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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
Hall Seventh and Main streets
Keokuk lodge No. Is. meets regrl
larry Monday evening 1t 1880 O'Clock
A. F. LinQuist. N. G.: F. o. Wright
recording secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28
PYTHIAN sIsTERs.

keokuk Temple No. 256 Pythiain
Sisters meet every second and fourth
Friday Of the month at s O'Clock az
Il. p. hall. Mrs. Ida Mass, NJ. p. VI
Miss Anna King, M. Of r. and c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28
K. OF p.

X. OF p.
Morning Star lodge No 5, meets
at Fifth and Blondeau, X. Of P. build
ing, Tuesday at 1880. r. S. Ulrich,
chancellor commander; J. A. Burgess
X. OF r. and 8. Visiting Knights fra
ternally invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28
those Indiana folks feel oppressed D.
the high cost OF living.
A Radiea, Idea.

A Radical Idea. Aaa
New York Evening Post: ONO ~. ~.
suddenly become the home OF ~.
most radical idea in the country. o ~
of its universities is sounding INV
slogan, Scholarship first"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28
All Hope Abandoned.

WASHINGTON. March 81 The
navy department tonight awaited Adj
miral Moore's complete report from
Honolulu on the submarine F-4 disas-
ter. 1t was not expected until the
boat was raised and all facts ascer.
tanned.
Hope that any remained alive on
board was abandoned Experts believ-
ed the submarine filled and drowned
all instantly or that al explosion kill
ed them Until full details are avail
able, officers declined to express a
definite opinion concerning the acct
dent.
The commonest opinion seemed to
be. however, that the F-4 struck a
coral spike. ripping hole through
which it filled instantly.
The suggestion was also made that
the sunken object the rescue ships
have made fast to and towed in shore
is not the submarine. but souv, dera-
lict or other sea-bottom obstruction
they accidentally encountered while
graphing for the lost craft.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28

Hardin lodge, No. 20, holds its rega.
lar monthly meeting the second Mon
day evening of each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28
B. p. o. ELKs.

d. r. q. ELKS.
Keokuk lodge No. JOG. meets first
and third Thursday nights at Elks'
hall, Sixth and Blondeau streets.
Club rooms open daily. Visiting breth.
rem cordially invited. DR.. j. B. How'd.
e. r.; Leroy J. Wolf. secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28
Not Surprising.

Omaha Bee: With votes se1,;n :.
doiiar as the regular price, and mot
as marked down bargains, no wonder
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Raindrops.

Drops Of rain vary in their size per-
haps from a twenty-ifth to a quarter
Of an inch in diameter. In parting
from the clouds they precipitate their
descent till the increasing resistance
opposed by the air becomes equal to
their weight, when they continue to
Call with uniform velocity. This We
locity is therefore in certain ratio
to the diameter Of the drops: hence
thunder and other showers in which
the drops are large pour down faster
than driZzling rain. A drop Of the
twenty-fifth part of an inch in falling
through the air would, when it had ar
rived at its uniform velocity, acquire a
celebrity Of only eleven and half feet
per second, while one Of a quarter of
IN inch would have velocity Of thir-
ty-three and a half feet.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
EAGLE R0UTS TWO MEN
AFTER FIERCE BATTLE
Swoops on Them In Swamp and Drives
Them Of Wounded.

An eagle with a tremendous spread
of wings viciouSly attacked William
and John Simpson, brothers, of Parsip
pany, y. j., while they were seeking
muskrats in the Great Peace meadows
near Fairfield. Both young men were
severely cut and bruised about thei.
heads, faces and hands.
The brothers had caught seven musk,
rats when they saw a large eagle cir
cling above them. Suddenly the eagle
shot straight down through the fifty
feet Of space and tried to sink ne
talons into William Simpsons head
The blow knocked him down.
Swooping off quarter of a mile, the
eagle rose to height of a hundred
feet and circled back. again shooting
down upon the young men. This time
John Simpsons head was torn by her
talOns. AS she circled again for an
other attack the brothers threw their
muskrats high into the air, believing it
was these she wanted. But they were
mistaken. Apparently the bird wish
ed to drive them away from the To-
cality of her nest, concealed in the
swamp.
Again and again she struck at the
young men, each time trying to use her
beak, her talonS and her wings. They
struck at her with the sticks with
which they had been killing muskrat.
but only loosened few feathers. They
were knocked down several times and
their clothes torn.
Realizing that they could not drive
off the bird, the two brothers ran from
the swamp, but the eagle continued
the attack until they reached the main
road from MorriStown. When they
were far from the swamp the eagle
ceased her attack and flew away.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
LincoIn's Funeral Coach.

The first Pullman sleeping car, con-
structed in 1864 in the shops Of the
Alton and Chicago and called the Pho
neer, served as the funeral coach for
President Lincoln. It's cost was S1S,-
600. which was regarded in those days
as most extravagant. and as it was
higher and wider than the ordinary
cars and the clearances of station plat
forms and bridges when it was decid-
ed that it should be the funeral coach
of the president many changes were
involved. Gangs Of men were set work
ing night and day to cut wider clear
ances all the way from Washington
Coy way of New York and Albany TO
Springfield, In.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Trapping Baboons.

Hagenbeck in his book says that bah
oons are caught in traps made much
like the huts Of savages. Food is put
into the huts, and once the baboons 80
inside a trapdoor closes behind them.
Outside balloons make a great to do
and urge the prisoners to escape.
When the trappers come the captured
balloons are terror stricken and try to
force their heads through the walls
Of the huts. One baboon was caught
three times In the same trap. and sew
eral when turned loose got back into
the same trap a second time. When
the balloons are carried away all their
comrades thereabout climb into trees
and scream out to the prisoners, who
answer in sad. mournful voices. On
one occasion some big Arabian balloons
were trapped, when 1900 or 5000 bab-
oons hurled themselves upon the trap
pers, who had hard work to save them
selves with firearms and clubs. As the
trappers were forced back the victori-
Gus baboons tore up the trap and turn.
ed loose the captured baboOns.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
WAR BABE FOR ADOPTION.
German Mother Unable to Get Word
of Her Soldier Husband.

Mrs. Carl Muller of Yaphank has in
serted an advertisement in several
Long Island papers offering for adop
ton a newborn war babe, whose moth
er, German woman. is stopping at
Mrs. Nuller's home.
The baby's mother. who doesn't
want her name known save TO the cou
pie who, she hopes. VIII adopt her lit
tie daughter. does not know whether
she is a widow or not" said Mrs. Alul
ler to a reporter. The mother is a
friend Of mine who came to the United
States after her husband had been
forced to fight for Germany. She has
tried repeatedly to obtain word from
or of her husband without result. and
she has no knowledge whether he has
been killed or is still fighting She
feels that she cannot care for her little
daughter. who was born Oh Feb. %
and is little dear. and she is willing
to give full surrender to a couple who
can convince her that the baby will
have a good home and kind treatment" +"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Nicely Graded.

1t is still tradition that the people
of Manchester, England, should gibe
at Liverpool with the proverb, "a
Manchester man, a Liverpool gentle
man." but, it is said, classification is
not 50 strongly marked in Lancashire
as in the old days. When stagecoach-
es were running a guard was once ask
ed, who has tha' getten inside,
Billy" Billy consulted his list and
replied, a gentlemon fra Liverpool,
a mon fra Manchester, a chap fra
Owdham and u fellow fra Wigan.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
THE STATE OF FRANKLIN.
It Had a Short Life In What ls Now
Eastern Tennessee.

Eastern Tennessee.
In 1884 North Carolina. growing i'm
patient of the burden that her western
settlements had imposed upon her
treasury and irritated by the cOnI.
plants of the people of those sections.
passed an act conveying to the federal
government all the lands that now con-
stitute the state Of Tennessee.
The people of the country that is
now eastern Tennessee, feeling them
selves left without a government.
made haste TO organize themselves into
an Independent commonwealth, which
they called, as a tribute TO the Illus
trious philosopher, the state of Frank
lin. These people applied for admis-
sion into the Union; but, the federal
government being slow and unwilling
to act and North Carolina having re-
pealed the act of cessiOn Of her west
ern province to the Union, the state OF
Franklin came into very troubled wa
ters for some years.
Some efforts were made to persuade
the Kentuckians TO join themselves TO
the state of Franklin. u provision hav-
ing been made for such cooperation in
the constitution Of the experiment. but
they came TO nothing. The new state
gradually fell to pieces, and in 1877 its
brilliant and able governor, John Sc
vier. was put on trial for high treason.
He was released by a daring rescue
and subsequently pardoned and restor-
ed in name to the leadership, which he
never lost in the affections Of his peO-
pie In 17S7 the last legislature of the
state of Franklin held its session at
e.-Philadelphia Press.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
The Human Face.

Rosa Bonheur, the great painter of
animals, had a system of mnemonics
which was exceedingly quaint She
could trace i'll the faces of those peo-
pie who visited her a resemblance to
some sort of animal. For instance, if
some one reminded her of a certain
lady she would probably hesitate for
moment and then say, "Oh, yes. the
lady with the camel facer' or, 'Oh,
remember-she had COW facer' This
memory system was not fattering to
her friends, but it showed how satu-
rated she was with n knowledge of an
imalS and their characteristics. On ev-
cry human face she found likeness to
some animal she had studied and de-
lineated
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
A Canine Feat.

A blind man, guided by a large and
athletic dog, went down the street the
other day. Just as they turned cor
ner the blind mans dog saw dog it
knew and darted forward in a way
that threw the sightless mendicant to
the ground. He was speedily assisted
to his feet, however, by a waggish
passerby, who remarked that he had
heard some remarkable stories Of the
feats performed by dogs, but this was
the first time he had ever known one
to pull down the bIind.-EXchange
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
BLOODLESS BATTLES.
One Campaign Where a British Army
Did Not Lose a Man.

One Campaign Where q British Army
Did Not Lose Man.
The battle of Futtehpore, one of four
fights in eight days, in the midst Of a
forced march Of 12G miles to the relief
OF Lucknow, was as far as the small
British force is concerned absolutely
bIoodless, and Havelocks S classical ''or-
der of the day" puts the fact on record.
In one of he battles against Akbar
Khan In Afghanistan the result was
almost equally surprising. 1t was the
punitive expedition of 1912 after the
massacre at Kabul and the horrible re-
treat from which only Dr. Brydon es-
capped This battle made up some
what for the frightful disaster, for the
victory could not have been more COM
plete.
The Afghans were driven headlong
into the river, and camp, baggage, ar
tllery, horses, standards and arms Of
every kind were captured, together
with abundant ammunition and provi-
sions, while Akbar fed. Yet the Brit
ish only had ten killed.
Probably the only bloodless cam
paign ever undertaken by the British
was the Abyssinian expedition against
King Theodore led by Lord Napier Of
Magdala. 1t was this bloodlesS war
which gave him his title.
Although the British army consisted
of 10000 men and although they were
met by the enemy, who put up brave
fight, and although they stormed Mag
dala, situated on cliffs SO steep that it
was said a cat could not climb them,
yet not a life was lost on the British
side
If the last Ashanti expedition against
King Prempeh could be dignified by
the name Of campaign then it must
be added to the list of bloodless wars.
Certainly it cost the life Of Prince
Henry oS Battenberg. the husband Of
Queen Victoria's youngest daughter
and the father Of the queen Of Spain,
but of other casualties there were none.
London Stray Stories.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Penvs on a Coal Famine.

There was coal famine in England
in 1866. England was at the time at
war with Holland and, owing TO the
presence of the Dutch feet in English
waters, the Newcastle colliers found it
impossible to get through to London.
4 period of great privatiOn ensued.
Writing in his diary in June, 1861,
Pepys observes that the great misery
the city and kingdom is ike TO suffer
for want of Goals is very visible and. it
is feared, viii breed muUny." Later
in the month comes the following en-
try: ''Such is the want already of Goals,
and the despair Of having any supply
that they are come this day TO 70 los.
chaldron"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
The Loqic of 1t.

The Yale freshman year was proving
too expensive to father, so father decid-
ed to have heart to heart talk with
Johnny, home for the week end.
''Now, son." said he gravely, but az
fectionately, your mother and l are
spending just as little as we possibly
can. | get up in the morning at G:3Q.
and work until after ). But. son. the
money just won't go round at the rate
that your expenses are running. Now,
I ask you, as one man to another. what
do you think we had better do?"
For a moment Johnny's head was
buried in thought, and then he replied
well, father. don't see any way out
but for you to work nights. New
York Post.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
NapoIeon's Confidence.

Just before his marriage Napoleon re-
ceived the appointment of commander
In chief of the army Of Italy. He
was then twenty-six. You are rather
young" said one Of the directors, Ito
assume responsibility so weighty and
TO take command over veteran gen.
erals"
"In one year." Napoleon replied, 81
shall be old or dead"
I'VE can place you in command Of
men only" said Carnot, for the troops
are in need of everything, and we
can furnish you with no money to
provide supplies"
Give me only men enough" Napo-
leon answered, "and l ask for nothing
more; l viii be answerable for the
result."-"Table Talk and Opinions Of
Napoleon Buonaparte."
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
THE WHY OF WORRY.
Those Who Live Only In the Present
Have No Fear of the Future.

Those Who Live Only In the Present
Have No Fear of the Future.
We worry because we are afraid Of
something. Worry is fear of the con-
sequences of something that has oc-
Cured or something that may happen.
A curious thing about it is that il is
never associated with the immediate
present. 1t is generally in the future.
though sometimes III the past.
Animals and babies who are con-
Scious Of nothing but the present can
not worry. AS all creatures, except
human beings. live only for the mo-
ment. they do not worry because they
have no recollection of what has hap
pened and can form no conception OF
what may happen.
Human beings having the capacity
20 look back or forward, mentally. are
susceptible to the fear that causes
worry, and, as most persons live more
IN the past or future than in the pres
eut, this tendency affects for worry
or not, according TO our viewpoint OF
life in other respects. Worry is mental
fear of an impending something.
Persons afflicted will be less worried
about their condition than relatives or
friends who Sympathize with them. A
person may worry III anticipation of
q sickness or operation. but when they
have the sickness or the operation is
performed, the worry disappears, and.
though they may fear they cannot
worry in the present.-BoSton Herald
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Quits.

Little Mau ie would tell "whoppers." I"
One day her aunt thought she ought to
be cured of this habit, so she spoke
seriously to the little maid, who prom
iSed TO mend her ways.
To point the moral auntie told the
tale of the shepherd boy who was al
ways calling "WOlf!' until no one
could believe him. Then one day the
wolf really came and ate up all the
sheep.
All the Sheep" interrupted Maudie.
Yes, every one of them," replied
aUntie decidedly.
Every single one?'
Auntie nodded.
Well said Maudie slowly, Il don t
believe you, and you don't believe me-.
So the~er-LOndOn Answers.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Animal Etiquette.

No one who is at all observant of
the ways of animals can have failed
to notice how gentle large dogs, like
the st. Bernard and the Great Dane,
are to their smaller canine fellows. 1t
is rare that u big dog turns upon one
Of the little fellows, no matter how
aggravating and snappy the latter may
be. Instead he invariably treats the
small dogs antics with unruffled and
dignifed tolerance. For there is a
recognized code of etiquette among
animals. if you please, quite as much
as there is among human beings. In
truth, there are not a few respects in
which the animals can give points on
politeness and good behavior to man
himself.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
How to Throw the snithaII.

A spitball is thrown just opposite to
an ordinary curve. Instead of giving
the rotary motion with the fingers, it
is given with the thumb. The thumb
is placed firmly against a seam, and
the saliva is applied to the ball be-
meath the fingers. The ball is thrown
Overhanded, and slipping easily from
beneath the moistened fingers, but
gripped firmly by the thumb against
the seam, a sharp rotary motion is Civ
en- to the ball. When properly thrown
a sharp break is secured, the direction
Of the break depending upon the angle
at which the ball is released. The ball
is controlled by the thumb.-American
Boy.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
LIES PURPOSES.

Lies purposes are the attainment
Of personal perfection and to help
In the whole life of the world. Men
are gwen their lives and the posi-
biGty of dying natural deaths only
on condition that they serve the life
Of the whole world. whereas the
suicide exploits life as long as it is
agreeable and refuses to serve the
life Of the world as soon as it be-
comes unpleasant, ignoring the
likely fact that bus service began
only at that moment when his life
became burdensome. Every work
is at first unpleasant Tolstoy.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Vegetable Chat.

ST see that some college professor has
been saying that he believes that vege-
tables can see and hear while growing
In the garden"
as that SOP
"Yes; not only that, but he believes
that ages hence they will be able to
converse with one another"
"Oh, that's oldr'
whats old?"
Vegetables conversing. I've often
heard Jack and the BeanS-talk!
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
FIGHT FOR PRINCIPLE.

His Task Seems a Hopeless One, Yet
He Sticks to the Job.
Every little while you hear somebody
say: 1T isn't the expense 1 mind. It's
the principle of the thing"
United States treasury officials have
found that the country is overrun with
persons who feel just that way. Here
is one case:
Some years ago the crew Of gov
ernment revenue cutter gave an enter
tainment Of some sort, and, according
to custom. assessed the cost Of the
affair among those aboard. Each mans
share was taken from his pay. One
young man was not In sympathy with
some feature Of the entertainment and
objected 30 having to pay his share. 1t
cost him only 80 cents, but It was the
principle OF the thing.
He began to write to the assistant
secretary OF the treasury, who had
charge Of the revenue cutter service,
and demand justice.
That was years ago and the man has
averaged about two letters week ever
since He numbers his letters. and the
Last one was numbered seven hundred
and something.
Two or three years ago he resigned
from the revenue cutter service and is
now living in New York, but he is still
after his 80 cents and the establish
ment Of a great principle.
When Charles Dewey Hilles was an
assistant secretary Of the treasury he
sent the man his personal check for 80
cents in the hope that it would end the
long correspondence, but it did not.
The man promptly sent back the check.
saying that he did not want the money
but justice, and that the 80 cents must
come from the government itself.
And so the correspondence goes on
with no sign Of ever letting up.-Cin-
c1nnati Enquirer.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Drink Plenty of Water,

A Roumanian scientist claims that
any one can live to be 100 years old.
barring accidents, if he drinks enough
water. He declares he has discovered
the amount of water in the system
and that Father Time may be check
mated by systematic water drinking
during middle age.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Buying Wives.

Wives are still obtained by purchase
in some parts of Russia. In the dis
trict of Kamyshin, on the VOlga, this
is practically the only way in which
marriages are brought about. The price
of a pretty girl from a well to do fam
lily ranges from 500 to $500.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Food For Punsters.

y don't see how Fussleigh gets any
enjoyment out of his food. He's diet
ing, you know"
Yes"
"He uses this new mathematical
masticatory' system"
Good gracious, what's that? So
many chews to the mouthful?"
mo. He eats beans by the dozen,
rice by the grain, fish by the perch
and spaghetti by the yard"
Does he seem better?
"Measurably So" = Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Reading History.

He who reads history learns to dis
tinguish what is local from what is
universal, what is transitory from
what is eternal; to discriminate be-
tween exceptions and rules, to trace
the operation of disturbing causes, to
separate the general principles which
are always true and everywhere ap-
plicable from the accidental circum-
stances with which in every commu-
nifty they are blended and with which,
in an isolated community, they are
confounded by the most philosophical
mind. Hence it is that in generalization
the writer's of modern times have far
surpassed those of ntiquity.-Macau-
Law
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-07-10
Nearly All,

First Diner trying to break the me-
notony of delay)-Do you believe tbs
all things come to him who waitGa
Second Diner-I'm working on that the
ory anyhow. Some time ago I ordered
q plate of hash.-Richmond Times-Dts-
patch.