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The Washington times., 1912-04-05

At last. however. despite all unfore-
seen incidents OF this sort. they reached
the upper platform, nearly a thousand
feet above the earth.
out through the relics OF the revolV-
ing door they crept, he loading, test
ing each foot of the way before the girl.
They reached the narrow platform OF
red thing that surrounded the tower.
Even here they saw with growing
amazement that the hand OF time and OF
this maddening mystery had laid It's
heavy imprint.
Look he exclaimed, pointing, What
this all means we don't know yet. How
long it's been we can't tell. But, TO
Judge by the Appearance up here is
very tiles are cracked and crumbling.
"Tilework is usually considered high
ly recalcitrant-but this Is gone. There &
grass growing in the dust that's settled
between the. tiles, ;And-why, here's a
young oak that's taken root and forced
dozen slabs out of place"
The winds and, birds have carried
seeds up here and acorns, she answer
ed in an awed voice. "Think OF the
years.
"But tell me.' and her brow wrlnkled
with q sudden wonder, tell me how
we've ever lived so long? can't under
MOT only have we escaped starva
hon, but we haven't frozen to death in
all these bitter winters. How can that
have happened?"
Let it all go as suspended animation
TIL We learn the facts, II we ever do
he replied, glancing about with kenest
| wonder. -.
You know, of course. how toads
rock for centuries? How fish, hard
frozen, have been brought to life again?
Wel'-
But we are human beings"
forces, however, might have made nc
more OF US than Of non-mammalian and
less highly organised creatures.
Don't bother your head about these
problems yet awhile. On my word
we've got enough to do for the prSs.
ent without much caring about the
how or why.
IAN we definitely know is that some
/ very long. undetermined period OF time
/ has passed, leaving US still alive. The
| rest can wait"
| How long a time do you judge it.?
| she anXiOusly inquired.
! Impossible to say at once. But 4
| must have been something eXtraordi
nary-probably far longer than either
! OF us suspect.
everything up here exposed to the
! weather" He pointed at the heavy
stone railing, See how that Is wrecked
for instance"
a WnOle segment, lnueeu' nad taHeT
| inward. Its debris lay III confusion
blocking all the southern side of Tho
platform.
The bronze bars, which Stern we'll re-
membered-two at each corner, slantinl
downward and bTacing the rail-haC
now wasted to mere pockmarked shells
OF metal.
Three had broken entirely and saggeC
wantonly awry with the displacement
Of the stone blocks. between which IN,
vines and grasses had long been carry
ing on their destructive work.
Look OUT" Stern cautioned Don
lean against any of those stones.
Firmly ne held her back as she eagerly
inqufsitive, started 20 advance towarc
the railing.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
CHAPTER III.
On The Tower Platform.

n UDDENLY the girl started, re-.
bellinG against the evidence Of
~ her own senses, striving again to
force upon herself the belief that,
after all. 1t could not be so.
h, No; no. NO" she cried; This cant
take somewhere. This sin ply must bc
all an illusion. a dream.
''It the whole worlds dead, how does
j. happen we're alive? How do we know
Why. all we see is Just a little seq
,nent OF things. Perhaps If we could
know the truth. look farther. and
He shook his head.
Il guess you'll find it's real enough" I"
nc ansW cred. mo matter how far YOU
look. But. lust the same, y won't do
any tarm TO extend our radius of OBJ
Come. lets 50 on up 20 the tcp Of
the tour. up to the observation. plat
form. The quicker we know ell the
only had a Telescope
Ie .thoreht hard a moment, then
tUrned and strobe over to a heap Of
friab!e Instrumentation that lay where
containing his surveying tools.
Down on his ragged knees he fell; HIS
rotten shreds OF clothing tore and
much water-soaked paper
A strange, hairy, dust-covered figure,
he knelt there. Quickly he plunged his
hands into the rubbish and began paw
ing Il over and over with eager haste.
"Ah! he cried with triumph. THANK
heaven. brass and lenses haven't crum-
bled yet!''
Up he stood again. In his hand the
ftti level See?' he Exclaimed, holding It
up to view The wooden tripods long
since gone. The fixtures that held it on
won't bother me much.
Iii H. TARff -frla M
The main thing is that the telescope It.
self SENS to he still intact. Now well
see"
and the objective with q bit OF rag from
Beatrice noted that the brass tubes
were all eaten and pitted with Verdigris
| but they still held firmly. And the
| lenses, when Stern had finished clean
ing them, showed as bright and clear
Come, now; come with me he bade
out through the doorway into the hal
| he made his way, while the girl FOL
lowed. AS she went she gathered hel
| Wondrous veil or mar more closely
! about her.
In this universal disoFganizatlen, this
wreck of all the world, how little th'
| conventions counted!
| Together, picking their way up th'
bloken stairs where now the rust-bit
| ten steel showed through the corrodec
/ stone and cement in thousand places
/ they cautiously climbed.
! Here spider webs thickly shrouded th'
| way, and had to be brushed down
! There, still more bats hung and chip
! pered in protest as the intrudeTs passed
! A fluffy little white owl blinked a
them from a dark niche, and. vel
| toward the top Of the climb they flushed
up score Of mudswailOws which
/ had eusconced themselves ComfoTtabl.
along a broken balustradS,
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
CHAPTER II.
Realization.

-HE JOY in BeatTice's eyes gave
way to poignant wonder Us she
i 6aGeI on him. Could this be he?
Yes, we'll she knew It was. She
recognized him even through the gro
tesquery OF his cl!nglng ragg. even be-
hind the mask OF q long. red, dusty
beard and formidable mustacLe. even
despite the wild and staring incoherence
of his whole expression.
Yet how incredible the metamor-
phosis! To her flashed n memory of
this man, her other-time employer
keen and smooth-shaven, alert, we'll
dressed, seif-centered, dominant, the
master OF a hundred complex problems.
the Girecting mind OF engineering works
irnumeTabIe.
FaIterins and uncertain now he stood
there. Then at the sound of the girls
voice, he staggered toward her with
| outfung hands. He stopped and for a
moment stared at her.
For he had no time as yet to CORE
late his thoughts, to pull himself to.
gether.
And, while ones heart might thrOt
ten times, Beatrice saw terror in his
blinking, blodshot eyes.
But almost at once the engineer got
a mastery over himself, Even as Beat
rice watched him breathlessly from the
door she saw his fear die out, she saw
his courage we'll up fresh and strong
1t was almost as though something
! tangible were thinning the mans sou
upon his face. She thrilled at sight o.
| him,
Iyord was spoken. while the man AND
" oman stood looking at each other lik'
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
The Peevish Child
Needs a Laxative

II is natural for a child to laugh and
play and when it sulks drowsily or
cries you may depend on it something
physical is the matter II you see no
evidences of a serious ailment you will
not be wrong II you quietly give it q
dose Of mild laxative that evening on
putting II TO bed.
The remedy most generally recon-
mended for this purpose is DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, which mothers
throughout the country have been Civ
ing their children for a quarter OF a
century. Today thousands OF families
are using il where hundreds used II
then, and there must be good reason
tiOn.
IL Is admittedly the perfect laxative
for children, women, old people and all
others who need gentle bowel stima-
liant and not a violent salt, CathartiC
pill or doctored water. DR.. Caldwell :
syrup Pepsin viii act gently, and when
The Washington times., 1912-04-05

taken before retiring will bring COM
plete satisfaction in the morning. AZ.
ter a short use Of this remedy all forms
of outside aid can be dispensed with
and nature will again act alone.
All classes OF good American people
keep II in the home for ills of the stom-
ach, liver and bowels, and among the
thousands who have written the doctor
that they will never be without 1t are
Mrs. Julia Bridges, So Voss St, Nor
w. Water ST., Harrisburg, Va. A dose
Of 1t has saved many a person from a
serious illness.
Anyone wishing to make a trial of
this remedy before buying II In the
regular way of druggist at nifty cents
or one dollar a large bottle (family
szeD can have "a sample bottle sent to
dressing DR., w II. Caldwell, E05 Wash
ington ST., Monticello, Ill. Your name
ana address on = postal card VIII Go.
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trophe. And Stern. deep down in his
heart, caught some glimmering insight
Of the future and was glad
The Washington times., 1912-04-05

A Continuation of This story Will
BE Found, In Tomorrow
Issue of The Times.
The Washington times., 1912-04-05
CHAPTER I.
The Awakening.

= =: : :: !: = = :: :: =: &C: : = = :: :
gan to dawn in the face of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
FROM RAGS TO ROBES"
EVANGELIST'S TALK
The Popular Lecture Of Billy win.
lams at Methodist Protestant
Church Tomorrow Niaht.

The Drummer Evangelist" Billy
Williams, will give his address en-
titled From Rags to Robes" in the
Methodist Protestant church tomor-
row, Wednesday night, at 1880
o'clock. This church is located at the
corner Of Twelfth and Exchange
The name of this theme was sug-
gested to the evangelist by the Rev.
DR.. Robbins, pastor of Lincoln Park
Baptist church, Cincinnati, Ohio. The
nucleus for this talk comes from per-
sonal experiences in the life of the
evangelist He says very beautifully.
When I came to God my coat
was sold. but am pleased to say that
after | accepted Christ as my Savior
/ got all kinds OF coats; short, long.
round and square. I am only partial
~ dressed now; in a short, while
God will dress me with a garment
cut according to the fashion plate Of
the sky, the white robe of the ran
somed."
1T will be a pleasing sight to see
the unnumbered multitude dressed as
God would dress them. All will sit
down at the banquet when Jesus
serves, and God will wipe all tears
from our eyes"
This meeting viii be for men and
women Everybody Is invited and
urged to come, no other engagements
interfering.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
HAVING A FIGHT
WITH RAILROAD
Mayor Places Squad OF Special Police
at City Limits to Keep Out
the Train.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. 4
JERSEYVILLE, ILL., Oct. 22.-May
or H. M. Page today stationed a
corps of special police at the city
limits of Jerseyville to keep the AL
ton, Jacksonville and Peoria railroad
from entering the city with It's rail-.
road.
The mayor and the railroad dis
agreed some time ago because the
A. j. & P. had not completed its
road into the city when it's franchise
expired. The mayor demanded the
railroad pay for the paving of Main
street. in order that 1t be given the
right of way.
The railroad refused and has since
constructed its road to the city lin
its of Jerseyville.
Frank Butler, receiver for the A. +
& P. declared the road will be run
into Jerseyville over the company's
private right Of way.
Mayor Page says it will not and has
stationed police at the city limits to
enforce his position.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
"officer $685."

When Officer ees" climbed 10 the
balcony of Travers Gladwin's hand
some Fifth avenue residence to ascer-
tain the reason for light that illum-
mated the second story window, he
had no inkling of the exciting chase
he is about to have in his efforts to
clasp the handouts on the wrists of
an internationally famous dress suit
burglar. whose particular hobby is
priceless paintings. Otherwise, this
famous sleuta would have 'phoned
headquarters for the shiny wagon
with the noisy gong attachment.
In Officer 666" Mr.. MacHugh has
made his characters fit the lightning
like rapidity of the plays action The
wealth of incident, comic. tragic, pa
thetic and melodramatic, is scattered
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
WHITE WAY EXPERT
IS HERE TODAY
St. Louis Man is Here to Tell Com
mlttee Cost Of Placing Lights
In Business District Of
keokuk.
MANY FIRMS COMPETE
Favorable Opinion Of city Attorney
Craig Is Expected Soon and
Opposition Has Been
Withdrawn.
MANY FIRMS COMPETE

The opinion to be submitted by
Theodore Craig, as city attorney, is
the. only obstacle in the development
OF Keokuk's white way" according to
information from the leaders in the
movement this morning.
An estimate was received from a
Des Moines firm some time ago in re
gard to the installation of bunch
lights at stated intervals on the prin-
cipal downtown streets of the city
and today. an expert from st. Louis is
in the city preparing estimates for
the work. The latter part of the
week a man representing the Gener-
al Electric Company will be here from
Chicago and his figures will also be
considered, and several firms have
been asked to furnish estimates as to
the cost of the work.
City Attorney Craig has been asked
about the legality of the installation
of the lights and upon his opinion de-
Ponds the ultimate success or failure
Of the plans ~ the leaders in the
white way" movement. lie will is
sue his opinion some time within the
next few days, 1t Is said.
One OF the white way enthusiasts
said today that practically all the OPP
position to the lighting system had
been removed and that it only remain
ed for Mr.. Craig to issue P favorable
opinion for the wheels to be set in
motion and the project become an &C.
complished fact. Several men have
become interested in the movement
and are working with might and main
to overcome the objections Of few in
regard to the proper lighting of the
business section of the city.
AS stated in The Gate City some
time ago, the plans call for bunch
lights from the levee to Fourteenth
street on Main, from the Keokuk- Ham
ilton bridge to the union depot on
Water street, from Third to Seventh
on Blondeau and from Second to
Eighth on Johnson All intersecting
streets from Johnson to Blondeau are
also to be equipped with the lights.
The posts are to be of iron, eight to
twelve inches in diameter. and will
support five globes at the top. All the
wiring is to be underground and will
make Keokuk the best lighted city Of
its size in the state.
The men at the head of the lighting
project say that the estimates receiv-
ed do not show any great difference in
cost, from the estimates secured from
several cities which havs installed a
several cities which have installed a
expect many bids lower than the
cost of installation elsewhere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
Aunt Saily's AdDice
to Beauty Seekers

Red Nose. The nose is more del
icate organ than most people imagine.
1t should be touched as little as pos.
sible: For undue redness the treat.
ment recommended in following para
graph will be found effective. Apply
without rubbing.
Muddy Skin. The sanest, safest
and surest method OF giving a clear.
healthy, transparent appearance to
the complexion is to apply ordinary
mercolized wax every night for from
one to two weeks. This wax, obtain
able at any drug store Zone ounce Is
sufficiently, actually takes off bad
complexion by gently and gradually
absorbing the thin veil of surface
skin. The new skin then In evidence
Is as fresh and velvety as young
girls The wax is applied like cold
cream and washed off mornings.
Wrinkles. A harmless lotion made
as follows has been found very effec-
tive in cases of wrinkles and flabbi-
ness: Powdered saxolIte. i o.. dis
solved in witch hazel, V pit. Battle
the face in this occasionally. --Wo-
mans Realm. ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
1.-THE Common Law

|
! Next Tuesday night, Oct. 20, the
much heralded dramatization of Rob.
ert W. Chambers sensational novel
The Common Law" which enioys
the distinction of having been read
by a greater number of people than
any work of fiction published in the
last century, and which surpasses all
other similar works for daring to tres
pass upon the universally accepted
marriage conventions, will be present
ed at the Grand Tuesday, Oct. 90.
So great had been the pressure
brought to bear by an insistent public
through the medium of the mails and
personal interviews that Mr.. Cham.
bers, the author Of SO many we'll
known and highly interesting novels
was finally prevailed upon to allow
his biggest success, THE Common
Law" to be dramatized under HIS
personal supervision. The trans.
formation of such an absorbing story
from cold type to the warm glow Of
the footlights was no easy matter.
but the success has been seemingly
great in getting together the crystal
lied substance of the story and
moulding it into dramatic share, and
the play, fresh from its triumphs In
the principal cities will undoubtedly
find cordial favor with the Keokuk
theatre goers.-Adv.
"Back to the Movies" at the Grand.
After all it's the moving picture
theatre that's popular with the pub-
lie in general. It's clean. whole
some. instructive pastime. Officer sss
and like attractions will pack the
Grand occasionally but it takes NOV
ing pictures to do 1t all the time,
The superior quality of service, the
new, clean and selected pictures help
. make the Grand so popular with
he lovers Of the silent drama
kalem comedy, scenic production
and two western pictures make up a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
Why Salves Can't Cure Eczpm,

Since the old-fashioned theory OF
curing eczema through the blood has
been given UP by scientists, many
different salves have been tried for
skin distase. But it has been found
that these salves only clog the pores
and cannot penetrate to the inner skin
below the epidermis where the eczema
germs are lodged.
This the quality of penetrating
probably explains the tremendous sue
cess of the we'll known liquid eczema
remedy. oil OF wintergreen, thymol,
glycerine. ETC., as compounded in D.
d. D. Prescription.
We have sold other remedies for
skin troubles but none that we can
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
PERSONALS.

K. ]. Fritz Of Burlington is in Keo
kuk today.
H. 3. Hoag OF Burlington is a Keo.
kuk visitor.
Scott Humber of Milton is visitor
in Keokuk.
MT and Mrs. Thomas Parkins OF
What Cheer, Iowa, are in the city Wis
ting with their daughter Mrs. A. c.
Garrison at Ninth and High streets.
Earl Elgin OF Hannibal, Mo-,
was an over Sunday visitor at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brumback,
Ills Timea street. Mr.. Elgin has
made several visits here and notes
the improvements made about the
city and the progress of the dam.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22

{ #.
program Of unusual interest for to
day Tomorrow is regular Pathe
Weekly day. Among the important
events included In the Pathe Weekly
tomorrow is the last game Of the sea
son in the National League at the
Polo grounds, between New York and
Philadelphia, resulting in victory
for the former. The game was poorly
attended but supplied some interest
ing thrills
The greatest feature ever brought
to Keokuk will be presented Friday
matinee and night, Shakespearean
special CAS- You Like It." by the
vitagraph Company. Don't forget the
date.--Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
At the Hippodrome.


Three enthusiastic audiences watch
ed the new bill at the Hippodrome
yesterday and expressed themselves
as completely satisfied with the pro-
gram. Carletta, the human dragon,
has an entirely new and novel con-
tortion act, appearing first in drag.
on's skin, performing all kinds of
feats in the branches and trunk of a
tree and finally emerging at the bot
tom of the tree in spangled tights
and holding the audience with his
marvellous contortions. Harvey and
Haynes, in blackface comedy skit
are clever entertainers and win the
applause of the audience from their
first number. Both are excellent
musicians and dancers. Mr.. Harvey
has composed all the music used in
the act He is also an accomplished
rag-time performer on the piano.
Frederick Ladelle and Company pre-
sent new act, introduced coin man.
ipulation, magic and legerdermain
and end with a clever Illusion that
defies all efforts on the part OF the
audience to solve C. K. Slade in a
xylophone number and the latest fea.
ture films. complete the bill.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22

recommend as highly as this !.
know that D. p. D. stops the i ite, We y
once. We can give you a good ,s'a a.
bottle for so cents that will BE- sno slle
to prove it. lousa
OF course all other druggists h...
D. D. D. Prescriptions to tba aas !.
you can't come to us-but don't ace.l !
some big profit substitute. NNssp'
But II you come to our store. 4.
are SO certain Of what D, 81 n W.
DO for you that we offer you ] ~ ~
size bottle on this guarantee: -, ~ ~
do not find that it takes awav ~
itch AT ONCE, 1t costs you 4. ~
cent. McGrath Bros. Drug Co., Coma.
Fifth and Main streets.-Ady -''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
Humor Of Artemua Ward

- s~''Ao w CT us
some years ago the real scream in
cachinnation was Artemus Ward Our
fathers were wont to read the wifi.
cisms OF this great hulnorist and
laugh till the tears ran down their
cneeks. AS an example Of how funny
Artemus could be when no tried take
THIS extract from his letter on Jeffer.
son Davis. president of the Confeder.
acy. alleged to have been written n
Richmond: A -
Jen. Davis is not popular here
sne 's regarded as a southern avn.
patniser, & yit I'm told he was kind
70 MS parents. She ran away from
EN- many years ago and has never h,n
pack. This was shown ,em good
oeai OF consideration when We reflect
wnat his conduck has been. Her can.
tur IN female apparel confooses mo n
regard to his sex. & you see I sneak
o. MN as her and as frequent as other.
wise, g guess he feels SO hisself,,
Kansas City Star. 's'i.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
CASE LOST WHEN
LAWYERS DISAGREE
(Continued From, NO.,
tContinued from page ID

dinner together on that date. The de
Tense failed in an attempt to show
by Policeman Charles q. Foge tina,
Mrs. Rosenthal told him last Rebru
thy that WALTON and Weber had
threatened to kin her husband. The
witness then related a conversation
he said he had with Harry WALTON
and Jack Rose on July 10 last, a,
First Avenue and 2sth street, at z
o'clock in the morning.
Rose said to me-" the witness
testified, that he understood / was !
friend OF Rosentha's. told him j
was. Then he said to me: You tell
him he had better keep his mouth
shut Or will shut 1t fer him to that
1t will stay shut
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
DOUBLY PROVEN
Gate city Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the EVIDENCE.

Gate City Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the EVIDENCE.
This Keokuk citizen testified long
ago.
Told OF quick relief-of undoubted
benefit.
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete-the
evidence conclusive.
1t forms convicing proof OF merit.
Mrs. r. j. LANCE 2o9 Bank street,
Keokuk, Iowa, says:
whenever caught cold, 1t was sure
TO settle on my kidneys and for sew
eral days, sharp twinges darted
through my back, making it hard for
me to get about. During one OF these
spells several months ago, happened
TO see Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
and procuring q box, began their
use. The first few doses relieved me
and / now have no cause for com
plant Doan's Kidney Pills have
earned my hearty endorsement. "
statement given August IA, 1862