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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
SNEEZING.
II Must Have Been a Violent Operation
Before Jacobs Time.

Before Jacobs Time.
We frequently hear the expression
God bless you" uttered after some
one has sneezed. The expression, if
we can believe Clodd in his Child
hood of the World" dates back to the
time of Jacob We are told in Jewish
literature that previous to his time
men sneezed but once in a lifetime
and that was the end Of them, for the
shock slew them. Jacob prevailed in
prayer and had the fatality set aside
on the condition that among all the
nations a sneeze should be hallowed
by the words God bless you" In the
Jataka." one of the books of the
Buddhist Scriptures, we read that the
expression was, May the blessed Lord
allow you to liver
Buddha on one occasion while
preaching to his disciples happened to
sneeze. The priests gave vent to the
exclamation. and Buddha lectured
them for interrupting his discourse.
IF when a person sneezes." he ask
ed, land you say, May he live will
he live the longer"
Certainly not!' cried the priests.
And if you do not say it will he
die any the sooner"
Certainly notw was the reply.
Then" said Buddha. from this
time forth If any one sneeze and a
priest says May you live he shall be
guilty of a transgression."
SDectator
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
A CHINESE STRATAGEM.
Legend Of How Projected Invasion
Was Averted,

was Aterteo.
Rajah Suran, who was one of the
earliest rulers of India, overran the
entire east with the exception Of Chi
ma, killed innumerable sultans with his
own hand and married all their daugh.
tiers. 1t is said that when the Chinese
heard Of his triumphant progress and
learned that he had reached their
frontier they became much alarmed.
The emperor called a council of his
generals and mandarins. and upon the
advice of crafty old mandarin the
following strategem was carried out:
A large ship was loaded with rusty
nails, trees were planted on the deck,
the vessel was manned by numerous
crew of old men and dispatched TO the
rajah's capital. When it arrived-the
most wonderful part of the story is
that ii did arrive-the rajah sent an
officer TO ask how long it had taken
the vessel to make the trip from China.
The Cinnamon answered that they had
all been young men when they set sail
and that on the voyage they had plant
ed the seeds from which the great
trees had grown. In confederation Of
their story they pointed to the rusty
nails which, they said, had been stout
iron bars as thick as a mans arm when
they started. You can see," they
concluded. that China must be a very
long distance away"
The rajah was so much impressed
hy fN1a hat hn
concluded he would not live long
enough to reach China and abandoned
his projected invasion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
An Advance.

Clerk ito head of frm)-l wish to
ask you. sir. If you can kindly see
your way to giving me an advance OF
wages2 Head of Firm-Certainly Mr..
Phipps. with pleasure. MIR. Blunt
turning to the cashier). let Mr.. Phipps
have a sovereign on account of his
salary and deduct it when you pay
him on Saturday. Fun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
Invisible Doos.

The coat Of a red setter normally
er of the ordinary hue. When, how
ever. 1t gets soaked with rain it dark
ems very much and blends very close
ly with the heather. The Gordon set
tiers are perhaps the worst in this re-
gard Of assimilating with the color of
heather and so being liable to get a
charge Of shot.-Country Life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
Truth and Fiction,

At the Lambs club one night were a
number of literary men as dinner
guests. when some one gave utterance
to the bromidiom:
After all,>A gentlemen, truth is
stranger than fiction"
Perhaps it is" said Wilton Lack.
aye. with a sly glance at an Indiana
novelist. but not SO successful. One
meyer hears of its going into the tenth
edition In six months. York
Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28

Sculptor ito his friendt-Well, what
do you think of my bust? Fine piece
Of marble. isn't it? Friend-Magnifi-
cent! What a pity TO make bust Of
It.! II would have made a lovely
washstaud.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
Higher.

( "But our idealsr'
"What of them?"
care they higher than they were a
generation agoT
"Sure. Everything is higher now
louisville Courter-Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
His Blunder.

"How did you enjoy the musicale"
ron, l applauded at the wrong time.
as usual; thought the orchestra tun-
ing up was classical number."-kan-
sas City Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
The Crush In the Park.

"But your leisure class in America
seems rather small"
ooh, / don't know. Look at the
park yonder. There are about as many
as the benches will accommodated
Louisville CouYier-Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
NOTICE.

We have put into our auto livery
a big 40 horse power touring Car
equipped with top and wind shield,
no easier riding Car made. At Day
County Auto and Supply Co.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
A Comeback.

why do so many otherwise clever
women write silly letters to meny'
They're probably making collections
Of the answers they get."-Cleveland
Leader.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
The Bold Man,

Maude-What do you think? That
bold, handsome Jack Gidday tried to
fiirt with me in church.
Ethel-Where Yas he sitting?
Maude-Three9 seats behind me-
Boston Transcript.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
Different.

Larry-My wife went away yester-
day morning. Harry-ls that what
makes you look so glumg Larry-No.
She came back last night-Exchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
MelanchoIic Finish.

Little Johnnie. for {. frolic.
Ate a melon parabolic;
When the fruit arrived inside
Little Johnnie up and died.
Was the trouble melon-coHc?
Columbia Jester.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
The Two DISTINCTIONS.

Take off your hat"
Rude men behind her cried.
And she-just think of iti-complied.
But they were still unsatisfied
And yelled with their mouths opened wide,
Take off your rat"
Chicago News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
EasiIx Timed.

Read-Have you ever timed your
Automobile2 Greene-Oh, yes! 1t
stood perfectly still for forty eight
minutes on the road today.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
Why7

At the front gate, procrastinating:
mo, George; don't go yet. It's too
soon!'
So they fingered there. waiting. waiting.
For thu total eclipse of the moon.
Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
poctorina the Pictures.

"Before and after pictures
Which many quackg display
Are often better doctored
Than the patients they portray.
kansas City Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
Sure Sion,

Nellie-Do you think Paul cares for
Mamie? Emma-Did you ever hear a
young man refer to red haired girl
as having auburn tresses unless he
loved her?-Exchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
Easiest Way.

BILL never sleep at Sunday chapel
any more.
Jack-Broke yourself of the habit?
Bill-No; quit goin'. -Leslie's Week
lv
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
An ANXIOUS Inou;rv.

When little three-year-old Ada was
told the story of Lots wife being turn
ed into pillar OF salt she asked her
mother anxiously. lis all salt made Of
ladies'"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
naroh of Science.

"Just what I've been expectingi"
Walled mamma. ITS the croup!'
mo. ma am; he's been negiecting
To fietcherize his SOUP"
Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
Remember the Day County Fair dates at
Webster, September 20, Fl and e, 10
Our Home Grown Nihilists.
John Doe and Richard Roe,

They are an awful pair.
They're always hunting trouble. and
They find 1t everywhere.
II they ere not Americans.
But foreigners. l know
Deported anarchists we would
Have made 'em long ago.
kansas City Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
Doctoring the Pictures.

Before and after" pictures.
Which many quacks display,
Are often better doctored
Than the patients they portray.
kansas City Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28

Friends are lost by calling often and
calling seldnm--Swift.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28
SUNDAY SPECIAL.

For economical and comfortable
transportation to the lakes $500
round trip at Day County Auto and
Supply Co.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-28

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10

saw has two vacant factory buildings
suitable for various industries, and
doubtless they will be snapped up as
soon as known.
If many Warsaw men get employ
ment on the dam, an early morning
car on the trolley will be necessity,
so that they will be able to be on the
works by a. m.
Ex-Agent Moore, of the T., P. & W.,
lies very i'll with pneumonia.
It was noted with pleasure here
that Keokuk hung out her flags when
the welcome news Of the dam was re-
ceived-quite appropriate. Only one
Warsaw man hung out his flags and
the knockers called him dam-with
an IN" to it-crank. However, he
has survived and is happy.
Copies of the mammoth New Years
edition of the Los Angeles, Cal, Times
have been recently received here BY
the friends of Clark E. Gilhousen,
former Warsaw photographer. who
went to Los Angeles about six years
| ago. Clark embarked in the real es
tate business shortly after arriving a
his western home, and has become
wealthy, and can write his check l.
FIVE figures. He never forgets War
saw, and tthe days of small things.
The Perfection Metal Brood Cool
mpany-Buckert & Grants pre-
pairing for large and increasing
trade this coming spring.
On the strength Of the water powe
news, one piece of town property ant
one farm near here were sold Satur
/ dya.
Fred S. Ratterman is ON the road
for Cameron, McManus and Joyce, o
Keokuk, starting on his initial tri
Monday morning The firm can col
| graduate itself on securing such
hustler, for he is q born travelin
salesman and succeeds in everythin
he touches. He is one of Warsaw
hustlers.
Mayor Brinkman is experimental
with an electric fire alarm system, b
which the alarm can be quickly run
from telephone central at any hour Q
day or night, and this adds to the e.
iciency of the department.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
ANOTHER
WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Black Duck, Mimi about year
ago wrote you that / was sick and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
PENSION SYSTEM
FOR ROCK ISLAND
Rules and Regulations of Well Devised
Plan for Retiring Their Men
Lonq in the Service.

The Rock Island railroad system has
it's aged and incapacitated employees
which must receive the praise of
every one and which sets an admir-
able example for other great corpora
lions to follow. The installation of
such pension systems cannot but help
to climate in great measure strikes
and other labor troubles, to increase
the loyalty of employees to the com
pany and to secure the company a
higher grade of men.
The following are the rules and reg
ulations under which an employe be-
comes entitled to the pension:
All officers and employees who have
attained the age of 10 years shall be
retired.
Locomotive engineers and fremen.
conductors, fagmen and brakemen,
train baggagemen, yard masters.
switchmen, road masters, bridge fore
men, who have attained the age of Go
years, may be retired.
Such as have been, at date of re-
tirement, 20 years continuously in the
service, shall be pensioned.
Officers and employees who have
been 25 or more years continuously
/ in service, and who have become per
mainly inoapacitated, regardless Of
/ age.
j In case an officer or employee claims
/ that he is, or should his employing Of
ficer consider him, incapaciated fol
further service, under provisions O.
Section B and d of this rule, he may
i make application or be recommended
for retirement. and the board of pen
sions shall determine whether or no
he shall be retired from the service
81 Physical examinations shall b.
made of employees recommended TO
retirement, who are under 10 years Q
, age. and a report thereof with tn
:! recommendation of the chief surgeon
!, shall be transmitted to the board c
pensions for consideration in detern
7 ming such cases.
! The basis of the pension allowanc
) is as follows:
For each year of service an ALLOW
ance of one per cent of the ayerag
: regular monthly pay received for til
4 ten years next preceding retiremen
Thus, II an employe has been in til
service for 40 years, and his averae
salary or wages for the last ten yea
d was SIS per month, his pension allo'
e ance would be 40 per cent of SIS,
o $50 per month, provided, howeve
It that in no case shall the allowant
D for employees whose entire time hi
" been given to these lines, be MAJ
K less than $40 nor more than $3.50 p
month.
c. In calculating the period of servi
ID upon which the pension allowance
i'd based, the broken period followil
lie less than six month, shall not
er counted; when it is more than s
in months, it shall be counted an adj
I'D tional year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
: 800 800 . >

It is urgent that every baseball fan
In Keokuk be present at the mass
meeting which is to be held this even
Ing in the superior court room. The
directors are confronted by pretty
problem at the present time and the
meeting is of vital interest to local
baseball 1t will be called to order
at 1880 o'clock
AS stated in Sunday Mornings Gate
City the directors will have to look
elsewhere for new baseball home.
For several years past Lincoln
Brooke, of Chicago, the man who
owns Hubinger Park, has held his
property in anticipation of the com,
Ing water power and has given the
directors a lease from time to time
with the clause which makes it posi-
BILE for him to force them to vacate
on thirty days notice. With the
water power now a reality it is hardly
likely that the diamond can be hello
for the coming season and much les:
in 1911. For this reason the director!
are acting wisely by losing no time
in looking elsewhere for grounds. AL
ready options have been secured OF
suitable sites and in one of them tn
directors believe they have goo'
business proposition.
A stock company will be formed an
from the advance dope that can D
obtained it looks as if man VIII
puts his money in the project will nc
come out the loser. Baseball in ket
kuk is about to enter upon ne
era and the backing of fans is e:
tremely necessary.
The baseball directors, Messrs M
Manus, Sterne, Woolley, Carwalho an
Ayres have certainly acted wisely an
in business like way in taking II
early step that they did. The wat
power was announced by this paper
the morning. Before the day hf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10

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-
good health.
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills are tonic
TO the stomach, liver and nerves. They
inrigorate instead of weakening; they
enrich The blood instead of impoverish-
ing it; they enable the stomach to get
all the nourishment from food that IL
put into it.
These pills contain no calornel, no dope,
they are soothing. healing and stimu-
iating. Z. They school the bowels TO act
without physic. Price 25 cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
Consider This Advice.

No woman should submit to surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. made exclusive
" from roots and herbs, fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and invigorator OF
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town u
the United States bear willing test.
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
E. Pinkham's, Vegetable Compound
1t cures female ills, and creates radi
ant, buoyant female health. If ,yor
are i'll, for your own sake as well a:
those you love, give it a trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free
and always helpful.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
she Does.

When a woman is in doubt she
usually chooses the more expensive
article Detroit Free Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10

closed these baseball men realized the
problem confronting them, and cast
ing aside their own interests skirmish-
ed about in the interest OF the IAN.
The result was that after supper they
were able to announce to represent
tatiye of this paper that an option
had already been secured and the ap-
proval of fans was necessary to COM
plete the deal. If fans think we'll OF
il the deal will be closed Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
CONSTIPATION
MUNYON'S
PAW-PAW PILLS

Munyon's Paw
Paw Pills are UNI
like all other laxa-
tiyes sor catharties.
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-
lions 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, 1910-01-10
LOOK TO NEW BALL PARK
Big Water Power Boom Will Have
Effect of Driving Fans From
Old Park-stock Com
pany Needed.
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= Keokuk is about to enter a .
= new baseball era The water =
= power boom has confronted the .
= directors with a pretty problem Q
. and immediate action is neces- .
= sary. We are to lose our base =
= ball home and have to look to =
= new quarters For this reason a =
= meeting is to be held in the sup =
. erior court room at 7:3o o'clock 9
= this evening and a big attend =
= ance is desired Every fan should =
= be there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10

COulQ uOU uO any VI
my homework. MY
sickness was called
Retrofexion. When
u would sit down !
felt as if / could not
ge t up. / too K
Lydia E. Pinkham's
I've ge t a Bile Com,
pound and did JUS!
as you told me ano
now | am perfectly
| cured, and have 9
1 big baby boy"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
Special Ordinance NO. 90.

An ordinance vacating a portion OF
the Third Street or River Road.
Whereas. The government of the
United States has heretofore granted
unto the Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power Company, corporation organ
lied and existing under and by virtue
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10

Read The Daily Cat City, 10
cents per week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-17
SAY FIGHT
WAS JOKE

Considerable stir is being made
in sporting circles in this city
over charges that are being made
that the fight last week in Glide
rink was a fake and 6 frame-up.
1t is said one man on the in
side came near getting up at the
ringside and denouncing the whole
game and giving the whole thing
away. The charge Is made that
the whole battle between Louie
Long and Abe Label was a hippo
drome affair and this explains why
neither got scratch.
The story is that an attsmp. was
made to make a frame-up for a
match between Long and Roscie
Taylor and that Taylor refused to
be party to the deal, and that
then Abe Label was brought up
from California for the job.
Considerable dissatisfaction with
the game in this city has resulted
and fight sports say the game may
be killed in Tacoma as a conse-
quence of revelations that are
being made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-17
UPS. ENGAGES
COMPETENT
ATHLETES

Puget Sound university Is GO
ing TO get in the athletic game
strong after this. Thomas b.
Scott has been engaged az foot
ball coach for NEXT fall and he
will be assisted by Prof. Wright.
Scott is q Northwest university
football star and coached the
Grand Prairie team after leaving
school. Wright was captain of
the Illinois Wesley team last year.
Frank Riley has been engaged
to take charge of the gymnasium
and Russ Hall will be ree-ngaged
next spring to coach the baseball
boys.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-17
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-17
JOHNSON HAS
NOT LET Up
TRAINING
BY TP WRIGHT.

JOIINSoN'S TRAINING CAMP,
June 17.-Not for a minute has
Champion Jack johnson let up in
his training. The fact that the
most Important battle in hts
career may be transferred to
Reno, New, has not caused him to
turn from the business of getting
fit.
It is evident that the champion
is preparing for a tough gruelling,
long drawn out battle. 1t Is also
evident that he no longer doubts
the ability of Jim Jeffries to
come back" He did doubt this
until about two weeks ago but he
doubts no longer.
That Jeffries has come back
does not worry Johnson. I never
saw a man more confident of any
thing than he Is of a decisive vic
tory over the Los Angeles giant.
There never has been a minute,
in my opinion, when johnson was
not confident of winning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-17
FIELDER JONES
TO PLAY WITH,
.. 80. &s
CHEHAL|S !.

OHEfLALDS, June 17.-Fielder
Jones who for years led the White
Sox and made them pennant win
ners. finally retiring and declining
a salary of $4,000 a year, Is go
fng to play ball with Chehalis. He
has signed up and will play CEN
ter field. Jones don't want to ne
tied down by going back into the
big leagues but can't get over the
desire to play ball. His home Is
in Portland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-17
DIAMOND GL|NTS

Larry Mclean, since his return
to the Red reservation, has been
catching grand ball for Griffith.
Pittsburg critics say the Cincfn-
natl pitching STAFF is a joke. But
Pittsburg hasn't been going SO
we'll, either.
treet, Nationals catcher, has Of
ficiated in over 1000 games.
The Giants are the hoodoos for
Suggs. Cincinnati pitcher. UP 70
June 8 Suggs has lost two games,
and the Giants beat him both
times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-17

tion Of Richie and Mcintyre to
the Cubs pitching staff make the
Cubs the best in the National.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-17

Frank Chance defied the orders
OF the doctors and got back in the
game May Is. The Cubs won
and Chances batting was the fea-
ture.