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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
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Sunday morning there passed
through Charleston pedestrian or
tramp who though en- a smaller scale
than Weston, the great waller. was
fully equipped for travel, having his
head we'll wrapped and carrying a
small kettle. He walked rapidly as
though he would not give up until, he
had pillowed his head on the Missouri
shore.
Thomas Dresser of Montrose was
in town Saturday
Mrs. L. A. Bassett and children at
tended the circus in Keokuk Friday.
Miss Mollie Schwarzentruber re-
turned from Keokuk Friday.
A. Nevill of Argyle was guest Of
John Caldwell Tuesday.
James Paschal spent Sunday with
his family near LaCrew.
Miss Lula Allen of Montrose spent
Sunday with Miss Iva Kerns.
Mrs. C. S. Bassett and daughters.
Miss Grace. teacher in the public
school, and Miss Bessie. music
teacher, OF Warren, we're in town Fri
day.
A. R. Coffev of New Bocson was a
business caller here Friday.
Henry Bentzinger of Charleston,
and John Bentzinger of Primrose,
were called to Medill, Mo-, Monday
/ by the death of their uncle Phillip
/ Martin, of that place. They left
for Medill on the Santa Fe Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. David woodward and
baby of Burlington are guests of Mrs.
Maria Pickering while enroute to
4 California.
C. A Swinderman and family and
yermazen Bros families attended the
funeral of the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Simn Griswold of Fort Madison
Friday. Much sympathy is felt fol
Mr.. and Mrs Griswold In the loss o.
bright little boy. Mrs. Griswolt
was formerly Miss Eva Swinderman o.
Charleston
Miss Mabel Busby spent Sunda!
with Miss Frances Marsh.
Mrs. Albert Soland of Niota, Ill
is a guest of Herman Haase, ST., wht
is in feeble health.
Mrs. Robt. Lamb entertained tn
Willing Workers in a very pleasan
; way Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
Good Democratic So peaches.

Clinton Herald The Democrats of
Iowa are patting Themselves on the
back and feeling better than they have
for long time. Two Republican ~
senators came to Iowa last week and
made speeches. They were the best
Democratic speeches tat have been
made in Iowa in many long day Not
only were they tie best, but they viii
prove more effective by reason of the
fact that they were made by men who
claim to be Republicans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
When the Earth Passes Through the
Comets Tail.

Edwin F. Naulty, in Golfers for
this week. presents the following sci
entific view of what may happen to-
day:
When Halley's comet. on May Is,
passes between the earth and the sun,
and the earth during the time the
comet is transiting the suns disk, is
swept by the celestial searchlight,
there will be no danger to the earth
from the tail of diffused sunlight"
but there may be danger from the 70
cal point as it sweeps across the rays
of sunlight which it condenses.
The gaseous head of the comet, any
where from IL to % times the size
OF the earth, acting aY a great lens.
must bring to a focal point some
where in space, the rays of sunlight
which it ccndenses.
II this focal point should reach the
earth's surface. it would sweep path
of fiery destruction along the zone
! it travelled Yet, as the comet and
earth are moving in opposite direc-
tions and the earth's speed is. rough
". &C, 900 miles an hour, that of the
comet being about 10000 miles an
hour, the time of passage of this focal
point over the earth's surface could
not be more than six hours nor COW
er more than 80 degrees of longitude
or distance of one quarter of the
earth's circumference.
Fortunately there are few centers
of population in the zone traversed
Mexico City and Bombay. India. are
almost in line, but the only heavily
inhabited regions are those of Siam
AMMAN, Luzon and Hawaii. This
does not mean that any of these places
are to be destroyed by the flam
: ing focal point of the comet. Fal
, from it, The comet would have te b,
I many times its present size, mucl
nearer the earth and of greater den
: sity to be able TO condense sunligh
. in the manner in which, by using
E lens of glass, the localized rays 0
: sunlight are made to volatilize metals
s From the rays of sunlight forming
J. the tail of the comet there is no dan
e ger to the earth, The only effect 0
+ these, as light, will be to cause an es
o ira brilliant day or light night. Blu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
FARM ON 49, RIsINe.

An interesting announcement from
Chicago is set forth in Bradstreet's, 10
which attention IS called By the he.
vance Star-Courier. to the effect
that various trust companies, insur-
ance organizations and other western
financial interests have Of late mark
ed up their rates for loans secured by
mortgages on farm properties in Illi-
nois. Iowa. Minnesota and other
western agricultural states. By rea-
son of these latest advances the min
imum rate OF interest on such loans
is now established at per cent, and
the statement is made that the OBJ
ject in raising the rate was not TO
check land speculation in general but
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

in the rays of invisible solar 1orce'
transmitted to the earth by the comet,
NAV be a cause for earth tremors,
storms and other phenomena.
The passage of every comet De
tween the earth and the sun is always
accompanied by such disturbances.
If we compare the solar system 70
a watch, of which the sun is the
handspring and the planets the WORKS,
IT is quite evident that any abnormal
body entering this solar watch would
he bound to disturb its regular mo-
ton and this disturbance would de-
mend solely on the size and density OF
the abnormal body. The comparison
is crude since it refers only to mo-
ton and it is a well established fact
that planets have no effect on the mo-
ton of the earth on its axis or oroit-
Ordinarily the earth receives only
an infintismal amount of the energy
radiated from the sun. but If between
the earth and sun is interpnsed rap
idly moving sphere of gas, acting as
lens and capable of focusing extra So
lar force on it. it is quite evident that
the earth must adjust itself to absorb
this extra force in some manner. Inc
atmosphere vapors may do it by con-
densing into clouds, haze or fog, thus
shielding the earth from the extra
+ light rays, but if the invisible solar
force rays pass through the earth as
/ X-rays through Opaque substances. the
only adjustment possible to the earth
is a Encouragement of its molecular
parts equaling in energy the extra so
lar energy in which the earth is tenn
i porarily bathed. thus come such earth
tremors and quakes, auroras, disturb
ances fthe atmospheric she'll re
sulting in storms. fogs, strong winds
magnetic and electrical disturbances
and an unusually sensitive chemical
condition in which potentially explos
i've compounds. having their slight sta
bility upset, blow up without cause.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
Worry for Deliver

Senator Delivers analysis OF the
tariff Law is receiving unqualified
praise from Democratic newspapers
The senior Iowa senator will be phe-
nomenany lucky if some OF his utter
ances on the subject do not return to
plague him in future years. -Keokuk
Gate City.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Dolliver has
earned his worriment If that were
all, the circumstance would not be
worth more than passing notice I'm
fortunately. the senator was elected as
a Republican and still poses as a Re
publican while consorting with the
Democrats in fighting Republican adj
ministration measures and trying to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
President Taft.

Creston Advertiser: The name of
Taft will live long after the names OF
those who can find no good in him
are forgotten. The people do not adj
mire the egotist and the self-seeker,
and while perhaps such a man may
have a momeRtary triumph, his sue
cess is short lived and he is soon rele-
gated to the rear, forsaken and forgot
ten. Taft is endeavoring TO carry out
the pledges OF the Republican party
made in its national platform and he
ought to have the help and support of
every Republican who believes in re-
demption of party pledges above mere
political advancement for themselves
President Taft is an upright. hard
working. conscientious official He is
student OF affairs and he knows con
ditions and circumstances and he is
not the pliable tool OF any class of
men or OF any interest. He is just a
man of the people who is anxious
to accomplish things which will bring
peace and plenty to them and theirs.
President Taft is not fool. neither
+ is he a knaye.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
Carroll at Manila.

Des Moines Capital; Governor Car
roll sounded a keynote Saturday
night in his opening campaign speech
at Manila which will certainly be
gratifying to his friends and will give
his enemies something to think about
unless factional prejudice has made
thought impossible.
The governor is placed in trying
position. but he handled himself with
tact. Naturally averse to self-exploit-
alton he was nevertheless forced TO
make a personal defense of himself
and his administration. We publish
his speech In full elsewhere and COM
mend ii to the Republican voters OF
Iowa for fair and impartial reading.
Before being nominated and elected
governor Mr.. Carroll held the office
of state auditor He was one of the
best auditors the state ever had and
brought about a complete transforma-
ton in the melnod OF transacting the
public business. 1t was the knowl-
which worked SO largely to his adj
vantage in his candidacy for COVER
nor.
Governor Carroll has not been q
spectacular governor. but he has at
tended to the official duties. When
he has found grafters he has dis
charged them. Men affiliated with the
opposing faction in Republican poll
tics have in scores of cases been
permitted to hold their places in case
their work was otherwise acceptable.
Who inagines that stand-pat Re-
publican would be permitted TO re-
main on state house pay roll in
case the opposition should secure full
control of the state administration?
| Governor Carroll has given the
ton as governor which he gave as
auditor When he became governor
| there was treasury balance of
/ little more than SOL 900. On the
ninth day OF the present month there
was a treasury balance of s1,165.13-
certainly not the kind OF a showing
| which should d 1scredit the admins
tration in the eyes of the taxpayer
of this state.
4 Governor Carroll ought not to hav,
been compelled to make campaign
for denomination. He would not bu
for the selfish ambitions of men VIII
are determined to drive out of publ
life those whom they cannot eontro
We do not believe. however. tina
: the anti-Carroll campaign can be
success. The Capital could create
sensation in Iowa # it we're permitte
: TO publish some Of the commune:
: lions received from all parts OF tn
} state that while the writers hav
J been progressive in other years, the
are determined to stand by Caro-
this year, as they believe his defes
) would be blow from which the R
: publican party in Iowa would not r
} cover in years
/ Governor Carroll can make car
+ paign upon his own merits as eli
zen and public official and upon II
record of his administration. Whe
a TO these things are added as a pol
q ical asset that sense of fair play whis
permeates the breast of the ayera.
i man, the prediction would seem wa
q ranted that the result of the p
mary three weeks from tomorrow W
crown his campaign with the We
done OF popular approval.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

"a man will starye for his art. but
almost any woman will write almost
anything for money Thus promi-
nent English publisher explained the
other day the erotic tendencies OF
modern novels which, he declared,
are for the most part written by and
for women. The indictment is a
strong one, but the important cues
ton is. Is it true? Some such novels
have been written by women, it will
have to be confessed, but it remains
to be proved that a majority OF them
are from that source.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
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Mrs. C. E. Lucas visited last week
with Miss Florence McCabe OF Ka.
hoka
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E Norton enter
tanned Mr. Norton's mother of Fort
Madison last week.
Grover Sells, wife and children Of
Medill are spending few days with
L. A. Marsh and family.
Rev. Alexander filled his regular
appointment here Sunday morning
and night.
Lenna Painter was shopping in La
hoka Saturday.
Bert Richey came down Sunday
morning from Fort Madison and
brought his little sister who has been
visiting there for several days,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Shea and chill
dren OF Fox City. spent Sunday with
Mrs. Sheas mother. Mrs. Epperhart
Mrs. Devance entertained friends
from Medill Saturday evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

The Iowa senators are demanding
the retirement Of the Iowa congress
men who voted for the tariff bill.
They are asking the retirement OF
these men because they are ham
pering" the senators. This hereto
fore unheard-of demand prompts the
Clinton Herald to say
..The idea that congressman repre-
sents the senators instead OF the DIS
tricts from which they are sent Is
new one. But in these days many new
and peculiar ideas are being al
vanced.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

defeat Republican for second term
in the goveFnofsaip. 1t is the party
that suffers most severely by the sena-
tors political tergiyersations and in
gratitude. Dolliver practically says he
is above the Republican party and that
he will go his own way, saving never
uttered by Lincoln, Grant, Mckinley.
Roosevelt. Taft or other Republican
leaders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
THE COMET.

This evening the earth will pass
through the tail OF Halley's comet, but
as the tail is nothing more than light
no danger need he apprehended. Hal
ley's comet has made its appearance
regularly every seyenty-fve years
since the morning stars sang together.
and if any serious results had followed
they would have been made part of
history There is no record Of any
untoward events on the occasion of
any OF its previous appearances, and
none need be feared now
There are said TO be poisonous gases
in the comets tail. but if so the fact
Is of academic interest only The
earth is protected by a dense atmos-
phere two hundred miles thick. against
which poisonous gases would hurl
themselves in vain. So resistant is the
earth's atmosphere that solid meteors
cannot penetrate IT without burning
up Gases, whether poisonous or not,
are still less capable of doing harm.
The really remarkable phenomenon
in connection with the comets present
appearance is that at the time the
comet crosses the plane of the earth
the sun. the comet and the earth viii
be in a straight line. with the comet
between the earth and the sun. It vii
be twelve million miles from the eartf
and about eighty million miles from
the sun. The coincidence CT the come
! being between the earth and the SUI
at almost the sama hour that i
crosses the plane of the earth +
5 exceedingly rare 1t may not happier
: again for many centuries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
Advertising keokuk.

Oskaloosa Herald The board of
directors OF the Commercial club of
Keokull has decided to launch big
campaign of advertising, and every
city and town and hamlet in the Unit
ed States is to be told OF the oppor-
tunities at Keokuk for the manufactur-
er. merchant and homaseeker. Pub
liefty pays and Keokuk win reap a
generous reward
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
AN EFFICIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

AN EFFICIENT REPRE- SEN A I'VE.
The First district has had many able
and efficient representatives in con
gress. but no one that was more
closely identified with the interests of
his constituents than Congressman
Kennedy or w1o accomplished more
for them. Mr.. KENNEDY is enc with
his constituents in thought and pur
pose and from tins first has been in
close touch with them By means Of
personal visits and correspondence
he has kept informed concerning their
needs and wishes. and ..e has spared
neither time nor effort in serving
them. In the matter OF securing
pensions for Needy and deserving old
soldiers he has been especially active
and successful. Many an old soldier $
widow, also, owes II TO Mr. kennedy
that she is provided for in her OLD
age and can spend her declining years
in peace and comfort AS a member
of the rivers and harbors coRmitteS
of the national house ar. Kennel,
has rendered service Of especial valu,
to the First district He has care
fully conserved the interests Of tn,
district and promoted them wheneve
possible He mas also been success
full in securing proper share of tn
appropriation for public building.
as the people OF Fort Madison ca
testify In no lire Of endeayor ha
our present representative falle
short of public expectation, and in
number of cases he has accomplishe
the seemingly impossible. If ever
First district congressman fairl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

Deliver and Cummins demand the
defeat of Kennedy, Smith and Hull,
So do the Democrats in their districts.
Iowa City Republican.
Two excellent reasons why the
congressman named should be re-elect-
ed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

Wet weather is not pleasant wealth
err, but it is the making OF the crops.
If we can now have period of bright
warm weather vegetation OF all kinds
viii fairly Guido itself in growth. The
season i, a bit late, but with proper
conditions from now on bumper crops
will be possible
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

The State Medical society and the
tail OF Halley's comet are due in Des
Moines on the same day. This looks
like unjust discrimination in favor OF
the capital city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

earned denomination and reelection in
return for valuable services 10 MS
constituents that congressman is Hon
G. A. Kennedy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

The fact is remarked by the Daven-
port Democrat that when insurgency
becomes chronic it isn't SO cute as
when it was acute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The open season for worry over
the outlook for the corn crop will find
plenty OF Iowans on the job, as US
ual' remarks the Des Moines Trib-
une,
Three years ago. recalls the Car
roll Herald, interference in Iowa pol
itics by the Washington crowd was
resented. Just es indicating that the
world does move, it is all right now
The Brighton Enterprise suggests
that too many people burn the
midnight oil when they ought to
be in bed asleep and then lie abed
in the morning when the sun furnish
es free light for everybody.
Honey. the boys have signed a
round robin asking me to come TO the
poker party tonight
Not tonight, my love. No one but
an easy mark is that popular with the
poker players
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18
DAILY BY MAIL.

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one wear .pI Four montns.- .sh-vs
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Entered In Keokuk postoffice as secoha
class matter.
postage prepaid; terms In advsnce.
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address is desired. state potn the oto
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Remit BIZ postofice money orasI.
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irving notice of the fact
Address all. communications 70
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

Pity Uncle George Perkins type
writer when that able editor ham
mers our his opinion of Senator Dol
liver these days.-Des Moines Trib-
une.
More pity is due the subject OF
Uncle Georges remarks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

How to Convince Her.
When a girl makes up her mind that
she is mans affinity he may as well
shorten the trouble by marrying her
and convincing her that she isn't
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

aThe Girl With the Whooping
Cough" is dead in New York. Bad
case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

This is, indeed. real poetry More
over it expresses thoughts We had
long entertained but were unable 10
ind consonants TO express.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

ond Plentyn Anian erbyn hyn
81 mhobman gartre: nj oes lyn
Mad Wv vn murmur with yrw fryn
Der odlau'r Bard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-18

The Christian Science Monitor de-
clares that Wales is not lacking in
native poets and quotes the following
verse from the collected Poems and
1.yricgs OF Eliyet Lewis, just publish
ed. as proof:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-22
SAILOR SHOCKS A SYMPA-
THIZER.

A passenger on a trans Atlantic
liner had an experience recently which
was calculated to make her believe
that a seaman is not apt to waste
many thoughts on his personal
troubles
The seaman who brought the trav-
eler. to this opinion had, the second
day out, Il fall which resulted in n
bad cut on the head. She was most
solicitous i'm her inquiries as TO well
fare when she saw the captain that
night. and would undoubtedly have
continued her sympathy had not n
rough sea called to mind her own
suffering.
-Four days later, however. when she
emerged. white and weak, from her
stateroom. she suddenly remembered
the poor sailor. In the course OF the
day she encountered him. with a
strip OF plaster on his forehead
How is your head?" she asked,
kindly, as he passed by her bent on
some duty.
west by south, ma'am," was the
reply.-Harpcr's.