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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
For Attnrnau cnnnral

For Attorney General.
For Superintendent of Public In.
struction.
For Clerk of Supreme Court.
For Reporter of Supreme Court.
For Two Railroad Commissioners.
For Representative in Congress,
First District.
For State Senator.
For Two State Representatives
For County Auditor.
For County Treasurer
For Clerk of the District Court.
For Sheriff.
For County Recorder of Deeds.
For County Attorney.
For County Superintendent.
For County Surveyor.
For Coroner.
For Member Board of Supervisors
E(Three year term commencing first
Monday in January, 1910.
(Three year term commencing first
Monday in January, 1922.
For Two Justices Of the Peace IN
Each Township.
For Two Constables in Each Town
ship.
For Three Township Trustees in
Each Township.
For Township Clerk in Each Town
ship.
For Township or Town Assessor
For Party Committeeman in Each
Precinct.
For Delegates to County conyen-
! ton.
In testimony whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and the seal OF Lee
County, Iowa.
Done at Fort Madison, Iowa, this
tenth day of May, 1910.
(seao w H. SOUTH,
County Auditor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

Germs of Disease should be prompt
ly expelled from the blood. This Is
a time when the system is especially
susceptible to them. Get rid OF all
IT. the blood by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and thus fortify
your whole body and prevent illness
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Ambiguous,

a wonder what the teacher meant
about the singing of my two daugh-
ters?" What did he say?" He
said that NAMES voice was good, but
Maudes was better STILL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
American League.

st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
Detroit at Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

lie Prough gets into shape the team
will have good opportunity of dash
ing to the front. IL is difficult to dag
nose the case of Prough. 1t looks as
if there is something lacking in his
training methods, for there is only a
little soreness in his arm. which
should easily be worked out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

Sufferers from stomach. liver OF
get DR.. O Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin, a t : !,
well-known reliable laxative tonic A. q
druggists sell 1t at SO cents and -
bottle.
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Egan's men continued on their path
to the top by defeating Burlington in
the opener OF the series yesterday.
The Hannibal pitchers, touted be-
fore the seasons opening as the
strongest in the league have been
getting bumped more or less Yes
terday vyskocil was touched up for
nine safe ones by Quincy. and lost,
; TO /. Spencer has been hit freely,
The Galesourg pitchers look good.
while Egan has bunch of STEADY
men
Monmouth comes to Keokuk Thurs
day for series of four games, wind
ing up on Sunday.
If plans carry. the ST. Peters club
will have strong aggregation in the
Commercial league this summer John
HAYES viii do the twirling il ne comes
within the amateur fold. Among the
other players are Rovane. Brennan.
Hickey, Hassett, Doyle. Mcpherson.
Sheahan, Hicks and several others. Ii
IS said that the management is after
Hurley Edwards for an infielder and
/ if this player is landed the team will
be materially strengthened.
Wet grounds at Monmouth kept
keokuk idle yesterday. while Kewa-
nee and Galesburg were unable to
play for the same reason.
i Quincy Journal: The Big Four in
the Central association at the pres.
ent time looks to be Quincy, Gales.
burg. Keokuk and Hannibal. although
the complexion may be changed with
j in few days. It is reasonably sure
|, however. that the four teams men
toned have it on the other teams II
, date; that is to say, have played the
, best ball thus far In the unpopular
half of the percentage column Mon
mouth AMI Ottumwa appear to be thu
best bet. Burlington is jest, Will
f Kewanee is playing considerably bet
: ter ball than the joke Pathfinders. OF
: tumwa. al its worst, is not half so ba,
as the alleged Pathfinders Kewane
is showing some signs of bracing w
:. but Burlington is going along at tn
8 same old clatter. Monmouth and O.
0 t'lmwa are doing their best to brea
d into the select circle, and may do i
There sens no chance for Burlingto
or Kewanee however-not this weel
!. at least.
o. Speaking of an athlete who will b
I. seen in Keokl in the dual meet be-
tween the Keokuk and Ottumwa Y. N
G. A. on June IS, the Ottumwa Coul
Ter says: Eugene Van Bent will G
4 to Chicago to battle with the victo
ious track men of all states on Jun
Z by reason of his winning the discl
throw event in the annual Iowa stat
track meet at Des Moines With Va
Gent will go the sincere hopes
= every Ottumwa high school studer
a. that he will come out of the day
4 competition with the best high schot
Il men In the country at least with on
s victory. Big Gene also won secon
~ IL ~
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Expects to Weight 2o8.

THAT is the work that is taking off
the weight for me- he said to one
of his friends. when l reached Cali
fornia l weighed 227 pounds, and now
am down close to 21S. For the
fight, I expect TO weigh something like
EOS. am eating and drinking just
what / please now, SO you can see I
can get down to that weight without
any difficulty
Some of the men who we're men
toned for the refereeship are still
calling upon Johnson, but the fighter
declines to talk business with them.
@The referee has been selected he
declared today with some emphasis.
Richard is just as satisfactory to me
as he is to Jeffries. We are the ones
to be suited in this matter. and Tex
will have to serve. | don't consider
there is a chance for any one else.
and ! have told Richard | don't expect
him to back down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
American League.

New York-Cleveland, rain
At Observation-Disclosures met his
first defeat of the season. R.H. E
Philadelphia ~. 600 o1o 002- 9 s 2
Detroit 1880. 21O 600 O10-4 2
Batteries: Bender and Lapp; Don
ovan and Stanage.
At Observation-Disclosures struck out
nine St. Louis batters R.H. E
Washington -. oO3 200 11x-7 9 {
st. Louis ....,. o1o 900 O1O-2 Z
Batteries: johnson and Street;
Graham, Kinsella and Stephens.
College
At cambridge-Princeton, I; Har
ward, L.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Western League

Des Moines, 3; Denver 5 twelve
innings.
Omaha, 13; Wichita, A.
Lincoln, Ia; Topeka, s.
Sioux City. ID; st Joseph, 8.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

Yesterdays Results.
The Keokuk- Monmouth game yes
terday was postponed on account of
wet grounds. The Galesburg-Kewanee
game was postponed for the same rea-
son.
At Burlin gton- R.HE.
Burlington ...... ...........4
Ottumwa ...... .............f 1o U
Batteries: Wolverton. Dove and
Eng; Reiss, Boyd and severoid.
At Hannibal R.H.E.
Hannibal .........a ! !
Quincy .......... ...........S y
Batteries: vyskocil and Forney;
Keyes and Clark.
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Central Association,

Games Today.
Keokuk at Monmouth.
Ottumwa at Burlington.
Galesburg at Kewanee.
Quincy at Hannibal.
Games Tomorrow.
Quincy at Hannibal double header
Keokuk at Monmouth.
Ottumwa at Burlington
Galesburg at Kewanee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
Three-Eye LEAGUE

Chapman and Searles.
Rock Island-Dubuque, rain.
Springfield-Danville, rain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24
National Ieanue.

National League.
At Pittsburg-New York hit all
three pitchers effectively.
The score: R.H.T.
Pittsburg $3.50. O10 600 o00-1 s 1
New York i. J. OO3 900 22O-7 10 2
Batteries: Philip. Camnitz, Webb
and Gibson; Wiltse. Mathewson and
Myers.
At Cincinnati-Paskert, Of the To-
calls, stole third and home in the first
inning.
Cincinnati 80. 1913 600 1915 IA 8
Boston ........ 100 101 002-5 IL 8
Batteries: Gaspar and Mclean;
Frock and Smith.
At st. Louis.The locals had bat
ting rally in the eighth. r. H. E
| st. Louis ...... 900 600 050-5
| Brooklyn $500. 600 600 O00--o
! Batteries: Lush and Phelps; Bar
/ ger and Erwin.
philadelphia, wet grounds.
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National League.

Games Today.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Pittsburg.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

After winning three from keokuk,
Egan's men continued on their path
to the top by defeating Burlington in
the opener OF the series yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

Minneapolis, 8; Kansas City, 0.
Toledo, 6; Columbus, G. (ten in.
nings.)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

Monmouth comes to keokuk Thurs
day for series of four games, wind
ing up on Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-24

Wet grounds at Monmouth kept
keokuk idle yesterday. while Kewa-
nee and Galesburg were unable to
play for the same reason.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11

highest degree, it would seem that there
is something wrong with New York's
children If they really need Instruction
in the art of self-amusement Fortunatez
ly for the future of the city, however,
this is not the case. Need for such in
struction undoubtedly exists, but the
cause lies in the municipality, and not the
boys and girls. Indeed, the city seems
to be developing a most valuable idea,
since in the past its chief activities in this
field have been conferred in stopping jul
venile play. This strange action has not
been due to any pre-disposition against
play in general, but simply to the fact
that the physical conditions here have
been brought about undesirable develop
ments. baseball, for instance, except in
infrequent vacant lots mad one or two
parks has had to be stopped as the re-
suit of numerous deaths from cars, autos
and wagons among children playing the
game in the streets The whole tendency
has been to develop games requiring lit
tie space, those, indeed, which can be
played in few square feet on the pave
ment. AS a result with the excitement
of unlimited exercise taken away, juvenile
New York has still in search of a sub
stitute, developed many games in which
the interest is kept up by gambling. Shak-
ing dice and matching pennies, although
carried on In fear of the police, are two
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11

New York, September 1O.-(Special)7-
Religious activities have now been turn
ed from the tents, the factories and the
street corners and the regular places of
worship have been opened for the winter,
with pastors refreshed by their long va
cations and ready for work.
Really last Sunday marked the formal
opening of the seasons work in the city
churches and in very many of them the
evening services were devoted to the
discussion of the labor question.
The ministerial associations were in 600
cities, and representing over 125,000 Prot
estant ministers, were requested by the
social service commission of the Fedral
Council of the Churches of Christ In
America to preach on some phase of the
labor question on Labor Sunday, Septem-
Der A. The social service commission Of
ficially represents 80 Protestant denomin-
atoms in this country, having member
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11
Teach Children TO Play

From the Jacksonville Times Union.
Father Knickerbocker is apparently the
parent of the most unnatural, as we'll as
the largest family of children on record,
since, according to the latest reports, he
has actually decided to hire a man to
teach his youngsters how to play. Since
the ability to invent. develop and carry
on its own games has generally peen sup
posed to be an attribute of youth in its
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11

popular pastimes carried on all over tina
city by children. ranging in age from
years upward. 1t is, therefore with the
idea OF eliminating such Objectionable
pastimes and teaching to the youngsters
heathful games suited to their limited
space that Father Knickerbocker has
taken the Unprecedented step of engaging
an instructor to teach children how g
play.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11

Commenting on the declining birth rate
DR.. Harris, medical officer for Islington
health board, remarks in a report just
issued that young men in the middle and
upper middle" classes of society selfish
ly postpone marriage so that they may
live in a more luxurious manner, have
more amusements, and have more money
to spend on holidays They like the
pleasure of ladies' societies, but they
forego It's natural corollary-marriage.
mo doubt nearly all of them say to
themselves that they will marry some
day, when their business is larger, when
their salaries are higher, and when they
have had their fling. Unfortunately these
people grow old and remain bachelors
until they die"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11
Those bungalows

From Judge
Smart man, that zeke Howei"
How so?"
"Harn't you heard? Since he's got out
o. the chicken business. he whitewashed
all the hencoops, put windows in 'em,
and is renting them out for summer cot
tages."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11
FOR. RENT

A few desirable offices in the
16-story Empire building and
Chamber of Commerce build
ing. Jemison r. E. and ms. Co.,
1924 Third avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11

plorations from within the castle grounds,
but in this they were unsuccessful.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-13

The dairyman has something to sell
for cash every day In the year. His
daily cash receipts may not seem
very large to men who have been
used to grain farming or stock farm
ing. but at the end Of the year his
bank account will make a very good
showing along with that Of his
neighbor. who farms on a broader
scale. Ready money is greatly to be
desired at all times and the dairyman
is more fortunate In that respect than
any other farmer. Another thing in
his favor is that he is not subjected
to the market fluctuations. The mar
ket for his product can be fixed by
himself II he produces the right kind
Of milk and butter. They are not af-
fected by panics In the wheat market
or gluts in the live stock market. He
is always able to tell to the dollar
what his income will be. and is thus
enabled to lay his plans and govern
his expenses accordingly.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-13

The production Of softshelled eggs
causes much annoyance and loss in
many poultry yards. Such eggs are
valueless for any purpose save home
use. as they cannot produce chickens
and they cannot be sent to market.
says the American Cultivator. There
are three causes OF softshelled eggs.
the commonest OF which is an insufil-
Client supply OF shell forming material.
Laying hens require a generous pro-
portion of lime In their food. as In 100
ordinary sized eggs there are more
than 20 ounces Of pure lime. Finely
broken oyster shell is an excellent and
a cheap form in which to supply the
necessary lime. Fright sometimes
causes a hen to lay an egg without q
shell, but this is not 30 serious a mat
ter. and is only temporary. The third
cause is due to a arrangement Of the
egg organs. and II the abundant sup
ply of lime has not the desired effect
more drastic measures are needed. All
food of a stimulating nature should be
stopped at once. and an aperient Civ
en-. consisting Of one grain of calomel
and one-twelfth grain Of tartar emetic.
A little iron should be added to the
drinking water as tonic, and the
food should mainly consist of boiled
rice.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-13

1t pays to get the best of every
thing. Take for instance alfalfa
seed as It is sold on the market-that
is as 1t comes from the thresher. Ten
10 eighteen per cent. Of the gross
weight is lost in cleaning the seed for
the planting. but 1t pays and pays
big to SOW the best grade of seed
Figure out what ten to eighteen per
cent. of a crop means. 1t is not a
trifiing matter. Valuable time is
lost. to say nothing Of the money ex-
pended for trash and weed seeds try
ing to make a good crop from poor
seed. Why should farmer handi-
cap himself by planting seeds that
have not been cleaned and tested
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-13
WATER FOR ALFALFA
As General Rule Irrigation Is
From Surface Downward.
Frequently seepage From Porous
bitches and Waste 10 Sufficient
to Subirrigate-Howeve
Method 10 Questionable.

AS a general thing alfalfa is irriga-
ted from the surface downward. There
Is. however. a small percentage of al
falfa lands. probably not more than
five per cent. of the total. which is
Irrigated from below. Frequently the
seepage water from porous earthen
bitches and the waste water from irri-
gated areas pass through the subsoil
Of lower fields sufficiently near the
surface to subirrigate them. In other
places these seepage waters collect at
the lower levels and raise the ground
water near enough the surface to sup
ply the plants with the needed mois-
ture. 1t is questionable II alfalfa
growers should place much depend
ence on this mode of supplying mois-
ture to the plant. What is gained in
not having to irrigate is usually more
than lost in damage done to both soil
and crop by the rise Of the ground wa
ter. Wherever alkali is prevalent the
rise of the ground water near the sur
face is almost certain to be followed
by an accumulation of alkali on the
surface.
Again. the fact that alfalfa fields
subirrigate is usually natures way Of
giving warning that the ground water
is rising dangerously near the surface
and observations should be made to
determine II the level is above the
danger limit. One of the best ways
Of making such determinations is by
means of bored test wells. These are
made by boring holes from two to
fnrrr fnchna N dfo In diHaranf
parts of the field and noting at regu-
lar intervals the elevation of the
ground water In each. Where the sub
soil is a clay loan no lining will be
necessary other than a joint of drain
tile or a short wooden tube. Where
the subsoil is loose 1t may be neces-
sary TO line the wells with thin gal
vanized iron or with a wooden box.
The wells may be connected by a line
Of levels. the elevations being taken
on the tops of stakes driven beside
the bells. These well records. II taken
at weekly or monthly intervals. for
several years. will show at a glance
not only the position Of the ground
water. but also its rise and fall
throughout the seasons. Whenever Il
is found that the water table stands
Cor any considerable time at less than
four feet from the surface there is
cause for alarm and measures should
be taken to prevent such an accumu-
lation of seepage waters or to remove
the surplus by drainage
Alfalfa is subirrigated also from
the beds of streams. On bottoms the
danger is not SO great, because there
is less alkali present and the height
of the ground water is governed by
the condition of the stream. 1t hap
pens often that when the water table
is at its highest point the alfalfa
plants are dormant or nearly SO. and
as a result are not SO readily injured.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-13

A small flock of hens pays better
than a large one. because the hens
usually have larger range and more
floor space in the roosting quarters.
II II is desired to raise large num-
Der of hens. provide several colony
houses. Twenty-Five hens for each
house. eight by twelve. will give bet
ter satisfaction than couple Of hun
dred hens running together. even IL
the house is large and the range fair
sized.
By breeding each year only the best
layers and producers of the largest
size egg. one can gradually build up
a strain of profitable stock even on
the farm.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-13
FLOOD FROM FIELD bitches
Still the Most Common Method OF
Applying Water to Arid Lands
In the West.

Flooding from field bitches or later
ais is still the most common method
of applying wa,er to the arid lands OF
Western America. In the states oil
Colorado. Wyoming. Utah. and to
large extent in Idaho, alfalfa. clover.
native meadows. and grain are irri-
gated in this way. This manner OF
wetting dry soil originated. 1t Is be-
lieved. in the mountain states. and the
past half century has witnessed
gradual evolution Of this plan. so that
now 1t has not only become firmly
established. but is regarded as the
best suited to the conditions under
which 1t is practiced. 1t can be profit
ably used on slopes that are too steep
for other methods. Fields having a
firm soil and fall OF rs feet to 100
feet have been flooded successfully
From this extreme the slope may
diminish to less than OIL feet in 100
feet. Its cheapness is another fea-
ture which recommends 1t to the
farmer of limited means. Ordinary
raw land can be prepared for flooding
at an expense of 81 to IS per acre.
Again. 1t is adapted to the use OF
small water supplies. In the noun
tain states the irrigation systems
have been planned and built to de-
liver water in comparatively small
streams for use in flooding or in fur
rows. and water users should be GER
tain that the larger volumes required
for checks and borders can be Sc
cured before going to the expense of
preparing their fields for either OF
those systems.
In grading the land for this particu-
lar method 1t is not customary to
make many changes in the natural
surface. Only the smaller knolls are
removed and deposited in the low
places. An effort is made always.
however. to make the farm laterals
fit into the natural slope and config-
uration of the tract to be watered SO
as to bring the water to the high
places. On steep slopes the laterals
may be less than so feet apart; on
fiatter slopes they may be 200 feet or
more apart. Whatever the spacing 1t
is always desirable to have the slope
between them as nearly uniform as
possible. When the land in its nat
ural state is uneven. the grading can
be done best by a grader. or a scraper.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-13

week and he bought half a pound
OF sugar every three months. Yet he
admitted that he had s17.5oo Of rail-
way stock and house property and 1t
is stated that he received legacy of
$lS0.0o0 from his parents.
He also declared that he had not
been bathed for 20 years and 1t took
two nurses two hours and a half to
make up the arrears in that respect
But amid all the squalor of his home
the officials found a touch of a long
dead romance.
A table was laid in one room for
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-13

Beans can be drilled in at the rate
of one-half bushel the acre in rows
80 inches apart. covering to a depth
of from two to three inches. A two
horse corn drill does very well for 1t
can be adjusted to drill beans Of most
any size. After the final disking. har-
row the ground smooth. When the
bean sprouts are about one-half an
inch long. go over the field with a
weeder generally twice the same day
Then let the beans alone until they
are up and the seed beans have fallen
of the stalk. when It is time to irri-
gate and follow again with the weeder
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-04-13

United States consul at Copen-
hagen says the leading authorities on
the subject of poultry raising in Den
mark maintain that breeds of hens
having good strain should be kept on
the farm. They do not advocate
FLOODED stock" The aim of all the
central organizations. including the
agricultural department Of the gov
eminent. is to induce the farmers to
produce the greatest number of eggs
possible of good size. All authorities
agree on this point-that is. that the
most profitable hen for the farmer is
the one which will lay the greatest
number of eggs averaging 7.27 to the
pound.