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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-06
Oak, mahogany and walnut

New ideas are shown in these wagons
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-06

Christmas Suggestion:
Fine walnut bedroom furniture
Made, finished and designed right
Queen Ann and William and many designs
Straight line birds eye maple suits
Old ivory and mahogany suits
Medium priced solid oak suits
Fine walnut dining room furniture
Extension table tops not veneered
But made solid all the way through
William and Mary and Queen Ann suits
Complete suits of Jacobean oak
Complete suits of quarter sawed oak
Splendid line Of medium priced tables
Made of solid oak and we'll finished
Ladies' writing desks
Oaks mahogany, walnut and birds eye maple
Well made and medium priced
Guaranteed davenports
Made entirely of steel construction inside
Made for long years of hard wear
Well finished and we'll designed
Finished golden or fumed oak
Oak, mahogany and walnut
Tea wagons
New ideas are shown in these wagons
Fine and medium priced
Comforters and Blankets
Early buying enables us to show good stock
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-06

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-06

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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
CALLED AID TO IDLENEss
Many Good Reasons Why the Banana
Has Perfect Right to That
Classification.

Bananas, according to a legend cur
rent in tropical countries. are the orig
inal "cpples" of the Garden of Eden
along with the serpent and Mrs.
Adam, the cause Of mans fall. At
least. they tend to serve a similar pur-
pose In these times, because they are
almost equal to the coconut palm as
an aid to idleness.
An acre of bananas will yield so
times as much food as an acre of DO
tatoes and $50 times as much as wheat.
The banana Is immune to almost every
plant disease and has fewer insect
enemies than any other fruit. It will
grow on poor land. If need be, and
viii distance any weed or shrub that
tries to contest Its claim to soil and
sunlight.
The banana Is the neither fish,
flesh. nor fowl'' of the plant king
dom. 1t is usually classified as
tree. but 1t is not tree. Although 1t
attains a height of 80 feet there is
no wood fiber in the stalk. The
punches of fruit On the dwarf varie-
ties are often heavier than the re
mainder of the plant. 1t is not a
palm, nor an herb, nor Il bush, nor
shrub, and it is not vegetable. In
some distant way it may be related
to the grasses, but the relationship
is so distant that 1t stands in class
by itself. ~sssIit> u-~.et <s.i
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
EASY TO DECEIVE lNExPER7
Imitation Of Pictures by "oId Mas.
tiers" Has Became What Might
BE Termed a Business.

The most common method of coun.
teIfeiting an old picture is to cover
new one-painted, of course, for the
purpose-with certain transparent
paste which, when exposed to slight
heat. cracks and becomes brown. If
sufficiently vulnerable tint has not
been produced the canvas is washed
with mixture of lamp black and
liquorice juice.
The picture is next exposed for some
hours to the smoke of wood fire and,
the loose SCOT having been brushed
away, 1t Is rubbed here and there with
a rag which has been dipped In very
dilute sulphurie acid. This opera
ton gives moldy appearance to those
parts which have been touched.
The work is finally sprinkled. by
means of q toothbrush and hairpin,
with minute spots of a solution of
sepia in gum water, to imitate fly
specks, and 1t is then ready for the
market.
Signatures are initiated by experts,
who are known as 'monogramistes,"
and who devote their exclusive atten-
ton to such matters; and one Of these
men, who died recently, confessed to
the forgery Of no fewer than 1000
signatures Of the Italian masters alone,
and said he had for years made a large
income by the exercise Of his art.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
ANGLING FOR RICH PATRONS
How New York MIlliner Catches the
Unwary Western Woman
With Money.

In Woman's Home Companion,
Corinne Lowe tells of the wiles used
by Fifth avenue milliner in max
ing the Fern Piper" hat famous:
''Those for whom the spider spread
its web were not the wealthy and
questionable women Of New York,
but wealthy and prompt customers
from the middle West. These are the
people who make money for every
Fifth avenue speciality shop. And
the only difficulty which now lay In
our path was that this profitable GUS
tom always has to be secured through
a reputation for serving the most
fashionable members of New York So
ciety, those notorious fashionables
who are so sensitive to q second bill
and who never think of paying their
first one until at least six months have
elapsed.
AT first we did not have single
member of this sorority. What we
did was to fake them This was
achieved by several ingenious meth
DDS. One of these was to pay $40
week each to the chauffeurs of Mrs.
Philip Rhinestewart and of Mrs. Clin-
ton De Sale Rives for driving their
crested limoIsines up before our
doors when these same ultra-fashien-
able employers were otherwise en-
gagged. The empty limouslnes were
extremely efficacious, and 1t was not
long before the women who were try
ing to get into fashionable society
were impressed. One by one they came
to us.
Meanwhile, we were also paying
the clerks of two of the smartest of
New York's hotels to recommend Fern
Piper to their rich out-of-town pa
trons."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
POSTAL SYSTEM IN DISARRAY
German Government at Its Wits End
to Stop Thievery From the
Goods In Transit.

Extraordinary steps have been taken
by the German government to call
halt to the thieves within the postal
system. 1t was claimed that out of
ten parcels sent three would disap-
pear. Packages to soldiers at the
front containing food, .delicacies and
clothing would disappear more fire.
Quently than any other shipments. All
appeals to the patriotic spirit of the
thieves were of no avail. The per-
centage of thefts increased steadily.
Finally the government was compelled
to take drastic and systematic meas
ures. The military branch was called
in and stations of control manned by
non-commissioned officers and soldiers
were planted at principal railroad
points in the empire. The employ
ment of mere youths is blamed for
the deterioration of the postal service.
Practically Ill the employees of MILL
tary age had to join the army and
their places were filled by boys and
girls. Besides, the scarcity of food
tempts many to steal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
DREADED ENEMY OF AVIATOR
Most Expert Airman, Caught In Fog,
is Practically at Mercy Of
Circumstances.

Nothing connected with the history
of aviation is more remarkable than
the way in which the weather difficult
ties and dangers Of a few years ago
have been reduced to the level of
minor iaconveniences by the increased
skill of aviators and especially by i'm
provements In airplanes. II Is hardly
an exaggeration to say that at the
present time the only serious outstand-
ing meteorological problem of the avn
ator is fog.
There is no means Of keeping ones
bearings when flying in or over a
fog, and the same Is, Of course, true
Of low-lying clouds. The compass
tells which way the machine is point
ing at any moment, but not the d.
rection In which 1t Is flying. except
when travelling exactly with or
against the wind. There are no land
marks in the air. Even more serious
is the problem Of landing in a fog.
The chances are always considerable
Of striking dangerous obstacles, such
as trees, buildings, or telegraph wires.
or Of alighting In bodies of wafer.
swamps, etc. Moreover. as one vet
eran flyer has stated, what is dis
tressing to the airmen In fog is the
impossibility Of knowing whether he
be slightly climbing or slightly de-
scending full tilt into hills. trees or
houses without time to save the stu
ation.n
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
THOSE THIN, HARD YANKEES
Typical Of Race Of Whom Il Has
Been Said They Shall Inherit
the Earth.

Recently we sat in a refreshment
room of railroad station conversing
casually with foreign officer. Sud-
denly tall men in olive drab began to
come In by groups to wash up. They
were on their way. The officer, though
he tried to go on talking, couldn't keep
his eyes Off the men, and his responses
became more and more absent as they
continued to crowd in.
my Godi" he exclaimed, where
do they come fromT
Then we looked at them. Not one
seemed less than six feet tall. They
were thin, hard, big-fsted, crag-
faced lot of men, the color of new
bronze, each with two deep lines
around the mouth. gentle with each
other. speaking softly, but certainly
the most formidable German killers
you could find In all the world. We
should not have noticed them partic-
ularly but for the officers dazed ap.
probation.
They are probably from somewhere
In the mountains" we said at last.
The officer gave US a strange look.
Such men as these, and we took them
so much for granted that we couldn't
tell where they came from New
York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
SMALL RICE GARDENS
In Comparison With Americas Miles
of Farms They Might Almost Be
Termed Lauqhable.

Almost one-half Of the land capable
of cultivation in japan is planted in
rice. handkerchief gardens would
perhaps best describe the little rice
fields, many of which are no larger
than n tennis court, are equally fiat
and are surrounded by rims of earth
to hold the water when the fields
are flooded.
The average rice field in japan Is
about one acre and half In size; but
large or small, each field must be lev
eled and each must have its rim or
dixie. There must be system of
canals to bring water to the fields and
another system of bitches to take it
away when 1t is no longer needed.
1t is said that there are 1900
square miles of rice land in Japan, the
greater part of which has been pre-
pared with an almost infinite amount
of labor. That area of land cultivated
in rice virtually feeds a nation of 50,-
100000 people.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
NO DoUBTING HIS MEANING.
corporars Words Must Have Con-
talned Full Information Even to
the Most UnintelIiaent.

This weeks story from the front:
A certain company sergeant major
was no. popular with his men. They
accused him of having cold feet.
One day the company went into a
rest camp 20 miles behind the firing
line, where it was an impossibility any
shells could reach them. The ground,
however. was very waterlogged, and
fatigue party was detailed to dig a
drainage trench.
Presently sergeant happened to
pass that way.
What are you digging thereT he
shouted to the corporal in charge of
the job.
A grimy face, from which the sweat
was pouring, popped up from the
trench. 1t belonged to one of the SER
geant majors most persistent and re-
lentless adversaries.
"Diggin' a communication trench
from the sergeants' mess to the SER
geant majors dugout," he shouted, in
voice well within hearing of the mess
tent, at the entrance to which the N.
G. o. in question was standing.-Pear-
sons Weekly
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
PraIse Of open FIres.

To many Of us plain bread-and-but.
ter persons. praise of open fires some
times seems little too warm and
comfortabie-too smugly contempla.
tive. We like open fires. We would
have them in every room In the house
except the kitchen and the bathroom
and perhaps In the bathroom, where
We could hang our towels from the
manteipiece Gas gallant practical gen.
hemen. now some centuries dead,
named 1t by hanging up their wet
mantles) and let them warm while we
were taking our baths. We go as far
as any in regarding the open fire as a
welcoming host In the hall an un-
disturbing companion. in the library
an encourager Of digestion In the din
ing room. an enlivener in the livius
room and 3 goodnight thought Of hos
pifality In the guest chamber. But w,
cannot follow the essayist who speak.
contemptuously of hot-water pipes
"From the security of ambush" says
he. 'they merely heat. and heat whose
source is invisible is not to,be coveted
at ALL"
Oh. merely heati-Froml the Attain
tic. :.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
WHEN LIFE SEEMED GOOD
All Trials and Troubles Trivial 70
True American Under Such
Glorious Circumstances.

] got up In the morning feeling out
bf sorts.
was blue and depressed and had
many troubles.
I was short Of funds and long on
obligations.
The coming cares of the day
seemed to be too much for me and
dreaded meeting them.
was In III humor as I dressed.
Then went to the front door and
picked up the morning paper and
read:
@Yanks take twenty townsi"
.Yanks capture many guns and pris-
oners r.
"Yanks drive back the HunsI"
And forgot all my troubles.
And ! gave one loud, American
cheer.
For life looked mighty good to me.
indianapolis Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
PUT "BAD LUCK" IN DISCARD
When the Game Of Life is Analysed,
There Is No Such Thing to
Be Found.

There is no such thing as dad
luck" The belief In 1t is q gross SUI
perstition. 1t is claimed that there is
a lot of luck In poker. My observa-
ton has been that the man who wins
at poker consistently is merely the
best player of poker. There are some
who have a run of luck" But If
the @run" lasts three minutes the OPP
posite run" generally lasts equally.
long. If the good luck holds up TO- =
year, the bad luck appears during the
next year. Any habitual cnrd-player.
unless he is a very poor player or
an unusually good one. will tell you
that his winnings and losses just
about counterbalance.
In poker, as In life, the final deter
mining factor is skin, knowledge of
the game, patience, taking advantage
Of opportunities. II you hav, a pre-
monition that you are going to fail
In an undertaking you are promising
yourself disaster in advance. you are
merely saying to yourself: II know
am not equal to that. I'll fall down
on 1t, sure" Dismiss the prelnonition.
Throw away the charms and tails
mans. Get on the job.--James Hay.
Jr., In McClure's Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
EIephants tsos.

The legs of the elephant differ from
those of the more familiar large ami
mails in the foot that the ankle and
the wrist-the so-called knee of the
horses foreleg-are not far above the
sole Of the hind foot and the forefoot
resembling mans joints in. that re-
spect-while the true knee joint, called
the ''stifie' in horses, instead of be-
ing. as in horses, high up, close against
the body, strongly flexed even when at
rest, and obseuFed by the skin, Is far
below the body. free and obvious
enough. In fact, the elephant keeps
the thigh and the. upper arm perpen-
dicular, and in line with the lower seq
ment Of the limb when he is standing,
so that the legs are pillarlike. But he
bends the joints amply when in quick
movement. The hind legs seen in ac-
ton, resemble, In the proportions OF
thigh, foreleg and foot, and the bend
ing at the knee and ankle, very closely
those of a man walking ION all fours.'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
Aie PA1rA<
sian of Coincidence.

Some folk are plastered with gobs
of hard luck, others have it suddenly
thrust upon them, but to have ii star
ing one in the face is enough to get
anyone's nanny" That is what hap
pened to joyrider on the outskirts of
the city last evening. He was bowl
ing along, with heavy foot On the
gas, when suddenly there was !. loud
report like that of French rs and the
fiivver came to a standstill The c;lauf-
feur muttered something. then jumped
out to learn which tire had blown out
Before he had done so there was a
merry chuckle from the young woman
seated in the automobile. She pointed
a finger at sign on the front of the
building where they had come to
standstill. Look, Billy" she called
to him. The sign read, civilian Hard
luckt, carpenter" What Billy thought
he said aloud and the maid held her
ears so as to avoid registering his tenn
York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
NOW CALLED NIcKEL-SILvER


One of the largest matchmaking
concerns In this country has recently
changed the name of the alloy here
tofore known as German silver. and Is
now marketing this commodity as
nickel-silver, and publication devoted
to the E-etal industry suggests that
the word silver be eliminated entirely,
AZ there is no silver In the combina-
tion- This publication says: IF the
nickel Is taken from an IS per cent
German silver alloy only two and
one brass will remain. Why not then
call the compound 'nickel-brass.' or, IL
commercial objections are too strong
to be overcome at once. why not call 1t
nickel alloy2 The various contents of
nickel may be designated by utilizing
the different percentages that the al
10y contains. Thus. 4. 6. 8. 10. II, Is,
Is per cent, ETC.. nickel-alloy. 1t is
fact that some manufacturers are al
ready designating the material now
being sold as Sheffield plate as sill
ver-plate on a nickel base We see
no reason why the same argument
does not apply to the alloy being called
nickel-silver."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
United states AdmIraIs.

The first rear admirais in the United
States navy were commissioned in 1852
when that rank was created by act of
congress. David Farragut, for his valoi
In the Civil war, was made vice admir-.
al In 1864, and two years later thu
rank Of admiral in the United States
navy was established for the purpose
of honoring him. The grade of admira'
was revived In 1890 and conferred up
on George Dewey. the hero of Mani!a
The highest rank of American navu
officers in active service was, up to
short time ago. that OF rear admiral
The title Of admiral was first used !
France, and the first French admir-
was appointed In 1884 A few yeal
later the title was adopted by the Ell
fish, and the rank of dmiral of TIL
English seas was first given to william
de Leyboprne BY Edward in 1897.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
After Two Years
Mount Holly Testimony Remains
Unshaken

Mount Holly Testimony Remains
UnshRken
Time is the best test of truth.
Here is Mount Holly story that has
stood the test OF time. It is story
with point that will come straight
home to many OF US.
Mrs. F. D. Smith, rs Church St.says
"Doan's Kidney Pills, which l got nj
Dubelrs Drug Store. helped me. My
back was weak and it panied SO much
was miserable. When | went up
and down stairs. swept the floor or was
on my feet for any length OF time,
could hardly bear the dull ache across
my back. My kidneys acted irregu
larry, too. / felt tired and achy all
over. / only had 70 take one box Of
Doan's Kidney Pills TO rid me OF the
whole trouble. Since then, my back
has been stronger and have fell
better in every way" [Statemen'
given November |, 1851.
On October 8. 1917, Mrs. Smith said
s.Since Doan's Kidney Pills cured mt
in 1915. / haven't had sign Of my
old complaint. The recommendation
gave Doan's at that time holds gooe
today"
Price soc at all dealers. Fostel
Milburn Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. \.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
insects That Helm Mankind.

One Of the great sources Of loss in
wheat growing has been due to the
injurious activities of the wheat-midge,
which feeds on the grain, and, If I'M
mOlested by its natural insect enemies,
would soon reduce our wheat crops to
the vanishing point. But several of
our friendly insects keep the nudge
In restraint, one being the ravenous
two-winged flies which seize and carry
away the nudge. and suck ont its
juices. Its most powerful foe, how
ever. is the parasite that lives on the
midge-a small, black fly, somewhat
resembling the ant. The young Of these
four-winged flies live on the larvae
and eggs of the nudge. As the nudge
Increases In number, these parasites
also increase, for they depend for
living on the nudge. and the more
midges there are the more parasites
there are on hand to eat them up.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
Inventions.

A craze for invention is sweeping
the country. Many man who has
never been able to invent an excuse to
hand the wife for getting home late
is now accomplishing wonderful
things. ALREADY 100000 appliances
for the destruction of U-boats have
reached the patent Office. One man
has evolved brick boat, built entire
ly of brick from the keel to the crows
nest. The chief value of this con-
struction is that the brick boat will
fool the wisest U-boats. 1t sinks as
soon as 1t is launched and the U-boats
are never able to find it.-New York
Mail.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
You DO Say. Mr.. FIsherrn, Al

j. w. Partridge. federal fisheries
commissioner, Is trying to encourage
housewives to buy sea fish.
He was discussing the virtues of the
sea fish the other day.
DO you believe, Mr.. Partridge, :"
asked bystander, that the sea trout
is as good pan fish as the lake or
stream trout?"
well, wouldn't say for sure" says
]. w. P, that's all matter of taste"
News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
Foolish Fear Of Poverty.

great deal of apparent poverty
come from dread of poverty. A mar
saves every cent and goes mind anG
soul hungry, and, ten to one, he Is
starving somebody else at the same
time along with himself. He is really
poor. for the time being. although he
has q large bank account.
Poverty will come every time as the
result Of the improper attitude toward
money. Money is not a reality; 1t rep
resents things that we consider fol-
our good. But there is no poverty like
that of the starved soul that shrink.
and dries up into narrowness and com
preston. In getting the feeling OF
wealth look about you. See all the
wonders Of nature; believe that won.
ders will happen and then get ready
for them.
After the days work is done build
air castles, and then go in and lay &
strong foundation under one of them
Expect to develop into efficiency nee
essary for the bigger job. The key to
this lies In your hands in doing the
little things well.-Patrick Fenton In
Nautilus.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
our Limited Resources.

We should put out of our minds the
idea that we have stores Of Accumulate
ed wealth upon which to draw for war
supplies. England had such stores, but
we have not. When England went into
the war she had great stores of out
standing legal claims upon the work
ing organization of the outside world.
She had also an established credit that
enabled her to gear into her own work
Ing system the Industrial power of the
United States and many other neutral
countries. We are devoid of any COM
parable resources. We have no capt.
tai to throw at the enemy. We have
nothing to throw but our current In
come.-Charles Ferguson In HUMANE
tartan.