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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
BIDS ARE RECEIVED
TO JUBILEE DINNER
Greater Iowa Spread will be Held at
Chamberlain at Oes
Mones.

Invitations to the greater Iowa
dinner which Will be held in Des
Moines on Wednesday, April g. have
been received here by Manager Towne
of the Industrial association. The
banquet will b. held at the Chamber
lain hotel at O'Clock.
Not only will the prominent bust
ness men OF the state and city be
present, but there will be traffic men
who have bean handling the rate
cases and the railroad commissioners
for the state, as we'll. The banquet
will be IN the nature of a jubilee
over the states victory in the cases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
To Avoid Second Strike.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April I'm
an attempt to obtain a neutral arbi-
tration board and thus prevent
threatened second street car strike,
officials of the local Garments union
today appealed to the labor commits
sion of Indiana to intercede in the
difficulty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Ashe. Removed Prices
General Hauling Reasonable
PHONE-Black 1712
E. PROCTOR


we're six special programs given dur
ing the year, all OF which were under
the able supervision OF Mrs. Leonard
Matless.
Mr.. James Fulton made the treas
urer's report, showing the collections
to have been 3zs1.s2.
Womsn's Society Reports.
Mrs. w. W. Holmes, secretary of
the women's missionary society, re-
ported twelve devotional and ten So
cial meetings held during the year.
The membership is ninety-three. Two
praise meetings were held. This
society, as well as all the church,
mourns the loss OF Mrs. r. O. Stafford,
Mrs. A. s. Strickler and Miss Nc
Cav. by death.
Mrs. Harvey J. Bonham, the treas
urer OF the woman's missionary So
ciety, reported $473.23 having been
given to missions, having been equal
ly divided between the homo and
foreign boards.
The reports for the chapel fund
society Of which Mrs. Chas. Dickin-
son Is president, were made by Mrs.
w. W. Holmes, secretary, and Mrs.
Howard Wood, treasurer. The so.
ciety has an enrolment Of So. The
society gives annually 5000 toward
the music Of the church and furn-
ishes the flowers for the church dec
Grafton at Christmas. They conduct
the major part of the annual bazaar.
This year they furnished room In
the Benevolent Union Home.
Calls Society Backbone"
In introducing the reports Of the
sewing society DR.. Newcomb called
it the backbone" OF the church for
1t is always a support morally and
financially and in every way. Mrs. E.
NJ. Majors is the president. The sec
retary's report was made by Mrs. c.
H. Dodge, and the treasurer.s report
by Mrs. NJ. A. Tracy. They have an
enrolment OF 90, have completed the
payment of 500 for repairs on the
basement OF the church They served
the annual turkey dinner at the
bazaar, held many markets and So
cial meetings, quilted nine quilts and
made dozens Of aprons for sale.
The reports OF the Westminster
Brotherhood were made by John
Sprowls. secretary, and J. M. REIN
ers, treasurer. This society beside
promoting good fellowship among the
men OF the church, maintains a Rfble
class and furnishes the printed order
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Ointon's Storage
1inton's Transfer

Merchandise, Machinery, Furniture,
Stoves, .luslcal Instruments. Pietures
and everything In the Storage Line.
LARGE, clean, safe warehouse. Prices
reasonable, Including Insurance.
TRANSFER LINE IN CONNECTION.
Office s2s slondeau Both phones IS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02

ed in Chicago last fall by COM
mittee of the Illinois senate headed
by Lieutenant Governor Barratt
O'Hara
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Swell Corns? Try
Wonderful "GETS-lT''

Greatest Corn-Cure World Has Ever
Known. Gets" Cor MS Sure as Fate.
Thousands say "GETSIT" is sim
ply magic. II you've tried nearly
everything under the sun to get rid o.
those Corns, so much the better for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
USE
Health Bran
Bread, Mullins
and Cookies
JOHN DE JONG
Phones 81 & 80. 1926 Main
1926 Main

of worship and church calendar used
every Sunday at the services.
The reports of the Westminster
Guild were made by Miss Elizabeth
Board, and Miss Olive St. Clair. Miss
Geneva Publ.sky is president, and
the society has raised for missions
$2s.31 beside maintaining . mission
study course.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Y. P. 8. c. z. society.

Inc reports or the 7. +. s. G. e.
society OF which harold Hanson is
president, were made by Theodore
Newcomb, secretary, and Genevra
Publisky, treasurer. This society
furnishes flowers for the church every
Sunday. They have q membership Of
as and have given $50 to missions
this year.
Perhaps the most interesting report
OF all was that OF the boys congress
OF missions. made by Leonard Mat
less, Jr. The officers are:
Speaker-Donald Stricken.
Clerk-David Collision.
Treasurer-Cook Reeves
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hornish.
social director-Miss Huiskamp.
Assistant-Mrs. Montgomery.
Ten regular and ten social meet
ings were held during the year, be-
SIDE the annual banquet in February.
Twelve members failed but once to
be present and to be prepared on their
subject. Fifteen new members were
enrolled during the year. OF the thir-
ty-iour boys who have been connect
ed with the Sunday school and con-
gregation, twenty-four have Joined
the church. The other eight are
younger members Of the congress-
sydney COLLISION reported that the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02

congress had given $11.62 to missions.
The election of deacons resulted y
the election Of w. G. Howell, Leona.'
Matless. VIM. Aldrich and ). y"
Reimers to succeed themselves
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02

Read The Daily Gate City. i"
per week.
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Read the want column.
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SUNDAY School Secretary.

0uUudy SCTIUOt SSCTS0dTys
The secretary's report of the West
minister Sunday school, of which DR..
r. l.. Reid is superintendent, was
made by Earl Frank. The enrolment
Ia ac fOI1ouy.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
THE PROPER TIME TO ORGANIZE.
Potato Growers Are Urged To Get To-
gsther Now to Secure Best Prices
For Crops In Fall.

Potato prices are not very encourag-
Ing to the grower. especially when
there is no sale. But Il should not
be lost sight OF that usually after a
losing crop the acreage goes down and
the returns the following year are
fairly satisfactory. Admittedly this
Is taking a chance. and the element
Of chance ought to be excluded from
potato production as far as possible
by the organization OF growers asso-
Citations to handle the market end.
When II Is considered that the cost
Of a 10000 bushel ware house will not
exceed $4,000. II will be seen that
the neighborhood can properly house
is crop beside the track ready for i'm
mediate shipment cheaper per bushel
than the individual farmer can pit his
Top. And through organization the
community can take whatever advan-
tage Of the market the coming season
may bring
Nov is the time TO take up this mat
ter OF organization. ana to arrange
the details OF variety. local acreage.
and Sarehousing. II let go until next
fall the grower may ind himself In
the same old leaky boat Of mo mar
ket."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
HINTS FOR YOUNG HUNTERS
Above All Other ThInes % Not Point
Gun at Anybody At Any Time
Never BE Carslsss.

Don't pull . gun after you through
the brush or through q fence. Put II
ahead Of you.
Don't shoot towards q building or
towards a place where the are per
sons. Even though you may not shoot
directly at them the glancing Of shot
may do mischief.
Don't shoot until you are certain OF
your target Many q cap has been
mistaken for q grouse, and many a
canvas suit for an animal Of some sort
to the sorrow of the hunter and the
victims family.
II good deal of shooting 10 done
II will pay to clean the rife or shotgun
during the middle of the half day. II
will shoot more true and strong.
The smaller the rife or gun the
more carefully It must be held for &C.
curate shooting. Heavier arms are
most sure for long range.
Buy a gun of good quality. and not
Q cheap toy. A reliable rife or shot.
gun that will shoot hard and true is a
friend on the ordinary farm. Much
pleasure and often profit may be had
from the right use Of the right kind OF
. gun. Only let US never be careless
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18

rapidly on pears and ounces than on
apples. On the apple II is often term
ed "twig blight" because usually only
the younger twigs seem TO be affected
and not the larger branches.
Since the trouble is under the bark
It becomes apparent at once that no
external application in the form Of a
spray can be applied. The most log
ical thing 10 do is to cut out the can
kers where II winters over. The or
chard should be inspected carefully
several times and all suspicious areas
Of any kind should be cut out In order
to be safe. Pruning during the sum
mer 10 also good plan. but II 10 not
as practical as winter pruning. II a
large limb II removed the cut should
be made several inches below the dead
area In order to avoid any chance Of
further infection. For the ends Of
branches the long handled pruning
shears are very effective.
Always burn the diseased limbs as
soon as they are cut. The trees should
be gone over every week at least and
In many cases more often In order to
dispose of the first indications OF trou-
ble.-John II. Carmody.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
WHEAT AT BERFA EXPERIMENT
FIELD

Such an important crop as wheat
is a failure in this locality because
Of the impoverished condition Of the
soil, and the element most needed
is nitrogen which we can get right
at home through cowpeas or clover.
We have just cut an acre OF wheat
at the Berea experiment field that
bears this out. This field has been
badly worn out, and the acre Of
wheat had nothing TO improve IL
except the fertilizer applied year
ago to the tenth acre plats as indi-
Gated in the following statement:
Plat No. I, no fertilizer, yielded
% pounds shcaf wheat.
plat No. 2, ground limestone,
yielded II pounds sheaf wheat.
Plat No. 3, no fertilizer, yielded
% pounds sheaf wheat.
plat No. 1, acid phosphate, yielded
10 pounds sheaf wheat.
Plat No. 5, rock phosphate, yield
ed 81 pounds Of shcaf wheat.
Plat No. 9, acid phosphate and
limestone yielded is pounds sheaf
wheat
plat No. Z, rock phosphate and
limestone yielded i65 pounds sheaf
wheat.
Plat No. 4, no fertilizer, yielded II
pounds sheaf wheat.
plat No. Q, acid phosphate. lime
stone, and potash, yielded i65
pounds sheaf wheat.
Plat No. 10. rock phosphate, lime
stone and potash. yielded ii5 pounds
shcaf wheat.
The best plats would probably
thrash out about bushels per acre
There was abundance of phosphorus
and potash for 20 bushcl crop OF
wheat. but no nitrogen had been
supplied either by turning under
crops or from commercial fertilizer
The evidence is conclusive that hui
mus and nitrogen must be supplied
to this soil before it will grow
wheat, or in fact any other field
crop successfully.
Sorghum and cowpeas sown to-
gether make an excellent feed. Sow
broadcast or drill one peck OF sorg-
hum per acre and three days later
a half bushel to ) gallons OF cow
peas per acre. Cowpeas come much
faster than sorghum, So give the
sorghum three days start.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
STILL TINE FOR coWPEAs

Last year cowpeas we're sown
July e. ON poor land and made a
ton Of fine hay per acre. There will
be but little danger Of their being
caught by frost IL sown as late as
June pr. for then they can be har-
vested the latter part Of september.
Even II they are caught by frost,
land that would otherwise be idle
may produce lot o! excellent hog
pasture and have enough fertility
added 10 double your yield Of corn
next year II you pillow the peas I'M
der and sow rye this fall with 200
pounds Of acid phosphate per acre,
then put ia 1875 pounds Of the same
fertilizer with the corn next spring.
Cut Your Fertilizer Bill in Two
The reasons lay so much stress
upon growing cowpeas are that
they make an excellent feed, espec-
tally for milk cows and young
stock, and that they supply nitro
gen 10 the soil. This same nitrogen
~ what makes the fertilizer cost so
much. In fact, farmers are paying
from % cents TO 10 cents per pound
for the nitrogen they buy in com
plete fertilizer.
A good crop Of cowpeas turned
under would put more nitrogen into
an acre of soil than several tons OF
ordinary complete fertilizer that
costs $500 per ton.
Our clay soils do not need potash
for our corn and gram crops, so you
pay 10 to Is cents for an element
you already have when you buy iOt
pounds ~ mixed fertilizer. So il
we grow our own nitrogen at home
with cowpeas or clover, all we need
10 buy Is phosphate. And all our
soils need that
Now Is per cent acid phosphate al
5000 per ton is ~ cents per hun
dred, as valued on the tags. and that
is 3 cents per pound for availabl,
phosphorlc acid.
Take the "2-i0-2," which is "a gooC
grade Of complete fertilizer. foI
which you probably pay $500 pei
ton. which is i.25 per hundred anC
II ~ cents per pound for the avail
able phosphoric acid il contains.
This more than cuts your fertili.
Eer bill in two. In fact $500 spen
Tor the &c per cent acid phosphate
goes az far as what you reall,
should buy as $500 spent for a gooC
grade Of complete fertilizer.
Keep this extra money 10 bu,
better machinery. better livestock
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
MAINTENANCE OF DIRT ROAD
Great Care should Be Taken to Work
Out an EfT'eIent system Of Drain
age for Highways

CBy JOSEPH HYDE PRATT. North Car
DINA State 0eoiogist)
The dirt road is more susceptible to
damage by water than. Of course, any
OF the specially surfaced roads; there
fore, great care should be taken to
work out an efficient system Of drain.
age for the road. Water must be kept
away from the road. and the rain
which falls on the road must be per.
mitted to run OF as rapidly as pos
sible, and by a very easy grade. II
must not only be taken on the surface
OF the road as rapidly as possible, but
also out OF the side bitches. Care
should be taken that these side bitches
are not too steep. and that every op-
portuniy 10 seized for turning the
water out of the bitches into the ad.
joining fields.
Many OF our country roads are bad
because In their construction no ar
rangement was made for taking care
OF the water. and thus they are very
muddy and filled with ruts and holes.
Instead OF the middle OF the road be-
ing higher than the edges, SO that the
water can readily run on on each side.
many OF them are fiat, or even con-
cave. with the center Of the road the
lowest point. II the road has been
with the slope about one In twenty
from the center OF the road to the side
bitches. and these bitches have been
graded so as to readily take care OF
| the water. and yet not steep enough
to cause them to cut deep gullies on
is taken from these bitches at every
| available point so as to prevent seep-
/ age of water under the surface OF the
road. there should be little difficulty
/ in keeping the road In good condition.
| Very often II is necessary to carry the
| other; and when this is necessary, 1t
should be done by means OF either
concrete, metal or terra Gotta culverts
or pipes which will carry the water
under the surface OF the road. After
the system Of drainage has been In
]
keep 1t up, so that the drains and the
culverts will not become stopped up.
The surface Of dirt road should be
kept Of dirt, and whenever any holes
or ruts have developed In the road.
they should not be filed up with stone.
or brush, but with dirt, and with dirt
a. nearly as possible Of the same char
acter as the dirt composing the sur
face of the balance Of the road. II. on
the other hand. holes or ruts are filled
with rock. gravel or brush. the wear
ing effect will be uneven. and the
wheels will begin to scoop out holes
Just beyond or on the opposite side of
the road from the hole filled up. II
there are stumps or rocks In the road.
they should all be removed. 20 that the
dirt surface can be smoothed over and
brought to an even slope from the cen
tar to the bitches. After the road has
been well constructed and the right
slope and surface obtained. It can be
kept in this condition very readily by
judicious application Of the split-los or
King drag.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18

81 Complete Shaving Outfit 81
10 Articles 10

To advertise our Universal Shaving
Outfit and Universal Products we will
for limited time only, send this well
worth : 800 Shaving Outfit for 100.
We sell our products to the consumer
direct and therefore you save all agents
profits which as you know are very large.
Hollow Ground Razor.
s.inch Lather Brush.
Razor Strop, Canvas Back.
Nickle Easel Back Mirror
33-inch Barber lowell.
Bar Shaving Soap.
Box Talcum Powder.
Decorated China Mug.
Aluminium Barber Comb.
Bristle Hair Brush.
Each outfit packed in neat box " 90
Coin or Money Order, postage Ioc extra,
UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS co.
Dayton, Ohio
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
FIRE BLIGHT IS A
SERIOUS DISEASE
Nearly Every Pear and Apple
Tree Shows Presence
Of This Disease
LEAVES TURNING TO BROWN
blight 10 Caused by q Minute Germ or
orgsnism That Lives During the
Dormant Season in csnkers From
Infection the Previous Season.

Fire blight 10 one OF the most seri.
ous Of all the diseases attacking the
pear and the apple. Nearly every pear
aud apple orchard at the present time
shows indications OF the presence OF
this disease. The leaves are turning
brown, especially at the ends OF the
new growth. and they stand out In
sharp contrast TO the surrounding
green foliage. When first noticed, only
atip of branch appears TO be infect
cd. but II left undisturbed soon the
whole limb and even the trunk Of the
tree will be infected
Blight is caused by a minute germ
or organism that lives during the dor
mant season In cankers. resulting
from Infection the previous season. In
order to properly control this disease
II 10 necessary that the orchardist be
able to recognize these holdover can
kers because II every holdover canker
could be disposed Of before the sap
starts to now In the spring the disease
would be eradicated.
The presence Of the canksr Is usu-
ally indicated by the appearance Of the
bark. Under ordinary conditions there
IL a sharp line OF demarcation separat-
lag the dead tissue frcm the healthy.
In many instances the bark Is broken,
due to the contracting of the surround
Ing tissues. This is especially notice
able around fruit spurs and water
sprouts on the larger limbs where the
bankers are more apt to be found.
As soon as the sap starts to fow In
the spring. u syrupy sxudate contain.
ing the germs Is given on from the
follower cankers. This exudate serves
70 attract bees and other insects and
later on they ny TO nearby blossoms
and broken bark tissues. spreading the
disease as they travel The germs
multiply very rapidly and In a short
time the leaves surrounding the bios
CONS and twigs begin TO die. Gradu-
ally II works down into the larger
limbs. often spreading at the rate Of q
foot a day.
The disease appears 70 spread more
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
USE OF WIDE WAGON TIRES
Makes Hauling EasIsr and Irprovss
and Packs Roads Rather Than
Cutting Ruts In Thorn.
(By A. r. WOODS.)

The use Of wide tires on wagons has
made hauling easier and improved and
packed rather than cut ruts In the
roads. The farmer who still uses mar
row tires for heavy loads 10 not only
wasting time and horse energy. but d
guilty Of cruelty to animals and the
destruction OF the public Highways.
The relation between weight OF load
and width OF tire and the mAintenAnos
Of roads In each section shosh b
carefully considered and nzsd By local
regulations.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
UNDER CONTROL.

A couple Of old grouches at the Met
ropolitan club In Washington were
one night speaking Of an old friend
who upon his marriage took up his
residence In another city. One Of the
grouches had recently visited the old
friend. and naturally the other Crouch
wanted news of the benedict.
Us It true that he is henpeckedf p
asked the second crouch.
Il wouldn't say that" grimiy 70
sponded the first crouch. but I'll tell
you Of little incident In their honey
moon that came within my observa
ton. The very first morning passed
with them our old friend answered the
letter carriers whistle. As he re-
turned to US In the breakfast.room he
carried letter In his hand. Turning
TO his wife, he said:
"a letter for me. dear. May I open
itr"-Lippincott's.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
Grading serapsr.

caused to scrape and remove the sur
face OF the soil beneath the frame
when the latter Is moved. and may be
further adjusted to a position wherein
its contents may be either dumped a. .
whole or gradually leveled out after
transportation to desired point"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18
MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE
Conducted Prof. Frank Montgomery Instructor Animal
Husbandry, and Special Investigator

better house furniture, an organ
more books, and above all 10 send
he child 'en 90 school.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-06-18

A sowing of peas every two weeks
until June will mean constant sup
ply Of this vegetable.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-17
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPRESSION
(Philadelphia Pressl

President Wilson is restive because
OF the evidence, that he cannot ignore,
of the country's unfavorable business
condition and he returned yesterday
to the psychological business depres-
SION to which he introduced the
country few weeks ago. The con-
dltlon Is still wholly an affair of the
mind In his opinion and he insists that
1t is due to the Interests" trying
to defeat his trust legislation.
For the first time in the history Of
the country business is denied the
right Of self-defense. If business men
come personally or send representa-
tives to Congressman in order to get
some favorable consideration for their
menaced business they are an "in-
sldious. lobby" If they send letters
and kilograms for the same purpose
they are denounced with no less en-
phasis. The trust measures are pushed
because the President so wills it, AS
a result profound business depression
continues all over the country which
is made no less actual and damaging
by being termed psychological"