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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
HINTS ON KEEPING COOL.

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. the scientist
at the head OF the government bureau
OF chemistry, has given out the follow
ing rules of conduct to govern people
In hot weather:
It's easy enough to keep cool. All
this sweltering and suffering with the
heat Is absolutely unnecessary.
Just don't think about the heat,
Keep your mind on other things.
1t is only the idle and unoccupied
who suffer from the heat.
People who are busy and keep their
minds on their work don't have time
to think or complain about the wealth
err
Suffering from the heat Is to great
extent mental condition
Avoid all persons who want to know
Is 1t hot enough for your
Keep your mind off the heat all the
time. Don't think about 1t for a
single minute.
The more people worry the hotter
they get. If they would only go along
lust as they do when the thermometer
is down to normal they would have
no trouble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
NEWS FORECAST OF The WEEK

L. l.
President Taft has promised to go
to Manassas. Va, Friday to attend the
big celebration of the Blue and the
Gray, near the battlefield of Bull Run.
On Wednesday the President will
press button and start the ceremony
of breaking ground for the Panama
California exposition, at San Diego.
The Dominion parliament will re-
sumo its session early In the week.
The outstanding feature, Of course.
will be reciprocity and the program
to be followed will largely be deter
mined by the prospects at Washing
ton.
Following one of the most strenu-
Gus campaigns in the history Of the
commonwealth, the people OF Texas
will vote Saturday on an amendment
to the state constitution providing for
statewide prohibition.
Prominent officials OF the United
States and Canada will take part In a
meeting at Rouses Point, N. Y, Thurs.
day TO celebrate the beginning Of work
on the international highway con-
meeting Montreal with New York city,
and forming a part Of the proposed
highway southwark OF Florida.
Saturday is day fixed for the start
of the Daily Mall aeroplane race. in
which $4,000 prize viii be awarded
to the airmen who complete a pre-
scribed circuit of approximately 1000
miles round Great Britain in an aero
plane in fight in the shortest time
within the appointment dates.
Other events Of the week abroad
will include the royal visit to Scotland.
the celebration Of the Thackeray cen.
tennial, and the meeting of the in
ternational association OF seismoIogy
in Manchester.
Important conventions Of the week
will include the meetings of the Ma,
tional Association of Real Estate Ex-
changes in Denver, the Association Of
Canadian clubs in Winnipeg, and the
International Association of Accident
Underwriters in Portsmouth. y. n.
Also of public interest will be THE
Festival of the Gift of Gold In Seat.
tie. the Copper country gemi-centen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
TRYING TO GET IOWA VOTES.
Movement Has Been Started Here t.
Turn Delegation Away From Taft
and Over to Wisconsin
Candidate.

Des Moines Capital: Rumors that
prominent Des Moines insurgent Is
1ayingsthe political wires to send a La
Toilette delegation from Iowa to the
national Republican convention in
1912 have caused the politicians over
the state to prick up their ears and
make inquiry as to whether there is to
be another contest next year for the
delegation to the national convention
That there is a movement on foot
to bring into existence full fledged
La Toilette delegation from Iowa
seems to be an assured fact. Whether
that movement will be successful is
quite another proposition. 1t has been
quite generally conceded by the Re-
publican press Of the state that a
Taft delegation would be sent to the
national convention and it did not be-
come public until this week that d
is on foot to secure a La
Toilette delegation
1t Is also claimed that Senator Cum
minis may ask that a favorite-
son delegation be sent from Iowa to
the national convention. 1t is said that
such a move by the senior senator
would be made more to assure his re-
election to the United States senate
in 1914 than with the hope that Iowa's
senator could secure the presidential
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

mashed one day last week when q
chain broke on the well drill which
he was working with. DR. Rea OF
Fort Madison Is now caring for the
injured member.
Rev. H. L. Hem made a business
trip to Burlington Moncay.
Rev. H. L. Hem received a car load
OF cement at Sawyer one day recent.
ly. He will put cement walks all
around the house and crossing the
street lay some on the west side of
the park
A cement walk has been laid by
the Congregations church from Mr..
Snelson's north to the cemetery and
they will now build from the church
to Mr.. Snelson's place, and as Mr..
Snelson has put in good cement
walk, 1t will make an excellent walk
from the Congregational church to
the cemetery.
Rev. H. l.. HEM was a business
caller in Fort Madison Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Murphy
and son were in Fort Madison yester.
day.
Little Miss Flora Fader, who has
been visiting at the Fred Hem home
returned to her home in Keokuk Mon.
day.
Thrashing machines are expected
NEXT week.
The rain Sunday night was a great
help to the corn.
Miss Marie Young has returned to
her home in Charleston, Iowa, after a
pleasant visit with relatives and
friends here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
ottumwa Is Short.

Ottumwa is having an experience
which individuals call Tack OF the
wherewithal The city has closed
its saloons, and as yet has not adj
vanced taxation to meet the deficit.
A special from that city says of the
situation:
Since the payment of the fire and
police department next Monday even
ing will deplete the general fund
almost entirely and leave the city
without means under the present &C
ditions to meet the pay roll until
October when the taxes are received,
Mayor s. II. Harper has called a
meeting OF the city council for next
Friday evening TO take action upon
what he believes the only course left
open, and notification of firemen that
their salary will not be forthcoming.
He states that the only salaries that
can possibly be paid and that must be
under the law is that of the heads of
both departments. The salaries of
members of both departments will
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
THE RICHES OF IOWA.

Iowa lost population from 1900 to
1910. Yet from 1901 to 1911 her
banks under state Jurisdiction grew
from 472 to 9S4 and their deposits
from s114,731, 61406 to s247,147.4S6.
an increase of s125, 097 1886. So it
appears that the states loss in popu-
lation has been contemporaneous with
its growth in wealth. In calling at
tention to these facts the Dubuque
Times-Jounal declares that they
leave no doubt that the loss in popu-
lation should be attributed mainly to
increase in land values resulting from
the prosperity of the farmers. This
has driven the young men west in
search Of cheaper lands. The Dubuque
paper goes on to say:
When Mr.. Cleveland beat Presi-
dent Harrison in 1892 Iowa's savings
banks held about $4,000, 600 of de-
posts. A year later the figure was
four million dollars less. When the
country declared for the gold stand
ard in 1895 deposits took an upward
turn and they have been increasing for
fifteen years. The total increase
divided by fifteen and then by the
population OF the state does not show
a great annual gain in our per capita
wealth, but it doesn't tell the whole
story. II is merely barometer. The
great gain has been in the value of
our real and personal property Iowa
is the most prosperous community of
10000 persons in the world, taking
the average condition of the people as
the standard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

The report of special investigation
OF the sanitary condition of thirty-two
American cities. submitted to the AS
ISOLATION of Life Insurance Presidents
by Hiram ]. Messenger. actuary. of
Hartford, Conn. shows that at least
30 per cent of the population in var
ious cities of this country equipped
with good water supply systems main
" use well water that is subject to
contamination. In cities with sewer
systems the population living In
houses unconnected with sewers is
given at about 40 per cent. This state
OF affairs reflects seriously on the
general knowledge Of sanitary mat.
tiers or else betrays degree of in
difference that is still more discred-
liable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

making the dust fly all week. He
handles it very well for new be.
ginner.
Mr.. Herman Watt, wife and daugh.
ter Geraldine, of Burlington. Iowa.
visited this week with Lyman Watt
and J. H. Caldwell and family. They
came in their auto.
James A. Wedding of Elderyille
visited his parents on the fourth anu
st'c:.panied tlinm . 4. haze 10
celebrate.
Very few explosives were used
here on and during the Fourth on
account of the danger of the dry.
ness OF everything.
The watering law went into effect
here on July and at all public water.
ing places where people had been ac.
customed to taking their drink were
politely informed that they must
furnish their own cups, which caused
quite a few remarks, some of which
We're not very complimentary
Many farmers are hauling water for
their stock
The new addition to Mrs Humans
house is completed and she will oc.
cupy 1t In the near future.
July Z being Miss Grace Marshalls
l4th birthday anniversary. her Sun.
day school class was invited to her
home to spend the afternoon with
her. Games were enjoyed and later
refreshments were served consisting
OF delicious ice cream and cake.
Those present wero Misses Laura
Campbell, Alma Martin, Cora Huston,
Marie Thompson, Edna Thompson
Lois Marshall, Ruth White, Grea
Dowdall. Jean Nicholson, Elsie
stump. Vera voigtlander. All departed
Tor home in the evening, wishing
Grace many happy returns and wish.
Ing that birthdays came more than
once year.
MISS Gladys Hanson who has been
relatives here the past week
returned to her home In Mackinaw
Saturday. accompanied by her grand
father. Mr.. Daniel Hanson and cousin
Miss Nita Day.
Mrs. Mable White and sons, Wen
iell and Kenneth, of Keokuk, came
Friday evening for a few days visit
With Mr.. and Mrs. Frank MCGEE and
'ther relatives.
g. V. Wallace left for Quincy Fri
lay to bring homo his new a,itono
lille.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

Statistics show that the amount OF
rain that falls upon the United States
In the course of year is equivalent
to ten Mississippi rivers flowing con
stantly. Otherwise measured, it
equals thirty inches Of water for the
entire area, making a total volume of
$4,000, 100000, 900 cubic feet. But
this is only half the amount that
would be necessary to maintain the
full productivity of the soil of the
whole country. One-third of this
amount runs down to the sea in riv-
ers. The problem for engineers is to
utilize to the utmost the supply that
nature furnishes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
A Parody.

A Parody.
What makes that rich man hurry
so?" said the newsboy-in-the-
shade.
To get ahead. to get ahead" the
corner copper said.
What makes him eat his lunch so
fast?" said the newsboy-in-the-
shade,
TO save his time, to save his time"
the corner copper said.
He's a-pilin' up the dollars and a,
satin them away;
He's workin' like carthorse while
his wife and daughters play;
Hos workin' till he nearly drops so he
can rest some day
And be hangin' round the golf
course in the mornin.'''
why does the old hearse move so
slow?" said newsboy-in-the-
shade,
It's got load, it's got load" the
corner copper said.
Who is the chap that's ridin' free?"
asked newsboy-in-the-shade
The wealthy chap that worked SO
hard" the corner copper said.
He hustled In the mornin' and he
hustled late at night,
His business grew SO fast he had 10
work with all his might.
He thought he'd rest next year, but
now his store is shut up tight
And they're hangin' crepe upon it
in the mornin.'''
George Fitch in Peoria Herald-Tran.
script.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
ELvAsToN, ILL.

Our harvest Is about ended and
there is not much saved. The heat
Tor the past week has been of hurt.
lul nature to man, beast and held
crop. The tassels which coma out
In the early fields of corn were bnrn.
ed to a crisp in the hot sun. and NJ
course the pollen was DESTROYED On
Wednesday night we had a liyht
shower which frightened up yeeeta.
ton quite a good deal but the ground
now seems as dry as ever, but the
heat is less intense. New hay can
hardly be bought at any price.
Most of our citizens attended Tho
celebration o. the Fourth at Car.
thage and had a hot time In tho old
town. Wv
Clifford Baxter and bride are hon.
eymooning in California and along tha
Pacific coast. Asa Baxter has gone
TO Kansas on visit and prospecting
tour They left their farm in the
care of Fl. Donaldson.
Miss Mary Boon was In Hamilton
shopping Tuesday.
Mr.. Scott and wife OF near narr.r
H.. visited in this city with relatives
Sunday. 90
Lee Bolden received HIS new anti
mobile Sunday evening and has been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

Next to the welfare of ones own
family one is concerned in the vel.
fare of ones community. No man
can safely disregard the rights of 9TH
ers in the pursuit of purely selfish
ends. He can not pursue the policy
of taking all and giving none If the
community in which he lives is so
constituted that he prospers in THE
is indebted to the community in no
small measure for his success This
is such an important fact that it
should be driven home to the con-
seriousness of residents who thought
lessly contribute toward the upbuild-
ing Of other communities to the neg
lect and at the expense of their own.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
keckuk. Iowa July II, 1911
OPPORTUNITY.

OPPORTUNITY.
Master OF human destinies am I!
Tame, love and fortune on my foot
steps wait,
Cities and fields I walk; l penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and passing
by
Howell and mart and palace-soon OF
late
II knock unbidden once at every gate!
II sleeping, wake-if feasting, rise be-
fore
turn away. 1t is the hour Of fate,
And they who follow me reach every
state
Mortals desire, and conquer every
foe
Save death; but those who doubt or
hesitate,
fCondemned to failure. penury and
Seek me in vain and uselessly i'm
plore;
i answer not, and I return no more!
John J. Ingalls,.
They do me wrong who say come
no more,
When once knock and fail to find
you In;
For every day stand outside your
door.
And bid you wake, and rise to
fight and win.
Wall not for precious chances passed
Weep not for golden ages on the
wane;
Each night I burn the records Of the
day;
At sunrise every soul is born again.
Laugh ike boy at splendors tina,
have sped,
To vanished joys be blind and deaf
and dumb;
My judgments seal the dead past
with it's dead,
But never blind moment yet to
come.
Though deep IN mire, wiring not
your hands and weep;
lend my arm to all who say 4
can"
NO shamefaced outcast ever sank 80
deep
But yet might rise, and be again a
man!
iArt thou mourner? Rouse thee from
thy spell!
Art thou sinner? Sins may be
forgiven!
Each morning gives thee wings to
flee from hell,
Each night star to guide thy feet
to heaven.
Waiter Malone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

be paid up until July Is. states May
or Harper, but after that they will be
stopped. Mayor Harper further states
that this will probably lead to the res
ignation of the firemen ana policemen
or their taking indefinite leaves Of alb
sence."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
Who Brings the Money Into Iowa

Who Brings the Money Into Iowa?
| Des Moines Capital: A farmer com
ing in on a northern train a few even
ings ago asked the question:
Who brings the money into
Iowa."
Then he proceeded to say: Does
the man who sells farm implements
and wagons bring the money in?"
He further asked Does the man
who sells dry goods. boots and shoes
bring in any money!"
These are important questions. The
answer is that with the exception OF
money brought in by the sale OF coal,
the farmer brings it all in.
There is not a business house 10
Iowa which could run six months
without the support OF the farmers.
We doubt il there is bank in the
state that could run a year without
the support of the farmers.
Certain it is that the railroads could
not run six months without the sup
port of the farmers.
This thought could be indefinitely
extended.
Therefore, is it any wonder that the
farmers and business men generally
are opposed to Canadian reciprocity?
Canadian reciprocity is direct
blow at the interest Of the Iowa
farmer.
Canadian reciprocity would rot
bring any money into Iowa. 1t would
take money out.
Every man who in congress aids
Canadian reciprocity, whether ne
does it purposely or not, Is the enemy
of the Iowa farmer
This Is not a question OF politics
for Iowa people. 1t is a question Of
business. 1t is not a question OF what
is to be in the Republican platform or
any other platform. 1t is a question OF
standing by the interests of the peo-
pie of Iowa.
We ask the business men Of Iowa
to ask themselves what the farmer
asked his seatmate on the railway
train
Who brings money into Iowa?
The farmer brings 1t in. Every 9TH
er man is engaged in taking it out of
Iowa
The farmers have won out in their
fight SO far as Iowa is concerned. II
is understood that Senator Cummins
is going to vote against the Canadian
contract, though he has always advo-
Gated Canadian reciprocity. He now
sees that he was wrong.
Senator Kenyon believes in the
Canadian contract and If he were to
vote his individual views, he would
vote for it. But he bows to the will
of the farmers and announces that he
is going to vote against 1t. 1t is under
stood that there are plenty OF votes
to pass it through the senate without
the vote Of Senator Kenyon and that
this fact has been known in Washing.
ton for some time. But the farmers
brought the senator under the wire
They can make their influence felt
when they make the effort.
Meantime, we want to inquire OF
the storekeeper, why he is so much
concerned in regard to the crop pros
pect, II he does not know that no
man in Iowa can succeed when the
farmer fails? Iowa is suffering from
the drouth. Iowa would suffer from
more than drouth If we had Cana.
dian reciprocity.
The essential thing now is to Sc
cure an adjournment of congress. If
congress would adjourn at once, and
Iowa could have soaking rain, last
ing forty-eight hours, every prospec:
would look brighter.
But the farmer is to be congratulate. |
ed. He compelled two United States
senators to come across.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

The ottumwa Herald says there
are eleven reasons why La Toilette
can never be seriously considered as
presidential timber One is La Fol
lette. The other ten need not be con.
sidered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

The United States navy will have
an interesting exhibit at the Iowa
state fair In the form of models of
the six finest American battleships.
Naval officers will be present to guard
the exhibit and explain its various
features to the uniformed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

NAL celebration at Hancock, Mich,
the conservation of Rev. Joseph P.
Lynch as Roman Catholic bishop of
Dallas, and the annual regatta of the
Inter-lake Yachting association at Put
Inlay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

The Peoria Herald-Transcript re.
ports that a man in that city was
heard kicking about the cold nights
because they were unreasonable. BY
the time the committee had returned
with a rope, however, he had disap-
peared.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17
Hay Fever and Summer Colds

Hay Fever and Summer Colds
Must be relieved quickly and Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound will do It.
=. M. Stewart, 1884 Wolfram st., Gil
cago. writes: II have been greatly
troubled during the he. summer
months with Hay Fever and aud that
by using Toley's Honey and Tar Com.
pound get great relief" Many 9th
ers who suffer similarly will be glad
to benefit by Mr.. stewards exper-
fence. Wilkinson & Co., ]. F. Kied-
aisch G. Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

There is the authority Of Kin Hub
bard for the statement that the mills
OF the gods are using the same old
roller process.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

Abe Martin lays It down as a max
I'm that the fellow who leaves his
pick up in the air when the whistle
blows will always be found working
for somebody else.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

Inc baxter New Era suggests tnal
the man who can't make living In
Iowa has something radically wrong
in his makeup.
THE day is coming" declares the
Des Moines Capital, when the candl
date for, office will not be SO anxious
to advertise himself as a classified
Republican Plain Republican will be
good enough
Reliable statistics show that the
people of this country pay out annual
ly for dog licenses the sum Of forty
million dollars, and to preachers,
twenty millions. At this rate" says
the Keithsburg Presbyterian, "a
preacher is only worth half dog"
The Atlantic Telegraph says it has
not talked with many progressives
who expect to tear their shirts for La
Toilette. La Toilette serves well the
purpose for which we have no doubt
he was born into this world the
Telegraph continues Experience has
taught America that the fire eaters do
not make the best Presidents"
THE open saloon is passing in Iowa
at rapid rate" says the Marion
Register. But from the hole In the
wall. the private wine and beer eel
lars. where the thirsty will quench
their thirst, and from the perambulat
ing booze dispenser known as the
boot logger, deliver the common
wealth.
An old Pennsylvania German living
in the mountains had a hard three
hours dusty walk to accomplish one
and he rose very early to
make the start. He had gone but
little way when he was overtaken by
an automobile, which was probably
the first that had passed along that
way. The driver picked up the old
man and they were at his destination
in about 20 minutes. Right there IS
where the German begins to get mix
ed: banks SO much awful1y nit de
ride. If I had known myself to be
here already two hours in front of the
clock yet I vud be at home fast
asleep already to start unless l
knew you vud not have picked me UP
since"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

A South Dakota paper recently call
ed for an epic poem in praise of mud,
which has been exceedingly scarce in
that state this year-even more so
than in Iowa In response 1t receiv-
ed some verses dedicated to The
Beautiful Mud which closed as fol-
lows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

Mrs. Brockway visited yesterday in
Des Moines county with Mrs. Sand.
burg.
Prof. John Slime was at home last
week.
Mrs. Ella Woodruff is having we'll
drilled.
Chas. Brockway got his hand badly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

The theory has been advanced that
Ethel Barrymore wants divorce be-
cause Colt kicked over the traces.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

Ono big forest fire can make the
work of dozen conservationists look
like thirty cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

More precious than diamonds or
rubies,
More precious than silver or gold,
And without which this old world
Would be silent and barren and cold,
us that life giving, exquisite mixture,
The elixir that opens the bud,
Just water and earth intermingled.
The beautiful. beautiful mud.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-17

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
Il Is better to be good fve-cen,
piece than bogus quarter.