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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-18

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''becaiIsc iie siIew iiert was more. He
demanded SSD.eo0-ail | bad to set
my husband free He took it aud
agreed TO set him free. And now,
she concluded. advancing toward Muir.
gatroyd as though with threat upon
her tongue. see how he has kept his
word
Broderick crept up close to Thorne
aud nudged him. The latter inter-
preted correctly the action
Let Mrs. Ghailoner 90 OH. suggest.
ed Thorne. and the tplrt ordered Mrs.
Challoner 10 proceed.
That's MI. said Miriam. quite close
10 the prosecutor now. except what
have to say 10 Mr sIiirrntrosd.
And now MS she stood before him.
her eyes gllsteninS. her breast near
Ing. remembering only thsi she was 4
woman rallied Of her mare. she rried
Il am = il:s ~ make ron suffer for
this rs yen niaie him suffer III ttils
courtroom And she waved her hand
toward Chal.oner. Laurie. Laurie.
she sobbed in her despair. For The
2rst time CiialIoner showed SOME feet
.hg. He found her hand ard patted ii
with affection for a iiIealei'i
The Justice shook his head.
Mrs. chaIluner. this is Il terrible
charge to make
Its true. It's true. she walled.
Shirley Turned 10 1'horue and said
feelingly:
The trial has lieen TOO much for
her She's oserwruugh'
Frederick. Who overheard The re-
mark. grinned Srrdonicaiiy Turning
TO Thorne. he remarked
I'm an expert III these Eiatters. It's
got all the earmarks Of tile real thing.
Murgatroyd did well And then. as
one who eaioyed MI The privileges OF
the courtroom. he advanced close 10
the bench and shading his mouth
while he spoke. suggested geniay:
your honor. get ont the penal
CODE
But The court merely becKoned 10
Thorne and suggested that he take
charge OF his client. And, much as
Thorne wanted 10 believe her story,
he felt, as the court felt. that the tale
was little short Of preposterous.
''But--it's true. Miriam persisted TO
her counsel. incredible as II may
SEEM"
Then. addressing himself TO the
bench. Thorne exclaimed. Your non
or, Mrs. Challoner assures the that
this charge is absolutely true. And
| finally turning To Murgatroyd,
should like to hear from Prosecutor
Mnrgatroyd as to the truth or falsit,
of this
Well, Mr. Prosecutor. what have
you got to sayi'' asked the court.
trifie apologetically.
During the pause that immediate,
| ensued Miriam ChalloDcr wondered
| what Murgatroyd would say. what h
could say. what was left for him Z
say. The prosecutor stood in the cen
ter of an open space. and. looking frs
M Miriam. then at Thorne and FINAL!
! at the court he answered Srayeiy:
Your honor. have heard tn
| charge. ! don't see that ii behooye
me to answer it at this time nor IN
deed" bowling toward the court. "be
| fore this tribunal IL ii be a charg
made In earnest. as IL seems TO bt
then the only question that can posi-
bly, interest this court is whether
have done my duty toward the peopl
OF the state The charge assumes III
proportions OF bride TO free guilt.
man. Ny answer is ! have conyicte
4 Challoner. Ii there was a bride
was bride that didn't work"
The court stared with the rest. Pe
ter Frederick gaxcd at Murgatroyd I
open nou;hea admiration, Even MIR
am feit
Ito be continued.l
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

Mark Twain says that a good cigar
is more than smoke: it is a friend.
The Washington Democrat has
noticed that malaria is awfully apt
to catch ioafers.
Senator A. B. Cummins has signed
contracts for forty dates on the Chau-
tsuQua platform the coming summer
The Monmouth Atlas points out that
at this season It is impossible for the
weather man to be both yeracious and
comforting
II remained for the Cedar Rapids
Gazette to observe that, as usual,
following the advent OF a New Year. a
great many people are feeling bill
ious.
TIE Onawa Sentinel IS astonisAed
that so many people take 70 the
straight and narrow path-when it
comes TO shoyeling snow of their side
walks.
Governor Carroll has accepted an
invitation TO take dinner with Presi-
dent Taft al the White House. Jan.
l9. He will attend the meeting Of
the house Of governors.
Ptomaine poisoning has developed
from the eating OF chocolate cellars
and cream puffs The Jacksonville
Courier declares II always vas suspi-
eious OF the mushy things. and glad
TO be certain what is in them
Alex Miller explains in his Washing
ton Democrat that the main difference
between brick cheese and limburger
IS that with liInburger you want to
cali out the health authorities ID
abate the odor and with brick cheese
you give ii up
1t may &c that the Republicans o.
the Ninth district viii turn againsi
Judge Saith at the behest OF faetiona
politicians but We don't believe IL
says the Cresaon Advertiser. Nr
Byers is man Of ability and has
many admirable traits, but IL require.
the most intense fsctional or personal
prejudice to place him in the same
class as Judge Smith The latte. /.
one Of the really great men Of tbs
stare ~ govae
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-18

In the district court at Burlington,
Judge Withrow decided the quo war.
ranto case brought by County Attor
ney Kuhlenmier TO declare the office
of county supervisor to which Kuhlen-
beck, a Republican, had been elected
in favor of Kuhlenbeck. Kuhlenbeck
was elected in the fal OF 1908 and
did not qualify until December % last.
The contention was that Kuhlenbeck
had not fulfilled the law in force
when he was elected, which required
that officers should qualify within ten
days after election. Kuhlenbeek held
that he acted under the new law.
which required qualification only pre-
yious to taking the seat Judge With
row sustained this view II is one of
several similar cases in Iowa and
other states. all of which have been
similarly decided The law in effect
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keokuk, Iowa ...... January 10, 1910.
SOMETIME. SOMEWHERE.


Unanswered YET. the prayer your lips
have pleaded
In agony OF heart these many years.
rDoes faith begin to fail? Is hope de-
parting
And think you all in vain those fall
ing tears?
!; Say not the Father hath not heard
your prayer;
You shall have your desire, sometime,
somewhere.
Unanswered yet: though when you
first presented
This one petition at the Fathers
throne,
lit seemed ron could not wait the time
of asking.
So urgent was your heart TO make it
known.
Though years have passed since then,
do not despair;
lThe Lord viii answer you sometime.
somewhere.
Unanswered yet? nay. do not say
ungranted,
Perhaps your part is not wholly done;
the work began when your first pray
er was uttered,
And God will finish what he has be-
gun
II you keep the incense burning
there
His glory you shall see. sometime.
somewhere.
Unanswered YETI Faith cannot be
unanswered;
Her feet are firmly planted on the
rock.
Amid the widest storms she stands
undaunted,
Nor quails before the loudest thunder
shock;
She knows omnipotence bath heard
her prayer,
And cries. 1T shall be done, sometime,
somewhere
Robert Browning.
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CENSUS APPLICATION BLANKS.

Persons who have Indicated hell
desire TO serve as census enumerators
are now receiving the blank applica
tons they must I'LL cut preparation,
10 taking the test which viii occu,
on February 5. Because of a scarcity
of applicants the director of the cen
sus has extended the time for filing
applications from January % TO Janu
arg 81. The Instructions printed or
the application form state that def
mite answer is required TO each of the
questions, which are as follows:
Are you a citizen of the United
States2 Ii naturalizei citizen, when
and where were you naturalized2 OF
what state or territory are you legal
RESIDENT How long have you been
legal resident thereof OF wha;
country and OF what town or city and
ward are You RESIDENT How long
have you been resident thereof
What is your sex and colors What
was your age last birthday Where
were you born9 What is your edu.
cations (Giye the principal facts.
What is your recent occupation
experience? tGiye the principal facts,
and, if at present an Office holder.
name the Office that you hold.
Have you ever been employed on
the census work. Either national
or state2 If so, in what capacity and
for how long a period7 II an enumer-
ator. for what territory or district ?
Describe as accurately as possible.
Are you physically capable of a full
discharge of the duties OF a census
enumeration? Have you any defect of
either sight, hearing, speech or limb ?
If so. state nature of defect
Do you speak English? Do you IN
dersiand and speak any language
other than English? If so. what
language? tSpecify language spoken,
as Bohemian, Chinese, Italian, Danish,
French. German, Greek, Hungarian,
japanese, Lithuanian, Magyar, Norwe-
gian. Polish. Portuguese, Russian, Slav-
ic, Spanish, Yiddish, etc.)
Are you a member OF political
committee of any party? (Answer
Yes or No. but do not indicate the
party)
In view OF the fact that you may
be requested TO take test before
a postmaster, state what postoffice
would be most convenient to you for
this purpose. This test is of a prac-
teal character, consisting chiefly or
wholly OF the filling out of a sample
schedule of population from informa-
ton furnished regarding typical fami-
lies. and, in case OF enumerators
whose work will be in the rural dis
tricts, the filling out OF sample
schedule Of agrieulture),
Are the answers to each OF the fore
going questions true to the best of
your knowledge and ability? Are they
in your own handwritinge
Endorsements of each applicant
must be secured from two representa-
tive citizens of The community in
which the applicant resides. They
must be at least twenty-one years OF
age and acquainted with the applicant
not less than one year Endorsements
will not be accepted from any person
who is in any way related to the ap-
plicant- The Endorsement certihes
that the applicant is thoroughly
trustworthy and honest person, Of
good habits, and. in my opinion, Is
fully qualified and capable of dis
charging the duties OF a census emu
merator, il appointed"
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marked advance In leather goods.
What the reason is don't know, as
after the tariff revision we were led
TO hope for q general reduction. am
only wondering how far prices will
be boosted
For my part, don't see where
the tariff reductions just made in
leather and shoes have benefited the
shoe business
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lContlnued.)

50
IL was ncaiss ".ss.ss. The Jury
we're still locked hi, in The jury room.
Only Thorne. Miriam and Shirley re
Inained.
Wasn't that a terrible arraignment
of Prosecutor MurSafroyd,," exclaimed
Shirley. When he faced Laurie and
told him what he thought of limit
was simply awflil.' And the girl COW
cred her face with her hands rs if to
shut out the sight of it ali.
Thorne Wis about TO speak when a
uniformed attendant suddenly entered
Al one door and swung across the
courtroom He called to Thorne:
The jury have agreedr'
Another court officer strobe toward
the judges private chambers and like
wise announced In passing:
The Jurys coming in,''
Shirley bi.islellesl. aud her lips whit
ened. Thorne noted that Miriam's
eyes only grew brighter.
III will all be ever in a minute
now" Miriam exclaimed joyfully. land
he'll be free. free
The crowd filed back into the court
room, Mur-atroyd came in from bis
private Office. the conrt took its seat
upon the bench. and rs Frederick
waddled in the barred door in the far
corner opened and challoner. as
though in a daze. walked down the
aisle. 40 officer in front and one be-
hind him.
A minute that seemed minutes elaps-
ed, and then the jury fled ina jury
whose faces. whose demeanor told
nothing. gave no sign.
Gentlemen of the jury" said the
clerk rapidly. have you agreed upon
your verdiet:-
I'VE have came in chorus
Whom do you say shall answer for
your
The eleven men pointed toward their
foreman
Gentlemen of the jury said the
clerk. how do you say you find guilty
or not guilty.
The foreman sripped the rail before
him with his hand
Guilty he replied
WHAT" came from Miriam Challc-
ner shrilly. and the next moment ali
the color had left her face She was
pale as death
Guilty. your honor" repeated the
foreman in n louder tone--guiity OF
murder IN the first degree
Gentlemen of the jury. your verdict
is guilty of murder in the sirst degree.
and SO say all of you:" reeled of the
clerk.
They nodded
Meanwhile chailoner sat sullen. des-
perate. his chin resting on his hand.
slaring into space All of sudden
there was a stir among those In the
front seats. ard the Judge looking up
was surprised 70 see that it was caus-
ed By the defendants wife. who was
making her way detcryninediy to the
prosecutors desk. All eyes were fixed
on her rs she placed her hand upon
Murgatroyd's arm and exclaimed hys-
terically.
They found him guilty guilty. Do
you understand: What have you got
to say
Murgatroyd looked at her. but he
did not answer. She screamed at him:
What have you got TO say to me-:
Speak,
Murgatroyd was imperturbable
Miriam. aghast at his GOODNESS. star
ed at him; then she began again:
You-you Her voice failed her.
and. relaxing her grasp. she chung to
the table for support. Shirley ran TO
her. held her. saving gently:
Miriam. dear. you are beside your
self. Come. come away"
But Miriam braced herself and reso-
lutely shook herself free from her
friend
No" she replied evenly. Il am not
gDing" Ard her vaice rose AZ che went
on: Don't let anybody go, What I
have to say want ali OF you to hear
And. lettering over toward the bench
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The house has ordered the burning
OF 1000 tons OF old and worthless pub
lie documents. This will make room
IN the storage vaults for 1000 tons
OF new and worthless public docu-
ments which in time viii go the same
route. As the Sioux City Journal sug
gests 1t is rather expensive process.
but it makes business lively in the
public print shop.
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Two syllables Enough.

Chicago Tribune; Even Roosevelt,
says the Baltimore Sun. never called
anybody megalomaniac = Mr..
Roosevelt seldom used a six-syIlable
word when. shorter and ugiier one
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In spite OF the trolley cars and the
motor vehicles, the steam plows and
the bicycles, the railroad trains and
the steamboats,. there are more than
100000 horses. and they are worth
more per horse than ever before.
Those who assumed that Dobbin would
be put out Of business BIZ these things
have another gness coming 70 them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-18

A ST. Louis preacher says there will
be no lawyers In heaven. If he is cor
rect in this, there will be a fine ag-
gregation of talent in the other place.
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The record-breaking aviator says his
experience was one of liquid &C.
stacy" A large number of people viii
understand from this just how he felt
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is held to be directory and not man
datory. and does not contemplate re-
fusing Office to any regularly elected
official.
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Death reveals dual IDENTITY saws
a news item. The suggestion of the
Omaha Bee is pithy if not practical:
Bury him twice.
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Now that the weather has moder-
eted. 1t is up to biddy to reduce the
price of eggs.
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lowing news stands:
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Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-18

Senator a. B. Cumuins has signed
contracts for forty dates on the Chau-
tsuQua platform the coming summer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-18

Mark Twain says that good cigar
is more than smoke: it is a friend.
The Washington Democrat has
noticed that malaria is awfully apt
to catch ioafers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-18

The Monmouth Atlas points out that
at this season It is impossible for the
weather man to be both yeracious and
comforting.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-29
FTREN1N'S LAST CALL
Driver Meets Death Under
Whecls of His Ozcn Engine.

Fireman Joseph White, driver of En-
gine Is. was run over at the corner OF
First avenue and esd street by his own
engine yesterday afternoon while re-
spending To an alarm of fire. and died
ten minutes later in Bellevue Hospital
Failing To strap himself 10 the seat OF
the engine when pulling out of the quar-
ters, in East 25th street. when the wheels
struck deep rut al First avenue and
23d street White was pitched forward 70
the pavement between two of the three
galloping horses ard then crushed under
the wheels OF the engine. He died with
out regaining consciousness.
The fire that Engine Company l6 re-
sponded To was In a grocery at No. 325
First avenue. conducted by Francis
Seeley. Indirectly costing human life.
II turned out otherwise To- be triflinS
affair. causing only So damages.
Captain Morrison. Of No. Is. was on
the rear of the engine with two firemen
when the accident occurred To White. and
he felt the jolting of the engine as il
struck the rat. The driverless horses
at once broke in their gallop. and Cap
tain Morrison swung of the rear OF the
engine and ran forward Just as half a
dozen persons brought the animals To a
staha7t'i below the southwest corner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-29
SOL1R ERUPTIONS.
Shoot Ont Like ShWockets,
.SaVs Professor Frost.

Chicago, March 2S.-Stranse eruptions
have appeared on the sun. according To
Il statement day by Professor Edwin
r Frost. director of the Yerles Observa-
tory. at williams Bay, Wis
The eruptions shoot from the surface
Of the sun like skyrockets." said Profes-
sor Frost. They are easily visible AT
tho edge of the disk. one Of them shot
ont 10 length Of 10000 miles. as near
as we could estimate. II then detached
itself from the main body and sped
through space. mass OF luminous gas
not dissimilar To comet Before il dis
appeared II had reached "A distance from
the sun of about 25O. 900 miles. The
eruptions are probably caused by the
release of pressure on some particular
spot 81 the sun"
Professor Frost said the disturbances
probably accounted for brilliant auroral
displays which have been seen recently.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-29
OVER 800 DIEM FIRE
EIIT LOCKED. ROOF
FAILS on CROHD.
Disaster in Hungarian TWage
Many Persons TrampIcd
10 Death.

Mate-Szalka, Hungary, March 2S--
The village of Oekoerit and adjacent
districts have been thrown into mourn
ing by disaster which occurred at
the former place last night and resulted
in the death Of between three hundred
and four hundred persons and the seri-
Gus injury of one hundred others
A public ball was held at the hotel
of the village. where the coachhouse
had been fitted up as a ballroom. 1t
was great barnlike structure, deco
rated with tinder dry June branches
left from a previous entertainment. TO
which were added for the occasion other
decorations and Chinese lanterns The
festivity attracted pleasure seekers from
the surrounding country, and the build
ing was 81 packed just before the ball
began that the single door which af-
forded entrance and exit was nailed up
10 prevent the admittance of scores who
ciamored outside.
While the Janciug was i'm full swing a
pine branch caught fir and fell to the
floor. 1t blazed furiously, and almost in
stantly the gowns Of several Of the
women burst into flames. which spread
with astonishing rapidity. dreadful
panic ensued, the dancers losing their
heads completely. Many OF them, with
flames shooting out from their garments.
rushed toward the barred exit where
surging mass was iammed together.
Women and men fell and were trampled
under foot. Those i'm front vainly en-
deavored To tear open the door. but were
crowd behind The roaring. cracking
flames mingled with the despairtng
shrieks Of the throng
Soon the roof crashed in. the blazing
wreckage falling upon the helpless vic
Tins, 50 that many of those who had
hitherto escaped the flames were struck
down by beams or buried under the
wreckage. The scene was horrifying.
When the door finally was broken open
some few escaped. but most of these col
lapsed before they could reach their
homes. Inside the building were heaps
of charred corpses. and heartrendng
screams and groans still were audible
from the smoking piles. A detachment
Of troops was Immediately ordered to the
scene to clear the wreckage and help
bury the dead.
The official estimate. as given tonight,
says that 300 persons perished. but II is
believed that the total death roll will be
much larger than this, as many persons
are missing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-29
IUTO CRUSIIES BOY
Chiid Fatally Run Dozen by
BIG Gar an Wall Street.

stephen Riska. jr., the seVeu-N Near-old
son of stephen Riska. a cooper. living at
No. 30 Greenwich street was run down
by an automobile on Wall street, near
the corner Of New street, yesterday
afternoon and died later at the Hudson
Street Hospital as the result Of his
injuries The automobile was driven
10y its owner, William over. proprietor
of a garage at Englcwood, y. ]. over
was arrested on charge Of assault,
"a hich later was changed TO one OF
homicide
Witnesses of the accident said that
tho lad ran out from behind team
directly in the path Of the automobile.
a five seated touring car. The power
was shut of At once and the car
stopped with one Of its front wheels
resting on the little fellow.
Il. n. Rarrano, an attachH Of the
Cuban Consulate, pushed the automobile
hack and placed the unconscious body
i'm il Traffic Officer Joseph f. COL
Inns entered tho machine and, standing
UP i'm IL. directed over to rush To the
Hudson street Hospital while he loudly
blew his whistle 20 clear the way The
trip up Broadway was made in record
time. The boy died an hour and a
half later without resaining conscious
rGSC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-29
FER FOR ROOSETELT
Er-President's Speech Causes
Sensation an Cairo.

Cairo. March 2s.--F,x President Roose-
velt's outspoken warning 10 the Nation
alists in his speech to- day before the
Egyptian University has created a great
sensation n is reported that deter
mined efforts were made 70 dissuade him
from referring to the assassination Of the
Premier. Boutros Pacha Ghah, and the
political situation. but Colonel Roosevelt
delivered a scathing denunciation of the
assassin and as strongly condemned
those who would Condone such an act.
Some apprehension is felt at the pos
sible attitude of the resentful National
ist party. and the authorities are exer-
cising extraordinary vigilance and are
prepared 10 take extreme measures if
any manifestation is made against Mr..
Roosevelt.