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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
MEssRs. RRInkMAN AND HoslER

Lee county has been fortunate in re-
cent years in having Messrs. George A.
Brinkman and l. Hosier for two of
its three supervisors. Much was ex-
pected of these gentlemen when they
We're elected TO their present posi-
lions and it is but simple justice to
them to say that they have made
good" abundantly. Both were known
as good business men, worthy of pub
I lie confidence and esteem, and it was
confidently anticipated that they
would bring their best judgment and
energies to bear on county affairs.
Furthermore, 1t was anticipated that
! their election would result in a ma.
terial saving to the taxpayers OF the
county without any lessening OF eff
cheney in the conduct of affairs In
no particular have they failed to crys-
talize public hope and expectation in
TO accomplished fact.
Messrs. Brinkman and Hosier are
especially we'll qualified to admins
ter Lee county affairs, first, because
of aptitude for the transaction OF pub
lie business as evidenced by the fine
record they have made, and, secondly
because of their intimate and thor
ough knowledge of county matters
Not only are they qualified by reason
of their sterling qualities as men
their intelligence, honesty, good judg
ment and general trustworthiness-
but also because they have had exper
; fence in managing the county's af
fairs. No one in private life would
Z think for moment OF dispensing
with the services of a true and tried
) employee who had demonstrated his ca
t pacity and fidelity beyond all cues
} ton and who knew every detail O
= the business from to lizard, for tb.
S purpose of giving his place to a new
| and untried man who would have /,
3 learn the business at the employer
expense. Men do not commit such
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
The keokuk Water Power.

Carroll Herald One of the recent
acts OF congress giving the right to a
company to build a dam across the
Mississippi at Keokuk and using the
energy of the river to develop the
electric equivalent of 100000 horse
power has never been attacked by
the conservationists, though the
grant to harness the river is the
greatest that has been made to pri-
vate corporation in recent years.
Eastern capital is now employed In
developing this great work and in two
years from now Keokuk hopes to fur
nish power as far north as Davenport
and as far south as ST. Louis for the
great manufacturing industries locat.
ed along the river at SO low cost as
to make that the greatest industrial
center of the country. Keokuk could
not carry out such an enterprise
without help. In the government IL
self there is no possible way by
which the turning of the river into
power could be brought to consum
nation. The only way open was to OF
fer franchise and let private capita
assume the burden and take the risks
yet this great store of energy belongs
to the people and there is no way By
which they will be benefited as the
plan is now proposed except as they
may be given access to cheaper power
Public resources in order TO be made
effective must be developed, and TINS
| is true everywhere throughout the
west where under the conservation
plans power sites have been with
drawn from Improvement and MADE
OF as little use as though they dit
not exist. Where there is opportun
| itv. as at Keokuk. capital Will tax
hold and run great risks for possible
large gains, and where the opportun
ity does not exist the resources
which apply to power and industr'
will simply lay dormant and thel
value will be lost for as long as !
takes to learn that the public y!
sources cannot develop themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
c,.v. on "The situation"

Henry Clews In his weekly ie'.er
from wall street comments as ioiio"'
upon the crop situation:
within the past two weeks Man s
serious doubts disappeared OF lnou
Grated: the market showing conSe,
ouent relief. Among these douots
we're the crops, the political outlook
and the monetary position. In all
three Of these respects the outlook
Is distinctly better than g month ago,
Corn is now practically out OF
danger from frost, and 100000 900
600 bushel crop is doubtless assured.
At fifty cents per hushel TINS means
the creation Of s1,5oo,ooo.ooo OF new
wealth. Corn is by all means our most
important crop. inasnuch as IT enters
SO largely into the providing OF 1000
for man and beast. and is an element
of growing Importance In the nous
trial world. It also provides an I'M
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
A PRACTICAL PREcEPr.

Keep pleasant until 10 o'clock.
That is an order which was pro-
mulgated by the chief clerk to the
clerical force in the office of the sec
rotary of the state board OF agricul-
ture last week during the rush. How
shall we act after 10 o'clock?' asked
one stenographer. She was told that
if she kept pleasant until 10 O'Clock
she would be pleasant all day what
ever trials it brought forth. The
Cedar Rapids Gazette endorses this
as logical and practical method OF
keeping cheerful and making the days
work light. By way of explanation
it says:
The first hours of the daily toll set
day. The man, be he employer or
cub, who begins the day in i'll humor
is likely to go to bed growing at the
feel of the pillows. But If he begins
the daily task in good humor, and
keeps his spirit chaste and his soul
cheerful for the first few hours, he
will likely be fine fellow at supper
and finally lie down to pleasant
dreams.
The trouble is there is no school OF
mental physicians to tell Us these lit
tie things that so promote healthful-
ness of mind and action. One practical
precept like the one above quoted
which heads this article is worth q
barrel full of sermons on the general
principle that we should all love one
another and be kind to our fellow
men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
Free Wool Auain.

Quincy Wing: The last time our
Democratic friends were in power in
the United States they carried out
their free trade threat and put wool
on the free list
The sheep industry of America was
destroyed, wool sold for ten cents a
pound and farmers took what they
could get for their sheep. A dollar
head was the top price. And yet
no man, woman or child got yard
of wooden cloth or suit of wooden
clothes penny cheaper.
The effect of free wool was de.
structive, that's all.
The farmers Of the sheep raising
states lost millions of dollars and no
body received any benefit. One OF
the Democrats who helped bring
about that disaster of fifteen years
ago was Champ Clark, of Missouri,
the present leader of his party and
he now declares that he learned
nothing from the awful lesson of free
wool. On the twenty-hrst day of last
May. while he was making speech
in the house OF representatives, assail-
ing the Republican policy of protec,
ton and announcing to the country
what he and his party would do il
again entrusted with power, Nicholas
Longworth OF Ohio, interrupted him
i as follows:
Then If I understand the gentle
I man. he Is in favor OF no duty on
I any article OF wool or its products
i Mr. Clark replied:
Il think II would be blessing tc
4 tho American people IL it was all
wiped out in that schedule"
When he made that remark his
Democratic colleagues in the house OF
& representatives, the men who will
write tariff law If given the chance
to do so, greeted 1t with great ap
plause.
4 What do the farmers think of it;
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

chain of ancestral shame behind
him. 1t is not in the least surprising
that he should become entangled with
"a pretty woman's petticoats.
1t was on visit to London that
Manuel met the piquant Gaby Deslys.
He was quick to appreciate her per
fections and she the possibilities of a
royal admirer.
At the time Gaby Deslys was shock.
ing London, for London, like New
York, Is never so pleased as when be-
ing shocked. A Japanese dance was
the feature of her act 1t was not SO
much the dance as 1t was the disrob-
ing which pleased Manuel. The physi-
cal revealment caused criticism and
at last the order Of suppression from
the police, but 1t was too late. The
eyes of Manuel had been fascinated
with the beauty OF his affinity and he
lavished upon her the royal jewels
OF Portugal and the wealth wrung
from the peasants and property own
ers.
| He was merely following the tradi
tons Of his fathers. He was no worse
i than they Really he was not so bad
Had he been more prudent his people
would never have been so thorough
ly incensed as they were when 1t was
ascertained that over 100000 had
been poured into her willing lap by
this foolish young scion of historic
/ bopca in loco than
1t is not natural that Gaby Deslys
should refuse to accept his costly
gifts. 1t is her aim In life. She has
given herself to the king and the
king has given her the money of his
peasants.
Insurrection would, no doubt. have
come anyway, but the cruel. extrava
gance at time of public want, nc
doubt caused hurrying of the down
/ fall Of Manuel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
Pu. on the Ban.

Des Moines Tribune: Poison is dan
eerous. Because it is, society has
protected itself very thoroughly
against its dangers by regulating its
sale very strictly
Firearms are dangerous, but society
allows them to be sold by any Tom,
Dick and Harry to any Tom Dick
and Harry, without restriction or regu-
la,ion of any kind.
4 man on murder intent may buy
Deadly revolver or shotgun and an
munition for it with little trouble. An
immature boy with foolish notions of
hravado can secure them just as read
ny.
Ire result is that every day brings
its long list of victims of firearms. In
Cur own community not week goes
by without sacrifice of some sort to
our failure to put the sale and hand
libe of dangerous weapons under rea-
orable restraint. The same is true
If every similar community.
Last week a typical case was record
ed. After two young men had en-
gagged in some bandying of words, one
of them in fit of anger hurried to
his home, secured a loaded revolver
without any trouble at all and within
few minutes found the man who
had teased him and shot him dead
If a single hour had gone by his anger
might have cooled and the murder in
/ his heart might have passed without
crime, but the gun was too easily Sc
cured and in the heat of his passion
he seized it and did that for which his
whole life will be filled with remorse
I Most murders are hinged upon the
readiness which which revolvers ane
like weapons may be secured. If so
ciety were to put upon them the same
restrictions that it does upon poison
society would have fewer murders t.
record. 1t is high time that sucl
restrictions were adopted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
Governor carrolI's Campaign.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Governor
Carroll opened his speaking campaign
yesterday, beginning in Crawford
county. 1t is his purpose to visit
every section of the state. The mod
ern method of campaigning will en-.
able him to cover much larger terri
tory in given time than was prac-
tieable in former years, when uncer-
tain railway connections and cross
country trips in carriages made 1t diff
ficult to fill engagements with exacti-
tude. BY the use of the automobile
the governor will be enabled to visit
much greater number of towns, de-
| liver more speeches ant see more
people than was possible ten years
ago.
A large party accompanied the gov
ernor to inaugurate the campaign, as
| many as one hundred automobiles be-
ing utilized for the purpose. Doubt
less every town and county on the
itinerary will make similar contribu.
1 tons to the encourage, and the mum
Der accompanying the governor will
be large in all parts of s1e state.
Governor Carroll is worthy of the
attention and moral support that will
thus be given him and the cause be
represents. He is the chief executive
of the state. He is the titular leader
of the Republicans Of Iowa. He is
| the party nominee for reelection. He
has acquitted himself with credit in
! the executive Office. He Is an honest
and capable official. He has consist
! ent political record and warm friends
among Republicans of both factions
of the party. He is entitled to the
full Republican vote. He will also
have the support of some Democratic
4 and independent voters He will be
| elected by good majority-a major
ity that will be sensibly increased II
the Democratic press adopts the mis-
taken policy of personal abuse and the
belittling of the governors personal
ity. The day for winning votes by
| traduction of candidates has passed
1t harms the perpetrators more thar
the persons at whom the injustice is
aimed
i The apparent rising of the Demo
cratic tide at about the period of the
September elections in Vermont, New
Hampshire and Maine, has developed
a later reaction The Republicans O
Iowa are uniting In support Of theil
state and local tickets and are be
ginning to realize the impairment O
the future by failure to meet presen
duty. From now on the campaign viii
look to revival of party fealty ant
getting out the Republican vote Tha
means success at the polls in Noyem
Der and the maintenance Of Republi
can supremacy in Iowa, now and 70
years to come.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
COLuMB BUS

Behind him lay the gray Azores,
Behind the gates of Hercules,
Before him not the ghost of shores,
Before him only the shoreless seas.
The good mate said: Now must we
pray,
For, 10, the very stars are gone!
Brave admiral, speak! What shall |
say?"
"Why say, Sail on, sail on and on!
"My men grow mutinous day by day;
My men grow CHASTITY wan and
weak
The stout mate thought of home; a
spray
Of salt wave washed his swarthy
cheek.
What shall say, brave admiral, say,
If we sight naught but sea at dawn"
why, you shall say at break of day,
Sail on, sail on, sail on and ont"
They sailed and sailed, as winds might
blow,
Until at last the blanched mate said:
Should | and all my men fall dead.
These very winds forget their way,
For God from these dread seas is
gone.
Now, speak, brave admiral, speak and
say
He said, Sail on, sail on and on"
They sailed; they sailed. Then spake
the mate,
This mad sea shows his teeth to.
night
He cu' Is his lip; he lies in wait
With lifted teeth, as if to bite.
Brave admiral say but one good word
What shall we do wien hope Is
gomez"
The words leapt like leaping sword
Sail on, sail on. sail on and on"
Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck
And peered through darkness-ah
that night
OF all dark nights! And then speck-
light. A light! A light, A light.
1t grew; starlit flag unfurled-
1t grew to be Times burst of dawn
He gained world; he gave that world
1t grandest lesson; "Onl Sail on
Joaquin Miller
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
. DENMARK.
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DR.. and Mrs. Hancock called at
nearly every home in town yesterday
forenoon, saying long goodbye to
all their many friends. They left ID
the afternoon for their future HON.
in Los Angeles, Cal. How greatly
they will both be missed, but only
loving best wishes go with them.
Joe MofIiett and wife will soon oc
cupy the house vacated by DIR, Han
cock and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson of Los An
geles. Cal, are visiting his brother,
H. H. Wilson and family.
Rev. Tibbits of Fairfield, Iowa, spent
Sunday with his niece, Mrs. Fred
Whitmarsh.
Mr.. Thomas Taylor will hold his
public sale on October 90. but any one
wanting some of the fine old furniture
which will be sold, does we'll to gel
there early for two and three automo
biles full of people come out from
Burlington early every day to selec
what they wish
Mr. and Mrs. Porter and son Jacl
will leave the last OF the month ~
Florida, where they have land inter
ests. They are offering their resi-
dence property here for sale and
sold will not come back.
The public school will give an ic
cream social at the school house o.
Friday evening, October Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin TAYLOR are e1
pected to arrive Monday and stay ii
after his fathers sale on October =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

George A. Lincoln, state fish and
game warden, will be ready very soon
to start out with his special car to
distribute young fish to the rivers Of
the state. He intends to start out in
about week If he can secure the
fish from the Mississippi river bay
Gus. The extent of the fall distribu-
ton Is purely a matter of conjecture,
however as the low water on the
Mississippi has dried up all the bay
yous and ponds that formerly furnish
ed the supply of fish for this work and
the general outlook is not very en-
couraging. AT present Mr.. Lincoln,
with force of assistants, is engaged
in clearing the lakes of the state from
Objectionable fish. Arrangements are
meantime being made for restocking
the streams, and the sportsmen of the
state will hope that he will be able
to replace the Objectionable fish with
an abundance of the gamey varieties
SO the fishing may be good next year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
STEVENSON ON SOIL CULTURE

Prof. w. H. Stevenson, with the
Burlington Route soils special" is
explaining to the farmers along the
route where the special train is
making stops just how to double the
amount of crops they are now raising.
He explains in concise way just
what methods and fertilizers to use
to bring about this condition, and pre-
sents data on the so-called "hard-pan'
soil of southern Iowa, how to put this
heavy wet land on the uplands in al
most perfect condition for crop grow
ing. He claims there are millions OF
acres of upland prairie soil in south
ern Iowa needing drainage, as much
as the marsh soils of the northern
part of the state, and gives effective
details how to secure this drainage.
He explains just what rotation of
crops to make to get an abundant sup
4 ply of nitrogen and humus In the soils
and explains the value of commercial
/ fertilizers and also tells Just how
4 large quantities of fertilizers may be
/ produced on the farm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

1t is told that the $4,000 members
of the German-American Liberal AL
lance are after the Iowa mulct
law. They are very short-sighted and
foolish. Repeal of the mulct law
would mean enforcement of the dras-
tic prohibitory law. and conditions
would then be infinitely worse than
they are at present. The German
American Liberal Alliance doesn't
know when either itself or the state is
we'll off. If it had modicum of
practical common sense It would let
present conditions alone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

Coming right down to brass tackS.
there isn't single valid reason why
the present Republican majority in
the house at Washington should be
succeeded by q Democratic majority.
Democratic newspapers may indulge
in sophistries to their hearts content
and Democratic stump orators may
yell until they are black in the face,
but the fact will remain that Demo.
cratic majority In the popular branch
of congress would have no effect 9th.
er than to block legislation and pre-
vent the enactment of laws for the
public good. 1t is not to be appre
hended that intelligent American vot
ers will be guilty of such folly as the
election Of Democratic house would
involve.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

Senator Delivers serious illness is
causing deep regret in all parts of
the state. All his life until recently
he has been the picture of good health.
and 1t is difficult to think of him as
ooher than robust and energetic. II
is hoped he will soon be restored to
perfect health and strength and use
fulness. He is easily the country's
premier political orator and is held
In deservedly high regard in the state
and nation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

r1ense quantity of freight for tee rail-
roads, both in its crude form and in
the shape of meat and other products.
Our cotton crop has thus lar es-
capped any damage from frost. and
producers will be fully compensated by
good prices for all shortage in supply.
The south at least should enjoy unin-
terrupted prosperity"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

In the years 1898 to 1897, when we
had free wool, there was no applause
on the Democratic side, OF anywhere
else, There was only distress and
suffering.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

The Iowa Anti-Saloon League and
Iowa Constitutional Amendment as
ISOLATION have joined forces and will
fight for the election of the prohibit
ton candidates for the legislature with
view to moving for constitutional
prohibition amendment The adoption
of such an amendment would set
back the interests of true temperance
in Iowa twenty years at least.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

There were thirteen marriage H.
censes issued in Springfield, H., in
one day recently. If the next census
does not disclose large gains in popu-
lation in that city there will be in
sistent demands to know why.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

The annual slaughter of hunters Is
now in full swing In the Maine woods.
It brings to the front again the cur
ious fact that the gunner who would
miss real deer never fails to hit
the individual whom he mistakes for
a deer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

Now that the colonel has been up
in the air" there are not wanting
those who say they always regarded
him as bit "fiighty."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
Nine-tenths of tho worry in this
world comes from anticipating sup
posed troubles that never occur.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

Margaret Illington's new play
Until Eternity is said to be fail
ure. She may have to go back to
darning socks again whether she is
willing or not.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

The Davenport school board has de-
cided to petition the next legislature
to pass law providing for medical
inspection of all pupils In the public
schools with view of segregating
those afflicted with epilepsy and other
diseases. Such measure would have
strong claims to legislative support.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

King Manuel was recently seen sit
ting on lawn at Gibralter. A lawn
Is a much safer thing to sit on now
adays than some thrones.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-14

Roosevelt went up in the air" all
right-iust as everybody predicted he
would.