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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
CENTRAL BANK
PLAN PROPOSED
Reserve Association of America |,
Planned With Enormous
Capital.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-An or
ganization of national banks-in effect
a central bank-to be called Reserve
Association of America governed by
forty-five directors. which will prob
ably absorb the privilege of issuing
currency and have other large pow
ers, is the plan of currency reform.
devised by Senator Nelson ". Aid
rich, chairman of the national none
tary commission, made public for
the first time today. The capital stock
of the Reserve Association is three
hundred millions and the length of
the charter fifty years, office in
Washington; country divided into fif-
teen districts. The Reserve Assosia-
ton is exempt from state and local
first, government and national banks
owning stock in the Reserve Associa-
tion shall be sole depositor in the Re-
serve Associations second, govern
ment shall deposit its cash balance
with the reserve association: third
the reserve association shall pay NO
interest on deposits.
A national bank may subscribe to
stock equal TO 30 per cent of its
stock and not less. Fifty percent shall
be paid in cash. the balance to re
main as liability of the stockhold
ers. The dividends of the stockhold
ers shall never exceed per cent
When the surplus fund reaches q
percent of the capital. all over shall
be paid to the government All the 10
'cal associations shall be grouped In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
For the Hetterment Of Keokuk.

70 the Editor of The Gate City:
IN my judgement, an interurban road
from keokuk to Argyle, from Argyle
+" warren and from Warren to Prim-
rose would do Keokuls more good than
ANYTHING else. With the aid that we
could get from Interested parties
along the line. we could form stock
.0lnpany and ges enough money to
uuild the road, and own and control
y Y would tap. and get business
LON the Santa Fe and the c. B. & s.
v. railroads. 1t would build up and
, =, nice little villages of Argyle and
!. "alren and be the biggest boom
'nal ever struck Primrose.
= car could make two trips day
oo'a ways and have time to take on,
iel on passengers any place along
.ae line. Forty years ago We got the
.Vuntry produce and the trade from all
.d' part of the country. The Santa
= and G. B. & Southwestern has la
Z ssu II away from us. Let us give
~, luz people chance to come to Keo-
s sus and go home again the same day,
NY we can get them back again.
i-es us bring business to Keokuk
BUSINESS will help to bring factories
sau lac cries in turn will bring bnsi
he's' am so certain this road will
paying investment to stockhold
s.' - mat want some of the stock my
e.. M. INGERSOLI.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
Foley Kidney pills

Are tonic in action. quick in results.
A special medicine for all kidney and
bladder disorders Mary c. Abbott,
Wolfeboro. ~ H., says: 81 was af-
fiicted with bad case Of rheumatism,
due to uric acid that my kidneys fail
ed to clear out of my blood. | was
SO lame in my feet, joints and back
that it was agony for me to step.
used Foley Kidney Pills for three
days when | was able to get up and
move about and the pains were all
gone This great change in condi-
ton owe to Foley Kidney Pills and
recommend them to anyone offering
as | did" Wilkinson G. Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
CITY NEWS

James O. Anderson of Dacorra.
ii has teen APPOINTED snnerintend-
ent Of the soldiers home at Quincy,
to succeed the lare Capt somervillc
Funeral services for the late John
Harris, colored, for many years sexton
Of the congregational church, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the First congregational church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
President of Miners.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 17.-l"eiVe
hundred delegates are here for the an
nual meeting of the United NINE
workers of America. John p Whi'e
Of Iowa. claims the victory over presl'
dent evils. The result VIII be known
nv the end of the week. Illinois ana
Missouri miners are likely to try and
adjourn the convention to meet again
in st. Louis.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

HARRIS--The funeral of John H.
Harris will be held at the Congrega-
tional church, Sixth and High streets,
at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Friends of the deceased and family
invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
Chicago Car Lots.
Northwest Cars.

Cash Markets.
Corn Ad1a higher. Oats u higher.
Liverpool Market.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. Wheat open
ed u higher; corn u higher. Closed:
Wheat las higher; corn, unchang-
ed to u higher.
Chicago Live stock-openlns.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Hogs-Re-
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Hlahest Waves.

The highest waves ever met with
In the ocean are said to be those of
the Cape of Good Hope. Under the In
fiuence of northwesterly gale they
have been known to exceed. 40 feet in
height
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
PERSONALS.

Miss Nellie Richards left for her
home yesterday at Colchester. ILL.,,
after five years in the city as stenog-
rapher at the Phillips wholesale
house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17

McNAMARA-The funeral of the
late Michael B. Mcnamara will be
held from St Peters Catholic church
at $50 o'clock tomorrow. Friends in
vited to the services.
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Local Live Stock.
KEOKUK, Jan. 12.-The following
live stock market furnished today by
Joseph Haube-t:
Hogs-Good butchers, s7.24.
Sheep-Butchers. $780,
Calves-$5.5O to 750.
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a. kn.w Her Methods.

Wife-Ive been shopping all day
and saw nothing that I really wanted
Husband (anxiously) What did you
get that you didn't want-DoS'on
Evening Transcript.
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Bleaching Ivory.

Ivory may be bleached Ia a bath OF
unslacked lime. bran and water, after
which it should be rubbed with dry
sawdust.
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to fifteen divisions, to be called dis.
tricts.
Democrats at baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Md. Jan. 17.-Champ
Clark, Governor Harmon and Senator
Bailey of Texas are among the thous-
and here to observe Jackson
day.
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oniv Yourself 10 conou.r

Nothing can come without your con-
sent between the thought OF the mind
and the wish of the heart. In that
spiritual realm you have only yourself
to conquer.-Mme. Swetchine.
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~ &C. :: Z 8::s:

celptS 22,000, left over 4,oo3. market
opens steady at yesterdays average.
Mixed, s7.75@s.Oo; heavy, s7.75@s.0o,
rough, $1.70@7.so; light, s7.75@S.00.
Cattle-Receipts 5000; market
steady.
Sheep Receipts $4,000; market
opened steady.
900 a M. Market-Hogs tomor-
row $4,000; cattle 10000; sheep 27,-
600; Hog market sc higher than yes
terdays average Light. s7.S0@S.05;
rough, S7.75@7.S5; mixed, s7.756S.o5;
heavy, s7.so@s.O5; pigs, s7.75@S.15;
bulk, s7.75@S.0o.
Cattle-Market steady.
Sheep-Market 5G10c higher.
Cattle Beeves s475@7.O0; cows.
/ $250@635: stockers and feeders.
s3.S0@5.90; Texans, s4.5o@5.60;
calves. s75o@e.5o.
Sheep, s2.75d4.eo lambs, s4.75@
$50.
! Chicago Live stock-cIose.
Hogs closed weak and &c to TIC
lower. Mixed, $7.75@SD21a; good,
j SI75@S 02h rough, s,.7O@7.s0, light
/ s7s0@S.05.
! Cattle market closed steady.
I Sheep market, strong.
Kansas City Receipts.
4 KANSAS CITY, Jan. l7.-Hogs 13,
600; cattle, $4,000; sheep 5000.
Omaha Receipts.
j OMAHA, Jan. IL Hogs $500; cat
tie $500; sheep 11,00O.
st. Louis Receipts.
: ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17--Hogs 1000;
: last year 5000; market steady.
Liverpool Provisions.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 17-Bacon ane
hams unchanged lard, lower.
Stocks.
!. NEW YORK, Jan. F.-America1
stocks in London firm and * to u
, higher.
Market in London this morning ii
very dull, prices being FRACTIONAL.
) above our last nights close.
; There is some talk in the newspa
pers this morning about an extr
8 session of congress. We rather doub
4 anything of the kind being likely t
occur, although we are making som
:. further Investigation.
New York Produce.
KEOKtK, jan 12.-The followin
duce markets are as follows:
Butter, creamery, 271sc.
!, Process-Special, % to 231ac.
Eggs-Fresh, gathered. wester
. first-31c.
Fancy boxed fowls, IA to 1870.
Dry packed springs, 121a to 15c.
Local Grain Market.
t KEOKUK. Jan. 12.-The followin
r markets. furnished by the o. A. Ta
5 DO. company:
. No. 2, Wheat, red .........s SO
| No 3, wheat, red ......... so
No 2, Wheat, red ....... "a
New white oats .......... 81
r New mixed oats ....... .26,
Corn, new ....... 80
A. Local live Stock.
/: KEOKUK, jan 12.-The followir
g live stock market furnished today
Joseph Haube-t:
Hogs-Good butchers, s7.24.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17

who can measure the worth of a
thankful spirit? 1t sustains and keeps
one long after loved ones and prop
erty are gone.-W. H. Jordan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
BroomhaIj Cables.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 17.-Wheat open
ed easy; undertone heavy. and offer
ings large. Selling was in the way
Of realizing due to increase LaPlatte
offerings; weakness of cargos offerings
which were u 10 Sc lower, and con-
tinued free Australian offerings at
decline, continued easiness in Ameri-
ca, which has been shown for the past
few days, together with the heavy mar
ket in Buenos Ayres. Just before mid
day there was some little show Of
strength and prices rallied slightly on
the European demand. AT this time
the market was heavy, one-half lower.
Corn-Steady and unchanged, to
one-fourth higher on unfavorable Ar
gentine news Later there was de-
cline from the opening in La Platte
grade on report of showers in Argen-
tine, while the American grade was
rather firmly held. There was poor
demand for both cargo and parcels.
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Daily Grain Letter.

CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Cables one-half
lower. The January advance started
al 97c, 4s1s and SAC; wheat holds &c
of its January gain. Oats and corn are
nearly back to former pivots. Current
news covers inactivity of bull wheat
leaders. Failure of January -four de.
mand. large corn hedging sales, un-
willingness of locals to warm up at the
recent higher points, heavy cash
wheat situation Bull leaders may
have sold half of their lines. Much
wonderment as to how they stand
The campaign is being handled excel
lently, no attempts to create a top
heavy or too strong market. Presum
ably they will become active if wheat
offers to dip low the par mark. All
markets should be near the rally point
General gossip is bearish.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

WE PAY $50 month salary and
furnish rig and all expenses to In
troduce poultry and stock powders;
new plan: steady work. Address Big
Ter Co., X 985, Springfield, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17
Bargains In Dirt

8 room, 5ox14o S. S.. $4,000
z room, full lot, N. s.. $4,000
8 room, full lot, s. S.. $4,000
8 room, 3 full lots S. s.. $4,000
6 room, 55x60 N. S.. 81, 900
s room, new cottage S. S. 81, 500
Others just as good.
Bargains In West keokuk
100 acres, close in, per
acre Slzo
125 acres, extra good, per
acre $3.50. Q11o
6 acres. small fruit farm,
near city limits, only $4,000
10 acres, 3 miles out, we'll
improved $4,000
Smaller places close to city.
Bargains in Clark and Scot
land county, Mo-, farms.
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Daily RANGE Of prices.

Bradstreet's Worlds Visisble Supply.
Wheat: this week, decrease 4,100,-
900; last week, increase 2,S1I000;
last year decrease 10,940,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-17

FURNISHED RooMs-In modern
home; furnace heat, all conven-
fences Board optional, 1924 Morgan.
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FOR RENT.

FURNISHED ROOMS In modern
home; furnace heat; all conyen-
fences. Board optional; 1924 Morgan.
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LOST.

LoST-Small pearl ring. Reward It
returned to No. "a South Third st.
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e. NJ. INGERsoLL.
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M. S. Ackles
The Real Estate Man"
Roam l Estes Bldg.
w ant Col u mn
WANTED.

WANTED-A laundress. Enquire at
2o4 North Second st. Mrs. ]. W.
Hobbs,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29
DIZZINESS CANNOT BE CURED ,

by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion Of the ear. There is only one way to cure deal. ness and that Is by constitutions. remedies. Deafness is caused by ah inflamed condition of the Eustaehia1 D,5e When this tube Is inflamed vou have a rumhlipE sound or imPsl feet hearing. and when 1t is entirely closed deafness Is the result, and o''. e1ss tbe inflammation can be take" ont and this tube restored to it's nor nal condition. hearing will be de stroved forever; nine cases out of ten ere caused by Catarvh, which is no1 ing but an ianamed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness loaused by Catarrb) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarh Cure. Send for cir culars, freq
 FJ CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O.
 Sold by Druggists, Toe
 Take Halls Family Pills for oonsu patton
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29
RAILROAD ID
 SOON BE BUILT

It now seems cer-8u that cone strsctou work will beg on the AL aska Midland Railway uom Ha.ues Co the Interior at no far stny date. A recent letter from Headquarters contains the cheering intelligence rbar ~r charter for th Alaska Mid land had passed tbe Dominion Par Hament ia matter which has had auch to do with Che delay in be- Enuing of operatousI and tba' a, a very early ia definite word as Co construction matters would be forth coming
 John Rosene is now in the East on business connected with the railway and Ou his return al m early date a start will probohE be made Iatnes Ptoneer Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29
'KIRHSE E
 THE ANSWER

.le Che tourist leaves uls ship .Hou arrival at skagusy wh t1s 4 ling Chat he has reached tae ay I'd. most Interest on the Alaska trU .aaa. ue is anxious Co sec the many . ' ages of romance and history iu ana out Che town which was the our .EGa- point of Che hardy pioneers who m a1 poured over the summit eI ue. .Wbfu Pass into the mighty Yukon country b.s frs, query Is aAhera ma tbe big guriu stores ! have heard so much about
 !. seems that Ha has made the en-
 trip solely for Cine purpose of I#n. able SO visit the stores and .ag. some ol the rare ourIos and rel as Chat have been secured by the o.alers
 SaaEway hes a right to be proaI D. h.r stores. and particularly of H a. E.rWs. beautiful iauelg tore
 Here. one knows the question at
 aaaaaass need not arise for aI articles handled fn this store an. known ra. na genuine. and the array
 curious Idtau ieweIrg walrrs and mas.afou ivory carvings. beauH and rare bas6etry mocasstns. to tenn poles. etc.. are aII made by the NrHFes of Alaska. and vourhed for r Mr. Nrmsa himself
 r.warry of an kinds. watches. rruzs glassware. Ch0uavaro. Ha m.nHs. and such articles as are
 rad by only the very best jow.E
 of Che lagar cities Of che states vu ha faun hura m beautiful dis
 E.s. sa-Way should he proud oE N.rusa.e store
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206 CHINESE
 ARE MA55ACRED

WASHINGTON. D. g May -a- United States Consular Agent Groth CTS today teIesraphad the state de. pwment from TovooU Mexico. tna. g16 Chinese were slain in r.a.ng on May I5 He said Che cause Of .an mas ssacre was that the ra.aIs alleged .aa, the fa5erals had armed tha 0h. u se. who fired on the insurgents.
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lARcROSs HAS GOOD
 HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Go ta Cargross .u0dl navigation opens and enjoy yourself duck hunt
 and fishing avoid tha crowded r. els at sBaeuay and Whitehorse. The Carbon hotel offers as good ac- e1nmodaH0ns as any hotel in the North No extra railroad fare. The fare from Skasway Co Carcross and caraross to Wbttehorse equals the through fare
 Write 10 E. ". Gideon for rates and all information. If
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29
GASOLINE GA2
 F0R WESTWARD

The first gasoHuo rat.r1aa DaSson. ger car of sufficient sine Co carry a a large number Of passonEars. .w.l. be med from Seattle on the steamer Seward on her next sailing for the A. aska Northern railroad The gar hu by leading company in taa s7sl was brourbt in over Che Nor lern Pacific yesterday
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PORTLAND NOW
 IS PREPARING

PORTLAND. Ore. May 2a-pr.Har auons for the entertainment. %. in. annual meeting Of he Arctic Brother
 ood in November were star... ta. day A special train win be
 from Vancouver B. c. ta transport ne British Columbian 5.'asar More than POO delegates from Alaska vii.
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SPRING SALMON
 ARE RUNNING

Spring salmon are running thick in Chatham Straits and the dsd- .r- ar. r.nme harvest Recently ..arna. J. Alexander who put in a .-E trap la the Straits about four ? #.- below Fuu-ar Bay. made his
 H.r Of the trap and had seven
 tons of salmon A very nice
 m when you consider that the price of fresh spring salmon at In. ...r is furr o.nst p0und.-EN
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29
FRAT sRNAL ORDER OF EAeLss

Regular meetings Of Skagway AerH No. %. Fraterusl Order of Eagles first and third Wednesdays in each month, in their hall on Fifth Avenue at S:O0 D. ID. sharp
 All members are requested to be present and visiting brothers are -n vited to attend.
 ELMER WHEELER. Worthy Pres.
 ]. NJ. Keller, Worthy SeCy.
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OF FRarERgAL SOCIETIES
ARCTIC sROTHE6Hoo0.

Regular meetings of Camp SkaE vay. No. |. 2Dd and Ith Tuesday at S.3o o'clock sharp, in A B. Haa Broadway
 Visiting brothers are cordially tu yited
 q. c. SipprelIe. A C. E, J, DOhery, A R.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNS

Regular meetings Of White Pass Lodge. No. 1IS, Free and h.cepto Nasons, second and fourth Fridays 't each month, at 8 D. no. sharp, at Me sonic hall. 225 Fourth avenue.
 Soiourning and visiting member are requested to meet with us.
 II. F. TAYLOR, Sec.
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FIRE sALEl FIRE SALE
WOOD 10 BURN

Good Dry Thanking Tor Summer use.
 Special rgiCe this month
 s2.OO PER RICK, s.r-HFRR TAYLOR-Fb0na
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GRAND REDUCTION OF STOCK
 SALE

The Pack Train IS now selling big lot ot Good Goods at reaueE. prices as they are getting too rA to hold ana sell at a profit Yours tS Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTlNi
 ORDER OF ELKS

sEngwsy Lodge, No. 4S1, B. P. O EIra. meets every Thursday evening ia each month at $500 D, m Visit lng Brothers are cordially Invited,
 F, A. Callarman, Sec, A cordial invitation IS extended ( all visiting brothers.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29
SMOKERS ATTENTION.

w. w. BcaEhton has taken the .5E,rcy for the justly famous
 EL TNFINITO CLEAR
 HAVANA CIGARS. 5o10 just received from Che fac. { -y at Tampa. Fla IT you want lhe I,sr don't fau to give these goods uiaI
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29
MONTICELLO RYE
 PEBBLEFOBD RYE

Bottled in Bond. In Bulk or in RsttIes. At -be Board Of Trade. ti
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TrEa -. lrrH ear .u
The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-29

THREE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO
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FOURTH AVENUE
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#E.. E.Hrw- un E.r.. win. .a.. ~..H
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-31
HURTS THE SENSITIVE CHILD
Constant Reminder Of It's Deficiencies
or PecuIiarities 10 Cruel and
Often Harmful.

It is cruel to constantly remind chill
dren Of their deficiencies or peculiari-
ties. according to Orison SWEET Mar.
den In Success Magazine. Sensitive
children are often seriously injured by
The suggestion Of inferiority and def
bets are exaggerated which might have
been entirely overcome. This ever
lasting harping against the bad does
not help the child half as much as
Keeping its mind full Of the good. the
beautiful and the true The constant
love suggestion, purity suggestion, no.
bility suggestion, will so permeate the
life after while that there will be
nothing to attract the opposite. It
will be so full Of Sunshine, so full Of
beauty and love. that there will be lit
tie place for their opposites.
The child's self.confldence should be
buttressed. braced, encouraged in
every possible way: not that he should
be taught to overestimate his ability
and his possibilities, but the idea that
he is Gods child, that he is heir to an
Infinite inheritance, magnificent posi-
bflities. should be instilled into the
very marrow of his being.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-31
is NOT FIT TO LIVE WITH
Tho Genius Always Is an Impossible
Creature Who Makes Family and
Friends Wretched.

One Of the strangest signs of the
times is our universal admiration for
geniuses; yet genius, no matter how
you view him. is always an impossible
creature. He isn't At to live with.
II he is so unfortunate as to marry,
he makes life miserable for his family.
II he doesn't marry. he is q care to
all his friends. And the probability is
that no ono will appreciate him in his
own age. Yet when we hear that
such and such one IL q genius, we
experience an instant feeling of envy.
Most Of us would like to be Q genius.
Il we could have. along with It, our
own steady traits. We wouldn't give
up our regular income. but II we could
be a genius with 1t. we should like
It very well.
Lombroso declares that geniuses are
acknowledgements types. Scien-
fists term them in biological words
"sports"-that is, they are exceptions
to a rule. They are supposed to see
things straight, whereas everybody
else is abnormal Bernard Shaw says
that is what is the matter with him.
Thomas l. Mason in Lippincott's.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-31
YOUR OWN LIFE A QUARRY
Out Of Il You Are to Mould and chIsel
q Character, Said the Poet
Goethe.

It was Goethe who said: Life is q
quarry" He does not mean the life
outside Of yourself. He means your
own life. that separate part of Gods
universe over which he has set you
as supreme master, king to rule the
dominion. Goethe says that this life.
your own life, his life, everybody's life,
is a quarry. A quarry Is a place
where stone is gotten. The value Of
quarry is always in the quality of its
stone. Now life, If 1t be a quarry, Is
simply place containing something
that is valued, uniformed but with
sl:i!l may be wrought into what Is val
liable. The stone from the quarry Is
ch!selled into form. A greater value
comes from the chiselling Of this
stone. Michael Angeles Moses is
witness of what a great artist may do
with chisel upon block Of marble.
Really, then, II your own life is a
quarry, you yourself must be the art
list, and out of the material Of the
quarry you are going to make what is
beautiful and worthful to the world.
Let me complete the entire quotation:
Life is a quarry out of which We are
to mould and chisel and complete q
character John T. Mcfarland.