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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
Estimated Car Lots.
Car Lots.

Wheat 269; corn SOS; oats, 300
rye 2; barley. 6.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-Fresh COW and three
hogs Inquire of B. e. Fuller, Des
Moines Valley road Hub. phone r.
s1s.
FOR SALE-Good horse, new buggy
and harness. Reasonable. Inquire
1928 Franklin street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

NEW YORK, July CIV. e. D.
Stokes in police court today at the
hearing of Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad who shot him in their apart
ments, swore that the girls tried to
blackmail him out of $4,000 and
when he refused, they tried to murder
him.
Both girls. CARRIED in white satin
sat in front of Stokes and listened
to his story. "On that afternoon he
said, Il received a message from Miss
Conrad saying that Miss Graham had
sailed on the Baltic and had left a
packet of letters for me. went to
get them and was met by Miss Conrad
who told me to sit down and wait. A
few minutes later Miss Graham came
down the hall with revolver in her
hand and assaulted him with the re.
volver.''
AS he accused the girls, the voice
of the millionaire was raised almost
to shout.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

OMAHA July 6. Governor Chester
M. Aldrich has turned down many re-
quests that he issue a proclamation
calling for concerted prayers for rain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
THE WORLDS MARKETS
Furnishes by e W. Wagner 80 Chicago
Members Chicago Board Of TradechIeaso Exchange
Branch Office: Room Is James Bldg, Madison Iowa
Phones Mississippi Valley ls5-lowa
f11vate wires J. H Wagner

Sep ...... SIS S.57 $40 "a.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
CAPT. JAMES j. THOMAS.

General Robert E. Lee said that
DUTY" was the sublimest word in the
English language. A worthy follower
federate uniform with honor, the late
Capt. James J. Thomas, Of Raleigh,
made Duty" his watchword. When the
war closed, he returned to his home
in Franklin county with little capital,
except his clear head and unerring
business judgment. The story Of his
emarkably successful business career
is told elsewhere in this paper. He
made a large fortune, and every dol
lar Of it was clean and honest He
was a just man, true in every relation
OF life, and possessed the full conf
dence of the community and the State
He was the first president Of the Com
mercial National Bank. and as banker
and business man he was guided by
conservatism and a Judgment that was
as nearly perfect as is given to man
kind.
Not long before his health gave
way, talking to friend, Captain
AAsoiAioio Sehi" HOY Z, Slilce arriving
at years Of early manhood, made it an
invariable rule to always be prompt
at my business, keeping every engage
ment, and faithfully executing every
command Of my employers. My as
sociates We're always chosen among
those whose moral character was
above reproach." He also recommend-
ed "politeness, especially to ones Sc
niors; to live within ones means. he
that what it may, and, If necessa r,
even by making sacrifices, to lay up
something for rainy day
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
\ CLEAN FAIR.

The executive committee or the
state Fair cannot be too highly COM
mended for their determination 70
put an end once and for all TO the
fakirs that disgust decent people ana
rob the unwary at the state Flrs.
They have sought to eliminate the
worst. and there have been improve
ments, but they have now reacned
the only proper conclusion, and that
is to deny privileges to the grounds 10
any of the fakir and indecent show
crowds that infest most fairs In ms
report to the executive committee
Secretary Pogue made this recommen-
dation:
"As experience has taught the man
agement how futile it is to rely on
pledges or contracts made by many
show people, I feel it my duty to rec
ommend that all dancing girl shows
and all doubtful games. games in
which the element of chance can be
introduced, be absolutely forbidden
hereafter There are plenty of de-
cent and interesting shows and inno-
cent games Of skill, with fixed returns,
to be had after cutting out the bad
and unworthy"
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10

~ medicine because I thought she
was a useful woman in our m1ost.
am afraid that in the excitement OK
the moment she drew on her magma
tiop for her facts. and IN her zeal
threw discretion to the wlnos ana
+ook an exception to the rule ana
made it a generality. II the good peo-
nle of Philadelphia take 1ntereS,
snough in and wish to know the truth
about rs people of Yancey ana Mltch-
oil counties and the mountain section
penerally let them send some good,
re1iahle man in whom they have con-
6dence down here and see the true
state Of affairs. and go back to Phlla-
delphia and report.
IF he should find that We don't
know there is a Federal Government,
tina: we have never seen the flag, that
our houses are built of logs and WIN
doWlesS that we have no furniture
and no cooking utensils, that some of
the children have to go to bed while
tha others wear their clothes to
school. that all We have to eat is salt
pork and corn bread, that children are
taught to use tobacco and snuff TO
still the pangs of hunger, that our
sole occupation is farming. that all
our trade is done by barter, and that
there are no medical men within hum
dreds Of miles-if any or all OF these
are SO then I can be put into the
Ananias Club with that other late
lamented discOverer Of strange places
and things-.Dr Frederick A. Cook
"DR J. 3. EWING.
Secretary Mitchell County Medical
Society. Pooneford. n. c."
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
HOW DO YOU Do TODAY?

This Is the common greeting by
which we express, at least in Words.
our interest in the welfare of our
friends and neighbors whenever we
meet them. It shows the importance
that each one of us attaches to our
daily health and we'll being. Would
it not be Well for each one Of us eveC
time he says this to stop a nom ment
and think whether it really means any,
thing? II We are really interested in
the health of our neighbor we ought
to be doing all that We can to insure
our neighbor's health. All movements
for improvem ent of health in backing
up health authorities and health asso-
Citations are Of great Importance in
practically carrying out Christian
charity.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
UNCLE WALT
The Poet PHILOSOPHER

I have a large Buff Cochin hen. /
keep her in a gaudy pen, and there
she fuses all the day,
THE IDLE and never takes the
HEN time to lay. In summer
time, when eggs were
cheap, that hen would lay eggs in her
sleep; she laid enough to feed a troop:
she piled them up all around the
COOP. / used to take those eggs of
hers and throw them at the passing
ours; for all the world was daubcd
with eggs; they fetched three cents
per dozen kegs. But now that winter
raves and groans, and eggs are scarce
AS pr cious stones, that silly hen Just
foafs all day, and doesn't earn her
corn and hay. Some day. when wear
led by the strife that marks this
Journey we call life, when with n
deep conviction fraught that chicken
pie would hit the spot. I'll kill that
Old hen, Pm afraid, and then she'll
wish that she had laid There's moth
1D% worse. you'll all agree than mis-
directed ENERGY. The hen that laws
when eggs are cheap, and when they're
dear lies down to sleep; the do. that
barks when nothine's wrong. and
sleeps when burglars come along: the
man WHO tiilS on Sabbath day. and
loafs the whole long week ayay-
II cse from ones eyes the tears would
draw; there surely ought to he a
law.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINE.ERS
a North Carolina Physician Protests
Against Miss Lydia HoIInaH's Char
acteFiZatfOnS,
philadelphia Public Ie,

philadelphia Public Ledger)
Miss Lydia Holman, on Decem Der
7th, lectured before the New Century
Club on the condition OF the poor
mountaineers Of the South. Accord
ing to her recital she had been so
amazed and shocked by the abject
poverty, the dense Ignorance, the
Wretched and unintelligent mode Of
their existence and the disgrac eful
squalor Of their surroundings and
lives that she had decided to devote
herself to their uplift. In consonance
Holman Association for the Promotion
of Rural Nursing. Hygiene and Social
Service. In support Of that institution
she made an appeal for funds The
account Of Miss Holman's lectures has
caused some dismay and much indig-
nation in the South. A North Caro-
lima physician writes the following
letter:
ITO the Editor OF Public Ledger:
Sir-Miss Lydia Holman was indicted
in the courts of Mitchell county for
Illegally practcing medicine and the
case was nolle pressed on her promise
to quit the practice and confine her
activities to her profession Of a nurse >
She is a registered nurse in Mitchell
county. but has no right to practice
medicine; but she practiced medicine
instead OF nursing. I presume that
her practice was profitable Her home
Is i've miles from Booneford and she
owns nice tWO-story frame house
and sixteen acres Of land, which I
presume She paid for out of her prac-
tlce. L have no doubt but what she
dld more or less charity work. as
every practitioner does; but ( know
sne charged as much, if not more
tor her work than the licensed phv-
slclans in her neishborhood
Il have been in this mountain sec
ton, to be exact, twenty-eight wears
commenced the practice of medi-
cine in North Carolina in March
1884, and I think l know the true
facts about which Miss Holman spoke
IN her addresses to the nurses at the
Polytechnic Hospital and the Civic Climb
ana L wish to reatfirm every word in
my letter to the Charlotte Observer
ana iurther to say emphaticalhrfh.. /
MISS Hoiman's statements, as q whole
are not true.
Our people feel outraged. and il is
q certainty that Miss Holman's use-
loiness In this section is at an end 7
do not understand these performances
up in Philadelphia. I am sorry for
Miss Holman.
Up until now I hace ALWAYS held
ner IN high respect. Only last court
lnterfered and kept her from being
indicted again for the illegal practice
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered III
North Carolina so much good reading
for SO little money as we arc Offering
under the following propositions: For
$40 we will send the following foE
one year:
The Weekly News and Observer. a.
eigiit-page weekly, newspaper.
The Commoner. an able weekly
Journal. published by William Jcsa
Kings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, sixteen
page North CaTolilia home and farfu
weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy
Cents you can get ali these papers
one year.
v. C. MOORE, Manager.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
LENGTHY PROTEST.
Advocate RetaliatOry Measure on Ger
many on HccOunt of Potash Action.

(By the Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va. Jan. IA lengthy
protest against the United States gov
ernment permitting the German pot
ash syndicate to impose ''under impe.
rial protection" the new potash law,
has been sent to Congress by COM
mittee Of five representing the Assoc
ciated American Potash buyers
The committee describes the act as
the retroactive German Potash law
which imposes upon American manu-
facturtures and farmers penalty taxes
aggregating about $40,00OOOO," the
the term this sum as millions in
tribute to the German Kali Barons."
They demand that this country shall
enter into a tariff war with Germany
If the law is not SO changed as to per-
NIT old contracts to be made good
James A. Moncure, of Richmond.
who represents three independent fer
tilizer manufacturers in Virginia. Is
one OF the s'gners of the protest.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
EXPLOSION IN MINE.
Sixteen Miners Are Badly Burned
Mine Equipment Damaged.

Lexington, Ky, Jan. 7.-Sixteen
miners were badly burned today when
an explosion occurred in the Big Hill
Coal Company mines in Lee county.
The explosion took place just as the
men were leaving the workings. A
premature shot was fred. which ig-
nited gas and blew the men bodily
from the shaft. One man was blown
over a small hill fifty yards away and
badly hurt. Fifteen others were badly
burned and three of them may not
live. All the victims are Americans.
Inc mine equipment at the mouth of
the shaft was badly damaged and
much OF the staging Of the mine was
wrecked.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
SOUTH CAROLINA Mills.
Meeting to Be Held at Spartanburg to
Consider Further Curtailment.
(By the Associated

(BV the AssOClated PEesS.1
Greenville, s. c.. Jan. 7.-At a meet
ing held here today, the executive
committee Of the South Carolina Cot
ton Manufacturers Association, II was
decided to call a meeting Of the gem
eral association at Spartanburg ON
January II to consider further curtail-
ment, acting in conjunction with New
England manufacturer and others in
the South. An address was made by
Howard Ayers, Of New York, repre-
senting the China and Japan Export-
ing Company.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
STICKING TO THE SOIL.

rha ca1aus returns from nearly
every State has shown decloei oi
Of noD1Ilation from the country 70 the
civ. This was particularly markeo
in Iowa, the richest agricultural
State in the country, and IN such iii!o
AGRICULTURAL States as missouri. ihoi-
ana. Iowa and Kansas. as well as oth-
er like States. In not few States 'he
increase in population is almost "noh-
Iv confined to the cities. The press
and thoughtful leaders have noted
this trend from the farms TO the
crowded cities with grave mlsglVlnss
as to the future. 1t is distinctly
movement that is not healthy and IS
along the lines that preceded the
uecadence Of independence among
the people in the ancient repup..cs'
The best growth is that which noios
the bulk of population on the farms.
The most discouraginG sign or the
times as disclosed by the census fg-
ures, is this movement away FROM the
rural to the city home. In every coun-
try this tendency makes for race sui
sturdy independence, and the instltu-
ton Of artificial for the more solia
standards. The cry for che SIMPLE
life that Is heard from Paris is the
cry of those who have lost the vlrlllty
Of strength that comes from close con-
tact with the soil.
The census returns from North Car
olina, as printed today, begin with the
gratifying comment from the Asso-
ciated Press that North Carolina's
popula ton did not show the same
tendency of drifting from, the rural
ten years as was the case in many
other States" The increase in popu-
lation Of towns and cities having over
5000 population was slightly over 26
per cent Of the States increase while
the rural population and the popula
ton Of villages increased % per cent.
This was healthy growth and it is to
be hoped that the future increase of
population for all time viii continue in
the same proportion. The best growth
is one in which the rural population
leads and the towns grow slowly and
do not become overgrown.
North Carolina Is a better State to
live In and has greater promise for the
future with a large number of strong
towns lying in the centre of big agri-
cultural populations than If most OF
| the increase in population had been
massed in a large city.
North Carolina rejoices in the fact
that its towns have grown gratifyingly.
| 1t rejeices more that the rural popu-
lation has shown much larger in
crease. The outlook for the future
development along good lines is
| therefore all that could be desired in
| order to preserve the best traditions
| and the highest usefulness of the
State today and tomorrow.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10

Captain Thomas lived by those az
monitions. which will prove soou
vade noecurn to ambitious young men.
Raleigh has lost one or lts iuo7'
mon wealthiest citizens, anu oe"
leaders in business His probltS, MS
x,or4b b;s love of his State, his fidelity
to every trust is legacy 10 tiie ~
and to his associates and TO MS ram
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
STRACS WILL RETIRE.
Ambassador to Turkey Will Quit Dip
lOmatic Service.
(By the Associated Pres

(By the ASSOc1aled PreSS.
Washington. D. c., Jan. Oscar
Solomon Straus, OF New York. former
cabinet minister, and for more than q
year and a half American Amba ssa dOr
to Turkey, has res: gned his post at
Constantinople. It has been known for
some time that Mr.. Strauss intended
severing his connection with the diplo-
matte service but it did not develop
until today that he had actually re-
signed.
VIM. W. Rockhill the present
American Ambassador to Russia, is
likely to succeed him, although this is
by no means certain, as several names
are under consideration.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
TUESDAY.
WEEKLY TONIC.
(ConfnciuS.l

Moral virtue simply consists in be-
ing able, anywhere and everywhere, to
exercise five particular qualities: Self
respect, magnanimity, sincerity, earn
estness and benevolence Show self
respect, and others will respect you;
be magnanimous, and you will win all
hearts; be sincere, and men will trust
you; be earnest and you will achieve
great things; be benevolent, and you
will be tit to impose your will on
others
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
INsAWe~e~
1909. by George Matthe,
Adarus1
AdaIns.D
AaSA2n

Df. Day, OF the University OF Kan
sas, advocates a motherhood course in
colleges, and says girls ought to be
taught such things as what to do
when baby is teething. The Courier
Journal makes this comment: But
the mother of ordinary intelIicence
learns readily enough that the OBJ
vious course is to leave the baby win.
the nurse and increase her pay"
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10
Candidate for U. s. Senate.
{By the Ossociated Press

{By the Ossociated Press.)
Nashville, Tenn, Jan 7.-Gus T.
Fitdhugh, of Memphis. today formally
announced his candidacy fer the Unit
ed State Senate to succeed James B.
Frazier. Mr.. F;tzhugh was associate
counsel for the prosecution In the
CaGnack murder case.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10

Cover the rhubarb plants now with
plenty OF coarse but rich stable ma
uure.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-30
TRIED RECEIPTS.

HAM WITH OYSTER DRESSING.
Select a small. fresh ham. Have
the butcher remove the bone Wash
and scrape till nice and white; cut
deep gashes on the outside. Rub in
side and out with salt. pepper and
sage Make bread dressing as
for turkey, but use plenty Of oysters
with it, Fill the ham. sew il up and
place in hot oven. Roast from four
To six hours. according To- the size
baSting often. This is an excellent
substitute for turkey.
CRANBERRY CREAM PIE.
Into one pint rich sweet cream.
stir one level tablespoonful of flour
one half cup of sugar pinch of
salt and the beaten white of one egg
Pour this in a pan lined with pastry.
and drop "A Scant layer IF the baked
cranberrieS over the top Bake i'm a
moderate oven and when half done
sprinkle with powdered sugar Serve
with whipped sWeetened cream.
stirred bull Of baked cranberries.
CRANBERRY CONSERVE
To three and a half pounds cram
berries. allow three pounds of sugar
one pound OF raisins. -four oranges
peeled and the pulp cut IN small
pieces. Cook l. minutes. add one
pound walnut meats. cook five min
utes longer and turn into dish To-
cool.-Portland Express Advertiser
PHILADELPHIA FRIED OYSTERS
Philadelphia for years has held the
palm for fried oysters: but there are
fried oysters and fried oysters even in
Philadelphia. Here is an old family
recipe for fried oysters that has nev-
er been published before. and every
housewife will DO well To cut il out
and paste it in her family scrap book
The oysters selected should be the
largest and finest that the market
affords. Rinse quickly with cold
water and lay carefully in colander
To- drain. Sjread each one in turn
on the baking board and pat quickly
and gently with a soft old napkin un-
I'll dry. handling as little as possible
Take a steel fork and catch il in
the eye Of the oyster. dip in egg and
then i'm fine cracker dust back and
forth Use two eggs for dozen and
a half oysters Beat them up to-
gether. add pinch of salt and a
tablespoonful Of boiling water. Have
ready q frying pan not too deep. with
plenty of smoking-hot olive oil or
sweet lard. to which is often added
a little butter t. aid in making the
oysters crisp and brown. Put in
only enough oysters To cover the bot
tom. without crowding When brown
ON one side turn over on the other.
always with the fork in the eye Of
the oyster SO as not to let the juice
escape. Cooked i'm this way. the
oysters are free from fat. plump and
delicious Do not use too much
cracker dust. as that tends to dis
guise the flavor Of the "yster-De-
lineatOr
Arizona republican., 1911-04-30
STREET LIGHTS ARE
AN ASSURED THING
Much Good Work Planned by Mer-
chants Association.

There Vas another important meet
ing Of the Merchants association Fri
day evening. II was held particularly
for the purpose of meeting with Il
committee from the council regarding
the subject of street lights. The coun-
ell representatives were Of the opin-
ION that the town should put IN
street lights without the help Of the
association and intimated that this
would he the mehod of procedure.
The association. however, guaranteed
the council fund of 1915 that has
been contributed for this purpose
and in case any time during the year
the council may need amy part ar all
of this fund to maintain the street
lighting system, it is to draw upon
the association The committee as
sured the association that at the next
regular meeting of the council the
matter of street lights would be imme-
diately taken care of.
The question of advertising the re-
sources of the town was again brought
up and the committee appointed to
solicit funds. reported most satisfac-
tory progress. II was decided to call
a mass meeting Of the citizens OF the
town i'm a few DAYS To decide upon
the details of the advertising cam
paign
Looking In the further protection
of the merchants of the town. the
association took under consideration
several important matters. The idea
of forming a charity fund is being
discussed. Every SO often a demand
Arizona republican., 1911-04-30
TEMPE
ANNUAL INSPECTION
OF COMPANY C"
Good Showing Made by the Tempe
N. G. A. Co.

The annual inspection of company c
y. q. A, was held at the company ar
mory Friday evening with a splendid
of the members of the
All the officers were on
hand and large per cent oi the en-
listed men. For several days previous
To the inspection the members of
the company devoted much of their
time To- getting their equipment in
shipshape and the result was that
when the inspection actually took
place the company made Il fine show
ing
The inspection was made Toy Captain
Powell. the commandment at the Uni
versity of Arizona. who has been de-
tailed To make the inspection of the
guard OF the territory in the place of
Capt. Palmer. who has been called To
the border. In common with most
inspecting officers. Capt. Powell said
very little regarding his observations
OF the company; his actions. however.
indicated his satisfaction with the
conditions as he found them here.