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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-07

Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, H.. July 7.-Corn-Mar
ket 1sc higher. No. 2 yellow, 62A@
621ac; No. 2 mixed, 62Ac; No. 3
mixed, s2Ac; No. mixed $40.
Oats Market unchanged. No. 2
white, 4251sc; No. white, 41A@
41hc; No. white, 4o1sc; standard.
AK @42c.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, July 7.-Hog receipts &c.
900; market strong and higher. Mixed
and butchers, ss.s0@9.20; good heavy,
sS.S0@9.15; rough heavy, s8.60@s 80;
light $s.85@e.2o; pigs. s715@s.so.
Cattle receipts 10000; market firm
and higher. Beeves, $7.15@9.Oo; cows
and heifers, s3.85@s.35; stockers and
feeders. $5.75@8.10; Texans, $500
I8.15; calves. s6.75@9.75.
Sheep receipts 10000; market
strong. Native. s4.10@5.sO; western,
s415@5.35; lambs. $soo@8.75; west
ern, $6.0o@775.
i
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, July Cattle
receipts $500; market steady. Texas
receipts LOO; native beef steers,
$5.50@S.75; cows and heifers, $4.75@
500; stockers and feeders, s5.25@750,
calves, $6.00@90o; Texas steers,
$6.25@S.00; cows and heifers, s4.25@
$50; calves Gear lots) s5.0o@6.5o.
Hog receipts, $500; market higher.
Mixed and butchers. $s.o0@s.15; good
to heavy, $9.0O@9.15; rough, $3.50
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Trains leave from the Union demo-
Berths and tickets, Fifth and johnson
streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
AN ENGLISH AUTHOR
RAPS CALF ORN|A
Disclosures Check Discus
sion of the Book
TWICKENHAM FERRY
firing of Monopoly Enjoyed by the
Famous Ferry River Folk Start
Another Ferry and Precipi-
tate a Law Suit
Nv PAUL LAMBETH.

London. May 7.-(Special.) .)-Some time
ago one Arthur Johnson betook himsei1
to California, of which a member of the
johnson family is governor. 1t is very
evident that this Arthur would not nave
qualified for Knight of tho Round Table.
Folloviug his return he has written
book. entitled california" and wonder
what the people of the great western
state will say if ever this pretentlous
volume comes their way.
Arthur Johnson seems to have gone out
of his way to find faults with people and
country-that wonderful people and that
marvellous country usually associated with
the beautiful and great. The book IS the
most jaundiced production that mas ever
emanated from even the sour spleen or a
tired Britisher And it is largely filled
with quotations from a certain san Fran
cisco newspaper saying anything but
pretty things about the moral tone OF
the Paris of the Pacific" This sort OIL
thing, however, is balm In Gilead TO some
Of the crubb street "holier than thou's,
and. of course, it has given risen TO
certain amount of discussion.
Scarcely. however had the discussion
proceeded beyond the opening cnapter
when no less an official authority tnan
the colonial office sprung malodorous
sensation right on the British doorstep.
Mr.. Lewis Harcourt, son of the late
lamented Sir William Vernon Harcourt'
.the last of the Plantagenets,' as secre-
tary for the colonies warned the common
wealth Of Australia against really scan
da,ous traffic which has been going on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
WALKING ARM IN ARM
Another ld-Fashioned Custom That
Is Rapidly Dying Out
From the New York Evening Sun.

From the New York Evening Sun.
Another burning question has come up
for solution! Paris and London are wrink-
ling their brows and loking thoughtful.
And the important matter which demands
their close attention is this: Shall a man
end woman walk through our public thor
oughfares arm In arm? Truly, a serious
natter-one not to be treated too lightlyi
When our grandmothers were young
perhaps In our mothers youth. too-it was
the custom for the timid trustful female
to lay a confding little hand upon her
escorts arm whenever she stirred abroad.
She really didn't need her hands for any,
thing other than to handle her COM
modious silk bag holding handkerchief
yes, and powder puff and mirror too
hung by dainty ribbons from her arm.
Nowadays the custom Is rapidly dying
out. Women have too many other uses
for their hands. There is the smart little
hand bag to oe held, the vanity case
which the twentieth century woman car
ries so openly, the dogs leash, and, per-
haps. handful of votes for women
leaflets. The woman of today cant
spare one OF her two busy hands to lay
gently upon a strong masculine arm
unless she is drifting up a church aisle
at wedding or making slow, dgnified
progress along the receiving line at a re-
ception.
In London and Paris the walking arm in
arm question may be one of propriety: :
here In America there seems to be little or
no question about 1t; the custom as such
seems to be dying natural death. Not
that men, even in these crowded subway
days, are losing all ideas of chivalry No,
indeed, but instead of bowling low and
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graciously offering his arm, as In our
grandmothers' days, when about to escort
a fair lady for walk, the masculine COM
rade of today walks calmly at her side
without such a thought until the street
crossing Is reached when he grasps her
firmly by eibc- c. upper arm and steers
her to safety On the other side. seidors
in these days do We see the old fashioned
happy pairs" strolling down the avenue
arm in arm. but when we do, doesn't one
word pop into our heads and bring a
smile of sympathy to our lips?
London may long for the lady of long
ago timidity who prefers to walk with her
hand on her escorts arm; Paris may dis
approve of the custom except for father
and daughter-or in the country-as they
say. but Germany, judging from a recent
picture of the Kaiser's daughter Princess
and her fiance, Is not troubled by the
question at all. The lovers hold hands
and walk arm In arm in public with ut
most unconcern, just because they are
lovers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
New Garden Amusement

new garden amusement for bird
lovers has been suggested to a country
resident in the west of England by watch
ing an unrehearsed scene in the paddock
adjacent to the house.
Two jackdaws daily adjourn there for
the purpose of collecting nesting mate
rial which they find supplied In per-
fection and great quantity by an old dom
key. Apparently, TO the donkey's salts
faction. they perch on his back and pull
away the rougher patches of hair, with
which they line their nest in a neighbor-
ing walnut tree.
Nearly all birds are now seeking nest
ing materials and the owner of the DON
key has attracted many more attractive
and useful birds than the jackdaws by
making his garden a sort of supply store
for nest builders. The sparrows seize
with avidity any old bits of string or
wool, or even paper: but the most highly
desired material is soft lining material. of
which hair is the most popular. The
currycomb combings are In special de-
mf nd.
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you'd better call her up and tell her
just how II happened"
Exactly said the professor.
The professor went TO bis telephone
Hello, Central, hello. Hello-is this
Mrs. Raymond? Yes? Well. really ~
was very stupid of me, Mrs. RAYMOND:
but, yeu know, had been thinking of
something very important, and | quite
forgot to put on my collar. I-oh.-ahl
-good-by.'
The professor suddenly hung I'D the
receiver. He gave utterance to a mild
exclamation.
"Johnr' exclaimed his wife,
'She SAYS she hasn't been out of the
house today, .groaned the professor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
RemarkableiStory of Piracy

A remarkable story of piracy on the
high seas has been given by Captain
Sandeman, the Hong Kong agent of the
Imperial Merchant Service company of
Liverpool. According to Captain Sande-
mans statement some 90 Chinese pirates
under the guise of passengers but armed
to the teeth, boarded the Tai On. owned
by Hongkong firm of merchants. reg
stered under the British flag and under
the command OF Captain Holmes. The
vessel was bound for West river. Ar
Capsimum pass the pirates on a pre-
arranged signal secured the captain,
cLief officer and chief engineer, One
sailor who offered resistance was shot
dead and the man at the wheel, who re-
fused to turn the ships head to the
shore, was also killed.
Mr.. Cornwall. chief officer. was In his
cabin at the time of the attack. and
rushing out on hearing the sound of fir
ing, he met a crowd of Cinnamon with
revolvers levelled at him. Seeing that re-
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unchecked for a couple of years past If
they did not come from such an authori-
tative source. Mr.. Hareourt's statements
would seem utterly incredible.
Afghans and Pathans, posing as princes
and nabobs of India, have been going
back and forth between Hindustan and
Australia picking up the best looking
Australian women and selling them into
slavery of the most terrible sort away
in the hill countries of India.
This sensation summarily closed the
series of sympathies for Mr.. Johnson s
"benighted San Franciscans." How still
phone we are TO point out the mote in the
eye of the other chap, while blinded TO
the beam in our own.
Suit Over Famous Ferry
said the song. For, tits but a mile to
IWiekenham Ferry" and said the court
few days ago ferry may be ancient
and honorable, but that is no reason
why 1t should retain a monopoly
The Right Hon., the Earl of Dysart,
owns by entail the ferry close by
IWickenham Town, famed in song and
story. From Twickenham you look over
the prettiest and pleasantest part of
the Thames at Richmond and the sweet
green expanse of Hampton court park
md the red walls of the palace also
you see, just between the banks, Eel
Ple Island. Eel Pie island is a river
'esort where the young Cockney takes
lis best girl and where the old strollers
II the strand take vast thirsts in the
ovely summer time.
1t occurred to some Twickenham and
fichmond folk that Twickenham ferry
Ind the Dysart family had had about
or good thing. So they start
ID another ferry. The earl took the
opposition to court. The earfs counsel
ook all the poetry about the old ferry
o sing the song to the Judge The lat
er, however, Lord Justice Warrington,
vas chanoery judge and somewhat
verse to poetry and music. He found
lgainst the earl and his old ferry. ex-
oiled the enterprise of the practical
iVer folk and denounced all monopolies
5 bad, but that of Twickenham and
Gel Pie island the worst
Some names are curious Now. have
ften been to the island and the last
ime l went there l asked for an eel
lie.
Sorry, SIR" said the obsequious wait
r, but we don't sarve hit"
Not serve it." I protested, why
sn't this island called after it's eel
ies-a famous dish, you know"
The waiter shook his head. No, SIR"
e corrected me-"pie, sir not pies
he blooming Inland, sir, hit looks one
+ them pies, or so they say, sir"
You will note the fine distinction.
so they say" Your typical English
waiter is never sure of anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Sharpening His Teeth

From an Exchange
An English gentleman, travelling In the
Highlands, being rather late in coming
down to dinner. Donald was sent upstairs
to intimate all was ready He speedily
returned nodding significantly, as much
as to say it was all right.
But, Donald said his master, after
some further trial of a hungry mans pa
thence. ARE We sure ye made the gentle
man understand"
Understand" retorted Donald (who
had peeped into the room and found the
guest engaged at his toilet; Use war
rant ye he understands; he's sharpening
his teeth"-not supposing the tooth brush
could be of any other use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Describes Excavation Work

Describing the wonders revealed by
his four years excavations on the site
of Meroe, the ancient Ethiopian capital
Prof. John Garstang, the celebrated
Lancastrian geologist says when his
first expedition arrived at the site
there was little to suggest the extent
and interest of the city which has now
come to light, only one wall and a few
OBJECTS OF sculpture being visible. Now
a number of temples, palaces, and pub
lilo buildings have been laid bare; and
during the past winter season, a consid-
cradle portion of the ancient city was
opened, SO that a visitor may enter by
the city gate and walk along the an
cient streets, turning at will into the
different buildings. The temple which
is designed in a series of ascending
ambulatories with stone built cloisters,
the sanctuary being found on the high
est platform in the middle, corresponds
in character, he says. to the table of
the SUM-" mentioned by Herodotus
The great temple of Armon has, he
says, main axis 430 feet in length;
the high altar and the special inclo-
sure for sacrificing animals and other
features are well preserved other
monuments excavated include an ex-
tensive palace, presumed to be of Ro-
man period, two small temples one of
which was dedicated to lion deity, an
ohbithl ttlilple Ol ISIS, later recon-
structed, pottery lkilns of meroitic times
and several hundred tombs of the ne
cropolis. 1t appears that there is still
untouched by the eXcavators' spades a
much larger area than has yet been
attacked. but Mr.. Garstang said that
without a substantial increase to the
annual sum available for this work,
which up to the present has been al
most entirely contributed privately by
a. few
hardly be possible to complete the un-
dertalxing even in 10 or 10 years.
For two years work has been almost
entirely concentrated upon the royal en-
closure and the royal palace in which
boards of gold treasure and ornaments
were found. He shows pictures of the
beautiful bronze head of Augustus, which
was found carefully buried in clean sand
amid the debris of building. A short
distance from the spot where it was found
are the remains of small temple of Ro-
man architecture; it is his belief that the
bronze head of the Divine Emperor had
been enshrined In this temple. He recalls
two passages from Bliny which seem to
have been overlooked oy those who have
discussed the possibility Of Roman
occupation of Merse. BY comparing these
two passages it would appear that the i'm
perial soldiers under Petronius had not
only reached Merce, but had passed up
the Nile further 100 miles.
The explorer has traced two main cul-
ture periods in the history of Meroe
previous to the Roman occupation-the
first that of it's foundation under King
Aspelut and his contemporaries about the
seventh century, B. c. In this period
Egyptian influence in art is freely ap-
parent. The second phase began with an
influx of Greek ideas, a phase which DR.
Garstang would date from about the
third century B. c. 1t is this SECOND
phase which is the more striking in the
history of Meroe, and most of the visible
buildings and monuments belong to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
A Lost Anolnpv

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
The professor of philosophy, absent
minded and full of enthusiasm, came into
the sitting room.
"What a beautiful woman Mrs. Ray
mond is.' he exclaimed. IT have Just
had such a pleasant talk with her in
the book store"
His wife looked up from her sewing.
"Johnl sho exclaimed, where is your
collar?"
The professor of philosophy put his
hand to his throat. IT must have left it
at the. barber shop. Yes, that's 1t.
went to the barber shop; then to the
book store. why he ended lamely,
Mrs. Raymond would think 1t very
careless of me to appear in public with
out my collar, wouldn't she?'
Rather said his wife. Perhaps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Fast
+ dSI
From the New York World

From the New York World.
You say your horse Is the fastest in
the state?'
yes, sir. Did ever tell you my expo
rience with him on the track down at
the Mudrock fair?"
mo, what was It? Go around the track
SO fast that you could feel his breath
striking against the back of your head?"
We'll, didn't notice that, but the fact
is. and everybody observed 1t, that his
shadow had to- cut across the middle of
the circle to catch up with US in the last
heat" f.bs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Had Unpleasant Experience

Curious and, at times unpleasant ex-
periences befel William Campbell, late
Of the Black Watch. during an imperial
tour in a kilt which he has concluded
after walking through India, Cey!on, Aus
traia and New Zealand, and covering
over $4,000 miles. 1.-The Highlander's s
garb," he says, attracted a surprising
amount of attention. At Taranto in Italy,
1 was arrested for doing an impromptu
Highland fling in the street. In Ceylon
| came near to being murdered at re-
ligious festival, for people took me for
a devil. In New Zealand Maori chief
offered me a native bride in exchange for
the costume My kilt was certainly ~
nuisance sometimes. The sun in Australia
is so powerful that I spent much money
on eau de Cologne with which to bathe
my exposed knees in an attempt to keep
off the mosquitoes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Big Gold Nugget Found

Weighing I6S ounces, gold nugget has
been discovered near Hookatharra in the
Nannine district of the Murchison gold
field, western Australia. The revival of
highly payable alluvial gold mining in
Western Australia is shown by a num-
ber of remarkable finds that have been
made recently. At the present moment
the Western Australian government is
exhibiting an enormous nugget OF 20
ounces of gold at Liverpool and this slug.
which is worth about $500, has already
been shown in London. Other recent al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
No Longer Time

from an Exchange.
A lawyer in court occupied the whole
day with a speech, which was anything
but interesting to his auditors
Some one, who had left the courtroom
and returned again after the interval of
some hours, finding the same harangue
going on, said to the opposing lawyer;
rs not H - taking up a great deal of
time ?"
'Time?" was the answer; ''he has long
ago exhausted time and encroached upon
eternity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

sistance was futile, Mr. Cornwall sur
rendered to the Chinese, many OF whom
wore european clothing and spoke per-
.sct English. After ,looting the vessel of
$4,000 worth OF goods, the pirates ran
tne snip ashore on Kongshut bank, dis
apled the engines and made off inland.
me Imperial Service guild intend to
raise the matter In the house of COM
mons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Tories Need Funds

number of rich supporters having
for various reasons severed their con-
nection with politics, the tory party or
ganization is finding some difficulty in
replacing them. Even offers of what are
considered safe seats have not had the
effect of bringing In the rich landlords
and plutocrats. The quandary of the
tory party is intensified by the number
of members who have intimated their
OF not standing at the next
al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Currency Reform

From the Washington Star.
What have you done about currency
REFORM"
WELL replied the man who Is always
cheerful. we're arranged Z to have it
washed and have some elegant new de-
signs, which is surely something toward
making the currency pure and beauti-
full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

1uvial finds have been made in the kur-
nalpi district, which is one of the Oldest
and most famous aluvial mining fields
in eastern Australia. Besides the 22O
ounce and in another case over 400 ounces
have been made in that locality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
On sale Daily May Ij TO Sept. 30, Will
Return Limit October b.

We have a number of other very at
tractive summer rates. BE sure and call
us for information, descriptive litera-
ture, etc.
H. r. LATIMER.
Division Passenger Agent
3. n. JOHNSON, City Passenger Agent
phones Main 793, 0s6s. Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Boston, Mass.

NIT of 60 days Going via Cincinnati
and direct TO Boston, returning steam
Az TO Norfolk and rail to Birmingham
a. steamer to Norfolk and Washington
0r BaItimore and rail to Birming-
nam .......-.... $46.95
Going via Cincinnati and
Chicago ........'. Sf''oo
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On .saIe Daily June I to September 30;
Jimited to October 81
New York. N. Y.

Daily June / to September 80. with re-
turn limit of 60 days. Going via Gin
cinnati and direct to New York, re-
turning steamer to Norfolk and rail to
Rirrlingham direct cv boat to Washing
for, or Baltimore and rail ........ S41.95
Going via Cincinnati and Chicago $45.55
Going via Cincinnati and Mont
cong via Cincinnati, Chicago and
Montreal ..............-.... $54S5
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(Goiug and returning direct routes)
Tickets on sale June 20, 80, July l, :,
2 4 g. G. 7: limited to return August 81.
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S65. 90. San Francisco, Cal.

(yia Cincinnati Briston
Tickets on sale June Z and 81 limited
to return June 6.
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$3.50, Waynesville, N. G.
$21.7O, Richomnd, Va.

Tickets on sale June 20, a. 20. rs. 27
g. limited to JULY IL.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
DISMISSED INSANITY
CASE AFTER TWO DAYS

Toward the close of the insanity
hearing of Mrs. Maggie Morris of
Woodbine, Judge Tappen discovered
that Mrs. Morris had been brought
to Abilene and held here, without
knowledge of any court procedure.
Members of the family complained
that Mrs. Morris was insane. and
since they said that she might be-
come violent, the judge issued a
warrant for her arrest in case she
should become violent when :. she.
knew the purpose of her coming to-
Abilene. On the stand in her own
defense, Mrs Morris said that her
people had asked her II she did not
want to come to Abilene for an au-
tomobile ride and that she had ac-
cepted. Then. she said, she was
brought to the county Jail here and
Kept here. Judge Tappen dismissed
the case.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
FRIENDLY SUIT OVER
BRIDGES is PROBABLE

County Attorney Arthur Hurd
will go to Topeka tomorrow to con-
suit with Attorney General Daw-
son regarding the letting of con-
tracts by the county commissioners
to the Canton company for two
bridges across the Smoky. After the
contracts were awarded and after
an investigation, Attorney General
Dawson asked the commissioners to
reconsider. At a special session of
the commissioners, Mr.. Hurd adj
vised sending someone to Topeka to
see the attorney general. 1t is
probable that friendly suit will be
If this is done, the af-
fair will be taken off the county's
hands and becomes a matter be-
tween the state and the Canton COM
pany.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
COLUMBIAN CLUB IN
FAVOR OF FAIRGROUNDS


The following resolutions concern
ing the need of Fairgrounds for the
children of Abilene, were passed by
the Columbian club:
Whereas, There is a growing SEN
timent among parents, school board
and our citizens generally that pub
lie Fairgrounds, now so much talked
of, should be installed as soon as
the committee appointed by the play
ground association makes arrange
ments for such as are maintained
by other cities and towns in Kansas,
Resolved, That the Columbian
club gives it's approval and support
to the playground idea, believing
that it is for the young peoples well
fare in our home town
Resolved, That whatsoever the
decision OF the committee taking an
active part in the uplift and pleas
ure of our youth and children, shall
have the sympathy and influence of
this club and that we bid them God
speed.