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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Ideas Worth Fortunes Are
at the Disposal Of Those
OF Inventive Turn OF Mind

A soldier was once tramping along a
country road on his way to rejoin his
unit. Hearing that his luck was
rather down, casual friend put him
I'D for the night at an inn, and on
parting with him in the morning gave
him some tobacco. To show his graf
itude, the soldier parted with the only
thing he had which he thought would
be Of service to his benefactOr, the re-
cipe 9or making bootblackinS Out
of thae simple geciy> was born great
polish FRO
4 was singing ." enc MoutApisss Of
a telephone said Edison swheD the
vibrations - snS goice caused ZINE
steel poins 90 pierce one 20 my Hngees
Thas see one to thinking. Of Z could
secor6 che motione of ehe Doine and
SEND 10 oves che same surface aVte0-
ward, 2 saw a" geasoD ~f,s che ching
should noe calls. Yhat'e ehe Story.
ri ~as GnlS an i3eae Gus QUO oS ehaS
simple nOtion sprang the phonograph
1t was . passing ideo which case the
world The discovers Of galvanic cleo
tricity so useful 10 transmitting y"
cal ana written language. Nine. Gal
vani simply happened 90 notice che
contraction of the muscles of skinned
frog accidentally touchea ne the mo
ment her husband Cook Il spark sron
an electric machine. Yhae was CHI
whole thing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Wireless Telephony IS is
! Infancy and Distance May
Be Ne Barrier IN Future

VelepAoning mas oe eai0 Go Aase
reached the height of its vower wAen
the latest accomplishment is selateS
Already, Observes Che Dec S2oiNes
Capital, we have Aear6 shae communi
cation has been Aad From the GROUND
with airplanes going 40 considerable
speed. The distance Of Gommunica
tioH has Seen thae Of enln ew0 miles
and then with the engine cue off.
Now the unprecedented eecorG Nas
been made of talking with machine
100 miles away. Lieutenans Com
mander G. D. Murrav salke6 s0
naval airplane which was Oh its wa!
from Washington to Hampton Roads
and the aviator heard what was sale
distinctly and even sec0gnizeG Gh'
voice of the speaker.
The prediction is maze eAao sire
less telephony Is in its infancH ant
the successful experiment. just con
Quoted leads to the belief thas event
ually it will be possible to talk AZ al
most any distance with 90 Sirplam
in full flight.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
CONSTABLE SAFE.

NO. 9p-gle W. e',vss ward Justice
~ Qhe Ueace o"urs, Parish OF Cad
do eoasr ot s.ouisiana.-D. p. Hol-
Dis IS. Geo. s;albreAtls and wife.
Nv sireuc aS % svvit of eicri faclas
% enc .Iereosca srons shc 6ustice oil
the Gcsc. o.oule. W@r1 one. Caddo
Parish, Go. ors che abose numbered
an1 cneitIca cause. Q Aasc seized
and wolS sell st public auction. for
cash. 60 shc highest Bidder accord
ing eo Paw. a9 the qronS door OF the
Justice Go,n<. Helciscv, t.a., without
apprais.mcne. slu,iIas Che legal
hours OF sales, ole
elSVA RstsS. MARCH 9. 1919,
following described property to-wit:
Onc bureau, 0 woodcW Sed. = mat
tlusses, 2 1uil'so , blankets, I sew
eng onAchine. enc filming COON cabi-
nes ONO ktpchew eabincs. one ward
robe ono dining Gable. sw" vocking
chairs. enc NabS chair. enc wash
,sqand. one gas teAfcs. one bowl and
viecI.ce ana siole jar. glassware and
disslss Sn0 cooking eltcnsils one
dining ohAiro one snisYov.
Che ssi0 property viii be sold to
80. on0 satisfy sI.;. debt az speci-
qeG i've saiN wris Sogcthet with costs.
.. ~. ODEN. constable.
o,a,ds 0stAio. eeIs. *, t9l3s
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
SIllNIyg'S sl1Ssso

NO. g,S6S.-0n enoe gorso .onHecoaq
District o,ourQ oe louisiana oscUle
b. Hcrol1 Sso 9SSigs asS Sbrone
CIV Utr1slc 90 % commission 60 asYY,
to vnc oIirecSca qrons Oh. QIonorabl'
Firs9 1usicias Hisarica e,ouls of Gas
do parosh. Louisiana, OF. Che above
|nuI.besc0 Ss.0-en,isIcN co'.s.. Q wot
lseN az pubIic>auctioD qes cos9e, ac-
|cording 90 1awo Che vrincivae
frone door of ahsS>g"urthouse cot
Cadd" Parish, Gou'siaif> e''cing Che
legae hours eff sales, "Ie =.
SATURDAY. SIaRCs 81. 1919
Che east fourteen acres % Che H>rsY
seventeen co. acres og shc ~c$f
half of Che southeast quarter OF 9ll'
southeast quarter OF Section 50
township o. Rangc 90. on e,Sddc
parish, w.. together with all build
ings andjmpsoscmenss ahercon; on
proportion ~ al alndivideG one
hale ontcresQ o. the plaintiff Snts %,
undiviCsc1 one-qourtecntIe ontcrcst
racls 20 che defendants.
Sale property Go Nc solo Cor easy
ana without Spprasemcns. 90 ortic'
TO effect o partition Qhcrcoe.
2. o.. NOGIEs.
SAcrafo ana EB-tfficio Auctionrec
XCaucasisn. Ecb. s8. 1919
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
pESOS.UVJSNo

where's. Che parisSs ~ GadSo Aas
. number of tuberculosis patients
which are aow being Created by Che
Shreveport AMI tuberculosis
t.eague, said institution being site
ated in the parisls of a,addo and,
Whereas, Che PARISH of s,addo has
no institution in which, said patients
can be treated, an1
Whereas, it is agreed &y oil a,o-
thorities that tuberculosis o. an on
fictitious and communicable disease
dangerous 90 che public healtlo and
to care 1os che tuberculosis patienes
% safe Varisls ana 90 Urevens che
spread ~ SAID disease - becomes
necessary Cor the Varisls ." onAks
arrangements Cor she oreosnseNa OF
said patients.
therefore Do 20 Resolved, DYa'
the SUM OS Fifteen ehousan0 NSio-
100000 dollass, az SO much sheruos
40 snaS Dc accessory, be ana Is here
Il by appropriated QUE ~ Che eeseNues
% 1919 a92a $685. 1--WE ehouseni
| ($5 600 dollars oS os enucse ehereol
as mas Be necessary ." DE UaiS an
nually 60 Che shreSeOor0 lSnsi-TtS-
Aerculosie Geague % enable ie o.
core Cos snS QrcA0 Clio tuberculosis
patiente oS eaddo parish Cor o 90
lrio8 of eeD gears Beginning BANJO
$are g. s9iSc ssie eune ." De olssS AVID
1expende3 slnder ehe directions ond
eupervisioD % Che 2'olioo Burg dsn'
Yehae eh. Vrvs6Sen9 % Vlfe &oolico 9ule
he ana 90 hereby authorized 20 grow
said sumo 60 pay same over 20 efet
9said Shreveport Anoi-1ubsrcn''o5ls
League ~ eucN Qimes SnN oIs sucS
amounts as De snsy &eem sxIseAi EMO
{ AdoNtstS February %. 1918
4 ~. q. CRAWFORD
< HresienS
.. G.. DCRisGER, Sserk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
TRIBUTE TO U. S. SOLDIERS
German Writes to Brother IN This
Country That Yankees Are
Fine Bunch.

st. Louis. Mp.-A remarkable tribute
to the American troops in Germany Is
paid by German woman whose hus
band and son served three years ana
4 half in the German army. In let
ter just received here.
The writer is Mrs. Joseph Schwelch,
Hayingen. Lorraine. and the letter is
addressed to her brother Fred Wach-
enheim Of this city.
AT the present writing we have
quite d few Americans. Very line
people. The children talk to them in
English. the little that they know.
They also play musical instruments
together. Apparently the gentlemen
who are stopping with US are well
placed here. but 1t Is no surprise
they are all very fine gentlemen and
unusually good-!ooking soldiers. 1t
is u pleasure to Us to have them with
IN"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Ne 1889 -eivsS District Court of
Succession OG samuel
GrssoW. D
Hs virtue OS . commission issued
% enc by Che honorable Eirst Judi
ciaY osistrics s.Oure Hf S,addO Parish,
0.o,ltSinna 90 che above aumbered
one entitled s'lis. . will offer for
sale ~ !he Sore IN the town Of
eorsenwooS, siadd" Parish. Louis
lana, ON Che est clay Of March, 1919,
alS Che Ncrsonae property belonging
20 above susrsssios Is shown by in
vensors eve Vile iIs sai0 succession to
o. soils FOR cssfso according :" law
TO gas oScbes.
NNRVHA BRSSOS.
Administrative.
caucasian. Gele. ~. S9iS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18

'ana foregoing IS % srue and correct
|copv oS shs original, as tn" same
no,s appcSrs ON ecsorH il. Nny office
o:iycu olndce me Nan,o and seal oil
lorfic. OIL, ehos qhe 91tls oIsS OF 4clo-
lrHargo 8. o.. 5000
~. 20. gEVSo
IrNesv oYcvS an0 t.S-osSSdse'o 0'"gp-
olty WsCOrHcg.
o,aosc asoala. esdO dS. $685.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Chinese Use Ancient Method
Of Printing and Engraving

The Chinese follow Che primitis@
way of printing from engraved wooden
blocks. The matter to be printe6 IS
first written, by means of ink, upon pa
per, which is pasted face downward
upon a block Of a pear or plum tree.
After the paper becomes dry " IS
rubbed until an inverted impression OF
the characters Is left. Then the blank
spaces are cut away and the block is
turned over to the printer, who works
by hand. Ne takes care 90 ink the
characters equally AND to asoi3 Fearing
the impression.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
AGGRESSION NOTICE.

g.. .5O3:-p'irst District court OF
s.ouisians, state OF fouls'aha, RAJ
isl. of ladd". Succession ., Ah'o-
oIor.. amt sfrso Nddic 3. owen.
Notice o. her.bs Si.c1s that James
O.. Noniho'lsoe hss this clay app'ien
60 Goo appointed administrator OF
eaiQ so,oscs...lo. ana sIn!ess "pposi-
qs.o o. onahe ohs'ssS" ~'thln the
'Qiae specified Ns saw he ell ne
90 prayed Sor.
Witness clio 0IoNoGabre j. H.
Q on,S Judge 90 eai0 sos'fA Ahls 1hil
daS o6 God,rU0rSo e9lS
q. =. IINHDiN,
Deputy Clerk
O, aele a4to,so G'c9s. ". a9iss
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Enough Candies to Keep One
Burning for $3.50 Years

The signing Of the armistice left the
American expeditionary. forces in
France with enough candles to keep
one burning continuously without in
terruption for $3.50 years. according
to an official statement from the office
Of purchase and storage of the war de-
partment. The primary use of the can
dies was to furnish lights In the
trenches and dug0uts.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Fruits and Mats.

APpLES-Per box, 1915.
CALIFORNIA ORANGES-Medium
to small size, box, $5.OOa5.5O.
LEMONS--Per boz, $500 to $3.50.
ALMONDS-Per pound sec.
WALNUTS-Per Id. 34a35c.
pEANUTS-Raw hand picked pei
pound, IA i-2c; roasted, i8c.
. COCOANUTS-Per 100 $1,000.
BRAZIL NUTS-per Id. 200.
pEt,ANS-Per Id. 10a36c.
CALIFORNIA ORANGES-Large
to medium, $500.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
\ WORKING COMMITTEE

President q. ~. Gsa2mao, on enc
Shreveport Neat Estate Board, elAs
appointed IS. o. sxnon, Robel0 o!
Emery An0 q. O.. Atcere . commit
tsc Go work On connection ~itle a.
national associotiolo on ess Vresen'
efforts 60 encourage the GeYe3sc OF
available FUNDS for che resumption
o. construction oN Dine esitls eh'
present demand for ccneat property
This IS 40 active committee who
will scsuSe cesr1ts o6 20 olS 0bsAiN-
af,lp
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
NOTICE OF GO-PARTNERsHIP

We take pleasure in advising the
public that we have formed q part
nership for the practice of law UNI
der the firm name Of Wilkinson &
Lewis, with offices on the 10th floor
of the Commercial National Bank
Building.
]. d. WILKINSON,
G. H. LEWIS,
w. s. WILKINSON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Nv eHsSev Signal. J

(WsHssev Signa0)
Monroe Boy Scouts ere 90 s'aeo a
l.ome of their 0Wlo, shrougio Che
generosity Of Ncrmalo Mcs:Cire, ssho
hos donated thc Disc OF che 0cces-
sary Hroun0 anG contributed che
lOgs to DE elscN in Che construction
~ che nut, Nhicls Evil! consist al
three soosaso % saId an1 sw'e gale
,ricso
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Rural Mail Carrier Is
Popular Among Farmers

Warrensburg, Mo.-H. J. Lyon.
a rural mail carrier on route i,
Is the most popular carrier on
rural route in the state, 1t Is be-
lieyed here. After every heavy
fall of snow-there have been
number this year-the farm
ers on his route break road for
him. He is always given hot
dinner by the farmer who Is
nearest to him ut noontime every
day.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Poultry and EQGs

CHICKENS-Fryers $7OO; broil-
ers $4.O0a$4.50; henss 25c per I'D.
TURKEYS-Per pound 25c.
COCKS, guineas and culls $500.
DUCKS-per dozen $3.50.
EGGS--Uer dozen Acc.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
PROVISION MARKET.
Quotations Carefully Revised and
Corrected.
Hoo Products.

MEAT-Dry salt ribs 29c; dry salt
plates 2lc.
HAMS-per lls. 80 to 4ic.
LARD-per h.: Fierce compound
"a i-2c; pure lard SOC.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Dairy Products.

EUTrER-Country good to choice
25c: fancy creamery CSC; one-pouhd
bricks Csc.
CHEESE-per lib. 40c.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Suaar and MOlaS6eo

SUGAR-Standard granulated per
100 lbs $500: yellow clarified, $3.50;
yellow clarified, prime $40.
MOLASSES-per gal: Choice 900
nrime Csc: common SOC; pure sugar
house 95c.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
EsculentA,

GABBAGE-per ID. 3 f-Ao.
ONIONS-Per h., 3 i-2.
pOTATOES-Per h., SO.
LIMA BEANS-Per lb., Ac.
NAVY BEANS-Per ID. f2c.
BLACK-EYED pEAS-8 PFC.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
C0ffe6

COFFEE-per h.. fair, 26c; med
ium. CSC; better grade, 3Oc.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Fcedstllffa.

Fcedstuffs.
CORN-per bushel $40.
CHOPS-Per sack, $3.50.
BRAN-Per sack, $2.95.
SHORTS-$3.t0.
HAY-per ton: Arkansas $lo.ou
timothy $4,000; native alfalfa $42V;
Mexican alfalfa $44.OO.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
NlNECS OlSS Ay uiIE e'SRs1

Dursns Thom9an0. svYtseo ages %
nae beeW assigned =" 90 days ~ else
pSrosIo 6arno Cor getty 0arceny
--WSS s.
SlONROfo ROY Nl.OIiUS
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1919-02-18
Flour and Neal.

FLOUR-High patent, $i2.75.
MEAL-Standard 2i-lb. sack 93c,
cream meal, $i.05.
GRITS-Per barrel $1,000.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-08
STANNARD

Forest Winchester. visited at Ed
ward Simmons SunGay
Mrs. Ollie Rogers and Will TULIP
were visitors in Greensboro Bend re-
Gently.
Nh. and Mrs. l.. ID. Leavitt visited
in Greensboro Tuesday.
Nv. ]. Tulip was visitor in
Greensboro Tuesday.
Frank Moore has returned home
after being absent several days visit
ing friends.
Paul Francis and Ernest Kimball
were visitors in Greensboro Bend re-
Gently.
Ollie Rogers and Charles Bartlett
were in Glover Monday.
Victor Simmons is visiting friends
in East Fairfield. AUn.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-08
I NEWARK

On Monday morning as Eden
Gray was working around a thresh-
inc machine in his barn, the straw
carrier became clogged, and in trying
70 unclog it, his hand was caught
in the beater tearing away his thumb
and three fingers He was immedi-
atcly taken to Brightlook hospital
whore he underwent an operation and
will probably be there for at least
,vo weeks before he cal be taken
home. His many friends extend their
sympathy in his loss which he feels
very keenly
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-08
Chance to Enlist In re
Motor Transport Corps

Sergt. Tomlingson, who is il
charge of the recruiting office 1o1
the United States Army at No. Al
Railroad street, has received the fol.
lowing order from the War Depart.
ment relative to enlistment in thu
Motor Transport Corps:
"The opportunities offered in the
Motor Transport Corps have proved
TO be so desirable that the Corps have
been filled, and enlistments for tina
branch are made only to fill vacan.
cies made by men voluntarily trans.
ferred to other branches.
i Establishments for the week ending
October 20 were 1906. a total o.
13,750 since May 1, 1919. Men whc
express a desire to enter the Motor
Transport Corps Training School will
be enrolled under the above. condi
TONS" ft
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-08
PASsUMPsIc

Mr.. and Mrs. L. f, Gilfllan of
Barnet spent Sunday at Mrs. Alvira
Brooks.
Mr.. Peters and Miss Emma Warn
er Of st. Johnsbury spent Sunday
with Mrs. Belle Ward.
Harvey Burbank has moved out of
b., Il. Smiths tenement and gone to
Darville.
Mrs. Raymond Woods and son,
Sherman, Of St. Johnsbury visited
Mrs. d. C. harrington Monday
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-08
What a Difference.

What q difference there is between
!, person who thinks and one who only
,Rys what has been thought. - Madame
~ Drifnnd.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-08

co, naturally, we demanded it in selecting our
= Fall stock. Here you are assured Of smartly
tailored clothes that have real style. They bear
this reliable label Of quality Campus Toss
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-08

Fabric, workmanship, style-the essentials of the
addressed rnan-4are guaranteed, and an un-
usually wide range Of attractive models. You'll
like the service as we'll as the clothes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-21
Expert Brought from Chicago to DO
Green Keeper There, and He 10
improving Course Great
~, It's Said.
TOURNAMENT SATURDAY
First of This Season VIII Start In a
Week and is Expected to be
Interesting One Before
Finished.

The Country club has now an ex-
pert green keeper who evidently
knows his business, according to fire.
quent comments by club members.
"He is making over the green's to
perfection, building bunkers and
making sand pits" said Secretary N.
H. Pyle, land the entire course will
be fine one when he gets his work
done He comes from one of the
large golf clubs of Chicago and al
ready has accomplished good deal
here"
Secretary Pyle was inclined to be
enthusiastic about the new green
keeper, and one who complained
about the condition Of the links lately
agreed that the new man Is doing
well and seems to be what was need
ed out there.
Next Saturday will start the first
golf tournament at the Country club,
and it is expected to. be very interest
ing. Some members have played all
the last warm winter and are in ex-
'ceptional form. while others are just
beginning to discover what they
think their handicap ought to be.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-21
The Line Of March.
|. w. w. Convention.

SIOUX. CITY, April 21.-The agri
cultural division of the Industrial
Workers of the World was expected
to gather in annual convention here
today Scores of /. w. WIS from all
sections of the country have been
here for some days Original plans
were to meet last Monday.
The city authorities have an
nounced that nothing "off color" will
be permitted.
Local /. w. w. workers said the
delegates would conduct themselves
not unlike delegates to other conven.
tons that have gathered here and
perhaps conduct their business in a
more orderly manner than have some
other organizations.
1t is likely federal agents will be
here during the sessions to see that
the "wobbles" keep to the right
manner of procedure.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-21
LESTER HARTER'S
COOL BEHAVIOR
Presence Of Mind Of the keokuk AvIa-
ton Officer In Presence Of
Death Attracts Wide
Attention..

Some time ago when The Gate City
published the details of the death Of
Lieutenant Lester Harter, brother of
DR.. Harter, Of this city, the Ger
tainty Of his identity was stated to
be based on piece Of paper in his
hand bearing his name, written by
him just before his plane struck the
ground.
This incident has now attracted
the attention of the Stars and
Stripes, the soldier paper of the army
abroad, which has an article on the
work of captain devoting his ener-
gies to finding the remains Of Ameri-
can aviators killed beyond our lines
during the war. One paragraph of
the article is as follows:
Then there was the case of Lester
Harter, of the 18th squadron. He
went out and his machine caught
fire. Harter jumped. just as Major
Lufbery did and as other aviators
have done. and fell many thousand
feet to his death When awe-stricken
peasants ran from the fields to his
crushed body they found in his hand
scrap Of paper, and on 1t was writ
ten in hurried. jerky letters: Lester
I! Harter" Fearing lost identity among
| the dead, Lester Harter must have
written his name on that piece of
paper before he jumped from his ma
chine At least, so thinks Captain
| linn, who was able to scratch Har-
ters name off his list simply because
| he had that slip of paper to go by.
| The copy of the Stars and Stripes
is sent to The Gate City by DR.. w.
Frank Brown, lieutenant III the meGi-
cal corps somewhere in France.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-21
Investigation at Public Library Shows
This City Reads as Good Litera-
ture as Seat of Harvard
and Boston Tech.
THIRTY THOUSAND OUT
Were Read in Three Months, Schools.
tics, the Highest Class Of Flo
tion, Being the Most
Popular.
Boston has nothing on Keokuk.

Boston has nothing on Keokuk-
Perhaps the elite Bostonese
wouldn't care to admit It, but that
doesn't make 1t any less true, for
the report Of the city librarian for
the first quarter of the year reflects
the patrician tastes Of its patrons
that no amount OF Boston SELF
appointed superiority can deny
But even figures need not be called
in to prove what may seem to be a
bold assertion.
BY INDUCING in bit of inverted
reasoning and getting at the cause
by observing the results, one only
needs to examine the thumb marks
on the magazines to learn much
about the literary tastes Of this city
not SO much by the quality of such
thumb marks as the quantity.
For Instance, such magazines as
The Booknan, Harper's, Atlantic
Monthly, and Scribner's bear as
much evidence Of hard usage as The
Cosmopolitan, and even run the more
popular women's magazines close
second.
But great many of the readers
are children. They have a decided
preference for the periodicals which
are profusely illustrated, say the Ii
brarians. And the high visibility OF
the marks left on such magazines as
Travel, Leslie's and similar journals
indicate that fact very clearly.
Big Use OF the Library.
According to the records OF the
y,hi nj, lot nI ~
per cent are fiction; but fiction of
the better sort.
The remaining thirty per cent con-
sists of history, literature, useful
arts, sociology, science, biography.
philosophy, travel, and such other
heavy subjects.
For the first quarter OF 1919, there
was an increase of over fifty per
cent in the circulation over that OF
1918, and previous years records
have given Keokuk a high rank in
circulation per capita
During the three months period
$4,000 books were taken out, as COM
pared with 10000 last year. In addi-
ton to these, there were $500 cir
culated through the public schools.
which brings the total near to the
10000 mark. This is considered a
remarkable record for city Of the
population OF Keokuk.
Out OF every dollar paid in taxes.
just 1.31 cent goes to the library
fund. 1t is doubtful If any other
part of the taxpayers money secures
as big use by the people in proper
ton to the amount spent as that
which goes to maintain the public
library.
More people use the Keokuk pub
lie library than use the fine Keokuk
public parks.
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conferred by the staff Of this canton
ment, located in Moline. Major Gen
eral Joseph Fairhall, of Danville, will
be present, with his staff.
A parade Of all local and visiting
Odd Fellows will take place Satur-
day, April 26. Following this, there
will be addresses by o. F. Jordan,
of Evanston, and r. e. Henry, OF De-
catur. Soldier members Of the order
will head the centennial parade.