davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-19
break of the foot and mouth disease
In West Point township, Stephenson
county. They will be destroyed
AUSTRIA
Continued from page ~

strategic retreat" was put into effect.
On the other hand Martin Donohue,
the correspondent of the Daily chron-
icIe teIegraphing from Marmornitza
on the Roumanian frontier claims the
Russians have beaten off an attack by
the combined Austro-German army
and have successfully held czerno-
witt, the eukowina capital. He de-
cIares that region 10 now clear of the
enemy,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-19
Letter to
Cr. Kilmef & Co.,
Bipehamton. N. Y.

Prove What swannp-Root viii do for
You
Send ten cents to DR.. kilmer & Co..
Ringhamton, n. Y, for sample size
bottle 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information. telling about the kidneys
and bladder When writing, be sure
and mention the Keokuk Daily Gate
City. Regular fifty-cent and one-dol-
lar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-19
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Wheat was
very irregular today. The opening.
following news that Russia was to
seize all stored grains throughout the
country and scramble to buy, was
up from 3A to 2h over yesterdays
close. Falling of in demand and lack
of confirmation Of the news from Rus
STA. soon caused recession which at
one time sent whea. as low as $1.63h
and $1.34A or from 1A to ~ below
opening prices.
Corn showed the same irregularity
as wheat. It was well UP over yester-
days close at the opening. but soon
started downward until at one time
prices were at 7S34c and 79Ac.
Oats showed little activity, prices
tending downward after the opening
had given false signs of strength
Provisions were higher at the start
and continued so.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-19
Another Outbreak.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
FREEPORT, H., Feb. 19.-Four
hundred and fifty head Of cattle and
over three hundred hogs were today
condemned by federal and state In
epectors as a result OF a fresh out
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-19
PRAISE FOR TROOPS.

sE4s fnNiSE TOn lnOOSS.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-That the fight
ing along the entirs front held by the
British. armies in France Is very Sc
we're and that neither side seems able
az yet to retain advantages gained,
was admitted in another report from
General French, made public today. It
reviewed the operations up to yester-
day and paid high tribute to the gal
lantry Of his troops, who are under
constant fire.
Once the British commander In
chief. praised the British airmen who
have covered themselves with glory
at all times since they went Into the
field.
"The enemy has displayed consider
able activity" the report says, "in the
region southeast Of Ypres during the
last few days. The fighting along this
part Of the line has been very severe.
AT certain points the Germans
succeeded In occupying some Of our
trenches, but our men drove them GU,
by series Of determined counter at
tacks. At one point sixty dead Ger
mans were left on the ground, while
we took number Of prisoners and
succeeded in blowing up one Of the
enemy's trenches.
f"The saiIantry of our troops was
especially marked when it Is realized
that the entire ground over which the
operations took place was water log
ged. s"'
ION the nights Of the 18th and 18th,
an unsuccessful attack was made on
our line extending to the north Of
Ypres and along the canal. The next
night another attack was directed
against our positions near Neuve Cha
pe!e but all were easily repuIsed and
the enemy lost heavily.
"The ground gained by us In the
recent fighting has been greatly
strengthened and 10 now held by US
without difficulty.
South Of the Lys river. our guns
have dealt effectively with the enemy's
artillery whose fire has Increased
somewhat Of late.
"Our air craft corps has carried out
series Of most brilliant reconnois-
ances during the last few days and
has also especially distinguished ITSELF
by successfully engaging the enemys
aeroplanes.
zone Of our aviators recently at
tackled two German aeroplanes in suc-
cession. He drove of the first one
succsssfulIy, but was compelled to
leave the second one to our artillery
which brought the machine to the
ground although within the enemy's
lines.
"The senrai situation continues TO
be satisfactory"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-19
Kidney Kid Trouble IF D U j J,
From OVerWOrk

am blacksmith by trade and
would like to say a word to all who
have to work hard and suffer with
their kidneys. suffered for about
ten years and was treated by a
Waynesboro. Va, doctor, He said
that i had kidney trouble in its worst
form and that he had done all he
could for me. l read about Dr.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root and as l could
hardly do days work, was willing
to try anything that would do me
any good After taking Swamp-Root
few days l felt so, much better that
Il continued until felt that was
cured and Il was altogether new
man. That was eight years ago and
IL ever feel the least pain about my
kidneys, just take few doses OF
Swamp-Root and in a few days am
a well man and would say to all who
suffer with their kidneys, take DR..
Kilmer.s Swamp Root, for It has done
more for me than all the doctors,
and saved doctors bills.
/ can further say that about two
years ago my son was sick In bed
and was taking medicine from doc
tors and got worse adj the time. /
went in the night and got q fifty-cent
bottle of Swamp Root and told him
to Law aside all the doctors medi.
cines and take Swamp-Root He
took six bottles and am glad to say
that he is well today and has not had
any trouble, with his kidneys since.
My son now thinks that there is no
medicine that a doctor can give that
can compare with DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-19
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO. Feb. 19.-Wheat-No. 2
red, s1.62A @1.651s; No. 3 red, $751;
@1.64A: No. 2 hard, $1.62h@1.66;
No. hard, $161A @1.651s; No. 3
spring, $1.47s4.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. 771k@7sc; No.
8 yellow. 74@T61sc; No. yellow, 721s
@73Hc; No. 5 yellow, Tic: No. 6 yer
low. roc; No. white, 7514 @76c; No.
4 white, TAN @75Ac; No. s white,
73c; No. mixed. 76h@77c: No.
mixed. 74@76c; No. 8 mixed. 1890
73Ac; No. mixed, 71@711sc; No. 6
mixed. Toe.
oats-No. 8 white, 5s@5sAc; No.
4 white, SIX @5SAc; standard, 5SA a
$3.50.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. Wheat
No. 2 hard. $1.56@1.571k; No. 8 hard,
s1.55@1. 561s; No. red, 81 54@1.5515.
Corn-No. 2. 72k@73c; No. 8, TO
711sc; No. 4, roc; No. yellow, 73c;
No. 3 yellow, TIC; No. 4 yellow. 707s
@71c: No. 2 white, 75c; No. 3 white,
73@74c.
oats-No. 2. 5a5sc; No. 3, 53c; NO.
white, SIC; No. 8 white. 56@56Ac;
No. white, 55c.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA. ILL.,, Feb. 19.-Corn-Mar-
ket A@Ac higher. No. 5 white, 72c;
No. white, csc: No. 3 yellow. 800
74hc; No. yellow, 727sc; No. yell
low. 71k@72c.
oats-Market nc higher. No. 2
white. 5sc; No. white, 57hc; stand
ard, 57Ac.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Hog receipts
"a 900; market strong. Mixed and
butchers. ss.35n6.55: good heavy.
rugh heavy. $6.2o@6.30;
light. s6.35@6.60: pigs. $5.2566.50.
Cattle receipts 1000; market
strong. Beeves, s5.256S.50; cows
and heifers, s3.40m7.6o: Texans,
S. 90 40; calves, $7.oo@10.5o.
Sheep receipts 1900: market
steady, strong. Native. sG.40@715:
western. s6.6o0725: lambs, S7.25@
8 so: western, $7.50@S.70.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-19
Very truly yours,
G. w. HARDING,

COVIHSCOH, va.
Personally appeared before me this
Sth day of March. 1912, G. w. Hard
ing, who subscribed the above state
ment and made oath that same Is
true in substance and in fact.
Given under my hand this Sth day
of March, 1912. 3. II. PATTON,
Justice of the Peace.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-14

BY Jane Whitaker
What would you think of a doctor
who knew that the remedy he used
for an ailment was ineffective be-
cause experience had-shown him that
it failed to cure, yet who persisted in
recommending it, and not only that,
but when it failed to cure a slight
case gave an extra dose in the next
recurrence of the malady and heaY-
Ter dose in the next and finally said:
''This remedy doesn't seem to cure
this patient, so will give him enough
of it to kill him
You would rise in your anger and
insist that either he discover rem
edy that would be effective or cease
the criminal practice Of administer
ing an ineffective remedy until 1t
finally killed the patient, wouldn't
you?
And if you knew, and people wiser
than you knew, Of other remedies 1or
that aiIment that would cure it, you
would insist that those other rene
dies be used, wouldn't you?
Yet in a condition identical with
this. we each and every one Of us
sit idly by while the physicians ad-
minister the same ineffective remedy
for a maIady that endangers not only
the person suffering with it, but So
ciety at large.
Imprisonment was the remedy that
years ago was devised as a cure for
crime and Judges were given the pow
er to sentence a man to imprison-
ment to cure that criminal instinct
as the physician is given the right to
administer a remedy for bodily ills.
Imprisonment has been found in
effective in curing crime. You do not
have to 20 further than the fact that
after a man has served one sentence
he frequently is guilty of still more
serious crime the next time, and a
still more serious one the next time,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-14

twenty lille udyS III LuG equity Jtu
for larceny. It must have been a tTi-
fling Offense that got William so light
a sentence, but he was given that
sentence with the idea that impris-
Onment would cure him of stealing.
Four years later William was sem
fenced by Judge Payne to six months
in the House of Correction for lar
ceny. Again his Offense was a light
one, but the first dose of medicine
hadn't worked a cure, so the physi-
clan gave him larger dose.
Less than year later William was
again sentenced by Judge Stein to
six months in the House of COrrec-
ton for larceny. Two years later, the
treatment still ineffective, the dose
was again increased and William was
sentenced by Judge Gary to ten
months in the House Of Correction.
The malady still unchecked, in fact
increased, William was again sem
fenced this time to Joliet peniten-
tiaTy, in 1904, by Judge Gary, for lar
ceny, and Tuesday of this week Will
liam, now As, still uncured of his mall
ady, was sentenced by Judge Petit to
from 1 to 20 years in the penitentiary
for burglary.
William came into Judge Petit's
court branded a habitual criminal.
He came labeled with the statement
that the cure of Imprisonment had
been ineffective, and because Of that
William was given a sentence that
practically means the rest of his life
for him, because a man given an in
determinate sentence has his SEN
tence fixed by the board of pardons in
Joliet, and the man who hasn't mon
ey to be represented by lawyer
won't have much chance to be par
doned.
Even the last crime committed by
William, the crime which has decided
the Judge to give William the largest
dose of the ineffective medicine he
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-14

THOUGH IMPRISONMENT is SHOWN INEFFECTIVE AS CURE FOR
CRIME, THEY GO RIGHT ON USING 1T
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25
This WOMAN WAS
VERY UNHAPPY
Physically and Mentally Worn
0ut-TeIls How Nervous
and Crying Spells Were
Ended by VinoP.

Monmouth, Ill.:-'T was weak, worn
out and nervous. had no appetite and
was getting 80 thin and discouraged,
one day l Just broke down and cried
when q friend came in and asked me
what was the matter. / told of my
condition and how nothing / took seemed
to do me any good. Vinolwas suggested
I got bottle and before it was half
gone / could eat and sleep well.
continued its use and now my friends
say look ten years younger, and am
well, healthy and strong. / wish /
could induce every tired-out, WORKOUT,
nervous woman to take Vinol. "-Mrs.
HARRIET GALE, Monmouth, III.
There are many over-worked, tired
out csreworn, nervous women in this
vicinity who need the strengthening,
tissue building, and vitalizing effects Of
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron
tonic, and 30 sure are we that 1t will
build them up and make them strong
that we offer to return their money
II it fails to benefit,
Vinol 10 delicious preparation of the
extract Of cod liver oil and peptonate Of
iron and contains no oil.
l.. NJ. Wond, Druggist. Monroe City
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25
Looking Forward.

The days are growing longer now,
The sky is getting brighter, -
The sun is higher up al noon,
The afternoons are lighter
And April will come next to March,
And May will quickly follow.
And we shall see the robin, and
The bIuebird, and the swallow.
So though the SHOWS around US
now
And frosts the ice may harden,
In Just little while we'll be
Out working in the garden.
SOmerviIle Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25
ACTUAL COST OF GOOD ROAD
Various Methods Of Financing Road
Building and Retiring Debts Dis
euased by Experts on Subject.

While 1t Is frequently easy for a
county to Issue bonds and borrow
money for improving the local high
ways. the raising Of the money to re-
tire those bonds at maturity is often
not % simple. Many counties, in Dor
rowing money for bonds, figure that
the amount Of money raised repre-
Eents the total cost of the road, for
getting that the road must be main
tanned and repaired II, at the end Of
the term OF the bonds, the county is to
have anything to show for its invest
ment.
The question Of financing county
road building Is discussed fully in De-
partment OF Agriculture Bulletin No.
1856, entitled Highway Bonds" which
is written by the Office of public roads
IN collaboration with James w. Glover,
professor of mathematics and insur-
ance, University OF Michigan. In this
bulletin the authors discuss fully the
various methods of financing road
building and retiring debts for road
construction, and also deal frankly
with the actual total cost of road
during the life of the bonds. On the
total cost Of road, the authors cite
the following two examples as afford.
ing at least basis for estimating the
total minimum cost of mile of road:
Bituminous macadam: Cost of con-
struction ($10,5O0) under per cent
serial bond with interest for 20 years,
$16,012.50. Cost of annual repair and
maintenance ($600) for 20 years, $12,.
600. Total cost for 20 years, $28,012.50
Brick: Cost of construction ($1S,500)
under per cent serial bond with in,
terest for 20 years, $26, 426.79. Cost OF
annual repair and maintenance ($300)
for 20 years, $4,000. Total cost for 20
years. 1872 ,426.73.
The authors point out that the ac
tual cost of building and maintaining
specific highway can be determined
only after the character and volume
of traffic and actual wear and teal
/ have been studied for a series Of
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25

years. The figures quoted above, Of
course. will not apply to ordinary mac
adam, gravel or clay roads, but in
all these cases the interest on the
bonds must be met, and there must
be expenditures to maintain them in
condition. The poorer the drainage
and the less permanent the character
Of the road foundation, the greater
must be the percentage that repair
costs will bear to the first cost. Sim.
ilarly, the question Of whether the
actual surfacing is designed to with
stand the character Of traffic and
weather to which 1t is subjected also
has an important bearing on what 1t
will cost the county to keep the road
in such shape that when the bonds are
paid the locality still will have valu.
able property to show as a result of
its borrowing and repayment.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25

were standing near did not fire a
shot until the outlaws were some
distance away-then shot in anoth-
er direction. Many people knew
the James boys and sympathized
with them - not in their evil deeds
but in the trouble which had grad
ually led them to become outcasts.
Others who knew them feared
them. so it was a common
thing for them to appear openly on
the streets of Kansas City. be recog-
nized by acquaintance and depart
without an effort being made to
capture them Paris Mercury.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25

Il Stepped In Your Steps Ali
the Way"
A father and his tiny son
Crossed a rough street one stormy
day.
See Papa" cried the little one,
Il stepped in your steps all the
way"
All, random children hands. that
deal
Quick thrusts no coat of proof
could stayl
1t touched him with the touch of
steel
Il stepped in your steps all the
wayT
If this man shirks his manhood's
due,
And heeds what lying voices say.
It is not one who fall, but two
Il stepped in your steps all the
wayT
But they who thrust off greed and
fear,
Who love. and watch. who toll
and pray
How their hearts carol when they
hear:
Il stepped in your steps all the
wayr
! Roy Temple House.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25
Most Helpful Slana.

One Of the most helpful signs Of
the present time is the attitude of the
farmer and the business man towards
greater permanency in building and
improvements. This is seen in road
building, In the very widespread use
of concrete on the farm and In the
tendency towards fireproof buildings
In all OF the small cities. Truly there
are some places where concrete can
be used to good advantage on your
farm.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25
zaaf In uncartaIntY.

It would be hne IL the ideas could
be manufactured and stored away by
conscious effort. But after all that
might take away some OF the adven-
ture Of living. As It is You never know
when you 90 to the mental cupboard
whether you are going to dnd 1t full OF
good things or empty. At least there
10 the uncertainty to give Sest to sx-
istencO.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25

Miss Leta McClintic returned to
her home at Withers Mill, Thurs
day after a pleasant visit with rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Evan Smith and daughter
Miss Margaret, went to Quincy
Thursday where Miss Margaret un-
derwent a slight operation Of theear.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25
Ship Yards Are Booming

The most remarkable change
since the time of the Napoleonic
wars has come suddenly in the
American ship building industry.
The last day of December. 1914
closed one of the spoorest years the
American ship yards have had in
decade. Today every ship building
concern from Bath, Me-, down to
Newport News, in Virginia, is
working to its fullest capacity says
the New Republic.
One of the largest companies has
orders sufficient to keep 5000 men
employed full time for two to three
years. Contracts have been closed
for forty. eight ocean vessels, and
negotiations are pending for sixty
more. Prices have been advanced
IS per cent, although that fact is
not significant. A British company
has placed an order for the building
oftwo ships in an American yard, a
thing never heard before, and IS
likely to order two more.
Apparently the American mer-
chant marine has entered upon an
other period of expansion. The
ships ordered and those for which
marine architects are now drawing
plans embrace not only passenger
vessels for the coastwiSe trade, but
freighters for the Pacific and South
American service, big cargo car
riers for the transatlantic business
and oil tankers to 80 anywhere
and everywhere. ~"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25
@a..~R0 Dyspepsia
%.:Ss Tablets

will relieve your indigestion. Many
people in this town have used them
and we have yet to hear Of Q case where
they have failed. We know the for
mula. Sold only by us-25c boz.
L. M. Wood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25
Where Wa WaleaH

Spencer Leigh Hughes, M. p, tells
OF the following amusing experience:
He was once passing the new war Of
Zee building In Whitehall when his
companion, a Scotchman. pointing to
the emblematic devices engraved over
the door, indicated the Scotch thistle,
the English lion, and the Irish harp,
Where IL the emblem of Wales p
asked his friend. "Oh," Mr.. Hughes
replied. IT expect there u q leak in
the root"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25

G. Scott. O. NnabeI spent Sunday
with his daughters, Mrs Walter
Tate and Miss Ma, DE Set
Mrs. j. M. Garner en-, aturday
in Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25

Miss Alice fitzpatrick who has
been visiting h aunt, Mrs Green
at Palmyra ( the past two months
returned home Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-03-25
Father Cooney Talks of the James
Boys.

is Oea0. SAID 81. Joseph clergy
man yesterday. He has gone, as
other mortals must, to give an ac-
count of all his actions. whether
good or evil"
The churchman, whose years of
residence in Missouri have made
him familiar with every phase of
h. history of the state, spoke in
kindly reminiscent tone. 1t was
plain to his hearers that he had no
liking for the wild deeds of the
noted outlaw. 1t was likewise evil
dent that the dead would not be re-
viled. But the speakers next words
were a surprise, even to those who
had noted his gentle reference to
the bandit.
AS few will say good word for
the James brothers, both now dead,
| wish TO tell you of an incident
which l clearly recall" the minister
said
Il once met Jesse James, brother
of Frank and | shall never forget
some advice | heard hsm give on
that occasion to a young mana
relative of his. That relative at
tended the same school in which
was student at the time-not far
from St. Joseph. in Kansas. Here
is what he said, as nearly word for
word as l Can give it:
You have now" he said. the
one chance of your life, Make
good use of it. Try hard to get the
knowledge of it. Try hard to get
the knowledge which will fit you to
earn a good living. here and hereaf-
ter. Be honest with all men in all
business; be honorable and truthful
You are now where you will be
taught religion. Don't neglect 1t.
This world is not everthing-never
forget that. You have a chance to
prepare for the next as we'll as for
this world"
Il did not know, continued the
clergyman. that it was Jesse. James
speaking. However, a little later I
saw him in Kansas City with his
brother, Frank. | spoke to Jesse,
calling him by the meme l had sup
posed was his, Jim Howard. He
then introduced me to Frank, who
told me their real names and ex-
planned to me why they lived as
they did.
Outlaws they were-not by their
own choice, but by force of circum-
stances not in their power to change.
1t was a heartrending story-per-
haps not known to many in this
age.
The St. Joseph man stopped to
explain that he must not be thought
as approving of the acts of tho ban
dts. He believed they were not
defendants of their own careers. he
said, for in private they were kindly
affectionate. generous and honest.
The truth about anyone is bad
enough" the minister added. The
James brothers did enough, but not
half the things charged against
them. l see the Gazette story says
J detectives visited their home and
threw a bomb which blew off Mrs.
! Samuels' hand and killed a 7-year-
, old brother of Jesse and Frank.
!: That did not look like the acts of
! detectives, did it? There really
was not a detective in the crowd.
1t was composed of robbers and
( scoundrels of the worst type to be
. found then in Kansas City, and
! they merely wanted to get the re-
. ward offered for the James brothers
2 dead or alive.
ITO chou, x,o,, that thoy xyaro