The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-17
FROM THE SAGE
OF SEVEN PINES
Philosophical Paragraphs From Jas.
per eIInes Pertaining to
Divers Matters.

divers Matters.
johnson county, this state, has re-
Gently employed scientific agricul-
turist as farm adviser for the farm
ers Of that county. He will instruct
as to soils, rotation OF corn, oats,
wheat, clover, and will explain land
qualities and their adaptation to GER
tain products. This will be OF i'm
mense value to the farming classes
who surely need instruction Johnson
Is the seventh county Of Missouri to
enlist in this enterprise.
Meadow larks during January were
visitors indeed to please and aston
ish even a naturalist, but greater
novelty in bird life was approaching.
For a week regular hooking bird,
the thrush, has been present here
among the pines and cedars, seeming
ly in perfect confidence and content
ment. The thrush partakes Of food
placed out on the bee stands for
other birds, and some nights it seeks
shelter In the buildings. Now, this is
a creature strictly OF the summer
classes and its presence here above
forty degrees north latitude is amaz-
ing at this period OF the winter.
Along the line of improved methods
the state of Vermont has Just adopt
ed electricity for the execution of
criminals. This is a great advance
ment for public morals which should
be universal. The tendency is for
better order.
AS members Of the Missouri legis-
lature, Clark county has Representa-
tive A. W. Teel and State Senator
Charles Carter. l believe Mr.. Teel
is from Lee county, by nativity. Both
are of the statesman class, rather
than mere party politicians, and we
are expecting them to do good work
for the moral advancement Of our
country. Mr.. Teel writes this good
sketch:
Dear Mr.. Blines: Your letter re-
ceived and contents noted certain
~ agree with you that our county
needs moral and spiritual promotion.
No county can hope to succeed unless
these cardinal principles are endorsed
by 1t. Like you, am radical adj
vocate OF improvement of highways,
and am doing all can for their i'm
provement. There have been quite
a number of bills introduced that
have more or less merit, but be.
lieve the Carter bill is probably the
best, and believe 1 will support 1t
unless 1t should, unfortunately, ac-
cording to my opinion, be unfavor-
ably amended in the committee. |
believe with sufficient funds and the
education Of the common people to
the value of good roads. that we are
making step in the right direction.
Scientific instruction that gives quick
drainage. which necessarily must be
done by grading in such manner
that all bridges and culverts will be
| KEEP. in perfect line with the genera
road surface. | heartily agree with
you that road grader is not a pillow,
but a machine for the moving OF earth
already pulverized and prepared. |
| will send you number OF state pub
| LEGATIONS which will be of service to
| bills that you are interested in and
| l will gladly obtain copies and for
ward same to you"
| The Tri-state Automobile society
| Is adding the three stars of carmine
red to the white bands painted on the
telephone poles along the right OF
way chosen as the official route
through these states. Well, the re-
public is not retreating.
i East Clark county has been making
heavy expectation Of corn during the
recent four months and the amount
grades up among the hundreds Of
| thousands Of bushels.
Just received message from
Joseph Cartwright who taught school
! here some two years ago. Joseph is
relative of the noted Peter Cart
wright, the pioneer Methodist minis,
ter. Peer held a meeting in Warsaw
and John Burgess buckled on his
skates one evening and skated down
the Mississippi and attended the re-
vival AS Eugene Field said and
that was very long ago."
II Is amusing to notice the unpro.
nounceable names suggested for the
/ lake above the dam. The title must
be one of dignity and renown, Lake
/ Keokuk" for example.
The agitation for long term for
| the president OF six or seven years
was not advised by Thomas Jeffer.
son, who thought continuance OF
eight years, with liability to be
dropped at half way of the term
would be best. Should a president