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dents. L.t~- on, when social life has
really b, gun, II one member Of a set
givPs an eccentric entertainment. her
friends, ins,ead of letting their personal
standards Of what In digntfied and SEEM
~ pre- all. Immediately start a series Of
ridiculous ana sensational AFFAIRS. The
trouble II simply lack OF personal In
dependence"
",rn't all this tiue to the fact that
social position In necessarily less as
sured In a society without rank and IT,
ties.' suggested. Isn't II. perhaps.
the fear Of being left out Of things that
dictates this follow my leader policy?"
AN EXPLANATION THAT Is NOT
AN EXCUSE.
But although Miss Bury-Pa lliser was ,
willing to admit that here might be an
explanation. ! could zee tina, 1t didn't |
appeal TO her as an excuse.
"You must cultivate . crop Of
ideals In your Girls." she urged.
"Baoh one should acquire . per.
sonal standard Of good breeding,
and she should be taught to cling
70 II, no matter what examples ere
set By rsnsGadss. Then there viii
~ IN end Of this weak and Nm.
worthy submission to the ssusa-
t1onal modes Of the moment among
naturally rsansd young women.
How far this slavishness to fashion
will carry them may be seen In the
present popularity OF vulgar and inn
modest dances. We all know where
the turkey trot and bunny hug come
from: we all know the sort Of women
who originally danced them. And yet
innocent. carefully brought up young
girls permit men whom they have met
for the first time to hold them by the
elbows. in the fashion Of drunken sail
ors. and drag them through perfectly
Indecent steps. And the mothers and
chaperons look on and smile!
why. only the other day a friend
told me that "a number OF society girls
were learning "A dance In which the man
actually picks up his partner and throws
her over his head My friend met one of
the girls. whose face was all bruised
and scratched, and said: My dear, what
have YOU been doing to YOURSELF
OH the girl replied. I've been learn
Ing that new dance at Mrs. IS. the
one where you're thrown on the floor.
It's the greatest fun in the world. but 1t
battcrs YOU up bit until you discover
the easiest way to fan
did YOU ever hear OF anything more
disgustlng7" Miss Bury-Palliser broke
of, real Indignation sounding through
| her pleasant English voice. But for one
girl who likes that kind OF thing, IA
| dozen endure It because they haven't
| the strength OF mind to resist.
"And instead OF encouraging her
not to tolerate vulgarity, the
mother Of the average GIRL remains
weakly silent, In the fear that her
daughter will lose popularity
among youns men II she 10 too
particular, and 90 damage her
chances OF mAtrimony."
which again puts 1t up to mother"
I observed.
Yes, and really. you know. social
sovereignty In all In the hands of the
women. II they woulC wake up to the
fact. II they would take decisive
stand their husbands and brothers and
hances would nave TO submit. IL ever
girl IN New York would say to her
dancing partner, I do not dance the
new steps there'd be an end to this
intolerap situation. II lasts only he
cause OF u lack of independence among
the girls.
The evening world., 1913-02-26
WOMEN'S SUITS& DRESSES.

SUITS& DRESSES. In Both Stores
Exclusive Tailored Suits and Dresses in two
and three piece models, including copies of Foreign
Styles. Materials Plain and Brocaded Silks,
Charmeuse and Matelasse.
Afternoon Dresses in a variety of materials and
dressy models. 1875, $500 and $500
Tailored Suits of Serge and Whipcord. 49,.
1878 and $500
Demi-Taiored Suits of Novelty Check Fab
RIGS, Imported Serge and Bedford Cord.
$3.50, $3.50 to $500
Showing of a selection of distinctive models in
Lingerie. Cotton Wolfe. Embroidered Net, Fancy
Crepe, Eponge and Linen Dresses suitable for
Southern wear 7.95 to $500
The evening world., 1913-02-26
MARSHALL WILSON'S GUEST.
Vice. 10 Reusssu IL
Trenton . Week.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. @.-Vicc-
President elect Thomas n. Marshall to-
day was the guest Of honor at . fare
vel banquet tsnAss~a MIN BY tine
Indiana D>mocrAtic CLUB. Mr.. Mar
shall lott this afternoon for Trenton,
y. j.. where he will confer with PresI.
dent.elect Wilson.
lie will remain IN Trenton untA he
eoes TO Washington for the Inaugural
don.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
NO Mon Y COULD
TEMPT THIS MAN
No Amount Of Money Would Induce
w. F. Murphy to Return to
Former State Of Health.


He says he was sick man for nine
years and had doctored with every
doctor in the country. it seemed, until
finally he saw a testimonial In the
paper OF the great success Of DR.. Wells
Part Of the time was so sick could
hardly work. have been treating for
Ia short while with this doctor and I
feel like new man. and believe am
we'll There are. no words in the
English language strong enough for
me to tell and express my feeling OF
gratitude to the, doctor, for / feel he
has saved me from world of suffer
ing.
Voluntary testimonials like the one
Of Mr.. Murphy coming from the heart
full OF gratitude for his saved condi-
ton and good health with no other
object but to guide some other suf-
ferer to a reputable, skillful special
ist who treats old chronic diseases.
as liver trouble, stomach, kidneys.
bronchial, bladder, rheumatism, ner-
yousness, etc. is what has gained for
DR.. Wells the confidence OF all who
know h!m-Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
|GLA|n FRAUD
| IN STREET WORK
Owners Of Lots in Leighton Addition
File Suit Against the City
and the Con
tractors.
PLANS WERE CHANGED
say Contract Was Changed From sew
en- Inches Of Concrete to Six
For Purpose Of
Fraud.
PLANS WERE CHANGED

Walter RayBurn, Mary Long and
John Stadler have fled suit in the
district court against the city of Keo-
kuk and Cameron ana McManus in
which Il is charged that fraud and
collision on the part Of all the de-
PENDANTS was practiced in connection
with work done concreting Seymour
street between block II and is, Eiev-
enth and Twelfth streets.
The petitioners state that they own
certain property on Seymour street
and that about August 1, 1872, the
city determined to make the perna-
nent Improvement on the street. Bids
we're to be opened on Sept %, 1912.
and the work was to be constructed
IN accordance with the plans and
specifications on file in the Office of
the city clerk.
The specifications provided that
he concrete pavement should be six
inches in depth for alleys and seven
inches for streets and the complain
ants say that there were responsible
builders who bid, but trifle more
than the bid Of the defendants Cam
eron and McManus. who made the
Improvement under a contract obtain
ed by fraud and collision In man
ner known only to defendants where
by it was agreed and understood tina.
only six inches Of concrete was to be
put On and claims that six inches was
all that was actually put on the
street.
Says Altered specifications.
Plaintiffs further state that some
time at or near the expiration OF the
time for receiving bids provided for
in the notice published inviting bids
that other and responsible contractors
had examined the plans and specifi.
cations on file in the Office of the city
clerk and found them to call for an
improvement Of seven inches of con
crete. 1t is further claimed that plans
and specifications had been changed
without any authority by authorities
of the city In collision with Cameron
and McManus.
They claim that the figure .17' had
been fraudulen.ly changed SO that ii
was erased and a line drawn through
it and that it was done for the sole
purpose OF giving the contract fo1
the work to Cameron and McManus.
The plaintiffs claim tina. By the
undue and unfair advantage giver
Cameron and McAanus that the al
legged improvement is null and void
They further say that before any O
the work was commenced the plain
tiffs served notice setting out the fac
that the work was not to be let to tht
lowest responsible bidder and tina
they would refuse payment of same.
What They Ask.
The plaintiffs say that they stant
ready and willing to pay such sum a:
the work would actually cost il thu
contract were awarded to the loves
responsible bidder and are willin,
that the court find and determine thu
actual sum under such an arrange
ment
/ In event the defendants refuse Il
do this the plaintiffs ask decree de
/ claring nuIt and void the contrac
made between the defendants an,
! that no lien or claim exists ngains
the plaintiffs for the work by virtu
4 - = 49,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
PERSONALS.

DR. W. p. Sherlock returned this
morning from Des Moineg, where he
has been In attendance at the he'd
side of his mother. who is yerv III.
Or. Sherlock reports the operation.
which his mother underwent a sue
cess and an early recovery is expect
ed.
BURLINGTON Gazette: Miss Ma
RE Biklen left Tuesday for
Keokuk, where she will make 4
little visit with friends enroute 10
California. Miss Martha Biklen win
depart Saturday to join her sister en-
route to the Pacific coast. DR..
K. g. Jones went to Keokuk this morn
Ing where he will attend the Glorious
of this part of the diocese OF Iowa
Dir. Jones is on the program to deliy-
er the meditation this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Laubrother OF
Luray, Mo, we're Keokuk visitors to-
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
CITY NEWS.

Look. Best springHeld lump Goa!
$3.50 per ton j. C. icManus Con
siruction Co. Phone 2l5.
A choice chicken OF roast of veal
lamb, beef or pork from the market
! of Jos. Haubert's will complete your
Sunday dinner.Adv.
Burlington Gazette: Mrs. n. W
Hughes returned Saturday nigh;
from Tucson, Ariz., where she left Mr..
Hughes in the Tucson, Ariz., sanitaI.
ium. His many friends in Burlington
are hoping that the change Will great,
III benefit his impaired health and that
ne viii soon be able to resume his
duties as chief clerk of the railway
mail service.
The revival meeting at Trinity
Methodist church is growing In inter
est and increasing in power. Last
night the pastor preached an interest
lIlg sermon on Types OF Men, When
the invitation was given four re-
sponded and gave their lives to Christ.
Tonight the pastor viii speak on
Spiritual Agriculture An interest
ing feature OF every meeting Is the
singing of Howard Wade Kimsey, and
the orchestra accompaniment to the
large chorus choir Tonight a chill
dren's chorus of 100 voices will render
several numbers. The public is cor
dially invited Services begin at 7:30.
Puckechetuck lodge No z3 meets
every Friday night at o'clock All
members requested to be present BY
order of noble grand, Geo. Immega-t,
secretary. Work in second and third
degrees .--Ady
Memphis Reyeille. a very sad
death occurred In the depot at Luray,
Tuesday. D. E. Dabnely OF KirksvilIe,
with his wife and three children, ar
rived at the depot too late to catch
the morning train west. He was iii
and spreading quilt upon the floor
of the station, he lay down to rest and
lie quiet. He did not improve and a
physician was sent for and in the
evening he was again attended by a
physician, but despite of all that could
be done, he expired before the west
bound evening train was due, appendi
citis being the cause Of his demise
The distressed family was in string
ent financial circumstances and again
! the people OF Luray demonstrated
their native qualities of goodness and
banded together to see that the dead
imam was sent to his former home
encased in respectable casket. The
family had been tenants on the farm
lof B. F. Jones Of Keokuk, which farm
/ is located near Cana.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
Caught in Iowa.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO. Jan. 2I-The Logue
murder mystery was revived today
when police gave out news of the ar.
rest in small town near Davenport
iowa, of Harry Cramer, who is alleg
ed to have had long relations with
the murdered diamond merchant and
to have some knowledge that may
clear up the crime.
Detective O'Hara is on his way tc
bring the prisoner to Chicago
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
Prisoner Gets Medal.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan 24.-The
Russian academy of science, It was
today reported, has bestowed the IA
nous Achmatow prize upon Lukas-
chewitch noted terrorist leader and
participant in the assassination OF
Car Alexander ILL., The honor was
conferred, it is said. for Lukasche.
witch's authorship of work on in.
organic earth life. He was recently
released from prison after more than
twenty years solitary confinement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
Paper Kisses, soc Each.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
HOBOKEN, N. j., Jan. 24.-One
thousand kisses at fifty cents per-
$500. That is what it cost Dr. Ignaci
Canglosi of Hoboken today to send
by mail lot of assorted oscillations
to comely and young Mary Desiderio.
The recipien. of the paper kisses sued
for breach of promise.
The doctor said the kisses came
from the body, not the heart and
that he never suggested marriage.
The jury thought otherwise when the
letter inclosing the 1000 salutations
was read and awarded the judgment
at fifty cents per kiss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
RKHE III
We Work Right
With Your
Doctor

We actually work alongside OF
your doctor when you bring his
prescription to us to be filed.
BY using only fresh. potent
drugs, chemicals and rightly
made fluid extracts, tinctures,
etc. we assist your doctor in
bringing about a more speedy
recovery OF the patient. Decide
to have your medicines com
pounded at our store and you
get every advantage. The ac-
curacy and promptness OF our
work is backed up by years of
experience. Such facts should
appeal to you and convince
you that to place your prescrip.
ticns III our hands for COM
pounding is to do full justice to
yourself and your doctor, for we
do full justice TO your prescrip-
ton. FOUR REGISTERED
PHARMACISTS EMPLOYED
HERE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
What They Ask.

In event the defendants refuse to
do this the plaintiffs ask decree de-
claring nuit and void the contract
made between the defendants and
that no lien or claim exists sgains.
the plaintiffs for the work by virtue
of the contract
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
Crazy Mans Crime.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MILWAUKEE,. Jan. 24-Alec j
Schultz, Is, Of Mankato Mimi, shot
and instantly killed Joseph Budde,
45, OF the same place, and hen com
mitted suicide today in train just
pulling into the station here, Budde
was bringing Schultz to a sanitarinm
here 20 receive treatment. The trag.
edy caused panic on the train.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
NOTICE.

The trustees Of Jackson township
(outside) will receive bids for the
road work for the year 1913. State
price per hour for superintendent, per
hour. man and team; per hour. labor
For districts and 2, 3 and 4. Bids to
be in the clerks hands on second
Monday in February.
WILL D. TURNER, Clerk.
-Ady.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
Hoods
SarsapariIla

Cures all humors, catarrh and
rheumatism, relieves that tired
feeling, restores the appetite,
cures paleness, nervousness,
builds up the whole system.
Get It today In usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called SarSatahs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-09-04

step, and every time it passed, he had
rustled his paper or scratched vigor-
ously with his pen. He IS keeping
watch for Oswald" was his thought
"They fear a sudden end to this. No
one, not the son of my mother knows
me. Do / know myself?"
Four o'clock! The light was still
burning, the pile Of letters he was
writing increasing.
Five o'clock! A rafting shade be-
trays an open window. No other
sound disturbs the quiet of the room.
It is empty now; but Mr.. Challoner,
long since satisfied that all was well,
goes by no more. Silence has settled
upon the hotel;-that heavy silence
which precedes the dawn.
There was silence in the streets
also. The few who were abroad, crept
quietly along. An electric storm was
in the air and taBe surcharged clouds
hung heavy and low, biding the mo-
ment of outbreak. A man who had
left a place of many shadows for the
more open road, paused and looked up
at these clouds; then went calmly on.
Suddenly the shrek of an approach
ing train tears through the valley. Has
it a call for this man? No. Yet he
pauses in the midst # the street he
is crossing and watches, as child
might watch, for the flash of it's lights
at the end of the darkened vista. 1t
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-09-04

"The motor has caused change In
the methods of carting and hosting
Safes" remarked the superintendent
of an Office building on Broadway as
he watched two-ton safe which was
being raised to the tenth floor. when
the auto truck made its appearance
the safe manufacturers soon realized
it's usefulness in their business. They
were not content that the power
should be used for hauling purposes
only. The windlass of the truck was
hooked up to motor and man pow
er was eliminated.
Nowadays when safe is hauled
on to a truck the hauling is done with
the motor windlass When 1t ia
hoisted to the tenth or other floors OF
building, the motor windlass does
the hosting. All the men have to do
is to guide it's course to see that it
does not bump against the build
ing"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-09-04
That Language Spoken by 100000
Persons-German Ranks Second,
According to Statistics.

There are approximately $500 Ian
guages or dialects spoken in the
world. English leading them all In
the number of persons using the
tongue.
It is estimated that over 100000 900
persons speak English, while 100000
600 persons converse in German. Rus
sian is spoken by some 100000,
while 45,000,000 make their wants
known in French. The Spanish Ian
guage is spoken by 40,000,000; Italian
by 100000, and Portuguese by 49,
100000.
English is spoken by 100000 in the
Dominion of Canada, by 100000 in
tho West Indies, by 100000 in Aus
tralia, by 100000 in East India and
by 38,OO0,00O in the British Isles, not
forgetting some 100000 in the Unit
ed States.
German is spoken by 100000 in
the United States; the same pumber
of persons use that language in Swift
zerland; 100000 use it in Austria
Hungary and 100000 speak it in
the German empire. In Belgium,
where there was movement on foot
to make it popular, but 10000 persons
make use of 1t.
French is the regular means OF COM
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-09-04

whispered Sweetwater; 1--WE can see
nothing here"
Mr.. Challoner, trembling very much,
wheeled slowly about
Wait" enjoined Sweetwater. First
let me take look inside"
Running to the nearest tree, he
quickly climbed it, worked himself
along a protruding branch and looked
down into the open hangar. 1t was
now so dark that details escaped him,
but one thing was certain. The air
ship was not there.
Descending, he drew Mr.. Challoner
hastily along. He's gone" said he.
Let us reach the high ground as
quickly as we can. I'm glad that Mr..
Oswald Brotherson is not with us or
OR Miss Doris
But this expression of satisfaction
died on his lips. At the point where
the forest road debouches into the
highway, he had already caught =
glimpse of their two figures. They
were waiting for news, and the broth
er spoke at the instant he saw Sweet
water:
where is he? You've not found
him or you wouldn't be coming alone
He cannot have gone up. He cannot
manage it without an assistant. We
must seek him somewhere else; In
the forest or in our house at home
Ali" The lightning had forked again
Hes not in the forest and he's not
in your home," returned Sweetwater
He's aloft; the airship is not in the
shed. And he can go up alone now
Then more slowly: "But he cannot
come down."
They strained their eyes in mad
dening search of the heavens. But
the darkness had so increased that
they could be sure of nothing.
Doris sank upon her knees.
Suddenly the lightning flashed
again, this time so wildly and SO near
that the whole heaven burst into fiery
illumination above them and the
thunder, crashing almost simultane
ously, seemed fox moment to rock
the world and bow the heavens to-
wards them. Then a silence; then
Sweetwaters whisper in Mr.. Chal
loner's ear:
Take them away! / saw him; he
was falling like shot"
Mr.. Challoner threw out his arms
then steadied himself. Oswald was
Keeling; Oswald had seen too. But
Doris was there. When the lightning
flashed again, she was standing and
Oswald was weeping on her bosom.
(THE ENID
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-09-04
SYNOPSIS.

George Anderson and wife see q re-
markable looking man come out OF tle
ClermOnt hotel, look around IuruVeiy ~,
wash his hands in the snow and pass on
Commotion attracts them to the Clermont
where II is found that the beautitui MISS
Edith ChaIloner has fallen dead. amer
son describes the man he saw wash his
hands in the snow. ne motel manager
declares him to be Orlando Brotherson
Physicians find that Miss Challoner was
stabbed and not shot Gryce, an aged de-
tectiVe and SWeetwater. his assistant
take UP the case Mr.. Challoner tells or a
batch Of letters found in his daughters
except one. which shows that the writer
was displeased. This letter was signed
by Orlando Brotherson. Anderson goes
with SweetWater to identify BrotherSon
who is found in a tenement under the
name Of Dunn. He is an inventor. Broth
erson tells the coroner Miss Challoner re-
pulsed him with scorn when he offered her
his love. Sweetwater recalls the mystery
OF the murder Of washerwoman In Wnlcn
some details were similar to the Challoner
affair. SweetWater gets lodgings In the
same building with Brotherson. He pores
hole In the wall to spy on BrotherSon.
He visits him and assists the inventor IN
his work. A girl sent by Sweetwater WIN I
Edith Challoner's letters is ordered out by
Brotherson. He declares the letters were
not written by him. Sweetwater is I'M
masked by Brotherson, who declares ne
made that the letters signed o. Il. were
written by two different men. Sweetwater
goes to Derby In search or the second "
B." whom he expects to locate through
one Doris Scott, mentioned in the letters;
She is found acting as nurse for oswald
Brotherson, who is critically sick and calls
the name OF Edith in his delirium. Sweet
water comes across peculiar hut In the
woods. He sees a load of boxes marked
20. Brotherson," taken into the hut under
the supervision of Doris Scott. Doris
tells Challoner Of seeing in a dream the
face of the man who Killed Edith The
door bell rings and she recognizes in the
visitor the man Of her dream. 1t Is Or
lando Brotherson, who requests an inter-
view with his brother. 1t develops that
Orlando Is working on a flying machine.
Oswald is told Of Edith's death. Orlando
tells his brother Of his repulse by Miss
Challoner. Orlando asks his brother to
assist in tests Of his air car. as he can
trust no one else. Oswald refuses owing
TO his weakened condition. SweetWater
offers his services as an assistant and
shows he knows something Of Brother
sons idea. The air car proves a success.
Oswald declares his grief over Edith's
death renders him incapable of accepting
his brothers offer to share in his work
and triumphs. Orlando offers himself to
Doris and Is refused. He spends the night
In the hangar in a dazed condition.