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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

whereby the lights are turned out at
any time desired.
Following the success on one rail-
road with wireless apparatus on NOV
ing trains, several other large trunk
line roads are making experiments
with the intention of using this SER
vice for traffic purposes. By means
Of wireless, dispatchers can commune
cate direct with the train and mes
sages be sent back and forth for any
purpose whatsoever. At the present
time this service is being used effec-
ticely between a fixed station and a
train going at the rate of forty miles
an hour at distance of fifty-three
miles from that point. There are
many uses for the wireless telegraphy
in railroad train operation. 1t en-
ables the dispatchers to communicate
direct to the train, and train orders
can be transmitted as accurately as
by telegraph or telephone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21
DENVER, ILL.,
: : - : : : $3.50 49,

DR.. J. Todd Of Marysyille, Mo-, and
John Todd OF Burnside, were Gale
here on account of the serious condi-
ton of their sister, Mrs. Melissa Pace.
Mrs. Myrtle Walton, who was oper-
ated on April Z, at the West Suburban
hospital, Chicago, Is recovering nice
ly and her many friends hope she will
be at home soon. DR.. A. Brumback
who is so well known in these parts.
was the attending surgeon, she now
being under the care of DR.. VIM.
O'Harra, a former practitioner OF Den
YER 1880 a
While Mr.. George Ferrill WAS out
hunting Sunday afternoon, he found
a wolf with family Of twelve. KILL
ing the mother, he captured the little
ones, whose eyes were Just opening,
and took them to Carthage. where he
received bounty of $1,000 on the
babies, and $500 on the mother.
The last number OF our lecture
course which was given by Robert o.
Bowman. the well known reader ana
impersonator, was fine. This closes
our season of entertainment, there
being Ave numbers. Considering tho
terrible weather we had to deal with
on most of the numbers, the c. e.
society has done remarkably well.
An exact report cannot be given until
next week, but there will be no deficit.
E. q. Matheney and daughter,
Pauline, autoed to Missouri and return,
the latter part of the week.
Miss Alma Walton is Quincy visit
or for few days.
The Denver school enjoyed an out
ing in the woods one afternoon re.
Gently. The children were chaperon
ed by the primary instructor. Miss
Mary Mecum. The object Of the trIn
was lesson IN nature study. They
assembled at the school house al
I1:OO p. M, where they skatched the.:
outline Of the work and then started
on the tramp Of two miles southwest
OF town to the timber owned by T. :;
Vance Reaching their point of destin
alton, they INDUCED in short rest
Henry Seigfreid was then appointe5
to gather the snails. which he did
bringing in goodly number. A flo3
er hunt was enjoyed and after briei
review, picnic supper was given Or
| the banks of the creek. AS the sur
was fast sinking in the western horiz
on. they turned their faces and were
homeward bound, the pedestrians al
reaching here something near 6:0f
p M The afternoon was ideal an
the April sunshine proved to be tht
elixir Of life to the many taking tht
tramp.
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CHARLESTON
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Arlie Barnes and Ralph Bergthold,
were Fort Madison visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Josie Hamilton Of New Bos-
ton passed through town Wednesday.
The picnic given at the Charleston
school house last Friday, under the
able management Of Miss Emma
Noonan and Miss Mary Philips, was
a complete success. All came with
well filled baskets. The table was
laden with many good things. About
$50 were present. The day was spent
in playing games, base ball and social
chat.
Frank Swinderman shipped "a car
load OF hogs from here Friday.
VIM. Hopp was called to the bed
side Of his wife, who is Ill, but Is now
improving. He returned to Cedar
Rapids Friday.
Mrs. Edith Lamb and SONS OF Mont
rose, attended the picnic Friday.
Frank Latta and family left for
Wyoming, Tuesday to make their fu'
ture home.
Arlie Barns and sister, Emma. and
Mrs. NJ. T. Kerns we're Donnellson
callers Thursday.
Gus Pfligerstoffer and daughter,
BERTHE were Donnellson callers Thurs.
day.
James Barnes and family and Nor
gan Barnes were Donnellson callers
Saturday.
Jacob Hopp and son Walter, were
Donnellson callers Saturday.
Ray Downey was a Donnellson
caller Saturday.
Miss Rose Klug and brothera.. Her
man and Fritz, spent Sunday at the
Paul Roeglin home at Argyle.
Charles Schiller and family spent
Sunday at the George Kendall home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21
IS CANCER INCREASING.

The report for 1912 of the Regis
trar-general of England and Wales
gives the cancer death-rate as 1.O19
per million as compared with S93 for
1911 and 939 for the five years ending
with 1910. Nearly every important
registration office in the world re-
ports a higher cancer death rate ev.
ery year. The assumption must not
be too quickly made, however, that
cancer itself is increasing at such a
rate as to cause alarm. Many authori-
ties hold that the recorded increase
is the result Of improvements In medi-
cal and statistical science. Physicians
and surgeons now recognize obscure
diseases as cancer and correctly as
scribe to this cause many deaths that
in former years found their way into
general or uncertain classifications.
Since the only hope Of curing can
Ger lies in it's early recognition and
trea tment, the question of whether or
not the disease is on the INCREASE is
relatively unimportant. In 1912, 49,
531 deaths were recorded in the regis
tration area Of the United States as
due 10 cancer and other malignant tu-
mors This includes about 60 per
cent Of the population 1t is there
about $4,000 deaths from cancer in
the entire United States, as compared
with perhaps twice az many from tu
herculosis and one-fifth as many from
typhoid fever In most of these cases
the patient had some clear indication
Of the approach of the disease. Il
they had known the signs and had
acted on the warning at once very
many Of them might have been alive
today. When science discovers
more about the ultimate nature OF
T., the disease we may advise some
method of treatment which will cure
| the weak, ignorant and foolish per
sons who neglect the warning, as
! we'll as the alert and wise people wne
recognize and act on it. Meantime, we
have no other safeguard against can
tcer than our own wisdom in seekine
| the best medical advice on the appear
Iance of suspicious symptoms, and the
hest surgical treatment II the dis
lease Is found to be present or threat
ened There is no occasion for un
due alarm or panic. Fear will not pro
| duce cancer, nor will neglect and
mysticism cure it. 1t is an unpleas
ant fact to be faced with cool intelii
gence and prompt courage.
Every lump in the breast shoulc
be examined 1t is not necessaril,
cancer, but It may be. Cancer of thu
breast occurs In men as well as II
women. In external cancer general.
there is something to be seen or felt
such as a lump, wart or mole tina
shows signs of Irritation, or an I'm
healed ulcer or sore. Pain is no
usually present at first. Internally
cancer may be recognized by symr
toms before any growth can be seel
or felt In persons more than 9
years old persistent stomach tror
BILE" with loss OF weight and chang
of color is especially suspicious. TIL
normal change of life does not lea,
to increased flow, which is Away
suspicious at this period OF life, as I
also a return OF the flow In late
months or years after it should hav
stopped These and other warnin
signs should take man or woma
promptly to competent medical ad
l wiser
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21
OONNE
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Our public schools closed Friday,
all but the seventh, eighth and ninth
grades. They will have four weeks
more.
Misses Opal and Dot Thornton OF
Hillsboro, visited in our city Satur.
day.
Robert Lowenberg has gone to
Moravia, Iowa. where he will practice
his profession.
Misses Clara and Alice Mehl visited
with their mother in Keokuk, Satu, :
day. They report her as getting along
fine.
Miss Daisy Benjamin is visiting
home folks.
Miss Minnie Westerman is home
from several days stay in Keokuk
Preparations are being made by the
|G. E. church for the district confer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21
old to work, and don't have to, any

way.
or late years we have been work
ing earnestly to conserve our retired
farmers. They are fine men. and we
hate to see them wasted. We have
been trying to reduce their leisure
just as a city man tries to reduce his
flesh. We have taught number of
them how to play pool In the Com
mercial club We have started farm
ers' elevator, a farmers bank and
planter factory, and have got them
to invest money. That has been a
godsend, because 1t has kept large
number Of them busy and happy try
ing to save the said money. But where
we have saved one retired farmer.
the automobile has saved ten. When
ever one Of our unemployed comes
out with a machine we sigh with re-
lief and stop worrying about him. It's
just the same as II he had been given
wings and a world to explore. In
summer our retired farmers who have
autos loaf around the country from
Indiana to Idaho and talk crops In the
garages of thousand towns. And in
the winter they rebuild their cars.
and talk good roads Twenty years
ago you could talk good roads to a
farmer or bang him with club with
the same result. But last year our
retired farmers organized good
roads association, and to amuse them
selves they have dragged the roads
for miles around and have built a
mile of rock road leading south to
the cemetery-where in the old April
days, as Henry Snyder says, the de-
ceased was buried once,s but the
mourners got buried twice-going out
aad coming back.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21
CONSERVING THE RETIRED FARMERS
George Fitch in tn. April, American Magazine

Leisure has killed more people in
Homeburg than work ever did. For
years our biggest problem was the
job Of keeping our retired farmers
alive. When a farmer has worked
forty years or so and has accumu-
lated a quarter section of land, and
a few children who need high school
Quotations, he rents his farm and
moves into town, where he lives
comfortably on $50 a month and
fills a tasty tomb in a very few
years. 1t isn't SO hard on the farm
ers wife. because she takes her
housework iato town with her and
keeps busy. But when the farmer
has settled down in town, far from
a chance to work, he discovers that
he has about foureetn hours of leis-
ure each day on his hands with moth
ing to do with them but to eat. Out
o. regard for his digestion he can't
eat more than three hours day.
That leaves him eleven hours in
which to go down town for the mail
and do the chores around the house.
He stands it pretty well the first
year. The second year is so long that
he begins to lay plans for his centen-
NAL, and about the third year he takes
to his bed and dies, with sigh OF re-
lief. That's what leisure does to a
man who isn't used to It.
And that is one of the reasons why
when I see a man in New York with
nothing to do from choice, think OF
the sad army of the unemployed In
draping themselves around
the grain Office every day in fine
weather, and wearing away the weary
years in idleness because they are too
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21
,multiplies pneumonia and phthisis

Figures have just been given out
showing the wonderful development
of the electrical industry in this coun-
try up to and including the year 1913.
This census shows that there was a
total of 1921 central electric light ana
power stations in this country in l9l2
and 1850 street and electric railways.
These two branches OF the electrical
industry employ more than 36U,ooo
men and are capitalized at S2,l75.ois,-
266 and s4,7OS,56S,141 respectively.
The capital invested in electric nsnt
and power companies jumped from
s5O4, 740,253 in 1902 to Sl,o96,9lS'oza
in 1907 and doubled again in the next
five years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

friends in line. The Judge is a con-
summate politician and he will surely
make the younger candidates go some.
S. D. Riniker OF Rock Rapids. has
visited Primghar and the Bell is
moved to say that he would probably
fill the place in which Tom Steele is
rafting around" Evidently the Bell
has forgotten the SibLay candidate for
congress, Alfred Morton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

The University Of Pittsburgh, after
an exhaustive inquiry, figures the
city's smoke waste bill at s10,000,000
4 year. Besides. smoke taken into
the lungs imperils human life and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21
Hutchinson for conures..

Sibley Tribune: Judge Hutchinson
still desires to go to congress. He
SAYS it is early to begin campaign,
but next winter. if he does not change
his mind. he will begin to get his
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

IN every Loco marriages solemnized
IL Great Britain twenty-one are be-
tween first cousins. Among the no.
bility the rate is much higher, amount
. irg to forty-fve in 1000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

AS a standard apparatus for measur-
Ing dust and SCOT in the air, con-
mittee OF English scientists has rec
commended a rain gauge with wide
collecting area. the water finding its
way into a bottle for analysis
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KeoEuk, Iowa .........ApriI 81, 1915
"NOT AS | WILL"

"NOT AS | WILL"
Blindfolded and alone / stand,
With unknown thresholds on eacn
hand;
The darkness deepens as I grope,
Afraid to fear, afraid to hope;
Yet this one thing learn to know
Each day more surely as go,
That doors are opened, ways are
made,
Burdens are lifted or are laid.
By some great law, unseen and still,
Unfathomed purpose to fulfill,
''Not as WILL"
Biindfolded and alone ! wait;
Loss seems too bitter, gain too late;
Too heavy burdens in the load
And too few helpers on the road:
And Joy is weak and grief is strong,
And years and days go long, so long;
Yet this one thing learn to know
Each day more surely as I go,
That I am glad the good and i'll
by changeless law are ordered still,
mot as I will"
"Not as will" the sound grows
sweet
Each time my lips the words repeat,
mot as I will;" the darkness feels
More safe than light when this
thought steals
Like whispered voice to calm and
bless
All unrest and all loneliness.
fNot as 7 viii" because the One
Who loves us first and best has gone
Before us on the road, and still
For us must all His love fulfill,
Not as we WILL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

Voters of St. Joseph, Mo-. are aske'!
to say yes or no on a bond proposition
calling for s500,00U, the money 20 be
used in sewering all sections of the
city
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

A large quantity of wolfram. the
source of tungsten from which the
filaments of Mazda lamps are made,
has been discovered in Siam.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

Police reports credit New York with
100000 victims OF the dope habit. n
gradual cure of wholesale evil -
the welcome promise of federal res1-
lation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

Medical statistics show that eight
men died suddenly from disease to
one woman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-21

As safety first measure, Milwaukee .
is giving the skim milk tint to its
water supply.
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ruo,JeHr FOR TODAY.

Kindness is wisdom. There Is none
in life but needs it and may lean
Bailey.
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ence to be held hero the week OF
May 26.
Mrs. H. L. Hentzel visited in War
rem Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. Kirchner was a Farming
ton visitor Wednesday.
Miss Alice Taylor returned home
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18

tasc hat, created purpose to wear under artificial
light.
Many shabby, oldfashioned dress in the past has
been saved by gorgeous paradise plume shooting up
from an mpertnent hat put impossible angle.
suggest too that women again wear long gloves, fos
the bare arms and hands the mems black coats seem
to give free and look which from attrac.
tive in public places. The only time that gloves are
permissible is when a woman has fauess arms ana
hands-then and then only.
But as all the fashion tendencies going back to
period of great dignity-the stately days Of roui.
Philippe-in the near future shall see no more mn.
gloved hands, hope.
The petticoat has had its "rebirth" The "tennsstv.
GUS thing has come into Its own again each large skrs
now demanding this very decorative adjunct
And ell eveaing dresses have the ta fS4k A. ~,
ers as we'll to match the chiffon petucoat; tho ssfrfs
being wide six yards and held out with bnnns
these drawers are needed to give the required vs,tns
while still preserving the transparent effect,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18
You Tie Them
to the Side
of Your Head---
And the
NewFzoppyOnes
ADT DUFF.GORDON,

T ADY DUFF-GORDON,
the famou, Lucille" Of
London, and foremo,,
creator of fashions in the world.
writes each week The fashion ar
hele for hi, newspaper. pre-
senhns all that is newe.t and
best in style, for w.ll.dre,.ed
women.
Lady Duf.Gordon', PAR, e..
tablithmen, bring. her into elo,e
touch with thai centre Of fash.
ion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18

how we wear them. 80 long they look we'll?
am sure no one could possibly think that the dainty
and delicate CONNECTIONS that call hats these DAYS
can be any protection to the head. And, after all!
womans hair Is enough protection in anything except
the coolest OF weather and In storms and naturally in
such weather one wears serviceable covering.
But hat, conceive 1t, Is device to accentuate
some feminine charm of Its wearer or Island this al.
ways should be-a note Of her costume itself. And
therefore am heartily in favor wearing hats over one
ear or over the the shoulder even and not
over any other part of the head one gain charm.
ing and striking effect by doing Therefore made
the "Pie.Plate" hat.
have also some other has-and these shall show
you soon-which have no crowns at all! Others
which worn entirely on the back OF the head and
others which directly the face Why not2
If they pretty?
The second hat is modified form OF the "Pe. Plate"
In this one the beautiful embroidered lace carried
around the forehead just the other only instead OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18

which becomes certain type. Not every ought to
wear Floppy hats. In fact. hats far danger.
Gus than Clothes and should be studied just as much
What folly to ruin the effect of wonderful perhaps
expensive gown by ill considered bonnet! There is
something quantity oldfashioned and yet positively
new about these hats which well with the queer
contrasting notes OF the modern dresses their mem.
cries Of grandmamma in the wide.billowy masses OF
chiffon and so We have the wide skirts the past
and the extremely narrow modern silhouette that should
always be seen through the wide skirts.
am glad to see the military note diminishing in the
fashions. myself made only or two gowns that
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18


ing q bonnet, and yet l
cannot help admiring the
patness OF the description
at least for that which
ornaments the top of my
page to-day.
This is really q very
plate.y affair IN plain black
and white, but mot, l as:
sure you, except for shape.
in the colors OF which !
made It. 1t is adjusted
right over the side Of the
face, and an enormous
wavy plume shoots out
from the extreme side. The
ribbon that holds it in
place comes clear around
the head and over the fore.
head like a fillet.
Its effect Is altogether
charming. and, after all,
most OF us wear hats not
for utility, but for orna.
ment, This being SO. what
does 1t matter where or
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18
, By Lady Duff Gordon.

1UST a peep at one OF the newest-in
fact, couple OF the very newest
y hats. Some one called them "Pie.
Plate" which I think Is very unroman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18

being r. narrow band 1t
practically covers the
face from the hair to
just above the eyes.
The big hat Is one Of
my new "Floppy" kind.
1t is just a very pretty
hat suited to garden
parties, and so on, and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18

had this In and trying to get away from it in every
way possible 1t seems to me horrifyng bring into
dresses this terrific misery and call
Surely there is enough 1t In the world now without
constantly recalling 1t in dresses There is nothing
beautiful about war-nothing romantic. 1t is hard
desperate, bitter struggle, which, course we must
uhoeeo whenever our liberties are Threatened 1t
should not appear in fashions
am sorry to say that still very much disap
pointed in the style Of dress wear here In the
evening In public restaurants and dancing salons
nave not noticed recently. however bare flesh
perhaps my small voice raised In protest has been
listened to. In that have not lived in vain
SO many women somehow TO lose their sleek
smart appearance the evening and look as thong,
they were made up OF odds and ends and bits"
think 1t thousand pities that in large public rooms
they have given up wearing decorative evening hats
NO woman seen from distance can make as effective
an appearance with her head bare with lovely fan.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-30
VI NJESTtC

To round out a week OF exception.
ally god attractions the Majestic
presents today that splendid Amer,
lean actor G. Aubrey smith i'm a PIC
turi4auon OF the successful novel.
John Glayde'S Honor" This is 4
strong dramatic offering and will
commend itself TO Tulsa audiences
for the depth and intensity Of the
story wor icrful photography and
superb acting
The return engagement Monday OF
Via Wireless" will be welcomed by
many who saw Il here some weeks
arO and by those who heard Of it but
Old not see Il then. Ii Is quite I'm
posi- bile 10 describe this stirring
tale; u is fuu OF action and thrills
iuuumCrablc You'll have TO see IL
to thoroughly appreciate 1t.
Tuesday and Wednesday, next, the
peer OF an emotional actresses. Theda
Bara, In sin" This Is the picture
said by critics 70 he without a par
allel IN the history Of motion pictures
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-30

With almost an entirely now COM
p3ry. complete new svcuiC produC-
tlou. new features. souss and much
now and original fun, Neil O'Rvier
comes back to the city on his fourth
annual visit 40 the Grand thoater to-
dav. matinee and night
NJ minstrel comedian has visited
hDrc iN many years with grCater
following among minstrel lovers than
Neil N'Rricr Hts previous appear
ruccs hero at the head Or hts own
company established him and his or
gauiz3tiOu firmly with local thcater-
Goers 10 is Mr., OBrieu's avcwed
purpose TO always present clean and
classy minstrtlsS. lie believes that
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-30

tlis form OF entertainment can and
should be pcrpctuatCd by clean and
wholesome tNu Tho entire show has
been conceived and staged by Mr
bErlcn personally and Jealous at
tonuou has been given TO every little
detail The company surrounding the
star is notable one and includes
many OF the best known comedians
and NoCallSts Of the minstrel stage
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-30

Nho rmiuo Nu y G8S GO has
FIs up irr tcs, Nu t.v Davis IVBpd
farm tu EG.Ig.l oftScttiuK N3rkhom'a
small we'll on the WiUe Ground e.
D. ~hatIgr is drlIng am offset ON tho
N,Wt tuu and thc Monitor Ou ,om.
NsuN is driuinE one ou the Rej0cld
Richards