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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13
LANGUAGE A MYSTERY.

Detroit Free Press: Language 10
one of the worlds great mysteries
perhaps its greatest. 1t is the dis
tinguishing characteristic Of the hui
man family. The manner Of its use
lis social qualification. Animals
have means OF communicating with
each other, but they remain I'M
changed through the ages. Man is
continually varying and increasing
his vocabulary and is able to express
the finest shades and gradations OF
meaning through the use OF words,
his language signs. We can only
imagine how language began, and
surrnise the beginnings OF grammar.
It's science. 1t has been asserted
that the perfection of the Sanskrit
grammar-said to be finer than
either Roman or Grecian-argues
prehistoric golden age of which 1t is
the survival. ~
In our own experience, new inyen-
lions and discoveries have necessi-
tated new words which have been
| Incorporated in our language. Modi'
fication of words through substitu-
ton and conditioning has been great
ily stimulated by the war, which not
| only gave us new words but gave
new meanings to the familiar How
many--outside the legal fraternity
had known there was such word
as moratorium, until we heard OF 1t
through conditions arising out of the
war? offensive" and objective"
/ have been forced into duty as nouns,
and SHELF has become verb. Be-
cause of zeppelins and airplanes,
! "flies" has lost part Of its apphca-
ton; once we should have said the
! fleet flies now we say sit flees.'
because flying seems to refer to mo-
I, ton above the earth. The pilot, who
/ used to belong entirely to the sea,
( now guides the airplane, and we UNI
I derstand an Englishman when he re-
/ fers to gasoline as petrol. Primitive
! man fought with darts; mOderns drop
them as missiles from aircraft.
| though they had been retired from
/ war for centuries.
| Since we are really so well sup.
/ piled with words. it seems passing
| strange that we limit ourselves to a
| few, which we consistently overwork.
This is probably a matter of habit.
due to our tendency to get-and
! stay-in verbal rut: matter OF
sheer Incidence We have catch
words" which save thought. Eff
cheney" was shibboleth until 1t be-
came synonym for bunk" Every
thing was a proposition" for time;
/ reform" was talked to death.
/ "Sumptuous' SO naturally suggests
hotel furniture of the superatively
J snowy type that it has fallen into
disrepute. To the missy, sunset, a
cake, and young man resemble
! each other in being splendid
/ There are occasions on which silence
{. is the height of discretion, words all
revealing. One who stood mute. over
/ come by the grandeur of panorama
Of lake, mountain heights, and sky,
came to earth again under the COM
ment Of bystander, who remarked;
Its real pretty, isn't it," Better be
| inarticu1ate than banal.
1t is no mean achievement, and
something well worth the effort, to be
able to express ones emotions in
well chosen phrases which convey
+, exact shades of meaning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13

newspapers Ministers are employed on per-
sonal contracts Higher guidance is supposed
to be factor in such arrangements, and, theo-
retically at least, the matter OF compensation
is the last to be considered when the call to
work in the vineyard comes. 1t would seem
therefore that ministers would do better to bear
their financial crosses with such patience they
can muster until what Milton calls the scramb-
lers at the Shearer's FEAST find the profession
unattractive and drop out, in which event stlp-
ends would soon be what they ought to be.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13
TODAYS Blr OF VERSE
fE WE KNEW,

There are gems OF wonderous brightness
Outlines lying at our feet,
And We pass them, walking tnougntiess
Down the busy, crowded street.
Ii we knew our pace would siacEen,
We would step more oft with care,
Lest our careless feet be treadfng
To the earth some jewel rare.
If We knew what hearts are aching
For the comfort we might bring;
II we knew what souls are yearning
For the sunshine we might fling;
Ii we knew what feet are weary,
Walking pathways roughly laid,
We would quickly hasten forward,
Stretching forth our hands to aid
If we knew what friends around US
Feel a want they never tell,
That seine word that we have spoken
Panied or wounded where IL fell.
We would speak in accents tender
To each friend we CHANGED to meet;
We would give to each one freely
Smiles of sympathy so sweet.
-Genesee Ricl
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13
ANYBODY Can Guess.

Warsaw Bulletin: Cheer up. Mr..
Consumer Among the sixty dele
gates invited to and now in attend.
ance at the presidents conference OF
representatives of capital, labor and
the public, in session at Washington,
all but three of the sixty are sup
posed to look after the public's in
terests. OF the three, one is Barney
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13

proposition for hard roads. Substan-
tial majorities were registered in the
two cities. but the rural districts dis
played that diffidence of improved
highways which no one can under
standingly explain. Highway inn
provement is considerably like the
gospel; it takes time for 1t to
spread
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13

Baruch. the Wall street gamble, (.
andother is John d. Rockefeller q y
the coal oil-gasoline holdun y
body can guess how well or "a, an
how. the public's interests viii, u !
cared for under the watchful auo.
these two philanthropic souls 'e'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13

One half the world knows
about how the other half lives ths,
1t is willing to confess. ''ia'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13

great importance to set resolution, not 70 pc
shaken never to tell untruth There is no vice SO
mean so ptfui contemplate and he who permits MN
tell lie finds il much easier 10 90 !. SCI
cnd and time, till length IT becomes naoisuaii ne
attending to it, and truths "ttnou. te
believing fasenood OF the tongue ieaos
the heart and in time oePrases All IT'S sSoo
observation-disclosures jefferson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13
Rural Diffidence

which includes Keokuk and Fort
Madison. has defeated a bond issue
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13

This nation will not have much time to at
tend to the wars and rumpusses going on across
the seas until we have fixed up some of the dis
turbances going on right here at home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13

Carranza says that he will not be a candidate
for e-election as first chief of Mexico, but will
spend the remainder of his days in retirement
writing poetry. We dare say that the kind of
poem he would like to write is a Villa-knell
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13
EXPLOITING" LABOR.

ssWhat labor is really determined to fight is
future exploiting by capital says W. J. FItz-
patrick. steel strike leader. Translated into the
common speech of people this means that labor
wants to be paid everywhere the highest wage
scale prevailing anywhere Now there are and
probably viii continue to be employers who pay
wages below the prevailing scale IN their INDUS
tries, but they are comparatively few and are
becoming fewer This is true because OF the
shortage of labor and it always tends to become
true because as capital makes profit it tends
to reinvestment III new industries, creating a
larger demand for labor The greater the pro-
fits from industry, the more labor needed, the
higher wages paid This constant reiteratlon
of exploiting is misleading to people who do
not stop to think what really happens There
cannot be buying without selling; capital can
not exploit unless labor consents to be explolted
il is all bargaining There has been injustice
and it has done harm all out OF proportion TO
tbe amount of it. The exception is III danger OF
Iupsetting the rule. What labor really Is deter
mined to fight for and to get is the highest pos
sible wages: in this it initiates capital IN strlv
ing for the highest possible profits. The public
which buys the product must furnish the money
for both
! Some time ago, Mexican bandits captured
A
thousand dollars ransom, or at the rate OF seven
thousand, five hundred dollars each. Later
they captured an American and a Swede and
delivered them up for ransom of six thousand
dollars. Why this difference in price per head?
Was it because aviators come high, or because
| the Mexican bandits knew better than to hold
1 a Swede, while knowing that an American can
be captured with impunity?
| The republican state convention in Massa-
chusetss adopted platform which declared
for a forty eight hour week as the standard of
work from sea to sea. This is sort of rever-
sion to the old biblical command, "Six days
| shalt thou labor
/ Carranza says that he will not be a candidate
for reelection as first chief of Mexico, but will
| spend the remainder of his days in retirement
writing poetry We dare say that the kind of
poem he would like to write is Villa-knel
This nation will not have much time to at
tend to the wars and rumpusses going on across
the seas until we have fixed up some of the dis
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13

Algona Upper Des Moines-Republi-
can: II supply and demand controls
prices let us either increase the sup
ply or cut out the demand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-13

Waterloo Times-Tribune: Germany
is swearing that it's going to work
twelve hours per day and seven days
per week If, necessary. II they do
some men of other nations are going
to do the "Kamerad" crying.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-09

w. J. Williams has been here from
Wichita for the last few days a
business trip. He reports that Mrs.
Williams has been in poor health for
the last four weeks, not having sat
isfactorily recovered from influenza.
Mr.. Williams intends visiting his
mother at Ellis before returning to
Wichita.
Mrs. E. L. Knapp was in town Sat
urday for the first time in four weeks.
The family have all been sick with
the .fu" and Mr. Knapp is still laid
up with it and has not been able to
be out for five weeks. 1t has sure
been a hard trial for them but their
friends have helped the best they
could.
The new board of county commits
sioners will meet next Monday for
the purpose of organization, approx
ing bonds of other officers and for
letting contracts for the next year.
F. B. Acre, clerk of court and S. S.
Harvey, county commissioner from
the first district, will be the only new
faces in the list of county officials
The Rev. Otis .Guncke1, a graduate
| of Kansas Wesleyan university, and
recently Y. M. c. A. worker in
Europe has returned to Salina be-
cause of i'll health. He was in Liver
pool, England. Several weeks ago he
| had influenza. Shortly after recover
ing he contracted the disease again
and the second attack was much more
severe than the first. He recovered
and thought he was able to return to
work, but his doctor sent him home
-Salina items in Capital. (Otis will
be well remembered Mere as his faith
er was pastor of the M. E. church
| here several years ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-09

Pure home made lard at Bakers
Sam Newcomer and Herman
Ehrichs were down from Co1lyer last
Monday and made this Office a pleas
ant call.
Miss Edith Cross left for Kansas
City this week where she will accept
a position in her brothers laboratory.
Ellis Headlight
Lost-Flour sack filled with wear
ing apparel, between Riga and Wa
Keeney Return to this office and re-
ceive reward. Adv. 1t.
Judge T. T. Purcell spent Tuesday
night in Ellis entertaining his friends
with some "reminiscences of the early
days of western Kansas.-El1is Head
light.
J. J. Shackelford has moved his
family up from Ogallah township to
get the benefit of the school advan-
tages and they are located in the
Tetzlof residence in the west part of
town.
Jos. Bowman, who has lived on the
Smoky in Wilcox township for some
! time, has purchased the Wa-Keeney
dray line from A. A. Hendricks and
is in charge of the business. Here's
| wishing him success.
The Home Service Section of the
| Red Cross will be glad to help the
| families of soldiers and sailors in the
| matter of information, delayed pay
| ments, or in any way. Walter F.
Swiggett, chairman.
| A letter from Arthur Keraus to his
| parents states that he landed safely
on this side of the ocean again last
| Sunday morning. He is member of
the navy band the ship Pocahon-
/
| turning soldiers There were twenty
| five hundred boys on the ship and
among them was only one which Art
knew and that was Ira Rucker whose
home is just east of town. Ira was
/ sent to a camp in Iowa where he viii
| be discharged. Arthur also states
| that he has been transferred from a
| tuba to baritone horn which is more
| to his liking. The boys had a fine
dinner on board ship on both Christ
mas and New Years.
There are several new advertise
ments in this issue of The World be-
/ ing run by the enterprising merchants
| of Wa-Keeney- We started in tc
make special mention of them but
| the list grew so fast that we had te
give it up Aside from those writer
| up are Pickering's Garage where you
can get your car troubles cared fo1
and where Harry johnson is recharg-
ing old batteries or selling new ones
The Trego County Coop Assn which
/ tells you about flour; W. W. Gibson
| who handles first class drugs at the
| Rexau Store; Greenwood Tire ShoI
| where you can have your old tires
made over as good as new; The CasI
Produce Co. and Carlson Creamery
/ which buyS cream, eggs and farm
produce; w. F. Swiggett who buy:
cream, eggs and poultry and sell:
coal and the Wa-Keeney State Banl
a good place to keep your money ana
where you can secure farm loan
These firms advertise because the,
want your business and want result.
from the advertising Read the adver
tisements and tell them about it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-09
Fresh beef at Bakers. Adv.tf.

Good six reel program at the Gar
den Theater Saturday night. Adv. It.
To Trade-14 in gang for su1ky
pillow. b F. Chalk, phone 95?- Ad 46tf
Monday, January 18th, is hog day.
Highest market price paid Farmers
Union. Adv. Al.
Wen-l-l! Lies worth while
againi Picture show opens Saturday
night. Adv. 1t.
I will do all kinds of light hauling,
make a speciality of hauling furniture.
P. P. Shuler, phone 200. Adv. As ct.
Cur stock of winter goods, over
coats, mackinaws and underwear has
been placed on the January Clearance
Sale list. Come in and take advan-
tage of the special prices Adv It.
H. F. Osterkamp is running large
advertisement on the front page of
this paper which you cannot help see
ing. He is closing out his line of
clothing, shoes and sweaters and is
making some interesting prices.
Mrs. Margaret Chalk received two
nice souvenirs from her son, James,
| who is in France, last Thursday They
are large brass shells about 4x12
i inches that were picked up along the
front and engraved for souvenirs
| Joe Span left last Friday night for
q
to leave shortly for the above named
place where they will make their
future home Their many friends wish
! them much prosperity and happiness.
The friends of Lee Hinshaw are
| pleased to know that he is gradually
| improving in health and strength and
that he was. able to be down town
Sunday afternoon for the first time.
He has been running a pretty tire
some race for the last three months
but hopes to soon be himself again
Friends here received an announce
ment of the marriage of Mr.. Harlan
B. Schoonover to Miss Dorthee Marie
Howard, both of Corning, Kansas, or
Monday, December %. Harlan vii
be well remembered in Wa-Keeney as
he lived with his parents here anc
attended High School about five years
ago.
The Rev. and Mrs. S. L. Allison re
ceived message Tuesday morning
announcing that the ship on which
their daughter, Miss Georgina, sailed
had arrived safely over seas. Mis-:
Allison will be engaged in the Y. NJ
c. A. work and her many friends il
this city conscientiously voucl
that there will be no lack of qua1it.
| in the work she engages in and the,
= unite IN W1Sh1ng her a safe hOmeWart
journey after her Iabors across tn,
waters are ended.
Sam and Will Kelly received mes
sage the other day announcing tina
l their nephew, Lieutenant G. 3. Kelly
had safely arrived at Newport News
: Va Our readers will recall the fac
that several weeks ago Carol receiv
ed serious wounds, one of them beins
] a badly fractured leg. This woun'
: has been slow in healing and he vii
r be kept in the hospital for some tim
: yet on account of it. However, it i
? very pleasing to himself and his rel
/. atives and friends to know that i
safe again on American soil.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-09
Fresh Pork at Bakers. Adv.

Fresh Pork at Bakers. Adv
Tom Kite transacted business at
Hays Wednesday.
Welding of every description at
the Overland garage. Adv 43-
Picture show re-opens Saturday
night. Adv. 1t.
DR.. Stoner, of Ellis, was transact
ing business here a short time last
Friday.
Buy your winter goods at special
prices at Wa-Keeney Clothing Store
Adv. 1t.
The Farmers Union will buy hogs
January IS, 1919. Bring them IN
Adv. A.
Mrs John Mutton was down from
Collyer last Monday and made this
office a pleasant call.
THE WA-KEENEY STATE BANK
makes you a loan, when you want 1T
on your land. Adv. As St.
r. J. Tague, cashier of the Collyer
State Bank, was transactlng business
here Wednesday morning e
Schrenkler has potatoes, onions and
cabbage He wants to sell these all
by next Monday. At Eppler's- Ad- 46
Miss Lois Drumnlond, the new
post office clerk, has been confined to
the house this week with an attack
of influenza.
Fred Winters departed Monday
evening with his little son for Lamar
Mo, where he will leave the little boy
with his sister.
Miss Ida Lloyd arrived home Sun
day morning from Salina where she
has spent the last several week with
her brother, DIR. Lloyd.
Mrs. J. r. Wilson went down to
Topeka last Saturday where she
was called on account of the illness
of her daughter, Mrs. McCord.
Mrs. Clyde Pofenberger was al
Hays the last of last week looking
for a suitable house with view to
moving down there in a short time
H. II. Thornton was down town last
Monday for the first time in three
weeks he has been confined to the
house on account of trouble with his
heart
Guy DeBoer, the rabbit man, of the
Cash Produce Company, reports tina
he has shipped over 1000 rabbit.
since he began buying them abou
four weeks ago.
VIM. Bowers, of Ottawa, Kansas,
former resident of this county, wa
in town a short time Wednesday an<
went from here to Collyer where h,
has business interests.
Mrs. A J. Ellermeyer arrived
home last Friday morning from Den
yer where she had been for a week O
two having been called there on &C
count of the illness of relatives.
We notice by the Quinter Advocat
that our former townsnan. Howar
Thorn, is now a justice of the peace
having been elected at the last cleo
ton Congratulations, Judge.
NOda local No TAO of Far 7o1-s
Educational and Coop. Union vii
meet the second and fourth Frida
nights of each month until furthe
notice. Next Friday evening is in
stallation of officers. Esverybod
come. BY order of President A c
Schwanbeck. Adv. 1t.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-09

Smoked meats at Bakers. Adv.
Gently shipped five car loads of cattle
from Collyer to Kansas City.
The A. o. U. w. Lodge No. 200, of
Wa-Keeney, meets Friday evening,
January 10, 1919, to elect officers for
the ensuing year
The annual election of officers of
Wa-Keeney lodge A. F. & A. M. which
was to have taken place in December
was postponed on account of the
quarantine regulations and was held
last Tuesday night. The following
officers were elected: w. j. Beardwell,
w. M; A w. Heyl, S. W.; E. M.
Croft, J. W.; A. S. Peacock, treasur-
er; J. w. Bingham, secretary; S. j.
Straw, trustee for three years. The
installation will take place at the reg
ular meeting to be held January 21st.
On Sunday evening at six o'clock,
January 9Th, Mr.. D. Miller, of Oakley,
Kans., and Miss Anna E. Homm, of
Gr1nneH, Kans., were united in the
holy bonds of wed1ock by Rev. C. o.
Baker at the home of William Mans
field, in this city. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Mansfield and their
children. Mr.. Miller is an enterpris-
ing young farmer. His many friends
wish him and his bride much joy and
hope their journey through life may
be pleasant. This is a splendid way
to begin the New Year and New
Years day will always have a double
significene to them and will be look
ed forward to with fond anticipation.
D0TATnEC
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-09
POTATOES

POTATOES
Minnesota Red River Spuds at the
Farmers Store at $1.5O per bushel
while they last. Adv SO.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-25
THIN PEOPLE
 SHOULD TAXI
 PA0SH
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-P Phoepl Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh to Increase Strength. Vig0r
 and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prep1
 and treatments which are cont
 being advertised for the purpose Of
 and bust, and replacing ugly hollow
 angles by tht, soft curved lines of heaI&1s beauty, there are evidently thousanA
 men and women who keenly feel thefsa cessvc thnness.
 Thinness and weakness are usuallys du1 starved Our bodies need phosphate than is contained in 1nqaE foods Physicians claim there is ilotK that will supply this deficiency welI the organic phosphate known among df1 gists bitro phosphate, which is inexp4 sive and Is sold by Clark & Brainerd sgaH New Britain. and most all druggists und5 2 guarantee of satisfaction money naE1 By feeding the nerves directly and supplying the body cells with the necesaAx phosphor food clements bitro-phospLx] quickly produces welcome transfornatia in the appearances: the increase in weiEE Frequently being astonishing.
 This increase in weight also carris with 1t general improvement In th health. Nervousness, sleeplessness and lac of energy which nearly always accompaTl excessive thi1lvss soon disappear, dull eyA become bright, and pale cheeks glow wifi the bloom of perfect health Z
 CAUTION. Although bitro- phospra a te X3 uflsufpasSeti tor relieving nervousness siI6S< iessness and general weakness, it sho13 not owing to it's remarkable flesh groyviYs properties, be used by anyone who doe. na CeslTe to put flesh. Ss2@