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MIR. RowIey's Motives.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: In the heat
of the controv ~sy over the enlarge
ment of the state capitol grounds 1t
appears some people have challenged
the motives Of Hon. John w. Rowley,
lone of the principal leaders in the
court proceedings to have the legis
lative act declared unconstitutional
They charge that Mr.. Rowley is ''in-
fuenced and backed up by the rail-
roads, In his opposition. This, OF
course. is silly. John w. Rowley is
a veteran Republican. a highly esteem
ed citizen, man of probity, of sturdy
independence of character and has
the courage of his convictions. In
this instance the Hawk-Eye thinks
Mr.. Rowley is mistaken in his view
and wrong in his opposition to the
much-needed capitol ground extern
sion, but this paper would never think
of impeaching his motives. His op-
lponents only weaken their cause by
resorting to such foolish allegations.
This case only illustrates the weak
ness Of human nature in spirited
controversy. seeking to undermine the
force of an argument by attributing
/ to its advocates unworthy motives,
Every public question ought to be dis
cussed upon its own merits. II 1t
cannot be, It's inherent weakness Is
thereby revealed. There are public
journals which seldom, IL ever, dis
cuss public issues Upon q legitimate
basis. Their first and chief recourse
| is to impugn the character and pur-
lpose Of an opponent. seeking by ira
jduction and insinuation to warp pub
lie opinion and thus prevent a fair
and impartial Judgment. There is
| one paper in the First congression-
| al district notorious for that unjust,
dishonest policy One result OF its
unfair course is a waning influence
upon It's readers. They take its OBJ
viously vindictive utterances with
several grains of salt 1t is unfor-
ltunate for any journal that places it.
self in that unenyiable position.
| The capitol grounds extension eth
ier is, OF is not, eOou PUBIC pOlicy.
The Hawk-Eye believes it is. Those
who do not think SO are certainly
entitled to their opinions.
AS for the legal points. that is a
matter for the courts to settle. To
assail citizens who do not agree With
other citizens in this matter, proves
nothing, settles nothing. 1t is better
Ito keep cool, be disapassionate, ana
emulate the qualities Of good citizen
chip.
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THE MINERAL INDUSTRY /
IOWA

The Iowa Geological Survey in CO.
operation with the United State Geo.
logical Survey has compiled the sta
tistics of mineral production in Iowa
for the year 1912 The value of the
output was s22,910,06s, which is high
er than any previous figure of record.
The year 1910 previously held the rec
ord, the value of the output for that
year having been s22.744,572. The
value for 1912 exceeds that for 1911
by S1,790,955. AS in previous years,
coal was In 1912 the leading mineral
produced. It's value at the mines was
S13,152,08S, which is fifty-seven per
cent of the total value Of the mineral
industry of the state. The five lead
ing coal producing counties in order
of rank we're Monroe, Polk, Appa-
moose, Mahaska and Dallas. These
same counties held similar rank in
1911 The average price of coal at
the mine was $3.50 ton, which is the
highest average price on record in
Iowa. The average number of men
employed in coal mining was 1870.
The value OF clay and clay pro-
ducts was s4,524,492, which exceeds
the figure for 1911 but is less than for
4 1910 when the record value of $685.
o36 was reached, OF the total value.
drain tile contributed s2,2ss.0S4 and
common brick s1.o17.o97. In the pro
duction Of clay and clay products
Webster county with ten producers
/ ranked first Cerro Gordo county with
seven producers, second; Polk coun-
| ty with eleven producers. third, and
Woodbury. county with three produc.
ers, fourth. These four counties con-
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ELECTRICITY ron cooklNe.

An interesting experiment In munic-
ipal electric current supply is to be
tried at FIT. William, Ont. Canada.
The city council there at It's next
meeting will consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of so reducing the cost of electricity
that it may be used for cooking. This
proposal has been made necessary by
the fact that there is no gas supply
at Fl. William. The utilities commit
tee recognized that progressive step
in electrical supply might prove rs
practicable as would the introduction
of gas: and being much more des!r-
able If it can be managed, the COM
mittee has asked the council to dis
cuss the possibility of supplying the
electric current at the rate ns ~
cents per kilowatt hour for heating
and cooking.
The power potentialities Of five OF
the nine provinces are SO great that
investigators have prophesied for the
dominion future commercial develop
ment hitherto unattained by any 9TH
err country. On this account each
step made by any community is noted
In all the districts where the great
natural water powers are situated.
Hitherto Ottawa has provided Tho
cheapest electric rates in the Domin-
ion. considering both power and light
supply. Fort William has recent.v
supplied light at rate slightly less
than that at Ottawa. At Ottawa the
| lighting rate has been three cents per
kilowatt for current consumed, with
an additional four cents per 100 square
feet of area lighted From this is de-
Quoted a 10 per cent discount for
prompt payment In Fort William the
lighting rate has been three cents a
kilowatt
Experiments with electrical heating
and cooking apparatus. it is expected,
will be stimulated by such a reduc-
ton: and If the project succeeds, it
is believed that other cities will try
the same plan. where equally effec
tive water power is available.
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The Jinx.
You may have the finest pitcher that
has ever saved pinch;
You may have a clever batter, Ind an
umpire that's cinch;
You may have the best base-runners
to help--but what's the use?
Every one will go to pieces when the
Jinx breaks loose!
1t can turn the finest pitcher to a
veritable dub;
Queer the best three hundred hitter
till he's useless to his club;
1t can turn your brain to cotton, and
your spine to Charlotte Russo,
And you find your grip is going when
the Jinx breaks loose!
1t may be cross-eyed fellow that you
met that afternoon;
Or bat laid on the bias, or boy
who huns a tune;
It may be the smell of camphor, or
the sight Of caboose;
But you're surely up against 1t when
the Jinx breaks loose!
Yes, of course there are Jinx-killers.
warranted to kill the Jinx.
Neckties-load of empty barrels
rubbing darkies' woolly kinks
Carting round Kansas farmer, spoil
ing hats. and chewing spruce;
But the killers seem to wither when
the Jinx breaks loose.
Carolyn Wells. in August Lippin-
colts.
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Buyino Iowa-Made Goods.


Interview in Des Moines Register
and Leader. II was down Of Keokuk
when the state manufacturers asso
citation was meeting there" said W. j
Tobin. "All around the lobby were
signs reading Buy Iowa Made Goods
The manufacturers were smoking a
lot of cigars. sat there and watched
them go up to the cigar counter
There was never much hesitation in
their buying. They pointed out what
they wanted and got 1t. After while
sauntered mp to the case an asked
for an Iowa made cigar. After look
Ing through the case and finding she
had no Iowa made cigars that CIR
gave me the awfulest berating fol
being SO particular that ever got
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Frazier and wife from Rockford

Frazier and wife from Rockford,
Texas.
Mrs. Marian Parker came from OF
tumwa and spent Saturday at the G.
Scott and Frank Becker homes.
Mrs. Keller was at Hamilton, H.,
several days OF last week visiting her
niece Mrs. Fred Garretson and family
and attending chautauqua.
Mrs. Ida Binford arrived from Den
yer. Colo, to visit her father Joel
Jones and other relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. E. P. Kitchener and
daughter Alice are at Marengo, Ohio,
enjoying a visit with relatives
Mrs. w. K Bunker visited her
daughter Mrs. A. ]. Harshbarger at
Rome last week.
Wednesday C. Scott returned from
New London where he spent a few
days with his sons Dudley and Her.
bert
Mrs. r. w. Rossell Is at home after
several months visit with relatives
at Oskaloosa.
After so1ourn of several years In
Oregon H. G. Triplett arrived at his
fathers ]. NJ. Triplett, Wednesday.
Thomas Shampnoi is guest Of his
daughter Mrs. 0. w. Burden and fam
lily at Eldon.
Mrs. Mary Meeks Of Omaha, Neb.
and Mrs. Plinneas Brown OF Mt. Plea
SAINT spent Tuesday with friends here
Born Wednesday, August 10, to Mr.
and Mrs. Max Kester, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lamm are VISITING
relatives at Marshalltown.
Rev. and Mrs. Philip Slack are en-
joying a visit with their son PHILLIP
and wife from Edmond, Oklahoma.
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The rate for local delivery applies
to all parcels mailed at a postoffice
from which rural route starts, for
delivery on such route, or mailed at
any point on such route for delivery
at any other point thereon, or at the
office from which the route starts or
on any rural route starting therefrom,
and on all matter mailed at city
carrier office. or at any point within
It's delivery limits, for delivery by car
riers from that office, or at any office
for local delivery.
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tributed sixty per cent of the total
value of the clay industry.
The value of the cement sold in
1912 by the plants in Iowa reached
the handsome figure of s2.79o, 1896.
This is an increase of nearly fifty pei
cent over the value of 1911. which
was $1.sS1,253. With three modern
plants Of large capacity and with an
abundance OF excellent raw material
available larger and larger amounts
of cement may be confidently expect
ed.
The figures for stone and lime and
for sand and gravel are larger for
1912 than for any previous year. The
value of the stone and lime was 1898,
236 and the sand and gravel $685., 400
A large part of the stone was used for
concrete and railroad ballast. Lee
county produced more than one-third
of the total output. This was due to
a considerable extent to the large
amount of limestone used by the Mis-
sissippi Power company in the con
struction of the Keokuk power house
lock and dry dock in connection with
the big dam.
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hope to see all drivers Of horse-drawn
vehicles equip them with lights for
their own protection.

The most remarkable feature about
the public debt of Japan is not its
amount, but the rate at which 1t is be-
ingjpaid off. Although the population
is only 53,000,000, the national debt
is being reduced at the rate Of $780,
100000 year. which certainly argues
thet utmost consideration for poster
ity,l The debt itself, S1,256,000,000, Is
only s24 head, as against SIS for
italy. $50 for Great Britain and s160
for France, though, of course, Japan
Is much poorer than these countries
land feels her burden still more.
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BOOKS BY PARCEL POST.

1
There is rapidly growing demand
in all parts of the country that books
be included in the list of articles that
may be sent by parcel post. Why
should books be excluded and bricks
be carried at the low rate? The
present arrangement is inconsistent
and absurd.
A cheap rate on books would be a
decided benefit to a very large per-
centage of the people of the United
States. 1t is likely that more live in
communities and on farms to which
books must be shipped, than reside IN
cities or towns In which books may
be purchased from dealers. All those
on rural routes and in the towns and
villages are interested in securing a
lower rate on literature and are en-
titled to consideration.
The postal department would do
well to take into account the case Of
those who are paving the present
third-class rates on their reading ma
terial. There are few articles sent
through the mails that are more cas-
lily handled than are books. They are
not likely to cause trouble to the
postal employees or to damage other
packages. If other parcels can be
carried at low rates there seems no
, reason for making an exception of
books. And it would be in the inter-
est of education to afford the best
and cheapest possible facilities Tor
the distribution of literature.
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THE NEW PARCEL posi- RATEs

The impression prevails more or
less generally that the increase in the
limit of weight Of parcels of fourth
class mail from eleven to twenty
pounds applies to parcels mailed to
any part of the country. This is a
mistake. The increase is operative
within the first and second zones only.
Under the new regulation which
went into effect on the 18th inst. the
rate OF postage on parcels exceeding
four ounces in weight is 5 cents for
the first pound and cent for each ad.
dftional two pounds or fraction there.
of when intended for local delivery
and cents for the first pound and /
cent for each additional pound or
fraction thereof when intended for
delivery at other Offices within the
first and second zones. The pound
rates of postage in the first and second
zones are as follows:
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bleed terribly. Then scabs would form
afterwards, then they would drop OF and
the so-called seed warts would come back
again. They were on my face for about
nine months and the trouble caused dis
agurement while 1t lasted.
One day read in the paper of the Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. received free
sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
1t was SO much value to me that I bought
q cake of Cuticura Soap and box of Cuti-
cura Ointment at the drug store. In about
ten days my face began to heal up. kept
on using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
In very short time after, the scabs dropped
of the red spots where they were vanished
also My face is now clear Of the warts and
not scar is left" (Signed) Leroy G..
O'Brien, May IL. 1918.
Cuticura Soap csc. and Cuticura Ointment
soc. are sold everywhere. Liberal sample Of
each mailed free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard ''Cuticura. Dept. IT. Boston,
aTMen who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura Soap viii find 1t best for skin and scalp.
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SALEM.
= . = . = . : . . . . = : !

A good program is prepared for Old
Settlers day Saturday, August %. The
meeting will be held in Salem's bean
tiful park. Rev. W. S. Right OF Nit
chelivlle will deliver the address
Quaker City band will render excel
lent music. Various amusements will
entertain the large crowd which will
be here at that time.
c. H. Cook, wife and daughter Mir
lam have returned from Hamilton
H., where they visited Mrs. Cooks
sister Mrs. Fred Garretson and fam
lily and attended chautauqua.
John Appleton, wife and little
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. E. Smith
enroute from Newton to Keokuk, stop
ped at Salem and called on friends
They made the trip In Mr.. Appleton's
automobile.
George Frame came from Achisou
Kansas, in his car and is visiting his
grandmother Mrs. Ann Brady at this
place and his mother Mrs Isaac Par
vim at Donnellson.
Mr.. and. Mrs. w. NJ. South. st. Aug
Justine, H., and Miss Inez Morris, Fair
bury, Neb.. left for their home Wed
nesday after visit at the j. c. Xii
burn home.
Mrs. L. A. Kittle. daughter irene
and son Louis are visiting Mrs. Kit
ties parents Mr.. and Mrs. Golf al
Leavenworth. Kansas
Mr.. and Mrs. Benajah Frazier are
enjoying visit with their son B. T
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The new Rock Island Y. NJ. C. A.
will try new membership plan, a
plan that is favored in many associa-
tions throughout the country. 1t is to
have a general membership fee of a
small amount. and charge an addition.
al fee for whatever privileges the
member desires to avail himself of.
In Rock Island it is proposed to make
the fee IS and to charge additional
for physical work. educational work,
and so on. The practical workings of
the experiment will be watched with
interest.
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local ordinance provides that
forse-drawn vehicles shall carry
lights. The measure is a wise one
and should be enforced. Before the
days OF automobiles there was not the
same necessity there is now for en-
forcement Of the local law AS a mat
ter of fact, drivers of horse-drawn
vehicles should voluntarily comply
with the requirement, as it is their
safety that is sought. With so many
automobiles and motor cycles on the
roads the horse-drawn vehicle with
out lights is at disadvantage after
dark The cost of putting on the lights
Is small and the protection large. We
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lows:
TO act as receiver, assignee, guard
Ian, administrator, executor, or other
trustee. when appointed by any court
OF record in this state; to act as fiscal
OF transfer agents, or registrar for
estates, municipalities, companies or
corporations; to take. accept and exc.
cute any and all such trusts and
powers OF whatsoever character and
description not in conflict with the
laws OF the United States or of the
state OF Iowa. as provided by the ac
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The supreme court OF Alabama has
wisely announced that it will reverse
no more decisions on grounds purely
technical. This ruling by state SUI,
preme court, which all subordinate
courts in Alabama are bound to fol-
low, provides that no case shall be re.
versed for technical error unless 1t
is shown affirmatively that the whole
cause of the defendant has been in.
jured thereby. This is stand which
laymen everywhere will be ready to
applaud.
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Professor Holden declares Iowa
land will become impoverished unless
the farmers turn to hay crops He
says alfalfa is the crop that will save
the productiyeness of the land. There
is no question as to the correctness
of what he says or the value of his
advice. Many farmers have already
turned to alfalfa and more should do
So
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The Best Medicine IN the World.
M little girl had dysentery very
bad. thought she would die. Cham.
berlain's Cole. Cholera and Diarrhoca
Remedy cured her. and can truthful.
" say that ] think 1t is the best med.
icine in the world" writes Mrs. WI.
liam Oryis. Clare. Mich. For sale by
ell deslers.-Adv.
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Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson
seems to be succeeding in his efforts
to demonstrate that President Wilson
did well in putting an abrupt end to
his services in Mexico.
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The amended currency bill looks
like the well-known Nude Descend
ing Staircase but the Wall Street
Journal declares that that's nothing to
what the banks will look like if it
becomes law.
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She told me Was the first man that
day who had asked for an Iowa made
cigar. And yet these same manufac-
turers had their signs plastered all
over the lobby, Buy Iowa Made
Goods
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RED LARGE P|MP[ES
ALL OVER FACE
Festeredand Came Head. Scratch
ing Made Sores. Caused Disfig-
urement, Used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Face Now Clear.
1413 E. Genessee Ave-, Saginaw, Mich. ~
"Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured me
of q very bad disease of the face without

leaving q scar. Pimples broke
out all over my face. red and
large. They festered and came
to q head. They itched and
burned and caused me to
scratch them and make sores.
They said they were seed warts.
At night l was restless from
itching. When tho barber
would shave me my face would
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The prices at the Hotel SAM, San
Luis Potosi, Mexico, seem fairly rea-
sonable, everything considered. They
are from s1.00 on farther off,
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passed by the thirty-hfth genera :.
sembly, known as substitute for =.
ate file No. 11S. comforting addi'iou,.,
powers on trust companies, state ap'
savings banks"
THB STATE CENTRAL
SAVINGS BANK.
BY William Logan, PreslasA'
Attest.
C. ]. Bode. Cashier
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1REognHlA
Keokuk, Iowa 49,. August, q, 1878
TODAY.

TODAY.
Today is mine; I've time to goS
Upon my way and work.anl know
Through work, / can achieve and
learn
Before my steps on earth muststurn
Into the gate that points the way
To that blessed home where loved
ones stay.
Today is mine: On this one day
There's no eclipse to dark the way;
The sun is shining, joyous bright;
In this my hour, should delight;
On this my day, I'll be sincere
Not groan and moan because I'm here.
Today is mine; Oh. glorious thought,
Forgot are failures, yesters brought.
Unwasted shall these moments be
That my dear Masters given me;
] yet have time, I'll haste to.use.
10! Here am 1! Come! my work
choose.
Today is mine; my recompense
For other days when light was. dense;
Yet still plodded on, if slow,
And all ungarlanded below
And now, today, it is my own.
Its radiant light I've never known.
Today is mine: Its hours are fleet
And every one count them sweet;
Oh. may the work do live on
When all my days are past and gone;
plead for some great living task
Dear Master, grant me what ask.
Alice Mathews in the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO ART.
lcLEs OF INCORPORATION OF
THE STATE CENTRAL SAVINGS
BANK, A BANKING CORPORA.
TON ORGANIZED UNDER THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF IOWA.
Know all men by these presents:
That at a special meeting of the
stockholders Of The State Central
Savings Bank, corporation duly
organized under the laws OF the state
of Iowa, held at the office of the bank
in Keokuk, Iowa. on the eleventh day
.of August, A. d. 1913, after due and
legal notice had been given to the
stockholders thereof in conformity
with its articles OF interpretations
sections 1915 and 1856 laws of the
state, at which the requisite majority
of the stock Of said corporation was
represented, the following amendment
YVES adopted, by more than a two.
thirds vote of the stock interests Of
said bank.
Amendment.
That Article Two CID of the Articles
OF incorporation be amended to give
this bank additional powers, az fol
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Today is mine; my recompense

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
There is more real heartache in a
Square yard of suspense than in an
acre Of realization.
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oALY ar MAM.

DAILY BY AAII.
One yosr. 0Four months. JIG
AZ months. -. L5(One month...... -
Entered in Keokuk postoffice ~ sso-
Postage prepaid: sterms in advance
An subsosip don o Or s,ste f1 Wnstha Eli
8 new or "a newal order. u change
81 address 10 do sired. state both the On
Remit ~ pS stoffice money order
srpress raonsy order, registered letter.
81 draft, at our s-isk.
The date printed on the address 0s
each paper notesAEhen the subscr'ps'oa
subscribers failing to receive theis
papers promptly win CONFER iavol =
living notice OF the kect
Address ali commuTkc cations to
THEtGATE CECY COMPANx.
THE GATE CITY IN onasale q tns
Hotel Reokrk. cor. Third.anA Jonnton.
r a. Rolifi,s & Co.. go Maint suescts'
ward Bros, 525 Main street.
Depot News Stand.
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--faead The Daily Gate City
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Today is mine; I've time to go9
Upon my way and worksand know
Through work, l can achieve and