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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18
Children Who Are Sickly

Mothers who value their own comfoIris
and the welfare Of their children, shoula
Sweet Powders for Children. for use
throughout the season. They Break up
Colds, Relieve Feverishness, Consuph,,
ton, Teething Disorders. HEADACHE a ,srs
fos q years. THESE POWDERS Ne ~, !
FER FAIL Sold by all Drug Stores, zoI
Don't accept any substitute Sam I,.,
mailed FREE. Address, Allen = oiih-
sf,t,gi iN
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

A Poland China SOW belonging te
farmer living near Gray, Iowa. gave
birth of litter of twenty pigs, be
lieved to be the worlds record, and
the next day the price of hogs drop
ped five cents. This may have been
only a coincidence, but there are not
wanting those who suspect that the
two events stand in the relation OF
cause and effect.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

Those who did not read Judge Ken
yon's speech of acceptance to the
legislature cannot afford to miss the
following sentence:
"We may have lest some in popula-
ton in Iowa. but We have never lost
any Of our ideals, and thank God We
never needed a grand jury or a com
mittee of congress to investigate the
election of senators in Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

A AIissourian blowing in the field
hit a grounding and the grounding
bit the. farmer on the leg. but after
rough and-tumble was killed The eff
feet this will have on the weather
remains to be seen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18
A MAN is PASSING.

The following poem by Edmund
Vance Cook was written at the time
Tom l.. Johnson retired from office
as mayor of Cleveland following his
defeat in 1909:
A man is passing. Nay, no demi-god,
But a plain man, close to the COM
mon sod
Whence springs the grass of our hu.
manity. Strong
Is he, but human, therefore some
times wrong.
Sometimes unmindful of the formal
throng,
But ever with feet set toward the
height
To plant the banner of the Common
Right;
And ever with his eye fixed on the
goal,
The vision of a City with a Soul
and is he fallen? Aye, but mark him
well,
He ever rises further than he fell.
"a &tld4 10 pdSSiISs Il Sdlutt MN, lutI,
In these few words. He served his fell
low men
And he is passing. But he comes
again
A Man is passing. Hail him, you
Who realize him staunch and strong
and true.
He found us dolIar-bound and party
blind;
He leaves a City with a Civic Mind.
Choosing her conduct with a con-
scious care,
Selecting one man here another
there
And scorning labels. Craft and Graft
and Greed
Ran rampant in our halls and few
took heed.
The Public Service and the Public
Rights
Were bloody bones for wolf and jack
al fights.
Now, even the Corporate Monster
licks the hand
Where once he snarled his insolent
demand
Who tanned it, Answer as you will,
But truth is truth and his the credit
still.
A Man is passing. Flout him. you
Who would not understand and never
knew.
Tranquil in triumph, in defeat the
same.
He never asked your praise nor
shirked your blame,
For he, as Captain oil the Common
Good,
Has earned the right TO be misunder.
Behold! he raised his hand against
his class;
Aye, he forsook the Few and served
the Mass.
Year upon year he bore the battles
brunt
And 50, the hiss, the cackle and the
grunt,
He found US, striving each his selfish
part
He leaves City with a Civic Heart.
Which gives the fortune-fallen new
birth
And reunites him with his Mother
Earth.
Which seeks to look beyond the
broken Law
To find the broken life, and mend it's
flaw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

Money" says Banker Vanderlip of
New York, SIS distressingly easy"
Which leads Minnesota editor to
remark that money is good deal like
the painless dentist. He doesn't suf.
fer any.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

Bank clearings last week at all the
leading cities in the United States ag-
gregated $3.50 933.123, a decrease as
compared with last year of 10 per
cent but gain of Ia per cent over
the figures of the corresponding week
in 1909. The loss. as usual, is due in
greater part TO the marked falling off
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18
rland. Her mother may accompany

erIand. Her mother may accompany
her.
Miss Jean McCoid is visiting Mrs.
A. N. Cherrill, in Chicago; Mrs. Cher
rill expects to join Mr. Cherrill in
Altus, Okla, the last of the month.
Miss McQuoid will spend the summer
with her sister, in Michigan
Miss Helen Hartzell, OF Monmouth
visited last week with her cousin,
Miss Ruth Hartzell
Mr. and Mrs. VIM DeHart and Mrs.
D. S. Owsley, and daughter, Marian,
returned Monday from their winter s
stay in California.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

William f. Curtis SAYS it is print
er's ink that draws men TO Texas.
Printers ink has much to answer for.
but in the view of the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil this is about the limit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

strayabullets have no regard for in.
ternational boundary lines, but Uncle
Sam will hold them to strict account
ability for their effects. Both regu-
lars and revolutionists would do well
to be careful.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

a-match in some OF his pockets.
According to George Fitch people
don't dream of finding gold mines any
more. They dream of writing comic
operas.
The Charles City rntelligencer says
the Iowa legislature will be famous
not for what it did, but for what it
did not do
The Des Moines Capital says it feels
safe in saying that Iowa would not
surrender its 2-cent fare law without
tremendous struggle.
1t is observed by the Peoria Herald
Tran cript that accident insurance
weakens the constitution terribly.
Even slight accident will lay the
holder up for a week in total disa-
bility.
During those last days the legisla-
tuie dSteu iihS DoS ''SSuiHS Oil
onion bed of a Saturday afternoon.
says the Marshalltown Times-Repub-
lican.
The Brighton Enterprise observes
that among the things the reciprocity
bill has brought about is wonderful
new political hybrid known as the
''reactionaiy insurgent"
IF the Canadian reciprocity pact is
indorsed by congress and approved
by the President 1t will be the undo
ing of 100000 American farmers"
says the Marion Register.
Say, young man. If you want
your wages advanced, make an effort
to earn more than you are now re-
ceiving. The fellow who sights his
work because he thinks he is not get
ting big enough wages is laying a
very poor foundation for an advance, ;"
says the Cedar Falls Record.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye says that
upon the whole, the general assem-
lily has done much commendable
work and is deserving of the thanks
of the people. 1t certainly is rec
ord that looms above the legislation
in some of the other states. the
Hawk-Eye continues. And there is
no faint of scandal, nor any crisis of
hard feeling engendered by conflict
ing interests. In Iowa the majority
rules, and we are all agreed to let it
go at that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

Champ Clark says he takes ONLY a
glass Of milk and piece Of pie for
luncheon He is fortunate in being
able to get pie in Washington III
view of the number of applicants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

A Kansas woman has a collection
of 500 pitchers. 1t might 90 we'll for
managers of baseball clubs to make
note of the fact
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

The Cedar Rapids Gazette says that
the general assembly just ended will
compare very fayorably with the aver,
age Iowa legislature and more than
fayorably with the average legislature
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Alex Miller has noticed that it is
not often that any man cannot dig up
a-match in some of his pockets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

Speaking of Easter the ladies clear
ly owe a vote Of thanks to the weather
man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

meyer backward in advocating the
things that are for it's upbuilding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

The Charles City 1ntelligencer says
the Iowa legislature will be famous
not for what it did, but for what it
did not do
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

According to George Fitch people
don't dream of finding gold mines any
more. They dream of writing comic
operas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

The following poem by Edmund
Vance Cook was written at the time
Tom L. Johnson retired from office
as mayor of Cleveland, following his
defeat in 1909:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-18

The Des Moines Capital says it feels
safe in saying that Iowa would not
surrender its o-cent fare law WITHOUT
tremendous struggle.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
BROILEO CIVIL.
The Feeling In Camp Before and Afte,
the First Nihhla

the First NibbIs.
l told the guides that it would b4
better to begin supper right away il
order that we might not get too hun
CRY before the owl was done. thought
them slow in their preparations fol
the meal. 1t was curious, too, for
had promised them they should have y
piece OF the bird. Del was generous
He said he would give his to Charles.
that he never really cared much fo,
birds anyhow. Why. once. he said. he
shot partridge and gave it away, and
ne was hungry too. He gave it to q
boy that happened along just then.
and when another partridge few ",
ne didn't even offer to shoot it. We
didn't take much stock in that story
until 1t dawned upon us that he had
shot the bird out of season, and the
boy mad happened along just in time
to be incrtminated by accepting 1t as 81
present. 1t was better to have him as
partner than a witness.
Wood was gathered then, and th,
fire blazed. The owls breast-fat anu
fine 1t looked-was in the broiler and
on the fire. There it cooked-and cook
ed. Then 1t cooked some more and
sent up an appetizing smell. Now and
then said l thought the time for IT
had come, but there was a burden of
opinion that more cooking would bene-
fit the owl. Meantime we had eaten n
pan or two Of trout and few other
things, the bird. of course. being Ter
In the bill of fare. At most dinners
have attended this course is contein
plated with JOY. 1t did not seem to be-
on this occasion. Eddie agreed with
Del that he had never cared much for
bird anyway and urged me to take his
share. l refused to deprive him of it
Then he said he didn't feel well and
thought he really ought not to eat any.
thing more. l said grimly that posi-
bly, this was true. but that he would
eat the owl.
1t was served then. fairly divided
and distributed. as food is when men
are on short rations. took the first
taste-1 was always venturesome-a
little one. Then Immediately wished
l had accepted Eddie's piece. But
meantime he had tasted. too-a misery
taste-and then l couldn't have got the
rest Of it for money.
For there was never anything so
good as that breast of young owl. 1t
was tender, it was juicy. it was as del
icately favored as partridge almost
Certainly it was dainty morsel to us.
who had Of late dealt so largely in FISH
diet. Had we known where the rest
of that brood of owls had flown we
should have started after them then
and there.-Albert Bigelow Paine In
Outing Magazine.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

that of Agnes and Egerton Castle, the
husband and wife cooperate in all
work with pronounced success
The methods Of Mr.. and Mrs. Castle
are interesting. Their work Is true
cooperation. neither being sole plan
ner, writer or ''polisher." Some Incl
dent or person suggests a theme to
their ever busy minds. They discuss
its possibilities as the center of a
story. Then, just chatting. at home,
Indoors, outdoors. travelling or any
where, they work up plot complete
before bothering with pen and paper.
Then together they write out what
they call the scenario" as though
the story We're to be play and by
joint suggestion and criticism elimi-
nate the unnecessary and, build a CO.
herent, climacteric outline. From this.
working exactly on equal terms and as
the fancy moves them, they write out
long first draft, OF which duplicate
copies are typed. Then, each with a
copy, they read and consult and re-
wise until the completed story salts
fies both,
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
Wo111an'sWor
MRS. EGERTON CASTLE.

Row This Favorite Author and Her
Husband Plan Their Stories.
Although favorfte author nowadays
mas to submit to almost as much cross
questioning as to his life and habits
and haunts as a favorite actor, there
IS comparatively little known about
the wives Of many successful writer's.
Quite different is the life of the help
meets of the literary stars from that
Of the wives of the stage. who so Of
ten are In the same profession as their
husbands. acting In the same or rival
companies. and who so often find their
paths unduly rough. As a rule, the
wives OF authors live ON terms of the
most delightful comradeship with their
husbands and, while interested and in
directly assisting in their work, are
not In the majority Of cases rivals in
the trade. In some few cases, notably
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
Kodak Book For Christmas,

There Is fortune waiting for the
man or woman who will get out a
practical book entitled christmas
Gifts For Father. Brother. Husband
or Lover"
If your acquaintance with any of the
above named gentlemen extends over
period of less than two years, your
problem is not such a serious one, for
there are about three things which one
may safely give to man. feeling sure
that they will be genuinely welcome.
Unfortunately chfdcase or bill book Of
the best seal leather lasts for years, and
plain gold links or faultless studs have
u way of never getting lost when once
In the possession of man. A woman
would have the grace to lose them be-
fore a Christmas or birthday found her
with all her wants supplied.
There is one little gift that might
please the brother or cousin who is
away from home and, while it is not ut
all new, might prove to be a real de-
light. The Christmas season. however,
would be too late to begin the task Of
making this gift, so the suggestion is
made now. Why not send that broth
er away from home book Of new,
we'll selected kodak pictures? He might
like to have on his desk or table some
good views Of his home including the
house and yard. corner of the libra
~ with the mother caught writing or
reading, little bit Of the garden. the
view from the dining room window
and fascinating snapshots of the sew
eral members Of the family with the
family cat. and the kindly cook not
forgotten. If the brother would like
it. this isn't too soon to begin to collect
the pictures, which would not be diff
cult to obtain these days when every
one either has a camera or n friend
who will lend one. The idea has posi-
bilities other than at first appear, espe-
cially If one has a sense of humor and
some ability as an amateur photogra-
pher.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
A SURPRISING WEDDING.
It Gave Shock to the Lady Who Was
So Anxious to See II.

An elderly American authoress asked
me to conduct her to place where
she could see workman's wedding,
as she required it for a new novel,
writes the Paris correspondent Of the
London Gentlewoman. To oblige the
lady took her to the Lac Saint-Far-
geau. an establishment ut the top of
the steep Rue de Belleville.
1t was still early when we reached
the place. and no brides or bridegroonls
were visible as yet. At last two char
a-bancs drove up to the door. and a
noisy company alighted. all smoking
cigarettes. Including the bride. which
shocked my friend exceedingly.
The company then sat down to
luncheon. and we watched them from
distance. while photographer took
not last very long and ended in the
bride performing a jig on the table.
while the guests danced around her
They then started games, hide and
seek. ETC.. and while the bridegroom
had his back turned the bride threw
her arms round the neck Of red hair
ed youth.
This led to a fight between the two.
The melee became general, the bride
pulling of her wreath and throwing II
at her father-in-law's head. My friend
looked on in breathless excitement,
while the guests jumped over the ia.
bles and chairs. but when the bride
turned somersault. alighting on the
bridegroom's shoulders. the good lady's
indignation rose to high pitch. and II
was only then that told her what |
and the reader no doubt. too-guessec
long before. that they were party o!
acrobats rehearsing a scene for a cine
matograph company.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
The Smart Set.

A lady in town lying under the
Rockies was much distressed at hear.
ing a small clique in her town refer to
themselves as the smart set" She
appealed to an ex-United States sena.
tor and asked him what he understood
by the term 1.-The smart set" He re.
piled: II think can give you al,
inkling. In the eastern part of Colo
RADIO and in the western part of Ne
braska there is large tract of land
known as the rain belt 1t never rains
there."-Argonaut.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
No Police In Heaven,

Small lsabel's particular friend, the
policeman on the beat. contracted pneu
monia and died. Isabel was greatly
grieved until her mother convinced
her that he had gone to heaven. Even
then she was not quite reconciled. III
heaven Is such good place." remark
ed the little skeptic. Il don't see what
God wants policemen there for."-New
York Press.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
Table Linen.

Dainty linen table accessories are
given more thought than usual since
handsome pieces have been imported
from Italy and elsewhere. tempting
women to open wide their purse
strings, and also since It has grown
fashionable to serve breakfast ana
luncheon on polished table with only
doilies to protect the wood finish from
being marred by the dishes.
Lace trimmed centerpieces are in
great demand and are really oftener
seen on the we'll appointed table than
embroidery or drawn work. though
squares and long runners with this
Mexican work in solid borders or me-
dallions are too beautiful to be entire
~ ousted by the lace decorations which
have cast spell over tina wealthy ana
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16
Unusual.

Editor-Did you interview the leader
Of the suffragettes. as instructed!
Reporter called on her. but she
wouldn't talk. Editor-She wouldn't!
Was she dead?-Puck,
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-03-16

Conscience looks out upon every hu.
man Nfe.-Davidson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-01
. o . . 5000 ses

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
LOS ANGELES. Nov. with
the issue clearly defined, what is
expected to prove the hottest mu-
nicipal campaign in the history of
the Pacific coast. opened here to-
day. On one side is Job Harri-
man, labor union and socialist
candidate, supported by the entire
working class and by a good ma
jority of the so-called middle
class, which has neither union
nor socialistic affiliations, and on
the other is George Alexander, the
present mayor, who is the candid
ate of the Good Government move
ment.
A new factor in the game is the
vote of the women, who are now
enfranchised. Although they were
not given the ballot in time to
register to participate in yester-
days primary, they may vote at
the general election December 5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-01

entered the express car. tied the
messenger hard and fast and blew
the safe. One robber covered the
messenger and the mail clerks
while the other covered the en-
gineer.
After the looting the bandits
forced the engineer at revolver
points to run the train on a sid
ing and then both robbers fled.
The mail clerks, once their panic
had passed, protested, but In vain.
The United States Express COM
pany was making a shipment of
100000 In four packages of
$50,000 each and several other
concerns were also shipping specie
oil the same train. The express
company had no men on guard
and the messenger was easily over
come.
The robbers got no loot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-01
Safe
andEscape

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Nov. 1. -
Holding up the westbound Rock
Island mail and express train at
Arkansas junction, across the
Mississippi from here early today,
two masked robbers blew a safe
in the express car, missing $780,
600 in cash. Posses are in pur-
suit.
The hold-up of the train was
most daring. One bandit tagged
the train and then covered the en-
gineer when the engine came to a
halt. At the same moment the
second robber appeared from the
bushes beside the track. entered
the mail car and forced the clerks
to show him where the registered
mail was. Later he lined the mail
clerks up in the end of the car,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-01

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 1
DO not despair if high-priced
soaps have failed to remove the
.leas from your cat, dog or other
members of the family zoo. Try
a vacuum cleaner.
This is the advice of c. Barn
we'll Robinson, head of the Unit
ed States College of Veterinary
Surgery. The doctor tried for
years to exterminate the fleas on
"Pediculus, his pet cat.
He failed until the other day
when the cleaner was tried. :Ped-
iculus' objected at first, but on
second thought, submitted. Many
fleas have been assassinated.
"Pediculus' backs up to the
cleaner every day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-01
II. S. Admiral
Arrives In
Shanghai


UBy United Pres Leased Wire. }
SHANGHAI, Nov. Rear Ad-
miral Murdoch, ordered to Han
kow to protect American in
terests there, arrived here today
from Manila on the transport Rain
bow with $50 marines. He leaves
up the Yangtse river for Hankow
at once.
Cabled advices from Pekin today
state that in the last resort the in
fant emperor of China will seek
refuge in the American legation.
The imperial forces are daily be-
coming more apprehensive as the
rebellion progresses and gains
strength, and 1t is feared that the
emperor and those Immediately
surrounding the throne may have
to seek a haven at any time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-01
RE-TAkE
HANKOW

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
PEKIN, Nov. 1.-Confirmation
of the report that Hankow has
again fallen and is once more in
complete control of the rebels,
practically ending the fighting
there, was received in news dis
patches today from the district
north of the fallen city. The i'm
perialists are declared to be plum
dering country homes and butch
ering hundreds of peasants along
the line of their retreat.
All communication with Han
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-01
Starts War On
Bad Postcards

(By United Press Leased Wiro. }
CHICAGO, Nov. 1. - Thirty
days in which to stamp out the
distribution of Objectionable post
cards was given the superintend-
ents of Chicago postal stations to-
day by Postmaster d. A. Camp
bell.
Pictures of men and women
embracing each other, women in
abbreviated attire, and animal
pictures are the principal ones or
dered barred.