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Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Iand in stature came fully up to the pros
pcctus, though in endurance he fell short
of it. Senator James was one of William
Jennings Bryan's political finds, and at his
invitation, came out to Nebraska as head
liner for one of the early so-called three
ringed fusion circuses-the triangular meet
rgs OF democrats, populists and silver re-
welded together behind single set OF candi-
dates. This particular assemblage took
place in Grand Island and as l remember It,
the Kentucky orator did fine job of SPELL
binding. Senator James campaigned in Ne
braska again two years ago, hammering
down the proposition vote for Wilson
is vote for peace" and have no doubt
exerted effective influence in pilng up that
4l,000 plurality for the democratic presi-
dental ticket. He had a very attractive
personality and had he lived longer might
we'll have climbed still to higher fame as a
public man.
The late Senator James was not only a
little giant in size. but he was distinguished
also by possession OF shiny pate.
81 see you have been honored by having
postofice over in West Virginia named
after you," so a constituent accosted him as
the story is told.
"You don't say?" exclaimed the senator
with pleased look. did they call it Ollie
or yames?"
%Nejtherr, came the retort at is called
The current American Magazine plays up
former Nebraskan who has awaited to the
pinnacle of fame and fortune with portrait
and laudation. The picture presents the
familiar face of Walt Mason, whose poems
are printed daily in syndicate of 200 news
papers reaching 100000 readers" and who
from being complete failure dozen years
ago, became prosperous and happy, known
and loved all over the country" When Walt
was sticking type around Omaha he was in
the abyss of failure, as he will doubtless
readily admit, and he raised himself but
slightly when he reached Beatrice and stuck
there. The turn of the tide is credited to
the chance of writing to the Emporia Gazette
for job, giving as his credentials the own.
ership of right of "all degrees that could be
conferred upon him by certain institution
that claimed to cure booze fighters" and a
desire to try himself out in dry town. Al
least this is the way vouched for by William
Allen White. Whatever worked the trans
formation, whether the dryness of Kansa:
town or final coming to himself, Walt
Mason is one of the national figures produced
out of Nebraska journalism, and not the
smallest of them by any means.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Captain Boy-ed, who had hand in tie dis
tributon Of the siush fund for German propa-
randa In America, is said to have published a
book dealing with the developments that brought
the United States into the war. Wonder ii ne
tells who got the money with which certain
newspapers we're nnoculated with hyphenisfn.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

McNab of San Francisco is trying to force
Mayor Rolph out Of the way of Francis J. Heney,
who might have been democratic nominee tor
governor Of California il the voters had not pre-
ferred Rolph. All right, and then the voters will
have another chance to turn down the great po-
Iitical trust buster"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

and you doii't suppose Tn going to stand
BY and see our daughter make the same
mistake. do you?"-Baltimore American.
'That school teacher Is a foxy mink Told
her pupils to write q composition on the
automobile."
rides."--Chtcago Post.
THE word highbrow' used to mean
someone excessively intellectual. but now it
apparently means someone who is disagree
able"
We'll. what's the difference Life.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Denver is issuing slosooooo water bonds to

Denver is issuing $l0so0,0Oo water bonds to
consumnate the requirement of its water works
at an agreed price Of $l3o7o,0o0, purchase pro-
ceedings having been pending even longer than
It took for US in Omaha to buy our water system.
If Omaha felt stung in paying $o,2soooo perhaps
there Is balm in seeing Denver stuck for more
than twice that sum.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
Just 80 Years AGO Today

8 The Ninth ward republican club
held an enthusiastic meeting at Hertz
mans hall and elected as president.
II. L. Seward: vice president, ]. f.
Hertzman. and treasurer. ]. X.
Coulter.
A jolly gathering Of young folks
and inspiring music enlivened Hans
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Assurance comes by roundabout way that
H;ndenburg is alive and kicking. The story that
Kitchener is still somewhere hi captivity has not
recently come back.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

That man Is telling OF the most wonder
ful exploits he accomplished when he was
on the firing line"
Was he ever overseas?"
Well. he might have been half seas
over."-Baltimore American
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

GA primrose by the rivers brim, Q yell
low primrose was TO him, and 1t was
nothing more What does that line mean p
'Well II means that to 4 poet q primrose
is something to throw q fit over, while to
a botanist 1t is a grandiflora. kansas City
Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Friend-"The office boy was Just con.
fiding to me that he wanted to be boss
some day."
The Boss with a sigh)-"Queer, isn't It?
was just envying the office boy his Job"
New Haven Register.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

"Two husbands cklim same wife" reads
headline. And that when war has MADE nus
bands so scarce. -s
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

How viewpoints changel The proposed min
imum per cent income tax rate 10 now referred
ID as nominal" Presumably theirs IS no WORD
left to characterize the old per cent tax.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

com park on the occasion Of the sec
ond of the select moonlight parties Of
Harmony Social club. The committee
of arrangements cor listed Of Misses
o. Brandeis. 7. Sally, Messrs. B. Har-
ris and III. Rotholz.
e. C. Snyder has returned from a
delightful vacation spent in New
York. Philadelphia and other places
in the east.
Nj. L. Mendeissohn of Mendelssohn,
Fisher & Lawrie, architects, is on an
eastern jaunt. taking in Chicago,
Cleveland, Detroit and other archi-
tectural ceEters.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Realcitrant Hun soldiers are diarged with
ahouting, TO hell with the Fatheflandr For
the misguided people Of Germany we move to
amend to make it, ITO hell with the haiserF
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

"Your money or your life," said the high
wayman.
Mister" said the facetious victim.
you've got the wrong slogan. What you
ought to say Is Work or fight detroit
Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

The threatened boost h. the price OF private
wires is expected to reduIe the NUMBER usea'
The least leased wires the better
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Martyrdom for the + w. w. at the price OF
twenty years in the peidtentiary Will soon lose
all OF IFS attractiveness.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Man Is an unreasonable critter."
How now?"
He'd like to have every pretty girl he
sees in love with him. Yet what a life
he'd have with four or five thousand vim
min In love with him-Lousville Courier
Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

The official prohibition prospectus lists Ne
braska among the states absolutely certain" tor
ratifying the federal amendment II that's the
case, what's the use OF fussing about it!
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

All ready to mobilize the army OF school chill
dren for the annual offensive against ignorance.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Bride--'Iow do ! compare with your
mothers record?"
Bridegroom-Wel dear. your fusses are
nothing to the ones mother used to make"
Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
War and the Literary Guild.

One OF the wonders of the war so far has
been the failure of the literary guild to produce
even a novelty, let alone something distinctly
worthy. The paucity OF invention and lack OF
penetration is appalling, in view Of the achieve
ments Of the cold-blooded scientists, who have
evolved marvels from mathematical formula ap-
Piled through the mechanic arts. Perhaps it is
because the magnitude of events has staggered
those romancers who are filling the pages OF cur
rent publications with their output, but the fact
remains they have invented nothing not even a
situation" @ t.'v' -
Mannikins that have served since first the
chronicled for the astonishment and despair Of
bcwdered but admiring weaklings, are again
paraded this time decked out in khaki, Sam
Brown BELTS field gray or other modern uniform,
in Difference to the day. In turn they have worn
every variety Of garb that has encountered and
distinguished the fighting man from the time OF
the troglodyte onward. Moreover, they are, do
ing the self-same things in the old familiar way;
a variant of the modern school being that the
brave man Dies but always with smile on his
face that haunts and inspires his survivor.
One credit mark should be given the story
tellers. They have quit having the hero listen
dreamily to the soft purr of his smoothly-runnins
airplane engine. Stern reality has knocked that
recent eoncomitant Of good story higher than
any birdman yet has flown. Maybe the haste
TO reach the market early has resulted in bring
lag to the consumer so much of unrpened fc.
tion, and that when the first rush is over more
mature, and consequently more desirable fruit
will be offered. Most Of the stuff that is now
coming in is both juiceless and tasteless.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Domes g. Tick-Isn't 1t awful to have to
give up your home and wife and 60 to
war?
Gabe oy-My only regret Is that have
but one wife to give up for my country
Town Topics
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

The monitor Of Senator Hitchcock's hyphen-
ated paper will have to be more vigilant He
has let slip by him communication calling Sem
ator Norris "that menial of the kaiser" But it
was Hitchcock, and not Norris, who sponsored
the kaiser's no-export-of-arms bill and cham
poneh the Hun scheme to choke of our allies
from marketing their securities in this country.
When it comes to doing "menial" work for the
kaiser, no one has anything on Hitchcock.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
|Unsightly Hair
DeJl(irace

peMiraeie, the original sanitary
liauld. II truly q revelation N
moaern science. 1t II Just ~
eficacious for removing coarse
bristly Erowths n it II for srda-
nary ones.
Only Genuine DeMiraele has .
noney.back guarantee In eaeh
paekaEe. At toilet counters u
e0e, q and q sises, or by nail
from m In plain wrapper on ~
ceipt Of price.
EREE hook with testinonials ct
A~~ hlEhest authorities ex.
plains what causes hair on taees
neck and arms. why It increases
and how DeMiracle devfta1tses Il.
nailed In plain sealed envelope o.
request. DeMiracle. Park Ave. and
l2otk St. New York. r.,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

But Mayor Smith is credited with having
lofty ideas without going up with the flyers.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

"Well, what have you done about n?"
"Done?" returned ]. Fuller Gloom. ''why.
haven't done anything about 1t, Of course.
I have been too busy writing pieces to the
papers demanding that something be done.
Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Mrs Sparks tdejectedly)-"our cook IL
going to leave, Frank. She says the kitch-
enette isn't large enough to turn around
in"
Mr.. Sparks--"By George! I wonder II
she'll stay IL install q turntable. ."--Buf-
falo Express.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

Mother wanted Fannie to marry the mil
llonaire. Father wanted her to marry the
poor man.
"You married for love yourself, my dear.
sid you not?" smiled father, sentimentally.
YES" answered the mother. decisively,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01

The death of Senator Ollie James leaves
a big hole in the leadership OF the demo-
cratic party. Ollie James used to be adver-
tised as ''the baby giant from Kentucky"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-01
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIEs.

DOMESTIC pLEAsANTR1Es.
Man Man is an unreasonable critter."
He'd like to have every pretty girl he
sees IN love with him. Yet what a life
he'd have with four or five thousand VIM
min in love with him-Louisville Courier
Journal.
That man is telling Of the most wonder
ful exploits he accomplished when he was
on the firing line
WAS he ever overseas7"
We'll, he might have been half seas
over."-Baltimore American.
low primrose was to him, ana it was
nothing more What does that line mean 70
well, 1t means that to poet q primrose
is something to throw a fit over, while to
a botanist it is a grandiflora, kansas City
Journal
"Your money or your life." said the high
wayman.
Mister" said the facetious victim.
you've got the wrong slogan. What you
ought to say Is Work or fight detroit
Free Press,
Friend-"The office boy was Just con.
fidins to me that he wanted to be boss
The Boss with a sigh)-"Queer, isn't It?
I was just envying the office boy his job"
New Haven Register
Bride--'FIow do compare with your
mothers record?"
Bridegroom--WeN dear, your fusses are
nothing to the ones mother used to make"
Baltimore American.
Mrs. Sparks (dejectedly)--"Our cook IL
going to leave, Frank. She says the kitch-
enette isn't large enough to turn around
in"
Mr.. sparks-"By George. wonder II
she'll stay if install q turntable. ."--Buf
falo Express.
Domes 8. Tick-Isnt 1t awful to have to
give up your home and wife and 60 to
war;
Gabe oy-My only regret is that have
but one wife to give up for my country
Town Topics.
'well, what have you done about it?"
"Done?" returned J. Fuller Gloom. 'Why.
I haven't done anything about 1t, Of course.
I have been too busy writing pieces to the
papers demanding that something be done"
Judge
Mother wanted Fannie to marry the mil
ionaire. Father wanted her to marry the
poor man.
''You married for love yourself, my dear.
sid you not?" smiled father, sentimentally.
"Yesn answered the mother decisyely,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-14
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
aHarnnless Substitute.

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the substi.
tute for calomel = are mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver is
almost instantaneous. They are the result
of DR.. Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints with calomel.
His efforts to Danish it brought out these
little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the good
that calomel does, but have no bad after
effects. They don't injure the teeth like
strong liquids or calonel. They take hold
of the trouble and quickly correct it. Why
cure the liver at the expense of the teeth?
Calomel sometimes plays havoc with the
gums. Sodo strong liquids. 1t is best not
to take calomel, but to let DR.. Edwards
/, Olive Tablets. take its place.
!! Most headaches, "dullness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipation and
disordered liver. Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel '1oggy' and
heavy" Note how they clear" clouded
brain and how they ''perk up" the spirits.
i1oc and Csc q box. All druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-14
Dandruffy Heads
Become Hairless

If you want plenty of thick, beautif1
glossy, silky hair, do by all means
rid of dandruff, for it will starve yo
hair and ruin it if you don't.
1t doesn't do much good to try
brush or wash it out. The only sure "
to get rid of dandruff is to dissolve,
then you destroy it entirely. To do Il
get about four ounces of ordinary liq1
arvon; apply it at night when retiri1
use enough to moisten the scalp and
it in gently with the finger tips.
By morning most, if not all, of y
dandruff will be gone, and three or 4
more applications will completely 4
solve and entirely destroy every SID
sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching
digging of the scalp will stop, and y
hair will look and feel hundred tt
better. You can get liquid arvon at
drug store. It is inexpensive and |
ounces is all you will need, no ma
how much dandruff you have,
simple remedy never fails.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-14

Death has claimed two of Hancock
county's pioneer residents, Mrs. Dicey
p. Smith, aged Sc years, lo months
and 8 days, and Samuel Len1x, aged
S3 wears. 9 months and days, and
also one of this city. Mrs. Grace Ann
Erwin. aged 40 years, 9 months, .
days.
Mrs. Dicey P Smith was born jan
nary 9. 1892, in st. Marys township,
and died Nov. II, at the home OF her
son w. A. Lane. She has spent her
entire life in this county within three
townships. viz: ST. Marys, Hancock
and Carthage. She was the daughter
of Jonathan and Lavina (Ray) Pryor,
both the parents having been natives
of Tennessee She was first married
tn James Lane, who died in 1878, to
which union were born two children
w A Lane and Mrs. Alena Porter
the latter having died number oil
years ago.
/ She was later married to Caleb B
lSnith one of tho ninnnsrs of Han
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-14
death of his mother, Mrs. VIM. Cum

CedIn Oh MS lQOtQeT, MIS-. WIN. Cum-
mings.
Chauncey Booth of Pennington, has
purchased the interest of Henry
Schau in the Schau and Kutcher
store at Pennington and took charge
of his interests at once. Mr.. Booth
is well known here as well as all
over this section of the country as
he has been in the mercantile bust
ness in this section of the state
nearly all his life.
The Olive sale which was held a
few miles west of Bonaparte, Tues
day of this week was largely attend
ed. iMr. Olive has sold his farm, but
will not give possession until next
March.
Paul Martin has been in charge Of
the Holmes restaurant during the
past week, Mr.. Holmes being con-
fined to his home by illness.
A change for the better has been
made in railway circles at Farming
ton. The Rock Island station has
been abandoned and all the work is
now done at the c., 3. &, @. station.
Lee Harley, the Rock Island agent,
has gone to Winterset. In the future
all trains at Pennington will arrive
and depart from the Burlington route
station.
Isaac McCracken, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. A. McCracken, has been ser1
ously Ill for several weeks. but is I'M
proving slowly at this time.
Bonaparte's influenza victims are
recovering nicely and no new cases
/ have been reported during the pas
several days. Bonaparte had only
/! few cases and the disease was con
fined to just few homes here AM
| did not spread much.
| The vote at the election held II
! Van Buren, county on Tuesday, NOV
5. resulted in a sweeping victory TO-
the entire republican ticket, by ma
jorities ranging from 300 to S97. INT
vote cast was not a large one, >bu
this is largely accounted for by tht
absence of more than 500 Van Burel
county boys who are serving tnell
country in either the army or navy
OF these soldiers most of those nov
in camp have voted, but their bal
lots will not be sufficient in numbe
to change the result in any instance
Following are the county figures:
DEMONSTRATING, 1,76S; Porter
1858; majority, SO.
CONGRESSMAN Kennedy, l,9lU
Hirsch, 1862: majority. S4S
Representative - Morrow, 1853
Bauman. 1851; majority, 312.
4 Auditor-Meek, 1.945; Miller, 1,O4S
majority, S97.
Treasurer-M unson. 1918; G. G
Miller, 1915; majority, 300.
Clerk of courts-Mounce, zoos; n
opposition.
Sheriff-Kinsey. 1888; Workman
1851; majority, 757.
Recorder-Eva Robinson, 2,126; n
, opposition.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, 2,os4; no oppe
sition.
. Supervisor, 1919-F. E. Campbell
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-14

Mrs c. E. Fillmore Of Chicago, were
here for the big celebration.
Mr.. Hazard A. Whitmore and Mrs.
Libbie Leavitt were married on No
vember IL, 1868, in the same home
where they celebrated their fiftieth
anniversary this week.
Mr. Whitmore was born In Jeffer-
son county, but has spent nearly his
entire life on the farm where they
now reside. Mrs. Whitmore spent the
first sixteen years Of her life in New
Hampshire. Their host Of friends
joined in best wishes to this estim-
able couple at their family reunion
and golden anniversary on Tuesday
Of this week.
Samson Whitmore and daughter
Goldie, of Stewartsville, Mo-, and Mr..
and Mrs. B. A. Whitmore Of Seymour.
Iowa, came Monday evening for a
visit here, the gentlemen being the
only brothers of H. A Whitmore.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Groves of Cedar
Rapids, are visiting relatives and
friends In this vicinity. They were
former residents of Harrisburg town
ship for several years.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-14
&SN"
~S1EANtfSl

cock county, who died in 1891, at the
age of 81 years. After his death she
lived on the homestead near Middle
Creek for a number of years, later
going to make her home with her
son, w. A Lane, who lived east Of
the city. Some eight years ago he
moved to the city, and Aunt Dicey
ACCOMPANIED them and it was a
familiar sight on Sunday morning to
see her seated in her favorite chair
at the Christian church, of which she
has been a member since sixteen
years of age, having joined the church
at Old Biery. which is familiar to our
older residents.
Up until the time she suffered q
paralytic stroke, while visiting with
Mrs. Emma Magin in this city, some
two weeks ago, she was in excep
tionally good health, and her memory
as to past events was very vivid, she
being able to recall names of mem
g.; bers of the older families without the
least hesitancy. and associate then
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-14

and being much needed about the
home, she tried to combat the disease
and throw it off, but she later fell a
victim to pneumonia. which caused
her death Mrs. Erwin was born Feb.
4, 1878, in east Carthage, and has
lived in this community throughout
her life. She was the daughter OF
Dow and Ann (Cason) kimbrough,
both natives of Illinois. After her
marriage to William Erwin, the fam
! lily resided on a farm near Denver
until Mr. Ervin's death some three
years ago, when she moved with her
children to this city, and has since
been a busy mother, providing for
their many wants. Mrs. Erwin was
very generous with her friends, and
was ever kind TO her family. She
was Of a happy disposition, and often
under trying circumstances assumed
a cheerful disposition.
She leaves the following children
surviving, one son, Joe, the Oldest
having died about four years ago;
Mrs. Maud Akers of Denver, Villa
Erwin of Hammond, Ind, and Alma
Goldie, Maxine and Dorothy, at home
Also her mother, Mrs. Ann kim
brough. and the following brothers
Joe of Omaha, Nebr., Chad of Ham
mond. Ind, Jack, George, of Burling
ton, and Bert of this city.
. Mrs. Erwin was a member of the
. Christian church, where she was al
, active worker, and also of the Re
, bekah lodge and the Hancock Count!
Mutual Life association.
: Funeral services will be held Fri
f., day morning at 10 a. m. at the grave
i. Burial will take place at Moss Ridg
. cemetery,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-14

/, NTs FLAG RESPECTED
-, auditor Now in Army Insists
Tbat proper Regard be Shown
for state Law and Resu-
lations.

county Auditor c. T..Huil has writ
The hoard of supervisors call
ea their attention to the wrongful
hs 80 The flag on the court houses
se Nh Keokuk and Fort Madison.
W. savs the law of Iowa requires
neu over the building on business
zoe and when the weather permits.
~ 1t he found the flag at Fort Madison
oised in all kinds of weather to its
, a,1 and not taken down until
- worn out and a new put up there.
Tic ~ complaint about Keokuk is
,ora technical. Hull says the nag
ioa is displayed on the front of the
po art house instead of on top OF the
building.