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On the 18th of October c. N. Mar
tin lost fine filey from stroke OF
lightning in the pasture. Following a
hard thunder storm about two inches
of water fell and has put the ground
in good condition for blowing. A
barn north of town three miles was
also struck by lightning the same
morning, killing two good horses be
longing to Osa Miller. The horses
were fully insured. The barn was
badly splintered up, but no result by
fire. The barn belonged to A. F
Brya of Champaign, His, and was in
sured in the Prairie Township Mutual
Insurance Co. who will repair the
barn at once.
James Lil.is' new house southwes
of town is about completed and makes
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to sit up and is trying to walk some
each day.
Quite number of our people at
tended the state fair at Springfield,
so many that we will not try to give
the names.
S. P. McGaw is visiting his daugh-
ter Mrs. Alice Hershman Of Hersh-
man, Ills.
T. j. Buddell and wife are visiting
with their son Clarence at Springfield
for three weeks.
Mrs. Sarah Fisher is no better and
seems to be growing weaker daily
She has become great sufferer with
little hope of recovery.
Mrs. Mary MCGEE and Miss Nettie
Brunton visited with Mr.. and Mrs
! Lawrence White OF Keokuk Monday
and Tuesday
Mrs. Geo. White and Mrs. Mary
King were Carthage shoppers Wed
nesday.
! Mr. and Mrs. Jasper White are Wis
I! iting their daughter in Stronghurst.
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~ think suffered every pain woman
co,ld before began taking Lydia E.
pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and ]
think it saved this baby's life, as l lost
my first one.
"My health has been very good ever
since, and praise your medicine to all
nv friends. Mrs. VERNA WILKES, R.
Ed. No. 1, Plattsburg, Miss.
The darkest days Of husband and wife
are when they come to look forward to
q childless and lonely old age.
Many wife has found herself incapa-
Bile Of motherhood owing to some de-
rangement Of the feminine system, often
durable by the proper remedies.
In many homes once childless there
are now children because Of the fact
that lydia E.. Pinkham s Vegetable Com
pound makes women normal, healthy
If you want special advice write to
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
he opened, read and answered by a
woman and held In strict confidence.
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a fine appearance in place of the old
corner house which is one of the old
landmarks in this vicinity.
Mr. James Wedding and wife and
wifes brother Mr.. Watt of Elderville
visited Sunday with Mr. Weddings
parents.
J. S. Duncan is putting a new roof
ON his residence.
James DowdalI has quilt fine res
idence on his farm southeast of town
three miles, at cost of $4,000.
Clark Webster has rented j. l..
Balloons farm south OF. town for an
other year.
Mr.. John Gusmans team became
frightened at the cars Friday and
ran out of town at a rapid rate, but
came in contact with telephone pole
south Of the school house and were
hung up, breaking the harness and
damaging new surrey badly
| Mrs. Ida Balloon has just returned
/ from a yisi with her sister Mrs.
Emma Baswell of Cleveland, Ohio.
U. ID. IIdldtu ldo juol i CebiiOu - oili
visit with his parents at Butler, Mo
| Our dealers here are unable to get
any hard coal and we are beginning
to wonder if we must put up soft coal
| burners for the winter However, we
! will wait a month more and see.
John Price who suffered stroke
of paralysis three weeks ago is now
able to walk by being very careful.
Rev. Mckinney is attending the
state Baptist association being held
at Quincy this week.
/ Mr. and Mrs. George Ederer are
on an extended visit with friends and
relatives In Missouri and Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Walker and
daughter Ruth are visiting in Peoria
Miss Mary Stewart returned home
4 Wednesday after months visit with
relatives. Mrs. Carrie Wetzel will
I'stay with Miss Stewart this winter
Mrs. Thompson had COW badly in
jured by barbed wire cutting ar
artery and nearly bleeding to death
but it is believed now the animal is
safely bandaged to prevent further
hemorrhage.
Mrs. Geo. Smith who has been con
fined to the bed with broken limt
for the past four months is now abl'
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JUDGE
QUITS KEoKUK
Fall Term Ended and Next One VIM
be In AprII-Judge Makes Longer
Stay Than Usual.

Judge Smith Mcpherson adjourned
the fall term of the federal court
Yesterday and there will be no other
session until next April except In
case of a special hearing.
Aside from the Hagerla case which
was taken under advisement, little
action marked the closing of the
court. The judge took under consid-
Grafton a motion to remand the case
Of VERNE Ryun ct al against A. 7.
g. s. F.. Railway company back to the
state court and issued bench war
rant for the arrest of John Sherod
who was indicted year ago nut has
successfully evaded service.
The case of Abraham Alexander vs.
Pierce & Laux Manufacturing Co
was dismissed for want Of prosecu
ton. The following cases were con
| tinued:
| u. S. against L. M. Hartley H. NJ
Law VS.. Geo. w. Nickalous, U. S
against C. r. Il. & P. Co., Alfred S
4 Dean as trustee VS.. Mississippi Val
lev Telephone CO., G. B. & @. R. R
Co VS.. August Johns ct al and j. W
fTalbott VS.. Independent Order o
Owls
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DEATH YESTERDAY
OF ROGER CROWELL
Young Mans Life Passes Away at
the Home Of His Parents
After Long illness.

Roger Crowell died at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Crowell, on South Sixteenth street
near Walnut, at 1:55 o'clock Saturday
morning, of lung trouble. For nearly
nineteen months this insidious dis
ease grew gradually upon him and
finally took his young life away.
He was born and reared in Keokuk
and received his education at the
public schools He worked for time
with the Irwin Phillips company, Civ
ing satisfaction to his employers.
He is survived by his parents, two
brothers Duke Crowell and Bennie
Crowell and one sister, Mrs Birdie
Daman, all residents of Keokuk.
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Waldin, who is visiting relatives and
friends in Burlington and vicinity and
who helped build the marvellous Flag
Ter road, the Florida east coast line,
which virtually runs through the
ocean, has been looking at the work
al Keokuk. He said.
Il have been at Panama twice, and
with the exception of the great Guile
bra cut there is nothing there to COM
pare with the ~2okuk enterprise. The
locks at Panama are longer, but they
are small affairs when the lift is
considered They are building one OF
the wonders of the world at keokuk
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DEPUTY WARDEN
LOSES POSITION
Run.in With Convict at Fl. Madison
Penitentiary Leave Prisoner in
hospital and Deputy Out
OF a Job.
APPOINTMENTS
NE w
Assistant Deputy Warden and Guard
Move up Notch When Deputy
is Discharged for Mistreat-
ing a Prisoner.

FORT MADISON, Oct. 19--Follow-
ing his connection with the incident
which left John McElliott, convict, in
the prison hospital, Deputy Warden
A. e. Stevenson is out. On the face
of the matter the deputy warden has
resigned to accept position with a \
concern at Chicago, but as matter
of fact he follows the course placed
open to former Deputy Jake McKa1g.
The change has been effected at the
prison. Assistant Deputy Warden /
Chas. Sullivan succeeds Deputy Stew
enson and Guard Hans Slifgard sue
ceeds Sullivan as assistant
The McElliott incident occurred
few weeks ago. McElliott is the con-
Wet who was tried in the district
court here on the charge of assav--
with intent to commit murder. The
verdict reduced the crime to that of
assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury for which charge McEl-
lott was held guilty. And even while
the jury was out celebrating on
1 the case, McElliott, back at the pris-
on, committed the same offense upon
the same person. Not only that. but
he extended his desires to include
the officials in the detectives of his
anger. Stating the matter simply,
4 when McElliott was being taken to
the solitaire for his actions he at
tempted an attack on the deputy war
7 den himsef. The result was that Nc
Elliott was carried off to the hospital
with several injuries which prevented
: him appearing in court to receive his
i Judgment the next morning, nor has
he since appeared for his sentence.
J, 1t is a foregone conclusion that the
: deputy warden did not do more, and
probably not as much, as any other
I person acting under similar condi-
5 tons where he was forced to act for
E personal protection, McElliott was
knocked down, and in falling he
struck some substance which jolted
D loose or cracked rib or two. But ii
+ such actions are not In line with the
! desires of the board of controls poll
h cies and the resignation was of neces
:. sity forthcoming.
S During his short stay at Fort Madi
+ son the deputy warden had made
Z many friends here and it has been
stated that he was held in much es
TEEN by the conservative convicts
7 He has been capable addition to the
Fort Madison band, as is the warden
and has been otherwise prominent 10
cally.
Since the residents Of Fort Madison
are not entitled to question the poll
cies of this particular phase of man
u agement, they can only express the1
- regret in losing valued citizen. MI
y Stevenson goes to Chicago. where h
y has accepted more lucrative pos
y ton with the Chicago Creamery &c
3 The moving Of the family await
ID further arrangements.
Mr.. Stevenson's successor and MI
TX Slifsgard have been connected wit
ne the penitentiary for some time. Bot
ne are capable men and their record
" show them well fitted for the pos
lions to which they have been al
vo pointed.
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Here is a woman who speaks from
personal knowledge and long expert
ence, viz, Mrs. P. H. Brogan. of Will
son. Pa, who says. Il know from ex-
perience that Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is far superior to any other.
For Group there is nothing that excels
it." For sale by all druggists. -Adver-
tisement.
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SAYS KEOKUK LOCK
BEATS PANAMA
Expert Testimony That the keokuk
Water-poWer Surpasses the Other
Enterprise on the Isthmus.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Mr.. Barney
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II you have young children you
have perhaps noticed that disorders
of the stomach are their most COM
mon ailment. To correct this you will
find Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
err Tablets excellent, They are easy
and pleasant to take, and mild and
gentle In effect For sale by all drug
gists.-A Advertisement.
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CURES HEADACHE Z.

takes off the brakesgets at the cause-heat, cold,
nervousness gripp.
Capudlne is liquid, pleasant to take; quickly
effcctiye contains no acetanilide. Isn't Ii pity
to suffer with headache when you really can cure
!tf 25c and SOC at druggists-trial size Toe.
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MRS. WILKES
BLESSING
Her Dearest Hopes Realized
- Health, Happiness
and Baby.

p,attsburg, Miss. Lydia e. Pink
.ar,,s Vegetable Compound has proved
, ,'ary beneficial to me, for now am well
a I'd have q sweet, healthy baby, and our
home is happy.
al was an invalid from nervous pros
|.ration. indigestion and female troubles.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-20
The PATHWAYS OF INHALED
DUST.

To the untutored Individual the hy-
gienic aspects of the dust problem
present themselves primarily as dan
gers from the germs which are carried
in the air. He rarely considers, if
indeed he even suspects, the other
equally subtle ways in which an at
mosphere laden with minute suspend
ed particles may become dangerous
to health. There are industries and
occupations attended with the neces-
contaminated with dust, so that the
respiratory problems suggested by
this fact belong to the important con-
siderations of modern industrial hy-
giene. The actual noxious significance
of dust varies with its character Bac-
terial dust may cause infections such
as the catarrhal inflammtions observ-
ed in rag-sorters. Other types of
dust may irritate because of the phys
ical form and texture Of the particles;
while others again may do harm on
account of their chemical qualities
Particularly injurious are those forms
of dust in which the particles are ir-
regular and pointed in form. Yetsit
is impossible to explain well known
peculiarities in the relative harmful
ness of different kinds of dust ON this
basis alone. 1t is said, for instance,
that the atmosphere about working
places where sandstone is being dress
ed is decidedly more harmful than
that in the vicinity of marble and
granite shops or lime workers. Among
the forms of chemical injury, indus
trial poisonings due to the inhalations
of lead, arsenic, zinc, phosphorus or
mercury laden dust are familiar.
Compounds like aniline dye may also
be source of danger. In considering
preventive devices to be applied in in
dustrial work it has become necessary
to learn something more exact regard
ing the travels of inhaled dust in the
body as well as the actual quantities
which represent dangerous or unsani-
tary limits. Investigations which the
Wurzburg hygienist, Professor X. B.
Lehman, has conducted along these
lines with his pupils have furnished
some unexpected facts which are re-
ported in a recent number of The
Journal of the American Medical As
sociation. They have demonstrated
that the great bulk of the inspired
dust finds it way into the stomach, not
until the lungs as has been confidently
assumed. Obviously the dust is reg
ularly caught by the nasal and pha-
ryngeal mucosa and the dust laden
secretion then swallowed. All of the
inhaled dust was retained by the
mouth or nose, yet less than quar-
ter of it entered the lungs at best.
In the case of insoluble particles the
stomach may furnish most satisfac-
tory channel for the subsequent elim-
nation of the dust from the body; but
in me case of soluble dust poisoning
would be more likely to occur.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-20
PRODUCTION OF COAL IN NEW
MEXICO.

The production of coal in New Mex.
leo in 1911 was 3,14S,15S short tons
with spot value of S4,525,925, ac.
oording to a statement by E. w. Par
ker just made public by the United
States geological survey. In coumon
with most Of the states in the Rocky
mountain region New Mexico produe-
ed less coal in 1911 than in 1910.
Several causes contributed to the de-
creased production-unusually mild
weather in the winter of 1901, n
drought in the great plains states
which reduced the demands for coal
for domestic use, decreased consump-
tion by railroad locomotives, mi the
resumption of coal mining in the CEN
tral and southwestern states after the
six months strike of 1910. The cam.
tined effect Of these influences on
the coal production of New Mexico
was a decrease OF 360,163 short tons.
or 1913 per cent. The value declined
1851 ,226,. or 7.2 per cent. Al the
counties Of the state showed decreases
in production except Mckinley county,
which increased s2,635 short tons. Col.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-20

Now that Roosevelt has carried Cal
ifornia and has added to his number
twenty-six more delegates it becomes
more certain that neither Taft nor
Roosevelt will be given the nomina
ton at Chicago. There are some two
hundred delegates contested. These
are chiefly from the southern states
and have been contested in Il larne .
measure by the Roosevelt forces who
claim Irregularities in the sele 'tipn #
delegates to the national convention.
We predict that soon the Republican
press of the country will demsrI the
domination of Hughes who can s,lte
all factions of the country ard sill
le us strong in one section rs n az
other so far as the Republican vote is
concerned. The Democrats "ouId not
possibly name a man that could de-
feat him, giving them in aivancc ,y-
cry doubtful state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-20
RAILWAY BUSINESS FOR FEB
RUARY.

Returns of the railways to the in
terstate commerce commission for the
month of February, 1912, which have
been compiled by the bureau of rail-
way economics, show increases both
il, receipts and expenses as compared
with February, 1911.
The returns, which cover about 90
per cent of the steam railway mile
age of the country. average as fol-
lows per mile of line for the month:
Total operating revenues per mile of
line averaged S966( as compared with
1891 in February, 1911, the increase
resulting almost entirely from freight
traffic, passenger revenue having
slightly decreased. Operating ex-
penses per mile of line averaged $172,
as compared with S66s in February,
js11; net operating revenue 1854, as
compared with 1923 in February, 1911.
Taxes amounted to S44 per mile of
lines, an increase of 10.9 per cent over
February of the previous year.
As February contained twenty nine
days in 1912 and twenty-eight days
in 1911, the returns for this month
of the current year, other things
equal, would be one-twenty-eighth, or
nearly four per cent, greater than in
February, 1911. A comparison that
eliminates the effect of the extra day
is of the returns per mile of line for
each day. The net operating revenue
thus averaged ss.76 per mile of line
per day in February, 1912, $7.95 in
1911, and approximately 1920 in 1910.
Therefore sS.76 is the average
amount that accrued to each mile of
line for each day of February for the
payment of taxes, rentals, interest on
bonds, appropriations for bettments,
and diidends; and this on a net aver
age capitalization stated by the in
terstate commerce commission in its
volume Of statistics for the fiscal year
1910 to be S62,657 per mile of line.
The total net capitalization of all of
the railways of the United States as
shown by that report is $14,S3S,575,-
$40.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-20
SHAME OF COLORADO.

Into such deplorable financial straits
has the state fallen under the admin
istration of the Speer-Evans crew,
through their control of the legisla-
-ture, that not only is State Treasurer
Kenehan compelled to scramble to Sc
cure funds enough to pay the state
house clerks and officials, but that
private citizens are now going into
their own pockets to finance state in
stitutions to prevent them from being
taken away from state control alto
gether.
In Durango, where they have the
Fort Lewis school as we have the Tell
er school here, the citizens must raise
by private subscription large sum
of money to save the Fort Lewis
property from being taken back by
the federal government and being sold
| by the federal government for what
it will bring as junk. A similar stu
alton will soon confront the people OF
Grand Junction in all probability
" her the state agreed to take over
these two schools from the federal
| government it agreed to their up-keep
and to their maintenance as schools.
In both the state has grievously fall
en- down. So intent was the last legis-
lature in fighting out the Speer-
Adams senatorial ambition tangle that
the treasury Of the state was ruth
lessly raided and no proper provision
!. ade for any OF the binding obiie:t-
tions of the state towards it's school.
As result not only are those two
institutions suffering but also the
state agricultural college and the state
university. 1t is a disgraceful situa-
tion and one in which the people of
Colorado can take no pride. That
they will rectify it this fall is GER
tain, but this will be too late to pre-
vent great damage and loss to the
state. As an example of what big
Business" will do and does do wher
given full charge of the state, as il
has had in the last two years due tc
the absolute domination of the Speer.
Evans gang over the Democratic or.
ganization and Democratic legislature
the present situation of Colorado i:
Illuminating. The state has been plum.
dered, sucked dry and the peeline
squeezed and now the same old gang
like Oliver Twist, are preparing to &C
to the people and ask for two year.
more of power.-Grand Junction
News.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-20
THE ThEATER.

The theater is place inhabited by
people who seek to drive dull care
away and forget the size of their coal
bill. Theaters usually have stage
with a growth of natural timber and
draft which causes the leading man
to make love in tones bearing a close
resemblance to the notes Of an ex-
piring pump. There is always good
deal of loose scenery in theater,
and not all of it is confined to the
stage. Some of this scenery chews
gum and talks about the new styles
in shirtwaists during the death scene,
while another variety enters in the
middle of the first act and makes
everybody in the fourth row of the
orchestra circle double up like six
foot emigrant in chaircar. There
is nothing that will bring back the
mind of the absorbed spectator to
this mundane sphere quicker than to
have stout woman enveloped in an
opera cape and musk perfume balance
herself on his right foot like strap
hanger in the loop district, at the
same time obscuring his view of the
stage until he can't tell whether the
villain stabbed the leading lady or
was foiled by cane settee. Some
theaters are quite dry and elevating
and give all of the Shakespearean dia-
lect that has not yet been Withdrawn
from circulation by the board of
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-20

The question of determining the
number of delegates to the national
convention is being considered by both
the old parties. The present system
is almost worn out. If it is not dis
carded soon it will go to pieces as did
the Wonderful One Hoss Shay" The
delegates should be determined in
number from each state according to
the number of votes polled by each
party at any previous election, and
not by the number of inhabitants in
the state. 1t is the same old story
with the same old moss back who dis
regards the law of progression.