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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
Raftlnu on the Mississippi

Dubuque Times-Journal: The
Clyde, built at Dubuque, and the first
steel hulled steamer constructed for
the Mississippi, and her bow boat,
have gone down river with raft the
Standard Lumber Co. has sold, now
that it has been decided not to re-
sumo operations in the mill here.
The bow boat, introduced by Capt.
George Winans of Winona about
twenty-five years ago, came into more
general use in later years. When tee
tow boats were introduced the bow
oars were retained to control the lat
eral motion of the raft As the boats
became more powerful these oars
were abandoned Originally the pilot
ran the bridges by double tripping.
AT Dubuque half the raft was landed
at Boat Yard Hollow, on the Wiscon-
sin side, and the other half towed
through the bridge and landed at
the old elevator site below the Du-
buque leyee.
This was a time consuming opera
ton and gradually the pilots in good
stages of water tried the 'afying coup
ling" They split the raft in mid
stream, towed one-half through the
bridge. and, without landing it, return
ed for the other half with which they
overlook the fist part below the levee.
This operation was attended with
some danger when the wind was high
or the water low. The deserted part
OF the raft, if not pointed just right,
might get into trouble before the re
turn of the boat
Splitting the raft at the bridge
was an advance on the former custom.
This required a boat powerful enough
to hold the raft against the current,
SO that the pilot could drop one-half
through the wide span and run the
draw with the other uniting the two
parts in flying coupling below the
bridge.
This was a great time saver but
eventually it was improved upon by
splitting the raft above the bridge
and running the two parts through in
tandem fashion, one linked TO the
head OF the other The powerful
boat, skillful handling, and the sheer
boom, made this practicable. The
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
the time salesman would spend talk

the time salesman would spend talk
ing to one customer.
Watch a train load of people when
the new periodicals are brought in.
Two out of three turn first to the adj
vertising. They read the stories and
articles little afterward and finally
turn to the advertising again. If you
could enter the homes when the local
newspaper is distributed, you would
find a similar searching scrutiny VI
the store news
The reason is obvious. The general
news relates to things not directly
connected with the personal interest
of the reader The advertising talks
about ones every day interests, like
clothing and house furnishings and
personal belongings.
1t appeals to the ever present de
sire to live comfortably and attrac-
lively, and to reduce the cost of liv-
ing. How can people help reading it?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
THE DAILY GATE CITY

bow boat was not necessary to the
operation, but assisted 1t and earned
its cost by controlling the lateral
motion of the raft. so that the tug
could push all the time instead of
backing in negotiating some of the
turns in the stream.
But, sad to relate, when the art of
towing had been brought to this de
gree OF perfection, the raft pilots as
a fraternity found their occupation
gone, and today of those who ran
the river in the COS and 70's the sole
survivors are Zip" and Joe Buis-
son (Beesaw) of Wabasha, Mimi,
formerly with the Standard, but now
running the Tabor for the Tabor
Lumber Co, of Keokuk. In both man
illness and skill these last of the
Mohicans" are creditahle representa-
tiyes of the old guard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
An AMERICAN CATHEDRAL.

The fourth largest cathedral of the
world has been consecrated at Morn
ingside Heights, New York
Much OF the spirit of self sacrifice
with which the medieval cathedrals
OF Europe were built has appeared in
connection with this grand church of
St. John the Divine. One poor seam
stress gave 50 a year to it, and doz-
en- old men in a church home earned
$3.50 by making nets and hammocks.
People sometimes wonder why
hundreds of thousands of Americans
go abroad yearly, while outside of
business men and immigrants only
hundreds come this way.
One reason is that every sizeable
town in Europe has been trying for
centuries to secure and preserve fine
buildings, which while not equaling
New York's new church in size, may
equal it in point of beauty
But why were the old workmen of
Europe superior to cur craftsmen?
We make the best locomotives there
are, can we not make as good build
ings?
In the old days in Europe appren-
tices used 10 work seven years learn
ing their trade or art. There was
no subdivision of labor. Every man
learned every part. They were
kicked and cuffed about their shops
until they produced a perfect result.
No man became master workman
until he submitted a piece of work
artistic enough to get by the head
men
The modern workmen strives first
for better hours any pay, which is
all right. But he also ought to think
more about turning out a product
that is perfect of its own kind. He is
not to blame for the modern subdiv-
ision of industry that reduces him to
a mere tool.
Our modern method is as if a man
tried to develop his whole body by ex-
ercising one arm.
1t is time for all of US to think
more about harmonious public build.
ings and homes as well. 1t used to
be thought that you made buildings
more beautiful BY increasing the
Of angels and excrescences.
Now people are gradually learning
that there are certain eternal harmo-
MES of line and color. which the arch
fleets had to study for thousands of
years before they brought them to
point Of perfection. Every time a
man puts up building, if it be only
a 1900 house on a back street. that
harmonizes with those principles, he
performs a public service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

Vicksburg and Natchez, Miss, and
New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La. A
| special effort is to be made to inter-
/ est farmers, merchants and manufac-
! turers and arrangements are to be
made fer largely attended gatherings
at the more important points.
Reclamation in the south can best
be furthered under plans prepared,
financed and executed by the govern
ment, just as our arid lands in the
west were developed said w. l..
Park, vice president and general man
ager of the Illinois Central. ANY
project to reclaim our vast areas of
swmp land is so tremendous as to
seem at first glance almost to be utop-
ian, but such is not the condition at
all Swamp lands are more readily
transformed into farms as the re-
clamation work constitutes a simpler
engineering undertaking than is the
placing of water on arid lands. 1t is
easier to lead water away from swamp
lands from an engineering point of
view, than it is to reclaim any other
lands which for physical reasons are
impossible to cultivate
Il believe that now is the time to
become energetic in this work. We
have the National Irrigation Congress
here to work with and this organiaa-
ton is of much influence in furthering
any undertaking of this character. The
Irrigation Congress meets December
to and at that time it is certain
the south will be represented by
strong delegates to further the swamp
land reclamation movement"
In anticipation of the interest likely
TO be aroused by the train, officials of
the railway have stocked special
department with information concern
ing swamp lands and from this in
quiries for such data will be answered
in the future. During the trip of the
special, persons attending the meetings
are to be invited to address the road
for information on any subject OF
swamp land reclamation that has not
been made clear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
Rem ember the pon,ts.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Some
body did a good job when she
wrote to every girl graduate of A
large New York school. My Dear:
Don't wear French heels or tight
dresses; don't put on corsets until
you are 30; don't lunch between
meals: don't eat a lot of candy; don't
fail to take a bath every day; don't
stay up late nights; don't be afraid
OF exercise: don't be afraid OF work
and don't grow up too soon. You will
be sorry if you do
1t is all good advice, but one of the
best items of all is don't grow up
too soon" Another is don't be afraid
of work" And these are the two least
urged and enforced by those who
take more real interest in the girls
/ than the unknown woman who wrote
the gratuitous and unasked advice.
These don'ts are a mighty good
thing for the graduate girl to paste in
her hat-or perhaps better yet on her
mirror The easiest thing on earth
is to grow up too soon and the hard
est to god back after you have grown
UP too fast. Nobody ever gets back.
When one loses or fools away youth,
/. it never returns. When we trade our
innocence for knowledge the angel
with the flaming sword stands at the
gate of Eden and waves US on when
we would turn back
Much remark was made over II
year old girl in neighborhood last
summer. She was visiting there, She
had not been permitted to grow up
Simple clothes and low heeled shoes
were her daily wear. She was simple
and girlish because she had always
been kept girlish Healthy because
her habits of life had been kept sim
pie. She made a hit because she was
what a girl ought to be at II. She
will stay young. Her youth and the
enjoyment of youth will linger beyond
her graduation.
The girl who does not consider her.
self launched when she gets high
school diploma. who works at home
enjoys simple things and stays young
and happy as long as she may, has
the best of it now.
She will have the best of it when
she is a woman, and as she grows old
she will be stronger, healthier with
more capacity of enjoyment of life
than her foolish sister who hurries to
grow up, who hastens to live in the
sight of others, who overdresses, cop
les and initiates her elders without
the discrimination of maturer iudg-
ment.
There's a long list of don'ts. And
when one thinks it over sensibly the
don'ts are the most valuable al
vice. Don't. And then don't.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
\ REcLAMArloN SPECIAL.

To demonstrate that wet bitches
through the swamp land areas of the
south and east are OF as great eco
nomic Importance as are the dry ditch
es created by the government to lead
water to arid lands in the irrigated
west. the management of the Illinois
Central and the Yazbo & Mississippi
VALLEY railroad companies, co-operat-
ing with the government is to operate
into the south a train, leaving Chicago
June IA, to be known as the Reclanla
ton Special, carving lecturers repre.
senting the United states Reclamation
service and the Geological Survey, the
tour being the initial campaign this
year of the Illinois Central to arouse
the interest Of the south in its reclaim
alton possibilities.
c. j. Blanchard, statistician Of the
reclamation service, and Mr.. C. Leigh
ton, chief photographer Of the Geolo-
gical survey, viii accompany officials
Of the road during the tour. Mr.. Blan-
cbard will tell Of the work done by the
government in the west while Mr.
leighton will tell the southerners Of
the Agricultural benefits to be derived
through the Improvement Of swamp
areas and also Of the Importance to
the national health Of such develop
ment.
TIE tour, during which lectures VIII
He delfy cred at sixty-oue towns and
cities, has been desiened to give i'm,
petis to a movement launched re-
Gently by the National Irrigation Con
eress for swamp land improvements.
Statistics Of the government show
there are S0.0O0,000 acres Of such
lands capable Of drainage and one Of
the undertakings of the irrigation con
gress, which meets here this year, and
viii be to obtain sucn legislation as
Hiu make possible swamp reclamation
by the government
The railway campaign will continue
from towns in southern Illinois to the
Gulf of Mexico, taking in, besides Hi
nois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississip-
pit Alabama. Louisiana and Arkansas
Thousands Of booklets telling Of the
reclamation movement as il relates to
swamp lands have been prepared and
viii be distributed By the railway
The train is TO comprise a baggage
2 car, one coach and a business car. The
coach will be employed as a meeting
hall by the government lecturers. Two
$ stereoptican outfits Will be taken, 8
t smaller one to be used in the coact
S and the other for bigger halls. Thu
tour will end at Fulton, KY, on Junt
$ so Besides many smaller places, thu
J train will reach such points as Cairo
S III, Memphis, Coyington and Jackson
y Tenn, Birmingham, Ala. Jackson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

The value Of the country newspaper
is greatest TO the local merchant To
begin with the local newspaper. in pro-
portion TO its circulation. is infinitely
the most valuable advertising medium
of this twentieth century. Let US show
you our way OF reasoning. The
value OF the local newspaper is
based largely upon the fact that the
people who read it look upon it as a
neighbor and friend, as a personal ac-
quaintance, and they attach 10 its
printed statments far greater impor-
lance than to the statements and ad-
vertisements Of the metropolitan pa
pers, or those made in circular and
bills. AS one friend talking 10 another
about certain kinds OF goods. can In
fuence q friend more than a stranger,
so a country newspaper, standing on a
footing Of friendship with its readers,
can talk to them about goods for sale
or on topic and impress them as much
as their hest friend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
MonERM MERcAAMnIzlMc-

Some of the merchants who hold
TO the older business methods do not
quite realize how modern trade has
abandoned its former passive attitude
Our older men VIII recall a time
when buyers Of manufactured goods
used to visit the factories TO make
their purchases. Manufacturing then
was pretty Well concentrated in the
eastern states, and long and difficult
journeys We're taken to see the goods
personally.
A manufacturer Of those DAYS
would have laughed at the idea that
he spend his good money in sending
out statesmen on costly junketing trips
to Jolly up the retailers. He was sure
of a certain trade BY sitting in his
tracks, and waiting for the business tc
come to his door.
Today the buyers sit down in
their stores and wait for the manu-
facturers to send statesmen to sec
them. and manufacturers that fai
to do this lose their trade But .
remnant of retailers still think they
can do business on the old time prin
ciple of letting trade come to You
The public, however, assumes tina
the man who thus falls to play TN
game of modern merchandising lack
confidence in his goods, since he is no
willing to pay the ordinary expense
Of selling them
The newspaper advertisement serve
With marvellous efficiency as the re
,aiiers travelling salesman. It tell
ms story TO thousands of readers il
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

In his effort to be the big noise at
the coronation. our Mister Jack John
son has invested in $3.50 worth Of
clothes and we are willing to venture
a reasonable sum that they will fully
Offset any disturbance raised over the
king.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

After more mature deliberation the
:J3ard OF trade spectators have de-
eided that the wheat crop was not all
ourred up after all Small favors
thankfully received.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
AnneaI to the Eeninine.

AS the heathen have outgrown the
custom Of drowning their babies be-
cause of their sex, SO woman should
outgrow all customs that seek to
drown woman's identity, solely be
cause Of her sex.-Judith Hyams Doug
Las.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

Golfers wants President Tai to
give Louis Brandeis the next place
that opens in his cabinet. No guaranty,
however that 1Ir. Brandeis viii then
save Uncle Sam 100000 Day as
he did for the railroads
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

A vast treasure amounting to many
millions has been reported as found off
the coast of Honduras. No wonder Mr..
Morgan wanted to negotiate that bond
issue
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

The most unkindest cut of all is that
Mrs. Carrie Nation in her viii repudi-
ates Kansas and names Washington,
D. c., as her place of residence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

The cocktail follows the constitu-
tion," observes the St Louis Times.
Yes and sometimes plays the mischief
with it too,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
keokuk, Iowa. June 10, 1911.

sixty-foot painting is offered for
sale at a New York art institute. How
much foot?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

The New York board of inebriety is
planning retreat for intoxicated per
sons 1t should begin at the bar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
Not : Reliable Man.

If man contends he doesn't care
for public opinion he is also apt to
lie about other things. Atchison
Globe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

The west need not be considered
woolly just because of Mr.. Bryas's
activity over schedule X.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

Kaiser Wilhelm has not yet told US
what he thinks of that sample arbitra-
ton treaty we sent as per orders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

1t is to- be noted that DR.. Wiley has
had very little to say about how to
cook a meal since he got married
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-18

1t is slothful Kentuckian who can
not hustle around enough to get a
colonel to hook onto his name
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-26

ordered storm signals displayed along
The South stlantic coast
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-26

With the physicians Of the ONO
County Medical society doing their ut
most for the protection 81 all during
the big Halloween celebration. iudica-
tiOns are that any Who may boz injured
will be promptly cared FOR aud gwen
the best attention. While every pre-.
caution will be- taken 10 prevent acct
dents. the doctors have arranged go
that " any accidents do occur the iu-
iurcd can receive efficient attention
The complete assignments Of phv.
sicians to the different emergency
hospitals
Headquarters Mcclure ilou-e sur
geons-in-chief. Or J v caldwell Dr
Earl 3. Glass. Dr v Hcrsey
Emergency Hospital No g. Menke.
meiler Pharmacy. Twenty second and
Marks streets. Surgeon iu-chisf pr
o. ~ stats. associates ur \ o.
Nolte. Dr NJ. Gaydosh DR. r A.
Mcmillan.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-26
BROTHERH HOOD TO
HOLD BANQUET
ELABORATE PLANS FoR AFFAIR
At ST. MATTHEW'S.
Interesting Address % Be Delivered by
NJ Leonard ". Wood ~ Mass
Meeting

Practically all ~ tho ARRANGEMENTS
for The mass meeting and banquet TO
b held by the local brotherhood ~ s.
Andrews are nov completed. and the
AFFAIR wil he one % The largest ever
held by the organization
y treat FOR those who attend has
been prepared Dbl securing Mr. Leon
ard D webb. who uIu make The 3D.
dress of no evening Starting az g
o'clock a banquet. af which The mem
bers ~ the brotherhood only viii Do
present. eiu be held. and viii con
rnue until = o'clock. when The mass
meeting VIII b. held Dol the church
EFcry body is invited to attend this
mcctinE. a. the address 20 D. o.
hFercd DIV Mr. Webb vili hc Of interest
Co AL o. is not known definitely just
What bis subject vii BE-. but during
'hc course of bic TAX DO viii touch
upon The meetings of a. Ikc nature
held This fan in other cities.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-26
GOOD ROAD WEEK
FOR WEST VIRGINIA
SoNernor Oesignstes Week 20 Be o..
voted 20 improvement o.
Highways
M CAL p ToyEo


Clafleaton ". Va. Oct -.
lnr peek beginning NogowIcr -
I'ii has been proclaimed Good
loads Week by Governor Classoo~r
This action was taken b. fh. gov
"rnor az result of the. adoption e.f a
reso' uiion by hc state board Of trade
W hooroheid. on september o.. which
requested the Governor 20 desisnsfe
week. by proclamation. fo be- Enovo
az Good Roads Wees
The question OF roads fr arE,ov.t
edged fo b. ono that West virginia
must soon look upon more seriously
man has been tho case thus Tar ir
me state a history. and in the opinion
or the state board Of fade. a. shoun
b-tis rr-oiuton he only cav nov
io eo crystalline a sentiment FOR
nfifer roads that the business man
me professional man. che farmer and
a.. others VII ioin iu one common
movement. put their shoulder fo the
project and push 90 along until GOOD
roads are H reality
Tho proclamation By Governor
''a-scocs requests that au civic or.
carnations. chamber o. commerce.
noarfs of trade churches. schools
.h~ press and orEanigat ions o. afl
,inds. Interested in better roads. fo
l' Whatsoever they can fo promote
f'r interest of good roads
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-26

1871 shcriH Tar e Que. a siseourt
81 aioSed O. ---s-rr- payin7
oromPslE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-26
TICKET SALE
OPENS TO-DAY

The seat sale for the grand.
reyicwing stand opens This
morning A. the salts are iu
big demand. ALI should secure
tickets promptly All box seats
are on sale AZ Allen a Hunter
fformerly y. L. Miller hat
store on Market street Re
served seats and general ad-
mission tickets can be secured
following places COlemHn's
pharmacy. sixteenth and Mar
ket streets. SchInidis phar-
macy. Fourteenth and Market
streets: Goctze's pharmacy.
Twelfth street. Raus phar-
macy. Eleventh and Market
streets: Wingerter's pharmacy.
Main street and Bridge place.
Binding Inspector Fahey. 1f
ter viewing the construction al
the stand. stated ~ would bear
500 pounds weight to the
sduarooinch. which is going
some
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-26

Allegheny Flvers on oct 81 upon ne
',hienafy celebration Of the begin
ming Of Tteafn Navigation on Western
rifrrs. A procession Of steam craft
VII take place at Piftsburg Captain
y. ~ tber0th Of The revenue cutter
service viii command patrol heet
composed % vessels VOLUNTEERED fOr
tho occasion