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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
CONSUMPTION OF WHEAT.

Citizens of the United States con-
sumo an average of almost one and
one-fifth barrels of flour a year, ex-
perts of the government announce, in
connection with report on the wheat
supply and distribution of the country,
just made public. They figure this on
a basis of four and one-half bushels of
wheat to a barrel of flour. The aver
age OF all returns indicated a per
capita consumption of about So bush
els of wheat.
The people of the far west We're the
greatest consumers OF wheat, their
average being six bushels a person
Next come the people of the Northern
Central states. west of the Mississip
pi, where So bushels We're consumed
Then the Northern Central states east
of the Mississippi follow, with Sc
bushels; the North Atlantic states
with SIS bushels; the South Contra
States with Al. and the South At
lantic states. with 4.6
The smaller consumption in the
South is accounted for by the fac
that corn meal is an important substi
tute for wheat flour. In some of tht
heavy surplus potato producing states
such as Maine, Michigan and Wiscon
sin, potatoes are another substitute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
MODERN woopMEN RATES.

There is widespread and deepseated
among the members of
the Modern Woo6men of America
with the increase in insurance rates
after January l next voted at the re-
cent national convention of the order.
1t is claimed that the increase is
unnecessarily great and will work
hardship in many cases, especially
among the older members whose as
sessments will be more than doubled.
Many members are threatening to
Withdraw rather than pay the higher
rate. Hon. Truman Plantz of Warsaw,
who is one of the high officials of the
organization. advises against anything
of the kind Mr. Plantz opposed the
raise at the present time, but believes
such step inevitable in the near fu-
ture. He considers the rates too high
especially for the older members, but
counsels that no one drop out as long
as it is possible to avoid doing SO. He
would have all members continue in
| the order in the hope, of bringing
about a change in conditions that viii
better the rates In some parts of Hi
nois a movement is on foot for Z
state convention not only to review
the rates but to consider the salarie!
of officials. delegates, representatives
directors and others, with view Il
cutting down expenses and savin:
enough to keep insurance rates a
their present figure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11


the rliral school course. A fundament-
al knowledge of the foregoing sub
jects is certainly minimum to re
quire e the teacher who trains
them for the lives that they must
Lead
The bureaus monograph then out
lines in considerable detail the ground
ito be covered in a normal course on
these subjects and describes how the
topics are to be treated. The mono
graph expresses the belief that
teachers trained in this work will be
much better prepared to do such work
in rural schools and that those
schools will show a measure of eff
ficiency that has never yet been gen
orally attained
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
PICTURES oE The DAM.

Keokuk is receiving large amount
of desirable publicity through the pic
lures of the work of developing the
water power that are being exhibited
all over the country at the. present
time. Almost every local newspaper
one picks up contains appreciative
mention of the pictures and intelligent
comment on the magnitude and inn
portance of the water power project.
(Iowa) Bee is fair sample of what
the newspapers are saying:
"A big crowd witnessed the pictures
OF the Keokuk dam at the Electric
theatre Sunday The pictures were
great and We're highly appreciated by
those who had seen the enterprise in
reality. Many of the methods used
and pieces of machinery proved stl-
perior TO those shown of the Panama
canal last Sunday An actual com
parison of the size was made wnen
the old government canal and lock
and the new lock, as far as il is com.
pleted, were shown. The rest OF the
program was very good
Practically the same program was
given at the town hall at st. Paul
Friday evening and at Franklin Satur
day evening and was well attended al
both places. At these two places a
gas machine was used and gave good
results
/ Keokuk cannot fail to profit largely
| by the diffusion throughout the coun
| try Of interesting and authentic infor
nation concerning the great enter
prise upon which its future so large
Il. donands
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
For a spontaneous and general de

For spontaneous and general de-
mand' for Mr.. Roosevelt's candidacy
as a prerequisite TO his acceptance
there seems to be notable amount
of strenuous effort to work it up. Re
marking upon this the Burlington
Hawk-Eye is moved to say:
'Spontaniety' we are assured up.
on excellent photographic authority,
is that quality of free action from ma
tive feeling, proneness, or tempera-
ment, without constraint or external
force 1t is a case where every fellow
throws his hat in the air and hurrahs.
and discovers everybody else is doing
the same thing. AS some of the boys
are not doing it. it becomes necessary
to prod them. i am bound every one
of my household, said the Jealous
convert shall kneel at family prayers,
IF l have to knock them down,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

According to Judge Wade, Iowa
Democrats are about equally divided
between Governor Wilson and Speak
er Clark. The latter is growing in
strength throughout the west, but
Governor Wilson remains strong
factor. Judge Wade believes that Taft
will be renominated by the Republic
cans. He also expects that within a
month Colonel Roosevelt will come
out for Mr.. Taft.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
NATE KENDALL ,MMoRFALlzED

1t will be recalled that Congress
man Kendall of the Sixth district OF
this state recently distinguished him
self by knocking down white loafer
in Washington City who had mistreat-
ed an inoffensive colored woman. The
latter was carrying a basket of
clothes she had washed and did moth
ing to provoke attack The incident
has feen ambalmed in verse under
the heading .Fiatus Justicia African
as by frank Hickenlooper of Abba.
The lines are inscribed to Hon. n. q.
Kendall, NJ. c., and relate how the
loafer struck the woman down and
with ribaId jest strewed around the
fruitage OF her wash tub, fresh-gath'
cred from off the line-a snllied hear
upon the ground" The rest of the
poem follows:
No friend was there to wrest
The stroke. nor avenge the wrong.
/ Then out came one from the woolly
west:
! a champion both brave and strong;
With his puissant arm In air,
And 'fiddling" for an opening with the
I thug,
/ His mighty fist he landed square
Full on the ruffian's mug.
He fell; and with upturned orbs he
/ lay,
Like stricken bullock meath the
butchers mace.
He saw the man with the eloauencs
! Of Clay
! The second Emancipator of the Race
Tip his hat when she arose
And offering her his card
j With gracious smiles he gathered Vi
4 her clothes.
1 Twas 5ravely done.
.lAnd when Buxton's dusky danes
Shall have twins in days to come.
They'll be christened from the great
One will be called LII Artha"
And the other christened Nate"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

The census bureau has issued a
gloom" statement regarding turkey
culture. According to its report there
were 6.594,69 turkeys on farms in the
United States in 1900 and only $685.
70S in 1910. The number OF ducks de-
creased with almost similar speed In
1900 there were 4,7S5,S10, while in
1910 there were only 2,906,525. The
geese, never plentiful, have gone more
slowly. In 1900 there were 5.676,7SS
and last year there were 4,43b9S0.
Poultry is doing well, however. In
1900, 2SS3,5G6,o21 graced the poultry
map and in 1910 the number of the
feathered tribe had increased to $780,
345, 1873.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

A Waterloo woman has thirtyfve
Plymouth Rock hens. which laid 331
eggs during the twenty days of zero
weather from January / to January
30, inclusive. The eggs were disposed
of for SEQ But of course it doesn't
pay to keep chickens
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

The trend of sentiment at the
present time is toward President. Taft
and is likely to gain in volume and
force as the time for the convention
approaches Unless all signs are at
fault he will be renominated by a
large majority. The interests of the
party and country will best be served
by his denomination and reelection.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

A colored man in New York state
was murdered because he expressed
his inability to understand how the
trust have got hold OF the Goldfish
when there are SO many in the sea"
The Waterloo Courier suggests that
he evidently did not appreciate how
easy it is to get little salt on their
tails.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

Governor Carroll, Senators Cummins
and Kenyon and George ID. Perkins
have been suggested as delegates at
large from Iowa to the Republican
national convention in Chicago. No
list is complete that does not contain
the name Of General Dodge. Iowa
Republicans should not neglect the
opportunity of honoring themselves by
-atliiia hin, as one Of the four
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

A new $4,000 passenger station
has just been opened for traffic at
Centerville. In addition, it is stated,
the Burlington route has purchased
the necessary ground for freight
depot and for division offices. There
are number of Iowa towns thar
would like to borrow Centervilfe's
rabbit foot
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

Governor Wilson in his letter to Mr..
Harvey makes the frank confession:
Every day am confirmed in the
Judgment that my mind is one-track
road. . 1t is sufficient answer to Gov
erncr Wilson'S presidential aspirations
to remind him that this is not one
track country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

This is evidently bad weather for
booms. The Holden candidacy for gov
ernor is experiencing trouble in get
ting under way; the Cummins candi
dacy is going across lots, and the La
Toilette machine is in the ditch
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

Senator LaFollette had perfect
right to attack the press. A boy
has perfect right totpoke a stick into
a hornets nest, but as the Cedar Rap
ids Enterprise observes, he is rarely
able to show benefits from the action.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

The worlds record for high jump
by woman has been broken by an In
diana girl, Mary Frances Glass, who
leaped six feet seven inches at the
National Park seminary in Washing
ton, the other day. The accomplish
ment is exceptional even for leap
year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

A dose of intervention would I'M
doubtedly be good thing for that
restless feeling so much in evidence
in Mexico Just now. II Uncle Sam adj
ministers it a complete cure is as
sured
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

A municipal loan bureau to combat
the evils of the loan shark system in
Des Moines will be established by the
Des Moines Commercial club. At a
meeting of the directors of the club
they approved of the ablishment of
such an institution and pledged their
subscriptions to the capital stock Of
the bureau
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

THE STREAM. THAT lis NEVER
CROSSED.

THE STREAM. THAT is NEVER
CROSSED.
There's many sorrow and pain /
know,
As we tread the path of life:
There's many a grief and lasting woe,
And the way is toll and strife
But the hardest load we have to bear
Is the labor and strength that's lost
In building the bridge with toilsome
care
Ger the stream that is never cross
ed.
We have fretting and worry from morn
till night
And anguish weighs on the heart;
The thorny way seems hard to right,
And life is bitter part.
But there is burden greater yet,
Much peace of soul it has cost,
ii is building a bridge with toll and
Ger the stream that is never
crossed.
There's looking for crossings all the
day
And searching along the shore
For a bridge or ford along the way
We shall never travel DER.
There's signing for useless toys in
vain,
And dreaming of chances lost;
But It's hardest to bridge with might
and main
The stream that is never crossed.
Then gather the roses along the way;
And treasure the fragrance rare
Rejoice in the bright and joyous day,
Refusing to borrow care.
For sorrow and pain will surely come
And your soul. will be tried and
tossed
But don't be bridging to reach your
home
Ger the stream that is never
crossed.
Charleston News and Courier.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

II was % degrees below zero at
Bath. Me. the other day. Cold bath,
that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

Remedy in the house, and at the first
Indication OF Group give the child
dose. Pleasant to take and always
cures. Sold by Wilkinson & w.
Pharmacy and j. r. Kiedaisch & SON
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

The Knoxville Express idea of an
easy life is to have nothing to worry
about except the flood sufferers in
China
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

few minutes delay in treating
some cases of Group. even the length
OF time It takes to go for doctor Of
ten proves dangerous. The safest
way Is to keep Chamberlain's Cough
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says a
man looking for a political party now
that is not disturbed with discussions
would need something more than Di
ogenes lantern if he hoped to succeed
at is an absolute certainty" says
the Creston Advertiser, that there
are some of the congressional districts
that Cummins cannot carry and there
is reason to believe that he will have
extreme difficulty in controlling the
state delegation He will have the
hardest fight he has had in number
OF years,
sAs to material things, how can the
reader begin the new year more sane
ly, If he has no savings bank account
than to open one Immediately. Start
it, if there is only dime in hand as a
starter Start it and then give it some
chasers every week The end of the
new year will see something added to
the capitalization of the citizen This
/ is good advice by the Burlington
! Hawk-Eye.
Governor Carroll says the Iowa
\ City Citizen, rs probably right in say
ing that he used the greater Iowa is
sue first; but when he was a candidate
people looked at very little but the
! factional tag they were putting on
men and it was difficult to get hear
ing for anything about a greater Iowa
4 That vas not the fault of Carroll. but
/ of the conditions
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11

Judge Hook of Kansas seems to be
another case of on ag'in, off a'gin.'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
AT THE GEM TODAY

The management of the Gem
Theater has been very successful in
getting three high class vaudeville
attractions for today's program Miss
Lillian Lebowite. in singing and
toe dancing is said TO be one of the
best toe dancers in the profession.
She also has very good singing
voice.
Burrells in comedy musical
act arc sure TO cause laughter. They
introduce new comedy song hits,
and also lot of sure-fire jokes.
kopeFand brothers, Bicycle Marvels
are exceptionally good. One of
which is the only blind cyclist in
the world. This act has worked
over eight years on its merits, with
out agents or managers knowing
that kopeland was blind. They
offer a lot Of new tricks in the art
OF riding and one Is sure to receive
your moneys worth, just for this
act alone. ~; FIN
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
my BABY SUFFERS So"
ANXIOUS MOTHERS WORRIED
ABOUT CHILDREN'S ECZEMA.
Try This Remedy at Our Risk.


Mothers are driven almost frantic
with pity and anxiety over the suf-
ferings of children with eczema or
some other torturing rash,
So often are we asked what will
give relief that we want every one
to know about out new remedy, Sax
on Salve, for all sorts OF skin dis
eases, which is performing remark
able cures among children as well as
grown persons.
Right at the start this soothing
penetrating application allays the
frightful itching and burning. And
as it sinks into the skin it destroys
the germs and exerts its powerful
healing influence most thoroughly.
You cannot do better than to try
Saxon Salve for eczema, letter, ring
worm or any crusted or scaly skin
trouble We give back your money
if Saxon Salve does not satisfy you.
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, Druggists,
Cairo. Ill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
a.-sa
Cotton Manufacture.

The cotton manufacture was In
Produced into Europe by NE Arabs.
Abdurahman H., about the year $50,
caused 1t to be commenced in Spain.
from which country II spread slowly
to other European lands. He also
established extensive manufactures OF
silk and leather. and interested him.
self much In the culture of the silk
worm. The Arabs were also the All
thors OF the art OF printing calicoes
by wooden blocks. great improve
ment on the old operation OF paint
ing by hand.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
NEWS or THE RIVERS
Cairo Guage.

AT 1 p IN. yesterday the river
stood at 1913 q rise of 8 during The
past - hours,
Str Stacker Lee arrived at $40
p. m. yesterday from Memphis; de-
parted at 4:45 for St Louis.
Str. Rees Lee arrived from st..
Louis At | o a. m, yesterday; departed
at 1880 p. m. for Memphis.
Cairo and paducah packets Rap
ids and Ed Meyer arrived and de-
parted yesterday on schedule time
Towboat Harry Brown arrived at
$40 0. m. Yesterday from st. Louis
With IL empty barge5.
Towboat Jim Woods left at 4:15
! p. M. Yesterday for the lower Missis-
sRpi with empty barges,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
For Miss Dunn.

The A. b. c. w club entertained
last evening with a picnic supper
and dance at st. Mary's park com
plimentary to Miss Jessie Lee Dunn
of Wiekliffe, who Is the guest CT
Miss Marion Woodward. A number
Of their boy friends were present
after the supper and dancing was
the diversion for the rest Of Tho
evening. The party was chaperoned
by Miss Christine Woodward anl
Miss Anaa Burke.
These present were. Misses Ma
rion Woodward, Margaret Winter,
Miriam Clendenen, Efrie Anderson.
Ruth Werner Helen Blauvelt, Mary
CarkuF, Mildred Emit Their guests
were Messrs. Everett Hickcox. Harry
Allen, VIII Gibson, j. c. Werner
Ned Buchanan, Raymond Graves,
Tom Glatz, Albert Mulvihill ald
Eugene Gibson.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
DON'T KNOW THEY
( HAVE APPENDICITIS

Many Cairo people who have
chronic appendicitis, which is no.
very painful, have doctorcd 70.
years for gas on the stomach, sou,
stomach or constipation. Harry W.
Schulz, druggist, states ii these pee
pie viii try simple buckthorn bark
siycerine, etc, as compounded ia
Adler-i-ka, the German aspeadiciti.
remedy they Will be surprised at Il, :
QIlck benefit. A SINGLE DOSE
relieves there troubles INSTANTLY.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01

forwarded to her but fell into
Grace's hands. 8a
The hand writing on the envelops
had been Identified as that of Grace
by witnesses. None of them was
able to identify the writing of one o,
the letters, which was scrubbed with
a pencil. The other was type writ,
ten,
Grace was suffering from a fever
today and was too IL to be brough
into court.
ST. Jones testified he examined
Grace yesterday and found he was
completely paralized From waist
down and that he was LOSING
strength
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
Entertains Matron's Club.

Mrs. A. B. Archibald of 52S Thir-
ty-sixth street entertained the Mat
ron's club yesterday afternoon,
Prizes at 500 were won by Mrs. Her
man Gpnther and guests prize by
Miss Lila Rogers. Ice cream was
served after the game. The guests
of the club were Mesdames James
Mccormick, Gus kafer, Ned Hodges,
J. #. Thompson. Leo Carrico, Miss
Ford of st. Louis, and Miss Lila
Rogers. This was the last meetine
of the club until September i.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01

Mrs c. n. yesterday of Hillsboro
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Ross
yesterday.
Miss Lynette Swoboda of Eigh-
i teenth street has as her guest Miss
Lillian Tisdale of Memphis. Tenn.
! Miss Jessiee Lee Dunn of Wick
life, KY, is visiting Miss Marion
Woodward of Eleventh and Walnut.
Miss Maude Brown left yesterday
for Charleston, Mo-, where she will
be the guest of her aunt Mrs. J. j.
Russell
Miss Virginia Brown left yestcr
day for Sikeston, Mo-, where she will
attend house party given by Miss
Hazel Stubs.
Mrs. Jerry Pecovd who has been
the guest of her sister Mrs. Alfred
Brown returned yesterday to hef
home in Wickliffe. ].
Mrs. A. E. Rust and children and
Miss Caroline Parks left early this
morning for Denver where they will
visit relatives aud friends,
Mrs. e. 4. Buder Sr.. and Mrs. &.
A. Buder. Jr., returned yesterday
from an extended trip through Can
ada, the Thousand Islands, New
York and. other points. They have
been absent about a month. En-
route home they were Joined at Chi
cago by Miss Jennie Newhouse of
that city who will be the guest Of
Miss Minnie Buder several weeks.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
Park Dance Tomorrow.

Edward Hill and George Mating
ly are arranging dance to be given
at st. Mary's Park tomorrow night
and 1t is expected to be attended by
many of the younger crowd. The
dancing begins at o'clock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01

acted after which social time will
be the feature. Every member
come. Attested.
ELLA HAGEY. Scribe B. KING
Chief
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
Tribe of Ben Hur Notice.

All members are urgently request
ed to attend the regular meeting TO-
night of Cairo Court No III Tribe
OF Ben Hur al Stafford Hall. Bust
ness Of importance is to be trans
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
Expensive LuxsrY.

Eyes" said the literary man with .
sigh. style is fine thing for writ:
er to have; but when his wife's got II.
too, it takes all the profit away. -
Harper's Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-01
PRAYER Meeting.

The Monday afternoon prayer
meeting of the Elm street Methodist
church met yesterday afternoon ut
the residence of Mrs: n. w. Jackson
of 637 Thirty-seventh street.