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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
WHAT is A FARMER?

What is a farmer? The question
probably has never been brought IN
just that manner before, and the an
swer doubtless will be, why man
who tills the soil and gains a Hveli-
hood in that manner.
According to some of our very high
est authorities the answer would be
altogether incorrect There is, OF
course, grain of truth in the reply
but the mere tilling of the soil and
of gaining living by so doing does
not make farmer. In the eyes OF the
people who have written on the sub
ject, and it Is true that their eyes may
be little blinded through prejudice,
it is not the soil that Is titled nor the
living that is made that makes a farm
er. .
James Robertson says farmer is Il
man who gathers the sunshine, pre-
pares the soil and the seed SO that
leaves gather in sunshine and strength
from mother earth and in turn TO
transmit them both to the man who
consumes the products of the plant.
That is an idealized way of looking at
things, but it is true that the profe'-
sion of farming is far more than just
making things grow. The better nett
DDS Of planting and caring for produce
are done with the idea in mind of
getting the greatest amount of strength
from the product of the plant and
thus do good for the human race.
An agriculturist Is man who has
made study of farming and who has
the science of the thing at his tongues
end. He can perform seeming mir
acles with plants and better than that
can explain the reason for the per-
Torrance. He can make certain an
mails produce better offspring and ne
can better the quantity of crops OF al
most every kind by scientific caring
land growth.
After all is said, though. it is Likely
that the best definition of farming IS
the one by James Robertson that is
herewith appended:
Farming is not breaking clods;
farming: is not moving soil; farming $
not plowing--these are some of the
little bits Of inevitable, unavoidable
experience end labor. Farming is
gathering sunshine. preparing the soil
and the seed that the plant may como
and. spreading its leaves. gather in
sunshine and strength from old Motl-
er Earth Then when man eats the
bread and butter the suns strength
let go inside runs the man. That Is
gathering wealth out of chaos. That
is better than making money on the
stock exchange, whereby the other fell
low becomes poorer. That is gathe'-
ing and humanizing for the service II
the race the great unused powers OF
nature"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
Tired Of War.

Omaha World-Herald: Nations are
made IN of flesh and blood human
beings. men and women and children,
with veins that bleed, and hearts that
ache. with affections for family and
home and kindred that are rooted In
the depths of their souls. There are
sons and mothers. There are hus-
bands and wives. There are brothers
and sisters. There are sweethearts.
Is there son on the firing line who
isn't tired of war" when he thinks
of the anxious, tormented mother that
bore him and reared him, waiting back
homo with an anguished heart for the
bulletin that shall tell OF his death?
Is there a husband, anywhere in all
the many enormous armies. who isn't
tired Of war" because of his love
for the wife whom his Imagination
holds ever befor, him; because of his
love for the little children that, in
his minds eye, he sees clustered about
her knee as together they wait-and
wait-and wait? And those mothers
and wives and sisters and sweethearts
and little children back homa"-they
comprise a lot more than half Of all
the people What government can
hope to make them believe, or make
anyone anywhere believe, they are not
tired of war;" "Tired?" Of course
they are tired; tired all Of them, in
Germany the same as in France, and
In France the same as in Austria, and
in Austria the same as in Russia; the
same as in the British Isles and in
all Of the far flung possessions Of the
British empire; the same as in Bel
GUM and Serbia, where entire peo-
pies are already in the death throes.
They are all tired. desperately tired,
and If there is a. heart in anyone of
them that isn't praying for the war to
end 1t is most unnatural heart, scar
cely human.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

has like all ancient customs, changed
somewhat to a more riotous adven-
ture, with noisy crowds slashing
about with garlic stalks anu inter
rupting the song contests. But the
old custom Of families bringing their
candles and their suppers, spreading
their tables on the ground, eating
snails in commemoration of St.
Johns locusts and wild honey, exists
today as in olden times. That Is 1t
did exist until tonight.
AS locusts have never been as
plentiful In Rome as in Kansas, the
snail has become the century old sub
stitute for st. Johns day piece de re-
sistance. The restaurants In the
neighborhood Of the church have al
ways been brilliantly Illuminated and
the walls by the gate and the piazzas
themselves in the neighborhood have
been filled with illuminated booths.
making blaze Of light. Here ven
ders Of garlic flowers (which, have
the power to dispense witches) laven-
dar, carnations, terra Gotta bells,
snails as we'll as other foods, cry
their wares.
II wish / could buy all the garlic
flowers in the world this year" said
the old woman, to chase away the
evil spirits right into the midst of the
Austrians.'
A solitary garlic flower vender
wandered across the piazza thinking
of the Roman village cut-ups whose
habit 1t Is to run through the crowds
tickling the unsuspecting with the
odorous plants. All kinds OF diver
tisements arose from the vigil which
was originally instituted by the de-
vout who wished to be on hand early
in the mornings when the great doors
of ST. John Lateran were opened for
the first mass in honor of the Bap-
fist.
But the war-it has changed it all
the war--the war" moaned the
old woman.
But even the good St. John prob
ably would not wish candles and
torches lighted in his honor If they
might attract the deadly Austrian
mountaineering aeroplanes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
ADVICE TO SCHOOL MEN,

In recent number of the Ashland
County School Annual, issued by SUI
perintendent w. p. Hagman, the fol-
lowing opportune advice is given to
those who have the management of
schools in charge and is reprinted in
the Educational News Bulletin of the
Wisconsin department of education.
If I were school official-and
could:
l. should make school houses com
pare favorably with the best hom es
in sthe community, both inside and
out.
| would have large Fairgrounds
with plenty of shade.
y would see that the sanitary condi.
tions-dralnage, water supply. out.
buildings, light, heat, ventilation
oiackooards ana desks were in the
best of condition.
would see that a good well-paid
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
international Regatta.

DULUTH. Minn., July 23.-The in
ternational annual boat regatta over
the Duluth boat club course here "
day is international in name Only
because of the war.
Canadian points, usually contendes
fo- the first places, were unable u
enter teams because of the war. Nih,
main events will be staged today anu
tomorrow, gentleman's race III
which the contenders will have had "
training, is one of the side issues, ).
Although Canada, in which ne y
mostly interested, is not represenlea,,
Sir Thomas Lipton's great annual
trophy has not been withdrawn. Ils
Duluth club, coached by Coach re.
Eyck. OF Duluth, won the trophy las
year.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
CARTHAGE, ILL.
e>>>>>>>>>>

e. C. Quinby and daughter, Miss
Helen, Of Los Angeles, Calf, arrived
in Carthage the first Of the week,
having made the trip in their car.
Mr. Quinby was formerly in the cloth
ing business here. This is his first
visit back here in ten years. A ban.
quet was given in his honor al the
Hotel Cutler, Tuesday evening. by ID.
Selover and Mr.. and Mrs. 8. II. Fer.
rfs gave dinner at the Lakeyiew
club house Wednesday evening. Mr..
Quinby leaves Thursday to continue
this trip to New York City.
Miss Marguerite Koch of Davenport
Iowa. is the guest of Miss Jov Walker
Miss Dorothy Rams of Kansas CITY.
Mo-, is visiting the family of Henry
Rams
James Hill Of Omaha is visiting his
niece, Mrs. w. D. Lewis
Miss Grace Mack of Rock Island. is
visiting her sister, Mrs: ]. Ross Swig.
ert
Miss Betty Scott is visiting rela-
tfves In Chicago.
Miss Nellie Culkin is the guest OF
friends In Washington, D. c., AMI
Baltimore.
Mrs. Ada Haagsma is the guest of
her sister, MIS.. Vim Gordon.
! Hafe Wafke1 who has been taking Z
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
Grand clearance Sale.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The Dav.
export Democrat suggests to the re.
publicans that they advertise for a
candidate" for governor. The sug.
yestion is good on the general theory
that "it pays to advertise" But in
stead of advertising for" candida as
we should say: Owing to the fact
that we are overstocked, greatly re.
duced prices have been placed on
high. grade material for quick sales
We have enough stock on hand to sup.
ply all parties. First come will be
first served. Come early and avoid
the rush.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
Ianitor looked after the welfare Q

janitor looked after the welfare o.
the building.
would not enploy teacher tn7
second term who did not, in the mean
time, strive to improve her quailnc''a''
lions.
would not employ any teacher
who did not at least have the begin,
ming Of a professional library ana
who did not add two or three goou
books year.
would not employ any teacher
who failed to attend the institutes
and associations when it was possioie'
to do so. Fossils may be of interest
to biologists, but the pedagogical fos.
sill creates little interest in the schooi
room -,
would employ no teacher who ala
not take and read at least two gooo
educational journals.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
Another Kind IaiIer.

: HARRISBURG. Ia, July 23-falr
GUS prison keepers have nothing o.
W. w. Caldwell, warden of the Daupa
in county Jail, when it comes to killu
ness. The Jail abuts on the couhS
court house, few feet away, and Cals
well regularly lets good prisoners pla.
baseball in the yard. A few days as -,
a foul ball smashed through u.
window in the Office of Presluen,
Judge George Kunkel. and repa"II
cost SG40. But Caldwell merely 10
the prisoners put up screen to su naa
against future accidents and caiie'
play BALI"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

Babies are carried on, or rather in.
long pillows by the peasant women in
Hungary A babe is laid on the pillow
the end is Tapped over and is usually
long enough to come up to the infants
chin. A string is then tied around the
pillow, holding it close about the
youngster. thus making snug and
comfortable little bed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

An arrangement for killing insects
by electricity is described in the Sun
day School Advocate. The machine de-
stroys not only grasshoppers and 9th
er insects, but also destroys their eggs,
which are buried in the ground.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

souvenir collection of 500 poultry
wishbones piled UP during the weddei
life of Mr.. and Mrs. Grossenbach of st.
Louis, formed decorated ropes in the
diving room at the celebration OF tn cir
silver anniversary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

course in landscape gardening al
Harvard University, returned home
I the first OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Pennock ara
visiting their son, DIR. Paul Pennoch
In Plattsburg, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

= In the last thirty years sanitary
science has decreased by 40 per cent
the death rate of persons between the
aees Of 90 and 80 years, and by Is per
cent the rate of those between so and
DO years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

! VIII Bryan run again? VIII a chick
EN- cross the road? We have never
seen him heading for the office of a
Ghiropodfst, hence his feet must DC
R1l right.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

No formal celebration will mark the
occasion, but Baltimore will rejoice in
formally next fall when the last Of its
famous cobblestone pavements disap-
pear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
Who's Insane?

Omaha Bee: The procession Of
newspaper automobiles which trailed
Harry Thaw out of New York indicates
that the question of insanity shifted
from the head to the tail of the parade.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

The best example we know OF &
halter-wise married man is the fellow
who takes his wife along when he
buys his hat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

A census of New York state is be.
ing taken. and under the law the WON
en- are compelled to tell their ages.
Are the lives of the enumerators in
eured?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

A cooperative kitchen has been es-
itablished in Montclair. n. ]. In this
kitchen residents can have their vese-
tables and meats cooked, and deliver
ed later in a freless cooker at their
doors
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

Back in fair Toledo, which is N
Ohio. husky wife beaten was taken
finland By neiSh5oTing women and
souseG in a trough of water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

Secretary Daniels goes to bed ever
night at 10 o'clock, but 1t seems i'm
possible to get him to retire
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

~ The people of Munich have been
lsked to substitute lemonade for beer.
Another horror of the war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
Keokuk, Iowa ......... July 20 1919
THE PATH.

THE PATH.
Darkness descended upon me, yet
INV discerning soul knew 1t for the
Disabilities New Psalm.
Another hard trial to master,
Another great danger to dare,
Another temptation to lift me,
Another sweet sorrow to bear.
IAN ocean Of turbulent pillows,
| White-crested with madness and
strife,
Whose waves may tread without
trembling
Just trusting the infinite Life.
"A night in whost mist l am wander
ing, s-
"a stranger to sense and to sight,
Where silence grows sweeter than
music
And darkness is dearer than light.
IA path on the desert of ages,
"A way I must travel alone,
THAT leads to the perfect Forever
Where shall come into my own.
james NJ Warnack.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23
-i,,;, - ott - Mr Thaw.

Tipping it off to MIR. Thaw. 90.
Mason CITY GIobe-Gazette: The els
gest surprise and sensation ha
Thaw could possibly pull on the AM ~.
lean public would be to go to Woi
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
Though We travel the world over
TO. find the beautiful, we must carry 1t
with lis or we fine it not Emerson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-23

A night in whost mist 1 am wander
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-27
CALL PRICES FOR GRAIN
BENEFICIAL TO FARMERS

CHICAGO, January 2G.-Cau prices
Ior grain. as permitted by the Chicago
BOARD OF Trade. helped farmers and
country dealers to get better and
steadier prices for wheat and corn, Ed
ward e. Dunn. former secretary of the
, ,oma association of Farmers Co-opern-
I'VE Grain Elevators. testified TODAY In
me governments antitrust suit against
the Board OF Trade.
Mr. Dunn said that $4,000 farmers
were affiliated with the co-operativo
elevators In Iowa. and tina, before the
ADOPTION OF the call rule. permitting on
IONS on the next days prices, no bids
the Board of Trade closed for ~. -
alter me call committee began to
operate. the farmers received the call
naiSes Just as Chicago brokers did. he
saiu' ana this permitted buying on
sleadier market and with a smaller
margin. The average price TO farmers
c mas higher under the call rule than be
ore and gave the rural dealer an even
chance with the city broker
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-27
Here and There in the
Legislature

John Kerr Branch, of the Merchants
.Sational Bank, and Oliver j. Sands, of
the American National, argued earnest
~ oetore the Finance Committee of the
rouse at yesterday afternoons session
Tor low rate on bank stocks
Mr. Branch told the committee that
taxing money was n bad business policv
LOT any state. He said the prevailing
rate was driving money from Virginia
ana preventing many millions from
coming in for investment He said that
any tax higher than 81 cents for the
state ana 81 TO be divided between the
cry ana county in which the bank il
situated would have this bad effect.
Replying 10 question by Chairman
Spessard, Mr.. Branch said the honl,ars
were opposed to any tax whatever Tho
state would he infinitely more prosner-
Gus, he argued, If all intanEibies were
rree or tax. He cited the case of ono
man who drew 100000 out Of n Rich
mona bank and carried it out OF tho
state rather than submit to what he
peheVed 10 he nm cXorbitant and unjust
TAX, ana mentioned another man who
had walked out OF his bank with s3OO
ooo In securities under his arm, decIar
Ing that he could not afford TO live In
virginia and pay the taxes
Tho banker, according 10 Mr.. Branch
is unable to conceal his intangibles. but
must pay, while citizens In other lines
of business sevade taxes He protested
that the banks were oppressed and be
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-27
OUCH! PAIN, PAIN.
RUB RHEUMATIC.
Aching JOINTS
Rub pain right out with small
trial bottle OF old est.
Jacobs OIL"

rheumatism is pain only" Not ono
case In ATTY requires Internal treat
ment. Stop drugging. Rub soothing,
penetrating st. Jacobs Oil" right Into
your sore. stiff. aching joints and mus
cies, and relief comes instantly. "St.
Jacobs or Is harmless rheumatism
cure which never disappoints and can
not burn the skin
Timber IN! Quit complaining! Get
small trial bottle OF old. honest est.
Jacobs or at any drug store, and in
Just moment you'll be free from
rheumatic pain, soreness, stiffness and
swelling. Don't suffer. Relief awaits
YOU. "St. jacobs or has cured millions
of rheumatism sufferers In the last
half century. and Is just ms good for
sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, backache.
Observation-Disclosures
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-27
Roosevelt Approy., nur.,u

NEW YORK. January 26.-Establish-
mcnt OF Il Federal employment bureau
to act as clearing house for State and
municipal bureaus was proposed by
Theodore Roosevelt in an address on
unemployment to the New York Fed
Grafton OF Churches here Tonight
Such bureau, he said. should begin
classification of employables and uu-
cmployables.
The Federal government should do
all 1t can as an, Immediate emergency
measure To help in getting settlers on
the land, he continued, land all the
varied fields Of national activity should
be opened 80 far as the government
has the power.
Il earnestly wish that the national
government would at once start work
through, the reclamation service and
through the river and harbor service
in such ways as to relieve eunemploy
ment. To approach the subject of
rivers and harbors from this stand :
point Instead OF from the usual pork
barrel standpoint. would be welcome
change"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-27
CHILDREN HATE
PILLS, CAL0MEL
AND CASTOR OIL
Ii Cross, Feverish, Constituted,
Give "California Syrup
of Figs"

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathnrtics. How
you hated them. how you fought
against taking them.
With your children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
rhysic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is we'll
founded Their tender little 'insides"
arc injured by them.
IL your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing. give only deli
cious california Syrup OF Figs" Its
action is positive, hut gentle. Millions
OF mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love TO take 1t; that it never falls 10
clean tho liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that n teaspoonfuI
given to-day saves u sick child to-
morrow.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tie of california Syrup Of Figs"
which has full directions for babies
children Of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on each bottle. Beware OF
countcrfeits sold here See that 1t is
made by california Fig Syrup Com
pany." Refuse any other kind with
cont mpt.-Advertisement
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-27
ASSURANCE is GIVEN
AS TO FOODSTUFFS
Germany Says Government VIII Not
Seize Cnrsoes shipped to
That Country.

WASHINGTON. January 26.-Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
notified the State Department to-day
that Germany had given official as
surancc that the government would
seize no foodstuffs shipped from tho
United States TO Germany. The ambas-
sador's notification was given verbally.
nut 1t WAS understood he later will
send formal note on the subject
Oficinls Hurniised that the embassy
might have been instructed to make
this communication as an explanation
that imports from America would not
be affected by the announced purpose
or the German government to seize
1000 supplies. as reported in Berlin
news dispatches. No word had come
to-day, however, either to the embassy
or tho State Department, concerning
this announcement
Tho Department cabled Ambassador
Gerard ut Berlin for Information con-
corning Germanys intention to appro-
pirate wheat. corn and flour
Under the contention of the United
states, which has been accepted by
Great Britain, foodstufrs ms conditional
contraband. are subject to seizure only
when Intended for the use of n belli-
serent government. To what extent.
however, Germany's assurance that
imports by private parties from the
United States will not be taken bv
the government may affect the treat
ment of such shipments by the Brit
ish meet officials here do not predict.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-27
EPIDEMIC OF RoBBERIEs
Police Warned to Inspect Doors and
Windows of business Houses

The epidemic of robberies, house
brcakings and safe blowings which has
been In progress during the past week
has attained such proportions as to
arouse the Police Department to "A de-
gree, and yesterday the attention Of
the force was officially called to in
struct!ons OF the Police Manual requin-
Ing patrolmaen to make frequent in
spections OF doors and windows on
their beats. 1t was said that severa! OF
the robberies which have been reported
to the police OF late have been reporte
by citizens.
Yesterday and last night brought its
quota OF robbery reports to the depart
ment. r. l.. Christian & Co, SIG East
Main street, Informed the police that
their store had been entered during
Monday night and that between $40
ana sig had been stolen from the cash
register. Entrance was gained through
rear window. The place was thor
oughly ransacked, according TO the
police report.
Thieves chopped through the laths and
clustering of wall which separated
them from the interior of James Rock
OF: store. 2l01 West Moore Street. and
succeeded In stealing 81 and several
packages of cigarettes N v Coleman
west Clay Street, informed the police
that sixty dozen eggs. fifty pounds of
lard ana eight brooms had been carted
away from his place during Monday
night by thieves, He valued these arti-
Giles at sac.
Rev II. r. Williams, $50 North
Ihirty-hrst Street. pastor of the Foun-
tain baptist Church, reported that the
church had been entered through n
basement window. 1t was later found
mat IRE had broken out iD the church
during the early morning, hours and
THAT number of hymn books had been
burned and the pulpit and Bible hod,,.
damaged '''