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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

gravy, the potatoes seemed ready to
melt inside their Jackets, the celery
vas crisp and dainty, the olives
cleaned l~usciously, and there was an
inviting sparkle OF cut glass and sill
verware.
Just as old Isaac took up the carv-
ers his wife held up her hand.
we are thirteen at table," she ex-
claimed.
Each looked at the other. Nobody
believed In the foolish legend of dis
,ester, and yet somehow the discovery
cast a gloom over the gathering.
What's the odds?" asked Abraham.
who believes in that, I'd like to
known"
But old Rebekah had been failing,
and to continue with the meal seemed
impossible. IL this was to be her last
New Years dinner each would feel
like a murderer. Meyer Seidlitz jumped
out OF his chair.
Pm get somebody to make the four
teenth." he said.
Whom" asked Rachel.
"The first person l meet" answered
Meyer. and departed amid shouts Of
approval.
Old Isaac put down the carvers and
sighed deeply.
! II know what you're thinking Of,
father" said Rachel. patting his hand.
Poor L~awrence!"
Isidor and Abraham exchanged
chances. Lawrence was the black sheep
of the family. Success had never come
to him. Time and again his father or
his brothers had made good defalca-
lions and dlshonesties on his part, UNI
tI at last Lawrence had embezzled a
large sum OF money from a business
firm for which he worked. Isidor had
got him that position. He paid cheer
fully, but Lawrence had received six
months imprisonment. He had written
pitlful letters to his parents and broth
ers after his ~folease, but nobody had
trusted him again or answered him.
"The boys no good" Isidor declared
emphatically. He's just crooked by
nature"
"A bad lot" Abraham sighed.
"StiH.t' said Rachel. those things
are idfStlt n uldltCi VI tcmptdlion.
think he ought to have had n more
chance. Tsidor."
No. said Marcus, emphatically. 81
had to struggle for nearly ten years
before | could even be assured OF my
next months rent coming in. II one
is bad. one is bad. Don't you agree
with me, Philip2"
Philip stirred u~neasily In his chair
Ho looked toward his mother. TIL,
smiles had gone from her face and
tears were streaming down her with
cred cheeks.
a wish the boy were here" burs
out old Isaat. "He ought to have one
more chance. He's paid for his folly
Don't cry. mother. Pm going to in'
him and tell him so. guess we car
do something for him yet"
eWeH," said Abraham. reluctantly
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
RELICS OF PONCE De LEON
Collection Of Extraordinary Interest,
Belonging to Illinois Man, Has
Been Enriched.

A collection of relics, not related in
any way, but each object of which is
particularly interesting in itself, is
that Of Michael Robinson of Shawnee
town, ILL.,, to whose treasures was re-
Gently added a piece of the coffin in
which Ponce de Leon was buried in
the old cathedral at San Juan, Porto
Rico.
When the leaden coffin of the ex-
plorer was examined before it was
transferred from the old cathedral to
the new one, it was found to be in
a very poor condition. So insecure
did it apepar hat it vas decided a
new coffin should be provided. The
old one wal then discarded and cut
into pieces, which were given to per-
sons of prominence who attended the
cathedral ceremonies. Cardinal Far
ley, who was in charge of the celebra-
ton, gave one of these pieces to
Capt. o. P. Townsend, who command
ed the guard of honor for the body,
and Captain Townsend gave the relic
to Mr.. Robinson to add to his already
interesting collection.
From cons and cons further bach
in the history of this continent comes
another interesting relic which Mr..
Robinson treasures, a block of sand
stone bearing the clear imprint Of the
human foot. 1t was taken from The
Rocks a short distance from Shaw
neetown, but over the border line In
Kentucky. 1t is believed in the neigh
borhood that the imprint is that OF
prehistoric nan
A third era of the continents his
tory, that which brings the collection
down to the modern world, is repre-
scented by an old silk REVOLUTIONARY
flag
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
MOST MODEST OF MEN

Abraham Lincoln felt deeply the re-
sponsibility that rested on him. as
president of the United States, but
he shrank from assuming any of the
honors, or vel the titles. of his po-
sition.
After years Of intimate acquaint-
ance a public man testified shortly
after Mr.. Lincoln's death that he
could not recall a single instance in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
Have TO Do n

Mrs. Pankhurst, sailing from New
York. talked to a reporter about the
comparative deceitfulness Of men ahd
ONE Women" said the reporter.
"are the more deceitful." mo" said
Mrs. Pankhurst, men are worse.
Look at the way they deceive their
wives" do you claim" the reporter
asked. "that men should never deceive
their wives?" Mrs. Pankhurst smiled
and tossed her head. "oh. mol" she
said. How could the average man
ever get a wife II he didn't deceive
herr"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
E~xblIaratino Sport.

First Tourist (abroad)-Ha. ha. hal
This Is worth all the time, money and
bother I've spent over herel
Second Ditto-How's that?
First Tourist deliberately kissed
the little servant maid with the worst
gossip in town looking on. There she
is over there telling my wife abouta
it. and the old lady can't understan
q word of the language.-Judge. "
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
wb.r. Manv Make Mistake.

With a gentle heart and sound rea-
soning powers a man comes to admire
in others the qualities which he him
self lacks, but earlier wanted 80 much
that he considered any n possess
ing them more or less Of an enemy.
1t is only men who have done nothing
with a single talent, or possibly a on
fusing group of talents, who remain to
the end Of life bitter toward those
who have made good. having but one
mr. two.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

which he spoke Of himself as presi-
dent, or used that title for himself.
except when he acted in an official
capacity.
He always spoke Of his position and
office vaguely, as this place." "here,"
or in other modest phrase. Once,
speaking of the room at the capitol
used by the president of the United
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

stupid, made him create within him
a self that he could be at peace with
that he could face his neighbors. his
town. his state. his country with.
Someone passed to this lone child Of
our harsh. lonely frontier something
that on a similar frontier Luther's
mother gave to young Martin. That
same something Carlyle's mother gave
him and Cornelia the Gracchi. In
those almost first hours, days. years,
Abe got it; the remaining forty-1ve
were simply for growing. developing,
maturing. Perhaps her death burned
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
ONE WORTHY OF ALL HONOR
Mother Of Lincoln a Perfect Type OF
the Highest Of Mother
hood.

In my study of Lincoln. the phe-
nomena of whose existence and the
wonder of whose being these few Ines
try to draw. / have not been able TO
free him from his mother, Nancy
Hanks. Someone gave him his great
sense Of principle, made ~falsehood
and the other small change OF crime
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

all into his tender, trembling nature.
This boy Of nine, who fifteen years
later spread his coat over the mound
that covered one he had dreamed
would be his life companion to keep
the rain from reaching her. must have
had the films of his character all filled
and set for life by that mother, that
one to whom "he owed all he ever
was" as he later said.-Gutzon Borg
lum In Woman's World.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

congress, he said, That room, you
know, that they call'-dropping his
voice and hesitating-"the presidents
room"
To an intimate friend who addressed
him always by his own proper title.
he said, "Now call me Lincoln, and III
promise not to tell of the breach OF
etiquette-if you won't-and l shah
have a resting spell from Mr.. Presi-
dent"
All persons agree that the most
marked characteristic of Mr.. Lincoln's
manners was his simplicity and art
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
Ark-aIe.

Inquisltive Little Boy-Were you in
the ark?"
Peevish Old Gentleman-No, of
course / wasn't.
Inquisitive Little Boy-Well. why
weren't You drowned. thenf-London
Taller.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
lust Like FaIstaff.

When a man is disgustingly drunk
1t is a common thing to say Hes
soused." The term was made popu-
lar by Shakespeare In Henry ~,
where he makes Falstaff say: IF l
am not ashamed of my soldiers, I'm a
soused gurnet." The gurnet was a
cheap fish. and when soused or
picked was a vulgar dish. Hence, "a
soused gurnet" was a term OF con
tempt.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

lessness, but his native dignity never
forsook him, and with all his angu-
larities and disregard of conventional
ties, distinguished foreigners we're in
variably impressed by his fine fiber.
A diplomat, whose knowledge of
courts was more perfect than that Of
the English language, said:
HE seems to me one grand gentil-
homme in disguise."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
Generating tho Manerove Tree.

The mangrove tree. which is found
in Trinidad, has many peculiarities.
For n thing, its seeds terminate on
the branches, and when the shoots are
considerably grown they fall OFF and
take root in the mud.
AS the young tree grows 1t sends
out fresh roots from its trunk and
lower branches, until at last the tree
seems to be supported by a network
OF roots, In the midst of which crabs,
aquatic birds and insects take up their
abode.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

N February - of every year the mind
of every American loyal citizen is
m~omentarily turned to the thought
that upon that day, just so many
years ago. Abraham Lincoln, n Of
the worlds greatest men, was born.
The approaching birthday of the
great martyred president awakens
the American people to the realiza-
ton that this is the one hundred and
fifth anniversary of London's birth
day. Some merely give the celebra-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
The Tears Of low.

The tears Of Joy are salt, as well as
the tears of sorrow. And In that sen
tence are many meanings.--Francis
Thompson.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

recently. . his once, III
which was stored his books,
yet shows plainly the marks
of the place where was To-
Gated at that time the best
library in southern indiana,
If not in the state. The
room is but 8 by 10 feet,
and, being pressed for
room, Mr.. Breckenridge
had his books placed upon
shelves above two windows.
When Lincoln caught his
first glance of the library he
was astonished at so great
q collection of books. Mr..
Breckenridge was the au-
thor of a book in the In
terest of the Presbyterian
church and had several
L4oIr1 fOr ca1n Oh that finn
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07
AoMsEM n1zc1 zzycuzN H18s5 1ozeN.

estness Of this young mar in the
Boonville court room. He inquired
into his purposes and from what
part of the country he hailed.
Young Lincoln, who stood then
over six feet, by his awkward and
convincing conversation, Impress
ed the distinguished jurist with an
admiration for the man. He found
by ~conversing with him that he
was a reader Of good books, was
interested in law and even had
some "hankering" to study 1t some
day.
Accordingly, Mr.. Breckenridge,
being a hospitable man, invited the
young man to his home to stay all
night. He also told him that he
had some books of interest to be-
ginners and that he would be only
too glad to lend them to him to
read. Breckenridge lived three
miles west of Boonville on his
farm and had a library there. His
old homestead still stands, and,
though a century old, has been
used as a tenants home until very
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

Alaska has AZ schools. attended by
more than 5000 white children.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-07

More than 3.0OO,O 900 gross of pencils
are annually made in Philadelphia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01
EYES TROUBLE YOU?
Try This Simple Receipt.

We all know some home remedy
for our minor troubles. and by the
use OF these remedies many doc
tors bill is saved and doubtless many
a life.
How few know what to do when
their eyes become tired and ache. or
feel dry and infamed from abuse and
overuse? In the morning your eyes
feel rough or sticky, or they trouble
you when you read. What do you do?
Most of US rush of and get glasses
perhaps at some cheap store where
no skill ia used in fitting our eyes).
which we very often do not need at
all. Thousands are wearing misit or
unnecessary glasses which they might
better discard and other thousands
can, with a little care, probably SO
strengthen their eyes that glasses
might never be necessary. Here is a
free receipt that may be relied upon
to give comfort and to help the eyes
OF some people; it is harmless and
has the enthusiastic endorsement OF
thousands VIII have used it:
Grains DIPLOMA Il tabIct).
Ounces Water.
Use as an eye wash night and morn
ing or oftener If possible. 1t makes
most eyes feel fine, quickly allays fr-
ritation, brightens the eyes and
sharpens the vision. Many who have
used 1t no longer feel the need OF
glasses; many others have ceased 70
fear that they will soon be obliged to-
wear them. Get the Diploma tablets
from Wilkinson & Co, or from your
nearest druggist and prepare the so
luton at your own home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01
New Game Laws In Eject.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Amend
ments to the department. Of asricul-
lures regulations for protection Of
birds, published today, be-
came effective today.
The effect OF one OF the changes is
to permit on the Missouri and the
upper waters of the Mississippi the
shooting Of all migratory game birds
for which there is An open season
from October 1, 1914, to January l,
1915. After the latter date the pro-
hibition will be in force again Other
amendments deal principally with the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01
GUN MEN ON
NIGHT RAMPAGE
Shot Two Men Who Resisted During
Three Hoidups in Rock
Island.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, Oct. Three
gun men, one white and two colored,
ran amuck in Rock Island last night
and two men were shot in resisting
the hold up men. The three robbers
met Burt Wheelock at the corner of
Twenty-ffth street and Fifth avenue
about 1880 and ordered him to hold
up his hands. He showed Tight and
the men started to run away, firing
shots as they ran. The bullets struck
Wheelock in the left arm.
A half block away they met Tom
Jones. who lives in q cabin boat, and
held him up. getting only = small
amount for their trouble. They kick
ed Jones into the street and told him
to 60 along about his business. Jules
vercoulet's saloon, half block furth-
er on, was entered, and the banditA
ordered the FIVE men in the place to
hold up their hands. Vercoulet was
behind the bar and stepped out into
the saloon to resist. He was shot at
twice, and both bullets took effect
One entered the left groin and lodged
near the spinal column. The other
entered the left arm The saloon man
was taken to the hospital and may
die. The gunner escaped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01
HON. c. A. KENNEDY,

The continuous sessions of con.
gress will prevent Hon. G. A. Ken.
nedy from taking an active part in
the congressional campaign. 1t has al
ways been a pleasure to have Mr..
Kennedy in the district during th-
progress of the campaign because he
is such a likeable man and because
1t is mutually agreeable He likes to
meet the voters and the voters like to
meet him. He is approaehable and
congenial and takes an interest in the
welfare of his constituents. There Is
NO sham about Charley Kennedy. Rs
is real and genuine. That's why he
gets the majority in his district ever.
election. It is going to be larger this
year than ever because his frienc>
want to do more for him this year
than ever on account of his inability
to make personal campaign In HIS
own behalf. He feels that his duty
is to his district and the country
can only be served best by attending
the session Of congress, which are
altogether too long and too expensive.
for which condition he is not at fault.
SO this year the feeling in Mr.. Ken
nedy's behalf is stronger than eve.
and he will be pleased with the vorc
from the first district next November
and the voters will also be pleased,
because they know they are bestowing
their faith and confidence in a repre-.
sentative who has not only made good
but will continue to make good.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01
NOTE THE FIGURES.

When any democrat approaches
you to undertake to poison your mind
against republican officials with the
usual mtsstatements about railroad
assessments, Just remember that as
matter Of fact and Of history the
state executive council in 1918 gave
to railroad property in Iowa the big
eest boost it ever received in any one
year, that the increase was over
fifty million dollars over the previous
year, and the value was for the first
time distributed strictly according to
law. If your office seeking friend has
any story that doesn't fit in with this
plain fact, you can set him down az
o fraud. The facts should be ad-
hered to.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01

for projects lifting it to the enormous
sum of more than $S0,000,000. do
not know whether this bill will be-
come law, but if it does the demo
Gratis will have succeeded in addinE
nearly two hundred million dollars to
the appropriations Of this year, as
compared with the appropriations Of
the year in which they issued their
fierce denunciation of the "profligate
waste" Of money under republican
administration, and their growing and
Fascinating promise of a return to
that simplicity and economy BETTING
democratic rule.
Instead of decreasing the number
Of officers the administration has In
creased them Instead OF reducing
salaries they have, as whole, been
advanced. The truth is that substan-
TALLY every department of the govern
ment has received higher appropria
ton this year than ever before, save
one; for, to be entirely fair, it must
be said that the appropriations for
pensions and for sustaining the pen
sion bureau Is about si1 100000 less
than in former years AS the cam
paign progresses intend If opportun-
ity is given me, to point out the
items Of some of these increases in
expenditure, to show what a hollow
mockery the democrats have made OF
the platform upon which they sought
the confidence of the people; but Just
, now It is sufficient to indicate how
absurdiy and disastrously they have
failed to mitigate the burdens Of taxa
ton, Or to accomplish that simplicity
of governmental life which is SO at
tractive in the abstract, and so unat
tainable In actual experience.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01
ROAD MAINTENANCE.

"Overtopping all other road prob
lens in it's importance Is that OF
maintenance says Logan Waller
Page. director of the U. s. Office OF
public roads and president OF the
American Highway association. This
destructive agencies of traffic and the
elements are unceasing in their activ-
tiles and it is idle to talk of perma-
nent roads any more than to speak OF
house, a fence, Or railroad tie as
permanent" says Mr.. Page. THE pub
lie roads today, by reason Of the ex-
ceptionally destructive traffic condi.
tons. are more costly in construction
and this Is continually increasing with
the advance in the prices of labor
and material. 1t is criminally waste
full, therefore, to invest large sums OF
public money in building the high
ways demanded by traffic, unless the
investment is conserved by adequate
maintenance. Without such adequate
maintenance a road costing anywhere
from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile may
go to ruin in a year or two thus In
volying a permanent loss Of consider
able magnitude.
when it is considered that the ag-
gregate expenditure on roads in the
United States is we'll over s200.000,-
600 annually, the seriousness of the
question is apparent I look to the
conference of highway oficials which
will be held during the fourth Ameri.
can road congress, which meets in
Atlanta, Georgia, on November 9, to
devote much attention to road main.
tenance, and that the accumulative
moral effect of their findings will 60
far towards bringing legislatures and
county boards to a realization Of the
necessity for prompt and efficient &C
ton. The roads should be classified
and suitable maintenance, in organi
zation and money, provided according
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01

A few days ago Mr.. Theo. Phillips
addressed a communication to The
Gate City and enclosed dollar as
contribution to the Red Cross. Mr..
Phillips realized the great need OF
assisting the Red Cross on account
of the European tragedy. A few con-
tributions have come into The Gate
City since Mr.. Phillips first made the
suggestion and contribution and much
more should be contributed to assist
in caring for the wounded. This pa
per will forward to the proper Red
Cross authorities all money left at
this Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01
closed season for water fowl in the
vArf0Cs localities

closed season for water fowl in the
various localities.
The new regulations provide for q
closed season in zone number l for
all water fowl from December 16 to
September next following. Excep-
lions to the rule prescribe the open
seasons as follows:
In Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
beginning January / and October 1;
Connecticut, New York. Pennsylvania,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington, be-
tween January 10th and October 1;
New Jersey between February / and
November 1; Minnesota, North Da-
kota and Wisconsin between Decem-
Der / and September z.
For zone No. 2 the closed season is
between January 16 and October 1
with the following exceptions:
Delaware, Maryland, District OF Co.
lumbfa, Virginia, North Carolina, Al
ALBANIA. Mississippi and Louisiana be.
tween February and November 1;
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
between February 16 and November
20; Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma
between February I and September
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01

st. Louis is discussing the proper
punishment to be melted out to the
driver OF an auto, who. speeding at .
forty mile clip. ran down 13-year-
old girl and did not slacken speed as
he disappeared down the road.
Strange to say the girl was not NOR
tally injured. As the cowardly speed
maniac has not been captured, talk
about punishment Is a waste Of breath
First catch the culprit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01

John Scott OF Montrose was in Keo
kuk yesterday looking after his inter
ests in his campaign for sheriff. Mr.
Scott has resided in Lee county fol
about thirty years and he has always
responded to every appeal that has
been in the interest Of the develop
ment Of the county He has been
honoreG with the Office of mayor OF
his home town and he stands high
with the people. He Is making clean
campaign and If elected will give the
Office his best service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01

toe. QUIT furnishing your feet by
using toe-eating salves and ointments.
To use knives, files, scissors ana
razors, slicing and hacking at corn
only make 1t grow faster and bigger.
1t also brings danger OF bleeding
and blood poison. The new way, the
new principle never known before IN
corn-history, is "GETS-1T.' Us
liquid drops on q corn does tne
work. Pain goes, the corn begins to
shrivel and out it comes! You apply
it in two seconds. Nothing to STICK
nothing to hurt, and it never fails.
Try "GETS-IT" tonight on corns,
caIluses, warts or bunfons.
"GETS-1T" is sold by druggists
everywhere, Csc q bottle. or sent d.
rect by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
.-GETS-IT' is sold In Keokuk by
Eng1ehasdt 4 Co.