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unto Abraham the fact of the pre-
existence of the spirits of mankind,
as also the diverse capacities of
theses pirits, and the Divine purpose
in preparing the earth for their habi-
tation. Thus runs the record:
"NoW the Lord had shown unto
me, Abraham, the inteIligences that
were organized before the world
was; and among all these there were
many Of the noble and great ones;
And God saw these souls that they
were good, and he stood in the
midst of them, and he said: These
will make my rulers; for, ne stood
among these that we're spirits, and
he saw that they were good; and he
said unto me: Abraham, thou art
one Of them; thou vast chosen be-
fore thou vast born. And there
stood one among them that was like
unto God, and he said unto those
who were with him: We will GO
down, for there is space there, and
we will take Of these materials, and
we will make an Garth wherein
these may dwell; And we will prove
them herewith, to see If they will do
all things whatsoever the Lord their
God shall command them; And they
who keep their first estate shall be
added upon; and they who keep not
their first estate shall not have glory
in the same kingdom with those who
keep their first estate; and they
who keep their second estate shall
have glory added upon their heads
forever and ever" (Pearl of Great
Price, PIP. 65-66)
Our life in the flesh is but one
stage in the course of the souls
eternal progress, link connecting
the eternities past with the eterni-
ties yet to come. The purpose of
our mortal probation is that of edu-
cation, training, trial, and test.
whereby we demonstrate whether
we will obey the commandments of
the Lord our God and so lay hold on
the boundless opportunities of ad-
vancement in the eternal worlds, or
elect to do evil and forfeit the boon
of citizenship in the Kingdom of
Heaven.
The condition upon which man
kind may have place in that King
dom in compliance with the require
ments laid down by Jesus Christ the
Redeemer and Savior of the world,
whose name "is the only name which
shall be given under heaven, where
by salvation shall come unto the
children Of men." pearl of Great
Price, p 49,
For the Book of Mormon, etc,
apply to booksellers or write direct
TO Northern States Mission; 2555 No.
Sawyer Avenue, Chicago, I'LL, or to
Bureau Of information, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
For bound volume OF these articles
entitled 1.-THE Vitality Of Mormon
ISM" $50 pp., apply to The Gorham
Press, Boston, Mass.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
We Lived Before We Were Born
Our Primeval Childhood
By Dr. JAMES E. TALMAGE
Of the Council Of the Twelve Church of Jesus Christ
ter-Day Saints; Salt Lake City, Utah.
NOTE For free copies Of other articles this SERIES send
request to the author.

Il is a grievous error to assume
that mortal birth marks the begin
ming of ones tndiyitkal existence.
Quite as reasonable Is it to hold that
death means humiliation of the soul.
The preexistent or antemortal state
Of man is as plainly affirmed by
the grave.
We are too prone to regard the
body as the man, and this mistake
breeds the thought that life in the
flesh is all there is to existence.
There is In man an immortal spirit
that existed as an intelligent being
before the body was begotten. and
that shall continue to exist as the
same immortal individual after the
body has gone to decay. Divine
revelation attests the solemn truth
that man is eternal.
No one who accepts the Holy Bible
as the word of God can consistently
deny the preexistence of the Lord
Jesus Christ. In the first chapter OF
the Gospel written by John, Christ
is designated as the Word, and the
Savior's preexistence and primeval
Godship are thus set forth "In the
beginning was the Word, and the
Word was. with God, and the Word
was God" We read further: "And
the Word was made flesh. and dweIt
among u.s." John Il and 14)
Our Lords personal testimony is
to the same effect OF the disciples
he asked. "What and If ye shall see
the Son Of Man ascend up where he
was before7" John 6:62). And on
another occasion he averred: "a
came forth from the Father, and am
come into the world: again, ! leave
the world. and 90 to the Father"
John 1921 In solemn prayer He
implored. "And now, o Father, gIori-
fy thou me with thine own self with
the glory which | had with thee be-
fore the world was" John 1880
Nevertheless, as to earthly birth
Christ was born Child and lived to
maturity as a Man among men. Even
as His bodily birth was the union of
a preexistent spirit with a taber-
nacle of flesh and bones, such also
is the birth of every human being.
Every one of us was known by
name and character to the Father.
who is the God of the spirits OF all
flesh" (Numbers 1922; 2I:16), in
our antemortal or primeval child
hood: and from among the hosts of
His unembodied children God chose
for special service on earth such as
were best suited to the accomplish
ment of His purposes. In illustra-
Iion consider the Lords definite rev.
elation to jeremiah, the prophet:
Before formed thee in the belly !
knew thee; and before thou earnest
forth out Of the womb sanctified
thee, and | ordained thee prophet
unto the nations" Ger. 1:5)
More than twelve centuries before
Jeremiah's time God had revealed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
SHOE CONSERVATION

W.HKelley, a lumber salesman. of
Omaha, found Ne6lin Soles SO tough
and durable that one pair of soles
served on a second pair OF uppers
after the first pair of uppers had worn
out in ten months of hard walking. =,
And he says, Those same soles will
stand another ten months of constant
daily wear"
This is unusual service even for
Ne5lin Soles but MIR. Kelley's expert
ence should indicate to you a method
of cutting down those rising shoe bills
you have to meet. Simply make sure
the new shoes you buy are Neolin-
soled and have worn shoes repaired
with these soles which are scientifically
made to be comfortable, waterproof
and exceedingly long wearing. They
are made by The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, who
also make Wingfoot Heels. guaran-
teed to outwear any other heels.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26

WARSAW, H.. April 26.-The mis-
sion which was to have been given
in Sacred Heart church next week,
has been postponed, but forty hours
alteration will be held Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, April q, % and
30. On Monday and Tuesday, ser
mons will be preached by Rev. w. j.
Cleary, of Mendoza, Ill, brother oil
Rev F. A. C1eary, of Sacred Heart
church.
Henry Anhage, of Quincy, is here
visiting relatives this week. He Is
enjoying excellent health, which his
old time friends are glad to note.
DR.. Charles A. Warren is having
new front with plate glass erected
in his store at the northwest corner
of Fourth and Main streets. 1t VIII
be marked improvement.
There was good attendance at
the regular meeting of Loyal chap
ter, $40, o. e. s., Monday evening,
when several new members were IN
itiated. At the conclusion OF the
ceremony light refreshments were
served. Twenty-Five visitors from
Hamilton were present.
Mrs. Thomas Edwards left Tues
day for Huntington, Long Island,
where she will visit her daughter
Mrs. Will p. Green. Mr.. Edwards
accompanied her as far as st. Louis.
Mrs. J. A. White is visiting IN
Owassa and Mobile, Ala.
More than 500 was cleared by
the ladies of Sacred Heart church al
the o'clock dinner given last Mon
day evening in the Catholic hall
Members of other churches were LID
eral patrons, and also the general
public. The menu was fine.
Rev. j. w. Kettle next Sunday VIII
dedicate new NJ e. church In
Franklin, Morgan county, former
pastorate. He left here last Tues
day The new church is successor
of one that was destroyed by a cy-
clone early last year.
Miss Clara c. Mite, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mite, and MT.
Chris c. Knoche We're united in mar
rage Tuesday morning at $3.50 at
the Lutheran parsonage. Rev. n. w.
Rabe officiating After the cere-
mony they left for the home OF the
brides parents. south of warsaw,
where they received the congratu-
lations of many friends, for they are
well known. They have a home IN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
LADIES

When irregular or delayed, use Tri'
umph pills. Safe and always de-
pendable. Not sold at drug stores.
Do not experiment with others, save
disappointment. Write for Relief
and particulars, it's free. Address;
National Medical Institute. Mtlwau'
kee, Wis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
Has No Head Nor Tail.

There are eight volumes, each two
inches thick, of the testimony taken
in the case before master in chan
Gerry. Judge Wade crystalizes some
of the most vital of it into dozen
pages, but only one familiar with all
of it can get much satisfaction out
of the summary of evidence
1t is clear that the court has
poor opinion of an engineer named
Murray, mentioned in the opinion
just handed down, and little more
praise for the brains used by the
contractor
The court recites evidence that
bench marks were erroneous, station
numbers ambiguous and uncertain
and impossible to locate stations by,
oral orders given to depart widely
from the blue prints, the blue prints
themselves never consulted by the
contractor, width and depth OF
bitches changed to let dredges by,
and lot more curious acts in public
work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
LuckIess Men.

Kansas City Star: Germany has
received permission from Marshal
Foch to release the Russian prison
ers, who probably are considerably
less eager to go home and be shot
at than the Germans are to get rid
of them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
Thinks Engineers Can Do 1t.

It is headed as being suggestion
to counsel, and it expresses the
hope that it is possible for the par
ties to get together and agree upon
a settlement, or agree to have the
matter arbitrated.
81 feel satisfied that three COM
petent engineers who would make a
personal inspection of the district
and the bitches, and an examination
of the record, could reach approx
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26

tie appointment of board of CO.
operating educational advisors COM
posed of four white persons and hve
negroes to conduct Investigations with
a view to bringing about better un-
Outstanding between the two races.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26

mately the right thing in accordance
with the finding made herein.
81 would be glad to cooperate in
any way, appointing, if desired, such
a board, or any portion Of such
board"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
Where Ianorins was Not Bliss.

Then the court finds that all engi-
ineering specifications of a drainage
ditch must be fixed by the board of
supervisors; that the engineer Is
merely their agent to see that the
contractor performs the work ac-
cording to the contract signed; that
no work can be done without preyi-
GUS plans for it; and that the plans
and specifications must be fulfilled
unless changed formally by the
supervisors.
Also, the cour. finds that none of
these vital qualifications appear in
the drainage district work in ques-
ton. Judge Wade reaches the fixed
conclusion that the bitches were dug
from instructions given by the engl-
Ineer in the field.
And also, that the contractor
ignored the existence Of any plats.
profiles, or plans, and that he never
examined any plans or plats, but
simply did what the engineer. Muir.
ray, told him to do as the need
arose.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
HotrhtfuI Wisdom

Washington Post: When the Mon
roe doctrine makes us responsible
for Venus Carranza we begin to
question the wisdom of the fathers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
Enoineer to Succeed Lawyer.

Hence, Judge Wade will appoint a
competent engineer as special mas
ter to use what evidence already
taken Is competent and material, and
to hear more testimony and then to
Idecide-just what is the value to the
drainage district Of the darinage re-
suits accomplished by the contractor,
liz done economically.
That is what the contractor Will
be paid-unless he refuses to accept
this knot cutting decree, in which
case, judgment will be entered for
the district.
Then comes the supplement to the
supplementary opinion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
,uh;+s and Black BOARD

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 26.-Sen-
aior John Wheeler, of Springfield. has
introduced bill in the upper branch
Of the general assembly providing fol
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
Judge Wade, of United States Court,
Throws Up His Hands In Dis
may at the Burlington
Drainage Case.
CUTS THE GORDIAM KNOT
Proposes to Take IL Out OF Hands of
Unsuccessful Lawyers and Court
and Let Engineers Decide
lit.

But what's the use?" exclaims
the honorable, the district court Of
the United States Of the southern
district of Iowa, and exclaims in
typewriter capital letters at that.
Whats the use?" enquired the
newspaperman of the clerk Of the
court after reading the dozen pages
of the supplemental memorandum
opinion of Judge Wade, which boiled
dbwn and simplitied the thousands
of pages of record in the case Of
Merritt Margison against A. r. Put
nam ct al.
This unfortunate mess is about
the most difficult to deal with which
II have ever seen in court" says
Judge Wade in supplementary sug-
gestion to the lawyers attached to
his supplementary opinion.
| 1t all has just been filed with the
clerk of the federal court here, and
lit is one phase Of lawsuit about
the payment of the contractor, who
went bankrupt, and the sub-contrac-
tor, who is suing for some work in
a drainage district in Des Monies
county, above Burlington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-26
Would Distract a Solomon.

Under such conditions, Judge
Wade holds, the contractor can not
recover upon the record. But there
is something coming to him
And that the landowners are not
liable for assessments for the work,
on the facts submitted as the case
was tried. But they owe something
for benefits.
So. the court in an endeavor to
straighten out the tangle, cuts the
knot straight in twain, and holds
that the contractor can recover from
the district on a quantum meru1t-
which means whatever is in good
faith and Justice and equity coming
to him for benefits conferred by him.
4 realize that this procedure is
little out of the ordinary" says
Judge Wade, "but it must be remem-
bered that the issue upon which this
court disposes of the case was not
specifically presented by counsel for
the drainage district"
The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-23
"TelI Me What You've Been Doing
Since You Left Cubitas."

fitting up hospitals when there's moth
ing to fit them up with" She sighed
Il imagined was gong to work won
ders--I thought ! was going to be 6
Florence Nightingale, and the mer
were going to idolize me-"
"Don't they?" Judson demanded.
"No. That is--not in exactly the
way expected"
"They all want to marry her.
O'Reilly explained.
"Insolent bunch !" growled the cap
tain. Then he swallowed hard anc
said, 'But for that matter, so do l."
"How silly you boys can bel" Norins
laughed. 81 dare say the others are
joking too, but
Joking? ?" O'Reiiiy grinned. sNot q
all, I'm the only single man In camI
who isn't in love with you. When you
arrived this morning there was gen
eral stampede for the river. I'll BET
the fish In this stream will taste of soar
for years to come"
Continued next week.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-23
SPARTACANS Slain
BY mob IN BERLIN
DIR. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg, Two Leaders, Trying to
Escape, Were Intercepted
and Shot.

Basal, Jan. I7-Dr. Karl Lieb-
knecht was shot and killed while try
ing to escape as he was being taken
to prison, according to the Frankfort
Gazette. 1t is also reported that Rosa
Luxembourg, DR.. Liebknecht's chief
lieutenant, was also shot dead, after
being beaten into Inconsistencies by
crowd at Berlin.
When it became known yesterday
DR.. Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
were at the Hotel Eden, in the west
ern part of the city, a crowd rapidly
congregated and stormed the hotel
lobby to lay hands on them. Both
were spirited to side entrance of
the hotel but the mob forstalled the
attempt of the troops to save Frau
lein Luxembourg. She was beaten into
insensibility and then thrown into an
automobile by the crowd, which in
tended to take her to prison.
A few blocks down the street the
machine was halted by second mob,
and, when the presence of Frauleln
Luxembourg became known, man
jumped on the running board of the
car and shot her thru the head. The
body was dragged from the automo-
bile and carried off. 1t is supposed
that it has been thrown into the
canal, but it has not been found.
In the meantime DIR. I.iehlsnecht
was hurried into another automobile
by officers and troops and the car was
headed for the Moabit prison. While
going thru the Tiergarten, the ma
chine was halted by punctured tire.
DR.. Liebknecht was asked to get out
by the officers, who intended to hail
another automobile and continue
toward the prison. While waiting,
DIR. Liebknecht made an attempt to
escape and was shot dead by soldiers,
who had anticipated such an effort on
his part.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-23
CONGRATULATIONS
Col. George Thornburg Hears From
National Prohibition League.

Special to The Star.
Little Rock, Jan. 16.-Col. George
Thornburg, president of the Arkan-
sas Anti-Saloon League, yesterday
received the following telegram from
Edwin c. Dinwiddie, Of Washington,
representing the National League:
"Heartiest congratulations on the
splendid work. Many thanks. Ex-
spect complete ratification this week"
A bill was introduced yesterday in
the House by Messrs. Doyle, Porter
and Gurley further regulating and
restricting the shipment of liquor in
to the state for beverage purposes,
and making the possession of liquors
felony punishable by fine or i'm
prisonment or both.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-23
LIKE AN ELECTRIC
BUTTON ON TOES
Tells Why a Corn Is So Painful and
Says Cutting Makes
Them Grow.

Press an electric button and you
form contact with live wire which
rings the bell. When your shoes press
against your corn it pushes its sharp
roots down upon sensitive nerve and
you get shock Of pain.
Instead of trimming your corns,
which merely makes them grow, just
step into any drug store and ask for
quarter of an ounce of freezone.
This will cost very little but it is suf-
ficent to remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from ones feet. A few
drops applied directly upon a tender
aching corn stops the soreness in
stantly, ard seen the corn shriveis
up so it lifts right out, root and all,
without pain. This drug freezone is
harmless and never infiames or even
irritates the surrounding skin. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-23
cOpyrisht. b. Harper and Brothers
fContinued from last weekly

Then, too, she dreaded any risk O
discovery by Mario de Castano, VIII,
was a hard, vindictive man. His part
ing words had shown her that h,
would never forgive the slight she haC
mt upon him; and she did not wish t,
mt his threats to the test. Once Ros,
saw him, on her way to buy few
centavos' worth Of sweet potatoes; h,
was huddled In his victoria, a hug,
The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-23

ago, manageu 10 hack their way
through a wire fence and get behind a
detachment Of the enemy who had
made stand under hSI. They
charged. and for a wonder they got
close enough to use their maehetes. IT
was bloody work-the kind you read
about-no quarter. Somehow Jacket
managed to be right in the middle of
the butchery. He's a bravo kid, all
right. Muy malor
At that moment Branch approached,
his long face set in lines of discomfort,
even deeper than usual. He had been
wandering about the camp in one OF
his restless fits, and now he began:
Say, what do you think I've been
doing? I've been looking up some grub
Tor Miss Evans, and can't find any"
"Can't find any2"
Nothing fit for her to eat. You
don't expect her to live on this infer
nal eternal beef stew"
Didn't Major Ramos bring anything
along?" O'Reilly asked.
HE says there's a famine at Cubl-
tas."
Wed better look into this" Judson
exclaimed, and. finding that his clothes
were dry, he hurriedly began to dress
himself
Together. the three men made an in
vestigation of the camps resources,
only to discover that Branch was right.
There was. indeed, but little food of
any kind, and that little was of the
coarsest. Ordinarily, such condition
of affairs would have occasioned them
no surprise, for the men were becoming
accustomed to a more or less chronic
scarcity of provisions; but the pres
ence Of Norine Evans put quite a diff
ferent complexion upon the matter.
They were still discussing the situation
when Miss Evans, having finished her
afternoon nap, threw open the flaps of
her tent and stepped out.
When she had listened to the ac-
count alphabetically submitted by her
three friends, she drew her brows to-
gether, saying, plaintively: "Oh dear I
We've been going short for week,
and Major Ramos told me we'd fare
better when we got here. / had my
mouth all set for banquet. Couldn't
you even find the poor dog a bone7"
I'm afraid the cupboard is bare"
O'Reilly acknowledged.
do you know what want for din
ner?" Norine inquired. Lamb chops
with green peas. some nice white bread,
q salad, and coffee"
The three men looked at her anxious
ly. Judson stirred uneasily.
"Thats what want. don't expect
to get It."
With a sigh of relief the captain. ex.
claimed, 81 thought you were giving
your order"
Goodness, mol" With laugh the
girl seated herself upon her one camp.
chair, inviting her callers to dispose
themselves on the ground about her.
IF you can stand the food, dare say
can. Now then, tell me what you've
been doing since Won left Cubitas. I'VE
been lrig,.t ] to death that some of
you would be hnrt. That's one reason
why I've been working night and day
helping to gil The hospitals in shape
! can't bear to think of our boys being
wounded. Everything is so different
to what thought it would be. and I'm
so weak and ineffective. The medical
supplies / brought are nearly all gone.
and I've learned what hard work it is
The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-23
NEW ARMIsTIcE TERMS.
One Clause Places German Merchant
Fleet at Allies Disposal.

Paris, Jan. 18.--The Havas Agency
announces the signature of the new
clauses Of the armistice as they stood
concerning the surrender of German
submarines ready for sea and the de-
struetion of the submarines in the
course of construction which the al
lied commissioners discovered in Ger
man ports in December. The clause
placing the German merchant fleet at
the disposal of the allies also was
signed.