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low to distinguish the features. Her
lips gave q startled. half-suppressed

low to distinguish the features. He
lips gave q startled. half-suppresse
cry:
why 1t Ii Lieutenant Raymond
You-you fought together7 How di
he come here?"
II think he suspected we nigh
manage to escape from the church. H
was more anxious to capture me thai
he was to fight evidently, for caugh
no glimpse of his face during th
melee. But he, and three troopers
we're hidden at the edge OF the wood
watching where the trail comes VI
from the ravine."
"Yes." breathlessly. I'VE saw then
come across, just after the torches be
gan to flare up inside the church. TheI
later another man rode along there"
THAT was Kelly; he brought wore
that we had got away. | was withir
ten feet of them when they met. The
lieutenant swore at the news, and sem
the four men down the trail to search
-he offered one hundred dollars fol
me, dead or alive"
She arose to her feet, but the dark
ness prevented my seeing the express
sion on her face.
HE did! This man? she ex
claimed. the horror of the thought Wis
ible in the tone. "Why, what is it to
him? l do not understand why he
should exhibit such bitterness-he was
determined to convict you from the
first There was no feud between you
two, was there?"
only Noreen Harwood," answered,
speaking softly. Outlook! The cav
airy squad just passed across that
open space; they are riding this way.
Raymond will revive presently. and
some of his men will find him here;
Kelly will search as soon as he dis
covers the man is missing. Nichols.
fasten the belt about his arms-yes,
buckle 1t behind; notch tighter. You
know the trail?"
I've been over 1t enough" rather
sullenly. "Is Anse Cowan dead?"
Yes; but that doesn't affect you at
present. You are going to guide US to
Covington. Hold the horse. Now No
reen."
She gave me her hand, and helped
her into the saddle. A horse neighed
in the distance. but my fingers closed
on the nostrils of the animal beside
me in time to prevent response. Mich
OILS stood motionless. a tall, shapeless
figure, gazing back over the tops OF
the bushes. ] drew my revolver, and
him with it sharply on the
arm.
go on" | said quietly. yet with a
threat In my voice. Attempt to run,
or play any trick, and | drop you In
your tracks,"
He turned without a word, and 81
Iently pushed passage through the
scrub into more open woods. and fol.
lowed, grasping the horses rein A
hundred yards farther along we came !
into a beaten track, and began to
mount upward along a rocky ridge,
where the moon gave me good view. 1t
was scene of silent desolation. |
ook one glance backward, but trees |
shut off all glimpse of the church, and |
he plateau. thought heard voice. |
,r two. calling afar off, perhaps the |
,avalrymen again signaling Kelly in
he ravine. but we had little to fear
rom them. Our trail could never be
ollowed before morning. and dawn
would be three hours away. | slipped
ny weapon back into my belt, conf
lent Nichols would make no attempt
o desert. He was slouching forward,
nuttering something to himself as he
walked. and never even turned his
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Making tho Garden.

Let the rows run north aud south =
this gives the most sun exposure
Two essentials are necessary for tho
rapid maturing of vegeta bles-a soil
made light with sand, and rich with
well rotted manure, and a wind break,
Pant your windbreak In May. and .
hemlock hedge is the thing.
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Temper Of Horses.

While breeding for size and uni
formity of farm horses, don't neglect
to give proper attention to the tenn
permanent of the sires and dams. Un-
desirable qualities in this respect are
Just ~ much to b avoided - those
az nndersise - u-shapA
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Must Give as Well ~ Receive.
= noble nature can alone attract the
noble and alone knowr how to rstajD
Inem-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30

and making level places upon which streets
might be laid and houses be built. The site
was all rocky mountain, and every bit of the
town is founded on the bed rock The sew
ers have had to be blasted from the sides of
the hills and built up in the valleys. The
same is true of the roadways in the business
part Of the town. the whole having required
proportionately almost as much grading and
blasting as the Culebra cut of the Panama
canal
In the residence section the streets are Of
planks resting upon trestle-work or upheld
by posts The town site, which covers about
1000 acres, is made up of sharp hills, which
run back to wooded mountains over 1000
feet high The place is SO rough that to
build solid roads through it would bankrupt
the city many times over and SO the road
ways are wooden, looking like lines of con-
tinuous bridges. The streets run up hill
and down and they are 10 feet wide. They
rest upon posts of various heights, according
to the grades and the valleys. In some
places the planks are spiked to trestle work
from 10 to 20 feet high and in others they
lie on the bed rock of the hills. The planks
are three inches thick and the roads are sub
stantial enough for heavy teams and the
score or more automobiles owned in the
town. Prince Rupert has Fl miles Of such
roads, and in addition many miles more of
pathways of boards five or six feet in width.
The latter connect the main roads with the
houses
1t was in company with ]. H. Pillsbury,
the civil engineer who laid out Prince Ru-
pert, and NJ J. Holm, a member of the
board of trade, that / took an automobile
ride through the town. We had two-ton
seven-passenger car which seemed to me
unusually wide, and | expected collision
every time another car passed The plank
road was so narrow that turning out places
have had to be built at the cross-streets and
curves. and the inclines are such that we
flew up and down as though we were going
over the track of giant roller-coaster. Now
we would shoot around a curve where
slight skidding Of the car might have hurled
lis into ravine; and now climb hill with
the posts and the trestle-work trembling be-
meath us. AT one time we rode Tor some
distance through Lovers lane" part Of
the 90 acres of forest that forms the public
park Of the city, and at another we climbed
the steep slope of Acropolis hill, although
Mr. Holm suggested we had better walk.
for the road was bit old. and the posts
might be too weak to support the auto
mobile.
1t was on top of Acropolis hill that we in
spected the water works of the city. The
supply comes from Lake Woodwork, on a
little mountain FIVE miles away; and it is
brought in an eight-inch pipe across country
to this reservoir The reservoir has been
dug out of the bedrock and it contains more
than million gallons of water in addition
to the usual needs of the city.
On another part of this same hill are the
municipal tennis courts and baseball park.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30

These have been made at the expense OF the
citizens, it having cost $4,000 to blast out
the rock and level the space for the baseball
diamond. 1t will take $4,000 more before
the ball ground is as the mayor says 1t
should be. The park 10 so situated that the
hills about it form the grandstand, and con-
sequently there is free admission. The pay
of the players is collected by passing the hat
The municipal tennis courts have been made
by laying level plank floor upon the un-
even surface Of the rocks, and erecting about
it fences Of wire netting so high that the
balls cannot possibly fly over it and roll
down the steep slopes of the mountain.
Standing upon Acropolis hill, one has
good view OF Prince Rupert. Off to the
front is the harbor, sparkling in the sunlight
and backed by mountainous islands OF green.
At the back are forest-clad hills, lost in the
clouds, and between is the city, its business
section made UP Of two and three story
frame buildings, painted in modest colors,
with roofs red, brown and black Here and
there the spire of church rises above the
roofs; and should you take your glass you
might pick out the signs of banks, stores,
real estate offices, and, | regret to say, of
saloons. AS to the morality of the city the
mayor tells me that it is just medium, not
too good and not too bad He asserts,
moreover, that during his three years OF ad-
ministration, although vast sums-a million
dollars last year-have been spent in public
Improvements, there has not been one nickel
of graft l wonder
Returning to the view, let us take look
at more of the buildings. The city hall is a
three-story structure of frame, the biggest
hotel has FIVE stories and 1t is made OF brick,
while near it you can pick out hole in the
rocks that has cost the Grand Trunk Pacific
railway $4,000 to make and is to form the
site of 100000 hotel when the present
financial stringency has passed.
The private residences of Prince Rupert
include many comfortable homes. They are
one and two story frame cottages, rising out
of the uneven green of the muskeg. Many
have blasted out the stumps in making the
foundations and some Of the people have
built up level yards about their houses and
have lawns as green and smooth as those OF
old England All kinds of vegetation grow
iuAuildhlly. he to"h hde MANY pcau'iiu
flowers and the whole country is green from
one end of the year to the other
The climate of Prince Rupert is milder
than that of Baltimore, Richmond or St
Louis. 1t is not so cold in the winter and il
is more mild in the summer. The mean tenn
perature in summer is about so degrees Fab
renheit, and in winter the thermometer sell
dom falls to below eight or ten above zero
AS to rain, the town reminds me of southern
Chile, where they say it rains Is months
every year. The rainfall in some years is
10 inches or more, and just now it showers
all the time. There is but little snow in the
winter although you may have two feet
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30

now that the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad
has been completed, travellers from the east
ern parts of Canada and the United States
can reach our territory two days sooner by
coming this way. He claims, and rightly,
that the port will eventually give the short
est route to the orient and that it will cut
down the steamship trip to Yokohama
Japan more than 500 miles. The chief rea-
son for this is because Prince Rupert lies SO
far north on the globe, and, therefore, has
shorter water route to the far east.
AT present" to use the words of the
mayor, ''the troubles in Europe are prevent
ing the establishment of~few steamship
lines from here to the orient, but this will be
changed as soon as peace comes, and via
Prince Rupert will be the shortest sea route
around the world. BY it the voyage across
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will be great
ly reduced as to miles and days. 1t is only
about four days from Europe to Halifax,
Nova Scotia where the Grand Trunk Pacific
railway begins The road runs from there
in one continuous line across the North
American continent to Prince Rupert on the
Pacific. 1t crosses Canada far north Of the
great lakes to Winnipeg, then cuts through
the wheat belt to Edmonton and goes on to
climb the Rockies by easier grades than any
other road that crosses our continent. 1t
has short cuts by various connections to all
OF the United States cities, and it promises
to be the fast freight route for perishabe
products between Alaskan waters and the
rest of the continent. Already trainloads of
fresh fish are being shipped weekly from
here to Our cities and every train that starts
out has cars of halibut and salmon, fresh or
frozen, destined for Minneapolis, Chicago,
New York and Boston
l wish l could show you Prince Rupert.
The town lies on beautiful bay guarded by
islands Its harbor is IA miles long, and
large enough to hold all the fleets that will
ever sail at any one time toward Boring
strait. 1t reminds me OF Jaffa the port for
Jerusalem. 1t is right on the sea, and the
buildings climb up and down the mountains
of rock close to the shore The chief differ
ence between them is that the hills of Jaffa
are all bleak and bare, while those of Prince
Rupert are wooded and clad in perpetual
green.
Seven years ago the site of this city was a
forest Pines and cedars covered the noun
tains, and today the stumps rising out OF the
sloping town lots look like the black brstles
of an unshaven chin. The town has 5000
people. | venture it has more than 10000
stumps. The stumps are rooted in the crew
ices of the bed rock, and the space between
them is matted with muskeg, messy vege-
taton two or three feet in depth that holds
the water like sponge, and makes it impos-
sibe to go across country without thick
boots or rubbers. This muskeg covers the
whole region about and it was one of the diff
icultes that had to be conquered in laying
out and building the city
Another and still greater difficulty was
blasting the rocks from the sides of the hill:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30

A Ready Made City Within Two Hours of Our
Boundary Streets Carved Out of the Rocks
Municipal Baseball Grounds and Tennis Courts in
the Skies Twenty Miles Of Plank Roadway-A
Talk With the Mayor-He Will Soon Have Mu-
nicipal Jitneys- Single Tax and How It Works
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03

George Washington was a farmer
before he was soldier and a farmer
after he laid down his sword. He Is
said to have been the first American
to raise mules, and he cultivated al
falfa as early as 1860. He was in
fact a pioneer scientific farmer and
agricultural conservationist. THE
more 1 am acquainted with agricultur-
al affairs the better am pleased with
Them he wrote in 1888. 81 can no.
where find SO great satisfaction as in
those innocent and useful pursuits. In
indulging these feelings I am led to
reflect how much more delightful to
an undebauched mind is the task of
making improvements on the earth
than all the vainglory which can be
acquired from ravaging it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03
QUAIL Disc ASE.

Owing to the prevalence or quatl
disease among quail imported from
Mexico at the ports of New York, N.
Y. and Eagle Pass. Texas, during the
past month. the department OF agrl-
culture has suspended issue OF furth-
er permits for entry of these birds
this season Quail in shipments act
ually enroute to the United states on
January 20 will be admitted to quar-
antfne, but no further entries will be
authorized. Most of the states now
have such stringent game laws that
il is practically impossible to pur-
chase quail even for propagating pur-
poses in the United States and dealers
have sought quail elsewhere. especial
~ in northwestern Mexico where quah
occur in abundance, but Mexican quall
on arrival at destination are frequent
ly found infected with quail disease.
So fatal is this disease that When IL
once appears most OF the BIRDS Which
are exposed to it die within a few
days. In one shipment OF 1876 quail
which recently reached New 1orh,
only three birds survived the voyage,
and in another OF about $50 birds.
more than two-thirds of the hummer
died shortly after arrival. More than
One-third or all the Mex1CdH qudh IN
ported last year died within a rev
months. To guard against spread or
quail disease live quail purchased
for propagation should be kept under
observation for two or three weeks
and should not be liberated il inject
ed with disease. The department de-
sires to ascertain the result OF expert
ments which have been made in I'M
porting quafl this year and Will be
glad to receive information as to the
condition Of the birds and as to now
many have died in any locality where
the quail have been introduced.
Before next season the department
viii hold a public hearing in wash
| ton, D. c.. for the purpose OF de-
termining whether or not further per-
mits for importation OF quail from
Mexico will be issued at which var
fous questions connected with the i'm
portation OF quail will be carefuiiy
considered Ample notice OF THIS
hearing Will be given later In order
that those Who are interested may ar
range to be present or to submit
written statements.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03

was at his command. Lincoln. on
The other hand, knew little but poverty
most of his life. He opened his eyes
on the rough walls and rude rafters
Of log cabin. No black man ever
did his bidding. He himself was d
horny handed son of toll. Yet, be-
cause he lived in the same republic IN
which Washington ltved-a land in
which poverty was no barrier to prog
ress, even though wealth might be no
handicap, he attained the highest
office in the gift of the people, as
Washington had attained it three
quarters of century before him.
For fifty years the names of Wash
ington and Lincoln have been linked
together, and together they promise to
go ringing down the ages. Differences
of opinion may exist as to whether
they were the nations greatest presi-
dents, or whether the fortuitous Gull
mination of events was responsible
in measure for the glory that at
taches to their names. II they were
our greatest presidents. there may be
differences of opinion as to which was
the greater. But there should be no
difference of opinion as to both of
them having been typical Americans
in all that is worth considering as
typifying Americanism.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03
keokuk, Iowa March 8, 1916
FRIEND THAT WILL DO.

FRIEND THAT WILL DO.
Here is the kind of a friend that will
do
Brushes the gray from the skies till
they're blue,
Chases the shadows that filled you
with gloom.
Helps you took up to the light and
the bloom,
Gives you fresh courage and valor of
heart
TO take up your duty and fultn your
part.
Here is the kind of friend you should
Helps you forget there is grief. there
is woe,
Makes a new world for you bright
ened with CLEAN.
Helps you believe IN the truth of the
dream,
Cneers you and comforts you till your
heart sings
With JOY of life's better and beautiful,
things.
Here is the kind of a friend you
should cherish
Comes to you CHEEKY whe. other
hopes perish,
Helps you see sunshine again on your
way,
Brings you the faith and strength for
the day,
Makes you feel summer again In
your soul.
No matter how darkly the shadows
may roll.
Here is the kind of friend you
should love-
Gives you more faith in the skies up
above,
Heals you of heartache and lifts from
despair
When only the loss and the sorrow
are there,
Lighters your burdens and helps you
keep sweet,
No matter how grave the misfortunes
you meet.
-Folger McKinsey, in Ba1tim ore
Sun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03
Remedy Prescribed
By Many Doctors
Compound Of Simple Laxative Herbs
Proves Most Efficient.

DR.. w. A. Evans. writing for the
Chicago Tribune, makes the assertion
that practically everyone, at some time
or other, suffers from constipation.
This applies regardless Of age or con-
dition in life.
The congestion Of stomach waste in
the bowels Is evidenced in various
ways; bloat eructation of foul stom-
ach gases, sick headache, iangour, all
indicate constipation, and call for
prompt attention, not only to relieve
the present discomfort but also to
avoid possible disease that follows
neglect of this important function.
Harsh cathartics and violent purga-
tives should not be employed as these
afford only temporary relief, while
they serve to shock the entire system.
A mild laxative such as DR.. Catdwell's
Syrup Pepsin is far preferable and is
now the remedy generally used and
prescribed by many doctors. 1t is free
from opiate or narcotic drugs, acts
easily and pleasantly, without gripping
or other pain and is safe, effective
family remedy.
Mr.. Chas. Schell. 1872 Church St,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03
NEUTRAL.

1t has been suggested that the
county officials should be warned not
to sign a petition advocating the re-
moval of the county seat.
1t should not be necessary to warn
county official in a contest Of this
kind; neither should he be asked to
sign & petition Of this nature, having
been elected by majority Of all the
people of his county. He certainly
should not take the advantage Of the
position they have given him to in
jure either one side or the other. Let
those who do not hold office and are
on an equal do the fighting If there
is to be fight. If there is any place
where a person should be neutral, it
is where they are as much to one as
to another, which they certainly are
in this case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03
WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN

George Washington was born Feb
ruary %. 1892, a descendant or a
long line of land owners and aristo-
Gratis. Abraham Lincoln was born
February 70, 1909, the son Of poor
parents, who had worked their way
west in the hope Of carving out Of
the wilderness G. habitation that
might deserve the name of home.
Thus. though it is the shortest
month in the year, to February has
been accorded the distinction of Civ
world two Of the greatest men Of
all time-typical Americans, both Of
them, in spite OF the contrast between
their ancestry. in spite Of the contrast
between their youthful careers. in
spite of the contrast between their
financial status as they grew Into
manhood-typical Americans in their
love OF liberty. in their devotion to
the republic and in their willingness
to make any sacrifice, however great.
in its interest.
The lives OF Washington and Lin
coin will stand for all time as an ire
futable refutation of the fallacy that
one class has a better chance than
another in the United States-as an
unanswerable answer to the propa-
ganda which array the poor against
the rich on the ground that
the United States does not live mp to
its reputation as the land OF oppor-
/ tunity to the man without large means
as an inspiration forever for the
Young american who is fired with an
ambition 70 rise TO high places in the
, service Of the nation
IN one OF his best known after
dinner speeches Chauncey VI. Depew
describes Washington as the richest
man in the United States al the time
OF the revolution. Such may or may
not have been the case. but the fact
I remains that he was one OF the
wealthy men Of his time. His home
at Mt Vernon was a palace in its day
and his estate on the Potomac was a
most imposing one. He had slaves
| to wait upon him, and every luxury
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03
STUDY THE ROAD PROBLEM.

The state fair management has
chosen a timely topic for its annual
essay writing contest in which one
boy from each county will be award
ed a free trip to the exposition. This
year the boys will write upon the
subject, How Good Roads Will Bene-
Ut the Iowa Farmer"
In preparing such an article the
contestants will naturally seek lnfor-
nation and discussion will follow. IL
will set people to thinking who here
tofore have been lukewarm On the
campaign for better roads in this
state. g.. e-.f vis. .......z. .5 +--
Just as a suggestion for such an
article the writer recalls some sta
tistics given by Thomas II. MacDon-
aid. chief engineer OF the state high
way commission, before the recent
road conference in Des Moines, says
the Des Moines Capital. He quoted
from a road census taken in Iowa IN
1905, which showed that the total
heavy hauling at that time was ap-
proximately 32,000,000 ton miles. me
total light hauling, loads OF one ton
or less, was 90.00O,000 miles. Inc
total of otner travel was 35,00O,o0o
miles. The grand tctai was est
mated at 32S, 100000 miles.
Since 1905. automobile traffic has
increased by leaps and bounds UNI
today a conservative estimate OF ne
use of our roads for year is a half
billion miles. Allowing for an IN
crease in the heavy and light load
hauling the wear and tear upon the
public highways il vastly greater than
it was ten years ago. And the great
er the traffic the greater the need 1or
roads that can be travelled IN comfort
and easily maintained.