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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07
WE LIVE IN HOPE.

An esteemed contemporary maya
zine devotes nine columns to an
article entitled 1.-THE Failure Of Free
Love" Why don't some widaawake
sheet run articles on the following,
says Golfers:
The Failure Of Vitrol as Lotion.
The Failure OF Fire as Refriger
ating Agent
The Failure Of Whisky in the Nurs
cry.
The Failure OF Fasting in the
Boarding School.
The Failure Of the Banana Crop in
Labrador.
The Failure of the Ice Crop on the
Chagres River.
The Failurs of the Tango in
Church.
The Failure of Tammany as an up
lift
The Failure of Jack Johnson in
W. c. A. Work.
The Failure of Colorado's Coast De
Tense.
This would make a snappy little
series. May We have a marked copy
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rHE HAUNTED SWING.

THE HAUNTED SWING.
rha 1,ttle rope-swing meath the ma
pie bough
Moves forward and back as OF old;
but now
The babe who swung when the days
were warm
4 Lies quiet within where there is nc
storm,
she lies too still. in the perfumed
place,
with smile too changeless on her
face.
And the wax-white rosebuds whiting
Than ner motionless hands are far
less fair.
The wind keeps swaying the hempen
swing
And coaxing: "Baby, come romp and
sing!"
For the wind is stupid and cannot
know
Babes must not sing and swing in the
snow;
And the wind is blind, so he cannot
see
The shinmering, sheltering shroud;
and he
Is deaf, and cannot hear our cries
or the drip, of tears from our parents
eyes.
The voice of the wind has lost its
grief
AS though his longing had found re
lief
The little rope-swing more rhythmical-
ly
Goes back and forth meath the maple
tree.
Do hear-or merely believe do
Mid the winds soft grooming the
baby's COO
Who knows but her snow-white baby's
Is swinging out there by the maple
bole.
Strickland Gillian, in Woman's
World for June.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07

County Clerk Frank Thornber OF Car
thage, were Nauvoo visitors for
few hours last Tuesday.
Editor Mike Baumert of the Nauvoo
independent, attended the M. w. A.
convention in Rock Island, couple
of days during the week.
Rev. Inman and wife attended
ministerial meeting of tho Methodist
church in Monmouth during this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Lowitz and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Lowitz OF keokuk,
came up from Keokuk to visit our
beautiful city last Sunday.
Mrs. Selwyn WylesA has returned
from her Chicago visit. The lady was
accompanied home by her daughter,
Mrs. ]. E. Reader and grandson, who
will remain here for months visit
under the parental roof
It is all very well for civic spirited
people to build big power dams, but
isn't it too bad to- steer the lads
Always from the old swimming hole
the Mississippi river at Nauvoo, where
now the deep and treacherous Lake
Cooler is formed and where they
have been wont for generations to
paddle a. will, slide down slippery
banks. jump of the spring-board and
tie the clothes OF each other in double
bow knots? Good-by, old swimming
| hole.
| MISS Reulah Austin OF Lomax, ILL.,.
while ironing with an electric tool,
came near being burned to death.
caused by a flash of fire igniting her
clothing. With rare presence Of mind
she smothered the flames by rolling
on the floor and calling for assistance.
The lady is sister OF Wilburt Austin,
a Nauvoo barber.
A hail and wind storm passed over
Nauvoo and vicinity last Sunday even
ing and night, which did little dam
age in this city, but in the country
adjoining. numerous window lights
were broken, barns damaged and
shower of frozen rain for a short
duration and some hail fell as large
as good sized walnuts.
Many Of our ladies are busy al
lhousecleaning and it is well that
Nauvoo has now two restaurants.
1 1t is said that one Of Nauvoo's old
residents tell that the first friction
matches seen by him was in the yeaI
1872 They sold at 25 cents boz
and the box was small at that. PEG
iple used to buy them and light them
at the store just for the fun OF It
Prior to tina. time, pipes and fires
were lighted by the old fint-friction
method. When the matches first ar.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07

Read the want column.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07

mako the spots worse and made some new
spots. The trouble caused loss OF sleep.
My hands cost my father fortune.
II used remedies for three and one-haH
years but they made me worse. l used
-, which helped little bit. but IN
day or two It got worse: also --. Later
on 1 heard Of Cuticura Soap and Ointmens.
I used Cuticrrn Soap and Ointment Two
times q day. In the morning and at night
before going to sleep. Cuticura Soap ana
Ointment afforded relief in one or two weeks.
and It only took two months before tho
cure was complete (signeO Clement
Levinson. Nov. %. 1912.
Although tho Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment are most successful in the treatment OF
affections OF the slin. scalp. hair and hands.
they are also most valuable for everyday use
in the toilet. bath and nursery, because they
promote and maintain the health OF the skin
and hair from infancy to ago. Sold every
where. Liberal sample Of each mailed free.
with 32-p. Skin Book. Address postcard
"Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston.
1rMen who shave and shampoo with Gu
tic,,ra Soap will find it best for skin and scalp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07
Ointon's Storage
1inton's Transfer

Merchandise, Machinery, Furniture,
Stoves, Musleai Instruments. pictures
and everything In the storage Line.
larus. clean, safe warehouse. Prices
Reasonable, Including insurance.
fRANeFER LINE IN CONNECTION.
ptncs s2s Biendeau. Both phones 10.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07
Between WOnaen's
Health or SUFFERING

The main reason why so many
women suffer greatly at times
is because Of a rundown con-
dition. Debility, poor circula-
ton show in headaches, Ian
guor, nervousness and worry.
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Make Al!
The Difference

Sold evcrywhc-c. in boxes, I6c., &c.
Women viii find the directions with every bos
very valuable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07

grape shipping firm will have no trou-
BILE jim securing female help to harvest
their crop this coming fall, for their
vineyards are becoming the match
making paradise. Girls. apply early
for the positions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07
BElE:CHAM'S
PILLS

Gina Largest Sale Of AIRY Bodssa.s h he WsssD
are the safest, surest, most
convenient and most economi-
cal remedy. They clear the
system of poisons, purify the
blood, relieve suffering and
ensure such good health and
strength that all the bodily
organs work naturally andprop-
erly. In actions, feelings and
looks, thousands Of women have
proved that Beecham's Pills
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Cure for s.oma eh disorders.

C0Fe TOT St0mdcH OISUtoeFS'
Disorders OF the stomach may be
avoided by the use Of Chamberlain
Tablets. Many very remarkable
cures have been effected by these
tablets. Sold by all dealers. Adver-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07

little spots coming OUT on
my hands. A week later l
saw that the spots began
opening and In their places
came deep holes. Later 1t
took the form Of some red
little spots. Those spots
itched me terribly and every
night when I was asleep !
.lvavs used to scratch and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07
ECZEMA ITCHED
TERRIBLY ON HANDS
White Lille Spots. Scratching
Made Them Worse. Cutlcura
Soap and Ointment Cured.

1851 Marion Place. Chicago. III
had eczema for four or five years. one day
4 came into the house and saw some white
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
BRITISH MEDALS OF HONOR
Coveted Decorations Awarded for Ex-
ceptionaIIy Meritorious Work in
Military Service.

We are so frequently confronted in
the newspapers at the present time
with General So-and-So, V. c., or ID.
S. O., or other cryptic combination of
letters following the name, that it
may be of interest to have the key to
some of the riddles. In the English
army there are three principal dec
orations. The foremost and most COW
eted is the V. G. (Victoria Crosse,
which either officers or men can at
tain by deed Of undaunted gallantry
or heroism. The D. S. o. Distin-
guished Service ORDER is a distinc-
ton conferred on commissioned Off
GERS who have been mentioned in dis
patches for especially meritorious
service in the field before the enemy
The D. c. M, or Distinguished Con-
duct Medal, we hear less of, as it is
a decoration awarded more to the non
commissioned ranks. AS in the case
of the ID. S. o., it is given for personal
distinction on the fighting line
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
l2ayIlg5 s soR NFa Ae che kSIv3
LAUGHTER WILL COME BACK
World Is Not Always to Stagger Un
der the Overwhelming Desc
tation of the War.

Some people wonder why theaters
are running during the awful world
tragedy which is being enacted in Eu
rope. The reason why they ought to
run is well stated by John Palmer in
the Saturday Review:
Let the theater still exist to re-
mind us that the war will pass; that
laughter will come back 90 the world;
that art will one day be restored;
that we shall not always stand at the
edge of ruin; that it is not nee
essary to dwell forever with grave
faces, self-consciously in the shadow
of distress. Thereby we shall help to
keep our country in sane mind and
good heart in these coming days and
destroy in its cradle the infant as
sumption of our entertainers that one
theme alone is able at this time to
possess US.
This war will never, so long as it
lasts, be in a less degre the command
ing fact of our lives. But we need
not, therefore, act like stunned crea-
lures and play continually with one
fixed idea. We have to keep our sense
of proportion. We must hold on to
our humor and keep it bright; and
the theater is going to continue, must
help us in this
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Driest Spots in America.

According to the weather bureau
returns one of the driest spots in the
United States is in the Fresno district
of California. They have had only "a
per cent of the normal rainfall since
March l. The west coast generally
has been short of precipitation. An
other dry district centers in ST. Louis.
which has only 80 per cent of normal
rainfall. The Ohio valley has had
from half to two-thirds of the usual
quota, and there are some very dry
spots in the Southwest and the South
east that have not yet been cleared
up. But generally the country is fair
ly well supplied with moisture for the
late summer season Streams are
fairly full and reservoirs are not low
as rule. The distribution is uneven.
however, Fort Worth, Texas, has 1914
per cent of normal, and Fort Smith,
Ark, only as per cent. Some portions
of Kansas have had three weeks of
100 per cent weather, practically ar
resting vegetable growth aid cutting
off the corn crop for anything else but
fodder.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1914.

Astrologers read this as an unim-
portant day, but the influences are
generally good The Sun and Venus
are both in benefic aspect
1t is an suspicious time for confer
ences and for making plans that con-
Germ important undertakings.
Rulers should benefit by the config-
uration which is believed to be conduc-
i've to broader sympathies and kindlier
motives. Kings and princes will suf-
fer from illnesses. wounds and be-
reavements, the stars indicate, and
will recognize the democracy of grief.
The death of a royal parsonage, who
has brought upon his head the hate of
nations, is prophesied. That he will
die from blow or disease which at
fects the brain is predicted.
This day should be most suspicious
for ministers and all who desire to
benefit humanity. New work in which
Protestants and Jews will join togeth-
er is prognosticated.
There is a sign interpreted as indi-
cative of Slavic dominion over a great
part of Europe and eventual trouble
with the allies of the car.
Danger of pestilence is foreshad
owed and New York is daily warned
to safeguard it's ports. A strange dis
ease which affects the nerves is also
prognosticated.
On this day the omens for love af-
fairs and romances of every sort are
good.
Scandal at Washington is predicted
Sensational disclosures that will dis
turb department in the government
are foretold.
Educational affairs should occupy
unusual attention, if the astrologers
read the stars Alright The colleges
will prosper greatly and will achieve
a new status through cooperation in
state affairs, the planets announce
Persons whose birthdate it is have a
lucky omen Financial affairs should
prosper. Those who are employed
probably will be promoted.
Children born in this day have kind
ly stars to guide them. They should
be bright, active and fortunate in all
their undertakings. Girls, however,
may marry unhappily. They should
avoid men much older than them
selves
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1912.

Astrology reads in the stars so
ton should be the watchword today.
Uranus, Mars, Neptune, Mercury, and
Saturn are adverse, while Venus,
Jupiter and the Sun are friendly.
The configuration is held to be dis
turbing to mental poise and weaken
ing to the will While Jupiter and
the sun given encouragement to those
who engage in large affairs conditions
are not advantageous, except for those
Of supreme power to overcome OBJ
stacles
Mars is declared to be martial,
inimical and wrathful, governing
evilly, menacing the safety of men
and women. The sign is read as
ominous for China and Japan.
There is a representation that the
races which represent civilization in
the western world must give way to
semibarbaric peoples.
A foreign astrologer prophesies
that when peace in Europe is finally
declared all nations will be leveled to
the plane of a new democracy in
which none will conspicuously domi-
nate, except in numbers.
Children should be especially safe
guarded during the coming winter,
which will be particularly hard for
them. Danger of disease will be in
creased, it is foretold.
AS Mars meets Saturn in opposition
on the verge of the sign Capricorn
just before the winter solstice, India,
Greece, the Balkans and Mexico will
be subject to most disturbing in
f1uences. The viceroy of India should
be exceedingly cautious.
Women's clubs are under a govern
ment said to be indicative of extra
ordinary activities A movement Of
worldwide significance is prophesied.
Jupiter's progress through Aquarius
next month affords hope of great re-
forms in Russia.
Persons whose birthdate is to have
rather a sinister augury for the year
Men may experience heavy losses.
Changes and disappointments are
foreshadowed
Children born on this day should
be bright in intellect and kindly in
disposition. They may like play bet
ter than work and for this reason
should be trained to industrious hab-
its. >
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1914.

Astrologers warn, against decisive
tain. While Mars is in benefic aspect
Venus and Saturn are strongly ad-
verse
1t is a day supposed to be most
favorable for all who use weapons or
sharp-edged tools. Soldiers of every
rank should benefit.
The aspect is believed to be bene-
fetal to surgeons, dentists, chemists
and all who alleviate human suffering.
Fame is foreshadowed for Americans,
who will demonstrate supreme skill
in foreign hospitals. One of these
will receive remarkable honors.
The aspect should cause access of
energy, producing courage to under
take great enterprises. Mars rules as
a fortune-bringer for those who con-
duct, manage or execute.
Metallurgists, smiths, engineers,
miners and all who fight the forces of
nature or utilize them are said to be
under the best possible rule
Venus gives warning to women that
they are to meet with many condi-
tons that test their powers They
are to give their services in great
enterprises for aiding their fellow be-
ings. While new opportunities are to
open to them they will meet heavy
RESPONSIBILITIES. In the humber vo-
cations competition will be intense.
Old persons should be particularly
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10

1t is not an suspicious day for be-
ginning journeys or making changes
in places of residence or business
sites.
Commercial ventures are under an
evil government. Loss of opportunity
is probable while this confguration
prevails 1t is foretold that the United
States will be slow in taking advan-
tage of what is possible on the high
ways of the sea, but there is prom
Using sign for shipping which will op-
crate before spring.
Women today should be fortunate in
love affairs and in all social enter
prises. 1t is a lucky time for wed
dings and receptions.
There is a good aspect for theaters
and all public entertainments Again
the rise of new favorites is indicated
and unexpected success is foreshad-
owed for one or two ambitious produc-
tons
The rise of prophet is prognosti-
Of supreme powers will be recognized
by the world. Some declare that he
will be a great teacher new Mes
siah-and others interpret the promise
of the stars as merely the heralding Of
a poet or a philosopher.
A omen of disaster to New York city
is frequently recognized by astrologers
who differ in their Interpretation of
the sign. One belief is that a tidal
wave will submerge greater part Of
the city when it shall have become
the refuge of the nations Of Europe,
This date is read as 1915
A return to modesty and reticence
is foretold. Uranus, which the seers
think has caused many eccentric &C.
tons and customs, will cease to be
powerful and women will return to
older standards of life, it is predicted
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of an anxious year. Loss
of money is probable The health
should be safeguarded Girls may be
courted, but disappointments are indi-
Gated.
Children born on this day are likely
to demand much of life They may be
extravagant and careless in financial
affairs. Their sign is Scorpio and
their principal ruling planet Mars
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
NEARLY CRAZY WITH ECZEMA

354 Plum St., Youngstown, Ohio
"Blotches like ringworms started to
come out all over my face and neck.
Later it took the form Of white flakes
and when / would rub they came off in
little white scales. The eczema so
disfgured me that / was ashamed
to go out anywhere. 1t itched all the
time and whenever l perspired or got
my face the least bit wet, it would
burn until l very nearly went crazy.
The more l rubbed or scratched the
more it spread and it made me SO
restless l could not sleep at night
"One day a friend prevailed upon
me to get a sample of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. They caused the itch
ing to stop instantly and in very few
days my face and neck began to show
a marked improvement. I used three
cakes of Cuticura Soap and one box
Of Cuticura Ointment and my face
and neck are completely cured"
(Signed) Newton ID. w. Chapman,
Feb. 81, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. ADV.
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HOROSCOPE
Copyright By the Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.1
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER S, 1914.
"Ihe stars incline, but do not compel"

Jupiter is in benefic aspect today,
while Venus is strongly adverse.
Astrologers read this as day in
which it is wise to push all business
enterprises. Speculation is under a
most suspicious rule. Great fortunes
are foreshadowed for those who are
wise in investment.
There is sign held to be particu-
larly favorable for all persons of He
brew descent. 1t is foretold that
they will attain extraordinary power
in certain countries of Europe. Honor
and fame are predicted for man Of
extraordinary constructive and ex-
ecutive ability.
Among those who should profit by
todays confguration are cardinals.
bishops, priests and other clergymen
concerned with large responsibilities.
The Geath of high dignitary is in
dicated by the stars.
Under this aspect clothiers and
those who deal In wooden goods should
profit. There will be great gain for
all who manufacture black materials,
but there is an omen read as presag-
ing great demand for brilliant colors
as a relief from mourning.
This is an unfavorabIe government
'or women. They will meet many diff
fculties in business and social life
IN the coming six months. They will
achieve important service to human
ity, however, and gain places in new
fields of endeavor
Theaters and places of amusement
may have discouraging conditions for
some time, the seers say, but they
have the promise of large returns be-
fore the end of the season, which will
be memorable for a number of eX-
traordinary plays.
Warning is given against the dan
ger Of pestilence in this country.
Smallpox and other contagious dis
eases are prognosticated. Children
should be guarded with the utmost
care.
Dramatists and writer's of fiction are
and discourse cement, but they have
the representation of better condi-
lions within year
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of a fairly prosperous
year, but disappointment in love or in
domestic affairs is probable. Travel
md change that will bring good luck
are ligkely.
Children born on this day may be
decidedly fortunate in life An in
clination to be careless in dress may
De characteristic. Love of company
and amusement are often traits Of
these subjects of Scorpio.
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When Wellington Was General.

The greatness of Wellington is never
more admiringly remembered than in
times Of strife-and perhaps never
more usefully quoted The duke one
day wanted a bridge constructed, and
the officer of the royal engineers whom
he consulted on the matter reported
that it could not be managed. Another
officer was sent for, from another di-
vision of the army, with the result
that the task was duly accomplished.
This caused the duke to put the fol-
lowing in Orders" "He who in war
fails to do what he undertakes. may
always plead the accidents which in
variably attend military affairs: but
he who declares thing to be impos-
sible, which is subsequently accom-
plished. registers his own incapacity."
Another wise saying" of Wellington
comes from another reader, and it is
appropriate to the moment He was
asked what was the best test of a
great general, and he answered: ITO
know when to retreat; and to dare
to do it.''-London Chronicle