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New Britain herald., 1916-02-21
Poor Blind ChiId."

I could hardly stand as I took the telephone receiver from Mrs. Stew arts hand. The revulsion from dead ly fear to the assurance that every thing was all right with Dicky and Jack left me weak as a baby. Margaret" Jacks voice came over the phone vibrant with tender ness and strength.
 "Oh, Jack, Jack" was half hysterical from the strain l had been i under, and I could not control the tears in my voice.
 Steady, dear, steady!' came Jack S
 ouiet voice. You must not break down now. Everything is all right" !" Did you see Dicky?" My throat was so parched that the words were
 almost a whisper, but Jack caught them.
 "Yes. and I think we understand
 each other" he said quietly 'He is or his way to you now. ! want you to promise me that you will forget everything that has passed, and greet him lovingly. I simply cannot go away unless I know that everything IS all right again between you and your husband'
 My thought flew back to the last time Jack had refused to leave me when trouble threatened me. When the physicians told me that my little IF other could live but few weeks he was preparing for his expedition to South America.
 At considerable financial loss to himself he had put aside his own plans, postponed his trip. and devoted himself tO my mother and me until everything was over, and I back at my work again.
 And I could see in the light of
 what I had learned since his return
 that the only reason he did not ask
 p1e to be his wife at that time was the fear that I might accept him through gratitude.
 .'Try to Forget Me"
 Again the unbidden, unwclcome e query came to my mind. Would it not perhaps have been better for me if he had revealed his heart to me?
 Jacks voice brought me back from the past to the present.
 What is the matter, Madge? r am waiting waiting, dear, for your word. I know you will not break it.
 'Yes, Jack, I promise" I said fa'ntly. But, oh, Jack, I can't bear to have you go away like this! Is this really the end? Am I not to see you just once more?'
 Never in all my partings With my hrother-cousin hal I felt so grief stricken. Of course, this was partly due to the fact that he was going across the ocean to join the French engineering corps. The chances were
New Britain herald., 1916-02-21
"CROSS CURRENTS"
 AT FOX'S TODAY

A special holiday bill of refined and entertaining attractions has been arranged for Fox patrons today and tomorrow, combining drama with comedy, so placed as to please tho most fastidious theatergoer. Big scenes mark Cross Currents'' the
 big five act Arts production in which
 Helen Ware is featured A real
 thrilling scene is the destruction of a beautiful yacht by fire. There is
 a merry party enjoying a voyage through a quiet sea, With moon shin
 ing peacefully down upon them. A careless deckhand sets fire to some ,, gasoline, and the ship is soon in 1 flames. The guests and servants rush l around madly as the flames enVelop ] them, and there is a nasty launch 1 ing of boats but before all can es- 1 cape the ship is blown up by a tre- mendous explosion. There are some l great pictures of a desert island With 1 the rank vegation of the tropics 1 There is a fight to death between an | insane man and a woman, in which 1 all hope seems lost for her till she 1 fortunately lays hand on a big bowie 1 knife and saves herselw by stabbine him. A wonderful effect is produced l after the suicide of the heroine in
 the sea, for the sake of her younger
 sister, when her spirit appears in ar
 unearthly and ghostly guise that is l awe inspiring in it's effect.
 The comedy portion will be held down by. Weber and Fields in "The Worst of Friends" a sequel to "Tht Best of Enemies the vehicle in whicl 1 Fox patrons witnessed their Screer debut. Their latest effort is eX- | cruciatinglY funny one. and from al | reports from points where this com | edy has so far been shown a rare | comedy treat is in store for those 1 who will be fortunate to see this two
 reel Keystone comedy. There will bt
 several exceptional single reels or
 the same offering that promises som' 1 real and good entertainment.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-21
MARY PICKFORD IN
 "MADAM BUTTERFLY

night and tomorrow will be the Famous Players interpretation of John Luther Longs beloved classic, Madam Butterfly" with Mary Pick ford and capable cast. Another leader will be the .Selig drama, "The Bridesmaid Secret" and the Kalem comedy release, featuring Ham" as q diver, will also be shown.
 For Wednesday and Thursday the management announces Pauline Frederick in a thrilling picturization cf the celebrated novel, 'Zaza.' This will share headline honors with the fifth episode in The Strange Case of
New Britain herald., 1916-02-21

well, there isn't anything to do but wait l suppose" said the man in the case to his wife.
 The man in the case had made mistake in looking up a train. He had looked at the Sunday instead ot the Week-day column in the time table, and the result was that they had arrived in ample time for the nneforty train which went on Sun days, and just too late for the nine twenty which went on week days The next train left in two hours and a half
 The wife of the man in the case seated herself indignantly on the un- comfortable settee. "Wouldnt you be just furious at me if I had made that mistake!" said she. And now you only say, There isn't anything to do but wait It makes all the diff ference in the world who makes the mistakes, doesn't it?"
 Did She Want Him to Swear at Himself? What would you like to have me do or say, my dear?" inquired the man in the case.
 "Id like to have you feel as indig- nant as you would if I had made the mistake.
 My dear" said the man in the case Eff you could see inside of me you wouldn't have a fault to find. l never was more cross at you than l am at myself for this mistake" That sensation of being cheated when someone who is quick to re- proach us for mistakes is himself guilty of a common one. ; But are we really being cheated? How Do You Feel Toward Yourself
 When You Make a Mistake? Reverse the situation. Try to re- member some occasion when you made a foolish mistake. How did you feel? Philosophical? At peace with yourself? Hardly! You were filled with rage and indignation against yourself, the more pOiSnan in that you had no one to wreak i upon.
 Nothing is more uncomfortabl' than to be angry with ones self. "Tc be wroth with one we love doth WOrl like madness in the brain, yol
New Britain herald., 1916-02-21

A message from Loch Haven, Pa,
 says, My two children, husband and mother use Father Johns Medicine and recommend it highly. It saved
 the life of my boy who was in poor health from birth until he took Father Johns Medicine. The chill dren cry for it and we are never with out it in the house." (Signed) Mrs. Anna Sellers, 113 Grant St, Lock Ha- ven, Pa. Because they know 1t is a safe medicine for children as well as older people from the fact that it contains no opium, morphine, chloro- form or other dangerous drugs, thousands of mothers use Father Johns Medicine in their homes right along. It is pure, wholesome tonic, food medicine, which builds new flesh and strength and gives resist ing power against disease. Begin talk ing it today Get what you call for.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-21
SIDE S ,LAIl<s
 @, RUTH BA cAMER@
Our Own Mistakes

know, and there are very few peo' pie we love more than ourselves. You Didn't Go About Talking to
 Yourself. I
 Of course you didn't say anythingS Why should you? You wouldn't nat urally go around saying to yourself, 'I could choke you!" Flow could you be so silly?" and all the other things you feel. How inane and futile that would be! As it's a mat ter between you and yourself, you transact it without words but that doesn't make your feelings any less poignant.
 Well then, if that's the way you feel when you make a mistake, wht shouldn't it be the way the other party feels?
 And if it is, what right have you to say that he takes his own mistakes calmly?
 Of course there is another solution , for either situation Instead of be- ing inwardly angry with yourself and outwardly angry with the other per son, why not be philosophical in boths ! cases? Why not just try to make ! the best of it and make up your mind | to do better next time, and permit him the same privilege?
 With My Letter Friends.
 When you get your law passed to i forbid people telling unpleasant synp- toms to their suffering friends" writes a letter friend anent of my chat on <, that subject, "I will help you to see ! that it is enforced. About thirty { years ago my mother had an attack i of the quinsy sore throat, her first and last. On her worst day, a sympathiz- ing caller came. She said she all 1 ways felt so bad for anyone with uuinsy because it invariably came back each year. k.
 "Another time a friend of ours died from cancer. My mother was in agony with a sharp attack of neuritis. Another one of those cheery souls came calling and exclaimed, Neuritis, in your shoulder You poor thing, you know that's just the way poor Mir So-and-so's dreadful cancer started '.s
 l What can we do about it? Do de. vote another day to it sometime"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-21

Mary Page. Edith Storey and An tonic Moreno will be seen Thursday and Friday in the Vitagraph Big Four feature, "A Price for F'olly.'
 Charles Cherry will make his New Britain debut as a screen star this week He will be seen Friday and Saturday in "The Mummy and the Running Bird picturized from the famous stage success. In addition to the screen features some good vaudeville specialties have been secured.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-21
MANY HEAR LEHANE.

Cornelius Iehanc, the Irish labor organizer ana orator. appeared b/Jr" a large audience at Turner hall Sat urday night and gave talk on con- scription, tho european war and pres ent day conditions in Ireland. Hc had his subject well in hand and many times brought the crowd to t. feet with his clinching arguments.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-21
THE STRANGE CASE
 OF MARY PAGE" opyright1 by pubcations)
(Copyright 1915 by the Mcclure publications)

what shall I do? What shall I do! They will ma talk to me-and they'll burn GOT house, they'll burn GOT house! Oh, if Philip were only here,'
 (To be cOntinucd.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05

morning to visit few days with
Judge and Mrs. Kennedy; the judge
has not fully recovered his health.
Another of Warsaw's old German
citizens, Adam Luft. died Tuesday
night, Oct. g. at his home in this city,
aged IS years; the disabilities OF old
ase was the cause.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Meth
odist church gave supper in the
dining room of Odd Fellows hall Tues
day evening, Oct. 8. The menu was
excellent, equal to that Of good ho-
tel and was most bountifully served;
the patronage was large from church
and non-church people, and the finan-
icial results most satisfactory.
Henry Wallbrink, aged 35, and mar
!ried, member of that large Wallbrink
family Of the Suffer neighborhood,
died Tuesday night. Oct. 8, from
cancer Of the stomach and bowels;
in bed, he was ailing, and had been an
invalid for years, while at the same
time trying to bear his part in the
farm work. An extended notice will
be given later, also date Of funeral.
Grover Ewing has bought the Hart
niger saloon, Seventh setreet, south of
Webster, (not the building) and took
possession Monday, Oct. 2. His new
garage will be for rent, Seventh and
Main streets.
Frank Paar was showing that after
noon on Main street, string of black
bass and crappie over three feet long,
Chat is the string was, not the fish,.
One Of our young farmers sold a
load of wheat today for $3.50 per bush
ell; this is pretty good (for the farmer)
and corn soc; and no crop in sight
Several business changes will take
place by next week, causing few
surprises
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05
NAUVOO ROAD
CAN BE BUILT
So Promoters Of Line Say in Talking
Of Proposed ,interurban
Line.

G. H. Petsch of st. Paul, Mimi, and
III. s. Payne Of Fort Madison, were
in the city Monday in the interest of
the proposed interurban line from
Nauvoo to Fort Madison. They
brought the good news that every
thing was now in shape for the build
ing of the road and that it was now
up to the people of Nauvoo and vicin-
ity to say If they wanted the line or
not and prove their wants by action.
In other words they are expected to
subscribe for $4,000 Of the preferred
stock of the road. says the Nanvoo
independent
Mr. Petsch brought with him cor
rected bond of $4,000. personal guar
antee that the road will be built and
in operation by July LIST next. The
bond was written by the Fidelity &
Deposit Co., a twelve million dollar
concern OF Baltimore. Md, and has
been deposited with A. ]. Beger OF
this city. The subscription must be
raised by January 1 next, and in case
the road is not completed. by July /
the $4,000 will be forfeited and dis
tributed pro rata among the sub
scribers Of the stock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05
Of the Upper Mississippi River I'm
provement association, will be held

Of the Upper Mississippi River I'M
provement association, will be held
at La Crosse, Wisconsin, Wednesday
and Thursday, October 1926, 1916.
The governors, mayors of cities,
towns and villages, and all CONNER.
cial and business mems organize
lions are earnestly urged to promptly
appoint delegates to represent the
commercial, manufacturing and ship
ping interests of their respective
communities, who will attend this
convention. The delegates appointed
by the governors to represent their
state at large. Members Of the press
are invited to attend and represent
their publications as delegates. Pro-
ducers and shippers of freight, rep
resentatives of transportation lines,
and all others interested are especial
ly cordially invited to attend the con.
vention and take part in it's proceed
ings.
Each delegate should be provided
with proper credentials to be filed
with the committee on credentials at
the opening of the convention.
Please advise the secretary of this
association of the delegates appoint
ed, as early as possible, giving him
the name and address of each dele
gate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05
TX. H. s. COMMENT
/ MAkESAPPEARANCE
First Number Of Volume Sixteen is
Distributed at keokuk High
SchooI-An interest
ling Edition.
SOME CLEVER MATTER
Stories, Cartoons and Jokes Are All
High cIass-OriglnaIty
Displayed Through
out.

The first number of The Comment,
the official organ Of the Keokuk high
school, made it's appearance today
and the standard set for this year in
the opening issue is well up to that
established in past years. The pres
ent number is one Of the most inter
esting that has been put out and con-
tains stories and cartoons of promise
besides write-ups of all school activi-
ties and several pages of snappy
jokes.
Donald Strickler Is editor in chief
this year and Thomas Pond, the bust
ness manager, and they promise to
give the school a year Of exceptional
issues.
The cover on the present number
is an attractive one. 1t contains a
cartoon by Forest Simmons, one of
the school cartoonists. Mr.. Simmons
work is also scattered through the
issue Daniel Bishop has several at
tractive heading designs in the book.
The October Comment contains a
table of contents, feature that has
never been used in any previous
issue. The stories are: "a Fresh
mans Diary" by Martha Beardsley,
'19; "a Fresh Freshman's Regenera-
tion,'' by Esther Weyer, and 'Reminis-
cences," by Joan D'A, II. The edi-
toriaIs are of live character and
are concerned with the stirring up OF
school spirit. There is also the usual
plea for Comment material, the an
nual cry of the editor.
The book contains write-ups Of the
Keokuk- M emphis football game, the
Keohi, German club, high school or.
chestra, Boys Athletic association
and Girls Glee club.
There are two pages of snappy
| school notes, a newlyweds column,
tales of the alumni and plenty OF
| good locals. The advertisers have
taken a liberal amount of space
Taking everything into consideration
the present issue is one of interest
] and promises well for the future
| Those concerned in it's making are
to be congratulated on the concrete
result Of their efforts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05
A Food That
Keeps the
Bowels Regular

There has been much said and written in
has it been recommended to people with
weak stomachs, dyspeptics and those affected
with constipation. Usually, stomach and
bowel trouble are closely allied and there
is much to be said in favor of cutting
out meat and heavy foods aside from their
increasing cost.
Physicians generally recommended such
diet together with certain drugs or medi-
other OIL but recently many of them have
found by use in their own cases, and with
their patients that Uncle Sans Health
Food, a cereal composed Of wheat flakes,
toasted, crushed fax seed, roasted and COM
bined into = tasty palatable food with
ground celery seed and salt, more efficient
in regula ting the bowels and reducing
waters. There are well known sanitariums,
where this cereal is prescribed to all pa
TENTS twice a day. 1t is at once a food
and a regulator. The fax seed furnishes
the oil that lubricates the bowels and in
furnish the nutritious bone and tissue build
ing food, and 1t is as palatable as any of
the so-called breakfast foods or ready to
serve cereals when eaten with sugar and
grocers sell it at twenty-five cents per pack
age and it contains in actual weight about
twice as much food as the usual package
of faxed breakfast foods. A well known
Philadelphia physician, whose name we
will give on request, recently wrote US
"Uncle Sans Health Food is marvelously
efficient in the results you claim for 1t,
so remarkable that am telling all my
ducing it to me. I have tested it also and
find it free from drugs" If your grocer
does not have it, write to Uncle Sans
Breakfast Food Co., Omaha, Neb.. and they
will tell you dealer in your neighborhood
who keeps 1t regularly IN stock, crisp and
fresh.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05
ParIor Grocery Opens.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 5.-Poets
may purchase cabbages in Portland S
new aesthetic grocery and not suffer
the slightest shock to their tenderest
sensibilities.
The grocery is open today in the
exclusive Irvington district. From the
outside it resembles a mansion. No
show Misunderstanding but colonial
colonnades. handsome verandas and
sweeping cement driveways.
distinguishing fountains, luxuri-
Gus draperies, soothing color schemes,
soft rugs undeffoot. Shy spuds hide
their ugliness beneath fragrant rose
bushes and the modest onion peeps
forth from behind perfumed hang
ings. Family portraits swing aside to
reveal hams, the library book shelves
are stocked with breakfast foods.
The grocery was built this way to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05
PUTTING on Finishing Touches.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Colonel
Roosevelt today put finishing touches
on the second of his series of Skin
'em alive" verbal broadsides, he will
deliver against President Wilson. The
speech will be made at a big rally in
Chicago the latter part of next week,
probably one week from Saturday.
Between now and Saturday Roosevelt
will prepare three or four more adj
dresses to be delivered at ST. Paul,
Denver, Louisville and Ell Paso, if
those stops are retained on the pres.
ent tentative schedule. Ell Paso was
named today a. the far southern OBJ
jective in the coloners big push.
At least two of the Roosevelt.
speeches will deal with President
Wilson'S foreign policy. In them
Roosevelt will attempt to show 'the
kaiser and not the president kept us
out Of war"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05
..ondav Music Club II Planning for
Elaborate Event on Monday Even
ing, October ., At the
Elks' Club.
MISS sE1BERr TO SING
contraIto Who Has Appeared Here
Before, Will Sing and Instru-
mental Trio Will
Play.

Tho Monday Music club is plan.
Ming for quite an elaborate event as
the opening of the clubs season. The
sroir will be in the form of re-
cantion and musical to be held in the
All room of the Elks club on Monday
evening, October 8, at 8 o'clock. Miss
Ress Seibert, contralto singer, and
the instrumental trio of the music
cJnb will furnish the program.
Miss Seibert who comes from Bush
nell III. has appeared in Keokuk be-
fore. singing in the Messiah. She
studied in Paris, and also in this
Country. She has wonderful rich,
clear voice, and in her appearances
here she has been warmly welcomed.
Miss Seibert will sing three groups of
songs and the instrumental trio COM
nosed of Mrs. w. H. Carter, Mr..
Eugene Carter and DR.. ]. w. Marsh
will play. Mrs. Hugh J. Robertson
will play the accomplishments for
Miss Seibert.
This will give an interesting pro-
rram and one which will appeal to
me music club members and their
friends. Club members will be privi-
legged to invite friend for this OPEN
ing club night.
The membership committee of the
club will act as reception commit
tee. The committee is composed of
Mrs. o. w. Sandberg, chairman. Mrs.
F. ]. Arnold, Mrs. c. F. Skirvin, Mrs.
]. D. Rubidge, Mrs. H. Boyden Blood.
Mrs. N. T. Wilcox, Mrs. H. C. Brown,
Mrs. Hugh Robertson, Mrs. R. !.
Reid, Mrs. E. G. Weismann, Mrs. Ea:l
Y. Wills, Mrs. Florence Wright Schou-
ten, Mrs. James Young, Mrs. Henry
S. Walker. Mrs. Roger Gordon OF
Hamilton, and the Misses Celestine
Dickey, Ruby Dollery, Celestine
Agnew, Eleanor Brown, Clara Cert
rude Fry, Georgia Schell, Alice Yer
million, Amanda Younker, Ignore
Rich.
The decoration committee will be
composed OF Mrs. Hugh J. Robertson,
the Misses Dickey, Agnew and Rich.
Members IL the club from Fort
Madison and from Carthage, Warsaw
and Hamilton will be present at this
reception.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05
Oh Q WA II SAW
D (I:GATEE;GIT !!:.:!l

WARSAW, H.. Oct. 5.-Rev. Maui
mann of Quincy visited his daughter.
Mrs. II. J. M. Luedde this week.
George Foley of Rocky Run. has
gone to Peoria to take treatment at
a private sanitarium.
Monday evening w. C. Van Papplen-
dam, who owns the Marsh farm south
east Of town, shipped to Chicago sc
head of Duroc Jersey hogs, registered
stock Of his own raising; they are
five months old and average 200
pounds each; a better bunch of hogs
was doubtless never shipped from War
saw; they have been carefully kept
and fed, and ought to be top notch.
ers" on the market Mr.. Van Papplen-
dam Is the owner of Duroc Jersey
boar that is son of one that took the
international prize recently.
H. w. Hammond of Canton, Mo-.
was Warsaw visitor this morning;
his mother, Mrs. w. P. Hammond is
reported some better this morning.
Mr.. Hammond reports a poor corn crop
in his section.
Capt. Henry Leyhe and Capt. VIM
Leyhe have returned home: Miss En-
ma Leyhe will remain several days
visiting relatives and friends.
Warsaw will send big delegation
to Keokuk's fall celebration, before
it's close, and thus reciprocate for
keokuk's attendance on Warsaw's
chautauqua.
Mrs. Mary Clemens, mother Of Mrs.
Chas. Crane, has been quite i'll for
several days, but is some better this
morning; she is quite advanced in
years.
to Kahoka in their Grant Six this
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-05
WAKE UP FEELING FINE! BEST
LAXATIVE FOR MEN, WOMEN
AND CHILDREN.

Enjoy life! Remove the liver and
bowel poison which is keeping your
head dizzy, your tongue coated,
breath offensive, and stomach sour.
Don't stay bilious, sick, headachy.
constipated and full of cold Why
don't you get box of Cascarets from
the drug store and eat one or two to-
night and enjoy the incest, gentlest
liver and bowel cleansing you ever
experienced You will wake up feel
ing fit and fine. CascaTets never
grippe or sicken like salts, pills and
calomel. They act so gently that you
hardly realize you have taken a ca
tharttc. Mothers should give cross,
sick, bilious or feyerish children a
whole Cascaret any time-they act
thoroughly and are harmless.