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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
Letter Of a Bad Boy
BY GOODLOE THOMAS

Copyright. 1911 American Association
HTELL Santa Claus, guess its up to write an tell
VA About thing two you might get twisted an-wel
Ferg to put SNOWFALL in my stockn, like
You left last Christmas when you fool my brother Ike.
First thing Ill tell about that day didn't go school,
But went away hunt for rabbits long with Andy Kool
Well that Andys fault He said if I'd go long he'd
That no one knoved then an told blamed all me-
spose you've got in for me because the other day
had that fight with Stngy Keys an licked him Well say,
guess if one o them air Eskymaux up round the pole
Would pull your rendeers tails like Sngy did my dogs an tot
The other boys he yed that way because he had the eas
You'd want to hit him the nose like did Shingy Keys
So please excuse an if you know Of any other fight
That was in Ill fix up with you next time | write
guess I'd better mention bout that pie that disappeared
So strange night ago. an mother said she feared
buQad been around You know dear Santa that was me
Or else wouldn't bring up right But then you see.
I'm telling everything, so my pa ma should write
An mention things you'll understand I've told them honor bright
guess that's ALL hope you'll bring the watch an skates gum
boy that's speced to be good has got to have fun
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
IMMORTALITY DENIED.

The scientific consideration of
life and death leads not to re-
nunciation and peSsimism. but
to action and the joy of doing.
At all times and in all places
life and death go hand in hand.
What. then. is immortal? Life
surely not. At most there Is only
a continuity of living substance.
But this also has beginning
and an end. Just as living sub
stance was once able to appear
on the earth and indeed was
forced to appear when all its
conditions came together, so also
it must pass away from the earth
as soon as it's conditions cease.
and wherever and whenever.
upon any heavenly body in the
universe. the conditions for the
origin appear anew there living
substance is formed out of life
less substances, and wherever
and whenever the conditions of
life cease there also living sub
stance returns to lifeless forms.
The phenomenon of human con-
sciousness ceases with the life
of the cerebral cells, but the life
of these cells is extraordinarily
frail. Even the stoppage of the
blood for a few seconds seems
completely to inhibit conscious
ness. These facts have been
experimentally confirmed upon
men. Hence our individual soul
is no more immortal than our
individual body.-Professor Max
Verworn.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
A Terrible BIunder

to neglect liver trouble. Never do it.
Take DR.. Kings New Life Pills on the
first sign Of constipation, billiousness OF
inactive bowels and prevent virulent in
digestion, jaundice or gall stones. They
regulate liver, stomach and bowels and
build up your health. Only 25S at all
druggists.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
The Steel Plant Spur

The last survey for the spur for the
steel plant shows that it will be neces-
sary to make some changes in the
trestles carrying the Wenatchee Valley
& Northern track over the Great North
ern tracks east of town. This will
doubtless result in further delays in
the completion Of the steel company
spur,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
CarIquist EreCts Handsome Street Clock

Carlquist the enterprising Front
street jeweler, received a handsome
street clock this week from the How
ard Watch Manufacturing company
which he will have set up in front of
his place of business.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
flrecracRers at Christmas
By ROBERTUS LOVE
fruit growers of the valley


ers had gone up in one big explosion
All of us were disconsolate But the
dear old doctor-I think he is living yet
and very old now-took pity on us and
gave each of us dime wherewith to
purchase bunch apiece.
Down there nowadays they pop fire.
crackers on the Fourth, but | dare say
that some of the boys of this genera
ton still find bunch of the little red
peppers in their stockings ON Christ
mas morning.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

The board of control of the Wen
atchee high school gave out 25 WIS
to members Of the football team las
Tuesday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

A check for SIS, 10000 the states
portion of Chelan county taxes for 1911
was Esent to the state treasurer last
Friday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
SAYINGS FROM HORACE.

On iN0O = NUN f1OhROE.
Brave men were living before
Agamemnon.
In peace, as wise man, he
should make suitable prepare
ton for war.
If you wish me to weep you
yourself must feel grief.
The mountains will be in labor.
An absurd mouse will be born.
Even the worthy Homer some
times mods.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
Great Northern Time Table

Trains depart from Leavenworth:
Going East Going West
No. 0, lbs am; No. /, 100 pm.
A, 4.20 am; 43, APO pm.
%, 600 am; 81, 11.35 pm.
4, 3.15 p.m.; 8, 2.25 am.
Nos. 81 and % are fast mail trains.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
DOUBLE POWER
CAPACITY NOW
WIN Completion Of creen-wheeIock
Engines lnstalIment at Light
Plant, Service
Increased.
STEAM WAS USED TODAY
Largest Machine In Keokuk Light and
Power company's Plant
Housed In New
Building.


Steam was turned In the 1900 horse
power Green-Wheelock engine at the
elec4ric light plant today and after
a weeks tuning" adjustments of
valves, ETC., the giant machine, which
is double the size and generator of
twice the power of the other electri-
cal equipment in the plant, will be
used as reserve power to meet the
future needs of Keokuk until the com
pletion of the water power dam and
transfer of energy to those wires.
Several months ago the Green Wheel
ock engine was received here and i'm
mediate construction of additional
building at the power plant was COM
menced. The added structure com
pleted, the large engine was installed
and will be used regularly and as a
reserve force should accident occur to
some of the other machinery.
Electrical service and power. double
what it has been in the past is now
obtainable and commercial interests
and the city generally will be benefit
ted. The latest machine to be install
ed will be tested until in good work
ing order, when 1t will be used con.
tinually.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
SCHOOLS OPEN
IN HAMILTON
Everything is In Readiness, the Teach.
ers on Hand and the Building
In Good Shape.

HAMILTON, Ill, Sept. 1.-The
teaching force is the same as last year
excepting Miss Philena Clark, who is
the new instructor in English and
German. Miss Clark's home is in No
bleswille, Indiana.
The teachers are all present and
ready for work.
Mr.. Turner, who is the new janitor,
has been busy during the last two
weeks cleaning house and getting
everything in readiness for school
According to the rules of the board
Of education all children who are six
years old before March 1st, 1912, may
start to school next Monday. This is
done on account of the crowded con-
dition of the entire school, making it
impossible to form new classes at any
time OF the year after the beginning Of
school. However no children who will
not be six before the first of March
can be admitted
All parents or guardians having
charge Of any child between the ages
OF seven and sixteen are by the COM
pulsory educational law required to
cause such child to attend school daily
during the entire time school is in SEES
sion.
According to the state factory law
no child under the age of sixteen can
be lawfully employed during the school
year or at any other time by factories,
stores, hotels, restaurants, etc, with
out the proper certificate of the prin-
cipal or superintendent of the city or
public schools. Persons employing
children without certificates assume
risk in the violation of the factory law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
CAS- ON THE
STOMACH.
Distressing Symptom ola Form
of Stomach Trouble Which
DR.. Williams Pink Pills
VIII Cure.

When the blood is poor and thin, and
the stomach in consequence is imper-
fectly supplied with well-oxidized blood
and nerve force, the digestive process
becomes slow and fermentation of the
food goes on, with formation of gas and
certain acids.
The pressure of the gas causes pain
in the stomach; sometimes it affects the
heart When the gas is beched out
through the mouth the patient is tenn
porarily relieved The sour risings in
the throat ard burning sensations in
the throat and stomach are caused by
the acids of fermentation.
There are plenty of things to neutra-
lie these acids, or, "sweeten the
stomach" as it is called, but they do
not cure the trouble. Pure rich blood
which will tone up the stomach is re-
CURED, as this case shows.
Mr.. G. +. Randall, farmer, whose
address is Box 80, Cedar Junction, Kan. ),
says;
severe attack of stomach trouble which
followed general rundown condition
of my health. / cannot describe the
severe pains / had across the pit of my
stomach. 1t often seemed as though
there was heavy pressure there. Many
time | have sat up in bed with cramps
in the stomach which were 80 terrible
that could not get to sleep. After eat
ing would generally have sour stom-
ach and be troubled with gas
81 had been sick for about a year
ormore when DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People were recommended to
me. started using them and felt bet
ter in a short time. | continued to use
the pills until was cured"
The vigor and strength which comes
from a healthy stomach and perfect
digestion can only be obtained by keep
ing the blood pure and red. Sufferers
from too much gas or acid on the stom-
ach, heartburn, tenderness or pains
through the pit of the stomach or any
form of indigestion cannot do better
than to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
The pills are for sale by all druggists,
or will be sent, postpaid, upon receipt
of price, so cents per box six boxes for
$3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, NY. Send
for our free diet booklet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
Old Lady's Sage Advice.

Knoxville, Tenn.-Mrs. Mamie
Towe, Of 102 w. Main street, this city
says: "If you had seen me before
began to take Cardui, you would not
think l was the same person Six
doctors failed to do me good, and my
friends thought would die, | could
hardly get out of bed or walk step
At last an old lad, advised me tc
take Cardui, and now I can go mos,
anywhere" All ailing women need
Cardui, as a gentle, refreshing tonic
especially adapted to their peculiar
ailments. 1t is a reliable, vegetable
remedy, successfully used for ovel
so years. You ought to try it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
PERSONALS.

Mrs. M. Nichols of Wayland has
returned from a weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Usher
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Williams, son
and daughter and Mrs. Gill OF Car.
thage, and Edward Hubner of Dallas
City, formed an automobile party to
Keokuk, Thursday.
Misses Mayme and Maud Heinz
Katherine Harrington, Ella Rohkar
and Pauline Stahl are spending the
day in Quincy.
Mr.. and Mrs Thos. P. Gray, daugh-
ter Helen, and Miss Nina Hodge went
to Quincy this morning on the steam
er Sidney.
Miss Bessie Purdy is visiting in
Quincy.
Mrs. R. G. Lange. and Misses Made
line LANCE and Hazel Beers are in
Quincy today.
Misses Amy Richtman and Alma
Springer are visiting in Quincy.
Miss Mabel Matheny is visiting in
Kahoka this week.
Miss Florence Miller returned home
today from Kahoka where she attend
ed a house party at the home of
Miss Clara Talbot.
L. E. Garvin and John H. Parker
went to Quincy today with the Odd
Fellows excursion.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. E. Dunlavey and
son have returned from two weeks
visit at Sioux City.
PIERS ...... -. -. -. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Walton have
returned home after a ten day auto
trip to Macon and other Missouri,
points.
Miss L. Belts has returned from
the east.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
AMUSEM ENIS
Bushels Of Fun at the Airdome

Bushels Of Fun at the Airdome.
Sore sides from much laughing is
the result of the Airdome's bill last
night. To conclude the week of en-.
tertainment at the theatre, two com
edy sketch teams are on. McGreevy
and Bailey and Lee Pearl and Bogant
are the performers. The former
are singers, dancers and cut ups in
general and the latter team does some
yell making things that would make a
lynx laugh.
1t takes a bill now and then like
the one playing at the Airdome at
present to get people away from their
worries and relieve the strain of too
much refined vaudeville. The pictures
are great and the songs Mr.. Hull
sings, keeps pace with the balance of
the entertainment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01

water tight compartments enabling
the workmen to go below the present
water surface. I.lany of those en-
gagged on the work think the wreck
will be towed to some American port,
even to the Canal Exposition at San
Francisco. The raising of the Maine,
at least the expensive manner in
which the work is being done is the
result Of the sentiments of American
people and it is not thought that the
people will permit the wreck being
taken out to deep water and sunk be-
fore they have had chance to see it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
Work SO Far is Only an Experiment
if Different Tacks Being
Taken Are
Studied.
PLAN OF coFFERDAM
Forward Part Of Ship Is Nothing But
Junk, the Work of the Explosion
Was So Com
plete.

HAVANA, Aug. 31-The work or
the wreck of the Maine has not YET
gone beyond the experimental stage
If one studies closely the different
tacks being taken to carry out the
plan of the cofferdam and to raise
the wreck or that part of it which was
not damaged by the explosion. While
the general plan of building Golfer
dam around the wreck and pumping
out the water and mud has been gen
orally followed, the minor details
such as making the cofferdam tight
outside pressure of the water have
proven greater than the average per.
son will imagine.
In the first place, many of the cir.
cular caissons forming the cofferdams
were very badly driven. One gave
way entirely before pumping was
started. These steel slabs OF piling
are 70 feet long. The water about
the wreck is about So feet deep. The
soft slime and mud is 10 or il feet
more, and this leaves but % feet OF
the piles in firmer clay and hardpan
at the bottom of the harbor. AS the
water is pumped lower in the Golfer.
dam the pressure from the outside
increased, and as the pressure on the
caissons increased the circular af.
fairs gave in, taking an oval form to
a slight extent, not noticeable to the
eye, but clearly shown by the test
lines set. This trouble the engineers
tried to obviate by dumping rock on
the top of the caissons and against
the inside walls of the cofferdam
The water pumped down to the is
foot leve', showed the weakness of
the cofferdam, and with the rock
dumped inside made the work OF
dumping out mud, more dangerous.
The engineers may be able to take
out few feet more, but they will
hardly attempt to clear the basin of
mud and water as the plan was orig.
ally announced. The aft part of the
wreck which suffered little from the
explosion-the ship being literally
cut In two-will have to be f1oated,
and to do this all the bulkheads must
be made absolutely secure.
That portion of the wreck can be
towed to an American port and the
people, who will spend close to a
million dollars in raising it, may be
given an opportunity of viewing what
remains of the Inflated vessel.
The forward part of the ship is
nothing but junk, even to the bottom
plates, not even a small connection
holding the bow to the after part
The destruction was SO complete that
it is difficult to identify many of the
pieces, even though the naval con.
structor here has model Of the
original ship with which to compare
the pieces There is no chance to
find any of the remains of those who
were in this part of the ship, as
they have undoubtedly been swept
away with the tides and storms OF
years.
Much mud and wreckage remains
in the hold of the after part of the
ship, anu this Is being removed, the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
intoxicating Religion.

The falling off in attendance in the
various churches and the lack OF in
terest on the part Of young people
In religious matters has had the at
tention of the authorities of Bavaria,
where the supreme court has decided
that parents must provide religious in
struction for their children and that
the instruction must be in keeping
with the faith of the parents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
Convention Held in the Presbyterian
Church for Two Days With Fair
Sized Delegation In
Attendance.
OTHER WARSAW ITEMS
Lawn Tennis Enthusiasts Propose to
Organize Club and Mark Out
Courts on Fort
Edwards.

WARSAW, ILL.,. Aug. 31.-The Ger
man Evangelical church of Suffer
held "Missionfest" yesterday, which
was quite largely attended. About a
dozen ladies went from here in one
party and there were number of
others. A good time was reported
]. S. Prosser and family are visiting
their old home-Fayette, Mo.-they
will return by Saturday.
Or. S. E. Metzke is having a hot
water plant installed in his office and
his fiat, overhead. The work is be-
ing done by A. e. Powell.
Quite number of inquiries have
been made here for the Booster Edi-
ton of The Gate City to be issued
today.
John NJ. Hungate, cashier of the
Farmers National bank, Of Warsaw,
was recently elected president Of the
mi Tennis club organized at Keo-
kuk. 1t Is proposed to organize a
club here and open grounds on Fort
Edwards Eext spring. There are
many tennis players here and the
club ought, with practice, to be able
to hold its own with neighboring clubs
next season.
Miss Alma Roth, who has many
friends IN Warsaw, is slowly recov-
ering at st. Joseph hospital, Keo-
kulz, from her recent illness.
There will be meeting of Warsaw
citizens at the city hall next Wednes-
day evening, Sept. 6. to take up the
matter of improving country roads
and other important business.
There are number of large fac.
tories in the east inquiring about
sites near the great dam. Warsaw,
Just below the DAM can accom-
modate them.
Frank Brault has gone to Kansas
City. Mo-, to make it his home; his
barber shop has been leased to Paar
& Webster
Ellis Daugherty and family have
removed to Carthage, ILL.,, where he
has charge of meat shop.
Richard Bowen, industrial agent, of
Hamilton, was Warsaw visitor re-
Gently. He has great faith in the
future of the dam, and has the facts
to back it.
The Odd Fellows excursion to
Quincy tomorrow on the Sidney, will
almost depopulate Warsaw, for
everybody" and his wife and his
girl. is going to take day off and
swell the crowd These excursions
are always a success, and are I'm
mensely popular.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard and children
of Eureka, H., visited Mr.. and Mrs.
G. T. MCGUIRE several days this
week, coming over in their touring
car. Mrs. Leonard is a sister of Mr..
Mcclure, the agent of the T. P. &
w, railroad.
Warsaw is represented by good
crowd at the Kahoka fair today.
The Hancock county Christian En-
deavor convention met yesterday at
ternion in the Presbyterian church
with fair attendance. Field Secre-
tary of Illinois, E. P. Gates, made the
principal address. officers are Ellen
Jackson, Hamilton, president; Marg-
aret Baird, Warsaw, vice president;
Clara Reed, Warsaw, secretary, and
Albert Holmes, Warsaw, treasurer.
This afternoon session will close the
meeting at which officers for ensuing
year will be elected. Lunch was
served yesterday noon for the dele
gates in the basement of the church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
Cork the peauty Center.

FOR feminine beauty go to Cork. On
,he occasion OF her first visit to Ire.
land-in S49-Queen Victoria wrote
=. tne women OF Cork: The beauty
Struck US much; such beautiful dark
eyes and hair. and such fine teeth !.
almost every third woman was pretty.
ahc some remarkably So" or the wo.
men OF Belfast there was less to be
sa.u' nothing more than: The people
are mixture OF nations. and feminine
seau,y had almost Misrepresentation.
dor Chronicle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01

"Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal dis.
ease-croup. Has been used with
success in our family for eight years"
Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffalo. N. Y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
Brother pIckey,s Opinion.

Politics" said Brother Dickey. rs
ez uncertain ez woman who says
one minute dat sholl marry you an
de very next minute tells you dat you
sho' must "a dreamed it,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01

Regulates the bowels, promotes
easy natural movements, cures consti-
patton Doan's Regulets. Ask your
druggist for them csc a box.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
Willing to Overlook It.

Victim-Say, durn We. you've pulled
the wrong tooth,
Dentist-From the way you hollered
thought / had hold of the right one,
but we'll call it my mistake.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01

Don't think that piles can't be cured
thousands OF obstinate cases have
been cured by Doan's Ointment. 80
cents at any drug store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
TAFT ELECTED
ON THE TRAIN
Water Power Sights Took
Straw Ballot.

Quincy Wing: Last night straw
vote for president was taken on
the X line train returning from Keo-
kuk. The suggestion was made by a
democrat, who thought that because
of the fact that Champ Clark was in
Quincy early in the week, where he
delivered a speech that everyone
liked, that he would be given an al
most unanimous vote
There were over $50 members of
the Quincy Chamber of Commerce on
the train, but all of them did not vote
There were also a few travelling men,
not residents of Quincy, who were
solicited and who manifested their
choice for president When it was
announced, after the train had been
canvassed, that Taft had received
more votes than Clark, there were
walls from the democrats, but as the
poll was conducted on the square
their objections were overruled. The
vote was as follows:
Result of the Vote.
Taft, SIS.
Clark, So.
Harmon, u.
Wilson, s.
LaFollette, 8.
Roosevelt, 2.
Folk, !.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01

Doan's Regulets cure constipation
without gripping, nausea. nor any
weakening effect. Ask your druggist
for them. 25 cents per box.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-01
The MEMS BIBLE GLASS FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
AND usTREETs
TENTH AND BLoNDEAU
STREETS, KEOKUK

TO
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Read The Daily Gate City.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-27
ALLIGATOR DEvouRED CHILD
Watch Discovered in Creatures
Stomach Reveals Her Fate.

Forsyth, Ca, July 26.-The finding
OF a valuable gold watch and chain in
the stomach of large alligator
which died in a pond near here Mon.
day night is believed to solve the
mysterious disappearance Of twelve
year.old Janet Thornton from the
home Of her parents at Island Grove,
Florida, two years ago.
The alligator was captured near
Island Grove some weeks after the
girl disappeared and was brought to
this place by j. NJ. Jackson. When
last seen the little girl was standing
on the bank OF the lake where Jack
son captured the alligator. and she
was wearing at the time gold watch
with her initials engraved on the
back. The same initials are on the
back of the watch discovered inside
the alligator.
Ii is believed by Jackson and 9th
ers that while the girl was playing
on the bank OF the lake the alligator
came up on the bank and deyoured
her. The parents Of the girl have
been notified. and the watch will be
returned to them.