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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
Imnroved Standard Of Living.

New York Tribune: We may call
it luxury or we may call it simp.e
convenience, but there is no getting
away from the conviction that the
thing itself-to-wit, the modern
method OF doing retail business is
an essential and considerable factor
in the increased cost of living. 1t is
not the only factor. 1t is notorious
that in some important respects sup.
ply has remained stationary, or has
actually decreased, while demand has
largely increased; and the old law Of
that 1t does not operate in such a
case as that. But the manner in which
business Is done, and particularly. the
manner in which consumers are wait
ed on and served by tradesmen, must
count largely in the problem.
Years ago a housewife went to the
butchers with a basket and carried
her purchase home, wrapped in brown
paper. Now she telephones to the mar
ketman, or he sends messenger tc
her house to receive her orders, and
the goods are sent to her in a paraf
| fined or a steriliZed wrapper and in
an automobile delivery cart. The
telephone, the messenger boy, the
wrapper and the cart and its driver
must ali be paid for by the consumer
Soda crackers in an ornamental lined
box cost more than those sold in bulk
| from a barrel. Lard in sealed tin
pail Or butter in an ornate packet
must be more expensive than it used
to be when scooped up from a tub
and dropped into the crock which
/ the housewife sent or took to The
/ shop for It, So with a hundred other
articles. They are stored. packed
sold and delivered IN much more ex
pensiye ways than they were, and
the additional expense comes out oil
4 the pockets of the consumers.
4 In some respects 1t is luxury. In
some it is a convenience. In some i;
/ is sanitation. In some it is simple
neatness and cleanliness. But which
! ever 1t ia, we greatly doubt if the
average consumer, even the one who
grumbles most at the increased cos
of living, would willingly go back tc
the old order of things, even II by sc
doing prices could be put back te
the old figure. People have become
accustomed to the new ways, and nov
regard as necessities OF servic.
things which their grandparents would
have stared at disapprovingly a.
vanity and extravaganza. But if the,
insist upon continuing to enjoy them
they win have to be reconciled to tn,
cost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
aGiFTs THAT GROW. -

IA writer In the current issue d,
the Woman's Home Companion out
lines the plan adopted by wise
father who believed in giving gifts
that grow.
Briefly, the story is told by the
magazine writer as follows:
Christmas before last, the maya
zine writer says, "a father who owned
vacant city lot gave his oldest son
handbook that recorded the deposi;
of two dollars to his account. Then
he told the boy that he could have
the use of that lot the following year
and when spring came he would have
it plowed and narrowed and made
ready for the seed. Long before time
for planting came the boy had de
cided to put the entire patch OF
ground in potatoes. He had unusual
success. because he had selected good
smooth, meaiy potatoes for seed, and
having city water on the next lot. he
was able to water his plants wheu
they needed 1t. The youngster early
learned that there was scarcity Of
potatoes that year, and when the price
was high in the fall he decided tc
hold his yield until he could get the
highest price for it. AS conse
auence. in the spring he added quite
a sum to his original bank account
and enthusiastically made prepare
lions for planting the ground tt
onions this year.
Another little fellow, about twelve
years old" the magazine article re
lates, persuaded his father to lease
/ the empty lot next to their house fol
! him, and he raised cucumbers. A seer
firm supplied him with all the Asees
and information he needed for making
the project success, and at the enc
of the season bought the seed from
] him. His success was SO easily at
tanned that his sister was allowed t.
make use of an adjoining lot the mex
year. Their reading has developed
along more educational lines, becauss
they are so interested In finding on
the best methods for growing things
They are planning to raise cabbagel
next year, TO give the land rest,
as well as to gain knowledge alons
another line of farming.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
Mr.. Bryan's Position.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Mr.. Bry-
an is going to be the enigma of this
administration. He says he would not
go into the cabinet If he were ten
dered seat. He does not want an
appointiye Office where he has scored
three failures as candidate for cleo
ton. And besides, Mr.. Bryan probably
has lot more fun and also more in
come by being on the outside, an
observer and commentator on the af-
fairs of the government He ought
to know that freedom Is the most
lotent thing In this world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

NED. j na0 DeeD all
ing for come time with
chronic constipation,
stomach trouble and
a terrible misery after
eating, when / was
taken sick with alb
scess of the bowels.
We had some of the
bestdoctors In Lincoln
in attendance, and
they all said I would
have to be operated on
right away. / had
he ard of Chamber
lain's Tablets, and we
got q bottle Of them
I began TO take them
and in three days / was
able to be up and got
better right along. ]
am the proudest girl
in Lincoln to find such
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

The attempt to recall the mayor of
Seattle has failed because not enough
signatures to the petition could be Sc
cured. This same mayor has already
been elected to his office twice and re-
called once. His second election fol.
lowed his first recall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

gathering few new signs but princi-
pally perfecting the system or elm.
mating gestures that were ugly or not
widely accepted, The results of all
this study vii. appear nrst as ser.
les OF articles for Boys Life and later
when fully illustrated as q Dictionary
of Sign Language for the Boy Scouts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

One of the prospective spectacles of
the coming March will be the well
come ..Tama JIM Wilson extends TO
DR.. Wiley when the latter arrives at
the department of agriculture in
Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

The ladies of the Modern Maccabees
now number $4,000. The head of the
order, Frances e. Burns, writes ct
Com. L. o. T. NJ NJ" after his name.
The medal value of the alphabet has
been discovered by a new line Of
patriots since women came to the
fore.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

Don't waste your money buying
strengthening plasters. Chamber.
lain's Liniment Is cheaper and better.
Bampen a piece Of flannel with t and
bind 1t over the affected parts and It
Will relieve the pain and soreness. For
sale by all druggists. ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

The suffragists' parade in New
York has struck the deathblow to the
high cost of living. They have dem
onstrated that woman can look at
tractive in Decent hat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

For over twenty years Chief Scout
Ernest Thompson Seton has been en-
gagged on dictionary of the Indian
sign language A large portion OF
last September he put in among the
Crow Indians of Montana checking up
the signs TO date; for the new ideas
of telegraph. telephone, plow. sowing
machine. pig. etc, have resulted in as
many new signs. During the month
of October he went about among the
Sioux of North and South Dakota
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

Women in a Kansas county cele-
brated their victory at the polls by a
big bonfire Of their hats and bonnets
The fathers and husbands of the cele-
orators doubtless look on this as a
burning shame.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
the sweet and saving grace and power

the sweet and saving grace and power
of the mother and wife.
Let us never lose sight OF that i'm
portant fact Let Us never need our
women elsewhere So much as to force
them out Of their loftieet and most
commanding sphere OF service. There
is no right or duty quite so important
or impeiling to womankind as that of
making the home what It should be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

King Corn put $3.50, 776.o of new
wealth into the pockets Of the Ameri-
can farmer this year. He put 3.16s,-
$4,000 bushels Of this cereal into his
granaries, which exceeds the greatest
corn crop ever produced by any coun-
try by 1921 900 bushels.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

Christmas magazines and the
Christmas have made their appear
ance. Now for the annual scream:
DO your shopping early
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

The poor success of the Kansas
university team on the gridiron this
year inspires this cruel suggestion for
Kansas consumption: THE world
ought to pay less attention to trained
athletes and give more glory to the
husky young farmers who have the
industry and ambition to contend for
the belt as champion corn huskers. "
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
q good medicine

good medicine as these tablets are.
can hardly believe myself that ] am
strong and healthy now. They saved
me from serious surgical operation. :.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
Burned to Talk.

PITTSFIELD. Mass. Nov. 22.-As
the result of severe burns. Casear
Begen. ten years old of Lenox. former
" mute. has recovered the power Of
speech
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

The esteemed Henry Gassaway
Davis of West Virginia passed his
ninetieth year post on tho sixteenth
instant Mr.. Davis is remembered as
Judge Parker's running mate on the
democratic ticket in 1904 and the
hero of a series of romantic love
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
lady Teaehers Of course.

TARRYTOWN. n. Y. Nov. 22.--
John D. Rockefeller has found a new
diversion. He takes the public
school teachers for automobile rides.
tells them funny stories and listens to
stories from them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

grading and filling. A lot sloping
both south and west four to five per
cent will furnish best front and back
yards for most social purposes, but
not best soil
j. P DICKSON NJ. D.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
Though your gift Of friendships small.

Though your gift Of friendships small
Everybody's lonesome.
= may answer someone's call;
Someone's who is lonesome
live and give with might and main.
1--WE your hands, and join the chain
And your gift will be your gain.
Some time. when you're lonesome.
Detroit News.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
Happiest Girl
In Lincoln

II am only too glad to testify to the
good qualities of Chamberlain g Tablets, !"
writes Miss Nora G. Hagerty. of Lincoln,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
Weddinn Rurnor.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, NOV. % White light
gossips today were busy with the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
TELEGRAPH TABLoIDs

q q q = q q q p 4. . q q ( o . y o
United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-fn deciding a
pending suit the supreme court OF Ii.
linois must decide whether poker
playing Is labor or pastime. jug
tice Wicker opined of hand that y
might make some difference who
was winning.
The Baby Was Dead.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.--carrying nei
three weeks old baby Mrs. Mary
Uhoff ran mile seeking doctor.
When she found one, the physician
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
But Not Street Cars.

BOSTON, Nov. 22.-In lecture be-
fore Wellesley women's club. DR.. Har-
yey Wiley said railroads provide bet
ter travelling facilities for hogs and
steers than they do for men and
women.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

story that Raymond Belmont, second
son Of August Belmont, flnancter, had
Yesterday married Miss Ethel Lo-
raine, show girl who formerly worked
az the winter garden. INFORMATION
given 70 newspapers last night said
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
Better Than Finger pril

said the child had been dead nearly
an hour.
Better Than Finger Prints.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Nov. 22.
Edward Frazier was. convicted of
burglary through the impression HIS
jimmie made on mahogany bureau.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22

that the pair were married either
Brooklyn or Connecticut and returns
to New York. No record OF the
cense or q wedding ceremony c0us
be found and the supposed bride v
NOT at her apartments.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-22
EVERYBODY is.

EVERYBODY Is.
Way down deep within their hearts
Everybody's lonesome.
Far within their secret parts
Everybody's lonesome.
Makes no difference how they smile.
How they live or what their style;
Once in every little while
Eyerybcdy's lonesome.
People first In big affairs
Even they are lonesome.
Maybe like to put on airs;
Just the same, they're lonesome
Men for whom existence blends
Every good; who gain all ends,
Still reach out their hands for friends;
Everybody's lonesome.
Women. silk-clad. ieweled fine,
Yes, they, too, are lonesome.
When their gems the brightest shine
They are just as lonesome.
Some must serve and some command
All still seek, With cropping hand,
Love and friends who understand
Everybody's lonesome.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27
Commission
Continued From Page One.)

26, or $5,750.00 greater than in 1911
and $9,500.00 greater than in 1910. To
provide for this is an increase Of $4,-
$4,000 in taxes on realty and personal
property over 1911, and a reduction of
$4,000 in the Park fund.
The Mayor and Commissioners
hope to operate the water department
in 1912 at reduction of perhaps so
per cent in operating expenses. "A
new well, guaranteed to flow half a
million gallons a day has just been
brought in. This flow will be ample
for the cityls needs without using any
of the smaller wells and the pumping
even under the present system can
| be done far more economically where
water is forced from only one well,
but the Mayor and Commissioners ex-
pect to install an electric driven CEN
trifugal pump which can be operated
at saving of sc per cent. The new
we'll cost approximately $4,000 and
the new pumping machinery will cost
about $1,000, but it is estimated the
saving on operating expense for the
year will pay of both these items.
All in all the Mayor and Commits.
sioners feel gratified over the econo-
mics they have been able to effect
| They took charge Of the affairs Of
the city with much to learn and feel
that with the experience of the past
year they will be able to give the
people of Hattiesburg more efficient
service in the present year.
The comparisons cited above are
not given in spirit of criticism, in
giving record of their service it was
necessary to draw comparisons and
the fiscal year 1910 would form the
proper basis for this comparison
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

Catholics of Boston and New Eng
land.
Tuesday.
President Taft will deliver an ad-
dress and will dedicate the new fed
eral building at Columbus, o.
Thackeray centennial will be cele-
brated by the Southern Industrial
Educational Association in New York.
Brotherhood Welfare Association
will open annual convention of the un'
employed in Cincinnati.
Governments criminal case against
the firms and individuals in the al
legged "bathtub trust" is scheduled tc
begin at Detroit.
Celebration to mark the completion
of the Catskill Aqueduct tunnel under
the Hudson river will be held a
Strom King, New York.
Mrs. Taft will give annual dinner
to the Supreme court justices at thu
White house.
Wednesday.
President Taft will be the guest o
honor and principal speaker at tn
dinner of the Akron. O., Commercial
club.
Thursday.
Ruling OF the Remsen pure foo
board prohibiting the use of sacchrf
rine in foodstuffs goes ito effect.
Nearly a dozen New York Cit
teachers who have served half Gel
fury or more, will be pensioned unde
new ruling which becomes effective
Thirteenth annual exhibition Of tn
American Society of Miniature Pain
, ers opens in New York.
, Government suit for dissolution (
o United States Steel Corporation
p scheduled for hearing at Thento
:. N. ].
Friday.
). Indiana Republican State Centr;
+ Committee will meet to elect a stat
A chairman and transact other bus
l. ness.
! Periodical Press Publishers Ass
n citation will hold its annual banquet
!. Philadelphia, with Col Rooseve
O Senator LaFollette and Gov. Wilst
n as speakers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

FOR RENT-Five-rooms on Brunie
street, down stairs, $3.50; one
four-room house on Arledge street,
$500; two four-room houses on Ber-
nice avenue, 5000; one five-room
house on East Southern avenue,
$500; one fourroom house on Edna
street, $500; one five-room house
on West Seventh, $500; one four
room house on West Fourth, $500;
One five-room house on Court
street, $500; one five room house
in Pool Addition, $500; three five
room houses on East Pine street,
$500 each; one five-room house on
First avenue, $3.50; zone five-room
house on Nora street, $3.50; two
seven room houses on Jackson
street, $12.5O.-P. r. Perkins. 27-tf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

They feel that the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen gave the best service
and best government in 1910 that that
form of city government renders pos
sible, and that the commission form
of city government is simply capable
of more efficient, more business-like
and more economical conduct of the
peoples affairs,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

When buying a cough medicine for
children bear in mind that Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is most effectual
for colds, Group and whooping cough
and that it contains no harmful drug
For sale by All Dealers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27
Broad Street Reuiual
Closes Tomorrow NIGHT

that have been conducted throughout
the week have been conducive of
much good and the pastor and mem
bers are gratified over the interest
that has been displayed in the serv-
Ices. Mr.. Bachmann of the Methodist
Publishing House, Nashville, has been
present during the progress of the
revival and has had on display for the
use and inspection of the members
books and tracts that are issued by
his house. He will leave today for his
home at Winona, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27
ABDIcATIoN uLTIMATUM.

San Francisco, Jan. 27.-President
Sun Vat Sen of the Chinese republic
has issued an ultimatum that the
Manchu throne must be abdicated by
the morning of January 20, the date
set for the conclusion of the armistice
between the Republicans and Imperi-
alists or an attack will be made on
the capital This cablegram was re-
ceived today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

The revival meeting that has been
in progress all the week at the Broad
Street Methodist church will close
tomorrow night. Rev. l. L. PEBBLES
of Meridian has been conducting the
services during the week and large
crowds have been in evidence at ev-
cry meeting. Last night the subject
chosen by DR.. PEBBLES was Water
Baptism" and was a close and critic
al study of this subject. Tomorrow
night the subject chosen is Infant
Baptism" The services of meetings
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

That new outlaw league which was
going to have clubs in every big city
from New York to San Francisco
seems to be dwindling somewhat, and
before it's season opens-if it ever
does-the circuit will probably include
Hoboken. n. j., Poughkeepsie and
Yonkers, \. Y, and "a bunch of towns
in the PENNSYLVANIA coal district.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27
. COMING WEEK, DAY BY DAY. .
Sunday.

Sunday.
Child labor day will be observed
by churches throughout the country
at the call of the National Child La
Dor Committee.
Presidential election in Ecuador
has been called by the temporary
president, but the result will doubt
less be contested by the revolution
lists.
International Purity Association
has recommended the observance of
purity Sunday" in all churches.
Monday.
National Cement and Cement Pro-
ducts Show will open in Madison
Square Garden, New York.
President Taft will begin tour of
Ohio by delivering an address at
Cleveland.
Armistice between imperial and
revolutionary forces in China will
end, unless another extension is
agreed upon.
Anniversary of the admission of
Kansas to the Union will be celebrat
ed by sending out a million postcards
advertising the state.
Cardinal O'Connell Is expected to
arrive in Boston from Rome and will
be given a great reception by the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27
WORLDS PURITY SUNDAY"

Chicago. Jan. 27.-Observance of to-
morrow as a Worlds Purity Sun
day" is requested in a message from
the International Purity Association
to all Christian and Jewish congre-
cations. Tomorrows observance is
expected to inaugurate an annual in
stitution.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

payments. A few good agents want
ed at once. Call or write. National
Savings g. Loan Co., 646-64s RAN
dolph Bdg.. Memphis, Tenn, L. j.
Allen, Mgr. 27-4t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27
5000 TO EAT MUsKRATS.

Toledo, o., Jan. 27.-Three thous-
and people will dine on muskrats here
today at the annual "ratfest" of the
Maumee River Yacht club. Yachts
men from Cleveland, Detroit and 9th
er cities are here in large numbers
for the feast.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27
RAISE MONEY FOR HOSPITAL.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 27.-Metho-
dist churches throughout Tennessee,
Arkansas and Mississippi will tomor-
row observe hospital day." when it
is expected that the largest fund ever
raised in single day in the south
will be collected for the Tri-state
Methodist Hospital.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27
TWELVE RECEIVE
CONTINUED From Page One)

Charles Galloway Thrash, James
Johnson Carter, Theron Roscoe Hear
on, Edgar Ernest Burkett, Robert
Houston Bennett, Edgar Clyde Polk
and Frank Douglas Montague.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

Constipation is the cause of many
ailments and disorders that make life
miserable. Take Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets, keep your
bowels regular and you will avoid
these diseases. For sale by All Deal
ers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

stated by the National Commission
after having been in the I'm Bad
Club" since he jumped the Brooklyn
Dodgers in 1909. Stricklett says he
quit because his wife wouldn't let him
leave their home in California.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

to learn the barber
trade. Here is an offer that includes
tools with tuition. A method that
saves years of apprenticeship, Posi-
tons awaiting in city or country
shops. Write Moler Barber COL
lege, New Orleans, La. 27-2t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

M. ]. Epley is moving his office to-
day from the ground floor Of the Ross
building to his mill on Front street
He announces that he will also have
an uptown office, but has not select
ed the location.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27
MENINGITIS OUT
BREAK IMPROVES.

Dallas, Tex, Jan. 27.-As a result
of a general improvement in the men,
nights outbreak the public schools
will reopen February fifth and the
aires reopen Monday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-27

The current issue of The Bulletin,
published at Nashville, Tenn, has its
first page ornamented with an excel
lent likeness of Tom O'Donnell, OF
Sanford. He is the Supreme Custoca
ton of the Hoo Hoo's.