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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
rslMe IS Meakrrs

IFnder the Wilson administration
and the Democratic tariff iew che
American farmer is losing his mar
ke.s
The complete loss to western corn
growers Of the entire New England
market for their products is matte
certain by tn. action OF the New York
New Haxen & Hartford railroad in re
ldlcfpg its yates on grain hauled from
EtfIe sea to interior points.
Beginning May q .he entire New
England territory vii, be opened up
as a market for Argentine corn a
new tariff for grain and grain pro
ducts on the New Haven system going
into effect on that date.
+ There is greater Significance in this
than the mere publication of new
tariff, for it really means that the
eastern railroads have realized the
necessity Of adjusting themselves to
tthe new situation, which the Wilson
ttarir has created. saws the Ostnmwa
Courier. Most Of the reads showed q
Willingness to make a west bound
rate on corn that would DE on q work
able basis. although the New Haven
proved q stumbling BLOCK: but salts
factory agreement has al last been
reached
The New Haven has heretofore 8n.
sisted on billing corn through from
New York on a local tariff and charg.
Ing three cents additional for lighter.
age. The result has peen that almost
the whole New f1agland TERRITORY was
cut OF from the benefits VI Ehe cheap.
er Argentine corn. The disposition
At first was 70 regard the ifnportatloas
as OF only q temporary character. but
the New Haven officials have finally
come 70 believe that they are per.
maneD:s and, furthermore. are in.
pressed by the ifoinense business now
. sight by reason o. the huge crop
Argentine has just raised.
According 20 an oaicizI report. the
new Argentine corn crop amounts 70
Sss, 900 600 bushels, witch WIFI leave
al eyportable surplus Of 225 .o00. GOQ
bushels. the greatest ever raised ia
the history Of that COUNTY. or some
5,0g6, poo bushels more than the rec,
HDio cscD % last year A3fSaGy heavy
engagements OF this new corn have
been made for shtpmen: 70 the INIT
ed States, and the first Of Il has act
ualiy been received at Galveston, al.
though SC viii not really begin 10 ar.
rive IN large quantities in New York
until after May !. when the new
, freight rates 90 into effect.
HErZ.nfnyE h., %, -.
growing states have supplied Kew
. England with corn. Hereafter. Arg
tine will supply New England with
corn Heretofore the trunk lines
have hauled corn to New England, a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
,rst-,c,sss ADMINISTRATIONS.

Senator Fall OF New Mexico recent
sIy criticised :he navy tieparsment fni
withdrawal OF the wafsnips from
sTarnpico. He presented Ito tins sep
ate kilograms from refugees at ssial-
weston describing conditions at lamp
fco. Senators Reed and Gore atisuipt'
ed 10 praevent the reading OF the ctafs-
grams hut failed.
THE communications stated the
american vice consul at TaniIico mar
rowsy ESCAPED iyneiling, amt fttst.areo
the state department was witilnoiniiis
information az TO the siiite.fun 1f'sfs.
The secsatary of the navy was xigof'
uuaiy criticised.
:Dp i understand" asked senator
Brandsgse, that American citizens
were forced TO taiie refuge Oh british
and French warsflips while our YES
seis were nine miles away
Yes" repiied Senator Fall |oir
gessais were riding at anchor nine
miles away, while British and German
siiirs were projecting oar citizsIis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
ONLY on TIE SURFACE.

THE yDavenpur. Times comIiiains
that there docs mot appear 10 DE Inc
enthusiasm over the present truIints
with Mexico that married the 'atays tnl
the war with Spain L is quite Iriis-
xsnd the fact does not cast GdlnIn up
ION the american psopfs IL
more inclined 10 make haste SLOWLY
TO-DAY imam We were back II 1920.
The p.sonEe are more Civilized ANT
n,ure adverse 10 tine sakIng Of human
lie. as is fine custom III wars. Bun
all II requires is TO scratch the ai'f
lace and good old American rafriui-
ISM is there. Mexico is no1 counted
"a world 1spvre.r IN any sense. Tine
people rsgard the present Iroiinf
MORE IN the light OF .ilas cfssutsrI 40
pe inflicted upur al nilruis ciiliG,
with the pareut IN tfee hurts me
more than you attitude, sasTs the Bur
lliIassfen Gazette. That We rsaiT
are at va- win Mexico rs lus-
questioned. 3lit tine people do not
think II worth v.iaiis 10 gst eaci-ed
over il. The regular army forces arfd
the national guard forces should bs
a.f1le 10 cups with ;sne airsatfpTl, Ts-
E.sths.r with tins naval forces. Let
some other foreign ppwEer s-ry TO INIT
in and II Will be quickly seen that
the tangper ot tine american psaTsH
car be aroused to q dangerous Fsftctl-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

lais,ance qcf 1000 no 1.aft0 miles 'ftnn
nave found IL a large ann Iruiitslni''
itraffic thereafter "a single New fliis-
slant abroad will take Argentine COTE
into It's ears a. Underwater ann ~ ~
the nai,iing 10 interior points tih 49, 70,
England. tsrgentina,s siirpius Inis
wear viii be rs35. 6o0,91o ipns1ish
and practically the winnie q il VIII ~
shipped to tine United States. II lin
ports Of less than 1l,dHsluO sn'ssiissie
~ ARGENTINE corn IN tine last fnrss
months of 1913 and tine first iii,'es
months % aa1a could nreak tine Eprl''e
ten TO fifteen eaIrts q DlBsnel suh tiie
siaor. American crop % iast eal'
what will he the effect uf fife auu'-
ton of 2aa,G0o.a0D bushels no lhs
normal home supply uf lsl4
what win then be the gross snrinh-
age of prices received ny american
corn farmers ON the basis ~ 'os'-
bushels not fed Dy iarniss
and available for the nisrhet the .i'''ss
10 -orrr FARMERS this wear in enrn ATONE
VIM he suulewtsre from $40 .Hte, sHio
TO Sl00d00,I,tn-
This is the sum 20 be cnarssu
against an unrestricted composition
with, cheaper land and labor III TOT
aign countries. This IS the tiiA tof eA-
,resne winch tire Dsnucratic KARIN
Mill must answer for But that mere
itsn uf ss1g0O0o,aGn is uniy part sp1
the hill OF expense agains. tine Derfe-
Gratis An enprmons increase III ms
purtariun Of foDdstttffs mas 1oiloWftsu
free trade in farm uruiucrs Tise
SIM total for tine current wear aIlh
for tine remaining wears of ffzes TtsaaH
viii mn up high into billions p np'-
lars worth or markets taken f,wfs
from AMERICAN farnlers and given oV-
er TO tine farmers Of foreign iepiin-rlss
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
TIE MARINE.

The marine is q nan o. al seasons
and ali seTwtcsz, 2 fighter, 2 soldier
and 2 sailor ia one, and for ali the
colors. When the warning ca,ne q
trouble with Mexico the marine corps
WAS the first branch % the fighting
ssrTice 80 get into print First 81
print and srst at the front. And so
IL has been with the marine 80 every
foreign ROW il whica the United
States has been engaged, says the
Chicago Evening Post
Years ago an officer % marines and
twenty-oae privates doubIetsroed 5.
from ChsmulDo 70 Seoul in Korea.
oyercaIne FIVE or six times their NUM-
Der and saved the ltveg % the Amer
lean missionaries. Long before that
and In the same country 81 was mar
ines and sailors together who charged
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
FOE EIEHT YEARS
POSED AS a MAN
Cora Anderson .Op.s Nn Line 1"1
inca pf .Epinp Back liirtn
Skirts.

TTInited Press lzeased Wire tserSiis.d
MIIWAiIzIEE. Wis.,, May Cora
anderson, tine Young woman WIND 1uf
,eis,frt wears mas lived as u Iman ln
aribwarikas. was Iisd lintD disrriel
,cpurr rufiss- fur a ssn-ching eSaniina-
ton Arrested Saturday might as
.Raipn Eerwmsn.' the girl over sun
gtiEy s.sruseu I'D talk OF nerser
Mamie White. vino pDssd be S~ef-
w,1rsps" wife fnr several yeazE was
led 10 admit that anderson waf moi
the right nan,s. Sine Aisp anauis0 rns
first stnry ehHt tine mssgn sratie hegan
In Cleveland ttsn yeats asn.
.Kerwinsp' WIS still clad IN .
niarls #lli4 when taken 10 cnurt. ahe
police found the woman Sitting CROSS
liesged in the bunk, smoking q risa1-
cite. Sine talked fraely Df her expert
suces and mas expraassd great r'egSef
at the prospect OF taking up lie agRin
as Il woman.
Il was shocked Ell FIRST when neero
nov men ralksd w;iisn by themselves
INIT I got over cthat,," she BRIL-
women wuuld stick together as the
men DO and II their habfts We're NOT
SO srsaiy criticized they would ACT
Just like men,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

a KOREAN Qualification and 9pvercame
"a multitude"
AT the plitoreaa gnf the Spanish N'ar
IA small detachment gnf marines VIII
fifty Cuban auxiiiaries fought Iits
ssiztv.fourtn barcelona regiment anu
made the day glorious for Anierlei'n
and Cuban arms. AT TieD-Tsin ;ann a.
the gate of enc TurDirfisn City the
marines did marss work. On reits
istirn,is of Panama ttwenly wears flgo
marines were LANDED ito prutsct TIE
,neIltrality OF tine railroad An ATTEMPT
was 11aGe 10 drive them BACK VIII
Dynamite TilumhE, mt they faced them
as they would sila@e laced iirec-acfieFs
The American marine nIEy swaifo"
without whiting all the stories winch
Jack Tar tells him, hut history ree-
inrf.s that he mas inst as good q ston'-
,acn fur a srrEp as he mas for o STORY.
lie generally gets the first taste fol
the tfigit.ing, likes ii and HaEs 1nf
more
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
HOW YOU NAY THROW
AWAY YOUR GLASSES

The s-atsmsrt is mate That rnou-
sands wear eyeglasses VINO do not
really need ths-. II yo1 ere one o,
these pnsv-tu-satsE. then these glassse
nay i,s rula3ng yorr eyes instead OF
hsIyIng them. Thousands who WEIR
these widows" nay prove for tnsn-
selves that they can dispsnss VIE
glasses 81 they VII get the following
prescription tiled Il once Go 20
Wilkinson & Company Or to any
active drug store a.1a get q hottie Of
gptors; iii twp-ounee bottle wiz
warn water ane ere2 tu one Optons
tablet Wiz rt9s harmless liquid soj1-
tioD oatns the eyes two 10 fur times
daily, and soa are 1ksgy TO bs aston
lshsa 81 the results r1ght from the
start Mary who have been tod that
tbey hare astigua1is-n. eys-straiu,
cataract, sore cycles. weak eyes.
co15uoet3r5tis and ether eye diso--
de-s. report wonderful i,enstts FROM
the use q t.I5t PRESCRIPTION. Get this
prescription filed and use II; yoa
may SO strengthen rour eyer that
glasses vii NOT BE- necessary. Troy
sands vito are blind. o. neatly 50. or
who wear gla9Ses wozlo never have
reeuire1 tnsn 81 they had cared for
their eyes Il tine Eare yogr eyes
before * SIS too late. DO not become
one Of these ricti1as o. nsgEect. Eye
glasses are 0nfY like cruteaes and
every few years they nn1st be chanze5
- e. the sverjne- sss3Dg weskenA I'd
condition. so better see if Yo9 can.
like many others. get clear, healthy.
strong magnetic eyer through the
prescription hsre given
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
CARTHAGE, ILL.,

Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. .Tamtinson ut
E1suEuk are visiting issr parents MI.
and Mrs. Siias Srpv7s.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman MRHsis wsnf
tr auto 10 Quincy SATURDAY END Hpsrf
1nnday with relatives Alr- and ldrH.
XIII aGarpsuEn accompanied them
nome for q WISH.
Miss Martha Cannon wsnt 10
Quincy WednesfsE.
Hiram InEarHen and daughter MrE.
ID q. Duncan and grRn6daiagnt
Marie of Hrastor were IN tftis CITY
Friday.
Mrs. Esnal Lor-ttf rsturnssd MoDGsT
from Chicago whsle sne attended q
spdrelIa school If instruction.
Miss Cora whitman dspa-1e5 Tues
day for Muscauine and OttuIuwE, Ia,
10 visit relatives.
Mrs. Harvey Sights risitad IN La
E5arps last week MIR. Sights Joined
hsr for Sundar.
C. L. Alton end wife Of Blandhns-
vile were ristturs in this cifF FTadar
Mrs. Enna Lyngar vino viii tie re
1nsmbsrad BE Mrs. Jas Willard, Frssd-
dent of the Southwest Baptist cnllsEe
Bolirar, No, rs visiting her sister
Mrs. J. D. Adair,
z. A Payne was IN LaPfstts, Mo-
last weak. WHARF he is building q new
school house.
MIR. and Mrs. z G. Bell 8nd BOZ
James visited recently with the fam
flr OF A. y. Mckee Of Summitrille.
Iowa
Mrs. Ra1ph Davis End daughter
ThehznR -fsttsd her fEfhsr Henri
Guessing. il Quincy hast rssf
Mrs HARRY G. wailane Of Ehieagr
arrived MrsSnssdsF 10 visit Mrs. jas
Jacoby. From here she goss To Oak
Vile. Iowa, 10 visit her mother.
Mrs. ]. T. Jsp nns and Miss Helen
Nores attended rns s-2te ?. z. %
convention At Macoznb last week
F5arolG Hendricks was IN QRtDcr
last week
Roy McMerhan departed Wsdnss
day for Chicago TO enlist IN the rsEu
lar army He VIII enter the hight
artillery.
Jas Loynd departed Monday toe
whsst1ey. Ark TO take casrg. Of the
STORE Of tie woodlawn AEos & Livs
stock company, On the big ranch o.
which Homer Johnson fs manager
Miss E-za Simpson has as he,
guest Miss Lsyviss Burton OF Chicago
ua5er whom Miss SIMPSON studlst
during her stay IN Chicago last FUN
ms-.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
nut II DON'T look fllat wsr.

hut il DON'T look fflEt wRr.
Dr. Wright and afiEuEhtef4in-iEw.
MIrg BsD Wright and little Miss
Ruth. Of naar Goipnr, visited MIN G.
L.. PurIism and Mrs. 1ilas CionEh,
hast MontiaF.
MIR. Lewis Miller and Miss Stella
Ehpemake of Keokuk visited with Mr..
and Mrs. W. r.. Miller over Sunday
Mr.. end Mrs Dwell Lawson are -he
proud parents OF bright baby Girl,
horn April "a.
Mr.. sam Raine of Chicago Is visit
ing friends here end mis- parents. MIR.
and Mrs s. RRine of near Granger
MIR. CIHnd DnumB is somewhat i'm
proved Eftar being injured while ri
work with the pipe liners II wRR
thought sf first he WIS hu1 iutsrnAllr
End there WEE very little hopes fer
tim ri first
Mrs. Mrrtle JRmes WIN socn more
into her nire new hums which is
about somplstsd
Mr.. Frank sawyer n hsrinx nsT
house brrilf ON the south side OF the
tracks
Mr. John RILEY sswTer is rebuilding
his house.
Gardens and lzwns are E1i looking
fine after the good soaking rHtn thai
fstl few dHvs ago.
MIR. and Mrs Byron Buser hare
moved To CORN MIR. Busey being srn-
ylcred f,r The A. r. & s. r. aH tele-
graph operator Bt that station
MIR. end Mrs. l.erd Dalton hare NOR.
ed INTO the house vacated by MIR.
Busey
Rev. and Mrs Geo. Dewitt enter
tanned the Samaritan class Of the IA
z. Sunday school last evening.
Ke-ner Bros. hare fnE-aI7ed ERso
lire gnuFtng station II front o. The
Ksrnsr blacksmith shop and autuno
bile Ea-aEs-
School has closed for this season
There ware eight graduates from tas
high school End fifteen from the
eighth grade
Hflds NJ. BrEnson was the oniE
child IN the first room 70 20 every dsy
the entire term. There were two OF
three others that made good records
but owing 10 deHth Il the fEnils
They were unable 20 fniEh the las,
week
4 Mrs. Bertha Dunblazier II reported
VERY sick.
4 Mrs. Alice BaEner and son Agile
Redmond wiz leave N h few days Go,
Dalhsars. Tsxas. 70 make their future
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
aowe AND AUTOMOBILES.

Iowa Is going automobile crazy, Or
lytnereahonts, according 10 reports
from the state automobile DEPART
ineut IL is estimated that iuwans
witt own and register $4,000 more an
tomobiies this year than in 1873
In the FIRST fonr months OF this
wear more automobiles have been reg
istered than We're Registered IN tine
enEire wear OF 1917. Tine ItstS mark
was passed this week. The total reg
istration at the close OF Trlestiayss
business gzas 7tt,a24 In 1913 tbs total
ragis.ration was 70.g6S
III the first -four months OF 1913
.theFe were 1880 autos registered.
This is little more than onesiiaif the
number tagged so lar tits year.
Basins their estimates on tine expert
ence OF prevfolfs wears, the auto off
,ciais declare lta.100 autos viii by rag
istsrsd in Iowa by january 4, 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
osims eMp .susLlcrrx.

Commencing upon tbs esscuEipn Of
tine four nlnrderous sirnulen ct Sing
Sing & few DAYS aso, the New Cork
World says
II is wer that tine description q
the ,ulatirunie execution has been
printed in full. There wax nothing
theatrical in the way in w'iiien r-frs
gunner" ahtffled 10 THAR death.
There vas nothing zzDp,rt -hssr- man
zfer .of owing TO inspire any pf their
kind with q desire TO MEET & similar
end Hundreds Of Young things In
New York viii have sof,eref sense
OF their responsibilities under me
Law such as they have NOT had since
they broke away from al restraints Of
family and the religion o. they faEil-
ers
/ The point rnatie by the World il well
taken There il much TitticaInus cfat-
ter ahout what should and what shol1d
not be printed Ia 1he daily press
Newspaper standards in This country
are high The tendencies % the lIr-ss
are constantly IN tiis direction "
cleaner arrd more wholesome ideals
but there is nothing trtier than tina.
the press is the most potent fs-e7or q
modern times 10 ths exposure Of
crime and the detection " crinninsls
says the Dies Mo5nss Capital Tine
iaw-vioistor and all the pntolE and
sometimes revolving circumstances
connected with ais career rnnst now
and then be revealed 20 the public
gaze. There are times when the
horrible example right 80 rhs con
crete otjec: lesson Is more powsr-
IN sermon than any amount es ho-u-
fly or preaching
Let the newspapers Of rhs country
adopt the policy % turning the search
hgagt o. publicity away from 8n.tesd
~ upon wrong doinG end 4 would not
be long before Z puhi5c protest wovlt
arise demanding q spssdy return 70
the original program. T'he newspapers
% America ere pretty good judges Of
what Is and what rs nor 81 10 print
and they govern themselves accord.
iugfy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

Pinned, Furred, Fsatasned," is the
title OF a publication describing the
fish and game. as well as the resorts
and outdoor attractions 0. the West
ern Pacific railway IN California Al
unusual and valuable feature is al
outline map showing THAI famous fish
ing stream, the Feather river. pe-
tween OroviIle and Portola, togethss
with tributary creeks. distances. T1y-
err crossings and roadways. Attrac-
tive hunting. fishing apr outdoor
views ernbeilish the publication.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
The Optimistic 1pnuser AMI tias 7sssl
n,istsc Man.
& rooster fsppsd Ills wings and

The Optimistic SprEsEr sanr rffe |ssS|
rn,isssc Man.
< rooster fsppsd Ills wings ant
screwed,
FEis notes were loud end cheerful;
4 nlan next tiopr gut Mp End sw2fs,
Zig notes ware 1onf anG fearful
T-ns rssaszar s:rpwsd Dscanse NE f-Isw
TINS sun would soun he shining:
The f.nocker swprs because ms life
Had f,ssn confined I'D whining
The reastsr scrgtahsf around tns
ground
and flied nis empty gizasrts
The man 1opE out and sew q Cloud
AND feared tffsrstd be 8 blizzard.
Tine rooster crowsd Rud went TO bet.
To dream IF Life tomorrow;
Tine man SAT up AMI sr-atcnsf ms
;fsad
AMI talked Of pair arsd Fpfrcv.
Tire rooster won the worlds esteem
For ne WIS mp and tiOing::
The man was vtrtsd low and mean,
Win t~oIgfiis always brewing.
Fl II. vestgsts IN Los Anssfas
TrtDuns
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
Lonp e.urp Tours star.

COLORADO fSPH5Nsfs, COLO. May
z.-A score Of autouopilists were SD
tered IL ms 2.5Dp nlfls automobile
torr through Colorado, Texas, New
I'd ez.ico. Oklahoma and Kansas wittcn
STARTED today. Tine start was scheduled
for iisvDres6. tie machines To start
from the Garden Of tns Cots al RE
fort u Pixies 2saE. il lis planned
that the trip shall take three wssks.
This FIRST vsekis run wiz BE- orsy
fhs Panhandle division OF the Colo
RADIO 10 ths Gulf highway 10 Forr
Worth aud Dallas: Inc second taken
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

Try for the past eventy-nine years.
Mr. Csc Dyre Of Denver. Colo- ssr
Myaconda for the first time last
THURSDAY. He IL here visiting his
brother. Charles H Drre and other
relatives
Messrs- Jesse and VIII Douglass
have sold their Barber shop 70 Nj.
Clarence Justice Of near KahckA-
Ms. Geo. KeTner visited her sister
and brofbsr. Mrs Bsanch Hawthorne.
and Mr.. Jesse Rainer- OF Mc6eFiy.
from Friday mil Monday
Miss Emma Dixon visited over sum
day with her uncle and aunt Mr. ara
MIS- wn- Ksnkade- add cousan- Nellie.
Master Ceczl SAMSON OF LAGfanzA
sen Of Rev SAMSON. former pastor
IN wyaconda- spent a few dars visit
ing his yo1ng friends here last week.
Mar. Mry Merfen and fatAer NJ.
John Hoskins, visited his dau&At2S -
Cantr1l
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Adams md lit
tie son, Eugene Of Arhsla- visited
Mrs Emma Adam one dAr last week
MI and Mrs r. A. IsondenbefE ana
family and MA Sarah Lew1s vfstteo
relatives in Lebelle last sunday
MI. and Mre. Irwin Hayden we're
business callers in wyaconda- EsSdsy.
Nj and Ms J. G. Bow0an are
visiting Mr. Bcvmanb sister 81
Cherenne. wyoming
Master jesse Brzneon 10 visftans
his friend. Nr, joe WIlsoa. neAr
Cana. Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
wgaco'sDA- NO.
, >ee.>e e.~>>s :

Mrs. Gen. sutsr and children Of La
Grange. ara visiting AZ the home Of
her -ars1ts. Mt. and Mrs. NJ L. Ku-tz,
and also among otne- relatives.
DIR. j. J. Stafford Es very 5o~ again.
having not fully recovered from q lonz
sick spell last winter All his friends
would be glad 10 gae him able TO be
around again. and are very so-rr that
he has been z5cs 80 long.
NsFor O. p D. Wilson has ordered
everybody 90 clean their yards and
alley BY May IL A very good thing
indeed. IL sounds Ike he thought this
little town saE dirty. Maybe It ID.
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PERFECT OUTLOOK =oa FARMING

ifSS-fss1-'< W. = +-sSS/fN f5~'f7 T'|NSNVsifsS
Summer, almost here, finds agri-
cultural conditions more perfect than
gat Iris taate IN wears. The reserves
OF moisture IN soil anf sltpspil are
larger and nfurs universally Gist-ibift-
ed throughout the ,couut-y than at
TINS time since similar conditions in
1886 resulted in the bumper crops
which =.:sissred III the good times that
followed
Nov as then. stocks Of goods on
merchants shelves are small, people
have iiauiaatsd their Indebtedness
money is easy, winter wheat lis in
more than perfect condition, 9 I'm
acreage is being planted 10 other
crops.
With ample reserves Of moisture,
frequent cultivation VIII insurs even
against tirputil Tine greet crops nov
10 prospect, together with q reason
aole tsgres OF peace 81 nome end
abroad. Srsflicase sifeairby Improvement
in business from nov unit harvest. TO
be followed by renewed activity tu
commerce and industry. andssd tine
business prosperity which siipuif su!-
low anything like o fun harvest may
exceed ali Expectations.
Conditions justly confidence, OPP
tttniam end wise preparation for eS
pasnding business
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

During 1913 the Bell Telephone
system paid s11 .30o,0 900 in taxes 20
the federal government and 20 the
various states and municipalities. The
gov eminent pays no taxes. even on
TT real estate. Government owner.
ship wonld mean that these millions
now contributed by telephone COM
panies To the government and 10 the
various cities, towns and Villages,
would have to BIZ raised by additional
taxation Of the whole people, whether
they are telephone subscribers or not.
Dencifs IN government OWE I'd sys-
tom must be m by taxation OF user
and non-user alike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

ND with the triangular rlln I'D NaHI
Austin. San Antnnin. Frsepofl k4ai-
weston FiouatDn and RETURN ps me
r,Ilf .dfviaion of the tGnlnratiD 10 me
g,iff highway. and the final Week nl
the "trip through Oklahoma ny Whs
of Dasiahpma City and sarittrie 10
wichita. Kins,, with rsrurn weHrwarn
ovar the NEW Santa Re trail I'D i'iispiD
and Colorado Springs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04

A sharks egg is one Of the odnest
looking things imaginable. II Is un-
provided with shell, but rae contents
are protected By a trick leathery
covering, almost as elastic as India
rubber. The average size is 2x2&.
inches and IL lis almost jet black