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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

About the only real satisfaction the
war correspondents have been getting
so far has come from relating their
personal experiences, and if the men
who are doing the fighting are having
half as hard time OF it as the scribes
claim 10 be having. the war must in
Heed be frightful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
As He Understood II.

why is it," asked the ambitious
young orator, complaining to the ed
itor of the morning paper. that you
always report me as having said,
among other things?''
We'll, as l understand 1t, you are
usually among other things when you
say them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

Some consolation may be drawn by
those OF us who are not growers by
the fact that wheat prices are coming
down. Wheat, like the hominy which
furnished sole subsistence for the ne
gro. Is also "pow'ful nourishin'."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

During the last half OF July the num-
Der OF surplus freight cars on railroad
lines IN the United States and Canada
was reduced nearly 1900. War had
nothing to do with this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
The Secret

What is the secret of her popular
fly with the men? She isn't beauti-
full. and l shouldn't call her unusually
bright"
Il think it must be due to her habit
of going to the edge of propriety and
leaning over"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
Empty Lives.

Some people seem to be able to
get through the world with very little
trouble"
Il know 1t. There are lots OF peo-
pie who never have anything more i'm
portant than love and marriage and
births and deaths to think Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

Bulgaria has proclaimed a state of
siege. which doubtless will be sufi-
eient to at least Justify little target
practice along the borders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

China's declaration OF neutrality
would have more weight If it were not
necessary to call upon other nations
TO enforce It.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

Little nations with bones to pick
seem disposed TO do their picking now
while the big ones are busy with their
own affairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

Especial Correspondence OF The Argus)
Washington. ID. C., Aug. 16.-The
most critical period of American his
tory since the Civil war finds in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
q. 5. CAPITOL,
Washington, D. c.

The peace societies are having a
hard time OF it trying to take a philo-
sophical view of the situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
Practically.

And she refused your"
Practically. She said she would
marry me as soon as l settled down
and went to work at something worth
while"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18
Evanescent Joy.

met her in a crowd;
She sweetly smiled at me;
] felt extremely proud.
For she was good to me.
Alas, my gladness died
Almost ere IL began:
/ heard her ask (asidel:
"Who is that nice old man?''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

An exhaustive survey OF paving and
electric lighting proDNms in Iowa
cities is being made by the extension
division OF the Iowa state university.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

TERMsITen cents per week by car
rier. In Rock Island; s. pc yeas by mail
In advance
Complaints OF deiiy cry service should
be made 70 the eirc ulation department
which should also be notified In every
instance where 10 is desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have NO
authority IN the premiseA
All communications o. argumentsSiVe
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached fer publicA-
ton No such articles viii be prin,ed
ever fictitious signatures
Telephones In all departments. Cen
trai Union. Rock Island 1+5, HAS and
zi<s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

Miss Nellie Carlin OF Chicago has
announced her candidacy for the mu-
nicipal Judgeship and expects the
democratic endorsement The court
deals chiefly with matters pertaining
TO women and children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-18

New York must pay $223.l29,l21 for
all its existing and planned subways.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12
CARTHAGE, ILL.

Roy Little joined his wife here last
week for two weeks visit before
departing for his home in Wisconsin.
Homer Cutler stopped off in Car,
thage for short visit with his moth
er, On his way from st. Louis to Chi
cago.
Miss Mamie Bess departed last
week for Kampsyille, to spend her va
cation, her parents met her in Quincy
Miss veva Hecox returned last week
from a visit in Rockford and Chicago.
In the latter place she visited with
Mrs II. G. Johnson
Mrs. J. w. Porter gives the prfn'
cipal address before the Pike county
c. w. B. NJ. convention at Chambers
burg this week.
Jose L. Wolfe went to Princeton
H., last week to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Chas. Wolfe.
Mrg Robert Boyd was operated up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12
FARMINeToN.
, ~~>>e>>< go . . . .

The Pennington chautauqua is be-
ing held now at Anderson's park.
There is a large attendance each day.
Miss Virginia Wayland Of Peaks.
vile, Mo-, is here visiting her aunt.
Mrs. Henry Fightenmaster, and at
tending the chautauqua.
Lawrence Jenkins got run over by
a wagon Friday, breaking an arm and
bruising him up considerable.
Mrs. Massmar got her hand badly
hurt Saturday evening by striking 1t
on fence post in throwing feed to the
chickens, dislocating her little finger
joint
Jay Hassler got his foot badly crush
ed by scraping off the ball diamond.
Sunday, causing him to go on
crutches.
Miss Mamie Riser of Aleandrixa is
here visiting relatives and attending
the chautauqua.
Mrs. John McElroy was laid to rest
here Sunday afternoon. Funeral
services were held at the Baptis:
church, Rev. Jas. McKiernan preached
the sermon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

To the Editor of The Gate City:
Now that all Europe is engaged at
shooting reason and justice into one
another, the time is orportune for get
ting our bearings on the home rule is
sue before this more civilized war
fare will be resumed. The bill, draft
OF which will be appended to this
article, has appeared, substantially in
the same form, for the lucky odd
number third time before the house OF
commons and with the same convinc-
ing majority has been endorsed after
the third reading. But at this juno
turc there comes hiatus in the mon
otony of previous procedures. Prior TO
! the abolition OF the lords veto # had
! been a recognized fashion with the
peers to peremptorily despatch it az
the only venomous reptile st. Patrick
| had lett in Ireland; but now their
! perverse ingenuity is taxed to devise
a new ne plus ultra 20 the bills FROG
reSs; and they were equal TO the task.
Bear in mind English aUtocracy like a
symptom in Ireland, which has in.
| fiuenced the drafting OF the home rule
measure There IS more violent count
er-agttation in the orange zone than II
was previously guilty Of. All this ia
fomented by The English tories and
beautifully financed out OF their cof.
fers of ill-gotten riches. Consequently
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

there was recently great deal or
sub rosa talk in parliamentary circles
OF making concessions to Ulster. They
were not publicly defined. They were
to be duly presented for debate and
constitutionally decided as an ap-
pendix to the bill as soon as the lat
ter was safe at its mornings on the
statute book. But like many another
appendix, this one is now the whole
rub When the bill travelled the old
beaten way to the upper house this
time their lordships wouldn't conde-
scend to look at the bob-tailed animal;
they 'emphatical1y clamored for the
tail. BY what process Of reasoning 1t
is difficult to divine, other than that
by which the man proved by the high
est artistic canons, that dog was the
most betting appencage that could
be annexed to tail, and that man
ought to take the bride with the wed
ding ring. Mr. Asquith with the fore
bearance of Job, sent the amending bill
before the house of lords. With the
promptitude of the premier in sub
hitting it, the lords upon the motion
of the unionist or anti-home rule ma
jority, astutely clogged the wheels
again, by appending some Ereposter
GUS amendments to the amending bill
and parcelling up the entire dismem
bered monstrosity, politely asked the
lower house to breed an Irish terrier
that will fit the new tail Of an English
bulldog. This action of course effect
ed a deadlock as decided as ever the
opprobious Illicit veto did in the past
history Of the Irish grievance. lSee
next issue of Daily Gate City.]
r n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

A fine dinner was served, which was
made possible by families bringing
well filled baskets and all eating TO-
gether in the basement Of the church.
Mrs. Hannah Thompson of Carthage
visited relatives here last week.
ErtIe Burrel and Miss Edith Wiggle
and Willie Vance and Lydia Akers at
tended the band concert at Carthage
last Thursday evening, the party max
ing the trip in Mr.. vance's new Over
land car.
A band of Indians was in town last
THURSDAY afternoon, which aroused no
little curiosity.
Mrs. VERNE Burner, Mrs. Edwards,
Mrs. Hough. Mrs. Mathey, Maud Erwin,
and Beulah Clark attended the meet
ing of the Domestic Science club at
Carthage, which met in the NJ. z.
church on last Friday, which as
sembled for the purpose of listening
to a talk given by Mrs. Vanzile.
Geo. Shinkle and family departed
for Quincy Saturday to remain over
night and next day they were going
to take a trip on the boat. Don't
just know their destination.
The newly elected officers of the
Bible school of the Christian church
are as follows: H. l.. O'Brien, super
1ntendent; Harmon Harter. assistant
superintendent; Miss Ruth Fleming,
secretary; Miss Laura Denham, as.
sistant secretary; Miss Lydia Akers,
treasurer; Ruth Duffy, librarian;
Maude Erwin, assistant librarian.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12
DENVER.
= 9 . . . . 8 . . 1890 .

MI. and Mrs. Harry Jennings went
to Springfield Saturday for several
days visit with their friends, the
Misses Mischlers, who visited here
last summer. harry is now on his
vacation, and Harvey Herring is run
ming the mail wagon.
Mrs. Harter spent Saturday and
Sunday visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Marshall Clark, and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Webster and Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Bell attended the
funeral Of the sister Of Mrs. Webster
and Mr.. Bell at Timewell, Sunday, she
having died out west and desired to
be laid to rest near her old home.
Mrs. Lizzie Kennedy and daughter,
Nellie. spent last week with Mrs.
VERNE Burns, Nellie assisting in the
duties of the postoffice, but this week
she enters the hospital at Keokuk to
take a nurses course.
Concrete walks are being laid on
South Main street, in front of the
telephone office, extending both ways.
This is a long felt want.
| In view of the fact that Mr.. and
Z MIS-. are HONiHS W DeoSo,
/, the members of the Domestic Sci
ence club, of which Mrs. Shrier Is a
charter member, planned a surprise on
| her last Monday evening. While she
was at the depot seeing her brother
/ family off, they all went in and on
( her return she was greeted by lively
crowd and the surprise was complete
A little gift was left by each one as
a remembrance. After a social hour
7 orange ice and cake was served. and
! at their departure they expressed re
I gre. at their moving away from Den
/ yer, but our best wishes go with them
/ Mr.. Shrier will teach in Basco The
coming year.
J. v. Scott made trip to Meredosia
and as result we are trying to helr
dispose of 1,300 watermelons, which
! does not worry US very much, only In
securing the or Is cents for the
purchase.
Miss Alma Walters returned Satur
day evening from a weeks visit with
her aunt, Miss Anne Walton, OF Quin
oy.
| A number from here attended tbs
e. w. B. NJ. rally at Bowen las
Thursday. which was well attended
and an excellent program rendered
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12
SALEM, IOWA.
; 49, >%>> -

Old settlers meeting at Salem
August 20. An excellent program will
be rendered. Rev. F. B. Beardsley OF
keokuk will deliver the principal ad
dress. Rev. Jonathan Lee, OF OF
tumwa, will be one OF the speakers
Salem band is prepared to give fine
music. Committees are appointed and
all arrangements will be completed
to make this gala day for the large
crowd which will be In attendance.
DR.. and Mrs. Alvin Rogers and son
Elliott, enroute to California, to make
their home, stopped at this place and
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. H
&c. Wilmeth and family.
Mrs. Ann Brady is still quite i'll
Her sons, Milton, Of Milton, and
James of Farmin gton, were called to
her bedside.
Mrs. J. T. Ingrim departed Friday
to join her husband at Arvada, Wyom-
ing where they will remain one year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Pitman en-.
tertained their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
AL Williamson from Lowell.
Mrs. D. A. Cowell and two children
and Miss Olivette Cowell visited rela-
tives at Hillsboro Tuesday.
Mrs. Iva Bennett and her father,
Thomas Shampnoi. we're here from
Fairfield. last week, guests of friends.
Professor Henry Crew has returned
to Evanston. ILL.,, following visit with
his aunt. Miss Sarah Hargrave.
Mrs. Edwards and children OF New
London recently visited the former S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Young spent
Thursday with relatives at LaCraw.
Mrs. John Upton is quite poorly at
the home Of her sister. Mrs. Elwood
Friend.
Miss Mertie Mitchell of Keokuk
spent last week at the Mrs. Rue Gar
retson home.
The NJ E Sunday school boys and
the Reading Circle team crossed bats
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Clara Pickard spent last week
with relatives at FIT. Madison.
! Mrs. Zoe Turner and daughter
Beverly, are visiting relatives in Da
kota-
T. S. Hampton has for his guest
his brother. Bert Hampton, from west
ern Nebraska.
Miss Marie Pfster of Mt. Hamill
recently visited Mrs. Alice King.
| Miss Clara Spray is spending he1
vacation in New York City
! Miss Clara Cooper is home from q
visit with friends at Camp Point and
! Monmouth, Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

on last week at the st. Frances hos
pital, in Macomb. Her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Burnett, were there
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Strader attended
the funeral at Elvaston last week OF
their uncle, Gideon Roseberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Day and son, OF
AIedo, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lane and chill
dren of Bonaparte, Iowa, visited the
family of s. A. Main last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Shepherd were
called to Camp Point last week to at
tend the funeral of her brother, G. H.
Davis.
Arch McMahan of Oklahoma City
and family, are visiting friends and
relatives in this city.
Superintendent S. D. Faris went to
Urbana last week to attend dem
onstraticn county institute. Mrs
t'aris Is visiting in Augusta during his
absence.
Miss Margaret Proctor OF Lincoln
Neb., arrived last week to visit Car
thage friends and relatives.
J. G. Johnson and daughter, Mrs
Alice Aaron, attended the annual
picnic of the Christian and Methodist
churches at Columbus, H., last week
Chas. Thompson OF Kansas City
joined his family, who have been visit.
ing the lady's sister, Mrs. Frank Kreig
last week.
Miss Mary Bird Of Omaha visited at
the home Of her cousin, ]. I. Hend.
ricks, last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

The following wise words are
from Washington's farewell address:
Against the insidious wiles of foreign
influence Il conjure you to believe
me, fellow citiens) the jealousy of a
free people ought to constantly awake.
since history and experience prove
that foreign influence is one OF the
most baneful foes of republican gov
eminent. Europe has a set of
primary interests which TO us have
none or very remote relation Hence
she must be engaged in frequent coz
troversies. the causes of which are
essentially foreign to our concerns
Hence, therefore, it must be unwise
in US to implicate ourselves by artif-
cial ties in the ordinary vicissitudes
Of her politics or the ordinary COM
binations and collisions of her friend
ship.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

Though a man speak with the
tongues Of men and angels and have
not working understanding of the
terms government censorship.
martial law" state of siege" con
versations between nations, moolh-
zation" and moratorium" he is, IN
his effort to explain the news to the
family these days, become as sound
ing brass or a tinkling cymbal, says
the Los Angeles Tribune.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

Oelerich, the German aviator who
flew practically five miles high, de-
clares that it will be impossible to go
much higher without a continuance
like a divers helmet. He resorted to
oxygen at 10000 feet, but at $4,000
feet that ceased to help his breathing
much, and he was on the point of
fainting when he turned down at 26,-
$50 feet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

The electrically-operated 15O-ton
cantilever-bridge-typ crane recently
completed at the Charlestown Navy
Yard, Boston, Mass, is the largest
floating crane on the Atlantic coast
The bridge" overhangs at each end
Of the 125-ft pontoon and the trolley
travels the entire length of the
bridge. The hosting equipment con
sists of two main hoists, each with 4
capacity of rs tons, able to operate
simultaneously. There is an auxiliary
trolley and hoist with capacity OF 1,
tons.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

after visiting a week at the W. NJ
Butlin home.
Mrs. Irma Reisner of Centerville
was the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Q.
Batten.
Mr.. Harry Bedel1 Of Melcher. Iowa,
spent Sunday with his wife. Mrs. II.
Bedell
Mrs John Davis spent from Satur-
day until Monday with her sister. Mrs.
Louise Smith.
Nelson visitors one day last week.
The ice cream supper given in the
M. w. A. hall Saturday night was
quite q success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12
THE MOTHER.

] hear the blaring bands go by; hear
the marching feet;
All day they drum their dreadful dirge
along the dusty street.
4 hear the crowds give cheer on cheer
OF fierce delicious joy.
And wonder if they see him there, my
little. little boy.
"A baby only yesterday, with soft and
sunny hair,
$50 helpless and so innocent, SO fra
gile and so fair.
SO strong l felt to shield him then.
safe sheltered in my arm,
1T seemed to me the whole wide world
could never do him harm.
And oh. the long. long nights watch
ed beside his trundle bed
To fight away the pain that rackeo
his little fevered head.
/ fought his battles for him then; he
leaves my side today
To fight far greater ones alone, and
oh. so far away!
The little dimpled hand that lay SO
trustingly in mine
Must grasp rifle barrel soon along
the firing line.
Ny baby boy 1 held so close felt his
hutterinS breath
Has left me empty armed and gone
to see the face of death.
And never mothers voice to scothe,
nor mothers arm to shield,
From all the djreful pe-ils of the
smoke hung battlefield:
oh, why must mothers stay behind!
Is not a mothers place
Beside the baby that must look in
deaths remorseless face?
The years have wrought a change in
him that only others see
For all his soldiers uniform he's still
boy to me.
Sent forth to kill, he knows not why,
kings insensate toy,
While must wait and pray at home
my baby, baby boy:
james J. Montague in the New York
American.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

Clean swimming pools for Spo-
kane" has been adopted as one OF the
slogans of the health department,
which is leaving nothing undone that
Will tend to better this city's record
as the second healthisst city in the
United States. Every public and semi
public plunge in Spokane is cooper
ating with DR.. J. B. Anderson, health
officer, to proven the spread Of infec-
ton Frequent inspections are made
under the health officers direction,
and orders have been given not only
to change the water frequently but
also to use sufficient chlorine to kill
all germs. Before entering the big
municipal swimming pool every bath
er is required to take shower bath.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12
Famine, Real Monster Of War

The siege OF Troy. or the siege OF
Paris in the Franco-Prussian connlct'
when thousands died OF starvation.
would be inflnitesimal in comparison.
Famine treads close upon the heels
OF war in Europe because Europe,
with its vast population and Its com
paratively small area, is pressed even
in times Of peace to supply its mil
lions with food enough to sustain
them.
1t is the boast of the United States
that If every seaport were closed and
all importation shut of the country
could feed its population from its own
fields and gardens and still have
enough for half the population OF
Europe.
The conditions in Europe are the
reverse-if importations were shut on
famine would creep upon the nations.
even ii every available inch OF ground
were under cultivation. With the men
of Europe at war instead OF In the
fields. the danger OF famine is inten'
sifed a million fold.
1t Is commonly known that the
British isles could subsist without I'M
portations only twenty-one days; that
is. II Great Britain were called upon
to feed the people OF England, Scot
land, Wales, and Ireland without out
side assistance, its supply Of food
would be exhausted within three
weeks.
Conditions in continental Europe.
particularly in small, inly'ng states,
are worse. Without importations anH
without food from their own fields the
approach OF famine would be matter
OF only few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

Vincent Astor has presented to the
village of Rhinecliff, \. Y, strip of
land to be used as a highway to the
New York Central station. The land
IS worth $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

Cardinal Gibbons was so years old
Thursday, July 20. There was no for
NAL celebration Of the anniversary,
the cardinal passing the day at the
country home of T. Herbert Shriver.
near Westminster, Md, as has been
his custom for several years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

Janet Arthur" the militant suf-
fragette charged with attempting July
s to destroy Robert Burns cottage
with bomb, was identified today by
the police as Janet Parker, relative
of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, who
took such a prominent part in the
Boer war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

David Lubin has come home with a
plan for the fixing OF ocean rates by
an international commission. The
ocean steamship lines need to be regu-
lated as much as the railroads. but
how Mr.. Lubin would arrange for the
enforcement of international rate fix
ing orders remains to be explained.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

President Wilson has been urged to
advocate executive action changing
the name OF Culebra cut. Panama
canal, to Gaillard cut after Lieutenant
Colonel Gaillard, who had charge or
tho engineering work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

President Wilson is laying plans at
Washington for an active part in the
fall campaign. Candidates in several
states have urged the president to
help them, and while he has given no
definite replies, they are counting on
him to make several speeches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-12

w. A. Hamilton of West Unity, O.,
proba bly, the oldest examiner in the
state banking department, has resign
ed to take effect August Is.