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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
CHAPTER XVII.
a Hunter of Butterflies.

love men. not because they are men.
but because they are not women.-Queen
Christina.
There was at that time in Montreal
a sort of news room and public ex-
change, which made a place of gen
eral meeting. 1t was supplied with
newspapers and the like, and kept up
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

The great question is not so much
what money you have in your pocket
as what you will buy with it.-Ruskin
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
LOST 81 POUNDS.
Another Terrible Case of Gravel Cured
by Doan's Kidney Pills.

Charles Understein, so w. 44th ST.,
Chicago, ILL.,, says: Kidney trouble
ran me down from 1876 to 1876 pounds
and I was a shadow of nv former self
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
BISHOP QuAYLE ON WOMAN SUE.
FRAGE.

s
Bishop William A. Quayle of Okla
homa delivered one Of the closing ser.
mons at the Des PLANES, Ill, camp
meeting on Monday of the present
week. He made defense OF the
ministry, but spoke scathingly con-
corning Grassland" ministers and
suffragettes. when a man gets on
a corner with big drum and bugle
and a lot OF hot air, people call that
Christian work. he said. "and the
man who quietly gives his money to
build churches AMI carries on the reg
ular work of the church is forgotten.
Ministers sometimes may be unao-
preciated because they do not seem to
be doing the work of the world, but
their value is priceless" In speaking
OF suffragettes Bishop Quayle said:
When | was asked by woman IL
l were suffragette, told her was
not born that way, but then she asked
me II | favored votes for women. AS
long as good-for-no nothing men vote and
good-for-nothing women cannot | am,
theoretically, in favor of votes for
women, but when the women tell me
equal suffrage will cure the ills of
society, practically, don't believe it.
Woman's influence does not depend
upon the way she counts In the cen
sus or at the ballot box, but upon the
majesty of her purity and the dignity
of her wifehood and motherhood"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

lands as these are likely to be quite
fertile, but no matter how much avail.
able fertility is present, an attempt to
grow alfalfa without good drainage is
almost sure to result in failure. Many
fertile upland soils are not suitable
for alfalfa growing, owing to the
presence, too near the surface, of a
compact, tenacious subsoil so imper-
vlous to water as to prevent proper
drainage.
While good stands and yields OF
alfalfa have frequently been secured
on fertile soils without the aid of
manure, yet these yields are in al.
most every case largely increased by
It On soils which are only medium in
Iertlllty. manure is essential to sue
cess, and on soils below the average
IN fertility, successful stands are
practically never secured without its
liberal use. The use OF manure Is by
Tar the most important factor In Sc
curing successful results with alfalfa
on Iowa soils.
len to twelve tons per acre OF well
Iotted manure should be applied be-
lore blowing for alfalfa. If the soil is
at all acid, to grow alfalfa 1t will be
necessary to apply from 1000 to $500
pounds of lime per acre The poorer
ana more worn soils are most likely
to be acid, in which case the use of
lime is essential. Even on the more
fertile soils its use has usually result
ed IN a more vigorous and healthy
growth. Lime In the form of fine
ground raw limestone is much to be
preferred, owing to its cheapness as
well as to it's effect upon the soil. The
SOIL may readily be tested for acidity
by taking thoroughly moistened soft
from few inches below the surface
and pressing 1t, as into a ball, about
piece OF blue litmus paper If after
ten or fifteen minutes the paper is
found to have changed to a distinctly
pink color, one may be reasonably
sure that the soil needs lime. Other
wise lime is probably not needed.
Lltmus paper can be secured at al |
most any drug store.
Seeding of alfalfa should best be
done from the 10th to the goth OF
August, though success may be had
rom seeding few days later than
his provided other conditions are ia
'orable. The earlier seeding is. how
'ver, to be preferred providing there
s sufficient amount of moisture in
ne soil to terminate the seed Only
iced OF the best quality should be
lsed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
Charles Cecil Of this place last sun


Charles Cecil Of this place last Sun
day.
Mrs. Ed schee Of Chambersburg,
Mo, was the guest Of her son Frank
last evening.
Mrs Mary Jones and son Harry left
Saturday for a weeks visit at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Harvey,
OF near Mt. Sterling, Iowa.
Joe Wright came over from coonie
Island and spent Saturday and Sunday
with his aged mother, Of this city.
Miss Ethel Loury OF Argyle returp-
ed home Monday after weeks pleas
ant visit with relatives at this place.
Editor Talbot, wife and daughters
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb OF
kahoka were guests at the James
House home last Sunday.
Lester McMillen visited friends in
keokuk Saturday and Sunday, com
ing up on the morning train Monday
and spent the day with his parents
OF this place and left for Pennington
In the evening to resume his duties
at that place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
The Keokuk Dam.

Burlington Gazette: The article in
Saturdays Gazette concerning the
construction Of the big dam at Keo-
kuk and the cuts showing the prog
ress of the work up to date were reve-
lations to readers who have not visit.
ed the dam site this summer and kept
apace with this wonderful undertake
ing which promises SO much for the
future prosperity of this section OF
the Mississippi valley. So vast and OF
such magnitude is this remarkable
project that 1t Is difficult for the or
binary mind to grasp and to fully
comprehend 1t all and to appreciate
what magnificent opportunity it
presents to the people of southeast
ern Iowa and western Illinois.
A section Of the country hitherto
hampered In its progress by a lack OF
manufacturing establishments bids
fair to equal and surpass the factory
towns of Lawrence and Lowell, Mass.
on the Merrimac river There Is no
reason under the sun, with the dam
completed and the 200 ,000-horse power
developed. why Burlington, Keokuk
and Fort Madison, and other cities in
this neighborhood should not become
the sites Of mighty factories EMPLOY.
Ing thousands upon thousands of on.
eratives. 1t is an opportunity which
seldom comes to a community and
most certainly this city and It's neigh.
bors cannot afford to pass it up. Ev-
cry town within the dams scope
should at once begin and carry
through vigorous campaigns to secure
Its share of the benefits which the
project offers them. Burlington, in
particular, should look alive and get
IN the game. 1t is matter which de.
mands the immediate attention of orr
Commercial Exchange and our busi.
ness men. Let us not permit st. Iouis
to reap the full harvest. This CITY
must nave its part in the great pros
perity which is at it's beck and call
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
Fun for the Old Guard.

Bedford Tmes-Republican These
are great days for the "old guard. .
Can you imagine the mirth that must
be In the minds and hearts of the
Hepburns, the Laceys, the Hulls. the
Cousinses. the Smiths, and the men
from Kansas and Nebraska and Min
nesota who stood with them against
political demagoguery and hypocrisy
Lafe Young, who has means of ex.
pressing himself to the public daily.
is having the time of his life. while
the so-called progressives are wab.
bling around, straddling, using meth.
DDS heretofore condemned by them
and condemning measures heretofore
advocated by them. practically all of
them getting right around to the pos,.
ton so roundly denounced when held
by the "old guard Poor old Hender.
son and Allison could not live to see
the day they knew was coming. but
the above mentioned are all here. en-
Toying the discontinue of their fra.
ducers.
These are great days for the "oId
guard They have lived to see Cum.
minis and the entire Iowa delegation
in congress, with the exception Of
Hubbard, opposing a Canadian reel.
procity pact. They have lived to see
Cannon rules put back in operation
after being torn to shreds while the
insurgent band played They have liy.
ed to see the chief compliments
against them (the magazine publish.
ers) producing a powerful lobby at
washington and displaying all Of the
methods of the interests" They have
lived to see these same magazine pub.
fishers under Indictment for allege,,
Of the Sherman anti-trust
law, alleged criminals instead of
friends of the people, What could
orlng more Joy to these men driven
rom public life by demagoguery than
these events in congress and in the !
courts? They. knew the time would |
come when the sleeps clothing wouId
be torn from the wolf.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
GROWING ALFALFA

The Gate City Is thoroughly con-
WINGED that 1t would be to the adyan-
tage of southeastern Iowa farmers to
grow more alfalfa than they have
done in the past. There is scientific
authority for the statement that I'll.
falfa can be grown successfully on
nearly all Iowa soils providing that
proper methods are followed The
fact that few men have not succeed
ed with the crop in their first attempt
should not discourage anyone, as the
percentage of failures is probably not
much greater than the per cent of
failures in securing stand of crops
with which farmers are thoroughly
familiar. such as red clover, timothy
and the like
Alfalfa has been successfully grown
on the State College farm at Ames
and on the experiment station fields.
These fields are located in almost
every section of the state and present
all sorts of soil conditions. Wherever
the most approved methods were fol-
lowed excellent stands were secured.
On the college dairy farm a field of
71a acres was seeded in August. 1908.
In 1909 and again in 1910 three cut
tings were made with a total Weld of
51a tons per acre each year. In 1910
the field also gave considerable pas
turage. This season the first crop was
cut On June 18th with an average yield
OF ~ tons per acre for the whole
piece. A plot on the farm crops ex-
perimental fields, seeded August IS.
1908. gave three cuttings with 5.25
tons per acre in 1909, three cuttings
with 5.15 tons per acre in 1910. and
the first cutting this year gave 2.25
tons per acre. Of field cured hay.
The results Of these tests together
with other alfalfa investigations are
to be reported In a bulletin soon to
be issued by the experiment station.
Meanwhile preliminary pamphlet on
the seed bed and seeding. has been
prepared by Prof. H. D. Hughes for
the benefit of those who contemplate
putting in alfalfa this fall. Among
other things it is stated that alfalfa
Is producing large yields of nay of the
finest quality on almost every soil in
the state. but because of the large and
very rapid growth made by the alfalfa
plant 1t Is essential that it shall have
large supply OF readily available
fertility. 1t is necessary therefore
that alfalfa should be seeded on soil
rather above the average for the best
results. Most good corn land when
properly handled, will grow alfalfa
successfully providing that it is well
drained and sweet.
1t is declared to be useless and I'm.
wise to attempt to grow alfalfa on
iand which is not thoroughly well
drained, either naturally or by the use
OF pne or bitches. Some of the best
results have been securea on bottom |
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
That isn't bad.

An editor in North Dakota read in
an exchange that one of the fastidious
newly-married ladies of certain
town kneads bread with her gloves
on. Thereupon he indited the fol-
lowing:
This incident may be somewhat
peculiar-but there are others. The
editor of this paper needs bread with
ms shoes on. he needs bread with
! ms SHIRT on; he needs bread with his
pants on; and unless some of the
ueilnquent subscribers of this old
rag or Freedom pony I'D before long
ne VIII need bread without a d-n
,,.ins on, and North Dakota is NO
afoen OF Eden In the winter time !"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
OUR GROWING FOREIGN TRADE


According to the latest bulletin OF
the department. of commerce and la
Dor, the total exports of manufactures,
manufactures fer use in manufacturing
and manufacturers raw material for
the year ending June 30, 1911, reach
ed the enormous total or s910, 00O, 900.
As showing the vast increase along
this line 1t is necessary only to COM
pare these figures with those of the
two decades preceding. In 1901 our
exports of manufactures were 1885,
100000; in 1891, s16s,O0o,0oo The
1911 total shows an increase of nearly
100 per cent over that of ten years
ago. and nearly 400 per cent over that
OF twenty years ago. The depart
ment of commerce and labor predicts
that exports along these lines will
pass the billion dollar mark in 1872.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
ATHENS, MO.

l.
We had fine rain last Friday night
the best OF the season, refreshing ey
erything greatly. We should Judge be.
tween three and four inches OF water
fell.
Threshing In this locality is inst
about finished.
Wheat was OF good quality and
yielded very well, but oats was very
poor, yielding from FIVE to thirty Ave
bushels to the acre.
Oliver and Lawrence Pope ana
lsahc Wilson were on the Mississipp,
bottoms last Friday and Saturday try.
ing to rent farm land for next season
large real estate deal was pulled
off In our vicinity few days ago. T.
Bidman transferring two hundred and
forty acres to F. M. Courtney. We un.
derstand the consideration was six.
teen thousand dollars or close to 1t.
Mrs. Irene Gray and little son Of
Selma, Iowa returned home last
Thursday after pleasant visit with
relatives in this vicinity.
w. H. Hanson and wife OF FIT
Madison, Iowa autoed over to our city
last Sunday and spent the day with
Mr. Hanson's mother, Mrs. Amy Han
son.
Mrs. Jemima Cameron is reported
to be quite poorly at this time.
Fred Held Of st. Louis, Mo, Is Wis.
iting his aged grandmother, Mrs.
Katherine Beuchler OF this place.
Mammie Cameron and family OF
Belfast and Glad Sawyer and wife oil
Croton were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

ri
AS a climax to the unprecedented
drouth the south is experiencing, 152
cotton mills in North and South Car
DINA have shut down because the
water in the Catawba river is so low
the Southern Power company cannot
supply the plants with power. 1t is
estimated that 10000 operatives are
thrown out of employment 1t has
been many weeks since rain of any
consequence has fallen and local
weather bureau records show now
deficiency of so per cent in precipita-
ton. Creeks which have not gone
dry in forty-five years are mud holes,
and distress among the rural popula-
ton dependent for water ON wells is
said to be very great
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

An Illinois paper in headline
tells Of man who is confined to
bed with sprained back" Next thing
we will hear of beds that have loco.
motor ataxia. anterior poliomyelitis,
pleurisy with effusion and various
other more or less interesting depart
ures from the normal. A bed with a
sprained back is nothing to be conf1n.
ed to when there are SO many other
and more important pathological pos
sibilities within easy reach.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

Mr.. John G. Scott, late of the
Montrose Journal, has purchased stock
in the Gem City newspaper at Fort
Madison and will be actively connect.
ed with it henceforth. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Scott will give person.
al attention to the business manage
ment, for which he is especially quail
fed. The Gem City is to be congrat-
ulated upon having SO capable and
popular gentleman added to its
working force.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

AS the verdict of the naval experts
on the recent war game of Block
Island gradually came out, it was evil
dent that the assailing fleet of heavy
battle ships were defeated largely
through the skillful navigation of the
submarines of the defending fleet.
These were able to come to the sur
race close enough to the big warships
OF the enemy" to give opportunity
to torpedo them. The effect is ex-
pected to be that congress will
authorize the construction Of a large
number OF the latest type of sub
marine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
THE HOUSE OF NEVER.

n
THE HOUSE OF NEVER.
The House of Never is built, they say
Just over the hills of the BY and
and BY.
ITS gates are reached by devious
way,
Hidden from all but an angels eye.
It winds about and in and out,
The hills and dales to sever.
Once over the hills of the BY and
BY,
And you're lost in the House OF
Never.
The House of Never is filled with
waits,
With just-in-a-minutes and pretty
soons;
The noise OF their wings as they beat
the gates
Comes back to earth in the after
Moons.
When shadows fly across the sky
And rushes rude endeavor,
To question the hills Of the BY and
By
AS they ask for the House OF
Never.
The House of Never was built with
tears,
And lost in the hills OF the By and
BY
Are a million hopes and a million
fears,
A baby's smile and a woman's cry.
The winding way seems bright to.
day,
Then darkness falls forever,
For over the hills of the By and BY
Sorrow waits in the House of
Never.
Springfield. Mass, Republican.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

No war-"merely Elm crosse CAB
fest" explains the Quincy Wing
Why merely" An international CAB
fest holds high rank among the things
that the world has learned by sad ex-
perience to view with alarm"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

The Iowa farmer thus jubilates ON
the first page of the Des Moines Cap
ital:
Industrial war no terror has for me.
l fear no probe in wheat or hog
combine,
The services OF sun and rain are free,
MY souls at peace. The Golden
Harvest's mine.
That isn't bad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

1t is said that the recent hot wealth
er exterminated the potato bug. How
ever that may be, it came mighty near
putting the kibosh on the potato it.
self
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

Washington City children have
caught 100000 flies this summer.
Maybe this helps to explain, why the
pests are SO scarce in the Mississippi
valley this year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

Over in indianapolis family re-
turned home to find a stranger en-
1oying a plunge in the bath tub. They
promptly had him arrested and called
an inquiry as to his sanity. Is it
really so exceptional for one to take
a bath in Indiana as this would seem
to imply?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

Winnipeg. Cana
da. Pastor
Russell delivered
two addresses here
.oday which will
never be forgotten.
even by those who
did not commit
themselves fully as
endorsing his ev-
cry utterance. We
report one OF his
discourses FROM
the text. And In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

Nebraska Democrats also ignored
the subject of reciprocity, which is
further evidence that at least some
i OF that party are not incapable of
j learning thing or two now and then.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

Next thing It will be in order to
worry about a premature frost. This
thing Of pulling Iowa crops through in
good shape is no child's play.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
Do They Pay Their Rlllsa

Iowa City Republican: The Des
Moines idea seems to be that grocers
are living in mansions, driving autos
dressing In Paris fashion. and over
lowing the banks with their surplus
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

Kin Hubbard thoughtfully explains
that the fellow who won't pay any
thing believes in treating everybody
alike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
Most Men That wax

The trouble with most men is that
tney want to be at bat all tho time
ana are never willing to do any field
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
THOUGHT FOR The DAY.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
The instant we begin to think about
success and the effect of our work
to play with one eye on the gallery
we lose power, and touch, and every
thing else.--The Light That Failed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02

keokuk, Iowa ..........Aue. 2, 1911
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
RICH MAN IN HELL,
LAZARUS IN BOSOM.

Pastor RUSSELL Disssrses With the
Ordinary Interpretation Of Jssus'
Words ae lrrational-Hs Offers !
Novel Substitute Which Nsvsrthsisss
Fits VOL TO the Narrativs-o Order
Out Of Confusion Is the Verdict Of
Many Winnipeg Hearers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
DAILY BY MAIL.

DAILY BY MAIL. :. ~
One year. s.. DOL Four months. .$l ~
Six months -. l.59iOne month. "a
Entered in Keokuk postoffice as seconu
class matter.
Postage prepaid; terms In advance,
All subscription orders should give !, sne
p. D. address and state whether II -
new or renewal order. II change o,
address is desired. state both the GU
and new address.
Remit by postoffioe money order:
express money order. registered letter
or draft, al our risk. :.
The date printed on the address OF
each paper notes when the supscrlp'ion
expires. nav
papers promptly will confer FAVOR W
giving notice of the fact
THE GATE CITY COMPANY.
No. IS. North Sixth St. Keokuk, lowe
THE GATE CITY Is on sale 1t tho
following news stands:
Hotel keokuk, cor. Third and Johnson.
c. h Rollins & Co., 62S Main street.
Ward Bros, 525 Main street
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-02
mMutt,

Central City Newsletter: That fel-
low is surely mutt who is de.
CRYING the Boy Scout movement, TO
teach the boys Of our land patriotism.
70 Train them as what to do In EN-
Urgency Tor accidents, drownings, etc,
to develop them. in athletics, and so
on, surely does no harm. But the
world IS full OF ktclSers and those Of
adverse opinions. They most always
help a good cause along