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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-21
Boys Secretaries.


General Secretary Hanna OF the Y
M. C. A. at Quincy, ILL.,, has received
word from A. N Bruner that he will
visit Quincy to conduct the extension
work campaign in that city either the
first or second of November.
For some weeks" says local
Quincy paper, "the Y. M. G. A. boy
secretaries Of Quincy and vicinity
have planned a get-together confer
ence and the hope entertained will
now have its realization in a meeting
next Monday and Tuesday. The secre-
taries of the boy departments OF the
associations Of Hannibal, Keokuk and
Carthage will come to Quincy and the
entertainment includes hike to
Kangaroo springs, three miles north
OF Quincy. luncheon and several
business meetings. At the evening
luncheon the visitors will meet with
the boys work COMMITTEES Of the
Quincy association, which is com
posed OF the following members:
George Gabriel, chairman; zens Smith,
T. E. Musselman Ralph Gardner and
H. o. Channon This meeting will be
followed by one with the older boys
of the association. On Tuesday morn
ing another meeting with the boys
work committee will be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
TOMORROW TRIAL OF LIZZIE BORDEN


 money making. Men must learn to bear each others burdens; the banker must realize that this is no time for calling loans; the borrower must strive to the utmost of his ability to pay his loans Tn part. at least; the manufacturer, the mer- chant and all others must do what they can for the common good, content if they den and be ready to do business for money making when conditions make ready for a great burst of activity.
 Face to face with the horrors such as civilization has never known. the most awful toll that death has ever clalmed. men must be sobered by this glimpse into the very gates of hell, and strive to be less selfish and more ready than ever be- fore to bear one another's burdens.
 The burden can be carried if thus prop erly distributed. and if this be done we
 shall be made ready for the day of &C., tivity when the sunrise of coming pros. perity begins to flood the hills.
 New York Sun: We don't know who wrote the proclamation issued through the ministry of interior whereby the French government gave notice of the removal of the seat of government to Bordeaux but it is a fine piece of rhetoric in the best sense. sober, dignifed, calm, ye informed with noble patriotism all. the manlier for the avoidance of excess. Nc violence. No personality. No rant. Tho language of men conscious of the perl
 of their country, and summoning theil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

St. Petersburg. now known as Petro- grad has been the capital of the Russian empire since TIP. It was founded by
 Peter the Great in 170s. The peninsula
 and islands on which the city was built
 formerly belonged to Sweden and fell as trophies of war to Peter the Great
 when he swept northward and captured
 the forts situated at the mouth of the Neva. He founded a cathedral named after SS. Peter and Paul and fortress which was named after himself. On &C., count of the marshes which extend throughout the peninsula, the buildings of the city were erected on piles. Peter moved thousands of Russians to the city and put them to work on the streets and public buildings. It was not until century later that St. Petersburg be- came a well established city. Thousands of lives were lost in carrying out the ambitious plans of Peter. As laws were passed compelling people to move to the capital. the population of St. Peters, burg increased rapidly and In 1900 1t had a population of 300,000. It became the ex- port center of Russia, but has since been surpassed in commercial importance by Odessa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

riage, whose name was Hamilton and consequently nothing could be proved, as he was the only witness. The case was then moved, first to the metropolitan court of Armagh, and then to court of delegates in Ireland. Here Hamilton gave
 evidence, with the result that MT. Knox obtained $25OO damages. This defeat ranked in the breast of
 Mcnaghton to the extent that after brood- ing he decided to murder the girl upon
 the first chance. Hearing that on Novem- Der 10, Knox, accompanied by his fam fly. would travel to Dublin he lay in wait
 on that date concealed behind a cabin which hid him completely from the sight of any wayfarers. Knox travelled with retinue of servants. his brother and his wife, daughter and son. Feeling that Macnaghton would not dare attack him with so large company and each enc armed, the travellers struggled out When
 the coach containing the girl passed the cabin it was almost alone and Macnagh-N
 ton, along with two accomplices. James MacCarrel and Thomas Dunlap, rushed
 out After a skirmish in which many shots were discharged, Macnaghton, with his partners in crime, walked off uncQn- cernedly, the former however, with three swan shot in his back. N Miss Knox was carried into the cabin which had so we'll assisted the assassins and three hours later died, having re- ceived five wounds, three of which wcrs fatal. The Inniskilling Light Horse were sent out to search for the miscreant who was found in the loft of a farm not far distant from the scene of the crino Upon the corporal rushing up the ladder ,, to the loft the murderer fired, but provi- dentially missed. He was placed in cus- tody until his trial, December 8. 1761s.
 where he was arraigned with his accom- plice. Dunlap, before Baron Mountney,
 Justice Scott and Justice Smith.
 Macnaghton pleaded with a long and
 mournful speech complaining that since his confinement he had been treated like man under sentence, and not like d man that was to be tried" He said that
 he did not mean to kill his dear wife, but only desired to take her away. tUpoa
 saying this he wepD. He promised alco to bring to light some startling evidence.
 but as this was not forthcoming. he y,ss sentenced to death after trial of fivs days. However, so much in sympathy were the people of the county with the condemned man that no one could be. found to erect the gallows, no one to break the letters, and as 1t was against the law to hang a man in chains. the case seemed as hopeless as ever. But, even contrary to the law, it was decided to hang him. chains and all, from a tree, but this was not done. for the uncle of the girl together with some gentlemen who were in sympathy, erected a gallows with their own hands. where on December 15. about o'clock in the morning, the ex- ecution of Macnaghton and Dunlap was effected. after the former had once brolkeo the rope and been strung up for the seD ond time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
Mining the Air

A member of the armys general staff. according to a dispatch rom Washington, thinks it would be feas- ;hla to mine the air against possible attacks from aeroplanes and dirigibles' ,,ucb as the sea is mined now. lie s,,oo,,sts that a great number of cap five gas balloons could be sent up to varying attitudes, with supply or explosive sufficient to destroy any aerial craft with which they came Tn contact. A large number of such bal looms would be required, but the cost, it is claimed, would be inconsiderable.
 To supplement the gas balloons It IS nroposed to send up a number of box kites carrying no explosive to prove a menace if they should fall to the ground, but equipped with tails Of malleabfe wire or some other material designed to foul the propellers of air craft A few ounces of dynamite and a light cable, presumably of piano wire, would be all the equipment neces- sary for the gas balloons, which would be even more dangerous by reason of the fact that they would be drawn to any propelled air craft by the suction of the propellers.
 It is asserted that Paris and Ant werp could be completely protected by such means from all danger of the German Zeppelins and aeroplanes. A cordon of explosive balloons surround ing a city at night, with the added obstruction furnished by the kites, would be sure to keep out all aerial invaders and put stop to bomb throw ing from the air, say the experts.
 To the "the man in the street" this latest and most ingenius scheme for protecting city from aerial assaults seems visionary, if not absurd. If any member of the army's general staff made such observations as these at tributed to him, he must have been having little fun at the expense of a too credulous correspondent. How many gas balloons would be required to give Paris anything like adequate protection in the air, and how would it feel to have thousands of these "aerial mines" floating above one's head in the darkness and liable to do more harm to the defenders than to the invaders?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

The only truthful thing he ever tells her when he is counting her is that he Is not worthy of her.
 The old-fashioned girl who used to souse her face in the washpan on the bench in the yard back of the kitchen and mop 1t with the crash towel that hung back of the kitchen door now has a daughter who spends a dollar a week for cold cream.
 A female "high-brow claims that anna teur mothers are responsible for ugly children. For the love of Mike when does mother become a professional!
 When a thin woman worries over how thins she is, she gets thinner. But when fat woman worries over how fat she Is. she gets fatter.
 Many a wife thinks it funny that her husband is smart enough to settle the European war but isn't smart enough to earn more than $6 a week. When mother was married she would sit down and hay ca good cry, and take her troubles to the Lord. But when her daughter marries she says ISh Kabib. ble," and takes her troubles to a lawyer.
 Beauty may be only skin deep. But a corn-fed girl takes up a lot of room in street car.
 There are two things on a girls face that will make her sit up half the night and rubber into mirror. One is dim pie and the other is pimpe It takes the man who never gives his wife any to wonder how she gets rid of so much money.
 The war has boosted the price of per fumes 80 high that lott of people will have to start in and use 5oap and water like the rest of us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
The State Fair

As the time for the opening of Bir- mingham's State Fair approaches in creasing interest is manifested in the event, and every indication points to an unusually large crowd of visitors.
 The agricultural exhibits will be the largest and, from an educational point of view, the most important ever as- sembled in Alabama. The public will have an opportunity of seeing some of the admirable results of diversified farming. Progress has been made along the line of crop diversification for several years past, but last year was far ahead of the year before, and this years harvests have surpassed in variety the productions of the farm in 1913.
 The branch of husbandry which is now receiving especial attention in this state is live stock. The beef cattle produced in Madison county are as fine as any produced in any celebrated cattle state; and cattle raisers in other counties are coming up to the Madison county standard. In the Demopolis section valuable beef cattle are being raised this year, and many other sec tions are doubtless making good rec ords. There will be large exhibits of Alabama stock at the fair next month.
 Early in the summer after the man. agement of the fair association had provided what was considered ample space for cattle exhibits so many ap- plications poured in for space that uoxkmen were kept busy for many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
Allies Report Successes

AeeNNNo0~0 The first hint of an allied success of any magnitude since the beginning of the war came yesterday with the announcement that the Germans had been checked and were retreating along a line hundred and twenty miles in extent.
 General Pau, hero of the Franco Prussian war, reports victory in which the Imperial Guards commanded by Crown Prince Frederick William were cut to pieces by British troops, while at other points the French re- sistance has stiffened and the Ger mans are finding it increasingly diff ficult to proceed.
 The battle is raging along front of more than hundred miles in ex- tent and is regarded as the culmina- ton of the series of desperate fights by which the allies have sought to block the German advance.
 It is too early to say that Germany has shot her bolt, but the fact is ob- vious that the situation of the German army leaves much to be desired from the point of view of the Kaiser.
 A defeat at the present juncture would be more disastrous than if it had occurred in Belgium, and the allies, recognizing this fact, are putting forth superhuman efforts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF MACNAGHTON

hHE most celebrated trial in connec- tion with an Irish abduction was = that of John Macnaghton, who was arrested. tried and executed for the mur- der of Mary Ann Knox, at a point be- | tween Londonderry and Strabana, Ire | land, about the middle of the eighteenth century.
 | Abduction was at that time a common practice in Ireland and abduction
 clubs" composed of young bloods were
 numerous. The purpose of these gangs
 was to carry away heiresses holding them prisoners. each for a day or two, after
 which, in accordance with the ideas pre- vailing at the time, the honor of the | family required their consent to the girls marriage to her abductor. It will be seen, however, that other elements entered into l the Macnaghton case, which cast a most illuminating light on certain social con l ditions in Ireland at that period.
 This affair is in all it's details a pain ful and melancholy story. Macnaghton was of no mean family, being descended from an ancient Scottish clan of that
 name, which several centuries before had
 
 tate; many of his near relations held high | offices and one of his uncles was the county magistrate of Antrim. Educat, d at Trinity college, Dublin, he there cult- vated a strong desire for gambling which ultimately was the cause of his crime. He associated with the rank and nobility of both England and Ireland, to whom he
 was introduced by the first Earl of Mas sareene.
 After few years of riotous living and games of chance, he had exhausted oil his money, sold half of his estate. and
 mortgaged the other half He then mar | ried a lady with fortune of $25OOco. but | before the ceremony she and her friends | made him take an oath to abstain from any more gambling. This he did for two years, but crazed with the fever he again started. with the result that his wife s fortune soon followed his. and the wife, falling into nervous disorder, soon died. 1 Macnaghton then paid his attentions to young Miss Knox, who was at that time
 15 years old and who promised>to marry him if he could but get the consent of her father. This. however, was not obtained,
 and. moreover upon the request being
 made to the papa, he was prohibited from entering the house in the future. Not coiI- tent but watching his opportunity, he one
 day entered the house when the father
 was absent He found the girl in re- tired room in company with a young bay 1 and there he pressed her to marry him. Jocularly pulling out prayer book, he
 read the marriage service, and so terri fled the girl that she made the responses. but to every one of which she added, provided her father consented"
 Later, after battle of words in a newspaper. in which MT. Knox denounced Macnaghton. and the latter cautionirg every man not to marry his lawful wife" the case was taken to Londonderry. At this trial. Macnaghton kept away the youth who was present at the sham mar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
Impressed With Birmingham

q am spending a day in Birming- ham," said w. s. Arnold of Philadel- phia, land my regret is that cannot re- main several days"
 This is my second visit. I was here in 1898, when Birmingham had be- come well known as coal and iron center. But the city did not especially impress me, although it was generally believed that it had a mighty future.
 Well, in the years since 1898, Bir- mingham's growth has been amazing, and not only so. but find here a hand somely built city, and one of the most attractive from a residence point of view in this country. I can easily im- agine now that Birmingham will out strip every southern city in population when the next census is taken, with the possible exception of New Orleans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
TRADE WITH BRAZIL

From the Chicago Journal.
 The imports of Brazil last year amount ed to sS26. .5OO,OoO Her exports were a trifle less. sS15,165. 900. The United States took nearly one-third of all Brazils ex- ports-$102. 100000 worth-but American sales to Brazil during that 12 months were only half as large-footing up to $51,- GOO 900.
 These figures. vouched for by the Pan- American Union, show where big op- portunity lies waiting for American manu- facturers and merchants. Of all Brazil s important customers and supply agents, the United States is the only one at peace. By the time the present war ends this country should e selling as much in Brazil as we buy from that country.
 The nature of Brazilian imports is an- other item in favor of America. Brazil bought last year ss5, ,2750o0 of engines, ma chinery. tools and hardware; $S3,000.444 of steel and iron manufactures; $2. 100000 of cotton goods and s14.250,O0o of woolen goods. All these things can be made as cheaply in the United States as any where else in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
optimism in the Cotton Belt

The south has made great cotton crop. and the farmers who are able to hold all or part of their cotton will, ] believe, get a good price for it,'' said Columbus Teacher, the well-known fer tilizer salesman.
 "It is noteworthy fact that the bank CTS. the merchants and the farmers are decidedly optimistic. was in Missis- sippi recently, and while there was struck with the optimism displayed by the bank CTS in the small towns. Nobody seemed to be worrying. While some cotton will have to be sold early this fall. no mat ter if the price is low. the farmers are so much better off now than they used to be that the public will be surprised to find how much cotton can be held indefinitely"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
: additional cattle sheds. bit alone, therefore, will
 while a farmers visit


 q. This exhibit will be a revelation and a1l inspiration. It will mean that in the next two or three years Alabama's live stock will add millions of dollars to the wealth of the state.
 Among the many attractive depart ments of the fair will be the women's exhibition. AS varied as this has been in years past, it will be even more extensive and more attractive this year. Birmingham as the states great shopping center is particularly popular with out-of-town visitors in October. Fair week is a great shop ping week. The merchants carry im- mense stocks, and during the State Fair thousands of women will come to see the fashions and to make fall purchases. But Birmingham is large enough to receive the crowds and to provide good accommodations for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
BETWEEN NAMUR AND L1Ecp

By William Wordsworth. What iovelier home could gentle Fancy
 choose2 Is this the stream. whose ctties
 heights and plains, Wars favorite playground. are with
 crimson stains Familiar, as the Morn with pearly The Morn, that now. along the silver Mouse Spreading her peaceful ensigns. calls the Swains To tend their silent boats and ring :. ing wains. Or strip the bough whose mellow frr bestrews
 The ripening corn beneath it. As mit(15 eyes Turn from the fortified and threateny ing hill.
 How sweet the prospect of yon watery glade, With it's gray rocks clustering in pen- sive shade That shaped like old monastic tur- rets. rise From the smooth meadow ground. se-
 rene and, stilll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
Guesses on Duration of War

When the European war broke out few weeks ago most people in this country though that it would all be over in month or two" said Wilson R. Cheatham of New York city.
 We see now that the war will last for sometime. There is quite wide divergence of opinion, however, as to how long. Some of my friends say that peace negotiations will begin dur ing the Christmas holidays. Others say that it will be a year, and still others that it will be three years before hos- tilities are ended It seems to be the general impression that when the time does come for mediation the United State will be one of the mediators"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
IDLE OPINIONS.

- Many man who thinks he makes a good husband can't get his wife's indorse- ment. People who pride themselves on being able to say the right word at the right time frequently say "Yess when they ought to say "No.''
 The school teacher who gets $40 a month draws salary. The mechanic who gets s6 day is paid wages.
 Fortunately a man is never taken at his face value. If that were true, there wouldn't be a man on earth valued at more than 30 cents.
 While woman may dress to please her husband. she doesn't seriously object if other womens husbands happen to be pleased also. The latest news from Paris is Mon Dieu.' p q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

i fellow citizens to the supreme test of cour. age. Where are the sages who have dilated on the "excltable" and Tickle" French? Paris. France. is stoic. She awaits the enemy phlegamatically. No dash for brilliant ore. the mother of arts, the glorious in arms. now. Its dogged as does it. France is logged "Endure! Fight!" That is the coun..
 tcrsign of nation resolute. patient, equal
 to fate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

E The democrats will carry the next House by a sweeping majority. With a few speeches from President Wilson the democratic vote in certain dis tricts might be increased, but as it is the democrats will give fine ac- count of themselves on the Sd of November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
BEGINNING THE DAy-May l

count that time lost, my Fnther' which I spend in meditation. Give me the resolution to stop eacn u". long enough to look bach' in oM and .round. UeIp me to study my w.x before I travel 1t. Grant me .-en.r.tiou for the sudden turns, fhe difficult choices, and surprises of inc road. In Christ's name. Amen' HI. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

Herman Rldder has no faith in the Czar's promise to give the Jews political and religious freedom. However, it must be remembered that Herr Ridder' s point of view is strictly pro-German.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

It is always the unexpected that up- sets the best laid plans>6f mice and men, The Kaiser didn't dream that the Belgians would hold his troops for so much at the fraction of second.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
KEEPING OUT OF TROUBLE

KEEPING OUT OF TROUBLE. mere was a man in our town
 And he did wondrous wise; ile oid not at the Kaiser frown,
 Nor roast the brave allies. ne simply kept his mouth shut when he mingled with a crowd, VI. oVer-wrought and wild-eyed men IVY, Wno clenched their fists and vowed lis nation right and this one wrong. And things were thus and so. i'e shook his head and moved along AS one who did not know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
POSITIVELY NoNr

I see where woman broke her foot ir the exciting finish of croquet game"
 That settles it. There's no outaoo, game that can be safely played by a nollycoddle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

Wagner's operas will be barred iron Russia. The war is assuming unpreoe' dented bitterness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

Washington is a bad place in which to tamper with the prices of foodstuffs. Thirty-one convicted dealers there are now facing fine of s5OOO or years im- prisonment, or both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08

Switzerland is proving a haven oi refuge for American tourists. The gal lant hotel keepers are not even mak- ing their charges more exorbitant than usual