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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

was with Roosevelt during part of his recent travels, appeared before the house committee on agriculture to sing the praises of meat from the wild beasts of the African rivers and jun gles
 They made it quite clear that if this country's supply of food animals goes back on us, all we have to do to be saved from vegetarianism is to cultivate taste for hippopotamus, rhnocer- os, camel, eand springbok, trekbok, dikdik, COO doc, giraffe, and other African animals. The taste cultivated, or the necessity made so press ing that we will eat these beasts whether we have the taste for them or not, all we need to do is to import these animals, dead or alive, and eat them.
 However, there probably will be more diff culty in making hippopotamus steak and dikdik outlets popular than there would be in increas- ing the supply of beef, mutton, or pork. Just at present, we fancy there is no great appetite for these delicaces in this country. Cultivated palates may delight in coo-doo and rhinoceros, but American palates haven't that sort of culti- vation. Perhaps these animals, some of them at least are not so bad as they sound. The springbok and trekbok are kinds of deer The coo-doo and the dikdik sound like fantastic beasts out of Lewis Carroll nonsense rhyme. The rhinoceros and the hoppopotamus, viewed in the circus menagerie, didn't look the part if they are good to eat.
 Let us hope that the situation isn't so bad as to make it necessary to do this thing. Maybe if the tariff were removed from meat and meat animals, we could get in some supplies of real meat the kind of meat we have been taught to like Maybe if some of the native animals could be released sooner from cold storage there would be a larger visible supply of our own kind of meat. Maybe if the meat trust could be de- horned the meat supply would be greater and prices lower. Several things will occur to any body that are worth trying before we resort to the proposed consumption of hippopotamus spareribs.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

All men are more or less homely-usually more.
 It's easier to stand your conscience off than your creditors
 Many a candidate has spoiled his chances by being too candid.
 One king in the hand is worth two on the throne-in poker game.
 The fool is still seeking position after the wise man has found iob
 The headache the morning after is often res ponsible for many good resolution.
 When man feels that he's appreciated it means he has been over-estimated by others
 Lots of men enjoy getting the short end of it so they will have something to kick about
 Always tell the truth and the chances are that you will not be mistaken for member of your state legislature.
 Ten long years ago an Ohio girl married rich old man with one foot in the grave-but he is still buying his shoes by the pair.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31
WORKMEN'S PENSIONS

After twenty years of agitation and four years of legislative debate, the French senate has passed workmen' s pension bill by vote of 2S0 to ?. Thus France, in this respect, places herself in the vanguard of progress.
 The time is coming when every nation in Christendom will either find some way to assure the worker more fair share of the fruits of his toll than the competitive wage system gives him, or provide workmen's pensions.
 Pensions for the soldier have been the custom ary thing for many years; and pensions for workmen will in time become customary
 A boy comes out of school at 16, say, and goes to work. He works steadily and faithfully for a lifetime If he has extraordinary good for tune, he is able to support himself and his family through all those years. Yet his wage IS lnevit- ably so close to the bare cost of living that sav ing against impotent age is difficult. Loss of employment, sickness, injury-these lurking perils time after time wipe out the slender mar gin of saving and exhaust the bank balance. Fortunate indeed is the workman who reaches old age with savings ample enough to support him and his worn-out wife through the valley whose shadows deepen into the darkness. that knows no light this side of the grave.
 From 16 to 60-forty-four years-this man has deved or spun or wrought for the benefit of society. Society has profted by his labors, and has returned to him for his services little if any more than the bare necessaries of life. Shall society leave him to die pauper, or to depend for his life upon humiliating private or public charity, when his usefulness is gone? If 1t does, isn't it ngratitude of the most wretched kind?
 If the soldier deserves pension for his eff forts to destroy life and property, how much more does this workman deserve a pension for his lifelong efforts to serve humanity, to foster life and to create and increase property?
 If the soldier whose occupation it is to kill and destroy is patriot, how much more pat riot is this workman whose occupation it is to save and create property and to prosper hu- manity!
 When society accepts from the workman the rich fruits of his long life of toi giving him in return but the scantiest share of his own pro- ducts, and then leaves him to charity in his use less age, society commits crime.
 The workman's pension is not charity, but well earned and rishtful reward for a life of useful service.
 It is measure of justice, not of philanthropy. Extended by society to the workmen who have made society $ prosperity and progress possible, it is a duty done, not a concession granted 1t is well earned pay, not a beggar's pittance.
 It is an assurance to the faithful worker that society which has profted by his labor during his years of useful service, will not throw him into the scrapheap of pauperism when his eyes are dim and his hand feeble.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

position of President Taft That indicates that the presidents control of republican members of congress is on the wane.
 That the administration was backing the old rules side of the argument was made plain by the fact that the so-called ''regulars," or those who accept the leadership of the presi- dent, opposed the Norris resolution providing for the improvement of the rules
 In the approaching congressional elections, therefore, the regulars will have to defend their antagonism to the fair and much needed reform of the house rules, along with the Payne-Ald- rich-Smoot tariff law, extravaganza, and all the rest of their political sins.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31
h The Halls of Congress
BY TAV.
Special Washingtop Correspondence

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30-(SpeciaD That President Taft's position as leader of the republican party was considerably under mined in the recent fight upon the house rules is realized in many quarters. Now that sufficient time has passed to estimate the damage done the G. o. P. as result of the introduction of the Norris resolution it is fully realized in polit ical circles that the Taft administration was re- vealed supporting the Cannon side of the con- trOversy squarey.
 It is being recalled, for instance, that in the very midst of the battle which ragged throughout an entire night, Representative Serene Payne of New York, the republican floor leader arose and appealed to the progressives to desert their cause out of respect for the president There could be no misunderstanding of Mr. Payne's meaning. His intimation was that the president would be best satisfied if Speaker Cannon was allowed to remain a member of the rules con- mittee As the republican floor leader used the presidents name in attempting to dissuade the progressives from their attempt to improve the nationally condemned house rules, there could be no other inference than that Mir. Payne con- sidered the insurgents movement to be one hos tile to the wishes of the president.
 No injustice is being done Mr. Taft when it is said that the present rules would have been improved at the opening of the present session had not he sided against the progressives. Soon after the house convened following Mr. Taft's inauguration an attempt was made by the pro- gressiveS and democrats to unseat Speaker Can non and improve the house rules as provided for in the Norris resolution The allies would have been successful but for the action of the president who used every power at his com mand to defeat the object of the coalition of pro- gressives and democrats The presidents req son for protecting "Uncle Joe' and the old rules, as given to visitors at the White House. was that he President Taft) believed that a change of speakers together with new rules would operate against the passage of a tariff bill such as was promised in the republican plat form.
 Ever since that time it has been well known in Washington that President Taft would dis approve of any attempt to change either rules or speaker. Republican members of congress were led to believe that should they attempt to do either of these things, they would immedi- ately fall into disrepute at the White House. The presidents attitude undoubtedly caused many a republican who disapproved of the speaker and rules to keep his own counsel and to tolerate a condition that in his own heart he felt to be little short of infamous.
 Viewing the recent fight in the light of these facts, it becomes apparent that those republic ans who voted with the democrats in support of the Norris resolution did so irrespective of the
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31
RELIEF FROM AFRICA

Cheering news from the vanguard of pro- gress!
 If the succulent porterhouse steak, the rib filling pork loin, the satisfying mutton chop and the filling and appetite tickling side of bacon fail us, there are men who are proposing that we fill our national larder with meat from the jungles of Africa, contingent recently discov- cred by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, a distin- guished faunal naturalist, huntsman and trav- eer.
 Captain Fritz De Quesne, Boer; Dr. w. N Erwin of the bureau of plant industry of the department of agriculture; and Major Durham, who has spent many years in Africa and who
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

A woman can no more doubt her love letters than her bible.
 A prize fight is more honorable than business competition, because it has fair rules.
 A man takes exercise mostly to bore other people telling them about how he does it.
 A rake will put away wine in the cellar for his grandchildren, but farmer won't set out fruit trees for his in the orchard.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

The Phoenix Republican recalls the fact that one William Jennings Bryan once upon time made triumphal march around the world amid wild plaudits to return one night to genuine ovation in New York, and the next day to be the Colonel Bryan of years before. Teddy, Teddy; don't thou see thy fate9
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

''It seems that the Arizona Republican cant alight anywhere without blistering its feet, y says the Phoenix Democrat. George Mauk ct al., in Globe, might give the bird tip on where a cold shoulder could be found
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

Tex Rickard says that if Johnson quits the great "White Way'' he has "a chance to defeat Jeffrie" It would be tame affair if he didn t have chance But why this kind of dope? The advance sales already approximate $16O,OOO
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31
DAILY ARIZONA SILVER BELT

Phoenix is pulling for the general offices of the Consolidated Telephone company, claiming that increase of business in that city warrants that step. If gate receipts are to be considered Globe will knock the plum.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31
4 THOUGHT FOR TODAY

My experience Of life makes me sure Of one thing, that the SweeteSt Happiness we eUer know comes from sacrifice, from tue efforts to m0ke others happy.-PearSe.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

It poured down again on Easter Sunday in Southern California. And now the Los Angeles newspapers are telling the outside world that the oldest inhabitant can't recall when Jupiter Pluvius was guilty of such conduct. Oh, slivers
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

'Johnny, can you tell us why Washington is called the Father of His Country?"
 C Cause he walked the floor good many nights when it was still young, I guess.'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

''We must call on the countess next"
 "But the countess is in jail"
 ''Well, one must not neglect ones social du- ties. Let us drive around to the jail and leave cards.'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31
MORNING SMILES

Patence-What is she doing with all the ali mony she's getting?
 Patrice-Oh, she's saving it so she can sup port another husband.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

If the report comes from Washington tomor- TOW that the statehood bill has passed the sen ate, just remember the date
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

Ethel (confdentially)-Do you know, Clara, that had two offers of marriage last week?
 Clara (with enthusiasm) )-Oh, I am delight ed, dear! Then the report is really true that your uncle left you his money?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

Dad Sturges has joined the Cameron ranks and asserts with vehemence that the statehood bill will pass at this session of congress.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

If every well was hole in the ground man s pathway would certainly be filled with pitfalls.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

"A Southern Pacific attache at Tucson has written a musical comedy entitled GA Sacred Liar' Hartman didn't live in vain.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

France has formulated Ca code of the air. " It will be of little interest to "we earthmen."
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

Trust Benson, Arizona, for innovations. The Press has made it's appearance with the head of the newspaper printed on the last page.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

''I guess made mistake. I wouldn't paint a doorstep for the old tenant?"
 "Well?"
 "And now I've got to paint the entire house for the new tenant''
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

The Phoenix Republican refers to Colonel w. $. Sturges as an ''infrequent visitor" And is the colonel getting to be something of stranger in the circle championed by the Republican; or is life more pleasant "down on the farm?n
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

In recent Egyptian speech our Teddy said that "deeds should come after words" Teddy, get busy
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

At least it will be no foolin' matter with the bill collector He will be there in all seriousness for the price of that new Easter bonnet.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

"Farmers will listen to Bryan," says the Phoenix Democrat. Talk about the patience of Job!
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

Lamblike March was ushered in and lamblike March will be ushered out Arizona especially the Globe section, has the finest climate in the world.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

So diversified is the climate of Arizona that it is not only the custom, but quite the thing, to pull off two Arbor Days The northern tier of counties will observe the day on April S.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

Egyptians get plain talk,' reads a tele- graphic headline Without going any deeper in the column here's dollars to doughnuts that it's Teddy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

A Phoenix spinster with fat bank roll, after trying for ffty-three years to get away from "single blissfulness," hanged herself to tree the other day.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

A San Diego man, the oldest Elk in the world, celebrated his tooth anniversary the other day by running foot race and taking plunge in the surf. "Oh, you kid"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

Clothier-Were you pleased with the over coat l sold you?
 Customer-Oh yes all my boys have worn it.
 Clothier-Well,t think of that.
 Customer-I do. Every time after rain the next smaller one has to take it.
 ''The candidate insists that he was defeated by the trusts"
 "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum, "when ever man gets the worst of it he likes to con- sole himself with the idea that he had mighty big antagonist '
 ''Got any little nieces or nephews?''
 "Nope''
 "To whom are you going to leave your mon- ey?'
 ''To my fashionable sister-in-aw, I guess. She once named poodle after me-
 Mrs. Crimsonbeak-It is said that the five great original forests of the United States GOV cred S50C00,000 acres and contained 52OOO,- 100000 feet of lumber
 Mr. Crimsonbeak-In those days, you see, there was some place for man to go when his wife cleaned house.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

Crabble-He's the meanest fellow I ever met
 GOodley-At any rate, he's successful. lie has taken advantage of his opportunities.
 Crabble-Yes, and I guess his opportunities were small, which is another sign of his mean ness.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

That dead man, enroute from California to Ohio, who tried to leave his casket on a Santa Fe train at Needles, evidently decided he had reached his destination.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

While passing through these cloudy days it is refreshing, at least, to read that J. Parke Charming predicts that copper will again go to twenty-five cents.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

A Phoenix man offers $25 reward for 'the arrest and conviction of any minor found pur- chasing intoxicating liquors in Phoenix" Who has turned the tables?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

If you see disappearing pocketbook on the pavement tomorrow morning, don't molest it ]; let the other fellow pick it up so that you, too, may enjoy the laugh.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-31

My experience Of Hfe makes me sure Of one | thing, that the SWeeteSt happiness We eUer l knooo comes from sacrifice, from tue efforts to moke others happy-PearSe.
 If every well was a hole in the ground mans pathway would certainly be filled with pitfalls.
 France has formulated Ca code of the air. 7" It will be of little interest to Eve earthmen"
 "Farmers will listen to Bryan,' says the Phoenix Democrat. Talk about the patience of Job
 In a recent Egyptian speech our Teddy said that "deeds should come after words" Teddy, get busy.
 If the report comes from Washington tomor- TOW that the statehood bill has passed the sen ate, just remember the date.
 "A Southern Pacific attache at Tucson has written musical comedy entitled "A Sacred Liar.' Hartman didn't live in vain.
 Dad Sturges has joined the Cameron ranks and asserts with vehemence that the statehood bill will pass at this session of congress.
 Trust Benson, Arizona, for innovations. The Press has made it's appearance with the head of the newspaper printed on the last page
 At least it will be no foolin matter with the bill collector He will be there in all seriousness for the price of that new Easter bonnet.
 Lamblike March was ushered in and lamblike March will be ushered out. Arizona, especially the Globe section has the finest climate in the world.
 Egyptians get plain tak,' reads tele- graphic headline. Without going any deeper in the column here's dollars to doughnuts that it's Teddy.
 A Phoenix spinster with fat bank rol after trying for ffty-three years to get away from ''single blissfuness," hanged herself to tree the other day
 While passing through these cloudy days it is refreshing, at least, to read that J. Parke Charming predicts that copper will again go to twenty-five cents.
 If you see disappearing pocketbook on the pavement tomorrow morning, don't molest it.; let the other fellow pick it up, so that you too, may enjoy the laugh.
 Phoenix man offers $25 reward for "the arrest and conviction of any minor found pur- chasing intoxicating liquors in Phoenix" Who has turned the tables?
 That dead man, enroute from California to Ohio, who tried to leave his casket on a Santa Fe train at Needles, evidently decided he had reached his destination.
 San Diego man, the oldest Elk in the world, celebrated his tooth anniversary the other day by running foot race and taking a plunge in the surf "Oh, you kid!'
 So diversified is the climate of Arizona that it is not only the custom, but quite the thing, to pull off two Arbor Days. The northern tier of counties will observe the day on April S.
 The Phoenix Republican refers to Colonel w. $. Sturges as an "infrequent visitor.' And is the colonel getting to be something of stranger in the circle championed by the Republican; or is life more pleasant "down on the farm?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-05
ANNOUNCEMENT.

respectfully announce to the re.
publican voters of Lee county that
am candidate for the nomination for
sheriff, subject to the decision Of the
voters at the coming primary election
JULIUS EICHHORN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-05
McGrath Bros.
Drug Co.
Cor. 5th & Main
A Pertinent Question

And perfectly proper one, has been
propounded number of times by par
ties proposing to purchase stock in
the Standard: What salaries do you
pay your officers and directors?" And
we can truthfully answer: Less than
they earn"-"as little as We cam" or
to be exact, Just what it requires
to hire competent insurance ability
and a clerical force" The Standard
Fire Insurance Co. is run exclusively
in the interest of the stockholders,
and the expense ratio for the manage
ment is less than any company in the
state, and marvelously less than many
OF them.
We are exceedingly glad that this
question has been brought up, and we
will take pleasure in explaining in
detail every point of interest to in
vestors.
Sound business principles and a
steady growth will be the motto of
the Standard. Come in and grow with
US.
| F. c. Overton. President; n A.
King, Secretary; l.. W. Klein, City
Agent. Directors: w. j. Stecl1el, w.
C. Howell. F. C. Overton, E. C. Peter
son, Henry Stricken.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-05
CITY NEWS.

Meet me at Dodges tonight.
Big new line of harness. Get
Sherwood's prices, 7O3 Main street.
Everybody said Via Wireless was
great, see it again tonight at Dodges.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Schmidt leave
this evening for California where they
will make their future home. They
returned from the west but short
time ago, since when Mr.. Schmidt has
been employed at Smith Hamill Co.
Two Biographs and Via Wireless
at Dodges again tonight.
Burlington Gazette: Officer Ellis
Countryman journeyed to Keokuk to.
day to look over a negro under arrest
| in that city, suspected of being the
man who shot him last September.
| The negro, a tough looking vagrant. 10
serving thirty days Jail sentence
and answered in some particulars the
description of Countryman' assailant.
AS soon as the officer inspected him
he saw that the negro was not the
right person. 1t will be remembered
Lidl oLucer CouhtFyMdH was SnoC Dy
tramp negro whom he was about to
arrest on South Main street early one
evening. The bullet ploughed through
the officers jaw and UP into his face.
He recovered after long spell of
sickness, but the mark of the murder
GUS bullet left vivid scar. There
is general disappointment expressed
that the Keokuk suspect did not pan
out.
Via Wireless at Dodges tonight
again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

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