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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
LUNCH CHILDREN WILL LIKE
How Midday Meal Should Be Packed
TO 30 Kept Warm and
AppetIzlng.
Tho Eleetrsc-Lsghted
ION Time" Road

Mothers living too far from tho
schoolhouse for the children to come
home to lunch will find this solution
Of the cold lunch problem: Use a
box about 15 inches square. inside
measurement: pack a three-inch lay.
er OF excelsior very solidly in the bot
tom. then put tin or agate pail hav-
ing very tight cover on this. Pack
excelsior solidly around this to the
top of the pail. 1t is very important
to have 1t solid, as the pail must be
taken out. A cover must be made to
fit the box and this. too. covered for
three inches or enough to reach the
pail with the excelsior. held in place
with cheesecloth or other light fab
rio tackled securely over 1t. For the
box make cover of linen or dark
canvas. This cover should extend all
over the box and hook on side. For
the lunch boil in the pail rice. beans.
soup, or whatever you may choose
| that can be boiled. When nearly done,
cover closely and put at once in the
box; put the cover on the box and 1t
| is ready and will be done and hot
when the children are ready for It,
hours later. OF course, II a tin pail is
used, nothing containing tomatoes
should be chosen. This will be found
Of especial convenience to mothers
living In the country. where children
drive to school.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
PERSONALS.

Misses Hazel McCleary and Rose
Baer have returned home from short
visit in Davenport. The young ladies'
were accompanied here by Mrs. Gus
Rockenbach of Davenport, who was
called to Keokuk by the illness Of her
mother.
e. H. Ferguson of Burlington is
visiting his brother, George s. Fergu-
son, at SIG South Sixteenth street.
Mrs. c. E. Hall of Brockton, Mass, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ALT c.. Lar
son.
Thomas Short is visiting with his
nephew, Patrick Hines, at Avery.
G. H. Gable, of Burlington, repre-
sentative of the Maxwell automobiles
in this territory, is in the city and
will remain at the Grand during the
remainder of the week His visit here
is in the interest of his firm.
DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Babb and little
son John, Of Peoria, H., are visitir:s.
in the city for few days with Mrs
Babb's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Belts
of SIG Blondeau street.
H. M. Lowitz Of Chicago is in the
city.
Leo E. Jackson of Keosauqua is Wis
iting in Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
Get an

each time, but the amount received
depends upon luck or chance, are
gambling transactions, as we'll as the
recognized gambling transactions
where the game is purely one OF
chance for a money consideration
and hence, the person operating these
Illegal games or enterprises is guilty
of operating gambling house in VIC
lation of the city ordinances of his
city or town, and also in violation OF
the statutes of the state.
My attention has recently been di-
rected to various slot machines and
candy raffles. The complaint is made
that SO great has become this evil OF
candy raffles, that merchant who
refuses to handle these gambling
schemes cannot compete in business
with those who do. Formerly, whole
sale houses which put out these can
dy rattle boards confined the prizes
to candy, but the evil has SO multi
piled and competition has become so
great that within the past ten days |
have received complaints that dia-
mond rings. silverware, clocks, gold
watches and other articles of jewelry
spurious as well as genuine, are being
disposed of as prizes in connection
with the candy rattle 1t is common
knowledge that the larger part of the
money received in disposing of these
candy raffles is from boys and girls,
1f fbar, ;,,,p,atnro tz*,+
/ can see no reason for prosecuting
the man who operates the shell game
and the roulette, and at the same time
permit merchants to operate gambling
houses in the form of raffles. slot ma.
chimes and other gambling schemes,
and by a petty form of gambling, IL
legally collect from the boys and girls
thousands of dollars for which no just
return is made.
/, therefore, suggest and request
| that the several mayors and superin.
tendents of public safety direct their
chief of police and police officers to
cause all forms of gambling to be
suppressed, including all schemes oil
raffles, lotteries, and all slot ma
chimes containing an element Of
chance, and If the offenders continue
the illegal operations Of these gam
bling enterprises, that they be imme
diately arrested under the city ordi
nance, and that the county attorneys
also cause them to be indicted by the
grand jury of their respective coun
ties for operating gambling houses IL
violation of law, and that the para
phernalia be condemned, as by Law
A provided. yours truly.
GEORGE COSSON,
Attorney General Of Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
Advocates System by Which Two
Rows of Lights Would be Strung
Down Middle of Main
Street.
NO COST TO MERCHANT
Lights Would be Put In In connec-
ton With the Changes to bs
Made by Stone and
Webster.

In view Of white way" for Keo-
kuk which many merchants are advo-
eating at the present time, Mayor J.
+. Elder has plan which Is being
quietly submitted to the approval Of
Main street business men.
Elders idea could be carried out
without cost whatever to merchants,
the city standing the expense connect
ed with the scheme. 1t could be work
ed out in connection with Main street
improvements which Stone and Web
ster will make in a short time.
BY the plan Main street would be
lighted down the center instead OF
down both sides of the pavement. In
a few weeks work will be begun on
double track system. This will bring
about considerable in the way of
changes. To support the trolley wires
poles will be put down the middle of
Main street, with arms extending out
on either side. A second arm could
be built on either side to support the
lights suggested by Mayor Elder. This
would give a great amount of illumi-
nation to Main street, two rows Of
lights extending the entire length of
the business district.
Thus far the plan has not received
a great deal of support. Merchants
point out that the light would be of
little benefit to their store fronts and
that the electroliers on the sidewalks
would be much more preferable
They would clear the walks of all OBJ
structions in the way Of monumental
poles and the like. On the other hand
the mayor declares properly lighted
show windows would give the mer-
chants all the light they desire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
PERSONALS.


Chief Engineer Hugh l.. Cooper is
in Chicago looking after water power
business.
Industrial Agent John Dewitt has
returned from business trip to Chi
cago.
Miss Kate and Charles Noakes OF
this city, attended the funeral of a
relative in Quincy. Monday last. Mr..
Noakes returned home while his sister
departed for Chattanooga, Tenn, to
meet her mother of this city, and
visit with her sister, Mrs. Faucet of
Chattanooga. Mrs. Noakes and daugh-
ter will remain in the south until af-
ter the holidays.
Chas. Hitler of Kahoka was in the
city yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
NURSES GRADUATE
THIS EVENING
Four Young Women Who Have Re-
ceived Three Years Training
In st. Joseph's
Hospital.
RECEIVE CERTIFICATES
Faculty, Invited Friends and Nurses
viii Have Seven O'clock
Dinner This Ev-
ening.

This evening at o'clock in the re-
ception room of St. Joseph's hospital,
will be held the graduating exercises
Of four young women nurses of that
one of the city's largest public insti
buttons.
Presentation of diplomas will be
made to the graduates by DR.. Geo. F..
jenkins. Those who will receive GER
tificates of completed graduate
courses are: Miss Clara McCarty,
Miss Grace Matthews, Miss Mary
Alexander and Miss Clara Hoffman.
The graduate nurses have complet-
ed a three year course in accordance
with the rigid curriculum of the hospi-
tai and will henceforward become in
dependent nurses, j. e., Independent OF
ST. Joseph's hospital where they
have received excellent training from
a thorough faculty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
cossack and saint.

A Paris contemporary by way OF
illustration as to how some persons
discharge their religious obligations
relates a story of Cossack who was
overtaken by terrible storm OF
thunder and lightning. In his terror
he prayed to the saint to save him and
promised II only he once more
reached his home he would sell his
horse and the proceeds should be
spent in candles in honor of the Saint
The saint, pleased with SO generous
an offer, stayed the storm and the
Cossack reached home In safety.
This Is how he discharged his vow:
The next day he went to the market
with coch and horse. His method
OF sale was this: He would only sell
the two together. the horse at 30
kopecks (about is pence) and the cock
at 200 rubles (about s2O). After a
time the Cossack found a purchaser
on these terms and faithful to his
VOW the Cossack devoted is pence to
the purchase OF candles for the altar
of his patron saint.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
DOWN THE RIVER
FOR THE WINTER
Dr.. Dixon and Family Arc off for a
Cruise In the Warm Sunny
South.

Burlington Gazette: DR.. and Mrs.
j. w. Dixon, sons George and Jack,
and daughter Edith, left last Saturday
to begin winters sojourn on the
lower Mississippi. They are to make
the trip in their gasoline launch, the
Lad" and expect to enjoy themselves
on the southern waters of the big
stream until the latter part of March
or the first of April. Their craft Is a
comfortable little boat, and they will
be able to keep warm until they reach
a warmer climate. They will travel
pretty steadily until they reach the
warmer climate and will then go at
their leisure. They expect to have
pleasant winter, while their many
friends remain here and SILVER with
the cold breezes of the northern
climate.
There is great distinction to be at
tanned by the doctor and his family
when they complete the trip; they
will have travelled from one end of
the river to the other in their own
craft, inside of years time. They
left here early last summer and went
north to Lake Peppin, and returned to
Dubuque for the big regatta early in
July. At the conclusion of that event
they went to the northern extremity
/ of the river, and did not return until
late in the summer. Now they are
starting to the southern extrmeity
and will have experienced the best
weather obtainable on the Mississippi
river throughout the entire year. Many
friends of the family were on the
wharf to see them off, and wish them
pleasant trip. The boat is capable
of making good time and it will be but
a few days until the party is enjoying
the baImy southern winter climate
They spent Sunday at Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
The Daily Gate City.
To Dispense Wrinkles
In a Half Minute
lFrom Feminine WORLDLY

Many women in making their toilet
for the theatre, dance or any social
affair, battle the face and hands in an
astringent lotion having an immediate
reiuvenating effect. An ounce of pow
dered saxolite dissolved in a half pint
of witch-hazel, makes an ideal prep
aration for this purpose. 1t is wonder
fully effective in promptly dispensing
wrinkles and creases, as we'll as bag
giness of cheeks or chin. Enlarged
pores are reduced, the skin appears
softer and finer-textured, and one
seems to have suddenly lost several
years from her age.
The results being SO remarkable
and coming SO quickly, and the in
gradients being obtainable at any
drug store, this is a good formula to
remember. The solution is entirely
harmless.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
YOUR DRUGGIST
STOPS THAT itch

If you are suffering from Eczema,
Psoriasis OF any other kind of skin
slant relief We will guarantee you
to stop that itch in two seconds.
csc trial bottle will prove it.
skin troubles, but none that we could
recommend more highly than the we'll
known compound of Oil of Winter
green, Chymol and few other i'm
gradients that have wrought such Won
derful cures all over the country.
This compound. known as d. D. d.
Prescription will cool and heal the
itchy, burning skin as nothing else
our no-pay offer.
McGrath Bros, Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
q FainbIe F.ther.In.Law.

Two of the gilded youth OF Provi-
dence, R. l., were in Newport and
came upon q newsboy.
Let me have a paper" said one Of
them. giving the boy so cents.
"I can't change that" said the boy.
Lend me Nickel" the gildeA
youth asked his companion.
"oh, bother. let him have the 50
cents"
mo, indeedi You let him have It II
you like. My father-in-law is not
dead, and yours .s"--Lifs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23

will hold their monthly meeting at
the library Monday afternoon. City At
torney Earl Woods has been asked to
address the ladies and it is hoped a
larged crowd will be present
Miss Florence, Robinson is spending
IA few days in Chicago this week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
Dinner To Follow.

Following the short program OF
presenting the diplomas and conven-
tional exercises this evening, there
will be dinner served to the faculty,
their wives and graduate nurses OF
st. Josephs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
Morning Session.

Making rural schools more attrac-
tive and pleasant: Jean Flohrer,
West Point. Discussion Prin. Guy
Jeffrey, Primrose.
The general improvement of rural
schools-Prin. H. l.. Thornton, Fort
Madison. Discussion-Prin. w. j..
Knobs,
Suggestions on teaching arithmetic
-Prin. Fred c. Woodson, Charleston;
Ida Belle Holmes, Donnellson.
The free tuition law; eighth grade
examinations, etc.-Supt. Alec W,
Rakow, West Point
Adjournment for dinner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
Session viii be Held on Saturday,
December 2, and keokuk Teach
ers Are on the
Program.
GOOD PROGRAM READY
Superintendent Rakow Urges That
Teachers be Present Ready to
Take Part in the Dis
cussions.

The Lee County Teachers associa-
ton will meet at Donnellson on Sat
urday, December 2, and Superintend-
ent Alec w. Rakow has announced an
interesting program for the day. 1t
follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
Happiness in Employment.

The wise prove. the foolish confess
by their conduct. that a life OF EN-.
ployment is the only life worth lead.
ing Paley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
Afternoon Session.

AFTERNOON SessSon.
The problem of securing better
school attendance-Supt VIM. Aldrich,
Keokuk General discussion.
Morning opening exercises and Fri
day afternoon exercises-C Clara Wah-
rer, Franklin; Iva Green, Mt. Hamill
Methods in teaching primary read
ing-Mary Harrington, Keokuk; Het-
tie Conradt, Fort Madison.
In speaking of the meeting Superin-
tendent Rakow says:
DIR. G. w. Wassam will be with us
and talk to the teachers. Mr.. Was
sam has been an inspiration to Lee
county teachers, and it will be a rare
Treat to have him with us again.
1t Is my desire that this meeting
be very informal one. The schools
have been in session for about three
months and it will do the teachers
good to get together and tell what
they have been doing in their schools.
hope every teacher will make spec,
ial effort to be present and be pre-.
pared to take part In the discussion
Every school officer is especially in
vited to come and take part In the
program All interested are invited
to attend
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-23
EGAia MEN ARE HIT

The death knell OF shoe string"
hmbling was sounded in Keokuk to-
by when the city commission issued
wide sweeping order that after Jan
airy /, all raffles. lotteries and
ambling devices in Keokuk must be
The Press., 1911-05-03
A NOBLE RED MAN.
He Was Not the ctateIy Chief WoIsO-
 ley Expected to Meet.

He Was Not the ctateIy Chief WoIsO.
 ley Expected to Meet.
 Lord Wolseley was stationed in Can ada many years ago. On one occasion he spent a holiday in the wilds, build. ing a wigwam and practicing general ly what we should now call the ''back to nature" cure.
 It was soon after his arrival in the country. and as the means of commu- tive he had never seen an Indian and was most anxious to make the red mans acquaintance. Some friends o1 his promised to send one or two to sec him, as there was an encampment not very far away.
 At last one morning Lord Wolseley was informed that chief had called conventional Indian. a man of com manding presence. arrayed in all the glory of paint and feathers. he eagerly stepped outside his wigwam to make his acquaintance. But he received a rude shock when he found wizened gentleman dressed in tattered frock coat and ancient waistcoat.
 However, the general stifled his as- tonishment and played the genial host. although horribly bored at the inces- sant chatter of the Indian, who had been in the service of the Hudson Bay company and therefore could speak broken English fairly fiuently.
 At length. anxious to get rid of his visitor, he took a twenty-five cent piece out of his pocket and, fearing he might be grossly insulting his visitor. presented it to him.
 The latter took it, looked at it care fully, felt the edges and then said:
 "Can you mak' it half dollarY'
The Press., 1911-05-03
Now is the Time to Be-
 gin the Spring Work.

have a full line of Flows (suIky and walk ing), Harrows and Wor- cester K e III p Manure Spreaders.
 A complete line of all Farming Implements.
 SharpIes Cream Separa- tors, also secondhand De- Laval Machines in good condition, which l will sell cheap to close out. Can also furnish new DeLavaI Separators at the right price.
 SETH SCHOFIELD, Agent,
 STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN.
The Press., 1911-05-03
EVER WATCHFUL.
A Little Care Will Save Many Stafford
 Springs Readers Future Trouble.

A Little Care Will Save Many Stafford
 Springs Readers Future Trouble.
 Watch the kidney secretions
 See that they have the amber hue of health;
 The discharges not excessive or in- frequent;
 Contain no "brick-dust like" sedi- ment.
 Doan's Kidney Pills will do this for you
 They watch the kidneys and cure them when they Ire sick.
 Mrs Carl Kuehne, Prospect street, Ste ford Springs. Conn, says: Doan 'a Kidney Pills are by no means a new remedy to me. have used them at different times when suffering from disordered kidneys, the result of q cold or overwo k, and have always received the best If results. At such times it WAS impossible for me to stoop or lift on account of the pains in my ba When I feel these at- tacks coming on now at once begin using Doan's Kidney Pills, procured from Eaton's drug store, and it never takes but few doses to drive the trouble away. Doan's Kidney Pills have my highest endorsement '
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Foster. Milburn Go Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-D Doan sand take no other.
The Press., 1911-05-03
Charles V. at Table.

Emperor Charles V. of Austria, by far the most powerful ruler of his day, was thus described as he appeared at table by Roger Ascham, secretary to the English ambassador, in 1850: "I stood hard by the emperor's table. He had four courses; he had sod beef very good-roast mutton, baked hare; tnese be no service in England. The emperor hath good face, a constant look; he fed well of a capon; I have had better from mine hostess Barnes many times in my chamber. He and Ferdlnando, king of the Romans, ate together very handsomely, carving themselves where they list, without any curiosity. The emperor drank the best that ever I saw; he had his head in the glass five times as long as any of us and never drank less than a good quart at once of Rhenish wine" It was notorious that the emperor ate and drank immoderately, and as nat ural result he suffered terribly from gout from the time he was thirty years n1d
The Press., 1911-05-03
rnIRrY YEARS AGO.
Items of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.

May 5. 1884,
 Engineer Fenton of Willimantic Is engaged in making surveys on the proposed mill site at the Hollow for the new Riverside mill, the plans for building having been determined up. on last week.
 Scholars in primary department, district No. (Miss Ellithorpe. teacher) who have not been absent or tardy during the month ending April 28: Lilly Benton, Edith Bissett, Edith Cushman. Nellie Converse. Hattie Losse, Mabel Parker. Daisy Russell, Carrie Remmert, Jessie sid- away. Eddie Marsdale, Walter Park ess. Paul Smith, Olem Smith, Eddie Willis.
 At the meetings last Friday even- ing, both the 2d and 3d districts voted in favor of consolidation contest of the matter being made only in the Sd district, where Charles Fox, Orrin Converse, M. P. Shahan, John Brown and others spoke against it, and O. J Holmes and others for 1t. The votes on the question stood 34 against and 49 in favor. Ia the 2d district there was but one dissenting vote among the 20 cast. There was some discus sion of the matter, however, mostly in reply to questions bringing up pos- sible objections. Most of these were answered by W. D. Heald. who had looked into the matter when acting as a committee while the matter was under advisement some years ago. The seleotmen have, under petitions of interested parties, warned g town meeting to vote upon the question of permitting the consolidation for We'd nesday, May 18th, at p. m.
 Willington.-Scho in district No z (village Hill) began on Monday last, Miss Anna Royce teacher. Miss Emma Robbins has taken the Dale. vile school to teach.
The Press., 1911-05-03
Trolley Lines.
WEEK DAYS.

Lv. Stafford Springs 62O a. m. and ev- cry hour until 1920 p. m., arriving at Rockville on the hour. Last car to Hart ford lO20 p. m.
 The Interurban service cars, with a change at East Hartford. leave Hartford for Stafford Springs at 6.37 a. m and eV- sry hour until 10.37 p. m.
 Surface trolley cars leave Rockville for Hartford at 6.22 a. m. and every hour at 9 until 1922 p. m., and leave Hartford for Rockville at TOT m. and every hour until 1907 pm. Connects for Stafford at Rockville.
 SUNDAYS.
 Lv. Stafford Springs 7.2O g. m, and ev- cry hour until 12.2O p. m.
The Press., 1911-05-03
THE WET RAIN.
There Are Several Varieties, and All
 Have Their Whims.

There Are Several Varieties, and All
 Have Their Whims.
 Rain is principally composed of water, but it should not be confused with mining stock.
 Rain always comes on Sunday after moons and wash days.
 Wash day may be changed to any day in the week, systematically or tndis- criminately, but the rain will come.
 Sunday afternoon, however, cannot be changed to any other afternoon. The rain will hold of until you arc ready to go driving, and then the word will be passed along the mysterious currents of the air, and double order of cirrus and cumulus will be hurried in from the west.
 Also ill the morning, when you leave home and carry your umbrella and raincoat, the rain will go away and sulk. But if you take heart of the fair sky and leave the umbrella and other trimmings then the rain will wait until you leave the office and then get you. Incidentally it will tuck a few grip and rheumatism germs into your system.
 Rain is good for the crops, but why it takes you for crop is hard to un- derStand.
 Rain never brought fame to any one except Noah. Probably on the day the flood began he watched the last picnic party drive out of town in bus, shout ing sarcastic things at him through the dust.
 There are several varieties of rain. but the one most popular with the weather bureau is called Probably Chicago News.
The Press., 1911-05-03
WARNING TO RAILROAD MEN.

E. s. Bacon, II East St., Bath, Me-, sends out this warning to railroaders : "A conductor on the railroad, my work caused chronic ir flammation of the kid neys, and was miserable and all played out. A friend advised Foley Kidney Pills and from the day 1 commenced taking them began to regain my strength. The inflammation cleared and I am far better than I have been for twenty years. The weakness and dizzy spells are thing of the past, and highly recommend Foley Kidney PiIls.''