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The Weather.

Oh say,
Don't you love the weather this way?
The keen, crisp air Of the bright
sharp days,
The crinkling crack of the bedded
snow,
The white, cold touch of the suns
short rays,
The fresh, clean breath of the winds
that blow?
And hear the merry sleigh bells,
Jingling far and near,
Each it's CHEEKY story tells,
Ringing sweet and clear.
Amt it all fine?
Amt 1t the goods,
From the towns white streets
To the cold, brown woods?
Shiver and shake and blow on your
fingers,
Bundle up warm and face the breeze,
Bright blue skies
And dancing eyes
Don't have much show in days like
these
Do they?
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guest of his parents in Kahoka,
Rev. Bennett of south Missouri wal
with Kahoka friends Wednesday any
Thursday. He was invited to tpl
home of Henry Callison Wednesday n
spend the night. About eighty OF MI
former congregation gave him su9
prise. Ice cream and cake WeiI
served. i
Rev. Father Muckerman, formeri|
of Kahoka, is the guest of Fa'ns|
Geizert.
Rev. G. E. Henry. of Tayloryiiie' M
has accepted the pastorate of the bs9
fist church in Kahoka. He will en's|
upon his new duties the latter pan
of July. "A
Misses May Sloan and Florence M9
Cabe left Friday for Boston to at'el|
the educational convention They WI
visit points In Canada and at WaS1
ington before their return. Il
Miss Maggie Lynn has accepted u
position as teacher in the secanI
grade of the Kahoka schools. WI
Bates. now Mrs. McHugh, resignea,
Manager S. M. Holiday was IN II
hoka last week looking after chau'a1
qua matters. al
Charles L. Wells and Miss Lusnl
Neal of Keokuk were married IN NJ
hoka Wednesday, at the home of e
Bloom, by Rev. G. E. Hills.
There will be two ball games :
Kahoka the Fourth, at 1890 a. M :.
amateur Woodmen teams Will pc,
and at $3.50 Kahoka will play WSa'V'
da. !,
A large crowd attended the corr -,
stone laying at Wyaconda lues'Di
Addresses were made by Rev. :,
| Bennett and Hon. Jesse T. Muir.
L. L. Duer and family expeo,
leave next week for visit WIN ~
children in Washington state. !.
! Mrs. w. G. Bokram OF Clegeia :,
Ohio, Is the guest of her uncle, 'ey,
Zimmerman, Sr-, and otner oo'
relatives. u,
Mrs. Rodgers and her daughter ~ :,
reynolds of Kansas City, were Sun
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. r hron,
Miss Mabel Thompson is en1osips,
boating trip with Des Moines liiels
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Miss Mary Herring, daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs. E. H. Herring, was mar
ried at her home in this city yester-
day afternoon at 300 p. m. to Mr.. Lee
Siebenborn, Rev. w. w. Denham. pas
tor OF the Christian church, officiating.
The young couple left on the evening
train for Chicago, where the groom
has position with the Western
Electric company.
Miss Hilda Walker was married at
the home of her sister Mrs. John
Johnson. Wednesday afternoon at
400 p, m. to Mr.. Austin LaMonte,
Rev. T. E. Newland, pastor of the M
3. church, officiating Mr.. and Mrs
LaMonte left the same evening for
Winnebago, Mimi, where they will
engage in farming. III
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Argast of Nau
VOC were business visitors to the city
the first of the week
Mr.. Will Hughes has retired from,
the management of the Hancock
County Journal, and Mr.. Oscar Brink
will conduct the same.
Chico Rhea and Miss Ona Rohr.
bough were successful contestants in
competitive examination taken June
6. for a scholarship in the State IN
iversity at Champaign.
Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Coombs OF Red
land, Iowa, visited a few days this
week with the family of e. Seconds
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. G. Johnson are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. N. p. Nc
Kee, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. N.cMinimy will
move into the Geo. Rhea residence
property on Wabash ave-, Rrs. Rhea
and Chico going to Jacksonville to be
with Mr.. Rhea.
Misses Kittie Flynn and Elizabeth
Reyer returned the first of the week
from Nauvoo, where they have beer
attending st. Mary's academy.
Leonard Martin, who has been at
tending school at Ann Arbor. Mich.
returned home the first of the week
for his summer vacation
Mrs H. A. Cutler and Mrs. Ellis
Cox are visiting relatives in st. Louis
Mo.
Miss Nellie Culkin rsturned home
from Chicago last week.
Miss Vesper Bolts, who has been at
tending State University. is visiting
few days with her friend, Miss Flor
ence Kreig, before returning to hel
home in Oklahoma City, for the sum
mer.
Miss Adelaide Merrill is visiting hel
cousin. Mrs. E. l.. Hood, in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Knight of Car
thage, Mo. are guests at the Mrs
/ David Mack home.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cutler and sor
Clyde of Chicago are visiting relative:
in the city. Clyde will return to the
city in few days, Mrs. Cutler re
naming for the summer.
Mrs. Geo. V. Helfrich is VISITING
Mrs. Albert Elton, in Quincy.
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cunnnins Wanted the Job.

The Sioux City Journal laughs at
the suggestion that Senator Cummins
may not accept the temporary chair
manship OF the convention. But why
should it be laughed at? Was there
not an agreement to the effect that the
state committee should appoint a
chairman in consonance with the out
come of the primaries? Carroll was
nominated and, under that agreement,
Carroll man should be named for
temporary chairman. Why is not a
pledge binding even in politics?
known that he had accepted the chair
manship offered him in violation OF
promises? Besides, what honor is
there in that office for Br. Cummins
He has filled it before. Wouldn't he
be the gamer If he said in effect. Let
some of the younger men have a
chance at such things-why should
gobble up all the honors of Iowa
politics?" Isn't it possible that men
may still reason that way in Iowa
politics-along the lines of honor?-
Cedar Rapids Republican.
Sioux City Journal: The Republi-
can has the Journal thoroughly con
WINGED that Senator Cummins should
not accept the temporary chairman
ship. 1t continues to smile, however
at the suggestion that he may not ac
cept One reason for this skeptical at
titude is pretty firm conviction that
the senator would not have issued
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They are saying that ]. S. Pollard.
Democratic candidate for congress in.
the First district. is the 90" candi
date. The Fairfield Ledger, staunch
Republican newspaper. takes notice Of
the charge to say-and The Gate CITY
endorses every word:
The Ledger is not for Pollard. but
tale of that kind should not lose him
vote. The same thing was said of
Thomas Hedge when he was in con
gress and of G A. Kennedy when he
got his first nomination. and the silly
story cost both the votes Of some rood
men. But when the test csmo. when
railway LEGISLATION was brought before
the house. both men supported 1T witt
Influence ond votes tecarso their con.
stitnents demanded It p-llard would
ao t.a eamn thing should he ever q
to Washington. This O. story has
been used so often as a bugaboo in
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The State Board of Control has al
ready figured up the total cost of the
fifteen state institutions under the
board for the biennial period which
comes to an end this week. The total
cost was s3.12S,2S2.03, as against
s2,sSS. 241.21 for the previous two
years ended June 81, 1908. The in
crease OF over s245,00o was largely
cue to increase in the cost of pro-
visions in the last year. This amount
ed to $4,000, while an increase of
$4,000 in salaries and wages was
made necessary. The population of
the institutions was not materially n
creased in the two years.
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congressman Smiths Stories.

Washington Bureau of New York
telegram Judge Walter I. Smith,
who has speakership boom in stor-
age. and who has just carried off
nomination after hot contest in his
Iowa district, is one of the great
story tellers of the house. Some of
the gems from his recent campaign
have drifted back to Washington.
Senator Cummins made some
speeches against Smith, and Senator
Deliver was understood to be oppos-
ed to Smiths nomination. Apropos OF
this, Judge Smith told this story:
aDolliver and Champ C'aik were
swinging round the chautauqua circuit
with joint debate hippodrome one
summer One evening Dolliver was
called away, and in his absence Cen
eral Grosvenor of Ohio, was drafted
to oppose Clark.
The chairman of the meeting ex-
planned and apologized for the substitu
ton, but told how gratifying it was to
have so distinguished and able man
to take Mr.. Delivers place. Then
Clark came on to open the speech
THE chairman pays a handsome
tribute he began. to General Gros-
venor and feels fortunate III having
him to meet me- Well don't. II Dolli-
yer were here I'd feel perfectly safe,
because In five minutes Do1liver would
be flying the American eagle in the
blue empyrean, and I'd be perfectly
safe. But this old boy here-why in
stead of being up there in the sky,
he'll be right down here on the
ground all the time, going at me with
a battleaxe."
During the recent Smith fight the
question of some mans reliability as
witness was brought up. Judge
Smith who Is a diplomat, didn't want
to be disagreeable, but to illustrate
the bad reputation of some people for
truthfulness he told this one:
There was man in my old coun-
| ty named 81 Simpkins, with an awful
reputation as a liar, One day the boys
were discussing whether he was the
biggest liar in the county. They re
i ferred it to Josh Jimpson and Josh
gave this Solomonic decision:
Il wouldn't say 81 was the biggest
/ liar in the country; but he's the only
man that has to get somebody else tc
call his hawgs to swill for him
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A Fine RECORD.

A current cartoon represents the
Republican elephant viewing with
evident satisfaction the legislation
asked Tor by President Taft and pass
ed by congress. The list reads as
follows:
Railroad bill.
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico
Postal savings banks.
Two battleships.
Bureau of Mines.
White slave regulation.
Land withdrawal.
Protection Of Alaska seals.
$250,000 for tariff board
Abolition of immunity bath.
Reorganization of lighthouse board
100000 to establish business meth
DDS in government departments.
Use of safety couplings and ap-
planes by common carriers.
Bonds to complete irrigation rro-
jects.
It is certainly record of which to
be proud
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orders for his selection If he hadn't
wanted the job.
If He'd Only Had the Chance.

II He'd Only Had the Chance.
The world is full of heroes whom the
people never name,
valor never came;
The woods are full of songsters that
have never charmed mans ear,
Because when they have warbled
there has been no one to hear.
Would Bonaparte or Caesar ever
have achieved renown
If each had been shoe clerk in some
little country town?
Would Washington be honored by his
countrymen today
If George the Third had acted in a
wise and decent way?
The waiter at your table might, if
singled out by fate
To be just where he was needed, be-
come supremely great;
The girl who guides your collar
through the ironing machine
Might In other circumstances have be
come a stately queen.
So let us not be testing at the man
who grubs unknown,
He might have been Bismarck hal
he loitered round a throne;
Your barber might have dazzled as
an emperor of France
Or become another Cromwell if he'd
only had the chance.
IS. F.. Kiser in Chicago Record.
Herald
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STATE PRIMARY LAWS.

Missouri has had the same exper-
fence with compulsory state primary
law as has Iowa and every other state
In which such legislation has been en-
acted. Additional testimony to this
effect is offered by Major r. d. Cram
er of Memphis, Mo-, whose authority
to speak on the subject is unquestion-
ed and unquestionable. Major Cram
er writes as follows:
To the Editor of The Gate City:
want to commend you for your
editorial of the Goth inst. on State
Primary Law, as it equally applies to
our Missouri law. 1t came in as
boon to the dear people, but is
misconception of method to reach
desired end. Party organization
should be the salt of representative
government
A primary law is the death knell to
party organization and party growth.
1t forgets that we have long since
seen the necessity of a representative
form of government, and the theory
that the primary law brings us back
nearer the people is mistake It's
practical workings demonstrate be-
yond question that it is but the hiding
place for designing political trick
sters, to get Office, and instead of the
Office hunting the man. it is the man
hunting the Office. The oficeseeker
comes forward, signs up his papers,
and saws: Here / am. vote for me.
am the peoples candidate" What
has the people had to do with his
nomination? But the friends of the
/ law say. IF you don't like him turn
him down at the primary (by doing
something that no true partisan has
right to do) vote for the other fell
I low"
/ Party organization is essential to
I the well being of all good govern
ments, and nominations through party
i conventions will bring forth better
class of our citizens TO fill the re-
sponsible positions of the various Of
fees of county and state
1 In this state the primary law meth
cd of nominations for office has prov
4 ed very detrimental to local party
in party organization
R. D. CRAMER.
The passage Of primary laws during
the past few years has been quite a
fad, but like all fads it is fast run
ming its course. Here in Iowa the
primary was foisted upon the people
as means of advancing the political
fortunes of one man, and 1t will have
, to be admitted that in this respec. il
accomplished its purpose. In every
: other respect It has been a disap
pointment and detriment. 1t has
; made it so that man of moderate
means is at 2 distinct disadvantage as
candidate for anything outside tbs
! county in which he resides Unless he
can afford to spend several thousand
dollars travelling over the state max
ing the personal acquaintance of ;
! majority of the voters he would bet
. ter not enter the field as a candidate
1t has also operated to bunch" can
o didates. At the recent primary il
v this state the two candidates nominal
d ed for railroad commissioner reside il
u the same town The same thing Il
e likely to occur in nominating candi
; dates for county Offices by the direc
:, primary plan Under it the cities cal
!. capture all the nominations If they s.
s desire, leaving the country districts /.
n hold the bag" metaphorically SPEAK
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TWO MEN.

WO m z IN.
Two men went out in the world one
The world of work and love
And one got down on his knees to
pray,
God give me peace and quiet way.
God give me strength, at the close OF
day
And rest IN Thy house above,'
Two men went out in the world one
The world of day and night
And one, as he went to his task. did
pray
Though he did rot kneel, God show
ME the way
To work. that | stand at the close of
day,
Clean-handed ia Thy sight"
And the man who knelt held out his
hands
To the God he had asked to give,
And he sought for peace in many
lands,
While he said in his soul, Thy SER
rant stands
Ready to answer his Lords COM
mands;
For his Lords desire to live
He wept for the sorrow that passed
him by,
He sighed for the slaves of Pain.
His heart was smote with the toilers'
cry;
With the gloom of want in the
Mothers eye,
And he lifted his hands to the silent
sky
And prayed that Right should reign.
And the man who prayed as he went
to his work,
Drove into the dust and CRIME.
Though his task was heavy, he did not
shirk,
But he fought it out through the din
and murk,
And as well as he could he did his
work
And served his toiling time.
Two men stood up at the Final Gate
The gate to nightless day
And one of them did not have to wait,
For him the portal was opened
straight.
But the Keeper turned and said to his
mate:
go back and learn TO pray,"
Leigh Mitchell Hodges.
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Claiming on the Illinois River.

Nauvoo Independent: On the Him
OILS river between Beardstown and
Grafton, there are 1,21S boats engag-
ed In the industry of musseling, Of
which 4S7 are gasoline launches. The
men average in wages from 81 to Sc
day. All nonresident mussel shell
fishermen are required to pay year
~ license of $50. Deputy Fish and
Game Warden Harbourne. of Barry. is
authority for the statement that there
are 2.64s boats engaged in musseling
on the Illinois river. The men are as
sisted at the she'll watts by their wives
and families, and it is estimated
there are 1000 people engaged in the
work.
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His New Jerusalem slow ball is
peach and when he turned loose on
eternal punishment his speed was ter
rife. AS this was the first workout it
is too early to try to predict a fu-
ture for him, but if he can keep up
the gait he has struck it's him to the
big league next season.
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A Fearful Fancy.

If all the suffragettes in the world
were one big suffragette.
And all the mice that ever were born
were one big mouse-you bet
And all the anguished cries In the
world were gathered in one big
peal.
And II that mouse ran after that lady
wouldn't that lady squeal?
New York Sun.
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The Base Ball Editor at Church

The Base Ball Editor at Church.
The base ball editor was sent to
report the sermon of new minister,
as the religious editor was Ill. This
is the copy he turned in; Quite a
bunch was present Sunday evening at
the church, owing to the pres
ence of new star and the box OF
boosters was anxious for line on his
work. Rev. is certainly there
with the goods and performed to the
satisfaction of all present. Owing to
the fact that this was his first appear
ance on the local grounds he was a
little nervous the first inning; encour-
aged by the coachers in the Amen"
corner he let himself loose and had
the game well in hand from then on.
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The Gate City agrees with the Du-
buque Times-Journal that there is an
opening on the Mississippi river for
an excursion steamer with decks and
upper-works constructed of steel a
non-iniammable material.
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The best that can be said of polit-
ical insurgency is that it is a disease.
Happily. except in rare instances. it
Is not inclined to become chronic.
But it is most uncomfortable to the
victims of it while it lasts. We doubt
II even Christian Science could
sweeten the stomachs of the ufferers
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Former Governor Black of New
York says in a recent magazine article
mat we are gaining slowly and am
sure we are SOLDERING down The
Omaha Bee interprets this to mean
that feet are getting steady. while
head still whirls a little.
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FARMlNGToN.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Merrick of
Canton are visiting at the home Of j.
D. Strope and other relatives.
The members of the Baptist Sun
day school held their annual picnic
Thursday at Anderson Park. About
seventy-fve were present with well
filled baskets to enjoy an all day out
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Speaking of mean temperature, !.
everybody now knows exactly what is
meant by the term.
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His Pre.Empted Field

A Harvard student says he can live
on 81 week, and about 90,000,000
Americans say that he may, SO far as
they're concerned.
Louisville Courier Journal
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Of course its hot" That is why
the corn is growing two inches every
twenty-four boure.
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A book has been published on The
Present Missionary Crisis" Supply Of
heather running low?
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kAHokA, MO.

o y y y y = y y = . . . Q .
John F. Sansom of Kansas City, for
merly OF Kahoka, was married June
~, to Mrs. Lottie Westover. Kahoka
friends extend congratulations
Bert Keester OF California is the
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whev, but It's hot, "but''-you know
the rest
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politics that no sensible man should
be moved by it
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

Hon. John E. Craig will be the ora
tor at Kahoka on the Fourth and E.
w. McManus at Cantril.
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Some people are willing to take up
any old load. The Herald Transcript
tells of Peoria father who, with
three small children has just set out
four tomato plants.
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The Kewaree Stare Courier has no.
ticed that people who play the piano
merely to kill time can generally be
depended upon to do 1t.
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The pessimist of the Sioux City Tri-
bune makes bold to declare that the
principal reason why criminals are
denied the pleasures of polite society
is that they have been found out.
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Flora pointed pensively to the
masses of clouds in the sky saying,
81 wonder where those clouds are 60
ing?D And her brother remarked, II
think they are going to thunder
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tor at Kahoka on the Fourth and E.
w. McManus at Cantril
The Kewaree Star-Courier has no.
ticed that people who play the piano
merely to kill time can generally be
depended upon to do it.
Some people are willing to take up
any old load. The Herald-T Transcript
tells of Peoria father who, with
three small children has just set out
four tomato plants.
Flora pointed pensively to the
masses of clouds in the sky saying,
81 wonder where those clouds are go
ing?" And her brother remarked, II
think they are going to thunder
The pessimist of the Sioux City Tri-
bune makes bold to declare that the
principal reason why criminals are
denied the pleasures of polite society
is that they have been found out.
D..
Realizing the importance Of the
papers presented at the eighth an
nual convention of the National Lum-
Der Manufacturers Association, the
association by resolution ordered
that the full proceedings Of the con-
vention be printed in book form for
distribution to Libraries In the United
States, to public officials having to
do with forestry matters, and to such
others as might apply for copies.
1t is said this is fac smile OF
the copy that was handed to one of
the Pella print shops, from which
some sale bills were to be printed:
Where as | haf my farm go to sell as
1 want to went out west | niakeoffer.
tosel load of corn, oats and several
tons oder stuff to previous to men.
! ton, also yet one pull heifer, fresh
milk COWS, steers and hogs, big fat
SOW and pigs, by me J. Smeer, one
have mile sou'd of John Smidt's hay
stack on other side of road. Derms
cash if you have him, if not SECURED
/ by sombody."
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keokuk, Iowa. ........J July I, 1910
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CARTHAGE, ILL.

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