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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-09

ing. and We have in the last year
raised almost enough 60 supply the
local market There u no question
hereafter that the whole local
market 10 the rnnana mines can be
supplied from our farms and gar
dens Respectfully. ...,.....
THE potato" says the re-
por, Of the experiment station,
els the most inportan, veae-
table grown In Alaska. It's cui'
ture being almost universal.
Next 10 turnlps. radishes and
lettuce. which require but 1T
tic care. the potato receives
the attention Of the prospeetor
wherever ne may locate. The
potato 10 successfully grown as
far north az coiefoet. 90 miles
north Of the Arctic circle. II
Is a universal article OF diet
and 10 everywhere In demand,
Thousands Of tons OF pota.
tos are shipped from the Puget
Sound country every year.
These potatoes could Just az
we'll be grown In Alaska. pro
vlded that the proper varieties
are selected ard that they are
given the proper culture.
~The potato ~ OF more import.
ance In the interior than II is In
the coast region tn the Interior
the freight charges on the ship
ment OF potatoes from the outside
materially Increase the cost 10 the
consumer"
Easy Living.
Alaska farmers devote their
chief attention 10 truck gardens. for
sales to the miners are certain and
easy and profits are substantial.
To be a success the farmer OF the
north must study and experiment
and resort 20 science. Just as he
must tn the States
hut comfortable existence II
easy to gain with a bit Of ground
and a willingness 10 toll moderate.
Iy Added TO the domestic
products possible are the Wild food
stuffs. Wild straw berries. hardy
little plants elinging TO the hill.
sides and half hidden Ia the foliage.
bearing fruit with a rare flavor.
are found In abundance. and ex.
periments In crossing them with
domestic varieties have had sur.
prisingiy successful results. Red
and black currants, raspberriea.
blueberries. hucklebcrries. Gran.
berries and salmon berries all
grow profuseiy.
Ready for Farmers.
AtaNka has uk IL
produce food as well as gold. Aud
yet agriculture In its present stage
Is little more than substantial
promise. II remains for n great
army OF farmers 60 step In and
transform Its idle thousands OF
acres into great garden Hpofs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-09
CITY LIGHT PLANT CHOPS
RATES and MAKES PROFIT

Seattle its city light plant In favor
municipal ownership
Ihs earning ae.s Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-09


e. freight their market
should all for build the New
Niagara OF the Northwest within
city-SEATTIE"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-09
MARINE EXCHANGE

The Marine Exchange advertise
ment Is on page IA OF this supple
mani
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
CITY NEWS.

1918 diaries at Westcott's.
-Foulkes' pictures, suitable gifts.
Full line OF onyx silk hosiery, all
colors, at Sullivan G. Auwerda's.
This week the stores will keep
open evenings in order to accommo-
date the Christmas holiday trade.
-Merriam's for sleds. skates, wag-
ons. barrows and velocipedes.
Ludwig can supply you in shoes
OF ali kindse He has pretty Christ
mas line. 1904 Main.
ID. NJ conroy OF the Mason City
Globe Gazette Is In the city. called
here by the death OF his father, Pat
rick Conroy.
Glasses make very appropriate
Christmas present. Lenses fitted be-
fore or after Christmas. H. 8. Mills,
504 Main.
Broken mixed, ribbon and cut
rock candy our own make at the Rose.
421 Main street.
A marriage license was issued
yesterday to prominent Charleston
couple. They were Herman F. Ball.
% and Lille Hotop. %
Palm pure jelly, apple butter and
preserves composed OF nothing but
the true fruit and the sugar. Abso-
iute1y pure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
CITY NEWS.

-Setbert's Q. X. $IO0 per box
Toilet sets at Englehardt & Co.
This will be the last week for
Christmas shopping.
Too late to buy early. but not too
late to buy in Keokuk!
Fancy chocolates in boxes and
bulk. All homemade at the Rose, 421
Main street.
See those fine wardrobe trunks
Hartmann, Likely & Goldsmith, in
destructable, at Connable's.
Homer e. Dunn, with the Limo
type company, was in the city Sat
urday visiting the linotype operators
Ladies' and gentlemens' Iocke,
and bill books at Westcott's.
Fancy box chocolates, just wha,
you want for a gift, at the Rose, 421
Main.
An exchange says that when a
women is expecting company for
lunch she proceeds to build a marble
cake and OPEN can OF peaches.
Buy your furs at Sullivan & Au
werda's. It pays.
For Christmas gift buy lar
robe, blanket or a whip at Sherwood's
703 Main street.
industrious boys were out early
Saturday morning soliciting jobs OF
cleaning the snow from the walks. I,
was an opportunity to earn little
Christmas money.
AT the request of Bishop Nor
rfson, Rev. John C. Sage. rector OF
st. Johns church. will deliver a mem
orial serman at Christ church, Bur
lington, this morning. in memory Of
the late rector OF that Parish, Rev. r
10. Jones, D. D.. whose funeral took
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
Fresh AS the Date On
Today's Calendars
These New Bath Robes

COME men say-"Oh, wouldn't care
= for bath robe" You just buy that
man one-heIl have new appetite
for home.
NOTICE the soft @f.eecy" texture and
IN the unusual quality of those priced
here at So. so, $500 and $500.
CMART new designs in finer qualities,
= priced $50, $3.50 and $1,000.
All with slippers to match.
Smoking Jackets, 81 to $12
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
CITY NEWS.

-seibert's Opera soc per box.
-Beautiful line OF handkerchief at
Sullivan r. Auwerda's.
w NJ. Baker, minister Of the First
Christian church, will preach at Sum.
mityille Sunday afternoon at 2:45.
I'm the district conrt, evidence for
the plaintiff in the case of Kopsicker
W. Ernest Hull, Is practically COM
plete. The jury win return Monday
afternoon. when the case will be
continued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
CITY NEWS.

See Miss Fanning's display of
holiday goods.
Lap robes, blankets and whips.
make suitable gifts. Sherwood.
business Is increasing at the post.
Office. The Christmas rush is on.
We positively make all OF our
own candies at the Rose, 421 Main
street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20

n gift buying means being certain Of the ap-
will specialization upon the things men like
gift store
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
CITY NEWS.
flyers at Merriam's

Flexible flyers at Merriam's.
Christmas pictures at Foulkes.'
Hon. JOS. r. Frailey Of Fort
Madison was In the city last Friday
ransacting business in the district
,ourt
buy her fancy box of chocolates,
aowney's or Morse's, at Burke Bros,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
FUNERAL NOTICE.

CONROY-Funeral services for the
late Patrick Conroy will be held at
st. Francis de Sales church Monday
morning, December II. at $3.50 o'clock.
Father Dunnion officiating. Please
omit flowers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
Combination Sets

A. ~ Sox. tie and tie rack;
al QUO leather covered tie rack
and tie: leather covered watch fob,
coin purse and stamp purse.
Al ~. Leather covered tie rack,
al % watch fob and scarf pin.
A. a. Silk IL hose with tie to
al 44 match; tie, IL hose and
silk handkerchief; pigskin pocket and
tie; leather covered tie rack, tie, scarf
pin and tie holder; collar case with IL
hose and tie to match; tie in leather fold.
A. IN Mufflers, full dress
AT 4l.0U tie, pearl cuff button.
and studs; tie, silk IL hose and hand
kerchiefs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20

$40 WILL PLACE A PIANO
in your home for Christmas. Balance
payments commencing February 1.
The Guest Piano Co Phone Red I'll.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20

Winter weather demands
real winter oveTcoa's they
are here in Chinchilias, Vic.
unas, kerseys, Motions and
Cheviots.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20

place last Wednesday. The services
at st. Johns church will be held as
usual both morning and afternoon,
with the exception OF the s 100 o'clock
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
For the Boy

Indian, Cowboy, Admiral and Boy
scout suits. Sweaters, Mackinaws, Suits,
Overcoat., Neckwear, etc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-20
Neckwear--

the good looking kind, is most mems
shobby." It's ours too, you'll readily
see that after looking at our wonder
fully large displays.
A. 70 Hundreds Of wide end
a. OOC four-in-hands in the very
newest patterns.
A. d Rich colori7gs in semi-Per-
al s4 sian and domestic patterns.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
Easy Borrowing Terms.

In the course of lecture on Gov.
eminent Finances and Social Life In
japan" before the japan society In
London. Kengo Mort. financial commits.
sioner and attache for the imperial
japanese government. said that in the
olden days gentlemen tried to keep
aloof from all money transactions. or
course there were borrowers and lend
ers then, as there are today. aud even
among the Samural class. But their
agreements, II written at all. were al.
ways worded in manner characters.
tic OF the spirit OF the times. One such
agreement ran: Dear Sir-I hereby
confirm that borrowed from you the
above mentioned sum OF money.
Should not repay the sum you are en-.
titled TO laugh at me In public"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
Fate Of the 1916 olympIad.

The European war means that the
Olympiad games will not be played
In Berlin In 1916. Either they will be
shifted TO the United States or can.
celled altogether, and the latter seems
the most likely happening. One need
not stretch the imagination very much
TO figure out what would happen II all
the athletes got together and some.
one started discussion concerning
the merits OF the different armies and
navies. II the war should last until
1916 II seems certain that none OF the
European powers engaged In the strife
would have time TO think about such
pink tea battles as these at the Olym.
piad dolngs. And even II II wanted to
send team II probably couldn't, be.
cause by that time some OF their best
little athletes may be shot full OF
holes. Should the war end before the
close OF this year It's possible that the
games will be played. but II is known
that the officials who have charge OF
the affair view the possibility OF hold.
ing the games In Berlin as hopeless.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
cYru. q Canal Builder.

In speaking of the river regulations
Of the ancients Sir william wlllcocks,
the noted English engineer. said;
'Cyrus the Great controlled the
Gyndes. tributary OF the Tigria in a
truly original manner. Babylonia was
already peopled and lands were needed
for his Persian troops. The Gyndes
discharges 10000 sectional feet and
runs thirty feet deep In a sandy and
mobile bed. He could build no regula.
tor. 90 be dug thirty canals. divided the
waters OF the river among them. closed
the river by an earthen dam and com,
pletely controlled It As be could never
have induced bis Wild soldiers to dig
these canals for any useful purpose. be
took advantage OF the fact that his IA
vorite horse had been drowned in the
1ood and urged his soldiers to dig the
canals and dlssipate the waters OF the
river In such a fashion that It could
never again drown q horse.-Engineer
ing Record.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
puOy.noy Of Fresh and Salt Water.

puoyanoy Of Fresh and Salt Water.
A Chinese lad dropped his ball In a
narrow hole and could not get It out.
So he poured water In the hole. think.
ing that he would 1oat the ball to the
surface. As the ball was slightly heav.
Ter than water, 1t remained on the bot
tom. Then he thought Of mixing salt
with the water, as he knew that salt
water would float denser objects than
fresh. This he did and was rewarded
with the floating ball.
This particular fact is demonstrated
at the mouths Of rivers. Objects rolling
along the bottom of fresh river, too
heavy TO come to the top. will rise
when they are carried out to sea. The
general rule also applies to floating
bodies. For instance. a ship with a
cargo on the sea will sink sometimes a
foot on entering fresh water port
On the other hand, II she leaves fresh
water port with her cargo she will rise
when entering the ocean. So ship
may be loaded apparently too much at
wharf and still be all right on the
waves.
In building . dam the fact Of salt
waters being heavier than fresh must
be taken into consideration, and the
dam for the same head must be good
deal stronger; this. too, without taking
into consideration the beatingof waves.
etc-St, Louis Republic. >s.s,.,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
A Great Race.

Two globe trotters met 10 the smok.
Ing room OF a hotel. They found that
they had each spent a week 10 China.
on the strength OF which they pro-
ceeded TO weigh up" that country TO
their mutual admiration and satisfac-
don
From that the talk drifted to sport
Ing events Witnessed In different parts
OF the world.
while was In Australia said No.
I, Il saw what ! imagined TO be the
closest race In the world The win
ming horse only beat the second by
tongues length"
No. 2 seemed lost 10 thought he
gazed abstractedly out OF the window.
At last he spoke:
Il have seen n closer race than that"
he murmnred. Il was once In Scot
land. London Answers.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
Reversed.

This may be new one to some Of
our readers: Enter into the only drink
dispensary Ia the dusty town an en-
siner on an examination trip. A
small crowd surrounds happy looking
prospect0r who u setting them up.
One man informs our engineer. Jim
sust struck the thin edge OF an ore
body on his Red mountain prospect to-
day. and he's feeling mighty good"
Then follows an introduction TO Jim.
who declares with emphasis. "Yes. sir.
I am within Just three feet OF a mil.
don dollars" A year later. happening
into camp again. our engineer encoun-
sers Jim, sitting dejectedly on u bench
In front Of the same dspensary. After
q drink Ia reply to an inquiry about
the great ore body Jlm stated with sad
emphasis. Partner. I'm million feet
from S3T = Engineering aud Mining
Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
NEW YORK DAY BY DAY.
By CHARLES HENRY ADAMS.
Libraries Feel War.

New York, Sept S.-with the first
real conflict in the European war be.
gan a rush for literature bearing on
all phases OF the conflict, and 1t still
continues. First demands in the cir
eulating department we're for history,
biography. memoirs. descriptions OF
armies. nayies and fighting machinery,
military and naval organization and
aviation as applied to scouting. In
the main library and branches there
are from 10000 to $4,000 on the circu.
lation lists on these subjects. and the
shelves have practically been stripped
since the war began. The books most
in demand treat OF German, French
and Russian history, political and In.
ternal conditions and the past glories
and future possibilities Of these coun.
tries. Those who fail to draw books
from the circulation department and
many other persons consult the refer.
ence library for the widest variety OF
war information. They study maps,
international law, rights Of neutrals,
and The Hague conferences; while
war fiction, like Last Shot," Battle
OF the North Sea-" and The World
Set Free" are devoured with keen ap.
petite.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
Heat eetwesn the Planets.

II there Is any exchange OF heat be-
tween the planets. no human device
can measure Il. for the bolometer can.
not be increased ia its dellracy sufi.
xfent to detect tile minute amount.
That Is. the platinum wire--the nerve,
more sensitive than human nerves, can.
not be made any thinner and hold to-
'gether IN use. No influence Of the plan
cts upon each other has ever been de
Tected by the most accomplished OBJ
servers with the most sensitive lnstru
ments that can be made. besides two,
Sravitation aud light 1t must be that
heat from the sun to the planets is alb
sorbed by them, since none comes to
the earth by reflection intense enough
20 be measured by an electric nerve
thinner than spiders thread.-New
York American.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
BAPTIST PRAYER MEETING.

Subject for discussion at the prayer
meeting OF the First Baptist Church
tonight will be Time" We are all
interested In this subject and We hope
many will be present to take part in
this midweek meeting. Meeting be-
gins at o'clock. You are invited.
VI. 4. WEAVER, Pastor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
Rammed BY q Shark.

The strangest shark story which ever
came TO the writer's ears was OF a
shark that charged a steamer. This
was In Queen Charlotte's sound. and
an account Of the incident appeared In
q Vancouver paper The captain OF
the steamer. which was a small craft
OF only ffty tons or so. saw the shark
on the surface on the port bow and
could not resist the temptation OF TAX
Ing a shot at II with his rife. He hit
his mark. wbereupon the monster. said
TO have been fully twenty feet In
length. deliberately charged the steam
err. The boat quivered from stem to
stern. and the captain said aftcrward
that II was like striking n rock. After
this display Of temper Master Shark
had had enough OF II and sank out of
sight-T. q. Bridges In Chambers
Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
Winter.

In the winter nature ceases from her
tabors and prepares for the great
change. The wind sweeps through the
great forest with a sound like the blast
OF trumpet The dry leaves whlrl In
eddies through the air. A fretwork OF
hoary frost covers the plain. The
etagnant water In the pools aud ditch.
es is frozen into fantastic figures. In
the low banging clouds the sharp air.
like busy shuttle. weaves her shroud
Of snow. There is melancholy and
continual roar 10 the tops of the tall
pines like the roar of cataract. Ii Is
the funeral anthem of the dying year
--LongfellOw.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
PRESIDING ELDERS CONFER.

(By Associated Press.)
Dallas, Tex, Sept s.-Fffty.two pre-.
siding elders. representing the Meth.
odlst Episcopal Church. South, In
Texas. we're expected to gather here
today for an important conference
concerning church business. A ban.
quet was to conclude the entertain.
ment features.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

The Missouri, Kansas g. Texas Rail.
road. Notwithstanding the opposition
on the part OF some of the property
holders along the route OF the pro.
posed terminal entrance to San An.
tonic, refuses to abandon It's plans for
the construction OF extensive termi.
nails and a passenger station in San
Antonio to cost 100000. The com
pany has applied to the city for a fifty.
year franchise for the use OF certain
Streets for its tracks. II will condemn
such private property as cannot be
obtained by other means for right OF
way purposes.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

Announcement is made of the pur.
chase of eight standard gauge obser-
walton cars by the Santa Fe Railroad.
The cars have been especially con.
structed for the Grand Canyon OF Arl.
IONA, the Santa Fe's s35O.OOO exhibit
at the Panama Exposition. In making
the trip through the exhibit, visitors
at the fair will spend half an hour in
the cars.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

The Canadian Northern has signed
an agreement with the Grand Trunk
whereby the former secures the priv.
lege OF using the tracks OF the latter
into Ottawa, with the use of the Cen.
trail station as its terminal there. This
will provide the Canadian Northern
with a central station for its trains
from Toronto and Western points.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

within four days. lie believes the
proposed line will increase the de.
mand for Chicago-made goods and In.
crease the exports OF the Mississippi
valley.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

The Northern Pacific has shaved a
half.hour from the schedule between
Chicago and Seattle on the through
service. Other roads are expected to
meet the increase in speed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

In order to prevent them from fall.
ing into the hands of Germany, 800
locomotives have been removed from
the railroads OF Belgium to Paris.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

Upwards Of 5000 employees of the
Baltimore street railway system have
received an advance In wages, adding
to the company's payroll 100000 a
year.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

With the consent OF Governor Dunno
the Illinois Public Utility Commission
will instruct municipal and railroad
authorities to arrest all trespassers on
railroad right OF way.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

The railroads which are interested
in the union passenger station In Chi
cago, It is reported, will accept the
terms of the municipal ordinance and
the actual work OF construction will
be started soon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
has ordered 1000 gondola cars from
the Cambria Steel Company, the order
being contingent upon some financing
the company has arranged.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
Tho Secret.

at bal masque a group of girls de-
uanded of a magician:
''Tell US, oh, tell US, how we may re
main always young aud always beau.
tifuli"
~Humphl' Nothing easier" grunted
the magician Get a million and stay
single" -Hkchange.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Southern Pacific does not anti.
clpate trouble with its telegraphers.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

The Chicago. Milwaukee G. st. Paul
has been selected as the official rail.
road route of the Swedish Baptist
General Conference OF America. This
organization will hold its convention
In Minneapolis September 21 to 25.
This same railroad company is dlstri.
buting a map OF Europe's war area,
with a pronouncing vocabulary, con.
tanning the names OF the various cities.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-09

The Illinois Central Railroad In.
tends to concentrate with the pro.
posed South American steamship line
from New Orleans. President Mark.
ham is quoted as saying that the road
can deliver shipments from Chicago