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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29
GROWING FOOD DEMANDS.

The United States food administration en-
phasies the fact that the demand for American
food products is steadily growing. The with
drawal of Bulgaria from hostiities has added
four million persons to Americas long bread
lines. All the recovered territory the west
ern front increases the demand for American
wheat and meats It is estimated that peace
would add to the other millions depending on
America for food one hundred and eighty mil
lion persons threatened with starvation in
Poland, Russia and other European countries
Peace or no peace, the food problem is a
serious one and its solution will mean the ut
most saving of present food supplies and prep
araton for an extensive increase of food pro-
duction the coming year. Placing the control
of production marketing and price-fxing under
the management of practical business farmers
and experienced businessmen would help some.
Arizona has set about planning for vocation
al education in most unusual way. COM
mittee of businessmen was appointed and the
members began by investigating the industrial
resources of the state. Having determined
what industries are most likely to prosper in
Arizona and what the needs of these industries
are to be, the committee has recommended
general plan and invited educational experts to
work it out One piece of advice is given the
educators: Inasnuch as Arizona is industrial
ly in its infancy, the committee suggests that
the training be Of 'twide range and not too
specialized'' so that the future citizenship may
contain an element Of "wide awake, skilled
workers Of intelligence and adaptability."
This is uncommon sense in a committee; it
almost compensates for lack of absolute genius
It is announced by scientist that the ''air
two thousand feet above the earth is free from
germs And thanks to the allied aviators it
soon will no free from GerTuans
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29

And only four short years ago the kaiser was
planning to do all sorts Of things to Mr.. Mon
roe's weIlknown doctrine
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29

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'tion by the food adni';ss
Consumer Should D.. /
sl.Ss to sl.S2 per saes y
4A pounds or n ~
pound in less than I "
packages. llQ
osc to zoe per sack =, Il
pounds. or &c per p ~
In less than mill p ns
ages. paci'
sl.7o to sl.73 per sae, i
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pound in less than mn y,
Packages. A4'u
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sShc to lac per pound
&c to size per pound uuiAa
ne to nc per pouna
sz2c to &c per pound
SIC to eye per po,,,.
&c to 1870 per pound
i lac to l4hc per pound
l5c to 151Ac per can.
&c to TIC per can.
u !, nc to lSAc per pound
ZIG to 21kc per pound
l31ac to l5c per bound
l9hc to &c per can
lsc to 21hc per can,
Csc to 3Oc per can.
1sc to 2S1ac per can
!4hc to 2S1ac per can
l6kc to 211ac per pouns
l7c to &c per pound I'S
lac to &c per pound.
sob to 1857 per case.
5 .sAc per pound.
s2.4o per Is pound sac,
$ 81 per 10 pound sac,
5 40 per 8 pound sack
33c to Sac per pound.
34c to BIC per pound.
2sc to 3Oc per pound.
Bic to 33Ac per pound
42c to 43c per pound.
SOC per dozen.
&c per pound
S5c to 39c per pound
&C per pound.
soc to 45c per pound
4oc to sac per pound.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29

Turkey might have known that if she went
into world war there would be a gobble of
some sort
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29

Heroism is always same the fashion of a
may alter Every hero in history is as near
to man neshbor and If should tell the simple
truth of some neishbors, it would sound like
poetry-George w. Curtis
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29

1t is announced by scientist that the air
two thousand feet above the earth is free from
germs And thanks to the allied aviators it
soon viii be free from Germans
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29
THE OFFICIAL FOOD PRICES IN KEoKnr

gives the prices WHICH DOtn the rotalIer and
for each determined by the special com
Elder, food administrator for Lee county and
daily changes necessary for public informal
tration.
Article. Retailers Pay
Wheat Flour ........ s11.55 to s1175 per bar
rel of 24h pound
Rye Flour ........... $3.50 to s1275 per bar
rel Of twenty 10 pound
sacks.
Barley Flour ......... $1,000 to $111o per bar.
rel of eight PAN pound
sacks
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29

Council Bluffs Nonparen: The new
premier in Bulgaria is an editor. His
first act done TO re-establish himself
and his country In the good will of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29

Waterloo Times-Tribune: If tru'
that low cut waists. short skirts ant
silk stockings, worn by the "ohel
folks, brought on the nu. WHAT VI
earth can we do about II!
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05

"A woman writer, herself married
and twenty-three years Of age, states
that a woman who expects to follow
an Intellectual Life should marry Young
This Is a sound view, for the woman
VINO fully appraises the value of her
intellectual Life realizes that the best
years OF the mind are those that come
after the age OF most efficient child
bearing. It Is a very different view
from that Of the young women In pro
tessions which serve only to bridge the
few brief years between school days
and marriage, and for whom marriage
closes for all time participation In the
worlds work outside Of the home
Clearly we can never have an intel.
Iectual emancipation In the worlds
york on q program that would connns
professional Life to the remarriag
lays or make 1t incompatible with
marriage. The first gives too brief
period and must subordinate woman
10 inferior clerical labor, while tho
'econd would win intellectually at the
'acrihee Of normal life and cOnhns
participation In the worlds affairs to
small and abnormal group Of womnh
Physical Culture.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05

Mount Ararat In Armenia Is now
generally believed to have been the
spot where Noah left the ark. Not
until 1s29 did q mountain climber sue
coed In scaling It's steep assent. Doc
tor Parrot, an Engiishman. achieved
that distinction For centuries the
mountain had dehed the efforts Of
mountain climbers. and the Christian
ecclesiactics Of Armenia asserted. az
IN article Of faith. that Jehovah had
made the peak his earthly home and
that no human could possibly reach the
top and escape divine vengeance. When
Doctor Parrot declared that he had &C.
ccmplished the ascent the priests re-
fused to believe him and they cling to
this attitude Of skepticism In spite Of
the fact that dozens Of explorers since
have stood on the top Of the Greater
Ararat and gased out over Armenia
from an altitude Of 1900 feet.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05

The mistletoe was held In great
reverence By the Druids. It was be-
heved TO be particularly and divine
ly healing; In fact, it was given this
attribute for centuries. II had special
significance as the cause Of the death
Of Balder, the Morse Apollo, who was
killed BY an arrow made from its
branches.
Subsequently Balder was restored to
life, the mistietoe tree was placed un-
der the care Of Frigga, and from that
time until It touched the earth was
never again to be an instrument Of
evil.
The present custom Of kissing un-
der the mistletoe Is the outcome Of an
ed practice Of the Druids. Persons of
opposite sexes passed under the sus-
pended vine and gave each other the
kiss Of love and peace, In full assur-
ance that, though Il had caused Bal
der's death, It had lost all its power
Of doing harm since his restoration.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
CARE OF THE HUNTING DOGS
Little Washing and Much Brushing 10
Regarded Best for the Health
Of Any Canine.

In the matter Of grooming, says Out.
Ing. a cardinal principal Is expressed
In the bench show handlers apothegm
little washing and much brushing. {"
Soap and water are bad for any dogs
coat They wash away the natural
oils, making the hair dry and brittle,
and consequently the less washing the
better the coat win be. The dog, how
ever, must be kept clean. A good
sttn brush vigorously and regularly
applied win keep q pointer clean as q
whistle, and the bristles act as q fne
tonic, stimulating the growth Of the
hair and keeping the skin underneath
clean and healthy.
For the settlers long coat the old
English recipe IS eggs rubbed In, al
lowed to dry and then brushed out
again The best combiaation Is to use
the whites for cleaning and to feed
the yellows raw mixed up with bread
or biscuits. This Il the most effec-
live use, for the whites contain no oil
and make the cleaning easier, while
the yolks are most valuable food. II
the price Of eggs, however, Is prohfb-
Tive, cornmeal (white cornmeal very
finely ground Is the better) viii an
swer the same purpose.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
WHEN ONE IS STRICKEN DEAF
Amletion Accompanied by DepressIca
strangely and Intensely Over. :
towering, Says Writer.

The invariable depression that comes
with the beginning Of deafness 4
strangely and intensely overpowerins
II exists sometimes indefinitely. The
word depression, as commonly used
admits Of varied shades of meanin,
writes Margaret Baldwin, In the Al.
lantic. It all but carries with II .
vague impression Of lack Of wilI-power
Q more or less voluntary indifference 10
moral effect But let no one supposs
mat Its use here indicates any mere
Gull, dispirited outlook on life, or any
other voluntary mental view of ones
self or ono's future. There Is nothing
voluntary about II.
It IL q feeling deeply physical as vel
a mental-a mingled condition of woe
cui sickness and sadness that begrar,
description. The distress and shock
over what has happened to one and
the first experience Of what It is Ike
b the initial factor. But considering
what IL ought to be az compared with
the shock Of blindness, which, 1t seems
to me, must be sufficient to produce
permanent blacklist despair, the de-
preston Of deafness Is out Of all pro-
portion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
Hchurch Of GoId,1

There Is no structure just like st.
Marks, In Venice, in the world, notes
the Kansas City Journal. Its bulb
shaped domes and minaretlike belf-
ries remind the visitor Of the Orient.
II seems more like a Mohammedan
than q Christian temple. In the facade
are scores Of variousIy colored marble
columns. each one a monolith and all
possessing an eyentful history. Some
are from Ephesus, others from Symr-
na, others from Constantinople and
more than one even from Jerusalem
St Marks Is the treasure house of
Venice, q place Of pride as well as
prayer. The work Of identifying this
old church was carried on for I'VE CEN
turtles, and each generation tried to
Guido all that had preceded II. The
walls and roof are so profusely COW
cred with mosaics and precious mar
bles that IL Is easy to understand why
St Marks has been called the Church
Of Gold"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
One Tropical spot


Only at enc place In the United
States Is there real tropical yegeta-
ton, says the Popular Science Month
". Florida and California have what
Ii called -sub-tropical" vegetation. In
the midst OF desert In the extreme
southern part Of California Is a true
oasis The oasis. Palm Springs, lies
go feet below the sea level. So hot
Is It there that there is a riot of vere-
taton al the year round. Enormous
&c trees and mammoth grape fruit
and oranges are always to be had.
The lemons that grow there weigh
two and half, pounds apiece. The
responsibility for an this may be laid
to q beautiful little stream which a
fed By the Colorado river and which
flows through the oasis only to disap-
pear into the ground at its end
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
WHAT THUMBS ARE WORTH
Digit 10 Estimated to Represent Fully
oneThlrd Of the Total Value
Of the Hand.

One has only to grasp q pen or q
tool Of some sort 10 realize that the
different fingers are far from having
the same value In regard to their use
fulness IN performing work. The most
important states writer, Is the
thumb, for without IL seizing or hold
Ing would be very imperfect. The
hand II no longer pincers. but merely
q claw, when deprived Of the thumb.
II may Be estimated that the thumb
represents fully q third Of the total
value Of the hand. The total loss OF
the thumb 10 estimated By competent
authorities as Is to 80 per cent for the
right and 10 to Is per cent for the Left
hand. except for workers In art, when
40 to 80 for the right and % to 20
per cent for the left hand comes near
er the value.
The total loss Of the index finger
causes an incapacity estimated at from
10 to % per cent for the right hand
and 10 to Is per cent for the left.
The middle finger 10 less important
than the index. The ring finger Is
least important, and the little finger
may be compared to Its neighbor, ex-
sept In the professions In which Il
serves as q point Of support for the
hand.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
The Beer Of Borneo.

Beer as made by the natives Of Sara
wax, in the northwestern region of
Borneo varies In It's Ingredients accord
ing to the different tribes who make
It. the most intoxicating being that
made by the Bisaiyahs of Limbang.
These people make their beer by boil
ing rice, adding yeast, crushed wild
chilli and q large lump Of wood ash.
This Is all put into Jar till the Jar
Is two-thirds full, and covered over
with bamboo supports: water Is poured
on TIL the Jar Is fun, and the beer Is
then ready for drinking. The drinking
Is performed By pushing bamboo tubes
down to the bottom Of the Jar and then
sucking up the liquid. So that no one
shall have more than his fair proper
don at a time, q system of. floats II
arranged whereby the amount Of drink
consumed By each man Is registered.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
Rata Enemies of Rlrda.

The number Of useful insect-eating
birds nesting on the ground or In low
bushes which fall victims to rats II ex-
tremely large and Is one Of the many
kinds Of injury done by these perni-
cious animals which cannot be com
puted. writes Z. W. Nelson In the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine. Proba-
bly, few frequenters Of the countryside
have returned to look into birds nest
to observe Its condition without many
times finding 1t destroyed and frag-
ments Of egg shells lying about. Un-
questionably a large percentage Of
such nests located In the neighborhood
Of buildings have been raided By rats.
On one Of the small Danish islands
L has been automatically recorded that
the progeny Of single pair Of rats,
which escaped from captivity, In two
years time exterminated q great colo
NJ Of birds for which the island had
been noted.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
DIsllkes Of Hena

Hens are funny sorts Of creatures
ehserves q poultry fancier. The
have their likes and dislikes-especia-
b dislikes. II you move q hen she
turns crusty, and won't lay eggs. Shs
likes her old home, and takes an abOn'
nable time to get used to the new.
IF you wave q cloth within sight Of
the occupants Of your fowl run, Jon
VIII hear O shocking row. This par
hcular noise Il known rs the danger
aual,' and sometimes WIN be INDUCED
b without q single break for as long
- 20 minutes.
III you take It into your head 10 ~
lrrange the nest boxes, depend upon
{ Biddy win pay You out. She VIII
miss that day with her usual egg.
Provided they are good, It's wises1
% stick to old things In poultry-keep
nc. and not to shift them unless yOo
Ire compelled to do 90. At Least
here's one thing you can change. ana
hats the fodder. Hens won't oojeo
b that at an; in fact, they Ike IL
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
WIRELESS FOR ALL TO HEAR
instrument No Larger Than Fountain
Pen Enables One 20 Pick Up
Messages Nearby.

The fountain pen" wireless receiv-
er Is an established fact, for through
the use Of the audion bulb DR.. Lee De
Forest has perfected q little instru-
ment. no larger than some Of the ex-
tra-size fountain pens In use by men
with heavy hands, through which Il IA
possible for man to pick I'D wireless
messages at distances up to eight or
ten miles, says the Illustrated World.
The instrument depends entirely
upon the audion bulb for its efficiency.
The audion bulb, as most Of those
interested In wireless knows, made
feasible the recent long-distance mes
sages sent out from Washington, and
It's use for communication by wire also
made feasible the now common trans
continental telephoning between New
York and San Francisco.
The entire principle Of the audion
bulb Is to amplify sound waves, and
by making q bulb small enough to be
placed In the end Of the fountain pen
tube Doctor De Forest has literally
made It possible for any "man in the
street" to pick up whatever wireless
communication may be going on In his
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
Churches In Queer PIaees

People at Tunbridge Wells, England,
rarely say that II Il impossible to be
In two places at one time, because II
they enter the beautiful old chapel of
ease In their town they can stand in
two counties and three parishes. This
chapel stands partly In Kent and part
ly In SUSSEX. This 10 how the prob
lem Is worked out. When the Clergy
maA leaves the vestry he comes out
Of the parish Of Frant, In SUSSEX. II
he II going to officiate at the altar he
walks into the parish Of Tunbridge, In
Kent. II, on the other hand, he n go
Ing to preach the sermon. he walks
from the parish Of Frant TO the parish
Of Speldhurst on the way to the pulpit.
In half minute he can enter the two
counties and the three parishes named.
The members Of the congregation,
however, have 10 content themselves
by sitting In one county and one par
ish like ordinary folk.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
As they SHOP IN GUATEMALA u
vIsitias 10 PrineisaI Fsssss u Buy.
Inc Expeditions. Business Q Latsr
- - censidsyeeisa.

s0ur own way n always the best
way mid q philosopher who under
stood human NATURE and why every:
BODY else does not 90 our way D.
cause Of constant swprise. For In
stance. in shopping.
How would you Ike to shop In
Guatemalaf They are q very polite
people. and on coming into the store.
win pass some remark about the
weather. and ask how business ID. Then
comes q string Of questions about the
health Of the proprietor and al his re-
lations and friends; and when an the
questions are asked, the proprietor
turns around and asks the same Ques-
lions OF you. Then the proprietor
gets down to business, and takes down
all his stock, which Is al examined and
priced. and then you say you win 20
home and think about &c.
The next day, you return with the
whole family-men, women, children
and visitors-all the salutations are To-
peated, and all the stock displayed
again. After two or three hours of
this sort OF thing. you buy perhaps O
yard Of muslin, and have Il charged on
30 or 60 days time. This 90 delights
the proprietor. that he follows you to
the door. and asks all the questions Of
your health all over again. II Ia need
less to say that Guatemalan merchants
we're never known to get rich.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05

idle 10 say nothing Of that which d
inadequately harmed. This would max.
aye-acrs farms for Q million families
In tie neantfme the cities are fur
Of people whose greatest ambition 4,
10 own Q piece o. iris waste land and
b convert q Into productive homes.
There 70 no proper agency 20 brins
these men and the land together. There
- only the land agent. whose name has
eften became one Of reproach. his
sole object u 30 sell land for n much
MONEY ~ possible. Bus responsibility
ends there. There In no agency that
goes further, that establishes the man
on the land. that makes him q success
Esen II the man In the city gets good
land and ut q fair price. Il Is practt-
caiiy Impossible for him to establish
himself and make q success without
guidance and Cooperation. Ths ma
chine In not built up that win convert
him from q city-dweIling wage Garner
10 an independent farmer. That is ex-
lctiy the machinery hat should be de-
The proper agency to SUPER
Vise its development n the govern
nent The time h now.
When the tEo million to be trained
or the army come home there win be
N unparalleled opportunity. These
'oung men WIN be unattached. They
vfn have been weaned away from
heir former tasks and associates.
nay win be wanting 30 strike q Held
or themselves. They should have the
opportunity. Tia nation should pre-
are the way.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-01-05
automobile Industry May
Be Dated as Largest by
Next Government Census

The automobile industry IL rated as
the third largest In this country. Those
who should know believe the next GOV
eminent census WIN rate It. a. our
largest industry. Forbes Magazine
states.
There are 100000 wage earneas de-
pendent FOR their bread upon the max.
int Of the 81. 200. 600 900 worth Of cars
and parts turned out the past year.
It has been the despair Of the motor
makers to take census Of how many
more are employed In garages, as
chauneurs, rs mechanics, In service
stations as statesmen, etc. Another
100000 might cover these. So, count
Ing ive to the family, there must be de-
pendent upon the industry fully ten
Per cent Of our total population.
There are $50 makers Of passenger
cars and trucks, aed u Of these turn
out over 80 per cent Of the entire
product. There are SIS makers Of
parts.
The INDUSTRY consumes about S25a-
100000 worth Of iron and steel; $780,
100000 Of lumber; $200000 900 Of brass,
$S20O0,Oo0 Of copper, $25,0o0OOo of
cotton fabrics; $4,000 900 of coal and
coke; $2600o000 Of tin; $4,000, 900 of
lead, $42000,00o Of electrical equip
ment and $24s000O00 hides and hair,
% mention the value Of only q few
Items. There are over 100000 trucks
and 100000 passenger cars In opera
don In this country. The advertising
Dill runs well over s230Oo,0oo annu-
ally, to say nothing of the money spent
'or advertising tractors and other eas-
enaned machines. which may be
properly classified as belonging to the |
industry.