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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

Trinity Ladies', Society.
The ladies' society Of the Trinity
I'M. e. church will meet in the church
parlors on Friday afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

WANTED experienced girl for
general housework. Phone 16.
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LOST.

LOST Baby pillow, between Fifth
and Blondeau and Third and Main,
Saturday afternoon. Return to this
office. Reward.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

FOR SALE Good work horse. Phone
1404.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

Colored chambermaid.
Phone 1872.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

FOR sALE OR TRADE "A splendid
rubber tired phaeton for good up
to date top buggy. rubber or steel
tires. See Stricken Real Estate at.
once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

River above low water of 1864, 4
feet, 2 tenths.
Change in "a hours, rise / tenth.
Mean temperature, Aug. 8, SO.
Highest temperature, IS.
Lowest temperature, 6S.
Lowest temperature last night, 6S.
FRED q. GOSEWISCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04
w ant Column
WANTED.

wANTED--A good barber, good
wages to good man. Address NJ
Fl. Champeau. Hamilton, III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

FOR sALE-Cadillao phaeton. Call
pohne Black-64.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04
Weather Conditions.

Temperatures of ninety or more
were general yesterday from the
Rockies to the Atlantic coast, except
in the northern portion of the Missis-
sippi valley and the lower lake reg
ion, the maximum temperature reach
ing 100 at Omaha and 80 at New
York and Boston
Generally fair weather prevails ov-
er the entire country this morning,
and there have been light showers in
portions of the lower lake region, on
the gulf coast and in Utah.
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather for this section tonight and
Tuesday, and slightly warmer tonight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04
1sssS
vi saIsTIfIlII..- - .- -'.-''
Lemaster-Roan Wedding Today.

LEfTldStCE-nodfl WcUutHH iOudys
Miss Nell Roam became the bride OF
John Lemaster of Ft. Madison at
quiet wedding ceremony, performed
this morning at the st. Francis de
Sales parish residence. The service
was spoken at IL o'clock, the bride
and groom being attended by Miss
Agnes Leach, as bridesmaid, and
Martin Roam, groomsman. Following
a ten days wedding trip south; Mr..
and Mrs. Lemaster will return to
Keokuk and make their home at 1906
Concert street. The BRIDES dress to-
day was white net over silk. Because
of the recent death of her mother,
the wedding was quiet affair.
The bride is we'll known to many
Keokuk people, having spent all of her
| life here. She is a congenial person
and because of this quality has made
many friends Mr. Lemaster Is tele
graph operator and highly respected
in his home city and by those who
know him in Keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

Each and Every One.
Each new friendship is forever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

Gate City want ads bring results.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04

MINNoWS FOR sAIiE-Get your
minnows from spicer. foot OF Main
street,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04
Youna aides, Guild.

Young Ladies', Guild.
The young ladies' of Guild No. 2,
of St. Mary's church, will entertain
their friends at lawn party at
Twelfth and Blondeau streets, on
Wednesday evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-04
Dom Pedro's Telephone Message Gre.
ated Great Excitement Until
the Truth Was
Known,
PHOTOGRAPHIC CLERKS
Berlin Dressmakers Are Dismayed
Over the Plans for the
Trousseau Of the
Princess.

lBy Karl H. Won Wiegand. Berlin Cor
respondent of the United Press.l
BERLIN, Aug. 4.--German police cir
cles are chuckling heartily over a
story that is being told at the expense
OF an official of the foreign office. Just
who started the yarn on its rounds, or
how much truth there was in it when
1t started, doesn't appear. But here II
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

he has advocated in the
past, but there is certainly about
the man a quality of straightfor-
wardness that draws admiration
even from those who may differ
with him. This fact was ~illustra-
ted by his refusal to serve wine
at the reception rendered the dip
lomatic corps last week. In ex-
PLANTATION of his action, which had
caused universal comment, and
of course some criticism he said:
This was the first dinner which we
have given to members OF the diplo'
matte corps and therefore. the first
time when we came into conflict with
the social custom of serving wine at
dinner. The I've other ambassadors
then in the city and their ladies were
invited to meet Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce, and ~ all the gentlemen guests
were from foreign countries l thought
it proper to explain TO them b rea-
son for our failure to conform TO what
seems to have been customary in this
matter. Believi rg that the issue should
be met frankly in the beginning, | told
them, when we sat down to the table
that Mrs. Bryan and l had been tee
totalers from u youth, as were our
parents before us, and had never
served liquor at our table: that when
the President was kind enough to ten
der me the portfolio of state l asked
him whether our failure to serve wine
would be any embarrassment to the
administr alton, and that he generous
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02
OFFICIAL
OF the Board OF Couaty Commits.
si0ners Of Grant County, S, D.
G r

Milbank, S. D., April Let, 1918
Board of County Commissioners
met In regular session with all mem.
bers present.
The minutes Of the last regular and
subsequent special meetings were read
aud approved as read.
The following bills for which
warrants had been drawn were audited
and allowed:
Milbank. South Dakota, April 26th,
1913. ~
Board of County Commissioners
met pursuant with all members present..
The bids for the heating, plumbing,
water supply and lighting systems
for the Grant County Poor Farm
Building to be erected. were opened
and the following contracts were
awarded:
b. G. Maxwell, heating, plumbing
and water supply system ellSO. on
A. W. McLane, Ii lighting sys.
tenn, S5O m
The bill of w. W. Mount for CSC. OO
for the care of Albert Erickson and
August Brady. was audited and al.
lowed and a warrant drawn for same
On motion, board adjourned to june
Both, 1913.
w. S. NIXON,
County Auditor.
GEO. MITCHELL
Chairman
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02
MOTHERS 4
Governor Byrne Issues Proclamation
for Observance

Yearly establishing itself more firm
ly as one of the most worthy of the
American customs is the annual OBJ.
servance of the Second Sunday ia our
beautiful memorial month as Nj others
Day, and 1t is IN accordance with this
custom that Frank NJ. Byrne. Gov.
ernor OF the State of South Dakota,
do hereby designate and set apart
SUNDAY, MAY IL, 1913.
as the day for such observance.
We we'll realize that the very found.
alton stones of our national structure
rest in part upon each individual
home. and we acknowledge as we'll
that in like manner the burden of the
home rests upon the Mother: for TO
her 1t Is given to nurture the child, to
encourage and educate the youth, to
elevate the family standards, and to
strengthen the cause of truth and
right in the minds of all.
Nothing we might ever do could re-
move the debt Of gratitude we owe to
our Mothers: nothing could repay
them for their sacrifice and devotion
but on this day which has been dedi.
Gated to them we perhaps can in small
measure evidence our appreciation Of
mother love.
trust that the people throughout
the State may observe the day with
r~everential respect and further recon-
mend that the clergy shall devote one
service in their respective places of
worship to appropriate and fitting ex.
ercises.
Done at the Capital in Pierre this
23rd day Of April, A. D. 1913.
FRANK NJ. BYRNE,
Governor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

The Sons of Veterans at Wa
tertown are to have charge of the
Memorial Day exercises at that
place this year, and the Grand
Army boys are to be the honored
guests of the occasion. The Wa
tertOwn Herald in comment
ing upon this new departure
says:
Each succeeding Memorial Day
shows the fast thinning ranks of the
old veterans more and more and it is
nov apparent that the time has come
when their sons must take up the bur-
dens of arranging for Memorial Day
if the day is to be perpetuated. The
young men will take up the work in
Watertown this year with q determi-
nation to show the old soldier boys
OF the Civil War that they are ever in
The minds of patriotic Americans.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

ly left the matter To u discretion. |
suggested that l thought it unfair TO
sssnme that those coming to US from
abroad would Judge us harshly, or be
unwilling to tolerate the maintenance
of . traditional custom. and expressed
the hope that our friendship would be
made so apparent to them and our
hospitality 81 cordia! that they would
overlook this weakness if weakness it
vas my remarks were applauded by the
company and we never spent q more
en- ioyable evening.
That is all there is to the matter, ami
we can consider the incident closed
and the custom established, so far rs
we are concerned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02
PECULIAR BELIEF IN JAPAN
oeoms strange to Our Western idssaI
Though There 10 Much That 10
Pathetic About lt.

Amonx the Buddhists in Japan Il
d believed that the souls OF children
90 after death to Sui-noka-wara (the
stony river-bed) and there they rek
main until they roach maturity UNDER
the care Of J~izobosatsu. who IN rep
resented 40 . priest with = long cane
In one hand and q ball In the other.
He 10 said to stand in the center
of the havana, where he breaches to
the children as they pile up stones.
one for the salvation of their father.
one for the mother, the third for
brothers. the fourth for sisters and
the NTH for their own salvation.
When night comes on and the wind
blows hard a gigantic evil spirit ap-
pears and with a huge iron rod knocks
down the heaps of stones which the
children have made, and they are 80
frightened that they run to Jizo and
hide themselves in the big sleeves Of
his kimono. which have q miraculous
way of increasing in size according
to the number OF children who seek
refuge. Then the evil spirit disappears
and the children begin again the work
of heaping up stones.
Passing through cemeteries in
Japan one sees tombs that have the
Image of Jizo carved upon them, as
the parents take that way Of gaining
the special favor Of Jizo for their
children, and one will e little piles
OF stones built up by the parents and
brothers and sisters Of the children
with the hope OF helping in the tedious,
work of the little ones in the kawara
Christian Advocate. 1
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02
Styiists and Journalists.

On the third day Of December, 1894.
died Robert Louis Stevenson. Posi-
bly, the strangest announcement of the
news was that which appeared on the
poster of a morning paper famed for
its Alternative ingenuity. The mes
sage ran: stevenson Succumbs: Sepul-
chred on a Samoan Summit" TO this
favor do ever great stylists come
Pail Mail Gazette.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

MANY of us do not agree with
W. J. Bryan, the new secretary
OF state, in some of the peculiar
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

Dorothy and tho Spider.
Dorothy latter watching a spider
'Apture a fly in its web)-Oh, man
ma, come quick. A spider is putting
fly to sleep in lis hammock!-Judge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02

Our Language.
Hes the coming man.
"Yes. Hes one Of IT, oest fellows
oing."-Dxchango.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-02
TIVE Heads. Thirteen Tails.

7eaoe, JnoeSoon vAIo.
A we'll known New York philanthro-
pist and clubwoman tells the followins
story:
"A friend of mine went shopping for
furs. She came home with q handsome
sable scarf. She remarked to her sister,
who was admiring the purchase: That
stupid salesman tried to get me to buy
4 FUR with two heads. ! u lot toler.
ate the unnatural in anything. Who
ever heard Of an animal with two
heAdsr
Her sister looked critically at the
scarf: then a smile OF amusement lit up
her face. Yes she remarked. you
didn't buy a fur with two heads, but
you have bought o with thirteen
tails "-Roston Post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
ASTRlDE ONLY WAY
TO RIDE; WASHINGTON
GIRLS ANSWER VETERAN

Washington horsewomen have
frowned on the suggestion of Cen
eraI John p. Hickman, commander
or the Tennessee division of the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans, that women
abandon the astride method of rid
ing. Among the reasons set out by
members of the Riding and Hunting
ciub for the astride method were
that 1t is safer. gives the rider more
perfect control of the horse and makes
the rider more independent.
why. practically all the riding in
washington is astride." said Miss Janet
Allen, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel
Harrie 7. Allen. and one of the most
noted women In Washington for her
horsemanship. THE woman who
rides side saddle must be helped
to her horse, while If she rides astride
she can jump up and down at her
VIII. IL horse becomes hard to
manage while one is riding a side
saddle. 1t is impossible to bring him
under control."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
BUSINESS PICKING Up

Continued from First Page)
OF dullness, and these few ascrihed
the falling off in their business TO
the fact that IL was the first week in
the month. which they say Is always
quiet. Certainly last week was a
buster period with them than it's pre-
decessor, and all agree that April is
Il good month for the business
Several sales of some consequence
were reported. For example, Glib
honey & Nuchols turned over i2o feet
on the Boulevard. which involved a
consideration of $4,000, and in ad-
,dition to some other good sales, nota-
bly, eight acres in Westhampton and
five lots In Lee annex. they opened
negotiations with big out-of-town
manufacturing concern for Rich
mond site which they hope to close
the coming week.
81. The details are not yet available.
4 Main Street Deal
Main street property continues to
be very marketable product Raah
Il Company report the sale OF the
four small stores o nthat thorough
fare near the intersection of Nine
teenth street for $4,000. They made
rome other good sales also--15o feet
on sumpter street brought $4,000: the
hoHse NO. IuuS fIoyO avenue sold for
$4,000, and the home on the north
east corner of Clay and Twenty eighth
streets sold for $4,000
j. Thompson Brown a Company
report a good week. with exceeding
bright prospects, based on Inquiries
In hand, for the coming week. They
, turned over ground on Monument ave-
rue for which the sale price was sl5,-
coo: two Park avenue lots. ss,70o. and
homes in Lee district. Sycamore and
Clayton streets--all cash sales; no
/ trading and no speculation.
There is no let-up to the activity of
West End property. which now seems
to be Richmond's most rapidly grow
Ing section, and the accomplishment
Of the annexation will give even
greater impetus to this activity.
j. d. Cook & Company report
some good sales in that section---on
Leonard, West Cleveland and the
BouIevard--the past week. These lots
with some Jackson ward property
made their aggregate sales for the
week something like $4,000.
Robinson & Phillips also got in
some good work in the West End.
transferring several lots. as we'll as a
store and dwelling on Church Hill,
and the house No 613 North Tenth
street. all of which rounded out a
good week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
HOW CHAMPION

Continued from First PageN
stalk, he lifts the temperature to $50
where 1t is left until the curing pro-
cess is finished. He says that II this
simple method of curing is followed
carefully by tobacco farmers, thew
VIII have no trouble in getting a prom
er cure. He belives that the great
t,ounie with many farmers is that
they are too impatient, both in cut.
ting and curing the weed. He also
believes in thoroughly grading his to-
oacco, and to his Judgment in this
matter has remarkable success may
be attributed in large measure. He
makes as many grades as there are
classes of tobacco, and SAYS ii nays
to take little time to do this.-J. A.
Robinson, of North Carolina, in Souths
ern Farming.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
NEARLY $4,000 FOR
FLOOD SUFFERERS
MAYORS RELIEF FUND AUGMENT
ED YESTERDAY ny THE ADDx-
TTON OF s4s4.30.
NOW READY FOR MORE
EVERY LITTLE WILL Add THAT
MUCH MORE, SAYS THE
MAYoR--sEND MITES IN
4. AT ONCE.

The mayors fund for the relief
of the food sufferers is increasing
hourly While Mayor Ainslie for sew
erai days has been on the sick list,
the contribution still pour into his
office. Up to yesterday afternoon the
total summed up s2,901.29. The fig
ures for the day amounted to S4S4.30.
With additional tales of distress
pouring out from the sufferers the
fund will remain open indefinitely, and
any one, says the mayor, who de-
slres TO help his fellowman in this
hour of need, may send the amount to
his office, and the sum will be for
warded TO the points at which Ii Is
needed. Here is Yesterdays list:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
WILL TELL STORY
Of BILLY SUNDAY
COLUMBUS MAN AT RAILROAD
Y. Nj. @. A. WICKER ON
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

BILLY" Sunday will be eulogized by
E. Dow Bancroft. of Columbus, O.. at
the Railroad Y. NJ C. A. this after
noon. when he will lecture on "a
Twentieth Century Miracle" He will
tell of the marvellous evangelistic CAM
paign waged by Sunday in Columbus,
where he converted eighteen thousand
people.
At the Central Y. NJ C. A. Rev. J. J.
Wicker will lecture on Crime and
Capital Punishment"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
Death of an Infant.

MEHERRIN, VA. April 5.-Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Halt lost their infant
daughter on Friday. Death was
by the child finding bottle
OF earboiic acid and drinking it, DR..
Vest was hastily summoned. but was
too late to render aid.
The burial will be at the Presby-
terrain cemetery, Meherrin, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
Real Estate
SALE OF UN-
CLAIMED BAGGAGE

We Will sell at public auction TO the
highest bidder, unless otherwise dts
posed OF, at our Freight Warehouse,
corner seventeenth and Marshall
streets, Richmond, Va,
TUESDAY, MAY o, 1913,
Commencing at A. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

tv-three bundles umbrellas; six pairs
shoes: one roll mating; one babys
cradle; one chiid's chair; two clocks;
one accordion: one lantern; one lot jew
elry. and other miscellaneous articles.
The public Is requested TO attend.
Elevated seats provided for ladies and
spcial accommodation afforded out-of-
L. L. SCHERER,
General Claim Agent.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. Co.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
w. c. T. U. Concert.

The Broad-Street- Methodist church
choir will give vocal concert in Stieff
Piano Co.'S hall. III West Broad
street. Thursday evening" April 10th.
for the benefit of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union headquarters.
The public is most cordially invited
to attend.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-16
DON'T FORGET

to cut our priesIist printed on the back
page Of this paper, and tack in a con
vsnisnt place for reference.
PACIFIC COLD STORAGE CO.
Adv
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-16
SEN. PoINoExTERs NEW ARMY

WASHINGTON United States Sem
ator PoindeXtcr. Of Washington, has
offered Il bin in Congress which pro-
poses to go farther than any plan yet
attempted. even in some Of the old
countries. in settling the problem of
the unemployed. His bill provides for
the creation OF the Industrial Army Of
the United States to he made up of
men and women at present unemployed
and any person over Is years Of age is
eligible to join. The enlistment is for
three months and members may re-
enlist. Recruiting Offices are to be es.
tablished in each Congressional dis
trict
The president of the United States
is TO be the commander in chief of the
army, there VIII be a general at $3.50
a month and colonies and captains
will receive $3.50 and 800 a month re-
spectively. The compensation of en-
listed persons will vary from rs cents
n day to 81 with food. clothing and
lodging. The energy Of the members
will be expended in the building Of
harhor improvements. forts. public
buildings. canals irrigation enterprises
and the like.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-09-16

There is a little periodical in Vir-
ginia that seems to have been born
for no other purpose than to abuse
the navy and everything else
The name of the periodical IL Of no
consequence. being transient. but 1t is
called The Galaxy. and it has chosen
Norfolk. a seaport, To afflict. 1t might
as well be called by any other name
If by reason of toughness 1t should be
four years. vet will its strength be
labor and frothing.
This little periodical. published at
great seaport, positively declares that
two and une-half millions of dollars
worth of ammunition has been fired by
the American navy at the old battle
ship Texas as a target. and that the
old Texas still survives and will con-
tinue to survive and sneers at the
American navy in that, firing two and
une-half millions in ammunition at Il
single corresponding battleship it fails
to destroy ii. and wonder how long it
would take the American navy to de
stroy one live battleshlp of an active
enemy.
II is in this way that one young
scribbler. with his pen and ink, can
injure the navy ut the time when ii
most needs friends This young man
is utterly ignorant of the fact that only
one ship. the New Hampshire. used
war ammunition against the Texas
when it was made IA target The re-
ma ming ships used non-explosive
shells. He is utterly ignorant Of the
fact that less than three minutes after
the order was given to commence firing
the New Hampshire, on March II. 19tt
at Il distance of six miles, smashed the
old Texas. now called the San Marcos.
to smithereens and sank her just as
far as it was possible for her to sink
in the shallow water in which she had
been placed, SO as to save her decks
Nor does he realize the facilities of
naval Eunnery by which this old YES
sci can he utilized for years to come
in the training Of young officers and
gun pointers in spotting and calibra-
ton. y. Y. American.