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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28

has been visiting Mrs. H. O. There,
returned home Tuesday.
Mrs C. f. Doeing has gone to
Missouri Valley where she was called
by the illness of her sister, Mrs. John
Schulmeister.
Mrs. Florence Zigler of Middle
town is visiting her sister, Mrs. Will
bur Zane.
Miss Genevieve Glicker of st. Louis
Is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Katherine Glicker.
Miss Nellie Cox, who has been
visiting Mrs w. A Martin and other
friends for the past month, retnured
Tuesday to her home in Kansas City
Misses Zula and Nina Cares return
ed Saturday to their home in Des
Moines after pleasant visit with rel
atives and friends.
Rev. J. c. Shipp left Monday fo1
Moberly, Mo-, where he will visit his
brother.
Miss Bessie Craig of Davenport /:
visiting Mrs. w. H Mott.
| Mrs. H. ]. King is the guest of rel
atives in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Henry Long and son of Ceda
Rapids are guests of Mrs. Longs cous
i IN, Mrs. Nellie Therme.
Misses Monica and Martha ar
visiting the Misses Addie and Mari
Bilderback in Fort Madison.
4 Miss Eddalee Morse returned Wee
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28

"Division in the Kingdom" Rev. ].
A. Miller, recently from China Will
preach morning and evening for us on
September 5th Morning school at
9:45, Rock Hall at 2:30 p. M.
Services at the First Christian
church. corner of Tenth and Blondeau
streets, Rev r. w Lilley, s17 Fulton
street. patsor; Sunday, 10 a. m. Bible
school; II a. m. preaching. THE Dis
ciples Message; p. nj. Christian En-
deayor; 8 p. m. preaching. Things Els
sential." You are invited to these
services.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
716 Main street, second floor; services
Sunday at 10:45 a. m, subject Christ
Jesus; Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.'
dnesday evening meeting at 7::45
n M: reading room. (sane address,
omen Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m. cordial In
yitation is extended to the public.
Seventh street Baptist church. cor
ner Seventh and Concert streets
Rev. VIM d. Venerable, pastor, resi-
dence 2017 Palean street; preaching
/ at II a. m. and 7:45 p. M; morning
theme The Evidence of Mans 1gnor
ance of Cod; evening. Seeking the
Lost; Sunday school at l2:4o p. m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
Act Quickly

And you'll save yourself lot OF suffer
ing and trouble. If you have sud-
den chill-or taken cold-if you have
collie. cramp or diarrhoea. don't wait
minute. Take at once a teaspoon.
full of Perry Davis Painkiller in half a
glass of hot water or milk. You'll be
safe and on the right road to quick
recovery. Then you'll escape serious
illness But you onght to have this
tried and proven remedy on hand for
! immediate use. Being prepared is hall
the battle hen there's pain to subdue.
New size bottles Soc. also in so cent
size.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
Miss M. f. Dixon, superintendent.

Miss M. F. Dixon, superintendent. All
are welcome.
First Westminster Presbyterian
church, Seventh and Blondeau streets.
Regular services Sunday morning at
1O:45. Rev. F. j Tower of Rochester,
N. Y, formerly pastor of the Presby-
terian church of Carthage, H., will
conduct the services. Sunday school
in Chapel at $50 a. m; Mission
school at 2:30 p m. No. % South
Third street; prayer meeting in
Chapel Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock.
At the st. Paul's German Evangeli-
cal church there will be union serv-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
MASSIVE AMERICAN QUA RTERED PILLAR EXTEN-
SION T ABLE

No. 614. This quar- tered pillar Extension
Table has a round top AZ inches in diameter
vita wide boxed rim. The center pedestal is
inches thick and securely framed into the
top. The heavy legs have deep smooth cut
carved feet Finished in the popular higa
gloss golden color. In the foot length the
center pillar does no divide. The foot 9
foot and IL foot lengths have patent locking
device and dividing c enter pedestal.
This Extension Table is excellent at our
price, 1925 to s1255 according to length
desired We do not offer it as a $4,000 value
for $s25, but you will find it made of better
material better in con struction and better
finished than any table of similar design Of
fered regularly at $140O to $1,000. Price, 6
foot, 1925; foot, $1o.35; 10 foot, $11.45; IL
foot S12.55.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
nesday from three months visit In
Seattle, Portland. and other western
cities.
3o7-317 Main.

For indigestion and all stomach
trouble take Foley's Orino Laxative
as it stimulates the stomach and liver
and regulates the bowels and will pos
lively cure habitual constipation. vii.
kinson G. Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
Worth Going to jail For.

Judge Cat the close of a trial)-
Prisoner. you may have the last
word Prisoner turning to wife in
the audieDce)---Do you hear that, old
lady ?"-Meggendorfer Blaetter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
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The Kensington club gave picnic
Monday evening in honor of Miss
Jessie Ford OF Leavenworth. Kan,
who visited friends here over Sunday.
Miss Lottie Ponte s visiting her
brother and family in Kewanee, H.
Miss Helen Keith Of Montrose, who
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28

Regular $780, ax12 Scotch ADHESION; for this
sale ...... ...s... 26 SO
Body Brussels Rugs.
regular $32.50. 9x12 full fve-frame Brnssel
Rug; for this sale ..S23.5O
$500 quality for thi sale :. ....... 2650
Wilton Velvet Rugs, $500 quality. 9x12; for this
sdie -. ......... ..-..-..-... ....... lO, CU
Brussels Rugs.
Regular $500 9x12 Brussels Rugs; for this
sale ............ ............ ...-..S Sill 80
Phoenix Brussel, 9x12, $3.50 quality; for this
SAFE ........ lZ5U
Extra quality sealmess rug, 9x12. s22.5o quality:
for this sale ....... ...... ......... 1880
Royal Wilton Rugs
regular $500 9x12 genuine Royal Wilton; for
tnS SAFE ............ ........ SZI, 5U
Extra Seamless Wilton Rugs. $4,000 quality; for
THIS sale Z4. SU
Dagaston Royal Wilton, $4,000 quality; for this
SAFE ............ S0,UU
CURTAINS, PORTIERES AND WIN
DOW SHADES.
Ruffled Bobbinet Curtain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28
Carpet Values
INGRAM CARPETS-NEW SPRING
STYLES

We offer on the third floor OF store rooms
all grades OF Ingram Carpets at prices given
below.
Good Hemp Carpet, 1sc quality ........ 90
Granite Carpets, fast colors, the soc quail
ity ...... ......... ......... ......... 221@c
Agate Carpets. s-ply filling, the a5c quail
tty .................. Z5C
One-fourth wool filled Union Carpets, heavy the
45c quality 1910
One-haf wool filled Union Carpets. extra, the SOC
quality $3.50. ........... ........... .:371hC
Cotton chain, all wool filled Carpets, the SIC
Qualty 39C
All wool Ingrains, the &c quality ......... soc
All wool Ingrains the CSC quality ....... 521Lc
All wool Extra Super, the zoe quality y. 55c
All wool Extra Super, the 76c quality. SIC
ana The
Our fourteen pair extra heavy carpet, s5c quail
lty $500. .r........s... Toe
Pro Brussels, very heavy 3ply 75c quality 57lhc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-28

No. quality 10 feet wide, regular price S5c
square yard, 55c and y. -. 49,. Csc
Inlaid Linoleum. regular price, $1.25 square
YARD VOC
Short lengths and remnants at still lower prices.
BRUSSELS, VELVETS AND AXMIN-
STER CARPETS.
large showing in each grade
Standard tapestry, brussels, 671ac quality 55c
Extra Brussels, 90c quality -. ). .....671hc
Double Extra Brussels, s100 quality $50. TIC
Best 10 wire Brussels, $1.10 quality $3.50. 85c
Wilton Velvet. s115 quality 1885. 871Lsc
Extra Wilton Velvet, $1.35 quality ........ 99c
s125 Extra quality Administer 87l%c
Smith extra Administer, $1.35 quality $3.50. 99c
s15o savonnerie 81. 10
CARPET SIZE RUGS.
superb showing of all grades and makes.
Smiths Administer Rugs.
Regular $2650, 9x12; for this sale 1890. Sl95O
Regular $3.50, 9x12; Royal Administer Rugs, for
this sale ......... 70, 5U
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
Our Neglected NeighbOrs.

Charles F. Weller. who was for a number
OF wears executive officer Of the Associated
Charities and later secretary OF the Presi-
dents homes commission. has supple
mented the excellent report Of that com
mission on housing conditions in Wash
ingtor by a study Of humble folk and
their modes and habits Of life. just pub
Hshed under the title. Neglected Neigh
bors in the National Capital" To this
work is prefxed an sppreciative intro
ductory note by President Roosevelt, who
has taken 50 lively an interest IN social
conditions here. I'VE are just beginning
TO appreciate" says the President, "the
social problems which have developed
while our cities have been growing so
marvelously." Washington has its prob
lens. ike other cities. though unfavor-
able conditions here are not so threaten
ing or 50 acutely developed as in the
great industrial eenters OF population.
Yet. as the President says, in a democ-
EdEF IKE NttS II i dl IL lAiub loT al
OF US If any Of US suffer from unwhole-
some surroundings or from lack Of op-
pOrtunity for good home life. good citizen
ship. and useful industry"
That many Of Washington's less re-
sourcefuI residents suffer from unwhole-
some surroundings is manifest from Mr.
WeiIer's study. In the alleys alone there
is a submerged population OF nearly
1890 people. There are tenements as bad
as anything in the slums Of New York,
and hundreds OF human beings inhabit
shanties wherein the milk inspectors
would not permit cattle TO be housed. It is
true that most OF these people are ne
groes. Many Of them are shiftless. ig-
norant, and criminal; others are unfor-
tunate. the victims. as the poor so fre-
quently are. Of circumstance. Mr. Weller
shows clearly. however. that the social
conditions existing in our alleys and
tenements cannot be dismissed because
they largely affect a single race. Civic
! responsibility cannot be thus shirked. fOr
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
MILITARISM IN ENGLAND.
Recruiting for Army Encouraged by
Patriotic Drama

LSudon cable 70 the New YoTk Herald.
The enect OF The play An Englishman's
Home" which deals with an imaginary
invasion OF England. is becoming more
far reaching every day. 1t has undoubt-
ediy aroused in England such 3 spirit OF
militarism as has not existed since the
Boer war.
To It alone can be ascribed the remark
able burst Of enthusiasm in recruiting for
the territorial army. Before its production
the authorities were begging and plead
iug for recruits. Now they ara almost
overwhelmed with them. They are com
ing in at the rate Of so or 90 a day
in London alone
Every Saturday the territorial battaIions
give a march out" as it is called. COW
ering all sections OF the city. When the
battalions reach their headquarters after
ward there are scores OF young men
tramping along on the tanks. anxious 20
enlist. Some OF the crack battaIions are
not only already filed. but have q wait
ing list. Mai du MauTier's play has
solved the problem for the war Office A
month ago It seemed impossible 70 pro
tu4S l-4V -s-''- 4ii~tL ~ '''.-- -
the organization. Now il Is just the re-
verse. 50 numerous are the recruits that
only the cream is selected
Even the talking machine men have
taken I'D the matter. and records have
been made OF the patriotic speeches IN the
play. which are duplicated by thousands
and readily sold all over the kingdom.
The mOving-pictUre men have also taken
up the matter, and the dreaded invasion
is soon 70 be depicted on thester stages
by them They have been busy this week
down in Essex with a crowd OF supers
and soldiers posing in pictures for this
purpose.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
The Real and Romantic.

The arts Of storytelling and play
writing are 50 near allied as to make
almost the same rules applicable. The
drst is a narration Of events combined
with introspection into human character
from which the impressions must be sole
Iy gained by perusaI Of the printed page,
while the latter is the same expressed by
the art Of the actor There has sprung
Up lately a so-called cult Of realism. in
opposition 10 the ancient romantic school.
which abjures al art which does not
represent everything exactly as It is in a
material sense. Is this not a fauaey2
Does not true art consist Of a judicious
mixture Of both? Thoroughly, we be-
Iieve so. and furthermore have the hardi-
hood 20 narrow our belief down to the
maxim that the romanticism should per-
lain TO the telling Of the story. and the
realism 10 the episodes and characters
Let the people move through the scenes
just as ordinary human beings would; let
the scenic environment be perfectly true
10 nature. but let some veins Of poetry.
romance, or sentimentality. OF call it
what you VIII. run through the whole.
This may seem Ike a paradox to some,
but il was evidently clearly understood
by the great masters Of fiction.
Nathaniel Hawthorne. that prince Of
story tellers. in the preface TO The
House Of the Seven Gables" says: a
romance. as a work Of art, must rigidly
subject itself TO laws, as while it sins
unpardonabiy so far as it may swerve
from the truth Of the human heart. has
fairly a right to present the truth under
circumstances, TO a great extent, Of the
writer's own choosing or creation. Il ne
thinks NJ. also. he may so manage his
atmospheric medium as to bring out OF
mellow the lights. and deepen and enrich
the shadows Of the picture. He viii be
wise. no doubt, 10 make a moderate
use OF the privilege here stated. and. es-
peeialiy. to rningle the marvellous. rather
aS slight. delicate. and evanescent
favor. than as any portion Of the actual
substance Of the dish offered TO the pub
lie He can hardly be said. however to
commit literary crime. even If he dis
regard this caution. When ro-
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
The Coustitution-Supposlnp.

Far be it from US to be captOus or
hypercritical. and We disclaim in ad-
vance any intent in that regard IN 50 far
as concerns certain Illuminating thoughts
we shall herewith attempt 10 set forth as
best We may. We have been moved
TO speculation touching and sppertaining
to the legal status OF. say. senator
Charles A CuIberson. Of Texas. IN the
event Mr.. Bryan had been elected Presi-
dent Of these United states and had
chosen 10 invite the Texan 10 become his
Secretary Of State.
We fear. though we Go not know. OF
course. that Mr.. Bryan would have been
suspected Of dangerous designs on the sa-
cred old Constitution. and with his Cocoon
spirator, the said CuIberson, relegated
anew 10 the ranks OF unsafe and insane
gentlemen devoid OF a correct conception
OF things as they ought to be-aIbeit. We
are quite prepared to believe that neither
would have been presented 10 the courts
for Indictment.
But would that ancient and highly re-
spectacle institution, that intangible but
extremely useful something We call Sen
atorfaI courtesy" have reached forth and
yankeu this CuIberson person from out the
depths OF complication in which he found
himself? Sometimes. as the late William
Nye was wont to say. We trow 1t would.
and then again. We wot not For InasmUch
as the said Bryan has frequently been
adjudged radical and an enemy 10 the
courts. a sort OF perpetual pest. "agin
the goyernmint' and continually grow
ing more so. we suspect the Senate might
though we pointediy refrain from say
ing it would-have inclined seriously and
ultimately 20 give the poor old Constitu-
ton the benefit Of the doubt. even though
il brought about so unusual a thing as
casting Bryan. CuIberson. ct al. into outes
darkness and overwhelming despair.
But why, after all. vex our souls with
such puzzllng propositions as this thing
We have conjured Up? Why fret the face
Of Happiness. or bid skeleton 10 the
/ feast? Gadzooks, Does not the Lord stil
reign. and the Republican party live.
We are firm in the faith that the former
Is indisputsbIe, and the November re
/ turns. lately o. K.'d by Congress in joint
session assembled. give Endorsement di-
rect TO the latter idea,
/ After all. We were Just supposing.'
And is not every mOIher's son OF Us re
! jciced that so strong a man as Mr.. Kno1
/ is tC be Secretary Of Stste2
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

msnces really do teach anything, OF Pre-
duce any effective operation. # Is usually
through a far more subtle process than
The ostensible one. The author has con-
sidered il hardly worth his while. there
fore. relentlessly TO impale the story with
its moral. as with an iron rod-or. rather.
as BY sticking pin through butterfly
thus at once 10 deprive il Of life. and
cause IT to stiffen in an ungainIy and
unnatural attitude A high truth indeed.
fairly. finely, AMI skiIlfuIy wrought out.
Frightening at every step. and crowning
the final development Of work Of fiction.
may add an artistic glory. but is never
any truer, and seldom any more evident
at the last page than at the first.
Victor Hsgo says: Man strives with
obstacles under the form Of superstition,
under the form OF prejudice. and under
the form Of the elements. There
Is the fatality Of dogma. the oppression
OF human laws, the inexorability Of na-
tuTe" In "Notre Dame de Paris the
author denounces the first; in the -Niser-
ables- he exe=aplfes the second; in this
book (-Tofers Of the Sea'0 he indicates
the third With these three fatalities
mingle that inward fataIity-the supreme
the human heart. Sir Walter Scott
IN, the prelude to 'Tvanhoe" says: "Ir
point Of justice. therefore. TO the multi
tudes who viii. trust. devour this book
with avidity. I have so far explained
our ancient manners in modern language
and so far detailed the characters and
sentiments Of my persons. that the mod
ern reader viii not find himself. 7 should
hope, much trammeled by the dryness Of
antiquity IN this respect. I contend.
have in no respect exceeded the fail
license due 10 the author OF fictitious
composition
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
ATTACKS ON LOCK CANAL
ALLEGED to Have Had their origin
in Wall street.

~ EhAE~-s
From The Ens.neerins News
AS for the situation in the United
states. the remarkable newspaper cam
paIgn to bring about change TO the sea-
level plan OF construction still continues.
It Is significant that the newspapers
which have been most prominent IN this
campaign are those which are well known
to be controlled by interests closely
Identified with Wall street hnancieTs.
7 Is significant also that in their at
tacks on the lock plan Of construction
and the attempts 10 advocate the sea-leTel
plan. many OF the statements and figures
presented are absolutely false. This sp-
plies also TO statements with the same OBJ
ject recently made IN the United States
Senate and widely circulated throughout
the country. We DO not make this state
ment lightly, but with fun knowledge OF
what the real facts are. To an under
standing mind Il IS not difficult 70 guess
al the handspring that furnishes the mo-
tive power for all these virulent attacks
on the present work at Panama
That the campaign for the sea-level
plan can be successful, however, there is
not the slightest reason 10 suppose The
newspapers dominated by Wall street in
terests in no way represent the public
sentiment Of the country. The reputable
journals in other parts OF the country,
we find. are shrewd enough TO gauge the
agitation promoted by Wall street al
about its true value. And the public IS
pretty certain 10 be guided in its opinion
on canal matters, by the opinions Of the
leading members OF the American en-
gineering profession
We can say authoritatively on our own
responsibility and with full knowledge Of
the facts mat the work az Panama Is
proceeding IN a manner Of which every
American engineer may well be proud.
and that the plans and methods adopted
by American engineers and being car
RED out By American engineers are s5-
sol,rtafr enlrrI and caFa
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
Reri.ioni.ts In Earnest.

From the Indianapolis News
The most encouraging thing about the
Tariff Commission Congress IS its IN
doubteded earnestness. We believe that il
represents public opinion, that it speaks
for q great majority OF the people There
is demand for a greatly lower tariff
It may be that Congress viii recognize
this. and that Il viii listen with some
respect to the arguments Of the commit
tee Of one hundred. One thing IS certain
and the point was made by enc OF the
speakers-that unless We soon get partial
relief the people viii sooner or later de-
mand entire relief. That is. protection
must be abated somewhat or Il will dis
appear altogether. That is a result which
we should view with much eduanimity.
But the argument is one that ought 10
apDeal even 10 those Of the staaGpatteTs
who are able TO see any distance into the
future One other suggestion must be
made. The need for commission does
not grow cut OF any cOmplexity OF the
tariff as such. but rather out Of the COM
pIex business conditions connected with IL
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
why the Tariff Is In Politics.

From the New YORK Evening Post
SeifShness and sordid bargaining are
the primal forces behind each tariff. And
they make II certain that the efforts TO
obtain tarin-making commission or a
merely advisory body viii fail The tariff
is in politics. because Il was conceived
in politics, nourished by politics, and
reared by politics It viii stay in politics
because Il IS the best asset the Republican
party has had Il wins victories by the
sale OF tariff favors, and then, II the out
CRY is too great. It deludes its followers
bv specious promises OF reductions
coupled with the raising Of duties on
certain favored articles. The only way
the tariff can be taken out Of politics is
bv political action. by a realization that
It spells special privilege, graft, and po-
HticaI corrUption-nothing else-and ban
ishing the whole thing from our public
life