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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-28
The Warsaw Gate CITY
Warsaw, ILL.,, june "a, 1914.

bought ranch 100 miles from San
Francisco and will shortly remove to
It with his family.
An athletic field Is to be laid out
In the old cemetery in the rear and
north Of the high school for the use
| OF the athletic club OF the high school.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Kraushaar are in
Lincoln. Neb.. visiting their daughter
Mrs. Ed. Spangler..
Merle F. Eymann Is taking his
vacation and expects to be absent
several weeks during which he will
visit relatives In Denver and Pueblo.
Mrs. 3. T. Albers is enjoying visit
from her mother Mrs. A. d. Clark
and her friend Mrs. C. e. Falkenstein,
both of Wenslow. Arizona.
DR.. and Mrs. q. w. Denean have
removed to Concordia, Kansas.
Alderman VIII Swartz Of the third
ward is reported as improving. Many
are the earnest wishes for his ultimate
recovery for he Is sadly missed in
the counsels for the uplift Of Warsaw.
He is booster. has done much for
Warsaw's good and Is full Of original
and absorbed ideas for Warsaw's bet
torment. When he visits other towns
he keeps his eyes and ears open and
on his return gives his fellow citizens
the benefit of what he has seen ana
heard.
Hon. Truman Plantz, by virtue OF
his position as general attorney was
the man OF the hour at the NJ. w.
"A. head camp at Toledo recently
when knotty problems came up and
promptly poured Oil on the troubled
waters. What pity he was not cleo
ted head consul though not a candi-
date. however none better fitted.
Miss 3. Meyersick. Miss Irene
Schlenk and Rev. E. H. Jagdstein re-
turned from the Y. p. and s. 8. con-
vention at Kahoka. The next Evan
gelical Y. P. conventions or this dis
trict will be held 1t Rock Island. Be-
sides the regular sessions there will
be special feature, consisting in the
arrangement Of an informatory and
preparatory course on the subject Of
juvenile courts and the probation sys-
tenn. Rev. E. Fl. Jagdstein, after hav-
ing read an Informative paper at the
convention on this subject, has been
charged with conducting this inform
atory and preparatory course on the
modern method to save young first
offenders from their downawrd career
and assist them by friendly supervis-
ion to lead christian lives We under
stand that Rev. E. H. Jagdstein will
gladly give further information about
the details of the course to those
being interested in this philanthropic
work, upon writing to him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-28
TO RAISE MAJESTIC
WHEN RIVER FALLS
Capt. Wisherd Has Plan to Get Boat
Out Of Water at st.
Louis.

! Quincy Herald: The Wisherds are
home from st. Louis Capt C. w
Wisherd and H. Edward Wisherd ar
rived Friday. The latter, with his
nephew, Rollin Wisherd, goes on the
| C. w. Hill tomorrow when It arrives
from Keokuk with the annual excur-
sion of the Keokuk lodge OF Moose.
Capt Wisherd may also go on the
Hill for few days to look around
aboard ship.
The Wisherds' plans for the raising
Of the Majestic were published in
yesterdays Herald. Capt. Wisherd
says the boat can be raised when the
river falls about ten feet and not I'M
til then. 1t is impossible to raise the
boat with chains and barges, as there
is too much water in and above the
Majestic.
In the side Of the hull the divers
found hole about four feet wide and
twenty feet long. The plan is to place
a temporary patch over this hole, and
with planks set closely together, build
a wall along the outside edge Of the
hull from the main deck to the cabin
deck. When this is done, the cracks
in the timbers will be fllled up, max
ing the wall watertight. Then with
pumps the water inside can be pump
ed out and thus may the boat be re-
foated.
It is Capt Wisherd's plan to en-
ploy as many divers as he can get
when the river gets low enough to
permit operations. The divers will
have to patch the hole in the hull
and, building the plank wall around
the main deck, all the work to be
done under water. With eight or a
dozen on the job, it is believed the
boat may be refioated before the river
may rise again. When afloat 1t will
be taken to st. Louis and placed on
a drydock for the necessary repairs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-28
Illinois Postmasters.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON June 27.-The sen
ate late today confirmed the follow
ing nominations:
To be paymaster general: Samuel
MCGOWAN.
The following to be postmasters:
At Galveston, Texas, e. r. Cheese.
borough.
At Fairbury, ILL.,, George H. Fran.
zen.
At Galva. ILL.,, Ernest L. Benson.
At Geneva, ILL.,, David NJ. Flynn.
At Geneo, Ill.,, w. w. Story.
At Girard, ILL.,, F. B. Book.
At Greensville, III, NJ. NJ. Sharp.
At Kinmundy, ILL.,, A. o. Drisson.
At Lanark, H., VIM. b. Hogan.
At Maroa, ILL.,, Robt. D. Bolen.
At Palmyra, ILL.,, Robt. C. Ross.
At Tiskilwa, ILL.,, Addie M. Cheno-
with.
AT Green Bay, Wis. VIM. L. Evans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-28
81 so

Some more of those all
white Jap silk waists-just the
thing for this kind Of weather.
Made in the latest style, and
they will wash beautifully.
Come in all sizes, $1.9S.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-28
PARK MEETING
AT RAND PARK
To be Held at 3 O'Clock This After.
noon, Address by Rev. r.

The outdoor meeting OF the series
under the auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
for June will be held at 3 o'clock this
afternoon at Rand park and, will be
addressed by Rev. R. w. Lilley Of the
First Christian church who is a pop
ular and interesting speaker on such
occasions A chorus OF many voices
will lead the singing, and the Y. NJ.
C. A. quartet will render special num-
bers. Special attention will be paid
to seating those who attend and a
number of chairs will be provided for
this purpose.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-28

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If everybody had a correct
understanding Of the word
economy" many car max
ers would have to 60 out
Of business. If you think
it's economical motoring
to ''saUe'' a few dollars a
year on tires and gasoline
and pay out many more
dollars a year for upkeep3
and deprecia tion-then
buy a ''hght-Welght' car.
But don't fool yourself:
Any experienced car own
er will tell you that a light
weight car saves at the
spigot and wastes at the
bung.' avt7 If
7 he Cadillac is built for
folkswho understa1decon-s
omyw who regard their
cars as inuesfn1enfs-who value the
wonderful comfort, dependab ility
and long life Of the Cadillac far
above the little extra it is said to
cost for tires and gasoline. @
But ask few Cadillac owners and
you'll find them entirely satisfied
with their tire service and enthusi-
astic over low gasoline and oil consumption.
High-grade, balanced construction is the
reason.
There Is as much reason for a high
grade car as for anything else
high grade.
Keokuk Cadillac Co.
Frank Anderson, Prop.
Show Room and Service Station,
19-21-23 So. 5th Street.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

Uncle Jed wants the Wide -Awakes to write him out-of- door stories With the open air games, the birds. the flowers. the trees and the brooks in full force there ought to be plenty to write about
 Uncle Jed goes to walk and he takes up wild flowers and brings them home with him and he has violets under the mock orange tree, and daisies in the border and wild geraniums under the crab-appie tree, and an orchid in among the phlox. and some of them have grown and increased for many years. Keeping few wild plants in the yard is batter than keeping wild birds in a cage. *,
 The girls stroll in the fields and know a great many more flowers than the boys. Now the girl who first finds the tway- blade, a sly, two petaIled, smoky blue colored flower and writes good story where she found it, shall receive a bright silver quarter as a reward for her alertness.
 The boys boat and fish and swim and the boy who catches the biggest black bass. or the largest blackfsh,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS, AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

and writes a good story about 1t, shall have bright silver quarter for his prize
 And for the best nature story on any subject they may choose Uncle Jed will award a prize of silver quarter to boy or girl.
 For the best story of shells, or sea- weeds. or insects picked up on the seashore, written by Wide-Awake boys or girls, a silver quarter will be given.
 Uncle Jed wants the Wide-Awakes to get busy out-of-dcors. There is pleasure and health and knowledge to be had in the open every day during the long vacation.
 Do not forget what your eyes are for or your brains-just keep your lids wide open and your mind busy.
 No Eyes is a sleepy head and he misses most of the. interesting things indoors and out and often misses his lessons.
 Some grown folks. as well as chil- dren, think rest means idleness, but it doesn't. Idle people are the most miserable. We ind rest in doing any, thing interesting that may be pleas ing to us.
 The out-of-door is full of good book winning topics just now and the girls and boys who are going on ex- cursions or picnicking in the woods ought to be able to write good. letters about what they see and enjoy.
 And when you write just make il clear and plain, so Uncle Jed will bt able to read it readily. for if he can. not read your letter. the printers vii refuse to bother themselves with it.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
The Story of a Wise Woman.

Miss Eliza Lucas of South Carolina showed the people how to raise a new plant. Miss Lucas father did not live in South Carolina He was the governor of one of the islands of the West Indies.
 Miss Lucas was fond of trying new things. He father sent her seeds and she planted them in South Carolina He sent her some seeds of the indigo plant. She Sowed some of them in March. But a frost came and all the plants died. She sowed some more of them in April. The plants grew well until a cut-worm found them.
 The cut-worm wished to try new things. too, so he ate all of the indi- go plants, but Miss Lucas was one of those wise people who try, try again. She planted more of the seeds and they grew very we'll. She wrote to her father about it. He sent a man to show her how to make indigo. This man did not want to show her how, to make indigo be- cause he feared the people in>- his country would not get so much for their indigo. So he did not explain how to make it.
 Miss Lucas watched him closely and found out how it ought to be made. In a few years more than a million pounds of indigo were made in South Carolina. Many people got
 rich through it. And it was all be- cause Miss Lucas did not give up. ALICE M. GORMAN, Age II. Versailles
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Versailles
Harry Merton.

Harry Merton was a good boy, but sometimes mischieyous- He was fond of chasing the chickens and was only g years old. but he wanted to do
 Harry watched his father feeding the calves and skfmming the cream from
 Father, one day I'm going to feed the calves all myself said Harry proudly, making himself look as man. ly as he could.
 Harry's father told him he could learn to feed the calves, but not to go near them, as they might kick him or knock him down.
 Very early the next morning, while his mother and father were sound asleep, this little boy with unwashed face and hands crept softly out of the house. It was quite dark, but ne wanted to show his father that he could get up as early as the hired man and feed the calves. He saw the light that shone from the stable where John was feeding the horses
 The pail of milk Harry carried was very heavy. The three calves saw him coming and scampered across the fields to meet him. When he let down the bars to go into the field they rush. 8 1-2 KIDS 9gcwn.uFcoou
 ed at him and both he and the pail were knocked over. Harry's howl brought John running to see what was the trouble
 "why, Harry, what are you doins here this time O. day?" asked John.
 Harry told him what had happened and begged him not to tell his father
 "All right" said John. 'but if you are not going to be punished any other way you must help me catch those calves and put them back in the pas ture. You see, they have run off UT the Iane-'
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. East Norwich, N. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Mansfield
They Play Church.

Dear Uncle Jed: Would yon like to know game we play sometimes on Sundays? We like to play church. There are five children of us and lot of dolls and three bears.
 My big bear is Rough Bruin- He dresses up as good as he can. He ts the minister. He and his family ride out to church in a carriage. We put all the chairs in rows and make it look as much like church as we can. He sits on the organ stool and has some thing in front for a pulpit He rings the bell and gives the news to the people. and they get ready and start
 After a while the bell rings again. The people go in. The big doll named Esther will play the plano first.
 After they sing comes the Bible reading. We read the Beatitudes and play it is Rough Bruin doingf it; then comes the phonograph. We play Let us Scatter Seeds of Kindness" What a Friend We Have in Jesus" or, some times, Nearer. My God. to Thee"
 Then Rough Bruin begins to preach We find a kind of sermon written for children in one of the papers and we read it, and play he breaches it Then he has the people stand and sing some good hymn while Esther plays the piano.
 Then we have Sunday school An the dolls go down stairs in Sunday school. My sister Ruth is their Sum- day school teacher. They sing. She tells them Bible stories and then she has them tell the story. or asks them questions.
 And after we get through. mamma likes us to put things back where we
 FANNIE E. BROWN. Age is. Willimantic
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02

Joyous chuckle)- I'd keep agoing all night for a penny trip!"
 There never was but one David and were such scheme practiced on a cripple in these days it is likely some one with humanitarian predilections would send for the police
 Once Joey played a trick on David which was unworthy rollicking boy, Tor ne hid fifteen cents tying on the counter under the base of the scales and disappeared, and he never thought David would know and would send word to his father that he had stolen the money.
 He had not been in the house many minutes that night when he noticed that there was a. sad atmosphere. the faces of Pa and Ma did not look right and he could not tell why.
 Then Pa ooked at Joey and said: You come down cellar with me, you. sir! have. mind to hang you up by the thumbs and strap youl'
 As Joey Joy was going down the cellar stairs. he began to cry and said: What have I done, Pa? I haven't had fight or done a thing to mo- bodyI'
 Don't you lie to me, you little scampt" said Pa. How came you to take David's money? What have you done with the fifteen cents you took from the counter in his store?" didn't take penny off his coun- ter, Pa, replied Joey, but he saw the trick was more serious for him than he had ever imagined it could be.
 Don't lie to mel" exclaimed Pa
 T shall first whip you for Icing. and then I will thrash you for theft And the strap began to make Joeys back smart and he screamed Pm no thief. Pal I never stole the money. David may have thought l did, but I didn'tt"
 It made no odds what Joey said for 1 the facts were against him, and he was thrashed for Heinz and for steal ing and then sent to bed without his supper
 He heard Pa say as he disappeard smarting and crushed to think his parents did not believe him:
 I'll thrash that boy until he owns up the theft, for there is no doubt of | 1t" Ma came up and talked with Joey as good mothers will, and told hin, how sad she felt when she heard what he had done Now Joey" she said you tell me all about it. Didn't VOL take the money from David's -coun- l ter ?''
 He told her how he hid 1t for fun and that it was right on the counter now.
 Then Pa made him dress himself and go with him to David's store and prove what he sad, and if he failed he would whip him again.
 Joey went into the store, lifted the scales, and there. bright and shining were the two silver pieces David said h was sorry he had made so much trouble for Joey and Joey said he was sorry he had made SC much trouble for everybody; ana Joey's Pa and Ma were glad Joey had not stolen the money or told a lie,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1-Alice M. German, of Versailles A Soldier of the Legion.
 2-Frank Pardy. of Norwich-Tom, the Bootblack.
 Sadie Shea, of versailles-The Little Queen.
 4-Mary Rybic, of Mansfield Those Preston Twins.
 5-JuIia Latham, of Norwich-Little Folks of North America
 6-Fannie c. Brown, of WilIimantic What Gladys Saw.
 7-Eward s. Jackson, Mansfield Cen ter-The Soldiers of the Duke.
 S-Nefson J. Leierich, of Norwich Robinson Crusoe.
 Gratuity-ZiIIah Merry, of Oneco-A Little Book for Little Folks. Winners of prize books living in the city may call at the business office of the Bulletin for them at any hour after 10 a. m on Thursday
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
c.reraI Clark and His Men.

At the time of the Revolution there were but few people living on the north side of the Ohio river. but there were a great many Indians there.
 The British general sent a message to the Indians to kill the white men there.
 There was a British fort in Indiana and another in Illinois. This was to show the British wanted>to fight.
 George Rogers Clark was an Ameri- can general at this time. Day by day the Americans were losing men, They did not know whether the Indians had killed them or not The general want ed to stop this. He thought he could do it best by taking the British forts.
 He had three hundred men and started down the Ohio. Then they marched about one hundred and thirty miles to Illinois.
 The people there did not think the Americans would come so far to at tack them. When General Clark got there they were all asleep. He went in and took the town before they woke up.
 The people of Illinois were French By treating them well General Clark made them friendly with the Ameri- cans.
 SADIE SHEA, Age IL
 Versailles
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
POULTRY.

In 1899 the poultry in our country was worth $137, ,000, 900 and the eggs were worth S144,0 ,000. In 1899 the poultry was almost as great as the coal. iron. silver and gold, mined in our country.
 The less imporant breeds of poultry are Ducks. Geese, Turkeys. Pigeons, anr Squabs.
 The meat breeds of poultry are like that of the beef types of cattle The and Langshang. The general pur- pose breeds for eggs and meat, both are like that of the dual types of cat tie. These are Plymouth Rocks, WyaHdottes and Rhode Island Reds The laying breeds are like that of the dairy types of cattle. These consist of Leghorns. Minorcas and Black Spanish
 The ornamental breeds are the Ban- tams Games and Polish.
 Poultry should be fed over twice as much as to the same weight of cat tie. And third of the feed for hens should be ground. Whole corn should be scattered In among the flock in the morning and the ground feed in the afternoon so the hens will not eat too much ground feed. Chickens should have animal food, such as meat scraps, and insects and skim med milk.
 Laying hens should have lime and oyster shells.
 They should also have wheat crack ed corn. oats barley and fresh wa ter all the time. Dry mash is also good. This is made of corn meal wheat, bran, flour, bone, meat scraps gluten meal. linseed meal and mid dlings.
 The poultry houses should have plenty of light The windows should be large and high. so there will be light in the back of the hen house The house should be ventilated Thi: is done by paning windows that will open and shut.
 EDWARD s. JACKSON. Age 13. Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
The Husy Little Lapp.

There is tribe of busy little people who 1.-Two in the frozen zone and are seldom seen anywhere else. They do not live in huts. because 1t would not to wander. up and down the country. Sometimes they are in the mountains, and sometimes in the plains. So they pitch tents, and then they can move about as they like.
 They are called Lapps. They live in 6 country called Lapland. You will find Lapland in the northwestern part of Europe. The reason why the Lapp moves about so much is because of a very useful~animal that God has given him-the reindeer
 The reindeer likes to move about. In the summer some very fierce flies bite him. The flies are called mosqui- toes. l am very happy to say we did not have any mosquitoes in England. When the mosquitoes bite him the poor deer is glad to run anywhere. He runs up the cold mountains and likes to stay there. Then the Lapp follows him and sets up his tent
 In the winter the flies go away. and then the Lapp drives his reindeer down to tho plains. So he has to set up his tent agaln. You would not think the tent very nice to live in The door is so small you can hardly get in There Is no chimney. but the smoke goes out of a hole in the top.
 I 4noy nave tiO OA ~@A0AcS' People think the firelight is enough They sit and they sleep on skins spread on the floor. They tell time by the sum- How many things the little Lapp has to do without
 But he is happy and contented. Ii he has a herd of reindeer he thinks he beside the flesh and milk of the rein beside the flesh and milk of teh rein deer. When winter comes and the wildfowl have flown away and the sea is too frozen to let him catch fish, he goes to his herd of reindeer and kills one of them.
 This is as good to him as beef ol mutton is to us. Every morning and night the reindeer are fetched up tc l be mixed. The milk they give Is thicker and nicer than that of ths | cow
 i The Lapp wife makes cheese of 1t She does not use butter. When the reindeer dies. or is killed
 his warm skin makes a coat or rug or whatever garment the Lapp choose. | to have. So the reindeer may be saic | to feed and clothe his master. FRANK PARDY, Age 13. Norwich