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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
A BOYS PROMISE.

A BOYS PROMISE.
The school was out, and down the
street
A noisy crowd came thronging,
The hue of health and gladness sweet
To every face belonging.
Among them strobe little lad,
Who listened to another,
And mildly said, half grave, half sad,
Il can't; l promised mother"
A shout went up, a ringing shout
OF boisterous derision;
But not one moment left in doubt
That manly, brave decision.
go where you please, do what you
WILL"
He calmly told the other,
But | shall keep my word, boys,
still;
i can't; / promised mother
All, who could doubt the future
course
OF one who thus had spoken?
Through manhood's struggle, gain and
loss,
Could faith like this be broken?
Gods blessing on that steadfast will,
Unyielding to another,
That bears all jeers and laughter still,
Because he promised mother.
Selected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
CRY WORK IN SNAIL TOWNS.

"A certain old lady. so the story
runs, upon returning from a visit to
the farm remarked, 4 wonder why
they didn't build the big cities out in
the country" Perhaps one might
ask with equal grace, after visit to
the city, with its parks, Fairgrounds,
operas, and other recreations. why
didn't they build the country within
the big cities?" Therein lies the prob
LEM
SO writes S. C. Britton. in The Sur.
Yey He is director of the Harmon
Foundation which has established a
civic Trsst in Lebanon, Ohio. The
success OF the work has led the DON
or, William E. Harmon, native Of
Lebanon and how member of one OF
the largest real estate firms in the
country, to offer s1,000 each to Ave
Ohio towns which will start simila,
work. Mr. Britton continues:
The country boy, longing for ex
element, is going to The city. Prob
ably his departure isto BE lamented
but more serious feature of the sit
uation, is that he is lifting curtail
which reveals new scenes 70
which he is not Prepared. To assis
the growing generation to appreciat
the real happiness that may be foun
IN the county and to acquaint then
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
Says Newspapers are Best Mediums
Tells Adman Daily Press Gives Best Results

by A. W. Moore, Chicago manager
for Firestone Tire & Rubber Col
Advertising is a big subject; in its
various phases and forces almost too
great for the ordinary mind to grasp.
1t has been the policy of the house
with which am connected to use
evenly balanced publicity covering the
various MEDIUMS, ranging from maya
Lines that reach only the wealthy to
the street car card which we are
sometimes forced to read. And the
greatest of all mediums for publicity
that know are the daily newspapers,
which have reached their greatest de-
velopment in this country.
| say the greatest of these because
/ know the results accomplished by the
use of newspaper space. Whatever
may be the contributory force OF 9TH
er media, can not say. But know
when the space goes into the daily
paper that it means that we have got
to prepare to supply an immediate de-
mand that is created Further, we
have to be sure that our sales force
is sufficient so that everyone may
receive prompt and Intelligent service.
l have had presented to me argu-
ments for the large newspaper, the big
metropolitan daily, that sends its
message over a vast territory. And,
again. have had placed before me
the benefits OF using the smaller pa
per, the one right at home that is
read every day of the month. can't
pretend to go into the merits of one
over the other, but in my experiences
have found them all good Each
end every one has its particular place
in the marketing of our product.
Right here in Des Moines you have,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
Ex.sEcRETARy WILSON'S ADVICE.

James Wilson. recent secretary of
agriculture, made a plea few days
ago that an effort be made TO divert
the army of young men entering upon
the study of law into the study of ag
riculture. There is virtue in Mr.. viii
sons plea Not only is the legal pro-
fession oyercrowded, SO much so that
many young men who are admitted to
the bar are not able to earn living,
but there is a crying need for more
producers Of foodstuffs efficient,
scientific farm managers and soil ex-
perts.
Too many young men enter the le-
gal profession not on considerations
Of personal fitness or of opportunities
cf actual success in practice, but
through the lure OF false glamor.
The youth too often imagines that
about all there is to the practice of
law is making eloquent appeals to
juries or delivering ringing political
addresses during campaign. all Of
which is certain, In his mind, to lead
both to professional preferment and
to high places in the state. However
correct this conception OF the legal
profession may have been genera
ton ago, it is erroneous now. The
successful lawyer OF today, from fl
nancial standpoint, need not be jury
pleader or a public speaker In fact,
very often he Is neither, not even
what is know as practical trial
lawyer. The largest fees are earned
by the present day lawyer in the pri-
vacy of his office. and the youth who
decides to depend for his success in
law chiefly on his ability to make
spectacular appearance before a jury
is doomed
It is questionable, however, wheth-
er young men who are induced to en-
ter the legal profession by the incen-
tives alluded to could be persuaded
to devote themselves to agriculture,
or If they could whether they would
make success Of the pursuit One OF
the needs of our educational system,
and heartburnings of later life, would
seem to be some sort of competent
advisory board TO point out to can
4 d1date for a vocation the true nature
or the profession he Is about to enter,
us difficulties and pitfalls as well as
us aliurements. and the natural en-
ooWments he must bring to II to in
sure himself reasonable degree OF
success. With his perspective cor
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
musieroIs--QuickR Relief
From kheum aiism!

MUSTERoLE has relieved thous-
ands from the torturing pains of rheu.
matism. 1t will relieve you right now.
Get jar at once from the nearest
drug store. 1t is a clean, white ONT
ment made with the oil of mustard
Better than mustard plaster and
does not blister. Brings ease and
comfort while it is being rubbed on!
MUSTEROI-E is recommended by
doctors and nurses. Millions OF jars
are used annually for Bronchitis
Group Stiff Neck Asthma Neural
gia Congestion Pleurisy Rheuma-
tism-L umbago and Aches of
the Back or Joints Sprains Sore
Muscles Chilblains- Frost
ed Feet Colds Of the Chest lit pre-
vents Pneumonia)
At your druggists in csc and 500
jars. and special large hospital size
fer $3.50.
Accept no substitute. II your drug
gist cannot supply you, send Csc or
SOC to the Musterole Company, Cleve-
land. Ohio, and we will mail you
jar postage prepaid.
T. S. Hartman. Deputy Sheriff, Mays
vile, n. Y: About the first of Sep
TENDER, 1911, | was taken with a bad
case of rheumatism. / employed two
first-class doctors, but received no
help. A short time since friend ad-
vised me to try Musterole l did So
In days was rs per cent better
and in Is days was perfectly we'll"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
Use
Col. ID DUST
instead Of soap

You really don't need soap
in the house, except for toilet
and bath, and possibly a little
for your fine laces and lingerie.
With Gold Dust the all round
cleanser you can do all your
household cleaning more
quickly easily economically
than you can with soap or any
other cleanser.
Gold Dust does the work
better, too. Soap only cleans
off the surface; Gold Dust goes
into every corner cleaning and
purifying, - driving out the
germs as well as the dirt.
Best Of all, you don't need
any elbow grease with Gold
Dust-it does the work itself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
DENMARK.
= . 80 . : :

Well, who pulled old March Lion s
tail? We hope they won't be quite so
hard on him again
Mrs. Gilbert Hathaway came from
Arizona to be with her husbands
mother, who is sick at the home of
H. L. HEM, where Mrs. Hathaway,
Sr., was visiting Mrs. Olivia Houston
and Mr.. and Mrs. HEM
M. Asa Houston is fixing windows,
putting up wood shed and summer
kitchen and improving with paint and
paper. his farm home. north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grace and chill
dren of Colorado, are moved into the
Mack property
The Misses Perry, korns and Paul,
teachers in the high school, left last
Friday for their respective homes,
to enjoy a two week s vacation.
The worst wind storm of some
time visited this vicinity last Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Dobson enter
tanned in homer of their son. Frank
and his bride, last Thursday evening
Rev. and Mrs. Hitchcock will spend
several days in Galesburg, H., this
week, in interest of their missionary
work in Ceylon.
Mrs. Ella Woodrcffe returned last
Tuesday from Ames, where she had
spent week with her son. Hugh. and
daughter, Clara. She reports all the
students there from this vicinity as
we'll and enjoying their work.
On Wednesday, March IL, at p.
M. at the elegant country home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Wilder &C.
Cured the marriage of their daugh er,
Martha, and Frank Dobson To the
strains of wedding march played by
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18
cRoToN, "a.
: $500 = : >>.t :

,
Died at Selma, Iowa OF pneumonia,
Phyllis Pauline, third daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Harlan. She was born
at Atwood, Iowa, July %, 1905. Her
parents moved to Selma in 1906 and
here her childhood days were spent.
She was taken i'll with measles Feb
ruary % and later pneumonia develop
ed from the effects of which she died
Thursday, March 9Th, aged Z years, Z
months and fourteen days. She was
an exceptionally bright and winsome
child and many will miss her sweet,
happy face, SO patient during her i'll
ness. She had grown weary Of SUI.
fering and the day before she died,
she said, Lay me down, mamma, I'm
going to heaven. The houses are SO
pretty up there" Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Harlan were for several years resi-
dents of this place and 1t came as a
sudden shock to their many friends
Mr.. Harlan was agent for the Rock
Island.
Mrs. Eta Graft of Ft. Madison who
has been the guest of her parents for
the past week has returned home.
Mr.. Riley McCracken was passen-
ger for. Keokuk Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Scott are visiting
relatives in Keokuk.
Mrs. o. H. Saltzgaver has returned
home from Selma where she attended
the funeral of her little grand daugh-
ter, Phyllis Harlan.
There will be moving picture
show here Thursday night, March 90.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

The recovery of the Niagara Com
modore Perry's second flagship at the
battle OF Lake Erie. from the bottom
Of the lake, where the hulk has rest
ed nearly 100 years, assures the coun-
Try of one more interesting relic. A
good deal of doubt has been express
ed as to the condition in which the
timbers would be found, but they
seem to have been remarkably well
preserved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

good substantial balance on hand and
are boosting for full short course
next year.
Our schools opened Monday after
being closed for three weeks.
Mrs. DR.. Park and daughters left
for. Cedar Falls Friday evening to join
DR.. Park and make that city their
new home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

Kady Brownell, the only woman
veteran of the civil war, has for the
last seventeen years been a caretaker
OF the Jumel mansion in New York.
She was the only woman member of
the Grand Army OF the Republic. bur
there being no provision for taking
care OF women, had to be sent to an
asylum when she became too old to
support herself any longer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

Mrs. Anna Warren. Mrs. Warren and
daughter are living in their new home
purchased OF w. A. Switzerland.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Trump returned
home Saturday from several months
stay in California.
The officials Of the Farmers Insti-
tute and short course recently held
here, report everything paid and a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

John G. Potts of Denver, has re-
ceiyed a patent for continuance con.
sisting of a balloon and several thou
sand feet OF wire to produce rain
from the clouds at any given point at
any time, or at such times as the
moisture is needed for crops. Potts
has studied and experimental for
eight years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

rected by practical advise of this
kind, the youthful candidate would be
better prepared to make an intelli-
gent decision whether to enter the
law or other profession, or to go
back to the soil.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

Kentucky hospitality goes into the
discard at the white house. Ice water
as stimulant cinches the enthusiasm
of Kansas and Arkansas
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

Rice adulterated with quartz sand
to increase weight is . late discovery
in Japan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

The wettest spot of land in the
world is southern Assam, with rec
ord of 600 inches Of rain in one year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

Surprising news comes from Ger
many. Milk is crowding beer in pub
lie favor in university towns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-18

present humor The departments TN
teresting People" and The interpret
er's House are always worth reading.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07
FIGHTING OCCURS
ALONG THE BORDER
MExicANs ATTACK AMERICAN
REGULARS AND GET WORST
OF THE ENCOUNTER.
Four Mexican Regular Soldiers Killed
In Hot skirmish Near Arizona
Line, the Result of Attack
Made by MexIeans.

Douglas, Ariz.-The first lighting
between American troops and Next
cans during the present trouble in
Mexico occurred Sunday three miles
from this city.
In hot skirmish between regular
Mexican soldiers and troopers of the
Ninth United States cavalry four Mex.
icans were killed and several wound.
ed. There we're no casualties on the
American side.
Intense excitement prevails all
along the border as a result of the
fight. Believing the Mexicans have
begun an organized movement to ter.
rorize the border, armed Americans
are camping on the boundary line,
while hundreds of others are armed
and ready to take the field.
Scores Of mounted and well-armed
cowboys are rushing into Douglas
from every direction, eager to cross
the boundary and fight.
Fighting started when the Mexican
regulars without warning or provoca.
ton opened fire on four American of.
ficers walking on the American line
near the Copper Queen smelter.
The officers whipped out their re.
volyers and emptied them at the Mex.
leans and then retreated out OF direct
range of the Mexican rifles to await
achievements. AS soon as rein.
forcements came, the Mexicans re.
treated leaving four dead on the field
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07
TAFT TALKS TO NEWSPAPER MEN
Declares He Feels Grateful TO Country
and Fortune for What He Has Had.

Washington. - Addressing several
hundred newspaper men here Satur
day night, President Taft said fare
well to the National Press club and
delivered the last speech on his list
as chief executive. He acknowledged
his 'besetting SIM" "a disposition TIC
procrastinate and disposition to en-.
JOY the fellowship Of Others" said that
he would be nothing but kicker and
squealer," IL he regretted what for.
tune and the country had given him
and declared that he expected to re.
turn to Washington in the future to
sit and chat win his newspaper friends
over the doings of another administers
ton which, like his own, might make
mistakes.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07
sutfraaets Roughly treated.

London. - Saturdays Inauguration
by the suffragets of their period OF
self-denial was attended by demonstra
tons inauspicious for it's success
Crowds Of people in the streets showed
a hostile spirit and number of wreck
ed barrel organs and disheveled suf
fragets was the result. The police In
several instances had to rescue womer
who had fallen into the hands of gangs
who threatened to strip or duck them
in fountains.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07
Gave lie FOR others.

Salt Lake City.-Robert f. Hayes
l7-year-old son of John NJ. Hayes
cashier OF the Utah Copper company
gave his life to save others in the
dynamite explosion which occurred or
the Utah copper mine in Bingham Sat
urday He was on his way to warn
others when he was blown to his
death. One man besides Hayes was
killed and three others injured.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07
orozeo elves up Flaht.

Mexico City-Word comes from the
north of Mexico that Pascual orozco
the rebel leader who for the last two
years has been terrorizing the coun
try, has halted his rebellion. 1t is
said that the stern measures taken by
the new Mexican government have
frightened him into a least temporary
submission.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07
Russian Army Inereased.

Parls.-The Russian government has
decided to add three new army corps
to the peace footing OF the active army,
according TO a dispatch to the Temps.
A majority Of the duma is said to
approve the project
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07
Marshall Calls on Tan.

Washington. ce-President-elect
Thomas r. Marshall. called on Presi
dent Taft Saturday afternoon and paid
his respects The president received
his visitor in the blueroom Of the
White House and chatterd with him
for some time.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07
Alaska Legislature Assemblies.

Juneau. Alaska.--The first territorial
legislature met here Monday, The
body is composed OF eight senators
and sixteen representatives. and is re-
uIarkable for the fewness of its law.
yers, half Of the members being en-.
gagged In mining.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07

Friday in dispatch from Ambassador
Wilson. who reported Madero shot
while leading a rebel force in the
northern states.
Emperor William has lost lawsuit
brought against him by a tenant
farmer named Sohst. whom he boosted
during recent speech that he had
thrown out because he was no good /"
The district court decided that the
emperor was not entitled to terminate
the lease OF his tenant, which ran
Until 1918.
Lady Robert f. Scott. widow OF the
Antarctic explorer, arrived at Wei
lington. ~ T.. on Thursday, on board
the Aorangi Lady Scott heard Of the
terrible fate OF her husband while she
was In mid-ocean OF Fiji.
Carouy. the anarchist bandit"
when he heard that he was condemn
ed TO imprisonment for life. com.
mitted suicide in his cell in prison in
Paris by taking poison which pre-
sumahly was passed to him as he left
the court room.
The NicaraEuan canal convention
now before the senate by which the
United states would acquire the ex-
elusive right to construct a canal
across Nicaragua and approved on the
second and final vote by the Near
\ aguan national assembly.
All but four OF the twenty-five pris-
oners who have been on trial as the
alleged automobile bandits who ter
rorized Paris and it's enyirons in 1911
IL were found guilty by jury in the
assize court.
Germaine Bregnat, queen OF this
years midienten carnival In Paris, a
typist in a city Office. chosen for the
honor BY her fellow working girls ow
ing 10 her beauty, was received
| Thursday with her maids OF honor al
the palace OF the Elysee by Nine
Poineare. wife OF the president. who
gave her a diamond bracelet.
Violent earthquakes occurred Al
cuenea. Ambato and Rio Banda
Ecuador. No serious damage wa.
done. but the panic-stricken inhabit
ants passed the remainder of tn,
night In the street
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07
Mehh ann Becomes Law.

Washington.--By a vote of 244 10
s5. the house on Saturday repassed
over President Taft's veto the Webb
bin prohibiting shipments of intoxi
eating liquors into dry states. The
bill now becomes a law.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-07

The government rested its case
Friday In the dissolution suit at New
York against the American Sugar Re.
dining company. and sixty-Hve other
corporations and individual defend.
ants. The hearings have been In
progress since last May.
Mystery surrounds the disappear.
ance at Ocean Park. Cal, OF Rev. John
Havener, pastor OF the Christian
church AZ the ocean resort. and his
apparent desertion OF his nine-months
bride.
You deserve death more than any
cold-blooded murderer who ever ap-
peared before me-" said Judge O,suili.
van In passing sentence on George A.
Grandon. of New York City, convicted
OF white slavery. GraRdon was sen.
fenced TO seven years Imprisonment.
The United States has begun action
before the Interstate commerce com.
mission to prevent what is called an
attempt by the Union Pacific Railway
company TO monopolize all the traffic
bound for the Pacific northwest from
points in the middle west and Great
Lake points
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-10
COTTON NOW
READY FOR MARKET
SEVERAL HUNDRED BALES TO BE
OFFERED WEDNESDAY.
Trustee Matthews Attends His First
Meeting and Shows Lively Interest
in Every Detail-Board Goes to
Parchman.

JacksoR.-The full board of three
trustees OF the state penitentiary, con-
sisting OF j. +. Thames, chairman; W,
4. Montgomery and 2. f. Matthews, the
recent appointee to succeed Col. Taylor,
resigned. held their first meeting at the
capitol Monday. This was the day des-
ignated ior receiving bids for 10 cars,
more or less. of %cottonseed, the sale oil
which the three trustees went over a
number of matters OF routine business
with their secretary, Mrs. S%pickard.
~. ID. Smith, Jr., manager OF the Mis-.
sissipip branch of the H. +. Wermuth
Accounting & Auditing Agency OF New
Orleans, was on hand to demonstrate the
new set OF accounting and property
books which were designed by the ex'
perts who took up the task last May OF
Strengthening out the tangle into which
the books had been thrown by certain
official irregularities.
Trustee Matthews evinced Il lively III
terest in every detail, and showed al
ability to grasp the manifold threads OF
the penitentiary administrative system
He stated that he is going to take thing
slowly, pending a more thorough and
systematic acquaintance with every de
tail, and accept the experienced guiding
of his two colleagues.
The trustees left the city without
having concluded sale, withholding &C
ton pending receipt of other bids that
were expected. The party will go tc
Parchman and Belmont for an officia
visit and at Parchman on Wednesday
will endeavor to sell several hundred
bales of cotton now ready for market
which has been advertised for that day