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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
Sanitary Septic Tank, Something
Long Needed, Has Boon INSTALL
ed by Board Of SUI
pervlsors-
SOLVES THE PROBLEM
Would be Able to Accommodate the
Home Were It's Capacity Taxed
to the Extent Of $50
Patients.

A sanitary septic tank, something
that has long been needed at the
Lee county farm. has recently been
installed by the board of supervisors.
1t is forty-two feet long, seventeen
feet wide, ten feet deep and is in
four sections. After going through
the tank the water is carried to a
creek through 1900 feet OF tile piping.
The disposal of the county home
sewage Is problem which has LONG
confronted the supervisors. The sys-
tenn installed by the board is typical
one. 1t consists of settling tank
from whose bottom solid, insoluble
substances may be removed and in
which the anaerobic bacteria carry on
their work, and Of distributing
agency which will distribute the sew
age SO that 1t can be absorbed and
evaporated to as great an extent as
possible. There is an inlet pipe lead
ing from the sinks and closets of the
home and having as great a pitch as
! possible in order to give great velocity
to the flow. This will keep the inlet
pipes clean by effectually flushing
them. The pipe discharges into the
settling tank, where the solid par
ticles settle to the bottom and where
the anaerobic bacteria operate. The
system has also commercial siphon
which operates intermittingly, an
emergency outlet pipe and distribut-
ing system. The tank would accom-.
modate the home were its capacity
taxed to the extent of two hundred
and fifty patients.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
THIEF
PICNIC POSTPONED

Amboria Lodge VIII Hold Festivities
on 22nd Because Of Mrs.
Brewers Death.
The Anti-Horse Thief picnic to have
been given Wednesday. this week. has
been postponed because Of the death
of one of the members wives, Mrs
Leonard Brewer of Montrose, who
passed away at her home Saturday
evening last.
The picnic will be held week
from tomorrow, the 22nd. The affair
will be given at the same place and
the same program win be provided.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
KEOKUK CLASS
HAS THE WAY
Baraca Bible Class OF Warsaw, At
tended Christian Mems Sunday

School Session.
Twelve members Of the Mems Bar
AGA class of the First Presbyterian
church of Warsaw, including the pas
tor, teacher and officers among the
number were greatly pleased with
the morning bible session of the 10y
al Mems class Of the First Christian
church in Keokuk Sunday morning
Invited to attend one OF the morn
Ing lessons, the Warsaw Baracas at
tended and several speakers from the
Illinois city's class, expressed admira-
ton for the class spirit which is one
of the noticeable elements in the
Christian mems organization, one of
the largest Sunday school classes in
the city. Those present from Warsaw
were the following:
G. NJ. Johnson, President.
f. e. Johnson, Secretary
Thos. Edwards, Treasurer.
H. H. Holmes. Teacher.
]. NJ. Thompson, pastor Of church.
C. C. Maddox, Fred Krebs, P. Butt
gen, Geo. w. Slater, c. S. Rife, I. c.
Nesbit, Geo. A. Wemhaner, e. D.
Grigsby, Blandinsville, III; Rev. Nou-
rem, Unionville, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
ADJUSTMENTS

Excursion Wednesday Afternoon.
People who are superstitious about
going any place on Friday, need not
be afraid of the Unitarian excursion
Wednesday afternoon, for the date
set for the big outing is not Friday
and does not fall on the thirteenth Of
the month either.
The steamer Sidney has been char
tered for the afternoon and evening
and leaves Keokuk at O'Clock in the
afternoon for the trip to Fort Madi-
son, leaving there at o'clock in the
evening for the return trip.
There will be music and dancing on
board, rights of admission reserved
and street cars will meet the boat
when 1t lands here. The Woman's
Alliance of the Unitarian church Is
giving the excursion which insures a
good time for all who attend. Tickets
are so cents for adults and % cents
for children.
At the Colonial Tomorrow Evening.
The first musical show Of the sea-
son. "The King of Kazam," the tuneful
comic opera with Nat M. Wills,
! Americas foremost tramp comedian
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14

as the king; the book and lyrics were
written by Will NJ. Hough and the
music by Frank R. Adams, the well
known authors of Miss Nobody from
Starland.'' THE Flirting Princess.
Mr.. Wills is surrounded by a great
cast, THE King of Kazam," being pro-
duced at an enormous expense and
with the prettiest female chorus svef
gathered together. Dazzling costumes,
bewitching scenes, catchy music, pref
ty girls. Coming at the Colonial
theatre for one night only, Tuesday,
August IL. Advance sale starting Mon.
day at 10 a. m. Clyde Martin, piano
Dan Agne, violin; Fred Weisgerber
drums.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Norton and
family and party of eight friends
from Burlington, were in Keokuk
Sunday, arriving in automobiles to
view the dam.
Prof. c. H. Benson has returned
from Fort Madison where he gave
writing Instructions during the teach
er's normal held there during the
week past.
Mrs. G. c. Johnson left this morn
Ing for Grinnell where she will visit
three weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
W. H. Matlack Mrs. Allen Majors,
Mrs. Johnson's youngest daughter, is
also visiting at Grinne1l.
Mrs. Hnlett Sanford. OF Memphis,
Mo-, is the guest Of friends in Keoku' |,
this week.
Mrs. Louis Hartel of Cherryvale,
Kansas, will arrive tonight for an ex-
tended visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Schlotter.
Miss Nina Bonham returned home
today from Good Hope, Ill.,, where she
has been visiting Miss Sarah Stocking
Miss Fannie Schaberg, who has been
the house guest Of Miss Eunice Peters
the past few DAYS. returned to her
home in quincy today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Robinson
and son, LaRue, of Houston, Texas
are visiting relatives In the city
Mrs. Fred Hanson, who has been
visiting relatives In the city will
leave for Kahoka tonight to visit be
fore leaving for her home in Cali
fornia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14

one day of the wonderful cures made
BY Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and decided to try it,
and it has made me well woman.
My neighbors and friends declare it
had worked a miracle for me. Lydia
3. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
worth its weight in gold for women
during this period of life. If it will
help others you may publish my
letter. Mrs. NATHAN B. Creation,
81 N. Main Street, Natick, Mass.
The Change of Life is the most critf-
cal period of woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known
to medicine that will SO successfully
carry women through this trying
period as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
If you would like special advice
about your case write confiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
Committee Is Named.

seven as follows: George Briley, of
Carthage; D. E. Mack, of Carthage;
Ed. Hubbard OF Dallas City; Mr.. Nc
Cullon, of Bowen; Rev. Mr.. Frazee, OF
Bentley; Harold Hungate Of La Harpe
and Mr. Scott, of Plymouth.
A committee on membership, con-
sisting of man from each township
was appointed as follows:
Augusta, Chef Lennon; ST. Mary's,
H. s. Kendall; Hancock, Frank Illus.
ton; FIT. Green, DR.. Barr; La Harpe
Robert Williams; Durham, T. ]. Scott
Burnside, L. c. Starkey; Carthage,
| S. w. Prentice and James Thompson;
Harmony, Roscoe Remsey, Chilli, E. L.
Manlove; st. Adams, DR.. Gillian;
Bear Creek, DR.. Rankin; Prairie
Frank Cullom Rock Creek, F. M
Cashburn; Dallas, Roscoe Bird; Pom
toosuc, DR.. Starkwater; Appanoose
Glen Kimball; Nauvoo. DR.. Hobbs,
Wythe, Mr.. Hanson; Monticello, Rob
ert Wallace, Warsaw, J. w. White;
Sonora, Willard Shank; Rocky Run
John Edgars: Walker, DR.. j. G. Young
The next meeting will be held Fri
| day, August 25 at 2 p. m.
1t is estimated that there are from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred
automobile owners in Hancock county
1t is desired at the next meeting tt
have full attendance of all of the
auto owners Of the county in ordel
that they may take part in the perma
nent organization which will takt
place at that time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
BEFORE ELECTORS
FOR THIRD TIME
Prohibition Laws of Oklahoma Are
Attacked Again BY Local OPP
ton Advocates.

SHAWNEE, Okla, Aug. 14.-1t is
expected that the petitions to be cir
culated by the state local option as
sociation, will be in the field by the
first of this week This will make
the third time that the anti-prohibition-
lists have tried to kill the prohibition
laws by calling an election of the
people. The supporters of both sides
are about equally divided over the
state. Frank Stearns, president Of the
local option association, says that the
race will be close one but that he
thinks the vets will win.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
HANCOCK COUNTY
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
Organization to be Formed Of the
Two Hundred Car Owners
Of County.

CARTHAGE, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE
automobile owners Of Hancock coun-
ty met in the assembly room of the
court house to organize an automo-
bile club of Hancock county. George
w. Briley called the meeting to or
der, and a temporary organization
was formed Senator O. F. Berry was
chosen chairman, while DR.. Homer
Elsea acted as secretary of the tenn
porary organizations with a view to
perpetuating good roads. He also said
he thought that the most competent
of auto drivers should be used at all
times, and also that copies of the au-
tomobile law should be distributed
among all the automobile owners Of
Hancock county. Mr.. Berry said that
he thought copies of the law could be
procured with decision Of the attor-
ney general on the same from the
state of Illinois.
Wright Prentice did not advocate at
the present time of forming an ALL
ance or entering into the State Auto
association. Rev. Mr.. Frazee, Of Bent
ley advocated the naming of commit
ties to draft bylaws and constitution
and membership. Mr. Frazee spoke OF
the benefit it would be of keeping uT
the good roads of the county. Mr.. Ed
Hubbard of Dallas City, moved that
! the chair confer with Mr.. Briley, and
a committee on bylaws and constitu
ton be named.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
$780,

Hurley-Melnberg Wedding This Month.
August twenty-ninth, has been an
nounced as the date of the marriage
OF Miss Julia G. Hurley and Mr.. Her
man F. Weinberg. both well known
residents of heokuk The ceremony
will be performed in the early morn.
ing by the Rev. Father James Dun
Mon. pastor of ST. Francis de Sales
Catholic church.
The bride-elect has been milliner
at the Miss Lena Hammes store for
some time. Mr.. Weinberg is a well
known business man, being associated
with his brother in the Keokun
Steam Laundry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
Many Loads Received.

No. IS. the south bound freight,
running between Burlington and ST.
Louis. as an example Of the import
ance of Keokuk as freight receiving
station, left "a loaded cars Sunday
This is the daily situation.
1t is with difficulty that the present
size Of the yards, can accommodate
the many loads and "empties"
which are rushed in and out of the
city every day of the week and Sun
day included.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
Importance Of kookuk as Railroad
Center and Depot for Enormous
Freight Shipments. Com
mented on.
500 TO 600 EVERY DAY
That Many Cara Received and Han.
died BY the G. 3. . q. Equip
mont Alone-Larser
Yards Needed.

Official statement has been made
that Keokuk Is one of the most i'm
portant railroad centers in the Unit
ed States. In conversing about the
steadily increasing freight business
that the city IS noting just now. c.
NJ Hart. at present general yardmas-
ter of the c., B. & O., in absence Of
Harry l.. Roberts, today said that one
of the head freight department Of
fcials of the c., B. & @. in speaking
Of the local company's enlarged bust.
ness, last week, remarked that the
city is recognized as one of the
largest freight distributing depots in
the country, by railroad companies.
According to reports of Yardmaster
Hart, there are between 500 and 600
cars of freight and merchandise
handled in the Keokuk yards daily.
and that the present yards are fast
becoming too small and are already
cramped to care for the rapid increase
Of freight business, is fact borne out
by the daily congested condition of the
tracks both in the uptown and the
levee yards.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
WHAT
| WENT
THROUGH
Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Natick, Mass. II cannot express
what went through during the chanra

of life before / tried
Lydia E. Pinkham's
" e G e ia BILE Com
pound. / was in such
a nervous condition
/ could not keep
S till. M y Ii m b S
were cold, I had
creepy sensations,
and | could not sleep
nights. l was finally
told by two phys
icians that / also
,ho6 n 4,,r,or r J
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
Grain Shipments.

The mammoth cereal works re-
ceives sixty or more cars OF corn
weekly and with the American Rice
and Cereal Co., the Talbot Grain
Elevator Co., and others, the weekly
grain shipments. reach a figure that
is exceedingly large.
Railroad facilities are looking for
ward to an increase in capacity in
the near future, and lulls in handling
of incoming and outgoing freight ship
ments, can be said to be conditions
Of the past.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14

Don't use harsh physics. The reac-
ton weakens the bowels, leads to
chronic constipation. Get Doane's
Regulets. They operate easily, tone
the stomach and cure constipation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-14
keokuk Couple WEEDS at Quincy.

keokuk Couple WEEDS at Quincy.
Sunday mornings Quincy Wing
briefly tells OF the marriage of two
well known Keokuk people, Miss
Geneva Kaiser and Mr.. Harry o.
Roberts, as follows: Harry o. Rob-
erts and Miss Geneva Kaiser, of keo-
kuk. were married at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon by the Rev. j. :.
Rogers at the parsonage of the First
Baptist church. 407 Jersey street.
They came down on the steamer Keo-
kuk and Immediately after the we'd
ding departed on the K. line train for
Keokuk, where they expect to make
their future home.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
THE MISSIONARIES SALARY.

Much ado has been made in the pa
pers over a certain Presbyterian min
lister who refused to take the larger
salary that went with the call to the
pulpit which he had accepted. He
wanted it cut down to about half of
what he now is receiving in his pres
ent charge at Birmingham, England,
but later reconsidered the matter
The incident is sufficient to call at
tention to the salary offered a man
on the mission. A salary of $4,000
would be sufficient to pay the yearly
keep of a hundred of our missionaries
who receive the munifcent salary OF
ten dollars month, $120 a year
With this they are supposed to sup
port themselves, contribute to the
maintenance of the congregation and
give something in charity. In these
quarters dollars are rare, but some
how the men seem to get along very
much better than might be expected
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
NUMBER OF CHAPELS BUILT BY
EXTENSION.

We are informed by The Catholic
Church Extension Society that it has
in it's short existence built two hun
dred and forty-nine Memorial Chapels,
designated by the donors for this spe-
cial purpose, in poor neglected sec
tons of this country, where there was
no chapel previously. In addition to
this the organization has made four
hundred and thirty-eight gifts and
loans, without interest or at a very
low rate, averaging about one and
one-half per cent, for the same pur-
pose.
If the work of this Society increases
in the next five years in proportion
to the magnificent work it did during
the first five years of it's existence,
the missionary conditions of the coun.
try will have improved. Each sue
cessive year has proven more success
full than the last, and we hope this
condition will continue for the saliva.
ton of souls in pioneer districts
which are now sadly neglected fol-
want of facilities for the practice oil
religion.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
THE MYsoRE MISSION.

In the middle of the seventeenth
century a Catholic mission existed in
Canara, where there are still to be
found natives whose ancestors re-
ceived the Faith at that time. The
progress of the Apostolate was inter
rupted by the atrocious persecution
to which the early Christians of the
country were subjected by Tippon
Sultan, and the evangelization of the
people was not resumed until after
this tyrant had been conquered by
the British
The Mysore mission, formerly a
Vicariate Apostolic, is now a do
cese. 1t comprises all the territory
included in the kingdom of the same
name and also several neighboring
British provinces. Of this field, Bish
OPP Basile, P. F. NJ, has charge and
is assisted by sixty-two missionaries
of whom fifty-one are members OF
the Paris Society for Foreign Mis-
sions, and eleven native priests
Seven Brothers of the Immaculate
Conception, seventy-eight catechists
and two hundred Nuns belonging tt
eight different Congregations also ai6
in the work. The Catholics of the dio
cese number forty-five thousand.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
THE LANGUAGE PROBLEM.

Father Jackson, who halls from
some place in Connaught, but isn't
boasting about it, sends an interesting
bit of news. He is at present in East
Africa and making good according to
his Bishop, who transfer him every
once in a while for the good of the
service.
"The Good Work comes along" he
writes, every month to let us know
what the missionaries are doing in the
various parts of the world. The pic
lures give a clear idea of the natives
and their customs. We see the girls
dress as boys and the boys like girls.
In the district in which I am now
working we have boys and girls who
do not dress like any have ever seen
in any missionary publication. It is
not, however, to beg for clothing that
am writing, but to try and describe
how missionary must pick up sew
eral languages if he expects to do his
work well. The people of Uganda are
scattered through the country in vari-
GUS positions. This is, therefore, the
first language we must learn. If we
go eastwards the fun begins. We
cross the Nile and get into Usoga and
find that there are four different dia-
lects. Crossing another large river,
the Mpologoma, the people speak a
peculiar patois of Usoga; further east
the Bagesho are found who have a
language of their own. South of these
we find two other languages, those of
the Banyuli and the Badam tribes.
To the north is the great unclothed
tribe of the Baked, who have their
own tongue.
When it is considered that all the
tributes and tongues, with the excep-
ton of one, fall within the jurisdic-
ton of one mission station, it will be
easily understood that work in this
part of the Lords vineyard requires
some linguistic skill. Then there is
the difficulty with the catechists
Having learned one language, they
cannot be changed readily, from one
district to another. Catechists are
like soldiers on outpost duty, they
must be ready to be sent to any spot
In this district, however, it does not
work well to move them much, as
time is wasted in picking up new
Language, and getting used to new Gus
toms. OF course there is always the
difficulty of getting good, willing meT
for catechists. We have one hun
dred catechumenates but only sixty
FIVE catechists. Let us pray to the
Lord of the harvest that He send la
borers into His vineyard"
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On several occasions, spoke to a
little group of this kind, but received
no reply. / drew nearer to these
young people, and again Intercepted
them, surprised at their dazed unre-
sponsiveness.
"Oh, Abouna" (Father), some one
among the catechism class invariably
interposed, you can do nothing for
those boys and girls; they are deaf
mutes."
Their sad eyes continually haunted
me. Over and over again they seemed
to say, Missionary, do not abandon
u.s." Seeing my helplessness, some
of them would turn away to hide their
tears. Not one among them could
even utter the single word Father
On every such occasion I contin-
ued my journey with a heavy heart.
and a mind intent upon the misery,
which l was so eager to find way
to mitigate. One day the thought oc-
Cured to me that / might be able to
teach them something by the aid of
pictures of sacred subjects. :
After Easter, accordingly, when l
again set out on my tour of the vii
lagos, to prepare the children for their
first communion, I took with me a
supply of little pictures, illustrating
the life of Our Lord, His sufferings on
the cross, etc.
By showing the deaf mutes these
pictures and explaining by signs
have been able to even prepare some
of these children not only for baptism
but for confession and Holy Com
munion. There are great many
deaf mutes in Palestine, and to con
tinue their evangelization, need the
aims of the friends of the missions
They will try to help me I am sure.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
HELPING NATIVE sEMiNARtANs.

Father Buch, G. NJ, in letter from
Ning-po, China, says, with regard to
the native Chinese who are studying
for the priesthood in the vicariate OF
East Che-Kiang. These young men
are the pick of the Christian families
and give promise of useful holy lives
in the ministry. l think l can say
without contradiction by those who
are in a position to judge that they
compare favorably with the young
students of European seminarles.
They are pious, studious and docile,
and the professors who are in daily
contact with them aver that there is
never any trouble regarding the dis
cipline. I want to assure our bene-
factors that they pray fervently for
them. The aims that come to us en-
able the work to go on, and in time
Bishop Reynaud will have fine corps
of native Chinese priests, the equal
of any in all China. May God reward
all who are helping the missionaries
to carry on His work.
The good ladies who sent us espe'
cial aims for the education of two
young seminarians, have done an ex
cellent work and the Bishop directs me
to thank them through the Society fol
the Propagation of the Faith. Both
of the young students thus particular
ly mentioned and assisted are con
scientiously fitting themselves for
their sacred calling and will be a
credit to the Church and to their bene
factors whose aims are supporting
them.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
DEAF MuTEs OF PALESTINE.

Father Delore, S. J., writing to us
from Mount Liban, Palestine, touch
ingly describes the poor deaf mutes
of the locality, to whom he is endeav-
oring, despite many difficulties, to i'm
part the truths of Christianity.
In almost all the villages, when
called the young people together fol-
instruction, repeatedly noticed tall
youths and girls who kept apart from
the catechumens and baptized chill
dren, yet watched me attentively with
wistful eyes.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24

The purest and best pleasures of
affection and of social intercourse
come to US without being sought. The
truly happy man, in his relations with
his family, his friends, and his fellow
citizens, is he who is thinking very
little of his own personal enjoyment
ment and very much of their we'll
being. But while he is planning and
striving for the happiness of his wife,
the education of his children, the com
fort of his friends. the prosperity of
his city, and still more when he is
witnessing the contamination of his
efforts, his own heart is filed with a
joy which is far higher, purer. and
more permanent than any for which
he could have striven.