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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14
MuRic Club Last MIGHT.

Music Club Last Night.
The regular meeting Of the Monday
Music club was held last night. The
individual performers on the program
for this meeting merited the applause
given them, and 1t was felt that thi!
program was one of the most enjoy
able club programs. Following is the
program:
Piano
Kamannoi Ostrow descriptive
Of Russian village on Sun
| day morning) .'........ Rubinst eir
Mrs. John Rankin Irwin.
Voice
Were My Song With Wings
Provided ......... Reginaldo Hahn
A Memory ...... Mary Rosalind Park
Not as Other Lassies Are .Hugho Wolf
Miss Greta John.
i0CACILO SAoPAh
Miss Irene Rollosson.
Violin
Spinnlied ........... Alban Forster
Miss Marie Moseley.
Jewel Cycle ...... Won Ann Carse
The Pearl
The Sapphire
The Opal
The Amber and Amethyst
Mr.. James Young
Rhapsodie in G. Minor .... Brahms
Barcarolle in A Minor 80. Rubinstein
Miss Mildred Joy.
Sponsors-Mrs. Henry Schouten,
Mrs. William MACEDONIAN.
Club hostesses-Mrs. E. B. New.
comb, Mrs. William C. Howell.
House committee-Miss Katherine
Philips, Miss Mamie Young.
Winter Picnic Tonight.
This evening in the church parlors
Of the First Christian church, the
members and friends Of the M1zpah
Christian Endeavor society are con-
templating an enjoyable evening. The
society will give summer picnic"
which sounds very interesting at this
time Of the year. Straw hats and
summer frocks will be the predominant
ing apparel. The entertainment Is
given for the benefit of those who at
tend the society meetings and are not
thoroughly acquainted with everyone.
Everyone is expected to know every
one else before leaving. A large num-
Der of friends and members are ex-
pected to be present For the last few
weeks the society has been engaged
in a friendly contest with view to In
creasing the attendance and interest
of the society. During this time. the
membership has been more than
doubled. The contest will close next
Sunday and each side Is working
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

FOR RENT-Six room cottage, $1,000
per month, 1900 Orleans avenue. In.
quire TIC Main street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

FOR RENTING. 900 Leighton Ave
eight room modern house. $500 pei
month John Tumelty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14
Community Celebrations.

Bloomfield is making elaborate
preparations for community Christ
mas celebration. The suggestion for
it came from the women Of the TWEEN
tieth Century club and Mrs. Wray,
who is Mrs. H. H. Trimble's daugh-
ter, is chairman of the committee
which interviewed the mayor and
planned the celebration. They are to
have a big tree, Christmas carols by
the children and booths from which
bags of candy without number will
be given to all little folks. Des
Moines is to have its first community
tree this year. Winfield Is planning
community tree and celebration to
which they have invited the country
people for miles around.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14
FOS SALE.

FOR SALE-Four good used upright
pianos; good makes. fine condition;
priced at $115. $3.50, 1852 and $172;
easy payments. Duncan-Schell Furn
Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14
FOR EMIT.

FOR RENT-Modern seven room
house, extra store room. with cleo
trio lights. gas, furnace, gas stove
furnished Phone B-14S2.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

FOR RENT-Six room cottage, 61S
North Thirteenth. Enquire ZIG Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

WANTED-To buy violin. Call S02
North 18th street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

WANTED-Housewo or washings
or any kind general work. Call at
422 North Eighteenth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

FOR RENT-New room cottage on
California avenue. West Keokuk. J.
A. Pollard, ~ South Sixth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14
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WANTED.

WANTED-25 button cutters: can
use some not experienced men.
Hawkeye Pearl Button Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14
c. w. B. M. Auxiliary.

The G. w. B. M. auxiliary was en-.
tertained this afternoon by Mrs. H.
H. Stafford who was assisted by Mes
danes Uhler, Kingman and Shores
and Miss Uhler. Those who had part
on the program were Mesdames H. s..
Charles, Harry Talley, W. M. Baker,
]. o. Boyd and w. A. Rayburn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished
rooms in modern home. Close in, on
car line. Phone Black 1893.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14
Standard Bearers Meeting.

Misses Esther and Ethel Nelson en-
tertained the Standard Bearers last
night at Christmas party. Green
and red were used in decoration and
the spirit of Christmas pervaded all
the evenings entertainment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

st. Joseph's Auxiliary.
st. Joseph's auxiliary will meet to-
morrow afternoon at the hospital
with Mrs. r. M. Lapsley and Mrs. H.
A. Gray as hostesses.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

Mrs. w. N. Sage Hostess.
Mrs. w. N. Sage was hostess to
the Woman's Whist league today at
its regular fortnightly meeting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-14

Former Keokuk Girl to Wed.
The Portland Oregonian in its issue
of December 6, contained the follow.
ing announcement which will be OF in
terest here, since Miss Johnston was
a former resident. and will be re-
membered by many:
The marriage Of Miss Nellie John
ston and Paul Harrington has been
set for December 20. and that Of Miss
Dorothy Walton and David X. Brace
for December %. Miss Johnston
and Miss Walton, with their mothers
Mrs. w. l.. Johnston and Mrs. M
Walton. were complimented guests al
an elaborate luncheon given on Satur
day by Mrs. Clinton Mike and her
daughter. Miss Vivian Mike. at theiy
home. The table and rooms were at
tractively adorned with white chrysan
themums and ferns Covers were
placed for Miss Walton. Mrs. Walton
Miss Johnston, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. 7
j.. Powlby, Mrs. w. B. Scott, Mrs. ]
II Winstan'ev. Miss Katherine pow'
by. Miss Margaret Scott, Miss Emily
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
Wonders of Naval ounnery.

The fire of naval gun is directed from the fire control station. small box on the masts. Here is the range finder, a large telescope pointed at right angles to it's object. This tele- scope consists of series of mirrors Of various sizes and curves, which catch the ships all around and fix them be- fore the eyes of the officer, who can set his lenses so that he can gauge the cor rect angle by a small calculation and can reckon almost the exact. space sep arating him from his opponent. The information is telephoned to the gun ner, who directs the telescopic sight at tached to his gun on the desired object. This sight magnif1es the size of the op ponent and brings its characteristics close to the eye. In the meantime the expert officers in the fire control watch the fall of the shot. Should it miss delicate instruments tell how far the shell was off the target. The correc- tion is made, and the second shot, if not on the spot, comes unpleasantly near.-Pearson's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
EgiiahIS Altar


 Obadiah hid lone hundred of the Lords prophets in a cave.'' On the west end of Carmel, below the monas- tery, is a large cavern. partly artificial. where, to increase its sanctity, the holy family are said to have reposed on their return from Egypt. The ''Place of Sacrifice is some eight miles in land along the crest of the mountain . overlooking the Kishon, the whole plain of Esdraelon, JezreeI and the mountains of Galilee Many churches and nationalities, not to mention in dividuals, have searched the slopes of Carmel for the exact spot where Elijah repaired the altar of the Lord" se- lecting twelve stones from the ruins of the. neglected altar. At the urgent request of an English lady who thought of purchasing the site I once made careful study of the location suggested. While we may never know the exact spot there is a lovely little plateau not far from the summit which would fulfill every necessity of the mar rative and provide a matchless natural theater for this matchless event in his tory.-Christian Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
saa rnIl M Sailors

Intercourse between Russia and Eng
 land began in the middle of the six teenth century by the White sea. It was a hazardous and costly voyage
 The crews of two of the three ships with which Richard Chancellor made his first "trip in 1853 were frozen to ideath,s Sir Hugh Willoughby among them On his second venture, in 1856 Chancellor brought back with him Russian ambassador, Osip Nejea- Two of the ships were never heard Of again, and Edward BonaventuFe, after four months at sea, was wrecked on the Scottish coast Chancellor, many
 of his crew and seven Russians per ished, but Osip Nejea WAS among the survivors. and the English lords and merchants went out in state beyond Shoreditch to welcome this Duke of Muscovia. ."-London Chronicle v
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
RIackherries.

The real greatness of a blackberry is in the eating it fresh from the bush. It does not need sugar and cream. It does not need anything but thumb and finger and mouth. The mushy ones that g2ow big in the shade may be improved by doctoring, but the firm ones of moderate size that grow in the open fields are not susceptible of improvement by human art We know a man, raised in the country in middle Tennessee, who came back from Okla homa in his old age just to fill himself once more with blackberries as they grow. Nobody who knows what real black berries are would think him fool ish. A man might almost come back from paradise for feast like that Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
Mo cauaa For Worry.

'Its sure enough strange how mar riage changes some men," commented a Washington heights dweller to a frfe1.d who stood with him on corner. ''Now, see that chap entering my 6 apartment house? He's been married ou1y two weeks, and yet-say, do you sec what he's carrying? Well, it's a garbage pail for their new flat Why, if any one had told him three months ago that he'd carry a garbage pail through the street he'd have been ready to fight. I never saw such a''- sAn right-an right the friend in- Fterrupted. E'Fen me about him next year,
 ''Why:'.
 Because he'll be changed back again by that time. Don't worry about the case. .''-New York Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03

ance of steel and concrete and make the steel and concrete thick enough. But it may have ceased to be worth while A fort would still be vulnera- ble from below ground. Its foundation could not be laid so deep that an en- emy might not drive tunnel under 1t, and then it would be necessary only to put enough high explosive there to blow the fort away. So perhaps in. the future military strategy will adjust it. self to the idea that Notifications can not be permanent, wherefore they had better be even more impermanent, serving only as temporary bulwarks against an oncoming enemy.-NeW York Times
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03

eyes are kee1Ier than the eyes Of a child. He sees everything the father does He reflects on what the father does not do. His logic is inexorable He argues his way to conclusions which cannot be shaken.
 elf his father does not pray, prayer must be unnecessary. Grown mel surely know what is needed. If hi father never reads, the Bible then ths. big book can be dispensed with Fa therS know what books are most wort1. reading. If he does not go to church then church attendance is a pastfne and not a duty, for men so old an6 wise as father is would not neglect church if church were of value to fhcTra
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
The F44n.ty Look.


 No elooue1ace of tongue, nothing that stands svIatte1a in any book, may sway the heart as does that elusive quality the race mark Ia face. And this is true less of the obvieEs physical aspect than Of its thousand secret connota- tons. All khe world knows the flaps burg lip the jaw nDe Of the Bona partas, the aU5tlsr razxksj of clanShip keep their eloqueSce for their owi- Consciously or not each family. group stands befnee stheaa symbols as the small company Of the learned might before some inscription on a desert ru1n- Mere strokes and scratches to you and me. To the few who under stand here is the key that un1ocks the past
 So the family lock. m the arch of an eye orbit, the curve of chin, we read the signature of race. Chance imp<fnt maybe, maybe seal of some struggle so profound as to have set oar lips at this particular angle, or through diznm11g attenuatfon to per petu&be a gesture born a thousand years ago in joy or in some stark agony of body or of soul
 The family look The first we re- member; the last we shall forget Elizabeth Robins in Harper's Maga- zine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
-Au the Latest Improvements.

There is a certain dear old lady who owns d little farm and takes a few boarders in summer.
 Recently an anxious young mother who has been industriOusly delving into medical literature of late inquired of the old lady whether or not the milk that was served at her table was pas teurized;
 ''Of courser' was the old lady's tndig- nant reply. Don't we keep all the cows we've got in the pasture all sum- mer long ?''-Youth's Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
washina velveteen.

White veIveteen and most colored ones, too, will wash beautifully. Just knead and squeeze quickly in a warm mot hotLlather, rinse in tepid, then cold water. Wiring carefully and shake we'll While still damp iron on the wrong side on a thick felt or blan- ket covered with a clear sheet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
Too Exacfino.

Look here,s said the< head of the firm, addressing the new stenographer, this letter is aii wrong. Your punctu- ation is very bad and your spelling is worse. can't afford to send out any such stuff to my clients
 3FWell,'' she replied, '1m sorry if my work don't suit you, but was you ex- pecting to get Mrs. Noah iH- Webster for SIS week ?'-New York Sun
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
kept HannN.

'tYes, we went to California"
 "Did your wife enjoy the scenery in her trip across the continent?"
 "I don't think she looked at much scenery. But she enjoyed herself, all right. She looked at hats in eleven different states ''-Louisville Courier Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03

To this must be added a reasonable charge for interest~en the original cost of the foxes.
 The young are born in April or May, the average litter. containing four cubs. but, as only about half of the captive females produce young in any given year, the annual increase on fox farms has not average above 100 per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
The verx Closest

My boy,'' said the kind old uncle to his young nephew, you are my closest relative, are you not?''
 E.8Vo, uncle,' sweetly replied the little fellow, "my father has that distinction. He never gives me cent unless ask him for. it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
NoInl,,IrerabIe Forts.

It will continue to be physically pos- sib1e no doubt to build a fort so strong that no shell could penetrate it, wheth- CT fired directly at high angles or to fall upon it vertically from the clouds. It would require merely to calculate the force of explosives and the resist
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
Fa4t,nr.a md chl1e,rsr,,.

sIn the earlier years says Pastor
 Charles E. Jefferson in the Woman's Home Companion, "chi1dren can be contrcIled by their mother, but by and by there comes time when they begin to note the condnct of the father. No
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03
s;n,;I.r R..uJt

Hubby, if you had never met me would you have loved me2"
 ''I don't know about that. But sup pose I would have been just as deeply in debt. t.''-Kansas City Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-03


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Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-14

)allot in this country
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-14
SUFFRAGE AND BAD MANNERS

1t Is hard to understand why the ladies of the Con yressonal Union for Woman Suffrage continue poster ng the president of the United States. There Is no 1eed of English militancy in this country. sym. )athy with it. There is little sympathy with nationa suffrage, though there Is much with state campaigns
 Is absurd to besiege the White House English wo used besiege the residence of Premier Asquth And it s particularly offensive at a time when the pres dent is more harassed with momentous national prob ems than any other executive has been in half ury.
 The women who stood their ground at the Whte 1ouse for two days insisting that they had right tc the president Go demand that he make speech to them in Philadelphia properly rebuked by Sec retary Tumulty It shouldn't necessary to mind any American woman possessing either patriotism or manners that the president working upon some i'm mensely big things the nation" has deny himself 70 many callers and to some whole classes of callers the sake of preserving his health also that the president doesn't have to see anybody if he doesn't want to-"
 These women, and others before them. have show
 strange lack respect for the presidential office
 disrespect that citizens would not dream of show ng matter what the occasion A similar spirit has manifested too often in dealing with other public uen. Mayor Mitchell publicly insulted by a sui traEe leader occupying the chair a big meeting in Ne ork city when he there sacrifice Of time al trength, as her guest-merely because she didn't aT prove of his remarks; and the insult thoughtessly 'pplauded by hundreds of women in inc audience.
 If expect their political claims to rcceiy espect. they must learn what have learned-ths public officials by virtue Of the dignity Of their office must be treated with respect and courtesy
 Women don't have to be rude anyhow to win th )alot in this country.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-14
CANDY Vs. ALCOHOL

The Westminster Gazette Of London calls attenti' the 'prod gious quantity sweets consumed by ,rmy in France" The Australians encamped in Egyps dds the Gazette have eaten up all the chocolate i Cairo All the troopshps find it impossible to suppl heir sodierpasscngers with the candy they crave aptan at the front with the British army reports ths he canteen has five times the demand for tha expected and oue-ffth the demand for beer"
 The desire Of the Germans for candy is shown by h official government request for children to save ther pennies buy chocolate to send to the soldiers in t trenches.
 All the beigoront governments supplying thet. lrmies with far larger proportion of sugar than for. mery. In this they are following the example of the United States, which several years ago established precedent by sending candy by the ton troops the Philippines
 The explanation. of course, is quite simple. suga one of the finest Of foods. In simple form, it is quickly dgested and furnishes for its weight and
 surprising quantity of physical energy There is DO other food that quickly relieves fatigue or so rul in supporting prolonged period of exeron Sweet chocolate appears be especially desirable type sugarfood 10 the nutriment of the sugar is added the harmessy stimulating effect of the chocolate
 It may be down as one of the useful byproducts of the war that soldiers have discovered the fact which any scientist might have told them-that ia admirable substitute for alcohol Chemically the are almost the Both are easily assmilated The sugar doesn't pick up" a tired quite so quickly but 1t supplies real strength instead deceptive feel Ing of strength its last much longer there of the senses oF mind and no subsequent depression.
 And it isn't only in the realm of physical effort tha sugar is supersedng alcohol Many brain worker has been surprised to find that when he is at the poin Of mental exhaustion, handful of candy big spoon ul Of dissolved in water will pick him up in hy or ten minutes and give him far strength and zes additional exertion than the accustomed glass O whisky did
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-14
RIOTS IN coNrANrINoPLE.

GENEVA, May 18-A Salonika dis patch telling of rioting by thousands in Contantinople, says that many Ger man soldiers were arrested by the in- furiated populace Stores and shops were footed. The Pera Palace Hotel, the largest European hotel in the city was sacked. The police oyerwhelm- ed. The hospitals were crowded with wounded soldiers.
 The food prices in Constantinople were doubled and there is widespread misery among the poorer classes. rThe Turks the message continues, have lost i'm killed and wounded, in the last four days in the Dardenelles. nearly fifty thousand, not counting those in smyrna, which was bombard- ed yesterday. A large number of Turkish prisoners are beiug transport ed lroM Tenod0s 70 ClarO
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-14

and to take any steps that might be necessary safe guard American lives and property and to to American citizens the full enjoyment of their acknow edged rights on the high seas" There be with irawal from that selfrespecting position.
 Every Geman.Amerlcan must recognize that day nay possibly when there must be no more Thy ohens" but only Germans only Americans Any citi who reioced the sinking of the Lusitana ought sit and consider calmly whore his interests and 1s allegiance lie
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-14
Retreat to Naeozari.

An item heretofore gwen publicity in Arizona concerning the opening Of 10000 acres of land in Yuma county left the impression that such land was under the Yuma project. The tract of land in question will be subject to entry in July but does not come under the Yuma project but the entrymen, if there be any must develop their own water Hundreds of letters of inquiry have been coming to surveyor general Ingalls,. many of which show that Che enquirers were moi familiar with the faeis as given above.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-14

Fifty Indians from the Omaha Indian reservation gathered in Omaha the other night for a Dow-wow ln honor of Chief Logan Fontanelle, who killed by the Sioux fifty years ago And they all rode into Omaha in their automobiles. What do ,you suppose old Chief Logan thought of the sight if he looked down on t from the Happy Hunting Ground?