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Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12
'NekTEGnEN |21sEGABENET

Oh late-remembered, much-forgotten braggaTt duty, seldom paid in any ota- CT coin than punishment and wrath, when will mankind begin to know thee e?-Dickens.
Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12

Weli-made, are most de- lieious. The important things to remember af- ter the eroquettes are made is to give them a good coating of sifted
 crumbs, then dip in egg and another coating of crumbs. shaking off any
Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12
All Twisted Up.

Baltimore speaks of a doughnut with hole in the middle, which prompts Philadelphia to remark that a dough nut with a hole in the middle is crul- Ter. But this "cruller" is a toplofty term that is likely to be misleading. For practical purposes there are two kinds of doughnuts, round ones and twisted.
 Optimistic Thought.
 In humble fortune there is great re- pose
Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12
Home Inmates Dead.

Mrs Mary E. Archer Gilligan, pro- prietor of the Archer Home for Elder ly People. was arrested on a charge Of poisoning Franklin R. Andrews, an inmate, who died May 30. 1914. Gas trie ulcers were assigned as the cause of death, but when the body was exhumed. according to Coroner Mix it was found that Andrews died of poison
 The State police. who arrested Mrs. Gilligan. have been working on the ease for a year. Twenty out of for weight deaths in the home in the last five years are regarded as sus- picious.
Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12
cRoQUErTEs AND FEATHERS.

Croquettes and fritters never go out Of style, and when well-seasoned and
Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12
NlA1 1Ne1 ~eeQ-
Try This.

Try This.
 Stepping on a squawky doll in the dark is said to temporarily relieve the worst case of chronic rheumatism.
Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12
MARKING GRAVES
 OF STATE HEROES
By Memorial Day 250 Head
 stones Will Be Placed.
EXPENDITURE OF 0VERS4,O00

At Least 7.5oo Graves Have Been Pro- vided With Tablets by the Quarter masters Department Since 1882,
 When Legislature Authorized 1t.
Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12
Make Your Home A
 Comfort Spot
 Put the Three -Machines-in-One .SM EEPER- VAC

enjoy cleaning practical
 efficient economical HOUSE The SWEEPER vAC tells what the machine combination and cleaner The SWEEPER-vAG COMBINATION includes machines each complete in itself Although the and the each be used independently they will genera be combination The carpet sweeper small enough rest under
 that both glide along the time each doing
 thorough The by it's suction, will cupu quart any large rug otherwise cleaned The little the me with it's especially constructed bruh will pcy all threads lint and hair This combination sWEEPEVAo costs
 releases from their dudgek
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
Shells From the
42-Centimeters

If was a telephone girl. when
some OF these old sissies got on the
lire and start whining and swapping,
I'd put q little dynamite on the end
OF the wire.
when I was a kid and wiggled like
these boys here on this front seat,
the teacher made me sit in a seat
with a big girl and put my arm
around her. When I got big enough
to enjoy it they wouldn't let me.
I wish some Of you old women
would throw away your gum. IL
there's anything I like to see in a
tabernacle it is someone chewing gum
only l don't. Rest your chops and
work your brains awhile.
eide for all time whether you will be
forever saved or forever lost.
It's either heaven or hell for every
one of you and there's no half way
house business about it.
Don't you think for one moment
that Christ was a coward. Columbus
said "Sali on" Admiral Toga said,
60 to il, And that's what YOU
church members have got to do. Tho
old devil is in town.
You cant put the saloon out OF
commission with a bunch OF mug
wumps.
I ain not here to populate heaven.
I'm here to make Keokuh a better
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

soon passed away. I look much better
now than ! did before, and / recommend
the Compound every time for female
troubles, as it did for me all it is claimed
to do. You have my permission to pub
lish this letter" Mrs. J. MAY, 354S S.
Lincoln ST., Chicago, III.
If you have any of the symptoms men
toned in Mrs. Mays letter, remember
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for her, and try it your
self. 1t Is a good old-fasllioned medi-
cine, made from roots and herbs, and it
has helped countless numbers Of women.
Ifyou need special advice, write
to Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (confidential), Lynn, Mass.
Your letter will be opened, read
and answered by a woman, and
held in strict confidence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice to qualified voters of the
city of Keokuk, Iowa: ,rdlr~.r
The registers of primary and gems
eral municipal election of the city OF
Keokuk, Iowa, will be in constant at
tendance at the places herein desig-
mated from 8 o'clock a. m, until 9
o'clock p. m. Thursday, March 2, and
Friday. March 3, 1916, for the pur-
pose Of registering all qualified voters
for the city primary election to be
held Monday, March 10, 1916.
Said registers will again be In ses-
sion at the same places on Saturday,
March II, 1916, for the purpose of re-
vising, correcting and compiling the
registrations.
First prectnct-Sixth street engine
house.
Second precinct-Krueger's tailor
shop, IA South Fifth street.
Third precinct-Leake Printing Co.
Office, sol Main street. aa~-
Fourth precinct-West Keokuk en-
CINE house.
Fifth precinct-Camp's drug store,
Twelfth and Fulton streets
Sixth precinct-Ewers' cigar store,
1920 Main street.
Seventh precinct-Jos. Sittler's gro-
Gerry store, 1928 Main street.
Every voter whose name IS not on
the registry list. or who has changed
his place OF residence since last lists
were made, is notified to present
himself for registration in the proper
precinct and on the dates above speci-
fed, else he will be debarred the
privilege OF voting at said election.
Such registers will be in attendance
on election day, Monday. March 81.
1916, at the places above mentioned
during all the hours that the polls are
required to be open, for the purpose
of granting certificates Of registration
to legal voters who were absent from
tho city during all of the days fixed
for registration, or to foreigners who
may have received their final natur.
alization papers since the last preced-
ing day Of registration, or persons
who have become of legal age since
said day. or to any person whose
name was, on the preceding Satur-
day, and in the absence Of such per-
son stricken from the registration
lists, and who on said day Of election
shall prove to the satisfaction Of the
said registers that he is a lawfully
qualified voter Of said voting precinct.
Given under my hand this twenty.
eighth day of February, 1915.
S. w. MOORHEAD. Mayor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
CROSS, FEVER|SH
CH|LO IS BILIOUS
On CONST|PATED
LOOK, MOTHER! IF TONGUE is
COATED GIVE "CAIlFORNlA
SYRUP OF FIGS"

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this Is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly ~cicanses the tender
little stomach, liver n bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, %feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give
a teaspoonful OF this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sou bile and
undigested food passes out Of the
bowels, and you have a well. playful
child again. When its little system Is
full Of cold. throat sore. has stomach
ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-re-
member, q good inside cleansing"
should always be the first treatment
given.
Millions OF mothers keep "Califor-
MIA Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know
a teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a So
cent bcttlo Of "California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions FOR babies,
children OF all ages and ~grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Beware Of coun-
t~erfeits sold here. SO don't be fooled.
Get the genuine. made by "California
Fig Syrup Company"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
LEGAL NOTICE.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
The executive council of the state
Of Iowa having this day made exami,
nation of the returns of the stats
census taken in the year 1915 of the
several Incorporated towns and cities
of Iowa, filed in the office of the sec,
rotary of the executive council, and
having a~scertained that the incorpor.
ated city Of Keokuk has a population
OF more than fifteen thousand Us, 0DVJ
persons, to-wit: The incorporated city
of Keokuk has a population Of ufteen
thousand, two hundred thirty-nine
15.239) persons and has been de.
clared by the executive council upon
this day. under the provisions of
chapter 2, title V, code 1897, to be a
city of the first class and having di.
rected the secretary of the executive
council to give notice thereof as re-
quired by law;
Wherefore, this notice IS published
declaring said incorporated city OF
Keokuk to have become a city OF the
first class under the laws of the stats
of Iowa.
In testimony whereof I have exc
cuted this notice on this the 18th
day Of February A. D., 1916, at Lns
capitol in the city Of Des Moinesi
Iowa.
A. n. DAWSON, Secretary,
Executive Council OF Iowa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

your religion! Are you a booster or a
knocker? Are you a litter or o loafer!
Have you got a hammer or a noe!
Are you going to help or hinder?
Knockers Get Theirs.
you people On the front seat oughc
all to be praying every night. I'm like
Sam Jones. If you aren't going to
work in the campaign you ought to
roost a little farther back Now did
you hear that Brother and Sister
Knocker?" he mimicked, STOPPING over
the pulpit and looking at the crowd.
you've been blowing SO much
about your Keokuk, now make good,
he challenged Lets make earth a
place to start to heaven from. I'm not
here to populate heaven. I'm here to
make Keokuk a better place in which
to live. We sing too much Of the
Home Over There" and not enough
of the home over here. I believe in a
religion that saves a man right now
and not in the sweet bye and bye!"
The crowd-an unusually large one
for Tuesday night-applauded vigor-
ously.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
Stories From the Sawdust

According to announcement made
last night, DR.. Scoville will preach
his famous sermon on Mother" to-
night. It is probable that the evang-
elist will extend the first invitation at
the close of the sermon. He will
ask that church members Zine up" in
the campaign as we'll as avowed
sinners Scoville's attitude is, &C
cording to reports from cities where
he has held meetings, that 'the church
members need religion in man cases
as badly as the man outside the
church"
Charles Stewart declares hat he
has the only original, reliable and
absolutely correct "feeler" in the
world. Stewart doesn't except any
Of the planets in the zodiac. He also
throws in Mexico and parts of Chicago.
Il don't know any too much and never
startled the country with my elo-
uuence." says the chorister, 'but
can tell every time when my choir is
going to sing we'll, when we'll have a
good night at the tabernacle, when
the weather will be fair, warm, wet
or cold or when the Germans are go.
ing to gain or lose ground. I can tell
to a dead certainty whether my dinner
is going to agree with me or whether
a cabinet member is about to resign"
About S o'clock in the afternoon Is
when Stewards ~"feeler' whispers its
prophecy, he says.
Arlene Dux Scoville sang before
one of the worlds greatest contraltos
q few years ago. The famous diva
congratulated her and prophesied a
brilliant future, should the wife of the
evangelist decide to do concert work
or enter grand opera. Passing up the
chance for the ephemeral plaudits
that might have been waited to her
across the footlights, Mrs. Scoville
has confined her efforts, for the most
part, to the singing of the simple
gospel hymns. She has sung the
! story of the NaZarene around the
world. She studies grand opera IN
New York each summer, however, ano
has appeared in concert n chau
%tauqua work in many American cities
BILLY" Dawson and Bob" Garland.
of Des Moines, who spent Sunday and
Monday visiting Guy S. Williams, pub.
licity agent for DR.. Scoville, returned
TO the capital city yesterday morn
ing. The men made short talks at
the mems meeting Sunday afternoon.
Dwight Nye Lewis, assistant com
merCe counsel for the state or Iowa,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

and teacher Of one Of the largest
young mems Bible classes in the
world, will attend the Scoville meet
1ngs for a Sunday in the near future,
it was announced today. Mr.. Lewis
is an intimate friend Of both DR.. SEQ
Vile and Mr.. Williams.
Three shop meetings will be held
tomorrow noon. Dr.. Ullom OF the
Scoville party, and Rev. Newcomb OF
the Westminster Presbyterian church,
will go to the Kellogg-Birge company.
The Huiskamp shoe factory Will be
visited by the Stewards and Rev. f.
b. McAllister. of the First Baptist
church, and DR.. Waldraven of the
Scoville company, and Rev. Bacon or
the Christian church, will go to the
Irwin-Phillips company.
Rev. w. T. McCandless, Bible sales
mar who accompanies the evangelistlc
party. will hold his regular, bi-weekly
Bible study class in the tabernacle at
3 O'Clock Thursday afternoon. He
will have classes Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons at that III each
week thereafter.
1t was learned late last night that
the Odd Fellows hall has been procur.
ed for the business women's work
and that the first luncheon will be
served next Wednesday DON Mrs.
Scoville will have charge Of the work.
1t is one of the most important fea-
lures of the campaign. From so to
800 business women, including clerks,
stenographers, milliners, school teach
ers. factory and shop girls and anyone
Else making her own living. have at.
tended the l%uncheons in previous cam
paigns. They are served from II a.
m. until 2 p. m. The girls spend
their noon hour at the hall whether
they are off from II to - o'clock,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

town in which to live. We sing too
much about 'the home over there. ,
| believe in a religion that saves me
here and not in the sweet bye AMI
bye.
The church could put the saloon
men out Of business If she only knew
il. The liquor ren do know It. !
long for tho day when the great
sleeping lion will awake. shake it's
shaggy name and put the curse ou3
from under the stars and stripes
everywhere.
A man who sits through a six
weeks campaign and then begins to
act like he had warts, cOrns, buniOns,
and ingrown toe-nails, will never do
anything for God.
You have been blowing about your
Keokuk, now make good.
A man told me he could follow the
history OF the church by the blood.
vas hut who made it bleed? Did
Abel kill Cain?
Somebody has been talking around
town, saying there Is no sin. Don't
toll me there is no sin when I see
that heart broken old mother waiting
for a drunken son to come home, or
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes a feyerish irrita-
ton Of the scalp, the hair root
shrink, loosen and lhen the hair
out fast. To stop falling hair
at once and rid the scalp of every
particle Of dandruff, get a 25-cent
bottle Of Danderine at any drug store.
pour a little in your hand and rub
we'll into the scalp. After a few ap-
plicatlons all dandruff disappears and
the hair stops coming out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
APATHETC CHURCH MEMBERS
GET DUES FROM EVANGELIST

cent business. Don't turn down a
man who is going ahead being the
best citizen he KNOWS how to be-"
The revivalist asserted, however,
that "you can't put the saloon out of
commission with a bunch of mug
wumps. l hate to see a little whipper
snapper sit around through a three
or four or six weeks revival and then
hang back like he had warts, corns,
bunions and in-grown toe-nails and
say, oh, 1t can't be DONE" he said.
Sin Is Evident.
He took a healthy swing at Chris
tian Science in passing. Somebody
is talking around town here that there
isn't any SIM" he said scathingIy.
You look at the saloon; at the old,
broken-hearted mother waiting for her
drunken son; the aged parents wait
ing for that little girl to come back
up out Of the red light district, and
tell me there is no sim"
Either the Bible will keep you from
sin Or sin will keep you from the BIZ
bic. If your Bible IS home on the
center table, worn only on the outside,
holding up some fussy work, it's doing
you no good, Of course"
Scoville landed on the persons who
have left the tabernacle in the course
Of the sermon. 1T it's some girl get
ting back to her job, or someone who
simply has to go, all right" he said,
"but you dinky people who come here
and get up and trot out in the middle
of the sermon make me tired. I'd
rather you'd stay away all the time.
don't want you here.
Wants Diplomats Dry.
"Old William Jennings Bryan has
made a lot of Mistakes" said the
evangelist once. Its a cinch he made
one mistake-when he ran on the
wrong ticket for president-but he
has the nerve to pass up a glass OF
whiskey, and grape juice diplomacy is
a lot better than Old Rye. I'd like to
quarters down there in Washington
that they couldn't spit"
Scoville stopped abruptly once
when some young people began an
moving him in one part Of the taber.
nacle. Now" he said. "ff some little
boy wants to take his little girl out
and play hands, trot along sonny
and don't come back. But. If you're
going to be a man, stick here and
listen through"
Aome-8reakers Are Bumped.
Scoville has his usual package for
the "home-breakers." "If some of
these old skunks who go around fall
ing in love with every piece Of calico.
chicken that m down the street
would cut It out, they would open
their eyes at the change that would
come into their homes" he declared.
"If some Of you down here in front
don't sit still and cut out looking at
your watches and sharpening lead
pencils. I'm going to throw a book al
you" he snapped once. "The fellow
who ONE here at $50 and cops Il
front seat isn't always the one who
gives a dollar in the collection plate.
I've seen the pan go clear across the
front row and not get a penny"
In closing Scoville called the church
members to his assistance for the
coming weeks Of the revival. eff your
religion hasn't changed you" he
shouted, Gin the name OF God, change
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

But the campaign ends in time and
the preacher takes his rest Usual
ly it is a respite Of about one weeks
duration. The above photograph Of
Dr. Scoville was taken a short time
Ago.. It shows conclusively that he
has a smile as broad and as happy as
his frown is deep and terrible when
some 'dfnky person gets up and trots
out Of the tabernacle before the SER
mon Is ended
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

An evangelist isn't always serious
There are times, of course, when the
strain of a campaign pulls heavily. on
him. He has innumerahle TO
carry. The members Of his company
do all they can to assist and to light
Ell the load, but, after all, the evangel-
ist Is at the head of the procession
In a great victory, like a general, ne
reaps the praise. In q defeat the
blame is piled upon his shoulders.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

V e ge t q Bile Com
pound was recon-
mended and I took
about six bottles.
1t fixed mo up all
The common
symptoms of such q
ondit pain
when walking, irri-
tation, b. aringdow
pains and backache,
and dis
ordered digestion
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

from 1870 to 1890 or at any time
between II and 9 o'clock. Mrs. SEQ
vile will be assisted by Mrs. Stewart
Of the evangelistic company, and by
Miss Tirza Dinsdale, Of the Y. w. C.
A. The luncheons will be served On
Wednesdays and Thursdays OF each
week.
Mrs. Scoville will conduct her first
high school girls meeting at the tab
ernacle at 3:45 o'clock Friday after
noon.
One hundred and eighty children at
tended the first Bible drill class given
by the Stewards at the tabernacle
Monday afternoon. The children will
meet again at 4 o'clock this after
noon. Saturday night they will rend-
er a short program In the course OF
the regular tabernacle preliminary
exercises.
DR.. Scoville will talk to the chill
dren Of the city next Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock. The evangelist
promises to be on hand with his
doll rags and Dishes"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
MRS, MAYS
LETTER to WOMEN
More Proof that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
poundR vesSuffering

Chicago, 1ll.-'1 suffered from q bad
case of female ills. Lydia E. Pinkham's
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

I ain not here o populate HEAVIER
I'm here to make Keokuk a bette
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

Dwight Nye Lewis, assistant COM
merce counsel for the state OF Iowa,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01

It's either heaven or hell for every
one of you and there's no half wa!
house business abOu 1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-03
PERMANENT EVANGELISM
Men and Women Meet Tomorrow
Night to Discuss Permanent
ORGANIZATION

In an effort to continue the e ~
gelistic work Of the revival ji&t
closed, the men and women OF ! .
various protestant churches of tie
city will tomorrow evening meet in
separate union services. the men
will assemble in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church (South) and the wo-
men in Trinity Methodist Church.
The Women's meeting will be pre-
coded at 1880 o'clock, by a short
business session which will terminate
the work of the. committee which has
been active during the campaign. ID 3
Edward S. Fawcett has been char
man of this body and Mrs. George
r. Klipstein, secretary. 1t is pro-
roscd to elect new officers TO: AiF
permanent organization, if it is e.
fectcd.
NJ. H. Melchoir will preside OYER
the mems meeting which will as
semble at eight o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-03
Negro Takes Seat in Machine sna
ATTEMPTS to Start 1t On
King Street.

"A negro named Nat Pollard came
to this city yesterday from lower
Fairfax county, and having partaken
of Alexandra, whisky imagined nm
self the owner of fine automobile
standing in front of the owners
office. He took seat ana began
monkeying with the machlnery' anu
then disembarked and proceeded TO
the front where he manifested dlsap-
pointment when he failed to ma
crank. He again seated himself in
the automobile and resumed his IN
I.vestigation Of the pedals, etc. Az
this junction the owner of the ma
chine appeared and demanded an
explanation. The darkey told MN nc
was the owner of the auto, and that
he had purchased it from John W.
May for $1,000. The owner, seeing
the negro was drunk or under the IN
fluence of dope suggested that ne al
low him to transport him to Mr..
Mays store in order to su5stantlate
his statement. The negro agreed to
this proposal and in few moments
\Se auto was in front OF the station
where Pollard was turned over
officer who locked him up.
The darkey was brought before
Justice Cation in the Police Court
this morning when he alleged he knew
nothing whatever about the occur
rences of yesterday afternoon. Inc
owner of the machine had no charge
against him all present being amused
at the darkcy's procedure ana ms
answers to questions while at The bar,
Justice Cation concluded that as ne
had been locked up all night tina
was sufficient punishment. lie was
told to leave for his home and not
take charge of any other automobiles.