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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-01
Trains are Delayed.

Train service into Keoluk was de-
layed last night on account of storms
and generally bad running conditions.
The sudden change in temperature ann
the high wind blowing what is left
OF the snow over the tracks was pars
~ responsible, and there was convider-
able snow south of Keokuk and in H.
nois last week, which helped to malos
the north hound X line and the Wa
bash late in arriving. No. 10 on the
Burlington due at 7:40 did not get in
until nine o'clock, and the south
bound train from Burlington was near
ly an hour late.
Railroad men look for more trouble
today if the wind keeps UP at the
rate it has started. There will prob
ably be snowfall enough to make the
rails slippery, also, by morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-01
The Best Couch Medicine.

~ have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy ever since have been keep
ing house." says l.. G. hamer, oil
Marhury. Ala. Il consider it one OF
the best remedies ever used. My
children have all taken it and n
works Hike charm. For colds and
whooping cought it is excellent" For
sale by all dealers. Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-01

trate sent the jury to their delibera-
ton. After brief time the jury re-
turned with verdict generating the
defendant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-01
HAD CATARRH
FIVE YEARS.

Mr.. John-
son Of st.
Elmo. Illi-
n oil $. w a 8
troubled five
years w 1T h
catarrh. The
catarrh was
so severe I'M
his cas- eI
that his lifeI
9 e e m 9 d
eatened.
As he ex-3
pre- s s es 1t
himself, he
h q d 20 n Q
foot In the
grave"
OF course
he tried to
get relief.
Many prac-
Tito n e r s
were con-
suited and a
G a t q r r h
nrocfoltot fr
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
A A OF PEACE.

New York Times: Villas proclaim
ed belief that Mexico should be re-
leased as quickly as possible from mil
itary government is shared by all who
hope to see that country prosper and
throw off its burdens. Villa seems
to have an unexpressed idea in his
head that Carranza, who has never
been a military man, although they
call him general, is going to force an
other military government on Mexico.
He may be mistaken. Some months
ago 1t was feared that Villa himself
would insist upon a military govern
ment, and it Is a relief to find that he
c~omprehends so well the needs Of the
situation. Certainly fairer words
could not he uttered than those he
published Yesterday by way Of ex-
planning his relations to C%arranza and
the provisional government.
He says his fight is a political fight
for 2. government of the people by the
people. If Carranza is the man he
is said to be, there will he no need Of
much fighting along that line. Prob
ably Villa and his chief will compose
their quarrel before long, and If Car
rama @ manages to pacify Zapata.
as they say he hopes to do, there is no
reason why the prophets Of evil. who
are always husving themselves about
Mexican affairs, should not soon be
silenced.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
WHAT BISMARCK PREDICTED.

Howard v. Sutherland relates an in
terview he had with Bismarck many
a ago, in which the great states
man predicted that some day the Ash
attic hordes would overrun Europe. ut
Is only a question of when these mil
lions become hungry enough"
Considering the possibilities and
probabilities of such an onslaught, one
must stand appalled, at the spectacle
of Europe wasting its resources. MAIN
ing its men, and weakening its de-
Tense in the face of a future danger
such as Bismarck foresaw, says the
st. Paul Dispatch.
Rather should Europe at this hour
be building and planning a more con-
slant union of states to Withstand the
rolling hordes of the east, when they
shall come down threatening civiliza-
ton in some future warfare.
One other word Bismarck said al
that time which is of new interest
now: In those days there will be but
one safe country, representing our
Observation-Disclosures"
The United States never before ap-
peared to such advantage as at the
present time. IT will appear to ever
greater advantage If the day predict
ed by Bismarck arrives, providing we
are wise and cautious and patient and
energetic, and prepared for the great
responsibility of that day.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28

ing after a long absence abroad. I
should so much like to see you. If
it is convenient to You 7 could come
out for a brief visit. say the week.
end, before going on to my home in
the west--"
Linda's voice began to tremble.
Turning the page she read the name
at the bottom aloud.
Alice Evans! She was my brides
maid. Afterward she married Tom
Evans and went out to Kansas where
he made a fortune in real estate. I've
never heard from her since she went
away--I thought she had forgotten"
We'll, It seems she hasn't The
doctors voice was jovial. Let her
come out for the week end, or longer,
If that suits her. 4ti9s a good while
since we had any company. Tell her
to come Send her a telegram"
II must have time to think" Linda
murmured. Her glance passed swiftly
about the shabby room. The dusk hid
much. but she knew where each
makeshift was. Alice Evans was used
to the luxuries of life and Linda shud-
dered. at the thought of her friends
eyes looking upon q poverty for which
there was no cure.
Before she could speak again the
office bell rang and the doctor went
to answer the summons. Linda was
alone. She pushed her work away
and covered her face with her hands.
Her thoughts went back to the time
when she had married Robert. She
had been so sure then that the future
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28

attack. These plans are secrets locked
up in the breasts of the French com
manders.
One authoritative statement Of flu
ture plans has been made by Lord
Kitchener. but this related, not to stra-
tegy on the field. but to the arrange
ments for sending British forces onto
the continent. In g. speech in the
house Of lords, Kitchener sought to
impress on all who heard him that
the war on which Europe has Just en-
tered will be a long, bloody and dis
astrous one, and one which will tax
the Of the British empire
He pointed out hat because of her
system Of organization. Germany o
has practically every one of her able
bodied citizens in the field. Her eff
fective strength is now, therefore, at
the maximum. Continued fighting
will, OF course, deplete 1t. The British
force. Oh the other hand. because of
Its system of organization, is differ
emily constituted, and the announced
plan is to call out more and more
troops. fit them for the field, and send
them acros the channel, so that as the
German force declines from its present
maximum. the British force in the
field will constantly increase. This is
interesting and informative, as it is the
official statement Of the military head
Of n of the great powers involved
In the war.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
EBB AND FLOW OF BATTLE.

The manner in which the fortune Of
battle along the French frontier Gibbs
and flows is illustrated by the fact
stated in h dispatches that the city
Of Charleroi was taken and retaken
by the opposing forces six times in
three days fighting. Those of us who
have experienced nothing of the kind
can form no conception of the condi-
ton Of the inhabitants of a city so
situated, with attack and defense and
counter attack going on practically
without cessation for such a length
at time. Shelled from one side until
the defenders are forced to leave, and
then sheled from the other direction
as the former defenders are reinforced
and come to a fresh attack, those liv-
ing in the midst Of such a. conflict
must feel hat they have been through
the very wreck and ruin Of worlds.
AS was predicted some time ago,
now that the two great armies are
locked in a death struggle along the
entire front, the results are confusing,
and details are impossible to obtain.
Generally. the Germans appear to have
gained ground. although in places the
allies have recovered from the earlier
%reverses and are holding the enemy
back. It Is impossible for the lay
mind to grasp the full meaning Of
two million men or more facing each
other in a struggle to the death, each
man putting forth his last ounce of
strength to drive his adversary back.
Naturally there are gains and losses
on each side. Just how important any
of these are only those who are full
" conversant with the actual situation
can tell. On each side. planning at
tack and defense. are the best trained
military men in the world, and what
nay appear to be a signal defeat today
may prove to be the mea to an i'm
portant advantage tomorrow.
Occasionally there are published
what purport to be statements Of the
plans Of campaign Of the rival COM
manders. These are interesting as
gossip. AS information they are
worthless. Germany has a plan for
the invasion Of France. What thai
plan is, no one outside of the German
general staff knows. France has a
plan OF defense, n possibly a plan of
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
Then They Gave the Tub a Shove and Sent 1t Down the Swamp Where the
Brook Runs and Eddie Looked Very Fine. 4S#a.

lug him rownd everywhere with him,
till Phil W~igglesworth. who is a
very good Sunday school skoller, sed
they could play a very good gain
with him, called Mosus in the bull
rushers.
Torp sed. no, it sownded good, but
his muther wouldent like him to talk
his littel bruther. which Is Manned
Eddie. rownd WHARF thay are bulls,
but Phil sed he dident meme that, the
.~bullrushers he ment was like cat-tails
oaver in the swamp. & the gain would
be to put Eddie in a haskut or sum-
thing & hote him down the swamp &
then some ladies would find him &
think he was Mosus like thay did in
the bibul.
toald Eddie 1t would be fine, & he
would probly get sumthing mise to etc
after 1t, 30 Eddie dident cry when we
took his dress on Z put him in an oald
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28

the enterprising managers set their
agents in the rural districts at work
getting weekly statements in advance
Of prices at which farmers III their
neighborhoods were willing to ship
garden truck" and meats and dairy
products. They then advertised a
service of weekly. bulletins which
small clubs OF families who will trade
on a cash basis receive regularly, TAX
ing advantage of the prices quoted
below the retail market. Knowledge
OF this new business Is spreading fast.
Housewives and heads Of families
know o how to place their orders
for foods, not at the meat markets and
corner groceries, but at the nearest
express offices.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
The Evening Story
FAILURES.

The light was failing and Linda had
to bend low vel her painting. She
had promised to have the picture fin
ished by tomorrow noon at the latest.
IT was q Watercolor scene. and with
her eve upon 1t she almost forgot the
turmoil Of her own anxious heart.
Times were harder than they had
ever been. Her husband was poorly
and his practice was falling off. In
the only way possible to her, Linda
was trying to help out their meagre
income. But in Westmore quantity
was esteemed above any amount Of
quality. and her pictures found but an
indifferent market.
Linda herself looked a picture as
she sat there busily WORKING SPLEEN
did woman whose graying hair deep
ened her coloring and the warm
brown Of her eyes.
Outside the postman's whistle
sounded.
A moment later the door opened
and her husband entered from his Of
flee. He was a big man, with. as Lin
da often told him, the of a
bear and the smile of a baby. He
smiled now as he dropped a letter in
her lap.
TOO dark for you to be working
now, dear" he said.
"A letter for me" Linda exclaimed.
"Who can it be from?
II guess I'll wait and see."
Linda opened her letter and began
to read aloud:
My Dear Friend: / arrived at the
Eitz-Carlton in New York this morn
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
FOUNTAINS.

Several weeks ago The Herald com.
mented on the suggestion of one Of
its city readers that there should be in
stalled in the city, especially in the
business district, public drinking foun-
tains as a matter of general convent
ence in hot weather. Shortly after
ward q letter, which was published,
was received from Dean Squires of the
university, who had been impressed by
the same need. and who mentioned
that in many of the small cities Of the
Central West, where he was then doing
Chautauqua work, such conveniences
were very common. The point was
far ahead Of many of it's neighbors in
many important things, in this munic-
ipal convenience she IS far behind.
More recently our %neighbor, East
Grand Forks, has had one public
fountain installed on its main business
street, and it has proven a great con-
venience. Why not arrange to have
Grand Forks fitted out in this manner
for another season?
We have in the city a good drinking
fountain for animals, the gift of a pri-
vate individual through a national or
sanization. Such gifts are always &C
ceptable. and we know of no manner
in which the surplus of large private
fortunes can be more worthily and
usefully used than in supplying con-
veniences and embellishments for the
use of the great public. But where a
municipal need exists we should not
wait for the exercise of private benef-
license. When We want a sewer laid,
We lay it. When we want domestic
water service. We provide it. When VIC
want a street lighted, we light it. These
things are recognized as proper and
necessary functions of the city council.
Why is it not equally the business of
the city council to make reasonable
provision for public drinking places
during the hot weather? A very SER
viceahle fountain, with concrete pedes-
tai and substantial nickel bubble can
be bought, complete and ready to be
attached to service pipe. for $500.
Something like 5000 would buy and
install half a dozen of them, distrib-
uted through the business district. 1t
isn't much, and it is worth while.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28

She saw all Of this" she thought.
II know that she saw it, and she
knew hat I knew. I've laughed till
my throat aches, and smiled till my
race is one sided, and talked till I hate
the SOUND Of my w voice. Robert
thought 1 was having a good time!
I'm glad he did. I couldn't have
borne it else. Well, he had a good
time. That's some compensation"
But greater compensation was vet
TO be: 1t came with Alice's letter a
few days later. The doctor dropped
IT into her lap as she sat painting with
Ben snoozing on the floor beside her.
Your bread and butter letter." he
said. smiling. well let's hear what
she says"
But the instant Linda saw the close
~ written sheets she knew that it was
going to be something more than a
mere bread and butter letter. She
read it through while Robert waited.
BUT before she got to the last line
tears were rolling down her cheeks.
She rose and put the letter in her hus-
band's hand. And then she chung to
him close, with her arms about his
neck and her cheek. to his.
&c, ~ couldn't read tito you" she said.
line, for. oh. Robert, it is like a con
fession! She says that she takes this
way to tell us what she was not brave
enough to tell us while she was here.
She says she envied us, Robert. be.
cause We are the closest welded pair
she ever saw; she didn't know that
two people could be as happy as we
were. h doubted that there was
such a thing as real union in mar
riage until she saw us; we seem to
nave come the whole way hand in
hand. AS for her and Tom-they got
pushed apart by money and one thing
and another. Finally she thought she
would be happier in Europe and he
happier left to his business interests.
But we taught her to see; her faith.
she says, has been made whole by
those few days she passed with us.
and she's going home to Tom, to be.
GIN all over again. She says, Robert.
that she's the failure. for she has
failed at every point-as a wife, a
helpmeet, n a companion to the
nan She tok for better. for worse.
Toms failed, too, but that's her FAINT
more than his. Oh, it's a beautiful let
ter. dear, but you must read it to un.
derstand." AL
~ will, love, 1 will" the doctor
promised. He stood holding her and
watched them wonderingly. So thew
stood In union-the three failures
who, after all. had won the best kind
of success.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
FOOD COST CUT By POST AND
EXPRESS.

The farm to city" service of the
postoffice department, enabling farm
ers to send cheaply to individual con-
sumers their "home hampers" OF veg
etables weekly or bi-weekly, besides
fresh eggs and butter, has been pro-
nounced successful by the postmas-
tar general. The careful account.
kept by the railway mail service show
that this business is increasing rapid.
~. and as Don as more perfect con-
tanners ! put generally within reach
Of farmers the trade will expand enor-
mousIy.
The express companiea. also, are
pioneers In this work. When the par
Gel post began to make serious In
roads upon the bulk of their business,
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
OUR Q
By PAUL WEST
p A UL w E S
Illustrated by Mossr

washtub thay fownd, he liking bote
rides anyhow.
Then thay give the tub a shuv &
sent it down the swamp WHARF the
brook run. & Eddie looked very fine,
but he hollerd a littel. saving thay
was a good nanny shelters rownd.
Torp told him to brush them away
JUS then Andy Anderson fownd a
mush rats whole & Torp & the rest
went to see him charm the
mush rat out like he red abowt. &
when thay looked back for Eddie the
tub had foated away.
Torp was a littel fritened. but Phil
sed .nuthing could happun to Eddie,
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28

1t being that way in the bibul. Just
the saim Torp got scarf & went hoam
q toald his muther. s. &she neerly
tainted. By the time she got down
to the swamp the tub couldent be
fownd anywhere. & she sed she knew
Eddie was drownded.
On the way hoam though, she scar
sun ladies which had him. Thas
sed the tub ioted by the rode WHARF
thay was walking & ;thay fished II
out. Mrs. Stebbins sed give me my
child" & thay sed. nyou doant de.
serve him, letting him get into dam
ger like that. you must be a pritty
funny kind of muther."
Mrs. stebbins took 1t out Of Torp,
Of coarse, but he cant e WHARF he
is to blaim, & Eddie sed he had had
a very good time.
Amy Teller that d oversleeps to-
morrer. the last day of vacashon,
must be awear, say vel
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
To MinneWaukan

Aaker's Business College was
called up by Judge Lilies, Min
newaukan. and asked to supply
him with a stenographer. Miss
Clara Bratley was sent into the
position and begins work today.
The best positions 20 to A. B.
g. graduates because the school
has the reputation Of sending
out better trained ONCE help.
School opens Sept. LIST. Enroll
ana get in line for q position.
Send for cAtaloE to "A. B. O..
Grand Forks.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28

1t was well known among his
friends that Jake Levinsky wanted to
marry. ~
Say. Levinsky," said his friend
solinger, they tell me you're looking
for a wife"
Yes; but, of course. if I do get M
she must be rich, pretty, young, well
educated, and respectable"
on. come off, Jake; a girl like
that would be crazy to marry you"
Crazy she can be, too"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
A VERY MISE GAIN.

A VERY MISE GAIN.
Torp Stebbins' muther sed it was
positively shaimful the way Torp had
neglected. his littel bruther. who was
so fond Of him. all this summer, &
she wanted Torp to talk him out with
him this moarning & play with him
Mise, the way George Mclaughlin
does with his. So Torp took the kid
out. but felt pritty sore having to
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
FRIDAY,

Vacashon is on it's last lap. Oanly
1 real day moar, tomorrer not Gown
tins as it would be a holiday amy
how
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-28
Fl EIRSTi

SAFETY FIRST!
Cincinnati Enquirer.)
The uto nears the railroad track,
See how the chauffeur speeds,
He wouldn't wait. And now, alack.
His grave is filed with weeds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26
Save tho Peelinos!

Among the innumerable expedients
that have been suggested to reduce
the cost of living, the use Of potato
Feelings has not been sufficiently en-
phasized. These humble and usually
despised parts Of the potato are not
without. value. Instead Of throwing
them into the garbage can, the thrifty
housewife, il she lives in the country
and has a potato patch of her own.
might better put then. into gunny
sack and hang them in a woodshed or
in some dry place where they will
not freeze. If she does this she will
not have to buy seed potatoes next
spring, but can plant the Feelings,
which will sprout and reward her with
as fine a crop as she could get from
the potato itself, provided the eye
or bud is on the peeling.
Another and more general use for
the parings Is as shavings or kindlings
with which to start. the kitchen fire.
When dried thoroughly they are very
inflaIA Slable, and even when not quite
dry will burn as well as newspapers.
The five or ten cents a week spent for
kindling wood might thus be saved
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26
Had Lung Trouble
and Expected 10 Die

with the civilized world nnxiously
seeking a specific for Lung Trouble, the
number Of recoveries brought about
through the use Of Eckman's Alternative,
medicine for Throat and Lung Trou-
bles, Is attracting universal attention.
For fifteen years Eckmnn's Alternative has
been used and the reports of recoveries
In many supposed hopeless cases Indicate
that this medicine Is doing vnst
amount Of good. Read this
80 B St. Keyser. W. Va.
Gentlemen: l was taken sick in No
yember. 1903. with very bad cold and
my case as Malaria Fever. | grew stead
lily worse. Had two consultations held
over me-. and the verdict was that the
fever had affected my lungs and that my
case was hopeless; only gave me two
months to live. My physician had tried
most all kinds Of treatment and none did
me any good. go he asked my husband II
he objected to him trying a proprietary
medicine. So / began on your Alternative.
I was in bed from November 30, 1905 I'M
til February %, 1909, and was thought
dying several times. Today I am health
Ter and stronger than ever"
(Signed) MRS. H. X. BRILEY.
(Above abbreviated: more on request.)
Eckman's Alternative has been proven by
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-26
GASOLINE EXPLODES
STARTING BAD FIRE
Explosion Occurs In tho Rear OF
Cleaning Establishment at
924 Main Street.

One man, Joe Blank. was slightly
burned about the face and hands, and
damage amounting to about $500 oc-
CURED in fire that followed an ex-
plosion of gasoline in the rear of
Blanks cleaning establishment at
924 Main street at 1880 this morning,
The explosion occurred in shed at
the rear Of the building in which were
number OF cleaning machines and a
gasoline engine. Gasoline vapor from
one OF the machines, coming In con
tact with the flames under boiler.
are believed to have caused the ex-
plosion. Blank was standing at the
door when the explosion took place
and escaped without serious injury.
although his hair was singed and his
hands and face painfully burned. The
damage was confined chiefly to the
machines.