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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-04
Author Of
PRUDENCE OF THE PARSONAGE"

proved SO expensive for the perpetfa-
tors. But you shall have my burnt
onerfng. too. 1t serves US both right.
but especially me. for It was my idea"
And Fairy went away feeling very
gratifled and generous.
Only girls who have wanted salk
stockings for q whole lifetime" can
realize the bllssful state Of the par
sonage twins. They lay on the bed
planning the most impossible but mag
nihcent things they would do to show
their gratitude. and when Aunt Grace
stopped at their door they leaped up
to overwhelm her with caresses just
because Of their gladness.
She waved them away with laugh.
"Aprll Fool, twins" she said, with a
voice so soft that 1t took all the sting
from the words. 'T brought you some
real silk stockings for a change" And
she tossed them a package and started
out Of the room to escape their thanks
But she stopped in surprise when the
girls burst into merry laughter.
"Oh, you silk stockings!" Carol
cried ''Three pairs! You darling.
sweet old auntie! You would come up
here to tease us, would your But
papa gave us a pair. and Fairy gave
us pair. and"
"They didl Why, the silly things!"
And the gentle woman looked as seri-
ously vexed as she ever did look-she
had so wanted to give them the first
silk-stocking experience herself.
"Oh here you are" cried Prudence,
stepping quickly in, and speaking very
brightly to counterbalance the gloom
she had expected to encounter. She
started back in some dismay when she
saw the twins rolling and rocking
with laughter. and Aunt Grace leaning
against the dresser for support, with
Connie on the floor. quite speechless.
"Good for you, twins-that's the way
to take hard knocks" she said. 1T
wasn't a very nice trick, though OF
course papa didn't understand how you
felt about silk stockings. 1t wasn't
his fault. But Fairy and ought to
be ashamed, and we are. I went out
and got you some real. genuine SILK
ones myself, so you needn't pray for
them any MORE"
fruQenCe was shocked, u utlle HuTI
at the outburst that followed heI
words.
"Well, such a familyi" Aunt Grace
exclaimed. And then Carol pulled heI
bodily down beside her on the bed
and for time they were all incapable
of explanation.
"Whnt Is the joker" Prudence asked
again and again. smiling-but still
feeling a little piQue. She had count.
ed on gladdening their sorry little
heaFtsi
stockings, stockings oh, such
family r. shrieked Carol.
there's no playing jokes on the
twins" said Aunt Grace weakly. ut
takes the whole family to square up.
It's too expensive"
Then Lark explained, and Prudence
sat down and Joined the merriment,
which waxed SO noisy that Mr.. Starr
from the library and Fairy from the
kitchen, ran in to Investigate.
"April Fool. April Fool" cried Carol
1--WE never played a trick like this,
Larkie-this is our masterpiece"
(To BE CONTINUED)
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-04

whatever turkeys the farmer may have
ready collected. Six or eight men can
drive flock of 1000 turkeys 10 to II
miles day. AS soon as possible after
the turkeys are received at the dress-
ing plant they are killed, dry-picked.
cooled and packed in barrels or boxes
for shipment
Killing and Dressing
In killing and dressing turkeys On
the farm they should first be deprived
Of feed for "a hours, but given plenty
Of fresh, clean water In order to clean
the crop and intestines Of all feed
When ready to kill. the bird should b.
hung up by the feet; holding the bird
in one hand a sharp. narrow-bladed
knife Is used to sever the veins in the
throat by making a small cut insade
the mouth ON the right side Of the
throat at the base Of the skull. After
making this cut and bleeding begins.
the knife Is thrust up through the
groove in the roof Of the mouth and
into the brain at the back part Of the
cAuhs OA PAShNAh6 tAC Diuih tuC UA1u
gives a peculiar squawk, the feathers
are loosened by a Quivering Of the
muscles. and death Is instantaneous.
In dry-picking the feathers should be
plucked Immediately, and If the bird
has been properly stuck they come out
very easily. The tail and large wing
feathers are removed first, after which
the body feathers are pulled out. When
the turkeys are to be marketed locally
or are to be shipped but short dis
lance they are cooled to temperature
of about IS degrees Fahrenheit BY
hanging In the open sir, provided the
weather Is cool enough; otherwise they
are plunged into Ice water and kept
there until thoroughly cooled. After
cooling they are packed undrawn IN
boxes or barrels. It Is inadvisable foe
the producer without proper refrigerab.
ing facilities to ship dressed turkeys,
as losses from improper cooling and
from their being exposed to warm
weather during transit are liable to
occur. Aside from this 1t is seldom
profitable to ship turkeys any great
distance except in carload lots; when
this Is done the turkeys are cooled to
80 degrees Fahrenheit, packed in boxes
or barrels. and shipped In refrigerator
cars.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-04
TURKEY POINTERS

One Of the most important
steps toward success in turkey
raising Is the proper selection
Of breeding stock. Birds for
breeding should be selected for
vigor, size. shape. strong bone.
+ early maturity and color of
plumage. Turkey hens will
usually lay about 18 eggs In
their first litter, while those
that do not have to be set can
be broken up on becoming
broody and made to lay sec
ond and sometimes q third lit
ter. The high mortality COM
mon in young poults is usually
due to some Of the following
causes: Exposure to dampness
and cold, improper feeding,
close confinement, lice, preda-
tory animals, weakness In the
parent stock.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-04
Dispose Of cockerels.

One good way to dispose of the
cockereis that you are wedding out Of
docks y to can them,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
What He Did.

I'm the middle of one afternoon, a
candidate for one of the judgeships in
Keokuk had no opposition; at the
democratic caucuses that evening an
other man won out handsomely for
the pl1ce and is ON the bench yet He
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
WHAT TO USE TO
PREVENT APPENDICITIS

Keukuk peopas should nov afmyAe
boc8thrn bark. gtJoer1ne, eta, -
mf1ed In Adler4rkA ffushes Tho EN-
TIRE bowel tract 20 completely that
appendicitis is prevented. ONE
SPOONFUL Adler-ika relieves My
patton because It removes ALL fov.I
matter which clog6ed and poasoned
your system. The INSTANT action
surprises both doctors and patients.
Wilkinson & ca, dk1gx1gGs, AZ Main
street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14

Interference" might hxve been the
cause of the wreck
One Of the coaches was thrown into
tho Hudson river. bat turned right
side UP, sufficiently ont of water to
permit passengers to escape through
Windows
The train was hauling a car Of
horses, which overturned It was ne
cessary to shoot the animals.
Among the injured is o. Curly, s45
Hemlock street, Los Angeles, Cam.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14

is Z good man, but he also was chie1
clerk In Jimmie Davfs's law off1ce,
and Jimmie Davis was about to move
to Des Mofnes and leave the excellent
young lawyer without q Job.
The point to all this is, that Jim.
ME Davis did all this and much more
not by any political chicanery, but by
the tremendous force OF his own per
sonal popularity in the town where he
was born and reared and everybody
knew him as nobody else ever will
know him. II witness who studied
him we'll, who was reared in the in
nermost circles of Indiana politics and
who was a part Of organized politics
In Illinois for years, may qualify to
give an opinion and conclusion. it is
this: James G. Davis never knew the
kindergarten first principles of the
game of politics as 1t is played by
he could no more de-
sign and execute long and complex
plan with a concealed objective at
the polls at its end than an Episcopal
bishop could control democratic
primary.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
. . O . . . . . . . . . . I

only surprise In hts old homo town Is
that tho Northwestern waited so long
before availing itself of his services
as general counsel The only discus
sion Is as to Just when some discern
ing president appoints him to the
United States supreme court, and the
life expectancy of the members of
that august tribunal Is as interesting
to KeoRuk as the health of the heir
apparent is tn Spain All these things
go without saying In Keokuk
He Ci,es Homo Town.
Tho chief thing can not be er-
pressed In words. Men are unable to
say how much they love another man
The people Of his old home town,
after all these years Of his absence,
express what they feed SO deeply In
that light but sure modufation Of tone
whenever they mention his name or
speak Of his fame. They show It In
that flicker OF light that comes over
the face when men meet one they
love- They are still delighted to do
whatever he asks Of them. becanse he
asks 1t. And all this, told slretchily
here, Is the position today Of Jimmie
Davis in his old home town.
1T is an unique position. Il IL
based entirely upon his own personal
character, and It could not exist other
wise. There are some Of us who
would rather be thus enfofded IN the
mantle OF our old home town than to
wear the robes Of the federal supreme
court and to sit ON that greatest tib-
unal the world ever created. And
most Of us In Keokuk believe that our
own Jimmie Davis feels exactly that
way about it too"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
FOUR KILLED
IN ACCIDENT
Buffalo Express DeraIFed, One Car
Going Into Hudson River. But
Passengers Clambered
OSrt

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ALBANY, n. Y, May IA. Four are
dead today and more than thirty per
sons injured the result Of deraifment
of the Buffalo express, west bound, on
the New York Central lines near
Schodack Landing, shortly before mid
night. The locomotive turned over
killing the fireman instantly Richard
Sherwood, engineer, was badly scaid-
ed. dying later.
Railroad officials hint that "nutaida
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Des Moines Bids Fdre.DeN to
Prominent Attorney and
Former keokuk Man and
Hears "reminiscences

Des Moines business men and as
soc1ates of James C. Davis, former
heokuk attorney, babe farewell tC
ann, Monday night at dinner, tend
cred him.
One OF the numbers OF the pro
Gram was paper, written by DR.. G.
walter Barr of Keohuk, upon recol
lections OF former days when Jim
ME Davis was here.
ar. Davis goes to Chicago at once
70 become general counsel for the
Northwestern railroad. He has been
counsel for Iowa until his recent
Promotion.
The Barr paper follows:
ihere is usually something pa.
.netic and almost tragic in the return
VI the man Of affairs to his old home
Wv ,usn alter an absence of many years.
waere once he was always spoken
VI VI IN that incubation Of tone that i'm
p !. MS position as a prominent
sI'izen, he detects that other slight
.unai infection which means that he
s,mply IS one undressing man
among thousands; in the streets
mnere once the salutations of the peo.
s nv We're always interrogative about
In health or general condition. he is
~ eu, with merely a good morning, ;
.,, He Feels Them.
,- anese little changes are almost
f -. but the man back home
tbin visit feels them definitely as
nrin ss that make the sunlight less
tana aiant than it used to be and that
Ala .ne best of the charm out of the
,M a town The people have changed.
Fey Fey new names are in the CITY di.
.ray or the town telephone book.
a, me Old families are represented.
ac.; east more strenuously and more
ren,s ly' by men and women who are
sch nai as boys and girls in
inc 1o vi and who remember the return
to w., visitor chiefly as a man who used
win We tnere before he went awav 70
mini. sn honors at the bar. or in the
Tho p ~ put to them merely a man like
paners they read about in the news
and magazines, with a name
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14

politicians were climbing into a nice
| roomy band wagon with hypnotf1fns
| music, Jimmie Davis mounted Ford
took the steering wheel and ran tn
band out Of town. The simple an(
easily understood fact is, that every
body IN his old home town, the people
| who know him best of all. win always
| do whatever Jimmie Davis asks then
| to do.
No Blot on Page.
THAT fact is the highest praise
than can be given any man, and be
hind it is a volume Of personal his.
tory without a single blot on any
page.
"But Jimmie Davis moved away
years ago. It is impossible to make
the people Of any other town, with
other men leaving betimes, under
stand the woe that fell upon KeokuiS
when his departure was announced
as certain. 1t was not the bench, nor
the bar, the bankers nor the merch-
ants, the churchmen nor the bene-
ficiaries Of the original package idea,
who voiced the grief Of KeofSuk then.
1t was the entire town, en- masse, I'M
animously and in one voice trembling
with real emotion that spoke where
ever men or women met, and all the
words came from heavy hearts of per-
feet sincerity.
Back Now and Then.
Once in awhile he darted back to
Keokuk. He seemed always too busy
to stay long, and he always had some
business Of his own OF his family to
occupy him during his visits in the
old town. More than the usual pro
portion of new people came to Keo-
kuk, and while Harvesting the Mis-
river some of the strangers
changed Keokuk completely. It had
become a peculiarly difficult old home
town for former prominent citizens
to visit, even If they did come tn pr1-
vate cars or to try big cases in the
federal court. Some old Keokuk citi-
zens found themselves almost I'M
known when they returned after an
absence of only five years.
After fifteen years or so with all
its vital fundamental changes in Keo-
kuk, Jimmie Davis springs off a train,
darts into an automobile, and goes to
the house Of his brother and sisters
IN the middle of the night.
They Wait for Him,
The next morning, in every cigar
store, every jobbing house, every
place where men work, even before
the first bulletins in front of the news
paper Office are mentioned, melody
says that Jimmie Davis is In town.
All the men in the cigar stores turn
heir chairs to face the front windows.
from every group, everywhere, one
n two men saunter out and loiter
'ound the keokuk Savings or State
central. Every automobile in the
street is scanned as it passes Every
'ody in keokuk is anxious to see Jim
ME Davis, is more anxious to wave a
land at him, and is delighted if they
lave an opportunity to say a word to
lina-not word from him, mark you.
tut to tell him something in that tone
hat men use to show loving friend
hip.
They have all known for over n
uarter of century that Jimmie
JAWS is the greatest lawyer in
lmerica and most of Euruna. Tina .
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
NAPOLEON ONCE sam

Men in Train;Aat Army Is An Army Half Defeated
spots o n1a Navy suffer from blisters snd .o.e
contain ons AZ ieet Every Comfort Kit" shouid
the ant;ssn. OF more boxes Of Aliens Foo" Ease.
I freshens he powder to shake into the shoes.
Camp Masters and spots Ths rec. and
daily use Of "a advises men in training to mats
1o0s-Easc Sold everywhere. go
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
>>>> 80 80
An APOLOGY.

. An APOLOGY,
. Inadvertently an mV1tAe1na
q was not publicly extended Non
. day, to members Of the Grand
. Army posts to participate In dhe
. parade for the Leo county select
. ment departing Tor St Louis A
. number Of veterans Of the civil
. war were IN line and the mem
. bers Of the Uncle Sam drum
. corps marched too. These two
. organizations should not have
. been omitted IN the general In
. vitatfon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Neat Lletie Jewel Fosnd

10y
RIO DE JANNd2nO. Nay A.-An
amethyst weighing 216 pounds has
been found in Mar de Haspau71a.
town in the state OF Minas Gerne3.
and Is being exhibited hero. A pat
riotic Brazilian suggests that tho big
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
s'eets-It''-2 Drops
Then to the Dance +!
Goodnight to Corn Pains-Corns
Peel Off With "Gets-It."

"say, girls, you can laugh at
tight shoes. or damp. corn-pulling
on the soles of your feet, corns be.
tween the toes. hard and soft corns,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
" Jimmie" Davis and His
Old Home 7ouun IS Theme

well known but personality detach
led from their actual cognizance as I
brilliant planet is detached from thu
new Carnegie library or the old coun
I try club just outside the edge Of town
THE final stab is given in his ole
home when he is introduced to some
new resident who politely enquiries
! What is the name?
When "Jimmie- Comes Back.
ut is safe to affirm that the only
exception to that state Of affairs that
ever occurred in this big and broad
country is when Jimmie" Davis
comes back to Keokuk
ut was Jimmie Davis who started
the practice of law at home handi-
capped by that diminuative name and
a record as lively youth which
would not have been approved by the
secretary Of the Y M. G. A., If there
had been one here then.
AS Jimmie Davis, he entered the
Keokuk bar, which still sometimes
listened to a justice Of the United
States supreme court, an attorney
general of the United States, five cabi-
net officers, all Keokuk lawyers, and
had in active practice other lawyers
the equals of those who attained high
Office, while starting almost at the
same time we're the Hagermans. Ran.
kin and others destined to become
famous barristers.
THE rest of his own family were
held in the highest respect of that
passive kind that is earned by those
best sort Of people who are not prone
to be convivial It was with these
things in his environment that Jim
mie Davis settled down to be a law
yer.
Some Old Days.
old home town by an overwhelming
majority, he was still so young that
once he voted as a member of the city
then voted as mayor per Sc to break
the tie vote; and he was astute
enough, and especially popular enough
to make the opposition accept that
sort of thing with smile. Then he
quit holding office and devoted him
self to deciding who should occupy
the various Offices pertaining to an
Iowa city under special charter in
the old days before commission gov
eminent and civil service examin-
atoms were conceived by the widest
or the most bibulous in
habitants.
THE unerring formula Of the po-
litical reporters for the local news
papers in forecasting election results
was simply to ask Jimmie Davis
whom he thought would be the best
man for each place on the ticket.
What He Did.
TN the middle of one afternoon, a
candidate for one of the judgeships in
xeokuk had no opposition; at the !
caucuses that evening an
,ther man won out handsomely for |
he pt1ce and is ON the bench yet He |
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14

IL you will Just touch the corn or
What a blessed relief it gives to
corn pains! You won't limp any
more; you can enjoy the dance
every minute. Then to see how
that corn or ca11uS will come right
Off complete, like a banana peel and
without the least pain. is just won
derful. 'Gets-It' is the biggest seller
today. simply because it is so won
derfully simple and always works.
Be sure you get 'Gets-It.
"Gets-It," the guaranteed. money
back corn-remover, the only sure way.
costs but a trtfe at any drug store.
Mrd by e. Lawrence s. Co, Chicago. Ill
Sold In Keokuk and recommended
IS the worlds best corn rer.edy b.
4 Co. and Wilkinson z Co
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
No Camouhaoe.

'Camouflage is as foreign to his
character as drunkenness Is rare in
the ministry. Many a time when the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-25
HUMAN LIFE IS HIGH PRICE FOR TRIUMPH

san Antonio. Tex, Dec. 24.--Captain saI Tobin. member of ihe LafaE- s Escadrille, and winner of the ti- N "Ace," py downing five German aaes in less than one mon,h last '1Ller, has arrivc.l from France to rna Christmas with his mother ls' W. G. Tobin.
 ysptain Tobin, who $ 22. spent a ~ and half in r:alse, pa'ticipat'' 'a many battins, and was neither aor injured during the entire time' ssMes the distinguished serWce N, he has been awarded the French M De Guerre. the latter emblem ak given for downing three Ger planes out of six in hatt.e July
 last. Of his own exploits Cap ' lobin would say nothing except .ont even remember the dates.
 ssflal fighting, he said, "You feel ,uliy excited beofre you go into 1t RI. awfully excited afterwards put N you're actually fighting you~feel gar. I have seen my engine go ~ ms plane in flames, and at the s., ! felt very triumphant but III s.s ng about the poor devils after @, felt kind o. fsorry. Human
 whether 1t be enemy or friend sMgn price to pay for any kino
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-25
WOODROW 10 TAKE CHOW
 WITH BOYS
Coming of German Dele gates to Conference Still Ill Indefinite Stage.

Paris, Dec President Wilson left Paris tonight for a weeks tip which will take him to American army headquarters sJ Chaun,oHt and to England. He was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson. Rear Admiral Grayson and a small party The President is travelling by military train and will reach Chaumont Christmas morning.
 On Christmas the President will spend twelve hours in the Chaunont region where he will take Christmas dinner with the men at their mess and review 10000 American soldiers. Later, he will inspect the billets in several of the villages and returning to Chaumont. will be the guest of Gen eral Pershing and his staff
 The President will leave American headquarters at six o'clock Wednes- day evening for Calais, and on Thurs day morning will embark on war ship for England. As far as is known, here, there will be no further changes in the Presidents program in Eng land, unless the British government suggests them.
 American officials here are deeply interested in the reception which will be accorded the President by the Brit ish people, especially in the Manches ter industrial district. The President himself looks forward with high ex- pectations to a review of the troops on his visit to England
 With his return to Paris from Eng land on New Years, the President hopes the most necessary preliminary organization work of the American ] commission will be completed. The business of beginneng to take peace may get under way if by then the other governments concerned have named their delegates. Official noti- i fication of the appointment of the var ious delegates it is believed, will come ized that the British delegates may not be chosen until the elections are entirely out of the way.
 i The coming of German delegates is i still in an indefinite stage, while the l Nquestion of Russian representation! has gone no further than some in formal discussions between the Amer ican commissioners and prominent Russians here. Doubts are being ex- pressed by some diplomatists that the conference actually can begin work the first week of January, as expected. Some of them are inclined to think that the first meeting might not be hel duntil February.
 In that event, the Presidents plans would be somewhat disarranged, be- cause he has been planning to return to the United States before February 18th, with good deal accomplished, in a preliminary way at least. The President will be ready to return to Europe during the spring, but hopes that this may not be necessary.
 President Wilson's last official en- gagement was with the Belgian min ister of foreign affairs tonight.