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The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-30

DESTROYED ALL ALAANttS 1sAF BORE
 THE FIGURES 1914 almanac with his hand. Woman. what does lt say here, huh"
 "It says Tuesday. Jsn. lo' sdmit- ted Lucy.
 "of course it does! Then whsi's the matter with you. huhE"
 You've got the wrong almanac, Timothy" Lucy declared in fright eued whisper.
 Timothy stared st his wife. then alsred at the almanac In his hand and saw that u was true He held last years aImauac. Rut Timothy was a Barton He would not give in that he bad made a mistske-oh, no-uOw that T.ucy had called bls attention to the fact If she hsd said nothing. but quietly permitted him to celebrate her natal anniversary on any date he chose out ot the calendar and he had found out the mistake sfterwsrd, slI would have been well
 But Lucy had spoken
 The fat was tn the dre." Co quote Little River folks.
 Timothy Barton obstiustely contend. ed In the face ot the almanac makers Of the world that be was right Re suore un and down that the 1911 cal endar was the proper one for this yeur
 Amt you going to church, G1mo- fhvy" asked Lucy on the following Sunday morning, for after breakfast he hsd taken down bis overcost and cap and wound his everyday muller around hts neck.
 Timothy stared aggressively at her. ~I didn't know there wSs church on Saturday." he grunted ss he pulled on hts ultieus. Seen anything Of my bush scytbay Jeff u in the entry last night"
 Lucy stared at blm with frightened eyes Timothy Barton, what are you going 10 dog' she demanded
 Going 10 clear "ut the gndererush in the south woods he said de6antiy
 "On SundaST'
 "'Tain't Sunday reiorted Timothy obstinateiy.
 You know better than that. Timo- thy.- she walled. When gre you go. ing Co church 1T you don't go today
 I'm going tom0rrpw-on Snndsyf he retortcd. pointing 10 the last years calendar hanging on inc wall.
 ''There won't be any church toaor- row. and you know it.
 Its not my fault I'll %. aud if t ain't open its the fault of them whose business it Is to look after such things,' Timothy rattled the dcorknob imps. riently. 'Seen that bush scythe. Lucyy he repeated
 Lucy arose and looked her Husband | in the eyes Yes. Timothy Barton. l saw your bush scythe saw you clean it Of and hang It up iu the tool shed last night. the same way you do every Saturday night Timothy wInced and eolOred, but hts 1 lips set firmly.
 Are you going to church this morn incg- demanded Iucy sternly
 T don't 20 to church on Saturday. ssid Timothy. quite contemptuously and SO left the house He was actually going to cut brush wood on the Sabbath!
 Two red spots aickeve6 Ia Lucy cheeks ss she disposed ef ths Sunday
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-30
ROWS rA'ss

Nc offer cae Hundred pcllass Re eSra tor any case of catarrh that cal aot be cured sy Halls Cssarrh Cure q. J. caENgy & co, Toledo, o.
 We. tAs undersigned have known F. ,. cAeaey tor he past Is years releeo, ..
 and believe him perfectly honorable h all business transactions, and ro snclaIly able to carry out any oeligs aons made sy his firm. wsldlng, kin axn & Marvin. Wholesale druggists O
 Halls cSisrrh cure Is taken isteTn ally, aSsins directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system TestiDoalals sent tree. Price 7Sc, per bottle. Sold by all druggisSs-
 Take Halls Family Puls for consa psUion-
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-30
NOTICE 10 HE PUBLIC.

EV0m tsss date oa al calls Intend e6 S0r BeR-y FTieasaAGl, the Iade- FsG5eaS ExPrsSSm&a shouid be made Js Sevsa-Ss1 C5sl and your can VII rgcslys immediate &tSsEssoR. He as dsScozuaRe3 Als office al As BoUgh- fH- ISSEr Store
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-30
sAxssY GOODS

R~eSs-&n kSaas--sresA from the oven, eAkes sas pies, ecaSses and ecQgAARss. sa sScs first class lsae c h&Ksry gSoSs val h@ tcan3 sk tAe Vienna BSksry. B~oS2wSy. between sSflA AnS SsxtA AveQ1eA U
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-30
ss AND REDUCTION SALE

The PsSs Tram Is now selling a blg lot os Good Goods at reduced prices as they are getting too old so hold and sell st \ profit Yours,
 If Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-30

Go to the Waite Pass Cafe" Cor the test meals In whitehorse. Nov under the management ot Mrs, O-t0gT kiuE. If
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-30

FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO,
 PeSSleto-d xna GseSoa Rye Bud Weiss-. Blae RfSSoa and Pale Rain ter Beer St ehs Board Os Trade.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-30

Bonded whiskses-tiason. Noun ysynoa and Belmont The best ot seS-Blae Ribbon, Budweiser and PSle RSlaier. al the Mascot, Tele- phone S7. S
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-30

PJIEs CURED IN 6 TO "a DAYS
 Your druggist win refund money t PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case os Itching. Blind, Bleeding oI P-o-pdlng Piles in $ to Il days 5ec,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12
CHAPTER WI.
The Condition in the Coach

The Condition in the Coach.
hanically-scarcely conscious ect
the action-the Sergeant slipped fresh
cartridges into the hot rife. chamber,
swept the tumbled hair 'outsof his eyes
with his shirt sleeve, and stared into
the night. He could hardly tcompre-
bend yet that the affair was ended,
the second attack repulsed. 1t was
like delirium of fewer; he almost eS-
pected to see those znotionless bodies
outstretched on the grass spring up,
yelling defiance. Then he gripped
himself firmly, realizing the struth-it
was over with for the present; away
of there In the haze Obscuring the .riv.
er bank those indistinct black smudges
were fleeing sawages, their voices wall
inf through the might. lust in front,
formless, huddaed where they had
fallen, we're the hodies Of dead and
dying, s81itten ponies and ,half7naked
rnen. He drew deep breath through
eainched teeth, ehdeavoring to ,distin-
eu1ish his comrades.
The interior of the coach was black,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12
LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 70, 1912.

sharp report, echoing back from the
bluff, but no sound of the striking bull
tlet. Just an instant he caught a
glimpse OF her face, as she drew back,
fstartled.
\ "Oh, they are coming again! What
Shall we do?"
NO." he insisted. still retaining her
hand, confident In his judgment
Those fellows will not attempt to
rush us again tonight. You must
keep cool, for we shall need all our
wits to get away. An Indian never
risks night assault, unless it is a
surprise. He wants to see What he is
up against Those bucks haRe got all
they want of this outfit; they have
no reason to suppose any OF US were
hit. They are as much afraid as we
are. but when 1t gets daylight, and
they can see the shape we're in, then
they'll come yelling"
But they can lie out there in the
dark and shoot" she protested. THAT
shot was aimed at US, wasn't it,"
II reckon it was, but it never got
here. Don't let that worry you; If an
Indian ever hits anything with gun
It's going to be by pure accident" He
stared out of the window. They're
liable to bang away occasionally, and
l suppose 1t is up to us to make some
response just to tell them we're
awake and ready. But they amt fir.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

All He Really Knew Was That Those
Devils Were Coming, Leapins,
Crowdina.
aud soundless, except for some ones
swift, excited breathing. As he ex-
tended his cramped legs to the floor
he touched a motionless body Not
until then had he realized the possi
bility of death also within. He felt
downward with one hand, his nerves
suddenly throbbing, and his finger
touched q cold face-the Mexican. It
must have been that last volley, "a:
he could distinctly recall the sharp
bark Of Gonzales revolver between
his own shots.
"The little devil" he muttered sober.
ly. 1T was a squarer death than he
deserved. He was game little cock"
Then he thought of Moylan. won.
derinE why the man did not move, or
speak That was not like Moylan. He
bent forward, half afraid in the still
ness. endeayoring to discover space
on the door for both his feet He
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

chance somewhere, you know, if one
is only bright enough to uncover it."
How still the night was, and dark;
although the sky was cloudless, the
stars shone clearly away up in the
black vault. Not even the howl of a
distant coyote broke the silence. To
the left, seemingly full half-mile dis
tant, was the red flicker of a fire,
barely visible behind projection of
bank. But in front not even the keen
eyes of the Sergeant could distinguish
any sign of movement. Apparently
the Indians mad abandoned their at
tempt to recover the bodies of their
dead.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

wood; the Mexican rolled to the floor,
uttering one inhuman cry, and lay mo-
tionless; a great volume of black
smoke wavered in the still air.
Wait! Wait until they get to their
feet!" Hamlin cried eagerly. "Ah!
there they come-now unlimber."
He saw only those black, indistinct
figures, leaping out OF the smoke, con.
verging on the coach, their naked
arms uplifted, their voices mingling in
savage yells. Like lightning he worked
his rife, heart throbbing to the ex-
citement, oblivious to all else; almost
without realization he heard the deep.
er below of Moylan's Winchester, the
sharp bark of revolver at his very
ear. Gonzales was all right, then!
Good! He never thought of the girl
never saw her grip the pistol from the
Mexican's dead hand, and crawl white
faced, over his body, to that front seat
All he really knew was that those dev
lis were coming, leaping, crowding
through the smoke wreathes; he saw
them stumble, and rise again; he saw
one leap into the air, and then crash
face down; he saw them break, cir.
cling to right and left, crouching as
they ran. Two reached the stage
only one! One pitched forward, re-
volver bullet between his eyes, his
head wedged i'm the ;spokes of the
wheel; the other Hamlin struck with
emptied rifle-barrel as his red hand
gripped the door, sending him sprawl
ing back into the dirt. 1t was all the
work of a minute, an awful minute, in
tense, breathless-then silence, the
smoke drifting away, the dark night
hiding the skulking runners.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

"0htSTS0 III C%pIdUaNSOU.
ing expecting to do damage-only to
attract attention while they haul off
their dead. There's a red snake yon-
der now creeping along in the grass
sect"
NO." Historically, 1T is just black
to me-"
You haven't got the plainsman's
eyes yet. Watch, now; I'm going to
stir the fellow up"
He leaned forward, the stock of the
Henry held to his shoulder, and she
clutched the window-casing. An in
slant the nuzzle of the rifle wavered
slightly, then steadied into position.
Have to guess the distance" he
muttered in explanation, and pulled
the trigger.
There was q light flash, a sharp
ringing report, yell in the distance,
followed by the sound of scrambling.
Hamlin laughed, as he lowered his
gun.
MADE him hump, anyway" he CON-
mented cheerfully. Now what comes
next?"
IL do not know" she answered,
as though the question had been asked
her, do you?"
Somehow she was not as fright
.ened as she had been. The calm
steady GOODNESS of the man was hav-
ing its natural effect, was helping to
control her own nerves. She felt his
strength, his confidence, and was be-
ginning to lean upon him-he seemed
to know exactly what he was about.
well, no, honestly don't; not
yet" he returned, hesitating slightly.
There is no use denying We are in q
mighty bad hole. II Moyian hadn't
got shot we might have held out till
help arrived; I've got about twenty
cartridges left: but you and I alone
never could do it. I've got to think it
out, reckon; this has been a blind
fight SO far; nothing to it but blaz-
ing away as fast as could pull trig-
ger. Now, maybe. can use my brains
a bit" H. =.
She could not see him, but some in
stinct led her to put out her hand and
touch the rough sleeve of his shirt. It
made her sure of his presence, his
protection. The man felt the move
ment, and understood its meaning.
his heart throbbing strangely.
"You are going to trust me?"
"Of-of course; how could you
doubt that?"
WELL" still half questioning, you
see I'm only an enlisted man, and
sometimes officers ladies' think we
are mostly pretty poor stun, just food
for powder"
She frightened her grip on his
sleeve, drawing quick breath Of sur
prise.
"Oh, but am not like that; truly
l am not. I-saw your face this after
noon. and land liked you then. I.
will do whatever you say"
Thank you" he said simply. ITO
know that makes everything 10 much
easier for me. We shall have to work
together from, now on. You ksep sharp.
watch at the window there, WhilS 81
think q bit there's cfdinariIy y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
is THERE 4 COMBINE?

The report is current in Washing
ton, growing out of charges by the
Woodrow Wllcon campaign mana.
gers, that an alliance against Wilson
has been formed on the part of the
elements that support Harmon, Tn
derwood and Clark, and that all these
elements are united to beat Wilson.
Further than this. it is charged that
Clark delegates are to be thrown to
Harmon AMI that Clark is really
being used to further Harmons
interests. Iowa is mentioned as one
of the states where the Clark move
ment is being worked ostensibly in
his interest, but really in the interest
of Harmon The Clark leaders vigor.
ously deny the truth of these reports
and Iowa Democrats in Washington
declare they are utterly without foun
dation as far as Iowa is concerned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
EASTER PROGRAM
AT ST. PETER IS
There Will be Four Masses Sunday
With the chcir Giving Marcos
Mass.

AT st. Peters Catholic church East.
er Sunday there will be as usual, four
masses, at the following hours. 6:15,
7:30. 900 and 1890.
The last mass at 1920 will be a
high mass, at which the regular choir
will render Edward Marcos mass, I'M
der the direction of Miss Julia Con-
nelly, with Miss Leonore Dickey as
organist.
Kyrie Eleison ........ -. Chorus
Christie Eleison ...............
Misses G. Dickey, K. Rogerson
Gloria in Excelsis Dec. Chorus
Eft in terra pax hominibus. 1890.
.Messrs .Jno. Welsh, Leo Tigue
Domino Deus, Rex Coelestis. $500.
......... Miss Josephine Reidy
Qui TOLLS Peccata Mundi. ..
Messrs Jno. Reidy. Thos. Rog-
erson and Jno. Welsh. Miss
Alice Welsh.
Quoniam tn Solus Sanctus. Chorus
Credo in Unum Deum Chorus
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
THE CORN or THE WORLD.

Steady spread and development or
Indian maize into a world crop has
been the agricultural marvel OF our
age. The corn Of the bible, the corn of
Great Britain, is our wheat, not our
king crop" But all the world has
come to know and bless the generous
grain. Though upward of Sc percen,
of the 3,500,000,0o0 to 3,750,000, 600
bushels, which constitute the worlds
yield is grown in this country, Argen-
tina, Hungary and Italy, yet the cul-
tivation of corn has been gradually
diffused around the globe.
Next to our western hemisphere and
Europe the most important areas are
now planted in southern and south
eastern Asia, chiefly in British India,
| French Indo-China, and the Philip
pines. In 1910 the Philippine crop
amounted to 14,276,S46 bushels. The
| culture of corn is now general in At
RIGA; it is the Egyptian fellah's staff
OF life, and is even produced for ex-
port in the Union of South Africa,
where the product is known as meal
les" In Mexico, the tortilla, prepared
from the grain. is the chief food of the
masses Canada and Cuba raise corn
and it is grown in small way in Aus
ltralia, and New Zealand. Save in Ire
land it is rarely used as human food
throughout Europe.
/ Outside of the United States, the
cultivation of corn is most extensive
in southern Europe-centralized in a
group of states comprising Austria
Hungary, Roumania, the Balkan
States, and Bessarabia in southwest
Russia--where the product ranges
from 50O,000,o00 to e00,000,OO bushels
annually
Corn is not only our king crop; ii
lis also an uncertain and variable one
Last year, for instance, there was a
great decline in the world yield. The
aggregate product of the four leading
countries was more than $50, G00,0
bushels less than the crops of 1910,
and 200,000,000 short of the returns
for 1909 The yield in 1911 in the
/ United States was about $4,000, 600,
and in Argentina about $4,000. 900
! bushels less than in 1910 There were
relative shortages in Hungary and
Italy. Just why this should be so our
agricultural statisticians have not
made clear, and there has been no
sinister rumor OF an international com.
bination to restrain the acreage plant.
ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
Who Are the Progressiues?

full control
met In
national Republican How about this decade
$780,
ooooooooo $2oooooooo0 sooooooo
production
postal receipts from so2ooooo to
224ooo0o0; 1882 04670;
49,
100000 to $96,00000O
S52
$1t3 from
s33oo0ooo $21oooooo All spite Of immense
penditures
it. Those
nothing but
promises the coin
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
THE CURRENT MAGAZINES.

The Red Book magazine for April
presents story by Alma Martin Esta-
brook, called First Aid From a
Beauty Shop which strikes new
rote in contemporary fiction writing.
Its scenes are laid on 1.-THE Hare's
Foot beauty parlors and each char
acter that appears in t.,a love sorry is
Sc absolutely true to life that i. makes
the story delightful in every phase.
This number of the Red Book mage
zine also contains another ONO. .l.e
ordinary piece of character work in
the story Jerry Gallagher by Mich.
ael Williams. Jerry Gallagher is a
pick-pocket of such cleverness that he
becomes the ruler of the underworld
of San Francisco. Mr.. williams draws
his lines so accurately that It is al
most impossible for the reader 10 feel
that the story is fiction and not fact.
The Divorce Prohlem' is nrasensad
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05

in new light by Elizabeth Herrick, in
story called The Keeper e The
Door. 2 This treats of the wife of a
Judge and her battle with her Puritan
ical conscience. Hopkins Moorehouse
and John Coggswell contribute rare
ly humorous story in which pig,
"Lollapalooza,' plays the part Of
Cupid. There is another story from
the pen OF Elliott Fowler, in which
Lawyer Kirkham solves the mystery
of a bundle of bank notes which are
presented to man by a stranger.
There are several other stories of un-
usual merit.
A sharper note in the current polit-
ical cartoons is evident from the April
number of the new magazine Car
ICONS, the advance of the presidential
campaign being the cause, but this has
also resulted in wittier and keener
ideas. Politics, however, is only a
part of the number and no more
amusing or instructive than the other
subjects covered in these reproduc-
tions from hundreds of papers here
and abroad Portraits with biograph-
zeal sketches and typical cartoons OF
Boardman Robinson. Of the New York
Tribune, and Robert Minor of the ST.
Louis Post-Dispatch, are in this num-
Der.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
PERSO NALS.

w. A. Daley has returned from a
trip to Martinsville Indiana, where he
bought a bloodhound. Hereafter the
canine will be resident Of Keokuk.
Miss Clementine Schaeffer spent
the day in Keokuk. -. Miss Edna
Hyde has gone to Keokuk to follow
her duties as district court reporter.
Fort Madison Democrat.
Miss Julia Renaud is home from
Davenport, where she has been at
tending st. Katharine's college, to
spend her Easter vacation. She was
accompanied by her friend, Miss Eliza
beth Mason, who also attend the same
institution.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05

Deum de Dec $3.50. Mr. Jno. b. welsh
Et Incarnatus Est. .............
Miss Julia Connolly and Chorus
Eft Imam Sanctam Catholicam. -.
Mr.. Thomas j. Rogerson, Miss
Julia Connolly.
Offertory, Regina Coeli, by Lambilotte
Misses Connolly, Rogerson
and BRASIL with chorus.
Saint Peters choir is composed of
the following voices:
Soprano: Misses NJ. Brassil, A.
Burke, A. Connolly, j. Connolly, G.
Dickey, j. Reidy A. Welsh
Alto: Misses M. Brerton, G. Reidy,
K. Rogerson, r. Welsh.
Tenor: Messrs. S. H. Mills, Jno B.
Walsh, DR.. R. H. Fegers.
Basso: Messrs. Thomas Rogerson,
Leo Tigue, Jno. Reidy, Louis McKen-
zie, Robert Smith, Lee Skyles and
Vim. Doyle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05

The suggestion advanced by Presi-
dent G. r. Joy of the Industrial AS
ISOLATION that Keokuk property own.
ers and others clean up their prem
Uses without waiting for the day ap-
pointed for a general cleanup of the
city is a good one. With character.
Iistic foresight Mr.. Joy anticipates
that more than one day will be re-
1nired to put the city in presentable
condition. owing to the large accumu
ilations of filth and refuse during the
winter, and he would have the good
work commenced at once and finished
on the day designated for concerted
effort in that line. AS regards botf
appearances and the public health the
work can be commenced none toe
soon. The Gate City hopes to see Mr.
joys excellent sugg estion general,
adopted in the interest of more
beautiful. healthier and in every wa.
better keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05

Cd The name of the corporation IL
Settler & Cherry Company and ts
principal place of business is Keokuk
Iowa. (2) The general nature of the
business to be transacted by it is the
manufacture, purchase and sale Of
stoves, stove-ware, tin and tin-ware
metal and metal-ware and such other
goods and merchandise as may be de-
termined upon by the directors from
time to time. ca It's amount Of CAPT.
tai stock authorized is Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars, stock to be issued
when paid for. ca The time of its
commencement is March 2Srd, 1912,
and it will terminate twenty years
thereafter, unless sooner dissolved.
t5) It's affairs will be conducted by
board of directors, to be elected by
the stockholders annually, or officers
or agents, as the board of directors
may appoint. (6) The last amount OF
Indebtedness, to which it is at any
time to47ubject itself is two-thirds
t2-3) of the amount of its capital
stock ca Private property Of stock.
holders is exempt from corporate
debts.
JACOB SETTLER,
b Presiden.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-05
EXPORTS or MANUFACTURERS.

That exports of manufactured arti-
Giles from the United States may ex.
coed billion dollars in value in the
fiscal year ending June 80 next, Is in.
Dictated by the fact that up to the close
of February the total had reached al
most S640,000,000, new high record
for the period, according to the Blu.
reau of Statistics at Washington. Dur.
ing the corresponding eight months of
1911 the aggregate was $571 100000,
as against $491, 100000 in 1910 and
s42O, 100000 in 1909, and should the
ed shipments of American manufac-
lures to foreign countries will, in a
single year. pass the billion dollar
mark for the first time in the histors
of this country.
II is significant that the exports In
February touched the highest point
ever shown for that month, total OF
sS2,500,000 comparing with s72,000,0O
in the year immediately preceding,
s62000,000 in 1910 and s50,0O0,O0o in
1909, this marked gain being divided
between the two great groups of
manufactures ready for consump-
ton" and manufactures for further
use in manufacturing. In the former
division there appears growth of
about s7,0O0000 during February and
approximately s4S,000,O0o for the
eight elapsed months. while tho OK.