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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
Crime and the TeIenhone-

From the beginning to the end Of Il
transaction in crime the telephone
comes into use. serving both sides
with equal fidelity. says Il writer in
Appleton's Magazine. The thief uses
it to determine which house he may
safely rob. The man next door sees
the burglar and calls up the police.
The police arrive. catch the burglar
and telephone for the Black Maria to
take him to Jail. The thief telephones
a lawyer to defend him. The lawyer
telephones for the bondsman to bail
out his client, and the banker tele-
phones the sheriff that the bondsman's
check is good. When the day of trial
comes the clerk of the court, being q
kind gentleman, telephones TO the
burglars lawyer; the sheriff telephones
witnesses to be present. When the
burglar is convicted and sentenced the
sheriff uses long distance to tell the
warden Of the penitentiary when his
prisoner will be delivered. After that
the telephone line is kept hot by in
fuential politicians petitiOning the gov
ernor for Il pardon.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
WitchcraH

"The sixteenth and seyente enth cen
turies." said John Fiske. were the
fourishing ages of the witcbcraft de-
fusion. Witchcraft in the early ages
was considered one Of the greatest Of
crimes, as much SO as murder, robbery
or any other serious offense against
the law. and the belief In it was shared
by the whole human race until the lat
ter part of the seventeenth century.
in England in 1904 two women
were tried before Sir Matthew Hale.
charged with bewitching several girls
and a baby, and they were put to
death, for at that time the evidence
seemed perfectly rational. In 1915 in
Genoa 500 people were burned to death
on the charge of witchcraft. 1t was
the proud boast of q noted executiOner
In northern Italy at this time that in
fifteen years he had assisted in burn
ing 900 persons charged with sorcery.
In Scotland between 1866 and 1900
5000 people were put to death, an
average of 200 a year. The last exc
cution for witchcraft in England took
place in 1T12. in Scotland in 1922. in
Germany in 1T49 and in Spain in 1871"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
The Bread and Pipe Baker,

The lecturer at the cooking school
sometimes enlivened her remarks with
an anecdote.
THE eighteenth century baker," she
said. was Il pipe cleaner as we'll. just
as the barber a little earlier was a
surgeon. Everybody in those days
smoked clay pipes. provided. the same
as cups or spoons, by the coffee houses.
Well. each morning a waiter carried
his masters stock of pipes-some hun
dred perhaps-to the nearest bakery.
The baker would boil them out. then
dip them in liquid lime, then bake
them dry. They came out of the oven
as sweet and white IS new."-New
Orleans TimeS-DemOcrat.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
Then He Landed.

Beauty is a wOman's most impor-
tant attribute" said a New York
beauty doctor. "She who increases
beauty is woman's greatest benefactor.
Husbands. brothers. even fathers-in
their Utmost hearts beauty is the thing
they desire most to see in their femi-
nine relations. Only the other day a
gray. fat old gentleman entered a
newspaper office and said:
"'Are you the managing editorY
Yes was the reply.
81 suppose that on you, them said
the visitor, rests the responsibility for
this mornings reference to my daugh-
ter Patty as Fatty. Take that!"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16

ment Thursday evening after pray
err meeting and added that he hoped
all would be present and that the la
dies of the church would arrange for a
tasteful and appropriate decoration.
After service the women stood about
irreSolutely, looking at each other with
blank, questioning faces.
81 guess you'll have to excuse me.
Mr. Kent one of them said at last
bluntly. Il amt got any flowers, an.
besides. l don't know anything about
decoratin'."
'Nor me-" Nor me-" Nor me-
came in rapid succession and in evil
dent relief from the other women.
"'Tain't time yet for flowers to bloom"
"Can't we find a few cailas and Eas-
ter lilies and narciSsuses and perhaps
some other white fowers?' asked the
minister, with less confidence in his
voice.
"All the houses in the neighborhood
can't scare up white pOsies enough for
a buttonhole bouquet" declared one
woman agGressiveIy. LAS for Easter
lilies, l amt never seer one. an narcis-
sus | amt even heard of. The idea O.
decoratin' a whole church at this time
o. year,
give heard Mis- Bray speak O. lar
~cissus,' said a woman reiectively,
"she that WAS the florists wife, you
know. An. come to think. she's likely
a master hand at this decoratin' bust
ness"
"EhO is Mrs. BrGy?' asked the min
lister quickly. perhaps she can help
me out with this. Curious 1 have not
heard Of her before
"Oh, l don't know" dryly; folks sort
O. die away from the world after they
go into the poorhouSe. Mis- Bray's
husband was for gettin' on. so he went
to the city an learned the florists
trade. For a time he done well. Then
his business broke, IN he died. An
bis wife come back here an lived up
what little she had. After that there
was nothin' but the poorhouse."
well, we will find her. eagerly.
evil you go with me. Mrs. Perry
"Why, yes; 1 don't mind if 1 do.
Cynthia Gray was as much of a lady
as anybody round"
The next afternoon the minister's
blackboard stopped in front of the
poorhouSe, and he and Mrs. Perry
aIighted. Several men and boys were
slouching about the yard, and on a
bench near the door were foul or five
old m Mrs. Perry looked them
over critically.
"Not there" she declared concisely.
"Cynthia wouldn't grow to look like
that. Well go in
In answer TO their knock a hard fea-
tured woman came TO the door.
mis- Bray:" she repeated. "Oh,
Aunt Cynthia, rs we call her, is a good
worker, so we keep her in the kitchen.
1 don't s'pose she's had a visitor afore
In five years. Won't you come INF"
They entered. Five minutes passed;
b e a little old woman, with a depre-
eatory manner, stole softly into the
room.
"Did-did you wish to see me?" she
asked TREMENDOUSLY.
Mrs. Perry sprang forward in quick
.oroo4+,Iness Of tha immeo srrahla u.s.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
An uncalIant Rascal,

81 suppose" said the angular spin
ster, that you never had a romance?"
Oats where youse is wrong" re-
piled the unlaundered hobo. Il wunst
had a sweetheart wot wuZ a dead
ringer fer yOuse."
And did she die?' asked the angu-
lar spinster as she helped him to an
other hunk of pie.
NO, ma'am." answered the hobo.
when leap year come round she
asked me t. marry her-an' | run away
from hOme."-Chicago News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16

was like a different creature. When il
was all over the minister went to her
impulsively and grasped both her
hands.
q cannot tell you how much you
have helped me-" he said earnestly.
'"The decoration has been a perfect
success, and it is all owing to you
But there is another thing 1 wish to
speak about. My h~ousekeeper is about
to leave, and I need some one to take
her place. VIII you come and look
after the parsonage-and me, too, for
that matter?"
So the beautiful thing which had
come to her was not Of a day, but was
to last through all the remainder OF
her years.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
Dead Heat.

A schooImaSter who is in the habit
CT selecting extracts from his morning
newspaper for dictation exercise read
the other day Il passage in which oc-
Cured the term dead heat"
Jones'" said he. addressing an in
attentive pupil. what do you mean
by dead heatY"
Please, SIR" the youngster replied.
its the heat of the place bad people
60 to when they're dead."-London
Schooimaster.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
4 Popular Dye.

4 small boy was one day sent for a
pennyworth of indigo dye. He stopped
to play marbles on the way and quite
forgot what he was SEM for. AS he
was determined to get it, be went into
the chemists shop and said to the as
sistant:
what have people been dyeing with
lately. p~lease:"
'%Inf1uenza." was the answer.
"Ah! That must be it." said the boy.
"Please give me Il penn'orth'-London
Illustrated Bits.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16

place of solemE'ty, only to be visited
at required intervals and as Il duty.
Now, under the ministrations of this
young Z%ealot, il gradually came about
that duty could be approached from
many directions and not all of them
were necessarily thorny or narrow.
Among other innovations were the
Easter sermon and church decoration.
The new minister made the announce
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
Saves Trouble.

why don't you come in occasional
" between drinks" demanded the
wife. and see the playa
Il don't need to-" replied the bibulOus
husband. The bartender is familiar
with the plot, initiates the actors and
also knows a lot of gossip about their
personal and family affairs. "-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
GIVING Advice.

Professor-What is the matter with
Mr.. -?
Learned Student-He is seriously af-
fiicted with i p~arOXysmal inflamma-
ton OF the vermiform appendix.
Voice From the Rear Seat-Aw, cut
it out!
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
The Drummer.

81 sometimes think" remarked the
regular patron. that the snare drum
mer should be the best musician in
the theater orchestra"
He usually is" said the drummer
Chicago Tribune.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
Aunt Cynthia's
Easter.
BY FRANK II. SWEET.

NEW minister
had come to slow
moving, out OF
the way Spruce
Hill, and with
his coming had
appeared n spirit
o~fchange and inn
provement. He
was fresh from
h / theological
course and eager
with youth and
Low for the
work.
Hitherto t Il e
church had been
TO Spruce Hill q
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
Caustic.

Does your representative in con-
eress entertain much?'
No" answered the caustic constitu-
ent, ''he doesn't entertain; he only
Star.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
Nothind,

Jenkins declares that where he was
in Switzerland the mercury often
dropped to zero at night"
''That's nothing"
"What's nothingT'
Zero"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
ENLIGHTENED.

I'VE all make blunders. l thought
once 1 was a square peg when L was
really a round one"
How did you find out your mis-
take?"
u got into a hole."-Boston Tran
script.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16
His Definition.

PA. what is an interior decorator
I'm not quite sure. Wilfred, but
think it's n cook."-New York Times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-04-16

Every individual is q marvel of un-
known and unrealized possibilities
Jordan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
PERSONALS.

w R. c. Kendrick is in Fl. Madi-
son today on legal business.
Harvey Bradford of the keokuk
Lumber Co is in Donnellson today on
business.
Mrs. w. R. c. Kenerick returned
last evening from months visit in
Centerville with relatives.
DR.. Geo, Stenicker returned to Don
nelson this morning after brief pro-
fessional visit In this city.
Nathan Frazee returned tlis morn
ing to his hhome in Wayland after a
pleasant visit in the city with his
friend, Harry Mas.
Geo. Mattern prominent business
man of Donnellson left for his home
this morning after several days bust
ness visit in the city.
The Misses Megchelsen left this
morning for FIT Madison where they
will take the examination for teach
ers held at that place today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
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CITY NEWS

Read The Daily Gate City.
See lyon Yonson'' at the Grand
tomorrow, matinee and night
Hear Ben Hendricks new songs at
the Grand tomorrow, matinee and
night.
We extend an invitation to you
and your friends to attend the Reck
grocery opening Monday, February l.
sls Main street. Both phones 1853.
On account of the blizzard of to-
Jay, the telephone business of the city
was increased at great rate. No
body cared to wander out in the storm
and most of the business was done by
| teleElone.
! -The storm of today is general
one and stretches over almost all of
the United States. 1t is passing over
the country now on its way eastward
and will slip off of the coast of Maine
into the ocean where it will dissolve.
The wrestling match Tuesday
evening between Jack Osburn and
Carl Busch is attracting considerable
attention among the followers of the
game in this city and the opera house
should be packed on the occasion. If
the affair is a success a second bout
may be pulled off in the near future.
| Chris Pierson Of Chicago will be
the opponent of Carl Busch this even
ing at Burlington. The wrestling
match is to be pulled off at the Grand
opera house in that city. Carl Busch
is the wrestler who is to appear in
keokuk next Tuesday evening against
Jack Osborn. There is considerable
talk at the present time of a match
between Busch and Dan Mcleod,
Through the Waterloo press. Busch
threw Mcleod once in eighteen min
Iutes Greco-Roman style, but reports
are that the two opponents of the
game are very evenly matched. It is
thought that should the bout here
Tuesday evening prove successful a
match between the two can be ar
ranged in this CITY,
| H. T. Powers, boys secretary OF
the Y. NJ. C. A, has arranged an I'M
usually fine program of entertain
ment for sle boys during the month
OF February. Beginning next Friday
evening a series of four practical
talks will be given by prominent bust
ness men of the city. The first one
will be Friday, February 5, by A. E
Matless on the Shoe Industry" The
second will be by E. o. Eckland or
Starch Works." the third by ]. w
Nichols on THE Telephone and the
fourth by Major Meigs on Water
Power The first two of these talks
will be supplemented by a visit to the
shoe factory and to the starch works
The many boys of this department are
looking forward to pleasant socia
month during February. Severa
years ago the boys visited many O.
the leading concerns of the city, bu
many of the new members have never
visited or never learned of the inside
workings OF these large manufacturing
, places. and the talks should prove
quite interesting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29

GLASSES UNNECESSARY
Eye Strain Relieved by Quitting Coffee

Many cases OF defective vision are
caused by the nabitual use of COTE.
1t is said that in Arabia where cof-
fee is used in large quantities, many
lose their eyesight at about fifty.
A y. ]. woman writes to the point
concerning eye trouble and coffee. She
says:
MY son was for years troubled
with his eyes. He tried several kinds
of glasses without relief. The optician
said there was a defect in his eyes
which was hard TO reaol.
HE used to drink coffee, as we all
did, and finally quit it and began to
use Postum. That was three years
ago. he has not had to wear glasses
and has had no trobue with his eyes
since.
Il was always fond Of tea and COT
fee and finally became SO nervous,
could hardly sit still long enough to
eat a meal. My heart was in sucn
condition l thought / might die any
time.
Medicine did not give me rellei
and was almost desperate. 1t was
about this time we decided to gut
coffee and use Postum, and have use1
II ever since. l am in perfect health
No trouble now with my heart and
never felt better in my life
Postum has been a great blessing
to us all, particularly to my son anc
myself"
Name given by Postum Co, Batt.y
Greek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
Vile in pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter? a new
one appears from time to time. Thel
are genuine, true. and full of human
interest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
CITY NEWS.

-lmmegart's for Sealshipt oysters.
Read The Daily Gate City. 10
cents per week.
-. n Milestone voted for Lincoln
In 1860 and 1864.
Matinee at the Grand tomorrow
curtain will rise at ) O'Clock
18th of on all new suits and over
coats. Ewers. Mccarthy Co
special program Saturday after
noon and night at Dodge Theatre
-Nordiand's sweet singer, Ben Hen
bricks, tomorrow afternoon and even
ing.
Peter Kennedy's dance is post
ponsd till Friday. Feb. 5, prize waltz
that night.
For best and quickest repair
work, take your shoes to Goodyear
Repair and Shoe Co., 11o1 Main. I'm
ion Label on all goods.
The four piec orchestra at
Dodge's Theatre adds much to the
pleasure of the patrons Hear it to-
night at Dodge's Theatre.
-Puckechetuck lodge No. IS meets
every Friday evening at $50 o'clock
Initiation" E. S. Cushman. n. g.:
George ". Immegart. Per. Sec.
! A masonic school of instruction
will hold session in Keokuk. February
| 4, and 6, conducted by district lee
turer selected by tae grand lodge Of
! the state.
! The car used to plow the snow
from the tracks of the city car system
was out this morning keeping the
snow from accommodating too Thick
/ ly on the tracks.
The restaurants about the city
! did a rushing business at noon hour
today on account G there being many
who did not care about going home for
dinner in the snow storm.
| The Goa. merchants who were put
out of business for few days during
| the warm weather are busy filling or
ders again and drivers were busy in
unloading cars of coal today.
| The river is entirely free from
/ floating ice and the waves are running
/ high on account o. the strong wind.
4 The river at Nauvoo is open and the
/ boatmen at that place are taking pas
sengers across in a skif1 the same as
ever.
Classes for the past week have
been postponed at tie Y. W. c. A. on
account OF the illne-1 of the physical
director Mrs. w. Frank Brown. Mrs
Brown is improved however. and class
es will probably be resumed within a
few days.
Carl Busch and Jack Osubrn, two
we'll known wrestlers, will be the at
traction at the Grand opera house
next Tuesday evening. Both wrest
lers think they have good chance for
victory and will make a hard fight for
supremacy
A meeting of the Young Men:
club of the Trinity NJ. E. church wa:
held last evening and a number of en-
ulusiastic members were present. 4
number of new members were taker
in and plans for the Improvement O.
the club were discussed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
CITY NEWS.

Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar
Choice sauer kraut. Immegart s..
Read The Daily Gate City. 10
cents per week.
Don't miss the matinee at the
Grand tomorrow.
Remember Ewers Mccarthy
Co.'S 20 per cent reduction sale.
Hear Ben Hendricks songs at the
Grand tomorrow, matinee and night.
Special matinee for the children at
Dodge's Theatre tomorrow afternoon.
Pete Kennedy's dance is post
poned till Friday, Feb. 5, prize waltz
that night.
James P. Turner cast his vote for
Lincoln in 1860 in Keokuk and in
1864 in st. Louis.
Congregational market, Benner's
Saturday, commencing 10 a. m. Dough
nuts and coffee served.
The great feature film, the
wages of sin" tomorrow afternoon and
night at Dodge's Theatre.
The directors of the street fair are
TO hold meeting this evening to wind
I'D the affairs of the last celebration.
| The Keokuk club and ST. Peter
! will clash this evening at the keokuk
I club alleys, the contest being the last
one of the week.
/ Shoe repairing while you wait,
and % per cent saved at Goodyear
1 Repair and Shoe Co.. 1101 Main. I'm
] ion Label on all goods.
-Rralph B. Smith and Casper Mohr
! field. the two experts, examined the
books in the Superior court and in
Justice Landes' Office today.
j -Today's blizzard has put stop tc
that popular expression. Isn't this q
/ fine day." which has been used quits
frequently during the past few days.
There was not much retail bust
ness in Keokuk today. On account Of
the blizzard few people ventured dowr
town unless they really had to do so.
Special for Saturday from til
8 p. m: Regular SOC handsomely dec
Grated japanese tea pots or tea ma
chimes with strainer. or plain Rock
ingham tea pots at &c each. Limi
of one TO customer Duncan Schel
Furn. Co.
Here is the latest: A driver OF
the south side of town was seen or
the streets today wearing a straw hat
He experienced some difficulty in keep
ing the head covering on. but tina
did not bother him in the least. Thu
probable cause for this is the sprins
weather which preceded todays COLI
spell
= H Marshall begun suit agains
the G., 3. & Q. 70 recover severa
thousand dollars damage on accoun
Of the overflow of his farm lying ives
Of Fort Madison. 3 or miles. Tel
days we're required TO try the case
The jury found for the company. Th,
costs in the case are $4,000 or more
Geo. 3 Stewart and Palmer TrimbI
we're attorneys for defend t.
The music al the Sunday after
noon meeting at the Young Men
Christian Association will be Of a spec
al nature. Before the regular NEE
ing a half hour program viii be give
. By the following well known local Ia
ent Miss Elizabeth wins. soloist
George Hassell, yiolinist: Mrs. Haze
1 SAWYER. pianist This concert wi
De between the hours Of 300 and g. 81
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
The Red, White
And other constituents Of your
blood are powerfully enriched and
vitalixed by Hoods SarsaparIila.

1t increases the red corpuscles and
makes strong the white corpuscles, and
thus protects and restores the health.
1t cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions,
catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous
ness, that tired feeling, dyspepsia, loss
of appetite, general debility and builds
up the whole system.
Get it today in the usual liquid form or In
chocolated tablet form called Sarsatabs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29
FUNERAL NOTICE.

WOODARD-The funeral OF the
late Mrs. Hampton Woodland will be
held from the residence, 1903 Morgan
street. Sunday. January 81. 1909. at
$50 a. m. Friends OF the family in
vited to the services.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-10-09
Institute de aViacion
Sc daran clases para 81 es-
tudio de la teoria de Ia
aviacion
Y 10 mas interesante: calculos
del "mOmento de Z0zobrar. "

Ell professor Prandtl ha organlzado
bajo la direction del gobierno;. .. pru-
siano una clase para ell estudo de
la teorfa de la aeronatica y la Junta
de Defensa del gobierno ingl6s, POI
su parte, ha decidido q. Inglaterra
vaya, 81 es possible, a la cabeza de-
movimiento cientifico en- este sentl-
do
Dicha junta propone la ereacion
de un Institute tecnico en- el que sc
estudiaran, entire otros, los sigulen-
tes problemas:
"Cuestiones relativas 4 la resis-
tencia de friccion de los plano lncll'
nados de los metales en- una corlentt
de aire. Determination del centre
de preston de los pianos inclinados
en- una corriente de aire. Experlmen.
tos acerca de los coeficientes de'ele-
vaci6n de los pianos inelinadosy ex-
tension de estos experimentos.a las
superficies curvas. Fluctuacion de
centro de preston. en- las rafagas d.
viento. Calculos del "momento d'
|,zozohssaarr'' Eficacia de los propul
s1res " mOtoreS .peOuenoS.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-10-09
La Ibeltad de FeHeT 0
Ia Cabcza De Alfonso
ESQ dice en- unos plac artes
que han aparecido en-
Barcelona y Madrid.
Deportaciones q granel.

L6ndres, septiembre 2S.-Se ha
recibido noticias que amplian las
PARTICIPATES anterlormente procc-
dentes de Zaragoza.
La agitaci6n ha aumentado con-
siderablemente desde que el aslta-
dorFranciscoFcrr er fue cncarcclado
En- los luearcs ma s centrlcos de Ma
drid y Barcelona han aparccldo pas
quines exigiendo ia llbertad de
Ferrcr 8 la cabeza del Rey."
Sc practican diariamentc rcglstro
en- muchas casas de Barcelona con cl
!. fin dc hallar evidencia de la culpabl
lidad de Ferrer.
Nadie sabe cuando lc tocara cI
turno de ser arrojado en- las mazmo-
ira de la fortaleza de MonNulch.
Los sospechosos son deportados
k6sdestertados a granel, sin que Sc ha
va probado su culpabilidad.
Scscnta sospechosos han sido en-
v;iados q Fernando Poo, en- el ultlmo
vapor q sali6para esa colonia pena
dc Africa, y muchos otros han sldo
dcstcrrados 4 distantes poblaclones
dc la peninsula.