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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-03-03
HOW GOOD NEWS SPREADS.

IL am 20 years old and travel most
Of the time, writes B. F. Tolspn, of
Elizabethtown. KY. Everywhere
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-03-03
THE COLDS HAT HANG ON.

Are readily cured by DR.. Bells Pine
Tar Honey. 1t relieves the cold and
stops the cough. There is OF ly ore
genuins. Al.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22
WHiz WILL WHlz SOME.
When Gate City Boys Begin WhIzzins
Wi1iz Coupons.

Gee Whiz, but Whiz is the stuff.
When the housewives of Keokuk get
the supply of Whiz coupons from the
Gate City next Wednesday evening
they will whiz pas. even the buzz
buggies and get plentiful supply of
Whiz According to present plans
the Gate City carriers next Wednes-
day evening will whiz thousands of
Gate Citys containing Whiz Coupons
into. the homes in and around Keokuk
and the next morning will be one of
great activity
The comet will be back number
in comparison to the whizzing rush
for Whiz. Whiz, as is well known
will whiz dirt from any plane that
dirt sticks. 1t will clean ink stained
fingers, it will remove grease from
the hands in twinkling of the eyes.
In short. it will clean anything and
everything.
Housewives that are progressive
and up with these modern times
should look out for the Whiz Coupon
to appear in Wednesday evenings
Gate City. 1t will save her time and
money and she will learn something
that will be of benefit to her 365
days in every year henceforth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22
FARMERS WIFE
HAD HEAP TO Do
Mrs. Shepherd Was in Bad Shape
When She Could Not Stand on
Her Feet.

Durham, N. CD am a farmers
wife," writes Mrs. ]. M. Shepherd, OF
this city, and have heap to do"
"Four months ago could not stand
on my feet, to do anything much, but at
this time do the most OF my work. |
took Cardui and it did me more good
than all the doctors.
"You don't know half how ! thank you
Tor the Cardui Home Treatment. wish
that all women who suffer from womanly
trouble would treat themselves as have"
Ladies can easily treat themselves at
home, with Cardui, the woman's tonic.
1t is easy to take, and SO gentle in its
action, that it cannot do anything but
good.
Being composed exclusively OF vege-
table ingredients, Cardui cannot lay up
trouble in your system, as mineral drugs
often do. Its ingredients having no
harsh, medicinal effects, and being nom
poisonous and perfectly harmless, Cardui
S absolutely safe for young and old.
Ask your druggist. He will tell you to
Try Cardui.
~ B.-Wfise TO-: LADIES' Advisory Dept, chatta-
nooga Medicine Co, Chattanooga Tenn. Tor Sperta
inst.IcfloHs,. and 6a-page book. Home TreafIien,
~ Women. sent IN plain wrapper. on request
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22
| The VAUGHN CASE
AT LANCASTER
Notorlety Brought to the Town by
Reason Of the Coming Sen.
i sationaI Murder
Trial.
WAS FAMOUS BEFORE
Has Largest Horse, Cattle and Chick
en- Buyers in the World and
Can Well Afford to
Feel Proud
WAS FAMOUS BEFORE
Especial to The Gate City.]

Especial to The Gate City.]
LANCASTER, Mo, Aug. 22.-S chuy-
Ter county. and Lancaster, the county
seat, are just now enjoying season
Of notoriety, but such is not from
Ichoice. Schuyler county is the small
est county in Missouri, and is famed
for three things, viz: the greatest
Individual horse buyer in the world,
the largest individual cattle buyer on
earth and the king of chicken buyers.
These should be fame enough for the
entire state, but the district court at
Kirksville chose to add notoriety to
Lancasters fame by sending to the
smallest county in the state, on
change of venue, the trial of DR..
James r. Hill and Mrs. Alma Proctor
Vaughn, for the murder of the 1afters
husband, Prof Vaughn, at Kirksville.
The next term of the Schuyler coun-
ity circuit court will convene on the
second Monday in November Pros
ecuting Attorney E. l.. French, of
Lancaster, and Fogle & Fogle, also
Of Schuyler county, will appear as To-
cal attorneys in the case.
Lancaster is town of twelve hun
dred population, but has ample hotel
and boarding house Accommodations for
the many people who will be required
/ to attend the trial of DR.. Hull and Mrs.
Vaughn The st. George hotel, pre-
sided over by Mrs. Mary Jones, is a
model of neatness, and is strictly mod
ern in every particular. The st.
George is the equal of the best hotels
| in towns many times larger than Ian
caster. This. with the other houses,
insures ample accommodations for ALL
The Vaughn trial promises to be
one of the hardest fought cases in
the history of northern Missouri. Fa-
nous criminal lawyers will be arrayed
on both sides, the leading newspa-
pers of the state will be represented
at TIE trial, and all together, Lam
caster will be taxed to its limits in
showing proper hospitality to the
throng which is coming in November.
The strangers who come to Lancaster
will find county which boasts that
not a negro lives within it's bound
aries.
They will meet Col. w. P. Hall, the
worlds greatest horse buyer, and who
will soon be the heaviest American
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CARTHAGE, ILL.
) . . . = = . : . . : . .

~ y y
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Johnson spent
several days the past week in Ma,
comb.
Karl Kirkpatrick, who is In the
government land Office at Miles City
Mont, arrived home last week for a
visit with homefolks.
Mrs. A. J. McMahan and children
of Oklahoma City, Okla, are expected
to arrive in the city this week, for a
visit with the lady's parents, Col. and
Mrs. John Elder.
Miss Lizzie Hampton, of Macomb
visited friends in the city last week,
Misses Jennie and Clara Clifford, OF
Griggsyille, H.. are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. D. G. Berry.
Miss Dena Thompson goes to Eldor.
ado. Kan, soon, where she has pc.
sition as teacher of mathematics in
the city high school,
Mrs. Nova L. Parker and daughter
Marian, OF Brookfield, Mo-, are guests
Of Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes.
Mrs. Roy Sutherland and children
of Smithfield, ILL.,, are visiting Mrs. w
E. Simmons.
Miss Alice Grain of Augusta visit
ed part of last week with Miss
Gladys O'Harra, Of this city.
Miss Mary McCarty is visiting rela
tives In FIT. Madison.
Mrs l.. q. Garvin and children Of
Keokuk are visiting the lady's moth
er, Mrs. M. J. Wright.
Mrs C. c. Merrill who has beer
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Edw Cherrill, returned to her home
at Excelsior Springs, Mo-, Thursday.
Mrs. Elmer Ballew of Des Nome.
was the guest Of her brother, Prof
J.. e. Williams, last week.
Misses Goldie and Mabel Stowe, o
FIT Madison. spent Sunday last with
their grandmother Mrs. Mary Stowe
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Caldwell of Lit
tleton, H., are visiting their cousin
Mrs. VIM. MacKelvie.
Dorothy, the eleven year oil
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. /. G. David
son, who was operated on for ap
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Stanton is Acting President.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Dean
Stanton has been appointed as acting
president of the college at Ames, for
one year 1t is understood that the
dean is not candidate for the presi-
dency of the institution. His selec-
ton ought to give satisfaction to all
the friends of the college. He was
graduated from the institution in 1879,
a member Of the first regular gradu-
ating class of the institution. He has
devoted his life to the college and in
his work for the institution he was
long assisted by his wife, now dead.
If loyalty and service were ever re-
warded, they were rewarded in the
action which was taken by the state
board of education in this city yes
terday The appointment of Dean
Stanton will enable the board to can.
vass the field carefully to find the
right man for the presidency of the
college, one of the most important
positions in the state now vacant. The
friends of Dean Curtiss will continue
to believe that in the end he will be
found the most acceptable man fol-
the post for, like Dean Stanton. he
has given his life to the college and
his name is associated with many oil
the best achievements OF the school
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22

parahne lined, alright, moisture proof,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22

dealer in wild animals and menagerie
properties. In November Col. Hall
will have his great stock OF show
horses, animals, wagons, cages and
paraphernalia at his mammoth winter
quarters. They will meet Thos. L.
Buford, the largest individual cattle
buyer and Kenisly /. Miller, the chick
en- king. The latter buys young
chickens just like Hall buys horses.
He buys only pure strain poultry and
being an expert at grading and Judging
is frequently called upon to furnish
large quantities of prize-winning roul-
try. Mr.. Miller, now little more than
boy, began his operations when
only fifteen years old. Only a short
time ago he shipped $50 prize win
ners to Kentucky, going along with
his flock of chicks.
Lancaster, with its large, roomy,
up-to-date court house. model hotel
and three famous men, can take care
of and entertain any kind of crowd
that comes that way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22

IAN tint--the oats are not compressed.
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pendicitis on Wednesday morning,
passed away at her home in this city
Saturday morning at four o'clock.
Miss Dorothy was next to the young
est, leaving five brothers and sisters
to survive her.
Mr.. Davidson, as editor of the Car
thage Republican, is well and favor
ably known throughout the entire
county, and the sympathy of the COM
munity is with the bereaved family.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22
ary package.
ing the contents.

Cap is easily removed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-22

When the digestion. Is all right, the
action of the bowels regular. there Is
a natural craving and relish for food.
When this is lacking you may know
that you need dose OF Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
strengthen the digestive organs, i'm
prove the appetite and regulate the
bowels. sold by all dealers.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24
R. R. men STAND
By ALTERATION

CHICAGO, LII Special. Off
cIals OF railroads and the brotherhood
Oh RaiIroad Trainmen met Saturday To
raIliy the decision of the State Board
OF Aroitratlon. which granted the
SWltchmen involved in the wage CON
troVersy with their employers, an in
crease of two cents an hour
This means an aggregate increase
OF from $33O.OOO to $4,000 a wear
While both switchmen and rail
road othcials expressed dissatisfaction
with the finding of the board both
Sldes said they would abide by the
decision because of their previous
agreement to be bound by the action
of the arbitration, of whom r. r
Shadley was chairman.
A. f. Whitney. vice president Of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men. asserted that while the men he
heved they should have been granite,
tne S-cent increase asked for. one
OF the greatest disappointment was In
not receiving time and one-haIf for
overtime
He charged that the action of the
.SWltchmen'S Union of America. a rival
organization. in Withdrawing their
overtime demands in a separate arbi-
tyatiOn had influence
All evidence and arguments I'm the
arbitration sessions between the
Switchmen's Union of America and
railroads before specially appointed
Federal committee are in, and a de-
cision is expected soon. Commission
ers Knapp and NELL continued their eff
forts today to find 81 peace basis in the
controversy between the Brotherhood
or Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men and forty-eight RAILROADS.&C.
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'CHOATE JUST A LAWYER
TRYING TO EARN HIS FEE

NEW YORK.-Special.- IL
Choate, former Ambassador to Eng
land. was. simply a lawyer trying to
earn his fee when ne called the Pub
Tic Service Commission vindictive and
grasping and said it was reaching out
Tor more power. At least that is the
opinion that William X. Wilcox, chair
man of the Public Service Commits
sion,> expressed Thursday when he
read Mr. Choate's remarks, made at
Albany. 49,,
~ do not care to enter into any
lengthy reply to the statements of at
torneys hired by those managers of
corporations who wish to escape reg
ulation." said Mr. Wilcox. such at
torneys are paid for their work. and
are supposed to make some effort to-
ward earning their fees. 1t is proper
TO say, however, that the Commission
mas not reached out for any, more
power but. has asked the Legislature
TO make definite and certain some pro-
visions OF the law which are now
doubtful of Interpretation. This ap-
plies particularly to joint rates and
fares. 'F
so far as to being 'vindictive and
SraSplng. Mr.. Choate does not specify
any particular case. PerhaDs he
means Vindictive because the commits
sion began an action for failure to put
Wheelguarqs on his cars, i'm conform
lty with an order of the commission.
In regard to his statement as TO
impossible orders, Mr.. Choate is
again indefinite. 1t would have been
better if he had referred to a real
order impossible to execute"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24
ANGELO HAMILTON
. SECURES A RESPITE
RICHMOND. VA. - speci,

MOND, VA. - Special. =
ATTORNEYS DrysdaIe and LoUenstein,
counsel for Angelo Hamilton. the
Lynchburg man who is in the peni-
Tertiary awaiting electrocution for the
murder of Mrs. Sallie Hicks, in
Lynchburg, several months ago, ap-
peared before the Governor today and
fled an application for a pardon or
for Communication of the death SEN
tence.
They presented an affidavit from
John Armstrong, an eyewitness to the
shooting, in which he declared that il
was accidental. The petition was ac-
companied by q statement from eight
of the jurors who sat in the third
trial, in which they declared that had
the statement of Armstrong been
made. to them during tAs trial they
would not have returned a verdict of
murder.
The Governor is so pressed for time
that he could not go into the case as
fully as he desired. and in order that
be might look into the case he grant
cd respite to Hamilton till Aprj
22d, and in the interH enine period he
VIII go over the case and examine the
papers carefully.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24
SN AXIS DIE ON HEARING
WEARING OF THE GREEN

NEW YORK Special RAYMOND
l. Ditmars. curator Of reptiles at the
Bronx Zoo, went 20 Elizabeth. N. j..
Thursday TO deliver a lecture on
snakes and snakeOlogy at Public
School No. /. Charley Snyder, keeper
in the snake department. OF the zoo.
accompanied him. Carrying two suit
cases filled with reptiles, they went
downtown in the subway 90 Twenty
third Street and started west for the
ferry.
The cars were blocked by the ma
rade. Ditmars and Snyder Jumped off
their car and tried TO cross the line
Of the parade. A policeman stopped
them.
You can't cross here" said he.
I m Mr.. Ditmars. of the ZoologieaI
Gardens" said the professor.
on look it," said the policeman
What have you in the bags2"
Snakes" said Ditmars. and if YOU
don t believe me IN open them and
let you see"
Tvs sacrilege to be carrying
snakes on this day said the police
man. but if you'll take them out of
the State I'm content. Get across
with you.@
AS Ditmars and Snyder scurried
across broadway band came along
playing The Wearing OF the Green. -
When DitInars. opened his suit case
preparatory to giving his lecture he
round three Of the snakes dead and
several others i'm state bordering on
hysteria.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24
:! l|FlE!!
kisH. 'sizsr, Of King
County, Says He Was d. +
q ~ M&bray Gang.

NEopNC11r BLuFfs IOWA - So
iahEThe trial OK u C. 2zMnray ana
htssassociates for allegea swAnnSss Nv
rraudulent use of the rnxss. Sesw
eminent rssted and ceurs~s ssr ths
defense intimated that Ne evsss.neo
would be o0ered by sAmA - ~
long Witnesses were called - sESR -
the yoluminous evIdencs sazoaay Ae-
Tbs monot9nS ~ss. reiisvsA ~ Jsh.
h Sizer, a lumber fAsfchans es Minw
" lila eon county, W.: whs ss~ssss =
Angeles TO wager $S.See on n herpe
OF which Wiliardl Powell. ons Of the
defendalitsss YES the 3OshsE. sspor
declared Powell deliberately took me
down the chNtes and clSaAOd rae for
TT was a tragic thing for me-" he
added. "and once It Sooked Ike I
might have to walk back - VITEiRla."
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I.ead a Debtor. Noe Drivo IIin,

The major portion Of the work Of
the credit man is the attention to and
collection Of accounts. and 1t is right
mere where his possession or lack of
qualities of tineSSe and tact will have
most important bearing upon the
sales record of his house There is
nothing in business way which will
cause q man to take offense quite 40
quickly as too bruSque or harsh an
attitude toward him upon the part
OF the collection man OF the concern
which ne owes. and il is a great deal
easier Tor an unWiSe or incompetent
credit man to lose a good customer for
the house than il is for the most skill
fui or energetic salesman to gain one
All the friendIinesS and good feel
ing between customer and the firm
which the salesman may have been
months or perhaps years in FORMING
can be completely demolished in five
minutes by one unwise letter from
the credit manager. II is usually a
great deal easier. anyway, to lead a
man to pay you what he owes you than
IL is to drive him to II: it's a pretty
good plan. at least. 60 try leading him
hrst-tf he won't lead thereTI be plen-
~ OF time to drive him afterwards
From The Work. of the Credit Man Z"
Dy Edward G. Blomeyer. in the Book
keeper for February.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24
GETTING MONEY FROM
DEBTORS is AN ART

This art Of getting money from your
.debtors, and getting the amount Won
want when you want It, and i'm the
shape you want il lin, is a mighty
complex thing. 1t takes all kinds of
people TO round out This old universe
you know. and every single one of
them has little way of doing things
oven If Mr.. Credit Man knows moth
ing at all about human nature and
human fOibles and fancies when ne
begins his work. he'll have hold of a
right good sized chunk of knowledpe
on that particular subject before he
quits. If he stays at it any length of
time He'll learn quite a few things
ABOUT that animal we call man. some
OF them humorous, some of them ma
Jhetic. some good and some-more's
the pity mighty. mighty bad. He'll
learn. too. that if he is going to win
IN the tussle TO prize the other fell
low and his coin apart, there's one
custom TO which he'll have to time
hls system with the greatest exDedi-
ton and stick to with the tenacitv OF
purpose and perseverance of an admit
abIe-bodied porous plaster-that's the
haDit OF beginning early and sta wing
late, and keeping at it everIastinpIY
ana eternally.-From The Work OF
the Credit Man. by Edward G. RIo-
airy.
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FALLs ON tHiktD kCk2S1
RUBEERs sAVk HIM

NEW YORK.-Special.- Hcmegoin
crowds Ia the subway at the BrookIy9
Bridge station Thursday evening saw
passenger fall Vron the track Writhe
Ter an instant and theTs lie as IL dead
Women screamed and some tainted.
or an approaching train.
n ms moTneutary struggle the man
who had fallen grabbed a rail- with~l,fs
head ead pressed his foul against an
Terrtae passspgers ~eeIieyed he had
beea eiecsrocuted.
FortunsteiY the approaching train
on the iine OF tisS 'spsSwa expresses
I It proved that the man had had one
OF the most extraordinary escapes an
the history OF the live rail-. HIS rubber
oVershoeS had caused him to- fall but
they saved his life by acting as a nom
eSnd"ctor when his foot struck the
lust after o,cioex, Nrhomas Reddy.
%. Patrick's Day parader, was watt
lag en- the crowded platform for a
Bronx express AS a Broadway ex-
the staircase Spressed ReLdy to the
edge OF the platform. He shouted a
warning. tried to sage himself but the
smooth surface of ms rubbers slipped
on the worn platforms -
In the midst of the panic caused bN
the fall, a policeman who had stood
near iteddy sprangsdown on the track
AFRAID TO touch NReddy. he pushed the
man teSt from The live rail with his
club. Then, with the assistance Of
guards from the local train. ne lifted
the nnconscious man 60, the platform
Reddy, who lives at 636 fremont
avenue, and is an tnsurapce agent was
taken to the Hudsop1 Street Hospital
tured. but the doctor believes his life
IL not in danger. ~
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stephen - Eikins. who was a prin-
Cipal factor in the success of Benja-
min Harrison, when the latter ran for
the presidency of the United States.
and who refutes a statement averred
to have been made by Senator Platt
that he (Platt) was cold bloodedIy
turned down for the appointment of
Secretary of the Treasury by Presi-
dent Harrison. The story of the al
legged 'turn-down" emanates from
e. Curtis. who alleges Senator Plat,
who died the other day, placed in his
custody years before his death. a tin
box containing the positive statement
OF the promise. Senator ElkinS is en-
phatic in his denial that President
Harrison made Platt no such promise.
paratuS. as Rose thinks his knowl-
edge of navigation will enable him
to guide the boat over the route with
out its turning over.
The journey will begin at the foot
OF the falls and end at Lewiston, dis
lance of six miles. and ne expects to
negotiate the distance in ten minutes
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24
COUNTRYNIAN. G FEET ; 3NCHES.
Z HELD UP SUBWAY TRAIN.

NEW YORK Special. ga north
bound express train pulled into the
Grand Central Satisfaction about 6
o'clock Tuesday evening and there
was the usual scramble Of passengers
TO get off and others to get on. Then
tho guards signailed 70 go ahesfd.
But the train did hot budge,- Alb
raham Lincoln Merritt, superHntend-
ent of the subway. started on "a hur-
RED tour OF iT'estigation. Merritt
saw that an the doors of the eight
car train were closed except those
ot The first car. lie ran there and de-
banded OF the guard why he didn't
.1se-the doors and signRl the motor
IN TO go ahead. -
Il. haven't received the signal from
&c guard behind me-" said that
guard.
Merritt went,-for guard behind.
He Indignantly denied that he hadn't
signalled, saying he, had given the
signal five times. Merritt passed
through the car. He saw a gawly
countryman from Hsyseed Corners.
a man about six feet three inches
high, standing midway in the car. The
man was too tall 90 hold on to a strap.
He had reached up and caught hold
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24
Gave His Prize Bull -
a Pint of Whiskey

CAPE CHARLES, vA-SpeciaI. -
Giving his prize bull a pint of whis--
key TO cure an attack of pneumonia,
Philip Jones. a farmer of Fruitland
nearly caused the death not only of
the bull. but OF Himself and a hired
man as well.
A jag was a new thing for the bull
and the liquor must have been of a
hghtng Kind. Anyhow, Taurus went
on 4 rampage, and had both the
a. rmer and TIE hired man down
ready TO gore them when ncighbors
interferred and saved them
After that the animal beam to tear
up things generally in the barnyard,
and almost butted his own brains out
before he was corralled.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-03-24
GOVERNOR MANN
HOLDS BACK BILLS
r. rCHMOND. VA. Spec

r &c III M o N ID, V A. - Special. -
Governor Mann has practically
completed his work Of reading and
signing the bills passed by the last
General Assembly. though he is still
holding several back. probably with
measures, however, are said to be of
local nature.
IT does not appear that the Legis-
lature of 10 was far behind that Of
los in the number of bills il passed.
The total for 10S was 404, while that
for this session is about $50. or to
be more specific, 37S. OF these, 245
are House bills and the balance Sem
ate bills.
or course it is tSoNoaffvN as Vet to
say how many po geSefhp Acts of As
sembly viii make