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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
FE WORKMEN
INJURED YESTERDAY
One Hand of Foreman Crushed Ii
Cement Mixer and other Breaks
Collar Bone.

FIT. MADISON, Ia, Dec. f3-Rich-
ard Marshall, 2734 Kinsley street may
lose his left arm as the result OF an ac-
cident occurring about 8 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon when the member was
caught in the cog wheels OF cement
mixer at the Santa Fe round house
and badly crushed from the hand to
the elbow.
The injured man was taken by
ambulance to the Sacred Heart hos
pital where physicians Immediately
began an effort to save his arm.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
ST. FRANcIsvILLE, MO.
) = ~ . . = . . . = = = =

The M. E. preacher filled his ap-
pointment Sunday at o'clock.
The program Christmas for the
Sunday school will be composed most
ly Of small children as the large boys
are too busy to practice.
Mrs. Bert Kinkead went TO Keokuk
Saturday to visit relatives.
After few days visit here Mrs.
Todd returned to her home in Farm
ington Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. o. G. Sargent of the Iowa side,
is in town quite often in his touring
car.
VIM. Wayland and family OF Revere
were visiting Wednesday at the l..
WayIand home.
Little Ona Keith visited last week
with her friend Rena Bailey OF Vim
cennes.
Mrs. Cora Pence visited relatives in
Keokuk last week.
VIM. Guthrie was in Wayland Mon
day.
Mrs. Orr is Keokuk visitor the
past few days.
Miss Annie ALLEN was passenger
on the noon train Sunday to the bed
side of her sick mother.
Mrs. S. loops is home after two
weeks visit at Pennington and Way
land.
Several of the farmers delivered
hoes at .Wayland Tuesday.
! Corn husking is the topic of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
servIan Minister Recalled.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
VIENNA, Dec. 13.-By an impera-
tive order from Belgrade, the Servian
minister to Austria, M simics, was
recalled. There was no explanation
offered by the diplomat or the Servian
foreign minister. No successor to the
recalled minister was announced and
the action of Seryia was construed as
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13

day. The weather has been fine 50
far for the work. All the big corn
growers have large crews in their
fields and il the weather should keep
good 1t will take several weeks to
finish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey will start north
this week to spend the winter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13

of fall into a locomotive pit in the
round house late Wednesday after
noon. The young man was consider
ably bruised about the head and
shoulders but is recovering nicely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
Oscar Hoffman Hurt.

Oscar Hoffman, 1921 Second St.
an apprentice at the Santa Re shops
here is at the employees hospital
with a collar bone broken as result
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
FACTORY FOR
MAKING men
Waits and strays Society of London
Is Doing Great Good by Turning
Wrecked Lives Into
Citizens.
CARES FOR 5000 BOYS
Each Child is Handled as Separate
Personality and This System
Has Worked Sue
cessfuIly.
[By Ed. L. Keen, London Correspond

+ [By Ed. l.. Keen, London Correspond
ent of the United Press.l
LONDON, December 14.-One Of
London's most successful, though IN
pretentious, industries is it's Citizen
factory" With a limited capital, and
from the crudest and most unpronis-
ing raw material gathered from the
child life OF slums, this establishment
is steadily turning out as finished
products big, healthy, Industrious and
useful men.
Thirty years ago stray cripple
boy, ten years old, was given by some
charitable persons, a spinal jacket to
relieve him from his physical suffer
ings The little fellow had no father,
and his mother-a drnnkard -pawned
the jacket to buy liquor The case
came to the attention of Rev. Charles
Rudolph, who took the boy in charge,
saw that he was given proper surgical
treatment, educated him, and taught
him useful trade.
That was the beginning of the citi-
zen factory otherwise, the Waits and
Strays Society-which since then has
brought up 1900 "slum kids" of
whom less than FIVE percent have
gone wrong.
Next week" said the Rev. Rudolph,
who is still at the head of the So
ciety. when I am in Oxford, am
going to dine with my old friend and
his wife. He is now strong, robust
fellow, holding good position,
whom you would never recognize as
the miserable little chap we picked up
thirty years ago, and who proved to
be the inspiration for our subsequent
work"
There are othes organizations with
similar purposes, but none which do
their work along such thorough and
systematic lines or have accomplished
such noteworthy results, In addition
to its main institution at Islington,
4 the Society controls 100 homes and
now has under its care 5000 boys. So
cial reformers were greatly interested
in the bazaar recently held under the
auspices of the Citizen factory" at
Caxton Hall Among the exhibits
we're shoes, chairs, and suits of
clothes, every stroke of work on
which was done by the Society's en-
thusiastic and ambitious proteges, all
Of whom were under is years of age.
One boy, asked what his ambition
was in life, replied promptly, Ito
make first-class shoes, and by and by
become labor member of parlia.
ment." A lad of thirteen, who two
years ago was rescued from the most
degrading conditions, was wearing a
suit of clothes which he had cut out
and sewn without assistance. His
ambition was, however, to be an avia.
tor Although he had never seen a
real aeroplane, he had read books on
the science of aviation, and has con
structed miniature biplane which he
has successfully flown In the yard OF
the IsIington House
Rev. G. H. Whalley, organizing sec.
rotary, attributes much of the success
Of the society to its system Of train
ing. Instead Of handling these "slum
Kids" as If they were cast from the
same mold he said, I'VE treat each
as a separate personality, and try to
develop them along the lines of their
individual aptitude, differing in this
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-23
The Terrible aRoIIers.r

Wide World: Among the many
dangers which chose who go down
to h sea in ships" have to ncoun
ter, must be reckoned that strange
phenomenon known as "the rollers"
a succession of immense waves
which in certain localities set ia upon
q coast without the least previous In
dication, rendering the use OF boats
impossible, or, at the best, highly
dangerous. The places where they
chiefly occur are in the nne weather
trade-wind regions OF the South At
lantic and South Pacific, being mark
eddy felt at exposed islands such as
Ascension and st. Helena In he for
mer ocean, and in the latter at the
Chinchas, Lobos and other islands orr
the coast OF Peru.
The sea may be Of perfect smooth
ness, the breeze for days q huge wave
appears rolling landward, at flrst an
parently quite I~eisurely, until IL
reaches any solid mass OF reef. rock
Of shore, the hitherto lazy undula-
ton becomes a sharp ridge, dings its
crest high In the air, dashes for
ward with redoubled energy and
bursts upon the shore with tresaen-
dous fury. This wave Ii set Ia, ever
augrnenting In violence. until they
attain an awful grandeur not to be
exceeded In the widest storm. Al Wis
II of the rollers b last from ave to
six hours to two to three days. and
S strange feature 10 that they come
from leward In q widely different d.
rection to the usual wind OF the To-
cality.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-23
a FLY cATEcHlsM.

The following questions and an
swers were prepared by the Indiana
state board OF health, and have been
widely copied; the school board of
AsheviIle, s. c., caused them to be
pasted In the spelling books used in
the graded schools OF the city:
1. Where is the fly born? In ma
etvery kind of filth.
2. Where does the ny live? In
every kind of filth.
8. Is anything too filthy for the
fly to eat? No.
4. (a) Where does he go when he
leaves the surface closet and the ma
nure pile and the spittoon? Into the
kitchen and dining room.
OBJ What does he do there? He
walks ON the bread, fruit and vege-
tables. He wipes his feet on the but
ter and bathes in the milk.
8. Does the fly visit the patient
sick with typhoid fever, consumption
and cholera infantum? He does
and he may call on you next.
s. Is the ny dangerous? He is
mans worst pest, and more danger
GUS h wild beasts or r~attlesnakes.
I. What disease does the fly carry?
He carries typhoid fever, consumption
and summer complaint. How? On
his wings and hairy feet. What is
his correct name? Typhoid fly.
3. Did he ever kill anyone? He
killed 1or American soldiers during
the Spanish American war than the
bullets OF the Spaniards.
3. Where are the greatest num-
Der Of cases of typhoid fever. CON
sumption and summer complaint?
Where there are the most flies.
10. Where are most flies? Where
there il the most filth.
IL. Why should we kill the fy?
Because he may kiln us.
IL. When shall we kill the fly? KIN
him before he gets winEs-kin him
when he Is q maggot in the
pile-kill him while he is In the egg
state.
IS. How? Keep the stables dry
and clean and don't allow any manure
to stay on the premises longer than
one week. Have all other filth n
trash accommodating on your premises
removed or burned at least once a
week.
IA. If your neiglbor fails to COM
ply with these rules and allows 1ies
to breed on his premises to visit you.
screen your doors and windows ana
keep them out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-23
DAK0TANS USE
FARM AS A LABRAT0RY

North Dakota because nobody had the
foresight to employ him in this manner
for the Minnesota farmers. Illinois lost
a $4,000 man to North Dakota because
that man was able to see that his
North Dakota method was better than
any in operation in Illinois; that 1t was
a practicable scheme, requiring only
demonstration to put it in demand in
every state in the union; and that the
chances for his having opportunity to
direct similar work elsewhere justified
him in identifying himself with 1t in
the beginning at less money than he
was heretofore receiving.
The work of the mar In the field IS
to 60 among the farmers in the district
to which he is assigned, see what they
are doing, suggest to them a better
way IL he can, interest them in expert
ments, and using the farm as HIS labo-
ratory to work out in practical farm
ing the ideas Of the theorists, we'll
| enough in themselves, but developed
under peculiar conditions, and help the
farmer and his son to employ them
profitabIy.
This association consists OF twenty
one men. fifteen Of whom live in North
Dakota. II. j.. Weiser. president OF
the First National bank OF Fargo Is
the president OF the association. p. l.
Howe, grain man OF Minneapolis, is
the first vice president; G. ". Kelly
trustee OF the agricultural college. al
Fargo, is the second vice president:
former Gov. e. Y. Sarles Of Hillsboro
is treasurer. The executive committee
consists of A. r. Rogers, p. L. Howe
Minneapolis; z. j. Weiser, Thomas
Cooper, Fargo; G. B. Mcmillan, Hanna,
and r.. c. Kettle, Casselton.
The success of this undertaking it is
not more than fair to sayeis dependent
upon the managing director, Mr.. Coop
er. He IL the live wire who has or
ganized this work, is giving 1t direc-
ton and supervision, and he is prepar-
ing to show to the farmers Of North
Dakota that success in their business
depends upon intelligent businesslike
methods.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-23

Mus Bros Department store IL
open every evening during their ga-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-23

Not only were the farmers thena-
selves a little slow at first to recognize
the merits OF this method; 1t took sew
erai days to secure Tor 1t the indorse-
ment Of the department Of agriculture
at washington but III was finally
forthcoming, Mr.. Cooper has been en-
able6 to secure men well qualified for
this work at salaries less la some
cases than the men engaged were re-
ceiving elsewhere. bur the success cf
the effort lii North Dakota Ii almost
certain to result IN i demand for Il
like organization Ia other states where
the men trained for this work in North
Dakota viii have opportunities for
more profitable employment. Already
he has been solicited 90 take charge
Of q similar movement In Iowa and lii
Illinois.
Minnesota lost Thomas Cooper to
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20

Dear Santa =
l VIII write to yoi to tell you
what I want for (hli'tmas. I want
some crnly, Eut +, oranges, banan s
a dol, peEsr, Gtcry book and a
doll buggy. Santa /. tbs isn't tco
much to bring me I VIII ask you
for n more thing, ! want a rib
bon. ! am in the 4th grade. My
address is Minnie Johnson, Norton,
Mo. will close bye, bye to Santa
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20

books. Good bye from your little
friend. Juil Sayers.
Dear Santa Claus -
I Will write to you SO you wont
forget what to bring me for Christ
mas. am a little girl seven years
Old with blonde hair sni blus eye-.
I am also a good little girl, but
sometimes a little bad, but hope
you will look over the bad times
and bring me a bracelet, a doll
head for my big doll which my lii
tie brother knocked her eyes In, a
doll cap to keep her good and
warm for she has taken an awful
cold this cold weather also a bed
for her. Don't forget to bling nuts
fruit and candy. Don't forget my
brothers anil sister, mimma and
papa. Hoping this will reach yoy,
for ] believe you live In Marshall
- wei as In Other towIL l am
your little friend,
Virginia Oliver.
Malta Benl, Dee. IL, 1912.
Dear Santa Claus;
I'm a little girl five years OIL
I go to school ana en- read, spell
anArcount. Now Santa I've been
a very good little girl AMI ! pray
you will remember me Xmas with
some nice things. ] want n tre:s
doll, candy and nuts. This Is all
will ask for as have two little
sisters and a little brother I want
you to remember with socmthing
nice. Remember mamma and
papa also. ] am lovingly your,
Louise Williams.
Marshall, Dee. Il, :9:2
Dear Santa Claus;
| am Il little girl ten years old
and live out east OF town am
In the 5th grade OF school my
teacher Is Mss Ira Bell. She
teaches at the Jester scho1' mr.
I Ike her Just fine. Santa please
bring me a dol, locket and chain,
doh bed and ring. Good bye,
Don't forget to come and bring
me some candy. Yours truly.
Eta May Kent.
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20
State News

Har.y last Thursday morning the
three story Lon erger bu:ting 1T
Boonylle was destroyed by fire
with a loss Of $4,000. The lower
floor was occupied by Victor's Clio.
Store. the second floor by Attor-
ney L~!onberger and the third story
~ q storage place.
L. r. Marmon. a farmer living
near Co.umbue, Neb., who was
stricken bind by abolt OF light
ming e'ghteel months ago, recover
ed bic sight in the Union Depot at
Kansas City Friday. Tire mortis
az, the min went - st. Louis
and underwent an operation. APP
p,ren;'y II failed and with his wife
he eft ST LDuis While Writing for
HE tran To Nebraska harmon rest
ed In the depot waiting room and
suddenly was able To see.
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20
A Merry Christmas to all!

Next Wednesday is Christmas
the saddest day OF all for the lit
tie boy On girl who is overlooked,
and there will be many OF sueh
in our county. We etpe tally p.Sad
Of our public and Sunday school
teachers to get a corrtc. list oil
their pupils and see that ev.ry
name is correctly checked off with
a gift or reminder of some kind.
We don't know Of anyone whom
We could wish a steady Job at
,hoyeling coal as much as the
careless teachers or Sunday sch,ol
.uperintendents. II behooves al
of US older people in Ike manner
60 our responsibilities or
measures, OF the day.
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20

a lower grade than that, usually a
No. 2 or even less.
The farmer does not receive the
above figures, because he must pay
the freight TO the mirkets, anu
the average freight runs from ten
TO fifteen cents a bushel, conse-
quentiy our farmers this year are
receiving only about 65 cents a
bushel at their local markets, where
rs .ast year they actually netted VI
, bushel 1t the local markets in
many clses. and altogether over 70
cents a bushel. Here Is a drop OF
80 cents a bushtl; this mans a
lessening OF wheat acreage next
year throughout the Northwest.
Farmers cannot produce wheat, at
a profit. at 65 cents a bushel -
Northwestern Agri ulturist,
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20

"a Democratic Tari { 'aw mus,
now stand cctual comparison WIN
a Republican Tart law. INT "
the ro,' test, and II must tome' or
the Democratic party must stan.
convicted iy T. cwn corf . ion ''
obtain NJ power under false pr. =
tenses. We do not Gear the con
trast :; y, we invite anf we''1m
IL. The business interests the
wage workers, thu agri;u!'urist OF
the country, await with anS.cu
sollcltude the promised reforms
They should not be delayed. The
Republican Tariffs which have oe n
40 persistent;y characterized ms
artiui devices to rob the poor
should MT be- tolerated n ingl day
after the Democracy takes power
Prompt action IL the test OF goo
faith and capacity; recrasunati n
Is a sure proof OF i~rs.n:erity ana
iniirmity. which wi II beT -Ad-
dress OF William Mckinley Feb. H.
1893.
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20

While Christmas has somewhat
lost its significance to some OF us as
10 it's original intention oil eeie-
trating the birth Of Christ II
should bring JOY to every heart
The older folks can have a nay
never to be forgotten u thy WI
look around for opportunities 10
make someone happy. Rim OF
Il les within your pow.r TO
bring Joy TO someone, even II II
is only giving a word OF cheer or
c,mmendation. The young folks
ARE at the mercy OF the grown
ups to a certain extent but they
should all be made happy In the
name of Him whose birthday we
rp,cbrate.
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20

books. Good bye from your little
friend. Juil sayers.
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20
Upon an Export Basis

Our readers will remember that
in all our arguments against the
Canadian Reciprocity Pact We h We
pointed out that the greatest OBJ
lection 10 the pact was that II
would put our W Northwestern
wheat upon an export basis. For
the last twelve OF fifteen years We
have not been exporting N hard
wheat. II has not been subject to
the market price fixed at LIVER
pool or in Europe, or anywhere ex
cpt the market price here In the
Northwest, due TO the United
States demlnd. We have supp'icd
Bur Home m7rkets only.
~ This year We are upon an export
basis. We have a tangible dem
lf5hstratson OF what will happen
when reciprocity with Canada te-
tmes al Fact we will then be up
nSnFi h expert basis every year, as
We are this year, simply because
ahis year we have a bump r crop,
o'%Hhoa surplus which w must ex-
port, but when Canada has ccess
markets, her surplus vii al
ways be thrown down into our
, markets, constituting a glut o. or
markets, and IN export surplus a
the time, whether we have a bum
per crop or a short crop, We wi
always then be upon an export
basis.
Our advantage OF ten or twelve
tents a bushel above Canada, or
wheat VIA be permanently wiped
out then. We have a demonstra-
tpn OF what that means already.
A year ago the Minneapolis pri:'
on No. I Northern wheat was SO
CLOS; in fact 1t ran up to 40
and for a short period even hi h
y thzt' was when our farmers fourj
an ampse mark IN our .oMnscoun.
try for all the wheat they had to
sell. This year, since July Is, opl
PRICES have been continually goinl
down 90 that by the middle OF No,
vember, No. 4 Northern wheat il
Minneapolis market sid at 80 emit
an3'December delivery soids at 7q
cents. Chicago December eeliver,
sold at 81 cents. This was for No
1 NdrtiIern, wherein the ayerAgs
grade prednceds ~ u farmers L
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20
Friction Fired a Wagon

Seialia, Mo. Dec. 15.-F. B. Green
a farmer living ear smithton, was
driving to m rket yesterday with a
load OF millet. An IRON guard over
a rear wheel worked loose and fell
across the tire OF the wheel. The
friction caused the guard to be-
come heated 80 that II ignited the
millet, and Green had al, he could
do to unhitch the team before the
m'llet and wagon were burned.
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20
Prescription for a Stiney
Man

In the January woman's Home
Companion appears story In
which u related an account OF a
pres ,r'ption given to an ex,e-d ny
ly st.ngy farmer by a doctor. The
farmer took the prescription TO the
drusgist. The druggist told the
farmer that he could not fill the
prescription and said to this amer
aN you will read II yourself you
will e why Whereupon the
farmer adjusted his glasses and
read to his ate mis- m mt:
some hired girl to BE- taken as
soon as you can get her, anil kept
constantly on hand thereafter.
"A few new DIRE Ises that ths
wives OF your hired men wouldn't
be ashamed to wear, AMI a new
hat and wrap to replace tho you
bought her last-thirteen " arsago
All to be tin :tured with at least
as muah daily consideration as you
bestoW upOn. YOUR Sattle.n
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20
Santa Claus Letters
Adrain, Mo-, De-.

Adrain, Mo-, De-. 5.
Dear Santa -
I am n little boy ttrCe years
Cd and I want you to bring me
ome eln'y, MT and little wager,
ful ssme toys. / have a little
and a little brother and I
want you TO bring them some toys
and some candy. I will dose hop
ing to hear from Santa.
Your truly,
Tom Walbourn
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20
Mt. Leonard, Dec. I6.
Dear Santa Claus;

! am a little girl and am four
years Old and my name is Julia
Sayers. ! want a dol and automo-
bic OF course ! want candy and
nuts and ! want a dol buggy and
a dress. ! have two other sisters
and one is ten and the other is
eight years old and they want
The Marshall republican., 1912-12-20
No. ton, Nc, Dec. 10

Dear Sarta -
l will write to you to tell you
what l want for Christmas. ! want
some candy, Granger and a doll
AMI buggy. ] am 10 years old and
[ go to schoo! everyday. l ON In
the ith ith grade. My address is
orondis Gr'fiitt', Norton, Mo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

of his arched Irish eyes quivered. "Are there any shows in town?" he asked in low voice. "Mebbe get ashore tomorrow night after coang I'd even
 "D-n the unifor7nr exploded Nigger. "IIere, give another drink, double one," and he pushed his gias forward roughly.
 q say Guests first, Mister Auten," rebe1zed Irene, filling Joe's glass again
 "Uniforms,' rnuttered Nigger. "They ain't worth nothing, except make hits the beach with girls you again, want to-
 Perhaps he'd lend you his, if arsked him." she flashed back. His looks need enhancement with sex'
 'If thought I needed one I'd take it off him." scorn.
 'You to try?" Joe burst out turning him.
 Nigger held his friends glare for instant, and then relaxed either in fear of Joes superior hef realizing that Irene chiefly responsible for having stirred his passion. "Why, I'd hurt Joe here than I'd hurt you he sneered at her. He's only of them chaplains boys, that keeps false mustache in his dittybox He generally it ashore play dame-kil1er in. Never drinks Oh no?'
 "Say that againI" exploded Joe, with snort His honest scorn, anyhow.
 But Nigger didn't
 "rll wager he could stand much drink you, in Irene and then checked herself, seeing that she only flaming his anger, and that it had focused upon her at last guilty feeling had poisoned her thrill in the dangerous game she had been playing in leading Joe She knew that only Ngger's love and his loyalty to her kept him from open accusation.