one, as well as profitable one, for
all who attend. .irs. Brynyer is a
woman platform speaker who never
dlsappoints. Grants Pass people
should make an effort to be at the
Baptist church Monday night and
hear her. Lecture begins at s
o'clock.