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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-28

TO paSS--and with honors, too.
eWell, of course, It's different with
a fellow Of your appearance" smiled
Harry Systematically, casting know
ing glance at Brick-top's head. But
a f1ne-lookins fellow will always get
on all right, you know. l hate school
and i hate work. They're all right
for those who like them. but not
for
The sentence was not finished, for
at that very moment Maine Turner
had turned to cross the street, and
at the same moment a taxicab came
seemed dazed and started to turn first
dashing full upon her. The child
this way and then that, wild-eyed and
speeches., her arms limp at her sides.
AS the street was full of hurrying
vehicles, the chauffeur in the taxicab
had no place to turn. and was forced
to Keep straight ahead. He turned
on the breaks. calling out wildly to
Maine to get out of the way, little
| fooli"
| Brick-top and Harry saw the
threatened accident at the same mo-
ment and larry threw up his hands
and exclaimed, Lordy! See that silly
girl. But from his tracks he never
moved. But Brick-top had dashed
like flash of lightning into the street
and had caught Maine round the
waist and dragged her out of harms
way before one could count two. And
just by hairs breadth he escaped
| being run down by the dashing, swerv-
4 Ing taNicab, whose driver seemed to
4 bave lost his head. and consequently
the management of his cab.
/ An excited crowd gathered and be-
gan asking questions, to which Harry
replied glibly, thrustiEg himself for
ward to be admired. But Brick-top
withdrew. leading the still frightened
Maine out of the throng and refus-
ing to give his name, or hers, to q
newspaper reporter who had just hap
pened along at the moment. TITS OF
no consequence" he said in deter
mined way as the reporter grasped
i him by the arm and insisted on be-
/ ing told the particulars. Just call
4 me any old thing-but let me take
this little girl home"
1 And so Brick-top went down the
street, this time carrying Maime,s
book satchel as we'll as his own, and
i keeping close to the little girl who
was now crying softly over the ex-
element and fear of the last few mo.
ments.
Now, Maine, don't cry" said
Brick-top gently. and wishing at the
moment that Maine was his siste,
so that he might take her hand ant
4 reassure her. Come. you're all right
4 for not hair of your head got hurt
So don't cry any more, please. IL
walk all the way with YOU
why don't you say that you're al
right too?" replied Maine in loy
voice. for you We're in more DANCE
J than was. You were almost unde
the machine when you whirled abou
. to throw me out of danger. You al
most got run over, Mister Brick tor
And it was all for me-a very un
grateful mean girl! l didn't speal
to you decently this morning. but
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IT'S Milly I.ogers came down the
three narrow flights of stairs
which led from Mrs. Summers
~ meagre fiat to the street, she
shut her lips tightly and murmured
half aloud: "I'll arrange something
80 I will. Those children can't be
left i'm such a condition"
At the foot of the last fight of
stairs she opened the door and stepped
out into gloriously bright day. The
sun shone on the remnants Of fine,
white snow, which was melting very
rapidly. up in that awful three
room fiat, not bigger than three band
boxes. it is gloomy and dark. and
there. with never a view of the sky
nor a ray of sunshine. live and play
those two dear little children. And
their poor mother well. it's stitch,
stitch, stitch, till her fingers are worn
almost to the bone to make barely
enough to pay their small rent and
have enough to keep body and soul
together. But I'll have to manage in
some way to fix things better for Mrs.
Sumner and her two delicate chill
dren.''
Thus soliloquizing, Milly walked
briskly homeward. She soon arrived
at her own abode, fine, big house
whose broad windows let in sunshine
and air, and whose thick walls and
heavy plate-glass kept out cold and
held in warmth. Milly found her
mother in the library, and Joined her
there. Removing her comfortable
furs and jacket, she said:
Mamma, dear, did you ever have
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ticles were very. very reasonable, no
one felt he was paying out money
without a full return. So all were
entirely satisfied.
The fair was in session for two
nights, and nothing was left for sale.
The visitors had cleaned the room out.
And the money-till was heavy, fact
which proved that Niilly's fair had
been a success. When the money was
counted-and the amount OF rent for
the storeroom deducted was found
that the little treasurer, Milly Rogers.
had in her keeping one hundred and
three dollars Milly's eyes shone as
she counted 1t over on a table, a
dozen of her friends standing round.
isn't 1t splendid?'' she cried. More
than enough to meet the extra seven
| a month - Including sunshine and
fresh air, and to pay for the moving.
NOW, who of us feels the poorer from
this fair? And see how rich we are
going to make dear Mrs. Sumner and
her kiddies"
Milly could say no more, for every
one wanted to clasp her hand or hug
her or KISS her. or do all at once. and
every one wanted to tell every one
else how fine Milly Rogers was. "Who
one In this way?" inquired the min
lister, tears In his eyes. "A1ittle offer
ing from each. and the friends to bu,
them, paying only what the articles
were really worth, yet enabling Mill,
to carry out her charitable and noble
plan of providing decent home for
three fellow creatures. / say, give us
more like Milly Rogers. God bless
her!''
4 And every one echoed. give us
many like Milly Rogers. God bless
herr
And two days later Mrs. Sumner
moved into the new fiat. where her
little ones could play all day long in
the sunshine which flooded the room,
and her new friends helped her to
take hope and to enlarge her BUSH
ness, and to see her way clearly. And
at night she dropped on her knees.
thanking God for friend like Milly
| Rogers.
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fastened to Her and Gave Her what Assistance ooud

other child ran to him. and as she
picked him up / recognized her to be
our seamstress, Mrs. Sumner. l hast
ened to her and gave her what as
sistance 1 could. She had been to
market for something for their sup
per, and as the day was so fine had
taken her little tots with her for a
breath of fresh air. She had more
than her hands and arms full, SO
relieved her of her basket and paper
bags and went upstairs to her fiat with
her. Oh, such a dark hallway, and
worse stairs! 1t was her quarters
which upset me, mother. 1t doesn't
seem the square deal, that we're al
ways talking about, to let nice, clean,
honest woman, with two mere babies.
live like that. / had long chat with
hersand drew from her that she could
get four-room fiat, two rooms fac
ing south. where the sun shines in
most all day long, for only seven dol
lars a month more than she's paying
where she is. But she said the extra
seven was out Of the question, for
Pthere was the expense Of moving, and
the entire first months rent to pay
in advance. So she sees no way out of
her present uncomfortable and un-
healthful condition. But I do"
Milly said the last with emphasis
Mrs. Rogers put an arm about her
daughter and said sympathetically:
Come, confido your plan to me, and 1
shall be only too happy to assist you
in carrying it out. DEAR
well. I've decided to hold a fair.
and give the proceeds Of it to Mrs
Sumner, or rather. to take the four
room. sunny fiat for her. paying the
extra seven per month for q year, and
also to dcfray the expense of moving.
In a better place. she'll get more work
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he jumped into {. pond and saved a
boy who'd fallen through the ice.
And he wouldn't accept the Hero
Prize offered him. He's certainly a
very fine boy. And / surely do like
his auburn hair. It's SO rich and
curly. And his freckles don't count,
for Mamma says f-eckles leave ones
face after one gets grown-up. Be-
sides, freckles are a sign of a soft.
thin skin"
Then the last school bell rang and
Maine had to stop talking to her
self, and had to run with all her
might to get into line.
That same afternoon, after SCHOOL.
Maine happened to see Brick-top
coming along behind her. walking
very leisurely. At first, Maine was
on the point of speaking to him. and
! thought ~ waiting for him to come
up SO that they might walk along
together as their homes were in the
same block, only a few doors apart.
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ugly" he muttered. Gee! I'm going
to pull all my old red hair out by the
roots and skin my freckled face. I'd
rather be like an onion than to look
as do now. All the girls make fun
of ne, and the boysif they'd own
up, think me common"
Thus thinking miserably. and quite
down in tie dumps, Brick-top went on
his way, and Maine 'urner. trotting
along behind him, carrying bag full
of heavy books, was smiling to her
self. He's an awfully nice boy" she
said mentally. Daddy says he's one
Of the finest chaps l. town, and Daddy
knows, for he's terribly particular
about the boys and girls I go with
And Brick-top's so brave Last year
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birthplace of George Stephenson
Engineer.

when at last up he came running, al
most breathless. I've gotten the
siller for the bonnet. Nell!' cried he.
Eth, Geordie,' she cried. but hoo
haze We gotten it?'
'Haudin the gentlemen's horses!'
was the reply. And the bonnet was
forthwith bought. and the two re-
turned to Dewley (their home) happy.
Georges first employment was Of a
very humble sort. A widow who oc-
cupied a neighboring farmhouse Of
Dewley kept number of cows and
mad the privilege of grazing them
along the wagon-road. She needed d
boy to herd the cows. to keep them
out OF the way OF wagons, and prevent
their straying on the neighbours lib
critics. George petitioned for this
post, and to his great Joy. he was
appointed at the wage OF two-pence
day.
AS George grew older. he was set
to lead the horses when ploughing.
though scarce big enough to stride
across the burrows; and he said in
later years that he rode to his work
IN mornings at an hour when most
other children wee in their beds,
asleep. He was also employed to hoe
turnips, and to do similar work. for
which he was paid the advanced wage
OF four-pence day. But his highest
ambition was to be taken out to the
colliery where his father<worked; and
he shortly Joined his elder brother
James there as corr bitter to clear
the coal Of stones and dross. His
wages were then advanced to six
pence day, and artery. ards to eight
pence when he WAS set to drive the
glnhorse.
Shortly afterwards, George was
sent to Black Callerton to drive the
gin there; and as that colliery lies
about two miles from Dewley Burn,
ne walked the distance early in the
morning and returned home late in
the evening. One Of the old resi-
dents at Black Calierton gave this bit
OF information to the author. He was
grit growing lad, with bare legs an
rect. full of fun and tricks. Indeed.
there was nothing under the sun but
ne did try 20 initiate
After driving the gin for some
,ime at Dewley and Black Callerton.
ne was taken on as assistant to his
uatner in firing the engine at Dewley.
Lhls was step of promotion which
ne had anxiously desired. his fear
being lest he should be found too
young for the work. He used after
ward to relate how he was wont to
moe himself when the owner of the
eoiiiery went round, in case he should
ne thought too little boy to earn
.He wages paid him."
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IOy1RpUzZLE
OOPNER-

CHARADE.
M Y first is a color
1V1 One sees everywhere.
Ills found in the sea.
And 1T CLOVIS through the
air.
My second Is something
That many men wear,
And 1t most always Is
The color of their hair.
My two joined together
Is sad story told
OF a horrid old monster
Who was murderous and bold.
ADDITIONS.
/. Add the letter to the title OF q
nobleman and get precious gem.
2. Add the letter It to something
used in building car-track and get
weak and delicate.
8. Add the letter r to black
liquid and get a place of amusement.
4. Add the letter S to cut grass and
get an old-fashioned vehicle.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
ZIG-ZAG PUZZLE: - Butterfly.
Cross-,oords, 1. Bleak. 2. Burnt g.
Putty. A. Forts. s. Shore. 6. Stars
I. Rats. s. Block. 8. Yeast.
RIDDLE:--A Newspaper
LETTER ENIGMA MARKET.
PICTURED PROFERBS:-I. A set.
ting hen neuer 0rotcs fat. 2. A stitch
In time Saues nine.
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incidents in the Boy
hood Lie Of George
Stephenson.
GREAT RAILWAY ENGINEEI..

s5
-zu n are always Interested In the
!" childhood OF men and women
who have become great. And M,
era sometimes surprised to ind
that they were once JUST IKE o.nsr
ln',dran who grew UP to be lost in OBJ
scurity. Greatness rarely makes itsei.
sr,fest in youth. and boys and
iris destined to play conspicuo .,a
sa,s. IN the later years OF their lie
seldom show signs OF II curing tneir
childhood. r+.nh.n
- ~. -, ~ Tho ftrst, as well as one Of
me greatest. OF railroad onslnesrs.
. .ns has many Interesting things
10 tell. A few incidents N MS Doy
,ife are given here:
srThe boy George leo .ne oiu1n1 Is,
-. - working peoples children. He
played about the dingy aoors; VEN
ppirsresting when he could; ran err
a. - the village. He was also an.
49, ,istener. with the other children,
zee ,,s father,s curious tales; and he
-. ,,,h,hed from him that affection
s 60 S;raa and animals, which continued
-. his life. He carried his
ea.har,s dinner TO him to the colliery
and II was on such occasions that ne
found great delight In watching the
rohins fed" His father was quite
iover OF birds and animals, and had
rrn,her Of tame robins which ne teo
from his rather empty dinner pail
young though he was. George soon
h.cama able to contribute something
~ the support OF the family; for in
NOR mans house e-,ery child Is q
burden until his little hands can be
turned to profitable account. That
George was shrewd and active, and
no..essed OF ready wit, will be evil
dent enough from the following incl
dent. One day his little sister Nell
vent into Newcastle to buy bonnet,
and Geordie went with her for COM
pany, At a Diapers shop. in Bigg
Market. Nell found chip quite to
her mind but on pricing 1t. alas! it
was found to be fifteen pence beyond
her means. She left the shop very
much disappointed, but outside the
door f4eordie said to her: Never
heed, Nell; see II Gamma win siller
enough to buy the bonnet; stand We
here till come back Away ran the
boy and disappeared amidst the
throng Of market folk. leaving the
girl to wait his return. Long and
long she waited, until 1t grew dusk.
and the market people had nearly all
left. She had begun to despair, and
fears crossed her mind that Geordie
must have been run over and killed:
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And strange to say, not single girl
or woman refused. for all knew Milly
Rogers, and would do anything to
help her in any thing she should un-
dertake.
The fair was set for two weeks from
tho day of Miliy's first visit to Mrs.
Sumner, for that would be two days
before time to pay another months
rent, and Milly had decided that Mrs.
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to do. and from better class of pa
irons. perhaps patrons who'll pay
better prices ] mean. You know,
Mamma, mine, that you always pay
her more for her sewing than she asks
you; but others do not behave SO
generously toward her. But IL she
gets into a better locality she may
gradually get better customers. Don't
you agree with meg"
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Milly Rogers Fair. Story Of Az Unusual Girl

Summers fiat?"
II was coming down the street from
school when 1 heard a child scream.
and turned about to see a dear little
boy tumbled into the gutter. His
mother. carrying bundle, and an
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HOW "BRICK-TOP" FOUND HIS MIRROR WAS FALSE

AIRY Yo- NC. known at home
A and at school as "Brick-top,"
certainly had no feeling Of van
ity over his personal appear
ance when he lookes. in the mirror.
'Red-headed. freckle-face, snub -nose!"
MS looking glass shrieked at him Of
mornings when he combed his thick
briliiantly-tinted hair, hair which his
mother declared to be perfectly beau
tiful. But Brick-top never agreed
with his mother on matters pertairinp
to himself. Dear old Mumseyln he
would say to himself, she thinks that
even I. her ugly duckling, is hand
some" Then Brick-top would grin
grinlly.
Now. Brick-tnn was lil.a a,,ar.. ~. =.
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NOW, Brick-top was llke every othe
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1870 q are always Interested in the
~ childhood OF men and women
who have become great. And
W. In reading OF their early life
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ants. A runing-track and squash
court is connected with the first cab
in gymnasium. The decks are I'M
usually spacious affording ample OPP
portunity for promenading and deck
sports.
Some idea Of the enormous size of
the Europa may be gained from the
detailed pictures of the smoke-stacks
and the rudder of her sister ship the
Imperator. The section OF the fus-
nels which extends above the decks is
sixty-nine feet in height, which would
reach to the sixth story of an ordi-
nary house. The largest locomotive
in the world could readily pass
through them, while man standing
beside one of them is completely
Gwarfed. The rudder, again, weighs
go tons, and the stock on which 1t
swings weighs 10 tons, but 1t is 80
delicately balanced and controlled
that 1t may be swung from side to
side with touch Of the wheel on the
bridge nearly one-fifth of mile away.
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rlvets weighing two pounds each have
been used in her construction AS an
additional precaution the steel plates
We're riveted together and the walls
completed before the portfolios were
cut by a new process employing the
acetylene torch
The Europa, like the Imperator
will be equipped with searchlights Of
ever $4,000 candle power the largest
ever constructed, which will be car
RED high up on the foremost. These
searchlights will be visible for thirty
miles at sea. and will enable the look
out to illuminate an object at dis
tance of seven miles Both the Europa
aud the Imperator are supplied with
two crows nests. the upper one being
10 feet above the level OF the water,
enabling the lookout to discern objects
many miles distant The great liner
viii be equipped with eighty-four life
boats which will accommodate all on
board. Two Of these life-boats will
be high-powered motor boats, capable
OF towing the others. The motor
beats are equipped with the wireless
apparatus, working over a range of
200 miles.
Perfectly Safe.
The great size of these vessels has
made possible the most complete sys-
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Largest Steamer in the World Has Been Launched
Europa 99o Feet Long, 100 Feet and Will Sail on Her
Maiden Voyage May a. 1914

The S. s. Europa, OF the Hamburg
American line, the largest steamer in
the world, was successfully launched
at the yards of Blohm & voss at Ham
burg last week. The new liner was
christened by Prince Rupprecht. I'M
der the direction OF Prince Regent
Ludwig of Bavaria, In the presence OF
a notable gathering. The Europa
measures $50 feet in length and 100
feet in width. She will enter the reg
ular tsan-Atlantic service in the
spring uf 1914. The Europa is the
second Of three sister ships. The
first OF these to be launched, the I'M
.perator. will sail on her maiden voy-
age May "a, arriving at New York,
May 81. The third ship, to be the
largest Of the three, is now under con
struction.
In her general construction the Eur.
opa closely resembles her sister ship,
the Impera.or. Both ships have been
built with an inner-skin, forming a
double hull which Is carried high
above the water line These hulls
are constructed of heavy steel plates
OF unusual strength. Some idea of
the Europa's hull may be gained
from the fact that more than 100000
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assignor to Davenport Locomotive
Works, Davenport. Iowa
No. Observation-Disclosures locomo.
tive. Lorin w. Barger, assignor to
Davenport Locomotive Works, Daven.
port, Iowa.
No. l.o57, 4ob-Trachon wheel, John
Blong, Atkinson, Iowa.
No. 1,o57,s72-Hinge. Harvey p
Mcfarland, Milton, Iowa
No. 1857, 4so-sa Sanitary hog trough,
Joseph A. Moren, assignor OF one-half
to R. NJ Moren, Grand River, Iowa.
No. 1,Q575ss--Animal loading de-
vice, Ellsworth ]. Smith, Hastings, la.
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tenn OF bulkheads and water,ieht com.
partments ever installed on any shin
Inc bulkheads, which are both long.
ltudlnal and transverse, are of ex-
.ceptional strength The communicat.
ing doors throughout the ships are
controlled from the bridge. AS a fur
ther safeguard, these steel compar..
ments have been completely floo led
with water % test eheir efficiency IN.
ger extreme conditions. In view OF
the unusual namlcl and strengt. Of
these compartments, safety is more
completely assured than in ships Of
smaller dimensions.
The cabins OF the Europa and I'm.
rerator will be the largest and most
sumptuous of any ships in the world
To assure maximum comfort for all
on board. the Europa will carry only a
few more passengers than ships OF
half her tonnage. Her public cabins
compare in size and richness of dec.
orations with the public rooms of the
largest hotels of Europe or America.
Several of her cabins will be carried
throughout two decks in order to
raise the ceilings and lend an effect of
artistic spaciousness. The Europa
will be equipped with many original
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QUARTER MILLION
DOLLAR FIRE LOSS
Ono Fireman Fatally Hurt During
Blaze In Stock Yards DIS
trict This Morning.

United Press Leased Wire Service. j
CHICAGO. April Captain George
P. Foley, of Engine company number
81, was crushed under falling wall
and fatally hurt In nghting Are that
menaced property valued at $1,000. 900
In the stock yards district early to.
day.
Three other ffremen were caught
under the wall and seriously injured
The flne loss was $4,000.
The explosion Of a cold storage
plant in a beef house set Off the
flames in four story building owned
by Armour and Company. and they
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signed to afford every luxury Of travel.
In each room will be found a marble
washstand with running hot and cold
water. large mirrors and luxurious
chairs or couches The staterooms
are lighted and heated by electricity.
while special ventilating system as
sures plenty of fresh air. An inter
communicating telephone runs through
all the staterooms. Many Of these
rooms may be connected so that pas
sengers may be supplied with extend.
ed private suites.
A large proportion OF the state
rooms will have private bathrooms
there being more than 200 baths avail
able in the first cabin alone. A sur
prising variety of special baths will
be at the disposal of the passengers.
There will be sumptuous Roman
bath with large swimming pool where
sea bathing may be enjoyed. an elab-
crate Turkish bath with trained at
PENDANTS together with electric-light
baths and special medicated baths. i
The Europa will be equipped with
large gymnasiums, in the first and
second cabins. These will be equip
ped with the mechanical Zander an
paratus operated by skillful attend