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The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14
Ninety High Schools.

Hutchinson.-"Ninety high schools
In Kansas are now getting state aid
under the normal training law" said
W. D. Ross, state inspector of normal
training In high schools, who was here
attending the teachers convention.
"The purpose of the law is to en-
courage young people who expect to
become teachers to continue through
the high school. The state allows each
high school with such normal course
$500 year. To show the need Of such
move, there are now about 1000
teachers in our rural schools and only
one-seventh of them have high school
training"
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14
Domestic Items.

The Oklahoma shippers who met the
officials of the Frisco railroad in Ok
lahoma City to discuss freight rates de-
cided to postpone action pending a
decision by Judge Hook affecting rates
in Oklahoma.
Receivers have been appointed in
Missouri and Kansas for the American
Dressed Beef and Provision company
of Kansas City.
Attorney General Major of Missouri
will resume the taking of testimony at
st. Louis April Is in the hearing of
the packing companies accused of VIC
lation of the antitrust laws of the
state.
For some time plans nave been
made for merging all the express COM
panies into one corporation but it is
understood that since the Standard Oil
decisions the idea has been abandoned
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad off
cials announce that no more women
will be employed by that company in
any line Of railroad work.
Criminal proceedings have been in
Btituted at Topeka, Kan, against the
Orient railroad on the charge of vio-
iating the cattle quarantine law.
The recent sale of 20 large Oklaho.
ma oil properties for $5,000,OOO was
made to Holland capitalists. They
propose to construct pipe line to the
gulf.
Gus Thomas a negro from Crowford
county, Kansas, serving a life SEN
tence in the penitentiary has been re-
leased on order of Judge Fuller so he
can go back to Crawford county and
testify against another negro.
Prairie fires destroyed 10000 acres
Of young pine trees planted ten years
ago in the said hills of Nebraska. The
trees were placed there by the govern
ment and had made good growth.
The federal department Of Justice at
Washington has secured indictments
. against managers of the chain of
buckesshops which control the bust
ness and 20 arrests have taken place
Raids we're made In several cities sim.
1ltaneously.
John Berry Of st. Louis plans trip
by balloon to the top Of Mount Nc
Kinley to search for TIE records claim
cd to have been left by Dr. Cook.
The forty-fifth annual convention Of
he Kansas Sunday School association
occurred at Kansas City, Kan Twen-
iy-five hundred delegates attended and
every county in the state was repre-
sented
At the recent election in Michigan
B6 counties voted under the local
option law or these 10 went "dry"
and 16 wet OF SO counties in the
state 40 are now dry"
The Chicago g Northwestern rail-
road has decided to make Sunday a
day OF rest 50 far as possible and only
necessary work win be done in the
future
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MilIers May Take Action.

Hutchinson.-Because the interstate
commerce commission has ordered a
reduction of the flour rate from Mime
apolis to the Atlantic seaboard of one
and half cents a hundred, Kansas
millers may endeavor to secure a
similar reduction. This reduction
gives the Minneapolis mills a 21 IL
cent rate. The mills here have to pay
1877 cents to New York.
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Returning to Prose.

Flushed with triumph and 80 do
grees in the shade, parched and scant
Of breath, they stood upon the tower
Ing mountain peak, and surveyed the
gorgeous panorama that spread itself
beneath them like a two.inch to the
mile ordnance map of the whole
world.
"There!" she exclaimed, angrily.
"We have climbed all this distance to
admire the beauties of nature, and
we've left the glass at home!"
TRANQUILITY smiling, he shifted the
lunch basket to the other arm.
Never mind, DEAR" he replied.
There's nobody about. 1t won't hurt
US just this once to drink out Of the
bottle. e."-Answers
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A Small Loaf.

A half-famished fellow in the south
ern states tells of a baker (whose
loaves had been growing small by
by degrees and beautifully less") who,
when going his rounds to serve his
customers, stopped at the door of one
and knocked, when the lady within ex.
claimed: who's there?" and was
answered: "The baker" what do
you want" ITO leave your bread"
well, you needn't make such a fuss
about it; put it through the keyhole."
To love abundantly Is to live
abundantly, and to love forever is to
live forever.-Drummond.
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Dickinson County Fair.

Abilene.-The directors of the fair
association at their last regular meet
ing discussed many matters of interest
pertaining to the coming fair for 1910
The board decided on Saturday, Octo-
Der !, for automobile day. They will
ask the Abilene Automobile club to
make recommendations and rules gov
erning the big event. The association
will make an appropriation for purses,
and 1t Is generally believed this will
be one Of the biggest days Of the fair
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14
The Dog Settled Ii.

The multimillionaire was uncertain
But how do l know you can sup
port my daughter in the manner to-
which she has been accustomed? he
demanded, obviously.
The imported nobleman smiled
blandly.
Il will go re test" he volunteered.
What test?"
II will lif with you one year and
see how she is accustomed and zen
l will know what to say"
But just then James the footman,
liberated the $4,000 bulldog.
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
From National Capital.


DR.. Wiley the government food ex
pert In an address before the House
keepers alliance expressed the belize
that American bread was the wors,
imaginable thing of its kind and was
the chief cause of the bad American
6tomachs.
The house committee on public land
has reported favorably the administra.
ton bill permitting the president to
withdraw from entry lands for power
sites or forest reserves.
Maj. Gen. Wood has gone to Argen-
tina as special envoy to convey the
congratulations and good wishes of
the United States on the centenary
celebration of the birth of that nation.
Eugene M. Foss recently elected to
congress from Massachusetts, was
escorted to the speakers desk to take
the oath Of Office by his brother, Rep
Tesentative Foss of Illinois.
The senate cost of living committee
has recommended a bill limiting the
time perishable foods may be kept in
cold storage.
A bill which has passed the house
grants the franking privilege to all
former presidents and their wives.
The bill for the publicity of COM
paign contributions it is thought may
pass congress.
Representative Bartholdt of St.
Louis has introduced in congress
resolution for a commission to try to
establish an international federation
for the settlement of international dis
putes.
President Taft will not appoint a
pension agent at Topeka until con-
gress decides the question of the abol-
1shment of the pension agencies.
For the last three months of 1909 the
postoffice department had a surplus of
$2,111,356 For the same months in
1908 there was a deficit of $1,50O,000
President Taft in his address to the
railroad trainmen at Worcester, Mass,
stated that he was in sympathy with
organized labor and recognized the
good work it had accomplished but he
put above everything else the right of
every man to labor as he will to earn
the wages that he will and if he
chooses to stay out of union organiza-
tions.
A bill has been favorably reported
IN the house to make tip giving or TAX
ing misdemeanor in Washington.
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He Named Wichita.

Wichita.-James R. Meade, the man
who named Wichita, died of pneumo-
mia. He was among the half dozen
pioneers who established the trading
post on the Wichita Indians tribal
ground. Mr.. Meade was the president
of the first railroad built into Wichita,
the old Santa Fe stub" line from EN-
poria to Wichita.
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14
Too Kin the Wheat WeevlI.

Manhattan.-Prof. Geo. A. Dean Of
the Kansas Agricultural college has
begun the study of the wheat weevil
with a view of its eradication. This
pest Is present in wheat from the
shock to the flour sack. 1t is esti-
mated that $1,OOO,OOO is annually SUBJ
tracted from the value of Kansas
wheat before and after milling be-
cause of its presence.
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five hundred Ice wagon drivers OF
Kansas City formed a union and have
gone on a strike because their EN-.
ployers refused to recognize it.
A meeting has taken place In New
Orleans to consider plans for cele-
bration In 1915 to celebrate the com.
pletion Of the Panama canal.
DR.. Carter Of the New York Medical
society Is authority for the statement
that there are in this country 100000
confirmed inebriates of whom one
third die each year as result of drink.
Yet this number is made up each year
by recruits to the army Of drunkards,
Three masked men held up the mar
shal of Randolph, Neb., took away his
revolver locked him in a room of the
bank and then blew open the safe and
escaped with $4,000.
The military court Of inquiry which
for a year has been investigating the
shooting up of Brownsville, Tex, has
filed report which says that the evi-
dence clearly sustains the charge that
the colored troops did the shooting.
On June II the people of Oklahoma
will vote on the permanent location of
state capital and Guthrie, Oklahoma
City and Shawnee are candidates for
the honor.
The Isthmian canal commission has
placed an order for $4,000 tons of steel
to build the gates Of the locks.
A stage coach bearing mail from
Buena Vista to ST. Elmo, COL, fell over
cliff into canyon. The horses were
killed but the driver escaped.
A committee on congestion of popu-
lation finds that the minimum amount
on which a family may be maintained
is $500 per year and it also discovered
that 100000 wage earners in New
York only received $543 per year.
Robbers who robbed the bank at Nc
KEGS Rocks, Pa, shot two of the bank
officials and got away on horse back
with $4,000.
Prof. Dean of the Kansas Agricul-
tural college has commenced war on
the wheat weevil which is estimated
to cause a loss in Kansas each year of
81 100000.
An inquiry is being conducted as to
the status of the Western Union Tele-
graph company in connection with re-
cent raids on bucketshops. 1t is as
serted that they got their quotations
through wires leased from the com.
pany.
Gov. Haskell has vetoed the bill
passed by the special session of the
Oklahoma legislature which would
have abolished the liquor dispensary.
Crossed electric light wires at
Omaha, Neb., caused a fire which de-
'troyed $1,O00,000 worth of property.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion intends to assert Jurisdiction over
Pullman rates and will order the price
of upper berths reduced to $1.50.
Work on the $3O,OOO,00O new union
lepot for Kansas City has commenced.
The Independent Telephone COM
oany of Omaha has gone into the
hands Of receiver.
The presidents of four of the six
oittsburg banks that were made city
repositories have confessed to the
payment of $4,000 each to councilmen
or the passage of the ordinance.
All of the present and former Pitts
'urg councilmen known as the big
'fve' have confessed to the grand jury
Ind the case of the prosecution is now
complete.
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Girls Earn College Expenses.

Lawrence.-An investigation recent
ly concluded by the Woman's Student
Government association revealed that
there are 147 University of Kansas
girls earning part or all of their col
lege expenses while in Lawrence.
Fifty-six earn all Of their expenses.
Many of these girls have been FORUM
ate enough to find agreeable work as
stenographers, tutors and clerks about
the university. Others do housework
in families.
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Ex-Governor Click Is Hurt

Atchison.-George w. Click, ex-gov.
ernor Of Kansas, fell down a flight Of
stairs at Lakeland, Fla, recently and
broke one of his hip bones and receiv-
ed an injury on the back of his head.
His condition is said to be dangerous
Mr.. and Mrs. Click have been spending
the winter at Lakeland.
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14
Personal,

William Taylor Dillon Judge of the
Twelfth Judicial district of Kansas
died at Belleville of Brights disease.
Nancy Smith charged with the mur-
der of her husband in Murray county,
Oklahoma has been found guilty.
June Vanervoort, a farmer near
Perth Kan, heard a noise in the room
at night and fired shotgun in the di.
rection of the sound. When he struck
match he found the lifeless body Of
his wife who had been caring for a
child.
At a dinner given in Rome to Col.
Roosevelt Mayor Nathan referred to
him as "the fighting philosopher and
said Mr.. Roosevelt was purifier who
was beyond the limits of his country
and belonged to civilization.
No estimate of the value of the
estate of Justice Brewer is contained
in the will filed for probate.
Clifford Pinchot has promised to visit
Columbia, Mo, April 2S to address the
people on Farmers day"
A st. Louis man, Valentine Tapley,
who has just died had beard 12 feet
six inches long.
Mrs. Hetty Green one of the richest
women If the world is reported to be
critically i'll.
Judge George H. Williams, the last
surviving member of President Grants
cabinet, is dead He was 81 years old
A petition Of ]. G. Ebersole of Gin
cinnati filed in the court of bankruptcy
shows liabilities of $1,120,0OO and as
sets Of $400.
Col. Roosevelt was received by King
Victor Emanuel at Rome and they
spent three-quarters Of an hour in
conversation.
Rather than face the charge of
arson in a court trial Mrs. D. E. Evans
starved herself to death in jail at To
peka. She was without food Is days.
The only woman Unlted States
Marshal Miss Beulah Reynolds at
Muskogee, Ok, has been dismissed
from the service.
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ingalls, Leaves oil Company.

Atchison- Sheffield ingalls, has re-
signed as traffic manager Of the Un-
Gle Sam Oil company to become pres
ident Of the Commerce Investment
company Of Atchison, a new financial
institution capitalized at 100000.
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FOREIGN Affairs,

King Victor Emmanuel of Italy call
ed upon Col. Roosevelt at his hotel
and later they went for ride in an
automobile.
Peru and Ecuador are on the verge
of war and open hostilities may begin
at any time.
Trans-Andine tunnel 10000 miles
above sea level and five miles long has
been opened connecting Chile and
Argentina.
Prince Henry of Prussia will be
member of the advance expedition
which will go to Spitzbergen this sum-
mer to prepare base for count Zep-
pelius North Pole expedition in a bal
loon in 1912
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14

There s Catarrh In this section OF the country
than all other diseases put together and until the last
few years was supposed to be ncurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced II local disease and
prescribed local remedies and by constantly falling
10 with local treatment pronounced 1t incurabe.
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by +. J. Cheney
q Co.. Toledo. Ohio, is the only Constitutional
the market 1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoenfu. II acts directly 81 the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system They offer one
hundred dollars for any case 1t fails TO cure. Send
for circulars Ind testimonials.
Address: F. ]. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists 75c
Take Haps Family Pills for constipation.
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14
Take Blame From Girl Chauffeur.

Kansas City.-A coroner's Jury here
exonerated Miss Gertrude McCourt Of
Mcpherson, Kan, who ran down an
old man with her motor car here last
week and killed him.
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For Settlement.

THAT fellow seems to take himself
very seriously"
"Yes; he thinks his personal squab-
bles are weighty enough to be re-
ferred to The Hague"
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Physical Training Building.

Emporia. dedication ceremon.
les of the new physical training school
building Of the State Normal school at
Emporia, will take place April 15..
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD.
During Change Of Life,
SAYS Mrs. Chas. Barclay
Graniteville, Vt. -"I was passing
through the Change Of Life and suffered

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and ]
can truly say that
LydiaE. .Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
Of gold to me, as 10
restored my health
and strength. 7
never forget to tell
my friends what,
LydiaE. Pinkham'8
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14

Lewis Single Binder Be cigar equals
In quality most lOc cigars.
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14

A good many things are important,
II true.
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14

SarsapariIIa

BY virtue Of its unequaled
blood-purifying, nerve-streng.
thening, stomach-toning g,appe.
tite-restoring properties, is the
one Great Spring Medicine.
Get 1t today In liquid form or chocolatsl
tablets called Sarsatabs. 100 doses 81.
The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14

II you suffer from Epilepsy Fits Falling Sickness,
6pasms, OF have children that do 20, my New Dis
covery will relieve them, and all you are asked to
do 10 to send for Free Trials2 Botse Of Dr. Mays
EPIloPtIoIdo Ouro
II has cured Thousands where everything else
failed. Guaranteed by May Medical Laboratory
Under Pure Food and Drugs Act, June S0th 1905
o. Bottle and give AGE and complete address
On. ". H. MAY, 54S Pearl Street, New York.
Please mention this paper Druggists I'll orders
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
NOTICE TO HOUSE WREckERs
AND MOVERS.

The Board of Education of the indie
pendent District of the city OF Keo-
kuk invite proposals for the removal
of the frame portion of the Mckinley
school building, at the corner of
Eighth and Concert streets, Keokuk.
The entire frame building is to be
removed from the lot, including the
foundation entire; the ground is to be
left entirely free of any debris con-
nected with the building or moving
or wreckage operation; all material is
to be disposed of by the mover or
wrecker to his own account.
Proposals should state definitely
what payment will be made the Board
of Education; should be in sealed
envelope endorsed ON the outside,
Proposal for Removing Frame School
House." and must be mailed to the
secretary of the Board of Education,
Keokuk. Iowa, on or before March i,
1910. The Board reserves the right
to reject any and all proposals. The
party awarded the contract must in
addition to payment OH the contract,
deposit cash or satisfactory bond to
be forfeited If the work is not com
pleted according to contract.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
PARIS FLOOD
WAS INTENTIONAL
Catholic Bishop Says That the
Almighty Sent the Water as
Judgment on France.

OKLAHOMA CITY Okla, Jan. 81
TT is not for us to judge the ac's of
the Almighty" declared Rt. Rev. Theo-
phile Meerschaert, Roman Catholic
bishop of Oklahoma, 'or to assert that
the floods which are devastating Paris
and France are Judgment of God on
the French. But he often visits retri-
button on nations.
1T sometimes takes such nation 4
calamity as France is experiencing to
bring people to their senses. | feel
sorry for the poor people of France,
but it is not In our province to faith
ON the motives of the inscrutable
Father. and we can only guess why
France is being so fearfully devastat-
cd,
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CITY NEWS.

New percales at Central Store.
Harness, Harness. Harness!
Sherwood.
-Tonight-Big programme Colonial,
theatre beautiful.
-Biograph-"The Cloister's Touch"
at Dodge's tonight.
"A great drama, His Only Child"
Colonial. theatre beautiful, tonight.
The Cloister's Touch" Bio
graph story Of Christian solace, at
Dodge's tonight.
His Only Child" and THE Skip
per's Yarn Colonial, theatre beauti-
full, tonight.
John w. Leisy today fled deed
to be recorded which is to the front
sixty feet OF lot 6, block 4, the proper
ty being on the west corner of Main
and Water streets.
-Edison's latest-"The Shippers
Yarn"-Colonial, theatre beautiful, to-
night
Revival meeting at the Pilgrims
Rest Baptist church. The First Rev
elation of st. John the Divine, reads
like this: THE revelation of Jesus
Christ, which God gave unto him, to
show with his servants things which
must shortly come to pass; and he
sent and signified 1t by his angel unto
His servant John" Please come out
and help us both spiritually and finan-
cially. G. D. Sanders, pastor; Ed.
Bryant, clerk
A coal famine that would cast in
the shade the recent furry is imimi-
nent, if the same brand of weather
prevails that held this section of the
country in its grasp during part of
December and January should make
it's appearance The reason for this
may be summed up briefly in the
statement that the coal bins of con-
sumers are getting low. because the
people did not anticipate the zero
weather that ran through several
weeks when they laid in their sup
plies of coal last summer.
-Lutz & Stahl's printing and book
binding firm at II North Fourth street,
is one of the older aDd .nost excellent
ly equipped places of business of its
kind in the city and work from this
establishment is given with guaran-
tee for the best of satisfaction to its
patronage. This firm takes especial
pride in it's catalogue and fancy print
ing and book binding, having the lat,
est type faces with which to turn out
first class work, and the best of work.
manship is put into re large business
that is done by this concern. Proper
care given to all work instructed to
! them.
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CITY NEWS

Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar
Harness-New line, low prices
Sherwood.
Mr.. Lawton's music appeals to
every one.
Today's release OF the Biograph al
Dodge's tonight.
-Four pictures tonight Colonial,
theatre beautiful.
New ginghams at tx, 1oc, 121sc
and 15c at Central Store.
Complete change of pictures to-
night Colonial, theatre beautiful.
Special at the Majestic tonight
Biograph picture with original COM
pany.
Tickets to be had of any member
of the Monday Music club, or at Horn
adays.
Embroidery with good edges made
for service. See Central's line from
&c up to $3.50 per yard.
-Edison's latest-"The Shippers
Yarn'-C Colonial, theatre beautiful, to.
night.
Ray F. Trump returned from Des
Moines Saturday where with class
of forty other students. he success
fully passed the examinations requir-
ed of licensed embalmers. Just where
Mr.. Trump will locate he has not yet
decided. At present he is at the p.
e. Hawkes. undertaking establishment.
The funeral of the late Felix
Noelkemper, was held this morning
from st. Mary's Catholic church at
nine o'clock Many friends of the
deceased attended the services to
pay their last tribute to his memory
Rev. George Giglinger conducted the
services. The Following gentlemen
assisted as pallbearers: George
Ewers, William Reimbold, Fred
/ femme, William Butler, r. L. Patter
son, Thomas Connery.
For sale one four horse power
upright boiler and engine; one kettle
one lard press; one sausage suffer;
one silent meat cutter; one ice box;
1 one horse: one wagon; one safe, one
4 Dayton ham and bacon slicer. and
one cash register. Marley e Wal
smith, 612 Main street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
Your Physicians
description

can be filled properly and
promptly. It does not matter
who your doctor is or on
whose blank he writes your
prescription, he will be glad
to see our label on the medi-
cine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
Cypress Has LONGER Life.

Water tanks of white pine used on
railway work. states the Engineering
Record, have in the past had maxi
mum life OF 20 years. while the maxi
mum life of cypress is rs years