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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22

The superintendent reported that |
on September "a, 1909, twenty-five
dollars was drawn for the manual
training department of the high
school. The large bill for lumber
used for this department had been or
dered paid by the board. The other
bills of the manual training rooms had
been paid from the fund. $3.50 rep
resents the expenses of the manual
training department, to date, with
deficit of something over four dollars
in the treasury. A number of high
school pupils are now working on
tables and chairs which will be
placed in the new building, when
completed. Mechanical drawing tables
ing rooms by high school students.
A motion was made that the twenty
/ FIVE dollar appropriation be made by
the board, which carried.
A discussion of the efficiency Of the
heating plant of the new George
Washington school occupied much OF
the attention of the board during this
4 evening and action of the board will
be awaited until the next regular
meeting.
The amount of water being used in
the George Washington school at the
present time is five times the quantity
used in any of the other public
schools of the city. 1t was reported
at last evenings meeting that over
100000 gallons OF water have been
used by the school since its opening.
This was referred to the building com.
mittee of the new school with power
to act
Following this the old board ad
iourned sine die and Mr.. Woolley, the
new member of the board took his
place with the other members.
The results of the recent schoo
directors election was read by the
secretary of the board.
Director Lutz, moved that Or. A. B
Hughes be made president of thu
board to succeed himself, seconded
by Roberts, and approved unanimous
J ly by all present.
Motion was made and carried tina
the matter of all school children ar
pearing on the school play ground
early, be referred to the committee
on rules.
Motion made by w e. Strimbac
that the president of the board be pu
y in charge of the new George Washing
Z Ton school, was seconded.
= 1t was moved by Director Dunla
: that Superintendent Aldrich be re
j. elected superintendent of publ
IS schools.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22
a Mont Alarm

Worse than an alarm of fire al
night is the metallic cough of Group
Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey
and Tar in the house and i've it g.
the first sign of dange' Foley /
Honey and Tar saved any little
lives. No opiates. Wilkinson & Go.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22

Hopton of Danville at the Baptist
church here have been very fruitful
and profitable TO all who have b 3er
able to attend the meetings.
Mr. John Roller has purchased an
other farm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22
Wants Another Diploma.

The secretary read request from
Mary E. Schappel for a diploma, the
one which she received when gradu-
ating from the Keokuk high school
in 1882, having been destroyed by
fire at Wall, South Dakota A r1solu-
ton was made by w. b. Stri Aback,
that another diploma in lieu of the
one destroyed by prepared and mailed
to Mrs. Schappel, nee Sanitere.
A motion that Superinte ldent All
drich be reimbursed witt railroad
fare, paid by him, in attending the
national convention, carried, the SUI
Iperintendent to be paid by the board
the $12.22 used by him.
II was moved and seconded that the
committee of the whole meet on Sat
urday afternoon at George Washing
ton school, further amended, that
meeting of the board be held on Sat
ulday afternoon at four o'clock tc
| visit the new school for the purpose
of looking into matters of building
construction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22

heavier vote was cast than was expect
ed, showing the deep interest the citi-
zens took in the election and bodiag
good for the general election of next
month, when the three commissioners
will be chosen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22

Director Hamill reported that the
old frame portion of the Mckinley
school had been sold for bond of five
hundred dollars, the same to be re-
moved by the lowest bidder for $251
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22

Assist Nature. There are times wien
you should assist nature. 1t is now
undertaking to cleanse your system
if you will take Hoods Sarsaparilla
tn, undertaking will DE successful.
This great medicine purifies and
builds up as nothing else does.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22
. = 80 -
DENMARK.

Mr.. Chas. Levitt is loading his cars
today at Fort Madison to move to
his new horne at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Mrs. Chas. Leavitt left yesterday to
visit relatives in Chicago before going
on to her new home in Ann Arbor,
Mr.. Alexander has purchased III
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22
For Mayor.

For Mayor.
Joshua +. Eiaer.
Charles OH.
For Councilman.
Thomas p. Gray.
I. J. Hickey.
+. +. +. Schmidt.
Herman j. Spaan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22

With understanding the transient nature the many phy
which proper gentle efforts
directed There is coo the knowledge that SO many
illness actual disease but simply to cns
condition of the system which the pleasant family syrup
Figs Elixir SIENNA promptly That's why is the only
remedy families and everywhere esteemed highly
by health Its beneficial effects are Que 70 the
is the only remedy which promotes internal Cleanliness
without facilitating organs which acts is therefore a
beneficial effects to purchase and note that
Won have the which manufactured by the california
Fig Syrup Co. only. 5.s j.
refreshing to the taste and acts gently ye promptly
on the kidneys the system dlspes
evers and assists in overcoming
ton paneny bousness and the Ills resulting tnefeIo
The great trouble with purgatyes and aperents that they
fail act when single taken but that they act too violently ana
invariably tend habit of body requiring augmented
enjoy pleasant taste and gentle acton o. o.
Fps and Exr of Senna ladies find it delightful ano penehca
laxative remedy needed and business pronounce
invaluable as may without interfering with business ana Goes
not orine nor nauate When buying the California Fg
Syrup printed of package Price, oo cents p0e
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-22
ELDER AND OFF ARE
NAMED FOR MAYOR
Gray, Hickey, Schmidt and Spaan Nominated for
Councilman at the First Primary Election
Under COMmissitn Plan i'm KeOku1
THE RESULTS SEEM TO PLEASE ALL

Heavy Vote was Cast and All of the Many Candi-
dates Received Some Votes in the Fist
Non Political Election Held Here.
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ReSiSfS OOSo'S Efforts 70
DrasO Him Our on
PoHficr.

Hunter, so I was packing my gatlinS
gun for the day. when ROAR. a Third
Lion. the tallest and crossest and dis
agreeablest and juiciest 1 ever seen.
came boiling at me with Jaws separes a
for grabs As he advanced forwards I
was pleased TO shoot him 40 times with
gatling gun, while Kermit slaughtered
him IL times with his Kodak. No ef-
feet. Continuing UPWARDS with tree
mendiOus whoop OF lungs. that Lion ex-
terminated s African kings with one
swOpe OF his paw, ate up my faf;hrul
horse and saddle. and galloped away in
the direction Of Wyoming
'Fatherg Vailed Kermit for scnool-
boy excitement. shall we not iii up our
guns and go chase that Third Lion TIN
we get him?'
All. no. impetuous boy I snaSEer.
why should we tire our guns shooting
a dangerous Beast who does not wish
to be shOt?' So we killed a Zebra and
was satisfied"
But would you not have took a znot
at this Third Lion II you had net him
again. side by side?" ask it.
Who knows? You never can ten
what accidents will happen when you
are out for Big Game"
50 I depart away feeling that a Term
in the hand is worth three IN the Jungle.
Hoping you are the same
Yours truly.
HAsHIlIURA TOGO.
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John Bail a Record Breaker
az CfOfne AeUoT Land

! richest colony Of any European power;
/ they provide the source of most Of the
wealth and prosperity Of the Neither
lands, and are likely TO become sooner
or later part and parcel Of the colonial
empire Of Germany
A statue Of the British Governor Of
Java, and the code upon which the en-
tire system OF justice of the island is
based are all that remain to-day to re-
call the wellnigh forgotten fact that
the Dutch Indies once belonged to Eng
land. and were deliberately given away
by her.
Minorca has at two different periods.
at least formed part Of Englands
colonial empire; on the last occasion
from 1898 until 1903, when it was pre-
scented by England to Spain at the time
Of the treaty of Amiens.
Corsica, too, for a number OF years
after the great French Revolution was
subject not only to British protection
but to British administration.
The history Of Guiana is even still
more strange. Sir George Rodney seized
it in 1771, and England then set to work
to improve the country and TO develop
its mineral wealth. Several years later,
without asking for any compensation in
return, Great Britain voluntarily re-
stored it to Holland. In 1896 the Eng
llsh seized it again, held it for several
years and then gave it back to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-15

,nallet. The whole operation is thus over in
about a quarter of an hour, and all sore
ness is said to disappear about the third
day.
Nobody has ever accused the Australian
native Of being good looking. His at
tempts at personal decoration do not i'm
prove his appearance. His long, wooHy
hair is frequently matted with dirt. and
ophtha!mia is common he has a bottle
nose, and his lips are thick. His body is
SCARED with designs cut in the flesh with
a sharp stone or a clam she'll. To keep the
wounds from healing the natives put char
coal or ashes upon them for a month or so
till they swell up into rough ridges. Some
times the Same result Is obtained by letting
ants crawl about in the wounds
Among the Queenslanders living near the
coast it used TO be the practice to remove
the little fingers OF all the girls when
about nine or ten years old to show that
they were members Of the fishing or coast
tribes. The mother would get a tough
thread from spiders web or. failing that,
a mans long hair. and bind 1t around the
finger as tightly as possible. Presently the
string would cut into the joint and morti-
fcatiOn set In. The child was then "a ken
to an anthili and the ants were allowed 10
eat into the joint. so that il came off quite
easily. No one ever thought OF objecting
TO this practice. which was taken as a
matter OF course.
The personal habits Of the blacks are dis
gusting. Although an epidemic may be
raging the blacks will sit In the rock
holes which supply their drinking water u
cool themselves
When. a man. by aid of his spear or
boomerang, has succeeded In killing any
wild bird or animal he is not allowed 20
Keep it for himself All food is considered
the property OF the tribe So. when a man
knocks over a wallaby. he lights a fire and
proceeds to cook II. Other men-it may be
miles away-see the smoke and set OF TO
share the meal. AS they arrive they squat
behind the hunter. who pulls OF a piece OF
the cooked meat and. without turning
round. hands IL over his shoulder to them
So. If he has many visitors he may give
away the whole animal and have nothing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-15
Lectures for Deaf
Motion Pictures VIII Talk in
Sign Language.

Kansas CITY Kan. May 12--ThrOugh the
use II the motion pictures the deaf and
dumb may be able hereafter 20 assemble
in auditoriums and hear-or, rather. see
lectures. Plans are now under way az the
Deaf and Dumb Institute in Kansas By
which lectures in the sign language VII DO
given by motion pictures.
The first use OF the motion picture 10 aid
in the education OF the mUtes viii be made
a Colorado Springs in July, when the meet
ing OF the International Association OF the
Deaf is held there. The motion picture
has been put 10 various uses in Europe
and America, but this will be the first time
that 1t has been used to educate OF en-
terrain the deaf and dumb BY giving lect-
uIes.
It has been impossible in the past 10 de-
liver lectures in the sign language 10 a
large number OF persons. as those seated
in the rear OF the house could not see the
moving fingers OF the person who was
talking" II has. therefore. been neces-
sary 20 deliver addresses TO only few or
have the addresses printed BY the use &C
the motion picture II is possible 20 Do
liver a lecture or sermon in the sign Ian
gJage to several thousand persons
Motion pictures are often several times
larger than life. In using the sign Ian
gUage IT is planned 70 have the figures OF
the hands thrown on the screen at least
ten times larger than life. They can then
De seen from all parts OF a large audi
forum. All will be seated facing the stage.
as in the scent theatre, and the lectures
will appear on the picture screen.
Arrangements are being made to photo
graph the addresses Os several widely
known educators OF the deaf and deliver
them at the meeting in Colorado next sum
mer. Speeches OF DR.. Z H GuIaubet.
president OF the Gillaubet College for the
Deaf. in Washington, and DR.. Edward A
Fay, editor OF The American Annals OF
the Deaf" are among those 70 be repro
duced by the motion pl.tures.
Only the sign language is used az the
convention Not only can the motion picr-
ures be used at the convention IN Colorado.
but. like the addresses OF famous men
taken BY the photograph. they can b con-
veyed from New York TO san Francisco
with very little expense They can be
placed IN eny moving picture machine and
used in the assembly room OF any institu-
ton for the education OF the dear and
dumb. Lectures. sermons. stories. all can
be translated into the pictured sign ian
guage Pictures may be intcTsDersed with
explanations IN the sign language. and the
deaf and dumb may have all the enjoy
ment OF the Passion Play or travel pictures.
Educators who have become interested IN
the proposed new use Of the motion picture
say that II viii. no doubt. prove OF as
great interest 10 the deaf and dumb as the
records OF famous voices and lectures In
monographs have for those who can hear
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Roosevelt Praises the Con1etBy Toeogrsna

ypointment about this HALEY Comet" 7
I negotiate
What is?' require Hon. Theo
Nhen he has once went he cannot
came back for rs years" I suggest
am not prepared to talk Politics. {"
oib Hon. Roosevelt with spbinr-exnres-
sion peculiar to Senator Gallinper on a
vacation.
Hon. Sir I obtrude clar1ly. u have
came here this a. m. To require eo or
30 important replies which ali Ameri-
can people must know with t-,,-,o=io+e
quickness. We are becoming surprised
by your change OF altitude Your man
ner once so strsight-fr onted. is becoming
more sideWise & evasionary every dav.
Aour silence shocks US like dynamite"
Togo" commute Hon. Theo. oT should
Ike to speak Of American Politics freely,
and candiedly, but II I should tel Won
AL lear you might repeat the report"
am a reporter, but not a repeater"
I snudge for pride
What impudent questions are Won
most anxious to require?" say Hon. T
with teeth.
WINE hunting gondolas IN italy did
you not meet a tall. dark tourist an
s"ering 10 the name Of Ginord?"
I remember il distinctuaIlv.'
Did he speak TO you Of your native
land?"
No. He merely mentioned a real
estate transfer managed by Morganham.
Cunningham & Co"
What did you say in reply-back to
this business conversational"
I said, Clifford, I'm surprised"
Did you not say nothing additional to
this?"
made several speeches But they
was too intangled and technical in their
nature 10 interest your low Japanese
mind"
! sharpened six pencils & make note Of
this phenomenal
Many sneer-nosed individuals is say
Ing that you think different about the
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a uSfr0IiG'G "BIoCk fell
iOsOE," VSiy by Mature,
fire Made 6gIorre
by .Hrf.
CHAPTER I'll.

IN a former chapter I dealt with the
tribes living in the central deserts Of
Australia. Now let me describe the
mode Of life and some OF the customs Of
the "blackfellow" in the flOurishing colony
OF Queensland.
Nose piercing is practised, because the
"blackfellow' thinks it improves his APP
pearance. Through the hole is thrust pin
about niRe or ten inches long, and consist
ing usually of the bone Of a turkey, emu
or kangaroo, or, If none. Of these is OBJ
tainable. a grass reed or even a cockatoO
quill. Another fashion is to knock out the
two front teeth. W. z. Roth. Protector Of
Aborigines in Northwest Queensland, thus
describes the operation: The gums round
the teeth TO be extracted are IoOsened with
the thumb and finger nails: this loosening is
then aided by biting hard into stick held
in the mouth for a good ten minutes or so.
The patient, in squatting position, with
head raised, now holds the stick vertically
behind the two 10 be extracted and pushes
1t firmly upward and outward while a
friend hammers away with a wooden
chisel, driven by a heavy stone for a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-15
Deep breathing enjoyed by me.

I Deep breathing enjoyed by me.
What would you have did to the
Tariff If you had been where William
was when william was there?" I re-
quesh.
do you wish me to take this matter
up with you item by item?" require Hon.
Ted.
Yes, please" This from me.
IF you will come and visit me at
Sycamore Hill during the Months Of
July, August. September & October, I
shall attempt to answer as much Of your
Question as I can cover in that time" he
report with Nobel Peace expression.
I thank him for pleasant summer.
Are you DESTROYS to say some Opin-
ions on the Jef-Jonson pUnch-fght; the
musical success Of Hon. Oscar Ham
merstein the political effacement OF
Gov. Hughes; and Taft & Baseball as
a national Sport?"
For my opinion on these important
policies, see the Outlook for Christmas,
1911. If they are not there. you will
know that Rev Lyman Abbott has been
writing the editorials himself"
While the distinguished Tourist was
thus recklessIy chattering about his ma
tive land daybreak began 70 burst in
the Western sky. He yawned wide
apart with fatigue.
Before saying good night this morn
ing 1 would be Obliged TO request one
further reply: What viii you do to that
Third Term when you meet it face to
face?"
"Hashimura Togo" say Hon. ROose-
welt, because you remain in my bed
room Ike a nightmare, will tell you a
story that will scare you home.
zone Wensday afternoon when me &
Kermit, assisted by 9 African kings, was
Staying lions South Of Mombasa. we
slew . and started home for tea. The
First Lion was only q size, but ener-
getick The Second Lion was Enormously
big & fierce & full OF teeth. Two Lions
] seemed Sufficiently enough for one Great
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without a listener. The inventors o. songs
or songs and dances are held in great
esteem in Australia They usually say that
the composition came to them IN dream
The songs consist in endless repetitions Of
the same sentences. some OF which have
no ineligible meaning As the-sOngs get
passed on from tribe 70 tribe Il very frs-
quently happens that the singers have no
idea Of the meaning OF what they ara sing
ing, which is IN a different dialect from
their own. Often special men are sent long
distances to learn some song. and on theiF
return they teach II 20 their fellow tribes
men, who probably do not understand q
word OF it, JOHN FOSTER FRAZER
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Es Likes Travelling ,S5orS
Befrcr Than RE
Fixed Ones.

coutire1. OF Europe where he IS still
-fere somewheres.
r., -5r5r Tribune. nlUstrious and illus
rated printer.
dearest Sir: L was 5. a. m. in the
.,s~-.nr when discovered Hon. Roose-
-.,it ir The window Of his bedroom Clanc-
,-g sr, lv a. ar. Hauey's comet through
/. rai- of opera-hoUee glasses. Astron-
any seemed 70 be circulating through
e-e-r loeb of his brain.
rs 10 rot sublimely pleasant to be 2
travelling STAR" he require.
% surely yes" I report for his diplo-
nscy. TO be advertised in a circle Of
o6S trinioa miles-I am excited to
-h.ni.."
AL other planets must move slowly
IKE wheeiharTows." commute this Janus
LID. Yet a Comet make strenuous
lie wherever he scorches. He is a corker.
whenever lie wags his tail he irritates
he torpid intelligence Of dead systems.
He navigates the Milky Way, extermi-
mates the Constellation Of the Lion. re-
moves the Big Club from the ConsteIIa-
EirA llk- A..at1r A--GklNG al A4At AD8 STAR
an6 scares the Great Bear out OF a mill
ION wears growth.
''TuilsIe. twinkle. HaIey's c
ErE r-E~ action pleases me-
1'r-a- --r.-E uasr rhc sun
Ike diamond from a Sun-
''scocti1E. sparkling through the VOID.
Erl n-rlcrt che aStcrciG
Tr-e 81 WlliGs. despite their fears
EE--- ycur auprocch with cheers.
'T-aFo R1-El Rider o. the SKY.
Te.- would Z cCf loose on high
1as.-- es,-al paths IKE thee
E1sl EtaEs dcl't appeal TO mel.
'-r1.t Gv-f't 7 i1 the SIX.
1ra.E -Ee Erl ia pack and ~
Nr-n --e Heavenly Game Trails are
would oe Shooting star
"Eet there s. one disgusting disap-
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ton is merely the climax Of a series Of
surrenders of this kind. At one time
England owned Harrar. which is the
principal port Of Abyssinia and the key
to its wealth and commerce; but in spite
Of having pledged herself by the Anglo
Egyptian convention Of 1877 never TO
surrender it. it was given back 70 Abys-
sinia in 1884: and whereas England once
owned the whole of Somaliland-that is
to say, that huge triangle of land lying
10 the south Of Abyssinia. on the east
coast Of Africa-and administered IT to
such advantage that it yielded a large
surplus of revenue over expenditure, yet
Lord Salisbury. under a treaty negOu-
ated by Sir Rennell Redd, surrendered
Cne-third OF Somaliland to the Abys-
sinans, who We're the sworn foes and
hereditary enemies Of the Somalis; gave
another portion TO Italy. and has now
decided to abandon the remainder
thereof, with all it's inhabitants. to their
fate.
Great Britain's history is popularity
supposed, even among Englishmen and
her colonists. to be one Long succession
Of land rObberies and land grabbings
Instead Of that = presents a most
extraordinary and certainly unrivalled
record Of free gifts. No empire in the
world, indeed. has given away Of its own
accord such an immense amount Of ter
ritory in all parts of the world during
the last few hundred years as Great
Britain EX-ATTACHE.
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you got an opinion about Hon. r.
Achilles Ballinger?"
Hon. Togo" say him, ito your fool
ish question / must reply what the
school child said when he swallowed the
tin whistle: I got one, but it's so far
inside you can't hear it,"
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present incumbrance Of the Presidential
furniture from what you formerly did.
How RUTHLESS is this report?"
1T is twisted by exaggeration. I have
not reversed my mind about Hon. Taft"
What was your opinion Of that great
Republican Leader some time ago?" 1
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BIOGRAPHY BARRED.

.shucks. What does the census amount
tor
What's the trouble. Uncle Peleg7''
"All that burned enumerator wanted was
lot OF figgers- Wouldn't pay no atten-
ton 70 the details Of my rheumatism or
my fust marriage. '-NashingtOn Herald
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require with creeping expression like
foxes
The same as to-day" he report cage
fully
1 pause with dizzy brain from these
circular replies
Hon. Mr.. Colonel" 1 progresses, have
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having held it for number of years, re-
Stunning possession thereof, however, in
1914 Moreover. England has on several
occasions during the nineteenth century
held for a time and then deliberately
abandoned Afghanistan.
With regard to SOmaliland, it's evacua-