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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08
charivari with Horse Fiddle Too
Much for Bride: Shoots Youth.

A crowd OF young men vent TO
the home Of Edward Swlsher and
bride near Fairmont, w. Va, to
give them a charivari. among the
men being Lonnie Richards with a
horse fiddle.
There were men with dlshpans,
tin horns. drums and other things,
but the horse fiddle carried off the
noise honors. and when the bride
had fired double barreled shot
gun out OF the window II was the
owner OF the fiddle who was shot.
The bride was arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08
Is a Lobster an Animal and Can
You &c Cruel TO Onef

Experts are to be called by a
Philadelphia magistrate to deter
mine whether a lobster In an ami.
NAL and II one can be treated
cruelty.
John Hardcucceau, chef I'm cafe.
Is charged with cruelty 20 ami.
mails" BY placing wooden peg or
spike in the first joint back Of the
claws Of a lobster exhibited In the
window. lie said Il was 70 keep
the lobster from swapping.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08
1883 INCREASE
SCHOOL CHILDREN

Figures complied by County
Superintendent A. s. Burrows
show that Seattle has 1888
more school children this year
than il had had one year ago.
The increase In school popula-
ton indicate, according to es-
Inmates, an increase Of popula.
ton OF 5000. This increase ls
ali the more remarkable when
il is remembered that the In
crease Of 1911 over 1910 was
only one.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08
cLAlMs New auLLsr IS sLeep paoouesa

WASHINGTON. Aug Alexander r. Humphrey
the with the
deAlrahity eaupping United with his
sccppruducna bullet.
claims the the Humphrey soda
Tive bullet coated With preparation OF morphine. which
derst a after has the body
the Of aud then
promised who
Of nc new claimed
the army volunteered their
experiments for Humphreys pellets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08
ODDITIES IN THE NEWS

Talking Sausage Explains 10 a
Chicago Judge.
Come. your name is not Nlcbo.
las Smith" Municipal judge Ne~.
conner said 10 a witness before him
in Chicago
You're right. your honor" ad
mlited the man. my name IL Sau.
sage. After landing In America
tried to get work IN Boston. but
nobody wanted a Sausage working
for them. Then ! changed my name
and came 20 Chicago. where had
no trouble getting a job as Smith.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08

a warehouse. property OF ". Min
gan. 400 r. John St, was broken
open last night and 5000 worth IL
candy stolen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08

LEANNA. Kas. Aug. 8.-Wicldng heavy sedge nam
mers and breaking rock for the building OF 800 feet OF road
yav the women here some OF them clad in overalls,
today taking up the work OF construction because the men
Of the town refused TO continue IT,
Using their allowance money the women enlisted the aid
Of men and boys neghborng towns to assist them IN
the work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08

Pot Cleaners free. Modern Fur
niture Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08
Sharks Tooth in Earth
Resting place at Los Angeles Was
Bottom Of Sea 100000 Years Ago.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Aug. 81
Excavators at work on the founda-
tion Of a big department store here
yesterday found a sharks tooth EN-
bedded IN the earth, These de-
posits have been declared BY seol-
ogistg 10 have formed the bottom
Of the ocean 100000 years ago. The
tooth found yesterday bore the
blue tinge found in sharks teeth
taken from the deposits al Charles
ton, s. G.
The Fortunes OF War.
"pa, what are the fortunes on
war;"
THE moving picture rights, my
boy. detroit Free Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08

Dance at Dreamiand tonight. ''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08

49, 'esn Cut Rate Dentists
u" Flint Ave, s,srr-Doya plax.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14
CHAPTER Xxi.

SEEKING A BrRTIIRIGHT.
4 RECKLESS sinpwy fist knotted
into the coverlet His chin
pointed ceilingward and his
- head rocked on the pillow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14
3EETIEs THAI GROW MUSHROOMS,

Scientists have known Of mushroom
growing ants for long time and it
was generally believed that the ant was
The only insect rossessins sufficient in
,elllgenco TO make a successful mush-
room farmer, Professor j. Bouverie.
the French ontcmolosist has found that
a certain wood-boring beetle known AZ
the hostrychide is as familiar with mush-
room cultivation Tor home consumption
rs the ant.
Professor Bouver.e discovered that tho
be botles bore holes in wood and half
IN them with a prepared fungus which
makes an IDEAL mushroom bed, says the
Chicago Tribune The garden is care
fully spawned and tended and In course
of time the mushrooms appear In this
way the beetle provides itself with Il
food sufficiently tender for Its feeble
JAWS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14

would offer me to him he would not
have me-"
"And no one knows why better than
7 do" thrnde-cd Mclean, Every day
he must astonish Iue with sUaae NV
flneness."
11e gripped the surgeon until he al
most lifted him from the floor,
"save him" he commanded. Save
him" he implored. HE IL too fine to
ne sacrificed"
His salvation lies here" said the
surgeon, stroking the Angels sunsbiny
hair, "and can read In the face OF
her that she knows how she r. going to
work 1t out. She will save him."
The angel sped laughingly down the
bail. and into the street. Just rs she
was.
II have come" she said TO the matron
Of the home. ITO ask II you will allow
me to examine. or, better still. to take
with me. the little clothes that a boy
you called Treckles. discharged last
fall, wore the night you took him in
The woman eyed her in greater
nstonishment than the case called for.
well. I'd he glad to let you see
them she said. but the fact Is we
haven't them. do hope we haven't
made some mistake. was thoroughly
convinced and SO was the superintcn
dent. We let his people take those
things away yesterday. Who are you,
and what do you want with them?"
The angel looked at the matron
dazed and Speeches.
"There couldn't bave been mis-.
take" she continued. seeing the girls
distress. "Freckies was here when |
took charge, ten years ago These
people had 1t all proved plain as day
that he belonged TO them. 'rhey had
him traced to where be ran away down
In Illinois last fall, and there they
completely lost track OF him I'm
sorry you seem so terribly disappointed,
but it was all right. The man was his
uncle. and as like the boy as he could
possibly be. He was almost killed to
70 back without him. If you know
where Freckles is, they'd give big
money to find out"
Who are 'hey?" stammered the an
gel. where are they going back to?'
They are Irish folks. Miss" said
the matron They have been in Chi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14

cagO and over the country for the last
three months. hunting him everywhere.
They have given up and are starting
home today They
Ibid they leave n address? WAera
could find Them" burst in the angel
"They left caro- and | notice lh'
morning paper has the mans picture
and is full of them. : ley've adver-
tised great deal in the city papers
IT'S wondcr 20 haven seen some
thing
Trains don't run right. We never
get Chicago papers" snapped the an
gel. "Please give me that card quick
ly. They may get away from me.
simply have to catch them"
The matron came back with card
Their addresses are on thero," she
said. Both here in Chicago and at
their home. They made them full and
plain, and | was to cabie at nee if
got the least clew Of him at any time
If they've left the city, you can stop
them in New York. You're sure TO
catch them before they saii-if you
hurry"
The matron caught mp a paper and
thrust it into the angels hand as she
rushed for the street.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14
An Experts Opinion as to &c nditions
In New Hampshire md We mont.


In the summer Of 1911 Professor T..
A Ross, the DISTINGUISHED sociologist Of
the University of Wisconsin. visited GER
tain parts OF New hampshire and Yer
mont. with "A view 10 forming n INST
hand estimate of The social conditions
there existing His informal statement
as to what he found and his suggestions
as to ways OF hetterment ara presented in
the following extracts from letters sent
by him to two y Nj. c, a. county work
secretaries in The states visited. They
are published in the belief that a krowi-
edge of the facts as keen eyed. disin-
terested, scientifically trained observers
see them. must rrcoede al Intelligent
effort. on the part of those who should
be leaders in rural New England to bet
ter certain conditions that are nothing
less than deplorable True state pride Is
not shown, as Regards such matters, by
silence and a shutting of the eyes; rather
1t will take the form OF a fearless strug-
gle in the open with a situation which
il not met and overcome will eventually
make all state pride impossible. To tho
real lovers. therefore, OF these rural COM
monwealths. the real believers In their
splendid possibilities the words here
quoted. should prove IA veritable call to
action. they should stimulate and
streng then rather than discourage and
depress.
Come Of the conditions referred to were
more noticeable in one state than in the
other. but the most of them, In varying
degrees, are common to both states. and
detailed comparisons would be unjust
Among those OF a general nature tho
following were noted
An extreme shrinkage in the size OF
families OF native stock.
Parental neglect Of children.
Precocious sex immortality.
An absence OF adequate means of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14
CHAPTER XXX.
LOVE Az A RElfEDY.

LOVE Az RElEDY.
IN HE caught Freckles hand to
III her breast, and. bending over
yl him. looked deep> into his
- stricken eyes.
Angel. l give you my word of
honor that will keep right on breath.
ing That's what you are going to
promise me-" she said. DO you cay
itT'
Freckles hesitated.
"Freckles," imploringly commanded
the angel, you do say it,"
"Yis," gasped Freckles.
The angel sprnng to, her feet.
"Then that's all right" she said.
with a tinge of her old time brisk
ness. "You Just keep saving away
Ike steam engine and l will do all
the rest"
The eager men gathered about her.
"lxs going to he tough pull to
got Frcckles OUT" ehe said, but it's
our only chance. You four there get
on those wagon horses and ride to
the sleeping tent Get the stoutest
cot, . couple Of comforts and q Pill.
low. Ride bach With them some way
10 save time II you meet any other
mon Of the gang send them on here
b help carry the cot We won't risk
she Jolt OF driving with him. Tho
rost OF you clear a path out to tho
road, end, Mr.. Mclean, you take
Nellie and ride 10 town. Tell my
father how Frecklos Is hurt and tina t
no risked It to save me. Tell him
I'm going TO take Frecklcs to Chicago
on the noon train and want him
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14
ONE MILLION MILES UNEMPLOYED.

More than 10000 square miles of the
continent of Africa-an eleventh of its
total area-still remains uneXplorcd.
About three fourths OF the unknown
country les within the desert OF Sahara.
but there are also many fertile regions
,hat have never been visited by any ku-
rorean. Tho largest stretch of unex-
plured country near the sea coast is in
Liberia, about 2)"0Q square miles, all
within 200 miles OF the sea, says an ex-
change The basin OF the upper Nile and
The adjoining regions Of the Congo bas-
IN. Morocco. parts OF Abyssinia. Souah-
land, British East Africa and many other
districts, have Yet to be surveyed and
mapped. Ample opportunities await the
pioneer and explorer in the dark contin-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14

gratifying the social and recreative ne is
4 young people.
A decline Of standards and loss Of high-
n interests.
q re'ards the relati betWoe %
nnrehes AID their communities. the IL
lowing conditions were Observed
The absence OF a positive, militant,
church spirit on questions like drinking
and sexual immortality. One pastor SAYS
THE reason for the unreceptiveness Of
the young people up here, is not IN tho
young people themselves bu' N the spific
OF the churches. There is n lack OF erno-
tional vitality in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
M revival MISUNDERSTANDING very
'onse tative, l'Ind by precedent, lacking
/ 'ltality. The church run. too nuct tn
women, and this alienates both boys and
girls"
There Is n stubborn indvidualsm on
ne part If the old pillars" tina. is breai..
* the hearts OF the earnest pastors.
Often the pillars" frown on the idoi.
! that the church has social mission
Tho people pu. business. pleasure, and
everything else ahead Of spiritual thi, Is.
IN one county only ore out of four cen
! is church member The young people
are not reached by tho church Tho
preacher mav get n personal hold on
them. but h. cannot awatcn q religious
| life In them The minister's despair Il
the future. for no one takes the place
OF the members who die.
/ Tho causes of thoso dangerous condi.
/ tions. with remedies suggested nv his
practical experience are set forth w
! Professor Ross In the following letter OF
summary:
My Impressions from the more back
ward parts Of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire all confirm and corroboratc one n
other. For fro hfty TO seventy years.
,he energetic persons who naturally arp
/ the generators and up-holders of his1
-tandurds have been going out from Theses
Tural communities and enriching other
.orn.unides Ia other parts OK the coun-
/ ~ More and more the communitv hs ]
come to b" composed Of cults. and these
ldck iu Initiative to improve their farm
ms or Introduce new industries which
maY be well aaap-od to the locality. Each
generation of young people grows u,|
with the feeling that the town IS dead
Land thu: ryonc who has ginger in him
viii rct out Th,s stacnauon brceds
nor sraeua,ion and the exodus is accel-
Grated The economic consequences Of the
nm. .'''''. "" s -'"'''"1' IS"eu GUY
''it' f'iS''''"oe III S-acH' an"p"at-
q" "'V'''''9 AHA ','' way - ' "''ns io9'
.n- =" ioNN4-' ""4 ~ ''es"'''2 "e re-
''@''"' ,o'''' 'iV ''i'"ie w
''Pt''' Inv mn, II anu He""'ess 10 an
7p'' ."'' "i'p'-'' "' "'n.14 9oHsea"e,ces
are ~" SI1'uatl" Oh 'le anu rohuuct,
s''nH mess iUr'i' eheSs' hypocrisy lacN OF
p"'Hr EPft'' P'trocloUs se@uai'y' "n-
ia''Hl uitiesS 20 inc n'hri'age vows uh'
IL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14
A STUDY IN RURAL LIFE.

GRO BE Continued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06
THE DAILY GATE CITY

chairman. Rev. E. H. Jagdstein, clos.
ed the meeting. A resolution was
adopted to consider the distribution
of appropriate literature.
Mr.. Frank Crane of Peoria was a
visitor at the home of his uncle, Mr..
Chas. Crane Monday.
| Mrs. Dietrich, representing the
Midland Lyceum Bureau Of Des
Moines, Iowa, was in the city Tues
day trying to interest our people in a
first class gilt edge course of concert
companies and a lecturer. Warsaw
ought to have an established lyceum
course, for she appreciates such an up
lift and certainly should not let any
little cross roads blacksmith shop
village of a few hundred population
beat her in the race for the uplift.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice to the qualified voters of the
City of Keokuk, Iowa:
The registrars of primary and gen.
eral municipal election of the City OF
Keokulz, Iowa, will be in constant at
tendance at the places herein desig-
mated from eight (Sl o'clock a. m. I'M
til nine 90 o'clock p. m. Thursday,
March IA, Friday, March Is, 1912, for
the purpose of registering all qualified
voters for the city election to be held
Monday, March %, 1912.
Said registrars will again be in ses-
sion at the same places on Saturday,
March q and Saturday, March 20, for
the purpose Of revising. correcting and
compiling the registrations.
First precinct Sixth street engine
house.
Second precinct rueger's tailor
shop, South Fifth street.
Third precinct-Leake Printing Co.
Office, Main street.
Fourth precinct West Keokuk en-
| CINE house.
Fifth Camps drug store.
Twelfth and Fulton streets.
| Sixth precinct Ewers cigar store,
l120 Main street.
Every voter whose name is not in
the registry list, or who has changed
his place OF residence since said lists
We're made, is notified to present him
self for registration in the proper
precinct, and on the dates above
specified. else he will be debarred the
privilege of voting at said election.
Such registrars will be In attendance
on election day. Monday. March
II, 1912, and on Monday, March 25.
1912, at the places above mentioned
during all the hours that the polls
are required TO be open, for the pur-
pose of granting certificates of fegis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06
BOWEN, ILL.
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s. r. Earel Of Hamilton, Mo-, was
calling on old friends IN town Monday.
Miss Helen Dross OF Warsaw is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Roy Barthol-
omew, this week
James E. Bennett, Denzil Bennett
and Roy Griffitts left Saturday morn
ing for Beloit, Wis, on business.
Mrs. Virginia Mead and daughter,
Miss Jennie, Of Augusta, visited over
Sunday with Harry Marsh and family.
Mrs. Dr. Coffee and little daughter,
of Keokuk are the guests OF DR.. D.
w Humphrey and family.
Miss Frances Horney returned home
Saturday from Dalhart, Texas. where
she had been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Ed. Walton and family.
Mrs. j. M. Cannon returned from
Chicago last week, where she had
been purchasing her millinery stock.
Miss Fern hotter, who has been
working for the Stark Nursury in
Louisiana, Mo-, came Saturday for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Motter.
Rufus Herox attended the Enslow
revival at Chill Friday night.
Misses Sylvia Stockton and Marie
SemnIons of Augusta were callers
in Bowen Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06
Peculiar After Effects
Of Grip This Year
Leaves Kidneys In Weakened condl-
ton.

Doctors in all parts of the country
have been kept busy with the epidemic
OF grip which has visited SO many
homes. The symptoms of grip this
year are very distressing and leave
the system in a run down condition,
particularly the kidneys which seem
to suffer most, as every victim com
plains of lame back and urinary trou-
bles which should not be neglected,
as these danger signals often lead to
more serious sickness, such as dread
ed Bright's Disease. Local druggists
report large sale on DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root which SO many people say
soon heals and strengthens the kid
neys after an attack of grip. Swamp
Root is a great kidney, liver and blad-
der remedy, and, being an herbal
compound, has a gentle healing effect
on the kidneys, which is almost inn
mediately noticed by those who try it.
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y,
offer to send a sample bottle Of
Swamp-Root, free by mail, to every
sufferer who requests it. A trial will
convince any one who may be in need
OF it. Regular size bottles 50cts. and
$100. For sale at ali druggists. Be
sure to mention this paper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06
ELvAsToN. Ill.
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The beautiful snow is again plenti
full and all the townspeople shoveled
off their sidewalks even on Sunday
morning.
Many are suffering with bad colds.
Uncle Perry Pennington has been
confined to his room for week but is
some better.
Mrs. Nancy Pennington is about the
same.
John Brant who underwent an oper-
alton at St. Joseph hospital, two weeks
ago, is still in. delicate and danger
Gus condition, his life seeming to be
in the balance.
Mr. William Runyon is moving to
the house near his brothers, vacated
by w. Miller.
Mr.. James Wedding, son of James
Wedding. had wedding at the Baptist
church at o'clock Wednesday even
ing, Feb. %, when he led Miss Mary
Watt of Elderville, to the altar and
We're made husband and wife, Rev. H.
F. Jones officiating. They will occpy
the Baptist parsonage until the par
sonage is needed as residence for a
minister, which may be in the near
future.
Rev. Granger of Blandinsville will
preach in the Baptist church on Wed
nesday evening.
Mr.. Carver of Meridosia. H., is in
our midst soliciting membership in q
joint stock association for the pur
pose of giving this community a banl
in Elvaston which is much needed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06

The people here have no place to de-
post their money and are obliged to
so to some other town to do their
banking business. Why not spruce up
and help him out of the old ruts we
are in. Our town has been recently
evangelical, so wake up to sense of
responsibility ON all lines for the good
of the community
VIM. Miller moves on his katherine
laws farm north of town and Mrs. L.
I. Thomas will move to his farm in
Monticello township.
Roy Webster has moved on Mrs.
Haas farm where Mr.. Williams yacat-
ed.
Mr.. Press Williams and family leave
us on the 18th for Sacramento Valley,
California. We are sorry indeed to
lose this good family but feel in hopes
that before long they will return.
We learn that Dr. j. R. Miller OF
Hamilton is soon to move here and
take up his old practice here again.
and will also be in Hamilton with his
patrons half time.
Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Wallace attend
ed the automobile show in Quincy the
latter part Of last week.
Mrs. Wallace Murtland and Mrs.
Roy Runyon and daughter OF Car
thage visited with Mrs. Clara Mack
Friday.
Rev. Ransom Harvey, D. D.. presi
dent of Lagrange college, lagrange
Mo-, will preach at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning and evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06

Or. BRUCE |. GlLFlLLAN.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office G211s Main street, over
Crooks & Cox Millinery store. Bell
phone 190-Black.
Residence BIT North Fourth street,
Bell phone 12SO.Red
Hours: 1912 a. N. Pa p. m. IS,
p. m. Sunday by appointment.