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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
EDUCATING "ExcEPTloNAL"
CHILDREN.

at Is often the exceptionally bright
child, even the genius, whom we find
on the wrong side.' says DR.. Maxi
milan P. e. Groszmann, discussing
the education Of exceptional children
in the annual report of the United
States commissioner Of education.
Just issued. The stupid and weak
minded criminal Is not as dangerous
as the clever and intellectual crimi-
nal"
DR.. Groszmann urges that public at
tention be directed to all types Of ex-
ceptional children, not merely to the
feeble-minded and degenerate, who,
no matter how undesirable factor
they may be in society, are by no
means the whole problem. He points
out that the problem OF the excep-
tionaI child is by no means merely
the problem Of the defective" or
the "subnormal," or the abnormal"
child. Often 1t is case of mis-
directed ability on the part OF a gift
ed mind; or the problem OF child
growth and development as affecting
criminal tendencies Sometimes 1t Is
vocational failure, due to improper
4 vocational education; or it may be a
problem arising from racial differ.
ences, together with the difficulties
of social adjustment in nation which
has grown through immigration.
Real progress, particularly In dis
tinguishing between the various
types of exceptional children, is re
ported by Dr. Groszmann. He con
siders the great lesson of the year to
be the need for intelligent, united eff
fort on the part of educators, medi.
cal men, social workers, charity or
CARNATIONS, welfare societies. juve
nile courts and other agencies that
have been active in the endeayor to
remedy early neglect Of exceptional
conditions. His point is that each oil
these separate agencies is doing com
mendable work, but that they must
now join forces.
DIR. Goszmann asks compulsory edu
cation for all children, Exceptional
as well as others. He contends thai
it is mistake to exempt the excep
tional child from the compulsory law
He declares: "The very children who
need special attention and who may
become burdens and dangers to SO
ciety are dependent for their educa
j ton, special training, and custody
upon the good will of their parents
4 who are often enough disinclined K
follow the right course. We neet
i legislation (which would establish tbs
right of the commonwealth to direcl
the education and training OF every
child, and which would secure to the
! state and municipality an authority
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
An expansion Of about s14,ooo,ooo

An expansion OF about $14,0o0,000
occurred in the amount of money cir
culation throughout the United States
last month, the total rising to So. 371.
326,0o7 on July against s3,357,376,710
on June 2 and s3,276, 1868 on July 1,
1912, according to the regular state
ment of the treasury department at
Washington. Based on an estimated
population Of s7,Ss7, 900, the per capita
allowance for each inhabitant of the
country was s34.64 on July /. The "a
cents tallies exactly with the cash on
hand" Who has that $34 OF ours?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
ldle Roys.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The
cities of this country are infested
with gangs of political and other
crooks. 1t is worth while tracing the
genealogy of these fellows. In nine
cases out of ten they will be found to
20 back to gangs of idle boys in the
streets.
Along in the teens many boys be-
come impatient of restraint. Relieved
of responsibility, turned loose to shift
for themselves, they promptly drift
into evil ways. George Kibbe Turner.
discussing this question in McClure's
magazine, says on this point:
Very few people realize how far
the destinies of great city are taken
charge of by the Idle Boy. The one
place where votes form naturally in
punches, ready to the hand of the
professional politician, is in the gangs
I of youths just coming into manhood
+; into which large part of New York
and Chicago and other cities natur-
ally divide themselves. And the ap
prentice politician who takes charge
of them is, naturally, the Idle Boy
who is developing the physical and
social traits of leader. The more
crooked the gang. the more votes II
I will cast; and, by natural sequence,
i the wise boys graduate successfully
to take charge of city governments.
! st is the Idle Boy. also, who takes
over the social life of the city Dances
/ and 'rackets' are his by right of lead
ership. In the teens the instinct OF
sex hunting develops in the gang
and is directed by the Idle Boy
| II you want to eradicate the evils
that afflict the world, get firm grip
on the children. Men ana women
may be reformed in middle life and
old age, but they seldom are. The
headlines beyond which there is NO
service worth while to humanity are
I frequently crossed before the teens
are reached. After twenty years o,
age those who are across these lines
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

Total bank exchanges in the United
States during June, which include re-
turns from 12S leading centers, amount
to s1S,635,719,2S3, a gain of GA per
cent over the same month last year.
but loss of 0.S per cent as compared
with the corresponding month in 1911.
Considering the slowing down in mans
important lines, this may be regarded
as quite satisfactory exhibit and
suggests that the disturbance to gen
eral business has not been as extern
sive as it appeared to be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
ity Of Tear spillers enough to bawl
about for six months. What a pity
that this martyr could not have lived
to double the list of his victims.
Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble

When you have trouble with your
stomach or chronic constipation, don't
imagine that your case is beyond help
just because your doctor fails to give
you relief. Mrs. G. Stengle, Plainfield,
N. j., writes. For over a month past
have been troubled with my stomach.
EVERYTHING | ate upset 1t terribly. Ono
of Chamberlain's advertising booklets
came to me. After reading few OF
the letters from people who had been
cured by Chamberlain's Tablets, /
decided to try them. | have taken
nearly three-fourths of package Q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

There is talk that the Burlington
will take over the Minneapolis & st.
Louis road, construct a line from Des
Mcines to Creston and thus save 300
miles in getting freight and passen-
gers from southern Iowa into Mime
apolis 1t is said such deal was on
year or more ago and came near
being closed just before the death of
Edwin Hawley, who was chairman Of
the board and principal owner of the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
Boohool

Waterloo Courier: A California
criminal who killed two men in cola
blood at different times and then re.
ceiyed the death penalty for making
another assault asked as his final re.
quest that the women of California
keep up their fight for the abolition
OF capital punishment. Such petit
ton from such "disinterested" party
should supply the Shorthaired Soror-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

which can not be superseded by
parental prejudice. We also need
legislation which would establish
such board or boards as can regu-
late and determine the disposition
which is to be made Of every child
according to his need and the good
of the community"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
THE EFFECT OF GOOD ROADS.

The direct effect that changing bad
roads into good roads has upon land
value and the general economic we'll
fare of a community is shown in sew
Ieral concrete illustrations gathered by
the United States department Of agri-
Iculture. The department has just is
sued a statement on the subject,
based upon a mass Of information
gathered by the office of public roads,
which is making a special study of
the economic effect of road improve
ment in the country. According to
data gathered. where good roads re-
place bad ones, the values Of farm
lands bordering on the roads increase
! to such an extent that the cost of
road improvement Is equalized, if not
exceeded The general land values, as
we'll as farm values, showed marked
advances, following the improvement
of roads.
| Among the illustrations cited by the
department are the following:
In Lee county, Virginia, farmer
owned 100 acres between Ben Hur
and Jonesville, which he offered to sell
for $1,000. In 1908 this road was i'm
proved. and, although the farmer
fought the Improvement. he has since
refused $4,000 for his farm. Along
this same road tract. Of 1873 acres
was supposed to have been sold for
$4,000. The purchaser refused the
contract, however, and the owner
4 threatened to sue him. After the
road Improvement. and without any
Improvement upon the land, the same
farm was sold to the original pur-
chaser for $4,000.
/ In Jackson county, Alabama, the
lpeople voted bond issue of $250,000
for road improvement and improved
IA per cent of the roads. The census
of 1900 gives the value of all farm
lands in Jackson county at $500 per
acre. The selling value at that time
was Sc to SIS per acre. The census
Of 1910 places the value OF all farm
lands in Jackson county at 1919 per
lacre, and the selling price is now
from SIS to $25 per acre. Actual fig
/, ures of increased value following
road improvement are shown.
i AS the roads in no way effect soil
fertility or quality of the farm, adj
lvances are due essentially to the de
Grease in the cost Of hauling produce
to market or shipping point. Farms
are now regarded as plants for the
business of farming, and any reduc
tion in their profits through unneces
: sarily heavy costs for hauling on bad
roads naturally reduces their capital
ization into values. With reduced
: costs for hauling, profits are increas
, ed; with the result that the farm
! plant shows satisfactory earnings o.
, a higher capital value.
! The automobile also has begun te
be an important factor in increasing
rural values where good roads are
introduced.
immigration is particularly marked
where road conditions are favorable
t in fact, the figures Of the department
! seem to indicate that good roads in
/ directly increase The demand for rura
g property; and the price of farm land
n like that of any commodity, is rulet
d by the relations between demand an,
i. supply.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
them and can now eat almost every.
thing that l want" For sale by all
dealers.--Adv.
The Real probIern.

well. dear" said the young lus-
band to his bride, .'I'll make out the
deposit slip in your name, and all you
have to do is to take 1t to the bank"
Yes" she responded, ''but suppose
want to draw out some money some
day, how will they know which is my
money ?"--Harper's Bazaar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
GETTYSBURG.

GETTYSBURG.
The Northern guns had ceased to play
on Cemetery Hill.
Lee thought the height was carried, as
the Northern men were still.
SO he ordered sturdy Longstreet a
charge in force to send
But the wary Longstreet douh-ed
what the silence might portend
At Gettysburg.
He thought of 'Lochiel's Warning"
and he pictured out the dead
IN the sunlight of that dreadful day
mown down by hostile lead.
But the impetuous Pickett argued an
order from nod
And dashed away his troops t array
upon that fatal sod.
They formed a wedgea living wedge,
with Pickett at the fore,
Hecti-Pettigrew and Trimble and VIII
cox gallant corps
On, on they sweep across ths plain.
full seventeen Thousand men.
Not one in three of whom SHOULD live
to cross that field again
At Gettysburg.
But It's Oh! for the brave lives vast
ed in that field of bloody grain
And the mourning of a nation over
Blues and Crays there slain,
Tor more widows lone and orphans
from Lees rash order grew,
Than from Raglan's Balaklava charge
or Ney's at Waterloo.
At Gettysburg.
But Meade was grave anil scarcely
knew how great the yiet'ry's
yield
AS he longed for "Bein Colt Butcher
with fresh men to take the field;
Since Reynolds slept the sleep d
death with yircent ilazlitt
Weed.
While Sickles, Hancock, Doubleday II
agony did bleed.
At Gettysburg.
They gathered up the dead then ant
buried them from sight
And made a new Gods acre" in re
membrance of the fight:
And Everett and Lincoln came wit
Ii music's mournful sound
In requiem for the honored dead with
in that hallow'd ground.
At Gettysburg.
When party strife and labor strike
and predatory wealth
And naval pride and lust of powe
threaten the nations health,
Well read afresh those twenty lines
and gain a large access
OF hope and faith and courage ne
from Lincoln's great address.
AT Gettysburg
e, e. Lewis in Sioux City Tribun
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

There are 1868, 325. 461 kinds of trou-
BILE in the world, and if the Omaha
Bee is to be believed the married man
who lets a girl sprinkle few drops OF
her favorite perfume on his coat lapel
is going to meet every blamed one of
them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

a
When the title of D. D. goes to a
preachers head it is misfit.
One can see a good many things ev-
en- through a knot hole If he keeps his
eyes open.
The most Of us could cut down our
living expenses considerably if our
neighbors would do the same.
When an elderly man begins to
think Of going counting it is easy to
read the signs.
The Importance of a quarrel is never
measured by the noise Of it.
worth while which doesn't require sew
eral days to get over the effects OF 1t.
A former governor of one Of our
great states in his Fourth of July ora
ton the other day, declared that, now
he was out of politics and wanted
nothing from the people, he could say
just what he pleased; which, to man
up a tree, looks like slam on both
himself and politics, whatever way
you may take it.
It is little hard to see where a
baby's good time comes in at a picnic.
The power Of an Grafton seems to be
not in arousing thought, but in putting
| 1t to sleep.
A special pleader hates the fellow
who persists in reading between the
lines.
| The best way to enjoy some sermons
| is to take nap in the pew.
The only way some folks apply wis
dom is to try 1t on the other fellow.
Facility in shooting off the mouth
seldom implies skill in hitting the
mark.
A woman is as old as she looks
and sometimes considerably older.
1t doesn't imply exalta ion in any
one to be always trying to call some
body down.
All the worlds a stage, and that Is
probably the reason we know SO few
people in their true characters.
When some folks take day off they
take a good deal on.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

Many Iowa hogs are receiving what
is known as the simultaneous treat
ment' this hot weather. This con-
sists of injections of both hog cholera
serum and virus-the recommended
treatment as preventive for cholera,
in the case Of animals not already in
fected. Satisfactory results are re-
ported from many parts of the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

The Progressive enrolment In New
York this year is 10000. The vote
of that party in New York last year
was 100000. Is 1t characteristic of the
Progressive party to progress" crab
fashion?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

Avoid the fly as you would a
viper" says health authority. That's
all right. What we want to know
now is how to induce the fly to avoid
,Ig
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

Abe Martin reports the death of an
Ohio woman from the excessive use
of tobacco at the age of 104.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
Oskaloosa Herald suggests that
must belong in Buxton.

The less talk there is of pension.
ing confederate soldiers by the gen
eral government the better will it be
for all concerned" suggests the Web
ster City Freeman Tribune.
The Cedar Rapids Republican tells
of a Kansas City lawyer who pur-
chased his first automobile recently
and Sunday started out with his fam
lily for the first ride. In twenty
minutes his family sat on grass
plot, the car was in the ditch and the
smart chauffeur was hunting new
job. 1t cost the lawyer SIS to get
himself back to the city and his car
in a repair shop. The repair bill was
$3.50, and all for twenty-five minute
ride. An ignorant chauffeur did i
all The Republican concludes that
there is need, urgent need, Of spe
cial penitentiary for Ignorant auto
drivers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

Most of the corn is five feet high,
'1aid by" and still humping itself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

kissing is said to be unsanitary, but
who kisses for his health, anyway?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
No man ever designed injury to an
other but at the same time he did a
greater to himself.-Home.
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

The Mason City Times suggests the
production of serum for the cure O.,
joy-riding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

The Mason CITY Times suggests the
production of serum for the cure OF
joy-riding.
The Davenport Democrat says there
is no limit to Henry Watterson's abil-
ity to come back" II he will.
Atchison Globe remarks that
whisky Is a great lubricant, If you
happen to be going down hill.
"A lot Of people are talking hard
times now" observed the Counc.l
Bluffs Nonpareil. And some of the
same people are buying motor cars. >
1.-THE original Chinese puzzle does
not begin to compare with the enigma
as to what the Balkan states are
fighting about" says the Des Moines
Capital.
The Burlington Gazette notices that
there is no provision in the new cur.
rency bill, despite its elastic features.
that squares the man who overdraws
his account.
The Abba Republican claims to
have seen an automobile the other
day having the number 4-1l-44. The
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

The Davenport Democrat says there
is no limit to Henry Watterson's abil-
ity to come back" II he will.
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Village Philosophy.

Sioux City Journal: Some fellows
never show up very well at home. and
always a good deal worse when abroad
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15
THE GATE CITY
pUBLIsHED BIZ
THE GATE CITY COMPANY
q = sklrvIn Manager
nAII.y HY MAu.

DAILY By MALL :. "A
BIN months..... Lbo(one month";. p
Entered In Keokuk postoffice a. ~
Postage prepaid: terms in advance
An subscription OF odas stste sT Whether i
s q new or renewal order. e chan lS
Il address is desired. state ootn tne oie
Remit ~ postoffice money , crdsE
Express money order, registereo isl.eA'
The he = date printed on the address. .,s Of
zach paper notes when the suoscrlploA
3xpires. ..,,,. theip
paners promptly will confer favor ~
living notice OF the fact
THE GATE CITY COMPAN1,
M IL North Sixth ST., Kool1uk. lows
T-r3H GATE CITY 10 on sale ~ tns
following news stands:
Hotel Reokuk. cor Third soa s Ms,n so strssf
Ward Bros, SIS Main street
Depot News Stand.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

A good rain In the nick OF time
makes farmer feel like newly APP
pointed democratic postmaster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

Atchison Globe remarks thai
whisky is great lubricant, If yor
happen to be going down hill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

When the title Of D. D. goes to a
preachers head it is a misfit.
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]lI9 SssIs,lss
GE4azs l [ss2s aegEgD
~2E6KIXlh

Keokuk, Iowa ........... July is, 1918
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

One can see a good many things ev-
en- through a knot hole II he keeps his
eyes open.
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The most Of us could cut down our
living expenses considerably If our
neighbors would do the same.

When an elderly man begins to
think Of going counting it is easy to
read the signs.
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The Importance of quarrel is never
by the noise Of it.

With some men no celebration is
worth while which doesn't require sew
eral days to get over the effects Of It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-15

The Abba Republican claims to
have seen an automobile the other
day having the number FILA. The
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-05-29
REST ROOM READY FOR
HORSE SHOW.

Things will be in shape at the
rest room" to accommodate the
lady visitors at the Horse Show this
week, the Draper Club women having
been putting forth extra effort to
that end.
The Mills building. next to Brust's
Meat Market, has been utilized for
the purpose. and under the direction
c. T. Mcdonald. who is agent for the
same. has been scrubbed, painted and
otherwise prepared for occupancy,
while Chester Arnold. the plumber,
has installed a nice new lavatory, as
his contribution toward the good
work.
This move seems to have struck a
responsive chord with our citizens
and many are making donations of use
full articles for the furnishing of the
room in a comfortable and homelike
manner. II you have anything in the
way OF an easy chair. couch, cot,
table or other useful article, which
you would like to contribute to this
cause, call up the committee.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-05-29
JACOB Sites SELLS TO
N. p. STREckER.

A deal was consummated on Thurs
day whereby the land owned by ia
cob Sites adjoining the town on the
south becomes the property OF NJ. p.
Strecker. 1t is planned to subdivide
this tract at once and make of 1t a
residence addition of which any OF the
valley towns would be Justly proud.
Mr.. Sites has spent many years
In bringing this land up to the high
est state Of cultivation and those
who are fortunate enough to secure
a part Of this land will not have the
years Of waiting for shade trees to
grow as most Of the tract is set to
orchard which has attained a size
that 1t is now not only beautifu' but
useful.
Full particulars as to the plans OF
selling will appear in the Enterprise
at an early date.
Mr. Sites informs US that his pre-
sent plans include a trip to California
where he may locate.
We understand the purchase price
was I'll .0o0.-Enterprise