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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
THE SPECIALIST.

The hurried1y made specialist in
medicine-sthe egregious expert, to
modify slightly familiar and at pres
ent popular proyerb, believes and acts
on the principle that nothing succeeds
like excess-excess of refinement in
specialism. The narrow specialist,
exotically grown and narrowly con
fined, cannot last and even now Is on
the wane Feeling that he is march
ing in the footsteps of natural ad-
vance when he decides to become a
specialist, he believes that, like the
cell, the more highly specialized the
more advanced the organism. AS he
proceeds In experience his views be-
come more and more narrow. He
forgets that no group of cells act in
dependentIy. The man who lives and
moves and has his being only among
experts of his own type Is merely an
example Of frenzied isolation" The
man who goes abroad for three
months and thenceforth sets himself
up in the temples of the experts is
said to be largely bearer OF other
mems responsibilities a scapegoat.' -
mt he IS unnecessary. While It Is
true that mo man can study medicine
in its entirety" and surgeons, physi-
clans, eye-men, gynecologists, and 30
forth, we must have" each is a part
of whole, says The Journal of the
American Medical Association, and
no one should attempt to dominate
the whole. The refinement of speciaI.
ism leads to narrowed efficiency and
thence to the yanisfing-point of prac-
teal effectiveness. Too close con.
centration will lead to elimination.
Let the narrow specialist know his
Limitations and keep to his place.
His opinions should be treated grave
ly as such and not as absolute, proved
facts. He makes an excellent servant
but bad master
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
THEATER PANIcs.

Most theater panics are caused
about as was the one in New York
recently where two yersons were
killed and score Of others badly
injured-the alarm of fire is sounded
and the people stampede. In this
case boy cried fire. and, as usual,
people lost their heads and death and
injury ensued. The theater, 1t seems.
was not as well equipped as 1t should
have been with exits, yet is said to
have had all the law required. Laws
regulating such things are generally
imperfect, but no law can quiet a
frenzied crowd of people on such an
occasion, says the Omaha Bee.
On the theory, therefore, that the
best time to clofe the barn door is
before the horse is stolen, perhaps it
would not be amiss to warn theater.
goers. especially patrons of the NOV.
ig picture shows, multiplying SO rap.
idly, that the surest way to avert dis.
aster in a crisis OF this kind Is to
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Wayland Hunter, the seven-year old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs c. Nj. Hunter, is
suffering from an attack of pneu
monia.
w. e Carpenter is getting along
nicely from injuries received while
working on the new school building
Mr.. Carpenter was painting iron pipes
in the gymnasium and fell to the
floor some fifteen feet, striking on an
open nail key. 1t required several
stitches to be taken, but he expects
to soon resume work.
The Electa club met Wednesday
q. the home of Mrs. w. C. Bridges. A
large crowd was in attendance and
they fully enjoyed the afternoon. Tht
affair was In the nature of Lincoln
tea. Mesdames Walter Daw, Nea
Daugherty and David Conklin assist
ed the hostess in serving.
Work is progressing rapidly on tn,
new basement OF the Christian
church. Much credit is due the pas
tor H. G. Parsons for his untirini
efforts in the enterprise.
The family OF Jas. Allen, residing
at Fifth and Elm streets, are under
quarantine for scarlet fever.
Harry Dennis Of Springfield visited
with home folks over Sunday.
The Current Event club will holt
their annual banquet at Hotel Gran
lite Friday evening, Feb. 21.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

such capital required by Chapters !,
and IL and Title Of the Code q
Iowa, therefore,
Authority is hereby given to III.
above named corporation to transact
the business of a State Bank, as nm.
vided in its articles of Incorporated
and the laws OF Iowa.
The following named persons baa
qualified as the first board Of direc.
tors:
w. B. Seeley, ]. b. we'll, A. Weber
George S. Tucker, j. E. Peterson 2
F. Ketchum, John Rovane, D. Turney.
,J. Schouten
Given under my hand and seal Of
office, at the city of Des Moines, this
eleventh day Of February, A. D. 1918.
JOHN L. BLEAKLY,
Auditor Of State.
]. H. BYRNEs. Deputy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
Music on the Sabbath.

Cedar Rapids Republican: The
musicians of the state are up in arms
against further Sunday closing laws
The musicians think they have a
right to earn decent living by oc
casionally playing on Sunday. in parks
and SO on. The musicians are right
When we begin to close down music
in the name of morality we are max
ing mistake. The people are en-
titled to come recreation even on Sun
day and it ought to be no lawmakers
business to interfere. We cannot al
be as good as some lawmakers
would have us believe they are them
selves. If they want to drive more
liberty loving people from Iowa b.
focl legislation, let them go ahead
with their closing laws.
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pecatur,s Friuate.

WASHINGTON Feb. 14-Decatur'f
old frigate, the Philadelphia, with
which he defeated Tripoli's band oil
pirates, now lying in the sand Of
Tripoli harbor, will probably never
be raised. The navy department will
not endorse the bill introduced into
the house by Representative ]. Hamp
ton Moore appropriating $4,000 to re
cover the hull and guns. Lieut.. Com
mander Richard D. White, naval at
tache at Rome, Italy, has made In
yestigation and has reported to Wash
ington that nothing Of value can be
recovered and that the amount need
ed to raise it would be too much fol
sentimental. purposes"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
CIergyman's Son Had
Tuberculosis: Now Well

People who have Consumption are often
filled with bright hopes OF recovery. only
to realize that Improvement IL but tenn
porury. Consumption is dreaded by every
one. Those who had it and used Eek
mans Alternative can testify to its bene-
fetal effects. No one need doubt it---there
Is plenty OF evidence from live witnesses.
Investigate the following:
Gentlemen: Prior to Feb, 1908. / was
located l.,s,, IN Rochester, N; X. suffering
Tuberculosis; My physician give me one
month to live. i was having terrible
night swents and mid day chills and los
Ing flesh rapidly, having gone from l55
70 10 pounds. coughcd and raised con-
tfnunlly and became 80 weak that walking
few feet exhausted me. On my return
home, my regular physician. gave me lit.
tie Il announcement Ny father. who Is a
tive and induced me TO take 1t. The
night sweats and chills disappeared. my
cough became easier and gradually di.
minished and In d few days developed
now in perfect health, back TO 155 lbs
] feel certain that / owe my life TO Eek
mans Alternative r.
tSigDed) u. III. COWLES.
Gentlemen: cannot find words to
express my appreciation OF what your
remedy has done for my son. 1t changed
despair into hope within two weeks after
he began taking II, and without any doubt
In my mind, IL saved his life. ] wish to
add my endorsement to every word Of his
testimonial"
(Signed) REV. J. j. COWLES,
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
Eckman's Alternative is effective In BrOn-
chltis, asthma, Hay Fever; Throat ana
Lung Troubles. and In upbuildlng the
system Does not contain poisons, opiates
or habit forming drugs. Ask for booklet
telling Of reeoreries and write to Eckman
Laboratory Philadelphia, Pa. for more evl-
dence. For sale by all leading druggists
]. Il. Kiedasch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
keokuk, Iowa

THOSE PERFECT GIRLS.
Grannie, you say our girls are not 30
sweet,
So gentle as the maids OF former
days.
Such paragons were these! Refined,
discreet,
Untinctured with our modern hoy
den craze;
Dear poppess, with meek, gazelle,
like gaze;
Frail, timid souls that could but
blush and shrink,
And yet doubt If these, in many
days,
Were such anaemic prigs as one
might think.
You have sister, Grunnie, Great
Aunt Jane,
Known to her nieces as real good
sort
Slang, admit, but its Intent is plain,
And have heard her called thor
ough sport.
When youth kicks up its heels she
uOeS NOT SuOrt,
Indignant-wise, nor look severely
blue;
Rather she gives offenders her sup
port
BY telling Of the things she used to
do.
Girls viii be girls, and more. they al
ways were.
Were they all modelled on your
proper plan,
Did they not drive their elders to
despair
They would have small attractive
ness for man.
Thus it has been since first our
race began.
And SO, dear Grannie. it will still
befall,
So blame us not too deeply If we
ban
Those perfect girls who never were
at all,
London Mail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

DDS In building and maintaining the
roads and this information and lknowl-
edge is given to the farmers in the
communities by the government
through its educational lectures and
the practical building of roads. The
great interest shown in the movement
last year can be estimated by the OBJ
servation of the attendance Of over
100000 men and women at the lee
lures on good roads given by the de
partment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
Wilson's Resignation.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
TRENTON, Feb. IL Presidents
elect Wilson announces that he would
resign as governor OF New Jersey on
March /. Il visited the attorney gen
eral this morning" he said, ito find
out how to resign"
Within few days the resignation
will be sent to the secretary OF state
to become effective March l., which
will be the Saturday before Inaugural
ton. He will be succeeded by James
F. Fielder, president of the state sen
ate, who will be acting governor dur
ing the remainder of Wilson's term
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
LEGAL NOTICE.

Certificate No. $50. Bank No. 356.
State of Iowa, ONCE OF Auditor Of
State.
Whereas. the Security State Bank,
located at Keokuk, in the state of
Iowa, has filed in this ONCE proof OF
a full compliance with the laws OF
this state pertaining to It's incorpor-
alton and sworn statement OF its
paid up capital, and being satisfied
from an examination that said bank
is possessed Of the full amount OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

Samuel Billings Capen. A. NJ, LII,
D., who since 1899 has held the high
est position within the gift OF the
Congregational denomination, that OF
president of the American Board OF
Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
has never been within college walls
as q student. despite his degrees
from Dartmouth college, Oberlin ana
Middlebury. He is a native OF Massa-
chusetts, 20 years OF age.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
In Buying Advertising Do You
Consider Where a Newspaper
Circulates and How It
Circulates?
Do You Select Circulation Like. the Island King
Selects His Wives?

Many Publishers still Pursuing the
Methods Of the Island King in
Choosing His Assistant Queens-A
Leading Investigator Of Newspaper
Circulation Explains Wildly the
Kind of Circulation That. Is Going
to Benefit Advertisers.
BY Bert M. Moses,
President, Association of American
Advertisers.
Away out on remote island In a
remote sea there lives tribe OF saw
ages who determine . woman's
charms and beauty by her ayoirdu-
pois and her circumference,
The King has Mormonistic tenden-
cies, am told.
Anyhow, he has all the wives he
wants, and this is the way he chooses
them:
AT stated periods all the unmarried
ladies of the island appear before His
Ebony Excellency, and are command
ed to PROSTATE themselves upon the
ground before him, with faces down
ward.
The king then kneels, shuts one
eyes and sights" along the row Of
feminine backs.
Those ladies who have been most
generously upholstered by Nature,
and who rise highest from the ground
while lying down, are instantly chos-
en- as assistant queens.
Bulk alone is all that interests this
interesting king on the remote island
in the remote sea.
What has this got to do with adj
vertising?
Just this:
Up to yea.erday the vital thing in
I.circulation was thought to be bulk.
And 1t has been this senseless mis-.
understanding OF the thing that has
created the circulation-forcer and the
circulation quarrels, and the circula-
Observation-Disclosures, and the circula-
tion-liar.
1t has been this stupid blunder that
made SO many advertising campaigns
fail.
1t has been this common mistake
that inspired voting contests to de
eide whether Bill or Mike could eat
the most hard-boiled eggs, or wheth-
er Mamie or Maggie could giggle the
most
i It has been this universal error
that led publishers, in their hunger
for big editions, to give gravy bowls
to the ladies, galluses TO the gents
and prune forks to the sweet brides
And as an outcome of it all, we
now have the socalled guaranteed
circulation of the magazines.
This guarantee arrangement is new
only as far as magazines go.
The newspapers-or at least great
many of them-haye been doing the
same thing for several years.
1 Bulk is only beginning in choos
ing mediums-only preliminary
hitch of the trousers before lying
hold and setting the thing in motion
OF what earthly use is ten thou
sand, or a hundred thousand, or 4
million circulation, IL it consists 81
the kind of people you are not seek
ing to reach2
i Of what value is circulation secured
by giving away premiums that are
/ alleged to be worth more than the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

ton In the house calling for congress.
sional investigation, Berger cited the
indictment of the publishers and edi-
tors Of the Appeal to Reason printed
in Girard. Kas, "becase It exposed
appalling conditions In the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kansas"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

1 subscription price-when subscribers
subscribe for the premium rather
than for the publication?
What good does circulation do you
I II it is largely made up of copies pur.
chased for the purpose OF cutting out
/ voting coupons?
! Is circulation circulated free by
campaign committees of any real
value to anybody but the advertising
manager and publisher?
] But HOW was the circulation Sc
cured?
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE enter
(, into its composition?
WHERE do the papers or maya
zines go?
How many copies GET INTO TEE
| HOME?
WHAT KIND OF ADVERTISING
| Is accepted?
Now, my fellow-citizens of this
more or less free land, we are getting
close to The theme
If the circulation Of a two-dollar
magazine or newspaper was built up
by giving away four dollars worth OF
/ bum dishes, it is not worth So much
per thousand as the circulation secur-
ed by printing good paper.
/ II the circulation is largely made
/ up of people whose incomes are lin
lied, it is not the kind of circulation
!! to create sales for Packard car.
| If the street sales are very large,
and if editions are issued every time
the Bulgarians threaten the gates Of
| Ccnstantinople, that kind of circula
| ton is not well.calculated to sell
things that women are most concern
| ed about.
! If advertising is accepted which is
false and fraudulent upon its face,
then the circulation is not likely to
be valuable to advertisers who are
promoting something worthy.
Perhaps nobody, with the exception
of Col. Emery Mapes, who easily
stands first, has been more keeniy
interested in circulation facts than
the writer.
For eight years / have been going
at the thing from every angle.
And this striving for bulk, fighting
for bulk, scheming for bulk, lying for
bulk, and even going to jail for bulk,
has been the one great evil of the
I publishing business.
/ 1t has grown into an even greater
abuse than the flamboyant exaggera-
ton and misrepresentation of adyer.
! Using themselves.
I know what am talking about
/ fer | have been closely identified
with the Association of American Ad
vertisers, whose main mission upon
! this earth is The running of circula-
ton facts to their widely scattered
| LARS 9
And isn't it time advertisers them
selves gave more attention to the
quality of the quantity?
4 ] think So
! What all the peanut problems that
(, have in recent days been introduced
into advertising by men whose ability
ito talk greatly outclases their ability
to think-with all the bookworm talk
about This, That and T'other-here Is
\ a theme tina. just ordinary common
sense is pushing to the fore.
Printers Ink, Jan'y 16, 1912.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
TACT, PUSH AND PRINCES


Three elements of success found in
the makeup of the make good" man
Is Tact, Push and Principle. Without
these qualifications no great success
has ever been noted.
1t is true all do not possess the
same, but a portion of each is re-
unired, developed to a more or less
marked degree before that word sue
cssful can be written before your
name.
Ambitious men are neither born nor
made. but developed. From what ma
terial 1t is hard to determine. but the
man who will begin in small way to
acquire the sixth sense, or ambition
sense, advancing slowly all the while,
and bending all energies to the con
trolling purpose of his profession, viii
reach high state OF efficiency, II
indeed he does not reach the TOP.
Tact makes the way for Push, and
Principle completes the job Tact ia
the ability to use natural powers, ac-
QUESTION and opportunities each to
the best advantage. Emerson says of
tact:
Tact clinches the bargain,
Sails out the bay;
Gets the vote of the Senate,
Spite Of Webster or Clay"
Push is your mental application
showing you along, and Principle the
rudder that guides all your efforts.
Push is power-tact is skill. Talent
knows what to do. Tact does it.
Thayer states: Men conceived the
idea of the steamboat years before
Fulton did, but he alone possessed
the push and tact to reduce his great
conception to practice"
Your employer knows you have
these powers; show him, the world
and yourself that you know how to
apply them, and all three will gain.
Most men are not satisfied with
their positions, but look with envy
on <he job that Smith or Jones holds
and wish their lot was cast in the
same channel. This class should re.
member Mans destiny is in his
own hands" 1t is true conditions
sometimes make man stand still
but the way to overcome that condi
ton is to find just what initiates
against you. Analyze the flaws il
your work and strive by well laid
plans to undo the shackles that bind
you to incompetence.
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a little more than the average politi.

a little more than the average politi-
cal skill will be needed successfully
TO put one over" Joseph P. Tumulty,
secretary-designate to President VIII.
son. Born in Jersey City, where his
father was a contractor, schooled in
Jersey politics for twenty years. a
lawyer by profession, a two-term mem
Der Of the New Jersey legislature and
the governors secretary for two
years, Joe has had enough eye-open-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
Miss a. 2. Cruise, whose initials sus

Miss A. q. Cruise, whose initials sug-
gest the alphabet, is a stenographer Of
Kansas City, whose time is said to be
worth $4,000 year. She keeps her
own car and takes her vacations
abroad. She will start on tour of
the world from San Francisco this
week, and she is no doubt an example
OF what efficiency means in the busi-
ness world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

Referring to the flre-traps used as
moving picture theatres in New York
City, Miss Frances Perkins, secretary
TO the committee OF safety, pithily re-
marks that the city needs "foolproof
as well as fireproof theatres"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

Sculptor Larado Taft has been com
missioned to embellish the f5nous
Midway Plaisance' of the Worlds
fair. now connecting Jackson and
Washington parks, Chicago. "Jhe
most stupenduous commission ever
given to an American artist" is the
label Chicago puts on the job. A
fund of $4,000 year for five years
is ready for the decorative bills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

Jacob A. Riis, author, lecturer and
philanthropist, has decided to rent his
house in Richmond Hill, L. l., which
has come to be known as the "Riis
White House" and move to his Pine
Brook farm, at Barre, Mass, in April.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

keep as COO, as possible. That may
save life and limb. while panic
cannot. 1t takes but very few min
utes to empty the largest playhouse
If the people walk out orderly end
without stampeding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
pespotic Powers.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.--Assertion
that the discretionary powers invest
ed in the postoffice department to
prevent the carrying of second class
matter through the mails has given
certain postal officials "despotic pow
ers'' which are being used against re-
form newspapers, Victor Berger, Wis.
consin socialist, introduced resolu.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

A. R. Whaley, new vice president OF
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
road, who will draw a salary of $685..
600 year, was a brakeman at s1.65
q day thirty-six years ago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

ers to Withstand the Washington at
tack. Besides he is the thirteenth
child of the Tumulty family, has six
of his OWN and is nearing his thirty
third birthday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

Judge James n. Blount, whom ru-
NOR has picked as the choice OF Presi.
dent-elect Wilson as the next COVER
nor general of the Philippines, is a
Georgian, who served as a volunteer
officer in the Cuban campaign and in
the Philippine Instruction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14

@Tama Jim" Wilson and Pauline,
the White House COW, are known
members of the outgoing administra-
ton, who will join the ''back-to-the-
farm" movement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
HAMILTON, ILL.

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-15

disaster and gave such aid as wa:
possible in preventing further loss
of life and resources. Many other
mines were Investigated.
In all but two of the mines where
large disastrous explosions have TAX
On place during the last few years
open lights were used, he says, and
if safety conditions are to be i'm
proved it seems probable that the
use of electric lights will be widely
extended. The bureau has made
tests showing how electric motors
should be incased to render safer
their operation in gaseous coal
mines. 1t has shown that explosive
mixtures of mine gases may be ig,
nited by the breaking of an electric
light bulb.
The director dwells on the neces.
sity of trying to prevent explosions
rather than check them after the
are started. In this connection he
calls attention to the fact that there
has been a revolution in the use of
explosives in coal mining" and the
work of the bureau in investigating
explosives has alone a value far
greater than the entire cost of main
tanning the bureau since its establish
ment." He says that now more than
100000 pounds a year are being
used of permissible explosives
whereas a few years ago practically
! one was used. Much can still be
done in this direction, he adds, "and
it is of great Importance that inves-
legations should be conducted With
explosives for use in the metal mines
and quarries o, the country"