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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

& There isn't any more hopeful feel
l ing in Nauyoo young folks than that
I which springs up as hammock time
comes aroun1 again
Nauyoo's Priscilla club was enter
tanned by Mrs. Jos. Welter Thursday
afternoon The time was passed in
doing fancy needle work and social
converse. Dainty refreshments were
served and the ladies enjoyed the
meeting to the fullest extent
If you add together the number of
bushels of corn, wheat, oats and pota-
toes produced by the farm folks of
Illinois you viii find that this state
leads them all. Illinois leads the
world in the production of corn ILL
mois, unlike other states, does not go
wild over any single crop to the det-
riment of others.
Nauvoo's K C. lodge members gave
delightful card party and social in
their rooms Thursday evening and
fair crowd attended. Refreshments
were served and dancing was in
dulged in.
Someone declares that If all the
men in this vicinity talking a heap
all the time about what Nauvoo
ought to do to get good roads leading
to the city would shut UP and each
contribute a dime toward a general
fund for the purpose, Nauyoo could
have the best highways in the whole
United States" This is one of the
best suggestions yet
Some deplore the recent desertion
of good many staunch patriots from
the side of Rev. ri R. Hicks and
going over into the camp of the
grounding.
The Civic league ladies will give
their May day celebration in Nauvoo's
city park on Saturday afternoon, May
6, ana they have arranged a nice and
Interesting program. The Nauvoo
band members have generously con-
scented to furnish music for the occa-
sion.
II is lot cheaper to get married
than it is to get divorce. If it
costs as much to marry as it does
to get the ultimate divorce, it stands
husbands and wives more, there
to reason that you would value your
would be fewer hasty marriages, and,
hence, an immediate curtailment OF
those couples likely to seek divorce
because they wed without the genu-
snely necessary reflection.
In pursuing happiness nothing is to
be gained by exceeding the speed
limit
Henry Buckert, who is engaged on
p farm down near Warsaw, and Mrs.
Bertha Gutherz OF Nauvoo were
quietly married at the home of tn
brides mother, Mrs. Geo. Hauptman,
on North hill. This is the second
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

settings Of eggs this week, but he
bought two settings instead.
Mayor Baxter will soon want to be
told if any OF his acts are unpopular.
His request will be granted.
A Nauvoo citizen was out with a
new straw hat Thursday. 1t neasur
ed about four feet around and cost
ten cents. He took it on his fishing
trip to Lake Cooper.
What is Nauvoo going to do about
observing Memorial day this year
Some towns are already making ar
rangements for its proper observ-
ance and Nauvoo ought to go and do
likewise. An immense crowd could
be attracted to Nanvoo.
With Keokuk, Montrose and Fort
Madison starting in to swat the fly
'tother side of the river, and other
towns surrounding Nauvoo and a
hall million fly swatters busy else
where. this certainly looks like a
bad year for nydom.
It is said circus work Is better for
women than factory employment. Il
ia unfortunate that there are so many
more factories than circuses.
Albert Steiner, a Nauvoo lad who
ia a member of Sevente zenith u. S. A.
regiment, is now in Columbus, n. NJ
having been ordered there from
Eagle Pass, Texas. His parents In
Nauvoo, received card from him a
few days ago, notifying them OF his
VIII ereabouts.
The European and Mexico crisis
has proved that the daily newspapers
have plenty Of big type for head
lines. Horse type" is the old-time
name for it. derived from the fact
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

that 1t Is used in printing SALE bills
for stockmen.
Geo. Boegner, the hustling live
stock man, who was recently elected
supervisor of Sonora township few
miles below Nauvoo, Is treating his
numerous friends in royal manner
with banquets fit for the kings.
In a good many towns they have
beauty parlors" for the ladies and
the girls in Nauvoo could not give an
institution of this kind commenda-
ton, for they would beat It in the
end, however, by saying that no
such artificial encouragement is need.
ed in Nauvoo ALI peaches in Nauvoo.
Its all grand and glorious to talk
about spring returning and every
body being wrought up about the
nice picnic weather and fellows get.
ting ready to go fishing. and all that,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

Methusali7e the race, such a. south.
ern California, for instance. With all
it's variety, the climate of Nauvoo is
the healthiest to be found anywhere.
You can't find a place where the
fe-giving properties are greater.
There are a good many people in
this community who are from 70 OF
80 years of age. Some few years ago
doctor told a man here he'd never
get through the winter IL he didn't
go to some better climate. The next
spring he was out making garden. II
you want to live, live in Nauvoo.
II most OF us are prevented from
going to see amusements on Sun
day, just when will we go? There
are six working days in the week. and
the whistle always blows early in the
morning.
Some pencil factories are talking
Of abandoning because somebody has
discovered that the catalpa tree,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
Special Notice TO Dealers:

but we mustn't forget that mosQuites
will be with US before long, too.
Are your peas UP and how are
your beans, lettuce and radishes?
Little sympathy should be felt for
a man who injuries his eyes watch
ing moving pictures He can gee all
the films by just listening to his
friends.
Some people ask what has become
OF the farmer who used to swear
every time he saw an automobile
coming down the road?' He is still
in Nauvoo's vicinity. but he spends
his time now swearing at his own
machine.
Report has 1t that Chas. Steiner
has sold his home place and all his
pos sessions in Nauvoo to VIM. Hert
enstein for the sum OF $4,000. The
property consists Of a brick residence
and several acres of vineyard. Mr..
and Mrs. Steiner contemplate NOV.
ing out west, probably to Spokane
Wash
II the automobilist don't quit In.
creasing their speed limit in the
business and residence districts OF
Nauvoo they will have an army OF in.
dignant mothers marching on them
when one OF their family gets manned
or killed by coming in contact with
one of the machines.
If things keep on in these Wal
times you will hear this patriotic
advice soon: Johnny, you and the
rest of you get your gun"
Some persons imagine that in order
to live long and enjoy life while II
lasts they should emigrate to some
place where Climate" is supposed to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, April %, 1916

matrimonial venture Of both parties,
their former heIpmeets having passed
away and both parties have family
of children. The newly married
couple will make their home on the
farm on which the groom is engaged.
Fred W. Wear is presenting Miss
Lillian Beneke and Company at the
Nauyoo opera house this weeks end,
including Sunday night. 1t is splen-
did company and Nauvoo theatre
goers. ought to give them crowded
houses.
A banker insists that the farmer is
the real cause of the high cost of
living. On the other hand, the farmer
is of the opinion that the banker is
the enemy of rural mankind.
Next Monday Nauvoo will be $4,000
richer The saloon keepers here will
pay that amount into the city treas
ury for the privilege of conducting
their places of business another year.
Nauvoo has a man who says he
doubts If any man can quit smoking.
We have known men who have quit
smoking as many as a dozen times.
1t is easy to quit smoking-often.
Nauvoo and vicinity fans should not
forget the opening game Of baseball
in this city next Sunday afternoon at
2: 80 o'clock with the Keokuk Electric
ball team and our home boys. 1t will
be a good and fast game from start
to finish and everybody should go
down to the ball yard and encourage
the home team to win the opening
game.
There is no railroad or bank stocks
on the market today that pay divi-
dends anything like the increasing
value Of land in Nauvoo and vicinity.
A resident of place in this state
who is almost centenarian, says
people these days are busy talking
about the Mexican war and says
there was one fought in 1857. He
says he had a nephew in the Amerl-
can army in Mexico near the Texas
border at that time. He recalls an
occasional letter from him, Out IN
those DAYS personal letters from the
front were fnfreauent. chiefly because
If cost tbout so cents to send a mis-
s;ve from southern Texas to this part
of the country.
Mrs. Ed. Walther, Mrs. Max hrue-
ger and Mrs. John NJ. Schmidt attend
ed the district assembly OF tne ne
bekah lodge which was in session at
Bowen. Ill, April 1851. They repre-
sented the Nauvoo lodge.
DESPITE certain pessimfstic outglv-
ings froal some people, we are sun
hopeful that the Nauvoo and Ft Madl,
son interurban line will be competed
before an ice bridge forms AGAIN vi
lake Cooper this coming winter.
The Baxter boys. Emile and FREQ,
are now busy planting an apple
orchard on the real estate they pur-
chased a short time ago. 1t win con- con
sist of some twenty-five acres ana
viii he splendid orchard in rev
The fruit trees in Nauvoo ar. are
blooming and in a week or .mo
town will look most beaunrui.
Mrs. Mckenzie Newton Is reported
critically ill at her Nanvoo home. =,
Mrs. Jno. G. Weber, Mrs; JOIN 40
Schmidt of Nauvoo and the MISS,
Bessie and Minnie Kybrz on the eas
country were admitted into the Llth
ieran church in Nauvoo last SunuA'
Nauvoo is the greatest chickef f
| town this side of Timbuctoo- one %
our citizens could have sold a ooNeA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

which Nousds91es farther south, m'A1.
better pencils than cedar. Ihele
plenty of cedar still left in NauS"0
so Santa Claus needn't worry. 80.
Nearly every day now aueo oI1o% -
from Iowa towns are as thNA sh
fleas in Nauvoo 1t is said the aIy 9,,rs
across the river Is terrible to e nuaI,l
and automobile parties are coll,pe"
ed to come to Nauvoo to irr1ga1e -.
Farmers about Nauvoo wan. h -
weather now so as to be able 70 o.
in their corn crop. rcv,
JOS. weigand, former Nauvoo al. an.
but now of Oquawka, III, anu a
gagged in manufacturing cigars Y Sa
Nauvoo social and business ls "a
Thursday. Joseph Is always slau his
circulate occasionally among
many friends in Nauvoo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
CLUB STANDINGS
NationaI League.

Results Yesterday.
At Boston 3-7-1; New York 2-5-2.
At Chicago 9-12-2; st. Louis 5-9-l.
nati-Pittsburgh, wet grounds.
yn-Philadelphia, wet grounds
Games Today.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
st. Louis at Chicago.
New York at Boston
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

|pany located at Keokuk can furnish
an abundance Of cheap power. NO
one has come to Keokuk since the
power house was completed for the
purpose of locating factory, who has
failed to locate here on account OF the
power price. The River Smelling ana
refining company, a subsidiary of the
National Lead company, and the Keo-
kuk Ellectro4Metals Co., both large
electric power users. located here on
account Of cheap power rates"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

article soc1 to appear in this paper.
Ask your doctor or druggist about 1t.
Wilkinson & Co.. always carry 1t In
stock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
NuxATED IRON

increases strength
Of delicate, nervous,
rundown people 200
per cent in ten days
in many instances.
800 forfeit II it
fails as per full ex-
PLANTATION in large
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28
American League.

Results Yesterday.
At Cleveland 3-7-1; Chicago sill.
At Washington 40; Philadelphia.
2-5-1.
At St Louis, 2-7-5; Detroit, 7-11-2.
Boston-New York, wht grounds.
Games To-Day.
Detroit at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at Washington
Boston at New York
Chicago at Cleveland.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-28

supplied with those Estate Seal
TUXEDO owao Phone $40
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
HEADS OF ODD SHAPE.
Tho KiIon, Lafton and Maqbon ss %
scrlbed In the Talmud.

scribed IN the aImud.
1t is a matter familiar to every stu
dent Of the Bible that the Hebrew
priests were required to be physically
as well as morally perfect-without
bodily defect or blemish--ln order to be
eligible to service In the temple The
Talmud. In the tractate Bechoroth.
says a writer In the Medical Record.
enumerates several defects which dis
qualify priest from minlstering In his
holy Office. Among these are the kilon.
the lafton and the maqbon.
The condition OF kilon ls ascribed az
person having a peculiarly shaped
head, which is pointed at the top and
broad at the bottom. The lnftoD was q
man with head shaped exactly the
opposite Of the preceding To use the
expression Of the Talmud. he had a
head very broad at the top and narrow
at the bottom. like lefes--i. e.. q
pumpkin
The expression maqbon, derived from
the word hammer. refers TO hammer
shaped head or. ~ the Talmud de.
scribes II. one with II prominent and
projecting forehead and occlput.
The terse descriptions ~ the kIlon
head aud laflon head given by the
Talmud could not be improved on by
any modern textbook IN medicine
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
Osman Pasha's Daring.

One OF the most gallant generals that
ever surrendered to the enemy was
0sman Pasha. the immortal defender
Of Pleyna. Surrounded by an immeas
urably superior army Of Russia. 0s
man kept his dag flying for l42 days.
inhicting loss Of 10000 men on the
enemy and losing 10000 OF his own gar
rlson. II was only when both pro
visions and ammunition failed that he
decided on that desperate attempt TO
cut his way through the investing
army The attempt. one Of the most
daring and resolnte In history. failed.
and Osman was al last compelled 10
admit defeat. So impressed. however,
were the enemy with his valor that as
he was carried wounded through their
ranks they greeted him as a conqueror
with cheers and presented arms,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
BY H. G. Hamilton.

New York. Sept, 2s,-There is
every Indication today that the next
worlds series will be played in the
east, just as they have been since
the days OF the old Chicago Cubs and
the one time champion Detroit
Tigers.
The National league pennant ap-
pears TO rest now between two clubs.
Brooklyn and Philadelphia, while in
the American league the Red Sox still
maintain their margin.
A sudden reversal OF form, sus-
tanned while Matty's Reds were visit
ing Beantown, has placed the Braves
so far down in the list that nothing
short of an epidemic OF infantile par
alysis or broken legs in the Dodger
and Philly teams win put the Braves
in the lead.
The Stallings' bunch now Is five
and a half games behind the pace
setting Dodgers and three games be-
hind Philadelphia, margin which it
is impossible to overcome in the re-
naming IS games the Braves can
play.
Gradually the Red Sox are pound
ing their way to the American league
pennant. They did not gain on Chi
cago and Detroit in their game yes
terday, for the two runners-up also
won. But they brought their sche-
dule one game nearer completion, and
it they win seven more games OF
their remaining ten, II viii be impos-
sible for Chicago to overtake them.
The Braves, besides being forced
to watch Cincinnati knock the props
from under their pennant hopes. now
are seriously threatened by the Giants
who won their seventeenth straight
game, and are bidding strong for
third place.
The Giants now stand three games
and one point behind the Braves and
have sixteen games left on their
schedule. II they can keep up their
wonderful work. they will pass the
Boston team. for they still have a
series with the Braves. The Braves
also must meet Philadelphia. their
last series OF the season.
The Dodgers hold two and half
game lead over the Phillies since
their parting wallop at the Cardinals
yesterday and they begin today
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
HALT RETREAT
OF ROUMAN|ANS

Berlin, Sept. 2s.--The Roumanians
have halted their retreat in the Do
brudja and are attacking the German
Bulgar line. 1t was officially announc-
ed this afternoon. Roumanian at
tacks southwest OF the Topraiser and
along the Danube we're repulsed.
Severe fighting is going on In
Pennsylvania, where the Teutonic
forces have captured vulkan pass on
the northwestern frontier of Rou-
mania. The Roumanians attacked on
both sides OF Hermannstadt, but were
repulsed with heavy losses,
Near SIT Janoshigyour Teutonie ad-
vanced posts were withdrawn.
In Macedonia the allies have evac-
mated territory south of Belasica
Planina as far as Krusabalgan.
Allied attacks on the Somme front
yesterday were unsuccessful. The
French attacked on the Rancourt-
Combles line, and the British at
tempted an advance near Courcelette.
Eleven enemy aeroplanes were shot
down.
The fighting in the Carpathians is
slackening. Russian attacks near
Korytnica failed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
SCOTS AS FIGHTERS.
They Won Fame In Former Days un.
der Many Different Fiaos.


der Many Different Flags.
II would be difficult to find an army
In Europe which did not contain de-
ecendants Of the Scottish soldier Of
fortune. In Sweden Gustavus Adolf
phus had four lieutenant generals,
twenty-five colonels and many other
inferior officers. all Scotsmen. In his
service he owned that his conquests
In Germany were due TO the valor OF
these gallant soldiers.
In Muscovy the Bruces. the Gordons
and the Douglases were famous.
Even IN Germany the ubiquitous Scot
was 10 be found. and General OeIvy.
whose grandfather was Scotsman.
was at one time field marshal Of the
empire.
1t was In France, however. that the
Scot was rated most highly. and the
old saying ran. "Fldele CONNIE un Es
cossais." Louis had such a respect for
these soldiers that he ordained that
his body should be guarded night and
day by twenty.four Ssotsmen This
Scots bodyguard was continued under
the reign Of nine kings without inter.
mission for $50 years
King Charles VII. raised another com
pany Of Scots. called Gems d'Arms
d'Escosse," consisting Of 100 horses
and 200 archers. This force had pre-
cedence Of all the French troops -
London Chronicle.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
Two DAYS In One,

Chatham island. lying OF the coast
Of New Zealand. In the south Pacific
ocean. Is peculiarly situated. as II Is
one Of the few habltable points OF the
globe where the day Of the week
changes. 1t Is just on the line Of the
demarcation between dates. There at
II noon on Sunday Sunday ceases and
instantly Monday meridian begins
Sunday comes into mans house on
the east side and becomes Monday by
the time It passes out OF the western
door. A man sits down to his MONDAY
dinner on Sunday. ara I, Is Monday
noon before he finishes lt.-Londou
Globe.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
BROOKLYN AND PHILADELPHIA IN
FIGHT FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE HONOR

against the Chicago Cubs, team
which is not expected to make Il
overly interesting for the leaders,
Philadelphia Is billed with the Reds
and in view OF the way the Reds at
tackled the Braves, II must be conced-
ed they are due to at least make Il
interesting for the second-plaee team.
/ In the American. Detroit will clash
today with the Senator'S, Red Sox
with the Indians,
iris Speaker still holds his lead
! In the American league race for bat
ting honors. The Cleveland outtield-
er is clouting today .sss clip. and
Cobb, his nearest rival. Is stationed
at $50, Joe Jackson has mark
OF .S44. Eddie Collins. after almost
a full season Of poor hitting. now is
hammering the ball for an average
OF .s1s.
Cobb still holds the lead in runs
scored with 10S TO his credit.
Cullop of the Yankees maintains
his place at the head OF the American
league pitchers. He has won ! 2 and
lost four games. Boland. Detroit, is
second. with nine won and three lost.
and Covaleski. Detroit, is third with
% victories and nine defeats. Walter
johnson has won % and lost is,
Hal Chase OF Cincinnati still has
the National league batting honors.
his latest mark showing an average
OF .SsS. Zack Wheat OF Brooklyn is
his nearest rival with .S22 Roger
Hornsby. ST. Louis. is close third,
with .S1S.
George Burns Of the Giants Is the
best run-getter In the National, hav-
ing scored 80 times. Benny Kauif s
recent turn to batting form is a
feature OF the latest averages. The
former Federal league star batter.
is now batting at 1888 clip and GO
ing strong. Hans Wagner has fallen
out OF the 800 circle. and is batting
now .296.
Hughes OF Boston holds the Ma
tional league leadership for pitchers,
having won IA and lost three games.
Schupp, New York. is second with
eight victories and two defeats. and
the great Grover Alexander is third
with 80 games won and nine lost. The
Philadelphia star and Al Mamaux of
iPittsburg are tied for iron-man hon
ors, each having appeared In AZ
games
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
BRITISH Av|ATORS
IN ANOTHER RAID

London, Sept. 23.-For the third
time within fortnight, British avia-
tors made raid this morning on the
German aerodrome at st. Denis-West-
rem in Belgium. An official state
ment from the admiralty indicated
that the raid was the most effective
yet made. Considerable damage was
done and there were heavy German
casualties, the admiralty stated. in
describing the operation as highly
satisfactory
Before raiding ST. Denis-Westrem.
the aerodromes at Ghistelles and
Handzaemi were heavily bombarded.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
Painting Overhead.

When II Is necessary to paint a win
dow or any object overhead the paint
or liquid usually runs of the handle
Of the brush and then over the work
er's hands. II you will take two pieces
Of tin soldered at the ends. says c. II.
Thomas In the Popular Science Month.
ly and tack them on either side Of the
brush below the bristles, you viii have
a little cup which catches this over.
flow paint. Each time the brush Is
dipped into the paint can the shield Is
automatically empued.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
Architecture,

A distinguished philosopher spoke
architecture ny frozen music. and bis
assertion caused many 10 shake tlcii
heads We believe this really bcnut
ful idea could not he better rciniro
duced than by calling architecture 81
tent music. - Guetbe
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-24
Sure.

Mrs. Smiley Here we've been mar
ried ten years. and my husband still
says I'm an angel Her Friend But
does he really mean II, my dcari Mrs
s. Perhaps not. But don't you think
I'm lucky to have husband who pre-
tends to mean Pittsburgh Chr0n
cle.TeIegraph.