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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-30

Pop ser that this world i've IN
In ono big fahn pond.
An we've all been rshin' fer somcthin'
Since n time the first day dawned.
flo ser some are fshin' for trouble,
An others nshiu' fer fame.
An tho banks OF life alive with girlH
Afishn' 90 change their names.
He tho graftcrH fiHhn' fer suckers.
Newly WEEDS arc nahin fer bliss.
Ministers are nahln fer souls 20 save.
Tho lover 10 hook Kiss.
Ho scx tho vain ones are nthin fer compliments.
The buns are fiahin' Ter booze
Tho nAbobH arc rHhlu fer diamonds and things.
Tho poor for food aud shoes.
He scz that we're ~ Il all % tho time,
A.ftshin fer what wish.
so. wen I'm not really a.fishin fer fish.
I'm nEhin to nHh fer fHh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-30
.CoCkroaChes
SHOULD BE KILLED

At the first sign OF the repulsfw
cockroach or waterbug, get from
your druggist a box OF the genuine
Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach
Paste and use Il according TO d.
rections: and 10 the morning you
can sweep up painful Of dead
cockroaches. Ready for use; does
not blow into the food like POWDER
Stearns' Electric Paste is sold %
guarantee of money back II II falls
TO oxterminate cockroaches. rata
mice, etc.
Sold by druggists. 25c and si.M
or sent direct. charges prepaid. q
receipt OF price
Stearns' Electric Paste Co.
Chicago ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-30

police GORDON around Chinatown which "hurt
together and agreed do
der1ng like native Friscaus those heahenl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-30

you a
Murphy's office mustn
expect
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Ace of Peat

Natural peat, as is generally known
is the product of the partial decay Of
moses and other plants that grow in
swampy places or in damp and foggy
regions. DR.. Bergius. German chem
list, is said to have produced artificial
peat by subjecting a mixture of cellu-
lose and water to pressure of more
than 5000 pounds to the square inch
and heating the mixture to about 240
degrees centigrade This treatment
continued for twentyfour hours trans
forms the pulp into product the con-
stituents of which are Identical with
those of peat Calculations based on
this new process show that at tenn
perature as low as that of the earth,
it must have required 100000 years
to form the deposits of natural peat
This estimate agrees roughly with the
calculations of biologists Youths
Companion
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
ADJUSTMENTS.
This Can't be Beaten.


After taking look at the program
for the first half of the week at the
Hippodrome, one at once concludes
that the best thing to do is to see
the performance. Commencing to-
night four new acts will hold the cen
ter Of attention for amusement seek
ers of Keokuk. The bill is made up
by Bill Dooley, versatile cowboy; To-
jetti and Bennett in the artists dream.
These actors are known for their
dainty dancing advertisement" Paris
Green with "green songs, green jokes
and green name" is the scream
green" feature of the big bill. Cor
nella and Wilbur, the Military Boy"
comedy acrobats top the program.
The bill during the second half of
the week will also be big surprise.
Some of the best acts from the lar
gest circuits in the country are being
billed to Keokuk. Remember the
Hippodrome is as cool as a cave"
and no need to suffer from heat.
Plenty of fans to keep the air in cir
culation. ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Influence of the Spirit.

You may talk about education, and
science, and philosophy, and skill, and
knowledge generally, but they all lack
their full truth unless they are super
yised by the spirit, by the faith, by the
aspiration. The beginning of all things
was the spirit, and the end of all
things will be the spirit, and the mat
ter between loses its high significance
and its relation to either IL it becomes
simply hard, earthly fact All prog
ress. social or individual, depends
upon the recognition of the divine in
every fact and deed. 1t wouldn't take
ten years to bring millennium if this
doctrine was practiced. We are now
confronting great social and political
problems; their solution would be
easy If faith, love, justice, honor and
the other forms of spiritual force were
given full play. But they are not. The
opposite seems to have the right of
way. Every man who has any hope
of lettering his fellows will have to
drop his envy. his spite, his Ill will,
his hatred and come square on a spir-
itual footing or his struggle will be In
vain.-Ohio State Journal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
The Grain Market.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
CHICAGO, June 23.-Weather cor
ditions for all grains were excel emit
today and the markets were easier.
Wheat started lower, had a Temporal
rally on strength at Minneapolis, but
slumped again and noon found July
at 901a and September at the same
figure, declines of u and y respect
lively under the days opening.
Corn moved in about the same
manner as wheat, opening easy and
then sustaining rally when commits
sion houses bought on the dip. A
slump just before noon brought the
market Il under the days opening.
Oats started lower, but on the dip
there was such a rush to buy that a
sharp slump later in the day left July
still at the opening figure with Sep.
TENDER n under.
Trade in provisions was extremely
dull, higher hog prices causing firm
ness
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
TREES LIVE FOR CENTURIES
Six Thousand Years Is the Age Of One
on the Canary Islands, and There
Are Numerous Others.

Knowing that some trees have
reached the age of several thousand
years 1t is surprising that SO many of
our shade trees should die SO young.
The age of dragon tree on one of
the Canary Islands is said to be more
than 5000 years; that of bald cy-
press in Mexico Is believed to be more
chan 1000 years. and that of an Eng
glish oak in Europe and big tree"
(Sequoia gtgantea) in California is
known to be more than 1000 years.
Many trees also have attained to
enormous size, both in height and di-
ameter. The eucalyptus in Australia
is known to reach height OF 470 feet
and the "big tree" the redwood and
the Douglas fir in California often
grow to a height of three hundred
feet. The sycamore and tulip tree in
the eastern states sometimes reach
height of $50 feet. The tree of largest
diameter is found at the base of
Mount Etna, in Sicily. 1t is a species
of chestnut and it's trunk is more than
sixty feet in diameter Some people
claim this remarkable tree is the re-
suit of several individuals. The Orien-
tai sycamore comes next with a dia-
meter Of about forty feet.-From
Trees in Winter" by Blakeslee and
Jarvis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
WILLIAM L. ANTRIM
HAS PASSED AWAY
Father Of Mrs. J. R. King and Mrs.
o. Q. Tracy of
kcokuk.

The sad intelligence was received
by relatives and friends in Keokuk
Sunday afternoon from the home ut
Danville, Penn, of the death of viii,
liam l.. Antrim, father of Mrs. John
R. King and Mrs. Oscar o. Tracy of
this city.
Mr.. Antrim was a respected man
of a former generation Many changes
have taken place in this country since
he was born, eighty-two years ago.
During his life he visited Keokuk &C.
casionally, his last visit being nine
years ago when he visited with his
daughters and friends, spending the
summer here, and made many friends
during his visit, who have the kind
Hest remembrance of him and will
regret to hear of his death
Mr.. Antrim had been an invalid for
the past nine years. He was mem
Der of the Methodist church, chris
tian gentleman who bore his afflic-
tons with the patience and fortitude
of an earnest believer in the great
author whose precepts guided his life
action
Mr.. and Mrs. King are in Danville,
called there by this sad event.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Erickson have
gone to housekeeping at 1913 North
Second street.
Miss Elva Carliss of Louistown, ILL.,,
is visiting Mrs. H. I. Beckett.
Mrs. Florence Smith and Fern Kirk.
endal are spending the week in War.
saw the guests of Fred Quick and fam.
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Kirkendal left
Saturday for ten days visit with Mrs
HI. York at Anoka, MINI.
Joseph Carwalho has returned from
ten days trip to Oklahoma and Kan
sas City. Mr.. Carwalho visited for a
short time with his brother, Isidor
Carwalho at Pond Creek, Okla. The
latter sent best regards to all Keo
kuk friends.
Mrs Charles Carlson and daughter
Miss Nellie ]. Carlson returned home
this morning on the steamer Quincy
after a river trip to S.. Paul.
Robt. j. Smith has gone to Des Moin
es, his old home for two weeks va
cation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Jack Johnson,s plea.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. /
CHICAGO. June 23.-Jack johnson,
black pugilist, under sentence of one
year in the Joliet, ILL.,, prison, for
white slavery, wants the world to
know as little as possible of what
happens to him when he gets behind
the bars. This was the reason given
by some of the negro's friends who
accompanied him into court today
when his attorney petitioned Federal
Judge Carpenter to change the sent
ence to the federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, instead of Jol.
let. Johnson feared that he would be
too close to Chicago to escape I'M
pleasant notoriety At the same time
counsel for the negro fled an appeal.
Judge Carpenter granted the request
for reduction of the neGro's bond
from $4,000 to $4,000 pending the
final decision on the appeal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
NOT ON "ICE WATER DIET

Ottamwa, Iowa-Permission has
been given by the district court here
for an appeal of the saloon petition
of consent case to the supreme court
of Iowa. The petition was circulated
about year ago, but was found to
be invalid because of technicalities,
and as a result Ottumwa has con-
tinued in so-called "dry" condition.
The city has been constantly in
the throes of those who favor or OPP
pose the petition, and the public will
be pleased when the case is settled
one way or another. The litigations
have cost large sum of money.
During the so-called "dry" period
tho sale of liquor by bootleggers has
become a serious problem. Sixty
seven barrels of beer, only part of
consignment, were seized by the
sheriff of Wapello county recently.
The seizure of such an immense con-
signment at one time does not con
form with the statements of some
that Ottumwa is dry in fact as well
as legally dry. As over one-half of
the consignment was delivered be-
fore the raid was made it would
seem that $50 barrels of beer had
come into the city in one lot. This
would indicate that. quite a number
of people in Ottumwa drink beer, al
though the law was supposed to have
put them on an "ice water diet"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Daily Stock Letter.

copyright 1913 by New York Even
ing Post.]
NEW YORK, June 23.-Prices re-
covered sharply In today's stock mar
ket and during most of the time the
tone was distinctly strong. In the
last hour there was some selling of
issues that had profited largely by the
early advance but the market as a
whole held well and in general was
well above Saturday. The market re-
cefved the currency message with com
placency as it has long been known
the president would read his mes
sage to congress today and that it
would STATE in general the principles
of what was needed without arguing
for any specific course of procedure
In the final drag the market was
very heavy with prices generally we'll
below the day. The market was quiet
at the close.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
What Makes the Corn Pop7

Every one knows and likes that
humble but cheerful dainty, popcorn
But how many can tell what makes
the corn pop? A writer in Harper's
Weekly explains;
A kernel of popcorn is filled with
tightly packed starch grains. The in
terror of the kernel is divided into a
large number Of cells, each of which
may be likened to a tiny box, the
walls of which are strong enough to
Withstand considerable pressure from
within. Upon the application of heat.
the moisture present in each little box
is converted into steam that finally
escapes by explosion. The grain of
corn then literally turns inside out /"
and is transformed into relatively
large mass of snow-white starch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
JOHN G.. M'KINNEY
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
Married the Widow of Late Proml.
nent keokuk Business Man Of
Prominent Family.

Meagre news has been received in
the city of the death of John g. Nc
Kinney at San Diego. Calf, the past
week Mr. Mckinney was a promi-
nent business man on the Pacific coast
and was vice president and general
manager of the Los Angeles Ice and
Cold Storage company.
He will be remembered in Keokuls
having married the widow of John w.
Rankin, prominent youn~ business
man of Keokuk and one of the old
and prominent families of the city, and
brother of Mrs. John N. Irwin. John
W Rankin occupied a pretty frame
residence on North Tenth street near
Main and was connected with the IT.
w1n-Phillips wholesale dry goods COM
pany. He died here number of years
ago and his widow left Keolkuls in
about 1894, and was married afterwards
in California to Mr.. Mckinney, whose
death is just announced. He was not
generally known here but those who
have met him were pleased with his
good qualities and gentlemanly bear
ings.
A clipping from an unidentified
newspaper from the coast of recent
date, the date not given. has The fol
lowing concerning the death:
"A telegram received in Los Angeles
announces the Geath IN San Diego at
2:3O o'clock this morning of John G..
Mckinney. vice-president and general
manager of the Los Angeles Ice and
Cold Storage company.
Mr. Mckinney had been in illhealth
for some time and had gone to San
Diego to recuperate.
The body will be brought to Los
Angeles tomorrow, funeral arrange.
ments being made In the meantime
Mr.. Mckinney is survived by the
widow.
They occupied apartments at the
Westonia West Fifth street, before
going to San Diego.
Mr.. Mckinney had been resident
OF Los Angeles 10 years, having come
here from Sterling, Ills, to take charge
| 2
of the company with which he was
connected at the time of his death ant
with which he had been continuousl,
associated since his first connection
BY reason of his position Mr. Nc
Kinney became widely known in Los
Angeles and Southern California as
one of the prominent business men OF
the city. He was member of the
chamber of commerce and also of the
Jonathan, California, Athletic, Univers
| ity, Country clubs and other socia
organizations
Mr. Mckinney was progressive
in everything, including politics, ant
was intimately connected with thu
formation of the Good Government
organization in Los Angeles"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Real Uniformity

Colonel c. is fine commander
but not a musician. He sent for the
chief musician of his regimental band
one day and delivered this scathing
criticism:
Il notice lack Of uniformity about
the band which must be regulated
Yesterday morning they were out on
parade, and the largest man In the
band was playing little bit of an in,
strument--fute or something of the
kind-and you had the big drum
played by small man. That sort
of thing doesn't look we'll, and must
be attended to. l want the small men
to play small instruments, and the big
men the big instruments. And another
thing-I want the trombone players to
slide their instruments in and out in
unison. 1t annoys me to see them all
out of step with their hands. Every.
body's Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Y.W.C.A. NOTES
Mrs. Ryers comlna.

Miss O'Harra who visited the dedi.
cation service of the new Y. w. G. A,
at Burlington yesterday reports most
favorably of her investigation OF the
building. The building is practically
and yet artistically constructed, every
thing in its furnishings is in perfect
harmony and taste.
The big gymnasium hall was
crowded on both floors by those who
attended the dedication service yes
terday afternoon. The service was
exceedingly interesting, and very i'm,
pressive. Mrs. Emma f. Byers we'll
known in Keokuk as the chief execu-
tive of the north central states made
the main address of the program.
From Burlington Mrs. Byers comes
to Keokuk tomorrow noon and will be
with the local association until Sat
urday. Her entire time will be given
to reviewing the progress made here
toward the completion of the new
building, meeting with the various
committees who are more directly re.
sponsihle and the great number of
friends and members Of the associa-
ton who are making this building
possible,
A special board meeting will be
called for Wednesday and several
parlor conferences will be arranged
whereby Mrs. Byers may meet the
women of the association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
HeInful Remedies.

Do you know that equal parts Of
turpentine and ammonia will remove
paint from clothing no matter how
hard 1t may be? Saturate the paint
two or three times and wash the spot
with warm water and soap.
If the hands are covered well with
soap and it is allowed to dry before
polishing the stove, the polish will
not adhere to the hands and will
wash off without any trouble.
To remove the dust from radiators
is an easy task If you possess an cleo
trio fan. Place this article on the
floor in front of the radiator and ap-
ply the current; move the fan up and
down until every particle of dust has
been blown from the crevices,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Free Hand Saws.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. /
WASHINGTON, June % Discus
sion of the metal schedule consum-
ed today's program of the senate
democratic caucus on the tariff bill
A big fight developed over the ques-
ton of placing hand saws on the free
list. Fourteen minor senate amend
ments were approved, The majority
members of the senate finance com
mittee will meet tonight when the
committee draft of the income tax and
administrative features are revised
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
a arqe picnic.

If the weather conditions are favor
able the P. e. o. picnic to be held at
Wild Cat Springs on Friday will bring
together about one hundred women
from Keokuk, Hamilton, FIT Madison
and Carthage. The Keokuk and FIT,
Madison women will go on the 1918
a. m. car to Hamilton. The Carthage
p. Il. O.'s will make the trip in autos.
The picnic dinner at noon will be not
the least happy feature of the occa-
sion. Among those attending will be
Miss Lillian Griffith of Carthage. who
is president of the Illinois grand
ohapter. and Mrs. Dell Phillips Glaz-
Ter of TT Madison, who Is the cor
responding secretary of the national
society.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
FOR CELEBRATION.
soIIcItors viii Start On Campaign for
$4,000 Tomorrow and Hope to
Raise the Money
Quickly.
NAME MAY BE CHANGED
Hamilton Wishes to Come in ceIebra.
ton and Name VIII Probably
Include That
City.

The campaign for funds for the
August celebration will begin tomor.
row under the direction of the execu.
tive committee. The solicitors will
be business men who will ask for
funds in certain districts assigned to
them and every effort will be made
to expedite the collection of funds.
The committee expects to raise
100000 for the celebration as it has
been figured that this amount is
necessary to conduct it on a scale
that will be appropriate for the COM
pletion Of the great water-power and
that will attract wide attention. A
number of business men have signi-
fed their intention of making liberal
contributions and the committee
hopes to raise the needed sum after
q short campaign.
The name of the celebration will be
changed from the Power Zone" cele-
Grafton and the name now considered
most favorably is the "Keokuk and
Hamilton Water Power celebration. !"
Hamilton has signified its desire to
assist in every way possible and a
working agreement will probably be
made with representatives from that
side of the river.
While plans are being talked over
for the celebration no definite pro.
gram will be agreed upon until after
the funds are raised and it is ascer-
tanned just how large the celebration
can be made. For this reason the
committee hopes to get its campaign
completed as early as possible.
Officials of the Motor Boat club
have consulted the city commissions
ers concerning the possibility of ar
ranging the grand stand for the re.
gatta on the bluffs on lawn owned by
the city. The most favorable site,
however. cannot be utilized because
OF the trees.
-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Negro Soldiers Crime.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
ROCK ISLAND, H., June 20. Ed
ward Benton, a soldier of the United
States army OF Pradt City, Pa, tod
shot and killed Edward Patrick of
Alabama, and seriously wounded
Frank Rochelle of Terre Haute, md.
All three are colored and all in the
service of the United States army.
Benton shot the men while they slept
In the Rock Island barracks. He then
killed himself. The three were cayal-
rymen here for the school of instruc-
ton. They were involved over col
ored woman in Davenport, Iowa. The
commander here has appointed com
mission to investigate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
IMPLICATED IN "A
PLANTATION DEAL
Reported That j. H. Coleman is Being
Triad at Paris, ILL.,, on swind-
ling Charge.

The Paris, Ill.,, News says that the
case against David j. Hill, Emmett l..
Scott D. P. Albee and Abby Graves.
charged with depriving Messrs. Mat,
tingly Of real estate by means of a
confidence game, is one of the hard
est fought ever tried in that court. E,
L. Braun of Warsaw was called to
testify in the case and he says that
the David ]. Hill being tried Is ]. H.
Coleman against whom there are In
dictments in the local court on charges
preferred by Braun.
1t is said that Braun was secured
as a witness by Burns detectives who
traced the operations of Hill or Cole.
man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Only success worth wInnIna.

There is nothing base in failure, but
base failure; there is nothing good in
success but that which is well won
The applause OF triumph is a mock
cry to him who has not deserved his
success; if anything Of conscience re-
mains to him such applause must be
positive torture. We always know
in our hearts whether we have mer-
tied that which comes to US, and it is
always sweetened a hundredfold when
we know that we really have done
something fair and true for it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-23
Where Fashion Is Individual.

The fashion in Klangsu province,
China, is whatever one wants Every
man wears what is right In his own
eyes. A panama goes jauntily down
the street followed by fur covered
brim cap. Felt hats of scarlet and
yerdigris green follow along with
grays and browns that really do the
amateur matters credit Eskimo top
capes, few derby hats and the smart
military uniforms give the streets a
piquancy that was missed formerly in
the monotonous China blue crowds.
OF all the notices posted on the city
gate the one that attracts the most
attention is the fashion plate that has
been exhibited for weeks. 1t displays
two or three OF tho typical western"
suits. There are the swallow tailed"
and the low front frock for evening
functions. There one dnds the plated
skirts recommended for the women.
The silk or "stovepipe" hat has its
corner with the other felts.