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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-16
TILLMAN SHOULD REMAIN.

/ Senator Benjamin R. Tillman will perform
an important public service if he succeeds in
staying where he is, thus preventing Cole
Blease from reaching the United States senate.
AS governor of South Carolina, Blease made a
record which should keep him in private life;
but he is not without influence, and has many
friends who will try to send him to Washing
ton. Mr.. Tilman has npened and broadened
since the days when he was known to friends
and foes as .'Pitchfork Ben When persons
outside Of South Carolina think of Bease, and
his ambition to go to the senate, they may love
Tillman for the enemies he has made. But
Senator Tillman has made friends too, and
among the best have been many political OPP
lponents. Many men at Washington, including
republicans and democrats, would regret his re-
tirement from the senate, and the country will
Experience humiliation well as regret if he
left to make room for Cole Blease.
Universal military training is suffering in |
the thought of some people by reason of failure!
to note it's difference in scope and Importance
from the old military drill Military drill is
routine which to considerable extent is now OBJ
solete, except in its physical phase What train
ing-a very different thing in theory and prac-
tice from drill-involves is a complex educa-
ton, both physical and mental, in work of i'm
mense variety centralizing on the possibility of
war. Such training as an army OF the future
must have is not wasted for peace uses; it is
except for its inclusion of practice in arms. a
pertinent and immensely valuable training for
the arts of peace. Il is the most practical and
useful training in democracy we have discov-
cred There is little kinship in the present
ideal of military training with the old ideal Of
routine drill in asset series of bodily dscplininp
exercises.
Melba has been appointed "dame command
err in the Order of the British Empire. She
should be able to give a harmonious note to the
concert of Europe.
''Poi@soes are as necessary as cartridges. -
says Governor Stephens, of California And
both should be served with their jackets on.
While Washington records the vibrations of
the big German gun Smelling Paris, Berlin alb
serbs the shock of our new loan
The way the allies are holding the Huns on
the western line shows that it is getting along
in the afternoon of Der Tag.
The Liberty motor, like the Keely motor. is
the finest motor ever constructed, if only it can
be made to mote.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-16

II begin by keeping things have draw
packs your progress in this world will involve
hesitatons- Bless have to take things they
come, and deal with them The trick to get
The kernel and eliminate the shuck-Edward Martin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-16

The way the allies are holding the Huns on
the western line shows that it is getting along
in the afternoon of Der Tag
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-16

While Washington records the vibrations of
the big German gun Smelling Paris, Berlin alb
serbs the shock of our new loan
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-16

Boone News-Republican: The next
best thing to handling gun in this
campaign. is handling spading fork.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-16

The Liberty motor, like the Keely motor is
the finest motor ever constructed if only it can
be made to mote
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-16

Potatoes are as necessary as cartridges -
says Go,e1nor Stephens, of California And
both should be served with their jackets on.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-16

state. Who knows but what the prac-
tice in Workmanship may come in
handy some day
Burlington Hawk,Eye: A dollar on
the firing line is worth two in the
wallet.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-16

Melba has been appointed "dame command
err in the Order of the British Empire. She
should be able to give harmonious note to the
concert of Europe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-16
EAGLETS.

, George T.. Brennan Is one of the
ablest and most popular Democratic
leaders in Illinois. His acquaintance
with conditions all over the state, his
great circle of friends and his unim
peachable democracy are strong ele
ments in his success.
~6A
| Sustain the Legislative Voters
League It does good work for tn,
people.
John z. Vogelsang Is the dean Of
Chicago restaurant men.
william II. Weber always made .
good public record
Judge John X. Prlndiville 10 making
Q splendid record on the Municipal
Court bench. He is an able. broad
minded and just Judge.
John 2: Vogelsang, the great res.
taurateur, deservedly stands in the
front rank Of the restaurant and hotel
.den Of Chicago.
@AA
Rivers Mcneil, the popular and eff
cient Collector of Customs, reflects
great credit on President Wilson's ad
ministration.
j. f. Murphy, 325 Unity building
Chicago, agent for the Andrews Heat
ing Co., of Gary, Ind, makers of the
American Steel Water Circulated Fire
Walls reports the following:
Partial list of users of our Stee
Water Circulated Fire Wall and Fue
Savers:
Mr.. I. Schwien, Shakespeare Apis.
Shakespeare and Humboldt ayes.
Chicago, III.
McFarlane Garage, $50 S. Canal st.
Chicago, Ill.
II. l.. Luders, 100 S. Hamlin Ave.
Chicago, ILL.,
o. II. Kolseth, 1884 Logan Boul.
Chicago. Ill.
Hollingsworth e. Hopkins, N. r
Cor. Ballou and Dickens, Chicago, Ill
Joseph Doudera, N. w. Cor 18th ant
st. Louis Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
Nagle & Chase Co, 254 L. Erie st.
Chicago, Ill.
VIM. zeugle, 1902 Ogden Ave, Chi
cago, III.
Lindlahr Sanitarium. N. T.. Cor
Harrison and Ashland, Chicago, Ill.
Samuel Hedberg, 1922 Il. 7Srd st.
Chicago, III.
J. w. Casey (three), s. w. Cor. 36tt
and Wabash, Chicago, Ill.
J. w. Casey, S. u. Cor. 37th and
Harper, Chicago, III.
J. w. Casey, N. w. Cor. 65th ant
Engleside, Chicago, Iii.
T. b. Swanson (two), Fullerton
Parkway and Lincoln Park, N. L. Cor
State and Schiller, Chicago, Ill.
Parks Apt, Wisconsin and Lin
coin, Chicago, Ill.
Kenmore Hotel, Wilson and Ken
more, Chicago, III.
Mr.. Noble, s. w. Cor. Maple and
Crane, Evanston.
Mr.. Noble (of Noble & Thumm
Heating Contradictory, 8. w. Cor
Maple and Crane, Evanston; N. Z
Cor. Maple and Main, Evanston; s
w. Cor. Greenwich and Thome, Edge
water, Chicago, Ill.
Vavra Co., Goth and Goth Ave.
Cicero, Ill.
A. Bauer, N. Il. Cor. Huron ant
Franklin, Chicago, III.
I. Springer, $40 Aldine Ave-. Chi
cago, Ill.
Father Murphy. st. Mary's School
Decatur, III.
Citizens State Bank, Wausau, Wis
County Court House, Valparaiso
Ind.
County Infirmary, Porter Co., Ind.
Central High School, Chesterton
Ind.
Central High School, Porter, Ind
Esserman High School, Liberty Tp
Porter Co., Ind.
VIM. Luscombe, Iowa Appts., Gary
Ind.
South Side Trust and Savings Bank
Gary, Ind.
Northern State Bank, Gary, Ind.
Gary State Bank, Gary, Ind.
Broadway Theatre, Gary, Ind.
| Nn,,, Dn;l1;pu Eoru Ind
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-16
OUT Of Focus.

II you have head aches your eyes
are possibly out of focus.
II your eyes smart and burn or the
movies blurr, your eyes are out Of
focus.
II the letters run while you are
reading or II you don't see all things
clearly your eyes are out of focus.
II your child is pale and nervous
the chances are its eyes are out of
focus.
Buck & Rayner's main store at
State and Madison has an expert who
will gladly examine your eyes with.
out cost or obligation and frankly
tell you II you need to wear glasses
or not. Those of our readers who are
now wearing glasses are invited to
have their eyes examined free and
they will be told II any improvement
can be made. This service is entirely
free.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-16
BUSINESS TOPICS
Care of the Feet.
The leGrand Foot Parlor.


Madame Florencia A. T. Powella-
Grier, who owns The lie Grand Foot
Parlor at 1914 North Clark street, has
for her patrons the best people on the
North Side. She is the original Dis
coverer Of Comparative Scientific
Bloodless Chiropody. The lie Grand
Foot Parlor has been at 1914 and 134s
N. Clark st. for the past ten years and
twenty.eight years on the North Side.
Madame Powella.Grier, NJ. c., s. c.,
Doctor of Chiropody, successfully
makes sore feet good. Sore feet are
made Good Feet at the lie Grand Foot
Parlor, 1914 N. Clark street. Tele-
phones: Superior 5991, Automatic 49,
$50. ~
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03
BUILD SHIP IN FIVE MONTHS
Others of British Standardized Type
to Be Turned Out In About
Sixteen Weeks Time.

The first of the standardized mer-
chant ships built to order for the Brit
ish government recently went through
successful trials of very exhaustive
character, says the Scientific Amar.
can. The type has been designed to
provide II good cargo-carrler, III the
shortest time, and with the least ex-
penditure of material. The keel of
this trial ship was laid last February,
and in less than six months the ship
was completed, loaded and ready for
triul.
The standardized vessels. which are
of 5000 tons capacity, are built in two
types-one II single-deck for grain and
the other two-deck ship for general
cargo. 1t Is also intended to build two
similar types, each of 5000 and 5000
tons carrying capacity. Not only the
hulls but the engines are standardized.
They have extra large hatchways to
facilitate quick loading and dlscharg-
ing--a most important feature. The
first vessel was built in five months
time, and it is expected that future
vessels will be turned out in from
four to four-and-one-half months
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03
The Swedes buy Meriem from
kopudoo, and in fighting over
her Malbihn kills Jensen.
CTO BE CoNTINUEDJ
Another Test of Death,

i discovery of great value for test
ing with certainty whether person is
dead has been made by professor of
physiology at Chicago university. As
described in the Lancet" it Is too
technical for the laynan's understand.
ing, but doctor explains that the test
is made by crushing n piece of muscle
and comparing 1t with piece of un-
crushed muscle. If the person is alive
the crushed piece gives off more car
bonic acid gas than the uncrushed
piece, as result of the stimulation
produced by. the injury. The professor
claims that this test can be applied
within few minutes, or at most with
in one or two hours of DEATH There
are, Of course, other tests with which
every doctor Is quite satisfied, but this
will be extremely valuable, us proving
local death of the tissues after general
death has occurred. There Is life In
the tissues for some time after death,
and proof of their death sets all
doubts ut rest.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03

about well balanced political condi-
other.
Since the road supervisors ut their
last annual meeting took the stand
they were not in favor of paving coun-
try roads ut the present at least, they
have been rather severely censured
by the daily press and told that they
are behind the times, trailing in the
dust That hard roads Of some kind
will be built throughout the country
some time cannot be questioned, and
the supervisors recognized that fact
when they said that they were not in
favor of loading the counties down
with road debts at the present time.
We are inclined to commend the SUI
pervisdrs for the stand they took, be-
cause there is danger of going too fast
with expensive methods of cOnstruc-
ton until the different kinds Of roads
that are practicable for different To-
cnlities have been more fully tested.
says Farmer and Breeder. Mistakes
made in permanent road construction
are liable to be rather expensive.
Iowa has made rapid progress in
road improvement during the past two
years, and while no permanent roads
have been built the work Of grading
and draining at least two principal
roads through each county and the
construction Of cement culverts and
bridges Is something that will have to
be done everywhere before permanent
roads can possibly be built. Then. too,
in many sections at least, when our
roads are brought to a grade, are well
drained, and then properly cared for
with the road drag, they become very
passable indeed. We believe that 1t Is
not a bad plan to use them for few
years in that condition and give the
drag a good chance to show what 1t
will do for them when used as fire.
quently as 1t should be.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03
The peIirlum of Arabs.

Observation by travellers and others
who have visited in Palestine show
that the Arabs of the Syrian Desert
have an extraordinary fondness for
tobacco. A few whiffs make them
giddy and give them a headache. Even
a cigarette is too much for them. A
common smoke among Arabs consists
of the dry leaves of plant belonging
to the genus Hyoscyamus, and called
by the Arabs "Sekharan." 1t has
fleshy leaves and purple flowers. The
smoking of these leaves produces n
sort of intoxlcation or delirium, which
the Arabs prefer to the white mans
smoke"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03

were discovered by Kovudoo's band.
Akut had been made king of his ape
tribe, and Korak, to Akut's sorrow,
had left him to dwell with Meriem in
the jungle. One of Kovudoo's men
leaned close TO the ear of his chief.
Look" he whispered and pointed
to something that dangled ut the girls
side. when my brother and l were
slaves in the village of the sheik my
brother made that thing for the shelk's
little daughter. She played with it al
ways and called it after my brother,
whose name Is Geeka. Just before we
escaped some one came and struck
down the sheik, stealing his daughter
away. If this is she the sheik will pay
you well for her return"
Korak's arm had gone around the
shoulders of Merlem. And then from
behind him broke hideous bedlum of
savage war cries, and a score of
shrleking blacks were upon them.
Korak turned to give battle. Meriem
with her own light spear stood by his
side. An avalanche of barbed missiles
flew about them. One pierced Korak's
shoulder another his leg, and he went
down.
Merem was unscathed for the blacks
had Intentionally spared her. Now
they rushed forward to finish Korak
and make good the girls capture. But
as they came there came also from an
other point in the jungle the great
Akut and at his heels the huge bulls
Of his new kingdom.
Snarling and roaring, they rushed
upon the black warriors when they
saw the mischief they had already
wrought. Kovudoo, realizing the dan
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03

and Akut were prowling at great
distance, as they We're sometimes
forced TO do when game was scarce in
their immediate vicinity. Upon these
occasions she usually confined her en-
deavors to the smaller animals, though
sometimes she brought down deer
and once even Horta, the boar, great
tusker that might have made even
Sheeta think twice before attacking
him.
After Koruk had left the village of
the blacks following his last thieving
expedition the screams of women and
children had brought the warriors in
from the forest and. the river. Great
was the excitement and hot was the
rage of the men when they learned
that the white devil had again entered
their homes, frightened their women
and stolen arrows and ornaments apd
food.
Even their superstitious fear of this
weird creature who hunted with a
huge bull ape was overcome In their
desire to wreak vengeance upon him
and rid themselves for good and all of
the menace of his presence in the
jungle.
And so 1t was that score of the
fleetest and most doughty warriors of
the tribe set out in pursuit OF Korak
and Akut but Il few minutes after
they had left the scene of the Killers
many dcpredations.
The little party of warriors was led
by Kovudoo, the chief, middle aged
savage of exceptional cunning and
bravery. 1t was he who first came
within sight of the quarry which they
had followed for hours by the mys-
ferrous methods of their almost un-
canny powers of observation, intuition
and even scent. .,
The white youth and the white maid
stood alone in the jungle when they
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03
superstItIOns About Salt.

1t Is curious fact that, from the
earliest times, many superstltions have
chung about the use of salt. There Is
much evidence in Holy Writ for cere-
monial uses of it. The Mosaic law
commands that every oblation Of meat
offered shall be seasoned with salt,
command that Is given, with varia-
lions, in various books of the Bible.
such as Leviticus 2:13 and Ezekiel
1874. In the old days salt was put
into a child's mouth in baptism, and
in some countries to this day the Gus
tom is followed Of throwing pinch Of
1t into holy water to ward off the evil
spirit.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03

in keeping her prisoner. She knew
that man ate man, and she had ex-
pected to be eaten, but she had been
with them for some time now, and no
harm had befallen her.
She did not know that runner had
been dispatched to the distant village
of the sheik to barter with him for
ransom. She did not know, nor dlu
Kovudoo, that the runner had never
reached his destination; that he had
fallen in with the safari of Jensen
and Malbihn and with the talk
ativeness Of native had I'M
folded his Whole mission to the
black servants of the two Swedes.
These had not been long In retailing
the matter to their masters, and the
. result was that when the runner left
their camp to continue his journey he
had SCARCE passed from sight before
there came the report of rifle, ana
he rolled lifeless into the underbrush
with bullet hole in his back.
A few moments later Malbihn
strolled back into the encampment,
where he went to some paSns to let 1t
be known that he had had shot at
fine buck and missed. The Swedes
knew that their men hated them and
that an overt act against k0vudoo
would quickly be carried to the chief
ut the first opportunity. Nor were they
sufficiently strong In either guns or
loyal followers to risk antagonizing
the willy old chief.
The next day the Swedes set out for
Kovudoo's village, bent on securing pos
session of the person of the white girl
whom Kovudoo's runner had told them
lay captive in the chiefs village. How
they were to accomplish their end
they did not know. Force was out of
the question, though they would not
have hesituted to use 1t had they pos
sessed it.
In former years they had marched
roughshod over enormous areas, TAX
ing toll by brute force even when kind
illness or diplomacy would have &C
complished more. But now they were
in bad straits-so bad that they had
not shown their true colors scarce
twice in year, and then only when
they came upon an Isolated weak VII
lage.
Kovudoo was not of these. and,
though his village was in a way re-
mote from the more populous district
to the north, his power was such that
he maintained an acknowledged suze-
rainty over the thin thread Of villages
which connected him with the savage
| lords to the north.
To have antagonized him would have
| spelled ruin for the Swedes. 1t would
have meant that they might never
reach civilization by the northern
route. To the west the village of the
sheik lay directly IN their path, barring
them effectually. TO the east the trail
was unknown to them, and to the
south there was no trail.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03
BUILDING MORE GOOD ROADS
Enormous Increase In Total Expendl-
lures for Highways and Con-
struction Of Bridges.

"There has been an enormous In
crease in the total expenditures for
road building and bridge construction
marking the development Of highway
work In the United States during the
past IL months" said ]. A. Rountree,
secretary of the United States Good
Roads association.
statistics compiled and reports re-
ceived at the headquarters of the Unit
ed States Good Roads association show
that the expenditures for the building
of good roads and bridges for the year
1915 were $3.50, 100000, or an increase
of $50 per cent over the amount spent
for similar purposes In 1914. In adj
dition, more than $27,000,0O0 Of local
funds were spent under state super
vision in 1915, bringing the total road
and bridge expenditures managed by
the states to $S0,514,699. This amount
is greater than the total expenditures
for roads and bridges from all sources
in 1904"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03
BOOSTER FOR BETTER ROADS
Danger Of Going Too Fast In Con-
structlon OF Hiehways--Mistakes e
Liable to Be Costly.

The automobile is becoming very
important factor in the movement for
better roads. Every auto owner, be he
farmer or city man, is booster for
better roads, but the city man is prob
ably more impatient with our present
roads than the farmer. In our polit-
ical life the farmer has always been
the conservative while the city man
has been the radical, the progressive.
1t takes the two factions to bring
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03

ger of coming to close quarters with
these mighty ape men, seized Meriem
and called upon his warriors to retreat
For time the apes followed Them
and several of the blacks were badly
mauled and one killed before they sue
ceeded In escaping. Nor would they
have got Off thus easily had Akut not
been more concerned with the condi-
ton of the wounded Korak than with
the fate of the girl, upon whom he had
always looked as more or less of an
interlOpcr and. an unquestloned bur-
den.
Korak lay bleeding and unconscious
when Akut reached his side. The great
ape tore the heavy spears from his
flesh, licked the wounds and then car
ried his friend to the lofty shelter that
Korak had constructed for Meiem.
Further than this the brute could do
nothing. Nature must accomplish the
rest unaided or Korak must die.
He did not die, however. For days
he lay helpless with fever, while Akut
and the apes hunted close by that they
might protect him from such birds and
beasts rs might reach his lofty retreat.
Occasionally Akut brought him juicy
fruits which helped TO Stake his thirst
and allay his fever, and little by little
his powerful constitution overcame the
effects of the spear thrusts. The
wounds healed and his strength re-
turned.
All during his rational moments as
he had lain upon the soft furs which
lined Meriem's nest he had suffered
more ucutely from fears for Meriem
than from the pain of his own wounds.
For her he must live; for her he rust
regain his strength that he might set
out in search of her But it was RAINY
| d day before strength returned to him.
Meriem, bound and under heavy
guard in Kovudoos own hut, had no
doubt but that Korak would come
back and still less that he would cas-
lily free her.
So now rs she lay waiting for him
she dreamed of him and of all that he
meant to her. She compared him with
the sheik, her father, and Mt the
thought of the stern, grizzled old Arab
she shuddered. Even the savage blacks
had been less harsh 70 her than he.
Not understanding their tongue, she
could not guess what purpose they had
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03
NATURALLY, AFTER THEY TRAVEL TOGETHER AWHILE,
LOVE DEVELOPS between JACK AND MERIEM

SynopsisA scientific expedition off the African
Alexis Pauvitch. brings
reaches
inherited wild
drawing card
friends with him and refuses to leave Jack
and oyfuy rccosnzed.by
buy
friends
attempts murder thief tries
They together the jungle.
Arabian girl and takes her into
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03
Air Routes.

The italian press is Boosting that
one of their airmen flew from Turin
to London, 700 miles, in 722 minutes.
When the war Is over 1t will be fine to
travel in an aircraft that can make the
trip from Salt Lake City to Los An
geles in ten hours-Los Angeles
Times.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-01-03
Such Thlnas happen.

She (perplexed, binding small cut
in his hand)-'T wonder what regu-
lar nurse would do in this case" He
eagerly the patient, Of
course. Life.