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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-07-12
MOTORCYCLES
(By George Fitch)

A motorcycle is bicycle
with a pandemonium attach
ment, and is designed for the
especial use Of mechanical gen
fuses, dare-devils and lunatics.
The motorcycle is equipped
with a motor small enough to
be put in a large pocket and
loud enough to fill a Coliseum
comfortably. This motor is con-
nected with the rear wheel of
the bicycle, and when it is ir
the mood, will revolve the wheel
with tremendous speed, thus
causing the bicycle to proceed
from hither to yon over bug
gies, pedestrians, fences and
small outbuildings.
A motorcycle is really a NINA
ture automobile with full-sized
noise, smell and dirt output. It
is not started by cranking, how
ever, but by pedd.ing the whole
machine along the road until
the motor energies from its
coma and gets on the job. An
automobilist can be detected by
his vast overhanging shoulders
and calloused hands. A motor
cyclist, however, may have arms
like pipestems, but his legs are
seven sizes too large for him.
A motorcycle is not as COM
Portable as a camel or lumber
wagon, but it is very swift, and
there is nothing that fees more
like flying than to ride large
baritone motorcycle over the
country roads at fifty miles an
hour, leaping lightly from bump
to bump-except to leave the
machine when it has struck a
rock and to soar swiftly through
the unstable atmosphere until
some jagged section Of the Uni
ted States interferes with fur
Their progress.
Motorcycles are very useful
and have almost annihilated dis
lance and cheap clothes. They
should be ridden in costume, eX-
cept by very wealthy and care
less men. A pair of leather
pants with asbestos lining and a
two-bushel hip pocket for tools,
a padded vest, heavy gloves, a
pair of goggles. and nose and
shin-guards make a tasty and
useful rig for the cyclist. Dressed
in this fashion the enthusiast
can enjoy himself to the full as
he caroms from tree to tree and
gorges himself with dust. oil
and excitement.
Motorcycles are not as fatal
to pedestrians as automobiles,
because they can only run over
him with two wheels. But they
should be treated with respect
at all times and should not be
with when in a hurry.
Marvellous records are made
by intrepid mahouts who have
driven large double-barreled mo-
torcycles ninety miles on a board
track, and most Of the way up
the golden stairs in one hour by
the clock.
Motorcycles are much cheaper
than automobiles, and there
seems to be no practical remedy
for this, as the industry is un-
fortunately not in the hands of
a trust. A good machine can
be purchased for $3.50. How
ever, if the devotee does not
possess $3.50 he can get almost
as good results by drinking a
little lubricating oil, inhaling a
vacuum cleaner and setting off
two bushels Of firecrackers be-
tween his legs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-07-12
Talks On Thrift
-VIll-
THROWING MONEY AT
SOMETHING YOU CAN'T HIT

Thrift is that feeling which
comes over you when you know
you've been stung. Did you
ever notice the man at a sum-
mer resort who steps boldly up
to the counter, lays down
nickel, picks up three balls and
throws them wildly at a negro's
head, a row of grinning dolls,
or some other contraption de-
vised to lure him away from
his MCKEE, hit nothing and walk
away with detected look?
Did you ever go on an out
ing, or on a nights pleasure
bent, and be good fellow"
good spender," and go home
with that what-did-I-get-o
it feeling?
Did you ever attend an auc-
ton, lose your head and buy
something you didn't need and
couldn't use, at price twice as
mucn as II Was WOrlu anu nave
the same sensation?
That was your conscience en-
tering a protest against waste
your thrifty self struggling
against your thriftless self, try
ing to show you that you waste
money only to regret it, and,
even though you forget it, you
won't alter the situation.
Every summer resort is built
upon the proposition that most
everybody wastes certain
amount Of money, gets foolish
at times, takes a throw or two
at something they know they
can't hit, just to see how it feels.
Coney Island and the movie"
do not despise the nickels-all
they want is enough of them.
Did you ever stop to consider
that nothing at amusement re-
sorts costs over ten cents eX-
cept food? Summer resorts know
that human nature is frivolous
in summer time, bound to spend
a part of the weeks wage in
being foolish, generating thrills,
that even though innocent are
costly, and only thrills after all.
And if the crop of foolish folk
were not bumper one every year,
and if the stings Of conscience
were needed, there would be
many an empty booth at the
beaches this year.
You can spend money foolish
ly so long that your conscience
will not trouble you, just as you
can cultivate bad habit so long
that you cease to think it wrong.
Even the best of us, with the
most careful management, are
bound to waste a certain amount
of money. Somehow it sgets
away from us, try as we will
to prevent it. But the man who
deliberately throws his money
at something he can't hit,
whether it be negro's head or
business proposition, must not
complain if the ball goes wide
of the mark.
If you can't resist this ten
dency to throw things, either
stay away from such places, or
don't carry much money with
you.
You can have a day at the
beach for a dollar. Fifty cents
for your swim, ten cents for car
fare and forty cents for lunch.
And that will put red blood in
your veins and key up your ap-
petite wholesomely. Three balls
for a nickel never does that.
The crowd would rather look
on while you throw your money
away than to throw their own;
but what compensation have
you? When your money is gone
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-07-12


ing is not begun too early in the
spring, but waiting until the
weather is warm and the soil
dry. For summer following the
spring tooth harrow is used, but
a good corn cultivator has been
found to be about as effective
as any machine for this pur-
pose. If possible, the ground
should be worked twice week.
If wet weather sets in keep off
of the field, as no good can be
accomplished under such condi-
lions. The idea of summer fall
lowing is to drag the roots to
the surface where they will have
a chance to dry out. One-half
day exposure on a hot drying
day will kill any quack-grass
root.
The cultivation is kept up I'M
til after harvest, by that time
the roots of quack near the SUI
face will be destroyed. Some
times the surface of the ground
is so thickly covered with qu2ck
roots that it is necessary to rake
and burn the roots. The ground
after harvest is re-ploWed, this
will bring to the surface any Of
the deeper roots; blowing at this
time will make the soil loOser
and better to work. The surface
cultivation is continued as long
as can be in the fall. The fol-
lowing spring a careful look is
made for any sign of quack, that
which is found is dug out by
hand. The ground for this year
is ready to be put into corn. The
method followed from now on
will be the same as that which
was used in the handling Of
small patches of quack-grass
previously mentioned in this ar
ticle.
Mr.. Olson has estimated the
cost of summer following on his
farm to be $50 per acre, but he
also figures that the increase in
the value of the land will offset
this cost. Besides this first cost,
the land now is in good shape
to. produce high yielding crops
of good quality. Perhaps where
one is so situated that he does
not have enough other farm
work to keep him busy all sum-
mer, this cost can be reduced,
as no extra teams would then be
necessary. Mr.. Olson does not
make any claim that this meth
cd of fighting quack is a lazy
mans job. In his years of farm
ing experience, he has not found
any easy means for getting rid
of this troublesome pest, it is a
fight from start to finish. He de-
rives much satisfaction by his
method as he always knows that
he is upon the winning side.
Mr.. Olson has one of the fin
est fields of alfalfa that can be
found in Renville county, and
this alfalfa is upon one of the
fields which four years ago was
solid quack. This alfalfa viii
be ready to cut by June Goth and
it looks now as if the yield would
be about two tons to the acre
for the first cutting. No one
would dispute the fact that there
is considerable more satisfaction
in raising a good crop Of alfalfa
than that of having the same
field infested with quack-grass.
olivia TiDooc
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-07-12
READING NOTICES

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All church notices and entertain
ments where an admission is
charged will be classed as To-
cal advertising.
Church notices and lodge an
nouncements pertaining to SER
vices and meetings will be do
mated.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-07-12
Wednesday, July 18th, 1916
ADVERTISING RATE CARD
Display per Inch Column
Measure

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.12 to 15c
Space over that amount. ;. 12c
Other than ordinary display, adj
ditional charge for extra COM
position.
Reasonable discount to large
yearly contractors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
o.. d EHrH
ssg$REW1
Call Black Cos
For Society Editor
AcRosrlc FOR FEBRUARY.

AcROSTlc FOR FEBRUARY.
Washington made it necessary that a
new flag should wave to tell of
a new nation, the United States
Of America.
April 4, 1919, congress adopted the
flag of today and permanently
fixed its form, thirteen stripes,
and n star for each state.
Sunrise to sunset is the time to fly
the flag.
History Of the flag is taught on June
IA, Flag day.
imprisonment and fine are the penal
ties in Iowa to prevent desecra-
ton Of the flag.
No national law has yet been enacted
by congress-, for Dissertation Of the
flag. Write your U. S. represen-
tative and senator.
Gen. Grant said, There IS 10 name
so great that it should be placed
upon the flag of our country
(Galena, ILL.,. 1869
Trademarks which consist of or com
prise the flag or other insignia of
the United States T forbidden
in rule 10 Of the patent office.
Old Glory is the Oldest flag of all
nations, other countries having
made changes in their flags for
different rulers or administra'
lions.
Nolan Ono land) is the name of "Ihe
Man Without a Country" In the
story by Edward Everett Hale. OF
which 1t has been said ut teaches
as no other writing can, the
meaning of patriotism and the
significance of a flag"
Mrs. Charles B. Nelcamp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
EIGHT BIG SHIPS
IN DANGER ZONE
List Of Passenger Boats Which Make
American Ports, Which May
Meet Disaster.

lUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-With the in
a%uguration Of Germany's new subma-
rine policy now only a matter Of hours,
eight big liners, carrying several hun
bred passengers making American
ports, are today believed to be IN the
region Of the u boat war zone.
Six vessels which safl from New
York are subject to open attack by
submarines under the new order. They
are the six Italian passenger n
freight steamers which carry guns
mounted on their decks. These armed
liners are the Giuseppe Verdi, the a
Ouglielma, America, Verona, STAN.
palia and Caserta. The Guglielmo and
Giuseppe Verdi are now In port here.
The others are in the Mediterranean
or preparing to sail from italian ports.
Liners now believed to be near the
war zone are the Italia of the Anchor
line. America, Of the italian line, the
Fab re liner Patria, the Finland and
Philadelphia Of the American line,
Ioannina and vasiless Co%nstantinos,
If the Greek line and the Cunarder
Pannononfa.
The British liner Baltic is scheduled
TO leave Liverpool tomorrow, but 1t Is
thought her sailing may be held up a
day or two on account OF her delay
in leaving New York on her last trlp.
The Anchor liner Cameronfa IS sched-
Nod TO sail from Glasgow on March 3.
several Scandinavian ships VIII be
n the war zone within the next few
d.vs. The liner New Amsterdam is
scheduled to sail from New York to-
day, The Nooverdyk will follow her
later in the week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
What Did You d With You're, Was
Question Which Some Of the
Village Wits Were SPRING
lag Today.
SOME GUYS WERE LUCKY
They Were tho Ones Whose Pay Day
Comes on Tuesday-lf You
Don't Get II, Look at the
Calendar.
What did you do with that extra

What did you do with that extra
day:
Huh-sure. Did you forget about 1t?
Maybe you lost a chance to get
in another days work. That's what
it's made for, this extra day, to make
up time lost out in the four years.
Almost everybody in Keokuk had
some use for the extra day. Most of
the people decided that 1t was no diff
ferent from any other days. Some of
the lucky ones VINO have pay days
on Tuesday grinned at the cashier
and said, Five Of EN- this month" as
they walked out. Sure enough there
was. Look at the calendar and count
the Tuesdays.
About the only people that didn't
enthuse about the extra day were the
prisoners in the two ja1ls. They fig
ured up that it added n more day
to their sentences.
n politicians thought it might
come in handy as an extra day on
which to visit the voters and ham
out cards.
The man who hands a check every
month to the landlord, chuckied a bit,
as he figured that here was once when
he got an extra days rent without
paying for it.
fake it altogether you'll have to adj
NIT that it was some extra day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
CITY NEWS.

-Hamill's Steel Cut Coffee.
THE Keokuk and Hamilton bridge
was completed in 1871, not In 1876 as
stated last night. The bridge was 10
months in building, and was begun in
1863.
-Hamill's Steel Cut Coffee.
The Iowa State L~aundrymen's as
sociation will hold its annual conven-
ton in Des Moines March p. % and
%. Headquarters will be in the Well
ington hotel. Joe Irvine OF Cedar
Rapids is the president and r. E.
Schenk Of Burlir gton is the secretary.
A good attendance has been prom
ised.
-HamilTs Steel Cut Coffee.
Born to MI. and Mrs. E.. j. Essig.
613 South Second street, at 11:50
o'clock this morning, an eight pound
daughter.
-Hamil1's Steel Cut Coffee.
On Friday a conference Of traffic
men of Iowa will be held at the
state house with Clifford Thorne, to
D for the Mississippi river rate
case. Mississippi river cities OF Iowa
want equal: rates with st. Louis from
points in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
-HamtN's Steel Cut II
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
WATER POWER BILLS
Tackled
Myers and Shields Measures Com
~ bined and Brought Up in
the Senate.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga parlia-
mentary move by anti-conservation-
lists today placed the biggest battle
ever fought on this subject before the
senate. They took the so-called Myers
bill from the calendar as a separate
measure and tackled it to the pending
! Shields bill as an amendment.
These two bills fix the terms on
which every power site yer which
the federal government has any con-
troll shall be leased to private devel-
opers. Both measures are denounced
by Clifford Pinchot as grossly careless
of the public interests. Behind the
two combined bills the Myers and
Shields forces are Joined.
The Myers bill deals with all
power sites on public lands; the
navigable rivers which the federal
government controls under its power
to regulate navigation. Confidently
it became known that the Ferris con-
servation al passed by the
house. never will appear before the
senate unless it is forced by majority
vote of the senate from Senator
Myers public lands committee. His
| measure ostensibly Is the Ferris bill
but all except the title and enacting
| clause were stricken from 1t and q
complete new measure drafted.
Confident that their whole program
can be completed SO far as the SEN
ate is concerned, the Shields and
Myers forces are campaigning for an
early vote. They are arguing that the
calendar must be cleared for the pre-
~paredness measures. = s
Opponents of the combined meas
ures have two plans; n is to try
again to enlist the aid of President
Wilson, who has declined once to in
terfere. The other, they say. IS to
delay a vote until the magnitude Of
the issues involved are better under
stood"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
AFTER GRIPPE

Mrs. Findley Made Strong by \inoi.
Severy, Kans.-"The Grippe left me
in a weak, nervous, rundown condi-
ton. l was too weak to do my house
work and could not sleep. After try
ing different medicines without bene-
fit Vinol restored my health, strength
and appetite. Vinol is a grand medi-
cine and every weak, nervous, run
down woman should take it"-NlRS.
GEO. FTNDLEY.
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and
iron tonic, %sharpens the appetite, aids
digestion, enriches the blood and
builds up natural strength and energy.
-McGrath Bros. Drug Co., Keokuk,
Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
Daily stock Letter.
copyright, 1916. by the New York
Evening PoSt.1

Evening FOSC.J
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-1t was not
easy to determine how much Of today's
recovery was attributable to over
night news of the battle Of Verdun,
how much to the German ambassadors
reported assurances regarding sub
marines and ocean liners, a how
much to repurchase Of stocks on gen.
eral principles. The last named con-
sfderation is not wholly to be ignored,
because stock exchange prices at yes
terday low level measured a very con-
siderable decline and also because
the military and diplomatic situation
of moment is one with at least large
possibilities for a sudden n favor
able change.
The stock market opened with a
number Of very sharp ~recoveries and
in many cases carried prices higher
in the early trading. Meantime the
influence Of the days news from the
western front in Europe was not
clear; the probability being that with
the conflicting versions cabled from
Paris and Berlin; the stock exchange
merely suspended Judgment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
Miss Kaiser at Hot Springs.

Miss Laurie Kaiser OF st. Louis is
with Mrs. D. A. Collier at Hot Springs,
and her many friends here will be In
terested In the following item from a
Hot Springs paper:
Miss Laurie Kaiser Of st. Louis Is
in the city and Is registered at the
Majestic hotel. Miss Kaiser is one Of
the best known figures from a gol1ng
standpoint in the country. She has
won the Missouri state championship,
the St. Louis championship. the Chi
cago championship, and has been rum
ner-up in both the Western and Trans
Mississippi. In nearly every ladies'
tournament she is figured az a pos
sible winner, and the lady who sue
ceeds in eliminating her Is given
credit for having accomplished a good
days work. Miss Kaiser is a young
woman Of delightful personality, and
very popular with oil who know her.
She made her debut on the local
course a few years ago. but at that
time the course was In such a pool
condition that she hasn't played 1t
since, until day before yesterday. She
and DR.. Talbot, THE Golfing Parson,'
and Mr.. Ballard OF St. Louis, and Mrs.
Thrift of Lima, Ohio, comprised as
fast a mixed foursome as will be seen
ihereabouts. Miss Kaiser found the
greens here exceedingly fast, n Tor
that reason had difficulty with her
short game, but with a little better ac
uuaintance with the Country club
course, she is certain to turn In some
| very low cards for the eighteen ole
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
TO RESUME JURY
WORK TOMORROW
Hassett VS.. Scott in First Case to be
CaIIed-Others are Assigned
to Follow.

Jury work in the district court will
he resumed tomorrow morning, when
the case of Hassett vs.. Scott is call
ed. McCutchan vs.. Quick and Craig
vs.. Mississippi River Power company
are to follow in the order named.
A motion to set aside the decree
and to recall the execution in the
case of Lee County Loan and Building
association VS.. the Grand United Odd
Fellows Building association was
f,led today. Motions were filed in the
cases of Sansone VS.. Croker ct al,
and Bear vs.. Sullivan ct al.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29

Col. II. B. Blood and Miss Blood are
expected to return this week from ST
Louis.
D.. A. Collier has returned from Hot
Springs, where he spent a month.
Mrs. Louise Brady Sturg1s OF st
Louis is visiting her parents. MIR. and
Mrs. Thomas Brady.
Mrs. L. e. Miller, 915 Concert street
is home. having spent the past six
months with her daughter, Mrs Jas
G. Wilson. in Minneapolis.
Miss Beatrice McManus OF 11D1
Morgan street, was operated upon
Yesterday for appendicitis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
National Defense Conference.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. 29.-Mayor
KEEL announced this afternoon that
more than a hundred cities would be
represented at the national defense
conference OF mayors here Friday and
Saturday.. At least se~venty-tive may
ors will be in attendance. kiel an
rounced Chicago has asked for hotel
reservations for $50 delegates, which
indicates more than n thousand dele
Gates win be on hand. The purpose
If the conference will be to voice to
and administration the senti-
ment of the oountry's adequate provis-
ion for national defense.
,John Purroy Mitchell, mayor Of New
York City. proposed the conference.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
Gaca Rsd Weather..

United Press Leased Wire SerVlce.I
MARLIN, Texas, FEB. 29.-John
acGraw's Giants faced the bad weaIh'
er man, following their first day on
the training ground, a day Of reckless
exercise. Even Chrtsty Mauhe"eon
cut loose with a few hot ones uhuei
the influence Of a boiling sun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
was supplied by Agnes full orchestra.

was supplied by Agnes full orchestra.
The Masonic dancing hall was beau
tifully decorated in streamers OF yell
low and white, the club colors, ana
punch was served during the evening.
The grand march was led at 10 O'Clock
by Miss Lucy Rovane and Mr.. Joseph
Greaves and Miss Mary Gredell and
Mr.. David Hassett. Programs were
distributed by Miss Ruth Miller, Mr..
Ernest Wright, Miss Helen Fdnigan
and Mr.. Ray Barber.
The dance program was as follows:
Grand march.
/. One-step-Birth OF a Nation.
2. Fox forthcoming Saxophone
Rag.
8. Waltz-Clarabelle.
4. One-step-Mother.
5, Fox trot-Knock-Out Drops.
6. Waltz-What is Love?
7. One-step-Big Ben.
s. Observation-Disclosures
8. Waltz-Missouri.
10. One-step..Been Floating Down
Green River.
II. Fox-trot-Magic Melody.
70. Waltz-Humoresque.
10. One-step-My Little Girl.
IA. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.!
Is. Waltz-Tinkle Bells.
16. Extra.
II. Extra.
IS. Extra.
The Racelle club is an organization
Of twelve young ladies who have been
sponsors for some very popular and
enjoyable affairs in the past.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
INVITES CITY TO
SEND
Industrial Association Receives Notice
Of Municipal Day at Iowa
CITY,

The third annual municipal day un-
der the auspices Of the extension d.
vision of the State university Of Iowa
will be held at Iowa City on March
%, according to announcements re-
ceived at the office of the Industrial
association. ]. M. Skitzer, a member
of the city council of Dayton, Ohio
will give a lecture. His topic will be
Results Accomplished Under the City
Manager Plan Of Government. Keo'
kuk is asked to send a representative,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
Married at PARSONAGE,

Ernst, pastor of st. Paul's German
Evangelical church. yesterday after
noon occurred the marriage OF MI
Charles l.. Harris and Miss Nellie
Viola High, Rev. Ernst officiating. The
young people are well known here.
and will make their home in Keokuk.
The groom came from Louisiana. Mo.
and was employed at the Rees Manu-
featuring Co. The best wishes OF the
many friends Of the young couple will
follow them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-29
Pitchers o up.

limited Press Leased Wire SERVICE
MACON, Ga, Feb: 29.-Bill bono
vans pitchers gave way to Impotence
and spilled a dash of mid-season
curves in their afternoon workouts IN
Macon. Russell. Mogrige and Cuiiop
pitched ninth inning ball. Lee MaseS
Is expected to arrive today ana frahA
Baker Monday.