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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-12
A Generous and Charitable Wish

0eTerUus and CharItabIe Wish.
Il wish all might know Of the bene.
tit received from Foley's Kidney
Remedy says l. N. Regain, Farmer,
Mo-, His kidneys and bladder gave
him so much i in, misery and annoy
ance, he could not work. nor sleep.
He says Foley's Kidney Remedy com
pletely cured him. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-12

Humor and the Devil.
The devil is not, indeed, perfectly
humorous but that is only because he
is the extreme of all humor.-Cole.
ridge
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14
Loves Crime.

George was manly fellow, yet, sur
prising as it may seem, he was guilty
Of grave charge, criminal offense-
theft. for had he not many times,
stolen kisses from his fair sweet
heart?
Maude, one of the most lovable OF
girls, was equally guilty as an acces
sorry; she received the stolen property
Each seemed to have perfect conf
dence in the other, however, and when
sentence was pronounced by proper.
ly qualified official. they decided to
serve their time together.
They remained loyal to the end
neither making any effort to have
their sentence abrogated or shortened,
but during the course of their Iona
term together several small offenses
were directly chargeable to them.-J
W. B. in Puck.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14
A NOTE OF SYMPATHY

Immediately on knowing of a death In the
family Of friend should show formal recog
milton of the fact, though the acquaintance
be slight Only If one Is really an old friend does
one send note or go to the house, but unless
some attention is paid to the aflction those who
are undergoing it have way of knowing
whether the others from whom they have not
heard are aware Of 1t.
To post ones visiting card, or, better still, to
leave it at the house in person is the most formal
way one may do. Something may be written on
the card or not, one chooses but, generally
speaking, If writes at all the form should
take that of note and not line on card,
which may always be considered casual, saving
the bother Of note The card, which should be
accompanied also by that of the husband when
a woman is married. is addressed to the widow
or widower, as the case may be, or to the parents
when the death has been that of child.
Flowers which may be sent are addressed to
the head of the house and visiting cards are
placed in the box. It is not good form to send
them when funeral notices request that flowers
shall be omitted. II one is keenly DESTROYS of
pressing sympathy which is felt, one may wait
until after the funeral services and send flowers
to the person most deeply bereaved as the wife,
or widow Only at that time are blossoms re-
ceived by an individual; that H. any sent before
a funeral are supposed to be for use at the ser.
vices and are not retained in the house. Those
sent several days afterward undoubtedly
meant for the use of the Individual to whom they
are addressed.
It is very pretty thought to show such an
attention q week or after funeral, for those
in affection are more than apt to feel that their
grief is quickly forgotten by their friends. who
are all sympathy at first It Is not necessary that
any note shall accompany the box, Nut the recipi.
emit Is required to send note of thanks written
either by herself or another member Of the fam.
lily or friend for her.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14

the bodices. Shoals OF brown children laugh and
dance about the shining heaps, thrusting out,
here and there. little bare feet to touch and make
leap some strangely shaped, brilliantly hued fish.
All is swift movement, glowing coors and VI
vacious sound, the whole picture backed by the
cottage walls, which themselves display many
soft, weather-staned tint, for the Buranelli are
fond of washes of pink. light green and primrose
color.
There first met old Pietro, with his crisp,
white curls, rudy bronze, and merry laugh, de-
spite his ninety years and many seasons OF toll
in the boats. still cheerfuy making his daily cast
of nets Old Norma, his wife, was herself only
few years younger, but possessing head of
thick wavy white hair, of which any woman
twenty years her junior might have been proud.
Always busy was she, mending, cooking, clean
Ing and always, 1t seemed, happy, with smiling
word for every passer-by.
There too, dwet little Adele, their grand
daughter, an incarnation Of youthful loneliness
and delight in life. Merry, gracious. tender-heart-
ed Adele, with your great brown eyes, tossing
curls, and flash of teeth, with your dancing feet
and quick, helpful hands, how many pictures and
memories you gave us, little one recall how
when first We landed from our gondoa, and the
bandit horde of village children came flying down
the shore, leaving their games to crowd around US.
with their cries of Soldi, sold signore" you like
q proud little princess, remained behind. by the
ruined WALL tying your bunch Of rosy flowers.
Yet once you did beg; 1t was when you took
us to see that poor wasted little friend of yours.
sitting at her cottage door, bending so fraily
over her pillow lace; then you took her small
thin hand and drew 1t toward me- whispering q
shy "Soldi" in my ear and felt proud of my
little friend and her way Of begging.
And again see you. with your young rogue of
brother, Beppo, putting out in the small, light
gondola-sandola, did you call it?-one May even-
ing at moonrse to take the same little friends
bunch Of pink Judas blossom across the lagoon
and lay it before the shrine Of the Fishermans
Madonna that stood up solitary ont of the shad-
owy watArs. there to offer up your simple prayer
for her recovery.
The Burandelli are independent spirited.
hardy, strongly marked race but their dialect Is
one of caressing softz.ess; slurring and half
singing their words, they dwell on the vowel
sounds till the consonants welnigh disappear. and
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14
Artemus Ward Reversed.

Artemus Ward Reversed.
I am happiest," said the musical
maiden, when I sing"
i am happiest," said the mere man
who was really musical, when you
STOP"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14

each sentence ends in a sort of grooming diminu-
endo.
One Is ioatn to leave the little island and row
home at last. But the lagoon Is quieting down
to pearly gray in the evening light though still
flushed to westward with faint rose, which
touches also the far-awayspeaks of the Euganean
hills Presently the moon rises behind Murano,
and ere long welcoming path of reflected lamp
lights shines on the water, from Riva and Planet
ta and soon Danieis landing stage receives one
again But that first glimpse Of the brilliant, Wv
i'd scene in the fisherman's canal at Burano, OF
the healthy. handsome old faces and the laughing
young ones, will haunt a grateful memory for
many a day
And Adele herself may still be found there,
only two years older, and still, one may hope,
wreathing her flowers, tending her old folk and her
little friend working busily at her lace, and af-
fordng, in her gracious being recompense for
many establishment of travel.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14

The Modern lochinvar,

Young Lochinvar sailed in out Of
the west in his new biplane.
He swooped down to the castle gate
and .whistled shrilly.
The idol of his affections tripped
merrily forth, pursued by her father
and several invited guests.
She seated herself in the machine
Zone moment" said Young Lochin,
var. wait until the newspaper pho.
tographers have taken a few snap
Shots"
That ordeal over, he pulled the start.
ing lever and they were away
Il will not follow them," said her
father to the reporters. 1.-THE match
will not last long. She has him up in
the air already"
Returning to the banquet hall he or
dered the butler to breach a few
more magnums.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14

He would never write them letters; he
lodged matrimonial letters with
deep and crafty cunning that you
could not but admire;
When he went to WOO a maiden, with
pound of candy laden, he would vow
to her with fervor that she was his
hearts desire.
But, afraid of legal bubbles, he was
chary of his scribbles, and he never
penned an answer to a tender billet
douX.
For, he reasoned very smartly, letters
figured more than partly as exhibits
when the lady had made up her
mind to sue
AS he read of Jim or Thomas being sued
for breach of promise he would
cachinate and chuckle in the lining
Of his sleeve,
Saying that each Miss or Madam, since
the early times of Adam, was a SUBJ
tie reproduction of her crafty moth
er Eve.
Well, he met Miss Lizzie Timmons who
was strong for rights called wo-
mems and who had some clever no.
lions as to how folks should make
love,
And she kept him oft repeating tales of
how his heart was beating for her
always and his fondness was as true
as stars above.
Then. at last she hired a lawyer named
Lycurgus Moses Sawyer to recover
such finances as would give her
heart its balm.
He just snickered at the jury while her
lawyer spoke with fury of the times
that he had wooed her underneath
the shelt'ring palm.
o." he cried, produce a letter, for you
see I'm a forgetter'-then a sudden
CONSERVATION stopped him as he
tried to laugh,
For each word of all his wooing rippled
forth to his undoing from the disk
that Lizzie Timmons put upon a
monograph!
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14
On Second Thought.

"The first time Harold saw me he
told me that he loved me-"
You didn't think to ask him what
he thought about you the second look
he took at you, did your"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14
More Nourlshinq.

More Nourlshing.
Does your husband always shave
for dinner?" asks the lady who neye,
loses an opportunity to intimate tina,
all the social amenities obtain in he,
household. Mine does"
shaver" repeats the other woman
mo. My husband always eats some
thing"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14

Ethel-Weren't you surprised when
you heard about my horse running
away with me?
Ernest-Not very I'd do the same
thing myself If l got the chance.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14
Good Advice. buff

A traveller entered railway car
riage at wayside station. The sole
occupants Of the compartment con.
sisted of an old lady and her son,
about twelve years old. Nothing OF
note occurred until the train steamed
into the station at which tickets were
collected. The woman, not having .
ticket for the boy, requested him ia
"corrie doom"
The traveller interviewed and sug
gested putting him under the seat.
Man." said the excited woman, cts
as shair as daith; but there's twa I'M
der the salt a'ready!"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14

Elliptic.
I simply cannot endure that Mr.
Twistedde," filters the frivolous dam.
sci. HE does not agree with me at
ALL"
Does he handy words too much?"
"Oh. no. Have you never seen him,
He handy legs too much"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14
A Contradiction

A Contradiction.
Queer, wasn't 1t, that water in the
places you went to made the folks there
sick?"
why was 1t queer?"
Because 1t was we'll water"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-14

dOUSANDS of travellers
hopefully seek Venice year.
ly, their imaginations long
fed by the painters and po-
cts who have pictured the
beautiful city in hues and
terms which, though it may
be true to their own highly
cultivated senses, tend to
bring no little disappoint-
ment to the ordinary be-
holder. For Venice, but too
often, proves to the latter
not quite the fairy Venice
Of his visioning, his chief dis
appointment being, perhaps,
it's lack of those glowing
colors which he has been
led by books and picture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02

block to anotoher and entered to say:
''Sir, do you know that you will be
behind the bars before Saturday
night?''
For WHAT"
"Robbing the peoplei Come down
with your extortionate prices or 1 will
lead a raid of suffering and indignant
people on your shop!"
"Say, you iunatic, get out of here or
I'll punch your head" announced the
butcher as he came forward
1t was the test. Was Mr.. Bowser
born to be a leader? He squared off,
but the butcher gave him one on the
ear, and as the conflict reached the
sidewalk an officer came running up
and the celebrated Bowser crusade was
at an end He was at once taken to
the station and the night court. He
said he was Bowser, the champion of
the people of America and that his ar
rest would be followed by a revolution,
but his honor didn't seem greatly i'm
pressed. He said the fine would be
SO, and added:
'I make it light because 1 think you
are a little off in the top-story, but
don't come here again. An officer will
accompany you home to see that you
don't lose your way
And see how good Mrs. Bowser was.
When he entered the house and threw
hat and overcoat on the floor and made
for the lounge and fell upon it with
sort Of groan. she never asked a single
question. She just sat down and held
the camphor bottle to his nose with
one hand and careSsed his aching ear
with the other!-(Copyrighte 1910,
by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02
Praise for vampires.

This is the day of artistic, literary,
and moral apology for what was for
merly naively regarded as evil. There
are thousands of humane" and Sym
pathetic" and psychological persons
busily attemLting to show that there
is good in what was historically sup
posed to be bad. Today there are
apologists, more or less sincere, more
or less subtle, for nearly everything
under the glorious sun. ITO me moth
ing human is alien contains point Of
view felt by a considerable number of
people.
But it has been left until yesterday,
SO to speak, before a sympathetic
word has been said for the vampire
Now we have an apolog1st even for
this horrific object of the fancy. We
are now being told there is not only
good, but beauty, and extreme beauty
spiritual beauty-in this much ma
ligned creature.
Kuehne Beveridge is an American
sculptress who is giving an exhibition
at Leipzig, Germany. Among her
works of plastic art is a group called
ssThe Vampire 1t is described as
ssthe most dcring study in the nude
ever presented to the view of the Ger
man public since the theme of mans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02
mo MEAT" BOWSER-
He Gives the Public an Object Lesson.

ser crusade. L may want you to do
I some telephoning to the daily papers
Mrs. Bowser could say no more When
| a husband won't give over his project
| for the sum of S3.65 ir cold cash, a wife
needn't hope for mere arguments to
| revail. She was trembling as Mr.. Bow
ser put on hat and Overcoat to make
Etart IL his crusade. but she protested
no farther. He went out with the lock
and tread of a victor. and the COOK,
who had been listening on the base
n-ent stairs, as all cooks have right
to do climbed the rest of the way up
to say:
Never mind, ma'am. If this night
don't make a great man of him the
police wort club him too hard. They
are afraid to kill a man under the new
mayor They Just give gentle taps
with their clubs now"
Mr.. Bowser walked in on his family
butcher with determination in look and
step. The butcher sold soup bone to
asked what he wanted
II propose to start the Bowser cru
SADIE right here and now!" was the re-
ply.
rs it a kick about the high prices?''
1T is
But I'm not to blame didn't make
five cents on the roast 1 sent you"
'Sir, prices must come down! The
people are aroused. The country wants
q leader. There must be an object les
son. 1 take the carcass of this sheep
down from its hook-I shoulder i'll
walk to the door-I-
The butcher stepped forward and took
the mutton and hung it up again. Then
he took Mr.. Bowser under the arms and
carried him to the door and set him
down and locked the door against his
return.
"Oppressor-ro bber-cOm bine-ene-
nv of the pe1pleI" was yelled at him,
but he paid no attention. The would
be leader hadn't come off with flying
colors, but there were other butcher
shops. He walked down the street a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02

selfish passion for woman was portray
ed in MARBLE" Unfortunately, our
source of information is not sufficiently
complete for as to see the reason for
this interesting statement. But Miss
Beveridge's sympathy, artistic and per-
haps philanthropic, for the vampire Is
shown by the following remarks
which she wrote in a descriptive cata-
logue of her work:
1--WE meet human vampires every
day Paderewski is a vampire
Sayadate was a vampire. Women who
go to Paderewski's concerts return
home exhausted; thar is, vampirized-
Love itself is the greatest of vampires;
That is what my sculpture Is INTENDED
to represent"
To this artists interpretative i'm
animation the vampire Is the spirit OF
love. Vampires are those people VINO
make US so ecstatically happy that we
become exhausted. Everybody knows
how a beautifully emotional experience
tires one. The devil has power to as
sumo a pleasing shape, said one OF
Shakespeare's characters. But this
profound soul. Miss Beveridge, goes
further. and practically says that the
devil. or something equivalent. namely,
the vampire. is a pleasing thing, a
deeply, ecstatical1y. pleasing thing II
is to be wondered what our sklliIui
apologists will do next--New YORK
Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teaching of
All Denominations.


Conversion is no sugar coating over
rotten life.-Rev. S. E. Young, Pres
byterian. Pittsburg.
AN EVER PRESENT MIRROR.
The world is mirror rejecting the
features We hold up TO it.=Rev. G.. c.
Peck, Episcopalian, New York.
HOLY GROUND.
Every heart can become a sanctuary
of the eternal Wherever there is love
there is holy ground.-Rev. j. Silber-
field, Hebrew. Newark, n. J.
TO GAIN GODS FAVOR.
Clean hearts, honest dealing and
helpful efforts alone reach Gods at
tentioh and gain his favor.-Rev. C.
F. Reisner, Methodist. Denver
DESERTS OF MEN
God broadcns life for us only so fast
as we intensity it. What men deserve
they sooner 3r later get--Rev. c. E.
st. John, Unitarian, Philadelphia.
SPIRITUAL DISAGREEMENT.
There is no other discernment of
spiritual truth but that which pro-
ceeds out of 4 pure heart and an ODE
dent mind.-Rev. w. w. Gillies, Meth
NEEDED DOCTRINES.
In the school, as in the home, God
Christ, heaven. hell, faith, hope, char
ity, duty-all these doctrines and more
are needed--Cardinal Gibbons. Roman
Catholic Baltimore.
ALLY OF DOMESTIC HAPPINESS.
The great determining factor in do
nestle happiness is love, and without
love in the heart there can be no hap
piness in the home.-Rev. w. w. Bus
tard Baptist, Boston.
A GREAT FACTOR.
Faith in God is the opposing factor
in the great problems of life. Faith in
God is the determining factor in the
development of mans character.-Rev.
F. W. Hinnitt, Presbyterian, Danville,
Ky.
THE TINY VINE
Many a noble character has yielded
to the tiny climbing of the vine of a
sinful habit and practice At first it
was a small iaing, but by tolerance it
grew and became stronger and strong
er as the years passed by and, alas,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02

x. of P.-Valient Lodge No. 156, At
122 East 9th ave.
Il. of PANTY Lodge No. 231 at
S37 North Kansas ave.
f. o. E.-Topeka Aerie No. So at
els Van Buren,.
X. and L. of Security-victor Coun-
I. o. Red Men-Shawnee Tribe No.
II, at lis East 9Th ave.
.. u ID. of Justice-Topeka Council
No. 5, at Security hall
Fraternal Union of A-Topeka
lodge No. 522. at 522 Kansas ave.
HOO Carriers and Building LaborerS
Local No. 2s7. at 61S Kansas ave- Geo.
hagen, secy., SOC East 18th.
Painters LocaI-No. 90 at 400 Kan
sas ave-. secretay Frank p. Woodruff.
GIT Hancock st.
LIST Battery at 404-406 Kansas ave-
Inc swedish American National
League and NOrden Benefit Associa-
ton meets second and fourt-a Monday
of each month. Fred Isaacson, 157
Grafton street. recorder.
r. A. M.-Topeka Chapter No. 5. at
Masonic hall.
I. Q. o. F.-Capftola Rebekah Lodge
No. 219, at Security hall.
"A. q. Hiberman'S-Shawne Co.
Division No. 1. at III West 9Th ave.
A. o. H.-Ladies' Branch No. 1. at
III West 9Th ave.
W. C. T. U.-At First NJ. E. church
Loyal Americans of the Republic
Topeka Assembly No. Helmets at
418 Kansas ave.
Journeymen TaiIors+LocaI No.
120, at 800 Kansas ave-, Stuart Nc
Donald, Sec, 720 Kansas ave.
Printing Pressmen-Local No. 40,
at 618 Kansas ave. Secy. c. G. Grosch,
30 West goth.
CoIored A. F. & A. M.-Eucnd
Lodge No. 2, at 4O4 Kansas ave.
COlOred *. & L. of PrOtectiOn-Cap-
itol City, Council No. at 429 Kansas
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'There is no war.


mo, but there are other things. One
can be great in civil as well as mill
tary life. My opportunity is here. 1t
is for me to put myself to the test
and discover whether 1 am great or
not
''Mr. Bowser, don't do anything
rash,'' she pleaded, as she stood with
folded arms, and his chest swelled out.
s'That is. t-don't-don't-''
t'What?'
IF go up to see mother next week
don't try to clean house by yourself!''
He gave her a look of whitening
contempt and turned away but for
gave her after a moment and contin-
ued:
There is excitement all over the
country about the high prices of
meats. Tens of thousands of people
have signed the mo meat pledges. The
papers have been full of it. and mass
meetings of protest have been held.
What has it all amounted top
why, meat has come down a little
mot enough to buy a pair of baby
stockings at the end of a week
have been watching things, and
have been amused. The cause has a
hundred leaders. and yet no leader.
The beef trust laughs at the people
They are like flock of geese, running
dis way and that
"And-and-''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02

and must find it's solution through eco
nomic channels. The economic remedy
must of necessity take long time in
getting itself adopted But the indi-
vidual always has within himself I'M
developed resources of power of util
ity and capacity, which with greater
effort and greater skill he can bring
to the market and which will enable
him to meet the fresh demands which
a more highly organized society forces
upon him. Among such instruments
religion is probably one of the most
useful and the most serviceable. There
is nothing more remarkable than the
way in which a truly religious man
cuts off sources of waste. The terms
of his life are such that he must to be
religious man cut off associations,
interests and habits, all of which are
costly and useless and lessen his pro-
ductive power. But religion as an eco
nomic instrument does more than stop
waste. 1t creates new power. 1t con-
serves strength. 1t saves brains for
legitimate uses and gives them force
which without such a stimulus they
would never develop.-Rev. DR.. A. A.
Berle, Congregationalist, Boston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02
q And-and-

And here is my long-delayed op-
portunity. I am going to lead!''
You-you 2?
"Bowser is to go to the head, madam.
Bowser is going to jump to the lead
within an hour. Tomorrow the papers
will be filed with the Bowser crusade.
BY the next day the beef trust will be
Offering me a million dollars to quit"
And what are you going to do to-
1.iRht?"
"Give the country an object lesson
make beginnirg-take the lead. Some
thing radical has got to be done. Ac-
ton is called for. The man born to
be great has got to take his place at
a single bound"
Mrs. BOwser's knees grew weak and
she had - sit down before she could
say:
MIR BowScr, I've saved up 1855 out
of the house money and I'll give you
every cent of it If you will raise no
row"
-.There'n be no row. When they see
who it is they will go down in their
boots. I am going out now. may
b, gone a couple of hours. When I
return it will be as leader of the Bow