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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
IF YOU ARE ATRIFLE SENSITIVE

About the size of your shoes, it's
some satisfaction to know that many
people can wear shoes size smaller
by sprinkling Aliens Foot-Ease into
them. Just the thing for Dancing
Parties, Patent Leather Shoes, and
Tor breaking in New Shoes. When
rubbers or overshoes become neces-
sary and your shoes pinch. Aliens
Foot-Ease gives instant relief. Sold
Everywhere, CSC. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n.
Z. Don't accept any substitute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
w. A. POOL SELLS
HIS DRUG STORE
Salem Business House Goes to D.
Julius Of Davis, South
Dakota.

SALEM, Iowa, Jan, i2-W. A. Pool
has sold mis- drug store and residence
property al this place 10 E. D. julius.
OF Davss. South Dakota. Mr.. Julius
i.as arrived and taken possession of
his purchases. Mr. Pool and family
viii move to Bushnell, H., where the
former viii go into the jewelry bust
ness.
Miss Edith ogleyee. who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. C. D. Raw
hauser. has returned to her school
duties al Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. James Brown and her son and
daughter. Oss Keller and Mrs. C. W.
Davidson. went 10 Salina- Kansas, Fri
day TO visit daughter and sister Mrs.
G. 3. Bailey and family
Mrs. ]. j. Burlington returned from
Mt. Pleasant Wednesday after spend,
ing a few days with her sister. Mrs.
Jane Conner
r. P. Bogue has returned to Taiator
TO resume his work as principal of the
school at that place.
E. D. Kinsinger has sold the Salem
Telephone system 10 the German
American company
Mrs. Bert Foste and daughter
Berniee. left Tuesday for their new
home at Hereford. Texas.
Mrs. Nellie Davis departed Friday
to spend few weeks with friends in
Chicago.
b. Jorden and family are enter
taining their cousins. sir. and Mrs
Ellis from Wellington.
Miss Lucy Pidgeon is a guest OF her
sister. Mrs. A. c. Van Eleet al Kan
sas City. Missouri.
Tuesday Frank Jackman left fol
Madison. Indiana, where he Will visit
relatives and friends
NJ. and Mrs. Dexter Fem have gone
on trip through Texas and New
Mexico.
Miss Grille Huxley was a sunda,
guest of her brother. CLYDE and fam
! ily II Kcckak
Allen Cough who is employed in the
cotton seed oil mill in Kansas City, is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
1908 BIGGEST YEAR IN II
HISTORY.

Tie Brown Shoe Co. Of ST. l9a
operates eight great modern shoe
tories, each one especially built =
equipped with the latest economy
vices to make the greatest shoe rsa
Also, the White House in s.. 0
Americas greatest shoe Distribute
building.
White House Shoes for men,
women: Buster Brown Blue RIOS
Shoes for boys. for girls, an dothen
tionally famous brands for Tie emu
family" are worn by millions Of
pie in the United States from VA
10 Texas and from the state OF va
ington 10 Florida, and also foFs
countries.
Browns CSC mark is cut deep IL
hollow of the sole of each shoe.
mark stands FOR reliability win !
the resources of The Brown Shoe y
pany absolutely pledged 70 back '
the mark stands for.
These are the shoes that for me =
six years have made the business
The Brown Shoe COMPANY show
ord of steady increase which IS uns
alleled BY any other shoe mantiiacsSl
anywhere. aud without one doNal
investment in any branches,
stores or consigned goods "a
They are the first house to sue.
fully manufacture saoes in 81 ~
The only shoe manufacturers
received Double Grand Prize al
Louis Worlds Fair in 1901 IA
The only 81. Louis shoe house
received Gold Medal or any ~
whatever al Jamestown ENposiu;
1907, The motto Of the Compah! a
Where Quality Counts, We ls'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
>ilas Cmeo al Home B,
New Absorption Method

L yoa suffer t-om blseiiag. itching,
az-d q p-o-r dig Piles. send ne
yoa- zG5ress and VIII tel you how
ID c-e yourself Il home hg The new
zas17 -515o7 treatment; and viii asso
s-5 s9-s q HIS hons treatment Tree
IN --zl XIII references from yodr
CIV 1ccaltey i requested Immediate
-a@ s-5 permanent cure assured
Sz5 70 -o-ay. but tel others OF tnis
Ger w-s.s toszy 70 Mrs II Sum
-s Bax P Metre Dame, Ind
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

per reports and would have kept GO
ing. but the minister did not He gave
up. ended all Of The worries of mind
and sould by making his confession
and seyering tie lite's cord.
His suicide seems 10 prove that his
story was tue or that he at least be
ilsved IL 10 be tr,,e Had he cody
and deliberately murdered Gideon
Brwning. he would not have taken
his own life while free from capture
Had he hesn q wilful murderer, he
would hare continued TO fee. but the
fact OF his ending his own life. gives
10 his history that one touch which
entities him TO some sympathy and
belief in his statement of the tragedy,
Was the minister ever hypnotized
By Brownings
He says that he was. It IS The
statement OF a dying man. for he
mus. have contemplated suicide when
he wrote the long letter Had he in
tended 10 merely give himself up he
would hare either written the sheriff
o. presented himself TO the nearest
officer Bat he wrote that he could
be found some place near Carthage
III limiting that he WAS not at that
time prepared 10 end his life, moi
knew the manner
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

If you will take Foley.s Orino Lax
alive until the bowels become regu-
lar you viii not have to take purga-
tives constantly, as Foley's orfno Lax.
alive positively cures chronic consti.
patton and sluggish liver. Pleasant
to take. Wilkinson & Co., and j. F.
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Have All Faith.

Two Oskaloosa gentlemen, r. II.
Boyer and ] E Whitaker. were in the
city yesterday and today looking over
the city and were much impressed
with It's loation and business advan-
tages The gentlemen are both bust.
ness men OF oskaloosa and one OF
them owns property in this city
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Wa Self Defense.


But even II that were -. the MI
listers statement does nj gre zha-
as the real reason soT IN murder
but states that II was in self dete1sa
and that he did not strike the nan
with the Ratchet. until ha had started
for him with a knife
With many people. the subject Of
hypnotism is on which Is perplexinE
and while many believe IN i. Others
do not. In this cqse su7posing taet
Browning was possessed Of the POKER
of making Carmichel do what he XII
ed, why did he not stop him from
killing him?
Hypnotism did not work in this
case
Carmichel SAYS that Browning nada
him walk the ties untH he felt Ike Z
batam chicken; made him go into :
store and buy a hatchet: made lin
climb in and out OF q window q -hs
church to build the fire; made hin
raise and lower his hands AZ vii and
made him sweat b. merely looklrs
at him and demanding that he Do Is
told.
Yet the hypnotist's power seems Il
hsye failed him at the one tine il III
life when it would have been WORT
while. He had complete power owe
the preacher, he had but TO raise hi
little finger ard the Ratchet woul,
have dropped to the floor and brown
ing could have made the preache
crawl around the church ike a dog.
Here is a point for the philosophe
to figure out. 1t is a sort OF lad
and the tiger" problem ard the fact
in the case prove one OF two things
either that hypnotism is no good, c
that Carmichel did not write IN
truth
Out of His Mind.
The Iinister's stealthy escape frol
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

During the last term Of the
trict court there were seven week.
jury trials, twelve criminal eases !
posed of, forty-eight law and chans'
and forty-four probate cases. Best
this work there was the appointing
guardians, administrators, isss1
bonds, etc. The volume Of busila
done during the term will FIJI aba
700 pages of records.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

But eoasctc1s. 1e- @
lid more tan tts eE e
the Law / brought IL @
but brought him hack ~
He brooded oFsr IL a@
Of It each day n the -
could tell Just where y rs @
posed 10 be hardened
would have laughed q III z4Ez-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Very enthusiastic.

They were both very enthusiastic
over the water power project and said
they had no doubt but what it would
be started soon One of the gentle
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Carpenter Had Power Over the Minis
ter Eus Could Net Keep
Him From Killing
Him.
A PROBLEM TO SOLVE
Imagination Can Run Rios in the Story
if the People Viii Read Sc
tween Lines of
Letter.

There IS Z problem in the case OF
Rev Carmichai who 1ook his own life
yesterday morning 81 Carthage. after
confassing that he was one OF the
e1u1JErs most famous nurde7e-s.
The crime which ne committed was
one OF those which happen every
once in while IN the United States
and are talked about By everyone,
Although i occurred II . liszle on.
Ct 5he way place and the victim vas
an obscure carpenter, yet as N item
OF news the crime has been brpash.
prominently before tie newspaper
readers Of Tia country and has beer
heralded as one OF lie big crimes Of
TIE country
lid Carmichel write ths --us story
OF the case in the letter he laf- and
which wzs printed N last evening
Gate Citye
There seems 70 bs 10 question aut
what he either wrcEs 1as Ite facts II
the case. or n least what h rsally
believed 10 hare been the Eac1s. Tie
letter was written after ne lad de-
1ermined 10 gre himself ZIP 10 ne
authorities. or had decided upon end
ing his life, therefore ,as7e was 10
reason for his writing n. taiseAosod,
Gideon Browning, he carpenter.
had the minister n niS roEer. acco-i-
ing 70 the statement and made lin.
do his bidding By merely boxing 4
him, with eyes that we're brilliant
and peculiar. Ike snakes syss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
He Was Actins.

Stephen Phillips, the dramatist and
poet. began life as member OF +. K.
Benson's repertoire company. An
amusing story is told Of his debut. Mr.
Benson had told him that the great
thing for an actor is to act. 1T does
not matter" he continued, 80 much
what the words are which the actor
speaks as the impression which he con-
veys TO the audience by those words"
Then he gave Mr.. Phillips the part Of
Balthazar in Romeo and Juliet" On
the first night Balthazar managed the
first line Of his part and then forgot
the rest Romeo. In the person of Mr..
Benson. had TO go TO his assistance
and speak the rest OF the part for him.
while Balthazar exhibited an agony Of
speechless grief. What do you mean"
Mr.. Benson afterward demanded, by
going on the stage without knowing
your part:" II was only doing what
you told me. You said the great thing
on the stage was not so much the
words you speak as TO act. Well. l
was acting"-London Tit-Bits.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
EXPLOSION WRECKS TOWN
Nitro GIycerine Blows Up, Killing One
Man ard Damaging Property.

Washington. Pa. Dec. 2.-One man
vas killed. score injured. and the
GOWN of Cameron. w. Va. twenty-five
miles southwest OF here, was almost
destroyed when magazine containing
several hundred quarts OF nitro-gly-
ccrine exploded.
The dead man is Anthony Shuster.
an oil well shooter He was blown
70 shrcds The injured comprise resi-
dents of Cameron who were caught
In the debris OF falling houses. many
OF them being In their beds when the
explosion occurred.
Shuster drove to the magazine to
get the explosive preparatory to shoot.
ing a we'll 1t Is impossible to ascer-
tain what caused the explosion. How.
ever. II is supposed he dropped a can
OF the fluid while carrying II to his
wagon. The noise was heard with dis
tinctness here. Houses rocked. as II
by an earthquake.
The front axle OF Shuster's wagon
was hurled through the side of a
dwelling house quarter Of mile
from the scene of the explosion. It
fell across the foot Of cradle occu.
pied by yearold baby. without in
juring the child.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
LOEB SEXES $4,000
NECKLACE OF PEARLS
Famous ChesbrOugh Jewels
Taken by Customs House.

New York. Dec. 2.-The Chesbrough
pearl necklace. the journeyings OF
which bid fair to place II among the
historic cases OF the customs house.
was seized by Collector Loeb, who
appraises It at $4,000. The owner Is
Mrs. Fremont b. Chesbrough. wife Of
a millionaire lumberman OF Boston.
Two customs inspectors here swear
they found a bill of sale for the pearls
last MAY in the false bottom of one
of Mrs. Chesbrough's trunks. but the
pearls were missing.
Collector Loeb says he insisted upon
possession. but was given what proved
to be an imitation. He continued to
press the governments claim. and on
July rs obtained the original
He has held them since then, pend
Ing proof that they had never been In
this country. Such proof has not been
forthcoming. according TO Mr.. Loeb.
and Wednesday the necklace was
seized as a preliminary TO action
against Mrs Chesbrough.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
WINDOW GAZING.
A Fascinating Occupation For the
Tourist In Paris.

- FabCtUaiUU OCCupattoU TOR xH@
Tourist In Paris.
Window gazing is one or the recog-
nized vocations Of the tourist In Paris.
Everybody engages In this fascinating
occupation, and, In truth. IL would be
impossible to resist the temptation. for
the most beautiful wares are set forth
In the most artistic manner. and the
only way you can withstand the desire
for possession Is to leave the coin OF
the realm and even your letter OF
credit at home: otherwise there is no
telling into what extravaganza. not TO
say useless purchase, you may be per-
suaded when probably you have just
gone out for morning stroll.
or all these windows the jewelers.
seem TO be the greatest magnets. But
the bewildering part of II is that to
the man or woman IMMERSED IN the
knowledge of precious stones the imi-
tations thereof look quite as good as
the genuine articles. Pearls. diamonds.
rubies, emeralds aud so throughout
the long list stones are so perfectly i'm
American women succumb to the
temptation OF buying them. But there
the temptation does not end, for they
bring them home with all the intent
10 dazzle. bewilder and deceive their
unsuspecting relatives and friends
with the magniicence OF their sudden
ly acquired wealth of jewels. Women
whom one would never suspect of
wearing imitation gems frequent the
shops where they are for sale In Paris
In the most open. not to say brazen,
manner, while the foreign papers fair
ly bristle with advertisements OF re-
constructed and imitation gems. which
only goes to show what q lucrative
business II must be.-New York Trib-
une.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04

child urinates too often, the urine scalds
the flesh, or If, when the child reaches all
age when ii should be able to control the
passage, 1t is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it. the cause of the diff
Guilty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Ro0t is soon realized. II is sold
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
AN OLD BUSYBODY.
What the Bridegroom Thought Of the
Old Native at the Station.

What the Bridegroom Thought Of the
Old Native at the Station.
While waiting for the train the bride
and bridegroom walked slowly up and
down the platform.
~ don't know what this joking and
guying may have been to you" he re-
marked, "but it's death to me. never
experienced such an ordeal"
''It's perfectly dreadful" she an
swered II shall be so glad when we
get away from everybody we know"
They're actually impertinent," he
went on. "Why. the very nafives"-
At this unpropitious moment the
wheezy old station master walked up
to them.
"Be you goIn' to take this train?" he
asked.
ITS none Of your business" retorted
the bridegroom Indignantly as he
guided the bride up the platform,
where they condoled with each other
over the impertinence Of some Of the
natives.
Onward came the train. its vapor
curling from affair." 1t was the last
to their destination that day-an ex-
press. Nearer and nearer it came at
full speed; then in a moment 1t whiz-
zed past and was gone.
why In thunder didn't that train
stop?" yelled the bridegroom
"Cos you sed 'twarn't none of my
business. has to signal II that trains
to stop"
And as the old station master softly
stroked his board there was a wicked
twinkle in his eye.-London Tit-Bits.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
CORPORATION TAX
TO NET SI5,OOO,O0O
Internal Revenue Report Sets
That Figure For 1910.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The commits
sioner OF internal revenue estimates
that the receipts from corporations In
1910 on account of the corporation tax
will amount to sl5.000.000. and for
1911 will be 100000 greater These
estimates appear In the annual report
OF Commissioner Royal l.. Cabell.
The commissioner makes very little
comment on the corporation tax. De-
tailed Information concerning the
mode of imposing and collecting this
tax. together with the forms and in
structions. will be given out within a
week. and the commissioner decided to
length. pending the appearance OF this
Information.
The other features of the report re-
late to the routine affairs of the de-
partment for the fiscal year ended on
June 30 last One of the more inter
esting disclosures of the report is that
the receipts of the bureau for the last
fiscal year were s5.453. 230 below those
OF the preceding year.
The largest sources of internal reve.
nue. receipts. as usual. were distilled
spirits. fermented liquors and tobacco.
Illinois was the largest producer OF
internal revenue taxes of any of the
states. yielding the total OF si3.iil.-
I'll. or nearly one-fifth of all the reve-
nues from this source collected In the
United States. The other states in the
order OF revenues yielded were: New
York. s2Se37.349; Kentucky. s2S.130.-
400: Indiana. s25.224S16; Pennsylva-
mia. 500. $50. O66: Ohio. $lS.9O7.OS1.
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act.

81 am sorry to have to tell you so.
boys" said the pleasant looking visitor
who was addressing the Sunday
school. but there is not one chance
In a thousand that any one OF you
ever will be president Of the United
States"
Still he failed to secure their undi-
vided attention.
But II you live up TO your oppor-
tunities." he went on. eying them
keenly. 'some bright boy in this audi
ence may become a great baseball
pitcher or the worlds champion bats
man."
Instantly every boy sat up straight
and began to listen. Chicago Tribune
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
CAvE-lN OVER MINE
Tree and Coal Shed Vanish Into
Ground.

Wilkes Barre. Pa. Dec "A novel
cave-in over old mine workings occur
red at luzerne, near here. when the
front yard. ap apple tree over twenty
feet high coal shed and several tons
Of coal in front OF the residence of
n. C. HONEYWELL entirely disappeared.
not even the topmost branches OF the
tree being visible Al the same time
two walls OF the cellar crumbled away
and the house was shaken throughout.
Persons We're IN the house at the time.
but managed TO get out safely. and the
building was abandoned. II is feared
that the cavern will spread TO ad-
joining properties and do much dam.
age.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
BEAR CHASES CHI LDREN
Bold 5ruin Makes Frequent Visits to
Altoona Suburb.

Altoona. Pa. Dec. For several
days past bear has been terrorizing
the residents OF Pleasant Valley. a
suburb. The brute has been seen a
number OF times. but always managed
to elude his pursuers One night he
entered the pig pen of Benjamin De-
trick and killed and ate two shoats
that DERRICK was fattening for Christ
mas.
Wednesday he came boldly out Of
the woods while the school children
were on their way home and chased
several OF them into their homes. A
posse OF citizens has been looking for
bruin ever since.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalen'
that II is not uncom.
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
peary to Lecture In wIlkes.earre.

Wilkes.Barre, Pa. Dec. Com.
mander Robert r. Pesry is to make
what is understood TO be his first pub
lie lecture on the discovery OF the pole
In this city on Monday. Dec. 10. for the
benefit of the wilkss.Barre city hos
..lAsl
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LOST ON TROLLEY TWO DAYS
Little Russian Girl Hoped Some One
Would Take Her Home"

New York. Dec 2-Rosie Kamaiz.
ski. pretty Russian girl. holds all
records for being lost In a great city.
When the police found her almost ex-
hausted from hunger and lack of sleep
On a Brooklyn trolley car. they discov-
cred that the girl. unable TO speak Eng.
fish. had been riding on the trolley
ears for forty.six hours in the vain
nope that some one would finally I'M
ierstaad her ard take her home.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
Too Full.

A man very much intoxicated was
taken to the police station.
"why did you not bail him out?" in
Quired a bystander Of friend.
bail him outr' exclaimed the other.
"Why. you couldn't pump him out!'
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04

HDOut oWHHIP-EOOt, Home q swampTooi.
including many OF the thousands OF testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing DIR. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, n. ", be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address,
Binghamton, N. y, on every bottle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
Allowances.

"of course admit your son Is ex-
travagant. But you must make allow
ances; he's young"
That's all right! But the more al
lowances | make the quicker he blows
'em."-Judge.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04

BY druggists, IN fifty
cent and onc-tloilar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling all
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Cochran. Ca, Dec. 2.-John Howard.
q negro preacher. who shot and fatally
wounded w. B. Booth near here. was
captured Ave miles from here aA4
burned at Q stake.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04

To rob a robber h not robhine.-.
French Proverb.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-04
Women as Well as Men arc Made Miserable
BY Kidney and Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind
discourages and lessensambition beauty,
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BoIgianO's Fall Bulbs

Our beautifully illustrated 2O-page
Fall Flower Catalogue will be
cheerfully sent you. if you drop
us a postal to-day.