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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-19
kcokuk, Iowa ......... Dec. 10, 1911
THE LOOKOUT MAN.

Now listen. little children, and I'll tell
a story true
And better you remember. for 1t
means a lot to you
For If you heed the lesson, then when
Christmas time Is here
You'll get lot of presents and lot
of Christmas cheer.
The Lookout Man Is walking when
the stars begin to peep
To see If little children are in bed and
fast asleep;
And all who act up naughty and don't
mind their mas and pas,
The Lookout Man is watching, and
he'll tell old Santa Claus.
knew little fellow once who got
real bad, and said
de didn't care for Santa Claus, and
wouldn't go to bed;
And said he didn't have to mind-O,
he was awful bad,
And didn't seem to care mite in
making folks feel sad.
But when it came to Christmas Day
he didn't get thing,
For Santa Claus had heard of him and
not a thing he'd bring.
He knew that bad boys record-oet-
ter mind your MAJ and pas,
The Lookout Man is watching and he'll
tell old Santa Claus.
/ also knew a little girl who was just
awful bad.
She wouldn't get her lessons and she
always got so mad
If anybody told her to be still and
hush her noise
Well, she was always wishing for
lot of Christmas toys;
But when twas Christmas morning
to her wonder and surprise.
An empty stocking hanging in ths
corner met her eyes.
You see, she acted naughty
mind you mas and pas;
The Lookout Man is watching and he'll
tell old Santa Claus.
The Lookout Man is peeping through
the windows every night
And counting up the children who ar
always acting right.
And going off to bed at once when toll
it's time to go.
And never pouting, not bit, or takini
clothes off slow.
He puts them in the good book, bu
the bad ones in the bad.
And when he writes bad one, o, h
looks lust awful sad
For he knows they will get nothing
better find your mas and pas
The Lookout Man Is watching and he
tell old Santa Claus
VIII NJ Maupin in the Commone
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nuel hal cellar.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 1s.-Edward
Gentsch. 50. coal deal, was killed
and Probationary Datrolman Charles
Andreas shot and seriously stabbed in
an ice pick.revolver battle in the dark
cellar beneath Gentsch's house. The
battle, which started after Gentsch at
tackled his sister, Mrs. Amelia Roemer
with an ice pick. was between An
dreas and Probationary Patrolman
John Scllaaf on one side and Gentsch
on the other. Schaaf. who killed
Gentsch, escaped uninjured
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the Red Cross seals placed over the
strings. This is in effect sealing the
package and makes it first class mail
matter In all such cases full postage
at the first-class rate must be al
fixed.
The Red Cross seals also must not
be used carelessly on foreign mail.
The stamps may be stuck to the re-
verse side of mail matter to Austria,
Germany, Great Britain and most OF
the British colonies. except India and
Australia. Guatemala, Uruguay and
Portugal refuse to admit mail bearing
other than the regulation postage
stamps.
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were all served at the same time, by
ladies of various churches
.vvlth christmas comin'."

1t amt a time for hoidin spite nor
churrishin' our ancient hate
Though others amt done as they
might, we have our faults at
any rate.
We can't get much good O the song
that came two. thousand years
ago
If we keep doggedly along the man.
made paths here below;
I got to reach my one-time friends, II
only long enough to say
It's best if all the harshness ends,
with Christmas comm this-a-
way
There's sompin' in the atmosphere.
with everybody feelin' glad,
To make a Teller think it's queer mis-
UNDERSTANDING could be had
That Peace on earth, good will to
men, was somepin' more than
jest line;
It's jest as true as it was then, it fits
into your life and mine.
II think it was to smooth and bless
our tangled lives fer every day
An send us gentle-heartedness
with Christmas comm this-a-
way.
The little things that's in our hearts
the little grievances that we
hold,
The little bitterness that smarts we
can't let none o. that grow old
We can't look up there in His sky that
has the ca'mness of all times.
Without our feeble, mortil eye glows
with vision half sublime
An what are we to scowl an frown,
We'd heap better stop ane
pray.
To feel our mean beliefs fall down
with Christmas comm this-a
way.
We don't get no more than we give
| there's none OF us too rich il
friends;
This life is only as we live, no mat
ter what man p'tends.
Let's quit this lookin' at our side, an
get the other fellows view
1t may be bitter for our pride, bu
that may help both me an you
I'd like to wake up, glad, an see m.
brightest mornin' on that day.
With all my friends come back to M
with Christmas comm this-a
way.
Post.
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to live il poor one then, as easy to
have furnace heat now as to burn
cordwood in stove when pa was a
boy. You never faced cord of red
oak or maple single handed with a
bucksaw. You don't know what you
have missed.
When an older person starts In to
sing the glories OF his boyhood listen
respectfully, that's your duty as a
well behaved boy, but reserve judy
ment. Take it from your old father
that there never was SO good time
to live in, SO many comforts obtain
able at the cost OF less exertion, SO
much true charity. sincere desire to
be helpful, 80 much kindness as today
It's a peach of world. The thing
the older person misses is his boy
hood.
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rhe Eirst claim.

LA CROSSE. Wis. Dec. Is.-The
first claim under the new Wisconsin
workmen's compensation act will be
paid by the county OF La Crosse, &C.
cording to an announcement by Chief
Examiner Terrell. The claim is that
of the widows of John l.. Mackey and
Oscar Nelson, two carpenters killed
while working on the roof of barn
at the county agricultural school. The
widows will receive from $1,000 to
$4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-19

The article on the Keokuk water
power contributed to the United Pres
f6yterian by Rev. Fl. p. Foster Of this
city IL worthy of more than passing
notice II occupies a page and half
Of the paper. is we'll written and
Handsomely illustrated, and contains
Just the information that people out
side Of Keokuk most desire concern
ing the great project II may be
questioned II any other writer ON the
subject has been able to present as
comprehensive an account OF the un.
dertaking in the same space Mr..
Foster should contribute more freely
to the public press. He Is entirely at
home in that wide field Of usefulness
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Those Old christmases.

Marshalltown Times-Republican: |
My daughter. if you had been the
daughter of ordinary people forty |
years ago you wouldn't have fixed
your mouth for hornback alligator
handbag and the like as Christmas
present. If you had been bold and
ambitious enough to have dreamed of
expensive presents, you'd have awak-
ened with a great shock, Dec. %, 1872.
Because you wouldn't have got them.
Ny son, if you were back in the
third quarter of the Nineteenth CEN
fury. when pa was boy, a bicycle
would look bigger to you than a pas
senger train and a % rifle like 16i
inch cannon. One Of Horatio Ayers
or Oliver Optics books would size up
like Webster's International and six
Rollo books loom like the Encyclope
dia Britannica. Why in those days an
orange was bigger than pumpkins are
now, 2Ofcents worth of candy was con.
dictionary beyond the dreams of child
ish avarice and handful OF pecans
and niggertoes would fill peck meas.
ure OF today; that is, the way you see
them now and the way they would
have looked to YOU il YOU had kept
Christmas as a child in those halyeon
days older persons tell their children
about evenings.
Along ten or fifteen years after the
civil war in America If you had been
boy then your Christmas stocking
would have held Barlow knife an
implement much esteemed among the
youth OF that period-a pair OF GRO
! cheted wristlets, some wooden socks
/ knitted by grandmas own hands-you
! sometimes sat down in her rocking
/ chair where she had dropped her knit
| ting and sustained severe puncture
| from the knitting needles-invariably
an orange--oranges cost ten cents
apiece then some stick candy and as.
sorted nuts. II 1t was a Christmas to
be specially marked with red cross
you found a pair of skates with
straps across the toes and a long
screw to be twisted into the heel
4 There might have been homemade
handsled painted red with Comet
stenciled In black letters, but not like
! ly. The skates and sled scarcely evel
arrived together. Maybe those OLE
days and old Christmases were tho
best that ever dawned but your dat
is going to be honest with you ant
confess that II he were to be bo,
again he'd choose the year of our Lore
1912, to be IL or II years old in. No
that boys didn't enjoy their present!
forty years ago as much as you seen
to now or that they didn't have fun
all right. Boys enjoyed presents AM
had fun In the year ~ as they d.
, 1900 years after. But the honest fac
is that the boy of 1912, has more Oh
portunity. ought to know more, AM
, should be able to have a better tim
than any boy of any previous year
1 And that is true Of the boys father
+ Nineteen hundred twelve beats
q 1872 to live in as an automobile beat
4 "a Democrat buggy to ride In. You g
so much farther, see so much NOR
, and do it 30 much easier
+ The point is you have all til
: Chance that other boy had and tn
accumulated opportunity of fort
j years Of opportunity making TO boo
Schools are better, business Is better
Sure 1t costs more 10 live but peopl
!. don't live as they did and the diffe
. ence is worth the none. IT'S as cas-
i to live in pretty fair horse ROY a
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Western Governors.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 10. Waiter
Il. Fisher, secretary of the interior.
and the western governors on their
way home from their recent eastern
trip, discussed conservation and other
western problems. The discussion Is
the feature OF the meeting of western
governors in the senate chamber of
the state capital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-19

The Booster is creditable new
paper just established at Mt. Sterling.
Van Buren, county, by Mr. G. G. Hos
kin, who has been connected with the
public schools OF that place for the
past three years The new candidate
for public favor starts OFF all right
with plentiful supply Of local news.
the publication OF which should be the
main purpose OF It's existence.
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CONCERNING RED cross SEALS.

Special instructions have been is.
sued BY the postoffice department re.
garding the use OF the Red Cross
Christmas seals on mail matter
throughout the country Some OF the
purchasers of the Red Cross seals
confused them with postage stamps,
and as result letters without the
regulation stamps have been held up
Because the little stickers which
bring the chief revenue in the fight
against tuberculosis are being uset
IN such large numbers this year, thu
postoffice department has issued
special warning calling attention t
order No 5000 which says: Re
Cross seals must be placed only o
the back of letters and not on the ac
dress side of any package goin
through the mail to domestic az
dresses"
Other packages have been sent wit
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May be His Death.

VIENNA, Dec. 19.Ccurt circles are
alarmed over the condition OF Emper-
or Franz josef, who is suffering from
severe cold and threat. trouble. He
has been unable to leave the palace
for a week and Is very feeble. The
aged ruler Is very pessimistic over
his condition and it is feared fatal
illness may be brought on by worry.
No Cause for Alarm.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Reports that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-19
NOTES AND COMMENT.

ut will be a busy session without
much business says the Davenport
Democrat.
The Creston Advertiser says the
probability Is that the Roosevelt boom
hatched and launched in Ohio will die
in infancy.
The Waterloo Courier pertinently
observes that, some OF our good
Democratic friends are talking CON
temptuousuly about the distribution Of
'spoils in the Republican party. Which
is perfectly chaste sentiment and
would be impressive were 1t not for
the green in the eyes Of the watching
and waiting JeffersoniaDs.'
Thirteen hundred and sixty-seyen
men, more than eight hundred OF
whom were members OF the Prcsby-
terian Mems Bible class of Bushnell,
toasted on turkey and other good
things in Macomb Friday evening,
when the Macomb Presbyterian Mems
Bible class served banquet as a re
suit of the contest between the two
towns. This great concourse OF men
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-19
Smallpox in IlIinois.

HENRY, H., Dec. 10. Discovery of
smallpox among pupils attending the
Winship school near Putnam has
caused the closing of that institution
and also the consolidated school at
Putnam Two families are quarantine
ed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-19
Third Victim Of Wreck.

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 19.-Clyde
Taylor, of Walcott, Kansas. injured in
the trolley wreck on the Kansas City
and Western line. died here, the third
victim of the smash-up.
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jury is Secured.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Late in the
afternoon the government qualified
George L. Wilder, retired farmer,
of Waukegan. as the twelfth juror.
Attorney Sheean then passed the jury
to the defense for questioning of the
two veniremen added, after that side
had accepted the original twelve.
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sso,ooo,ooo Concern.

PORTLAND, Maine. Dec. 19.-The
Inspiration Consolidated copper com
pany, with capitalization of 100000
900, fled articles of Incorporation. It
will take over the Live Oak and In
spiration Copper properties.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-19

Cornelius Vanderbilt was in a crit
ical condition as the result Of an oper-
alton for appendicitis, Saturday, were
denied by his physicians. They adj
mitted that slight fever had develop
ed, hut said there was no cause for
alarm.
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Dead At Throttle.

TRACEY, Iowa, Dec. 19.-With En-
gineer Peter Golden dead at the throt-
tie Of his engine, freight train No. so
on the Burlington, ran by the station
here and struck the passenger train
waiting for it to arrive. and although
both engines and several cars were
wrecked. no one was seriously injured
The fireman of the freight train saved
himself by jumping.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
Better late than never-but don't
let It happen again.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DES MONIES. Iowa, Dec. 19.-Over
400 saloons in Iowa. principally in
river towns, were closed when the
state supreme court in an unanimous
opinion held the Moon law con-
stitutional. The Moon law prohibits
more than one saloon for every 1000
population in any city or town licens-
ing saloons under the mulct law.
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DAILY BY MAIL.

DAILY BY MAIL
One year s.. 0UIF'our months. MY
Six months 1.50lOne month";. =
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class matter.
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p. o. address and state whether II -
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The date printed on the address OF
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expires. .n.,-
papers promptly will confer favor ~
Giving notice of the fact.
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THE GATE CITY is on sale At inc
following news stands:
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BERLIN, Dec. 49,. There is no racs
suicide in the Kaiser's family, anoth-
er son having been born to the crown
prince.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-30
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.

c. Edward Clarke, Chicago. Substitutes
On oEne,r.-a En- David Dunran
social affair was enjoyed Friday even
ing al the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. s.
Balch GOA West Main street. The dis
appointment felt when the telegram
announcing that Mr.. David Duggan,
tenor OF Chicago, who was to have
given the recital, was too i'll to fill his
engage ment. was dispelled by the pleas
ing program OF vocal numbers given
by his substitute. Mr.. c. Edward
Clarke. bass BARITONE, also of Chica go.
and the delightful accompaniment
played for his numbers by Mr.. Ralph
Mason Hix, of Waterloo. always IA
vorite with Marshaltlown audiences.
Mr.. Clarke's first group of mum bers
included Haydn's she Never Told Her
Love; = Somersets "a Song of Sleep:
Cigars After which was especially
good, and a rollicking melody, Polling
Down TO Rio. by German. One of his
heavier nun bers was Figaro Ario",
from the Barber Of Seville, by Ros-
SIM, which was We'll sung. Another
pleasing group was the song cycle.
"Troisjours de Vendange", Dune Pri-
son., and Mai, by Hahn. Songs
from 'Eliland'", by Won Fielitz. were
lHIIuueu, ana tHs program closed with
a group consisting of Let Miss Indy
Pass, by Rogers; "Ould DR.. MaGinn",
by Lohr, which Mr.. Clarke gave a sec
ond time, by request; Song of the
Flea Nephistopheles) by Moussorg-
sky; and Robin Goodfellow", by Nor
gan. Mr.. Clarke responded 10 several
hearty encores.
In the receiving line with the host
and hostess were Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Gilbert, the latter president of the
club, and Mr.. and Mrs. a. F. Balch.
Master Harold Balch gave out pro-
grams During the social hour which
followed the recital, dainty refresh
ments were enjoyed. The servers were
Misses Agnes Sears, Margaret Was
son, Katherine Balch. Ida Shove. Ha-
eel Sandoe, Wilma Robbins, Jessie Nc
Camn ct, Of Pasadena, Cal, and Mabel
Bussard.
Guests present from out Of town
were Miss Blythe, of Mason City: Miss
Mabel Woodbury., of Minneapolis; Mrs
Francis. Of Muscatine: Miss Jessie
McCammet, of Pasadena: Miss Mar
jorie Mcintosh, Of Ames; Mr.. V. J.
Martin, of Mitchell. S. D.: Mr.. Carl
Jordan, of Cedar Rapi6s; and Mr..
Ralph J. Carney, of Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-30
OPEN HOUSE At MARSHALIToWN
CLUB NEW YEARS DAY.
ELECTION TUESDAY,.
ANNUAL MEETING OF CLUB
FOLLOWS TUESDAY NIGHT
Primary to Be Hold From 8 to 8 p. N.
Monday Afternoon-committ to Be
in Charge Of Polling Place-Reports
of Years Work, Officers and Com
mittees at Annual Meeting.

A New Years day reception, pri-
mary, election of officers and the an
nual meeting OF the club is the series
OF events planned for the Marshall
town Club on Jan. l and >, Monday
and Tuesday OF next week. The open
house and primary will be held Mon
day. The club election and annual
meeting OF the members will be held
Tuesday. Mr.. ]. L. Williams, father Of
the clubs lunch room that is proving
such a success, is being prominently
mentioned for president.
Polls Open to 8.
The club Will keep open house from
to Monday afternoon The polls
for the primary, 10 select candidates
for the club election Tuesday. will be
open from in the afternoon until
in the evening. The candidates TO be
nominated are two for president, two
for financial secretary, two for treas
urer, six for vice presidents, and six
for directors. The two candidates re-
ceiving the most votes for the office
of president, financial secretary, and
those offices, and the six candidates
for vice presidents and directors will
be the candidates for those offices at
the election Tuesday. A committee
Will be IN charge or the poll 10 give out
and receive the ballots and make the
return of the result.
Election IL to 7:3o.
The polls for the election Tuesday
will be open from noon until 1880 in
the evening The office OF the secre
tary will be the polling place and the
manner of voting will be the same as
for the primary, excepting the Austral-
ian form of ballot TO be used. OF tbs
candidates nominated one president
one financial secretary. one treasurer
three vice presidents. and three direc-
tors are TO be elected.
AT the annual meeting. which is &c
be held at the club rooms AT o'clock
in the evening. the complete list OF
officers will be formally elected. An
nual reports Of officers and committee:
will be made
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-30
clEM0Ns TO HAVE SCHOOL
After Long Vacation, Due to LesaI
ENHANCEMENT Over Consolidation,
School Will Be Opened Monday
Patrons Petition County superin.

| tsndent.
After long vacation which has ex-
! tended from the close of school last
spring the school children Of Clemens
are TO get down to work again next
Monday morning.
Patrons of the district, who have
been resting on their oars awaiting the
settlement Of the legal ENHANCEMENT
arising over the consolidation election
and the Injunction that followed. have
tired OF waiting the process of law and
nave petitioned the county superiu-
tendent to open the school Miss Hos
teller acted at once, and secured two
teachers, in the persons of Mrs Ora K.
Sabin, Of State Center, and Miss Hazel
Barber, Of Liscomb.
The Celmons school district will not
receive any money from taxes during
1912 to maintain its school. This was
because the board was enjoined and
could not certify to the county audi
tor the amount needed to operate the
school during the year. Auditor welket
held open the tax books Of the town
ship as long as he could for this pure
pose. but the certificate Of taxes was
not made. The books have now been
closed. as they had to be furnished to
the county treasurer Tuesday. Ar
rangements will doubtless be madN
among the patrons to defray the ex-
penses Of the school until the case IL
finally adjudicated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-30
Sunday Church Services

Services at the churches, and sermon
subjects OF pastors, have been ar
nounced for Sunday as follows:
First United Evangelical. Rev. w. R
Oursler-Morning The Higher Call
ing" evening, Sorrow Bearing as d
Means of Developing Character
Methodist, Rev s. E. Ellis-Morning
THE Personal Equation; evening
The Graveyards of Living Men
Congregational, Rev. B. T. Martin
Morning, The Divine and the Human
in the March of Time New Year.
message; evening, 1880 O'Clock, sacred
concert by the Grinnell Glee Club.
Presbyterian-Rev r. c. Westenberg
of Waterloo, will preach morning anc
evening
Bethany United Brethren. Rev. c. E
Pilgrim-Morning, The Tell-Tale
Ledger" evening, The End of the
Skein"
Iowa Soldiers Home. Rev. Jesse Cole
Evening. 6 o'clock. Chaplain Cole vii!
give review of the address of DR.. ]. +.
Campbell, pastor of the City temple
London, on British History and It's
Relation to Modern Conditions as
given this week by DR.. Campbell in
Des Moines.
Baptist. Rev James McGee-Morn-
ing, The Kingdom and the New
Birth evening. The Pampered Boy,
the fourth in the series Of sermons on
Big Business and Blighted Boys Il.
Cumberland" AS prelude to the even
ing sermon Mr.. MCGEE will speak on
Something l Witnessed at an Auction
Sale in Jewelry Store"
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Subject Of 1o:45 service, Christian
Science
Pentecostal Church Of the Nazarene
Rev. F. j. Thomas-Morning. "The
Race" evening. watch meeting, with
! d addresses by the pastor and Rev. o. D
Elicit. Praise service in charge Of L
". Blackman, of Boone. at 2:30.
| Central Church of Christ, Rev. c. II
Notwithstanding. The End and the
Beginning" evening, The Challenge
of 1912"
Friends, Rev E. H. Brown-Morning
! The Dying of the Year and Its Mes.
ing Tnat counts Hereafter"