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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23
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Mrs. Barbara Senst

Mrs. Barbara Senst died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ezekiel
Severns, residing near Warsaw, Ohio,
at about twelve o'clock Sunday. The
death was caused by an attack of
heart trouble, with which the deceas-
ed had been suffering for a period of
about three months prior to her death.
She was seventy-nine years of age
and was widow, survived by four
sons and one daughter The funeral
at the house Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock. Interment in the Warsaw
cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23

six persons we're present at the reun-
ion, being the seven children, broth
ers and sisters of the aged couple and
grand children and great grand chill
dren. The Rev. Mr.. Months is 80
years of age and his wife is n. They
have seven children and there has
not been a death in the family. The
children present were as follows: Mr..
and Mrs. Stewart Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. B. James, Mr. and Mrs. William
Months, all of Fredericktown; Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Months, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Spohn of Akron, O.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Green and family, Mrs.
Lydia Harding of Mt Vernon; Mr.. Or
vile Baker of Danville.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23
Mrs. Lucinda Hess

Mrs. Lucinda Hess died at her home
on West Vine street Monday after
noon at about 3:15 o'clock after a
three weeks illness caused by blad-
der trouble. The deceased was sixty
seven years of age at the time of her
death and is survived by her huband,
her mother, six sisters and two broth
ers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23
AWARD
Contract To Mt. Vernon
Bridge Co. For Two Bridges
Do County Commissioners At
Mondays Session

The county commissioners in regu-
lar session on Monday awarded two
contracts for bridges to the Mt. Yer
non Bridge company. One was the
Dugan bridge in Jackson township,
the contract price being $770. The
second was the Thuma Run bridge in
Morgan township for 1852.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23
Application For Guardian

Application has been made in pro-
bate court for the appointment of
guardian for John G. Roberts, an al
legged imbecile The application for
the appointment will be heard by
Judge Berry on September 27.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23
Deeds Filled

Deeds Filled
e. c. Rowand ct al. to John w.
Diehl, lot, Vernonview, $125.
Walter Hess to James II. Norrick,
lot IL, Hurd and Israel's add, How
ard $500.
Anthony w. Jordan to Julia A. Jor-
dan, lot 20, Norton's N. w. add, Mt.
Vernon, 81.
Same to same, part lot 20, same
add, 81.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23

FOR sALEan2OO Wine and whisky
barrels. California Wine House,
Mansfield, Ohio.
FOR SALE-Cheap. Good, large
work mare; good worker. single or
double. Must sell; no use for her, See
Col, l.. C. Hunt S6 Public Square, Cit
liens phone So Red
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23
Spitzer-Hammerle.
Weddniq

Mr.. Dewitt D. Splitter, formerly Of
Mt. Vernon, son of Mr., and Mrs. J.
A. Spitzer of this city, was united in
marriage at 2 o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon to Miss Grace Hammerle,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Ham
merle of 329 East Schiller street, Co.
lumbus. The ceremony was perform
ed at the home of the officiating min
lister, Rev. r. Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spitzer will take wedding trip, after
which they will live at 1S0 West
Eighth avenue, Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23
Months Family
Hold Reunion

The annual reunion of the Rev.
Samuel Months family was held at
Fredertcktown on Saturday Septem-
Der II. The event was in honor of
M. L. A. Months, who has been absent
for years in st. Louis, Mo. Twenty
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23
Guardian Appointed

Clarence Reese has been appointed
guardian of William Austin McArtor,
giving bond in the sum of $3.50 with
Irwin Young and L. F. West as sure
ties.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23

Thomas j. Higgins, executor of
James Higgins, has filed a second par
tial account, showing the following:
Received $1,000, paid out the same
amount.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23

Mr.. Russell Miller of Danville is
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart Months of Fredericktown.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-23
SOCIETY NOTES
WeIker-D Dennis

Wedding
Mr.. Jay e. Welker and Miss Daisy
M. Dennis, both of Butler township,
were united in marriage Saturday af-
ternoon by the Rev. A. B. Williams
at his home.
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Marriage License

John Styers, stone mason, and Sadie
Davis, both of Zuck. Hendricks Nc.
.Kee, Justice of the Peace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
WILL WIPE OUT DEFICIT.

]. NJ. Porter, private secretary tt
teenth Illinois district, writes from
Washington to the Monmouth Atlas
that Postmaster General Hitchcock is
determined that he will do his part
toward wiping out the deficit that has
/ been staring the department in the
face and last year reached nearly to
the seventeen million mark All
through the last few months he has
| Leen putting economies into effect and
had the pleasure of announcing come
little time ago that the department for
the last quarter that had been fully
checked up had paid its way He is
now engaged in cutting into the deficit
and has hopes that he will not have
very much OF one. il any, to report
when congress meets again next
fall.
The last reform that Mr.. Hitchcock
has inaugurated is the consolidation
of the star route service and the rural
free delivery into one organization
that he calls the division of rural
mails. The star routes have been
under the second assistant and the
rural free delivery under the fourth
assistant. The new order puts both
under the fourth and the two services
are to be so merged that great saving
will be the result.
The star routes had been carried by
contract and the rates of pay varied
greatly over the country. In most of
the sections, they Travelled some of the
same roads that the rural carrier
covered, and the duties were very
similar, although some of the star
route men did not make deliveries to
individuals but only carried pouch
mail for postoffices off the railroads.
MI. Hitchcock believes that many of
the doubled up routes can be handled
as well by one man and he figures that
uhe saving will be several million
ooliars a year, and all without loss of I
Mr.. Porter calls attention TO the
TACT that this is all in the line thar /
President Taft has been insisting on .
that the department be placed on a I
business basis and by the introduction
Oh modern business methods and the
avoidance of duplication OF endeavor
anat the affairs of the government IAN
be administered at great saving All
Of the departments are working along
Inls line and several of them have
-ound ways to inaugurate reforms that
VIII show UP in satisfactory way
when the years business is checked
Up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
ROOSEVELT AND TAFT

In discussing current reports as to
Theodore Roosevelt's attitude in the
present political situation, the La
Crosse Leader-Press voices the convic-
ton that the former President NAV
remain silent for time longer. but
When he does express himself that he
VIII be shown to be in complete accord
with Taft The Leader-Press sees no
reason to doubt that he will do this.
It's reasons for this belief, in brief. are
as follows:
He is, in the first place, RESPONSE
Die for Taft who could not have been
nominated and elected without his as
slstance, and in the second place he
appreciates better than others the
Difficulty of the Presidents position
and the obstacles he is obliged to con
tend with IN pushing through a reform
= oposltlon. With memory of the
feouIfS and disappointmelts he himself
received from congress, he cannot
lndorse the stand of impatient critics
no demand that the President com
pei congress to do something at once
Much less can he line up win the
purely undertaking element the scan
dal.-hunting section of the opposition
TO the President, for he has never been
aDle 10 conceal his contempt for tbe
breed - .he
Altogether, one has no reason 70
doubt that Mr.. Roosevelt whan be
does say anything, will say It IN Inc
with his own beliefs and experience
and that it will constitute an able
defense of the present administra.
ton" q
The La Crosse paper makes the fur-
ther point that what MIR. Roosevelt
may say, however. does not necessari.
~ determine the question. 1t declares
taat there is something fundamentals
wrong in the attitude Of those hero
worshipers who are prepared 10 shont
Tor Taft if Roosevelt does and to con.
denim him if Roosevelt does. NOT tbat
the Judgment of man of Mr.. Roose.
yelts ability, experience and undoubt-
ed honesty is not to be regarded as
valuable, but the mere sayso of anv
one person should not be enough to
justify, or wreck. an entire adminfstra.
tlon, The wise and patriotic citizen
II is pointed out, must recognize that
the record as to Taft is NOT vet made
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06

Burlington is utterly disguised with
the course of its new city council in
the matter of assessments and good
deal discouraged over it's experience
with the commission plan of city gov
eminent to date. The intensity of
feeling there may be judged from the
following utterance by the usually
philosophical Hawk-Eye:
Burlington people thought they
were choosing five servants to look
after their interests. They did not
dream that they were creating a syn
dictate of masters who would run the
city to suit themselves, without con-
sultation of the feelings, wishes,
opinions or interests of tho people
who are paying the freight"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
HAUGEN ET Al.

1t is an open secret that Congress.
men Haugen, Pickett, Good and Ken.
dali, insurgents, were opposed to a
fight on Governor Carroll Most if not
al of them frankly declared before
Garst entered the field that his candi-
dacy would mean their defeat. More
recently Mr.. Haugen has taken the
trouble to explain his attitude. Mr..
Haugen, it appears, is not opposed to
Garst This reminds the Sioux CITY
Journal of the old, old dialogue be-
tween the new bartender and the pro-
prietor of the thirst garage.
Is Casey good for drink"
Has he the drink
He has"
He is
The Journal revises and modernizes
this old timer to suit Mr.. Haugen,s
political emporium and we have this.
Should Garst be candidate?"
Is he a candidate?'
HE is"
He should"
The Journal then proceeds to stick
pins into the other ingurgsent congress-
men IN this manner:
By the way, Representative Ken
dali is bit slow about coming through
with On expression of delight over
Garst's candidacy and a declaration Of
intention to give it enthusiastic SUM-
port. Representative Kendall sbould
hurry if he doesn't want to find bis
ankles entangled with the whip lash.
And there is Representativa Good
How about him? Does he want to be
understood as being in bad?'"
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The Farmer and
I ariff Agitation
He Should Not Allow Himself to be Carried Away by the
Vagaries Of Professional Tariff "Reformers =

Carroll Herald: The Iowa
and western farmer should be
4 the last man among the
people of this country to give ear tG
the present swan song of tariff re
formers and free traders. We say il
is swan song because it is probably
the last serious effort that will ever
be made to defect the Republican
party from protectionist moorings and
guide 1T away from rather than to-
ward the logic of its own doctrines.
The Republican party has never
been a protectionist party in the
scientific. sense of the term except in
that portion of its history which fol-
lows the, adoption of the Mckinley
tariff. Before that the policy was I'M
settled. Between the Lincoln admin
istration and that of Harrison the
tariff was changed in important par
ticulars about thirty times. The sched-
ules in their entirety were overhauled
eight times. Before the Dingley tariff
came into being no tariff law was al
lowed to stand over eight years with
out a general overhauling. There
was continual change.
Farmers who have gone through
the experience OF those days may be
able to recall that their-business was
not a highly remunerative one. A
part of the time their horses We're
not protected. and the rate on wool.
cattle, poultry and dairy products was
very low, because New England and
much of the eastern market drew its
table supplies from across the St. |
Lawrence river.
But with the Mckinley law the
party abandoned experiment and set (
forth on a settled and definite policy, /,
interrupted at the time of its adoption /
by just such agitation as that of the
to finally become fixed after +
the country had settled back into !
its normal mind and accepted with /
great relief the Dingley tariff. Our /
since has been uninterrupt-
ed. There has not been an hour of /
drag as far as the farmer is concern
ed. His land has gone constantly IN
because his crops have gone upon the
market at a eonste ntly advancing
price. The tariff encouraged manu-
facture by making all industries profit
able. Thus was a market built up for
our supplies. But the same tarin
which built market for the farmer
lid not stop at that 1t protected him
N that market by giving him a
of it.
The present free trade agitation
nay win. The extent of the discon-
ient at the present time is ominous. +
There is no question practically that
he Democrats will control the next I,
louse and how much further the free
rade crusade will carry it is impos-
IDLE TO tell. But the Herald will ven
ure this prediction: II we do come
0 tariff reform basis for while
'hen We return to protection it will I,
e TO remain. The process of educa-
ion is slow. It takes time to root
ny policy. The human mind is quick
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06

to forget. The experience which we
seem to be approaching is likely to
be of character that will impress
itself. If the worst comes to the
worst when we emerge from the storm
cave it will be with permanent con
yictions that tariff reform and free
trade are expensive Injuries. And
hence it is hoped and believed that
the present agitation and tendency
are the swan song of a dogma which
I is expiring and which will in the
course of the time be not subject to
! periodical resurrection.
The western farmer will be the first
to go into the in-had class when the
tariff agitation reaches the stage of
reform legislation There are more
who eat eggs than there are that pro-
duce them. To the one man who
ships a steer to market there are q
hundred hungry mouths. For each
farmer that sells a barrel of poultry
or raises a wagon load of hess there
are scores OF consumers who now
must pay al higher price because
OF the tariff or go hungry. In the
country at large there are hundred
consumers TO one farmer. especially
in the eastern manufacturing states.
These are Hot altruists. They have
no respect for the farmer They think
he Is robber Now what will hap
pen to the farmer and his tariff when
these grouehy tariff reformers are
given their opportunity? They viii
pun crimp in him the effect of
which he viii have reason to observe. /
This writer happens to know some
thing about Canadian resources and |
possibilities both in the east or old /
dominion and in the newer western !
provinces. The best horses in the
world are raised on Prince Georges
Island They have water transporta- /
ton direct TO the wharves of Boston. I
New York and Philadelphia. Freight
IS therefore hardly a consideration.
l'rince George lands are worth
fourth of the value of Iowa farms.
With free trade how many Iowa
horses would haul the traffic of our
sea-board cities? One of the best
potato growing districts outside of
ireland is Nova Scotia. 1t is touched
on every side by water 1t ships mil /
lions of bushels of potatoes everv |
year to England. How many Iowa /
would reach the sea-board |
cities under free trade in that COM |
modify? The provinces. of Ontario |
and Quebec are rich in agriculture. I
They produce hardy small fruit. eggs. I
butter and milk, garden truck, cattle |
and hogs. The lands are comparative
y cheap and the opportunity of multi |
oiylng productivity is ample. A free
market in the United states would
this expansion enormously.
low much of such commodities would !
80 to New England from Iowa in case
ne tariff reformers have their way?
These are considerations which our
armer friends should ponder before
-hey allow themselves to be carried
away by the vagaries of uniformed
and reckless politicians.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06

Springs, returned home this morning
by the way OF ST. Louis, where they
stopped for few days visit with rela-
lives.
J Fred Reyer left Tuesday evening
for a trip through Oklahoma, Colorado
and Dakota, to be gone month.
A. D. Walter, of Rolla, Mo-, has
been visiting with Rev. and Mrs. T.
fl. Boggess.
Miss Ruth Quivey, of near Adrian,
entertained Miss Flo ence Craig, Vera
Hecox. Virgie Roath and Minnette
Richards, at a house party over sun
day.
Miss Ethal Sharp is in the Hancock
County National Bank during the
absence of j. c. Ferris.
Mrs. o, j Hall returned from Chica-
go last week.
Mr., and Mrs. Jay Helms, rao have
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
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For Mothers Sake.

Atlantic Telegraph: Don't forget
that next Sunday is Mothers Day
Write her letter today so that she
VIII receive it then. Send her some
little token of affection, of remen.
brance. Remind her of the boy or the
girl that used to be. Don't let the dav
pass by without any observance or
merely with wearing carnation in
her honor. Mother is entitled to more
than that from you.
Supposing you could look into the
sitting room of the old home tonight
wouldn't you be awfully sorry for
Mother, sitting there all alone. 90
gray and wrinkled and bent? Don't
you think you would hope for and ay-
peer klndller treatment from your chill.
dren? Not that you've been wilfuIly
downright bad; it's not badness that
Kills and wrinkles and sears the heart
nearly SO much as forgetfulness in.
dinerence, lack of thinking of Mother
at all.
Don't you remember how she used
" wan on you She's still waiting,
with that great heart of hers bursting
with love and pride. And all the time
what are you doing? Making few
more dollars; adding a few more acres
TO your farm Or a little more room n
inc store or extending your business
Just little bit more. YOU'RE going to
take rest after while aud
Mother that long planned visit 10
careful that death doesn't sten IN
across the threshold before Won got
the chance to rest and visit. unless
you stop right now and make mn your
mind that Mother is WORTH mere than
business.
Write Mother letter, Send her a
present, no matter how little. Ann
DO 1T RIGHT NOW FOR NO NAN
kNoWs WHAT THE MORROW HAS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
keokuk, Iowa ....... May 8, 1910
THE MANLY MAN.


The world has room for the manly
man with the spirit of manly
cheer;
The world delights in the man who
smiles when his eyes keep back
the tear;
1t loves the man who, when things
go wrong can take his place and
stand
With his face to the fight and his
eyes to the light, and toll with a
willing hand;
The manly man is the country's need,
and the moments need, forsooth.
With heart that beats to the pulls
ing tread of the lilied leagues of
truth;
The world is his and it waits for him
and it leaps to hear the ring
OF the blow he strikes and the wheels
he turns and the hammers he
dares to swing;
1t likes the forward look in his face,
the poise of his noble head.
And the onward lunge of his tireless
will and the sweep of his daunt-
less tread;
Hurrah for the manly man who comes
with sunlight on his face,
And the strength to do and the will to
dare and the courage to find his
place!
The world delights in the manly man,
and the weak and evil flee,
When the manly man goes forth to
hold his own on land or SEAL
American Israelite.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
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CARTHAGE ILL.,, .
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Mr.. Fred Hockensmith, of Macomb
ILL.,, state organizer of the order oil
Owls, is in the city interesting
/. parties here in the organization of q
lodge at this place. He has also the or.
4 ganization of lodge of more than
100 members in LaHafpe, and pro-
poses to organize in Carthage with
more than 100 members.
The Knights of Pythias, Occident
Lodge No. 1888, of this city conferred
the second and third degree work on
number of candidates 1a-yday even.
fng. The Dallas city team were pres
ent and assisted with the work. Those
present from Dallas City. were: Chas
Bennington, Geo Black. A. r. Wibbel
S. B. Smith, J w Dietrich, G. n
Fouts, F. w. Hinkley, NJ. E. Carper.
Harry Rice, Claude shaffner, Jasper
W Rice, j. F. Smith, A. A. Holly C.
II. Kistner, F. E. Riehart, Geo. Shaft
ner, Charles Jones and G.. C. Dietrich
A large number Of the students and
citizens Of this city, expect to attend
49, - VI amman itotdlG Meet, TO
be held in Keokuk tomorrow.
The Choral Society and Girls Glee
Club of Carthage College, will give
double program at Trinity Lutheran
church Tuesds evening, the Choral
Society rendering "Iiawatha's We'd
ding Feast" under direction of Mr.
Ralph Lawton. and the Girls Glee Club
The Lady of Shalott' under direction
Of Miss Susan Davidson.
Hon o. F. Berry and S. l.. McCrory
are in Chicago, attending the Mems
National congress.
r. c. Stokes, of Burlington. is a
business visitor to the city.
Mrs. Clare Kimball of Nauvoo. who
has been spending few DAYS with
her parents. Mr.. and FRS. F. M. Whit
comb, returned home yesterday.
Mrs Anna Todd and daughters.
Bertha and Mildred, who have been
amending the winter in Eura,ra
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06

been in Florida during the winter, re-
turned to this city the latter part OF
the week.
Mrs. Carl Peterson. of Galesburg,
who has been visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Prentiss. returned home Tues
day.
Miss Fern Chute. of Keokuk, was
the guest of Miss Grace Mccormick,
the past week.
Miss Ruth Hartzell and Jessie
Wilcox entertained the members Of
the senior class OF the high school
Wednesday evening, at the home of
the former.
The class were entertained by
Misses Grace Kunkel and Ruth Laid
law, at the home of the former yester-
day evening, and this evening, Prof
d. H. Wells will entertain the class.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
KENNEDY FOR ANOTHER TERM.

NE Pennington News-ReDublican
prints two-column photo-engravure
Of CONGRESSMAN KENNEDY and under
it the following
MI. Kennedy has served two terms
already and has proved himself a
safe man to represent the district
he IS now asking the nomination. for
tnlrd term at the hands of the Re.
publicans at the June primary. Mr.
Kennedy has been in congress long
enough 10 get recognition in way
that no new man can get, and the Re
pubilcans OF this district are sensible
enough to know this and will no doubt
send him back again.