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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE FATE OF NARcIssUs,

THE FATE OF NARClSSUS.
Echo, a nyInph Of ancient classic fame.
Beheld the young Narcissus. proud and coy,
And moved by loves endeariug generous flame,
Behold the young Narcssus, proud and coy,
But all unmindful Of her glowing charms,
Her fond caresses and her lovely face,
The wayward youth forsook her clinging arms,
And coiuly spurned the ardent nymph's embrace.
The sighted maid, enraged by his disdain
Thus called in anger the gods above:
'Oh, may he languish, and thus plead In vain,
And feel the pangs of unrequitted love"
The gods dissolved in pity by her woe
Resolved at once to grant the maids desire,
And on the scornfu tickle youth bestow
The longing pangs of loves consuming fire.
Beside fountain young Narcssus lay
Within a forest whose outrageous shade,
Repels the glances OF the God OF Day,
And battle in shadow the inviting glade.
He bends above the fount to his surprise,
A sparkling, lovely image meets his gaze
Whose kindly smile and warmly beaming eyes
Reflect his rapture and his sore amaze.
And as she looks upon the vision bright,
He feels new flames arise within his breast
And calls IN accents tremulous and light
Oh, lovely Naiad! Come and make me biest
Thou charming goddess in the waves below,
Oh leave thy crystal home and share with me
The rapturous pleasures only lovers know.
In vain he calls, and in fountain dips
His arms; they clasp but cold and empty space,
But when unto the waves he bends his lips,
He stH beholds the tantalizing face.
Thus day by day he hannts the fountain dim,
And PROSTATE the unrekenting fair,
Consumed with love for the bright face within,
Knows not it is his reflected there.
Then pines the youth and langutshes away,
Distraught by pangs from which he vainly flies,
Till pale and Gfeess the ground he lay,
And Deaths hand closed his self-enraptured eyes.
And when the Dryads came his corse to view
And hear the story Of his love and shame,
No form they found, but in its place there grew
The lovely flower that since has borne his
Mrs. A M. Mitchell
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24
BEWARE OF ovERcoNFlDENcE.

Quincy Journal: America is a con-
fident nation. Her people are conf
dent people. 1t is well so. A people
without faith cannot accomplish big
things in life. a nation without con-
fidence might well lose a great war
such as this one of the present day
Americas confidence has lived
through many reverses. Since March
II, through the news of the. day
which has told of German gains and
German near victories, the American
people have refused to reIinquish
their faith. They remained patient
until the day, and their patience was
rewarded. The initial American vic
tory came.
A nation must maintain its conf
dence. Lack of it is an enemy which
strikes in the dark from the rear.
But there is another enemy which
uses the same mode of attack. 1t is
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

The report that the presidents support for
a new child labor law which will ''avoid the
technicafty upon which the old law was held
unconstitutional has been sought by Samuel
Gompers seems to call for explanation The
supreme court IN declaring the law invalid said
that the regulation of child labor was matter
in control of the states. Probably the presi-
dent of the American Federation of Labor does
not claim that objection to federal Legislation
upon this subject was based upon technical
ity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

mating and electing officers whose
duties are essentially clerical and In
no way political. Our national elect.
ions are much more in keeping with
practical workable politics than our
state and local elections. We nomi-
nate and vote for but very few nat
ional officers.
Hampton Chronicle: The more you
think of it, the funnier it seems. The
government gives the packers big
war contracts at specified prices and
then turns around and charges them
with profiteering.
Waterloo Courier: From the army
of visitors from all parts OF Iowa
comes the same story concerning
Iowa crop prospects. Never saw such
an outlook for corn and wheat
Davenport Times: The American
is making no claims to being a super
man; he merely believes in himself,
in his country and his cause; and for
the defense of all these he Is willing
to give all his effort The thing that
the military man calls morale-the
feeling of seh-confidence and the OPP
timistic determination to win-the
American possess in a high degree.
When men fired with such zeal are
properly trained and equipped they
become invincible
Abba Union: Liquor drinking al
ways has been a menace to the news
paper business and for the life of US
we can't see why it is needed in ship
building. Hurley may be right in ask
ing for beer for workmen in the ship
yards, but we doubt It..
Waterloo Times-Tribune: The DEM
ocrats at their state convention de-
cided that the primary law ought to
be changed. Most republicans think
so too. There's just one big thing in
the way. Members of the legislature
are nominated in the primary.
Iowa City Republican: We had all
been loking to the coming of July
with the expectancy that everybody
must work or fight, but the order ap-
plies only to those of draft age. The
fellow who sits by the hour on the
river bank trying to get bite is
confronted only by the rule, fish or
work, and he still fishes.
Perry Chief: Rapping the primary
law is one thing that is not consider
ed unpatriotic. Everybody's doing it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

an enemy as ruthless and as treach-
erous as the German enemy before
US. It is named overconfidence.
We have reason TO have faith in
our boys. We have reason to know
that they will not lose this war. We
have the right to know in our hearts
that their battles will be victorious.
But we have not the right to def
nitely decide that no force can defeat
them. We have not the right to feel
that this initial victory has ended the
war and released us from our war
obligations
We have not the right to believe
that the war will be over by Christ.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

mas, or that it will end next year W ~
the year after. We have only
right to admit frankly that we hnot
not how long the struggle may lase
and to work with that end in Vle"
to make it just as much shorter &c
our untiring individual and conc
tive efforts can make 1t.
The war is not over. We can pa
victory clearer today than we cou,s
before. But it still is a long Ios ~
way off. We have much work 10 -
and we must do il with no faitelIn ,s
Lack of confidence is dangeloer
But in the perilous present. W.
confidence well might be fatal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Fifty.
thousand bottles of champagne, pre-
scented by the relieved city of Rheims
Ito the French soldiers. seems
something of a spree, but it Is Wei to
remember that there may have been
one hundred thousand soldiers and
some of the French quarts are not
large ones.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Speaking OF
Quentin Roosevelt, son of a former
president of the United States, the
six sons of the emperor of Germany
are still safe and sound The kaiser,s
idea is that war must be made safe
for scions of royalty.
Sioux City Journal: The Waterloo
Courier advises folk not to kick be
cause the bread is not what 1t used to
be-" and adds that "the baker Is per-
forming miracles with the materials
at his command" Heavens and earth.
We thought everybody was agreed
the present bakery product is far
ahead of the old insipid stuff as nee
tar is ahead of rain water.
Ottumwa Courier: Claude R. Port
er, democratic candidate for governor
of Iowa, did not strengthen his can
didacy when he joined in the Wilson
third term boom which Indiana demo
Gratis chose to launch with vice
President Marshall's help weeks ago.
Carroll Herald: Mud road members
of the last general assembly suffered
a dreadful thinning out in the last
MI
through the November election, AID
it is thought that few only Will
answer to the roll call in the next
session.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: The re-
publican papers, with the exception
of one at Des Moines, agree that the
recent republican convention was a
hurn-dinger At any rate, those who
could understand English had no
trouble in catching the meaning of
the governor and the other speakers.
MarsballtoWn Times-Republican
President Wilson has evidently re-
marked that attitude of the Iowa gov
ernor against vacations. At any rate
the president Will forego the usual
summer sfesta this season
Knoxville Express: Prohibition Is
right at hand-not the poor, starved
thing 1t has been, but strong enough
to cover the whole United States.
when things get organized SO thai;
a bootlegger will have to go 1000
miles to get supplies, then prohibi-
ton will prohibit.
perry-Chief: Careful investigation
has revealed the fact that Iowa peo- |
nile can get along fine with only one
language in spite of everything that |
Gov Harding's political enemies can
say.
Des Moines Register: 1t would |
seem that the coming legislature !
must take the primary law in hand |
and remodel it to fit the practical |
conditions of politics. Very many the |
country over believe the best way to |
40 is to eliminate all the minor Off |
GERS from consideration at the polls. |
No good reason can be given for nom
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24
A STUDY IN EMoTIoNAI.1sM.

| formidable already in the illustrated in the
| having become habituated thrills and therefore
| to an extent immune them, we throw our
hats mentally, first reports of success. We
do nice balancing OF -obaohities. and exhibit
very little caution. Tine French, additionally mer-
cural have by no lost taac emotional flare,
but acquired in four years OF war a wise eau
turey. The British, too. fed up on victories and
/ reverses, take the news without display
Sioux City Journal
| This is time to beware of snap judgments
! in considering the war future. 1t there could
be said to be decisive battle of the civil war,
a consensus of military experts probably would
choose Gettysburg for that distinction. But
the war went on for long period beyond that
crucial test of staying power. There will be a
tendency to foresee early peace in the first sub
stantial allied victories. Presumably such vic
tories would make easy the way to such a
peace as Germany is willing to accept, but it is
questionable whether they bring In sight such
la peace as this nation and its allies Will willing
ly accept. It is a long distance to the German
frontier when it must be travelled by driving
back the German army fighting In blind des-
peration It viii fight in this spirit if the junk
ers can maintain their hold. IF they cannot and
the morale of the Germans breaks, then peace
may be nearer than at present it can be justly
foreseen.
Another failing of public opinion to make
correct estimates at first thought is to be avoid
ed American and French troops have driven
forward in splendid fashion. General Foch is
able to meet attack with counter attack; pos
sibly able now to take the offensive on wide
fronts and begin what is believed to be the final
phase of the war-the throwing of Germany in
to the defensive But there must be no expec-
tation of any triumphant march to the German
frontier and there must be no tendency to
dampened spirits if the present success halts
and gives way to period of struggle which
may have some setbacks to offer. We have al
ways been optimistic about our ability to win
wars We have never had to confess ourselves
mistaken We are not mistaken now in our be-
lief that our army in force viii be a match for
Germany's hosts But it will not help the need
ed continuation of our utmost effort if we allow
ourselves to be unduly elated and made careless
by success.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

Hampton Chronicle: The more you
think of it, the funnier it seems. The
government gives the packers big
war contracts at specified prices and
then turns around and charges them
with profiteering.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

Waterloo Courier: From the army
of visitors from all parts OF Iowa
comes the same story concerning
Iowa crop prospects. Never saw such
an outlook for corn and wheat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

1.-THE marines are the poorest dancers in the
government service,'' writes a correspondent
from the front. But they seem to be getting
onto the goose step pretty well.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

If conditions get much worse in Russia
writer's on the subject will inevitably be IN
spired to compare that country with Colorado
during a coal strike.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

a good deal of trouble would have been
avoided, and the war would be nearer It's end,
if only congress had believed III the good Old
maxim that an ounce of preparedness is worth
ton of pork.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24

Now is the time for all good men, women
ana children to save up for the next Liberty
loan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-24
FOOD DRYING ENTERPRISES.

More plants for the conserving OF fruits and
vegetables by drying are needed. But warning
is given by government officials against stock
selling schemes in connection with this move
ment. Unprncipled sharpers are taking ad-
vantage of the popular demand for drying
plants to promote fake stock selling schemes,
thereby not only robbing the farmer OF his
earnings but discouraging the development OF
the vegetable and fruit drying industry.
It is also essential from the beginning to put
upon the market only products of the highest
quality, government authorities say, and pro-
cesses that fail to produce such products will
lessen the demand for the dehydrated goods
and thereby seriously injure the trade In them.
Drying when properly done is an efficient and
economical means of conserving food as it re-
quires no sugar and there is less expense for
packing than in other methods; but the estab-
lishment of drying plants and preparation OF
high grade products requires skill and expert
ence. If the farmers and others interested in
this new conservation movement heed these
warnings they will-save their money and de.
veop the industry ON safe basis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
THEN HE KICKED HIMSELF
Good Story Told Of Retribution That
Was the Lot Of English Food
Hoarder.

Baron Reading told in Washington
a story about a food hoarder.
I'VE punish our food hoarders very
severely" he said. "It's nothing un-
usual to arrest and fine an English
food hoarder $1,000 for boarding 80
or 40 pounds of tea or rice.
Hence the food hoarder is a timid
and jumpy animal. / heard the other
day of Liverpool banker who had
bought and hidden in his Office so
pounds of cocoa. He was gloating
over this hoard when two policemen
were announced.
Zone minute the food hoarder
gasped. Tell the policemen to wait
one minute
And then, pale and trembling
for he thought the policemen had
come to drag him off to jail-rushed
among his staff, distributing the
cocoa in half-pound and pound tins.
when the distribution was finished,
he ordered the policemen to be ad.
mitted
And the policemen, bowling and
scraping very humbly. asked him II
he would be so kind and good as to
buy ticket for their benefit concert
in the town hall"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
Odds Against Bombs.

An ingenious person, says London
Tit Bits. has calculated the chances
Of the average Londoner being hurt
by enemy bombs. Taking the area
Of London as 100 square miles," he
says, with circle 60 yards in diam.
eter as the area in which bomb
would cause serious inconvenience,
and assuming the enemy succeeds in
dropping 200 bombs in London every
month all the year round; assuming
also that there is an equal likelihood
of bomb dropping at any one point
as at any other, the war will have
to last 80 years for it to be likely
that a bomb will drop within ones
own circle"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11

When butter is to be sold, parch-
ment paper 8 by IL inches should al
ways be used to wrap the pound print.
Also neat and attractive paper butter
cartons should be used when butter is
put on the market. 1t will bring a
better price If packed well.
To make the butter-making equip
ment complete, barrel churn should
be added. The barrel churn is gen.
orally recognized as the most convent
ent and efficient kind Of churn in use.
When an extra large quantity Of milk
is handled 1t pays to use cream sep
arator. A separator insures more and
better butter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
KIDNEY TROUBLE NOT
EASILY RECOGNIZED
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected

An examining physician for one of the
prominent life insurance companies, in an
interview of the subject, made the a.
tonishing statement that one reason why
SO many applicants for insurance are 70
jected is because kidney trouble is so com.
mon to the American people, and the large
majority of those whose applications are
declined do not even suspect that they
have the disease.
Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root ID
soon realized. 1t stands the highest fol
its remarkable record of success.
We find that Swamp-Root is strictly
an herbal compound and we would ad.
wise our readers who feel in need of such Q
remedy to give it trial 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles Of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N V, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
Hot Weather Poisons
Hit The Stomach First
How to Keep Your Stomach
Strong, Cool and Sweet

Hot weather always starts those
quick chemical changes which pro-
duce poisons in meats, fish, fruits,
vegetables, milk and food products.
Such summer poisons in foods not
only make well stomachs sick but de-
velop with dangerous rapidity in
sensitive, sick or ailing stomachs and
bowels.
These poisons not only generate
gases and fluids which cause that
bloated, lumpy feeling, heartburn, sour
stomach, belching, acidity, but endless
other stomach and bowel miseries.
A sure, safe, quick acting relief has
been found which absorbs and neu-
tralizes these poisons, too much acid
and harmful gases. EATONIC Tab
let's, one or two taken after every meal,
will keep your stomach sweet. You
win have good appetite to eat what
you like, when you want II and be
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
QUERIES FOR UNCLE
SANS BOYS AND GIRLS

Are you canning and using
greens growing near your home,
such as dandelion, mustard, rad
ish, turnip, or beet tops?
Are you starting for your gnr-
den compost pile Of waste
straw, grass, leaves and sod?
Are you keeping a few hens
to be assured Of an egg supply
next winter and the use Of your
table waste?
Are you, in the cities, keep
ing any rabbits to consume
waste? They do not cackle and
crow; they lay no eggs, but are
the cheapest game meat that
) can be produced.
Are you drying, for soup later
on, your leftover onions before
, they sprout and shrivel?
Are you planning now for a
community canning and drying
plant for this summer? The de-
partment Of agriculture will
give you specific assistance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
Cheese Easily Diqested.

Contrary to opinion held by many
people, cheddar or "store" cheese is
not unusually indigestible or constipat-
ing. Extensive digestion experiments
conducted by the department Of agri-
culture have demonstrated that more
than 95 per cent Of the protein in
cheese is digested and that 80 per cent
Of its energy is available.
One person who ate cheese as the
chief source Of protein and energy. eat
ing an average of 9.27 ounces daily for
more than two years, did fair
amount Of muscular work and re-
manned In good health.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
CULTIVATION IS GREAT NEED
II Keeps Weeds Down and Allows Air
to Pass Through SolI-Have
Rake and Hoe Handy.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
A well cultivated garden produces
the best crops, both quality and guam
tity considered. In fact garden crops
will not give good results unless the
soil Is kept cultivated. Cultivation is
not intended primarily to kill weeds,
although this Is important. but to
loosen the surface and let air into the
soil so as to provide a more congenial
environment for the roots Of the
plants. Plants in soil which is too wet
turn yellow and II not relieved by
proper cultivation and drainage. Ian
guish and die. Too much water In
the soil dilutes the soil solution. i'm
pedes the formation Of nitrate. de-
stroys desirable soil organisms and
permits the development Of undesir-
able ones.
Soil which has been too wet. IL allow
ed to dry and bake, offers an environ
ment as uncongenial for plants as when
too wet. Either extreme, therefore.
should be guarded against.
If the home garden Is located near
the kitchen door. the hoe and rake
can be kept conveniently near so that
odd moments can be spent In cultivat-
ing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
Cause for MansIauohter,

It was a Scottish gathering in one
of the colonies, and what the playing
of the one and only piper present lack
ed in skill was made up in energy. Al
the end Of particularly strenuous
outburst, as the piper was taking a
short rest, one of the guests went up
to him.
That's capital" he said. "Thank
you very much. Now would you mind
playing The Cock O. the North fol
us?"
1.-The Cock O. the North!" almost
shrieked the piper. Man. do We nc
ken Ave bin playin' it for the last
quarter O. an 'oor?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
Atrocity in The Bronx.

In view Of hundreds of spectators
two sea lions engaged in mortal CON-
bat in the large tank east of the lion
house at the New York Geological
park the other day. Peter, six years
old, comparatively a newcomer at the
park, was the victor, conquering
Teddy, eight years old. who had been
at the park for the last six years. The
fight was started by Peter, who is
believed to have been crazed by the
heat.-Fishing Gazette.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
More Milk at Less Cost.

If dairying is to provide either pleas
ure or profit, United States department
Of agriculture specialists point out, the
improbable COW must be disposed Of.
The well-bred high producer that takes
her place must be properly and eco
nomically fed and cared for. Cow
testing associations have demonstrated
that the feed Of the dairy herd can be
selected and balanced in such a way
as to decrease feed costs one-third and
at the same time increase milk pro-
duction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11

1t is bad management to overstock
with any kind Of farm animals. 1t Is
especially bad to attempt to carry too
many sheep on the farm.
Small flocks Of sheep we'll cared for
bring great returns. Great flocks on a
limited range are quite another propo-
sition. ,ys!
In number of trials ut the low
experiment station very good results
have been secured by the use Of self.
feeders for the SOW and pigs.