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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-04
n. Glen Williams Dead.

Raleigh, Nov. 26.--News was re-
ceived here today of the death Of
N. Glen Williams. which occurred
at eleven thirty o'clock. He had ap-
parently been in better health than
usual for some time. He leaves
widow and several children.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-04
His Mistake.

After the services were over one
of the congregation turned to
his wife and said:
con my way to church picked up
a button and put it in my change
nocke where had quarter. !,
"Gracious, my dear" anticipated
his wife very much hcrrified. And
un, ~ dronped it into the collection
basket by mistaken" ;.
"No confound it!' replied her
husband. II put in the quarter.
Of Fun.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-04
President FiDly Dead.

Washington, Nov. 25.-W. w. Fin
lev, president of the Southern Rail-
way died at his home here this af-
ternoon. He was stricken with par
alysis and hemorrhage of the brain
and sank rapidly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-04
c.od Names and Riches.

"A good name is better th"h e'''
riches" quoted the sage.
"But that's not the reason WI, A' r,;,
Of us are poor replied 'he 'oo''
cinnati Enquirer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-04

The Feet,

The Feet.
Pum1ce stone used frequently
keeps the skin of the feet
smooth. 1t is especially neces
sary on the heel and on the ball
or the foot. where the weight of
the body rests in walking.
Never cut the toe nails too
short. rs they are more likely to
become ingrOwn. And file them
smooth with sandpaper. so they
will not catch and pull the
threads of your stockings.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-04

Begin your web. and God viii sup
nly YOU with thread-ltai1an fro'e'"'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-04

The Commonwealth a year for $l.0O
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
OTHER CAUSES

The Northwestern Christian Advo-
cate, a religious paper of wide circu-
iaaen, approves the investigation so
FAR made by the state senate vice
commission. but fears that it is LAYING
toe much stress on some. things and
not enough on others. On this point
it says:
"1nsanitary conditions In our cities
are to be taken into consideration.
The saloon. the dance hall, the cheap,
vulgar show, are no negligible ele.
ments. Other causes are apparent.
But we hold that back of all these
stands the American home, which to.
day is in bad plight Restraints
have been removed from childhood
until today the boy or girl become
man and woman long before their
time. The spirit of independence
strikes them early and hard, and re-
bellion against parental restraint
shows itself in too many cases with
distressing effect
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
JUDGE SLOAN IN kEokuk.

Judge Sloan of Keosauoua is
In keokuk this week in attendance
upon the United States district court.
he is one of the grand old men OF
Iowa and is held in the highest esteem
Wherever known. AS an early pioneer
ne did much in shaping the destinies
OF the state, and all his life he has
been a potent factor in making it
what it is today. Among other things
to his credit is long term of service
as district judge, In which capacity he
distinguished himself by reason of his
thorough knowledge of law, his wise
Interpretation and just application of
legal principles and his judicial fair
ness and integrity He is one of the
last of the old-time Judges who gave
Iowa a reputation for an able and
upright Judiciary superior to that of
any other western state with the pos
sible exception of Michigan. Keokuk
IS honored in having Judge Sloan as a
guest.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

sponsibility, will exercise a certain
discrimination. There may be times
and circumstances that justify sup.
preston. Some happenings may in
the reporting of them serve no proper
end. OF two things the responsible
newspaper will be jealousy careful
the good name OF a woman and the
reputation of financial institution.
Both are OF that delicacy. to be
easily hurt. The good name of a wo-
man Is treasure beyond price, and a
cloud cast upon the reputation Of a
bank or trust company may cause loss
to thousands who are dependent no
on its solvency.
But this lesson the public should
learn-the way to avoid publicity is
to avoid departure from the beaten
track; and let this be added to it--if
you have diverged into the danger
zone the way to obtain considerate
treatment is to assume that you are
subject for news, and to take the
newspapers into your confidence
frankly and fully.
Such confidence Is rarely abused.
and assuredly never by any newspa-
per that makes profession OF decency
Or has regard for ethics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
CARTHAGE. ILL.

Misses Anna Sebree and Lillian
Vertner were Quincy shoppers one day
the past week.
j. l.. Miller of the State bank OF
West Point, was transacting business
in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Orth spent the day in
keokuk Saturday
Miss Ona Rohrbcugh returned Sat.
urday from visit with Miss Annette
Chestnut, at Weaver, Iowa.
j. c. Hendrickson. of Rock Island,
district manager of the Brown-Dan.
skin Co. of Minneapolis, MINI, was a
business visitor to the city several
days the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs R. c. Gibson of Burn
side, were in the city Saturday.
Attorney VIM. H. Hartzell was a
business visitor to Quincy Thursday.
Mrs. o. H. McMinimy expects to
spend the summer with her son, Frank.
who Is located in Montana.
w. F. Jones Of Hallsville, III. is a
business visitor to the city this week.
Miss Katharine, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Duane G. Berry. is critically
III at her home in this city.
Marriage Licenses.
Orion K. Denton, Hamilton. Sylvia
E. Gibson, Burnside.
Pearl Bright, Blandinsyille, Ruby
Thompson. FIT. Green.
William E. Leach, Warsaw, Julia
Beatrice Hammel, Warsaw.
Geo. A. McCleary, LaHarpe, Jennie
B. Collins.
~ H. Wemhaner, Warsaw, Bessie
May Sack, Warsaw.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

1t be democratic or otherwise, eve
will grant independent government t,
the Philippines at least, not for man,
Years. In the first place, the greate
number OF natives who own land ant
have business interests do not desire
Independence, for they realize that i
would endanger the solidity of theil
business enterprises and might re
suit in ruination through continual
political disturbance. In the second
place, perhaps the most extensive
holdings in the islands are those Of
German and British capital
Need Of Stable Government.
Capitalists of these two nations
have been pouring streams of money
into the Philippines for investment
and they have done SO under the he.
lief that the safety of their invest
ments would be insured by stable
form OF government under Uncle
sam. II independent government for
the Islands threatens seriously. thee
VIII be tremendous protest from
these interests. 1t will require com.
plete investigation by our govern.
ment, and when that investigation is
made and the report reaches Wash
lngton. 1t is certainty that no con-
gress will give the Philippines their
independence"
1t Is also impossible, according to
General Utter, to estimate the great
undeveloped wealth OF the islands.
Splendid opportunities are afforde5
by the Immense timber tracts, he said
and the agricultural prospects are
wonderful.
The most distressing fact about
the whole situation he continued. .is
that since the discovery of the islands
IN the seventeenth century, the Span
iards, Fllipinos and Moros have con.
fined their endeavors along the coast
to small extent and never have AZ.
tempted the development of the river
valleys and plateaus inland. When one
realizes that of all the good agricul.
tural land in the islands less than
one-sixth is under cultivation TO-DAY.
II is possible to gain some conception
OF the great latent resources.
Every native town has two build.
lngs. One of them is church and
the other is cockpit The native
population of the town attends the
church and leaves it for the cockpit.
Like bullfights in Mexico, the cock.
light in the Philippines is the native
and universal sport
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
CLEAN UP AND KEEP FAN

Every man, woman and child in
keokuk ought to respond to the ap-
peals that are being made to join in
the movement to make the city neat
and attractive and clean and sanitary.
1t is only a small matter for each fam
lily to clean up its own premises. but
with every family in Keokuk doing
this the whole city will present an
attractive appearance not only, but
VIII be more healthful as well. Let
everyone join in this war against dirt.
disease, rubbish, ugIiness and inoif-
terence to the public good, and when
the city is In the condition it should
be let everyone help to keep 1t SO.
The city is in urgent need of cleaning
and purifying after the long winter
and the dampness of early spring. and
all effort to this end will bring re-
ward an hundred fold.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
The Telephone Girl.

Springfield 1ll) Register: With all
the general calamity that has taken
place in the flooded cities of the
heroism that have been displayed in
connection with them, among the
heroes and heroines the telephone
girl stands out In good light.
When we cannot get connection
with the central Office as rapidly as
we imagine 1t ought to be done, we
are inclined to scold the telephone
girl severely, but II we were to oper-
ate the other end OF the wire for a
while we might see that the blame
was not always at the door OF the
operator.
AS foods have rushed over cities,
tearing away houses, factories and
railroads, and people have scattered
heller SHELTER, the telephone girl has
sat in her tower and spread the warn.
ing Of destruction and stuck to her
post She has not ceased her work
until the telephone building tottered
and the spider webs of wire have
gone down into the wreck and ruin.
a very pathetic story is stold of the !
girl manager of the telephone ex-
change in one Of he great floods OF
the east several years ago. AS we re
member It, It was the Johnstown dis (
aster The girl manager of the ex.
change. with her assistants. notified |
everybody that they possibly could
reach in the valley. Finally the young
manager sent all of her crew to quar-
ters Of safety. while she stayed 20
ring a few more. She went down in
the destruction OF the city and with
the building in which the central of
flee was located
Days thereafter her body was found
in the debris of the city and the mud
Of the valley, but he steel circle was
still on her head and the receiver was
at her ear.
They buried her as they found her.
leaving that steel frame as halo of
honor and glory around her head, as
beautiful tribute Of glory as the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
A Woman Blacksmith.

Clear Lake Mirror: Other towns
and states boast of their lady lawyers,
doctors, policemen and other voca-
tons generally followed by men, but
Bode can claim the honor of a lady
blacksmith, one who is SO proficient
that she can take a straight piece of
steel and shape 1t to fit the horses
foot in well made shoe and then
nail the shoe on. She learned the
trade completely in the old country
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
kAHokA, MO.
>>>> . - . : = : :

Circuit court convened Monday VIII,
Judge G. d. Stewart on the bench
This will be Judge Stewards last cour
here due to a change in the district
Henry Overhulser has purchased
the Brotherton residence in southwes
part Of town. Consideration 5000.
The city council met Monday might
and the following officers were install
ed: Mayor, J. w. McDermott: alder
man west ward, c. G. Lang; alderman
east ward, John C. seyb; collector. o
G. Watson; marshal, R. w. Jewart
Mayor McDermott made the followins
appointments: President of board G.
G. Lang; city attorney, o. S. CALI.
han; finance committee, C. G. Lang
and JOS. w. Meyer; street committee.
F ]. Kirehner and John C. seyb: II.
w. Trump was re-appointed as clerk.
The appointment OF Mr.. Callihan was
made in the nature of a request BY
the board
A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs 0. l.. Morris of this city.
Mrs. Henry Blum and daughter Miss
Bertha are the guests OF relatives at
Farbam. Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Waters re-
turned Monday to heir home at Brok-
en- Bow. Nebraska. They we're
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Story
Prince Charming is the name OF
a charming play which will be given
at the opera house Friday evening of
this week by pupils of the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth grades of the Ka-
noka public schools
Rev c. r. Hills left Monday for
Ft Madison, Iowa. o begin pro-
.racted meeting. He will be Joined
Saturday by Mrs. Hills.
Mrs. James Shackelford. who has
,een the guest of her parents Mr.. and
Yrs. w. G. Slaughter. departed Mon
lay o join her husband in Texas.
heir future home.
DR.. F. B. Hitler was an over Sun
lay visitor In Kahoka. The doctor |
ERIN as secretary Of the state boaro I
# health expires the first OF May. |
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
TO KEEP OUT OF THE NEWsPA-
PEES.

Every new spaper is familiar witr
the request, Please do not publish
anything about it." Sometimes 1t Is
made in the form of demand and &C
companied by threats of dire results
il acquiescence does not follow. There
are few things the public ought to
keep In mind in the matter OF a news
papers relation to the printing OF
news. First and most important, II
should sink deep into the conscious
ness OF everyone that If one would
keep out Of the newspapers one
should keep within the beaten trail oil
conduct. Such conduct is not news
and the newspapers pay no attention
to it. A Kentucky paper, the Louis.
Vile Herald, had some thoughts on
this subject In recent issue and we
cannot do better than make its Ian
guage our own.
1t should ever be remembered that
newspaper owes an obligation to its
whole circle Of readers to print a
fair, comprehensive report of the days
happenings. 1t can not overlook this
responsibility merely to please indi-
viduals. That policy involves an in
Justice to the many and favoritism to
the few. Who shall be favored?
Much OF the news that is printed un-
fortunately occasions annoyance and
often heartache to somebody. That is
an unavoidable incident of the news
paper business Is there justification
for shielding from such consequences
the man or woman who has influence.
socially or in business, while the
many who lack it must be treated
without such consideration?
Persons who wish to escape public.
ity should be careful not to make
news, or should count the cost of ad-
vertisement to the world as part or
the price they must pay for what
they have determined upon doing.
There are certain easily defined
zones OF publicity. The individual
who steps into any Of these may count
upon getting his name In the newspa.
pers. One is the courts, civil and
criminal The man who goes to Law
invites advertisement Yet many
land sometimes women-appeal
70 a newspaper TO suppress reports of
legal proceedings in order that they
may he saved annoyance The time
to consider immunity is before resort
to law.
Departure from the conventional.
ties Of life is another means of enter
Ing the publicity zone. Conduct that is
off the beaten trail affords news.
Those who defy social observances or
tread upon established institutions
must not expect TO escape print. and
should not ask to be saved from such
notoriety
Further. much injustice NAV be
done by the suppression of news The
tongue of gossip, uniformed of the
real facts can do hundred times
more injury to the innocent than
Of the truth Will do 10
those actually involved. Often
newspaper is shielding the reputation
of score from the scandal of susnt. !
cion when 1t is telling the truth anon,
one who has incurred the liability 10
A newspaper, with a sense of re.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
Albert Whewell, West po,D, ~. m
Prather, Stillwell. 'in'' Edit
MIL Statistic.

WASHINGTON, April 81
big merchant mills owned h, ao1 'ns
tons are crowding the old.fs uS,p0ra.
=. 10 ,na nilais ana even the mills owned
by individuals off the comms,e a.a
map is shown in statistics for ! aao a
sued today by the census hu -. y
Only ss5,115.55s worth of nr usissa
were handled in the grist mills =, ~
country in that year, in = ,ota, 'us y
3S,6ss,s5S. The product Of 'a n,u u
run by corporations was es 6 ~, lliis
of the whole. ~ 'els
IN Minnesota led the field with M.
W. bushels of wheat and over -.
600, 600 bushels of other grains yror r,
y new . YORK was second and Kansa,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
The YawnIna Madhouse.

Cedar Rapids Republican,; We are
certainly living in queer times and
we ought to be thankful that we are
not all in mad houses. In England
the women are burning and other
wise destroying property to be re-
venged on the laws that sentenced one
OF their leaders. They go about
smashing everything In sight, includ-
ing the faces OF the police. Youns
girls go about with rags soaked with
kerosene to set fire to things, ito
stagger all England" We read of the
following list of depredations, which
we are assured is only partial list
Many outrages have been commit
ted during the last twenty-four hours,
These included the destruction of the
grandstand Of the Ayr race track in
Scotland, where the principal Scottish
meetings are held, the damage being
estimated al $4,000. and an attempt
to burn the new grandstand of the
keiso race course, also in Scotland.
Two women were caught after they
had ignited oil soaked rags, which
they had placed beneath the Kelso
stand
Many shop windows were smashed
in Glasgow, including thore of the
Labor Exchange; telephone wires
were cut at Llanatarnam, in Mon
mouthshire; letter boxes were dam
aged at Liverpool; the flower beds in
the public park at New Castle were
torn up and letter boxes were burned
or damaged in Lindon
In New York the women have tax.
en- UP tango" dancing as their pet
form OF insanity This epidemic of
dancing has been running riot. They
dance all night, until seven and eight
In the morning. But more recently
they have taken up afternoon dancing
and all the popular cafes promptly
converted themselves into dance halls
duly darkened to fit the tango dane
ers. The mayor was importuned TO
stop these practices. practices thar
were leading to many evils. The
mayor did so and is asking for add /
.ional authority from the Legislature.
One cafe manager made the follow
Ing statement:
My place is thoroughly respect (
able" he said My wife "a one of !
the Tango dancers, and there are no
lark corners here. See, the spotlight
Is always upon the crowd
ut would be wrong to stop the
1ancing If the women sit around
and do nothing but eat end drink
hey become fat and gross. They
must lance to keep svet and chic
,o,"
In the same New York paper we
cad that driven out of the cafes,
number OF women had themselves
lriven to one OF the parks, In front OF
| sheep house. where the following
Genes were enacted:
The four alighted and In the
;loaming. with only The chauffeur. the
heep and one or two belated nurse.
maids as spectators, engaged In a
turkey trot" and tango festival
hat would have drawn life contract
rom Bustanoby For twenty minutes
he four danced on the green +,
Their afternoon exercise crowned
With the "paresis sandwich swirl"
he men and the young women recent 1
red the cab and were driven off /
hey did not say whether they would /
daily afternoon turkey
rots in the park.
That dancing amounts to a mad. +,
ess in New York city is the testi- 1
nony Of all the newspapers. What's {
he matter with the people They
ush through the streets crying i
Eyerybody's doing Il, everyboy's i
DING it, and of course, what every !
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

Mrs. Frank A. Pattison of New
Jersey said at social science meet
Ing in New York the other day that
ii women would give more personal
attention to the business of the
household and spend less time playing
bridge and going to matinees the cost
of living would not be SO high.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

He is undecided as yet where he viii
locate.
Mrs. O. T. Murphy and baby are
guests of her parents at Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Arnold depart.
ed last Saturday for Mammoth
Springs, Arkansas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

body is doing" must have the right of
way. If everybody" began jumping
into the ocean, everybody must do
likewise, even If no one is left to
carry on the business of the world, or
to carry on the human race. If we
are all going crazy, perhaps univer-
sal suicide would save the angels in
heaven from blushing for the human
family.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

My little son had very severe
cold. was recommended to try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and be-
fore small bottle was finished ha
was as we'll as ever writes Mrs. H.
Silks, 20 Bowling street, Sydney,
Australia. This remedy is for sale by
Wilkinson & Co. Pharmacy and J. F.
Kiedaisch & son.-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

circle Of light that adorns a picture of
the Madonna.
In these many disasters that have
followed each other in such rapid sue.
cession. We have not found any case
where any telephone girl was wanting
either In devotion or heroism.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

The observation grows with refec-
ton that from appearances some self
made men got tired before the job
was completed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

The way the crisis continues in evi
dence at Cairo reminds one of the
scandalous way winter sometimes lin
gers in the lap Of spring.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

Colonel Roosevelt speaks of .'the
lunatic fringe" OF reform movements.
Last fall the movement seemed to be
about al, fringe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09

Ii used to be that in the spring a
Young mans fancy lightly turned to
thoughts of love but nowadays IT IS
firmly glued to baseball.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-09
TO THE DANDELloN.

TO THE DANDELloN.
Dear common flower, that grows
beside the way,
Fringing the dusty road with harm
less gold,
First pledge of blithesome May,
which children pluck, and, full Of
pride uphold,
High-hearted, buccaneers, o'erjoyed
that they
An Eldorado in the grass have found
Which not the rich earth's ample
round
May match In wealth, thou art
more dear to me
Than all the prouder summer blooms
may be.
Gold such as thine ne'er drew this
Spanish prov
Through the primeval hush Of Indian
Nor wrinkled the lean brow
OF age. to rob the lovers heart OF
ease;
Tfs the Springs largess, which she
scatters now
To rich and poor alike. with lavish
hand,
Though most hearts never under
To take it at Gods value, but pass
by
The offered wealth with unrewarded
eye.
Thou art my tropics AID mine
Italy;
To look at thee unlocks warmer
cline;
The eyes thou givest me
Are in the heart, and heed not space
or time;
Not in mid-June the golden-cuirass-
ed bee
Feels more summer-like warm raw
ishment
In the white lily's breezy tent.
His fragrant sybaris, then I, when
From the dark green thy yellow
circles burst
Then think of deep shadows on
the grass,
OF meadows where In, sun the cattle
Craze,
Where, as the breezes pass
The cleaning rushes lean a thousand
ways
OF leaves that slumber in cloudy
mass,
Or whiten in the wind, or waters blue
That from the distance sparkle
through
Some woodland gap, and of sky
above,
Where one white cloud like stray
lamb doth move
My childhood's earliest thoughts
are linked with thee;
The sight of thee calls back the
robins song,
Who, from the dark old tree
Beside the door, sang clearly all day
long,
And !, secure in childish p,ety.
Listened as If heard an angel sing
With news from heaven which he
could bring
Fresh every day to my untainted
When birds and flowers and / were
happy peers.
How like a prodigal doth nature
When thou for all Inv gold so cono.