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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-20
Meeting Postponed

Aiiceville, October 19.-(SpeciaD. The re- convention of the Commercial club was again postponed Monday night. This time or account of the Methodist revival which began Sunday night It will meet for reorganization on Monday night,
 ing to President Bowlin, and
 years work will be entered with. .rcwed energy. The club is already p.1l- hing good roads movements, and activities are putting forth promising outlook for a good record within the wear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-20
PARK COMMISSION
 WILL MEET TO-DAY

The park commission will meet at noon today for the purpose of receiving re- pert from the special committee regard ing East End park for athletic purposes
 It is understood that the committee will make recommendations that hours be set aside for the use of the park by certain associations. The commission is not ex- pected to take up any additional mat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-20
Caught in Belt

Centre. October Special )-Leou Sims, the 15-ycar-old son of sam Sims, who operates a gin and sawmll at Nee. shot, on the Cane Spring road. was caught ir belt while the machinery was running and was so badly torn that he died before he could be rescued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-20
TODAY'S GAME IS DOUBTFUL

a bump in New York and the lay off would benefit him.
 Neither Manager Mack nor Manager McGraw will announce their pitching probabilities for tomorrow's game. It is believed. however. that Bender. tho Indian. will go in for the local team. and it is not improbable that Mathew son will be on the mound for the Giants. Mathewson made the statement last night that Ames probably would go in today. but since the big fellow has had an additional days rest it :s thought McGraw will use him and hold Marquard for the fifth game in New York. It is argued that Marquard has shown form equal to that of Mathew son and with a home crowd to cheer him on he will do even better than he did in this city last Monday
 Both Ames and Wiltse are anxious to go in against the local team, bus McGraw is a sphinx so far as allowin z his pitching plans to become known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-20

i to which route is most likely to be se- l locted. Altceyille, Carroliton and Pfck- ensVille are especially aggressive, and t IS probable that an appropriation will be | made and private sums subscribed and something done next summer
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
Cards and Card PIaxfnn.

In a paper In the Journal of the Roy al Society of Arts Professor Fl. Cheney, discussing the part played by gambling in magic, observes: The use of cards is said to be derived from the Turot cards. which were originally employed for occult purposes. The legend which ascribes the invention of cards to the purpose of amusing a mad king does not seem at all a sufficient explana- tion, and there is in addition the fact that cards of a kind existed before the said king. In further support of this idea the we'll known practice of telling fortunes by cards may probably be re- garded as survival of a regular form of dtvination by such means. 1t seems, in fact, that card playing for stakes is a mere development of a ceremony in which individuals consulting the ora cle decided to abide by its pronounce ments as to the holding of disputed property.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
Women and Banking.


 The cashier of a bank which has many women depositors, in speaking of these customers, said that the stock stories about overdrawn accounts and ignorance as to bank methods had be- come pointless. Whatever may have been the case before. women give banks no more trouble now than men. "The woman who insists on drawing money when her balance has been ex- hausted because there are still blank checks in her book has disappeared. and in her place we have a woman who wants interest on her money and who knows what call money means said the cashier. Referring to the old kind be added: "One day we did have a real case. A woman rushed in, said she had just figured up her ac- count and found she was $500 short. Husband away-no other money-what could she do? She had brought jewels to leave as collateral security till he returned, and then we looked up the matter and found she had over $500 to her credit"-New York Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
HOW TO SELECT CIGARS.
Many Ideas of Smokers Are Declared
 to Be FRllaeious.

Many Ideas of Smokers Are Declared
 to Be Fallaeious.
 Do you know how to distinguish a good cigar from q bad one without smoking them? If you do you arc laboring under a delusion, according to Sydney Brooks, an English writer, who has been studying the cigar, its manu- facture and cigar fallacies at Havana for the London Times.
 ''The best of all my experiences in Havana" he writes. has been to talk with the expert heads of the great fac tories and to find them poking q scorn- fully good humored finger through nearly all of the average smokers most cherished theories. The average smoker believes that q dark wrapper means a strong cigar and light wrap per a mild one. and he is absolutely wrong. There is no conhectlon. what ever beyond color and strength. Squeezing cigars and smelling them are equally fallacious as tests of qual- ity. So, too, Is the color and frmness of the ash; the notion that the whiter the ash and the longer it stays on the better the cigar is altogether errone- ous. The, best Havanas burn with a clear steel gray ash. and it's durntion and length are mainly determined by the size of the pieces used in the tiIl- CTS.
 Then, again. the men in Havana. needless of the club regulations they are shattering, insist that spotted ct gar means less than nothing so far as quality, whether good or bad, is con cerned; that the. barometer aGects cl- gars far more than the thermometers: that the silky looking wrapper Is ns much to be avoided as the veiny one or the one that is oily In patches; that cigars should neither be so soft as 10 yield readily to the pressure of the fingers nor so dry as to cracSle: that most of the talk about condition is pure ignorance, the Americans being right in preferring moist cigar and the English being equally right in pre- ferring a dryer one. the vital point in each case being the proper period of recovery from the seasickness that cigars contract as easily as their smok- CTS, a period that varies with the length of the voyage: that except for the expert, who has given his whole life to the business, there are virtually no outward indications that can be TO- lied upon in choosing cigar, and that for the average man. anxious to fnd out whether a given Havana is of good quality throughout and will burn well. the only real test is to smoke it"
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
A Dance Without a Smile.

They have a singular kind of dance conducted on the greens of country villages in Russia. The dancers stand apart, a knot of young men here, a knot of maidens there. each sex by it. self and silent as a crowd of mutes. A piper breaks into a tune. A youth pulls off his cap and challenges his girl with a wave and a bow. If the girl is willing she waves her handker- chief in token of assent. The youth advances, takes a corner of the hand kerchief in his hand and leads his lassie round and round. No word is spoken. and no laugh is heard. Stiff with cords and rich with braids. the girl moves heavily by herself, going round and round and never allowing her partner to touch her hand. The pipe goes droning on for hours in the same sad key and measure, and the prize of merit in this 'tcircling," as the dance is called, Is given by spec tators to the lassie who in all that summer revelry has never spoken and never smiled.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
He Fell In Action,

They were talking of war, and the young man mentioned that one of his ancestors was killed during the Revo- lution. "He was a brave man, he said, land we are all very proud of his record"
 The young woman looked pensive.
 "I had an uncle who was killed in war, the very first battle he ever went to-" she said. He was only pri- vate, so he hadn't made any record"
 That was hard,' said the young man. ito be shot down in his first en- gagement.''
 He wasn't shot down." said the young woman. He fell and broke his neck when he was running downhill. I think war is awful cruel, don't yOu?' Youths Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
How to Make Summer pssserts.

Any simple summer dessert, such as cornstarcn or Bavarian cream. fruit sponges or gelatin pudding, can be served in lEost attractive shape If 1t is well nodded. Dip the mold In cold water, drain it. but do not dry. Fit a ring of candied cherries or of straw berries or any desired fruit round the base of the mold.
 Then pour over carefully a small quantity of the dessert mixture. A second. third and fourth row of the fruit may be added, each being care fully covered or filled over with a layer of the mixture.
 After Inc mold has "set' and been chilled it c,tn be garnished with cream. A great variety of dessert mixtures can be treated in this way.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
Washinqton as a Humorist.

While president Washington's humor seemed to find expression in the diplo- macy of self protection. French revofutionist came to him for a general testimonial, which Washington did not care to grant. yet he did not wish to give offense to the French by a curt refusal. so he wrote an evasive card worthy of Lincoln-"C. Volney needs no recommendation from G. Washing ton"
 After Cornwallis' surrender at York town Washington treated him with high consideration. At q dinner given in honor of the distinguished prisoner Rochambeau proposed ''The United States" as his toast; Washington re- sponded with "The king of France" Cornwallis, perforce, faintly suggested His majesty" when Washington startled them all by announcing. The king of England-may he stay there" with a ready wit that made even Corn. wallis laugh.-Century.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17

This charming dress for a little girl is of fine percale, piped with plain band of blue. The blouse closes in the front at the left and is adorned with a double row of very tiny but tons. The neck is finished with a round collar of the material piped in a double line The elbow sleeves have turned back cuffs The plaited skirt and blouse are in separate pieces, the former being finished with neatly piped belt
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
What's the Matter With Thomaa9


 There are some names which seem peculiarly suited to royalty; Louis, for instance. has Il kingly sound. Francis. George, Henry in both spellipgs. Charles, William, Edward and James all have served their turn. Johns there have been. and Stephens. remember a Robert in Sicily and Peter in Rus sia and Servia. Frederick has often worn the crown. and royal honors are even now paid to Ferdinand in Bull garia. But was there ever, anywhere. q king named Thomas? Oscars and even Haakens ascend the dais. but ever through all the centuries Thomas remains the subject, sometimes strug- gling up to bishopric or an earldom. but never attaining the crown. Nicho- lases wear the imperial purple; God freys lord 1t over Jerusalem: Alexis struts in ermine; Alexanders fare forth to conquest; Julius and Leo don the triple crown. but Thomas. poor plebeian Thomas, has never crown to his name. Now tell me. you who are wise in the occult influence of names. what Is the matter with Tom2-London Idler.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
HOW TO CARE FOR TIRES.
Method of Removing Rust, Which Is
 an Enemy to Rubber.


 an Enemy to Rubber.
 Rust is an enemy of rubber. IL will pay the motorist to inspect occasion ally the condition of the rims on the wheels of his car. especially if the out CT surfaces of the envelopes near the beads look rusty. This discoloratfon is rust caused by rusted rims This rust if net arrested will gradually eat through the rubber. attacking the can. vas of the envelope. In time the edges of the rusted rims will become more and more uneven, tearing and even- tualiy destroying the beads. Further more. rust works in between the beads and the rims, leaving space for water, which also damages the rubber.
 To remove rust from a rim. the tire should be taken of and the rusty parts rubbed clean with coarse emery paper. Then smooth the surface with finer emery paper and rejapan the rim, applying ope coat to the outside and two to the inside. making sure first that the surface is smooth and free from rust Roughness may be quickly detected by running the hand along the edge of the rim. When the edge of the rim is too uneven for the use of emery paper. first use a nle, after which emery paper may be used for finishing. /s.- ...
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
Msteors and the Atmosnhcre.

One of the most useful results aris- ing from the study of sporadic meteors is the light thrown upon the question of the height of the atmosphere, since 1t is the friction of the air that sets them on fire, and if their elevation is known at the moment of their first ap- pearanee the probable height of the at mosPhere can be calculated. On Aug. II. 1909. a brilliant meteor happened to impress its picture simultaneously on three photographic plates. at Fash kend, Islander and Tschimgan, in Russian Turkestan. The distances be- tween these places furnished base lines from which the height could be de duced. The calculation shows that the meteor first appeared at a height of 69.45 miles above the earth and ,disap- peared at fifty miles.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
The Oranoe In Soain,

It is considered a very healthful thing to eat an orange before break fast. But who can eat an orange well7 One must go to Spain to see that done. The senorita cuts off the rind with her silver knife. then, put. ting her fork into the peeled fruit, she detaches every morsel with her pearly teeth and continues to eat the orange without losing a drop of the juice and lays down the core with the fork stiIl In it.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
UnpaIatabIe.

The Rev. Charles H. Sturgeon was fond of a joke, and his keen wit was, moreover. based on sterling common sense One day he remarked to one of his sons:
 "Can you tell me the reason why the lions didn't eat Daniel?"
 ''No, sir Why was it?'
 Because the most of him was back bone and the rest was grit"-Youth's Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
How to Ersezs Joe Cream.

Ice cream may be frozen in i've min. utes. and at only an expense of 2 or 8 cents. if the mixture to be frozen be placed in d tin bucket or other vessel and this set in a pail containing weak solution of sulphuric acid and water. Into this stir a handful of common salt, and the cold is SO intense that a bottle of wine immersed in the mixture will be frozen in a few minutes. This is an easy sway of freezing small quan- titles of sherbert for luncheon in hot weather.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
Gninn fhA Rounds

Husband of Tomorrow Reviewing wedding presents)-That awful cruet seems familiar. Wife of Tomorrow Yes. dear, yeu saw 1t at the Browns. They got 1t as a wedding present and gave 1t to the Smiths at theirs. It's the Smiths present. But never mind, dear; Harry's wedding comes off soon! London Opinion.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17

PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF RoUMANIA. to the function were submitted to the royal lady. She scanned the list and then remarked:
 T see the names of So-and-so are not here"
 "They are Americans, your royal highness," was the reply.
 "They are distinguished guests in our capital. If their names are not included in this list of guests I shall not attend the reception" declared the princess, returning the list with an air of fnality that had its effect. Every American woman of any social stand ing at all was immediately invited to the affair, and the princess made q point of singling out the unpopular Americans for gracious attentions.
 Like Queen Mary, the beautiful Rou- manian crown princess is a woman of remarkable intelligence. Moreover, she is extremely tactful and clever. > It Is said if Ferdinand ever comes to the throne of Roumania she will be the power behind the throne. Her daugh- ter, the Princess Elizabeth, who 1n- herits much of her mothers beauty, is now seventeen the same age as the heir to the English throne. A mar riage between the two would not be unpleasing to the English people and would certainly be desirable for Rou- mania from a diplomatic standpoint. The suggestion that a match be ar ranged with Princess Maud Alexan- dra of Fife, second daughter of the kings sister Louise duchess of Fife, has not been received with much en- thusiasm by the English people, with whom the Fife connection is not very popular. However. rumor now says that the lovely Princess Elizabeth is engaged to Prince George, eldest son of the crown prince of, Greece.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
Hh;IIU AHain

Stella-Did you give the bride a shower? Bella-Well, all her friends threw cold water on the bridegroom New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
FRIEND OF AMERICANS.
Crown Princess of Roumania, Who En-
 joys Meeting Them.

joys Meeting Them.
 Crown Princess Marie of Roumania, daughter of the late Duke of Saxe- Coburg- Gotha, is the friend of Amer jeans. Recently society leaders in Bucharest let 1t be known that the American women in the Roumanian capital need not expect social recogni- ton.
 About this time invitations were sent out for a social at which it was ex- pected Princess Marie herself was to be a guest of honor. According to GUS tom, the names of ffthe proposed guests
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
How to Keen cahhana Ernah.

Frequently one-half a cabbage is re- quired at time. To keep the remain der fresh wrap it in some of the loose leaves and afterward in damp paper. Put 1t in cool place, and it will keep fresh and crisp for day or two. Half a cut cucumber may be kept fresh by standing it in a tumbler of water.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
Adroit.

"He is what you might call an adroit man" F.. .....@
 Decidedly. His sins never find him out and, his debts never find him in." Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17

How to Keep Furnace From Rusting.
 Fiaked lime. placed loosely on board inside a furnace during the sum- mer, will take up moisture and thus prevent the metal from rusting.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17

A strenuous soul hates cheap sue sses.-Emerson.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
Hunting.

FIuNtIn9s
 Subbubs-Pm going off on a hunting trip tomorrow. Towne-Game, house or cook ?-Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
Her PriviIeoe

Her Privilege. B1gg-Two negatives make an af. firmative. Fogg-With a woman 1. takes only one.-Boston Transcript.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-05
RAIN |NTERFERRED
WITH GOLF PLAY
keokuk Team Forced to Quit Field in
Afternoon With Rain Falling in
Torrents Upon the
Links.
MATCH HALF FINISHED
Return Match to be Played in This
City a Week From Saturday to
Settle the SUI
premacy.
MATCH HALF FINISHED

Twelve Keokuk golfers with an
equal number of opponents were
forced to quit the links at Quincy yes
terday with an interesting Labor Day
match only half completed by one of
the severest rain storms that has
visited western Illinois for several
months. Drenched to the skin, the
golfers left their matches unfinished
with the final outcome in doubt. Rain
fell in torrents and play was absolute
ly impossible. Nearly every golfer on
the course was caught in the down
pour and only those escaped who were
near the club house at the time.
Keokuk sent the strongest golf
team down that has ever represented
the city in a tournament of this kind.
The players were: James Matless, J.
Perdew Sheldon, G. H. Dicl5ey, e. r.
Cochrane, John A. Dunlap, Myrtle F.
Baker, G. F. Mcfarland, M Meigs, j.
N. D. Dickinson, Wallace Burnett, G.
C. Tucker and ]. E. Ellsworth.
The Keokuk team went down on the
morning train and received royal en-
tertainment at the hands of their
Quincy hosts. The tournament did
not begin until after luncheon. Many
of the players were unable to com
plete their first round AID because
of this fact the scores were not figur-
ed up. In the evening more than one
hundred were present for dinner,
which was followed by dance. The
Keokuk golfers who remained over
We're guests
A return match with the Quincy
team will be played in this city on
Saturday, September 1G.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-05
ENGINEER COOPER
GOES TO BOSTON
To Attend Meeting Of the Directors
of the Mississippi River
Power Co.

Chief Engineer Hugh L. Cooper
left last night for Boston to be pres
ent at a meeting of the directors of
the Mississippi River Power Co.,
which will be held next Wednesday
He expects to return to Keokuk next
Friday.
John R. Freeman. of Providence, K
1, consulting engineer for the Mis-
sissippi River Power Co., was in Keo.
kuk Sunday for brief stay and took
occasion to Inspect the water power
construction work.
Work on the water power was con.
tinued today and excellent progress
is being made. Late photographs
have been taken showing the progress
of the work and they certainly indi.
cate that speed is being accomplish.
ed. One of the recent views shows
the new line of the Burlington rail-
road built on the side of the bluff
Another the draft tubes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-05
The Explanation.

A man who had been brought up in
country village. but who had moved
to the city, was visiting the scenes OF
his childhood He happened to meet
boy who was considered TO be 1T
tie or" and thought that there was
good chance to find out from him
about the people he used to know
Among others, he CHANGED to mention
the name of an old schoolmate
Why" said the boy. .he has been
married seven years and has IL chill
dren!" Twelve children!" exclaimed
the man. How does that Gomez
Oh. said the boy. they had three
to oncet, two to twicet. and one 9
good many times"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-05
GOOD WORK
Done Daily In keokuk. Many Citizens
Tell Of It.

Nearly every reader has heard of
Doan's Kidney Pills. Their good work
in Keokuk still continues, and our
citizens are constantly adding en-
dorsement by public testimony. No
better proof of merit can be had than
the experience of friends and neigh.
bors. Read this case:
j. w. Ingersoll, 1929 Johnson St..
Keokuk, Iowa, says: For several
years my back was lame aand / often
got up in the morning feeling stiff and
sore. The kidney secretions passed
too frequently and the flow was scan.
ty and distressing. One Of my children
had been cured of similar complaint
by Doan's Kidney Pills and l was
led to get a supply at Wilkinson &
Co.'s Drug Store They helped me SO
greatly that continued their use
and the contents of several boxes
corrected my trouble l recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills whenever l have
the opportunity"
For sale by all dealers. Price sc
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name -Doan's-and
take no other.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-05

places were not in great numbers.
The Labor day of now is not what
1t used to be, ten and twelve and even
fifteen years ago, when immense floats
were turned out and hundreds OF
workmen took part in the street pa
geants- Each union tried to Guido the
other and interest was rife and keen.
The lack of enthusiasm in Labor day
demonstrations was noticeable, es-
pecially in yesterdays exercises