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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
TO ILLINOIS
FOR INTERMENT
Remains of the Late etrother w. Sis
son to be Buried at
Bunker, III.

The funeral of the late Strother w
Sisson was held at the family resi-
dence at 1913 Carroll street at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon. the serv.
ices being conducted by Rev Harry
B. Foster, In the absence of Rev. DR..
Ezra B. Newcomb of the First West.
minister Presbyterian church of which
Mr. Sisson was member.
The remains were taken on the
midnight train last night to Bunker
H., via st. Louis, where he and Mrs
Sisson were married, for burial. Thu
remains were accompanied to their
last resting place by the widow and
niece, Miss Grace Moore, who will be
absent about week.
His brother, M. ] Sisson and a
niece Miss Ethel Resor, both'of Kaho
ka, Mo-, were present at the funeral
DR.. Ellet o. Sisson Of Denver, Colo.
tue only son, was preventing by III
ness from attending.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
PUBLIC WILL GET
AN OPPORTUNITY
To Inspect the Handsome New Sixty
Thousand Dollar Elks Club
Home.

In the near future, probably in tn,
forepart of September, the people of
Keokuk will be given an opportunity
to inspect the handsome new home of
the Elks Club at the corner Of Sixth
and Blondeau streets This home,
which is the finest fraternal building
in the city, has been under construc-
tion for more than year and 1t is a
creditable product not only for a
city the size of Keokuk but for a
much larger community. In fact visi-
tors from cities which own homes of
considerable more cost express their
surprise and pleasure and approval
over the Keokuk building.
II is the plan of the Keokuk Elks to
open the building to the public some
evening from 7 to 10 o'clock so that
those who are not members of this or
der can have the opportunity TO see
what credit is due the organization
for their persistent and liberal work.
The new Elks home is one Of the most
beautiful buildings in the state.
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FOR WEAK MEN
Send Name aid Address Today-You
Can Have It Free and be Strong
and Vigorous.

have in my possession prescrip.
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weakened manhood, failing memory
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" should have copy. So have
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who will write me Cor It.
This prescription comes from a phy.
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az men and am convinced I. is the
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think | owe 1t to. my fellow man
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and discouraged with repeated failures
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full patent medici IS, secure what j
believe is the quickest-a ting restora
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Just drop me line like this:Dr. A
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So. 90 to $3.50 for merely writing out
entirely three.
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rhages which would last for weeks and /
was not able to sit up in bed. suffered
a great deal with my back and was so
nervous I could scarcely sleep at night,
and ! did not do any homework for three
years.
"Now I can do as much work as
any woman of my age in the county,
thanks to the benefit have received
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. / recommend your remedies
to all suffering women. - Mrs. MARTHA
L. HOLLOWAY, Odd, Va.
No other medicine for woman's ills has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement. We know Of no other
medicine which has such a record of
success as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. For more than 80
years it has been the standard remedy
for woman's ills.
IF you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for ads
| vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by woman,
and held in strict confidence.
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n advantage over Des Moines

an advantage over Des Moines on
through traffic from representative
points In the east to certain repre-
sentative points in the west. amount
ing to about S cents on first class
merchandise Last November this
advantage was increased TO 81 cents.
1t is the turning of such tricks as that
by the keen, far-sighted business men
of st. Louis, which builds up great
American cities.
We are getting organized In Iowa
now. and We hope to see the day very
shortly when things like that will
forever cease to happen"
The speaker gave what he said was
typical illustration OF the effect OF
the present rate adjustment on an in
terror Iowa city, Automobiles were
selected as representative article
which moves in large quantities. A
jobber at Mason City buying auto
mobiles at Buffalo ana selling them
to his trade at Denver was compared
to competitor at st. Louis. "A car
of $4,000 pounds of automobiles, orig
mating at the same point in the east
and shipped in carload. or less than
carload quantities, to the same point
in the west over practically the same
number of miles, said the speaker,
could be handled by the st. Louis
jobber 5000 car cheaper SO far as
freight rates are concerned that the
Mason City jobber. How could you
possibly expect that Mason City job
Der to build up big nationwide bust
ness, to which he is entitled, under
such terrible disadvantages. That IL.
lustration is typical of shipments to
80 per cent of the territory west OF
the Missouri river.
unless the commission changes its
/ present plans we are going to keep
up this fight until Iowa iobbers anu
manufacturers are able to get out into
all parts of the nation upon a parity
with their competitor in neighborine
/ states"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
EEOKUK OUTLOOK
FOR 4 new HOTEL
Motel. Forty Years Ago Compared
With the Luxurious HosteIrIes
Of the Present
Day.
DEMAND OF TRAVELLERS
with Greatly Increased Travel to the
e City More Accommod atlors
Are the Demand Of
the Hour.

Hotels Of today differ very material
+ from those Of the past in many
ways. And this thought is brought to
mind In the discussion OF a new mod
ern hotel which Is to be built in Keo-
tuk 1t is to be built here and that
very soon, as the forces are at work
now that bring success in every I'M
dertaking. There is an imaginary diff
terence between a hote, and board
Inc house and probably there may be
n indistinct line drawn between
them In years agone there was a
more marked line separating them
Than now. Hotels were originally
manned for transient patronage, but
Of recent years they have become
homes for many. A half century age
every man and woman was more in
clined to the domestic life and had
their own home. Nowadays many Of
the descendants of those reared and
attached to the simple life take pride
IN giving as their permanent address
some prominent hotel, especially Il
this the case among residents of tn,
larger cities OF the country.
A writer on this subject recent.
said: "A good deal OF discussion hal
been provoked by this changing con
dition OF city life. and 1t has beea
pointed out that the new environment
are transforming characters and view
Of things in general The moderl
honiface is responsible for the aban
Comment Of many private homes, an
lie is working night and day to breal
up and wreck the family ties tina
held people to their old homestead 0
house. The hotel man does the wreck
ing wisely, shrewdly,gand with no O.
tense to his victims"
Then the writer goes on to say
sEaian Is born with desire for luxury
be likes to shoulder the burden an
worry Of life on others. The moder
boniface taking stock of this capt.;
Lies it for all it is worth. He appeal
to the luxury side OF human nature
he caters to his pride with colcsss
f
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6 to 70 Children.

The Unitarian Women's Alliance
excursion on next Tuesday to Bur-
lington and return on the big steam
er G. w. Hill. advertises tickets for
adults at so cents, children from 6 to
I12, 25 cents
"oh, If 1 only had from six to
twelve children, I'd take them all for
quarter" said perspiring citizen
as he read the advertisement. He Is
going with his wife but intends to
leave the two children at home be-
cause he has not from six to twelve.
Everybody is going on the outing
next Tuesday. The boat leaves at 8
O'Clock in the morning and leaves
Burlington at $50 on the return trip.
All rights of admission are reserved
and there will be music and dancing.
The boat will stop at Mont
rose on the way down the river.
There will be good time for all.
Street cars will meet the boat when
| it returns.
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million-dollar hotels Of fire-proof con.
struction; he satisfies his longing for
entertainment with picture galleries,
thousand-dollar tapestries, and expen-
sive orchestras, and to his appetite
he addresses himself with all the art
and skill that worldwide markets and
expensive chefs can furnish"
This Is no imaginative drawing Of
present conditions all over this broad
land. Since the discussion Of the new
hotel project in Keokuk, The Gate
City has given some attention to the
subject of hotels Of the past and Of
the present. 1t is marvellous the cost
OF running a large hotel in present
day metropolis. No mayor Of city
is paid SO we'll as the manager OF one
5of these great hostelries Proprietors
frequently pay the managers from
$4,000 to $4,000 per year. Forty
years ago q chef was we'll pleased
with S1o0 per month; but today. ha.
tel chefs at some OF the large estan-
lishments receive $4,000 year. and
at some OF the large city moderate
price hotels the chief cook receives
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. Then
the outlay of eauipping and preparing
FOR the comfort and pleasure of guests
Is enormous. 1t Is said that at one OF
the fashionable hotels in New York
the loss on china, glassware and sill
yer reaches the enormous sum of SIS,
900 year. not including the great
losses in linen and other articles. The
Increase in the number of help il
great. Forty years ago one waiter
would serve four tables. A hotel now.
adays accommodating 1900 to 400
guests will have from one hundred TIC
one hundred employed in the kitchen
alone
Hotel rents have also wonderful.
increased. A certain hotel in New
York forty years ago called for an an
nual rental of $4,000 a year, which
was considered SO exorbitant that it.
i failure as a business enterprise wa
i predicted. Today the rent on thi
same hotel, modernized and brough
lup to date is 100000 a year.
4 This increase in rent, 1t is said, i
not entirely due to the appreciation
OF the price of the reality in the neigh
Il borhood, but to the wonderful moder
Improvements made and the moder
Z attractivepess Of the building to tn
guests and the public.
The success of new and moder
hotel under present changed cond
tons, whether located In Keokuk {
elsewhere, depends largely upon th
art OF luxurious attractiveness an
s the alert and experienced manag
ment Of that hotel The people al
great travellers now and hotel
Keokuk of any pretensions must in
way stand comparison with the hote
4 in the metropolitan cities, but ever
: day in every week people are guess
at Keokuk hotels who are famili;
(: with the great hotels in New York ar
!; Chicago. OF course these travele
are we'll informed but are not. as
n general rule, unreasonable in the
Il demands and will not demand
S elaborate and luxurious display
/; everything as found in a modern, u
il to-date metropolitan hotel, but the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
in the house, as its use often prevents
serious sickness.

III lhS AOuSO, do 10 ubC OltCA piCNCAlo
serious sickness.
l. x. L.: You can obtain quick re
lief from burning. smarting eyes by
frequently dropping Or drops Of a
plain crystos eye-tonic in each eye.
This harmless tonic is made by dis
solving / ounce crystos In a pint cold
water. For soreness or for removing
foreign particles, as we'll as for gran
ulated lids, it is unequaled To dull,
listless eyes it will give youthful
charm and sparkle, and its occasional
use frequently overcomes the need for
wearing glasses.
Esther H.: You cannot expect to
have clear, fair skin SO long as you
continue using greasy creams and
smother the pores with powder. Make
up and use this plain almozoin cream
jelly, followed by an application of
the spurmax lotion (see answer to G.
LIZ: Put 2 teaspoonfuls glycerine into
" pint cold water, then add 1 ounce
almozoin. Let stand for several hours,
then apply to skin and massage in
we'll. This almozoin cream-jelly will
rid the skin of pimples, blackheads,
blotches, fine lines. sallowness and
other complexion upsets. 1t also dis
courages hairy growths.
Grace W.: The discomfort you SUI.
fer from over fairness can be easily
remedies if you will get ounces par
motifs and dissolve in IL pints hot
water, then take tablespoonful
times each day. This harmless treat
ment gently dissolves fatty tissues
without inconvenience and does not
call for dieting or violent exercise
You can reduce your weight to where
YOU want it and your flesh will be firm
and the skin free from wrinkles. NJ
.possible danger results from using the
/ parnotis treatment, and there need BIZ
no fear of the fat returning once the
treatment Is discontinued.
x. H.. An excellent hair and scalI
tonic for summer months is made by
adding / ounce quinzoin to II pint al
cohol. then " pint water. This al
most instantly soothes the burning
and stops irritation It's continued use
puts the scalp in healthy condition
and encourages beautiful growth Of
silky. brilliant hair. 1t is good idea
to shampoo occasionally with can
throx (see answer to B. Al, then use
the auinzoin tonic once or twice each
! week.
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Clifford rhorne,s Address.

During the course of his address
Mr.. Thorne spoke as follows, referring
to all interior Iowa towns to and from
eastern.
The most striking Illustration of
the relative Importance of freight
rates and the development of manu-
facturies which has come to my no.
tice in recent years was embraced in
the testimony of Mr.. Hugh L. Cooper
in the hearing before the interstate
commerce commission at Keokuk,
Iowa. Mr.. Cooper has built more
water power than any other three men
who have ever lived on earth. He
would be tempted to estimate to its
full the importance OF cheap power.
On the witness stand under oath Mr..
Cooper testified that difference OF
1 % cents on wheat into Keokuk
would effect the difference in the
cost of power at mill even if the
power was given free of cost. Quincy
has an advantage over Keokuk and
Burlington of from four to nine cents
in all rail class rates from New York
and eastern points today the same
rates. Mr.. Cooper said the figures
applicable to wheat would be gener
| ally low or representative of Other
things.
Think of the relative Importance OF
three or four cents In the freight
rates compared to the erection of the
largest dam in the world at the very
door of these Iowa cities at cost OF
s25, 100000. Free power would mean
only the saving of two or three
cents.
'Mr. Cooper testified further: I'VE
have to know pretty soon whether this
municipalities will be able to get the
freight rates and other conditions fix
ed up, otherwise we will have to &c
elsewhere to sell the power. 1t ought
, to be settled within year at the very
outside, otherwise we will have tt
take this 100000 horse power and &c
into markets which are now very anx
ious for us to go into them.
Il cannot believe that the commits
sion will refuse our claims. If thu
commission should refuse to grant thu
request of the Iowa cities to be plac
ed on a parity with Missouri cities OF
the river. the dam will remain jus
where it now is, but they will carr,
the real dam--the power which i
creates-on slender wires down tn,
river to Quincy, Hannibal and st
Louis.
'eup to last November st. Louis hat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
PERSONALS.

Miss Emma Carlson of Chicago is
visiting relatives and friends in Keo-
kuk and Summityille.
Miss Anna Westman of Chicago is
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Westman.
Mrs. E. NJ. Logan and children. OF
Morrell. Neb.. are visiting with rela-
tives in this city.
F. G Lensley and family of Grin
nell are visitors in the city.
D. S. Foster of ottumwa is in the
city
]. L. Hagerman of Chicago was IN
the city yesterday.
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will expect reasonable comforts and
accommodations with a modest show
of refinement and luxury.
So crowded with guests in the city
many times that even room cannot
be obtained at any of our better ho-
tells, which fact marks and injury to
the reputation of the city as a hos
pitable entertainer. The new hotel
will be built and with an eye on all
these appointments, that new, mod
ern hotel should have.
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Health and Beauty Helps
BY MRS. MAE MARTYR

c. L.: The hot sun and wind will
not injure your skin, even though 1t
Is delicate, II you apply spurmax
lotion each day. This lotion is made
by adding 2 teaspoonfuls glycerine to
X pint witch hazel Tor hot water),
then ounces spurmax. Powder and
rouge are unnecessary when the spur
max lotion is used, and if you apply
the lotion every day You will find IT
banishes tan and freckles and dispels
the oily, shiny, blotchy condition. The
spurmax lotion Is invisible when on
and is not affected by wind or per-
spiration.
Myra Each night apply pyroxin to
lash roots with thumb and forefinger
and they will come in long and silky.
Your eyebrows will grow thick and
heavy by rubbing on pyro1in with
finger tip Be careful and don't get
any where hair is not wanted.
Dorothy D.: No harm results when
delatone Is used to Danish hairy
growths. Just make a paste with some
delatone and water, spread over hairs
and in or 8 minutes remove, wash
the skin, and every trace of hair or
fizz has vanished. Rarely Is 1t neces-
sary to use more than one application
OF delatone.
B. A.: OF course you cannot make
your hair look bright and pretty, be-
cause soap was never intended for
shampooing. as It causes the hair to
grow streaky and brittle. Dissolve
teaspoonful canthrox in cup OF hot
water and you will have enough mix
ture for delightfully."- soothing and
invigorating shampoo. The lather
created by canthrox allays scalp ir-
ritation and dissolves dandruff and
excess OIL and after rinsing well, the
hair and scalp are clean. and sweet
while the hair dries quickly with an
even, rich color and beautiful gloss
Nothing compares with canthrox for
keeping the hair silky, brilliant and
fluffy in hot weather.
Mrs. J. r.: Boils indicate poison
laden blood, and you can hope for lit
tie relief until the poisons are elimi
mated from the systetn. In u PIN
alcohol pour ] ounce kardene, Their
put In " cupful sugar and hot watel
70 make a quart. Take tablespoon
Iul before each meal and you will soor
oe rid Of your boils. This tonic vii
clear up the skin and give you health
and energy, and should be kept hand,
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ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Colonial.


"A big show tonight at the Colonial
theatre, Colvin will sing two big song
hits by special, request, IF Should
Die Before i Wake How Will l Know
I'm Dead and The Boy Who Slut
tered and the Girl Who Lisped." A
feature program Of pictures will be
shown including great western pic
ture, The Child of the Purple Sage
presenting Mr.. G. M. Anderson, the
worlds greatest portrayer of western
characters. The Last Dance a
beautiful selig drama written by Miss
Katherine Williams and who also takes
the leading part in this great picture.
Also dandy Edison comedy written
by Harry Furnis the great illustrator.
Don't miss going to the Colonial thea
tire tonight where you see the best
pictures and hear the best music and
singers" Follow the crowds. 3
shows at 7:15, s:15 and 9:15. Go
early if you want good seat.
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Excursion to Burlington.

On Sunday, September list, the w.
w. and barge, will carry an excursion
out of this city for Burlington. The
boat will leave Keokuk at $50
o'clock and is scheduled to arrive
back in Keokuk at III o'clock. Iha
boat will stop at Nauvoo and Fort
Madison. No intoxicants are to be
sold on the boat and special officer
will be on board to maintain good or
der.
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DELEGATES CHOSEN
TO GO TO CHICAGO
To Represent the Chapter at the
Annual Convention Septem.
Der to 8.

At special meeting of st. Johns
Chapter No. $50 of the brotherhood
of st. Andrew held In the
parish home of st. Johns Epis-
copal church, the following dele
gates were chosen to represent this
chapter at the annual convention to
be held in Chicago Sept. 4 to 8. The
convention is to open at the univer-
sity of Chicago buildings and con-
tinue days. The Brotherhood of st.
Andrew was organized In st. James
church, Chicago, in 1883, and st.
Johns Chapter No $50 is oye OF the
oldest chapters in the state having
recorded its charter March 5, 1898.
Delegates.
E. F. Renaud.
G.. c. Tucker.
Ira w. Wills.
E. r. Cochrane.
j. ]. Ayres.
Alternates.
Archer Miller.
e. T. williams.
Frank Merrill.
J. A. Dunlap.
H. w. Upham.
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.cRI TICAL time
OF WOMAN LIFE
From 40 to so Years Of Age,
How Il May Be Passed
in Safety.
Odd, Va: am enjoying better
health than / have for 20 years. and /

believe ! can safely
say now that l am q
well woman. / was
reared on q farm and
had allkinds Of heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la
ter. For five years
during the Change Of
Life l was not able
to lift a pail Of wa
far + had han,or-
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Says Iowa Cities Are at the Mercy OF
the Commerce Commission and
Quotes Engineer Hugh
/. Cooper.
QUOTES HIS TESTIMONY
Shows How Certain Cities May Lose
Out on the Good that the Pow
er Plant viii do It Rates
are Not Equalized.

Clifford Thorne, Of Washington, Ia,
arS member of the Iowa railroad COM
mission, was the principal speaker at
the closing joint session Of the coun-
ty officers convention in Burlington
Thursday evening, A large number
of delegates gathered in the banquet
room of the Burlington hotel and list
ened to Mr.. Thorne's address on the
subject of The Almighty Dollar The
theme of the speaker was principally
about freight rates and the bearing
which they will have on the efficiency
of the power dam across the river at
Keokuk.