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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
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THE PEACE HYMN.
Air. my Country 'Tis of Thee"
Father, enthroned on high!
Humbly Thy children cry
Send peace on earth.
| May peace, prosperity
Fill earth from sea to sea;
May mankind bend the knee
In fear Of Thee.
May earth no more rehearse
Wars songs Of crime and curse.
o make war cease!
Death tube and shrieking shell
| Sound for brave men the knell.
| Widows the chorus swell
God, send US peace!"
May mankinds psalm of life
Be peace instead Of strife
Filling all earthl
Look down from heaven and bless
Earth with Thy righteousness;
Then reign Of happiness
Shall have its birth!
1.-THE Peace Hymn was written by
Rev. H. Periera Mendes, rabbi Of the
old Portuguese synagogue in New
York and Is to be sung at the Tree
: OF Light" the New York community
tree. Copies Of the hymn are being
sent out to other cities which cele-
brate Chris tmas as d community, by
| the group Of idealists who originated
the thought of the out of doors tree.
Keokuk was one of the first cities to
follow the city Christmas plan and
so the Peace Hymn has been sent to
us.J-Ed.
p. e. O. Chapter Meeting.
The p. z. 0. chapter was entertain
last night at the home of Mrs. II. A.
Knights who was assisted in enter
tanning by Mrs. E. NJ. Majors and
Miss olive Sutton. The house was
gay in its decorations.of holly wreatts
and garlands Of southern pine. A
large Christmas tree lighted with
colored electric light bulbs stool at
| the end of the living room. Santa
Claus being occupied elsewhere. his
wife distributed the gifts. which she
brought in a clothes basket covered
with white tissue paper and tied
with green ribbons. A program or
Christmas music was given by M ~
Clara Gertrude Fry, Mrs. R. l.. Reid
and Mrs. F. c Edwards. Delicious
refreshments were served during the
| evening.
Student Auxiliary.
| The Students Auxiliary program
last night was the first in series
planned by the sponsors from the
Monday Music club. The plan is TO
present music from composers ar
ranged chronologically. The program
last night was from composers OF
the sixteenth century and was both
interesting and instructive. MISS
4 Florence Little read sketch descrlp-
tive of instrumental music OF the
sixteen century and Miss Abbie BID
well gave a descriptive sketch OF the
vocal music of that period. lustrat-
ing the instrumental music or tne
period Alfred Hicks. Howard Wysie
and Donald Stricken on violin, ce'lo
and piano gave two numbers IN
very pleasing way. Piano NUMBERS
we're given by Esther Weyer ana
Helen Fleming who played very Wei.
A group of quaint early English songs
were given by Misses Abbie BldwelI'
Marjorie Luse, Helen Wolfe, Helen
Fegers and Esther Weyer. The only
hit of twentieth century in the pro
gram was Miss Josephine Whll-
marsh's reading, Aunt D1nah,s
Christmas Party" which was WEI
The stage setting for the program
was the same which the Moncay
Music club had the previous eVenl's'
a charming Christmas setting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20
THE WEATHER

70. s. Department Of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau
For Keokuk and vicinity: Probably
snow tonight and Thursday; contin-
ued cold.
For Iowa.. Partly cloudy tonight;
Thursday unsettled; continued colo.
For Missouri: Probably snow to-
night and Thursday; colder tonight
south and east central portions; fresh
northerly winds.
For Illinois,: Unsettled weather to-
night and Thursday; probably snow
east and south portions; continued
cold tonight.
Weather Conditions.
The cold wave covers the northern
sections from the mountain region 10
the upper Mississippi valley, where
the temperature ranges from zero IA
southern Iowa to between 20 and ~
below in the Dakotas, and there mas
been snow throughout the greater
portion of this region. :.
From the Ohio valley to the gun
the temperature Is mild with rain ID
some sections.
Local Observations.
Der Bar.Ther. Wind. Weather.
10 Z .. m. :. 29.7S 9 N 1t snow
20 a. M. :. 29.88 NV Cldy
Precipitation, hundredths.
Stage of river, q. M, 3 foot oelo"
low water.
Mean temperature, Dec. 10. 1s.
Highest, 49,
Lowest, 8.
Lowest last night. zero.
FRIED q. GOSEW1SCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

ED-Experienced dining room
girl, also handy kitchen man. Boston
Oyster House.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

experienced wal
resses. Syngel Cafe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

Terms II desired. Duncan-Schell
Furn. Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

FOR RENT-FYve room house, close
in Furnace and electric lights.
A. NJ. Wyllie.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

FOR SAIiE-70 inch hand embroid
cred lunch cloth. Phone Red 1905,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

WANTED-Two or three roonls'
furnished housekeeping. state price
and location. Address d, this once
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

FOR RENT-Modern furnished room
314 Exchange.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-20

FOR RENTING. 902 North Iweifth
six room cottage, city water ano
electric light John Tunelty.
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MiSCELLANE OuS.
LOST.
FOUND.

Cate City wants ads brings 70
sultA
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FOR SALE-One driving mare. Ad-
dress Carl KraUs, Keokuk, Iowa,
r. I.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE CHEAP-One team, mare
and bay gelding, weight 200. ~!
So. 10th st.
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FOR RENT-A nicely furnished iron
room, 30 Concert street
The Delta independent., 1916-03-03
ThECITY Of
NUMBERED DAYS
6yFRANCI3 lYN0E
ILLUSTRATIONS hyC.0.RH00ES
ronYacHT saenERS

81 can give you the facts" was the
quiet rejoinder.
A smile wrinkled at the corners of
the big mans eyes.
You are dodging the issue, Victor,
and you know it," he objected. What
l want is your personal notion. If you
were the executive committee of the
Pacific Southwestern, would you, or
would you not. build the extension? !?
That's the point I'm trying to make"
Brouillard got up and went to the
window. When he turned back to the
man at the desk he was frowning
thoughtfully, and his eyes were the
eyes of one who sees only the clearly
etched lines of picture which OBJ
scures all outward and visual objects.
the picture he saw was of
sweet-faced young woman. laughing
through her tears and saying: Be
sides, the railroad is coming; it's got
to come"
IF you put it that way" he said to
the man who was waiting, 'if you in
sist on pulling my private opinion out
by the roots. you may have 1t. I'd build
the extension"
The Delta independent., 1916-03-03
CHAPTER VIII
MirapoGs

During the strenuous weeks when
Camp Niquoia's struggling street was
acquiring plank sidewalks and getting
itself transformed into Chigringo ave
nue., with double row of false-fronted
"emporiums" to supplant the shack
shelters, Monsieur Poudrecaulx Bon
gras, late of the San Francisco tender
loin, opened the camps first counter
grill.
Finding monsieur's name impossible
in both halves of it, the camp grinned
and rechristened him "Poodles." Later.
discovering his dual gift of past mas
tership in potato frying and coffee
making, the camp gave him vogue.
Out of the vogue sprang in swift sue
cession a cafe with side tables, a res
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it that we're not tempted to gouge our

1t that we're not tempted to gouge our
good Uncle Samuel"
Brouillard smoked in silence for a
full minute before he said: You know
as we'll as 1 do, Mr.. Cortwright, that
it is an unwritten law of the service
that civilian employee Of the govern
ment shall not engage In any other
business"
mo, don't" was the blunt reply.
"Supposing your father had left you
hundred thousand dollars to invest in
stead of a debt of that amount-you
see, / know what load your keen
sense of honor is making you carry
suppose you had this money to invest,
would your position in the reclamation
service compel you to lock it up in
safety vault?"
Certainly not, but II the department
should learn that / am a stockholder
in a company from which 1t buys its
power"
There wouldn't be a word said-not
one single word They know you in
Washington, Brouillard, better, per
haps. than you think they do. They
know you would exact a square deal
for the department even II it cost you
personal money. It's your duty and
part of your job as chief of construc-
tion. And we'll leave the money con-
sideration entirely out Of it II you like.
You'll get a stock certificate which
you may keep or tear up or throw into
The Delta independent., 1916-03-03

the wastebasket, Just as you please. II
you keep it and want to realize on 1t
at any time before you begin to put
the finishing forms on the dam. I'll do
this: I'll agree to market 1t for you
at par. Now let's quit and go and find
Gene. She'll think we've tippled our
selves under the table"
One moment" said Brouillard. 'T
couldn't serve as your engineer. Mr.
Cartwright. not even in a consulting
capacity. Call It prejudice or anything
else you please. but l simply couldn't
do business in an associate relation
with your man Hosford"
Cartwright had risen, and he took
his guest confidentially by the button
hole.
DO you know. Brouillard. Hosford
influence you. Well let Hosford GO
We needed him at first to sort of knock
things into shape; 1t takes a man of
his caliber in the early stages of a
project like ours, you know. But he
has outlived his usefulness and we'll
drop him. Let's go upstairs
Late in the evening Brouillard
passed out through the cafe OF the
Metropole on his way to his quarters
There were a few late diners at the
tables. and Bongras. SNUG and compla
cent in evening regalia. was waddling
about among them like a glorified
head waiter.
Holding the engineer for a moment
at the street door, I'll been wanting
to h-ask you." whispered the French
man with a quick-Hung glance for the
diners at the nearest OF the tables.
"doze food-when she is coming.
M'sieu' Brouillard?"
when we get the dam completed 3"
You'll bet money hon dat ?-h-aIl
de money you got?"
"Why should you doubt it?"
Moi. don't doubt nottings: I make
de grass to be cut vile de sun is shine.
But I'll been hearing somebody say
dat maybe-so dis town she grow SO fas
and so hceg dat de government is not
going to drown her"
"Who said that?"
Il don't know; It is bruit-what you
call rumaire. You hear 1t hon de
avenue, in de cafe. h-anyw'ereB you
CO."
Don't lower your prices on the
strength of any such rumor as that,
Poodles. The dam will be built, and
the Niquoia will be turned into lake.
with the Hotel Metropole comfortably
anchored in the deepest part of It
that is. II it doesn't get gay enough
to float"
Oats juz what III been thinking"
smiled the little man. and he sped the
parting guest with bow that would
have graced the antechamber OF a
Louis 10 Grand.
ITO be continued)
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taurant with private dining rooms. and
presently a commodious hotel, where
the food was excellent. the appoint
ments luxurious, and where Jack
clothed and in his right mind and with
money in his hand-was as good as his
master.
1t was in one of Bongras' private
dining rooms that Mr.. J. Wesley Cort-
wright was entertaining Brouillard.
with Miss Genevieve to make har-
monizing third at the circular table
The little dinner had been gustatory
triumph. Nevertheless, when Miss
waiter would have refilled his glass.
Brouillard shook his head.
IL the millionaire saw the refusal he
was too wise to remark it. He was
still the frank, outspoken money
maker, hot upon the trail of the nimble
dollar. Yet there was change of
some kind. Brouillard had marked 1t
on the day, a fortnight earlier. when
(after assuring himself morosely that
he would not) he had gone down to
the lower canyon portal to see the
Cartwright touring car finish its sec
ond race across the desert from Ell
Cato.
"Of course ! was quite prepared to
have you stand off and throw stones
at our little cob house of venture,
Brouillard." the host allowed at the
lighting of the gold-banded cigars.
You're the government engineer and
the builder Of the big dam; but you
can't build your dam in one day, or
in two, and the interval is ours tell
you. we're going TO make Mirapolis q
buzz-hummer while the daylight lasts
Don't you forget that"
'MirapolisT queried Brouillard
rs that the new name"
Cartwright laughed and nodded. Its
Genes name-'Miracle city Fits like
the glove on pretty girls arm
doesn't it?"
1T does. But the miracle is that
The Delta independent., 1916-03-03

Detective-I caught this guy picking
pockets In Sixteenth street. Desk Ser
geant-Nutty. eh? Well, lock him up
with that boob caught looking for gold
nuggets In the ash cans.
The Delta independent., 1916-03-03

Farmer Bijou-You say you went
through the agricultural college? Then
you must know all about nitrates. The
farm expert-Yes, the are generally
half OF day rates.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Brouillard. chief engineer
pm the Niquoia irrigation dam. goes out
and finds an automobile party camped at
the canyon portal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-23
CREMpING A TRUST.

Because the armor plate trust has been trying to mulct the government, congress is in fair way toward building competing armor platc plant. The same principle, one would think, would serve in every relation between the people and a trust that is waxing fat through overcharges. A government oil plant, for instance. un doubtedly would have tendency to reduce the price of gasoline; a government tobacco blsiness would put a crimp in the tobacco trust. But 9f
 The people arc not inclined to in- fringe on private enterprise in this manier except as 7 last resort; and as long as trust has sense enough |FQ be good" there is little chance of governmental competition.
 The armor plate ring, however. hasn't been very good. evidently. It is getting the kind of medicine it made a bid for, and the nation as whole isn't sympathizing with 1t. -,os..z,. [
 its 9 poor state that hasn't fav- orite son.
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"THE DEADEST TOWN"

In every town there are number of fellows who pose as the live ones With bored expressions these mis' guided ones say. "This is the de ades' town in the world
 Texarkana has such people; so has Little Rock, Fort Smith, Memphis, and so has Pine Bluff
 But
 In Chicago there are persons who remark that New York is the real live burg" In New York there are those who say, flor the life worth living. give me Paris" Yet, in Paris you will find the Hive ones" bewail- irg the fate that placed them in such a slow and overrated burg and saying, Frisco for mine." In Frisco, how ever, there are countless wideawake ones who are ready to hand the belt to other cities, including Chicago and New York. Thus they complete the circle and prove thai they are all wrong.
 The town you happen to be Tn should be the best town in ths world.
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Beyond scrlpturaI Number.

The clergyman of country village, reprehending one of his parishioners for quarreling with his wife so loudly and frequently as to be 8 source ot perpetual disturbance in the neighbor. hood in the, course of his exhortation remarked that the Scriptures declared that man and wife were one. Aye, that may be, sir" answered Hodge, but If you were to go by when me and my wife are at h you'd think there were twenty of us"
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FIRE AT CON WAY.
Loss of $2O,Cg0 Caused by Flames
 Yesterday Morning.

Conway, April 2.-Fire originating in the vulcanizing room of the T. R Douglas & Sons building this morn ing at o'clock caused loss of S20,- O00 and for time threatened two adjacent business blocks. The Doug las building. valued at $6,OO0, with stock and fixtures at about $14,O00 was total loss. ~,
 The office of pr. G. $. Brown, east of Douglas building: J. H. Harti ie's office. and plant of Conway Printing company. west of the doomed struc- ture. and the Donaghcy and Apple threatened but were saved when fire men ch cked further spread of the blaze.
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Gum Traaacanth.

Tho various specses of Astragalus, known in Persia as "kevin." from which gum tragacanth is obtained, grow on the mountain ranges whicl. surround the Persian plain. The bushes producing the gum grow to a height of two feet. In the spring, when the sap rises, part of the branches are cut away, thereby allow ing the sap to flow out, which coagu. lates within a few hours on the sur face of the stalk.
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Had No Belief in Balloons.

Dr. Samuel Johnson heard so much talk about balloons in the last year of his life U7SD that he became un- speakably bored, and cautioned his friends about bringing up that sub- ject of conversation when in his com- pany. He was confident that the bal loon could serve no good purpose but that of furnishing a rather foolish and decidedly dangerous amusement to the wealthy few.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-23
Plant Peculiar to Persia,

The various species of Astragalus, known in Persia as kevin, from which gum tragacanth is obtained, grow on the mountain ranges which surround the Persian plain. The bushes pro- ducing the gum grow to height of two feet. In the spring, when the sap rises, part of the branches is cut away, thereby allowing the sap to flow out, which coagulates within :" few hours on the surface of the stalks.
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FIayorino With Corncobs.

In making succotash, scrape the corn from the cobs and add 6 little cold water to it, making it as creamy as possible. Then place the coDs in the kettle with the beans and boil un- til time to put in the corn. The result will be a sweetness and creaminess not usually found ill succotash.
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Refreshjno Drink.

Add pinch of salt to half glass of sour cream and half glass of rich milk, and beat with an eggbeater un- til light and smooth. Pour into tall glass, and over the top put thin coat. ing of pulverized nut meats and with cre ckers
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Had Old Gentleman Guessing.

Bobby Crying to get away)-"Say, pa. wait a minute. Didn't you tell the callers last night that couldn't be beat for mischief?" Father-"Thats just what did, you young rascal" Bobby-"Well, then, what do you mean by beating me ?"-Boston Tran script
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-23
n INE BLUFF {. O ROGRESS
 ROSPERITY
TREBIzOND ONCE CENTER OF AS
 EMPIRE. -

Tho ancient city of Trcbzond. just captured by the Russians, has hao ss;evcl. al periods of glory and once boasted 150,O0O population The build ing of railway line between the Black sea and the Caspian, with ft teders to the south. diverted the caravans from Persia and Armenia which previously had come to Trebi- zond and so diminished it's commel clal importance. It's population IS now 3o,- 900.
 Readers of Ken phon will remem- her that his Ten Thousand Greek mis- sionNries reached the sea at TreDl- zond in February, 400 E. c. Their officers had been treaclDerously slain near Babylon seven months before and they had marched 700 miles i'll the dead of winter through rough mountains in an enemy country to save their lives.
 From Tuebizond they skirted tae coast of tha Black sea until opposite Byzantium, or Cons antinople. follow ing much the same route the Rus sians will now probably attempt to pursue. If they do, long line of palisades will protsct them on the land side, while the fleet can guard the right flank.
 The word "Trebizond" comes from she Greek word for table, and the ancient city is set on one of rock overlooking the sea--impregnable to ancient and medjaval engineers of war, but a fine target for modern naval guns.
 The port has been several times be- sieged, but neW?r captured. for the last emperor, David. surrendered to the Moslems without a fight. and just as the besiegers were about to depart. It suffered the most formidable in vestment in the region of Andronicus l., the second emperor, when the Seljuks, under Meik son of the great Sultan Ala ed din, frs. assaulted the northe rn wall in the direction of the sea, and later attemlIed to storm the upper citadel by night. Meik retired after losing half his amy,
 Many of he city's ancient monu- ments still exisit-=beautful palaces and churches ill the Byzantine style. These were built as Christian places of worship, but have been used by tho Turks for centuries as mosques.
 Trebzond has dodged ill and out O. history for the last 2,50o years from I:;e time T. was settled by a colony of Greek merchants until it lost most of it's commercial import ance through the construction of the Tiflis railway.
 During the period of the dsmember- ment of the Byzantine empire in the thirteenth century. Aleiius Con- menus. who escaped to Asia with an army of Iberian mercenaries, estab- lished here new empire, which con- tinued until 1461. when the city was surrendered to Mohammed II, eight years after his capture of Constanti- nople. Up to this time it had owned it's impregnability to two reasons; it's strong natural defense and the beauty of he female descendants of Alexius lhe Grand Comments, who made matrimonial alliances with Moslem as
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-23

well as Christian royal famiiet.
 It dev6l loped q cultulc of it's own, the best accounts of which arc pre- served in the writings of travellers that way.
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Must Be We'll Fed.

The phrase "The shortest road to \ mans heart is through his stomach is by no means a modern saying. It has been true throughout the history of mankind, and although intended to be joke, it is in reality no reflection on masculinity. A man with poor ly fed stomach can rarely be found to have a disposition inclined even to kind thoughts, much less to love.
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Where Dou Was Useful,

"Why don't you get rid of that dog, son? He is useless and has no spirit He's a big help to me in the junk business, dad. Comes home early every day with kettle tied to his tail."- Louisville Courier Journal.
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6RIG-GEH GEORGE P SceJEEH
; 2 :., :. # s as,. ,.44Heo,~ss. K:

General ScliVen is chief signal of- ficer of the United States army. AS president of the national advisory committee for aeronautics, he was censured by Secretary of War Baker. The chargp was that he failed to per sonally supervise the disciplinary features of the Aviation corps admin istration."
 President Wilson approved the re- cOmmendation of Secretary Baker censuring Gen. Scrlven.
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Makes the Boss Gray.Halred.

Of the many kinds of exasperating people perhaps there is none worse than the subordinate who when told exactly how to do certain thing, replies in so satisfied a mann.r that one cannot but suppose he under. stands perfectly; then goes ahead and does the thing in some fool way Of his own.
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Two Main Varieties of Wheat.

There are many different varieties of wheat due to the differences of soil and climate, but in general we divide 1t into two great classes: Winter or soft wheat-sown in the fall and har- vested during the hot summer months and spring or hard wheat sown early in the spring and harvested late in the summer.
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DECLINES FAT JOB.

New York, April 22.-Robert F.. Wagner. this afternoon declared that he would decline the appointment as postmaster of New York, which was made shortly after noon by 'President Wilson.