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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
River Threatens to Change lts Course
and Throw Part Of the Unit
ed States Into
Mexico.
WESTERN CLoUDBURsT
Kansas Gets Terrific Electric Storm
Which Puts Railroads Out
Of Commits.

BROWNSVILLE. Tex. Aug. 4.-The
Rio Grande river threatens to change
its course here and throw into Mexico
about $50 acres of land, the interna-
tional bridge and part of the town
Civil engineers are preparing to build
retaining walls.
Recent rains In western Texas have
greatly increased the current OF the
river.
Kansas cloudburst.
GALENA, kan, Aug. "A cloud
burst with terrific rain and hail. during
an electrical storm has caused great
proerty loss. Galena is out of gas and
all railroads in the vicinity are out of
business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, 72.
Highest temperature, 50.
Lowest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature last night, So.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

River Forecast.
The river will rise slightly during
the next forty-eight hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
Bryan In Iowa.

MT. PLEASANT, Iowa Aug. A.
William ]. Bryan spoke before the
MT. Pleasant chautauqua and made a
vag',e reference to the Underwood
Incident He stated that some years
ago George Fred Williams, OF Mas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04

CONTINUED on page 81
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
A Deceptive Fish.

A naturalist who Is familiar will
Ceylon writes: I'm the clear water o
Colombo harbor 1t is not uncommon
to see fallen and faded leaves of tn,
jak tree floating a short distance be
low the surface or sinking slowly t.
the bottom. Certain small fish. com
monty known as sea bats. mimic
these leaves both In form and colo
In order to escape detection Both il
shape and color they look when In tn,
water like waterlogged leaves. bu
when removed from their native ele
ment this resemblance Is tmmediatel,
lost. They float In the water half side
ways and all swim In the same direc
ton. turning simultaneously. On on.
occasion Mr. Wiley attempted to cap
ture one of these sea bats in a roct
pool and directly he made a plungt
with the hand net saw nothing excepi
what he took to be a jak leaf slowl!
and inerily sink to the bottom. TO b.
establishment. as he withdrew the Ne.
the supposed leaf righted itself AM
darted away"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Woodstock, Virginia, Friday, June 80, 1911.
Spo,led Il All.

A farmer went 10 bear John Wesley
preach Wesley said he would take ar
three topics of thought. he was talk
ing chiefly about moley. His first was
Get all you can The farmer uudgeG
!. npighbor and said: This Is strange
preaching. | never heard the like be
fore. This is very good" Then Yves
ley discoIrSed on Industry "Activl
ty," Living to Purpose" and reached
his second division. Save all you
can" The farmer became more ex
cited. WAS there ever anything like
this? he said. Wesley denounced
thriftlessness and waste. and tie sati
rized the willful wickedness which law
ishes In luxury. and the farmer rubbed
his hands. and he thought, "All this
have been taught from my youth up
and what with getting and what with
boarding 1t seemed to him that sal
walton" had come TO his house. But
Wesley advanced to his third head
which was Give all you can" "Ah
dear; ah. DEAR" said the farmer; che
has gone and spoiled 1t allr'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
An Anecdote of Handel,

On one occasion Handel was caught
in shower of rain and. being unpro-
vided with an umbrella, was obliged to
seek shelter in blacksmith's fOrge.
Either Handel was In silent mood
or else the blacksmith showed no con
versational symptoms. for in a little
while the latter began hammering
away at his anvil, accompanying his
work with a song He little thought
the use his visitor was making of him
and his anvil. for ii is said that Han
del was listening all the time to the
strokes of the hammering on the anvil,
which. by producing two harmonic
sounds. according In time and tune
with the tune the man sang. formed
a bass accompaniment. Handel. on
reaching home. remembered the air
and the hammer accompaniment He
wrote down both, and so we owe TO
shower of rain the composition known
as 1.-THE Harmonious Blacksmith"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30

i:p ISLAM: %; Dominica is the home
and n;'tisrai hihitat of the hercules
BEETLE tDyi,t%.,'S hercules. the very
largest known species of the coeoptera
or beetle family. Fun grown speci-
mems of this gigantic representative of
the hard winged bug family average
six inches in length from the tip of
their pincers TO the termination of the
wing covers. II has long black horn
growing ont of head which is even
darker than the horn itself. On its
lower surface the horn is covered with
thick setting of gold colOred bristles,
vii, L the entomoiociets say are used
by the insect in capturing its prey.
Another and shorter but more power
full horn grows out from beneath. the
two forming a powerful pair Of pin
GERS. The creature has six powerful
legs. each armed with claws. The
elytra OF wing covers are Of a dapple
gray color and the underparts of the
body black. Taken all together. 1t is
a formidable creature. with strength
sufficient to catch and hold bird Of
the size of the English sparrow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30

In running railways in Brazil there
are two difficulties to contend with
which the European traveller does not
know-cattle and iocusts The cattle
cannot be kept of the track. Miles
and miles of it are fenced in. and yet
the cattle manage TO force their way
through and then cannot get out The
cowcatcher is efficient. but not sudi
GENTLY SO. as the trains are often de
rallied by an OK being caught either
between the cowcatcher or cylinder
and the rail or even between the loco
motive and the truss of a bridge. but
such accidents are hardly ever serious
Locusts are less common. but Occa
sionally travel along III clouds. When
they come to earth they may pile up
to n foot deep in the cuttings, and. OF
course. the locomotives will skid along
useleSsly. This happens but fnfre
quently.-Cassier's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Back of Bad Luck

Heaven sends Us our good luck; we
make our bad. A young contractor.
careful. doing good work. always on
his job climbed bit in the course of
ten years and. with his prosperity. had
a comfortable. happy family. There
came chance for some building
much bigger than he had ever done.
he wanted It. He wanted 1t so much
that he bid way down-too far down.
as he came to realize after he got the
award SO he went on a hunt for
subcontractors who. wanting business
desperately, like him. would take des-
perate chances, like him. and he
found them. He sublet excavation,
masonry, carpentry, everything he
could. farming 1t all out In dozens of
different lots. But there was a stern
architect. with an eagle eye and d
heart cold for everything but his duty.
and he began to reject work. piece
after piece. Contractor all broke up;
the fruits of ten years blown away
upon the winds.-New York Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
No. 26.
Fearful Eoo,naii.


Football mad its en.ini..> amos the
early l'uriIans in Engia;ili In .5S.i
one Philip Stubbes produced work
entitled The Anatonie OF Abuses"
wherein there il a very fierce attack
on football. The game was played
with yigor In the sixteenth century:
"Whosonever scapeth away the best
goeth not scot free" writes the au
thor. but is either sore wounded
craised and bruised. so ms he dyelh Of
1t or else scapeth very hardiie. and no
neruaile. for they nave the sleights
10 meet one betwixt two To daShe him
against the harte with the eiboweS. T."
nlt him under the short ribs with their
griped fists. and with f.ir knees to
catch him upon the hippo. and to pick
him on the neck. with ii hundred such
numbering devices: and hereof grow
eth enyie. malice. ranrour. choler. fla
tired. displeasure. enmitie and what not
els; and sometimes Drawing. confen
ton. quarrel picking. mnrther. homi
eide and great effusion of blood as
experience teacheth'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Charles kean's Affections,

Charles kean. the actor. could not
pronounce the consonants IN" and
m" In the first scene with Jarvis in
The Gamester" he began by inQuir-
ing. We'll. Jarvis, what says the world
OF me? ri tell thee what it says. 1t
calls me false friend. a faithless hus-
band, cruel father-in one short
word. it calls me GalesterT' In Shy
lock he was wont to say:
You take by life
When do you take the beans whereby I
live"
But his most unfortunate slip Oc-
CURED in the last line of Money"
where Evelyn says that in order to CHI
Joy the good things Of life we require
plenty Of money" In this situation
Kean always brought the curtain
down with a roar by sarcastically re.
marking that the one thing necessary
to complete their happiness is plenty
Of puttyP
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
BRIDGES In Korea.

Some idea of the delights of travel
ing in Korea Is given by the following
description by traveller Of the
bridges" in that country: A first class
bridge in Korea is simply an assert
ment of planks nailed together. These
are scarce second class bridge is a
series of Isolated stones, from one TO
another of which the visitor may jump.
A third class bridge. much the com
monest variety. Is invisible. its posi-
ton being indicated by a couple of
posts. one on each side of the river
They mean that you may safely wade
across, as the water will probably not
go much above your chest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Quaint Cures or -

For epilepsy wear ring made frors
a coffin ring and take seven drops OF
blood from the tail Of a cat Thes.
remedies are equally efficacious either
separately or In conjunction. For tooth
ache carry In the pocket the tooth of a
soldier killed In battle or eat mouse
nibbled bread or trim Your nails on a
Friday. 70 cure warts. rub a potato
and give the potato to pig. or rub
them with a piece Of chalk. then pun
It in a little bag and throw II across
crossroads. Holding the affected fin
ger In the eur Of cat for half an hour
was reckoned an excellent remedy for
! Geian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30

Homer was begger; piautus turne
mill; Terence was a slave: Cervantes
the author Of Don Quixote." died {
hunger; Bacon lived Il life of meal
ness and distress; Raleigh died on h
scaffold; SpenSer. the charming. died
want; the death of Collins was throug
neglect first causing mental derang'
ment; Milton sold his copyright .
Paradise Lost for Els; DRYDEN die
in poverty and distress: Otway dice
prematurely and through hunger: LIE,
died in the gutter; Steele lived a lift
Of perfect warfare with bailiffs: Cold
smiths Vicar of Waketield'' was sole
for triHe to save him from the grii
Of law; Savage died in prison al Bri>
tol. where he was confined for deb
Of IS; Butler lived life OF penury ant
died poor: Chatterton, the child o
genius and misfortune, destroyed him
self
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Shepherd and Sheen

A minister was once addressing {
Sunday school. 1t was Sunday
school of little children. and the min
lister in us address desired to compare
himself TO Il shepherd and his congre
cation to the shepherds 6ocks.
What are these beautiful animals 2
he said. pointing to dra wing on til.
black board
sheep. sheep" cborused the chill
ireu
And the cioaked figure in the fore
ground what Is be-"
"A shepherd" the children cried.
Exactly" agreed the minister
beaming with satisfaction "And now
dear children. can you tell me VIVA
it Is that the shepherd does for III,
sheep
A score of little mouths opened wide
and Il score of treble voices erie.
shrillF:
He shears 'em."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
The Puzzle Master.

To the present writer. who never got
the hang of a single puzzle in all his
life without help. Sam Lloyd was the
most remarkable person In the world
for he invented 10000 puzzles in more
than half century of dia boica activ
ity. He began when he was six by
soaring the cook with ventriloQuial
voices in the kitchen chimney and tax
ing the rabbits out of the pockets of
his mothers guests In the parlor. At
ten he was a noted chess player and
invented many chess problems. He
studied to be an engineer. along with
side dashes into painting and drawing
languages and mathematics. But his
propensity to puzzle was too much for
him. While still almost youth he
invented and drew a puzzle in fifteen
minutes. printed the first edition at
cost of less than 81 and made $4,000
Who said ne would have remained an
engineer when he could make $4,000
in fifteen minutes ?-American Maya
zine
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Seeing Your Own Brain.

In Professor Lloyd's work, 1.-THE End
Of the World" the experiment of see
ing ones own brain is interesting.
The experimental, with lighted can
die. enters perfectly dark room. He
stands before u black curtain or wall,
SO that details cannot be seen by the
candles feeble light. The candle Is
moved laterally to and fro In front of
the eyes. keeping 1t about six inches
from the face and just below the tip
of the nose. In few minutes some
thing. as If thin mist, seems to
grow before the eyes. 1t becomes
more definite and gains outline, and
then soon one may distinguish the
venation and the division of the brain
The theory Is that the moving light
produces a counter irritation of the
nerves that conduct the impression Of
sight to the brain. The current is re-
versed, and the brain is pictured on
the retina. Then the impression re-
turns through the nerves and affects
the brain 50 that we see 1t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Creation of a Knight.

The ceremonies at the creation OF a
knight have been various. The prtn-
cipai were a box on the ear and q
stroke with sword on the shoulder.
John of Salisbury tells Us the blow
with the naked fist was In use among
the ancient Normans. By this 1t was
that William the Conqneror conferred
the honor of knighthood on his son
Henry. 1t was atterward changed
into blow with the fat of the sword
on the shoulder of the knight
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Early Horse Race Prizes.

Prizes for winners OF horse races
forms. The earliest was the "briglia
DOR" or golden bride. After this tn,
prize In England was a bell. Thi.
idea was taken from the custom
among owners of pack horses of dec
Grating the best horse. which led the
cayalcade. with a bell. SO that on DARK
nights and in dangerous places tn.
wherea bouts of the leader might b,
known and the others follow boldly
At Carlisle silver bells were raced TOT
by the moss troopers and daiesmen
and specimens of these bells are still
retained in the town hall.-St James
Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Truly Remarkable.

"nuite remarkable thing happened
at the banquet last night"
did somebody tell story that was
newY
mo; the stories were all old. but one
of the speakers who said he had roth
ing to say sat down Immediately after
saying it-"-Chicago Record Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30

"My husband has a remarkable col
lection Of old curiosities," said Mrs.
Bilkins, with an air of pride.
"Indeedr' said Miss Sharpenough.
"Was he collecting when he married
your
"Why, yes" replied Mrs. Bilkins In
nocently.
''That's what 1 thought" remarked
the other spitefully.
And then Mrs. Bilkins saw what her
dear friend meant They meet as
strangers now.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Gard PIayinQ,

Card playing began in India in the
ninth century. 1t was introduced into
Europe by orientals some time prior
to the thirteenth century. Saracens
popularized the amusement In Spain
and Italy. The taste for the game
afterward spread to Germany. where
it commenced to be INDUCED in about
1915. Its appearance in France was
mentioned in the records of that coun
try In 1893. Heraldic cards were first
known in England in l660.-New York
TELEGRAM
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Anniversary THOUGHTS.

Hubby, dear, do you know that W,
will have been married ten years next
tuesday,
"Yes; l realize that we are getting
along and should begin to economic
for the needs of the future"
1T is not the future that am think
ing about. but the present. New
York Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Hard to Find Things.

He-Where are my collars. dear?
She-I don't really know.
well. yesterday | couldn't find my
shirts; this morning my ties were miss
ing; now | can't find my collars. The
only place l know worse than my bu-
reau Is my card index systemT-
YonkerS Statesman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
His Trade,

And you say you have a trader
asked the kind lady at the door.
'Yes'm." said the tramp; I'm 8
worker in precious metals and stones
Indeed! And can't you get any
thing to dor
Nom: de perlice and de jeweler.
are all on to me-"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
A Great Deal.

Whenever look at my wife," said
the husband of the celebrated fattesi
woman on earth. Il feel that / have q
great deal to be thankful for"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
And THAT Came Near aeina Rioht.

And That Came Near Being Right.
Johnny. correct this sentence Oh the
board: He drunked number OF
toasts'"
Johnny went to the board and wrote,
"A number of tuasts drunked him.
Houston Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30

500. A very valuable room dwell
ling in Mt. Jackson, Va, large rooms,
high ceiling, two stairways, large
front porch and double back porches.
bath, large pantry and excellent
cellar, well ventilated closets in every
room up stairs, all doors with tran
SONS, board and cement walks, 3
halls, bay window &c, 2 cisterns,
mountain water, gasolene plant, smoke
house, chicken house, large shop,
corn and horse stables, buggy house,
large corn house. Fruit of different
kinds, fine garden, private road from
front to back of street, chimneys from
ground up-one of the best located
aud most valuable residential prop
erty in the town. Price reasonable.
SOP. Six room frame dwelling, good
cellar, metal roof, two porches nicely
painted and other outbuildings. Plenty
of fruit of nearly all kinds, miles
from Maurertown, Va, on r. F. D.
containing 1-2 acres of lano under
wire fierce only $4,000 for this coz,
little home.
SOB. An up to date new dwelling Just
ualSnCQ vi . IOOlAS WIFI DdtIl, IFOUt
and back porches good cellar, Twill
install furnace) nice lot, fne garden
and nice fruit, enclosed by iron fence,
cement pavement and walks-I00 yards
rom station. This is an ideal resi-
dence and will be sold at reasonable
price. Location at Mt. Jacgson, Va.
5O4. Nice room dwelling ga mile
from Rroad Run, Va, q acres of land,
II acres in fine fruit, barn 42x16 feet,
carriage house 16x16, blacksmith
shop 20x28 feet, ice house 14xlS feet,
fine garden and shade all in first-class
condition. Price reasonable.
GOT. An up-to-date residence in
Edinburg, Va, 8 rooms (rich lot lax
1913 feet), metal roof and cement cellar,
stable 1910 feet, and ement hennery
This is 3 splendid property and must
be sold quick. Price very reason
able
50S Is nice four room cottage,
summer kitchen, and necessary out
buildings, half acre lot with all kinds
of choice fruit, two miles West of
| Woodstock in a good neighborhood.
This will make desirable home for a
small family. Price $3.50.
500. Six room new dwelling, in
| Woodstock, Va, metal roof, base
ment, water, ali necessary -outbuild-
ings. One-third acre of land, fine
| garden. Price, only 81, $50.
510 100, acre tract of grazing land
on Ry ais Run between Liberty Furnace
and Copicville, on which is some
timber-all in grass except the tim
L L. r.
is an excellent grazing larm and will
be sold low.
Oil. A fine building lot 50x1O0 feet
on Church St., Woodstock. Price,
5000.
D. w. GRABILL & co.
Real Estate. Agents.
Woodstock, Virginia.
Il
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
A Short Story.

My new novel is a story of married
Hfe." said Scribbler.
'Boil it down." admonished the pub
Usher Married life is short story
nowadays."-Philad Record
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Well. Rather.

II think it is disgraceful to be enor-
mously rich"
"Oh. so do L was brought up to
think that way. But say
"Well?"
Don't you wish once In awhile that
you weren't so blamed respectabey'
Toledo Blade.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Well Answered.

An American woman who had been
told by Rritisher hat America was
deficient in antiquities and curiosities
remarked: The antiquities will come
As for our cCriosities. we import them. :
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Hopeless Case.

"why don't you make hay while the
sun shines and
"HuhI II tried to do that it'd just
be my luck to get sunstruck- "-Pniia-
delphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Wide Awake.

Passerby-l thought you were blind
Mendicant- Well. boss. times is 81
hard and competition is so great tina;
even II blind man has to keep his eyes
open nowadays if he wants to do any
business ut ALL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Ooa Luck.

Police Officer In order that the vii
lain who caught and kissed you In tn,
dark may be tracked we must set OUT
police dog after him. So to trace the
scent you must give Nero kiss
Fliegende Batter
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
onlx Wanted a Chance.

Mother Perhaps The young man
needs a little encouragement Daugh
ter-Yes. mamma. l wish you would
keep out of sight more while he is
here
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
Cautious.

DR.. Bill injecting former patient
All. good morning. Mr.. Jones How
are you feeling this morning? MIR
Jones Doctor. does 1t cost anything it
] tell you?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-06-30
A Wnrk Of Genius

An Ideally brief and delightful ad
vertisement comes from a London
shop window. II runs: Our trouser,
8 shillings leg All seats free