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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
Congressman Kennedy.

Fairfield Ledger: The Mt. Pleasant
News, which has always been against
Congressman Kennedy, now declares
that it looks as If he would be re-
nominated without opposition Mr..
Kennedy has 'made good at Wash
ington. Every vote he has cast in
congress on interests affecting his
constituents, from tariff revision to
Canadian reciprocity, has been cast
right. He is man of exemplary
character, he is attentive to his du-
ties, he has given his district excellent
service. Why shouldn't he be re-
nominated The News says:
And speaking of the state politics
it looks as if Congressman Kennedy
would be renominated without oppo-
sition His overwhelming victory last
year rather puts opposition in a dis.
couraging light. And we might as
well be frank and fair. Kennedy is de
veloping into real congressman. He
has made good record at Washing.
ton and is held in respect by those
who know him 1t looks as II he would
succeed himself two years from now
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
1HE RAzoR.RAck.

A recent reference in q contempor-
airy to the razor-back breed of hogs
recalls what w. NJ. Williams, com
mercial agent Of the Mobile & Ohio
railroad at Cairo, H., once said of
them. He declared that the razor back
was raised on that road before the
war and is still to be found in some
localities: that he is built on the
Swiss cottage style of architecture.
His ears lie back with a devil-may-
care air. His tail has no curl, Mr..
Williams went on to say, but hangs as
limp as a dishrag. The highest point
in his corrugated back is ten inches
above the root of the tail. He ignores
the slow and stately walk of the
Berkshire and goes in lively 2::10
trot. He always travels as if he was
trying to catch fast train which had
just whistled for the station and he
had quarter of mile to go. The
in the woods, living on acorns, nuts
and roots, and if necessary, car climb
tree like a monkey. Occasionally he
crowds under a gate and assists in
harvesting his owners corn crop, and
/ if he has any time to spare from his
owners crop he will turn in and as
sist his neighbor, often working at
night rather than see the crop spoil
for want of attention. He never
knew the luxury of sly He wouldn t
get fat if he could, and is only fit to
kill on the day of eternity. Crossing
the razor-back with the blue-blood
stock makes no improvement. The
only successful way is to cross him
with a locomotive going thirty miles
an hour. He then becomes an import.
ed thoroughbred, and the railroad
pays for him at the rate of so cents
a pound. The ham of razor-back is
almost as juicy as the ham of an iron
fire dog, but not quite as good eating
as sassafras bark Another man who
is authority on razor-backs says ra-
back is the only bird of prey that
is amphibious in it's habits, and can
lift gate off it's hinges without
ruffling feather.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
THE COUNTRY MINISTER.

A minister in the May Century
says 'the country minister should
have house and a fixed salary of
not less than $1,000 a year In a
contribution to the Washington Press
Howard A. Burrell seconds the mo-
ton. He declares that the country
clergy hold the world together, and
proceeds to prove the assertion after
the following fashion:
They marry our lovers, baptize
our children, visit the sick, bury the
dead, keep the churches alive, eat our
chickens, are the victims of dona-
ton parties, are specially bored by
book agents for their inflooance,
and they stand in the breach, gen.
orally. They ought to be paid prompt
ly. and not in dried apples and other
refuse bric-a-brac, but coin of the
realm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
KILLING ALL THE FLIES.

A warfare against the sprightly
house fly may be considered as pretty
thoroughly under way, now that that
The House Fly-Disease Carrier,
DR.. Leland 0. Howard has finally set
forth all the material necessary for
not merely lessening the fly nuisance,
but actually for making the house fly
totally unknown! 1t was once sup
posed that this dangerous carrier OF
typhoid and other diseases was to be
found everywhere, especially about
camping spots, but it now appears
that the real house fly is distinctive
ly creature of civilization.
The idea of totally exterminating
the fly is new, but DR.. Howard in his
book shows how cities, working to-
gether, can in few years wipe out
every fly. He gives a careful study
Of the fly's structure, it's habits, its
habitats: then presents at length all
the useful varieties of fly killers;
means of sanitary prevention Of fly
breeding. and plans for the concerted
action Of communities against flies.
All over the United States, organiza-
tons for civic welfare are proceeding
on these plans, many of them with
the assistance of newspapers; and
the f1y's existence seems doomed. DR..
Towards book is planned not only
for Individual reading. but also as a
text book for these organizations
which shall be absolutely authorita-
tive; for the author. the head of the
u. S. Bureau of Entomology, and OF
vast experience in both fly and mos
quito warfare, is the worlds greatest
authority on the subject.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

eracy for farmer to permit bit OF
bad roads to continue long in his
vicinity. He will welcome the strang-
er to his humble home and more hum
BILE meal with dignity and unfeigned
pleasure, but If in reaching that home
the wayfarer has to pick his way over
bad roads, the apologies of the host
will not cease until the visitor is we'll
beyond the hearing of his voice.
Good roads have become matter Of
state pride and single glory, and the
states progress in good road making
has been most remarkable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

According to high financial authority
there will be disbursed this month in
interest and dividends $10S,000,000
which compares with s158,O00,00o in
April. $11S,0oO,0Oo in March, ss5,00O,-
600 in February, and $211, 100000 in
January. OF the total interest pay
ments amount to s71,36o,539 and div
dends to 30,5OO,000 Railroad secur-
ity holders will get $27,1oS,192 in in
terest on s1,23y, 65S,00O railroad bonds
and SS,491,072 on stocks. Industrial
and miscellaneous bonds totalling
S405, 035,000 will call for interest pay
ments of $1,000, $50, and stocks OF
the same class will call for dividend
disbursements of s19,030,373.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
coNeREssMEN, NOT DISTRICTS

A couple of esteemed contemporaries
have been getting certain matter
tangled up bit, as will be seen from
the following excerpts:
THE Columbus Safeguard speaks of
the ten congressional districts of Iowa.
Of course, this is merely an oversight
since the postmaster of that town
would certainly know that there are
eleven. Washington Democrat.
The above has reference, no doubt,
10 an article credited to The Keokuk
Gate CITY. but we insist that the state
ment is correct and that there are now
only ten, in spite of Alex Miller's de-
NAL. You pesky Democrats have gone
and taken the Second and now we
can only count ten. After the next
general election we will be willing to
call it eleven. but not now"
The Gate City's article, referred to
above, spoke of Iowa having ten con-
gressmen at present, and mace no
reference to the number of districts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

turned to her home in Abingdon last
week
Mrs. A. B. Mathews went to Gales,
burg Wednesday to visit her father
and sister.
VIM. Worley, of Los Angeles, Calf,
visited his aunt, Mrs. HenryIScovern,
the past week
D. NJ. Manning spent Sunday with
his family, who are visiting at Beth
any Mo.
Fred Osborn, the assistant agent at
the % station, has moved his fam
lily here from Ferris.
Mrs. James Miller, of West Point,
was the guest of Mrs. w. E. Lyon,
one day the past week.
Miss Bertha Hornteline. of Dallas
City, visited Mrs. Sarah I,aidIaw, the
past week.
Mrs. Carrie F. Zelier, state presi-
dent of the G. w B. NJ, of Cuba, ILL.,,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
THE DAILY GATE CITY
=
Poetry of the Period

Poetry Of the Period.
The papers are full,
We wish to remark,
OF wonderful yarns
Concerning Champ Clark.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
We would also observe
That the papers are tryin'
Our patience with fables
Concerning Bill Bryan
Schnectady Union.
And Terrible Ted,
1t grieves US to state,
Isn't mentioned at all
In the papers of late.
Springfield Union.
What can you expect
With SO much that's divergent?
They need all the space
To show up the insurgent.
-Des Moines Capital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
CARTHAGE, ILL.
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Miss Emma Bell was in Warsaw
last week to attend the celebration
of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of
her parents, which occurred Saturday
last.
Miss Lura v. Thompson, Rev. w.
w Denham and Rev. j. F. Smith at
tended the Christian convention at
Macomb the past week.
D. G. Berry was business visitor
to Mt Sterling last week.
Thos McGahen of Chicago, was a
business visitor to the city the pas,
week.
Miss Ruth Murphy, who has been
taking course in sewing of Mrs. NJ
Franc Harris, and making her home
with her aunt, Mrs. Fl. j. Elsea, re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
THE coNouERoR.

THE coNQUERoR.
It's easy to laugh when the skies are
blue,
And the sun is shining bright;
1 Yes, easy to laugh when your friends
are true
And there's happiness in sight;
But when hope has fed and the skies
are gray,
And the friends of the past have turn
ed away,
All, then indeed it's hero's feat
10 conjure smile in tle face of de-
feat.
It's easy to laugh when the storm is
DER
And your ship Is safe in port;
Yes, easy to laugh when you're on the
shore
Secure from the tempest's sport;
But when wild waves wash Ger the
storm swept deck
And your gallant ship is a battered
wreck,
All, that is the time when It's well
worth while
TO look in the face Of defeat with a
smile.
It's easy to laugh when the battles
fought
And you know that the victory's
won;
Yes, easy to laugh when the prize you
sought
Is yours when the race Is run;
But here's to the man who can laugh
when the blast
OF adversely blows, he will conquer at
last,
For the hardest man in the world to
beat
Is the man who can laugh in the face
of defeat.
Emil Carl Aurin in the National
Magazine
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
ANOTHER PIONEER LAID AWAY

With the surface of Mother Earth
covered with yerdure as with rich
carpeting. with the leaves of the trees
overhead bursting into leaf and
bloom, and with the air redolent with
the perfume of spring and vocal with
the songs of birds, all that was NOR
tai of the late e. P. Denton was laid
away by loving hands in lakewood
cemetery near Hamilton yesterday at
ternoon. The services at the grave
were conducted by the members of the
local lodge of the Masonic fraternity,
of which the departed had long been
a useful and honored member. Morals,
ethics, philosophy and religion are
mingled in the beautiful and impress
| sive ceremony with which this most
ancient of all brotherhoods buries it's
dead, and the solemnity of the occa-
sion was heightened by the faultless
manner in which it was conducted by
those in charge. The services at the
house, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Edison
Reissnider, of Galesburg, ILL.,, also made
a deep and lasting impression upon
all present. Everything that was said
was in excellent taste-thoughtful
touching, sympathetic and apprecia-
tive in character and Astounding in
comfort and assurance of reverend
ing existence in better world. In ad-
dition, what has been we'll termed the
Majesty of Death was in evidence to
an exceptional degree. If death be the
crown of life, never was a crown
more kingiy worn.
Edmund P. Denton was man
among men. He came to western Hi
nois at an early day and shared the
trials and privations of the pioneers.
He enjoyed the rich heritage of a
Kentucky ancestry and exemplified it's
admirable qualities in his character
and conduct. Naturally man of parts,
the life of the frontier called for the
best there was in him and developed
him along the lines of strength and
leadership in all the varied activities
in which he engaged. In reaching
conclusions he proceeded slowly and
carefully, but once he had made up
his mind as to what was true and
just and right he was immovable He
had the courage of his convictions,
and no considerations of policy or ex
pediency could swerve him hairs
breadth. His simple, strong, forceful
nature would not permit him to COM
promise with what he believed to be
wrong-not even when it was urged
that good would ultimately result
Added to his many sterling qualities
was steadfast belief in the goodness
of God, whom he regarded reverential-
ly as loving Father. AS far as was
possible under human limitations in
this workaday world he sought to ex-
emplify that belief in his daily life.
The world is poorer for the passing of
this strong, yirile, uncompromising,
upright, lovable Illinois pioneer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
COUNTING THE MAIL.
Extra Work the Post Office Employ
ees Throughout the U. S. Are
Doing During May.

Macomb Journal: Uncle Sans hired
people, employed in his postoffices
from New York to San Francisco,
from Maine to Texas, in every office
big and little throughout the United
States, are at work during the present
month on the most stupendous
extra job ever attempted,
In brief, it is counting every piece
Of mail handled, the number of times
lit is handled, and the total length
and average time taken to handle
If this were ALL it would not be a
job so complicated as to keep one on
the constant watch, jump, and keep
a-guessing" state Of mind and body
In this condition it would be about
like that of Mark Twain, when he
thought he had mastered the posi-
ton Of river pilot. But as the old
pilot, Bixby, his teacher, said, what
is recited above sis just starter"
For instance:
All first-class mail is to be count
ed-the outgoing, the incoming, each
and every piece of the outgoing be-
ing kept track Of and times handled
counted until it is put in the pouch
es; and if incoming, through all the
handling of back-stamping, distribu-
ting to city carriers, to rural carri-
ers, to lock-boxes, to general deliv-
cry, and this last until it is again
handled when delivered to the patron.
This is done by the force in the of.
fee. Then each city and rural car
rier has to keep track of the num-
Der he handles land the rural carriers
in addition weigh the letters), routing
and delivering to the patron. They
also keep complete account of all
first-class mail collected out of street
letter boxes, and the number of hand
lings until turned over to the clerks
in the office.
If first-class mail was all that is
handled, one can see how this could
be accomplished, though with con-
siderable extra work. But that's only
second starter. The same course
has to be pursued with every piece
of second-class matter, and the differ
ent departments in the class. For in
stance, newspapers" magazines, !"
"transients," local delivery free
in county, each one kept separate
as to handling and time doing same.
Also third class, circulars other
third class" each of the two items
kept distinct from the other. Fourth
class, merchandise, ETC." congress
sional franked-letters and other
matter. Other ranked (including
Departmental letters; other matter.
Foreign; letters. other matter. Reg
istered, letters, packages.
Perhaps by this time the reader
will not only begin to see that there
| is a job on hand, but ready to allow
they cannot see how it is to be done.
But it is orders from headquarters
and has to be done. Macomb force,
along with the rest of the offices
throughout the country, is on a big
hustle and tussle endeavoring to do
its share and as correctly as human
capacity is capable.
The work is to last through the
entire month of May.
1t is understood TO be for the pur-
pose of securing statistics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

The Iowa City Republican calls at
tention to the fact that when the
farmers got after the Iowa congress
men their insurgency didn't last thirty
seconds, and adds:
e'But a lot of Iowa farmers have been
jnsurging and Taft is processing just
about what they deserved Last Au-
gust enough of them lined UP with the
Insurgents to carry this and other
states against the President and the
administration, and now the President
Is proposin. to give them what they
have been working for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
Federation of Gospel Missions. in
Washington, d. G.

The Macomb Journal says that it
has never believed that the present
legislature of Springfield is of that
peculiar character that each and every
member of the body is entitled to a
halo; STILL the manner in which the
house dealt death blow to the lin
itiative and referendum worse than
foolishness, and the way the senate
swatted the Oregon PLAN covers a
multitude of sins, collectively and
individually. The Journals view is
one with which The Gate City is in
full accord.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

Among the conventions of general
interest scheduled for the present
week are the biennial convention OF
the Order of Railroad photographers, in
Toronto; the convention of the
brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, in
Harrisburg. which will be addressed
by President Taft; the biennial of the
Order of Railway Conductors Of the
United States, Canada and Mexico, in
Jacksonville, Fla, the annual conven,
ton of the National Federation OF
Musicians, in Atlanta: the annual
convention of the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' Association. in Atlanta, and
the annual gathering of the National
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

AS everybody knows, there are eleven
districts in the state. but just now the
Iowa delegation in the house at Wash.
ington consists of only ten members,
owing to the vacancy in the Ninth dis
trict occasioned by the resignation OF
Hon. Walter |. Smith. Let's keep the
record straight as we go along.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

Missouri almshouses are said by
paper in that state to be in worse
condition than those in Illinois, which
prompts the Jacksonville Courier to
declare that they have some awful
liars over in the first named state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

Vegetation of all kinds is forging
ahead at a rapid rate just now and
tree and field give promise Of abund-
ant Weld. But the fact is not to be
overlooked that the same genial wealth
er that makes everything look SO
hopeful is likely to inspire the spring
poets to renewed efforts. Thornless
roses are yet to be achieved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
NOTES AND COMMENT

The latest Iowa waterways propo-
sition to dam the Skunk listens to
the Quincy Herald like naughty words
"The Iowa delegation, ten-elevenths
Republican, is not standing by the
administration in any such proper
tion,' says the Davenport Democrat.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat re-
marks that tariff ripping without
knowledge. experience or good inten-
tons is evidently poor business COM
bination.
The Kewanee STAR Courier calls at
tention to the fact that this is the
season of the year when S. a week
clerk sits in the grand stand and calls
q $4,000 pitcher a Stiff
THE salary of the governor OF
Iowa was not raised by the last legis-
lature, but this would not prevent
many good man from wanting the
Job. says the Boone News Republican
THE Fourth of July, Thanksgiving
and the midwinter holidays have their
own peculiar Joys says the Des
Moines Capital. "but to the average
woman moving day hath a glory of its
own
/ Iowa men should be little more
interested in helping Iowa-and less
in helping the multimillionaires II
the east says the Hampton Chron
! icle, commenting on Mr.. Hubbard's
vote for Canadian reciprocity.
The Burlington Gazette says it is no
prepared to predict the outcome o
Governor Wilson's trip throughout tn,
west, but it is quite positive that thu
former president of Princeton colleg'
will not make single slip in Engllsl
| as she orter be spoke"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

Speaking of persistency worth of
Admiration and emulation, there isn't
anything the matter with the .dande-
lion in that particular Like the
Democratic party, 1t doesn't know
when it Is moribund.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

and Mrs. Clara S. Barnett, distric:
secretary, of Galesburg, were the
guests of Miss Lura v. Thompson
last Friday and Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Harter, oi
Omaha, Nebr, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Ambrose Burner.
DR.. and Mrs. Claud Thomas and
son, Lowell, of Bushnell, visited the
lady's mother, Mrs. Henry Weber,
the past week.
Mrs. Bertha Bowman and Mrs.
Lewis Brooks and baby, of Burlington,
spent one day last week with Mrs.
Will Stowe and Mrs. Mary Yetter.
Miss Ethlyn Griffith, formerly sec
ond vice president, was at the state p
E. Q. convention at Aledo, elected 10
the place OF first vice president.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

Abe Martin relates how an Indian
apolis man lost three fingers the other
day. A fellow offered him a drink,
4 nut his wife was with him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

The millionaire tramp has quit
4ramping. The tramps who are not
millionaires would do well to follow
his example,.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

An armistice is one thing in the
dictionary and something entirely diff
ferent in Mexico.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

Mary Garden cancelled her Peoria
engagement and that city did not see
as much OF her as it anticipated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08
Manager
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giving notice Of the fact.
Address all communications to
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following news stands:
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C. II. Rollins & Co., 62s Main street.
Ward Bros. 525 Main street
Depot News Stanu.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
A good way to boost city is to
patronize it's loyal newspapers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

Read The Daily Gate City Want
Column for bargains.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

keokuk, Iowa ...........M May 8, 1911
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

The latest Iowa waterways propo-
sition to dam the Skunk listens to
the Quincy Herald like naughty words.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-08

"The Iowa delegation, ten-elevenths
Republican, is not standing by the
administration in any such proper
tion,' says the Davenport Democrat