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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

OH a small igas.i l.-Ns- ;ls Il snorgue,'
the place where newspaper and maga
zine clippings are kept for reference.
Through the partition a round hols.
about five inches in diameter had been
cut with a iiandsaw. and on a table in
the morgue a camera had been rested
with the telescope protuberance con
tanning the lens projecting through the
hole in the partition into private
mall box directly above the desk. The
door of this box, into which We're
placed letters arriving for the manag-
ing editor during his absence, had
been unlocked A line of shoe thread
box and extended down behind the
desk to the floor and across to the
left hand side of Brands desk. y
slight tug on the thread would cause
the door of the mail box to open. ex
posing to the lens Brands desk. his
chair and another chair which had
been placed at the right of the desk
next 70 the telephone.
For several minutes the mysteriou;
prepare tons went on. Just what they
meant no one but Brand could tell
| and he was strangely silent. except IS
| to directing what should be done.
Hartley was anxious TO make Ger.
Brands desk. He measured the line
with his eye.
Get it," called jeff.
"No, not yet. Wait a minute How
ard answered. lodging around quickly
| toward the little ..morgue. Il haven'i
4 got the focus right yet Hold on.'
| Jeff lighted match, held it up and
stood between the two chairs.
| "How's thatI' he cried.
The answering voice came back.
Yes that's the very thing. Its al
/ right now
Brand stepped forward from cor
ner of the room from whence he hat
been watching the final preparation:
for the strange event that was to occur
Are you all set now, boysg" BIZ
4 asked us your camera In the RICH
/ place for the fashlight?"
Eyes. SIR cried JEFF and Howard 81
simultaneously.
"The fiashlight is planted here, sir.
said Howard, pointing to narrow pal
" a Swallowed spot on top of the ma
nogany desk and close to the lens.
Have you tested this?. asked Brand
Yes, SIR
BE careful. sir, or you'll e1plod
the fash, warned JEFF as Brand light
ed a match to ascertain the Location
of the powder.
go into room 4. boys. and wait til
! send for you,' directed Brand.
JEFF and Howard went out. Bran,
went to his desk as the Office boy
Durlin, entered
Joe Dilon's here" said the lad.
.'Drunk:''
Just one over"
Broker
Sure The boy grinned.
Dillon, one of the has beens' char
acteristic Of the type that prey on til
newspaper men at night in the bi
cities, would ordinarily have receive
short shrlft from a busy man Fix
Brand, but Dillon, an ex-newspape
Reporter, had ance given Brand. whe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

a beginner, some yss:sable pointers,
which the aow managing editor had
never forgotten.
Tell him to come In. ordered Brand.
He reached for Tire Office telephone
and called the night city editor. The
Patriot has got the town skinned on
shipping he said DO you know
who's doing ii for them? Well. think
you'd better hire him. :"
Joe Dillon wandered in.
Good evening. Mr.. Brand he said
| weakly DurKin, who had summoned
him. followed him in.
"Well. Joe, what is it,
wait minute. Durkin. Got a
story for lis. Joe:" queried Brand sym
pathetical;y.
Dillon staggered forward
Better SIT down cautioned Brand.
| Same old story. en-
no. I'm hungry
/ "Durkip, go get one hot roast beef
/ sandwich and n big pot of black cof-
| fee and see that he gets them"
] Eyes. sir The lad sped away after
dexterously catching n quarter which
/ Brand tossed him
! Il wish was going in there to work
4 with the boys instead of eating char
| fly grub" began Dillon plaintiyely. 7
know you mean all right, Mr.. Brand,
| I've tried and tried again to fight ii
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
The ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

The Atlantic Daily Telegraph has
made its appearance under the man
az ement of W H. NTiseman, a capable
and experienced newspaper man re
Gently of Des Moines For more than
a third of a century the Telegraph
has been conducted as a Republican
paper, and Mr. Wiseman says in his
announcement that he will continue
II as such. IN the same connection he
gives notice that the paper will sup
port Hon H. W Byers for congress in
the Ninth district in preference to
Judge Walter ]. Smith. for whom the
new editor of the Telegraph has a
high regard personally and believes
he has rendered the district good SER
vice. Regarding the ownership of
the paper this is said:
1T is only fair to both present and
+ prospective friends and patrons TO an
nounce that no interests are back of
me. that | am affiliated with no polit-
1 zeal organization and have no en-
! taneling alliances. One-half of the
stock of the Atlantic Telegraph is
4 owned by me: the other half is owned
by F. G. Moorhead, an active news
paper man of Des Moines. Not one
i share of stock is owned. controlled
or influenced by any other person
We have bought the Telegraph as a
business investment certain that
Atlantic presents a fine field for news
paper men who are ready and willing
TO serve the best interests OF tbs
town and county and state | believe
that honest. conscientious efforts vii
be appreciated"
| The new owners Of the Telegraph
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

Des Moines Capital. OF course. IL
was an Iowa farmer who delivered the
first load of hogs in the Chicago mar
ket this week at $40 per hundred.
His name is B. T. Strohm and his
postoffice address is Cushing. Iowa.
Sixty-six hogs, with an average weight
of 264 pounds each. brought this high
price-the highest price for live hogs
in the Chicago market for forty years.
AS Farmer Strohm pocketed his
draft for about $4,000 and started for
his Iowa home we doubt If he gave a
thought concerning the tariff. currency
reform or 2 single one of the hundred
themes which the professional polite
/ ians and office-hunters are now agitat
| Ing as matters of such grave import
to the immediate welfare of the PEG
Pile
That monev could blow IN 'ul
/ hole in farm mortgage II could pur
chase as fine an automobile as any
+ farmer would care to own. It could
/ send boy or girl through college ant
then leave surplus with which t.
enter upon the practical affairs o
life.
The Iowa farmer has come into pos
session of his own. If he wants any
thing he does not see he has the cour
age to ask for it. If il can be furn
/ ished, he has the money to pay for il
4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

Frank Hills. formerly Of Wayland,
who has been in charge of the Canton
News for several months past. has
sold the paper to Frank Riker and j.
r. Parkison, OF Robinson, H., Who
will take charge March 10 The re
firing owner has purchased the May.
wood Messenger and viii shortly
establish new paper at Ewing, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

Z. Hcpkinson Smith says Chicago
has better manners than New York
which. a. the Peoria Herald-Jran-
script remarks. is enc way OF saving a
very unkind thing about New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

In consequence of the mild weather
a large amount of winter refuse is
being washed into the rivers, polluting
the streams. Such refuse in many in
stances contains disease germs. some
of which are not removed by filtration.
This condition can be remedied by
boiling the water. The precauticn is
one that should in no case be omitted
at this time of year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

The Monmouth Atlas is inclined to
doubt the veracity of the dispatches
announcing the discovery of DR.. Cook
down in South America 1t is con-
hdent that the data compiling discov-
erer of the North Pole win be found
somewhere around the Tribune build
ing in Chicago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

A contemporary calls on US to mag
Inc Chicago going dry" The request
will have to be denied There are
lengths to which an ordinary magma
ton absolutely refuses to go
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

a monkey recently broke up a soci-
ETY. dinner in Washington. at which
it vas the guest OF honor. The infer
ence is that there are some things
which even monkey cannot stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

Now that spring is here-but what
assurance is there that there won't be
a bowling blizzard in progress before
these lines appear in print?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

March knew better than to come in
like lion Colonel Roosevelt is on
his way home from Africa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

Religious thought for the day: The
who uses the most advertising space
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

every line Of his face. Yer by super
human will power he forced his voice
into steadiness as he said:
.'Yes-I put 1t through
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
(Contlnued.)

1es. * back from
her.
wheeler, Gene here the girl asked
wistfuily u want TO talk to YOU
He moved to chair close by her side
Aren't you beginning to realize that
you may have been a bit headstrong:
she said tenderly. looking into his
eyes. I'm afraid you are getting in
very deep Your friends. most of
them. have been patient with you so
far. but there's a limit. you know, and
you'll lose them"
I'm sorry.
"Oh. Wheeler" she was intensely in
earnest-.is 1t worth while to let them
go just for an idea:"
"A man must act according to his
light. judith.
And a woman according to hers.
Perhaps you don't realize it. but that's
what I've been trying to do. You
know I've been alone great deal of
my life. I've had more responsibility
than nest girls. I'VE had to decide
things for myself and the younger
ones and do the best I could for all
of u.s.
Yes, know that There's nobody
like you. Judith.
I'm glad if you think that"
''Tll always think that, Judith, he
exclaimed passionately. And I'll al
ways feel all that I've lost
Haven't yop brought it on your
self?r she asked quickly
Brand seized both her hands, and in
a tempest Of emotion. long suppressed,
he rose and bent over her.
nOh, dearest. can't we have this one
moment''-he was aroused to a pitch
she had never seen him reach before
even if we never have another, with
out thinking of anything except-ex-
cept each other:" He seated himself
! close to her.
Wheeler. I've a little story want
4 TO tell YOU she said fondIy, yet sadly.
/ She spoke rs one pleading in a vital
| cause Once upon time there was a
/ girl. and she rather liked somewh hat
/ gloomy young man. But one night
! something happened and then-they
didn't speak for a long time-oh. a
very long time. But there were other
/ young men, and ore of them has asked
to call tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock
He was very serious about it. You
see. the girl has been waiting so long
| that shes beginning TO be afraid
afraid that-er Oh. Wheeler, why
won't you drop it all: It's not toe
late
She rose to her feet. still with her
'Ilnds i'll his. and in another moment
he stood beside her He threw both
his arms around her and held her close
TO his bosom
Judith" he whispered passionately
to her
why don't Uou call tomorrow at az
was her response.
AS they stood there in fond embrace
her lips raised to his, Judge Bartelms
appeared at the extreme end of tic
room. He gave sudden start as b
saw their oblivion to all else but them
selves. His cold blue eyes shone viii
the satisfaction that filed him. II,
had done a good days work. he con
graduated himself He had arrange.
to buy Brands silence for s10.oCs
when it was really worth twice tla'
sum to man Of the United State.
judges wealth and standing. Why. b;
had originally planned to give Brant
twice that sum as wedding presen
when he married Judith
s.NIr Rraud - the iIlfipe declared 81
will call at your Office tonight at
o'clock. Judith, ! am ready to 81
now"
The couple drew apart in confusion
She walked away slowly from her low
err, her eyes wet with tears. She went
out of the room with her father, ieav-
ing W e ler
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

Three hundred farmers worth s12,-
100000 enjoyed a banquet at Joliet
Tuesday night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
CHAPTER TX.

IA IT 8 o'clock in the managing
lAl editors room In the Advance
ESc1S building Wheeler Brand and
GxSJ three other men. Howard
Hartley, Jeff Thorne, staff reporters,
aud Bill. their much browbeaten un-
derstudy. were iDdnstriously at work.
AT one side OF the office diagonally
from the managing EDITORS desk was
high mahogany desk which backed
against wooden pariition which cut
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

The Chicago .wets" propose 10 give
a big parade in that city. The Spring
field News suggests that they ought
to make it regatta and use schoon
ers in the procession
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Chicago Daily News has taken
poll of congress that shows a de
cisive majority with the President.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

The Jacksonville Courier thought
fully explains that the Illinois safety
appliance law does not apply to safety
pins
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

n & W h e e ! e r
Brand standing
in the middle Of
the room. over
come by the I'M
conquerable scr
row that filed
his soul,
The tow ering
figure of Nolan
appeared fro n
the library. He
stepped toward
the editor.
We'll. did you
put it through e
lac asked.
Brand I hre "
back his head,
ard his misery
,-ne Iy,,arinfod In,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

''T'ni hungry"
OF, but It's useless 1FanT. Trs Too
late. I'm dead one The hard stun,
the Eve cent whisky, has got me. You
never heard how this thing starteu,
did you, Mr.. Brand? II it hadn't
been for my wife
"Oh, cut 1t OUT! cried Brand ana
Dillon shambled out of the room.
Downs hurried in. He had become
night editor when the sliakeup oc-
erred at the time Of Brands promo
ion
ITO DO continued)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

ploy shares. Iowa Republicans should
stand by Taft, and they will when
they understand the issues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

We have the assurance of the Ke-
vance Star-Courier that the two mag
azines that exploded in the oil fields
of Bremen, Ohio. weren't the kind
that are so fused up about the postal
deficit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

have the best wishes of all tLeir many
friends. They are capable. energetic
and worthy and merit full measure
of success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

Read The Daily Gate city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

Governor Carroll. basing his opinion
on reports from over the whole state,
believes that at least 1000 delegates
viii attend the good roads meeting at
Des Moines, March and 8. Dele
gates have been appointed in forty-one
counties with eigbty-seven cities and
towns reporting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

The Fairfield Ledger sees indica-
tions that Republican factionists in
Iowa may make an effort to seize the
state convention for the purpose of
censuring President Taft and the Re
publican majority in congress. That
sort of work, urges the Ledger,
should be left to the Democrats
Iowa has already suffered sufficient.
" through this rule or ruin policy. In
1904 Roosevelt carried every county
in the state save one. the compression.
al delegation was soldly Republican
and the party had ninety per cent OF
the district and county offices. It's
different now, after four years OF
strife and dissension, and. if they are
to continue, there is probability thai
the Democrats will carry majority
of the counties and win majority
of the delegation to Washington
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
THE NAMES RECITALS.

The second in the regular series of sonata
rccitals for violin and pianoforte given by
Clara and David Names VIII take place
Theatre with the following programme:
Sonata IN G major, Op. Is, by Gries; adagfo
from concerto il z major. by Bach: sonata
in @ major. OF. Sc, by Beethoven, and So
na,a in I minor, Op. 6, by Enesco new,
first t.nae)-
The novelty is a sonata in + minor. by
Georges Enesco, which will be played for
the first time in America at these concerts,
as announced last September. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marres spent some days with the composer
reading over this work with him. The
BarreFe Ensemble and the Philharmonic
Orchestra have also announced forks. for
performance la1er in the season, by Mr..
Fnesco, who is regarded by many OF the
serious French musicians as coming
great composer.
Georges Enesco was born In Cordaremi, IN
RumanIa, on August :, 1881. he studied at
the Paris cons eT atoTy, where ne took first
prize for. violin in 1893 ara Q prize fo~ .ugUe
and counterPoint in 163.. As a performer
he is SAID to play equally well on tho violin
and on the piang The list OF his compost
tions is already extremely long, including
songs, works for violin and piano and for
wind instruments, as we'll as the larger
forms. a number OF these have been
, played at the Col9nne concerts IN Paris.
Mr.. Enesc3 is court vioInist TO the Queen
/ ,,f Rurrania-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
CHICAGO OPERA COMPANY.

Andreas DipDel. general manager Of tie
chic ago Grand Opera Company. announces
hgt the first Of the Chicago Grand Opera
conlr any's ten engagements at the Metro
olitan opera house in New York viii h
That's" on January II Miss Garden iii
laS the title role, Maurice Renaud viii he
card Is Atharael and Charles Dalmores
lii ing the role Of Nicias.
Tbs second enEa cement at tic AIetropoli-
an, on January / will be Ofenbacl1 q
Tales uf Hoffman," ," with Il cast headed by
ilAaa Grenville, Marguerite Sylvia, Alice
--epTilli. Maurice Renaud and Charles Dal-
aores or john Mccormack.
Performances Will be given at the Metre
f-oiitsn every Tuesday from January a u,
fc close Of the season. There viii be ore
'Ttra performance outside Of the regular
IN S7shsCr rtio1 nights. This viii take
J lace CT February IS and the opera VIII be
Natonla-' the lyric dra.ua by Victor Her
'ert and Joseph d 1fe3ding. which vziIl be
@lDg Ia English. The little role will be
aiken lay Mary Garden and Lillian Grenville
NlA sing the role Of BaTi-era- John McCor-
mack VIII sing the first tenor role Besides
That's Tales OF Hofrnann'' and Ma
iom7-' the other operas that the Chica 90
company VIII sing at the Metropolitan are
Nassenets : lie Joagieur de Notrs Dame"
and Noif-FefT'arTs THE Secret Of SUI
AM - " which viii be given as A double bin.
Debuss:-'S 'Pelicas et AIe'ioande"; Rizet'=
I arrne-; Charpentier's Louise and
Satnt-Saens's Samson ct Danla''
The ten regular performances VIII lie
given IN two series, the dates OF series A
being January q, February Z, February y.
March and March y, and those of series p
being January %, February Il. March j.
March g and April 4
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18

to be sufficient inducement for son
Jack She has found out that the musi-
clans can be obtained for very small out
lay. for they are glad Of the opportunity
to play their beloved chamber music, and
even this expense could be divided among
two or three families. if desired. Then the
tactful wife must accomplish the rest.
Let us assume that she has prevailed
upon her husband (for American husbands
are proverbial1y gentle and yielding), the
few guests have been selected, the musi-
clans have been arranged for. and the L.
B. M has reluctantly put on his dinner
Jacket while the wife has eagerly donned
her best gown. For these evenings are to
be gala occasions, and there is a fine SYM
bolism IN holiday clothes The children
are, OF course, allowed TO sit up. but the
mother has swept away from the piano the
y.Ie OF disgusting and stupid so-called pop
uIar songs of the day, which the children
have accumulated. The electric lights
have been turned off and candles lit in
their place. (Nothing Ike candle light with
Ynusic.)
''Then the guests arrive, among them
perhaps the family doctor, who as q mat
ter of course is musical. Did he not take
q postgraduate medical course in Vienna,
where he went to the opera and concerts
almost every day, and is he not suspected
of secretly harboring q yioIoncello in his
bedroom?
''Then the musicians tune their instru-
nients delicious momentD ana a Beethoven
trio begins The T. =. NJ. sits Ilunched up
In an armchair. at first a little uneasy at
what he has been let in for. What has he
to do with classical music? That is some
thing FOR women. He is a business man,
and he, sir, is developing the country. But
gradually, as the lovely adasio begins, his
senses, as well as his muscles, begin to
relax. After all, 1t is nice to have his
family all together. lie sees them so little.
''fIe looks at the piano, and there sits bis
boy Jack next to the performer, for whom
he is eagerly turning the pages. He can
not follow the notes readily, but with q
boys cleverness he watches the face Of the
performer at the critical places, and at his
agitated nod over goes the page On the
other side OF the room sits the daughter.
looking so sweet and happy. and SO she
ought as she has her best young man de-
votedly at her side.
And then the T. i. NJ. looks at his wife.
Yes. her hair has grown little gray, but
her face? It's easily the most beautiful in
the room-even more beautiful than when
he first courted her. And then the music
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18

Tired Business Man as proposed in q, re-
cent address:
j have seen something Of the young
men Of our country. have often played
with my orchestra ar Princeton, Cornell
and IN The universities OF Illinois, Cali
fornia, oregon and so on. 1 have looked
into thousands OF their enthusiastic young
faces. manly, beautiful and with many
ideals Must they all endure the same
fate? Is this curse of the country 90
powerful that they must all become for
ever and aye Tired American Business
Mem Can nothing be done TO lift that
fatigue from the tired business mans eyes
and brow? Must his first smile Of content
appear only as he snuggles into his coffin.
with the blissful certainty that he can at
last sleep without that terrible round OF
work, devoted only to money getting, be-
ginning again the next day?
Now IL occurs to me that here is where
music could and should step In and take
the creases out OF the tired business mans
brain, which has been so strained by over
much attention to business matters.
But here the gentle. anxious wife ex-
claims Ny husband does not like to go
out fn the evening. He IS too tired. have
10 80 alone 10 the opera and concert matt
nees. as 4 cannot find any one TO go with
me in the evening
MY remedy IS Of q different nature, and
is intended not only Is cure for the
.ired business man, but as wonderful
cementing and strena thening Of the family
ties Let US call it a drama entitled The
Salvation Of the Tired Business Man.
There are IN New York literally dozens and
oozens of fine pianists, men and women,
trained here and abroad, who cannot get
public appearances owing TO the glut IN the
market But they love 10 play. They are
enthusiastic musicians, who are compelled
70 devote eli their days TO the drudgery of
teaching. This IS also true Of many vio-
linists.
NOW, having produced some OF the actors
for my little domestic drama, let me set
the scenes and properties, and give you the
plot The tactful wife Of the T. =. NJ
must tell him that she wants tn have cham
Der music at her house once d week or
perhaps once month. The children are
growing up. and II is more and more ditH-
cult TO keep them at home Even the pa
thetic billiard table which the mother has
had placed in the basement does not seem
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
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