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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20

for Falmouth. now Portland. where he
burned more than 400 of the best
houses and stores. leaving only about
100 Of the poorest houses and those
much damaged. ...
Mary Sparhawk became the wife Of
DR.. Jarvis. The marriage was a no
table event. the ceremony taking
place at the house. The wedding
party descended the beautiful broad
stairway built by the brides grandfa-
Their. which now stands as a lasting
memorial to his skill as an architect.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Positively Brutal,

They do say" remarked Smithkins.
as he pushed his chair from tho dinner
table. that woman's work IL never
donel"
And they are right when they say
IT," rejoined Mrs. Smithkins. "But
what made you think OF It at this
timer"
THAT pie." replied Smithkins. rs no
lodged through the door Just in time
to escape plate that was coming his
way.
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Ala Last Effort.

Say" Queried the party with tho
conundrum habit. what IL the differ.
ence between an oyercoat and q
babyf"
I pass" responded the old gentle
man. whats the answerf"
THE one you wear. the other you
were." replied the conundrum iiend.
And the coroner's Jury voted to give
the old gentleman his freedom ON the
grounds of ..justiiiable homicide"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Native Soil.

"Yes. larger boxes OF strawberries
are coming from Florida this year."
said the marketman. Those Florida
shippers are more liberal than they
used to be-"
Il should say So" remarked the
shrewd housewife. as she sifted pint
Of sand from the bottom Of a straw.
berry box. "Why. they are even send.
ing us some OF their real estate"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $780,
- 600 Of the estate OF Thomas j.
Emery. who was by far the largest
realty owner in Cincinnati. has just
been set aside By his widow. Mrs.
Mary Emery, for the founding and
perpetuation OF homo for birds. Nss.
Emery has just completed the pur.
chase Of two acres Of land In Evans
wood and has signided her intention
OF turning II over to the care Of the
department OF biology In the UNI
yersity Of Cincinnati.
This ground h TO b provided With
different kinds Of houses for birds. Il
Win b made secure AGAINST the m
vas3on Of 60 and small boys aAA
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Clap" Prince Gives Canned Interview

wa sought to foist on them, his visitors
grew serious, grinned again. and grew
serious again. Then one blurted out:
"You are q japanese prince, aren't
your"
That was what Tokugawa wanted.
He pointed to the tract-and his grin
was seraphic.
Number one!" he qualified.
The tract holders consulted para
graph number one. It averred:
Il am Prince Tokugawa Iyesato.
present head Of the illustrious Tokuga-
wa family, grand Gordon"
What about a war between Japan
and this country"
Number three" elucidated the
prince.
That paragraph read:
From time to time the newly coined
phrase. the Japanese-American war,
appears In the foreign newspapers in
japan. Personally l cannot imagine
such thing taking place. America
has assisted materially in Japan's prog.
ress and Is her honorable benefactor.
with whom the best terms of honora-
BILE cordially and friendship exist"
The interview progressed in the
same fashion until one visitor said:
"Good-by. prince"
Number seven." smiled Tokugawa.
Admit mo. T."
"Good-by. shall see the honorable
stockyards and department store to-
morrow. l shall embark for Liverpool
May II. and will return to Japan by
Europe and the .;iberian railway"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Adjustable Sentiments.

When citizens acclaim you as their
choice for high position what do you
dot"
i abide in a patriotic spirit by the
wisdom Of the common people," an.
swered Senator Sorghum.
And when they arise In resentment
Of something you have said or done?"
Il maintain superior Indifference
to the clamor Of the thoughtless multi
tude."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Dragged Through the keyhoIe.

A robbery OF the most ingenious
kind has Just been perpetrated ut .
jewelers. shop In the Rue Neuve. Brus-
sells. which Is much frequented both
by day and night. Thieves entered an
empty house next door. climbed along
the roof. broke through the skylight
OF the jewelers. premises. and went
downstairs.
They evidently knew that the jewel
er's brother. the only person In the
house. slept In a room on the second
floor. Working silently they pumped
soporific fumes through the keyhole
of the locked door. The jewelers.
brother awoke next day with q bad
headache and found the room still full
of the fume. On going down to the
shop he found that jewels valued at
Sa0.0 900 had been stolen.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Good Scheme for Piping OIL.

ahe scheme Of pumping oil and wa
ter together through rified pipeline
In southern California has been SO
successful that 1t has been decided to
extend the experimental line OF 90
miles by the addition of 200 miles OF
piping. As already stated. the system
Of rifing the interior of the pipe makes
jacket Of water inclosing 4 core OF
oil. and In this manner the passage q
the material through the pipeline u
greatly facilitated. At the present
time 130 miles Of this line are n daily
operation. moving 1900 barrels a oil
. day through an eight-inch pipe.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
A REASONABLE KICK.

A man out In
Los Angeles
Felt something hard
Entangle his
Back molars. and
Ceased masticating
His wieners. and
Began berating
The waiter when
A careful viewing
Showed twas q dog
Tag he'd been chewing.
We don't think that
The man was fussy
Because he felt
Outraged and cussy:
He was not old
And of the moss age
They should no: put
Tho tags In sausage.
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Frlpld.

Stubb--l was much interested in DR..
Cooks account Of his supper at the
north pole.
Penn-Oh. that doesn't interest mo.
My wife attended her club yesterday
afternoon and I had north pole sup.
per.
Stubb-North pole support How was
It?
Penn--Coid.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
More Approprlate.

$50 the minister has pet parrot. !
should think It would be more accord.
Ing to the fitness OF things for him to
have . vulture."
"A vulturel Great Scott Why
should he have such bird for Q petrs
well. one would suppose minister
would want bird Of pray"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Had Reached the Limit.

Father says you can't come to see
Edna any more." remarked tho small
boy to his big sisters admirer.
"W.why noti" stammered the young
man In surprise.
because" explained the youngster.
"he says you come every night In the
week now. and II would be impossible
to como any more. Seer
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Alolne Monument 10 Professor.

In memory Of Professor Tyndall.
one of the English pioneers Of the
Swiss Alps. . monument will be
erected this summer by his widow on
the Bel Alp t6.735 feet) . little above
the professors former residence. n.
=. Correvon Of Geneva has designed
the monument. which consists a 4
tall black Of rough gKanitA
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ly-What made him quit?
His Fault.

young Weakleigh is always COM
planning that he can't find an open
ing"
That's odd. considering that he
generally gets into a hole"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
AZ Reminded.

Harker-Doesn't Cuttem. the tailor,
remind you OF q doctor?
ParkerJ should say not. He re-
minds me OF that little bill I owe him
every time we meet
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Too Much.

With Hailey's comet billed TO come
Along sometime In June.
And Roosevelt due that month also
We fear we're q gono coon.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20

Sam-Look heah. Lie. youse going
too far wild me. Doan yo' know dat II
yo' tread on worm 1t will turnl
Lize-Dats all right. but II yo' cher
gifts dem feet oh yourn on one II won't
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Hard Lines.

Z tell you. the young playwright
oe today hasn't any show.
mo; not even Q TROUT
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20

slave you heard about Reggie?"
mo; what's the matter with Reg.
gie?"
HE has brain fever?"
81 don't believe II"
"Why?"
For the same reason that rag
doll can't have appendicitis"
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Very Hlph Up.

How Is this? ! understood that
Gladys had married man In high
tife."
so she has. Her husband Is an avn
ator."
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Rattar Qccunatlan.

We do not care where the two pugs
Meet and zach others shoots abuse.
We worried over II awhile
But now we're reading baseball newA
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20

Knicker-Why do you believe that
Is Is an unlucky number?
Bocker-Well. amt everybody that
lived In tho thirteenth century deadt
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20

MONG the recent acquisitions
at the Natural History muse
um, Cromwell road, none is
more striking or Of greater in
terest than the mounted speci.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Met His Waterloo,

Jimmy-Petey went around telling
everybody he met. dat he had do
toothache and dey would give him Q
penny.
Billy-What made him quit?
Jimmy-Why. de last man he
tackled was a dentist and instead OF
giving him q penny he pulled do tooth
out.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20
Just One Kind,


sIs the legislature spending The
present session to advAntage3s
Well. Il seems to b speeding,
all right
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-05-20

Oryille Toper-So you think Bertao
resembles me. ehf Now. In what -.
spect. my dearf
Mrs. Fondmar-Well. uncle. the lit
tie fellow Ia always 20 full Of spiritaI
don't you knowl
Hate.
This world would b Q better place
And more. forsooth. like heaven.
II there were not 20 many wightA
Who're bent on getting even"
Just One Kind.
-They say she got all kinds a
money from her 6rst husband"
NO: only one kind Of money.
what was thatf"
.Alimony..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
Institute or Home Treatment

tite for drink gone and he is a
new man.
The comforts of refined
home are afforded all patients
at the institute, board, room,
physicians attention and the
utmost privacy.
The treatment is sent to the
home with plain directions
for taking and may be given to
a SIX year old child with no
thought of injury. All mail
sent in plain envelopes, sealed;
everything strictly confident
ial. Call or write today for
copy of bond and contract and
free book. Neal Institute, 9TH
and Center, Des Moines, La.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
Water Supply Not Injured.

One of the first to be notified of the
occurrence was Capt. c. j. Lewis, SUI
perintendent of the Hannibal Water
company and he at once drove out TO
the reservoir to learn of the details
and Immediately ordered all of the
water out of the north side of the
reservoir in which the body was
found. Later he had conference
with Dr. r. M. VIM, city health Of
ficer, and the latter advised the let
ting out of the water in the reservoir,
not because there was the slightest
contamination, but in order to quiet
public alarm. The north half of the
reservoir in which the body was found
contained six million gallons of water
and the action of the water company
in allowing it to flow into the river
will cost them over $500 Although
the rumor spread rapidly that the city
water supply was being taken from
the reservoir in which a body had
been found the panic was quickly al
layed when the facts were learned
Captain Lewis explained thai the sup
ply mains were buried beneath
sand in the center of the reservoir
and that the location of the body
showed there was no current from it
! to the pipes so that it was impossible
4 that any water in the mains came in
contact with the body. The coroner
and doctors who examined the body
asserted it had been in the water but
q few hours DR.. Winn declared it
would have been impossible for any
contamination to get in the water in
the mains The reservoir is suard-
ed by wire fence running nearly
completely around it and thie is the
/ first time in the history of the water
company that tragedy of this kind
! has happened there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09

The Neal treatment cures
the periodical, occasional or
moderate, the habitual and
excessive drinker, and the
nervous man who has to
drink to keep from becoming
more nervous. 1t takes away
all inclination to drink, all de
sire and craving for drink, by
neutralizing the alcohol in the
system and Kidding the blood
Of the poison by a rapid pro-
cess of elimination, leaving the
drinker in the condition that
he was before tasting liquor,
so far as the effect of alcohol
may be concerned all appe-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
OUT OF RESPECT FOR
THEIR PRESIDENT
Doors of the United States Express
Offices Throughout tie Country
Were Closed Two Hours.

Between the hours o. 20 a m. and
o'clock noon today, the doors OF
the United States Express company's
local office and in every other office
of that company, throughout the coun-
try, We're closed and no business done,
out of respect to the late president of
the company, Thomas G. Plat, who
passed away on Sunday afternoon, at
his home in New York.
The following notice was received
at the local office today, from the
general superintendent, with instruc.
tions to close during the two morning
hours:
Agent, Keokuk, Iowa: AS mark
of respect to our deceased president,
the Hon. Thomas G. Platt, your main
office should be closed between the
hours of 10 a m. and ! noon, We'd
nesday, March 8, and card displayed
prominently behind q glass window of
the reason of closing.
(Signed) f. e. MCDONALD,
General Superintendent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
think she will keep close up on

/ think she will keep close up on
time.
II appreciate all your kind words of
approval and encouragement and take
your criticism in the same spirit in
which it is made, and feel sure that
when you understand our plans and
the reasons therefor you will be con
WINGED We are doing the sensible
thing.
"a daily packet between Keoauk
and Quincy and between Keoiuk and
Burlington In the cold, windy weeks
of early spring and late fall have
never been profitable and frequently
resulted in actual loss If l start out
all our boats the last week in March
and continue them until November IS,
their losses in the first few and last
few weeks will make big hole in the
summer profits, necessary to pay divi-
dends and keep up the property.
Il did not have a single complaint
from any business house about the
service We gave last fall. The bust
HSSo ulSu WHO dIC pdliOHiLiilS5 uo Soh
understand our position and do not
expect us to run at loss, but ] do
know that several OF your Quincy
houses made complaint about the con
dition of your levee. Some teams got
stuck. two more had loads upset by
one wheel sinking down in soft
place near our stage.
in all candor and very good humor
IL can safely remind you that our
boats and our service are away ahead
of Quincy's facilities. have not asked
your city to help us, but she should
help herself by little work and some
material iudiciously placed on the pub
lie levee.
Hoping to meet you in the near fu
ture, | am.
| Very truly yours,
"W A. BLAIR"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09

patton. In my opinion constipation
is responsible for most ailments. There
are thirty-two feet of human bowels,
pipe becomes clogged. the whole system
becomes poisoned, causing biliousness, in
digestion and impure blood. which often
produces rheumatism and kidney all
ments. No woman who suffers with con.
stipation or any liver complaint can ex-
pect to have clear complexion, or enjoy
good health. -,
to the stomach. liver and nerves. They
inyigorate instead of Weakening; they
enrich the blood instead of impoverish-
ing il; they enable the stomach to get
all the nourishment from food that il
put into it.
These pills contain no ealonel, no dope,
they are soothing, healing and stimu-
lating. They school the bowels to act
| .sithont nhvsc Price % cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
WORTH KNOWING.
Simple Remedy that Any One Can
Prepare at Horne.

Most people are more or less sub
ject to coughs and colds. A simple
remedy that will break up a cold
quickly and cure any cough that Is
durable is made by mixing two
ounces of Glycerine, half ounce OF
Virgin Oil Of Pine compound pure and
eight ounces of pure Whisky. You
can get these in any good drug store
and easily mix them in large bottle.
The mixture is highly recommended
by the Leach Chemical Co., of Cincin-
natl, who prepare the genuine Virgin
Oil of Pine compound pure for dis
pensing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
Density of the Atmosphere.

Density Of the Atmosphere.
Meteors prove that the air is stfll
dense enough to make these little
bodies incapdescent through friction
at height of 100 miles. but up to the
present man has succeeded in explor.
ing the atmosphere to height of only
l6 miles
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
co N ION
MUNYON'S
PAW-pAW pills

Munyon's Paw.
Paw Pills are I'M
like all other laxa-
tives cor cathartics.
They coax the liver
into activity by
gentle methods.
They do not scour;
they do not grippe;
they do not weak
en-; but they dc
start all the secre-
tions Of the liver
and stomach IN a
way thatssoon puts
these organs in a
healthy condition
and corrects consti-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09

A lazy liver leads to chronic dys.
pepsia and constipation-weak the
whole system Doan's Regulets (25
cents per box. Doan's Regulets (25
the stomach, cure constipation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
Strange Feature of Case.

A strange feature of the case is the
floating of the woman's body to the
surface so shortly after the evident
time of her death. She was heavily
clad, besides wearing a cloak There
were some slight scratches on the
hands and wrist that might be &C.
counted for as received in a drowning
struggle or by abrasion against the
bottom of the walls of the reservoir.
Froth on the lips led at first to the
superstition that she had taken car
bolic acid prior to throwing herself
in the pool and that the deaths were
the outcome of an agreement of the
couple to end life together.
People in Hannibal were much dis
turbed because of the city's water
supply being supposedly affected All
the water had been drained away
however by midnight last night, and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09

the reservoir will be thoroughly flush
ed and cleansed.
Coroner o'Donnell will hold an in
quest today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
Old Man Did Not Know All.

But there was other evidence show
ing the old man did not know all.
Ed Raglan told friends that he in
tended to call at Greenwood's house
for Mrs. Dunning, and he took with
him a quantity of turntables. S. p
Givan. a liveryman residing near the
entrance to Riverview park. says he
heard voices as if of merry makers
near the reservoir about 10 O'Clock
at night and these sounded as If there
were more than two people, which
latter statement adds another element
of mystery to the case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
Two Bodies Found In Reservoir Near
Water company's Pump House
Yesterday are Grounds
For Mystery
FINDING OF MANS BODY
Concrete Worker, at First Suspected
of Murder, Found on Bottom
When Pool Was Drained
Of Water.

The Gate City yesterday contained
the news in teleEraphic form of
the finding of woman's body floating
in the reservoir of the water works
company at Hannibal, Mo-, at day
break, starting theories that foul muir
der had been committed, and now this
has been followed at II o'clock last
night by the finding of the body of Ed
ward G. Raglan, concrete worker on
the bottom of the big basin when the
water was drained away.
The finding of the corpse of Mrs.
Annie budding, floating in the reser.
voir of the water company at daybreak
yesterday morning. starting theories
that foul murder had been committed,
was followed at IL o'clock last night,
when the water had been drained
away, by the discovery of the body Of
Edward G. Raglan. concrete worker,
on the bottom of the big basin.
How the double tragedy occurred
is a deep mystery and may never
be explained. Did the two enter into
a suicide pact, or did one fall into
the reservoir and the other plunge
to the rescue with the result that both
were drowned? These are two ques-
lions that most frequently arise in
/! connection with the strange case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
Line is Expected to be Put into oper.
alton Soon as Equipment
Has Been Brought
Here
WHITE COLLAR SERVICE
Captain Rlair's Letter Regarding Tri-
Weekly Boat Service Be-
tween keokuk and
Quincy.

Fred Hillyer and Mr.. Sliger of this
city intend to put into operation a
launch line, which will ply between
Keokuk and Canton, and also between
Keokuk and Nauvoo
These gentlemen will go to Quincy,
where they intend to purchase gaso
line launch. This, together with the
one they have already will make two
fast little launches which will run
three times a day between the cities
mentioned above Mr. Sliger will have
as a wharfage the first fifty feet above
Main street, for which he paid $40
wharfage fee this morning.
This enterprise should receive the
hearty support of Keolsuk people as
1t will greatly facilitate passenger and
freight traffic between these cities
Captain BIar's Letter.
In q letter to the Quincy Journal of
last evening Captain Blair says.
Il have announced our purpose of
starting the steamer Keokuk to Quin-
cy on March rs. followed by the Black
Hawk on March rs for Burlington,
where, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sat-
urday. she will meet and exchange
business with the Keokuk.
I'm this way we are giving a good
tsi-weekly service between here and
Quincy which is far better service
Than is given anywhere else On the
entire river except between Alton and
St Louis, SO early in the season.
This arrangement will only last
three weeks, when the Keokuk will
resume her daily service between
Keokuk and Quincy, and the Black
Hawk daily between Keokuk and
burlington, while the Columbia will
come out and take care of the Daven-
port Burlington trade until the Helen
Blair returns from her Cumberland
river cruise.
Last fall the Keokuk did have trou.
BILE in keeping up her time, the main
cause being scarcity of labor. This
spring, with good water and labor
plentiful, as it always is in the spring,