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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Youno Senator TIL 1918.

Vinton Eagle: There was short
paragraph in the Des Moines dispatch
to the Cedar Rapids Republican OF
March "a, which might not have at
tracted more than casual notice. It
read: Late gossip over the senator
ial situation includes the report that
Senator Young expects to hold his
seat in the United States senate until
March 4, 1873 On the editorial
page of the same paper appeared this:
The latest theory is that if the legis-
lature fails to elect senator that
Senator Young may be able to hold
over" The editorial fails to tell why
Senator Young may be liable to hold
over" This is the fact: If the Iowa
legislature had adjourned previous to
the 4th OF March without electing a
senator Senator Young's time by ap-
pointment would have expired. 1t did
not adjourn. When that time arrived
it was still balloting. Senator Young
time not having expired by reaso of
no election his name was carried to
the roll of the gid congress which
came into existence March 4, 1911.
Senator Young is now member OF
the 62d congress. So far as the Iowa
legislature is concerned Senator
Young's name would not be displaced
by it's failure to elect a senator to fill
what is known as the Deliver va.
cancy. If that vacancy is not filed
by election by the legislature the name
of Senator Young will remain on the
senate roll till the senate itself re-
moves it. The Eagle believes it is a
remote idea that the senate will re-
move 1t. 1t is the Judge OF its own
membership, and it is altogether I'M
likely that any member of the senate
will offer resolution declaring Mr..
Young's seat vacant. In this no harm
could befall the state of Iowa. Under
the present conditions no man in the
state is so peculiarly fitted to repre-,
sent its people as is Mr.. Young. So
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
Stand by Home Talent.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The Keokuk
Gate City has discovered in recent
extra polite and diplomatic references
to the senatorial campaign by Hon
Lafe Young evidence of perilous po-
litical conditions. The symptom is
significant says The Gate City, and
dangerous. Rudyard Ilipling was the
first to call attention to excessive
politeness as forerunner of real
trouble in his "Et Dona Ferentes.' He
limited its application to the well-bred
Englishman, but the American cousin.
of whom Senator Young Is typical
representative, is equally dangerous
under the same conditions The
Gate City quotes Kipling at some
length to corroborate its diagnosis of
Senator Young's physic attitude.
But why go SO far afield as Kipling?
Why not quote Harvey Ingham, a
home grown prose poet and philoso-
pher who hunks in the same bar
racks with Young and knows him off
hand? Iowans must learn to patron.
ize home industries; and in this in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
THE SONG OF THINGS.

THE SONG OF THINGS.
The daylight and the darkness are
song;
The clouds that fleck the summer
skies with white,
The stars that CLEAN above us all
night long.
Are symbols of the song of love and
light.
And deeper chords there are. and
harmonies
The which no mortal thought has
ever found,
Because they are eternal ecstasies
Too marvel-sweet to be blurred in
to sound.
Beyond the pulsing cadence of the
breeze,
Beyond the throhbing monotone of
The Tilt of bird songs and the hum of
There surges up vast unfathomed
strain
Which we may hear all family in the
night
When all the world has left us
quite alone,
Or when in awe we stand upon some
height
Yet never is that song completely
known.
Aye, times we sense 1t when we feel
the thrill
OF looking Ger the meadowlands in
spring,
Or when the snow makes of the tree
crowned hill
An worried stillness-then the shad-
ows sing
AS do the SUM- kissed fields, and dis
tant haze,
And all things-all the sky and sea
and land;
1t is the song of all the nights and
days
That we may hear, but may not I'M
derstand.
The daylight and the darkness are a
song,
And all the unknown heights and
depths of space,
Where myriad systems whir and
wheel and throng,
Each fleck of star-dust in it's given
place
All these, with blades of grass and
orchard bloom.
And gale-tossed SHOWS and wind
ing lowered WAYS,
And great sea pillows, and the rose
perfume.
Ali blend into the song of night,
and days.
W. d. Nesbit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
INCREASED COST OF LIVING.

Mrs Ellen H. Richards, an instruc
tor at the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology, has some sensible things
to say as to the cause and result of
the increased cost of living. Her OBJ
servations were made in answer to the
question Does the increased cost OF
living mark social advance She
says that it is the modern craving for
variety that has increased the cost of
living and she goes on to show some
of the modern Injuries that have come
to be considered necessities by the
families of the present day. She says
when | went to Housekeeping
thirty-f1ve years ago, on the same
spot and under the same general con,
ditionS as now, our running expenses
were about one-half as much. From
what direction has the measure come?
| The snow plow no longer cleans our
sidewalks; it must be shoveled to the
gutter. The postman comes five times
! a day instead of twice. The telephone
lbill not only costs $50 a year, but
! doubles the groeer's delivery, and
! hence his charges for it. 1t certainly
/ doubles the steps taken and the stairs
assembled by some one
I Hardwood floors mean twice the
work of carpets. The cost of guests
I is double, not because the food We
used to set before them was not good
and sufficient. but because We have
not the moral courage to give simpler
/ entertainment.
I'VE could give the same things ct
the same cost, but we pay SO cents
! fer ice cream instead of 40 cents, and
We have six courses instead of three,
with the corresponding number Of
dishes TO handle and double time 20
serve and prepare and clear away
THE more elaborate service, the
greater number of things is in one
sense a social advantage, as 1t is sup
posed to mean gain in standing.
"a perfect craze for variety has
taken possession of the world. Moth
ing is so much dreaded as monotony.
This means a restless dissatisfaction
with life. The daily work is not mo-
notony so long as one does not wish
to do something else.
1t is the craving for variety which
has doubled the living expenses Of
most families. We all go in town two
of three times a day. We all go to
moving picture shows, to theatres,
concerts; we go motoring instead Of
quietly reading, rearranging the pic
lures or the furniture. mending the
curtains or the broken china. AS for
sewing and carpentering, who does
lit?
rs ii because of the comic supple
ment that the man who sets up his
lnun stove or hoes his own garden is
made ridiculous?'
There is great deal of truth in
what Mrs. Richards says. Modern life
is very complex where the old life
was comparatively simple. AS wri-
ter in the Springfield Register peril
nently says, we really lived we'll in
those days. We lacked none of the
comforts or necessities of life, and
we had more time for contemplation
of the problems of life. Yet there
are few OF us who would care to go
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
IN A RIDICULOUS PLIGHT.

Senator Cummins in an address be-
for the Grant Club, Des Moines, de-
clared that the proposed reciprocal
agreement with Canada would work
untold injury to farmers if passed
by congress. The Waterloo Reporter
calls attention to the fact that this
statement puts the progressive news
papers of Iowa in rather ridiculous
plight. They have been arguing all
sorts of things, could see great era
of prosperity on free corn, (Which
has been free, 10 these many years.
for the Iowa farmer and were tooth
and nail for the bill. As was natural
they expected the senior senator
would be for the agreement. The Re,
porter continues:
Imagine their surprise and disap-
continent to find him opposing it,
saying it will work an injury to Iowa
farmers. What will the boys do?
They have said it's good, it ought to
pass, glorious thing for Iowa, and
now they will have to take it back
by saying, We made mistake it is
not true, we were just fooling; it will
work hardship and injury To
those not in touch it would seem as
though some one had crossed the
wires, shot before ready and the old
gun kicked like the dickens
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
FRUIT is AL RIGHT YET.

Wesley Greene, state horticulturist
says that the sudden cold snap has
done absolutely no harm of any kind
to leaves or fruit tree buds. His
reason for this dictum is that
In fact there was nothing out far
enough to be harmed. The leaves
have not begun to bud to any extent
and the fruit trees We're in elegant
condition to withstand just such a
shock If this cold, snappy weather
will continue for another week or two
and hold back the buds then the fruit
crop will be assured. In fact, every
thing now points to fine fruit eror
this year in everything but peaches
Continued normal weather with q
warm May and June will do wonders
for the fruit crop of Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
DoNNELLsoN.
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- v y ~
The following children will be ex-
amined at the G. E. church Sunday
morning, April 2. at 1890. Elda NJ.
Dahms. Dora N. Schock, Elsie Meis-
sner, Myra Goebel. Minnie Burgde-f,
Anna Westermeier. Esther and Della
Knabe, Ella Bentzinger, Paul Burg
derf, Walter Schmidt and Alfred
Kirchner. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all
Mrs. P. A.. w. Wiegner of Brook
field, Mo. arrived in our city Satur-
day evening for short visit.
Miss Minta Warren was Farming
ton caller Friday.
Mrs. John Lowenberg and Mrs. ia
cob Lowenberg and daughters, Agnes
and Maisie, visited in New Boston,
Friday
Mrs. Fred Newman and children of
near Wayland. Mo-, visited relatives
in our vicinity several days the past
week.
Mrs F. Dahms. Mrs. VIM. Hotop
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

II is related of Kin Hubbard, the
indianapolis humorist, that some
years ago he was assigned to do a
criticism of Uncle Toms Cabin, on
Its first night in that city. Here is
the verdict he passed on the show:
THAT fine old play, Uncle Toms
Cabin was presented here last night.
The dogs were fine, but their support
was wretched."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
keokuk's Powerful Pull.

Kahoka Free Press If Keokuk does
not quit enticing and alluring SO
many of our good citizens to locate
there an injunction will be in order
to keep our population in due bounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

back to the good old times 1t is
the problem of the future to furnish
the people with the comforts and en-
joyments of an advanced civilization
at a cost that shall be commensurate
with the returns that come from their.
labor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

Abe Martin quotes an indianapolis
young lady as saying that it is perfect
ly proper to go to the theatre with a
young man you despise if the play
is uplifting. Some young ladies have
Teen known to go with less excuse
than that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

Telephones in every room where
miners work will be the rule provided
the Clarkson bill is passed by the
legislature. It requires that all mines
be equipped with telephones. 1t is
known that if there had been tele-
phones in the mine over in Illinois
where SO many lost their lives last
year, a great many lives would have
been saved. The Clarkson bill pro-
vides for every modern safeguard for
the miners and is in line with the
provisions of federal laws for the
regulation of mining in the territories.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
The Story Of an Indian Boyhood

challenge me to fast with him all
day. had to accept the challenge.
] can scarcely recall the time when
my stern teacher began to give sud
den war whoops over my head i'll the
morning while was sound asleep. He
expected me to leap up with perfect
presence of mind. always ready 10
grasp a weapon of some sort and to
give shrill whoop in reply.
One day, when | was away on the
daily hunt, two strangers from the
United States visited our camp. They
had boldly ventured across the north
ern border. They We're Indians, but
clad in the white mans garments. It
was as we'll that was absent with
my gun.
My father, accompanied by an In
dian guide, after many days search
/ ing had found us at last He had been
imprisoned at Davenport, Ia. with
those who took part in the massacre
or in the battles following, and he
| was taught in prison and converted
by the pioneer missionaries, Dr.! Will
| Hanson and Riggs. He was under SEN
| tence of death, but was among the
| number against whom no direct evil
dence was found, and who were final
ly pardoned by President Lincoln
| When be was released, and return
| ed to the new reservation upon the
Missouri river, he soon become con
vinced that life on a government res
ervation meant physical and moral
degradation. Therefore he determined,
/ with several others, to try the white
mans way of gaining livelihood.
They accordingly left the agency
1 against the persuasions of the agent.
renowned all government assistance
and took land under the United States
homestead law, on the Big Sioux riv-
! err.
! In few days we started for the
states. | felt as if | were dead and
| travelling to the spirit land. for now
all my old ideas We're to give place TO
new ones and my life was to be en-
tirely different from that of the past.
/ My father was accustomed every
morning to read from his bible. and
sing a stanza of a hymn. was about
| very early with my gun for several
mornings but at last he stopped me
as | was preparing to go out AMI
babe me wait.
I listened with much adjustment
The hymn contained the word Jesus.
did not comprehend what this meant
and my father then told me that Je-
sus was the Son of God who came on
earth to save sinners, and it was be
cause of Him that he had sought me
This conversation made deep inn
preston upon my mind.
Late in the day we reached the
citizen settlement at F1andreau, s. D..
/ where my father and some others
dwelt among the whites. Here my
wild life came to an end, and my
Ischool days began.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

DR.. Charles A. Eastman, full
blood Sioux Indian. the most highly
educated Indian in the world, address
ed the Grant Club in Des Moines last
evening on The Real Indian" While
in the capital city he contributed the
following to the Register and Leader:
What boy would not be an Indian
for while when he thinks of the
freest life in the world? This life
was mine.
No people have better use OF their
five senses than the children Of the
wilderness. We could smell as we'll
as hear and see. We could feel aud
taste as well as we could see and
hear. Nowhere has the memory been
more fully developed than in the
wild life. and | can still see wherein
i owe much TO my early training.
Indian children were trained so
that they hardly ever cried much in
the night. This was very expedient
and necessary in their exposed life.
In my infancy it was my grandmoth-
er's custom to put me to sleep, as
she said, with the birds, and to awak.
en- me with them until it became a
habit.
AS little child, it was instilled in
TO me to be silent and reticent. This
was one Of the most important traits
to form in the character of the Indian.
AS hunter and warrior it was con
sidered absolutely necessary to him,
and was thought to lay the founda-
tons of patience and self-control.
There are times when boisterous
mirth is INDUCED in by our people,
/, but the rule is gravity and decorum
+ | was little over years old at
the time of the Sioux massacre in
Minnesota. In the general turmoil,
we took flight into British Columbia,
and the journey is still wildly re-
membered by our family. A yoke of
oxen and lumber-wagon were taken
from some white farmer and brought
home for our conveyance.
The second winter after the massa-
Gre. my father and my two older
brothers with several others We're be-
trayed by half breed at Winnipeg to
the United States authorities. AS
was then living with my uncle in an
other part of the country, | became
separated from them for ten years.
During :. all this time we believed
they had been killed by the whites,
and l was taught that | must avenge
their deaths as soon as was able to
60 upon the warpath
All boys were expected to endure
hardships without complaint. In saw
age warfare, a young man must, OF
course, be an athlete and used to I'M
dergoing all sorts of privations. He
must be able to go without food Oh
wates for two or three days without
displaying any weakness, or to run
for a dav and night without rest.
Sometimes my uncle would waken
me very early in the morning and
. I, L - i - ~,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

The bulky magazines are standing
aghast at Postmaster General Hitch
cocks proposal to send them by fast
freight hereafter. 1t Is all they can
10 under the circumstances, mas
much as they are unable to express
themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

A writer in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat comedies that a grove fruit
may be lemon that has had chance,
as Puck says, but it seems to him to
have given quinine capsule q
chance, too.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
THOUGHT For The DAY.

man can no more penetrate or
understand the mysteries of female
ladies talk about when they go up
stairs after dinner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

Five Republicans and one Demo
crat are mentioned in connection with
congressional honors in the Ninth dis
trict. The lone Democrat is w. F..
Cleveland of Harlan, former state
senator. who contested with Walter l.
Smith last fall and was defeated. The
Republicans are Edward S. White of
Harlan, Willis l.. Stern of Logan,
Judge w. R. Green of Audubon, and
F. w. Porterfield and C. A. Meredith
of Atlantic. Stern is conservative
and Judge Green an insurgent. White
claims to be a compromise candidate.
The Republicans expect to hold the
district convention for nomination at
Council Bluffs about May l, and it is
expected that the special election will
be held on June 3.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

The Iowa veterinary department
will hereafter contain veterinary
surgeon by the name of He'll. Pert
paragraphers will please take notice
and govern themselves accordingly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

The cold wave has had salutary
effect on the Easter hat as we'll as on
the fruit buds. Anything that delays
its appearance is iustiv entitled to
be called salutary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

far as the Eagle is concerned it has
no tears to shed if the legislature
fails to elect. The Republicans of
Iowa could not be better represented
than by the continuance of Senator
Young.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

The state senate railway commit
tee is in favor of making it incumbent
upon railway employees at stations
where there is a telegraph operator
to give out correct information con-
corning the movement Of trains. The
White bill making this requirement
has been acted upon favorably by the
committee and will be reported out
&c the senate with the recommends
ton that it be passed. Under the pro-
visions of the measure the railway
company must show accurately how
many minutes train is late in case
it is not on time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

The supreme court of North Dakota
has held that church subscription
is binding, regardless of whether the
same pastor remains in charge of the
church or not. Why shouldn't it be?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

Two things that do the disappearing
act with amazing rapidity are a
mans last dollar and the final ton of
coal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

1t will have to be admitted that it
looks as though the weather man
had 1nislaid the almanac temporarily
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have to bear the cost of distribu-
ton to the consumer.

The wife of Denver man testifes
in court that during married life
of nineteen years her husband has
got drunk 1882 times. Who can
blame man for drowning grief
when he lives with woman who
will keep statistics like that?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

The Japanese are very Industrious
people. They have to be to deny war
rumors as fast as they are manu-.
featured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

II remained for Philosopher Perkins
to observe that 1t is always hazardous
for man to mix his drinks with
railroad train.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

A blizzard in March is not excep-
tional Everybody would have been
surprised if the month had passed
without one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

The papers are now saying that i
is almost time for Champ Clark to
annex Mexico.
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SUGAR CREEK.
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Dat sowing is in progress.
Wells Sanders met with a very
serious accident. He wished to
smoke, and made a mistake and filed
his pipe with powder instead of TO-
bacco, and was badly burned about
the eyes, but is better
Col. G. ]. Alexander attended the
Nj. w A. lodge at Kahoka Tuesday
evening.
C. c. Mckinney lost a fine horse
Saturday night
Josephine and John Humes spent
Sunday afternoo, with Raymond and
Gertrude Humes.
Mrs. Bob Ross spent few days Of
last week with her mother, Mrs, John
Humes.
Sugar Creek school commenced
Monday.
Edna Karnes is quite low with
typhoid fever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30
NOTES AND COMMENT.

THE Deemer crowd are standpat-
tiers all right says the Charter Oak
Times.
1t is the observation of the es-
teemed Nauvoo Rustler that those
Keokuk fellows can't keep still by
dam site
The Sioux City Journal has noticed
that it sometimes happens that all a
man has to look forward to is nervous
prostration.
Many man in his reflective
moods wonders why his wife loves
him. signs near poet, and so do
his neighbors, adds Farm Journal.
The Hampton Chronicle says that
an anti-treating law would do more
to injure the liquor interests than
most any other legislation excepting
absolute prohibition.
George Fitch explains that people
live in small towns because they are
too easily contented and go away to
bigger ones because they are not
contented enough.
Painting Bertha" is now in Mis-
souri, Insane asylum. "Or-to be ac-
icurate-she was there three days and
n;nofaou p,jpIItag ago - saws tho Pc
oria Herald Transcript.
The Jacksonville Courier doubts il
gasoline Is the cause of infantile par
alysis, but ii comedies there is no get
ting away from the fact that gasoline
has had much to do with paralyzing
many bank account.
Discovering stenographer's red
hair in her husbands hairbrush, a
Kansas City woman secured a di-
vorce which is a tip to wise hus-
bands to pick out stenographers who
match their own complexion.
The Iowa Power company, which
is developing the water power Of
Skunk river, has made proposition
to the city of Mt Pleasant for the
sale of electric current. 1t wishes to
contract for twenty years at three
cents a thousand watts and at two
and one-half for the remainder of the
period. The city, Of course, will
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-30

stance that could have been done
IL quoting the Des Moines Tribune
and the Register and Leader.
Besides, there's Fleming, the lieu
tenant of the last Republican state
convention.