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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
THE VISITING NURSE.

The Waterloo Courier recently had
an appreciate reference to the visiting
nurse to the effect that, supported by
the public and benevolent organiza-
tons, she is the greatest boon to hu-
mainly, considering the investment
that a city can have. In reproducing
it in these columns the hope was ex-
pressed that the duty thus brought TO
the attention of Keokuk is one this
city would no longer neglect. Noung
these things, the Burlington Hawk
Eye files additional testimony on the
subject, as follows:
Last year the'citizens of Burlington
organized a Visiting Nurse association
and employed a capable nurse. Inc
experience full justifies the expecla'
tions. 1t is a most excellent pupiic
service, philanthropic in spirit, put
not wholly a charitable work; IT IS
partly self-sustaining and, as tne
Waterloo Courier correctly states
boon to humanity The citizens OF
Burlington are so we'll pleased with
the results that they propose to per
petuate the organization. Other cites
and towns can do no more credltapie
! thing than to establish and maintain
| similar societies In the case Of con
! tipuous small towns, and rural com
munities, two or more could unite II
! the employment OF one nurse Ihe
rural telephone makes that entireis
practicable in the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
VICTOR HUGo's PROPHECY.

The favor with which the proposed
peace pact between Great Britain and
tie United States has been received
on both sides of the water is illum-
mating as showing the growth of the
arbitration idea. 1t has also recalled
this prophecy by Victor Hugo, made
in 1894 and now slowly but surely
advancing toward ultimate fulfill
ment:
"A day will come when a cannon
ball will be exhibited in public mu-
seums, just as an instrument of tor
ture is now, and people will be
amazed that such thing could ever
have been. A day will come when
these two imn-en groups, the United
States OF America and the United
States of Europe, will be seen placed
in the presence of each other, ex-
tending the hand of fellowship across
the ocean, exchanging their produce,
their industries, their arts. their
genius, clearing the earth, peoplins
the desert. improving creation unde,
the eye of the Creator. and uniting
for the good of all, these two irresist
ible and infinite powers, the fraternity
of men and the power OF God.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
The WEST is PROSPEROUS.

Frank A. yanderlip, president OF the
National City bank of New York, has
lust returned to his post after 49,
900 mile trip through the west, favor
ably impressed by his observations.
He found that both commercial and
banking conditions throughout this
immense section We're sound. There
is plenty of money for the transaction
of business and plenty in reserve. Inc
crop outlook is excellent. Irrigation
is adding vast stretches of land to the
productive areas of not only the west
and southwest but Of Washington and
oregon. Land formerly deemed use
less has been reclaimed, and Is now
worth from $50 to 5000 an acre. The
reclaimed and irrigated lands are ex-
tremely fertile.
The railroads are doing pretty near
" as much business as at any time IN
their history. Nevertheless, Mr.. Van
/ derlip found the west to be in con
servative mood. NO one could make
/ a journey of 1900 miles, such as
have says Mr.. yanderlip, without
returning highly optimistic What
ever may be Wall streets point o
view at any time, the wonderful re
sources that are contained throughou
the great west still remain. III
west at the present time, of course, y
feeling the wave of political and imam
cial reform that is sweeping over tn
whole country, and the effect OF thi
wave is manifested in certain degre
of uncertainty. Then, too adds Nj
, yanderlip, every one in the west, a
we'll as in Wall street. is awaiting tn
result of the decisions Of the suprem
: court, but. whatever the result
/ these decisions may be. the pr
+ ductiveness OF the resources of II
I great west cannot be impaired.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
NEEDED REFORMS.

A valued correspondent in an ar
ticle in another column calls Afternoon
to two things in Keokuk that should
be reformed at once. One OF these Is
the unsanitary manner IN whica
bread is delivered to the various eat
ing houses in the city, and the otner
lis the menace of flies. Regarding the
first it is to be said that the manner
in which bread is delivered in Iowa
generally was forcibly brought to the
attention of the state board OF health
recently by the secretary OF that
body, as noted in The Gate City at
the time and the state board IS I'M
derstood to have in contemplation
stringent regulation on the subject.
In view of the facts set forth by Our
correspondent and brought to pupllc
attention from variety OF sources
throughout the state it IS matter for
wonderment that a stop was not long
ago put to the practice INDUCED in by
drivers of delivery wagons in hand
ling bread with dirty hands or gloves
and permitting it to come in contact
4 with filthy clothing. The bread should
be enclosed in dust proof wrappers,
preferably. At the very least the driv-
ers should wear clean white gloves
and permit the bread to be touched by
no other part Of their clothing. Off
cial orders to this effect are likely to
! be issued soon. Instead OF waiting
until required to do so, 1t would be
better for the bakeries to take the
initiative in the matter and institute
the needed reforms of their own voli
ton.
The point made by our correspond
ent as to the fly menace and it's in
fluence on the future of Keokuk is al
so we'll taken. He shows quite clearl,
and conclusiyely that the material in
terests of the city are at stake in thu
matter as we'll as the health of all gu
people The remedy is very simple
abolition of the practice OF THROWN!
manure or other filth into the street
Tor alleys or permitting it to accumu
late on private premises without be
ing properly screened. All that i
necessary to do to forestall the fl
pest is to clean up and keep clean
This every good citizen should d
without further delay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
Late Young on Reciprocity.

why should we enrich Canada,
Why should We not try to cultivate
American soil? Why should we not
make a renewed effort to ennoble
American agriculture for the purpose
Of keeping American boys and girls
on the farm?
Reciprocity Is used in trade gener.
ally to cover UP sharp practice or ny.
pocrisy on one side, or on both.
This reciprocity business Is a mas
querade. Free trade in the past is
years has tried many aliases.
Canada is big enough to be coun.
try on her own account. She should
frame up and carry out her own ambi-
tions.
"The reciprocity agreement practi
bcally cpnfers American citizenship on
the Canadian, and he is not even ask
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
SAVING THE CHILDREN.

One of the most significant phases
of the nation wide fight against tuber-
culosis is the establishment of open
air schools for children afflicted with
or predisposed to this disease. The
first open-air public school was es-
tablished In 1907 at Providence, r. l.,
and was due to the efforts OF Dr. Ell
len A. Stone. AT the present time
there are sixty-five OF these schools
in the United States. The beneficen'
effects of the open-air schools are al
ready evident. according to the re
port OF the National Association fol
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu
losis, in the restoration of hundreds
of children to normal health and eff
cheney
The association is urging the es
tablishment of these schools in a.
cities Of $4,000 population and w
ward. The proposition is deserving 9
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
Advertising Iowa.

Clinton Herald: The Burlington
Hawk-Eye finds, on looking the situa-
ton over, that Iowa IS Just now and
will continue to receive a vast
amount Of advertising, advertising
that is going TO all parts OF the world,
the kind Of advertising that will do
good. and yet costs nothing for 1t
neither is bought nor sold. The Hawk
Eye believes that the news going to
the outside world about the bacon
specials, the oats specials, the corn
specials, the live stock specials; the
news about the immense drainage pro
iects now under way in this state, by
which great tracts of land are being
reclaimed and made the most fertile
and productive in the world; the
news that the streams are to be har-
messed, making them both nayigable
and the producers OF enormous guam,
titles of white coal; all these things
and many others constitute the very
best advertising the state possibly
could secure. The Hawk-Eye coult
well have continued the list and told
about the news going to the outside
about the great river-to-riyer high
ways that are being built. bringing
with them the best roads OF any stat
in the union; it might have told abou
: the news that has gone forth that tn
tax ferret has been driven from tn
j state; it might have told about tn
I news that has gone forth that Iowa
4 flirting with moneys and credits, IL
! viting them back to the state. Ye
3 the state of Iowa, is getting niue
: good advertising. and it will continu
!. to get more as the people see til
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
{ FAvoRs FEDERAL CONTROL.

Judge O. M. Spencer general sollc'
itor for the Burlington, in a statement
relative to the Missouri
cent rate cases now pending
in the supreme court OF the
United States, favors govern
ment control of passenger rates. he
would have the general government
assume control of the railroad rate
to the extent OF fixing reas-
enable interstate rates and then see
that the states do not interfere with
the maintenance of such reasonable
rates Of the railroad under the pre-
text of arranging some fundamental
power of state rights. In his view the
two powers to fix rates state anu
.federal-can not. and therefore VIII
not work tremendously under the
railroad situation in this country
Hence in order to do justice to the
railroads one must yield. Nobody
DOUBTS, he says, whenever a CONNECT
arises that the state will Willingly
yield.
Apropos these views, Mr.. H. q.
Nudge, president of the Chicago ROCK
Island and Pacific railroad. in re-
cent address before the Topeka Com
mercial Club, declared that he was not
opposed to physical valuation OF ran
roads, and declared that the people
would finally settle railway problems
correctly. He expressed the Dehel
that most railroad men now think II
would have been better for the rail-
roads if the federal government mad
claimed the right to regulate all
freight rates and that the railroad had
conceded this from the start, but cor
porations and governments, as well
as individuals. must learn by exper-
fence. we are not usually willing to
accept as conclusive the experience
of others. President Nudge went on
to say:
I'VE have now provided machinery
/. for abolishing DETERMINATIONS ana re
! bates, but we are now CONFRONTED
! with a new theory-that even II rates
are uniform and fair within them
selves, they ought to be reducea Sc
| that the income of the roads shall DC
] only sufficient to pay nAeo ietu l "
! the physical value of the property
In other words, that railroad STOCKS
! shall be taken out of the neid o
! speculation. -. =,
.eThis. I think. would mean that IN
4 yestors would demand bonds lnstea.
4 Of stocks. If the return is to be hmit
cd thew will insist upon some security
and we will be dependent entireiy up
on borrowed money for our improve I,
ments. with the result that our nxet
charges will increase very last am n,
finally there will come time Whe'
4 we can not meet them
| ~ do not object to the pnysica
valuation of railroads. know .hat =
the aggregate the rates would nav
to be increased to pay a fair return
but doubt the wisdom OF limiting IN
earnings of the roads in this way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
WHY THE EXTRA JupGE7

The Mt. Pleasant Free Press raises
the question why Lee county was Civ
en- another judge of the district court.
1t confesses it does not know. Says
that paper:
1T is evidently not on population.
There are 3S,006 people in the district.
That means 1908 people for each
judge.
In the Third district, comprising
the counties of Adams, Clarke, Deca-
tur, Ringgold, Taylor. Union and
Wayne, there are 1oT,522 people and
there are only two judges. This
means 53,522 people for each Judge,
or more than Lee county has for the
two Judges combined. Will some of
the Lee county papers explain why
two judges are needed down there
and no additional judges in the Third
district?
'In the Third district there are four
teen terms of court and yet the work
is done by two judges, who do not
complain of being overworked."
The explanation is very simple. Ar
additional judge was needed in Lee
county because of the large and in
( creasing volume of business of the
/ district court There are two cities
of considerable size in Lee county
Keokuk and Fort Madison-that trans
act business aggregating many mil
lions of dollars in value annually
MANY of these transactions are NOR,
or less complicated in character ant
involve recourse to the courts for set
Element. More than half the peopl
in Lee county are city residents. TIL
rural districts contribute comparative
lv little to the work of the courts
both on account of their lesser populs
ton and because the business trans
acted in them is limited in amour
and of the simplest character Wit
the single exception Of Union count
no county in the Third district COZ
tains a city or even town of an
considerable size. Their 107, 900 pop'
, lation is chiefly rural and probabl
/ furnishes less business to the court
than the $4,000 population OF lie
county, for the reason stated above.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16

1t is reported from Des Moines that
the suffrage women have already be-
gun to lay political wires to defeat
for reelection those members of the
general assembly who opposed their
cause. 1t is said they will present d
new phase of the political question to
the Iowa voters Sentimentality will
be laid aside in the campaign and the
suffrage legislation argued on the
basis of a larger vote in the state il
women were given the franchise, and
eventually Iowa's greater power with
the national political pai tiles. 1t APP
pears from this that the suffragists
propose to continue to try every way
but the right way. Instead OF trying
to influence the male voters of the
state they should seek TO enlist the
mass Of Iowa women in behalf OF
equal suffrage. 1t is entirely possible
for them to do this, and once Iowa
women make it definitely known that
they desire the ballot the right tc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
use it will be handed to them on
silver salyer.

The special election in the Ninth
congressional district to choose a sue
cessor to Congressman Walter |.
Smith, will be held Monday, June ..
The district conventions of the two
parties will probably be held in Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Judge w. r. Green OF
Audubon and Attorney E. S. White
of Harlan are announced as Repubil'
can candidates. f. W. Porterfield OF
Atlantic and Senator Shirley Gilliland
of Glenwood have been mentioned al
SO. The Democrats will undouoted
" nominate W. F. Cleveland OF Har'
Ian, former state senator, VINO was
the Democratic nominee against Judge
Smith last fall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
He's Beginning Early.

Man now begins to feel the surge
OF spring within his veins, the urge
OF nature, hear her far-fung cali;
And though his back yard is as small
AS any yard at all could be,
He pines to plant a cherry tree,
An apple tree. plum tree, too,
And see what pear tree would do
Within its narrow space; it might,
If 1t had care, come out all right.
Currants and grapes and peaches long
Hold him enthralled.. The siren song
OF spring. sends tingles through his
blood.
He wants to dabble In the mud:
He wants to see vines Chamber DER
Where just an ash heap grew before;
He pines to plant in one small plot
All the seed catalogs have got,
Within his heart voice grows big,
And all it says is Dig. dig, dig
So he will dig, and he will know
The hope he knew year ago.
He'll sow enough seeds snug and
warm
In his back yard to plant farm;
An orchard or garden there
He knows would look surprising fair
The chickens next door wait with gles
And wonder which one it will be,
Last year his garden was his boast
He got a mess of green's almost!
Chicago News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
UNDERGROUND River under Quincy

Quincy Wing: DO you know that
an underground river flows under
Quincy" was asked by an old resident
yesterday. Its fact. 1t runs under
Third street, passing below one cor
ner of the city hall, where scores of
pilings were driven and. tons of con
crete were used to make the founda-
lions secure. The subterranean
stream flows near the lower part OF
the Michelman Iron works. Once Q
well was driven above it and the bot
tom literally fell out. An attempt wal
made to sound the underground tor
rent, but 1t was impossible; the cur
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16

Today is Easter and perhaps it is
not yet too late to warn parents and
others against the ofttimes poisonous
nature of the dyes which are used in
the decoration of eggs and candies at
this time OF the year. Some of these
dyes contain arsenic and others lead
or anthony. The nerves or digestion
may be affected, quickly or ultimately,
by these deleterious coloring sub
stances. Even paralysis is sometimes
induced. The younger the victim the
greater the effects of the poison. Elk
IRENE care should be exercised in Sc
lecting dyes for home use and in the
purchase of articles of food which
show an excess of color.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
Two Urgently Needed Reforms.

To the Editor OF Inc Od,e oie'
Recently / have noticed references
70 Two matters that demand more
than passing notice as they concern
The health of the whole community.
Fret is the unsanitary and filthy
wav in which bread is delivered 10
the various eating houses OF the CITY.
The writer sees on the street almost
eyery day driver Of some OF tnese
bakery wagons get out and withone
removing mis- dirty gloves pick out an
arm load of bread, lay 1t on ms alr.s
coat sleeve and carry 1t in. once ne
saw driver use the dirty glove ne
had ON when he cleaned his horses
and stable for kerchief before
handling the bread Possibly the oas-
ery owners do not know this. but
whether they do or not there snouii
be an Improvement and cleanliness
insisted upon.
The other matter is the fly, about
whose direct connection with NTH
and through that to disease there IS
no longer any discussion. keokuk mas
passed the village stage and is assum-
ing a progressive city air and we are
not only raising large fund to at
tract people to Keokuk, but every
man in town notice say every man
lis a missionary to spread the news
1 of our prospects and invite the Worie
/ 10 locate at or near here. Now let us
sunpose we have delegation from
some eastern city and some goot
citizen is presenting the beauties O
the town and pointing to some SUB
irsantial residence or fine view; for one
his eve notes pile Of manure II
some alley and a swarm OF flies hoy
j ering over it. How will that strik'
him do you think? DR.. Moorhead car
4 give this matter tho scientific touches
but | am appealing to the very ma
terial side of 1t as it may indirectl
affect the town. The fly Is a menac
!. to health as well as to our materia
interests and should be fought D
, every means available and that II
+ cludes the first of all things the pre-
| hibition OF throwing manure into tn
streets or alleys or leaving 1T an.
!, where without screen.
j. Yours respectfully,
! OBSERVER.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
EXPORTS OF H,eH-eRADE GOODS.

No greater tribute to the faithful
ness and efficiency of the American
workman and American manufacturer
could be found in a condensed space
than the records of the bureau OF
statistics, department of commerce
and labor. which show the exporta-
lions of what may properly be term
ed "high grade" manufactures from
the United States. People in all parts
of the world are purchasing every
month and practically every day OF
the year the most complex products
OF the American workshop, such as
typewriters, sewing machines, cash
registers, scientific instruments, tele-
graph and telephone apparatus, musi-
cal instruments, automobiles, and 9th
er articles requiring superior skill in
| their manufacture. Articles OF this
class are transported to the most dis
/ tant and out of the way places OF the
world-the islands of the ocean and
! the distant interiors of the great con-
tinents-with the calm confidence that
/ they will not only render the service
/ for which they were manufactured
but continue that service for such
length of time as to justify their
transfer from the place of manufac-
ture to distant communities not pro-
4 vided with experts and facilities for
i repairs That this confidence in the
products Of the American workshop is
justified by experience is indicated by
I the continued and, in most cases
growing export trade in these articles
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
keokuk, Iowa April IS, 1911
He is Risen.


The Lord of life is risen:
With Mary, in the twilight gloom,
Stoop now and see the empty tomb,
No more his prison.
In flower, the nascent bud of hope
Bids every broken heart rejoice;
The world no longer now may grope
In darkness since we hear His voice.
The Lord is risen to save:
He heard creations piteous moan,
That far and high as heaven is
Low as the grave!
In red apparel once He came
From Bozrah to redeem the race;
He drank the cup and bore the shame
That rebels might behold His face.
Bring lilies sweet and rare!
The Bethlehem star still shines;
Today we pass all other shrines
to worship there.
We get the mountain view today
And leave the types so old and dim;
His footsteps point the shining way,
And beckon us to follow Him.
Let herald angels sing!
For now the boast Of death is vain
Come now and see where He hat
lain,
Glad news to bring!
Go pass the word from shore to shore
The stone refused is now the head;
He lives and reigns forevermore-
Why seek the living 'mong the dead
o heart in sad revolt!
Let Wisdom make profound appeal
Go thou and copy Peters zeal,
Without his fault.
Go Ger the sluggard is astir,
And count it joy some toll to share;
With John reach first the sepulcher,
Then tell the glad news everywhere.
j. J. Maxfield.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
WhY?.

Why" asks the Ida Grove Pioneer
does woman buy new hat ever
season, wear it long enough to sno7
the neighbors, and then lay It asas
on the shelf and go bareheaded'
still more pertinent inquiry is WI
should the Ida Grove Pioneer ASK
fool question that it knows nopoa
can answer.-Keokuk Gate City.
Because he is as crazy as the woms
who is crazy enough to do what
says she does. Waterways Jouraa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
Still Another Suggestion.

Half Of Colon was wiped out oy
100000 fire. Does that make II cen
Colon ?-Keokuk Gate City. .
1t would seem to have changed
to Abbreviation.- Dubuque IeiesFal
Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16

The average condition of the wheat
crop throughout the country is S5.S
per cent of normal. That of Iowa is 9S.
The average condition of rye is SIS;
that of Iowa, 3d. AS usual Iowa is
ahead Of the average.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
OC NE uIIyf
OBSERVER.

Nauvoo Rustler: The Keokuk Gate
City states that the houses in that
city were never SO nearly occupied as
at present. That means that keokuk
was never quite SO prosperous as at
present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
Iowa Apples.

Marshalltown Times Republican
Raise apples in Iowa? Well "
should say SO, But you cant sun
a Scent slip in the ground, forget
until you want apples and go out an
ship 81 900 worth from an acre :
neglected calf pasture.