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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16
ELEc1Rlc sEARcHLlenrs.

The importance OF powerful electric
searchlights in the present European
struggle has not been overlooked by
either side. The fleets OF all the war
ring nations are abundantly equipped
with great searchlights capable OF
sending strong beam OF light foy
nearly a hundred miles. All the inn
pcrtant cities. railroad functions. sea
ports, munition plants and fortinca.
lions are now equipped with batteries
OF searchlsghts to aid in repefling pos
sible air craft attacks at night
The necessity OF suitable search
lights for the field forces was made
apparent as soon as the two armies
adug themselves in" to begin the long
drawn out trench warfare OF today.
The searchlights are used to watch
for night surprise attacks and they
have been most effective in prevent
ing surprises OF this nature.
Army searchlights must be portable
and portable power plant to furnish
the electrical current must also be
provided as q part OF the equipment.
The usual searchlight must consist of
an automobile truck containing the
gasoiene engine driven electrical gen
ertaor. the reel Of cable and room
for storing the searchlisht when It
has to be transported.
The truck carries twO-cylinder.
1o-horsepower gasolene engine. with
q specially designed cooling system
and an exhaust silencing chamber.
The plnat can be used for lighting
temporary quarters for officers, fle,d
hospitals, and other similar purposes.
Ramps and tackle are provided to
haul the trolley and protector on to
the lorry.
The searchlisht trolley runs on
four pneumatic-tired wheels. The rear
wheels are fitted with brake drums.
the brakes being operated by hand
lever at the rear of the trolley chas-
sis; they act as a safeguard against
the danger when on incline. OF over
running the men drawing the trolley.
The protector ts mounted on a swivel
ling base and also swings in horizon
tai trunnions A seat which revolves
with the lamp. ts provided for the oper-
ator.
The searchIight can be used from
the wagon or can be unicaded and
hauled to any point within few hun
dred feet from the truck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16
keokuk. Iowa September is. 1915
rig HARVESTER.

THE HARVESTER
The harvester with barred head STANDS
and sees
The nodding grain that waits the
morrows toll,
The waving wheat that lifts above ms
knees,
The heavy grain his labor has for
spoil:
And from the haze that hangs above
the height
Come subtle whispers from the far
of lands,
That bring a murmured message, 10"
and light,
Which tells they wait the labor OF
his hands
His is a greatness wrested not IN war.
A dignity but yet half understood
Not serf. but all the nations servitor,
He looks upon his work, and it Is
good
Ont on the wheat his heightened
shadow siants.
a smile OF iabor's shielding worth.
And to his ears there come the Groom
ing chants
That with the coming night are
given birth.
The sunset nings its last red banners
high,
And stfii he stands. IS statues stand
and brood,
"A silhouette against the blazing sky
a man In weIl-done tolls uplifting
mood
And then the night lets fall its duskr
shroud
with wnndrous teweIings of star on
star
A royal robe FOR him. the swarthy
browed.
Who spends his strength for .peo-
pies near and far.
w. D. NESBIT.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauyoo. III Sept. Is, 1915

,tng institute. opened last week fa /
the school year with hAttering q
tendance. Nauvoo'S high school De-
gan its session last Monday with l
good attendance and now all Of oui
schools are In working order.
Tho First, National bank Of Nauyo'
has published fine statement OF con
|ditions OF the institution. 1t show
substantial gains and IL forging ahead
In the MORMON city.
George Brown, formerly Of Nauvoo
Who was badly hurt recently in ~
auto collision In California, is nov
able to sit up and 10 getting alons
fine. considering the serious injuries
The received. His father and sistsf
AIRS. John SeiElemeier. Of this city
received the above news few dan
Iago.
Nauvoo's telephone wires on MuThol
land street are being placed in cables
|It viii not be long before the wirsi
VIII have to be placed underground .
the business section In Nauvoo.
Miss Ruth Sch1eicher Is guest o.
her sister in Quincy this week.
VIM. Reimbold, Jr., Of the Hotel
Oriental. il attending high school u
Keokuk.
Mrs. "A. Lemont and child OF Kansas
City, are Nauvoo visitors. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. 6elwyn Wyles are y
sioux City, Iowa, for q visit VII
their daughter and family.
Mrs. Herman Schenk talks OF going
Ito Chicago to remain during the VIE
tier.
Geo. ". Dachroth and John T. Hud.
son, two OF Nauvoo's capitalists, afe
in North Dakota, looking after farm
Henry Leinhart, Jr.,, IL home frois
Quincy, where he worked on the WINK
las reporter. He remained here for
few days before entering Knox coiless
ito complete his last term In tns'
school
Miss Lola Feyers and Hugh Keeper
Iof Nebraska City, Neb., were recent.
married. The lady has friends =
Nauvoo who were surprised TO hes'
Iof the event.
Panhandle Pete'' Is the second ..
TRACTION Of this season that will appear
In the Nauvoo opera house.
Some report II being circulated tns,
another business change VIII TAN,
place In NauvO0 socn, and now we az
all wondering who and what 1t IS;
George Walther has returned noLu'
from Keokuk hospital where ne wv
'defwent an operation. -.
Nauvoo's ball tenn may meet tns
IWAyland, Mo-, team In Nauvoo hen
Sunday. TIE game last Sunday ns.s
with the Fort Madison Gem Wy, n
proved to be farce. the score was =
ito / In favor Of Nauvoo. :,
Clifford and Ezra Hertensteln ~ =,
Nauvoo attended the wedding OF raa,
williams and Miss Hannah Ha"As'
in Keokuk last week.
AS some understand 1t. nobody Na-
ed this war, everybody tried to prev, ~,
lit and most everybody deplores II n
yet everybody concerned seems ~ ~
have been more than READY ioi
coming.
The Nauvoo X. Of C.'s VIII give
picnic in Geo. Marzolff's beautiful g.y .n
Saturday, Sept. Is, to which the = a'n
Ollie congregation win be invited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

ms. now there is abundant talk
about gubernatorial possloil'.ie =.
Many names have been mentloneu ~
connection with the ofhce. some new =
papers are mentioning rrequehti! tne
name of the man whom tney iasoI
and occasionally mentioning INC
names OF Others talked about. ne
Gate City has no special candida.e
for the place. but we Just want 70
give the boys this tip-that II CnHofd
Thorne decides to enter the primary
he viii beat 'em all to the nomination.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

The Cedar Rapids Gazette Is get
ting the gubernatorial contest down
to a physical basis, and says IN sup.
mort of the Cosson candidacy tnat the
only edge Allen and Harding has on
Cosson is that they are better LOOKING
physically. Well. in certain circles
mat Il an advantage. At that, we
can't 30 back on Cosson because ne
is skinny, or desert Harding because
he ia fat. We're neutral
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

The Lake Erie and Northern rail-
road os Canada vii soon he e,ectYs-
fed for the whole sT--wo niles from
Calf TO Port DoTe-- Hydraulic power
will be used and the ae~ electric cars
viii be IN operation rert NoTsnter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16
Good Politics.

E Springfield. Mass, Republican: The
presidents modest refusal to be .
party to a second term boom from his
home state at this time Is undoubtedly
sincere. However, 1t won't hurt his
prospects any The boom will bios.
som in due time. even II New Jersey
should continue to keep silent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

! der to the face, 1t is much safer 70
use a cloth and rub the powder on the
skin, rather than to apply i Win
pun. as by the latter method the pow
der is driven upward and lodges on
the moist eyeball.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

Il ron hare failed TO send a COPY
OF Tha Gate City special edition TO
Tour friends out Of the city. ron have
failed IA IN opportunity to do Keo-
lux soIe god
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

The Des Moines Register and Lead
pr continues its inclination to want
to run the politics of the state. OF
course other people have something IN
say about 1t, but the R. and L. has IN :
most to say. Just now it is busy trv.
ing to force Lieutenant Governo-
Harding to retire from active Iowa
politics. The R. and L. could adon,
no better course than to keep him ir
politics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

The Cooper Eswftt lamp g radical
" different from the Ordinary .yps Of
arc lamp in that the arr stream Is
produced IN ssale5 trbe and TIE
light given out from z f1uEsozs "a.
It was Invented b- Peter CcCye- Ee-.
lit OF New York II 1871
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

An Irish vicar, having asTe-t,se11
Tor an orgsntstr received Tia roETo~-
ing reply: Dear Sir I cottrsi TOE
have a vacancy to- an czgsn.z- and
music teacher. either lady OF xs-.Te-
man. Having been both to- seTerzs
years, beg to offer you nv sg-Ti-ez =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

John Masef1eld may have been 1,E.
Ing when he termed Walt yazo-'z
prose poems the genuine vos-e g
the American nation" but the trvtr "a
that they reach the American -af-s
and heart lot easier and, aufcsa-
than much other stuff that Is 7v-t.te-,
and called poetry, says the DavenUo-t
Democrat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

TIE ittney Is proving to be fad
Where II once aourished. 1t is now IN
the discard along with all other fash
.cr fads
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

Tines are not 50 good as hoped for.
hut here In Keokuk We have good
reason to be thankful they are no
worse
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

A ce,oea-acre rice field II piannet
for the Sacramento valley IN caIifor
Ma next year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
When change itself can give no more
It's easy to be true
Charles Sedley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16
IOWA PRESS COMMEND

The Waterloo Times-Tribune says
Senator Cummins has one advantage
Nobody advises that bis candidacy
for president can do HARM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

Kenyon at Mapleton in 1915 had
improved very much over Kenyon at
Castana IN 1912" remarks the Cas-
tana Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

Fritz Norris is spoken Of by the
Webster City Journal as IAN expert
on paving and who has built more
GOOD roads on his trustv typewriter
than any man in Iowa"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

wade fl Tora week VIII give peo-
cse good IDEA Of hor useless IL
rozls re 20 establish food blockade
~ TIRE Torz borders" predicts the Des
gssnes CsysszI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

Senator Cummins has one advantage
Nobody advises that his candidacy
for president can do harm"
Kenyon at Mapleton in 1915 had
improved very much over Kenyon at
Castana in 1912" remarks the Cas-
tana Times.
Fritz Norris is spoken OF by the
Webster City Journal as IAN expert
on paving and who has built more
good roads on his trustv typewriter
than any man in Iowa"
IF the republicans Of Iowa win take
advantage of this opportunity with en-
thusiasm and confidence they may
well ne3e that the summer can.taf NJ
the nation will be, located In this
state during the next administration"
says the Knoxville Journal in discuss
ing the candidacy Of Senator Cum
nfns-
Tie Cedar Rapids Republican does
not take kindly to talk OF third term
for Governor Clarke. TT used TO be
that tro terms were considered
enough for governor" comments the
terms and after while we may have
continuous terms-and when man
81 osce dies why shall not his office
20 70 mig Oldest sor7"
sREe5nIe II clever politician and
2 good czmceigner, but evidently this
"a 10. bis year" remarks the Chero-
kee Tines
"yzte fl ToTa week VIII give peo-
cse a good IDEA Of hor useless IL
ro5fs Re 20 establish a food blockade
a. TIE Torz borders" predicts the Des
Eosnes CAPITAL
TIE D15He7fs Tfrzss-Jo1rrzi regards
he S-5.t T-f5zaess s-z.enent ffsst
GrTer1ov Carte - the crIv -er-'1s.
ran aseasso1eS 20 far fra. ran beat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

"REe5nIe n a clever politician and
2 good camceigner, but evidently this
"a 10. bis yea-5" remarks the Chero
zee Tines
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

Tee D1577r7fs Tf-es-Jo1rrzi regards
he S-S.t T-f5zEess s-z.erent that
Gr,Ter1o- Clarke 81 The crIT -er-'-'s
ran rIezs5aaeS 20 far frat ran beat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-16

READ The Gate CITY want coin"'
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-25

moved slowly again into the back
room.
Long Sin had remained there. With
Weepy Mary he was guarding Elaine,
when WI Fang re-entered. Elaine
was thoroughly aroused by this time.
Suffering is a state OF mind" WI
said in a low tone, "and l have de-
cided that IL would be poor revenge
for me to harm you, You are free"
Nothing could have come as a great
er surprise to Elaine.
DO you-do you really mean it,"
she asked, scarcely able to believe
what her ears heard.
WI merely nodded, and with wave
of his hand to Long Sin indicated that
Elaine was to be released.
She nerved herself to take several
steps toward the door, She had
scarcely crossed half the room.
'Wait!" ordered WI sharply
Was he merely torturing her, as a
cat might torture a mouse? She
stopped obedlently, afraid to look at
him.
This will be the vengeance of WI
Fang" he went on impressively.
Slowly, one by one, your friends will
weaken and die, then your family, un-
til finally only you are left Then will
come your turn"
He stopped again and raised his
long lean forefnger, Co" he Kissed.
Il wish YOU much ioy."
don't think that in all our friend
ship l have ever seen Kennedy so ut
terly depressed as he was when we
returned after the discovery of the
vast fortune which Bennett had clev-
erly secreted.
There seemed to be absolutely moth
ing to do until some new clue turned
up. / placed my hand on his shoulder,
but the words that would encourage
him died on my lips. Several times !
started to speak, but each time l
checked myself. There did not seem
to be anything that would be appro-
pirate for such an occasion.
A sharp ring at the telephone MADE
both of us fairly jump, so nervous
had we become. Kennedy reached
over instantly for the instrument in
the vague hope that at last there was
some news.
AS | watched his face it changed
first from despair to wonder, and final
ly It seemed to light up with the most
remarkable look OF relief and happi-
ness that one could imagine.
Il shall be right over" he cried,
jamming the receiver down on the
hook, and in the same motion reach
ing for his hat and coat. Walter,
he cried, 1T is Elaine They have let
her go!"
l seized my own hat and coat IN
time to follow him, and We dashed ont
of the laboratory.
The suspense under which Aunt
Josephine had been living had told on
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-25
SHE QUIT
But It Was a Hard Pull.

1t is hard to believe that coffee win
put person in such a condition as 1t
did an Ohio woman. She tells her
own story:
q did not believe coffee caused my
trouble, and frequently said liked 1t
so well would not, and could not,
quit drinking it, but was a miserable
sufferer from heart trouble and nerv-
Gus prostration for four years.
Il was scarcely able to be around.
had no energy and did not care for
anything. Was emaclated and had
constant pain around my heart until l
thought could not endure 1t.
Frequently / had nervous chills
and the least excitement would drive
sleep away, and any little noise would
upset me terribly. l was gradually
getting worse until finally asked my
self what's the use Of being sick all
the time and buying medicine so that
could indulge myself in coffee?
$50 / got some Postum to help me
quit. l made 1t strictly according to
directions and want to tell you that
change was the greatest step in my
life. It was easy to quit coffee be-
cause now like Postum better than
the coffee.
"One by one the old troubles LETT
until now l am in splendid health,
nerves steady, heart all right and the
pain all gone. Never have any more
nervous chills, don't take any medi-
cine, can do all my house work and
have done a great deal besides"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cerea!--the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup Of hot wa
ter and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. 500
and 60c tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious ana
cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum.
--Sold by Grocora.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-25
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystlhed by a
series OF murders aud other crimes. The
principal clue 10 the criminal Is the warn
lug letter which is sent the victims, signed
with "A "clutching hand" The latest Vie
tim OF the mysterious assassin Is Taylor
Dodge, the Insurance president His
daughter. Elaine employs Craig Kennedy,
the famous scientific detective, "a try to
Uuravel the mystery. What Kennedy ac-
oomplishes IA told by his friend Jameson,
n newspaptV man. After many fruitless
attempts TO put Elaine and Craig Ken
urdy out OF the way the Clutching Hand
n at last found 20 be- none Othsr than
Perry Bennett Elaine's lawyer and the
man she Is engaged t0 marry Bennett
iees 10 the den OF one of his Chinese
criminals The Chivaman ferces from
Bennett the secret uf the whereabouts OF
3 D0O 0oO Then he gives the lawyer a
potion which viii suspend animation for
months. kennedy reaches Bennptts side
just after he has log. consciousness,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-25

time I was ucuch more delui.=s and
was crying out,
saw faces about me, but did not
see the faces which we're actually out
by our hall door WI Fang and Long
Sin had waited patiently for their re
venge. Now that they thought sufi.
Client time had elapsed they had sto.
len silently to the apartment door.
While Ling Sin watched. WI listened.
THE whine devil has II" whispered
WI Fang, as he rejoined his fellow
consplrator.
How long / should have remained
in this state, and in fact how long
did remain, don't know. Vaguely. /
recall that our acquaintance Johnson,
who Aad the apartment across the
hall, at last heard my cries and came
In.
Somehow or other ! knew the state
was in knew 1t was Johnson. yet
It all seemed unreal TO me. With a
great effort / gathered all my scat
tered wits and managed to shout out,
Telegraph Kennedy--Roekledge."
At about the same time, up at Rock
ledge, Kennedy and Elaine. with her
cousin, Mary Brown. we're starting out
for q horseback ride through the hills.
They were chatting gayly. but Ken
nedy was forcing himself to do so.
In fact, they had scarcely gone half
a mile when Kennedy. who was rid
ing between the two and fighting of
by sheer nerve the illness he felt. sud
denly fell over In half faint on the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-25

locked ipside, Then he looked closer.
There was something peculiar about II
and he picked up a blank sheet OF
white paper, dustlng of the diphragin
on II. There, on the paper, were In
Vulnerable little black specks.
Just then, outside, Doctor Godow-
skis car drew up and he jumped out,
swinging his black bag. Not being ac'
quainted with what we were going
through, Godowski did not notice the
almond-eyed Chinaman who was
watching down the street.
'1Iow do you do, doctor?" greeted
Craig falntly, at the door.
what seems to be the dliiiculty?'
inquired the doctor eagerly.
Il don't know" returned Craig.
but have my suspicious. Fm too III
to verify them myself, so I've called
on you. Look at Jameson FIRST he
added.
While Godowski was examining me,
Craig managed to get out his micro
scope and was looking through II at
the strange black speeks on the pa
per. There, under the lens, he could
see the most remarkable, almost mi
croscopic creature, all legs and feel.
ers, a most vicious object.
Weak though he was. he could not
help an exclamation OF exuItation at
his discovery, just as Godowskt had
finished with me.
Look" he cried, calling the doctor,
81 know what the trouble is, Godow.
ski"
He had started to tell. but the eX-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-25

citement OF the Journey and the eXer
tion were so great that he could hard
ly humble.
'Here-look-on this paper, he
cried. From the telephone
He had risen and was handing tbs
paper to the scientist when his weak
ness overcame him. He fell fiat on his
face on the floor and dropped the pa
per. spilling the contents.
Godowski, now thoroughly alarmed,
bent over Craig. But the delirium
mad overcome Kennedy, too
Unable to make any sense out of
Craig's broken wanderings, Godowski
lost no time in taking samples of our
blood
Then he hurried away to his labora-
tory IN his car. AS he did so, however,
Long Sin leaped into taxicab which
was waiting, and followed.
IN Godowski's laboratory, where he
was studying tropical diseases, the
bacteriologist set to work at once TO
confirm his own growing suspicious.
From a monkey which he had there
for experimental purposes, he drew of
some blood samples. Then, with the
aid of his assistant. he took the blood
samples he had obtained from
US. The monkeys blood, under the
microscope, seemed full of rather
elongated, wriggling germs, of a pc
culiar species. In and out they made
their way among the blood corpuscles,
each like a dart aimed at life Itself
Then he took the samples of our
blood. In them were the same germs
carried by that gruesome tick!
THE spirillum!" he muttered. "They
are infected with African recurrent
fever The only remedy is atoxyl, ad,
ministered intravenously, after the
manner Of Professor Ehrlich's famous
'606.'"
Godowski had rung the call box has
tily for a messenger when Long SIM
who had managed stealthily to creep
up to the doctors laboratory window,
scowled through at the action-then
moved away
While his assistant gathered the APP
paratus, the doctor wrote;
Miss Anne septix,
3O1 w, ---th ST.:
Please go at once to the apartment
of Craig Kennedy - cIaremont
Ave. Surgical case.
eoDoWsKl, M. D.
The boy arrived finally and the doc
tor gave him a generous tip, to hurry
with the note.
He had turned the corner, however,
when Long Sin appeared. Subtly he
played on the boys cupidity to get
him to deliver a note of his own
even offered to deliver the boys note
for him. The flash of a five dollar bill
made the rest easy.
AS the boy disappeared on a fake
errand, Long Sin, with the real note,
hurried downtown, smiling wickedly.
"They have discovered the fever,
MASTER" he reported in the den.
WI was beside himself with rage.
Before he could speak, however, Long
Sin spread out Godowski's message.
"But l have this" he added.
1t took merely glance to suggest
to WI a new plan of action. He rose
and moved quickly into the back room.
Come" he ordered Weepy Mary.
"You must dress up as a nurse--im-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-25
Skulls as DRINKING cups.

The old Scandinavian sages repre-
sent as among the delights of the i'm,
mortals the felicity of feasting and
drinking to drunkenness from the
skulls of the foes they had vanquished
on earth. Vaudeville goes further, and
represents the Guebres as exposing
the dead bodies of their parents to the
fowls of the air until nothing but the
skeletons remained, and preserving
the skulls to be used as drinking cups.