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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-27

If you have indigestion, heartburn,
belching or sick stomach take ten
drops of DARBY'S PROPHYLACTIC
FLUID in a little water. 1t checks
the misery instantly. If you have a
cut, sore or wound anywhere on the
body, apply little of DARBY'S
FLUID. The flesh mends at once.
Use it in the sick room to destroy
germs or odors, put it in damp closets
to purify the air. 1t is the greatest
combination of internal, external and
antiseptic medicines known to medi-
cal science. Price so cts. per bottle.
Sold by all druggists.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-27
Lansing Named to Succeed Moore.

Washington. - President Wilson
nominated Robert Lansing Of Water
town, N. Y, to be counselor for the
department of state, succeeding John
Bassett Moore, and Cone Johnson of
Texas to be solicitor for the depart
ment, succeeding Joseph w. Folk. Mr..
Lansing is an associate editor of the
American Journal Of International Law
and the author of several works on
international subjects.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
COST or PANAMA CANAL

The completion Of the Panama
canal viii represent the outlay by
Uncle Sam of 1915. 600. opc-a greater
amount OF money than was ever
spent on any one public work in his
tory.
It is a remarkable fact that the
French, who failed in the same pro-
5sct. spent nearly as much-about
$500, 100000. The cost of the AmeTi-
can canal includes $40 600. 900 paid to
the French for what they haa left
on the isthmts. That 1t was moi
wasted is proved by an inventory
made By the American engineers,
showing that the excavation accom-
plished, which could be utilized for
the American canal. and the machin-
cry left ON the isthmus we're worth
more than $4,000, 900.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
MAY RIDE WITH CARRIERS.

Henceforth road supervisors will
De accorded the privilege OF riding
with rural carriers in the inspection
OF roads. The new rule was announc-
eo IN the January supplement- to the
Postal Guide and is as follows:
Postmasters at rural delivery Of
noes are Instructed to permit road
supervisors or commissioners having
direct charge of the highways over
winch rural delivery routes are in op-
Grafton to ride over the routes with
rural carriers when such road officials
are actually engaged IN the perform
ance OF their duties in connection with
the inspection Of the roads
1t is anticipated that the new rule
VIII be a great advantage especially
10 county superintendents of roads
Who will be enabled to inspect many
miles of roads daily without going to
the expense of horse or auto hire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
THE WORLD IS VERY OLD.

A little clay tablet on which If the
scholars are right, a Babylonian boz
4 900 years ago wrote his lessons. has
been dug up in the ruins of Nippur.
DIR. Langdon of the University OF
Pennsylvania says that this boy
studied geography. history, grammar,
geology and theology.
II he had lived ne would nov be
about APP years old. Yet there he
sat forty-two centuries ago, making
marks with his little stylus, quite OBJ
yious Of the dizzy space OF time to
come. Perhaps his thoughts were
wandering, as he made those very
marks, 10 that strange little boy life
Of his old Babylon.
What did he do when he was NOT
going to school? What did he have
TO eat and what stories did his mother
tell him when ne found it hard to &c
TO sleep? What did ile most want
TO be? A priest? A soldier? A
builder? Did he have love affairs, in
his gay Babylonian youth, and wha,
became of the girls gay, pretty young
girls, with no thought Of forty years.
much less OF forty eeutnries-that he
used TO laugh with
Poor little victim OF the ages, The
mind reels at the thought of him and
The heart grows sad We moderns are
SO very young and the world is SO
very old.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
Residents Petition Street car Com,
pany to Lay Tracks Down Car
roll and Des Moines to
Fifth street.
COVERS BIG TERRITORY
Proposition Also Provides Possibility
For Loops in the Future If
Company So
Desires.

Residents on the south side of the
city have signed petition which viii
be presented to the Keokuk Electric
company asking for an extension of
the street car lines from Nineteenth
and Carroll streets, down Carroll to
Fifteenth. and down Fifteenth to Des
Moines streets. thence to Fifth stree.
to join the present West Keokuk line
The petitions which have been cir.
cuiated have been signed by severa.
hundred property holders on this
side OF town, who believe that car
service along these streets is more
important and will mean more to
them and to the people Of the city
generally than any OF the proposed
extensions on the north side OF town
The extension asked for would give
the company complete loop around
the city and would cover practically
the entire area Of the city at present.
Property owners are earn est in
their demand for this change in the
routing of car ines They believe
that it would work to the best inter-
ests of the company and would give
them little better means of trans.
portation than is now afforGad them
There is big territory to reach on
the south side, and the present linss
one down Nineteenth and the other
down Fifth street, cannot Lope t.
serve all of this middle territory.
II the street car company then
wishes to extend out to the bali park
1t could be done on whatever side o,
the city it sees fit, and there would
still be connection with the big ter.
rftory to the south 1t would also
mean that the proposed belt line tt
the industrial tract could be connecs
ed easily to this city belt If tn. ocea
sion ever should arise.
The company has proof of the earn
estness of the people in asking thi:
extension from the numbar Of name.
on the petition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Resolutions were passed on pertin-
ent subjects which will go before the
board Of directors at its coming meet
ing.
The meeting was unusually inter
esting and the matters discussed and
talked over were of considerable local
interest, which, owing to the meeting
closing SO near to press time. only a
brief sketch can be given OF the pro-
eeedings.
Basket Ball Game.
The commercial leagues postponed
basket ball game was played last
night, the contestants being the Huis-
ramp team and the Standard Oil team.
The game closed, Huiskamps 33;
Standard Oil, Z.
Whites and Blues.
This evening at Sis there will be
a basket ball game between the
Whites, Captain Walker, and the
Blues, Captain Wyllie.
Wrestling Class.
The wrestling class, heretofore an
nounced, will be held at $3.50 o'clock
this evening, led by Keith Crown.
Ministries.
There will be minstrel practice at
$50 o'clock tonight at the Y. M. c. A.
building.
Paxius Club.
The Paxius club will hold an inter
esting special meeting at the asso-
citation building tonight. the attractive
feature being the initiation OF three
new members.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
HAVE COLOR IN YOUR CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets.

II your skin Is yellow--complexion
pallid--ton coated-appetite poor
you have bad taste in your mouth
lazy, no-good feeling-you should take
Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a sub
stitute for calomel-were prepared by
Dr. Edwards after IL years Of study
with his patients.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are q
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color.
II you want a clear, pink skin
bright eyes. no pimples, feeling OF
buoyancy like childhood days, you
must get at the cause. DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets act ON the liver and
bowels like calomel-yet have no dan
gerous after effects. They start the
bile and overcome constipation. That's
why millions OF boxes are sold annual
ly at 10c and 25c per box.
Take one or two nightly and note
the pleasing results. The Olive Tab
let Company. Columbus. Ohio. DIV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
The Balm in c;Iesd.

The Balm in GiIead.
There are times, TN admit, that I'm
worried bit
When go several days without eat
ing;
And when any one mentions the land
lords intentions.
My ingrowing goat wanders. bleat-
ing:
But when I meet a guy with tear
In his eye
And q pain so pronounced he must
show it,
Because OF the tar on the income he
packs,
I'm pretty darned glad I'm poet.
There are times get blue when the
milk bill is due
And I'm down to my ultimate shill
ing:
When my trousers get thin till the
breeze whistles in
With zip that is austere and chill
ing;
But when meet bloke who looks
! ready to choke
With an anguish that's far from in
choate.
On account OF the tax on the kale
that he packs,
I'm kinder darned glad I'm poet.
Golfers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
A PATRIOTIC CREED

A patriotic creed is being sent out
By the Chase National bank of New
York that is worthy of tho w;das.
publicity. It makes direct anpea, 10
every good citizen and should insn;ra
all to higher ideals and greater az.
forts for the public good. Here II is.
We believe in our countrv-Tha
united States of America. We believe
in her constitution, her laws. her in.
situations, and the principles for which
she stands. We believe in her future
the past is secure. We believe II,
her vast resources, her great possibil
Ifdes-yes, more, her wonderful Ger
tainties.
We believe in the American people
their genius. their brain, and thei,
Drawn. We believe In their modesty
their integrity and dependability. We
believe that nothing can stand in the
way of their commercial advancement
and prosperity
We believe that what are termed
times OF business depression, are
but periods Of preparation for create,
and more pronounced commercial sue
cesses.
And we believe that in our countr,
are being worked out great problems
1 the solution of which will be for the
| benefit of all mankind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
Y.W.C.A. NOTES
Committee MEETING.

The boys work committee of the Y.
NJ. G. A. held meeting at noon to-
day at which six members were pres.
ent, presided over by Mr.. A. w. HUI
son, chairman of the committee.
The meeting was held at the Young
Women's Christian Association build.
ing and those Of the committee pres
ent proceeded earnestly to business,
after partakfng beautifully of an ex-
cellent luncheon prepared by the Y.
w. G. A.
A brief report was read by Ben d.
Chapman, secretary Of the boys de
partment, recounting the work being
done by the organization and indicat-
ing the prospective work. The report
was a good one and showed that the
boys department was In excellent
working condition. He supplemented
his report with short talk to the
committee
In the talks at the meeting, en-
phasis was placed on the prospect OF
an interchange camp which is being
agitated by the organization Of teach.
ers in the boys Sunday school and
Bible classes of the city. The usual
discussion was engaged in and the
work talked over as to what could be
done to help the work The work OF
the boys department at the present
time was pronounced very effective.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

NEVER TOO LATE.

Say, my friend, though you've known
dismal failure,
Do not idly stand mute with de
spair.
There's thought that win steadiast
ly thrill you,
That will brace ike the keen noun
tain air;
1t is this: not failure Is final,
Nay. no failure is final, indeed.
AnG there's always the great inspira-
1t is never too late 10 succeed.
Til he hopelessly ceases all trying.
Until then. not man is e'sr
downed,
For there's always the chance new
effort
With abundant success viii De
crowned.
SO rise far above the old failures,
Let the manliness in you be freed,
And undaunted, start new. ever
knowing,
Il is never too lats to succeed.
Start anew with spirit determined,
Start anew ant let nothing disnay
From the jaws OF defeat wrest a
yict'ry.
Many other strong souls have-you
may.
Should the struggle seem hard and
unending,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

sfble for him TO better his produ- I
and himsef by following a few stand
ard rules. He should keep the COW
barn whitewashed, use small topped
milk pals, cool the milk Immediately
after drawing and see that it can
tains the fat standard required by
law. In ADDITION to the foregoing.
the consumer should receive a gar
anty that the milk is pure and whole
some, and has been held at low
temperature previous to delivery.
Then the producer should SET fair
price for this suparior product and
stick to it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
An inexpensive Medicine.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Commenting
on the remarkably mild winter which
Iowa has experienced SO far this sea
son, a well known Cedar Rapids 2io'
neer added this sentiment: TITS teen
great weather for walking" He also
added that within the past year or
SO he had discovered for the first'
time in his life the value OF walking
as medicine. Some months ago.
not feeling in the best OF health, hs'
tried the open-air treatment. on the
advice of his physician. He took 70
walking, making the exercise a regu'
lar habit The treatment benefited
him, and he increased the length Of
his jaunts until now he walks many
miles during the course OF week.
He adds that although he Is getting
we'll along In years-he is past tins
three scores and ten allotted to the
average man-he feels better than no
has for several years. He says ne
couldn't feel better. He sleeps well
and his appetite 10 frst class.
A western Iowa doctor was recent.
ly called upon to prescribe for
woman patient. After diagnosing her
ailment carefully he said:
Il can give you some madeline
which will afford temporary relief,
But II you are to get into fair stats
OF health and remain in that condl'
ton, you must get out into the frssh
air and walk. Get out every day. Do
not allow the weather or anything
else to interfere. Be persistent IN
this and you will find yourself I'M
proving very soon. This is the best
medicine In the world for you"
The person who doesn't take exef.
else regularly is hurting his physical
being. Especially should the ONCE
man, who Is confined to the house
day after day, be sure that his poay
gets the fresh air and physical exer'
else needed. He can at least Walk y
and from he nAHcc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
PICTURE OF SIGN
ON THE MONUMENT
Lesiie's Weekly Carries Picture OF
Statue Following Halloween
Prank

The current number OF Leslie's
Weekly prints a picture OF the old
Keokuk monument in Rand park as it
Looked when the cigar store Indian
was adjoining the summit of the shaft.
The caption explaining the picture is
that the Indian sign was put Up on
The monument one Halloween night
as joke by some practical joaers in
town.
A number OF the magazines lately
have printed pictures of the new
monument and statue.
Keokuk people may also be inter
ested in knowing that the pictures OF
the heroic figure of Black Hawk erect
ed at Oregon, ILL.,, by dorado Taft.
Miss Walkers teacher. are being fea
tured in some OF the magazines. Mr.
Taft spoke of this figure when he was
here last October
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Marriage licenses were issued to-
day to John II. Collins. "a of Boston
and Florance C. Haessig, %. of Keo-
kuk; e. F. Bailey, Is OF Warsaw and
Clara o. Moesch, is of Keokuk.
e. F. Bailey and Clara o. Moesch
were united in marriage this after
noon by James s. Burrows, justice of
the peace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

The women of Colorado vote in
large numbers. and have had marked
influence on legislation, Miss Helen
L. Sumner told the suffrage school in
Washington; yet the greatest benefit
to Colorado. she said, was the effect
upon the women themselves. Equal
suffrage had broadened their minds,
and made them better companions for
their husbands. fathers and sons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

According to reports current in
Washington, George E. Roberts, direc-
tor of the mint and formerly presi-
dent of the Commercial National
bank OF Chicago, is likely to be named
as a Republican member of the fed
eraI reserve board. Mr.. Roberts is
an Iowan and for many years was edi.
tor of the Fort Dodge Messenger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

A writer in the St Louis Globe.
Democrat complains that no one
wants to leave footprints on the
sands of time: the general desire Is
TO leave the prints of 90 horse-pow-
er red machine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Cleveland is given the dubious emf
hence by report of the Federated
churches Of having the highest d.
yorce record per capita of any city in
this country. "Cuyahoga county
says the report divorces az many
couples every year as the entire state
OF Nevada, including Reno, has di-
vorced in forty years
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

The newspapers of the state abound
iii expressions of regret at the illness
OF former Senator Lafayette Young
of the Des Moines Capital All agree
that he is one of the most useful men
in Iowa and that his career is an in
spiraion to every ambitious youth.
Mr.. Young is suffering from pneu-
monia, but at latest accounts was out
of danger.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

An Englishman lecturing in this
country, John Cowper Powys, criticises
the fact that women in America have
their own clubs and men have theirs.
He says that English husbands live
with their wives, as they have the
same social interests, while American
husbands do not. The English hus-
band, he says, is not SO wrapped up
in his business and consequently has
more time TO spend at home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Lloyds is insuring Englishmen
against humps which is epidemic in.
London. Those who have already had
the disease are charged a premium
Of $3.50 to secure the payment of SIS
for each week of the next three
months during which they might be
disabled by fresh attack. Those who
have not yet had the mumps are
charged s6.25 to secure the same
benefit. The whole staff Of one large
London firm has just been insured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Robert Matches is foreman of an
Orange, n. j.. powder mill. Matches in
such an establishment seem a bit
risky.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Awful thought suggested by the
Marshalltown Times-Republican II
the fools were all dead perhaps some
OF our wives would be mourning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Dead men tell no tales, and it has
bee nsuggested by crusty old cur
mudgeon that this may explain why
widows 30 often marry again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28
NOTES AND COMMENT.

According to the Burlington Hawk
Eye, the saloon is not yet on its last
legs, but it has rheumatism in all of
them.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat In
sists that the boy corn champions
should be as interesting as football
heroes.
mo other American is his equal
in clarifying statement" says the
Davenport Democrat, speaking Of
President Wilson.
Governor Clarke at any rate does
not handle the capitol extension issue
as il 1t were a hot poker" says the
Mason City Globe Gazette.
The first robin is about due, but
that won't relieve the coal bill Of any
extra figures for couple of months
yet" says the Castana Times.
president Wilson calls IL the new
peace and with that we are content
to let It go until the first ruction oc-
ours" says the Waterloo Courier.
The Hampton Chronicle says. Gov
ernor Clarke will be the Republican
candidate, and with anything like a
United party. he will be an easy win
ner."
The Knoxville Journal says the
special election In the Second Iowa
district will not afford much of an in
dication as to results in Iowa In No
yember.
Road building in Iowa will be
general all over Iowa this year." pre-
diets the Traer Star-CIipper. Never
mas so much money been available,
never has there been as much interest
IN road matters"
The Coon Rapids Enterprise says
that the Iowa Democrats have no
really strong man for senator. They
are short of brainy material just as
are the standpatters shy on leaders
of ability equal to that of Cummins, "
the Enterprise continues. The sen
lior senator is going to be hard man
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
seif-denial is the secret OF self-de
velopment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Ds -0dUfSCu u. ISt6TS.
Society requires OF the man GER
tain training whsn he enters q pro-
fession, and men, as rule. master
the business they follow. 1t SHOULD
be equally as binding upon woman
to master the details and proper care
of the house.
Socrates said he married Xantippe
and endured her fer SELF discipline.
Solomon, whose matrimonial expert
ence was rather multitudinous, had
! a different view: 1T is better to
dwell in the corner of housetop
than with a Drawing woman in a
wide house
Marriage is not a Hill Olympus,
| wholly clear and without clouds.
When real life comes to the Ilappiest
pair with its cares, the tower OF 70.
nance will fall. leaving us in the mu
hut of every day reality. Adam and
Eve, the worlds only perfect pair, did
not keep house very long before they
both slid down the banks OF Pa a
! disc together.
I One of the most serious complaint:
our daughters are suffering from Ii
duliness, and as there is no medicine
which is specific for this disease, ths
1 girls that are suffering this wa.
usually pr sscribe for themselves mar
rage with men whom they canno
love and honor. But what else ca,
the poor things do?S Not trained t,
useful work, yet they must live.
I When a woman goes to buy dres
she goss where the best is kept il
stock, asks all manner of question
about it. carefully tests the strengt.
of the fabric and submits It to TIN
scrutiny of the most competent. Their
is no trusting to appearances. Ys
many woman will risk her lifelon;
happiness on less actual test of
husbands real nature than she exact
of the goods In her dress
Never be ashamed to apologiz
when you have made fool OF you,
self. People who never do fcolisl
things seldom do wise things. Nc
body is always consistent. The ma
, or woman who never mads mistak
is myth.
The most dangerous Internal me-
chine in the home is the last wore
, 1t Is stoical stupidity, rather tina
virtue, never to get angry, but II 70
must get mad, don't get mad both a
the same time. Take turn about.
i Keats said he knew women VIII
would like to be married to poer
and be given away by novel, BIZ
wives must not cease honoring thei
husbands on discovering that instsa
, of being poetical and romantic the
are only very ordinary imperfee
beings. Any woman with ordinar
eyes can see things in her husban
she does not like.
There was dead silence when a lie,
turer asked il anyone ever knew
perfect woman. A little woman aros
and said: Il have heard of one, BIT
she is dead. She was my husband
first wife" Be prepared for impe
fections.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

to defeat, though his party is badly
divided
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

The first robin is about due, but
that won't relieve the coal bill of any
extra figures for couple of months
yet says the Castana Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Governor Clarke at any rate does
not handle the capitol extension issue
as il 1t were hot poker says the
Mason City Globe Gazette.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-28

Socrates said he married Xantippe
and endured her fer self discipline.
Solomon, whose matrimonial expert
ence was rather multitudinous, had
a different view: 1T is better to
dwell in the corner of a housetop
than with Drawing woman in a
wide house