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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13

The proper time for cutting the corn
crop for fodder or ensilage is when the
ear, leaves and stalk contain a max
lmum of nutritive value. If the corn
ripens under normal conditions, this
will be when the ear has begun to
dent and is quite firm and if picked
would make a good feed and seed ear
while the upper leaves of the plant are
green, with the lower turning yellow.
Cut before this time, there is a distinct
loss in food value, just as there is Il
loss if the fodder is not cut before
frost kills the leaves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
'Y.W.C.A. NOTES


Miss Edna O'Harra, for the past
year assistant secretary of the
Young Woman's Christian Associa-
ton, has been given a nine months
leave of absence and will leave Sep
TENDER first to enter the Iowa State
University at Iowa City. Miss Eliza
beth Foelker, 10 graduate of Keokuk
high school who has been one of the
foremost workers in association work
has been appointed to take the assist
ant secretaryship during Miss O'Har-
ra's college semesters. Miss Foelker
has had ample training to fit her for
the work having taken instructions at
Cedar Falls last summer.
Mrs. Al Waugh will be the manager
of the cafeteria for the coming year
during the absence of Miss O'Harra.
Miss ENNIS Nivling, general sec.
Rotary of the Y. w. G. A., and Miss
O'Harra will go to Geneva Central
City conference to be held at Lake
Geneva from August 18th to the 25th.
Several other workers in the local as.
sociation will go. The trip to the
northern lake is one of the best in
the country for the girl who does not
know where to spend her vacation
and for $35 one of the most pleasant
times anywhere can be had.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
Daily Grain Letter.

CHICAGO, July Observation-Disclosures
er map showed the northwest favored
with rains, which have undoubtedly
been of much benefit. Private reports
indicate showers quite general in the
territory where most needed. Many
sensationally bad reports are coming
in, but are apparently a rehash OF
the sensational stuff put out last
week. Today's Geographic advices
were more hopeful. Realizing on long
stuff was the principal cause of to-
days decline. There has been mod
crate demand from shorts, but outside
speculative interest is on a small
scale. Harvest reports on the new
crop of winter wheat are glowing
and offerings would not be free had
not bull spirit been fcstered by the
sensationally bad spring wheat re-
ports. The marvellous improvement in
winter wheat from the condition
which prevailed some sixty days ago
may be repeated in spring wheat terri
tory. We look for many sharp rallies,
but believe September and December
sale on the bulges.
Corn-Good rains over a large por-
ton of the corn belt gave an assured
brilliant outlook for the new crop.
This with the weakness in wheat has
caused considerable liquidation Re-
ceipts are still light, but offerings
have increased and with the condition
of the new crop assured, farmers
should, and probably will, sell freely.
We look for a good movement and
considerable hedging pressure as soon
as farmers can spare the time and the
teams to market old corn.
Oats-Prices fairly well maintained
through the influence of small stocks,
| light movement and congestion in
July. New oats are offering freely
for August shipment and large
movement is anticipated as soon as
harvest is well under way Except
for the furries caused by covering
shorts, we look for downward move.
ment and would sell September on all
hard spots.
Provisions-Liberal receipts of
hogs caused an easy market. The
principal buying was for shorts. With
the exception Of congestion in July
pork, there are no features to the
trade. Cash demand is dull. Specula-
tive interest is small. Prices will work
lower.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
SALESMAN HAD BRIGHT IDEA
His knowledge Of Human Nature En-
abled Him to Rise to Head Of
His Profession.

Young man." says the automobile
manufacturer to the new salesman
who has astonished the organization
oy the rapid fire sales he has made In
the two months of his employment.
4 must congratulate you on your
work"
Thank you. sir replies the new
salesman, modestly.
! know we build the best auto In
tne market" says the manufacturer,
out even at that cannot under
stand how you can sell ten times as
many machines as the very best man
we have had prior to you. How dc
you do st?"
Well, sir" explains the new sales.
man, the light of honest pride in his
eyes. 4 always ask the customer to
sake ride In one of our machines as
'ae first move toward getting acquaint-
90 with its riding qualities. OF course
ne accepts the invitation. / then take
MN out on the boulevard and get ar
iested and fined for fast running. Aft
g tnat there is no argument"
Ten minutes later the new salesman
leaves the private office with block
y Preferred stock tucked away in his
usiae pocket.--Judge's Library.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
MEN COME OUT
DON'T GET WORK
indianapolis Employment Bureau Sent
More Than Forty Men Here
to Find Employment.

This morning at half past eleven,
twenty-one men, young and DID, ar
rived in the city over the Wabash
railroad line from indianapolis, Ind,
having been sent here and told by the
bureau custodians that they would
find work in the harvest fields or on the
dam when they arrived. Each one of
the men gave the employment agency
seven dollars apiece to come to this
part of the country and only one or
two have been able to find employ
ment. The rest of the men have been
wandering about the streets looking
for work but labor Is not plentiful just
ia the present time.
At this same time last year it will
be remembered that an employment
bureau at indianapolis sent scores of
men here to find work and many of
them were stranded for more than a
week without money or friends. The
men who come here today, now be-
lieve that it is a skin game that the
agency in Indiana is trying to work
on them and for the most part they
are indignant to Link that they have
been parted from seven dollars apiece
The number that arrived here this
noon, left indianapolis last night and
a number of others who arrived here
during the earlier hours Of the morn
ing, left indianapolis Sunday morning
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EXPECT JUNKIN
TO COLLAPSE
Continued from page ID

the opportunity If so desired. Their
names are included in the list OF
twenty-one sent from Ottumwa by one
of the attorneys somewhat connected
with the case. In this list are: Dr..
j. A. Hull, DR.. L. Terrence, DR.. S. l..
Hauch, F. A. Rosen, Fred Rosen, G.
o. Rosen, G. o. Nelson, G. v. Nelson,
w Webster, j. B. Hammond, J.. M.
Shindley. w. c. Wyman W. R. Dag
CERT, ]. E. Hull, G. B. Niblack. b. R.
Mitchell, C. w. McCarty, A. c. Cook,
Frank Harris. Pete Gallagher
Sheriff Clark can take twelve wit
nesses relatives of the condemned
man, ministers, and such guards and
magistrates as necessary. 1t is evil
dent that there will be lot of dis
appointed people who will not get to
60 Several newspaper reporters want
to be on the scene and there are all
kinds of demands and requests from
Centerville and Appanoose county
people for places.
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PREDICTS LONG
DRY SPELL COMING
Weather Prophet Says That There
Will be No Rain Until August
22nd.

Hannibal Journal: James Mulhern,
who claims to be an authority on
weather forecasts, predicts a severe
drouth in this part of Missouri. Yes
terday afternoon while the clouds in
the west were lowering and the thun-
der rumbling, he called a Journal re-
porter to his side and said: Do you
know that we are going to have a Sc
we're drouth, that we are not going to
have any rain before the 22nd of Aug
ust?'
The reporter said: mo, Mr., Null
hern I didn't know it, and / do not
know it now for / believe we will
have a good rain tonight-dont you
see those heavy clouds lowering up in
the west.
Now let me tell YOU said the
weather prognosticator, those clouds
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
NOTHING FREE NOW
BUT POSTAL FRANK
Congressman Have to Pay Railroad
Fare, Telegraph Tolls and
Express Charges.

The good old days of mutual favors
and exchanges of "courtesies" be-
tween the legislators and officials of
Washington on the one side and the
public service corporations on the
other are passing.
In few weeks the one survival of
that halcyon period, the telegraph
frank will be no more. The new rail-
road law will go into effect, and then
Washingtonians will pay for their
telgrams just like any other folk.
Before the passage of the Hepburn
bill, the railroads were generous to a
fault. Nobody who was anybody paid
to ride on train. 1t was just like
throwing money away to buy rail-
road ticket. And nobody had money
to throw away.
About the same time, too, members
Of congress and others began to pay
street car fare In the district. This
was new sensation, but they are
used to it now The fact is, they leg
islated themselves into that very
predicament.
But express and telegraph franks
were left. They we're some consola-
ton. Not much, however, but some. A
few years rolled by. Then the express
companies withdrew their courtesies,
saying they were violating the "spir-
| 1t" of the law, being common carriers
and engaged in interstate commerce,
| But the average congressman did
not mind this. He still had the govern
ment postal system at his command
He could still frank COWS and type
writer's and everything but real estate
through the mails.
Now the telegraph franks are des
tined to GO They have served long
and faithfully but their end ap
proaches. The telegraph companies
have been placed under the interstate
commerce commission through the
agency of the new railroad law. They
will be forbidden to extend favors
and 1T is known that they will cheer
fully comply with the law.
i Only the postal frank remains ant
this fact makes Washington wonde'
why anybody should now care to be
congressman.
J. OF course the $500 a year salar.
still attaches, and this is said to be
matter of consequence to some mem
bers of congress.
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of this section and was a member Of
the Westminster Presbyterian church.
The Scientists Experiment.

And they all said: It's so-you w
proved your theory and suffering hui
mainly owes YOU a great debt from
henceforth." And they crowded around
him and wrung his hand cordially
and thankfully and praised him. But
l hardly saw or heard these things.
for ] ran at once to my little darling
and snuggled close to it where it lay
and licked the blood and it put itg
head against mine, whimpering softly.
and know in my heart it was com
fort to it in its pain and trouble to
feel its mothers touch, though 1t could
not see me. Then it dropped down
presently, and its little velvet nose
rested upon the floor, and it was still,
and did not move any more.-From
"A Dog Tale" by Mark Twain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
FISH 80 YEARS A CAPTIVE
When Released 1t Knew Something
Besides How to Swim in a
Circle.

big sturgeon that has been pris
oner 80 years has just been released
from his long captivity and set free
in the Columbia river. The fish was
taken from the Columbia river. near
Cascade locks, in the spring of 1880.
1t was caught in fish wheel and was
given to the late DR.. w. H. Adams of
Hood River.
The sturgeon was placed in small
pond on the Adams ranch, says the
Portland Journal There were then
two ponds on the place, and the fish
was changed from one to the other
from time to time. Some years ago
the ponds filed with grass and weeds,
and the water became SO shallow that
the back of the sturgeon was blistered
by the sun.
The fish was then moved to the pool
OF fountain on the farm, where 1t
swan about in circle. 1t kept grow
ing bigger. until it was about six feet
long and the fountain was too small a
place for it to be kept.
Mrs. Sue M. Adams Armstrong, avn
er of the farm, ordered the release of
the pet fish. and the sturgeon was
carted to the Columbia river and set
free.
Interested spectators predicted the
fish would swim in small circle in
the river from the habit of 80 years,
but this was not true. Dazed for
moment by the unaccustomed extent OF
water, the sturgeon hesitated, and then
swan away to the deep channel of the
river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
MANAGER MYERS
OFFERS PROTEST
Head of Quincy Ball Team Writes
President Justice Offering OBJ
lections to Sunday Games.

Because he says the Kewanee team
had too many men in playing uniform
on their side yesterday, Manager My
ers of the Quincy baseball team has
entered protest against the two
games played by the Gems against the
Boilermakers yesterday in the lat
ter's city. President Justice said this
afternoon that he did not know
what action will be taken over
Myers letter to him this morn
ing and whether the games will re-
main to count against Quincy in TIE
per cent table or be thrown out will
be decided by the league head in a
day or two.
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are going around and we will get no
rain from them. We will have no rain
except few light local showers, I'M
til about the 22nd of August and then
we will have plenty of rain. Now, l
want you to print this in the Journal
and you will find that my predictions
will come true. 1t will get as dry as
thunder before we have any more
rain and the corn crop in this part of
the state will be cut short"
After Mr.. Mulhern had made these
predictions he walked away with an
air of having impaired wonderful
foreknowledge, but the Journal re-
porter hopes that his predictions will
prove false, although his predictions
and weather forecasts generally are
to be relied upon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
DEATH OF j. A. LUPTON
THIS MORNING
Died at His Home Five Miles West of
keokuk of Heart Faiure-Would
Be 80 Years Old Tomorr w.

]. A. Lupton died this morning at
his residente five miles west of Keo-
kuk. DEATH was the result of heart
failure combined with old age. The
deceased being eighty-three years of
age tomorrow. A number of old
friends and acquaintance had been
invited by Mr.. Lupton to gather at his
home tomorrow and help him cele-
brate his birthday.
The deceased was an old resident
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PERSONALS.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Keppel and daugh-
ter have returned from California
Major Black of Oklahoma City is
In the city visiting relatives and
friends.
John Freeman OF vincennes was a
Keokuk caller today.
Frank Peassan of Ottumwa was in
the city yesterday.
Roswell B. O'Harra of Carthage was
a Keokuk visitor over Sunday.
Robert WEIGH of Macomb spent
Sunday in Keokuk.
G. l.. Irish and H. Webster Of Col
chester Ill, were Keokuk callers yes
terday.
Roy Schevers has resigned his posi-
ton and will leave this afternoon for
Des Moines, where he will lovate.
Harry Coon of vincennes was
Sunday visitor in Keokuk.
Mr.. and Mrs. hurry Gaylor and fam
yesterday.
G. A. Perry of Luray was in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. M. M. Rogerson Of Moline who
has been visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. Cameron, left this
morning for st. Louis where she will
visit
Miss Alta " .lson left this morning
for Douds Station where she will visit
for a few days at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs Rebecca King.
Mrs. Henry Schouten returned to
her home in Ottumwa today after a
visit at the home of her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. S. B. Wright.
Mrs. Lillian Parkins left this morn
ing for Sand Prairie where she will
visit for few days at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Young.
Miss Sadie Webb and Miss Mabel
Webb returned from visit in Sioux
City and Des Moines.
Miss Opal Vermillion is spending a
few days in the city with her friend,
Miss Linnett Beer. Miss Vermillion
will leave for Burlington this week
where she will visit for short time
before returning to this city to spend
month with relatives and friends.
| Victor o. Stafford, agent of the
Rock Island railroad lines at Carlisle
Iowa, who visited in the city over
| Sunday will return to Mt. Zion where
he has been transferred temporarily.
Mrs. Frank R. Rollins of Kansas
City is in Keokuk visiting at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. II. Carter, $40 North Eishth street
Mrs. F. S. Agler and daughter Beu
la of Merservey, Mo-, are visiting at
the home of relatives in this city
Messrs. L. A. Hamill and Hazen
4 Sawyer left Sunday evening for st
Paul to attend the deep waterways
convention to be held there Tuesday
/ and Wednesday.
4 Mrs. L. A. Bassett of Charleston
was Keokuk business caller today.
4 C. H. Arnold of Kahoka was in tn,
lcity today.
J. r. Sawyer was a Keokuk Gale
from Croton today.
d DR.. J. r. Wedel of vincennes wa
in the city today.
4 j. M. Burnett of Burlington was {
Keokuk business caller today
\ Ellis Johnson of Mount Sterling
was in the city today on business.
Loren Knobs was business Gale
4 from Montrose today.
4 John Lupton of Summitville was
business caller today.
/ Richard Angberg was a Keokul
business caller from Hamilton today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
ALL STARS TRIM
SPEED BOYS SUNDAY
In Their First Game at the Big
League Park Before an Aud
ience of 5oo-Score 10 to 4.

One of the most interesting and en-
joyable amateur games of the season
was pulled off yesterday afternoon at
the League park between the All
Stars and Speed Boys. There are
some doubts as to the total score
made as the score keeper became too
much interested in the game after
the All Stars had crossed the rubber
for is tallies to the one lone run of
the Speed boys.
Interesting right from the first. Cy
(Young) Hicks was somewhat out Of
form for a few minutes before he
was taken out of the box and allowed
the first seven men pass to first
base. The All Stars gathered in nine
of the eighteen runs in the first in
ming.
Big John Hayes was the other ex-
IRENE and allowed the Speed Boys
only three hits. He was given good
support at all stages, the work of Har-
desty being especially good.
The work of Umpire Ball was COM
mended by both teams and the aud
fence was delighted with his manner
of calling .'bawls" although the Speed
Boys stated that he was yelling his
own name without regard for their
feelings. He followed each play close
~.
Manager Angel OF the All Stars
stated that they we're out for scalps
and are ready for game with any of
the teams of the surrounding country
that think they can class up to the
All Stars. Attendance at yesterdays
game $50.
Following is the lineup:
All Stars Speed Boys
Wheeler ..................S trohmaier
Catcher
Hays. ....... ..... Hicks, Walsh
Pitcher
Kenn'ey ..... ..................B Belts
First Base
Hickey .................... .ke1ser
Second base
Moffett. ....s.....,,......F errls
Third base
Ray ................... Rockerman
Short Stop
Anderson. ........ ........... Eagen
Left Field
Hardesty ..............H Hicks, Walsh
Center Field
\ MCAfferty. ............... ..Dulh
Right Field.
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Reward.

The less you require looking after,
the more able you are to stand alone
and complete your tasks, the greater
your reward. Then If you cannot only
do your work, but direct intelligently
and effectively the efforts of others.
Your reward is in exact ratio, and the
more people you direct, and the higher
the intelligence you can rightly lend,
the more valuable is your life.-Elbert
Hubbard.
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o.,resentative {. v. D. tombstone Of
the American Water and Guar
anty Company Here Con-
ferring With Council.
PUT IN NEW MAIN
Nav six Inch Line Will be Laid
Down Carroll Street to the
South Fifth Street
Main.

q. v. D. Johnston, representing the
American Water and Guaranty COM
pany of philadelphia, Pa, which con-
Germ owns the Keokuk water works
company among numerous other like
concerns Of the country, was in the
city today and with Superintendent
w. o. School made visit to the city
Offices to confer with the commission
ers in regard to the water pressure
which has been furnished the city
during the past several months and
which has caused much concern to
the heads of the local government.
Mr.. Johnston's visit was merely for
the purpose of getting line on
things, comforting with superintendent
School and to see what can be done
by the water company to give e better
service to the city especially at the
time OF fires-hardly any complaint
coming from the usual pressure which
is given by the pumping station.
n 1t was brought out very clearly at
the meeting this morning of the city
officials and the waterworks repre-
sentatiyes that the company is doing
the very best 1t can under present
circumstances of low water, Larger
amount of consumers than ever before
and other smaller items which have
of a necessity stepped in the way OF
a service that Is up to standard with
that required in the city ordinance.
To Help Fifth Street Line.
1t was proposed today to run
line from Carroll street, a six inch
main, to Fifth street on the south side
Of the city, which inlet into me Fifth
street would give more water in the
main which runs south of the cereal
works and lumber districts. This new
line will likely be placed in immed-
lately.
Mr. Johnston said to the city coun-
acilmen today that his company would
do all they could to get the water
pressure as near the required stand
ard as possible.
There are at the present time about
eighteen hundred consumers of the
local water works company and the
amount of water used at this time OF
year Is naturally much greater than
that used in the colder months of the
year.
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The Trinity Picnic.

The program of events to take place
at the Trinity M. E. church picnic to
be given at Wild Cat Springs Wednes-
day, July 49, Should the weather he
such that the picnic cannot be given
Wednesday, the announcement of the
date will be made later.
9:30-Boys 100 yard dash.
10:00-Free for all 50 yard dash
10: 30-Balloon ascension
10:45-Fat mans race, (1S0 pounds
and over).
11:00-Nail driving contest Qadies)
11:30--Peanut race. Boys and girls.
11:45-Girls' race, 10 to 16 years.
1900 m-Lunch race.
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Modern Marriage.

Every marriage should have
business manager. a cool, sensible
man to see that the parties are prop
erly mated. The parties to the mar
riage will attend to the love but neg
lect the business end of the match.
which is more important. Atchison
Globe.
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SSIcear
q &asEfhI'IIIIli.- -
's 49,
Are AL bluff Park.

Mrs. w. K Hodge and party of
young ladies left this morning for
Bluff park for a weeks camping and
outing. The girls that Mrs. Hodge
will chaperone are Miss Nina Hodge,
Miss Helen milestone, Miss Geral-
dine Parsons, Miss Helen Palmer
Grey, Miss Caroline Parsons, and Miss
Antoinette LaFaiyre.
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1.3O-Balloon ascension.

1.30-Balloon ascension.
1:45-Three legged race-Boys
2:O0-B Baseball Knights of King
Arthur versus Trinity Mems Club.
3:00-Ladies' SO yard dash.
3:30-Horseshoe pitching contest.
4:O0-Balloon.
.4:15- Child's race, to s years.
4:30-Misses' race, 16 to Is years.
5:0O-Seasick, homesick and picnic
Rev. John Wesley Potter.
5:45-Lunch race-Auspices Trinity
M. e. Sunday School Eating Associa
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-11
Horses Small Stomach.

The horse has smaller stomach in
proportion to its size than any other
quadruped