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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

President Diaz of Mexico, at the age
of eighty, has just reelected himself
for term of six years. And yet
sixty has been mentioned as the
limit of mans capacity and useful
ness. The theory to which DR.. osler
called attention will have to be re-
vised.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

Members of congress uttered TO-
100000 words during the session just
closed, and the Chlutauqua season
looms up in the immediate future.
The proverbiaI man who was talked
to death should not lack for company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

Lillian Russell is described as "airy
and fairy, fluffy and fifty" Moreover,
she is said to have admitted it, which
leads to the suspicion that it may be
a compromise verdict.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

The "chanticleer' cocktail is the
latest. Presumably the man who
drinks it feels like climbing a tele-
phone pole and growing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

A national conference of people who
are interested in the welfare of chill
dren began yesterday at Clark univers-
ity. Worcester, and will continue for
five days. Among the many persons
of prominence interested in the move
ment are Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
Mrs. Robert NJ. La Toilette, Clifford
Pinchot and Judge Ben. B. Lindsey of
Denver.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

"Aeroplanes may come high" re
marks the Waterloo Reporter, but
they don't skid on sandy roads
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Paris is safe" announces NJ. De
Rochefort. The Fort Dodge Chronicle
suggests that it is also Seine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

Mr.. Bryan was defeated in Ohio,
but Mr.. Bryan is used to that sort OF
thing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

The Sioux City Journal is RESPONSE
BILE for the statement that the Ohio
Democratic convention was Harmoni-
GUS to degree.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

1t was a good day for the Tafts, as
the Sioux City Journal points out.
Young Taft was graduated all right
and Old Taft got his postal savings
bank bin through all hunkydory.o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29

keokuk, Iowa. June 90, 1910
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-29
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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
Advice to Aspirants

man or your footman you can got
very heavy penalties against him in
the courts.
You cannot be arrested except for
an indictable offense. For any onense
less serious you can, Of course, bs
summoned to appear. But the police
man Is not allowed to use IN your case
his usual eficient method Of making
sure that people do actually appear.
II tho offense 10 serious, however, you
can bo arrested in the ordinary way.
Then you can claim to be tried by .
Jury Of your fellow peers.
II . society paper gossips about you
in = way you do not like, the proprie-
tors are guilty Of the crime Of scan.
dalum magnatum," and you should
md 1t easy to mako them regret that
ever they were born
Lastly, you need not buy stamps for
your letters unless you like. Peers
arc still entitled to use the old method
of "franking" letters. But your
friends would not bless you when they
received letters with only your pri-
vate mark instead Of q stamp. The
postman would probably camp out on
the doorstep till he had that two
pence. Though the privilege Of
''franking'' still exists. theoretically.
for peers, the business-like postof-
nee would probably refuse to rscog.
nize it.-stray Stories.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
Care Of chlIdren,a Teeth.

The Lancet. in strong plea for
better care Of the teeth of English chill
dren. which. 1t says. rs a matter OF
the first Importance to the country"
declares that tooth brush drill is Of
little value when carried out during
school hours: to be of value it must
be carried out at the proper times, the
most important Of all being the last
thing before going to rest" This med.
ical authority thinks. also, that "a we'll
organized crusade throughout the
country on the importance OF the teeth
and the technique Of their proper care
would be followed In Z generation by
an immense improvement in the health
Of the nation. and, from the point of
view Of the combatant services, by an
enormous decrease in the percentage
Of recruits rejected for defective
teeth"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
BABY's SCALP cRUsTED

"Our little daughter. whom three
months old. began to break out on the
head and we had the best doctors to
treat her. but they did not do her any
good. They said she had eczema Her
scalp was solid scale all over. The
burning and itching was 10 severe that
she could not rest, day or night We
had about given up all hopes when w
read Of the Cuticura Remedies. We at
once got cake of Cuticura Soap. .
box Of Cuticura Ointment and one bot,
tie Of Cuticura Resolvent. and fol-
lowed directions carefully. After the
FIRST dose Of the Cuticura Resolvent
We used the Cuticura Soap freely and
applied the Cutoura Ointment Then
she began to improve rapidly and n
two weeks the scale came OF her
head and now hair began to grow h
. very short time she was we'll She y
now sixteen years Of age and q pic
ture Of health. We used the CUT
oura Remedies about flve weeks. ~
ularly. and then we could not toll she
had been affected BY the disease. We
used no other treatment after ~
found out what the Cuticura Remedies
would do for her. J. Fish and Ella n.
yish. Mt Vernon. KY. Oct IL, 1907
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
Decoration for . Holiday Wedding.

Turn an upright piano with the
back to the front Of the room mass
ing ferns and palms on either side.
Festoon with smilax and place cathe-
dral candles with tall bouquets on
either end. This gives most salts
factory altar effect for home we'd
ding Light the rooms with candles !;
have a number Of holders made some
three. four and five feet In height,
place tall candles in them. Use
smaller candlesticks on the mantles
and on the top of book cases. From
the doors and windows suspend bells.
stars and wreaths Of green tied with
broad red satin ribbon or scarlet and
green gau1e.
For the favors at the bridal table
have white or red satin bell-shaped
candy boxes tied with ribbon and
sprays Of holly and mistletoe. These
will hold wedding cake or bonbons.
Have the table decorations all Of hol-
ly. using cut glass candlesticks with
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01

Be that a. It may. the fact remains
that over certain centers-one on the
east Of Hudson bay. the Labradorian:
another on the west Of 1t, the Kee-
watin. and q third in the Canadian
rockies, the Cordilleran- grad
ually changing into ice. accumulated
year after year in such immense thick
nesses that finally, impelled by its
own weight, motion began, and three
giant glaciers crept out over the ad-
jacent country. These finally Joined
into Q continental ice mass that at its
greatest extent covered twothirds Of
North America-an area of about
1000, 900 square miles.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
A japanese Tea.

Nothing makes more effective dec.
grafton than Japanese lanterns, para
sols and fans BY stretching cords
from the four corners of the room to
the center chandelier and hanging Ian.
terms of varied size and shape from
them. very striking overhead effect
Is gained at very small expense and
labor A good sized Japanse umbrella
with tiny lanterns suspended from ev.
cry rib Is also very pretty. Chrysan-
themums, mustard and cherry bios
may be made of tissue paper. II not in
season. The iris or common flag" is
Japanese flower, also the lotus which
resembles our water lily. The Japan
ese flag In silk may be. purchased by
the dozen at small cost, and one given
each just makes an appropriate SOU
venir. Serve tea In cups without ham
dles-to be truly Japanese" To give
novelty to this tea" here is recipe
for a Japanese salad:
Select even sized beets, boil until
tender. scrape of the skin. hollow out
the center with spoon. Stand in
weak vinegar on ice for two hours.
Cut boiled potatoes and celery into
dice. chop pecan nuts and few sprigs
of parsley, season these with few
drops Of onion Juice. salt and pa
prika. FIJI the beet cups with this
mixture. put spoonful of mayonnaise
dressing on top and serve on head
lettuce.
Candied ginger and orange peel
should be passed. Rice or fish is also
correct IL one desires either Of these
dishes. The hostesses should wear
kimonos with the hair loaded with
ornaments.
MADAME MERRI
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01

To cover a cardboard box II must,
first OF all. be taken to pieces, care
fully slit along at tho corners. keep
ing the edges thus made as smooth
and even as possible. The material
is then cut out, each piece being twice
the size that 1t is intended to cover.
and half-an-inch being allowed for
turnings. 1t will be found easiest in
all probability to double the material
before cutting 1t out. II, however.
the box is to be lined with a different
material from the cover, lay the ma.
terfal and the lining one on top of the
other. and cut to the shape and size
required. allowing half-an-inch all
round for turnings, as before Fold
the material carefully round the card.
board, arrange the turnings. and then
neatly oversew the two edges together
with strong thread. When all the
pieces are carefully covered, SOW them
together firmly, according to tn.
original shape of the box. with over.
sewing. The lid may be fastened hx
oversewing along one side, or. II pra.
ferred. hinges may be made Of rim
bon. by means Of which 1t is attached
to the back of the box. A LAYER of
wadding placed on the lid helps to
give a slightly padded effect to the
material. which greatly improves tts
appearance. The box may then be
edged all round with fine cord or verv
narrow passementerie which ,,,,,,
er all the seams and give a neatness
and finish which 10 sometimes sreat-
IL needed.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01

n NE of the chief characteristics of
" modern dress Is the extraordi-
nary number Of trifles by which 1t Is
supplemented. No woman who val
ues her appearance. and wishes to be
well dressed, can contrive to do with
out them. Collars, ribbons. laces.
wells. handkerchiefs. gloves. all play
more or less important role as ad-
juncts to the toilet, and all are In
dispensable. But, unfortunately. as
our list of requirements gets larger
and larger. SO do houses and flats dis
play a decided tendency to grow
smaller and smaller. and how and
where to dispose Of her many belong
ings is a problem which faces many
a girl as she looks round small bed
room, which she is obliged, very pos
sibly. to share with sister. In such
case she will find 1t the wisest, as
well as the tidiest. plan to keep all
these multifarious odds and ends in
separate boxes. which need not neces-
sarily be unornamental, but which
clever fingers may easily convert in
to things Of beauty.
Cardboard boxes of various shapes
and sizes are quite easy to obtain.
Those in which shoes and corsets
have been sent home will prove ex-
ceedingly useful. The covering Of
these with chintz. muslin or silk is
not at all a dihcult matter, and they
can be transformed into remarkably
pretty articles. which may not only
ornament the makers own particular
sanctum. but be given away az very
Welcome presents.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
NEWSPAPERS TAKING 1T UP
Metropolitan DaIIIes diving Advice
How to Check RhsumatIsm end
Kidney Trouble.

This 10 . simple homo recipe nOW
being made known in all the larSSe
cities through the newspapers. Il b
intended to check the many cassa q
Rheumatism and dread kidney tfoubls
which have made % many oripplsA
invalids and wsaklings Of some Of Our
brightest and strongest people.
Tho druggists .verywhere. even n
the smallest communities. have bssa
notified to supply themselves with The
ingredients. and the sufferer win havo
no trouble to obtain them. The prs-
scription 10 ~ follows: Fluid Extract
Dandelion. onehalf ounce; COMPOUND
Kargon. one ounce. and COMPOUND
Syrup Of sarsaparflla, three ounces.
Mix BY shaking wen in q bottle. The
dose II one teaspoonful After each
meal and at bedtime.
Recent experiments in hospital
cases prove this simple mixture f.
fective in Rheumatism. Because o(
its positive action upon the elimins-
tive tissues Of the kidneys, It compsls
these most vital organs to filter from
the blood and system the waste i'm
purities and uric acid which are the
cause Of rheumatism. II cleanses the
Kidneys. strengthens them and ~
moves quickly such symptoms -
bsekachs. blood disorders. bladder
weamsss. frequent urination. painfd
scalding and discolored urine. It acts
- . gentle. thorough regulator to tAs
entire kidney structure.
Those who suffer and are accus-
toned to purchase . bottle Of medt
cine should not let . little inoon-
venience interfere With making this
up. or have your druGgist do It for yoA
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
A Cup and Saucer shower.

A charming entertainment was
Owen recently for q December bride
to-be. The hostess enclosed q pink
card board heart with her invitations
tied with knot of pink baby ribbon
put through . hole pinched In the
center of the heart. She asked each
guest to write an appropriate senti-
ment On 1t. either original or quoted.
and return it tied to the handle Of the
teaesp to be presented. All to Be
sSnt to the home of the hostess before
the day OF the party
WAon the guests assembled At three
IN the afternoon they gazed upon .
perfect wilderness Of pink hearts. All
portieros and draperies had disap-
peared and In their place were de-
lightfully pretty curtains made of
pink hearts strung on baby ribbon.
The lace curtains were yelled in
hearts. quantities futtered from gas
Jets and chandeliers. The stair ban
nisters were covered and made a fine
background for the rose colored love
symbols. After the exclamations of
surprise subsided. beribboned hearts
with pink pencils attached were pass
ed. the hostess explaining that the
comglomeration OF words twenty-five
in alb would tell the contents of the
brides trousseau when properly put
together. All worked busily for twen-
ty minutes, then rewards were given
to the fortunate and unfortunate ones,
consisting Of hat pin. needle book
and card case. Then the hostess led
the way to the dining room. where
the brideelect was given the place Of
honor in great high back chair at
the head of the table. her bridesmaids
handed her the shower cups and sau-
GERS. from which she read the verse
lots inscribed on each card. Heart
shaped cakes. chocolate and q dainty
apricot ice served in heart ice cups.
surrounded with tissue paper petals
to look like pink rose were the re-
freshments with hearts shaped can
dies. Every one said 1t was the pret-
test affair Of the season.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01

difference in time at which the vari.
Gus ice centers reached their greatest
development. we will be very nearly
the truth in saying that from the
southern limit. shown on the map.
northward the ice lay in one unbroken
expanse, with the exception Of the 20
called driftless area and possibly one
of the highest mountain peaks In the
east. 1t is calculated that its thick
ness at the two eastern centers must
have been something like 5000 to TO-
900 feet.
On its way from the north the ice
mass gathered to itself immense guam
titles Of soil and loose rock which
were carried along with It. Occasion
ally huge blocks of rock from noun
tain slopes and stream bottoms were
clutched In the hrm grip Of the ice
and carted for hundreds of miles. Ere.
quently the ice would lift great bowl.
ders from the bottom of a valley to
the top Of q mountain.
Presently the Ice began to retreat
before a more congenial climate. It
was not at first, however. a steady re-
treat, as not less than four times the
ice again advanced after having al
most vanished, and each time 1t was
followed by animals and plants adapt
ed to the semifrigid climate at its
edge. During one of these interglacial
epochs man appeared upon the scene.
But - the ice melted and disap.
tkA
carried were dumped, sometimes al
an even mantle, but more often In
hills and ridges.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01

Suppose you become an English
peer and are naturally anxious to find
out exactly what personal rights and
privileges your new station gives. you
will have to give your secretary
month or 80 to hunt through rows OF
dust-covered volumes. And even then
you will not know one-half Of them.
Lots Of them are obsolete indeed.
They have not been repealed. how
ever, and, II you wish to take advan-
tage Of every privilege that your new
rank gives you you will find plenty OF
opportunities.
II you are unfortunate enough to bs
condemned to death. for instance. you
can demand . moose Of silk. II you
are bald, and shy Of displaying your
infirmity, you are at liberty to keep
on your hat when in = court Of JUS
tice. a privilege that not even the
prime minister enjoys-except. Of
course, when he happens to be peer.
Every time parliament reopens you
are allowed by royal charter. II your
way to the house leads through one Of
the royal deer parks. to kill and, II
you wish 1t. carry away one or two
deer. When returning home you may
do the same again. There 10 only one
condition. You must, when entering
the park, give the royal foresters no
tice Of your intention by sounding
your hunting horn.
II q commoner 90 far forgets him
self. for reasons Of his 'own, as to
punch your head, you have the privi-
lege of hailing him before the GRIM
inal courts as one guilty Of the crime
Of showing contempt for the whole
house Of parliament And before he
leaves the Old Bailey he will be very.
very sorry. If. on the other hand, 1t
is you who 30 far forget yourself a.
to punch the commoner's head, he can
summons you. Just az he would any
one else, at the police court. But II,
when you are there, you breathe out
threateninGs and slaughter against
him, and tell him exactly what you
will do to him when you get him out
side, you can do SO for a. long as /ou
please.
The magistrate has no power to
bind you over to keep the peace. or
commit you for contempt Of court. one
Of which things he would certainly do
II your name did not appear on the
register of the house Of lords.
But these are not the only advan-
tages your rank gives you in the
courts. II you are concerned in .
chancery case and have to appear in
A.
you wished 1t, be taken as equivalent
to another mans oath. II anyone
uses personal violence to your coach,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
COULDN'T Be Thankful.

Bishop Charles w. Smith At . har.
vest dinner In Portland said o( ~
harvest spirit:
The harvest spirit 10 one Of thank
fulnsss, but there are some grabbed
old farmers who couldn't be thankful
II they tried.
Il said to such an old fellow ~ he
conducted me over his farm on gold
On autumn afternoon and showed me-
. record harvest:
well. sir. this year. At Least
you've got nothing, nothing whatsvss
to complain o.
"T don't know about that, bishop
he answered. with . shake Of the
head. I'm afraid therell be no spoilt
hay for tho young calves
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
4 Sale for Dolly.

sac So1 Dolly.
club composed of ten girls from
the ages OF ten to fifteen. managed
and made ready this bazaar which
they gave for q charity devoted to
children. The affair was given in the
afternoon at the home of one of the
members. the room was arranged like
department store. with all articles
belonging to dolls most attractively
displayed. Now that there are pat
terms for dolls so that complete ward
robes may be made. the girls found it
great fun to make the clothes. hats,
muffs. etc. and orders were taken for
all articles for doll houses, such as
sheets. pillow cases. even with the
dolls monogram embroidered. wee
towels, wash cloths. etc. The moth
ers and big sisters of the girls served
light refreshments or rather donated
them and the girls served Quite a
sum was realized and the girls had a
fine time many weeks before in happy
anticipation and preparation.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
patent e.: z: ::sts:tff<sA8 r.
Mclean Met HIs Match.


John r. Mclean stepped in froa4 q
. iurching lrishman. one evening, anl
obstructed the sidewalk 80 that the
Irishman was obliged to stop and
look at him. Mclean said:
Here's that half dollar I borrowed
Of you. Now you must quit telling
the neighbors that never pay my
dsbts."
Half drunk. and wholly dassd. tbs
lrshman took the silver piece. looked
at 1t intently. and then said:
BE dad. yes can't get of thot aisy.
It wor q whole dollar thot yez Dor.
ryd; so fork over"
And he forked over another half
dollar, and went his way. laughing
heartily at the quick wit Of the Irish
man.-Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-01
Gets Then RUNNING.

viii the business men Of this COM
munity subsidfze a Marathon meet"
How will a Marathon help the
business menf"
I'm many ways. Tho telegraph CON-
pany ought to be interested. Look
how II will stimulate the messenger
boys"