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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30
FORCED. "HEALTH INSTRUCTION"

San Diego Union: Hundreds of San
Diegans will approve the protest of
George W. Vansycle against the sort
OF health instruction" in the public
schools that instills the fear of disease
in the minds of little children. He
mentions specific instance in which,
il is said, health teacher" told the
pupils of class that the sleeping
sickness" is now prevalent in the
eastern states" that sit is due to
follow the Influenza" and that it will
arrive" in San Diego this spring.
Making every allowance for possible
errors of statement in the transmits
sion OF this report of what the teacher
said to these young children, there is
still enough substance upon which to
base the protest uttered by Mr.. Van
sycle. There is no good evidence
that there Is a Sleeping sickness"
wilds OF Africa; nobody OF absolute
authority has said that sit follows in
fluenza"-and il they did other equally
absolute authorities would deny it.;
and certainly this health teacher" has
will arrive in San Diego"
AC lCdChCL Will puO-
lie denial of the authenticity Of the re-
port; but whether she does or does
not, the general proposition holds that
any teaching which frightens little
children Is not good teaching. The
apothegm, "A sound mind In sound
body" (Mens sana In corpore sano), is
older than Galen or Hippocrates. 1t
prescribes the basis of all health. II
we fear disease, IL we constantly
think Of disease, we are more likely to
contract the disease than IL we forget
that disease exists, or If we are men
tally Indifferent to 1t. AS man
thinketh SO he is; and the state of
mind OF an individual or a community
invariably eventually produces a re-
flex effect for good or evil, according
as the source of the mental condition
is salutary or vicious.
We have health authorities to guard
against such diseases is are said to
have been mentioned by this health
teacher" and these authorities are
also empowered to prevent and ex-
terminate them when they arrive"
That ought to be sufficient, without
soaring little children by fearsome
prophecies of something which may
never happen. A health teacher"
should teach constructfvely along safe,
sane and cheerful lines of thought. 1t
Is no part OF such teaching to provide
culture in the community for the re-
ception and propagation of plaques,
pestilences, and perilous maIadies. We
nope that it is not true that anybody
is doing this in San Diego.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30
BOLSHEVIST FREEDOM,

A fuller version of the report made by Cap
tain Howell Of the relief forces at work in Riga
gives many facts that indicate clearly what boil
shevist freedom amounts to in practice. A
Russian under boIshevism may not leave his
place of residence without special permit from
the community soviet director; Russian work
man may not leave his place of employment for
another except as specially permitted or direct
ed to do so; a journey even Of a few miles bv
public conveyance means several days Of DELAY
due to necessary compliance with regulations.
Public meetings are conducted by the soviet
councils but a group Of citizens stopping cas-
ualy on the street is interrogated by a soviet
official, names taken and suggestion made that
any outward evidence Of counter revolution
ary' sympathy be avoided. The people rise
eat work, go home-where homes are left to
them go to bed and in general conduct them
selves in all details Of life under strict regula
ton in which only the masters OF the soviets, the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30
CODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
LAUGH AND BE MERRY.

LAUGH AND BE MERRY.
Laugh merry remember. better the world with a
song,
Better the world with blow in the teeth of wrong;
Laugh for the brief thread the length Of span
laugh proud belong the old proud pageant OF
Laugh and be merry remember. in olden time
God made Heaven Earth joy He took in rhyme
Made them and filed full with strong red wine Of
His mrth,
The splendid joys OF stars; the joy of the earth
So We must laugh drink the blue of the
sky.
Join The jubiaut song Of great sweeping by
Laugh battle and work and drink Of the wine out
poured
Laugh and be merry together like brothers akin,
Guessing awhile in the Of beautiful inn.
Glad dancing and the lit OF the music ends
Laugh I'LL the game is played; and you merry, my
friends
John Masefed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

and then laid on his composition a,
thick as paint with his painter,s
brush.
The stuff dried with rich no,,..
requiring no friction and little ~
ferior to the elaborate modern f,u,da
save only the intoierable odors es
hailed from eggs in high state :,
putridity and which filled the ho,sa
which was enteed before the conn.,
sition was quite dry and sometima,
even tainted the air OF fashionabls
drawing rooms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30
president" De Valera in America

president" De Valera in America
Lincoln Journal: The appearance
of President" De Valera OF The
Irish republic" in this country %
establish close relations viii
America" gives the government a.
Washington an interesting little
problem. The state department
knows nothing OF an Irish republic
Mr.. De Valera will be able to traEei
in this country as private ndf
vidual exactly as any other foreigns
may travel. He must be properF
accredited and he must not be ofef
sive to the United States or to any
of our partners in the big job we an
now finishing up at Paris. II Is
matter of widespread regret in hi|
country that such splendid tighten
as the Irish did not prove OF morn
assistance to the cause of the allsl
when the war was at its most CRU
cal stage. De Valera and all h|
people who come over seeking
arouse interest in the Irish caas'
will be made to feel in the indine,I
ence of the American people tnal
fatal error In tactics was maze
Ireland when guns were trans
against the soldiers of Great BFila.
instead of against the Germans
America knows very little about
Irish grievances, but it knows a s n.s
deal about the Easter riots IN D''
lin in 1916.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30
VJIIifyInc Senators.

Donnellson Review: The NauO.
Republican of June IA. copied ~
article from the Keokuk Gate ", ",
editorial columns, under the s. a,,
heading. 1t Is worthy of reproaue sos.
for it not only contains great s'
of truth. but it is well written
isn't a republican editorial, nel,ll' n
it a democratic editorial, put II 4
holds those senators-and there n
some of both parties--who nave h
courage of their convictions on
league Of nations proposition a arrs,
not blindly and in partisan me- me-. /.
follow their leader. That is VIZ ID
need in the senate, men VINO ''iiN'
themselves.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

public. but, land this sounds quite
GERMANY. he will confess in his own
way. This probably means that he
does not mean to confess at all I'M
less the next lawsuit should be
against him. But we trust he may
confess and that he may apologize
10 the Greater Iowa committee and
to Woodwork Clum for long career
of SANDER
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

Goose dey's times faint on de hour
jes' perzackly to de minute. Some
times dey start a lii bit after, and
sometimes. wen dey's a hot box.
dey's so much after dey's de same
as a lii bit befo': but mos ginerally
gentlemen, dey gifts away jes' about"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

Being informed by my book
seller, man of great sagacity In
his business, that nobody at pres
ent reads anything but news
papers, I have determined to con-
form myself to the reigning taste.
The encouragement with
which these lucubrations are read,
may seem more strange and more
difficult to be accounted for. And
here / cannot agree with my
bookseller, that their eminent
madness recommends them. The
true reason is, believe, simply
the same which / once heard an
eminent economist assign for the
content and satisfaction with
which his family drank water
cider; namely because they could
procure no other liquor. Indeed,
/ make no doubt but that the
understandings as well as the
palate, though it may out of neces-
sity swallow the worse, will In
general prefer the better.
That comment was written oy
henry Fielding, one of the Creates
English noveiists. in 1745. yet every
thing that he there says about the
Of poor best sellers" and
the explanation that the public wants
rot, Is singularly applicable to the
present; indeed, it is SO applicable
that it Is hard to remember that Il
was written for an entirely different
age, and not our own.
Recently there was printed In this
country list of most popular ano
therefore affluent authors. some o.
whom were said to have deliberately
prostituted great literary talents IL
order to conform to the reignins
taste" and gather the rewards o
that Assuming that the verdict II
true in at least some of the cases
doubtless each author of whom it !:
said consoles himself for the abandon
ment of his birthright by repeating
like Fielding's bookseller, that thu
public is too unintelligent to consume
what is good.
1t is in a large measure hack
neyed excuse, and in most case!
would better be replaced by comics
sion of inability to produce art suffi
GENTLY good to convince such popu
la1 intelligence as exists. While un
doubtedly the number of intelligen
readers has enormously Increased
along with the number of unintelligen
readers, they seem to get less goot
art to feed on than did the despiset
English public of Henry Fielding
day, which would read only news
papers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30
cbaroina bv the Hour.

Donnellson Review: The he' .t,
a day late, owing to the facL ,,irst
shipment of linotype slugs us arurs
to the government controlieu !. osis
company at Fort Madison weua . ID,
did not arrive here until 'aDou. . n
hours afterwards. When IL lane
hours to carry an express esaorstsc
teen miles we begin to unu .a IL
why it costs more than u ;nss
they are charging by the noun
of tariff schedule.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

chosen of the bolshevist general council, nave
part in the making. This is the freedom that
bolshevism has brought Russia Lit is an lren-
bound tyranny, the more despotlc and agonz-
ing to intelligence because its agents are IN the
main unintelligent workers directed by I'M
scrnnnlous managers of class autocracy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

We think nothing powerful enough to stand be-
lore autocrarc n1onarchaI desPotc power There rs
something strong enough quite serons enousano pro-
perry exerted will prove itself so-and that - tne power
intelligent in ali the nations OF the EARN
There earth whose throne IS not 'aoie
10 be by Of opinion and the sentiment
Just intelligent part OF the people u becomes
the which hold, 10 let that pubic o'nfoh
SC it, free course Let It 90 our
the of the blind and le' u
everywhere proclaimed what of this great republic
think general principle Of human ibery-Daniei
Webster
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

Do all the good you can, by all the means
you can, In all the ways you can, In all the
places you can, at all the times you can, to
all the people You can, as long as ever you
can-John Wesley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Carroll Herald: Colonel Mat FINLEY
is receiving many favorable COM
ments in connection with his candi-
dacy for governor next year. He de-
serves il all, bnt there are other
good men seeking the governorship
and they will have the advantage OF
being on the right side of the po->
ltical fence The great trouble with
the gallant colonel is his politics.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
When the weather is right it humps
an Iowa weed to keep pace with the
corn growth; and corn is running on
high with every cylinder hitting
these days.
Webster City Freeman-Journal:
Well. when auto drivers reach Story
county they can detour, can't they?
Let Story keep her mud roads IL she
wants TO. There are many ways to
get where you want 10 go without
trespassing upon the forbidden ter
ritory OF Story county.
Algona Upper Des Moines-Repub-
lican: The Dies Moines Capital sug-
gests that the Iowa legislators con-
vene and ratify the suffrage amend
ment at their own expense. Iowa
will ratify the amendment in due
time, but why should the legislators
be asked TO foot the bill? They are
not all millionaires.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The law OF
supply and demand has gone out Of
existence. Ii has no more to do with
the price OF necessities of life than
the taxable value of Iowa land has
with its selling price.
Des Moines Capital: II is an
nounced in New York that the gov
eminent Of the United States is con-
sfdering the Punishment OF all the
undesirable aliens In the United
States. But very few people
will believe a word they read in re-
gard TO shipping anybody out. The
press bureaus carry many predictions
as to what the government is going
10 do. but no one ever hears a word
in regard to anything actually having
been done. When 1t comes to the
stern performance Of duty in relation
to men who have friends who have
votes, the tendency is to weaken.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

eve must abolish secret diplomacy says
William Jennings Bryan. The easiest way to
accomplish this reform would be to appoint
women. as ambassadors.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

Again, shortly, Washington, D. g., Will be-
come the capital of the United States, by pres
ence of Mr.. Wilson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30
BE ST SELLERS.

Des Moines Register: In the light OF
the always present. and, as We have
thought. purely modern discussion
about the paucity Of good literature
aid real art. and tile causes of that.
the following quotation is appro-
PIRATE:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

China didn't see the point or, rather, the
fourteen points.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

Marshalltown Times Republican:
When the weather is right it humps
an Iowa weed to keep pace with the
corn growth; and corn is running on
high with every cylinder hitting
these days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The law o
supply and demand has gone out o
existence. Ii has no more to do will
the price OF necessities of life thar
the taxable value of Iowa land ha!
with its selling price.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-30

Siou.
newsp;
teresti
line of
case
llohen:
Mine
there
gentler
aSsaSsi
in The
to inc,l
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14

chimes split these again into prism
sbaper blanks for needles. To force
out the sap and replace it with oil
and wax in the myriad cells OF the
cane the bits are put in drip ket-
Ties and lowered into watts laden
with an oily mixture at $40 degrees
Fahrenheit, where they remain Az
hours. Then they go into tumbllng
barrels containing hardwood saw
dust, where they get cooled ana
polished. -, =, hond
into each cutting machine tnat
ships the points into the famiiiaf
triangular form at the rate OF
10000 needles day.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14
"'fss OF MAKING
BAMBOO NEEDLES

~
assovearssdr = i D. Hall of Chicago who
De ubo u the bamboo needle for
anerican graph. The Scientific
VIII wSio, relates the many woods
e found ne experimental before
Ssrbes The 'ae right one, and de-
@ banhoso intricate processes that
''shg - nd goes through before be-
.staed fro,,, point of the needle is
ssriee Of I'm n the enameled cortical
;se lOno we cane. The poles, 20
seAe 4 and from 2Is to az
sssd, arr n diameter, carefully Sc e
= neh lone sawed into pieces about
''s and split in two. Ma
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14

went into the headquarters of an
organization devoted to work for
boys, and inquired if he might
write one of the booklets on voca-
tions which, he had heard, the or
ganization was preparing He was
told that no booklet remained to
be assigned except that on plumb
ing. which he might write if he felt
qualified. The professor smiled
cheerfully as he shook his head and
remarked:
"If | knew anything about plumb
ing, do you think ] would be teach
ing Greek?" - Christian Science
Monitor.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14
IN SPAIN BIRTHRATE
FALLS, DEATHS INCREASE

Now it is in Spain that the are
beginning to worry about the rising
death rate and the falling birth
rate. DR.. Gomez Ocana presents
in Ell Siglo Medico Barcelona sta
tistics for several years, showing
that in 1912 the death rate was
PIG per 1000 population, and that
by 1917, before the advent Of the
pandemic of influenza, it had risen
to 26.16. And the birth rate fell
from $3.50 per thousand in 1912
to 29.2 in 1917.
Official figures for 1918 are not
vet available, but in the city OF
Madrid the death rate rose in that
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14
AN UNQUALIFIED PROFESSOR.

Despite the fact that everybody
in and out of the universities agrees
the teaching stats are unpaid, one
finds among them a most admirable
attitude of good humor toward the
situation, while awaiting the in
creases which the endowment fund
drives are to bring. One professor
of the classics bore well with an
unintentional test of his good tenn
per one day this summer, when,
seeking to exc out his income, ne
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14
AN OBJECT LESSON.

If the Lusitania is ever salvaged,
as some experts now believe posi-
BILE, not the worst place for 1t
would be the capitol grounds IN
Washington in order to remind
some senators that what happened
once can happen again unless the
world does better team work in the
future than in the past.-Chicago
Evening Post.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14

year to 30.37, while the birth rate
fell to 26.70. The figures for 1918,
however, are abnormal because OF
the pendemic.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14

should do much to make them as comfort
able and as cheerful as possible.
We claim superiority IN workmanship and
quality at each price zoe quote. You are lOel-
come to come and Uerify our claims to your
OlUn satisfaction.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14

When you want thing and
haven't got it the obvious thing is
to go out and get it. 1t will not
come to you.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14

The Desire for Economical Furnishings
for the Home is Well Emphasized in our
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-11-14

In each individual piece or suite selected for
your approval lUe haze endedUOred to choose
that lUhich WiH express the atmosphere of
life as We feel it today. We realize nOlU as
neUer before hOU dear to us are our Homes,
and because Ue do IOUe them lUe Udnt to and
We hare many neU and attractive designs
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09
COMMERCIAL CLUB IS
APPEALING TO CON-
CRESSldEN FOR AID

Fearing that not enough
cars would be sent to this sec
ton this year to care for the
unusually large crop of pota-
toes, the commercial club has
been putting forth every eff
fort toward the securing of
proper shipping facilities.
Dealers feel that the half iced
cars heretofore sent are not
sufficient to keep the products
in good condition and conse-
quently a committee from the
club has taken up the matter
with the senator and repre-
sentative from here.
Following is the substance
Of telegram received by R.
r. Mitchell from Congressman
Edward T. Taylor:
Telegram concerning po-
tatoes received: at once had
conference with proper rail
road administration officials
and they are sending tele-
grams to Chicago refrigerator
car manager and to Denver
office and will make effort to
supply. The present strike
situation is interfering some
what and they have through
my efforts reserved some
thing like 500 refrigerator
cars to be available for the
Palisade. Grand Junction,
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09
LIBRARY ANNOUNCES EVENTS
FOR WEEKS BIG DOiNGs

The Monte Vista Public Library
association announces their part In
the celebration next week to be ~
follows:
Cafeteria At Hotel Grand three
meals day for three days) and
food sale In connection; Ice cream
ners and
cone booth: lemonade and peanut
booth; Boston baked beans and
brown bread booth: weiners and
buns: pie. cheese and watermelons;
apron booth: coffee booth: confetti,
balloons and canes; membership
and cook books.
The famous fortune teller has ar
rived and you may learn all your
past. present and future. Come and
see and have good time and help
the library.
Dinner and supper In the big tent.
Tuesday will be the big day and
there will be dancing every night.
Several organizations have do
mated cash instead Of running booths
on carnival day and the association
wishes to thank them for these sub
scriptions.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09

MOntrOse and Delta pear and
peach crops. which they have
positively promised to take
care of and they feel that. in
so-far as you possibly can. you
may have to use some box cars
and leave doors open for ven-
tilatiOn, and not overload. be-
cause of the prior and insis-
tent demands for fruit cars
and the critical condition of
the railroad situation. How
ever. they are going to get you
all the refrigerators they pos
sibly can. If you do not re-
ceive enough cars, wire me
again next week and will
very gladly do my utmost as
l realize the Importance"
The following message was
received from Senator Guy U.
Hardy; Telegram received.
l have taken the matter of
furnishing sufficient number
OF refrigeratorcars up with
the wPr service division of the
railroad administration and
will do all possible to relieve
the situation"
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09

X. F.. Simmons. recently from
California has purchased the Willow
dale dairy from G. II. Riggenbach
and took possession Wednesday. Mr..
Simmons will continue the dairy un-
der the name Simmons JERSEY
Dairy" and expects to merit the pat
ronaEe OF the people Of Monte Vista
by excellent service.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09

A. c. Brizendine rendered his res
ignation as deputy sheriff "wednesday
on account Of his insufficient salary.
Brizendine Is very capable and
Trustworthy ohicer and his many
friends regret that he had to resign
his position.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09

Fans will be glad to learn
that Delos Brown, Better
known as Brownie" of Pu-
eblo will again be on the team.
He will arrive in Monte Vista
Sunday to be here for the three
day celebration.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09

The Coleman Quick.lAte non-ex.
p'"siv.. A brilliant light at pOpu.
'"r Ir'cc.-The New Weiss hapma
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09
This Store ID In It's 38th Year

OF E Hand Nv.h 10
fIm nd
haasv dsmdm BY asrs
Ard Of d..va.M he through
m
d d h p6
e.l md he - H. ~ all
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09
SO New Fall Dresses

have cpW
These dr~a eampHh drsn hCsh hS ph
.hM bnd mAdb~
aAudbe rnadbA d nnup md daxsm
YowMb supIed how moAzhep Aeqmhyan eonGdzed
.E-~sssS.r1
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09

The demonstration OF the
King tractor at the old sugar la''''
site east of Monte Vista last eA'"
day was attended by large ''o'
Of farmers and Others interests.
seems to be the opinion OF all 'nv
who saw the demonstration thA'
performance of the Pan was
satisfactory.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-08-09
NOTICE

III anyone who has good wv.
for child en- and young people ~
donate them to the library u"
will be comforting FAVOR VI '"
young folks of Monte VISTA
Committee