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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15

Let them buy their crackers from =
box by weight and they will get SO
TO the pound, instead OF about 40 In
q pretty package, for the same money
Instead OF buying package oats at the
rate or one-half cent per ounce, let
them buy In bulk and get 10 cents
worth for seven cents. Instead OF
buying sliced bacon in a glass jar,
let them buy n side" and cut II as
wanted at half price.
But will women buy as their moth
ers did In these days when their In
terests have become so much greater
and more diversified? Have they the
time? AS for fancy packages. prob
ably they are more sanitary than the
cid barrel. Milk In bottles is more
expensive than in the old tin cans,
but who wishes to return to the dirty
can? The waste OF many delivery
wagons, expensive locations. and ex-
tension OF credit are the natural re-
suits of competition! Ordering by
telephone and by means OF servantsf-
are merely time-saving devices, and.
while they cost q great deal OF money.
this is time-saying age-From The
Middleman," by Albert w. Atwood, In
the American Review Of Reviews for
November
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15

keenly aroused by private power sell
fishly employed"
Large things In this country have
been too often handled In private con-
ference"
In regard to an extra session Mr..
Wilson ought not to need counsel
from politicians or business men as
such. He has heard from nearly g..
100000 Americans. every one OF
whom is suspicious OF private power
selfshly employed and every one OF
whom Is weary of seeing large at
fairs handled in private conference.
The dominant note in most Of our
political discussion for years has been
the popular demand for action. This
Is the energy that Is behind the refer
endum, behind the direct election OF
senators, behind Official primaries and
behind the agitation for revolutionary
changes In our slow-going judicial sys-
tenn. The people are impatient In.
deed. They are suspicious OF delay
for any reason.
A great majority OF the Democrats
elected TO congress last week inform
The World that they and the people
whom they are TO represent at Wash,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15
fORGET THE ELECTION--THINK
or THIS WONDERFUL AGE

R., ,v. M. .ueb wonderful period before
much could do 50 much experienced age Of equal COM
FORT No part Of yesterday glorious as this hour
The hundred amme and crammed with achieve
otnce the total Of progress since the signing the
Magma Cha1ta
The average mechanic enjoys that Midas with all his wealth
could college freshman has more real information in
Ma little finger cruon Of the foremost scholar Of the Re-
nuisance We have done put existence logical and
definite basis total of clear through to the
apple eaters Of Eden.
mere hundred years ago scientist thought that the atm
phere was simply space-that gas was only smell
v The first microbe hadn't disclosed his identity
Of battling hosts in drop Of human
blood would have earned him padded cell
The best Illumination Washington could from
4alow dips lighted by striking spark from flint and steel
Every piece o fabric by hand
NJ The only horsepower fourlegged and a tail
The steam building ways Fultons and
the engine had only moved in sephenOns head
BENJAMIN Franklin weeks send letter from Boston
and get q reply from Baltimore
Abraham angular reposed Pullman berth
Garfield called twenty-day 1ner" ocean greyhound"
hardly the father Of antpdc gathered
to his fathers.
Electric light trolley cars bicycles department
kyscapers collars aps penny newspapers
appendicitis infant ideas still oddng their
diapers
Thirty years ago electricity hhed wheel
powder the most powerful explosive subway weren't considered
within range of possibility.
mpossibitys is now an oldashioned
not meaning Almost every dream Of the reality today
and the fairy kingdoms grandmother aren't
half wonderful as the world in which you live.
pixies and djins Of legend Jumped to-
esther all their hsoed we've accom-
plshed in the last decade
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15

OF all the wild fowl family the can
yasback duck Is easily the king. It's
flesh is matchless in sweet flavor, I'M
less 1t be by that OF the red-head, and
the extremely high price Of It shows
how precious and rare II has become.
Not many years ago there was little
difficulty in procuring a good bag OF
this bird on the shores OF the Chesa-
peake, where II feeds upon the wild
celery that gives distinction to its
flesh. Today the canyasback Is q
fara avis, indeed. II Is going the way
of all flesh. only faster than most. and
its disappearance Will be. unlike that
OF the dodo, gustatory calamity. It's
funeral procession follows close upon
the obsequies OF the prairie hen and
the wild turkey. voracious man, gun
In hand, has been fas thoughtless az
a gluttonous child, and sought to eat
all his cake at q gulp.-Philadelphla
Press.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15
How Can the Con-
sumner Help Himself ?

I. For all these comforts. conveniences
and Injuries, performed as they are
by the middleman., the consumer must
pay. ut Is about time for him to
stop playing the part OF man with
a grievance" says Mr.. Holmes. OF the
Department OF Agriculture. Nearly
all the grievances that can be cor
rected at all can be corrected by him.
self. He can buy with greater econ
omy through cooperative efforts, and
by paying cash. and also with greater
economy in forms, preparations and
varieties OF things" II consumers are
willing to go TO market instead OF ex'
pecting the market TO come to them,
IL they are willing to. carry the pdr
chases home, and even wrap and tie
the bundles themselves. then they
may fairly claim the profit which now
goes to the middleman.
Let the women buy az their mothers
used to do. Let them send their own
crock to, the grocer's for lard. and
bring back for So cents what will cost
them 81 IN can which they will
throw away. or ruin In the opening.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15
The County "A Medieval Institution

county, Illinois, is now about to In.
stall most complete and up-to-date
system, while In New Jersey, the
three counties Of Essex, Mercer and
Hudson. containing. respectively, the
cities of Newark, Trenton and Jersey
City, have recently adopted the state
civil service law by popular referen-
dunn.
Likewise, tho principle OF non
partisan elections for local officers.
now In vogue in hundreds OF cities
and recognized In these units as a
practically incontestable proposition,
has made little or no Roadway Ina
counties. although the reasons for ap-
plying the principle here are doubly
cogent The obscurity OF county OF
ficers. the embarrassing character or
their work. and the consequent lack
OF publicity which surround their &C
tivity make for dark passages and
by-ways OF politics wAch directly
favor any sort of bad political and
business practice of which lrresponsi.
BILE individual officers or county rings
are capable. And, incidentally, these
same rings" are important com
ponent parts OF state machines-From
The Discovery OF the County Prob
lem" by H. 8. Gilbertson, In the
American Review of Reviews for
November.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15

The county. even now, Is essential.
ly a medieval Institution, viii mcdt-
ications at special points to meet the
pressure OF modern life, and rarely
has the slightest regard been gwen
TO the incongruities and absurd:lies
OF some Of the combinations in max
ing the ADJUSTMENTS. For how else
could anything short OF n species OF
Observation-Disclosures persuade Us TO
tsSe seriously such an officer as the
sberif? Modern political Organiza-
ton has reduced this erstvhl.e pow
erful officer TO the dimensions OF a
court messenger. Once he was the
personal representative OF tn: kiLg
in the counT and the Keeper o.
Kings Peace" Now, especially W
~ pu4Uus centers, he has beed DIS
placed by well-equipped municipal po-
lice forces and state militia; and iE
rnlal sections he Is a joke. hui while
the office itself has atrophied, i.s out
ward dignity il hardly less ptePe+-
sessire than formerly. II In any oi
the AZ states in which he Is aow san
elective officer, proposition wee
m1ce to reduce him 70 his proper sib-
ordination to the judicial establish
ment, q storm OF protest WOUND ar'ye
from 10000 outraged Democrats "a
highly Is the sheriff regarded ~ some
Ioi the larger cities that he is permit
;ci to extract an income estimated al
$5o.0O0 per year, part OF which, u
c. rrse. Is added TO the "cosus" Of It'll
gants for extra quick service OF pro
ccsscs and Is hidden away In lawyers
fees.
An the coroner! Surely there is
o yabt amount of humor In our solemn
march TO the polls to se,ect The
gather erin of dead mems bones. Why
has not some one suggested tn9t this
offiI6r be made an attache OF the ioca
Iheati department?
This backwardness and conserva
tism in dealing with county officers
have been shown, In less ludicrous
ways, by comparison with some Of the
typical developments In the cities. TIC
illustrate: The idea OF the merit sys
tenn OF civil service which was pro
vided for the cities of New York state
In 1888 was not extended to counties
until 1900. Massachusetts, which has
had a mandatory statewide civil ser
vice law for cities for many years
has not yet touched the problem In
its own civil divisions; this. notwith
standing that precisely similar rea
sons for this sort Of protection are
present. However, II may be scored
on the side of progress that Cook
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15

ington favor an extra session. Can
anybody doubt IL?
Measures that men OF all parties
have Endorsed over and over again
await action. We shall never have q
more impressive referendum on any
subject than that which has already
passed Judgment upon the bills which,
thanks to partisan make-believe and
private power selfshly used, now re-
pose In the pigeon-holes OF the United
States senate.
There Is no disposition anywhere
to force the hand OF the president
elect, to embarrass him In any way
or TO commit him to anything to which
he Is not already pledged. There 10
q natural desire by an impatient peo-
pie to know whether the new presl.
dent is of the same mind today as he
was q month or a fortnight ago.
Conditions have not changed. Prin'
ciples have not changed. Popular
needs and aspirations have not
changed. We do not believe that
honor, responsibility and rover have
changed the president-elect He should
give the people assurance OF the fact
before he enters upon hin vacation.
They also deserve q rost II will be
the first fruits OF their vic1ory.-New
York World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15
An Impatient People

exc
II may be that the people are i'm
patient. but they have a right to be.
What good reason can be urged upon
Mr.. Wilson for delay in announcing
his purpose to call an extra session
OF congress7
In recent years candidates for the
presidency have talked very freely.
They have spoken on all occasions,
IN ali places and upon many subjects.
why should propriety, or reserve, or
dignity. or 6nesse all at once silence
president-elect?
From two Of Gov. Wilson's excel
lent campaign speeches these sen
fences are selected almost at ran
dom:
eve stand in the presence OF ar
awakened nation. impatient OF par
tisan make-belieye."
There never was time when i'm
patience and suspicion were more
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15

Does your wife ever object when
you find IL necessary TO stay downtown
late At night7"
Ich, no; she knows that never stay
away from home In the evening un.ess
IL IL a matter of business that keeps
me. Does your wife make a fuss when
you get home later
Always. congratulate you"
Thanks, old man Yet I think I'm
to be congratulated. NY wife's a
mighty sensible woman. even II she
isn't as beautiful as some who might
be mentioned. Give me an amiabIe
reasonable woman rather than a pretty
one who can't listen to reason"
1T isn't the amiability or the good
sense OF your wife that causes me TO
offer congratulations"
''No7 What thenr
Your ability as a liar."-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15
A Doub,. Do...

But. pa" whimpered Johnny. mas
spanked me already for bein' sassy 10
her" "
Well, I'm going TO wailop' you for
II. too" retorted his father. according
TO Harper,s Weekly. And do yoti
know why?
Well" said Johnny. resolved to r.t
the greatest amount OF satisfaction
out OF hopeless state OF Affairs.
guess It's hecus what's sass for the
goose Is sas for the gander."
whereupon pa laid II on just trlfe
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15
The Waiter E2L.L
ss-5 : ss:;;, at

BE kind TO the waiter,
BE patient and sweet.
Though his thumbs In your soup
And the stew that you eat.
Don't ever grow angry,
But smile right along,
Though he gets every part
OF your order all wrong.
Be Kind to the waiter
Poor down-trodden nope
Though you wish you could lynch him
And long for q rope;
He doesn't make more
Than ten dollars q day
which everyone knows
Il deplorable payl
Be kind TO the waiter.
No matter how rotten,
No matter how much
OF your needs he's forgotten:
This dope 10 the wssest
wherever you've been;
Be kind TO the waiter
You may come aEaini
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15
second Nature.

Many things in this world seem
very strange to US until we know why
they are done.
why do you look under the bed
at night?' asked a woman who was
visiting a friend.
You'd never guess" was the re-
ply; hut since my husband has taken
to motoring. often find that he hhs
crawled underneath. Judge.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-15

A paint brush will remove dust from
cracks better than any duster can.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23

W. A. Bridgman. SON of Arthur Bridg-
man, the younger, last mentioned, has
only recently come back to Keokuk to
accept the position of commercial
agent of the Wabash system here.
most responsible place for a young
man OF twenty years. He re-
turned with glad welcome to COM
munity where his grandfather and
great uncle lived useful and honor
able lives and where his father was
held in the highest esteem. When
the father left here for the west
twenty-one years ago. number of
his friends gathered with him In the
back room OF the old Iowa bank build
ing where he was presented with a
very handsome and costly gavel.
There was one newspaper man In
the crowd 1t is remembered that
David ]. Ayers was one of the num-
Der and John VI. Hobbs was present,
and he is the only man now living in
Keokuk who can be recalled as being
In the presentation party. That same
day Arthur Bridgman left for his new
home at Tacoma. and the little boy
who has come back to us only a few
days ago to hold honorable position
In our midst, went with him and he
was only six years old. Time works
changes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23


pie have secured up their hoes and
spades. Wednesday they put them
back In their accustomed place and
again dug up the snow shovel.
Nov that the month of May Is al
most here our people hope that Mr.,
Cooper will make arrangements to
visit Nauyoo and tell our citizens how
to make our city better town and
keep families from moving to other
places. The weather ought to be
pleasant by that time and the roads
become fine so this popular gentle
man can make the trip comfortable
and convenient We are all anxious to
have Mr.. Cooper visit us
Soon Capt, Streckfus will send a
boat to Burlington with twenty-five
cent rate and then our people will
have some place to go and Burlington
business men profit by their visit.
Every summer scores of Nauvoo peo-
pie take advantage OF these cheap
fare trips and come back loaded with
bundles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
NO REASON FOR DOUBT
A Statement Of Facts Backed by a
Strong Guarantee.

We guarantee complete relief to all
sufferers from constipation, or, In
every case where we fail, we will
supply the medicine free.
Rexall Orderlies are gentle. effec.
tive, dependable. and safe bowel regu-
lator. strengthened. and tonic. They
aim to re-establish natures functions
in a quiet, easy way. They do not
cause inconvenience, gripping, or nau.
sea. They are so pleasant to take
and work SO easily that they may be
taken by any one at any time. They
thoroughly tone up the whole system
to healthy activity.
Rexall Orderlies are indispensable
and ideal for the use OF children, old
folks, and delicate persons. We can
not too highly recommend them to all
sufferers from any form of constipa-
ton and its attendant evils. Three
sizes, 1oc, Csc, and Soc Remember,
you can obtain Rexall Remedies in
this community only at our store The
Rexall Store. McGrath Bros. Drug
Co.. corner Fifth and Main streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
Homely, Yet Admired
and Env:ed; Her Secret

The convention crowd In the lobby
made a path for her, cast admiring
side chances, then with longing eyes
followed her to the elevator II was
at the Ponchartrain in Detroit The
incident was recalled when CHANGED
TO sit across table from the woman
What was /; about her that caused all
that commotion? She wasn't hand
some; she was lacking In form and
feature. Yet she did seem marvellous.
ly fascinating. Her complexion mus,
be the secret. Really I've never be-
held its equal yenturing to pick up
acauaintanceship. learned the reason.
4 know I'm not built for beauty
she confded, but I've tried to make
the most Of my one charm I've learn
ed that men abhor make-ups and arti-
ficiality / bar cosmetics: there are
Just two things ever use and they
promote natural loneliness and youth
full appearance.
When my complexion begins to age,
I get an ounce OF mercolized wax at
the drug store, apply at night like
cold cream and wash It off In the
morning. This gradually fakes of the
outer-skil; then have a brand new
complexion, magnetically beautiful. as
you see.
Wrinkles never bother me. At their
inception battle my face In solu-
ton made by dissolving an ounce OF
powdered saxolite In d half-pint of
witch hazel. It works like mage
Mona Morrow n Town Tattler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
BR1DGMAN FAMILY
) = = = = = = = = = . = :

Yesterday afternoon The Gate City
Bridgman which occurred at San Diego,
Cal, giving with 1t something of the
career of this old and honored
former citizen of Keokuk and the old
est retired officer OF the United States
army.
This incident brings about many
memories OF the Bridgman family
known to Keokuk people. They were
few in number. but contributed large
~ to the progress and business acti
vities of the city. The manly form
and dignified department of his older
brother Cen Arthur Bridgman. who
died many years ago, but the memory
of whom is as bright as If he had been
seen walking our streets only yester-
day is recalled. He was twelve years
older than the brother. whose body is
now on its way for burial In Keokuk-
He was born at Hampshire, Mass, July
1908, and settled at Burlington in 1888,
a young man of culture, rigorous and
Auli vi hCtS at
engaged in the mercantile business
for six years and then went to Fair
field, where he was registrar of the
general land Office and also carried on
a mercantile business. In 1S49 he
came to Keokuk and until 1861 he was
engaged in merchandising and then
commenced his most useful. active and
public spirited career, turning his en-
tire attention to railroad business
which was at that time in Its embryo
state. He was very active in the pro-
motion and construction OF the Des
Moines Valley railroad. of which Jas
per Blines wrote in The Gate City
yesterday. of which road he was for
several years secretary and general
manager. He was engaged In other
large enterprises He died honored
and lamented not only In keokuk but
In all Iowa.
His son, Arthur Bridgman, now OF
st. Louis, grew up in the Iowa State
bank, which was located at the cor
ner of Second and Main streets in
the building now occupied by the Iowa.
State Insurance company. On the
death Of o. C. Hale, the longtime
cashier of that institution, young Ar
thur Bridgman, for he was a young man
then, was promoted to that respon-
sibIe and exacting position which he
held until about twenty-one years ago,
when he resigned to go to Tacoma.
Wash, where he remained for several
years and then turned his face back
eastward, locating at st. Louis. where
he now resides.
And now after the lapse OF years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23

Pave with brick block, with Stand
ARD asphalt binder, and curb, -Four.
teenth street, from the north side Of
Main street to the south side of Blon.
deau street.
Construct three-foot cement gutter
in front of lots Z. s, 2, 10. II and u
in block IL, and in front of lots /. p,
3, 4. and 6, in block 10, in Reeves
Perry & Williams addition, also along
side of lots l and IL, in block III.
Reid addition, lots and In block
a0T, and in front of lots 1, Q, s, As
and 6. in block 2o7, original plat.
Also construct an eightinch SAM.
tary sewer through the alley in block
sc, to a connection with the main
sewer In block ia.
And that the cost of the same be
assessed and levied as special taa
upon the real property abutting upon
alleys, or adjacent to the streets IN
which said improvements are made
in proportion to the special BENEFITS
conferred upon said property b. sald
improvements, and not In excess
thereof.
And that this resolution will De
considered for passage at a meeting
of the City Council to be held on the
eleventh day of May. 1912. at which
time objections may be made to the
passage of this resolution and to the
making OF said contemplated improve
ments.
Roll call:
Elder-Aye.
Gray--Aye
Hickey-Aye.
Attest: ]. F. ELDER
Q. w. SANDBERG, MaEoh
City Clerk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
Eczema? Try Zemo.
Has Cured Worst Cases and You Can
Prove it for Only Is Cents.

Yes. try Zemo That's all you need
do TO get rid of the worst case of ecze-
ma. You take no chance. ii is no ex-
pertinent zemo is positively auaran-
teed to stop itching, rash, raw, bleed
ing eczema, make pimpled face
smooth and clean zemo Is a wonder
and the minute applied it sinks in,
vanishes. leaves no evidence, doesn't
stick. no grease. just a pure, clean,
wonderful liquid and it cures. This
is guaranteed. zemo is put up by the
E. W. Rose Medicine Co. ST. Louis.
Mo. and sold by all druggists at 81 for
the largest bottle and at 25 cents for
the liberal size trial bottle. Try one
25-cent bottle and be convinced. j.
F.. Kiedaisch Drug Store
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
Just Half in Bed

Clyde, Ky.Mrs. /. A. Decker, writes
from Clyde: Il recommend Cardul,
the woman's tonic to any woman in
need of a remedy. For five years,
was unable to do ny own work. Halt
my time was spent In bed. At last
! tried Cardui. Now am well and
happy, and can 60 my own work"
Don't suffer pain, headache. backache
and other womac..y miseries, when
your own drug -ist has on his shelf
remedy fo- such troubles-C ardui
Get bottle for your shelf. As
general tonic. for weak women, moth
ing has been found for so years that
would take its plafe. Try 1t. II will
help you.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-23
INDIGESTION RESPONDS TO NEW TREATMENT
New Medicine Called Dgest Found to Be Sure Relief for
Indigestion and Stomach Disorders
Limited Number Of Full Size Packages Will Be Supplied Without
by Wilkinson & Co.

Der of full size packages will be sup
Piled without cost by them that you
may test it in your own case.
These packages will be given TO the
FIRST ones calling, 80 if you are a VIC
tim of Indigestion, do not miss this
opportunity to get relief. or II you are
one of the many who enjoys hearty
meal, but do not indulge too freely.
fearing the after-afects-that full, un-
comfortable feeling, heartburn. belch.
ing or sour stomach-you surely will