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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-07-17
BIG PROFITS OF GRIDlRoN
Football 10 Easily the Greatest Money
ostter Among all College
Sports

To any one who has seen even one
Of the minor fall contests upon tho
gridiron II will not be surprising 10
learn that football is the greatest
money.maker among all the college
sports. The profits In any other hcld
are comparatively negligible, and the
football surplus each year helps 10
make up some Of the deficit that ~
suits from maintaining Improbable
athletics. It is reported that Harvard :
receipts from football last year we're
;ilLs6i. OF which .7i.7l3 represented
clear profit, while Princeton received
t67.3l5 and achieved neat profit OF
i32.322. These are gains OF which
any professional athletic enterprise
might well feel proud. even In sea
son far less abbreviated than that In
which football has TO make its money
So Il Is scarcely surprising that tho
athletic authorities OF the colleges re-
GARD football as their most important
sport. but the game holds that pres
tiFe not merely because Of the iine
showing made BY It's financial balance
sheet. II seems rather that the large
income is to be attributed TO the
prestige OF college football as an eI'
elusive and unique game. i, occupies
field in which the undergraduates
have everything practically their own
way and are not yet disturbed BY pro
fesslonal competition. As a sport II
enjoys the especial distinction OF the
college stamp.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-07-17

A Polish couple came before a jus.
tice OF the peace to be married. The
young man handed him the marriage
license and the pair stood up before
him.
Join hands" said the Justice.
They did so aud the justice looked
at the document, which authorized
him to unite In matrlmony Zachare-
wlcI Perzynsh and Leokowards Jeu-
llnski
"Ahem" he said "zacha 'm-skl.
do you take this woman" etc.
Eyes. SIR" responded the young
man.
"Leo-h'm.h'm.ski. do you take this
man TO be-" etc.
Yes. slr." replied the woman.
"Then ! pronounce you man end
Wife said the justice. glad to md
something he could pronounce, "sni
heartily congratulate you both on
having reduced those two names TO
one"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-07-17

That must have been a dazed and
much.aggrieved skipper who brought
his windjammcr. King Alfred. into
Charlestown. Mass. Saturday, with
nitratcs from Peru which should have
gone to Charleston. s c. This shown
the value Of geography The blame
seems to lie with the shipping clerk
Who wrote Charlcsiown. q. s A. Hut
one OF our navy vessels only last year
had a similar miS-up and came near
making Tampico. Mexico, instead OF
calling at the Florida port Of the same
name.-sprinEfeld Republican.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-07-17

ny a vote Of 20 to 30 the London
county council decided that n the
three women hysicisns In the employ
Of the oouaoii fhoald marry they
would no lonser be eligible TO nelr
positions. Il was argued that a WON
an can not attend 10 her family du-
ties and public duties at the sane
time. Those who voted against die
qualifying married physicians pointed
out that many Of the most successful
women teachers are married.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-07-17

A Scottish woman who has Just
died len will In which she Instructed
the executor TO erect statues Of her
self. her parents. her brothers and
her alsters-twclve statues IN all
and 10 spend annually the tum Of
$40 900 upon the sane. Il is evident
that although she couldn't take Il
with her she vaa doing the bet she
could 10 extract value on earth.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-07-17

Judre-Yoa say you raw the pris.
oner strike the complainant, On what
proyoca,loni
wltness-why, he pulled out a roll
Of bills. your honor.
Judge-And you mean to say thd
prisoner struck him for that
Witneas-weIl he struck him for
pons u Y
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

$4s6.51s; 1913. $64s,52o; 1914. 1922.
953. The fiscal year ended June 80.
E. F. Bradford, general agent Of the
C. b & @. railroad company, fur
ntshes the following figures from the
loss and damage account OF that rail-
road for the last five fiscal years:
1910, S2.17S.9S: 1911. $1.163.748.6s;
1912, 31,10S, 2es.ss; 1918, 81, 1866, 659. 20.
1914, SLAB, $500. The fiscal year
ending June 80.
The foregoing figures will prove of
interest to readers because the two
railroads mentioned enter TINS city.
Besides these the figures given by
several other railroads may be of In
terest. The losses Of the New York
Central railroad for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1912. were given as
$1,OO2,992.57, an increase Of $281,000
over the previous year.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railroad company in its annual
statement for the year ending June
80 1914, gives its losses as $1,724.-
941.33.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
NURSES IN THE WAR.
What the Women are Doing.

The women OF the Red Cross are
nursing, cheering and comforting the
wounded or dying. The women OF
Europe not only wrap bandages and
scrape lint, but they tend the farms,
dig coal, carry burdens and do the
work OF the men now under arms.
Every male fighter, however brawny
and heroic, was born OF woman; the
high courage and hardihood that are
a nations strength are inherited from
the mother.
Young mothers who preserve the
charms Of face and figure in spite OF
an Increasing family and the care
OF growing children are always to
be envied. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-.
scription gives the strength and health
upon which happy motherhood de-
ponds. It practically does away with
the pains Of maternity. It enables tbs
mother to nourish the infant life de-
pending on her. and enjoy the hourly
happiness Of watching the develop
ment Of perfectly healthy child
Thousands Of women who are now
blessed with robust health cannot I'M
derstand why thousands Of other
women continue to worry and suffer
from ailments peculiar to women
when they can obtain for a trifling
sum DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, which will surely and quickly
Danish all pain, distress and misery
and restore the womanly functions
to perfect health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
LOSSES BY RAILROADS.

The fact that railroad companies
suffer great losses annually from
theft by the burglary Of freight cars,
not only by strange burglars and
thieves, but frequently by men in the
employ of the companies who have
for years been trusted employees, re-
ceieving good salaries, is probably
known by all persons, but the extent
of these losses is most astonishing.
While it is impossible to give specific
details, it Is of interest to get a gen.
eral idea of the losses that railroad
companies are forced to endure. In
their annual statements these losses
ARE entered under the heading Loss
and Damage Claims" says the Quin-
cy Herald.
Inquiry at the office Of George c.
Osborn. division freight and passen
/ ger agent CT the Wabash Railroad Co
brought out the following figures as
losses for the last five fiscal years
1910, So12,S92; 1911, s50S,592; 1912
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

police. Finch late yesterday entered
the bank, locked three employees In a
vault and turning to leave. encounter
ed opposition from Constable George
Bobring. Bobring not only relieved
his captive of the banks money but
also took S2.45 belonging to Finch.
Today Finch told the police his mind
was blank as to the robbery. His wife
corroborated him, asserting her his
band frequently acted queer" AMI
failed to remember his acts later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
aodx Not Identified.

MURPHYSBORO, ILL.,. Nov. :
The Investigation into the 0sa'n ! -,
unidentified woman whose booy ,Ida,
found weighted In the Big .s,st
river near here, was baked lals ssh,I
noon when the mother OF Mrs. n go
Reeves Mcdaniel, who disapp Il
after an association with mempe, .ns,
a Holy Roller curt, declared -,
viewing the exhumed body that =
not that Of her daughter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
Random Sketches
"ood Help us, Every One"

4 y
God bless US, everyone" when
aptly spoken. are very tender and
! comprehensive words, always bringing
memories OF the past and fond antici-
pations for the future. There clusters
about them sprigs OF holy, oftentimes
sprinkled with tears. Christmas Is
not far away and this Is brought to
mind by the departure Of the good
Christmas ship which left our shores
yesterday on its benefcent errand Of
mercy to the stricken and distressed
peoples OF European lands. The gifts
go as a blessing and q prayer, to feed
the hungry, to make glad the hearts
of thousands Of children, many OF
whom will be found homeless and
fatherless, and q message Of JOY and
peace.
This incident is reminder Of q
story read q long time ago:
Two painters were employed to
fresco the walls Of 9 magnificent
cathedral; both sood on a rough scat
folding constructed for the purpose,
some eighty feet from the floor. One
of them was So intent upon his work
that he became absorbed, and in ad-
miration stood on from the picture,
gazing at it with delight. Forgetting
where he was, he moved backward
slowly. surveying critically the work
of his pencil, until he had neared the
end of the plank upon which he stood.
At this critical moment his companion
turned suddenly, and, almost frozen
with horror, beheld his imminent
peril; another instant the enthusiast
would be precipitated upon the pave
ment beneath; II be spoke to him It
would be certain death-if he held his
peace, death was equally sure Sud
denly he regained his presence OF
mind, and Selling wet brush, flung
It against the wall, spattering the
beautiful picture with unsightly
blotches OF coloring. The painter few
forward, turned upon his friend with
fierce imprecations; hut startled at
his CHASTITY face, he listened to the re-
cital OF danger. looked suddenly over
the dread space below, and with tears
VI SIdtlIuuC, hlCpSScu 1iic he1ANA sAhSsS
saved him. So we sometimes get abb
sorbed in looking upon the pictures of
this world, and, in contemplating them
step backward, unconscious of our
peril. when the Almighty dashes out
the beautiful images. and we spring
forward to lament their destruction
into the outstretched arms Of mercy,
and are saved
This Is the fitting message sent by
President Wilson to the good ship on
Its departure:
my best wishes for a safe voyage.
May the good ship carry real comfort
and relief to the distressed and sui
fering."
And those are the sentiments OF
Keoknk people who contributed to
the cargo Of the good ship. and of the
people OF the entire country.
And this little incident OF great
ship blowing the broad ocean with
succor for the distressed of war-ridden
nations, neighbors of another hemis-
phere, absorbed in war, may prove
beautiful image, to lure the warriors
from the alluring attractions OF blooi
and war. into the arms Of mercy and
peace God help up. every one"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
GRATITUDE.

GRATITUDE.
DO you give thanks for this, or that?
No, God be thanked.
/ am not grateful
In that cold, calculating way, with
blessings ranked
AS one. two, three and four-that
would be hateful!
I only know that every day brings
My poor deserving;
! only feel that on the road OF life
true love
Is leading me along and never
swerving.
Whatever turn the path may take to
left or right
/ think it follows
The tracing Of wiser hand, through
dark and light,
Across the hills and in the shady
hollows.
Whatever gifts the hours bestow.
great or small,
! would not measure
AS worth a certain price in praise,
but take them all
And use them all, with heartfelt
pleasure.
For when we gladly eat our daily
bread we bless
The hand that feeds us;
And when we walk along LIES way
in cheerfulness,
Our very heartbeats praise the love
that leads US.
Henry Van Dyke in The Outlook.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

II bought box Of complexion cream and
used 1t but without effect. also bought
some -- and complexion cream but
with the same poor result. One day heard
Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and do
cided to give them trial. So got cake
Of Cuticura Soap and box Of Cuticura
Ointment, washed my face with the Soap
and applied tho Ointment and In two weeks
was completely WE'LL. (Signed) Chas. e.
McGinn, May 5, 1914.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

The New York Legal Aid society,
one Of the most beneficial helps for
the poor of the great city, has handled
during its existence 46O,s74 cases in
and out of court at a cost OF s547, 962,
an average cost Of s1.19 per case. Az
its name indicates, the society's OBJ
ject is to aid poor people who are
unable, owing to the cost, of going
into court to secure redress for
wrongs imposed on them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
Samples Free BY Mail

In the care OF baby's skin and hair. Cuti-
cura Soap is the mothers favorite- Not
only is 1t unrivaled in purity and refreshing
fragrance, but its gentle emollient proper
ties are usually sufficient tc allay minor irri-
tations, remove redness. roughness and
chafing. soothe sensitive conditions. and
promote skin and hair health generally.
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment arc
sold throughout the world. Liberal sample Of
each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Adj
dress postcard 'Cuticra. Dept. 7, Boston.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

writing and use OF the English Ian
guage while securing working know
ledge OF bookkeeping and business
methods should call at the Y. NJ. G. A.
now and make arrangements to enter
the classes ON Nov. 80. A. S. Gill,
commercial teacher in the local high
school will have charge OF this work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
How Very Convenient.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Ser,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 14.-George w.
Finch, who chose Friday the thir.
teenth as the day upon which to rob
the Gravois bank, near here, and
who was over-powered, disarmed AMI
arrested by constable before he ha !
an opportunity to leave the bank with
$500 lie had taken, doesn't remem-
Der the incident today. according to
his attitude when examined by the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

Merchants who keep the public
most closely informed about their
store news reap the largest business.
Publicity is essential to commercial
success. In some form or other every
business that brought rich returns
for the proprietor was extensively
and persistently advertised. The his
tory of business successes show It,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

Guns that automatically load them
selves with actylene gas and dis.
charge themselves to sound fog sig.
nails have been invented by Scotch.
man, the mechanism being set in op-
Grafton by wireless waves from a
central station.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
IMPORTANT SPECIAL OFFER
TO READERS OF THIS PAPER

Any person desiring copy of The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser before the edition is exhausted
should send this notice together with
20 cents in stamps to DR.. Pierce. In
yalids' Hotel, Buffalo, n. Y, and a
copy will be sent by return mail, all
charges prepaid
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

Some sad-eyed crooks pretending
to be famished exiles from the war
zone have unloaded on New York
jewelers. sample bricks of platinum
which proved to be plain tin. Bogus
trick artists need not go outside Of
the metropolis for business.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

Elizabeth, N. j., has garnered some
municipal wisdom from its $50 years
experience. Adjoining villages, which
call for its fire department, are re
quired to pay $50 an hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

George R. Howe of Norway, Me-, IS
planning to build on a hill in that
town a fireproof house, entirely Of
artificial stone, steel and glass. The
floors and stairways will be Of solid
glass, while electricity will be used
to great extent to eliminate the
possibility of fire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15

burned 20 badly that ! mad
to scratch them and that
only made them worse.
About . week later my face
was 80 badly covered with
pinples and blackheods
that l was ashamed. My.
complexion wasruined. The
pimples would sometimes
bleed and Tester.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
HoODOO SOCIAL
AND OTHER ITEMS
AZ tho Y. m. c. A.-The Sunday After
noon Meeting TO be Addressed
BY President Hoover.

The hoodoo social at the T. NJ. G. A.
Friday night, the thirteenth who's
afraid?) was an unusually pleasant
event.
How beat our hearts, big with
tumultuous Joy" seemed to be upper
most in the minds and action of all
who participated in the lively scenes.
There was number from the Y. W
c. A., and the various young peoples
societies Of the city present to enjoy
the first notable social affair OF the
association this year.
After the big basketball game, a.
tended by about one hundred and fifty
people, was over, the crowd assembled
The boys were lined up on one side
of the room and the girls on the 9TH
err; then the fellows In gallant march
began at one end OF the hall and gave
the girls the mysterious association
grip. Following this interesting cere-
mony, cards were given out to both
boys and girls, in duplicate, which
they were required to match. AS soon
as they were matched, they were divid
asked to put on some stunt" for the
entertainment Of all the guests. There
were many other features presented
giving lively pleasure and adding
much to the interest to the occasion.
The boys orchestra of Keokuk fur
nished music for the evening and ad-
ded much to the attractiveness OF the
event.
After the program Of amusemen.s
had been concluded, the refreshment
committee served cocoa and waters.
The association extends thanks to
the committee, the boys orchestra and
all others who contributed to the
pleasures and entoyments Of the
evening.
The Y. NJ c. A. social committee
plans to cooperate with the social
committee OF the Y. w. c. A., to have
one big social event for the enjoy
ment of the young people OF the city,
to be given once each month. The
initial event Friday night was splen-
did beginning to the popularity of
such events, and the second gathering
is sure to be attended by an increased
number Of guests.
Sunday Afternoon.
Rev. H. D. Hoover. president OF
Carthage, ILL.,, college will he the
speaker at the Sunday afternoon meet
ing to be held at the auditorium at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon. His sub
ject will be "The Three Sides Of the
Whole" A large number Of men were
in attendance last Sunday to hear
Secretary Parsons and it is hoped that
there will be good attendance TO
welcome President Hoover. He is an
interesting and entertaining speaker
and Will no doubt present an Inspiring
and helpful message. You might come
and bring friend. You will receive
entertainment and instruction. You
will be cordially welcomed
| CARTHAGE Hiker4
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
Carthage Hikers,

C. c. Harado, director OF the Y. NJ.
C. A, of Carthage, was in the city
yesterday with crowd of ten boys.
They were bicycle mixers, who took
and after a time spent socially with
local Y. NJ. c. A. boys, mounted tha'-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
COMPLEX|ON RUINED.
BY P|MP[ES
ltched and Burned Badly. Also Had
BIackheads. Used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. In Two Weeks
Completely Well.

724 e. N. Ave-. Olney. M.-"when my
trouble first began ! noticed little pimples
coming on my face. They itched and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
A New Feature.
IContributed.1

A number Of young men In keokuk
have said that they would like to take
up the study Of subjects that would
promote their interests socially and IN
business way In view of this need,
the Y. NJ. c. A. will organize classes
in business methods and bookke eping.
and in penmanship, spelling, grammar
and arithmetic
The subject Of checks" will be con-
sideref in the first lesson Of the bust
ness methods class. Among other
points, these questions will be dis
cussed and answered:
What Is the safest way to write
checks? Is a pencil written check
valid7 How would you write check
for 90 cents? Is 1t important that
the stub of the check should be writ
ten up first? What is meant by an
Endorsement? Name two kinds of IN
dorsement and tell the effect OF each.
II you receive a check on which your
name Is mis-speIled or there is an
error in one OF the initials, how would
1 you indorse the check? Can you an
swer the above questions?
The classes will meet for the first
time on Monday evening. Nov 30.
Young men who wish to improve then