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Evening star., 1914-10-24

termination. Also. a few red ears
might very easily be concealed in the
pockets of a young manor an old one
for that matter-before the husking
began.
Here's one thing upon which I am
willing to lay a bet: If the husking bee
10 revived into an established bucolic
pastime. another year will see lot
Of red corn grown in our neighborhood.
ThereTl not be a field free of it, re-
gardless of the wishes of the owner.
But the enchantment of red ears has
entfced me away from what is more
Immediately to hand-next Wednes-
days spelling bee. The committee has
decided to anticipate by few days
the end of October and make it a Hal
lOween party as well. Jim and Ned
and the other boys already are busy
cutting up good pumpkins into jack
o'-lanterns with which to decorate the
schoolhouse and the grounds around
it The spelling bee is to be only one
feature. No doubt the young people
will dance. for it seems young people
are just bound to dance nowadays
whenever they get together; and it is
likely they will bob for apples and
experiment in magic and do other Hal
loween stunts.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

Wise is the man who appoints himself
chairman of the advisory board OF his
own business.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

A committee connected with Oxford
University has been formed with the
approval of the Belgian minister for
the purpose of offering hospitality to
professors OF Louvain and their famf-
lies. This committee is composed OF
the vice chancellor. the principal OF
Brasenose College. Sir William Osler,
Mrs. w. Max Muller and Miss Price. =
Evening star., 1914-10-24

are just bound to dance nowadays
whenever they get together; and it is
experiment in magic and do other Hal
1oween stunts.
Some Things to Eat.
There are to be "eatings," too. though
the supper which is hung up as a prize
in the spelling match is te come a
week later The girls are to pop
corn and make candy and there will be
q big pot of molasses taffy to be pulled
on the scene. The women are to bake
pumpkin pies and fry doughnuts, and
the men are to contribute apples and
sweet cider. I imagine there will be
other things as we'll. and that no one
will have to go home hungry.
After the men have lined up on one
side Of the room and the women on
out by the principal of the school.
She is to have as assistant and prompt
er an old fellow who taught school
half a century ago and who had a
tended over several counties. It's he of
whom every one is afraid. The rules of
the contest provide that no words
shall be given out except those con-
book That's the Joker" in the rules.
There are spelling books and spelling
books, and I have no doubt this ex-
schoolmaster has some that were pub
lished before the civil war, when
spelling was looked upon as both the
foundation and the superstructure of
an education. Those old blue-backed
McGufYy spoilers had catch words that
are entirely unfamiliar to the present
generation.
The result is that old-time spoilers are
very much in demand Just now. and a
rood deal of airs are being put on by
some folks who possess them. l found
one at a secondhand book store in
Washington and carried it home as joy
ously as II 1t had been a government
bond lorded it over Jane all that even
ing and got her curiosity up to fever heat
be ore l finally gave her glimpse Of
my treasure.
"Oh, is that alp" she said. why, we
have that one. and dozen others that
were published earlier
Evening star., 1914-10-24

Arthur Bauer and j. Walter Hurley
are going to try their luck at Wever-
ton tomorrow. Bauer has never caught
small-mouth bass. He gave the fish
strikes, and, his companion says,
caught the fever. He is now well
equipped for the sport and expects to
land several fish tomorrow.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

The girl who steals mans heart IS
liable to get a life sentence at hard
labor.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

Recent scientific Investigations have.
revealed the existence in the Tyrolese
Alps of no less tran eighty-six species.
OF lowering plants above the snow
limit, and of these fifty-six were found,
some 300 feet above the snow line.
while six occurred more than 1900 feet,
above. =
Evening star., 1914-10-24

1t is reported that there is splendid
Beach. Last Sunday John Lupton and
his son caught a string of several
dozen trout. T. A. Wickersham went
to Chesapeake Beach week ago to
out on the bay because of a disabled
Evening star., 1914-10-24

1t is far better for woman to laugh
than cry-unless she has occasion to
work her husband for new hat.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

individual glory, they were co-operat.
ing to down the men.
1 ate hurried dinner that night and
when it was over l hitched up the horSe
and went forth to spread the ALARM Inc
result is that the man folks have beer
going to lodge every evening since.
About twenty of us have been meeting
in one of the rooms of the schoolhouse
training for the great contest which is
to determine the supremacy o. sex-from
the standpoint Of spoilers.
I'm not gutter, and I'm going to stick
as long as l can, but l am not cherish
ing hope that that ''long" will be a
very enduring one. We have been lining
up and spelling down. just as in real
contest, and 50 far / haven't managed
to stand up more than two or three
rounds. These contests. though, have
developed several cracker3acks upon
whom we are basing our hope of win
ming. Our particular champion so far
has missed only one word and that was
"phthisic." which has been a catchWoro
l reckon. ever since the first spelling
bee was held. He isn't likely to miss
that one again and as we have gone
lay hands on we are beginning to fee
pretty confident that we will make the
weaker sex acknowledge the superior
ity of their lords and masters.
We are not losing sight OF the posi-
biity, though, that the opposition may
have developed a champion of equal
merit. We know there are being held al
most daily committee meetings" and
we feel justified in suspecting that these
may have something to do with prepara-
ton for the spelling bee We have as
sumed virtuous Indignation and charged
the women with unfair practices, but 1t
hasn't done us any good. wait and
see." is the only answer any OF US has
got. 1t seems. in fact. that the women
have adopted this 'Wait and see'' as a
sort of watchword. They use it at the
slightest provocation whenever the spell
ing bee is mentioned. until we don't know
whether they have some genuine surprise
in store for us. or whether our rivals are
merely trying to "get our goats"
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other Things of Interest.

But preparations for the spelling bee
are not taking up all our time at Sunny
Knoll. We have been making the most
of this wonderful fall weather, and we
are mixing up work and play in about
equal doses. OF course, have to go to
the office every day. but there is an
hour or more of daylight left after
get home. The work l am doing con-
sists mainly in putting out small fruits.
had about an acre Of ground plowed
and narrowed, and nearby nursery
is delivering raspberry and blackberry
and grape, gooseberry and currant
plants just as I want them. One even
ing dig the holes and the next I put
out plants, and by this method I am
averaging about three dozen plants q
day.
I'm going to put out plants just as
long as the weather will let me. II We
should have a mild fall that ought to
be until the end of November. Frosts
don't matter, but when the grouna
freezes up I'll have to stop.
This business of putting out fruit is
an investment for the future, but Jane
did SO well this year with her jellies
and preserves that it looks like good
No fruit will go to waste, nor will We
have to sell it on a glutted market
Every berry and every grape will go
into Sunny Knoll preserving jars.
There isn't any danger we will grow
too much. If all of our eight acres
were in fruit We still would have to
buy in order to get a quantity suffi-
cient to put up all the preserves Jane
could sell.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

Some men feel their Importance
otherwise they would never know they
had any.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

Truth is mighty. but it doesn't al
ways prevail in the revised war news
Evening star., 1914-10-24

A woman can never understand why
her husband has to work so hard in
order to make both ends meet when he
ia so much smarter than other men.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

DR.. F. NJ. Urban, professor of psy.
cho1ogy in the University of PENN
sylvania, is in Austria. and is said to bel
with the Austrian army -
Evening star., 1914-10-24

A. MAY can never Judge by appear
ances il there's another woman bach
of 1t.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

The opinion of candid person is
dom sought a second time.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

It takes lot of confidence to enab
a man to enjoy hash.
Evening star., 1914-10-24
SCIENCE NOTES.

The Cape observatory. in South Az.
rfca. announces the discovery of a new
comet. The comet is near the stare
Achemar. J.r
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The coming transit of Mercury, NO.
vember 6, will be partly visible IN
the United States. The sun will rise
with the planet on its disk, 80 that
only the egress may be observed. This
interesting phenomenon will be visible
at Washington to those who will rise
early; The observation will fully re-
pay the early risers. =
Evening star., 1914-10-24

You can't give away your
but it may give you away.
Evening star., 1914-10-24

Austin Savage, Matthew Ridden and
Len Ogden abandoned a proposed bass
trip to the upper Potomac last Sun
day and went to Grave1ly creek. near
the south end of Highway bridge. in
stead.
I'VE expected to get few plymouth
bass" said Ridden, "and we got very
few. Ogden got one, the only one that
was caught"
The trio caught string of yellow
perch and two white perch. They pre-
sented the fish to Ward Savage for
his new aquarium
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MUSKIES TRADE THIRD
Stacker KATE AGAIN
This Time Boyle Peddled Crazy for
Pitcher Reckstein from Bloom
inston Club.

Boss Frank Boyle OF Muscatine has
traded Thirdsacker Heine Crazy
Katz again This time Katz is peddled
for Pitcher A. w. Heckst9 Elm OF
Bloomington, and the trade is said to
be for keeps. So Heine will go to
Bloomington and HEAVIER Heckstein
will come to Muscatine.
Heckstein's initials are A. W., and
Boss Boyle says that they mean AL
ways willing" Heckstein hurled a
game for Bloomington early last sea
son, and did the hurting in a style
which caused Bloomington to farm
him to Pekin of the Illinois-Missouri
league. For Pekin, Heck heaved fif-
teen games, losing eight and winning
seven He is touted as one of those
terrible strike-out pitchers, the tout
ing being founded On the fact that
in the I'M. league he famed eighty
seven men in fifteen games
Boyle has been trying to peddle
Heine Katz all winter. Once he trad
ed him to Springfield, but the deal
was called off after it had been an
nounced. Boyle thinks he has Won
der for the third sack this time, the
wonder being Rusner.
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IL HAIR is TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Here's Grandmother's Recipe to Dark
en- and Beauty Faded
HAIR

That beautiful, even shade of dark,
glossy hair can only be had by brew
ing a mixture of Sage Tea and Sui
phur, Your hair is your charm. 1t
makes or mars the face When it
fades, turns gray, streaked and looks
dry, wispy and scraggly, just an APP
plication or two OF Sage and Sulphur
enhances its appearance a hundred
fold
Don't bother to prepare the tonic;
you can get from any drug store so
cent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy ready to use.
This can always be depended upon to
bring back the natural color, thick
ness and lustre OF your hair and re-
move dandruff, stop scalp itching and
! falling hair
Everybody uses "wyeth's" Sage and
Sulphur because it darkens so natur-
ally and evenly that nobody can tell II
/ has been applied. You simply damn
en- sponge or soft brush with II and
draw this through the hair, taking one
small strand at time: bv morning
the gray hair has disappeared. and
after another application it becomes
beautifully dark and appears glossy
ilustrous and abundant.
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Where Washington wa. Victor

Where Washington Was Victor
TRENTON, N. j., March 81
Twelve obelisks Of granite will mark
the route of Washingtons movement
around the British left at Trenton and
thence to Princeton, one Of the revolu.
tons most important strategies. The
Sons OF the Revolution have let con.
tracts for the erection Of the markers
which will be eight feet tall and set
with the bronze legend: Route Of
Washington's march by night from
Trenton to Princeton and Victory,
January 3, 1777. Erected 1914"
1t is history that Lord CORVALLIS re-
tired on this memorable night and
said: We'll catch the old fox in the
morning" However, in the morning
Washington was at the rear Of Corn
wallis, ready to meet the British re-
Inducements coming from New
Brunswick. This force was thrown
into confusion and fled. Washington's
little force was too exhausted to pur-
sue the advantage and it retired to
Morristown and went into winter quar-
ters The obelisks will be placed in
position late in April or in early May.
Some Of them will stand in open fields
while others will stand on the side OF
roads still In use. Eventually, the
Sons of the Revolution will put up ODE
lisks all the way to Morristown
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ST. FRANcIsv'LLE. MO.


y
A good man has gone to rest. Thurs.
day morning, March 26. at $50. MT.
Eugene Tibbs, peacefully gave up all
those earthly cares. Mr.. Tibbs had
been Ill all winter and the past week
he was belfast. He was tenderly
watched and cared for by his daugh.
ter. Mrs. George Abern.thy with
whom he made his home the past five
years. He said to his daughter: Fri.
day Is my birthday and I viii be 81
years old, but I will never see It," and
so It was. The death angel called
him that night. He leaves four sons
and two daughters, C. r. Tibbs of Mis-.
siEGippi, r. w, of South Dakota; and
". W. Alaska; Mrs. Ella Alternately
OF Colorado and Mrs. George Aber.
nathy Of this city. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday at ten o'clock
at the VI. p. church by Rev. Fry of Ka-
hoka. The deepest sympathy is ex-
tended the family.
Mr. Ira Bailey Of Vincennes at.
tended Sunday school here Sunday.
Mr.. Carnes made trip to Waylanl
Saturday.
blind piano tuner was in town
Wednesday.
Mrs. Oscar Woodbridge and little
daughter Floy of Warsaw was called
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-31
OSCAR COE STAR
SHORTSTOP OF G. A.
Reach Baseball Guide Shows Released
Player to Have Earned High
esS: Percentage.

According to the Reach Official
baseball guide, Oscar Goe. who was
released by Pa Hill last year, was the
star shortstop OF the 1913 season In
the Central association In the field
ing percentage Oscar is the first and
has the highest percentage, which is
.979. Goe has the honors because no
shortstopped in only ten games.
Smith, who also was released. Is away
st the top with a percentage of .90S,
because he played in only fifteen
games.
Dutch Wambsganss is quite high
among the men who did the steady
work at short in the Central associa.
ton. Wammy has a percentage OIL
1902 made in sixty-seven games Mas.
tiers, of Muscatine, who played in 12s
games, has percentage of .916. Nc
Gafhgan, Of Keokuk, has percentage
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-31
KAHLER AND BLANDING
JUMP BACK TO MAPS
Hold Conference with Nap of6eiaIs
and Lawyers and Decide to
Take Another Plunge.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 81
George Kahler and Fred Blanding to-
day are oficially signed with the
Maps, despite Federal league con-
tracts and Injunction proceedings.
The two pitchers, it was learned to-
day. signed up after conference with
Nap officials and their attorneys last
night and will return to Atlanta, Ca,
at once to finish spring training Both
men Jumped Federal contracts but
did Tot sign with the Maps until ad-
y,sed to do so by the lawyers.
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by members of the Retail Merchants
Board of the Cleveland Chamber of
Commerce. w. J. Noble of the board.
explains the evils the organization is
designed to abolish in the following
interview. "One of the evils to be
eliminated is the initiation OF values,
telling the people that an article is a
500 value and advertising 1t for sale
at $3.50. This word value as used
in this connection is one Of the most
deceiving words in advertising. You
might as well advertise loaf Of bread
as a 800 value, with the excuse that
a starving castaway on desert is.
land, would value loaf Of bread at
that sum.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-31
Pacific Coast League Opens.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.-The
Pacific Coast Baseball league opened
its 1914 season today with games at
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sac
ramento. Despite the inroads made
on the various clubs by the Federal
league, each of the six clubs profess
ed to present a stronger lineup than
in 1918. The season closes October
rs. The Portland club, winner Of the
1913 pennant, opened at Sacramento;
Oakland at Los Angeles and Venice
at San Francisco.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-31
RICHIE WILL REST
BEFORE TRAINING
VIII Boil Out at Gienwood Springs
Before Training for Bout with
Tommy Murphy.

UNITED Press LEASED Wire Service.l
DENVER, Colo, March 31.-Willte
Richie, light weight champion OF the
world, today left for Gisnwood
Springs. Colo, where he expects 70
rest and take the baths, preparatory
to opening training for his coming 20
round battle with Harlem Tommy
Murphy at San Francisco.
Richie said he expected TO meet
Charlie White In Milwaukee after his
Murphy battle and might fight Frsd1'e
Welsh in Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco, July 4.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-31
ANNOUNCE DATES FOR
ELGIN ROAD RACES
Second Days Race will be Made Free
for All to Insure Large Num-
Der Of Entries.

IU-.ited Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, March 31.-The 1914
Elgin road races will be run August
q and %, it was announced here to-
day, earlier dates having been select
ed to prevent conflict with the Po-
mono races to be run on the coast.
The Chicago club trophy will be the
prize for the opening day and the FL
gin Watch company will offer the sec
ond days cup. The second days race
will be made free-for-all to insure
large number Of entries.
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here by the death OF Mrs. Woold-

here by the death of Mrs. Woold-
ridges grandfather, Mr.. Tibbs.
Mrs. J. E. Harsh and little daughter
Dorothy Louise OF Keokuk, are visit
ing relatives here.
Mr. Warren Druse Of Kahok:. was q
guest at the H. e. Strump home Thurs
day and Friday.
VIM. Hill, VIM. Wayland and L. Nc
Coy were business callers in Wayland
Saturday.
at the Alternately home the past week.
Mr.. Jams Campbell Is visiting at
the H. G. and Roy Campbell homes
this week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-31
FIvnn to "show Class"

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, March 31.-Still I'M
satisfied with several recent beatings
handed him here, Jim Flynn, the
Pueblo fireman was back today from
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, all boiled out.
Jack Curley, Flynn's manager, says
the tough one will soon SHOW his
class" now and will 60 to the front
first over the beaten body of Battling
Levinsky.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-31
AVIATOR TAKES NINE
MILE UP IN THE AIR
Garaix Establishes New Altitude Rec
ord for Passenger Carrying
Aerop,ane Today.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHARITIES, France. March 81
Aviator Garaix today established an
other passenger carrying aeroplane
altitude record when he asc ended to
height of $3.50 feet with nine pas
sengers. Saturday, Garatx sailed a
mile in the air with eight passengers
in lis biplane, but repeated today
with an additional passenger. Garaix
and his passengers were in the air "a
minutes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-31
National Indoor Game.

Frank Chance does not believe that
hours spent stacking chiIs and boost
ing the indoor national game is con
ducive to speed on the bases. Calling
the New York Yankees INTO fatherly
conference, Chance orderd that here
after poker might be played on trains
while making jumps between towns,
but morning practice in the hotels is
tabooed.
Battling Levinsky believes he has re-
covered sufficiently from from the Mil
waukee water, corned beef and cab
bage and the wallops Bob Moha
handed him, to fight again tomorrow
night. Levinsky will take on Jack
Burns in ten round bout.
Reports from the coast are compar-
ing Fighting Jimmy Murray Of Sacra.
mento to Stanley ketchel, when the
late middle weight champion was In
his prime. Murray is to meet Jimmy
Clabby in a twenty round go in Jimmy
Coffroth's arena. Many believe he
will come through in real champion
ship form.
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SHERIDAN OF Harvard, issued
a call for spring practice and fifty
seven men reported for the spring GRID
iron work. The Army and Navy also
renewed the squabble as to where the
annual game between the service
schools shall be played.
Increasing the intimation to his pu'
pills that the style of Harvard's sig
nails was to be improved, the Cam
bridge wise has in mind the adoption
of several twists of the open game
which stood out SO prominently with
other teams last season. Having Mich
igan on his hands this year, Haugh-
ton probably expects some OF that
western forward passing to be I'M
corked at the stadium and will have to
be prepared to meet it. The Crimson
team of last year was entirely lacking
In this variety of attack.
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Coz ErouQh.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, March 31.-Gene Can
non of Milwaukee, is satisfied today
that he went out Of his class when
he met Jersey frankie Burns last
Burns knew too much for the western
boy, rib-roasted him numerically
throughout the bout and though Gan
non was still coming at the last gong
he was far out-pointed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-31
New Jap Premier.

I United Press Leased Wire Service. I
TOXIC, March 31.-Viscount Keigo
Kiyoura today accepted the imperial
order to form q cabinet and will be
Japans sw premier. The portfolio
was offered Kiyoura after Prince
Tokugawa had declined to serve.
viscount Kiyoura served as minister
Of Justice and minister of education
in the Katsura cabinet. He is a m an
Der Of the house of peers. but having
progressive sympathies it Is believed
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ne formed collition cabinet who
Will receive the sympathy Of major
ity Of both sides.

Philadelphia Voting on 81, 800, 900
Loan.
PHILADELPHIA, March 81
whether Philadelphia will receive
funds for the monster improvements
planned and which include mun,c,.
pal art museum, great boulevard
through the heart OF the city, COM
plete remodeling Of the water front
and other changes. is being decided
today at special election. Voters
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Futurity a Certainty.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, March 31.-The con-
tribution of $1,000 by the owners fund
makes the running of the classic
Futurity a certainty this year, it was
announced today. The race will be
run at Saratoga.
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Crack Golfer to Sail.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, March 31-Frazer Hale,
80, rated one Of the best young play
ers in the middle west will sail for
Liverpool next month to play in the
British amateur golf championship at
Sandwich, Kent. Hale who held the
western interscholastic championship
kie club.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

wish to announce to my friends
and the voters that will be can
didate for the nomination OF clerk OF
the district court Of Lee county, sub
jecs to the action OF the democratic
primaries.
W. W. GwIN.
Of Keokuk.