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The bee., 1914-08-18

w ~ "hio yOu are HeT6s
In n few minutes 1 was waitine
for the great moment, pencil and
paper In hand. My aged host lean.
ed back In his chair, covered his
eyes with his hands and relapsed in
TO an apparently comatose condI-
tion.
For ten minutes he renamed alb.
solutelv motionless. Then, straight
ening mp like one In a trance, he be.
gan In low and hollow voice:
Revelation Of Events.
This is a revelation of events OF
an unusual character which must
shortly come to pass. see floating
upon the surface OF the sea of hu-
man fate the huge silhouette of a
nude woman. She Is - with her
beauty, her polse, her smile, her
jewels-a super-Venus
Nations rush madly after her,
each Of them eager to attract her
especially. But she like an eternal
couftesan, fiirts with all. In her
hair ornaments Of diamonds and
rubies is engraved her name Com.
mercislism." AS alluring and be-
witching as she seems, much de-
struction and agony follow In her
wake. Her breath, reeking of sor-
did transactions, her voice Of me.
tallic character like gold, and her
look Of greed are so much poison to
the nations who fall victims to her
charm.
"And behold, she has three gi-
gantic arms with three torches of
universal corruption in her hand.
The first torch represents the flame
OF war, that the beautiful courtesan
carries from city to city and coun-
try to country. Patriotism answers
with flashes of honest flames, but
the end Is the roar'of guns and mus
kerry.
The scond torch bears the flame
Of bigotry and hypocrisy. 1t carries
the lamps only in temples and on
tbs alters of sacred institutions. 1t
carries the seed of falsity and fan
atheism. 1t kindles the minds that
are still in cradles and follows them
to their graves.
The bee., 1914-08-18
The Newspaper Profession

The newspaper profession is or
a par with any of them, not ever
barring the ministry. 1t takes
brains, patience, experience,
charity, and honesty of purpose
to make permanent success OF
it. And the man or woman who
stays iD the game for life need
have no fear of wearing a harp
and crown in the press room OF
heaven, where there will be a
clean office towel, hook-fun OF
page advertisements, a self-start.
ing Duplex, copy galore, aud box
seats for the whole family where
you can sit in solid comfort and
listen TO the angels sing an an
them to these woIds.
You cast your lot In 9 worthy cause.
Your profession Was the best;
You're entitled 20 Gods kind mercy
Your soul In peace shall rest
The bee., 1914-08-18
firswood Consumption in United State.

Washington. ID. O., Aug. IT,
There are 8,520,000 cords of wood
valued at 1926 600 consumed on
the farms of Kentucky annually,
according to a report which has
just been issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The total yearly firewood consnmp-
ton In this state Is 8,679,OOO cords
with a value of $7.77O,0O0. The con-
sumption In the cities Of this state
10 $4,000 cords and 1880 cords are
used In the mineral operation of
Kentucky each year.
In,Continental United States the
annual consumption OF firewood
amounts TO 10, 9S7, 900 cords, valued
at $3.50. 900. 600 or this amount 3d.
96l 900 cords are used on the farms,
IA, 222. 900 IN the cities OF the nation
and l,75l 900 cords are used In the
mines of the United States. The
average value OF wood consumed 10
the United States 10 s29l per cord
and GAIL In this state, The average
value OF wood consumed In the
United States IA II cordap per snnum.
The bee., 1914-08-18
Sunflower Cultivation
to Replace Tobacco

to Replace Tobacco
The cultivation of sunfiowers
on wide scale has been taken
up by the farmers of Spencer
county, Indiana. Two thousand
acres were planted this year.
The seeds are used as chickens
feed, and the new crop, which
nets between $50 and $50 per
acre, forms good substitute for
tobacco. 1t is due to the repeat
ed failures in the tweed" that
the sunflowers are being grown
as a crop.
The cultivation of the flowers
is the same as that of corn and
about the same amount of mois.
ture is required. The seeds are
threshed out in autumn, the pro-
cess being much the same as that
of wheat threshing.
The bee., 1914-08-18
Kentucky Horse. Decrease in Value


Washington, ID. O., Aug. IL
The Kentucky horse has decreas-
ed $1.00in value during the past
year, but the total number OF
horses on the farms of this State
is the same as 1T was a year ago.
The Kentucky horse is now worth
SOB according to valuations re-
Gently placed on him by the
United States Department OF
Agriculture. A year ago he was
worth $104. On Jan'y /, 1914
there were 443, 900 horses on the
farms of Kentucky and they were
worth $45. $685. 900. Comp are d
with other States, Kentucky
ranks eighteenth both in number
and value of horses, but in quail.
ty of horses she takes first place.
Kentucky is famed the world ov-
er for her blooded horses.
In the entire United States
there are 1902, 900 horses and
they are worth so. POI. 63s, 900 or
$109.32 each.
The bee., 1914-08-18
SOUNDS GOOD
Read What Local Option
Has Done For Cynthisna

This is not story of far away
Kansas, or Maine, or Oklahoma
concerning which certain audaciou.
liquor writers and speakers make al
manner of skeptical and untrue state
ments, thinking they can not easily
be disproved, and thus secure fol
them wide circulation before they
can be corrected.
1T is story of Cynthiana, only q
few miles from Lexington and the
county seat of Harrison county. The
speaker, Judge N. c. Swinford, is q
man of high official position and
krows the facts. What he says may
be relied upon, but if you do not be.
lieve it get on the train and 60 down
there and see for yourself.
What Local Option Has Done For
Cynthiana
Judge M. O. Swinford, Mayor of
Cynthiana, was in Lexington Monday
and expressed good deal of interest
in the local option campaign now
being waged in this city.
Judge Swinford is himself from a
dry community and expressed him.
self freely as to the results of local
option in his community. He said:
Il have lived in Cynthiana since
1882, and have made pretty careful
study of its business affairs.
''Local option went into effect in
Harrison county in 1908 and business
has been far better since then than
at any time during the thirty-two
years that have lived in Cynthiana.
The town has improved more in the
five years under local option than in
any fifteen years prior to its adop-
tion. Here are some things it may
interest you to know:
Taxes are no higher.
Business has greatly expanded.
''Real estate values have increased.
"We have one-third more money
in the banks.
"There have not been a dozen
suits for the collection of merehan-
disc accounts since we went dry.
'More new streets and sidewalks
have been built with whiskey out
than was ever done with whiskey in.
"There are two vacant dwellings
and no vacant stores in all of Gym.
thiana.
"There has been marked moral
improvement.
Church and Sunday School at
tendance is better.
"The criminal docket has been re-
duced by fifty per cent.
"Three tobacco warehouses have
been built since the town went dry
and all are doing thriving business.
Farmers do not shun the town be-
cause it is dry.
"The business men of Cynthiana
would not even consider the return
of liquor. believe ninety per cent
of them would vote against it should
the question ever be raised again.
at has been our experience that
many more people came to our town
to buy dry goods than leave it to buy
wet goods Lexington Leader,
July 22nd.
The bee., 1914-08-18

Washington, ID. O., Aug. 1.-THE
farm laborers OF Kentucky work on
an average of hours and 45 min
utes per day, according to q report
which has just been Issued by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. Kentucky farms employ
$4,000 lsborers and the average
monthly compensation is $l7.40 with
board and $24 90 II the labsrer boards
himself. M3Ee than $4,000 OF the
farm lsborers Of this State are wo-
men.
The average wage for farm labor
In the United States 10 1885 per
month with board and sles7 with
|oat board,
The bee., 1914-08-18

Red Band Snuff is made from
the highest grades of selected
snuff hobaccos. carefully blend
ed, cured by the old-time pro
cess. 1t is strong without rank
ness, rich and mellow. Ask your
dealer for it.
The bee., 1914-08-18
Predicts New World Era.

The third torch is that of the
law. that dangerous foundation of
unaathentic traditions, which first
does It's fatal work In the family,
then sweeps through the larger
worlds Of literature, art and states.
manship.
1.-The great confiagration will start
about 1912, set bv the torch of the
first arm In the countries of South
eastern Europe. 1t will result In a
destructive calamity In 1918. In
that year see all Europe In flames
and bleeding. hear the lamenta.
tions OF huge battlefields.
"But about the year 1916 a strange
figure from the North, a new Ma.
poleon, enters the stage of the
bloody drama. He is a man of little
militaristic training, writer or a
journalist, but in his grip most OF
Europe will remain till 1926.
1.-The end of the great calamity
will mark new political era for the
old world. There will be left no
empires and Kingdoms, but the
world will form United States OF
Nations. There will remain only
four great giants-the Anglo-Saxon
the Latins, the Slavs and the Mon
golians."
The Countess says she left Count
Tolstoy after prophecies and went
to see the Gear. She handed HIM q
copy OF the prophecies.
1T 10 very interesting" he COM
mented: II shall make q copy
for myself and then forward
other copies With q translation
to the Kaiser OF Germany and
through him to the King OF Eng
land. The original shall be kept In
my private archives"
The Countess said II was because
she heard that one Of the royal prip-
cipals was going to include the So
cret message In his private memoirs
that she decided TO make Il pablic.
The bee., 1914-08-18
COUNT TOLSTOY PROPHE-
SLED GREATEST OF ALL
WARS BEFORE HIS DEATH
In Vision he Saw the resent Conflict and Pre-.
dicted Elimination Of Kings Declared
the World Would be United as
One Nation

In January, 1918, the countess
Nsstasia Tolstoy sent to the Amer
Tea press the following letter:
II have the honor to hand you
my interview with the late
Count Leo Tolstoy, had with
him q few months before his
death, 1 authorize-Vou to make
use Of IL for the first time, the
original copy having been pre-
sented TO His Majesty the Gear.
Hoping that the American read
ing public will be interested to
learn about the prophecy OF the
greatest genius Of our age, / am
respectfully yours.
n. TOLSTOY."
She then describes the manner In
which she obtained the interview.
In the autumn OF 1910 the Czarina
had invited the Countess TO visit
her at her summer palace at Peter
hoff. She was summoned into the
the presence OF the Gear, who ex-
planned that he had confidential
mission he wished her to undertake
for him.
He said the German Kaiser and
the King OF England had expressed
q wish for q direct message from the
old Count Leo Nicolsevitch Tolstov
Being on unfriendly terms with the
Count and knowing that the Count
ess was q relative, q grandneice, he
asked her TO assist him.
Tell him." he said, "that IL he
will, In q friendly way, send q mes
sage through you to me, I will send
1t to the King Of England and the
Kaiser Of Germany"
A week later, being q guest at her
uncle's, she delivered the Cars
message.
Experienced a Vision.
II would be glad to send q
message to royalty" Tolstoy an
swered, "but the trouble is, have
written all my life messages for the
mob. am not accustomed TO the
convention of court diction. / have
had some really strange experien-
ces, though, which ! would not pub.
lish as fiction. There is something
that has haunted me ror the past
two years.
II cannot call IL dream, because
1 have seen 1t often while j have
been sitting at my writing table.
On other occasions 1t has appeared
to me at twilight, before my dinner
hour. am not q believer in ghosts
nor In the spiritualistic explana-
ton of but admit that
/ cannot solve this mysterious AZ
fair"
lis 1t a vision?' the countess ip-
terrupted.
"Something OF that order he
said. Furthermore 1 can call up
the vision at will. lam almost sure
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27

commission feels that its work will
not be complete until it has given full
to the subject.
Large employers and stockholders
in industrial corporations are more
and more turning their attention to
organized efforts toward social bet
terment. The commission will seek
to find out whether or not these eff
forts are undertaken because their
authors feel responsibility for the
which create the need of
such effort and If so whether or not
the various schemes Of welfare work
and philanthropy can be considered
adequate to meet the needs.
THE commission assumes Of course
that every good citizen desires to aid
any sincere effort to get at the under
lying causes of industrial unrest and
in this as in It's other inquiries, it is
approaching its task with an open
mind and a desire only to get at the
facts. Each witness will be urged to
make as full statement as possible
of his views. The commissions con-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27

[I91zzii Z Wl|

Epps OF the medical faculty of the
University Of Iowa at Iowa City, and
will be on "Syrhelis of the Nervous
system" DIR. Frank NJ. Fuller Of keo-
kuk will begin the discussion on this
paper.
The last paper will be by DR.. j. r.
Percy of Galesburg. ILL.,, and his SUD
tect VIII be. sThe Technir of Apply
ing Heat in the Treatment Of lnoper-
able Uterine Carcinoma. The dis
cussion will be opened by DR.. z. A.
Boyce of Washington, Iowa.
The meeting is bound to be replete
with interest and whether a member
OF the medical profession or layman.
ths papers and discussions will be OF
eminent educational value. It Will
behoove anyone who can possibly ar
range it, to attend this session at the
Grand opera house and they Will De
made most welcome by the Doctors
wednesday, Dec. 80, at Q p. m.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
WHAT is CAUSE
OF WORKERS UNREST
Industrial Commission Hopes to Sc
cure Full, Frank Discussion
Of Subject.

United Press Leased Wire Service
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 26.-To
obtain full, frank discussion OF the
relations that exist between the CEN
tralization of wealth and power and
a. feeling of unrest among the wage
earners. is the purpose of the industrial
commissions investigation of the
Rockefeller foundation and similar in
situations to be opened in New York
early in January, according to state
ment issued tonight by Chairman
Frank P Walsh
Men whose names are most closely
associated with the great basic in
dustrfes. will be brought before the
commission for discussion of the sub
iect, he stated.
Whether rightly or wrongly a
very large number Of wage earners
complain he declared. that their in
terests are prejudiced by the fact
that the industries in which they are
employed are owned and controlled
by men who live at distance and
who have no personal knowledge of
conditions under which the employees
work and live This is one Of the
charges most frequently made by writ
ers and speakers engaged in enlisting
recruits for the most radical political
and economic movements, and the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27

illusions will be stated only In its re
port to congress, and until that is
submitted, its attitude will be open
minded and free from prejudice
Among the list of additional wit
nesses given out were Jane Adams.
of Hull House: Jacob II. =, Hollander.
of Johns Hopkins University Henry
c. Ford; August Belmont; Samuel
McRoberts, of New York: Amos Pin
chot; william II. Allen, of New York;
John Hayes Holmes, New York;
Boyd Fisher, Detroit; r. Fulton Cut
ting, New York; Chas. P. Neill, Staten
Island; W. l.. Mckenzie King, New
York, and James Mackaye, Boston,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27

DR.. J. c. Taylor's barn caught fire
last Friday night about 10 O'Clock
and burned to the ground. The fire.
men worked hard to save the rest
of the houses that we're close by
Mrs. Andrew Wilson and Mrs.
Eliza Hartman Of Lorraine are spend
ing Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Peterson.
The basket ball game played here
Christmas afternoon resulted in a
victory for the Hamilton Lumber &
Mil team. Hamilton Lumber & Mill
Co., It, n. n. Is; and Taber Lumber
Co., IA; Hamilton Clay IL. There
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
NO EXCITEMENT
q IN PHILIPPINES
Uprising on Christmas Eve was NIP
ped in Bud and Amounted
to Very Little.

rIJnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Admlnls-
tration officials tonight declared the
danger of a Filipino uprising has pass
ed. While a number OF reports tell
of the squelching of an abortiye out
break Christmas eve, details are with
held, pending complete report when
has been asked from Governor Gen
eral Harrison. He was away from
Manila for the Christmas-New years
holidays. but it is understood here to-
night that he has started back 70, Tor the
capital. 5d.a
At the war department it was stated
that Major General Thomas II. Barry,
commanding the Philippine division, IS
in complete control of the situation.
The uprising, II it can be dfsnihed by
that name, was nipped in the bud by
his direct orders. 1t has been known
by government !. officials for some
months an organized effort was beins
made to- bring about 6fsaffection In
the islands. Money was being spent
with a lavish hand by certain 1ndl-
viduals. The government has a COM
plete report covering expenditures
and the exact source. While official
circles are extremely secretive,. 1t Is
understood that part Of this money at
least has been traced to sources IN
terested in making trouble between
the United States and the Filipinos.
Certain rumors afioat in official circles
saw that at least one foreign power
was involved but on this subject OFF,
Gals positively refuse to say anything.
The stories current in official circles
here tonight say that few arrests
were made in Manila, Calico
can. Navotos and one or two other
points. There were also inclpient
riots in several Of the other islands
than Luzon. but at no point did the
demonstrations result in disturbances
that wera not quickly controlled. AS
a matter of fact, according to General
Mcintyre. the chief OF the 1nsular
bureau. there has always been more
or less disaffection among the natives
in the Philippines. The only danger
in the present disturbances, he says,
is that the officials may have TO resort
to restrictive measures that viii work
an injustice on natives who are friend
ly to the United States.
There is little doubt here that the
present demonstrations imperil pass
age of the Jones Philippine indepen-
denca bill, which passed the house last
session and is now in the senate COM
mittee on insular affairs The presi-
dent has been very anxious that this
bill-it grants good measure OF SELF
government TO the islands-'hs enacted
into law at the present session. Sen
ator Hitchcock, chairman Of the SEN
ate committee, intimated today that
he and his associates will not be hur-
ried. II 1t develops that the present
trouble is in any way widespread, 1t
is declared certain that the bill Will
be held UP in committee and permit
ted to die there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
Hamilton Gate City
Hamilton, ILL.,, Dec. 26.

was large crowd out to enjoy the
sport.
Mrs. Peter Craven returned Thurs
day from ST. Louis.
Lee Hardy of Winnebago, Mime
sofa Is the guest of relatives and
friends this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurley Karr are
spending the latter part of this week
at Galesburs.
Frank Phipps and wife of Cfiicago
came in the first of the week for
Christmas at the home of his mother.
Mrs. Mary Phipps. g3,f
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
NO LEN|ENCY IN
0'D0NNELL CASE
Attorney General cosson Refuses 70
Add His Signature to Recon-
mendation for Leniency
for Local Man.
WANT SENTENCE CUT
Attorneys for Man Convicted OF Wire
Murder are Asking That Life
Imprisonment be
Punishment. wa

Attorney General George Cosson IS
not inclined to recommend leniency
in the case Of Matthias Martin O'Don-
nell, whose attorneys have asked
that the death sentence be committed
to one of life Imprisonment. The at
torney general, according to the Fort
Madison Democrat has refused to
add his recommendation for len
Eiency asked for by the prisoners at
torneys.
The Democrat says:
Attorney General Cosson has de-
clined to append his recommendation
for the Communication OF the death pen
atty imposed upon M. MaODonnell to
the condemned mans appeal to the
state supreme court A letter to that
effect has just been received by the
prisoners attorneys.
ODonnell is the Keokuk man now
confined at the state penitentiary at
Fort Madison, condemned to hang
next September for the murder OF
his wife. His conviction was upon
circumstantial evidence and in ap-
pealing the case to the supreme court
the attorneys for the defense en-
deavered to secure sufficient lEflu-
ence to warrant the high courts re-
duction of the sentence to at least
life imprisonment, if not further lem
iency. The refusal Of the states at
torney to recommend clemency does
not deter from the supreme courts
privilege of imposing sentence light
er than death though his action us
ually carries considerable weight.
The case will be reviewed at the jan
uary session of the supreme court.
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BOND Owners to be Paid

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Dec 26.-Checks
will be mailed owners of city bonds
representing $4,000 interest on New
Years day, it became known tonight
Bond certificates outstanding total
81, 3S9 ,140, most bonds having been
sold over the counter.