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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-13
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Philadelphia, April 13.-Famed
as hot-bed Of politics, this place
is now like unto a desert. The
damper is on and the good old
suffrage stove wont draw worth
a cent. Shade of Matty Quay!
What are we coming to?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-13
NO POLITICS FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES IN PHILLY

w ar ning!- Politicians,
stay away from Philadel-
phia. It's no fit place for the
clarion voice or the pussy
foot.
The state herald., 1912-12-27

VIII M. Carleton Dead.

New York.-Wlll Carleton, the poet
newspaper man, died at his home In
Brooklyn of pneumonia. "Over the
Hills to the Poor House" was the best
known of his earlier works. In 1884
Mr.. Carleton moved to Brooklyn and
for number of years he had been ed
itor of an illustrated magazine. From
1878 to 1896 he wrote many poems OF
farm and city life and travelled extern
siyely rs a lecturer. In 1881 he mar
ried Miss Adora n. Niles. For time
he was editor of the Detroit Tribune.
The state herald., 1912-12-27

our grandfather's old papers. I was
about sixteen then, and shall never
forget our first exploration. We found
nothing down there then but u rough
bunk, an old lanthorn, and the leath-
ern scabbard Of sword But since
then Eric has been compelled to hide
there twice to escape capture, and we
have made the room below more COM
Portable. You will be Obliged to grope
your way down the stairs, but at the
bottom will discover flint and steel,
and lantern with ample supply of
candles. Peter will bring you food. II
you need remain there for long!"
Peter! Then he is in the sceret?"
Peter is In all secrets" she CON
fessed. From him nothing is hid. at
least SO far as may concern the Morti-
mer family. You have yet to learn the
deep subtlety OF Peter. Major Law
renee. He sees all things, retains all
things. and reveals nothing"
"A discovery already made"
mo. barely glimpsed; no short ac-
quaintance such as yours has been
could ever serve to reveal the char
acter of Peter. Since babyhood he has
been my monitor and guide, and still
he remains to me silent mystery"
AN old servant?"
Yes. born to the position, his father
serving before him. There is no doubt
in my mind but what he knew of this
secret passage before Eric and | were
born. Not that he has ever confessed
as much. yet am convinced our dis.
covery OF It brought no surprise to
Peter. What do you suppose his age
to be?"
Ny mind reverted to that expires.
slonless face without a wrinkle in it,
to that totally bald head. and my an.
swer was the merest guess,
"oh. possibly fifty."
81 told you you were far from know.
ing Peter" she laughed. "He is seven.
ty.two, and, would you believe It. until
this war came, was never ten miles
from this spot"
"And since?" recalling the events OF
the night before.
"He has made 1t his duty to attend
The state herald., 1912-12-27
RECORD GRAIN CROP.
Total valu. OF ts.oit.a4oooo Exceeds
last Years by More Than
s5OOOO, 900.


Washington. Record crop report,
of corn, spring wheat. oats, barley, 20,
tatoos. rye. hay and rico were harvest.
cd IN 1912 according 10 the final esu'
matos N thc Department n AErioui
turc. In almost every instance they
confirmed tho preliminary estimates,
made several months nFo With to
taI value OF '1,aiiit9. 900. the eleven
principal crops estimated exceeded the
value m tho same crops last year BY
t5O,bgt. 900
Corn, tho greatest crop Of all. went
almost 100000 bushels beyond tho roo.
ord crop grown IN 1900. and surpassed
tho 1911 crop by ba3.s5s MOO bushels
Tho value oi tho crop. however. was
less by iGi0O0.Ooo than last years
the price per bushsl on December 1 BE-.
inr i57 cents In 1919. against sit
cents In 1911.
Tho total wheat crop was i0s,ngo. .0ho
bushels greater ihan IN 1911; oats t0f,
o3a 900 bushels greater; barley da.tsis
200 bushels greater. rye. 2,Sis.010
bushels greater! hrckwhCat LOO 1hn
bushels greater, fiasuooi, R.7n1.o10
bushels greater. potatoes teTpi0.001
bufhois greater. hay i7T75.o0o tons
GREATER tobacco tT7ifnoo pounds
greater, and rice, a.iso.o00 bushels
greater.
The state herald., 1912-12-27

Il cannot perceive whereby any
further confession would serve you.
Yet have not refused to answer any
question surely. 1t is hardly safe for
us to remain here so long, and yet II
there be something you wish to ask"
You could scarcely expect me to
be entirely without curiosity. l have
been captured on the highway. brought
here prisoner, and held under guard
all night. l supposed myself in Brit
ish hands. only to discover that you
have again interviewed to save me.
Surely there must be key to all this
mystery. If, as l suspect, 1t was your
brother, Eric, who led the attack on
me. having mistaken me for another.
then what was his purpose? And what
has become of Eric?"
She wrinkled her brows in perplex-
ity, her hands nervously clasping the
back Of q chair.
ut is like being cross-examined by n
lawyer Perhaps If the secret was all
my own / might freely contlde 1t to
you. | do not promise | would. but l
might. AS 1t is. do not yet know
you quite well enough | believe you
to be Major Lawrence, that you are
all you represent yourself, but l am
pledged to silence, and the lives of
Others depend upon my keeping faith.
You cannot urge me to do what deem
wrong?"
| mo; shall always believe in you. "
81 thank you for that" and her
hand was extended frankly; Il would
reveal one Of the mysteries Of last
night II | was not fearful 1t might cost
me your respect"
"How could that be possible?"
Because 1t might appear to you that
l had been unwomanly. My own con
science is clear. for my purpose exon
crates me, but this you might fail to
understand unless made fuller ex.
PLANTATION than is now possible have
a duty which cannot be betrayed"
| gaZed into her eyes, her hand still
in mine. conscious that her cheeks
were flushing. 1t was impossible for
me to conceive of her performing an
unwomanly action.
81 prefer to ask nothing" | said
frankly, although should never mis-
construe anything you might care to
say"
81 think you suspect already, and
should far rather tell you the truth
myself than have you learn It in some
other way. The lieutenant of Light
Dragons who attacked you last night
was not my brother"
was not Eric? And yet you knew
him?"
VERY well. indeed" her eyes falling
because 1t was myself"
The state herald., 1912-12-27

prevail" rho nhld more cnldly but
have no further explanation TO make
! nm sorry TO have you think ~ oi
me. but fclt TINT perhaps you might
realize my action was justified
IT II not that" : FASTENED 10 eN'
plain, ashamed n myself II have not
lost faith In you. Hut ! was brought
mp In a strict school. my mother was
almost puritan'oal N her rlea Of con
duct. and have never entirely out
Frown her conception N feminine lin
lihtionH. ! nm sure you have only done
what IL right and womanly 10 not
permit my FIRST Hurpdro 20 end our
friendship"
"That IL for you to determine Major
The state herald., 1912-12-27
NATIONAL GERMAN TuRNFEsr.
The 1918 Meeting VIII Be Held In
Denver. June p 10 July G,

! ne lhlo Meeting VIII &c 1tld W
Denver. June p 10 July G,
Denycr-The 1918 national German
turnfost ls 10 be held In Denver from
June % TO July G. An attendance OF
many thousands IS assured These
people viii not conflne their visit to
Denver but viii 20 all over tho state,
taking In every accessible point Of In.
terest. They are god spenders, and
can be counted upon to leave several
millions OF dollars IN Colorado,
The tnrnfest consists OF eompou-
tions for national prizes in athletics
singing. acting oratory and literature,
Chorusos Of thousands Of voices VIII
sing IN the Denver Auditorium, and
rrCnt dramatic productions VIII he
staged there. A mammoth stadium
win BE- erected, where 10000 athletes
win contest at one time.
Godfrey schlrmer. a Denver banker,
II at the head Of the entertainment
committee. and he says that special
trains will be run every day 10 all the
principal points Of scenic interest.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Bank Resources Show Biz Increase.

Denver.-Total resources of state.
savings and private banks and trust
companies (national banks not lnclud-
ed) in Colorado have increased from
s29,59i, ,O52.O9 on February IA, 1908, to
s53174,S99,9O on November 26, 1912.
net gain of s23 3,5SO,Si7Sl, The number
of such institutions has increased in
the same time from 1872 to 1877, a gain
of Go. Total resources increased ST.
S52,76S.22 from February 20, 1912, to
November 90, 1912, eight months. The
banking outlook in Colorado is fine;
good banking outlook means
good outlook for everybody.-Emil W.
pfeiffer. state bank examiner.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
COLORADO HAS FINE LIBRARY.
Annual Report Shows Collection OF
, Rare Historical Documents.

Annual Report Shows Collection OF
Rare Historical Documents.
Denver Colorado has one Of tho
lest state libraries in the Union. ac.
cordlng to Mrs. Nellie X. Gravett,
state librarian. who submitted her an
nual report to Mrs. Helen NJ. Wilson,
state Superintendent Of public instruc-
tion.
The library contains 10000 acces-
sions, including miscellaneous col
lection OF historical, biographical. sol
cntifc, standard fiction and poetry
and other works.
There is n set OF newspaper flee,
some Of which extend back TO 1876.
n valuable COLLECTION OF United States
government documents, Including a
set OF natcnt records complete from
1876. There lg n complete set Of Col
crado public documents, state and ter
rltorlal said hy somc to be the most
valuable IN existence.
The state herald., 1912-12-27

me. he hna become my shadow From
tho humdrum experience of respect
able house ucrynn, he has become the
very spirit OF reckless ad,cnturo-ho
has journeyod 10 New York, 20 Ttcn'
ton, to Philadelphia. to
might riding with llcHplan Tor
ngcrn." / broke In. disguised In n
Hangers uniform"
well. yeu." she dlmnled quietly
even that"
/ waited for something more. some
exclamation af what ali this concealed,
"You trust me with 30 much ! ven
turod. when nho continued silent. "it
would seem aa " you might tell ne
even more"
The state herald., 1912-12-27
CHAPTER XIV.
Entonbed,

Entombed,
had not suspected IL; however oh
vlous It may appear now TO those who
read this tale, the possibility that she
had been masquorading in an officers
uniform. lndulging in warlke deeds,
had never once occurred 10 me She
was 80 thoroughly feminine that her
acknowledgment came as n distinct
shock. had, It is true. seen sutli'
ciont Of life to be or charitable mind,
and yet there was that within me
which instantly rcvolted. She read all
this In my face. but frontcd me with.
out the quiver Of an eyelash. firmly
Withdrawing her hand.
at is easy to perceive your dlsap,
The state herald., 1912-12-27
clcNrr parIsIan rhIe.ss.

A clever theft wW operated recent.
Is IN Paris Three men stood talking
Ia front ~ q jewellers shop window,
grouped together IN such manner aa
10 hide the lower part N tho window
no much nu possible llehlnd them
was fourth. who pushed long piece
Of steel wlrc through n yeniilHtor
hooked diamond pin worth $500 and
drew " out The group then dla.
peffad A pedcutflnn passing NJ tho
moment saw the whole operation. but
asloniahmeut completely putrllcd him,
and by the uma be- awakened and ~
formed policeman the thieves bad
The state herald., 1912-12-27
SYNOPSIS.

161pr Lawrence. son OF Judge Law
of Virginia, whose wife was Lea.
1T on a perilous mission by Gen.
1ngton. just after the winter at Val
\ 1brge. Disguised In a British uni
Iawrence arrives within the enemy's
Tho Major attends a great fete
kQAves the Lady OF the Blended
~ from mob. He later meets the girl
3 brilliant ball. Trouble Is started
10 waltz. and Lawrence is urged by
(0nrtner, Mistress Mortimer CThe Lady
~ Blended Rose), 10 make his escape.
IJence is detected as a spy by Captain
"a OF the British Army, who agrees
y duel. The duel is stopped by Grant $
rs and the spy makes dash Tor
1Eey. swimming a river following mar
46scape. The Major arrives at the
- OF n blacksmith. who is friendly, ana
"a the Lady of the Blended Rose.
Ain Grant and rangers search black
y shop in vain for the spy. Law.
~ Joins the minute men. Grant and
e1fain are captured by the minute men.
@Irence is made prisoner by an Indian
o. two white men, who lock him In q
Ing cell Peter advises Lawrence not
n attempt 20 escape as some one
nd send for him. Grants appearance
~ mystery to the combination of cir
stances
The state herald., 1912-12-27
IeWelrY.

The man who had stone wall built
observed the bill with groans.
Great day" he said, they must have
built that wall of precious stones"
The state herald., 1912-12-27
pENNiu q ITO aHANDts- -wTstrns
HAYffHffH
..Tna nnHaI iIsfns. I..aIhrr nl..r

'-rhs Royal uorHesFrnthrf River
Canon Nnutr"
Taken inEaihsF form ihr most tsHuti
MI line ~ continuous travel urHFa
fait take, CITY, ser rfaHriHru.
ftn marvellous HrnniH attraction
the Rockies tbs nfsat HaIf Uafs
utah and me wonders ~ the riffF
can 10 seen from ne rar utrfHH
without sffrn aHpsHHH f8F side lrIT
NufMUU hiNiNn can HFHfftr
fnf Illustrated frfrfinffNf NETT
Passenger AHHnt nuHfsr q ui8 ufaf
naiifohf. Dsnrst Colo
The state herald., 1912-12-27
Sweep.

The cyclone swept the chlmneys down
into a shattered heap,
Which shows a cyclones not above
job as chimney sweep.
The state herald., 1912-12-27
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LfAnAiitit. DuiumAnu.
fnaFifnFH tfiHns. NHt1 afiNHf. iaHH o. 9HIH
tlgHG 1871 rHh tacl fiHr 81 t1HnsF tI
MniIinE envelopes ard fuii price iisf taHi aH
application. rnHffHi ana uHIHtfa eHfh =
Urttst NsfsfahrH Carbonate National UaHt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-01
FILTERING SYSTEM
FOR HAMILTON
Contracts Let and Bonds Disposed OF
at Meeting of Hamilton Council
Last Week.

HAMILTON, Ill, Nov s0.-At a
special meeting Of the city council
Saturday night, contracts for the cree
ton OF Hamiltons new filtering sys-
tenn, and the bond issue in connection
Herewith, were let as follows: For
building alteration house, Wilcoxen &
Coffman, Hamilton, s5,S67 so: filter
ing plant construction. Roberts & Co..
Darby, Penn, $1,000; intake construc-
ton, Knowles G. Honce, Hamilton,
$4,000. Bond issue awarded to the
First National bank of Hamilton, their
bid being par, accrued interest, $4,000
premium, and they to furnish the
printed bonds. The next nearest bid
on the bond issue was Speers & Co,
Chicago, Illinois, who were the sue.
cessfui bidders of the first bond issue
|of 100000. Their bid in this last
instance was the same as the First Ma
tional banks bid except That they fail
ed to offer the accrued interest
In all OF the construction work il
was provided that the successful bid
ders should furnish bonds equal tt
the amount of their bids The con
tracts awarded to the successful bid
GERS amounted to about the same a!
the engineers estimate.
4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-01
streets Saturday. The wire had been

streets Saturday. The wire had been
stolen from the W. B. Hatton place
near Montrose Tuesday night.
e citizen of Keoluk saw the wire
at the second hand store yesterday
and asked the police to look 1t up.
They investigated and found that 1t
belonged to the Iowa Telephone Com
pany and had been left at the Hatton
place by worlmen. The wire had
been wrapped in burlap and burned to
give 1t mutilated appearance. The
four reels weighed $50 pounds and
was hauled to the store in wagon by
a man described by the proprietor as
a medium sized man, wearing a gray
suit and cap. The wire is valued
at about sits. The robbers received
$66 for the stolen property.
Suspicion rests upon three men who
were discharged by the telephone
company Tuesday and at that time
| threatened to get even with the com
pany. Their whereabouts are known
to the police and they Will be picked
up within the next few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-01

have been practicing medicine
since 1866. Most of that time have
been using Pe-ru-na as my principal
remedy. So many unexpected recov-
cries have been made by those for
whom have prescribed Pe-ru-na that
1t would take large book to contain
them all. They keep coming UP to
my mind one by one. Whether on
my farm, or at home. whether playing
with my grandchildren or conducting
my large Office business, these Incl
dents of the old-time Peruna cures
Take, for instance, a single case
from the extensive list of similar
cases In my diary of cases treated,
as an example of the cures that Pc
ru-na used to make.
Mrs T. S. Eberlein (then of Pitts
burgh, Pa, afterwards OF Keokuk, Ia)
during the year 1882 began to develop
usual symptoms of catarrh of the
lungs. Cough was one of the first
symptoms, which gradually grew
WOTSe III SpllS VI all LIGdlulSul. l. lie
sputa, at first slight, became abundant
and purnlent OCCASIONALLY streakec
with blood. A rapid loss of flesh ant
tagging appetite filled her relatives
with forebodings. The hectic flush
night sweats, and suppression of the
menses, left no doubt as to the nature
of her disease.
/ From the first physicians han beer
employed. Cough medicines, tonics
cod liver oil and stimulants were re
sorted to by her physicians withou
avail
The first physician employed wa
tDr. Williams, Penn Ave.. Pittsburgh
DR.. Clifford of Allegheny City, wa
next called, and then DR.. Riggs. Q
4 Pittsburgh.
4 During this history of conflict wit
this terrible disease consultation
were held, but nothing checked tn
steady progress of the maiady. No
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-01

bic Compound has done more for me than
Ell the doctors. / feel it my duty TO tell
you these facts. My heart is full of
gratitude to Lydia e. Pinkhan's Vege-
table Compound for my health. - Mrs.
HARRIET E. WAMpLER, 524 S. Ransom
Street, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Consider Well This Advice.
No woman suffering from any form
| of female troubles should lose hope un-
til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a fair trial
This famous remedy, the medicinal in
gradients Of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for nearly
forty years proved 10 be most valua-
Bile tonic and invigorator of the fe-
male organism. Women everywhere
Dear willing testimony to the wonderful
virtue of Lydia E. PinlSharn's Vegeta-
! bic Compound.
II you want special advice write to
| Lydia E. pinkham Medicine Co. (e0nil-
lentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
uonian and held In strict confidence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-01
DR.. Hartman Recalls Cures
Made By Old Time Pe-ru-na

lady will live to see US buried
After hasty examination of the
case, / prescribed Pe-ru-na to be TAX
en- every hour, aud If she was not bet
ter in the morning to let me know.
1t was two weeks before ! again
heard from the case, when the hus-
band entered my office, radiant with
joy, and not waiting for the usual sal
utations, exclaimed.
h Doctor. my wife is we'll!
"Oh. no, you mean she is better"
replied, But the enthusiastic hus-
band insisted that his wife was
well and the heartiest eater at the
table.
The fact was that, stwhile she had
made astonishing Improvement she
was Obliged to continue the use Of Pc
ru-na many months. In less than
year she was entirely well, and has
remained so since. and her treatment
from the beginning to the end was
Pe-ru-na and nothing else. To have
seen her at the time of the first visit
| ii would have been impossible to be-
lieve that any medicine or other
earthly power could have saved her
This case is no more unusual or as
tonishing than a great many others
that my list contains, not only of dis
eases of the lungs, but of all mucous
surfaces,
Cases of dyspepsia, diarrhea and
dystentery which have withstood all
other treatment, have yielded at once
by the use of Pe-ru-na.
Numerous cases OF Bright's disease
OF the kidneys. acute catarrh and
4 rheumatism, female diseases, that had
been treated locally for years. We're
Instantly relieved and finally recover
ed by Pe-ru-na In short, every dis
ease affecting any mucous membrane
of the body that has not already gone
, beyond all earthly help, frequently
makes astonishing recovery.
AS general tonic and appetizer
Pe-ru-na has SO superior. 1t is Ger.
tain remedy for worn-out or tired-out
human nature. Cases of nervous
prostration, loss of vitality and sleep
, lessness are all treated by Pe-rn-na
: with such undertaking success tina,
!. wherever it is used 1t ranks as the
/ greatest tonic known.
In future articles ], will recits
, other cases of similar interest. II
Z doing so / shali not allow the slight
' est exaggeration or fiction to ma
. the realism which the simple fact
t alone give to any narrative OF thf
!. kind.
Pe-rrna, Man-a-lin and La-cu-pi
d manufactured by the Pe-ru-na Com
4 pany, Columbus, Ohio. Sold at al
II drug stores.
r SPECIAL NoTicE:-Many person
inquire for The Oid-Fime Pernna.s The
u want the Peruna that their fail
!" ers and mothers used to take. Th
l. old Peruna Is now called Katarno.
IS your druggist or dealer does not kee
it for sale write the Katarno Con
:. pany, Columbus, Ohio, and they wi
Is tell you all about 1t. Apa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-01

doubt had existed IN the minds of
her physicians or friends as to the
nature of her disease, nor as to its
fatal termination The repeated ex-
aminations OF her lungs indicated the
rapid strides with which she was near
ing the end.
Her physicians were honored mem
bers of the medical fraternity, in
whom Mrs. Eberlein's husband and
family had perfect confidence. And.
the sorrow with which they listened
to their decision that they had ex-
hausted everything known to them in
vain for the relief of the wife and
mother Of the afflicted household
can be better imagined than described.
As is common to this sort of patients,
Mrs Eberlein continued hopeful long
after her attendants believed her to
be beyond cure.
was practicing at the time in Pitts
hurgh, and fancy that | would be
able to reiieve her was, during her
! illness, repeatedly expressed by Mrs.
Eberlein, but it was regarded as the
merest whim; and, as they were en-
ploying the best medicai talent the
| city afforded, no attention was paid to
it. At last she became so weak AMI
emaciated that an attendant was con-
stantly at hand to lift her during the
terrible coughing spells to which she
was subject, and which were frequent
l,, Rpi1 NV To- IN, civ, q
during which she was often thought
1 to be dying. 1t was during one of
these frightful paroxysms when her
husband was supporting her tenderly
and vainly trying to palliate her suf
ferings that she again expressed her
belief that If DIR. Hartman were sent
for he could relieve her.
Willing to indulge her In any wish
as she was thought to be dying by all
was Immediately sent for, but beins
very busy was not able to respond un
til late in the evening of the after
noon on which WAS sent for.
was not expected that she would sur
vive until / could reach her home
but hope kept her alive until came
1t would be difficult to imagine
more discouraging case for a docto
. to undertake to cure than Mrs. Ell
, erlein's at the moment of my frs
visit. Let me describe her symptoms.
A drawn, pinched countenance, or
deathly pallor. and livid lips. Sunker
: fixed, staring eyes, with g.ass
brightness. Wasted in body to mer
shadow. Pulse wholly imperceptible a
! the wrist, but the heart feebly flute
!, ing. Exteremities cold and clamm.
: finger nails blue, breathing hurrie
and gasping, utterly exhausted an
hopeless. 1t certainly seemed as
had only arrived in time to see hi
! die.
The first question Of the distracte
u husband was Is my wife; dying,
= But my undaunted faith In the eff
h cacy of Peruna is such, even in TIL
$ awful emergency. that / replied
e Sir, you and I are now in the VII
It or of life; 1t may happen that tn