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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
WOODEN MAIL CARS MUST GO.

With the beginning last Saturday
of the fiscal year 1912 many pieces
of important legislation became eff
fective. Most of the legislation is car
ried in the great supply bills which
always become effective July / of
each year unless otherwise provided.
One piece of legislation that inter
ests many persons in all parts OF the
country requires that all railroads
carving the mails must provide bet
ter postal cars. The law provides that
after July 1, 1911, no pay shall be al
lowed for the use of any full wooden
railway post office car unless sub
stantially in accordance with the
most approved plans and speciflca.
tons of the Post Office Department
nor for any full wooden car that is
run between adjoining steel cars, OF
between the engine and an adjoining
steel car.
While this new law leaves much tt
/ be desired, it is a step in advance
/ Ultimately all post office cars will bt
of steel construction and modern II
all other respects All new cars ap
proved by the postmaster general mus
4 be Of steel construction or steel un
derframe if used in train in which
a majority of the other cars are o
like construction.
4 The locomotive boiler inspection
law, now in effect. also is regarded
as being of the utmost importance
Under the provisions OF this act i
will be unlawful for any railroad t
use locomotive that has not beel
pronounced safe and sound by tn
United States inspectors. 1t is belies
ed the safety of employees and patron
OF all railroads will be largely pro
NOTED by this new law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
ELvAsToN, ILL.
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Misses Ellen Fisher and Elsie Pen
nington attended the convention of
the Baptist ministers of the state and
basket dinner held at Bushnell on
Tuesday.
j. L. Balloon loaded his herd of
sheep on the cars on Tuesday and
took them to Chicago to market. Just
because there was no pasture left for
them to eat: the pastures In this vi
cinity are all dried up Many have
turned their stock ON the meadows
which they intended to cut for hay;
our corn, however, looks very well,
considering the extreme drouth, but
we must have rain soon or it will be
milky"
J. L. Boldin received letter from
John NJ Ncrten on Thursday, and he
reported that the drouth in South Da.
kota is as alarming as it is here,
0. p. Pennington returne. Wednes-
day from LaBelle, No, where he said
they had good rain during his visit
there.
Mrs. Alice schierick of st. Louis
visited with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
THE FIREWORKS MENACE.

The police department of Keokuk
laid itself open to severe criticism by
failing to enforce the ordinance relat-
ing to the discharge of fireworks on
the Fourth. Section sos of the Re-
vised Ordinances of the City of Keo-
kuk reads:
Any person who shall discharge
any cannon, gun, pistol or other fire
arms. or shall burn or set off fire
crackers or other fireworks within the
city, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor. This section, however,
shall not apply. to the firing of
salutes or of fireworks upon occasions
of public interest, or to military COM
penies: Provided, such firing be made
by volunteer companies. or associa-
lions, or such persons as,
with due prudence, may be
lawfully engaged in the celebration OF
occasions of public rejoicing, or en-
gagged in military exercise under the
command of proper officers. Nor shall
it prevent any manufacturer from
trying or proving, within the limits of
the city, articles manufactured or re-
paired by himself; nor preclude the
shooting of dogs by any police officer
or other person authorized by the
mayor or marshal: Provided that the
same be done without danger or injury
to the neighborhood. But when can
mons are fired, or fireworks set off on
occasions of public rejoicing. the may
or shall designate the place where
the same shall be done.
None of these requirements was
complied with by those who discharg-
ed fireworks in this city on the
Fourth. Rockets and roman candles
were sent up by private individuals, in
direct violation of law and without
interference by the police. In conse-
quence of this disregard of law by
certain persons and remissness on
| the part of the police a dangerous fire
was started in the Eight hundred
block on Main street on the night OF
! the Fourth, which for a time threat
ened the destruction of much valu
| able property. There was specia
| need that the ordinance forbiddins
/ the discharge of fireworks except un
der the conditions specified therein
should be rigidly enforced because
everything is so dry in consequence O
the long continued drouth and read!
! to burst into flame the moment fire
comes in contact with it. The com
mittee in charge of the public cele
bration at Rand park wisely omitted
/ fireworks from the advertised attrac
| tons on account of the danger o
fires. Had the police force beel
equally thoughtful of the interests o
i the community it could and woul'
have saved it from serious menac
4 from that source.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
The Best Kind Of a Vacation.

Marshalltown Times Republican,:
Most of the men who work all the
year and seize ten days or two weeks
as breathing spell are either on or
getting ready for their vacations.
Now, vacation ought to be a
building up period. That is Judged
by the time allowed, the man who has
worked hard fifty weeks ought to go
out and build up all the wear and
tear in two.
He can't do it. But he shall do the
best he can at it. About six men out
of ten come home from vacations
more fatigued than when they went
away, because they seek to crowd
into their two weeks of liberty three
months of recreation, sightseeing and
pleasure.
A vacation is not to have devil of
time in. 1t is not for trip of the
office man to large city and ten
days of sleepless nights and crowd
ed days. That's the most idiotic form
of vacation 1t Is harder than two
months overwork. 1t doesn't build up.
1t rips.
Then again. the office man who
proposes to get six weeks outing out
OF ten days makes the same mistake.
/ He Is one of those who comes home
tired. He jumps into hard work
rowing under the hot sun, trampine
with a gun or some similar labor un
til his unaccustomed muscles cry out
nights and mornings. Many a man
takes off ten pounds where he should
1 have put them on simply because he
imagines he must do ten times as
much in two weeks as common sense
indicates.
The fact Is that vacation should
be made a restful time. Fish If 70,
like, but fish as you would work ou
doors, in reason. Hunt If you choose
and the laws permit you. but do al
in reason. Get just tired enough Il
enjoy rest.
j Mind, too. that tent six miles III
the river Is about as happy spot a
, one so miles away, and that 1t is Sc
cheaper The fact is that most nee
. pie spend more money than the
i used to on vacations. One dreams o
2 delights at distance. The dream
: rarely comes true. The fishing i
inever what the advertisement ind
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
CHURCH 10 STAND ros PEOPLE

The keynote Of the closing session
Of the second Baptist World Alliance
in philadelphia, az sounded In al the
addresses. vas the coming Of .ndus-
trial democracy and The necessity Of
the church standing np for that prin~
ciple. The speakers, prominent min
listers of the Baptist decentralization,
pointed out that until the spirit u
Jesus be returned to the faith bearing
his name until the ethical content ~
the Gospel Of Christ has been re-
established and the church wrenched
from its alliance with wealth, fl can
not be in any true sense the church
of the masses of workingpeople.
/ The principal speech. that OF Rev
! r. S. Gray of New Zealand, laid bare
these evils and intimated that 1t wal
the greatest scandal of Christendon
that the churches had been aligned
with the reactionary forces againg
public liberty. All agreed that tn,
church must bear aloft the famini
| light OF, democracy, Resolutions wer,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

cates--or at any rate the catching
isn't. It's just as much fun to sit in
In mosquito smoke built BY an In
tlian
little common sense is the finest
thing to take on vacation. And COM
mon sense says rest. Get outdoors.
almost anywhere. There isn't much
difference in climate as people think
Get out where your eyes will rest
across long green distances; where
the springs are cold and the shade
falls early. A grove is grove and a
stream is a stream. Both are leaves
and running water. Along their banks
are green grass and amid their
boughs the flutter of wings and the
pipe of the birds O. mornings. You
don't have to travel thousand miles
and spend months wages or so to
find them-and rest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
uNMANlEEsT DESTINY.

UNMANiFEST DESTINY.
The guns that spoke at Lexington
Knew not that God was planning
then
The trumpet-word of Jefferson
To bugle forth the rights OF men.
TO them that wept and cursed Bull
Run,
What was it, but Despair and
Shame?
Who saw behind the cloud the sun?
Who knew that God was in the
flame?
Had not defeat upon defeat,
/ Disaster on disaster come,
THE slaves emancipated feet
Had never marched behind the drum.
sThere is a Hand that bends our deeds
To mightier issues than We planned
Each son that triumphs. each that
] bleeds,
/ My Country, serves its dark COM
mands.
b do not know beneath what sky
Nor on what seas shall be thy fate;
n only know it shall be high,
/ / only know it shall be great.
Richard Hovey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
DEN MARK.
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. :" g - y " - y
Denmark had very safe and sane
Fourth and yet, one much enjoyed By
all.
Robert Riddal is spending this
week with relatives at Weaver.
Prof. Hiding Bengston came from
North Dakota to spend his summer
vacation with home folks. He will re.
turn to his school work there in Sep
TENDER.
Miss Marie Young OF Charleston Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Hem
and family.
Henry Hitchcock who came here to
complete his education and whose par
ents are missionaries in Asia, was
helping Mr.. John Kaller with his hay
work last Saturday. A loose board In
the bottom of the hay rack slipped.
and He-ry was thrown to the ground
breaking his arm, He is now able te
be up with his arm In cast
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
HAMILTON, ILL.
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John Erhart of Kahoka, Mo-. was
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. S. Harrison we're
visitors at Mt Hamill, Iowa, Monday
and Tuesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Blakeslee
July 4, at Hannibal, No. daughter.
Mrs. Blakeslee was formerly Miss
Julia Bridges.
On the afternoon of July 4 a spark
from a passing locomotive ignited the
dry grass in the O'Harra addition,
spreading with such alarming rapidity
that for a time the situation looked
very grave.
But for the timely arrival of the
chemical engine of the fire department
and the united efforts of large crowd
of men fighting the flames with wet
sacks, shovels, etc, the results might
have been more disastrous. AS it was,
dences, the fire being confined to the
dry grass. If there happened to be
any citizens at the fire who were not
/ in favor of complete system of
water works, surely scene like
that would convince them that fore
most in the needs of our city is an
up to date water works system.
Miss Bessie White left Sunday even
ing for Winnebago, Mimi, where she
will spend her vacation with her
sister, Mrs Henry Young.
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Waggoner
leave Sunday for trip through New
York
The Electa Club of the o. E. s. are
enjoying days outing today at Rails
ton park in Warsaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Earhart of Quincy
are visiting their daughter, Mrs Ed
Jollidin.
j DR.. and Mrs. Fullmer spent last
i week in Concord.
y DR.. ]. M. Davidson Of Carthage and
. daughter, Agnes, were Hamilton Wis
itors Saturday.
!, DR.. Elsie of Carthage made a pro
, fessional visit in the city on Friday
!, of last week.
Mrs. Frank Conner of Burlington is
spending few days at the home oil
| her sister, Mrs. S. D. Hazen.
Mrs. Mary Benner will leave fol
Spokane, on Wednesday, where she
J will spend the summer
) Lynn Campbell of Elvaston is build
ing modern dwelling on Laure
street. The edfice is near compile
i ton and will be quite an addition t.
t the city.
3 Miss Hamms and Miss Fry of Keo
| kuk were calling on Hamilton friends
D Sunday evening.
Miss Valentine Dadant will enter
p tain the P. E. o. sorority at a moor
S luncheon on Tuesday at Hawks Nest
0 o. c. McCourtney, assistant cashie
J. of the Peoples State bank, was mar
y ried Wednesday, evening to Mis-
# Florence Martin of Carthage.
n Mrs. Annette Baldwin is visitins
S with Mrs Hugh Hodge this week
i Mrs. Clara Atwood visited in Ham
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

and Mrs. Frank MCGEE the past week,
leaving here Monday morning for a
visit with friends in Hamilton. H.,
and points in Missouri, and will re-.
turn here Sunday evening for longer
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. McGee.
The abutnents for the new bridge
south of town are completed and the
iron is being laid on them today.
Mrs. Fannie Mills and daughter.
Fay, who have been visiting relatives
here the past week left for their home
in LaPlata Thursday.
Mrs. Emma Carr was a visitor in
Carthage Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
BELFAST.
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u
We had fine rain last Saturday,
which made it fine on the crops,
which we have been needing some
time before. The hay crops will be
short, also the grain crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Anderson and fam
lily were Pennington callers last Sat
urday.
Perry Moline and wife made I: ay.
ing trip to Pennington Mondey.
Harold Moline was cutting wheat
for Brodskeys this week.
Mrs. Charley Wells has a very sore
hand which DR.. Paisley is taking care
of.
Mrs. C. Wells made business trip
to Pennington Wednesday.
Bertha Anderson is helping Mrs.
Bloom this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Camp and son,
Garthie, were Croton callers Monday.
Earl Wells is helping to plough
corn for Tone Scheevers.
Mr.. Sine Smith called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Climety Harrison one day this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Felt were
Croton callers one day last week.
The wedding bells were ringing at
Pennington this week.
DR.. Mott was in our vicinity Thurs.
day.
o. Bloom was Pennington caller
Monday.
R. B. Nelson is on the sick list, also
daughter, Ella.
Roswell Starr and Philip Haddis
are working on the roads
Mr.. Lock has been buying cattle il
our neighborhood last week.
There will be meeting at the NJ. E
church Sunday.
Albert Padgett is working for Robt
| Nelson.
/ We are needing more rain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

In America every man is king IN
his own home. but it is the observa-
ton OF William J Barnes, recorded in
Ethe Springfield Register. that you viii
sgenerally find him down behind the
woodshed when he is trying on his
crown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

Senator Kenyon of this state be.
.1ieves the farmers of Iowa are oppog-
ed to Canadian reciprocity and has
accordingly announced his intention
to vote against the pending measure.
The senator also believes that Presi-
dent Taft viii be nominated again
and that he will be reelected without
difficulty Those who differ with him
Bon his Canadian reciprocity plan ad
mire his courage and will give his
candidacy earnest support.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

w. C. Barber, superintendent of the
Iowa Anti-saloon League, is in
trouble with one of his henchmen,
sometimes termed a detective. The
facts in the case are thus briefly stat
ed in a paragraph in the Iowa City
Republican:
Barber has been employing a horde
of such fellows, some of them are
young men who appear older but in
fact are not of age. These he EN-
ploys to trap dealers in liquors Last
winter he opened war on the Dies
Moines chief of police and had severa
fellows as detectives. Some of then
since have been indicted for perjury
One of the lot attacked Barber on the
street and gave him pounding"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

ilton last week. She is resident of
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Harriet and daughters, Mrs.
McMullin and Miss Katy, We're visitors
at Maurice Dadants' Sunday.
Mrs. M. P. Berry of Carthage and
Miss Griffith were guests of honor at
the P. E. O. luncheon at Hawkes.
Nest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

An eastern paper complains that
very few girls can lie gracefully in
hammock. On the other hand we have
the testimony OF western editor
that there's any amount OF graceful
lying going on in hsmmocks during
the summer engagement season.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

Upon the request Of Representative
William B. Wilson, Pennsylvania
member, the house is to Investigate
the system of industrial efficiency in
troduced into many industries b.
Frederick w. TAYLOR of Philadelphia.
The purpose is to try TO find out why
labor leaders are 50 generally op-
posed to this system.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

Abe Martin has noticed that the fel-
low that calls you brother generally
wants something that doesn't belong
ITO him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

A sane Fourth means noiseless
Fourth. There is still room for i'm
provement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

If sleep knits the raveled sleeve of
care the Sioux City Tribune con-
,cludes it doesn't work very hard at it
these nights.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

Worrying about the heat doesn't
reduce the temperature. Recognition
iof this fact may help some.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

The mean temperature these days
is mighty mean.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
suLLETIN

Willie lit some powder sticks.
Willie's better.-July six.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

One trouble about the Fourth is the
9Th.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

Meanwhile keep the wounds open.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

passed for the appointment of com
mittee to memorialize all other de-
nominations along this line and ask
for general conference on social and
Industrial evils.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

The Burlington Hawk-Eye says the
Democrats think they ought to have
thar "unearned increment" OF tariff
reform which the insurgents carried
on and then abandoned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
The wise may learn more from the
fools than the fools from the wise
Cato.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

II is the observation of the Sioux
City Journal that a woman generally
knows her place on the street until
she gets hold Of the steering gear of
an automobile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06

Out In Nebraska Judge has solemn
y decided that farmers wife is not
under any obligation TO milk the
cows The Rccord-Herald expresses
the earnest hope that come wise Judge
vii hasten 10 decide that no mar
RED man fl 70 be expected to wash or
wipe the dishes
fsenator II Toilette told the truth
10 regard N the newspapers" says
The fteg Boines Capital. I'VE did
not suDpoee he had the courage to
do It, bur he Eeems 10 have had it
5 That man f. truly brave who can face
I all the bjg newspapers Of America
and tell them that their conduct hal
iieen purely selfish ii advocating Can
] adian reclprocity."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-06
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Abe Martin tells Of Tilford Moot's
case which Is "puzzlin' the doctors
He eats well an sleeps well, but don I
want to spend anything"
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keokuk, Iowa. July 6, 1911
The midland journal., 1911-05-12

FAvoRIrE FlcTloN.

Gentlemen, Failed to Win the
Nomination. but ] Have No Unkind
Feelings Toward Anybody"
I'VE Have Lost Out, My Friends.
but My Only Emotion Is One Of Graft
tude to Those Who Loyalty Supported
Me-"
4 Assure You, Mr.. Winch, This Is
Not a Company Dinner: This Is What
We Always Have"
"Mr. Squigley. I've Been Wanting to
Meet You for Years; All I Buy the
Bazoo for Is 70 Read Your Stun"
yes, It's Dogs Life; I'm the First
One at the ONCE In the Morning and
the Last to Leave 1t in the Evening :"
'I Thought You Said You Couldn't
Dance, Mr.. Peduncle! You Do It
Splendidly!''
You Can See for Yourself. Mr..
SCISSOR That We Haven't Anything In
the House Worth Paying Taxes On"
Il Think Ought to Have About
$1,000 Insurance on My Household
Goods, Mr.. Brocklesby; 1t Would
Cost Me That to Replace Them"
The midland journal., 1911-05-12
The Most ReautifuI Thinu.

A newspaper recently invited its
readers to state in few words what
they considered the most beautiful
thing in the world. The FIRST prize
was awarded to the sender Of the an
swer: "The eyes Of my mother" aThe
dream of that which we know to be
impossible" suggested an imaginative
person. and this brought him second
prize. But the most amusing thing
was that which read: ''The most beau
tiful thing in the world is to see a
man carrying his mother-in-1aw across
dangerous river without making any
attempt to drop her In"
The midland journal., 1911-05-12
is 1T WORTH WHILE,

N Ii3
Is It worth while to see youths visions
fade,
High hopes and great ambitions droop
and die,
To see the friends we trusted pass us by
And love itself prove powerless or afraidi
y It worth while to live when steps grow
slow,
And frost shows white upon the soft
bright hair,
While the swift unseen life tides On
ward bear
know?
An. yes-while stiil one hand holds Gas,
your own
In love or friendship though the fiyins
While day ana night harmonious chords
intone,
pears,
While to the SHOWS the pines refuse to
bend, 4,
Life is well worth the living-to the endi
-Ninette M. Lowater In New York Sun.
The midland journal., 1911-05-12
The Lesser Evil.

Gresham college in 1719 was the
scene Of famous serio-comic duel be-
tween two celebrated doctors, DR..
Mead and DR.. woodward, both of
whom were lecturers at the college.
While walking down Bishopsgate
street one morning they quarreled
over some medical question and ad-
Rjourned to the square OF the college
to fight 1t out with swords. Woodward
fell, wounded in several places. where
upon Mead magnanimously said, take
thy life" Anything but your physic."
hissed back the chagrined Woodward
ere he swooned away.-London Chron-
iCle.