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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-08
"lncurable" Heart Disease
Soon Cured
BY the Great Specialist In Treating
Weak and Diseased Hearts, FRANK
LIN MILES, M. o., IL. 3.
Who VIII sc:,d $3.50 Special Treat
ment as Trial and New
Book Free.

To prove the remarkable curative
powers of his new and complete Spec
ial Treatments for heart disease, short
breath, pain in side, shoulder or arm,
oppression, irregular pulse, paipitation.
smothering, putting of ankles, or
dropsy, DR.. Miles will send to every
afflicted person a $3.50 Free Trial
Treatment. Bad cases soon relieved
These treatments are the result Of
35 years extensive research and re-
markable success in treating various
ailments of the heart, stomach and
nerves, which often complicate each
case: So astonishing are the results
in most cases, that he offers all sick
persons two-pound Trial Treatment
free. Do not fall to try it.
Certainly nothing could be more
generous. Few physicians have such
confidence in their treatments. All
afflicted persons should avail them
selves OF this liberal offer, as they
may never have such an opportunity
again. Delays are dangerous. No
death comes more suddenly than that
from heart disease.
Send for Remarkable Cures In Your
State.
Mrs. Sarah Thomas, Maysville, Mo-,
cured after physicians failed. Mr..
Otto H. Jacobs, Kansas City, Mo-,
1916 E. 10th ST., after 5 failed. Mr..
Up. w. Runyan, Spencer, Iowa, after 3
failed. Mrs. Louisa Beemer, Saginaw
City, Mich, 615 Miller ST., after s
failed. Mr.. H. L. Davenport, Con-
meanwhile, Pa, after failed. Mrs.
Lizzie Ewing, South Charleston, Ohio.
after failed. Mrs. Anna Chick, Hamp-
ton, ILL.,, after failed. Mrs. G. E.
Wright, Stevens Point, Wis, after 3
failed Many cured after to Is
physicians had pronounced them Gin
curable-''
Send to DR.. Franklin Miles, Dept.
HID, 921 to 931 Main ST., Elkhart,
Ind, at once for Free Book, Examina-
ton Chart, Opinion, Advice and Free
Trial Treatment. Describe your dis
ease.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-08
keokuk and Lee County viii Have
Chance to Help Save Starving
Women and Babies
Saturday.
PARKER POINTS TO NEED
America Alone Can Rescue the Little
KINGDOM Across the Water
Novelist Points Out In
Article.

Belgium relief day for Keokuk and
lee county, by order Of the mayors
committee acting under authority
from His Excellency, Governor Clarke
will be Saturday, January 49,
1t is to America that Belgium looks
for aid, and Americans have been
doing their share. The opportunity
Is now at hand for Keokuk and Lee
county to do her share. There Is
work to be done, in the name OF hum
anity. Corn or money that can be
converted into supplies is wanted.
Will you give?
Just how necessary this aid Is, Sir
Gilbert Parker. in an article captioned
America Alone Can Save" and pub
lished in the Literary Digest tells us.
1t is reproduced here:
Sir Gilbert Parker reports to Amer
lea, at the request of the American
committee for the relief OF Belgium,
upon the conditions he observed as
ject was permitted to approach He
says he knew beforehand what most
of us know who read the daily papers,
but the repetition of words results In
blunted effects. For even to one
whose trade is the manipulation OF
words, the horror of what he saw, he
declares, almost paralyzes expression.
At Maastricht he met Belgian NUM-
cipal. authorities who said they had
food only for fortnight longer. But
the food they had was not meat or
vegetables 1t was "one-third Of a
soldiers rations OF bread for each
person per day. On the day OF his
writing. December 5, Liege, which
stemmed the, tide OF invasion long
enough to save France and Paris, had
flood for only three days" These
cities hold ont their hands for bread
and salt. They do not ask for meat;
they can not get it. They have no
fires for cooking, and they do not beg
for petrol. Money is OF little use to
them. because there is no food to be
bought with money" He proceeds:
belgium under ordinary circum-
stances imports five-sixths of the food
she eats, The ordinary channels of
sale and purchase are closed. They
can not buy and sell II they would.
Representatives OF Belgian commune
ties told me at Maastricht yesterdy
that the crops wer, taken from their
fields-the wheat and potatoes-and
were sent into Germany.
There 10 No Work.
There is no work. The factories
are closed, because they have not raw
material, coal. or petrol, because they
have no markets
And yet war-taxes are falling with
hideous pressure upon people whose
hands are empty. whose workshops
are closed, whose fields arc idle,
whose cattle have been taken or COM
pu,sorily purchased without value re-
ceived.
..In Belgium itself the misery OF the
populace Is greater than the misery
Of the Belgian fugitives in other coun-
tries. such as Holland, where there
have coma since the fall of I.iege one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-08
confidence in the Democrats

ST. Paul Pioneer Press: There neei
be no hurry about closing this regu-
lar session OF congress. There still
is a balance in the national treasury
and the democrats display a willing
ness to wipe it out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-08
Flat iron starte1 Fire.

United Press Leased Wire Service
CLEVELAND, Ohio, jan Six
firemen were injured by a falling
roof when trapped en- the third floor
of the burning Richman Brothers gar
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-08
Read Herself Crazy.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Jan. s:-Constant
reading about the case of Mrs. Ida
Sniffen Walters Rogers" who poison
ed her two babies and tried to kill
herself unbalanced the mind Of Mrs.
Benjamin Lapidus, according to her
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-08

and nalf million or iuglIlVeS. y
gauge what this misery in Belgium Is,
think OF what even the fugitives suf-
fer have seen in a room without
fire, the walls damp, the floor without
covering, not even straw, a family OF
nine women and eight children, one
on an improvised bunk seriously I'LL.
Their home in Belgium was leveled
with the ground, the father killed in
battle.
Their food Is coffee and bread for
breakfast potatoes for dinner, with
salt-and in having the salt they were
lucky-bread and coffee for supper.
Insuhiciently clothed, there by the
North sea. they watched the bleak
hours pass, with nothing to do except
cling together in vain attempt to
keep warm.
Multiply this case by hundreds Of
thousands, and you will have some
hint Of the peoples sufferings.
In lighter on the river Mas at
Rotterdam. without windows, without
doors, with only an open hatchway
from which ladder descends, sever
al hundred fugitives spend their
nights and the best parts Of their days
in the iron hold, forever covered with
the floor never dry. and pervasive
moisture, leaky when rain comes.
with a perpetual smell like the smell
Of cave which never gets the light
of day. Here men, women and chill
dren were huddled together in pro-
m.scuous communion of misery, made
infinitely more pathetic and heart
rending because none complained.
"At Rosendaal, at Scheveningen,
Eysden, and Flushing, ut a dozen 9TH
er places, these CHASTITY things are re-
peated in one form Or another. Hol-
land has sheltered hundreds of thou
sands. but she could not in a moment
organize even adequate shelter, much
less comforts.
100000 Hungry Refugees. ].
In Bergen-op-zoom, where i write
these words. there have come since
the fall OF Antwerp 100000 hungry
marchers, with no resources except
what they carry with them. This
little town of $4,000 people did its
hest to meet the terrible pressure, and
its citizens went without bread them
selves to feed the refugees. How can
a small municipality suddenly deal
with so vast catastrophe? Yet
SLOWLY some sort Of order was organ
lied out of chaos, and when the gov
eminent was able, to establish refugee
camDs through the military the worst
conditions were moderated. and now.
in tents and in vans on fortunately
situated piece of land, over 5000 p2o.
pie live. so far as comforts are con-
cerned. like Kafirs in karoo or abo-
rhymes in camp in the back blocks
of Australia. The tents are crammed
with people, and life is reduced to its
barest elements. Straw, boards, and
few blankets, and dishes for rations
that constitutes the menage
Children are born in the hugger-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-08

ment manufacturing building here
early today. heated fat iron left
by a workman caused the blaze. One
hundred employees were thrown out OF
work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-08
No Need Of Denial.

No Need Of Denial.
Probably the United States has
lS,100,00O homes How many Of them
will deny themselves meal for mar
tyred Belgium? The mass OF the
American people do not need to deny
themselves anything to give to Bel
GUM. The whole standard Of living
on the American continent, in the
United States and Canada, is SO much
higher than the European standard
that if they lowered the scale by one
tenth Just for one month the Belgian
problem would be solved.
Il say to the American people that
they can not conceive what this strain
upon the populations of Europe is at
this moment, and. in the cruel grip of
winter, hundreds of thousands will
agonize till death or relief comes. In
Australia in drought times vast flocks
of sheep go travelling with shepherds
looking for food and water, and no
flock ever comes back as it went
forth. Not in f1ocks guided by shep-
herds, but lonely, hopeless units, the
Belgian people take fight, looking for
food and shelter, or remain paralyzed
by the traredy fallen upon them in
their own land
Their sufferings are majestic in
simple heroism and accomplishing en-
dnrance. So majestic in proportion
ought the relief to be- The Belgian
peopi, are wards of the world In the
circumstances the Belgian people are
special wards OF the one great coun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
Giving Young Man His Chance
BY ALBERT w. ATWOOD

Personally do not believe it. People
every branch of farming and industries in
all parts of conservative old New England
and they had no pull, either 1t is just as
easy to get out of rut and make a success
in Massachusetts as anywhere else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
Is Dandruf Permanent?
By EDWIN F. BOWERS, MD.

"W7HAT causes dandrutf, and can it
w be driven off the PREMISES"
That obstinate, irritating, and
intractable condition which causes dan
druff is due to disorder of the oil-pro-
ducing glands of the skin. This alters
the character of the secretion, and de
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24

velops either an oily or a scaly eruption.
In the oily form the condition usually
extends down the face as well, and makes
the nose, forehead, and cheeks shiny" or
grimy-looking Very frequently there is
also mild degree of inflammation in the
sweat-glands, causing intense itching.
In the "dry' variety the secretion forms
scales, which powder themselves literally
over the clothing and toilet accessories.
Caused by Germ:
MANY have claimed that dandruff is a
by-product of the activities of certain
germs While this has not been definitely
accepted by the medical profession, there
is an almost overwhelming amount of evil
dence in its favor. For the insanitarv
methods of caring for hair-brushes and
combs, practised in even the most "sani-
tary' barber or hair-dressing shops, are
undoubtedly the chief of all the causes of
dandrutf. There is little or no attempt
made to sterilize these most admirable of
all disease carriers, they being given
merely the customary wipe" before being
laid by in anticipation of the next victim
Also, for some unknown but esoteric
ever feeble attempt is made to comb the
superfluous hairs and dandruff out of Il
brush, invariably the gentle knight of the
scissors holds it carefully -bristles up and
back down-so that whatever germs and
skin debris the implement may have ac-
cumulated on the last patient may be
preserved for the next.
There should be a national law reauir-
ing BARRIERS to have on hand two sets of
brushes and combs and a jar of antiscptic
solution, so that each customer NAV have
the advantage of a steriized set of hair
dressing tools. This. ! am convinced,
would do more to stamp out dandruff
than all other measures combined
You Must Be Sure of the Variety
DANDRUFF also accompanies rum
down" condition-and is especially
prominent in tuberculosis, anemia, general
debility, and disorders of the aimentary
canal In fact, anything that lowers the
physical tone favors the development of
dandruff
But the cures the rub-and be it
noted, in passing, that it may require con-
siderable rubbing.
First, scrupulous cleanliness is essential
All crusts and scales must be removed, and
kept removed. Thorough and frequent
shampoos with tar soap, tincture of green
soap, crude oil, or some of the proprietary
preparations containing salicylc acid
cocoanut or olive oil, or white of egg, are
excellent. Massage is useful.
If the system is depleted, an appro-
pirate and judicious amount of fresh air
nutritious food, and sleep are imperative
Also possibly a tonic, as recommended by
the family physician
A thorough brushing of the hair and
scalp, morning and night, stimulates
healthy circulation of blood in the sweat
glands.
For "dry dandruff" a little pure olive
oil or refined petroleum is very eifec-
tive, if rubbed well and thoroughly into
the cuticle
For the oily variety of dandruff an as
tringent lotion of quinine, cantharides,
resorcin, and alcohol is helpful Rain
water, or distilled water, in which sulphur
has been dissolved to saturaton, applied
daily, has also given good results.
4 ,s ..,l Al AZ. l..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
One Minute with the Editor
Unheard-of Millionaires

Unheard-Of MiIIiOnaires
LIVERY once in while orooking old gentleman drops
II dead in the eeta nice old who looks if he had
had quite enough eat And when they look under his
at home they find five six million dollars Next week
fascinating article by Burton j Henck Unknown
And Shorty
ALSO, the nmabe Shorty McCabe desires announce
IA that he has been unavoidably detained this week. but
will positively be present with week to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
The Worm King
By WALT MASON

This is the first picture erer pub
lished of William Lee, mho makes
his liuing raising worms, and is
knotUn as the Worm King Be
io,o is his story, rendered into i'm
mortal verse by our o,on laureate
Of uncro,cned kings, Walt Mason.
Ar Indian Orchard, Mass
IA achusetts State, one
William Lee devised a
scheme that's great. A fire
department engine there he
drives, and on his stipend
and his worm farm-thrives.
One day he read about a
hermit chap, where North
Dakota ornaments the map,
who made a living with his
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gun and rod and from the pulled catfish trout
cod %; he kept his fshwoms fir wherein thew
thrived and always ready
When William Lee perused this artess tale, he plan
that promised lots of kae "When people unused thought
u terms they have to have good supply of Nine
in ten don't like to dig the same if worms they would ap
plaud my game"
And fifty thousand thrifty wriggers dwell upon his
and pay him well The anglers seek his place. from far
when comes the fishing season of the They buy the
This year his income from his fs-worm will reach five
hundred iron When city people seek the sylvan gades to
IN that they and they seek the farm of William
overwhelming said William toher day. he had
sent some customers "When first the me
morn. planted you would plant your corn
dropped them in without hacbreakng toll and how they
thrived that dark fertile soil! The earth ampened and rich
loan threw the which thing to d. There thew
increased repenhng the earth they breed keep the
tale OF birth Three kinds of used anglers
brown and white The lattes of date the fish it,
for isn't tough the red and bownhey good enough
Worms help the soil and make the green things grow they
loosen earth because they wrgge The the garden
Then without trouble scoop them
tive corpunt and stout Each day feed them and they like
to- eatwith good rich water has made greasy
refuse from the aow store fills them with bliss and
long for more As they approach the time when they'll grace
hooks and feed the fishes the babbng BROOKS
milk which makes them fmer and gives the color that good
anglers know If could do larger SCALE" said William
Lee, "thered be no end Of kae"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24

SUNDAY MAGAZINE for October -, 1915
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-11
PURE.BRED STOCK IS
MOST PROFITABLE
Pomona Patrons Have
Discussions
November Session Was Il Pleasant
and Profitable One

The Pomona met with Starks
Grange Tuesday in the regular No
yember session. The morning threa-
tened rain preventing some coming
from a distance. but those living near
came with zeal and good will for the
purpose of making the session live
ly one and there were no signs of
failure The Master Overseer, Asst.
Steward, Chaplain, Secretary, Gate
Keeper, Pomona, Ceres, Flora and
Lady Assistant Steward were the Of
ficers present
After the routine of business came
the address of welcome by A. ID.
Brown. Master of Starks Grange and
the acknowledgement by Mrs. f. A.
Dinsmore. one of the lady officers.
Topic for discussion Resolved that
pure bred stock is the most profitable.
Speakers. Elmer Nichols. o. NJ. Hill
ton, A S. Burke. :. F. Emerson. ". B..
Whipple J. H. Savage, Mrs. W. b.
Nhipple II. l.. icald +. a. Dinsmore.
g f. Savage and C. ". Green. All
the speakers were in favor OF the
pure bred side of the question and
also the fact that the best that can
possibly be produced is the most pro-
titablo other features OF the after
noon were a select reading by stella
Brown, "A song BY Lenna Luce and
stories by \ : Burke
The second topic is life worth the
living was considered by : E En-
erson. \ : Burke. Ina Greatuu and
Lizzie Watson followed Wi,h music
b, The choir and recita,ions by \ $
Burke and e " Green The next
meeting Nili b. with Au.on Grange
Dec -
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-11
EXCITING WEEK END FOR
K|NGSBURY MAN
Police of Three STATES Are Said TO be
Concerned in Arrest on Larceny
Charge

BOSTON, Nov. Events moved
rapidly in the week end experiences
of George Anderson of kingsbury.
According TO the reports received An
dersOn was arrested in Rhode Island,
on Sunday he appeared in Pemberton
Square and today will present an ap-
pearance in court in Guiford, Me. to
answer to the charge of larceny of a
check book and purse. In addition
to this it was claimed by the police
that he had scattered checks from
Bangor to Providence
Anderson is understood to have
been arrested in Kingston, r. l., as
result of circular sent out by a
Guilford Sheriff. According to the
report it appears that Anderson had
been employed by w. J. Hilton and
after his sudden disappearance. Hill
ton noted the absence of his purse
and checkbook. It is further aHeE-
ed that Anderson wrote checks in
Bangor, Boston and Rhode Island
cities for amounts varying from $22
to SOS and iotalling $1966S
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-11
HANCOCK POND INVESTIGATED
Water supply Considered 10 be Ample
for Madison

MADISON, NOV 8 In accordance
with the vote taken at the last special
meeting of the Madison Village Cor
poration to instruct the Assessors to
investigate the water supply al Han
cock Pond. E. l. Perkins. V {. Will
liams, A. NJ Holden and Judge c. 0.
Small went to the pond Monday af-
ternoon. 1t was found that in places
the pond is so feet deep and the water
supply is considered ample for Madi-
son and several other towns if desir-
ed Samples of the water were
brought to this place for trial and
other samples were also sent to the
State Laboratory for analysis As
far as could be learned this sheet OF
water is admirably adapted for a
local water supply.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-11
WHO WILL Be TOWN
CLERK a.?
Simpson and Rowell are
Candidates
". Guy Pennell Has Withdrawn From
the Field. Special Town Meeting
to be Held Next Saturday

Considerable interest is being
aroused in the outcome of the special
town meeting which is to be held
Saturday afternoon at o'clock in the
Municipal Building and the election
of the Town Clerk to succeed the
late incumbent, c. NJ. Lambert. There
have been several candidates men
toned and several prominent men
have been considering the matter but
at the present time it is understood,
that there are but two contestants
for the office, Adam Simpson, Madi-
son Avenue market man and A X.
Rowell, a we'll known resident of the
community W. Guy Pennell did not
announce until yesterday that he was
not to be a candidate and his decision
caused some surprise as it looked as
though he might have much favorable
support. The gentleman elected to
the clerkship will probably also re
ceivc the appointment of tax collector.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-11
Annual Grange Fair

The annual Fair OF SkoW hegan
Grange occurs Thursday and Friday
Of next week. November il and 10.
The hall Will be open Thursday af-
tcrnoou and splendid assortment Of
articles of domestic manufacture.
fancy work and farm praiuefs viii
bc on exhibition aud for sal. Thurs
lay evening the mre. eom.ls Too
Many Husbands. viii ne -.t.n With
The following cast COLONEL Ihad-
deus Crane. Maurice Be#ef,tfs his
daughter Dorothy Mis- Violet Rob
insou. his secretary. ClaWucy Chill
ION Robert y Coip. Ar'lf Maitland
poor orphan. Raymond kIlSor#
HARRY Brown bpot t,eF.r George
Parker. his wife MI, N.s Mar
earsf Nuunz Rev OrmsHs #r,nee
Dunlap Mrs. sheffield liar moth
rr-.h=Iw sis. Marion Aaa Molli,
m#.a Nr- fsIa Nal... f.. The
#sptes.msn tat fbH 80. .a Ro-
b.rf Lyon r#duiph l..s# t 3rt,,
80. Chat.,s Walker
rtaay 4a.rfaeD .#.. ,h,,k
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-11
FORMER SKOWHEGAN COUPLE CELEBRAT-
ING 69RD MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY
An Unusual Event in the Life of Mr.. and Mrs
Webster Moore. Married in Gardiner.

1t is not often that a married couple
are privileged to live together for
sixty-three years and still be both en-
joying fair amount of health but
this is exactly what Mr.. and Mrs.
Webster Moore of Madison have done
and they are today celebrating this
Moore was the oldest daughter of
Samuel and Sarah Longley Smith of
Gardiner one of a family of eight
children, two of whom besides her
self are living. In early life she
graduated from Gardiner High school
and later learned the dressmaking
and millinery trades which in those
days were combined. and at which
she worked until after the outbreak
of the Civil War at which time she
was in business in Bingham. Mr..
Moore was born in Bingham, the son
of Luther and Hannah Baker Moore,
one of thirteen children and is the
only surviving member of his family.
He is the grandson of Major Joseph
Moore of Revolutionary fame and who
was one of the first settlers in Madi-
son. He is himself a soldier having
served in the Civil War, enlisting
from Bingham in the Goth Me Regi-
aplNr in i in
the public schools of Bingham he
learned the carpenters trade and has
worked at this and numbering all his
life and now at the age of eighty-five
still does his days work at carpenter
ing
Mr. and Mrs. Moore were married
in Gardiner, Maine Nov. Il, 1852 and
resided in that city for a number of
years. and at different times have
lived in Woburn, Mass, Skowhegan
and Caratunk. Maine, moving from
the latter place to Madison about
fourteen years ago. OF this marri-
age two daughters were born, Alice
May. deceased, wife of Fred Ellis OF
Woburn, Mass, and Maytie, wife OF
Fred Pratt of Madison. They have
.hree grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren. They are both mem
bers of the Congregational Church at
Madison and Mr.. Moore is a member
of n A. Weston Post of that town.
A picture of this worthy couple will
be found on Page 6.