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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
PERSONALS.

Rev. d g Garrett, who came to
Keokuk to deliver lecture for the
brotherhood of the First Westminster
church Tuesday evening,
left last night for his home in st.
Louis. While in Keokuk he was a
guest of Major and Mrs. d. B. Hamtll.
Mrs Frank r. Fry and daughter,
Elizabeth, who have been visiting Mrs.
Fry's parents, Major and Mrs. D. B.
Hamill, leave this evening for their
home in st. Louis.
Mrs. Emily McGinnis, who has been
a visitor at the home Of her aunt, Mrs.
D. B. Hamill, leaves this evening for
st. Louis. where she is making an ex.
tended visit.
Miss H. Porter and Mrs. Sullivan OF
Quincy, are visiting in the city today
| Dr. r. N. Cresap Of Bonaparte If
here.
8. e. Gill of Jacksonville, H., is
visiting in Keokuk.
d. w. Corley Of Des Moines WAS In
the city on business yesterday.
w. j. r. Beck Fort Madison at
torney is here on legal business.
i FIT Madison Democrat: Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Strandge were up from Keokul
last evening to attend the initiation
session of the Order OF the Easter
Star. They are former residents o
this city. Mr.. strandge having beef
connected with tho Santa Fe here
They are now residing at Keokul
where Mr.. Strandge is practicing oste
Iopathy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
npoIlx of tha circus.,


The prediction that no patron OF the
Grand opera house would go away
from the place last evening disap-
pointed. proved correct. polly of the
Circus is high class drama and it
was elucidated in a manner true in
every particular The three act
drama gave opportunity for a varied
phase of human life and po-traying a
wide range of experience and activity.
Garfield Thompson in the character
of Rev. John Douglas and George
dip as Polly. were the star perform
crs and entitled to the important
positions assigned to them. Polly OF
the Circus is peculiar play, unique
in stage production, with church
and circus life affording the Incl
dents that lead up to a very pretty
climax in which Thompson ard Olp
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Tho Colonial.

Don't fail to see the Regeneration
tonight at the Colonial theatre and
one of the best programs ever shown
in Keokuk A great picture produced
by the Vitagraph company, wonderful
ly acted. The story is as follows:
Hunter Ross deserts his wife and
child and she is driven to the ex.
tremes OF poverty, being obliged to
sell pencils to keep the spark Of life
in herself and little one. Fearing the
worst, she writes note, saying: -
II am the wife of Hunter Ross, and
this is our child" pinning the note on
the child's dress in the hope that
some one will find and care for the
little girl In case anything should hap
pen to herself.
| Ross, who is a man of means. gives
himself up to all sorts of designations,
becoming infatuated with very fasci-
mating woman, with whom he spends
his time and upon whom he lavishes
his money. While dining in a restau-
rant they quarrel, and in frenzy
strikes the woman. She rushes out
into the park and along the riverside.
Suddenly she is attracted by the pros
trate form Of a woman, over whom is
bending little child. Rushing to the
side of the still form she discovers
that the poor woman is dead. With
a maternal instinct the distracted wo-
man takes the child to her home. She
finds the note pinned to the child's
dress.
A week later Hunter Ross calls on
4 the woman. She shows him the eyi
dence of the child's identity. He tells
her that she is not fit to keep his
child and takes his daughter from her
The woman is aroused to a realiza
ton of her dishonor, but determinedly
holds to her purpose to regain heI
self-respect by seeking employment
and placing herself in self-support
ing position.
Shortly afterward, she meets the
man. who. has spurned her. They bott
, recognize a decided change in the 9th
Ter, brought about by the influence Of
the child, and he makes the woman
his WIFE, In their regeneration, the
rest of their lives is spent in a con
seriousness of doing the right thing fol
the child and themselves.
Two other feature pictures will be
shown, Her Wedding Ring" ant
;. .'Marooned" Her Wedding Ring" il
strong western drama showing how
a woman's nobility of character
makes a different man of her hitherto
worthless husband and "Marooned," {
great sea story.
Colvin will sing two new songs: =
Lord Have Mercy on q Married Man
: and The Boy Who Suffered and thu
Girl Who Lisped.' Last week OF Col
wins engagement. Three big shows
j tonight commencing promptly at Z, 5
: and o'clock. Go early if you wan
J good seats. A great show tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
WOULD RELEASE
MANAGER ANDREWS
kewanee Club Asks for One Of St.
Joseph's Best Players and
Cash Sum Of
5000. ll;.S,:ss
OTHER G. A. GOSSIP
MuscatIne Takes Notice Of Dispatches
Regarding Waterloo-camels
Want to Stick
Badly.

KEWANEE, Ill. Dec. 6.-Kewanee's
Central Association ball club has d,~
manded one of st. Joseph's best play
ers and 5000 in cash in return for the
release of DR.. ]. A. Andrews, wanted
by st. Joseph as manager next season
MUSCATINE, Iowa Dec. 6.-That
Waterloo Is eager to gain readmis-
sion into the Central Association Is
made evident from reports emanating
from Keokuk, the home OF President
NJ. p. Justice. According to dispatches,
President Justice was the recipient OF
| a telegram from Waterloo yesterday
relative to the chances that club
would have in once again becoming a
member of the association from which,
for business reasons it was &usted in
| 1909. Inquiries were made Of Justice
as to the time and place of the jan
uary meeting Of the C. A. moguls, and
| 1t is believed that the Iowa city will
be represented at the annual session,
at which time it is thought more than
probable that application will be
made for franchise.
J. S. Sterneman, president Of the
Muscatine Baseball Association, dis
claimed any knowledge of Water
loo movement to enter the confines
of the Central Association. However,
he emphatically stated, there is abso-
lutely no chance for the Waterloo
club to supercede Muscatine.
"Muscatine is in to stay in the
Central Association President Ster-
neman stated this morning. Despite
apparent pessimistic conditions, l be-
lieve Muscatine next year will enjoy
one of the most successful seasons in
4 the history of baseball in this city.
A good string of players are on the
reserve list, while Manager Colman
is in touch with a number of good
players who are expected to keep this
!, city well up in the race. AS for Wat
erloo getting into the Central Associa
ton, know nothing Of. but it is an
assured fact that city has posi-.
4 lively no chance of getting in' II
Muscatine, by 30 doing, must get
out"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS
Those Who VIII Preside for Coming
Year Chosen by Ballot Last
Night.

rhe knights of Pythias Mornina
Star lodge No. 5, elected officers for
the ensuing year at their meeting last
night. Business of the session was
followed by light refreshments and a
smoker.
The officers elected and who will be
installed next month are:
G. C.-John p. Johnson.
v. C.--H H. Bradford
Prelate--M.rSr Ackles. tys
X. of R. and S.-Robert Ulrich.
NJ. of WI. A. Burgess.
M. Of Ell. T. Graham.
| M. of A,-C. B. Lake.
/. &c. q. Hawkes..
O. CT. M. Williamson.
! Trustees-J N. Jones, three years
Geo. w. Immegart. two years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Bencf7cent Work Of Nature,

Through the assisted immigration of
plants the timber resources of Ameri-
ca have been enlarged and its orchards
have been rendered more productive
and valuable. Grain crops have been
made surer and larger and food for
domestic animals has become more
varied and more satisfact Glory.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Eir.. Of Buffalo chIp,.

On the plains where wood was I'M
known buffalo chips supplied the
camp fire that cooked the meals OF the
plainsmen. The old time prospector
with hia wagon and mules, carried
with him on the plains store Of
blocks sawed from 2 by pine plank
When meal time came he chopped q
block into many small pieces. lit hi
fire, cooked his bacon and boiled hi.
tea or coffee, all of which he succeed
ed in doing successfully by prope
management.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
INCUBATOR BABY

b .
It's with great pleasure and pride that
l herewith enclose 4 photo Of my son
lack a genuine MelGl's Food baby.
When tell you that hes was an incubator
baby and that at the-age-ofth three months
he weighed three and one bali pounds
and was 50 piiable an object that even the
doctor seemed 10 think the case hopeless.
you can morercadly appreciate the change.
He could scarcely retain the Gshtest nour-
islament and was so weak. one could
barely hear him cry. tried him with
Mellin's Food and the Improvement was
wonder to everybody"
Mrs. cha.. Osborne. Lonkcsshim. Cal.
Write today for a free sample Of
MeIIIn's Food totry.
MELLlN's FOOD CO. BOSTON, MA23.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Knees Became Stiff
Five Years Of Severe Rheunatisni

The cure Of Henry ]. Goldstein, II
er victory by Hoods Sarsapnrilia.
This great medicine has succeeded In
many cases where others have utterly
failed. Mr.. Goldstein says; II suf-
fered from rheumatism five years, 1t
kept me from business and caused ex-
CIRCULATING pain. My knees would be-
come as stifr as steel tried many
medicines without relief, then took
Hoods Sarsaparilla, soon felt much
better. and now consider myself en-
tirely cured. / recommend Hoods"
Get It today In usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called SarsatabS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06

as character delineators show up to
excellent advantage. The play is a
very pretty one. The one ring circus
act as finale to the performance is
splendidly arranged and decidedly
realistic. 1t was fine production
and should have been witnessed by e
larger audience.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06

Danish Fear by Trust.
Fear not. but trust in Providence
wherever thou mayst sbe.rThomas
Haynes Rayly.s s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
..sR,onAm" YOUNG vaoRs
Refuge All subetit,stos

nGtoSc MI 00ptLyLNtoSs
STATE OBJ MISSOURI, County OF
Clark.-ss.
/, Lewis Coleman, sworn on my
oath, say. am Al years of age. Three
years ago became badly afflicted
with Kidney and Bladder troubles,
my back hurt me 80 bad 1 could not
sit up, I could scarcely urinate and
+ then small quantities, with hard
efforts. although having to respond to
the call Of nature every hour After
trying other medicine, commenced
taking brigham" Young vigors, and
the improvement In my health began
Immediately; and after had taken s
or boxes, was entirely well; and
fearing the return Of my affiiotion, |
took 2 or 3 boxes moro, and since
that time l have had no indication
Of any trouble with my kidneys and
bladder whatever.
/ further swear l am paid nothing
directly or indirectly for this affidavit.
and II some other poor sufferers are
cured by means Of reading what cured
me feel that I am we'll paid for the
testimonial. LEWIS COLEMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Gath day of December. 1910.
/ (SeaD. n. T. CHERRY,
Circuit Clerk.
Never accept substitute.
4 For Sale by, |. C. Reeves, 326 Main
ST., and other Keokuk dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23
ARABAS AT THEIR BATH,
Gathering Place for Women-Votive
Offerings by the Religious.

Or, George Martin of the thermal
station of ltamman-Rirha gives AN in
t"reStn% account of the Arabs who
came i'll crowds I" take the baths at
that station. Their number every year
can be estimated at more than %. o00
OF these rs about thirds
are women. Besides the medical effect
the baths are for the Arab woman "a
meeting place where she encounters
her friends, as they remain a long time
IN tie baths. thrce-quarters OF an hour
or more, They dip themselves in the
water from time to time: then. sitting
on the curb. they chat. laugh and sing
Sometimes one of them addresses an
invocation TO the Sultan Sliman (Solo-
min), patron of the springs hidden in
th2 mountain. The more believing
sometimes receive their recompense in
se"iEg the steam rise from Tn. waters
After the bath the native rolls him
self in his cloak aud lies in the sun.
70 qucnch the burning thirst which
the very warm bath gives Arabs suck
the juice If lemons or oranges or they
60 to the cafe naurc" attached to
the baths To drink a tiny cup of cot
fee. Many Arabs. instead pf coming
tn the establishment. prefer to take
the bath in the open air On the side
Of the hill Il spring flows from the
rock and the natives come to battle
in the natural basin where the water
SuShcS out.
~ NotiVc offering the women mans.
portions of their wells ON the neighbour
ing bushes. Til. ehildless come there
DltllSiN Ia f4lII1p. n tiI4iy> tr1fT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23
AMERICA AND THE HEBREW.
Greatest Peril, and Advancement, ts
Judaism in New York.

The twenty-second council of the
Union of American Hebrew Congre-
cations was welcomed formally to
this city, elected its officers. and be-
gan its business sessions at the Hotel
Aston.
Emphasis was laid on the important
and needful element of AmericaGizing
Jews in the work of the union. and the
principles of Reform Judaism We're
strongly reasserted.
Abraham Abrahams, of Brooklyn,
was elected unanimously as temper
AIRY chairman, and David NJ. Levi. of
Cincinnati, as temporary secretary.
MIR. Abrahams pointed out that he was
merely following in the footsteps of
an earlier Abraham who presided as
the first temporary chairman of the
Progressive Union of Hebrew Congre-
tinns that met somewhere about Ur
of the ChaldeeS
1--WE represent the so-called progress
sive or reform element in judaism,
he said 'but our interests are not
narrow. They are catholic, including
the welfare of all Israel. and are not
limited to those who labor under the
banner of reform. The problems that
we try to solve are not factional.
dealing with very small portion o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23
GLASS BRICKS.
Scheme in European Cities to Effect
the Saving of Broken Glass.

Everywhere i'll the cities of today
broken glass constitutes Il huge ton
mage of the city waste that Is hard tn
dispose of. Several European cities
have hit upon Il plan whereby the
waste is utilized To advantage. Ham
burg, Milan and Dresden especially
have been experimenting with bricks
moulded Of waste glass. which thus
has become Il punk item worth con
sidering.
The largest item of broken glass is
the clear white OF the window pane,
bottles and the myriad articles into
which the clear glass enters. In the
manufacture of tue bricks the refuse
glars is melted to the running point
ana formed into bricks in smooth
moIls. When cooled they present a
polished, impervious surface.
Many of the meat markets in Ham
burg present a most inviting interior
due to i; wall finish of glass bricks.
The use of the glass brick is spread
ing until hospitals, schools, railway
stations, theaterS and public build
ings are adopting them as an ever
lasting wall finish. which may be
made sanitary at minimum of eX-
pcnSe.-Utica Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23
Dogs for Army Service

IN" experiments of the German mill
tary authorities with reference. TO tine
training of dogs for service in the
army are constantly revealing new
uses for the CANNES in that connection.
rests made near Dresden of the skill
"i the army dogs disclosed some OK
traordinary accomplishments on the
part of the quadrupeds
Two companies of soldiers separated
by distance of Il mile and a quarter.
one of them supposed to be an outpost
IN tn" face Of an enemy. communicate
ed tor some tins by the aid Of dogs
trained to go back and forth. Each
time tn" distance between the two
companies was travcrsed by the dogs
III less than two minutes. i'll spite Of
Intense heat and Il great deal Of con-
fusing firing.
The special object of the use of these
fast dogs is TO enable detachments to
inform themselves of the speed at
which the enemy is approaching and
SO tn maintain d position up to tho
last moment practicable.
ON the same occasion the cartridge
dogs pei formed their peculiar duty,
Which is to supply the troops with
cartridges during a rapid fuSillade
Each dogs wears kind of pack sad
die which carries 900 cartridges With
this load he travels up and down the
line ut men. who help themselves to
cartridges as they have need
As soon as the pack saddle is empty,
the dog, at command. makes off at fall
speed to get it replenished.
Every one has heard of the dogs OF
the 'piou5 monks of St. Bernard"
which are supposed to have a sort of
monopoly of the accomplishment of
serving the wounded and helpless, and
calling assistance for them But the
German military have trained dogs to
search out and attend the wounded,
and call human assistance
These dogs of the ambulance corps
are trained to divide duties Some OF
them, carrying a little flask of water
or restoratives, simply sit and bark or
bay near the body of fallen man.
Others have been trained to go in
search of assistance, and guide to the
spot a soldier of the ambulance corps.
Chicago Record Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23
HOW THEY coURTED THE MUSE.
Fads Of Great Writers Which Seem
Queer to Ordinary Mortals.

When it comes to fads and fancies
no class of human beings, not even ex-
cepting the people of the stage. can
equal writer's. The modern authors
are bad enough, goodness knows-one
being unable to work without special
old pen, another unless window is
open at a certain angle. and third
unless the hurry burly of town life is
ringing in his ears-but somehow or
other we hear more about the curious
ways of the writer's whose earthly ca
reers are ended. Take Charles Reade,
for instance. His restless spirit would
not allow him to remain seated at q
table for long. and much of his story
writing was done while standing at a
high table.
Willlie Collins, too, was wont to say
that he felt more energetic when stand
ing up; while Gen. Wolseley wrote
several of his books dealing with mil
itary life while standing at a desk
which he had had specially construct
ed for him. Nathaniel Hawthorne was
sszet another follower of this plan, and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23

evolved The Scarlet Letter and sever
al other OF his famous romanccs afoot
rs direct contast, one recalls how
Mark Twain declared that most of his
best work was done when he was lying
III bed, propped up 10y pillows and
smoking his favoritc corn cob. Alex
ahdcr Pope also did his work ..hlc
comfortably tucked in bed.
Walt Whitman liked the recumbeut
position, but not in bed His fivoritc
pra"tic" was to climb up on a pile of
lumber lie down fiat on his back, and
ul1& think out the ideas which result
ed IN the poems which made his name
W 'rId-fam6,ls
Another lounger WAS Sir Walter
Scott. Although he did not go SO far
as to work regularly in bed he usually
rcclincd comfortably OH Il couch, and
Ill that position he held his mind alert
To such an extent that he kept two
amanuens"s busy. Many of Lord By
ron's best poems We're composed on
hors, back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23
WHY MEN SUCCEED.
"A Factor Too InfrequentIy Acknowl-
edged.

/" my VIE is due all my success"
iIIat IS tn" confession freely made by
the president of \ big oil company last
week. just after he had his holdings
Tor f3.0G1.de2 and given $200,o0o To the
university Of Pittsburg, where he was
"ncc student.
How many successful men there are
VIII" know in their hearts that the
same thing IS true of themselves, vet
how few confess it, Some readily
make the acknowledgment to their
wives. nut 1t IS not often that the man
VINO has achieved place and power is
willing 10 confess publicly. Pride. self
ishness and the satisfaction of being re-
S&rded by their fellows as eXceptional
men hold them back. Others are 50
blinded by egotism that they do not
realize the truth.
1T is not hard for man 70 perceive
and admit the part his wife plays i'll
his success if she happens to possess u
knowledge OF business ard is thorough
" Informed IN the affairs of the world.
Her help is direct and so Immediately
efectiv" tfat ii cannot fail of rccogni-
ton. But such cases are few. The
average wife anG mother has had
neither the opportunity nor the incli-
nation to become familiar Will, bust
ness. and she has no time to indulge in
extensive study of such matters. Yet
in great numhc" of cases if her hus-
band iS prosperous it is because Of her
efforts and hei judgment.
When they We're married probably
they mad little. Who was it that saved
the money which enabled him to make
his first investment or 20 engage in
business for himself? His wife. She
saw to it that the household expenses
were kept down to the lowest limit
compatible with health and comfort.
Size econonlized and she made him
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! the ordinary man and the bone over
my eyes protrudes farther This is be-
/ cause of the fact that have Cherokee
I Indian blood in my veins. My mother
! was part Indian | believe they claimed
| only -thirty-second of her blood
was Cherokee Indian My father being
Yankee, imagine nave but little of
the Irdian blood. but it appears to he
enough to give me a rather high creek
bone"
In these palmy days which local pugi-
lism has fallen upon. an entirely new crop
of fighters has sprung up. And. strange
as it may seem, the crop has developed
in the last three years Nowadays q fight
er who has been before the public for
four or five years is regarded as an old
timer and they are scarce indeed. Pal
MoOres. Willie Beechers. Jack Goodmans,
Leach Crosses, Matty Baldwins. and
scores of others have come. reached 9TH"
top" and been pushed over the brink to
the down grade, Two lighters. one a New
York lad, stand out as the only real old
timers" among the topnotchers in their
respective classes One is Tommy Nun
phy. once the Pride of Harlem, but he
has even out grown IHat title now. / NJ
other is Abe Attel. Murphy is the oniy
New York man in the ring today who
was prominent iii the ring nine years ago.
Cornelius OKelly of Sligo may pos
sibly be heavyweight champion boxer of
the world some day, although unless he
does better than he did against Porky
Flynn il won't be soon. o'keiIy has As
teacher Thomas Ryan, wizard of Queens
berry science, who taught JeffrieS how to
beat Fitz and Corbett, but whose course
of instruction ceased before the boiler
maker was shown how to whip Johnson.
Possibly had Jeffries taken post grad
uate course in the Ryan School of APP
piled Science the Reno catastrophe might
have been averted. O'kelly came to this
country as q wrestler without thought
of breaking into the fight game. He was
the olympic champion having trimmed
the wrestlers of all other nations in the
great amateur carnival in London. He
was big enough, but after he landed III
New York he soon discovered that he
was not clever enough for the topnotch
American professionals.