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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-11
WANTS HIS NICKEL
IN CIRCULATION;
ROBBINS WRITES

. G. A. Robbins, assistant at Z
= torney general, who is conducting Z
. the states side of the Nickel Z
. case here, wrote his report to Z
. the attorney general In the fol-
. lowing way. That it is gem,
. will be readily admitted. Here Z
= is the letter: 4
. 1-One thousand souls witness Z
. ed Z
= 2-One Nickel sell Z
. 3-One bottle Leisy beer for Z
= ROne dime today to
. 5-One Krieger as advertised. Z
- Cone warrant Of arrest is Z
. sued 4
. 7-One Nickel arrested there. Z
= under. Z
. s-One preliminary hearing Z
= held Z
. 9-One commitment issued, 4
. holding Z
. 1o-One Nickel to grand Jury.
q 11-One Ballinger wants his =
. Nickel in circulation.
= 12-One petition for writ Of =
. habeas corpus issued. Z
13-One writ of habeas corpus 4
. issued .
= 14-One day given to make re- .
q turn. .
= 15-One return will be filed to- =
. morrow, also =
. leone motion to remand =
= plaintiff to custody. .
= 17-One sheriff, perhaps =
. 1S-One way or another this .
. case will be won by .
. 19-One side or another. =
. 2e-One more day and TIL be .
. home =
. 21-Once more under the GID =
. ed dome. .
. One times twenty one equals? .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-11
Not All,

Not All.
From the Philadelphia Press: Bryan
says that he doesn't know what Europe
is fighting about, but that isn't all that
he doesn't know.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-11

''vindicate Thomas Mott Osborne
Fish also demanded an investigation
of the "junkets" of state officials or
legislators to the pan-American Pa
cific exposition.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
Wind Imprisons Woman

Imprisoned in closet by the wind
slamming door fast. Mrs. Mollie Cor.
derry. who lives near Bridgeville. Del.
had a narrow escape from death. and
when discovered was nearly overcome
by the shock.
Mrs. Cordery was cleaning the attic
and while she was looking in an old
closet a gust Of wind slammed the
door and locked 1t from the outside.
There was no one but herself in the
house. and 1t was nearly an hour be.
fore Mrs. Cordery's screams happened
to be heard by a gang of men who
we're repairing the road. With all
the doors locked downstairs, Harry
Richards climbed to the second floor
and got through by window. When
Mrs. Cordery was found she was In
pitiable state. She is still serious.
ly i'll from the shock.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
Totem Pole Must Don Some Clothes

Totem Pole Must Don Some Clothes.
Clothes make the totem pole. ac.
cording to John Oscar Davis, collector
OF the port. at San Francisco.
Horritied at what he saw when a
Burmese specimen consigned to the
Rev. j. H. East of Portland was un.
covered at the customhouse early in
February, Collector Davis has now
recovered sufficiently from the shock
to announce that when the proper ha-
biliments have been placed on the
relic it may be allowed to proceed on
Its way to the indignant consignee.
Painting, the collector said. had
been considered. but clothing would
be better. His plan now is to arrange
for proper costuming of the mooted
totem pole at the expense of Doctor
East and that then the curio, decor.
ously accoutered for appearance
among the most select circles. might
be allowed admission to the land of
the free and the home of the brave.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
War Cuts Phone List.

There are at least 10000 fewer tele-
phones in London as a result of the
war. business firms in hundreds of in
stances discontinuing the service In
the interest Of retrenchment. The
government. which operates the sys-
tenn. announces that although tele-
phones have been discontinued by the
wholesale there has been an increase
in the use OF electrophones-the In.
strument which connects the subscrib-
or with the theater and enables peo-
pie who prefer to remain indoors these
gloomy nights Of black streets to have
amusement brought to their flresides.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
DESERVES WELL OF FARMER
Phoebe's Voice Is Faint and She Ger.
tainIy Is Not Pretty, but She
Hates All Beetles.

After you're we'll acquainted with
the phoebe and catch some of her spir.
1t OF friendliness and companionship,
you won't care a snap Of the finger
that she can't sing very we'll, nor that
she isn't good looking You'll well
come her in spring just as if she were
Venus for looks and Melba for voice
You'll listen for her first notes and
say: There's Phoebe back again"
She's the earliest arrival among the
f1ycatchers. reaching here about March
21. even before the flies. She seeks
out her last years home under the
bridge, or beneath the rafters Of the
barn, and starts renoyating her nest.
Often when an unscrupulous cowbird
usurps the nest to lay eggs of her
own, the phoebe will build another
nest atop the old one and start house
keeping over again as il nothing had
interrupted
We've remarked that she couldn't
sing. yet her little "phe-bee" note is
one OF the cheeriest of springtime.
We've said she wasn't beautiful, yet
her dull olive-brown coat, with a yell
lowish-white breast are far more at
tracttve than some birds of gay plu-
mage. The phoebe is beautiful be-
cause she is useful
From the time of her arrival until
she leaves late in the fall she's busy
warning on the farmers enemies
She'll sit on mullen stalk and watch
for beetle. Suddenly she will dart
into the air and her bills go shut with
a snap-good-by beetle She is for
est conseryationist, because she eats
the elm leaf beetle She is the farm.
er's friend. because she eats the May
beetles and click beetles, which in
Jure crops. She is the gardeners
friend because she eats the squash
beetle.
In fact, she is the friend of everyone
except the beetles es-Philadelphia
North American.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
Use All tho Brain Cells.

Men 60 to the human junk pile be-
cause their one set Of brain cells be-
comes exhausted. and they have neg
lected to train and use the millions
Of others. There are those which
show US the humanness of life, those
which prove to US the beauty OF
nature. those which will suddenly CON.
vince US Of the infinite powers around
US; those which will start us dream
ing Of big things and cause us to 40,
eomplish them.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
S
Now Is the Time to Get Rid OF These
(JpIY spots.

There's no longer the slightest need or
feeling ashamed OF your freckles the
prescription othine-double Strengths
guaranteed to remove these homrly spots
Simply get an ounce of othine-douo4e
stren gth-from your druggist. and apply
little of 1t night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst treckles
have begun to disappear while the tghter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t fs seldom
that more than ounce Is needed to com.
pietely clear the skin and gain a beautilui
clear complexion. ,
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othne as this is sold under guarantee OF
money back II 1t falls to remove freckles-
Adv
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
DON'T LOSE YOUR HAIR
Prevent It by Using cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

II your scalp is irritated, itching and
out in handfuls try the following treat
ment: touch spots of dandruff and
itching with Cuticura Ointment and
follow with hot shampoo of Cuticura
Soap. Absolutely nothing better.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
ALIENS FOOT-EASE FOR THE
TpnnlS

Many war zone hospitals have ordered
Aliens Foot-Ease. the antiseptic powder.
for use among the troops. Shaken into
the shoes and used in the foot-bath.
Aliens FootEase gives rest and comfort
and makes walking a delight. Sold every
where, 25c. Try it today. Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
The Strong Withstand the Heat oi
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble. and younger
people who are weak. will be strengthened
and enabled to 60 through the depress-
ing heat of summer by taking regularly
Groves TasteIess Chill Tonic. 1t puri6es
and enriches the blood and builds up the
whole system. soc.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

STOP THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS
"Femenina" is the wonder worker for all
female disorders Price 81 90 and soc. Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

WoMAN's cRoWNlNG GLORY :.
is her hair. II yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change 1t in
the natural way. Price $1.00.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

Slight Misunderstanding.
"Was his crime premeditated?" Il
don't think 20. He thought 1t all out
beforehand, you know."-Life.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
Tried 10 Make Il So.

rs the new suit you bought season
able?"
well, it's a pepper-and-salt one"
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
A FRIEND In NEED.

For instant relief and speedy cure
use mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial.
Price soc and 25c-Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

Production OF copper in the United
States is more than 20 times what il
was in 1885,
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

Men will shake your hand if you
shake you.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29
A Revised Maxim for Girls,

You can lead a man to the ham,
mock, but you cannot always make
him propose.-Judge.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

FITS, EPILEPSY, FALLING SICKNESS
Stopped 4uicklv. Fifty years Of gnnte1rupted r TED
lasting results. LARGE TRIAL hottie FREE. DIR.
KLINE COMPANY, Hed Bank, N. J.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

Mans greed for gold is believed to
have been the original yellow fever
germ.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

It's aeasier to raise a disturbance
than a mortgage.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

Virtue may be it's own reward, but
vice gets more free advertising.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

For wire cuts use Hanford's Balsam
Adv
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

Some people seek temptation in or
der to test their strength.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

It's easier to get bad reputation
than to keep a good one.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

Get it to the bottom Of the affected
part. Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

Girls with the most cheek do the
least blushing
The St. Mary banner., 1916-07-29

Our national bird is the eagle-witt
the stork a close second
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-04-15

Nauaser seitalA Of Tie llishand
ebo has heen on the siek list Isl
again At bis post Of dutk
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-04-15

Angeline poodad SAYS the reason
she is quitting her present boarding
house Is because the landladys
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-04-15

ala aao wears DERBY hat avoid
rurus on fhc aead
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
TO PREVENT OLD AGE
COMING TOO SOON !

Toxic poisons In the blood are
thrown out by the kidneys. The kid
neys act as filters for such poisons.
II we wish to prevent old age coming
too soon and increase our chances for
a long life. we should drink plenty OF
pure water and take little Anuric,"
says the famous DR.. Pierce OF Buhalo,
N. Y.
When suffering from backache. fire.
quent or scanty urine, rheumatic pains
here or there, or that constant tired,
worn-out feeling, the simple way to
overcome these disorders Is merely to
obtain a little Anuric from your near
est druggist and you will quickly no.
tice the grand results. You will hnd
II many times more potent than
lithla, and that It dissolves uric acid
- hot water does sugar.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

BACK guarantee that each spoonful
VIII clean your sluggish liver better
than dose Of nasty calomel and that
II won't make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know II next morn.
ing, because you will wake up feel
Ing fine, your liver will be working.
your headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular. %
Dodson's Liver Tone ia entirely
vegetable. therefore harmless and
cannot salivate. Give 1t to your chill.
dren. Millions OF people are using
Dodson's Liver Tone instead OF dan.
gerous calomel now. Your druggist
Will tell you that the sale of calomel
is almost stopped entirely here.-Adv
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
OKLAHOMA WOMEN

Okmulgee, Okla.-'I had no strength
mt all. sometimes l couldn't dress my
self and at time would have smother
ing spells. My face would be hot ana
nv feet and hands cold. and my heart
would beat fast and hard. We had
two of the best doctors we could get;
they said 1t was shattered nerves.
They said they couldn't do me any
good. though every time ! would have
one of those nervous spells l wanted
a doctor; II seemed to me that they
could help me II they would. but they
said they couldn't, so one day l de-
clded to write to DR.. Pierce for ad.
vice. He wrote back stating that II l
would follow his advice he didn't see
why I couldn't be restored to health In
a short time. ! commenced using the
Golden Medical Discovery and the
'Favorite Prescription took about 20
bottles In all. I am well now and can
do my housework with only the help
of my little nine-year-old girl."-MRS.
MINNIE BOSS. Boz e17.-Adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
HORSES AND MULES FAVORED
Heavy Draft Animals Were Never In
Greater Demand Despite Many
Uses for Automobile.

The "horselrss age" hrs not yet AR
rived, In spite or the many usel, to
which the automobile hns been pvt.
While there Is not as much of II d.
mand for driving horses rs there used
To be, medium and heavy draft horses
were never In greater demand.
In Mexico the army mule refused To
be supplanted by the auto truck. and
the government is calling for u larger
number of these patient, long-eared
beasts.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
LIME OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Application Means More Humus and
Heavier Yield Of Money Crop
end Profit TO Farmer.

Lime Is as essential to the upbuild.
Ing Of American farms as Is the use
of good seed and teams. Too many
Of our fields are yielding light crops
simply because there II not enough
lime to permit the growing of soil
building crops.
More lime means better green ma
nure crops, more humus, better st0r.
age Of moisture, heavier yield Of the
money crop, and more proft for the
farmer.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
UGH! CAL0MEL MAKES YOU S|CKl
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
Just 0nce! Try "0odsons Liver Tone" When Bilious Cons
pated, Headachy-Don't Lose Days Work.

Liven up your sluggish liver Feel
nne and cheerful; make your work a
pleasure; be vigorous and full of am.
bition. But take no nssty. danger.
GUS calomel, because II makes YOU
sick and you may lose days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver.
which causes necrosis OF the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking It up. That's
when you feel that awful nausea and
cramping.
Listen TO me! II you want TO enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced Just
take a spoonful OF harmless Dodson'
Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer
sells you so cent bottle OF Dodson' g
Liver Tone under my personal money.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Storage Temperature.

When first placed In the storage
house sweet potatoes should be cured
by being kept. by the use of n fire,
In temperature of from 80 to 80 de-
gress Fahrenheit. This curing tenn
pernture should he maintained for
from ten days to two weeks and
should then be gradually reduced to
about - degrees, and kept at as near
this point as possible. After this.
the ventintors should be left open dur.
ing the day In clear. warm weather
und kept closed during the nights and
In dniAp or rainy weather. When the
temperature In the house goes below
10 degrees Fnhrepheit. the house
,iould be opened II the outside tenn
,rrnture Is higher. or n fire should be
nted To- raise the temperature to
10 desired point, since once the pota-
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
STOCK RELISH SILAGE
Best and Cheapest Form OF Sue
Culent Feed in Winter.
Result ~ Experiments Conducted by
Mississippi Ststion-Complete the
Ration With Feeds Contain
inq Much Protein.

lBy T " MOSElN. Texas Agricultural
Experiment Stationl
Green feeds are more easily digest
ed. keep the digestive system In better
condition. and stimulate the appetite.
Silagc Is the best and cheapest form
IN which succulcnt feed can be provid-
rd for winter use. or in other words,
ii is canned pasture
given amount of corn or katlir In
the form of silage will produce more
milk than the same amount when
shocked and dried The Mississippi cx-
pertinent station has shown that cows
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

Toes have become thoroughly chilled
their quality is impaired aud they are
more susceptible to decay. In order
to maintain the proper temperatures,
farmers should install accurate ther-
moucicrS In their storage houses.
Further information on This subject
may he obtained from Farmers Bul-
lciiu No DIS
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Spot OF Black Rot.

practicable Il Is advisable io store In
crates or hampers, since such II prac-
ticc reduces pressure on the roots. per-
mits better ventilation, and confines
such rotting rs may start to II relative
the potatoes nrc stored In the hampers
In which they nre to be marketed be-
Ing removed just before shipment. and
In.IAI.IL al
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Natural Suggestion.

'The accounts say that the new En-
peror Karl was deeply touched nj the
first Interview with his ministers of
state"
Great Scott. Did they try To bor-
row from him that quickT
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Disinfecting Reeeptacles.

Where storage Is to be in bins or
other receptncles these should If they
have been used before, be thoroughly
dlsinfected by spraying with solutions
of formnlin or copper sulphate. The
fo;nlcr should be used In the proper
lion of one pint to 30 gallons of water.
The copper sulphate should he used
Ions of water, With either solution u
second spraying should be given after
~ hours
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

fed siagc produced 3G.Sl per cent
more milk and 34.32 per cent more
buttcrfat than when on dry feeds.
There Is less wnste in feeding silage
thnn in feeding fodder. Good silagc,
If properly fed is NIL consumed.
More stock can be kept on given
area of land when slage Is the basis
of the ration.
There Is II smaller loss of food ma
tcrial when crop Is made into silage
than when cured as fodder. The Colo
RADIO experiment station shows that
corn when shocked In large shocks,
lost 81 per cent Of its feeding value /.
when In small shocks, It lost i3 per
cent, and when allowed 10 remain In
the field unharvestcd, 81 per cent.
When the crop is put In slo the loss
need not exceed > per cent. II has
been shown that 90 per cent of the
feeding value of kalir is found IN the
heads and 40 per cent In the stalk.
Put your k,ir in silo and save this
10 per cent.
Remember that. although Silnge is a
splendid feed, 1t Is not u complete rn-
tion. 70 get the best results. we must
also feed some feeds which contain II
large amount of protein. such ns alfnl-
fa hay, peanut hay or cotton-seej
meal.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

7 axe the Old StandaTd Q NOV
TASTELESS chill TONIC You know
what you are taking. as the formula IS
printed on every label, showing II is
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria, the lrca
builds up the system. so cents.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Social Rivalry.

A womnn's idea of social rival Is
another woman who wears better
clothes than she can afford.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Adds to Wealth Of Sicily.

Valuable deposits of Ignite have
been discovered in Sicily The mate
rial Is brown. but pnrtlN cnrhnnlzed.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
ON ElRsI SYMPTOMS

use "Renovine' and be cured. Do not
wait until the heart organ is beyond
repair. 'Renovine" is the heart and
nerve tonic. Price soc and sl.00.-Adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

Before the war there was 100000
government employees in the French
Republic.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

About LOO kinds of insects make
their homes In the oak tree.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

Let wcll enough alone unless you
are ~ physician
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

As "A pin is bent. so is inclined to
nOint.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

G'rcpaied by the United states Depart
mcnt of Agriculture
The profit to be received from grow
lng sweet POTATOES viii be- determined
largely hy the degree uf care with which
the crop is harvested nnd stored. Any
hruiSiHg of the roots. either in the field
or in the Storchousc. or the maintcn-
ance of improper temperatures in the
latter. will facilitate rot and 81 Will
greatly increase the percentage of loss.
Sweet potntncs should not he dug
until they are mature. Then care
should he taken IN blowing them out
to avoid all bruiSng by contact he
tween the implements used aud the
roots The soil should then be
scratched away from the potatoes and
they should he left exposed for sew
cral hours to dry. Picking should be
In padded boxes. baskets. or crates.
The roots should bc carefully placed
not throAn into the picking rccep-
tncles. Although sweet putatocS do
not have the appearance ot being cas-
lily injured, they require, In fact as
careful handling us oranges ana up-
plies.
Handling should be minimizcd To as
great an extent as possible. This
makes desirable II rough sorting in the
field 10y placing the largest potatoes in
one picking cmiuiucr, the smallest in
another. and the bruised roots Ia II
third. In no case should sacks be
used either aS temporary containers
or Tor marketing purposes. Diseased
potatoes should be placed in uone of
the assortlnents. Such roots should
not Ge left permanently in the field
however, To containinatc the soil but
should be gathered and fed To pigs.
Storage Facilities.
Proper storage facilities are valu
able To the grower in that they dc
away with the necessity of selling tn,
crop On digging, greatly lessen tn,
heavy losses sustained when the prmi
tive storage method of burying the po
tutocs is employed, and permit hold
ing for good prices In winter or spring
\ special storage house, such ms man,
southern farmers have built. is advo
Gated 10y the department specialists
such II structure with n capacity o
1000 to 1000 bushels can be bull
ut n cost of from SlOo to $500. depend
ing on the availability of lumber an,
other material. The storage hnus,
should have double walls To inSulnt,
| against heat and cold and II fnlse flooi
should be Installed for supplying arti
| fetal heat. If bins are used. the,
should have Slated sides, further I,
| facilitate II circulation of air
Sweet po'"ioeS may be satisfactorily,
stored In bins. hut where economical,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
DoIeful Associations.

why Is your husband so irritable
about women's fancy work cluhST'
Il guess ii Is because he had such
II time last year having 10 stay in
the house while his broken leg was
knitting"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all temals
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
'Femenina Price soc and 81 % ADV
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

European soldiers carry small TASKS
of oxygen to revive gas-stricken com
radcS.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Prevaleney Of Kidney Disease.

swampRo by enclosing
ten to
to the of a
o
i and
advised bottle Address Dr.
KLINE. Bnghamt0n ~ " When writing be this
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
swamp-Root 10 Pleasant to Take.

II you are already convinced that
Swamp.R Root is what you need, you can
purchase the regular fifty-cent and one.
dollar size bottles at all drug stores.