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Good Roads in Iowa,

Register and Leader: 1t cannot be
emphasized too often that the whole
merit of the dirt road In Iowa in or
binary seasons is proper grading and
drainage. There are dirt roads that
are good in dry weather and that are
bad in wet weather. And there are
roads in the state that are good in
wet weather in all but the worst
seasons. Why? Because in the one
case the grade is bad and the drain.
age imperfect, and In the other the
grade is good and the drainage per.
feet Drag or no drag, there can new.
er be good dirt road that is not well
graded and drained.
Then, when we come to dragging,
everybody knows that 1t must be
done regularly and at the right time
1t is not job to be done at hap
hazard when the roadworker has
nothing else to do. 1t Is not the job
for volunteer road workers. A spasm
of local enthusiasm may do for one
season, but there must be something
more than that for year after Year
How are these systematic plans to
be worked out If not by state en-
couragement? Other states have ask,
ed the question and arrived at one
uniform answer. Every state today
that has good roads is giving a pre-,
MUM to the local communities to get
them interested.
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Z. r. eluNpERs.

Des Moines Register and Leader:
1t must be conceded that President
Taft has pursued dignified course in
his relations with Mr.. Roosevelt
since the latter's return, and that, on
the whole, he has gained greatly in
public estimation because he has re-
fused to be stampeded and has sue
ceeded in forcing the approaches to
come from the other side"
1t can hardly be said that Mr..
Roosevelt, racing across an angry sea
and ask for aid in his fight for the
temporary Craftsmanship of the New
York convention, presents nearly SO
creditable a figure.
There was every reason, if Mr..
Roosevelt intended to work with the
presidents position from the first
and begun even as far back as his
first meeting with the American news
paper men at Khartum to speak well
of the administration. 1t can hardly
rebound to anybody's credit to pass
through Europe with glowing inttma-
tions of disfayor with the President
to tour his own country discussing
pending political problems, with
scant reference to the administration,
and then, in sudden pinch, to ap-
peal to the President to come to the
rescue.
Even in the matter of Mr. Balm
ger there is something to admire in
the obstinate refusal of the President
of bulge There has never been any
doubt that the removal Of Ballinger
would have eased the situation in the
direction of Mr.. Roosevelt greatly
But even here the President has awit-
ed for advances from the other side, .
He has preferred to go smash himself
rather than to concede domination in
an important matter to Mr. Roosevelt
On the other hand what Is to be
said of the gradual easing down OF
the Roosevelt attitude? There was nc
hint of Taft endorsement when he
set out for the west. At Sioux City
however, after great deliberation and
much consultation, one little para
graph of Taft mention was admitted
At St Paul this was enlarged to two
distinct paragraphs of commendation
and both of these on the tender topic
of conservation AT Syracuse this is
extended to very general endors
ment of the administration. And now
We have the former President racing
at full speed across stormy sea tc
catch the president before his trair
was due to depart and seek co-opera
ton on the basis of an enthusiastic
New York endorsement of Taft.
If the issue at stake were worth
the sacrifice the friends of Mr.. Roose
welt could find apology for the de
scent. But, unfortunately, here the
situation is disappointing. For there
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polls" and that the party nominee
for congress, though regular, is
worthy the honest support of every
Republican" they cannot believe
that this loyalty to party should emo
at the polls instead of being carried
into congress. If the duty OF Republi.
cans to support the congressional
nominees of the party, whether regu-
lars or insurgents, it can not be the
duty of insurgents in congress to re-
pudiate the decision of their party
organization in that body and vote
with the democrats to overthrow it.
In recommending regular Republican
candidates for conWsss to the peo-
pie they recommend the administra-
ton they have been criticising and
its supporters. Politics is a great
game.
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insurgency an Expedient.

Dubuque Times-Journal: The re-
publican candidates for congress- in
Iowa met at Judge Prouty's office in
Des Moines this week and adopted
the following:
Resolved, That we believe the
time has arrived when the republi.
cans of Iowa should lay aside their
fractional differences and unite for
the success Of the party.
we believe with President Taft
and Theodore Roosevelt, that the
time for republicans to fight out their
differences, is at the primaries and
conventions and not at the polls
Fully believing that every nominee of
our party at the late primary and
convention was fairly nominated and
is worthy of the honest support of
every republican;
I'VE, therefore, pledge our full,
hearty and united effort to secure the
election of every candidate on the
Republican ticket"
Here is confession on the part of
the insurgents subscribing to the reso.
luton that insurgency represents an
expedient for obtaining office and not
principle or issue that differentiates
the insurgents from the body of the
republican party. Otherwise honor
and consistency would require them
to stand as insurgents and to limit
their appeal to Republicans convinced
that the present leadership of the
party in the nation Is unworthy and
corruptly leagued with private inter.
ests, inimical to the public welfare.
If the insurgents believe that "the
time for Republicans to fight out
their differences Is at the primaries
and the conventions and not at the
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band during their stay at the Indianan.
oils encampment. He will play with
them at Springfield this week, at tn.
State fair.
DR.. and Mrs. R. S. Runyon visited
home folks in Elvaston last week
Geo Boston, Of Liberal, Kan, visited
with the family of o. H. McMinimy,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Garvin, of Kec
k,lk. and Mrs. Shelton Jackson, Of
Creston, Iowa, are visiting Mrs. Mary
j. Wright.
Mr. anu Mrs. Jasper White, of FL.
vaston, visited last week with their
daughters, Mesdames Wilson Camp.
bell and Otis Bray.
W. S. McKelvie returned last week
from Oregon. where he had gone on
business and pleasure trip.
Rev. Z. M. Hartley and family, Of
Fisher, H.. are visiting the family
of A. ] Ruodell.
W. w Lawless and Chas. Martin re
turned Friday evening from business
visit to Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo. Helfricb, are
visiting relatives in Aledo.
Mrs Fred F. Barnett. of Kansas
City, is visiting her parents, Rev
and Mrs VIM. Griffin.
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Colonel Bryan has bolted Jim
Dahlman, democratic nominee for
governor of Nebraska" remarks the
st. Joseph News-Press THE colonel
likes jim immensely, but he can't
stand that whisky odor on Jims poll
tics. We rejoice at the coloners ac-
tion for two reasons; one, because he
has declared his independence and
the other because this declaration re-
1ieves the democratic party of his
weight. All the Bryan boilers are now
forgiven, rehabilitated and restored
to full fellowship, just as though moth
ing had happened"
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Just a Little Mother.

She just little mother in a cabin far
away;
Since kissed her in the cleaning It's
forever and day.
In my dreams I hear her calling, call
ing DER the weary sea,
Come ye back to Ballyshannon, come
dear, come back to me.
She's standing in the doorway, filling
up the little space,
With the kerchief DER her bosom and
the fr;lls around her face;
She is smiling as Our Lady smiles
above the Holy City.
And my heart runs forth to NEE her
DER the waste Of waters wild.
Dc you know our Ballyshannon, where
the very winds are sweet
With the sadness of the sea-foam and
the tang of smoldering heat?
Do you tnow our mists that fold US in
hlar.ket soft and gray,
Do ou know our Ballyshannon in the
led-rose dawn of day?
Then you've seen the little mother
just herself, so small and old,
With a look I'm sure would warm yo'
were you shivering with the
cold
oh, SO mirthful and so patient. she
whose work is never done.
oh, SO ready with her laughter, at the
rise and set of sun.
In the great house where I'm servins
folks are ever kind to me,
But they do not guess my yearning fol
the cabin over sea.
Wage l earn and wage l send her, ye
cannot longer bide,
must seek my little mother, | mus
nestle at her side.
She's just little mother in cabir
far away;
Since kissed her in the cleaning TIL
forever and day.
In my dreams she's calling. calling!
Mother darling, yes III come,
I'll go back to Ballyshannon, to my
mother and my home
E. Stanger in the Woman's
Home Companion for August
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CARTHAGE, ILL.
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Chas. Wolfe, of Des Moines, Iowa,
came down last week to visit his broth.
err. Joseph L. Wolfe.
Mrs. Marion Mosely is visiting in
Moberly. Mo.
VIM. Lower and family have moved
to Dallas City, where he has employ
ment with the Telephone Company
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Coburn, of Fowl
erville, Mich. are visiting the lady's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Staffinger.
Mrs. c. G. Walton went to Quincy
Thursday to meet her friend. Mrs.
Frank Ash, of Butte, Mont. who is
visiting with her
Homer Bailey has gone to Kinks
vile, Mo-, to attend the school of os-
teopathy.
Joe Helfrich went to Quincy Mon
day last, to join the Fifth Infantry
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

Nearly everybody old enough to
vote at the New Jersey primaries
took whack at Everybody's Maya
zine. While his first venture in poll
tics was failure one of his top
line contributors captured the social
list nomination for governor of New
York
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

Mr.. Fowler of New Jersey, an in
surgent with grievance, sought a
nomination for the senate and the
house at the same time and failed in
both.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

Careful reading of the editorial
page of the Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican fails to find any boostfui evil
dence of parental affection for the
Junior Sam Bowles' ambition to reach
congress as Democrat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

sort of fellows. no matted how holy
they may proclaim themselves or how
many professions of reform, or love of
the common people they may make.
We like the straighout fellows Not
the hypocrites, not the demagogues
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

A New York man has actually re-
signed $4,000 city job because his
sole task was that of drawing the
salary. Ia "a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

"It is impossible says the Chero-
kee Republican. chat the Republican
party can recover from its present
disorganized condition in time to half
save it's face in the November cleo
ton. 1t is simply reaping the fruits
of years of Reorganization
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STATE NEWS.


STATE NEWS.
Webster-Watermelon day Septem
Der o.
Popejoy-Wm Kent is the new mas.
by.
Decorative had a boosters ban.
quet.
Colo-Fred Baker chopped one toe
nearly of.
Newton-The ice plant had receiv.
er appointed
Reinbeck-A potato carnival was
our latest
Galt-Earl Cundall lost a finger in
corn binder.
Northwood-We will have a farm
ers short course.
Eldora-W. H. Emery will build a
concrete barn
Red Oak-Jerimah Bancroft died in
the Soldiers home.
Tabor-The Rev. Orville Howard is
the new NJ. E. pastor.
Iowa Falls-We will soon have cleo.
troliers on Main street.
Conrad-Aug. Hundertmark, age so,
was found dead in bed.
Manning-St. Demands new $1,000
pipe organ has arrived.
Prairie City-The twelve fraternal
societies had big rally.
Algona-We have thirty-nine young
people in out of town colleges.
Eldora-Grundy county has had sew
en- deaths from infantile paralysis.
Hopkinton-F. c. Reeves sold TWEEN
ty-fve acres adjoining town for S.,
600.
Decorah-Col. and Mrs. L. L. Cald
well celebrated their golden wedding
FIT. Madison-After FIVE years in the
penitentiary Roach and Moore are
free.
Clarion-Guy Lindsey, conductor on
the Milwaukee extension, died in Mon
tan.
Iowa City-Two thousand students
attended the stag social OF the Y. NJ
C. A.
Newton-1n three years W. johnson
cleared $50 an acre on a farm he has
just sold.
Orient-We will have pumpkin
day here soon. 1t will sure be some
punkins."
Princeton-A man named Coffin dug
open an Indian grave and found 9
peace pipe.
Gladbrook-Hugh Cuthbertson's 8
year-old boy is quarintined for infan
tile paralysis.
Iowa Falls-December 1916 is the
time set for the Northwestern poultry
association show
SYSTEMATICALLY the collapsing o
the front of the Bauer building Ear
G. Fishbaugh was hurt.
Marshalltown-The Iowa Contra
paid out s52,541 for wages for Angus
to the local employees.
Iowa City-Knute Knutson was lef
Sc, 1000 by his mother in Denmark bu
finds it hard to locate.
Nora Springs-Miss Alberta Allie
and NJ. D. Rowland who. when stu
dents at the university were sweet
hearts, have just married.
Hopkington-Expert Operator Willis
P. Lord, who worked twenty-five
years for the Milwaukee, has jus
married Miss Mabel l.. Wheeless.
Franklin-Edna, the four-year-olt
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Kirchner, was killed by eating strych
nine capsules she found on the table
Sand Springs-Two hundred acre
Of land brought s95 an acre to j.
Kirkwood and j. S. Mcconnell.
Grundy Center-The one and one
half year old child of Geo. Jaannssel
was drowned in water tank.
Iowa City-The state G. A. r. pre-
scented Geo Metzgar with fine media
/ in token of respect and affection.
Tama-H. D. Cory working with
king drag got tangled up in the thin'
some way and nearly dragged t
death.
Colo-Ed. Days team ran away ant
collided with Mrs WorraIs buggy
badly wrecking it and breaking he
collar bone.
Missouri valley-Work has com
menced on the $4,000 Carnegie i
brary building which is to be com
pleted by February, 1911.
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Times-Tribune, about week or two
before election we will hear the call
to arms and the warning that Gen.
Apathy is endeavoring to recruit from
the Republican ranks"
If an agricultural school raises the
corn crop ten bushels an acre, what
is an agricultural school worth at the
end of hundred years." asks the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
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THE insurgents of Iowa." says the
Dubuque Times-Journal wish it I'M
derstood that If they accept office at
the hands of President Taft the obi
CATION will be on his side"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

Both Colorado and Oklahoma have
each nominated woman for con-
gress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26
How Did He Known

On the first night of new piece, q
pretty young actress advanced to the
front OF the stage Haunting in an eI
Quisite new costume. That must have
cost 5000 francs!" said, audibly, a
lady who sat with her husband in the
front row. No, no-on!y $500" he
said, mechanically Then he found
her eye fixed on him. and was silent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

A brother of Sunny jim" Sherman
is trying to break into Office in New
York state as a democrat.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Perry Chief observes that the
farmers Of Iowa are once more the
objects of sympathy on the part OF the
people who know all about selecting
seed corn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

Eleven constitutional amendments
are to be submitted to the voters of
Missouri in November.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

For the weeks preceding the cleo
ton and the space of time UP to he
mayors speech the Hearst papers had
been severe and at times unjust in
their unremitting attacks on his can
didacy and his office-holding. Fol
lowing his speech they have been by
turns petty, vindicitive and malignant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26
What He Had In His Pocket.

Golfers: Mr.. Gaynor was elected
mayor of New York in 1903 on a
Tammany ticket by a plurality of 10,
OLA when all the other Tammany can
didates were defeated. The most
sensational act in his career as mayor
was his denunciation of William Ran
dolph Hearst as a forger and falsifier
of public documents. He used
dramatic time for his speech-a din
ner of newspaper men.
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And He Resloneo.

And He Resigned.
VINO was 1t who said: You NAV Ar,
when you are ready?'" "Somehod,
who knew he was going to get di.
charged. anyway.
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The insurgents OF Iowa." says the
Dubuque Times-Journal, wish 1t I'M
derstood that If they accept office at
the hands of President Taft the obi
CATION will be on his side
"It is impossible says the Chero-
kee Republican. that the Republican
PARTY can recover from its present
disorganized condition in time to half
save it's face in the November cleo
ton 1t is simply reaping the fruits
of years of disorganization.
Some of the Democratic papers,
notes the Charles City Intelligencer
"are talking about landslide in Iowa
in November This paper is not ap-
prehensive of any landslide, but there
is always possibilities of Democratic
success when there is SO much Repub-
Iican dissatisfaction"
"The progressives think it is prin-
ciple that they are fighting for" says
the Washington Democrat, "but 1t Is
only the offices, for Roosevelt has no
more principle than Joe Cannon. II
he Is so actuated by high motives,
why does he speak in the campaign
for Lodge in Massachusetts and for
Beveridge in Indiana"
Those Iowa politicians" says the
Cedar Rapids Republican, who are
wondering whether or not it will be
DolHver or Cummins for President or
vice president, Nigh as we'll compose
themselves It will be entirely for
Mr.. Cummins to say. Whatever Dol
liver gets he will have to ask Mr..
Cummins for it,
The Burlington Gazette says the
colonel's harangues on honesty
would have much greater weight with
a great many if he would practice
what he breaches. Talking as nobly
as he may" the Gazette continues
the fact remains that he has treated
his friend Taft meanly and shabby
and dishonestly'
The whole proceeding" says the
Nevada Representative, speaking OF
4 the Cownie-C Carroll libel suit, lis to be
set down as an outrage: for if the
governor of the state NAV not say
what he thinks of public officials in re.
spect to their official conduct, mat
tiers will be brought to pretty pass
/ in the way of executive frankness and
/ the public ability to find out what is
! going on
Mr.. Tawney is one OF the able
men of the country" says the Des
Moines Capital HE has a wide open
candor which Is refreshing in politics
He is not liar He is out of tune
with present day politics. Some men
| will love him because he is thus out
of tune So far as many thousands
Of his countrymen are concerned, he
will be congratulated on getting out
Of the game of politics. He is in his
4 prime. He Is strong lawyer and car
live a happy and contented life. I'm
der present conditions the post Of
honor is the private station"
Maybe when it comes to that the
colonel will tell them he has toe
much work outside of the United
States to be President" says the
Marshalltown Times-R Republican.
illinois appears to be corrupt and
contented,' says the Sidney Tribune.
Iowa spends five millions annually
on the roads of the state and the Car
roll Herald says that everybody will
be wondering what becomes of the
money
The Davenport Times says that
Senator Burrows being free from the
incumbrance of being candidate FOL
! reelection, may see to it that the
Lorimer case is probed to the bottom
"All the same" says the Waterloo
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keokuk, Iowa Sept. 2e, 1910
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

Those Iowa politicians" says the
Cedar Rapids Republican, who are
wondering whether or not it will be
Dolliver or Cummins for President or
vice president. nigh as well compose
themselves. It will be entirely for
Mr.. Cummins to say. Whatever Dol
liver gets he will have to ask Mr..
Cummins for it,
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The Burlington Gazette says the
colonels harangues on honesty
would have much greater weight with
a great many if he would practice
what he breaches. Talking as nobly
as he may" the Gazette continues
the fact remains that he has treated
his friend Taft meanly and shabby
and dishonestly''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

Some of the Democratic papers, ;"
notes the Charles City Intelligencer
ARE talking about landslide in Iowa
in November This paper is not ap-
prehensive of any landslide, but there
is always possibilities of Democratic
success when there is so much Repub-
Iican dissatisfaction"
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The Davenport Times says that
Senator Burrows, being free from the
incumbrance of being candidate Tor
reelection, may see to it that the
Lorimer case is probed to the bottom.
"All the same" says the Waterloo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-26

"The progressives think it is prin-
ciple that they are fighting for" says
the Washington Democrat, "but 1t Is
only the offices, for Roosevelt has no
more principle than Joe Cannon If
he is so actuated by high motives,
why does he speak in the campaign
for Lodge in Massachusetts and for
Beveridge in Indiana"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-11-24

Is the idea that country life is con-
ducive to health merely pleasant bit
of fiction? The Worlds Work calls
attention to the appalling conditions
which prevail in some sections. For
instance, DR.. Freeman, OF the Vir-
ginia State Board Of Health. who has
been making sanitary survey Of the
whole State, recently wrote to one
Of the medical journals of simply in
credible sanitary conditions even in
netghborhoods Of prosperous and in
telligent country-folk. 1t has for q
long time been notable that there
was a large increase in the amount
of typhoid in cities in the fall, and
in the past 1t has been common to as
cribe this to the poor condition Of the
city water supply at that season OF
the year. Now, however, physicians
say the much fall typhoid among ur-
banites results from the unsanitary
condition Of the country places at
which the vacations have been spent.
One naturally asks, why. then. do
the country people not die by scores
and hundreds?" The answer is:
''They do" And here is one of the
pressing problems OF country life.