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Evening journal., 1912-02-22
THURSDAY. FEB. %, 1912
CHARTER IN FuLL.
n HE EVENING JOURNAL in this

THE EVENING JOURNAL in this issue prints
A the proposed new charter for the city in full
The salient features of the instrument arc that
The legislative functions are granted entirely TO
City Council, which is to be composed of nine
members, three to be elected at large throughout
the city three from that part of the city below
Eighth street. three from above Eighth street
All the administration functions are to be by
Board OF Administration and there will be Board
of Civil Service a Board of Elections controller,
a judge of the municipal court and general sup
erintendent. The latter, under the charter-is the
most important official of the city and performs
the duties of a general manager under the drec-
tion Of the Board of Administration.
The new charter is believed by its makers to
be a combination of the best features of the COM
mission form Of government and of the present
system Party names do not appear on the ballots
and any person at the primary can become cand-
date for Office.
The Mayor appoints the FIVE members OF the
Board of Administration, and at the last moment
a provision was inserted requiring that not more
than three members OF the Board of Adninistra-
tion shall be of one political party.
We advise our readers TO keep today's issue OF
The Journal containing the charter in full for re-
Ference. They may study it for it will take time
for them TO reach conclusions in favor of the in
strument or against it.
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CONVENTION DELEGATES.

1T Is probable that an effort will be made at the
Il coming National Republican Convention to re-
duce the number of delegates allowed to the
Southern States in future conventions.
The total membership Of the Chicago conven-
ton next June will be 1864 Of which number
the south will have more than 250 These dele
gates are usually rounded up for the administra-
ton, for whatever man happens 10 be president.
The Southern states have contributed little if any
thing to the victories won by the Republican party
in the past. In fact the party exists in most of
them in form only with just enough appearance
Of life to demand the federal Offices
1t is unfair for these southern delegates TO
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RIGHT KIND on INDUSTRIES.

THE CHARLES WARMER COMPANY Is a
i splendid example Of the kind OF industries
that give solidity and strength to a city, Would
that we had many more of them.
The annual audit of the affairs Of the company
which is being completed mentioned in The
Journal of yesterday, indicates that the business
of last year was very satisfactory despite the dull
conditions of trade existing throughout the year.
This year business has been much better with the
prospects that the sales of the Warner Company
will approximate S3,O000O0 this year. .
The live, intelligent direction which marks the
management of theaifairs ofthe company is respon-
sible for its success, something in which every Will
mingtonan takes pride, for the Warner Company
is one OF our oldest and most distinctive industries.
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A safe Investment.


Bill Jones was a resident of Bal
timore who. Notwithstanding an i'm
pediment in his speech, prospered in
his bu mess as a broker. He moved
to New York city and prospered even
more. A friend from Baltimore call
ed on him one day and after some
familiar conversation remarked:
IL say. Bill, it seems to me that
you stutter worse here in New York
than you did in Baltimore"
"V-v-very l-l-likely; it's b-b-bigg-
ger city"
But ! say, Bill, you have made a
lot Of money here and want your
advice. have sold almost every
thing I had in Baltimore and l have
the cash in my pocket want you
to tell me how 10 invest my money
to the best advantage. have even
mortgaged my house and have the
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have so much influence in the national convention.
Some of them represent districts in which the
party does not even name candidates.
1t is proposed that in national conventions after
this year that one delegate shall be named for
each 10000 votes cast for the Republican elec-
tors AT the convention four years ago seven
teen states favored the plan and its fairness is so
obvious that it will make many converts at the
June convention.
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CIVIC ASSOCIATION
TO DISCUSS CHARTER

A synopsis Of the proposed new
charter for Wilmington is being pre-
pared by members of the Charter
Commission for the Civic Associa-
tion. The Wilmington Civic Assoc
c'ation will meet at 8 o'clock on Mon
day evening in the High School audi
torium, when the synopsis will be full
" discussed It promises to be one
Of the liveliest meetings ever held
by the association, and the one In
which there will be the greatest
amount of general discussion by
members of the audience. The pub
lie is invited TO attend, and there is
likely to be a large gathering
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:: Personal and Pertinent ::

The golden moments in the stream Of life rush past
us, and we nothing but sand; the angels como
to visit u.s. and We only know them when they arc
gonc--GeOrge Elliot.
.-.-:-:
In Gods world for those who In earnest, there
is no failure No work truly done, word earnestly
spoken no sacrifice freely made, was ever made in
vain-F w Robertson.
.-.-.-.
DO not dare 20 live without some clear intention
toward which your living shall be bent. Mean to be
something with all your might-Phillips Brooks.
.-.-.---
Men of courage. men OF sense, and men of letters
are frequent: but true gentleman is what one sell
dom sees.-Steele
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A WARNING AGAINST WET FEET.

Wet and chilled feet usually affect
the mucous membrane of the nose,
throat and lungs, and la grippe. bron-
chitis or pneumonia may result. Watch
carefully, particularly the children,
and for the racking stubborn coughs
give Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound 1t sooths the infamed mem
branes, and heals the cough quickly.
Take 40 substitute.
n. B. Danforth, Market and Second
streets-Adv.
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The Sound Sleep OF Good Health
Is not for those s2fsring from kidney
ailments and Irregularities. The
prompt use Of Foley Kidney Pills will
dispel backache and rheumatism, heal
and strengthen sore, weak and ailing
kidneys, restore normal action, and
with it health and strength. Mrs. NJ. f.
SALISBURY, Sterling. H., says; "I suf-
fered great pain in my back and kid
neys, could not sleep at night, and
could not raise my hands over my
head. But two bottles of Foley Kidney
Pills cured me-"
n. B. Danforth, Market and I'd Sts.,
Wilmington, Del.--Adv
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How Cold Affects the Kidneys

Avoid taking cold if your kidneys are
sensitive. Cold congests the kidneys,
throws toe much work upon them,
and weakens their action. Serious kid
ney trouble and even Bright's disease
may result. Strengthen your kidneys.
set rid Of the pain and soreness, build
them up by the timely use Of Foley
Kidney Pills. Tonic in action, quick in
results.
n. B. Danforth, Market and I'd Sts.,
Wilmington, Del.-Adv.
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GUNPOWDER AND KID

A whiskey bottle has been put on
the market which is non-refllable.
We await with bated mot baited)
breath the introduction of the non
broachable whiskey bottle. Whatever
OF more OF less valuable suggestion
there be in this. We hand to the pro-
hibitionists.
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SHORT STORIES OF THE DAY

money here. What would you advise
me to buy for a good, safe invest
ment?"
"B-b-buy the m-m-mortgage," re-
piled Bill.-Harper's Monthly.
Proof of SOlOmon's Wisdom.
Sir Joseph Ward whose party had
suffered badly in the recent general
election in Now zaeland, tells
story of a Bile lesson he once gave
to a small boy. He dealt especially
with SOlomon's advice to PARENTS
Solomon said" Sir Joseph went
on. that 10 spare the rod IS to spoil
the child. That means when chill
dren misbehave they should be pun
ished.
Him" said this particular child.
thoughtfully, "but he didn't say that
until he was growed up."--New York
Sun.
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TURNCEMEINDE MEETING.

The Wilmington Turngemeinde will
hold a special meeting this evening
when the building committee will
makes its renort. This will be follow.
ed by discussion on the subject Of
erecting a new building or an addition
extending to Walnut street
The Turngemeinde will hold an en-
tertainment for its members and fam
lilies on Sunday next at o'clock.
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AN EPIDEMIC OF COUGHING

Is sweeping over the town. Old and
young alike are affected, and the strain
is particularly hard on little children
and on elderly people. Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound is a quick, safe and
reliable cure for all coughs and colds.
Contains no opiates.
N. B. Danforth, Market and I'd Sts,
Wilmington, Del.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1912-02-22
:: With the Paragraphers ::

A S-year-old boy. emulatng the desperate after
seeing moving picture OF that type. shot and killed
9-year-old girl playmate in New York. There's no
doubt about it, Moving pictures have high educa-
tonal value-Baltimore Evening Sun.
Rather than William Randolph Hearst and Hetty
Green fall out over the matter of S275000 we would
have taken it ourselves and avoided trouhe-Iudan-
apolis Sun.
Anyhow, tho Girl Scouts will not be afraid Of pow
der.-Birmnsham News.
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"A British duchess has eloped with
masseur. Nobody knows how they
are to subsist, but they will probably
manage to rub along. IN. Y. Mail.
Yeah, if knead be, they can live on
cream. Pardon us.
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RRInGE MHIsT PARTY.

Mrs. William Allen Jordan gives a
bridge whist party Friday afternoon
for her guest Miss Day Of Worcester,
Mass.
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Yeah, if knead be, they can live on
cream. Pardon us.
Our well known sympathy with
lovers has evidently been the reason
for number Of communications
which we have received, detailing
troubles of the heart and asking rem
edies. At the instance. and with the
proffered help Of our celebrated CO.
worker (To Linotyper: DON'T make
it "con-worker') Miss Vinie Vinai-
grette, we have decided to answer
these pleas in this column. being
further induced to that conclusion by
the fact that not one of the writer's
has enclosed postage.
We shall publish these queries and
replies, from time to time, under the
heading
ALONG THE HEART LINE.
sir: / am a young lady. attractive.
SS years Of age and am madly in love
with lovely young fellow IA years
my junior. How shall bring him to
the point? FAWN.
An. be sport. Take somebody
your size.
Sir: How shall win the regard
Of the young lady whom l long to
make my wife? | fear she considers
me too quiet and reserved.
Hector r.
Plunge madly into dissipation. For
instance, take up cigarettes. (Cubebs
are harmless but very self-assertive.)
Purchase a reckless green necktie
As a last resort, kick a cripple in
her presence-that is, in the pres
ence Of the lady.
Sir: | am crazed with love for a
beautiful creature. who. however
seems always TO be accompanied by
another fellow. Would / be justified
i'm attempting to win her from this
man? Byron.
How big is he?
Delightful Vocal and Musical Pro-
gram Being Prepared" headlines the
Virg Pilot and Norfolk Land
mark Some distinction there.
The edict has gone forth from the
Tailors' Trust. which has just held
its annual convention in New York,
that we fops must have 80 suits Of
clothes. We are ashamed TO confess
that We are not absolutely fully
equipped. However, we shall at
once instruct our tailor-no. Our
Tailor--to make US up the other 3S
suits.
On second thoughts. we do not feel
that our wardrobe would be complete
without just one additional suit, maxi
ing a total Of 4O We have in mind
an appropriate drapery in which we
may call on the cashier for ouT
weekly wage. We are considering a
subdued green serge-surge neal
play upo' words see?--(closely relat'
ed to splurge-neat. neatD having g
leitmotif OF red and blue silk threads
! Al. g.. faefnfAon wifi
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twenty-five Years
From Today

Unless some unforeseen catastrophe occurs and
wipes YOUR descendants and THIS company
from the map, every home in Wilmington will
have a GAS RANGE in the kitchen and GAS
LIGHT in every room in the house.
This is a BROAD statement but it's all COM
ing about BECAUSE the SERVICE of the
COMPANY will improve from year to year,
the price of gas is bound to come down with IN
CREASED conSumption---new appliances will
serve 10 give more HEAT and MORE light with
LESS quantity OF GAS, and so on There is
NO LIMIT as to what the GAS COMPANY
can do, but first of ali it MUST give SATlSFAC-
TION. Years and years from now other people
will be sitting in your home---new faces---strange
different surroundings of course. These
people will DEMAND good service from their
GAS COMPANY and they will GET i just as
YOU are getting the BEST that we can give
you TO-DAY.
y
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frogs (greenbacks-not bad, hunhD.
Oh, yes, of course, a check pattern.
However,-or perhaps we should
say, therefore,-it will be entirely de-
void Of pockets. All, welll
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The Sound sIccp Of Good Health

r. S. Won Innes.
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ALONG THE HEART LINE.

Sir: am a young lady. attractive,
3S years OF age. and am madly in love
with lovely young fellow IA years
my junior. How shall / bring him to
the point2 FAWN.
All, be a sport Take somebody
your size.
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We shall publish these queries and
replies, from time to time, under the
heading
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
$500 Would Have Saved Forty Years
! Affilction With Kidney Trouble and
$3.50 Cash for other Remedies
Besides Doctor Bills.
CURED AFTER ALL OTHERS
Refuse All Substitutes.

Refuse All Substitutes.
State OF Missouri, County Of Clark,
IS.
/, Ellis Stevenson, being sworn.
say ! am sixty-nine years of age
that I have been badly afflicted
with kidney trouble forty years, that
took fifty bottles of well advertis.
ed and staple remedy and then
changed to another well recommended
remedy and took between 40 and 50
bottles of it, and then tried another
of the best kidney and bladder rem.
edies and took about fifty bottles OF
it and then one box of another staple
kidney and bladder remedy, when
friend OF mine told me about Brig.
ham" Young vigors and purchased
a box OF them and have now taken
two boxes and they have given me
more benefit than all the rest put to-
gether In fact. believe am now
about cured. 1t is the greatest remedy
have ever taken for kidney and
bladder trouble and l heartily recon.
mend it to all afflicted
ELLIS STEVENSON,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 25th day OF February, 1911.
CARL G. LANG, Notary Public.
For Sale by, /. G. Reeves. 326 Main
st, and other Kenkuk dealers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25

at the Fort Madison Savings bank,
the teller at once detected the change
in the time check and refused to cash
1t. The police were notified and
little later Arok was arrested at the
Santa Fe depot
The prosecution against him will
De pushed as deterrent to such prac-
.tices by anybody in the future. He
was in the employ of Scott & Schlee,
contractors OF the island clearing, un.
der the supervision OF the water pow
er company of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
ANTS ARE SMART GARDENERS
They Are Known to Grow Grain,
Sowing and Harvesting Like
Real Farmers.

Man is not the only animal who has
discovered the division of the vege-
table world into weeds on the one
hand and garden plants on the other.
Our ingenious little six-iegged work
ers, the ants, have anticipated US in
this, as in so many other useful in
yentions and discoveries. There are
ants in Texas which grow grain, and
each nest owns small claim in the
vicinity of its mound on which 1t cuI.
tivates a kind of grass, commonly
known as ant rice.
The claim is circular. about ten or
twelve feet IN diameter, and the ants
allow no plant but the ant rice to en-
croach upon the cleared space any.
where.
The produce of the crop they care.
fully harvest. though authorities arr
still disagreed upon the final question
whether they plant the grain or mere
" allow It to SOW its own seed on the
protected area.
One thing. however, is certain
that no other plant is permitted ID
sprout on the tabooed patch. Tnr
ants wage war on weeds far more
vigorously and effectively than oul
own agriculturists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
Arrangements Complete.

All arrangements for the meeting
have been completed. The meeting
will be held at the Grand opera house
on Tuesday, February 27th, and will
be called to order at 1880 p. m. Ac-
mission, except to the gallery, will be
by ticket only. Members of the associa-
Ition may obtain tickets, not exceeding
two for each member, at the box Of
flee of the Grand opera house between
the hours of 10 a. M, and p. m.
Tuesday. Any time after 5 p. m. up to
the time the meeting is opened, citi-
zens who are not members of the as
ISOLATION may obtain tickets at the
box office. The gallery will be thrown
open to the public without tickets.
There will be several reports by
officers of the association and adj
dresses by two speakers beside DR.,
McMichael. President Joy will make
"a brief report of what has been ac-
1complished thus far and will have
something to say of the future plans
Reports will also be made by the
treasurer and manager of the asso
citation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
Appointments Asked.

You are requested and notified to
make an appointment of two apprais-
ers to be substituted in the place of
these two so Withdrawing and to no.
ify this board of appraisers through
me at 1924 Chemical Building. St.
Louis, Mo, on or before the goth of
February of such appointment. In
the event that you are unable TO
make such an appointment by said
time. you are requested. on or before
that day, to notify the said board
through me of your necessity to have
additional time to make such ap-
pointments and to fix the additional
time as required
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
Other Speakers.

H F. Miller, business manager of
the Chicago Association OF Commerce,
has not announced his subject, but Il,
thing of the work of the Chicago AS.
ISOLATION OF Commerce and make
some suggestions as TO how we may
and should apply what tnat association
is doing in Chicago TO the special
conditions and difficulties which coli
front us at Keokuk. Mr.. Miller has
been connected with the Chicago or
ganization for number of years. and
is not only well qualified TO speak on
this subject. but has In numerous in.
stances been delegated by the associa.
tion to aid other commercial bodies III
organizing their forces to secure the
best results.
Mr. ~ II. Manss. formerly indus
trial commissioner OF the Chicago
Burlington e. Quincy Railroad com
pany, is now connected with an indus
trial real estate firm and will speak
on what constitutes an industrial
citr. Mr.. Bianss' duties as an officer
Of the railroad company brought him
fry1entiy 10 Keoknk and he is vel
known 10 many Of our shippers and
leading business men. He is not onl!
2 good speaker but particularly wei
Informed On the subject which he vii
discuss
Ia speaking 81 the meeting Saturda,
Manager Dewitt said
s.; IS expected that the opera houss
VIII accommodate ali public spirited
citizens who would like to attend. w.
wish To emphasize the Importance o
this meeting. az It will be a spIendis
opportunity 10 become posted on tn.
work we have 70 do to make Keokul
9 desirable place to live in. II is hard
III necessary 10 call attention to th,
importance Of work OF this kind il
connection yitf securing factories Il
use some portion OF the great waite
power which jg being developed Their
Is work for all and plenty Of it an,
! this meeting is the first step towar
improving certain conditions whic,
must be remedied II We are To secur
the results which are so near to til
hearts Of our entire population.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
Chicago Expert Of tuberculosis In
stltute VIII Speak at industrial
Association Meeting
Tuesday.
PLANS ARE COMPLETE
Chicago Men Have Been Secured to
Talk on Town Boosting and
Large Attendance is
Expected.

DR.. o. F. McMichael. head Of the ed
Tuberculosis Institute, who has had
a wide experience in matters pertain
ing to the public health, will be one
of the most interesting men in Keokuk
Tuesday who is to speak at the
meeting of the Keokuk Industrial AS
ISOLATION stockholders. In a letter to
John Dewitt, manager of the associa-
ton, DR.. McMichael explains his work
in his own words:
I'm my work as head of the educa-
tional department of the Chicago
Tuberculosis Institute, / have had op-
portunities to observe the results OF
bad working and housing conditions,
and the economic losses produces by
these causes, and am glad of an op-
portunity to address a body OF bust,
mess men On these subjects. The
money loss to the community from
preventable diseases is greater than
the money loss by fire or robbery
The greater part Of this loss is due
to bad air and bad food.
THE remedy lies in providing bet
ter ventilation and sanitary conditions
in working places, homes and schools
and in the better protection of the
milk and food supply. The attain
ment Of this end can come only
Through public sentiment sufficiently
enlightened to give moral support te
public health bodies and provide ap
preparations sufficiently large to pro
duce results"