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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
AT ALLEGHANY INN
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Especial to The Times Dfsnatcb
Goshen. August 2s.-Mrs. Capriano
Andrade. of New York. was the h.stes.
OF charming card party on Tuesday
evening In honor of Miss Retire r,,ar,,
OF Richmond The large parlor was
inverted INTO woodland dell. Nv
means OF huge sarlands OF ferns tb.+
were suspended from the central ch,,
deiiers to those in each corner ana
banked on the nantes. in the hrex
places and on the piano Set like st.rz
I'm their midst were white snou,han
and hydranseas, making lovely ely
rect The guests were entertained
with bridge and 500 anr number op
prizes were distributed For the wo
men playing bridge the first nr,za
was miniature pangled fan. won b,a
Mrs Norton Savage, of Richmond andi
the next prize, crocheted scarf wo,
oy MISS Marie Burwell, of Jackson- /
Vile. Mrs W. ]. Aven, OF Wasb,ns
.on. was consoled with a set of Japa- !
nese memory bells
r. II Mcmillan. of Savannah r.aa
the top score among the men and re !
ceived box OF handkerchisfs. D.
J r. Gildersleeve. OF Richmond. vas,
presented with box of toilet arti- /.
cles as master of ceremonies Miss
Clark received n ieweled pin as the Z
guest prize Miss Speigle. of Shelby +
VILE. Ind. won n chiffon iabot 70, tba e
prize at the 500 matches Miss cav
RE Pesson. of New Orleans. won the
second prize an embroidered collar.
Miss Susie Slaughter. of Norfolk, re-
ceived the consolation. an amethyst
necklace, and Harvey Cassidy of T
Washington. box of handkerchiefs ash
the chief scorer among the men. Re-
freshments We're served at the card
tables after the game
The children at the inn participated
in the most ENJOYABLE event of the
season on Monday evening when the
ballroom was given over to them fer
fancy dress party The grand march
was led by little Miss Ida Moore, tho
two-year-o old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Richmond Moore. Of Richmond and
Noble Jones. Jr,. the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs, Noble Jones of Savannah who
was about the same tender and adore
able manner of years. The prizes wend
to little Miss Mary Carter of washI
inston, and Master Huston Pilson. %
Washington
The dance given on Saturday eve
ming was In honor or tho men attend
Ing the summer school of the V N l.
held at the Rockbrdge Alum Springs.
and In return for the one given to ths
Allegheny Inn girls last week Ths
Stars and stripes waved in blaze OF
glory on the walls between V NJ I.
remnants and the various fraternity
flags. the gay colors of all BENZ re-
lieved by decorations OF green foliage.
st midnight the guests were re-
freshed with salads and ices. and the
visiting honor guests babe a reluctant
nu revoir TO Allegheny Inn, in a col
iese veil that must haze awakened y
the mountains and valleys and reach
ed to the Rock Alum
party OF thirty-Ave drove to tho
Cold sulphur Springs and spent tho
day at delightful picnic on Friday.
The weather was ideal and the. tirpe>5
was most agreeably passed In
usual diversions enjoyed at a<
with various games OF rca/ b5Ss
shooting etc. and a bo, Ply
past served in the bup1
used as ballroom w
phnr was popula/
was burned,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
AT NATURAL BRIDGE
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Natural Bridge. Va, August a6--
These lovely DAYS of the late sum
mer are passing most delightfully."- in
this favored land. The weather is
ideal and the god of the open air re-
calves constant homage. There are
riding and driving parties to Licking
ton and other points of interest. motor
parties that speed owe rthe hills swim
ming parties when the water babies of
the pool disport themselves TO their
hearts content. walking parties to Mt.
Jefferson to rest In the summer house
that crowns its summit and to capture
that superb view, tennis parties that
contend for supremacy with the racquet
and bali; and fishing parties that angle
for the beauties OF the trout pool. Not
lesser than these are the continuous
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27

Warren Taylor. Jr.
Mrs f. a. Nichols. Miss Grace Hers.
man and Master Stuart Nichols.
r. II 'Turnbull. of Norfolk. Is al,
guest at the inn.
several automobile parties from
s'aunton spent the evening here with
in the last week
watermelon feast on the lawn was
much enjoyed by the little folkes Tues-
day morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
ri " X 4 ! 7 izS"
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Restores color to Gray or
Faded hair-Removes DAN
druff and invigorates the Scalp
Promotes a luxuriant,
healthy hair growth-Stops its
falling out. Is not a dye.
Sl.00 and Soc at DRUG Stores or direct upon
receipt oil price and dealers name. Send loo tnr
sample bottle.-Philo Hay Spsoaltes Co.
Newark, n. j.. U.S.A.
REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTED
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
standpatters vs. ProaressIxea.

Indianola Herald: The Sherman
law, the rebate law and many other
similar laws We're passed by the Old
Standpatters such as Senator John
Sherman of Ohio, Senator Elkins SEN
ator Allison. Senator Blaine and SEN
ator Aldrich and their colleagues, be-
fore we ever heard of Progressive k.,
publicanism, and yet. these old fell
lows are called lame ducks and
has beens" and corporation tools. .
Not one law has been passed by the
La Follettes, the Cumminses or any of
their brood, since they have come in.
to prominence. Their stock-in-trade
has been to condemn those grand old
statesmen. The Sherman law is put
ting many in the penitehtiary and
properly enforced will put many more
there. The rebate law has shut of
all rebates and pooling These are the
laws that are doing the business. Oui
reformers are like bunch of screecf
owls and prairie dogs, noted for thei
much noise. Such statesmanship
! Some fellows that think they know
/ lot say We have progressed in thes
later days in craftsmanship Let u
pray.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
"REvlsEp geography


Ellis Parker Butler was induced to
prepare some ridiculous verses for the
Puget Sound carnival at Tacoma.
One stanza was in reference to pigs.
as follows:
Pigs is mighty useful beasts
From China to New York
When alive all pigs is pigs
But when they're dead
They're pork"
Another lesson was on dogs, OF
which this was said:
dogs is mighty useful beasts
They might seem bad at first
They might seem worser right along
But when they're dead
They're wurst.
The difference between a deer and
calf was thus made perfectly clear:
The deer's a mighty useful beast
From Petersburg to Tennyson
And when he's dead he's venison
The Calls mighty useful beast
Supporting you and ME
It's habitat is just between
The ankle and the knee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
NEWSPAPER PROGRESS.

With the issue of the Leon (Iowa)
Reporter for the current week Mr.. O..
E. Hull completed twenty-five years
continuous service as editor of that
excellent paper The record he has
made during a quarter of a century is
greatly to his credit and his many
friends rejoice with him in the sue
cess he has achieved. When. he took
charge of the Reporter on January l.,
1887, it was dinky little five-column
sheet printed one page at time on
an old Gordon job press made long be,
for the civil war. The rest of the
equipment of the Office was in keeping
with this antiquated piece of ma
chinery. Now the Reporter is set
on linotype machine-the first
ever brought to Leon-and Is printed
on one of the latest model Babcock
presses. AS purveyor of home news 1t
ranks as one of the leading weekly
papers in the state. 1t has taken hard
work, and lots of it, to bring about
this marked change, but the end at
tanned fully justifies the efforts that
have made the paper what it is. Mr..
Hull IS to be congratulated upon what
he has accomplished and commended
for the manner of its accomplishment.
He is now in possession of one of the
best weekly newspaper properties in
Iowa and it is the hope of his many
friends in the newspaper field and
out of it that he will live long to en-
Joy the fruits of his labor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
AN EDITOR AND A BOOZE Ap.

Editor Bliss of the Hillsboro GID
News recently was called to task be-
cause he inserted an advertisement
for booze" palace in that city.
Editor Bliss in the next issue OF his
paper answered the critics in the fol-
lowing style:
He says he confesses to the act.
but assigns two reasons therefor:
First, because he needed the money,
and he got fifteen cents line for it,
Second, he desired to ascertain wheth-
er his esteemed brothers and sisters
read his paper Both his curiosity
and cupidity have been satisfied. He
had talked OF the evils of intemper.
ance. devoted much space to The re.
I ligious and temperance organizations
| given the preachers complimentary
notices, but no intimation had ever
been given that his efforts were ap
| preciated or even read Now he
knows that they are and concludes
1 that while all classes of business
men are permitted without criticism
10 do business with Asaloonk eeper
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
Gompers silent.

Washington Democrat: This is the
best item of news we. heard last week,
namely that Gompers was silent 1t
is an unusual situation but the DAY.
export Democrat had the news in its
telegraph columns and it was headed,
"Gompers Silent" We say anything
that will convince us that Gompers is
silent, is good news. and mighty good
news at that. Burns didn't really say
much. All he said was that Gompers
was a drunken old blatherskite. OF
course, that was nothing to. get mad
at, but Gompers is SO touchy here OF
late, since the Mcnamara confession
came out that he winces at everything
He is so nervous and sensitive the
little violet blossom, that he lodges
every time he hears Los Angeles men
toned.
Now to be called drunken blath
erskite is such little thing to be
..peeved'' about, but those are The
facts, Gompers, is just SO touchy.
OF course, as long as he coult
ABUSE duu Ndil hilu C'Nis III ius
in the dictionary and Islander hin
and say that he planted the dynamite
and everything else that was evil ant
corrupt and vile, then Gompers wa
not silent,
Why he is SO sensitive that tn
other day when a reporter told hin
| what Burns had said, he shouted, &c
away, | don't want to hear wha
Burns said. will not listen The
the reporter told him that Burns ha
said, "Gompers has been drunk eve
since the McNamaras confessed an
Gompers, the loudmouthed said, e
! go away, please go away. Do nc
read me what Burns said. The sh
blushing violet.
The reporter was a persistent Gus
and he asked Secretary Morrison
read the paper to Gompers, but b
declined. And Gompers probabl
does not yet know what Burns think
) of him. but the American people ca
pretty well make up their own mind
Gompers is silent listens goot
anyhow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
Baer's Tale Of Demasosu e.

George F. Baer, president OF the
Reading railroad, said OF a notorious
demagogue:
He is determined to get every
prosperous corporation into trouble.
His determination to make trouble at
any cost is as marked as Two Finger
Mack's.
Two Finger Mack was cowboy
and a bad man. He rode into saloon
one night, called for drinks, and pro-
ceeded to insult one after another,
every person at the bar
But the men in the bar were paci-
fic. They didn't want trouble. They
swallowed Two Finger Mack's insults
as il they had been batteries.
Beaten at this game, the redoubt
able Two Finger began to tell stories
game in which he was notoriously
proficient. At the end of each story
he would look at his listeners inter
negatively, hoping to detect some sigr
OF incredulity whereat he might take
umbrage. But his terrible stories
/ like his insults, all went down.
Finally Two Finger told tale o
how a grizzly bear once devouret
/ him. At the end of the tale he glaret
at mild looking chap Of middle ag'
and Kissed:
1 What do you think of that. hey
swallered by grizzly. And here
am, What do you think of that
The middle aged man cleared hi
throat nervously.
:" I don't-hm--I don't doubt il
SIR he said. 4 don't doubt it for a me
ment'
Don't doubt it. roared Two Fl:
ger. drawing his gun. Well, I'll max
you doubt it,"-New York Sun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
IOWA DEMOCRATS DIVIDED.

1t is current political gossip at Des
Moines that Claude Porter of Center
vile and Dan Hamilton of Sigourney
will be candidates on the Democratic
side for United States senator On
the same authority leading Iowa Dem
ocrats are divided in their preferences
for President. Jerry Sullivan OF Des
Moines, Judge Carr of Manchester,
Judge Van Wagenen of Sioux City, ~.
n. Robb of Creston, w. H. Dewey OF
Charlton, Dr.. G.. C. Rethman OF Ell
dora, John Dennison OF Dubuque and
Henry Riegelman OF Des Moines are
said to favor Woodrow Wilson. A ma
jority of the Harmon supporters are
found among the leaders in the river
counties and in the Ninth district.
Those supporting Clark of Missouri
for the presidential nomination are
Congressman Pepper of Muscatine, ex-
Congressman VIM. d. Jameson OF
Shenandoah, S. H. Bashor, W. w.
Marsh and John T. Sullivan of Water
loo, X. F. Read and E. G. Moon of OF
tumwa, Claude Porter of Centerville,
late candidate for governor, Senator
McManus of Keokuk, l. T. Dabney OF
Bloomfield, General Weaver of Colfax
H. c. Evans of Des Moines, l. T. Jones
publicist of the state central commit
tee, and the following members of the
committee: ]. Fl. VanLent of the
Second, Jack Dalton of the Tenth. Ear
Bronson of the Eleventh and Frank
Norton of the First. There are also .
few followers of Bryan and Folk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
THE cHEMuNc .Pt AN

Henry George in one of his books
advanced the theory that taxation of
the liquor business is mainly respon-
sible for most of the evils connected
with it, and he suggested removal of
taxation as the remedy. This theory
is now being given trial at Chemung,
Fenna., and its extension to other
communities is being urged The plan
seeks to remove what the trainers of
it consider the cause Of intemperance
by making trade conditions such that
the saloon would not be profitable
investment An Elkiand, Pa, dispatch
recites:
While the percentage OF profit in
liquor would remain as under present
conditions, the amount of money in
yolved in the transactions of jobbing
and retailing would be SO trivial that
the gross profit would not pay rental
charges, lights, help and other ex-
1 pensiye allurements of the American
| saloon
The salient feature of the Chemung
plan is to remove all taxes on malt
and distilled liquor, thus making liz
uor free commodity of trade and SC
cheap that the saloon would be elimi
mated and the traffic in liquor diverted
into regular mercantile channels.
The advocates of the Chemung plar
contend that, with the government OF
federal tax removed and no excise ii
cense TO pay, whiskey could be sold a
retail for from twenty to thirty cent.
a gallon and afford a reasonable prof
at that With free competition in tn,
liquor traffic many shopkeepers woult
} add whiskey and beer to their stock
/ because liquor would be legitimat.
article OF merchandise, selling at
reasonable profit for about five cent
a quart or one cent a glass. With thi
competition on every hand, the regu
lar saloon, as now conducted, with it
free lunch, dazzling lights, allurin
music and expensive investment
would be threatened with bankruptcy
; The Chemung plan advocates sa
, that the present liquor laws glorif
!, liquor. Taking whiskey as a specifi
:, instance, they relate that it is mani
featured. aged and harreled at cos
OF fifteen cents a gallon, and when
reaches the consumer under preser
conditions it brings $3.50 gallon, a
s sold in saloons by the glass. 1t is tn
f internal revenue tax and excise r.
t ouirements that Law the foundation fc
r this enormous increase beyond its il
e trinsic value"
The Chemung plan, it is maintaine
e would reduce liquor to cheap artic'
of merchandise. and the inexorab
law of business would soon make cor
> petition such that no dealer could a
= ford to maintain an elaborate esta
! lishment for its exclusive sale.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29

1t is stated in dispatch from Des
Moines that Governor Carroll will
recommend again in his next mes
sage to the legislature that there shall
be consolidation OF the departments
of the state, and that especially there
must be reorganization of the state
board of health. The general plan
follows the lines of the bill before the
legislature, making smaller board
composed Of persons devoting their
entire time to the work and on stated
salary. 1t is regarded as certain that
the present method of handling state
affairs cannot be continued indefinite
w
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
Consolidated Schools.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: State
Superintendent Deyoe reports that a
consolidated school in Washington
county is showing gratifying results
Pupils and patrons are also pleased
with the new order, which is fact
OF great Importance in the case.
Educators generally concede tina,
the central school system offers many
advantages over the old plan. FRS,
and foremost, it enables the children
to be more accurately graded and
adapted to the work in hand 1t en-
ables directors to employ better teach
ers. 1t provides better supervision
better sanitary surroundings and gen
orally much improved conditions ove1
the old isolated subdistrict plan.
However, the old district plan ma,
be nightly improved and is so il
many rural districts. Sixteen rura
/ schools in Pottawattamie county ar,
now heated on scientific plans which
4 include proper ventilation. Improve
ment, therefore. Is making some ad
yancemenI, even ln0er the Old Sye
TEN. But the central school is NOR
I likely TO have these advantages an,
other things being equal 1t is bette
system than the subdistrict metho,
so long in vogue.
The problem of the central school /
the transportation of the pupils. Blu
this seems to be more imaginary tina
real Wherever it is tried the difficu
ties seem to disappear and patrons ar
more than pleased with the new orde1
However, it will require some year
: TO introduce this new system. In tn
meantime there should be no relax.
: ton in the effort to improve the il
strumentalities now in use. Where til
! old district plan is to be retained. /,
! the school buildings be made sanitar
, and habitable; let the grounds /
beautified while the best teachers DO
sible are secured and the most a
proved methods of choosing subiec
s and imparting instruction be employe
0 Many of these things may be hs
without consolidation il the patro,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
keokuk, Iowa 1900. Dec. %, 1911
THE MASTERS TOUCH.

THE MASTERS TOUCH.
In the still air the music lies unheard;
In the rough marble beauty hides
unseen,
TO make the music and the beauty
needs
The Masters touch, the sculptor's
chisel keen.
Great Master, touch us with thy skill
full hand,
Let not the music that is in us die!
Great Sculptor, hew and polish us,
nor let
Hidden and lost, thy form within
us lie.
Spare not the stroke! Do with us as
thou wilt!
Let there be naught unfinished,
broken, marred;
Complete thy purpose, that we may
become
Thy perfect image. Thou our God
and Lord.
-Horatio Bonar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
in the subdistrict are moved with the
proper spirit.
BEATING the Blue sky Men.

Sioux City Journal: The vitality
given the laws against fraudulent use
of the mails is feature Of Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock's administrar
ton that has not been given the at
tention it merits. Reminder Of the
wholesome activity in this direction
is furnished In the attorney generals
report, which shows that during the
fiscal year 1911 there were 1857 COP
victions for violations of postal laws.
Accompanying the report is list OF
get rich quick concerns that have
been put out Of business 1t includes
offenders big and little, and runs the
gamut of bucket shops, fake mining
schemes, fake land selling operations
and all sorts of worthless stock float
ing explorations. And the list OF
convictions does not by any means
represent the net results of this cam
paign against what had long been re-
garded as semi-respectable robbery. If
the. truth were known, it probably
would be disclosed that dozens OF
blue sky sellers retired from business
voluntarily as result of each convic-
ton. One can only guess as to the
thousands of dollars that have stayed
in the savings banks. drawing a
moderate rate of interest instead of
seeking impossible reward in glitter
ing enterprises whose enticements
were set forth in advertisement or
circular.
1t used to be that the suckers
who dumped their money into the
hands of far away schemers were the
only ones who ran any risk. Postmas.
ter General Hitchcock has so arranged
matters that the sharper who uses the
United States mails to perpetrate a
fraud is engaging in as risky bust
ness as the safe cracker or the bur-
glar. Indeed, the chance OF landing in
prison is somewhat better in the case
of the offender against the federal
postal laws. He must do his work in
the open, and If he keeps at it long
enough to make it profitable he is
sure to run up against the postmaster
generals machinery for protecting
the public.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
been widely advertised as the man
who knocked out the postal deficit. He
lis entitled to some advertising as the
man who put the blue sky seller on
the run.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
The Woman With the serpent's
Tongue,

Tho Woman With the serpent's
Tongue.
She is not old, she is not young,
The Woman with the Serpent
Tongue,
The haggard cheek, the hungering
eye,
The poisoned words that wildly fly,
The famished face, the fevered
hand
Who sights the worthiest in the
land,
Sneers at the just, condemns the
brave,
And blackens goodness in its grave.
In truthful numbers be she sung,
The Woman with the Serpent's
Tongue;
Concerning whom Fame hints at
things
Told but in shrugs and whisperings;
Ambitious from her natal hour.
And scheming all her life for power;
With little left of seemly pride;
With venomed fangs she can not hide;
Who half makes love to you today,
Tomorrow gives her guest away
Burnt up within by that strange soul
She cannot slake or yet control:
Malignant-lipp'd, unkind. unsweet;
Past all example, indiscreet;
Hectic, and always oyerstrung
The Woman with the Serpent's
Tongue.
To think that such as she can mar
Names that among the noblest are!
That hands like hers can touch the
springs
That move who knows what men
and things?
That on her will their fates have
The Woman with the serpents
Tongue.
William Watson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
The Cedar Falls Record SAYS

"The mayor of Paullina, Iowa, has
resigned his position as a result of
charges of gambling filed against
him He has also been bound over
TO the grand jury. The heinous crime
consisted of taking part in turkey
rattle. Hanging Is too good for the
wretch"
1t is difficult to believe that any
Iowa man, whatever his station in life,
would be guilty OF such an infamous
proceeding as participation in raj
fie for turkey. but if the charge
against the mayor of Paullina is true
he cannot be punished too severely
His would seem to be case calling
for burning at the stake if there ever
was one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-29
BOWEN, ILL, LIGHT
PLANT BURNS DOWN
Loss Of $4,000, Only Hall Covered by
insurance, 10 the
Result.

BOWEN, H., Dec 2s.--The electric
light plant owned by James Bennett,
burned to the ground yesterday. 1t Is
estimated that the damage is $4,000,
with insurance not to exceed $4,000.
The family were awakened about
2:30 by the noise made by falling
roof. this being the first intimation
the citizens had that the light plant
was on fire. An alarm was sounded
but the fire was beyond control al