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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
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Roy Bassett, of Camp Dodge, spent
a few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Basett.
Mrs. Vera Swinderman and Miss
Esther Bassett were Boston callers
Monday.
Misses Emma and Katie Barnes and
Alvah Kerns spent Thursday at the
Earl Hamelton home in FIT. Madison.
John Hopp and family and Hubert
Hopp and family, of Keokuk, spent
Thursday at the Frank Hopp home
Maxine, Lawrence and Edna May
Cannon. of Cedar Rapids are visiting
their grand parents, MIR. and Mr.. Al
len Bassett.
Mrs. VIM Wahrer is visiting rela-
tives in keokuk,
Miss Anna Findeiss and Mrs. Linda
Reed. of Keokuk, spent Thursday at
the Morgan Barnes home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
War Casualties.

OTTAWA, Can, July 9.-French
pastry is outlawed in Canada.
The latest Summary of Orders"
Just issued by the Canada food board,
says it is illegal to make the tooth
some dainties, or to make biscuits
with icing between layers or plas-
tered over the exterior, or to make
candy at home for home consump'
ton.
Until August 1 candy factories are
restricted to so per cent of the guam
tity of sugar used last year. No wheat
flour may be used by anybody in
manufacture of candy.
No wheat or wheat products, ex-
cept bran or shorts, may be fed to
live stock.
Doughnuts are forbidden.
Manufacturers may use so per cent
wheat flour in biscuits and in such
sweet breads as are still permitted
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09

kinds in 1918 was 3,2S3,724, valued
at S137,93S,472, as against 3,012,S79,
valued at s106,095, 166, in 1917.
The number of swine in 1918 was
5,492,237, valued at sS4,423,595. In
1917 it was 3,977,595, valued at $40,-
S06,040
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
II Will Stand.

1.-THE proclamation will stand: Take
u in the spirit in which it was issued.
In short time all will see the wis
don, of the movement started to have
ona language throughout the state"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
Workers for Red Triangle
DO Courageous War Work

road that was swept with bombs.
Another Of our workers helped hum
dreds Of refugees and wounded to re-
turn back of the lines. He secured
flour from the Red Cross to supple
ment his own supplies and baked hun
dreds of leaves Of bread.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
Constantly Under Fire
While Serving in France
Driue on to Recruit 1000

NEW YORK, July 9.-The service
and heroism of Y. NJ. G. A. workers
now with the American and French
armies is made conspicuous in cable
grams Just deceived here by the Ma
tional War Work Council from T. ".
Carter, general secretary OF the I.
M. C. A. work in France.
Scores of Y. NJ. c. A. huts have oeen
CAPTURED and destroyed in the recent
German advance, Mr.. Carter says, ana
many of the more than 500 workers
under shellfire have been Wounueu'
eassed and killed in their efforts 10
carry on with the soldiers.
"A great service has been rendered
bv thirty American Y. M. c. A. work
ers stationed with French troops I'M
der terrific shellfire and facing the
Germans along the Aisne,' Mr.. Cart
err cables. "All stores of food were dis
tributed to the weary pollus whose
supplies failed to reach them. Conee
and soup were made and served III
the Y, M. C. A hut until it was shat-
tered by German shells.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09

The streets of more than $50 towns
in France and Algeria are lighted ex.
clusiyely with acetylene.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
Work Under Fire

-Our workers nave made their way
mack across fields swept by sharpnei,
hieh explosives and machine gun fire
from German planes and have taken
III, new positions with the troops at
Mo,dveren. Ninety-three foyers du
eoIdat Or Y. NJ. C. A. huts have been
DESTROYED or captured. Three of our
warehouses; were burned to prevent
supplies falling into hands of the en-
envy.
Miss Marie c. Heron OF Clncln-
natl, sister-in-law of William HoWaru
Taft. and Miss Jane Bowler, also OIL
Cincinnati, both Y. Nj. c. A. canteen
workers. particularly distinguished
themselves, laboring with troops re-
fugees and wounded. with the villages
burning about them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
Woman Courageous.

Miss Bowler stayed at her post at
Scissors all through the last OMEN
sive, holding it despite terrific DOM
bsrdment She left only when every
thing was in flames and less nan an
hour before the Germans entered.
"WiIliam Edward Wright, OF Toledo'
an Ohio State man, stuck to MS WORK
under heavy fire and at each pause III
the retreat would gather supplies ana
distribute food from stands beside the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
AHo1I nfio.e, For One Week Ony-Lfetime Gifts
AvAO1%A OAAOAO See Offer Below-Aso Coupon
Save Sugar Save Flour
Yet Serve Luscious Fruit Desserts
Facts to Know

In these times every housewife should
know Jiffy-J elL It means rich, fruity des-
serts, instantly made, without the addi-
ton of sugar.
1t means supreme desserts, without the
use of -four or sugar, at half the cost of
pastry.
It means a way to serve fresh fruit,
mixed in jeI, to save many ounces of
sugar.
It means zestful salads made with vege-
table left-overs, and jellied meat loaves
made with scraps. All delightful products.
Sugar is needed now for canning. Your
supply is restricted. Wastes must be
utilized, -four must be conserved. So we
make these offers to let every woman see
how Jify-Jen can serve her.
We urge you, for your own sake, to
learn how folks enjoy it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
Economical Desserts
Salads From Left-Overs
Meat or Chicken Scraps IN
Aspic Jelly

JiHy-Jell is the only product which
serves these uses well. 1t is the only gel
atine dainty with true-fruit havors, highly
concentrated, sealed in glass walls.
These bottled Aavors do not lose their fresh
ness. They give to Jiffy-Jell a wealth of fresh
fruit taste. Thus Jiffy-Jen desserts and salads
taste like fruit made dainties.
You make Jify-Jell by simply adding boil
ing water, then the favor from the vial. One
package makes dessert for six. If you whip the
jen ii serves twelve.
To serve fresh fruit, preserved fruit or pastry
for six requires to IL ounces Of sugar. Pastry
requires flour in addition. The average cost il
at least twice the cost of Jify-JeI
Or you can mix fresh fruit In Gfy-Jen
without adding sugar, and have a double
= fruit dessert.
With Lime or Mint Jify-Jell you can
make delicious salads, zestful and green
Use left-overs In cooked vegetables Or
Use fresh vegetables
. Mix In meat scraps with these havors
and You have jelhed meat loaf. This Is
delightful way to save waste.
Millions now use fy-Jen as a con-
servation dainty. They Get fruity des-
serts and salads Of the finest sort, at
triAing cost, without using sugar or Hour.
We want you to know what II means
to you. See how 1t differs from old-styls
gelatine products Buy two packages 70
try, then send US the coupon, and we VIII
send you molds worth more than you
pay for Jfy-Jen
Accept this offer, for it means a test
at really no cost at all n
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09

ion as a'constructiye denominati-
onal statesman. AS a pastor,
he has the ideals of a modern
builder. His heart throbs with
the Christ-passion for lost souls.
Speaking. if ! may do so, for
our Kentucky brethren, we COM
mend him to you, Brethren of
Mississippi. and are certain that
you will have cause to thank
God for the gift of him into
your fellowship and service.
Do not hesitate to give him
even the biggest labor among
you. WIN. C. Reeves. ashland,
KY, The Baptist Record.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Hastings 1919
Seed CataROg Free

It's ready now. One hundred hand
somely illustrated pages with brilliant
cover in natural colors. It's both
beautiful and helpful and all that is
necessary to get it is postal card
request. You viii find our 1919 cataS'
logue o we'll vcrth whilo book.
Hastings Seeds arc sold direct by
mail. You~will never find them on
sale in the stores. We have some
FIVE hundred thousand customers who
hry from ID by mail. We please and
satisfy them, and We can please and
satisfy you in 1919.
Planting Hastings Seeds in your
garden or in your fields insures good
luck so far as results can be deter
mined by the seed planted. For 30
years Hastings Seeds have been the
standard of seed excellence and pur-
ity in the South. Only varieties
adapted to the South are listed. Quail
fly Of the best and prices often less
than those you pay at home. Write
for free copy of this splendid cata-
'ogue now. n. @. HASTINGS Co.
Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga.--Advt.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Remedy tor Cold Il Head.

An old remedy for cold. in ths
bend particularly. and ar all over
cold in general, is that OF drinking
much water. Drink OF itagt twoAuarIs
Of water daily Drink Y s.eNly. and
see that the glasses ara at least .
half hour apart. Water should not be
taken with the meals. 1t should be
taken half an hour after or before.
A glass Of water upon rising should
be an invariable rule This clears
the stomach of any mueus that has cDl-
Iected overnight. Hot water the first
thing in the morning is better than
cold. Another glass Of water fcolE.
but never iced water) should be takes
Just before retiring. Iced drinks ara
always a shock to the stomach
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Letter from France
st. Agenas France,
Dec. 18th, 1918.

Dec. 18th, 1918.
Dearest Mother:
will take time to write you a
few lines to let you know that l
am well and feeling fine and
hope you are the same.
Mother, what are all the folks
doing and how are they getting
along? Tell them all. hello for
me also that | would like to see
them.
At last | have gotten a letter
from Elmer and all of his folks
are well and | have heard from
all of the folks now but have
not answered all yet.
Now | will finish my letter, /
have been to my supper. We
get midnight supper ever here.
1t has been raining lots in this
country this fall and it gets
muddy here just like it does at
home, but still it doesn't get so
very cold.
How is father and what is he
doing? | think we will get to
come home before long. Mother
| have been with DR.. Wicks and
it seems like being with a
brother.
/ will close this time and
will write again soon.
Lovingly your son,
Charlie C. Rape.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are authorized to announce
the following candidates for the
offices named, subject to the
action of the Democratic party
in the primary elections in 1919,
and pursuant to the statutes
made and provided in such cases.
For Sheriff
W. A. DENDY
For Chancery Clerk
w. A. WILKINSON
For Circuit Clerk
JOE c. DAVIS
For County Prosecuting Attorney
j. E. HARRINGTON
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Entered at the Post Office in Okolona.
Miss. as Second Glass Mail Matter.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
ADVERTISING RATES

Display advertising. 10 cents per
single column for space, with a charge
Of S cents per inch for all composition,
This rate means without position.
Readers. 5 cents per line. Politi-
cal advertising and Other long readers
are charged at display rate.
One price to all alike.
We employ no agents; we pay no
commissions.
!! No advertisement taken for less than
rs cents.
All notices will be charged for
where an admission fee is charged or
money collected for any purpose.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Farmers Will Turn College Boys

Never too old to learn" is
the belief of a number of Missis-
sippi farmers who are planning
to attend the farmers short
course in agriculture to be given
at the Agricultural College, Jan.
uary 20, to March j. Those
who are interested in dairy
farming will be able to take a
special course with a we'll equip
ped dairy laboratory and cooper
alive creamery, and with the
herd Of more than a hundred an
imaIs of the various dairy breeds
with which to work. Courses in
farm management and coopera-
tive marketing, in fertilizers,
soils; grain and forage crops,
poultry, and veterinary medicine
will also be given. Dormitory
space to take care OF 800 farm
ers has been provided. The
tuition will be free to MISSISSIPPI
farmers. Board and lodging
will be furnished at the rate of
a dollar a day for those remain
ing less than four weeks and Is
cents a day for those who attend
the entire course. DIR. J. G.
Robert, Director of the School
Of Agriculture, Agricultural Col
lege, Miss, will have charge Of
the course and will glue full in
formation to the farmers who
are interested.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
A Kentuckian In Mississippi.

One of the biggest souls that
ever ministered to- a Baptist
in Kentucky has recently re-
moved from the Land Of Blue
Grass to Okolona, Miss, as pas
tor of that, in many respects,
marvellous Baptist church. AS
a Kentucky pastor, who has felt
the need for the fellowship Of
men Of large souls in our own
fields, ] record my sense of un-
usual loss in the removal of Dr..
w. A. Gaugh from our state, but
| write this word to our breth-
rem in Mississippi to assure them
that they have a new recruit on
whom they can count for the
fulfillment Of any task they may
be inclined to commit to him.
Brother Gangh is in the prime
of his life. He is 4 student.
He is modest. To thrust him
self forward in a selfish way is
beyond him. In the pulpit he is
a lion. | know orators. and / do
not hesitate 10 say that he is an
orator. He is as true to the
Baptist policy and teaching as
Carol or Broadus. He has yis-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Letter to Blanche Blum Houston
from Her Uncle
Bitburg, Germany,
Dec. 10, 1918.

Bitburg, Germany,
Dec. 10, 1918.
Dear Blanche Blum,
wrote to w. Fl. last time, Sc
this is yours. | am now al
Bitburg, Germany. Look it up
on the map. | am with the
American army of occupation
and we are moving forward
toward the river Rhine. We
will be at Coblenz long before
you get this letter.
| was very much pleased to be
ordered to the army of occupa-
ton. We are seeing some great
fights up here. It's cold as can
be and raining, but we manage
to push on into Germany.
The people and the country in
general are much different to
the French people, and | like
France much better. There are
lots of children here. stopped
my auto yesterday afternoon on
the streets of a small village and
] counted over a hundred gather
ed around and on top Of my car.
The kids, especially, are glad to
see the Americans. We can
hardly move for them. The
boys are continually feeding the
S Starved rascals and they seem to
have all become beggars.
The country is very poor and
the people have to pay about
eight dollars a pound for sugar
and butter sells for five dollars a
pound. They have had no
wheat bread for four years and
they look on our white bread as
# it were cake. 1hey have had
10 t0baccs lor four cars and
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
No Worms in a Healthy Child

All children troubled with worms have an un-
healthy color, which indicates poor blood. and as
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, i'm
prove the digestion, and act as q General Strength
enins Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw on or dispel the worms and the Child will be
In perfect health. Pleasant to take COO per bottle
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09

and the Major was not with us
and / was the highest ranking
American officer present at the
time. ! had to reply to a toast.
| think ! made quite a hit. His
Majesty in offering a toast to
the United States said that he
wished Luxembourg to become a
state of the United States.
Afterward he asked me serious
ly if | thought | could get a bill
passed in Congress admitting
Luxenburg to the Union.
Luckily | had bought myself a
suit of nice serge just before
leaving France and was able to
dress in my new uniform suit
able for the occasion.
/ have been frequently asked
in to dinner with some Of the
better class of German people
and they seemed very cordial,
but / was suspicious of them at
all times and kept my eyes open,
but SO far they have offered no
violence. 1t seems that they
fear and respect the Americans
enough to behave themselves.
There has been at least
hundred German servant girls
and men asked me if | would
not take them back to America
with me and let them be servants
for me. All the young women
and some of the older widows
are trying their best to marry
some of the young American
officers and return to America
with them. It's really amusing.
| had few proposals too, but |
tell them alb that | have one
wife and she would not stan0
for another wife for me. so they
seek elsewhere and soon they
are proposing to some of my
good looking Lieutenants. ]
have one Lieutenant in my CON-
mand who is from California
and he is very bashful. There
was a young lady asked me if ]
wished to marry German lady
and take her back to America
and / told her | was married but
that Lieutenant Evans was very
anxious to marry a German girl
and that he would no doubt
make match with her. Within
fifteen minutes she cornered him
and proposed to him. He blush
ed and said he was too young toI
marry, and she told him that II
had told her that he wished FOL
marry. He wanted to kill his
Captain then and declares he
won't attend another function
with me.
Well, | will tell you the rest
when | return home. l must
close now and go to the next
little town and see about the
telephones. We put in telel
phones ahead of the advancing
troops and take over the German
lines, so that we go ahead of the |
army and are the representative
American advance. We have to |
do the honors for the American
army and accept all invitations |
to their entertainments in order
to make them feel that we are
friendly and the right sort.
Write when you can. With |
with much love to all, / remain
Yours as ever,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
SMaIloM.Inn ) Eishhonc.

Swallowing piece Of dry bread Or
cracker if iishbone is lodged in ths
throat Is good remedy, but the acid
from lemon slowly sucked and EwRE-
owed win dissolve the bone to q jelly
50 that It wiz slip down easily.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Plumbing

/ am just out Of the army and
have decided to locate in 0ko-
Iona. / am a Plumber by trade
and am prepared to do your work,
both new and repair. You will
find me with the Okolona Hard
ware Company and always ready
to serve you with the best work
manship.
Yours for business,
r. r. Patterson
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09

than anything. Just imagine a
nation without soap for three
days when these people have
been without it for three years.
They use sand instead of soap,
but you know you could not
wash your hands and face in
sand, could you? Well that's
all they had.
had quite a pile of washing
to be done the other day and |
gave it to a German woman with
a cake of laundry soap and she
had about half of it left. | ask
ed her what / owed her for the
washing and she said if | would
sell her the remainder Of the
cake of soap, | need not pay her
penny for the washing. /
bought her half dozen cakes of
laundry soap and two cakes of
toilet soap and gave it to ner
and she was the proudest woman
| ever saw in my life. The Y.
M. c. A. sell US soap, so | buy
all | can get and have my wash
ing done, buy souvenirs, etc.
and pay for it with soap. The
man at this same place built me
fire, chopped the wood and all
for five days and all he would
take was the tobacco and cigars
that | gave him.
| have often to eat at a
German hotel as am continual
ly travelling from one city to
another in my work, and | wish
you might have to eat just one
meal such as they give me to
eat. One day at breakfast | had
a piece of bread made of beans
and dried Irish potatoes ground
up together, with coffee made of
corn meal. From that day on |
have box in my automobile and
| carry real American coffee and
canned goods and white bread in
this box. | sleep in the hotel
and early in the morning drive
my car out about a mile from
town and get out and cook my
own breakfast. / have done
this frequently lately and find it
very satisfactory.
The German people say they
are through with the war. They
say they will never have another
Kaiser and willnever fight again.
They have suffered more than
people thought they were suffer
ing. 1t is we'll enough for the
old people, but it is pitiful to see
a bunch of kids that look starved
to death and dirty because there
is no soap. | feel more sorry
for the children than | do the
older people. There are no
young men at all except the re-
turned German soldiers.
We carry our pistols at all
times, but we have had very
lite opposition from the people
so far. They seem glad, in
most cases, to see the Americans
and they are glad to offer US
welcome.
The country is very pretty.
We are moving up the valley of
the Moselle river and there are
numerous hills and small valleys
with some beautiful old quaint
villages stuck here and there
about the country. The fields
look like immense gardens, they
are all laid off in lots and every
foot is cultivated. | have Sc
cured post cards of all the towns
and cities | have passed through |
and | will show you quite a col
lection when | return home.
| was in Luxenburg last week
for a few days and it is very
pretty country. You know the
Germans invaded them same as
they did Belgium and made the
men fight for Germany. The
people in Luxembourg City treated
nc ro.,oll,, o,1J bol ,.,o.:.s..
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09

Obituaries. Tributes Of Respect,
ETC.. Except from regularly organized
bodies. signed by officers or commit
ee) will be charged for at one cent
word for all over 100 words. cash to
accompany copy.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09

This medicine is worth rs
weight in gold. and il the price was
lily dollars bottle instead Of one
dollar ] would buy il just The same
il | had he money "-Robt. Young.
Knoxville. Tenn.
-Four bottles Of Tanlac helped
me more than fifteen years Of medi-
cal treatment that cost me an aver
age OF 500 vear."-E. B. Hall.
Fountain City. Tenn.
Money couldn't buy the
good this Taniac has done for
me. - Ex-Sheriff Archie An
derson, Houston. Tex.
"Tanlac has certainly helped me
and | recommend it to others for the
good il has done me- Elk Sheriff
c. W. Mangum. Atlanta. Ga.
II would spend the last dol
lar ! had on earth for Tanlac;
! have gained nine and a half
pounds on one bottle and feel
just like a new man. ~. T.
Andrews.
III the people Of this town only
knew the good Tanlac did me you
wouldn't be able TO make It fast
enough to supply the demand. Mrs
Matte c. Bond. Memphis. Tenn.
Eyes sir. | eeined twenty-five
pounds BY taking TanIac. and il has
been a long lime since | lelt as well
MS | do now. - Capt J,G D. Riggs.
Vicksbure. Miss.
$ Sold in Four Years