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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS.

The man who writes anonymous
communications to the newspapers is
working overtime again. Anyone who
sends in something that he would
like TO have printed caG rest assured
that If he wishes to have his name
kept a secret that the editor will do
as he requests, in case the communi-
cation is used. No newspaper is
obliged to accept communication
that it does not want to print. how
ever no matter whether the writer is
willing to have. his name published
or not. Noting these things, the
Quincy Wing goes On to say:
But no newspaper Will pay any at
tention to an anonymous communica-
tons, rest assured OF that The atten-
ton of those who write has been
called to this millions of times, we
expect, still there are few contribn.
tors nowadays who think that all they
have to do is to jot down lot of
rot, send it to a newspaper office
without anything to indicate where it
came from, then wait for the paper to
come out with his article featured as
the leading news event of the day. We
must know the name of every person
who gives us news. be this in the ma
|ture of correspondence or otherwise.
Rejected manuscripts go into the
waste basket in hurry, unless the
contributor inclosed a self-addressed
stamped envelope. If everybody
would remember these things it would
not be necessary to call attention to
them SO frequently"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

More than a billion dollars worth
of manufactures passed out of CONT
mental United States during the calen-
dar year 1911, according to state.
ment just issued by the bureau of sta
tistics at Washington OF this vast
sum. s964.773,96S represented the
value of shipments to foreign coun-
tries, s21,861.13T exports to Porto
Rico, and sl5,33775S the sales of man.
ufactured articles to Hawaii. These
statistics include both finished manu-.
featured articles ready for consump
tion and manufactures for further
use in manufacturing Four leading
classes of domestic manufacture
namely, iron and steel, copper, mineral
oil and wood, supply over one-half Of
the entire expectations of manufac
lures from this country and 10 then
the gain of more than $500, 900. 600 il
ten years is largely due
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wrappers, shows a steady growth,
however, the imports rising from s10,-
100000 in 1903 to over s12 500, 900 in
1910 and $4,000. 900 last year.
MEDICINE AND LAW.

An editorial in the Dietetic and
Hygienic Gazette deals with medicine
and law. The law referred to is the
of religion is sketched, and it is point
ed out that the Hebrew conception of
God as the Supreme Being was the
first grasping after cause in the at
fairs of life and death. As the first
commandment orders, God was to be
worshiped as the source of all good.
There must be no lesser deities, as in
Pagan times, smiling on lust, drunk
enness, cruelty and all other excuses,
for this was God who loved health
and Wilderness. All the other seven
laws of the Hebrew code will be seen
to be rules reminding man of the
necessity for curbing the selfish ten
denotes which were become odious to
the Supreme Being. After all these
centuries, none of the Yahveh-ascrib-
ed commandments as conceived by
the Hebrew thinkers, has as yet been
rendered imperative, and the last
commandment, that on the evils of
covetousness, is more and more recog-
nized as of wide sweeping Importance.
The present day movement for mental
healing is largely based on fresh in
depreciation Of the evil effects upon
the life and health OF the individual of
this sin of covetousness and discon-
tent. The article ends by pointing
out that written law usually takes the
form or implies the form, thou shalt
not" The unwritten law of thou
shall" is higher one, the rule of the
ideal. Medicine is now much in
sympathy with this law, the law of
progress, of improvement. 1t is not
enough to cure, to mend. 1t would
shield and inform the unwary and ig-
norant, and 1t would strengthen and
improve the race toward the making
of a superior, happier being.
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Lefever Smith, a resident OF this
place passed away at the home of his
brother-in-law VIM. Skinner Tuesday
night from complication of diseases.
He was born in Sullivan County.
New York sixty-two years ago and
grew to manhood at this place. Deceas-
ed leaves to survive his devoted wife,
two daughters and two sons, Mrs.
Pete Finnerty and Ira Smith OF Keo.
kuk, Mrs. Chas. Leaper of this place.
and George. Three brothers, James of
Oelwien, Iowa, William OF Kansas
City, and H. L. of Springfield. The
words OF comfort spoken will bring
peace to the wife and children who
mourn. The funeral occurred from
the Presbyterian church, Rev. Alex
ander officiating, Wednesday at two
o'clock. Interment at Montrose ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Alexander who was taken to
st. Joseph last week is resting as
well as could be expected. We hope
for a speedy recovery.
Tonsilitis Is prevalent at this place.
Cottage prayer meetings are being
planned by the Epworth League of the
M. o. church.
A blaze at the Jemason Button fac.
tory caused considerable excitement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
OUR TRADE WITH CUBA.

That this nations commerce with
Cuba is rapidly expanding is indicated
by report recently made public by
the bureau of statistics at Washing
ton. Since the reciprocity agreement
became effective in December, 1909
exports from the United States to the
Island have nearly trebled in value
reaching total of s62 900, 900 in the
year just ended, while imports into
this country in the same period
amounted to 100000, a gain o,
approximately SO per cent, in eight
years.
The increase in imports from Cuba
during that time has occurred chief,
in sugar and leaf tobacco, although il
the case of the former commodity til,
shortage in the crop last year caused
a material decline in the shipment,
this way when compared with 1910
Ia that year the quantity of sugar re
eeived from the Island aggregated 3,
ClS,QQo pounds, valued at over 500
100000; but in 1911 the receipts fel
to about 3,192,500 pounds. worth Iii
tie more than $7G,0oO,000. Leaf TO
9Raeco, other than that used for ciga,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
A Great, Combination

Donnellson Review: We don't be
lieve the corn show committee meant
anything by it but they certainly have
got one great combination among the
list Of prizes We refer to the 18th
prize offered for the best ten ears OF
white corn in the east district which
is as follows:
Donnellson Review ! year.
! package Louise Exterminator.
J pair auto glasses.
The lucky man who secures this
trio surely has little left to be de
sired; for verify bis cup runneth over
He ought TO feel good enough to vote
the straight, old-fashioned. stand-pat
Republican ticket this fall
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
The product Of
Grapes

Friday evening when the fire bells
changed. The hook and ladder fire com.
pany responded promptly and extin.
guished the blaze.
Rev. Gray of Kansas deliver the ad.
dress at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday evening, The minister is here
in the interest Of the Ottumwa Or.
phans home.
F. H. CLANCY is having native lum.
Der sawed from his timber for large
hay barn at his Elk Farm
Tip Best Post G. A. R., rs, Depart.
ment of Iowa gave their annual ban.
.quet Saturday afternoon at the Ma.
sonic hall. About forty of the boys
who donned the blue in the war Of the
Rebellion. and their families were
present and participated in social chat
Short talks on army life was pleas.
ing feature of the afternoon exercises
Oysters with all the trimmings, celery
olives, white bread and butter, cake
and cream were served. The guests
all report an enjoyable time.
Song services were conducted at
the Latter Day Saints chapel Sunday
evening. 4sis,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson are
guests of the lady's mother, Mrs.
Crawford. Mr.. Wilson is the genial
cashier of the National Savings bank
of New London, Iowa.
In O communication Mrs. J. H.
Varnsdoll of Spencer, Indiana, says
she has been sufferer from rheuma.
tism this winter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
The Case in 4 Nutshell.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The friends
of Senator Cummins do not need to
worry about his candidacy for Presl.
dent. His Republican opponents do
not need to worry about II.
Theodore Roosevelt has settled the
issue. The fight is narrowed down to
Taft and Roosevelt Neither LaFDl-
iette nor Cummins has any chance for
the nomination from now 1on. The
boys may. as well quit squabbling over
delegation for Cummins Iowa will
send solid delegation for Taft. OF
else for Roosevelt, or else a divided
delegation. Why not let it go at thai
and quit making the senior senator
the butt of continuous party
wrangle?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
EFFICIENCY ON THE FARM.

State and federal governments are
urged by President Gross of the Ma
tonal Soil Fertility Association to ap-
propriate money for the purpose of
maintaining soil experts to assist
farmers in getting the greatest pos
sible returns from their land. This
proposed expenditure sounds like a
wise economy. The nation and the
states have not been niggardly with
appropriations for agricultural eff
ficiency, as numerous experiment sta
tons and agricultural colleges testify.
II still more money is needed to pro-
mote production, it should be forth
coming. So often has it been pointed
out that the whole fabric of society de-
ponds on the farmer that this needs
no further demonstration. Other con-
siderations, however, are being daily
forced on the attention of those who
study agricultural matters. Chief of
these is that the most that the land
can produce is the least with which
society will be satisfied No matter
how great production is today, the
world needs it all-and more. And
farmers who do not win from their soil
lall that it can reasonably produce,
must shortly find themselves dis
placed
| The most serious danger threaten
ling the farmer today is that organized
i capital will supplant individual owner.
! ship in agricultural production. In this
country capital has not to any great
extent taken hold Of farm lands and
made the farmer mere wage worker
as it has done in the great plantations
of South America and of Hawaii. Nor
need this be feared while individual
farmers produce all that can reason
ably be demanded of their land But
the standard of demand has increased
immensely, and the man who does moi
study the possibilities of his soil mus
expect the inexorable-and just-doom
; of the Improbable servant Even il
capital should become the instrument
of efficiency, it would in this enterprise
, at least have the support of society
Conservation of farm lands, like con
servation of all other resources, but tt
/. an even greater degree, must be &C
companied by economy and efficiency
t II there are yet unused ways in which
. the government can help the individual
!. to increase the output of his land, al
, advantage should be taken of them
. Benefits must accrue alike to produce
a and consumer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
The EAGLE Stands Pat.

Vinton Eagle: Had Senator cum
minis spent one-half the time and tai
ent in unfolding the Republican ad-
ministration and the Republican par
ty that he has spent in fault-fnding
he would now be as strong an adher-
ent Of the party and It's presidential
policies as Secretary Wilson. 1t is
not within his province and duties to
use his talents to embarrass and de-
stroy his party. Through its long line
of Presidents the Republican party
has been cared for with zeal and
loyalty that has received the COM
mendation of the assembled dele
gates at its national conventions.
Only once before during the lifetime
of the party has there been similar
rebellion against a Republican adj
mihistration, and that was against
General Grant and his administration,
and it ended in ignominous defeat
Senator Cummins owes 1t to the Re
publicans of Iowa to join hands with
Secretary Wilson and put his shout
der to the administration wheel and
become one of its strongest support
ers. He has no right at this time to
lend himself to a conspiracy concocted
and fostered by men like La Toilette
to destroy the Republican party.
Admitting for the sake of the argu-
ment that Senator Cummins has de-
sire to become President of the Unit
ed States, his first duty should be to
the Republican party and to his Re
publican constituency in Iowa. Some
power, unknown to the writer, seems
to have possessed itself of him and
lis directing him to political grave
The La Toilette conspiracy will crush
| him as soon as it finds he is in the
way.
The preponderance of the evidence
and the equities of the case rest with
President Taft. He is making a mag
nificent President. He is directing ev
cry department OF governmental at
fairs with skilled hand. While the
several departments are directing
the administration of the affairs Of
| their departments the department OF
justice is directing it's attention an6
power to bring about a greater re
spect for and observance of the laws
placed on the statute books for the
conduct and control of the greater
corporations President Taft is doint
/ a great work His hands should BIZ
upheld by every true Republican in thu
state of Iowa. He IS fairly and square
ly entitled to the endorsement of hi!
party and it should be the pride o
/ every true Republican in the state o
Iowa to be q party to seeing that tn
4 hands are held UP in the administra
ton of affairs which are incumben
upon President.
4 So the Eagle says it will neithe
j desert nor betray President Taft.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

7 x
SILENCE.
What can we say when the heart Is
To It's deepest depths? All, never a
word
Can our lips then frame, although be-
fore
They had ready thousand words and
more!
What can we say when with grief and
woe
Our bosom throbs. and our eyes DER
flow?
We know that words which we then
might speak
Would only mock us. because SO
weak.
What can We say when purest joy
And happiness keen, without alloy,
Are filling our souls with their music
sweet,
And our pulses bound with the hearts
quick beat?
What can we say, ah, what, indeed?
Do thoughts at such times our voices
need?
For silence interprets our hearts SO
well
That speech is not needed our
thoughts to tell.
sedley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
SAVING BACKWARD CHILDREN.

Under use of recent discoveries by
DR.. Dupuy in France, the world may
ultimately have fewer feeble and gen
orally backward children, and we NAV
be able to rescue those that come into
the world from becoming, life failures
or worse.
Recent announcement by Professor
Perier in Paris to the Academy of
Medicine would seem to indicate that
a startling advance has been made in
the treatment of these cases. Dr.
Dupuy, having first established that
the principal cause of this state of
physical and moral inferiority was an
insufficient secretion of certain inter
nal glands, sought and found simple
and effective remedy by making a
serum from the same glands taken
from animals and administering If to
the patients in graduated doses.
The results of experiments lasting
over three years were most gratifying.
Not only was the physical growth in
creased, but the mentality OF the
children developed in highly salts.
factory manner. These internal
T glands, whose functions until few
years ago were unknown, are believed
to be OF vital importance in the main
tenance of the general health and Dir
Dupuy Is OF the opinion that their ir
regular action is considerable factor
: in causing many non-microbi,
diseases such as arterio-sclerosis ant
epilepsy AS matter of fact, the us.
OF the doctors gland preparation ha,
given good results in connection witt
several of these maladies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

Gen. Felix Angus, editor of the Bal
timore American, the oldest Republi-
can paper in the country, in a signed
editorial, takes the ground that Roose-
welt is presidential impossibility, "be
cause no American, however eminent
or esteemed, could secure the conf
dence of the people to the extent Of
having them set aside the fixed tradi
ton and honored practice of the ma
ton as against a third term Gener
al Angus can not believe that Roose
yelt would accept the nomination 70
third term
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
Feat Of Upstate Rabbits.

The Cayuga Inlet was swunl by two
rabbits recently. A dog chased them
into the water and they sought the
other shore for safety. This seems to
be as unusual an occurrence As wonid
be the swimming OF cat to save Its
nine lives Watkins Chronicle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

The newspapers throughout the
country are generally agreed that La
Toilette wiped himself off the politi-
cal map by his foolish speech Satur-
day morning before the Periodical
Publishers Association. 1t is now
apparent to everybody that man SO
given to reckless assertion is not fit
to be President
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

DR.. Woods Hutchinson insists that
starvation never cured anything.
Possibly not, but it is a sure means
of putting the patient out of business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
!. ASlUk Russell
TOURING INDIA.
Preaching Daily to Many Of the
Feathens
Foreign Missions investigation Com
mittee, Of Which The Factor 10 Chair
man. Visit Trevancors District,
Wheres They Spend Wssk Prosecut-
ing Their Work.

Truvancore, In
dia; Feb. 4.-The
Foreign Missions
Committee Of the.
International Bi.
BILE Students As
SO eli II n has
reached here. Pas.
tor Russell! Chair
man Of the Com
mittee, Is widely
known in this
District. His COM
ing has been n
tonic of interest
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aaytli;ns valuable I'll set up and take
it away from him..

it away from him.,
Jack Spratt once bought a hat with
fuzzy flzz upon it,
And Mrs. Spratt declared thereat,
that bees were in his bonnet;
Then Mrs. Spratt brought home a hat
so big she couldn't wear it;
And Mr.. Spratt informed her that
some rats were in her garnet.
Nal Rose in Oskaloosa Herald
Homesteaders in Meade county,
South Dakota, have issued an appeal
for aid, declaring that many are In
danger of starving as the result OF
crop failures of the last three years.
Clothing, fuel and food are asked.
The appeal is indorsed by George F.
Bulweiser. United States commission
err, who has charge OF the relief work.
The Washington Democrat does not
believe that Governor Wilson lost
anything when he lost Colonel
Harvey's support. Harvey the
Democrat continues. takes a valet
with him when he travels, to take
care of his clothes and his baggage,
and We do not believe the common
Democratic voters of this country
are much enamored of man with a
valet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

They are now calling it the dead
ly submarine" and the title is fully
warranted
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

Ih1ngS cost so much these days
that Abe Martin declares a customer
is entitled to all the attention and
courtesy clerk can scrape up.
The Ames Times says the announce
ment of Cummins candidacy suits the
Taft supporters. as 1t will split the
LaFollette strength and not take a
great deal from Taft.
The Clinton Herald predicts that
Unless there is wonderful change of
sentiment among the Republicans of
Iowa it will be Taft delegation that
will be sent from the Cedar Rapids
convention to the Chicago convention.
Colonel Roosevelt reminds the Mar.
sballtown Times-Republican somewhat
{ OF the man awakened by. his wife with
the whispered information that bur
/ glar was going through the house
Keep STILL said the husband, "keeI
| It'll and lei him hunt. If he can aac
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
TIHolJeHT For THE DAY.

We are all self made men. but not
many of us have stayed on the job.
Abe Martin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

President Taft will be one of the
speakers at the annual dinner OF the
league of Republican state clubs at the
New Willard hotel Saturday night.
The other speakers will be Charles D.
Hilles, secretary to the President;
Charles w. Fairbanks Of Indiana, Gov
ernor Hadley of Missouri, Governor
Goldsborough of Maryland, Job Hedges
of New York, John Hays Hammond OF
Massachusetts, D. D. Woodmansee OF
Ohio and ]. Hampton Moore of Penn
sylvania.
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The first state convention to Sc
lect delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention will be that of
Florida, which will assemble today at
Palatka There appears to me no OPP
position to President Taft in Florida.
and he is expected to have the solid
delegation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

According to late advices from
Guatemala City the latest link in the
Pan-American railroad is TO be form
ally opened Saturday. This link ex-
tends for forty-seven miles between
Acajutla on the Mexican frontier and
Cavalla Blanca in Guatemala. The COM
pletion of the line will give Guatemala
City direct communication with the
City of Mexico and the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

The home rule excitement in Ire
land is expected to reach a head
Thursday, which is the day fixed for
the home rule demonstration in Bel
fast, which is the center of the dis
trict which is as violently opposed to
the home rule measure as the south
of Ireland is in favor of it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

The New Zealand parliament has
been called to assemble at the end OF
the week when the fate of the Ward
ministry will be decided. Neither par
ty as a result of the recent election
has large enough majority to carry
on the affairs of the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

A lengthy program of work awaits
the first session of the new Ontario
Legislature. which is to assemble to-
morrow. Among the important meas.
ures to be brought up are the working.
mems compensation act, the bilingual
school question and measures per
tanning to immigration and good roads
the extension of the hydro-electric
system and the development of north
ern Ontario.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-06

The trial of the governments Grim
inal case against the members of the
so-called "bath-tub" trust, who have
been under indictment since 1910, il
scheduled to begin today in the fed
eral court al Detroit.