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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
WHEN LIGHT r

Healthy people that live out of
doors rarely complain Of the light.
But any one who has tried photog-
raphy knows that outdoor daylight is
many times brighter than artificial
light, indoors or out. When people
suffer from artificial lights It is some
thing besides the strength of the light.
1t Is contrast that makes artificial
lights unpleasant. One who lives
most Of the time in poorly lighted
rooms finds it unpleasant to 60 sud-
denly into bright daylight. The more
sudden the change, the greater the
contrast, the more disagreeable the
feeling. Arti. cial. lights seen at night
in sharp contrast with the darkness
around them, are always unpleasant
to ace A light that varies greatly
from instant to instant, nov dim now
bright, is very di~sagreeable and harm
full to the eyes. When light hurts the
eyes the first impulse is to exclude it.
But thought about the matter will
commonly show some kind Of contrast
tina might be avoided. Have the
rooms indoors lighted as well as pos
sible. In going out pause a little on
the threshold to become accustomed
to the brighter illumination. Do not
face bright artificial lights with a
dark background. Do not admit a
streak Of bright sunlight into a room
that is otherwise shaded, but rather
keep the windows wide open. Use as
steady a source OF light as possible
and avoid all sudden of ilIum-
ination. If dark glasses are worn it
should not be all the time; but only
when the eyes are exposed to the
brightest light; So that the contrast
between this and the feeble light may
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

Outside Of Germany there is no
known commercial supply Of potash
salts. II the German supplies are
cut OF during the European war, the
agricultural world must either go
without potash salts after the meager
supply now on hand Is exhausted or
bestir itself to find another adequate
source Of supply. Already many In
quiries regarding potash have been
addressed to the United States Geo
logical Survey. and the fertilizer jour-
nails report that small quantities. OF
spot material are changing hands at
sharp premiums. The situation is un-
doubtedly more acute than it was a
few years ago. when national interest
was first awakened to the fact that
the United States is entirely depend
ant on Germany for this important
class Of fertilizer materials.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

chargeable against the slides. The
more than six weeks remaining until
the opening OF the canal on August 10
were taken up with the removal Of
slide debris. more than two years and
three months in all.
"One Of the wonderful things. about
the building of the canal was how
Colonel Goethals and Colonel Gaillard
were able to drive down unit cost as
the mercury in the dificulty thermom-
eter sped upward. In 1909 it vas es-
timated that the cost of removing a
yard Of soil would be around 80 cents
for the whole cut. In 1909 this was
hammered down to 7S 2-3 cents. With
the slides more troublesome than
aver il 1912, they forced he unit cost
down to 81 3-8 cents. Than this
there is no prouder showing in the
history OF business economy or Of en-
cheering"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
"eAck TO AFRICA, MOVEMENT.

The biggest house-boat party ever
held by the colored race in the south
is now in progress in Galveston har-
Dor. The steamship Liberia, on
which Chief Sam of the Akin Trading
Co., plans to inaugurate the back to
Africa" movement OF his race, is now
detained in Bolivar Roads on account
Of the European var The Liberia
flies the British flag, and rumors Of
German cruisers in the Gulf of Mex
leo have tied up at Galveston all
British merchantmen. When the yes.
sci will depart for the announced
destination Of Salt Pond on the west
coast Of Africa is now problematical.
In the meantime the passenger list
OF over one hundred negro colonists,
cuIled from Oklahoma and Texas com
munitfes, is enjoying a record siesta.
The Liberals decks form a delightful
Longing place. Over the rail the
family wash Of the black mammies
on board flies in the breeze. Fishing
lines oversize keep the hot cat sup
ply of the commissariat up to the
maximum. At nfghtfall, the sound OF
old plantation melodies floats out
across the harbor, to the entertain
of all sailors nov in port.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

The great Iowa state fair is in
progress and will be for several days.
Nothing but continually u~nfavorable
weather can make it a failure, and
then only partially so, because Iowa
and other states know that the Iowa
state fair is n of the great exhibit
lions, always providing the best ex-
hibits and the latest entertainment.
1t is an educational treat to visit the
state fair and every Iowan who can
do so, should take the time to see
what this wonderful state is doing.
You can get a good idea If you see
the fair. n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
BE CAREFUL ABOUT FIRE.

Fire insurance men are endeavoring
to impress upon the public the i'm
portance Of special care in the matter
OF fire prevention at this particular
time.
Normal losses have been heavy, and
If a serious conflagration should come
the existing financial and banking
conditions would produce an unusual
result. 1t would be necessary for the
companies to sell large amounts OF
securities to pay a loss OF that mag
nitude, and with the stock exchanges
closed this would be impossible, no
matter what great sacrifices they
might be willing to make as to price
in order to meet their obligations
promptly. A co%nfiagration just at
his time, with its destruction OF
values and its disturbance of financial
conditions. would be very serious, as
it might upset the whole delicate fab
rio OF financial and insurance credit.
That the situation is appreciated by
business men generally is shown by
the action of Marshall Field G Co.
who have instructed the heads of all
departments and the managers of all
factories, warehouses, garages and
other properties to be exceptionally
careful at this time as regards fire
hazard. The notice, issued by Arthur
Hadxhurst. manager of their 1nsur
ance department., is as follows:
Owing to the terrible state of at
fairs in Europe, which affects the en-
tire United States more or less in
every direction, this department
wishes now to call your particular at
tention to the results of sustaining a
loss by fire. AS all the stock ex'
changes are closed the insurance com
panies would have no market for
their securities in case they were call
ed upon for a large amount of money
for losses that might be sustained by
an extensive fire or conf1agration,
Naturally, they look for the help OF
everyone to prevent such occurring.
1T is the duty of every assured,
be he a householder or an employe, to
take every wise ~precaution to prevent
fire and its dire results at all times,
particularly so at the present time
Consequently we call upon every EN-
ploye in every department in all parts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

be diminished. Have q good light on
what you look at, but do not let the
source of light shine directly into
your eyes. When light hurts the eyes,
in spite Of care to avoid strong con-
trasts, 1t is likely that the eyes are
strained, or irritated or infiamed, and
the cause OF the trouble should be
sought u and removed. Persistent
trouble of this kind generally has a
persistent cause, like strain Of the
eyes; and 1T is useless to treat the
effect, while the cause continues to
keep up the trouble.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
WAR RAISES PRICE OF TIN.

The outbreak Of the European war
has caused the New York price OF
tin to rise to 65 cents a pound, al
though in the latter part of July tin
was sold as low as 30.5 cents a pound
None of the European countries make
a production which would greatly al
feet market values. and the disturb
ance Of price is due mostly to the inse-
curity OF cal freights which are
carried very largely in English or
German bottoms.
are small, and production from them
will probably not be much affected
by the exceedingly high prices II
these are temporary. However. the
operators now working tin deposits
may reap a profit If they can market
their pres before the drop in prices
that is sure to come.
The benefit which II seems possible
to get out of the present situation Is
in the establishment of a tin smelter
in the United States in which to smelt
Bolivian tin ores and such small lots
Of American ore as are produced. At
present between 10000 and 10000
tons Of tin concentrates carrying
more than 10000 tons Of metallic tin
are shipped each year from Bolivia
to Europe for smelling. The United
States would absorb the tin smelted
from this ore easily, and it has been
demonstrated that there are no diff-
culties in the smelling Of the Bolivian
ores that American metallurgists can
not meet. Owing to the lack OF Euro
pean fre;ghters, Bolivian ores will
now be seeking a market, and provid-
ing that ships can be found to carry
the ore, this will be the opportunity
for Americans to begin purchasin.,
the ores hat have heretofore gone to
Europe.
A few years ago a smelter was es-
tablished at Bayonne, N. j., in which
to smelt Malayan tin ores, but when
it became known, the English govern
ment placed a high export duty on
Malayan tin ores not going to some
part Of the British empire. Such a
thing could not happen in Bolivia.
and to some extent, at any rate, the
smelling OF Bolivian and other ores
in this country would relieve Ameri-
can consumers from the speculative
profits Of the london market.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

OF our business to be more than
watchful and careful in this regard,
and every department head will be
expected to make this a personal mat
ter with those under him, to e that
this Is carried out.
"A loss of a property now not only
means a money loss of the property,
but a loss of a plant. which at the
present time will be most desireble to
have in service, not alone for the good
of the house but for the welfare OF
the employees themselves. Let every
one read this notice carefully, and
let the wisdom OF 1t impress itself
upon him or her as the cas- may be-"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

The newspaper men OF Lee county
will regret that the health Of F. G.
Taber of the Donnellson Review has
compelled to spend a few months in
Colorado. They will however be pleas
ed to learn that the climate and treat
ment he is receiving is providing him
with better health and he hopes to get
back to his office some time in Octob-
or
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

Fire destroyed the Office of the Mt
Pleasant News and Editor George
Rogers has the sympathy of the fra
ternfty, especially those who have
gone through a similar experience.
The news is one Of the brightly edfe.
ed papers of the first district and
with a newly equipped office ought to
be brighter than ever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
Samples Free by Mail

Thu itching. burning. suffering and los
Of sleep of eczemas. rashes. and iritations
Of the skin and scalp are at once relieved
and permanent skin health restored In most
cases by warm baths with Cuticura Soap
followed by gentle applications Of Cuttcurs
Ointment when all else fails. Cuticura Soap
(25c.l and Cuticura Ointment (5Oc.) arc
sold everywhere. A single set Is often
sufficient. Liberal sample of each mailed
free, with 32-p. k Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
PRICES OF SHOES GOING UP.

PRICES OF NOE GOING W. !:
No telling where It will stop. You
must expect to pay 800 or more a
pair advance for your fall shoes The
following taken from the Shoe Re-
taller Of Aug. %:
Henry B. Endicott, president Of En-
dicott, Johnson & Co., has sent a let
ter to the firms statesmen outlining
the policy to be pursued by them with
reference to the new business condi-
lions which have arisen as a result
OF the European war
Under no circumstances win we
hold up orders for retailers to walt
developments arising from wal condf-
tions," says Mr.. Endicott, 'but We will
accept cancellations"
Mr.. Endfcott asserts that the In
creasing scarcity of hides will newt
ably cause an increase in the cost OF
shoes. He has informed his. statesmen
that there can be only one result In
the shoe business and that Is higher
prices, and this doesn't mean five or
ten cents a pair. OF any. small adj
vance. No man can tell where the
advance may be. It is a sure posi-
bility, and l think a probability, that
shoes may be n dollar a pair high
er, in fact, as far az I can see, I
don't know why we should limit the
price to a one dollar advance"
Referring to the conditions in the
south, Mr.. Endicott says: Some OF
our southern correspondents ask us
to hold UP or their orders on account
of the condition Of cotton. Foreign
demand for cotton is non-existent at
| present. but In my Judgment In q
short time It will be in bigger demand
than any other staple. The navies OF
England and France will opel the
sea to merchant vessels. 1t is fool
ish to say that we haven't %transpor-
tatfon facilities. When did the OPP
portunity ever offer for business that
the American people didn't find a way
to do it? What are all the idle mer
chant vessels OF England going to
do? They are going to sail to Amer
lea just as soon as 1t is evident that
the German feet is to be kept near
home, where 1t. undoubtedly will be
kept. The very men in the south who
are today feeling SO early the effects
! Of the war will have a bigger expan-
sion inside of a few months than the
south has eve seen.
IF there is any man In the north,
south Of west that feels at all ner-
vous or apprehensive, we gladly offer
to cancel his orders. but under no
c"nditions do we allow him to hold UP
his orders and await developments.
On the other hand, while we are a n
ceiling orders, we have many custom
ers who are trying to take advantage
Of the fact that shoes are bound to
be higher and place larger orders
with us than aver before. Any signs
Of speculation which we see are I'm
mediately discouraged and stopped.
We only accept future orders by leav-
ing the prices open, prices to be de-
termined at the time Of shipment
ut is said that the United States
produces annually 20,000,O00 calf
skins. but imports from Rnsoia TO-
100000. This importation being cut
OF reduces the skins available for
shoes one-third, and besides, the Unit
ed States will probably be- called on
to supply shoes for the armies Of
Europe. There Is, therefore, every
Indication that prices on shoes will
go up and very soon, too"
raa aa."-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

Warsaw will dedicate the Fort Ed
wards monument next month and
Warsaw will entertain hundreds OF
visitors who wish to have a part in
that historical celebration.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

Many compliments r heard about
the attitude of the business men OF
keokuk toward the neighboring
towns. The recent movement to visit
the closely towns has brought about
a better feeling and rightly so. keo-
kuk can afford to go visiting. The
social benefit is worth it to Ia moth
ing OF the commercial result.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
RESISTANCE OF NATURE.

"The only reason ships were not
using the Panama canal ten months
ago when the locks were first ready,
is that nature was battling to the
last ditch in her efforts to th'xart
the purpose Of man to put a shipway
through the yitals of proud old Cule-
bra mountain" writes William Joseph
Showalter, magazine writer, who WIS.,
tied the canal zone many times dur
ing the progress Of the work there.
in q communication to the National
Geographical society, at Washington,
D. C.
'@Over ESQ acres CO ground lying
outside Of the intended bank Of the
canal, and containing over thirty
million cubic yards Of material, were
swept by nature. with silent but ter
rife force. down into the canal" he
writes. Now this onslaught demon
allied an entire railroad system;
now it put the compressed air n
water systems out OF commission;
now 1t bottled up one end Of Culebra
cut with an avalanche of debrisi now
it imprisoned dirt trains and wrecked
steam shovels. Consider what n
removal of 80. 100000 cubic yards OF
material means. 1t is enough to buiIr
a sort of Chinese wall seven feet thick
and seven feet high reaching from
New York to San Francisco. 1t is
more than could be drawn by all the
horses and mules in the United
States. 1t would fill a million and a
80 IL T:J~1~p,~oJ oorc nrny0h a. IN
make a string $4,000 miles long.
when you reflect that each yard
OF this sliding material rendered
doubly difficult the getting out uf
three yards Of other material, the true
meaning of the slides begins to ap-
pear. There have been ITO trains 60
ing out of the cut one day at the
south end. only to be stopped entirely
the next day by a slide. Again, half
a dozen tracks would suddenly be put
out of commission. 1t is the greatest
engineering wonder of the age that
in spite Of these difficulties LOG ,000,-
600 cubic yards of material were re-
moved from the cut in less time than
it was estimated 100000 cubic
yards could be moved. And this
wonder grows when l look at the
cost sheets and see that a cubic yard
was removed for an average of 60-odd
cents, when it was estimated that,
unhindered by slides, the cost of re.
moving a cubic yard would be SO
cents.
Prior to 1910 the slides presented
no serious obstacles. Up to that
year the excavations on account of
slides were only 1877 per cent of the
total excavations. During 1910, sew
en- weeks were required to take a
Of the 1883 per cent of all excava-
lions which represented the slide de-
bris taken out. In 1911 it required 13
weeks to take out the material the
slides brought into the cut, this ma
terial amounting to 26.30 per cent of
the total excavations for the year.
During the fiscal year Of 1912, 34.5
per CEN of the excavations were of
slide material whose removal re-
quired eighteen weeks. Forty-six per
'cent of the total excavations in 1913
we're from slides, which accounts for
twenty-four weeks work. Last year,
beginning July 1, 1913, saw only two
months required for the final bottom
to be reached in the cut, outside of
the material brought in by the slides,
so that at least forty-four weeks are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

II you wish to send a copy Of The
Gate City special edition to some
friend you can secure a copy at this
office for five cents. The mailing
charge is two cents. It is a good idea
to forward these copies to people who
contemplate coming to this city to
make their home or to those who are
asking for Information about the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

Chicago Is to have an all-night
church. There should be little diff
Guilty in getting a large audience
provided the all-nighters want to go
to church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
vindieation for Shaw.

. Lytton Star: The Odebolt Chroni.
Gle says hat a hobo printer, a rare
species of tourists these days, drifted
into that town a few days ago and
asked for q handout. 1t has been
nearly six years since we came to
Lytton and we have had the first hobo
printer to see passing over this line
of the Milwaukee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
70 Cover CU0 I6t8.
II used - also quantities Of

TO cover tho rats.
II used -. also quantities Of --
and -w which did not relieve b torture
which ut times was almost Undesirable.
especially at night. I was Obliged to bathe
my head In soda water in order TO got any
rest. I then tried Cutcura Soap and Oint-
ment. rubbing the Cuticura Ointment into
the scalp at night and washing It out in the
morning with Cuticura Soap. It was about
four weeks hen I was entirely cured"
(SiRned) Mrs, Henry FriSk. March 81. 1914.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

One Of the busiest official bodies in
the city is the school board. The
directors have had their duties con.
siderably increased recently by the
new building program. These men
are rendering a real service to the
community n entirely gratuitous at
that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
New Crop sown.

Kansas City Journal: The Belgian
farmer has been blowing up cannon
balls for several generations. The in
dications are that his descendants can
continue the performance for genera
lions to come.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

A new French alarm clock, electri.
cally operated, will ring its bell n
or more times a day, at a set time
every day Or only upon designated
days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

A portable steam -enovating ma
chine for cleansing carpets and rugs
without removal from floors has been
invented by a man in Portland, Ore.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

A cash register to record the mum
her of words in various kinds Of tele'
grams is being tried out in a New
Zealand telegraph Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

scalp. My hair fell out BY
handfuls and It was thin. dry
and lifeless. I could not
sleep well on account OF tho
itching. My hair became 20
thin I commenced using
rats and switches until I
had lost SO much hair there
was not enough remaining
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

In a new type school desk both the
desk and chair for the desk in front
of it are mounted on a single pedes-
tai and both are adjustable for height.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30
RI. censorship.

st. Paul Pionere-Press: II nvronean
be the chief duty OF the favor.
censor to cut out everything un, hat
as1a 70 his side and magnify all ina
places his side in an must be
light. Every fighting stors tine
read from both sides OF the NJ
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

n. Van vorhis OF Rochester, N. Y,
recently broke his ankle. Surgeons
mended 1t with a steel plate riveted
to the bones.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

longer, interest in November elections
will be considerably minimized.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

For filing lamps an oil can has been
patented that carries a funnel so that
the oil may be poured into the right
place without waste.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

By introducing minute particles OF
zinc into the tissues by powerful cleo
trio currents a Philadelphia surgeon
destroys cancers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

DR.. G. s. F. Savage Of Chicago, at
81, is still active as a director Of sew
eraI large educational institutions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-30

Richmond, Va, annexes $4,000 sub.
urbanites.