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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-07

Gunckel told the story OF Arthur
showing their independent spirit.
The boys had been meeting in halls
and listening to several Of the minis
tiers OF the city and we were trying
to get them interested. There was
one little fellow, the leader of gang
that came one day and said IL I can
have that seat right there will come
and | told him that that seat was his
whenever he would come Nearly
every speaker, and there had been
five or six, had brought the story of
David into their talk. The next Sun
day the hall was crowded and saw
Arthur coming from the back of the
hall to the front and his seat was oc-
cupied by a good sized, athletic look
ing high school kid expected trou-
Bile. Arthur marched down the aisle.
boosted the boy out of the seat and
sat down and folded his arms This
speaker was also talking of David
when up shot Arthur's hand and the
speaker stopped and asked what was
wanted. Say, we have heard of that
guy for the past five times Give us
a rest Talk about someone else.
In ten years the association grew
from the original seventeen to 1900
members. The city was divided into
wards and officers for each district
elected. Now there are $4,000 mem
bers; 1853 in the city OF Toledo.
They have bands. drum corps, base
ball teams. athletic teams and an as
ISOLATION building that cost $4,000
to build and equip. In mentioning
one of their games, Mr. Gunckle said
that in baseball game with church
team his boys wanted to quit be-
cause the church boys swore too
much. But the newsboys won their
game by score of sixteen to six,
overcoming lead in the last inning
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-07
Lost Articles

Over $4,000 worth of property and
money has been found by the boys
and returned to it's owners. This in
cluded watches, an automobile money
and a little girl The lost articles are
advertised and if not called for with
in thirty days the finder is given the
property. For honesty boy is given
a roll of honor certificate and an arm
band of which there are 1,1S0 worn
now. This Is one of the most coveted
honors Of the association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-07
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssss the :. lhAzzz~
QUINCY HIGH
AND KEOKUK
May Meet in Field Meet April 21-
School Will Guarantee Portion
Of Expenses.

QUINCY, April Otto A. Wurl
athletic instructor at the Quincy high
school is in receipt of letter from
Norman Ringstrom, manager of the
Keokuk high school track team, ex-
pressing desire for track and field
meet with the local school. The Keo-
kuk man wants the local school to
guarantee sum of money to assist
in paving the expense of bringing his
team down here. Coach Wurl said
yesterday that the Quincy team would
guarantee the Keokuk team ten dol
lars, and IL the latter school would
agree to hold the meet under
those condition, an effort would, be
made to stage it in Quincy on April 81.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-07
That Guy. David.

''oe S0y' OdNiu'
The first group had twelve officers.
In two years there was 3S5 members
In telling of the effort made to get
the boys into the Sunday schools, Mr..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-07
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-07
Baking Powder Biscuits

~ Mrs. Ianet Mehensie Hill, Editoyof
me bosf0n Cooking School Magazine
Baking Powder Biscuits made bv This
recipe are SO far ahead of ord;narv ba.
king powder biscuits that, if once tried.
you Will never use any other recipe.
Try It the next time you run short Of
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The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Girouard for East Africa, where she will
be their guest for several weeks. Lady
Donegal will afterward visit other friends
In the neighborhood Of Nairobi. She in
tends while on her way home in April to
make tour Of Italy.
Her Income Reduced.
There has been a certain amount Of
friction lately between the Canadian peer
ess and the guardians and cousins of her
boy, the present marquis. The guardians
are Lord Muskerry and Capt. ]. Chiches-
ter. Lady Donegal. who met her aged
husband through the medium Of a matri-
monial agency. has not done well lately
with her Investments. and consequently
her income has been reduced. A few
weeks ago she appealed to Muskerry and
Chichester to increase the marquis allow
ance. but they declined. Ever since the
boys birth they have been carefully nurs-
ing ME small Irish property which the
boy inherited from his father. and they
are endeavoring to have as much as pos
sible of the income 1t yields.
Lady Donegalfs efforts to obtain firm
footing in the smart set have SO far fail
ed. She has oeen widely and tactfully ad-
vertised. and her appearance with the
boy marquis dressed in q sailor suit at
countless charitable functions has been
duly chronicled and photographed without
avail. Her hopes. however, lie in the fact
that Lord Muskerry and Capt. Chichester
are the only relatives who have not cut
her. Both take a real interest in the pres
ent youthful bearer Of the title, and when
the boy grows up Lady Donegal may
with the guardians aid achieve her long
cherished ambition.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
MRS. EDDY TALKS AFTER DEATH
TO ENGLISH CLAIRAUDIENT
Says He Heard Her Like Over Telephone Said Talk About
Her Body and Burial Did Movement Much Harm-Can't
Prove Identity to Mortal Mind

changed her opinion on the subject q
spiritualism. and informed her that heI
communication was being received at Z
spiritualistic seance. The voice replied:
II am against ordinary spirituahsm. ]
speak as strongly as ever against the
thought forms which are to be found al
spiritualist seanceS.'
When asked to prove her identity. the
voice replied:
Il am myself. You cannot prove that
to mortal mind. The realm Of person.
ality and mortal mind Is a delusiom and .
snare. Farewell
Mr.. Stead 10 SkepticaL
This, so far as I know, is the first
time any one purporting to be Mrs. Eddy
has sent a message to any circle In this
country. None of the sttters was q
Christian Scientist. Every one Of us
would willingly have exchanged all al
legged views Of Mrs. Eddy for one au-
thentic proof Of ner identity.
To my mind. the message is therefore
unauthenticated. and my theory is that
Mrs. Eddys thoughts were overheard
rather than deliberately transmitted
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

so recently left. This will do the move
ment much harm. All sensationalism
with regard to death tends to>>imprint
false thoughts upon the minds of men.
There is no death; all is life; ali Is free
dom. I protest against the action of my
board
Advocates Her Book.
Then the message. which the clair
voyant was delivering in q vehement tone.
ceased momentarily. then it began again:
Il know not who now is voicing my senti-
ments, but 1 wish my people to take note
Of what I say. My body has been care
fully watched, but they are drawing far
too much attention to it. I'm still tied
very closely to it. That does not matter
SO much; what I deplore is the effect
which all this concentration of attention
on my body will have in giving more
power to death, an idea which is false.
Let them turn their thoughts rather to
my doctrine which is taught in my book. "
AS the message obviously purported to
come from Mrs. Eddy, one Of the sitters
ventured to ask whether Mrs. Eddy had
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
BIRTH DECREASE ALARMING.
Scientists Believe GeFnany's PoDu
lotion Nay Remain Stationary.

Scientists Believe Gernany's PoDu-
lation Nay Remain Stationary.
Berlin, Feb 4-The rapid decrease In
the birth rate in Germany is causing
some anxiety to patriotic politicians.
Statistics just published show that the
birth fate in Berlin. has decreased by
nearly 400 in forty years. and the per-
centage Of decrease in the great centers
OF population is almost equally alarming
In the agricultural districts the decrease
Of births Is not by any means so serious.
but even there there Is q steady and un-
mikakable falling OF.
This decrease in the birth rate does not
yet sufi3ce to render Germany's popula-
ton stationary. for there Is still an in
crease Of upward Of 1.00o0o0 inhabitants
per annum. but the gradual decrease Is
slowly approaching q point where Ger
many's population will not only remain
stationary. but soon begin to recede.
Scientists. who have elucidated these hg-
ures, declare that Germany Is entering
upon the some process which is depopu-
lating France.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Paris. Feb. A-Dr. Bailey Willis. of
Washington. d. c., representing the
United States Geological Survey, left
Southampton yesterday aboard the
steamship Arasuaya, for Argentina, ac-
companied by five companions to study
the subject Of water supplies from artisan
sources for national Argentine railways
by the courtesy Of the United States gov
ernmenG The party is delegated for the
service in response to the request Of
Ramos Mexia, the minister Of public
works in Argentina.
The party consists. in addition to DR..
willis. of C. W. Washburne. geologist: g.
L. Nelson and w. B. Lewis. toposra-
pliers. all Of the United States Geological
Survey; J. r. Pemberton, of Leland Stan
ford University, California, and w. d.
Jones. Of the University Of Chicago. seol-
ogists.
DIR. Willis before sailing said:
=. The party will be joined by four Ar
gentine experts already engaged. We will
proceed direct to Buenos Ayres, where
We will place ourselves under the direc-
ton Of the minister of public workA to
execute an investigation and make topo-
81 okuSASoA o&sO 60OSOSASoS uopS VI 0AAck-
ent districts in Argentina Thirty years
ago there were large areas in the Western
United States in which then existed the
same condition as regards population and
development as exist in the greater part
of Argentina now. The great development
Of these United States regions is an illus
tration Of what may be expected in Ar
gentina within the next ten or fifteen
years.
The building of railways and the mi
grafton Of population is going to follow
rapidly, and Argentina will undoubtedly
grow very fast. She has great resources.
and there is a great deal of money to
make in developing them. The United
States fortunately has had the advantage
Of scientichc investigation and survey in
the development Of the great West. and
we consequently have the command of
resources which must otherwise have lain
dormant"
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
RIDES SIX HOURS ON AXLE
Twelve-year-old Boy Found Crouch
ed Under Express.
Lads PePilous Journey from Dij0n
to Paris Makes Thrilling
Narrative.

Paris, Feb. 4-Crouched on the axle of
an express carriage q lad. twelve years Of
age. made a perilous journey from Dijon
to Paris.
The express from the South arrived at
night, and as the workmen were exam
ming the trucks they saw a boy creeping
up from one of the cars. Covered with
SCOT and dust, the youngster presented
a hideous appearance and was scarcely
able to stand. When the men had washed
him and warmed him up they took him
to the public room where he related the
story of bis escapade.
He was born in Paris, but his father
and mother were both dead, and being
an orphan ne was handed over to the
assistance publique, which placed him
some time ago in a glass factory at Bur-
sur-Seine. He admitted that he was un-
able to stand the work and SO ran away.
After tramping the country for three
days, during which time he slept at
farms. he arrived at Dijon. Happening
to be rowing about the station, he became
possessed Of an idea to try to reach
Paris by concealing himself under rail-
way carriage.
He lay in wait for the express and
crept under one of the cars. where he
found a place on an axle or oil box.
Five minutes later the express steamed
out into the open. The lad clung to his
perilous perch for six hours, the danger
attending his being gauged when it is
known that the Dijon-Paris express
sometimes tears along at the rate of sew
enty-five miles or more an hour. In con-
clusion, he said that he had never been
afraid all the way. but he had suffers<
terribly from the cold.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
HEIR&S SEEKERS IN COMBINE
But Leaders Creditors Cause His
Arrest and Extradition.
By Means of Brides Names of Five
Aristocrats Had Been Stricken
on Black List.

Vienna, Feb. 4.-The habit of making
inquiries at private detective offices as
to the means and modes of life of any
young man who is under consideration
as a suitable husband by the relatives of
the girl whom he wishes to marry leads
to some curious complications in Austria
and in Hungary.
Young men deep in debt are inscribed
on the so-called black list" at the in
quiry Office. Good parts are, on the
other hand, put down on the white list. 80
Five young Hungarian aristocrats,l who
were involved in debt to such an extent
that the only possibility Of retrieving
their fortunes lay in making rich mar
riages formed kind Of company for
the purpose Of finding wives. Each was
to be provided with a rich bride, pref
erably an American heiress. as his turn
came.
They gathered about a hundred pounds
together for the preliminary purpose of
having their names taken OF the black
list" One OF their number then ap-
preached an employe of the private de-
tective off1ce and by means Of bribes
removed.
As all dve men bear sounding
titles they expected to encounter little
d1mculty with theif matrimonial venture
once the agencies spoke well Of them.
The nobleman who Was at the head Of
the company was 70 Try his luck first.
A whole page In the white Hse' de-
scribed his fortune. ancestry, and other
virtues.
He went "a. Berlin with the Intention
Of discounting hills to faise fuyther funds.
He was arrested there and ektndited to
Bu0apegt at the Instances Of ~ creditors.
The Alterations tlat had Abo4hc no6e IN
the agency ofncGe were then discove4ed.
The three oG1cia1s eonoorned were hr-
rested. but afterWntd lnl1eated, ~ e
could not ~ peosed that ~ dama6ed
eny one ~ - a11sgeefoqp 80 ~ un1e'
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
By WILLIAM T. STEAD.

London, Feb. Tin view of an article
published in American papers In winch
Mrs Stetson stated that she believed Mrs.
Eddy will come back from the tomb. It
may interest your readers to hear OF a
curious experience of mine which oc-
CURED the day before Mrs. Stetson's let
ter appeared was not thinking OF
Mrs Eddy when I took my seat in a
small circle of psychic students which
meets weekly to peer into the dim mys-
teries of the world beyond the grave.
The4sead of the class is a trained occult
ist, who is ciairvoyant and clairaudient.
He does not go into a trance, but listens
for messages which, he appears to hear
from the invisible Sometimes he sees a
form clairvoyantly, but more frequently
he hears a voice which apparently
reaches him by some long-distance tele-
phone operated by occult means.
Sometimes these messages purport to
come from friends who are still on earth;
at other times they claim to come from
the so-called dead.
AS rule, the clairaudient hears a far
away voice speaking just as if he were
listening to the utteranceS emanating
from the mouthpiece Of telephone He
alone hears the spoken words, but the
invisible one who speaks can hear and
constantly replies to observations made
by members of the circles.
Says There Is No Death.
The name ofNthe speaker is not given
until the message is completed.
We had been sitting some half hour.
when the clairvoyant began to repeat
a message, no word of which We could
hear any more than we could have heard
it with his ear to the receiver of a tele-
phone. and he had been repeating mes
sases transmitted in the ordinary way.
Il hear" he said, "a voice from some
great distance. The speaker is not here,
but the words come to me thus:
What 4 foolish error they are max
ing to call attention to that shell which
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
HELD As YOUNGGlRL' 'SSLAYER
Arrest of French Policeman Causes
Further Sensation.
After Satisfying Magistrates and Sc.
curing His Release, Suspicion
Falls Upon Him.

Paris. Feb. 4-Some days ago the mur-
der Of young woman named Leonie
Damery. at Lille. widely known in the
cafes of the place as the flower girl"
caused no small sensation. She had been
found strangled in her own room. Sus-
picion at once fell on two men, one of
whom happened to be connected with the
local police.
Strangely compromising letters from
him were found, it Is alleged. In her room.
and he was questioned about them; but
he apparently satisfied the magistrates,
and was allowed to go free. Now. how
ever, his arrest on the suspicion that he
Il the presumed murderer has caused
further sensation.
The story h very strange one. Tho
prisoner. who Is married. II supposed to
have had q dispute with the flower GIRL
about some letters. She refused to give
them up. and quarrel followed. She had
the letters in . case under . lounge. and
he went to her room to secure them.
Again she refused to give them up. and
then In his excitement. II IL supposed
that he setzed her by the throat, and
throttled her. He finally found the lst-,
tes. and. Il - alleged. made away with
them. - the case was found empty.
But Q few Uissives rennnjuod in .
drawer which were saia 70 eompFomise
him. When questioned. he Btated that
he had not lefx his house On The niGhk
Of the crime. but afterward the police
discovered. that be had le1t DE hou1e
At u O'Clock ana did not roturn until :
in ths morning. HIS asrsat wa1 there
fore Aeeided upon. and was effected this
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
sTABBED TO HEART, LIVES.
Young BavaFian Mason Achieves
Recovery from Knife Wound.

Young BavaFian Mason Achieves
Recovery from Knife Wound.
Berlin. Feb. "A young Bavarian ma
son has just achieved most astonish-
ing recovery from a knife wound of a
character that is generally regarded as
fatal. A month ago he was stabbed to
the heart In q brawl For sixteen hours
the young man went about after simply
bandaging the wound before he sought
attendance at the hospital.
At first the doctors could not believe
that the heart was pierced, but an opera
ton showed that a wound two cent?
meters in length had been inflicted on
that organ. The blood was gushing out
in streams. The most stringent stiptics
were employed, and the pericardium and
diaphragm were both stitched.
After q few days the normal pulsation
Of the heart was resumed and the fever
abated. The patient was released COM
pIetely cured one month after the ARRAY.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
By MARQUIS DE CASTELLANE

Paris, Feb. A very interesting book
by an American woman has just made its
appearance in Paris. 1t is entitled
Verses from a Paris Balcony and is
by the Countess de Fremont, formerly
Miss Dunphy, of Cincinnati
The countess is a confirmed Partisan
and lived in the Latin Quarter while
getting genuine local color for her book
Some of her verse is very good indeed.
Speaking of literary makers, if we
Frenchmen want complete life of our
best animal painter, the late Rosa Bon
heur. we must buy a book also written
by an American. The book | refer to is
by Theodore Stanton, son of Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. Mr.. Stanton has lived in
Paris thirty years, and as ne married a
French woman We feel he is almost a
Frenchman. His daughter has married
one of our young mobiles.
There is less pretentious life of Rosa
Bonheur from the pen of Miss Klumpe, of
San Francisco, the young artist who in
herited all Rosa Bonheur's fortune But
the Bonheur family turned over to Mr.
Stanton many valuable documents from
which he compiled his very complete and
interesting work
After Fairbanks and Roosevelt comes
Prince Victor Napoleon. the standard
bearer of the French imperialists. 1t
appears that Prince Victor forgot to OBJ
serve the etiquette required by the Vati-
can, and while on his wedding journey
he visited the Quirinal before he went to
the Vatican This is a breach of eti-
quette.
If he were not Catholic this omission
would not have made so much difference
But since the year 1870 etiquette requires
that all Catholic rulers and princes must
first visit the Vatican. So when Prince
Victor after having been so cordially re-
ceived by King Victor Emmanuel decided
to pay his respects to the Pope. he found
the Vatican closed against him.
When the German Emperor was in
Rome he pleased US by the splendor of
the equipage which conducted him to the
Vatican. He paid his visit in state and
neglected not one of the many formaIi-
ties. Prince Victor has not helped his
cause by causing the doors of the Vatican
to be closed against him.
Probably thu most interesting gold ring
in Paris may be seen on the finger of the
Countess de Monthsaulmin. Before her
marriage the countess was Miss
Lborowska.
The countess is famous for her charity.
and 1t was at one OF these benefits that
permission was given to kiss her dainty
hand 1t one dollar kiss It was thus n
saw her ring. It is an American gold
seal ring. 1t was taken from the finger
of the late Col. Hewitt, who was killed
on Southern battlefield fighting for the
lost cause. His daughter, the late Mrs.
Wilkinson, of Paris, wore it. Then It
passed into the hands Of the Count de
Aonthsaulmin.
Now it belongs to the countess, and 50
from a Southern battlefield to a Paris
salon the heirloom has found its way.