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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09

DIR. Ralph T, Edwards who is ex-
pected to locate here with his bride
the coming week, has rented the cot
tage on Crawford street, one door
west of Mr.. Hunts residence; he
rented the same cottage when he re-
sided here eight years ago.
Prof. John Helmers of Warrenton,
Mo. will deliver a lecture in English
on Friday evening, March 10. at 1880
o'clock at the German Methodist
church. This lecture is the third and
last Of the series under the auspices
of the Epworth League OF the church.
All thus far have been well attended
and much enjoyed. No admission fee
is charged.
The Jolly club will give dance at
Saenger hall Wednesday. March IL.
Dancing school from 1850 to $3.50 p.
m. Good music.
Albert Taylor cut his left foot on
Friday, while cutting timber on the
VIM. Kretchmar farm.
At Canton, Mo-, twenty miles south
Of Warsaw, farmers are hauling grain
across the river on the ice, while at
Warsaw ferry boat could have run
all winter.
Recently, Warsaw Rebekah lodge
surprised John Grant and wife on the
thirty-eighth anniversary Of their mar
riage, at their home on Lafayette
street, west of Sixth About forty
members of the lodge were pres
ent, and refreshments were served
John Silleck and Dorothy Anderson
infant grandchildren Of Mr.. and Mrs
Grant, were costumed to represen,
their grandparents thirty-eighth years
ago.
Walter Dross on Friday sold ir
4 Keokuk a Studebaker auto, the sew
enth sale there this spring.
Warsaw is greatly in the lime light
now, but no boom, simply growing be
cause she can't help 1t. It's in the
air and every day bring something
new" Demand is great for houses
and vacant lots.
T. F. Patterson arrived from Kan
sas City Saturday.
Several railroad contractors rep
resenting big firms were here during
the week. looking over the prospect.
of the new road:
Dreamland is to be rebuilt and en-
larged, greatly increasing its seating
capacity.
R. H. Bowen of Hamilton was .
Warsaw visitor Saturday.
T. G Ackerman's big Dane dog
that appears in scene in Uncl,
Toms Cabin. was burned to dealt
while enroute from Hartford, Conn
to Nangatuck, recently. Mr.. Acker
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09
Bring in your circular
We Invite Charge Accounts.

protection as far north as Cape Cir
ardeau, Mo-, and this year it is In
tended to push the work to Rock
Island, H., 800 miles north OF Cape
Girardeau. This important step
means that hereafter the federal gov
eminent will lend Its aid In the con-
struction OF levees on all rivers that
overflow our wonderfully valuable and
reclaimable alluvial lands. It liz clear
ly a legitimate as well as wise gov
ernmental proposition, coming as 1t
does within the commerce class of the
constitution, even though the levee
affords only landing place for boats. !"
Something of the huge benefit
achieved already solely by private en-
terprise in his congressional district
was told by Mr.. Rainey.
Retaining Land.
In my district there is a stretch Of
which twenty-six have been built by
local enterprise, SO that by raising the
money necessary by land assessment
ZIG miles Of levees have been COM
pleted. BY the proposed appropria-
ton $4,000 acres Of land will be re-
claimed and be brought to an annual
productive value of not less than $685.
100000. We have levees in Illinois
that have been built fifty years. These
levees sometimes break, and great
loss Is suffered in very valuable prop
terty. Our levees are more easily built
and more enduring than those on the
lower river Our river flow is not
subject to tickle channels. the banks
don't crumble over and over, they al
ways afford landing place and the
channels integrity is preserved.
The Mississippi river is a nation
al problem, and is distinctly recog-
nized as such by three political parties
In their national platforms. With it's
navigation and vast drainage area
properly cared for. we shall come to
realize what matchless treasure we
have in that world granary that lies
between the Allegheny and Rocky
mountain systems and the transcend
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09

bottle can be obtained at any drug
store for fifty cents or one dollar, the
latter size being bought by families al
ready familiar with It's merits.
Syrup Pepsin Is mild, pleesant-tast-
ing and non-griping. Mothers give it
to tiny infants, and yet 1t Is effective
In grown-ups. 1t Is for everyone who
suffers from any form of stomach, liv-
er or bowel trouble, constipation, dys-
pepsia, biliousness, etc. It's action
will SO delight you that you will for
ever avoid harsh cathartlcs, purga-
tives, pills and salts.
Families wishing to try a free sam
pie bottle can obtain 1t postpaid by
addressing DR.. W. B. Caldwell, 419
Washington tS., Monticello. Ill. A pos
tai card with your name and address
on it will do.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09

modern steel navy possible. 1t is tho
hfty-second anniversary of the battle
which was the turning point in the
civil war. The dinner is given I'M
der the auspices of the Oden club
and at it plans will be made to erect
la monument to Ericsson by his adj
mirers in Iowa.
or the $50 to attend at least 100 are
from outside of Iowa. Among tho.
prominent speakers are Lieutenant
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist OF Min
nesota, Governor Geo. w. Clarke Of
Iowa, Adjutant General Guy f. Logan
of Iowa, Harvey lnghan, LATE Young,
ST.. DR.. Alfred ]. Pearson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09
Honor John Ericsson.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, March o.
More than $50 prominent men will
dine tonight in honor of John Eric
sson, builder Of the Monitor, which
defeated the Merrimac at Hampton
Roads, Va, in 1862, and made the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09

Impure blood runs you down--makes
you an easy victim for organic dis.
eases. Eurdock Blood Bitters puri1es
the blood--cures the cause--builds
you rp--Advertisement
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MILLIONS
TO Be EXPENDED
Speaker Clark Makes Plea Before
Rivers and Harbors Committee to
Secure Funds to Build
Levees.
IT WILL RECLAIM LAND
Expenditure Of Millions by the Mlssis-
+ sippi River Commission VIII Pre-
vent Loss Of Many vaIu-
able Acres.

i WARRINGTON, D. c.. March 81,
After years of repeated pleadings,
the advocates OF government aid to
levee construction on the upper Mis-
sissippf river have won the rivers and
harbors committee to substantial
recognition OF the soundness of their
views, the appropriation of $7,000,000
to be spent by the Mississippi river
commission In reyetment work and
levee construction on both the upper
and lower river, showing the strength
of those who are interested in this
movement.
Among the constant friends OF the
upper leyee region are two members
|of the house whose districts are d.
yided by the Mississippi riverSpeak-
Ier Champ Clark of Missouri and
Representative Henry T. Rainey of
Illinois, Both of them appeared be-
fore the committee in the past to
present their plans and have fortified
their arguments by abundant testi-
mony as to the great good accomplish
led by local levee construction unaid-
| ed by the government. In the prep
aration of the pending river and har-
Dor bill Speaker Clark, while leaving
no doubt OF his position, entrusted to
/ his friend and neighbor, Mr.. Rainey,
the discussion before the committee
lof the entire subject Of government
aided leyee building.
Two things in this connection have
been extremely gratifying to both
gentlemen, one the action Of the COM
mittee and the other the appointment
lof Edward A. Glenn Of Missouri as
civil member of the Mississippi river
commission Mr.. Glenn, whose home
lis at Louisiana, Mo-, In Speakers
Clark's district, has made q close and
fruitful study of levee construction in
connection with waterway improve
ment.
"It was capital appointment, "
said Mr.. Rainey today, "one that is
ESPECIALLY pleasing to our people and,
| am sure, will prove popular through
out the Mississippi valley"
/ Mr.. Rainey speaks enthusiastically
| of the outlook for the perfection of a
ilevee system for the Mississippi river
and in good time for all rivers of the
country flowing through lands subject
to floods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09

When you have ! bilious attack give
Chanberlain's tablets trisl. They
are excellent. For sale by Wilkinson
& Co. Pharmacy and J. F. Kiedaisch
&c Son.--Adv
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09

ent Importance of improving all the
waterways of this priceless food field
will become more patent when we
have begun to use the Panama canal.
Then we shall understand that the
advantages OF that costly enterprise
are chiefly on transcontinental freight
rates. Then we shall better appre-
ciate the logic of perfecting our ma
tional waterway system by the lakes
to the gulf improvement,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09
improves Lands Value.

Mr.. Rainey expects that the upper
levees will get the same proportion
OF expenditure as that given to the
lower levees dollar for three.
The congressman. citing instances
of unaided local levee work, stated
that few years ago former Vice
President Fairbanks bought, in Greene
county, H., $4,000 acres OF land sub
ject to overflow and reclaimed 1t by
levees, which cost him close to s70,-
600. Last year he refused an offer for
this body of land of sf.500,000 1t
produced for the season over 100000
bushels of corn, raised between 5000
and 5000 hogs and several thousand
cattle and provided comfortable
homes and remunerative employment
to over 200 persons all on land that
Ia little while ago was left to ducks
and game and the unimpeded sweel
of the waters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09
THE SEALY

All! now we are talking talking of the
Tuftless Sealy without a knot or tlft or
bunch to mar it's buoyant luxurious COM
fort. The Sealy guaranteed for 20 years, sold
subject to return in 60 days if it is not all
you desire. For the makers say, Send back
to the factory the Sealy which fails to salts
fy." Have you heard of any going backs
We haven only one, on which the tick was
stained in transportation. The sealy gives
weeks restful sleep for about &c, on the
basis of a 20-year guarantee at the price of
$22 It figures less than this, in fact, for at
the end Of twenty years, the Sealy mattress
will still be the bed with which you will not
part.
Don't put off buying Sealy any longer.
We will sell you oneat 81 a week if you do
do wish to pay cash.
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Extend Work up River.

"The organic Mississippi river COM
mission act said he, gives the COM
mission jurisdiction from the head
waters to the mouth of the passes, but
appropriations to protect lands from
foods have heretofore been provided
only for the lower river. Two years
ago provision was made for levee
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09
Duncan-Schell F furniture Co.
Now, if Ever, You Need a
Restful Mattress

and refresh you fit for the next days duties.
We have many good mattresses at many
prices, SO we can suit all purses, and any Of
these mattresses are comfortable and restful.
Some have this property for a limited time,
and others for almost unlimited; the kinds
long service are without question one of these
four.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-13

stranger than the occasion demands.
Jealousy arises, and a lovers Quarrel
follows. There is a parting of the
ways.
This does not seem to end the COM
pact which each entered into so
thoughtlessly - recklessly. Neither
reels possessed of the right to en-
courage another love. Two entered
into the betrothal compact. 1t took
two to make it. One cannot have the
sole privilege Of breaking it, it takes
two! Thus both are held in the
grip of honor until each releases the
other. The man and maid who hold
a betrothal sacred cannot be said to
be tickle in affection.
If man discovers that the sweet
heart with whom he has parted has
ceased to love him, it is cruelty for
him to hold her in honor bound to
fulfill the engagement. He should be
resigned to having found out the state
OF her heart before marriage, rather
than after.
The same rule holds good in regard
to man. A girl should be too proud
spirited to hold a man in the grip of
an engagement oil marriage which mas
become irksome to him. Those who
are forced, as it were, to the altar
against their will, always hold in
their heart feeling of keen resent
ment This feeling never resolves
into love. On the other rand, those
whose hearts are welded together, but
not mated, are apt to blame them
selves bitterly for being so foolish as
to allow themselves to believe that 1t
were impossible to loosen what they
thought to be honor's grip.
Love is serious and sacred. Mar
rage is still more SO. A girl and her
sweetheart should feel that they could
not exist without each other to pro-
duce sufficient faith to wed. One-sided
unions are not Gods purpose of mat
ing. 1t is not honorable to give the
hand when the heart does not go
with it.
The girl who has waited patiently
through long engagement for her
lover to fulfill his matrimonial engage
ment with her feels that she holds
him in honor's grip not to forsake her,
even though her youth and beauty has
faded. In such an instance. the wom-
an has the worlds sympathy and takes
Issue with those who would decide
against her. Men and women should
be chary pledging their love. But ex-
change of hearts once made, each
should consider wedlock loves grip,
tender and sweet as it is firm.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-13
SPIES IN COMMERCIAL LIFE
Their Duty is to investigate ard Re
port Inventions That Have
Proved of Value.

Spying is as prevalent in the com.
mercial as in political world though
the existence of these commercial
spies is not nearly so well known.
There are certain classes of manu-
facturers, however, VINO habitually EN-.
ploy a regiment of spies-competent
men, whose business it is to go to
other lands and spy out the new en-
terprises and inventions being made
by the various traders. Individual
methods adopted vary very greatly,
and we are often so subtle as TO make
it difficult to tackle them
Very often designers in big pot
teries, brass foundries and other man
ufactories are approached by agents
of INSCRIPTIONS foreign firms and Of
fered big money for copies of the new
designs of their firm.
Again, a very large number Of
young men are sent to England from
the continent every year, ostensibly
to learn the English language and
British business methods, but in re-
atty to keep their continental EN-
ployers we'll informed of what is going
on in our trade centers This spying
has been existent now for many years,
and it has a serious effect upon the
commerce of the whole world
Answers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-13

near the homemade bird pool during
bathing hours or go near the food
shelters
Designs for simple and elaborate
bird houses that will interest all bird
lovers are given in a farmers bulletin
No. 609. which the United States de-
parunent of agriculture has recently
issued It is entitled Bird Houses,
and How to Build Them" and will be
sent free of charge to anyone request
ing it from the department.
Protection for Milk Cans.
Much milk that seems to be perfect
ly good when it leaves the farm,
reaches the consumer in bad condi-
ton, and the United States department
OF agriculture is now convinced that
this is frequently DIE 10 a rise in the
temperature of the milk during trans
portatiGn. 4 series of tests that has
recently been completed shows the
Importance of surrounding the milk
cans during hot weather with some ap-
r~opriate insulating material which
will effectually exclude the heat.
Even when milk is 10 be shipped
only short distance its temperature
should net be higher than 81 degrees
F. At this temperature bacteria will
multiply, but tie increase is slow and
g few hours delay III III result in no
serious injury. In milk above 30 de
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-13
LIGHT BOOZE.
Do You Drink III

A minister's wife had quite g. tus-
sic with coffee and her experience is
interesting. She says:
During the two years OF my train
ing as a nurse, while on night duty.
/ became addicted to coffee drinking.
Between midnight and four In the
morning, when the patients were
asleep, there was little to do except
make the rounds, and It was quite
natural that ! should want hot cup
Of coffee about that time. could
keep awake better.
After three OF four years o. cof-
fee drinking, I tecame nervous wreck
and thought that / simply coui1 not
live without my coffee. All this time
was subject to frequent bilious at
tacks, sometimes SO severe as TO
keep me in bed for several days.
After being married, Husband
begged me to leave off coffee for he
feared that it had already hurt me
almost beyond repair, SO resolved to
make an effort to release myself from
the hurtful habit.
Il began taking Postum, and for
few days felt the languid. Grsd feel
ing from the lack Of the coffee drug,
but / liked the taste OF Postum, and
that answered for the breakfast bev-
erage all right.
Finally began TO feel clearer.
headed and had steadier nerves Aft.
er a years use OF Postum | now feel
Ike new woman-have not had any
bilious attacks since | left OF coffee"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road &c
wellville,' in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular PostUn-must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages
Instant Postum-is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolyes quickly
in cup OF hct water. and. with. cream
and sugar. makes delicious beyer
age instantly. 900 and soc tins.
The cost per cup OF both binds IA
about the same
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold By tirocsrs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-13
Early Invasion of BritalL.

August 81, 55 years before the Chris
Ian era. has been set down as the
day or which julius Caesar invaded
the Island Of Britain, making his land
ing and first encampment at Romney,
remarks the indianapolis News. The
Roman commander embarked on his
expedition at the port since called
Boulogne and shipped his cavalry form
the adjacent harbor Of Ambleteuse.
Caesar himself tells that he set out
on his expedition when little summer
remained, that the people Of South
Britain were engaged In their harvest
and that he returned three weeks after
before the equinox. Thus the day
must have been In August. He further
adds that the full moon occurred on
the fourth day after his landing. As
Economical tables show that the full
moon OF August in that year was at
3 a. M of the 31st Hence Caesar land
ed on the 9th. The invading force
was a small one. He had set out from
Boulogne at midnight with 5000 men
in 20 transports besides few swift
war galleys and arrived on the Brit
ish coast about ten o'clock in the fore
noon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-13
She Wondered II Their Supper Would
Dance Out of Sight.

young 'uns an young 'uns," he eluci-
dated, but they be tartars! Yew'G
be in yer grave afore the fust frost;
an who's gwine ter bury yer-the
taown?" His tone became gentle and
broken: NO, no, Angy. Yew be q
good gal, an dew just as we calc'lated
on Yew jine the Old Ladies'; yew've
got friends over thar, yew1l git erlong
splendid. An I'll git erlong tew. Yer
mountaineering his shoulders back,
he assumed the light, bantering tone
so familiar to his wife-"the poor
house doors is always open. I'd jest
admire ter go thar. Thar's rocking
chair in every room, and they say the
grub is A No. l." He winked at her,
smiling his broadcast smile in his at
tempt to deceive.
Both wink and smile, however, were
lost upon Angy, who was busy divid-
ing the apple sauce in such way that
Abe would have the larger share with
out suspecting it, hoping the while
that he would not notice the absence
of butter at this last home meal. She
herself had never believed in butter
ing bread when there was sass" to
eat with 1t; hat Abe's extravagant
tastes had always carried him to the
point of esiring both butter. and
sauce as a rslish to his loaf
'Naow, fur's I'm concerned" pur-
sued Abe, Il hain't got nothin' agin
the poorhouse fer neither man ner
woman. I'd as lief let yew go than
Std o. me; fer know very well that's
what yew're alayin' out fer ter do.
Yes. yes. mother, yew can't fool me.
But think what folks would say!
Think what they would say! They'd
crow, 'Thar's Abe a-takin' his comfort
in the Old mems hum. an Angelina,
she's a-eatin' her heart out in the poor
house!'"
Angelina had. indeed, determined to
be the one to go to the poorhouse; but
all her life long she had cared. perhaps
to a faulty degree, for what folks
would say" Above all, she cared now
for what they had said and what they
still might say about her husband and
this final ending 10 his downhill road
She rested her two hands on the table
and looked hard at the apple sauce
until il danced before her eyes. She
could not think with any degree of
clearness. Vaguely she wondered II
their supper would dance out of sight
before they could sit down TO eat il.
So mauy of the good things of life
had vanished ere she and Abe could
touch their lips to them. Then she
felt his shaking hand upon her shout
der and heard him mutter with husky
tenderness:
MY dear. this is the fust chance
since we've been married that I've had
10 take the wust OF it Don't say
word agin ii naow. mother. don't yer.
I've brought yer ter this pass. Lemme
bear the brunt o. II"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-10-13
CHAPTER II.
"Good-b by"

"Good-by."
When the last look of parting had
been given to the old kitchen and the
couple PASSED out of doors, hushed
and trembling. they presented an in
congruously brave, gala day appear
ance. Both were dressed In their best.
To be sure, Abraham's Sunday suit
had long since become his only, every
day suit as well, but he wore his Sab
bath-day hat, a beaver OF ancient de-
sign, with an air that cast its reflec-
ton over all his apparel. Angelina
had on black silk gown as shiny as
the freshly polished stove she was
leaving In her htchen-a gown which
testified from its voluminous hem to
the soft yellow net at the throat that
Angeline was as neat member and
darner as could be found in Suffolk
county.
A black silk bonnet snuggled close
to her head, from under it's brim peep
ing a single pink rose. Every spring
for ten years Angelina had renewed
the youth of this rose by treating It's
petals with the tender red dye of
budding oak.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
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GUS place outside and the birds are
led by degrees to enter the inclosure.
Such food as suet, seeds, or cracked
nuts will prove attractive as bait.
Two designs are given in the bulle-
tin for adequate food shelters. The
first may be attached to tree, the
other may be placed on top of post
or tree stub. The sides are made of
glass. There is no bottom to either of
these structures.
Besides protecting food, such shell
ter will provide place where one in
terested in birds can watch them con-
yeniently
If the farmer has neither the time
nor inclination to make a shelter but
still desires to attract valuable birds
by putting out food, the next best
hing is TO fasten the bait to trunks or
branches of trees or scatter it on the
ground in sheltered places.
Desirable birds may be attracted by
other means than food, particularly in
summer. On warm days they appre-
ciate fresh water for drinking and
bathing. A shallow pool of varying
depth, if only foot across, becomes a
center Of attraction for all the birds
in the vicinity, and it may be made
with little effort and material Only
small amount of cement is required,
or, if that be lacking, a pan with
stones in it, set in the ground will be
equally serviceable.
Cats are particularly dangerous to
birds, and should not be permitted