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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-16
Honor Polish woman's Memory.

The women of Poland have just cell
ebrated the semi-centennial Of Pauline
K~uezalaska, who started the woman's
rights movement in that country. She
taught poor girls in her home and
founded a committee on sewing, which
grew into the Society Of Women's
Work. This became the Woman's Mu-
tual Aid society, and she finally col
lected her women in the Woman Land
Owners association and the Associa-
tion OF Bookkeepers and kindred or
.ganizations. She organized the first
woman's congress at the jubilee cele-
bration OF Orseskowa and in 1895 OBJ
tanned 1000 signatures for the munich
pal suffrage for women in Polish cities,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-16
TENnEREn

A surprise was rendered Miss
Dolly Cooper of Prince Bay at her
home last Saturday by a number
or her friends from T%ottenville,
Pleasant Plains and Prince Bay.
Dancing, games and music were en-
joyed, after which an elaborate sup
per was served,
In the games Kathlyn Rogers and
Edward Baker we're awarded the
prizes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-16
THIMBLE CLUB EET

Mrs. Charles A. Marshall, OF
Bentley street, ~Tottenville, enter
tanned the members of the Thimble
Club at her home yesterday after
noon. After the games refresh
ments were served. Mrs. John Fur
man was awarded first prize, hair
receiver, and Mrs. p. J. Sprague sec
ond, hand-painted pin tray. Next
week Mrs. irving w. Sleight will en-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
FREE Trade AND PRICES.

Some of the so-called progressive"
are beginning to see and admit that
the reciprocity and free trade they
have been yelling their heads off for
will affect the farmers unfavorably.
One Of these is Representative
Dawson, chairman OF the house com.
mittee on elections in the Iowa gen
eraI assembly. He is one OF the
strongest "progressiyesD in the legis-
lature, but he is candid enough to
say:
Tell me that free trade with
Canada or any other country doesn't
affect prices! know from experience
that it means lower prices. They
argue that Canadian reciprocity won't
hurt the farmer Of Iowa because free
trade in hides has not affected the
Price of leather. Let me tell these
people something. | have sold hides
for twenty years, and green farmer
hides for which received eleven and
twelve cents before the duty was
taken of hides, can now sell for only
five and six cents. II the duty OF
hides will cut the price which the
farmer gets for the hides he has to
sell sduarely In the middle, what viii
free trade In other farm products
mean TO the Iowa farmer"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
a FINE IMPROVEMENT.

Those who saw Baby Mine" at
the Grand opera house last evening
also had the pleasure OF seeing for
the first time the beautiful new
front curtain just installed by Man
ager Worley. In addition to being a
welcome substitute for the old cur
tain which became passe many years
ago. the new one is real work Oh
art. 1t is literal reproduction of the
view from the north corner OF Rand
Park, than which there is no more
lovely scene to be found anywhere.
The view is one in which every citi-
zen of Keokuk takes just pride, and
the picture is accordingly invested
with more than ordinary local inter
est. The driveways and cannon in
the park, the canal, the long stretch
of river and the Illinois shore in the
distance are all shown with lifelike
fidelity. Manager Worley is to be
congratulated, not only upon the inn
proyement wrought by substituting a
new curtain but also upon his choice
of subject for the picture and its
artistic execution.
This is probably as good connection
as any to say what The Gate City has
had in mind to say for some time
that Manager Worley Is making
good In every particular as the
manager OF Keokuk's leading theatre
He came here few months ago an
entire stranger to the community and
he has done what very few men
could have accomplished. He mas
gagged with exceptional accuracy
| from the first local taste in the mat
ter of theatrical attractions and sat
listed it to an exceptional degree. I'm
der his management the Grand is ev
cry day becoming more deseryedlS
popular. as the increasing audiences
attest. The Keokuk theatre going pub
lie is indebted TO him for number
of really firstclass attractions in thu
recent past better attractions thar
are usually seen in cities OF this size
land has the promise of more in ths
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

very much alive, and 1t needed to DO
preached, When Nicodemus came to
Christ he was told that he must be
born again or he could not see the
kingdom Of God. 1t is just as true to.
day. and men were finding that when
the Spirit OF God came to them, they
were born again. The things that
had given them pleasure gave them
pleasure no longer, and the new heart
which came had new desires. Many
did not kno- neither they had pass
ed from darls s to light, but If they
did not know it they ought to set to
work to find out. 1t was sometimes
hard for others to tell church mem
Der from a non-church member. They
had lost the idea of separation, and
they had done this because they
thought that there was no need of the
possession OF the spirit. The preach
er closed with an appeal to the mem
bers of the churches to see that they
We're living consistently, and tina,
they were found filed with the
spirit.
Meetings will be continued this
evening at 1880.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
State College Extension Work.

Des Moines Register and Leader:
The Iowa dairy instruction train, with
its lecturers and demonstrators and
fine cows and other equipment, has
Just completed It's second tour Of the
year In Iowa. It is estimated that 49,
600 farmers were reached in the terri.
tory covered along the lines of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
way and filed with new ideas on i'm.
proved dairy methods
Add these 10000 to the 10000 who
were reached on the first tour of the
train over the Great Western railway
and the gospel of better dairying has
been carried to $4,000 already; add tc
this the $4,000 to $4,000 who will sure
ly be reached along the lines of the
Burlington railway on the third tour
and the grand total for the season
will be in excess Of 100000.
Is that worth while?
Is it worth while for the legisIa
ture to help the state college a
Ames to extend this sort of work still
further in Iowa?
! No appropriation ever made by tn
| Legislature is bringing greater re
| turns dollar for dollar than its appre
priation for agricultural college Ell
tension work-the actual carrying Q
I the college to the farmer who canno
come to the college. No appropriate
bill before the legislature now prom
/ Uses greater returns than the bill ir
creasing the amount available for e,
tension work Every farmer in ever
township In Iowa ought to hear tn
message OF better agriculture and th
Legislature ought not to be conten
until 1t has sent 1t to him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
IOWA is AL RIGHT.

A bulletin has been issued by the
Iowa League of Commercial clubs as
part of the campaign inaugurated
to bring the Hawkeye state more
prominently to the attention of the
rest of the world. 1t Is a wonderful
story that is told in the few brief
lines, and yet 1t Is but little when
compared with what Iowa really
holds forth. The bulletin sets forth
that:
The climate from the standpoint OF
healthfulness and productivity OF its
soil cannot be surpassed in any other
portion OF the country
1t is far enough south to escape
the rigors Of the severe winters and
far enough north to modify the In
stensity of the long continued and de
billtating effects OF the southern
summer.
The periods of cold and hot
weather are of short duration. The
winters are comparatively dry WITH
clear weather and bright sunshine
The summers are pleasant with ire
quent showers.
The average precipitation is al
follows: Winter, 339; spring. $50;
summer, 124s; autumn. SIS; an
nual, 3217. Iowa needs no irriga
ton.
The total value OF farm products
of Iowa are s245,0oo, 900, and compare
with other states az follows. Mis-
souri,, 1901 100000; Kansas, s2o4,0o0,
600. Ohio. s19s,0oo,000; Nebraska
s1S3, 100000.
The area OF Iowa square miles
| 55,475.
Acres, s5.5os,OOo
Manufacturing output, 1908. $3.50
100000.
Assessed valuation. real and pei
sonal property, s3,2To, 95s,74o.
Value of farm property, sS.205
| 540,546.
Total public and private wealth, S.
225. 100, coo.
Farm animals, number 1908, Is
| 54S, 900.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
a sure cure.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: If the Dav.
export Times would consult its own
advertising columns it probably could
find remedy for its recaicitrant liv.
er. The standpatters" says the bill
ious editor, do not care any more
about the President than they do
about the chief of Hottentots unless
he is with them The Hawk-Eye is
generally regarded, we believe, as .
standpatter, with pedigree and sew
eral medals, and it frankly confesses
it has great admiration for Presi-
dent Taft and is for him for re-elec-
ton in 1912. And it IS confident It
voices the views Of great many
other standpatters. The difficulty
with the Davenport paper is It does
not know a standpatter when it meets
one. Here is an infallible clue OF
identity, a standpatter is Republi-
can.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
scheme had failed. 1t had not; the pa
tient died OF sunstroke.
Thorne's Bill Of Expenses.


Iowa City Republican: Clifford
Thorne is great friend OF the peo-
pie and he believes the state should
pay him for his services to the Corn
Belt Meat Producers association,
whom he represented as attorney at
Washington. He files bill for SIT
as railroad commissioner, for ex-
penses at Washington after January
1. but before he qualified for the Of.
flee to which he was elected. The law
says that officers shall hold until
their successors are elected and quail:
fed. Thorne has not qualified. There
fore. he is asking the state to pay
him fees for service rendered before
he became railroad commissioner. The
executive council should tell the
young man where to head in at.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
POLLUTION OF IOWA STREAMS.

why doesn't the legislature make
move to stop the contamination OF
Iowa streams?y citizen of Cedar
Rapids is quoted in the Gazette as
asking. There is only one answer,
and that is the one given by that pa
per, towit:: That the people are not
sufficiently aroused to demand the
erection of sewage disposal tanks
and to forbid the contamination OF
rivers. However, the Gazette goes
on to say:
Some day therell be a change in
this respect. 1t may not come until
there has been some terrible epidem
ic; but it will come some day. 1t vii
probably take an epidemic of typhoit
such as few communities have evel
/ witnessed We have had minor cpl
denies. The city of Des Moines re
Gently had many cases of typhoid fe
yer, and these cases were directl,
| traceable to the pollution of a river
! Is Des Moines going to urge the pre-
vention of river pollution? Not We
awhile"
The pollution of the streams II
Iowa and all over the country is a
1 impeachment of our civilization ]
is the common practice to dump int
them not only the refuse from fac
tories and the washings from barr
yards. but dead animals of all kind
4 and the still fonler sewage of cite
. containing disease germs. Think 6
i people who are supposed to be civil
lied and intelligent thus deliberate
" befouling and poisoning their We
ter supply. The time is coming. an
it cannot come too soon, when col
, tanination OF the streams will
, severely punished, as it should b
, Hasten the day!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
REV. j. G. MCCAIN
PREACHED SERMON
Union Service Meeting Last Evening
Drew an Increased
Number.
ICommunicated.l

At the union service last evening
the crowd was increased by over a
hundred. Both in point Of attendance
and interest, the meeting showed
signs of growth and increase
The sermon was preached by Rev.
]. C. Mccain Of the Methodist Prot
estant church. He took as his text
the words of Samuel to Saul, And the
Spirit Of Jehovah Shall Come upon
Thee, and Thou Shalt be Turned into
Another Man. Ee said that life was
too short to say much about the sur
roundings Of the text. It taught the
truth that when the spirit OF God
came upon man. it made new mar
of him. and that without the Spirit
there was no renewal. Many people
thought that the old-fashioned idea
Of conversion was dead. but 1t wal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
Maxine a Noise.
Marion

Washington Democrat: Marion
Drake Sawyers and William Gideon
Baker were married at Centerville
last Wednesday. They must have had
a press agent as good as Ringling's
circus. He had copy for the wedding
notice in many daily newspaper Off
cas and in it were described all the
details from the clothes the bride
wore to how the groom stammered
when he made his answers. The ar
ticle was also illustrated, which shows
that the notices OF the wedding cere-
mony were sent out in advance.
Nothing beats good press agent.
They must be very modest folks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
Healing by Suggestion.

Atchison Globe: Heard by a wo'
man who went calling: A doctor had
very sick patient who should have
gone to a warmer climate to recover,
but was too poor. So the doctor had a
sun painted on the ceiling OF the pa
tents room. and hoped to induce him
to believe the sun was real and cure
him by suggestion. The patient seem
ed to be doing fine and the doctor
was delighted with his ruse. Sudden
ly the patient dropped dead. The doc
tor was heartbroken; thought hii
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

The magazines which put up the
loudest shouts for postal reform are
now yelling the loudest in protest
against an increase in the rate Of
postage that would make them pay
what it costs the postoffice depart
ment to transmit such publications
through the mails. The magazines
were doubtless sincere in their de
mands for reform. but they were
equally conscientious in their desire
that it be applied exclusively to the
other fellow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

The standpatters in the Iowa legis-
lature are deserving of unqualified
commentator for voting solidly
against the Oregon plan of eleeting
United States senators. The arrange
ment is scheme to still further dis
integrate and defeat the Republican
party in this state and will inevitably
have that effect This was clearly
foreseen by the Democratic members
of the general assembly and they vot-
ed for it accordingly to man. The
measure went through both houses
by combination of Democratic and
so-called progressive otherwise
near-Democratic, votes. These be dis.
couragfng times for real Republicans
and Republicanism in Iov a.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

The Elks building committee is clos
ing up the details preliminary to let
ting the contract for the new build
ing to be erected by the local lodge
at the corner of Sixth and Blondeau
streets. This, when completed. will
make the fourth home owned by
ffaternal societies in Keokuk- The
Masons, Odd Fellows and Knights Of
Pythias already have fine homes and
the new Elks building will be vel
come addition to the list The fac'
that all these lodges are able to OWE
and maintain valuable homes is good
evidence OF their prosperity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
Value of farm animals. ss5s.s7s.

Value of farm animals. ss5S.s7s.-
900.
Value of soil products, grains and
seeds, s433.419.615.
Corn .yield, 1910, 354 100000.
Corn value 1910, 1927, 100000.
Corn conditions, 50 per cent, high
est in United States.
Oats yield, 1910. 162,540,000.
Oats value, 1910, s45,o11 200.
Oats condition, 80 per cent. high
est in United States.
Grain. grasses, hay and alfalfa
s52.46S,8T0
Other field crops. s1s.o00.000.
Fruit products. s4,000,00o.
Garden products. 100000
Dairy products, s50.000,000.
Poultry and eggs s25.000,900.
Cereal products, $75,000.G00.
Coal, value at mines, s12,S57,6a1.
Pasture and grazing s90.000,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

The Quincy board Of education IS
making plans to observe the iftieth
anniversary of the establishment of
public schools in that city next Mon
day. February 90. The exercises will
consist chiefly of addresses by promi-
nent state officers and noted educa.
tors. An effort will be made to pro-
cure Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom. who
was secretary OF the state of Illinois
when the act granting the public
school system was passed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
LOYALTY TO IOWA

Under the heading Loyalty to-
Iowa., the Waterloo Reporter pub
fishes the following timely editorial:
'Iowa's former secretary of state,
W. B. Martin of Adair county, puts it
in a nutshell when he says: i am
still more convinced than ever that
something should be done in Iowa TO
interest Iowa money In Iowa develop
ment'
"A great majority of the citizens
OF the Hawkeye state have been
pursuing just exactly the opposite
course as outlined above. The query
is, why?
With more natural resources than
any other state in the union, alluring
advertisements have drawn the people
away from the god mine at home in
pursuit of the gold brick abroad.
lust think it, over, ponder hard.
The richest and best soil that ever
laid outdoors. a soil that produces
practically everything that man can:
desire. There is no such thing as a
total failure because OF the wonderful
diversion OF product. If worse comes
to worse, we have biddy the hen, who
is generally reliable, to fall back upon
There is butter, corn, cattle, hogs and
a score or more products to depend
upon and as result, Iowa has never
bad a complete failure.
There is cheap coal, brick and tile
material, gypsum and a fair number
of other products lying underneath the
soil. There are great possibilities in
canning factories. beet sugar factor
les, broom factories, and the cream
cry industry, regular Unc'e Sam
mint, that could and ought to be fur
Their developed.
"a nice income or profit could be
obtained from truck farming, poultry
raising upon large scale and in
many other ways that could be men
toned, the possibilities that Iowa at
fords, could be enlarged upon. that are
now only meagerly taken advantage
OF.
Iowa ought to have more manufac-
turing establishments of every de-
scription. The city of Waterloo has
demonstrated that results can be ac-
complished and its one hundred and
twenty-eight factories tell the story
of what push and energy will do In
that. direction, if the capital now go
ing for foreign investments is put
upon working basis right at home.
Results cannot be produced by whit
ting up dry goods boxes, speaking dis
paragingly of your birthplace and pin
ming your faith, hope and labor away
from home.
Climate, my dear friend, one
breath of pure, invigorating Iowa air,
is worth a ten acre lot of oranges and
magnolia blossom fragrance Iowa air
makes man of you. 1t invigorates
and you do and accomplish things. II
is a tonic that does not injure OF
cause the loss of teeth, but one that
builds you up night and day.
The scenery, the mountains. lakes
orange groves, you say Yes, they arr
beautiful. but stay right in the vicin
ity of any one of these attractions fol
six months and the green Iowa mead
ow or a waving cornfield will call yot
home, appeal to You as nothing undel
Heaven can. You are just homesicl
for it but dislike to own it becaus,
4 you have invested away from home
, The experiment has been tried an,
: the real experience is the only teacher
! Perhaps some of the Reporter READ
ers have seen the play Get Ricl
J Quick Wallingford' This play is
/
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

future. 1t is great pleasure to say
these things of the new manager, both
on the score Of his personal wortl
and his success in providing Keokuk
with line of attractions compliment
tary to its judgment and taste. Mr..
Worley is an important factor in the
life OF the community and has amply
demonstrated that he is the right man
in the right place
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

The board OF supervisors of Linn
county. after a thorough canvass of
the petition of consent for the sale of
liquor in Cedar Rapids under the
mulct law, declared the petition suf-
fcient with 335 names to spare. The
contest in that city was an active one
and both sides claimed to be confident
OF success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

Professor Mortensen of the dairy
department OF the Iowa State Agricnl-
furaI College has invented drink
called 'iacto' 1t is made Of skim
milk, which has curdled added to
other skim milk that leavens
n as II were. Then add
sugar cherry juice or cherry
sr-Ip. and lemon juice with two eggs.
Stir and strain and put in an Ice
cream freezer and substance is made
which will prevent old age and VIII
be pleasant to the taste as we'll.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

The record shows that Congress-
man Kennedy voted against the Cana
dian reciprocity agreement Mr.. Ken
nedy deserves the thanks of his i'm
mediate constituents, especially the
farmers of the First district. His vote
was a protest against sacrificing
western farmers in the interest OF
New England manufacturers, and as
such is greatly to his credit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

Senator JEFF Davis says he doesn't
know what a jack pot is. Jeff may be
a United States senator, all right, but
he knows a heap less about some
things than several Keokuk ministers
who might be named in this connec.
tion-but won't be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
Helen yarick Boswell said recently

Helen varick Boswell said recently
that if it had not been for the women
in the canal zone it would have been
hardly possible to complete the canal.
President Taft, she says. gives the
credit to the women. who, by Great
ing an atmosphere Of family life,
through the women's clubs, made the
men satisfied to stay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
Should Insist On II.

Galesburg Republican-Register: SEN
ator Young should keep on insisting
on the submission OF the senatorial
deadlock to vote Of the people. Are
the opposition afraid of the people?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
a creat Game.

Clinton Herald: Slaughtered in the
house OF it's friends. We have heard
of such things before, but SO far as
we can remember 1t never happened
in Iowa until the progressives stabbed
the primary in the back after making
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

The fact that Lady Decies smokes
cigarettes in public, it is suggested by
the Jacksonville Courier, may in some
measure account for her tastes in 9TH
er directions. The suggestion has all
the appearance of containing the
germ OF more or less significant
truth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

In the spring the young mans
fancy turns to''-valentines. Like
wise the young lady's. If in doubt on
the subject ask the postoffice clerks
and letter carriers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

Only Two Iowa congressman jamie
Z son, Democrat, and Hubbard, near
Demonstrated for Canadian reel
procity. The rest of the delegation
went Republican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16
THOUGHT FOR The DAY.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
There's music in the signing OF a
reed;
There's music in the gushing of a
rill;
There's music in all things II men
had ears
Their earth is but an echo of the
spheres.
Byron.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-16

Abe Martin tells Of the postpone
rcnt OF the funeral of an indianapolis
woman on account of meeting Of
thc Colonial whist club.