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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-26
GET TO THE CAUSE
keohgk People are LearnIns tbs
Way.

There ss but little peace or comfort
for the man or woman with bad
back, The distress begins in early
nsorring-keeps up throughout the
day. It's hard to get out of bed, IT'S
torture TO stoop or straighten Pias-
ters and liniments may relieve. but
cannot cure IL the cause II inside
the kidneys. When suffering go, use
Doan's Kidney Pills. the tested and
proven kidney remedy. used in kidney
troubles for over so years. Doan's
Kidney Pills are recommended BY
thousan6s for Just such cases. Proof
OF their effectiveness in the testimony
OF this Keokuk resident:
Mrs. George Huffman, 1912 Blondeau
street, Keoknk, says: "One Of my
family suffered from lameness in the
back ano trouble with the kidney
secretions. Learning Of the merit OF
Doan's Kidney Pills, we procured this
remedy at Wilkinson & Co.'S Drug
Store and It soon brought relief"
Price zoe. at all dealers. Don't
simple ask for kidney remedy--ge,
Doan's Kidney -tils-the same that
Mrs. Huffman recommends. Foster
MiIburn Co.. Props. Buffalo. N. 7.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-26
RUB BACKACHE AND
LUMDAGO RIGHT OUT
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and doesn't burn the skin,
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and isfDg back misery - promptly
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-26
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fnni.e annes1 % come.

TINTED Prssz Lezzsf Wire SeryIre.
~, DoUTS, No, ian. zs,--Eghty.
sin protestant ministers and the Y "
e. h. sscrsfary have invite1 Billy
ganSay, BASEBALL evangelist. to con.
duet a revival IN ~, Jouis, az result
N sundays recent outbprst IN which
he called tic city q he'll hole. The
meeting held yesterday resulted IN
an immediate imitation, which Sun
da1 Ia Philadelphia asserted ne could
not answer On Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-26
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limited pfsSH t,ssssd wire eeftie@,i
NEW YyHk, ian ~, Johnny 'ioWs
ata sbG FRANK HsBseI WI nasi ~ y
zen ,ta,o0 bsnt before the broadway
,spe.tibe aiiib tonight
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esi.saa Wsmss asDf.f.

frWibd tfats itsaFha Wife ssfvies !
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a6slti snd south championships 81
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Inha wlth uneIe Sam

WASHINGTON, Jan. zG.--Stenog-
raDherg and tyDcwr1ters for the gov
eminent service are being examined
throughout the country today. The
entrance salary averages 1920 year.
Thousands are being examined.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18

oi man. If II hc granted that there IL ,
type ~ view. who is To determine what /,
W. tfah"lS Gallon, with wkom III.
idca started. says that tho aim is to lie
vc!op In each class it's hes, specimens
and leave them 10 work out their com
mon civilization Icalth. good nature,
moral STABILITY. social and intellectual
syinpatiNr the Atlantic article SAYS. Nc
should ali agree are drsirah bic To hny.
ia greater measure than wc have them
now.
Families that fan within tho dcsir
able class DO not have children enough
!" Keep up their present number. whiIu
many or the undesirable arc notably
feCund The decline OF birth rat.
among the classes that nave achieved
success is serious menace To racial
welfare This decline has occurred In
IN" last nifty years in most civilized
countries. The cugcnist wants to Of
feet change In tho birth rate that
VIII be correlated with those quail
ties that are socially desirable. in
stead of with the qualities that Sc Wish
To eliminate. Vet all arc aware OF In"
difficulties of encctins such a chang.
and feel that 1T must he preceded by
general .nllShtenmcnt and an
Awakening among those physically nt
10 perpetuatc tho gins that nature has
bestowed on them There *. In other
words the desire BY cugcntc lcgislu-
ton 10 substitut" relatively Largo and
stable variations for tho minute ones
10 which Darwin uscrincd the gradual
formation 90 species.
1t ls not argued that natural scioc.
ton creates variations which must h.
prcsupposcd before selection qau pro.
ducc any change. Whatever theory
hN held, that OF mutation. or th"
original FORM Of the Darwinan doc
trine. I, T. cont"ndcd there should not
he the slightest difference OF poiiry
~ regard TO checking tho multiplied.
ton OF detectives aud incanablcs ana
cndcavor!n. 10 Increase the frcuudiiy
az the better kind OF human hci,r
These iw" measures practically cr'u-
pr.hend tn" cugHnic program
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18
Tribute to John l.. Williams.

To the Editor Of The Times n spa tch:
Sir-pcrmit me to add my testimony to In.
hish tributc paid to my OLD friend and Collcx,
mate John l.. Williams in your paper of the
l2th inst. Our acquatntnnccs hogan at the TINT
versity OF Virginia In lStS where ! was daily
associated with him I'm the classroom for three
years. His success student IN ,akInr
diplomas and the highest degree conferred nv
the institution was due primarily to his excel
lent mental endowmcnts. to which H.. added
most exemplary department. ana nscirntio,,s
application To duty Among tho QUO students
with whom he was associated there was no,
one who stood higher as % scholar or az n chris.
tian gentleman. After We lot the university
my relations with him for half century In ;hr
faith in his absolut" nrohty ana Integrity OF
character.
In q brief visit To him of an hour last sum-
mer. after some wears OF scparat !ou, the time
seemed too precious To spend past memories
We talked together OF The sure foundation OF
our faith Ills last words to me on parting
were: Judge. there is other name given
under heaven among men ny which We can be
saved but the name christ. Jesus
Ny dear old friend, YOU say. has departed
this life" lie still lives in the paradise ,o
which til, divine savior of mankind went when
h" LEFT the cross. after paying the penalty OF
mans 1ransHression and opening the way to the
better life AZ the right hand of our Pa her i'm
heaven. ~
May God guide. bless ana keen the dear amos
left behind under al" shadow Of Ills wing IL
the prayer of RICHARD V GAINES
Save, Va. February Is. 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18
PURPOSE OF EUGENICS

No subject OF social import has more
said about II or has been more mis- u-
dcrstooh than .urcnics There ls u
whole library Of INSTRUMENTATION nbou,
it, chiefly perhaps for the reason that
II 50 easily lends Itself 10 cnriraturc
and rdiculc. without .nuiucrstinr
these. MS paper In the Atlantic
monthly does III discussing some mis-.
conceptions OF cugcnics.' II is inter
estfnE in connection with the hill in
tn" Legislature To inquire what *
really meant by tn" term The posi-
bilitics. says this Atlantic article. az
Improving our human Inheritance even
with our present knowledge are great
The difficulties are chiefly those OF VANS
and means. Most cugcnists agree that
IL is desirable 10 prevent the nuItipu-
cation Of degenerate human beings
Fceblcmindeduess. insanity and other
defective traits arc III a degree inherit
able, and there Is agreement that thov.
who have this Inheritance should not
pass II on To other generations I'm re.
gard 10 many other features OF inhcri-
tancc we are still much ia the dark.
Aid there is a general disposi,;on
among most eugpnists 10 go slow"
Bat there are several forms OF I'M.
man ills linked to hercdity that could
he materially reduced by restriction of
marriage. Ia the valley OF the Dora
Balt"a years ago there were uiany
crctins and people AFFLICTED with roiicr
They were allowed 10 marry ana ,hri,
children reproduced the Affections OF
their parents David Starr Jordan
visited the piac" several times. and
concluded that these folk were breed.
ing special type OF man utterly i'm
competen, 10 take care OF itself and
utterly useless for all sorts OF purpose.
some years ago policy OF Sngrcrn-
ton was adopted ana the people were
not allowed 10 marry. At present they
are nearly extinct. People generally
an" the American people particularly
are opposed TO any restriction Of mar
riage In order 10 dcv"lop a certain tvn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18
Doubts Efficacy or Tax Reform rlnn.

TO the Editor OF The Times Dis pa tch
Sir.-Mr. Schustcrs letter in MONDAYS papcr
ahou, Professor l.. X. Scligmans views on tax
REFORM. helps to clean up the whole subi"c,
in the controversy between the two factions in
our Legislature.
one side (backrd by Or. Thomas y Pace ana
the majority of the members OF the Tax Com
miSsion> wants efficient raj Office IN Rich
moud TO eaualizc the tax assessments over tho
100 counties and cities OF the state The NJ har
sid. wants land expect to get IT. to scparnt.
the various subjects OF taxation into two Classes
the state get the revenue from tho nuhlic
service corporation taxes. and the local revenue
he derived from taxation Of real estate etr
Mr. Schuster shows how the needs of our St,t.
call for both Tax Commission and subseuu"nt
segregation OF the classes OF property taxed
To understand how futile and Intellectual tile
plan being worked into the resemblance
OF reform il is necessary to have some knnw.1-
edge of political economy The peopic have not
vet realized what vital question is involved
The disease has got to get worse before il can
get better ''pIEDMONT
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18
Exhibition of the Submarine

n ERHApS we have done we'll in hesitating
l 10 build great fleet of Dreadnoughts
and super -Drcadnoughts; perhaps these
mighty creations will soon be obsolete and
'onc with Ninevch and Tyre" The naval
history of the present war is not yet at an
end, hut so far the great feature OF sea
lighting has been the submarine. The value
OF the submarine was problcmatical six
months ago: at present the underwater craft
are challenging the safety of England. That
Germany will be able TO blockade the British
Isles is improbable. but improbable almost
solely because the Tcutons do not happen to
have enough submarines for such an under
taking. y hundred more and who should
prophcsy the end OF it,
II is interesting 10 note that the United
States was the pioneer in Observation-Disclosures
warshipS. We engaged AT present in
building submarine go feet long, with
speed OF twenty knots an hour. This vessel
which Will cost nearly Sl.500, coo. represents
The transition 10 a distinctly larger type. and
may soon he building submarines 800
feet long or longer Probably the evolution
Will not stop hcre4, great. monsters may be
huiit large crnisrrs and capable OF both
artillery and torpedo lighting The sea
battles OF the future may ne fought beneath
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18
Primitive Water Works

Relics OF primitive water works have
recently hcen uncarthcd In New York
CITY. In the most nopu,ouS parts OF tn.
city were found several woodor p,,.
valves-Short sections of pine I,ps
bored out nNially and lifted with thick
iron leaves working in slot driven
across the Notwithstanding back Ia
1922, ana tho recent disinantlng OF an
OH building at Centre and Raatl.,
Streets disclosed Castiron tank, which
AT Oh" time supplied the entire city of
New York with water from Il nearby
we'll The tank. which had been Inn
ported from England. was constructed
OF cast iron plates boited i'm position
The valves ana tank, SAYS Popular
Mechanics, formed part of The water
supply system, which was installed i'm
l.!a after scourGc OF yellow fever
had swept the c!ty. Aaron Burr was i'm
struncntal Pr having this system put
into opera ton. with = desire to avert
other cpidcmics. he applied 10 the Leg
islature for charter to supply The city
of New York with pure. wholesome
water From the fact that : Shiny
sediment, four on five feet deep, was
found on the bottom OF the reservoir
when II was torn open. it may he in
ferrcd that the object OF the charter
Was defeated
Two eighteen horse power engines
pumped GIL. 200 gallons Of water day
into the tank for distribution. which
was made through hollow pine logs in
connection with wooden gat" valves.
\ popular belief prevailed AT that time
that iron pipes were unhcaithfui. and
IL was not until 1922 that the wooden
pipes were superseded. at which time
tweuty-threc miles OF wooden pip. had
been laid Only one short iron pipe
and one iron valve We're used in con-
ncction with the wooden mains. The
iron pipe was the main conduit from the.
reservoir to the wooden mniuS, and the
iron valve was connected half way be-
tween the reservoir and the mains. The
iron valve WAS broken up for junk. fol-
lowing the recent excavation after an
effort had been made To have 1T pur-
chased and preserved for u museum by
some patriotic citizen.
Owing To tho fact that the cost OF
installation could not I've accurately
gagged by the old water company. the
Legislature. in N Joker" clause, gave
the Manhattan company the right TO
employ surplus capital in the purchase
of public stocks. so that the Manhattan
company became in short time little
more than banking institution with
a water supply system AS an incidental
sidc line TO this day, in order To hold
its charter. the Manhattan Bank, now
one of New Works. greatest financial in
stitutiOns. must pump II certain amount
OF water each day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18

THIS Is Der Tag" This IS "ji.e day. ac-
cording 20 widely hcraldcd German an.
nouncements that tie waters surrounding the
BRUSH Isles becomes war zone from which
'he hhlppihs OF all neutral nations is warned
10 Keep away and Within which The mcr-
chant vessels OF the allied movers are ia hn
torpedoed without opportunity given for The
escape oi their passengers aud crews
IN one aspect his involves no departure
from the rule OF warfare that GERMANY has
pursued. British merchantmen already have
been torpedoed without warning. There is
an Illustration of his in'thc dispatches today
What more will Germany do?.
The world doubts, as a matter OF fact,.,hat
she is capable of any great extension OF sub
marine activities, II doubts very stronpI,
that neutral shipping actually will he &c.
Stroyed. Against this yelled menace the
United States has been but the leader In III,
chorus. of protests 50 which Italy, Holland