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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
Spots in Iowa Of Historic
Interest

Many Keokuk people every sum-
mer go to New England and when
they return they always say 'the cas-.
Is so full OF historic interest" OF
course It has more history than the
west. because It Is several hundred
years older. just as Europe has more
history than America, because 1t IL
older. 1t wouldn't be bad slogan to
say "see Iowa first," because Iowa has
many interesting spots connected with
the states history IL only Iowa people
knew about them. "A group OF Burling-
ton women last summer studied the
history of Black Hawk, perhaps the
greatest Of all the American Indians,
and in an automobile trip, followed his
trails from the site of the Sac village
at the mouth of the Rock river, where
he was born, to Rock Island, In the
Mississippi, which was the garden II
the Sac tribe. to that spot on Rock
Island where the Indians thought the
good spirit dwelt In the form OF q
white swan. and then down the Mis-
sissippi, recalling the events Of his
life, ending the journey in Davis coun.
ty, where the old chief was buried
The inspiration for this Journey came
from seeing Taft's wonderful statue
OF Black Hawk.
The Amana colony near Iowa City
is colony different from any other In
all the world. A communism which
his endured since the early ffties,
communism which has common sense
mixed with its idealism. To read the
history of the founding of the Holland
village at Pella, and to visit 1t in the
light Of that knowledge would be an
experience long to be remembered.
Spirit Lake is not only charming
spot in scenic way, but is interesting
because there occurred the only In
dian massacre Iowa ever saw. The
cabin in which the first victims were
slain still stands and the little girl.
Abbie Gardner. who was taken cap.
tive, now an old woman, lives there
and has melancholy pleasure IN re-
counting the tragic scenes.
A few years ago an automobile partv
started at Council Bluffs and came to
Keokuk and on to Montrose, tracing
the old Mormon trail, the first great
highway across Iowa. They saw the
tracks made by the wheels Of the hun;
dreds Of wagons which crossed in that
great caravan, still plainly marked
across the pasture and timber lands.
Many historic sites in Lee county
we're overfowed by Lake Cooper, as
for example, the site of the first school
house in Iowa, the first orchard plant-
ed in Iowa. the spot where Father
Marquette landed, the first white man
who set foot on Iowa oil. Fort Madi'
son was the first fort built In Iowa,
and there is no end OF pioneer ana
Indian history connected with 1t.
II western states would as carefully
mark all historic spots. as do the
eastern states, 1t would serve to keep
fresh in the minds Of the people the
Interesting places and incidents, which
are now only dimly recalled. /.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

duced themselves: It was Billy Sun
day and his singer. They took charge
OF the meeting that day and the
next, giving the young minister the
rest he so much needed.
Many years afterward, Dr.. Boards
ley was one OF committee Of eight
who met Billy Sunday to make ar
rangements for series Of meetings
In Kansas City. He asked Mr.. Sun
day II he remembered going over to
Webster to help boy who was con-
Quoting series Of meetings there,
and Mr.. Sunday said Eyes, remern-
Der, are you that boy7" And DR..
Beardsley said: "Yes, I'm that boy
and I've never forgotten It," and Mr..
Sunday said with the characteristic
smile which spreads over his whole
face: well, assure you I haven't
forgotten It either"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
The New Schools

There assembled in the public
schools this week several hundred
wiggling boys and girls, some Of them
seemingly most unpromising and yet
they represent Keokuk's future and
deserve all the money and time and
energy expended on them. The fine
new school buildings made some oil
the taxpayers vince, and the expense
account Of the schools ID mentally
checked up by many citizens and YET
everyone recognizes It as being about
the most worthwhile item Of expense
the city has. The ignorant population
Of city is always IT'S lawfess. dan
gerous and most expensive element
and SO as to the question of dollara
and cents IT'S paying proposition,
which is trtte truth hsvfns been
eajd thousands Of times.
Tho possibilities Of the dh916rsn5 -
sembled in the pubflo SCHOOLS = In
nntte ana almost newer , buddm@
genius ecognisedsfns tho he6ot AAced
boy or in tho sf1y, s1gBlinS IRA, O~s1
in the.wea1s school In Tho iS9sS 0Gs
went,to schoolsa q, litsle girl. VINO hAa
became onef Of tho greatest ac91ssssl
Of her time. who .Jdsyed WIN HsaaA
Mansfield, sa1vimp,and others Ssf NM
1911 .,.s,.
n taS - -. .&1. ~ ~
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up Ile 800. mo 49,. 49,. .sE..S
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
kEoKuk WOMAN VISITS GIRLS
SCHOOL IN WARWICK
ENGLAND

keokuk woman travelling In Eng
fnd several years ago gives the fol
owing interesting account OF her visit
girls school in Warwick:
Having been a teacher, I had q
ood deal of interest in observing
ne schools in other countries and
me DAY in Warwick visited free
chooi for girls. The little yard In
lont of the school and the front
oor were very much like residence.
rang the door bell and instead OF
peing met by janitor. q trim maid,
wearing the usual black dress with a
wnl,e apron and white cap, met me
at the door. explained that l had
eone 70 visit the school. 1 did not
need 70 tell her was an American
.or IKE Peter Of ole. my speech be-
.rayed me. The maid ushered me not
.n.o an ONCE, but into a room furnish.
co as living room in an English resi-.
uemee, is furnished, and said, 7 will
sal the head MISTRESS You zee she
"as not principal. but head mis-.
ess: IN moment she came in. a
10y courteous English woman who
sat aoWn to visit with me as II had
nv ealing on her In her own home.
Mhen In making conversation / en-.
p.aihea That had come from London
-. me gay before. She said, Are your
i'iends with your and 7 said. .Oh no,
.,, cahe alone She looked inexpres-
s,oiy shocked to think that woman
s should make the journey OF less than
.aree hours, alone. She went on to
% una. she had always wanted to 90
~ Lonson and some day she hoped
s ~ .aRe holiday and 60. The rank
tran. me OF English women do not
taa you see. After we had drunk
, tea and eaten bread and butter, she
t tuok me to visit the classes. In the
Ion. ION. nall on a low shelf were the
sns, which the girls had worn to
s ae They took them on and nut
en mouse shoes to wear in the school
'oom When we came to a clasa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
Quotab,e Lines
From Many Books

Some children are like little hui
man scrawl books, bloted all over
with the sins and mistakes Of their
ancestors."-The Story Of Patsy, by
Kate Douglas Wiggin.
"Hit man and help woman;
you won't be far wrong anyways."-
Private Melony. by Kipling.
WELL" said Eliza. "a mother she's
always got love enough to go around
somehow. I wish you could say the
same of shoes. Phillip and His Wife,
by Margaret Deland.
SORROWS we forget by Q mercifu1
dispensation. Joys ever ching to the
phials OF memory like scent which
naught can obliterate."-The Pride OF
Jennico, by Alice and Edgerton Castle.
"A little seriousness Is dangerous
thing, too much is absolutely fatal
Elbert Hubbard.
"Flats are but snowy tenements.
There Is not one Of them big enough
to let in Santa Claus and you might
as we'll give up at once as to have
him excluded Perils and Pres
ervation OF the Home, Jacob Riis.
when you come to get married
always hunt up the grandfather. It
saves such lot Of trouble afterward."
Peter. by F. Hopkinson Smith.
There are always lots Of other
folks you can be sorry for Std of
yourself."-Mrs. Wigs.
The recipe for eternal ignorance Is:
Be satisfied with your own opinions
and content with your knowledge
Raycrofter.
"Did You ever think Of that text OF
scripture that says all things work
together for good Not some things,
honey, but all things. The things you
want and the things you don't want;
the things you complain about and
the things you rejoice about: the
things you laugh over and the things
you cry over; all of them working not
against each other. but together and
all for good And then there's that
verse OF Browning's which says,
Gods in his heaven. ans right with
the world So guess In spite Of all
our worrying the world IL IN safe
hands and moving in the right way"
Aunt Jane Of Kentucky"
.'As long as you've got hope, child.
you've got everything. The Land Of
Long Ago.
I'd rather not know 80 much as TO
know 80 much that amt so.-Josh
Billings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

on exhibition. That the stone Is very
hard is proven by the fact that it
took the best part OF a half day with
a geologist's hammer to break OF the
small piece. A few small peices OF
conglomerate are said to have been
found in the glacial drift above Bur-
lington, but no stones OF any size.
A. stone Of such rarity and scien-
tific interest should be marked in
some way. so that visitors to the city
as we'll as our own citizens may take
of their hats rnetaphorically to It
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
Some Tempting Recipes

Below are given recipes from somo
well known American women Of
dishes which their distinguished hus-
bands especially enjoy. Maybe some
husbands who are not "distinguished'
will enjoy them. too.
From Mrs. William Howard Taft:
Sponge pudding.
n cup sugar.
"a cup -four.
~ cup butter.
pint OF boiled mink.
eggs.
" cup water.
Mix sugar and -four and dampen 81
with the A. cup Of water, keeping the
mixture smooth. Stir this into tho
boiling milk and cook until It thick.
ems, stirring It TO keep It smooth. Add
the butter and when web mixed, add
the we'll beaten yolks Of the eggs.
Beat the whites of the eggs until very
stiff and fold them into tho mixture
Bake In pan set in shallow pan of
hot water. Serve with a cream sauce
From Mrs. Reed Smoot:
Five Egg Orange Cake.
eggs.
u cup butter.
1 cup sugar.
n cup milk
cups -four.
~ teaspoons vanilla.
IL teaspoons baking powder.
Beat sugar and butter to q cream,
add the well beaten yolls Of the eggs,
add 1 cup of -four, then the milk and
the second cup Of -four, beating all the
while. Add the remainder Of the flo1r
and lastly fold IN tho beaten whites OF
the eggs. Bake in layer tins in a
moderate oven.
Filling for the cake: =
Beat the white OF one egg to sta
froth, add one cup Of pulverized sugar.
When smooth, add to It the grated rind
of one orange and the Juice of half an
orange.
From Mrs. A. B. Cumm1ns:
Almond Tarts.
| Yolk of 9 eggs.
1 pound Of sugar.
z pound Of grated almonds.
cups grated macaroons.
teaspoon vanilla.
1 teaspoon baking powder.
Juice and grated rind Of one lemon.
!, Whites Of nine eggs, we'll beaten.
| Mix the ingredients IN the order CIV.
en- and bake In two layers in moderate
oven.
Put between tho layers when cold
the following filling: Beat until stin
the whites Of two eggs. add to II
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

room she raped very politely on the
door and az soon as the teacher open
ed It and We stepped inside the room.
every girl rose and stood bowling and
smiling as the head mistress intro
duced the lady from America. This
was repeated in all OF the eight rooms
OF the building. We heard no recita-
tions, but received many smiles and
bows and as many cups Of tea as we
could drink"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
The Query Courteous.

DR.. Anna Shaw. national president
OF the Equal Suffrage association, is
witty as well as eloquent. Some
years back fine old political hack
introduced her to new audience in
the northwest. For thirty minutes lie
eulogized her with the most fulsome
and distasteful flattery, winding up
with
"It therefore becomes my honored
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
Edited by Mrs. Winona E. Reeves

privilege to introduce to you to-
night the grandest woman whom |
have ever been privileged to know;
the only woman have ever met who
has the mind OF man.
Whereat DR.. Shaw. unassuming,
arose. and in small, plaintive voice
remarked:
81 wish I knew which mans mind
had
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

enough powdered sugar to make
very soft icing. Add a cup Of English
walnuts, clipped very fine. and a tea
spoonful Of lemon juice. Add more
powdered sugar II necessary to make
1t the consistency to spread easily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
!. Who Represents Herr

Who Represents Herr
II woman is responsible for
an accident, IL she defaults on her
contracts. II she ISLANDERS her
neighbors, is any man arrested,
sued, bound over to keep the
peace?
If woman steals from her en- Z
ployer, does her father, husband.
brother or son serve out her term
in prison?
II woman kills somebody.
what man represents her in the
prisoners dock during her trial?
What man represents her in the
electric chair IL she Is convicted?
II a widow or an unmarried
woman fails to pay her. taxes. is
the property of a male relative
or OF the man next door sold to
X satisfy the debt to the state?
II a woman FORCES check, does
her father, her husband. her en-
ployer. go to jail for felony?
Why is 1t that the only place In
the world where man wants to
represent woman is at the polls?
The following is the Iowa women's
creed regarding true democracy and
they ask the men who believe also in
this creed to vote for the suffrage
in June:
We Believe
That governments derive their Just
powers from the consent Of the gov
erned."
We Believe
That democracy is "a government
OF the people. by the people. and
for the people"
We Believe
That women are people and are
governed.
We Believe
That no state can be a true democ-
racy in which one-half the people
are denied the right to vote.
We Believe
That women need the vote for the
same reason that men need It.
We Believe
That because laws regulate . wom-
ans life and the lives Of her chill
dren. and because they tax her prop
erty and may even sentence her to
: death. she should .haEa.the right to
share in the making OF the laws.
We Believe
That democracy bids everyone
stand up and be counted and that
no election day no one may be
counted for more than one.
The argument on which some base
their indifference to the suffrage ques.
ton is that the Women do not want
It. Often man will say. I'm willing
that the womehssshoGld vote If they
want to. but dt4f believe they want
the ballot rA1s following women
have said def1itely, 1--WE want the
right of suffraS
international Council of Women.
representing oref7 100000 women.
National FsdyFation Of Women's
Clubs where wren vote, and many
Every state FEDERATION Of women's
Clubs where H6nhen vote, and many
where they doxHot vote.
National Wemen'ss Trade Union
League, representing TWENTY-FIVE
leagues in thirteen different states.
National Council OF Nurses, repre-
senting nine countries.
The following organizations repre-
senting millions Of men and women
in these United States have said by
tho adoption Of definite resolutions
favoring suffrage, that women should
have the vote:
National Educational association.
National Grange (men and women
engaged in farmfng).
American Federation OF Labor.
National Miners Federation.
National Purity conference.
National Association Of Letter Car
riers.
Grand Council OF United CONNER
cial Travellers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

do something-everybody ought to
do that; to make others happy, even
II II SO no more than to leave them
alono.s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
The Iowa Women and
Equal Suffrage

The Iowa Equal Suffrage association
gives the following answer to the old
argument that men represent women
at the polls:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
GOING HOME

The Outlook has long been famed
for its editorials. The following
which appeared In recent issue OF
that magazine, will find responsive
chord in the hearts Of most readers:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

WELL" said Eliza, "a mother she's
always got love enough to go around
somehow. I wish you could say the
same OF hoes."-Phtltp and His Wife,
by Margaret Deland.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

"Sorrows we forget by q merciful
dispensation. Joys ever ching to the
phials OF memory like scent which
naught can ob1iterate."-The Pride OF
Jennico, by Alice and Edgerton Castle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

"a little seriousness Is dangerous
thing, too much is absolutely fatal,
Ebert Hubbard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

when you come to get married
always hunt up the grandfather. It
saves such lot Of trouble afterward."
Peter. by F. Hopkinson Smith.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

FLATS are but snowy tenements.
There is not one Of them big enough
to let in Santa Claus and you might
as we'll give up at once as to have
him excluded. The Perils and Pres.
ervation Of the Home, Jacob Riis.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-15
DAD MEEK made UNIQUE
Record IN BASEBALL

The unique record OF modern base
ball is that attached to the name of
Dad Meek, until recently pinch-hit-
ter Of the Los Angeles team OF the
Pacific Coast League Meek played
nineteen years in minor leagues, hav-
ing been a member OF fourteen clubs
in as many leagues since his debut in
1896.
Although he fitted in either as a
catcher of first baseman with fairly
satisfactory results, his chief value
lay in his ability to hit the ball safely
in the pinch, or in other words, with
men on the bases.
Meeks record with the bat shows a
grand average of 800 for his nineteen
years Of play, with a high-water mark
of 419, made in 1897 while a member
of the Port Huron Club of the Michi-
gan League. But for the fact that he
was badly handicapped by his slow
ness afoot, Meek's big bat would have
won for him a place in the big leagues
many years ago.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-15
80 SPECIAL PRIZES FOR
The POULTRY EXHIBITORS

Officials Of the Diamond State Poul-
try and Pigeon Association who are
arranging for their ninth annual ex-
hibition to be held at Turn Hall. the
week of December Z, have secured
thirty cups and money prizes as spe-
cial for the winners in the coming
show. The cups will be displayed IN
the Tenth street store windows OF
Willard F. Davis in a few days. Those
who have donated these specials are;
Governor Charles r. Miller, Mrs. Al
fred /. DUPONT, L. Scott Townsend
Willard f. Davis, Charles c. Speak
man, President Langshaw, OF the as
sociation, A. d. Peoples, and others.
William Tinsman, Of Richardson
Park, has also donated number OF
special prizes.
Entries to the coming show are to
be sent to the show secretary, Frank
NJ. Smith, No. 923ia Market street
Judging by the requests for entry
blanks, the coming affair promises TO
be the largest show ever held here.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-15
Says MURPHY TRIED TO
sacrifice With NO ONE ON

Eddie Murphy, formerly with the
Athletics, but now valuable member
of the Chicago White Sox, tells this
one about a rube critic:
The Paciiic-Hawaiian transformers
were playing at Mandon. S. Oak, last
fall on the day that Grover Cleveland
Alexander of the Phillies struck out
twenty-one Of the American League
batsmen. The teams played at an adj
Joining town named Forsythe, the next
day.
A fan in Forsythe laughingly show
ed the players a postcard he had re-
ceived from friend in Mandon. II
read Dear Pete Don't pay money to
see those bushers play. l seen them
pull awful things and make it a free
over here. Why, l even seen one guy
named Eddie Murphy try to sacrifice
without nobody on the bases
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-15
CENTURY CLUB pROCRAM.

The meeting OF the Washington
Heights Century Club to be held this
evening in School No. 80. will be in
charge of the social service commit
tee of which Mrs. Harry Loose is
chairman. The program follows:
Consumers League-Miss Margaret
II. Sherman: piano solo. Miss Paul
inc Jones; Consumers League. Miss
Anna w. Bird; vocal solo. Miss Cream
er: Y. w. c. A.. Miss Mabel Fowler;
Rotations Miss Lola Anderson; pi-
'ano solo. Miss Pauline Jones; vocal
solo. Miss Lola Anderson.
A business meeting will follow the
program, and it is desired that all
members, new and old. be present.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-15
Girls TO PLAY HOCKEY.

The girls Of Ursuline Academy have
started practice for the hockey sea-
son under the direction of Miss Ma
thilda Seipp.
The first call for candidates brought
out twenty-five girls and there is like
ly TO be some hard competition for
positions on the first team.
Games are being arranged with sew
eral outside girl teams and the local
games will be played at Rockford
tower.
Among the candidates who reported
are: Mary OKeefe. Clara Kane, Alice
Smith, Marie Devine, Margaret Daley.
Helen O'Toole, Jean Hughes, Gather
inc Mcdowell, Jean Goodman, Edith
Lowell, Anna Kane, Vera Mcguire.
Frances Pietsch, Margaret Schano,
Eleanor Mellen. Elizabeth Gibney.
Anna Hayes. Anna Gillespie, Louise
Boultman, Mary Daley, Mary Craig,
and Mary Higgins.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-15

Speaking of woman suffrage Csaid
topic now being discussed on all sides,
1t might be well to add that did the
majority Of women display the same
skill at voting as some of them have
shown at trapshooting, il would be a
wise move to grant them the ballot,
although we are inclined to believe
that most of our feminine shooters
woull probably pass 1t up in favor Of
the Sport Alluring."
notable example of the prowess
of the gentler sex at the traps is evil
denced by Mrs Topperwein of San
Antonio, Tex, whose average for the
past few seasons has consistently run
from SO to 80 per cent. To the unin-
itiated these figures may be meaning
less, but in terms understandable to
the trapshooting fraternity they speak
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-15
this Game NOW LAWFUL

The open season for rabbits, quail
etc. opened in Delaware today. Game
now in season is as follows;
Quail, commonly called virginia
partridge--Season opens on Monday
and remains open until December 81,
both days inclusive.
Wild goos.-Season opened October
1 and is open until March 10, both
days inclusive.
Brant-Season opened October l
and is open until March Is, both days
inclusive
Summer duck-Season opened Sep
TENDER 1, and is open until March 10.
both days inclusive.
Wild duck-Season opened October
and is open to March Is, both days
inclusive.
WoodwcOck-Season opens on Mon
day and remains open until Deem
Der 81, both days inclusive.
Rabbits-Season opens on Monday
and remains open until December 81,
both days inclusive. The use OF any
kind of trap is forbidden.
Dover (Kent and Sussex counties
opened August l and
is open until December 81, both days
inclusive.
Fox-Season opened October 1 and
is open until April 30, both days in
elusive.
Raccoon-Season opened October
l and is open until February Is. both
days inclusive.
Opossum-Season opened October l
and is open until February Is. both
days inclusive.
Frog-Season opened July l and is
open until December 81, both DAYS
inclusive