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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

That the railroads Of the United
States. regarded in their entirety, had
during the last fiscal year total cap
italization Of $14.33S, STE, $40, as repre-
sented by securities in the hands of
the public, is vouched for by the Inter
state Commerce Commissions statisti-
cal report. OF these securities 7.94 per
cent of the bonds we're defaulted, and
1929 per cent of the stock did not pay
dividends. The rest of the stock paid
an average Of rs per cent. Railroad
facilities up to June, 1909, included
240.439 miles OF operated lines, $751;
767 miles of track, 5S,947 locomotives,
1905 passenger cars, 2,135,131 freight
cars and 100000 service cars. The
number Of persons employed was L.
699,420. and the total of wages was ST.
143,725. 1906.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
Gag laws he regards as a greater evil.

Gag laws he regards as a greater evil.
The proposal OF having some multi
millionaire endow q few big papers
he regards with distrust. because "un.
avoidable sycophancy Of mankind"
which would connect the editors with
the known views of the founder, and
he gives this sharp thrust at our col
leges, that they ARE cowards in the
presence OF capital" And besides he
thinks that plan undemocratic. and
that the mass Of people would never
lake the endowed paper. AS for the
"adless paper" Irwin does not think
that the public is vet ready to pay
the price. But he testifies from per-
sonal meetings with newspaper men
all over the country that they are
generally dissatisfied with the present
conditions in their profession. He be-
lieves that in time higher code Of
honor among these men who make the
papers will force change for the bet
tec
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

eighteen miles long and has a capac-
ity of 300 second feet. Water is also
obtained from Coal creek and other
creeks. From Standby lake the
water is conveyed by canal to the
Platte river at point near Denver.
The northern end Of the system is six
miles from Greeley To the lands
west of the Platte the water is CON
yeyed as far west as Erie and as far
north as Platteville. sub
sidiary system in the Marshall
lake system, which obtains water
from South Boulder creek near Eldor-
ado springs, conveys it to Marshall
lake ana through the Community
canal to Burns Junction. OF the land
under the Standley system 100000
acres are now under water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
DoNNELLsoN.
= 80 y 80 . . . . 4


Mrs. VIM. Butler and Mrs. J. n.
Lowenberg entertained some Young
folks at the formers home last Thurs.
day afternoon in honor Of Miss Alice
Taylor of Keokuk. The affair was
planned as a surprise for Miss Tay.
Tor. who was pleased to meet her
friends in this pleasant way. DAINTY
refreshments were served after which
the guests departed for their homaa
thanking Mrs. Butler for her kind
hospitality
Mrs M. Harnagel and sons, Willard
and George Edward, returned to their
home in Pennington Saturday morn.
Ing after weeks pleasant visit IN
our city. =
Mrs. E. G. seyb and son visited
nome folks near viele several davs
the past week. :
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Heretzel are
rejoicing over the arrival OF a dauph.
ter. born Wednesday, July 26th
Some of our young folks attended
the social at Primrose Saturday even
ing.
Miss Alice Taylor went to Fort
Madison Tuesday evening for a short
Visit and will then return to her
duties in Keokuk. Ao'
Mrs. Fred osterhagge and children
have returned to their home n nav.
export, they having visited In orr
vicinity for Seyeral x,.1l. -,
we're accompanied by Mrs. o,s. moth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
AN IMPORTANT OMISSION.

One important omission in the plat
form of the Nebraska Republicans
will be noted. The platform gave no
praise to reciprocity. The silence on
this point is of some significance, as
the st. Louis Globe Democrat thus
points out:
The Nebraska Republicans, like
those of the rest of the west, dis
like reciprocity. They fought against
1T In congress. Delegations of farm
ers and others went from Nebraska
to Washington to protest against that
measure, as was the case. with many
other states. But now that reciprocity
has passed congress and Is handed
over to Canada for such further &C
ton as is. needed to ratify it or de-
feat 1t, the Nebraska Republicans de-
eide to say nothing further about it
this year. 1t is not yet on the statute
book, and will not be until Canada
acts favorably upon it, if it does act
thus. If, as Is probable, that meas
ure, in operation, fails to win the
approval of the people, the Nebraska
Republicans can join those of the
rest of the country in demanding that
steps be taken by our government
looking to its abrogation. There is
no permanency about it. It will have
to justify itself by its acts if it is to
remain in force. The Republican par
ty has no responsibility for it. A
majority of the party in each branch
of congress voted against it. Here
are some of the reasons why the Ne
braska Republicans refused to men.
ton 1t. The reasons were sufficient"
The same reasons would Justify
Iowa Republicans in treating the sub
ject in the same way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
Bible so literally and "Jonahism" bids
fair to become a more or less serious
issue in the church.


A considerable increase in the vol
ume of bank clearings last week re-
fleets reviving business activity Total
exchanges at all leading cities in the
United States aggregated $685., 297, 943,
a gain of 81 per cent as compared with
the same week last year and GA per
cent compared with the corresponding
week in 1909. Good gains appear both
at New York and cities outside that
center, that at New York being 81
per cent over last year and 40 per
cent over 1909. This is especially sat
isfactory, as last week a gain of only
2.2 per cent over last year and loss
of III per cent compared with the
same week two years ago was re-
ported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
LARGEST EARTHwoRk DAM.

Standby dam, the largest earthwork
dam in the world, is completed, and
the entire equipment of vast irri-
cation enterprise that is to supply
water to 100000 acres north and east
of Denver will soon be finished.
This Is the realization of dream
that John Kinnear, a rancher who
first occupied the site Of the vast
STANDBY dam near Broomfield, had
as far back 1869. John Kinnear
started the first ditch, but his means
were limited and he handed over the
site to men with more money and
greater executive ability. Capitalists
took UP the enterprise; 1t prospered,
it languished and once it seemed like
" to fail altogether, but, thanks to
French money, it has been carried
through.
The Standby reservoir is the most
remarkable irrigation enterprise in the
world The great earthwork dam
that faces it rises to height OF 113
feet. When all the trimmings are
put upon it the total height will be
40 feet. To build the reservoir 3,00O,-
600 cubic yards of earth were exca-
waited with the steam shovel. Two
irrigation dams recently constructed
in India exceed the Standley reser-
voir in yardage, but not in height. 1t
is actually the biggest earth dam in
the world. The capacity of the reser-
voir is 100000 acre feet of water.
Since March II, when the Kenefick-
Quigley-Russell Construction Com
pany. with a s2,Ooo00o backing from
the Franco-American bank of Paris,
took up the temporarily abandoned
work to finish 1t, record time has been
made with the excavation. J. b. HAYS.
chief engineer of the Denver Reser-
voir and Irrigation Company, whose
enterprise it was, has had general
supervision.
The contract of the Keneflck com
pany required that the entire construc-
ton must be finished by October /.
Under Robert Russell the contractor,
10000 cubic yards of dirt were moved
~ tNSu.yiouT days. HIS average
was kept up for three months. The
greatest amount Of dirt moved in a
month on the Panama canal was 30
600 cubic yards. On April 2S last the
contractor moved 244 cars of dirt each
car containing about fourteen cubic
yards. This is said to be the greatest
amount of dirt ever moved in single
day.
The STANDBY project also includes
the Henrylyn irrigation district, lying
south and east of Hudson, which In
cludes ITO miles of main canals ex-
elusive Of the laterals.
Water for the Standby reservoir is
obtained chiefly from Clear creek
through Croke creek, which takes out
just below Golden. This inlet is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
SCORING THE INs'UReENT sENA.
TORS

In the newspaper discussion of reci-
procity, the insurgent'' senator's have
been the targets for whitening scorn
and blighting denunciation, which
has come with edifying impartiality
from Republican. Democratic and in
dependent papers alike. few sam
pies will answer. The position Of
the insurge nts," says the Boston Her
aid. SIS the most arrant hypocrisy,
With SNUG faces they, allege that they
do not want anything for themselves,
but are concerned for the consumer.
Either they do not believe what they
say about the Tariff Board or, else
their demand for immediate tariff
legislation is a piece Ssofs sheer smen-
dacity.' What on earth ails them?s
the Chicago Record Herald asks.
Nothing" it answers, to be blunt,
except the paralyzing dread OF Of
Tending misled and scared constit-
uents. They are really too intelligent
to believe the wild nonsense they are
uttering against reciprocity They
have repudiated all their principles
says the New York Tribune, ION the
mistaken theory that by SO doing they
would gain local and sectional ap-
plause. They have lost their own
sef-respect and the respect OF a ma
jority Of their farmer followers at
home" The New York Evening Post
sees the insurgents through the same
lenses. These men, it remarks
scornfully, ''who are now SO busy split
ting hairs and refining and making ex-
ceptions and planning cute little tacti-
cal campaigns, can these be the mag
nificent champions who entered the
senate to make an end Of corner
politics as well as of corruption, to
slay the interests in the meshes OF
their own wicked devices?" The
Portland Oregonian classes La Fol-
lettee with the worst defenders of
special privilege. What is the diff
ference?'' 1t demands to know, be
tween La Toilette, the protectionist
and standpatter, and arch enemy of
reciprocity, and Aldrich, arch protec
ZIONIST and standpatter and enemy
OF any innovation that seeks to dis
turb privilege and monopoly"
An entire newspaper page could be
filed with similar calculations and
questions denoting utter despair OF
the intelligence, the moral character
and the political future Of the in
surgents on the part of the newspa-
pers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

Illinois Methodists in campmeeting
at Des PLANES are divided In opinion
as to whether the Bible story of
Jonah's three days vacation in the
whales interior was an actual fact
or simply q figure OF speech. Rev.
H. G. Jackson in sermon last Sun
day declared that the incident was
a living fact and that Jonah's pres
ence in the stomach of the big fish
was the cause of a plain case of in,
digestion Others do not read the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
THE CURRENT MAGAZINES.

Thlrty-two extra pages In the Aug
ust Lippincott's enables that publica-
ton to present to it's readers an un-
usually imposing table of contents, as
well as some attractive new features
AS usual, the magazine opens with a
complete novel, 'The Little Green
Door," by Dorothea Deakin, author of
George" This is rare story, full
Of humor and charm, yet with a touch
OF pathos, too. The heroines are twin
sisters, ingenious girls who fly in the
face of convention when Fate plays
them shabby trick.
Charles Egbert Craddock, author of
The Fair Mississippian," contributes
long short-story of the civil war. en-
titled "The Lost Guidon." Ellis Park
er Butler. the pigs is Pigs" man, is
responsible for Where There's a
Will" Ella Middleton Tybout's offer.
ing Is THE Efficiency of Miss De-
Long" a story of department life In
Washington. which may open the eyes
Of many in the service and out. Be-
sides there are a score of other
otVIlCS duQ i0dtui SS.
The August Century follows maya
zine tradition by offering its readers,
habitual and occasional, more than the
usual amount of fiction: the second
half of Edith Wharton's "Other Times,
Other Manners and short stories,
several of them highly humorous, by
w T. Nicholas, Mary Meigs Atwater,
Alma Martin Estabrook, George Phil
lips, Ellis Parker Butler and Anne
Warner. Also in keeping with the
spirit OF midsummer holiday number
is an enthusiastic and sympathetic
picture Of Unique Mount Desert" by
Robert Haven Shauffler, author Of
Romantic Germany'-a picture which
will give many readers new concep-
ton of this most wonderful of Ameri-
can resorts, unique for its beauty, its
altruism and its variety Of life and
scenery.
The two notable serial features of
the magazine, DR.. Arthur c. McGif-
fert's Martin Luther and His Work"
and Guglielmo Ferrero's 1.-THE Women
of the Caesars" have chapters of |
much interest. DR.. McGiffert's hiog-
raphy treats at length of Luther's con-
f1ict with radicalism, and the Italian
paper tells the story of
Tiberius and Agrippina, black and
tragic period of Roman history.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

From London comes the account of
strange method of treating tubercu-
losis patients discovered by accident
by man who was breeding maggots
from putrid meat He had been min
er and was a consumptive, but when
he began working over the meat the
breathing of the gas generated is said
to have cured him. Now score or
more of patients are taking this treat
ment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

A Chicago street car conductor has
been presented with a gold medal for
long record of consistent courtesy
to passengers. The Sioux City Journal
suggests that this item is entitled to
publicity wherever there are street
cars. This paper has herewith done
its duty in the matter
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
keokuk, Iowa ....... August I, 1911
DOCTOR WILEY.


With Apologies to Rudyard Ktriing.
Ito be sung to the melancholy strains
of Danny Deever.')
what makes the Potted Ham SO
green?" said F1les-on-Pa
-It's feeling better than it is" the Col
or Sergeant said.
what makes the ranks so white. so
white?" said les-on-Parade.
f'-They're dreadin' what they've got to
eat" the Color Sergeant said
is.For they're bouncin' Doctor Whey,
you can hear the Microbes cheer
And the Germs is all a-singin' WI
ley's goin' away from here,
And we're comm back far stronger
than we've been for many a
year,
For they're bouncin' Dr.. Wiley in the
mornin'.'
lssWhat makes the canned goods work
SO ard? said F1les-on-P
They're fixin' for their jubilee" the
Color Sergeant said.
what made that front rank man fall
down." said Files-on-Parade.
Hes ct cold storage sassidges," the
Color Sergeant said
f~They are bouncin' Doctor Wiley, and
those sassidges OF old
Are swarmin' from their prisons
where they've fingered IN the
cold,
And they've brought their ptomaines
with EN- in a manner free and
bold,
For they're bouncin' Doctor Wiley in
the mornip'."
-Harper's Weekly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

There is political gossip at Des
Moines connecting Col. David J. Pal
mer with the Republican nomination
for governor. There have been lots
worse suggestions than this and none
better. Colonel Palmer is capable
and deserving and has no superior
in the state as vote getter. The Gate
City would take great delight in help.
ing to make him governor of Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
Made the Dream True.

a Blackburn (Eng) man has
proved himself strong believer in
dreams. A few nights ago his young
son dreamt that he saw his father run
over by a motor wagon, and next
day the man, after writing on a piece
OF paper, MY child's dream" threw
himself IN front of motor wagon
and was killed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
KEEP SWEET.

Sing song of cheerfulness,
No matter what you meet.
Bring a joyful presence
To every friend you greet.
Certain, If you're marching,
And hopeful In retreat;
Singing songs Of cheerfulness
Helps to keep you sweet.
John A. Simpson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

er, Mrs. Wagner, who will visit with
them indefinitely.
mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Felt and family
ana MI. and Mrs. Adelbert Auwater
spent Sunday at A. E. Heischler's.
Chas. Bretzinger, Ernest and Wal.
Ter krehbiel have gone to North Da-
kota.
". Ed. Harnagel and George Har-
hagel and son have returned to their
MONIES IN Des Moines after pleasant
vicinity in our vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller and child
rem We're over Sunday visitors in
Keokuk.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Kramer and
sons left for Washington and other
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

Abe Martin has noticed that the
more most fellows think they amount
to the harder 1t is to read their writ
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

While swatting the fly do not forget
TO cut the weeds. Count that day lost
whose low declining sun sees no dead
flies and no weed-killing done
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

The Peoria Herald ranscript sug-
gests that somebody ought to nudge
Senator Hepburn and tell him the
war is over.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

In Baltimore dead flies are paid for
at the rate of ten cents quart and
the swatting process is taking on the
form of large and profitable indus
try.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01
THE GATE CITY
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THE GATE CITY is on sale at the
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

Pertinent inquiry by Nixon Water
man:
When ladies who would dover
Some friend, hold pleasant meets
And have linen shower
Does it come down in sheets?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

western states
months' stay.
charge OF the
Kraners absenc
Harry Taylor
Ia, Friday NOR
visit in our city
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs..
dren and Mr.. al
daughter spent
Eyler home.
Mr.. and Mrs.
home Sunday r.
their auto 70 n !
lsonyule, II. -.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-01

Us for a two
/ Ta will have
\. there in Mr..
|ha
Cato Humeston,
re II a pleasant
70 ! mother and
lsler and chill
ID ,. Seyb ana
II at the Chas.
,teeed returned
,asant trip in
' 81 and Jack
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-04

willingly keep my life a little, since I
have so much to do In It."
From a shadow a lady stepped sud-
denly-the Lady Aldrida.
sBy your leave l would speak with
Sir Verrall."
She came close to me. and there was
that in her face that made me look
at her hands. They were empty, hang
ing at her side.
That she was agitated need hardly
be stated. Our conversation was hur-
ried, but every word she uttered show
ed that size felt I had played her
wrongfully. In conclusion she said:
"You shall regret the friendship, Sir
yerrall. You may escape the swords
Of your enemies. but l will so con-
trive that you shall not escape my
vengeance. 1t is a dangerous thing to
play with such a woman as l m
She moved away from me. and the
knights came to my side again.
She laughed bitterly.
Guard him well, gentlemen, II you
would keep him. i do not envy you
so false a friend"
We were leaving the hall when Jasar
met us. Two of the princess guards
were with him.
"Her highness commands your pres
ence, Sir Verrall," he said.
Her highness thinks l need pro-
tection," I said to my comrades. ut
will save you the trouble Of seeing me
to my quarters. W. are Of n mind.
Is It not so? Each one Of us holds his
life as naught beside the safety Of the
princess"
turned and went with Jasar
through the hall and along the maze
Of corridors which led to the secret
entrance to the princess apartment.
The priest and I entered.
The princess was alone and rose to
meet me. would have knelt to kiss
her hand. but she would not let me
1 raised her hand to my lips as ! stood
instead.
at was bravely done, but why put
of your going for three daysT she
asked.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-04
The Mm6ght
Of the
Silver Star
A Romance OF
DrwssemOam@
BY PERCY BRRDNER
DOWNRIGHT. 1907. by R F. Fenno q
Co.
Continued from page p

.It Is no time to talk folly. 1t Is
.ime to act" was all she said to me-.
The princess told me that she needed
Knights with strong arms and strong
courage. She said the priests were
loyal to her apart from my cause. Aft
or a long conversation l suggested to
her that I would attend the next u
ri, and tell the members that her en-
emies should be defeated. volun-
teered to go to Yadasara as a spy. The
princess was ~apprehenslve Of such a
scheme, but l soon relieved her fears.
I told her l hoped to place her on the
throne. and when she asked me what I
expected as q reward l answered her
IN n language that love dictated. She
understood. Then she asked my name.
When l told her it was Clinton Verrall
1t pleased her.
"It is the name Of the man who wor-
ships you," l whispered, and + took her
hand aud, bending low, kissed 1t pas
sionately. l dared not touch her lips.
Inst then Jasar came in and told
the princess that the count was asking
for her. She gave me her hand and
said: "Be brave for my sake tomor-
row. For my sake return from Yada'
sara" Then she left me.
The council was fixed for the after.
noon. It was an unusual time, but the
princess had so ordered 1t. The moment
entered the hall l fit equal to any
emergency. Danger hung In the air
and my courage rose to meet 1t.
1 mounted the steps and took my
place as near to the princess chair as
possible. l endeavored to hold my owl
firmly but courteOusly. neither max
ing myself too prominent nor seeking
to escape observation. was not 9
prisoner about to plead for mercy, bu'
a man prepared to hurl defiance In the
teeth Of a crowd incensed against me
Vasca stood beside the chair and II
him l bowed. Then l turned to thu
chief Of the priests and bowed to hin
lower still.
Purposely. 1 think, the princess di'
not keep the council waiting. ] hat