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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-07

Now is the time to store up enthusiasm for
the home back yard garden. It takes ire
mendous amount Of it to carry the worker
through the toilsome months OF April, May
and June.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-07

The Des Moines Register and the Marshall
town Times-Republiean are the sole Iowa
newspaper apologists for Senators Cumnlins
and Kenyon. Patriotism lies at the bottom
of their editorial wells and is not to be brought
to the surface If the Des MONIES and Marshall
town men can prevent IT.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-07

Cedar Rapids Republican: It is
Iowa's peculiar humiliation that II iur-
nished two OF the twelve men VINO
held up the congress OF the whole
United States, deprived the president
OF authority to do his duty and et-
sected the nation in the eyes OF the
world. The other states furnished one
man each TO this coterie OF filiousters.
but Iowa alone furnished two. We
wonder why this double affliction has
been visited upon US. What mas IOWA
done that ii should be so marked IN
the eyes OF the nation? Surely 1t can
no, be consended that these twelve
men-one-sixth of them ours-had all
the wisdom OF the country In their
heads while the FIVE hundred congress
men whose actions were baked and
the president and his advisors were
iis-powered were the numb-skulls In
this instance So far as Iowa is
concerned. the two senators who voted
this state the way they did, it cannot
be made to appear that its senators
had authority from the folks at home
There are no such feelings in this
state. Nine-tenths of Iowa, we believe
is prepared to act with the president.
This is loyal state, not disloyal one.
Its blood is red and its color has al
ways been biue-never either white
az black the white OF cowardice and
the black vi infamy.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Senators
Cummins and Kenyon of Iowa.
through their vote. denying American
citizens safety on the high seas, have
advertised to the world that Iowa is
not standing with the President in the
present crisis. Their action Is regret
liable and the best answer to their as
founding behavior Is Iowa's splendid
history during the crisis thai con-
fronted Abraham Lincoln. With
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-07

4 local automobile license bureau would be
of some use. even after many automobiles
were arrested for not originally applying for
tags at the Des MONIES Office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-07

The best the country can do is TO hope that
Mr. Bryan viii not be able to make the situa-
ton worse than ii is
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-07

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-07

Boots were not made In rights
and "lefts" before the nineteensh
century
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Williams news., 1917-11-29
OCEAN SAILORS FEAR SUBS
Many Deep-Water Tars Went to Great Lakes, They Assert, to
 Escape Divers.

Ocean sailors went to the Great Lakes this year in greater numbers than ever before. The majority of the applicants sought able Seamen'S pa pers for work on inland waters. Some were negroes, some white and some yellow. Most of them gave as their reason for leaving the ocean their fear of submarines.
 When John Ojala, a native of Fin land, applied for papers, the examiner asked Ojala the usual questions, and then a few personal ones. Ojala said that he had sailed the seas for 15 years, but being twice on vessels sunk by submarines was enough for him. He said that he was going back to the ocean at the close of the lake naviga- ton season.
 On November 29, 1915, OjaIa was sailing on the Mediterranean sea, about 50 miles from Malta, aboard the Eng fish ship Malinche, bound from Saloniki to Philadelphia. A U-boat stopped the Malinche and two German officers, after chasing off the crew, placed bombs in the boat
 Ojala shipped again aboard the Nor wegian sailing ship Falls of Alton, which was sunk about 20 miles off the coast of England. Seven shots from a deck gun on the sub sent the Falls of Alton to the bottom.
Williams news., 1917-11-29
That you owe me

"what I still think: That you owe me an explanation"
 "That's so; but first I'd like to get at this matter of the card"
 Father" Lydia interrupted, a heightened color glowing in her cheeks, "are you still feeling ill?''
 He questioned her with look of sur prise. "No," he said slowly. "Pm all right now-I presume. Why?"
 "Then think must insist on your explanation. You forget how you've treated me-how you've deceived me, made me an accessory to a mean crime, how you've hurt me. shamed me"
 Checking her with a gesture and a word eloquent of deep pain, ''Please " he sighed desolately, dropped into a chair, and drew a hand wearily across his face. Perhaps you're right; and I feel owe you an apology even more than an explanation. We'll, the fact is, termined to smuggle, and she won me over; and, sure they'd catch her if any thing was attempted in the usual way, hit on the scheme of using you with out your knowledge. Being an alien, you were too facile a convenience to be resisted. God forgive mel lied to my girl!''
 "But why need you have kept it up? ? Only little while ago you were telling me how easily a thief might have se- cured the counterfeit"
 "That wasn't altogether fancy, you know" he insisted-as if substratum of truth could mend the breach be- tween them! 'tBetty herself used the counterfeit to fool the inspectors"
 He bent forward and picked up the knave of diamonds, drowning thought fully.
 'Is that all you have to say to me?' the girl persisted.
 "What more can say?" he expostu- lated, aggrieved. "T'm sorry. I deeply regret having deceived you. I apolo- gize! What more do you want?"
 Lydia gave a gesture of despair. ''Nothing, I suppose-unless you will answer me one question honestly. Are you or are you not in the English -se- cret service?"
 Craven's face darkened. "My dear girl" he said slowly, 'are you sure you've any right to talk to me in this
Williams news., 1917-11-29
Business Instinct.

The teacher was trying to impress upon her class the necessity of regu- lating the sinful human heart, and to drive her point home she produced her watch.
 ''Now, girls" she said, 'you all see this watch"-an assertion so obviously true that there was no danger of con tradiction. "Now," she continued, just suppose for moment that it did not keep correct time, that I found it was willing to go any way but the right way, what should do with it ?''
 There was the usual pause which pupils indulge in because it f1atters the teacher by making her suppose her problem is a very deep one, and that her wisdom is therefore profound. Then a bright little girl held up her hand.
 Please, miss," she said, you would sell it to a friendi"
Williams news., 1917-11-29

tone? Admitting my actions may seem unusual in your eyes. I'm your father, and not answerable to you. Neither do I concede your right to-ah-tear passion to tatters-"
 Too deeply moved for speech or tears, Lydia watched him with eyes of profound despondency.
 'Well, what about this card? I've satisfied you, haven't I? How much longer do you mean to keep me wait ing?" And now he must lash himself into an inSenSate rage!
 eeNo longer" Lydia told him quietly. ''Tm quite ready to tell you what little I know. And then perhaps you'll tell me whether Downing street employs MT. Southpaw Smith, card sharper, and why"
 Good heaven!'' The exclamation was one of uncomfortable dismay. Un- consciously, perhaps, he clutched the edge of the table for support, and again his left hand stole toward his heart. "What's that you say? Smith What do you know about him? What has he to do with this?'
 eff you'll listen to me"
 
 tened alphabetically and without inter- ruption to his daughters succinct story of the attack and robbery, Quoin's in- tervention and recovery of the puzzle box.
 She watched him as closely. Was he merely acting again? What was really working in the mind behind those inscrutab1e eyes?
 That's all I know" she concluded "How the card got into the box can't say-unless this man Smith put ii there when he replaced the necklace at MT. Quoin's direction. I presume a card sharper would have sleight of hand enough to do that undetected.'
 'It couldn't be worse," said Craven huskily, lingering the knave of dia. monds.
 He rose, moved unsteadily to the center table, and helped himself to the remainder of the brandy.
 You should have told me first thing" he mumbled.
 eff you hadn't mfsled me, I shouldn't have hesitated an instant, father; but I was silly enough-it seems-to hope that by saying nothing I might warG off danger from you.''
 "Yes," he agreed simply, 'it would have been better if I'd told you the truth. But then, of course, yor wouldn't have consented to bring the stuff in. And how was to know they were watching me so closely? How dit they guess I'd"
 They'?"
 He gave her a sullen glance. "Smitf and Colonel Gordon. Gordon's the other crooks name-if Quoin forgot tt tell you. Curse iti Why didn't yor tell me this first?'
Williams news., 1917-11-29
He Blamed the Car.

Now and again an automobiles will throw discretion and dust to the winds and hit the closely watched highway for a speed of 30 miles or more. This is strictly prohibited. of course, and is a reflection upon the law-abiding qualities of the speeder. But in the case of a man in the New York traffic court the same speed was accomplished without discredit to the court, and inasmuch as he himself was utterly innocent, he was let off with a fine of $75. Ut ain't me, yer honor." he explained, "but it's the blame car I got. It's one of those that,u either go eight miles or eighty. It won't do nothing in the middle. It ain't no me dium speed. A feller don't like to go along eight, and they won't let yer go along at 80. Whats a guy to do when he's got a funny car like that?" So then the court told him what a guy, for the nonce, was expected to do.
Williams news., 1917-11-29
Russian Brotherly Love.

''I saw two processsons meet on the banks of the Neva," writes Lincoln Steffens in Everybody's. "One was of jolly Russians; men, women, girls and boys, soldiers and workers; the other of Tartars, Mongols, and Chinamen, workers who did the dirty work of the cfty-street cleaning, sewers, draining. They were shy, abashed, not sure. The two procesSionS cheered each other i; then, moved bit, they halted to sing the revolutionary song together; and then. at a moment felt-everybody
Williams news., 1917-11-29
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no humus and not having been aerated 1t was not fertile.
 Being deep rooter, a prereouisite to ideal sugar beet culture is that the soil be stirred to depth of s to 14 inches. The tender beetlet having to undergo the shock of thinning as soon as it comes up, in order to leave only one beet in place, demanded a we'll prepared mellow seedbed.
 Gathering the sugar in its leaves rom the atmosphere by the aid of the light and storing it up in the root, the sugar beet would not thrive if the light were cut off through being shaded by weeds and the eradication of the weeds before going to seed meant not only further stirring of the soil by cultiva- ton and hoeing, but weedless fields for succeeding crops. Being plowed out ln the autumn gave an extra fall blow Ing, which left the land in condition to absorb, instead of shed the fall and winter rains, storing up the moisture for the following seasons crops.
 With the removal of the main root myriads of fibrous roots were broken off and left in the soil to an estimated average of a ton to the acre, and in routing they not only deposited humus in the lower strata of the soil but they left minute channels through which it became aerated and hence fertile. The roots of subsequent crops followed these interstices and drew nutriment from two and three times the depth of the soil formerly reached, and hence the farmers doubled or trebled their soil without increasing their acreage. Not only that, but the succeeding crops became heavier, and it is probably no exaggeration to say that the sugar beet revolutionized German agriculture. l The sugar beet pays a handsome re- turn upon the outlay involved, and depending upon the nature of the soil and the local climate, nets the farmer anywhere from $50 to $40 an acre. The widespread areas at present under cul- t1vation illustrate how admirably suit ed is a great part of the United States to this department of agriculture
Williams news., 1917-11-29
CHAPTER XII.

The door had barely closed when Craven returned, now at least outward fy quite himself again. He brought with him the puzzle box, still open, the necklace exposed on it's bed of cotton wool.
 "You saw this in there just now, of course. wonder" he unused, with a hint of remorsn, "what you must have ehought?'
 ''Is thought" she told him stoutly,
Williams news., 1917-11-29
Hollands Great Dikes,

One of the great dikes of Holland is 40 miles long, starting far up in the country, near the Yssel river, and con- tinuing across the Hook of Holland to the sea. It was built in sections, and for seven centuries has held back the waters from the low-lying fields. It is 40 feet broad at the base, 35 feet broad at the top. and its height varies from 25 to 35 feet.
Williams news., 1917-11-29

seemed to get the full import of it. the two or three races rushed together, and embraced, and wept. A moment, and they recovered their dignity and marched on their way. But the Mon gols were not shy any longer; they looked a bit astonished at one anoth- CT, but their step was sure."
Williams news., 1917-11-29

Note the Difference, Please. The Haberdasher-One collar, 151xi Yes, sir. Will you have one just like you're wearing?
 The Customer-No; want a clean one.
Williams news., 1917-11-29
Use of Platinum.

The chief use of platinum so far has been the construction of chemical and physical apparatus and instruments, and a quantity almost as great is reck-
Williams news., 1917-11-29
Great Opportunity.

Here is one war correspondent who is totally lacking in sense of humor." "Why do you think SOP"
 "He has written column about the tanks and there isn't a laugh in it.''
Williams news., 1917-11-29

sugar than when grown in others, but all sugar beets if properly handled are capable of yielding sirup. A few rows or sugar beets will generally suffice TOT an ample supply of sirup for home use. That Is to say, a bushel of beets will produce anywhere from three to five quarts of sirup.
 Should the amateur farmer raise more beets than he needs for sirup making the rest of them can be served upon the table. When partly grown the entire plant may be used as greens, and when mature the roots can be cooked and served just like garden beets. They are tender but richer in sugar than the familiar beet. Sugar beets, depending upon where planted, mature in from four to six months.
 Undoubtedly the raising of sugar beets by the people at large in this fashion would go long way toward increasing enormously the volume of native sugar or it's equivalent, rich sirup. But apart from this, the sugar beet may be confidently counted upon to do an immense service in fertilizing the soil and thus adding greatly to the abundance of succeeding crops of other vegetables. This is because of the characteristic manner in which the roots of sugar beets, bore their way deep into the ground.
 When sugar beet culture was intro duced into Europe, the farmers were practicing what is known as the three crop system of rotation, three success sfve cereal crops, followed by one year of following, the following in order to rest the soil and to enable them to pull out the dense growth of weeds by hand. It is stated that in Germany, approximately one-third of the total area of level land was regarded as be. ing too poor to pay for cultivation and the average yield of cereal crops on the better lands was but twelve bushels per acre.
 They were blowing but three to four inches deep, using fertilizers sparing- ly. and the fertility of the thin layer of loose surface soil was all but ex- hausted. The grain roots were unable to penetrate the hard soil underneath, and could they have done so it would have been of no avail, for containing
Williams news., 1917-11-29
Pretty Mean.

"Aggravating, I call it.'' 'Eh?"
 ''To run for the elevator and then have 'em wait for a man who walked"
Williams news., 1917-11-29

oned to have been absorbed in the manufacture of jewelry. The use of platinum in the dental industry is not so great as formerly because other materials and alloys have been found equally satisfactory and less expen. Sive.
Williams news., 1917-11-29
Hiqh Cost of pxeino.

"DO you know my hairdresser has increased her rates for golden hair?'
 '"The wretch! To the high cost oi living she has now added the high cost of dyeing."
Williams news., 1917-11-29

That sugar, so it is stated, will be found very satisfactory for home use for many pur- poses, as, for instance, in the baking of pies, buildings, dark colored cake, etc.. The beet sirup otherwise is said to be good for buckwheat cakes and the like, and the making of some candies, and it would probably lend itself admirably to the putting up of certain fruits.
 It is said that sugar beets can be grown in any locality which has a soil capable of producing good crops of vege- tables. Anyone having small piece of fertile, tillable ground and the usual garden imple- ments is equipped to grow the beets necessary for the pro- duction of a home supply of sirup.
 Of course the beets raised in some SOilS Wi1I hn rfohor in
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
Counfry's Natural
Thrift and Indus
tridi Resources
Promise Rapid
Commercial Re-
Mobilization.

- Paris Boulevards echo
wv Ing with wives for Amer
lean troops our interest In
the welfare OF our ally vast-
~ Inc. eases. and facts are not lacking
to encourage the belief that she Is al
ready on the road 10 recovery from the
blow OF invasion by a ruthless enemy.
One OF the most important develop
ments is the announcement that one Of
the largest banking institutions In
America concerned with foreign trade,
the Guaranty Trust Company Of New
York, has opened a Paris branch 10
handle the rapidly Increasing volume
Of French business arising not only
out OF commercial demands. but also
out OF the fact OF the large number
OF Americans In France GA military
duty.
This action may surprise many per-
IA who had thought OF France as
bowed under a calamitous invasion.
The bank, however, gives figures indi-
eating that France Is not only meeting
her military and civilian problems
with 9 stout heart and never failing
courage, but Is re-establlshing her ex-
port business with this country.
In 1914, the year Of the outbreak OF
the War, imports from France to this
country totoled si41. 446, 90. THIS 10
tai vas reduced 10 STT,15s.1 iO In 1915,
but last year the value OF French i'm
ports TO the United states rose to s1O2,
O77 ,OOO.
"A nation that can achieve such a
commercial recovery while her terri.
tory Is being ravished by the invader q"
says the Trust c0mpany's statement,
possesses recupcrauve powers which
Justify the belief that she will emerge
from the present conflict prepared 10
meet and solve t%rumphantly the prob.
ienis which confront Der"
Frances Industrial Record.
The commercial aud industrial record
Of France, following past wars, indi.
Gates that she should recover quickly
from the actual physical destruction
Inflicted 10 the present coniiiat. The
reconstruction " railroads. the erection
Of factories 10 replace those destroyed,
and the replacement OF the mechanism
OF industrial activity that win be- sc.
quired and that Is 10 part already
planned, offer a p%ecGl'arly Inviting
held 70 American capital and enter
prise. Tentative steps have already
been taken by representative Of Amer
lean engineers uud business men in
this work.
Aside from rs attractive business
aspect, the enlistment " American
money aud effort Ia the great task Oi
reeonstruciion that viii remain at thu
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21

Yer, and paper fU the United states In
the corresponding period; more than
twica that Of the United Kingdom Ct
Great Britain and Ireland; approx.
inately two and one-half times that OF
Germany; and more than four times
that OF Austria Hungary. With a pop
ulatlon OF 100000 at the beginning
OF 1913, France had In postal aud pTi-
vato savings banks accounts OF 14,57S,-
s97 depositors. with aggregate deposits
equivalent to St,091 1905. COS. On June
30, 1915, the United States had only
IL, sli, 100 depositors out OF a populA-
ton Of 101, 10000.
Leaders in American finance ascribe
the solidarity OF the French republic TO
three influences; hrst q thoroughly
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21

sound banking system, centralized In
one OF the greatest banking institutions
OF the world, the Bank OF France; sec
ond, the ingrained thrift and frugality
OF tho French people as n whole, to.
gether with q national economic vigor
not elsewhere surpassed third, wise su-
pcryislon, and patriotic cooperation by
the government with banking and busi-
ness interests.
The government does Its part TO war
a II and retain the confidence OF the
holders OF It's securities. one Of its
wise policies Is 10 impose new taxes 20
defr-y TIE interest charges on new &C.
curity issues. II began this practice
after tho Franco-P russlan War, and "a
today following tho same rule In regard
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21

end OF the war will tend TO cement SIN
more closely the ties that bind the two
great Republics together, aud VIII en-
able Americans 20 discharge IA part
the debt they owe 10 France for her
friendly interest Ia the welfare ana
progress OF the United states from the
beginning OF its life as a nation.
In Judging the industrial status or
any nation, IS production n con
sumption Of coal. iron, aud steel ana
The growth OF is transportation syh-
tens are highly significant factors
Iu 1869, French Industries consumed
n million tons OF coal, OF which no
millions were taken from HON mines
In 1912. the consumption was 81 mil
Hon tons. OF which Al million tons were
taken from home mines.
In 1869. the French output OF cast
iron WINS i.8s0,ODO tons, and OF steel,
1850 coo tons I'm 1914, France pro
duc~i 5.3i1 600 ton Of cast'iron ana
4.G85. 600 tons Of steel.
The increasing activity OF her ran
way system Is similarly demonstruble
In 1860, there were IN France 1878
miles OF. railroad track; In 1912, there
were 3l.540 miles.
Betwoan 1863 aud 1912, inland navi-
CATION Increased 1900; while the traific
~ her mercantile marine had Amazing
~ expanded. The tonnage entering
French ports in 1869 Is set down as
100000 tons. In 1912. this had been
Increased 10 53.OOOOOO tons.
French Finances Sound.
Immediately prior 90 the war, France
..ta .ta.H apuaUlpg 81 nUO OUOs
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Frsneh flnaneos Sound.

Immediately prior 90 the war France
Ind a gold stock equalling 81 ,2OOOO0,'
900 aud a stock Of silver a~ggregating