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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

A railroad man of Ottumwa claims
to be the champion banana eater of
Iowa. He offers to out-eat any banana
consumer for 500 or more a side.
Some of his records are SA dozen of
bananas in 80 minutes, and 157 in two
hours and 80 minutes. The last rec
ord was not made on a bet but mere
ly because he likes the fruit and was
a bit hungry that day. Anyone guilty
of such hoggishness should keep the
fact to himself. But the feat is in
itself prima facie evidence of de-
fcient brain development.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18
A Foot Print of Jesus.

At the Russian tower on Mt. Olivet
they showed the footprints of Jesus
on stone. The next step was way
across the valley of Jehoshaphat. The
stride of the Colossus of Rhodes was
a baby step. How can any sane mind
doubt this? for there are the prints
in the tough rock. II any Of your read
ers have boy, implore them all to
name him Jehoshaphat especially if
the kid promises to be nice and fat
it is such sweet cunning name, Je-
hoshaphat is. just love it. If you are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

Marshalltown decided to add itself
to the list of commission-form cities,
at a special election held on Friday
last. Only one-third of the normal
vote was cast but the result was bet
Ter than two to one in favor of the
proposition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

The man was looking over the family
bills as his wife glanced through the
paper, oh, John." she said 1T tells
here of a young fellow who was fined
$3.50 for flirting" That's cheaper
than ! got off" replied the man, his
eye still on the bills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

Iowa has 1,63G banks of various
kinds, one to each four hundred of her
population, and there isn't point in
the state which is ten miles from a
banking institution There hasn't
been failure among state banks for
almost three years and only one
among national banks in that time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18
Jordan VS.. The skunk.

The Jordan rises in the Lebanon
and rushes down to the Sea of Cali
lee, and flows thro' that and on to
the Dead Sea that has no outlet but
evaporation. It is muddy stream,
about the breadth of Skunk River at
Brighton, but would not swap the
Skunk for it.
The modern Jericho is two miles
from the old one that could not stand
the blasts of Joshuas rams horns,
and came down like Crocketts coon.
We stayed night at Jericho Hotel,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
Pride. breakfasted with plenty, dined
with poverty, and supped with infamy.
Franklin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

The Burlington Gazette says that
according to census reports of the
middle west, folks don't know their
multiplication table like they ulster"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18
The Fate of Mrs. Lot.


We were not far enough south for
saline Mrs. Lot to see us in undress.
l have always longed to see her sta
tue of pillar of salt for her sad fate
filled me with pity. The poor thing
was fleeing out of the doomed cities.
Many of her dear friends were there,
burning. like lucifer matches. Natur-
ally, the soft-hearted dame had to
turn around and look back. Instantly
she crystalized and became deer
lick. For ages, we must believe, the
cattle, goats, donkeys all through that
region have been licking her legs, but
the miracle was, they never touch
ed' her. That is, there was no wear
and tear Her legs stayed as big as
ever. If she still wears stockings, her
garters must be at least sixteen in
ches long. Perhaps she uses garter
snakes-I don't know; and if ! did
I'd spare her feelings and say nothing
about it. Women have loved snakes
ever since Eve talked to her pet and
got the human race into no end of
trouble, if our theology is true. It's
corner stone is snake that had elo-
cution down fine. That snake ought to
have been stuffed and preserved in a
geological garden as a Theological
curio
would go far and give franc, at
least, to see snake that raised thun-
der as did the subtle serpent that
bamboozled our First Mother, and
thro' her and her fond, stupid Adam
shocked us all silly. That was much
meaner apple than a Ben Davis.
Jonah, too, got into trouble. ! saw
the village where he was born, high
up over Cana, the stoniest place ey-
er saw. Little did the boy Jonah
dream, as he stubbed his toes on
those dornicks, and stepped on the
Infinite cactus, that whale would
the old Joppa, we sailed right over
that whales route. There must have
been something "pisen" in Jonah, to
make whale as seasick as it was.
Perhaps Jonah was a smoker, and
used Oriental tobacco-that is vile
enough to sicken anything.
At Jaffa | wept at the tomb of Dor
cas-. She was bible favorite of mine.
She sewed for the poor and organic
ed the first thimble bee. She would
have in fifty or sixty women to sew,
and they all talked at once. and not
one of them lost a word that was said
by all. After an hour or SO, Dorcas
served refreshments-tea, Uneeda
crackers and finger bowls, with Jap
napkins. Dorcas was SO good a woman
that her name has come down to us
as an incense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

The moving picture of the Jeffries-
johnson fight have as yet failed to
move
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

Howard A. Burrell, the nestor Of
of Washington, Iowa,
writes most entertaining letter to
the Democrat Of that city concerning
the things he has seen in the Holy
Land His letter is as follows:
This is Sunday, June 8, 1910, in
Rome next after Athens, home of
soul History stares at me through
sllull-sockets, everywhere. Our mar
Bile hotel Minerva is in the center Of
a beautiful modern city; clean, paved
streets, electric lights, trolley cars,
fountains, the best and most album
dant drinking water in all Europe.
The ruins. the ancient Past, try to
look the elegant Present out of coun-
tenance, but fail. | did not go TO
church. Too tired Another preacher,
Fisher of Waverly, joined us at Ma
pies, making eight ministers that we
have to chaperone, and to keep them
in the straight and narrow path six
days out of the seven wearies me. Be
sides, can go to church at home,
but won't So, while resting, and
smoking the only decent cigars
have found in Europe and the orient,
will dash you off few sketches.
THE only fun l had in Palestine,
the horrid, was a glorious swim in
the Dead Sea, sunk some 1,300 feet
below the level of the Mediterranean.
The water is fine-come on in. A
half dozen of us, Smith included, peel
ed and sported as mermen, while the
women wandered t'other way, took
off shoes and stockings, waded, dab
bled their corns and bunions, only
one of them braved the flood like
Venus who was born or made out OF
sea-foam. you remember The water
is so dense, you can't sink. You must
float The trouble is to keep your feet
from pointing straight to the zenith.
Don't dive or get your hair wet. The
water leaves in it an oil aftermath
that is disagreeable. And beware lest
you swallow a gulp of this water-it
is "as bitter as the wrath of God as
the bible says Otherwise, a swim is
all that heart could wish. The sea
tastes of the wickedness of Sodom
and Gomorah, sunk in the depths.
We played porpoise twenty minutes,
and laughed and yelled, and gave
dull care the kibosh. The towels dried
out body leather bindings, but not ev.
en- the fires of Tophet could dry the
towels. Smith can navigate alright.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

pressed for time, you can call him
Josh, for short.
In Jerusalem found two good
things-the infinite braying of don
keys. and jackasses-reminding me Of
Missouri and home-and the khaki
suit and cork helmet hat bought, to
ward off heat and choking lime dust
that eats the eyes out of hundreds OF
thousands, and flies do the rest and
carry their infection. saw at least
hundred flies on either eye, in many,
many cases. The multitudinous blind
walk the street, alone, and drivers
protect them, as they do CONSTANT
nople dogs sleeping in thronged
streets. Our driver stopped till pup
py was snaked from his wheels
When put on my suit, all said was
the mirror of fashion, the mould OF
form, and lad lover Apollo, Antonious,
Adonis, Absalom, Beau Brummel, and
all those superb bucks. Alas! We
went down a flight Of steps to the
Pool of Bathesaida. The water was so
clear, took one step too many and
wet my right foot and about three
inches of the pant leg, staining it! All
were mean enough to laugh and guy
me. Not till we reached Cairo could !
get that precious suit washed and
pressed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

After all, is there any place SO
good as home in hot weather. asks
the Creston Advertiser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18
overworkins the Angel Gabriel.

In Jerusalem they overwork the
Angel Gabriel The incense stone, Mt.
Moriah, is covered by the Mosque Of
Omar, on the site of Solomon's Tenn
pie That is where the much-bragged-
about Abraham was about to sacrifice
his only son to his god. Nice sort of
a god to ask that! / have heard a
thousand sermons on Abrahams
faith, and never want to hear an
other He was just no man at ALL to
be ready to slay his boy for any god
in the universe. Don't talk to me
about him. He is not worthy Of the
respect even of savage Zulu or Hot.
tentot. Well, Mahomet was never in
Jerusalem but that makes no differ
ence with the Oriental stupendous
liars who say he assembled to Para
disc from that enormous dornick.
Worse yet, the whole mountain-top
started after him, and would have
wrecked the whole chebang, but Ga
briel grabbed the rock in the nick of
time and held it down. believe 1t
] have to, for there are the indubitable
marks of his hands sunk in the rock.
Could anything be more conclusive?
Avaunt, We skeptics! In fact, Gabriel
is not father, for he is working all
the time, and he is yet to blow the
trumpet loud enough to wake all the
billions of the dead
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

The Dubuque Times-Journal says
Senator Bristow's chautauqua speeches
sound like the good old days of popu-,
ism in Kansas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18
Jerusalem WlaaIey Water.


The water in Jerusalem is rainwa-
ter with wigglers in it,
It was ridiculous to scuff round in
mosques, in slippers as big as stone
boats. Our shoes were unholy you
must know.
My funniest experience was in Ma
pies. Four of us returned from Pom
peii, while others rode and clumb up
yesuvius. Lameness prevented my 60
ing, as l should have done, If the cog
railway were running. Same cause
prevented my ascent to Cheop's pyra-
mid, but / walked down steep de-
clivity and sassed the Sphinx, in his
deep hole. 1t is not impressive. Ma
poleon's gunners shot its nose off, as
Venetian, or was it Turk, gunners
exploded a shell in the powder maya
zine and ruined the Parthenon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Davenport Democrat saws the
center OF the universe is where the
colonel is.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

Humidity is defined by the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat as something
that can't be dried out by hanging the
over a clothesline.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

A swimming hole has been aptly
defined as a body of water entirely
surrounded by boys.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

After all, is there any place so
good as home in hot weather.. asks
the Creston Advertiser.
The Dubuque Times-Journal saws
senator Bristow's chautauqua speeches
sound like the good old days of popu-
ism in Kansas.
Humidity is defined by the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat as something
that can't be dried out by hanging the
atmosphere over a clothesline.
1t is the observation of the Sioux
City Tribune that men who whistle
seldom swear, but those who are com
PEELED to listen to them sometimes do.
Abba has contracted for 9.410 Yards
of brick street paving and 1890 feet
OF combined curb and gutter. A Des
Moines firm gets the contract at
s2.07 per yard for the paving and six
ty-two cents foot for curbing
The Teacher (reading "Then the
girl warrior faced the knocking foe
and unsheathed her deadly weapon
What does that mean, children? Well,
Elsie2
Elsie-Please, ma'am. l think it
means she struck out her tongue
Tit-Bits.
1T is to be hoped" says the Cedar
Rapids Republican, that the Iissis.
sippi river will not disappear from
the map. 1t continues to fall. In the
meantime the old reliable Cedar is
still running with good quality OF
spring water. There will always be
water in the Mississippi river below
4 the mouth of the Cedar"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18

1t is the observation of the Sioux
City Tribune that men who whistle
seldom swear. but those who are com
PEELED to listen to them sometimes do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-29
Mr.. TAFT AT BEVERLY
ARRIVES QUIETLY AND GOES To
SUMMER HOME.
Arrangements Made to Meet Former
President Roosevelt at Burgess
Point Tomorrow.

BEVERLY, Mass. June 29-President
Taft arrived at his summer home here
at $50 am. over the Boston and Maine
railroad. From the station he went by
automobile to his cottage. He was ac-
companied by his aid. Capt Archibald
Butt, and his secretary. Charles D. Nor
ton.
Only q few persons were about the sta
ton when the presidential train pulled in
and there was no demonstration.
President Taft and former President
Roosevelt will meet at Burgess point to-
morrow afternoon. While no Official an
nouncement of a conference had been
made. it is known that the details are be-
ing arranged. Whether Gov. Hughes, who
is at Cambridge today for the commence
ment exercises at Harvard University,
will participate in tomorrow's meeting is
not certain. 1t is understood that Sem
atOr Lodge, who is to entertain Col
Roosevelt at his home in Nahant tonight,
will accompany his guest to Beverly to.
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-29
SALVATION ARMY HOME
IS NOT QUITE SANITARY
Health inspector Recon-
r,1ends Closing if Faults
Are Not Mended.

No fly screens in the windows and sew
eral unclean conditions at the American
Salvation Army, at John Marshall place
and c street northwest. is the report made
by Inspector Norris Of the health depart
ment.
The answer from Mrs. John Smalley,
wife Of Commander Smalley. is that there
have not been sufficient contributions re-
Gently TO conduct the home on q strictly
sanitary basis.
Dr. Norris made. an inspection Of the
American Salvation Army's home on
orders from DIR. woodward. He reported
that unless the conditions described by
him were rectified he would recommend
closing the home.
He said that the home is conducted for
orphan children. for children who have
dren whose mothers work all day and
use the army's home as q sort Of day
nursery.
One of the most serious charges by DR..
Norris was that milk from the Strauss
laboratory was ordered for two. children
and then divided among Ave children.
Mrs. Smalley called on Dr. Woodward
in great haste this morning. She SAID
the charge was not true and was found
ed on q misunderstanding. Two chill
dren have Strauss milk, and the other
three have milk from another source. she
asserted.
DIR. Norris Also reported that children
at the home are allowed to have milk
from dirty milk bottles. He said that he
saw child drinking milk from bottle
with nipple on which stale milk was
caked.
He recommended also that the children
be provided with separate beds, and that
the mothers who leave children there all
day and who leave food for the children
should be required to leave the proper
kind Of Good
Clean plumbing and toilet rooms are
recommended by the inspector. A stable
with manure bin in bad Shape was
described by the inspector as a breed
| ing place for flies.
Mrs. Smailey called to see DR.. Wood
| ward this morning. She promised that
every available thing would be done to
keep the home clean.
The expenses and income of the home
| were growing farther and farther apart
she declared. Fly screens would cost
much more than the army has on hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-29
DECIDES AGAINST HYDE
DENIED NEW TRIAL FOR THE
MUIrER OF SWOPE.
Notion ct Once Filed for an Arrest
Of Judgment in the
Physicians Case.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. June 29.-Dr. B.
c. Hyde, convicted May 16 last OF poison
lnS Col. Thomas H. Swope, the millionaire
phiianthropist, was denied>a new trial by
Judge Ralph 8. Latshaw in the criminal
court here this morning.
The Prisoners attorney Immediately
Med motion for the arrest of judy
ment. and the Judge set Tuesday next
IS the time for argument. When their
motion is disposed of next week the
matter OF appeal to the supreme court
and motion to release DR.. Hyde on
bond will be taken up.
Mrs. Hyde sat beside her husband dur
ing the reading of Judge Latshaw's de-
cision this morning Neither appeared
disturbed by the courts refusal to grant
new trial. Hyde smiled back at his
wife as he was returned to his cell.
Col. Swope. who died last October left
an estate valued at more than $3,uOO 60.
DR. Hyde was tried on the specific charge
Of numbering Col. Swope by the admin
istratiOn of poison while attending him As
a physician. There are ten other indict-
ments against the physician, charging
various members of the Swope family.
The theory of the state was that Hyde
desired the other heirs to get possession
OF the estate through his wife's inhefi-
lance. Mrs. HYDE was a niece of Col
1wope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-29

BATON ROUGE, La. June 29.-Accord-
ing to the plan of the democratic leaders
here Gov Jared Y. Sanders will be elect
by the legislature now in session here.
Lieut.. Gov. Lambremont will succeed
Sanders.
Committees OF the Senate and House
left last night for New Orleans to at
tend the funeral of Senator Samuel ID.
McEnery Of Louisiana. They will reach
the Crescent city tomorrow morning
about o'clock and the funeral will be
held at 1880 o'clock.
The congressional Representatives desig-
mated by Vice President Sherman and
Speaker Cannon are Senators Foster OF
louisiana. Doiliver of Iowa, Bailey OF
Texas, Gamble of South Dakota. Clay OF
Georgia, Bradley of Kentucky, Johnston
OF Alabama and Chamberlain Of Oregon
and Representatives Broussard, Watkins
Ransdell, Wickliffe. Pujo. Estopinal and
Gilmore Of Louisiana, Taylor OF Alabama
Beall of Texas Macon of Arkansas. Sis
son of Mississippi. Mckinley. of Illinois,
Grant of North Carolina and Barchffeld
of Pennsylvania.
Upon hearing of the death of Senator
McEnery President Taft sent the follow
ing telegram to Mrs. McEnery:
Il am shocked to hear of the death OF
Senator McEnery, who said goodbye to
me at the White House in apparent good
health two days ago. The senator was
a public servant with the highest sense
Of duty. He was patriot in every sense
and q man who had endeared himself to
US all. WILLIAM H. TAFT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-29
FORTUNE FOR GLrDDENITE.
Faas, With $50 in Pocket, Heir "a
Million and q Half.

DES MONIES, Iowa, June 29.-Word
was received here last night from Chi
cago that Rudolph J. faas, driving n
car i'm the Glidden tour. has fallen heir
to a fortune OF $f,5Oo,oo0 through the
death of his grandfather, Rudolph A.
Faas of Wurtemburg. Germany.
The news found no more surprised man
than Faas himself.
81 certainly have a grandfather in
Germany he said. Il also expected to
get a little something from him. but I
never dreamed Of anything like this.
MY grandfather and my father were
not always the best OF friends have
long been in line for some of his estate.
My father is his only living child, all
other children being dead.
Il received a letter from my grand
father about two months ago. He told
me he was sick, but I had no idea that
he was near death.
There is something ironical about this
piece OF good luck. Right now I have
just SO I'm my pocket.
Isn't IL q joke to be worth q million
and a half and have only twenty? And
I am driving without q cap"
Faas' grandfather was formerly chief
forester to Emperor William, and through
his royal patron made his fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-29
BAND MUSIC ON FOURTH
TO BE FEATURE OF SAFE AND
SANE CELEBRATION.
Fireworks Day and Night to Be
Ample and Unique, Says
Chairman Kelly.

Band music will be one of the features
Of the safe and sane Fourth. -Four OF
the best bands in the city are at the dis
posal Of the joint committee already.
Director Santlemann of the Marine
Band and Director Kampar of the Engi-
neer Band, after consulting their men,
have told the members Of the committee
that these bands would help celebrate the
day free of charge. This will enable the
committee to spend considerable music
money in some other direction.
AS the funds are still low, 500 being
lacking of the full figure, every penny
that can be saved will be appreciated.
The band concerts will begin at $50 in
the morning and last until $3.50 at night.
In addition to the two bands mentioned,
the list infantry Band and the I'd In
fantry Band, N. G.. D. c., will furnish
music
DR. Hudson, superintendent of the bath
ing beach, has put the start Of the swim
ming races at 1880 The original plan
was to start them of at . pm, sinful
taneous with the games Many OF the
swimmers. however, want to enter the
track games.
J. Fred Kelley, chairman Of the subcom-
mittee on fireworks. will announce the
program Of pyFeteehhics in a few days.
I'VE expect to haye a firework dis
Dlay that Will do Washington credit"
said Mr. Kelley today. Owing to the
fact that the subscriptions are not com
ing in as rapidly as they ought to, we
have had to be careful in our expendi-
lures, but we have not stinted our
selves in the matter Of fireworks.
.'The daylight fireworks and the old
fashioned Examinations have been well sc,
lected There are plenty Of funny-shaped
balloons for the youngsters to capture
az tfey come down, SO the little ones
would better be on hand early