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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08
BUYING FOOD BY WEIGHT.

Under a new law passed by the last
Iowa legislature many foodstuffs
heretofore sold by measure must
hencetorth be sold by weight. This is
quite z gain for the consumer, mag
much as 1t is a step toward solving
the problem of the high cost of living.
Other states are also taking up the
matter and making provision by law
what bushels Of certain commodities
must weigh. The idea is to secure
uniformity throughout the country and
give no opportunity for any variation
in weight. What might be legal
weight for bushel OF potatoes say in
one state, would perhaps not be Legal
weight in another. 1t Is said that a
bushel Of potatoes or turnips. maj
weigh anywhere from AZ TO SO pounds.
according TO how they are packed.
Another commodity which is said TO
vary greatly IN It's weight by the
bughel, according to how il is packed.
ia dried peaches. II is said by good
authority that bushel OF dried
peaches may weigh anywhere from IS
to 40 pounds and yet be bushel in
some states. Coarse salt is still anoth.
err commodity that, 1t is claimed, var
les in weight from so to IS pounds IN
q bushel
With uniform law as to weights
and measures, the housewife would
know just how much Of any particular
foodstuff she is getting when makins
purchases. Today, when buying a
dozen eggs, she may get, in real egg
value. anywhere from pound to a
pound and half. according to the
I size of the eggs. On the other hand. II
she bought eggs by the pound. the
number would vary. according to their
size, but she would be getting in food
value what she paid for, namely a
pound of eggs.
Tomatoes during the winter montha
are sold usually by weight; but II this
is the fairer way OF buying them in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08
SENATOR G. A. cARpeNTEs.

The death of former State Sena-
tor c. A. Carpenter of Columbus
Junction DERIVES the First district
and the state of one of its leading
lawyers and most promising public
men. The following from the Bur
ilngton Hawk-Eye in reference to his
character and career states the sal
lent facts as to both very clearly.
conciseiy and accurately:
The death of Senator Carpenter. Of
Columbus Junction. removes one of
the most prominent attorneys and
'publicists of southeastern Iowa. He
was endowed with fine intellect and
SO far as he permitted himself to en-
gage in political career he ranked
nigh among his contemporaries. He
was not without ambition III politics.
served his senatorial district in the
iowa general assembly with ability.
ana could easily have gone to congress
from the First district had he SO de-
cided. His devotion to the profession
OF law, the duty he felt he owed to
business affairs In which he was In.
terested. or In which he represented
others. constrained him to turn away
from Political opportunities. In later
years the state of his health vas q
factor In lettering him from taking
pubic position, and coincident there
with was a growing disaffection upon
his part toward the attitude OF the Re.
publican party in it's national organ
ization and in the First Iowa congress
siona1 district.
Breaking away from iong-standing
personal and political friendships. SEN
ator Carpenter allied himself with Sem
ator Cumrins. without. perhaps, being
altogether in sympathy with some OF
the latter's idiosyncracies, but rather
using the alliance to attsin a change
of leadership and platform deliver
ances of the Republican party of
which he had been life long mem
Der.
Politics seldom conduces to any
body's personal happiness, and we
doubt II it ever brought to Senator
Carpenter the satisfaction and peace
Of mind he had anticipates.
However much the Hawk Eye dir
fered with Senator Carpenters align
ment In Iowa factional politics. it has
ictoEHiLSu III iiIu IldIlF UlpSL
estimable personal qualities, admired
mis- ability in his profession, and his
public spirit and real merit as a citi-
zen; and it has freely and frequently
SO expressed itself. Ard now, when
the unexpected end has SO suddenly
come, 1t renews its tribute of good
will, and its need OF commentator
of the many excellent traits of char
acter that marked his personality and
public career.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08
MAN FAILURE.

MAN FAILURE,
The engine may fail and the track
may wear,
There are metal and tools to remake
and repair;
The target may break and the switch
go wrong,
But bolt and blow will help them
along:
When men fail the system is crippled
all through
Man Failure, that's where the doom
points at you.
Ties may wear out and tie bolts may
rust,
That is matter repair gangs adjust;
Pistons may rattle and valves spring
leak,
The doom of the systems when men
have grown weak,
When men fail to answer with thor
oughness keen
Man Failure, that's where yon lose
the machine,
AS the strength Of the chain is the
strength Of each link,
You can not move earth If the men
fail 10 think,
II the men fail to measure each mo-
ment Of life
Right up to the kesnest demand OF
the strife;
If men fail to master with soul and
with brain
Man Failure, that's where you throw
of the train,
Baltimore Sun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

pidity OF the lot owner In MARSHALL
town the cost of paving stree. inter
sections has always been paid from
the general fund and. of recent years
the excessive cost OH the long SIDES
Of corner lots has been partially alb
sorbed into the general fund.
Any lot owner in Iowa who objects
to paying for the cost OF paving street
intersections can appeal and defeat
the assessment under the Iowa law
for the reason that his city council
will be unable to prove that the lot
has been actually benefited to the
extent OF his cost on top of the cost
of the paving abutting.
The new statute undertook to as
sess street paving Jointly to all lots
nearer to the street paved than to
the next street and this In effect as
sesses all the lots In quarter OF a
block for paving around the corner,
but even this can be defeated IL the
special benefit to the property Is not
there. Let property owners win one
Or two test cases in a town and city
councils will have to abide by the
actual benefit to property. This Is
what has been done in Marshalltown
and very few residence lots hers are
paying to exceed $3.50 per lot for paw.
ing, even when they are corner lots.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08
ascoalNee TIE MILK SELLER.

There has been much discussion OF
late regarding the efforts made in vari-
GUS cities to improve the quality Of
the milk supply. A different aspect OF
the subject has been raised by the in
vestigator In charge OF the market
milk Investigations of the Bureau of
Animal Industry. He remarks that 1t
has been too prevalent custom In the
past to lay all of the blame for dirty
milk on the shoulders Of the milk pro-
Queer. While this may be an easy
and convenient way, to shift the bur
den of responsibility from city to
country, 1t is apt not only to hurt the
dairy unfairly, but to close the eyes
Of reformers and health authorities to
questions that lie nearer home. Milk
inspection, to be complete, must apply
to the places and modes Of delivery as
we'll as to the farm and its environ
ment
Precisely as systems of scoring"
dairy farms have been planned and
are actually in operation as basis for
selling graded milk. so it is now pro-
posed TO devise scheme OF inspection
and method of control for the stores
apd distributing plants concerned in
the milk industry. There is the wild
est variation in the practices now
prevalent In our American cities. In
some there is rigorous control eexr-
c,sed by efficient health authorities,
under whom license or permit"
carries with It an assurance Of reliable
supervision. In other places there are
dead.letter regulations or no laws
whatever. There are communities in
which the sale of milk in bulk is for
hidden; elsewhere it Is freely toler.
ated.
The conditions essential for the
preservation and delivery of milk In a
sanitary condition are now wet known
In a professional way 1t is perhaps not
too early. therefore. to bring pressure
TO bear at every point at which VIC
Iation Of the necessary provisions
spells failure. To attempt 10 stand
ardize" stores handling milk and to
lrate them In the public eye along the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

lines which are followed by the inspec.
tors who safeguard the sources of sup.
ply of cities like New York, may b.
premature in 1919. But the Journal
of the American Medical Association,
discussing this question editorially.
thinks. that high ideals are worth
striving for. 1t is not difficult to edu-
cate an interested public by system
of propaganda. Drastic ordinances
cause unnecessary hardships and fric-
ton. The fortunate community is one
that succeeds in securing cooperation
at every step, first by inculcation and
then by liberal enforcement of reason.
able measures.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08
Assessing for Paving.

Some people are wondering where
in the last legislature tettered con-
ditions by tampering with the paving
laws. When the general assembly
votes to pay for all street intersec-
lions from the general fund, then
that body will lay claim to promot-
ing some fair paving legislation
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Marshalltown Times Republican:
From which we may presume that
the lot owner is being assessed in
Cedar Rapids as In many another
Iowa town for the cost of paving
street intersections. Howbeit there
ia no occasion for this except the stu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

The police commissioners and po-
lice court Judges OF st Louis have
agreed on progressive plan of PEN
alfzing joy-riders. The fine for first
offenders remains at SIS, but for each
SUBSEQUENT cffense the penalty is to
be doubled and multiplied for each
speeding mile in excess of the legal
limit. A card index system will be
used to keep tab on the joy-riders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

winter. when the price is high. why Is
1t not just as fair in summer. when the
supply OF fruit and vegetables is plen-
tiful? Peaches, pears, apples. peppers.
onions, beans these, too, II sold by
weight in small quantities. would en-
able person to estimate more cor
rectly their real cost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

A social philosopher has observed
that woman is disposed to question
a mans assurances of love and f1del-
ity, but she is perfectly willing to
take the fortune teller's word for it..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

The story is from Kansas, and ali
the more believaible on that account.
Around ogalala the ground was so
dry and hard in the recent drought
that crawfish holes were pulled up
and used for water pipes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

The Illinois state fair is in pro.
gress at Springfield, with three mil
lion dollars worth of exhibits. This
doesn't include the politicians, who
are in a class by themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

It is stated by the Sioux City ur-
nal that some Of cur Iowa newspapers.
heretofore Republican, are on the list
for bull moose literature. The Jour
nal suggests that this may be an
item of interest TO Iowa politicians
engaged in figuring out the lineups
for next years campaign.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

Doctors say the tango is responsible
for new disease However this may
be the Muscatine Journal is unques-
tionably right in its declaration that
it is an old disease that is responsible
for the tango.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

A famous portrait o, San Houston
has been removed from the Texas
state capitol and q painting Of Joseph
W Bailey substituted Presumably
the latter is done in oil.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

Colonel Roosovelt's declaration that
he would stand firmly for the prin-
riples of the bull moose party even
though he stood alone recalls to the
Dubuque Globe-Journa1 the story of
he Juror who said the other eleven
members we're fools
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

Radium has advanced in price and
Is now selling at s52,o0oooo pound
It might be well for the average citi.
zen to lay in his winters supply be-
fore it gets any higher
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

The Standard Oil company is going
to manufacture automobiles In other
words, the auto Is to become by
product of gasoline.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08
rHoueHr EoR rHE nAY.

Immortality viii come 70 such as
are fit for It; and he who would be
great soul In the future must be
great soul Emerson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08

The country has had Democratic
tariffs before, and always with the
same result.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08


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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-18

The woman who has Il daily task be-
fore her needs to be neatly dressed and
to present Il good appearance: to be
well dressed--that is. suitably and be-
cominGly-is part of her stock in trade.
a good figure and well cut clothes are
often more potent than a pretty face.
Cheap smart clothes. i'll kept: mock
jewelry and the like are a bar to sue
cess. as are the latest modes interpret
ed in second class style. \ well cut
tailor made in tweed. cloth or serge is
of use all the year around. With collar
and cuffs of the same. which possibly
wear better than velvet or satin, worn
with blouse of the same shade in a
serviceable fabric. such as marquisette
or flannel. the choice is large. and for
winter wear there should be detachable
Innings. Wooden ratine and serge make
most useful one piece gowns Crepe de
chine is to be commended for demi
toilet and in black and white is good
and fashionable.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-18
SART0RIAL POINTS.
How to Make Clothes For Stout Ed.
erly Women.

There is decidedly difficult task
before many generously developed wO-
men how to look well and yet not run
counter to current modes. Every wo-
man would seem to he trying to look
young and thin, but this cannot always
be done, and in trying to appear thin
women too often add to their appar-
ent age.
A few plain facts must be remem-
bered. Stout women must first of all
avoid stripes and vivid colors. The
new reds now coming in, the vivid
greens and the brilliant combinations
of color must be avoided. She must
avoid patent leather shoes and, boots
with white, gray or other light toned
uppers. Hats require great considera-
ton. and far removed from her cate
CORY are felts with hard or very high
crowns or prominent outstanding feath-
ers. a belt simply emphasizes the en-
bonpoint of her waist. Very narrow
skirts are quite impossible. They
should be cut by hand we'll accus-
toned to the art. Painters are quite
out of the question.
The clothes of the stout and elderly
woman need Il great deal of thought
One color should be the distinguishing
fact of her whole toilet. One piece
gowns with cape are better suited to
stout women than a long coat, but
they may console themselves with the
fact that what they ought to wear is
what constitutes the elements of good
dressing If she makes a mistake in
costume it certainly looks worse on
stout woman than on a thin one. on
whom probably it would pass unno
liced Brilliant jet trimmings must be
worn with caution. Swaying fringes
and tassels are of all things to be
avoided. The stoiit woman is wise if
she chooses simple clothes and care
full combinations of colors and strictly
avoids any garishness.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-18
AT THE TELEPHONE.
How to Make Conversation Over the
Wire Success.

How to Make Conversation Over the
Wire Success.
First.-Never pick up the receiver I'M
til the bell stops ringing. In so doing
the bell on your other party's wire
rings. and he will answer it, which
causes babble of voices and much
confusion.
Second.-Do not place your mouth
too close to the mouthpiece. This
causes a vibration and thus prevents
your being heard distinctly.
Third.-When you call party give
central the district, number and letter
slowly and distinctly.
Fourth.-When you get the party
your question should he, "Is this So
and-soY not "Who is this?" which is
neither a pertinent nor time saving
question.
Fifth.-Speak in as moderate tone
as you would if the person were right
beside. To shout also makes vibra-
ton, which is very annoying, and even
a deaf person can hear moderate
tone over the phone.
Sixth.-DOn't mention names or tell
all you know over the phone. This is
very unwise policy, and unless you
have private wire you have no right
to monopolize it indefinitely to the ex-
clusion of those on your wire.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-18
OVER WOES
DANIEL f. S|CKLES
Many Prominent Persons
Offer Aid-His Son Dis
closes a Scandal.

way the incalculable service rendered
by the general for his country. II
was proposed to raise and repay the
$4,000 by popular subscription.
Most notable among those who came
to the aid Of the general was Mrs
Helen d. Longstreet, widow of the
general who led the attack against Ma
jor General Sickles and was driver
back in the famous Pennsylvania con
flict.
Through Mrs Longstreet it was
made possible that the beaten foes of
the troubled general might now come
to his aid
This is the letter General Sickles re-
ceived from Mrs. Longstreet:
Gainesville. Ga. Jan. %.
General Daniel E. Sickles. % Fifth Ave
nue., New York City:
My soul is sorrowed by your troubles
I am wiring the attorney general of New
York that | will raise the money among
the ragged, destitute manned veterans
who followed Lee to pay the amount de
manded If the New York officials will al
low me sufficient time.
We are not writing into our history the
stories Of the degenerate descendants OF
heroic sires. The republic whose battles
you fought will not allow your degrade
ton. HELEN D. LONGSTREET.
There is just one more phase Of the
famous generals present difficulties
Mrs. Sickles and Stanton. the son
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-18
shorter than length inside of the ell
bow. to give perfect freedom.

shorter than length inside of the ell
bow. to give perfect freedom.
Sleeves.-Plain, not full, cut by any
ordinary sleeve pattern.
Place the cape and the sleeves on the
child and where the sleeves naturally
join the cape pin over the shoulder and
basic. The under part of the sleeve is
I left free and is bound with narrow bias
foid of material or tape. Stitch the
military strap on top of the shoulder of
the cape to prevent the stitching show
ing. This adds strength and gives a
trim effect.
When the costume is complete dip in
melted paraflin (Which has been re-
moved from the stove) in kettle large
enough to allow the goods to be well
immersed. Leave in the hot solution for
ten or fifteen minutes, allowing the
parts equal opportunity to absorb the
parafiin. Lift out carefully by the
hem and allow to drip. When dry the
garment will be stiff. Rub between the
hands to reduce stiffness and remove
any unnecessary paraflin, which is apt
to be too thick in heavy places. The
garment may be redipped at any time,
and the same parafiin may be used
again. Generally two clippings annually
give perfect satisfaction.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-18

have been directing serious charges
against Miss Eleanor Earl Wilmerding,
the generals housekeeper. When Mrs.
Sickles, who was the first one looked
upon as the one to save the general,
expressed her willingness again to
solve his trouble she made the cOndi-
ton that Miss Wilmerding must leave
the generals house. She declared she
would sell her jewels and beggar her
self to save the wartime hero, but she
would not do that to provide the COM
fort of the w,,man she declared was
her husbands undOing.
General Sickles received this ulti-
matum from the lips Of his son and
thought it over for day. Then he de-
cided to accept the charity Of his old
foes rather than submit. He shut the
doors of his house against his wife
and son. 1t was Il final display of the
generals old headstrong. self willed
pride.
The picture of the general presented
herewith has sinister suggestion in
view of the recent technical arrest, but
in reality it represents Il happy mo-
ment in the generals life. 1t was TAX
en- at memorial celebration some
time ago and shows the general being
assisted by Il policeman.
The son. who has shown such grim
antagonism to his father and has ut
tered repeated stories of the alleged
sins of the latter after the recent trou-
bic, renewed his attacks with fercer
anger. He declared his father had car
ried on an improper love affair with
prominent New York society woman
for over eighteen years and had sQuan-
dered thousands Of dollars on her, as
well as upon Miss Eleanor Earl Will
merding. the houselleeper. He dis
played several letters purporting to
have been written by the general to
the society woman.
Finally he declared he would expose
the society woman and regain some of
the fortune which was squandered
upon her and WHICH was properly his
patrimony in common with his sister
He went so far as to say threats had
| been made upon his life BY brother
Of the woman he was attacking.
A servant in the house, speaking for
the general, recently said:
The general says that Stanton is an
ungrateful son. Neither the general
nor any one else dear to him cares a
rap what this ungrateful son says.
The people who know the general are
standing by him. and no one holds him
responsible for what this ungrateful
son says Letters are coming from all
over the country. showing sympathy
with him."
The letters which Stanton Sickles re-
| ferred to, he declared, he recognized
| as being in the handwriting of the So
ciety woman whose alleged letters and
those of his father to her, Stanton has
been giving out.
Il am not afraid" he said, land |
won't cease from giving out letters un-
| til the housekeeper who squandered
my fathers fortune is driven from his
home. l am going to see my lawyer
about these latest threatening letters,
but no matter about that. l shall con-
tinue until that woman is forced to
leave my father"
In letter to Mrs. Helen D. Long
street Attorney General Carmody said
recently that appeals made in behalf
| Of General Sickles will not influence