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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01
a RhYme for Michiaan.

SAID an Idle young fellow from Michi-
gan,
II wish and wish and ! wish again.
That spring would appear
And warm mp things here,
Then go further north, and I'd fish
again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01

co1yrisis-. iros. ~ Joseph r1edf.'
Pr 1880. FORD.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01
"a True Story sf the Secret Service
By
COL. H. C. WHITLEY
Former Chief U. S. Secret Service

piled Bower cautiously, but l do
not like to take the chances any
more"
"Oh, HI" replied Quincy. We've
got everything our own way now. The
government detectives are all green
men and there's no danger of getting
caught unless a fellow goes and gives
himself up" Taking from his wal
let $40 counterfeit note on the Ma
tional Shoe and Leather bank of New
York city, he added: Here's some
thing good enough to deceive the dis
ciples."
After some parleying Bower &C
cepted $500 of the queer for the dia-
mond, and I now instructed Bower to
stay away from Quincy for a couple
of weeks.
While Bower had been working
Quincy, that worthy had been coming
to my office every few days to work
me. He imagined that fully believed
what he said, and that he was regard
ed as a valuable ally. l always re-
ceived him kindly, and assured him
that l had no desire to make arrests
unless forced to do so, and that did
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01

for months, and secured evidence to
convict about twenty Of the Quincy
party.
While Butts had been busy with the
gang OF showers, Bower had been de-
voting his time to Quincy and the
other leaders. On one occasion Bower
purchased $500 Of counterfeit money
from Quincy, and this he handed to
me as | was on my way to dinner at
the st. Clair house. AS I entered the
restaurant l met Quincy looking as
cheerful and innocent as a Raphael
cherub. The rascal appeared with a
bland smile and informed me that he
had come there especially to see me
about counterfetting TRANSACTIONS out
west took him by the hand. thanked
him, and invited him to dine.
We selected a table where Quincy
could talk without being overheard
His information, as usual, was in
definite, hearsay, with no particular
point to 1t. He told me that nv mol
icy of being easy with the counter
feiters was working like a charm
that there was no counterfeit money
in circulation in the east-in fact, he
had not seen a bad dollar in six
months. At that very moment my
hand was resting on the package of
counterfeit money that had Just been
purchased from him by Bower.
A few days later Quincy told
Bower, in a boasting way, of this in
terview and, in burst of enthusiasm.
declared that everything about the
government detective headquarters
was known to him before 1t trans
PRED. He asserted that he was one
of my assistants, and was so puffed
up over his imaginary success that he
really believed he knew what was go
ing on in my office.
The time now seemed ripe for the
arrest of the entire party who had
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01
MADE HIS APOLOGY AMPLE
Irish Legislator Even Withdrew tho
Words That He Was About
to Utter.

There is in congress a western rep
resentative of Celtic origin who has
more than once stirred up the ami
mails" by his propensity to bait the
opposition
On one occasion he rose to de-
nounce the statements made In a
speech that had been delivered by a
member OF the other party. His i'm
petuosity led him to phrase his re-
marks rather strongly.
Order, order!" exclaimed the
speaker, pounding with his gavel.
Again, in a minute or two, did the
son of Erin return to his charge of
wtlful misstatement, Again was he
called to order"
1t was a critical moment His col
leagues, for motives Of policy, did not
wish him to be put out of the debate,
so they limited so by Juggling vigor-
ously at his coat tails.
Now, it's very dangerous matter
to trifle with the tails of an Irishman's
coat, save in the cause of friendship.
Nevertheless, the indignant yet good
natured member recognized the COM
mand Of his party and sat down after
delivering this Parthian dart:
Il obey the ruling Of the HOUSE, and
beg to retract what l was about to
observe!"
That one touch Of Irish oratory took
the whole House by storm-Appin-
cott's
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON

MY little son, when about a year
and half old, began to have sores
come out on his face l had a physi-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come out
on his arms, then on other parts of
his body, and then one came on his
chest, worse than the others. Then T
called another physician. Still he
grew worse. At the end of about q
year and half of suffering he grew
so bad that had to tie his hands in
cloths at night to keep him from
scratching the sores and tearing the
flesh. He got to be mere skeleton,
and was hardly able to walk
MY aunt advised me to try CUT
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment T
sent to a drug store and got cake Of
Cuttcura Soap and box Of the ONT
ment and followed directions. At the
end Of two months the sores were all
well. He has never had any sores
OF any kind since. l can sincerely say
that only for Cuticura my child would
have died. I used only one cake Of
Cuticura Soap and about three boxes
Of Ointment
Il am a nurse and my profession
brings me into many different fam
lilies and It is always q pleasure for
me to tell my story and recommend
Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Egbert Shell
Don. Litchfeld. Conn. Oct. 20, 1909"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01

tame affair IN comparison with the
Indulgence Of these men. If there
were any letters of warning upon the
walls, all were too drunk to read them,
or they lacked a sober Daniel to in
terpret them.
Under the circumstances 1t seemed
advisable to allow these merry plot
tiers to pursue their way unmolested
until sufficiently off their guard to per
NIT the successful carrying out Of
plan to entrap and apprehend the en-
tire party
Much of my time was now spent at
my New York office in Blocker street
where, in due time, Quincy called
upon me for the purpose "of paying
bis respects and rendering some in
formation in regard to counterfeiters."
The artless appearing fellow said that
when quite young he had been foolish
enough to engage in counterfeiting,
but had long since abandoned it and
was now ready to render the govern
ment such assistance as he could.
affected to receive him with open
arms, and apparently gulped down as
truth everything he had to offer. Cur
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01

not believe in using harsh measures
unnecessarily Quincy fairly chuckled
at this simplicity and was thrown
completely Off his guard.
He assumed an air of great mystery
and spoke Of the possible existence of
counterfeit plates that might be
reached for a reward He would not,
he declared, accept a dollar for his
personal services but, because of his
great fancy for me, was ready to as
sist in every way possible. He was
permitted to barney along and play
the game to his own liking, secure in
the belief that he was completely de-
ceiving the government officials.
In the meantime the services Of an
old counterfeiter, fresh from the peni-
Tertiary, had been secured. Many Of
his old confederates were now opera
ting with the Quincy gang and,
through him, Bill Butts, a fresh-look-
ing detective from one of the western
states, was introduced to several Of
the men who made their headquarters
at a saloon on the Bowery. Butts in
lOIutu Tic DdI httpSI VI lLlG bt.IOOu
that he had just served a term for
Showing the queer"
At first the counterfeiters and
thieves hanging around the place APP
peared to be suspicious of Butts. One
day, however, when these Williams
were drinking beer in the back room
of the place, a fight arose. The de-
tective went In with the rest and
stretched out several Of the fellows,
though he was badly beaten up in the
end, and in addition was robbed of
his pocketbook and watch.
The ethics of the criminal profess
sion are peculiar. When a crowd of
crooks fight they frequently rob one
another, and if the victim calls in the
police to recover his property he
loses the confidence of the rogues
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01

ney was well fitted to deceive with
in manner and well equipped in every
way to impose upon the most incred-
ulous.
The officers Of the secret service
all considered him a dangerous per-
son and none was anxious to encoun-
ter man of such gigantic proportions
and apparently desperate character.
My first move against Quincy was
to send Mike Bower, a newly fedged
government detective, to form his &C
quaintance. Bower was selected be-
cause his appearance was anything
but that of a detective. Bower drifted
into Gurney's "booZingden" on East
Blocker street where, after lettering
around drinking and smoking for
week or two, he one day called Cur
ney aside and told him he was broke
and must have a little money. He
drew from his inside pocket a gold
watch with a short piece of chain
hanging from it, giving it the appear
ance of having been nipped from the
pocket OF some unfortunate citizen.
Quincy snapped at the bait at once
and intimated, with a sly wink, that
the watch had been stolen. When
Bower finally admitted as much Cur
ney seemed pleased and bought the
watch at about one-third it's value,
remarking: You're all right, my
boy. When you want anything, come
to me-"
After a few days Bower again ap-
preached Quincy, this time with
diamond stud that had been slipped
from it's fastenings. 81 need some
more money" said Bower.
Quincy inspected the gem with an
appreciative eye, and finally said:
You are a good one. Did you ever
handle any of the queer?
Il took little hand in it once" re-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01

who took part In the fray But If he
keeps silent it is conclusive evidence
in their minds that he cannot stand
investigation, and this establishes his
character beyond doubt 1t Is ac-
cepted by them as sufficient voucher
that he is a member in good standing
in the brotherhood of crooks, and he
Is then admitted into full fellowship.
Shortly after the melee one Of the
crowd suggested to Butts that he call
In the police. He promptly replied:
No police for me" and the detective
was thereupon received without hest
tation or mental reservation. During
the next seven or eight months Butts
worked with this gang of counter
feiters as shower of queer.
Counterfeit showers" as they are
called, usually travel in pairs. One
fellow carries the bogus money and
remains outside, while the other
takes one bill, enters a place Of bust
ness, purchases some trife, tenders
the counterfeit note in payment, and
receives change in good money. If
this precaution were not observed,
the possession of other counterfeit
money, in case of detection and arrest
would indicate guilt and lead almost
inevitably to conviction.
Detective Butts, however, did not
pass any counterfeit money but used
instead good bill in the place Of the
one he received from the carrier.
That was kept for evidence, and in
this way he deceived the Queersmen
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01
DRINK WATER TO CURE
KIDNEYS AND RHEUMATISM
The People Do Not Drink Enough
Water to Keep Healthy,
Says WeIl-known
Authority.


THE numerous cases Of kidney and
bladder diseases and rheumatism are
mainly due to the fact that the drink
Ing Of water, natures greatest medi-
cine, has been neglected.
Stop loading your system with med
icines and cure-alls; but get on the
water wagon. If you are really sick,
why, Of course, take the proper medi-
cines-plain. common vegetable treat
ment, which will not shatter "a
nerves or ruin the stomach" =
To cure rheumatism you must make
the kidneys do their work: they are
the filters of the blood. They must
be made to strain out Of the blood the
waste matter and acids that cause
rheumatism; the urine must be neu-
tralized SO 1t will no longer be a
source Of irritation to the bladder, and,
most of all. you must keep these acids
from forming in the stomach This
is the cause Of stomach trouble and
poor digestion. For these conditions
you can do no better than take the
following prescription: Fluid Extract
DandeliOn, one-half ounce; Compound
Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup
Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Mix by
shaking we'll in bottle and take Ia
teaspoonful doses after each meal and
at bedtime, but don't forget the
water. Drink plenty and often.
This valuable information and sim
pie prescription should be posted up
In each household and used at the
first sign of an attack Of rheumatism,
backache or urinary trouble, no mat
ter how slight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-01
HOIST BY HIS OWN PFTARD

URING the sixties and
and the early seven
ties Of the last cen
fury, counterfeiting
blossomed into one of
the fine arts, and to
such perfection was it
brought that, in many
instances, it was eX-
ceedingly difficult to
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-24

imported into the United States
situated in the tick-intested see
tions thereof. AVID the secretary OF
the treasury is hereby authorized
and empowered. and il shall be
his duty. to make all necessary
orders and regulations to carry
this section into effect. or to sus
pend the same as herein provided
and to send copies thereof TO prop
er officers IN the United States and
to such officers or agents Of the
United States in foreign countries
as he shall Judge necessary. y
This bin will be introduced to-
morrow at noon. and will be re
ferred to the ways and means
committee. Of which Mr.. BrouS-
sard is member. Mr.. Broussard
is confident ho will meet with no
overpowerlng opposition to the
measure either in the House or
Senate.
DR.. A. ID. Melvin. chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry. in an
interview some time ago. stated
that the cattle from these coun-
tries could be imported with per
feet safety. but there would have
TO be legislation to remove present
restrict IONS
The Broussard bill is expected
to accomplish this.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-24
DO FARM WOMEN GET A
SQUARE DEAL?

We fear that. rs n general rule,
there is more attention paid II
making the farm work easy than
to tightening he labor of the
housekeeper and we know that
there are thousands an J iLousan Is
Of women on fo1r farms who have
to work too hard whose dulles
duties that do not cease to call
for attention because Of delicate
health or distraught nerves
would tire out man. and who, IN
all likelihood. feel, as our corre-
spondent put it call tagged out
at the end of almost every day.
Brethren, these things ought not
so to be. " We farmers Of the
South need, ms a class, to pay
much more attention to the nice.
ties and refinements Of life. to
think more of the little things
to us-which mean so much to our
wives and mothers and sisters and
above all. to give more thought to
the making lighter Of the often
Oppressive burdens Of toll and re-
spon.ibility they have to bear.
Most of us will be surprised, when
we sit down aud think serious y
over the matter, at the many ways
in which we can do this. and while
many can not do all, or nearly
all, that we would wish. there are
few indeed who can not do much
and once begun. new ways OF MAX
ing the household work easier will
be continually presenting them
sclves.
Think it over by yourself, Mr..
Farmer, then talk it. over with
your wife. Find out what she
thinks would help her most, and
try to arrange for getting it. The
very fact that you have thought
Of her in this way vii help won
derfuily. and the spirit Of co-ope-
without which any home
is but half home not only
make her housekeeping plaasanter.
but will add to the profits OF your
farm work hundredfold beyond
your expectations. - Starkville
Miss Progressive Farmer and
Gazette.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-24
THORNTON MAKES MAIDEN
SPEECH.

Washington, Dec. 20-Alto-
gether without thought Of making
an oratorical bow to his col
leagues. Senator Thornton today
got into the debate in the body
Of which he has been a member for
less than n week
IN a fifteen-minute debate. in
which Senators Bristow. Burnham
and Overman participated, the
Junior Senator from Louisiana de-
Tended an item in the omnibus
claims bill to pay Adolph Hartiens,
tutor of Sidney Il. Hartiens. Will
liam w. Hartiens and Mary K.
Hartiens grandchildren and heirs
at-law Of William II. Osborne, late
of Rapides parish. $5A ,S75 for a
million pounds of sugar taken from
the Osborne plantation. about ten
miles south of Alexandria. the
Senator home town, during the
civil war
Bristow objected to making that
appropriation on the grounds that
the loyalty of William II. Os-
borne had not been proved. and
that there was nothing in the
testimony to show that the sugar
had ever been used by the Fed
eral forces. The Kansan moved
to strike the item out Of the bill,
but Senators Burnham, Thornton
and Overman beat that amendment
by a vote Of 43 to II. Later the
bill was passed by vote OF ~
to II. and it now goes to the
House.
The new Senator had to take
the floor three times to coDtrovert
propositions laid down by the
Kansan, the last being that it is
incumbent upon the claimant to
prove that the sugar was used by
the government forces.
"I do not think that proposition
could possibly appeal to the sense
Of justice Of anybody" observed
Senator Thornton. and the Senate
agreed with him. When there was
a question as to how officers of the
Federal army did when they took
supplies, the Senator caused a
smile by observing. Nobody can
tell me nything about that; was
on the sc enc Of operations. "
Good naturedly. the Senator 3
colleagues remarked that because
he uses the index finger of his
right hand in emphasizing a point,
he was infringing on the copy
right of proprietary medicine
doctor and on Senator La Fo,lette.
who looks like the doctor, and uses
the characteristic gesture Of the
medicine man.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-24
Saved From Awful Death.

How an appalling calamity in
his family was prevented IS told
by A. d. McDnnad i Of Fayette-
Vile, n. G. r. +. u. No. ., My
sister had consumption, ho
writes, she was very thin and
pale, had no appetite and seemed
to grow weaker every day, as all
remedies failed. till DR.. Kings
New Discovery was tried, and So
completely cured her. that she has
not been troubled with n cough
since. lis the hest medicine |
ever saw or heard of. y For
coughs, colds, la-grippe, asthma,
Group, hemorrhage ali bronchial
troubles, it has no equal, soc,
$1.00. Trial bottle free Guar
anteed by all druggists.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-24
How Old People
May Prolong
Their Lives

At advanced age the organs act
more slowly than in youth. Circu-
lation becomes poor, blood thin and
watery, appetite fitful, and diges-
ton weak. This condition leaves
the system open to disease such as
Coughs, Colds, Grippe, Pneumo-
MIA, Rheumatism, etc.
VINOL is the greatest health
creator and body builder we know
Of for old people, as it supplies
the very elements needed to re-
build wasting tissue and replace
weakness with strength.
HERE II THE PROOH
A esae h recorded IN A1bsny, n. T.. u
= woman who felt she was breahine
down ~ ago and Was d00nnod ~ tbs
Week aaa feeble cOaditi0n 0f old pespDe.
She hsd 10 stfesgeh snd the sAghtsst sx-
veil saA strOng, anA she sestee that ehe
feels ten year. ygvn0sr thss 80 IN -
fsss taking v1NOL.
We ask every aged person in
this neighborhood to try = bottle
Of vINOL with the understanding
that we will return their money Il L
does not prove beneficial.
John + TAYLOR. Ddruesist
New nesaA Ia
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-24
Ends Winters Troubles.

To many. winter is season o
trouble. The frost bitten toes ant
fingers. chapped hands and lips
chlblains. cold sores, red ant
rough skins, prove'this. But sucl
troubles fly before Buck,en's Arm
lea Salve. A trial convinces
Greatest healer of Burns, BoilS
Piles. Cuts Sores. Eczema and
prans Only 25c at all drug
piSts
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-24

istence.
Louisiana and the entire
Southern states are included in
the tick infested section. and | do
not see why there should be any
restriction against the importa-
tion of cattle from one tick sec
ton to another. either as cattle
| for immediate slaughter or cattle
for breeding in our rich rice sec
ton. where we are forced to lose
| the profits of a cut-over crop. or
by product which would fatten
within a month vast number of
meat steers for the market. The
cattle ticks prev,hl throughout
Mexico. Central and South Ameri-
ca, and it is admitted that the
same condition prevails in Louis
lana. There is no reasonable rea-
son why cattle should not be i'm
ported from these more southern
sections to New Orleans. =, Our
own cattle are infected with ticks.
and the cattle market Of Louisi-
ana and the entire South has moth
ing to fear from the importation
Of cattle which are likewise affect
led.
"Some sections. by special reg
ulation. have been exemDted from
the cattle quarantine, but there
still remains vast territory with
hundreds Of thousands of head OF
cattle which are still prohibited
from entering the American mar