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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03
ANCIENT SUBSCRIBERS.
Roman Houses Were Tall and FIinsy,
the Streets Marrow Lanes.

Roman Houses Were Tall and Fiinsy,
The Streets Marrow Lanes.
The tenement house is no new thing.
30 gr'at was the number Of such
houses and so badly were they put up
In ancient Rome that in 60 A. ID. the
Emperor Ohio, who was then marching
against Vitellius, found his way barred
for twenty miles by the ruins Of build
ings that had been undermined by an
inundation. The spontaneous collapse
Of tenement houses was so common an
occurrence that little attention was
paid to 1t.
The tenants of these houses have
been described by writer Of the time
as fearing to be buried or burned
alive. Companies existed for the pur-
pose Of propping and sustaining
houses.
In comparison with the tenements Of
most modern cities. those Of Rome
were excessively high. Martial alludes
to a poor man. a neighbor. who had to
mount 200 steps to reach his garrett.
That garnet must have been perched
nearly 100 feet above the level Of the
street.
1t is possible that Martial exaggerat-
ed. but it Is certain that Augustus. to
make less frequent the occurrence Of
disasters. limited the height Of new
houses that opened upon the streets to
about sixty-elght feet AS this was a
remedial regulation and referred only
to new houses fronting on the street,
1t follows that some houses must have
exceeded that height.
This. moreover. was irrespective Of
the breadth of the street. In Berlin the
medium width Of the streets is twenty
two meters, and In Paris the narrow
est streets are nearly eight meters
wide. while the streets Of Rome ex-
tended only five or six meters. and on
these narrow streets the tall houses
were built. Light and air must have
had some difficulty in penetrating those
narrow, walled in passages.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03
Majority Of Friends Thought Mr.
Hughes Would Die, But
One Helped Him to
Recovery.

Pomeroyton, Ky.-In interesting ad-
vices from this place, Mr.. A. ]. Hughes
writes as follows: 81 was down with
stomach trouble for five (5) years, and
would have sick headache so bad, al
times, that thought surely would die.
tried different treatments, but they
did not seem to do me any good.
1got so bad, could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought I
would die. He advised me to try
Thedford's Black Draught. and quit
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03
The ldlsr Works Hard.

Work. ideally. should be congenial
fruitful. and the worker aware Of his
worth to, the world. Nobody works
harder than the idler. He has on bis
hands the dire task Of killing time.
Knowing the awfulness Of vacuity. be
fills the day with semblancs Of activ-
ity and while gnawing at his peace is
conscious Of the barren folly Of 1t all.
The finest argument for real work Is
the spectacle Of its counterfeit present
ment.-Richard Burton In the Bellman.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03
Long Felt Want.

Yeast-I see man has patented
head rest to be fastened to the arm
Of car seat to aid the comfort of
passengers obliged to sleep in day
coaches. Crimsonbeak What Is most
needed in day coaches is a chin rest
for the man who happens to sit next
to yOu.-YOnkers Statesman.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03

March 20.-Pas-
tor Russell preach
ed n very interest
ing discourse to-
day on Holiness.
His text was. "As
He who hath call
ed you Is holy, so
be We holy in all
manner of CONVEX
sation." Il Peter
1:15.
The Pastor re-
minded his audi
ence IL at the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03
His Excuse.

"Why Is Il that you wish TO- be ex-
cused?" asked the judge Of the unwill-
ing Juror.
I'm deaf. your. honor--so deaf that
really, don't believe | could hear
more than one side of the case
Cleveland Leader.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03
The Surprise.

A man told his daughter that II she
learned to cook he would give her a
surprise. She learned the art. ana he
surprised Der by dischargins the serv-
ant girl.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03
GODS STANDARD
IS PERFECTION
Christian Must Develop Char
actor. Likeness TO Christ

The Desire For Harmony With God .
Part Of Mans Original Perfection.
Some Naturally Drawn to cod-Faith
the First stsp-consecration the Sec
ond Step-Then Growth In Grace
and knowledge = Lessons In the
School Of christ-Justice the Foun-
dstion Of Charaetsr-Love Must Be
the Superstructure.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03
Genius.

us he cIever!
swell. he can hang his own wall
mper aud paint his own Kitchen door"
Detroit Free Press.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-04-03
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR FIVE YEARS

taking other medicines. I decided y
take his advice, although did not hxvs
any confidence in II.
! have now been taking Black DrMs1e
for three months, and II has cured mo-
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since began using it.
I am so thankful for what Black.
Draught has done for me-"
Thedford's Black Draught has been
found very valuable medicine for de-
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is composed Of pure, vegetable hefbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. It can be freely
used by young and old, and should b
kept in every family chest.
Get package today.
Only quarter. -
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
LEAGUE TO HELP
TO MARK STREETS
CONTINUED From Page Eleven.)

ton is to work for the following Of
the city plan.
Some people think a city plan Is
an impractical, foolish idea. Did you
ever try to cut a dress without a pat
tern or to build a house without a
plan? We paid less for the city plan
the plans for the federal build
ing cost. This plan cannot be
worked out in a day, but there should
be symmetry in the use OF lots. There
can be variety Of architecture. but
the houses in a block for example,
should be placed at equal distances
from the street and not set side wise
or cross ways of the lot" Mr.. Towne
gave a brief history of the plan of the
city of Washington and how years
were spent in carrying out the plan
which has made Washington the most
beautiful city in America.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
ANNUAL RECITAL
prof. Clarence Cameron White Pieases
Large Audience at 4. M.
e. Church. Il

The annual recital OF the Coleridge
TAYLOR Music club occurred at the A.
NJ q. church Friday evening. There
was a large audience present to rear
the splendid program that was given
and those who took part were At
their best. ~
The principal solotst this year was
Mr.. Clarence Cameron White OF Bos-
ton, Mass, and his work was excep-
tionally fine. Mr.. Whites instrument
is tie violin and he is thoroughly
familiar with it. His selections were
from the classics and never before In
the history OF the club has such mas
terry OF the violin been shown.
Mr.. White is an artist OF rare ab1i-
ity and his is most noticeable IN MS
easy manner Of execution. He IS 9
pupil Of the famous Russian v1oiin1st
Zachareweisch. having studied under
him several years in London. How
ever. Mr.. Whites earlier musical edu-
cation was secured in Oberlln, ONO
where he took the study OF the vlo-
lin at a very. early age. He has a
large studio in Boston where he Is
busy every month in the year. with
the exception Of one month which he
deyotes to concert tours. The club
was very fortunate in securing MI
White this year as his work usually
takes him to the larger elites. Be
fore coming to Keokuk he played T.
ST Paul and from Keokuk he went to
Kansas City. Local talent assfste
Mr. White. Much credit Is due M
Reginald South who 30 ably accom-,
panied MI. White through his dificult
numbers. The following program was
given:
Piano solo-Miss Virlfn south.
Paper-Mrs. Jennie Freeman
Violin solo-Fantasie Caprice
yieuxtemps.
Recitation-Miss v. Olive Baily.
violin Solos
a Traumerei-Schuman.
b Gavotte-Gossec.
& Cradle Song-White.
d ScheTzo-yan Goens.
vocal solo-Mr. r. e. Handy.
Trio-Mrs. A. Holmes. Mrs. l.. Shan
,nghouse. Mrs. n. Johnson.
Violin solo Lebesfrued - Fritz
, Kreisler-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
First Hike-

The first hike Of the season was
enjoyed yesterday when fourteen bows
under the guidance of viii Brugman.
secretary Of the boys department. left
the building with rations for the ont
ing. They took the ~down-river route
to Crystal Glen on the Illinois side
and returned to Hamilton and explor-
ed the romantic hills and valleys Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
WILSON'S ADDRESS
TO Y. M. G. A. BOYS
President Spoke at Anniversary Meet
ing and Made Some Fine
Remarks.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 24.-The
moral coward who refuses to act
energetically on the problems Of life
was denounced in the plainest OF
terms BY Presid ent Wilson here to-
day. The president did not mince
words. He advocated education IN
practical things. every day life for the
youth ofsAmerica. And willie he
made no positive suggestion, by
strong inference, he made it plain
| that the business men. who in the
crisis facing the country cling to the
lofd conservative methods, should be
subjected to the severest castigation1
The occasion of the presidents
visit vast the 10th anniversary of the
founding the Young Mems
Christian association. He took
for his subject, Let in the
light and while his address was
lin every way non-political in charac
ter. he emphasized the protection the
new peace treaties give this country
from war dangers. This was the only
part of his message to the Youns
| Mems Christian association hat ap
peared to refer to the great European
war. "
THE government of the United
| States he said. by way of illustrat
ing his point. has just succeeded IN
concluding a. large number OF treaties.
| with the leading nations of the world.
The sum and substance of them is
this: That whenever there Is any
trouble between nations, light shall
shine on it for n year before any
thing is done. My prediction is that
after the light has shone upon it for
a wear. it will not be necessary to do
anything: that after we know what
happened. then we will know who
was right and who was wrong.
II believe that light is the greatest
sanitary influence in the xorld.s
The-presfdent dwelt at some length
on moral coMardice. How tired lam
sofs nsanswhogafe merely on the defen-
sive. he said. How tired l am OF
men whose virtue is only selfish. How
II wish they might go out a COM
bat their adversary. ! have had a
part in many things and have tried
10 ndC6 as lew PcOpiS 90 Poo'
But / have a mingled hatred and
contempt, for moral towards; they
should be kicked off the field" =
College he urged as an excellent
broadener. II have been told" he
declared, Chat young men are radf-
Gals: but ] have found them extreme
'ly conservative Of the habits OF their
fathers. College is a gooG thing to
correct these. I have sometimes
! thought and I do not say that with
sthe least 6ss-espact for he fathers,
but every mar who has a o old
| enough to go to college. is old enough
! himself TO be immersed In some par
~ticular business and is certain to have
caught the point Of view of that BUSH
ness. And it IS very useful to his son
to be taken out of that narrow~rfrcie
and conducted to some high place
from which he may look down on
mankind and there be shown how
big the world is and how much Of it
his fatfer may have forgotten That
would be worth while for all men to
detach themselves more. frequently
from the things that command their
dailyS attention and to tn.nk OF the
sleeping tides OF. humanity
#.H ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
Eouoht Win Bare Fists.

READING. Eng. Oct. 10. (By mail to
New York;. - Caught weaponless
while digging trenches, a British force
In Belgium consisting of a Mfddlesex
company put up a stubborn fghf
against a party. of Germans. using
only their bare fists, according to
private. William Court, who has come
home wounded.
The Middlesex company was dig
i a trench" he said, and was MOI
equipped for fighting. All of a sudden
Il horde Of Germans rushed on them
b never saw such q display Of gr1t IN
INV life. Those Middiesex men, w.i
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
Petsch n Payne. Promoters keo-
kuk-Fort Madison Road, Are Said
to be Behind This New
Proposition.
INDEPENDENT
Route Is Stated TO be Three Miles
Inland Which Would Enable
Service to Large
Territory.

C.. H. Petsch Of Minneapolis and
H. s. Payne OF Fort Madison are be-
hind the Quincy and Hamilton Elec-
trio line which was incorporated yes
terday at Springfield. ILL.,. according
to information which The Gate City
secured from parties at Hamilton
last night.
A dispatch was received over the
United Press wires from Springfield
during the afternoon yesterday. read
ing as follows:
ARTICLES of Incorporation were
granted today by Secretary Of State
Stevenson to the Quincy & Hamilton
Electric Line, a company f~ncorporat.
ed at s525,000, to construct an inter-
urban railroad from Quincy. Adams
county. to Hamilton. Hancock coun-
ty. Hamilton is located at the Illinois
end of the Keokuk dam"
Inquiry on the part of The Gate
City revealed the fact that the men
who are promoting the Keokuk, Hamil-
ton, Nauvoo and Fl. Madison line, are
behind the project. 1t was stated that
the proposed line to Quincy from
Hamilton, SO far as Is known. will not
be a continuation of the Keokuk-Fort
Madison line. but will be connected
with it.
While no actual road work or sur
veying has been commenced, it was
stated that the right of way has been
practically selected. 1t will be in
LAND about three miles from the city
of Hamilton. This will furnish a
line for passenger transportation and
for freight transportation, which will
be of immense value to the people
living in the vicinity. This road. it
is believed, will by running inland.
give an outlet to a large area of rich
country which will be quick to grasp
this service.
Keokuk will without doubt become
the center of a huge web Of interur-
bans and electric lines. through it's
ideal situation in the center Of the
power n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
the Citizens OF Keokuk:

R- ~ H
L am a candidate for the office O
Judge OF the superior court and Il
elected. pledge myself as follows:
) TO revive the civil business Of the
court by forcing early trials and de
Gliding cases promptly, thus relieving
the pressure on the district court and
.lessening the cost of litigation;
To begin a term on the first Mon
day OF each month;
TO dispose OF the criminal business
before the time for the civil court;
To hold my position subject to the
will OF the citizens of Keokuk n il
they wish to asbolish the court, to re
sign upon its adjustment.
RALPH B. SMITH.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
Hamilton Men interested.

Some well known citizens Of Hamil-
ton are interested IN the Hamilton
Quincy interurban. The principal Of
flee it is understood will be at Hamil-
ton, and the incorporators and first
board Of directors are the following:
Charles s. Carscalien of New York:
Charles D. Warren OF Toronto, On
tario: Edward D. Parmelee of Chi
cago: Charles H. Petsche of St Paul.
Mimi. and Warren Fl. Orr, Earl w
Wood and Robert r. Wallace of Ham
ilton, III.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25

their bare hands, went after those
Germans who yer charging v.sN
bayonets. One big Middlesex sersee-t
downed two Germans with his lists,
before a German bayonet got him. The
boys fought bravely but the odds were
too great and most OF them were
bayoneted."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
Ne Wanted = shave.

limited Press Leased Wire Services
PARIS, Oct. 10. (By mail to New
York).-Shot four times, once In the
stomach, twice in one leg and once in
his thigh, an English soldier was taken
to the Red Cross hospital at Poitiers
IN an ambulance. He crawied out OF
the ambulance unaided, although with
some difficulty. Then he hobbfsd into
a barber shop text door to the hospi-
tai.
1t was explained to him that he
made a mistake-that he was In the
barbershop, not the hospital.
Il know that" he exclaimed. rather
petulantly. But | want q shave mrs,
and / want it right away
He got it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
CONTEST
Al THE Y. M. c.. A.
Failed to Msteraize as Scheduled
Postponement Was Decided
Upon.

The swimming contest OF the boys of
the graded schools, scheduled to take
place last night, failed to materiaiize
on account of the boys and schools
failure to turn in their entry blanks.
The result was that the whole affair
was POSTPONED. The meet will prob
ably be held next Saturday. Quite a
number who had gathered were some
what disappointed in the postpone
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
CHICAGO WILL HAVE
Grand Opera

An eight weeks season Of grand
opera In English at popular prices
will be given at the Auditorium
theatre this winter by the Century
opera Company OF New York City.
The a will open November %
Now is the time to arrange for your
hotel accommodations. The
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25
Radio Club 70 Meet.

BY call oft the president Of the or
.~ganizafion, the GsnfEasWestern Radio
.cilb WIFI hold.aHs special meeting.
Monday evening" October 26, at 1880
o'clock. 1T is especially requested that
all members be present, as business
o. Importance is to be considered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25

that locality. returning in time for
those who desired to witness the aft
rnoon bali game. During the trip
they partook OF a delightful repast In
outdoor style. 1t was an attractive
outing and no doubt gave the boys z
relish for more OF the same kind in.
the future.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25

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A.I:t..- HOTEL &


are both under the same roof. No
matter what the weather may be.
you need not go outside the house.
A modern and strictly fireproof
structure. The acme OF conyen-
fence for visitors and opera-goers.
TIE management has recently ex-
pended over 100000 In improve
ments and decorations. When Sc
curing rooms in advance. informa-
ton concerning opera repertoire
and seat reservations can be furn-
ished.
Auditorium Hotel, Michigan eouIe-
ward, Chicago.
w. S, sHAFER, Mgr.
Rates per Day-Single, $500,
$3.50; Double, $500 and $500.
Private Bath = Single, $3.50 to
$500; Double. $500. $500, apu
$500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-25

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-27
STATE CANDIDATES BEGIN
FILING TODAY WITH RILEY

Candidates for state and lesislat4
positions viii begin flllns today WIFI
Secretary Ben w Riley OF the state
election board. The filings VIII CON
tinue until forty days before the Au-
gust primary Candidates not films
by that time can not secure the plac-
ing OF their names on the ballot.
1t will be ten days from Monday
before candidates for county Off e
can file.
Blanks for candidates for every Off
ice are nov on file in his office, ac-
cording to MIR Riley, and can be se-
cured Immediately upon application
The blank must be applied for by the
prospective candidate and made ont
by him and returned to the secretary
of the ele tion board
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-27
BACK TO THE BIBLE
by Heath

he who brings forth results He is
in a secondary degree creator
These--to think, to be gracious, TO be
efficient-are the three purposes OF
education.
The Bible presents the same ideals.
1t seeks to make a man wise and
thoughtful Its proverbs are com
mandments to know wisdom One OF
its great heroes, Daniel, is the young
man of understanding. Its great
legislator. Moses, is the man of com
prehensiyc mind II holds up as the
supreme incarnation Him, who if he
were not so much more than man
could be called The Gentleman. Its
axhortations are for service: ego.
feed him. give him drink mot
slothfnl in business" "provide things
honest in The sight of all men
The ideals OF character and of
service found in the Bible are the
supreme ideals held up in modern
Copyright, 1914, lby Joseph h.
Powles.)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-27
a 81 "a n N M " ~ ~ n n ~ n n n n
IH VAGRANT VERSE. &
II M 81 & IL ii IS n ~ 81 II N n * u
TIE kNOCkER.

/ love Anocker when he's straight
And tells YOU when and where he II
knock yon
TO call him friend don't hesitate:
From progress he will never block
you.
He'll keep your head a decent size.
He'll bump you when you're acting
cocky.
EThe bumps you get. il YOU are wise,
win fit you for a road that's rocky.
Assuredly no praise he seeks:
Assuredly he'll ne'er possess it.
e en- though it hurts the truth he
speaks
And that takes courage -youH
confess it
lIe stab.,-hut never in the back,
He stings, but fact approves this
fUlDpT.
'The venom in his poison sac
Is made innocuous by humor
fld like 10 swat the cnss-for fun
Yea. on the head Id like to bang
him,
But, after all is said and done,
rather like the fellow--hane him