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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-12
A Winter Quintet
LBy Alice Gordon. ]

Out in the woods on grey, still
winter day, the trees are asleep. All
life seems suspended Suddenly the
silence is broken by chorus OF small,
musical notes and through the leafless
branches whirls gay little company
of birds They light here and there,
keeping up their sweet toned chatter
as il the daily search for food were
only frolic and no amount Of win
ter weather could damp their spirits.
These friends are all birds of the
woods and In summer they confine
their attention strictly to their fam
lily affairs. But now, when most bros
are gone and the world is cold and
dreary, they form a friendly alliance
for companionship and cheer and
when you see one the others are
pretty sure to be near. Perhaps their
many points of similarity constitute a
bond between them. They are all
small and Of, sober plumage, they all
nest in holes and they are not song
sters. There is a metallic quality in
their notes, like the tinkling of ice,
that suits the season as the liquid
warbling Of the blue bird, like the soft
flowing of water. suits the spring.
The largest of the group is the
downy woodpecker. His scarlet cap
CLEANS as his bill goes tap, tap.
against the tree trunk and he turns
his head from side to side looking for
a hidden grub.
The nuthatch is another tree
climber. distinguished by his ability
to run down the trunk head foremost
instead of backing down as the wood
pecker does I have seen the nut
hatch cling to the bark, head down
ward, above my lunch shelf an6, eat
bit of suet with perfect ease.
You will have to look closely to
find the third climber Of the quintet.
There he is. creeping up the tree.
hardly to be distinguished from it. his
long bill probing every crack, SO In
tent upon his task that he has moth
ing to say. Suddenly he flies to the
bottom of the trunk and begins the
upward climb by new road. He Is
the brown creeper and well named.
Only once have l seen him upon the
ground. The trees were covered with
ice that day and he crept awkwardly
over the snow as IL out OF his ele-
ment. In the spring he leaves his
winter friends and goes north to nest,
but autumn finds him with his boon
companions. inspecting the same. old
trees in the same manner.
The lively chickadee is too well
known to need description, and equal
ly charming is his cousin, the crested
titmouse. whose pointed crest and
bright eyes give him an alert air COM
bined with a child-like trustfulness
that makes you want to cuddle him
and shield him from hardship. All OF
these birds are daily visitors to my
tree where food Is placed for them
and, with the exception OF the brown
creeper, all have never-fahing appe-
tite for suet.
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PORTLAND CEMENT.

The Portland cement manufactured
in the United States in 1914 approx
mated SS.514,000 barrels, compared
with 92,097,131 barrels in 1913, de-
crease of about 3.5s3,00O barrels, or
nearly 4 percent. These preliminary
figures given out by the United States
geological survey are based on re-
turns received by z. F Burchard
from all the operating mills in the
United States except one. for which
an estimate has been made. The es-
timated shipments of Portland ce-
ment during 1914 were S6,715 900 bar
5rels. compared with SS,6S9,377 barrels
in 1913, decrease Of about 1,975, b60
barrels, or % percent. On account
of the surplus of production over ship
ment stocks Of cement at the mills
apparently increased more than IA
percent, or from 11,22O.S2S barrels in
1913 to 12.S1S.000 barrels at the close
of 1914 The estimates furnished by
some producers undoubtedly included
more or less underground clinker, but
it is believed that the figures for pro-
duction and shipments, If not for
stocks. are close to those that will be
shown later by exact reports from
the producers. The Lehigh district OF
eastern Pennsylvania and western
New Jersey produces more cement
than any other section of the United
States-about IS percent of the total
production. This district showeG a
decrease of more than percent In
both production and shipments Of
Portland cement. The Illinois and
northwestern Indiana district, which
is next in Importance. with an annual
output of more than II 100000 barrels.
showed a slight decrease, and the Pa
cific coast district california and
Washington. which is third in i'm
portance and produces about 100000
barrels. showed a decrease Of about
IL percent. Important increases in
production and shipments were shown
by New York state. the Michigan
northwestern Indiana district, the
Iowa Missouri district, the Maryland
Virginia West Virginia district, and
the Rocky mountain district. The
average value barrel was probably
slightly lower than in 1913.
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Samuel Gompers writes: From all
over this land OF ours come reports
of need. There are great numbers OF
unemployed, OF unknown men and
women in the bread lines of our cities.
These people want work; they have
hunted desperately for work; but
work has been denied them" And
yet Mr.. Gompers is one of the
men who brought about this very
condition by assisting in retiring the
administration that believes in con-
Quoting the industrial affairs of the
country so as to give-Workingmen en-
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moNTRosE.
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TIP Best Post G. A. r. No. Is en-.
campment of Iowa gave their annual
banquet and high noon dinner at the
residence Of Capt J. D. Hamilton
Thursday, where the comrades. thear
wives and soldiers widows assembled
under the oath OF the stars ana
stripes. There was about twenty-nve
present. Dinner was served by the
ladies. The menu consisted OF oys-
tiers with all the TRIMMINGS, ceiery,
pickles. fruit cake and coffee. Many
thanks were given the genial most anQ
hostess who spared no pains IN en-,
pertaining their guests. AN oepaI.eu
feeling there was something more
than the ordinary general good VIII
expressed for their fellow men.
Quite a few Latter Day Saints rom
this place will attend the district con,
ferenca at Burlington Saturday ana
Sunday. ,ered
Mrs. Joseph Amidon was nuniDere'
among our sick people recently
The Westminster circle OF the fres.
nvterian church are planning Tor :
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K C Buckwheat Cakes
Raieed Vvithout Yeesk

Sift together, three times, the -four, sugar,
salt and baking powder; stir the water in all
at once and bake on a hot, well oiled grid
die. Buckwheat flour calls for generous
measure of baking powder. Part milk may
be used TO mix the cakes but water gives
quite as good results.
A delicious spread for griddle cakes Is
made by dreaming together about twice as
much honey (either comb or strained) as
buttes. Work it up with fork to about
the consistency of hard sauce.
Readers of this paper may obtain esThe
Cooks Book containing this and SO other
delicious recipes free by sending the coiofed
certificate packed in every 2s-cen. can Of
K c Baking Powder to the jacques Mfg Co.,
Chicago. Sendfor "The Cook Book today.
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Ten cars containing samples OF the
finest of everything under the sun pro-
duced in Argentine Republic Is now
being handled by the Burlington, en-
route to the Panama Pacific interna-
tional exposition, which opens In San
Francisco. February 90. This inter
esting shipment came by water to
philadelphia from which point it was
shipped to Chicago in care of the
Burlington route to Denver, Denver
& Rio Grande to Salt Lake City and
Western Pacific to destination.
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fire place is seen in most Of the back

fire place is seen In most OF the back
country out in the clearing.
Wages for farm hands run from SIS
TO $50 per month. and from Atty cents
10 "six bits" a day. Many rail split
ters only get from soc toN 75c per
hundred for making rails. / find they
work steers In the logging camps,
the one mule shovel pillow and the bull
tongue In the new ground. Ex-presf-
dent Davis enlarged picture is seen in
many OF the school houses and the
old confederate soldier gets my in
diyidual attention until late bedtime.
telling me how they fought with
Pemberton at vicksburg. and how
thew never would "a bin whorped eff
it hadn't bin that the con meal and
middlin' meat petered OUT
/ am moving down towards the Rio
Grand and II protection is secured to
Americans, 1 will resume my rambles
in Old Mexico.
THOMAS WALLACE.
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OUCH! LUMBACO?
Try Musterole. See How Quickly
It Relieves

You inst rub MUSTEROLE in briskty,
and usually the pain is gone-a delicious,
soothing comfort comes to take ITS place.
MUSTEROLE is clean, white 0in!.
instead of mustard plaster. VIII not
blister. rrnor q
Doctors and nurses use MUSTENOLE
and recommend il to their patients:
They will gladly tell you what relief II
gives from Sore Throat, Broncnitis'
Group. Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia
Congestion, Pieurisy, Rheumatism, Lum-
bago, Pains and Aches of the Back or
Joints, Sprains, Sore Muscles, bruises,
Chilblains, Frosted Feet, Colds OF the
Chest Git often prevents Pneumonial.
At your druggists, IN ISe ana to ouS }a e
Re sure you get the genuine NUS
TEROLE. Refuse imitations--get what
YOU ask for. The Mustero,e Company,
Cleveland, Ohio.
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keokuk. Iowa -. February -, 1915
THE HORSE THAT DRAWS YOUR

THE HORSE THAT DRAWS YOUR
COAL.
I'm just common horse that through
the street.
Day after day, tolls with the coal You
burn.
Willing am | that ..-ou should feel the
glow
OF cheerful warmth within your cosy
Az, more than willing, glad to be o.
use,
Doing my work in my own humble
way.
Yet, prithee, friends, fain would ask
of you
To spare me from the winters ice and
snow,
And let me minister unto your needs
When streets are not frost bound, nor
is the way
So frausht with danger that each on
ward step
Imperils life. l cannot choose my way,
And oft an unkind driver urges me
Beyond the limit of my will and power.
I'd hills a human would not dare to
tread
] must essay to pass. For am not
Pledged by my sturdy strength to
make the test
Fen though broken limb should
wreck the load?
So when you sit within the homes
we've made
So full of comfort by our willing aid,
My mate and ], grant us the pledge
we ask
OF bins well filled before returns again
The winter snow with icy sleet and
rain.
This is our plea-ponder it well,
pray,
A horse can ask you in no other way
Helen NJ. Richardson in Our DUMB
Animals.
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musical in the near future with host
OF clever singers and the catch1est
and most tuneful Of music.
Mrs. Anna Coll has an attack OF
pneumonia. Her daughter Mrs. Glenn
ent OF Hannibal, is at her bedside.
Mrs. r. e. Worster was quite sick
last week. SO much so that q physician
was called.
A representative of the Chicago
Lyceum Bureau was in the city re-
Gently and called the Civic club to-
gether to make arrangements for a
course of lectures and musicals for
the ensuing year.
An informal social will be held at
the Presbyterian manse Friday even
ing About seventy-five invitations
have been issued to the church peo-
pie.
Chas. Miner and his estimable fam
lily have moved to Boone, Ia, where
Mr.. Miner will take charge of mail
route
Under the leadership of the Broth
erflood Of ST. Andrew OF Keokuk, Ira
Wills held services at the Episcopal
church Sunday morning.
The Methodist cook book is gaining
favor with our townspeople as many
of the recipes were contributed by
ladies Of this city.
During Lent there will be services
at the ST. Barnabas Episcopal church.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Mesdames Knobs, Houghton and
Reed were guests at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs Adolph Johnson of Keokuk,
Friday. it being Mrs. Johnson's birth
day anniversary. The day was spent
in social conversation and chat. A
tempting dinner was served.
The ladies of the Methodist church
are perf.scting arrangements to raise
money to install furnace in their
church in 1915.
Mrs. Thos Sprott Is spending few
weeks at the Davis home at San
6slsky.
Mrs. John Avis has been housed
from tonsiMtis for several days.
The district superintendent. the
Rev. Tenant OF Mt. Pleasant. deliv-
cred an instructive sermon Sunday
morning The choir rendition OF an
thems were pleasing.
The babe Of Mr.. and Mrs Lem
Brewer has been critically sick for
ceveral days. but is seemingly better
at this time.
Mrs. Lulu Reeves has recovered
from an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. J. D. Hamilton was hostess to
st. Katherine's Guild of the Episcopal
church Wednesday all day for So
cial session. Each member of the
guild brought well filed basket for
their luncheon.
Mrs. lack Owen transacted bust
ness at Burlington Thursday.
Mrs. Sam Curtis has been chosen
worthy president Of th.. Westminster
circle. It is predicted much good wors
will be done under her able manage
ment.
The Royal Neighbors initiated om'
GERS at their hall Thursday evening.
A banquet followed.
Mrs. Rex will sing solo at the NJ.
f. church Sunday night.
Miss Lucinda Gilman has been
among the sick people this week.
The fire marshal Of the state was
in this city this week.
Mrs o. r. Wilcox has recovered
from a severe sick spell.
Misses Elizabeth and Eta Young OF
Nauvoo were guests OF their nelce
Mrs. p L. Bowen this week.
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ola Landmark DESTROYED.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Feb. PA spectacular
fire early today destroyed the old
Academy of Music. one of Chicago's
most noted landmarks, In South Hal
stead street, near Madison. The fire
started in a shoe store next door.
Damage will amount to more than
500. 900. Captain O.Connor OF En-
zine Company No. Eleven, was badly
injured and a dozen firemen narrow
" escaped death when the roof fell.
as they stood on the stage
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-12
There's only one Keokuk.

There's only one Keokuk. There's
no other opportunity such as there is
at Keokuk. Captains of industry say
the Mississippi valley is to be the
manufac curing district OF the future on
account of the water ways opening 20
the world. Keokuk has the water ways.
keokuk has the electric power. keo-
kuk has the residence facilities and is
in the heart of the food supply OF
the nation. Write the Keokuk Indus
trial association and give it chance
to tell you about it.
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HOW TO CLEAR
AWAY PIMPLES

Battle your face for several minutes
with resinol soap and hot water, then
apply little resinol ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes,
and wash OF with resinol soap and
more hot water, finishing with q dash
Of cold water to close the pores. Do
this once or twice day, and you will
be astonished to find how quickly the
healing resinol medication soothes and
cleanses the pores, removes pimples and
hlackheads, and leaves the complexion
clear and ye.yetv.
Resinol ointment and resinol soap
stop itching instantly and speedily
heal akin humoYs, sores, burns, wounds
and chatting. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-12
FOR A BAD COLD

The surest way to stop cold is to
liven the liver and cleanse the bowels,
and the incest cathartic to do this is a
1O-cent box of Cascarets. Take one
or two Cascarets tonight and your
cold may be gone by morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-12
ack Of Harmony.

Clinton Herald: The real business
of an Iowa legislature is to keep Iowa
I'D to concert pitch.-Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader.
This explains why there is SO much
disorder at Des Moines. The COVER
nor hit keynote which the legisla-
ture won't follow.
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rryino 20 Start Something.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: II Keokuk
is the gate city of Iowa, why, in the
light Of recent appointments at the
state house, should not Des Moines be
known as the door city of Iowa?-
Sioux City Journal.
And, as Keokuk is at one extremity
of the state and Sioux City at the
other, is the latter metropolis the
back yard of Iowa?
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SLIGHT SEarthouake.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PANAMA, Feb. IA slight earth
quake shock was felt throughout the
canal zone today. It caused no dam
age either to the canal or elsewhere.
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corned stone Laid.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb. II.
The corner stone Of the new $2,500-
600 county and municipal building was
to be laid today.
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Frank.

Lincoln Journal: j. Pierpont MOT
gan is honest at least; he doesn't
pretend to be friend to anybody Dut
himself.
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SOAP FOR BABY's TENDER SKIN

The regular use OF resinol soap IS
usually enough, to prevent those dis
tressing rashes and chafings to which
most babies are subject. This is 80,
first, because resinol soap is absolutely
pure and free from harsh alkali, and
second, because it contains the resinol
medication, on which so many physi-
clans rely for skin troubles.
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
Remember that everybody's bus1-
ness in the social system is to be
observation-disclosures.
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IN MEMoRIAM.
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TThe death of Mrs. Katherine Girls
we'll. occurred Wednesday afternoon,
and that afternoon the death was an
nounced exclusively in The Gate City.
Yesterday this paper received the
contribution given below for publica-
ton. The news feature Of the com,
munication had been lessened by the
publication of the previous announce
ment of her death. printed on the
date OF her death, and the press OF
other matter, caused it to be held un.
til today and it is given as a tribute
to the memory Of an esteemed woman
and respected resident OF Keokuk for
many years.l
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Mrs. CriswelI.
TCOntributed..1

| ISOuIIlDuISu.J
| Death paid another visit to Keo-
kuk home yesterday when Mrs. Kati-
crime Harmon Criswell was called 70
her reward. She had been resident
OF this city all her life, coming here
when only three months OF age, with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John ,Har-
mon, in 1S41. from Indiana. The trip
was made by boat down the Ohio and
iup the Mississippi.
| When the family arrived in Keo-
kuk, the city was composed Of four
Hog houses of the primitive style,
built near what Is now Fourth and
Johnson streets. When child, Mrs.
]. Criswell being one OF the younger
of the family, was left In the hands
of an older sister, who firing OF her
responsibility would turn her little
sister over to the care of the Indian
! squaws who lived in the heavy tim
! bered hills overlooking the Father OF
waters" Many were her recollections
of being rocked to sleep on the bosom
OF these simple children OF nature,
the American Indians.
| To her fathers home In those early
days, came the Methodist circuit rid
ers, such as Cartwright and Simpson,
(, who afterward was Bishop Simpson
4 of the NJ E. church. The first church
service ever held in Keokuk was In
her childhood home. During these
early years she embraced religion at
camp meeting held near here, AMI
joined the Methodist church. She
had lived a consistent christian life
and entered the valley OF shadow OF
| death, with the assurance that the
Lord was her shepherd" At the time
of her death she was member OF the
Methodist Protestant church OF this
city.
| She was joined in marriage June
IL, 1874, to Robt. Griswell, of this city.
! To this union was born four children,
Leona, who preceted her to the better
world in 1897 and John, George and
Sadie Criswell, who survive her, also
her husband, Robt. Criswell. one
brother, Leroy Harmon, OF this city,
/ Mrs. s. e. Hicks OF Spokane, Wash.
and Mrs. A. ]. Mefford OF Denves,
/ Coo, sisters, and several grandchH-
dren.
During her life OF seventy-four years
| snent entirely in Keokuk, she had
/ seen the onward march Of progress
| and civilization from the time of the
woodsman's ringing axe clearing OF
I forest for more room. the departing ot
| red man that the white intruder might
| have his sway; the visit OF the first
railway train, the coming of the horse
/ and electric cars. Onward and on
ward she witnessed the growing power
OF civilization to the completion OF one
of the greatest feats Of modern times.
/ the Keokuk water power. A life thar
witnessed such scenes has gone and
voice that held tales of interest mas
!been silenced forever.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-11

British submarines in the Baltic. The
latter are effective in cutting of a
considerable supply of fish and other
provisions which have been finding
their way to Germany from Sweden
The main reason, however, why the
Germans would gladly quit now il
found in the fact that the long war
will be measure Of resources and in
such test Germany cannot match
the tremendous resources of the ma
tons marshalled against her. England
is master of the seas and is drawing
on her own colonies and the econO-
mic resources of the United States az
are France and Russia. Germany's
strength was in her preparedness and
that strength is gradually being worn
down. It is estimated that three and
one-half million Germans and Aus
TRANS have already been permanently
moved from the firing line in killed,
wounded or prisoners. The allies have
suffered losses, but their losses have
been met by fresh recruits with the
exception of France, whose losses are
estimated at two million. The add.
ton of the Italians, served to fill the
gap of French losses and the British
recruits have been double the British
losses.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-11

4. Feeders profit, for feeding the
cattle en- route to slaughter.
S. Terminal profit, for taking the
train from the main line to the stock
yards.
s. Yardage profit, for switching the
cars to the unloading point.
Z. Packers profit (The beef trust
also gets a share of several other
profits.)
s. Another railroads profit, for TAX.
ing dressed meat to city where it is
sold. 5
3. Express company's profit, pack.
er's private car lines profit.
10. Drayman's profit, which in large
cities goes to the packers also.
II. salesman's profit, for selling the
meat from the packer to the retailer.
j IL. landlords profit-most retail
butcher shops pay rent.
10. Finally, the retailers own profit.