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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30

can be readily transferred back to
II the tree. When this is the case the
chemical combination with the other
substances produces many-colored
tints varying from the brilliant red
of the dogwood to the more austere
Ted-browns of the oak. In coniferous
trees. which do not lose their foliage
in the fall, the green coloring matter
takes on a slightly brownish tinge,
which. however, gives way to the
lighter color in the spring.
While the color of the leaf is chang
ing, other preparations are being
made. At the point where the stem
of the leaf is attached to the tree, a
special layer of cells develops which
gradually sever the tissues which
support the leaf At the same time
Nature heals the cut. SO that when the
leaf is finally blown off by the wind
or falls from its own weight, the place
where it grew on the twig Is marked
by scar.
Although the food which has been
prepared in the cell cavities is sent
back to the tree, the mineral sub
stances with which the walls of the
cells have become impregnated dur
ing the summer months are retained
Accordingly, when the leaves fall they
contain relatively large amounts of
valuable elements, such as nitrogen
and phosphorus which were originally
a part of the soil. The decomposition
OF the leaves results in enriching the
top layers of the soil by returning
these elements and by the accumula-
ton of humus. That is why the mel
low black earth from the forest floor
is so fertile. But if fires are allowed
TO run through the forest and the
leaves are burned, the most valuable
of the fertilizing elements are chang
ed by the heat into gases and escape
into the air. AS result, forests
which are burned over regularly soon /
lose their soil fertilitf even if no APP
parent damage is done to the stand
ing timber.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30
OUR GREATEST INSTITUTION.

No one who thinks about the matter doubts
the great influence which the schools may
exert in the war period. No one need have
doubted that they would exert such an influ-
ence as would reach more intimately the life of
all the people than any other agent. It always
has been so. One Of the best things in school
life is the splendid habit in childhood of asking
''why'' and the readiness and ability of the
teacher to solve any question and make plain to
the youthful inquirer the cause and possible
effect Of impending or present events.
Not only are the children being educated to
lively and pertinent thought about matters of
the greatest Importance but their parents as
well are brought face to face with facts which
must influence thought and action. No other
agent can reach into the center of life in our
homes as does the school More and more is
it conferred in conviction that the vital need Of
democracy is series Of educational corpora
tions, public and private, covering the land in
which the intelligence is produced by which de-
can perpetuate itself. This is what
the schools are helping to do now-working
finely in an effort 10 perpetHate democracy.
The employment Of John P. White as adj
wiser to DR.. Garfield, national fuel administra-
tor, is a move in the right direction. Mr.. White
resigns the presidency Of the United Mine
Workers Of America 10 work in place where
his expert knowledge Of the coal situation and
conditions at the mines viii make his service
helpful to the government and to the public.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30
NOT A PARTICLE
Of DANDRUFF OR !
A FALLING HA|R
SAVE YOUR HAIR! DOUBLE lTS
BEAUTY IN JUST A FEW
MOMENTS.
"DANDERINEv MAKES YOUR HAIR
THICK, GLOSSY, WAVY
AND BEAUTIFUL.

Within ten minutes after an appl
cation of Danderine you can not fn'
a single trace of dandruff or fallin!
hear and your scalp will not itch, Du
what will please you most VIII .
after few weeks use, when you SCI
new hair, fine and downy at first
yes-but really new hair-growins
all over the scalp. {,
Danderine is to the hair VIVA
fresh showers of rain and sunshln'
are to vegetation. 1t goes right =
the roots, inyigorates and strength
ems them. It's exhiliarauing, stlni
lating and life-producing properus
cause the hair to grow long, strons
and beautiful
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty of your hair. ~
difference how dull, faded, brltus
and scraggy, just moisten clol
with Danderine and carefully draw
it through your hair, taking one snal
strand at a time. The effect is anal,
ing-your hair will be light, fluffy als
wavy, and have an appearance y
abundance; an Incompatible lusHs
softness and luxuriance. !.
Get a small bottle of Knowltol
Danderine from any drug store y
toilet counter for a few cents an.
prove that your hair is as pretty anu
soft as any-that it has been negieo.I
ed or injured by careless treatnlea.
that's all-you surely can nav
beautiful hair and lots of 1t II s0A
will just try little Danderine.
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May we SO live, we dread not here to die
So die, we dread not afterward to live
Philip James Bailey.
SUGAR AND MIR. HOOVER.

Sugar is not necessity, yet many people
because of long use Of the article have come tc
believe they can not do without it; its
scarcity or high price demanded for it hits the
pocket Of every family in the land, and so in
these times the government needs must take a
hand at regulation of distribution and decide
what is fair sum per pound for the sweetness.
Some merchants have overreached themselves,
so Food Controller Hoover thinks, and have
been selling sugar at nine to eleven cents a
pound in face of the governments designated
price of eight and half cents and wild be cut
off from supply after November one, when gov
eminent prices become effective. In ST. Louis
many grocers have been asking ten cents n
pound. In East st. Louis one dealer has been
selling sugar at seven and half cents Food
Administrator Wheeler of Illinois working
with price fixing committee in that state. has
established a price of eight and one-half to
eight and three-quarters cents pound
f. B. Mumford, food administrator Of Mis-
souri, says dealers should be able to sell for
nine cents pound
Officials in Food Administrator Hoover's Of
fee at Washington are criticising st. Louis
merchants and say they can sell at six and &
half or six and three-quarters cents a pound
and still have fair margin of profit
The national food administrator appears to
blow hot and then cold. Only few DAYS ago
he announced that a sugar famine was i'm
pending; now the country is told, by indirec
,tlon, that the scare was cry Of ''wolf'' when
no wolf existed. Experimenting with the peo
pies ability to withstand shock is as danpar
Gus as it is foolish
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BENToNsPoRT.

Corn shocking is the topic of the
day, but most of it is too green tc
crib.
The oil well is progressing nicely
down about 500 feet.
Wallace Bradford and family de
parted for California Saturday, in
tending to make that state their
future home where he has a position
awaiting him.
Harry Lewis of Keokuk made his
uncle George Morris, a short visit.
He is employed by the c., r. I. &,
p. Railroad company and has been in
their employment for seven years.
His boyhood days were spent in Yer
non.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Elliott and baby
are visiting Mrs. Elliott's parents Mr..
and Mrs. John CASTOR.
Miss Martha Roberts is teaching
the Bear Creek school that Chester
patterson had to resign on account
OF having TO go to the war.
Harye Murphy and family spent
Sunday at the Geo. Morris home.
Marion Sargent OF Douds Leando
was calling ON friends last week
TINS being his former home.
Geo. Walters is expecting his son
Elmer and wife to visit him soon
Elmer is a teacher at Ames.
Albert Patterson is busy taxing
care OF his buckwheat, beans and
potatoes and other eatabIes which he
mas good assortment of and plenty
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Y. M. c. A. ARMY WORK.

| Cedar Rapids Gazette: OF all the
| work done by civilians in connection
| with the camps and cantonments OF
! soldiers, at home and abroad, none
| deserves communication more than
that of the Young Mems Christian
| association.
The declaration of war found the
association prepared to undertake
work OF any magnitude that might
be required by the expansion of the
army and the multiplication of posts
to be served. Having an income
consisting almost entirely of yoIun-
tary contributions, funds have not
been lacking. An appreciative citi-
zenship has met the demands out
lined by responsible workers who
have the good of the young men at
heart.
The building by the United States
of thirty cities for the accommodate
ton of approximately forty thousand
men each offered no problem the
Y. M. G. A. was unable to meet. The
population of these cities consists
entirely of men, so that each would
represent an ordinary city of 100000.
But more than this, with the eXcep-
tion of officers of higher rank, the
inhabitants of these cities are all
young men, so that the accommodate
tons must compare with those that
would be made in the ordinary city
of 100000 people. Such comparisons
permit the formation of some idea of
the work that has been accom- plished
within a short time. 1t is as though
the Y. M. c. A. had made new pro-
visions within the territory of the
United States for population of
18,0O0.000, or had thoroughly organ
lied for the first time seven such
states Iowa.
In addition to this the work has
been carried into France on an I'M
precedented scale. 1t is not known
to the public how many soldiers,
sailors, marines and representative
of other branches of the service are
in France, but it is known to all who
care for the knowledge that, unless
on detached duty, every man of them
has access to the facilities and bene-
fits of the Young Mems Christian
association.
At every point the rooms of the
Y. NJ c. A. are the most convenient
and the only homelike resort for the
men. They are able, in their few
leisure hours. to assemble there to
renew acquaintance or to form
pleasant associations. At the major
ity of the cantonrhents the establish.
ed towns allow no such privileges
and there is tendency to gouge
the young soldiers for every minute
they are able to spend in quest of
diversion. The Intervention of the
Y. M. c. A. has been the means of
saving the soldiers great expense at
the same time they have been
afforded pleasant and profitable
means of spending their time The
money contributed to this work has
been well spent and no difficulty /
should be encountered in CONTINUING 1
he support of the enterprise.
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LA CREW.
, 49, e~>>e>>>>>><

Steward Sax held sale yester-
day.
Roger Sullivan and wife dined at
the Ref1or home Sunday.
Mrs. A. c. Davis and son of Cody
Wyoming, have been visiting rela.
tiyes and friends in this vicinity the
past week.
Mrs. Maggie Murray of Milton is
guest of her sister Mrs. Joseph
Bonn.
Jacob Becker made a pleasant call
Sunday at the Geo. Refior home.
Albert Wilhelm and family spent
Sunday at the home of his parents
Bert McKeehan and wife spent
Saturday evening at the Becker
home
Grandma May who has been poorly.
is better at this time
Roy Overton is well pleased with
the business college he is attending
at Quincy. Ill
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There Is efficiency of character which, like the
Int forces of made visible only by its results.
Men thus endowed, unlike the author and the art
lst build up permanent memorial Of their renown,
distinctive and characteristic result Of their lives
statue poem neither their always
plated with event sacred occasion. Having
sefrespect than desire for glory their great object
Is Immediate usefulness; their thought action often
blend with and often direct the of events
transformations that conceas their agency They
accomplish great changes In human affairs
wide and potent without any parade of means,
by that challenges recognition. 1t is only
when attentveiy the effect and consider the
method that realize in such instances may be
called the genius of charaeter-Henry T. Tuckerman.
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other Side Of the Question.


To the Editor of The. Gate City:
Your article in Friday evenings
issue in regard to patronizing home
industry was very well put, but why
preach to the mechanic and laborer
and let the home manufacturer and
merchant go free? The mechanic and
laborer, by force of circumstances,
are, in duty to self and family, bound
to buy where their money will go the
farthest, be it at home or abroad.
while thes merchant should, If prices
were anywhere near equal, buy at
home because he has to rely on home
trade for his income To my person
al knowledge home merchants and
manufacturers patronize catalog
houses. Why? Because they can
save from ten to twenty-five dollars
on purchases. That brings me down
to the statement that prices are high
er here than in other towns. Why
should they be, when it is generally
conceded that business can be con-
Quoted cheaper in a small town than
in big one? Let's get after the mer-
chant rather than the mechanic.
c. B. H.
Keokuk, Iowa, Oct. 80, 1917.
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of it. Nothing like having a goo ~
supply on hand when the long WIZ
ter is close at hand. /.
Hal Fulton and family moVeu = !
Mt. Zion where Hal is employed :,
the railroad company as depot agen'
Hal has been agent here for a nt ~,
Der of years. Miss Storms taxes Ne
place here.
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TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE
THE GOLDEN CORN.

I He GULUEN CURN.
The rose may bloom for England,
The lily for France unfold
Ireland may honor the shamrock
Scotland her thistle bold;
But the shield of the great Republic
The glory of the West
Shall bear a stalk OF tasseled corn
OF all our wealth the best,
The arbutus and the goldenrod,
The hearts of the North may cheer;
And the mountain laurel for Maryland
Its royal clusters rear;
And jasmine and magnolia
The crest Of the south adorn:
But the wide Republics emblem
Is the bountsous, golden corn.
Edna Dean Proctor
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Wheatless Pie.

UNITED Press Leased Wire SerVn'.
CHICAGO. Oct. 36.-Here II
the wheatlese pie: ,ro
Mix two parts of rye flour, .;on
parts of corn and rice conlpiiia',.bba
and four parts of barley. Put ~ Ian
filling and bake in a moderate o'eA
Serve with a can opener.
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scorcher The headlines give the i'm.
preston that ntdCh scrubbing Is need
ed TO restore the iuster of the halo.
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Voice Of the People

1.-THE Gate City does not assume re
sponsibility for views expressed BY
correspondents. Writers of communi-
cations must furnish their names
not necessarily for publication. but
for the information of the editor.I
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30

Sioux City's night schools ls ,dsr
an enrolment of $50 student eiu'
as a starter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30

St Joe's grand jury turned into
court six-column report which Is q
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30

Sioux City Journal: But some of
the ardent newspaper eulogists of
Senator Cummins are unfair Why
should they expect the governor to
come out flatfootedly on one side or
the other Of the prohibition question,
when he is neither seventy years old
nor has he had thirty years of public
life in which to think it over?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-01-25
Little River.

Ernest Landphair transacted bust
| ness in Leon Saturday.
Harvey Fitch was quite badly Grip
pied while shoeing a horse one day
last week.
Landphair, Geo. Davis, Z. ". Starr,
Martin Hendricksen, Seth Davis,
Harve Poush, Grin Hill and King
Landphair the past week.
Orville Walker has been. busy
hunting while in our community and
has marketed ~ RABBITS here, and
over 800 this winter.
Simon Fitch and family visited
home folks last Sunday.
James Morey's little child is i'm
proving in health.
Hurd and James Davis assisted
their father in wood saving last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ella Davis arrived safely at
thur raised GA bushels of wheat,
100 bushels of spuds, $50 bushels OF
corn last summer on his homestead
and can get a deed any time. Mrs.
Davis spent four weeks visiting her
father, John F. Fitch and other rela-
tives and friends here last November.
trip to Van Vert one day last week;
G. v. Starr conducted the funeral
services of Mrs. Phoebe Little at
Union Chapel northwest of Leon
Sunday
Mrs. Frakes has been quite sick,
; medical aid being required.
Chas. Davis is feeling his old time
natural self again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tharp visited at
the Stewart home last week. ;,
DR.. Macy made professional call
at the George Davis home, Mrs. Davis
viii Williams has been assisting
Clark Trimble in our community.
James Moore's one day last week.
Lillian Waffle is quite sick, medi-
cal aid being required.
Mrs. Julia Spargur and Sarah
Spargur visited at the Drury home
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Still visited at
Spargur's one day last week.
Lear Davis and wife were the re-
tives at Gainesville this week.
Ernest Landphair and family spent
last Sunday at o. G. Clampitt's.
Frank and May HOLSTER and little
son called at the Jasper spargur
home last Thusrday..
transacted business in Leon recently.
In report received from Mrs.
Nellie spargur at Sterling, Colorado.
says that they have paid for all of
the improvements on their home
stead, farm machinery and stock on
their homestead, from crops of
wheat. Some of it yielded 40 BUSH
els to the acre. Charles took two
loads of wheat to town last week
selling it at Sill a bushel.
Homer Davis and Orville Walker
were visitors at Hurd Davis this
week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-01-25

There is quite a bit Of snow on
this week but the Fords are still
| running.
Mrs. Drue Kelley is on the sick list
this week.
Grand River callers Monday.
VIII Fry and daughter Fanny
were calling on his sister, Mrs. Chas.
Wilson Sunday.
Harry Wilson hauled hogs to Del
ray Monday.
brother Harry Monday. o
Fred Beers hauled hogs to Delray
Monday morning.
There was Pentecostal meeting at
the Woodland Sunday night and there
will be church next Sunday night.
Everybody come.
Grand River callers Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beers we're Wis
itors at the Ed Beers home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson were
Grand River callers Tuesday,.
Bert Anderson and son Clarence
were hauling hay Tuesday.
Harye, Dekalb is on the sick list
Delbert and John Wilson were De-
Kalb callers Tuesday.
Horny Redman delivered hogs at
Delray Monday.
Lack Harger was a business call
ant delivered hay at Grand River
Jim Miller Miller is going to put up
Jink Wells and Fred Beers were
Leon callers Tuesday.
Mrs. Mae Beers is able to be up
at this writing
Lucy Wells called on her sister,
Mrs. Ed Beers Tuesday.
Charles Wilson assisted Harry
Wilson with his butchering Wednos-
day:
Van Mfr Snancer thy was in
Mr.. and Mrs. H. i. Wilson were
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Wilkie Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jink Wells called on
the formers sister Thursday,
were calling on Mrs. Harry Wilson
Mr.: and Mrs. Jink Wells and Mr.:
and Mrs. James Miller were Grand
River callers Friday.
Curt Young is hauling up his wood
Charley Wilson was DeKalb call
Mr.. and Mrs. Jink Wells were De-
catur callers Saturday.
James Miller left Saturday for Da
Wis City for a few days visit
Harve DeKalb left Saturday for a
few days visit with his mother and
sisters in Leon.
Mrs. Bert Anderson and children
left Saturday for visit with rela
tives in Missouri.
Jack Young called on Andy Will
son Tuesday.
Bert Anderson was Grand River
caller Saturday.
Mrs Mae Beers is much better at
this writing.
Tom Hall was loading car of
corn at DeKalb this week.
Prayer meeting was well attended
at Virgil Robison's Friday. night.
Horny Redman was Dekalb call
err Saturday.
Walter Cox was business visitor
at Van Vert Saturday.
Everett Woodland left Saturday for
few days visit with relatives in La
moni.
Frank Miller was a business WISH
tor in Grand River Wednesday.
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Burr Oak Ridge.

Miss Ruth Barlean accompanied
her teacher, Miss Verna Andrew to
her home Friday evening.
Mrs. Chas. Chastain and son Roy
drove to Davis City Saturday to see
her father, Mr.. McCalla who is quite
poorly.
Iva and Fred Horney entertained a
number of their young friends at
dinner Sunday.
Ed Cartwright came up from Da-
Wis City Sunday where he had been
visiting his sisters, Mrs. Kate Frazier
and Mrs. Carrie Lee.
Mrs. Mary Hazlet of Bashor, Colo,
was a visitor at the Broline home
one night last week.
Mrs. Chas. Chastain called on
Mrs. Gill one afternoon last week.
Bert Adair arrived from Gillette,
Wyoming, for a visit with his par
ents, J. A. Adair's.
J. NJ. johnson and family spent
Sunday at w. A. Johnson's.
Charley Johnson was called to
Leon Wednesday to testify at the
trial Of the killing of q boy at Wei
don.
George Clark arrived from Colo
RADIO Saturday to again take up his
residence in Decatur county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-01-25
Gospel Ridge.

Will Richmond and children OF
Canada were visiting the past week
at the James McBroom home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Norton and Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Lamberson were visit
ing the last of the week at the
Brown home near PleasantOn.
Claude Curry is reported on tie
sick list this week.
MIR. Roe of near Leroy returned lc
his home Sunday after a few days
visit at the home of his son, Charles.
Miss Ethel Bunch spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Fred McMorris
near Leon.
Claude Curry went to Leon Satur-
day to have some dental work done
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Hull enter
ta,Ted at dinner Sunday the follow
ing guests: Mamie and Fred Ander-
son of Humeston, Clara and Henry
Davis and Misses Eunice and Eulah
Evans.
Bert Stiles and family were Leon
visitors Saturday.
C. S. Evans and Victor Hull have
been hauling corn from the Teale
farm this week.
C. E. Roe and Claude Curry went
to Ottumwa the last of the week
with a load of stock.
Miss Eunice Evans returned home
Sunday from a fevl IS xis55tunGi11n