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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-08-17
STRETCH YOURSELF.
DO II the Fret Thing after You Wake
In The Morning.

a splendid thing for the body is
stretching. When YOU Grst "
up in the morning, take good. la.
stretch. Stretch the hands as ~
out sideways as possible Then
stretch them over the head rs far as
you can reach. and II the same time
stretch the feet downward rs far as
you can. Raise tie feet and stIetch
upward Just as hish AZ you can. aad
then lower the feet and les veIy
slowly.
WheE you get ont Of bed, rais
your arms over your head, and
standing OF tIptoe. sec how near voa
can reach the celiing Then val
abou. the room while in tins pos.
ton. Stand on the right foot AZ
stretch the right arm forward ~
upward as high as YOU can, while Il
the same time the left foot Is Tals
from the floor and stretched o.
ward and The left hand IS s. cLea
backward and downward. Tins : 2
fine exercise for the whole boes ~
is especially good for tie wa- atc
hips, making them lrm -traa-
Standing On the left fool th.- e1e1
else can be reversed
If YOU have been sitting n Il
same position for Il long tire read
in, studying, writing or sewing az
the musclcs have ! .cone t.rea are
cranlped, tie pest thing e. 90 Is r
get up AMI stretch. @tre1c! IT,
arms upWard aad oaDsaid and fer
ward and backward iiit TIE shoui
ders as high as you can and drcl
them. Expand tie chest anC
breathe deeply. or. sitting IN th
chair, stretch tie hands upward. lit
the feet from the floor and stretcl
them forward As far as possible
any way 50 you give the muscles
good, vigorous stretch
When oGe Is VERY tiret, there
nothing more restial than stretel'
ing the muscles and then relaxing
-Exchange
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-08-17
THE DIFFERENCE.
Morning Telegraph. y. Y. City. ]

Morning Telegraph. y. \. City. ]
England, after three years of war
is going to increase the amount OF
grain that may go into bees; the
United States, with no experience
whatever enabling us TO judge of the
effect of prohibition under war condi-
munitiors plants. farmers in the corn
and potato field. miners in the coal pits
and all others that are expected TO give
Of their best. that they will be deprived
of the casual glass of beer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-08-17
No More KinQs.

The word of the Lord by night
To the watching Pilgrim came,
AS they sat by the seaside,
And filled their hearts with fame.
God said. | am tired of kings,
suffer them no more.
Up to my ear the morning brings
The outrage of the poor.
Lo, | uncover the land
Which hid Of old time in the west,
As the scul ptOr uncoverS his statue
When he has wrought his best.
| will have never a noble,
No lineage counted great;
Fishers and choppers and plowman
Shall constitute state.
My viii fulfilled shall be,
For in daylight or in dark
My thunderbolt has eyes to see
His way home to the mark.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-08-17

In tho Philosophical Transactions
of the Royal Society of I.ondon To-
1879 Is printed a letter. written j.
1901, in which the Rev John Clay
tor details seres of experiaieHt
he made n distiLing coal IN ~
tot, showing not only that he hs
observed tie inhammable ga
evol ed, bit that he had coIl~,te
anda tored then for some tuae J
bladder IN lss7 Lord Dundona.e
made gas from eoal. with which hf
ightcd the hall OF Cuiross abbey
In 1892 Robert Murdoch began IL,
experiments which resulted in the
establishment Of coal gas as al illt
Minating agent In 1877 he public
" showed the system he had M
tured, ard in is9S. hc'a- e'apioo ?
in the factory Of Position & ".
Birminehar. he ft.4l - al =
rstus for la ,aaN ae. - u
In that e. ~aai.
it was lieS5e9
use OF /
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-08-17
ssrce ef.A -ara Cahnon-

The breecl.oading cannon wer1
among the earliest used. We find
them on English and other ships a,
early as the LIST quarter OF the four
teenth century, and therefore much
before the time OF the L resneers.
The cannon was q mere t',be. bound
with heav, iron rir@s. and vas load
ed bv the insertion of lie ''gonnS
chamber IN IRON pan containin
the charge. which fitted into and
closed tie breech. These guns Were
very clumsy affairs in comparison
with the modern breechloader, bu.
tAs principle was the samA.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
PLANS FOR M. w. A.
S ST IA e MEETING
Session Will Be Held In MuscatIne
Next May-To Arrange Many
New Features.

Members of the Modern Woodmen
this city will be interested in the
following dispatch from Muscatine
telling Of the preparations being
made in that city for the annual
state meeting of the fraternal so
tiety. which viii no doubt be attend
ed by delegates from Keokuk:
In preparation for the Iowa state
convention of the Modern Woodmen
OF America, which will be held here
curing May, big meeting Of the
local order is planned for Friday
+eyening, February 2, according to
announcement today by officers of
the local order.
At the coming meeting definite
plans for the coming convention will
take form and first preparations will
be made for the state event. AS a
result II is expected that one of the
largest crowds which has attended a
meeting of the order during the past
several months will be present.
1t is announced that at least one
national officer and possibly several
state officers of the order will be
present at the meeting to address
the men and offer suggestions as to
the conduct and preliminary plans
Tor the May meeting.
Ihat the May convention here will
De one of the best held in many
years by the order is the declaration
Oh local officials. 1t is planned to
secure an unusually attractive pro-
gram and make elaborate prepare
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
PARABLE is
SERMON TOPIC
EVANGELIST Huff Used Christ's Story
of the Rich Fool to illustrate
His Point.

The sermon at Trinity church last
night was based on the parable which
Jesus spoke concerning the rich fool
who had more earthly goods than he
could care for. When he planned
TO pull down his barns and build
greater so he could house his corn,
and was taking comfort to his soul
in that plan, God said, Thou fool.
this night thy soul shall be required
of thee" The evangelist said: 1--WE
are here in this world on probation.
and it is very short. Time is slip
ping by like skaters on the ice. We
are hedged between two facts and
factors. On the one hand is Jesus
with His love for us. On the other
hand is satan with his organized
forces to attract us. We Will keep
company with one of the two"
Rev. Huff noted some facts con-
corning the soul ''The soul may be
lost. It has that possibility. We
are sometimes mistaken about what
it takes to lose a soul. Instead OF
the vicious and blasphemers alone
being lost, all those who are not in
love and fellowship with God arc
lost. The world we are in will help to
lose our soul. Many man who
wants to do right has to work in tho
midst of ungodly, scoffing, and pro-
fame men. If we go with the crowd,
we will be lost for the crowd is no.
travelling toward the pearly gates.
Jesus said, Wide is the gate and
broad is the way that leadeth to de-
struction, and many there be that
go in there at: because straight Is the
gate and narrow is the way which
leadeth unto life. and few there be
that find it. Then there is gravity
of depravity, or a HELPFUL within US
that causes the destruction of thous-
ands. One mark of that is the temp
err which 50 many find uncomfortable.
Again, the power of association is
big factor in the direction soul
travels. We viii do as the crowd
does with which we travel The
power of the grip of habit has not
been properly appreciated. Another
reason we should be rightly concern
ed about the soul is that life is SO
uncertain and death SO sure. and
when the lost soul once crosses the
boundary line of eternity, 1t is lost
forever"
Song service at 1880 tonight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22

ready for circulation. 1t Is interest,"
ing to note the process of engraving
plates, the care used in designing
and inspection and the checking syS-
TEN in which each sheet must be
accounted for.
The cuttlefish Is a mollusc living
in the ocean and is often caught by
fishermen in their nets. His means
of defense is by the election of a
thick dark fluid which colors the
water and hides him from his en-
emies. Sepia ink is made from this
liquid.
Colored Pictures of the Cuckoo.
Unlike other birds nature did not
endow the cuckoo with capacity
for taking care Of its young and the
picture shows how the egg is. laid In
the nest Of some other bird and how
the young usurper is taken care Of.
Venetian Lace Workers is a pic
ture showing an industry little known
in this country. The swiftness with
which the women weave the patterns
is almost unbelievable. -..
The film Here and There In Many
Lands" shows some of the scientific
wonders in Yellowstone Park, lakes,
mountain streams and water falls in
some Of our national parks. Also
scenes in India, France. Bavaria.
Japan and England.
Children and adults are invited to
attend this program.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
CHILD GETS SICK SICK,
CROSS, FEvER|SH
# CONST|PA7ED
SYRUP OF FIGS"
CAN'T HARM TENDER STOM-
ACH OR BOWELS.

A laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty
their bowels, which become clogged
up with waste, liver gets sluggish:
stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated. or your child is istless, cross.
feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
eat heartily, full of cold or has sore
throat or any other ohildren's all
ment, give teaspoonful OF Call
fornia Syrup Of Figs then don't
worry, because 1t is perfectly harm
less, and in few hours all this con-
stipation poison sour bile and fer
menting waste will gently move out
of the bowels, and you have well,
playful child again. A thorough in
side cleansing is oftimes all that is
necessary. 1t should be the first
treatment given in any sickness.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent bottle
of california Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grownups
plainly printed on the bottle. Look
carefully and see that 1t is made by
the California Fig Syrup company"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
EMBARGO ON
Q. FREIGHT
Does Not Apply to Coal and Perish
able Goods-Give Railroads
Time to Clear Tracks.

A Temporary embargo on freight
shipments on the BurlingtorS east
bound through Chicago. went into Ell.
feet last week, and, according 20
word received by local railroad OIL
ficials, will continue to January 70.
The temporary halt in freight snip
ments does not apply to coal or per
isha,ble goods and is brought about
by the accumulation Of freight, prlh-
cipally at or near Chicago, due to
the inability of connecting lines TO
accept it at this time. There are
many loaded cars holding down side.
tracks and switching tracks. and, II
I is explained, if some action had not
been taken the main line might have
become blocked. The order sent out
is as follows:
effective midnight, January 17th,
until January Goth, inclusive, TINS
company will accept carload freight
for Chicago only for local delivery OIL
it's own tracks. 1t will not accept
carload freight from its connections
or at local stations for deliveries on
switching connections at Chicago Tor
points beyond our rails via Chicago
for reconsignment beyond our rails
via Chicago, Congress Park or Au,
rora; for points beyond rails Of e. j.
& E. via Aurora, or for points beyond
rails Of Indiana Harbor belt via Con
gress Park, except livestock, perish
able freight, coal oil and l.. S. l.
merchandise. This will include
freight in transit not received before
the date and hour effective. These
restrictions do not apply to traffic
from connections at Chicago, Con
gress Park or Aurora for movement
to points on or beyond c., B. & O.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
Divorce Yourself
from Pain and
kidney Disorder
(By DR.. L. C. Babcock.)

Wy LIZ. IL. ". 6aOCOCk.}
Simple methods are usually the
most effective ones when treating
any disorder Of the human system.
Inc mere drinking of cup of hot
water each morning, plenty of pure
water all day, and little Anuric
!aouble strength) before each meal
has been found the most effective
means of overcoming kidney trouble
Death would occur if the kidneys did
not work day and night in separat-
ing poisons and uric acid from the
blood.
The danger signals are backache,
Gepressions. aches. pains, heaviness.
arowsiness, irritability, headach -,
S,Aiiiiness, rheumatic twfnges, swol-
ien Joints, govt.
IL Is such a simple matter to step
INTO your favorite drug store and
ootaln Anuric, which was first dis
covered by DR.. Pierce of the Surgi-
eai institute, Buffalo. Every drug
sist dispenses it.
All people in America and espec-
idiiy those who are past middle age
Gre prone to eat too much meat and
~ consequence deposit uric acid
.uratie salts) in their tissues and
.oinls. They often suffer from
Nhges of rheumatism or luIh bago,
eoinetimes from govt, swollen hands
:, ieet. Such people are not always
aoie to exercise sufficiently in the
ousaoor air in order to sweat freely
ai nu excrete impurities through the
am am. Anuric will overcome such con-
neions as rheumatism, dropsical
evenings, cold extremities, scalding
a,a burning urine and sleeplessness
a9e 10 constant need of getting out
oeo at night, by carrying or the
Hcid poison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
No More Nude Figures.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-No more
nude female figures are to grace the
screens of movie houses if the nation
al board of review which censors the
Pickering films, has its way about 1t.
The moral effect isn't what it should
be, the board has decided, so here
after it will withhold it's official stamp
from such productions.
The board came to its decision, It
was announced, after letters had
been received from correspondents all
over the country, giving an opinion
of the effect Of such pictures on tbs
public.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
Y. M. c.. A. MOVING
PICTURE SHOW
Free Films to be Shown on Associa
ton Screen Tuesday Even
inc Starting at 1880.

Free movies will be shown at the
Y. M, C. A. Tuesday evening, one
show will be given beginning prompt
Nv at 1880 O'Clock. Three reels Will
be shown on the following subjects:
Needs of Commerce. The Cutie
fish. Venetian Lace Workers. The
Cuckoo. Here and There in Many
Lands.
The first film Needs OF Com
merce" shows how Uncle Sam makes
paper money These pictures taken
in the government mint, with the
consent and cooperation Of the treas
ury department, show the process of
making money from manufacturing
of the paper to the completed bill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
KNIGHTS TO MEET
HERE FEBRUARY /
Tri.city imitation Of Knights Of Col
un1us Of Three Cities, to
Be Held In
keokuk.
BANQUET IN EVENING
peqree Work to be Put on In Local
Hall by the Burlington Team
and State Deputy
Meyers.
BANQUET IN EVENING

The tri-city initiation of Knights OF
Columbus councils of Keokuk, Bur
'liugton and Fort Madison Will De
held in this city on Sunday, Feb
ruary II.
Degree work will be put on IN the
hall Of De LaSalle council No. 6l9 IN
the afternoon and in the evening
there will be banquet for the out OF
town guests and local knights. IL
has not been decided yet where the
banquet will be served.
One hundred and fifty knights
from Burlington and Fort Madison
are expected here for the ceremonies
and an equal number of local mem.
bers Of the order will take part.
The second degree will be put on
by team from Burlington councii
and the third degree work exempt.
fled by State Deputy j. J. Meyers OF
Carroll, Iowa, and staff. About TWEEN
ty-five members of the three councils
expect to take the degrees.
The tri-city initiation Is an an
nual affair. 1t was held in Burling-
ton in the spring Of 1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22

troubled with cramps and feel ike q
different woman. ! cannot praise
lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound too highly and am recommend
ing it to my friends who suffer as did. :"
Mrs. GEORGE r. NAYLoE, Box ",
Marysville, Pa.
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging down sensations,
fainting spells or Indigestion should
take Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
Write for free and helpful advice to
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. ICON
fidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Only women
opcn and read such letfs-.-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
" H e r M on q y
Troubles They get

more vexatious as the cost
of foods climbs skyward.
Meat, eggs and vegetables
are almost beyond the fam
lily purse. Happy Il the
housewife who knows
Shredded Wheat, its low
cost and its high food value.
A better balanced ration
than meat or eggs and costs
much less. Two Shredded
Wheat Biscuits with milk
or cream make a complete,
perfect meal supplying all
the nutriment needed for q
half days work at a cost of
a few cents. Delicious for
anymeal with milk orcrean,
or with stewed fruits.
Made ct Niagara Fails, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
Will pay
| for the
chance
| to heal
|Catal'l'h.

After an experience Of IS
years, during which time SO
million Americans have used
Kondon's Catarrhal Jelly, the
manufacturers of this remedy
feel so sure that it will relieve
catarrh-that they offer to pay
for a chance to prove its benefit
to any catarrhal sufferer. They
announce that any resident of
this community can go to almost
any drug store and get q COM
plimentary trial can at the
expense of the manufacturers.
If the druggist has no gratuitous
packages the person may buy a
Is cent tube with the unqualified
understanding that if that first
tube does not do that person
more than a dollars worth of
good, he or she can get their
quarter back from either the
druggist, or the Kondon Com
pany at Minneapolis. Over
$4,000 druggists know Kondon's
Catarrhal Jelly is effective,
harmless, clean and pleasant to
apply and they know the
Kondon people will gladly live
up to this offer-"quarter back
if not worth a dollar" Address
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
r
Died TODAY OF
BROKEN NECK
kyler Holt succumbed TO Fracture Of
Spinal vertebra Sustained
Tuesday Of Last
Week.
LONG RESIDENT OF CITY
LONG RESIDENT OF CITY
caves Daughter and Several Broth.
ers-Had Been Employed by
keokuk Water Works
Company.

Tyler Holt died this morning at
Graham hospital Of a broken neck.
SUSTAINED when he fell from the porci,
At his home last Tuesday night. The
Injury was similar to that of Shirt
ben Ali, the Arab boy. who was hurt
here during the fall celebration.
The Arab lived for several weeks
after the accident, while Holt did
hot survive q week In the fall, Mr..
Holt fractured the fifth cervical
vertebra-
Holt was found by neighbors Tues
bay night but 1t was not known until
"Wednesday afternoon that the acci-
dent was a serious one. The man
Iwas completely paTaiyzei when phy-
sicians were called. An operation
WAS performed Wednesday evening
but his condition was such that re-
covery was only a remote possibility.
Mr.. Hollis wife died on January 3.
HE is survived by daughter. Mrs.
Edna Range, of Chicago. and the fol
lowing brothers, Brice Holt, Galland;
Jason Holt and Isaac Carl Holt OF
Keokuk, and George /. Holt of Du-
luth, Minnesota. His wife's body is
now in the vault at Oakland cemc-
terry, and it is the plan to bury both
of them at the same time.
The decedent was born In Iowa
about fifty-seven years ago and had
lived in Keokuk the greater part of
his life. He was one of the re-
spected colored residents OF Keo-
kuk and had been employed for sew
eral years at the Keokuk Water
Works company. He was, a member
of Bethel A. NJ. e. church and had
fraternal connections.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
ANNUAL MEETING
CHARITY SOCIETY
Organization Held It's Meeting Yes
terday at St. vineent's Hall
and Elected Officers for
tho Year.
ANNUAL REPORTS MADE
Work of Society for Last Year 10
Covered In Complete Way
by These Sum-
maries.
ANNUAL REPORTS MADE

There was very large attendance
yesterday at the annual meeting OF
the Ladies of Charity which was held
in St. Vincent's hall. The annual re-
ports showing splendid work done dur
ing the year, were read and officers
elected as follows for the coming
year:
President-Mrs. Joseph Martin Fur
long. u
First vice president Miss Lula
Noelkemper.
Second vice president-Mrs. Jo-
seph Greaves.
Treasurer Charles Fegers.
Financial secretary-Mrs. William
Cameron.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. Jno
M. Code.
Recording secretary-Miss Mary j.
Harrington.
The president, Mrs. Alois Weber.
presided, and Miss Harrington served
as secretary The Rev. Father Gill
lespie offered the opening prayer.
The members had attended corporate
communion in the morning for Mrs.
Josephine Hammond, the old colored
woman who died recently, and who
was member Of the organization.
Report of Work Done.
The monthly reports Showed 1913
garm ents given from the supply closet,
that coal had been sent two families
that shoes and rrlbbers had been pur-
chased Needy families were given
the potatoes, syrup and vegetables
which were left from the Christmas
supplies.
1t was unanimously decided to serve
the banquet in February which is to
be given by the Knights Of Columbus.
Reports or the Christmas work were
given, but because so many requested
that their names be withheld, the
| names of those who gave the S53.45
for the work were not read. Report
was made of the following gifts:
Kellogg-Birge Co., so lb. cans cot.
fee; J. G. Hubinger Bros. Co., four
dozen cans syrup; C. NJ. Rich. four
dozen packages Purity Oats: cakes.
DR.. Chas. Fegers; Smith Hamill Co.,
pail of candy; school children OF st.
Peters a.d St. Mary's for generous
| donation of potatoes. Box was sent
| to st. Vincent's institute and baskets
of fruit were given to old people in
st. Joseph's hospital.
Annual reports were then given as
fOllOWS:
The Presidents Report.
Rev. Father, Sisters, Officers and
Members:
Today closes the fourth year Of the
Ladies of Charity and / am happy to
say. one of the most successful. l
say "successful' because the past
year our receipts were larger, our
meetings all well attended and yerfect
harmony reigned supreme during the
entire year.
Besides material aid given to doz-
ems Of deserving families, and hun
dreds of garments given from our sup
ply closet each month, we have paid
towards the keeping of an old cc'ple
at St. Joseph's hospital and "ach
month we have paid for the care OF
the Keol1ul1 woman in st. Vincent.s
institution, st. Louis. We also paid
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
Fire During Blizzard.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 22.-Six.
teen fire companies fought desper,
ately in a blizzard here today to pre-
vent the spread of fire which was
destroying the Mayer-Marks COM
pany's six story brick furniture store
In the heart OF the congested bust
ness district. No one was in the
building at the time, police believe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-22
HAIR COMING OUT?

Dauul uil causes feverish irritation
of the scalp, the hair comes out fast.
To stop falling hair at once and rid
the scalp of every particle of dand-
ruff, get a 25-cent bottle OF Dander-
Inc at any drug store, pour a little
In your hand and rub it into the scalp.
After a few applications the hair
stops coming out and you cant find
any dandruff.