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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-04
'CIGARMAKERS
CHALLENGING
Dare Other Trades Unions in keokuk
to Keep Pace With Them In
Subscriptions to Patriotic
Funds.

1--WE were the first trades union In
keokuk to appropriate money for any
war fund and believe we are the only
one yet, but we hope to set an ex-
ample that will be followed by every
union in town" said an official OF the
keokuk cigarmakers union today
when telling about the action Of his
union at the regular meeting last
evening. when it ordered warrants
drawn FOR $40 each to the Red TIL
angle, and the knights of Columbus
soldier welfare funds.
Back in the beginning the cigar.
makers union gave SIS to the Red
Cross fund, and it is distributing its
donations inpartially. These SUBJ
scriptions are from the union as an
organization and out of its treasury
in addition to the entirely adequate
personal subscriptions made by Its
members.
That these things are only start
is indicated by resolution passed
by the union that all the profits Of
Its annual dance this year ba, giveG
to the Red Cross. This dance is an
old and always a money making af
fair. the net proceeds generally rang
ing around 500, generally more. 1t
is believed that it will add at least
SIPS to the Red Cross war fund this
year. q
The talk today of officers Of the
union amounted to a vir-
tual challenge to other trades unions
in town to a competition in giving to
the war funds and soldier welfare
If that kind of a COM
petition among the score of unions
in Keokuk gets good start, 1t will
be one well worth watching by other
patriots.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-04
CITY NEWS

Baptist bazaar Dec. 8, market.
The Christmas season is at hand.
Don't neglect your holiday shopping
and do it early.
--150 new cloaks cost. Lowitz.
Corn cobs for sale at the eIe-
vator. Phone 349.
In the district court this morn
ing, a decree Of divorce was granted
to Margaret Easley from Warren
Easley, on the grounds of cruelty.
Xmas muslin underwear Lowitz
st. Paul's bazaar Thursday, Dec
6. Y. p. S. concert in evening,
featuring Trinity orchestra. Admis-
sion 15c.
SIS; former values to $40. Lowitz.
Congressional Christmas sale.
Wednesday. December 5th
Regular meeting of Morning Star
lodge No. 5. knights of Pythias, Tues.
day evening at 8 o'clock Visiting
members invited. H. A. Brunat, c.
c.; J. A. Burgess. X. of n. & S.
Xmas hosiery, gloves Lowitz.
Notice to members Of NJ w. of A.
camp 622. Election of officers We'd
nesday, Dec. 9Th. All members re-
quested to be present. John McCleary
trustee.
: We will have car of Chestnut
hard coal in a few days. In dis
tributing it. preference will be given
our regular customers. A. H. Evans
& Co.
Regular meeting Loyal Order of
Moose, Keokuk lodge No. 704. tonight
at s o'clock, In Moose hall. Business
of Importance. Initiation. Social
session. Visiting brothers cordially
invited. Ed. G. Vaughan, dictator.
$50 new cloaks cost. Lowitz.
The furlough schedules ct Camp
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-04

markings on it, attacked an eigns
months old calf on the farm OF m mhs
Emma Weyand this morning. M
dogs were beaten off by a man WI
saw them attacking the little anime ~.
The calf was sadly injured by w
CANNES attack. The calf was On ,l.or
portion of the Weyand place wiz,
is inside the city limits, and WIZ 4
the dogs were beaten of they ran s
the direction Of Mckinley avenues
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-04

Dodge, according to Information sent
out from headquarters at Des Moines,
include two groups of five days each.
The first group of enlisted men will
leave there December q and report
back December 81; the second group
has New Years day for its holiday
and leaves Camp Dodge December %
and gets back January 2.
Two dogs, one a brindel bull dog
and the other hound dog with white
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-04
Fifteen SURVIVORS.

TOXIC, Dec. Fifteen survivors
of the steamer Thor, sunk November
10, were reported aboard a Japanese
ship bound for Muroyan today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-04
PUBLIC SALE.

farm implements, household goods,
etc, at White Elk Vineyard. Dec. g..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-04

nearly half water.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30
:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE =:

wall and was muttering, "I can't un.
derstand why they don't bring Mar
gie."
He will die if we cannot wake him
up to recognition to you," said the
doctor.
Isn't there something you can do
or say that will bring him back to
you, Mrs. Waverly? Is tire no little
trick or mannerism that your hus.
band loved which you can use now.
Something whoich will bring recol-
lection back to him."
And then, little book, it all at once
came to me that l had never had any
Of those little feminine wiles and CO.
quettish tricks that other women uSe
for the subjugation of men.
| had just been plain Margie Wav.
erly who perhaps had taken life too
seriously, who thought being simple
and sincere was counted thought of
what Paula had told me of Flossy
Smith and for the first time in my
life wished knew how to be coquet.
fish.
l wanted to flirt with my own hus.
band and this TO save his life.
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FAIRVIEW.

Miss Dorothy Dodd entertained her
friends at her home Friday evening.
Games were played and refreshments
served by the hostess. Those present
were Misses Bernice Smith, Edith Aus
tin, Dorothy Dodd, Ida Cowen, Vada
Austin, Opal Dodd, Bular Burton,
Louise Gilleland, Rose Weaver and
Larney Gump, Elmer Dodd, Victor Car.
penter, Dewey Martin, Joseph Jarvis,
Glenn Fox, Ross Snodgrass, Howard
Fritz and Fred Stewart.
j. A. Smith is visiting relatives at
Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Charlotte Renicker is working
at East Liverpool, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Smith and chill.
dren, OF Pennington, were visiting Mrs.
]. A. Smith Friday.
Miss Lucy Harker, of Wana, is visit
ing Mrs. Elias Austin.
Mrs. j. A. Smith was at Fairmont
shopping Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. j. Lynch, of Clarksburg, was
a weekend guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Y. Hamilton.
Mrs. Geo. Garrison and daughter,
Miss Mary, of Cameron, are weekend
visitors with the formers daughter,
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keep LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young is to
feel young-to do this you must watch
you, liver and bowels-there's no need
OF having a sallow complexion-dark
rings under your eyes-pimples-a bill
ious look in your face-duli eyes with
no sparkle. Your doctor will tell you
ninety. per cent of all sickness comes
from inactive bowels and liver.
DR.. Edwards, well-known physician
in Ohio, perfected a vegetable com
pound mixed with olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the SUB.
stitute for calomel, are gentle in their
action, yet always effective. They bring
about that exuberance of spirit, that
natural buoyancy which should be en-
Joyed by everyone, by toning up the liver
and clearing the system of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets by their olive color. 10c and
Csc per box. All druggists.
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He raped and voice called, Come
in"
At first he did not see her propped
up on cushions on a couch on the 9th.
er side of the big room. The place
was in shadow-only one light deep.
ly shaded was burning.
Il couldn't answer the door myself
you see," she smiled, and Polly had
to go out. I've had an accident. My
foot caught in a grating to-day and ]
fell and hurt my ankle"
Then you are Miss Kitty Louise
my Miss Kitty Louise, 1 mean"
"Yours?"
Yes. That is but I'd better ex,
plain. happen to be the bearer of a
message to you that came to me by
mistake over the telephone. 1t is about
one Archibald" He watched her jeal
ously. you do know an Archibald,
don't you?"
Yes" She had turned very pale.
We'll, was to tell you that he is
coming this evening to arrange for the
wedding tomorrow. He leaves the
next day for France"
She had turned her head away and
made no answer Richard rose. There
was So much he wanted to say-so lit.
tie he dared. There seemed to be moth.
ing to do but retire and he moved to.
ward the door
"Mr. Forbes!" All. she knew his
name.
He turned.
THANK you for the message. 1t is
odd that it should come through you,
and wonderful how you found me.
Somehow cannot think clearly, but I
feel that I ought to explain. You see,
grandma wants me to marry Mr.. Arch.
ibald Stone-and I've never done any.
thing she wanted before. All this
looking around the studio--"is against
her wishes. So I've half promised
what you know to try and make up.
She's not well and may go any minute.
don't want 1t on my conscience that
I've made her unhappy at the last"
She fell back and closed her eyes.
Richard came nearer. But you
mustn't marry any one you don't love,
not even to satisfy your concience-
or anybody else. And since 1t seems
to be the order of things to happen
suddenly tonight, I'm going to tell
you that / love you. You must not
marry this other man"
She stared at him incredlously for a
moment and then the color deepened
in her cheeks and her lovely eyes
have happened in fifteen minutes"
Il think it began that day you drop.
ped your muff," he said eagerly. 81
wonder II you have ever thought Of
me at all since then"
Yes" she confessed.
Then, that's all I'll ask of you un.
til you've told this Archibald that it's
all off"
But I can't. Grandma would die Of
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very comfortable now, really resting
quite easily"
Then tell her, please, that Archi.
bald will be around this evening to ar
range about the wedding tomorrow
as he leaves for France the following
morning"
This was rather breath-takin turn
of affairs and Richard was about TO
make haste to assure her that it was
all mistake and that he did not even
know Kitty-Louise, but the receiver
at the other end went up. 1t was too
late!
"owan, l don't happen to know a
Miss Kitty Louise, do 1? You know
everybody's name"
"owan not know, Meester Dick"
Yes, the name was familiar sound.
Kitty Louise! Why l say, 0wan,-I
remember. One day in the elevator
l was going-l've got it now. There
were two Of them, but the one with
the soft brown hair and eyes like a
startled fawn, and the most beautiful
curve to her cheek-a color, too, that
wasn't put on with a chamois-that
one, Owan, was Miss Kitty Louise.
Bring my hat, Owan." And then as
the Jap hurried away, And If l can
find her tonight she'll not marry
Archibald tomorrow"
With the aid of an elevator boy in
his own building Richard found the
door of the STUDIO under the skylight.
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HEALTH HINTS.

Babies that have thrived during the
winter and spring frequently become
pale, grow restless and are troubled
with feeble digestion upon the coming
OF the first warm days.
The mother becomes worried. She
looks at her child and wonders wheth.
er 1t will survive the hot months Of
summer. No mother can get positive
answer to this question. Every mother
can be assured that II she is careful Of
her child and mindful of a few essen.
tials, she can give her child nine
chances OF living to one Of dying.
The most important thing to do is to
watch the chiid's food. II the child
is careful in her personal habits, there
Is comparatively small danger. A lew
simple precautions will help to lessen
the danger If the baby is bottle fed.
These are the things to do:
Sec that the baby gets fresh and
pure milk.
See that the milk never sours or gets
heated before being delivered to you.
See that the milk is kept cool after
you get it.
See that the nursing bottles are boil.
ed as often as used.
See that everything used in prepar.
ing the milk is kept clean.
: See that flies are kept away from
the baby and the baby's bottles.
See that physician examines your
baby, prescribes its food and directs
its treatment whenever the child is
sick.
Keep the baby out Of doors in the
| fresh air as much as possible
Feed the baby regularly and not
every time 1t cries or frets.
Give the baby water to drink at such
times and amounts as the season and
age Of the baby require.
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IL You Suffer From CafarPI,

don't make the fatal mistake Of re-
garding it as a trifiing matter. Au-
thorities agree that Catarrh is an in
lection of the blood. Consequently,
sprays, salves and lotions can af-
ford only temporary relief, because
they do not reach the source of the
dlsease,-the blood. When you depend
on these temporary remedies alone
your case is likely to grow steadily
worse until it becomes chronic and
possibly affects the lungs.
But even If the infection does not
go this far, the continuous dripping
Of mucous in the throat, the constant
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did not want Dick, little book, to
tell his secrets to the nurse although
Miss Arthur seemed perfectly pro-
fessional and was very glad when
she told me his one cry all the time
was out of the room was, Someone
must bring Margie. / want to tell her
something so she will understand.
When l was in the room he seemed
subconsciously to sense that Margie
was with him and yet his poor tired
brain could not register the fact.
IF, Mrs. Waverly, you could make
him recognize you," said the nurse.
II think it would mean turning point
for the better in his fever"
go in very often and let him talk
TO you. Tell him who you are, but
don't stay very long If You find he
does not know you"
This morning l thought was 60
Ing to be successful for when went
in he looked up with the light Of san
ity in his eyes and smiled that little
crooked smile of his. l had almost
forgotten, littR book, the charm of
that smile. Although, Dick has grown
much thinner he looks more boyish-
more like the Nlan with whom had
fallen So desperately In love in the
long ago.
Come here, Mar" In the mid.
die of my name recognition and rea-
son fled, the smile left his face and
he looked at me so piteously. viii
you tell Margie to Gomez" he asked
wistfuly. 81 have got to tell her some
thing; | must put my side Of the case
up to her. Margie has the strongest
sense of justice l have ever known.
When she hears what / have to tell
her she will understand"
"Of course she will understand and
forgive you, Dick" I whispered.
He almost rose in bed and then
fell back with groan. "Margie only
has to understand to know she has
nothing to forgive" he said weakly.
please go and get her and bring her
here. I want to tell her. God help me,
shall never have any peace until
she knows the whole story"
''i think you had better 20 now"
said tie nurse IN even tones as she
put her cool fingers lightly on his
pulse.
Eyes. go and get Margie," he plead
ingly commanded. As I had cotton
almost to the door he called. "Margie,
Margie, come backi"
quickly turned but saw that the
nomentary knowledge OF realities had
lad He had turned his head to the
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Gods Will Send.
Ry LouIsE oLIvER
copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)

Copyright 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Richard Forbes stood at one of the
windows OF his apartment looking out
into the twilight defending rapidly ov-
er the river and the palisades beyond.
He was dressed faultlessly for the
evening and owan, his Japanese SER
want, stood waiting with his overcoat
and his glistening hat.
1t was not like Richard to stand pen.
sively contemplating the scenery;
there was nothing new in the rushing
limousines. the boats making their
way slowly through the dark water
and the twinkling lights Of hamlets
far beyond.
Suddenly Richard wheeled. "owan,
what would you do il you we're tired
Of everything? Tired of food, tired Of
people, tired Of amusement, tired Of
-living?"
Owan smiled sweetly and gave pc.
culiar little shrug of the shoulders.
"Meester Dick get MARRIED"
who to-" asked Richard curiously.
Nice girl"
That's like you orientals. Any one
at all with five pigs, flock Of geese
a hundred simsos and few thousand
ancestors But l don't know that you
differ much from us Americans, after,
only We invert the pigs and ancestors,
going on the theory that live porker
is worth--but there. Just mean, Owan
that / wouldn't get married to Just
any one girl at all I'd have to love
her."
owan made a depreciating gesture
with his hands. "Meester Dick want
wife-the gods will send!"
f" You intimate that before Owan.
I'm beginning to think you've got one
up your sleeve and are waiting for
nice, lonely moment like this to spring
her on me. Put the things away I'm
not going out. Call 1914 Bryant, will
you, and ask the maid please to give
Mrs. Demming my regards and say
that I cannot be present at dinner
on account OF illness"
owan never protested. "Yes, mees-
ter" He bowed and hurried away.
Richard flung himself into a chair.
For the first time in his life he was
really lonely. "Blase New Yorker!"
The trtte phrase hit him with stun
ming force. He knew that once it came
there was no cure. And yet what had
owan said? 9TH gods will send"
He heard the Jap deliver his mes.
sage. That, at least was settled and
the evening was free. Free! To do
what? Sit around at the club with a
lot Of buds and hear them cackle the
latest scaHandals. He almost wished
now that he had gone to the dinner.
Somehow he did not relish the feeling
Of detachment.
The telephone rang
Richard answered it himself. "Hel-
lo!" he answered with sudden misgiv-
ing. fearing It might be Mrs. Dem.
ming. But it was a thin, high old voice
trembling with emotion that came
over the wire. ooh. DOCTOR" it plead
ed, how is Kitty Louise resting
now2"
At any other time Richard would
have said, I'm sorry, but you must
have the wrong number" and hung
up. But something in the voice, a pa
thetic wistfulness, an overwhelming
anxiety, touched an answering chord
In his heart The chance was that no
doctor in his right mind was going to
break any news other than reassuring
over the telephone to a feeble old
lady. So Richard answered, She is
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splitting and hawking and evil oloI
MISERY nTsssgca to you but VIII make your
which has been the standard blood
medicine med! for fifty years, VIII relieve
your catarrh, because it win purify
your blood and relieve it Of the ac.
cumulated poisons. s. s. s. contains
no mineral or habit-forminR drugs.
=. 5. s. Is on sale at all druggists and
the advice CT our medical department
Is at your disposal, free Of charge.
Swift Specific Co., 3o2 Swift Building
Atlanta, Ga.
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BOMB PLOT FAILS

CLARKSBURG, W. Va, April 2s.-
Special officers wer rushed here to
investigate an attempt to blow up the
long Baltimore and Ohio railroad
bridge over the West Fork river, at
Adamston, last night. An unidentified
man slipped by guards and placed a
bomb of nitroglycerin and dynamite
upon an abatement when Charles
Graves, signal repairman, detected
him. The stranger fled in the dark.
ness without lighting the fuse of the
bomb, which was confiscated.
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disappointment and it would be my
fault"
The door opened suddenly and Polly
rushed in. "oh, Kitty, Kitty Louise
your grandmother! shetl-she's-"
Polly, what are you saying? Is
she -dead?"
Polly nodded excitely. ooh. don't,
Kitty Louise. Please!" For the latter
had buried her face in the cushions
and was sobbing softly.
Richard went over and took one of
her hands "The gods have sent" he
repeated solemly. "owan was right"
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Clears BIotchy Skin

Don't worry about blotchcs or other
skin troubles. You can have clear.
clean complexion by using little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for Csc, or
extra large bottle at Sl.00
Zemo easily removes all traces of
pimples, black heads, blotches, eczema,
and ringworm. and makes the skin clear
and healthy. Zemo is a clean, penetrat-
ing, antiseptic liquid, neither sticky nor
greasy and stains nothing. 1t is easily
applied and costs a mere trifle for each
application. It is always dependable,
The E. W. Rose Co.. Cleveland. o.
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will have to die as there Is aohslp FOR
me- She got me one Of your litsie
books and my husband said I should Try
one bottle. / stopped the doctors
medicine and took Lydia 2. Pinkhnm,a
Vegetable Compound. It soon made
change in me and now am strong and
co all my work. Mira. AUoUsrUS'
PAuGHMAN, Box So, Bnhaut Pa 4
Why will women continue tolsniFer
Jay in and day out and drag cut sickly,
ha!f-hearted existence, missing thfeo-
.ourths of the joy Of living, when they
ian find health In Lydia e. Pinkhanfa
Vegetable Compound?
II you would like free confidential ad-
ice address Lydia E. Pinkhhm Medicine
D., Lynn, Llass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

HOT SPRINGS. va-The plainest
Of frocks, coats and hats are now
worn by small folk who belong to the
group of fashionable people asshm.
hled here. A good example is this
play dress for cool days worn by Vir.
gipia Clayton WHY'S, daughter of
John N. WHY'S of Toledo and Pasa-
dena.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-30

The funniest play you ever saw will
be Our Busy Ladies Aid" produced by
the Aid Society of the First NJ. E.
church, Miller school tomorrow.-Adv.
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SICK WOMAN HAD
CRYING SPELLS
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkharn's Vegetable
Compound.
Enhaut, PAT was all run downand
weak inwardly. I had female troubles

had female tyoubleB
and nervous feelings
and my head both
cred me. ] would
often have crying
spells and feel as e
! wRs,not safe. II
] heard anyone COM
ing ] would run end
lock the door 90 they
would not see me-
/ tried several doc
tors and they did not
help me 50 ! said %
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Mrs. R, W. Finch on High street.

Mr.. Eastman, of Fairmont, was q
business visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. Hattie Clelland, who has beer
visiting relatives at Jacksonburs. has
returned home.
Mrs. Delphi Smith, Of Delphi, Ind.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Columbia
Lowe. and Mrs. Harvey Brock, Of
Blacksmith.
Mrs. c. F. Sturm and Mrs, John Nee
ly were at Fairmont shopping satur
Gay.
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wHAGs , WHAT THE
whit ur
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e o
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Sd
"S"' D"'1' DUHS ""e
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Miss Menke is a modern Cinderella.
She lost her pump leaving New York
car, Jack Wolfson found it, advertised
and fitted the shoe on Miss Menke's
foot. They will wed.