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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-19
WILD ADVENTURES
IN DARKEST AFRICA
Trip Down the River Through the
cannIbai District In Search,
of Gold.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 49,. Robert c.
Tate. of Los Angeles, who weighed
sixty pounds more when he started
for Africa than he does now. arrived
here on the steamer Lapland Of the
Red Star line and took train for
home. Before he left, however. he
told story that rivals the tales of
Baron Maunchausen, and which, ac-
cording to Taite, is an absolutely
real record of events.
The Californian says he spent eight
months in the cannibal district OF
the Congo with another white man,
Gordon Campbell, Glasgow, Scotland.
They hired ten negroes, built craft
and started down the Congo river.
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Telephone 691 Red

Fever and ague attacked them and
carried off three of their companions
but this was the least Of their trou-
bles for they floated into colony Of
hippos and crocodiles which overturn-
ed their boat and gobbled up more of
the party. Pistol in hand, the white
men mounted the backs of the river
monsters and reached shore. BY this
time they had only two black men
left. One Of these ran amuck and the
other was killed by giant gorilla.
The two white men were attacked
by number of hungry cnnnibals,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-19
PAYING A DEBT
OF FORTY YEARS
Railroad Bonds Are Slowly Being
Taken UP BY the County Super
visors Of Lee
County.
$4,000 ON DECEMBER
County Treasurer VIII DIsburse
Large Sun, on December -
Debt TO be Paid In Sew
on Years.

The taxpayers of Lee county are
promised four mill tax reduction in
1919. m seven years from now the
railroad bond for which a four mill
tax is included in the regular levy will
be entirely paid OF II the plans OF the
present. board OF supervisors Is car
ried ont.
The railroad bond debt was incur
red thirty or forty years ago when the
county sold almost "a half million
dollars Of bonds to pay part Of the
expenses of building the Keokuk and
St Paul railroad. The parties who re-
ceived the money built part OF the
railroad from here to Fort Madison,
sold the bonds to other parties and
left the proposed railroad to be COM
pleted by the Burlington and pocket
ed the county's money Such is the
story as handel down to the super
visors.
1t seems that little was paid on the
debt by the county until in 1901 and
!. varying amounts from $4,000 to s35, 900
wer3 paid yearly from that year until
the present board took charge. They
found the debt in 1910 to be about
s327000.o0. They made payment of
$4,000 last year and the county
treasurer on December 4, will paw off
$4,000 more Of the debt with interest.
1 The bonds ere held mainly by Chi
cago investors and few thousand
of them are owned in Lee county.
They bear four and a half per cent in
terest and thet total amount Of iterest
each year costs the county about s15,-
600. Vhe supervisors expect to begin
paying off the debt at the rate OF $685.
600 a year, beginning in 1913 and con-
tinue for seven years until the entire
obligation is 1iquidated. The bonds
are non-taxable and are good invest
ment
When the bonds are all paid on the
interest alone will amount to three
OF four hundred thousand dollars,
about as much as the original debt.
DischargIng Bridge Bonds.
An effort is also being made to dis
charge all of the bridge bonds now out
standing. It cost the county about
$4,000 to rebuild bridges as result
Of the 1910 food and they are now
paying the bonds of at the rate Of
$4,000 year.
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DischaraIna BRIDGE bonds.
DENMARK.
= = = - - = = . = = . . = = .

Miss Berl Wright Of FIT. Madison is
spending few days at the Robt
Flohrer home. Miss Wright is just
out of the hospital and will soon
leave for California, to spend the win
ter, hoping to continue her improved
health.
Mr. Tom Woods still remains very
low.
Miss Sherley. who lives with her
brother, on drs. Olivia Houston's
farm. is very sick with pneumonia
Mrs. Sam Carpenter was taken to
Graham hospital in Keokuk yesterday
where she will be under the care OF
DR.. Dorsey
Mrs. Olivia Houston who has been
quite sick with rheumatism and neu-
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Is your husband cross? An irritable,
fault finding disposition is often due
to disordered stomach. A man with
good digestion is nearly always good
natured. A great many havebeen per-
manently cured OF stomach trouble by
taking Chamberlain's Tablets. For
sale by all druggists.-Adv.
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catarrh is an excessive secretion.
accompanied with chronic inflamma-
ton from the mucous membrane.
Hoods Sarsapartlla acts on the mu-
cous membrane through the blood.
reduces inflammation. establishes
healthy action, and radically cures
all cases OF catarr1n Advertisement
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The boys appetite is often the
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have such an appetite take Chamber
lain's Tablets. They not only create
a healthy appetite. but strengthen the
stomach and enable it to do its work
naturally. For sale by all druggists.
ADV
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Ais Main St.

but managed to beat of their assail
ants and finally. escaped from their
reach, they reached Cape Town.
Taite said he was going to return to
Africa and continue his quest for gold.
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Don't waste your money buying
Strengthening plasters. Chamber
lain's Liniment Is cheaper and better.
Dampen piece of flannel with It and
bind it over the affected parts and it
will relieve the pain and soreness. For
sale by all druggists. ADV.
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Money Trust probe.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON Nov. 19.-Chair-
man Puio, of the house money trust
committee, here today announced
that the preliminary meeting of the
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CONTRACTORS AND eunpEea

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
John w. Young, Builder. superin-
tendent and contractor for all KINDS
OF construction. Also general repair
work. Prompt and careful attention
given to plans and estimates. Your
patronage solicited. office sos Bipn.
deau. Iowa phone. office 2t43; resi-.
dance 3842.
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Oh. !. p. REYNAHD
VETERINARIAN.
Graduate Chicago Veterinarian Cob
le1e.
Office 20 North Third street.
Barn phones. 294 Bell. 265 Home.
Residence, 1917 Bell, 1894 Home.
Calls answered night or day.
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DR.. o. w. ROWE
Assistant state Veterinarian
BIB Blondeau Street. Keokuk, Iowa.
Of1ioo phone $50; residence 20s-Biack.
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DR.. BRUCE L. GiLFILLAN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office 6211S Main street, over
Crooks & Cox Millinery store. Bell
'phone 190-Black.
Residence S17 North Fourth street.
Bell phone 12S0-Red.
hours: 1912 g. m. "a p. m. 7.S
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
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DIR. MAE REWARD.
Rooms 4 and Sly. M. C. A. Bldg.
Once phone--Bell. 434: residence,
Bell 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20

very simple idea, yet was so unusual that
the average person would have at once
rejected it as impossible.
Thus the bishop at once objected:
But. my good friend, this is out OF
the question. quite out of the question
why is it?" persisted Hiram.
For one thing your wife will never
consent
Wont she? You wait and see."
For another thing 1 feel obliged to
say
You feel obliged to say" chuckled
Baxter, that it's crazy notion. Bet
We four dollars and a quarter that's what
we think. But listen to me. bish. I've
made my fortune doin' crazy things.
Once l bought 5000 plug hats at auction
in Chicago fer $780, an / sold 'em at
a dollar apiece in Denver for a political
parade. I've bought busted railroads and
watched 'em come up to par. I've bought
played-out oil wells an made 'em spout
gold. Why, / even bought an old church
once with haunted graveyard and got
square on the marble in it, with all the
land as velvet
Dear. dear, dear. A haunted grave
yard?" murmured the bishop.
Yes. sir; and I'll put this thing through
the same as / did that, because it's a
good idea-a big. sound American idea.
Now you just watch me-
(To be continued tomorrow
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with q broad grim "Say. bish. did we
hear how Horatio lost his last preachn

with a broad grin. "Say, bish. did We
hear how Horatio lost his last preachin
job?"
WHY. no. How was that?'
..Seems he was go;n' to church one sun
day mornin', and passin' by the Canal ne
saw some boys tryin' TO drown Kitten
They'd just hitched stone around It's
neck when Merle caught sight OF EN-.
".You young rascals! he called out. but
he was too late, and the next minute the
poor little thing splashed into the water.
Well, sir, that was too much for Horatio
He knew the church folks were walt1n
for him, but he couldn't help 1t. He just
waded into that canal. black clothes and
all, and fished out the Kitten Ihen ne
went ahead with his religious duties Willie
the water dripped down under ms ropes
and the congregation made up their minus
that he was plumb crazy.
Poor Merle" reflected the bishop. AND
what became of the kitten?'
why, he's got him yet A big black
cat now. Martin Luther's his name, and
wherever Merle goes there's Martin Lu-
Their taggin' after him like Marys little
lamb Understand, bish. l like Merle:
like to have him round. AS far as that
goes l like the rest of 'em, put Here
his face clouded.
NV dear Baxter" said the bishop. SYM
pathetically II understand these little
family annoyances, but after all you're
rich man and
YES" cut in Hiram, I'm a rich man,
and if don't look out I'll wake up some
fine morning and find myself" here
the fighting spirit flashed in Hiram's hon.
est blue eyes. and with a swing of lis
powerful shoulders: mo, l won't, either"
he added. "I'll beat those devils yet; I'll
beat em at their own game"
Then Baxter, in strict confidence. ex
planned to the bishop the nature Of the
difficulties in which he innOcently found
Observation-Disclosures that put in jeopardy
every dollar of his fortune and with it
the happiness and welfare of his family.
The prelate followed this nara tive with
sympathetic interest and concern, and
then listened with growing establishment
while Baxter outlined briefly his pro-
gram which, after all, was based on q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20
TWENTY-SEVEN PARTIES
AT POLLS IN GERMANY
Special Cablegram to The Star.


BERLIN, October 19.-How exceeding
ly complicated German politics is in
comparison with those of other countries,
where elections are fought principally
between two great parties, is plainly
shown by figures giving the exact de-
tails of the votes recorded in the last
general election, which have just been
made public by the imperial statistics
Office.
According to this authority, the num-
Der of registered and qualified voters for
the reichstag January ~ last was H.
Al, 436. as compared with Ii, 352, $50 at
the commencement of the general cleo
tions in 1907. OF this number 1880 626,
or $40 per cent, voted, as compared with
ll,.N:'.o31, or S4.3 per cent. in 1907. The
number of votes poiled by the socialists
In these last elections was $50 401-that
is, BIS per cent. as compared with 3.523.-
O29. or % 8 per cent, in the 1907 elections.
The center party polled 1,D6.S43 votes,
namely. 1G4 per cent, as compared with
2,HI.7E. or 49, per cent, in 1907. The
national liberal party polled 1,662,67O
votes, or 1876 per cent. as compared with
1,63O, 81, or 14.o per cent, IN 1897. The
united radical parties polled 1,497,04i
1.233 .933. or 1919 per cent, in 1884, The
conservative party polled 1.12G,2IO votes,
or 80 per cent, as compared with 1.0Go,-
200. or "a per cent, in 1897; 441.644 votes,
that is. 3.6 per cent. were given to the
Poles. as compared with 453,S5S, or 4
per cent. in 1907. The imperial or free
conservative party polled 36I, 1j6 votes,
that is, per cent, as compared with
.11,S63. or 4.3 per cent, in 1907. The
Economic Union polled 30, 5j7 votes.
namely, % per cent, as compared with
343 12O, or 81 per cent in 1907.
The suelphs pOlled S4,61S votes, the
Bavarian Peasants League 1920. and
the Danes H. S9. Altogether the imperial
statistical Office gives the votes polled by
twenty-seven distinct political parties
which had candidates in the 1912 cleo
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20


home
There was a sailor once, and alas, hi
drank more than once, so that at last ho
was on a hospital cot with nothing to
do and must have a series Of ALCOHOLICS
dreams. between which he sighed for
plug tobacco. which a kindly Journalist
supplied. In return he charted one of his
favorite dreams for the journalist, scrawl-
ed an explanation Of the vision and passed
away to the land of all near-pirates. This
sailor had been on pirate ship. Oh. yes.
the real thing, with skull and crossbones.
and plank for guests to walk when their
welcome had been worn out. One day
they captured ship that bulged with
gold and silver and precious stones and
shortly thereafter, seeking to cut across
Cocos Island, We're stranded. Then they
hid the loot, and in debating division of
the same came to blows, until all had lost
interest but three. Two of these would
have had their Threats cut shortly too,
save that they managed to keep awake.
When ship hove in sight they went
aboard without daring to betray their
secret. Having resumed piracy two
Were hanged, and then the secret was
locked in solitary breast. The owner of
the breast meanwhile was busy piratinc
bat never got the money to equip a YES
self for salving his honest earnings
cached in the lonely isle, and never de-
sired to take anybody into his confidence
until the journalist looseneu up on the to-
bacco proposition Then it was the sailor
charted the dream, with trembling hands
wrote out the explanation. and, turning
to the wall, died with a smile on his lips
whether from knowledge Of q good deed
he thought he had done or because of the
good joke that marked his exit is not de-
termined.
So this is the truth about Cocos Island,
and this the manner in which @ marine
played 1t low down on a lot of easy
marks.
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Cocos Island.
the New York Evening Sun.

From the New York Evening Sun.
Cocos Island lies in the south seas. and
people all over the world lie about it..
Many expeditions have gone in quest of
its treasure and failed of finding any.
There is no mystery in the failures. There
is no treasure there, never has been and
never will be. unless some explorer
chance to drop his watch in a useless ex-
cavation. Just now a vessel under COM
mand of two young and foolish English
women is on the way thither. 1t is time
to tell the truth In order that silly folk
bound to be amputated from their money
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Cleveland Moffett and Oliver Herford.


was safe from insult in the streets Of
London" she said, and before he had re-
covered from his astonishment she had
entered a waiting hanson and was roll
ing away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20
GERMAN ARMY RECRUITS
SYSTEMATICALLY BEATEN
Three Officers and Four Troopers of
Crack Guard Corps Court
Martia1ed.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN. October 13-AnOther re-
markable court-martial following that in
which a whole company of Foot Guards
was convicted Of cheating in a rifle COM
petition took pace at Potsdam. The
prisoners We're a sergeant, two corpO-
rails and four men of the Guards du Corps,
the most celebrated cavalry regiment in
the German army. The kaiser is it's hon
onary colonel. and frequently wears its
uniform and eagie-mounted silver helmet.
The prisoners We're accused Of system
attic brutality to recruits and particu-
larly to a trooper named Strueving. who
has now been dismissed as unfit for
military service" The evidence showed
that he was constantly beaten by the
non-cOmmissioned officers and older SOL
diers. who struck him with sticks, scab-
bards, straps and brides.
Developed Epileptic Fits.
When he visited his parents they
thought he was becoming insane Later
he was placed i'm hospital. and the warder
who undressed him testified that his
whole body was covered with wales in
fiicted by whips. Strueving's maltreat-
ment eventually caused him to develop
epileptic fits.
One day Strueving's father received a
letter from another recruit informing him
that his son was being terribly beaten
and that "all of us are being maltrea ted -
These statements were confirmed I'm de-
tail by recruits in the witness box, though
few uttered the truth readily. The ia
vorite hours for beating, they declared,
was after dark. during straw-cutting in
the stables.
The prosecuting officer asked for ex-
emplary punishment of between two
and six months imprisonment How
many suicides and desertions." he ex-
claimed, have been Occasioned by
these evils despite attempts to eradicate
them! The court, however. decided
there were 'eXtenuating circumstances
and gave the principal offenders three
weeks Imprisonment and the others
six weeks intermediate arrest" in
barracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20

o. y. Hayes and Miss Emma L.
Rodgers. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Rodgers, both Of King George county,
Va, were married "wednesday In the Po-
tcmac Baptist church. Fredericksburg
Va.
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WE'D. -
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You will fiEs. that druggists every
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{. BLANCHARD
PROPRIETOR

For sore feet, chilhlains, frost bite,
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Taken internally for cramps or dys-
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II you are troubled with chronic
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When you nave a bilious attack give
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The Elegantes takes the lead every
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EVERY DOLLAR SPENT IN
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Over thousand pipes to select
just the thing for a Christmas gift.
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Is The Place


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Carload of Stoves just received at
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All kinds OF Christmas Gifts in
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A Little Better Quality for the
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The Washington times., 1912-04-27
Captain Mount Temple Tells Story Titanic Tragedy That Grips eaers

Senate Investigating Committee on
Monday. -
The records of the log is expected to
furnish striking example of the
chaotic confusion among the air mes
| sages following the disaster, and will
also aid the movement, now under way
TO force some sort Of control over wire-
less telegraphy.
During the time the Chester was
vainly trying to obtain the Information
which the President of the United
states and the nation at large was
anxiously awaiting for, the radiograms
were continually Interrupted by queries
having to do with ball games and other
subjects which were trivial in COM
parison with the news the country was
waiting for.
The wireless log Of the Chester is
now In the possession of the Secre-
tary OF the Navy. Beekman Winthrop,
tho Assistant Secretary Of the. Navy,
DECLARED today the records would sh ed
but little light on the accident to the
Titanic, but would offer a striking
coroboration Of the futile efforts
made by the scout cruiser to coax
news out of the incoming Carpathia.
Assistant Secretary Winthrop express
ed the belief that control over the busi-
ness OF wireless messages was inevi-
table, and he declared the sooner some
such regulation is enforced the better
i would be for those who risk their
lives at sea.