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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02
TEMPER AND HEALTH.

One OF the best health command
ments a person can obey is: Keep
your temper, Especially Is THIS true
during the wearing days of the not
season.
AS a rule. when people are ADVISED
to keep their tempers, the reason
given is the beneficial effect on oth-
ers. But it is very much worth while
to consider deeply the beneficial effect
upon ones self.
1t will help the other fellow ana at
the same time it will help you more,
for it viii keep you from hurting your
health.
The Quincy Herald finds that losing
the temper has a decided effect upon
the physical condition. In many cases
II the anger caused is violent, It al
fects the heart action, the circulation,
and often the digestive organs.
II you have never considered the
wisdom OF this practice from the
health standpoint before. begin now
There are few things in the world
worth losing ones temper over; GER
tainly not the small ones which more
commonly cause the rush of blood to
the head and the flow Of angry words
to the mouth.
Just remember next time some one
aggravates you that it Is worth more
to your health to treat the matter
calmly than it is to fly of the
handle and jeopardize the health OF
your digestive organs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Aug. 2. 1915

learn Of his whereabouts. An effort
may be made by some of our people
to find him and make him come
across or bring a criminal action
against him.
Mrs. l. G. Tyler is in Nauvoo for
months visit. The lady is from Dun
lap. Iowa, and while here Is the
guest Of her daughter. Mrs. VIM
Hertel.
Our people had a strenuous time
this week trying to attend the fine
movie show and the chautauqua
every night.
A band Of gypsies passed through
Nauvoo the fore part OF the week.
consisting of six wagons drawn by
bone-yard horses, numerous children
and six women, the latter nearly All
barefooted These people were
showed out OF Fort Madison and be-
fore leaving. extracted two ten dol
lar bills out of the pocket Of bust
ness man up there. He discovered
his loss and with officers, gave chase.
When the women were halted. one OF
them slipped the bills back into the
business mans pocket and they were
found there In crumpled condition
and the outfit was ordered to move
on. They did not tarry long in Nau-
VOC, but attracted considerable at
tention while here.
The retail grocers Of Keokuk arr
going to give their family excursion
to Fl. Madison next Wednesday aft
ernoon and the -teamer will stop at
Nauvoo at 4:25 for the benefit Of the
Nauvoo people who wish to go.
Tomatoes Of the home grown va
rfety are selling In Nauvoo at three
cents per poundsor $3.50 per bushel.
In Chicago you can buy them for six
bits.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02
The Rural Carrier.

Worthin gton, Mimi, Progressive: It
is very nice to sit in an editorial senc-
-tum and dilate upon the pleasure OF a
carriers job. as he drives by the office
window, on fine summer morning,
when the roads are good, il the editor
man is up and at work early enough to
see il, and he may long to exchange
places with the man who can thus
GENE into close contact with nature,
and he may long to get away from the
eternal smell Of printers' ink and the
call for copy" and be out IN the
open where he can hear the birds
sing, but he should remember that IN
no section OF any country are the
roads always good, and. in many Sec
tions, during great part Of the year
they are very bad indeed, The carrier
has no choice, but must face all kinds
OF weather, and we have seen them
start out on their routes when a man
who IS snugly seated in his swinging
Office chair, with the comforts Of an
lartificially heated room all about him,
would not take the carriers place for
one day for the whole years salary.
Taken all the year around, IT Is har
service and deserves to be well paid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02

cock, who are moving to Quincy to
make their future home.
Miss Julia Brady of Grand Forks,
N D.. is the guest of Mrs. Anna Jack
son.
Mrs. Lloyd Bertschi and daughter
Of Omaha are visiting her sister Mrs.
r. S. Runyon.
C. L. Hartman OF Fort Madison is
visiting his father DR.. s. ]. Hartman.
Mrs. Lester LAGER and children Of
Stronghurst, and Mrs. Paul White and
baby OF Chicago are visiting their
parenta Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. McCollom.
Miss Idabelle Mcclure of Keokuk is
the guest OF Miss Grace Helfrich.
Miss Helen Woolley Of keokuk is
the guest of Miss Edith Lionberger.
Miss Sadie Prendergrast Is visiting
relatives in Streator, H.
DR.. and Mrs. Roy Rigg Of Mt. Pu.
laskf are guests OF DR.. and Mrs. John
Shu1tx.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. NJ Dickerson of
Winona. Mimi, are visiting Mrs. Dick
erson's parents Mr.. and Mrs. N. E.
Simmons.
Mrs. J. ]. WEIGH and daughter En-
meretta are visiting relatives in Chi.
cago.
Mrs. D. H. Miller entertained We'd
nesday afternoon in honor of her
daughter Mrs. Hewitt Maxwell Of
Sioux City, Iowa.
Mrs. Ethel Levitt will go to Omaha,
Neb.. the first Of the week on business.
Miss Ruth Ferris is the guest of
Miss Edna Henning in Sheffield, Ill.
Miss Martha Short Of Enid, Okla.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02
GOOD ADVICE.

In Farm and Fireside, the nation
al farm paper published at Spring
field, Ohio, an Indiana reader who
says he has small capital writes to
the question department that he is
tesitatfng between taking home
stead in western Canada and buying
some Texas school land at $3.50 to
$500 an acre, on very easy terms.
He asks for advice, and the editor
answers:
ut might be wiser to stay In In
diana than to go to either place.
There are no good homesteads left
in the United States, and lands sell
ing at from $3.50 to $500 per acre
must have something the matter with
them. All things considered. they
are probably no cheaper than In
diana land at Its selling price. II
cheap lands are not paid for in mon
ey they must be paid for in labor or
hardship if they are productive
lands. The thing to decide is. Am
willing to pay the price in hardship.
isolation, and the like?' This is a
question which every man must de-
eide"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02
EEEEcr oE RAIN IN 1857.

It is to be hoped that the heavy
rains which have been experienced 10
large portions Of Iowa this year viii
not have the results which followed a
similar rainy season in 1851. mem
Der Of the research staff of the State
Historical society of Iowa recently
found the following Renaissance con-
corning that year:
THE food, the failure Of the crops.
and the sickness in Iowa, made many
dissatisfied and anxious to leave the
country, and many OF them who could,
disposed Of their farms and left the
state. The prospects Of rapidly &C
cumulating great wealth west OF the
ROCKY mountains, and almost fan-
mine in Iowa because OF the wet sea
son had such an effect on the citizens
that the future prospects of the state
were very gloomy and unpropitious.
Business became staSnant, many
houses and farms were tenantless,
many sold their possessions at reduc-
ed prices, and 1t seemed for while
as il everybody were bound to leave
Iowa"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02
DON'T SUFFER--LAUGH
AT STOMACH MISERY
wilkinson 4 Co. Will Return the
Money II Mi-o-na Des Not Re-
Iieve Dyspepsia.

Among all the remedies In their
popular drug store, there are few that
they are willing to sell on guarantee
to refund the money ii they do not
cure.
Mona, the famous dyspepsia rem
edy has helped SO many OF their Gus
toners that Wilkinson & Co. says.
"If this remedy does not relieve you.
come back to our store and we will
return your money
Anyone who has dyspepsia, indfges-
ton, headaches, dizzy feelings or liver
troubles, should take advantage OF
this chance to be made well without
any risk of spending their money to
no purpose Mi-o-na will relieve you.
will regulate the digestion, will en-.
able you to eat what you want. II 1t
does not do all this It will not co i
you cent.
Wilkinson =. CO. have sold hundreds
of boxes OF Mona in the last few
weeks and have ye- to receive the
first complaint from any customer.
Such record is simply marvellous and
speaks volumes for the merit of the
remedy.
It is easy enough to fill column
with the symptoms affecting tho'e
who have dyspepsia, but there Is nc
need Of describing their condition
What they want Is relief and they can
ge. II In Mona. Do not suffer a day
LONGER with disordered digestion. II
Mona relieves you It costs you 90
cents box. IL It does not, you have
Wilkinson e Co.'S personal guarantee
to return your money.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02
PASTURE LAND.

PASTURE LAND.
The shadows fall. a velvet brown,
Across a stretch OF pasture land;
The trees are silent, scarce breath
OF wind is stirring. Gods own hand
Has smoothed the troubles OF the
world
Away to some far distant shore;
What though the echo OF a gun
ProclaiIns that somewhere there is
war?
The grass is short, and heavy feet
Have worn it level with the soil:
The cows have cropped the clover
blooms,
And coming from his tally toll
The farmer pauses in the shade,
And breathes, perhaps, an honest
prayer,
To thank his God for health and peace
And summer In a world so fair.
When shadows fall, velvet brown.
To tell that toll, and day, must
cease,
When all the world its trees and
grass.
Is covered with a vale Of peace
Then let our feet, that may be worn.
Pause for bit, that we may stand
Among the cows, and send prayer
To God from his own pasture land.
Margaret z. Sangster, Jr., in the
Christian Herald.
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ELECTRIC LAMPS.

Some idea Of the extensive use OF
lamps can be gained from the report
Of the 1912 census just issued.
The large extent OF the use OF In
candescent lamps is shown by the
total estimated number in 1912 Of S.
557.S19. OF this total 76,4S4, 096 were
reported by commercial and munich
pal central stations combined and g.
.O73,723 by electric light and power
departments Of electric railways. The
large proportion OF the total were re-
ported by commercial central electric
stations, which showed 69,42S,356, or
sos percent OF the aggregate for all
central electric stations. leaving T.
n55.74O or 90 percent for municipal
stations. The relative increases in
incandescent lamps reported by NUM-
cipal and commercial stations were
not widely different. 1ncandescent
lamps reported by municipal stations
gained 1863 percent from 1902 to 1907
and 74.1 percent from 1907 to 1912
The corresponding figures for com
nerciaI stations were 1875 percent in
the earlier period and S5.7 percent In
the later period Different tendencies
however. were shown in arc lamps
where municipal stations increased
e3.3 percent in 1907 as compared will
1902 and 10.7 percent in 1912 as com
pared with 1907. Commercial station!
reported an increase from 1902 II
1907 of 41.2 percent and a decrease
from 1907 to 1912 Of 1875 percent. Com
mcrcia1 central stations reported
therefore, a decreasing proportion o
the arc lamDs shown by the TIVE
Ciasses Of central stations combined
in 1902 they reported s6.S percent. il
1907 the proportion was S5.1 percent
and in 1912 it has been reduced &
SIS percent
The Middle Atlantic and East Nortl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02
CIO1HE IS.

Fannie Ward, often called the best
dressed woman on the stage, whose
wardrobe OF gorgeous gowns, price
less furs and exquisite jewels would
almost turn the brain of an ordinary
feminine, wants to play rags
part
She has 200 hats in her wardrobe
and nearly half thousand aigrets
of every color and size imaginable.
She has enough French creations for
afternoon and evening to fill eisa'
teen trunks.
And among her fabulous fur coilec-
ton is a $500 black Russian sable
coat, one of two made for the czarina
OF Russia
Her pearls are almost priceless and
her ieweled pieces for neck and arms
are a blaze OF costly diamonds and
rubies.
Yet, after displaying the exquisite
contents of her wardrobe and jewel
box, Fannie Ward theoretically ao-
nounced: I'm sick to death Of
clothes. l want to play rags part
next time. There's nothing in clothes.
They don't mean anything. They're
lifeleSs''
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county, Iowa, is here in attendance at
the camp meeting and is greeting an
cient friends with a hearty hand
shake.
Ellsworth Crane came In on the mid
night train, coming from Monmouth.
Ill, Saturday morning where he at
tended to business.
Captain ]. D. Hamilton Of Co. D,
Seventh Iowa, has been stricken with
paralysis of the left side and his con-
dition remains about the same.
Miss Sarah Duty of Pennington.
Iowa, has been q guest at the home
OF her brother Editor Duty and wife.
Twelve automobiles lined up on
Main street Saturday afternoon.
Booster business men OF the city go
ing to Keokuk to advertise and boost
the Montrose Bluff Park chautauqua
which will begin August 2 and last
five days. Music and oratory will be
among the pleasing features.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Younkin an
nounce the arrival Of bright baby
girl born July ~. 1915. Mother and
daughter doing well.
Mrs. Thomas Barnes entertained the
Westminster circle Thursday after
noon at her home. Mrs. Curtis Barnes
anu ME6. bluutWdlu oCkNCu dA CASCF
lent luncheon. The finances go toward
the Presbyterian church.
Arthur Johnson and sister Miss May
Johnson. and George Bowen. all OF
Quincy, were guests at the Bowen
home Sunday, returning by auto Sum
day evening.
John Orth who has been ailinI for
several weeks, has taken relapse.
The best medical skill has been sum-
moned.
Elder Geo. Lambert OF Rock Creek,
filed the pulpit OF the chapel at the
Latter Day Saints church.
Mrs. Thos. Sprott and Mrs Ira
Smith expect to be enroute to Musca-
tine Tuesday to take charge Of the
culinary department of the Latter Day
Saints reunion held in that city on
August 8, which will be In session ten
days.
Rev. Beacham and his Boy Scouts
are planning an ice cream social
in the near future on the lawn at the
Presbyterian manse.
Measles are prevalent at this place
in a mild form.
Mrs. Emma Holmes and her SON
Ben Holmes Of Jefferson township.
have purchased new Ford automo-
biles.
Anglers are catching many Of the
finny tribe, mostly buffalo and sunfish.
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Mrs. Lawrence Reiner of Keokuk.
was a Nauvoo visitor during the
week.
Miss Marie Boquet of Keokuk Wis
tied relatives. the guest of Mrs. NJ
Baumert-
Mrs. Nettte Hfbbard Of Fort Madi-
son attended the chautauQua and Wis
tied among friends here last week.
Mrs. J. Frank Of Chicago and two
grandchildren. Frank and Louise
Lake of Keokuk were guests OF Miss
Emma II. Wolf and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Clement in Nauvoo for several days
during chautauqua week.
Henry Leinhard Jr. has gone to
Quincy to enter journalism and has
a position with the Quincy Whis
which he expects to hold down until
school starts at Knox college near
Galesburg. Henry has only one more
term to serve In college and after fin
ishing may take up journalism as his
LIES work.
1t is said that the Keokuk travelling
men would like to enter Nauvoo
some Friday afternoon and chase the
globe around our ball yard with a
nine composed OF Nauyoo business
men, and all money received from
that source to be turned into the
Nauvoo ladies Civic league treasury.
This is a commendable way of doing
things and we bid these gentlemen
welcome.
VIM. Reimbold Jr., Of Keokuk was
a Nauyoo business visitor last We'd
nesday. taking orders for his popular
smokers.
A Nauvoo resident recently slipped
by the light or rather dark OF the
moon, for parts unknown and sever
al Nauvoo creditors would like to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-02
MoNTRosE..

One OF the seasons most brilliant
receptions was given last Sunday at
the residence CT Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Lamb in honor of the John Styles re-
union. The home was profuse with
flowers, roses and ferns. The entire
family was present, making In all
nineteen, with the grandchildren. The
color scheme OF the dining room was
red and white carnations. The menu
consisted of spring chicken, slaw,
whipped potatoes, hot rolls, olives, to-
matoes, cheese straws, white bread
and butter, fresh peaches, lemon pie.
chocolate cake, tea and coffee, sher-
bert and assorted cake. Those from
out OF town were: Mrs. Lille Skyles
Morrison. Pittsburgh. Penn; Mord
Styles and family OF La Junta, Colo,
who motored here in a Ford touring
car, making a distance of 1000 miles;
Ben Skyles and family of FIT. Madison;
Mrs Frank Curtis. Mrs. Robert Lamb
of Montrose; Harry Skyles of Sher-
rand. Ill. Many thanks were given
the genial host and hostess who
spared no pains in entertaining their
guests. All departed feeling there was
something more than the ordinary
good will expressed for their aged
1atner. Inc family were STOupe0 luz
q picture at Ft. Madison.
Master Milton Bowen was quite sick
for several days last week.
Mrs. F. ]. Horn has returned from
Mason City where she was a guest Of
her sister Mrs. Leila Grace Lewis.
]. P. johnson, one OF the local deal
ers, says his trade has picked up
fifty percent since the announcement
OF the chautauQua and camp meeting.
The initial meeting held by the Tri-
state Holiness camp meeting at the
city park Friday evening was conduct
ed by Evangelist Dobson under the
new tent which was dedicated that
evening. The theme Of his address
was Weakness" Brethren, II a man
be overtaken in fault, re which is
spiritual restore such an one in the
spirit of meekness" The duet
by the evangelist and his wife found
a responsive chord in the heart Of their
hearers. The meetings will continue
ten days, with able divines each even
ing. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
Quite few are removing their
fences which make the city look quite
metropolitan.
Mrs. Eliza Watts Of Croton, Lee
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CARTHAGE, ILL.
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A large crowd was in Carthage Sat
urday to witness the exercises and
unwilling vof the sundial which the
Civic league had placed in the court
yard. The sundial was presented to
Hancock county by the family Of the
late Judge Emunds through the Civic
league.
The league made . gala day Of the
occasion by inviting the ladies OF the
Hamilton Civic league and having a
picnic luncheon at the home Of Mrs.
J. e. Horney. At the luncheon Miss
Gordon of Hamilton spoke on equal
suffrage. The unveiling ceremony &C.
CURED at $500 o'clock in the court
yard, with the following program:
Invocation-Rev. ]. NJ. Jones.
Presentation OF the sundial to the
county-Miss Mary Davidson, presi-
dent Civic league.
Acceptance-A. 8. Williams, mem
Der OF the board of supervisors.
Unveiling-virginia Cherrill and
Grace Miller, great-grandchildren of
Judge Edmunds
Address-Judge c. J. Scofield.
America, led with cornet by Her
man Hilfried.
Mrs. Will Davidson and children Of
Burlington are guests of Mrs. s. C..
Da wilson this week.
Miss Nellie Culkin who has been
visiting friends in Washington, d. c.,
returned home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fulton OF Enid.
Okla, are visiting Mrs. Fulton's par
enfs Mr.. and Mrs. John Garard.
Miss Helen Mckee Of Summitville,
Iowa, is visiting her aunt Mrs. Harry
Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Helfrich are IN
Chicago on business this week.
The Thursday evening card club
gave picnic at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. G.. K Fleming Thurgday evening
In honor OF Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Bah
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Driving Our Own Flag Out.

Leslies Weekly: 1t Is one thing for
nation to have it's flag driven from
the seas by the fortunes of war. 1t
is another thing for country to
heap this i'll fortune on its own head
by it's own legislation. Such misfor-
tune the United States has brought
upon its shipping interests in the Pa
ciflc by the passage of the La Fol
lette seaman's bill. The Robert Dol
lar Steamship company have already
announced that they will be COM
PEELED to retire from business when
the law becomes operative in Novem-
Der next.
At present most sailors in the Pa
cific service are Japanees or Chinese.
The language provision OF the sea
mans bill, which would compel the
employment OF at least Is per cent of
Americans, would, in the case Of the
Pacific Mail, mean an additional ex-
penditure OF over 100000 year for
wages alone This and other features
OF the act make it impossible for an
American line Of ships to compete In
the Pacific with the subsidized Jap
anese lines. Intended by its support
ers to help American labor. it will
drive both American ships and
American labor from the Pacific.
A remarkable feature OF the meas
ure is its attempt to regulate the
wages and contract of sailors upon
foreign ships. Irrespective Of what
his contract may be 1t would give to
a foreign sailor in an American port
the right to claim half his wages on
the spot.
But will Japan or any other coun-
try acknowledge the right Of the
United States to interfere with the
contracts of their ship owners? Spain.
Italy, Austria-Hungary, the Neither
lands and Great Britain have already
registered their objections to the
seamans' act. Iwenty-one OF the
principal countries OF the world nave
been informed by the United States
that II tends to terminate provisions
of existing treaties which conflict
with the act II this is not agreed
to, it will mean the termination in
toto Of these treaties, some OF them
Of many years standing, covering all
the business and diplomatic relations
between this and other countrfea-
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Central states reported 63.2 percent
OF the arc lamps and 53.2 percent OF
the incandescent lamps. or the totai
of 76,507,142 'incandescent and other
varieties" Of lamps few states re-
ported large individual totals. New
York was first with a total of 12,ss4,-
Gil, or 1853 percent OF the entire
amount; Illinois had 1859, or 20
percent; California, 6,T93,2O0. or SS
percent; Pennsylvania, 6,251 500. or
So percent. and Massachusetts, 1851,
246, or 81 percent.
For municipal and commercial cleo
trio central stations combined there
was an average of ninety-seven arc
lamps per station in 1912 as compared
with us in 1907 and LOT in 1902 The
average number OF incandescent
lamps per station was 1858 lin 1872,
s,792 lin 1907 and 5.o26 in 1902
The schedule for 1912 census con-
tanned for the first time since the
census OF the electrical industry start
ed an inquiry as to the number OF arc
and incandescent lamps used for
street lighting Out OF the total OF
sos, 1895 arc lamps reported by CONNER
ciaI and municipal central electric
stations, 34S,643, or SO percent, were
for street lighting OF the total num-
Der of arc lamps used for street light
ing, 75-S percent were reported by
commercial stations and 24.2 percent
by municipal stations Out OF the
total of 76,4s4,096 fncandescent lamps
reported by both classes of central
electric stations, 681,379, or 0.9 per-
cent, were street lamps. OF the total
number of incandescent street lamps
74,04S, or SIS percent, We're reported
by CONNIE al stations, and 201, 331,
or 3o.4 percent. by municipal stations.
OF the total mum Der of incandescent
lamps used for street lighting Cali
iornia had 1892, or Ill percent;
Massachusetts,, 67,372, or SO percent;
New York, 62,70s, Or SO percent, and
Illinois, 41,065, or percent.
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which can be made worth $10O,0oS.-
$50 in increased property value. Bur.
falo spends annually about sIo.ooo
for planting and conservation OF
shade trees along its public streets.
Almost half OF the land area OF New
York state is better suited. 1t is saio'
to the growing timber than TO asIl.
culture. Agriculture alone can not
solve the land problems OF the state.
Forestry and agriculture are co-ofoi'
nate, and together will bring ABOUT
the most effective utilization OF tne
soils of the state and of the country.