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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03
A SANITY TEST.

Did you ever try to name the months
of the year backward? Do it and hold
your watch in your hand. If it takes
longer than thirty seconds, beware,
for your mentality is slipping, says
The Washington Sun.
A noted alienist testifying in a lun-
acy hearing, gave as one Of the signs
denoting insanity that it had taken
the patient thirty seconds to name
over the months of the year in re-
verse order. The statement caused
stir in the courtroom and several
spectators were seen to look at their
watches and to attempt the feat sug-
gested by the physician.
81 just tried it," said witness, "and
it took me minute and a half. l
wonder if I am bugs or not.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03
Vanity

The sun comes up and the sun goes down,
And day and night are the same as one;
The year grows green, and the year grows brown,
And what is it all when all is done?
Grains of somber or shining sand
Gliding into and out Of the hand.
And men go down in ships to the seas,
And hundred ships are the same as one;
And backward and forward blows the breeze,
And what is it all when all is done?
A tide with never shore in sight
Setting steadily on to the night
The fisher droppeth his net in the stream,
And hundred streams are the same as one
And the maiden dreameth her love-lit dream,
And what is it all when all is done?
The net of the fisher the burden breaks,
And after the dreaming the dreamer wakes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03
NO KAISERITES FOR HIM.

The SunRepublic has received an
order for advertising for Victor L.
Berger's candidacy for the u S. Sen
ate, but we can not accept that class
of business. Socialism is pretty good
Americanism in some things, but
Berger seems to be a pro-Kaiser can
didate first and socialist afterwards.
Part of his platform, we understand,
reads as follows: 81 favor the i'm
mediate withdrawal of our army from
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03
Tree Lore.

The reason most trees lean toward
the northwest, says an old tree trim
mer is because in the summer our pre-
vailing winds are from the southeast /;
the ground then is soft and the trees
being in full leaf, the wind tits them
toward the northwest. In the winter
the northern winds do not have this
effect on the trees because they are
denuded of leaves and the ground is
frozen or hard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03
THE COST OF FUBLISHING.

If the public has been inclined to
feel that the publishers have been
accomplishing the rising cost of
newspaper production, the figures
contained in Ayers Newspaper An
nual and Directory just off the press
should leave no doubt in thair minds
as to the truth of statements made
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03

l will also throw in a double barrel
shotgun which goes with her. In
May she usually goes away for a week
and returns with a tall, red calf with
wobbly legs. Her name is Rose I
would rather sell her to non-resi-
dent, the farther away the better.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03

France" In other words he wants
to Russianize the United States.
The expense of publishing a news
paper is pretty heavy these days, but
we are not quite poor enough to ac-
cept Berger's Dodgeville Sun
Republic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03
CONSCRIPTING FARM LABOR.
(Richland Republican,

(Richland Republican,
There is a cry going up from all
over the land for more help-labor is
scarce in almost every line Of indus
try in America, but particularly so on
farms and ranches. Wherefore, ev-
cry man capable of working ought to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03
The Presidents Shoes

President Wilson has his casoff clothes to Bel
gum but it is understood that his shoes to go
1920 to poor but deserving American statesman
Baraboo News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03

The traitor to humanity is the traitor most &C
Russell Lowell.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
AFOOL At 40

1t is an old proverb that every man
is either a fool or a physician at 40.
Well | fooled along for 40 years in
the drug business and practice of
medicine before l perfected blood
medicine that l thought and knew l
could offer the public with impunity.
/ have perfected Number 40 For
The Blood" and to show you that l
do not wish to fool you l will send
you your money by mail if you re
turn the front of the carton with the
statement that you have tried one bot
tie of Number 40 For The Blood"
without satisfactory result for any
scrofulous disease, for blood poison,
chronic rheumatism, malaria, chronic
liver and stomach trouble. constipa-
ton, or in fact any disease for which
it is recommended. ]. c. Mendenhall,
Evansville, Ind.
Sold by McGrath Bros. Drug Co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
Dandruff Soon
Ruins The Hair

Gir1s--if you want plenty of thick,
beautiful, glossy. silky hair, do by all
starve your hair and ruin it if you don't.
1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruf is to dissolve
it, then you destroy it entirely. To do
this, get about four ounces of ordinary
liquid arvon; apply it at night when re-
firing; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub it in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most if not all, of your
dandruf will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every singis
sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop. and your
hair will look and feel hundred times
better. You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive and four
ounces is all you will need, no matter
how much dandruf you have. This
simple remedy never fails.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
FARM BUREAU
HELPS BOARD
In Lee County 1t VIII Assist Exempt
ion Board in Cases of Farmers
Declaring Deferred
Position.

The Lee county exemption board
vii be assisted by the farm bureau OF
the county in the classification OF
registrants claiming deferred CLASH
fication ON account of agricultural vo-
cation.
The director of the farm bureau is
chairman for the township and the
school co-operators serve with him on
the committee. The county committee
has not been appointed yet, but this
will be done soon. Blanks for use with
these committees can be obtained at
the farm bureau office at Donnellson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
TRUTH TRlUMPHS
okuk Citizens Testify for the
Public Benefit.

T,e0Nuk Citizens Testify for the
Public Benefit.
a truthful statement of a Keol uk
i'lzen, given in his own worLs,
flOuid convince the most skeptical
ruoet the merits of fDoan's Kidney
ms If you suffer from backache.
FeFYousness, sleeplessness, urinary
'sOrders or any form of kidney ills,
re- tested kidney medicine.
a keokuk citizen tells Of Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Could you demand more convinc-
fAs proof of merit9
august Santo, 1902 Concert St,
!s: My kidneys acted too fire.
aentiy and the secretions were
isuty' painful in passage and con-
NJ ag ~ sediment. I used Doan's Kid
rllis, procured from Kiedaisch &
uAs Drug Store, and they regulated
n, a, action Of my kidneys and relieved
.ae other troubles"
lice 6Oc,. at all dealers. Don't
6osSn; ask FOR a kidney remedy-get
M a Kidney Pills-the same that
kIf,rso anlo had. Foster-Milhurn Co.,
u.s. Buffalo. N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
End of unrestrIeted Warfare.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Oct. 24.-The exclusion
of passenger ships from submarine
attacks means the end of unrestricted
submarine warfare, declares the
Cologne Gazette, commenting on the
German reply to President Wilson.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung says:
at remains to be seen whether the
humiliating conditions imposed by
the enemy contain the germs of
future wars instead of a just peace.
The establishment of President
Wilson's reply to Burian is intended
as a warning TO the Germans for the
benefit of Acknowledgements is the
opinion of the Lokal Anzeiger.
The Taglische Rundschau:
with concessions we have replied
to Wilson's violence"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
WHY TREES
ARE FELLED
Vestryn,an of st. Johns Episcopal
Church Settles the Question
With Variety Of
Reasons at Hand.

1--WE are perfectly willing to satisfy
the curiosity of some people who
asked why the trees around ST.
Johns church were cut down." said a
member of the vestry this morning,
and he continued:
Several considerations entered
into the matter, and l suppose a
dozen good reasons can be given.
zone is that they were dead,
and"
The Gate City telephone was hung
up right there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
Pastor Visits by Telephone.

Rev. S. C. Benninger, Of the First
Methodist Protestant church, has
called all of his members up by tele-
phone, instead of making pastoral
calls. He said:
I've really kept in touch with
them as closely as in normal times.
| regret that some cannot be reached
by telephone, and these / hear from
indirectly
I've been doing some special
Bible study also as the opportunity
is afforded"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

on receipt Of ioc. No samples st dealers.
"Brownatone'' is sold by leading drug stores
and toilet counters in two sizes-35c and
s1.15. Order direct from The kenton Phar-
macal Co., Suite zoI. Coppin Bldg, Coving-
Won You will save yourself much annoyance
BIZ refusing to accept substitute.
Insist on .'Erovnatone'' at your hair dress
er's. Mention shade desired VIXEN writing OF
purchasing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
OF
| THE OLD PATRIOTS
keokuk Chapter Of Daughters Of the
American Revolution is One of
Oldest In United
States.
HAS LARGE MEMBERSHIP
Has Prepared Strong Program for
Its Meeting During Coming
Year and Prominent
Women Officer 1t.

Forty-eight Keolsuk women have
Pa American ancestry and member
Fhip In the Daughters of the Ameri-
Fan Revolution.
Twenty-six more belong to the
faapter here because they lived here
Fhen they Joined it, although they
pave moved away since.
one member, MIRA. Eliza Janet Car
Ter died during the last year in Chi
fago.
me keokuk chapter is one Of the
pIeest in the county and has been in
Existence for twenty years and regu-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

morning to offer prayer that the
epidemic may pass as speedily as
God wills. / pray earnestly that the
time may come soon when my peo-
pie may gather for their regular de-
votions. go, too, from door to
door at the homes of my parishion-
ers to express my sympathy where 1t
is needed, and everywhere to let
them know of my interest in their
welfare"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
| larly studies the history of the rev.
olution and coordinate colonial

larly studies the history of the rev.
olution and coordinate colonial
affairs.
These facts are shown in the an
nual year book just issued printed In
colonial blue, with an attractive white
cover and tied with a colonial blue
ribbon.
Chapter Organization.
The officers OF the keokuK CHAP
ter for the present year are as fol-
lows
Eegent-Mrs. w. G. Blood.
Vice regent-Mrs. Paul Pechsteln.
Secretary-Mrs. G. W. Tanning.
Treasurer-Mrs. A. G. Decker.
Historian-Mrs. n. II. Pyle.
Registrar-Miss ,Anne j. Gage.
The program deals with different
phases of war activity, and is along
much the same lines as was the
study OF last year.
The George Washington luncheon
which was omitted last year has
against been put on the scheoule
with a Hoover menu
A picnic on Flag day is another
social function scheduled.
The program for the entire year
is as follows:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
September Sinkinqs,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Oct. 24.-The total of
British tonnage sunk by submarines
during September was 1883, ac-
cording to figures made public by the
admiralty. The total of neutral and
othre allied shipping sunk was SSO07
tons. The amount of merchant tom
mage sunk by the enemy in Septem-
Der was lower than in any month
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
Austria,s Reply.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ZURICH, Oct 24.-Austria's reply
to President Wilson will soon be
despatched, advices received today
stated.
The note, 1t was said, will an
nounce Austrias refusal to negotiate
with the Czecho-Slovak national coun-
Gil, but will offer to negotiate with
the Czech in Austria.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

program was Mrs. Paul Pechstein,
Miss Ora Belle Cole, Mrs. D. e..
Reeves, Mrs. ]. o. Boyd and Miss
Clara Gertrude Fry.
The Keokuk chapter is one Of the
oldest in the national society, its
charter number being 431. There. are
now more than three thousand chap
tiers in existence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

!. e y III " U L
brush. and It'll
winEiyeyour J
b ir tn o
ea u ttful
shade 20 u
most desire.
VIII n O.
rub or wash
OF and guar
anteed to
contain none
of the dan
gerous ingre-
d ! e u { 8 so
often found
in I'd y e g.
and so-called
- estorers-"
Any shade
m light
golden brown
to black.
Sample and
hpoE1et eaDt
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
The Work of the Year.

The WORK OF Ine fSai'
October 12-Woman's Part Toward
Winning the War, by Mrs Ezra %.
Newcomb. Hostess, Mrs. Harry ).
Reeves, assisted by Mrs. J. w. TOWN.
send, Mrs. d. e. Reeves, Mrs. w. ).
Roberts and Mrs. l.. A. Hamill.
November 9-American camps, by
Mrs. Robert M. Lapsley. Hostess.
Mrs. George A Fry and Miss Clara
Gertrude Fry, assisted by Mrs. John
w. Marsh, Mrs. w. c. Bonney ana
Mrs. Coral r. Armentrout.
December 14-Our Boys in Europe
by Mrs. Henry S. Walker. Hostess,
Mrs. A. c. Decker, assisted by MRS.
c.. ]. Smith, Mrs. c. 2. Sheldon, MIS-.
N. H. Pyle and Mrs. II. Boyden
Blood.
January 11-Ship Building and
/ TRANSFORMATION, by Miss Anna j..
Gage. Hostess, Mrs. Joshua F. Elder
assisted by Mrs. Theodore A. Craig,
Miss Anne B. Davis, Mrs. d. w. Nc
Elroy and Mrs. William A. Brownell
February S-Prominent Men OF the
Hour, by Mrs Norman t. WILCOX
Hostess. Miss Elizabeth W. Dunlap,
assisted by Mrs. John ID. Rubldge,
Mrs. w. H. Bissell, Mrs. w. G. Blood
and Mrs. John w. Hobbs.
February % Luncheon, with
Hoover menu.
March S-Winged Warfare. by
Mrs. Henry R. COLLISION. Hostess,
Mrs. Henry w. Huiskamp, assisted
nv Mrs. d. A. Collier, Mrs. Virginia
wilcox WINS, Mrs. w. B. Collins and
Mrs. belinda A Cowley.
April 12-Battle Fronts, by Mrs h
G. Horne. Hostess, Mrs. Paul Pech-
stein, assisted by Mrs. Karl kied-
aisch. Mrs. G.. l.. Norman mad MIS-
]. L. Candy.
May 1O-Annlal meeting. Hostess
Mrs. G. w. Tanning, assisted Dy Mrs.
/ n. Tichenor, Mrs. Beverly W. DICK
inson Mrs. James B. Diver and Mrs.
Felix T. Hughes.
June 14-F1ag day picnic. Hostess
Mrs. ]. o. Boyd.
The committee which arranged the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
Capital Of Belgium.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
HAVRE, Oct. 24-The Belgian gov
eminent has decided to make Bruges
the temporary capital. it was an
nounced here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

touch with them and find out how
they are getting along"
Rev. M. e. Nethercut, the new min
lister OF the Trinity M. e. church,
said:
1--WE been trying to find my peo-
Pile, and get acquainted with the work
Of the church, for I'm new man,
you know, and there is lots to learn
about my own church"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

Bananas are delicious if cut into
quarters, dipped into corn flour and
fried brown in fat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
Writes to the Soldiers.

Rev. A. c. Ernst, of the Evangel-
ica1 church, has spent some time in
getting the records of his church in
order and bringing them up to date.
I'm busy, too" he said, writing
10 our boys who are in the service.
We have thirty from our church, and
write regularly to them.
Then / am financial secretary OF
the national Sunday school assocla-
ton of the Evangelical church, and
that makes a mountain of CORE
spondence."
Rev. F. D. La Monte, the new rec
tor of st. Johns Episcopal church,
said:
an a way, this condition is a
great handicap to me, and again IT
gives me a great opportunity to get
acquainted with the city.
81 haven't been able to make many
pastoral calls, but l am meeting my
people and getting acquainted"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
Hair Timing
All the Rage
TheAbsoluteand Utter Harmlessness
of "Brownatone" Has Made Hair
Tinting Safe and Easy. q

You need not tolerate gray, streakcd FOR
faded hair another day. It takes but few
moments to apply "Brownetone" with your
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
The Effect of Influenza Preventive
Ban on Men Who Can Not
Preach on Sunday Any
More in keokuk.
THEY KEEP RATHER BUSY
Suggest That Only Fraction of Their
Work is in Pulpit and 1t Takes
Longer to Make a Ser
mon Than Preach It.

Noting that a Waterloo, Iowa, min
lister was working in the railroad
shops there during his enforced alb
sence from his pulpit by an influ-
enza ban ON up there, The Gate City
became curious to know how Keo-
kuk preachers are passing the period
which the clubman finds so unbear-
able.
"If I were to tell you all I've been
doing in the last two weeks" said
Rev. H. g. McElree, of the United
Presbyterian church, "it would go a
long way toward filling the paper.
for, as anyone else would do, I've
been catching up on scores of
things"
This was in answer to the question
put this morning to nine Of the min
listers of the city. The Rev. Mr.. Nc
Elree went on to say:
I've been reading ard studying
along the same lines as when pre-
pairing sermons, for the time taken
delivering the sermon is small
part of it.
81 have tried to keep in touch with
my people, but have made visits only
when the needs OF a family made it
necessary"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

since August 1916, and was below the
average of 1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
Lonesome in the Study.

at makes all the difference in the
world said Rev. DR.. Ezra Butler
Newcomb. you can't do anything
except go to your study. AS l under
stand it, even the ordinary social
visiting is discouraged.
You can catch Up on reading and
that sort of thing, and study, but it
gets dreadfully lonesome in the
study.
"And you feel entirely lost on
Sunday. / suppose last Sunday was
the first Sunday in forty years that
I haven't been in church somewhere.
at makes quite a little difference,
this stopping of the Wednesday night
prayer meetings-they give one a
chance to see the people and talk to
them. You don't have any chance
now to see your people and keep in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24
The Catholic Pastors.


Rev. James Dunion, of ST. Francis
de Sales church, in answer to the
question, said:
my work is much the same dur
ing the week. and the only variation
comes on Sunday. Only on that Gay
do realize any difference in my
duties
Rev. George Giglinger finds many
added duties just now, since sorrow
has come to many of his people.
81 am chaplain at st. Joseph's hos
pital and can give more time to that
Just now" he said. Then, too, l
keep up my regular study-there is
no vacation from that"
Rev. James w. Gillespie, of st.
Peters, has the troubles of his peo-
pie deeply at heart. He said:
81 hold private devotions every
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-24

Hundreds of cieuerneD Hats
for Children, Misses and La
dies at most interesting
price production.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
RECORD IN DELIVERY
 OF MERCHANT SHIPS

Washington, Sept 4.-Deiivery of merchant ships by American shipyards in August exceeded all previous rec ords for this country, Chairman Hurley of the shipping board was advised to- day by Charles M Schwab. director general of the Emergency Fleet cor poration. Sixty six ships, aggrega ting 340,145 deadweight tons, were turned out,
 Forty-four of the ships, of an aggre- gate deadWeight tonnage of 260, 0,645. were steel, and theremaining twenty two were wooden or composite.
 August production of American yards was a world record. shipping board officials said The previous monthly record of 295,9 ,911 deadweight tons having been made by British yards last June.
 Completion of the sixty ships, it was said, will permit the return to the coastwise and South American trades of some of the fast vessels that recently. were transferred to trans Atlantic service to meet war demands
 August deliveries put the total ton mage built for the shipping board be- yond the 100000 mark. The first million tons was delivered in May and the total production to September 1 was 2.019.4S9 deadweight tons.
 Increased deliveries by American yards added to those of the allied countries places new construction well ghead of destruction by submarines. For the first six months of this year, the sinl1ings of allied and neutral to- tailed 2/29,393 gross tons while pro duction was ? 211S.591 gross tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE ON
 DEVELOPMENT OF PALESTINE

New York, Sept 4-On the eve of the Jewish New Year. which begins at sundown Friday. a message from President Wilson expressing his "deep and sincere interest in the progress of the development of Palestine as the Jewish homeland, was made pub lie here tonight by Rabbi Stephen s
 Wise, former president of the provis= : ional Zionist Committee. The presi-
 dent wrote to Rabbi Wise: -
 T haVeYWa tened witf1*feep and sin cere interest the re-constructive work which the WeiZmann Commission has done in Palestine at the instance Of the British government, and I well
 come an opportunity to express the
 satisfaction I have felt in the prog
 ress of the Zionist movement in the
 United States and in the allied coun- tries since the declaration by Mir. Bal four on behalf of the British govern ment of Great Britain's approval of the establishment in Palestine Of a and his promise that the British gov ernment would use it's best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of that ! object, with the understa that nothing would be done to prejudice the civil and religious rights of non-
 Jewish people in Palestine or the rights and political status enjoyed by the Jews in other countries.
 q think that all Americans will be deeply moved by the report that even in this time of stress the Weizmann Commission has been able to lay the foundation of the Hebrew University at Jerusalem with the promise that that bears of spiritual rebirth"