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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
Are These the Issues !?

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The per-
sonal attack on Mr.. J. C. Scott,
chairman of the Republican congress
ional committee, by Mr.. F. D. Carr, OF
the Pennington Republican, is to be
regretted from the standpoint of de-
cent Journalism and manly politics
Mr. Scott is not a candidate for any
public place. He is doing great
amount of hard work as a committee
man trying to promote the Republi-
can cause in this district. Mr.. Carr
is Republican, and as such enjoyed
the honor and emoluments of the post
office at Pennington For that per-
sonal benefit he ought to be grateful
instead of attacking Congressman
Kennedy and Chairman Scott because
he was not reappointed postmaster.
The Keokuk Gate City, in an article
republished in the Hawk-Eye this
morning, treats the controversy in ex-
cellent spirit and compliments Mr..
Scott upon his admirable poise and
good temper under the unjust per
sonal attack. The Hawk-Eye desires
TO add that Mr.. Scott is citizen of
excellent reputation in his home
town. as well as elsewhere; that he
was three times MAYOR. twice elected
without opposition For FIVE or six
years Mr. Scott was solicitor In Lee
county for the Modern Woodmen OF
America and won a badge for doing
the most work Of any one of that or
der in the state. He is editor of ths
paper which he bought three year:
ago, and under his able management
its debts have been paid and It's cir
culation doubled
The allegations about Mr.. Scott trav
cling with the river committee at gov
eminent expense is pure invention
and the statement that he was at on,
time in the liquor business" is ur
worthy Of notice. At one time MI
Scott was partner in hotel which
had bar, but, not liking that feature
/ be retired from the business lively
years ago.
; And are these the issues upo
which Mr Brookhart asks the r.,
publicans Of the First district TO nom
nate him. instead Of SIR. Kennedy 70
: congress-
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THE DAILY GATE CITY
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING PAYS.

NEWSfAfEh AQS En- tiStNS FNt -
The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company, the first concern of
the kind in the United States to adopt
a systematic plan OF newspaper ad.
vertising for tie purpose OF reducing
the item in its profit and loss account
occasioned by the payment of dam.
ages for personal injury, after one
years trial announces that advertising
pays
About one year ago the plan was
adopted of inserting display advertise
ments in the daily newspapers These
were changed at frequent intervals
and we're illustrated at times showing
the right and the wrong way to alight
from car. In each car has also been
carried card bearing reading mat
ter to the same effect. The instruc-
tions borne upon the card and carried
In the advertising contained an appeal
to the public coucied in courteous
terms. and we're generally directed to
the women patrons. Appeals were
made to the public for cooperation in
preventing accidents.
The officials report that as the re
suit of this advertising campaign. the
number of accidents has been re-
duced 20 per cent with a constantly
increasing traffic. So successful has
tie plan proven that the company
this year has doubled its appropria.
ton for newspaper adveI Using.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
A Painful Contrast.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: When ar.
Allison was in the senate and Mr..
Cummins was governor, there was
complaint of "the washington crowd"
taking part in state politics; yet the
Washington crowd" of that day did
not leave their posts in congress and
come home to prevent Cummlns hav-
ing a second term. On the contrary,
the Washington crowd" and their
friends at home. took the stand that
by custom the governor was entitled
to a second term. The ungraciousness
of Mr.. Cummins and his insurgents OF
the present washington crowd" is in
painful contrast with the unanimous
denomination that was accorded Gov
ernor Cummins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

the May term of the district court
at Keokuk to act on the grand jury
and consequently spent few days in
the city at the foot of the rapids.
Mrs. Ed Sargent and daughter,
Margaret, who is attending the st.
Vincent school in Keokuk, spent SUM-
day, May Is. at Walnut Bluff farm,
returning to Keokuk on the following
Monday.
A car load of cuivert material fol
the roads in Des Moines township
arrived at Argyle one day last week
coming from firm in Monmouth, Ill.
These were ordered and came through
the instigation of Supervisor Brink
man of Keokuk.
1t is the best thought out in this
section of the country that Mr.
Brinkman has made a good and eff
'iGient officer a,:d d1ieryes re-
election at the hands of the people
in Lee county this coming fall cleo
ton. Mr.. Brinkman and the other
members Of the board can show ur
an account for every dollar that has
and will be expended for county pur
poses in spite of the assertions o.
some people to the contrary
Quite good number from hert
! attended the memorial exercises il
| Keokuh on Monday, May 80.
/ A meeting of the township trustees
of Des Moines township was held a
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Mrs. Brudewell, Mrs. Jacob Jacob
son and daughter of Chicago are Wis
iting relatives and friends in this
vicinity.
The different Sunday schools Of
Des Moines township, the Vincennes,
Allen, Argyle and Melrose, will hold
Sunday school convention at Mel
rose church on Sunday, June 5.
The Merose Sunday school is max
ing big preparations for the event and
good speakers will be secured for
the convention and all who care to
attend will be well entertained.
1t is the usual custom for these
different Sunday schools to hold an
nually convention az one OF the
Sunday schools, going by rotation
and this year 1t falls TO the lot Of
Melrose to hold the convention.
On the following Sunday, June II
the Melrose Sunday school will hole
class day exercises at the church
and they are working hard to make
| that occasion a success also.
| Mr.. Wesley Johnson was drawn OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
Food Value Of chestnuts.

Tie fruit of the chestnut tree is
nearly as valuable as bread and mure
valuable than potatoes for dietetic
purposes. TWO pounds of chestnuts
contain lis grammes of starch AID
eight of fat.
The annual production of chestnuts
in France is over 10000 quintels OF
220 pounds. That means food for
many workmen. But the hide-tanners
keep the product from the food-mar-
ket by buying it in large quantities
! for use in their business. Producers
make more profit by selling their
chestnuts for tanning than by dis
posing of them for food.-Harper' S
Weekly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
THE FASTING FAD.

1t is not generally known, but IT
is fact nevertheless, that number
of Keokuk people OF both sexes have
adopted UPTON Sinclair's fasting fad
as remedy for all sorts of bodily
ills, real and ina giHed. The practice
was begun Immediately following the
appearance of Sinclairs article on
the subject in one of the popular
magazines of the day, and its votaries
are now numbered by the dozen in
this community. For the most part
the fasting is done unknown TO
friends and the public. In one in
stance a husband tasted unknown to
his wife who was away from home
for time. and in another case wife
followed Sinclair's advice during the
temporary absence of her husband.
1t is a question if either absent mari
tai partner yet knows of the eNpe-
rience undergone by the other half
OF the firm
There is nothing disgraceful or in
any way censurable in voluntary abb
stinence from food for a time in
suitable cases. Most people eat too
much and would enjoy better health
if they ate less or refrained from eat
ing at all at occasional intervals.
Fasting permits the overworked di-
gestive organs to obtain needed rest
and recover their tone and efficiency.
In some forms OF stomach trouble,
particularly such as are attended
with too free secretion as the result
of long-continued irritation and de-
bility. reduction of food to the mini
mum, or still better in severe cases
entire abstinence from food. is neces-
sary to cure. A stomach in this
condition will get well of itself if al
lowed sufficient period of rest.
Proper medication will hasten recoy-
cry, but medicine is powerless in the
absence of a restricted diet.
Those who have practiced fasting for
periods of varying lengths report that
very little discomfort Is felt in con
sequence. Fer the first few days
there is sense of goneness, but
this can readily be relieved by copious
draughts of water. AS one expert
menter explained, he found it easy to
deceive his stomach. When it de
manded food he filed it with water
apd it didn't seem to know the differ
ence. Most experimenters noted q
feeling of weakness after fasting q
week, ten days or two weeks in diff
ferent cases, but were surprised tna1
IL was no greater. In few cases ths
experimenters claimed to be as strons
at the end of the fast as at the be
ginning. OF course, too long a fast
would inevitably be followed by seri
Gus results. But within reasonable
limits fasting is capital expedien
for keeping down the grocery anC
meat billsl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
WHAT THE couNIRY MISSED.

Under this heading the Burlington
Hawk-Eye calls attention to the fact
that Mr. Brookhart has informed the
voters of the First district that if he
had been in congress he would not
have voted as Mr. Kennedy did on the
tarifT. II he is sent to congress MI
Brookhart says he has rule to guide
him that is specific and certain and
that it is to be found in the last ma
tional Republican platform. But the
Hawk-Eye recalls that it was only last
october that Senator Cummins declar-
ed, in speech at Knoxville. Iowa:
Cannon says | have proclaimed my
intention to enter on another agita-
ton for revision of the tariff. AS
from another revision under the pres
ent congress. or any other that is
without more information The last
congress didn't know enough to revise
I the tariff as it should have been re
yised''
This prompts the Hawk-Eye to say
Obviously, the senator and all his
colleagues. in both houses of congress
made a great mistake in not sending
for s. W. Brookhart, of Washington
Iowa. and obtaining from him tha
specific and certain rule that would
have brushed away all doubts, settled
every point in dispute and have giver
the country the long-desired perfec
tariff. Thus it was that the First dis
trict of Iowa unwittingly deprived tn,
nation Of great political and eco
nonaic boon BY electing the wrong mai
10 congress two years ago. He. car
hardly blame Mr. Brookhart for pa
trioticalIy coming TO the rescue now
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

Allen school house one night last
week for the purpose Of attending TO
some road matters pertaining to the
township.
1t is meet and proper that all who
can should attend these exercises ano
do honor to the old soldier boys for
they are passing from us rapidly
every year, and it won't be long I'M
til they will all be numbered with
the dead.
May IS has come and gone and
everybody is still at the old STAND,
for the Star Wanderer" failed to
do any of the dire things that was
predicted of him.
Everybody is hustling planting corn
for the time of year is at hand when
1T must be in the ground or else y
will be too late being put in, ana
Jack Frost will come along in the
vail and take a bite at it.
Vernon Chronicle has accepted .
position with the Rock Island as
brakeman and has gone to Valley
| Junction, Iowa, where he will worA
out on freight on the High line
| Society is somewhat quiet in the
rural districts at the present tims
and there are not many "goings anu
comings, to chronicle.
People are busy getting in tllei.
! craps" and society is taking :
I. raet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

Alexander Harvey. one of the edi-
tors Of Current Literature, thinks that
the home is doomed because it is no
longer, be says, on the Pauline basis.
By that he means the doctrine of St.
Paul, who said: Wives. submit your
selves unto your husbands as unto the
Lord. The husband is morally re-
sponsible for the wife. he thinks, and
is stronger morally He knows he
does wrong when he does it, but a wn
man does not seem TO. according to
his theory. No woman can reform 2
man. he says
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About twenty members of Miles
King post, G. A. r., attended Decora
ton services Thursday at Sharon
Presbyterian church and cemetery.
Rev. Frailey of Fort Madison deliv-
cred an appropriate addr SIS. Through
B. F. Ketcham, P. X. Ware and }. G.
Schee the old soldiers were taken
to Sharon In automobiles.
Mrs. Alice Ruthven of TT. Madison
is the guest of her niece, MIS-. E. s..
Kelley.
Mrs. Nellie Therme visited Thurs
day with her sister, Mrs. Ella Whit
ten, in Mt Pleasant.
DIR. H H. Turner returned Friday
from Des Moines where he has Eeen
attending the osteopath convention.
Mrs. E. A. Goodin and daughter,
Grace, of Wichita, Kan, visited Tues
day with VIM Goodin and family.
Mrs. Laura Brabham left Weanes.
day for lola. Kan, where she will
visit her daughter. Mrs. C. A. Hutcn-
inson; her daughter. Mrs. l.. G. Hetz-
81, accompanied her as far as Fort
! Madison.
| Mrs. Harry Phipps and baby of st.
! Louis are visiting Mrs. Phipps' par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Locke.
Mrs. George Reese left Tuesday
for Rock Island, H., left to join her
husband who has employment there
Mrs. Harry Riley and children left
Saturday for Davenport where they
| expect to reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Knott visited
over Sunday with friends in Mt.
Pleasant.
Herman Carver Of Cleveland, Ohio
is the guest of his mother, Mrs. 2
4 A. Carver.
Miss Hazel French is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. John Hornbaker, in Mt
i Sterling.
4 Roy Masmar of FIT. Madison ar
rived Saturday having been callet
: here by the illness of his sister, Mrs
Dec Bradley.
Miss Ida Brusie has gone to De-
phos, Ohio, to visit her sister.
Ernest Junkin left Friday for Wa
tertown, s. D., where he has employ
4 raent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

4 Washington correspondent recalls
that the publisher of an army paper
told him several years ago that the
best reading he could furnish the old
soldiers was "fightin' EN- over He
said the veterans take more delight
in reading stories of different battles
than anything else. They looked for
ward to the stories of battles as OF er
people saw them. And SO they con
tinued TO fight EN- over in his paper
for the old soldiers.
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ought to have good start this season
with such effective assistance.
kEokuk,s DREAM.

Beside the mighty Father stream
Our dear old Keokuk lay.
The evening mists were on her brow,
And at midnight hour
AT last upon her slumber stole,
And at midnight hour
She dreamed that she was great in
wealth
And rich in water power.
Huge, mighty dams controlled the
floods
Of her old Father stream.
And water power moved the works
That hau been run by steam.
Huge factories about her rose,
And industry was great.
The other towns looked on aghast
And envied now her fate.
A great metropolis she stood;
Her goods were in demand,
And she was honored far and wide
Throughout her native land.
But now the east was tinted red,
And darkness fed away.
And Ger the horizon peeped the sun
To tell of coming day.
Keokuk woke and looked about,
All things were as OF old.
No mighty dam controlled the flood
The sun now kissed with gold.
Alas" she cried. but is it vain?
Can it not some day be?
May l not have this benefit
In this great land and free?"
Upon the breeze the answer came,
Yes, yes. my child, you may"
And her heart leaped to hear tn
words
Borne on the breath of day
And now we see her hard at work
And hope that some bright hour
/ We may behold the wondrous work
OF Mississippi power.
ELIZABETH STODDARD STEVENS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

There is a growing fear taat an
exceptionally light vote will be cast
at the primary next Tuesday. The
season is late and farmers are behind
with their work, and there will be
strong temptation to remain away
from the polls. 1t is to be hoped this
temptation will be resisted. The men
and measures to be passed upon at
the coming primary are of the utmost
importance and full and free ex-
preston of public sentiment is highly
desirable Lee county Republicans
should set good example to theiI
brethren throughout the state in this
important matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

Rev. ]. w. Lockhart declared in his
farewell sermon last Sunday to the
congregation of Union Avenue Chris
tan church in st. Louis that in his
opinion God has very little to do vita
the making of cities The retiring
pastor objects TO the artificial life of
the city with its artificial sidewalks
artificial stone fronts, artificial rats
and artificial compilations. It was the
preachers thought that life in fats
and fashionable apartments is not
conducive to the greatest and highest
moral growth. The preacher believes
he detects a menace to society in the
big rows of fats filed vita idle
women and men who pattern their
lives and conduct after the million
aires of Pittsburg.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
poina Iowa an Injustice.

Cedar Rapids Gazette, Independent:
Clifford Thorne, candidate for rail-
road commissioner, thinks The Ga
zette has been doing him an injustice.
The Gazette believes Mr.. Thorne and
the Corn Belt Meat Producers associa.
ton have been doing Iowa an in.
justice.
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One commendsbIs Thing.

Burlington Hawk-Eye Jack Frost
is doing what Re can 70 discourage
the flies this SEASON 10 sooner do
the household pests begin 10 liyen up
With the warm weather than a cold
snap comes along and puts them out
OF business. The fy-kilIing campaign
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
The Sioux City Journal well say,

The Sioux City Journal ven says:
If TIE farmers hereabouts viii take
a straight tip from the Journal, they
can make more money for themselves
on June : BY coming ont and voting
their confidence in the Republican
party than BIZ staying in the fields aad
letting the impression out that Iowa Is
Democratic
The same is true of tie farmers in
southeastern Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

secondary matter to the Iowa office
holders in washington
We have no doubt as to The out
come of the primary if the right
thinking Republicans will go to the
polls.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
Stand BY the Republican Party.

Sioux City Journal Any Republi-
can who has an ounce of party loyalty
left in his system cannot get away
from it. The primary duty of every
Republican is to stand by the Republi-
can party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

It is only the ballots that are put
into the ballot boxes on election day
that are counted. This fact should be
borne in mind and acted upon next
Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

The condition OF the new skyscrap-
er crop in St Louis is reported by the
Globe-Democrat as about 1913. This
is Within one-tenth; per cent of the wa
Ter power crop now assured for Keo-
kus.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

In Ohio they declared a man insane
because he talked baseball all the
time. A similar ruling in this state
would paralyze all forms of industry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

The Quincy Wing makes the safe
prediction that when the insurgent
wolf approaches Speaker Cannon's
door hereafter will do it stealthily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

Ii is the general expectation that
the vote at the primary next Tuesday
will be small Effort should be made
to discredit this forecast as much as
possible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
II you have a word of cheer,
Speak it where the sad may hear;
Can you coin thought of light?
Give it wings and speed its flight
Do you know a little song?
Pass. the roundelay along;
Scatter gladness, joy and mirth
All along the ways of earth.
a. NJ Worden.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

Bryan says Harmon lacks courage,
but Harmon at least has spunk enough
to tell Bryan to mind his own bust
ness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

Primary election next Tuesday
Don't forget to so to the polls and
vote
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

Alex Miller has noticed that girls
from small towns are the most apt
TO spell their names in fearful ways.
Dr. Eliot. who says he would rather
draw well than spell wei, is reminded
by the Des Moines Tribune that any
mustard plaster can do that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

The Washington Democrat is sur
prised that the world is not more COM
pietely saved, considering how many
people make it their business to
save it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

The Quincy Herald predicts that
the kiss Me Not button for the
girls is going to prove a rank failure.
Those who want it don't need it, and
those who need it don't want it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

The Monticello Express says that
Mr. Cownie would have been in better
position for airing his righteous indig-
nation had he refused to resign, and
called for proof. In handing in his
resignation under fire. the Express
adds. he virtually confessed the
charges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

The Cedar Rapids Republican pre-
diets that some day not far in the fu-
ture the more economical administra-
ton of the government will be the
national issue. We have had con-
gress that has fused about the tariff
and about Pinchot's ambitions, spend
ing months in useless talking, the
Republican continues, but how many
men in congress have mentioned the
fact that the government ought to get
on a more economical basis?'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

The Harlan Republican says it has
always had poor opinion of Cownie,
and. as the governor claims to nave
absolute proctor the truth of all his
charges, it is inclined to believe they
are true. 1T is manifestly also a
good thing for the state. the Republi-
can adds, that Cownie has been re-
tired from the board of control.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-01

And now we see her hard at work
And hope that some bright hour
We may behold the wondrous work
OF Mississippi power.
ELIZABETH STODDARD STEVENS
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-12-22
Surprise Party at Strater

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson Of Stra-
ter, were delightfully."- surprised by a
number Oftheir neighb bors and friends
going to their home Friday evening.
Conversation, music, dancing and
card playing made the time pass very
quickly. Delicious refreshments
that had been carried in by the party
were served about midnight and it
was we'll toward daylight before the
merrymakers departed for their
homes. Those present were Nj. and
Mrs. John Suter, Mr.. and Mrs. : ohm
Olson, Mr.. ana Mrs, Carl Dcyers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Beyers, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hullinger, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Greenman, Miss Olson and
Messrs. Henry and Thomas Cole and
A. e. Preston.