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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
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CAN'T GO TO THE FRONT

! CAN'T GO TO THE 'FRONT.'
BUT
can't go to the front with you;
The reason why-what matters it?
Perhaps l am too old, or stiff
To do your sort of bit.
1t breaks my heart to stay behind
I'd give my eyes for half chance
To smash the kaisers' hellish plans
With you out there in France
You're going into trench and reek,
To shrapnel rip and crashing shell !;
God plans your job in heaven, but
You work 1t out in hell.
You felt the call and left your all,
Your loved ones and your babies,
too;
But then, the Hun snarled at our
gates;
The fight was up to you.
We cannot pay for blood you shed,
Nor buy devotion such as yours.
But we can stand behind you boys,
AS long as life endures.
Your pain shall be our travail, and
The ones you love shall be our care !;
Our work and sacrifice is here,
While yours is over there.
You are the red blood barrier
That stands between us and the
curse
That struck down tortured Belgium,
And maybe what is worse.
Count on us to the finish, boys:
Till purse is flat and bone is bare;
There's nought too much to do or
give
For you who fight out there.
John Martin"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Italians Bring Down Aeropianes.

ROME, Dec. 27.-Eght of twenty
i've enemy airplanes which attempted
to bomb the Italian aviation camp at
Trevizo, were brought down. the
war office announced today. The re-
manning machines we're driven off.
In a later attack three additional
enemy machines were forced to de-
scend. the statement said All Italian
machines returned safely.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Eliza Darling.

Funeral for the late Eliza Darling
was held this afternoon at 1880
O'Clock from the funeral parlors OF
Pearson, Vaughan & Holbrook, Rev.
H. B. McElree, of the United Pres
byterian church, officiating. The
pallbearers were: Peter Kelly, John
Kelly. Felix Kelly and John Nyens.
Interment was in Oakland cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
FUNERAL RECORD
Frank T. Morgan.

Funeral for the late Frank L.
Morgan was held this afternoon at s
o'clock from the home, TOP Morgan
street, Rev. DR.. e. B. Newcom,b OF
Westminster Presbyterian church,
officiating. The pallbearers were:
Willis Winger, Geo. w. Ewers, w. B.
Woolley, C. J. Bode. w. HI. Huele
and G. f. Skfrwin. Interment was In
Oakland cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED--To loan money on furni-
ture. pianos, live stock. ETC.. on
easy payments. Strictly private.
Phone 1858. Keokuk Loan Co. Over
Miller's shoe store.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

FOR RENT-Five room house, 1925
Des Moines, $40 PEI month. PHONE
Chas. Nagel, Red 1854.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
go =--=-=-------s--
FOR RENT.

FOR Rents room house near car
line. with gas, $40 per month. Call
1442.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Mrs. Z. G. Weisman will be tho
leader.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

FOR RENTAL modern house, 1103
Palean, six rooms and bath. Phone
1854 or 1852. Must be seen to be-
appreciated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
OFFICIAL COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

December 8. 1917. 8 =. m.
Council met in regular session with
all members present. Mayor Lotion
presiding. Minutes OF meeting OF
November 80, 1917. were read and ap-
proved.
Resolution No. 614.
Be 1t resolved, BY the City Council
of the City of Keokuk:
That the following pay rolls be, and
they are hereby approved and order.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

LET MADAM KOsMos help you by
giving your life prediction. Send
birthdate and dime De Laurene
kosmos, Box 291. Louisville, KY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

FOR RENISTwo 4-room houses, partS
ly modern, close in. north side. A.
M. Wyllie.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Mothers, Study Club.

The Mothers Study club will meet
on Saturday afternoon with Mrs. R.
L. Reid, S14 North Ninth street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Baby Welfare League Dance.
This evening the Baby Welfare
league will give dancing partH at
the Keokuk club which gives promise
of being a delightful affair socially.
Agnes orchestra will play for the
dancing which will begin at half past
eight and continue until half past
twelve.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

I'D o.
S and
n the
caves
t year
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

FUR SALE-1916 model Ford, In good
condition. Leo Pfligerstofer, Charl-
eston, Ia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

-Cobs for sale. Fred DeYong.
Nov is the time to join our Christ
mas club. Keokuk Trust Co.
Boost the band by attending the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-Two slightly used plays
er pianos at bargain prices. Dun!
can-Schell Furn. Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
What Women Do.

Mrs Tracey Fielding Story of Gro,
ton, Conn, can trace her ancestry
back to Chief Uncas.
Mrs. Ad Topperwein has defeated
all of her sex and many male shots
for target honors.
Japan has few female doctors with
the best ones earning as high as
$4,000 a year
Mems pay for women who labor
during the war Is the demand Of the
women's organizations.
The New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad is replacing its
men guards at crossings with women
who viii work six hours a day.
Mrs. c. o. Moore is the richest
farmer in Wyoming, where she makes
business OF raising sheep.
The most conservative bankers in
the United States are paying their
women employees the same salaries
that they paid the men whose places
tho women fill.
For the first time in the history Of
thN ASNAiSNut AlSelAtui III view lpIk Il
woman, DR.. Kathryn Dognon, per
formed TRANSMISSION operation
which was successful in saving tho
life OF patient
Women workers for the govern
ment are asking that the eighthoul
! day order be rescinded so that they
can make overtime pay in order L
pay for the Liberty bonds, for whicl
they have already obligated them
selves.
Under the department OF agricul
lures plan for onlisting yoluntee
work army for the harvest season
women can be employed to feed anC
care for harvest hands and to can AM
dry surplus perishable products.
Miss Elizabeth c. Harris, daughte
CT Congressman Harris OF Massa
chusetts, who has acted as he
fathers secretary during his term il
the house, has just been admitted {,
the bar in the District of Columbia -
| Hartford Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
Could Be Prevented.

The county exemption boards, doc
tors and clerks are doing a most I'M
portant service for the nation and in
cidentally for civilization these days
in conducting the examinations of
men drafted for. the national army.
Judging from the first days work,
it is much easier to stay out of the
army than to get in. Watching the
process Ct examination for an hour
or so is something of an eye-opener
as TO defective humanity. If the
boards qualify one man out OF five,
considering proper exemptions, they
win do we'll.
Almost any man with a full set of
features and the usual number OF
arms and legs can ''get by in a
crowd" with the adventitious aids of
modern dress. Strip them and stand
them on the scales--a vastly differ
ent story.
Flat feet, bad teeth, defective hear
ing, light weight and obesity, poor
eyes and the traces of disease appear
often in the first glance at a candi''
date. Then the examiners get a prom
ising specimen. we'll set up for his
height and weight, without physical
defect, and behold--he is married
and has two or three small children
dependent on him.
One thing is certain. the first draft
viii get a picked lot of men, fit to do
their best, to stand on the inside
lines of the enemy, but--it will take
lot of candidates to do the job, and
the rejected men and exempts will
far outnumber those enlisted.
"l0or many are called, but few are
chosen
A glance through the list Of defects
reveals many which are absolutely
rrevontable and suggests the import
ance of early physical examination of
children with view Of correcting in
cipient defects which will interfere
with their efficiency in life just as
they disqualify men from serving
their country in the army
| Right here the perfection OF the
German military system suggests IL
] self For army purposes, the imper'
ial surgeons take their young men
| eaily see that their teeth are kept in
good order, repair their hernias and
other defects, correct their eyesight
| and hearing as far as possible, see
that they are shod to avoid fiat feet
and cure their diseases when cur
able.
| II Il Pays Germany to do this tc
make soldiers. it will pay the United
States to take forward step and
see that defects are indicated end re
paired early in life so that we shall
have fower slowspeed men in bust
ness and industry and fewer defec
tive TO become public charges later
in life
| 1t Is all piece OF national insur
ance, arA the time is coming wher
e will be Just as much part o.
education to train and care for {
| loy's body IS to train his mind. TIL,
rame thing applies to the girls whC
must mother the coming generations
and moro or less supply the CONNER
cial needs caused by the drafting o
young men into military service.
Picking soldiers Is somewhat il
Illuminating progress. II shows II
| how few Young men, speaking com
paratiyoly, are even fairly equippe,
to fight, either in the trenches o
France or in the ranks of our indus
trial workers. We need to improy'
The age-Rutland Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
Inspiration
Miscellany
Married Misery.

The foe of married happiness is in
attention. The real wrong to the wife.
the real failure Of the husband, Is
when he becomes unconscious Of what
she is doing for him and what she Is
in herself. At first her ministries and
her affection are delightful to him.
Then perhaps they become thing OF
course-received, enjoyed in fashion.
bit hardly thought Of. And some
times, though not so frequently, the
wife becomes unthoughtful of her hus-
band.
Perhaps into most marriages there
Greens on one side or on both some.
thing of this indifference. Husband
and wife live together in the chiefly
external relation. He Is the breadwin-
ner: she Is the housekeeper. They ac-
cept each others good qualities as men
wear easy fitting clothes, without no
ticing. They put up with each others
defects as with smoky chimney or
any other annoyance.
They would confess to no alienation.
They have only got used TO each-ether,
1t is the same getting used" that robs
life Of its brightness; that makes us
blind to the stars and the clouds and
the bright procession Of the day aud
year, because we have seen them Sc
often; that keeps us mostly in numb
half alive state, from which only oeca-
slonaliy are we reused to feel that we
are living in divine universe and are
ourselves divine.--George S. Merriam
| IN "The Man of Today"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
The Highest Greatness.

There are different orders of great
ness. Among these the first rank is I'M
Guestionably due TO moral greatness or
mdgnanimity; TO that sublime energy
by which the soul, smltten with the
love OF virtue. binds itself indissolubly,
for life and death, to truth and duty;
espouseS as its own the interests of
human nature; scorns all meanness and
defies all peril; hears in its own con-
science voice louder than threaten
ings ana t.undcis; withstands all the
powers Of the universe. which would
sever it from the cause of freedom and
religion; reposcs an unfalterlng trust
in God in the darkest hour and is ever
ready to be offered up on the altar
Of its country or Of mankind William
Ellcry Claiming.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
NTOrKrTCEs

To tho taxpayers OF the towns OF
Bennington: A rate bill of the town
taxes OF 1917 mas been placed In my
hands for collection as follows: 50
cents on the dollar for the town tax
&c cents on the dollar for the town
HIGHWAY tax. As cents on the dollar
for the town district school tax.
hereby demand payment of said taxes
and nor.fy you that Iv-ill attend at the
Iennintgon County Savings bank from
Q o'clock !. m. until 8 o'clock p. m
There VIII 10 a discount of per cent
on town tax 4 paid within 80 days
c. 81. Dewey. treasurer
bennington, Vt. July 10, 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
Left Only tho stubbIs.

The ancient Egyptians rcaped their
grain close to the ear and afterward
cut the straw close to tho ground and
laid it by. ~ was this straw that Pha-
raoh refused to give TO the Israelitcs.
II was because Of this refusal to give
the longer straw to the Israelites that
they were compelled to gather stub
bler This was matter of consider.
able difficulty, seeing that the straw
itself had been cut Off near to the
ground.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
He Felt Like Ninety.

Nothing will make person feel old
quicker than disordered kidneys, for
when they are not working properly
the whole system is infected with
poisons that cause aches and pains
in all parts of the body. A. w. Nor
gan. Angola. La, writes. "Oh,
suffered with pain in my back. am
i3 years old, but felt like a man 90
years old. Since took Foley Kidney
Pills feel like | did when was Fl. 7"
They tone up and strengthen tho kid
neys. and promptly relieve annoying
bladder troubles. Sold Everywhere
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
The man who knows

a good thing when he sees it and
VINO will seize good thing when he
knows it, is invited to see and know
and seize this opportunity to insure
in the National Life Ins. Co. of VI
(Mutual) Earle S. Kinsley, General
Agent, Mead Building, Rutland, VI
Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
A Cheerful Face.

1t IS said there is nothing which diff.
fuses itself more quickly in a family
than the coolness. Indifference and dis.
content which manifest themselves In
ihe countenances of one OF Its mem.
bcrs. This thought Is not absolutely
true. There are some things which
communicate themselves with as much
rapidity and more force. They are a
bright smile, a frank and open man
ner, cheerful face. happy heart
There is enough misery in the world
without adding to It single frown
4 cheerful face Is always welcome.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
NOTICE
Dissolution Of Partnership

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore subslsting be
tween Frank Wood and Ruben San
born, heretofore carrying on business
of general roofing and tInsmlthing
at 100 Valentino street in the village
OF bennington, in the county of Ben.
nington and state of Vermont under
the firm mama and style OK Wood &
sanborn has been dissolved by mu.
tual agreement as and from the FIRST
day of January, 1917
Hereafter both Mr. Wood and Mr.,
Sanborn viii continue in respective
lines OF work. MIR. Wood will do
stating aud repairing, Mr. sanborn
tinsnithing and repairing.
Frank Wood
Ruben Sanborn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11

Whatever may be the facts in the
case of Herr Appelmann of the uni
yersity of Vermont it would be better
in view of all the discussion that has
been aroused to drop him from tho
faculty.-Brattloboro Relormer
In other words If enough of clam.
or is raised by the enemies of Presi-
dent Benton and Prof Appelmann
you would favor yielding to their
wishes regardless of the merits oG
tho case?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
NOTICE..

To taxpayers of inc bennington
graded school district: A rate bill has
been placed in my hands Tor collection
as follows: $l.05 cents on the dollar
on the grand list OF 1917 hereby de.
mand payment for said taxes and mott
fly you that | will attend at the Ben.
nington County Savings bank from
o'clock a. m. until o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount of per cent.
on above tax If paid within 80 days.
c. Ii. Dewey, treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July 10, 1917
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
Beware of Ointinents for
Gatarrh that Contain Mercury

as mercury viii surely destroy the sonsc
~ smell aud completely dcrangc the
wliolo system when entering IL through
never he used except on prescriptions
from reputable phyricians. as the damage
they VIII do Is ten fold 10 the good you
can possibly dcrivc from diem. Halls
Eoinrrh Cure. manufactured by r. T.
shnnHy q Co, Toledo, o.. contains no
mercury. and IL tnkun Internally. ncting
directly upon The Hood and murous SUR
ilroS OF The gyHtcm. la buying Halls
Cn,nrrh Cuic be sure You set inc genu-
mo IL Is takon internally and mndo IN
Toledo. ONO, by II. H. Cheney & Co. Tcs-
timonials free
Sold by Druggists. Price 55c per bottle.
Take Hslfe Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
Little to Practice On.

He-My understanding before our
marriage was that you were to be con-
tent with what we had. She-Doubt-
less. But so far as have been able
to observe about all we have had TO be
contented with has been large stock
of contentment. = Richmond Times
Dispatch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
Excuses Don't Pay

Thomas T.. Wilson, the Chicago
packer. has written an article for the
American Magazine in which he gives
some OF the experiences he has had as
head of lnrrp companies. He says in
the August issue:
IAN employer, should be slower to
IRE man than to hire him. To re.
fuse TO employ man probably does
him no great harm, but to discharge
him may leave permanent imprint on
his character. lie may regard himself
as having Teen tried and found want
ing-a failure. would seldom fire n
man for q single mistake. Many men
are stronger for having once made a
blundor. They have profited by it and
are resolved that nothing like II shall
ever occur again. | should much pre-
fer to have a man make mistakes-as
long as lie isn't a repcater--than to
make excuses. A little excuse Is dan
gerous thing. II is habit that grows
on one 4 man gets TO depend on
excuses for careless work instead Of
striving TO do the work properly The
fellow who never has an excuse, even
for poor work. shows that he is trying
his best TO do II right and has at least
a clear conscience"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11

In Rutland a second call has been
issued fer 500 more men to MI thoir
quota. II is evident that the early
estimates were too high and that in
practically every district more men
must be examined to got the required
numbe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11

This day thou knowcst ten command.
cd duties. sccst In thy mind ten things
which should he done for one that thou
doest, Do one Of them. This of itself
will show thee ten others, which can
and shall be done.-Thomas Carlyle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
NOTICE
Office of the Board Of Water
Commissioners.


On account OF the springs and
streams being unusually low at this
season of the year, notice is hereby
given to all patrons Of the village
water system VINO are in the habit
Of permitting the water to run al
waste they must stop this practice at
once or the Board will be obliged to
take further action.
The use Of sprayer connected to
Lawn Hose is strictly forbidden
the sue of Lawn Hose attached Ia
any other faucet other than faucet in
stalled for lawn hose purposes is
not permitted and people who have
taken this liberty are hereby warned
Board of Water Commissioners.
w. L. Hogan.
Clerk.
bennington, Vermont, July 31st, 1911
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
A Foe, and His Tongue.

When Demaratus was asked wheth-
er he held his tongue because he was
fool or for want of words he re-
Piled, a fool cannot hold his tongue
-Plutarch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11

Sometimes a woman is almost as sor-
ry she married certain man us she is
glad she kept some other woman from
getting him
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
Slinht Soreness.

"Was there any soreness after the
doctor vaccinated you?'
~ trihe. l thought he charged me
entirely too much.'-Loulsville Cou-
rier-Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
Same Thina.

"You say she always wears touch
me.not air?'
NO: but it's always case of fresl
paint. Kansas City Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11

bennington, Vermont, July sist, 1917
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-05-18
COL. J.F. B}OWNLOW
s1lRS THE BAP1lsTs
MAN STARTS THINGS
WHEN NE RAISES LEGAL
QUESTIONS.

Associated press morning papers
carry column story today of
the profound sensation cerated in the
Southern Baptist convention by Col
Joseph F. Brownlow, of Columbia,
when he formally challenged the legal
right of the convention to transact its
business. Col. Brownlow declared
that eminent legal authority had ad.
vised him that the convention had no
legal power over the boards which it
controlled. The statements made a
deep impression and the result was a
recess to further consider the state
ments made by Col Brownlow. 1t
will be recalled that several years ago
Col Brownlow raised a storm at the
Dallas convention over the alleged ex.
travagance Of some of the boards.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-05-18

In the presence of between 5000
and 1000 loyal and enthusiastic citi-
zens OF Maury county, the stars and
stripes were proudly fioated from the
Court House on Monday afternoon. 1t
was one of the. most inspiring occa-
sions in the history of the county, one
hat will live forever in the minds and
hearts of the thousands and thousands
who witnessed it. 1t was fitting set
ting for an outward evidence OF the
whole-hearted devotion and patriotic
enthusiasm of the people Of Maury
county at this crisis, the greatest in
,he history of the nation.
The thousands who stood in their
tracks for more than an hour while
orators poured out their burning elo
quence in eulogy of the country, of it's
lag and in earnest exhortation to
stand by the nation, came from every
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-05-18

corner OF Maury county. Not sec
ton of the county was unrepresented
The citizens of the city turned out al,
most enmasse. The west side of Court
Square from the Court House far down
INTO West Seventh street was packed
with humanity From the point where
the people were standing down almost
TO the corner of Garden street, West
seventh was lined with automobiles
hiled with people. Conservative esti.
mates place the crowd within hearing
at not less than $500.
The people were impressed with the
solemnity of the occasion. They were
or one mind as to their duty in the
war. They were filled with patriotic
love OF country and devotion to it's
highest interest. They were in full
sympathy with the sentiment of the
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