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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-08

Condition oats, SS.3 per cent.
Condition barley, 1913 per cent.
Hay yield, tons, 1.34 per acre or co.
10000 tons.
Hay, quality 92.5 per cent.
Chicago Car Lots.
Graded Last
Today No 2 Year
Wheat .....,.... 173 33 81
Corn ......... col 179 305
Oats .191 105 159
Northwest Receipts.
Last Last
Today Week Year
MINNEAPOLIS 400 1872 452
Duluth 152 1853 453
Winnipeg ..142 1870 asa
Primary Receipts and Shipments.
Today Last year
WHEAT
Receipts ..... 1,334,000 1,235,000
Shipments 1850. $4,000 465,000
CORN
Receipts ........1, 900 1,079,000
Shipments $500. $4,000 $4,000
OATS
Receipts ........ $4,000 75S,0O0
Shipments .1O27OO0 $4,000
Chicago Cash Grain Market.
! CHICAGO, Sept. -Wheat-No. 2
red, 97A @981ac; No. 8 red, 95@97c;
No. 2 hard winter, 96& @s1.00; No. 8
hard winter, 95@9Sc; No. / Northern
Spring s1.14@116; No. 2 Northern
Spring s1.12@1.15; No. 8 Spring.
/ $1.o0@1.06.
Corn-No. 2 57@571Ac; No. white
57@5Sc; No. 2 yellow, 57A @5sAc
No. 8 56@57c; No. white 56@571sc;
/ No. 8 yellow. 561a @57%c; No. 4 vel
low, 551a @57c.
| Oats-No. 2 301ac; No. 2 white 331s
| @34Ac; No. white, 324 @331ac;
No. white 31h@921ac; Standard
1914 oslo.
Estimated Receipts Tomorrow.
Wheat 125, corn 571, oats 159, hogs
10000.
Peoria Cash Market.
PEORIA, Sept. S-Corn No. 8 vel
| low sc; No. yellow 55c; No. 5
mixed, Sc; No. mixed, 55c.
Oats-Standard 33c; No. white
331ac; No. white 321a@S2ac; No. 4
white 31Mc.
Receipts.
Corn 80, oats s.
ST. Louis Grain Market.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. s.-Wheat-No. 2
/ red, 81 .o2; No. 8 red, 951a @99c; No.
2 hard, s1.o1@1. o61a; No hard,
9S@9shc.
corn-No. 8, SIC; No. yellow,
571ac; NO. white. 571a@5sc.
Oats-No. 8, 1914 oslo; Standard,
35@35Ac; No. white, 34@341sc.
Future Quotations.
Wheat Sept, close, &c; Dec,
| $1.O1A; May, $1.O65s.
Corn-Sept., 56A @56ssc; Dec,
545sc; May, 5s@5shc.
Oats Sept, 3oAc; Dec, 33A q
1890; May. 361ac.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Sept 8.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts 10000; market, 1Oc lower; es-
timated tomorrow 10000; left over
1 400; quality fair; mixed, $3.50
$40; heavy, sS.So@930; rough, $40
| OSLO; light, s915@9.75; bulk, $S75
@9.15; pigs, sS.85@9.60.
Cattle Receipts 5000; market
steady; beeves, $5,1o@S4o; COWS and
heifers, $2.5o@70o; stockers and
feeders, s35o@6.oo; Texans, $4,000
| $50; calves, s7.25@9.2o.
Sheep Receipts $4,000; market,
steady; native and mixed, $3.00@4.5o,
I lambs, $4.40@700
Hogs closed: slow, 10e lower than
yesterdays average. Mixed, $3.50
i $40; rough, sS.401S.7o; heavy. $3.50
/ $3.50; light $915@9.75. Cattle,
1 steady; sheep market steady.
Estimated Receipts Tomorrow.
Hogs 10000; cattle 5000; sheep 49,
O0c.
Kansas city Receipts.
KANSAS CITY, Sept 8.-Hogs A.
600; cattle 1000; sheep 5000
Omaha Receipts.
/ OMAHA, Sept. s. Hogs 1900; cat
1 tie $500; sheep 200.
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R. j. Phillips and L. Huffman we're
city visitors this afternoon from Clay
ton, III.
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Receipts.
Corn 80. oats s.

Corn 80, oats 8.
ST. Louis Grain Market.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. Wheat-No. 2
red, 81 .o2: No. 8 red, 957a @99c; No.
2 hard, s1.o1@1 .o61a; No. 8 hard,
9S@9S1ac
Corn-No 8, SIC; No. yellow
57ac; No. white, 571a@5sc.
Oats-No. 8. 291a oslo; Standard
35@35hc; No. 3 white, 34@341ac.
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To Real Estate
5O9-11-13 Main St.

is NJ. S. Ackles office. Con-
corning real estate matters,o
come and see us. We have a
large list. We've got what you
want.
z rooms, modern, good lot N $500
Z rooms, close in, N. s....... .t2, 900
rooms, 2 full lots, N. s. 1850. 5000
8 rooms, frame, 8 lots s. S.. .$25o0
8 rooms, frame, fine lotfi S. s. $4,000
A room cottage, new s. S.. $3.50
s rooms, frame, extra lot, S. S. $21o0
Extra fine bargains in farms and
West Keokuk property.
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Call Prices.
Wheat, 1a@%c lower: corn IN
changed to 11ac lower; oats, h@&c
lower.
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PEORIA, Sept. S.-Corn No. vel.
low sc; No. yellow 55c; No. 5
mixed, Sc; No. mixed, 55c.
Oats-Standard 33c; No. white
331kc; No. 8 white 321a@32&c; No. 4
white 31Mc.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17
Where He'll is Frozen Over

The place where this seemingly
desirable state Of affairs exists is
the Arctic Circle, ard Adventure
for December publishes the log of
the launch America of the Fiala
Arctic Expedition which clearly
shows why it is not desirable.
Although the log is a record of
terrible suffering, it has been
"amplified and regretfully expur-
gated until it is sidesplittingly
funny. Il. P..Hartt. chief engine
er on the FialA Expedition, was
the leader Of the attempt to reach
Cape Flora from Camp Abruzzi,
'say a hundred miles away by
crow, and a thousand by gosh" in
order to report a valuable discov-
cry to Fiala. He was forced, with
his crew of one man and dog, to
return to Camp Abruzzi.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17

The Stewards department will
be kept very busy from now on,
receiving the supplies for the last
quarterly estimate. Some OF them
have already begun to arrive.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17
The Prisoners Friend.
By G. Fl.

bars in his spare time, as they did
not have night school like they
have here and other places. In
time, all who took up the studies
became pretty fair scholars and
those who left the kind hearted
man thanked him from the depth
of their hearts. They knew we'll
that very often he went into his
pocket to get them what books
they needed, as the state did not
furnish such thing as school
book.
When Mrs. Booth first started
I, her League work in the three New
York state prisons, her member
ship at first was all second and
third timers and the prison officials
shook their heads and told her she
would be very much disappointed, as
most Of those who took the stand
for better life were the worst
men in the institution and disre-
garded all discipline and could
not be trusted. These same men
latter her first heart-to-heart talks
with them started to take down
their Bibles from t b 9 shelves,
which had lain their for years and
not as much as opened, and began
to read them. At first it was very
hard for them, as their own "pals"
jeered them, scorned them, and in
many cases shamed them and call
ed them hypocrites and said
as soon as they got out they would
make for the gin mill on the corner
an,l forget all about the stand they
had taken and only spoil some
one chances who really meant to
do right after their release. Even
the police in New York City
laughed. "Most Of them belong
there they said. She told those
in police headquarters to give
them only one chance as she her.
self knew their sincerity, but it is
hard to make other people believe
it on account of their past records.
j Most of these very same men are
either prosperous business men or
working men today, and in time
they won over some of their pals
and the prison officials and the po-
lice were struck dumb when they
heard about it. One had the pleas
ure of going to Sing Sing and talk
ing to some of his old comrades
, from the platform. He spent a
ten-year sentence there and he
owes bis success to a little woman
+ with large heart, who believed In
mankind. There are thousands OF
men and women whopassed through
the Hope Halls. She has a sepa-
5 rate home for the women. Seven
ty-fve per cent. make good, twenty
f per cent. she loses track of. and
f only five per cent. are failures.
Still, che gives these five per cent.
another chance if they want it,
t and it is as the poet says:
e "The vilest deeds, like poison
weeds,
i Bloom we'll in prison air;
/ tbs only what is good in man
2 That wastes and withers there"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17

L =
ror shows that there are still few
kind hearted and noble w'--"n
who are making it their lifewolk
to help poor unfortunate man or
woman who was tempted and too
weak to resist the temptation,
now paying the penalty to society
for their weaknesses
| In writing this, space will not
permit me to give all men and
women their just dues who are de-
voting their lives, talent and in
many cases part of their money to
help the detained, OF his wife and
family, or his old folks, to whom.
he or she might have been the
| only support. One in particular,
who is known from Maine to Gala
fornia to the boys and girls in
places of this kind, is Mrs. Maude
Ballington Booth, better known as
the Little Mother. of the Volun-
teers' Prison League. In many
state prisons throughout the coun-
try she has formed leagues called
the Volunteer Prison League and
| its motto is The Star OF Hope and
Cross of Calvary. Every prison
which holds charter and the v.
IP. Z. banner, has many inmates
lon it's membership list and she
does not bar race, creed or color,
all she asks of you is to try and
better yourself while inside and
when your time comes to leave
she will give you a helping hand
) and take you to one of her Hore
Halls, but you have to go direct
after leaving the prison gate. You
| STAY there until she or some of her
co-workers find a position that you
are able to fill. Your stay does
not cost you one cent while at one
Iof the homes; it is more OF health
builder than anything else, for any
man who has put in any length Ct
time in a place of this kind can
not go out and do hard days
work without breaking down, as
there is nothing to be compared
. with close confinement for putting
one on the sick list while he is
striving to do his best and tight
ing LIES battle.
There Is no more need for any
/, man or woman, with good inten-
tons to do right and live a good
honest, upright life, to suffer, once
7 the gate is closed behind them ano
they have that dear, sweet wore
3 Liberty, which all OF us crave FOL
, and live in hopes to some day see
when there are such good men anc
women as Mrs. N. B. Booth, Mrs
Mary Tuttle, Rev. James Parson'
ofSt. Paul, DR.. Paulson of Chi
/, cago. Rev. Father A. M. Fish O
Trenton, N. j., and thousands O
others who are always ready ane
willing to give helping hand
There is another [ nearly forgo
to name and if I did it would b.
doing him an injustice; he is Mr
n L. A. Coffin of Iowa, who was al
. able railroad man in his day ant
f made his pile and is now spending
f some of it for the boys in dlstres
= in bis own state and is known a
. Father Coffin throughout the state
a He is born fighter and did man.
h things to better the railroad man
condition in his younger days, an
if he is living today he is quit
!" along in years, somewhere in tn
n eighties He never took mo" fo
a an answer if it was of any benef
o to the rights he was upholding.
q Not long ago there WAS an articl
10 in the weekly papers about rna
* named Mr.. Jenkins, a night guart
s. think, in the jefferson. At'. prit
le on, who was a school /, acher i
is his younger days. After sho1
K time in his new position he fonn
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17
IL y u are wise,

fly u are wise.
As we surmise-
Well. you'll subscribe for The
Mirror, and smile ever after from
sheer satisfaction.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17

Walter SCOTS books are mostly
alllnteresting; the best ofwhich are
Nos. 1862, 1867 and 1872. These
of the boys who would like to read
travels and adventures in foreign
lands will be more than pleased
with reading all of Du Chaillu's
books, 1857 and 1869. Stanley's
books are all very good. The best
of his are Nos. S278 and 1919, In
Darkest Africa.
Of the many religious works, |
would especially recommend the
following: 4146, 4249 1913, 1886,
1887, 1926 aud 1909. These are
only few of the good books in
the local library.
A. N.
To those who would care to &C.
quaint themselves with the habits,
customs and mythology Of the
Ancients, I earnestly recommend
a perusal of The Students Myth
ology, No. 3243. The book is a
lucid, masterfulIy presentation Of
facts pertaining to very reconcile
subject and is peculiarly free of
tie cynicism and fippaucy which
mars the work of many eminent
writer's when treating of subjects
that they regard as manifestations
Of superstitious ignorance. In
style it is terse, vivid and suggest
i've; couched in simple, appropri-
ate language and covers range
extending from the Golden Age to
the Age of Commercialism. 1t
contrasts in very convincing way
the purity and healthy simplicity
of pastoral people with the laxity
and unrest of the inhabitants of
the congested centers of modern
civilization. It shows how man,
through his solipsism and his in
quisitive disloyality to his God
contracted habits which robbed
him of his original independence
and strength and compelled him
to adopt measures for protection
against forces to which he was
once impervious. It proves thai
the progress, which is the boast Of
modern times, contains much that
savors Of declension, and that the
wisest man Of the present day, af.
ter thousands of years of fruitlesf
questioning, is pygmy compared
to the superman of the Colder
Age, who, strong and unfearing
lived in close harmonious relation
with his God. OF this period, the
Golden Age, Ovid says:
/ enforced by punishment, un
awed by fear,
His words we're simple and hi
soul sincere;
Needless was written law wher'
none oppressed;
The law of man was written ii
his breast. /"
AS sample of the books die
ton and as reason why Mythol
! ogy should be studied, | quote tn
following: Because ancient lit
erature and art cannot be fully IN
/, derstood or appreciated withou
some knowledge Of Mythology.
was mingled with every theme of tn
classic poet and inspired the high
est skill of the painter and sculf
s tor. The subjects keep their place
!, to some extent in modern art an
T NEUROLOGICAL illusions are SO fr'
Q ouent in our literature that an a.
ouaintance with classic fable
! considerated a necessary part OF
. liberal education.
j. D. M.
v
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17

Iho upOc6VeiS OIL OSesdI dio
things of the past in Italy, but the
earthquakes there are appropriate
substitutes.
The boys were very quiet here
no low n night, and no special
edicts of the mayor were previous:
~ issued either.
Men seldom need to worry about
the fortune they may amass for
women can utilize it while man
tolls to grasp more.
Davy is counting the days and
wondering why his moustaehe
won't get EUR huff out" to enable
him to put dandified twist on it
Few persons get into prison for
merely attempting to do some
thing. The great majority are
successful and accomplish acts
which land them in prison.
"Pussyfoot" johnson is not a
prohibitionist as far as am aware,
but he certainly prohibits the con-
Quoting Of liquor emporiums in the
governments prohibited districts.
An editor rarely gets into pris-
on, but this fact is no proof that
they never get into trouble, for
nearly every issue of a paper por-
trays troubles the editor has run
into-looking for news.
The suspense of a candidate
waiting to learn how badly his op-
ponent has been defeated at the polls
is similar to the suspense of pris-
oner waiting to learn il "diplo.
mer'' is to be handed to him.
During the fab period spent
in the dollhouse on election day,
asked Hutch if Uncle Sam or Sun
ny Jim would be our next govern
or. He replied: uncle San
will be elected president of Mime
sofa by 1O,OO0,000 majority"
President Taft is not q grea
bowler like some of the nationa
callers, but when a question re
curing sound judgment arises h
displays the brand Of wisdom
that has gradually showed the PEG
pie that he is a man among men
Judging from newspaper gossip
the Insurgents are apt to try t.
Dust Uncle Joe from the speaker
ship of Congress. Before the.
succeed some of them may be will
| ing to acknowledge that a cat l
not the only species that has min
lives.
"Dancing has been brought GU
in England as the latest cure TO
feeble mipdedness." Morris Sun
Such theory might be reverse
to read: Dancers in Spain pro
duce feeble mindedness = King
not being exempt from the col
tagious mental DETECTION.
| The garment workers strike i
the city of Chicago resulted /
many riots, with serious results
many involved. In this era {
Haunted civilization, with ages {
human experience from which
derive advanced ways and near
of progress, such strikes are
strong indictment against our muc
boosted Age OF Reason.
Speaking of the U. S. army
said resident, "there are men
here who make more money in
month than a soldier earns. I
,, be sure; and like bankers ar
UNITED States Senators we all {
business mostly by the chez
method which obviates the nece
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17

The local library contains many
good books. I will herewith men,
ton a few of the very best that l
have read recently. OF course
some of you may not agree with
me, as the tastes for reading, as
we'll as for other things, are diff
ferent.
Be sure to read Victor Hugo's
Less Miserables or Jean val Jean.
The hero of this story was sent to
prison for stealing loaf of bread.
1t tells how he served ninteen
years; how the good bishop be-
friended him; how he was seeking
revenge upon society and finally
how he became the mayor OF a
town aud was doing good to the
unfortunate about him. ls is
remarkable story, we'll worth read
ing, the number is 1852.
Be sure to read David Harum,
number 1417. Also Bill Nye's
The Meek Eyed Mule, the mum
Der of this book is 1889
Another author Of COOL books
is Charles Reade. The best OF hi
are It is Never too L tie to Mend
No. ITO, AMI Griffith Grant o
Jealousy, No. lib. Both these
books are very good.
For those who are seeking his
torical fiction I would recommend
the following books: Alex Dumas
The S ms Of Porthos and Twent
Years After. Nos. 1876 and 1876
Also read Charles Kings books
the best Of his are Captured, 1889
A Daughter of the South, l59I
Under Fire, 1917.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17

There are in the library two
books which have not been hon
ored with previous mention in these
columns, but each OF which Will
bear reading. [ refer to l3O4.
Partners of Providence, by Charles
D.Stewart, and The Octopus, lol1,
Frank Norris. The FIRST is a good
yarn, mostly devoid of plot, but
will be found Of interest to boys OF
all ages, from Is to 81. There Is
nothing remarkable about t n
story except the manner in WHOM
it is told, and the naturalness OF
the incidents narrated. These IN
c;dents are such as might happen
to any adventurous youth whose
babitant might be along the great
Father of Waters. l enjoyed
Partners of Providence about as
much as any work of fiction have
read in long time.
The other book referred to. The
Octopus, is of entirely different
character. 1t is the epic OF the
wheat. Of which The Pit, by the
ur;tor ia the second chapter.
The Octopus takes up the plant
ing of the grain, The Pit, the
marketing. The third chapter
covering the consumption of the
staple was never written. Frank
Norris died in his New Jersey
home before the trinity OF wheat
dramas was complete. In The
Octopus we witness the mighty
struggle for foot hold made by
the sturdy Western pioneer, the
fearful cruelty and injustice OF the
early railroads aud all their adj
iunct, the courts, the public ofici.
ais. etc. We see the final triumph
of all this injustice, but witness
the terrible death of the one man
whose rascality is mainly respon'
sible for the conditions that devel
oped.
The Octopus will grip your at
tention for many an evening ane
leave, after you have finished it
something to think about for
multitude of evenings yet to come
Fl.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17
Diverse Reflections
By Erid.

The upheavels of Cmsar's are
things of the past in Italy, but the
earthquakes there are appropriate
substitutes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-11-17

The boys were very quiet here
no How n night, and no specia
edicts of the mayor were previous
~ issued either.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-11-10

NO. S.-ART1FrCIAL SYLVAN SCENE At os-
SHINING, N. y.
$15, 100000; in Cincinnati some $12,-
DOC, 1000, and SO on all over the coun-
try.
The pitiable part is the people are
by misplaced confidence.
The vandals used to call themselves
tree men," and since scientific tree
surgery has been developed most Of
them have assumed the title of "tree
doctor" and are doing even more dam
age by putting materials into cavities
without knowledge Of how to do it,
and killing valuable trees that would
live many years II left alone.
Citizens, II you have regard for your
trees keep these criminals out of them.
"CriminalsT Yes, sir. What else Is
the destruction Of property but crimi-
nality? Is not tree property? Then
why let illiterate and vicious men de-
stroy them?
The way to trim a tree" consists
largely in leaving 1t alone. Lawn or
park trees in the main should be allow
ed to grow with branches sweeping on
the ground. The principal reason for
this is that 1t is perfect root protection.
1t creates practically the woodland
condition, as explained in the preced-
ing article. Such trees keep their own
roots cool in July and August and
sustain no shock from drought. Cut
off the tier Of branches where the little
girl is and the one above it, the tree
would die or be worthless in ten years.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-11-10

NO. AWAKENED AND LEFT PREY TO
STORMS.
goes to the woodlot and hunts for
the young maple or elms and, having
found them, proceeds to plant. One
Of the commonest mistakes he makes
is to plant too close together. but the
one mistake above all Others is-well,
"Whack" off goes the top.
Very often the shade trees come
from the nurseries with this same
grave error committed on them.
BY cutting OFF the top in order to
live at all the growth is forced out
from the twigs. and as the stub grad
ually decays weak point Is made
right in the center, so that as soon as
the branches are of any considerable
size the strain of the windstorms rends
ii open at that point where the great
est strength is required. Every storm
that comes along is weakening it still
more, and the larger the branches the
greater the leverage of the wind.
\ storm had just passed and taken
off one-thrd of the farthest tree In IL
lustration No. I. 1t had also split the
other two limbs. In other words, the
tree was ruined. In illustration No
lust one-half of the tree is wrenched
off in a violent storm, and this tree
also is ruined.
The mistake generally lies in select
ing too large tree, and. being too
large. the height also is Objectionable,
and the winds would be apt to blow 1t