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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
Ethel Pierce Goes to Her
Room to Dress and Since
Then Nothing Has been
Heard Of Her.
LOVER is HEARTBR OXEN
Girl Has Threatened Suicide
Several Times and Groom's
Relatives Fear That She
IS a Suicide.

Wedding bells, which were suppos-
ed to have rung out last night in hon
or of the marriage Of Miss Ethel
Pierce and Sam Denny, Of 926 Concert
street. were silent because of the un-
explained absence Of the bride-to-be.
The grccm Is the son of Mrs. E.
Cooper, OF s26 Concert street, and the
bride-to-be had been living with the
grcom's mother for, the past two
weeks. Denny is employed by the
Water Power company. He is nine
teen years Of age, while his fiancee.
had just passed eighteen.
Miss Pierce was formerly employed
by the Grand Hotel as chamber
maid, but had resigned her place there
some time ago and had returned to
Quincy, where she was employed in a
rooming house by some people named
Hayes. She had made her home
there before coming to Keokuk and
1t was there that she met young
Denny.
In speaking of the case this morn
man, said: 1.-THE last we saw of the
girl was when we were eating dinner
yesterday noon. She rose from the
table, said that she was going to
change her clothes. She went into
another room and we waited for a few
moments and. then went in. She was
not there and we went up stairs but
could not find her. Then we started
out to look for her"
She had threatened several times
to kill herself If my son did not
marry her, but all the arrang ements
were made and we have no idea where
she could be. She had friend, a
Miss Eunice Frazier, of 223 North
Tenth street, and we went there sew
eral times, but Miss Frazier said that
she had not seen Ethel. We also no
tilted the police and went to all the
drug stores In an effort to discover
whether she bought any poison but
could learn nothing Of her.
When she left, she wore lone
brown coat. black velvet hat ant
black velvet rhoes. She has auburn
hair and brown eyes. She is about
FIVE feet, six inches in heighth ant
rather good looking"
The family of the groom seem t
have no definite information abou
the girl he was to marry. disclaimins
all knowledge Of her antecedent'
and where she came from. All tina
they know is that the girl had beer
keeping company with the son il
Quincy for a period Of about twt
years.
Last night the police visited all tn
questionable resorts in the city in al
effort to discover il the girl had beel
made a victim Of the white slavers
but were unable to locate her. Thi
morning Chief Kenney and seyera
plain clothes men and officers resun
ed the search but said that they coul
find no trace of her.
Chief Kenney stated that he ha
ascertained that the missing girl ha
friends in Canton, Mo-, and Woul
telephone them. He also said tina
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
Mustard's Quick Relief
Without the Blister!

OLE ON cloth. Just apply it with
the finger tips.
You don't have to bind on CLOTH
MUSTER OLE is SO penetrating that
it goes right through the pores a,
once.
And there is nothing like MUSTER
OLE for Sore Throat, Bronchitis. Ton
sili.is, Group, Stiff Neck, Asthma,
Neuralgia. Headache, Congestion,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
the same we're expended"

the same we're expended"
II am confident the bill will become
law" said Senator LaFollette today.
ut is clean-cut and brief. and / UNI
derstand there is a possibility that it
may even be accepted by the house
without conference Should it go
to conference. it will, I think, be re-
ported and will become law at this
session
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25

You remember the good old-fasn-
Toned mustard plaster.
Your mother and your grandmother
used to apply it whenever you had a
cold, an ache or pain.
1t burned like sixty, but it surely
did the work.
Here is the old family remeoy,
greatly improved by science and put
up in Twentieth Century form
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
WANTED TO TAKE
HIS WIFE TO SEA
Man Inquiries at Local Recruiting
Station If He Cannot Put Wife
on Board Same Ship.

A young man who gave his name
as Johnson walked into the navy re.
cruiting Office in the postoffice yes
terday with the intention of signing
the shipping articles but came away
disappointed.
He wanted to be informed if there
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
Johnson's Case Continued.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicc.l
CHICAGO, Feb. 25. The trial of
Jack JJohnson, negro pugilist, under
two indictments for smuggling and
violating the Mann white slave act
was continued today because Of John.
sons illness. Benjamin Bachrach,
Johnsons attorney. presented affida.
Wits In court to show the defendant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
Illinois Miners.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
PEORIA, H., Feb 25.-Illinois min
ers today voted to give 100000 for
the relief of striking miners in West
Virginia. The executive committee
was also vested with power to spend
any part CT 100000 remaining in
the treasury further to help the strik-
ers
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
would be unable to appear for at leas

would be unable to appear for at least
two weeks.
An agreement was reached by
Bachrach and Assistant United States
District Attorney Elwood Goodman to
continue the case indefinitely and
have definite date set as soon as
johnson was able to be out.
Johnson will be tried first on the
charge of smuggling and then on the
white slave charge.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25

Pleurisy, Rheu,
matism, Lu M
hago, Pains and
Aches of til e
Back or Joints,
Sprains. s or .
Muscles, Bruis-
es Chilblains.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
FROM
OPERATIONS
Two Women Tell How They
Escaped the urgeon'sK Knife
BY Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Swarthmore, Penn. For fifteen
years / suffered untold agony, and for

one period OF nearly
twoyears / hadhem-
orrhages and tn g
doctors told me I
would have to un-
dergo an operation,
but | began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We 6 ia bic Com
pound and am in
good health now. I
am all ov er the
Change of Life and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25
GIRL DISAPPEARS ON
EVE Of HER MARRIAGE

she had friends in West Keokuk and
it might be that they could give him
some idea as to where the girl could
be found.
Its said that the young man, who
was planning to marry the girl Is
grief stricken and was unable to work
today. He has been searching the
city for Miss Pierce since early yes
terday afternoon, when he was sum-
moned from his work by his mother,
with the news that his sweetheart had
disappeared.
\ Chief Kenny declared today that he
did not believe that the missing girl
had killed herself and said that he
thought she was with some of her
friends around the city All trains
were watched and she did not leave
on any Of them. 1t is said that she
had no money and could not leave
the city.
About ten-thirty, Denny appeared at
the station seeking news Of the girl,
but was disappointed as the officers
had no further report to make. Denny
said that he had heard that the girl
was at the home of some friends in
West Keokuk, and left the station to
go there, promising to send word to
the chief at once as to whether or
not the girl was found.
She Has Returned
Shortly after one o'clock this after
noon, Mrs. Cooper called the police
station by telephone and announced
that the missing young lady had re-
/ turned home and that all was we'll
She seemed overjoyed by the fact and
said that the gi-l had been with some
i friends.
In speaking to The Gate City, Mrs
| Cooper declared that she was very
glad that Miss Pierce had returned
and that the girl had expressed sor
row about the manner in which she
/ had acted and they were all rejoicinf
oyer the fact that there would be nc
4 trouble.
Mrs, Cooper said that the girl gave
no explanation OF her actions excep
that she had gone to visit a Mis-
j WEIGH on Park. street. The mothe'
1 Of the groom also announced that tn
4 wedding, which had been set for yes
terday, would take place within tn
4 next few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-25


The quick and
blessed rel ief
without the bis
ter OF the mus
tard. or the both
er and messi-
ness Of the plas-
ter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Even IN the Child Mind.

This incident was related by Mark
Twain with great glee about certain
little girl friend who "shone as an
authoress." One day she handed her
devoted sympathizer the sheets OF a
story which read thus:
"a man was seated in q chair by
the fireside brooding over his trou-
bles. He was sad because his wife
was dead. Suddenly a specter ap-
peared before him, and it was his
wife. She said: Dear. l could not
bear to see you so sad and discon-
tented, so l have come to comfort
you. You must not be sad. You
must be bright and happy. 1t was
best that | should leave you when
did, because l was going to get d.
Vorce,"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Domestic sreadmakinu.

With a fear of scarcity of bread
through shortage of flour. one recalls
Cobbetts view of the woman in the
house who, provided with materials,
still lacked a loaf. "As to the art Of
making bread" he wrote. ut would be
shocking indeed If that had to be
taught by the means of books. Every
woman, high or low, ought to know
how to make bread; if she do not she
is mere burden upon the community
Yet 1t is but too true that many wom-
en- know nothing OF the making Of
bread Even servant women
in abundance appear to think that
loaves made by the baker are things
of their pure creation-things, too, in
which no one else can participate.
Now, Is not this an enormous evil"
Cobbetts words, however, failed to
touch the kitchen, for the enormous
evil" still exists!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

room was so little used that 1t seemed
best to bestow the one or two nicd
things there to save them from rough
usage 1t was dainty green and
white room, and, like Bunyan's Cham
ber of Peace, 1t looked toward the sun
rising.
One morning, in the midst of tha
rush and scramble to "straighten out
things" it occurred to her to follow
the little one, and see what she might
be doing. She peeped in at the door
and paused in wonder. There on the
floor in a square of softened sunshine
lay the missing baby, a look of su-
preme content on her chubby face, all
the irritation and crossness OF the
morning gone entirely out of 1t.
What are you doing here?" the
mother had 1t on her tongue to say,
but stopped and only looked the Ques-
tion.
rs Just loving this lovely room!"
said the child. smiling her answer. 1T
feels nice, muvver."
That mother pondered the matter
for a day or two and then threw open
the guest room for general family
using, whenever guests were not in 1t.
Moreover, she began to brighten the
rest of the house with little beauty
touches.-Mother's Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

Admiral Schley once tried to have
certain reforms instituted in the navy.
He found at headquarters a good deal
of the optimistic or lazy spirit, how
ever, and so he rebuked headQuar-
tiers optimist with story.
you remind me. sir" he said. of
old Jimmy Traddles. Jimmy was a
laborer Noon sounded one day, and
he sat down and felf In his pocket for
his lunch. But the pocket was empty
"'Boys, he said, I've lost my
lunch
Then he gave a CHEEKY laugh.
IT'S a darned good thing I've lost
1t, too he said.
why so, Mater man asked.
Because, said old Jimmy, I left
my teeth at home"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
REALLY CLEVER OF JOHNNY
Unfortunate Mr. Smith Had to Join
In the Laugh That Followed dag
nosis of Small Boy.

Reference being made at a banquet
some time since to the wonderful say.
i"gs of the youngsters. Gov. Ben w.
Hooper of Tennessee was reminded
of the innocent remark of a little
Nashville boy.
One afternoon, the governor said,
the little boy returned from school
complaining that he had a stomach
ache. His mother explained that the
ache was due to the fact that his
stomach was empty, and that he
would feel better II he had something
in IT,
Two evenings later a young man
called to see little Johnny's sweet
sister. Sitting in the parlor, waiting
for the family to retire, the young
man remarked that he had head.
ache.
Il know what's the matter with 1t,
Mr. Smith" exclaimed Johnny. with
great promptness.
DO you really, johnny" indulgent.
ly smiled Mr.. Smith.
yes" was the startling explana.
ton of Johnny. TITS empty You'd
feel better IL you had something in
it."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
What She Wanted.

One day In the spring the orphans
from the asylum were taken in motor
cars out to the park A society won.
an, accompanied by her stylish little
daughter was driving through the
park in a big limousine car They
stopped and watched the procession
of little orphans. and the mother ex.
planned that the little boys and girls
had no homes and no fathers or moth.
ers
After she had finished she discov
cred that her little daughter was al
most crying, and her eyes we're filed
with tears.
why, what's the matter. dearest?"
she asked.
"Oh, mother, was the sobbIng re-
ply, II want to be an orphan. Can
I?"-Harper's Monthly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Not Practical.

In Oregon a law intended to pre-
vent the marriage Of the unfit has en-
countered a practical difficulty. IL
prescribed an examination OF the
blood as a precaution against tubeT-
culosis and other diseases, but the
fee fixed in the law was less than
physicians would accept, and they say
that for the work required SIS or $40
would not be too much. II fitness for
marriage cannot be determined cheap
er than that, the Caucasian must be.
as Bret Harte put it, played out" II
is unwise to make marriage laws bur
densome.-Springhe Republican.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

DR.. William Butler, who died in 1921,
Is credited with the origin Of the re-
mark about the strawberry. THE Lord
might have made a better berry than
the strawberry, but he never did"
Thomas Fuller, the English divine and
historian, in his History of the
Worthless Of England" that has de-
lighted readers of more than two cen
.uries, styled DR.. Butler the Aesculap-
.us of his age. Izaak Walton in THE
Complete Angler" said: I'VE may say
Of angling as Dr. Boteler said of
strawberries, Doubtless God could
have made a better berry, but doubt
less God never did and so if might
De judge God never did make a more
calm, quiet, innocent recreation than
angling"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

One OF the most frequent demands
made upon architects and builders is
for a house of moderate cost, yet one
that will satisfy persons OF taste and
refinement and COME up to what they
feel a home ought to be- With the
advancing scale Of prices both for
building materials Of all kinds and for
the skilled labor required to fashion
them into a permanent residence, the
problem of satisfying this demand
seems TO become more and more dif.
ficult Of solution.
The writer has given a great deal
Of study to this matter, and has come
to the conclusion that the way out lies
not in going without, as so many fam
lilies do-continuing indefinitely the
ole. unsatisfactory renting life, moth.
ing is to be found in running far into
debt-also as many do-contracting
obligations far beyond their safe abil-
ity and mortgaging the future happi-
ness and safety of the home
No. the problem is rather one for
the architect to meet unwilling as
they usually are to help much along
lines of economy Architects ordinar.
lily, are paid a certain percentage,
ranging from to 12 per cent, on
the total cost of labor and materials
entering into the construction; so 1t
is only natural IL they seem a trifie
uninterested and lukewarm about hold
ing down the expense. Nevertheless,
It is a fact that the skilled architect,
In designing a house-especially II he
has given that branch of the work
special study-can 50 plan that the
expense will be within reach OF mod
est means, let the house be convent
ent and attractive, making a thor
Oughly desirable home.
Simplicity of design. construction
and arrangement is present-day
tendency that helps along very mate
rally to this end. The elaborate and
costly ornamentation of former years,
the gig-saw scroll work, the towers
and spires and the much cut-up floor
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Peculiar Pets.

An English major with a penchant
for entomology asserts that the hor.
net is "a gentle, inoffensive creature,
very suitable for a pet" This re-
minds one of an incident in the life of
the late Lord Avebury. Travelling one
day on a railway train with a pet
wasp In his pocket, he hurriedly
thrust his hand into his pocket to get
ais ticket, and the wasp stung him. He
did not blame the wasp, however, as
his hurried action had frightened the
creature. Wasps have frequently be-
come pets, but the major is said to
be the first to turn the hornet into
one,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
ROYALTIES That Dislike the Motor

The czar is, among European mon
archs, the one who makes the least
use Of the motor car. His imperial
majesty. in former days, registered a
vow that he would never enter such a
conveyance, and although necessity
occasionally compels him to break it,
his dislike for motors is unabated
When King Edward first took a car
with him to Denmark on joining the
big family party at Fredensborg one
year, neither the czar nor his grand
father, King Christian TX, could be
persuaded to set foot in it.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
How students eot Fresh Eaas.

An indianapolis travelling man wit
messed a novel feast by students OF De
Pauw university at Greencastle the
other day He said he was at a station
In that city, and standing near was
poultry car loaded with live poultry.
The hens we're cackling and carrying
on" at a great rate. A crowd OF stu
dents stood around the car, and when
ever a hen produced nice, new, fresh
egg a student reached his arm through
the side Of the car, seized the egg and
made for a nearby store where he
fried 1t over a gas Jet
There we're at least twenty stu
dents around the car" said the travel
ing man, and the hens kept them
busy all the time | was there. | don't
know how many eggs the students got,
but it was a busy bunch Of hens. Just
before my train pulled out heard one
student say to another: Gee, l never
ate so many eggs in my lifer There
was no question about the freshness
of the eggs"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
ONE FATHER HAD OVERLOOKED
Small Girl VIII Long Have Suspicion
That Her Beloved Daddy Was
Sinking Work.

Father" said little Ruth, appeal
ingly, why don't you stay at home to
work as other little girls fathers do?'
Father. who, as the business mana
ger Of a great corporation, has to
travel extensively. smiled fondly at
his little daughter. I'D love to. Ruth, &"
he answered, but you see l have to
earn a lot of money to take care of
my little girl and her mother, and /
can't get enough work to do here at
home"
"Oh, father" cried Ruth, reproving-
ly, 81 don't believe you've ever tried
hard enough! Why, | have seen
sign out, Man Wanted lots and lots
OF times There was one over in front
Of our grocery store this very morn
Ing" Youths Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

The high commissioner Of New Zea.
land did not like his reception in
London when he first went there-a
plain citizen, then-24 years ago. He
had nobody to talk to, and instead OF
staying a month or six weeks, as he
intended to, he departed within a few
days for Washington, where he ap-
pears to have received what is known
as the glad hand" Thomas Mac
KeDzie took great pleasure in re-
calling his first Impressions of Lon
don at the Atlantic Union dinner in
that city recently.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Foolish Question No. 1852.

IDr. Kindell of the Fiftieth Illinois.
while in camp at Rome, Ca, In 1854,
answered almost every possible foolish
question, but new one was sprung
on him by a young man of Company
q. He came to the doctor with an IN
famed eye. The doctor fixed him up
some medicine to be dropped into the
eye three times day. The young man
left the office, but returned in a few
minutes, slightly disturbed.
Doctor" said he, shall drop this
In my eye before or after meals?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
NNe,s Humorous Compliment.

Bill Nye was once introduced to
Wagner, the composer. In Then and
Now" Dean Hole relates: "Nye, the
American humorist, brilliant as the
best, whose comedy never fails to
charm, and whose tragic death I shall
never cease to mourn, told me that
when he met Wagner he said to him,
Your music is beyond my compre-
hension, but always feel sure when
hear it that it is really much better
than 1t sounds"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Horrible Death in Elevator Shaft.

Powerless to move, man named
Fulmer, employed at an abbattoir, lay
at the bottom Of an elevator shaft at
Philadelphia Pa, the other day, and
waited the descending lift, which
crushed him to death. The man had
fallen into the shaft, and his cries
for aid were drowned by the noise
of the machinery. The man fought
desperately against the freight laden
elevator His body was fattened al
most to the thinness of paper
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

plans find no favor with home build
ers today. Builders now have to de-
pend more on the symmetry and right
proportion of their different parts for
their attractiveness; and the convent
snce OF housekeeping and Of home life
in general are the factors that de-
termine the arrangement Of interiors
rather than the desire for mere dis
play.
The architects task is probably
more difficult under this new order Of
things than formerly; at least mere
careful thought and study are re-
quired II a house of medium size is
to have any distinctiveness or indi-
viduality Of appearance. But with a
skilled designer who will really work
to that end a thoroughly desirable
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
First Floor Plan.

residence may be planned which will
fully meet the requirements Of the
case, yet still be within the reach Of
the family of moderate means.
The accompanying design is good
example of what may be accomplish
ed along the lines mentioned. This is
q house of good size, % feet inches
by 80 feet s inches, having a very
large living room. dining room,
kitchen and pantry on the first
floor and two large bed rooms, bath
room and three clothes closets on the
second floor; ARRANGEMENT of the
rooms as well as their size, lighting,
etc, is according to the most APP
proved ideas Of today for convenience
and sanitation; the exterior, although
simple and plain, is exceedingly attrac-
tive; the construction Is thoroughgo-
ins and substantial, using waterproof
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
WAS LOVING THE SPARE ROOM
Baby Remarks Led Mother to Fix Up
the Rest of the House for
the Family.

A mother was often puzzled by the
request Of her little daughter to be al
lowed to go up to the spare bedroom
and stay few whiles," as she child
ishly phrased it. The tiny four-year,
old was the youngest in a crowded
household of children and grown peo-
pie, and the press of daily work left
little time for esthetic culture. Only
in one spot had the mother spent time
or money to add anything like adorn,
ment, and that was because the guest