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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
Stopped Him From
DrinkingQ Quickly
An Iowa Travelling Man Who Was a
Slave to Liquor for Eighteen
Years and Drank a Quart
of Whisky a Day TELLS a
Remarkable Story.

He's Through With Liquor Now
1t seems queer that any man would
drink liquor continuously for eight
cen years and it never occur to him
that it was a mistaIe-especially
bright fellow and travelling man
who is used TIC mixing and mingling
with the people Of the world. This
Iowa man prefers to tell his own
story. Il had zen a continuous
drinker for eighteen years. OF late
years | consumed about quart Of
whisky day. Nothing could sat
isfy my craving for drink. | neg
lected my business, lost my employ
ment and was on the verge of de-
spair. 1t was then thrr -gh the kind
ness of friend that | was assisted
in taking the Neal three day cure.
wish to say that am thoroughly
cured, all desire, craving and appe-
tito for liquor has been taken away
and ! feel regenerated both men
tally and physically. with courage to
attack and overcome the problems
to success. Anyone who is addicted
to the drink habit, or who is a slave
to liquor as ! was, should take this
Neal treatment: You will be treated
fairly in every way and the result
which will be absolutely certain, will
both surprise and please you. The
Neal Institute, 500 Fifth street, Des
Moines, Iowa, seldom lacks a patient,
Tor as soon as room is empty it is
taken by another who is tired of
treading this rough path. 1t is an
internal treatment and no hypoder-
mic injections are given, and plain
bond contract is given each patient
agreeing to effect perfect cure in
three days or refund the money,
whether the treatment is taken at the
lir stitute or in the home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
On the Fire

Catcher Bill Carrigan of the Red
sox has refused TO be yaccinated at
the order Of the club. He says he new.
or was and never will be
Detroit adYices are TO the effect that
Bill LeliYelt, who has not been seen
IN action In Detroit, is certain to be a
regular member of the Tiger pitching
corps
The Highlaaders' chief relief pitch.
q, Jack Waraop, has gained twelve
pounds. but it is legitimate weight. for
MS muscles are as steely as ever.
Cleveland critics at e7e-andrla, La,
report that southpaw Pitcher Lad,
die Link has shown enough to war
rant his retention as ? regular Cleve.
land pitcher
Pitcher Elmer Koestner, the Los
Angeles recruit, whale of fellow.
IFS making a profound impression upon
Manager Mcclure Of Cleveland In
practice.
The real name Of the Highland
pitcher, Jack Quinn, is Picus. He is a
foIIsn descendant, but is not crazy
about being classed with coyeleskie
Any disgrace in it?
The veteran infelder, Bobby Lowe,
nov permanently out of major league
company, wants more money to coac.
the Washington and Jefferson baseball
team than the college manager is will
ing to give
One of the Red sox pitchers on
whom Manager Donovan believes he
will place most reliance this coming
season is Ray w. Collins, the tall,
young southpaw secured last summer
from the University of Vermont
Willie Keller. according to his
friends, has practically made up his
mind to play with Joe Kelly's Toronto
team, instead of the Giants. Keeler
should be a star in the Eastern
league and should also be tie leading
batter
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
Sporting Views
By the Editor

Hannibal Courier-Post. Little Cor
riden continues to show improved
form at third base. The Gapper little
chap has been dubbed THE firecrack-
er, because he is done up in red
wrapper and has plenty of powder in
his makeup. Hedges likes him SO
we'll he will keep string on him re-
CARELESS of where he plays this year.
The financial matters are coming to
a head everywhere, because of the ne
cessity of closing deals and paying up
the league guarantee funds by each
club. Burlington needs six or seven
hundred dollars to make UP the re-
CURED sum, Ottumwa has discovered
that all told it must raise about So
500, Hannibal, Kewanee and Keokuk
have much to raise, and the plans to
satisfy these demands have been al
ready matured Keokuk is doing a
fine business in the way of personal
solicitation, the money fairly olling
in, according to reports from there
Burlington and Ottumwa will net a
large sum from the benefits to be
given by Manager Jack Root in his
Burlington and Ottumwa theatres. In
addition, Ottumwa will raise a good
sum by subscription Hannibal has
decided TO hold baseball carnival,
composed of many specialties, booths,
vaudeville acts, and dramatic enter
tainments 1t will be held during the
second week in April, and is expected
to furnish all needed funds outside Of
the amount already subscribed Bur
lington Hawk-Eye.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
RESULTS THAT REMAIN.
Are Appreciated by Keokuk PeopI

Thousands who suffer from back
ache and kidney complaint have tried
one remedy after another. finding only
temporary benefit This is discourag-
ing, but there is one special kidney
medicine that cures permanently and
there is plenty Of proof right here in
Keokuk.
Here is the testimony Of one who
used Doan's Kidney Pills years ago,
and now states that the cure was last,
ing.
B. yanderaayden, 4l4 Des Moineg
street. Keokuk. Iowa, says: 4 can
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills as
highly today as / did two years ago.
At that time l was suffering from a
very lame back and my kidneys were
giving me great deal OF trouble, the
secreticns from these organs passing
too frequently After trying several
remedies and finding no relief, pro.
cured Doan's Kidney Pills at Wilkin.
son & Co.'S Drug Store and began
their use. They SO completely rid
me of my trouble that have had NO
need of kidney remedy since.
have recommended Doan's Kidney
Pills to many other people and know
that they have proven beneficial in
each case
/ For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember rae name oan' s-ant
take no other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
RtsvIts Las. Night.
lndividual Scores.

Although some Of tae rest pool tai.
ent in the city was gathered ahout the
Drexel tables last evening in the Pow
er-city Drexel 90 for blood the SPEC
tators we're treated to Yery faulty
exhibition Of the indoor pastime. The
first limb Of the match was exception.
ally weak. and runs Of four and FIVE
were about tire best either team could
do. Joe Burk Of the Power City team
made the balls roll in the second limb
and won the contest for his aggre.
cation, although the count was close.
His runs Of ~. 18 and 13 in success.
sion were features
Walter Nodler could not be present
and NJ Comstock was mustered into
service AS he is a member Of the
oConnell team and according to rules
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

Quick climatic changes try strong
constitutions and cause, among other
evils, nasal catarrh, troublesome and
offensive disease. Sneezing, snufflins
and difficult breathing, and the foul
discharge into the throat-all are end.
ed by Ely's Cream Balm. This honest
remedy contains no cocaine, mercury.
nor other harmful ingredient. The
worst cases yield to treatment in a
short time. All druggists, SOC.
j If you prefer to use an atomizer. ask
for Liquid Cream Balm. 1t has all the
good qualities of the solid form this
remedy and will rid you of catarrh O,
hay fever. No cocaine to breed q
dreadful habit. No mercury TO DIR,
out the secretion. Price 75c.. witt
spraying tube. All druggists or mailed
by Ely Bros, Sc Warren Street. New
-7ark
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
Standing of the BOWLING Clubs.
Results Last NIGHT

The keokuk club team defeated Sci
bert's Operas last night on the club
alleys by big margin, and the two
teams plunged into tie for second
place, with the season for them closed.
The Drexel team forfeited the post
poned game to the cigar men and
credit is given in the above standing.
The season for the two teams has
closed.
The Keokuk Club rolled good to-
tai, making $3.50 pins, but good scores
were few In fact all of the club men
averaged close together, with no high
and no low men High average went
to Sheldon. with III 1-3. and high
score to G. w Cox. with 2O8. The
scores:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
seibert's Operas.

Quincy Herald: Of the eight Quin-
cy bowlers who went up to Detroit
early in the month to participate in
the annual tournament held under the
auspices Of the National Bowling con-
gress, two landed in the money.
When it is remembered that there
were in the neighborhood Of $500
men taking part in that tourney, it
Gou'd seem that the Quincy tenn
did pretty well to get in the money at
all. Leo Wolf got s24 for his total
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

in fact better than has for several
years past. and when the youngsters
begin rolling in he will be in good
condition to set a fast pace A few
local lads are batting them out Yaeg-
er has not yet signed contract. but
then Charley never was strong on
this long saige of exhibition playing
without pay The former keokuk sec.
ond baseman will land when the en-
yelopes have date.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

Recapitulation:
Error in allowance OF, bill 81 80
Error in case of E. Cook ..... SO
81 10
Due Kennedy in case of NJ.
Corners ..t'...5. .s..:.......%l 20
Total due Lee county ........$ 81 45
This amount is due from the city of
Fort Madison, as all criminal fees
earned and collected by the city mar
shall are paid into the city treasury.
Henry schier, City Marshal, Fort
Madison.
We find his bills and accounts cor
rect,
John M. kenney City Marshal,
Keokuk.
We find his bills and accounts cor
rect.
Henry kesselring. City Marshal,
keokuk.
We find his bills and accounts cor
rect except in Justice Burrows court,
Keokuk, we find he failed to present
bill in case of
State of Iowa VS.. Parker earn
wal Co. ct al, search warrant'sl 90
Due Kesselrjng 90
r. E. o'Brien, Clerk Superior Court,
keokuk.
We find his reports correct.
james H. Rreheney, Clerk Superior
Court, Keokuk.
We find his reports correct except
on December /. 1909, he collected in
the case of State Of Iowa VS.. Ed.
Woolley the sum Of $50 costs and
turned into the county treasury $3.50.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

Cushions, chairs and all paraphe.
MALTA for the baseball park have been
taken out there and will be ready for
the first exhibition games.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
Joseph A. Num-, Justice Of the Peace,
Madison Township.

We find his bills correct, but we
found the following fines collected:
State VS.. l.. Allie ..........$ / 90
state VS.. Walter Noble $3.50. 90
state VS.. John yondehaar .... 90
State VS.. Earl Cook ..... 90
State vs.. John schafer $500. 90
state VS.. F. Farley ...... 90
State VS.. j. f. Brown ...... 90
State vs.. Frank Border ..... 90
State VS.. F. G. hartman $500. ) 90
State VS.. Albert Wing $500, 9 90
State VS.. w Moore ....... / 90
ITO be Constituted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

As was stated in yesterdays issue,
AL Vollers believed the refreshment
privilege to be worth more money
than any OF the other bidders. The
Galesburg man was present, but his
bid was too low.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

should not have been played. the
Power City team called upon Dimond
and Murphy of the Seibert team The
scores in full:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

in base ball today is Bugs" Ray.
mond, the eccentric pitcher on the
New York team Raymond is a
pitcher of class, and it is claimed
that If he could be securely dashed to
the mast of the water wagon, he
would be the peer of ''Three Fling
ered' Brown, or Matty Matthewson.
Raymond was born with thirst that
SO far has never been quenched.
There is no telling what the peculiar
Bugs is going to do next First, it
is real tear, durin~ which time he
forgets that he belongs to ball club
He makes promises to McGraw. and
then as soon as he is out of sight,
the promises are broken. And Bugs"
has some queer bedfellows. He has
a penchant for picking his friends
among wharf rats, hoboes and the
like. But stii' he is well liked by
the rest of the team by whom he is
rarely seen-and Nuggsy McGraw
says he would be worth $4,000 to-
morrow if he would sign the pledge
and not break it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

in the individual competition. re
rolled total of sos, which gave him
12Sth place. James O',rien with a
total of 500 in the singles. landed be-
low three hundred, but that was good
enough to get him Sc The other
bowlers We're Bruggeman, Hoffman,
Joseph and Gus Vandenboom, Heit-
land and Darnaby.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

which leaves s1sO due Breheney.
D. f. Alley, Justice of the Peace,
Madison Township.
We find his reports all correct and
all fines collected paid TO the county
treasurer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

Read The Daily Gate City for
sporting news
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29

Manager Frank Belt and Charles
Yaeger have donned spiked shoes and
their mitts and are taking little
preliminary training before the re-
cruits arrive Belt says he feels fine,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
ADJOURNED SESSION
OF the Board of Supervisors Of Lee
County, Iowa.

Continued from page Al
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
Love. Honor and Obey.

The controversy about including the
word "obey" In the marriage VOW Is
probably as old as the marriage cere-
mony itself. When Marion Harland's
parents were married In 1925 (as she
tells us In her autobiography the bride
had '1aughingly threatened that she
would not promise to obey and that a
scene would follow the use of the OBJ
noxious word In the marriage service.
The young divine. with this In mind or
10 fit of observation-disclosures or Of
stage fright, actually biundered ont.
Love. honor-and obey In all things
consistentr" The costumes worn on
this occasion were hardly as modern
as the unfortunate amendment. THE
bride wore a soft sheer india muslin,
a veil falling to the hem of the gown
and white brocade slippers embroid-
cred with faint blue flowers. The
bridegroom's suit was Of fine blue
cloth With real silver buttons. His
feet were clad In white stockings and
low shoes with wrought silver buc-
klesv
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
Tn. er.hm.n Funeral Pyr..

After the body Of Brahman has
been anointed with sesamum oil the
two toes are bound together aud the
two thumbs. II Is then dashed 10
litter made Of two long parallel poles.
to which are fastened seven transverse
pieces of wood. The shroud Is very
simple, a large piece Of cloth wrapped
round the body and bound with ropes
Of straw. II the dead Brahman leaves
a will his face Is not covered; other
wise the shroud Is brought up over the
head. The burning ground. or CHAT. Is
usually near a river. that those who
have taken part In the ceremonies may
purify themselves as quickly and as
easily as possible. Before erecting the
funeral pyre shallow pit is dug and
partially filled with dry wood; the body
is covered with splinters of dry wood
and sprnkled with panchagaria, an
inflammable liquid. and placed on the
pyre and covered with branches and
roots, like but. The nearest relative
or heir then takes a lighted taper and
sets fre to the four corners of the pile
and leaves at once to perform the cere-
mony Of publication. The carriers. be-
ing Of the lowest caste, remain until
the body Is entirely consumed.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
Only on Approval.

At the Wednesday evening service
In the church parlors the minister
chose honesty for the subject of bis
brief discourse. In less than a quar-
ter of an hour he found time to lam
baste nearly everybody who had ever
deviafed from the narrow path. but
he was particularly hard on those per.
sons who buy things on approval.
After the sermon everybody enjoyed
himself socially. There were some
big guns there from other parishes.
and the parlors had been done up es-
pecially for the evening. There were
two lovely new red velvet chairs that
the minister found particularly COM
Portable. He complimented the head
Of the furnishing committee on her
thrift and taste.
On Friday evening there was an
other meeting In the parlors. The min
lister looked around first thing for those
velvet chairs.
what have you done with them,
Mrs. BlankT' he said to the head of
the committee.
"Oh." said she serenely, they went
back yesterday. The furniture store
just sent them up for Wednesday night
on approval."-New York Press.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
Practising Ones Preaching

Some of our Maine exchanges are
suggesting that Gov. Fernald sup
planted Librarian Emery. He did not.
Mr. Emery resigned. We have yet to
learn that he has any fault whatever
to find with Gov. Fernald in regard
thereto.-Lewiston Journal.
The Lewiston Journal presumes to
know SO much anent this matter of
Mr.. Emery's resigning, will not the
Journal please state the exact reason
why Mr.. Emery did resign? That's a
fair question; answer it,
Another one: Will the Journal deny
the statement that the suggestion
came to Mr.. Emery from Governor
Fernald that his resignation would be
favorably received?
We know why Mr.. Emery left the
office of State Librarian, at least we
have been told on very good authority
why he left office. We should like to
have our information verified.
AS matter of fact, the Journal is
splitting hairs in the squib quoted
above, and 1t very well knows it. 1t
has dealt in twaddling stuff so long
that it fools itself into believing that
the people of Maine can be easily
hoodwinked. To be sure, this may be
a small matter but the character and
reputation of a newspaper as well as
an individual Is judged by the little
acts of omission or commission which
1t wilfully or unwilfully commits.
Give us the answers, Journal. and
SO live up to some Of the moral plati-
tudes which you freely quote at the
head OF your editorial columns.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
Tho Era of Reptiles.

At different epochs during the time
known as the secondary period the sur
face of the earth seems to have been
30 predominantiy peopled with reptile
life that II has been called 1.-The age
of reptiles" The huge iguanodons
stalked or leaped about In the wealds
of Sussex aud Hampshire. OF these
iguanodons marvelously complete skel-
etons are to be seen amounted in atti-
tudes of life, In the Royal museum Of
Brussels-a sight in itself sufficient to
induce visit to that capital. Other
smaller reptiles browsed on the foliage
of the then existing plains and were
pursued and preyed upon by fell rep
tilian monsters Of various kinds. The
sea also swarmed with reptiles Och
thyosauri, as aquatic as the whales
and dolphins Of our own day. And not
only were the earth aud seas thus peo-
pied. but there were dying reptiles Of
different kinds and sizes. known as
pterodactyls.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
A Eioura Trick.

Get some one TO put down a row of
figures, to add them up and subtract
the total. thus:
63.214
These figures added together make
16 Subtract this Ii from the original
number and you get 63.I9S
Now ask them 10 cross out any one
figure, total them up again and tell
you the total. Thus, say, they cross
out the 6, the total becomes q. They
tell you this, and without looking at
the sum you can say the value Of the
figure which has been crossed out
You do this trick by subtracting the
total from the next multiple Of 8.
THE total" says your friend. lis 21."
The nearest multiple Of above 81
is n. You subtract 21 from II. and
that leaves 6. To your friend you
say in a dlgni6ed tone. 1.-THE figure
you crossed out was g." And your
wondering friend believes you to be
possessed of occult powers.
Ii doesn't matter what figures are
originally put down, the answer al
ways comes correct.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
Rossetti Liked Odd Words.

Dante Rossetti. like Signor d'Annun-
zio, took Infinite pains to extend his
vocabulary, says the London Chroni-
Gle. W. M. Rossetti relates that his
brother used to hunt through all man
ner of old romaupts to pitch upon stun
ming words for poetry" and make lists of
them. The words thus noted we're Of
a miscellaneous character. such as eu-
phrasy. fat kldneyed. fat witted. flesh
quake. foolhappy. gorbellish, grogram.
lass lorn. lustral. primerole. recrean-
disc. angelot. cherishance. trifulcate.
laureole. novelties. hexuous, cumber-
world and jobbernowl" Some of these
explain themselves. but how many
people could say offhand what '.gorbel-
lish" means? 1t does not figure In the
English Historical Dictionary. And
yet a good mouth filing epithet surely
deserves to live.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
The Vampire Bat.

The true vampire bat Is quite in
significant creature. not unlike our
noctule bat In general appearance and
size, but with a small nose lear and
no web between the hind legs. The
really remarkable thing about 1t Is
its perfect adaptation for secret and
painless bloodletting Most bats have
teeth very like those Of the carnivora.
with long CANNES and small incisors.
but In the true bloodsucking vampire
bat the incisors are very large and
broad and exceedingly sharp edged.
thus being able to inflict shaving
surface cut which causes no pain. but
q great deal of bleeding Indeed. not
only does the sleeper very rarely wake
under the winged bloodletter's atten-
tions. but a bite may be inflicted un-
felt on person who Is awake at the
time. London Graphic.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
A Vary Old Ruiz.

The oldest tnathematic book In the
world Is believed to be the "Papyrus
Rhind" ln the British museum. pro-
fessed to have been written BY Ahmes.
scribe Of King Ra-a-us, about the
period between -2OOO and 100 B. z.
This "Papyrus Rhind" was translated
by Eisenlohr of Leipzig. and ~ was
found to contain rule for making q
square equal In area to a given circle.
1t was not Tsut forth as an original dis
covery. but a. the transcript OF q
treatise 500 years older still. which
sends 10 back to approximately 25O0
B. c., when Egyptian, uathsmaticians
solved or thought they bad solved.
the problem Of sQuaring the circle.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-07
sKOwHEGAN MARKET.
Prices Paid PRODUCERS.

Prices Paid Producers.
Mool-Unwashed, 20c to 22c per Id.
Hides and sklns--Hides. 7c to Sc
lamb skins. 25c to 4Oc each.
s2.50 to $3.50: pea beans. $3.50.
Reef-Ox beef, &c to &c.
Ptultry-Fowls. 14c to 1sc per lb-;
chicken. 16c to zoe.
Round Hog-11c.
Tallow-Rough, &C. per lb.
Butter-First quality. stamped .26c
Eggs-24c per dozen. fresh.
Potatoes--S5c per bushel.
Cheese-16c to 18c per lb.
Retail Market.
Flour-spring Wheat Patent ss.25
and $3.50; winter wheat pat" s7.25.
cracked csEesoss sorn .pse pss per sas Bag meal and
oats-57 AZ per bushel;
gluten, $1.65 per cwt.
Cotton seed--s1.s0
Mixed feed@,i.4S perscwt.
Salt Pork-16c, by this bbi.. 200 lbs,
Cheese--aoc to 22c per h.
Butter-30c per ID.
Tsss-sIe. to zoe per Is.
Coffee-30c. to $50 per 10
Lard.Domestic 17c; pure 1sc; COM
MoSAsses-Purs Ponce. 4oc. to Soc.
susar-3ranuiated sugar. best quail
ity. IS lbs for s1.eo; brown. ~ lbs.
Potatoes-New. s5c per PIX.
Dry Fish-cod, Sc to 1oc. per h.:
pS5,Ssm; tonion.1sc s per lb.
Poultry-Towis. Isc. per lb.: chick
an &c per ID.