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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
"knock Me When I'm Dead.

The following appeared in the
Southern Buck. an Elks' publication,
and 1t appears to all the bill:
I've noticed when fellow dies, no
matter what he's been.
A sanity chap. or one whose life was
darby stepped in sin
His friends forget the bitter words
they spoke but yesterday,
And now they find a multitude of pref
ty things to say,
Some kindly word or goodly act long
buried out of sight:
But, II its all the same to you, just
give to me instead
The bouquets while I'm living and the
knocking when I'm dead.
Don't save your kisses to imprint up
on my marble brow,
While countless maledictions are
hurled upon me now;
Say just one kindly word to me while
mourn here alone.
~Aao uoA save ali your SulOSy 10
carve upon a stone!
What do / care If when I'm dead the
Bloomington Gazette
Gives me writeup with a cut in
mourning border set?
1t will not fiatter me bit, no matter
what is said,
So kindly throw your bouquets now.
and knock me when I'm dead
1t may be fine when one is dead to
have folks talk SO.
To have the flowers come in loads
from relatives you know;
1t may be nice to have these things,
for those you leave behind,
But just as far as I'm concerned,
really do not mind;
I'm quite alive and well today, and,
while / linger here,
Lend me helping hand at times
give me words of cheer;
Just change the game little bit; just
kindly swap the decks,
For will be no Judge of flowers when
I've cashed in my checks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
The Reciprocity Of Smiles.

Sometimes / wonder why they smile
80 pleasantly at me,
And pat my head when they pass by
as friendly as can be;
Sometimes wonder why they stop
to tell me How'd do,
And ask me how old am and where
I'm going to;
And ask me can spare a curl and
say they used to know
A little girl that looked like me, oh
Years and years ago;
And told Mamma how they smiled
and asked her why they do,
So she said if you smile at folks
they always smile at you.
l never knew / smiled at them when
they were going by,
guess / smiled all by myself and
that's the reason why;
just look up from playing, and ii
it's any one | know
And they most always smile at me
and maybe say Hello;
And I can smile at ayone, no matter
who or where
Becuse I'm just little girl with lots
of them to spare:
And mamma said we ought to smile
at folks, and il you do
Most always they feel better and
they smile right back at you.
And when so many smile at me and
ask me for a curl
1t makes me think most everybody
likes a little girl;
And once when | was playing and a
man was going by
He smiled at me and then he rubbed
some dust out of his eye,
Because it made it water SO, and
said he used to know
A little girl up in his yard who used
to smile just SO;
And then asked why don't she now
and then he said You see"
And then he rubbed his eye again
and only smiled at me.
u. w. Foley in Golfers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16

The city of Los Angeles, Cal, has
a press agent who's stands at the head
of the list. The latest story he sent
out concerns an old couple who were
boarding train to leave that city and
who were asked if they were going
to do little travelling. NO, not ex-
actly," the old man is quoted as say
ing. My wife and I. you see. have
had about our share of life. | am III,
and my wife is 106, and we are go
ing down to San Francisco to die.
You can't die in Los Angeles"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16

OF Barry are the guests OF Arthur Nc.
Neall and family.
Clarence Sutton of Quincy spent
Sunday with his parents, w. L. SUIT.
ton and wife.
M. B. Drake is visiting his friend
Miss Alma Leinbach OF Chestnut,
this week.
Misses Lille, Laura and Nina Dun.
gan Of Burlington, Iowa, spent last
week with G. A. Binkley and family.
Rufus Hecox was working in Car
thage last week.
Art McNeall returned home from
Chicago last Friday.
Mrs. Fannie Helm, who has been
visiting relatives here, returned to
her home in Augusta Saturday.
e. o. Reaugh OF Carthage was seen
on our streets Saturday.
Miss Marie Lemons of Augusta,
was the guest Of Miss Hazel Hecox
last week.
Miss Orva Johnson is visiting with
friends and attending the chautauqua
at Hamilton this week.
C. G. Kemp and wife Of Indianapo.
Lis. Ind, are visiting friends and rela.
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Binkley spent
Monday with James Immel and fam
lily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16

An estimate of the bacteria census
OF shipment of bad eggs oyerhauled
by food inspectors in Pittsburg runs
like this: Two hundred three duode
cillions, SO unadecillIons, 327 decil-
lions, 443 nonillions, 7S6 octillions, 200
septillions, 99S sextillions, 729 quin-
tillions, ia quadrillions, 1o1 tril'ions,
GAL billions. 223 millions, s1e.225
germs. A few more bad eggs would
have used up all the figures in the
arithmetic
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
a Great Game

Cedar Rapids Republican. There
is one lone regular Republican who
was nominated in Kansas But he Is
to have oppositiont that will probably
prove fatal to him. A leading Demo
crat has announced himself as an in
dependent candidate. He prefaced
his announcement with the statement
That The progressive Republicans
and Democrats are without a candi-
date" and therefore he got into the
game. It's a great game, isn't it9
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16

got very far along with it. That the
8 per cent Increase in duty on a
small part Of the American importa-
tions increased by the profits of the
Aldrich company by penny is not
economically possible That being
true the whole of Senator Bristow's
structure falls to the ground.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16

Miss Bessie Oliver. who is the
champion speller of Oklahoma, is only
fourteen yesrs Of age. Because of her
being the best speller in the state,
she was sent to the recent conven-
ton of teachers, which was held in
Boston. She outspelled more than a
hundred contestants from all parts
OF the state, 1000 words being given
out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16

is apt to desert the insurgents any
day when the change appears good
one from a business standpoint. Like
wise it has many leaders like Bristow,
who, essentially selfish, have attached
themselves to what they consider a
popular movement with the object OF
getting prominence and offices for
themselves"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16

DiSdOp 0lSCI vi lilS NEW LUX ulO-
cese of the Episcopal church has
asked all the clergy in his jurisdic-
ton, through letter. addressed to the
New York papers, to pray for the re-
covery of Mayor Gaynor Following
is his telegram to the Tribune:
North East Harbor, Me.
August IL.
Editor New York Tribune,
Tribune Building, New York.
Permit me to ask through you that
prayer be offered next Sunday In all
the Episcopal churches of New York
for the speedy and complete recovery
OF the mayor from the cruel and muir
derous attempt against his life, and
to request that the clergy voice
the sentiment of the community in
denouncing so foul an act.
DAVID H. GREER,
Bishop of New York.
The Sun announces that the presi-
dent of the Congregation Rodeph
Sholom, BENJAMIN Blumenthal, has
ordered the officiating rabbis of the
synagogue, Lexington avenue and Six
ty-third street, TO offer special prayer
at the services for the speedy recov-
cry of Mayor Gaynor.''
The Buffalo News points out that
the purpose of the bishops request
and the presidents order to the
rabbis of the synagogue is the same.
It is one expression of the feeling of
the people they respectively repre-
sent, rather than a necessary call up
on the Almighty to do something to
save the city's honored chief from
death. The sense of both is indicated
in the last clause of the bishops APP
peal to his clergy-that they should
voice the sentiment of the community
in denunciation Of the would-be as
sassin's cowardly act. The News
thinks it probable that if Robert G.
Ingersoll we're in New York today he
would join in the petitions so invok-
ed-not as plea to the Almighty, but
as one more voice added to the chorus
of protest against the horrible way of
redressing assumed grievances of
which Gallagher's dastardly act was
an example. AS to the lesson of the
incident the News well says.
With the prayer for the mayors
recovery should go VOW to remedy
an evil state of affairs shown in the
growing frequency of this crime. May
or Gaynor would be in his usual
health today if we were not a people
too ready with lawless and merciless
means for getting our own way or
destroying those who block it. If
PRAYER. as some see it, is subjective
in its operation and brings results by
putting those who pray in harmony
with the will and the character of
Him to whom prayer is addressed,
this should be the evidence of such a
Transformation on our part-that we
should see to it that law is better
enforced within the range of our au-
thority. Murder would be far less
common-es especially the deliberate
kind such as Gallagher attempted
if the penalty for murder were as GER
tain as it is possible for us to make
1T.
We play with penalties and mock
pleas to evade our duty, and when
we have so abetted crime we are
ready enough to ask Almighty God to
set aside the operation of His laws to
avert the consequences of our needless
violation of ours
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
keokuk, Iowa ........ Aug. IS, 1910

According to scientific authority en-
ergy can be developed by eating plen-
ty of raisins. The advisability of
feeding them in large quantities TO a
certain baseball club will occur to ev-
eryone hereabouts at once
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
BOWEN, ILL.
, . . . . . -

Harry veach Of Clayton ia visiting
his sister, Mrs. Clyde Smith and
family.
Edward Bucklew and wife we're in
Hamilton Friday.
Pauline Hart OF Quincy is the guest
Of Mrs. w ]. Corbin this week.
Mrs. Dandy Harrison and children
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
AS il should be.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Keo-
kuk commissioners have backed up;
they have finally decided to have all
their meetings public. That's as 1t
should be. City business is public
business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16

People who ignorantly associate
the name OF Colonel Henry Waiter
son with mint juleps will be surpris
ed to learn the latest crusade OF the
talented colonel is the advocacy Of
buttermilk as the ideal summer bev
erage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16

An interesting feature of a very in
teresting issue tSeptember) of ST.
Nicholas is the publication of mum.
Der of letters from readers OF that
splendid organization, the st. Mich
olas league, containing suggestions
for new features in ST. Nicholas, with
reasons therefor. One young girl
wants something nice for two or
three girls of my age to do on wet
misunderstanding that we can do
without much preparation to worry
other people, in short department
of indoor amusements. A fourteen
year-old lad suggests a department of
anecdotes, and another boy wants to
see dear old .Jack-in-the-Pulpit' re-
yived." Then another girl asks for
department devoted to all sorts of
needlework; another, for a depart
ment of current events; another for
a page of inventions and discoveries;
and an Honor Member, for personal
sketches of notable men of the day.
The editor Of the league explains that
many of the excellent suggestions re-
ceiyed from its members have al
ready been considered some of them
very hard and very often, But league
members cannot fbe expected to- know.
all the reasons why all these features
cannot be carried out, and why only
those good ones that appeal to the
largest number of subscribers can be
adopted. 1t is good discipline to have
to express oneself clearly and give
reasons why an opinion or preference
is held; and in this regard the prose
competition was a distinct success"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
PRAYING FOR MAYOR cAyNoR.

Bishop Greer of the New York do
cese of the Episcopal church has
asked all the clergy in his jurisdic-
ton, through a letter addressed to the
New York papers, to pray for the re-
covery of Mayor Gaynor Following
is his telegram to the T.fbnne:
North East Harbor, Me.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
the country in search OF health is on
the right track.
THE SEPTEMBER MAGAZINES.

The September number Of Outing is
special fall shooting number,
printed in two colors and with many
colored photographs and paintings.
The articles are widespread in inter-
est; special mention should be made,
however, of an article by Dillon Wal
lace on 'AThe Passing of Our Big
Game" Mr.. Wallace endeavors to
show in this article that strong meas
ures must be taken shortly, to protect
many of our priced animals that are
fast going the same route as the
Bison-to extinction
The September Smart Set magazine
comes out this month in enlarged
form. 2. Phillips Oppenheim's latest
novel, Havoc begins publication in
this number. Oppenheim is probably
the most widely read novelist today,
and his work is in big demand.
Havoc" is his newest Offering, and
the Smart Set will run 1t in the next
seven or more numbers. The plot
concerns a young American newspa-
per correspondent, an English diplo-
matte agent and beautiful singer of
the Vienna opera house. whose efforts
to get at the inside workings of Aus
trian political conditions give rise to
thrilling adventures. Wyndham Mar
tyn follows up his successful book,
The Man Outside" with another and
equally interesting romance which
forms the complete novel in this issue
of the Smart Set. This is the story
of Virginia girl who goes to Paris
to study for a musical career. Her
adventures with studio in New York
and later in Florence, where during
short tour of Italy she falls in with
a Russian countess who is in danger
of being fieeced by fine pair of
American sharpers. form a highly in
teresting story.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-05

December l. at the Naomi mine, Pa.
rs deaths; December c. at the Monon-
gah mine. w. Va. 1858 deaths: De-
cember 16. at the Yolande mine, Ala.
Sc deaths; December 10. at the Darr
mine, Pa, ESQ deaths:
In the month Of December alone,
says Mr.. Rice. GAS men were sacrificed
chiefly from the Nefrects OF coal dust.
which If not the initial cause in all
cases was the agency carrying death.
1t was after these explosions that
the federal government took up an in
uuiry into the causes of the disasters
and established the testing station at
Pittsburg. The very first work was to
prove to the mine owners and miners
that coal dust alone would explode.
The dust was placed in sylinder 100
feet long and six feet in diameter.
with Il canrOn imbedded in one end.
This cannon was filled with black
powder and discharged by electricity
into the coal dust. In practically
every instance there was terrific eX-
plosiou, even more violent than that
caused by fire damp. Each succeed
ing experiment went rurther TO show
that coal dust Is the greatest danger
In the mines.
Fire damp, according to Mr. Rice,
carries its own warming Whenever
gas Is present in a mine in dangerous
quantities a blue flame rises from the
safety lamp of the miner to warn him
of danger; but coal dust, though Visi-
BILE. does not attract attention unless
in large quantities Fire damp is gen
orally found in certain parts of the
tn1,l n nd -
cases is controlled by
means of the ventilating. currents.
If a body of fire damp ignited in a
mine the force OF the explosion IL ter
rltic, but the effect Is localized unless
dry coal dust is present or unless
las rarely happens) an explosFble
mixture of air and gas extends
through large areas of the, mine In
a mine that is dry. dust accumnlates
and the blast from the
ignition and combustion OF the pitu-
minous dust may traverse miles of
rooms and entries and even wreck
structures at the entrance of the
mine.
since 1t has been generally accept
ed by the government authorities that
coal dust is explosive. the investisa-
tors have been lonNlHS ~ ~
dy. Various experiments In SPHINX IL
ing the roadways of the mines Is sat
urating the air entering mines with
steam so as to produce humidity ana
in placing zones OF stone dust In the
mines have all been tried with vary
Ing success. A number of these eN
periments are described by Mr' Rice
in the bulletin just Issued which Is OF
special interest to the ste operators
and miners OF West Virginia,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-05
COME TO CTNCINNATI-BTY 4
,CNTvTHE3N OHIO FARM, SEND
ENOF{ MY LIST OF FARM
BARGAINS.

IA acres. 5-room house, barn, fruit,
acre alfalfa, / acre. berries Il
niles from traction. all hay in now,
ST. 900. one-half down 50 acres roll o., l..
bindings SI,2OG: one-half down. q
acres Ielvel and rolling land, one mhe
from Ohio river and traction. good
buildings, $500 to $1,000 down 40
acres level land. 5-r2om house new
harm, near traction, mare. cows
200 chickens, all tools and all crops
$500, one-half down. 80 acres IeyeI
and rolling land, 10 acres bottom, hog
fences, good buildings, near traction,
horses. COW, l hetfer, 200 chick
ems. ali tools, IA acres corn, IL acres
TOBACCO and other crops for $500;
1880 down. 243 acres on Bear
creek, so acres bottom, good build
.Ings, $4,000: $1,000 down. 100 acres
near traction. level land. $500; one
half down. 1O3 acres, fine improve
ments, level land, a hog farm for &c.
500. 72 acres fine tobacco land Wei
improved, near traction, $500: one
hair down. send for my new list OF
100 Ohio farms. Limestone land, me
for bluegrass. Frank II. Grove, 33l
Il. Fourth ST., Cincinnati, o.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-05
HIGHL r PLEA SING
70 WEST VIRGINIA
Is the Appointment of DR..
Holmes as Director of the
Bureau of Mines.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. s.
The appointment of Dr. Joseph Austin
Holmes to be director of the new bu-
reau of mines will be highly pleasing
to the coal operators and miners of
West Virginia, Ohio <ld' Pennsylvania
by practically all of whom he had
been endorsed for the position. DR..
Holmes has been in charge of the
work at the testing station at Pitts
burg for a couple of years or more
and his work here has been eminently
satisfactory to the mining interests
of these states. Many operators
from these states endorsed him for
the place in letters sent to the Presi-
dent and in other ways and his Sc
lection was practically necessitated in
spite of the reported opposition of
Secretary Ballinger, under whose de-
partment he will come, by reason of
the almost unanimous demand for his
appointment
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-05

Today's ads, with their dOliar-savIng
chances, should appeal to All those to
whom "dOIInr-savIng'' is at all worth
while.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-05

10 C1PE

. C.
racing y program OF running races
Will be pnt on.
AItHoTgh the race program is sec
ohd TO none In sthe- state and horse
racing forms a big feature OF every
laiE. yet racing viii not b@ the whole
ching at Fairmont. Last year the
midway there was the finest IN the
state and this year 1t VIII be even
better.
There will be many free attractions
and special features. among them a
daily ariship ascension. The regu-
lar departments will be overfiowing
with exhibits. In the live stock,
horticultural, fine arts and other de-
partments there, will be the largest
and finest exhibits in the history Of
the fair, farmers and stock-growers
having shown greater interest in the
FTairmont fair this year than ever
before.
All the roads are leading to Fair
mont this week and the city has
made every preparation for the
handling of enormous crowds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-05
IAG Be
FOR Old EAIR
Grand Harvest Home Festival
Here Will Be Bigger,
Better Than Ever.

Prepara:gons are now well m
der way for the forty--fourth annu-
~ meeting OF .sThe Old Clarksb urg
Fair" which win be held, Monday,
T.uesday. wednesday and Thursday.
IS. 20, 21 ana %. on the
beautiful grounds of the West Vir-
ginla Central Agricultural & Mechan-
Iiaai er,rltty IN this city. Untiring
EFFORTS are being exerted by the oth-
GERS, to make the meeting this year
the most successful and largest at
tended in the history Of this old and
nonuIar society. To this end a greater
Number of attractions are being en-
Gagged. more money Is being spent IN
the preparations and more liberal
premiums Will be awarded to exhibit
ors and contestants.
"The Old Clarksburg Fair is known
throughout West Virginia as being
nerhaps the most successful and most
largely attended annual harvest home
AFFAIR that is held in the state In-
mepse crowds always attend and they
are always so pleased and delighted
that they go again the next year
taking more of their friends and rela-
tives.
The society owns one Of the pretti-
est fair grounds in the state and as
they make an ideal picnic place with
their large shade trees and beautiful
natural setting, many families
throughout central West Virginia are
accustomed to hold family gatherings
every year at the fair. There Is al
ways large force of special police
men on the grounds and no disorderly
conduct is tolerated. thus making 1t
absolutely $50 for the entire house
hold from ...e grandfather down t.
the youngest babe.
, Besides the multitude of attractions
one always sees at this old and sue
cessful fair, there will be several
special, opNn-air spectacular features
free TO all. Included will be a sensa-
tioual aerial feat that will be worth
going miles to witness.
More than six thousand dollars In
premiums and purses will be given
70 exhibitors and entrants this year
the FUNDS for those purposes. having
been increased by the directors to
meet the fairs expansion I'inera'
nremlums are given for. almost any
| thing one can think OF In TINS re-
snecf. THE Old ClarksburE Fair" Is
noted among West virginia EXPOSE
lions. -
Excursion rates Will be given by the
railroads, meals and refreshments
viii be sold on the grounds and there
will be, ample accommodations for all
one can enrich his education by at
tending this fair and seeing the stu
pendous exposition of the modern
things The talents Of men have accom-
plished. Take few days OF and g"
to this grand annual festival.