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HORSE.

Samuel Z. Il. Morse was born in
l7al. He lived near the home of Ben
jamin Franklin, whose work he would
At an carly age he showed signs
OF rare artistic talent. once while in
school he drew picture OF his teach
apron.
1t is not for. his beautiful pictures
that the world thank him When
he had been studying with West and
other famous artists, some one on the
shin casually remarked why news could
wires. Morse said. why can't it,"
After that he became very much alb
sorhsd in this wonderful problem.
n,a When he he ,l left the ship he had
he succeeded in making little model.
He put his plans before Congress
amn asked II to To- give him money to
cities. Washington ~nd Baltimore.
While Congress was lin session Morse
went around every day. Now it is
plans. He stayed at Congress until
about 10 o'clock. He went TO his hotel
sick at heart.
Next morning. Miss Ellsworth, a
young lady whom Mr. Morse knew,
addressed him thus, Good news, Pro-
lessor Morse. your money was grant
ed
How is that?" questioned Morse. Il
stayed until 10 o'clock and nothing
was aid about it,"
But my father stayed until it was
brought up" replied Annie.
Morse then said. annie for this good
news you have brought ME. you may
send the first message"
He kept his word. and Miss Els
worth dictated to HIM. What hath
God wrought" Numbers twenty-threc
twenty-threc.
Honors were showered upon him
from everywhere. He received large
salary for his work. In all directions
you may see monuments to his genius
telegraph poles.
ASHBY LAWRENCE.
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LOUIS AGASSIZ.

Louis Asassiz was born in Motier.
Switzerland. In the year 1907. When
very fond OF animals and spent much
OF his time in playing with them.
AT the age of fourteen years Louis
had finished four years of school at
u begin his work in the world. but
the boys parents werr opposed to let
ting him stop school They wished
cine. Louis had no desire TO he n doc
tor. but in order to please his mother
and father he put forth n great effort
to learn this business and he succeed
ell In his attempt
!.ouis's one desire was to become the
greatest naturalist OF his time He
wrote letter and hold his father
in college at Germany, then 10 go to
Paris for five years. mad at the age
Of twenty-five he hoped to write
fatbsr h his dig lie also asked his
nice to say that tho best book in his
library was written by his own son.
After spending several years in Hell
In lS4s Agassiz left Europe and
came TO America with the design OF
pleased with this country and the
American people.
r. Agassi1 founded this museum at
E ,r.nsIad :, Mas. Mass From here he
tnins, to Brazil. around Cane Horn,
and to the Golden Gate. On return
ing 10 Massachusetts, he had much
wealth. which he obtained by exhibit
ing the wonders OF his museum
LonEfellow wrote a poem on the
celebration OF Agassiz's fftieth birth
day. This poem was read in club
where Agassiz, Holmes, Gray Lowell.
and others were present
Agassiz died in tho year 1873 He
was buried in Mount Auburn. At his
grave there was placed bowlder from
Switzerland We may associate Agas-
siz with the following quotation:
He who strives for one thing In life
and but one.
May hope to achieve 1t ere lie be
done"
LAURA GREGORY.
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Editorial and Literary Department.
FOR OUR WAR ORPHAN.
My Dear Girls and Boys:

My Dear Girls and Boys:
So many members have been writing
10 know If we have not gotten nearly
enough 10 take care Of our war orphan
Claude Belot, 50 / VIII tell you Jus,
what we have. Il takes exactly $50. %
TO Keep him for 4 year, and so far tho
members have sent in sl7.i2. think
We have done splenddly. but we must
not relax our efforts, and am sure
there arc great nnny Of our more
than 1000 members who have forgot
ten 10 send their dime. OF course they
don't have to; no one is obliged to con
tribute. but We do hope all The mem.
herS viii send their dimes. If you
know any one else who wants 10 adopt
French orphan from the war they
may do SO through Mrs. ]. TayIo.
Ellyson 10 East Franklin Street. Rich.
nond. Va.
We are glad TO hear this week
from our old member, Marjorie WI.
i'ans. for IL has beer, a long time
since she wrote TO us. Children mine
please remember the rules. | had 10
throw out nice story. written on
both sides of the paper. and a nice
poem. written in pencil. and at !eas,
three unsigned drawings
YOUR EDITOR
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WHERE; THE ROSES HAVE TURNED
10 THORNS.

Far away O. sunny France. before
the devestati0ns of war were seen or
thought of there was born little
child. He was reared by the loving
care OF fond parents. No troubles
marked his life. it was made a path
felt.
Trouble between France and Ger
many was brewing like a fast gather
ing storm. The dark clouds gathered
and broke. His father was called away
never to return. for he gave up his
life that France might live He was
buried fer from the sight OF his lit
ten. his memory lived immortal in the
hearts of his wife and child
Day by day the food grew scarcer.
and the mother grew sad and weak,
only when little Claude was near did
the seed return to the lonely wom-
The men all went away to war and
the decrcpit and weak were left to
take care of home.
Then came the Huns destroying as
they went like a hurricane sweeping
down on the strong and weak alike.
and merciless on all. And they went
leaving woe and suffering in their
wake. Those little eyes witnessed
scenes that were never meant for
them To see.
As, the days went by the last OF
the food was eaten until one crust OF
bread was left which the mother gave
to little claude.
The war relief workers found them
in this pitiful state. and now on the
thought OF n noble girl some Ameri-
Claude's life. where the sun has sud
denly vanished and the roses have
turned to thorns.
ECG ENIA wooDvlLLE.
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THE "RI.UE DEVILS"

One day tcachcd at my school told
forty children that they could so with
her to the Blue Devils" The
Blue Devils" are brave French SOL
diers. We had TO get permission from
our parents TO go. but this was easily
obtained, and We started on our way.
We went to the American National
Bank Building. where the soldiers
were staying. and took the elevator for
dressed in blue, and most of them were
writing letters. We went among the
soldiers and by motions cas- they could
not understand English) made then,
understand we would mail the letters
for them. They gave us the letters
and when we went out of the building
we were glad we had come. as we had
been OF n littlo service.
BY LOUISE BLOOM
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WAR SAVING STAMPS.

War saving stamps are useful things
They help our Uncle Sam
They give our soldiers clothes ant
And heip protect our land.
And when our boys are over there
And shooting at the Huns.
IF We hadn't bought way saving stamp!
They wouldn't have any guns.
Just quarter or two.
Start to saving your quarters
And YOU can get a war stamp, too.
II YOU don't want our flag 10 fall.
And the Germans capture France.
! on had better start 10 work to-day
And get some war saving stamps.
DOROTHY KNIFE
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THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Alice Goode Bouid!n, Keysv;ilc. Va.
Florence Bell. Of SIC Miller Avenue
barton Heights. City.
Edgar Greer Wells. r. r D. No .
care W. L. Wells. City
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Puzzle Department
\ C1ltItADI:.

NV FIRST is in G. but not in b.
My second is in O. but not in A.
My third is in o. but not in ID.
My fourth Is in u, but not in Is.
My fifth is in j. but not in \.
My sixth is in X. but not in ].
My seventh is in L.. but not in s.
My eighth is in S. but not in r..
My ninth is in |. but not in II.
My tenth is in -. but not in Il.
Iy eleventh is in r., but not in l.
My twelfth is in y, but not in l..
My thirteenth is II. hut not in l..
My whole is in one good ruler and one
bad ruler.
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billy.

Young as the youngest who donned
the gray:
True as the truest that wore it;
Brave as the bravest he marched away
tHot tears on the cheek of his
mother iay).
triumphant waved our flag one day
lie fell in the front before it."
-Father
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kryhNillc. Nn.

Ny Dear Ed.tor.-i Am sending in a story
which hopc vii! escape Mr.. Wastebaskei
f rs. ,,rl tmG si'fy Is orSinai As You VIII
am wiling TO DO nuyth!ng for our
~ orphan think he Is real cute.
!ls! ask whether not I. Jennings l..
Huni = boy or gIr7 Editor. have I
hr"Ncn any OF The rules? II have did
not mean 20. lint this hot weather.
mop" YOU and the other people are no,
tutoring from II much, though. Huch love
t"r you and the members. I your loving
member VIRGINIA SPENCER. :
j. S-Wh.t Is Alice Pearson's address,
would TX. TO correspond With some Of
H. u
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send Your Adderss.

Dear Editor.-i an sending In a draw
ny which hope to see printed In mex
sundays paper. ! am member ans
wish you would send me a badge You
acw member.
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GEORGE ECKSCZIAS.
" e,cOme Back .

Dear Editor.-I reckon you think have
forgotten you and the members. but
nave no'. We want 10 have a large garden
ihiN year have Joined the poultry club:
nav one hen went 10 setting Friday. My
ittlc ban'on Matched six lille chickens
received the pin where you sent me and
tFi.in'y was clad OF II. haven't wrote
10 the club since last May 1917. have
ncen writing 10 hoy where built the
l'tie cannon: his name is Edward Simons
~" ltV"s near Richmond. Va Hoping TO
"ri;. 10 the club every week ] must clos.
Love to you Good bye Your old member,
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Dear Editor.-I have not
page FOR 4 long t!:ne. e. |
s"cp come other member
Nag would DC very muc
would Put my drawn: VIII
'nE in at the foot OF the
n.:er had a footing. reck
Up too much room now. so
"yc FOR - while. Your me.
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Sends Two Dimes.

Dear Editor. lncioscd you will And ano,he:
HIt'r Tor our little war orphan. Please send
ny prize won tho week after christina.
haNe not written 10 tho page in 20 long
hut VIII Try and DO better now Hope you
ana all the members are well. Your !ovin
mtmtcr lSEI RUSSELL. GWAL.TSEy
T.. S-My l!tu. twin brother ,Ahrstn)
."nds dime .lao u Z;
Sen
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
SERGT. c. R. S|SK
AMONG WOUNDED
Soldier on American Casualty List
Son of Mrs. John inman OF
Keokuk-Former Navy
Man.
SERVED AT SEA 6 YEARS
Went to France Year Ago This Month
With Regular Army Infantry
Companies Years
Old.

Sergeant Clifford R. Sisk, son OF
Mrs. John Inman, who lives near
/ Twentieth and Palean streets, has
been severely wounded while serving
with Company A, twenty-sixth imam
try. in France. Mrs. Inman was IN
formed Saturday by the adjutant gen
eral that her sons name was on the
casualty list OF the American expe-
dictionary forces, May &c.
Sergeant Sisk was more wldeiy
known in Keokuk under the name Oh
Inman, that of his stepfather; ne
was employed by the Western Union
and the Miller Bros. Sand company
for several years He is twenty-five
years of age.
The Keokuk soldier served in the
u. S. navy for six years. He enlisted
In the army in San Francisco anu
went to France year ago July ~.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
INVITE INGLE
TO HOG ISLAND
Launching Of Steamship August 5, oe-
CASTOR for Ceremonies-Big-
qest Shipyard in
History.

The American International Ship
building corporation has invited J. r.
Insle. manager of the Keokuk Elec-
trio company, to attend the launching
of the steamship "Quistonick" at Hog
island, Pennsylvania. August 5. The
invitation reached Mr.. 1ngle recently.
It states that the launching will take
place at noon, and the ship will be the
first launched from the great yards.
Cards of admission will be sent to
those who accept the invitation. The
launching committee is in charge OF
the ceremonies.
Hog Island is the biggest shipyard
in history. 1t will probably cost fifty
million dollars and will have nifty
WAYS. There are only 2o9 ways in all
of the shipyards of Great Britain. Hog
island win launch within the next ff-
teen months, 100 steel supply ships OF
Z 500 tons each and seventy steel
troop ships Of 5000 tons each, or
total of a million, four hundred thou
sand tons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
This Is KuItur!

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 19.-(By Mail)-Hs
was one of those boys who was the
life Of the company, always cheerful
and always making the rest grin Just
by reason of his presence.
One night he had to stand guard at
an outpost alone, dangerous place.
About midnight he signalled the APP
proach of a party of Germans. His
comrades went out of the dark
trench, but couldn't find him any
where. They looked and looked, and
then gave him UP for lost, though
they knew he'd never be taken pr1so-
ner.
Next morning they found his body
beaten until it was almost unrecog-
nizable. Beside 1t was club, the END
of which was wound with barbed
wire. the weapon the barbarians had
used to batter his body when they
killed him.
Near him were the bodies of three
tGermans he had killed before they
got him. In their haste to get way
from the outrage, the Germans had
left these bodies.
There is one company of Ameri'
cans that will never forgive Germany.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
WATCH "SLICK
GALS FROM CITY,
aPostoffice Crowd" Shocked by Pref
ty Bathers Who Do Shopping
in Few CiotheeToo Hot
For Anything.

oswEGo, H., July 29.-Six pretty
girls, in abbreviated bathing suits
and slippers, paraded through the
STREETS of Oswego, shopped in the
stores, called at the postoffice and
shocked the cracker box politicians
almost out Of their senses.
One pioneer whittier swallowed his
quid and fell off his seat. Every
where farmers wives dragged their
interested husbands under cover
amid shocked EXPLANATIONS. Wal
arguments were hushed in amaze
ment
BOYS, I've lived here long while
and it's the first time I've ever seen
anything like that in this burg said
Myron Wormsley, an old resident
It later developed that the six
causes OF the sensation were CAMP
fire beauties from Chicago who are
camping below Oswego. One girl
said:
"It's Just too hot for anything
That's why we do our shopping in
bathing suits"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
HoorayS Baby 10
Rule The House
40 Longer Do Women Fear The GFeaE'
est es All Ea-rEz Blessings.

Thousands OF women no longer resign them
selves to the thought that sickness and dis
tress are natural They know better, for In
Mothers Friend they have found q won
derful penetrating remedy to relieve many
dreaded experiences.
Nervousness, bearing-down and stretching
pains ere among the Gisheartening and dis
Pressing experiences women everywhere say
they entirely escape during the period OF
expectancy by the use OF Mothers Friend.
Here is a remedy that softens the myriad
Of broad fat abdominal muscles just be
meath the skin, enables them to expand with
out the usual strain upon tho GyaueGts and
nerves and assists nature TO make 1t pos
sible for women to 60 through maternity
without many Of the dreaded symptoms SO
familiar to lost Of women.
BY regular use throughout the period the
muscles expand easily when baby is born,
and pain and danger at the crisis is CON
Eequently less.
Mothers Friend is for external use only,
La absolutely and entirely safe and has been
used by thousands OF women awaiting the
greatest time in woman's life for over
half a century.
Write tho Bradheld Regulator Co. 24s
Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ca, for their Moth
erhocd Book valuable to e1pectaut moth
ers. and In the meantime obtain n bottle OF
Mothers Friend from the nearest drug store.
BEGIN its use strictly according to directions
with every bottle, and thus fortify yourself
against pain and discomfort
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
SEVEN u BOATS
ATTACHED HER
Justicia Did Not Have Much Chance
With Whole Fleet Of Hun
Submarines After
Her

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
AN ATLANTIC PORT, July 20
At least seven submarines were In
the flotilla which attacked and des-
troyed the huge White Star liner,
Justicia, according to passengers OF
British liner in port here today. rms
ship was in convoy of which the JUS
ticia was part and her officers said
she was the original target for the
torpedo which first hit the Jusucla-
The liners guns were turned on
United States submarine off Sandy
Hook and fired three shots before the
submersible made its nationality
known, It was reported by the ships
gun crew.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29

pany following the battle. The Third
company disappeared entirely. Even
before the regiment could reach Its
trenches for entering the battle
men were killed by the machine
guns of French airplanes.
The 77th regiment, reserve 1nfan-
try, lost IS per cent OF its electives,
all of it's machine guns and two
thirds of its officers.
|. The First company, Second regf-
ment, grenadiers of the Prussian
guard. was completely annihilated by
a French aerial bombardment during
the night of June 2. When the
French captured the position where
the company had been bombed. over
200 dead were found on the ground.
At the beginning of the Aisne
drive, electives OF o the 32nd and
10th regiments of reserve averaged
100 combatants to the company.
The Seventh company OF one OF
these regiments a few days later
numbered only one officer, fourteen
underofficers and fifty-eight men.
The First company of machine gun
ners on June 10 had lost thirty out
of seventy-two men.
Losses of scores of other units
have been established similarly
From other sources the proportion OF
| losses amongst the German popula
ton has been established N diff
! ferent manner.
| At Meckendorf, Bavaria, out of Z
total population of 700, there have
been twenty-five killed in the pres
ent offensive.
| At Seifersdorf, with a population
of 636, dead from the village have
been reported in the present drive
| to the number of forty-three.
Nordhom's population Of $500 hae
400 men killed in the offensive o.
March 81.
| During May, the municipal au
thorities of Observation-Disclosures
| (Wurtemberg) were officially ad
vised that out of their population o
463, eight soldiers had been killed IL
the offensive.
| At Munster, Mannheim, Heidel
berg and F'ribourg the numerous
| trains of wounded were accompanies
! by armed guards to keep the latte
from entering into conversation witt
the local populations.
| On May so soldier of the Twelfth
company, 473rd regiment, writing t
his parents, said:
Yesterday a shell killed our BAT
talon commander, MAJOR LeuSnls'
and his adjutant and seven othe
men Of our company at the sam
time, besides wounding eight ser
ously and twelve lightly. A secon
shell made us lose five more meT
Only one section commander re
mains"
Still another prisoners 'lette
reads:
My company has lost fifty mel
of whom fourteen were killed, II
Guiding the lieutenant commandin
the company, and his adjutant-"
From scores Of sources 1t seem
certain that the statement attribute
to German military leaders that the
were disposed to lose million me
in the present offensive, will 500
be satisfied-and that without d.
cisive result.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
HUN LOSSES
STAGGERING
Terrific Casualties Suffered BY Ger
man Armies Since Begin
nina of Their Great
Offensive.
IBy Henry Wood, United Press Stafr
CORRESPONDENT.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
June 80 (By MaiD.-From prisoners
from letters and captured documents
from German papers that daily reach
the French front by way of SWitzer'
land. and from a dozen other sources
there is being daily established fresh
details of the terrific losses suffered
by the German armies since the be-
ginning of their offensive on the
western front on March q.
One OF the most remarkable decla'
rations along this line is that OF a
prisoner of the 10Sth German divl-
sion. According to this prisoner,
while General Won Hutier was at
Solesmes. he addressed the officers
of the division, reminding them that
their unit had lost 5000 men, and
holding the officers themselves re
sponsible for these losses, which ne
declared were excessive. He gave
orders especially that in the future
they enforce a greater degree OF dis
ci2line in the trenches, where many
of the losses had occurred. The gen.
eraI is declared to have ended MS
discourse by declaring that the
losses in the future must be Kept
down to a lower point or else IT
would be necessary to give up all
hope of reaching either Paris or
Calais.
Other informations which to a
large extent have been controlled and
verified establish, for example, that
at Antwerp 5000 beds have been
requisitioned by the Germans Tor
their wounded.
: At Lille, Rouvaix, Tourcoing. Men
in. cities near the front, all of the
factory buildings, schools and hos
pitfalls are constantly filled with
wounded, as is also the case at Cour
trai. Winkel, Eloi and Lauwe.
From Cologne and Dusseldorf Il
is learned that the principal stree
railways have been used day anc
night for the transportation o.
wounded from the railway center!
to the hospitals and ambulances.
A prisoner from the Twentieth
Bayarian regiment declares that a
the battle of GarveIle, March %, hi
regiment lost practically all its Off
GERS and so per cent of it's men. Thu
152nd regiment lost SO per cent o
its electives.
The Third company, 352nd reg
nent, lost So men on the Somme.
The 253rd regiment at Montdidie
averaged twenty-five men per com
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
ILL. HARD COAL
SUPPLY is CUT
All But Thirteen Counties Affected
by New Order Of Anthracite
Committee Of United
States.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 29.-
The anthracite committee OF the
United States fuel administration
has announced that it has cut off for
the present all anthracite shipments
of pearl and larger sized coal to all
but thirteen counties in Illinois. The
embargo was placed, it Is announced,
to meet urgent needs OF the fuel
situation and to bring the shipment
within the allotment of the stare.
Counties not affected are: Boone.
Cook, De KaIb, Dupage, Kane, Ken
dali. Lake, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Ste
phenson, Will and Winnebago. The
embargoes are in line with similar
ones made in many OF the twenty
four states into which anthracite is
shipped.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29

/ NEW EGO RuLEs FOR IOWA


The United States food adminis-
trStion has ruled that on and after
I June 1, 1918, all eggs must be
candled and counted b. the buyer
or seller whether he be a general
merchant, egg dealer. or huckster.
Further. that all eggs must BE-
| bought from the farmer, known AZ
] the producer, with loss out, ana
that all cases must be certified to
BY the merchant, dealer or buck
, ster ~ to date Of Gambling and
date Of count. This certi0c1te
must be placed ON the outside of
the lid and on the inside d the
! lid.
All Wholesalers and egg han
dIers have been instructed not to
! buy eggs from any merchant, egg
{ dealer, or huckster unless all cases
, bear this certificate as to Gambling
and count. The purpose Of this
rule h to stop traffic In eggs that
: are unfit for human consumption.
. to prevent them entering the chan
, nels Of trade, and therefore pre- ,
vent enormous waste.
This ruling will be drasticnlly
/ enforced by the food administrn-
! ton and by the dairy and food /,
cSnmissien Of lows