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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10

After heavy meal. take coup.
of Doan's Reguiets. and give y0u
stomach. liver and bowels the pss
they win need. Regulets bring ear
regular passages Of the bowels.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
Jones Annexes conley

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service 1
Los ANGELES. Jan. 1e.-Tom
Jones. the crafty manager of Al vol
CAST has added frankie Conley TO his
stable of fighters. His first act as
pilot for the young featherweight was
to post check for $1,000 today to
hack up a challenge OF Abe Atten or
Jack White. Jones believes Conley
viii set q new record as money
maker among the feathers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
Meeting Still in Air.

A circular letters has been sent to
directors around the league calling
attention 10 the matter of the guar
antee- At the same time Justice has
suggested the matter OF holding a
meeting with the appended request
that if meeting is desired word TO
that effect be returned Thus far
there have been no demands.
President Justice also desires to
put before the league his bond prop
osition for salary limit enforcement.
He says. however. that should meet
ing not be held he can outline the
plan by mail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
HOCKEY TEAMS
MEET TONIGHT
Princeton and Harvard Will cIash
On the Ice With Former Team
the Favorite.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan Princeton
and Harvard hockey teams win meet
here tonight Princeton has an un.
usually strong team this year and is
the fayorite,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10

Herman lodge No. 11s tGerman).
meets regularly every Wednesday
evening at O'Clock. ]. ]. Rabe, n. G.:
Albert Kiefer. recording secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10

Trains leave from Union n.
Berths and tickets, Fifth and .Iob.pa s
streets. 'onlsoa
South Bound.
NO. 8. st Louis and south.
leaves . 1s..-
No. u. st. Louis and Kan.
sas City and west, south.
Nc : on;. ,,... s:Aaa|
81. Louis, arrive I:15 D. m
.No 70 o,, .,...-.-.., 1:20paI
M oa,' al aarises -.---..,,- s.25 pal
s .--. S:35pn
North Bound.
No. I, Chicago, ST Paul
and points west, leaves
NO. Is, Chicago, st. Paul
~ oiI's west. arrives 7:35 aI
az - reases .---.-. 1:35 mi
" u east leaves -.-...- 1:55 ps|
burlington, leaves 7::35 al
No 81, Dcnnellson, e. b. &
5 4 G.. and North Road
enc a ,..--.--..-.... $50 rn|
g B. & X. C & North
arrives .-... 1850 all
NO. |, X. & W, west leaves s:os an
NO. 5, Centerville. leaves 7.ss
NO 4. from Centerville and
POINTS intermediate, arrives lis p,|
MOI, from Centerville and
.S- arrives $40 pal
No 9, Centerville, leave. s.1o aI
No c. from centerville. az
Daily.
'Daiiy except Sunday
"Sundays ONLY.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10

Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday evening at S o'clock.
Frank Vollers, n. G.; George w. I'm
megart. permanent secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10

Hardin lodge No. 20, holds its regu-
lar monthly meeting the second Mon.
day evening of each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10

Impure blood runs you down-makas
you an easy victim for organic dis.
eases. Burdock Blood Bitters puriae-
the blood-cures the cause-bullde
you up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
FRATERNAL CARDS.
MASONIC.

Hall. corner Fourth and Main.
4 Eagle lodge, No. 12-Holds it
" regular meeting the first Tues
day evening of each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
Foiey's Honey and Tar compoI,

roiey's Honey and Tar Compound.
Is reliable family medicine Give It
70 your children and take it yourself
When you feel cold coming on. II
eheoks and cures cough and colds ana
Group and prevents bronchitis and
pneumonia. Wilkinson q Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
A. o. U. w.

Keokuk lodge. No. 25s. meets every
Thursday night at 7:3o o'clock at hail
over keokuk Savings bank, corner
Firth and Main streets. Visiting
brethren cordially invited. Thos. ".
Lester, NJ w: A E Moore. recorder.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
MODERN wooDMEN OF AMERICA

keokuk Camp No. e22-Meets every
Wednesday evening at 7::3o p. m Our
latch string is ont to neighbors, c. B.
Lake. Y. c.; ]. A. Pollord. clerk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
&C e AfFIeted wEth PILesr

This disease. wfether acute or
czrnnic. Il easily and rapidly over
coae by using Meritol Pile Remedy.
Gives positive ard permanent relief
Then Ell others fan ard We heartily
recommend Il TO ang sufferer o. w.
Ellsworth & Co. City Drug store
NerftoI Hair Tonic keeps the scalp
IN 2 healthy condition. prevents the
hzir frora failing uui, restores Il TO
irs naturai color and assd regularly
keeps the hair soft and fIrv o. W
Ezlsvorla L ca. City Drug Store,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
K. Of 2.

Morning Star lodge No. 5. meets
at Fifth and Blondeau, K. of P. build
ing. Tuesday at 1880. John p Johnson
chancellor commander; Robert Ulrich
e OF R. and S. Visiting Knights
fraternaliy invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
Local Freight Trains.

Woman loves a clear, rosy complef
ion Burdock Blood Bitters purias1
the blood, clears the skin, restorss
rudy. sound health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
Wants santry for Referee

tunitei Press Leased Wire Service. /
CHICAGO, Jan. lo.-Jack Johnson
is today trying to convince Jack Cur
ley and Jim Flynn that Eddie Santry,
former featherweight champion, is
the proper man to officiate at the
light between the two heavies for the
worlds title. '-Santry. is one of the
best referees know Of said the big
black, and l should like TO see him
IN the ring with US when Flynn and l
battle in Nevada
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
Hall Seventh and Main street.
heokuk lodge No. Is, meets regu-
larry Monday evening at 1880 o'clock.
John Moore, n G.; Otto Anchutz,
recording secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10
Flynn May Fight Palzer

limited Press Leased Wire Service. /
NEW YORK. Jan 1o.-There is still
a chance that Jim Flynn. annihilator
OF Carl Morris, viii fight Al Palzer
mere before he meets Jack johnson.
Tom O'Rourke. who had matched
Palzer and Flynn. declared today he
vas sure he could stage the fight here
February Is, and that he did not be
heve Johnson would force Flynn to
live up to the agreement not to fight
before the Nevada battle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10

Train .i7s-Leaves keokuk. 40 y
sTrain T41-Leaves Keokuk. $50 vs
Train 472-Arriyes Keokuk. 7:40 p
Train 470-Arriyes Keokuk. 1;o5
Local Freight Trains.
Train SCARVES Keokuk $50 n
Train S5-Leave Keokuk. 100 81
.Daily except Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-10

wabash

No. ?, daily. leaves at
No 1T. !. daily except SUNDAY. Z Da
No. &c. daily except sund.. ~ an
freight, leaves at
Arrive. - aa
NO. q. daily except SUNDAY
freight, arrives
NO To- daily except SUNDAY. '0 pa
No. 3, daily, arrives 100 pm
Nos IS and II carry posse1 s.va az
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
FIGHT OVER BANANAS
Merry Commercial War Is on in
Costa RIGA.
Two Powerful American Corporations
at Logaerheads Over Lucrative
Trade In Fruit That Has
Become So Popular.

New Orleans.-A merry war has
Rlca-a Central American republic re
markedly free from political ~upheayals
between the United Fruit company
and its new competitor, the Atlantic
Fruit company, and the question at
issue has been bananas, The United
practically owns the available rail
road, has had a monopoly OF the re-
public's banana trade for years past
and Is using every effort, even to Il
show Of armed force, to crush It's
younger rival. 1t is all supreme in
both the banana and coffee country
and It's lease Of tho Costa RiCan
Northern railroad iusureR its domino
ton. That road was begun In 1871
by an American, Minor G, Keith, now
vice president of the United, and 1t
took 20 years to complete the line
from Port Limon Of the Atlantic to
San Jose, the capital, a distance Of
1913 miles. 1t is said that at one period
Keith succeeded in working his en-.
plOyes eleven months without a single
pay day, the personality Of the man
being strong enough to hold his labor
ers on faith. The money was eventu-
ally forthcoming and there are old
men In Port Limon today who declare
with pride that they are "'7l men,"
or "'72 men," as the case may be, re-
ferring to the date on which they
entered Mr.. Keith's service in the cen
struction Of the railroad.
The United Fruit company owns
zoo, 900 acres Of banana lands on the
Atlantic seaboard of Costa RiGa, On
these lands It produces about AZ per
cent Of all the bananas grown in the
republic. 1t buys all the bananas that
native growers can produce,
To tap the banana districts, from
the main line extend a number Of
branches and from these branches 9th
err spurs and tramways, the whole
forming a system Of veins and arteries
for the transportation Of bananas.
The main line Ia Il common carrier
of both passengers and freight. Dis
elimination by the fruit company Is
supposed to be impossible under the
terms Of its lease. However, when the
Atlantic Fruit company ventNred In
this summer they discovered that
discrimination was an actual fact,
lease or no lease, and that
they were up against n lack of
all facilities for the shipment of their
fruit. The total value Of Costa Rica's
export Of bananas averages $4.O0C,0 900
annually, second only to that Of ia
maica. Hitherto the company has
either grown or bought all the ha-
nanas produced In Costa RIGA 30 there
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
SEASON FOR DEEP FLOWING
Southern Lands Need Fresh Supply
Of Vegetable Matter Annually to
Increase Productlveness.

There are, OF course, numerous ex'
ceptions. but as a general rule, the
spring is the season for shallow and
tho fall the seaso for deep blowing.
The breaking up Of the subsoil..
where this Is needed, should be done,
according to the Progressive Farmer,
only when the subsoil is dry, and
this Is much more likely to be the
case from August to December than
at ony other season.
In preparing land for winter cover.
ing crops, or In breaking up the land
for winter weathering-a permissl-
BILE practice on a few southern soils
the blowing should be deep. This
Is not the season for scratch blowing.
Indeed, there Is nothing more needed
by a great part of our lands than
some s~ure-enough blowing. We know
that here and there will be found
men who decry deep blowing as a
waste of time and labor, and we
know that on light and sandy soils
the depth Of breaking Is Of less i'm
portance than on those OF a Clayey
nature; but neither Of these facts al
ters the general rule that deep, thor
ough blowing goes with profitable
farming, and shallow, careless turning
Of the land with poor farming and de-
pleted soils.
Break as much as i pssible Of the
land you expect to cultfFate next year
between now and Christmas and
break 1t as deeply as POSSIBLE, Then
put a cover crop on It and prepare to
add to the soils supply OF humus.
Deep blowing makes a deep soil only
when the blowing means also the
mixing of some vegetable matter with
the earth broken up and turned over,
In many cases, extra deep turning,
subsoiling, dynamiting even, would
pay, even II nothing we're accomplish
ed except the breaking up Of the I'M
derlying hard-pan; but the plowing
southern lands need Is that which
year by year turns up a new layer OF
fresh matter and turns down a new
supply Of vegetable matter, mixing
them together and thus making q
real Boil-friable, misunderstanding
and steadily increasing depth and pro
ductive capacity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
Cutting roots for the stock. An es-
sentlal element In the ration, es-
peclaIIy when sIlage Is wanting.

nature of the farm--very rough land,
and entirely unsuited to dairying, 1t
can easily be seen that the farmer
was up against It," to use his own
term.
He happened to read an article on
More Wisconsin Pork" which was
written by a student of the College
Of Agriculture, at Madison, about that
time, and In 1t was depicted the pros
perity of Danish farmers who raised
profitable pork without corn.
So he did some figuring during n
especially d~isagreeable and unprofit-
able winter, and finally decided to go
into the hog business. All but FIVE or
six of his very best cows we're sold,
and with the money obtained he
bought a pure-bred Berkshire boar
and about a dozen Of the best grade
sows he could pick up In his neigh.
borhood. More than that, he put
woven wire fences about the toughest
stretches Of his land, and introduced
a few grade Shropshire sheep to Craze
down areas formerly tenanted by his
cows.
His best bottom land was put into
corn, while the better tracts along the
side-hills were seeded into clover.
Arrangement was also made to have
a succession Of rape pastures during
the summer, until the clover should
be ready the following season,
BY a series Of movable fences, and
a little permanent pasture, he was
able to summer those sows and their
filters In great shape, and about 80
likely grades to finish on his corn
crop.
His barn was also remodeled. One
row of corn cribs was taken out, and
a place found for the sheep. In an
other section of the barn were housed
the boar and a few sows he decided
to keep over the winter. These were
bred to farrow in April.
The man at once discovered that
his farm work had changed greatly,
1t was no longer necessary to raise
large amounts Of hay for the "a ever
hungry, cows, now was much grain
needed. The sheep kept the bad
places grazed down, and CLEANED a lit
tie profit where zone had been before,
and In response to supplementary
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
SKELETON 5,912 YEARS OLD
Woman's Remains Found Near Cairo,
Egypt, MAJ Wrapped In
Bandages.

London.--The mummy known as
Ra-Nefer, which is In the OF
the Royal College of Surgeons, has
been described as the oldest mummy
known. The date assigned to 1t by
Prof. Elliot Smith was the age OF
Senefru, the beginning Of Egypt's
Fourth Dynasty, about 3,7oo years
b. G.
Some human remains, however,
have now been discovered at Sakkarsr
about fifteen miles from Cairo, be.
longing to the period of the end OF
the second and the beginning of the
third dynasties. about 1000 years
B. c. $40.
Among them is the skeleton Of A
m about thirty-ffve years of age,
which was found completely invested
in a large series Of bandages. and next
to the body was a corroded woven
cloth.
The %corrosion, says Professor Smith,
vas presumptive evidence that some
material, probably crude natron, was
applied to the surface of the body,
with a view to its preservation, and
he has thus been able to trace to a
higher antiquity than had previously
been done, the use OF this method
for preserving the body Of the dead.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

is little wonder It looks askance at
a formidable competitor.
The fruit of the banana today
forms, in large part. the principal food
Of a majority Of the peoples living
under the tropical zone. Several
species and numerous varieties Of the
plant appear throughout tropical Amer
lea, but 1t Is cultivated for commercial
purposes in a%ppreciable quantities
only along the Atlantic border, from
southern Mexico to Colombia, in ia.
maica, Cuba, San Domingo, and the
Bahamas. the far western markets Of
the United States being supplied from
the Hawaiian islands and Mexico's
south Pacific coast.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
Building a PouItry-House.

Simplicity of construction, economy
OF building material, efficiency OF
ventilation and lighting, with due re-
gard to location and dryness are es
sential points to be considered in
building a poultry plant. All fixtures
should be movable and simple in con-
struction, being so placed as to util'
lie the least possible amount of foo,
space.
Feed boxes, hoppers, nests, etc.
should have sloping tops, and win
dows should be arranged In a way to
prevent birds from roostlng in objec
tionabIe places. A little forethought
in planning will make the house
much more satisfactory and S9nVen
lent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
MOOSE STOPS PHONE SERVICE
Carries Away a 25o-Foot Sample Of
the Wire on His Antlers--State
Threatened With q, 6uIt.

Dead River, Me.-Because a charg.
ing bull moose got away with about
$50 feet Of the wire of a private tele-
phone line, completely shutting off all
communication from West Carry
Pond Camps with the outside world,
Rufus B. Taylor, owner and manager
of the camps, threatens to sue the
state of Maine. He declares that the
moose are owned and protected by the
state and that there is No reason why
the state should not be responsible
for their damage to private property.
Shortly after two guides had found
trouble" on the line a giant bull
moose with at least a hundred feet
of the missing wire entangled about
his antlers, was seen to cross q tote
road. Moose are protected by tho
state law until October Is.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
KILL x PESTS

this Is at an end both contractor and
land owner generally agree that the
dogs have been killed on that par
ticular territory. In some instances
outfits have been kept at work for
more than a year on single ranches.
Encouraged by the outcome of the
prairie dog war, Mr.. Smoot says that
the ranchmen and farmers are combin-
ing for a general fight on crop and
grass pests. Besides the wolf, which
every year kills thousands OF young
calves. sheep and goats, the Texas
land owners are preparing to adopt
vigorous measures for the extermina-
ton Of the grasshoppers, the cotton
boil weevil and worm and the cattle
screw fly, A fair start has already
been made in the fight against the
boil weevil and worm and the grass
hopper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
Disputed Point Is Up to the ST.
preme Court
Dealers Charge That Government
Chemists Are Acting Unfairly In
condenrnFng Their Product
Deerees Of Decomposition.

Westinghouse a decomposed egg,
within the meaning of the pure food
and drugs act of 1906, the same thing
as rotten eggs" under the common
iawf
Upon the early decision Of that
question by the supreme court Of the
United States is said to hang n Of
the most far-reaching disputes in re-
gard to the federal pure food law
since 1ts enactment.
Egg men are attacking the depart
ment Of agriculture as seeking to en-
force the law, according to arbitrary
and unreasonable standards, while Of
ficials of the department are defending
their course al involving the most
valuable features of the legislation
against improper food.
The controversy arose over the seiz-
ure in Jersey City, N. o., of 443 cans
of frozen egg product packed In To
peka, Kan, by the Seymour Packing
Company upon the order of the II. j.
Keith company. The pure 1000 law
provided that an article should be
deemed ~adulterated when "decom-
posed"
In the trial that followed the gov
eminent called DR.. George w. Stiles.
Jr, and a number Of other govern
ment chemist, who testified that the
correct method OF telling whether an
egg was decomposed was to count the
bacteria in the egg substance.
The Keith company contended con
gress had not defined what 1t meant
by "decomposed," and SO the courts.
as the supreme court did in finding a
meaning for restraint Of trade" In the
Standard OIL case, must go back to
the common law for a definition.
Under the common law. 1t con-
tinued. a decomposed egg was a rot
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

there would be no wedding, and left
the hotel after being told that Mr.,
Bascomb was but temporarily III.
In the room at the time were the
aunt of the br~ide-to-be, the girls faith
er and a minister. From the CONVEX
sation 1t was learned that the aunt
was in favor of Bascome as a bride
groom.
Bascomb took out a marriage II.
cense IN May IS, giving his address
as 1888 Commonwealth avenue, ALI
ston. which Is that Of Mr.. Powers. The
marriage intention stated that 1t was
his second marriage and that he had
been divorced from his first wife. He
gave his age at thirty-eight years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
Tilted AT ALTAR, MAN FAINTS
Falls In swoon as Prospective Father
ln-Law Whispers Fateful Words
In Ear.

Boston, Mass.-Arthur l.. Bascomb,
the electrical inspector who tainted
when informed that because of paren-
tai objection his wedding with Miss
Ada L. Powers would, not take place,
had been making his home with her
parents for the last six months.
Bascomb had made arrangements to
have the wedding ceremony performed
in a parlor Of the Copley Square ho-
tel, the guests were present and the
minister was waiting.
Bascomb thought at first that his
bride-to-be was detained, but as time
went on, he became nervous.
The guests we're also exhibiting
symptoms Of uneasiness, when VIII
liam H. Powers, father of the girl,
walked into the parlor, and, drawing
the young man aside, whispered into
his ear, whereupon Bascomb tainted.
The guests were informed that
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
Laxative for Cows.

II the cows need a laxative, oilmeal
is better than any kind Of salts. Like
ensilage and roots, It Is a natural lax
alive and helps to keep the COW In
healthy condition. When an animal
is run down from wrong feeding q
medicine has little value. 1t ia only
by right fedeing and clean, wellven.
t!lated quarters and good care that
health and vigor may be restored.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
FROM cows TO HOGS
Failure With Former and Sue
cess With Latter.
How One Farmer Who Failed With
DaIryine Made Marked Progress
With Swlne-Sheep Were
Quite Important Factor.
lRr IN. FREEHorF. Wlsconsln.l


Even in Wisconsin the great dairy
COW is not always supreme; but re.
Gently my attention was called to the
accomplishment Of a farmer who
switched from d~alrying to hog-raising,
with the most eminent financial re-
suits. He lived In a billy region near
the Mississippi bluffs, fifteen miles
from a good market.
His COWS were not doing oyerwell
for him, and the cheese factory to
which he sod their product did not
pay much for the milk, as compared
with the prices received IN the city.
In addition, help was extremely
hard to obtain, especially men who
were willing to do their share Of the
milking. When to this is added the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
WHEN is EGG BAD?

ten egg. and SO congress must have
meant to have leglslated against rot.
ten eggs or eggs "unwholesomely de-
composed"
The egg company attacks the govern.
ment as acknowledging that every.
thing in this world is more or less de.
composed and that 1t had to adopt an
arbitrary standard of decomposition
in order to make the law enforcible.
In 80 Interpreting. the secretary of
agriculture. except for his Tendency"
would make all foods. particularly
cheese, subject to seizure and destruc.
ton under the law, 1t is claimed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

A cotton picking machine, the In
vention Of ]. F. Appleby Of Davenport,
Iowa, has recently been put on the
market. 1t is claimed that the ma
chine will do the work of from ten
to twelve men and Ia as easy to oper.
ate as a mower. 1t Is pulled by two
horses or mules, which straddle the
cotton rows.
The mechanism Of the picker is
simple, and consists OF a cylinder 16
inches in diameter and IL inches long,
on which is mounted horizontally 20
spindle shaft frames, each carrying 7
picking fingers or spindles III inches
apart. BY the mechanical construc-
ton OF the cylinder with it's connec-
lions to the 20 spindle shaft frames,