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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23
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+ Mrs. i. b. Hammer, Mrs. B. F.
wahrer and Miss Clara Ball are home
from weeks pleasant visit In
Quincy.
Mrs. Geo. Kirchner has returned
home from two weeks VISIT with
relatives in Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. Hazel Lourie and daughter OF
West Virginia visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Trump last week.
Mrs. p. A. Wiegner and daughters
Mary and Nellie, left for their home
in Brookfield, Mo-, Saturday morning
after an eight weeks visit In Donnell.
son.
Theo: Abel and John Felt are In
California attending the exposition.
Mrs. John Gompf was an over Sun
day visitor in Keokuk.
Misses Anna Tempe1 and Alma Bank
OF Keokuk visited homo folks Satrr-
day.
Rev. VIM. Kreis preached IN Keokuk
for mission fest Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Barnes and
daughter winona Gundayed near La
John schaeKer Of near ottumwa Wis.
tied with VIM. Gompf several days
the past week.
Mrs. r. G. Taber and son Earl Sun
dayed IN Galland.
Rev. Freytag filed the pulpit at the
ia. e. church Sunday morning In the
absence OF Rev. Kreis.
Mr. and Mrs Emil Hennies are
again residents OF Donnellson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23
.MANYTROUBLESDUE
TO WEAK KIDNEYS

.It is no use advertising medi-
cine unless the medicine itself Is GOOD
enough to back up the claims you
make for it." said Wilkinson G Co..
the popular druggists, to a Gate CITY
man. ION the other hand 1t Is
pleasure to sell medicine when our
customers come in afterward and tell
us how much good it has done them.
And that is why we like to sell anc
recommend Solvax. the great kidney
remedy. Ever since we first intro
duced Solvax In Keokuk, our clerks
have been SO busy selling 1t that we
have a hard time keeping sufficient
stock on hand. We have so much
faith In this article that we are going
to guarantee it in the future and Will
return the money to any purchaser OF
Solvax whom It does not help. This
may seem rash but our customers
have said SO many good words In It's
favor that we do not expect to nave
many packages returned"
This shows great faith in Solvax. 1t
really is a most unusual medicine be-
cause 1t overcomes the worst cases OF
kidney complaint by. removing the
cause It goes straight to the seat OF
the trouble. It soaks right In and
cleans out the kidneys and makes
them pass OF all the uric acid and
poisonous waste matter that lodges in
the joints and muscles, causing rheu-
matte pains: soothes and heals the
bladder and quickly ends all such
troubles.
! Nothing Is more uncomfortable or
hurts persons perfect enjoyment OF
life more than troublesome kidneys
and their attending evils Use Solvax
and get your full measure of benefit
lout of life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23
Was Second Free Public Institution
in the state Of lowa-Fair-
field Has the First
Library.
FOUNDING or OTHERS
ono Hundred and Twenty-sIx Free
Libraries in Iowa, According TO
state librarians
Report.

Do Keokuk people realize that they
have the second Oldest free pubic
library in the state of Iowa? Well,
this Is SO, according to facts IN the
report Of the state librarian. The Keo-
kuk library was founded in 1853. Fair
field has the distinction OF having the
oldest public library. it being founded
in 1853.
The library at Waverly was founded
in 1865. The Sioux City library was
founded in 1877 and the Des Moines
library In 1882. The Council Bluns
library was founded In 1881. the Wat
erloo library in 1897, the one at Mar
shalltown tn 1898 and Dubuque in
1902.
The Des Moines library has the lar
gest number OF books with 64,S37 vol
umes, Sioux City next with 47,s35 and
Davenport third, with 39.949. DUBUQUE
has 32,577 books, Council Bluffs 27,-
932. Marshalltown 1918 and Water
loo approximately $4,000.
!, Des Moines loaned 293,077 books in
1914. Cedar Rapids ranks next IN
number loaned, totaling 1922, and
Sioux City third, loaned 1882. Coun-
ell Bluffs loaned 136,092, Waterloo
111,723. Dubuque 103,749 and Marshall
town 71,7o2.
More than 100000 has been do
mated by Andrew Carnegie for erect
ing library buildings In this state.
davenport, Cedar Rapids and Sioux
City each have Carnegie buildings
which cost $4,000. Dubuque has .
building which cost 100000 given by
Andrew Carnegie, F. d. Stout and
citizens. A large number cost from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The report OF the state librarian In
the forthcoming official register shows
that up to January of this year Iowa
had 1926 free public libraries. eighty
seven Of which have buildings which
were donated by Andrew Carnegies.
In addition to these this state has
forty-eight Association and subscrip-
ton libraries, thirty-one college lib
rarfes not including those Of the state
colleges and twenty-five libraries in
state institutions.
Taxes for the support of the free
public libraries run all the way from
one-third OF mill to FIVE mills with
the average around two and a half
mills. Dubuque supports a nice library
on third OF mill tax and Davenport
on seyen-eighths OF a mill The Des
Moines library tax is + 1-10th mills,
Waterloo mills. Mershalltown 23a
mills and Council Bluffs mills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

A fine son arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Tieman last Sat
urday. Mother and child doing nicely
John Kraus' new daughter was hap
tised by Rev. Father Tholen Of the
Catholic church and received the
name of Dorothy Marie. The little
ones aunt and uncle Miss Mary Kraua
OF Keokuk and Elmer Bruegger OF Maui
VOC acted as sponsors.
The Nauvoo Catholic church VIII
put In heating plant this fall and
contracts will be received up to next
Monday when the work will be given
to the lowest and best bidder.
II was pretty cold last Monday night
and Tuesday morning and light frost
was reported in some places about
Nauvoo, but no damage resulted.
About the only kind of perfect WON.
an you ever read about is the one
they have proved up with tape meas.
|ure.
Several persons about Nauvoo have
cider mills running full time Bring
In your apples" invite these enter
|prising owners, and become an apple
jack baron about next THANKSGIVING
time"
There Is prosperity sumcient for all
in Nauvoo's vicinity this fall. Some
of our farmers will succeed 80 well
that they will add costly touring
car to the rest OF their farm equip
ment.
The Catholic congregation Is going
to try to forget everything when they
go to their picnic next Saturday. They
will put all the telephone numbers
out Of their heads and forget that
there Is such an animal on earth a.
a trial balance. This may leave quite
q vacuum In their brain, but there may
be enough cockleburs on their heels
to hold them down to earth and make
them stick to the picnic grounds until
It is time for the MOSQUITOES to rock
them to sleep with touching melody.
Jake Boyer who had his ankle bad.
ly broken in an auto accident some
time ago while visiting In Tazwell
county, near Pekin, H.. arrived at his
Nauvoo home last Monday afternoon.
He can hobble along on crutches and
was brought UP town to his place of
business last Tuesday afternoon where
he met his many friends who all
wished him speedy recovery of the
broken member. The break Is mend
ing rapidly.
Mrs Herman Schenk intends Ieav-
Ing next Friday for visit to her son
Gus and family in st. Louis. Later
on she may go to Chicago to remain
during the winter.
The boys and girls who love to go
Joy riding on Sundays in the old.
fashioned horse and buggy did not
read with complaisance the new iii
nois law which requires every car
rage, or vehicle on public highway
to have at least one lighted lamp Wis
ible 200 feet ahead and the same dis
lance in the rear. but are pleased to
know that the law was never en-
forced in this locality, at least. Who
OF us. born and reared In the rural
section or country town. but remem.
Der those dear old Sunday nights OF
our youth, the ever-ready little red or
black-wheeied buggy and patient old
horse. spirited at times. but trained
to loiter along through sweet-scented
lanes when dusk had settled its per-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23
YOU cAN,T BEAT THE GAME.

The confession OF DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills to the congregation of historic
Plymouth church, Henry Ward Beech
er's old charge, was striking, unusual
and touching. Seldom, if ever, has a
minister of his repute stood up In his
pulpit and borne witness against HIM
self in such unsparing terms. We may
be sure that the verbal flageilatton ne
inflicted on himstlf was far acuter in
its pain than any which the penitents
of old endured.
But the conclusion from his unfor.
tunate experience with what appear
to have been speculative investments
Investments in which not only he
but numerous other persons influenced
by him lost their money-was too par
tial. He Adraws from 1t word OF
counsel and earning to those who un-
dertake the christian ministry. He Is
taken Up with the idea that he has
fallen away from his ideals and must
find them once more along the paths
OF gentle, tender, Christlike service =
There is, however. a lesson applic-
able not alone to ministers but to hun
dreds and thousands OF his fellow
citizens in his misfortunes-a lesson
which this country has had time and
again, but never in a more striking
form than now. In bearing witness
to what he conceives as HIS own
choosing OF the worser path, DR.. Hill
lis also bears witness to the tmpor-
tant fact that you can't beat the game
LOT speculation, says the Chicago Her
aid.
Nobody can beat that game. Even
the spectators can't do It. For q
while they may swim on seas Of glory,
but in the end the deep waters ensulf
them. The business man can't beat 1t.
Sooner or later the end arrives and
there is ruin and despair where there
was once prosperity and hope. The
lawyer can't beat it: the minister
can't beat it: even the purely profess
sional gambler can't beat 1t. In the
end 1t Is unbeatable.
The world is strewn with the blast.
ed hopes and ruined fortunes and
often the shattered regulations Of
those who cherished the Illusion that
they could beat the game Of specula-
ton. Every year brings It's striking
lesson of the futiNty of embarking on
such dangerous adventures. But too
often the temporary success OF a
single man serves to obscure all the
wisdom Of experience and to lure the
credulous from the ways Of safety and
! of peace of mind.
! DR.. Hills has preached bigger ser
mon in that confession than he seems
to have perceived. Great. indeed,
would be the service If the uncon-
scious part Of 1t should impress those
who need the lesson of the bitter end
of speculation as directly and forcfbiy
as his bitter regret for compromised
ideals seems to have impressed the
congregation Of Plymouth church last
Sunday.
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These bright Sunday days finds
unite a few people out in the woods
gathering nuts for the winter.
Mrs. Nellie Lueckle went to Fort
Madison Friday and stayed till Mon
day. visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Edna Grimm AID Anna Mas
mar attended the Sunday school con-
yention at Mt Sterling last Thursday.
Mrs. J. Marshal is improving some
at this time.
Mrs. A. Kelley, Mrs. Sarah Beeson.
Mrs. F.. Martin, Mrs. L. B. Jenkins,
Miss Inez Gordin, Inez Boice and Ida
Andsrs and T. W. Grimm. Frank
Boyer and Rev. Nelson Of tina BAPTIST
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23
souTH AMERICAN POSSIBILITIES

Mr. R r. Gown, of New York and
Havana, proprietor of Ell Mundo. the
important Havana daily paper, has
made O. confidential report to the gov
eminent of one Of the large South
American republics on the possibility
of establishing permanent trade rela
lions with the United States. Mr.. Gov
in summarizes the situation in the fol.
lowing words:
Unless the American business man
can arrange, for all time to come, II
discount his Latin.American credits
for periods necessary to meet tao
varying conditions of South American
trade. it will be hopeless for the SOUTH
American merchant to expect to ere
ate a large business, based on the
markets of the United States, except
on such articles as are protected By
patent or trade marks or are of sucr
q nature as to be pTe-eminently super
Tor or markedly cheaper than similai
European products. Under present
conditions you cannot depend upor
North America for the assured cred
its essential to the proper extension
of business. The policy of wisdom j:
to advise your people to temporarily
curtail their activities so as to be vel
within the amount of their cash cap
ital
However, should the pressure o.
public opinion in the United States
aided by the desire of bankers anc
merchants, create situation whereof,
credit relations can be properly and
beneficially established in she interes
of South American commerce, theI
there need be no hesitation in stimu
Iating an extension of business. II
tllat case, you must be assured tina
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23
keokuk. Iowa September 90, 1915
AT HOME.

AT HOME.
Strange-that one could find content
out there,
Where all was still and peaceful-
cool and green;
Where chittering chfpmunks came to
MUNICH and stare,
Where forest whispers made more
still the air
Where froIic sunbeams scarce could
pierce the screen
That tall spired trees had raised
against the sky.
Where satin footed days slipped soft
ly by.
Strange-tilat one could not find the
perfect calm.
Where misted mountains shoulder
toward the lake;
Where night brings healing like
magic BALM
Where silence quivers like church
played psalm.
Strange-that the little loneliness
should wake
And STRAND sleep-and wake-and
stir again,
And whisper Of the world of striving
strange-th that with all the blaring city
din,
The dust swirled heat, the yelling.
nightmare streets,
The turmoil that the traffic spiders
spin;
Strange-what trance Of peace my
heart Is in.
It sings song Of gladness while it
greets
The world of aching, longing, striving
men.
ST am at rest, for am home again
Miriam 'reichner in the New YORK
Globe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

the arrangements made in the United
States are OF the character and per-
manency required to meet what would
then be tremendously expanding
trade; otherwise, your commerce viii
be In constant peril and perhaps ba
forced to turn again to Europe at
some later date, under conditions OF
great disadvantage
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

church here attended the Keokuk Zap
list association that was held at the
Harrisburg church last week.
Mrs. Allie Wright and three girls
spent Sunday in the county visiting
with Mrs. Leadbetter and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Green spent Sun.
day out Of town, visiting relatives.
Mrs. Hattie Williamson OF Primrose
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

cubic mile of river water weighs
Approximately 4,205,650, 600 tons and
carries in solution, on the average
aoout 100000 tons of foreign matter.
In all. about 2,735,000,o0O tons of
solid substances are thus carried an
nually to the ocean.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

evening by Miss Ida Anderson was
along an educational line and was very
interesting.
J. F.. Bellew OF the st. Louis Masonic
home, was a recent visitor Ut the
Homer O'Brien home. Many years ago
Mr.. Bellew welded the birch ct the
Brush school house and enjoys visit.
ing his former pupils and talking ever
by-Sone days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

A contribution to the open letter"
column of the Philadelphia Record be-
gins. ''you are liar, skinflint and
miserable hog" Philadelphia, 1t
viii be remembered, ''hit the trail last
winter"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

AS result Of conference of may
ors of the empire state a bureau of
municipal information has been open
ed in New York City, which will sup
ply all necessary information on city
affairs and relieve councilmen OF the
disagreeable duty of junketing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

home at very seasonabie hour. This
change will no doubt make itself felt
in increased business as 1t will furn
fish. such a convenient schedule that a
large number OF people residing alonS
the K & W. VIII feel like coming to
this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

Caldwell. n. j.. boasts Of saloon
which has been drinking place since
1892. Prohibitionists in that section
insist the place is old enough to dry
UP and insist on corking It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

Wireless messages have been sue
cessfully sent without the usual aerial.
The wires. properly insulated. were
laid on the ground.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

The boy in the bowling alley to Sci
ND the pins has been replaced by ar
electrical device.
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r

THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
Patience is necessary ingredient
of genius.-Disraei.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-23

Abused by its Friends.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: o eugen-
les. How much idiocy Is talked in thy
name.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09

Johns fathers eyes twinkled, and he
said Il thought you needed that air
gun 20 shoot sparrows, SO they
wouldn't drive away all the other
birds. Its a woodchuck now, is il;
Well, TIL get you something that
will dispose OF Mr.. Woodchuck
quicker than an air-gun. How will
that do"
John looked rather crestfallen, but
he wanted to know what il was. But
his father only looked mysterious,
and wouldn't tell.
A Lone White Thing with Pink Eyes.
Betty and John were playing
house in the garnet when father
came home that night They heard
Frisk barking and ran out 10 see.
There on the sidewalk in front Of
him lay long white thing with pink
eyes. Frisk didn't like the new
conner a bit; that was plain to be
seen.
"Oh. what is it, cried John and
Betty in one breath.
That's the little fellow who's 60
ing to catch your woodchuck. said
father, winking at John. you take
him up on the hill tomorrow and
see. But don, let him get away
from you. Here, take him and he
gave John the chain. His name is
Peter
John looked at him obviously.
Does he bite" he asked.
lie docs If You aren't nice to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
CHAPTER ".

TED and his little friend. the
~ Gnome, travelled on and on,
until they found themselves at
the foot Of high. round hill. At one
eide Of the great mound the stream
which they had been following sud
G My stopped short, making deep
well. over which hung an old oak tree
Right at the foot Of this tree was an
upright gray stone, apparently part OF
rock deeply sunk in the hillside. Be
side this stone the Gnome paused. and.
Cunning 10 smile resssuringly AZ Ned,
picked Up a pebble about the size Of
On scorn and dropped It into the we'll
a, the same time knocking gently on
.he fat stone, while Ned stood wonder
irg what was 70 follow.
In moment the rock opened in the
middle. and there stood little old
woman, as withered as spring apple
and ts bright as a butterfly. dressed in
, scarlet bodice covered with spangles
and a black petticoat worked in square
characters with all the colors Of the
rainbow. Ned thought she WAS not
nearly as attractive as the fairies
whom he had but lately left, although
,h. had on more colors than even the
Queen Fairy. On seeing the Gnome
,he made a low bow, and in a shrill.
eager voice invited them in. Ned hest
.ated, but the little old woman snatched
his hand and pulled him in, asking in
whisper, post thou fear FOR myself
when in the company Of the King Of
the Gnomes >" Then. opening a low
door in the side Of the cavern, she
beckoned them 70 follow. In the mid
die OF still larger vault stood an arm
chair, fashioned from beryi and jasper
with knobs Of amethyst and topaz.
Toward this the Gnorne walked. while
th. old woman brought forth robe OF
velvet. green and soft as forest moss
and. placing ring Of rough gold on his
head. she held up the train Of his royal
rob. while he sat himself down IN ms
chair Of sta,e. After making another
low reverence 20 the Gnome King she
handed the little monarch his sceptre'
which was tall bullrush Of gold.
Leaning forward. he touched her on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
Johnny Woodchuck
and Peter, the Ferret

him" said father, and I'd be little
careful OF him in any case. Put him
in a basket, and carry him up. I'm
afraid he won't come back after you
let him go, but he'll get the wood
chuck all right"
So the next day Betty and John
took Peter up on the hill in basket,
Frisk barking loudly all the way. be-
cause he didn't approve.
He Ducks for the Last Time
Johnny Woodchuck was at his
door and he looked just as saucy as
ever. He waited until Frisk was
within two feet of him before he
turned tail and ducked impudently.
But Mr.. Woodehuck was mistaken
this time. Betty and John came on
up. and John pulled Peter out Of the
basket by his chain and set him on
the ground by the hole Peter slid
into that hole like a streak OF chain
lightning. Pretty soon there were
sounds OF a scuffle going on. Then
Peter came back out OF the hole
looking as though nothing had hap
pened, but his snout was all red.
John caught his chain before he
could get away, but maybe he didn't
want to. anyway. And Mr.. Wood
chuck was seen no more, so poor
old Mr.. Jones had his cabbages.
Frisk got used to Peter after while
and didn't bark every time he saw
him around, but John never got his
air gun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
By f. 4. STUART.

YOHNNY WOODCHUCk lived
in tho field beyond the cabbage
patch. and had another 'front.'
door under a big pine in the next
field. When the children came past
to gather chestnuts he always
STAYED out BY his hole to the very
last minute and blinked at them
triumphantly. He knew all he had
10 do was 10 turn tail, and they
couldn't catch him. Meanwhile at
nights he came out and ate up Mr..
Tones's cabbages
Mr.. Jones was poor old man,
who lived in a cabin on the hill, and
he needed all his cabbages himself,
but Johnny Woodchuck didn't care
a rap. Betty and John ana FISK
thought it was really too bad Tor the
naughty woodchuck to eat all Mr..
Tones's cabbages. especially Frisk.
lie was a little fox terrier, and he
knew all about woodchucks But he
couldn't catch Mr.. Johnny, and the
hol. was too deep TO be dug up.
John Thinks He Needs a Gun.
John told his father all about it.
and said he really needed an air gun,
so he could shoot the woodchuck.