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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

Fig. 4. and punching holes to At over
the bindingpost- Bend the piece Of
wire Il into the looped form shown in
Fig. 8. secure one end to the bind
ing-post. and cut on the other end
to rest upon the piece Of silicon.
The tuning-coil Gig. 81 requires .
cylinder about az inches in diameter
and IL inches long "a. Fig. y. A roll.
ing-pin with its ends sawed Oh will be
Just right On this cylinder . single
layer Of copper wire of about No. 20
gauge. not insulated. must be wound.
II il necessary to keep each turn of
the wire from coming into contact
with the adjacent turns. and this 10
done by winding q heavy thread be-
tween the turns Gig. y. Two coats
Of shellac will help hold the coils in
place. The end blocks (B. Fig. u
should be az inches square. with .
kinch notch cut In each Of two cor
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
When God PROBES.

God loves us too much to let what
would hurt us stay with US. 30. be-
cause Of this love. he himself IL will
ing to hurt us In order to save Us from
che greater hurt. Probing II done In
fer 10 get rid of something that
would injurs. And 80, as Prebendary
Webster has said: do not be afraid
Of Gods probing. He never wounds
except to heal. He never humbles ex-
cept to exalt. 10 let God deal with
you: do not be afraid Of his probing"
Most Of US have been afraid Of II: we
may be dreading II Just now. We shall
not fear II we remember what kind Of
love Is back Of It: that allSacrifcng
love that died for us on the crosA 30
we can safely. gladly let ourselves 90
utterly into his hands and ask those
nail-pierced hands to do with Us what
they will. Then he can begin to show
~ his love a. we may never yet have
known the meaning Of love-Sunday
School Times.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
Tanning an Elephant.

In Ceylon the natives capture wild
elephants by lassOing them and tying
their hind legs to trees. Thus tied the
are left to struggle for four or tive
days. II the ropes be well secured and
knotted the animals struggle in vain.
for they are unable to exert their full
strength toward getting free. When
they have grown tired Of the fruitless
tight they are tied by the neck between
two tame elephants and marched OF
to the tea plantations or the railroad.
where they are put to work. Under the
tuition Of tame elephants they learn
rapidly to perform the labor that Is 70
Quired of them and soon are able to lay
railroad ties accurately.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

God as to the
right way. There
are three great
reasons why d.
vine guidance Is
needed.
!. Because Of
what we are by
nature.
First of all we
are ignorant. II
Is unpopular. but
true that at Is
not In man that
walketh to direct
his steps" SO
said Jere m Ia b
long years ago.
And history shows
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

wrtting-paper OF the same size. Tor
layers B. and 30 pieces OF tin-foil of
the size and shape Of @ (Fts. iS).
Build up the condenser a. shown In
Fig. IL. with the tabs Of the tin-foil
layers projecting over the ends. and
with alternate layers reversed. When
the top cardboard has been put In
place. take two pieces Of insulated
wire. scraps bare Q length OF six
inches Of each. and run these barred
ends through the top cardboard and
wrap around the tin-foil ends Gigs. 10
and III. Then wrap the condenser
from end to end with bicycle tape.
In the next article you will learn
how TO connect up the instruments.
and how to make the aerial.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

Here Are the Principles
of Home Canning
Fruits and Vege-
tables:
l. Wash and cleanse
the food.
2. Blanch by placing
it in boiling water.
3. Plunge immediate
ly and momentarily into
cold water.
4. Pack food in hot
jars, add boiling strip or
boiling water.
S. Place rubbers and
tops in position half air
tight. Submerge jars in
boiling water and cook.
6. Tighten tops.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
HANDICRAFT
FOR BOYS I:
BY A. NRELY HALL
Author Of The Handy Boy The By
cssAsmaa," Han erafi (bs Handy
Boya" ets


With one or two exceptions Q boy
can easily construct the instruments
Of . wireless" receiving set.
The detector. shown In Fig. 1. 70
Quires a wooden base. A, q pair Of
dry-battery binding-posts. B. . piece
Of silicon. c, a strip Of brass, D, and
piece Of spYingy wire, 4.
Bind the silicon TO the base with
the brass strip. d, bending this % in
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

In japan there is an old prover0 say-
ing. ''rhe mouth u the gate OF peril"
and children are taught to talk a. Id
tie as possible, as this is regarded a.
one OF our virtues.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
Psrils Of Travel.

Sillicus-They met on railroad train
quite by accident, and In less than
three months they were married.
Cynicus-Thats what comes of neg
lecting to take out an accident policy.
New York Times.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

Limited Permission.
Gerald-May kiss you?
Geraldine-Not much!
Gerald-Well. l only wanted one or
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
The Mothers Influence.

There never yet was mother who
taught her child to be an inhdel.-Hsn-
~ w. Shaw.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
THE PAST.

We DO not understands the
moaning Of our youth, our joys
o. sorrows Eli We look at them
from Q distance. We loss them
10 GET them back again in .
deeper way. The past 10 our true
vnhsritancs. lie sacred lessons,
Ne pure affections, are cure for
svsr|Frsds~iok w. Robertson
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
In Olden Oays,

In Oidsn Days.
An irate neolithic man.
His anger to assuage,
Once stoned q peaceful mastoden
cTwas In the stony age).
Hb simply oostumsd ladylo~~
Who dearly loved to pun.
Remarked. with sparkling. roguish sysA
what has the nastodonr'
-Chaparral
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
Martxrdom suhllmaL

Christianity has made martyrdom
sublime and sorrow triumphant.-E Il
Capin.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

Popuiar Fiction
sOn Time"
Certainly. I'll Be T1ckled to Death
Il Didn't See II Myself. but Friend
Called My Attention to It."
"Tn Pay You Next Week, Mr.. Sprg
gins"
"For Value Observation-Disclosures Ex-
press.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

Man-So you've been to the doctor
about your cold Did he take your
temperaturef
Gus-Ah don't know, boss. All amt
missed nothin' but nah watch yet
Pittsburgh Press.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

Just %.
you ought to Join our Auduboa
club" said the Plunkville girl
"What do you dor
"Oh, we make candy and
"Um- Sort Of an Audubonbon clubr
Pittsburgh Post.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
Queer Fish.

Queer Fish.
The married man Is q queer fsh.
You can dispute It II you wish.
We'd better let It go at that.
Hot water In his habitat.
Kansas City journal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

The Exclamation Point.
The exclamation point We praise
For. though indeed It's small,
1t gives a point to things that have
No other point at all!
Brooklyn Eagle
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
Took hia Advice.

ook ne Aovico.
"He told his wife she ought to take
cooking lessons"
ibid sheT
"Well. yes. She sent for her mother
to come and give her a three months
course.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

Mr.. Pester-YOu're constantly nag
ging me about our financial circum-
stances. I'd like to know what you
do TO help me out
His Wife-Me! Don't l do all the
worrying about our affairsf - Pitts
burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27

Tia Customer-Do l get a discount!
I'm IN the tailor trimming business
The Tailor-You pay In advance. I've
been trimmed enough already.-Chica-
20 News
Your nose, not your mouth, was CIV
en- you to breathe through.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-09-27
What He Rose To.

When his speech was complete
II was filled with evasion.
He rose to his feet,
Not to the occasion.
Detroit Free Press.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-14
Here's your hat, John Barley
present price.
corn; goodbye.
A GERMAN REPUBLIC.

I A German-A American society which calls it.
Iself Friends of the German Republic has
opened headquarters in New York City and is
Iputting interesting literature out. Should the
German people follow the Russian example and
depose their rulers says Mr.. Koettgen, an Off
cial of the association, the war would almost
be given to radical and democratic move
ments throughout the world, such as men have
not witnessed since the great French revolu-
ton According to the Cologne Volks Zeitung,
the political power of the kaiser will imme-
diately begin to suffer to some extent because
cabinets in the future will be held responsible
to the reichstag instead Of the emperor, as in
the past This is to be brought about through
la concentration of power in the hands OF the
foreign minister, the chancellor, the vice chan
cellor and the minister Of labor. Through them
reichstag. The shake-up has extended to the
Prussian cabinet as well as the imperial cabi-
net. Five Prussian ministers have resigned,
and they will be replaced, it is said, by leaders
closer to the people.
So the eaven democracy is working. The
society, ''Friends of the German Republic
is seeking to help in every practical and prac-
ticable way the overthrow of the present auto
cratic regime and the establishment of demo
cratic republic in Germany More iberalized
governments are coming in both the Teutonie
empires-that is conceded in Vienna and Ber-
lin; and the interesting question is how the
change is coming-quickly, quietly, as in. Rus
STA, or with red rain as in France.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-14
CARTHAGE, Ill, JULY ID

Missouri, In charge %
low, escaped from the two; soans
Macomb and Plymouth a uelss
ago; the patient had gone ,n .,
Ioiiet and locked the door AVA
aid not return for some time u
was instituted, whereupon :. seas
learned that he had iumned -.
window on the fast moyine r aoa
On Monday evening he was SOC,
nome in st. Marys. appa.I 4
the door for something to es.. ips
ne was seen at the Dickerson =
In Harmony township a oI q
there on Wednesday evening
whereabouts has not bean +
since, although Douglas Long
lives Just a mile north of Cars
when he went into the nastn,s
MS COW Friday morning Saw
lying under tree. and nnoa
moning the sheriff and tbep r.s
ing to the spot to make investir,,i
found that the fellow had lefs '
they were only able to track hin
10 the road. When he left tba !.
he had neither a coat nor bs,
was asking for one at the W..
places where he applied FL, i.
me man in Longs pasture had \
and was dressed with dark
trousers, and a light shirt. and !
lying on his side, so it was IN,
sible to identify him by the ser a..
which were reported to have hass
his face.
Probate Court News-Hancock 4,
In the estate of James D. Brow,
Order probating will filed, said !
bearing date of May %, 1909 AM
ed by Maud O. Fullmer and 4
Mccartney, as witnesses. To As
(Brown) Voightlander, Nettie
lBrown) Wagner, Harriet n
Brown and James Henry Brow,
left $500 each. All the rest Of
property goes to the wife, Mins
Jane Brown, absolutely and fora,
Appoints said widow as executriY
In the estate of John T. Batte]s
ceased.
Petition of Margaret E. Battels
John Battels, showing that deceds
died in Warsaw, March 81, 1917
left no will; that he left real est
valued at $4,000, and persona
at s4,950, and left surviving Ma
aret p. Battels, his widow, and II
liam Myers and John Battels
children.
Letters Of administration issued
Lillian Myers, who files her b
with Margaret E. Battels
John F. Myers, William J. Evil
and John Battels, in the sum Of 81
600, which is approved.
Appeal bond of William E. FlH
as principal and Junius C. Ferris,
surety, in the matter OF the estate
Thomas Flynn, deceased, upon
peal from the county court 10
circuit court, Of Hancock county,
the sum of $50, filed and approved
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-14
There never was tax yet that found
warm spot awaiting it in the hearts of it's
countrvmen-John Kendrick Bangs
LIQUORS IN BOND.

Having adopted the Smoot amendment to
the food control bill authorizing the govern
ment to take over at its own price liquors held
in bond, the senate seems now to have awak-
ened to the fact that the amendment is patent
" unconstitutional. The legislative branch of
government cannot fix prices, only the judicial
branch possessing that power.
The senate seems also to have discovered
what many other people knew: that the
passage, or the prospect of the passage of such
a law the liquors in bond would be withdrawn.
Big concerns are already raising and borrow
ing money for this purpose and there is no
doubt that they easily make financial ar
rangement for taking every gallon out if they
SO desire.
One result may be that the dealers will dou-
BILE their prices, dilute their stock and bleed
the general public joyously out of every pos
sible penny But this is only what the dealers
in other lines are doing; and it will make for
temperance With the necessaries Of life as
high as they are today few people will buy
whiskey. watered or otherwise, at twice the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-14

Prof. S. d. Faris held teachers ex-
aminations on Thursday and Friday,
there being so many applicants
writing the examinations that the
room adjoining the county superin-
tendent's Office was too small to &C
commodate them, and tables were
placed in the assembly room OF the
court house, where number were
seated. there being fifty-six appli-
cants, as follows:
| Fern Slusher, Cora Ursula Tuck,
Eunice Marie Cox, Mary Frances
Walton, Lille e. Slusher. Glenwood
Ira Grove and Grin Cooper OF Ply
mouth; Victor Churchill Mills and
liam Inez Ware, Of Mendon; Coda
Mae Howard, Mary Alice Laffey, Of
Stillwen; Helen Ensniinger. Of Tioga;
Neya Mae Fletcher, of Lima; Ruth
Beckwith Lewis, Colchester; Chris.
tian Jaeger, Of Sutter; Mabel Rigg,
Della May Eaton. Maymie Mulch,
Margaret A. Twesten, Barbara e..
Ewesten, LueIla Marie Saugier,
Beulah Mary Honce, of Hamilton;
Matilda Triboulet, Florence Tribou-
let, of Basco; Fairy M. Price, Lo-
raine; Alice Eleanor Smelser, Adj
rian; Hazel Fern JONES' of Bentley;
Jessie Alice Haguewood, Ella Ber-
nice Wright, of Ferris; Ruth Engel-
hard, Pontoosuc; Vida Winfield
Hummel, Lewis v. Hohl, Thaya June
Kruger, Mary Pearl Radel, Mazda
lene Argast, of Nauvoo; Ferrill iLeona
Vaughn, Ruth I. Cuttings. of Dallas
City; Margaret May Ewers, Keokuk;
Leota Olive Cosgrove, Ethel Nell,
Eunice Marguerite Brumby, West
Point; Edith NJ. Dickhut, Bessie Lin,
eta Todd, Of Bowen; Iris Simon, Mar
lima Williams, Of Augusta; Margie
Ruth Hurdle, Marie Blythe, George
Robert Sea, of LaHarpe; Bessie Elva
Dawson, John Earl Dawson. Bertha
Nancy Dorothy, Aurelia Walker, and
Edith Eta Alley, Of Carthage.
Mrs. Faris was in charge Of the
main room, and Mrs. Grace Walker
Burner of the assembly room.
Examinations were being conduct
ed at the high school building for the
seventh and eighth year finals.
The annual meeting of the fedora
ton of Hancock county bankers was
held at Lakeview Motor club, Ham
ilton, on Friday evening, July 10, the
date previously. arranged for the
meeting having been on June -, the
same having been postponed on ac-
count of the disagreeable weather.
J. NJ Hungate is president of the
association, r. G. Rowe, vice prest-
dent; F. J. Reu, secretary; r. r.
Wallace and II. G.. Williams compos-
ing the executive committee
A trial which proved to be of more
than passing interest was held before
Police Magistrate, John Sample. on
Wednesday afternoon, complaint hav-
ing been filed against j. Ross Swig-
ert, by. Motorcycle Mike, for the use
Of violent and indecent language, in
violation of the city ordinance. Mo-
torcycle Mike-Tressler Cox, was
represented by City Attorney C. A.
James. the defendant being repre-.
scented by Clyde P. Johnson, as his
attorney. No witness appeared on
the stand except the parties directly
interested, and the fight was Drincip-
ally between the attorneys. the jury
dismissing the charge against Swig-
ert.
An insane patient, who was being
transferred from Chicago to Macon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-14

, by curbstone oratory. If anyone will
take the time to visit the various
new business enterprises established
in the county during the past few
years. all brought here by the build
ing of the dam. you must admit that
instead of being liability, the
power company is big asset for the
| county 1t is worth more, in dollars
and cents to the community, than
few old moss backs who have. made
or inherited more money than the
assessor ever heard of; whose chief
aim in life seems to be to trade
hens eggs for enough groceries upon
| which to exist, and sit around with
their little hammer and knock. They
| fight every public improvement, be-
! cause 1t will cost something; their
names will not be found on any sub
scription papers circulated to defray
| the expenses Of any celebration, but
they are usually found in the bald
headed row when the exercises pc
GIN This could be prevented by
charging an admission Of two bits,
but they would still get the informa-
ton secondhand which would answer
their purpose equally as well, as re-
liability isn't one of the requirements.
1t has often occurred to us while
gazing at a gathering of these dry
goods box prophets, giving out to
sinful and suffering humanity, without
money and without price, righteous
and rose-colored remedy for all the
ills to- which humanity is heir. In
municipal, county and state and ma
tional affairs, that what the human
race needs more than any one thing
is gold-cure for the CAB habit.
Through some peculiar sources OF
reasoning, not yet made public to the
world at large, these idle iconoclasts
seem to hold to the theory that If
man is charged with a crime and re-
tains an attorney to defend him, the
lawyer is usually guilty with the
client if this were true, and the
lawyers accepted no cases except
from few of use who could prove
"a regular attenadnce at Sunday
school, whole lot of us now run
ming loose would be locked up, and
the attorneys of Lee county would
either have to go to work for liv-
ing or Robert Hart would have to
build an addition to his celebrated
summer resort near Summitville.
Heavens, man, that's what law
yer Is lOT, W Scl SOu ouI VI lloopiC
entirely, or have the sentence made
as small as possible; that is the only
reason we allow them to stay here
they are necessary evil, so to speak,
Yes, the gentleman who spoke here
on July 4, is an attorney for the
water power company; he is also
known to a wide circle as high
minded, upright citizeun. He came
up here upon Invitation from som e
of our best citizens, not to plead the
cause of the DAM" but to recall to
our memory the history of this coun-
try, what it has always stood for and
what it is fighting for at present; to
assist, us on the nations natal day
to felicitate ourselves on the sacred
privileges we enjoy-to pay the
tribute of our respect to those whose
courage crowned us with sovereignty
and made us masters of our fate
And he succeeded in fulfilling the
mission for which he came, in the
minds of all present who are worthy
Of the name of American citizens.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-14
DONNIE LLSON.
!, . 80 - . >>>>~

John Herstein and son John of FIT.
Worth. Texas, are visiting at the
George Schock home.
Misses Leona Haffner and Mary
Schock visited at the Thornton home
near Hillsboro several days the past
week.
Victor Sell is visiting in northern
Iowa at the Adolph Rokey home.
Miss Winona Barnes visited near
La Crew the forepart of the week.
Mrs. Geo. Baxter of Beardstown.
ILL.,, is visiting friends here.
Henry Feikert who was operated
on for appendicitis at Keokuk, is
reported to be doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Reid are home
from a trip to Chicago
Miss Lois Henderson is visiting
with relatives in Cedar Rapids.
Misses Elsie and Leu Carter Of
Salem. Ind. are visiting their sister
Mrs. H. E. Ogle.
ing for this year has been set for
September g. The meeting will be
held in Donnellson.
Miss Pauline Goodman of Keokuk
is visiting at the B. F. Warren home.
NILS L. L. oeyD duu son and Mrs.
Geo. Baxter were Pennington callers
Thursday.
Some of our Boy Scouts were out
on a camping trip several days this
week.
Mrs. Walter Roth was a Farming
ton caller Thursday.
Rev. Ben Harmon of Blanchard,
Iowa, visited at the H. Meinhardt
home Thursday.
Mrs. e. p. Armknecht was Fl.
Madison caller Wednesday,
Mrs. Andrew Halfman of Fl Mad
ison is visiting relatives here.
II. E. Folker of Pennington was
a business visitor here Friday.
Mrs. Henry Harnagel and children
of Clarinda, Iowa, visited at the G..
w. Allen home the forepart of the
week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-14

i The Lee County Anti-Horse Thief
association has been guilty Of an
/ awful crime-not wilfully, malicious
ly, feloniousIy and with malice afore.
thought, perhaps-neither are they
| guilty in the estimation of sane and
sober public opinion-but in the dis
eased minds of few who could
qualify as dime museum of mental
freaks, they have committed the I'M
pardonable sin.
Now don't get excited-they have
not hung boss thief" or Struggled
booze across the border--but we are
prepared, on good and reliable 1nfor-
mation--in fact one Of their own
number--to make the unchallenged
statement that on July 4, our natal
day, they deliberately invited from
the wicked city of Keokuk man to
make an address before the people
Of Donnellson diocese who is actually
an attorney for the Mississippi River
Power company.
| Right at a time when the whole
civilized world is engaged in the
most gigantic struggle in the history
+, of the human race; when our neigh
Dor state of Illinois has apparently
amended the game laws so there is
no CLOSED season" on "n1gsers;
when the onion market has been
cornered and the people of the proud
old commonwealth of Iowa have
creased up their pumps and are doing
their d-st to get their internal
economy accustomed to. the changed
condition of our liquor laws, the
calamity cacklers have suddenly dis
covered and are nursing in their
bosom this new, nauseating and noxi-
Gus danger to which we have re-
Gently been exposed.
these matters up in this part OF the
county. Every time we have little
Jubilee. we get some lawyer from
Keokuk or Fort Madison to do the
wind work, and we never look up
their antecedents or require them
to furnish certificate of soundness
from the secretary Of the state board
of agriculture We've been taking
some awful chances. 1t wouldn't sur
prise us any to make the discovery
that we have at some time In the
past invited a lawyer here to make
a speech who has been guilty in his
professional career of defending
or lifting chickens off the roost IN
the wee small hours.
And to think that we sat on the
edge of the platform under
the "droppings of the sanctuary" as
it were-and listened to that man
talk. Of course it won't hurt us or
any of the other tough old roosters
who were there, but innocent women
and children were exposed just the
same.
We. even understand that this man
is allowed to teach Sunday school
in Keokuk and at the same time act
as attorney for a "soulless corpora
ton"
We hold no brief for the Missis
sippi Water Power company. They
are evidently able, to take care of
themselves they amt they will
have to hire nurse. There is prob
ably an honest difference of OPINION
in the county regarding the taxation
of the water power company, but this
will be settled in the courts, and not