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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

WANTED-A six-shot 20-gauge pump
gun. Must be in good condition.
Phone $50.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Every member is expected to report
at hall Monday, $3.50 p. M, to join in
a rousing send-off to our boys who are
leaving.
o. w. ROWE, c. c.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

WANTED-Carpe and Painters
at the postoffice. VIM. Grohne Co.
FOR RENT-22O North 9th. Broom
house, water and gas. Phone Red
S75.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as chauffeur
Address L. E., care Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR RENT furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. COG Concert
Phone Black 79S.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR RENT = Five-room modern
house. Phone B-1S25.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

WlANTElD-Second gas iron in good
condition. Phone Black 1172.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR RENT-Three story building
with elevator. Now occupied by
Morgan-Lofquist Co. John Tumelty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR RENT-No. Alb High, eight
room house, steam heat, gas and
electric lights, bath on each floor;
suitable for one or two families. John
Tumelty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

WANTED-Good sho~t'horr bull. Ad-
dress G. A. Petty. r. No. 2, Keokuk,
Iowa, Phone 2307-F-23.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

STOCK SALESMEN-Finan house
has opening for five $1,000 per
month stock statesmen to follow up
live leads which cost us from $40 10
SIS aiiece in small towns. Strong
selling issue. Have active endorse
ment of many prominent men. 70 70
30 leads when salesman starts
more continually. Excellent refer
ences required. Address Sales Man
ager, 1852 Chicago Ave, Chicago, Ill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

AGTNTS-Big summer seller. Some
thing new concentrated soft
drinks; just add water; delicious
drinks in a fifty. Popular for thu
home, picnics, parties, socials, etc
Small packages; carry in pocket
Enormous demand; agents making
Sc to s12 day. Outfit free to work
ers. Just a postal today. E. M. Felt
man, "a Third St., Cincinnati, 0.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20
WANTED.

makers. Apply
Carter Manfg. Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20
c. ASSIFIED COLUMN

FOR SALE-Set of single handmade
buggy harness and lap robe In
Quire 102 Exchange.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20
LOST.
MISCEILAN EOUS.
3. GOVERNMENT wan

u. s. GOVERNMENT wants thousr
ands clerks at Washington. Men,
women, 1S or over. War work. 500
month. Quick increase. Common
education sufficient. Your country
needs you. Help her and live in
Washington during these stirring
times. Write for free list OF posi-
tons open Franklin Institute, Dept.
los +, Rochester. N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20
Summer Goods

| Summer Goods
Quick Meal
Coal Oil Stoves
Wick and Wickless
North Star
Cork Filled
Refrigerators
will cost less
because
use less ice
A new shipment
Androk
Canning Racks
Androk Ovens
3 in one
Bakes, Roasts
and Toasts
rs cents
Coal Oil Ovens
All sizes
Ice Picks
Ice Tea Glasses
Lemonade Glasses
5 Minute
Ice Cream Freezer
$1.20
Grass Porch Rugs
Cool-Moor
Porch Shades
Any size you need
Porch Hammocks
Yard Harnmocks
With rain proof tops
Miro
Aluminium
80 per cent Pure
Cooking Utensils
Sanitary Drinking Cups
Automobile
Refrigerators
We have what you want
Linquiist Bros.
THE QUALITY STORE
518-524 Main Street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR SALE OR TRADE-120 acres in
Adams county, Illinois. This farm
is located about IL miles from Quincy,
has good barn, a good four room
house, well fenced, one OF the best
springs in the state is on this farm.
For particulars, write or see R. II.
Bowen, Hamilton, Illinois.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR SALE-Gas stove, refrigerator.
kitchen table and cabinet, sanitary
couch, gas plate and other articles
Phone B-1626.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Strictly modern Groom
house, 918 Franklin or call R-1314.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR SAI.E-1916 model Ford; good
condition; bargain for $500. Must
sell this week. f. A. Jemison, Mont
rose, Iowa
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

sALESMEN-This territory to sell
Dr1ro Liquid Roof Cover. Duro stops
leaks, seals tight the holes ana
cracks, prevents rust and decay. Real
opportunity for big money. Duro MIG
Co. Charleston, Ill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

BORROWERS on chattles or real es-
tate, please write sum wanted res
idence. when in. Loans" Gate CITY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR SALE CHEAP-Good horse In
quire at 1407 Blondeau or phone r.
1902.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR SALES horses, Twenty Third
and Plank road l. Hardesty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR SALE-Late model Dodge tour
ing car. Absolutely as good as
new. Can be bought right for cash.
Address Box 81. Ferris, Ill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

Subscribe for The Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20
FOR SALE

FARM FOR SALE-120 acres well
improved, located in northeastern
Missouri For price and terms write
r. j. Sdce, American Fork. Utah
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR RENT-five-room cottage, s
per month. J. A. Roberts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-20

FOR RENT-House rooms, gas, bath,
good repair. Black 1850.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
PROFITABLE GRASS CUTTERS

THE President is pasturing sheep on the
l. lawn of the White House. Governor
Lowden, Of Illinois. has flock Of sheep
on the grounds of the State House in
Springfield.
There are scores OF big estates in the
suburbs Of Philadelphia with sweeping
lawns on which sheep would be picturesque
as we'll as profitable. And, better yet
they would increase the supply Of wool
and of lamb chops. both of which are
needed just now.
A campaign to increase the wool supply
by encouraging sheep keeping was started
some time ago in this State. We ought to
show the other eastern commemorative
what can be done. and the men of wealth
with hundreds il not thousands, Of acres
lying ido might we'll begin to do some
thing more TO help win the war by putin 2
sheep on their land, and incidentally dis.
pense with the need of laborers to trim the
lawns, now so hard to employ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Street Signs

To the Editor Of the Euening Public Ledger:
Sr--I have been in most of the leading
cities of the country, and believe me, Phla-
delpha takes the prize for concealing with
dabocal ingenuity the information as to
where the stranger within it's gates really is
at the junction of two thoroughfares. If he is
lucky he may find it nailed to the side Of
building after some search, but in most cases
he won't find 1t al all.
New York comes in for a lot of criticism.
but have at least got to hand it to her
for properly labelling her streets. The rule
there is you know, a metal post at street
corners corresponding in size and appearance
with the old lamp posts of the age of gas.
these bearing at the top two crossbars one
running parallel with each street and bearing
the name Of the street in white letters on a
dark blue ground. This general idea seems
to be followed with minor variations by most
progressive cities of any size. / don't know
of any one thing in which Philadelphia seems
so far behind the procession as in this, and
II 1t has caused as many maledictions from
others as it has from me since ] came here,
some newspaper activity toward a reform
would surely find welcome in the hearts
Of many thousands hereabouts.
ROSCOE PEACOCK.
Philadelphia, June 30.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
READERS VIEWPOINT
War Fit for Brutes. But Not for Men

To the Editor Of the Euening Public Ledger:
Sir-There were doubtless many Phiadel-
phians besides myself who read Mr.. William
+. Fiske's spirited article You Can Hurry
Biology" in the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
of June "a. and went home thoughtful. An
entomologist's commentaries on life are al
most always Illuminating for 1t seems that
the patient study of insects tends to make
men wise. I have read few books of greater
human interest than Henri Fabres Life of
the Spider" and THE Hunting Wasps"
In the present instance the writer took
able issue with c. u. MS basic argument
that war is unnatural because animals do
not prey upon their own species. Mr.. Fiske
was well provided with instances. In fact,
he need not have gone far the insect
world to cite examples of the fighting in
stinct. Virtually all males of the deer fam
lily fight among themselves in the rutting sea-
son, frequently to the death. Cannibalism
among animals is a different matter, and
much more rare. But even the Huns are
not inspired by a wish to eat other members
OF the human race tat least up to the pres
ent we may leave cannibalsm out of the
argument. Mr.. Fiske. then, proves his point.
On purely animal basis. war s not un-
natural.
But shall we be satisfied with such a basis
for the conclusions which he proceeds to
draw? War; we learn. is the glorious thin
nng-out of too-thickly seeded humanity.
War. bracketed with adventure. forms the
contamination Of evolutionary progress" in
one direction. In fact 1t Is itself the Great
Adventure"
There is only conclusion to be reached
by logic such this. Mr.. Fiske stops before
he comes to it. But Germany did not stop.
Germany's philosophers told her that war
was natural and desirable that II was her
duty to make herself stronger than any other
nation in order to survive. Once built, the
great Prussian military machine must be
put to use before 1t rusted. And the world
is still struggling to loosen the cruel grip
of that philosophy and that machine
Some hundreds of thousands of young
men have gone from America to fight in
France, sober in their conviction that only
by doing could they help y end war
forever. And some millions of us at home
are backing he fight with all our hearts.
not because we see 1t wonderful process
of nature but because believe 1t is right.
1t is not pleasant to hear that when all
Is over these boys shall have died merely for
the high purpose Of depopulation. and that
as a nation should at once begin deadly
prepa tions for the next war.
After all. have not higher ground
for our debate than the habits of the lower
animals afford? Ethics has never been fash
ionable in scientific circles but there are
still many of us who try to judge our acts
in the light of Right and Wrong
STEPHEN w. MEADER.
Philadelphia, June 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

plains OF our travail and conquest? Shall
we do well as we have done in the
difficult work ashore?
America has inherited the blood of pio-
neers. We as a nation are likely to turn
to the sea irresstibly whenever the land
and the things of the land cease to seem
wonderful, perilous or strange. We aren't
accustomed to working and thinking in
limited radius. We were the first in the
air. Only the sea remains as a world Of
adventure and triumph in which we are
relative strangers. And nov fleets of our
own ships are appearing as If by magic
and they are certain to call out TO all that
is restless and impetuous in the national
character of the United States And 1t
may be that we are destined to Ak new
standards Of accomplishment in that limit
less field Of energy and high aims.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
THE RECRUIT
National Army)

USED to wake up with a sticky tongue =,
i And eye that was dull and red
And the songs that the early brides sung
heard on my way to bed -
But now jump with the reveille
And my eyes are bright and clear
And l thank my lucky stars each day 4
That the Government brought me here. ~
l used to be mean as a hermit crab
Till I'd swallowed my morning drink.
But now that I'm wearing the Olive Drab
I'm blithe a bobolink, ~ "a, -
For the fresh air thrills through my throat
and chest
And life has a sayor, a Zip a zest !.
That l never have known before
/ used to be fabby and soft and white -
When ] sat at desk in town,
But since I've been learning the way to light
I'm husky and hard and brown.
1t took a cocktail to make me eat
The choicest of food, but now -,
You watch me march to a mess-shack seat
And wade through the army chow.
So I smile a sort OF shame-faced smile "a
When / think how I pied exempt =,
And I'm glad that the board saw through
my guile
With a glance of cool contempt; -
And though may perish across the seas, !,
I'll be one Of a splendid clan, 7.I
For the army's taken a piece OF cheese -
And made it into a Man.
-Berton Braley. in Songs Of the Fighting
Forces" u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

Florence Harper, who was in Russia
during the revolution, recently gave the fol-
lowing remarkable example of the ignorance
Of the Russian peasants. During the summer
Of 1917. she said, a census was taken for
the purpose Of ascertaining the names of
those who had right to vote in the various
villages The constitutional assembly was
to meet in the fall and on it the great mass
of Russian people were pinning their hope
of representative government. In the
various villages the names were taken by a
clerk assisted by man belonging to the
priesthood. While two of these Government
agents were addressing a small crowd of
persons in one village in the Volga district
a woman noticed that the fingernails of the
clerk were long and pointed. She pointed this
out to several other women, who became
very agitated, and very soon one woman
more superstitious than the others, called
out. He is the devil, he has claws" Panic
quickly seized the crowd, the men became
frightened and one man shriekel, He has
cloven hoofs." The poor, unfortunate clerk
was wearing shoes with pointed toes. The
two men were seized by the mob who
stripped them to find out II their feet were
really cioven and II they had tails. Upon
hnding no evidence Of tails or, cloven hoofs
the crowd decided that vhiie they mlr)st
not - &gyiis themselves they oeFtelpIy n6IGk
be = 1eaGes with the tsSik & : Z q.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
BONNIWELL AT THE MARINE?

SSyLTE STOPPED him at the Marne," is
w the remark which A. Mitchell
Palmer is reported to have made at Har-
risburg after the defeat of the attempt of
Judge Bonniwell to dictate the election of
the chairman of the Democratic State
X Committee.
The implication was obvious. 1t is war
between the Old Guard and the reorgan-
hers. But Francis Z. Sculin, probation
officer in the Judges court, resents the
insinuation that his chief is German. He
ought to resent it, even though one has
only to look at the Judge to know where
his ancestors were born. The Judge wields
. blackthorn club in his voice. and he is
ready to fight at the drop of the handker-
q sssntef,
= But what has become of that third party
which he was to organize il he did not sue
eeed in naming the State chairman?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
THE CALL OF THE SHIPS

TT is interesting to speculate upon the
L future uses of the vast fleets OF ships
that are coming into being st Hog Island
and other American yards. Even the yards
themselves are challenge. The fleets now
in preparation are but beginning. Upon
what great adventures are the new ships to
carry the American spirit?
1t is conceivable that We may realize
our crowning achievements upon the sea
So far the world Of ships hasn't attracted
us. We have been too busy on land The
sea has been peopled by the nations which
have had to fight 1t and conquer it in self
defense. The English and the Scandi-
navians. for the most part. have lived the
lordly spics that flower endiessly upon the
deep waters. What viii America do in
tn ~ reein i1fvs appvoeeh 4 n the
r< ~ y ser.Psrs ~ - VIDE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

The pleasant faced. courteous Spa anish- look
ing gentleman of ifty-eight sixty into
whose presence | ushered would hardly
give any one the impression of an autocrat
The President may have enemies but the
men who were taking leave of him as |
entered would scarcely give the visitor the
impression that they were his foes. One mar
was standing with his arms around the
Presidents waist. and taxing the Spanish
language for terms in which To express his
admiration and featy. To one just arrived
from the North the scene was bit ludicrous :
who. with the widest Imagination, would
picture the visitor to President Wilson hold
ing him firmly around the waist while he
kissed him warmly upon both cheeks? This
is only one Of the many signs constantly
greeting the traveller from northern latitudes
assuring him that he has passed from the
Anglo-SaXon world into the land of the Latin
temperament,
I found Doctor Poras exceedingly agree
able and willing to speak OF the needs and
the accomplishments Of Panama. To my
first question, What is the greatest present
requirement of the republic?' he answered
Banks are our greatest need. We should
have big bank which would give long
credits and demand small interest for the
benefit of the agricultural class especially.
AS matter of fact" said he "our agrcu-
tural population possesses very small holdings
and must do their work a limited scale
They need our help financially, and the bank
ing systems used in the north are not always
adaptable to our people
This country of Panama" continued Doc
tor Poras lis rich country and has hardly
begun to be developed. Its possibilities in
sugar, bananas, cocoanuts and in mining
have not been generally realized Only a
small part OF the area of the country is now
under cultivation. Our great need is capital
TO assure the opening OF agricultural business
a larger scale."-Clayton Cooper, in Edu-
cational Foundations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
HUSTLINC INTO THE BREACH

NTHEN hustling to humble the Huns sur
~ prises even the American soldier, it is
hardly to be wondered that our deluded
foe fails to grasp the situation. Lloyd
George has just sought to convince his
compatriots of our unprecedented speed; /;
but his language, though emphatic. lacked
the incisiveness of specific illustration.
There is one, however. available at this
moment and fully as informative as a whole
battery of statistics. The tale is as brief
~ II is pointed On May %, Mrs. Elmer
=. Fleming, of Haverford read these lines
in a letter from her son Max in France
-The war Is pretty far off for US. We hear
lees about it than we did in America.
ehortly."
Yesterday came a cablegram that Lieu,
tenant Fleming was slightly wounded
In action. Reconciing these two MESA ges
would have been easy had they been de-
ltvered year or even six months apart.
squeezed within the passage of less than
~ month they fairly astound the senses as
they thrill the heart.
Doubtless Winchester seemed very far
of" to Philip Sheridan on the dawn of the
day when he turned the tide of battle.
Dramatic indeed was his triumph over
time. Yet that was a modestscaled ep-
sode and reasonably comprehensive. The
magnitude and speed OF our present prog
ress is so formidable that we sometimes
fear to acknowledge it lest we boast. But
the testimony of those two epistles in Hav-
erford is unanswerable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
UNFORTUNATE NICHOLAS

once more the report comes from
NJ Russia that Nicholas Romanoff, the
: former Car, has been killed. Cnfortu-
nately the most hopeful view that can be
taken Of the report is that it is only pre-.
mature.
Attempts were made on his life while he
was ruling. The forces in power now are
those which plotted his death in the past.
1t would not have surprised the world if
he had been killed at the time of the revo-
luton. An authentic report that he has
been killed may come at any time.
Yet no good purpose would be accom-
plished by his death. He is powerless and
he will never again sit on throne. The
Bolsheviki ought to let him live; but they
are not likely to act with any sense of duty
in the premises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
TRICKS THE RIVERS PLAY

1IyHO owns the land made by the Della
+ ~ ware River? The courts are about to
answer this question in a dispute over the
title to fifty.five acres of Hog Island which
ware originally part of the bed of the river,
nut were filled in by the current.
"a vast body Of curious law has grown
about the disputes TO title to land along
Mississippi. which changes its channel
~ night in the flood season. Sometimes
& man finds his farm has been washed
MON one side of the river to the other.
tYve believe the courts have decided that he
nust stand the loss under such circum'
1(nnces. while his neighbor on the other
- of the river is enriched by the addi-
<<1no e twenty acres or SO to his farm.
~ lmpoverished farmer can only wait
ri ~ river shifts again in the hope that
nn1 will be returned to him. And
o1uoG he y rewarded
~ pslawars does not play any such
~ ol,oo1lep invelvsd N the suit
~ ee.l61p ~ preeee>v b o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

3 II was decidedly land of promise"
rather than performance which Marshal
Boreovic pointed out to his Austrian troops
as he showed them the Venetian plain which
has become the scene of their defeat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Trouble Brewing

Tea is listed In England under the com-.
modities that cannot be boarded. II tea has
become 4. scarce commodity in the United
Kingdom, 1t is our guess that Prussia will
have to face a lot Of embittered and uncon-
promising Englishmen at that peace table OF
the misty future.-,-Buffalo Commercial. i,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
What They Will Do

To the Editor Of the Epening Public Ledger:
Sir-I have just bid my boy and his
friends good-by bound for over there. This
Is the consensus of their talks:
When we come back from over there the
world will be much wiser
Democracy rule everywhere and no room
for a Kaiser.
The Golden Rule be taught in school-a
great peace have begun:
All will be free-on land and sea--and not
ruled by a Hun"
JOHN JAY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

There is a significant omen in the name
Diaz Porfrio. formerly of Mexico. started
one revolution, and 30 far as Austria is con-
cerned, Armando, the Italian commander, is
doing his best to foment one also.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

That voluntary retirement" which the
Austrian general staff is now buletining,
carries somewhat the same elegant favor of
defeat as the "dutifuiy descended" where
by General Toral described his evacuation of
1antiago de Cuba.