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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
DOES AN EDUCATION PAY.

New Success: Does 1t pay an acorn
to become an oak?
Does 1t pay to escape being a rich
Iignoramus
Does 1t pay for chysalis to un-
fold into a butterfly?
Does it pay to learn how to make
| life glory instead of grind?
Does 1t pay to add power to the
lens Of the microscope or telescope ?
Does 1t pay to acquire a personal
wealth, which no disaster or misfor-
tune can wreck or ruin?
Does it pay to learn how to focus
thought with power, how to marshaI
ones mental forces effectively?
Does 1t pay diamond to have its
facets ground, to let in the light. to
reveal Its hidden wealth of splendorP
Does 1t pay to have expert advice
and training, to have high ideals held
up to one in the most critical years
of ones life?
Does it pay to open a little wider
the door OF a narrow life? to push
out ones horizon in order to get a
wider outlook, a clearer vision?
Does 1T pay to experience the Inv
of self-discovery, to open up whole
continents of possibilities in ones
nature which might otherwise remain
undiscovered
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
LITTLE SOCIAL SNosBISHNESS
IN THE WEST.

Meredith Nicholson, in Scribner's:
In the smaller western towns,
especially where the American stock
| is dominant, lines of social demarca-
ton are usually obscure to the van
ishing point. Schools and churches
are here democratizing factor, and
q woman who keeps help" Is very
likely to be apologetic about it: she
is anxious to avoid the appearance
of "uppishness"-an objectionable
gin. 1t is impossible for her to ignore
the fact that the girl in her kitchen
has, very likely, gone to school with
her own children or has been a men,
Der of her Sunday school class. The
reluctance Of American girls to ac-
cept employment as house servants
is an aversion not to be overcome
in the west. Thousands of women
in comfortable conditions of life man
age their homes without outside help
other than that of d neighborhood
man or versatile syndicate woman
who comes in" to assist in a weekly
cleaning"
There is type OF small-town
woman who makes something quite
casual and incidental of the DAVIS
tasks. Her social enjoyments are in
no way hampered it, in entertaining
company, she prepares with her own
hands the viands for the feast. She
takes the greatest pride in her house
hold; she Is usually capital cook
and is not troubled by any absurd
feeling that she has "demeaned" her.
self by preparing and serving a meal
She does it exceedingly well. and
rises without embarrassment to
change the plates and bring in the
salad. The salad Is excellent and she
knows 1t is excellent and submits
with satisfaction to praise of her
handiwork. In homes which it is the
highest privilege to visit a Joke IL
made Of the housekeeping. The Iadv
of the house performs the various
rites In keeping with maternal tradi.
ton and the latest approved text
books. You may If you like, accom-.
pany her to the kitchen and witch
the broilfng Of your chop, noting the
perfection Of the method before fest.
ing the result, and all to the accom-
paniment of charming talk about life
and letters or what you will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
THE "SURvEY" HABIT.

st. Louis Times: Every once in a
while the United States goes through
period of faddisms. One that has
proved costly and that has not given
adequate returns Is that Of having
surveys made Of various features of
municipal life. The highly intelligent
and perhaps earnest gentlemen who
made these surveys profit immensely
in coin Of the realm, and no doubt, in
"a few cases, leave behind them facts
worthy of consideration II not prac-
ticable of adoption.
One ambitious young western city
OF 10000 population paid a Boston
surveyor" $500 for a survey that
would afford more parks and let the
local chamber of commerce know
where factories should be located. 1t
was some time before the city council
saw the wisdom Of putting up another
$1,000 for printing the survey. When
the books were off the press the lack
of demand for them was appalling,
but among those who did finally con-
descend to glance over the survey was
one of who was fairly adept at 'fig-
gering." His discovery was that the
eminent gentleman had provided for
125 parks at as many points and for
eight bridges across the river, i'm
provements which would necessitate
the destruction of whole city blocks
of residences and business houses,
and that the ultimate cost would ex-
coed S20,GOO000. That was making
city beautiful with vengeance.
A little further investigation show
ed that as far as facts and deductions
were concerned, the city engineer,
drawing upon the other resources of
the city government, could have pre-
pared quite as Informative, if not as
spectacular, a report in his extra
hours without expense to the people.
The moral to this perhaps is that
the artistic mind is several jumps
ahead of practicability.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
'SAYSAC|DST0MACF
CAUSES |NO|GfSI|0
Eat less meat If you feel Baeka
or have Bladder
trouble.

Meat forms uric acid which excl
and overworks the kidneys in III
efforts to filter it from the syst;
Regular eaters of meat must fl
the kidneys occasionally. You m
relieve them like you relieve u
bowels; removing all the ac
waste and poison, else you feel
misery in the kidney region, sh
pains In the back or sick headac
dizziness. your stomach sours, tom
Is coated and when the weather
bad you have rheumatic twins
The urine is cloudy, full Of sedime
the channels often get irritat
obliging you to get up two or tn
times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating ac
and flush off the body's urinous wa
get about four ounces of Jad S;
from any pharmacy; take a tai
spoonful in glass Of water bef
breakfast for a few days and y
kidneys will then act fine and b
der disorders disappear. This fam
salts is made from the acid
grapes and lemon juice, comb,
with lithia, and has been used
generations to clean and stimuli
sluggish kidneys and stop blad
Irritation. Jad Salts Is inexpensf
harmless and makes delight
effervescent Whitewater drink VII
millions of men and women d
now and then, thus avoiding SER,
kidney and bladder diseases.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
THE GREATEST OPEN SHOP.

New York World: Questions as to
wages and hours are bouNd to be rails
ed in war as il peace. All such prob
lens. when approached in the right
spirit by both sides, especially unus.
the stress Of war ought to De solved
without the interruption of industry.
But there is an issue. impossible OF
arbitration at any time. which even
those best disposed toward labor can
not meet under war conditions, and
that is the closed shop.
When the carpenters raised this
contention as against the governemnt
they made demand not to be recon
ciled with patriotism and not to be
assented to without a grievous curtafl-
ment Of ship-building activities. The
closed shop is shut to all but organ
ICED labor In spite Of all that is said
to the contrary, there is not enough
organized labor to meet the require.
ments Of the present situation. To
insist upon the closed shop. therefore.
is to attempt at critical hour to
coerce not the government alone, but
the millions Of unorganized labor as
WELL
Private employers who accept the
closed shop of the trade unions do so
for various reasons, but always with
the guarantee that the supply Of prop
erly accredited skilled labor shall be
unfaiiing Under conditions prevail
ing today, the whole man-power Of the
country being IN requisition for serv-
ice of some kind the ship carpenters
can give no such pledge and for that
reason the point upon which they have
insisted must be recognized as glar-
ing exhibition of classism, discredit-
able to them and veXatious to the pub
lie.
So far as this war Is concerned,
there Is no closed shop in the United
States. If not in society, II not in
politics, if not in taxation. IL not in
the camps or on shipboard or On the
firing lines, why in industry? There
never was such another outpouring of
democracy for democracy as has
been seen in this country during our
ten months of war In life and limb
freely offered, in unexampled money
in works Of beneyo.
lence and in devoted public service,
old and young. rich and poor, the
proud and the humble, forgetting
whims and prejudices and all the mar
row limitations which produce them.
have found common association In
common cause and rejoiced In the
greatest of all open shops.
A democratic militancy which has
beaten down these class barriers will
have little patience with exclusive
persons in any walk of live who would
separate themselves from their fell
lows or shut the door in the face OF
any willing worker. We may be sure
also that triumphant war to end war
will confer more blessings upon all
who toll, now or hereafter, than dis
rules Of trade unions or
favoring laws by legislative bodies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
Try This If You
Have Dandruff

There is one sure way that never fails
to remove dandruff completely and that
is to dissolve it. This destroys it en-
tirely. To do this. just get about four
ounces of plain, ordinary liquid arvon;
apply it at night when retiring: use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub, il
in gently with the finger tips.
By morning most, if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it, no matter how much
dandruf you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop instantly
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous.
glossy, silky and soft and look and feel
a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store 1t is inexpensive, and four
ounces is all you will need. This simple
remedy has never been known to fail.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
LEARN NOT TO LET GO.

Bessie Mccoy Davis, in Physfoa,
Culture: There is no business SO full
Of disappointments and heartbreaLs
as the theatrical profession. II "a
the one calling in which one must
truly be born with heart for any
Fate II one expects to succeed.
recall one spring when three
shows In which I danced were fail.
ures and taken off at short notice
Each had been in rehearsal for
weeks. And you must remember that
there is no salary paid until a show
opens. Then came the summer No
work, no money. And the next en-
gagement was Just starting rehear-
sails. l used to dread coming down.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
Life is not too short but that there is al
ways time enough for courtesy.--Emerson.
BETTER SHIPPING OUTLOOK.

Notwithstanding exasperating delay in carry
ing out the American shipbuilding program,
Washington reports an encouraging outlook for
shipping It is said, in fact that the low point of
available allied shipping has been passed sew
eral weeks earlier than government officials
expected and that, with the beginning of deliv-
cries by United States shipyards, steady i'm
provement in the situation is looked for. It is
high time for change along the lines indi-
Gated With good reason, Food Administrator
Hoover says his anxieties about ships are no
less numerous than those about food itself
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

Increasing the food supply will not help unless
ships are available to send all that is needed to
our allies. Not all the promise of improvement
is based on the activity of American shipbuild-
ing plants. There has been slight decline in
sinkipgs by submarines, and the transfer OF
neutral ships to points outside the war zone
has released allied tonnage for transatlantic
trade Every little helps, but if ships are to win
the war there must be steady and rapid work
in American yards
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
YOUR PART.


When Nature, at divine command,
Gave out the parts we each must play
In this great symphony of life
Each for his brief and transient day
Though but some little, minor theme
The part which she assigned to you,
Twas meant it should be played with care,
Each note well struck, each tone rung true.
Although the part that you must play
Be simple, yet twas never meant
That, piqued, you should refuse to play,
And sulk in bitter discomfort.
The bluebird, with its twittered notes.
AS well might say. II shall not sing.
Because the thrush, with clearer song
Makes woodland, hill and meadow ring"
The daisy might refuse to ope
Her petals to the morning light
Because the stately lily's bloom
Is painted with a purer white.
The modest violet might say.
my perfume shall not exhale;
Beside the odor Of the rose
My incense Is but weak and pale
The leader OF an orchestra
Assigns one man to a solo part.
To others he gives simpler scores,
Yet all are needful to his art;
For when the soloist essays
Some burst which calls forth wonderment,
His brilliant light less grand would be
But for the low accompaniment
Or, when prima donna sings,
Her song divine would be less sweet
But that an obligato soft
Unnoticed does the air repeat
The artist paints one figure fair,
To grace the center Of his scene,
But in the background, as FOIL
He sketches others rude and mean.
The beauty Of the Is marred
When of its plain leaves 1t Is stripped;
And sunset clouds the brighter glow
Because with shadows they are tipped
The simplest role in LIES great cast
Though small its scope and scant It's span
BY playwright wise has been designed
AS part OF his perfect plan.
For each awaist his ordained place,
Some niche that he made to fit;
IT'S not for to quiz the plan,
Our duty is to follow it.
1t matters not which place fill,
Nor in what costume dressed;
The vital part is how work,
And that strive to do OUT best
George n. Free.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

food conservation law is not failure.
Mr.. Hoover's administration OF 1t Is
not a failure. The voluntary re-
.sponses of the American people to
the efforts of that administration are
not a failure. They have been al
most surprisingly effective. as this
incident shows. But we can all do
even better, and with renewed feel
ing of confidence that Mr.. Hoover is
working out this vital side of the
great war problem, let there be no
question that we shall do even better.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
CREAM FOR cATARRH
OPENS UP NCSTRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid

In one minute your clogged noslrIls
will open, the air passages Of youl
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking, snuffling
blowing, headache, dryness. No strug
Cling for breath at night; your cold
or catarrh will be gone.
Get small bottle OF Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
"a little Of this fragrant, antiseptic
healing cream In your nostrils. l,
penetrates through every air pas
sage of the head, soothes tbs
inflamed or swollen mucous mem
brane and relief comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed
UP with cold or nasty catarrh-Re
lief comes so quickly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

The whole problem of winning the rests pri
mariiy thns-the loyalty and sacrifice of the
American people in the matter Of food 1t is not gov
eminent responsibility, 1t is the responsibility of each
Individual Each pound Of food saved by each American
citizen is pound given to the support of army the
allies and the friendly neutraIs Each pound wasted or
eaten unnecessarily Is pound withheld from them 1t is
direct obligation the of each Of to
some in Europe whom bound to help. If we
selfish careless, dsoyaI-we are the
enemy at home. Now Is the hour Of testing Let
make it the hour Of vctoryvictory ourselves,
victory the enemy Of freedom-Herbert Hoover.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
HOT TEA BREAKS
A COLD-TRY THIS

Get a small package Of Harn I'
Breast Tea at any pharmacy =.
q tablespoonful of this ham bufs
put cup Of boiling water upoa
pour through sieve and df'na
teacupfu1 at any time. 1t fs the "
effective way to break cold
cure grip, as it opens the pores
heving congestion. Also loosehs y,
bowels, thus breaking a cold al y.
It Is inexpensive and entirely W
table, therefore harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

Sioux Falls Press: The success,
the telephone operator who, deco.'I
with advertising crests and coen
arms, succeeding in passing his
off as a personal repTesentau,s
the king of Spain here to pol'U,,
few millions, reminds us once 81
of the assertion of famous +,
game artist that If the auth0n II,
would permit he could clean An
fortune on Broadway In halt u'''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Marshalltown Times-Republican
Those who, in this country, rave
against the war and the government,
| circulate bolsheviki literature and
support or compromise with the |.
W.. w. are half traitor and half fool.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Much Is
expected OF the hens this spring and
summer and the hens will hardly
disappoint the country. In the mean
| time your time for killing hens cap
| able of laying eggs is about up.
Make them lay all the eggs possible
with good care and little later raise
all the chickens that can be raised.
Every cackle will help a bit.
Sioux City Journal: ALI the agree.
ment in the world on the part of
newspapers that this is a poor year
for politics will not defer the poll
/, ticians.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: To those in.
considerate chaps who suggest the
possibility of third term for Presi-
dent Wilson, it does not seem to have
occurred that, by the law of aver
ages, he has already had about six
terms.
Perry Chief: A bill has been in.
troduced in the senate providing for
a 20 per cent. increase in the pay
of rural carriers. II there Is one
class of government employees who
are not paid enough 1t is the R. F..
d. men and there is something wrong
with the person who would object to
giving them what they earn.
Waterloo Courier: About the worst
that can be said about an opponent
this year is that he is pro-German.
And. unless human nature has
changed considerably since the last
campaign, it will be said, openly and
covertly. a good many times before
the elections are over. This Is very
unfortunate. not only because petty
politics are always bad, but because
it detracts public attention from the
real work of winning the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

It is reported that the kaiser is economizine.
However, it is not believed that he will 90 so
far as not to renew his subscription to the
Congressional Record.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

German scientists claim to have found a
substitute for pretty much everything under
the sun except place In it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

Secretary Baker says we will win the war
in the air, and at the same time George Creel's
publicity bureau asks for several extra hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

If Petrograd keeps up its present record for
murders and robberies it will get into Chicago's
class.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

The federal department Of labor does well
to make the United States employment bureau
the instrument for handling the national labor
problem. This action has been urged by the
American Federation of Labor and by the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United States.
The growing labor shortage has occasioned
much anxiety, and while the federal agency
cannot increase the number of men needed in
industry, it can do much to make Immediately
available all the country's labor resources
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-26

Sioux City Journal: ALI the agree
ment in the world on the part OF
newspapers that this is a poor year
for politics will not defer the poll
ticians.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-21
KANSAS.

Owing to the Flu" epidemic the
churches and all public places have
been closed for the past two weeks,
We trust the ban will be lifted before
Christmas . . Mrs. Geo. Micklin was
on the sick list, also Mrs. Carrie
Green, Mrs. S. King and Mrs. Mary
Geary, but all are much improved and
able to be out again. . Mrs. S. W.
Henderson left Saturday for Kansas
City to visit her sister, Mrs. l.. Sc
well. -. Owing to the College being
closed last week several of the X. S
A. G. students went home to spend
Christmas. Mrs. Jessie Hickman is
reported very sick with pneumonia
at this writing. We trust not very
serious. Mr.. Oscar Pryor, who re-
ceived his discharge last week, came
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-21

Hooper and William Donnell. Class
Leaders, w Hooper and Mrs B. ].
Foulkerson, Mary e. Clarke, Anna
Collins, Mrs. George Johnson and j.
R. Robinson. Mrs B. ]. Foulkerson
was president of A. c. E. Society and
Mr.. E. G. Cole superintendent of
Sunday school. Joseph Buddy
Hayes died at Anaconda on the 18th
of influenza. Hayes had been a
jockey, riding on many of the ace
tracks in Montana. Comes now the
new that our old friend Charley Con-
nelly has risen to the rank of End
Lieutenant of the 370th infantry, ap-
pointment effective since November
LIST. Lieutenant Connolly was in the
railway mail service before signing a
contract with his Uncle Sam to exter-
inmate the Boches.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-21

here from Camp Dix, was in the city
visiting his brother, Mr.. Robert Pry-
or and wife. We were indeed sorry
to note that ushers at X. S. A. c. to
the soldiers entertainment were not
printed. 80. Miss M. Carter received
a letter from Miss A. Kelley who has
a position as Domestic Science teach
er in Arkansas. She reports she
likes her position very much also the
people are very sociable. Miss M.
Carter left Sunday to spend Christmas
with her parents at Lawrence .... Miss
X. Robinson left Monday to spend
Christmas with parents in Missouri.
Mrs. S. Carey who has been indis-
psed is able to be out again. &. Mr..
NJ. billiard who has been on the sick
list is much improved at this writ,
ing. Mrs. Ed Pierce, who spent
Thanksgiving with parents, left last
week for her home in Kansas City. ...
Miss Alberta Alexander who attends
school in Kansas City has been home
for two weeks on account of the Flu
She expects to return January 9Th for
work again.