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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-12
Indian Summer Has
Hit the Long Trail
temperature was 70. At o'clock last
night it was 49, That's some drop, Ell?
Did You See the Moo.,7

Did You See the Moon?
Did you see the moon when 1t came
popping up over Hancock county Fri
day night shortly before 9 o'clock?
1t was only about threequarters OF
moon but when it first doomed into
sight it appeared to be as big around
as the mouth of a sewer. Air condl-
tons We're such that it looked much
larger than 1t usually does. although
the moon always appears. enormous
when it first rises. Perhaps the com
ing cold wave made the moon swell
up like a chicken in snowstorm, or
the man in the moon had put on heav-
Ter ones in order to get ready for
winter and SO looked larger than
usual.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-12
Raln Waa Heavy.

The rain of yesterday afternoon was
quite heavy. One inch and two hum
dredths had fallen up 70 o'clock last
night and the river shows rise of
one-tenth of foot as result of the
Saturday afternoon rain.
The biggest drop in the temperature
came between 1:30 anil 2::30 o'clock
when the thermometer fell from ~
degrees to 81 degrees, fall of forty
points in, one hour. which is almost
remarkable showing. The total
drop for the day was fifty degrees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-12
The Lash Of the Whip.

The little cyclone of Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock was the lash of the
storm whip according to Captain Opie
B1lgewater, mariner of sixty-two years
service before the mast, who OBJ
served the storm from his yard and
who described it as follows:
1T was the lash of the storm whip;
the tip end of the blow. knew it
would come for it was like the so'-
Wester bucked up against off Aux
land in '63 when the good ship We'll
come was In her prime and could show
clean pair of heels to the best of
'em. My glass had been going up all
mornin' and my rheumatics told me
something would pop before the day
was over, SO / wasn't a leetle bit sur
prised; in fact was out on the fo'
castle of my home waitin' fur it,
The old captain then explained how
the lash Of whip, the tip end, swings
around, travels faster than the main
body of the whip and does the real
damage After the blow has been
] struck by the lash, the excitement is
over and thus it was with the storm
after the lash of the storm whip had
swished through the air, it was calm
again
/ There was pig in the wind" said
i the old mariner, shifting his cud-as
| al. mariners do in up-to-date sea stor-
4 ies-but pig in the wind is never
! to be scared at. Don't fear the wind
until it begins to growl low and sui
len like. Shriekin is woman's
noise Growlin' is beasts The wind
was BLOWN stiff from the west The
sun was shinin,' the dead leaves were
a fallin' gentle like onto the green
grass. OF a sudden, there was roar
in the air and the wind shifted
slightly toward the north. L. was the
crack of the storm whip and instead
of failing down, the leaves went a
skimmin' straight ahead through the
air. 1t was rain of leaves. Then
came crash and two big limbs went
down out of the hah dead cotton
wood tree in front of the cabin.
st added ten years to my life
Those crashing trees sounded like
music to my ears. 1t was like the
crash of the main mast. But in a
moment it was calm again. The sun
| died out. The rain came. The air
turned colder and I swan that Sun
day will be a cold un."
1 And the old sailor went back into
/ the house, filled his long pipe with
black tobacco and settled down for a
snooze before the CRATE fire which
cracked cheerily as the reporter
climbed into his big overcoat and bid
! the old sailor good night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-12
As MILD as Man


Friday night was as mild and gentle
as a May day and when the citizens
awolle on Saturday morning expecting
to see that snow on the ground and
that chilly wind whistling down the
chimneys, they We're surprised to find
the sun shining and the air SO warm
that they thought March had come
back.
Some were even getting ready to
send comic valentine to the weather
man, but they changed their minds in
the afternoon for the cold wave an
nounced for Friday night, had been
merely delayed and came with whoop
and roar at 2 o'clock, when a minia-
ture cyclone swept over the city from
the north. The cold wave flag
had been hung out in the morning and
during the morning there was a mild
southern breeze Blowing. People
were down town without overcoats or
wraps and at noon, many citizen
was looking for his straw hat.
NOdT IN lHe Ar
Shortly before 2 o'clock in the after
noon, the wind from the south was
still blowing hot and the sun was shin
ing. Suddenly there was roar in the
air, the wind changed toward the north
and there came a blow which toppleu
down several big trees. For a few
seconds there was small cyclone and
the cyclonic roar could be heard in
the air. Dead branches rained down
from the trees and whole limbs fell
In some cases, great branches from
trees came crashing down and had the
wind Kept up its believing blow, some
thing would have snapped.
After this gale had subsidized, there
was practically no wind at all and II
began raining, accompanied by thun
der. 1t poured down hard for few
minutes and the air turned colder. II
was the advance guard of the cold
wave which arrived last night. Il
came all right. Before O'Clock the
ground was covered with sleet ant
the north wind was blowing bits of ice
at great rate. Today promises to BIZ
a bitter cold one and there will be nc
picnics or outings.
| At noon Saturday morning thu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-12

Continued on Page Fifteen.)
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-12
The Clerk With Ideas.
Saturday Evening Post.

Saturday Evening Post.
A railroad clerk writes: | have
been working for this company for
over fifteen years. / began i'll my
teens at forty-five dollars a month,
and am getting ninety-five now.
Taking railroad salaries as they go,
can fairly claim this proves l have
shown some ability; in fact l
think l am as we'll acquainted with
the work in this department as any
man in it. Some time ago I saw
where certain improvements could
be introduced that would give the
company better results and not cost
a cent more than the old way.
worked out my ideas on this SUBJECT
and took them to the chief clerk
but he poohooed. knew l was
right, yet it woulo have been as
much as my job was worth to go
over the chief clerks head and take
my suggestions to some higher Of
f1cial. If the chief clerk had not
fired me then and there he would
have found some way of making
life burden to me. Nearly a year
later he put my suggestions par
tally in operation, so that the COM
pany didn't get the full benefit
from them; but whatever benefit
1t did get it was naturally credited
UP to him.
This one case would not be
worth mentioning, but things in this
same line occur frequently. / claim
the company loses improvements
that would in the aggregate amount
to a great deal. One railroad has
bureau to receive suggestions.
If a suggestion proves practicable
the clerk gets credit for it and
there is no question of going over
anybody's head. Clerks have ideas
as we'll as other people. Where
they are so situated that their ideas
must go to waste unless a minor
official happens to approve them
and then appropriates them as his
own!-their interest in their work
is less than it would be under the
other system"
What valid objection has any rail
road or other large employer of
clerical labor-to the plan which
this letter suggests?
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-12

devours them in great quantities,
but does not disturb the bolls. Quite
a number of fields have been Wis
lted by the worms and the stalks
have been stripped of their
foiage, bbut so far as is
known the bolls have not been dis
turbed and no great amount of
damage has been done. 1t Ii
thought the unusually hot fall sea-
son is responsible for the appear
ance of the caterpiller.
The Columbia State says:
Many cotton fields in the Pied
mont section of the State have
Deen stripped of the leaves and the
tender fruit greatly damaged by
the cotton caterpillar, commonly
known as the army worm" Owing
10 the late appearance of the cat
'FRlllar the cotton crop will not be
seriously damaged in the opin-
ION of A. L. Conradi, State entomol-
oglst, who is located at the eX-
pertinent station at Clemson col
lege. The caterpillar has made its
appearance in Richland county and
several fields have been attacked.
In response to a telegram from
The State Mr.. Conradi Yesterday
made the following statement as
the caterpillar:
Inc cotton caterpillar is rapid
ly increasing in this State. This
pest has created havoc in the west
ern and central sections of the cot
ton belt. Reports received indicate
that the caterpillar has appeared
In the northern, central and east
ern sections of South Carolina.
owing to its late appearance no
serious manage is expected to The
coCton crop. Cotton opening at
present will suffer little. Late cot
ton should in most cases be treated
with Paris green busted at rate of
two and one-half pounds per acre.
1t can be mixed in ten times it's
weight with slackened lime, and
dusted from muslin bags
/ can make no prediction rs tC
the effect on the cotton crop for
( next year before the end of the
week"
A U. Smith, of the United States
o11lce OF farm management sent sew
eral OF the caterpillars to MIR. Con-
rad1 for examination. A complete
report as to how to exterminate the
insect will be issued later.
According to reports received in
ColumDla the cotton caterpillar first
made its appearance week ago.
Mr. Smith was inspecting several
farms in Greenville county on
Monday a week ago. He found the
caterplllars on some cotton. Sever
a! days later the field was COM
pletely stripped OF the leaves.
Joseph Shelor, well known at
torney of Walhalla, was among the
visitors in Columbia yesterday. He
said that many cotton fields had
been damaged by the caterpillar
In oconee county. He said that
the worm first made it's appearance
In that county a week ago and that
within three days all of the leaves
mad disappeared from several cot
ton fields in his neighborhood.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-12
MOONsHINING ON INCREASE.
According to Reports of Experts in
the Treasury Department.

"Moonshining" act of man
ufacturing distilled liquors in vio-
latlon of the internal revenue law
is on the increase all over the
country, according to experts in the
treasury Department, says a Wash
ington dispatch. OF course, the
department never concerns itself
with questions of public policy, and
consequently it has nothing to do
or say about the increase or de-
crease of prohibition throughout
the United States. Nevertheless,
the work of the bureau of internal
revenue is Immediately concerned
with this question of public policy,
because it has been found that,
whatever prohibition laws exist,
there also is afforded the greatest
possible incentive for violations of
the internal revenue laws by
'moonShinerS.'
1t will be some weeks yet before
The report of the work of internal
revenue agents with respect to the
enforcement of the laws against
"moonshining" will be compiled for
the last fiscal year. but enough is
known 20 warrant the statement
that there has not only been a
great spread of that industry in
me last fiscal year. For instance,
in the State of North Carolina,
"moonshining used to exist almost
exclusively in the mountain regions.
To-day, the State is honeycombed
with with illicit stills. The great
est increase in this illegal business
in recent years has been noted in
Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia, West
Virginia and Tennessee. While the
internal revenue officers have been
constantly raiding the districts where
the Illicit inductry has been known
to exist for half century or more,
a backfire has sprung up in the
settled districts of these States,
which has necessitated an increase
In the force of inspectors and
agents, and great diligence and en-
ergy all along the line.
'MoOnshining" in the South.
Furthermore, the "moonshining''
industry has begun to invade the
North, and particularly some of
the larger cities of the North, where
the possibility of hiding is excel
lent. About a year ago the internal
revenue agents discovered one of
the biggest Illicit distilleries in the
history of the service in the Berk-
shires, in Massachusetts. In an old
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-12
The Printers Dream.

Ihls poem is from the pen Of
Louis &. Cramton, editor of the
Lapeer tMich-) Clarion, and secre-
lary OF the eastern Michigan press
club =
Last evening was talking
with a printer aged and gray.
VINO told me of a dream he had
Just after Christmas day.
While a-snoozing in his office
The vision came to view;
he saw an angel enter, dressed
In garments white and new.
said the spirit: I'm from heaven,
The Lord has sent me down
10 bring you up to glory;
Put on your golden crown
Many merchants you've made rich
From few received full pay;)
While you've grown poorer and
Your business did decay.
So we need you up in glory,
For you have labored hard
Until your brow is hoary-
you've earned a great reward"
Ihen the angel and the printer
started toward the golden gate;
But when passing close to hades
The angel murmured "Wait-
Here's a nook / wish to show
It's the hottest place in hell.
Where the dubs who beat the print
er
In awful torment dwell"
The printer Saw before him
Old patrons by the score;
An easy chair and fan he grabbed
And asked for nothing more
He sat and sat and watched them,
Saw them siZle. scorch and burn;
And his former debtors saw him
Whichever way he'd turn.
Said the angel: Come up higher,
And the pearly gates well see."
But the printer only answered.
This is heaven enough for me. -
The above is a very suggestive
bit of true poetical composition
(the rhyme is good and the meet'er
perfect.) There are those who will
say after reading it: That's no
dream"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-12
AUTO TRUCK ON LONG TRIP
tor Wagons Performance MAY
Sndicate Passing OF OId-Time
Farm Cart.

ws and Courier.
What is said to be the first trip
er made from Columbia to Char
ston in 1900 pound freight au-
mobile truck, fully loaded, was
ldertaken several days ago by Mr..
E. jenkins, of the Charleston
ranch of the Gibbes Machinery
ompany. Mr.. Jenkins left Colum-
ia at IL a. M. and arrived here at
xactly midnight of the same day,
he average hourly speed being
1-2 miles per hour, allowance
icing made for a stop over.
Much interest was shown in CO.
umbia in the undertaking and a
lumber of people collected to see
Mr.. jenkins off. The papers car
ried full accounts of the affair
and Mr.. Jenkins modesty was Civ
en- a rude shaking up. The trip
made by way of Bates Ferry, Fort
Motto, Elloree, Holly Hill and The
Oaks. The farmers along the route
of the machine showed great inter
est in it. The trip was not under
taken as an experiment. 1t was
necessary to deliver the truck to it's
in Charleston at once
and the only way to get it here
was for Mr.. Jenkins to go to Colum-
bia and conduct it personally. And
he did it,
The trip may mean the beginning
Of new epoch, in one sense, since
it demonstrated very clearly that
the auto truck can be used on
country roads and that it has the
old time farm wagon beat to a
frazzle.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-12
Cumberland County Fair, Fayette-

Cumberland County Fair, Fayette-
vile, N. c., October 24th to
27th.
For this interesting event the
Atlantic Coast Line offers the low
round trip rate of $1.25 from Dill
on and correspondingly low rates
from Rocky Mount, Wilmington.
Chadbourn, Sanford, Selma, Flor
ence, Darlington and intermediate
points.
Tickets will be on sale for all
trains from October 23rd to 9th
inclusive, limited, returning, to
reach original starting point not
later than midnight of October 2Sth,
1911.
Children five years of age and un
der twelve, half fare.
For tickets, schedules and furth-
er particulars call on ]. L. Bridg-
ers, Ticket Agent, Dillon, 8. c..
W. ]. Craig,
T. C White,
Wilmington, N. c.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-12
THE COTTON CATERPILLER.
A Strange Pest that Devours Coo
ton Leaves.

A strange pest, known as the
cotton caterpiller or "army worm, +"
mas made It's appearance in the
cotton fields recently. The pest at
tacks the leaves vigorously and
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-12

Ih1s poem is from the pen OF
Louis &. Cramton, editor of the
Lapeer tMich-) Clarion, and secre.
tary OF the eastern Michigan Press
club. =
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11
scoTT'S CHAPEL NOTES.

The fourth quarterly conference will
be held on the 10Th. The business ses-
sion will be held on Saturday evening,
the 18th. The officers are requested
to make out full reports for the years
work. The annual conference will be
held on March 9th at Wichita, Kan.
The pastor is trying to carry up
report that will equal last years re-
port, or even excel it.
The Ladies' Aid Society has re-
sumed it's Thursday afternoon meet
ings. The society will continue to
meet at the parsonage. All members
are urged to- attend these meetings.
There have been quite a deal of
sickness among the membership re-
Gently. We are glad to note that the
following are convalescent: Mesdames
Anna Mcpherson, ]. w. Mosley, Anna
Ledbetter, and Messrs. Rice and
Smith.
A Bible class has been organized
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11

The Traffic Club boys entertained
4 few of their young lady friends at
six course dinner last Friday evening,
al the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Davis, 134S Fox street.
The table was beautifully decorated
with carnations. Those present were
the Misses Lillian Hamlet, Maud West
field, Hattie Logan, Vivian Rivers,
Bessie Troutman, Susie Hall, Leila
Rice, Espanolia Gwyn. Messrs. Joe
Williams, Del Thomas, Johnnie Brown,
Webster Lawson, James Banion, Lee
Ander Jackson, Edward Davis and AL
bert Garner.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11
THE PEOPLES PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH..
Sermon Topic, Sunday 18th.
a. M, "The Heroism of Man

Sermon Topic, Sunday 18th.
II a. M, "The Heroism of Man
hood"
S:45 D. M, Christian Endeavor.
7:3O D. M, Baptism and Public Re-
ception of Members"
A most interesting program was the
feature of the Guild last Tuesday
night. The humorous response by the
members to the roll call, the rendition
of the fine musical selection by Mrs.
V. Finney, the select reading charged
with much of moral teachings by Miss
Crawford, the timely remarks of our
Presbyterian visitor, Miss Fannie Ed
monds of Colorado Springs and the
serving of light refreshments by MISS
Charlotte Ensley at the residence OF
Mrs. Don Reeves ably contributed to
an enjoyable social evening. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Lizzie Fro
man. 2423 Emerson. Miss Jennie Har-
ris will, read a paper on VIM. Carey
and his missionary work in India, 1872.
The discourse Sunday morning will
portray the finer and essential quail
ties of Abraham Lincoln. The even
ing service we hope will bring Pente-
costal experience to those whose bap-
tismal vows will be confirmed and re-
ceived into full membership. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11
THE WHITE MAN.
(By Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in the Cos
mopolisan.)

Wherever the white mans feet
have trod,
(Oh, far does the white man stray
A bold road rifles the virginia. sod,
And the forest wakes out of its dream
of God,
To yield him the right of way.
For this is the law: By the power OF
thought
For worse, or for better. are miracles
wrought.
Wherever the white mans pathway
leads,
(Far. far, has that pathway gomez
'rhe earth is Uttered with broken
creeds,
And always the dark mans tent re-
cedes,
And the white man pushes on.
For this is the law: Be it good or Ill,
All things must yield to the stronger
will.
Wherever the white mans light is
shed,
(Oh. far has that light been thrown
I hough nature has suffered, and peau-
ty fled,
The goal of the race has been thrust
ahead
And the might of the race has
grown.
For this is the law: Be it cruel or
kind,
The universe sways to the power OF
mind.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11
A grand musical and prize awarding

A grand musical and prize awarding
concert will be given at Bethlehem
Baptist Church Thursday night, Feb.
ruary 16, 1911. Two valuable prizes
will be awarded to the one holding
the luckiest ticket number. First
prize, $500 china set. Second prize,
$3.50 china set. Program will be rem
dered by some of the best noted tai
ent of the city. A most cordial invi-
tation is extended to everybody. Pro-
gram will begin at s.: 80 sharp. Admis'
sion of tickets, ten cents.
MR.. REASE, Gentle Conductor.
MRS. ELLEN JOHNSON, Pres.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11

]. w. Dude" Morris died Friday,
January 3"d at his late residence on
Calinfornia street. Deceased was one
of Denver's well known and highly re-
spected citizens, and leaves host of
friends to mourn his loss. Funeral
services were held Monday from the
residence, conducted by Father Brown
of the Episcopal church. The remains
were shipped to Wichita, Kans., for
burial. We extend to the bereaved
wife and other relatives our heartfelt
sympathy.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11

and the first meeting was held last
Friday evening. This class will meet
every Friday evening at o'clock. You
are invited to attend. Mr.. G. Fred
erick Fink is the instructor.
The class leaders rally will continue
until the first Sunday in March. The
members are urged to pay up all back
class dues. There will be two prizes
awarded for the class raising the high
est amount of money.
Miss Erma Anthony led the Epworth
League to the delight and edification
of all last Sunday evening.
The Sunday School is growing in
interest. The superintendent and pas
tor attended banquet at the Twenty
third Avenue Presbyterian church last
Monday evening. 1t was the gathering
of all Sunday School workers in the
city
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11
LADY AGENTS MAKING EASY
MONEY.

Come to our office, 1920 10th street,
and get our new proposition and guar
antee to good solicitors. The Afro
American Fraternal Life and Benefit
Association offers an independent po-
sjtion to anyone who will accept. A
Mrs. Whitnell checked up $27.50 this
week making s14.25 for her part.
That isn't bad. See me at noon any
day. I'll teach you the business.
J. H. Morris, general agent.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11

Mrs. Mary W. Umbach, the beloved
wife of w. C. Umbach, who died at
her lates residence. 2i0s Walnut street
leaves a host of friends vino loved her
dearly, to- mourn her loss. Fun.
eral services will be held from Camp.
bell church, 23rd and Lawrence street
Sunday, Feb. 18th at l o'clock p. m.
Friends are invited. Interment Fair
mount. Douglass Undertaking Co. in
charge.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11

The funeral of Robert White, VINO
died at Cripple Creek Monday OF last
week, was held from the undertaking
parlors of A. M. LawhorD Sunday at
o'clock. Mr.. White was a member OF
the X of p. lodge at Colorado Springs.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11

G. Pullam arrived in the city last week
from Springer, New Mexico, where ne
has been several months. After visit
ing his family few days he left Tor
Victor. Colo, where he will take
charge as head chef in the CITY houei'
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11

Furnished rooms for rent in a mod
ern house, 1852 Humboldt street
Phone York 1882. Mrs. ]. S. Mason
Men preferred.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11
Took the Hint.

Deadwood Dicks heavy bulldog
barked again, but no Indian bit the
dust. Must be some truth in that
old saying that a barking dog never
bites" muttered Dick. throwing away
the unreliable firearm and drawing his
long -barreled forty-four.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11

Edward Hamilton of 1929 Cleveland
Place, who has been sick two. weeks
with tonsilitis, is again at work at the
Denver Club.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-02-11
Unnecessary.

Pastor (from the pulpit-The col
lection which we took up today is for
the savages of Africa. The trousers
buttons which some of the brethren
nave dropped into the plate are con-
vequently useless.