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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
Softer side Of Criminals,

Baltimore American. striking
psychological fact in the case OF the
now famous New York gunner and II
the Virginia feudists. who made q
trade, so to speak. of murder, is that
they have devoted wives who, one
and all. declare them excellent and
loving husbands The JekyILHyde
type must be abnormalIv developed
when crime Of the worst kind car
point with pride to its possession o.
the softer domestic virtues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
ahat Led TO the Writing Of Retro
spection.


spertion.
Mr. bancroft went TO California
when he was twenty years of age,
siaee which time for period Of sixty
years that fascinating land has been
his home. In the main he vas suc-
cessfuI II his undertaking. and he
grew 10 lore the country Is one loves
his native land
Therefore, when be saw the monster
graft a. the opening Of tae civil war.
creeping westward ovsr the mountains
IN The wake 81 the overland railroad.
the rhole country giren ore 70 bib
cry and corruption, the railroads az
E1naing he re.ns 81 government. rul-
ing courts ard Legislatures ~ they
ruled heir oEn Office empsoyes,
9aen h EzE the prison Of Depart
and tlshoaesty injecting eTery occgpa.
I ton and sphere IN life. cfTic i-nparity
becoming the rule sz1 entering the
walks Of education srd Industry. tata-
ers teaching Il 10 their sons and
| practicing trscEery ~ one NTH fegitS.
mate purguits, GOD rnen EeanTaEIe
not daring 10 spezg Z ror6 against Il,
he felt impelled While pet ~ hss q
few words On behalf u honssty and
decency.
He saw further TIE pe-lIs aalea
threatened MS beloTed California and
the Republic, the glartng errcrn n tte
past and the dangers II the fatprs ar1d
would speak Of these. he Afrsczn ~
surdity the Asiatic iniquity, and ne
!, pouring into the body poiitsc IN end
less stream Of filth from Earope.
, While setting up a z. eat World Tx.
] position in honor Of the completion 81
the Panama canal, California remzjns
apparently wilfuily blind to the fst,
that under present labor conditions
. the canal viii prove curse rather
than a blessing to western Eortf
8 America; that the worlds highway D.
S commerce will be shifted to equatoris
routes, the Isthmus OF Panama be1u:
on almost direct line between Ash;
n and Euorpe, leaving the Pacific United
s States at one side
It Seeing the backwardness, not /.
e say cowardice, OF capital, labor. poll
i. tics and society alike to speak openl
the truth regarding the abomination
8 which imperil the honor and integrity
g if not the very life of the republic
i Mr.. Bancroft felt constrained, so IA
r as he was able, to show to other
d what seemed SO clear to himself III
n evils which threaten the common
n wealth.
o And yet with the evils he see
h much that is good; he takes no SON
bre view of the future but plajnl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

John D. RockefelIer-s otter OF q
cents reward for every skin OF q
snake captured on his 5,1L0 acre Pc
cantico Hills estate, fss gwen rise 10
new industry- The laborers on tns
estate hare gone in for snake culture
on such an extensive scale that the
reward offer has had TO he rescindsd
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Out In Sacramento. where The ma
tires know him, the tail of the bull
moose ticket is known as Hungry HI
Johnson" 4 few years ago. before the
itch for Office changed his tune, he
was chided for accepting q fat fee
from Pat Calhoun, the street. railway
magnate of San Francisco. and made
the locally famous response. One
must eat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Mrs. Alwilda Cox OF Pine Summit.
Lycoming county. pennsyI yania. 81
years OF age, tooA her nrst tram rius
and trolley car ride recently when she
visited Bloomsbury. She rode there
on the first trolley car she ever saw.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

On the showing made By students
of Chicago school working during
the summer vacation the Job of bell
hop" proved to be the best money
maker. One bell-hop on a lake steam
er topped the record OF s0e students
with earnings OF $500
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

So great is the scarcity OF iaboring
men in Pittsburgh that Boss Finn s
contracting firm caused the arrest OF
idlers watching the joe. after they
had refused 10 work AT the police
station some agreed to go 10 work,
the remainder preferred the work.
house for thirty days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Mrs Alice Stebbins Wells, who is
making tour of the country visiting
all the cities and taking part In vari-
Gus conferences, is travelling in her
trim military suit. which she designed
herself She is woman policeman
Of Los Angeles and is interested in
finding out the sentiment in regard to
women policemen as she goes through
the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

and hopefully points out the path
which as surely leads 20 permanent
prosperity and happiness that the
other road is the way TO certain de-
structfon.
IN Mr.. Bancroft's mind words cannot
picture the future glories OF the Pa
cific, the last OF earth and water 10 be
occupied By the highest civilization.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

1t is announced that the horse
epidemic has caused a circus to can
eel Nebraska dates Here again we
have proof that every affliction has
compensating features.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Strangely enough, the most zeal
GUS of suffragettes In Duluth never
clamored for the right OF women to
run the street cars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

A rate war on coal transportation
lines. Now, that would interest us
a great deal more if 1t held out
promise of cut in coal rates to the
west that would bring the price down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
keokuk, iowa .......... Sept q, 1912
THE EoulNox.

THE EQUINOX.
When storm clouds prance
Across the sky,
When dead leaves dance
And cold winds sigh:
When rams down pour
And drench pretty frocks:
Don't blame Bre'r Welsh
Blame the Equinox.
We have discomfort
And much complaint
When the weather Is rainy
And when 1t Amt;
But Bre'r Welsh has
Kings ex, please note.
And the equinox Is
The present scapegoat.
All work and no play
Gels dull, remember,
And WHY should We grumbie
If in September
Poor old Brs'r Welsh
Gets down from the box
And hands the Hnes
To tbs Equinox
And when cold weather comes
Sooner than Il should.
Ard the furnace consumes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

No one believes that the door of
opportunity is shut to young men
The lifting of a $4,000 package by
a 20-year old bank clerk only proves
that the young man sometimes takes
the wrong door.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

With Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico and
the bull moose on his hands, Uncle
Sam is having fairly interesting
time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

That old fellow sitting hack there
amiling and stroking his long White
beard ig Old Man Winter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

It must make James ]. Fiji snils
every time he thinks Of Moses z
Clapp being bull mooser.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Determined on being upset over
something, Paris is just now kicking
up it's heels over American dancers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

a so.eOf-bushel apple crop out Of
one Nebraska orchard Is certainly
some fruit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Mexico's study Of The evolution OF
revolution seems to be getting the
better Of it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

If killing IS punishable crime
under other circumstances, Why not
so with college hazing?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Why grow old" some one asks.
Respectfully referred to Father
Time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

GoTsrnor wilson, having thrown
Smith twice. seems able 70 hold hin
down.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Stand ~ Ike men 1oE. whf1e your
wires lar IN their fall hats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

OF course the motto, 'fhou shalt
not steal" does not apply 10 the
theft of the socialist garments.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29

Did ron ever hear z woman com
plain hat her shoes we're TOO small.
Evening journal., 1912-05-01

place until ready to set. The first year
remove but a part Of the top. say one
third or a half. and set the scions even.
ly over this 25 or 30 in the half Of
tree seven or eight years old. The fol-
lowing year repeat the performance
with the remaining half Of the tree.
The system illustrated has given
good results. a is the stock; b, stock
with scion set; c, stock ready for scion;
d, scion ready to set, and e, shape Of
scion at the wedge end The stubs
should be four to six inches long. Do
not set scion out near the end Of the
limbs but always near the body OF
the tree.
The cut is made in the stock with
a sharp saw. then shaped with a knife.
The scion should be driven lightly in
place and then waxed Grating wax
may be secured from dealers IN gar
den seed or may be prepared at home
of one pound tallow, two pounds bees
wax and four pounds rosin Melt all
together, pour in a kettle Of cold wa
ter and work with creased hands un-
til stiff and easy to handle.
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NEAT PACKAGE HELPS PRICE
Butter In Square Parcels Of Pound
Each VIII Bring Mere Money Than
Same Article In Jar.

You may not believe it. but farm
butter put up In square packages OF a
pound, neatly wrapped IN oiled paper,
will bring q better price 10 any mar
ket than the same butter loosely
packed in a tin bncket or jar.
butter mold costs a triiie and
oiled paper with your name printed
on it costs but a little more. and 70
butter is put up IN square package
form Il VIII bring from two 70 three
cents per pound more than II packed
in jars or tins.
Fastldious customers IN the city,
who are in the habit Of getting nearly
everything they consume IN fancy
packages. absolutely VIII rot buy but
ter that is scooDed out of the pail and
sent to their homes in wooden dishes.
OF course. IL is not always possible
to sell direct to consumers. but even
II butter is sold the stores it will
bring a much bett' price II put up IN
oiled paper in pound packages. IN
fact. the making OF butter is not ali
there is In the business.
Evening journal., 1912-05-01
BEE KEEPING IS DECREASING
United etates Department Of AarlouI.
turs Attributes csueo 70 Brood
plasaeea of Inseots.

The census Of 1910 shows a de-
crease Of almost 100000 colonies Of
bees on the farms OF the United
States. There is also considerable
decrease IN the number OF farms re-
porting bees. Since bee keeping Is
one OF the important and profitable
minor branches Of agriculture. this
decrease among farmer bee keepers
is unfortunate.
Bee keeping is fast becoming the
business OF the specialist, and the
number Of men who devote their en-
tire attention TO the business is rap
idly Increasing. However. there is no
reason why the average farmer can
not keep a few colonies Of bees to
supply honey for home consumption
with perhaps some surplus for sale in
good years.
The United States department OF
agriculture attributes most Of the re.
ported decrease to the brood diseases
OF bees which are now found widely
distributed in the United States
Where disease exists the bee keepers
often lose colonies and attribute their
loss TO some other cause. Il Is quite
possible TO keep bees with profit with
disease prevalent In the neighborhood
provided the bee keeper knows how
to treat the disease.
Evening journal., 1912-05-01

.HQAlOTRSGSSsse

Prune the rose bushes. You want
blossoms. not wood or leaves.
Prune of all dead or weak branch
es. Thin out the tops to let the sun
in.
Keep the orchard land in good tilth.
The trees can be set as soon as the
leaves fall.
Frequent applications OF manure
water during the summer will keep
the plants blooming
In planting young trees they should
be set about an inch deeper than they
we're in the nursery.
Tobacco stems strewn on the
ground at the base OF rose plants will
help to keep away insects.
Nasturtiums and morning glories
should be planted wherever there is
anything to train them on.
Just as soon as frost is out and the
ground dry enough IL win be time to
set out the strawberry plants.
The ground for strawberries must
be dug over very deeply and as early
In the spring as it can be worked.
One Of the most common mistakes
made in orchard planting is that OF
setting the trees too close together.
Plant a cover crop in the orchard.
Rye, barley, wheat and oats are
good nonleguminous plants. but the
legumes are better.
The old, neglected orchard with its
dead trees and wormy apples is blot
on the face of the earth. Trim, spray
cultivate and get big returns.
Evening journal., 1912-05-01
UTENslL FOR MAKING CHEESE
Special Apparatus 10 inexpensive and
Can Be Constructed by Almost
Any Butter Maker.

The special apparatus used for max.
ins buttermilk cheese on large scale
iB inexpensive. and can be made by al.
most any butter maker, When only a
small quantity is made daily tho ordi-
nary utensils OF tho creamery can bo
used.
Where only a few pounds OF butter
milk cheese are made at a time, as on
a farm or for home use tho butter
milk can be heated In pail or in a
clean new wash boiler on the stove.
After the second heating. I. e.. TO 1870
degrees, n the curd has settled, the
whey can be mostly poured Off by tip
ping the pail. and the curd poured into
a small cheesecloth bag to drain. IL
the curd is floating. II can be dipped
OFF of the surface OF the whey with a
dippor or large spoon and put in the
bag TO drain. A small wooden drain
ing rack a foot square and or 8
inches deep. with the bottom made Of
one-fourth Of an inch mesh galvanized
or timed iron wire netting and Gov
cred with cheesecloth. Is useful for
draining small amounts OF buttermilk
cheese. and for many other purposes
In the household.
A more substantial draining rack
for use In large creamery Is shown
in the illustration. and can be made
in tho following manner: Make a
square frame with mortised joints OF
by inch dressed lumber and fasten
the wire netting on top with staples.
This is the bottom OF the draining
rack. A little strip OF molding is put
around the outside OF this frame on
top to prevent the upper half from slip
ping out OF place. The upper half is
made Of by inch dressed lumber
mortised and spiked at the corners. A
Evening journal., 1912-05-01
A Good Hay Pen.

they will refuse TO cat H. ] give here
a good plan for making a hay pen into
which the hay may be thrown. says a
writer in the Farm and Home. Set
four posts into the ground. one at
each corner OF a paralIelogram six
by eight feet. Nail strong 2x4's to
these posts every foot from the ground
TO the height OF three feet Leave a
space wide enough for stock to get
their heads through easily and nail
another 2x4, or attach strong barbed
wire in It's place This will keep the
stock from jumping into the pen. II
2x4 pieces cannot be obtained. strong
poles secured from the timber and
trimmed al ends so they can be nailed
may be used instead.
Evening journal., 1912-05-01
DlkAAAIEggYN(yTTS

Cows freshening in the fall are
most profitable.
The dairy COW makes the farm most
fertile. and permanent agriculture de-
pends on fertility.
The most expensive bull that a man
can buy under ordinary circum-
stances is the cheapest bull.
In buying a barrel churn. don't get
one too small; If you do you will find
Il takes a long time to churn.
AS a factor In reducing the cost Of
production on a small or large dairy
farm. nothing has approached the
silo.
Better sell your cows and buy a
store and sell things by guess unless
you use a Babcock tester with your
COWS.
Many a dairyman can increase the
profit Of his herd by reducing the size
of the herd If he simply sells the poor
COWS.
Not always are the greedy eaters
good dairy cows, but at the same time
a good dairy COW is always a hearty
eater.
Although beef is exceptionally high
in price this year. the dairy COW is
still keeping up with even the high
est beef figures.
Know that the COWS have all the
salt desired. such a thing as this is
often overlooked to the detriment OF
the COW and of the owners profit.
For caked udder nothing excels
thoroughly massaging with lard and
turpentine. Apply two or three times
y day until this hardness disappears
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GOOD THINGS TO REMEMBER
When Planting Trees Select Best
suited for Purpose Wanted-Frs-
qusnt Pruning Needed.
cBy R. @. wEATHnRsToNE)

Too large a tree should be avoided.
select the tree best suited for your
purpose, be that shade. ornamental.
fruit. production OF lumber, wind
break or fence post.
Bear In mind that the tree you
plant, II Of proper species. may be a
shelter and pride OF future genera
tions, or II wrongly selected It may
last but a decade.
The one advantage, that OF rapid
growth. should not decide what tree
10 plant. lnnumerable insects. fun.
gold diseases and the necessity for
frequent pruning. besides a brief pc.
Rod Of existence, may characterize
the tree Of your choice, and It should
be discarded
Where there is slight opportunity
for frequent watering. tree species
demanding large quantities OF water
should be discarded. They will be dis
appointing.
Elms, cottonwood and swamT
naples are among the class requir
ing much water
The oak, ash, sugar maple, Norway
maple, walnut, catalpa, etc. succeed
with moderate quantity OF moisture
Good roots in ample quantity are o'
vital Importance to the trees success
full growth. In digging spare not tn,
labor, but secure all the roots possible
without mutilation.
The top OF a tree should not b,
mutilated. Cutting off the LEADING
shoots is extremely bad practice. onl,
TO be tolerated with cottonwood an,
soft (swamp) naples
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FOR THE LOVER OF FLOWERS
Sweet Peas, TO Secure Best Results,
Should Be Planted Early In
Trenches elk Inches Deep.
By JOSEPHINE DE MARI


Plant the sweet peas early in
trenches fully six inches deep. cover.
ing but lightly at first, drawing the
soil around the plants as they reach
up.
This will give better roots by which
TO withstand the dry heat bye and
bye. Plant as soon as possible
Root room in fair soil is all the
beautiful white day lily asks. II is
perfectly hardy, likes moist situations.
but will do with little water. A plant
for the busy housewife.
Chrysanthemums may be raised
from seeds, or from cuttings and
sprouts from old roots. II the seeds
are sown early in boxes and trans
planted the plants will bloom the first
year. There may be many poor ones
from seed.
Do not forget the hardy everbloom-
ing roses when ordering Include
some hardy Towering vines for screens
for the porches. back fences, and sum-
mer arbors. Prairie roses, evergreen
honeysuckles. woodbines. clematis in
variety. wisterias, bittersweet, trum-
pet vine, and The harmless wood ivies
are all fine.
Evening journal., 1912-05-01
Keeping Bees.

The census shows a decrease OF
almost 100000 colonies Of bees on
the farms Of the United States. There
10 also a considerable decrease in
the number Of farms reporting bees.
Since bee keeping is one Of the Inn
portant and profitable minor
branches Of agriculture, this decrease
among farmer bee keepers is unfor-
tunate. No returns are available for
bee keepers in towns and cities.
Bee keeping is fast becoming the
business Of the specialist and the
number Of men who devote their en-
tire attention TO the business is rap
idly increasing However, there is no
reason why the average farmer can
not keep q few colonies Of bees to
supply honey for home consumption
with perhaps some surplus for sale
In good years.
Evening journal., 1912-05-01
FAILURE IN RAISING CALVES
Many Dairymen VIII Agree That over
feeding ls Greatest cause-Llmit
10 It's Digestion.

There are hundreds OF dairymen
who will agree that one OF the great
causes Of failure to raise calves prop.
erly is overfeeding. II is difiicult 70
make a great many people see this
but 1t is true nevertheless.
A calf is not born into the world TO
consume all the milk produced by a
COW as she is bred and fed in these
DAYS 10 Is otherwise with ranch or
range COWS, because they are very
poor mixers and the flow or milk is
confined to the few months that the
calf is being fed by her. Farmers
must remember that while great i'm
provements have been made in dairy
COWS no appreciahle additional ca
pacity has been built into the diges-
tive system of a calf
To say that a calf should have all
the milk produced by its mother is
contrary 20 all reason and common
sense. especially in view OF what has
been bred into The COW In the way OF
increased milk production. When II
comes 10 the matter OF raising a calf
we must remember that its appetite
is gauged by the flow OF milk that
the COW would give IN her natural
state, which in the case OF a range
COW does not average over five or six
quarts per day.
In fact, the best authorities upon
the subject Of calf raising recommend
that the calf should not nave more
than four or FIVE quarts per day, and
even upon that amount It should not
be allowed TO have its fill at any ont
time. A little at a time but often Il
calf-raising wisdom reduced 10 the
compass OF a nutshell. Because a cal
is naturally greedy it' does not follow
that its greed should be catered TO.
Evening journal., 1912-05-01
BARREL CART QUITE USEFUL
One Shown In the Illustration May Be
Arranged to Fit Receptaeles of
Different Sizes.

CBy J. G. ALLsHoUsE. in the Farm and
Fireside,)
Commonly arranged, a hand-cart for
transporting a single barrel requires
barrel to be ironed or otherwise fitted
up, and the cart cannot be used with
any other barrel. The cart illustrated
may be used with any barrel. Pro-
cure a stout piece Of SxS inch wood.
a little longer than greatest diameter
Of an ordinary BARREL round down the
ends and put on iron ferrules to fit
in wheels Of an old hsnd-cart as an
axle. Or. instead OF rounding ends,
leave square, and attach the old iron
axle OF a cart by staples or clips. Pro-
cure two long pieces Of wood as light
as consistent with strength and rigid
ity, taper them down at one end TO be
convenient for hands, and at large
ends of these handles bolt firmly on
each piece Of heavy wagon-tire
curved slightly TO fit sides Of barrel.
Evening journal., 1912-05-01
GRUBBING TOOL FOUND HANDY
Implement Made From Metal Tsken
From Claw Of an Old Double
Shovel cultIvstor

Herewith IS sketch OF handy
grub puller that l made. says a writ.
er in the Farm and Home It will
pull up bushes about III inches in di-
smeter. The implement. was made
from a piece Of metal that was taken
from the claw Of an old double shovel
cultivator The blacksmith bent this
a little more and attached a foot to
It, where It was to rest upon the
ground. The foot was made of a piece
Evening journal., 1912-05-01

simplicity See Feeder.

brood rearing, and the first pollen
bearing flowers are worked on by the
bees.
don't know what a bee could get
out Of flour unless it would be some
thing like pollen. but bran, shorts or
-four placed in box near the hives
viii soon be q working mass OF bees.
They will continue to work on this
till there is an abundance Of howers,
and have never known any III ef-
fects from feeding It to them. After
they have worked on It the bran or
-four appears drier, but is still At for
animals