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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
ASKING AUTOS
TO KEEP OFF
Mayor and Commissioner HiIpert Re
quest That Main Street
be Kept Clear During
Parade,

Because of the numerous requests
received on all sides. the mayor and
Com missioner Hilpert are requesting
the automobile drivers not to park
on Main street tonight, during the
Loyalty day parade, nor to follow
the parade in their cars. There is
extreme danger Of cutting the line in
two, or striking some marcher If the
autos are following the procession,
and the q est is made that all ma
chimes be kept off Of Main street be-
tween 7 and 8 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09

are said to have been asked to re.
sign.
Adjutant General Guy Logan today
admitted that Colonel Hyatt of the
Second and Colonel Bennett, of the
Third. were authorized to put their
regiments into efficient shape. But
Logan said he knew of only two Off
GERS in the Second and n in the
Third regiment who had resigned.
The First infantry, according to Logan
has not been affected in the present
reorganization movement.
But / know of officers in the Sec
ond and Third who ought to be asked
to resign" said Logan.
He denied any politics" in the
movement and protested that eficien.
cy was the only motive. &
The Iowa national guard has admit
teddy been badly disrupted in numbers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
GUARD IS IN
y POOR SHAPE
Second and Third Regiments Disrupt
ed by Refusal Of Many Men to
Take the New
Oath.

limited Pres: Leased Wire Seryice.1
DES MONIES, Iowa, April 9.-The
Iowa national guard organization Is
seething with forced designations OF
officers in the Second and Third in
fantry regiments.
Fourteen captains and ~lieutenants
IN the Second and nine in the Third
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
keokuk Man Mentioned.

rohe OF the new books which the
snesican situation has inspired, is
mInten by the wife of the American
sioassador to Mexico, the title of
Thlch is Diplomats Wife in Mexico.
me book contains a mention of Lieu.
tenant ]. C. Townsend who Is the
30. =. of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. pTownsend,
90 High street. Mrs. Shaughnessy
speaks of the courtesies extended
an ny the American naval officers,
~. nnins in a special way of Lieuten-
ioWnsend's kindness to them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
CARD OF

We wish to thank neighbors and
friends for their kindness, also for
beautiful floral offerings during our
recent bereavement.
MILES ARNOLD AND FAMILY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
Auxiliary Officers.

The Students Auxiliary Of the Mon,
day Music club at its annual meeting
at which Donald Stricken presided
elected the following officers for the
next year.
Prestdent-Esther Weyer.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Dorsey.
Secretary-Helen Reeves.
Treasurer-Albert Hicks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
CITY NEWS.

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Willis Clifford Marks and
Pearl Louise Mauer, both Of Burn
ham, Iowa; ODDS G. Sackman and Ed
ma L. L. Bentley Of keokuk; Wayn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
DO NOT LOVE THE PEACE THAT
TYRkNTS MAKE.

TYRANTS MAKE.
The best guide from old to new is
Peace
Yet, Freedom, thou canst sanctify the
sword!
Bravely to do whate'er the time de.
mands,
Whether with pen or sword, and not
to finch,
This is the task that fits heroic
hands;
So are Truths boundaries widened
inch by inch.
| do not love the Peace which ty-
rants make;
The calm she breeds let the swords
lightning break!
1t Is the tyrants who have beaten out
Plowshares and pruning hooks to
spears and swords,
And shall 1 pause and moralize and
doubt?
Whose veins run water let him mete
his words!
James Russell Lowell-184S.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
Five Hundred Club Meets.

The Five Hundred club will be en-
tertained Thursday evening by Mrs.
Edward Finigan, 11O6 Bank street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
South SIde Mich Eive.

Mrs. Joseph Gfeaves ST.. will en-
certain the South Side High Five club
thursday evening at her home on
South Fourteenth street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
Visited In

MISS Ora Belle Cole, accompanied
oy Miss Katherine Smith of Middleton
MASS, spent last week with her par
ests, Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Cole. Both
~ me young women are teachers In
The Chicago schools.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09

by the refusal of men to take the new
federal oath.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
Meetino Place Chanaed.
Ladies Aid Society.

The Ladies Aid society of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church will meet in
the chapel on Wednesday afternoon
with the following hostesses: Mrs.
Samuel McQuade, Mrs. Landman, Mrs.
Eckland and Mrs. Ed Patterson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
Sewing Society Meets.

n Sewing society Of the First
Westminster presbyterian church
VIII meet to sew on Friday afternoon
IN the chapel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09

cause interruption to telephone com
munication in some sections. Mober'
", Mexico and Kirksville reported
buildings were rocked.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
Felt In Illinois.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 9--Build'
ings and homes in central Illinois
were rocked by an earthquake shock
shortly after three O'Clock this after
noon. The shock vas distinctly felt
at Springfield. Jacksonville reported
a slight tremor and Carlinville advices
said the buildings rocked, but no dam
age was done. The tremor lasted forty
seconds. 1t was first believed to be
an explosion at the powder works here,
but telephone calls showed nc accident
occurred there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
THE BEGINNING AND THE END
What Mother Can Read This Prose Poem, by Robert ) eurdette, the
#~N M-. a Heartclutch2 #%E ##E#Et @

for the candle and cried because he
could. First lessons in mensuration
Took him fifty or sixty years OF
hard reading to learn why God put
so many beautiful things out OF our
longing reach.
Made everybody laugh before he
could laugh himself. by going into a
temper because his clothes didn't nj
him or his dinner wasn't served
promptly. "Just like a man." the
nurse said. Nobody in the family
could tell where he got his temper.
Either he brought it with him. or
found it wrapped and addressed to
his room when he got there. AT
any rate, he began to use 1t r
shortly after his arrival.
Always said he lost his temper,
when most certainly he had it and
was using it. Played so hard some
times that it made him cry. Took
him a great many years to learn
that too much play is apt to make
anybody cry.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
Rearet 1t Departure.

The greatest regret is expressed in
Keokuk because of DR.. and Mrs.
Beardsley leaving the city. Soth have
made many friends outside as well
as in the church. DR.. Beardsley q
been prominently Identifies with the
Masonic order and Mrs. Beardsley
who is a P. e. o. will be greatly
missed in the local chapter. Both
are delightful people socially and the
very best wishes, will go with them
to their new home In Aurora.
Suffrage Association Aids.
The local Equal Suffrage associa-
ton was asked by the Y. NJ. G. A. to
aid in the Keokuk thrift campaign.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage association
has outlined a plan to conserve the
food supply, by. economy in the homes
and by increasing the food supply in,
all ways possible. At the Equal Suf-
frage meeting which is to be held
Friday afternoon OF this week at the
home of Miss May Tumelty. the
members are asked to bring economic
recipes for cooking food and to bring
also thrift suggestions. The recipes
will in some way be given to the
women of the community.
Meeting Place Changed.
The meeting of the Daughters of
the King which vas announced for
Tuesday evening, has been changed
to Wednesday evening at the home OF
Mrs. w. G. Bonney.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09

By-and-by he learn to laugh. That
came later than some of the other
things-much later than crying. 1t
is a higher accomplishment. 1t Is
much harder to learn and very
much harder to do. He never cried
unless he wished and felt just like
it. But he learned to laugh many,
many times when he wanted to cry.
Grew so that he could laugh with
"a heart so full of tears they glist-
ened in his eyes. The people praised
his laughter the most-"It was In
his very eyes," they said.
Laughed, n baby day, to see the
notes dance in the sunshine.
Laughed at them one again, thoush
not, quite so cheerily, many years
later, when he discovered they We're
only notes.
Cried, one baby day, when he was
tired of play and wanted to be
lifted in the mother arms and sung
to sleep. Cried again n day when
his hair was white because he was
tired of work. and wanted to be
lifted In the AIMS of God and
hushed to rest.
Wished half his life that he was
a man. Then turned around and
wished all the rest of it that he was
a boy.
Seeing, hearing, playing, working,
believing, suffering and loving. all
his life long he kept on learning the
same things lie began to study
when he was a baby.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09
OMEGA.

OMEGA.
Until at last, when he had learn
ed all bis lessons and school was
out, som ebody lifted him, just as
thew had done at the first. Dark
ened was the room, and quiet now,
as it. had been then. Other people
stood about him, very like the
people who stood there at that other
time.
; There was a doctor now, as then;
only this doctor wore a graver iook
and carried a Book in his hand
There. was a mans voice-the doc
tors, strong and ~reassuring. There
was a woman's voice. low and com
forting.
The mother-voice had passed into
| silence. But that vas yet h one
he could most distinctly hear. The
others he heard, as he heard voices
| like them years ago. He could not
then understand what they said; he
did not understand them now.
He parted his lips again, but all
his schoolacquired wealth of many.
sylIabled eloquence, all his clear,
lucid phrastng had gone back to the
old inarticulate cry.
Somebody at his bedside wept.
Tears now, as then. But now they
were not tears from his eyes.
Then, some n bending over him
had said, "He came from heaven"
Now, some one stopping above him
said, HE has gone to heaven" The
blessed, unfaltering faith that well
coined him, now babe him Godspeed,
Just as loving and trusting as ever,
one unchanging. thing in this world
Of change.
So the baby had walked in a little
circle, after all, as all men, lost in
a great Wilderness, are said always
to do.
AS it was written thousands Of
wears ago-"The dove found no rest
for the sole of her foot, so she re-
turned unto him in the ark"
He felt weary now, as he was
tired then. By-and-by. having then
for the first time opened his eyes,
now for the last time he closed
them. And SO, as one who in the
gathering darkness %retraces his
steps by O. Aforementioned path.
much in the same way as he had
come into this world he Went out
of it.
Silence.
Light.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-09

ire said to have been asked to re.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-01-13
CLOSE GRAZING MAY
INJURE GRAIN CROP
Crcp Should Not Ee Graxed While
Field Is Wet and Muddy-Take
Stock Off BY February IS II
Grain Is TO Be Harvested.

Il is never advisable 70 glase a
crop too close if grain is TO be har-
vested from il or if the maximum
amount Of grazing is to be had
throughout the season. The greater
portion Of the growth OF plants comes
through the leaves, and if grazed
close to the ground the growth of all
plants, unless supported by feshy
roots or tubcrs. is extremely low.
The best general policy in grazing
such crops would be 10 wait until the
field is green and the plants are two
or more inches in height before turn
Ing IN the livestock EndoavOr TO reg
ulate the grazing so as to hold about
the same amount of growth in the
crop throughout the season II is ad-
visable not to allow too much growth
during the fall and more stock should
be turned on it if the growth shows a
tendency TO become too rank X
enough stock for this purpose is not
available the moving machine should
be used to keep il down before hard
freeze comes.
II grain is to be harvested all stock
should be taken off by the middle Of
February, or certainly by the first Of
March. The crop should never be
grazed when the fields are wet and
muddy.
Oats is the main winter grazing
crop in Louisiana. Rye, wheat, barley
and some Of the clovers and vetches
are fully as good as oats for grazing,
but their growth is very limited. It
is the nature OF all plants, under nor
nal conditions Of growth. 10 repro
duce Themselves at the end OF their
growing season in a seed crop.
As a rule, any pruning or grazing
Of annual plants, grown under aver
age conditions, will reduce the yield
OF seed
A crop OF oats planted on medium
or thin grade OF land, as late AS No
vember 1st cannot, as a rule, be graz
cd at any time without injury TO the
yield Of oats To provide grazing
without hurting the yield OF grain,
grazing crops must be grown under
abnormal conditions. That IL, the
planting must be done as early in
September as weather conditions will
permit, and only rich land. that has
been thoroughly prepared, can be de-
pended upon for satisfactory grazing
and a crop Of grain. Under these con-
ditions. and with favorable weather,
oats should reach a height of six
inches or more by November first and
provide a vast amount OF grazing dur
ing the fall and winter.
". r. Perkins,
Live Stock Extension Service, Louis
lana State University.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-01-13
The Fashions
of the Moment

Fasl ion continues in ways Of
straight sGd unaGated fullness. Skirts
All in soft, clIugiag folds, go much 80
hat the tendency toward the par
ever silhouette becomes very ap-
oarent, though we need not yet an
icipate the very narrow skirt.
1t is already rumored, however,
that skirts for spring will be tw" ard
40 and half ards wide. Bot 4 is
resIly looking little too far ahead
o be thinking of sp'ing styles -
rpady. At present., ski Is are still
very ample Box Heats and SIDE
pleats are very freely used. and this
means a good deal OF material is used
in a dress or skirt. The pteats hare
in straight lines, generally uosJ;ch"d,
while IN some cases they are stitched
> far as the hips ard below that
D,int are pressed mo position,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-01-13
Pockets Still Persist

When we consider the tradi;ionsl
tick!eness OF Fashion 1t seems rs
though the lite Of he pocket has bsen
very Dng, md edi tut the pocket
sill tiourishes Oh sulGs, Goals bnu
dresses ana shows not The slighte>t
signs of bt coming extinct. The 1t. st
development Ia his inc is the long,
loop like pocket placed over the hip-
and standing away from ihe skirt.
Tue STUART AFTERNOON dress OF black
satin shown III tie sketch illustrates
,his t.! pc OF pocket also the ti--on
collar, which crosses in trout ana ties
b tie OecA m what nix It's tie-on
"a pets.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-01-13
SCWS SHOULD FARa0W IN
EARLY SPRING AND FALL
Pigs Can Then Take Advantage Of
Grazing Crops and Avoid Ext mes
Of Temperature-Fec 0i SOW
Neets Careful Regulation.

In Louisiana the breeding OF sows
should be 50 timed that the spring lit
ters will come about the first OF
March and the fail lttcrs about the
first Of September. At the-" times OF
the year the small pigs are less liable
TO suffer from the extremes Of tempe
nature, and can take advantage OF thC
grazing crops when n their prime.
The care Of litter OF Pigs should
begin before II is narrowed, because
the conditions 70 which the SOW is
subjected has much to 40 with the
strength and vitality OF the pigs Al
birth. Feeding should b carefully
regulated for about week before and
after farrowing Overlooking is a
common fault al this time, especially
or feeds that are high in carbohy-
drates and fats, such as corn and rice
polish. These should be gradually re
duced and entirely eliminated several
days before faTrOWing time. The feed
should not be OF a heating, or energy
producing kind, but rather cooling and
laxative in its effect. Wheat bran IS
good feed during this period, and
even this should be withheld for al
least twenty-four hours after farr0w'
ing, giving nothing but fresh water.
The pigs will not take great deal
Of milk the first week, and no effort
should be made TO bring the SOW 10 a
flow Of milk until the pigs require it.
Too much milk ar first not only causes
scours and digestive disorders in the
pigs, but often leads 10 udder trOu-
bles in the SOW. The feed should be
gradually increased but not brought
up tc a full ration before the pigs are
ten days old. 1t is not necessary to
begin feeding heavily as soon as the
milk secretion has stopped, even
though the SOW IS thin IN flesh. II ?
system has gone through strenuous
drain, and should have It complete
rest for a time. The nearer she is
kept in good physical condition on
pasture alone the better it viii Be for
her. BY the time her next CESSATION
period is half spent she will need SOME
concentrated feed. The demands on
her system during the last half of the
CESSATION period is greater than dur
ing the first half; and the sows are
few in number that can meet this &c.
mand on grazing alone, however good
the grazing crop Is. a. r. Moist,
Live Stock Extension Service, Louis
lana State University,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-01-13
MARKETS DEMAND DAIRY
PRODUCTS OF QUALITY.
Attractive and Uniform Packages Nee.
sssary For Best Prices.

Quality is the keynote to success
full marketing of dairy products. Peo'
pie have always paid premium for
quality. therefore It is useless 10 ex'
pect 10 market dairy products success
fully unless the products are OF quail.
dty better than the average. Unfortu-
nately, It often happens that good
dairy products do not always find a
good market. This does not prove,
however, that there is not demand
for the product at good price; IL
simply means lack OF knowledge OF
the markets on the part OF the pro-
Queer. Also, the dairyman Is TOO Of.
ten inclined TO depend upon bis home
town or upon his immediate commun'
ity for a market for his products ip'
stead OF looking for better prices else
where.
In this day OF the parcel post even
perishable products can be sent great
distances for a few cents, thereby
making It possible TO sell such prod
ucts AZ butter, cheese. etc, direct
from the farm to the consumer,
There are hundreds of people in our
towns aud cities who would be glad
to get dairy products direct from the
farm II the farmers would put up
good. uniform products and deliver
regularly.
Any one who Is making dairy prod
ucts for the market should give the
business his close attention. Not only
should he understand the best meth.
DDS Of making his products Uniform,
but he should also study marketing
methods. For instance. it Is the Gus
tom OF most farmers to make their
butter into round rolls varying in size
from one 10 one and a half pounds
and send II TO the market in a small
crock or wrapped in towel. Neither
makes an attractive or convenient
package Compare it with the mod,
ern creamery butter package which is
moulded into 3 rectangular block,
wrapped IN parchment paper TO hold
the moisture and keep the contents
clean. and which has an outside cover
OF attractively colored cardboard on
which is printed advertising designed
20 help It's sale. The advantage Of
such q package IS obvious. A first,
class product put tip in such man,
uer will soon create market for IT,
SELF with 4 steadily increasing patron,
age,
]. NJ. Catwallader.
Louisiana State University.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-01-13
Jury Drawing.

The following named cltiz ms were
drawn AID selected to serve as Petit
Jurors for the week of the session Of
ccnrt. beginning Monday, The 29th
day Cf Japu4r, 1917, as follows:
Robert Guidry, 8; Luther Blanchard
3; j. Foster Stansbur., 3; CIude M
gier, 7; J. +. SIMON. 5; K,m3tIl FJre-
nan, 8; T. P. fleming. 3; Frank A.
Summers, 8; Rudolph Guidry, Z; F, d
Moss, 2: z L 81 ous+ard, 8; Desire
Neaux, 8; Od7ss Landry, 2; Z. l.
Bourque, 81 Naaman Hcfpauir, o;
JOS D Marcesux, S; Era~te BrousssTo
4; William Duroit, 8; f. L Mrlebeck
3; ". u. Gooch. 3; II. W Hair, s; j
/ F, Mcpherson, 3; Martin Nuuez, l
/ Robert Srauff-r, 81 Lnc Taibodeaux, 3
] Preston Spell, 5; George Honoid, 3
L H. Summers, 3; J 8. Eweii, 81 A
W, stsbojns, 81
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-01-13
BUILD UP POULTRY FLOCK
BY CAREFUL BREEDING.

There Is probably no one practice
which will do so much 10 destroy the
efficiency of the farm poultry flock as
the old method Of jndscriminate
breeding from every bird kept an the
farm. Mass breeding means rapid de
terioration; proper selection means
improvement,
Every poultry raiser should provide
means for keeping a small pen OF Sc
lected birds separate from the remain
der OF the flock during the breeding
season. Where separate house and
ward is not available, this can be &C.
complished by putting a temporary
partition in the roosting house and
providing wire-enclosed yard out
side.
The prime essential Of a good breed
ing bird is vigor and vitality. When
the chicks are first Matched, one will
often notice some which are smaller
than the rest chicks which do not
dry off" we'll; chicks which show 4
protruding abdomen, or chicks which
Many of the chicks will apparently
overcome these troubles, and they will
/ be quickly forgotten unless some
| means is taken to mark them so they
can be readily identified atSany time
| All of these defects point to a weak
constitution, and mean that such
chicks should never be used for breed
ing purposes, no matter how strong
they may look later Perhaps the SAT.
est way to mark such chicks Is by
cutting off one of the middle toes,
Perform this operation with a sharp
knife or pair of scissors, making the
cut right at one of the toe-joints. In
this way it will cause the bird very
little pain or Inconvenience. The time
to do this is just as soon as any tie
feet is noticed, such as those mention.
ed, which points to weak vitality,
While the young chicks are grow.
ing there will occasionally be seen 8
bird which is sick. which is not feAth'
ering out properly, which does not
grow as rapidly as others from the
same hatch, or which shows some 9th.
or weakness. Just as soon as any Ct
these points are noticed, mark that
chicken. If this practice of marking
the weak chicks is rigidly followed,
from time of hatch to maturity, and
even after maturity, one viii know
that all birds not having the mark are
those which have never shown indi.
cations of weakened vitality. They
are the cream of the flock"
The strongest of the unmarked
birds should then be selected. The
vigorous, healthy bird will show large
bone, a comparatively short, stout
iead and beak, a bright, full eye, a
firm, red comb, a wide back, & full.
ieep breast, q glossy. close-ftting coat
If feathers, and straight legs, set well
tpart Discard the birds which ia
cot show all these points or vigoy.
Then, from the remainder, select those
which show suitable color and shape
Remember, mass breeding neans
rapid deterioration, and proper selrt.
ion means improyeuient.--A, F, Rolf
Live Stock Extension Service, LQuisi
! ana State University,