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ADDING TO THE FREE LIST.

inch by.inch the congress tide, with
It's free trade currents. eddies and
whiripools, raises to engulf those who.
iess than q week ago, thought they
were safe from the foods. or al least
could be rescued Shoe machinery
STATED In the Underwood bill for a %
per cent tax " is now ordered bv the
democratic caucus TO swell the free
ilst. Why not? That is. why NOT II
the Democratic party meant what II
salo "hen it promised the voters OF
the United States that IT would 70.
iieve them from the Oppression and
robbery to which they were subtect.
Cd by the tarif-taxed food and clothes
Inc Philadelphia Times pertinently
says in this connection.
The machinery for mak,ra 49,.
iias 70 40 with the value OF them i've
/ the leather In the shoes and the labor
Tofhlhg on them, Maybe putting
shoe machinery on the free list VII
cheapen shoes. Maybe It will ~
Putting hides on the free lie.
doesn't cheaper shoes After the
/ tariff on hides went down tho nrico ~
SHOES Tor the first time IN years went
up, But in view of their pledges. II /,
for the Democrats to try FREQ sba. :,
machinery SO as to see whether II vi,
| help, If their theories are right ~ ~,
If they were honest in their nront CO..
there must be some way-thera na.'
be various ways in which IN &C.
prices down for consumers. And obi,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

A peevish Missourian writes to his
fayorite newspaper complaining that
this is an age when ''thirty-cent boy
starts out in the world with a $25 gun
and $50 dog to shoot scent rabbits. ;.
The Muscatine Journal dissents from
this statement of the case, on the
ground that the complainant lies at
the start. He speaks of a -30-cem
boy" AS the farmer said OF the
giraffe, there amt no such animal"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24
Electricity for Every One.

Alan Sullivan In Harper's Magazine.
Thirty years ago two hundred people
in the city of New York used three
thousand electric lamps. Today one
hundred and twenty-five thousand
customers use five million.
One man out of every forty in the
United States is employed directly or
indirectly In electrical industries, rep.
resenting an invested capital Of more
than seven billion dollars, and earning
annually more than one billion. This
is the growth OF thirty years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

the best political course from any
sane. large. outdoor point of view. In
Washington there is too much inten-
sive cultivation of the small tricks of
partisan and factional politics. too
much burrowing and plotting in the
dark.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

One OF the things the Democratic
platform promised was not to jeopar
die the country's industries. That
pledge was as important as any other.
There is no reason why 1t should be
overlooked now.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

The discovery of a woman named
Susan Howiing Horse on Uncle Sans
payroll in Washington, supplies a
large vein of leyity for paragraphers.
As Susan draws pretty fat pay
check she rarely works the middle
name
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

Mrs. Lillian Belle Bogue, who is
well known as writer under the
name of Lillian Bell. says that mar
ried people should live in separate
houses, should have their own mail
boxes and invite one another to dine
and spend the evening The horrible
intimacy OF marriage with negligee
and shaving mugs" she says. is re-
sponsible for so many divorces.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

gated as they are by their pledges,
they must try every way that Is avail
able, for they have got to get the cost
OF living down for American consum-
ers, or the deceived, disappointed and
disillusioned voters of this country
will at the very first opportunity get
the Democrats out OF control of the
United States government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

A professor in John Hopkins Uni.
yersity has found on careful examina-
ton that there is no biblical authority
for a great day Of Judgment. He
says that the book of Zachariah is
treatise on municipal government and
does not refer to anything IN the way
OF future for human beings, or a
judgment by a greater power.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

The Democratic majority in con-
gress continues to monkey indus.
triously with the tariff buzz saw. This
is one way Of saying that in couple
of years there won't be any Demo
cratic majority in congress.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

The Kahoka Free Press tells the
following and youches for 1t as an
actual occurrence there:
How much" inquired the Illinois
bridegroom at the conclusion OF the
ceremony. Well" replied the famous
nuptial squire" Of Kahoka, the law
allows me 81"
Two dollars, Well, here's a quar-
ter Thatll make 1t s2.25."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

Abe Martin tells of local charac-
ter who is off the road slowly recos,
ering from dollar-a-day hotel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

Never hurry" advises Sir william
osler. But suppose an automobile is
coming lickety-split toward one?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

Anyway. the new tariff bill is quite
popular in England and on the CONT
nent of Europe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

Thought for the day: Make Keokuk
better and it will make itself bigge,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-24

starve the fly now and you viii not
be called upon to swat him later on.
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The Keota news., 1913-09-12

seem as if something was going to hap
pen. My blood was poor, my circula-
ton was so bad would be like dead
person at times. had female weak
ness badly, my abdomen was sore and I
had awful pains.
"I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and used the Sanative
Wash and they certainly did wonders
for me. My troubles disappeared and I
am able to work hard every day. Mira.
w. F. SAWYER, River View Farm, More
town, Vermont.
Another Case.
Clifford, Iowa.-"I was troubled With
female weakness, also with displace-
ment. I had very severe and steady
headache, also pain in back and was
very thin and tired all the time. I COM
menced taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and am cured Of
these troubles. I cannot praise your
medicine too highly. Mrs. INA MILL
sLAGLE, Clifford, Iowa.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12
Valuable Nevada Gem Fields.

Nevada Is now among the states
that produce gems. The development
OF the opal beds Of Humboldt county
has been attended with considerable
success, and quantity of superior
gem material has been obtained. The
opal is Of an unusual type, consisting
Of dark, translucent mineral with q
variety Of rich colors. The deposits
promise to supply gem equal II not
superior to the opal from Australia.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12

company when she got home. She
would walk the rest Of the way
home-anything rather than stay with
her aunts. away from her home-awaJ
from Nevin, another day.
What II her aunts saw her as she
came out! Self-respecting people
would never dream OF going into
place like that. thought Kate. Bu'
then. self-respecting girls didn't fall
In love till they were engaged. ant
she was in love-absurdly In love
with Harold Nevin. She looked ur
and down the street and saw only the
figure Of q man a half block away
who APPARENTLY saw her. What sort
OF woman would he think she was II
he saw heI coming out Of the pawn
shop.
Then. as she hurried toward the
station, she realizded that he had
crossed the street, and was gaining
on her. Her blood went cold as she
realized that he was following her
What could he want Kate did the
only thing she could think OF. She
ran. Then the man ran and Kate ran
faster. She reached the station and
hurried to the ticket ONCE. Her pur'
suer followed her. but Kate felt the
safety OF the lights and took courage.
She drew her half dollar from her
purse and pushed it toward the ticket
seller. Give me ticket as far as
this" She stopped and looked for
the first time over her shoulder at the
man who had followed her. 1t was
Harold Nevin. Almost without word
he drew her aside from the ticket Of
fee and Kate was too overcome to
explain.
Il have just been to your aunts'
and they said you had gone away for
supper. They said they did not want
you to see me, and so decided had
made my trip In vain. 1t Is your
birthday. Kate" Harold went on. land
l couldn't let 1t go by without seeing
you"
Kate and Harold decided, after Kate
had explained her crazy plan. to re-
turn to the aunts' house and keep the
little secret about her attempted run
away. They walked home slowly
through the twilight streets. and Har'
old told Kate that he wanted to marry
her-that he never realized till she
was gone how much he loved her. and
that he had been miserable without
her.
And It never occurred to Kate that
down deep in her mothers heart
there had been a little forethought,
little deception and q knowledge OF
human nature when she sent Kate
away tn see her aunts.
copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Keota news., 1913-09-12
Warned Of Coming Death.

The story of the Lyttleton ghost Is
one Of the best of English family
legends. Thomas Lord Lyttleton
dreamed one night that bird flew
into his room, which changed into
woman in white, and bade him pre-
pare to die. Il hope not soon." he
said; mot in two months" Yes,
in three days." replied the spectre.
He told of the dream at breakfast
next morning Thursday. November
rs, 1779). On Saturday he was IN ex-
cellent health. and thought he would
blk the ghost" A few minutes be-
fore midnight on that day. Just as ne
was undressing, he fell back dead
The Keota news., 1913-09-12

When a woman makes a strenuous
purpose of keeping it.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12
Used to Such Whining.

The real estate agent, tired and
peevish, arrived at his home in the
suburbs.
"Oh, George" greeted his wife, "the
dog has been whining all day long!
What do you suppose is the matter?"
'Why," growled George, "the darn
kicker probably wants his house pa
pered!"-Judge.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12
How Parchment Got Its Name.

The Greeks Of Pergamus are said
to have first prepared parchment from
the skins of the goat or sheep. They
were curried, deprived of all fat.
thinned uniformly by the knife, dyed
or whitened and finally rubbed down
with pumice stone to a smooth and
even surface. Called peramenum
from the city of its origin. the new
material became parchemin In archaic
French and parchment in the English
tongue-National Magazine.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12

had been her exile to Rosley. she was
sure she would have no dinculty in
securing the money needed and to
receive a, full pardon Anyway,
to forgive her. she was twenty-one.
and had a right to act for herself. At
the worst, 1t wasn't dishonest to pawn
the pin, 1t was given to her as gift.
and therefore she had right to do
with 1t as she chose.
1t was dusk when Kate made her
way down the street Of the small town
Of Rosley to the shop whose impos-
ing gold balls made known to the
public its business In the community.
She took the box from her bag and
clasped 1t closely in her hand. then.
pausing to make sure that none of her
ried into the shop.
A brazen-faced young man lounged
over the counter reading a newspa-
per spread out before him. He looked
up out Of tho top Of his eyes as he
saw the shrinking figure. but waited
for her to begin the transaction.
II am very anxious to raise some
money on this" said Kate. not know
ing the language proper to the occa-
sion. She pushed the velvet box to-
ward him. and the young man In a
perfunctory way opened 1t and looked
at 1t with expressionless eyes.
How much will do your" he asked.
turning the expressionless eyes on
Kate
Kate reflected that her ticket home
would cost about three dollars. that
she would need something to tele-
graph to her aunts. and might need
incidentals for tips. taxicabs and 7e-
freshment on her way.
Il would take ten dollars" said
Kate. but I intend to-to-redeem 1t
within a week"
The young man retired behind
screen apparently to consult the head
of the firm and returned pushing the
case toward her.
Couldn't allow you more than
twenty cents on that" he said. and
when Kate looked back at him for
confirmation he was again absorbed
in his newspaper. Kate seized the
case and hurried from the show. her
face glowing with indignation and
shame. and with disappointment The
thought that valued heirloom
should be appraised at twenty cents
filled her with indignation that added
bitterness to her shame.
She had fifty cents in her purse.
She would therefore. get a ticket In
the direction of home as far as that
would take her. She would ride until
she WAS put OF the train. and then
send the extra fare to the railroad
The Keota news., 1913-09-12
Fish In Unnumbered Millions.

Fish In Unnumbered Millions.
The prodigious multitudes OF fish
in the sea can be imagined. family,
by taking as a hint Of their number
the fact that 600. 100000 menhaden are
caught OF the Atlantic coast of the
United States every year. on the
average, by vessels engaged in that
special industry. These fishes are
used only for making oil and "fsh
scrap" fertilizers and food for live
stock. Scientific students of the fish.
cries believe that this vast harvest
of the menhaden fisheries takes not
more than one per cent Of their mum.
Der. Other fishes are thought to con.
sumo, every year. several times as
many menhaden as are caught by
men.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12
SUFFERED
AWFUL PAINS
For Sixteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Moretown. Vermont. was trou-
bled with pains and irregularities for

sixteen years, and
was thin, weak and
nervous. When I
would lie down it
would seem as if 1
was going righ t
down out Of sight
into some dark hole,
and the window cur
tains had faces that
would peek out at
me, and when I was
out of doors it would
The Keota news., 1913-09-12

The average woman is more apt to
worry about her complexion than
about her conscience.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12
UncIviI Service.

Some men never know how to let
we'll enough alone.
How so?"
"Blundern. the new department
head, decided to require competi-
tive examination for every single Job
under him. and. bless me. II his wife
didn't win the position OF private
secretary to him."-Judge.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12
He Got His.

"Sirrah!" thundered her father,
were you kissing my daughter when
came in just now?" You bet"
chirped up the unabashed suitor. "and
it's up to you to apologize for buttine
in!"
The Keota news., 1913-09-12
signature psaes s's Of UHfzzzzSu
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Shop.

Shop.
Inquisitive Friend-How is your
new business venture starting out?
Bathing Beach Proprietor.-Swim
mingly.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12

Smile on wash day. That's when you
use Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes white,
than snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12

Red Cross Bag Blue, much better. goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
good grocer. Adv.
The Keota news., 1913-09-12

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-19
Old Time Doctors, Fees.

Army doctors fees in the seventeenth
century in Europe We're rather modest.
During the civil war. for instance. the
physician general of Cromwell's army
received 10 shillings day. the apothe-
cary general IS. 3D.. the chirurgeon
general shillings and his two assist
ants half crown each day. Then
came the inevitable economist whose
deeds C. Fl. Firth summarized thus in
a Cornhill article of March. 1901: In
1851 the surgeons pay rose to 6 shil-
lings a day: in 1865 it was fixed at 5
shillings. and the economists cut off
one Of his mates. In 1857 his pay vas
again reduced to 4 shillings day
Monck considered the sum so INSULT
cient that Gn 1859 he ordered the sur
geons to be entered as privates on the
master roll of their regiments in order
to give them an additional ninepence
a day.'-London Standard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-19
/ Nose Tip Vaccination.


The young Japanese diplomat point
ed to his father. the marquis.
That's father he said. 1.-THE old fell
low with the saucer shaped scar on
the tip of his nose. All Japs of the
older generation have that scar"
'sYes?" said the debutante.
Eyes, it's vaccination mark. In the
old days. when compulsory vaccination
first began, we Japs vaccinated every
body on the tip of the nose. Whyi
Wen. because it was good place.
where there's no movement to rub off
the scab, and also because vaccina-
ton scar on the nose was easily iden-
titled by the medical officers Of the
government A man didn't have to
take of half his clothes in order to
prove that he'd been vaccinated.
"Yes. the nose tip vaccination had
its good points. but before the modern
laundering after beauty it had to CO.,
New York Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-19
STORY or A FRONT TOOTH.
A Small Fortune That Was Restored to
It's Rightful Owners

IT'S F1f9ugfGt OWUcTSs
One winter morning little boy Of
eight or ten years ran into the office Of
the United Charities lii New York city
crying bitterly. Between his sobs he
gasped out. "Uncle has stolen mothers
front tooth; please get it back for us"
His mother then lying dead at home
was an actress. In her youth she had
had large diamond inserted in her
front tooth. and the advertisement had
proved profitable.
AS the years passed misfortune over
took her: she was deserted by her hus
band;s the family larder was often
empty and the children hungry. Reso
lutely she refused to part with the dia,
mond, always telling the children that
after her death the money it brought
would support them for sometime.
When the little mother became i'll
with tuberculosis the children hl1shed
her fears about their future with reas.
surances of the value Of the jewel. But
before the funeral a wicked uncle came
In the night and pulled out the tooth.
An officer was sent at once to the
uncle with threats of arrest If restitu-
ton was not made at once. The mis-
sion was successful, the tooth restored,
the diamond taken out, sold and. the
proceeds used for the children Con-
densed From Survey.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-19
Solid Granite.

The inquisitiye traveller kept poking
his head out Of the window Of the car
to the great annoyance of the conduc-
tor who several times stopped to warn
him against the danger. At length he
tapped the careless one on the shoulder
and said:
Pardon me. but this time must In
sist that you withdraw your head"
Insolently the traveller spoke back
over his shoulder without complying
with the request:
'Why?"
"Oh," said the conductor, nettled.
1--WE are coming to bridge, and l
don't want any Of the girders dam
aged by your head"
And then the head came inst. Lou
is Post Dispatch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-19
Corrected the inspector.

In police court an inspector was
giving evidence OF the arrest Of the
prisoner. II went to No. 27 = he said
Importantly. in dignified staccato
fashion that came from long practice,
where / saw the prisoner in bed. /
said. i have warrant for your ar
rest for burglariously entering the
premises at - and so on At the end
of the inspectors evidence the magis-
trate asked the prisoner. Any ques-
tions p YES. sir said the prisoner.
and he intimated that the inspector
had not given his evidence correctly
I'm sure, he said. '.Mr Jackson the
Inspector. don't want to say only
what is true Didn't you come to my
room" turning to the inspector land
say. Now. then. Ginger. 'op out Of it,
want yer?' London Mail
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-19
The Enalish Penny.

The English penny has had good
long inning. For over six centuries it
was practically the only English coin,
for while the form did not appear until
1343. the penny was introduced by
Offa, king Of Mercia, who took as a
model coin struck by the father Of
Charlemagne.
This penny of Offa's was silver
coin, and 1t was followed in 1857 by
one Of gold. and it was not until the
time Of George III. that copper pence
were struck. the present bronze not
coming until Victoria had been over
twenty years on the throne.-London
Chronicle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-19
Rombay,s Bird Market.

1t is a common practice III India to
keep birds as pets in captivity. parrots
being most popular for this purpose,
but cockatoes, mainas "a smaller kind
Of talking birdl. canary birds. doves
and gray headed love birds are also
frequently seen in cages The bird
market at Bombay is one of the
unique sights Of that city. there be-
ing offered for sale there thousands of
birds. chiefly from India and the east
coast of Africa. especially Zanzibar
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-19

Group is terrible disease, it
attacks children so sunddenly they
are very apt to choke unless given
the proper remedy at once. There
is nothing better in the world than
DIR. Kings New Discovery. Lewis
Chamberlain, of Manchester, Ohio,
writes about his children: "Some-
times in severe attacks we we're
afraid they would die, but since
we proved what a certain remedy
DIR. Kings New Discovery is, we
have no fear We rely on it for
Group, coughs and colds" So can
you. 50c and $1.00. A bottle
should be in every home. At all
Druggists. Fl. e. Bucklen & Co.
Philadelphia, st. Louis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-19
NAMES FROM THE BIBLE.
odd Ones From the Old Testament
That pleased the Puritans.

Odd Ones From the Old Testament
That Pleased the Puritans.
a certain set Of Christian names
taken from the Bible have been In use
SO long that we do not think OF them
as Bible names. Among them are
Adam, Moses. Samuel, David, Daniel,
Solomon, Abraham. Isaac and Jacob.
Others taken from the saints, like
Peter, Paul. John, Stephen and Mat
thew. originally given to children be-
cause they were born on the saints
day, are still so common that we think
of them as English names.
These names antedate the use Of sur
names, as may be inferred from the
fact that nearly all of them have given
rise to patronymics, like Jacobson,
Peterson and Stevenson. In the twelfth
century missionaries sent out by the
authorities used to baptize whole vii
liages at once and to save time invested
all the men with the name of John or
some other saint and the women usual
" Mary or Martha To distinguish the
Johns some additional name like Short
or Strong or White or Black was given
him by the neighbors, and so Christian
names and surnames were united.
After the reformation it became the
fashion among the Puritans to give
children the names of characters like
the Old Testament, and odd ones like
Melchisedec or Barzillai were pre-
ferred! Among these were Abel, Levi.
Jesse, Amos. Asa. Isaiah, Ephraim.
Gideon; Malachi, Job, Abner. Hosea,
Ezekiel, jeremiah. zechariah, Asher,
Ell and hundreds of others. Hartford
Times.