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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
DENMARK.
. 80 49, . . .

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Graham returned
homo yesterday from several days
visit with relatives and friends at
Viewer and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Murphy return
cd homo yesterday from a several
days visit with relatives at Danville.
Iowa.
Miss Clara WoodroNe who IL a stu
dent at Ames. Iowa, left yesterday.
after having spent week at home.
Mr.. Fischer has sold his rental
property on Second street to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Thompson who will move
there the first Of March.
The young folks certainly enjoyed
the snow yesterday.
Arlo Showater entertained the sew
enth and eighth grades last Friday
evening at his home. It was in the
nature Of farewell for the Showal-
ter family will soon leave for farm
which they have bought several miles
east Of Denmark.
Mr.. George Barnes has rented tho
place known as the Carpenter farm.
north of toEn, and soon will move
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stromquist and the
formers sister have returned to their
former home In Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Murphy left
yesterday to spend . week in Bur.
nngton, Iowa.
It was below zero here yester.
day morning.
At about o'clock last Ihursday
afternoon, death released Aunt Jane
Viewer from the su6erings Of this
world. Aunt Jane ~ she was called
by all who knew her, was born In
slavery over or nearly 100 years ago
in the state of Kentucky. Her exact
age is not known and 10 estimated
anywhere from 1O4 to Ill years Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
SEED CORN WEEK
HAS BEEN NAMED
Governor Clarke DesIgnates February
20 to March as Time to
Test Grain.

Governor George w. Clarke has IS
sued proclamation setting aside the
week of February % to March 4 as
seed corn week. He requests that
during that week farmers make test
OF their seed corn and that bankers,
merchants and business men in gem
eral interest themselves In the situa-
ton and assist in producing good
seed corn for their locality. The gov
ernor's proclamation follows:
"My attention has so very frequent
ly been called to the very serious seed
corn situation in Iowa and to very
many tests which have been made
showing very little of the 1915 crop OF
sufficient vitality to Justify planting
without making test of each ear and
much of it so low in termination that
new seed should be produced.
And It having also been urged that
every ear to be used for planting from
the 1915 crop should also be carefully
tested and that the greatest possible
publicity should be given to the stu
alton and the imperative necessity for
the greatest precautions to be taken.
do hereby name and proclaim the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
Permanent Relief for
Chronic Constipatiio
and Practice Of Correct
Daily Habit the Great
Essential.

Constipation is condition affecting
all classes of all people and can be
permanently relieved only by acquir-
ing habits Of regularity.
The most natural time for the elm
NATIVE process is in the morning when
both the muscular and nervous sys-
TENS are relaxed by sleep and rest.
When relief does not come readily, It
is an excellent plan to take mild lax
alive 1T bedtime. Cathartics and pur-
gatives, that by the violence OF their
quick action shock and disturb the
system. should not be employed.
An effective laxative remedy that IL
VERY dependable, and which does not
grippe or otherwise disturb the organs
involved, ID found in q combination Of
simple laxative herbs known as DR..
Caldwell's Syrup repsin that can be
bought at the drug store for nifty cents
q bottle.
Mrs. c. =. Allen, 216 Foam St.. New
Monterey, Calf, wrote to DR.. Cald-
we'll that she found DR.. Caldwelrs
Syrup Pepsin just what was needed
for constipation and distress Of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
CATARRK CAUSED
BY A GERM
Must be Destroyed Before catarrh IT.
self Can be Cured. Wonderful
Results From Breathing
Medicated Air.

Medicine that acts on the blood
alone will never cure catarrh. And
neither will the sprays, douches, To-
tons, creams and other temporary re-
liefs that so many catarrh victims
make a habit OF using. To cure ca
tarrh so 1t won't come back. you must
first drive from your body the millions
OF germs that are flourishing in the
inner recesses OF your nose and
throat and are causing the disease.
There Is preparation used to do
this called Hyomei pronounced High
o-me). Hyomei Is germ killing
vaporized air formed from the purest
oil Of Eucalyptus combined with 9TH
er healing and antiseptic ingredients.
You breathe Hyome through the
mouth and nose by means OF little
hard rubber inhaler which druggists
furnish with it. This medicated germ
ic1dal air penetrates into every fold
and crevice of the mucous membrane
OF your nose and throat kills the
catarrh germs that lodge there,
soothes, reduces and heals the swollen
inlamed membranes, stops the dis
charge and opens up the clogged nose
and air passages in a truly wonderful
way. It gives blessed relief In five
minutes from catarrhal distress OF
every kind and II you make a practice
OF breathing Hyomei for a few min
utes each day for just few weeks not
only will all the symptoms OF catarrh
vanish but the disease itself will be
thing of the past. No one need try
or buy Hyomei on pure faith. Wtlkin-
son & Co. and many other leading
drug gtsts in Keokuk and vicinity sell
it with the positive guarantee that 1t
must cure catarrh or that the money
paid for 1t will be refunded. Hyomet
Is very inexpensive and with this
protecting guarantee behind your pur-
chase there is absolutely no reason
why any sufferer from Catarrh should
not give 1t fair trial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
DR., NoRrHRuPs VIEWS.

Nobody can accuse the venerable
DR.. Cyrus Northrup. president eme-
ritus of Minnesota university. OF being
jIngoish in his tendencies or thought.
For years he has been one OF the
strong advocates OF everything that
would conduce to peace and good
will among the nations of the earth.
He is at the present time president
OF the Minnesota peace society and
yet he does not hesitate to give it ~
his opinion that Henry Ford's plan to
bring about peace, by having select
set OF American millionaires, philan-
thropists,' and doctrinaire's go to
Europe and interview the crowned
heads of the nations at war. is CHI
mercial and iii-adyised. Moreover,
President Northrop is ayowedly in
favor of preparedness, He says:
I'VE don't want to be armed to such
an extent that other nations will fear
that we are bent on conquest, but we
want to be well enough prepared to
inspire in them healthy respect for
our ability and cause them to hest
tate before forcing US into war;
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11

Johnson Brigham, state librarian,
author Of History of Des Moines and
Polk County" Life of James Har-
LAM" 1.-THE Banker in Literature" and
other works, has recently issued q
product with the title Of Iowa, Its
History and It's Foremost Citizens. p
which has been published by the s.
J. Clarke Publishing Co., Of Chicago.
1t, is history of Iowa written from
the viewpoint of personality and one
of those charming productions that
older citizens read with pleasure and
more recent ones with profit. From
the days that the hrst white man set
foot upon Iowa soil in the capacity
of a missionary up to the present
time, Mr.. Johnson fol.ows not only
the personal life OF the state but also
gives the historical development and
the book is one which can be In every
home with profit and intellectual
beneut
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
Voice Of the People
Buying by Mail or at Home.
the Editor Of The Gate City:


To the Editor of The Gate City:
I sympathize with the idea of buy.
ing in the home stores rather than
from catalogue houses In Chicago or
elsewhere, and I seldom send mail
order. But local merchants often
make it difficult for US by the prices
which they ask. This is particularly
noticeable in connection with spec
ialty articles, such as automobile sup
piles and accessories. Keokuk deal
ers usually expect to get the inflated
list prices. Catalogue houses furnish
such things at from one-third to one
half Oh. When one can, for instance.
buy spark plugs for 35 cents in Chi
cago, for which the Keokuk dealers
charge is Is cents. Is It surprising
that orders go by mail? In other lines
OF specially articles the same condi-
ton prevails.
If Keokuk dealers win supply such
things at reasonable prices, and ad-
vertfse, they will keep the trade.
People will prefer to buy here, and
will not object to paying more for an
article, saving the annoyance OF writ
ing, and securing draft or money
order But they will not pay ex-
orbitant list prices here when they
can secure the same articles at so
much less price elsewhere. Local 10y
atty has its limits.
Yours,
KEOKUK PURCHASER.
Keokuk, Feb. 10, 1916.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
ROAD TO HEALTH IS
THROUGH THE KIDNEYS

No person alive is stronger than
his kidneys. The minute the kidneys
become disarranged or clogged with
waste the warning is flashed through
out the entire system. The greater
part OF all sickness today can be
avoided by keeping the kidneys work
ing properly.
wilkinson & Co.. the popular drug
Eist, can tell you Of many we1-known
people in this city, whom Solvax, the
standard kidney remedy, has restored
to health. often after they have tried
many other methods Of treatment
with little or no benefit.
There are hundreds OF people IN
Keokuk who were not the least bit
surprised when they read in The
Gate City that Wilkinson & Co. are
selling Solvax on a guarantee to re-
fund the money IN case 1t did not re-
lieTe. This remarkable kidney rem
edy is guaranteed to help the worst
case OF lazy, sluggish, or clogged-up
Kidneys. or the general headacny, kin
ky-backed. pIayed-out condition that
afflcts people suffering with kidney
trouble. Solvax does not simply re-
heve. 1t aims to cure.
The best kind OF advertising is the
praise Of e. pleased customer. and
there are hundreds in Keokuk today
praising Soivax because it does what
II is advertised to DO. Not very long
ago they were afflicted with ali man
ner OF sickish, uncomfortable pains
and each day seemed to bring with It
q new ache in some other part of their
body. Since using Solvax they are
once more bright and clipper and
able to enjoy life at it's fullest with
no more fear of suffering.
No other kidney remedy has made
such a large percentage Of cures as
Sclvax 1t is so large that Wilkinson
Co, is perfectly safe in standing
~ to refund the price to any Gus
er whom it does not help. This il
a good time to get we'll and you ought
to take advantage of Wilkinson 6.
Co.'S offer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
ADVERTISING AND SUCCESS.

System, a fayorably known maya
zine, recently conducted an investiga-
ton into business conditions at Wat
erloo, which was selected as repre-
sentative city, says a circular issued
by the Associated Vigilance Commit
tee Of Iowa, an organization growing
out of the Iowa Ad Clubs. Continu-
ing. the circular states:
The resultant article was headed,
What can we do about the business
death rate In the investigation of
dry goods houses, it was found that
only four stores survive out Of the
twenty-five started since 1886 and
that only one store survives out Of
the nine which were in business when
he started In 1892.
This merchant believes that these
SIX policies are largely responsible
for his success:
~ Changing advertisem ents often.
(2) Making advertising really ad-
vertise something.
(3) Making every advertised sale
top-notch sale.
"a Getting acquainted with Gus
toners and keeping acquainted with
them.
90 Going to extremes to keep
good faith in every way with Gus
toners.
(6.) Going out Of the way to deal
squarely.
Conditions are no different else
where than at Waterloo. these same
policies will win and hold business
anywhere. And these policies or sim
liar ones are surely helping most sue
cessful merchants"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11

age. She came here in 1855 short
after the death Of her husband, N
death occurring at Primrose, low
There were nine children, only tv
Of whom survive their mother an
both at home here with their mothe
A number of friends attended the la
services which were held from III
late home at 2 p. M, Saturday.
We had the privilege of having A
ton Packard with us last Saturda
evening and everyone there enjoye
Z hearty laugh. He is cartoons
of note and his wit and humor al
unsurpassed, also his humor SCENE
to be very contagious sort. we b(
lieve that all enjoy q public ente}
tainer who really enjoys giving hi
entertainment.
Mrs. Dewey Of Sawyer visited he|
daughter Mrs. Murphy one day las|
week and took her grandson Dwigh|
Murphy home with her for a visit.
We do not believe many Of ouj
teachers went to Keokuk last Satu3
day.
Miss Eva Shepherd is home frod
Washington, d. c.. where she spen|
several months with relatives and
visiting points of interest.
Mr.. John Kollar who Is In the Gra
ham hospital in Keokuk, is doing el
wei and will soon b
homo.
Mr.. Brockway is now able to sit up
Mrs. Florher and Miss Dorothy ar,
both on the sick list.
Arthur Woodroffe has entered thu
I. A. G., at Ames, Iowa.
Tne teacher Of the fourth, fftn and
sixth grades. Mr.. Sainer, provided
smoked glass for his students fol
viewing the eclipse.
Mr.. Sainer, teacher OF the fourth
NTH and sixth grades. plans Wash
ington program to be given at Acad
envy hall on Feb. -.
The ground hog did SEQ his shadow
and we have had nne winter weather
ever since. Cold and bracing, but vi
do not hear of any more sickness.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
soldier. o. Fortune.

Springfield, Mass, Republican: The
American legion, which Is being re-
cruited in Toronto and which already
has 500 men toward the 1000 neces-
sary to place it on . war footing, is
genuinely American in origin. Every
member, says General Sir Sam
Hughes, is native OF the United
States and there are no deserters
from the United States army. This is
his reply to allegations that half Of
the recruits were Canadian born and
many of the others deserters. At all
events, they are Canadians now to all
intents and purposes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
Gszezz lS IA sessD
>S1NsVTIk
ON The RANGE.

ON THE RANGE.
Take me back into Gods country,
Turn me loose upon the range,
Give me chaps and spurs and saddle
And trail across the plains.
Where the coyote barks the loudest
In the foothills of the plains.
Let me guard the herd at midnight
Meath the silent, starry sky,
An III sing away their fears
or the shadows passing by,
Where the mesa meets the foothills
And the water hole is dry.
Give me horses for the roundup
An rope that'll hold steer,
Cause l want to feel the leather
And to gallop without fear
Across the Buck Horn country
And the plains l love SO dear.
IT'S land of Gods own making
Where the herds are scattered wide
And the friendship of the prairie
Goes with you as you ride
Out across this dark green sea
With the foothills on each side.
-Patten Gross.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11

There are few books that defy
the passing Of time to dull their pop
ularity. Among these is Bunyan's
Pilgrims Progress. It has been
among the best sellers" for two
centuries. This could not be true II
this wonderful old allegory did not
touch the inner life of the people to-
day as well as III days gone by. THE
Slough of Despond," the Doubling
Castle and 1.-The Giant Despair" are
living realities in many lives today
and that is why the popularity of the
old book never wanes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
col. WILLIAM p. HEPBURN.

The passing of Col. William Peters
Hepburn at the ripe age OF 80 robs
iowa Of another of its most notable
men-one who not only saw 1t grow
from a sparsely aettled territory to a
state, rich in its resources and strong
in it's might, but contributed much to
its marvellous development, says the
Sioux City Journal.
Colonel Hepburn was substantial
citizen. He was without pretense and
given little to the artifcialities that
so often mark the career Of the pub
lie man. Politics was almost a pas
sion with him-but not merely that.
His earliest dreams and ambitions
centered around the halls Of state,
and his keenness for the life Of the
statesman grew with the passing OF
the years.
Service was the keynote of Colonel
Hepburn's career in Washington. To
have achieved his personal ambition
to participate IN the councils OF the
nation would have meant little to
man of his sort had he not been able
to write something Of his mind and
his heart into the annals OF the re-
public. As result. some OF the most
important legislation that was passed
wine SOlUHSi f1SpouiH WOO AZ SNAA
sress is to be credited to him.
Recognition which Colonel Hepburn
received from the white house and at
the hands of his colleagues in con-
gress is sufficient testimony in itself
OF his standing among those who had
reason to know him best. He was
one of group Of giants. who for years
reflected especial credit on Iowa.
memb Der OF delegations that for sever
al years stood high above the heads
of the average delegation in congress.
Colonel Hepburn came to Iowa In
1871 as q. boy OF eight. In succession
he lived in Johnson county, in Mar
shall county and in Page county. No
wonder it often has been suggested
that few men could have written SO
comprehensive and so interesting q
story Of the metamorphosis that Iowa
has undergone in in the last seventy
five years Such a history by him
would have been more than the story
of an eyewitness-it would have been
the story of an active participant.
More spectacular men have taken
part in public life in Iowa-men more
given to grandiloquence and pyro-
technics. Few have there been, how
ever, whose idea Of public service
rested on so solid a foundation. AS =
member Of congress Colonel Hepburn
'strove always to do the right az he
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
check over-buying and speed up the
rate of turnover.

check over-buying and speed up the
rate Of turnover.
"The estimate Is secured by taking
government statistics on the average
consumption of underwear. the num-
Der OF persons in q family, the num-
Der Of men in family, the population
of each retailers selIing-area, and the
divisions Of the total population into
urban. rural, working, middle, profess
sional and business classes. With
these figures for his locality before
him, the merchant is instructed how
to divide up the estimated local buy
Ing capacity for underwear among all
the stores of the community. In f1g-
uring this part Of the estimate, he OF
course, uses HIS personal knowledge
ably handled by his competitors.
"Once the merchant has estimated
the smallest stock that will take care
OF his approximate share OF the trade
satisfactorily. this manufacturer adj
v1ses him to buy accordingly.
I'm an effort to help merchants So
cure accurate accounting methods,
the lack Of which the Waterloo study
also picked out as an important factor
in the business death-rate. humber
of manufacturers have devised equally
elaborate plans. Hart, Schaffner &
Marx, for example, have issued cost
accounting system for merchants
handling clothing and allied lines. r..
H. Ingersoll & Brother have done
similar work in the jewelry field.
"The H. w. Gossard company s,Sc-
cessfuIIy uses still a third type Of
plan for helping the retailer fight the
causes back Of the business death
rate. 1t invites the merchants to
send representatives to school
which 1t conducts at its headquarters
in Chicago during the slack season in
it's line. At the school the best
methods for merchandising known to
the Gossard organization are outlined.
and particular emphasis laid on Sc
curing rapid rate Of turnover. The
students are even referred to pub
locations and books on merchandising
methods which the Gossard sales ex-
favorite book Is bought in quantities
and kept in stock. so that It can be
sent quickly tn those who desire It
without delay.
Notwithstanding all these efforts
which manufacturers are making to
help dealers, and which associations
and experts are undertaking in an
effort to give the manufacturer and
facts which will cut down
he business death-rate by fighting
,auses Of failure, possibly the most
source OF help has not been
Edward N hurley, vice.
chairman of the Federal Trade COM
has pointed out the impor-
ance of this source.
Speaking generally" he says, "the
'e2l constructive help must come from
within. You know. and I know, lump
ng all business together, the real
iced Is for better business methads.
When we were all working on . large
of profit and when it was
! case OF filling orders at our own
Price, we didn't need any help. But
hat day Is past. We now have to
get down to the hard fscts Of busi-
less. to learn precisely what they are,
where the weakness and lossess
.xist."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-11
Fighting the Business Death Rate
From Literary Digest, January 2eth.

OF the $780, business corporation.
In the United States, over 190,00t
make less than $4,000 year, anc
moro than 100000 make nothing al
all. These facts, which are announced
by Stanley "A. Dennis in an article or
The Business Death-Rate" contrib
uted to System (Chicago, january
have been brought out recently by Q
national canvass undertaken by the
Federal Trade commission. They in
dictate a high business death-rate. Sc
little Is known about the causes oil
these failures that System decided tC
make detailed study Of a single
typical American town, and selected
Waterloo. Iowa, for the purpose. Wa
terloo IL prosperous and growing
city, and its business failures are due
to weaknesses in the concerns them
solves, not to the town. Mr.. Dennis
charts tell SO graphically the story OF
what was found that we shall pass on
to his discussion OF the possibility OF
holding down this "death-rate" in bust.
ness. He says. In substance:
Between the business community
and the social community 1t Is evident
certain close parallels exist. Most OF
our social progress has come from re-
search and education directed against
typhoid, tuberculosis, and other dis
eases which have been epidemic In
successive generations. These recur-
ring misfortunes have been checked
by wedding them out improving sani-
tary conditions, training individuals
to more effective personal hygiene
and other health measures BY at
lacking the recurring causes underly-
Ing the commercial death-rate in the
same organized and scientific way,
some progress has already been made,
and along lines which promise much
1.-THE organizations that are con-
cerned with one or another of the
broad functions of business, for ex-
ample, as the credit mems associa-
tons, neutrality-suspicious. societies.
and traffic or advertising associations,
have laid out comprehensive plans for
betterment within their fields. The
trade.associations in the various lines
are also carrying out plans for cut
ting down the business death-rate.
Almost every commercial club, cham
Der Of commerce, or similar organiza-
ton is doing corresponding work.
Organized action for sound bust
ness, as for personal health, is already
a fact. University specialists are
studying the hazards Of business. Sta
tistics are beginning to be gathered
and men with the SC en-
tifiv viewpoint on business, after the
study OF many cases, are at the call
OF the proprietor who does not care
to trust wholly to his own judgment
and education in diagnosing the con-
dition Of his enterprise.
1.-THE Waterloo figures, for example,
Indicate that oyer-buying Is the most
important cause OF failures OF retail
ers of dry goods. Therefore, it would
appear logical for manufacturers of
dry-goods lines to attempt to help
fight this cause. The Su-
perior Underwear company Of Piqua.
Ohio, has undertaken. quite recently.
work exactly along this line. It's plan
shows the retailer how to estimate
The underwear consumption In his
town In order to fix minimum limit
70 his stock OF each number that will