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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07

X17HrN you begin tai. talking
the Chinese people do you
know who started them on this
long lane which has so few turn
ings land those turnings always
downward)?
Those pagan people" were
forced into the opium traffic by
the most orthodox of Christian
nations, the British.
Opium brings England $780,
100000 a year.
At one time Parliamentary
commission was appointed to In
vestigate the effect of opium on
the Chinese race, and the British
official In charge Of. the matter
swore roundly that it was no
more harmful than "twiddlinF
ones thumbs"
This in face of the awful evils
which result from the drug. To
such depths will a desire for
financial profit drag Christians.
1t has been said that eleven men
out of every ten" smoke opium in
China. And this habit can be
traced directly to Great Britain.
America is honeycombed with
opium dens. And American So
ciety, from the underworld to the
unemployed rich, has its hundreds
of thousands of drug. devotees.
Ask the messenger boys Of any
of our large cities what they
know about it. These boys are
the -betweens who bring the
drugs to the unfortunate victims
of the habit in dens of vice and
in palatiaI homes, oftentimes
where the regular employees OF
the house would not permit the
poison to enter in any regular
manner. But the messenger boy
can always enter. Just as the
physician can always enter.
In the days Of our Pilgrim
fathers and their successors there
was no such thing as a drug
menace It seemed to enter
America during the Civil War.
And since then 1t has grown, until
1t is a colossal evil, aided and
abetted by large percentage OF
physicians and helped by drug
gists and virtually ignored by the
church and society.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07

enough, as so many mothers do,
to give everything she has got to
her children on the supposition
that she'll be perfectly happy and
need nothing, living about with
them
Children are human. and in
laws are doubly human, and the
minute they have done mother
cut of her property they forget
the obligation, and consider her a
burden. Between mother with her
own money and able to make
presents, and mother who has to
be taken care OF. is the difference
between welcome guest and the
woman in the way
There is TO way to keep your
children Gutiful and attentive
equal to having them have a wary
eye on your will.
And l would equally urge the
woman who is in business not to
give up her job because her pro-
spective son-in-law invites her to
come and live with him. Ante
nuptial and post-nuptial senti-
ments in a man. are seldom the
same. and experience shows that
the only possible way TO keep the
peace with in-laws is not TO live
under the same roof with them.
Every mother who goes to live in
her sons or daughters house
1eopardizes the peace and happi-
ness of that home.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07
She Often Leads Way
to the Divorce
Courts.

And if Mary's husband and
Freddie's wife are just common,
ordinary human beings, the
mother-in-law is not only the
woman in the way, but the wom-
an who LEADS the way only too
often for her son or daughter to
the divorce court.
OF course. If woman is old,
and sick, and poor there is fire.
quently no way in which she can
prevent herself from becoming
dependent, and being forced to
live with those who do not want
her. but there are many other
cases in which a woman brings
this cruel fate needlessly down
upon her own head.
If could say one word more
earnest than any other to a
middle-aged woman, who has a
little home and a little property
OF her own, it would be to hang
on to her pocketbook to the last
gasp Of life. and not 10 be foolish
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07

fly as to a temple of refuge until
they creep into that last home
that holds out its welcoming arms
TO us all.
The building of this home. where
the specific purpose is to be a
shelter for the women who are "in
the way" should be more than a
mere sanctuary for dependent old
women. 1t should bring home to
all women who are approaching
middle life a warning of the fate
that may lie in store for them
unless they begin at once to take
steps to protect themselves
against Il.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07
Old Women Who Are In the Way"
at-Feared Woman Starts New Charity, That of Prov
Home for Aged Dependent In-Laws and Relatives.

a GREAT HEARTED woman.
n who has recently died, has
willed all of her fortune TO
build a home for poor women
whose existence is made wretched
by having to live with relatives
who do not want them and who
find them lin the way"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07
Bv Ella Wheeler Wilcox

" otaL OOHHpaHys
going TO do about it, the Federal
authorities. public-spirited men
and women, public opinion, the
press?
ut is national problem. and
watching boundaries, guarding
ports, making occasional raids
can accomplish but little to keen
back the evil; medical mon unit
ed, an aroused public opinion, the
work Of women, the press, I SUD
pose, could do everything. Here
are some suggestions for the con-
troll Of the evil:
First. the passing of strict
laws which win allow habit
forming drugs to be sold only on
a physicians prescription
Second. a law that will make
it impossible for a prescription to
be refilled except through a doc
tors order.
Third. education of the public
through the schools, colleges and
churches Of the country.
Fourth, Federal and State
sanatoria for drug addicts and al
coholics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice Is hereby given that propos-
ais as specified below will be received
for the construction of the different
parts of the Garfield school house in
the Independent district of the city
OF Keokuk. in the county Of Lee and
state Of Iowa, for said district.
All proposals must be for the build
Ing complete as shown by plans and
specifications on file in the office Of
II. E. Radcliffe, architect, in Keokuk.
Iowa, where they may be inspected.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by certified check for $3.50. payable
to F. w. Davis, treasurer, as earnest
that the successful bidder will enter
into a contract to perform the work
according to the bid therefor, which
checks Will be returned to all bidders
after contracts are signed by the sue
cessful bidder.
Eacn bid must be enclosed In a
sealed envelope or package plainly en-
dorsed on the outside with state.
ment that it Is a bid for the building
named above, and there shall be en-.
closed in the same envelope or pack
age a bid for each alternative plan or
specification mentioned in the plans
and specifications on file on which the
bidder desires to submit a proposal.
All bids must be filed with the sec.
rotary of the board Of education OF
said district before II o'clock, noon,
on September D, 1914, either in person
at the office of said board OF educa-
ton, or by mail in time to reach said
secretary before said hour.
The proposals referred to in this
notice will be opened by the board OF
education OF said district within a
reasonable time after IL o'clock, noon,
on September 3, 1914, and contracts
will be let to successful bidders with
in a reasonable time thereafter; but
the right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
This notice Is given by order Of the
board of education Of the district
aforesaid this 4th day OF August, 1914.
Attest: G. WALTER BARR,
Secretary Board Of Education.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
The Warsaw Gate Civ
Warsaw, ILL.,, August rs, 1914.

Arthur Marsh Post G. A. R., will
meet Wednesday afternoon to make
arrangements for the annual reunion
of the Hancock county soldiers and
sailors which occurs at our home CON-
ing Sept. 30, 80 and Oct. LIST.
One of the bronze bas-relief tab
lets for the FIT. Edwards monument Is
made from picture drawn by VIII
WINS of Keokuk from description by
his mother Mrs. w. 8. Twins as She
remembered it, her father having been
ut one time commandant Of the fort.
Shortly after the picture was drawn,
she sent it to an uncle, not telling
him where it was. AS soon as he
saw 1t he said, why that Is a pic
ture of old FIT Edwards" This is
good evidence IL it needed it, that tho
picture IL q correct one
Emmett Hayes has some fine
photos Of the fire taken Sunday.
One fact about the fire noticed Sun
day was that the roof was covered
with patent roofing which held the
fire in like wet blanket and kept
1t from spreading II shingles hau
been the material used they would
probably have been scattered, burning,
over the neighboring roofs. possibly
causing other fires.
Ebert Kraehling took some excel
lent photos of the fire Sunday from
six different positions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
Pastor Of the Methodist Protestant
Church Resigns and VIII Leave
Soon for Muncie.
Indiana.
NEW PASTOR SECURED
Rev. e. Leroy Steffey, D. D., Now at
Muncie, to Exchange Places
With Rev. Led
better.

The resignation OF Rev. ]. o. Led
church, which is to take effect on the
first OF the month, has just been an
nounced as has the name of his sue.
cessor, Rev. e. Leroy Steffey, D. D.,
of Muncie, Indiana. Rev. Ledbetter
submitted his resignation at bust
ness meeting Of the church August 6.
The board of omissions and the con-
gregation both voted unanimously
for his return.
Rev. Ledbetter will virtually ex,
change places with Rev. Steffey, who
at present is pastor Of the First
Methodist Protestant church at Mum
Gle. Rev. Ledbetter will 90 there at
the end OF the month and take charge
Of his new church at once. He will,
preach his last discourse here next
Sunday morning.
Rev. Ledbetter has been In this city
for two years, having come here from
the presidency Of the Indiana confer
ence. He has been exceedingly popu.
lar and 1t is with greatest regret that
the members of the church will see
him go.
The new pastor OF the local church.
Rev. Steffey, IS said to be very able
man. He has a fine education, hav.
ing graduated from several fnstitu.
tons, and is known as speaker of
rare ability. He is about As years
old, is married, but has no children.
He has been pastor Of the Muncie
church for the past two years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25

]. A. Whites mill was heated by
steam and had its own electric light
plant. His loss Is estimate6 at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The fire
is still smouldering.
Hereafter you will have no knock.
ing against the water works or a
growl as to their cost, nor will you
hear any abuse Of those who made It
possible for Warsaw to have this
great blessing, and protection against
the fire fiend-at least If the knocker
is fair minded man. All through
the vast crowd on Sunday was fire.
quently heard the remark, what
would we have done at this fire with.
out the water works." don't knock
any more, you see what four streams
are DOING" don't this beat pumping
from ctsterns." in fact the majority
Of our citizens freely give credit anG
honor to those who gave us the water
works system and no matter what
may be said or unsaid through jeal-
ously, prejudice Or spite, the stand
pipe on Main street hill will remain
as a monument to Warsaw's best
friends when the few knockers arc
dead and forgotten.
w. P. Hammond, Jr., and family OF
Chicago are visiting Mr.. Hammond 5
parents Mr. and Mrs w. P. Hammond,
ST., OF South Fourth street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
OFFICE
IS OPENED HERE
Private Henry johnson U. 8. A., Is
Ready to Receive Applicants
For Army.

II Keokuk boys have the war fever
there is a chance for them to satisfy
their desires to become soldiers
recruiting office has been opened
for a week in the federal building.
The office Is in room 81 on the third
floor and is in charge Of Private Hen.
ry Johnson OF the United States army.
The brilliant posters used in adver-
Using the joys OF being a soldier in
the U. s. army are being displayed in
conspicuous places in the government
building, and the natty uniform of the
regular army man on the streets adds
to the realism of the pictures.
Private Johnson "a here to pick up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
CITY COUNCIL ORDERS
IMPROVEMENTS MADE
Paving Of South Fifth Street to be
Done at Once-Coal Supply
Bid Is Accepted.

The city council today issued an
order for the work of constructing the
pavement on South Fifth street be.
tween Carroll and the bridge. Pro-
tests to the improvement were made
by three property owners: Mary E.
Harrington, owner Of lots and s.
block TO: Mrs. Helen c. Padden Of
Memphis. Tenn. owner Of the lot at
rs South Fifth, and from the heirs
of Margaret Andrew, owners Of lots
1 and 2, block 70. Objections were
made on the grounds that the value
Of the property did not warrant as
sessment for the improvement
Bids for the city's supply OF coal
for the coming winter were this morn
ing opened and the bid of William
Sinton accepted. This bid was s2.7z
per ton. James Cameron's Sons sub,
mitted bid of s2.74, and still higher
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
Winnipeg, Canada Newspaper Re.
porter Stops Hero on Journey
by Canoe to New
Orleans.
HARD GOING ON LAKE
No Current on Lake Cooper to Help
Him Out-Expects to
Write About
Trip.

From Winnipeg, Canada to New
Orleans in a light canoe, is the trip
John E. Coultes, a reporter on the
,, Winnipeg Telegram, who stopped on
his journey here yesterday to get the
signature of Mayor Moorhead. is now
making. Coultes arrived here yes
terday afternoon and left at o'clock
expecting to reach Quincy by mid
night.
fellow of rs, and is native OF St.
Louis. He is making this unusual trip
of $500 miles in faster time than he
was scheduled to travel. Leaving
Winnipeg June I, he expected to ar
rive at New Orleans by October I. He
is travelling alone and is making the
trip for pleasure purposes. He is
taking many photographs and said
that he expected to write series OF
articles for newspapers and maya.
zines on arriving at New Orleans.
About the hardest going I have
had was between Burlington and this
place." said Coultes when talking to
a Gate City reporter before embark
ing for Quincy. There seemed to be
absolutely no current TO help me
along. Most of the time l can travel
at good rate of speed without doing
much work. When the wind is in the
right direction l can travel at a good
rate of speed by erecting a small
sail that l carry with me-"
Coultes spends his nights in his
canoe and stops whenever he wants
to, not having any fixed controls. At
most river towns he secures the sig
nature of the mayor in a book he car
ries with him. At Davenport and
Burlington he was unable to do this
as he passed by both cities in the
night. II was all the more anxious
to secure the signature Of Mayor
Moorhead on this account" said he.
Coultes has had many interesting
adventures during the trip and says
he has enough material to write a
dozen books when his trip is CON-
pleted. He expects to stop in st.
Louis several days, where he has
relatives living. Unless unforeseen
delays occur, he said he would reach
New Orleans some time before Octo-
Der first.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
CITY NEWS.

Read The Daily Gate City. 10
cents per week.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin
for the week ending August % has
/ Just been issued as follows: The
high temperatures and hot winds that
prevailed at the close Of last week
continued during the first two days
Of this week. The remainder Of the
week was slightly cooler, with more
Or less cloudiness and local showers
on two or three days in a few local.
ties The week was, however, not
and generally dry, the average tenn
perature being about degrees above
the normal. The rainfall was nil or
light except over the east central
dictrict and in portions Of Madison,
Union, Adams and Decatur counties.
where the amounts exceeded an inch.
The hot winds were very damaging to
corn, and on high and sandy land the
crop Is badly fired. However, with
normal weather during the next three
weeks the northern half Of the state
will produce more per acre than the
state average Of past years. In tho
southern counties the crop will be
m oh below the average, yet in some
localities, where timely showers oc-
Cured. the yield will exceed thirty
bushels per acre. The dry, hot
weather was also damaging to pota'
toes, pastures, apples and garden
truck.
Henry F. Reichmann. deputy fish
and game warden. expects to make
an inspection trip in his district COM
mencing tomorrow. He will look al
ter the Des Moines river district.
Mayor Brown OF Monmouth, ILL.,,
and party OF fifteen were in the
city today. The mayor and party
were taken over the power house dur
Ing the afternoon
Two marriage licenses were Is
sued today to Maurice w. Wahrer, p,
and Nina H. Snider, IS, of Charles
ton; and Henry A. Peterson. "a, OF
and Georgia A. Petty, 10,
Of Montrose.
DIR. Georl, F. jenkins who was
taken sick yesterday, has been taken
70 the hospital for recuperation.
Miss Villa j. Young, deputy clerk
OF the district court, has returned
from her two weeks vacation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
PERSON. AIS.

Mrs. T. w. Agnew and daughter
Miss Celestine have returned from
visit in Chicago and Ottumwa.
Mrs. G. A. Findeiss has returned to
her home in st. Louis, accompanied BY
her little nephew Firth H. Reed, after
an extended visit with relatives in
this city.
Miss Birdie Biddenstadt who has
been visiting her aunt Mrs. Bird Kel
logg, has returned to her home IN
Stronghurst, III.
Mrs. hurry Mason has returned
from Virginia and is stopping at Mrs
Bird Kellogg's.
Mrs. H. J. Hungerford and daugh
ter of Burlington who have been the
guests of Mrs. James M. Bell, 1o2s
Morgan street, will return to their
homes tonight.
Mrs. Josie Allen of Chicago ant
Mrs. Hattie Lee of Quincy are visit
ing at the home of James M. Allen fo1
couple of days.
H. W. Green has returned from
business trip to Pacific coast points
Miss Josephine Burns has gone t.
Centerville to spend her vacation
with her cousin, Miss Rose O'Hair.
Fort Madison Gem City: Mrs. w
f. Neismann and Miss Marie Mes
mann went to Keokuk Saturday night
to visit with Miss Barbara Eichhorn
Miss McBain and Miss Rus
sell of Keokuk, spent the week enc
In the city with Mis- Eva Armstrong
-. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Bransor
we're autoists to Keokuk Sunday.
George B. Stewart went to keo
kuk this morning. John Jes
sun spent Sunday in Keokuk with his
parents.
James Vermazen Of Charleston was
in the city today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
49,. VIII Wear Cards on Which
IN \. Printed "keokuk Retail
=, League" When They
Go Thursday.
my WILL BE ON TRIP
neleoation From Hero Will be
on Board Special When Il
Pulls Out Thursday
Noon.

when the Keokuk Retailers league
3 to Kahoka this coming Thurs.
they will be labelled with neat
a board badges which will bear
soss their fcce the legend "Keokuk
callers League" 1t was practically
cided this afternoon that these
dges would be used to designate the
eokuk crowd.
The badges will be printed at once
ID there will be big supply of them.
Ne ofticers of the league are busy
tting as many members as possible
saw they will go on the trip on
thursday.
The Keokuk crowd will wear these
ndges which will be printed on lit
i squares CT cardboard. A bit of
hing will be attached to the corner
the badge AID they will be hung in
u buttonhole3 OF the wearer's coat
his planned to print several hundred
badges as the crowd which will make
HE trip will be large one.
The Keokuk retailers special will
have here at 12:45 O'clock Thursday,
attached to the special train which the
Burlington is running to the Kahoka
lair The Keokuk bunch will be let
|of at the fai. grounds and will be
picked up on the return trip at the
lair grounds.
A number of the retailers have al
ready signified their intentions OF
making the trip, and the officers of the
league are making an effort to get an
extra big crowd out for this jaunt.
They want to take big delegation
over to kahoka, and from all indfca-
lions the league will be we'll represent
ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
Ashes Removed General Hauling
and Moving
Prices Reasonable. Phone, Black I'LL
e. PROCTOR I
bids were submitted by several other
companies.
Grain Company In Trouble.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service,1
DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 25.-The
B. A. Lockwood Grain company. one
of the largest in Iowa, with many ele-
vators scattered about the state, was
forced into involuntary bankruptcy to-
day by the Enterprise, Wright and
Saylor coal companies which fled
petitions in the federal court. ON.
Gals of the company say its assets
are 100000 and that it will pay dol
lar for dollar.
Lockwood gave the present finan-
cial stringency. restricted crec,t and
car shortage as the cause of the ac-
ticn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
TUBERCULOSIS

In addition to plenty Of fresh air
and proper diet, those suffering from
or who are predisposed to Tuberculo-
sis are recommended to use Eckman,s
Alternative to stop night sweats. banlsn
fever and hasten recovery. TINS meo-
cine by reason of its successful use dur
ing the mast. warrants the fullest inves-
tigation possible by every sufferer.
Eckmari's Alternative is most eftica-
cions in bronchial catarrh and severe
throat and lung affections, and in up
building the system. It contains no
narcotics nor harmful or habtt-form.
ing drugs. Accept no substitutes. SOLO
iy leading druggists. Write to the
Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa,
for booklet telling of recoveries-
price 81 and 81 bottle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
TWO DROWNED
IN SKUNK RIVER
;. e. Patterson and Miss Zetta Mill.
er OF New Sharon, Lost Their

I. z. FdeterSon ana MISS Zettd Mill
er OF New Sharon, Lost Their
Lives.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
OSKALOOSA, Iowa, Aug. 25.-Two
were drowned in Skunk river, north
Of here late last night when a boat
overturned. The dead:
L. e. PATTERSON, 25.
MISS ZETTA MILLER, 20.
Both lived at New Sharon, Iowa. In
company with two other couples they
were picnicing on the river bank. All
went boating and when the boaZ with
Patterson and Miss Miller did not re-
turn from trip up the river an In.
vestigation was made. The boat was
found overturned and at four O'Clock
this morning the girls body was
found and Patterson's body was found
an hour later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
Mrs. Young fs Home,

. CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Mrs. Ella
Flag Young, superintendent of the
Chicago public schools, and Mrs. Ger.
trude Howe Britton, juvenile worker
who went abroad with municipal
vice commission, reached Chicago to-
day after suffering many hardships.
From Bergen, Norway, the only
boat we could get was a tramp steam.
er sailing for Scotland" said Mrs
Young. I'VE were twenty-six hours
on the steamer and had to sleep
among barrels, lumber and other
kinds of caargos. It was terrible"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
Eat Green Apples
Watermelon
Cucumbers

But be sure you have a
bottle Of Wakefield's
Blackberry Balsan ready.
For 50 years, Wakefieldis
Blackberry Bal sam has been
a quick and sure cure for
Diarrhoea, Dysentery,
Cholera Morbus and Cholera
Infantum. It saves lives
after doctors fail.
For grown ups and babies.
Abso lutely harml esss ~-,-
35c Every Drug Sto2e.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25

all recruits he can for the regular
army service. He will receive appli.
cations and will examine applicants
who wish to enter the United States
army.
He says this is the best time for
any of the former enlisted men to get
back in the service, who have any
laundering in this direction. 1t will
be a chance for them to get a good
berth for the winter.
Whether the opening Of the office
here signifies anything like a war
move, the officer could not say.