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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
institute Will be Conducted at Fort
Madison October a and Under
Direction Of SupterIn-
tendent Lynn.
PROGRAM is PREPARED
Faculty Has Been Announced and
Includes Iowa and Kansas Edu-
cators-keokuk Teach
ers Going.

Thursday and Friday next week,
the Lee county teachers institute
will be held at Fort Madison. Keo-
kuk teachers are planning to attend
the sessions at least >one day. The
program has been prepared under
the direction of e. c. Lynn, county
superintendent, and the faculty Will
be the following,
DIR. F. J. Kelly-Dean of education,
the University of Kansas, Lawrence,
Kansas.
DR.. Edwin D. Starbuck-Depart-
ment of philosophy, the state univer-
sitp Of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Prof. J. G. Cunningham-Depart-
ment of agriculture. Iowa state col
lege, Ames, Iowa.
Miss Fredrica V. Shattuck-Head
of the department of public speak
ing, Iowa state college, Ames, Iowa.
Supt. e. c. Lynn, conductor.
institute Program.
The program for the institute will
be:
"Wednesday Evening.
High school assembly room.
O-Recital-Miss Fredrica ".
Shattuck.
Thursday Morning.
9:O0-Lecture, Standards Of
Measureme F. J. Kelly.
9:45-Lecture, Prof
j. c. Cunningham.
1O:30-Intermission
-Chapel-Supt. F. A. WEIGH,
leader.
11:oo-Lecture, "The Worth of a
Child"-Dr. Edwin D. starbuck.
11:45-Dismissal
Thursday Afternoon.
1:15-Lecture, Reading-Miss Fred
RIGA Shattuck.
2:oo-Lecture Prof. J. G, Cunning
ham.
2:45-Lecture-Dr. F. J. Kelly.
Thursday Evening.
s:O0--Lecture. when Life Comes
to Itself"-Dr Edwin D. Starbuck.
Friday Morning.
9:00-Lecture, Agriculture Prof.
9:45-Lecture, Reading-Miss Fred
RIGA Shattuck.
~: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. VIM Alurlcn,
leader
:OO-Lecture, Arithmetfc-Dr. F.
IT, Kelly.
12:00-Dismissal.
Friday Afternoon.
1:15-Conferences.
Rural Teachers-Prof. J. G.. Cum
ningham, leader.
Grade Teachers-Miss Fredrica
Shattuck, leader.
High School-Dr. Edwin D. Star
buck.
2:o0-Lecture- F. ]. Kelly.
2:45-Announcemen
S:o0-Lecture-Dr. Edwin D. Star
buck.
3:45-Beginning teachers confer
ence-Supt E. c. Lynn, leader
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
GUARD NOT
IN REGULARS
National Soldiers Not Part of the
Standing Army Of United States
In Strict Sense of the
Word

The national guard Of the United
States, while drafted into the federal
service August 5, is not a part Of the
regular army and further-there are
three distinct branches Of the land
forces Of the nation.
This information was contained in
an official notification received re-
Gently.
The order came from Washington
and states the three parts Of the army
of the United States referred to IN
the act of congress approved May -
1917 are designated the regular army
the national guard and the national
army
The regiments. brigades and divi-
sions of each arm of the above
groups will be numbered in a separ-
ate series and the first number of
each series will be indicated as fol
lows:
Regular army, 1.
National guard, 101.
National army, 301.
The numbers apply to all branches
Of the three distinct fighting bodies.
The engineer regiments, except
pioneers, will be numbered In the
manner already approved and put In
to effect. The designations of regi-
ments Of the national guard will show
In parenthesis their present state des-
ignations. The designations or
regiments of the national army will
show In parenthesis the state from
which each organization. or the bulk
of it, was drawn. No parenthesis i'm
plies regular army, an ordina1 num-
Der and state abbreviation implies ma
tional guard, simple state abbrevfa-
ton implies national army. This
system. army men say. contemplates
that the designations in parenthesis
will ordinarily be omitted in orders.
dispatches or correspondence. but
will be authorized when desired, for
the purpose of local Identification and
to preserve traditions and local pride.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
Che

Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Deweese
motored to- Plymouth Saturday even
ing and spent the night with their
brother +. H. Deweese and family.
On Sunday the two families motored
10 the Macomb vicinity where they
were the guests of the gentleman's
returned home after very enjoy
able day Sunday evening.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Dennison of the Elvaston vicin-
ity, has been quite i'll this week with
scarlet fever
Mr.. and Mrs. Parson Fisk motored
Yesterday to, the Athey place near the
Oakwood cemetery. The move was
made so that Miss Addie Athey would
not live alone this winter.
Mrs. Harr l.. Skemp Of Dubuque,
Iowa, visited from Saturday rnui
Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. j.. "
Berdolt Mr.. Skemp came down aad
Joined his wife and friends for Sun
day visit.
Preaching services will be held
regularly each Sunday evening at the
NJ. E. church The subject of Rev.
Marston's sermon next Sunday even
ing is "A Lost Impressions An Off
eial meeting of the church officers
Will be held at the close Of the
church services.
Lloyd Cheats was business visitor
At Palmyra, Mo-, from Monday until
Wednesday,.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Bricker, Tuesday, Sept. 25. a daugh-
Ter that will answer to the name of
sorne Lucille Bricker.
Mrs. G. e. Eymann, Miss Maud
Eymann and Mrs. G.. F. Green OF
Warsaw, accompanied by Mrs, M.
Whaley Of San Diego, Calf, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Ber-
afIt Wednesday.
The annual picnic of the Golden
foint church was held Saturday at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28

No matter what afls your child,
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one Is out-of-sorts,
haf-sick, isn't resting, eating and
acting naturally-look, Mother! see
If tongue is coated. This is a sure
sign that the little stomach, liver
and bowels are clogged with waste.
When cross, irritable, feverish, stom-
ach sour, breath bad or has stomach
ache, diarrhoea, sore throat, full of
cold, give teaspoonful Of California
Syrup OF Figs" and in a few hours
all the constipated poison, undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out
Of the little bowels without gripping,
and you have well, playful child
again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" be-
cause it never fails to cleanse the
little ones liver and bowels and
sweeten the stomach and they dearly
love it's pleasant taste. Full direc-
tions for babies. children of all ages
and for grown-ups printed on each
bottle
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup OF Figs" then
see that 1t is made by the California
Fig Syrup Company"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
Surgeon General of United States
Army Tells What is Being Done
to Take Care of These
Injured Men.
EXPERTS FOR CLINICS
Some Of the Best Surgeons in the
Country Are to Help Out IN
This Work of
Mercy.

The surgeon general of the army,
Mai. Gen. William G. Gorgas, author
ICES the following:
The whole conception of govern
mental and national responsibility
for caring for the wounded has undef
gone radical change during the
months of study given the subject by
experts serving with the medical
officers reserve corps and others CON
suIting with them. Instead OF the
old idea that responsibility ended
with the return of the soldier TO
private life with his wounds healed
and such pension as he might De
given, it Is now considered that II is
the duty Of the government to equip
and re-educate the wounded man, ait
err healing his wounds, and to return
him to civil life ready to be as useful
to himself and his country as pos
sible.
DEMONSTRATION Hospitals"
To carry out this idea plans are
well under way for building recon
struction hospitals" in large centers
of poulation. Sites have been chosen,
though not all finally approved, IN
the following cities: Boston. New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore Wash
ington, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chicago,
ST. Paul, Seattle, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Denver, Kansas City, ST.
Louis, Memphis, Richmond, Atlanta,
and New Orleans. Those in Boston,
New York, Washington, and Chicago
will probably be constructed first.
Each will be built as a 5O0-hed hos
pital. but with provision for enlarge
ment to 1000 beds if needed.
These hospitals will not be the last
step in the return of the wounded
soldiers to civil life. When the sol
diers are able to take up Industrial
training. further provision will be
ready The injured man may be re-
trained to his previous occupation TO
conform with his handicapped condt-
ton or retrained for new industry
compatible with that condition. Ad-
ditional education will be given to
those fitted for it, and men may in
some cases be returned to more val
liable work than that from which
they were called to war Workshops
will be provided at the hospitals, but
arrangements will also be made with
outside industries whereby more ell
aborate methods of training may be
carried on, An employment bureau
will be established to place men so
trained in different parts of the
United States.
Men in Charge Of the Work.
This whole matter comes under the
department of military orthopedic
surgery recently organized in the
medical department of the army. The
following officers of the medical re-
serve corps are in charge of the work:
Maj Elliott G. Bracket, of Boston,
director of the department of mill
tary orthopedics TO the surgeon gen
eral; Maj. Joel E. Goldthwait, Of
Boston, director of military ortho-
pedics for the expeditionary forces;
Maj David Silver, of Pittsburgh, as
sistant director of military ortho-
pedcs to the surgeon general. The
following in conjunction with the
above staff. compose the orthopedic
council: DR.. Fred H. Albee, of New
York; DR.. G. Gwilym Davis, Of Phila,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
Too Many CrippIes.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
TORONTO. Ont. Sept. 2S.-Alleg
ing that their business had suffered
by the congregating of returned
manned soldiers, storekeepers at Col
legal action against the citl authori-
"shrapnel corners have threatened
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
tIeship is Ashore,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 28.-A
United States battleship is ashore on
the Atlantic coast today, according
to an announcement from the naval
authorities here.
The vessel whose name is withheld
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28

for military reasons, is not believed
to be in immediate danger. Her bow
is hard aground and it is said her
double bottom is flooded. necessitat-
ing the removal of stores. Naval
vessels are standing by
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28

War pensions pile up at fierce
rate in Great Britain. The pension
minister reports roll of 100000
men, women and children and the
number OF applications overwhelms
clerical working force of $500 women.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
East Meets West.

Springfield, Mass, Republican: East
is east and west is west. but the twain
in spite of the poets prophecy. have
been meeting frequently since the
war began. A Chinese army on the
French front would only be another
little repetition of recent history.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
Chancellor Speaks Tomorrow.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, Sept. 28-Chancellor
,Michaelis will speak tomorrow before
the main reiohstag committee, ac-
cording to Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam today. 1t Is report
ed that he will discuss Alsace-Lor-
raine in particular.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
instructors and Examiners.

Instructors and examiners for all
the camps are also being furnished
bv the department Of military ortho-
2edic surgery. A number of older
more experienced surgeons Will act
as instructors and supervisors for
each Of the groups into which the
camps will be divided: a number OF
orthopedic surgeons will be detailed
as attending surgeons at each camp
to act as examiners and as consult
ants to the camps other surgeons;
directions are being provided for in
struction Of medical officers in mill
tary orthopedic surgery, emphasis
being made on foot, back, and joint
conditions as effecting the accept
ance or rejection OF recruits: and
careful instruction is planned for
line officers so that they will recog-
nize the simpler orthopedic conditions
and refer to the camp surgeon any
men who develop them.
Semi-monthly inspection will be
made of all soldiers feet and camp
surgeons and men detailed for the
purpose will be given special instruc-
intensive training in military ortho-
pedic surgery are being arranged for
different universities so that the
younger surgeons taking up the Work
may enter upon their duties with
some special preparation. The course
will occupy six weeks.
A manual of military orthopedic
surgery for use in the army has been
prepared and will soon be ready for
distribution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28

legal action against the city authori-
ties if steps are not taken to relieve
the situation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
Corn PaiE.
Stopped Quick
Corns Lift Right Off With "Gets-It'

Blessed relief from corn pains Is
simple as A 3 c with "Gets-It."
When you've been limping around
for days trying 10 get away from
a art-dril1ing corn or bunny cal
lus, and everything you've tried has
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28

only made it worse, and then you
put some "Gets-It" on and the pain
cases right away. and the corn peels
right off like Il banana skin
faint it grand and heavenly feel
aGets-It" has revolutionized the
corn history of tho world. Millions
use it and it never fails. Ladies
wear smaller shoes and have pain
free feet. We old fellows and
young fellows forget our toes and
feel frisky as colts. Everybody
witt a corn or callus needs Gets
It" We will all walk about and
enjoy ourselves as we did without
curns, Get bottle today from your
druggist, or sent on receipt OF price
by a. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Ill,
CSC is all you need to pay.
Sold in Keokuk and recommends
as the worlds best corn remedy By
En- glehardt & Co., and Wilkinson & Co
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28

delphia; Dr. Albert H. Frelberg, OF
Cincinnati; DR.. Robert w. Lovett, Oh
Boston: and DR.. John l.. Porter, Oh
Chicago.
Arrangements have been made by
the department of military ortno-
pedics to care for soldiers, so Tar as
orthopedics (the prevention OF de-
formity) is concerned, continuously
until they are returned either to act
i've service or civil life. Orthopedic
surgeons will be attached to the
medical force near the firing line and
to the different hospitals back to
the base orthopedic hospital, which
will be established within 100 miles
of the firing line. In this hospltal,
in addition to orthopedic surgical
reconstruction work and curative
workshops in which men will ac-
auire ability to use injured members
while doing work interesting ana
useful in itself This method mas
supplanted the old and t1resome one
Of. prescribing a set OF motions lor
a man to 90 through with no pur-
nose than to acquire use of his in
jured part.
More Experts to go Overseas.
In addition to the American ortho-
pedic surgeons now working abroad
under Colonel Jones, of England,
others will soon go overseas. Xix
perienced surgeons, and large num-
Der of younger surgeons who Will
work under competent directors, Will
go abroad for this work, all to be
under the direction of Major Gold
thwait.. These orthopedic surgeons
will work in England among the Brit
ish force and when needed will be
transferred to France to work among
American soldiers.
1t is not the intention that men
able to go back to the firing line
shall be returned to this country
unless their convalescence will ex-
tend over a period OF considerable
number of months. Soldiers unable
to return to duty will be sent to the
reconstruction hospitals in the Unit
ed States.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28

delphia; DR.. Albert H. Freiberg' OF
Cincinnati; DR.. Robert W. LoVett' OF
Roston. and DR.. John L. Porter, OF
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-12
Totem Poles,

In front of the rude cabins of Alas ka Indians, rise frequently tall hide ouS posts, sometimes 100 feet in height. From top to bottom they are usually carved into grotesque resemblances to human faces. CT else to forms of bears, wolves. birds and fishes. Just what they signify is not always clear. Some certainly commemorate heroic deeds in the lives of those beside whose homes, or graves, they are erected. Some also indicate by certain marks, resembl coat of arms, the family or tribe to which the dead may have belonged.
 One totem pole may represent a bear and a gun. Most of them are three or four feet in diameter and about thirty feet high: though some attain an altitude of sixty, eighty and even one hundred feet. The height of the pole is supposed to have de- noted the rank of the deceased.
 Some of the natives value these an- cestrial relics to such a degree that they refuse to part with them at any price! It is supposed that only rich natives could have had the honor of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-12
One Morning in Spring.

There came to my window one morning
 in spring A sweet little robin; she came there
 to song The song that she sang was prettier
 far Than I ever heard played on flute or
 guitar. She raised her bright wings to soar
 far away, Then resting a moment seemed sweet
 ly to say 70 happy: O happy. this world seems
 to me, Awake, little girl, and be happy with
 me" But just as she finished her beautiful
 song. With a gun on his shoulder a man
 came along. He killed and he carried my sweet bird
 away, And she no more will sing at the
 dawn of the day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-12
THE TRIALS OF THE PRINCESS

Things were stormy in the kin ngdom of rats-more particularly in the royal palace, where lived the rat king and queen. And all because the one prin- cess of the realm, Nibble had bestowed her affections upon a ra of poor fam fly.
 You, the most beautiful princess in all the world, to marry that pennileSS, low born creature!" cried the king in a passion. Really, Nibb,e, one would think that you had no pride-no appre- ciation of what a mighty persona ge you are. You are not fit to be trusted to find your mate; therefore, your mother and I will pick him out for you''
 Poor Nibble sobbed and protested that she loved none save F'risk, but her stern parents locked her up tight in lied forth to find the mightiest being in all the world for her.
 '1t appears to me-, said the king, that the sun would be a fitting match for our daughter Surely, he has more power than any other force in crea- ton. He alone, it would seem to me, is worthy of our beautiful Nibble's hand"
 Yes, he must be worthy agreed the queen, and, taking hands, the two ran up a nearby sunbeam. They trav- eled fast, but the journey was a long one, and they were both puffing with WearinesS when they came to the au dience chamber of the sun.
 We have come said the king rat, swelling out his little gray chest in his most pompous manner. ito bestow up- on you the hand of our beautiful and only daughter, Princess Nibble. You have been chosen for this happiness, this honor because you the strongest being In creation mad noth ing can oppose you.''
 Many thanks" said the sun, lowing l-ir did not see the twinkle in his eye, but, indeed, you credit me with a great deal more power than I possess. If you are anxious that your daughter should wed one even more dauntless and powerful than l. I will have to refer you to the cloud Very often, I must confess, when I would dearly love to warm the earth with my rays, along comes the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-12
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES.

The Secrets of the Whispering Pines
 One warm sunshiny day in early spring my friend and I, who were low CTS of nature, decided to take walk to the woods and see if spring was awaking. We walked and talked about the wonders of nature until we came to Q pine grove.
 The grass and flowers were spring ing up and the birds were singing joyously. The flowers had already popped their heads above the ground and looked as if they were glad to see the beautiful warm spring sun shine again after a long cold winter. The pine needles formed soft car pet under our tired feet.
 We set down and looked up into the sky. The sunshine. the birds, the brooks. the flowers and trees. thrilled us with joy, so that we thought we were in fairyland. We sat there un- til we fell asleep and dreamed beau tiful dreams about our wonderful fairyIand we discovered. When we awoke we saw that all that we dream cd was true and not only a dream.
 We named this the Secrets of the Whispering Pines.
 IDA HORWITZ, Age Is.
 Chichester
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-12
FitchvilIe.
A Faithful Servant.

4 certain king was in need of a ser want who could be depended upon to do what he was told. So, in hope of getting the right man, he hired two men.
 These he took to a well one morning and showing them a large basket, bade them fill it with water Then, after promising to return at night to see what they had done, he left them to themselves and went away
 The men were very much in earnest when they began their work, but af- ter pouring five or six buckets of wa ter into the basket, one of them stop ped and said:
 What is the use of doing this? As fast as we pour the water into the basket it runs out. It is nothing but time lost"
 That is no business of ours," re- piled his companion. We are paid to do this work. and whether or not it seems useful to us we ought to do it.
 .'You may do as YOU please" said the first speaker. but as for me, shall not waste my time on any such foolish work" and throwing down his bucket he walked off.
 The other man continued at the work until about sunset, when he had nearly emptied the we'll. Looking into the basket he saw something glitter ing. Stopping, to look closer, he found it was a ring of great value. which his bucket had scooped up from the bottom of the well
 Now I know why the king wanted the water poured into the basket" he said to himself. Had it been poured on the ground, the ring might have been trampled into the mud and been lost'
 Shortly after. the king came up with some of his officers. As soon as he saw the man had obeyed his orders, though they seemed to be foolish.
 Here was one to be trusted, thought the kind. so he gave the man a place in the palace, and, not long after made him master of the other ser wants.
 LEONA SULLIVAN, Age 12.
 Taftville.