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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02

religion he was Catholic and lived
a life consistent with that faith.
Mr. and Mrs. M E. Layport of this
city are at Alexandria, called there by
the illness and death of Mr.. Stout.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02
Popular Room.

The most popular room in the asso-
citation building next to the lunch
room, is the new gymnasium. There
has been some delay in getting all OF
the equipment in, but now 1t is prac-
tically done and the classes are get
ting into splendid shape. The classes
for women will begin this week, the
fat will be made thin and the thin fat.
The hours are to be suited to the
convenience of the busy housewives,
but the department Is offering the
hours Wednesday and Friday at $3.50
a. m. and Wednesday and Friday at 3
D. m. Miss Leeming is proving a
teacher who knows her work thor
oughly and has made specially OF
the folk dance work that is receiving
so much attention In the schools and
playground work of the day.
The domestic science kitchen Is q
very busy and very active center on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02
Hooray! for Me,
| Can Eat!
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Bring Joy
to the Starving Dyspsptlcs Who
Cannot Safely Eat.

To seat ones self at q festive board
or : heavily laden table and not be
able to eat Is positive sorrow to most
dyspeptics and stomach sufferers,
and liksewise pain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02

cludes the round table with brief
talk on Its Fullness in Service" The
meeting will be but forty-fve minutes
long. with plenty Of music and very
brief and to the point talks.
Mrs. c. s. Patterson has charge OF
the home hour and tea and sandwiches
will be served to those who wish to
remain. Come with enthusiasm and
leave with more.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02
WILLIAM STOUT DIED
AT ALEXANDRIA, MO.
Was Former Resident of keokuk-
Was Eighty-three Years of Age
at Time of Death

William Stout, an old and respected
citizen OF Alexandria, Mo, and for.
mer resident of Keokuk, died at his
home yesterday
Mr. Stout was born at Springfield,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02

ing machines will be used in case of
the promised and threatened conflict
when the first Irish parliament is
organized.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02

Value of all subscriptions date $4,000 Cash received
$500
We will open for business JAN st in the three-story
brick building Third and Main Streets with modern
grocery Other complete departments will be added in 1914
Dry Goods Hardware Furniture Footwear Farm Machinery
The plan Of the Consumers Wholesale Supply Company
the popular offered the public will bear closest
investigation It is your best interest become member
at Before purchase the opening Stocks should
have your No be counted until regular
ber Therefore subscribe at The more members we
have the very beginning the better prices get on
opening stock Call at the office lover Ayres Chapman
Jewey) telephone for solicitor Do before you
forget.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02

j. ALBERT K1EDAIsCH,
Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02
DEPARTMENT STORE

Organized to reduce high prices The peoples
stock company. Shares, $40. Membership open to
anyone. Small merchants and consumers within
one hundred miles of Keokuk are invited to join
and make possible the biggest mercantile institu-
ton in the Mississippi Valley Incorporated Oc-
tober LIST. Up to noon Of this date we have the
following members:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-02

Financial Statement.
Total subscriptions collected. 81, $780,
Concessions -. ............ 77O.67
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO
A RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL.

CHRISTMAS celebrations in Mexico
L differ greatly from ours and usual
ly last for several days Bright
lanterns suspended in the air proclaim
the glad tidings of the holidays, and
every Mexican jacal. no matter how
humble, puts out its beacon to light the
steps of the Saviour should he per-
chance appear. The story Of the birth
Of the Redeemer is annually portrayed
in all Mexican towns and in SYM
bolic language which the most igno-
rant can readily understand.
The performance is given by fifteen
players, consisting of Joseph and Mary
and the infant Jesus, two archangels.
Lucifer and three Of his minions and
a number Of shepherds. The costumes
are adapted to the Mexican conception
of the characters and are novel In the
extreme All Of the costumes are got
up tastefully. and. while strict con-
Torrance with the requirements of the
first century might rob Joseph Of his
sombrero. still it is doubtful If the
lesson which it is desired to instill in
the minds Of the people would be as
effective If all the minor details of the
early Jewish fashions were followed.
The scene Of the play opens near
Bethlehem. where the shepherds are
tending their flocks, by host of angels
appearing and telling them Of the birth
Of the Saviour and inviting them to fol-
low to where he lies. They follow the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16

Old fellows. who recall their fight for
the lost cause with pride in what they
did and with satisfaction for the pres
ervation of the Union.
You will hear some one say: "That
old fellow over there. with one eye
and one leg. was the most brilliant
young man in our town. He belonged
to the richest family in the county.
But the war took the wealth. and he
lost the eye and the leg in the Will
derness, and bullet In his head ruin
ed his mind for life. All his people
are dead. and only the few Of us who
were with him know what brave
man he was. left my family today
to come out here and bring box OF
cigars and talk little over old times
to let him know that he is not entire
~ forgotten"
The best thing about it IS that the
old fellows are always disposed to dc
full justice to the offerings Of the day.
and to look their best in their gray uni
forms, and to tell their choicest stories.
and to eat the most.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
PATHos and JOY At
CHRISTMAS Time IN
SOLDIERS HOMES

~ HRlSTMAS is as pathetic as it
Is joyous to many of the old
~ Confederate veterans who. by
fate and circumstances, are
forced to depend entirely upon the gen.
crosby of their comrades and their
friends who have prospered since the
war. There are no pensions for these
old soldiers except the meager sums
they get from the various states. Some
of the veterans are dependent on these
insignificant funds to keep them out of
the poorhouse.
The fiftieth anniversary of the battle
Of Gettysburg was celebrated last
July. The twenty-year-old boy Of this
battle is now u gray haired veteran OF
seventy. The old soldiers are CROSSING
the great divide by the score. and be
fore many years have passed there viii
be few left.
About twenty years ago it was dis
covered that many Of the bravcst sol
diers of the war were drifting to the
poorhouses because there was nowhere
else for them to go ara because their
wounds kept them from work. Many
had no relatives. and the relatives OF
others were too poor to support the
old soldiers In many cases the veter-
ans declined to accept aims. The
movement to take care OF these men
resulted in Confederate homes In all OF
the southern states. and descendants OF
the men who wore the gray now spend
about $2.oOO.OOO annually in pensions
and in the support of various homes
Christmas is happy reality in these
institutions Although. owing to the
slender incomes. the homes have to
run on the most modest basis. there
is no skimping at Christmas time From
the neighborhOod around come tur-
keys and chickens and pies and biscuits
and fruit and cakes and tobacco In
plenty-everything except wines and
liquors. for the rules against alcohol
in these institutions are particularly
strict. And on Christmas day the rela.
tives and friends and acquaintance
crowd to the homes with all sorts OF
presents and with good wishes for the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16

THE ENGLISH YULE LOG. ,

A CUSTOM at one time prevalent
IA in all England, but latterly OBJ
served only in certain sections
OF the north, is that Of placing an i'm
mense log Of wood-sometimes the
root Of great tree-in the wide Chin
ney place. This Is often called the
Yule log, and it was on Christmas eve
that it was put on the wide hearth
Around it would gather the entire fam.
lily, and It's entrance was the occasion
Of q great deal Of ceremony. There
were music and rejoicing. while the
one authorized to light it was obliged
to have clean hands.
It was always lighted with a brand
left over from the log Of the previous
year, which had been carefully pre-.
served for the purpose. A poet sings:
With the last years brand
Light the new block. and
For good success In his spending
On your psaltries play
That sweet luck may
Come while the log Is attending.
The Yule log was supposed to be q
protection against evil spirits, and Il
was considered bad omen If the fire
went out before the evening was over
The family and guests sat in front of
the fire, and many a story and merry
Jest went round the group.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
HOW TO SPEND CHRISTMAS.
Forget Yourself For the Day and Try
to Make Others Happy,

orget Yourself For the Day and Try
to Make Others Happy.
DAY off. few remembrance
N from relatives and friends and
MI good dinner-is that all that
Christmas means to you? Sure
IL ~ you are going to make it an
occasion for more than usual re-
Il joicing this year. real old fash.
Toned Christmas. Surely you are
going to be more liberal in spirit
than ever before and scatter mer-
| riment on all sides. Have you
been a little selfish. have you de-
| voted so much time to enjoying
| yourself that you have forgotten
| other folks?
III Those you have forgotten are
| good folks. aren't they. the best
| folks in the world? And you are
| just going to show them how APP
preciative you are. You don't
| like this modern way of turning
| + dear old Christmas into an occa.
|: sion for trading and exchanging
gifts. You are going to see all
the friends you can on that day
and shake hands with as many;
pat them on the back and tell
them how glad you are to be with
them. And to those you cannot
see you are going to write CHEEKY,
warm hearted letters and tell
them you want to hear from
them oftener. Isn't that how you
Z feel about the greatest Of all
g.: birthdays?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16

You know, my papa he went and died
And left just my mamma and me
And Spot-thats his name-and we cried
and cried.
For we missed him lot. we three.
And mamma she works. and we got along,
And Spot he stayed home with me
And never went out for I'm not very
strong.
And have to have some one you see.
The dog man that took him away he said
He'd keep him ten days in the pound
And after that time poor Spot'll be dead -
And three days from now Spot'n be
drowned
So please. Mr. Santa, II you can spare
A dollar to set Spot free.
Please take 1t and give to the man up
there
And send home my puppy to me.
And please. Mr.. Santa. II you haven't got
No dollar to spend that way.
] wish that at least you would 90 see
Spot
And tell him we'll meet some day.
And II you don't mind that he's not very
clean,
And II there's nobody to see.
I wish you'd Just kinda-he'll know what
you mean
Just give him q pat for me.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16

star which leads them to the stable. IN
the manger of which the infant rests
In the arms of Mary and Joseph. While
rejoicing. Lucifer. armed with two
swords. appears and attempts to de-
stroy the child Jesus. but Is repulsed
by two angels. who keep watch over
him. Not to be outdone. Lucifer sum-
mons three archdemons. who fight with
the angels for the course of half an
hour. resulting in the final overthrow
Of the evil one and his emissaries and
the placing of the feet Of the angels
upon their necks.
Then the shepherds break out into
rejoicing. and. while portion of them
sing the praises Of the Redeemer who
Is born unto them. others chant in
harmonious strain the goodness and
mercy Of God This feature. accompa-
MED by music on the harp and violin.
is kept up until late hour each night
until the holidays are over.
One must understand the Mexican
people and their devoutness and in.
tense religious feeling to fully appre-
ciate how strongly the presentation Of
the shepherds affects their minds.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
Land In Bolivia.

In Bolivia all vacant land belongs to
the republic and can be acquired by
purchase or lease. subject to special
regulations. The unit Of measure is a
hectare. which is 2.47 acres. ANY one
nav acquire as much as 2O.OOU hec.
tart> paying cash at the rate Of 10
cents per hectare for farming and
grazing lan,!s.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
Dickens and Christmas,

01VNOVO USI0 OIVTJoS5UU0s
1t has been remarked that If Charles
Dickens had not written his famous
Christmas stories the Christmas cele-
bration as known in England and
American today would never have
been. This is probably an exaggerat-
ed statement. though the fact remains
that It was not until the beginning Of
the nineteenth century that the Christ.
mas season was so greatly regarded a.
a season Of giving and cheering and
general expression Of Soy.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16

1E>O r.
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of
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Always k for h a e the
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
THE DOLLS LAMENT.
BY w. BOB HOLLAND.

fCopyright. 1918. by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
N 1873 SAWDUST stood meath the
~ mistIetoe,
And It seemed that my chance was
coming.
For weeks had wanted to kiss her 90
That my brain and heart were hum.
ming.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-01
Income Tax So. 501,16t.46.

The annual report of the state tax
commission places the total income
tax assessed in the state at S3,501,-
16146, of which $2,393,454.4 or 68.3
per cent. is paid by corporations. The
average rate Of taxation against firms
and individuals is 1856 per cent. and
upon corporations, "a per cent. The
number Of taxpayers, excluding cor
pOrations, per 1000 population is
1896 and varies from 1927 in Mil
waukee county to 2.55 in Burnett
county.
After deducting all the personal
property offsets, the commission ap-
proximates that the net yield of the
income tax will be about $2,200,000
Of this amount the state will receive
100000. the counties $4,000, and
the towns. cities and villages $1.540,-
600.
The result of the first assessment
makes it clear that the income tax is
primarily an urban tax" says the re-
port. over 40 per cent of the en-
tire tax is assessed in Milwaukee city
alone, and over so per cent, in the
counties containing cities of the sec
ond, third and fourth classes. Meas
ured by income, there are plainly
more persons capable of paying taxes
in the city than in the country Ex-
Guiding corporations, about 4.03 per
cent. of the population is assessed for
income tax in Milwaukee county
about one family in every five. In
sixteen counties having second and
third class cities, about two per cent.
of the population is assessed for in
come tax or one family in every ten.
I'm the ffty-four remaining coun-
ties only IL per cent. of the popula-
ton are subject to the tax, or some
thing over one family in every TWEEN
ty. The typical taxpayer also pays a
larger income tax than does the rural
the average income tax assessed is
S30.63. while in the sixteen counties
it is $2040, and in the other counties
$1495.
After making deductions for the
personally Offset, according to the
commission, corporations will pay
something over sc per cent, farmers
less than one-third of one per cent,
manufacturers-not classed as cor
pOrations-nearly II per cent, and
professional classes nearly eight per-
cent"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-01
HIaher pay Asked for All Teachers.

Higher Pay Asked for All Teachers.
Higher wages for all teachers, In
dustrial education in the schools, more
practical courses in the high schools
and a better preparation Of teachers
were among the recommendations
adopted by the state board of normal
school regents at it's meeting in Madl-
son. The recommendation were re-
ceived in suggestions from the prtn-
cipals of the normal schools of the
state.
The board also recommended that
the certifcation of teachers by state
and county superintendent of e1uca-
ton replace the present system by
which the certificates are signed by
either. The compulsory improvement
of physical conditions in the schools
was also urged as we'll as an increase
in the number of hours a week TO be
spent by students from fourteen to six
teen years old, in class work
The board also directed the com
mittee on legislation to prepare bills
which will provide for an approprla-
ton of $4,000 for a normal school
building at Eau Claire and directed
the presidents of the normal schools
to prepare a budget of the expenses
of their schools for the coming two
years to be submitted to the board be-
fore January 80.
1t was also decided to provide for
teaching bacteriology and engineering
in the different normal schools of the
state, the engineering course to lead
up to the same course at the univer'
sity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-01
REAL ESTATE MEN TO MEET
Hold Annual Session at Green
Bay on january 81 and %.

Milwaukee, Many Milwaukee real
estate men are planning to attend
the annual meeting of the Wisconsin
Association of Real Estate Brokers
in Green Bay January 81 and %.
Preliminary programmes and invita-
tions for the meeting have been, is
sued by Secretary w. E. Hamilton,
Milwaukee, The programme for the
first day commencing Tuesday morn
ing, January FL, is as follows:
"Legislation," William M. Duffus, Wis
consin board of public affairs.
Response from the Real Estate Mar"
NJ. j. Walrich, Shawano, Wis.
Development of Wisconsin Lands" p.
L. A. Furguson. Minneapolis, Mimi
Good Roads," A. r. Hirst, state high
way commission.
"Road Building in Undeveloped Coun-
City Real Estate" John M. Boland,
Green Bay, Wis.
Farm and Rural Land Credits" f. l..
MCGOWAN, Endeavor Wis.
Profit Paying Pointers, by A. NJ
Webb, Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Immigration" b. G. Packer, Wisconsin
immigration commission.
Tuesday night the delegates will
be rendered dinner by the Green
Bay Real Estate board Election OF
officers will be held Wednesday morn
ing and the afternoon session will
be devoted to a question box dis
cussion of real estate problems, an
important feature of the annual
meeting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-01
universlty,e Value Shown.

That one Wisconsin citizen in every
ten days has been the direct recipient
of instruction from the state uni
versity is shown by statistics just
compiled by the executive committee
of the Alumni Association of the
University of Wisconsin, of which
George A. Buckstaff of Oshkosh is
president, for a handbook on uniyer-
sity activities issued by this alumni
committee.
This estimate of the direct results
of university teaching is figured on
the basis of a population of 2,333,86O
and takes into consideration 10000
graduates and regular students scat
tered over the state; 1900 farm boys,
who have attended the short course
in agriculture; 5000 dairy course
students: 5000 spondence stu
dents who have enrolled in the extern
sion division; $4,000 annual partici-
pants in the farmers course and
farmers institutes conducted in vart-
Gus parts of the state; $4,000 per
sons who have attended lectures
given by representatives of the ex-
tension division of the university,
and 1000 citizens who have made use
of the package libraries sent out upon
request by the university.
Over 100000 worth of pure bred
seeds are now being sold annually by
the Wisconsin Experiment associa-
ton, numbering 1850 farmers who
have attended the courses at the col
Iege of agriculture, and their work
has resulted in making Wisconsin the
leading seed breeding state of the
union.
That millions of dollars have been
saved to farmers of Wisconsin by the
work of the college Of agriculture in
eliminating oats and barney smut; in
saving thousands Of bushels of pota-
toes previously lost through diseases
OF the potato plant, and in controlling
the pea blight is demonstrated in the
alumni handbook
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-01
CONVENTION Of
FRUIT GROWERS
State Horticulture Society to
Meet in Madison.
OPENING SESSION JANUARY 8
Many Subjects WIFI Be Considered at
the Forty-seventh Annual Meet
ing in Capital City-Public
May Attend.

Nadison.-The State Horticulture
society will hold its fOrty-seventh an
nual convention and fruit exhibit IN
Madison January to 10.
C. P. Cary, state superintendent OF
public instruction, will address the
convention at the opening session.
Cider making, apple eVaporators, hardy
stocks for grating, exhibiting and
scoring vegetables, succession Of crops
In the garden, asparagus culture, con
structfon of spray pumps, the lime sui
phur spray. cooperative marketing
and home decoration are some of the
topics for discussion.
Special features will be speaking
contests by students in the horticul-
turaI department of the university,
student fruit Judging contest, illus
trated lecture on birds, cooking
school and an extensive exhibit OF
spray pumps, spray materials, fruit
packages, tools, etc.
Prof. H. c. Hubbard of the agricul-
tural economies department of the
university, R. A. Wright Of Excelsior,
Mimi, Elmer Reeves of Iowa and w.
r. Martin Of the Wathena (Kan.) Fruit
Growers association, will. discuss CO.
operative marketing.
The Thursday afternoon session will
be held in the new Horticultural build
ing Of the university. The complete
program viii appear in the next num-
Der of Wisconsin Horticulture, the
monthly magazine published by the
society and sent free to members. A
copy may be had on application to r.
CranefeId, secretary, Madison. All
meetings are open to the public.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-01
State Still Open to Fraud.

Wisconsin's dairy and food law must
be strengthened by the next legisla-
ture.
Commissioner Emery has discov-
cred methods by which the public can
be defrauded which are unamenable
under the law. Every session of the
legislature brings a fight on this
statute. Two years ago Commission-
er Emery's vigorous enforcement of
the law nearly cost him his job. But
in his legislative recommendations
made public he demands that the law
be better fortified.
"As changes in conditions designed
to circumvent the effectiveness of the
law are taking place." says Commits
sioner Emery, "and as previously I'M
discovered fraudulent, deceptive and
harmful conditions are being brought
to light. there must be amendments
to the food laws from time to time to
meet such change and changing con-
ditions. This statement is applicable
to present Wisconsin food laws
To aid in this work Commissioner
Emery says that the department can
be greatly strengthened by the aid of
a bacterioIogist. He says the present
employees of the commission are I'M
derpaid for the character of the serv-
ice which they render. He recon-
mends that the weights and meas
ures department be enlarged so that
the Law may be enforced more Wis.
orously throughout the state.