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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29

Ia the death on Monday last OF
United States Senator Raynor an
other conspicuous figure in the public
life OF this state ras passed away.
Senator Rayner occupied a high
place among the prom nent men Of
this state and likewise in the nation.
He was a man of brains, force and
energy and an orator with few ifany
equals in this state. He was recog-
nized as one Of the ahlest orators
aud mos f0rceful debaters 10 the
United States Senate where be serv-
ed the people for over six years. He
was also recognized as one OF
the ablest constitutional lawyers iu
his country. Mr.. Rayner was held
in the highest esteem hot only by
the people of this state but likewise
throughout the nation by all who
knew him. He was at the time Of
bis death one of the ranking members
Of his party in the United States SEN
ate aud had be lived Vo lid have taxi
en- foremost place in shaping the
legislation in that body under the
new administration. Not only this
he would have been one OF the
strongest advisors Of the President
who new and recognized his learn
ing and ability.
Mr.. Rayner has served the people
Of this state in other capacities than
the one he held when he died. He
has been at one time a member Of the
lower house of Congress where be
first came into national prominence
and later as Attorney General Of the
State. Though we differed political.
ly with the dead Senator it is due
him to say that he was a faithful
public servent and represented more
the inteaests Of the people than any
man his party has elected to office
in many years. He savored nothing
of the machine politician and in fact
held aloof from machine politics bul
appealed to the people for what
every honors he won. He won per-
haps more prominence in his able
defense Of the late Admiral Schley
the man whom all Marylanders hon
cred and loved in the Schley-Samson
controversy than any effort in his
public career.
He was in all faithful and eff
Gent public servant, true repre-
sentative Of the people and in his
death Maryland not only loses an
excellent citizen but one Of its best
and ablest public servants.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29
THE STAGE OF PEACE


After having passed throue' the
various phases common to Bal an
war clouds aud then having passed
beyond these and having broken out
into war Of uncommon intensity
and eventfulness, the stage Of peace
seems to have been about reached.
With the belligerents preparing to
enter upon an armistice for the con-
Guiding OF .peace terms, a spirit of
concession being approach Of winter,
the desperate state of the Bulgarian
force besieging Constantinople and
the pressure brought to bear by the
plenipotentiaries of the powers the
outlook for peace ia the Balkans
justifes conservative hope. New
lines Of power and prestige for the
Balkan States and Greece will be
created. ibis pacific stage in the
progress Of hostilities marks as well
the approach to an understanding BY
Russia and Austria with regard to
Servia's determination topresent the
erection of Albania as an inlepen-
dent state, thus frustrating Ssyia's
lesire to annex all conquered terri
tory and to secure an Adriatic win.
low. Tie conciiatory offices ac-
;redited to France may result in the
retirement of Servia from its claims
upon Albania other than the secpr-
ing port outlet upon the ses-
Should this point be gained it seem,
nor improbable that the dispute may
be readjusted, especially in view Of
the activities of Archduke Fra icis
Ferdinand, whose efforts toward
aligning Germany and Austria in the
event OF need for calling into the
field the members of the trinartite
alliance, have been frsught with sue
cess, Nothing could SO well bring
the big powers into disposition for
peace than the indisputoble evidence
of the fighting ability and purposes
Of the two groups of allies.
The triple alliance Is the more
cohesive, but the entente has much
the same effect. England has no
direct cause for embodiment in the
squabble between Austria and Russia
nor has France. o. the other hand
Italy closed its war with Turkey
under conditions that admit Of the
assumption that it was guaranteed
wider fcope in case of the partition
ment of Turkey, under conditions
that would absolutely bind Italy to
support the program Of Austria and
Germany.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29
Finn DESERTS ROOSEVELT.


The high priest Of the the Arma-
geddon movement in Pennsylvania
William Fliun-has deserted. Finn
will return to the Republican party
The call from Oyster Bay the "ihe
party must live" has gone Undecided
Finn needs his Republicanism IN
the Legislature this winter and Is
already dealing with the Philadel-
phia regular Republican organization
men for working arrangement in
the Assembly.
His determination to cut loose
from the Bull Moose and re-establisi
his Republicanism was made know
today in a conference betw cen Re-
publican State Chairman Wassn,
republican Finn, and Senator Nc
Nichol, Of Philadelphia, Representing
the Penrose McNichol-Vare orgni-
zation.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29
THE GRAND JURY AND ITS
RECOMMENDATIONS

The Grand Jury adjourned on
Saturday morning being in session
little longer than usual owing to the
large amount Of business before it,
The present Grand Jury was COM
posed of the most representative tax
payers III the county, many of whom
performed the services Of jurors at
great personal sacrifice but always
mindful Of their duty as citizens to
their county entered unhesitatingly
upon and performed the duties
that devolved uponthem.
That the gland jury was kept
in session longer than usual we know
from the character of the men who com
posed that body that it was not due to
hardness but to the great amount of
work before them which we feel and
know was pushed as expeditiously
as possible.
The chief recommendation of the
grand jury that a new Jail be built is
matter for the people to consider
and settle.
One after another grand jury for
sometime past have deplored the
condition Of the present Jail and have
made recommendations one after
another in reference to it We have
heretofore recommended that either
the present jail be thoroughly repair
ed and made sanitary or that new
jail BE- built upon different location.
Recognizing the unhealthy condition
that it is now in and also the nnclean
spectacle that it now presents
we are glad that our suggestion has
been favorablY taken up by a body
of men such as served on the present
grand jury. The building of new
Jail and its removal to another site as
recommended by the grand jury
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29

The Pennsylvania Railroad an
nounced November 18th that it
will shortly have available for use on
the lines of its System total of 2S72
solid steel passenger equipment cars,
probably more than one-half Of the
all-steel passenger equipment in the
United States, and representing an
expenditure of approximately s4O,-
100000.
These steel passenger cars have
been added to the Company's equip
raent since June, 1906, when it was
announced that all future additions
to passenger equipment on the Penn
sylvania Sytem would be all-steel
construction.
The Lines of the Pennsylvania
System, on all of which steel cars
will be operated, include the Penn
sylvania Railroad Lines East and
West ST Piusburg and Erie, the
Long Island Railroad, the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad, the New York.
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
tina Vandalia Railroad. and the Grand
Rapids and Indiana Railway.
The Pullman Company for several
years has been constructing steel
sleeping and parlor cars to equip the
entire Pennsylvania System. Al
ready there are in service 1862 sleep
ing cars, III parlor cars, and 81 COM
bination baggage and parlor cars, all
of solid steel construction These
500 cars are painted the standard
Pennsylvania red; there are addition.
al steel Pullman cars operated on
the Pennsylvania in connection with
the Southern roads. These are not
included in the al owe number.
The steel passenger cars on the
Pennsylvania System have been call
ed sdIeadnaught" cars by reason of
their construction. They weigh
some 1lS,500 pounds as against 49,
900 pounds in the standard vestibule
wooden coach. This increase in
weight very greatly reduces the vi
bration of the car, thereby adding to
| the comfort Of passengers. The car
is noncollapsible, its principal feature
being central box girder twenty
four inches wide by nineteen deep
extending throughout the entire
length of the coach; this girder, in
collisions, prevents telescoping. The
car is fire proof, containing only
about 125 pounds of wood, which is
used for window frames and arm
rests in the seats.
In the steel equipment now in
service, there are 1888 coaches and
combination passenger baggage cars,
/
6S dining cars, LA baggage, 1853 pos
tai, 81 baggage and mai, IL Long
Island parlor cars, 4 miscellaneous
cars, and 500 Pullman cars. In ad-
dition TO these there on order or
under construction at the presen.
time, 286 steel coaches, is steel din-
ing cars, 25 passenger and baggage
cars, baggage, 4postal, 3S baggage
and mail, 10 Long Island Railroad
parlor cars, and one office car.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29

yesterday throughout the nation
the people Of this great nation again
eeebraied the time honored custom
Of Thanksgiving handed down to us
b, our early fathers.
Yesterday wss the day set apart
for UNIVERSAL thanksgiving, similarly
a. was day set apart by the pilgrims
al Plymouth Rock, to thank God for
ne reat blessings that we have en-
iCyedi 10 the past and still enjoy to-
dsy While there are many things
fOr which we can all give thanks we
owe thanks first and foremost to the
Almighty that we are living. Life
!, dsarer to the human heart and
than anything else in tn e
world The things for which we
should be thankful are many and
varied. There is beyond doubt
sonsthing for which each and every
one Of as should render thanks with
out measure. Good health, peace,
raperity, happiness and numerous
oihsr blessings have been enjoyed in
rne degree by every MAJ, woman
mi child throughout this broad land
ir which at least "a small token Of
links should be rendered. Its MT
aSne the big things Of the world
x which we should be thankful
lat the little things as well. 1t is
tom the little things that big ones
row. Perfection in all things and
a all large and successful undertake
ngs particularly are brought about
rom aud through little things, hence,
i is particularly the little things that
we should be particularly thankful.
All things of this life come from God
md therefore we should be thankful
to him for what our lot is whether
great or small. While individually
we have much for which to be thank
ful, there are many things that the
citizens Of this country should like
wise be thankful. Our country has
moved forward in the van guard Of
our people are living peace
fully and happy, public affairs are
along successfully and we
have had no great hardships or suf-
ferings, hence, every reason for our
people to give thanks.
Aside from all Of this there is one
thing locally for which the citizens
of this county should be especially
thankful this year and Is that we Lave
not had to suffer the hardships i'm
posed upon us for years by ballot
crooks. For the first time 10 some
years the citizens have enjoyed the
privilege of voting an honest ballot
ria voters had this fall for the first
time in many years the privilege Of
voting tallol that was framed ex-
actly in accordance with the letter Of
the law without guessing
For this we not only feel
but know that every honest either
in the county is truly grateful
and is ready and will render his
thanks to God.
God in lis wisdom has bestowed
many blessings upon our nation,
state, county and on US each and
every one individually for which we
feel sure the people throughout the
land rendered Almighty their hear
test and sincerest thanks yesterday.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29

must we believe meet with the ap-
proval Of all citizens Of the county,
The Jail is not only unhealthy for
the occupants but 1t is unhealthy for
those living in close proximity.
Building a new one upon such a
site as suggested by the grand jury
would remove from the principal
thoroughfare leading into the town
north an unpleasant lookin spectacle.
We believe like the grand jury that
a new Jail should be built and upon
another site. The suggestion is an
excellent one and should be carried
ont and effected.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29

BY James A. EDGERTON.
George, like another George who lived
in times way back,
Took his little Ratchet out to find what
he could hack,
Looked the pleasing prospect DER and
softly murmured, Gee;
I've no time to monkey round with any
cherry treer'
Sashayed toward the turkey yard and
gave a sudden shout,
I'm get you, Mr.. Gobbler, If you
Don't Watch Quit"
Gobbler had been fattened up and given
corn to goege
Till he was a whopper and was most as
big as George.
So hen Georgie waved his blake with
bloody, fell intent
Turkey simply gobbled--couldn scare
him for cent;
Kioncked and strutted round awhile,
his wattles flaming red,
With manner truculent that very
plainly said,
Look sharp or III fog you fore you
know what you're about,
An the gobbler II get you il sou
Don't Watch Outr'
don't know of anything in all crea-
TONS plan
That can scare boy more than a tur-
key gobbler can.
With his tail spread like fan, his
his wings down on the ground,
strutting round and gobbliug with
terrifying sound,
This one made for little George, who
suddenly turued tail,
dropped his Ratchet in his Eight and
legged it with wall,
Every step imagining he heard tnat
turkey shout,
THE gobbler II get you i you
Don't Watch 0utr'
Later on that Mr.. Turk got bis, as tnr-
keys may,
Specially if they are fat around Thanks
giving day.
Father came upon the scene and set |
pace so hot,
strutting gobbler had to execute the
turkey trot
George, who saw his enemy with his
head upon the block,
Didn't shed a single tear or feel a sim
gle shock,
But when served his portion waved his
drumstick with Shut
1--WE got you, Mr.. Gobbler Cause you
Didn't Watch Ouif'
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29

DediueSS CdnnOl be lufc0
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an indamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
iniiamed you have a Iumbing seund or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the niitmation can be taken out
ana this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out OF ten are caused
by Catarrah, which is nothing but an
iniiamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for
any case of De fness Caused by ca
tarrll that cannot be cured by Halls
catsrrh Cure. Send for circulars. free
F } CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold BY Druggists, 15c. Take Halls
Family Pills for constipation.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29
FARM FOR RENT.

Al Chapel Point, to an honest ma.
Team and Implements with or vithost
y. A PO6Hf,
Offset. CbApa Prsnt Nd.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-11-29
Monday. December ]
Return 0vercoat.

The Gentleman who by mistake took
an overcoat from the Court room dur.
ing Court, viii please return it to the Ia
dependent Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
IOWA LAND VALUES.

There is no let-up in the demand
for Iowa farm land-the good old
land that has made the state famous;
that is the best land on earth; that
never fails TO produce bumper crop.
The price keeps pace with the de-
mand, too; and as the demand is
bound to increase, don't be surprised
if land values mount to a consider
ably higher figure. II you want some
Iowa land, the best time to buy is
right now, for the price will never be
lower.
Typifying the stability of Iowa land
prices, is the report from an auction
sale held at Reinbeck last week. A
number of farms in Grundy county
were advertised to be sold at auction.
Grundy county land is the finest on
earth, and OF course the sale attracted
big crowd-one of the biggest
crowds that ever assembled In the
town. The land went like fried
chicken at a Methodist picnic. Eighty
acres, unimproved, sold at $145 per
acre. A farm OF $50 ares went at
1852; another farm of ESQ acres a,
s155, and SO on. And don't you think
that the buyers were soaked They
will be able to dispose of their hold
ings at an advance of from s25 to $50
per acre in less than two years, and
the prospective purchasers will fall
over themselves to get the property
You can't miss it even If you pay
what may seem to be fancy price
for Iowa soil
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
Blind Hero Worship.

Waterloo Courier, progressive: We
subscribe to none of the hero worship
for Teddy" which causes people to
lose all ability for rational decision In
matters OF right and wrong. There
were delegates at the late convention
who substituted the name OF Roose-
welt for that of Jesus SO as to make
an old hymn run, Follow, follow-we
will follow ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ey-
erywhere, he will follow on, etc.
Such driyel is not only silly, but dan
gerous. Citizens endowed by thef-
creator with the power TO reason and
choose should follow whom they al
mire as long as he Is right. We should
hesitate to steer our course over the
brink of hell even though enjoying
the company Of the peerless Theodore.
1t is the blind sort OF worship OF the
Colonel which fills the calls of his
enemies and gives backbone 70 their
charges that he ia q dangerous leader
to be abroad In the republic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
Bull Moose Fo oIlshness.

Washington (Ia.) Democrat: The
Democrats have nothing to fear from
the work Of the foolish bull moose
convention and all there Is for them
to do, Is 10 sit on the fence and watch
the procession go by. That is all 1t
is, merely procession Of soreheads.
We do not mean to say that every
man who is for Roosevelt is a sore
head but every leader in the limelight
is nothing less. Every mothers son
of them has a grievance And we are
not smart enough to ascertain wheth.
er the grievance is well founded or
not. Maybe 1t is. Maybe there is
some reason for all this noise and
buster and hell raising that is going
on.
But we do not believe there is. We
believe that every leader is lust sore
and is seeking for revenge. as If tba,
were worth while. We do not believe
that Roosevelt or Clifford pinchot q,
Gov. Stubs of Kansas, or Jimmie
Garfield or Hiram Johnson of Califor
MIA, or Bill White, of Kansas arc .,
much better than the rest of tho Re
publicans. Aud. by the way, Roosa
welt does not stop with his abusa :
Republicans but says the Democrat
are crooks also. which convinces n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
SUNDAY WORK IN posToFFIcEs

SUNDAY WORK IN PosToFFIcEs.
The reports from the very large
number of cities where the limited
Sunday-work order, affecting post
office employees, had been in opera
ton. continue to prove the wisdom
that prompted the agitation in behalf
of cessation of unnecessary Sunday
work. The movement has spread
rapidly, and with comparatively little
opposition. At the present time fully
seveLty-fiye percent of the postoffices
have cut down on the amount Of Sun
day work, and the prediction Is made
that the movement will within very
short time spread to practically all
cities. For a movement that Is but
two years old, it has attained very
satisfactory proportions.
Keokuk was among the first cities
to fall in line with the idea of mini
mum OF postoffice work on Sunday.
Apparently the movement is very pop
ular here, and apparently no one is
seriously disconnected. We don't be
lieye any patron of the postoffice
would demand return to the old con-
ditions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
HAMILTON, Ill.
>>>>>>>>~o~>>A

Mrs. J. G. Stark is at her home IN
this city after an extended visit with
relatives in Golden.
Mrs. WIN. Sharpe OF Warsaw was
visitor at the John Klay home Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Chambers and
daughter Lila OF Galesburg were
guests Of w. c. Bridges and wife this
week.
Mrs. Sadie Moxiey OF Boulder, Col,
is visiting her sister Mrs. VIM swi-
gelson.
Miss Mary Dennis leaves Sunday
for a visit with frieDds at Chaplin, Ill.
Geo. Williamg has purchased the
home recently erected by Henry King
and will COON occupy the same.
Mrs. Zadie Bevers Is at home from
an extended visit with relatives at
West Baden, Ind.
Miss Ellen Cullenor of Warsaw Wis
tied at the home of Mrs. r. Parsons
Wednesday.
Mrs, Ed Shepherd and children OF
Houston, Tex, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Harrison this week
Mrs. Vim. Turner is III at her home
with an attack OF inflammatory rheu-
matism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lionnerger o.
La Harpe will soon become residents
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18

Chairman Hilles of the republican
national committee claims that Presi-
dent Taft will larry thirty-four states
at the coming election and again be
the choice Of the people for President.
President Taft has held the chief Of
flee of this nation during four of the
most difficult years since Abraham
Lincoln was president. They have
been four years filled with political
turmoil and agitation and President
Taft labored unselfishly to give to
the country an administration that
would be beneficial to the whole coun-
try. He did not play the part Of the
political trickster and his administra-
ton has been clean and wholesome.
He is entitled to a pronounced en-
dorsement this fall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
NOTED FINANCIERs
ARE IN KEOKUK
North American Company Officers
and Saint Louis Banker Come to
Visit cooper's Water-power.

J. C. Campbell. president of the
North American company, ]. D. Nor
timer, vice-president of the same COM
pany, which is one of the largest cor
porations in the world, and George
l.. Edwards, prominent financier
and bank president Of Saint Louis,
were in Keokuk yesterday all day.
They were the guests of Chief En-
gineer Cooper. Mr.. Campbell was &C
companied by Mrs. Campbell and Miss
Campbell, and the party was enter
tanned at luncheon and dinner by Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh L. Cooper. Mrs. Coop
er breakfasted with Mrs Campbell in
their private car in which they came
from New York.
During the day the whole party
went over the great water-power
works, to see which was the object Of
their visit here. After dinner last
evening. they departed for home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18

that Roosevelt Is merely out for re-
venge. AS matter of fact, the Repub-
lican which he so bitterly assails is
the same party that made him all that
he is. Roosevelt would never have
been heard OF outside Of his own little
family circle, II 1t had not been for
the Republican party which he is now
SO anxious to destroy.
And If you say to US that he is
helping elect Wilson but destroying
Taft. We reply that Wilson would be
elected in any event. Nothing the
Republican party could do would save
it.
And when we say the Bull Moosers
are sore heads, we do not say it with
malice but merely as an historical
fact. Albert Beverage is not SO much
purer than other people. He is mad
because he was beaten for senator.
Fred Lands, of Indiana Is another
sore head. He was in congress one
term and was then turned out.
Beyeridge always was terribly over
rated and he is now showing his real
size. You can never measure a man
as well in victory as you can in de-
feat. In defeat is where he shows the
stuff he is made of and Beverage
shows that he has great deal of vel
low in him.
How does it happen that all the
good is in the Bull Moose party? Men
are much alike and we do not believe
that there is any great group of men
who want to ruin our fair country.
The Bull Moose convention is LOT
of foolishness.