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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25
Asks Divorce at seventy-two.

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MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 24.--Al-
leging that during the years of his
prosperity when he made more than
100000 in grain speculations, he
made over valuable property to his
wife and that In his declining years
she refused to share their savings
with him and that she has lived in the
same house with him but has spoken
to him but twice in ten years, Alex.
ander Mcdonald Young, 70, filed suit
for divorce from his wife, 10 years old
He asks separate maintenance. The
Youngs were married here forty-five
years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25
GEORGE WAS MOST
DUTIFUL HUSBAND
Went Out and Stole Hat Every Time
His Wife Wanted a
New One.


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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. "a
Whenever Mrs. George Wolf wanted a
new hat she would call her husband
and say:
Buck up man, have some nerve. l
want a hat and want you TO get me
one tonight-do you heat?"
Thereupon she would hand him the
number of a house where she had
seen piece of millinery to her liking
and send him forth before the dawn to
perform the theft with a parting adj
monition to cheer up" and be
"nervy"
This was what George Wolf told
detectives today after he had been
locked up charged with burglary. To
night Mrs. Wolf was arrested.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25
Linking TWO Railways.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. "a.
To link the Great Northern and the
Grand Trunk Pacific railway systems,
making possible the operation OF
Grand Trunk Pacific trains over
the Great Northern from the Pacific
coast into Minneapolis, A. "A. Guthrie
and Company, railroad contractors
began rush work today on twenty
two miles of road from Niobe. N. D..
to the terminus of the Grand Trunk
Pacific southern extension, twelve
miles west of North Portal, Sask
The connection is to be in operation
by October /.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25
AUTO CYCLE HUGGING
rs NOT PROHIBITED
1t Goes in Chicago II Other Cities
Have Placed Ban
On It.

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CHICAGO, Aug. 24-Deelaring that
he will "let EN- hug" and that the
criticism against persons Of opposite
sexes riding the same motor cycle is
inspired by envy among the OLD
folks, Assistant Police Chief Scheut
tier, tonight placed himself in direct
opposition to the police of dozen
large cities throughout the United
States, who have decreed that auto
cycle hugging" must cease.
IF young man has sweetheart
and motor cycle" said the veteran
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25
PANAMA CANAL
BILL is SIGNED
President Taft Used Gold Pen Which
viii Be Placed on Exhi-
bition.

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WASHINGTON Aug. 24--PresI-
dent Taft signed the Panama canal
bill tonight just before going to the
capitol to attend the adjournment OF
congress.
Little Formally attended the sign,
ing Of the bill which the president
has had on his desk a week. IA gold
pen presented by the san Francisco
Chamber of Commerce was used
Several San Franciscans were pres
ent and were given the pen to exhibit
at the Panama exposition
The president told callers tonight
that he signed the bill most reluct
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25
INCREASED WAGES
FOR EMPLOYEES
There VIII be no Street Car Strike In
Chicago as Result Of
the Raise

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CHICAGO. Aug. 24.-The end of the
controversy between the electric
transportation companies of Chicago
and the fourteen thousand employees
was in sight when, after an all-day con.
ference with Mayor Carter Harrison
the officials of the roads and the sub.
committee representing the union
men agreed on compromise wage
scale.
just what the compromise was was
not given out. 1t was asserted how
ever, that the men had been granted
substantial increase.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25

full improvement in all building lines
will be realized before this time in
August, 1913. Then the water power
will be completed and sending its en-
gine-driving strength in horse power
quantities to ST. Louis, Quincy. Han
nibal, Burlington and many other
cities and towns in the tri-states.
There is great future for Keokuk
and The Gate City is proud of the
motto, The paper that boosts Keo-
kuk all the time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25

Were all medicines as mer1torious
as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy the world would
be much better off and the percentage
of suffering greatly decreased" writes
Lindsay Scott, OF Temple, Ind For
sale by Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy,
ano j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25
WHEN YOUR FEET ACHE

From Corns, Bunions, Sore or Cal
lous Spots, Blisters, New or tight shoes,
Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic pow
der to be shaken into the shoes.
will give instant relief. 1t Is
the greatest comfort discovery of the
age. Sold everywhere Csc. Don't ac-
cept any substitute For FREE sample
address, Allen S. Olmgted, LIE Roy,
| N. z.
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Baldwin AZ Chief.

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WASHINGTON. Aug. "a The nom
ination of Albertus H. Baldwin, of
New Haven, Conn, to be chief Of the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
merce, in the department of commerce
and labor, was confirmed by the SEN
ate today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-25

policeman, and gives the former a
ride on the latter, no one has right
to complain if the young woman gives
him a sly hug while 'hoIdino on. He's
got it coming. The ride is worth that
much
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02

forward. head on. seeing no more Of
the way than the next step.
Thus. when the path ended in the
main road. she ran plump into Ellis
Benson-who had also come afoot-tc
his own Amusement. He was thinking
hard-Mildred bumped against him be-
fore he was fairly aware of her pres
ence. He caught her gently In his
arms. saying with q laugh:
HAS the sky fallen that am catch
ing larkr'
why! Its the wind--and this
rubbish-y hat" Mildred painted, putting
both hands up to straighten the brim
Of her headpiece.
Ellis surveyed It critically. 1T is
not exactly walking hat" he said.
"Now-why didn't you wait for your
fairy godmothers coach-and- sixty
horse powerf A car. making its own
wind. can beat this small disturbance
hands down
FAIRY godmothers went out with
Santa Claus" Mildred said, blushing
family. but trying to ignore the under
hoohiu6 VI uib WOTOB.
He shook his head at her. "A
skeptic." he said sorrowfully. What
am going to do about TT want her
to believe-oh, great many things"
What sort Of thingsr Mildred
asked, still clutching hor hat. "But
wait and tell me after I have found
shelter she added. making to walk on.
The wind blew harder than ever. In
her swathing skirt. she could barely
mince. and even mincing she tottered.
Benson steadied her, made himself
shield, and ran on:
Zone is-the reason I went away.
Did you really believe It was bust
ness!"
Il didn't know" Mildred said sim
ply.but her heart was beating fast.
Benson looked down at her with
kindly quizzical smile: 1T was-the
greatest Of all business he said. "An
effort to-know my own heart"
indeed" Mildred vouchsafed, draw
ing little away, In fear he might
overhear the riot Of her blood.
He nodded. 81 need wife," he
said. dispassionately. 81 knew it-the
minute saw you-and Harriet. Both
OF you seemed exactly made for me-
yet. society is so narrow. I >had TO
choose"
you we're sure Of us, I supposed"
Mildred interrupted.
He shook his head. IT was sure
of-nothing." he said. mot all the
time I was gone-I came back as un-
certain"
Here the wind took a stronger hand
blew and blew until perforce he
drew Mildred well within his arms.
The blast drowned the purring Of
motor moving 80 laggardly one knew
1t must very soon stop dead. Stop it
did, just level with the pair; a voice
from within said, with an underacid
note:
"Congratulations-if they are in pr
der"
They are" Benson said, gravely.
AT least I hope So" lifting Mildred's
hand to his lips. In her ear he added:
Darling the wind chose for me. The
minute it flung you In my arms-I
knew"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02
Probably He Had To.

"A real smart lawyer can do almost
said Aid. Max Grass. in re-
lating a certain court action. ut re
minds me of q story.
Some years ago, man was arrest
ed, charged with stealing a watch and
chain. He engaged as his lawyer one
of the best men In the city on criminal
law.
"The man was brought to trial.
Testimony was, given by both sides.
All material testimony by the prosecu-
ton was broken down by the attorney
for the defense. When the trial end
ed, all that the prosecution had estab.
lished was the fact that the watch and
chain were missing.
"'You are discharged said the
court to the prisoner"
"The prisoner stood irresolute.
"'Do you understand asked the
court. You are discharged
"Still the prisoner stood mute.
"'You are discharged again said
the court is there anything else that
you want
eyes, judge answered the man. !
would like to know whether or not ]
have to return the watch and chainr
Milwaukee Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02
The Way Of
The Wind
Ioopyrishs. isii. By Assooaated Literary PrsssI


The wind was the occasion-the
cause lay much deeper. A tricky
south wind, fltful and fiawy, now
sephyr-soft. now blowing In mad
swirls: you simply could not count on
what 1t might or might not do espe-
cially to hats perched perilously upon
newly brushed soft puffs.
Mildred had put on her undulant
crown. manifestly false. but very be-
coming, with more than maiden pride.
Anne. her elder sister, distressingly
truthful person, had watched her be-
tween criticism and admiration, and
had ended BY saying:
You'd better walt for Harriet. Sure
~ you walk. II the middle path IL so
sheltered. you1l get to Elba tagrag."
Mildred had shaken her head, smil-
Ing IN uneasy smile. She had planned
to 90 In the gray auto with Harriet,
her best chum. That was before Hsr-
1st had risen to heights of patronis-
ing descsnsion-rooted apparently
IN Mildred's need Of the favors done
her.
No girl Of spirit could endure that
mot even though she knew the real
root Of the matter wore trousers and
answered to the name of Ellis Benson.
He was fairly rich. more than fairly
good looking, Of an adventurous tenn
per that had sent him around the
world. ostensibly on business, but
more for the sake of seeing sights
and wonders. He had been wandering
three full years, which In their pass
Ing had transformed Harriet and MIL
dred, the pig-tailed pair he had loved
70 pet and tease, into full-hedged
young women. He had brought them
strings of beads-turquoise for fair
Mildred, coral for dark Harriet-and
had not dreamed of anything but
clasping the strangs about youthful
throats, and taking kisses in reward.
When he had actually made the gifts.
presenting them stiffly. albeit his eyes
twinkled. he had laughed inwardly-
perhaps at his own former folly.
He liked them II they had grown
up-and very nearly equally. But since
Harriet had so much, Milly so little,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02

This II q tale of q self-confesseA
murderer who wished to be arrested,
a. related hS writer in LIE Matin,
Paris.
Some time ago . man named Bergs
vas stabbed TO death at Algiers. Three
men were arrested on suspicion, but.
40 they proved their innocence. they
were released and the matter was
shelved.
A few days ago q man called at the
once Of the local police commissary
and said to that oficial:
my name ID Marius Yvorra. killed
Berges. and this IL how I did IT,"
The commissary listened to the
mans confession and said:
you had better see my secrstAryy
The secretary also listened to the
mans confession. and, after little ~
lection said:
~Now, look here. my good man. this
h not the way to get Arrested, You
must write M . letter confirming the
oral statement made to %. Then ~
shall b able to attend 70 you. Now,
Get along"
The man LEFT the once. and. pr
haps because he was not = sood
writer. \ baa' not bssa SEEN since n
. AlsiHra,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02

manager: t1n sirupy t0nes)--At
once. madam. Just be seated"
Young Girl tstill dreamily)
haps il you'd try on one q little Ear
rover I'd like the bronze after ALL
Young Girls Friend (gasping from
the labor of elbowing through the
crush )-"What do you think-jusS as
got to the corner I saw !, woman
with silver card case hanging on
her wrist exactly like mine and natur-
ally l grabbed her and, said H. was
mine and she was perfectly frightful!
She said she would cali a policeman!
I'm all In . tremble! Noame back to
rest a.!minute!"
Young Girl-"Why. mats shame.
Mary. r. I'd only brought along a
sample OF my blue dross1"
Young Girls Friendt-"Now L mnst
go and find my silver. card case. Il
Uncle jim"
Woman Next Her grabbing at the
friend as she starts, out again)-"Til
call the manager! That's, the second
time you've picked up my muff! You've
had your eye on 1t all the time! -"
Young Girls Friend (distractedly,
--"Oh. I hate your obi nun! I
thought laid mine there! II Uncle
Jim hnds that I'vsslost that card case
In del"
Newly Arrived Customers (al1 clam
orfng) there a soul In this
place to wait on,anybedy? I've stood
here an hour! Lust want to SEQ that
pump In the windows"
Manager @wooping down as the
/ clerks begin to, paw the afrt--Just be
seated. ladies. and I'll have some one
here at ONCE! Be seat"
Woman Grenadier--That's whit
| you said thirty-five minutes ago. III
not sit dawn. I shah stand right here
TIL this Young woman makes up her
mind about that hronzc boot!"
Young Girl (quite unhearing)--
Maybe I'd. better get black satin.
You oan' wear black satin with every.
Thus Only they wear out 70 soon.
Haven't you any that don't wear out?''
Woman Grenadier Ito nobody In
papticularl-T shall stand RICH,
aare!"
Clerk Ito woman who has tried "a
abduct him by main foroe)-"No. mad
am; can't you see I'm busy?''
WOULD Be Abductor--'T shall report
you 10 tho manager! or all the impu
dence-when I've waited hoursl"
Young Girls Friend (gasping fol
breath and waving the card easel -"l
found It! found It! I'd put V n
my coat pockstis
Young Giri--"How nice. Mary! IT
caerk) What did you say 10 the pric'
Of these bronze bootsf Seven and I
half, Married down from tsni M,
goodnsssi Why didn't you tell M
that heeorsf Al . marked down SAX
I shouldn't dream Of paying over u
for anythingi Here rye waited Il
thia ttsaet ma most annoxingl~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02

he was rather inclined to do more for
her. His kindly preference had set
Harriet wild. All along she had had
her mind set on marrying Ellis Ben
son. She was tired of the rich and
tranquil countryside. She wanted q
husband who would take her out into
the thick of things. Further. as an
only child and heiress. she had grown
up rather spoiled. to think that the
best of everything was her due. NIL
dred's charm for her had lain In GER
tain loving generosity. which made her
not merely willing but eager to give
Harriet, In everything. the first place.
Benson had come home In midsum-
mer. In September he had gone away
for a while. Now in late October MS
aunt. Mrs. Lane, mistress OF Elba, the
show place Of the neighborhood, was
giving a garden party. which she call
ed her chrysanthemum show.
: Ellis was coming back for it-so
much everybody knew. Therefore
Harriet had ordered three new frocks
for Il. partly because she could not
make up her mind as to one, partly
also by way Of triumphing over MIL
dred. who could do no more tnan
make over her grandmamma's PINK
brocade. Time had softened II ana
thanks to hobble skirts. the pattern
was ample. When at last the frock
was finished. touched here and there
with cobweb yellow lace. and won
derfully fitted to Mildred's hssoms
slimness. II had truly an air OF Paris
al the more that she had put into "
the veriest glints Of blue, exactly
matching her string Of turquoises
There was just hint Of the same
blue amid the fluffy feathers Of hs'
wide-brimmed white hat. Altogether
when at last she was ready to 90
Anne was not far wrong In saying
with . regretful sigh:
IT'S Q shame to let you waste your
sslf-looking 10 you debut you q
WAYS were too hard-headed for any
thing"
me middle path, the short cut =
Elba, ran squarely into the main driv'
a Il curved In from the highway. In
,path led over stils in hedge. Gun
rIrsfv hidden By tall shrubs. MiIdre'
ha6 rot safely over this stils. and ~
settIing herself to walk the rest OF q
80 serensly, when the wind new {
Ser almost wrenching on her hat -
vravping her long coat 20 olosel
about her che could DslsE ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02

Clerk tsritting his5teeth 40 no faces
the woman grenadier}-"Now. madam.
I can attend to you'll"
Woman Grenadier--"Weil. It's about
Time! rvo shopped all my life and I
never had to wait like this! want
two pairs Of 10 cent shoe laces.~
Dosfish.
A fisherman from Montauk Point
was telling his friends of catching .
huge dogfish that had most abnore
NAL skull. The angler operated on his
ugly and worthless catch, and found
In the skull all that was left OF q
once strong. rubber band. Evidently
whom that big dogfish was little some
angler who had rugged up for cod or
other bottom fish had caught the dog
around its gills and turned It loose.
expecting She' tortured thing to die.
That recalled the story of how some
ashermen. not so gentle and humane
as the ruling angler treat the poor
but pestiferous degfshes when they
are caught. Generally there 10 an
empty beer bottle. handy, and this II
tightly corked, and tied to the tail OF
the fish. which is thrown back into
the sea. It goes to the bottom, Of
course, but the steady pull Of that air
filled bottle finally proves too much
for It's strength. and 1t comes wig
gling. up. tail first. only to go down
again and repeat the performance un-
til the wretched thing dies. Ere
Quently, when there is no beer bottle
to be had. q piece OF wood win do just
e. well. or just as I'll.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02
Good Work Of Engineers.

The Butte Of Montmartre, Paris,
the sacred Mount Of Martyrs. "the
pimple Of the world" has been pierced
by engineers working for the Nord-
Sud railway. Two and half years
have been occupied In the operation.
The pleasant fact, connected with the
tunneling, that will put the famous
Place Pigalle in direct communication
with the Place Constantin Pecquur--
an important link in the chain Of un-
derground Paris-is the absence Of all
accidents. And yet this Mount OF
Martyrs, upon which Is perched the
great Church Of Sacre Occur, 10 dan
gerous soil to work In.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02
In The
Shoe Store

(Scene-A shoe store during q
marked down sale. The customers
arc being marshaled In order by ur-
hane managers Wild eyed clerks are
trying to wait on three times az many
persons as they can really satisfy by
their attentions.)
Young Girl latter gazing Ave min
utes abstractedly ut Q bronze satin
boot on her foot, during which time her
clerk has told I'VE woman that he IL
busy)-"I don't know whether I want
1t or not. It'll 60 well with the green.
but whether it'n look all right with
my blue velvet -
Young Girls Friend Dumping to
her feet a. though sAot)-"Where Is
itf Oh. can't have lost 1t! It was
right here-excuse ne. madam. but
win you get upf"
Woman Next Her (frostily) - 81
don't know what you've lost. but as
sure you that haven't It! I've got
plenty Of my own"
Clerk-"What have you losti"
Young Girls Friend (pawing among
the shoes ON tho foor)-"My card-
case. Jessie. you saw me have Il.
didn't your You know had It at the
other store and now it's gone!"
Clerk (soothingly)-"If your cards
were In 1t possibly 1t win BE- returned
to you"
Young Girrs Friend-"No. they'll
keep It! II was silver one! Emust
have lost. ~ I'm going back "a, the
other store.
Young Girl-'Td go with you. dear.
but iva Just got to decide ON these
bronze boots! Do you think they'd
look wan with the blue"
Young Girls Friend-.-Uncle Jim
gave II to mo and I had It right on
my arm in the other store. I'm goinl
back there"
Woman Next Her (sharply)-"welf
that's my mum you're grabbing up. I'll
funny the sort Of people they lot eon<
into this shop!"
New Customer to clerk --'Can',
you walt on me nextf I've been stand
ing here . half hour n I've been {
minutel I 1ust want to leave IN or
DER
i Manager (soothingly)-"seat right
over there. madam, pleasei~
Woman 0renadier--"I shall stant
right here TIL this young man has Nm
ishsdi I cannot waste an Afternoon
IN one place. Wish 10 b waited Q,
immediately.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02
rrine pIsconosrtinq.

Mr.. Newiyrich (who has at last
Unanswered his ruby ring under the
eyes of the great foreign banker)-
All. Baron, I see you've At Last no
ticed my beautiful rubies!
The Baron (sadly)--Ach, yes! Dey
make me think OF homo hat man.
telpieth of dem dere.-Bystandef.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02

81 observe that you never contra-
dict any theory that Mr.. Heftybrane
advances"
EYES," replied Miss Cayenne; mes
likely to get through talking mucn
sooner II you don't break In and sus-
gest new topics"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02

Guard csdsrs q Lebanon.
The two hundred remaining csdaru
a Lebanon are oerseuIly guarded
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-02

Mrs. Hoyls-r understand your hus-
band has money to burn.
Mr.. Doyle-Yes: anl ] oaA shSw
YOU the cremetory.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.

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EVERY OTHER HOUR on THE ODD HOUR
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and W. TWENTY-THIRD STREET.
= %. 'so0 Royal Special. hours. I'll 90 4 N,
. % 10 Royal Limited. bourl. 500, = %
y m. and TN night, S2s5 a. N. Diners and
PErlOr oan on day trains slespen On T2ao night
open at 70 20 ?. m.
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4. m. . % so. HGO IN.
TO BALTIMORE
EVERY HOUR on THE HOUR"
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