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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15

people in preparing for the rise since
the river began to show signs of ris-
Ing during last week. The depth in
the cellars that have become inundat-
ed through the medium Of their
sewer outlets varies from a few inches
to more than a foot. The south side
has Jared rather badly by the rise In
the water stage and yesterday morn
ing the water had reached the car
tracks on Myrtle street near Bashaw
close to the ball park and the John
ston-S Sharp factory.
Ball Park is a Lake.
In the ball park the field took on
the aspect of lake and prevented the
playing of the Ottumwa-Kewanee
games. About a foot and a half of
water was spread over the park and
several places along the south shore
of the stream where the land lies low.
is completely submerged to the injury
of considerable growing stuff in the
fields of that vicinity.
This rise and consequent effects in
that part of the city is largely due to
the old course of the stream lying
along the site of the Johnston-S Sharp
plant and to the large ditch fed by
the river at a point just east Of the
factory. This ditch was caused by
the excavation made there for the pur-
pose of making location for the
Johnston-Sharp plant Immense
amounts of sand and dirt were taken
from it to fill the spot where the fac
tory was erected.
A Fall Is Coming.
The rise since the highest stage re-
ported Saturday afternoon has been
10 inches up to 9 a. m. today, when
the water was about stationary on
the guage. The fall in the river since
morning has become noticeable and
about two inches have been reduced
from the high mark of 14.07 made this
morning. A party of Ottumwans
came down the river in motor boat
from Des Moines yesterday and re-
ported a fall of Is inches at Des
Moines and slightly varying drop in
the stage until Harvey was reached
where the water seemed to be on a
standstill. From Harvey to Ottumwa,
however, a rise varying in depth was
noticeable until Ottumwa was reach
ed where the highest point was re-
corded along the entire trip. The
stage of the river since Saturday
morning is as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15

II. [. COPYRIGHT, M. o.
Office COL Main street.
Special attention to X-Ray snd cleo.
trical work.
once hours, 10 to 1880 :. M: 2 to
4:S0 and to s p. m.
Residence, 1923 Franklin street.
w. M. HoGLE, M. D.
Sol Main street.
ONCE hours, to and Z TO 8 D. m.
Residence. GOA High street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15
PHYS CLANS.
DR.. CORAL r. ARMENTRouT
PHYSICIAN AND SiIpGEnM

oiice-Y. M. G. A. Building. Resi-.
dence 912 Fulton street. Office hours:
~ TO a. M: 2 to p. n; evening
hours by appointment. Iowa phone.
029-Y, and Hub. phone 20e2, office
phone Residence phone, Iowa l2-M;,
Hu 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15
DR.. J. EATON JOHNSTON

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
me only physician practicing Oste-
opathy In the county. The Smith.
roman truss fitted anc guaranteed.
only truss that holds. Office
Nortn side Of Main street. third door
ABOVE Fifth. Phone SO. Residence.
Ninth an Webster. Phone 4S4. r.
y. Lock Box, Al, Warsaw, III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15
TRAIN KILLS WOMAN
Mrs, Lonscor Hit by Cars on TrestIe
at Ottumwa.

OTTUMWA, Iowa, June 15.-In at
tempting to cross the Des MONIES riv-
er bridge near the Milwaukee round
house Mrs. Alkaline Longcor sustain
ed fatal injuries and died at 7:45 p.
m. after being brought to the hos
pital
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15

To avoid serious results take Fo,
ley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign
of kidney or bladder disorder sucn
as backache, urinary Irregularities, ex.
haustion. and you will soon be we'll
Commence taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy today. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15
stune For is Years.

by Indigestion's panss-trying many
doctors anG $4,000 worth of meal
cine in vain, B. F. Ayscue, of Ingle-
side, N. c., at last used DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, and writes they wholly
cured him. They cure Constipation,
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Stomach,
Liver. Kidney and Bowel troubles.
25c at Wilkinson & Co.. ]. F. Kie-
daisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15
ECZEMA FROM
HEAD TO FOOT
FOR Six Months his Suffering was
Beyond Words One Mass ofIrri-
tation and Itching was Dreadful
Slept Only from Sheer Exhaustion
Almost Out Of His Mind After
q Hours Use Of Cuticura Slept
Like an Infant and Then was
CURED IN ONE MONTH
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

Il am seventy-seven years old and
one day. some years ago, I fell from
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15

DR.. w. p. SHERLOCK.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
office and residence No. Is North
SaItn street In Howell building.
Office hours: 10 to IL a. m. Q to q
p. M. Evening. I to 8.
Phones: Iowa. 7s1-R; Mississippi
Valley. 1919.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15

Killed Five Men With a Knife.
BOSTON, June 15.John Murphy.
butcher. killed five men with a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
safequardinq Crime.

1t is inexplicable how those pessf-
mistic carpers who are accustomed to
hit all the minor chords with the loud
pedal on can fail to see all about them
the unmistakable signs of progress ana
the reddening dawn of new day in
the social yeast. And especially is this
true in matters pertaining to crime.
There is no doubt that the general
standards Of crime have been immeas-
urably raised of late. Nowadays a
man can do almost anything and get
away with it, provided he can arouse
the sympathy of the special lady writ
ers and pay the experts. All, brothers,
who can say that all this does not
make for the general uplift? How
can we hope to realize the better
things of life until crime has been
made perfectly SATELLITE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Senatorial Temper.

A good way to tell the disposition
and temperament of a senator is to
watch him when he gives the three
rings for the senate elevator. The rule
is when three are given, no matter
who is on the elevator or where it is
going, the elevator man must hasten
the car in answer to the rings. If the
senator who rings is at peace with the
world and the White House he will
permit the car to go to its destination
with the passengers. If the bell ringer
is crouch he compels the car to be
stopped, and he has to be carried to
his objective point, no matter. who is
aboard or how much hurry they may
be tn.-Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Breaking Out the coIors.

A pretty sight aboard ship is the
breaking out of the flags on reaching
a port. At the appointed time sea-
man takes his station at the forward
mast and another at the rear mast.
In his hand is a small silken bundle,
tightly rolled. This is sent aloft
When the signal to break out the col
ors is given a cord is pulled, the bun
die unrolls, and splendid silk flag
flutters out into the breeze. At the
foremost is that Of the nation whose
port the ship is entering. while that on
the rear mast is the flag of the steam
ship company, the ships nationality
being advertised by a large flag at
the stern. The latter is lowered, or
dipped. by way of salute when an
other steamer is passed out in the
ocean.-H. ]. Blanton in st. Louis
Globe-pemocrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
MIXED METAPHOR.
The Wonderful Feat That Was Per.
formed by Bottle.

The Wonderful Feat That was Per'
formed by Bottle.
An amateur historian is responsible
for this: "All along the ever flowing
stream of history you can discern the
silent footprints Of the crowned heads
of Europe"
The village reporter on the death OF
the village poet: "That dauntless pen
shall write no more, for its eyes are
closed forever"
From the speech Of a rising young
politician: 1.-The fierce light of public
opinion shall dog their footsteps until
it strangles them. Then shall they swal-
low the bitter pill and drink its very
dregs.'
Advice and warning from a success
full man Of business to a gathering Of
young people: Every rung in the lad
der of success is paved with slippery
stones, on which only the clear head
and the steady hand can retain their
footing"
The fearless suffragette was address
ing a meeting of mere men. She had
graphically related to them the fas-
cinating story of the strenuous strug-
gle the ladies had made for that most
priceless Of possessions. vote; how
every obstacle had been conquered
and victory was at last in sight. 1--WE
have now" she shrieked, almost
crossed the trackless desert, and the
harbor lights are stretching out their
arms to greet us!'
The temperance advocate was giving
a striking but a true picture Of the
vast amount Of evil wrought by the
demon of drink, and the fact that he
occasionally got somewhat mixed In
his metaphors did not derogate from
the truth that underlay his remarks.
what is the greatest devastating
agent of our time?" he asked. "It Is
the bottle, which smiles genially be-
fore your face while at the same time
it is stabbing you in the back."-T. P.'s
London Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
MAMMOTH MINERS.
The Experts Who Prospect and Dig
For Prehistoric Creatures.

The Experts Who Prospect and Dig
For Prehistoric Creatures.
Mammoth miners are experts who
know where to prospect for NAM
moths and how to dig them out, even
as the mining engineer knows where
to prospect for silver and how to ez-
tract it.
In the west, in Alaska and in Sibe-
ria mammoth miners are always at
work. They are always unearthing
creatures that died 100000 years ago.
Siberia was the mammoth's true
home. Siberia 100000 years ago was
one luxuriant forest. Here the fur
covered beasts, with their ten foot
trunks and their fifteen foot stature,
swarmed. Then an earthquake re-
moved a barrier range between ST.
IBERIA and the Arctic ocean, and those
low lying forests were inundated. All
their animal and vegetable life was
killed.
The first of the drowned Siberian
mammoths was found in 1899 by an
Eskimo villager on the banks of the
Lena. 1t was imbedded in a vast cake
Of ice. The villagers melted the ice,
they Toasted on the 100000-year-old
flesh, and then they sold the tusks.
Only the bones remained when Zlo-
tower of the Petersburg Imperial mu-
scum reached that outlandish village
after a journey of 1900 miles. He
took the bones back to the museum,
where you may see them mounted to-
day. He bought the tusks from the
ivory traders and fixed them on the
skeleton, and the book he wrote about
his find is still text book among the
mammoth miners of our day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Was DR.. Johnson RashfuI2

On the eve of leaving London for
Canada Mrs. Brooke, who wrote ''The
History of Emily Montague" the first
novel written in Canada, gave a fare
well party, Hannah More, Johnson and
Boswell being Of the company. DR..
Johnson was obliged to leave early and
apparently departed after wishing his
hostess health and happiness. Shortly
after a servant whispered to Mrs.
Brooke that a gentleman was waiting
below to speak to her. Running down
stairs, the fair novelist found the ven
cradle photographer. Madam" said
he ponderously, 81 sent for you down
stairs that l might kiss you, which ]
did not choose to do before so much
conlnany"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
JOHNSON'S Jag.
A Telephone Talk That Must Have Had
Queer Sequel.

A Telephone Talk That Must Have Had
Queer. Sequel.
McCarty has a fondness for a joke.
If really glittering opportunity turns
up, his well controlled conscience is no
obstacle to his devOting all the time
necessary to the thorough and artistic
performance of his jokelet, which is
bad for business, but seems to be good
for McCarty's digestion.
The other afternoon the telephone
rang. A woman was on the wire. She
had the wrong number, which made
no difference to McCarty. He was in
need of relaxation. and the following
one sided conversation ensued:
"Yes-yes, this is humpty -umphsteen-
seven Rector"
"Who? Mr.. Johnson? Oh, yes, Mr..
Johnson-sure," he lied pleasantly.
did you want to speak to him?" in
quired McCarty sweetly.
You're sure it's Mr.. Johnson you
want to talk TOP
Here McCarty held his hand over the
mouthpiece and forcibly admonished
the office boy, who. with humane inten-
tions, had come to rescue the switch
board. suspecting trouble. "G'wan
now! I'm doin' this" remarked Nc
Carly, fixing the mental with an eagle
eye.
Gould you give me the message.
ma'am. and I'll deliver it to Mr.. John
son?' he resumed with engaging po-
likeness.
'Oh, you must speak to him person
ally if he is busy?" McCarty's voice
was an Interrogation point.
'You want Mr.. Johnson himself to
step to the telephone. and you are Mrs.
Johnson?"
''Well, ma'am, you see he amt STEP
ping much now-that isl mean-he is
--well-er-er''- He hesitated in elab-
crate confusion.
'Yes'm, am explaining what's the
matter He-well, you see. your hus-
band would be willing to come to the
telephone, but he isn't exactly able"
''No, he's not just what you'd call
busy"
ANO, uC > AOl 1ll ne uO1LS ulCCIy.
1--WE have i'm on the lounge in the
directors room, and we're doing all we
can for him.
"Oh. no, ma'am, you needn't be at
all alarmed. He's not able to walk yet
but We'll soon have him all right"
mo, no-not i'll. I say he's not i'll;
he's dr-that is, intoxicated, ma'am.
but you needn't What's that?'
you've never seen him intox-well,
you ought to see him now. What2"
"You-I'lP'-
ooh. She's rung off,"
''Now, who in the deuce-who dyer
s'pose Mr.. Johnson is, and what dyer
s'pose will be comm to him when he
gets home? Oh, geew And McCarty
gurgled with joy as he swung back
into his seat. and his typewriter click
ed innocently out upon the Office at
mosphere.-New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
The Storm Nose.

The curious name "storm nose" is
given in Germany to the wave of high
barometric pressure which often pre-
cedes a storm or a heavy squall. The
barometer rises suddenly and then falls
more gradually. 1t is believed that
this phenomenon is responsible for sud-
den changes in the level Of the sea.
Observations on the seas surrounding
Denmark have led to the conclusion
that the change Of level thus produced
sometimes amounts to no less than
lnree feet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Arizona,s Wonderful CANYON,

How many Americans trot off TO
Europe in search of something new
who have never seen and probably
never known Of the Grand Canyon of
Arizona, the most stupendous, awful,
mysterious, beautiful and attractive
natural wonder in the world! 1t has
depth Of 5000 feet, is over 10000
feet wide and incloses a magnificent
river, framed in by giant peaks with
all the colors of the rainbow. This
magnificent canyon has been brought
within easy reach by Pullman car
from our great cities. A trip can be
made from New York in three days
and from Chicago in two.-Leslie's
Weekly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
NOT A PLUMBER BORN.
The Beginner Who Was Sent to Find .
Leak and Failed.

The Beginner Who Was Sent to Find
Leak and Failed.
Pipes & Fassitt ran a busy shop.
They had men out working the eight
hour day In the Washington heights
district. They had helpers out, too, at
the regular rates.
Monday morning had opened up with
rush. Joints were bursting, and
bathtubs were flowing over.
Fassitt generally followed mp the
jobs, seeing that they were covered.
Pipes held the desk down and made
out the bills.
Presently the door pushed open, and
a hardy looking young fellow came in.
He handed a note to Mr.. Pipes. Pipes
read it.
please, SIR" said the young fellow.
Don't please anybody here" said
Pipes. Riley says you're good man
and willing to work. Siddown"
The hardy looking young fellow sat
for five minutes; then the telephone
rang.
"Get that off the wire," said Pipes.
The young man got it.
Its Mr.. Silverberg that owns the
big apartment house on st. Nicholas
avenue. His star tenant complains Of
leak in the ceiling from the floor
overhead"
'You take that wrench and go over"
said Pipes. Locate the floor. Get
around to Congdon's, where we've got
contract, and lift helper. Go back
and find the leak. Then report to me.
Don't hurry too much"
The young man departed, returning
in a couple Of hours.
Nothing doing, Mr.. Pipes" he said.
'"The tenant overhead spilled some wa
ter in a corner OF the kitchen. 1t ran
under the sink and followed the pipe
line to the floor below. That was ALL"
Pipes kept on making out bills. A
ninety cent clock got along to II just
as the noon whistle blew outside.
Then Pipes rose up sadly.
Here's sitting time," he said. "Take
the money. You'll need it. A tenant
imagines a leak. The owner wants to
pay for repairing the leak. You were
sent to find it. You failed. Some day
you may be an angel, but you will
never be a plumber. Goodbyw-New
York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
HunOr and
Philosophy
THE FEVER.

Get out the cunning garden tools,
The shovel and the hoe,
And pick your neatly labeled seeds,
All guaranteed to grow.
From long neglected garden beds
The rubbish neatly clear
And whoop 'er up, Eliza Jane,
For gentle spring is here.
In yonder sheltered spot the hen
Is giving you the hint
And getting ready to provoke
Words hardly fit to print.
That bird must in it's search for grubs
Dig somewhere else instead
Before you tuck your garden seeds
Within their little bed.
Get out the tools and go to work
And give your wife a jar
And let the neighborS notice how
Superior you are.
Meet their sarcastic gibes with scorn,
Tell them the point they'll see,
When you are picking melons from
The watermelon tree.
When you are harvesting in peace
Your canned tomato crop
While they are purchasing their goods
From some ones lettuce shop
And you are saving twenty cents
A day on your supplies
They'll gnash their teeth and tear their
hair
And see then who was wise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
.Inst TnIarahIo

Concerning a certain time serving
Washington clergyman of whom Wis
itor was one day expressing a harsh
estimate President Lincoln said:
I think you are rather hard on Mr.. -.
He reminds me of man in Illinois who
was arrested for passing a counterfeit
bill. He admitted that he had taken it
to bank cashier to know if it was a
good bill. 'WeH, what was the reply of
the cashier?" asked his lawyer. why -
evasively answered the prisoner, she said
it was pretty tolerable, respectable sort
of a bill"
Mr.. Lincoln thought the clergyman
ga pretty tolerable, respectable sort Of
a CLERGYMAN"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Still Searching.

He was young and debonair and was
seen about the water front looking for
an old sailor. says the Philadelphia
Ledger. "Any old sailor will do,'' he
remarked confidentially to big man,
to whom he stated the object of his
quest, because all l want is to have
some tattoo marks taken out of my
arms''
When the tug man informed him that
those india ink punctures would stick
closer to him than a blood relation
and would be on his arm when his
death certificate was fled the young
fellow was aghast
"What in the world am l going to-
dor he asked in despair. There's q
heart and two arrows and a girls
initials on my arm, and l want to get
them off. I've got to get rid of these
letters any way. The girl ran away
they're enjoying their honeymoon now.
l must get another girl, and don't
want to sleep with a married woman's
monogram just above my elbow"
The case was truly a pitiable oney
and the generous heart Of the tug man
was touched.
'T'll tell you what you've got to do
he exclaimed as a happy thought
struck him. "Yov must find another
girl to fit those initials"
When last seen the tattooed man was
in search of a damsel who could an
swer to the initials IN. A. j."
An Epistolary Hint.
In the letter from Boston was q
special delivery stamp.
"What did she send that for?" the
woman wondered. 'The information
she wants can be sent in an ordinary
letter. 1t won't need to be sent spe-
ciaI."
'That stamp" said the man, sis
delicate hint to be quick about answer
ing. 1t is hurry up device used by
many men. 1t is very effective. A
two cent stamp does not always spur
one on to any special effort, but spe-
cial delivery stamp means that the
writer wants what he wants when he
wants it, and the most dilatory cor
respondent alive is not going to let any
grass grow between the scratches OF
his pen when answering. York
Press,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Overlooked.

Visitor-And so you're leaving Paris.
OF course you've been to the Louvre?
Fair American-Yes; bought this col
laret there. Visitor-Ah, no! 1 mean
the pictures. y know. Fair American
There. mommer! I said there was
gallery by that nameLPunch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Birds In Winter.
company.

Though birds have a much higher
temperature than a man's-man's is 90,
while theirs is 107-they suffer cruelty
from the winter cold. In a mutton
country it is not uncommon to find
sheep with dead birds fastened on
their backs. The little, cold creatures
snuggle in the sleeps wool to get
warm. their feet become entangled in
the fleece, and they starve to death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
The PASSING of March.

March, the month Of madness,
Comes with hint of change,
While the young springs gladness
Waits just out of range.
Winter RACES blindly,
Loath to leave his own;
Then the sun smiles kindly
Where brown leaves are blown.
Sun and rain together
Work an hour or two
Fields as brown as leather
Vivid green show through.
March, the month of riot,
RACES day by day;
Then come peace and quiet
Winter fades away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Difference of Opinion.

cat a Chinese banquet eggs were
served that were over 100 years old"
"Were they considered a delicacy?"
81 suppose So"
'No accounting for tastes. At our
boarding house we do not think much
of them when they are over ten years
old"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Too Much Success.

Too much success is shat which is
gained by the sacrifice CT something
worth more than itself The great OBJ
lection to it, outside Of its own unde
sirableness, is that it distmbs the bal
ance OF things. 1t is unstable, imper-
tinent, the exploit of imperfectly civil
lied people, carrying in itself the
seeds of it's own dis5olution.-North
American Review.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Of Happiness.

No man can live happily who regards
himself a ne, who turns everything to
his own advantage. Thou must live
for another, If thou wishest to live for
thyself.-Seneca.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
Equality

Although much smaller is his pay
Than his colleagues will get,
A child of Knox may still be gay
And as an equal meet in play
The cabinet children set.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
ct Close Ranae.

"Who is that neglected looking little
boy with dirt over his face"
ssHe is the child of the noted astron-
omer who lives over the way"
ooh, is he? Come here, sonny. Run
home and tell your father he doesn't
need his telescope if he wants to see
spots on the son."-Baltimore Ameri-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28
EuotisticaI.

"What's the matter with Jones"
GAIL swelled up"
"Considerably gone on himselfT
81 should say he was. He thinks h'
Is smarter than his own baby"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28

He who shall pass judgment on the
Necords Of our life is the same that
formed us In frailty Stevenson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28

1t exasperates a father who couldn't
do thing with his daughter to see
husband manage her.