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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-06

In several match tennis games De-
tween the Y. M. c. A, boys of tho Boys
department., and some white boy ten
his players resulted in the fol-
lowing scores: Doubles. Chambers
and Chambers, (white boys) VS.. H.
Strong and VIM. johnson, rs in favor
of the white boys.
Ewing and Sears vs. Chambers and
Chambers, 1-6.
King and Hurst vs. Chambers and
Chambers, IA.
Singles. Bill Chambers vs. Earl John
son, 1-6.
Singles. Floyd Sears vs. Jas, Cham
bers, 0-5.
All Of the Y. M. c. A. except class
King learned the game of tennis this
season and are therefore playing we'll
for beginners. Other matched games
will be held soon,
On last Sunday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. E. F. Jones about
fifteen ladies' assembled and listened
to a very interesting talk from Mrs.
s. Joe Brown, organizer of the State
Federation Of Colored Women's clubs,
after which an organization was per
fected under the name of "The Wo-
mans Progressive Club" with the fol-
lowing officers: president, Mrs. E. F.
jones'; vice president, Mrs. Lucy
Miller; secretary, Mrs. Kittie Rich
ardson; assistant secretary, Miss Ad.
die Miller; treasurer, Mrs. Lucy Walk
er; chairman executive board, Mrs.
c. r. Foster and Mrs. Lena Wilson,
reporter. The next meeting will
be held next Tuesday at 10 q. m. at
same place 5 .3553
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-06

A GREAT MISSIONARY WORKER.
The above cut Is that of Rev. d. K.
Murff, formerly of this country, but
now missionary worker of the Bap-
fist denomination. He is located in
Cape Town, South Africa, and Is now
spending a few months here in the In
interest OF the work. His wife Is a
very able assistant and they are do
ing great work for the cause Of Christ
Rev. Murff and wife are now in On
aha, Neb., attending the Iowa-Nebras-
ka Association.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-06

BEST TREATMENT FOR A BURN.
If for no other reason, Chamberlain s
Salve should be kept in every house
old on account of it's great value in
the treatment of burns. 1t allays the
pain almost instantly, and unless the
injury Is a severe one, heals the parts
without leaving scar. This salve Is
also unequaled for chapped hands,
sore nipples and diseases of the skin.
dealers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-06
MADAME 7, D. PERKINS
Scientific Scalp Specialist
1890 West 35th Avenue Denver,
Denver, Col.

1850 West 35th Avenue Denver, Col
Madame T. D. Perkins, of Denver, Co.. who has spent i've
study of the scalp interesting all the
globe of the scalp No matter how dark your
skin is Madame Perkins Machess Scalp Preparation and scientific
method of for cuvang identifying and growing the
hair will grow your hair if physical amen prevent
Her have successful where all others have failed
Have you written her? If want hair like her
write her Be enclose cent stamp and write
and address plain expect reply
unlessycu business. No agensvanted
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-06

An article having real merit should
In time become popular. That such
II the case with Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy has been attested by many
dealers. Here Is one Of them. n.
W. Hendrickson. Ohio Falls, lnd,
writes. "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is the best for coughs, colds ana
Group, and is my best seller For
sale by all dealers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-06

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-07

LETTER WASHER CAUGHT
William T. Gobrecht, "a years
old, married and the father Of
2-year-old girl, was arrested by
Alice Clement, a woman city de-
tective.
Gobrecht has been writing in
decent letters to women. He used
Saratoga, Auditorium, Congress
and La Sale Hotel stationary and
dropped the letters into women's
laps on street cars, left them in
waiting rooms of department
stores and handed them to
women on the street.
All the letters sought appoint
ments and told where he could be
found. Complaints were first
made to the police a week ago.
They could get no trace of Go
brecht. Then Miss Clement was
detailed on the case. Fifteen min
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-07
utes later she had Gobrecht under

utes later she had Gobrecht under
arrest.
Gobrecht's half-brother is H. J..
Gobrecht, owner of a bakery at
1133 E. 63d st. He says that if his
brother be fined he will have to
serve out his fine in the Brideweit
and that he will see to it that his
sister-in-law gets a divorce.
Gobrecht lived at 5424 Cottage
Grove av. He has not paid any
rent there for two months. His
wife is penniless.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-07
A Reminder.

Mr.. Slow-I say, isn't it too
bad Venus di Milo hasn't any
arms? Of course, she could never
have really existed without them.
She-Oh, I don't know. Some
people seem to have very little
use for them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
! GOOD CODE OF MORALS.

Since the arrival in the United
States Of the head of the Boy Scouts
in England, there has been marked
increase in the interest in that organ
ization and the newspapers have been
devoting much space TO it. Everybody
who studies the purpose of the Boy
Scouts becomes more impressed with
the scheme. IT is almost impossible
to imagine how a boy thoroughly i'm
pregnated with its spirit and princi.
pies can become anything short of a
good, self-reliant, helpful, Industrious
citizen. 1t powerfully appeals to par
,ents who want their boys to become
what every good man ought TO be.
Here are few, and only few, of its
leading principles, which every scout
must practice:
Always tell the truth.
Do not quarrel.
/ Be polite and considerable TO all.
Earn every dollar you spend.
4 Keep a savings bank account
Do al least one good and helpful
deed each day.
4 Accept no compensation for favors
rendered.
Be punctual and prompt. Do not
waste your own time nor that OF
others.
/ Be kind to animals. Do not Kill
them needlessly nor for mere sport
Learn about the wonderful things
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
NEW STARS ON THE FLAG.

Two stars will be added to the
American flag, on July a. The field
will be composed of even rows for
the first time since 1865 Although
the flags are already on the market
with stars to represent the statehood
OF Arizona and New. Mexico, these are
not recognized by the army or navy.
Word has gone out from Washing
ton that the new arrangement will be
six rows OF eight stars each. No
change will be made except in the
second and fifth rows. These rows
now contain seven stars each and are
spaced between those In the rows
above. Why do they not arrange them
in the form of a circle? That would
be violating a precedent as old as the
nation.
You have seen old flags where they
were arranged in that form. But
those are not official and never have
been recognized by the government.
Nineteenth of the flags which you see
waving on holidays are wrong. There
is only one place where you can be
sure that the flag is correctly ar
ranged at the head of regiment.
This is the first time since 1890 that
more than one star has been added at
time. At that time stars were added
| for FIVE states.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
!. sEAsoNABLE SUGGESTION.

The time for planting radishes, let
tuee and sweet scented onions will
soon be here. Likewise the complaint
of neighbors' chickens throwing dirt
like steam shovel What will you
do about it? The Columbus Safeguard
has solved the problem and we hasten
to lay the solution before the readers
of The Gate City. Promising that a
well trained and experienced hen can
scratch up more ground than a disc
cultivator with team of Normans
hitched to it, the Safeguard goes on
to say:
"A flock of chickens that is city
broke and onto the ropes can cause
more neighborhood strife, grief and
profanity than a drunken sailor in a
Quaker settlement and when bunch
of old hens once locate a patch OF
choice growing garden truck you
might as well try to fence out flock
of gnats with two wire fence as to
I try to keep them off your premises
| What Will you do about it? Why,
/ Just get a good sized flock of scratch
ers of your own, take the eggs to the
grocer's in exchange for garden sass
and stay on friendly terms with the
/ neighbors.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
COURAGEOUS GOVERNOR HAIR.
MON


The only Democratic candidate for
the presidential nomination who has
had the courage to place himself
openly in opposition to the initiative
and referendum as well as the recall is
Governor hudson Harmon of Ohio. Il
am not convinced he said recently,
that the initiative, and referendum,
applied generally to subjects of legis-
lation. would be an improvement on
our systems of government by repre-
sentatives. He continued:
No one can Justly claim that this
new departure in government has vet
passed the experimental stage in 9TH
Ier states while, even If it has. none
lof them has 30 large or SO diversified
ia population az Ohio, or such a great
variety of interests. believe the work
|of legislation can be properly done
only by bodies small enough for each
member to get the advantage of con-
ference, debate and elaboration, with
the concurrence of both required and
absolute rules TO prevent hasty action
by either. as well as final approval
by another and independent actor in
the the proceedings. For myself |
think we should await the result of
"a fair trial in our cities and villages
before making statewide the operation
Iof SO radical change in our meth
Iods'
Mr.. Harmon's utterance is all the
more notable because the platform on
which he was elected governor of
Ohio proclaimed flatly the virtue of
the initiative and referendum.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
of Gods creation and mans invention.
Keep the body clean and healthy.
JEALOUS or TAFT.

Colonel Roosevelt now claims that
he can prove, by letter written jan
uary 16, or whereabouts, that he was
not for Taft. The Cedar Rapids Re
publican suggests that it ought TO
take no large amount of proof for the
colonel to prove that he was not for
Taft, then. The Republican thus ac-
curately states the situation:
Most of us are willing to admit
that he has never been for Taft, not
after Taft's election. He became
Jealous of his successor the moment
he was elected. The reason for that
seems to be that he was thinking that
he ought. after all. to have taken the
third term at that time. The colonel
wants to he President all the time
He likes to rule somebody, to swing
his big stick and talk big and loud.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
A SERIOUS MISTAKE.

Volclng the opinion of intelligent
people generally, the Quincy Wing
frankly tells the members of the
board of supervisors of Hancock coun-
ty Illinois. that they made a grave
mistake in turning down the PROPOSE
ton of the Water Power company to
spend at least $4,000 in making a
beautiful river drive between Hamil-
ton and Nauvoo. The merits of the
case are thus set forth by that paper:
When the big dam that is going to
supply Quincy with power at saw
ing of SO 1-3 per cent is completed,
there will be lake second to none in
the country as far north as Bur.ing-
ton. Western Illinois will be the
most beautiful spot in the state, be-
cause of that great lake, and there
should by all means be modern
driveway between the cities of Ham
ilton and Nauvoo. AS it is now, the
board of supervisors of Hancock coun-
ty has said that the county will not
/ stand its proportion of the expense,
which would be for bridges alone, at
a cost not to exceed $4,000. The
Hancock county men have by their
actions indicated that they do not be-
/ lieye in beautifying the highways of
the state and this is what is going to
react against them in time Good
roads are what count nowadays, and
the county that is not in favor of good
roads is going to become back num-
I Der sooner or later. This is an age
OF progress, and there is no more Ger
4 tain indication that community or
a county is progressing than in the
roads or the streets over which the
public travel
! The action of the board in turning
down the Water Power company
generous offer came like a thunder
bolt out of a clear sky and was as
indefensib,e and inexcusable as it was
unexpected. In making the offer the
Water Power company was actuated
by spiritedness alone The
large sum it proposed to expend was
rendered as pure gratuity, with ne
expectation of financial return The
company simply volunteered 10 adj
$4,000 to the good roads fund in west
ern Illinois OF course it is no
mourning over the rejection of its
offer. The adverse vote of the boarc
of supervisors of Hancock count,
saves it that sum and puts it in posi-
ton to aid in the extension of tn,
boulevard on the Iowa side of the riv
er beyond Montrose without addition
al expense, if it so elects. But III,
people of Hamilton and Nauyoo an,
the intervening country have jus
cause for complaint against thei
!, county board and they will b
/, fully justified in making their right
a eous Indignation felt in the most Ell
fective way.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
Just Do Like Caesar Did.

When Caesar took an eastward ride
and grabbed the Gauls OF Rome,
What was tht first thing that he did
to make them feel at home?
Did he increase the peoples loads and
liberty forbid!
No, he dug in and BURT good roads
that's what Old Caesar did.
Did Caesar put the iron heel upon the
foeman's breast,
Or did he try to make them feel the
Romans rule was best?
What did he do to make them glad
he'd come their midst amid?
He built good roads in place Of bad
that's what Old Caesar did.
He built good roads from hill to hill;
good roads from vale to vale;
He ran good roads movement till
Rome got all the kale.
He told the folks to buy at home,
build roads their hills amid,
Until all roads led UP to Rome =
that's what Old Caesar did.
If any man would make the town the
center of the map,
Where folks will come and settle down
and live in plenty's lap;
II any town its own abodes of poverty
would rid,
Let it get out and build good roads
just like Old Caesar did,
Sentinel, Grenada, Mississippi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

The talk now is that Taft will have
six of the eleven Iowa congressional
districts. and this will ensure him
control of the state convention
Apropos the situation as here predi-
Gated the Arlington News suggests
John T. Adams, Governor Carroll,
State Senator Adams and George D.
Perkins as delegates at large. The
Gate City would like to see General
Granville N. Dodge named as one of
the four.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

A female riot or a riot of women
occurred at Superior, Wis, few days
ago when a few dozen real fresh eggs
produced at a poultry show were
auctioned off Women tore each 9TH
ers' hair In their efforts. and toward
the last no one was permitted to buy
more than three eggs. 1t is such
things as this that give warrant to
Kipling's dictum that 4the female of
the species is more deadly than the
male
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

THE SOULS DEAR LAND.
know the Blessed Islands some
where lie
In rose-erowhed splendor on a
sapphire sea-
j know the Age of Gold can never die;
And far Hesperides has fruit for
me-
White towers Of fair Atlantis pierce
the blue
Her terraces and temples vine.
wreathed stand.
Drean-haunting music floats the glad
hours through,
=. With lulling waves that lap the
level strand
Cool groves of asphodel where young
nymphs play,
Lush wales where Dian leads her
laughing band.
Dim paths of Already where lovers
stray
Have never faded from the souls
dear land.
The glory Of Olympus needs no ruth;
The fair gods live and love, and
never passed
All beauty that the soul has known is
truth,
immortal truth, more true than life
lat last.
Alice E. Ives in Harper's Weekly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

A Colorado minister has invoked
the puissant want ad" to bring back
absent members from Sunday ser
vices. His latest reads:
"Missed--Last Sunday. some fami'
lar faces and families from the ser
vices of the Methodist Episcopal
church. ANY person with spirit of
LOYALTY who will restore one or more
of these to their accustomed place
will in no wise lose a reward from the
Great Head of the church and from
his servants. the pastor and his CO.
workers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

Electricity is coming into general
use on the farm and We may expect
a large increase in the demand for
the purpose in this part of the Mis-
sissippi valley following the develop
ment OF the Keokuk water power.
Electrical power can be advantageous
ly used in operating plows, threshing
machines. pumps, corn shelters, grind
ers, churns and in laundry work.
Speed the day when cheap power Will
be available
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
Railway Wages and Railway Earning.

There were substantial increases in
the wages of railway employees during
the fiscal year 1911. Reports filed
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission show that the total compen-
sation to the employees OF railways
over 500 miles long was $1.005,2T7 ,249.
The total wage cost to the railways
for the year was greater by 1865
S22 than 1T would have been at the
rates of pay in effect during 1910.
and greater b.; $69.297,e7s than it
would haze been at the rates Of pay in
effect during 1909.
Notwithstanding an increase of q
108 in the miles of railway operated,
there were fewer employees on the
payrolls June 3d. 1910, by 31,037, yet
the total compensation paid to en-
ployes during 1911 was greater than
that paid during 1910 by s49.976,216.
This is greater than the increase in
the gross earnings Of the railways by
$50, 595,121 The net revenues of the
railways, which are what is left after
paying operating expenses, fell of
by $40,9SS,539 during this same
period in which compensation increas-
ed nearly fifty million dollars.
These figures are summarized from
Bulletin No. 2s of the Bureau of Rail.
way Economics, which is based on of
| fetal reports made by the railways to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and which exhibits in detail com.
parison OF the aggregate compensation
to different classes OF employees, the
number of employees of different
classes, and the relation to railway
traffic for the fiscal years 1909, 1910
and 1911.
The summary of revenues and ex
penses of the steam railways over
fifty miles in length for the month oil
December, just issued by this bureau
shows that for the calendar year 1911
the total operating revenues were less
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

Prices paid to the farmers in the
United States on October j, as COM
pared with October / of last year,
averaged for potatoes, 302 per cent
higher; hay, 22.7 per cent higher:
oats, la per cent higher; corn. rs
per cent higher; wheat, 81 per cent
lover chickens, 6 per cent lower;
butter, 80 per cent lower, eggs, 1o.1
per cent lower.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

Governor Stubs of Kansas says the
prairie states are ablaze with enthu-
siasm for Roosevelt which is an
other illustration of the old saying
that one must go away from home to
get the home news.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10
THOUGHT For The DAY.

The child who enters life comes not
with knowledge Or intent;
So those who enter death must 90
as little children sent,
Nothing is known, but l believe that
God is overhead.
And as life is to the living, SO
death is to the dead.
Joseph Addison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

There is practical wisdom in Kin
Hubbard's observation that nobody
ever listened to reason on an empty
stomach.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

The Iowa state fair offers prize
. of $50 for the best baby and SIS for
the best pig. The base Islander that
pigs are valued higher than babies in
Iowa is thus effectively refuted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

e. c, Weber OF Fort Madison is I'M
derstood 10 he willing TO accept the
Democratic nomination for congress
in the First district this year. If SO.
the opposition in the district will be
relieved of considerable embarrass-
ment Until now it has been a grave
question who could be induced to Of
fer himself for the sacrifice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

Looking at the matter by and large.
up one side and down the other,
through the middle and cross lots,
the backbone of winter doesn't seem
to be even bent, much less broken
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

points from which other persons re-
gard it and these will doubtless in
terfere with the contamination SO de-
voutly wishec by Mr.. Davenport.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

Senator Finn says he is for Roose-
welt still. So are all of us. But he
simply won't keep quiet for any
length of time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

Knoxville, in Senator cummins'
own district, the Seventh, choose
Taft delegates to the congressional
and state conventions. Hitherto it has
been an insurgent stronghold Insur-
gency is clearly on the wane in Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

1t is said that LaFollette never in
dulges In profanity How that man
must restrain himself
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

Every day is explanation day. at
Oyster Bay, and the more the colonel
explains" the more need there is for
that sort of thing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

Instead of Bwano Jumbo some of
the papers are now calling him
Bwano Tumble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

March is March this year, all right
All the old almanacs agree that it is a
winter month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

Great Scott! 1t remained for him to
discover the south pole.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

than for the calendar year 1910 by
SCI, 69S,7s0. and the net revenues less
by s22,2s6,7S4.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-10

k.okuk, Iowa .-..... March 10, 1912