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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
The Late Eugene Ware.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat IN the
sudden death of Eugene F. Ware
Kansas loses one OF her most conspic-
uous citizens, man who won nation
al recognition In politics and in liter
ature. He belonged to that remark
able group of young Kansans headed
by John j. ingalls,, and did much to
promote the fame of his adopted state.
In his profession as a lawyer he gain
ed satisfactory success, and he served
acceptably as state senator and as
United States commissioner of pen
sions under Roosevelt. But it was in
the capacity of poet that he gained
most notice and will be longest re.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
passengers to Burlington wednesday

passengers to Burlington Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Fisher and
daughter Virginia enjoyed visit with
postmaster Kennedy and family this
week before their departure to their
home at Tacoma.
Rev. R. C. McIlwain OF Keokuk was
at this place Thursday.
Mrs. Perline Cheeseman's condition
is not much improved.
Rev. Rhodes of Sandusky gave a
good program Of pictures Saturday
night at the city hall. He gave up-to-
date subjects in every film which he
present. The affair was under the
auspices of the Modern Woodmen.
Miss Ruth Ellis, very pleasing
young lady who spent some time here
as guest at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Susan Ellis, has return
ed to her home at Seattle, Wash.
Quite number of young people en-
joyed a river trip on the steamer
Dubuque to Burlington Thursday.
F. w. Bowen has finished painting
the residence Of Arthur Graham on
Main Street.
The reunion Of Latter Day Saints
will be held in this city beginning
July %, to continue ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs w. c. Bradshaw, of
Canton, Mo-, visited their farm where
J. Clemenson lives, between trains
Thursday.
The Presbyterian church is under
going some repairs and placing two
new windows in the rear of the build
ing.
j. A. Harmon of Route lost valu-
able horse last week.
Miss Dana Harris has returned
from Nauvoo and is guest at the
home of Ed Avis.
Harvesting is In full blast in this
vicinity.
Ed Welda who suffers from valvu-
lar heart trouble is lingering between
life and death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
Iron Quilts" Most Famous Poem

But know that her belief
Is the anodyne of grief,
And will always be friend
That will keep her to the end.
Just a trifle lonesome she,
Just as poor as poor could be;
But her spirits always rose,
Like the bubbles in the clothes,
And, though widowed and alone,
Cheered her with the monotone
OF Savior and friend
Who would keep her to the end.
| have seen her rub and scrub,
On the dashboard in the tub,
While the baby, sopped in suds,
Rolled and tumbled in the buds,
Or was padding in the pools,
With old scissors stuck In spools;
She still humming of her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Human hopes and human creeds
Have their root in human needs:
And should not wish to strip
From that washerwoman's LID
Any song that she can sing,
ANY hope that songs can bring;
For the woman has friend
Who win keep her to the end.
Eugene F. Ware
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
Blu Fish.

Pennington Republican: Geo John
son, the popular assessor of Clark
county, Mo, tells a fish story which
we believe is absolutely true George
lives in Madison township and has
two sons who are the heroes O. this
fish story. Last week the two boys
we're in Fox river looking under
rocks and logs for big fish, which have
habit of seeking these retreats in
hot weather Under logs there were
found two catfish, one weighing forty
and one fifty pounds, AMI by .etting
firm hold In their gills they dragged
them out on land Now this is fishing
worth while and almost temps us to
take a day off.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
The Washerwoman,s Song.

The Washerwoman's Song.
In a very humble cot
In a rather quiet spot,
In the suds and in the soap,
Worked woman full of hope;
working, singing, all alone,
In sort of undertone:
with the Savior for a friend,
He will keep me to the end"
Sometimes happening along,
| had heard the semi-song,
And | often used to smile,
More in sympathy than guile;
But | never said word
In regard to what heard,
And she sang about her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Not in sorrow nor in glee
Working all day long was she,
AS her children, three or four,
Played around her on the floor;
But In monotones the song
She was humming all day long;
With the Savior for a friend,
He will keep me to the end"
It's song I do not sing
For | scarce believe a thing
OF the stories that are told
OF the miracles of old;
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

ticed this he will find watching it
very instructive.
1t Is suggested that the lawyer who
makes his living by the crime OF 9TH
ers is not to blame, but he really
ought to take the lead in reforming
the law and the practice Of courts in
this matter, for he suffers more from
1T than any other single Individual or
class. The community is the heaviest
loser, of course.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
keokuk, Iowa ...........J July 5, 1871
KEEP ON,

KEEP ON.
II the day looks kinder gloomy,
An your chances kinder slim,
r. the situations puzzlin'
An the prospects awful grim,
An perplexities keep pressin'
It'll all hope is nearly gone,
Just bristle up and grit your teeth,
AN keep on keepin' on.
Fumin' never wins fight,
An frettin' never pays;
There amt no good Of broodin' in
These pessimistic ways
Smile Just kinder cheerfully
i When hope is nearly gone.
And bristle up and grit your teeth,
+ An keep on keepin' on.
There amt no use in growlin'
| An grumblin' all the time
When music's ringin' everywhere
An everything's a rhyme
Just keep on smilin' cheerfully
II hope is nearly gone,
AN bristle up and grit your teeth,
( An keep on keepin' on.
James Whitcomb Riley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

A new ruling of the Burlington rail.
road company, which is to become ef-
ifective at once, regarding freight
clerks provides that employees in that
capacity who have been with the com.
pany one year will be entitled to one
weeks vacation on full pay. Those
who have served two years, but less
than five, will be given ten days va.
cation on pay, while those who have
faithfully served five years or over
will be given two full weeks vaca
ton on regular pay. In addition the
men will be given passes by the com
pany allowing them to travel owe,
the company's lines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
Scenic Beauty of the MissIssipnI.

scenic Beauty of the Mississippi.
Nauvoo Independent: The river
travel this year promises to be the
heaviest for years. Whether it is the
continuously improving service or hot.
ter concentration OF weather during
the last few weeks, the fact neverthe.
less remains that the people are flock.
Ing away from the sultry southern
sun into the cool invigorating atmos
phere of northern climes. Every
steamer leaving st. Louis for the
north nowadays carries its capacity
Of tourists. The traffic of the big
steamers plying the northern part OF
the river is almost exclusively pas.
senger. Very little freight is handled
and consequently no long and tedious
stops are made at way landings. In
fact this condition alone marks one
step forward in the advancement OF
river traffic. The fine steamers now
in use are each capable of accommo-
dating 300 first-class passengers, be-
sides crew of 100 and a steerage al
lowance of 1856. The trip from Saint
Louis to st. Paul and return, dis
lance of 1,500 miles, is now nade in
seven days. or an average of over 200
miles a day. No river in the world
has more natural scenic beauty than
the upper Mississippi. The clear,
glassy-like water, the countless feath.
cry islands, the wooded hills, the high
bluffs. towering hundreds of feet
above the water, and hundreds of 9th
er scenes and attractions all combine
to occupy the constant attention of
the tourist.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
MoNTRosE.
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District supt. C. L. Tenant will fiji
the pulpit OF the NJ. e. church Sun
day morning. In the evening there
were union services, the Rev. Alexan-
der will deliver Sunday evening ser
mon. Special anthems by the choir.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Reed are the
happy parents of baby boy, born
Thursday.
Thos. ]. Simpson was among the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
BRAKES "AMERlcAN FLAG"

AT dinner in Major D. B. Hamill's
home recently, in honor of certain
literary gentlemen visiting in Keo-
kuk at the time, the talk turned to
the subject of new national hymn.
1t was agreed that both words and
music should be distinctively Amer
lean and should be thoroughly ex-
pressive of the national spirit at its
best. The consensus of opinion was
that such an ode would not be made
to order in competition for prize,
but would be born out of the heart
and mind OF the nation at some great
crisis in its career when it's emotions
were deeply stirred. Various crit
icisms were passed on America" and
The Star-Spangled Banner" as fail
Ing to meet the conditions in essen
tlal particulars. In the course of the
discussion Major S. H. M. Byers of
Des Moines, poet laureate of Iowa,
made the declaration that Joseph
Rodman brakes lode to the Ameri-
can Flag was the nearest perfect
patriotic poem produced to date in
this country. In order that our read
ers may refresh their recollection of
1t we reproduce it in full below:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
The Des Moines Capital prints

The Des Moines Capital prints a
map of Iowa with dots showing where
a drink can logically be obtained in
this state There are two dots in
Lee county, one at Keokuk and the
other at Fort Madison; one In Des
Moines county, at Burlington. one
in Mahaska county, at Oskaloosa, and
one in Pottawattamie county, at Coun.
Gil Bluffs. With these exceptions
there are no dots in any county in the
southern one-third of the state. The
dry" counties comprised in this large
area are Van Buren,, Davis, Appanoose
Wayne, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor
Page, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery
Adams, Union, Clark, Lucas, Monroe
Wapello, Jefferson, Henry, Louisa
Washington. Keokuk, Marion, Warren
Madison, Adair and Cass, The stats
tics show that there are now less thar
700 saloons in the entire state, de
crease OF about 1900 in the last 81:
years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

The total volume of bank exchanges
States last week aggregated only 81
526,21S,115, decrease of SO per cent
as compared with the corresponding
week last year and of 10 per cent as
compared with the same week in 1909.
A week ago similar comparisons show
ed a gain of 1872 per cent and a loss
of only 81 per cent respectively.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

June just ended was the hottest
and dryest month since the weather
bureau was established thirty-two
years ago. 1t appears from this that
even the best of months may go
wrong now and then.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

1t is all right to swat the fly, but
it is still better to kill the flies by de-
stroying the conditions on which they
thrive. Flies flourish upon filth. The
number of flies about a place Is in
inverse ratio to It's cleanliness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

membered. He was a man of charm
Ing qualities in all the relations of
life and enjoyed the kind of popular
ity that comes without any calculated
seeking or any loss of self-respect.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

A Kansas poet" recently made
Topeka" rhyme with "squeaky" But
Kansas poet is likely to do almost
anything-with the temperature at
100 and over in the shade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

Governor Wilson says the people
dislike political changes, but he no.
ltices that where once they get taste
of the commission plan of municipal
government they find 1t satisfying
morsel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
Tho Lumber Trust.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: "The lum-
Der trust looks as If 1t had been pulled
through knot hole" says The Keo-
kuk Gate City 1t does seem to he
somewhat stumped by the rrosecu.
tions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

"Keokuk is lucky remarks an ap-
preciative contemporary. So it is, but
that isn't the way the word should
be spelled. Brains" is the cor
rect photography.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

Thanks to the good offices of the
legislature the tax ferret business
came to an end yesterday. It's good
radiance, and may the state never see
Its like again
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

1t is cursorily observed by the Sioux
City Journal that several Iowa COM
munities have been seeing the new
Moon law over their left shoulders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

Now that the fireworks have disap-
peared from the store windows 1T is
none too soon to suggest that Christ
mas shopping be done early.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

Post-Fourth suggestion: Keep the
wound clean and open and call a
physician II you have not already
done so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05

A southern paper reports that "Mrs.
Phoebe HEM has laid a new sidewalk
In front of her premises on Fourth
street" What won't the hens be lay.
ing next?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
INVOCATION FOR THE DAY.

INNOVATION FOX The DAY.
/ Tell me, We winged winds
That once did round my pathway
roar,
ls there no cool spot in these United
States
Where mortal man can take rest,
And snooze and sweat no more?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

THE AMERICAN FLAG.
When freedom from her mountain
height
Unfurled her standard to the air
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there!
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric Of the skies
And striped its pure, celestial white
With streakings of the morning light;
Then from his mansion in the sun
She called her eagle bearer down
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol of her chosen land.
Majestic monarch of the cloud
Who rear'st alOft thy regal form
To hear the tempest trumpings loud
And see the lightning lances driven,
When strive the warriors of the storm
And rolls the thunder drum of heaven.
Child of the sun, to thee It's given
To guard the banner of the free,
To hover in the sulphur smoke,
To ward away the battle stroke
And bid its blendings shine afar
Like rainbows on the cloud of war,
The harbingers of victory!
Flag of the brave, thy folds shall fly,
The sign of hope and triumph high,
When speaks the signal trumpet tone
And the long line comes cleaning on,
Ere yet the likelihood, warm and wet,
Has dimmed the glistening bayonet,
Each soldier eye shall brightly turn
| To where thy sky born glories burn
And, as his springing steps advance,
Catch war and vengeance from the
glance.
And when the cannon mouthings loud
! Heave in wild wreaths the battle
shroud
| And CORY sabers rise and fall
Like shoots of fame on midnight's
pail,
/ Then shall thy meteor glances glow
/ And covering foes shall shrink be-
meath
Each gallant arm that strikes below
That lovely messenger of death
Flag of the seas, on ocean wave
Thy stars shall glitter DER the brave;
| When death, careering on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round the beliied sail
And frighted waves rush wildly back
Before the broadsides Keeling rack,
| Edcn dying Wanderer or the sea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee
And smile to see thy splendors fly
In triumph DER his closing eye.
Flag of the free hearts hope and
home,
BY angel hands to valor givenl
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome
And all thy hues were born in heaven
Forever float that standard sheet,
Where breathes the foe but falls be.
fore us,
With freedoms soil beneath our feet
And freedoms banner streaming DER
us,
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-11

Memorial Christian. corner Third
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-11
MEN OF ILLINOIS
MUST Be COUNTED
John E. Wayman, Cook County
States Attorney, Points to
Lincoln Leadership.
TRUE CITIZENSHIP THEME
Prosecutor Holds That No Govern
ment Has Ever Failed Because
of Its Form.

Tonight all mankind looks toward
Springfield. where rests the dust Of
the homeIy son of Illinois. His tomb
is the mecca of the annual pilgrimage
OF the people OF the state, ana certain
ly that pilgrimage is an empty mock
cry illness in this hour we draw an
inspiration from his citizenship and
the lesson from his mighty leader
ship" These were the opening words
of an address on True Citizenship
delivered before the Mems brother
hood Of the First Methodist church last
evening by John z. Waymau, states
attorney of Cook county IN the hour
OF war he Lincoln) proclaimed the
perpetual quality Of this government,
and We proclaim it tonight IN the hour
OF peace continued the speaker.
Government Of the people. for the
people and by the people shall not per
ish from the earth No government
has ever failed because Of its form,
and while IL is true that the distribU-
ton of the powers Of government into
three separate, equal and independent
sets is the only contribution made 10
the science Of government by the
American people, still there IS some
thing more profound and something
more fundamental than the form OF
government upon which must rest the
hope OF the world for the endurance
of this new republic. The hour has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-11
At Y. M. 6. A.

The boys of the Y. NJ. G. A. will have
Principal a. J. Burton OF the high
school for their speaker tomorrow al
ternoon at the b. C. NJ. Mr. Burtons
subject is The Station Door" The r.
G.. NJ Is open to all boys from 10 10
1G years of age. The meeting Is held
al 2:3O I'm the association chapel. In
addition to Mr.. Burtons talk there will
be something reported from the state
convention, which Is in session at Free
port. and which is being attended by
some of the older boys.
The program for the next meeting OF
the Toastmasters club has been an
nounced. The meeting is scheduled for
Feb. 20, and the topic for discussion
IS the commission form OF city gov
eminent. The program is to be Ia the
nature of an informal debate.
Harry Shiffer and Arthur Burt are TO
present the arguments I'm favor and
&. c. Hubbart and A ID. Herman will
show up the weaknesses OF the sys-
TEN. Arthur Lundeen will act as toast
master.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-11

avenue and Fifteenth street. Rev. E.
7. Mcfarland, pastor Graded bible
school at $50 a. m. Junior Christian
Endeavor at 2:30 p. N. Official
board at 3 p. N. Services at 1915
a. m. and 1880 p. IN. Morning ser
mon by Rev. c. L. DePew. Theme
Sunday School Work" Evening
song service and sermon. Rev. w.
T. Fisher will preach. Baptismal SER
vice following evening worship. In
termediate and Senior Christian En-
deavor services at $40.
Second Christian corner Sixth street
and Thirteenth avenue, Rev. E. a.
Mcfarland, pastor. Sunday school
at 9.15 a. m; Ross B. Richhart, su-
perintendent. Services at 1913 a. IN.
Third Christian, Fourteenth avenue
and Thirty-ninth street, Rev. E. A.
Mcfarland, pastor. Sunday school
at $3.50 a. IN. Dr. ]. H. Nichols, superin-
tendent. Bible school at $50 a. m
Services at 1880 a. IN.
Central Presbyterian, corner Twelfth
street and Eleventh avenue. Rev. Mar
ion Humphreys, pastor Sunday school
at $50 a. N. Services at 10:45 a.
IN. and 1880 p. m. intermediate
Christian Endeavor at $50 and Sen
ior Christian Endeavor at $50.
Morning theme, Furnished for
Good Work" Evening theme, THE
Souls Enemy in a Friends Garb."
Aiken Street Chapel, Aiken street,
South Rock Island Sunday school at
$3.50 p. m. J. H Cleland, superintend-
ent emeritus. ]. NJ. Bond, superin-
tendent
Broadway Presbyterian. corner Of
rwenty-third street and Seventh ave-
nue.. Rev. W. s. Marquis, pastor; Rev.
W. G. Oglevee, assistant. Sunday
school at 9:15 a. IN. Services at
10:45 a. m. and 1880 p. N. Young
Peoples meeting at Gas.
South Park Presbyterian. corner of
ThiTtieth street and Fifteenth avenue.
In connection with Broadway Presby-
terrain church. Bible school at $3.50
D. N.
United Presbyterian, Third avenue
and Fourteenth street. Rev. ]. l.
Vance. pastor. Sunday school at $3.50
3. m. Junior society at 2:30. Young
peoples meeting at Gas.
First Methodist. corner Fifth ave
nue. and Nineteenth street, Rev. T. z.
Newland, pastor. Sunday school at
6: 80 a m. Services at 1O:45 a m and
100 p. n. EpwoTth league at
$40 p. n. Morning theme. The
Wounds OF Jesus" Evening theme,
The Accepted Time"
Spencer Memorial Methodist. cor
her Forty-third street and Seventh
avenue. Rev F z. Shut, pastor
Sunday school a. s:30am. Preaching at
lo:45 q. n. and 1880 p. II. Junior
Epworth league e. 2:s0 sn6
Senior EpEorth league az $40. Spe- +,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-11

Church OF Jesus Christ. Latter Day
Saints CMormonsJ. Maths hall, r. V.
Pinney, presiding elder. Sunday
school at 1870 o'clock. Preaching
services at $3.50 O'Clock.