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@aibburn, 8ebb, @bite, @isnietp.
iii. Wr. Speafer.
0ette er treble Gang ct 2opforilaa
at oenne @rt bar peret bebanoIet |
Wirneiotas 2egislatitr. Senrp gior-
ges Bin bIep br9bt / 1907 meo en-
liben Maioritet. Sor TO aar iiben
blep ct 9~onforilog fra BET iamme
Meolem peotaset al 2egisIatiren,
men belaet meo 8eto of @ilpernsr
Sobnion. Den afbsbe @upernsrs
| Snbflpoelie gioroe fig osiaa siGloen-
De peb @fitemningen / Sorsbags.
Minoritetsleoeren Gilbert 8faenber
minoebe ON 8upernsr SOLUTIONS
8eto % De 8runoe, Der bar blepen
anfsrte for BET. 8eb 8oteringen
ltemte 90 af Suiets 26 9emofrater
imob tonnage Ear ginen. Sor TO
aar iioen itemte oe fleite al Dem for
Den, og benne Soranorins antages
for en- itor Del at ifploes 8upernsr
Sobn 81. Sobnions Sptreben.
Slere SorfIas at Snteresie for
Statens afboIbspenIiee 9efolfnine
er peotaget at REPRESENTATIONS,
oeriblanot s. s. 9unns Sorilag ON
at gisre gortgipen, Sorifaffelie eller
&isb af beruienbe 9riffe paa be
"tsrre" Steber | Staten til en- grop
Sorieelie C"srois misoemeanor)",
bnorbeo Sager at bette Slags piloe
bIi benlagt til Surpretterne iitebetfor
iom bibtiI | Wunicipol. og Srebs.
oommerreternte. Sorilaget pebtoges
meo 80 moo Is Stemmer.
2iseleoes bIep Sorilaget ON at til
itaa 9per at fierbe &lasie 2ocal Sp-
tion pebtaget meb operp9Ibenbe Ma.
i~oritet. Sor at 2ocal Sption- @alg
fan finbe Steo fr9pes, at Betitionen
oerpm ifal bore nnbertegnet af
minoit 20 at 9pens loplise gel.
gere.
@iseoniim.
Iftenmeoerne / Mslemblp.I foelins
gen at 2egislaturen blep life at lang
gariebeo. De oar for trettenoe os
anitr9ngenoe; De berspebe Meolem-
merne baaoe oeres Wattero % Mab-
TO. Saa Sorilag al Wr. McGonnea
er oct oerfor meo g~nitemmisbeo Bile
bet beiluttet fra ibag (Sirsbas) at at
g~ienoptaee De res,il9re Sormiooags-
msoer.
gebanblingen al Isiemblpman
Sembarots Sorilag, Der forbpber
Salg al beruienbe 9riffe peo offent-
liee Observation-Disclosures, foranleoi-
geoe megen Wnntration. Gne De
pelfienbte Siientere MOB grpnoe.
pinsreeuleringen bar iaa iprige efter
at forIanee Srbet, at BET pafte al
minbelig Munterbeo. Bidder frem-
fom meb ct ENHANCEMENT ansaaenbe
Sale al "Squtrrel" -@biifp, bpis Sp.
lasning braete belle Soriamlingen til
at le. Otter at 9orner babbe taGt
mob ielbe Sorilaget, fremfom gihe-
Ter meb ct NIT ipsgefulot amenoe-
ment. @siembIp b~ortsbsIeoe ODER
20 Miniiter at lin foitbare Sib paa
bette Tibet lsrnenoe og meb Soriam.
linsens gerbigbeo Tibet ltemmenbe
S~ibsforbrip. st Sori1ag ON at ilaa
giGen ibiel blep neopoteret meb
operp9lbenoe Waioritet, ibet mango
al Dem, iom par intoo BET life snifebe
at faa bette Saftum protofoqeret peo
benne @nlebning. 9e, Tom itemte
for at gisre BET al meb ginen meo
BET iamme, bar Corner, Sansien,
2ents, Si6art, Roesiler, Hobun,
S6paIbah % @beelan. 9iaen blep
berefter paa Sor1ag at Scr. Settle
hp5I,rttpt tnnpt iii Vehnn6Iiuo non
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1911-03-21

Surrender gracefully. Do not give
up a point in such a way as to make
an enemy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
Women on JurIes.

SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. ten wo-
men drawn for jury duty at the com.
ing term of the Spokane county super
ior court declare they will not serve
unless compelled to do SO by law.
Mrs. Sarah Witherell, living at 1928
Ninth avenue, the first woman drawn
for the venire. voiced the sentiments
of her sisters in saying that while
women should use their franchise in
voting for good government she be-
lieves jury duty is mans work. Il
voted because am a taxpayer" she
added, and because had the right
to vote" Mrs. Flora P. Atchison, sos
Shannon avenue, said: There are
certain cases where 1t is all right for
a woman to serve on jury, but they
are scattered. will not serve IL called
My home is the place for me. am
not an advocate of the equal suffrage
cause. although | think that women
will be able to accomplish much COCO
with their votes Mrs. E. G. ITubbard
2116 North Madison street, told he,
story in a few words: 81 prefer tt
stay at home, for l think that is TIL,
woman's place. Woman jurors IN
divorce case? Oh! My! MOI,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
VEGETABLES BY WEIGHT.

Attorney General Cosson has ruled
that a purchaser of vegetables may
compel the dealer to sell them to him
by weight instead of by measure.
The opinion was given at the request
of the food and dairy department and
will be hailed with satisfaction by
purchasers Of vegetables in all parts
of the state.
The attorney general holds that
the section of the code which defines
the weight of each bushel Of the var
ious kinds of vegetables expressl,
provides that they must be sold b.
weight when the purchaser so re
quests.
Commissioner Barney interpets thu
decision to mean that the dealer i
required to give the purchaser a full
bushel weight whether asked to d.
so or not and whether or not tn
bushel basket is filed to overflowin
in order to make the weight require
by the statute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
Adjustable MaxIms,

Cincinnati Times-Star: James J..
Corbett found one of his friends in the
throes of thought the other day. The
friend was contemplating giving UP a
fat salaried position to take an indie
pendent chance. Whenever he thought
of the profits ahead il he made good
as a business man he glowed like an
ell lamp Whenever he thought of re.
signing that sure envelope at tho end
of the week he became solid ice to
the midriff.
When first began boxing in Cali
fornia," said Corbett, my father used
to lecture me. Stick to the job in The
bank Jimmie, by said he. It's tne
fine salary you do be getting there
and as long as you live you can keel
that fine job at the desk. Remember
"a rolling stone gathers no moss.
But ! kept on fighting. CorDet
gaid. And father kept on panning me
Finally fought with John L. Sullivan
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04

Mrs. Belle A. Mansfield is dead at
the age Of sixty-five. Her early home
was at Mt Pleasant in this state, and
she was the first woman ever admitted
to the practice of law in the United
States. This was in 1868, two years
after she had graduated from Iowa
Wesleyan University. Shortly there
after she was given the chair Of polit-
ical science in that institution. At
the time Of her death she was the
dean of the schools of music and art
at Depauw University, Greencastle
Ind. She was highly talented and
worthy woman and her life was in
keeping with her character and op
portunities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
MR.. ROBERTS, VIEW.

Hon. George E. Roberts, director of
the mint, says in letter to the Des
Moines Tribune:
"I know of no reason why the sub
ject of Canadian reciprocity should be
dealt with specifically by the state
convention BY that time 1t will eth
er have gone into effect or be dead
by the action of Canada and in either
event there will be no occasion for
Iowa Republicans to have contro
versy over it and nine months from
now | am confident all of them viii
think So"
Mr.. Roberts view is an eminentl,
sensible one There is no occasion
for Iowa Republicans to get into
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04

1t begins to look as II the days OF
the Mississippi roustabout were num-
bered. The Lee line of steamboats,,
running between ST. Louis and Mem
phis, is preparing to install inclines at
Its six principal ports, consisting OF a
track running from the warehouse at
the top Of the levee to the low water
stage. A chain with sprockets attach
ed will run continually over this track
like a belt. The freight will be loaded
upon the chain by men on the boat
and unloaded by other men at the ware
house. The long line Of roustabouts
moving back and forth on the levee
will be no more.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
DEMOCRATS DON'T
WANT WADE AGAIN
Think Iowa City Man Ought to Re
tire as National Com
mitteeman.

DIES MONIES, Aug. with the
coming adjournment of the congress
after the passage of the Canadian pact
and the farmers free list, the first
move of the presidential campaign in
Iowa appears to be the opposition of
many democrats to the reelection of
Judge Martin J. Wade of Iowa City
as national committeeman from. Iowa.
Wade was given the post originally
some six years ago when Charley
w alsh Of Iowa. former secretary Of
the national committee and committee
man from Iowa resigned to go with
Hearst and his Independent campaign
for the presidency. Then, in the last
campaign four years ago Wade was re-
elected by the delegates from the
state to the national convention and
/ many democrats say he should be
willing to retire and follow the un.
written law which says that two terms
are enough, for a democratic national
committeeman from Iowa. Still other
democrats oppose Wade on the ground
that he is primarily responsible 70,
placing the liquor plank in the las
state convention at the Ottumwa con
vention which lost to Claude R. Port
4 err the nominee for governor, the sup
port Of the dry democrats in the cen
trail part of the state and many re
publicans, making the reelection o
Carroll possible. Many democrat
blame Wade for this and say that II
the interests Of harmony he shoul
] withdraw and give some other demo
crat a chance. Already there is
+ small boom for several democrats 70
the post, among them N. F. Reed, &
) Ottumwa, chairman of the Democrat
] state committee. His selection, den
!. ocrats point out, is promotion fo
, meritorious service in the last can
!, paign and during the session OF tn
legislature when the democrats hol
I together on party lines as never b
}. fore. 1t Is urged that his selectic
would meet with the approval Of a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
CHARGES AGAINST WARDEN.

The Iowa City Republican and Gov
ernor Carroll have recently
been engaged In heated
controversy over sanitary and
other conditions in the state PEN
itentiary at Fort Madison. Grave
charges were preferred by the Repub-
lican to the effect that local conditions,
especially during the late hot weather,
we're such as to endanger the health
OF the inmates and to make their lot
well-nigh uncomfortable Growing out
out of the discussion of this phase OF
the conduct of the institution are
charges Of gross mismanagement and
criminal practice preferred against
Warden Sanders, the executive head
of the penitentiary, by Leonard w.
Haley, an inmate, in letter to At
torney General Cosson. Haley de-
clares that his charges are we'll
founded, that they are made in good
faith and that his purpose in making
them SIS to effect the removal from
office OF an officer who is guilty OF
acts which render him liable to pros
ecution under the statute known as the
Cosson law The writer further de
clares that
IL can say with all sincerity that
Warden j. G. Sanders is the most UNI
fit man to hold office it has been my
| fortune, good or bad to fall under
and have served now under the ad
ministrations of the wardens, respec
lively, P. W. Madden, w. A. Hunter
and Marquis Barr, all of Anamosa
and have had, in virtue of my severa
employments in more than seventeen
years time, uncommonly good oppor
tunities for observing the kind o
men that the state of Iowa sets owe
us who are supposed to be fit subject
for reform If we be obliged to sui
fer from the effiuvia of our disease
breeding cells, spare us, pray you
/ from an official who Is not above rof
bling the 1lead-whose continued pres
ence amongst us means our commo
! pollution"
This is strong language and
should not be permitted to pass III
noticed. Thorough investigation int
: the facts in the case should be IL
stituted at once. If above allegation
/. are untrue their falsity should be e
= posed with the least possibly delay
justice to Warden Sanders. If they al
founded on fact he should be sur
marily removed from the position
9 holds. Neither Attorney General Co
+ son, Governor Carroll nor the sta
o board Of control can afford to ignol
the matter as 1t has now come up
them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04

st. Louis Globe-D Democrat: What the
farmers get out of protection has been
made plain in many ways during al
most q decade and half OF uninter-
rupted protection of American indus
try by protective tariff. The Dingley
tariff law, which repealed and displac
ed the Democratic tariff law of the
middle y0's, became operative in 1897.
Under the Democratic tariff law, the
American farmer, although favored by
rain and sun, apd growing bounteous
crops, was in the slough of despond.
Demand had fallen away, owing to-
unemployment of labor, and prices
had followed. A change for the better
was noted soon after the Dingley law
became effective. The Improvement
increased during the years Of Its OPP
Grafton The increase in the farmers
prosperity was felt in every line OF
business, but then, as In previous
years, and under earlier tariffs. there
was constant cry that the farmer
was the victim and not the beneficiary
of tariffs levied and maintained for
| the promotion OF manufacturing
1t is, of course, impossible for any
body to explain how farming lands
can increase greatly in value without
a steady and remunerative demand
for their products, growing out of 9
home market in which labor is stead
lily employed at fair wages. That il
ono IF tho things s'no fellow can f1nC
out The demand for the lands which
increases their value is result o
economic conditions making theil
products salable at all times and a
good figures. To gauge the farmer
prosperity under protection, we hay
now the official figures Of the census
bureau. showing the increases DURING
the census period between 1900 ant
ii 1910. They ought to be an unansweI
1 able argument to such as have beel
contending that the farmer has n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04

lnsurgent lnsincerity and Muddllng.
Chicago Record Herald: The ques-
tion is often asked, What has become
OF the great popularity of the Repub.
lican insurgents? The answer is that
the insurgents have frittered it away.
Their movement is being destroyed
by insincerity. laundering and self
stulification.
We commend to the insurgents
these terrible but true words Of the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican, an
absolutely Independent and candid pa
per: "In capacity for self-destruction
the Republican insurgent faction ex-
ceeds anything known in recent Amer
lean history
The insurgent anti-reciprocity antics
were pitiful enough. The reputation
of all the insurgent platforms and
speeches in support Of tariff revision
guided by intelligent, adequate, scien-
4 tific information obtained by board
or commission; the attempt to put the
administration .in a hole" by rushing
i through crude tariff bills based on
4 guesswork and inviting vetoes, place
the insurgents in an even more pa
thetic position. Columns could easily
be filled with quotations which would
, condemn them out of their owr
, mouths on the proposition.
} AS our Massachusetts contempor
i airy says, their insincerity as reveal
, ed in the one case becomes doubl,
, branded in the latter case"
This paper warned the insurgents
: to whom it gladly paid earnest tribute
: when they stood for progress regard
: less of patronage. that their opposition
i to reciprocity with Canada meant po
Y litical suicide, since everything liberia
I and enlightened in the country favor
g ed reciprocity. 1t now warns Their
l. again In sorrow rather than in anger
that cheap, peanut politics in connet
# ton with tariff revision, the eating c
II their own words and the light-hearte
!. violation of their solemn declaration
= regarding the need of facts and know
n edge will do their regulations an
o standing infinitely more damage tina
veto of their patchwork bill will d
the President.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
A High Sign Of Prosperity

Legitimate interest in maintaining con-
ditions as they are, and In standlng
pat for letting well enough alone. for
they show that farm lands more tnan
doubled in values during the decade
covered by the census. In 1900 sucn
lands we're valued at s13, O5l ,OSS,oVv'
In 1910 they were valued at $2o,oo4'
S21 900. The increase in values was
lis per cent. Farm buildings, always
and everywhere good indications OF
the state Of prosperity on the farm
nearly doubled in value, the increase
being from So. 556, 81 1000 In 1900 TO
valuation Of $6,294.O25,oo 900 in 1917.
The Increase in farm implements was
from $74s, IT'S, 900 to s1,261, 81 900.
That this great increase IN farm
values was not result of the opening
OF new lands is shown in the figures
setting out the comparative NUMBER
of farms in the country last year ana
ten years earlier. In 1900 the number
Of farms was 5,737572. In 1910 the
number of farms was 6,340,120, an in
crease Of but little more than lo per
cent. The highest and surest test Is
i found In the acreage values OF farm
lands. In 1900 the average value OF an
acre Of farm land in this country was
i $3.50. In 1910 this had increased
to $3.50, an increase OF 10S per cent
4 Last year the men in enjoyment o.
this remarkable prosperity seemed e
4 he Impressed with an idea that it wa:
no way due to the economic legisia
ton the continuance of which wa
then threatened They showed sur
! prising Indifference to the assault
, made upon the tariff, and thousand
}, OF them voted to place its revision
J again in the hands Of the party whicl
!, made the tariff law of the early SOS
| They had forgotten how well off the
J had grown without downward rev
i sion. Perhaps these census statistic
!, Twill refresh their memories.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04


pack, and a pack Of thieves is called
a gang. gang of angels is called a
host, and host Of porpoises is called
a shoal, and shoal of buffaloes Is
called herd, and herd OF chickens
is called troop, and troop OF par
tridges is called covey, and covey
of beauties is called q galaxy, and q
galaxy of ruffians is called horde
and horde of rubbish is called heap,
and heap Of oxen is called drove,
and drove of blackguards is called a
mob. and mob Of whales is called a
school. and school of worshippers is
called congregation, and a congrega-
ton Of engineers is called corps
and corps Of robbers is called a
band, and a band of bees is called
a swarm. and swarm Of people is
called crowd.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04

The reports from the coal mines OF
the state now being received by the
state mine inspectors indicate that
the coal output for the last fiscal year
was smaller than usual. For some
time the Iowa mines have been all but
idle and the operators say that no
orders for coal are being received.
Just why there Is such slackness IN
the trade Is not apparent as usually
at this season many large orders are
received.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
Beware Of Ointments for Ca
tarrh that Contain Mercury

az mercury will surely destroy the sens,
o. smell and completely ,'erange thu
the mucous surfaces. Such artio!.s
should never be used except on aresc,- n.
T. tons ms from n reputable physicians. Is the
good you can possibly derive from :, ~,
LARS Gatarrh Cure. manufactured by
~ J, Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o.. san.
tains no mercury, and is taken inter.
Ind mucous surfaces OF the sysssm' ~
5uyiag Halls Catarrh Cure be sure yo.
get the genuine. II is taken internally
W. maze IN Toledo; Ohio, BY =. j
SO Dy Druggists. Price. 75c Der boz
TAKE Halls Family Pills for cons,,p.
ItCn. SSs'S'svo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
IRIS THE BABY.

It's because OF baby fingers around
our grownup fingers clinging,
It's because Of baby voices in glad
some chorus singing.
It's because that baby doings all our
plans and hopes enfetter
THAT this grand old world we live In
is a good world and grows bet
ter
with each sunrise, and is sweeter
each night when the sun Is set.
/ ting;
THAT the future has grown brighter
and the past more worth forget
ting;
I'VE are steadier and cleaner, more re-
liable, less flighty
EVERY time we love and snuggle
wee baby In It's nightie.
k1ts the baby shapes the future, it's
the baby gilds the present.
SIt's the baby makes the pathway We
are going green and pleasant.
TITS the baby puts the sweetness II
the wild birds song thai
pleases,
7 It's the baby makes us see the pinl
rose petals on the breeze,
hts the baby puts soft whispers In thu
knee-high windblown grasses.
Its the baby makes US see the bright
ness when the dark clout
passes,
ITS the baby, big-eyed. laughing-it'
the baby rolly-poly
Touches all our tasks with loving AM
in touching makes them holy.
It's the baby when we turn back Z
look down the past minute
Gurgles somewhere way off yonde
and puts worlds of sweetness
it.
It's the baby struggling onward on VI
certain legs to meet us
Armors us and makes us splendid g
no reverse may defeat us.
It's the baby gone before US that ha
bridged deaths dark abysses,
It's the baby that has healed u
soothed our hurts with bah
kisses.
It's the baby that has saved us
this heavy life the leaven--
It's the baby leads our footsteps
the paths that climb to heaven
u. M. Lewis, in Houson Post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-04
nMoTHERr sTARkWEATHER.

Mrs. Perry SldTkWeaLneI 10 Inc uiS
woman in America on a labor COM
mission. She originated, organized
and now conducts new department
in the interest of women and children
and is making success OF it. She
was appointed a member Of the Min
nesota commission by the late Gov
ernor johnson of that state and aims
to make the department the pioneer
working toward federal bureau for
women and children.
Mrs. Starkweather is wealthy and
a mother, and was for many years
mill owner. The adverse conditions
surrounding the mill girls set her to
active work investigating and better
| ing their conditions. Then she took
UP the cause OF children unlawfully
employed 1t is significant that ten
other states have written to her re-
garding the organization and mainten-
ance of such department.
The main idea OF Mrs. Starkwcather
/ is to keep every girl in the home ii
possible until she is at least eighteen
to teach her cooking and housekeep
ing and to fit her for motherhood. Il
she must go to work outside, make
conditions safe and sanitary.
Mrs. Starkweather gives persona
answers to hundreds of letters from
women and girls, giving advice ant
some times money and finding places
for those needing work. In one yea
nearly 5000 places have been visited
where women and children work, ant
, in every instance general condition.
have been improved.
For ten years Mrs. Starkweathe
!. has been active In Minnesota publ
> lifeS She is indefatigable in her wor
and an old fashioned housewife. Sh
, says: Eleven people, some my ow
children. some adopted, call m
mother" She is also called "th
mother In Minnesota.
To Mrs. Starkweather is due pc
y haps the greatest known feat OF phi
;, anthropic advertising in the n0tl
, west. She composed had printed an
4 caused to be hung in every railwa
j station in Minnesota and in many OF
= er public places a notice to youn
3 women and girls which reads as &c
lows:
Il Do not go to the large cities f
- work unless you are compelled to.
= you must go write at least two weel
T. in advance to the woman's depal
ly ment, bureau of labor, St Paul or
W the Young Woman's Christian Ass
e. citation in the city where you want
work.
,e They will obtain for you such
ia position as you ask; tell you abo
~ wages, boarding places and whatev
- you want to know.
40 Two days before you leave hor
ne write again and tell the day and no
ng when your train will arrive and
ed responsible woman will meet you
the station and take you safely
your destination.
Do not ask questions OF strange
nor take advice from them.
Vi Ask a uniformed railway of1cial
es a policeman.
This advice Is issued by the Sta
lb- bureau of labor and posted throu
be the courtesy of the railway offici
tie of this road.