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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
MOTHER AND sON-TwO LIVES

Ottumwa Courier: William Ran
dolph Hearst should read the obitu
airy of his mother Phoebe Apperson
Hearst, as published in his news
papers. She gave millions to make
people comfortable and happy. He
is spending millions, and realizing a
profit of more millions, urging people
to be uncomfortable, unhappy and
discontinued.
Mrs. Hearst was a philanthroDist.
Her only son is a demagogue.
The latte Senator George Hearst
possessed what people called an I'M
canny knack of locating and devel-
oping rich mining properties. He
amassed great fortune, which has
been increased since his death. And
since he died his widow has given
away much of her money to further
education, religion and sane Ameri-
can living. She gave perhaps 81 ,000,-
900 TO the University of California,
but her donations were no more
and herself. For months at a time
she would live near the university
campus in a modest house. where
students always were welcome She
was regent Of the school and she
served as a link between faculty and
students. She was mother to many
girls and boys who were far from
home.
She established several schools in
which kindergarten teachers were
trained, and at Lead, S. D., where
her most valuable mining property
is located, she established a kinder
garten for the children of the Home
stake mines employees. There also
she caused the top of mountain to
be ieveied to make city park and
playground. She established free
libraries at Lead and other mining
centers. She built hospital for the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
A Free Oatmeal Prescription Does
Its Work Overnight.

New York: 'It is my own discovery,
and it takes just one night 10 get
such marvellous results" says Mae
Edna Wilder. when her friends ask
her about her wonderful complexion
and the improved appearance of her
hands and arms You can do the
same thing if you, follow my adj
vice." she says Il feel it my duty to
tell every girl and woman what this
wonderful prescription did for me-
Just think of it. All this change in
single night! | never tire OF tell
ing others just what brought about
such remarkable results. Here is the
identical prescription that removed
every defect from my face, neck,
hands and arms. Until you try it
you can form no idea Of the marvel
Gus change it will make in just one
application. The prescription, which
you can prepare at your own home.
is as follows. Go to any grocery
and get ten cents worth of ordinary
oatmeal, and from any drug store a
bottle of derwillo. Prepare the oat-
meal as directed in every package of
derwillo and apply night and morn
ing. The first application will as
tonish you It makes the skin appear
transparent, smooth and velvety.
especially recommend it for a sallow
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
Truth never hurts the teller.-Browning
OUR CROWDED LIVES.

1t is not entirely flattering to American self
esteem that Father Bernard Vaughan, OF Lon
don, the patriotic English priest, deplores the
fact that his countrymen are following our cyl
example in leading artificial lives which are a
dizzy rush for things that do not count. He
sees no advantage of making perpetual amuse-1
ment place of London, and souls were sent into
the world, he thinks, for something loftler and
boiler than to make glorifed spinning tops OF
themselves and whirl forever from one excite
1nent to another It is utterly un-Enghsh, he
declares to leap out on the floor and dance be-
tween courses of meals and to demand extraya-
gance, sensationalism and suggestIvcness. 1t
would be we'll, IN his opinion, to calm down once
d week at least and take our spiritual bearings.
While travelling IN this country not long ago
Father Vaughan was told with pride by some
body that ''We Americans lose no time, - mean
ing that we fill the hours to the utmost with our
business and our pleasures. $50 [ perceive"
lie answered, . but may 1t be that you are los
ing eternity9'
There is no room to doubt the evolutionary
value of life rich in experiences, endeavors
and experiments. Men thus become forceful,
capable, and when their activities take the right
direction are of the greatest usefulness to the
world. An earlier age made saints Of hernits
who divorced themselves from human concerns.
But the clustered life except for the occasional
scholars it produced, sterile; and however
the individual may have profited by it, it was
of little value for humanity as a whole. The
gifted men or women who would now withdraw
from the world to give undivided attention to
their own salvation are no longer considered to
merit praise 1t is felt that talents were given
LOT use and not for hiding, and that the bright
est stars IN the galaxy of the saved are those
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
Income Tax TBS.

Brooklyn Eagle: (All replies to
questions in this column given free of
taxi
put all extra leaves in dining-room
table, grasp tax return firmly with
both hands, and throw it flat on its
back. When you have 1t down brand
it on first page with hot ink.
G. H.-.Yes, algebra may be used in
figuring your return. Personally we
employ trigonometry, although many
prefer calculus and a couple of law
yers.
Taxpayer-Your problem is as
clear as Chinese laundry-ticket.
Simply deduct the net profit of losses
(plus inventories at end of year, and
add income from salaries, wages, boz
muses., directors fees, and pensions.
Nothing to it,
J. J. C.-Refer to table 113, page
H., section %, Part Nv of return.
Then if item Sc, Schedule v, line Z,
exceeds the sum stated in item 81,
page 9, Schedule 5s, get another
blank form.
Confused-No, you should have fig
ured the amounts in items "a, 60 and
SO as net losses from wear and
tear. Obsolescence and depletion
charged off (see X (2) on page 8 of
instructions) before entering total in
item "a, Schedule o. It's perfectly
simple
L. F.-Don't worry aboct your 1919
tax. You may not have any income
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
How to Make
Your Own Complexion
Treatment at Hol

skin, freckles, tan, sun spots,
pores, rough skin, ruddiness,
les, and in fact every blemiI
face, hands and arms are hei1
your neck or chest is discolore|
exposure, apply this comb
there and the Objectionable
will disappear as If by magic
absolutely harmless and vii
produce or stimulate a grol
hair. No matter how rough a
calmly the hands and arms, Of
abuses they have had through
work and exposure to sun and
this oatmeal-derwillo combinatl
work a wonderful TRANSFORMED
IL hours at the most. Tho
who have used it report the
results I have had"
NOTE-Tor get the best eff
sure to follow the complete
tions contained IN every pacA
derwillo. You have only to q
willo and oatmeal. You need
ing else, and it is so simple
anyone can use it and so I'D
sive that any girl or woman 4
ford 1t. The manufacturers
druggists guarantee that Their
be noticeable improvement
the first application OF they v
fund the money. It is sold \
city under a money refund 6
tee by all druggists, includinI
Wilkinson and the McGrath
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
who turn others to righteousness or do what
lies In their mower To better the world.

who turn others to righteousness or do what
lies in their power to better the world.
In natural and wise reaction from the me-
diaeva idea, this age fills life with unresting
activities. 1t crowds the minutes full We 1--we
longer in week, as measured by our expert
ences, than our forbears did in a year. The
wires, the pictures the facilities for travel
newspapers, books, the lecture platforms and
the stage make year as rich in incident as
cycle of Cathay. But have we not rushed to
the other far extreme7 Does this bewl1derlng
flood of experiences tend to atrophy the spirit
ual nature7 Does a life SO largely concerned
with materiality and sense satIsfactlons give
a rounded, symmetrical Development In fine
as Father Vaughan puts it, in gaining time IN
filing life so full as we do may we not be losing
something of greater worth7
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
Fish Are Erratic.

Detroit News: The erratic move
ments OF fish are constant source
OF worry to scientists, who, try as
they will, can never account for the
vagaries of these sea-dwellers. Here
is case in point: In May. 1879, the
fishing schooner Hutchings, sailing
from Gloucester, Mass, was under
the command Of Captain Kirby, trawl-
ing for cod off Nantucket. A strange
fish came up in the nets, large
creature covered with yellow spots.
The men caught over two tons and
brought them to land, where they
were found to be an entirely new
family. Scientists named them title
fish" For three years. till 1882, the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
TODAYS Bat OF VERSE
THE TIN CAN TRAIL,


A passed. of rock and blotch of rust,
A scorchng wind and veil of dust
Criss-cross ridges of blackjack trees,
Their rasping signs the heilbound breeze,
Nothing alive but lean coyote
And buzzard aloft with his Kissing note,
Winged its flight in tireless round
Awaiting the the sunbaked ground
bloated carcass-a dying steer,
Rolling his eyes in thirst-mad ieer,
A vaterless spring and old tin can
And stake driven there by the right o. way man
bog in the Jungle smother of rain
Creeper and in tangled skein,
Typhoid pools In their basin of mud
Cotton Eaoathed moccasin swimming the flood,
Eoot of owl and cry of the loon,
Each barren of cheer, each lacking in tune,
Whine O mosquitoes, vendors of i'll,
Harbinger whines of qunine and pill,
The of creaton-cess pool OF time,
Where the snake is supreme in kingdom or slime,
Yet here on a stump is battered tin can
And the blaze of the axe of the right o way man
A storm ON the prairie yoley of hail,
Snow-drifts yeneered with coating Of mail
RaZor-edged wind rushing down from the pole,
Tearing the body, breaking the soul,
A figure this ocean of white,
Steering his cours;esin his race against night,
To the goal of his hardshps-of there to the west
To the sheltering hills and the end of his quest,
While back his trial, stormbeaten ledge
Is bit Of stake, driven close to the edge
And, tied the stake is battered tin can
Containing the notes of the right o way man
When the right O. way man is decrepit and old.
And he sits snugy housed the rain and the cold
When he sees on the hillside the derrick and tank
And the town just below with its church and It's banR
His thoughts will dwell the smooth auto trails
Nor the incoming train the flash of rails,
But back to the days of his valor and youth
When he battled with Doubt for a vision OF truth,
When he pushed strength through the rain ano
the sleet
That these trails might safe to the oncomng feet
Just a man and his and his beans in can,
last the big world and God and the right o way man
viii Terrell
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

fright of face-according to the
standards of half the people she will
meet-under a becoming hat and
sallies forth, believing that she is
well dressed. 1t is question OF taste
in most cases. but girls should realize
that in this matter discretion is the
better part of yalor A good COM
plexion is a very great beauty, but
anybody can buy a good complexion
who has the price, SO the complexion
which is obviously purchased does not
count. The girl who is not content
to rely on nature should at least learn
to initiate her with some show of
skill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

fish were caught in huge numbers.
Then the bankers" reported that
they were no longer to be seen. The
news came that the sea was covered
with dead tile fish. Six thousand
square miles of sea were almost hid
den by the dead bodies. Authorities
said that there must have been
volcanic disturbance or else some
deadly disease had killed off the fish.
In 1916 a schooner working In the
same waters caught the tile fish in
abundance, and to this day the fish
are there in millions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
"La Creole has made me ,
look rs years younger.

No woman should be WIZ
handicapped socially by n
gray or faded hair. Every N
woman owes it to herself "
to look her best and \
avoid the appearance OF
coming age. Gray. streak 4
ed with gray. or faded
hair makes many a
woman look old before
her time, and gray hair 4
Is so very unnecessary. |
La Creole Hair Dress
Ing is the most popular
Hair Color Restorer in use
society Men and Women Of Al
today. 1t is a safe, delightful
preparation which uniformly re
gray. streaked with gray. or
hair to Its youthful beauty
lustre.
La Creole Hair Dressing WI
stain the scalp, wash or rub !
leave the hair with that grea.s
dyed appearance. You apply y.
self by simply combing or %.
1t drought the hair before r.
and the results will delight w
prisingly. -,
La Creole is sold by M y,
Bros. Drug Company and ~
drug stores and toilet counters
where. Price.............'''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

Webster City Freeman-Jorrnal: De-
spite the high cost of all building ma
terial, including labor, the farmers OF
Iowa, Judging from the news pages
OF our exchanges, are making more
and better improvements on their
farms than ever before. And why not?
now build bigger barn than ever be-
fore in the history of the country.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
Sioux City carpenters are out on
strike, refusing raise of twenty
eight per cent. to seventy cents an
hour What do you imagine the car
penters of twenty years ago would
say of strike against seventy cents
an hour2
Cedar Falls Record: Iowa land has
advanced s25 per acre in value since
the first OF the year. Good judges OF
farm values predict another Sl5 adj
vance before snow flies. the a!n.uht
of unearned increment you'll reach
i tie enormous total of $4,000 900. 900,
! enough money to hard surface every
road in Iowa. Yet folks say ae can't
afford good roads.
Knoxville Express: Speaking or
women in politics, have you noticed
the fact that the women will vote on
president in more than half Of the
states next year? That is, more than
half the states have already granted
equal suffrage, and as a matter of
fact most of the other states will do
so before time for election comes.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Bolshev-
ism instead OF being dignified as a
propaganda ought to be labeled sim
riy theft and looting. 1t is brigandage
which In Russia has been carried on
under government auspices.
Sac City Sun: The sun has not
much patience with the appointment
of sitting committees by the legfsla-
ture. believing them to be an OBJ
struction rather than an aid in the
transaction of the business for which
the members OF the Legislature are
elected There is no especial necessi-
ty for the adjournment OF the legis-
lature on a set date.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

The art saying appropriate words in kindly way
is one that goes of fashion, ceases to
please and is within Of the humblest,-B r.
Riley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

Champ Clark has found one feature of the
constitution of the new German republic that
meets his unqualified approvaEthe one term
for president.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

In some churches Of continental
Europe notices may be seen request.
ing women to keep on their hats.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

A German socialist newspaper called the ex-
crown prince twofaced. The suggestion that
there is another face like that is appalling.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

Just like clock -tyorE-that's the way your
system moves along, when Doctor Pierces Pld
Pellets have put it in order. That's what they're
for-to regulate the system as well as cleanse
renovate it.
These are the original tiny, sugar-coated, ant
GUS granuels; mild and gentle in their action
thorough and effective - no pain, no gripping.
little Pellet for a laxative-three for cath
Sick Headache, Bilious Headache, Constipation,
gestion, Bilious Attacks, and many arrangements
liver, stomach, and bowels are promptly relieve
ed. Send 10 cents for trial package as above.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Perry Chief: In the face of other
Jim Pierce accusations, we are not
ready to believe that Mr.. Clum did
anything he had no right to do.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

Evidently Germany's idea Of peace terms
that she can sign without losing her dignity is
that she be permitted to keep all she has won
and get back all she lost.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

There are good many nations that are ex-
periencing no difficulty in observing Lent this
year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

Our boys over there" are blessed
good American mothers who keep them
piled with warm. hand-knitted socks-kn;l
knitting, knitting the livelong day, kn|
until these boys are safely home. The VI
Of America belong to that army of y
who backed up our boys at the fro1
the very end. But those American VI
who have experienced the backache, the I
"headachy," or dragging-down feelings }
accompany the weaknesses and ills of wd
kind-all can find some neighbor, some 81
who has been benefited by that .sEa
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

Prescription Of Dr. Perces which prescribed by ftv
ago. and which has done much for womanind which
alcohol narcotic Faded jaded tired overwoked
weak, nervous delicate and suffering These Vi
helped health and strength by Dr. Perces Favo
sption It's legitimate medicine that corrects and cures
that nvgoraes and builds nervne that sooes and
druggists cell it in tablets liquid Send 10
Perces Invaids Hotel Buffalo N Y. for trial package n
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

When home on his flying visit the president
icontended that the league draft be brought with
him protected the Monroe doctrine and Ameri-
can rights Hereunder By this he meant as
was made clear, that the leagued nations would
preserve it and that the international tribunal
tic be created would support it, as a reasonable
American claim just as it would support the
popular demands of other states in other CONT
inents of earth.
There was some force in this; nevertheless
there was a feeling in this country that the
Monroe doctrine was purely American con-
Germ, that we were perfectly competent to pro-
tect it and that it should be specifically reserv-
ed to us. The league might protect it all right,
but America could do it just as well; and the
league would have troubles enough Of its own
without making our affairs an international
concern This view has finally prevailed
The league of nations is like a group of
farmers who might agree to cooperate in GER.
tain ways to certain ends. 'Ieave your do
mestic policies to us, - say some of the smaller
farmers of the group, and we will arrange
them to your satisfaction Perhaps you
would says Farmer Sam, reflectively; "never-
theless | feel quite competent to look after my
private interests and prefer to do SO, giving you
the same privilege. But if you seek my advice
and ask my help | shall be ready with both. !"
American newspapers have said some pretty
severe things of the Germans during The last
four years but it remained for Turkey to put
in the final punch to the Teuton solar plexus
when it's representatives to the Paris peace con-
ference made the remark that Turkey had to
sever her alliance from Germany in the name Of
humanity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-18

permanently cured for trial package above
The sun., 1919-05-27
LONG RAINS HURT
ONTARIO CROPS
Wheat Prospects for the
Prairies Are Good.

Special Correspo ndence 10 THs SIN
TORONTO, May 26.-Some anxiety IS
beginning to be felt over crop cond'-
lions. This especially applies to On
tario, which has been drenched with
successive rains all through May. The
wheat prospects on the praIries are Al.
that could be desired so far as seeding
has been carried on without serious
handicap and the area under crop IS
estimated TO be larger than last year
There has been plenty Of rain to ONe'-
come the tendency to drought in south
ern ATTITUDES and good deal IS expected
from these favorable conditions
In Ontario, however, low lying lands
especially have been soaked with water
for weeks and the percentage Of seeding
done IL much below the average
Farmers in these sections are dts
couraged because lack Of labor VIII tend
TO prevent the necessary speeding up
as the season advances
Substitute crops are being planned 2
far as possible and the most VIII h.
made of adverse conditions. one bright
spot is the outlook for mixed farming
The rains have made meadows and pas
lures thrive and there will hc e"'T.
encouragement for dairyiug and bee.
farming.
With the prevailing extraordinary
prices for live stock-hoEs uow heinz
higher than ever in the history o, '.e
country-much money will he made fro"
this source and there should be peHN
OF feed for next winter.
The sun., 1919-05-27
MINES
SHOW BIG YIELD
Most of Canadian Product Is
Exported.

The value OF asbestos fibre produced
in Canada in 1918. as 1t left the mills,
was 100000. whereas the cost to
the consumer OF the various finished
products was s70,0O0,0o0. The larger
part of the asbestos fibre produced in
the Dominion is exported for further
manufacture, says the Financial Times.
Canadas requirements in manufactured
goods are again imported. principally
from the United States.
The past year has been a very active
one. In Quebec in 1918 both the ton
mage and the value showed marked in
crease as compared with the previous
year. The amount of rock mined, how
veer, was less owing to labor shortage.
The value OF the asbestos recovered
from the average ton OF rock was, in
1918, S4.06, whereas 1t was $3.0S in
1917 and S2.13 in 1915. The quantity
of rock mined in 1918 was 2.445,745
tons, which gives some idea of the
magnitude of the industry. The per-
centage Of fibre in the rock mined varied
from l n to IL per cent.
Thirteen asbestos mining companies
are operating in the Province of Quebec.
AS to prices for 1918, No. l crude sold
as high as $1,000 per ton.
Before the war Germany was large
consumer of Canadian asbestos, but the
principal markets are now the United
King dom, the United States, France and
Japan. and a lesser amount to italy.
The higher grades are made into fabrics
such as theatre curtains and firemen >
clothing and mitts for handling machine
gun barrels. Some OF the other uses
are roofing felt cement, millboard. steam
packing. electric insulation, protection
from acids and for filtration in explo-
sive manufacture, boiler covering
asbestos paint and flooring.
The sun., 1919-05-27
LUMBER OUTPUT ENORMOUS
Canadian Resources Described IN
Government Booklet.

Canada's sawmills produced o0~la
from 100000, 900 to 1000. oo" oo0 '''i
OF lumber, 81 per cent, of which f. COST
erous, it is stated in a new booklet So
sued by the Forestry Bransh I tr.-
ment of the Interior, entitled I'-
portant RRcts About Cana i!an t'''
Species"
1t has been estimated that as, ~ ;
forests contain zoe, 000, ooo.o'o ''''
board measure OF saw timber ar c'-
mate which does not tnclId' an
nous volume OF smaller material sliA 80
for the manufacture of pulp a"l 'o-
railway ties, poles. piles, posts, ''a79
of ships and other commodities made 81.
material too small for saving mo NM
Der, according 10 the booklet