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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-10
TAFT Well Satisfied.

PRESIDENT Taft on his way to Angus
Ia, last night appeared well SATISFIED
with the situation. There is general
oeilef that the rapid movement Of
troops into Texas and southern Cali
lornla will SO speedily accomplish its
purpose that the net results in the
end will constitute valuable lesson
N quick mobilization Of an effective
hshtlng force that will prove a reve-
iation to the country at large. to the
critics of the army in particular and
Justification of the automatically
Worded explanations that have been
gwen out from official sources in
Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-10
Jap Spies Busy.

BOISE. Idaho. March lo.-While
the troops OF the First cavalry were
entraining to rush to San Antonio
their movements were closely watched
by two we'll dressed, evidently well
educated japanese who stood near by
and took copious notes of the soldiers
movements Each trooper was given
200 rounds of ammunition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-10
Quick Action Needed.

There no longer Is reason to doubt
mat the sudden move on the part OF
america was the result of either I'M
oihclal representations of the foreign
governments regarding the situation
~ Mexico or the intimation that sew
erai Of the European powers were
sounding each other as to the desira-
unity Of making representations to
me United States al an early date. At
any rate, the matter was put up to
.ne administration in such a way as to
saii Tor the quickest sort of action.
me necessity for this speedy moboliza-
ION was seized upon by the war de-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-10
Miles in Command.

GALVESTON. March 10.-Brig. Gen.
A. L. Miles is here and has assumed
command of the 1000 troops which are
expected by Sunday. Every train is
bringing detachments.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-10

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-10
American Investments.

SAN ANTONIO, March 10. The
note of reveille stirred to early action
the camp of the Seventh infantry this
morning, the first troops to arrive.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Riaht Handel Parrots.

Past the parrot. cages walked the
bird fancier, poking an inquisidve
finger at the birds.
IT am looking for a right handed
parrot, he said, but there doesn't seem
to be one in this lot. Most parrots are
left handed. Training, not nature.
made them so.
'.Their owners are right handed and
when putting out a finger for the bird
to stand on it is most convenient for
him to step up with the left foot. In
a little while that left handed action
becomes second nature and he doesn't
know how to use his right foot first.
1.-The only right handed parrots have
belonged to left handed persons. In
their training the order was reversed.
The left finger was extended for a
perch and the bird naturally grasped
It with his right .foot."-New York Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
RESULT OF SOCIAL WARFARE
Frank and Edwin Gould Fight for Con.
troll Of Railway.

New York, Sept. 27.-The Gould
family is again looking daggers at one
another. This time Edwin, railroad
president, and Frank, gentleman OF
LEISURE" are at it. Frank Jay Gould
Is trying to take control Of the st.
Louis Southwestern railroad from his
brother Edwin, who has long been its
dominant figure.
The family quarrel began when Mrs.
Edwin Gould, who prides herself on
the quantity of blue blood she brought
into the Gould family, wouldn't re-
ceive her new sister-in-law, who was
Edith Kelley. actress, and who was
married abroad by Frank Gould DON
ate: his first wife, Helen Kelly Gould,
divorced him.
Edith Kelly Gould hasn't a bit OF
E!ae blood. But she has a goodly
quantity Of red fighting blood. She
mapped it out that if she couldn't put
hey tiny French heels under the Ed
win Gould dining table. she could take
Edwin's Job away from him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
TOUCHES
LIGHTLY ON POLITICS
Executive Makes Speech at
Kansas State Fair.

Hutchinson. Kan, Sept. 27.-There
was no political atmosphere about
President Taft's speech at the Kan.
a state fair here.
A dissertation ON the history of
Kansas and a brief appreciation of
Representative r. H. Madison, whose
death last week seriously depressed
the president, was the substance of
his message to the insurgency of Kan
a in the biggest speech he was
scheduled to deliver during his visit
here.
None of the big issues of the day
were mentioned and an academic dis.
cussion of the troubles of bleeding
Kansas in the turbulent times of the
slavery struggle took practically al!
OF the presidents address.
The president proceeded to a
lengthy discussion of the circumstan-
ces under which Kansas entered the
Union. the bloody guerrilla warfare
that racked her Just prior to the Civil
war, and her economic history up to
the present time. He then made a de-
tailed statistical review of the ad.
vance of the states prosperity.
"The trials through which the state
has come have undoubtedly given a
character to its Inhabitants" he de-
clared. "They are bold and original
in thought. courageous in execution.
One may differ from them on their
conclusions either upon politics or
upon other issues, but he must respect
the sincerity and their energy, indie
pendence and courage with which they
support their conclusions and carry
them to their logical results"
This was the nearest the president
came to mentioning the insurgency Of
Kansas.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
REscuERs CONTINUE At W
Desperate Efforts to Reach Men In
Wreckaae of the Liberte.

Toulon, Sept. 27.-While the dry
docks are being hastily put in shape
to receive the Verite, Republique and
Democratic. all badly damaged as a
result of the fire and explosion that
destroyed the Liberte, detachments
from every ship in the harbor are
working on the wreckage of the Lii
berte, trying to rescue members of the
crew known to be alive in the debris.
A repair ship is anchored alongside
the mass of wreekage, only a small
portion of which is still above water.
The chrome steel plates are being
burned through with acetylene jets.
but the work is necessarily very slow
because of the danger of d%islodging
some of the plates and crushing the
victims in their prison below the sur.
face of the waters in the r%oadstead.
There is a disposition to blame the
higher officials of the Liberte for be-
ing absent. The fact that the captain
and the next two in command we're
away and that the .warship was in
command of the senior lieutenant in
jured discipline, 1t is claimed. 1t is
also intimated that the best means
were not employed in fighting the fire.
Had experienced officials been on
duty, 1t is intimated, bunkers and
magazines would have been flooded
simultaneously with the fire alarm
and an explosion would have been i'm
possible. A court of inquiry to deter
mine the responsibility for the disas-
tor will be named at once
The city of Toulon has been formed
into a vast hospital and morgue. Many
Of the victims are so badly mang!ed
that recognition is almost impossible.
In the temporary hospitals, hastily
established, terribly burned seamenI
are being cared for. {
OF fifty injured sailors in the chief
marine hospital, twenty-five have al
ready died and few Of the others can
recover.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
The sian on tho Bottle,

luz 0ISu OH GU0 '0OSIIos
Maggie is a willing but rather stupid
domestic in a Chicago family. She
suffered from toothache for some time.
and, the creosote that had been pre-
scrubbed proving Intellectual. her mis-;
tress procured another remedy at the
drug store. Thinking to impress the
girl with the necessity Of being careful
in the use of 1t. she said: Nov, Mag.
gle, do you e the. skull and cross.
bones on this label? Do you know
what they mean?"
Eyes. ma'am," Maggie promptly re.
piled; "they mean that the medicine
is good for the teeth"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
May Have Been
! RESULT OF PLOT
French Suspicious About De-
struction Of Warship.
BLAZE ON THE La PATRlE

Another BattIeship In TouIon Harbor
Narrowly Escapes the Same Fate as
the Liberte Recent Mysterious
Fires in the Naval Arsenal and Acct.
dents to Ships in Drydock Recalled.
Toulon, Sept. 27.-That the destruc-
ton of the magnificent French battle
ship Liberte may have been the result
of a deliberate plot to destroy the en-
tire navy is a suspicion that is rapidly
gaining ground among naval officers.
The many mysterious fires in the
naval arsenal here, the accidents to
ships in drydock, and, finally, the fact
that fire has been discovered. in the
hold of the b%attleship La Patrie.
which required a desperate battle to
extingufsh, has caused the port Off.
Gals to intimate that the most rigid
investigation is necessary.
It is understood that the French &C.
cret service has been ordered to take
charge of the matter.
The fire on La Patrie was a the
powder magazines. They were i'm
mediately flooded and the fire finally
extinguished.
The number of dead on the .Liberte
is 10Y placed at 435, but these figures
will be revised when roll calls are
completed on the ships and the num-
Der of men on leave located.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
ENGAGEMENT NEAR cHEMGTu
Government and Insurssnt Forces
Lose Heavily.

Chengtu, China, Sept. 27.-A serious
engagement between government
troops and the insurgents occurred
at Shwangliu. ten miles south Of here.
The troops lost heavily, but the In
surgent losses were still greater.
The insurgents hold Meichow. nifty
miles south of this city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Headache Pills KIN Woman.

Canton, ILL.,, Sept. 27,-Mrs. Edward
Woodcock OF this city Is dead from
the effects Of pills taken to cure head
ache. Saturday night she took eieht
OF the pills. She became Ill early Sun.
day morning and DON became un-
conscious. remaining 80 until death.
ohs had been subject to headaches and
was n the habit Of using the pills.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
AUCTION SAL E
Oct 5fh-
] will sell at public auction at my
place, Sec. 2O-145-81, 6 miles due
north of Washburn, N. d., the fol
lowing articles:

~. t.- ~ ,a
platform scale, one cream
separator, one 4-horse power,
one heating stove, ggrindstone,
one organ, reed; Z spring
calves, 8 milk cows, { calves
1 year old, one Registered
Pure Bred Percher0n
Stallion, weight 1850 lbs:
4 sets work harness, one sim
gle harness, one set driving
harness. Household Goods
consisting Of chairs, tables,
center tables, etc. Farm
Tools, such as saws, axes,
hammers, wrenches, crow
bars, etc. Many other articles
too numerous to mention.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
A Harder Task,

a Harder ask.
II can twist my husband around my
little finger" said the Circassian
beauty.
'sThat's all right" replied the fat
lady, 'but II you had married the os-
sifed man instead Of the contortionist
you'd find him a harder customer to
deal with."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
elk Hurt In Auto Collision.

New York, Sept. 27.-six persons
were injured, two Of them women. IA
tally. in an automobile crash On tie
Pelham parkway here. One chr wass
coming down the parkway e 1rap16s
poce and collided With auothee, vhje6
Wa climbing tho acline.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Lots Of Hunting.

Lots Of Hunting.
The talk had turned upon hunting
and by and by one Of the adult visitors,
noting. JAMES rapt and eager look,
remarked cheerily:
"Well. sonny, I don't suppose you've
had a chance to do much hunting yet?''
mot many kinds, but lots Of It," ex-
planned jamie. tive never hunted
bears or lions, but I've hunted gran.
ny's spectacles most all over the
world!"-Chicago Record Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Tho Secret Elopemsnt.

He.We had best elope about 2 in
the morning. I will bring my motor to
the next corner. and She-Oh.
couldn't you make 1t q little earlier.
dear? Pa and ma do so want to see
us of, and I don't like to keep them
up so late.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
HASTILY LEAVING TRIpoLl

Foreigners Fear Arab Revolt and
Exodus Results
Tripoli, Sept. 27.-Foreigners are
alarmed at the situation growing out
Of the reported intention Of Italy to
occupy Tripoli In defiance Of the Turk
ish, government.
An Arab revolt is feared.
All foreigners who can are fleeing
hastily. Every available boat leaving
here is crowded with Europeans.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
FARMLAND iNHERITs TITLE
oklahoman Heir Of Earl Myers o.
Scotland.

scotland.
Lawton, Okla, Sept. CIV. Joseph
Mdridge, who is working as a farm
hand near here, has received word
that he 10 heir to the title and fortune
Of the late Earl Myers Of Craig castle,
near Glasgow, Scotland.
Eldridge saw service in the Boer
war, in Egypt and the Boxer uprising
10 . lieutenant In the Eighteenth Hus-
sars. He came to the United States
and enlisted in the American army,
whore he rose to the rank Of . nom
Commissioned omoer. He was sta
toned at Fort Sill. Okla. Later he left
the army to study farming.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Came Out strono At Tho End.

Came Out Strong at the End.
Chippj-I was not at all up to the
mark last night; tried to say some
thing agreeable, but couldn't do it
somehow. so at last I babe them
goodby. Jones-Ah. then you did man
age to say something agreeable after
~all!-London Stray Stories.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Didn't Want to Impose.

Oldht Want TO impose.
An Irishman was walking along a
dusty road with a bag on his back
when he was ovcrtaken by a cart the
driver of which offered him a lift.
Thanks" said the 1rishman. He got
in, but did not take the bag of his
back. won't you put down your bag.
sir?" asked the driver. "Well." said
The 1rishman. Il don't like to impose
on your good nature. You are giving
me a ride. but l will carry the bag"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29

Boring Wells.
The art Of boring wells was practiced
in the east more than 1900 years ago.
Abraham's servant encountered Re-
bekah at a well in 1859 b. C.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
A Sticking Business.

A Sticking Business.
We'll, Mrs. Smith. and how's your
husband?"
"oh. he's doing well. thank you,
mum He's got a job at the glue fac
tory now"
'Ah. well. I hope he'll stick there"
London Mail.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29

2 prs. Bobsleds, 2 Champion
binders, 8 #. CUT 1 spring
wagon, I wagon bed nearly
new, | single buggy, 2 14-in.
gang plows, | stubble pillow
Is in, l disc, one breaking
pillow, one haystacker, one
bullrake, 2 lumber wagons
complete, one farm truck, one
Mccormick header, one Nc
Cormick mower, one Jones
hayrake, one brush breaker,
Is in: one Havana press drill,
8 it.; one DoWagiac double
disc drill, one cutter, 2 head
er boxes, one grain tank, one
saddle, one tanning mill, one
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Hair. stealers.

1t was unsafe for English children
to walk out alone in 1895. lest they
should be robbed of their hair for wig
makers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Her Added ws;sht.

Her Added Weight.
Mrs. Benham-1 am getting stouter
all the time. Mr.. Benham-Yes; when
I got married I little realised that I
was getting a wife on the instalment
plant" G
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
MESSENGER JAILED
Had His Car Uttered With Torn
500 and $50 sils.

e.e.l ~ ~ ~ OVs@ a.H %
Waycross, Ca, Sept. 27.-for tearing
up 800 and $50 bills like waste paper
and throwing silver dollars promiscu-
ously about his car, q. F. Radford, ex.
press messenger on an Atlantic Coast
Line train, is in jail here. Radford
only did this after he had stuffed
every pocket full Of coin and bills,
amounting to between $4,000 and $780,
600.
Radford says he protested IN being
sent out on the run because Of his
condition.
Twins Born Three Days Apart.
Muskegon, Mich, Sept. 27.-Mrs.
Grant Devore Of Moorland, a village
near here, has given birth to twins.
the babies being born three days apart.
Ono child d exactly seventy-three
hours older than the other. Physicians
ray the. case 10 almost without parai'~!
N medical history.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
WILL REMODEL AND
IMPROVE THE FAY

Landlord Smith, of the Hotel
ray, always alive to the comfort
Oh his guests, plans extensive i'm
provements to that popular hostel
ry' including an enlargement of
the lobby which will be finished
with tile floor and marble wains-
cottlng, the contract for this work
having been awarded THOMPSON
4 Stewart, Of Duluth.
me rooms throughout will also
ne renovated and repainted, and
numerous minor improvements
are planned throughout the house
The Fay is the most popular no.
tel on the range, and has ALWAYS
enjoyed a merited patronage from
the travelling public.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
WATER RESOURCES
OF MINNESOTA
Seasons Work of United States
Geological Survey in Coopera-
ton with State Drainage Com
mission

ullSSlOu.
The cooperative agreement be-
tween the United States Geologi-
cal Survey and the Minnesota
State Drainage Commission for
the purpose Of investigating. the
water resources of Minnesota has
recently been renewed, and in con
sequence Of an appropriation of
$4,000 made by the legislature
for two years work, the investi-
cations are being extended into
portions Of the State not previ-
Ously touched.
The general plateau level Of the
northeastern portion of Minnesota
the section which lies north of
Lake Superior and is contained
chiefly in Lake and Cook coun-
ties, is more than 600 feet above
Lake Superior. Numerous streams
drain this region into the lake,
and although they are small the
fact that they descend 600 feet
within a few miles of the lake
makes them important as sources
Of water power. Many Of the
streams pass through canyons
having vertical walls which would
make excellent dam sites.
The investigation of these
streams has been started by max
ing a survey of Pigeon (Which
forms the extreme eastern bound
airy between Minnesota and On
tario), Brule, and Deviltrack ri
vers. Other streams to be sur
veyed in this region are Cascade,
Poplar, Temperance, Cross, Mani
tou, Baptism, Beaver and Goose
berry rivers. Besides the streams
in the northeastern portion of the
State, Vermilion, Big Fork, and
Little Fork rivers are being sur
veyed.
Measurements of the flow of
the rivers are also being made, to
determine more fully their value
for water power.
The work Of investigating the
larger lakes in Minnesota, to de-
termine their capacities as reser-
voirs to restrain the flood flow and
thereby increase the discharge
during the water season, is
also being undertaken. The first
lake to be surveyed is Lower Rice
Lake, through which Wild Rice
River flows.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
leieEhOncS IN Mtnes.

Although the use OF teller homes in
mines is not OF recent origin the ad-
Vantages are, perhaps, hardly really
appreciated until they have once been
tried. Probably at no time in the his
tory of mining has there been a great
er demonstration of the great need of
telephones in mines than at the Cherry
coal mine disaster. How many more
lives could have been saved had the
mine been fully equipped with tele-
phones Is entirely problematical, but II
Is certain that the number would have
been greater had opportunity been af-
forded for communication between
the rescuers and the entombed men,
Philadelphia Record
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
Transmitting ~ ,toaraphs.

new method OF Transmitting pho
tographs to a distance has recently
been devised. A gelatine negative is
used, in which the picture is formed
in relief. A stylus travels over the
uneven surface of the negative and
operates a rheostat in the main line,
At the receiving station a luminous
ray plays over a sensitized plate, and
the intensity Of its light is varied by
the rheostat The reliefs and hollows
Of the original are thus reproduced in
light and shadow on the sensitized
medium, and form tie i.:..' tic. This
method OF transmitting pi-t.,cs vas
recently tried with success Oh tire line
between Paris and Lyons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
MINNESOTA'S FAIR
PREMIUM OFFERINGS

Directors LiberaIity Gives Many On.
portunity Of Winning Prizes.
The premium offerings at the Min
nesota State Fair this year are more
liberal than ever before in the fair'Y
history. Outside of the horse race
purses and the amounts paid for auto
mobile races and many other special
amusement features the premium of.
ferings of the fair amount to $55,290,
an increase of more than $1,000 over
the amount offered last year.
This offering will attract a much
larger number of exhibitors and
greater variety and better quality
of exhibits. The distribution of pre-
miums in the different departments
for the 1911 fair is as follows:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish, through the columns
of the Enterprise, to extend our
thanks to kind friends and neigh
bors for aid and sympathy ex-
tended us during the brief illness
OF our dear wife and mother. We
thank the Rev. Carswen for serv-
ices so kindly rendered, and for
the words Of hope and comfort
spoken by him. We shall always
remember those who sang the
beautiful hymns at that time. We
wish to thank Mr. Gillespie for
aid and services so kindly ex-
tended us in matters that were