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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
Good Way to Can Tomatoes.

A good, economical way to can toma-
toes, says the United States Department
of Agriculture, is to pack firm, whole
fruits in jar and I'll in the spaces with
a concentrated tomato sauce. Each
quart jar then will provide whole toma-
toes for salads or baking and tomato
PURGE for soups or sauces. The depart
ment's recipe Ia IA folloWs:
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ouxsspondsnss on topics Of interest 70 the ladies
q sofcd1ed. Address: Editor H0nuNAx1le'
CoEUHH, Oxford Democrat. South Paris. He
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11

"They spend their money faster than
they make IT,"
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been duly appointed s.sc"srg Of The lat s VII
and testament Of
FERNANDO ". wITHAM, late Of Denmark
IN the County Of Oxford, deceased. All persons
ceased Are dssirsd % prsssns ths ssme for ses
Element, and al indebted thereto are requested
to mako payment Immediately.
ANNA MAuDE WITHAM,
August siss. 1917. Denmark. Maine
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DETAILS OF METHOD.

Select firm, uniformly red, ripe toma
toes of medium size. Put into trays and
lower into boiling water for I minute
Remove, plunge into cold water, drain
and cut out the core with slender
pointed knife without cutting into the
seed cells. Peel promptly and pack into
jars. To each pint add one level tea.
spoonful of q mixture of one-thlrd salt
and two-thirds sugar. Fill the jars with
thick tomato sauce made by cooking
the small or broken tomatoes until ten
der. Remove the seeds and skins by
straining the pulp-and concentrate 1t by
boiling to about the consistency of ketch.
up. Adjust the rubber and cap, place
The packed jars on false bottom In q
vessel Of water which reaches almost to
their tops, and keep at boiling tempera.
ture for Is minutes. Remove the jarl
from the water bath and tighten the
covers Immediately.
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GOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that be
has been duly appointed administrator of the
estate Of
ANNE w. CLIFFORD, late Of Paris,
In the County Of Oxford, deceas. d, and given
bonds rs the aw directs. All persons having
demands against the estate Of said deceased are
desired to present the same for settlement. and
all indebted thereto are requested 70 make pay
ALTON o. WHEELER. South Paris.
August 21st, 1917. 1851
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Prseties limited - diseases % The Eye
ard The ntt1n9 ~ 0lassss. A. Norway
e0es eppes1tS Post 0mee 1Ast Ex14ny e
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The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed administrator of the
estate of
HORACE q. RICH, late Of OK ford
In the County Of Oxford, deceased. and given
mands against the estate of said deceased are de-
sired to present the same for settlement and
all indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately
ALTON L. RICH, Buckaeld. Ne.
August 2ist, 1917. 36-SS
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Lora Lebro, 6. fell from the root
Of her home at Boston and died Of her
injuries.
Thomas T. Conway, As. Of Lin.
coin, N. H.. was found dead in bed
In a Boston hotel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
|0UR MIDSUMMER SALE
as advertised
Will Close Saturday Night
September LIST

But following lots which will be sold the same
low prices, and these prices will be the same
until all the lots are sold.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27

turnwa, were visitors at the VIM
Mckinley home last "Wednesday anu
Thursday.
The Natural Law was given at ths
Miller opera house here SATURDAY
evening. :,
Henry Knott is quite poorly al
present.
Mrs. John Talbot and her sister.
Mrs. Lewis Neuman, were keokuh
callers last Saturday.
Mrs Nelson is lying very low a.
this time ~
Henry Hartrick was a business car
er at Keokuk last Friday.
Alvia Satherly passed away at nus
home Saturday, few miles out Oh
town.
Clyde Milan and wife left for Da''
export to make their future home 80,
Mrs. Nan Reeceman moved IN VIII
Harry Barton and wife. on Fouflh
street, last Wednesday.
Mrs. Ray Seward is quite SICK az
present.
The NJ e. Ladies' Aid gave tea
at the home of Mrs. Floyd knapp9
last Friday afternoon. There was
large turn out that attended.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
THE CAPTAIN AND HIS MEN

Chicago Tribune: A regular army
captain, of long experience in Uncle
Sans service, has written for the
Tribune the following, which is adj
dressed to parents and close friends
of the boys who have gone to war.
The subject is "A Captain and His
Company" He says.
AS captain I believe that | have
the most responsible position in the
army. The company is the smallest
unit over which commander exer-
cises executive and disciplinary au-
thority. If the companies are right
the regiment is right: when the regi-
ments are right the brigades and
divisions are bound to be right.
AS a captain | am in closer touch
with the men than any other officer
possibly can be. My lieutenants can
only carry out my policies. They have
no right to reward or punishin fact,
they are a greater distance from the
men than am. / am responsible for
the food they eat, fer the clothes they
wear for the shelter they have. for
their physical condition, their mental
and moral viewpoint. For, in short,
that one thing that spells so much.
their morale. I cannot delegate this
authority to any one else. AS cap
tain is. so is his company, is an
axiom.
So want to say through the Trib-
une word to the parents, wives,
sweethearts, and friends of my men,
speaking in general way for all real
captains, who realize that they are
more than mere uniformed order Civ
ers. First of all, don't waste any
sympathy on them over their hard
lot. A real man resents it, and none
of them need it. They are Wen fed,
well clothed, and as happy as they
choose to make themselves. They do
not want to be babied. but do like to
be petted and made much of.
II you have troubles at home, keep
them to yourselves, and don't let your
soldier boys know about them. If you
lose money or the business goes
wrong. don't tell him. He cannot
help you get it right. is somebody
sick, minimize it. They will probably
be well by the time you get an an
swer back. In the meantime, you
have thrown one of my men out OF
his stride, and he tells me of his
troubles and you add to my burden.
Encourage him in the glorious task
he has undertaken. Call him all the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
STANDARD FOUR ENLARGEMENT.

The Standard -Four Tire company of Keokuk
proposes to increase it's capitalization from
100000 preferred to $3,50O,000 preferred. The
purpose is to enlarge the capacity OF the plant
until a production of 1900 to 5000 tires day
is reached and employment given to from ,0oo
to 5000 men, In support of such a plan two
hundred representative bankers and business
men have given enthusiastic endorsemnt. Off
Gals of the Standard -Four have candidly dis
played their business condition as shown by
their bookkeeping force and auditors state
ment to prove the necessity for enlargement
Today the company is compelled to refuse busl-
ness because the facilities of the plant are Inn
tied. It is imperative, if the concern is to be-
come one Of the large tire builders, that this re-
striction be removed and the way to remove 1t
is to increase the capital, then increase the plant
capacity The officials say they are only fol-
lowing the method of the very large companies
of the country in making such preparation, and
the history of the tire business and success OF
the local company seem to Justify the plans
and desires of the Standard Four management
In the short space of two years this industrial
transformation is promised to Keokuk and the
city will welcome an industry that lifts the wage
and commercial activity and adds several
thousand people to its population. In view Of
the past successes of this organization Keokuk
will look forward with pleasure and confidence
to the fulfillment of the promises made at the
meeting held last evening at the Hotel Iowa
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27

shipped 1895 pieces of surgical sup
plies to the Red Cross hospital. The
second shipment of knitted garments
will soon be forwarded.
Mrs. P. w. Cook has for her
guests, her son, Raymond Frame
and family, from Sidney, Nebraska.
They arrived Tuesday.
Mrs. Davidson has gone to spend
the, winter with her son Otto. and
family at Calf, Mo.
Ralph Townsend departed Monday
for Jefferson Barracks. near st.
Louis. He will serve in the field
artillery
Henry Smith Of Cantril is visiting
at the Mrs. Martha Thompson home.
Mrs. Kate Carlisle is home from
an extended visit with relatives In
Pennsylvania.
Miss Ellis of Mt. Pleasant, was
shopping at Salem Wednesday.
Miss Mildred Foreman departed
Friday to resume her work as in
structor in Webb City schools.
The Y. NJ C. A. drive met with
good success here. The quota for
Salem township was $780, Salem
raised almost that amount which
added to the remainder of the town
ship subscription, made a neat sum
toward the Henry county quota
which was more than doubleda
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
The only competition worthy of wise man
is with himself-Mrs. jameson
PROPAGANDA OF LIES

Beware Of the man or woman-and there are
many of both-who seeks to help the enemies
of the country by circulating lies. These are
of various kinds, but all of them are defama-
tory of our government or Of some agency there
of or Of some institution or persons engaged in
patriotic or war charity work Some of these
tales are plausible Some are put forward as
well attested Others are revealed as confiden
tial disclosurs or quiet tips about the instabil-
ity of banks or the bad financial condition Of
some loyal businessman, or the worthlessness
of Liberty bonds or other securities: but all Of
them are lies.
A common tale Of late is some variant of the
untruth that the Red Cross is selling its knit
ted garments to the soldiers or giving them TO
friends, or disposing of them at nominal
price to persons in the ring. This particular
outrageous invention is encountered time after
time in some new form here in Keokuk But
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27

hero you want to- Tell him when he
goes over the top that he is to think
of you as waiting for him to come
home; but you want him TO so over,
and while he is To lake the best pos
sible care of himself he is never to
finch.
| will see TO it that he is bathed
and clean. that he is hard and fit. !
will never ask him to so and do 1t,
but say Come on and | will show YOU
how. will try 10 keep whisky and
immortality away from him. will
know where he is every hour of the
day or night. In other words, ! will
take better care OF him than you did
when he was at home. We have no
poolroom bells in the army. No street
corner gangs, When the war is over
he will come back to you real man,
and. o. how proud you will be Of him!
Above everything else, write to
him. Write every day, if it is only a
line. Never mind whether he an
swers or not. We cannot always
write. We have to so the limits OF
human endurance sometimes, the
tired body needs rest and food ana
sleep worse than you need letter.
The majority Of us are coming back,
| but If we do not, as one of my men
put it, who cares not in spirit
| of bravado or defiance. but on tho
I! theory that every bullet has its
| billet and until I get mine / am
going to do my best to do my bit and
carry on to the end.
| Send cigars, pipes, tobacco, ciga-
frets, sweets of all kinds. Every
package you send is divided up with
his squad. You not only help him.
Il but possibly some one who has no
folks, nobody to send him anything.
One of the most pitiful sights / have
to face is to see the man without
family or home when the mail is dis
tributed He never looks up at the
yell, The mail orderly is here"
want you to help him. Ask your boy
if there is such an one in his squad.
! Send him a line or two.
i In all this advice l am bit selfish,
j for happy, contented man is cheer.
/ full, easy to handle, ready to obey, and
a pleasure to teach. He is depend
able cog in the most important ma
chine Uncle Sam has, and the only
one he cannot replace, for every good
man in the army has his work to do,
i and when one of them is absent at
troll call none can answer for him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
SALEM.
: . . : : : : : . : : : :

A three days short course will be
held al Salem in January. Officers
OF the organization: President, e.
Beery; vice president, o. a. Garrett
son; secretary, ID. l.. Savage; treas
urer. W. K. s;imkin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Slack motor
ed from Belle PLANE Tuesday and
remained until Saturday, guests of
the Iatter's sisters. Mrs. Maria Conner
and Mrs. J. r. Ingrim.
Enroute from his home, Ponca
City, Okla, 10 visit relatives in Vir-
ginia, James r. Bicksler stopped off
and spent Monday and Tuesday with
relatives and friends at Salem.
o. s. and A. i. and Miss Laura
Barnes came from Iowa City and
spent Sunday with their. brother E.
Il, Barnes and wife.
Dr. and Mrs. f. a. Stewart enter
tanned sixteen couples at a rock
party Wednesday evening. Nice re-
freshments were served and plea
SAINT time is reported.
Following visit with their cousin
Miss Alma Kellum, Mr.. and Mrs w
III, Kenyon of Abba departed to spend
The winter in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Sarah Van Wrinkle has gone
10 spend the winter with her daugh-
Ter Mrs Flora Rauschelbach, at Ster
ling, Kansas.
Mrs. f. s. Bell arrived from Twin
Falls. Idaho. She is guest at the
homes of her brothers, George and
Albert Lester.
ON Thursday the local chapter
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
BENToNsPoRT.
= . = - = . 80 = . =

The oil well has come to close
down; no prospects in site for oil, so
they disbanded. 1t went down over
1000 feet. They claim they went
through eight feet of coal, and when
down about 500 feet they claim pros
poets for oil were promising, but
struck large amount of water and
had to give it up. So it is at stand
still at present. Some OF the stock
holders say if they would go down
800 feet they will give more money.
The Y. M. G. A. donation for Van
Buren, county will be about SIC 900;
only required to raise little over
$4,000. This is the last report. Van
Buren, county is loyal, which it should
be. Every one should help them.
The Red Cross people are doing good
work, and are accomplishing and
showing their loyalty.
The Ladies Aid is also doing good
work
John CASTOR and family motored to
TT. Madison last Sunday to visit rela-
tives.
Otto Marriotts' family spent Sun
day at George Morris. Also Marion
Lackey and family came over from
Ft Madison in their car and spent
Sunday at Morris.
Rev. Seed and wife took supper at
the Bass Lining home this week,
and were calling on friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Gulick enter
tanned the Red Cross people Friday,
each paying for their dinner, which
the Gulicks furnished free. The pro-
ceeds amounted to S14.O0 for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross.
Harve Murphy and family spent
Sunday at the Ira Stewart home, Mrs.
Murphy's father.
r. E. Bell was a passenger to OF
tumwa yesterday
The roads are in fine shape for the
people to get in their wood and coal,
and they are surely making good use
of it.
Revival meetings will commence in
Vernon this week, at the NJ. 2. church,
Rev. Seed in charge.
Mrs. Fl. S. Tyler is on the sick list.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27

of Pennington, and r. b. Lamb and
family of Montrose spent Sunday at
the Adam Hopp home
Glen Cochran Of New Boston was
a Donnellson caller Saturday
Adam Hopp and daughters Dorothy
and Ruth, were Keokuk callers Mon
day.
Ed McVey and George Click were
Keokuk callers Monday
Charles Schiller and son Carl were
Donnellson callers Monday
Mrs. M. j. Barnes and daughter
Emma spent Tuesday afternoon at
the Adam Hopp home.
Maurice Wahrer and family and
Mrs. Belle Wahrer autoed to Keokuk
Monday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
WELL KNOWN FARMER TELLS
At WILK|NSON'S STORE HOW
TANLAC RELIEVED HIS WIFI.

kidney trouble and her svster
generally run down. She had em was
poor appetite. Since taking Ta ssry
she has q good appetite and q, al as
food agrees with her. Not onlr NV a as,
Tanlac help her stomach bnt oia
helped her kidney trouble. sbe Az
not have those backaches thar m aoss
her life misery. She saws II T.
great relief to go to bed and be ab, :
to sleep soundly. aoie
We are convinced at our house
that Tanlac is wonderful ranoad Hs
We are glad to recommends ,ta
Try Tanlac for Indigestion h,,,
ache. headache, constipation MN
vousness. sleeplessness and oth ~.
symptoms caused by disordersi
stomach. kidneys and liver. II mss
be obtained at the Wilkinson pr,,s
Observation-Disclosures
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
She Had Kidney Troubles and was
in a Badly Run Down
Condition.
MANY INDoR SEMENTS
GIVEN

NJ. e. Sweet. farmer. Argyle. Iowa,
was in the city recently and told at.
Wilkinson's drug store how Tanlac
relieved his wife of kidney troubles
and general run down condition.
Scores of people have recommend
ed Tanlac which is new tonic
preparation that seems to get right
at the bottom of many Ills.
Mr.. Sweets story is interesting.
He says: my wife suffered with
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
TODAY,s BIT OF VERSE

1.-THE LIGHT THAT SHINES ABOUT U.s..
president Woodrow Wilson's Thanksgiving Message
The Light that shines about us here
Is showing the vision clear
OF what nation is to be-
~ = Till all the nations shall be free.
So may we follow, leading
In paths the pioneers have gone. M
Who lit their campfres by the trail
Where foes awaited to assail.
Who built their cabins in the clears,
And lived amid the lurking fears,
With a stout heart that would not shrink
The cup of anguish they must drink.
So may be strong to hold
Our Freedom, with faith bold
AS theirs, who built the Ship of State,
And held the rudder of it's fate,
When the wild winds of wrath beat strong
Upon but could not still the song
OF Freedom the lips of those
Who faced with fearles hearts Its foes
So may follow where they went
Who gave their lives with fine intent,
With the full measure of their trust
In God, because their cause was just
So may hold upon way
That leads unto the dawnng day,
When Liberty for all mankind
Shall break the shackles from the mind
OF warning faction creed and clan
Till every man shall stand Man,
In the equality of birth,
In every nation of the earth.
So may we give as they who gave
Their all, that they might plant and
Our Nation: thus may we ever hold
Our Freedom, with a faith bold
And with devotion that still dares
To go where hero-prophet fares
Forth where the Light has always led,
Where martyr-feet have always bled.
Charles Blanchard.
Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. &c, 1917.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
FARMlNGToN.
|, . >>>~~~% = : !

Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Bond of Salem
Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs George Cole
and son of Joseph, Oregon spent
Sunday at the John E. Marshal home.
There was a large train of soldiers
passed through here Sunday evening
from Minnesota.
Grandma Shaffer passed away al,
her home here Sunday afternoon at
1870 o'clock
Mrs. Robert Kinsler Of Bloomfield
Iowa, and Mrs. Charles Cowger of OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27

this, and generally speaking, all such untruths
of whatever kind are fed out to people accord
ing to the degree Of ignorance or gulllblllty
with which they are credited, and it may be set
down as a certainty that ninety -nine out OF one
hundred of them are lies and most OF them
whole-cloth lies, malicious fabrications, without
a basis of fact
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27

will bring disgrace to this city by any
Of dishonesty cowardice desert suffer-
ina comrades We will fight for the ideals
things of the city both alone and with many
will and obey the cts laws and do our best to
incte respect in those above who
prone them naught; will strive I'M
ceasngy quicken the pubcs of civic duty Thus
ways will transmit this city not only not
greater better and beautiful than it was
transmitted to us-oath Of the Young Men of Athens.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
CHARLESTON.
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Miss Jessie Bassett was an over
Sunday visitor in Centerville.
Miss Mabel Pickard took supper
with Miss Mabel Schiller Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Junkins and
daughter Mrs. Iva Martin and baby
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-27
Attila,s Aandicap.

Illinois state Register: Attila, the
Hun-the Hun of ancient history
must turn green with envy in his grave
as he reads of Germany's exploits. Bh,
then Attila never had the educational
of German kultur.