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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
TURTLE SEASON
rs HERE SOON
How the Hunters Capture the Sleepy
Creatures in the Soft
Mud.

The first warm days of spring which
few weeks. vii. bring from their win
ter quarters the half dormant turtles.
which are still sleeping in the mud
along the banks of the streams, and in
streams sometimes at considerable
distances from the rivers. The tur
but also along the shores of lakes, but
tie largest share of their number will
be found along the banks of the Miss
issippi river and sloughs connecting.
The turtle industry in this vicinity
is practically new one, but it is al
ready beginning to assume consider
able proportions along the upper Mis-
sissippi river and every year hundreds
of turtles are shipped alive in barrels
to eastern markets, where they COM
mand fancy prices. Scores of turtle
hunters are busy in the spring, their
methods of catching the shelled deli
cacy being somewhat unique.
Discovering q spot where there has
been q turtle run and where the
turtles have congregated for the win
ter and sank into the soft ooze be-
side the spring, the hunters, armed
with long spears, sink them into the
mud until they strike a hard object.
This may or may not be the back of
turtle. but the hunter takes no
chances, and makes sure. On the end
of the device is a spear and prong
This is driven through the shell or
back of the turtle, and a half turn
of the handle catches Mr.. Turtle Sc
curely and he is dragged forth. Some
times a terrific pull is necessary, es-
pecially II the turtle is a very large
one, as he sometimes is, the chelonian
often growing to the size of small
washtub.
An inhunan method of trimming
the turtle if often practiced by the
! hunters The turtle is an awkward
animal to handle. possessing pair OF
iron jaws, and long sharp claws, which
do execution II the hand of the hunter
happens to come within range. To
prevent accidents and TO facilitate the
work of cleaning the turtle, some
hunters chop off the feet with sharp
instrument, rendering their captive
powerless. Some OF the hunters kill
the turtles clean them and bring them
to the city where they sell them at a
large price, but the greater number of
! turtles caught in tbs vicinity are sent
4 to the larger cities where the big
prices are paid
In former years the soft shell turtle
of the Mississippi river was practi.
/ cary the only variety priced for food
Now the hard she'll is considered the
choicest srecies. Great numbers are
caught in this vicinity each spring and
summer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
ELIMINATE WOOD
FROM BATTLESHIPS
Result of Test Firing Reveals Weak
ness and Danger and Changes
Win be Made.
tGate CITY Leased Wire Service

tGate City Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON. March 25.-The
elimination of every stick of wood
from subsequent United States battle
ships has already been decided upon
as one of the imperative reforms in
dreadnaught construction, as a result
of the firing tests with the San Mar
cos. it was learned today. The wooden
decks of the old battleships We're lit
orally torn to pieces and splinters
were everywhere. Great gashes. two
and three feet, were cut and below
decks where wood had been largely
used in the construction of the Off
GERS quarters, the havoc was even
greater, Il was asserted undoubtedly
the entire crew of the San Marcos,
had it been on board. would haze been
wounded by flying splinters.
For the wooden decks. it is planned
to substitute corrugated steel. To
prevent the quarters below the out
side deck from becoming too hot by
radiation from the steel deck above,
a double ceiling is planned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
DID YOU SEE THAT
MAN IN THE BOX?
Doctor From Nauvoo, Who Came
Down to See Show, Was Mis-
taken for a Celebrity.

While the first act of Katie Did
was being staged at the Grand Friday
evening, a carriage drove UP to the
entrance and man alighted and pass
ed into the theatre He was seated
in the upper left hand box. During
the intermission between acts two
people in the audience spied the new
conner. He was distinguished look
ing man dressed in g neat business
quit and wore sideburns. From his
attitude OF nonchalance and evident
enjoyment of the show. he was quite
evidently unawares that he was the
subject of a most animated CONVEX
sation on the part of the two men
toned members of the audience, aid
ed and abetted by two others. Plain
" he did not know that he was being
taken for one of the two members of
the great theatrical syndicate of Klaw
and Erlanger, though which one he
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
NO DYSPEPSIA OR
STOMACH DISTRESS
Settles Your out-of-order stomach
and Ends All indigestion Five
Minutes After.

There would not be q case of indl-
gestion here il readers who are sub
ject 10 stou ..ch trouble knew the
tremendous antiferment and digestive
virtue contained in Diapepsin. This
harmless preparation will digest a
heavy meal without the slightest fuss
or discomfort, and relieve the soarest
acid stomach in FIVE minutes. besides
overcoming ali foul. Nauseous odors
from the heath,
Ask your pharmacist 10 show you
the formula, plainly printed on each
50-cent case OF Papes Diapepsin, then
you will readily understand why this
promptly cures Indigestion and re-
moves such symptoms as Heartburn,
q feeling like lump of lead in the
stomach. Belehing Of Gas and Eructa-
dons of undigested food, water brash,
Nausea, Headache, Biliousness and
many other bad symptoms; and be-
sides, you will not need laSatives to
keep Your stomach. liver and intes-
tines clean and fresh.
If your Stomach is sour and full OF
gas. or your food doesn't digest, and
your meals don't seem to fit. why not
get 5o-cent case from your druggist
! and make life worth living. Absolute
relief from Stomach misery and per
/ feet digestion of anything You eat is
sure 10 follow five minutes after. and
besides, one case is sufficient to cure
q whole family OF such trouble.
Surely g harmless, inexpensive prep
arat;on like Diapepsin, which will al
ways. either at daytime OF during
night. relieve your stomach misery
and digest your meals. is about as
haady and valuable hing as YOU
could have in the house.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
5 neither OF the disputants could

was neither OF the disputants could
say.
Il don't know which one he is.
said the girl in blue, but I'm sure
he's one of them. You remember
their pictures were in the American
magazine about three months ago.
The man she was talking with
wasn't sure which one he resembled
either.
He looks like Klaw,' he hazarded,
but isn't one OF them deado He sure
amt the dead one" he added, iok
ingIy.
A third member of the party sug-
gested that perhaps Mr.. Klaw was
going to buy the Keokuk house. An
other suggestion was that probably,
if it were Mr.. klaw, he had come to
see the show Nobody seemed to
consider that he might have come to
see the dam.
Say I'll run home and get that
magazine volunteered one of the
party But he didn't need to- The
lady sitting next to him leaned over.
Pardon me- she said. but if YOU
are talking about that man in the
upper box, it is Dr. F'egers, Dr.. Geo.
H. Fegers, of Nauyoo'
And so it was. the genial physician
from Nauvoo who had come down to
see the show. He was unconscious
that he had been taken for such a
celebrity as either member OF the big
theatrical syndicate. Whether the
doctor would have been fiattered was
left matter OF guess work for the
magazine was never produced SO the
likeness could not be compared.
Though considerably taken aback,
the parties to the animated discus.
sion were glad to have the matter
settled and as one of the men re
marked 1t would save him staying
( up late to look it up, anyway
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
DISAPPOINTMENT
FOR THOUSANDS
Applications for Admission to King
Georges Coronation Exceed
Capacity Many Times.

(Gate City Leased Wire Service.i
LONDON. March 25.-Not counting
the $500 persons who are entitled to
places in Westminster Abbey for
King Georges coronation, June 81,
and who must be let in whether or
no, there have been approximately
$4,000 applications for admission TO
the ceremony.
AS the Abbey will accommodate no
more than seven thousand people at
the outside, this means that 24,S90 of
these applications will be returned.
These applications are almost wholly
from people of wealth and Importance
whose disappointment will be nothing
less than social calamites.
The numbers of various groups who
must be admitted are as follows;
members of the royal family and re-
lations, forty; foreign royalties and
representatives 200: peers and peer.
esses, 1,450; spiritual peers, clergy
privy councillors and ambassadors
300; members of parliament and
their wives 900; representatives from
India, the dominion and colonies 500;
members of orders 100; various suites
$780, army and navy 400 civil service
$50; county and municipal representa-
tives 600; societies and other organi-
cations 100: Westminster masters,
boys and kings scholars $50; orches-
tra and choir 500
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
TEACHERS RECEIVE
LIFE CERTIFICATES
Still Awaits House
Action.

The senate Wednesday afternoon
passed the bill by Cowles of Des
Moines county which provides for the
valuation for life of teachers certifi.
Gates, says the Register and Leader.
The measure met considerable OPP
position on the floor. The state SUI
perintendent and numerous county
superintendents and members OF
school boards over the sts-e were OPP
posed to the bill The final vote was
81 yeas. 70 nays.
The gist of the bill is that a k>sd.
er of first grade teachers certifi-
cate may have it renS1ed for life
after five years of teaching, if she
has established her fitness to teach.
me opponents of the measure at
tackled it on the ground that the re-
moval OF frequent examinations will
operate to lower the standard of the
teaching force in the Iowa schools.
Friends Of the bill attacked this
argument from all sides. Senator
! Adams of Fayette, himself school
man, took occasion in declaring this
argument as unsound to put few hot
ones over on the state board of edu-
cational examiners and the powers
that be in educational circles in Iowa.
He charged that they have been prac.
ticing tyranny over the teachers of
the state for years and that the time
had come for cessation Of II.
He particularly criticised the edu.
cationaI examiners, asserting that il
he could, he would ike to skin the
board and tack its hide up on the
side of the state carpentar shop over
4 the way there
Since the bill was filed three weeks
ago, teachers have deiuged the sen
ators with petitions in favor of th.
bill
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
lies Cureo at Home By
New Absorption Method

Il you suffer from bleeding, itching.
blind or protr ding Piles, send me
your address. and ! will tell you how
20 cure yourself at home by the new
absorption treatment; and will also
send some of this home treatment free
for trial. with references from your
own locality II requested. Immediate
relief and permanent cure assured.
Send no money. but tell others of this
offer. Write today to Mrs. NJ. Sum.
mers, Box R. Notre Dame. Ind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
WATER POWER
men AT Y. N. C. A.
sixty-Five of Them Gather Around
Festive Board and Hear Coop
er Tell Some of
His Stories.
THEY LIKE THE PLACE
Club Room viii be Fitted up for
Them, and a Number Ex-
pected to Join The
Association.

Sixty-five men who are employed
Power Company on the Iowa side
gathered at the Young Mems Chris
tan Association Saturday evening to
enjoy a banquet, hear Chief Eng
neer Cooper tell few funny stories,
listen to some interesting remarks by
Secretary Bnrns and then be turned
loose to enjoy all of the advantages
which the association affords. 1t was
a night of good fellowship for them
all.
A sumptuous menu was served by
the ladies and when it was over the
new president, L. A. Hamill, presided.
Mr.. Cooper had some good stories as
we'll as some well directed remarks 70
be made and when he had finished
Secretary Burns told of some of the
benefits to be derived from a .Y
membership.
The evening from O'Clock until
was given over to amusements in the
game room, the gymnasium and the
swimming pool. An indoor baseball
game between two picked teams was
the feature.
1t was announced during the even
Ing that special room would be
fitted UP for Water Power employees.
1t will be given by the association
and will be on one of the upper floors.
The expense of furnishing it will be
met by the Water Power Companv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
as Quickly as Wafer
Dissolves Sugar
About the Time if Takes for
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet to Work
on the Food and Bring Relief.
TRIAL PACKAGE SENT FREE.

There is no long wait between the
time you take Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablet and the feeling of relief It will
bring to an overloaded stomach II
gets busy in a jiffy and quickly sets
things to rights in that tired and dis
ordered stomach. It goes right at the
work OF digesting the food II finds
lodged there and in no time ar all has
things on the moye-the gases cease
forming, the breath is sweetened. the
coating on the tongue disappears and
you are no longer conscious that YOU
even have stomach.
That is one OF the chief recon.
mendations TO Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets that they don't take forever
to accomplish the purpose for which
YOU need than 1t is isst as l. YOU
put an extra stomach 81 two to work
when yours needed help. You can't
continually overload your stomach
and expect it to always smile II is
going TO get rebellious and sulky
after awhile and refuse to go on being
driven to do double work You must
rest it occasionally not by starving
and thereby weakening yourself
physically but by using stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablet to do the work OF
iigesting your food.
These tablets contain all the active
elements Of the natural stomach
juices and will alone and unaided di
gest food just the same as the gastric
juices. And nothing could be more
harmless than these tablets. They dc
not effect the system in any way-dc
not cure any ailment except as they
digest food, Use them freely.
STARTS Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by all druggists everywhere. Price
so cents per box. = trial package will
be sent if you write F. A. Stuart %
$50 Stuart Bldg Marshall, Mich
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26

ward Grey's speech, recently made IN
the British Commons, said; SIT
Edward Grey's recent speech in the
house Of Commons thrilled the hearts
of our people. 1t is gratifying to learn
that it met with practically unanimous
and enthusiastic approval of the com
mons. Peace absolutely assured be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain will abolish international war
and give full play for the constructive
uplift work for common humanity.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
PARTISAN SOLDIER
CLAIMS A TITLE
Carried 4 Three Inch Mounted Gun
With Accessories and Three
Men Thrown in.
IGate City Leased Wire Service

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, March 25.-The title of the
strongest soldier in the world is
claimed by Private Bocquin, 90. of the
First Mounted regiment at Grenoble,
after his achievement today in carry
ing three inch mounted gun, with
shells, carriage and all accessories,
together with three men seated on
top of the gun. The total weight was
1000 pounds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
a Good Patch for the Ice Man.

fGate City Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, March 25.-An ice
berg sixty miles long and 325 feet
high. was passed Thursday by La
Savoir, which arrived here. The
frigid monster was sigted off the
Grand Banks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
Iowa,s Crowded Courts.

Sioux City Tribune Something like
10000 printed abstracts and briefs
We're submitted to the Iowa supreme
court during the last year to be read
The fact is presented in evidence on
the side of the proposed legislation to
increase the membership Of the court
from six to nine. If some way could
be devised for decreasing the bust
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
ness submitted to the court that plan
of reform would be preferable.
GOMPERS PRAISES
GREY'S ADDRESS
Absolute Peace Between United
States and Great Britain Com
mended by Him.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.I
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Decla--
ing that If peace was absolutely as
sured between the United States and
Great Britain it will abolish interna-
tional war, President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, in a
reply to request from the London
Daily News for an opinion ON Sir Ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
The Duchess Philosophy.

The old duchess of Cleveland in
yited relative to her husbands fu-
neral and told him TO bring his gun,
adding: I'VE are old. we must die;
but the pheasants must be shot,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
For Rheum tism and Nsrvousne 6
Better Than
Medicine

Rheumatism, Nervousness, Neu.
ralgia, Backache, Liver and Kid
ney complaints are caused by ea-
cess uric acid. Medicine can ONLY
temporarily counteract the effect,
while electropodes remove the ex-
cess uric acid. and all other pois-
ons and impurities, from the sys-
TEN. The result is prompt relief
and permanent cure
Willis H Selleck. OF Omaha.
Nebraska writes: After having
tried all kinds OF rheumatic rem
edies, in desperation / decided to
try your ELECTRoPoDES and
can truthfully say that have re
ceived more benefit from one pair
than all of the medicines put To-
gether.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
Death Hangs over Judge lands.

TGate City Leased Wire Sergice.]
CHICAGO. March 25.-Death hangs
over Federal Judge Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands, of twenty-nine million
dollar standard oil fame, according to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
4 black hand letter received by the


The letter threatened Lands with
determination if he did not acquit
Gianna Algoni, charged with writing
black hand letters. The jury in the
Alongi case disagreed. one man hold
ing out for acquittal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-26
No Cure, no Pay
Druggist Signs This CoEtrac;


The purchaser Of Metropolis il grant.
ed the privilege Of returning them within
so days. and the purchase price (sIeo) il
to be refunded upon the following condi-
directions for at least IS consecutive days,
and then il not satisfactory. to be returned
in original box.
Druggists Signature
At druggists; or by mail, post
paid. If your druggist cannot fur
nish Electropodes. send US s1.Oo,
and we will see that you are sup
piled Immediately. State whether
for man or woman.
Western Electropode Co.
247 Los Angelo. ST., Los Angeles. Cal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
WAS USED TO SLOT MACHINES
Distracted Woman'e Remark Was Too
Much fer Ticket Man at
Theater.

The matinee Performance was
about half over when a distracted
looking woman with a curly-haired
youngster Of six sought out the man
in the box Office.
"Therc are boxes on your chairs
in there" she began, "and they say
drop a nickel in and get a box Of
candy"
eyes. I see" asscnted the man in
the box office.
"WeIl," she continued indignant
ly. 81 dropped a nickel in for my
little girl"
"And couldn't YOU get the candy?"
quericd the box office man. "Wait:
I'll see if we a get it out"
ooh, YES" answered the woman.
81 got the candy all right, but
couldn't get the nickel out"
And to the ticket man at least
this remark furnished a more ORA.
matte moment than any in the play
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
PIGS AND NO G

"Dad!" bean the son of a Ger
mantown physician the other eve
ming, dad dad, I want to ask you
something. l want"
The doctor laid down his evening
paper and answered his son.
"What do you want to know, my
bov?" he offered, kindly.
(Which has more legs, one pig or
no pig?"
The father frowned and picked
up his paper again. 81 didn't know
you wanted to ask me a silly thing
like that" he said, irritably, cone
pig, of course
"No, he hasn't" the youngstel
chuckled, "a pig has four legs ani
no pig has six legs. See?"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
HOW NAPOLEON WAS SPANKED
Mother 5lded Her Time and Then
Gave Future Emperor Sound
Whipping.

When in exile at Elba, Napoleon
told a story of how his mother
spanked him.
One day, it appears, his mothers
mother was hobbling along the street
in Ajaccio, when Napoleon and his
sister, Pauline, followed the old lady
and mimicked her. Their grand
mother turned and caught them in
the act.
She complained to Madame Le-
titia Bonaparte. Pauline was at
once spanked and disposed Of. Ma
poleon, who was out in his regiment
ais, could not be handled, since the
uniform was as sacred as the flag.
But his mother bidcd her time.
The next day, when her son was
off his guard, she called out: "Na-
poleon. Napoleon! Quick! YOU
are invited 10 dine with Me gov.
ernor.,"
Whereupon the future emperor
ran to his room to change his clothes
His mother quietly followed, and
when she Judged that the proper
time had come rushed into the room
seized her undressed hero before he
guessed her purpose. laid him across
her knee, and belabored him earnest
" with the fiat of her hand.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
MUSICAL SUCCESS.

On last Thursndy afternoon in re-
cital in Music Hall, of the Il. |. & c."
Columbus, Miss, OkoIona was dis
tinguished by the playing of Miss
Lorena McCool and little eight.year-
old Miss EIivabeth Kaye, pupils Of
Mrs. Tonquin. StovalI.
The program played by Miss Me-
Cool was a test, for affIiation for
Sophomore music, which was enthusi-
asticaIly received by the director,
Miss Poindexter, Those who know
theIhigh standard Of excellence re.
quired by this institution can readily
appreciate what this young lady has
accomplished, being he FIRST from
Okolona. we are advised, to make
this record. We are informed tina
only two others, Misses Efo Meek
lenburger and EIoise Chandler, (botl
pupils Of Mrs. StovalI) have ever afil
lated in Freshman music.
The work of Little Miss Kaye wa:
considered most unusual from ever,
view point, and SO delighted the Di
rector that she had her repeat tn
program of eight numbers, which wa
done from memory.
No one delights more in these re
suits than their teacher, who has Ia
bored earnestly TO inspire in both pal
ents and pupils higher ideals in mus
cal art.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
IT'S A TRAVELLING HAT.

A plug hat loaded with express
shipping tags recently was received
by the American Express company.
1t is known as the presidents hat"
and has been on the move for a year
or more, travelling up and down and
across the country. Whenever it il
received at an express Office a fresh
tag with a suitable inscription is af-
fixed and it is sent on its way. There
are so many tags on it now that the
outline of the hat is hidden. One Of
the oldest tags in the collection and
the one which probably indicates the
origin of the hat contains the words
"From Pueblo, COL, to Presidenf
William H. Taft, Washington, D
c." and a request that it be re
turned.-Buffalo News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
DEVELOPING NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand has in hand a huge
scheme to supply electric power for
all kinds of purposes from her great
lakes and rivers-power for factories
and railways, and also for lighting
purposes. It is proposed to establish
several centers, and to spend $10,-
100000 in money and four years in
time to accomplish the work. Under
the scheme the dominion will be di-
vided into seven districts, and each
will possess a generating plant.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-25
EXPLAINED.

"Why did you say you were going
to serve turkey a la comic paper?"
"Itll be stuffed with chestnuts."