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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PHYSICIANS.
DIR. w. p. sHERlocl

49, k]11s W. HE0kk
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Is North Fifth Stree. in -.
Howell building.
Office Hours--1o to IL a. m: s,nt
p m; evenings. 7 to s: Sundays, ii
to I p. m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-11

1t is apparent to the Tama Herald
that Senator Cunmins has "barked up
the wrong tree in going after the
presidency.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-18
KNOW WHAT YOUR IDEAL IS
First Step to Real Success, Though
FeW Seem to Realize Ito Inn
portanco.

Several years ago when I filed po-
bition which brought me many visitors
zach day, and many more letters in
The same time, I was overburdened
with requests for advice from persons
who wished ito succeed" Ito accom-
plish;" Ito attain" But, as strange
ls the statement may seem to you,
I can truthfully say that not one per
cent-not one in hundred of these
earnest seekers was able to state ex-
actly what he or she really wanted.
They were dissatisfied and discon-
tented, and felt the vague urge of I'M
rest pushing them forward to further
endeavor and attainment-hutit stop
ped right there. Ninety-nine out Of
every hundred did not know what they
wanted. They asked not only for adj
vice regarding the means of accom-
plishment and attainment, but also for
Information as to what they should
really DESIRE
Silly" you exclaim. Not a bit Of
It. I venture to say to you-yes,
you who are now reading these lines,
are not much better OF regarding
clear-out ideas and ideals. You want,
and want and want, of course-but
Just what do you want? Have you q
clearly defined idea, and a clear-cut
ideal Of the object OF your desire?
Honor bright now, have you?-William
Walker Atkinson, in the Nautilus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-18

TO be specially employed as foragers
end soldiers, others appear to be told
OF as nurses and guardians, while yet
others are engaged as papermakers
and masons. Wasps are at all times
particularly fond of honey. Toward
the end of summer, as all beekeepers
know, they will force their way into
beehives and carry OF by force al
much as they can gorge Of their wing
ed neighbors' honey. The drones of
the wasp world, instead of being idle
and luxurious, are sober, Industrious
and well-behaved members of the COM
munity. They clean the streets of
their town with exemplary diligence,
acting as public scavengers and sani-
tary officers. And they have their re-
ward, for, unlike the bee drones, they
live their allotted life in peace and
Quietness until winter involves them
and their maiden sisters in one COM
mon cataclysm of death and destruc.
t1on.-Harper's Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-18
Crack Filler.

Cracks in floor, caused by the
spreading apart of the boards, are oh.
tectionable because they catch dust
and dirt. A simple and effective crack
dller is made from newspapers. Tear
the paper into small bits, soak in hot
water, and mix with warm -four paste
Fill the cracks with this mixture,
which should be thick, spreading the
paste with knife Another good
filler consists of mixture Of glue and
sawdust. Heat the glue until melted
and for one pound of glue, before
melting, allow one gallon of water
When melted, stir into it fine saw
dust until thick paste results. Fill
the cracks with this, packing it down
solidly and smoothing it over with a
knife blade. When the filler is thor
oughly dried the floor NAV be stained
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-18

these tones could be regulated By
nerve pressure from an electric bat
terry. The nerves of rat lead to its
sensitive tail, which does many duties
besides acting as whisk broom in rat
land. He tanned a fine specimen OF
the regular Partisan rodent, got 1t SO
that it would answer to his least com
mand, fed it on a special diet and
then charged it's nerves from an cleo
trio battery. The rat became exceed
tngly sensitive and the notes from 1ts
body when tweaked by the tail quite
audible. This story did not originate
In Winsted, Conn, but came from q
Paris correspondent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-18
FRECkLE-FACE.
New Remedy That Removes Freckles
Or Costs Nothing.

Here's a chance Miss Freckle-Face, to
try a new remedy for freckles with the
guarantee of a reliable dealer that it
will not cost you a penny unless it
removes the freckles, while if it does
give you a clear complexion, the ex-
pense is trihing.
Simply get an ounce of othine-double
strength from any frst-class druggist
and one nights treatment will show you
how easy it is to rid yourself Of the
homely freckles and get a beautiful
complexion. Rarely is more than one
ounce needed for the worst case.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine, as this is the only prescription
sold under guarantee of money back
1t 1t fails to remove freckles.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-18
PianoIa Within Rat.

The wonders of science will never
cease. Paris has received a delicate
jolt by the exhibition of a rat which
carries around a pianola in it's inter
nal organism. A touch of it's tail pro-
duces airs from the operas. M.
Bertrand Lebaudy, the French zoo,
logical expert and savant, discovered
that the ribs of the rat give out
rhythmic tones when properly tickled.
Making experiments, he found that
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-10-18
GOOD WORD FOR THE WASP
In Industry He Is on a Par With tho
Bee, Though Not Of So Much
Value to World.

Wasps appear to be well-nigh as in
dustrious as ants or bees. One au-
thority has declared that the cardinal
doctrine Of wasps is: IF any wasp will
not work, neither shall he eat" Divi-
sion Of labor is clearly seen in the
wasp's nest. Some of the workers seem
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
[BiIIie' Burke
ON IDA TARBELL'S RULES OF DRESS

round; it let's you n me and every
other woman who works fii-d some
thing to DO.
Every woman should dress as we'll
as she can afford, as that helps much
to show off ones physical good looks.
But every girl should understand that
the adoption of a meaningless fash
ion not only is a waste of money but
three sentences the whole science Of
dressing we'll. A few years ago., a
well-known woman's magazine gave
great praise to Helen Gould because
she came to a reception at which she
was the guest of honor in a very plain
black tailor-made coat and skirt aid
white shirt waist, yet Miss Gould
violated the first and third of those
tingly for the occasion, and the quail
ity and the relation to ones means,
Were entirely lacking.
a waste of strength and a lowering
of ones taste.
I never shall forget seeing a num-
Der of Irish immigrant girls enter a
boat at Queenstown for America.
Someone had told them of the hats
which were being worn in this coun-
try and had sold them a lot of the
most awful-looking hats possible. The
morning they embarked 1t was rain
ing, and these girls came on board
with streams of red and yellow and
green running down their faces and
over the skirts. Here and there a col
leens looked trim and neat with her
plaid shawl tied Owe her head, but
the others. in trying to be something
they were not. had become pathetic
caricatures.
There is more real beauty in a
plaid shawl tied ove ones head than
in a cheap, Powered hat which will
spoil at first wearing in sun or rain.
When you buy your fall hat, re-
member that 1t probably will have
to be worn In some bad weather and
let it be of such material that the
weather will not affect it much.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
.. Daily Fashion Talks =.
A SMART RUSSIAN SUIT
BY MAY MANTON

7412-Boy's Russian suit, 2 to 6 years.
No suit that the little boy wears is
prettier or more becoming than this
one made in Russian style. 1t Is
adapted to washable materials, to
woods and to silk SO that 1t can be
made to suit all occasions. 1t is
childish and attractive and at the
same time essentially masculine. In
the illustration striped galatea IS
trimmed with plain color and the neck
is finished with a round collar, but
standing collar can be substituted
II better liked. and in place of the
belt made from the material one of
leather can be worn. The knicker-
bockers are separate and a be
Joined to Wristbands. Just now en-
broidery is being much used on little
boys suits. White linen with seal
loped edges would be both fashionable
and handsome.
For the 4-year size will be re-
quired 81 yards of material q, 2h
yards So, 2 yards A inches wide with
u yards p for belt and trimming.
The May Manton pattern No. 7412
is cut in sizes for boys of 2, 4 and 6
years of age. and will be mailed to
any address by the fashion depart
ment Of this paper on receipt of 10
cents.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
TIGHT SKIRTS STILL IN STYLE

black and white. pearls and diamonds
were largely worn. Long strings of
pearls and great diamond corsage or
naments, with jeweled watches and
bracelets, were seen on every side.
One of the surprises of the afternoon
was the new "pagoda sunshade'' of
changeable silk and octagonal shape,
trimmed with lace. and looking like
a lampshade. These sunshades, of
which there were many. have rather
short jeweled white handles. One
was of white ace upon white satin.
and another was of white lace with
large lozenge-shaped insertions of
black velvet.
Despite the decree of the dressnak-
ers there were far more tight dresses
than panniers in the enclosure. If
anything, skirts were tighter than
ever, walking only being rendered
possible by Sits made at the hem. in
front, at the back, or at the sides.
There were many .3annier dresses
to be seen, but they are assuming a
new form. One of white liberty
satin had a small b~ox-pieated lunic
arranged in tiers. Another, also with
box pleats, looked as If the panniers
had slipped down toward the feet.
This costume was the newest l:ote,
and is likely to be followed in all the
summer toilettes. The hips are free
and the drapery is gathered Up at
each side in circular folds from the
knees downward.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
ICEBOX MAXIMS

All cooked food should be cooled as
soon as possible before being placed
in the icebox. Butter may be kept
from taking up the fiavors of other
food by keeping it in a tightly COW
cred receptacle.
MIX requires more access of air,
but in a clean icebox in which no
strong-smelling food is kept milk
should remain uninjured in flavor
for from twelve to twenty-four hours.
If vegetables or other foods of pro-
nounced odor are kept in glass jars
with covers, or in covered earthen-
ware receptacles, there will be fewer
odors to be communicated.
Portions of canned goods should
never be put into the icebox in the tin
can. Such food does not of necessity
develop a poisonous product, as has
sometimes been claimed, but expert
ments show that ptomaines r par
ticularly liable to develop in such
cases.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14

was carried still further by having a
black quill through the centre of the
fur. One of these fur feathers was
across the top and one under the rim
More than half of Georgette's hats
show brims cut to form the trimming.
One of the new ideas which l think
will be very popular in America is
the wide brim turned up all around.
This is so high that it hides n
crown entirely all around. l saw one
at Louise's on a charming mannikin.
1t was of gray blue felt and, by the
way, this understandable blue. which
is a bit grayer than the Alice, will
be worn very much this year. This
hat was perfectly plain. except for
a black quill placed through the side
of the brim. The young girl who
wore this hat had a black Robespierre
coat with pale blue collar and but-
tons.
Virot is showing another hat to
be worn with the omnipresent direc-
toire styles. This is of Napoleon blue
felt, very much after the shape of
those worn by the french nobiemen
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14

cold cream. Remove the cream with
a soft cloth, then wash in tepid
water and rinse in cold water to
which a few drops of benzoin nave
been added.
The green soap treatment is highly
recommended for removing black
heads. The lotion is composed of two
ounces of distilled ~witch-hazel and
two ounce of tincture of green soap.
Green soap nay be purchased at any
druggists. 1t is not a regular cake
soap, but of the consistency of Gus
tard.) Let it remain on the face for
a few minutes and then wash it off
with lot water. If the soap irritates
the skin, as it sometimes does, use 1t
every other day and follow 1t with a
generous application of cold cream.
After the treatment remove those
blackheads that a be removed with
little difficulty by pressing with the
fingers covered with a soft cloth.
Never use the uncovered nail, as
blood poisoning is very apt to result.
After the blackheads have thus been
removed battle the empty sac of the
gland with toilet vinegar. The black
heads will return from time to time,
and when they do repeat the green
soap treatment. If you keep up the
nightly cleansing treatments the in
tervals of their temperance will be-
come longer and longer until finally
you will not be troubled at all.
1t is good to have a soft handker-
chief handy with which to rub the
face gently and frequently during the
day. This will remove the lust COL
lected from the air before it has an
opportunity to lodge in the pores.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
Chum or Chum's Friend
Dear Miss Doom:

Dear Miss Doom:
My chum was engaged to a man and
had a quarrel with him and broke the
engagement. Because he is a friend of
mine and l haven't turned him down she
won't speak to me. She says l am trying
to steal him away, but ] am not. l like
another man a good deal better. Do
you think l ought to turn down this
man because my chum did, when he Is
a friend of mine, and always has been i?
I don't want to lose my chum. either.
BERTHA.
If the man Is all right l don't see
why you should be unkind to him
just because your chum doesn't like
him. She is rather unreasonable.
Possibly she would like to make up
with him and is a little jealous of
you.
l would not see any more of the
young man than l could help if /
were you. Do not encourage him to
visit you, but be pleasant to him
should you meet him. Nobody can
find fault with such an attitude.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
The First word-DREss AS WELL

The First Word-DREss Al WELL
AS YOU CAN.
Miss Ida Tarbell, the woman who
laid bare this story of the greatest
trust in her history of the Standard
Oil Company and who perhaps has
the keenest analytical mind of n
woman in America, has this to say
of beauty and dress:
Zone of the most d~omineering inn
pulses In men and women is that bid
ding them to make themselves
tiful. In the normal %girl-child 1t
comes out as does her craving for a
doll. Scorn it, ridicule it, deny 1t, 1t
is natures will and is such must be
obeyed."
She puts the laws of dress into the
following three principles:
saThe fitness of dress depends upon
the occasion"
1.-THE beauty OF dress depends upon
line and color.
1.-THE ethics of dress depend upon
quality inc the relation to ones
means
Miss Tarbell has put into these
Women who have the money should
indulge in pretty clothes-it sets the
wheels of commercial activity gong
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
FOR VEGETABLES

II d~eteriorated vegetables are
brought into the kitchen no method
of handling will restore them to first
class condition. Even good ones will
not be at their best, unless they are
properly cared for after being re-
ceiyed.
1t is, of course, useless to wash
them with water, which is itself
dangerous, and in any case where
the water supply is not considered
safe for drinking. boiled water
should be used for washing vegeta-
bles and fruit after the first rough
dirt has been removed by hydrant
water.
AS to the method of washing vege-
tables, a few cautions are in order.
Some people w choose asparagus
at table, unless it has been prepared
by someone who is careful. as they
for the cleansing of this vegetable
requires conscience as well as care.
The bunch should be placed. heads
down, in water for some hours, and
should be shaken back and forth to
dislodge the particles of earth.
Spinach Is another vegetable which
requires the best cleansing to free it
from grit. After the roots have been
cut off it should be washed in a
number of waters and lifted out of
the pan each time in loose handfuls
before the water has been drained
off.
Celery and lettuce and other salad
plants, because eaten raw, must be
washed with great care. They should
be searched leaf by leaf for insect
life, washed in several waters and
then wiped dry with a clean cloth
and put in a cold place to become
crisp. Otherwise. don't eat II.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
By MAYBELLE MORTIMER.

Is there a woman living who does
not love a pretty hat?
The new ones that l have een in
Paris will certainly appeal to every
American woman. The fluffy girl can
find hers, the swagger girl can imme-
diately pick out hers, and the girly
girl and the girl who loves odd head
covering will not have to hunt very
far when she sees the new hats from
Paris.
G~eorgette is following some charm
ing ideas that are way out of the
conventional this season. For in
stance, a white felt with a low round
crown had its wide rolling brim cut
to form a part of the trimming. This
brim was faced back part way with
black velvet and the cut pieces were
crossed directly In front. A most Pc
culiar trimming for this hat was
made Of a strip of monkey fur, SO
narrow thai the long hair combed to
each side was like the tendrils of an
ostrich feather. This feather idea
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14

at the time of the Reign of Terror.
Around the crown is a soft band of
the same colored ribbon and a shirred
bow standing upright on the crown
is held down by two buckles Of lighter
blue satin. The artist. DeAlton, also
drew the coat that was worn with
hold the R~obespierre styles have upon
the Partisan public.
For everyday wear soft wool felt
hats which come well over the head
will be worn. This is the soft hat
that we have worn in America for
nearly two seasons This year, how
ever, it will be turned directly up
in front and the trimming will be
put on across the crown, extending
widely at the sides. This is one OF
Paul Poiret's ideas.
A rather conservative hat trimmed
in unconventional fashion was dis
played on the Rue do la Paix. 1t
was a brown felt-and, by the way,
we are going to use felts more than
anything else. There will be no
made hats except of fur. and these
l will describe to you later. rhe
hat of which | am sending you the
Illustration is of light cinnamon
brown, lined underneath with black
MORE, its high crown swathed in
black moire and a very high black
and white feather standing straight
up in front. This hat was worn with
a black MORE gown and the touch Of
brown color in the hat was all taat
relieved it. 1t made a striking COM
bination, but n that should OILY
be worn by a YER good boxing
brown-haired, brown-eyed girl.
l shall be glad to get back to
America and Asee how they are TAX
ing the new styles over in New York.
so after l have made the rounds Of
the fur houses l am going TO leave
for the country where the stage, in
stead of the dressmakers, Gets the
fashion.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
Treatment for Pimples and
Blackheads

My dear Miss Doom:
l read your advice column every night
and would like you to help me as you
have helped many others. l have been
bothered Will pimples and b~lackheads
about the face, back and chest for W
years. l have tried all kinds of patent
medicines without cure. My face is also
covered with scars from the pimples.
How is my ~penmanship? Answer soon
and win the thanks Of =. B.
l wonder if you are very careful of
your diet? Pimples generally, though
not always, mean that the one thus
afflicted INDUCES too freely in rich
foods. Avoid sweets, rich gravies and
pastries and eat plenty of fresh vege-
fables and fruits. Every morning
upon rising drink two cups of water
just as hot as you can possibly drink
1t, and between, not with, meals,
drink plenty of cold water. Do not
neglect the daily bath with a bath
brush and the good brisk walk. II
you go to business and your hours
are such that there is not much time
for exercise, leave the house an hour
earlier each morning and walk all or
part of the way TO the office. Walk
ing is the best thing for righting a
sluggish liver and for bringing he
blood to it's normal circulation.
If you have not already taken some
tonic to purify the blood I I advise you
to try sulphur and molasses. The
recipe for this is powdered sulphur,
two ounce cream of tartar, one
ounce; molasses, one pint. Mix until
smooth. Take a tablespoonful three
mornings, omit three mornings and
s continue in this way until you have
taken nine doses.
So much for the internal treatment.
The external treatment consists of
keeping the skin s~crupulously clean
in order that the pores may be able
to do their work of Kidding the system
of the poisonous substances which are
not taken off through other channels.
Daily applications of some ointment,
preferably zinc, which your druggist
will recommend, will help clear the
complexion. Remember, though, that
since the cause is internal, the great
er part of the cure must come from
within. In many cases the Juice of a
lemon taken in water before break
fast is very beneficial, but if you are
inclined to be thin I would not ad-
wise your taking it, as it is n of the
treatments recommended for obesity.
For the blackhead treatment rea
the advice given to /. N.
Your penmanship can be greatly i'm
moved by practice.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
How to Protect Hair
and Skin in Summer

summer months are trying on the
hair. because OF the excessive perspir-
alton and the great amount of dust
dving. This dulls the hair n makes
II "matty" and unnlanageable, yet 1t
is easy to restore the rich color and
massy softness and keep the hair
bright and pretty during the hottest
weather by shampooing With can
throx. a teaspoonful of which dis
solved In a cup of hot water is enough
for a thorough cleansing.
Oilness, freckles, tan and other
complexion disfigurements disappear
FOLLOWING the use of a spurmax To-
ton. This is made by stirring ? tea
s%poonfuls glycerine into Y pint witch
hazel Cor hot water), then adding A
ounces spurmax. The lotion dries
quickly, Is Invisible when on and i'm
parts a delightful tint and velvety
smoothness to the skin. Perspiration
will not spot the spurmax lotion. nor
will the wind blow II OF.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-14
Treatment for BIackheads

Miss Margery Doom:
As a constant reader of four expert
advice, which you gladly furnish to in
quirers, I venture to ask from you as to
what is the best treatment for removal
of b~lackheads. Kindly. also. inform me
as to whether or not they will reappear
after once removing them. Thanking you
in advance for your kind reply, | am,
l. N.
l repeat what I have said so often
in this column, that the greatest pre-
yentive of blackheads is absolute
cleanliness. Every night before go
ing to bed wash the face with a COM
plexion brush, hot water and a good
soap. Rinse in hot water and while
the pores are still open massage the
face for fifteen minutes with a good