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VIII Retrench.

DENVER. Aug. 25.-The Hill and
Gould roads are preparing to follow
the Hartman lines and enter on a
campaign of retrenchment, was made
known today by officials. The num-
Der Of trains will not be decreased.
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MODERN WoopMEN OF AMERICA
Gibbons Hall.
Keokuk Camp,No. 622-Meets every
Wednesday evening at 1880 p. m. Our
latch string 10 out to neighbors. @. B,
Lake. v. c.; ]. A. Pollard. Clerk.
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soIna un Alof..

A woman nine feet in height has felt
obliged to consult specialist In dis
eases of the heart. Can you picture
that specialist. with stethoscope In
hand. going up stepladder?-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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sprains require careful treatment
Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain's
Liniment freely. 1t will remove the
soreness and quickly restore the rarts
to a healthy condition. For sale by
al dealers
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Rand park in the afternoon, tug of
war Will be pulled between the car
penters and the brick layers, chal-
lenge having been issued by the for
mer and the latter unionists readily
accepting. On the rope will be from
five to fifteen men and the Assembly
has offered a prize of FIVE dollars to
the winner.
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FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
Keokuk Aerie. No. 683-Meets first
and third Wednesday Of each month at
Eagles hall, 523 Main. Visiting broth
ers cordially invited. Geo. j. ID. Salzer,
w. President; C. A. Noakes. secretary.
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Suffered day and night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me
until used Doan's Ointment. 1t cured
me permanently" Hon. John R. Gar
rett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
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Feel langutd. weak, rundown?
Headache? Stomach of '?-Just a
PLAIN case of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stomach,
promotes digestion, purifies the blood
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A Scientific Achievement.

Modern science has produced no
such effective agency in the relief of
Indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation.
biliousness or impure blood as Meri-
tol Tonic Digestive. the result OF the
lest minds of the American Drug
and Press Association. composed of
druggists and newspaper men all
over the country. Try this great
remedy. o. w. Ellsworth & Co. City
Drug Store Association members.
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h0T-WEATHER DYSPEPSIA

is well known fac. that harder digest cold food than food
tive suffering results 1t well to be careful about what hot weather
USE and not TO over-ea. but it is more important
/ 40 still suffering
/ 0N. 49, w promptly sharden
II SYKOf FEfSSsM
Take
immediate relief
1.-THE stomach and bowels and
sleep will
vanished The
for your family BOTTLE FREE OF CHARGE can
had by writing
DIR. CALDWELL, 400 Caldwell Bldg, Monticello III.
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Woman loves clear rosy complex
ion. Burdock Blood Bitters purities
the blood, clears the skin, restores
ruddy, sound health.
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MARIETTA:
Order Gold Medal Flou. II your folks arr
pernickity about their victuala SALLy ASE
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II Can Be Relied Upon

The American Drug and Press AS
ISOLATION authorizes it's members to
guarantee absolutely Meritol Hair
Tonic 1t has no equal. 1t is won
6elful remedy. A trial will convince
you O. w Ellsworth G. Co., City
T'rug Store
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A specific for pain-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil, strongest, cheapest lini.
men ever devised A household rene.
dy in America for 25 years.
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A. O. q. w.

a y. q. w.
Keokuk Lodge, No. 256-Meets
avery Thursday night at 1880 o'clock
at hall over keokuk Savings bank.
corner Fifth ana Main streets. Visit
Ing brethren cordially invited. Thos.
w. Lester. M. W.; A. e. Moore. re-
corder.
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Arrangements Made for Big Pageant
at Meeting Of Arrangements Com
mittee Last
Night.
TWO MILE MARCH
Union Men start From Assembly Hall
on Tenth Street at Ten O'clock
Afternoon Plans
Making.

Two divisions will be made Of the
Labor Day parade of union men who
will march here week from Mon
day The first division will include
the workers in the building trades and
the second the label trades.
In the first Will be the carpenters,
brick and stone masons, painters, cleo
trical workers, timers and hod car
riers.
In the second installment Of the pa
rade: Shoe workers, cigar makers
bakers, tailors, printers, pressmen
BARRIERS and bar tenders.
The Ft. Madison band of thirty-twc
pieces will be divided, half of the
organization leading the two divisions
Of the tradesmen.
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X. OF p,

X. of p.
Morning Star Lodge. No. 5-Meets
Fifth and Blondeau. K OF P. building
Tuesday at 1880 p. m. G. 9. Koepf.
Chancellor Commander; ]. A. Bur.
CESS K. OF R. and s. Visiting Knights
fraterEally invited.
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Meeting Last Night.

Last night meeting of the COM
mittee on arrangements was held to
perfect plans for the big pageant to
be held by the union men of Keokuk,
Fort Madison and Burlington, Sep
TENDER 4.
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Herman Lodge No. 116, tGennan).
meets regularly every Wednesday
evening at o'clock. ]. ]. Rabe. N. G.:
Albert Kiefer, Rec Sec.
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Line Of March.

The union parade men will meet at
the assembly hall at Tenth and John
son at $3.50 Labor Day morning. The
procession starts at 10 o'clock
The parade will be out Johnson
from Tenth to Fourteenth, thence to
Main. Down Main to Second, and
from there to Johnson, to the hall
The unionists will not march to
Rand park as was at first intended
the arrangement committee having
decided that too much time would be
taken up which otherwise would be
spent in getting dinner and making
preparations for the afternoon.
The exercises at the park will begin
at Q o'clock.
Brick Layers and Carpenters Tug.
Immediately after the speaking al
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Puckechtuck Encampment, No. Z,
meets first and third Thursday even.
ings OF each month VIM. C. Kum-
me-, Scribe.
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Puckschetuck Lodge No. 43, meets
every Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
Frank Swan N. G.; Geo. w. Immegart
Permanent Secretary.
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Hardin Lodge No. 2s-Holds Its reg.
uiar monthly meeting the second
Monday evening OF each month.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER oF ODD
FELLOWS.
Hall Seventh and Main Streets.
keokuk Lodge, No. Is. meets regu-
iarly Monday evening at 1880 o'clock.
John Moore, N. g.: Otto Absolute,
Recording Secretary.
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FRATERNAL CARDS

MASONIC.
A Hall, corner Fourth and Main
w Eagle lodge. No. 12-Holds i.s
wv regul.- meeting the arst Tues
day evening of each month.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-04-13
AN EASTER LOVE STORY.
Chapter From tho Lives of Margaret OF
Austria and the Duke Of Savoy.

Chapter From tho Lives of Margaret Of
Austria and the Duke Of Savoy.
Margaret of Austria. on Il pilgrimage
in the early part Of the sixteenth CEN
fury. stopped for few days at the
castle of Bron. set in the midst of the
forests that surrounded the little VII
lage of BresSe Not only did all the
mobiles and stately danes from nearby
castles ride to the castle Of l'ron to
nay homage to the beautiful daughter
of the Emperor Maymilian. but the
peasant folk as well planned extra
games and festivities In her honor for
the Easter Monday. which the prin.
cess WAS to pass with them.
Margaret was gracious and lovely
and. with her train Of mobiles DANES
and maidens, came from the great cas-
tie to the village common and watched
the simple games and happy dancing
on that Easter Monday long ago with
little thought in her heart of what il
was all to mean 10 her Soon the royal
party. imbued with the harpy hearted
mrth and joliry Of the occasion. be,
gan to do more than look on and took
part In the games us gayly as the
lowliest peasant lass In the villag~n %
Just as the eggs had been strewn
over the fresh laid sand and all was
in readiness for the egg dance horn
was heard blowing from the nearby
forests. and forth from its depths Is
sued Il gallant troop Of men at run.
led by the knightly figure of philibert
the Fair. duke If Savoy
The years had not been many since
Margaret of Austria. Il slim slip Of a
child. had played in these same old
forest wilds with II sturdy boy whom
years of warfare and turmoil had
changed into the soldier prince who
was now before her Margaret had
not forgotten those early days of,
childish love and courtShip. and her
heart was thr0hbng with ii sweet.
wild joy as in answer to the entreaties
of phiiibert the Fair she joined with
him the happy couples gliding ana cir
cling through the nazes Of the egg
dance.
Loud rang the cries of the l'eaSantry
as the princely couple without mishap
stood hreathleSs and flushed at the
end Of the dance.
"Austria and Savoy forever" rang
clear the cry. and as simply as II peas
ant lass might have accepted her rus
tic lover did the stately Margaret lay
her hand in that Of her princely suitOr
in answer to his words:
LET US. too. follow the custom of
Bresse"
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FIRST AID IN PAINTING.
Lower the Head to Let the Blood Back
to the Bran.


Painting IL loss 0f consciousness
due to tho dimluurion of blood supply
10 the brain-n occurs most frequent.
~ IN weak. sensitive women. bii may
q also to nir,. ns wei. ii usually
occurs in crCwls or In crowded halls,
theaters and churches. where the at
nosphere ~ close and the mir foul.
. Painting usually lasts only few
minutes. and the persM, RECEIVERS i'm.
n.cdlatcly when taken out into the
fresh mir. hut there are ,:,S"a II, whit d
IL lns,s much longer. sometimes for an
hour or more. Tho first aid treatment
of fainting Is usually very simple.
Take the person out into the fresh
air and lay him fat on the back. with
the hend lower than the feet.
This can be done by grasping the
feet and holding the I0dy so that the
straight back chair turn II over so
that the back forms an angle with the
floor and place the person OH tn" back
Of the chair with the heed banging
down. This position with the head
hanging down favors the dow of the
blood back to the brain.
All tight clothing about the neck and
waist should b" iOosened. Smelling
salts or aromatic spirits Of ammonia
applied to the nostrils and cold water
sprinkled on the face. chest and hands
help TO restore consciousness Nation.
nj Magazine.
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THE SILVER DOLLAR.
Many Changes In Its Design Since Il
Was First Issued.

Was First Issued.
The silver dollar has undergone q
great many changes since 1t was put
IN circulation In 1894 On the face OF
the first dollar there was stamped the
head of young woman turned to the
ri: hit and with hair flowing. as II she
wns in gale of wind. But In 1896
congress came to her relief and ordered
her hair to be tied up with bit OF
ribbon. The fifteen stars which ap.
reared on the first dollar were after
this reduced to the original thirteen In
recognition of the number Of states.
In 1896 the design was again chang
ed and the dollar bore the figure Of a
woman dressed In flowing garment.
Th. designer forgot. however. to put
In the thirteen stars. and the coin was
soon called In. the new design having
the woman surrounded, by stars Her
air was defiant and stiff looking. and
in 1893 dollars were issued which were
more artistic in treatment. The first
doll: RS bearing the motto. "ln God We
TrU"t." were coined in April. 1864. and
in 1873 the era OF the trade dollar be.
gan. lasting just five years.
The Liberty dollar made Its appear
anoe in 1878. Miss Anna W. Williams.
pihlIc school teacher of Philadel
phia. sat for the portrait.-St. Louis
Gioba-Democrat.
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muda lily were originally imported
there from Japan for. commercial pur-
poses, The lily pI. yed an important
part in Chinese history 1000 years ago.
1t happened that the Flowery Kingdom
was ruled by the Emperor Chow. n
monarch universally feared and tated
No one coul depend on his favor. and
at last his hest friend. the prime min
lister. Ii Chung. began to tremble for
his life.
Knowing well the bloodthlrsty ma.
ture of the emperor. III Chung devised
a clever scheme to escape from his
power
One day when he fan"ied that the
emperor was In II Favorable" mood he
hroachcd the plan II was that lO or
the strongest vdun" men and 100 OF the
most beautiful mnidrns should lsr sent
with him on honrd ship I" IN island In
the sea which he said had been reveal
ed to him in II dream by the gods.
There. for The welfare Of China Hnd
its conditions could not have bean
much worse' these people were ~ he
sacrificed to the dcities for the bene
At of their native country. There WAS
a sanguinnry touch about the plan that
particularly recommended II tr the
blood, ,hirstv mind of wicked old Chow.
aud he Immediately gave cheerful rs
sent to The project. even showed his
interest by throwing In n royal prince
and princess
The ship In which IL Chung and the
hundred Young men and maidens sail
ed was he very finest that China af
forled The harder was filed with
dainties and every provision was made
that the victims should hr kent In fist
class condition until the time for the
sacrifice. The best tnmrom musicians
in the kingdom were loaned for the
voyage to charm the ears nf the pas
sengers with sweet sounds E"t In
vain the artists tried their most pleas
Ing compositions: nobody wonld ain"
or dance while the prevalence "f red
eyes Indicated that n good deal Of
weening was going on.
When they were far from China.
however Ii Chung took the passengers
into his confidence Fp had not in.
tended to kin them at all: instead they
We're going to the most beautiful island
In the world where they would settle
and where they would live hanriv
ever - 'terw"rd far from the power Of
the wicked Chow
This islrnd was japan. and here
ther did settle Bui fhev he'd hron"ht
with them great quantities OF lilv lulhs
as food Nobody hHd been able to eat
much on slirhoard and quaint les of
these bulbs were left over They were
planted and in the Inlmy climate Of
the Flowpry KINGDOM they attained a
beauty unknown In China.
Years later some EurOnenns. disrOv
er!ng the beauty Of this flower. import
ed 1t into their own countries and call
ed It the Iiium longiiorium. But as
an American named Harris was rrac
ticallv the first to discover the flower
and make II popular in two continents
It Is now called the I.ilium harrissii
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heart, until she saw before her
country churchyard. where Il woman.
black robed like herself, bent sobbing
above new made grave. Drawn by
some intangible chord Of sympathy,
she walked over to where the other
kueit ut the tomb.
1T Is Easter" said the second wo-
man, mechanically lifting her heavy
eyes. "and lie Is dead" A sudden com
prehensiun came to her glance. She
reached out her hand and touched the
strangers gown. You understands
she cried You. too
YES, understand" answered the
first woman monotonouSly. Your story
Is also mine. He is dead"
They are gone from us forever"
cried the woman at the grave. with
burst OF wild weeping. "Ah. for one
sign of Immortality. for one hope, one
dream that 1t Is not forever-that they
but sleep to live again.
And then for both these sorrowing
souls was wrought II miracle. Life
for the instant threw aside its mask
OF death and revealed itself in its Sc
rene majesty Of reality The sky be-
came more vivid and opaline. the wind
blew more freshly. bearing thousand
scents; hcraticas were blooming ut
their feet: bird scared. singing. from
the ground
For the moment they seemed to feel
trl ,,f 10 ht.
stars revolving in their spheres. the
mighty heave Of the great oceans Of
life and knew that there was nothing
IN time nor space nor existence but
change. motion and vitality. .
In that one brief moment they felt
aud knew the presence of their dead
infinitely near and comforting and
were assured beyond all doubt that
theirs was
The freer step. the fuller breath the wide
horizons grander view.
The sense of life that knows no death. the
life that maketh all things new
And then the vision passed. the
scales fell upon their eyes, their ears
once more grew dull and yet its
memory remained They stood togeth-
tr In the world as they had known it.
Alone, but nevermore desolate.
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LEGEND OF THE
EASTER LILY

AYO flower has been mere hon.
ored In song or story than the
imperial lily. Its purity and
its stately bearing have caused
It to be chosen as the symbol Of dlvin.
ity and the badge of kings.
Although IN this country we under
stand by the word lily the lily of the
valley. the stately Gala or the wonder
ful harrissii or Easter lily. these are
only three varieties Of very great
family, members Of which are found
in all quarters of tie earth. Every.
where the lily has been h0nored and
held sacred flower. whether by the
banks Of the storied Nile or Gnnges.
where, as the lotus. 1t received hon.
ors little short Of those accorded to
deity, or In heather Greece. where 1t
was consecrated to Juno. the spotless
vet imperious queen of Olympus. or
later In Christian countries. where the
flower was dedicated to tn" Virgin
Mary. No great artist when he i'nint-
ed the Holy Mother ever for'-ot to
place near her the flower that was the
symbol Of her heavenly rank. 1t Is
also In art the symbol of saints. mar,
tyrs and angels.
The Easter lily Is Il nntive OF the
east. Those now cultivated in Ter
muda and popularity known us the Ber-
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CAMELS OF THE ARABS.
VARIOUS Ways the Desert Nomads Use
the Animals Milk.


Nearly 10000 caiL"3 are used IN the
vllayet OF Dagtad nS beasts Of bur-
den and with d"nkeys they form the
only menus uf carrying goods TO in-
land points. For COMMON burden
camel $50 Is fair price. though the
trot or swift messenger cumels.
are worth more 4 yonng camel can
sometimes Ut ha. about Bagdnd for
as little as So or S4.
E..Sides its use for riding and carry
Ing purposes. the Mcsrpoiam!nn Arabs
depend oI the camel for milk. Shoes
dre made from its tough rulouscd
hide. and In tines OF famine Its brit
tie strong tasting flesh is eaten. Con-
d-.sed milk. made by boiling fresh
can;cl milk until evaporation leaves
only q hard. chalky substance. Is
priv 'd among the desert nomnds. BY
rubiiap This substance between the
hands {: reduces TO powder. and when
mixed with warm water II makes
refreshing drink. highly esteemed
among the desert folk. "Mcrpesy." as
Il Is called. will keep in good condition
for two years. When made from but
a;mlik II tastes sour and Is priced
amOrr Arabs who have eaten much
of sweet dates. Fresh. warm camel
mix Is also the food Of many valua-
BILE horses owned by desert shekS
Camel calves nrp wcaned In their
eleventh or twelfth month. When a
camel caravan IS on the march the
very Young rnmcls ar" often tied upon
the backs of the mother animal. since
thoy cannot cndu"e the fatigue Of
long march, Valuable dogs and Arab
desert hounCS. called "su"eys." also
ride IN tho same way. Chicago Rec
ord-IIerald.
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Sure Of a Raise.

Al enterprising woman who rents
several apartments in Il new building
al.d aublets the urniShed. room 10y
room, has profit. 1T the rate OF sev
.cral hundred dollars year by WON
ans propensity for telling everything
she 'nows. TO each applicant for n
rop:, she named an exorhitant price
to s;:rt with.
"N,w. understand. this is ronces-
r0n - yc'l alone and must be regard
cl - strictly confidential. II you tell
IL So. In the house that have made
Il red! tiOn in your favor | shall have
to ,h roe the original price"
within two weeks rents had gone
up
",irS Smith tells me-" said the
astu'e landlady to each gossiping ten
AMI. e hat you told her yon pay only
81 for rour room instend Of ST." And
as II" one was IN position TO plead
not c".lty the additional rental was
cAa,l-,l. New York Times.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-04-13
VIENNA DEATH NOTICES.
They Read Lii. an Extract From a
Family History.

TdH'iJ ''iSto'y
Don't die In Vicnna. lou'll he sor-
ry If You do" writes IN American on
his FIRST visit % that City. mot be-
cause vr the usual objections. but on
account of the death notices IN the
papers. They appear flanked by all
sorts of ads. and range In size ac-
cording to the desire for notice on
the part Of the family of the late Ia,
nen:cd. Every possible title is men,
tened. and the name Of every mem.
Der Of the family goes to make up the
notice. death announcement black
bordercd and covering half a page Of
the paper Is nothing unusual. Here Is
sample:
Bruno Weiss. purveyor Of lrbri-
eating oil to his imperial and royal maj
esty. and his wife, Amalie-born Hor-
sitzky-in their own and in the names
Of their children-Hans. Otto. Minna.
Laura and -Hilde--and their sons-in-
law. Military Surgeon DR.. Lois Kro-
binsky and Architect Oskar Jellinek:
their daughters-in-law. Louise. born
Iederman. and Marie. born Anspacker.
as also in the names of their grand
childrcn'-here follows long string OF
names-'and their mother and mother
in-law. Frau Ernestine Winkler. relict
of Commercial Councillor Anton Wink
ler. announce to their friends the en-
trance into eternal rest. after a long
and severe illness. of their dearly be-
loved son. Arthur, in the twenty sixth
year of his age
"This is correct except as to the
names."-New York Tribune.
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Where the Lilies Grow.

q Bermudas. where the beautiful
Easter flowers grow. are group Of is
lands about 100 miles from New York
and abou. 500 miles almost due east
of Cape lIatteras, on the Carolina
coast. The group il almost fifteen
miles long. averaging two and one
half miles in width. and comprises In
all about 3G5 islands. some of them be-
ing very small and insignificant and
most Of them being of coral formation
Only five Of the islands are Inhabited.
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Love of Trees,

We find our most soothing compan-
t"nsli, in trees among which we have
lived -ntne uf which we ourselves may
have planted. We lean against them.
Hmd they never Detray our trust. they
shield us f; ,tn the sun and from the
ram. their ''pring welcome is new
birth which never loses its freshness.
they Lly tEvir beautiful robes at our
feet ln autumn; In winter they stand
AMI wait er.blems of patience and Of
truth. for they hide nothing. not even
the little leaf buds which hint to us
of nope. he last element III their triple
Gymbo .iSr,.-ilr. o. W. Holmes.