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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
GOODBYE. ARMY MULE!

A few lauditory words for our old faithful
and traditional friend, the army mule. No more
is the subsistence department OF the army
deluged with demands for mule filling oats. 1t $
gasoline that is wanted now. The ruthless hand
of progress has divorced the army mule from
his Job There are few of him left, 1T IS true
But these are only the melancholy remnant OF
what once was the indispensable factor OF mill
tarv campaigns When the army in Flanders
did that proverbial swearing, we may believe
that the army mule was the cause provocative
For generations the mule has been first AID to
bloody Mars.
If there be philosophers among ANIMALS, theii
indeed is the mule the most placid, most stolcai
or nhilosophers He never NEEDLES. He never
puts himself in the position Of asking tine rea-
son wby'-his but to do or die" He walks
imperturbably into danger. but he balks In the
midst of peace and plenty. and II the I'D We're
taken off his Satanic maiestys domain ana
some characteristic climate were unEoosed
under said baking mule, the balk would re-
main there still. and the mule would stay TO
keep the baik company.
But the bray is giving place to the honk- Inc
army ssmule'' of the future VIII be fed on gaso-
line (at twenty-five cents or more per gallon
Will have speed and temperament and Will De
as nervously sensitive as race horse. 1t Will
balk. too-its engine viii go dead, and 1t Will
be AS mulish as the animal it is succeeding. The
angel of progress has passed over the land and
has smitten The army mule, as an institution To
paraphrase SCOTS lines:
O. army mule. in days of peace
Uncertain. balkish, hard to please
With kicks as reckless the grapefruit juice
That hits the eye wheneer squeezed loose
When anguish wiring the brow,
A ministering angel thou!
Good bye, army mule. Hail, gasoline motor!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
VOLUNTEERS.

In stress and trouble the women OF
a nation are always to be counted
upon. In this country few OF our
women escape the weakening troubles
peculiar to their sex.
Dr,buuue. Iowa.-rFive years ago I
toot four or five bottles of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription while in deli.
cate way and 1 felt fine during the
whole time, even going shopping and
doing my washing right up to the last
minute. =.
cI am Glad to recommend it to all
vvo,,1en in this condition. MRS. JULIA
MYERS IA Walnut ST., Dubuque, Iowa.
oe1veiu. Fifteen years ago I
FIRST took DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton and / can truthful1y say that it
belned me greatly. have had neigh
bors and friends who have been cured
bv it."-MRs. l.. P. WARN, 2I4 Fourth
Ave, South, Oelwein, Iowa.
Middle aged women about to sx-
perience that dreaded change OF hie.
should profit by the experience OF
thousands of noble women who have
gone through the same period with
little or no pain, misery or discomfort.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription IS
and has been for nearly so years Jus.
the medicine. 1t is not secret pre-,
scription, for its Ingredients are printed
on the wrapper; it's a Temperance
medicine, glyceric extract from
roots.
Not only does it build up the entire
system and make it strong and vigoi-
Gus enough to withstand the organic
disturbances, but it has a quieting ei-
feet upon the feminine organism. :.
Every woman should be careful thar
the liver is active and the poisons are
not allowed to clog the system-get r1d
Of these poisons by taking vegetable
laxative occasionally - such as IL ":
Piercc's Pleasant Pellets. They do me-
grippe and will not harm the MOS
delicate system.
DR.. Piercc's Pellets clear the com
piexion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
FACING A CONDITION.

Keokuk has municipal government the
members of which are far above the average In
ability to conserve the city s resources by econ
ony of expenditure. required on the one hand
as a matter of business policy and on the other
necessitated by the present condition OF the
city's finances With balance of only about
So. 900 with which to pay current March bills,
some of the obligations having previously been
contracted there remains room for the exercise
of wise consideration of management until the
last half of the city taxes becomes due IN Octo-
Der, next. AS a resort In extremity, BOND
issue could be floated and that is the common
suggestion of those who take no thought Of the
morrow-thes day Of payment. The wisest
course in view Of the present high tax rate, is
to issue time warrants until the city treasury
is replenished As was stated in The Gate City
on Wednesday. in order to have enough funds
in October to pay for these warrants and also
to carry the city until the next taxes become
due. it will be necessary to cut all city expenses
both overhead and improvements, TO the lowest
possible point. 1t will be impossible to under
take any new work. All that the city do
will be to endeavor to keep the streets and 9th
er public works in good condition.
Now, Mr. Citizen of Keokuk, word with
you:
If the city because Of the necessity for the
practice of rigid economy, remains unevenly
balanced in the scales Of civic conditions and
for period apparently makes no startling adj
vance in the way Of improvements, just con
slider the state Of affairs and apply the situation
as it would affect your private business III
a stress Of money shortage. Don't crab. -
Put Yourself in the place of the other man
what would You yourself do in like circum-
stance9 An honest answer to the question will
disclose a quality of common-sense not lacking
either in You or in your neighbor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
Voice Of the People
The other Side of the Question.

ne OtneT SIQC OF tnS OUeSItOu.
To the Edito of The Gate CITY:
Through the columns Of The Cato
City / see that some OF Keokuk's
society women have taken offense TO
DR.. Scoville's talks and seen, to think
he has misrepresented them. Indeed.
he is right in all he has said. They
say: They are only plain ren and
women with the kindest hearts and
best impulses" Ny experience
among them is that their kind
hearts and best impulses are all for
their own select society I lave
worked in some of the most wealthy
families in the city where society
reigned supreme. l cooked their fine
dinners and served them. 1 baked
and cooked all kinds Of dailties for
their card parties, but never in all
the six years, or in any OF the six
different homes l cooked in was /
ever called on to fix up fine dinner
because I'VE are going to entertain
our minister and wife" Never was I
asked If l was a church member or
child Of God. Never was I asked to
attend Sunday school. Once and once
only was I asked to attend church,
and went. They give their help the
Kitchen" to entertain anyone who
wished to call on them. They must
also come and go through the back
door. Many places they have to pass
through an alley to get in the back
way" Will there be a back door in
heaven for the working girls to go
in? Will there be kitchen for us
to sit in while the society people sit
around Gods throne?
The last lady 1 cooked for also had
co1ored girl "a very nice little girD
for a certain part of the work, but
most of the time about half of her
work was left for me to do while
she was "Iet off, to go picnicing or
somewhere, and when I refused to do
her work I lost my situation. Would
you call that christianity?
Another thing: Some Of them re-
fuse to recognize their cooks or maids
when they meet them out on the
street Why should this be? Our
characters are good, our clothes are
clean, our minds are pure. We are
their equal in everything but
money. We do not envy them their
fine homes or fine clothes or automo-
bi1es. It's all right for them to have
those comforts IL they can afford
them. All we ask is to be treated in
an honest, respectable way as human
beings and christians. We are all
right and we know we are all right.
men why not treat us all right?
MISS E. C.
Keokuk, Iowa. April 7, 1915.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, I'LL, April 8, 1916

again visit his wife at the Old Folks
Lutheran home.
Chas. Steiner Of Nauvoo has been
subpoenaed as a Juror to appear In
the circuit court at Carthage next
week.
The presidential preference pri-
mary will be held in NauYoo next
Monday. There will be little interest
shown at this election in Nauyoo-
Every now and then Nauvoo girl
whose face looks like a marshmallow,
will look at some other girl and re-
mark: Gee, but amt 1t awful the
way she powders her face.
When there is no opposition against
candidate he ought to be declared
elected without the formality OF an
election. This handy short cut might
be made to apply in Nauvoo elections
now and then.
Nauyoo's Civic league ladies are
distributing flower seeds and garden
seeds to our school children. The
league is Offering four prizes to two
boys and two girls for the planting
Lake Cooper is playing havoc with
several things at Nauvoo. The water
mas surrounded Mrs. Warren Dundys
home at the ferry landing; the old
grout house a block below is crumb-
ing, WHICH Is u UoI iitsAO AS'S, go
well as the dilapidated walls OF the
Weller mill property falling away.
and the road at John Hudson's home
is being affected by the huge waves
and high water Of the lake.
Very few potatoes have been plant
ed in Nauyoo this spring up to this
time. The fuel question is occupying
the attention of the potato planter on
account of winter posing in the lap
OF spring.
The first Saturday In the month Of
May has been designated as May day
and will be observed In Nauvoo by
our Civic league ladies'. These ladies
elected officers at their meeting last
Tuesday evening and the following
ladies were selected:
President-Mrs. Ed. Walther.
First vice president-Mrs. w. F.
HerteI.
Second vice president-Mrs. Mike
Baumert.
Third vice president-Mrs. w.
Stratton.
Fourth vice president-Mrs. Sylvia
Kruger.
Secretary-Mrs. Lou Hudson.
Treasurer-Miss Verona Hohl.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

caused SO much expense and trouble to snip
pers that the paramount necessity of the water
way was made more evident than ever before.
Several lines of steamships had been estab-
lished to run regularly through the canal, and
many others were being arranged for when the
dirt and rock filed up the channel at Culebra-
The steamships that were to run regularly
through the big ditch were diverted to other
routes when the slides came. Seemingly the
work of establishing lines Of transportation Will
have to be gone over again.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
The keokuk Trust Company
Has for sale and recommends to
conservative, prudent investors
the following.


MORTGAGE SECURED BONDS-These are in de-
nominations of $4,000 and $4,000, and bear five per
cent interest semi annually and from five ten
years They are bonds of the Keoluk Trust Company
secured by deposit of real estate mortgages Abso
lutely safe.
FIRST LIEN REAL ESTATE NOTES-We have these
in denominations of $4,000 and 81 co. bearing 81
per cent interest, secured by first mortgage trust
deed improved real estate worth than double
the total amount Of the notes described in the
gage or trust deed splendid investment maturing
five years.
FARM MORTGAGES-We have these in various
amounts We exercise great in making farm
mortgages. Only improved real estate is accepted,
The rate varies with the security from 81 to 6 per
cent Any of our mortgages make choice investment
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES contract encourages
the saving of fixed sum each month or week until
$4,000 is accumulated, when the holder may convert
into Mortgage Secured bond, take the cash One
dollar starts the contract and it pays per cent In
terest all deposited. helpful savings plan
TRUST co. BUILDING GIL BLONDEAU ST.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE

SPRING QUIET.
Gone were but the Winter,
Come were but the Spring,
] would go to covert
Where the birds sing.
Where in the whitetho-n
Singeth thrush,
And a robin sings
In the holly-bush-
Full of fresh scents
Are the budding boughs
Arching high over
a cool green house:
Full of sweet scents,
And whispering air
Which sayeth softly:
I'VE spread no snare;
Here the sun shineth
Most shadily;
Here is heard an echo
OF the far sea,
Though far off it be"
Christina G. Rossetti.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
SOON A CLEAR WAY AGAIN.

Announcement is made that the Panama
canal will shortly be re-opened. 1t is hoped that
it will remain open this time In the removal
of the distractions new dredging record has
been made. and the dredgers have eclpsed
their own records, which were all they had to
compete with. The country hopes that the slid
ing record, which this time was the highest
ever known. will remain forever unmatched.
The closing of the canal after it had been In
operation for comparatively short period
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The ava
lanche which buried Big Bill Thomp-
sons henchmen in the Chicago cleo
ton is just another indication that
it doesn't take the people many
months to get the measure of a small
bore politician. A year ago Thomp-
son was elected mayor by a plurality
Of $4,000.
Davenport Times: Presumably the
democrats will come before the coun-
try this year with a plea to be al
lowed to continue on the national job
so as to have time to fulfill the
pledges made at the Baltimore con-
vention.
Waterloo Courier: President Will
son is going to open his campaign for
the presidency on April 10. Mr.. Will
son has the same faith in luck charms
that a child has and apparently he
is going to trust to lucky thirteen to
pull him through another crisis as
it has several times before. But will
it work?
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The repeal
Of certain reform laws in Iowa
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
PEERLEssLY THRIFTY.

An upstate newspaper wants to know why,
if Mr.. Bryan is willing to tour Iowa In the
cause of woman suffrage he is insistent on be-
ing paid for it, and says
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Dubuque Times-Journal: Theoreti-
cally the politicians run their steam
rollers in an arrogant and autocratic
fashion over a long suffering people.
The latter are supposed to submit to
graft and ineficiency because the
iron grip of the bosses is too firm.
AS a matter of fact, the bosses rule
because the people are too Indifferent
to come out and vote. They are too
tired to walk a half mile to the poll
ing booth on caucus night. They
have often not read about the pend
ing contests, though few OF them
failed to post up on the Willard
Moran fight.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The diff
ference between the good roads ad-
vocate and his opponent is due to
their method of figuring. The good
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Men deliberate hold numberiess difficult opinions
about beauty. they seek after in many different
nays althoua ugiiness Is thereby rather attained Be
cause we cannot altogether attain unto perfection snail
we therefore wholly from learning? BY no means
Let US not ourselves thoughts fit for cattle
For evil and 5000 before therefore it bchoset
the rational man to the sood-AIbreeht ourer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

One would think that Mr.. Bryan, man who
has made million dollars and much more out or
lecturing to the people for hire. would be Wiling
by this time to make few speeches for the cause
he believes in without being paid his customary
rates He seems willing to advocate anything. IL
he is paid his price. We still recall the demo-
cratic celebration in Virginia to which he was IN
yited The simple natives thought that they were
conferrinz 'sn honor him by asking him to
speak-and they took him down from Washington
in a special train. But after 1t was all over, the
commoner sent in the customary bill and the local
committee swore a blue streak in virginia ana
paid It. Mr. Bryan is of the earliest converts
to suffrage and he could speak eloquently on the
subject but why should he be paid more than
his expenses? Or have We no Americans LETT
who are willing to serve the cause In which they
believe without being paid for it,?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

The Capital is claiming a big scoop on the
other Des Moines newspapers, having printed
an election extra three-quarters Of an hour
ahead of all competitors. And it had the cleo
ton news
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

roads advocate figures the o..
pulling through the mud ana Y
that he can make good roads f., laa
than the sum he is spending " Icy
direction. The man who opnosa. @ a
building of good roads figures y
cost and ignores the excessive Jug
incurred every year through N. \
strumentality of mud.
Des Moines Register and I,e.a.
In an indirect way Colonel Roossra,
is admitting that the bull mno..
party is about ready for burial
Cedar Rapids Republican: ". ~
believe in preparedness, Of cour,a -
as in Iowa we all believe IN M
roads-but there are degrees Of ~
lief.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Forty-nine years ago today Mark Twain lee
tured in Keokuk. How tempus does furgit!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Why 10 ViiIa7
Kansas City Star: If Villa Is ran
tured perhaps he may be induced M
tell why he did 1t.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Voters of Iowa will experience something
new in politics on Monday Of next week, April
10, when they participate in the state wide pr1-
mary to express themselves for candidates for
president and vice president Of the United
States and to elect state committeeman, and
delegaes and alternate delegates at large and
district delegates to the national conventions,
The republicans will select delegates to the ma
tional republican convention to be held in Chi
cago while the democrats will select delegates
ito the national democratic convention in 81.
Louis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

ssHate hath no harm for love- so ran the
song;
And peace unweaponed conquers every
wrong. w hlltler.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

such, for instance. as the primary
statute-would aid the cause OF
political morality.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Always incompatible and suspicious, Mr.
Bryan sees in the man who offers him Sl5O,ooO
for long series of lectures this year not an
honest representative Of his admiring fellow
countrymen, but the agent of a dark conspiracy
on the part of the enemies OF the people to keep
the one righteous American so buslly employed
at the chautauquas that he will have no time
for his celebrated political uplift at SO much
per uplift Indignantly declining the colossal
bride the peerless leader will continue as in the
past to do just enough lecturing-for women
suffragists and others-with pay in advance to
keep himself in good condition for his revenges
and reprisals.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Goodbye, army mule! Hail, gasoline motor!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The repeal
Of certain reform laws in Iowa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-06-01
HAYES

Warren Carter, dean of a chiro
practic college in Iowa, and Wayne
Edwards, a graduate of X. U. this
years, former students of Mrs
Robert Baker, visited her one day
last week.
Mrs. S. Fenton and Miss Helen OF
Junction City spent few days last
week at her brothers, c. H. Samp-
sons.
Mrs. Clifton McCosh came in from
Great Bend last Saturday for a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
G. Long.
Miss Nellie Lowe of north Dick
inson spent last week at G. NJ.
loves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Norman and
family spent Sunday at J. R. Blair's.
Miss Elizabeth Lowe is staying
with her aunt, Mrs. Roy Anderson.
this summer. Miss Sarah Long with
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

her aunt, Mrs. L. E. Murphy Of
Rhinehart.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. sanborn Of
Chapman and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sanborn who are visiting here from
Towner, Colo, took Sunday dinner
at H. A. Sanborns.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hassler of
Rhinehart spent Sunday at Ed.
Reels.
L. E. Murphy's, L. G. Longs and
A. c. Longs visited at Mrs. L. H.
Longs Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Kelley returned from
a visit at Hutchinson.
l>1ss Opal Long of Detroit spent
few days with her cousin, Eva
Long last week.
Miss Wilma Wilson of Junction
City is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. D.
Gross.
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ABOUT PEOPLE

Fred Winslow of Detroit was IL
town on business.
Miss Florence eileen of Manches
ter was in the city.
Andrew Stoner made a business
trip here from Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Shockey re-
turned yesterday by automobile to
Riley.
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. E. w. Glenn
of Manchester we're shopping in
the city.
S. H. Gugler of Woodbine and
c. 0. Scrafford of Enterprise were
in town on business.
Mrs. Kate Foust of Englewood, a
suburb Of Chicago, is here spending
a week with friends.
Miss Rebecca Laird of Emporia is
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
]. H. Laird, for a week.
Deane Malott left for Caloma,
Mich, where he will spend the
summer on the farm of an uncle
Mrs. John Meuli and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Hull and family motored
up from Hope and spent the day.
Miss Elizabeth Knerr returned TO
Kansas City after spending a vaca-
tion with Mr. and Mrs. e. c. Knerr
Misses Irene and Alma Etherlng-
ton and Miss wilma Cutler will
leave for Emporia in the morning
to enter summer school at the state
normal.
E. L. Meek of Garfield was In the |
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The body of R. c. Kaufman will
be brought here this evening from
Kansas City where he died Monday
night after a long siege of sickness.
The funeral services will be held at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Brilliant,
North Cedar street, Thursday 1880
o'clock, after which interment will
be made in the family lot in the
Livingston cemetery.
Mr.. Kaufman was an early set
tier Of Buckeye township and many
old friends will be saddened by the
news Of his death. He was a brother
Of Isaac Kaufman OF Buckeye and
Of Mrs. John Brilliant Of this city.
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HERE AND THERE

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Stone and Mr.
and Mrs. j. D. Adams took dinner
at Roy Lahr's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hinkle and Ina
Smith spent Sunday at H. L. Smiths
of Solomon.
Ed. Wheeler visited with j. f.
Heinens last week.
John Middleton worked on Mud
Creek bridge Thursday.
Iva Smith spent Saturday night at
A. Hinkle's.
Hazel Heinens stayed with Mrs.
E. p Shouse during the absence of
Mr.. Shouse last week.
Mrs. A. S. Hinkle and Mae called
at Mrs. K. S. Picking's Monday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coffenberger
and Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Shouse mo-
tored to Niles Sunday to visit
Conner Shouse.
The people of the neighborhood
are very glad to hear that Mrs. K.
Allen is improving.