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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
PARKS PLEA
MADE BY GREEN
Secretary of horticultural Society Has
Plan Which Appeals to Out
Door Lovers.

Wesley Greene, of Davenport, sec
rotary of the Iowa Horticultural SO
ciety is one of the men who have the
ability of looking little farther into
the future than is possible to most
men. Mr.. Greene, who has many
friends in Keokuk, as everywhere
else in the state, advocated the crea-
tion of state parks in his appeal ad-
dressed to the state society, few
Gays ago. He urged that the state, OF
Iowa acquire now and prepare to I'M
prove some OF the beauty spots in the
state for state park purposes, and to
develop state parks so that people
who never go into other states to
spend the summers. will be led ito
remain in Iowa, and thousands from
other states would come here to spend
their vacations or to inspect and adj
mire, If we had something of the
Kind to offer. There is much beauti
full scenery in Iowa, and opportunity
tor the creation of admirable parks
! He urged that this matter be given
attention by the state.
There will probably be many lined
up in support of this project. The
hunters and shermen are expected
to come out strong in favor of suct
Tarks, which would be perpetual pre-
serves for all sorts of game. The
iowa boosters will have good words
to say for the project, which is IL
line with the things that they are ad
Ivocating. The forestry schools an,
their professors ought to come GU
lstrong for the project. The automc
bile Cubs are in favor of it. Othe
states, for instance Illinois, are doin
something in this lihe, and the pee
IEle are proud of the progress that i
being made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
Industrial Association Clearing House
Is Established to Examine
Credentials of Those
Who Seek Aid.
MANY ARE UNWORTHY
Proposition Will Cover Churches as
Well as Other Lines-Pre-
pare for Meeting
Tuesday.

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Keokul Industrial As
ISOLATION today, it was decided to
create clearing house for the pur-
pose of investigating and O. King or
black listing all societies, organiza-
tons and the like which come to tho
merchants and the housewives to
beg for aid. Legitimate societies have
nothing to fear from such PROPOSE
ton, and the main reason for the
step is to protect the merchants and
the people of the city from illegiti-
mate concerns which come into town
apd drain it, when the money could
be better applied to other sources.
/ The plan is to have the Industrial
Association through it's manager O.
| When proposition is put up to the
merchant, or to the women OF the
| city. as is often the case, the person
/ with the proposition is to be sent to
the clearing house for an inspection
of credentials If the cause is wor.
| thy one, and the results Wnlch IL Is
hoped to obtain will be worth any
thing towards helping people, the
clearing house will provide the neces
sary credentials.
On the other hand if the concern
Is not legitimate, the clearing house
will refuse to allow a canvas to be
made, and the local people will be
protected.
/ Mr. Towne stated this noon that II
would apply to church and religion:
societies and the like, because too
frequently persons repr ssenting them
selves as for church societies used this
as a means for soliciting funds TO
concerns which do not do what the.
claim to do.
1 The executive committee planned
also, for the annual meeting mex
Tuesday night which will be held q
1880 O'Clock at the county cour
house. The reading Of general re
ports was discussed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
How to Save
Your Eyes
Try this Free Prescription.

DO your eyes give you trouble? Do
you already wear eyeglasses or spec
tacles? Thousands OF people wear
these windows" who might easily
dispense with them You may be one
of these, and it is your duty to save
your eyes before it is too late. The
eyes are nsglected more than any
other organ of the entire body. After
you finish your days work you sit
down and rest your muscles, but how
about your eyes? Do you rest them?
You know you do not. You read or
do something else that keeps your
eyes busy; you work your eyes until
you 90 to bed. That is why so many
have strained eyes and finally other
eve troubles that threaten partial or
total blindn ass. Eyeglasses are mere
ly crutches; they never cure. This
free prescription, which has benefited
the eyes of SO many, may work equal
wonders for you. Use 1T a short time.
Would you like your eye troubles to
disappear as if by magic? Try this
lieoCIlpLlOH. NO W the H6dIecI Wlac-
awake drug store and get bottle OF
DIPLOMA tablets; fill a two-CunGe
bottle with warm water drop in ona
tablet and allow it to thoroughly dis.
solve. With this liquid battle tbs
eyes two to four times daily. Just
note how quickly your eyes clear UP
and how soon the Inflammation viii
disappear Don't be afraid to use it:
I 1t is absolutely harmless. Many who
are now blind might have saved their
eyes had they started to care for
them in time. This Is simple treat.
ment, but marvelously effective in
multitudes OF cases. Now that you
have been warned don't delay a day,
but do what you can to save your
eyes and you ara likely to thank Us
as long as you live for publishing
| this prescription.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
CITY NEWS.

Rev. A. ]. Benton of oskaloosa,
Ia, district superintendent of the
Iowa Children's Home society arrived
in the city today and will remain here
until Monday. He is stopping at the
Grand hotel and will investigate the
cases of any dependent or partly de-
pendept children.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
MRS. MERCER DIED
AT SOLDIERS HOME
Was Native of Leo County and Has
Several Children at
Montrose.
Especial to The Gate City.1

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Jan. 15--
Mrs. Lucinda Mercer. aged seventy
six years, native Of Lee county and
resident of Donnellson. died at the
soldiers home at 11:30 today of SEN
lie dementia. Her husband, B. G..
Mercer, is a member of the home.
Seven children. six by former mar
riage, are living. Among them are
Mrs. c. A. Sheppard, Mrs. Amanda
Gilman and Charles, Henry and AL
bcrt Redden, all of Montrose.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
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There will be church here Sunday.
Rev. Gillian will preach morning and
evening.
Mr.. L. w. shafer and family have
been visiting for the past week in
keokuk.
Mrs. James Wolf is seriously ill
with pneumonia.
Mrs. John Cruze will entertain the
Willing Workers next Thursday,
January %.
Miss Maymie Burnett visited Sun
day with her parents.
A number Of our boys and girls
have left during the past few weeks
to attend school in Keokuk.3t
Rev. Lilley of Keokuk visited with
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
Making a Stove Look New.

An old stove can be made to look
like new by, first of all, washing it
with hot soap suds containing an al
kali to cut the grease, etc. Mix with
any good stove backing teaspoon of
turpentine. Apply to stove, and when
nearly dry polish in the usual way.
The turpentine keeps the backing
from flying. Nickel-work on the stoves
can be cleaned by applying wood ash
es and vinegar mixed to q paste. APP
ply, and rub or dust Zinc: Wash clean,
then rub with cloth soaked with kerr
osene.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
JOHN R. KING Is NAMED
PRESIDENT OF PLUMBERS
our homes and our cities. The plumb
er sees the need for such changes.
and he is the man to make them.
Inspector Greets Delegates.

Inspector SreetS delegates.
One OF the interesting figures the
last day Of the convention is Frank A.
Hassel Of Burlington. city inspector OF
plumbing at that place. Mr.. Hassel
was unable to be with the plumbers
yesterday but was here for the wind
up.
Mr. .Hassel said that the securing
OF a municipal plumbing ordinance
was necessary for every city In his
estimation. He has been talking to
The local plumbers about such an or.
dinance, and took occasion to boost
for the passage Of such law among
the representatives OF those cities
which have no such ordinance.
In cities in which there is an ordi-
nance, Mr. Hassel explains how 1t
works to the mutual interests of both
the plumbers and the city.
The necessity of sanitary plumb
ing in our houses is being realized
now" Mr.. Hassel declared. I'VE can't
get along with unsanitary methods
They are as necessary as for a man
to have his own tooth brush. The
plumber is something more than just
worker, he is a doctor He can
prevent many diseases by the use oil
sanitary methods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
Advertisement
Those Good Old Times.

Bobby's grandfather often referred
to the good old days when such COM
modities as meat, vegetables, fruit.
ETC., were grown and prepared at
home. One day at dinner the mince
pie was praised. But III bet de-.
clared the fiye-year-old boy Loyalty,
Its nothing like the pie that grandma
used to make when she raised and
picked her own minces; is 1t, grand
maj"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
Bio Banquet TONIGHT.

This afternoon the plumbers accom-
panied by the ladies in the party made
a trip over the dam and through. the
power house. The party left at two
o'clock and was scheduled for thor
ough trip over the works.
This evening will occur the grand
wind-np of the session A banquet
will be rendered the visitors at the
Elks club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15

cuts of meats. for instance, do not
necessarily mean true economy, since
they require more time to cook and
more vegetables ION the side" to
make them attractive. than do the ex-
pensive cuts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
Farm Bargains

III miles of Wayand fair improvements IS
bottom land, $3.50
70 IA miles W. OF WayIand River bot
TOM good improvements high state cultivation $4,000
80 miles kahoka
tvaon This of the best improved In Clark
rich black location $45oo
100 miles S. w.
vaton 20 in meadow fair improvements $500
100 3L miles Of Alexandria, miles
kuk all In cultivation, 80 growing the
fair Improvements Price
$500
100 2I miles south of Wayand, Well improved is
extra orchard Ideal
103 mile east of Summtvie $4,000 worth Of improve
splendid
Is 4 miles north Of Hamilton
through the place, beautiful
$4,000
10 close johnson
ments tho place. Railroad line. $3.50.
blocks
ton all in cultivation black miles Of keokuk
farm No improvements $500 a
have other farms all within miles
also real bargains In city Would
tell about those bargains
419 (Resdence phone Bace458)
E.l. DRICH
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
False Alarm.
oSene.

They were in the country. The lit
tie girl had heard that a hen cackles
every time an agg is laid. All Of q
sudden the COW "mooed," and she ex
claimed: "Ah. Another egg. bet. !"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
TongueTwister.

Try this on your vocal organ. Say
1t over several times, and say it fast:
"A rat ran over the roof with lump
OF raw liver in his mouth"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

| hereby announce myself as a an.
didate for nomination for sheriff OF
Lee county, subject to the decision OF
the democratic voters at the June
primary.
]. H. FARRELL.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
Too Much Responsibility.

A lady remarked to her nephew,
aged seven: Tommy, you should try
and be better boy. You are our only
child and pect you to be good"
and he led: 1T is tough on me
to be good for lot of brothers and
sisters I haven't got!"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15

friends here Tuesday and delivered an
excellent sermon at the chapel Tues
day evening.
Mrs. sollars is quite sick at present.
Miss Lottie Sweet has returned
home after an absence of several
weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
Unanimous for Davenport.

Davenport was the only city which
asked for the convention in 1915. The
invitation was presented by the Dav-
export delegation and was unanimous
~ accepted.
The reports OF the committees were
heard this morning. The resolu.
lions committee reported on three
cases of sickness which had been put
up to them and thanked the Industrial
Association and the press of heokuk
for its treatment for the convention.
The closing sessions of the Master
Plumbers convention was held this
morning. At this session a number OF
talks were made by the various
plumbers present, and greetings were
extended from the associations in 9th.
er states. The meeting was a lively
one and there was plenty of enthusi
asm and applause.
Probably the entire spirit of the as
ISOLATION and of the meeting can best
be summed up in the words of one OF
the delegates who, in a minute of sill
ence declared:
We'll, they can say lot about us
one way and another, but after all
the plumbers are fine lot, aren't
they?"
chorus of yells greeted this bit Of
self-praise.
The tener of the talks today was
that the plumber is something more
than just mere tinker. He uses his
brains and in his hands is the power
TO increase the sanitary condition Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-15
Keokuk Man is Honored by
Masters of State When
Directors Meet This
Afternoon.
TO DAVENPORT IN 1915
Up-River Town Gets the Next
Meeting Sessions End
Tonight With
Banquet.

John r. King of Keokuk was elected
president, and Davenport was chosen
as the next meeting place for the
meeting OF the Iowa State Master
Plumbers Association today. The off.
GERS were chosen at long session
this noon of the board OF directors.
The place for the next meeting was
chosen by the convention this morn
ing, Just before adjournment.
The election OF Mr., King is big
compliment to the local man, and to
the local organization. Mr.. King has
worked consistently for the success of
the meeting here. and is considered
one OF the influential members of the
state association. He is member of
the board Of directors and has two
years yet to serve in this capacity be.
fore his term expires
The officers chosen by the directors
this noon besides the president are:
John A. Thomas, Des Moines, vice
president; Sidney Smith, of Water
loo, secretary and w. d. Hogan OF
Sioux City, treasurer.
The three directors chosen for a
term of three years are Sidney Smith
OF Waterloo, L. II. Deitrichson of Dav.
export and T. j DAILY of Mason City.
The retiring officers are H. B. Nc.
Carten, Of Dubuque, president; vii.
liam Ewinger Of Burlington. vice
president and R. A. Ellis of Waterloo
securetary who retires after seven
years of service.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-06

Billy" he said, you and have been together
for more than 20 years, and in all that time
we've never had hard word Will you let my
name stay the old sign till. get back from
Washington
The tears came into Herndons eyes. He took
the bony, prehensle hand of the rail splitter" in
his own.
abe" he said, "Tll never have another partner
while you live and until the day of Lincoln's
sassination the dingy "shingle" before the Office
bore the name Lincoln G Herndon.'
On January g. 1868, with the aftermath of Fred
ericksburg on his hands, and the mooted appoint
ment of Hooker to chief command and thousand
and one other things obsessing his mind and his
heart. Lincoln telegraphed his wife at Phadel
phia
MRS. Lincoln, Philadelphia, Pa
Think you had better put Tads pistol away
had an ugly dream about him.
ga LINCOLN"
In August of the year. the month after the
surrender of Vicksburg, find Lincoln writing
to his wife:
Tell dear Tad poor Nanny Goat is lost and
Mrs. Cuthbert and are in distress about it. The
day you left Nanny was found resting herself and
chewing her little cud on the middle of Tads
bed but she's gone! The gardener kept COM
planting that she destroyed the flowers till it was
concluded to bring her down to the White House.
This was done, and the second day she had disap-
peared, and has not been heard of since. This is
the last we know of poor Nanny"
The next year there two goats, and Lin
coin incurred the cordial displeasure of his en-
tourage by his fondness for the society of these
animals
1t seemed to be Lincoln's peculiar misfortune
to be surrounded most of the time by people who
knew not the meaning Of the expression, "The saw
ing sense of humor" The mere hint of an appro-
pirate parable, a quotation from Artemus
Ward, was enough to excite Secretary Stanton
Senator Wade strode in day like rotary
snowpow and wanted Grant dismissed Grant
had been winning victories, sleeping on the
ground with overcoat OF blanket and with a
toothbrush for his entire baggage Halleck and
Mcclellan had had him arrested for drunken
ness" Lincoln had often been asked to remove
him, and had replied, Il can't spare that man. he
fights"
Grant should be deposed Lincoln caught eagerly
at chance remark of the irate and pompous SEN
ator and said. Senator, that reminds me of
story"
"Yes, yes" retorted Wade "of course with
you it's always story! You are the father of
every military blunder that has been made during
the war. You your road to hell sir, with
this government, by your obstinacy and you are
not mile off this minute"
Senator" said Lincoln very mildly that Is
just about the distance from here to the Capitol
isn't it?"
Wade in speechless indignation-to use Lin
coins words-"grabbed up his hat and cane
and went away"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-06
LATEST IN BRIDAL FINERY
Pedigree Wedding Veil Has Been Ia
ken Up, and Is Really
Charming.

The bridal fad of the day is pedi-
gree wedding veil, unadorned with
orange blossoms.
The veil is piece of lace as rare
and as old as the bride can afford.
Even If the veil itself is of tulle, the
cap that supports it is of old lace.
Such caps cost often as much as $50,
and one that costs a hundred dollars
is not very unusual. They are made
of old lace, bought from time to time
by lace dealer from old families.
sometimes in Europe, sometimes in
America, who find themselves more
in need of money than their priceless
collections of lace.
The bits of lace, which are often in
the shape of barb head or neck pieces
worn by the fine ladies of years ago,
are manipulated into very up-to-date
little caps by the clever lace workers.
The newest shape is probably the peas
ants cap, with wired tabs that flare
out from the ug-fitting little crown.
These caps are ornate enough in
themselves without the addition of
orange blossoms, and so they are gen.
orally worn without the addition of
the time-honored bridal flower. If the
bride desires to have a few orange
blossoms about her she can use them
for corsage flowers, as some of the
fashionable brides of the last few
weeks have done
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-06


coin in the presidential chair did not worry Lincoln
half SO much it did the Jobs conforters who
surrounded him. To of these Lincoln said,
You were brought up farmer wernt you?
Then you know what chinfy is. My brother and
| were once blowing farm, driving the
horse and he holding the plow. The horse was
lazy but on one occasion rushed across the fields
so that |, with my long legs, could scarcely keep
pace with him. On reaching the end of the fur
row found enormous chinfy fastened upon
him and knocked him off. My brother asked me
what did that for. l told him didn't want the
old horse bitten in that way. Why, said my broth
err that's all that made him CO. Now if Mr.
Chase has presidential chinfy biting him
not going to knock him off if it will only make
his department CO."
Edward Dcey in the Spectator, gives the i'm
preston made by Lincoln's outward appearance
on the mind of typical cultivated Englishman
ITO say that he is ugly is nothing; to add that
his figure is grotesque is to convey no adequate
impression. Fancy man feet high and thin,
bony arms and legs. which, somehow, seem to be
always in the way, with large rugged hands which
grasp you like vice when shaking yours, with
long, scraggy neck, and chest too narrow for
the great arms hanging by his side; add to this
figure head, cocoanutShape and somewhat too
small for such stature, covered with rough
combed and uncombabe Iank dark hair that
stands out in every direction at once face fur
rowed wrinkled and indented though it had
been SCARED by vitriol; high narrow forehead.
and sunk deep beneath bushy eyebrows two
bright, somewhat dreamy eyes, that seemed to
gaze through you without looking at you; few
irregular blotches of black, bristly hair in the
place where beard and whiskers ought to grow; a
close set, thin Tipped stern mouth, with two
of large white teeth; and and ears which
have been taken by mistake from head of twice
the size Clothe this figure then in long
tight, badly fitting suit of black, creased soiled
and puckered up at every salient point of the
fgure-and every point of this figure is salient
put on large, illftting boots, gloves too long for
the long bony fingers, and fluffy hat covered to
the top with dusty, puffy Grape; and then add to
all this an air of strength, physical as well as
moral and strange look of dignity coupled with
all this grotesqueness and you will have the i'm
preston left upon me by Abraham Lincoln You
would never say he gentleman You
would still less say he was not there
are men to whom the epithet . . . appears ut
terly incongruous, and of such the president is
one. Still there is about him complete lack of
pretension, and an evident desire to be courte-
Gus to everybody, which is the essence if not the
outward form of high breeding. There is soft
ness, too, about his smile, and a sparkle of dry
humor about his eye, which redeem the express
sion of his face and remind one more of the late
DR.. Arnold, child's recollection recalls him to
me, than any other face l can recall to memory
He is humorist, not button. :"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-06
A Mysterious Menu.

There is really nothing new about
having "Cafe Mystere" as a drawing
card for church supper, but it never
fails to please. A set sum may be
charged for each article "a la carte, y
or fixed amount charged for the sup.
per; this to be decided by the commit
tees in charge. Other articles may
be substituted for the ones mentioned
on the list.
l. A survivor of the food (f1am).
2. Woman of grit (sandwich).
8. Cattle in railroad disaster (dried
beef.
4. Impertinence (apple SASSY.
5. Springs offering (water).
6. For old maids and bachelors
(pickIes).
T.. Tabby's party (cat supp.
8. Boston's overthrow (teal.
9. What all people need (bread and
butter).
10. New England brains (baked
beans).
IL. Young mans sweetheart
(honey).
II. An unruly member (tongue).
13. Sahara (dessert).
IA. Tree cake (cocoanut cake).
Is. Loves symbol (doughnuts).
ger (ice cream.
II. A mass of types (pie).
NINE. MERRI.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-06

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left me. You can use my name if you
like. 1 am proud of what your reme-
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