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/ by continued activity. keep her mental
ity and physique alike young
Just so. The day of settling down.
| Is over. And the man who gives up
ACTIVITY has usually Joined the
"down-and-out'' club. You and I have
learned-as well as the rich man, poor
an, beggar man, chief-that standing
! still means stagnaHon.
In the days of yore. when a man
| made enough money TO keep him for
the rest of his life. he fixed up his af-
fairs. sat down by his fireside in So
called peace and let the young folks
do the activity thing. Thus the .'old
folks" were relegated to the rear and
youth was considered all important
GraEdfather's hackneyed phrase was
''in my day." Today. 1t is different.
Every DAY Ii MY day. For no man need
be looking backward. And age counts
as naught. The red corpuscles of activ-
ity do not recognize age or age limit.
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territorial gains. That is the substance of the differ
ence between Bulgaria and Greece.
In advance, it is understood, there was very
complete understanding among the allies as to the
division of spois. But it was based on the presump-
ton of maximum very much smaller than that
which has been attained; and Greece mas turned up in
possession of most of the surplus Hence the report
of Bugaria's disposition to demand Salonki and of
her massing of troops in most offensive way, sug
gestve of purpose to take it away from her ally.
Nothing could be more unfortunate for the allies
than that they should quarrel over the division of
the Turks estate. 1t is impossible yet to believe they
will do so. Gar Ferdinand and the Greek prime
minister have been the cool, calculating, vigorous
leaders of the alliance, and they better than anybody
else must know that war over the spoils might
easily dissipae the greatest benefits of the victory
The Washington times., 1913-04-23
THE COUNTRY CHURCH.

Mrs. William Jennings Bryan told the women's
clubs council that the open country needs fewer and
stronger churches with real vitality and capaci-
ty for accomplishing results She is entirely right.
The country church that must strain the last resource
of energy and means in order to keep alive has no
surplus for very much other accomplishment The
hamlet that boasts three or four churches, giving
ample choice of denominational affiliation, is apt
to have altogether too much denominatonal compe-
tition and too little working Christianity For the
same reason that consolidation of rural schools
produces better educational results the consolidation
of country churches would be corresponding bene.
fit to religious effort
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REMOVING THE TOLL GATES.

A strong movement is afoot in Montgomery county
for State acquisition of section of toll road the
Seventh street pike" from the District line to
Brookevile, over twenty miles, and removal of the
toll gates. 1t curious that one of the great
rural highways to Washington should today be a
private property, subject to imposition of tolls Time
was when it was good thing that private enterprise
was willing to provide so good a road; but today
there is good argument against public ownership,
and every reason for it. In such matters it is worth
while to Try to keep in mind that this is currently
reported to be the twentieth century .
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/ Iepd If you but want It SO YOU are just
as old as you make yourself. The for
! mer middle aged man is rather the
prime product
In this era even the Individual who
has reckoned the need of activity for
the sake OF money does not stop and
live on tie laurels of its requirement.
He rather realizes the great need of
DOING something; keeping alive with
healthy interests of the EVERYDAY.
II other words he quits business and
goes. to work He may seek pleasure
for a time. But he becomes satia.ed
with it. and wants something to 40.
Sometimes 1t is termed hobby" such
as Mr.. Morgan evinced in his Egyptian
eXcavs tons.
For example, there Is Emo. the traffic
expert. Here is a man young in con.-
parison with the others VINO could .'set-
tie down" But for fourteen years he
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Not True to Life.

~ HE son Of man who had been
great philanthropIst welcomed
visitor to his office The talk
turned on the career OF the
father OF the young man.
1T was great blow to everybody
my fathers death" lamented the youth
by the way. here's the last portrait
painted Of him"
He led the visitor to where hung on
the wall a large portrait of the dead
philanthropist depicting him as standing
erect with his right hand In his pocket.
a fine piece OF work." said the visi-
tor grimly. but It's not true to life.
Nobody ever saw your father with his
hand in his own pocket. ."-Popular r
Magazine
The Washington times., 1913-04-23
THE F STREET DREADNOUGHTs

Quite some space agone it was reported that the
Washington Railway Company was going to have the
center-entrance dreadnought the street line
remodeled, so as to make the seats three or four
inches longer.
We fear that the facts were greatly exaggerated.
The length of the seats, anyhow, hasn't been.
The dreadnoughts continue to accumulate the
execrations of citizens and to impress tine thought
that the new public utilities commission could get
solid with the town by consideration of one or two
very elemental problems of this Sort just starters
The Washington times., 1913-04-23
The Crouch,

~ RIDE and groom they were un-
x mistakably. and guests. writing
- wish you were here" greetings in
that Atlantic Cityhotel were much
interested in them. Each sat at a desk
and got busy with pen and ink. the
silence being broken only when the
bride asked how to spell a hard word
These queries annoyed an old gentlema n
writing near by. and he was plainly
relieved when the bridegroom left the
room. The little bride did not know she
had been deserted. and she again got
stuck on q word
How do YOU spell cincinnati. honey
she asked.
c-i-n-a-ti-h-o-n-e-y," replied MI
0rouch.-LippincotI
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van SOMETIMES . Z,fse srfAs otAe-

OF the average crowd in the equally
average street car about 40 to 50 per
cent are conversing or sitting idle. and
co to 40 per,cent are reading-the figure
versers and idlers we pass over: the
present self-imposed duty of this vo-
latile Vacuum is to find out What Peo-
pie Read on street Cars. Up. then. and
at 'em. What. for example. do YOU
peruse?
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

The most remarkable thing about the
Franco-German airship incidents is the
way the Germans always --anage to
land in a town with a musical comedy
name.
The Washington times., 1913-04-23
The Limited Mrs. Belmont.
From the "SfarnN

tFrom the ''Star.")
Mrs. Belmont. who is president of the
Political Equality Association Of New
York, will be only one of sixteen
delegates from the United States to the
international suffrage convention.
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Well Bet It's a Man.

G. S. H.: Speaking of department
stores. 1 have located the person who
obeys the Keep to the Right" signs
posted in those establishments
CHENNIE
The Washington times., 1913-04-23
In a First-Class Newspaper?

G. s. X: Will you kindly print your
cigarettes stuck on toothpicks?
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hhooiO dBcu peilou Dct"eeTl
iorty and fifty. Mrs. Ernest Schofeld.
an English authority of the feminist
movement. courageously claims that the
term middle age ought to be abolished
as obsolete.
She bases her theory on the fact that
women in the early Victorian days used
to be rightly reckoned middle aged at
the time they were twenty-six. The
reason of this was that they were in
terested in but very few things, such
as embroidery and the humdrum round
of household duties. with diversions Of
a very mild nature.
But now there has come a great
change. There is a vastly WIDER out
look, especially for women. According
to this authority, woman may defer
settling down. almost indefinitely and.
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

Congressman Davis. We proclaim. 4!
coping some of Goldberg's foolish
query stuff. Said he to Mr. Sims: "Dc
you know one c. c. Clover"
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

Why, too. now chat Jimmie has mem
fowl entirely served before he discovers
that the other one was the better Of
the two?
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

For the propounder of that question
there is still hone: there is none. how
ever. for the man who calls it a base
ball match
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

in blazes is II that when a fellow hits
two keys at the same time 1t is always
the wrong one that prints?
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

AS We electrify the foliage situation
the complete voltage Is about to be
turned on and the trees will then come
on In full.
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

Says a baseball heading in the Her
add" ''AI Hope for Victory Today"
For further information see this column
of yesterday.
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

Zero in baseball queries Overheard on
Washington"
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

As TO yesterdays ball game. there
seems to be Groom for improvement
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

Speaking of the Nationals. which is Z
dangerous thing today
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

Great. from a Philadelphia viewpoint
We the fall thereof.
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

Add heads to keep in type: Fresh
Slide at Culebra.
The Washington times., 1913-04-23
The Logic of Hugh S. Jennings.

CNew York "MaiI."D Cwashinston Post -
We don't need Manager Jennings
Ty Cobb" said said tonight: II
Manager Hugh Jen- hope the deal with
nings. Cobb will be con-
gumated'
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What's on the Program in
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodses-Harmony.
No. y. NJ. NJ: Scnool of Instruction.
ROYAL Arch Chapters-School of IN
struction. Knights Templar-Wash-
ington Commandery No. l. grand vis-
itation. Eastern Star Chapters-Na-
omi. No. 3: Brookland, No. II.
The following l. o. o. F. lodges will
meet tonight: Eastern. No. Z: Har-
mony. No. 3: Federal City. No. -;
/ Friendship. No. l..
The following X. of p. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Mt. Yer
non. No. 5: business: Hermione. No.
l.; Union. No. 30; Columbia, No. Is.
Pythian Sisters-Friendship Temple,
No. 9. business. Military Department
Washington Company. No. ], drill
Amusements.
National-'Ben-Hur, and p. m.
Belasco-"The Passing Show of 1872"
Co,umbiaE"Girl With the Green Eyes"
S:l5 D. m.
Poli's-"Pomander Walk" 2:I5 and sis
Academy-Thurston, the Magician, sis
Chases-Talking Pictures. | to IL D. m.
Cosmos - Vaudeville. afternoon and
evening.
Casino-vaudeville. afternoon and .vsn-
ing.
Lyceum-"Merry Burlesquers." Els and
Sis y. m.
Gayety-"star and Garter Show" s:is
and Sis .. m.
The Washington times., 1913-04-23

that were showered upon him included
q note OF wonder.
Joe" said one of these friends. 81
shore is surprised. We-all never
thought you'd speak up. It's going on
two years sence you begun to fool
around Miss Violet"
Oats true" said Joe: but de fact
is. old man. l didn't lose my Job until
last night Judge
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The inaugcommittee. palpably. is hav-
ing a say in the painting OF that Gov
ernment kiosk. Else how account for
the color combination?
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FAMOUS NICKS.
CBy B. r.
Altrock
Montenegro's
Santa Claus
o'time.
My razor.
The Washington times., 1913-04-23
Good Stories
Violet Was Needed at Once.

M HEN a certain darky OF Mobile
w Ala, announced his engage
" ment to the dusky one of his
The Washington times., 1913-04-23
Are You Middle Aged-And Why?3

; YHEN do you become middle
J aged? A lady witness in a IA
Y nous case recently put the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-12
eu4fum Chairman.

Frank W Bufum OF Louisiana. pre-
SIDED a. the conference. which met in
the Commercial club rooms al .
O'Clock following luncheon at the
Marx Twain hotel Several cities
we're represented, Al the imitation OF
tie Hannfbal Commercial club, 20
take par II he discussion OF this
section par IA the celebration
There was 2 general feeling q the
conference that there vas q great OPP
Eo-tuniy tor TIE cities Of this dis
7rict offered wiki The opening Of the
dzrn Means 0. beet advertising the
cities of Hissour;. which viii b. bene-
7te1. were discasset.
President geger 81 The Hannibal
Commercial clBb called the meeting
70 order and asked Secre arr SYDNEY
J. Roy 10 explain ifs purpose. Mr.
/ Ror told o. the contemplated ceia.
bTa.ioa, Eblch probably yin he held
the argt o. next Augst FOLLOWING
III BuHuns selection IS temporary
Chairman 81 the meeting. there vas Z
f general discnsslon and the project Rar
outlined clesriT b. ? E. 8iillspzugf
q Cantor
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In fact, we are disappointed when we
do not have a certain amount of cold
weather and plenty OF snowfall. We
believe the cold is not only heaithful,
tut that nature, by means of the ex-
tremes OF the seasons, makes our soil
more productive. We know that snow
is a great fertilizer, and when we be-
hold a deep fall Of snow we rejoice In
the anticipation OF bountiful crops
next season.
does not want to be SO unfortunate.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-12
The Nauvoo Gate CT Y
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Jan. II, 1913

without any daily papers. Mail Car
rier John Reimbold generously con-
scented to go to FIT. Madison via land
route and supplied us with the two
days mail on the night of the second
day. Crossing the big creek is any
thing but pleasant and at times dan
gerous at this season.
st. Rose Society OF the Catholic
church enjoyed a social at their
rooms last Wednesday night and the
knights of Columbus gave Ike en-
tertainment Tuesday night. The st.
Rose ladies held card party in the
Nauvoo opera house Thursday even
ing at which there was large gath
ering and the ladies realized hand
some sum.
The Ladies Aid Society .of the
Lutheran church held an interesting
meeting in their church basement
last Wednesday afternoon.
At last the Nauvoo Canning Co.
purchased a site for the factory The
executive committee purchased the
ground on which stood the Schenk
old brewery next to the river, at the
foot of Knight street. This real es-
/ tate is 70 feet wide and 400 feet long
and an ideal place for canning fac
tory. The deal has also been closed
with W. E. Perter's company for the
necessary machinery for the consider
alton Of $f5,80o. Mr.. r. Arbuckle, of
( Kearney, Nebr,, will be the manager.
Work on the new factory will begin
as soon as the weather permits The
price paid for the site was $500 and
purchased from the Kimball family.
The Modern Woodrnen lodge mem
bers will hold a banquet next Tuesday
night. We heard several members
say that they would be there even il
they never did attend lodge meet
ings.
Travelling men are as scarce as
hers teeth in Nauyoo at this season
: caused by the inconvenience and any
thing but pleasant crossing on the big
river.
The fruit growers of Nauvoo held a
meeting Saturday night, Jan. II, to at
tempt 10 organize a fruit growers
shipping association. We will write
! more Of it later
, a Nauvoo poultry dealer adverhsef
t for 5000 rabbits ard farmers SAY
: there are not that many IN the
. county.
4 Leslie. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
: Reimbold, is attending Highland Parl
: college at Des Moines.
s Erwin, son Of Mr. and Mrs Chaa
Reimbold is attending Gem City bus
:, mess college in Quincy. He is fin,
young man and when he returns witt
r his sheep skin will be a valuable add
= Ito nto Nauvoo's business circles an
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OF IMPORTANCE TO
EASTERN IOWA
Favorable Action by Rivers and Har-
bors Committee Respecting
Mississippi River.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 1.-THE
house committee on rivers and
harbors took action of much i'm
Dortance to eastern Iowa. 1t favored
the legislation proposed to extend
the jurisdiction of the Mississippi
river commission north from Cape Cir
ardeau to Rock Island. This means
that all along eastern Iowa, as far
north as Rock Island, the commission
will have supervision of the building
of levees. The survey will be made
by army engineers under the com
mission and the commission will
make the recommendation on which
congress will make appropriations
Hitherto the leyee building, for which
there is much need. has been done by
private leyee districts. 1t has lacked
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-12
MISSOURI CITIES
FOR CELEBRATION
Meeting at Hannibal Declares support
to the Celebration at Compile
ton Of the
Dam.
ASK no APPROPRIATION
Decide Not 10 Ask Missouri A.aisla-
ture fer Appropriated
for the ceie
brstion.

HANNIBAL, Mo. Jan The -.
ISOLATION Of Missouri Power zone
Cities was organized yesterday Al The
conclusion OF conference al he
Commercial club Of representatives
OF several OF this section Of the state.
That Missouri should take part IN
The celebration Of he formal opening
of the power dam at Keokuk ard
that there should be an expression o.
friendly feeling existing IN his terri
tory toward the promoters. was the
sentiment of the conference OF Sortn-
east Missouri cities, held thig after
non at the Commercial club.
A commiste consisting Of ". 4.
Meyer, Hannibal; F. c. YIillspsugh.
Canton; S. c, Gil, Perry. j. w. cor.
Monroe City; NJ NJ. Gillum, Clarks,
Vile, was named to draft resolutions
expressing their feeling Of the confer.
ence.
The report which follows was re
ferred to the executive committee:
Resolved. That the commercial club,
of northeas. Missouri, in convention
assembled at Hannibal, express thei
sincere thanks and appreciation 10
the invitation extended by the Keo
kuk Commercial club to participat
in the celebration incident 10 tn
opening of the power dam at Keokul
and that we accept same in the spiri
in which 1T is extended, believing tina
within the near future this portion c
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We understand that the water pow
er people have refused to buy any
more islands but will clear all the
timber off OF them this winter and II
that is the case some one or more Of
our citizens are holding the sack be-
cause they refused the company's Of
fer.
The Two Orphans. splendid dram
attic production, was shown here one
evening last week and gave splendid
satisfaction TO good house.
All the pupils Of st. Mary's acad-
envy and Spaiding Institute are again
at their school work. Numerous trips
were made TO Fl Madison and Niota
with vehicles 10 bring the scholars to
Nauvoo during the past two weeks.
Ed Argast, Sr., has been quite i'll
but Is now conyalescing.
I TIE weather this winter up 10 now
has been 50 fine around Nauyoo that
most Of our farmers can sit around
The FIRE and crack nuts and eat ap-
pies while The bad weather is here
:
One Of our citizens says the oldest
institution We have in Nauvoo is the
little calaboose in one corner of what
Is known as our little city park.
E Frank childers who had serious
sick spell at his home in this city, is
nor an occupant OF Fl Madison
hospital Eith a very bad case of
pneumonia.
Quite a number Of our young peo'
pie attended dance at Powelltcn on
Friday night Of last week and re
port fne time.
We are going 20 have the earliest
+ Eater this year since 1853 It comes
on March %. Lent begins Feb. 5
The next important event to VISIT u:
Is ground hog DAY when We can learr
il We are to hare six weeks more O
winter weather
.sr. ard Hrz. Samuel Brown Of tfiE
city vii observe their golden wed
ding anniversary next Tuesday a
their comfortable home in the tbirc
ward
ne PIors Devoss Dramatic Co
ysil visit Sanyoo for one week, com
raencing Monday evening. January q
. This is the sane popular compan.
. that played herr few years ag
when Louis yeregnean played frs
violin 81 their orchestra and left tn
company here and remained with ID
q. IS Fegers for While. after whic
he attended z medical college in Ket
kuk. making frequent visits to Man
ZOO and taxing psTt fl entertainment
mere. He was : ane musician.
Sieigning parties were quite hume
ous In yarvoo during The week end
Cur mails have been yery irregula
taiE Teez and toY two Gays Wa weg
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Missouri will be great industrial cen
ter. We recommend that the execu-
tiye committee of this association be
instructed to cooperate with the citi-
zens OF Keokuk and Hamilton, III, in
perfecting details Of said celebration.
II was decided by motion OF F.
c. Millspaugh that the cities would
not ask the Missouri legislature for
an appropriation 10 be used in the
celebration
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-12
WOMAN'S RELIEF
CORPS OFFICERS
List is Given of Ladies' Who win
Occupy Posts Of Honor for
ENSUING Year,

Occupy Posts Of Honor for
Ensuing Year.
The officers of the Woman's Relief
Corps who were installed the 9th by
the installation officer Mrs. Louisa
Rollins were az follows:
President-Mrs Ella Thomas.
S. Y. P.-Mrs. Mary E. Stultz.
]. " P.--Mrs. Katherine Jones.
Secretary Mrs. Florence A. Miller.
Treasurer Mrs. Louisa Rollins.
Conductor Mrs. Anna Lotion.
Assistant Conductor Mrs. Flora
Teeters.
Chaplain Mrs Marie Busch.
Guard-Mrs. Celia Crow.
Assistant Guard Mrs. Anna Roche,
Patriotic Instructor Mrs. Mary
Johnston
Color bearers Mrs. Mary Bishop,
Mrs. Julia Roberts, Mrs. Mary Fleis.
bach, Mrs. Mary Hartley.
Delegate 20 state conyention-Mr
Ella Thomas.
Alternate Mrs. Oral Hennings.
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a booster in his fathers business
house should he consent to take up
this line in the commercial world.
Last Monday morning Governor
elect Dunno made flying visit to
Nauvoo on his way to Keokuk. He
stopped here about thirty minutes
and talked to a few Of our people in
the directors room in the rear of the
Nauvoo state bank, and asked for in
formation about the coming celebra-
ton Of the big Keokuk and Hamilton
dam and about the treatment our peo-
pie received from the water power COM
pany Governor Dunno was told that
there was little or no complaint from
our citizens in general. His excel
lency then proceeded on his way to
Keokuk over the Lake Shore drive in
an automobile where a big meeting
was held with the governor-elect OF
Iowa and the governor-elect OF Mis-
souri's representative.
The First National Bank directors
have accepted the plans and specifi-
Il. =.
We are told that these bank people
will have one of the finest bank build
ings in this section and the Interior
and furniture will be second to none
in many of the neighboring large
cities. Work on this beautiful struc-
ture will commence whenever the
weather permits.
A beautiful girl baby came to live
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Marzolf on
Friday of last week.
The parcel post has not yet assum-
ed any great proportions in Nauvoo,
either incoming or outgoing and our
rural route carriers or our mail car
riers have not yet been oyerburdened
However quite a few packages have
been sent and received at the Nauyoo
postoffice.
We greatly appreciate the manner
in which number of our friends
hand us news and hope they will
keep 1t up, for the more news they
give us the better the Nauvoo col
umns in the Keokuk Daily Gate City
will be and the better the people will
like it and we ask all to give us the
news when it's news" not a week
old with whiskers on it, and we will
do t'he pen pushing act.
Mrs Elizabeth Schoell, one of Nau.
yoo's highly respected ladies was 80
years old last Monday and her friend
Mrs. A. Sandmeyer, SO. The form
ar's two daughters arranged pleas
ant gathering OF ladies at their moth
er's home in honor of the event.
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uniformity and the levees have often
not been maintained
Representative Pepper today pro-
nounced the committees ac ion of the
utmost Importance to his district, and
Representative Kennedy, who is on
the rivers and harbors committee.
feels that the legislation will go
through as part Of the rivers AMI har-
bors bill