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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02
EIectina Postmasters.

Very little. II any, approval of the
Iowa Moosevelt plank in the platform
for the election of postmasters is
found in the press of any party. The
Chicago Record Herald calls 1t child
ish and absurd" and as Mr.. Roosevelt
is short ballot advocate he will OPP
pose ii. THE really progressive
idea says the Record Herald, is ex-
tension of the merit principle to the
postmasters of every class save the
first. perhaps. and the appointment OF
firstclass postmasters by an efficient,
independent head of the department
without reference to any considera-
ton save fitness Popular election
would make for inefficiency, spoils,
local Independence and demoraliza-
ton. ii would be profoundly reaction
airy. Are spoilsmen and reactionar-
les already invading the third party
The Chicago Tribune, the leading
Roosevelt paper in the west also
scores the new Iowa idea" declaring
IT "a badly mistaken idea of local
self-goyernment. The Tribune says.
ut il In no sense progressive. II
is sharply reaetionary. The Iowa pro-
gregsives who are responsible for the
PROPOSAL would do well to study our
political history. If there is anything
that history proves. IT is that multi
plicity of elective office means not
popular but boss control, means not
democratic self-government but poiiti'
cal oligarchy
-Concentration and control is the
formula OF really effective democratic
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02
ksokuk. Iowa 1880. August 2, 1912
AN ipEAIIsI uNMAskEp.

y :
AN iDEALIsT uNMAskED.
Robin bird, he come around a-callin'
fob de spring,
Kind o. thought dat mebbe he's forgot
ten how to sing.
De blossoms gathered round i'm. Dey
was smilin' bright an gay.
An all de leaves took notice Of de
things he had to say.
Oh, Mistoh Robin bird
You's singin' mighty fine,
An we'd hate to do without you
When de sun begins to shine.
He never seems to notice all de bios
SONS as dey smile.
Nor de leaves upon de branches as dey
wave to him in style.
Although dar's beauty all around, his
'tention pears to be
Intirely on de prospects of his fav'rite
cherry tree.
Oh, Mistoh Robin bird.
Yoh song is only jokes,
You's thinkin bout yoh dinner,
Jes' de same as human folks.
Washington Star
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02


Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and
Nevada combined.
The live stock of Iowa is worth
more than the live stock of Maine,
New Hampshire. Vermont. Massa-
chusetts. Rhode Island. Connecticut,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Florida, Arizona, Utah, Nevada. West
Virginia, Louisiana and New Mexico
combined.
The farm lands of Iowa in the last
ten years have increased an average
amounts TO more than the ayera re
value per acre of the farm land in ev-
cry state in the union except New
Jersey. Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and
California.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02
MOVING Pictures Blamed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Sertice.l
LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. 2.-Blam-
ing moving pictures for the shooting
of Louis Dion, IL, by Henry Talbot.
10. Judge Mahoney in municipal court
held the Talbot boy and his compan-
ion, Henry White, in $1,000 bail for
action by the grand Jury. Louis Dion
and Henry Talbot argued over the
power of his % caliber rifle and after
Louis had written the message Il give
you permission to shoot me- Henry
Talbot pulled the trigger and Louis
fell dead
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The taxable value Of property in
Cook county. Illinois shows an in
crease of $50, SOP. 900 in this years
assessment roll Expectation of de
crease in taxation has been frustrated
by the authorities of Chicago who are
anundantly able to get away with the
extra money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

A suit has been brought against
John Flynn By Mrs. Michael OTeary.
at Chicago, because he kept her hus-
1and away from home every evening
and on Sunday The technical ground
is alternating the affections OF her
husband" and. according to the Judge
presiding. is the first of its kind or
record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02
sale by wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy
and ]. F. Kiedaisch q Son.
Eimer,s JOY Ride.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO. Aug. p Elmer Sand
Joy. is. was taking Ruby McMasters
16. riding in the laundry wagon. They
started across the Pennsylyania
tracks A train demolished the wag-
on and the lad and girl we're sent to
hospital seriously injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02
Bryce Back In Fall,

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
LONDON, Aug. 2.-Ambassador
Bryce will return to Washington u
September, Foreign Secretary Sir Cd
ward Grey announced in the house Of
commons. He was answering d query
concerning a report that Bryce would
never go back to America.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Mrs. Champ Clark says she told her
husband to look out or that man Bry-
an would get him. When will stupid,
perverse man learn to heed the adj
Vice OF his wife?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Why, asks a correspondent. should
Republican support Taft? Well. one
reason is that Taft has made a. good
record that deserves second term.
and another is that he has served the
party and the people faithfully against
heavy odds
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

E. E. Burbank. United States sup
ervisor of schools in the Philippines,
brought with him on his return to his
home. in Liberty. Mo-. cigar twenty
nine inches long and three inches in
diameter It is one OF the so-called
family cigars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Americans only hoped to beat the
British at Stockholm. They were new
er so vain as to imagine that they
could beat them fairly--that is, so
Britain would admit it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The Omaha postoffice is going to
expurgate its general delivery bust
ness. A worthy purpose, but a diff
ficult job. when all letters look alike
on the outside.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02
A vast amount OF ill health i due

A vast amount of i'll health IS due to
impaired digestion. When the stom-
ach fails to perform its functions
properly the whole system becomes
deranged A few doses of Chamber
lain's Tablets is all YOU need. They
will strengthen yo'lr digestion, invis-
crate your liver, and regulate your
bowels, entirely doing away with that
miserable feeling due to faulty diges-
ton, Try it. Many others have been
permanently cured why net you? For
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The city of lie Mans. in France. has
named one Of its principal streets af-
ter the late Wilbur Wright Wright's
yisit in 1908 brought thousands of Wis
itors and unexpected prosperity to the
town The French pronounce it yeel-
bure WRIGHT.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Senator LaFollette's charge that it
was Roosevelt managers who were
trying to steal delegates at Chicago
through fraudulent contests. finds a
whole lot to support It in the records.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

With the splendid advances bust
ness is making against the odds of
turbulent politics, there is ground for
believing that the country has begun
to take its campaigns lightly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Just what would be the attitude of
some of these ex-officeholders who
are Withdrawing from the republican
party had that party continued them
in power is another matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Mr.. W. S. Gunsalus, a farmer liyins
near Fleming, Pa. says he has usoa
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera ana
Diarrhoea Remedy in his family for
fourteen years, and that ne has found
it to be an excellent remedy ana
takes pleasure In recommending y
For sale by Wilkinson & Co, PharD.
acy, and, j. F. Kiedaisch & Sen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Champ Clark boosted that his
houn' dawg wore the collar of no
special interest. That must be the
reason the dog-catchers at Baltimore
got him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The cigar store trust is about to
treat its shareholders to slices of the
iuiciest melon" cut into this season.
A stock dividend of two shares to one,
carrying the capital from $4,000 900 to
s2Ioooooo and first pick at bunch
OF per cent preferred, is calculated
TO make the favored ones burn up the
best stogies IN stock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Sunny Jim" Sherman. vice presi-
dent. for the first time in thirty years
is obliged to give up all business cares
and take the rest cure for several
months. He has recovered much OF
his strength lost in the illness OF last
month. but not enough TO justify an
early return to the activities Of pub
lie life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Those Detroit bocdlers will seek
vindication by asking reelection. The
dispatches seem to be sadly deficient
in conveying information as to wheth-
er they are Republicans or Democrats,
or merely grafte-s.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

William Watson dedicates a poem
to Colonel Roosevelt. in which he
says: Thou art America, Dauntless
Theodore Good stuff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Much uproar is heard from New
York over the disparity between the
price and the size of the steak. Out
here we at least get something for
our money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Governor Wilson doubtless believes
by now that a candidate should never
write books until after he has quit
office seeking.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Those prize fight moving pictures
ought to prove which OF the CON
flicting descriptions OF the late fight
were written by liars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

A Chicago bartender has won
scholarship at old Princeton. Being
a good mixer. he ought to get along
anywhere
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The money that is made deliber-
ately at the expense OF q fellow
mans misfortune Is usually worsi
than tainted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

No amount OF reiteration viii get
the American people to regard the
Panama canal as one-man enter
prise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Forty babies have already been
named for woodrow Wilson. There
were also lot Of young Henry
Clays and Daniel Websters in their
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The Fifth district nominating CON
vention in West Virginia unanimously
endorsed Mr.. Bryan for president in
1916. Hear that, Governor Wilson?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Governor Wilson was once a foot
ball enthusiast. Looked like it the
way ne kicked Champ Clark's houn,
dawg around.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent ranks Mr.. Debs as an average
arinker. Well. yes; fully q 800 av-
erage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Another postponement in the Oar
row trial or account of illness sug.
gests that this case is very sickening
to lot of people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The Chicago woman who asked and
got SO for broken heart must hold
lovely very lightly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The esteemed Globe Democrat re-
fers to its own ST Louis as level
headed city" OF course, it does not
mean flat headed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

4 reckless member OF congress de-
mands an investigation OF the sausage
Industry here in the middle of dog
days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Perhaps what made the southerners
resent Mr. Rockefeller's offer to cure
them Of the hookworm was his failure
to call it by its right name spring
fever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Never mind about that West Viz
ginia district convention endorsing Mr..
Bryan for 1916, let's get this 1912 af-
fair settled first.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The Boston Globe says the way to
keep shoes from squeaking is to take
them off There ought to be more
agreeable cure than that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

New party a new DEAL says a
headline. Then it should not be a
crooked deal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

The marines are being decked out In
new paiamas, But somehow congress
has not vet debated Il.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

And Judge Hantord's case was
duly attended to without the use of
the recall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

Now, how nice OF the weather man
to blow his cooling breath upon us?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

quently than anyone else, the doctor
said and then other nationalities and
sexes in the following order:
Englishmen, Irishmen, American
men, Frenchmen, Germans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-02

-Reac The Daily Gate City.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20
Gasoline Stove Eaplsdss.

What bid fair tosbeing a ser- |ious accident had 1t not been for the timely work of the occu- pants. was the explosion of . gasoline range It the residence of D. l.. Norton. on South Main Strest, last Monday morning.
 The hired girl had lighted the stove and stepped out in the back yard on some errand when the explosion occurred. The flames spread quickly. catching the woodwork of the kitchen, and although the fire alarm was sounded. they succeeded in ex- tinguishing the flames before the company arrived.
 No plansible reason can be given for the explosion. sas the range was one of the newest and most improved of its kind. It is supposed. however, that some part ofIits makeup was weak and gave way to the increased pfes- sure of the gas.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20
New Depot Ready For Use.

The elaborate new union depot at this place was pronounced ready for use by the owners Sat- urday and was moved into Mon- day. The depot is used by three railroads. the c. R. l. 6 F., the Cotton Belt and the Iron Moun- tain. It is nicely furnished and is a building of which the town might we'll be proud. The wait ing rooms are equipped with the newest and most modern furni- ture and . private waiting room for the ladies opens out from the white department.
 The building is composed of white brick with . concrete foun- Fdation. entirely firepr0of, being modern in every ssnse of the word.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20
The Parcels Post NeAr -
 Hand.

Had you realized that after January 1 next. you car use the United States mails for packages weighing not more than II pounds and not exceeding IF inches in combined length and girth? Had you realized that you will be able to ship . box of goods or a crate of peaches or anything else within the weight and size limit by taking it to the postofiice and putting stamps to the proper amount on 1t?
 After all these years the par cells post is going into operation on New Years Day. The Gov. garments postal express busi- ness will extend to more than 1, ,000, OO0 miles of rural delivery and star routes and plans are now being made to put t into operation. Arrangements must be perfected for adequate trans- portation and terminal facilities on railway md stsamahsp Inc and the city wagon service will have to be worked out. Special seanips will he issued. h denoni- nations from one cent to one dollar. - Arkansas Gasette.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20

Mrs. Thos. Kelly and two Ht- tle cons. Masters Thomas and William. are enjoying a visit in Green Bay. Wis.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20
' Room Burns.

pool room situated Ind the Rock Island East Cypress St. i, destroyed by fire last ng about 4:3O. The b!e cannot be def. a'ned, but it is zen e,ed that its origin the careless dropping
 The building was eullt by Kelly Bros. l, ' storage house used onng of beer when a wet town.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20
Wanted At Oncel

Teams to haul ldgs for Keevil Mill Co. Stsedy jdh kood tim Der. For fure Ter ie krs see w. I. RMER Ink Ark. or J. T. DAGsK' 0il. Afk.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20
An Interesting Letter
Ft, Worth, Tex, Sept. 15, 1912.

IU0u4 0Es tOl8Om:
 Regret very much to note that
 Arkausas continues to be chased
 aunonrthe wet states, but am
 net surprised in the least. Judg-
 ing from the last few hundred years this fight has been on it will be necessary to adopt some Iother method than politics to
 eradicate this evil and as one of Ithe most feasible and less danger I0f eausing enmity among neigh
 bora would suggest that some of Jour multi-millionares endow a Fchair in . school suitable for the |parpose. to discover and perfect
 . serum with which to vaccinate Ithe drinkers and thereby kill the |taste. This taste must be caused lby . germ for all diseases these days are the result of a germ. Nov that the whiskey question Iis settled ] want to tell you . few things about this place, not with the desire to 4persuade any one ! to come down here but merely as Ia bit of information:
 The population last census was 1 I78, ,3l2. 8 gain of 175 per cent.
 Estimate now is 85. GOO, and this does not. of course, include some 1 IS. 900 that can come to the city for five and ten cent fares. We have 13 trunk lines and 2 interurbans, radiating in 19 di- |rections, making this place the greatest railroad center of the Southwest.
 1t. Worth is the point of inter-
 change for fully 30 per cent of the traffic moving to and from the state.
 We load for distribution every day 166 car loads of package freight and have 132 through Pullmans arriving and departing
 daily.
 We handled 100000 loaded freight cars last year-in and out hound tonnage amounting to l ' .960, 600 tons.
 This is the greatest mail dis ltributins point in America to-
 bay -1(N mail trains enter and
 leave here daily. Postofiice re- ceipts for 1911 were $313, 187. GO. We have 3 National and s State Banks end Trust Compa- |nies. Bank clearings last year $S18, ,830. 882. .68.
 There are 26 public parks and playgrounds, with total area of 265 acres.
 Has M public schools with IA, 900 pupils. 6 colleges, 1 uni- lversity and 2 business colleges
 with total enrolment of [. .980. One Of the largest electric
 power plants in the Southwest with capitalization of one-third
 of a million; we use natural gas piped from inexhaustible fields; two. Of the largest oil reineriea In the state under construction and in operation. sixty-seven
 miles If strest railway; 100 miles paved streets; and we are the
 second live stock market and lpocking house center in size in lthe United StAteo.
 l Ft Worth is the leading grain
 market In the entire Southwest
 -l8 elevators with combined
 storage capacity Of over three
 and one half million bushels. The two largest flour mills have
 . daily capacity of 2,600 barrels
 -four.
 We have 262 jobbing and manu-
 featuring houses representing an investment of thirty-fve million. ] We have 2 large pay roll, g llaree average wage. . larger number of laboring men and less trouble with labor than any city lin the state.
 Our assessed valuations last wear were $6O. 282, 460. %.
 We have 99 churches. 100
 church societies -7l religious de- | v,nvv.;n afin,1e hain0 renn09ented.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20

udment No. Il, 480. llendment No. Il, 766, ndment No. 12. 637. nendment No. 12, 4@. ndment No. 13, 932. nendment No. 13. 227. endment No. IA, 82l. nendment No. IA, 364. ndment No. 15, 881. andment No. 15. 341 nse, 879. Aagainst Es.
 Tax, 966. Against &
 - of Four Wire Fence
 Against Repeal of Fence Law, 5O6.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20

r4il 'sm you saw # in the Aross'
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20

rsn 'sm you ssw < h shs Arsu.
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20
vsss For Mon |1e cssnsy.

the delay in counting s,urns of the cleo nnber 9th, we were \ them in last week 2
 krcUs, and we print ,,rt this week. We
 the ticket and print ljbs clndidatss aad Iich will prove of in- subscribers. Any TIT to ascertain the not mentioned can Iling at this office.
 ia n D, Sounds, Juo. I. Yelvington, ..
 nty Judge-S T. Hol- .a&;J. B. Hagins, nty Clerk Jam es En- a2;; W. I. Riner, ind, sNo. 1, H4. Against GtR
 io. 2, 5l0. Against IFS.
 <No 9 H50 Against, @.
 4, 6s4. Against
The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-20

| saw it in the Argus.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-17
Chatting Dishes
Coffee
Percolatoss
Tea Kettles
Piano, Desk,
Bed and
Library Lamps
Table Decorations

Supply Houses Carrying Complete Lines
Of Electrical Devices:
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-17
BlOTCHES
GONE after
USING POSLAM

II you had noticed her few days ago
With face broken out with pimples and
red spots. and could SO her to-day with
face clear and fair. you would know
how Poslam acts. quickly. surely and
easily. driving away unsishtly skin
affections.
All skin diseases. including eczema,
acne, letter, salt rheum, itch, ETC., are
quickly eradicated BY Poslam. Itching
Il stopped ct once. Common troubles
such e. pimples, red noses. rashes. etc..
respond 20 readily that overnight treat
ment 10 often sufficient.
POSLAM SOAP. used daily for toilet
and bath. will keep the skin In healthy
condition. and improve lie color and
texture. Il offers the healing msdica-
lion Of Poslam In . form particularly
beneficial for tender skin.
All druggists sell Poslam lprice 30
esnts( and Poslam Soap (prce Is eents).
For free samples. write to the Emer-
ssacy Laboratories, 80 West aSth Street.
New York City.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-17
HAD 1913 PENNIES,
!, 50 HE'S HELD AS
:, a BANK ROBBER
n Wssrft Z Nssonh Bank,
Hovevw-just a nddes
~, Penny Depository.

1t~vasv enc q Shsss TyToisen naSs
WetA 6resn 1iush mould al over n,
Aulnty canary colorsd suede si0vss and
= AaifJsaru& diamond In ME pale mauvs
ssavat but he - charged WITH ro0bins
two oatisS banks Of the pennies they
had savsd for Christmas. TIis name
- otanisyAStanisy W. Roberts.
stanley owes HE present smbarrass-
asnt to his clever Gift Of separts&
Tsstsrday, when only the most hap
Assard suspicion was directed against
his sadisnt person. he handed some
epar,dins conversation to . plain
Sasthss detsotive-And his fall occurred
shortly thereafter.
Detective Cousin Of the mast Eighty.
OlOAsh street station saw Stanley
emerge from . pawnshop up In Har-
lem. There was just . sufiicient hint
u G,1ilty indecision In the, gay young
astoF persons attitude 10 lead Detso-
Ne Cousin to question him. When
6s asked. in the grun and brutal way
- Characteristic Of COPS. what Stanley
was doing in the pawnshop Stanley did
~ misunderstanding trick and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-17
Toasters
Corn Poppers
Egg Boilers
Cereal Cookers
Hair Dryers
Curling Irons
Massage Vibrators
Luminous Radiator
7 Picture Lanterns

Vt Sale. n g., HAs sssss g es:. % Wa. s.
Westinghouse Elee 4 Mfg. Co I6s Broadway
Portable Lamps, Electroters, Deck,
Reading and Bed Lamps,