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The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
WAS JUST LIKE A wou.u
Che "JlggIed the scalesr ana .. Failed to Deduct Her "wst ''
 Hair"

They met, duly sheeted at t, ish bath scales. and the thin voma S drew back in horror 'Dhan
 Let's, make compact" sbe ,u gested. Don't you look at the sco,s' when I'm weighed and I won, 1'es ,a'a while you're weighed. Because vA ,.,N pretty certain that I've lost and vo,,s' gained" Ve
 All right" said the stout wom.- with resignation, but it doesn,t roam- matter, because we'll be sure ,o .Av each other anyway while we're =. luncheon. Eating together. if vou no ~ tice, IS almost as destructive to fon, inine secrecy as spending the night to gether-haven't you told things von,a vowed not to, hundreds and hundrod. or times, just as soon as you and tho other woman had your back hot. down? And, even If we don't tell each other today the attendants will fol, n. next time. So let's not look at tho scales, if you like. but let's prom,.s to be honest if we say anything ot all." ~
 All right" agreed the thin woman blinding her eyes, child fashion while the other stepped to the platform Then the stout woman conscientiouslv regarded the ceiling while the tbin woman took her turn
 One hundred and twelve pounds,. proudly proclaimed the thin woman at luncheon
 One hundred and seventy" coun. tered the stout woman. The two er. changed keen and dubious glances
 "Honest?" they said in unison.
 Well" admitted the thin woman blushing. TT did jiggle the scales 4 little, because I remembered that my sheet wasn't as big as yours and felt that l ought to be allowed something on that account. How about yourself since you're so mighty particular"
 The stout woman colored.
 Well. I-I forgot to have the at. tendant hold up my hair while was weighed" she admitted, "and you know wet hair weighs awful heavy. So I-I took of couple of pounds for that"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
"Hanuar" and Shed"

The motor car is responsible for the unnecessary addition of many French words to our language, but for some there is at least the excuse that we have no direct equivalent in our own tongue. To the word "han. gar" however, no such excuse Is ap- plicable; besides which, 1t is an ugly word, and the average EngAshmans pronunciation of 1t will not be an i'm provement in this respect. If the word she'd is not good enough for us, surely a foreign equivalent does not mend maters.-London Outlook.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
SEEK BACON CIPHER

that would be used in walling up hidden object"
 The doctor declared he was under contract not to divulge the first fruits of his search to the newspapers, and refused to tell how he discovered the exact spot where, according to his be- lief, lies the key to the great literary question.
 It has, however, transpired that one clew was given him by a line in the first folio edition, 1923. of Shakes peare opposite his portrait
 Tt was for gentle Shakespeare cut" which can be read into Seek, sir, for a true angle at Chepstow."
 Owen spent last year searching for the angle" and explored Chepstow castle without results As soon as he received the Duke of Beaufort's per mission, 1t is said, the doctor. who never had been at Chepstow before, found his way through the woods to spot one mile from the castle, to- wards the Wye. He walked with the secret of his cipher and without hesi- tation directed the workmen to begin digging at certain bend in the river
 According to an Express correspon- dent Dr. Owen showed him the source of information which enabled him to locate the precise spot where a manu- script was hidden. It is long scroll 35 feet in length and yard wide. which at first glance appears nothing more than a experimentation of print ed letters and utterly meaningless.
 If. however. the words are picked out in eliptical formation they make a group and sentences such as "I fill ed up the shallow water with mud and beams" "I cut down all trees and turned the course of the river" and make triangle of 123 feet due north and 33 paces" become plainly visible.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
American in England After
 Shakespeare CIeW.
Duke of Beaufort Backing pr. Orvllle Owen of Detroit In Ills Search for Hiding Place of Key to
 Ancient Mystery.

London.-During the last three days general attention has once more been called to the evergreen Bacon Shakespeare controversy by the news that Dr. Orville Owen of Detroit has begun extensive digging in the bed of the River Wye at Chepstow.
 The doctor is not digging for treas ures. Besides himself and the Duke of Beaufort, whom he has succeeded in interesting in his search, no one knows exactly the nature of his mys- terious quest. The American has de- clared, however. that he hopes to dis cover nothing less than undisputable proofs that Bacon was the real au- thor of the Shabespearean works.
 It Is asserted by some Baconians that Sir Francis Bacon was a son of Queen Elizabeth and rightful heir to the throne, and that he published things which he dared not publish un- der his own name, hiding them by means of cipher in his plays, which were issued under the name of Shakespeare.
 It Is this cipher which Dr. Owen has come from Detroit to England to find. He had been laying his plans more than a year, and now has sue ceeded in obtaining leave to make ex- tensive excavations in the mud of the Wye on the property of the Duke of Beaufort
 The work can only be accomplished at low tide, and the strenuous efforts of dozen diggers already have pro duced results which the American doctor considers justify his search. A few logs of oak and pieces of ce- ment were raised from one of the numerous holes dug in the river bed.
 Logs float" argues Dr. Owen. They could not be imbedded In the mud unless purposely placed there. and cement is much the sort of thing
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
We'll?

"You must not rock the baby at '"' says the grave physician u.
 "But I think an old-fashioned crau,o is so cunning, and besides the een... .a. motion gets the baby to go 'o ''tss .ss without crying for an hour says ''' young mother - Ia
 Yes, but that rocking mo'lon very injurious upon the child s p.a a. The constant swaying really dainas'' its mind"
 "Doctor?"
 "Yes, madam?" .hov
 When you were a Htie o"' still used cradles, didn't they .
 Certainly. That was before s' had determined so many of tne
 "Well-l-l!'-Life.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
A Wise Mayor.

Mayor Crump, at Democratic ban quet in Memphis, said of political turncoat:
 "He is as inconsistent in politics as man Is in love.
 Mans inconsistency in love Is, you know. proverbial The average man. as soon as he wins a woman, tires oi her. The advice I'd give to every glr' Is this:
 "'There is only one way to Keep . mans love, and that Is never to re' turn it."
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
Finds Oasis Where Many Died.

San Barnardino.- Cal--In the midst of the most desolated section of the great Colorado desert, water has been found at depth of few feet by P. J. McMahon, who has set out small garden and opened a general store. The oasis has been developed in spot where dozens of miners and other desert travellers have died of thirst.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
The Grocer's Prediction.

'T am going to start garden" an- nounced MT. Subbubs. "A few months from now I won't be kicking about your prices"
 No" said the grocer, you'll be wondering how I can afford to sell vegetables so cheap"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
a,l,ock,s Queer Taste.

In the stomach of a bullock s''r. p.r. tered a few days ago at Noi'. \ wick Eng. there was found in'aIs s.S big hockey ball which the a'i'N'' swallowed.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
So 1t Would.

T tell you in the present stage of the worlds progress a girl can be anything she aspires to-"
 'It would be rather awkward for your theory if some girl should aspire to be boy scout"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
Too True.

Bridget, I feel so i'll wish you would not go out today. Couldn't you get what you are going for just as wen tomorrow?'
 Faith. an oi can-tomorrow or a,,, , ny day. was goin' out to get lneS'' a new job."-Harper's Bazar.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
A Possible Solution.

Nobody seems to want children nowadays"
 What we want is campaign of ed ucation. Too many people get their ideas as to children from the comic Weeklies."
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29

Statistics just published sno" .asta. there are in Belgium 2ll'ol. are minets," or places where .,ac. to sold. averaging one sucn every thirty-four inhabitah"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
Frank.

Knicker-Did the doctor say you had to go south for the winter?
 Mrs. Knicker-Well, he said it might have the same effect if got the clothes.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29
Queer Names for Trlp,e+..

Bloomington, Ill.-Mr. and Mrs. VII. bert Weiger of Assumption have named their triplets, recently born. and all girls. Kate. Duplicate and Triplicate.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-29

 poeess and strkngy Her
  New York who before her marriage Below
  opened-Elzabeth"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
INJURED BY
FALLING TIMBER
Carpenter Boss Employed by Water
Power Company Met With
Accident.

Bud Blause, carpenter boss, en-
ployed by the Keokuk and Hamilton
Water Power company on the Illinois
side, was taken to St Joseph's hos
pital late yesterday suffering from a
number of fractures and bruises as
result of an accident which happened
at 4:S0 o'clock.
His left arm was broken. the left
knee cap fractured, and the nose
smashed. in addition to innumerable
minor injuries. AT the time of the
accident Mr.. Blause was bossing con-
struction work on the crusher plant.
It is said that he was about twenty
five feet up on the structure when
struck by heavy falling timber and
carried to the rocky ground below
Mr.. Blause was with the company
during the construction of the dam
at McCall's Ferry and says that ac
cidents to him are annual occurrences
In an accident last year he received
fracture to his arm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
EER BOOKS ARE
BURIED WITH HER
An. Eddy's Body Laid Away in Con-
crete Vault With Steel
Network.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Jan. Gin
concrete grave on the shores of Lake
Hslycon, In Mount Auburn cemetery,
mere was laid bronze casket con-
|nlning the body of Mrs. Baker Eddy,
|loander OF the Christian Science de-
|aomination.
IN the casket rested bronze box
snclosing complete set of the works
y Mrs. Eddy. together with all recent
|snrlstian Science publications. while
ae silver plate beneath her name
| eore the dates Of her birth and death.
The ceremony was attended by the
directors of the church and score
It's strongest supporters. Judge
ahhord P Smith, first reader of the
aother church. repeated the ninety
sa psalm. and the last two verses in
sade, which we're read at the funeral
december s Then the grave was
saled. Later the spot will be marked
a mausoleum.
IN the construction Of the grave,
" skill of engineers was convoked
make it impervious to desecration
even to decay for some centuries
'east. The coffin rests on four feet
concrete, and it is enclosed in stee
sp,shts. On it rests the copper box
.ua above are alternative layers q
vncrete and steel network to the
esel Of the earth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
HOLDS AGREEMENT
rs NOT LEGAL
Girl Promised Not to Marry in Order
to Gain Possession of
Property.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27-Special Judge
j. c. Kiskaddon, acting for Judge Nc
chimney in the Circuit Court at Clay
ton, yesterday ruled that an agree
ment between two persons that one
of them would not marry, was con
trary to public policy, and therefore
could not be conntenanced by the
courts. The question came up in a
partition suit filed by Thomas j. Raj
terry and his wife Della, against Mar
garet E. Murphy, Mrs. Raftery's sis
ter. The Rafterys asked for a. sale of
the farm, once the homestead of Mi
chael Murphy, near Webster Grove.
In the answer filed by Miss Murphy
she said that she had promised her
father, Michael Murphy, that she
would not marry, and would stay at
home to take care of him and his wife.
In return, she alleged, her father
promised that on his death he would
give her the homestead. She further
alleged, her father died leaving the
property to ner mother, and that the
mother deded the property to Mrs.
Raftery, a younger sister.
In the answer Miss Murphy declar-
ed that when her father made her
promise not to marry, she had many
suitors. She refused them all tt ink
| ing she would get the property, she
declared.
Miss Murphy was represented by
Attorney Zach Mitchell and Henry
! Higginbotham. The Rafterys We're rep
i resented by Attorney Joseph c. Nc
! Atee. Kiskaddon ordered the property
divided and that the costs be borne
4 equally by both sides.
Mrs. Louis J. Girard, a sister o.
Miss Murphy, testified she knew ol
the agreement between her father ant
sister. and also declared that at the
4 time the agreement was made Miss
| Murphy was young and had man.
chances to marry
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
EDISON WILL
IMPROVE PHONES
Wizard of Electricity Promises to
Make the instruments so That
They Will be More
Efficient.
| VOICE THAT WILL SHOUT
New Loud-soundins Telephone VIII
Permit Voice to be Heard all
Through Good Sized
Room.

ST. LOUIS, Jan 27.-Members OF
the Western division of the Associa
tion of Railway Telegraph Superiu
tendents at the Southern Hotel yes
terday declared they had been prom
ised by Thomas A. Edison, who is an
honorary member of the association.
a telephone for the use of the railroad
telegraph systems of the country.
with a receiver of such construction
that voice speaking at the other end
could be heard all through the room.
The proposed instrument is termed
a "loud-sounding telephone, and its
appearance is anyiously awaited, ac-
,cording to r. A. Chenery, superinten-
dent of telegraph of the Missouri
Pacific railroad.
The meeting yesterday was attend
ed by forty-three persons. e. A. Chen
cry, president of the Western division
was chairman of the quarterly meet
ing. 1t was devoted to an exclusive
session, which took up a discussion
relating to the operation and main
tenance of the railroad telegraph sys-
JeIH. Arrangements were lIldu6 di tll0
meeting for the annual convention
next June in Boston. A programme
was outlined and w. r. Walstrom OF
Roanoke, Va was made chairman.
4 According to Chairman Chenery,
/ the association is trying to accomplish
a change in the system Of dispatch
and communication between stations
on the different railroads. The tele-
graph system now in vogue is to be
replaced by a telephone system,
which is far more efficient. quick and
accurate, he said. Owing to the eff
/ forts of the association, $4,000 miles
of railroad thus far have been equip
ped with telephones in place of tele-
graph dispatch systems. There still
remain about 100000 miles of rail-
road in the United States to be equip
ped with telephones.
4 The officers of the National Asso-
citation who We're present yesterday
were: William Bennett of Chicago,
vice president, and p W Drew OF
Chicago. F. E. Bentley superintendent
OF telegraph of the Terminal Rail-
road. is secretary of the Western di-
vision.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
Aviator curtiss Makes Flight From
Surface of the Sea and Estab-
fishes New Feat
In Flying.
REMARKABLE RECORD
Proven That Airship Can Use Water
AS Well as Land as Start
ing and Stopping
Point.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 27.-For the
first time in the history of aviation an
aeroplane rose from the surface of
the water. sailed east and returned to
the starting point, where it landed
on the water as easily as a gull
This feat was achieved by Glenn
H. Curtiss in his specially equipped
aeroplane on San Diego Bay The
machine covered distance of about
two miles and the flight was made
after almost two weeks of experiment
ing to devise special appliances to
float the machine and allow 1t to at
tain sufficient speed on the surface OF
the water before lifting. Both the
army and navy were represented at
these experiments, the former by
Lieut. John G. Walker, Jr., and the
latter by Lieut.. t. G. Ellison, both
detailed to learn aviation.
When the aeroplane was brought
out at noon and floated on the shall
low water between Coronado and
North Island it was equipped with
hydroplanes, and a new. arrangement
OF front surfaces. Curtiss climbed in
to the seat and started the powerful
! motor. The aeroplane scudded UP the
bay at forty-mile clip for quarter
of a mile, then lifted out of the water
and rose to a height of SO feet.
/ After remaining in the air / min
ute and "a seconds, flying q half Tile
Il Cur tiss aiightssa sasid Warned III asst,nt
I as easily as motor boat. Putting
on full power he again arose, this
time to a height of 100 feet sailed ou'
over the bay a mile from the starting
place. circled around the revenue cut
! ter Bear and the repair ship Iris ant
4 landed lightly on the water in front
of the hangar on shore.
II have succeeded in solving the
| one problem the secretary of the
4 navy regarded as the most Difficult
i and the one to make the aeroplant
valuable to the navy" said Curtiss al
he stepped ashore. 4 can now star
4 an aeroplane from the water along
4 side a warship. make my trip, and
4 returning, alight alongside and b'
4 hoisted aboard. This, / believe. is 0
1 great Importance to the navy
i Lieut.. Walker of the army reporte'
to Curtiss today on orders from Gen
Bliss at San Francisco, and Lieut.
Paul Beck will report Saturday. Th,
instruction Of the two army officer
and Lieut. Ellison of the navy vii
4 begin on North Island Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
CUMMINS IS
NOT SATISFIED
Does Not Approve Of the Way the
Lorimer Investigation Was
Carried on.

WASHINGTON, jan 27.--The SEN
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tions was criticized in the senate by
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, for fall
ure to pursue further the inquiry as
to whether Senator William Lorimer
was cognfzant of the corrupt meth
DDS which the Iowa senator alleged
had been employed in advancing the
election of Mr. Lorimer to the sem
ate. Mr.. Cummins took the position
that the investigators had not been
justified in suspending their inquiry
in this direction simply because ths
attorney Tor Tie Chicago Tribune had
said that he would not make any eff
fort to connect Mr.. Lorimer with the
bribery in his behalf, which the at
torney was charging. Mr. Cummins
contention was that as the Tribune
was not a plaintiff in the case the
committee should have proceeded in
dependently of the concessions of the
counsel. The committee also was
censured by the Iowa senator because
as he asserted. it had failed to supply
the information as to whether corrupt
influences had been used in promoting
the election of the Illinois senator
There had been bribery or there hat
not been. and Mr.. Cummins contend
ed that the committee had failed tt
respond to the sena resolution IL
not covering the point.
Analyzing the testimony Mr.. Cum
Minis reached the conclusion that Mr.
Lorimer owed his seat to the cor
rupt use of money He therefore op
posed the adoption of the committee
report
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
Einht Bullets Exchanged.

z MUSCATINE, Ian. o. Eight bullets
were exchanged here at an early hour
when a burglar attempted to break in
to Greeblat's fur warehouse. The
watchman fred five times at the in
truder and the burglar fired three
times in return, but so far as known
none of them took effect. This is the
second attempt at burglary here this
week and the robberies are believed
to be the work of amateurs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
ottumwa Gets Shoe Factory.

DIES MONIES, Jan, 27.--The Bent
ley-Olmstead shoe factory will move
to Ottumwa. A definite announcemnt
of removal which has been threaten
ing ever since the plant burned down
month ago was made. The COM
pany demanded a bonus of $4,000 of
the boosters If they wanted the factory
to remain. Several years ago the
boosters aided the company in the sale
of large amount of preferred stock
but refused bonus. The jobbing
house of the company will remain
here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-27
new TARIFF
WITH CANADA
Terms Of the New Reciprocity Agree.
ment Are Made Public In the
Capitals Of the Two
Countries.
LIBERAL REDUCTIONS
Several Articles VIII Pass Free Of
Duty From One Side Of Tho
Border to The
Other.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-The terms
of the new tariff reciprocity agree
ment between the United States and
the Dominion of Canada were made
public simultaneously at Washington
and Ottawa President Taft sent it
to congress with an extended mes
sage urging the confirmation of the
treaty.
The state department gave out a
summary of the tariff changes proyid-
ed as follows:
The basis of the agreement is
this. Reciprocity on leading food pro-
ducts such as wheat and other grains,
dairy products; fresh fruits and yege.
tables; fish of all kinds; eggs aAd
poultry; cattle and sheep and other
live animals. Also certain commodities
now free in one country are to be
made free by the other, such as cotton
seed oil by Canada and rough lumber
by the United States, Tin and tin
plates, now dutiable in both coun-
tries. are made mutually free. Barbed
wire fencing, now exempted from
duty by Canada, is also exempted by
the United States. Printing paper is
| to become free on the removal OF all
rastrictiops OH tiss as Isatann tf pulp
wood.
Mutually reduced identical rates
on secondary food products, such as
4 fresh meats, canned meats. bacon and
hams, lard and lard compounds. can
ned vegetables, flour cereal prepara-
tions and other foodstuffs. partly
manufactured.
Mutually reduced rates on a list OF
manufactured commodities, which in
cludes motor vehicles, cutlery, clocks
and watches, sanitary fixtures, satch-
els and similar leather goods, plate
| glass. brass band instruments, print
ing ink and miscellaneous articles
Agricultural implements. such as
plows, harvesters. threshing machines
and drills are reduced by Canada to
the United States rates.
"A small list of articles is given as
special by each country. Canada re
: OuCSS coal VI 40 CSllIS pei lOh dlu W
4 ment to IL cents per hundred pounds
The United States reduces the rate O
aluminium products and on dressed
/ lumber
President Taft, in his message, sait
in part: My purpose in making {
reciprocal trade agreement with Can
ada has been not only to obtain ont
which would be mutually advantage
Gus to both countries, but one which
also would be of benefit to all sec
tions The current of business ant
the transportation facilities that viii
be established forward and backward
across the border cannot but innre t.
the benefit of all states. Readjust
ments may be needed That the broad
ening of the source of food supplie
, at the opening of the timber re
sources of the Dominion to our needs
! that the addition to the supply of ray
materials will be limited to no part
cular section does not require demon
stration.
Both countries industrial develol
ment have to meet the competition 0
!, lower priced labor in other parts Q
4 the world This has made it Difficult
4 to extend the principal of reciproca
rates to many manufactured commod
V ties. but we have succeeded in doin
!, SO in various important instances