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The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

The Galla,in North Missourian
announces that the local agent Of the
Wclls-fargo Express Company has
made public letter from his COM
pany stating that all employees Of that,
company who are members of the mi
ltia az who ln'cr ioin shall receive
their fun pay throughout their service
In Mexico and ali expense not pgld
by the government.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

Ovcrton Harris. of Sullivan county,
paid the record Hereford price at
Kansas City last week, buying a bull
for Sli,l00. The highest previous
mark for SINGLE animal Of that breed
was sl0,00O.-Princeton Post.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

North Missouri and Southern Iowa
egg dealers met at Albany recently
and decided without n dissenting vote
TO comply with the regulations Of the
pure food laws and candle all eggs
offered TO them for sale. refusing all
eggs that do no, come up to the stan
dard OF frcshncHs.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

A Mercer county man tried one day
last week to pry his automobile out Of
a mudhole while his son started the
car. The rail which he used was
caught in the wheel and struck him
across the face and chest with such
force that he remained unconscious
for an entire day and is still feeling
the effects of the blow.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

Gnllntin H. the ln,cs, town in this
region 70 report the theft Of gold
from dental offices. Some one entered
the Office Of DR.. liargis with skclc.
ton key and took $40 worth Of gold
from his dental cabinet.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

A couple Of ill-naturcd Orrick dogs
chose to fight between the legs Of n
spirited young horse driven by JACK
Turner. The horse. resolved to be
neutral at any price. ran away,
smashed up the buggy and broke sew
eral Of Mr.. Turner'S rib. The Rich.
mond Missourian fails to state wheth-
er the dogs succeeded in settling their
differences.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

Levi Hartman, who for twenty
years has been searching for his
daughter, Miss Edith, is now happy
man, as his daughter came to him
from Rushvile, Neb., Sunday, where
she had been staying with Paul e.
Wutexier and family, since she was
eleven years old, being % years old
now. Last fall Mr.. Hartman inserted
an advertisement In an Omaha news
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

Prof. Il. Paul McQucllan. director
of the Albany Military Band. will
open conservatory Of music in Al.
bany loon, giving instruction in all
brass, reed and string instruments
and post graduate work in piano.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

The worst food of the season in
Ray county was experienced last
week. says the Richmond Missourian.
Ii va, stated that on Tuesday, Big
Creek and two forks Of Crooked creek
we're out Of their banks, covering hun
drcds OF acres Of farm land. Judge
Magill. an old resident, said that this
is the worst food since 50.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

the Richmond Mssourian, which con-
tains this information, also states
that the Ray County Court has in
structed the prosecuting attorney to
present bill for 5000 ION account Of
the destruction of the hitchracks and
to take such steps a. may be neces-
sary to enforce the payment of said
amount. including suit at court"
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

The Maryville Democrat Forum de-
clnrcs that II requires little magma
ton to say that IL showed there on
June ;. for rain that fell was actually
CONCEALED slightly and the trmpcra.
turc was down 70 o..
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

In trying 10 get home before O
storm, one evening last week. Clifford
Bennett. n sixteen year old Worth
county boy, was thrown from his mo-
torcyclc and instantly killed. The ac-
cidcnt occurred near Athclstan.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

Oscar Branam young man of Mer-
Ger county, was caught in a storm late
Wednesday night Of last week. and
drove his team into the barn Of An
drew Powell, ten miles east of Prince
ton. A few minutes later the barn
was struck by lightning and both
horses were instantly killed. The
young man was unhurt and the barn
was not burned.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-16

A committee consisting Of the
mayor and Two alderman of Albany
recently made tour Of some of the
larger cities to investigate paving
methods and prices, Albany Is soon
to have more paving.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
James G. Blaine attempted to defeat
Grover Cleveland. Cleveland won thu
place by a majority Of only thirty
seven.
FACING CHARGE
OF BLACkMAIL
international Spy 10 Confident Tha.
He Will be Released When
Trial is Held.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. Or. Kar!
Armgaard Graves, international spy
expressed himself today as confident
of freedom from charges OF black
mailing Countess VonBernstorff, the
German ambassadors wife. The let
tiers upon which blackmailing charges
were made in Washington Saturday
were explained by Graves as con-
tanning information regarding the
U-53's exploits. upon which he says
Count VonBernstorff made stock
market cleanup"
Graves ayers that the German am
bassador was thousands of dollars
richer by reason OF advance inform
alton on the German submarine
venture. He declares that the letters
apparently woman's missiyes tc
the countess, were in reality code
which Bernstorff would not want
revealed Further, he said, me
will relate their contents fully IL he
is tried and declared they Will be
useful to the United States. Graves
came back here for over Sunday. fol
lowing his release at Washington or
$4,000 bail
He found a department of justice
secret agent awaiting his return tc
guard him from what he called the
greatest personal danger Of his
whole career
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
When God calls you, be ready to go; and
if you haven't courage ask God to give 1t to
YOU and he WILD l.. Moody.
THESE TWO SHOULD GO.

Nobody could find fault with President Will
son for dropping Secretary OF War Baker
forthwith from his cabinet Mr.. Baker has
demonstrated so thoroughly his untltness Tor
the office he holds that Mr.. Wilson would en-
barrass the country UNNECESSARILY by retaining
him. Psychological analysis such as was Of
fered in an attempt to lessen the curse OF the
..too proud to fght'' phrase baked at the job
of defending Bakers insult in ikening our
revolutionary patriots to Mexican cutthroats
1t was good to hear that Mr.. Baker would not
be reappointed and Disappointing was news
that the report was ''premature' and possibly
without foundation. But why should he not be
drummed out of office now, on the instant I
And why not make Josephus Daniels walk the
plank without delay? He has refrained from
defaming the men of '76, but he is as great an
incubus to the navy Baker is to the army.
This pair of precious incompetents should be
thrown into the waste paper basket together.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
YOUR SICK CHILD
IS C0NST|PATED!
LOOK At TONGUE
IF CROSS, FEvERIsH OR BILIOUS
GIVE "cALlFORNiA SYRUP
OF FIGS"

No matter what ails your child, a
gentle. thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
II Your little one is ,out-of-sorts,
half sick, isn't resting, eating and
acting naturaily-look, Mother; see il
tongue is coated. This Ia a sure sign
that It's little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with waste. When
cross. irritable. feverish, stomach
sour, breath bad or has stomach-ache.
diarrhoea, sore throat, full OF cold.
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup Of figs" and in a few hours
all the constipated poison, undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out
Of it's little bowels without gripping,
anl you have well, playful child
again.
Methers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" be-
cause 1t never falls to cleanse the
little ones liver and bowels and
sweeten the stomach and they dearly
love it's pleasant taste Full direc-
tons for babies, children of all ages
and for srown-ups printed on each
bottle.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tie OF California Syrup Of Figs"
then see that 1t is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup company"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
Huohes' Hard Luck.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: After
one of the hardest fought campaigns
in the history of the country Mr.
Hughes is defeated by so narrow a
margin that the result hung in the bal
ance of single state. That circum
stances attending his visit to that
state in August swung the majority in
California against him cannot be
doubted A few thousand votes affect
ed by a dinner in place condemned
by union labor, by the failure OF Mr.
Hughes and Governor Johnson to get
together when both were in the same
hotel, by number of trivial things
made all the difference for him of an
office in the white house and one of at
torney at law. It is hard luck.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
.DRUGSEXCTE YOUR
k|DNEYS,UsE SALTS
II your Back hurts or Bladder
bothers, drink lots Of
water.

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore. don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with
lot Of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you
keep your bowels clean, by flushing
them with a mild. harmless salts
which removes the body's urinous
waste and stimulates them to their
normal activity. The function Of the
kidneys is to filter the blood. In "a
hours they strain from it 800 grains
of acid and waste, so we can readily
understand the vital importance OF
keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots OF water-you can't
drink too much: also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces Of Jad
Salts; take tablespoonful in a glass
Of water before breakfast each morn.
ing for a few days and your kidneys
will act fine. This famous salts Is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon Juice, combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to
clean and stimulate clogged Kidneys;
also to neutralixe the acids In urine
30 1t no longer is source OF irrl'
tation, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot In
jure; makes delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep
their kidneys clean and active. Try
this, also keep up the water drink
ing, and no doubt you will wonder
what became of your kidney trouble
and backache.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
CLOSE RACES
FOR PRESIDENT
Three Campaigns Have Seen Result In
Doubt Until the Last
Count.

Now that people have relaxed SOHO,
what from the nervous strain Of the
present campaign, it is well to OBJ
serve just how close the struggle was
compared to preceding presidential
struggles. 1t is also interesting in
connection with this to note the In
congruity Of the popular vote with the
electoral vote, which has proven to be
evasive and misleading in the past.
The most closely contested race for
executive honors was the election In
1876, Samuel Tilden, democrat, and
Rutherford B. Hayes. republican, be-
ing the. contestants for the seat. 1t
will be remembered by the older resi-
dents, that intense feeling and bitter
attacks upon the electoral system OF
electing followed In the final count,
Ttlden received a popular plurality OF
250,O35, but lost the race by one vote
when the electoral college convened.
Hayes got 185 and Tilden 1S4 elector.
al votes.
This was the first holly contested
race in which this peculiar circun.
stance occurred, one candidate receiv-
ing the largest popular vote and the
other being elected by the electoral
vote. The next close race took place
in 1888 when Grover Cleveland and
BENJAMIN Harrison were the contes.
tants for the executive seat. Harrf.
son COPIED the honors when the cleo
toral college got together by si1ty-fve
votes, but Cleveland led in the popl-
lar vote by plurality of 9s.017.
There is only one other instance in
which the presidential seat was so
much an object OF contention. This
was in the election of 1884, in which
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
FREE MEAT.

Just when the situation in the matter Of the
high cost of living was getting ''tense,' as they
say in Washington, along comes the rabbit to
relieve the situation, and the way he relieves 1T
is a caution. The whole range Of things we
devour had soersen in price that some Of us
almost forgot to talk politics, through thinking
of where all the market money was to come
from. Then the rabbit comes along to relieve
the situation.
Now the the rabbit is what the law calls
.sfera natural He is a sort of unclaimed
species Of property that hasn't been monopo-
lied or brought under the reign of trusts. He
is, in manner, everybody's meat, free to those
who can go out and catch him or shoot him,
without getting pinched by the farmer who
owns the land where he has grown up. He is
one of the very few sources of free grub re-
naming in this supposedly free country.
In these times, therefore, he becomes boon
to the grub seeker. The rabbit grows almost
everywhere, he grows fast and his census sta
tistics increase rapidly. All We have to do,
therefore, when harrassed by high prices is to
go out and get him. If you own a gun and are
able to shoot grey streak running about one
hundred and thirty miles an hour, through
grass and bushes, you and your family can
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
To Avoid Dondrzzff

You do not want slow treatment
for itching scalp when hair is falling
and the dandTuf germ is killing the
hair roots. Delay means-no hair.
Get, at any drug store, bottle of
zemo for 25c or SLIGO for extra large
size. Use as directed, for it does the
work quickly. 1t kills the dandruff
germ, nourishes the hair roots and I'm
mediately stops itching scalp. 1t is
pure, reliable, antiseptic LIQUID, is not
greasy, is easy to use and will not stain.
Soaps and sl1anpoos are harmful, as
they contain alkali The best thing to
use for scalp irritations is zemo, for it
is safe and also inexpensive.
The n W. Ross Co., Cleveland. q
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
FORGED CHECKS
BY HANDSFUL
Bold Blonde Youth VIeited Million
aires and Raked In consIder-
able Cash.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Detectives are
today unable to find the bold blond
youth who dropped in on several mil.
lionaires here and at Kenosha, Wis.
and after being entertained royalty
cashed several bogus checks and dis
appeared.
He signed the checks Frederick D.
Mueller" and said he was the scion
of a wealthy st. Louis family. For
three weeks he called on c. P. Van
Shack, president of the Peter Van
Shack Wholesale druggists here Van
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13

Shack took him to the Hamilton club
for dinner and obtained geust card
for him. Then the young man began
caRhing checks. The club steward.
Schaac, himself aud several fashion
able hotels, cashed them.
Moving on to Kenosha, Wis, he
introduced himself as an army in
spector of army trucks for the fed
eral government and was entertained
at dinner by Harold Hart, sales man
ager and j. w, Kelly. an official Of
the Jcfferey Auto Truck company.
Hart and Kelly cashed several
checks for Mueller in the next few
days. Then ne vanished. His checks
ranged from SIS to 800.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF

Get 25-cent bottle of Danderine
at any drug store, pour little into
your hand and rub well into the scalp
with the finger tips. BY morning
most. If not all, Of this awful scurf
will have disappeared. Two or three
applications will destroy every bit Of
dandruff; stop scalp itching and fall
ing hair.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
Stop scratching!
Resinol relieves
itching instantly

That itching, burning skin-trouble
which keeps you scratching and
digging, is source of disgust to
others, as we'll as of torment to you.
Why don't you get rid of it by using
Resinol Ointment? Physicians have
prescribed it for over 20 years. In
most cases, it stops itching instantly
and heals eruptions promptly. Its
very easy and economical to use.
Resinol Ointment ard Resinol Soap contain
nothing hsrsh or injurious and can be used
freely for all sorts of skin-troubles even on tho
tendcrest OF most irri,ated surface, Ideal for
babies erupt;ons and eha6nss. Every drug
gist sells them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
IOWA pREss COMMENT.

Sioux City journal: 1t was unfor-
| tunate that he national guardsmen
| from a numDer of states were de-
prived of the privilege OF voting in
the presidential election. Some
states had rot been foresighted
enough to provide means by which
the guardsmen could vote. Yet there
are few citizens who were in a posi-
ton to secure clearer view of the
presidential situation than the guards
men who are serving on the border.
Davenport Democrat: Citizens Of
Iowa will hope that we will not have
another campaign in which the liquor
issue is at stake, or is invoked as a
party DOGGY. 1t was responsible for
"a lot of personalities in the recent
campaign that ought never to have
been uttered, and resulted in a lot
OF bad temper that ought never to
have been shown.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Has the
gentleman who demanded that w. L..
Harding pull out of the campaign and
get off the ticket, withdrawn his
motion, or is 1t still before the house !?
If so, it can be technically only, as
the matter was definitely disposed Of
on November {.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: Incident
ally, the president put up a pretty
good battle for man who was "to>
proud to fight
Waterloo Courier: Some of our
bankers have figured that the buying
power of dollar now is only 81
cents, as compared with two years
ago when the war began. This means
that man who has a dollar now
can buy only 81 cents worth of folr.
meat, potatoes or clothing at the
prices obtaining when the war bro:.e
out Here is a graphic representa-
ton of what the so-called war pros
perity means to the wage-earner. iio
has had his wages cut Just one-thifd
Suppose one was earning $40 week
two years ago. If he has had no
raise in wages since-and this is true
in thousands of cases-then lis
weekly pay at present. figured III
terms Of two years ago. amounts TO
just $13.40. That is what our "rn-
exampled prosperity" has done for
him. And if the wage-earner has got
raise in the past two years, If It
was not SO per cent. raise, then
his earnings have actually been Sc
duced by the wal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE
BLOOMING

It's better to bloom
In narrow niche
Where the sunbeams seldom fall,
Than never to gather OF all that's rich
The spirit to bloom at all
The courage to spread just a little way
The pinions you were given,
To fold and to keep by your side like clay
or wing to the golden heaven.
It's better to sing
In silent place
Where the need Of song is sad,
Than never to spread song or wing
To help the world grow glad
Than never to lend single heart
The cheer of simple lay,
That dreams may rise and the shadows part
And the hopes come back to stay.
It's better to toll
In an humble spot
Than never to serve save
heart that thinks it has been forgot
And must go down meath the wave.
For out of the soil
That you till with love,
OF the service you give for those
Who have broken their faith In a heaven ABOVE
Life gamers the lovelest rose.
-Folger McKinsey, in the Baltimore Su
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
Fine Chance to Escape.

United Press Leased Wire Service. I
NEW LONDON, Conn, Nov. 13.-
Salty old sea dogs, who knew weather
better than the experts, cast specu-
lative eyes skyward today and allow
ed that 1t would be great chance
for the German subsea freAghter
Deutschland to dash for the open
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
Clicked by Negro Burglar.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO. Nov. 13.--Mrs. Edith
Mason, wife OF Congressman-elect
aud former United States Senator
VIM. r. Mason, was still hysterical
today from her struggle with negro
burglar who choked her and stole
several hu,sdred dollars worth oil
jewclry from the Mason home Sat
urday night. The burglar choked
Mrs. Mason twice, the second time
leaving her unconscious. He escaped
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
TREATING THE MIND.

i The increasing number OF inmates ~ ~
I! hospitals for the insane and eplleptlc - ao-
! counted for by many persons on the tneory
/ that the strain of modern life is too great Tor
| the weak. The better view seems to be that
the advance Of medical science has served TO
keen alive the defective and subnormal children
until they reach the age when their lack OF
mental balance is detected and they are com
mitted to some public institution. s
There can be no doubt that the population OF
the asvlums for the imbecile and the insane IS
increasing rapidly. Already the cost OF the
maintenance of the weak minded mounts INTO
millions of dollars yearly for the various states
and it is growing constantly. Doctors, nurses
and attendants are being added to the stats OF
these institutions and there is a constant de-
mand for larger buildings
It is true that alcohol, physical excess OF varl-
Gus kinds and the strain of modern life tend TO
overthrow the mind and render the 1ndlvldnai
La charge upon the community. In many cases,
however, these factors are only contributing
cause and the unfortunates were doomed to
weak mindedness from birth. The history OF
many cases shows that they were the children
of neurotic parents or the offspring OF those al
flicted with certain diseases and habits which
are frequently transmitted from parent to
child
In former years the SubnOfmal or weak cnllu
had little chance of surviving. The percentage
of children who died in infancy was large.
Those who survived the teething period and
outlived the efforts of their mothers to xii
them by feeding them all manner Of soothing
syrups, boiled cabbage and fried pork, were
compelled to run the gauntlet of many dis
cases. Only those blessed with strong constl-
tutions survived and the great majority OF
them were well balanced mentally. The weak
had little chance of surviving and Dame Nature
solved the problem of caring for the insane and
feeble minded.
Medical science, however, has advanced far
enough to sweep away many Of the old dan
gers to infancy. If defective child is born
it has good chance to reach its majority.
The body is safeguarded from diseases and de-
velops while the mind stands STILL Then the
state is compelled to bear the burden of caring
for the defective. Science has done much to
save the bodies of the young. The next step
must be to develop their minds and strengthen
weak intellects. The physician who can do this
will be deserving Of the highest honors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13

her hands reday for instant shipment
and the rumor went that she might
make a run for 1t before another
twenty.fcnr hours. Storms have no
worry for Captain Koenig. for his
craft rode gales on the way here
And If present signs develop, storm
or at least a fog Is just ahead.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
Your ~Hunch.-

Kansas City Star: And even II you
9uessed wrong to your friends. you
know you felt It In your bones just
hOw it WAS coins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-13
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Q. u. AYR9o, oHlRoPRAcToR
Once 1923 Blondeau 81

Once hours to IL q. M, TO ..
M, Z 70 3 p. n.
Other hours and Sunday By appoint
N0nt.