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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
SANTA CLAUS
LEGENDS MANY
Patron Saint Of Children Of Many
Lands and Beliefs Has Many
interests.

Each one in youth, looked forward
with great longing to the coming OF
Santa Claus, and each believed i'm
plicitly in him as real being of flesh
and blood. But how many persons
know that a real flesh and blood man
was the original Santa Claus?
st. Nicholas was g. noted bishop OF
Myra, in Lycia, Asia Minor. He lived
long ago, SO long ago that the exact
date Is not known, but it Is thought
that he died in 345 A. D. He was a
man of broad sympathies and was re-
garded as the patron saint Of chill
dren. Of the seafaring, OF thieves, and
Of virgins, and he is still regarded as
the patron saint Of the Greek church.
According to tradition he was OF
a very charitable disposition and a
story is told Of how he once heard Of
poor man with three daughters
who was so poor that he had no
dowries for the daughters and so
could not marry them off. st. Mich
olas threw a bag of coins through
the mans window on three success
sive nights, thus providing dowry
for each daughter, and on being dis
covered as the benefactor begged
the man not to disclose his name.
Thus it was that st. Nicholas be-
came the patron Of gifts. the st.
Nicholas Of the nursery who provides
bags of presents for every boy and
girl on Christmas eve.
Santa Claus Is Dutch corruption
Of the spelling OF st. Nicholas. Our
conception of Santa Claus, the Brit
ish and American idea. has been best
expressed by Moore in his immortal
poem, 1.-THE Night Before Christmas. :"
He was dressed all in fur from his
head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tranish'd
with ashes and SCOT,
A bundle of toys, he had flung on his
back,
And he looked like a peddler Just
opening his pack.
His ewes how they twinkled! His
dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose
like cherry,
like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as
white as the snow;
The stump OF a pipe he held tight In
his teeth.
And the smoke, it encircled his head
like wreath.
He had a broad face and a little
round belly
That shook when he laugh'd like q
bowl full of jelly.
He was jolly and plump-a right
jolly old elf
And l laugh'd when I saw him In
spite Of myself"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
aorrow;n, Unnecessary.

Borrowing Unnecessary.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat: one
doesn't need to borrow trouble.
Everybody is willing to present him
with it
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
Now publication "The WItness~ Will
Make Ito Bow Shortly and WIN
FIN Big Need In Religious
World.
STAFF COMPETENT ONE
Paper VIII be Issued Each Saturday
and Episeopaiians From All
Over Country viii be
Interested.

A new church paper, called The
Witness Of which the Rev. John G.
Sage of st. Johns church, is manag.
ing editor, will be added to the relig-
ious publications OF the country the
first of the year. Advance copies of
the paper have been received here,
and a perlsal of its pages shows
that it will fill great need in this
line OF publications. The paper will
be published every Saturday at Ho-
bart, Indiana. The Right Rev. Irving
P. Johnson Of Denver, is editor in
chief, and DR.. John c. Sage Of Keo-
kuk, managing editor. The follow
Ing comprise the staff: Rt. Rev.
James Wise, Topeka; Rev. G. J. Shut,
Mankato, Mimi; Rev. Francis s.
White, Grand Rapids; Rev. l.. W. Ap-
plegate, Hobart; Rev. Charles ]. Snif-
fen. South Lee, Mass: Rev. George P.
Atwater. Akron; Rev. Ralph B. Pom
eroy. Princeton; Rev. H. J. Mikell,
Nashville, Tenn.
The editors intend to publish q pa,
per instructive and devotional. in
terms that anyone can read, and to
publish the paper for the sum Of 81
per year. 1t is felt by the editors
that there has been need for a
greater dissemination of religious
matter, and that this new publication
will aid In this work.
The paper Is neat looking one Of
eight pages. 1t contains a number of
interesting articles and page of
editorials, which are virile apd pert
inent. The name of DR.. Sage appears
signed to two articles, one on the
first page Of the paper and dealing
with the church council at St. Louis.
and the other on one OF the inside
pages and dealing with depart
ment captioned From Far and Near
and telling of men and events in the
worlds eye.
The Witness has a capable editor
ial staff and will doubtless prove of
considerable strength in it's field.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TAX DEED.

To Silas Rockwell estate, Emma G.
Seeman, George e. Rockwell. w. B.
Rockwell. May Rockwell, May Seyb,
Karl Seyb, Anna A. Rockwell. and
the Unknown Heirs of Silas Rock
well. John w. Brown and May
Brown:
You and each Of you are hereby
notified that on the LIST day Of Do
cember A. D. 1919 the following de.
scribed real estate situated in Lee
County, Iowa. to-wit: Lot Nine (9),
Block Eighteen (1s), City Of Keokuk,
was sold by the treasurer of said
county for the taxes then due, deltn-
quent and unpaid thereon to l. N.
Tichenor. Keokuk, Iowa, and that a
certificate of sale was duly issued by
said treasurer to said purchaser, pur-
suant to said sale; that said certifl-
cate Of sale has been assigned to
and is now hsld by the undersigned;
that the right Of redemption from
said sale will expire and a tax deed
be made by said treasurer to me for
said real estate, pursuant to said
sale, unless redemption therefrom Is
made within ninety days from the
completed service Of this notice.
JOSIE SIBBACH FOLEY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
OUCH! LUMBAGOPA|N
RUB BACKACHE AWAY
Instant Relief With q Small Trial
Bottle Of Old "St, Jacobs OIL"

Kidneys cause Backache? No!
They have no nerves. therefore can
not cause pain. Listen! Your back.
ache is caused by lumbago. sciatica
or a strain, and the quickest relief is
soothing, penetrating "St Jacobs
OIL" Rub it right on your painful
back, and instantly the soreness, stiff.
ness and lameness disappears. Don't
stay crippled! Get q small trial
bottle of "St. Jacobs or from your
druggist and timber up. A moment
after it is applied you'll wonder what
became of the backache or lumbago
pain.
Rub old, honest est. Jacobs Or
whenever you have sciatica, neural
gia, rheumatism or sprains, as It IS
absolutely harmless and doesn't burn
the skin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

family visited relatives IN this vicin-
ity.
Miss Katherine Horsey and Fred
Felt spent Tuesday evening at the
Henry Felt home.
Several from this vicinity attended
church at Croton Saturday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Weller Of near
Willet station visited Saturday and
Sunday with Louis Felt and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Huoe were
Farmington callers recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ref and fam
tly spent Sunday at the Hugh Mem
hardt home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Web Downey and
Mr., and Mrs. Ray Downey and fam
lies, Ed. and Jacob Bergthold, Tom
HAYES and daughters, Cecilia, Agnes
and Anna, and Francis DTiscoll visit
ed at the Val Burke home Sunday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
STRING PRAIRIE.
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Several from this vicinity attended
the Good Time club Monday evening
at the Ray Downey home.
Seyb and Aoel shredded TOT ban
iRerethold Monday and Tuesday.
Philip Valentine and Mr.. and Mrs;
Tom Hayes and daughter, Anna ana
Mr.. Louis, Fred Henry Felt, MISS
Mary Burke, Miss Katherine Horsey'
Miss Laura Lingenfelter, Andrew
Burke and Mrs. Albert Halfner, Dan
Bergthold and daughter, Emma were
Dsnnnellson callers Saturday.
Carl Theme was a Keolzuk caller
| Tuesday.
Mrs. George Rube, Miss Katherine
Horsey. Miss Gladys Surena were
Croton callers one day last week
Andy SHEPPARD hauled hogs te
Argyle Wednesday.
Mir. and Mrs. Web Downey an
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
The Eternal Feminine.

Norfolk News: A woman doesnt
appreciate a Christmas gift that
picked out at the last moment she
wants to feel that at least three
months of careful deliberation was
devoted to the selection OF her gitts-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
Sheer No More.

Topeka State Journal: In the news
paper Offices, anyway, there IS no
LONGER any inclination to sheer at
the ancients who used stone taol"ss
instead of paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
Direct Of the Dry.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: III the Con-
gressional Record should be put out
OF business the vets would be able
to boast of their only big victory OF
the year. The Record is the drfest
thing we know of.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19
| OWE MUCH TO PETER COOPER
Their First Ideas From Noted
PhiIanthropist.

1t was Peter Cooper who started
and fostered the building of locomo-
tives in America, an industry which
has surpassed that of any other coun.
try of the world, to the extent that to.
day the American locomotive is recog.
nized as the best in the world, and
the trade is international. We are
apt today to think of the career of this
great philanthropist more as a bust.
ness man than as an inventor, and
the big New York charities that bear
his name in way have been respon-
sible for this.
But Peter Cooper was a mechanical
genius from his youth. His career
was commenced in a little room in
rear building on Broadway, New York,
and it was here he began to develop
his ingenuity and mechanical capacity,
and it was here he gave the first evil
dence of his inventive genius by max
ing machine for mortising the hubs
Of carriage wheels.
Later he made some admirable i'm
provements in shearing machines, ard
through this and other inventions he
gathered sufficient money to start in
a rather extensive way the manufac-
ture of glue, oil, whiting, etc. He
was credited with making the best
glue In the country. His business
was most profitable and in 1928, when
Mr.. Cooper was thirty-seven years old,
he was quite rich man and was able
to make large land purchases with
in the limits Of the city of Baltimore.
Here Mr.. Cooper set up the great
Canton iron works. Two years later,
in 1890, he built the first locomotive
engine constructed in this country.
The subject Of railroad building was
agitating the country, and the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad company was
organized for the purpose. This COM
pany was gravely experimenting with
car which was carried before the
wind by mast and sail, when sturdy
Old Peter Cooper stepped in and final
ly solved the motive power problem
He knew to make his iron company
profitable it was necessary to have
some satisfactory means of outlet.
Cooper's first locomotive engine was
called the tom Thumb" and success.
fully demonstrated the practicability
of using locomotives on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, with its many sharp
curves The first locomotive was too
small to be of much service, but it
was very helpful as a guide in the con-
struction Of the locomotive Best
FRIEND" at the West Point foundry, New
York which was the first one built in
the United States for actual service.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19

ooh, God, why hast thou forsaken
me" Surely few people have had bet
ter reason to ask the question. But
God had not forsaken her entirely.
About this time former lackey Of
the Comte de Montgomerie' felt with
in him spiritual yearning. He real
lied that his sins were as scarlet, and
he would be as white as snow. He
wished to become priest, and devote
his life to good works. With this
praisewcrthy ambition in his breast,
he set about undoing the evil he had
wrought, so far as he could. He knew
the truth about the robbery at the
Montgomeries' and he wrote an anony-
nous letter to friends of the dan
glades, giving them information which
enabled them to bring the facts to
light. And the facts showed that the
unfortunate dAnglade had nothing
whatever to do with the crime.
The chief criminal was the Comte de
Montgomerie's almoner, a priest
named Gaynard, who had obtained
WdA Co5iOuo VI thO SoihtO . my De
From these impressions man named
Belestre made false keys; several
| servants of the comte were in the plot,
including the writer of the anonymous
letter They were all taken into Gus
tody and subjected to the torture, one
by one, and in their confessions they
were unanimous in generating dan
glade.
The unfortunate wife was released
from her black dungeon, with her
naked babe in her arms. She was in
dying condition, but now the sympa-
thy of an entire nation was with her,
and she was nursed back to health.
The people of Paris raised fund for
her, amounting to $4,000, and the
courts made De Montgomerie dig up
a large sum to make restitution for
the property confiscated.
There is only one bright spot in this
tragic story. One morning the lieu
tenant general of police, who had been
the lion of Paris for a long time,
stepped out of his door to go to his
office, when a stone hit him on the
side of the head. Then another rock
or maybe 1t was vitrified brick;
anyhow, 1t was hard, and weighed
eight pounds and a half-took him in
the stomach and doubled him up, and
before he could unbend himself some.
body prodded him in the ribs with a
pole. In fact, the whole population OF
the street had turned out to do him
honor, and when his servant dragged
him back into the house he looked
just like man who has been foolins
with Q pile driver.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19

At the close Of the eighteenth CEN
fury the families Of the Marquis dan
glade and the Comte de Montgomerie
lived in peace and harmony in large
house in the Rue Royale, Paris. They
lived rather luxuriously, and while it
was held that most of the marquis
funds came from the gambling tables,
nobody held that against him. He
was a man Of fine appearance and
charming manners, and his wife was
a beauty. De Msntgomerie had for
tune of his own and didn't need to
go to the gambling establishments to
earn his bread in the sweat of his
fingers. He kept a large establish
ment, with servants and horses and
chariots and the dAnglades lived in
the same house because Of the firm
friendship existing between the two
families.
1t came to pass that the Montgom-
cries decided to go to their country
house for a while, and invited the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19
Line Finally to Be Built.

Up to date the Erie Railroad COM
pany and its preceding organizations
have contributed about 100000 to the
state of Pennsylvania ia annual $1O,-
600 bonuses for right of way through
a rocky corner of Pike county, the
state of Pennsylvania has paid out of
its treasury $4,000 on account of that
local railroad and individuals and
sundry railroad corporations have ex-
pended about 100000 in spasmodic
experiments toward building the rail.
road
Now railroad promoter has agreed
to build an electric railroad between
Milford and Port Jervis, equip, oper-
ate and maintain it, and provide pow,
er for electric lighting in Milford, If
that village will guarantee him pay.
ment Of $4,000. Milford having ac-
cepted that offer and subscribed the
amount, it now looks as If the hope
long delayed is about to be realized
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19
Oriuin of Word Cigar"

The appeal of American soldiers in
Mexico for tobacco recalls the fact
that the word Cigar" is derived from
q spanish word "cigarral," which
means garden, but how many know
from what "cigarral' is derived?
When tobacco was taken to Spain
from the newly discovered America
the people planted it in their gardens.
When offering a smoke to a friend a
Spaniard would say, "Es de mi cigar
raj ut is from my garden)." Through
misunderstanding on the part of for
eigners this expression was corrupted.
The word "cigarral" was supposed to
refer to the tobacco and in time was
shortened to "cigarro" and finally &c
Cigar" "Cigarral" is derived from
the word "cigarra," meaning grass
hopper, because the grasshopper
abounded in the gardens and there
sang the loudest. The original OF
cigar" therefore, Ia q grasshopper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19

the wall to hold the mems clothes,
and there are also two small closets
provided for this purpose A wash
stand Is provided, so that the men
can wash up as they come in to their
meals.
From the washroom door leads d.
rectly to the combination kitchen and
dining room. These two rooms are
combined so as to secure large place
in which there will be plenty Of room
to feed the large number Of men that
are present at certain seasons of the
year, such as in threahing time. Such
combination is often made so that
the work of feeding a crowd of hun
CRY men will be reduced as much as
possible. The combination here gives
a room that is 20 by 13 feet, which
will readily handle quite few men.
This combination room can also be
reached from the front hall and from
the side porch.
One bedroom is provided on the
first floor and will be of considerable
use to the men who are kept on the
farm the year round.
The living room is in the front part
of the house, and is cut off from the
back part by the hall, so that the pri-
vacy of the family 10 insured.
The stairs to the second floor are
in the front hall that opens to the
front porch. The second floor plan
calls for three bedrooms and bath.
A central hall makes all the rooms
readily accessible. One of the fea-
lures Of this floor is the ample closet
space that is provided.
The exterior of this home presents
very attractive appearance. 1t is
rather plainly handled, with no eIab-
crate trimmings or decorations, which
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19

but when a man is hunting a lion Ire
doesn't want to fool away time on rab-
bits. Five of the missing bags of sill
yer were found in the servants boxes,
but this made no impression upon the
great policeman. The marquis must
have put the bags where they were
found, in order to throw suspicion
upon the servants.
The prosecution was pitiless and
brutal, and the lieutenant general of
police seemed to dominate everybody
and everything. The marquis protest
ed his innocence, and was ordered to
the torture, but no physical agony
could draw from him a confession Of
guilt. He was convicted and sen.
fenced to the galleys for life, and
limbs, as a member of a chain gang
bound for Toulon. The story of the
persecution of the d'Anglades seems
more like a chronicle of the dark
ages than a record of modern hap
penings. The marquis, whose life
had been spent in gilded ease, found
the journey torture; and the brutes
in charge of the chain gang seemed to
take vicious delight in adding to his
misery in every possible way. He
was chosen out for all their barbarity,
perhaps because he was an aristocrat.
League after league he toiled along
the endless white road, his feet bleed
ing, his legs swollen, his body COW
cred with bruises, and his heart
broken.
At last death came to his relief He
died of exhaustion at Marseilles, and
1t is doubtful whether any man ever
greeted the deliverer with greater joy.
Meanwhile his wife had been taken
from sick bed and dragged to the
bar of justice by the tireless lieuten-
ant general, who was fairly basking
in the well-earned fame this case had
brought him. She was found guilty
Of something or other, and imprisoned
in an underground dungeon, where. in
cold and slime and darkness, she be-
came the mother of a daughter; and
mother and babe were left there with
no attention, except when piece of
black bread was thrown in, as to a
wild beast Afterwards the Tailor who
did this service said that he ofen
heard the wretched woman moaning,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19

d'Anglades to go along The invita-
ton was accepted but at the elev-
enth hour d'Anglade begged off, say
ing his wife had fallen sick. The
Montgomeries went away and there is
every reason to suppose that they
had the best kind of time at their
rural chateau. They returned to Paris
day earlier than they had expected
to, arriving at their home in the eve
ming. The dAnglades spent the eve
ming with them.
On the following morning Montgom-
erie discovered that he had been
robbed during his absence, and the
robbers had made big haul. They
had opened his strong box with a
false key and had carried off thirteen
bags of silver, several bags of gold,
and hundred louis dor Of a new pat
tern, not in general circulation, and
a quantity Of valuable jewelry. The
comte sent at once for the police.
The lieutenant general of police
came, with several Of his trusty
sleuths, and after examining every
thing he announced his belief that
somebody in the house had stolen the
goods, and he began search of the
premises. In order that nobody could
accuse him Of impartiality, he made a
search of the d'Anglades' apartment
the first thing, before going to the
servants quarters, and his surprise
and delight may be imagined when he
discovered roll of rs louis dor, of
the new coinage, wrapped up in pa.
per, a part Of genealogical table
which was at once identified by Mont.
gomerie as belonging to him. In vain
the marquis protested that he knew
nothing about the money or how II
came there. His appearance was
against him.
To the astute lieutenant general Of
police this was sufficient proof of the
mans guilt. When he went to the
house he expected that it was going
to be sordid affair, involving q
crooked servant or two, and now he
had real live marquis in the tolls
His delight may easily be understood
The case was bound to make a biz
sensation, and the lieutenant genera
would be covered with glory. From
the moment of finding the money II
d'Anglade's attic, that gifted function
airy bent all his efforts to the one enc
the conviction of the marquis. HI
would consider NO evidence that LEI
in other directions.
AS a matter of form he went to th'
basement, and there found evidenc,
against the servants far more incrim
mating than that against the marquis
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19
What Railroads Mean,

Sixty-one million out of our one hun
dred million population are directly or
indirectly interested in the prosperity
of railroads.
Six million people depend in whole
or in part on incomes derived from
dividend and interest; nine million
depend upon railroad wages and sal.
aries.
Five million get their bread and but
ter from industrial plants directly de-
pendent upon railroad operation, y
while thirty million insurance policy
holders and eleven million savings
bank depositors depend more or less
upon the investment of their funds in
railway securities.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-05-19

for the walls and these walls should
be carried down to footings at the
level of the basement floor The walls
are also usually carried above grade
for a couple of feet so that windows
can be installed to insure well-light-
ed basement. The different parts Of
the basement should also be insulated
from each other. and this is often
done by running concrete cross-walls
where they are needed. For instance,
In this plan, it would be we'll to have