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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-15
BASEBALL. SCRIBES TO
MEET AT WATERLOO
Sport Writers OF, c. A. Beat VIII Hold
Annual Session When League
Moguls Meet.

The baseball writer's association of
the Central association will hold their
annual meeting at Waterloo January
10 at the time Of the meeting of the
G. A. moguls. NJ. r. Justice, president
of the c. A., said this morning that
the league would pay the travelling ex-
penses of all the scribes. provided
they held their meeting.
The sport writer's organized in Bur-
lington at the time Of the annual
meeting last year. practically all the
papers on the circuit being represent
ed at the session. Mr.. Justice said to-
day that as a result of this organiza-
ton there has been less dissension be-
tween the cities of the league AMI
that in his opinion the c. A. had great
ly benefited by the organization.
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CITY NEWS.
Try Ludwig fer better shoes.
cookies Schouten's.

Christmas cookies Schoutens.
A marriage license has been Is
sued to j. r. Roberts Jr., 26 and Miss
Edna b. Ncelke, 25, both of Keokuk.
Christmas NAPKINS &c doz. Holly
stationery 25c and soc at Golfers.
Store open evening until Christ
mas. Fl. S. Mills, jeweler. 504 Main.
Postmaster F.. P. McManus adj
dressed the pupils of Garfield school
this afternoon on the workings OF the
parcel post.
Bathroom mirrors, medicine cabi-
nets, towel bars and other bath room
fixtures.-King Plumbing Co.
-Ludwig's shoes make good Christ
mas presents. 1904 Main street.
A nine pound son was born last
night to Mr. ard Mrs. Ray e. CARR
son of Sioux City, former Keokuk
people.
Ludwig can supply you in shoes
of all kinds. He has pretty Christ,
mas line. 1904 Main.
Reading lamps Of every style and
color at lowest prices. King Plumb
ing Co.
Quincy Journal: A H. Bitman,
contractor on the wiring for power
for the Marion county drainage dis
trict, today notified the Mississippi
River Power company to turn on the
electric current at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. This will be the first op'
portunity of testing the pumps and it
is thought the entire plant will be In
operation by tomorrow noon.
Santa Claus cookies sprngerle
and iced happy family for Christmas.
Made by us. Schouten's bakery,
king Plumbing Co. open every
evening.
determinations under the compul-
sory education act were today filed in
the superior court against Christina
Chskine and Charles Bates. colored.
The former was charged with neglect
to send two Of her sons, Frank and
Leroy to school for period Of two
weeks. The latter was charged with
failure to send his two sons, Charles
and Merle, to school for a period of
four days.
Dry battery lamps-all complete.
81 .5C-See King.
H. z. Watts. assistant general
freight agent of the Wabash, was In
the city today. Mr.. Watts was here
on some business in connection with
the Wabash. He was a caller during
the day at the Industrial association.
The best electric toaster on the
market for s225 while they last
King Plumbing Co.
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HOSPITAL PLANS
DISCUSSED TODAY
Board Of Supervisors Meet with Y. \.
A. Representatives at Y. w.
C A. This Morning.

A conference was held this morn
ing at the Y. w. c. A., between the
hoard of supervisors of the county
and the representatives of the Visit
ing Nurse association, and the health
and hygiene committee of the Indus
trial association. The conference was
in regard to proposed tuberculosis
hospital.
Present at the conference were
Mrs c. NJ. Rich, Mrs. J. j Ayres,
Miss Habenicht, superintendent OF
nurses, DR.. Frank NJ. Fuller, chair
man health and hygiene committee OF
The Industrial association, and the
three supervisors. Young, Hosier and
scheffler.
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; HAVE YOU GIVEN
; TO CHRISTMAS FUND?

= Contributions to the commun .
= ity Christmas fund: =
. Eugene S. Baker ........ 20. 90 =
. United Presbyterian S. s.. 500 .
. Mrs. John Collier. 200 .
. Money may be left at The Gate .
. City office and the Constitution =
= Democrat office. .
. Money is needed to help bring =
. real Christmas to some poor =
. boy or girl who otherwise would =
= not have anything but an empty =
. stocking and heart ache. =
. Contributions are wanted q
= now. Keokuk people have ais
. ways been generous, They have Z
. been generous to the women and Z
= children Of Belgium. Can they =
= afford to be less generous with =
= their own people, their own .
= neighbors? Z
= The Babe Of bethlehem whose =
= birthday we commemorate in ten 9
= days, in after years said, 'Tnas- =
= much as we do it unto the least =
. Of these. Z
= Goodfellows and goodmis- =
= tresses, will you heed the call? =
= 1t is for the least of these-the =
= children. =
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DANCING Class Party.

Miss Harris will give her annual
Christmas party in the ball room OF
the Masonic building on Saturday
afternoon to the little folks Of her
dancing school.
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ENGINEERS MOVING
TO NEW BUILDING
Office Of Government Engineers To-
day Moved to New Building
on Dry Dock Plaza.

The Offices of the government en-
gineers are today being moved from
the old quarters on the levee to the
new government engineers office
building on the plaza of the dry dock.
The new office building has just been
completed. 1t is a handsome two
story brick structure and is situated
at the lower end of the dry dock
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PERSONALS.

Miss nellie Harris goes each week
to Hannibal, where she has dancing
class of seventy-five pupils
Mrs. C. H. Cook and daughter
Miriam of Salem, spent yesterday and
TODAY in Keokuk with relatives.
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klatter kIub Meeting.

Miss Emma Clefford entertained the
young women of the Klatter Klub last
night at her home on Reid street. The
house was attractively decorated in
holly and in the dining room where a
three course supper was served white
chrysantbcmums were used in deco
ration. This is the last meeting Of
the club until January
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unnrohtabIe.

Vermillion Republican: Dick Rich
ards is wondering why he spent so
much time, money and energy. He
eees nothing in the returns warrant
Mg the large Investment
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Bachelor Girls Club Last Night.
The Bachelor Girls club was enter
tanned last night by Miss Anna Con-
nelly at her home 924 Bank street
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plaza. The other government build
ings on the plaza already have been
completed The machine shop, the
only other one of the buildings con-
structed of brick, has been occupied
for number Of weeks
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Y. M. L. A. TENS
University Mandolin Club.


1t seems from letters received in
advance that the University of Hi
nois Mandolin club is meeting with
gratifying success at the cities and
towns visited along the line en- route
to Keokuk where they will appear
very soon.
Boys Cabinet.
There was meeting of the boys
cabinet in preparation for the boys
banquet to be held Friday night. De-
cember is.
n. 8. Bible Glass.
There were eighteen members pres
ent at the high school Bible class, the
meeting OF which was held last night
and a gratifying interest was shown
in the study.
Paxius Club.
The Paxius club met last night and
there was a good attendance.
Arranging for Christmas.
The social committee met last night
arranging for coming holiday events
and the Christmas festivities gener-
ally.
Tonight the second round OF the
Commercial basketball league opens
at the Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium at $40.
Referee, Charles King.
VS. The first game will be between Keo-
& kuk Electric company and c., B. q
Q. On account OF the c., B. & O. team
losing two OF their men. it is gener-
ally agreed by the contending cap
tains Of the teams in the league to
allow them drafted player. and this
will be Kari Klann, one of the senior
gym men,
The second game will be between
the two teams who stood at the head
so long-Irwin-Philli and Purity
Oats Both teams have been saving
up their pep" for this hard battle.
and there is no doubt that those who
see this game will see by far the fast
est game in the schedule so far.
The Irwin-Phillips and Purity Oats
lineup will remain the same as usual.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-15
TAKES RUNAWAY BOY
BACK TO HIS HOME
Paul Eugene Young. II Year Old Wan
derer, Will be Returned to His
Mother In kirksville.

Mrs. John d. Young of Fl. Madison,
arrived here this afternoon and took
back to FIT. Madison with her Paul
Eugene Young. IL year old boy who
ran away from home Friday and who
was found here yesterday by the po-
lice. Mrs. Young. who is the boys
step mother, said' she intended to
send the boy to his own mother, who
Ewes in Kirksville. within a few days.
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Names of Honorable Origin.

The surname Mouse denoted at first
man of great courage. while MIR.
RAFT got his name from the fact that
the first bearer of the name was
wise person, who gave counsel TO
the king.
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ment is so radically different from his
own as to make him despair as to
the wisdom of the masses?
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Post Election Ressimism.

Fremont Tribune: What man IS
there who doesn't often find out at
election time that the popular judg-
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WANTED

FOR RENT-Seven room house at
1916 Bank, good condition, good els
tern, s11.0O per month. Phone 2301-
n,-5.
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81. peters caIendar society.

The Calendar society of ST. Peters
church entertained a large company OF
friends at their hall this afternoon and
will entertain again this evening. Mrs
John Crotty, Miss Mary Ganley, Mrs.
Kate Hassett and Mrs. Henry Welsh
comprised the committee in charge.
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MONEY TO LOAN in sums OF three
hundred dollars and UP on good
farm security in Lee county, Iowa.
and Clark county, Mo. For partfcu-
lars address Security Farm Loan Co.
1912 Exchange street. Keokuk, Ia
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SPEAKING Of Hard Luck.

SPedNfHy OF f1dIu |s''
Kansas City Times: Next to the
Feleians. wouldn't you say that the
Turks had run into the toughest luck
of tough luck year?
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FOR SALE-Numerous good used
organs and one good used square
piano. Very easy terms. Duncan
SchelI Furniture Co.
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q a5' VAIL l{a1TYyI
SlzI''S''-=a1

The Orchard Lands Of Long Ago.
The orchard lands of long ago!
o drowsy winds, awake and blow
The snowy blossoms back to me,
And all the buds that use to be
Blow back along the grassy ways
OF truant feet, and life the haze
OF happy summer from the trees
That trail their tresses in the seas
or grain that float and overflow
The orchardtlands Of Long Ago.
Blow back the melody that slips
In lazy laughter from the lips
That marvel much If any KISS
Is sweeter than the apples Is.
Blow back the twitter of the birds
The lisp, the litter and the words
or merriment that found the shine
OF summer time a glorious WING
That drenched the leaves that loved
1t so
In orchard-lands of Long Ago!
Or memory, alieht and sing
Where rosy-bellied pipp.ns cling,
And golden russ.etts CLINT and CLEAN
AS in the old Arabian dream
The fruits of that enchanted tree
The Glad Aladdin robbed for me!
And. drowsy winds, awake and fan
My blood as when it overran
A heart ripe as the apples grow
In orchard-lands of Long Ago.
James Whitcomb Riley.
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LOST-Old fashioned gold brooch,
coral rose in center, three pearls
each side. Finder please telephone
Red lis. Reward
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To cive Dickens Program.

On Monday evening, Dec. q, the
Students Auxiliary of the Monday
Music club will present Dicl-ens'
Christmas Carol" 1t is a worthy
undertaking and an attractive one as
well as instructive and profitable for
the young people. The participants
in the play and on the program are
members of the auxiliary exclusively
Ali members of the Monday Music
club are urged to, be present, the
young people are putting great
amount Of work into the program and
should be encouraged for their efforts.
The work of the auxiliary is under
the direct supervision of the advisory
committee: Mrs. Leonard Matless,
Miss Eleanor Hughes and Miss Caro-
line Baldwin. Later in the week
full account of the entertainment VIII
be published, containing complete hst
of names in the cast. All members
and friends of the auxiliary and Mon
day Music club are anticipating the
event with great interest and pleasure.
Shower for Holiday Brides.
A miscellaneous shower for Miss
Alma Spring and Miss Amy Richtman,
both of this city. who are to be MAJ
ried during the, Holidays, was given
last night at the home of Miss Ida
tEgley, s13 Orleans avenue, by a large
number of the girl friends Of the two
young ladies'. Miss Spring IS to be
married to Mr.. Hurley Mertz and
Miss Richtman to Mr.. Louis Hawkins,
. both of Kansas City, Mo. double
wedding ceremony will be performed.
The two young ladies received many
valuable and useful presents at the
shower last evening and received
many warm CONGRATULATIONS. They
are both very popular and well known
in Keokuk
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NJNn7OO LNVM 3HL
sTRAYED.

sTRAYED OR sToLEN-Dec. 18th,
bay mare, bob tail, six years old.
1914 hands high. PAGER; reward. S.
3. Cameron, Kahoka, Mo.
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II North Twelfth street. Inquire on
premises or phone 1854.
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Il. 8. Bible Glass.

There were eighteen members pres
ent at the high school Bible class, the
meeting OF which was held last night
and a gratifying interest was shown
in the study.
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FOR SALE

FOR Substantially new small
Victor monograph, reasonable. Call
between and at 300 N. Eleventh
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LOST

LOsT-Purse containing money, be-
tween Y. w. G. A and Sullivan &
Auwerda's. Return to this office.
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Paxius Club.

The Paxius club met last night and
there was a good attendance.
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FOR SALE-Good fresh mich COW
with calf. Raymond Seabold, R. l.
Keokuk. Phone 2211-F-13.
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Ordinations to the Priesth God. .


Revs. Peter E. Hoey, c. s. p, Of
New York, and Joseph Morris, G. S. P,
of Atlanta, Ca, who for the past six
years have been students at the Paul.
ist Novitiate, on the grounds of the
Catholic University of America, we're
solemnly received into the Paulist
Community, Thursday evening, De-
cember 18th, by Very Rev. John j.
Hughes, s. c. p, Superior General of
the Paulist Order. Father Hughes re-
sides in New York City, which is the
Mother House of the Society of Saint
Paul the Apostle, and came on to
Washington especially to receive these
two new members into the Community.
On Wednesday morning at o'clock,
in the chapel of Divinity Hall, Catholic
University, Rt. Rev. Bishop Shahan, D.
D., conferred on the two new Paulists
the Sub-diaconate, and on Thursday
morning they were ordained deacons.
At the close of the school year, they
will both be elevated to the Holy
Priesthood. The following Paulist
students received minor orders:
James Noon, of Providence, R. l., Will
lam Cohalan, of Boston, Mass; Jo
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which is to be seen painting of "The
Alteration Of the Magi." Two stair.
ways lead back from the crypt to the
church. The grotto is curtained with
tapestry, and to the left is a bench Gas
in Bethlehem) near which the Turkish
sentinel stands. The rear wall is COW
cred with painting of the angels ap-
pearing to the shepherds and announc-
ing to them the birth of Christ.
Arrived in the grotto, the celebrant
first lays the figure of the Holy Child
on the place of the Nativity, and the
Deacon of the Midnight Mass again
sings the Gospel. This life-size image
of the Child of Bethlehem is excep-
tionally beautiful, having been carved
entirely of wood in Barcelona, Spain,
after which it was sent to Bethlehem,
where it touched the spot of Our Lords
birth. At the words "And she brought
forth her first born son, and wrapped
him in swaddling clothes and laid Him
in manger," the figure is carried
thence to the place of the manger.
The Gospel is then continued, and
being ended, the procession returns to
the upper church singing the "Te
Deum." The statue is left in the man
ger exposed to the veneration Of the
faithful, and the celebrant remains in
the grotto and celebrates his second
and third masses, at the altar of the
Nativity.
The Grotto Of the Nativity in Beth.
lehem is cut out of a very soft lime.
stone rock. Originally it was fairly
spacious formed of several recesses,
and must have been above ground.
Since the building of the church, how.
ever, the grotto itself, where the sub
lime mysteries took place, has been
transformed into crypt, and the nat
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4 GR0HO Of iE5'%|!y s: !!y !! J..
Famous Grotto Reproduced in Every Detail in Memo.
of Holy Land of Franciscan Monastery. Church Com.
Four Principal Shrnes. Thousands visit Church
Christmas Eve

With the approach of Christmas, one
Of the greatest festivals observed by
the Christian world, countless cribs
and hangers, stables and grottoes, are
built to bring home the great truth of
mans redemption more strikingly to
the minds and hearts of the faithful,
but it is in the capital of the nation,
the most beautiful city in the New
World, that the Grotto Of Bethlehem
has been reproduced in it's every de-
tail, as it is far away in the lowly city,
among the barren hills of Judea.
This grotto is situated in the Memor-
ial Church of the Holy Land of the
Franciscan Monastery, known as
Mount Saint Sepulchre, which is built
on a hill, overlooking the Catholic Uni
versity of America, and is probably
the only one of its kind in this country.
The church itself contains four prin-
cipal shrines, which are connected
with the four great events of Our
Lords life, and among them the Grot-
to of Bethlehem is an exact reproduc.
tion of the one in the Holy Land.
On Christmas eve, great throngs of
the faithful, from far and near, and
hundreds of none Catholics, wend their
way to Mount Saint Sepulchre, to wit
ness the imposing ceremonies of the
midnight service gone through as they
are in the "villa Of Christ" as Saint
Jerome styles the native city of Jesus.
The community retire early (about
8 o'clock) on this exceptional occa.
sion, and at 10:30, the soft tones OF
the bell are heard summoning the
friars to the sacristy. When the hands
Of the clock point to II, they enter
the church and chant the solemn Ma
Tins of the Nativity. At midnight
when the monastery bells peal Out
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ural ceiling, because of it's fragile char.
acter, has had to give place to a vault
ed roof of masonry. Gloomy in itself,
this crypt is lighted by So lamps, of
which 10 belong to the Latins. The
shape is almost rectangular, and the
ground and walls are panelled with
fine slabs of marble. At the eastern
end of the grotto, between the two
flights of stairs which converge to it,
is the rounded niche, the upper part
still bearing traces of the mosaic,
which represents the birth of Christ,
with a legend in Latin. The floor is
cased with white marble, where, fitted
into the paving, shines the silver star,
and surrounding it are the words: Hic
de Virgine Maria, Jesus Christus Ma
tus Est Round the star burn day
and night Is lamps, of which four be-
long to- the Latins, five to the Armeni-
ans and six to the Greeks. About four
steps from there is the place of the
manger, which is an excavation in the
rock, covered with marble. The wood
en- crib, plated over with silver, of
which the pilgrims of olden times
speak, has been preserved in an altar
since the 18th century, in the basilica
of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
Tho the Very Rev. Godfrey Schill-
ing could not transfer the peculiar
sanctity of Bethlehem itself to the
grotto of his imposing monastery, he
has succeeded to notable degree in
reproducing both the external fea-
lures and the interior spirit of Christ
mas celebration in the "City of Bread"
The simple, eloquent, realistic cere-
monies, the monastic chant, the solemn
hour, the sacred place concur to this
effect. The twenty centuries roll
back; vanish the leagues of interven-
ing space. The worshipers kneel in
spirit by Joseph and the shepherds, as
they adore their King and Saviour
asleep in His Mothers arms, and from
their hearts ascends the song:
o little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie,
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The Silent stars go by.
But in thy dark street shineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in Thee tonight.
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During this season the thoughts of
Irish eXiles are transported on wings
over space to wander in fancy's realm
through so many loved scenes in the
dear old land, that, no matter how
long since we have left it, still re-
mains bright particular star in the
armament of our memories. What a
host of fond recollections are aroused
at Christmas time, and what intense
longing-momentarily. thank fortune
to go back Immediately and renew ac-
quaintances with the dear associations
of our youth.
Every Irish exile will agree that Ire
land is so delightful at all seasons that
it is hard to make choice or compari-
son. The spring with it's soft, alluring
promise of better things to come; sum-
mer, which was ushered in by Mary's
joyous month, May, with all its de-
lightful magic and its harmless little
superstitions which came down from
the time of the Druids. Who of us
but will remember still with a thrill
of awe May eve" in the old land? The
COWS were let out to pasture for the
first time since the winter came, still
they had to be guarded from unknown
perils, and how, to our vivid imagina.
tion, every little happening on that
mysterious evening was magnifed a
thousandfold! But with the coming
of MAY day" all our terrors of un.
known dangers, leprechauns, phookas
and the like, fled as If by magic. That
morning the little girls proudly donned
white ruff around their necks, tied
with blue ribbon, for was not this
Mary's month and they always wore
this little badge Of blue and white in