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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
BANK EXCHANGES GROWING.

Bank exchanges last week made an
exceptionally satisfactory comparison
with both preceding years. the total
of all leading cities In the United
States aggregating s3,0S9 .025.059, an
increase as compared with the same
week last year of 16.3 per cent and So
per cent compared with the cores
ponding week in 1910. This improved
exhibit is especially gratifying, mas
much as reports from numerous points
indicate that weather conditions have
not been altogether favorable for an
expansion in general trade Exchanges
during the month of April also made
a fine showing, aggregating s14,9S1.
691,71T, an increase of PIP per cent
as compared with the same month
last year and of SO per cent as com.
pared with the corresponding month
in 1910. This is by far the best ex
hibit made by any month SO far thi.
year. and being shared in by practi
cally every section OF the country
clearly reflects general improvement
in industrial and commercial opera
tions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
"THERE,s A REASON /.

John F. Robinson, founder of Rob
inson's circus. made a voluntary as
signment in bankruptcy the other day.
Liabilities and assets are listed as
unknown"
Litigation and pressure of creditors
We're given as the cause Of the assign
ment. Men who know the history
of the Robinson circus tell diff.
ferent story, Litigation and pressure
OF creditors were but after effects. An
authority on the subject in discussing
the matter says that Robinson's circus
mas gone on the rocks because II didn't
Know how to advertise. Il used the
btllboards and thought 1t had appealed
TO the last court of advertising resort
IL placed advertisements of negligible
value In country weeklies and small
town dailies, but the placing of this
business was always after an apparent
after thought Seemingly, the owners
OF this circus never realized that news
paper advertising could sell Just as
many circus tickets as 1t does gjng.
ham remnants and women's shirtwaist
patterns.
There's a reason Robinson's circus
went wrong in a business way. If the
circus had put its advertising appro-
priation in the newspapers the wolf
pack Of creditors would have. been
kept at long distance.
Results produced by advertising are
no longer theoretical H. H. Tam
men. part proprietor of the Kansas
City Post and the Denver Post. is the
principal owner of the Sells-Floto cir
Gus. Floto, by the way, is the sporting
editor Of the two Tammen-Bonfils pa.
pers and knows how to get quick ac-
ton from newspaper publicity.
The Sells-Floto circus recently end
ed a seasons engagement in Pacific
coast cities, where it spent all Of a
10000 appropriation in the advertis-
ing columns of the newspapers. The
circus played to capacity business all
season and broke all records for for.
mer years.
Billboards didn't do this. Handbills
had no part in it. The big parade and
the steam piano had little or nothing
to do with it.
Newspaper advertising did it. And
II did it because it is the one atten-
tion-compelling, result-producing meth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
The Editorial Page

editorial page, for, after all, this Is
i the page which gives a paper indi-
yidual character and standing in any
community. 1t should be neither
timid. tirne-serving nor dogmatic. 1t
should have convictions and stand up
for them in all matters of politics,
morals and religion, but accord the
same right to others. In short, every
newspaper should stand for some
thing and be distinct factor in its
own territory. Its ideals should be
high, its moral tone elevating, its in
tegrity beyond question. This will be
secured chiefly by giving more
thought to the editorial page. even at
the expense of other features.
An editorial worth printing must
express the real sentiment of the
writer. and should not be reeled off
simply to fill space. It should have
an object. distinct purpose. and al
though such policy may lose an oc-
casional subscriber. it will add two
for every loss. 1t should not fear or
hesitate to tackle wrong however en-
trenched. or to grapple with error
wherever found. Indeed. the more re-
spectacle crime or wrong may be.
the more vigorously it should be at
tackled. In politics the mistakes and
errors of the opposition party should
not alone be attacked, but the wrong
doing of ones own party should not
be spared or condoned. Such policy
conscientiously and courag eously adj
lnered to will entitle any paper to a
place. and high one. In any COM
munity.
In my opinion, this should be the
distinctive and distinguishing feature
of every paper, however small or OBJ
scure. If this rule We're generally
adopted the country press would be
inyincible.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
HousE-FLiEs AND DISEASE.


The house-f1y stands convicted as 9
dissemination of disease and a carrier
of contagion. Ever since the invesi
CATION of the spread of typhoid fever
in the United States military camps
I during the Spanish war in 1898, the
lcvidence has been accumulating until
today there is no escape from the
charges against this tantalizing insect
Every far-reaching probe into SAM
tary problems is liable to disclose con
/ ditions hitherto quite unsupported:
aid the indictments already brought
against the housefy during the past
few years charge responsibility for a
| long category of infections. including
cholera and various forms of dysen-
terry, diphtheria. erysipelas, contagious
lophthalmia, cerebrospinal meningitis.
anthrax and possibly smallpox. in adj
dition to typhoid fever.
Whether ali of these charges will
stand in the light OF scientific investi-
cation remains to be seen. It is inn
portant. not so much in Justice to the
accused insect as because of the
hygienio and preventive measures
which are dependent thereon. that the
questions here raised be authorita-
lively settled In the case of typhoid.
the evidence appears to be complete.
DR.. Torrey, of the Loomis Labora-
tory of New York. has attempted to
supply facts on this question. He has
examined the flies caught in the dense
~ populated parts of New York City
during number of months Both the
bacteria occurring in the intestine and
those from the surface of the insects
ed IN April and early in June We're
comparatively free from dangerous
bacteria As the summer season adj
vanced high bacterial counts began to
appear and also an abrupt change in
the character of the bacteria, The
record counts came at the end of the
two weeks of excessive heat in July.
Some idea of the number of organ
isms that a single insect may carry
is indicated by the figures SO to 4.40o,-
coo for the surface contamination. and
$1,000 to 2s.000.000 for the intestinal
bacterial contents Most of the bac-
terra found were comparatively harm
less. This investigation. however was
carried on in the crowded city, where
sewers would naturally carry off ali
of the most dangerous infective mat
ter. The Journal of the American
Medical Association says that the
house-fy is an undesirable citizen"
in any event, SO that the war of ex-
termination already begun against it in
many quarters deserves encourage
ment and support.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
DENMARK.

Misses Alice Judy and Bernice
Houston went to Iowa City Saturday
and spent Sunday with Miss Helen
Judy at the hospital at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Porter will hold a
public auction on May % and then
leave en- June for Los Angeles, Cal,
where they expect to spend a year
and maybe locate there
The Children's Day exercises of the
CONGREGATIONAL church will be held
May &c.
Mrs. Shepherd of Fort Madison is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. E. C. Lewis.
Mr.. Stawbs of Bridgeport is in town
this morning. laying in a supply of
provisions as he plans to go to Green
Bay and batch and farm. His little
.grandsons, Harry and Gordon Woods.
plan to spend most of the summer
there with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cruckshank of Don
Nelson and Mrs. Kile of lincoln, Neb..
spent from Tuesday forenoon to
Thursday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Porter here.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Young OF Charleston.
Iowa, came Friday for visit with his
daughter Mrs. Fred HEM and family.
The commencement of Denmark
high school, June 5.
John and Hattie Hem are visiting
at the home of their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Young, Charleston,
Iowa.
After pleasant visit with relatives
and friends here, Mrs. Falkner left for
her home at hurry, Iowa. last Satur-
day.
Mrs. Joe Fry of Viewer spent one day
last week with her cousin, Mrs. FAX
ner at the home of Mrs Horace
Sawyer
A fine boy at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas, Woodrow since May s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

The following able paper on the
Editorial Page" written by Edmond
McWilIiams, editor of the PIattsburg.
tMo.1 Democrat. was read last Fri
day before the Missouri State Editori-
al Association at Columbia.
my idea OF the editorial Is old
fashioned The new idea of making a
newspaper seems to be, to almost
eliminate the editorial. and print. in
stead. the news, and the more sensa-
.tional the news, the better II is this
modern tendency which seems to
lower the character and influence of
the newspaper and is building up the
magazine The newspaper, even down
to the smallest country weekly. once
stood for something and welded an
influence second only 10 the pulpit.
We often hear it said that the great
editorial writer's have disappeared
from the field of journalism. and to
this fact may be attributed the loss
of influence once exercised by the
press.
For my part. believe a newspa-
per should stand for something more
than merely to peddle the news. 1t
is not very important that John Jones
was in town on County Court day.
but it is important, in this agricul-
tural community, to tell the people
what kind of grain to plant, how to
prepare the seed bed and the best
way to cultivate the crops 1t is i'm
portant to look after the schools,
criticize where necessary and encour-
age where You can. To write of.
criticise and encourage road building,
etc. In all this We seem to be remiss
of our plain duty.
The influence of the press is not
what it should be. nor what it will be
when more attention is given to the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
The Telephone Gahbler

Waterloo Courier: Clickety-clack
clickety-clack goes the tongue of the
empty-headed female on the party line
while you, who have important bust
ness to communicate fold your hands
and wait till it is all settled who the
new man over at Joneses is. how many
eggs Il put in such and such mess.
that Mrs. Smiths young ones always
were mean, why little Johnny had the
stomachache. why Mrs. Brown didn't
20 to church (because she didn't have
new hat that everybody was talk
ing about the Widow jerks because
somebody saw her talking to man on
the street two weeks ago land her
husband only been dead six months)
On and on, ad infinituru 4 proceed
ing OF this kind occurred in Chicago this
week, which speaks for itself. Here
is part of the account as given By one
Of the newspapers of the metropolis
woman who lives in the neighbor-
hood of Union avenue and West Thir-
ty-serenth street yesterday carried on
a pleasant incidental telephone CON
versation with another girl friend
They were using a party line when
mans voice cut in.
Please let me have the line he
urged. Il want to call an ambulance
to rush child to the hospital
I'm using this line" the woman re-
Piled Please don't interrupt
But. madam protested the man on
the other branch of the party line.
there's little girl here with her leg
torn off. ! want to get an ambulance.
Please let me have the wire .
I'm talking now. Get off the line. !.
The man attempted 10 find another
telephone, but that occupied SO many
minutes that the child was placed in
the truck which had run over her and
taken to the Proyident hospital.
At the Proyident hospital IT was said
that there was barely fragment Of
hope for the little girls life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
beautiful waters of the Des Moines.

They were both inexperienced in
the use of a sail boat, and no sooner
did they unfurl their sail, than the
wind filled the sail and the boat cap
sized, throwing both out in the water.
The boat turned turtle, and they man
aged to llang.to the boat keeping their
heads out of the water most OF the
time. The river was on the rise as
a consequence of the recent heavy
rains. and the waves were about as
high as ever seen here. In fact the
heavy gale blowing at this time. blew
down a windmill tower in this city
Horace Jamison whose residence is
near the river bank. was told by his
wife that she saw boat capsize and
thought the boys were drowned. Mr.
Jamison made haste to his boat only
a few rods distance, and soon saw
the boys and boat going down stream
as fast as the current could take them
He managed to overtake them about a
mile below town. They were still
holding onto the boat, but were very
much benumbed with cold. He towed
their boat to the east bank. where the
boys waded out and walked home,
much wiser: but looking rather blue
from the effect of their evening trip. !,
It was first reported that they had
been drowned and large crowd at
once gathered lat the river bank near,
where the accident happened; but by
this time, they had floated far down
the river and no boys nor boat were
anywhere to be seen. 1t WAS indeed
a happy moment when their friends
and relatives saw them walking up
the river bank. Had it not been for
parties seing the boat overturn. they
might have drowned. for the wind was
so very strong that their cries for
help could not be heard any distance
on this side OF the river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

The old Mark Twain homestead on
Hill street in Hannibal will be pre-
sented today to the city of Hannibal
By its present owners. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mahan. of that city There viii
be elaborate ceremonies attending the
presentation, and Walter Williams.
dean Of the school of Journalism of
Missouri, will deliver the principal
address. While this is not very
great thing it shows the tendency and
trend of the American people to honor
its heroes, no matter in what line they
may travel to the apex of fame
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
GUESS AGAIN.

The following occurs in a book that
lis being more or less generally read
at the present time:
Enthusiasm got the better of pru-
dence; he deliberately broke with law
and usage: he defied the senate and
its prercgatiye. He also proposed
to offer himself as candidate for re-
election, contrary TO the custom il
not the law of the constitution With
the highest motives he thus laid him
self open to the charge of making him
self master of the state by violating
the custom of its forefathers"
Wrong again The foregoing was
written by Tiberius Gracious in
Rome's palmv days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

The Sioux City Journal in recent
issue had the following fine editorial
appreciation of Keokuk. called out BY
the presence there of our large delega-
ton to the annual convention of the
Iowa Manufacturers Association:
Keokuk's big delegation to the
Iowa Manufacturers convention made
a fine advertisement of the spirit of
the new Keokuk and furnished tangi-
bic basis for confidence that the
movement for a greater Keokuk' is
not an idle dream Keokuk's easy
capture of the next state convention
of the association was vote of con-
fidence of the ability of the biggest
dam town in the world to make
good {"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
Only a Box.

Only box, secure and strong,
Rough, and wooden, and six feet long
Lying here in the drilling rain,
Waiting to take the up-bound train.
Only its owner, just inside,
Cold and livid and glassy-eyed;
Little to him if the train be late!
Nothing has he to do but wait.
Only an open grave, somewhere.
Ready to close when he gets there:
Turfs and grass and flowerets sweet
Ready to press him meath their feet
Only band of friends at home,
Waiting TO see the traveller come:
Naught he will tell of distant lands;
He cannot even press their hands.
+ He has no stories wierd and bright
He has no gifts for a childs delight;
He did not come with anything;
He had not even himself to bring.
i Yet they will softly him await,
And he will move about in state:
They will give him, when he appears
! Love and pity and tender tears.
Only a box, secure and strong
Rough and wooden, and six feet long:
Angels guide that soulless breast
Into long and peaceful rest.
{ Author Unknown
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

The Quincy Wing in discussing the
assault on Mr.. s. C. Pond OF this city
By members of the Burlington police
force confesses that lust how po-
liceman could get it into his head that
a well dressed business man who ar
rived in town on an early morning
train is crook, is something that
will be rather difficult to explain"
The only plausible explanation brought
forward to date is that the policemen
who committed the dastardly assault
had taken something into their
mouths that stole away their brains.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
Sensible Women Know
Foundation Of Health

AS health talks to women become
more general. both in the newspapers
and on the platform. the mass of women
are beginning to realize what the more
cultivated have always known, that
good health cannot be found in a powder
box. The externals of health may be
obtained in that way. but the basis OF
health lies deeper, and yet is just as
easily obtained.
The most important thing that a
woman can do for herself. and abou,
which she is often most neglectful is
to watch the condition of her stomach
and bowels. The weary eyes, the bad
breath, the frequent headaches. the
pimples, the general air OF lassitude is
nine times out of ten the result of con-
situation or indigestion. or both. Many
the best in the estimation OF most
women is DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
It is mild, pleasant to the taste and
exactly suited to her needs. It Is far
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

superior to salts. cathartic nils
etc. which are entirely too yioIamnsa ters
Women should see to it thai ~.
have at least one movement y, t1ey
bowels each day. and when showipts The
tendency to- constipation should an, any
Dr.. caldweiIs Syrup Pepsin in 'a H.
small Fl Mi d ao tl pi;eso ths brief
muscles that all forms of medioinss o y.
be dispensed with. These opinions eaa
voiced by thousands of women st ere
personal experience. among them E,'ss
Wheaton. Ashby. Nebr.. and Mis-, M.s
McCune. Horace, Nebr. ~
Anyone wishing to make trial a, III.
way of druggist at Atty cents er uiar
dollar large bottle (family sizei c cns
have sample bottle sent to the ho uTa
free Of charge by simply addressinr o ~
W. B. Caldwell, 405 Washing ons 81,
Monticello, Ill. Your name and addrss...
on a postal card will do. 'esl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
YlVAT MEMoRIA.

Wv III h-UiS0t|s
In memory of Major Archibald BUTT
Life-the Mysterious gift
From the Eternal Source
How yariously do We find 1t used
Ere It is claimed again,
We know not why or how!
We squander or we let it idly rust;
We lend our days, In petty usury,
In hope to add anothers little share
OF earthly happiness unto our own,
And still the solemn shadows Turk
beyond
And bid US falter in our futile quest.
In WEAKNESS we pause and lift our
eyes
And wait for some one, wiser than
the rest,
To show the way and teach US to defy
The Darkness and the Silence-Over
There!
Then from the Many Thousands one
steps forth.
No stern, compelling soul. but kind Of
speech
And generous of thought;
A man who loved this world OF ours
SO we'll
He felt no fear of what It might CON
And had smile, even for death it.
sell.
He showed the way,
And as he passed he found
The comradeship of natures like his
own,
First among men because they we're
content
To be the last.
There was no stress OF storm where
he went down,
No vengeful hate nor strife of jealous
greed.
Oh Splendid Rivalry!
Where loyal men stood forth In lofty
calm
And like the Master of our Christian
faith,
Unhesitating, gave their lives to
show
The others how to Live
Now. as We say farewell" we strive
to speak
The words which fingered often In
our hearts,
Words Ct affection and admiring faith
How tenderly we bring Earth's sweet.
est flowers
yIrh n how r,<N&xv -, xoi
eyes;
So men mongst men their gentlest
thoughts withhold
Until they serve alone
To soothe the selfish sadness of the
living
Farewell. dear friend. We recognize
you now
One of the favored few to whom Coz
gives
A mission to perform.
We bid farewell unto the last of you
Your mortal self.
The real man you were-the man yo,
Will live among us always.
The bugle will sound taps" Gu
tears will fall
Into the yastness Of the silent sea
The reverent Hymn will rise.
A requiem sweet in which the Worl
must join
And yet the Love that gives us me-
like you
Will never let the parting be complete
For in this life, where souls like shad
ows fit,
The only great and true Realities
Are such as Memory tenderly enfold
In changeless Love and Honor,
Evermore
Philander Chase Johnson in Wash
ington Star.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
DOUBLE DROWNING
NARROWLY AVERTED
keosauqua Lads Had Thrilling Exper
fence on the River Last
Saturday.
Especial to The Gate City.l

KEOSAUQUA, May 1.-THE boat
Ing season opened here Saturday. and
came near resulting in the death of
two young men. At about Eve o'clock
Saturday afternoon Fred Wilson and
Earl Dodds HE'D away to the river
to take sail. as the wind was blow
ing almost a hurricane, and they
sought to take fast run on the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14
Many Thanks.

limited Press leased Wire Service.1s
CHICAGO, May IA Sentenced 2
spend the remainder Of his life in PRS
on on a murder charge, George Par
mer, As, smiled when Judge Kersteal
announced his sentence and said <
thank you very much. "
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

Even the simple of mind are finding
out that the direct primary is chiefly
device by which the voters of one
party force the nomination of the
weakest candidates in the other party.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

The latest suggestion is that further
Titanic disasters be prevented by pa
trolling the danger zone and setting
lanterns on all icebergs. Sure
enough. why not? And why not re
Quire all tornadoes to carry automobile
horns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

Senator Cummins took occasion the
ether day to declare his hostility both
to the recall of Judges and the recall
of Judicial decisions. Score one for
the senior senator!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

Speaking Of spring fever, a Wis
consin authority declares that nobody
suffers from 1t SO much as the kid
who sits in school room and gazes
out of the window on sunny day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

dy for liver and bowel troubles was
ever known before. Thousands bless
them for curing constipation, sick
headache, biliousness, jaundice and In
digestion.
Sold by Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy
and j. F. Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

There is no disputing the correct
ness OF the observation of contrib
utor to The Sioux City Journal that
lots of folks carry the headlight on
the wrong end OF the train.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

Abe Martin has noticed that the hoy
who pays his own way through col
lege never wins the standing broad
jump.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

"A desperate effort is being made
to stampede the Republicans of Iowa
from the Clarke camp and round them
up in the Holden ranks, but it bids
fair to be a fizzle," says the Sheldon
Sun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-14

The-high-cost-of-living situation is
beginning to improve Terrapin is
coming down.