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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
THE OWNING ROD.

The United States geological survey
in a recent publication states that no
appliance, either mechanical or cleo
trio, has yet been devised that will de-
tect water In places where plain com
mon sense and close observation will
not show its presence just as well.
Numerous mechanical devices have
been proposed for detecting the pres
ence of underground water, ranging In
branch of witch hazel. peach or other
tree to more or less elaborate mechani-
cal or electric contrivances. Many of
the operators of these devices, espe-
cially those who use the home-cut
forked branch are entirely honest in
the belief that the working Of the rod
is influenced by agencies-usually re-
garded as electric currents following
underground streams Of water-that
are entirely independent of their own
bodies, and many people have implicit
| faith in their own and others ability
to locate underground water in this
way.
| In experiments with a rod made
from a forked branch 1T seemed to
turn downward at certain points inde-
pendent of the operators will, but
more complete tests showed that this
down turning resulted from slight, and
until watched for, unconscious muscu-
lar action, the effects Of which were
communicated through the arms and
wrists to the rod.
No movement of the rod from
causes outside of the body could be de-
tected and 1t soon became obvious that
the view held by other men of science
4 is correct-that the operation of the
divining rod is generally due to un-
conscious movements Of the body or OF
the muscles of the hand. The expert
ments show that these movement
occur most frequently at places where
the operators experience has led him
to believe that water may be found.
/ The uselessness of the diving rod Is
indicated by the facts that l. may be
worked at will by the operator, that ne
4 fails to detect strong water currents
in tunnels and other channels thai af
ford no surface indications Of water
and that his locations in limestone re
gions, where water flows in well-defin
| ed channels, are no more successful
than those dependent on mere guess
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
FAIR TREATMENT IS DUE.

The editor of the Manufacturers
Record says that this country Is
growing faster than its railroads. II
transportation facilities are going to
keep pace with transportation needs
he figures that in the next 10 years
ssoo,0o0,oo0 will have to be invested
in railroads.
With such prospect he pleads for
fairness to the railroads; for leniency
to their shortcomings and conserva-
tism In legislation affecting them
The country's welfare demands ade
quate transportation facilities. There
fore, the editor Of the Manufacturers
Record contends there is a genuine
community OF interest between the
railroads and the people today and
recognition OF this fact should deter
mine the attitude of each to the other
The editor OF the Manufacturers
Record is right For number O
years 1t has been the fashion tt
swat" the railroads upon every con
ceivable pretext. They have beer
hard hit innumerable times, and !
would seem to be about time to trea
them with some degree of fairness
Such a policy is needed quite as mucl
/ in the interests Of the country as il
justice to the roads. An era of goo,
will on both sides should be inaugu
rated at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
British Naval Stations.

LONDON, July 16.-An extensive
program of Improvements of naval
stations and defenses In the West
Indies, in view of the proximity OF
the opening of the Panama canal was
unofffcially published here today. All
the principal British harbors in the
Caribbean, it was learned today, have
already been surveyed in order to
furnish material for comprehensive
scheme of defense which the admir-.
atty and the war office are now Joint.
ly considering. Among the recon.
mendations already adopted is one for
the establishment of large coaling
and oil-bunkering station for the ex.
elusive use of British war ships at
Castries Harhor, st. Lucia. It is like.
ly also that the plan Of the colonial
government, prepared several years
ago, for similar fuel depot In Car
Isle bay Barbados, but which was
not carried out for lack of funds, will
now be undertaken by the admiralty.
Recently the Jamaican authorities
bought large site abutting the har.
Dor of Kingston in order to deal with
an extra demand for coaling, docking
or repairing facilities. 1t is under
stood that the governments scheme
includes also the creation of a MAYA,
base at Tanning Island on the Pacific
side.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
"ABoLIsH THE COUNTY POOR
HOUSE,

"ABoLIsH THE COUNTY POOR
HOUSE."
This was the advice Of DR.. ]. L.
Gillin as expressed in his illustrated
lecture the other day before the
summer school students in the Uni
versity of Iowa. His subject was
THE County Homes of Iowa DR..
Gillin urged a system Of a smaller
number of poorhouses. He said:
What reason is there for ninety
odd poor farms and homes in Iowa
when eight or twelve or perhaps
even a smaller number would serve
the purpose with much greater econ
omy In cost of land and buildings In
addition this system would give q
greater opportunity for segregation Of
different classes of inmates as vel
as a more adequate treatment of those
who remain in the poorhouse.
State supervision and control was
advised by DR. Gillin. He also stated
that the epileptics, the blind, the
feebleminded and insane should be
taken out Of the poorhouses ane
placed In special institutions. HI
would convert the poorhouses into
homes for only the aged poor and fol
those who are crippled and are there
fore unable to support themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
Happy Memories Of the Circus.

Christian Science Monitor: 1t is
pleasant to read of the Homecoming
recently of successful and serious
minded Chicago business man. By
homecoming is meant in this connec-
ton return to his native small
town, to the scenes of his childhood.
to the associations and recollections
of his not altogether happy boyhood.
This business man had gone out from
the little town of his birth many years
ago; he had gained place among the
most prosperous of the metropolis OF
his state; he has acquired wealth and
influence and everything these could
command, but he was never able
wholly to forget his failure at the
age of 10 to induce the chief can
vasman to let him help carry water
for the elephant as the price of his
admission to the circus.
Like a score of other small boys of
his small town he had proffered his
services in good faith and in Joyous
expectancy, only to have them spurn-
ed The supply exceeded the demand;
the elephant could not possibly drink
all the water the small boys of the
town were willing to draw and carry
for his use, and the chief canvasman
was adamant. Only a half-price
| ticket, costing quarter of a dollar.
would admit our particular small boy
! to the main tent and, so far as he
! was concerned at that time, the price
might have been quarter of a mil
/ lion. He could not get in. He stayed
out-and wept.
A short time ago this small boy,
! grown to be one of Chicago's wealth.
i lest men, returned to the town of his
| youth, since grown much larger, and
strange coincidence-found there a
/ circus about to open to the public
/ His childhood days came back to him
/ like flash. He was again leaning
against sideshow tent stake listen.
/ ing to the music, the applause, the
/ laughter, to all the familiar and en-
dearing sounds that belong to the
I main tent-and crying. It seemed
4 only yesterday that the cruel chief
scanvasman had spurned his offer to
help carry water to the elephant
What did he do? He walked over to
the ticket wagon, bought, out the en-
j tire performance, and distributed
free tickets to all the children of the
4 town. 1t gave him more real salts
faction than anything he had done in
all the years of his absence from the
old home. Up to this time his memor
les OF the circus had been, to say the
least, tinctured with sadness; hence
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
Believes This Will
Cure Luna Troubles

Consumption is a iattering disease
that Is one. of Its chief dangers. Those
who have 1t are rarely willing to ac-
knowledge the fact If this trouble is
so-called "cold" has long persisted; II a
cough is present that keeps you anxions.
or any of the symptoms are present,
such MS fever or night sweats. weakness
raising of mucusdo the sensible thing:
take Eckman's Alterative-as Mr.. Bet
tersworth did
~ Bowling Green, ", r.. No. 4.
Gentlemen: I wish to say for your
Alternative that ! believe it to be n nedi-
cine of unequaled value for all Bronchial
and Lung Trouble The Spring of 1908
had u severe cough for six months
tried all the medicine that my doctors
recommended to me. but no results came
would congh and spit until / got so
weak could hardly do. anything. But.
ut last. james Deering, of Glasgow June
ton, insisted that I try your medicine.
Improvement in my condition. aud after
] had taken several bottles, / felt MS well
as ever IN my life.
II desire the world to know that I
firmly believe that your Eekman's Alter.
taken before the last stage will eladly
write personally to any party wnnting in.
formation In regard to your wonderful
medicine" tSworn Afildavt)
A. G.. BETTFRSW0RTH
Ecltman's Alternative Is effective IN pron-
chitls, Asthma. Hay Fever: Throat aud
Lung Troubles. and In npbnil1lng the
system. Docs not contaip poiso1s oufntcs
or habit forming drugs. Ask for booklet
telling OF recovcrles and write 20 I5ckinag
Laboratory, Philadelphia Pm. for more evi-
ience. For sale by all leading druggists
y. f. Kiedaisch & SON.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

Of carrying the disease to other
houses
If you do not purchase bottled milk,
it is best to have the milkman deliver
it to some person, who shall immed-
lately see that 1t is put in q cold
place.
The practice OF setting out an un-
covered pitcher or other vessel for
milk, the night before, cannot be too
strongly condemned. Such a pitcher,
exposed to the dust and dirt of the
street, will collect thousands of germs
before the milk is put into 1t. The
purest milk, received in such YES
sci, may become as bad in few
hours as the worst milk from dirty
farm.
If compelled to stand out a vessel
to receive milk, use clamp-topped pre-
serve jars without the rubber bands
They should be kept we'll washed and
aired as above described. A bowl
covered with a plate, may be used
but a pitcher, never, as 1t cannot be
properly covered.
Give your personal attention to the
milk containers.
/ Many persons have an idea that II
milk is delivered warm this is proof
| that 1t is fresh from the COW, and
hence better. On the contrary, only
by cooling the milk as soon as obtain,
led from the COW it is possible to pre-
vent rapid deterioration, especially in
warm weather.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
MchAB WARNED MeREYNoLDs.

Official Washington has been furth-
er upset by the developments in the
Diggs.C aminetti white slave cases Of
California, due to the publication OF
the correspondence in which McNah.
the resigned district attorney, is
shown to have given Attorney Gem
eral McReynolds detailed information
about said cases and the state of pub
lie opinion concerning them such as
would make postponement dangerous
and likely to defeat the ends of JUS
tice. The letter from McNab appears
to have given the very information
which the attorney general in his
explanation to President Wilson as
serted that he was in ignorance of.
| Embodied in the McNab report was
an account of the abduction of two
/ young girls by the defendants by
means Of threats Of arrest and expos
ure. Other parts of the suppressed
correspondence showed that Immigra-
| ton Commissioner Caminetti, father
of one Of the defendants, had tried to
get McNab to delay the trial, even
prior to coming to Washington, thus
long before any question of his serv-
4 ices being needed by Secretary of
Labor Wilson, the reason given by
Wilson to McReynolds for requesting
the latter to delay the trial. In con
sequence OF this published cores
pondence, these are many rumors
afloat concerning the possible resig-
nation of the attorney general
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

o LITTLE MOTHER OF MINE.
Sometimes in the hush of the evening
hour,
When the shadows creep from the
west,
3 ] think of the twilight songs you sang
And the boy you lulled to rest:
The wee little boy with the tousled
head,
That long, long ago was thine;
wonder if sometimes you long for
that boy,
O little mother of minel
And now he has come to mans estate,
Grown stalwart in body and strong,
And you'd hardly know that he was
the lad
4 Whom you lulled with your lullaby
song,
The years have altered the form and
the life,
But his heart is unchanged by time.
And still he is only thy boy as of old,
O little mother Of mine!
Walter H. Brown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
MILK SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH GREAT
CARE BY HOUSEWIVES in THE HOME.
c. A. Health League Useful Hints the Pre-
venting Of MIX Vessels at
Of the Consumer.

<
Cleanliness in the care of milk in
the home.
Safety In the use Of milk as food
demands OF the housekeeper SO much
care after the milk has been deliver
ed at her door that necessary precau.
tons must be taken.
All vessels used for milk must be
scalded with hot water containing q
small amount Of washing soda or
borax. Do not use soap. Rinse with
clean water and then air them N
some place where they will be pro
tected from dust.
# your milkman delivers his milk
in sealed bottles, see that he does not
leave these in a place where they will
be exposed to the sun before being
brought into the house. They should
be taken in as soon as possible, and
stood at once in the refrigerator un
til used. AS soon as you have emp
tied bottle wash it out carefully
DO not return bottles containing
stale milk
If you are buying bottled milk, and
a case Of typhoid fever or other
catching" disease breaks out in YOU
house, you should tell your milkmar
at once. and he should not take away
any bottles until after the case has
gotten well and the bottles have beer
properly disinfected, as one Of these
bottles might otherwise be the means
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

A bill has been introduced in con-
gress providing for the organization
of farmers loan associations and
authorizing the government to loan
money to them in the form Of twenty.
year per cent bonds, the farmers to
pay back principal and interest and
the government to hold mortgages
on farm property.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
Poppy Plantsrs

SHANGHAI. China. July 1s.-sta-
tistics published here today by the
government show that 500 poppy
planters and their employees have been
killed in pitched battles with soldiers
in the past twelve months as d result
of the new Republican governments
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

energetic efforts to eradicate the
opium curse. In the report mention
was made of the stand taken by Pres
ident Wilson and his cabinet in refus-
ing to support the demands of Ameri-
can bankers or traders In China for
reimbursement on account of the de-
struction by the government of China
OF opium and poppy crops on which
they held liens. The report declares
mat the American administration
action has done wonders in strength.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

They are complaining Of a backward
season in Carnegie, Pa, where light
ming bolt ran down the chimney to
the kitchen range and cooked the
steak, and then went off without do
ing the family wash and hanging out
the clothes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

BY proclamation Governor Major OF
Missouri is to call upon the entire
male population of the state to give
two days of their own labor toward
the improvement of highways, dates
to be announced. If the call is obeyed
100000 men will be engaged in road
mending at one time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
A Good Foundation.

Davenport Democrat: BE prepar-
ed' is the motto of the Boy Scouts.
The twelve points OF the Scout law
are:
A scout Is trustworthy.
A scout is loyal.
A scout is helpful.
A scout is friendly.
A scout is courteous.
A scout is kind.
A scout is obedient.
A scout is cheerful.
A scout is thrifty.
A scout is brave.
A scout is clean.
A scout is reverent.
Before he becomes scout boy is
required to subscribe to the follow
ing:
"On my honor will do my best to
do my duty to God and my country
and obey the scout law; help other
people at all times; keep myself
physically strong, mentally awake
and morally straight
The Boy Scout learns how to swim,
to camp and to cook. Before he be.
comes first class scout, he must
have earned money and have bank
deposit. He has been out in touch
with nature, has learned how to meet
emergencies, has proved his mettle in
various ways.
Every city should have It's troops
of Boy Scouts. One drawback is that
the supply of boys far exceeds that
of scout masters, of whom there must
be one at the head of each local
troop. The scout master must be well
up In scout lore, capable not only of
instructing the scouts but of com
manding their esteem and obedience.
He must also have considerable time
to give to the work. A shortage of
scout masters is probably handicap
ping the movement much more than
amy shortage Of boys.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

One result of granting the ballot to
women in Kansas has been the decay
of the Campaign cigar" as vote get
ter. Anything that discourages the
use of the campaign cigar is in the ma
ture Of real reform.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

In cities where bootblack strikes
have put the price of Shines" UP to
ten cents it is said that a good many
men refuse to pay the increased
amount on principle and sentimental
reasons-hve continental reasons,
quite likely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

II correspondent signing himself
IAN Old Timer" will reveal his iden-
tity to the editor Of The Gate City his
communication will be published in
this paper. The rule requiring com
munications to be accompanied by the
real name of the author is as old as
journalism itself, and is enforced in all
cases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

Prof. G. B. Davenport, who has car
ried on extensive research work in
eugenics, says: IA curious antipathy
is that of red-hsired persons Of oppo-
site sex for each other. Among thous-
ands of matings have found only two
cases where both husband and wife
are red-haired"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

Under the new highway commission
law in Iowa the county road builders
and repairers will be required to
work plan uniform for the entire
state. The state commissioners will
meet with the local supervisors and
give instructions how to proceed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

The eternal fitness OF things con-
tinues to receive fresh illustration. A
Mr.. Rose is now mayor of Los Angeles,
the city Of flowers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

Over 55,oo0,0oo long tons of iron
were mined in the United States last
year This is equal to more than one.
half ton per capita of the population
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

The automobile is the advance agent
of good roads. The only difficulty is
that frequently it is too far in adj
vance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

1.-THE fellow who loses mustn't
squeal," says Colonel Roosevelt. 1t
is evident that the colonel has
changed his mind since last fall
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

What fools these mortals be! A man
in Pittsburgh wants divorce be-
cause his wife has been silent for ten
years. Some people don't know when
they are we'll Off
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

II the Quincy Wing knows what It ia
talking about, the time has gone by
when you could finance a best girl on
a mere lemonade basis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

It is noted by Abe Martin that
good cooks make long faced divorce
lawyers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

forth they must be tinted with the
gladness that always rewards a kind
ly act.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

Victory belongs to the most per.
severing
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

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Address oil communicating 70 ~
TIE GATE CITY COMPA1NL.
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THE GATE CITY 10 on sale u tns
Hotel Keokuk. cor. Third and johnson.
= RI Rollins & Co, 62s Main street.
Ward Bros, 525 Main street.
Depot News Stand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16

Davenport Democrat; "Be prepar-
ed is the motto of the Boy Scouts.
The twelve points of the Scout law
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-16
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keokuk, Iowa July IS, 1913
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-05-14
2,500 GOLD FISH
 TO BE GIVEN AWAY
Bedcll's Pharmacy Will Inaugurate
 Popular Idea in This City Today.

Two thousand, five hundred little gold fish, of many varieties, are now at Bedell's Drug Store and they will be given away to the patrons of that popular pharmacy today.
 Mr. Bedell has received a shipment of the little fish from Toledo, Ohio, accompanied by a large number of globes or small auquariums, and in order to stimulate he will give away two of the little fish and small globe with each p cent purchase of ReNall goods.
 This opportunity is given his pat rons only today and it is expected that many will take advantage of it., The fish are of many kinds, Japanese fan-tails, gold and white telescopes, comets, etc., and all make the pretti- est kind of house pets.
 MT. Bedell has also number of larger gold fish which will be placed on sale, and it is very probable that a regular day for the giving way of the little fish will be SC, aside.