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nut of the news has been caught
the suggestion that the olden vogue
of black walnut furniture may
come again. Fashions come and go. and
sometimes go to return no more until in
other centuries they come again in modi-
fed or accentuated form. Out of the
news that brings the hint that black
walnut furniture may come again is the
contrary suggestion that such a revival
cannot be. Perhaps this may be true,
but still many men and women will go on
cherishing the time when black walnut
furniture, upholstered in black mohair
cloth, stiff1y and grimly filled the dark
ened parlor, where sunlight and the scent
of roses and of lockwood only entered
when company came in. And it had to
be distinguished company at that. NO
less a parsonage than the parSon had
power to cause that awesome room. with
its shadows, the smells of dark, the
heavy draperies. the family portraits and
the photograph album on the marble
topped black walnut center table. to be
unlocked. And then in that room were
the white crocheted tides" that were
pinned to the backs of the mohair-cov-
cred chairs.
1t was not sunny room. because sun
light was fading to the big clusters of
pink roses in the brussels carpet and
to the blossom-twined panels in the
wallpaper. And as 1t was necessary to
keep closed the green-painted wooden
shutters that the sun might not steal ill.,
the windows that dust might not sift In
from the quiet road the quiet street
that led past the wooden paling fence.
If black walnut furniture returns, it
probably never will come back to the
parlor which it once knew. That room
has vanished. Families cannot now af-
ford to pay rent or taxes on room that
they so little use. Why, can you not re-
member when you were a child that to De
sent for to come into the parlor was a
dread summons? 1t meant that company
had come, that you would nave TO put on
your shoes and stockings. wash your face
and hands and assume your company
manners-that you must not Wrlggle IN
your chair. that you must keep your feet
and hands still, that you should not
speak until you were spoken to, tnat you
should not ask any questions, and that
you should not interrupt or contradict
anybody. In some ways it was terrible
room, a room of horrors. 1t is no more.
Its place has been taken by room
which is called the living room. People
actually sit around there, even lounge in
II and laugh and joke and are merry.
Such behavior in the old-fashioned parlor
with its black walnut furniture upholster-
ed in black mohair would have been I'M
seemly.
Black walnut furniture should not be
blamed for the shortcomings of the par
lor. 1t was a fine and handsome wood.
Seriously, it Is what was long recognized
as an excellent cabinet wood, close
grained and fine grained, heavy, durable
and capable of being given good polish.
1t was proudly esteemed by housewives.
1t actually We'd in furniture with ma
hogany, and in those days mahogany
meant dense, dark mahogany, solid and
from Santo Domingo. 1t did not mean
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the secretary. aghast at this exhibition Of
lese majestic. He's the senator from
Hell have to come down here him.
self II he wants to ride on that ticket
again cut in the agent in an irritated
tone.
but, can't you understand" insisted
the secretary. He's a senator from -
Move on. please. snapped the agent
You're blocking the window. You, sir
turning to the next in line. Where to,
please?
'And the last saw Of that secretary"
concluded Mr.. LEngle, ''he was standing
Punishment
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to which White belonged.
1t wa late at night when the darby
pulled up his span before the doors of
the inn, which was presided over by
lady of generous heart and equal pro-
portions. When he went to the desk to
engage a room, White was apologetically
told that it was impossible. on account Of
an influx of visitors. to give him sep
arate chamber.
II guess ] can get a separate bed.
then" said he. But to this the reply was
the same.
May I ask who IL to b. my bed-.sl-
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A Motive Mistaken.

FRANCIS OUIMET, at a luncheon in
l Paris, began a toast on golf with
a golf story.
"A half-dozen golfers" he said. were
returning in the smoker from victori-
Gus match, and in their jubliation a small
silver pocket flask was being passed
from hand to hand.
"A clergyman. as the flask went by
him, smiled reproachfully. and said:
do you know, gentlemen, l have
never tasted a drop of whisky In all
my ife?'
"'Well,' said one Of the golfers. mis-
taking the motive of the clergyman's re-
mark-'well, We amt goin' to begin now.
neither
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
A Record Builder.

THAT great national pest. the English
sparrow has now found another
means of making himself disagreeable.
Not content with chasing all the song
birds out of the country and invading
the most sacred rural retreats. he has
now taken to making his nest in the
mail boxes put up by jewellers along the
rural free delivery routes.
They have become a standing nui-
sance out our way said suburbanite
who lives out in the vicinity of Falls
Church. In my own box l have broken
I'D the nests of not less than four pairs
of English sparrows this summer and
spring. The little creatures. in many in
stances. have learned the trick of throw
ing the lid down, so as to open the box
and give them easy access to the in
terror.
THE speed with which they will col
Iect the material and build a nest is
marvellous" continued the sufferer
Last May, at 10 O'Clock one morning. ]
found a nest in my mail box. The little
builders were lowering close around. in
disuant at my intrusion. The nest was
pretty well along toward completion;
This will discourage the little pests
l thought as L tore 1t to pieces ana
scattered the fragments to the winos,
and they will go somewhere else 70
h,,;Id Then / snapped the lid of the
mail box shut and went my way. salts
fled that that was the end of that home-
building enterprise.
That was at 10 O'Clock. say. Al
nroacb I went over to the mail box
70 NV surprise, The lid was open but
imagine INV greater surprise when
found within a nest that. to my mex
perienced eye. seemed pracucafy coli
nieted When | took it out ii covered
NV two hands, with palms extended;
counted the twigs; there were more tnan
40 of them. and they were interviews,
with the skill of an Expert Ano an
this had been done in less than Two
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Astor Wit.

NEWPORT is crediting Vincent Astor
~. with a. bon mot
1t appears that Mr.. Astor had turned
the cold shoulder on an aristocratic
but por young man who had continu-
ally tried to use" him. A lady ven
tured to take Mr.. Astor to task for this
snub. and received the telling reply:
".Oh. Jack shouldn't complain; Ihey
who make tools of their friends are
sure to get cut.
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railroad ticket agent. OF COURSE
The senator had sent his secretary
down to the ticket office to get his ticket
vised- The agent scrutintzed 1t moment
Then he asked laconically:
+" You Mr.. -? naming the senator.
You mean Senator - corrected the
secretary. haughtily. No. I'm his Sec
Rotary. He sent me down here to get
this ticket vised for him. He's senator
from -
Have to come himself cut in the
agent CURLY.
But you don't understand exclaimed
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A Real BookWorm.

r e pr e sentative
Gordon Lee Of
Georgia is some
thing like the
measles in his tall
emit for breaking
out" A few weeks
ago he fingered in
his office until the
dewy shades Of
evening gathered
over the restau-
rant. across the
way. When he
tried to open the
door. 1t had slip
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Sleep of the Just.

The new senator
from A ! a b a m q i,
F r a n C es Shelley
White. is a lawyer
and has a large
pr a C I Il ce in his
state. Sometimes
his work takes him
out in the interior,
and on one Of
these trips he was
a C C o mpanied by
his client. said
client being q
pious man, a dea-
con In the church
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retreat. as dusk comes on, for troops OF
buzzards, which the Aztecs called the
sacred bird Of mystery. On the night OF
the 21st Of April. while the city was al
here and there and everywhere proved
that no one slept, a young Kansas led
little squad Of men from the Utah into
the midst Of the scavengers lookout
place. His name was F. N. c. Overall.
and his company was below in the street.
The squad, under his direction. took
turns In patrolling the surrounding roofs.
while their comrades renamed in the
unlanterned tower. diverting observation
to themselves, thereby performing double
service in the preventing Of a surprise
attack upon the silent company stationed
below and maintaining constant patrol
"snipers" might be lurking. This serv-
ice was announced as OF special value
by the commanding lieutenant.
From the roofs of the Diligencias and
Universal hotels and the highest point
of the municipal building there was con-
slant firing by the enemy upon the Hotel
Mexico where the Americans had taken
a stand Frederick e. Norman. with four
or five other men, took up position on
the rear Of the roof Of the Mexico. With
in a few minutes one of our men fell.
Norman, whose nerve seemed to grow
the steadier, coolly continued firing and
directing his companions at the same
time.
A swarthy little Mexican next went
down, and then another American. The
third bluejacket was wounded and
number of Mexicans killed before there
was any cessation of firing. Meanwhile,
Norman, standing there in the last light
Of the day. with his slim bit Of a squad
Of men daring to be a well defined tar
get. was an example that gave the better
sheltered men down on the street a
thrill and spurred them on until the ma
tives beat retreat. Norman has been
in the service but three years. and is
a marine belonging to the Utah.
Young ]. G. Smith. whom his home city
Of Los Angeles is proudly acclaimlng a
hero Of the first order. Is giant fireman
Of the same battleship. and his lieutenant
reports him as having accomplished q
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"A Bigger Flea"

"A United States
8 e n a I or comes
mighty near filing
the definition Of
omnipotency these
latter days." re-
marked Represen-
tative L'Engle, who
Is also a promi-
nent journalist of
lsloridc.. but I
witnessed q recent
in 1 dent wherein
even one of these
met a higher pow
Yes. twas q
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Wasting Their Time.
r e pr e sentative

r e pr e sentative
] a m e s Benjamin
Aswell Of Louisi-
ana is a new mem
b er. T h o Il g h
French on his IA
TIERS side, on that
Of the distaff he is
of Irish extraction.
The name original
ly was Azwelle.
Mr.. Aswell has
the honor Of repre-
senting that sec
of his state in
which many Of the
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Of Vera Cruz,

OK vera Sruz, De gwen LleOdiS VA AoAAoN
and a gratuity.
The medals have been ordered by Sec
rotary Daniels. and will be presented
some time during August. This date mas
been set aside for an occasion of national
pride. The men 80 honored are TO De
brought to Washington at the expense OF
the government. and President wilson
will bestow the medals personally.
Each Of the men named by the admiral
showed mettle Americans must delight H.
but ten of the number marked as medal
lists merit particular attention..
George Cregan, the boy from Port
Richmond. N. T.. boatswain's mate OF the
battleship Florida. has mother who Is
prou6er of him than is Admiral F1etcner.
and when asked for his photograph sent
8 note also. stating that in one or the
young mans letters home he related
how two days before the war he did
his Easter duty so that If death called
him he hoped to be prepared" The Joy
full little missive from his mother enoeo
with. so you see George went to battle
a soldier of both God and his country,
and In a postscript was the added infor-
nation gladly onereo, george sehas MT
$50 month besides"
1t was about 1880 am. of April 81
when Ensign G. NJ. Lowry Of the LIST
Company. Florida Battalion. at the Gus
tomhouse at Vera Cruz. requested vol
unteers among his men TO enter an alley
way between their present post and
warehouse from whose roofs came heavy
firing on the Americans. George Cregan
was the first to respond to the call. One
by one, four others Joined him. and with
out thought except for the honor OF
the stars and Stripes, Cregan marshaled
his comrades into the crooked. ill-smell-
the hiding Mexicans.
There was a brisk interchange Of shots
for several seconds before either side
had a man to fall. The enemy suffered
first, a tall. lank. dark-skinned fellow
who was aiming wildly being 90 severely
wounded that he fell in a heap among his
excited companions. One Of them be-
came SO enraged at this that he tried for
the head of a volunteer named Schu-
macher. The shot was true, and the
American dropped.
1t was sharp business for the next few
minutes, and Cregan showed himself q
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hero. He clutched his wounded COM
rade, let him lean on his knees against
him, and while he continued firing with
his right hand tried hard with his left
hand to check the blood squirting from
Schumacher's wound. Lieut. Wainwright
recommended this young man. who has
seen seven years service. for Admiral
FIetcher's list Of medalists.
It was Lieut. Wainwright also who rec
commended Percy A. Decker. boatswain's
mate of the Florida, and another New
York state lad, who has seen six years
service with Uncle Sans marines. When
the ambulance came for Schumacher's
body Decker was standing perhaps thirty
feet away. He was one of those who
had gone with Cregan, and though this
was his first hint of real battle, and one
Of his close companions for months was
being carried away dead. he never
swerved his eyes never left that ware
house front.
Therefore, when a Mexican. hiding be-
hind a tier of boxes. suddenly rose and
aimed directly at Ensign Lowry. Decker
was ready, his mind as alert as his eyes.
BY some movement unexpected in so rig
idly watching a figure. the American d.
verted the Mexican's attention to him
self, just as the gun was being leveled at
Lowry And Lowry was saved. The Mex
lean fell against the cheap pine boxes of
his barricade, with Decker's bullet in his
breast
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No Wonder!
r epr e sentative

r epr e sentative
Roberts Of Ne
vada has a line OF
stories that are
constantly b e ! n g
credited to other
people. He tells
one about a GER
tain in divi dual
who. after having
conducted q thirty
day skirnish with
the demon alcohol.
finally collapsed.
When he. awoke he
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French refugees settled when driven
by the English from their home in Ar
cadia.
The world outside of Louisiana is very
ignorant, says Mr.. Aswell, as to the real
meaning of the word creole" He de-
fines 1t very clearly.
"A creole" he explains. "is q native
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Appreciated.

1t happened sew
eral years ago. and
ever since Repre-
sentative H u l ings
Of p g n n 8 ylvania
has been trying
TO figure out
whether. taken al
together. It was a
compliment or a
CRIT tici s m. and
whether T. Jener-
son or himself is
responsible
Col. Roosevelt
and I were invited
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Roy Holloway. also OF the New Hamp-
shire, a gunner's mate, who enlisted
from Indiana about ten years ago. has
been named by Lieut.. Grady for a medal
and gratuity. He was in the action
early, and during the long hours of the
seizure Of the city showed never sign
Of WEAKNESS. Once. when the constant
firing dislodged an extractor pin from
one of the big guns. Holloway leaned
down under the gun. in the midst of
the enemy's rapid fire. and not only Sc
cured but calmly replaced the pin.
That had been sufficient to attract the
attention of his commanding officer. but
later in the action, and while still on
duty beside the gun. a firing pin devel-
oped what in ordinary parlance would
be hot box" The daring of an hour
before was successful. This. too, would
be. And again the young Hoosier stop
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Or extraordinary
heroisn in battle
and for conspicu-
GUS acts Of valor."
Admiral Fletcher
Of the United
States Navy has
recommended that
sixty enlisted men
Of the navy and
Marine Corps, who
served their coun-
try in the taking
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70 adorn the Fourth Of July Celebration
in Pittsburgh that year." M. Hulings
e2plained. II was booked to read the
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}&}!ii$ {} '! 5H&aSia!SS6 3 q

Boys in Blue Who
Proved Themselves
Heroes at Capture OF
Mexican City-One OF
Them Supported His
Wounded Conrad
With One Arm and
Fired at Mexicans
With the Other An
other Stood Like a
Rock Under Fire.
Thrilling Deeds Which
Show the Caliber of
Our Jack Tars.
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Nut of the news has been caught
the suggestion that the olden vogue
of black walnut furniture may
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-31
ANSWERS
SAVAGE CIRCULAR
Authorized by CummIns to penounce
a Statement Attributed to Him
Regarding Church and State. .
Especial to The Gate Cky.]

Especial to The Gate Cky.]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, May So
have a telegram from Senator Cum
minis denouncing the anonymous cir
culars sent out from savage head
quarters in which 1t Is charged that
he made a speech twelve years ago
advising the union Of church and
state. He brands the statement as
garbled and false, and an attempt to
mislead the voters. Reference to tle
complete speech Of Senator Cummins
shows that he spoke Of the church as
all churches of the christian people
and not any one church and tina. he
meant union in spirit, and not physic.
al union. The fact that the circular
came out too late to refute 1t should
condemn 1t.
SAM D. REINIKER,
Chairman Cummins Committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-31
RIVERS ARE
ON A RAMPAGE
Crest Of Flood 10 Not Vet Reached
and People Have Fled
to Safety.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.]
DALLAS, Texas. May So.-All
Texas streams are rising rapidly to-
night. Farmers and townspeople took
valuable movables to higher ground.
Bay City On the lower Colorado Is
submerged and the crest of the flood
is yet to como. Citizens there are
preparing to dynamite the Brownsville
railway entertainments and release
the flood waters should conditions
grow too threatening. The people
have taken to the hdlls for the most
part, but a few remained in the taller
buildings.
The Brazos, Rio Grande, Sabine,
Trinity and other east Texas streams
are out Of their banks and business Is
paralyzeG. Railway traffic in this dis
trict is suspended largely. No loss
Of life is reported today, but during
the week four lives have been lost in
the flood waters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-31

only passengers but stewards as well
Do you know what it means to be a
good steward?
was appalled, at the disaster that be-
fell the Titanic AS she left the 9th
or side with her human freight. her
thousands OF passengers busy with a
hundred activities, she typifled our
age and embodied ths last note. the
final achievement In marine engineer
Ing in time whose boast 1t is that
it has harnessed the elemental forces
Of nature. And yet as the Carpathia
slowly rose above the rim OF the
world on that April morning. her cap
tain, gazing across "the lineless level
floors" OF the ocean, sought in vain
for the proof Of the truth Of our
claim, and he might well have said
with old Omar, Earth could not an
swer nor the s sas that mourn IN
flowing purple"
The Good Stewards.
And yet. thank God, there was
something brooding over that sea,
invisible to human eyes, yet real
enough to send a thrill of pride en-
tirely around this old globe, some
thing that justifies our christian civi.
lization-namely, the splendid heroism
and spirit of sacrifice possible to hu-
man souls. What level is spiritual
beauty! For the world will remem-
Der in this connection with equal
pride the pulti-milionaire, John jacob
Astor, the vaiient young soldier, Ar
chic Butt, Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore
Strauss, Mr.. Guggenheim, true New
Workers to the last who, when he had
done all he could in aid of the wom-
en-, went to his room and came aloft
in full evening dress, remarking that
he would "die liks gentleman" the
band playing with the water rising
about their knees-the captains call
to the crew: BE British men!"-and
last, but by no means least that COM
mon steward whose duty 1t was to
come and go at the call Of every pas
senger. When one of the ladies said
to him: "Why do you not put on a
life preserver?", without q moments
hesitation he gave back that Immortal
answer, II don't think there are
enough to go round, mum"
All, my fellow citizens, in those
words enough to go round" were
pent up in one phrase all the most
vital problems of human society and
in his answer to the question that
confronted his own soul. he proved
himself a true steward-steward In.
deed, alike in spirit to Him who IS
the steward of US all.
You boys In blue were good ste
wards in the dark days of 1865. God
grant we may be worthy OF your sac
r'fices.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-31
Ask This Man to Read
Your Life.
His Wonderful Power to Read HUI.
man Lives at Any Distance
Amazes all Who Write
to Him.

Thousands OF
people in all walks
Of life have bene-
flied by his advice.
He tells you what
you are capable of.
how you can be
successful, who are
your friends and
enemies and what
are the good and
bad. periods in your
life.
His dissertation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-31
BOYS DROWNED
GOING OVER DAM
Three Young Campers Lost Their
Lives, While One was
Saved.

YORKv1LLE, Ill.,, May 3O.-Three
boy campers from Oak Park, Illinois,
suburb of Chicago, were drowned
near here today when their row boat
was caught in swift currents in the
Fox river and swept over a DAM
The three drown I'd were:
BEN F'RFDERICKS.
JOHN COMASK.
ERNEST NFGASCIL.
Joseph Lavicka, the fourth occu-
pant of the boat, chung to the top OF
the dam and was rescued.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-31

limbs and hear their shrill neigh as
they halted. heads up and with .
star In almost every forehead. They
symbolized q wondroug power, and
yet the thought came to me that
right here in Keokuk has been gath
cred the power not OF a thousand but
OF two hundred and fifty thousand
horses-the thunder OF their hoofs
changed to the crash and roar Of
giant turbines. their silken sides be-
come ten thousand glistening shafts.
their neighs that rang out N the lonely
prairie transformed into the song Of
cont snted industry. Oh yes, q won
drous age, in commerce. in industry.
in means Of communication, IN its
victory over the elemental forces Of
nature.