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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
A RURAL HIGH SCHOOL

The state of Iowa has but one coun-
ty rural high school, It is located in
Panora, Guthrie county. When it was
of the scheme, and although we be-
lieVe the same law that permitted the
erection of this building is still in
effect, there have been no others. To
pay visit to this school will convince
any skeptical person that a rural high
school is a good thing. Farm boys
can attend this school and easily gain
access to Ames.
In the education of our farm boys
and girls it is one OF the aims to keep
them on the farm SO far as they may
be fitted for a farm life, and to this
end President E. j Beard of the Iowa
State Teachers association, in his an
nual address has advocated school
of this character where country boy
can obtain high school education
without being divorced from his rural
inclinations by the inducements of a
city high school. He said:
IS it strange then that they learn
in early life to long for the town
schools, with good equipments. ath-
letic games and social pleasures, and
soon learn to despise the farm and it's
environments? So each year the big
farms increase in number, each year
/ the farm boy, tired of the environ
ments of the home and longing for
the stimulating Influences of the
crowd, walks away from the farm and
! helps to increase our urban popula-
ton with its manifold sins and sor-
I rows.
How the farmer boys and girls can
/ be kept from swelling the ever in
+ creasing volume of urban population is
4 question of vital interest You have
heard it said that the secondary
schools and the colleges wrong the
i present generation because they edu-
4 cate the youth away from the farm
and TIE workshop
The thing to be done is to consoli-
date the country schools. How shall
4 they be consolidated? That question
will settle itself whenever the value
of consolidation is established in the
minds of the farmers. They are the
most resourceful men in the world
The present method of conducting I'll
raj schools is, in most cases, waste in
home life. Schools are only adiuncts
to the home. If you would increase
the number of small farms deYeIoI
healthy country ideals. The present
plan wastes money People are pay
ing too much for what they get This
legislature of Iowa has done but little
for the city or the country schools.
legislative body is the most unlikel.
place in the world for the genesis o
reform. Politicians are afraid OF ;
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
A DANGEROUS EXPEDITION.

The prayers of the congregation are
invited for Editor Gittinger of the
Charlton Leader, who is ABOUT to
venture into the wilds of Cedar town
ship, Lucas county, Iowa, on hunt
for squirrels said to be as big as cat
amounts and as ferocious as grizzly
bears. There can. be no doubt as to
the correctness of these representa-
tions; they are supported by the testi-
mony of resident of that township,
who likely enough, has been chased
more than once by the squirrels Mr.
Gittinger will undertake to exter.
inmate. All that is definitely known
concerning the matter is stated in the
following paragraph from the latest
issue of the Leader:
"W. r. Etter of Cedar township
was Leader caller Monday, and in
vited the editor of this great religion.
and moral weekly to come down int
that country and engage with him il
a big squirrel hunt. He assures u,
that the squirrels are as big as cat
amounts and as ferocious grizzl.
bear and that the timber glades ar.
full of them, thus affording unlimited
sport and danger We are having GU
Zulu rife cleaned up for the chas,
and will have the hounds teeth vel
edged between now and then"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

Behind Tie table, ai-. u,sseeIi herseI,
she scrutinized him closely.
IL anything be appeared to have lost
flesh. yet his figure still retained its
strong but fine lines. And Shirley was
forced to acknowledge to herself that
1t had lost none Of its grace. But on
his face was the dull flush that results
from the strain OF enthusiasm, Of over
work. He looked tagged out, and his
eyes were restless, though they glow
ed with steadiness OF purpose. One
thing however. impressed her more
than anything else--liis demeanor TO-
ward Broderick. There was within IL
not particle OF that confidential con-
cession that Frederick seemed ever
ready to offer. On the contrary. II
suggested suspicious watchfulness.
Murgatroyd resembled Jealous task
master who had set himself over
paid but uncertain servant.
And Broderick- did Brodefick
turn his head so that Shirley migh1
see his face. Broderick's face, glance
his whole being. indicated the cunning
OF the man. He was treachery person.
flied, at least so he appeared TO gun,
ley. and she told herself as she stuuie.
him that any one could see that ne va.
hoodwinking the man opposite MN. =.
"Murgatreyd was being ioo..a
There was no doubt about IT. muls
troyd's air Of feverish endeayor' o. "a
penditure Of energy, confirmed u. WIZ
Miriam's thousands be had pau ~
something that had not been oehveis -.
Frederick had taken the money-eveis
dollar of it--of that Shirley WAS ehoA
oughly cnrvipcet.
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funny. vulgar politician Who had been
pointed out to her at the Challoner
trial. Shirley wondered what a man
Of his stamp was doing In the Bellero-
phon. Somehow he did not seem to
belong there. She noted how broad,
how terribly broad, was his back.
But power In politics-the real
.hing! she murmured. 1t was not
surprising, she told herself, that men
Of refinement hesitated long before
going into politics II this were type
Of the men they had to compete with
Her thoughts running on In this strain,
she determined out Of curiosity to get
a glimpse of Broderick's companion.
The man sat facing her.
At the first glace Shirley was star
tied. "No; it can't be possible that
At that instant the stranger looked up
and dispelied her doubts. She was race
TO face with the man who had filled
her thoughts for the last two hours.
"And SO that is Billy Murgatroyd!
she gasped. He was different from
the man she had pictured. And she
would nave gone On luuSuuitciy SlAu'
cising his looks. but she was suddenly
interrupted by the sound Of voices. II
was Broderick talking, his big voice
filling the room. Shirley listened at.
| tentively.
BLAMED good place to get away
from the gang he was saying. and
there was 4 satisfied look on his face
as he glanced about the room.
Murgatroyd leaned forward and
/ spoke. Instantly the tone Of his voice
/ and his manner told the girl that the
relations between the two men were
/ in a degree. confidential. Brodericl
assumed the attitude Of political ad
i wiser Shirley observed that he ges
ticulated great deal. but in none o.
his movements was there suggestion
Of hostility.
And this is the use that Murgatroyd
has made Of poor Mlriams money!
she cried to herself. He's bribing the
enemy!''
Shirley bowed her head In shame.
Presently she lifted it again. Mar
gatroyd rose and walked UP and dow
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Playing Craps On "Ole Mississip"
The Game That the River Roustabouts Engage in Seen
at Close Range by Good Observer.

up and pushed back into the game.
When the dice came around to him
he said: Dollar shoot"
Brutus promptly tossed coin be-
side it.
Without any preliminaries Bowleg
rolled the dice; "Seben, announced
the pass-picker.
Two dollars shoot and Bowleg
rolled eleven.
-Four dollars l shoot,
That time he rolled six and a four.
Big Dick from Boston" announced
the pass-picker.
Ten is hard point, the dice were
stubborn, but he turned double fves.
Eight dollars I shoot" He won
again, and raked all the money into a
pile.
sixteen dollars shoot"
A Gritty Play.
He's a gritty DEVIL whispered
Adams; and as he turned his face
again Bowleg gathered in the grapes.
Bowleg now had thirty-two dollars
and the dice The other rousters grew
impatient while he counted his money
Separating it into two piles Bowleg
showed a handful into the middle OF
the ring Nineteen dollars and fifteen
cents l shoot being the wages
of the trip.
The others hesitated, reluctant to
back against Bowleg's luck. Brutus
and Spider were both winners; Bow
lag resting on hands and knees, looked
them straight in the face: "Gwinetel
let me bluff your"
Huh grunted Brutus; "you's like
er old buzzard, flynn high but vel
bound ter light got you for ten"
Spider fared up: dat niger AIM
SO warmth take the rest The,
covered the money; Bowleg blow OF
the dice and-threw a four. Little
| Joe" said the pass-picker. Brutus AM
! Spider smiled. Little Joe" was thu
hardest point on the dice. Again AM
a5ain Bowleg rolled out the dice, Blu
neither seven nor four was turned
/ The others watched him with fascin
ated eyes. Presently up same tw'
duces and the crowd settled back
Did you ever see de like O. dat? Da
fool niger makes Big Dick. den fo'
lers his han and throws Little Joe.
Bowleg paid them no mind. He lef
the dice lying with Little Joe upturne
and stuffed the money into his pocl
/ ct. Il jes wanted to shoot de wage
o. de trip"
This time he did not take his sea
! gloomily on bale of cotton, bu
4 marched up front and perched on tn
capstan waiting to be the first negr
to cross the stage plank. Mr.. Ker
4 pointed at him and laughed. 'Ther
goes a mighty good rouster who won
!, work next trip"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

From THE Rule of the Roustabout,"
in the February Technical World Mag
azine: A space 'ad been cleared and
dozen negroes sauatted around on
the floor. Already the dice We're rat
Ting: Dollar | shoot, said voice
What does he mean?'' asked Mr..
Adams.
He bets dollar. Somebody takes
the bet fades m, and he rolls the
dice. If he throws seven or eleven he
wins; if he throws double skies, dou-
BILE aces, or ace and deuce, he loses.
That's craps. But suppose he rolls
eight. Eight becomes his point and
he must throw it again before he
throws seven. That's all there is to
it,"
The game warmed up; they shot for
two dollars, four dollars, five dollars
at time, and went broke without a
murmur.
Bowleg had stood to one side until
the game got hot. Then he pushed
into the circle, and when the dice
came around to him, showed out g
handful of money. just as the clerk had
given it to him. Il shoots nineteen
dollars and fifteen cents
Adams gasped: That's every cent
he has
Yes" said Mr.. Kerr; now watch
these other rousters divide the bet.''
A Struggling Bet.
Tor fouy caonndS ,,ono of tf q NAV
ers said word; then Frog-Eye showed
out a five dollar bill, separated five
dollars from Bowleg's pile, and GOV.
cred it; Got you faded for five"
Il got Ave." said Slimmy
Gimme two and half" War-dog
| pushed up his money.
Got you FOR six-bits," which was
all that Crab had left.
me and Silas-John takes FIVE" re
marked Spider.
Dat jes leaves ninety cents sug
gested Bowlegs composedly.
You amt gwine hongry fer dat;'
Brutus pushed out the ninety cents.
The original stake now lay on tn,
floor divided into piles, each with it.
corresponding amount beside 1t.
Bowleg took UP the dice, rubbed
them in the dirt and sent them rat
Ting across the floor. Double sixe
turned up. Craps announced tn,
| pass-picker, and each man took dow
his share of Bowleg's money. Bowlel
| never said word; he withdrew from
the group and took his seat on bal
of cotton.
Mr.. Kerr nodded towards him
Hell go back on this boat next trip.
Poor devil said Adams; 'lost tn
: wages of his trip in two seconds"
] While nobody was looking Mr.. Az
ans edged out of the crowd and Sill
ped dollar into Bowleg's hand.
Thank you suh.' Bowleg spran
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

S. H. Bashor of Waterloo has fled
nomination papers for governor on the
Democratic ticket with the secretary
of state. He is the first candidate for
any state office to do this and his ac-
ton has caused some surprise to his
politicaf friends, who were not aware
that the gubernatorial bee was buzz
zing in his bonnet Des Moines Demo-
Gratis expect Claude Porter of Center
vile. who was the Democratic nomi-
nee in 1906, will lead the state fight
for their party again this year. At.
torney Jerry Sullivan of Des Moines
has been mentioned to sunie extent
as possible. candidate for governor
but it is the general opinion among
his supporters that he is more apt to
be in the Seventh district congress
sional race Clint Price of Indianola
is also mentioned in connection with
the Seventh district nomination
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

If any Keokuk man cannot be found
at his place of business G. at his US
uai haunts the presunpti> n = warrant
ed as a rule that he has gone across
the river to watch the work Of con-
structing the big dam. As soon as
the crowds of visitors become a lit
tie larger a Spectators union will be
formed, when the usual restrictions
will obtain. No one will then be allow.
ed to stand around and volunteer crit.
cisms and advice for more than eight
hours in any one day
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
NOTES AND COMMENT.

They tell us truth doesn't hurt"
but Alex Miller says he knows better.
1t often does.
Ear tabs may feel heavenly, but
the Fort Dodge Chronicle says they
look like the dickens.
The Washington Democrat has no.
ticed that lot Of trouble is brought
on wholly by "fussiness.
IAN Iowa farmer can do well by
selling his farm, and beer by keep
ing it," says the Sibley II bune.
Artist Christy and his wife seem
to have an unusual amount OF dirty
linen" says the Burlington Gazette.
Millions laughed with Ezra Ken.
dali living; millions mourn with Ezra
Kendall dead says the Waterloo
Reporter.
ne ICES MOlHeS SdpiLdi susseetS
that in cataloguing remedies for high
prices one should never fail to in
clude the Democratic party.
The Macomb man who Is suing his
wife for divorce because she eats
fried onions is told by the Jackson
vile Courier that he should consider
himself fortunate that the good woman
isn't afflicted with friee egg ap
petite
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She succumbed.

SHG 0uCCdUIGSAs
Here lies a poor woman who always
was busy,
She lived under pressure that rendered
her dizzy.
She belonged to ten clubs and read
Browning by sight,
Showed at luncheons and teas, and
would vote if she might;
She served on school board with
courage and zeal;
She golfed and she kodaked, and rode
on a wheel;
She read Tolstoi and Ibsen, knew
microbes by name,
Approved of Delsarte, was "Daugh-
ter" and Dame;
Her children went in for the top edu
cation:
Her husband went seward for ner-
vous prostration,
One day on her tablets she found an
hour free
The shock was too great, and she died
instantlee!
Philadelphia Record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
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A Mystery Romance
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By WILLIAM HAMILTON
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(C0uttnueo.l
.sThis inicr, -. - oser.- was the an
swer.
Rebuffed once more, Broderick crept
to the door, but agnin he came back
and whispered uncertainty:
$50 you want TO be United States
senator, ch-the best job that we've
got?" He hesitated for an instant be-
fore asking:
"Can bc OF any help?"
Murgatroyd laid down his pen and
looked up. smiling.
Now YOU are talking sense. BrOder-
lex. Yes, you and Thorne can help
me-
'Thorne. Great Scott, never
thought of him. Why. he's the organi-
zation nominee. and I'm tied up with
him! Say. honest. Murgatroyd. can't
go back on him. Thorne has been
slated for that job for months"
Murgatroyd pressed button. Mix
ley came in on the jump.
''Mixleyf' began Murgatroyd.
Hold on said Frederick. "I'll help
YOU
"Mixley." said the chief. "you can
hold these warrants until after the
next senatorial election
Broderick gasped.
Frederick said Murgatroyd. look.
ing him in the eye. you mean bust
ness? You're going to back me
straight
Not because want to, but because
I've got to-" returned the politician.
1T seems must
After moment he said:
We'll, fork over. them
Murgatroyd smiled.
How much:"
'.Thorne will spend and has spent a
lot of money" answered Frederick
"and you've got to-
How much will it take?" asked
Murgatroyd.
How much have you got lefty re
sponded Broderick.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

Insurgency is a good deal like the
small pox. Both are due to a specific
poison and are most likely to break
out where conditions are unsaaitary;
both run a definite course and are
self-limited; treatment is of little
avail, but the general tendency of
both in modern times is toward re
covery. Lastly, scars showing the raw.
ages of the disease are likely to re
main and when present they persist
during life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

Estimates made by officials of the
postoffice department indicate that
30o,0o000o one-eent pieces annually
are taken by the rural letter carriers
from letter boxes for the payment of
postage on mail matter deposited
Complaints against the practice have
become SO widespread that the post.
Office department has issued instruc-
tions to all postmasters at rural de,
livery Offices that after February Is
the practice will be discontinued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

i LONG the heights OF Arizona,
~ where her father lay in most
precarious condition OF health,
4 = Shirley Bloodgood and her
mother had gone to care for the strick
en- man. The life In the open and I'M
der comparatively unconventional sur
roundings was much in the nature OF
a revelation to the New York society
woman, and the novelty of it all made
vivid impression on her.
1t was many months after the last
described interview between Broder-
lex and Murgatroyd that Shirley ar
rived back in her beloved New York
once more.
At the station exit she hesitated as
to where she would go. as she had not
notified any Of her friends Of her re-
turn. Finally she concluded to go to
the Bellerophon. an aristocratic and
conservative hotel, where her family
were known, and she asked the head
station porter to summon her cab.
At sight of the unpretentious hostel
ry, which rejoiced in the distinction of
possessing such resounding name,
Shirley was conscious OF variety of
emotions. For time in the old days
| it had been the fashion to patronize
| the Bellerophon, and Murgatroyd had
been the first to take her there.
| They showed her to her room, won
derfully old fashioned room without a
/ particle of brass or glitter in it. Even
the bedstead was Of wood, good, SOL
| Id invitation to homelike rest and
slumber.
Shirley picked up one OF the papers
| lying on the table. She started and
laughed guilty. A name had caught
her eye Murgatroyd! Paper after pa
per she now scanned. and all mention
ed his name, and with 1t invariably
was coupled another name-Thorne.
The Pillar, the most conservative even
ing paper In the city, was holding up
It's hands in reverential hero worship.
In a two column article it reviewed
Murgatroyd's record from its invari-
ably impartial viewpoint "Murgatroyd
had been clean" 1t said. His repu-
tation was unsullied" 1t even re.
ferred to the Challoner incident as a
pitiful piece of falsehood- which had
strengthened Murgatroyd In his posi-
ton. Shirley cried out, "Oh. what q
hypocrite he Isl
1t was after o'clock when Shirle,
was reminded of sudden that she
was desperately hungry Once In thu
dining room, she directed her steps t.
small alcove Shirley threw glance
around the room Palms screened he
table, making 1t impossible for her t
be seen, although 1t was perfectly cas-.
for her to see every one In the room.
The air Of the city was full OF lif'
and body. 1t gave her an appetite
She enjoyed her dinner thoroughly
and yet her thoughts wandered.
If only Billy had been different
Suddenly the palms were parted, ant
J fat man approached her table. U
seeing it occupied he niumbled his sur
prise and backed out agaip. But Will
. pushing his way through the palms d
extended short arm and said,
THAT table over there. then.
The remark was Iaade to compni
ion. whom Shirley could not see. a
answer OF disappointment. howevei
came In Il mans voice. And the ~
.nan-his face was strangely familiar
Shirley WINS sure.
Frederick that was the manr-th
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

Washington, Iowa, thus far has only
FIVE candidates for district and state
Offices: S. w. Brookhart for congress.
wake" Neal for state senator, NJ. w
Bailey for district judge and D. J.
Palmer and Clifford Thorne for rail
road commissioner. But the cam
paign hasn't really begun as yet
Washington may be able to do better
later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
There is no occasion for any Keo-

There is no occasion for any Keo-
kuk laborfng man to be out of work.
The Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power Company is giving steady en-
ployment to all who apply and is i'm
porting laborers from ST Louis in
order to increase its working force.
The local labor situation w 5 never
in as good condition at this time OF
year as it is at present
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Almost as Good Methodist as Alex
Miller is a Republican.

Washington Gowa) Democrat: We
are surprised at DR.. Moorhead, editor
Of The Keokuk Gate City. He has an
item, although short one referring
to Dam Possibilities" and Moorhead
a Methodist. 1t is simply awful,
Mabel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

It is reported from Des Moines that
the state pharmacy commissioners
contemplate reform in the manner
OF conducting examinations for phar-
macy certificates by which they hope
to get better results. They would
fit up model prescription case, or
a series of them, and at the time of
examination would give the students
practical work in filing prescriptions
and thus develop whether or not they
can actually do the things which they
are asked to tell about in the written
examinations, This plan is followed
In other states with much success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

1t is suggested by the Wall Street
Journal that the no-meat movement
may be instrumental in revealing to
many American families Just how a
small amount of economy mny adjust
the correct ratio of income to expeudi-
ture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

The Des Moines Capital says $50
pound beef costs the butcher $50, and
the butcher sells it for $119, the profit
being $64. This sounds to the Cedar
Rapids Gazette like a fairy tale. The
capital figures the farmers profit on
the animal is s. and the packers
profit about S.. The Gazette thus
comments:
THAT may be about the packers
profit, and certainly the farmers profit
is no smaller Certainly also, the re.
tail butcher does not make $64 on a
650-pound steer. The retailer does
not appear to be rolling in wealth, and
If he made more than 100 per cent
profit on beef he would be coming
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Last and Best Act

Washington Herald: There is one
thing they all have to hand Or. Cook,
however. He Is admittedly one of the
finest. II not the very finest, disap.
pearers the world ever knew.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Learning verv RapldIv.

Des Moines Tribune: One of the
Chicago beef barons has expressed
the opinion that people must learn
to use cheaper cuts of beef Most
of us are learning that, and very rapiu.
Is, too
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
(To be continued-)
AZ Long Az.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: AS long
as the roads are too bad for swift auto
driving and it isn't cold enough 70
freeze to death, there Is something
saved on the daily toll of human life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

Meredosia, H., marketed 100000
worth of mussel shells during the
past year AS practiced at Meredosia
the she'll game is both legitimate and
popular.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27

change. The people must demand
changes in the most unmistakable
terms before legislative bodies will
act. The last thing our lawmakers
think of is the education of our boys
and girls"