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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
A MODERN WITCH,

The appellate court Of Ontario, Canada, is
struggling with a question which would indi-
cate the existence in the statutes Of that pro
vince OF a law OF other days, long morbund but
unrepealed and lately invoked in a somewhat
unusual case. A farmers barn was burglar
ized, and he paid a young woman fifty cents for
telling him that the grain was stolen by a man
assisted by a boy who had loaded the oats into
IA buggy drawn by bay mare with a long neck
and had driven away westward on a certain
road. All this was true, as the event proved
but the information was worth more to the
Farmer than he paid for it since it enabled him
TO discover the thieves. But the Young woman
Mas accused of practicing witchcraft, convict
ed and sentenced by county judge to a year in
jail; and this decision has been carried on an
kaeal to the highest court
Our witchcraft excitement at Salem, Massa
chusetts, was i'll 1892, and the last execution of
{ witch in Great Britain was in Scotland in
.Hl72, nearly two centuries ago Under the
theories of those days there were three classes
pf witches, black harmful, white or helpful.
hnd grey witches who mi ght do one good turn
Or q bad turn as they happened to feel. Witch
craft was regarded as sorcery and alleged to be
commerce with the devil who is known TO he
"a liar and the father of les But as this
young woman told the truth and her disclos-
nrcs were helpful to her client and in vndicat-
Ing the law, she would seem to be only white
witch at the worst and hardly deserving of a
year Ill Jail. And suppose she had been wholly
IN error as to her facts and told the farmer
Tor example, that two women stole his oats and
took them on eastward in an automobile, would
that have been witchcraft? The court mioh4
have dlsapproved Of her as a fakr. but could
hardly have punished her as witch. The only
witches mentioned in the bible, the woman with
familiar spirit who lived at the fountain of
por and 1.-The damsel possessed with spirit of
E1vlnatlon,' appear to have told the truth. It
may be added that OWNERS were not regarded
fs sorcerers, for Joseph was not thus classified
though he seems to have OWNED by the use of !
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Waterloo Times Tribune: Iowa s
support of Lowden will offset Nebras-
ka's vote for Johnson. 1t places
Governor Lowden in nice position
at Chicago in June. He is something
more than the iavorite son OF Illinois
now. AS a. rock-ribbed republican
state, Iowa is OF more importance in
a national convention than Nebraska.
Council Bluffs Nonpareii: Senator
Hitchcock doubtless spoke adyisedly
when he said President Wilson was
broken in spirit" He has been bid
ding for Just this sort Of an outcome
Tor at least three years.
Davenport Times: The railroad Ia
Dor board at Washington has big
job on hand, but it seems to be tack
ling it in two-fisted manner.
Cedar Rapids Republican, It is
well enough to talk about giving lands
to the returned soldiers on favorable
terms. But would it not be well to
list the soldiers who actually want to
go out and live on these lands? No
doubt there are many, but there are
not as many as some of the dreamers
are dreaming of.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
When the farmers Of Nebraska and the
workers of Michigan industrial centers
vote strongly for the chief opponent
of Wilson and Wilson policies where
does the president get that third term
stuff?
Anamosa Eureka: The results in
Michigan, South Dakota and Mime
sofa, coupled with the silent vote for
him in Illinois, indicates that the Cali
fornia man EJohnson1 will have to be
reckoned with in the Chicago conVen
ton.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Hiram
Johnson seems to be getting all the
glory out of the presidential primaries.
But it'll take delegates to win at the
Chicago convention in June.
Waterloo Times-TribuIe: Strikes
in great public service industry like
the railroads are intolerable. 1t IS
difficult thing to stop them absolutely
without interfering with certain fun
damental human rights on the part
of employees; but a way must be
found and VIII be found.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
ON soME GREEN, SUNNY SLOPE.

ON SCsME GREEN, SUNNY SLOPE
When, at the emu, the long night comes,
And lie my last sleep,
+ / could not rest contenteuly
!. In Some vast, croWdtu CITY Of the Dead,
AN here massive monuments OF stone
AND marble weigh SO heavily;
And cast dull shadows
On close clipped grass
There women come TO weep; and children
!. Stand awestruck and helpless.
Instead, I'd sleep on some green. sunny slope,
Il Where winds sweep and free.
Where, in the spring, the grass
lis inlaid with biue violets
And in the fall, the asters
4 Lavender and white, with yellow velvet centers
II (which 'twoud seem, are made exclusively
For butterflies to upon, bloom in profusion.
Where, in the evening, just before
The moon appears, the irefiies show
Their tiny lights; perhaps
10 help some lone, belated wanderer
Of their kind find its way home.
TO such place some bright day,
IA little girl, in quest of flowers,
Might wander unmolested her tender fee,
Unused to tangled grass, might grow
Weary, and she might seek
The low, green mound meath which lie
To rest awhile. And,
In the spirit of sweet innocence,
She cen might singer laugh
IT'S then, in my pale Dreams perhaps I'd stir
sAnd smile; then lmutteEsoly content,
Sink deeper into sleep.
Carrie Hunt Latta, in Book News Monthly
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

HtrlLles OF wine.
1t will be interesting to learn what the court
does with this case and what the province OF
Ontario does with its ancient enactment From
the meager knowledge OF the facts at hand it
looks as though the Canadian danlsel, Maggie
Pollock, is at worst a Soothsayer, which is to
say truth sayer, rather than witch.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

and by more care in collecting and
using old newspapers, magazines and
paper scraps of all kinds in the max
ing of new paper. The latter is an
important contribution that could be
made by every household and at a
profit. There is no reason Why MIL
lions OF dollars should go UP in smoke
every year through the burning or
waste paper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
McManus a Candidate.

Donnellson Review: Ed. McManus
will be the democratic candidate for
congress from the first district. The
democratic party OF this district could
not have bestowed the honor ON any
one more worthy to receive it, nor
any one who will put up harder
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
With g. Tor, Loads

Miller Cord Tires were tested b. Ray G.
Carpenter on . 22-passenser bug. averaging
rear wheel ran 20. 700 miles without blow
out, and was never removed from the wheel.
The second was punetured BY railroad spike
at s. 600 miles, but when repaired ran IL GOO
miles more without . blowout. On front
wheel the Miller ran II 900 miles without .
blowout. Al were passenger. type Urea
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
A Much Married sna..

Omaha Bee: How many timee
should divorced man be permjttsd
70 marry. The notorious "Kid M
COY" is about TO marry the min.
time TO the seventh woman. Fro,,,
one of his wives he was d;yaran,
three times. A man sig women 49, 49,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
AN EXAMPLE TO PROFITEERs.

4. lie action OF Judge Gary, head Oh the United
States Steel corporation, in refusing to increase
the price Of steel even though the market war
ranted it, should serve as an example to pro
fiteers who are charging for their product all
! that the people viii pay. Some of the steel
| stockholders indicated that they were anxious
to boost prices, take larger profits, and charge
all that the public would stand. But Judge
Gary and his fellow members on the board OF
irectors refused to surrender to the impulse OF
AEidity exhibited by some of the stockholders.
~ so doing they looked to the future rather
t.lan the present. and saw that the welfare and
stability OF their company depended on the
continued prosperity of the country at large.
| Unless the progressive increase in prices Is
brought to a halt there will some day come a
crash, in which the men who have squeezed all
that they could from the public when they had
the opportunity will lose most Of the money
they extorted. When concern Of national inn
portance like the steel corporation has extend
ed it's markets to all parts of the country it
realizes that if it's volume of business is to con-
tinue and expand it must contribute to the
underlying causes that make for national hap
piness, contentment, and prosperity. Just as
the local merchant is solcitous for the well-be
ing of his patrons in their own community, so
is the big corporation concerned for the pros
perity Of the people in it's nationwide markets.
But the small retailer must learn to look to
the future just as the steel company is doing
Ee must not make the mistakes Of endangering
the permanence of his business by Selling an
opportunity to extort from his customers NOR
dinate prices that present conditions make pos j.
sitle His business will grow as the commun
ity grows and his business will eventually suf-
fer just in proportion as he wcakens the buying
power Of his patrons. The retail merchant may
well adopt the sound principles that have guild
ed Judge Gary in his management of the United
States Steel corporation. l.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

rs common theory that a gu
with good looks doesn't need BRAIN
but she must have some brains
keep people impressed very long tna'
she has good looks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

Of course understand that Mary is
50 Americas sweetheart but what bothers
most persons is trying to determine just whose
wife she is.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

The mudde over in Europe isn't likely to
make many friends here for the treaty and the
league. A league that does not function any
better than the present league is not worth
what a nation has to give up in return for mem
bership in it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

Hght' and he will come as near being
erected as is humanity probable in this
district Eds chances depend in
sreat measure on the republican nomi.
nation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

Good management is not inconsistent with
good living. One may be properly frugal with
out being misery extremist.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
22,OOO-Mile Tread
And Why They Are Exceptions

Worn Miller Tires are often exhibited with
some sign like above
Countless letters also reach us telling such
mileage tales.
These are very pleasing But we don't
want users in general to expect miracles from
Mille7S.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

It is well that the past is as unattainable
as the future Day by day is as much as any
man can manage. Y GU lose time in renorse-
full looking back.-Amelia Barr
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

been unable to live with would Ger
tamly be rated bad risk in matrf
moniai insurance.
1t wocld seem that for the gooa
reputation OF marriage as an institr.
ton. as well as for the protection Q
marrying proclivities Of persons TEN
peramentally unable to stay hitche'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

In medical convention at New Orleans, DR..
A. H. Miller, Of Providence, asked attention to
the need Of training of anaesthetists, which he
says is neglected DR.. Miller argues that more
and more operations, major and minor, are per-
formed with use of anaesthetics; that the proper
anaesthetic ought to be carefully determined
by trained skin and in reality the anaesthetist
Is the surgeons chief helper He does not
claim that fatalities occur needlessly, but ad-
duces evidence to show that they may. It
would seem that DR.. Miller makes timely call
to the medical profession to include more gen
erous training for this branch Of professional
practice in its science Of education
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
Service to Expect

Expect from Millers greater service than
from any like-type tire. And 10 times in 20
YOU will get it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
What Our Tests Show

We run tires at our factory ten million
miles year to make these service tests.
These are radical tests. Tires are run con-
stantly, night and day, and under heavy load
We want quick comparisons.
On our testing machines Miller Cords
average $4,000 miles, and Fabrics about
half that.
But these are not mileage records. We
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

Expect 1t to outserve
any tire you put opposite,
and it almost invariably
will. Expect twice the
mileage tires gave a few
years ago, and they will
doubtless do still better.
Expect tread wear rs
per cent better than from
others and you'll not be
disappointed.
But don't expect that
under all conditions, can me-
exceptional mileage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
Be Satisfied
With This

You will get on a Miller
an exceptional tread. It IS
by Is per cent the best
tread made.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
Why Mileage Varies

"A Cord Tire gives vastly greater
service than a Fabric Tire.
An oversize tire will vastly excel
a tire that is undersize. Care, load
and roads affect tire service greatly.
Millers are uniform tires. That is
a major reason for their supremacy.
But uniform tires will vary with
conditions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01

4NoI 0IC
made under present methods, has
ever come back with the tread gone
You will get uniform tires. Every
Miller Tire is signed, both by maker
and inspector. Every man knows
that faulty tire means penalty for
him. And faults are extremely rare
You will get greater mileage than froFl
any tire you put on the opposite vince
That is so nearly universal that we will
stake your favor on any single test.
But you will get the best tire built to-
day. There are hundreds of thousands
who know that.
When you buy new car insist on Miller
Tires. Twenty car makers now supply
them and there is no extra charge.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-27
FARM BUREAU NEWS

The Executive Committee of the
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation at
a meeting at Louisville IN Der. 20
passed unanimously the following
resolutions
To the Farmers of the State OF
Keniucky.
The mes: important problem con-
fronting the farmers today and the
one most pressing solution, is the
proper means to avoid the present
low prices of farm products which re-
Gently have fallen far below the cost
of production We believe that these
prices have been unduly depressed be-
low those warranted even by present
conditions.
The Executive Committee of the
Farm Bureau of the State of Ken
lucky realizing the importance of the
cost of production, believes that farm
ers are fully justified in not selling
their products until such time as they
shall receive cost of production.
nCtC 10 idiSC sui piuo VI idi vi
products of all kinds over and above
the worlds needs at the present time.
If this is true, in our opinion, the
only sensible thing for the farmers to
do is to make their arrangements to
cultivate such land and produce such
crops as will give them fair return
for their labor
There is no other business that
would continue to produce a surplus
for which there is no sale except at
runious prices. 1t is certainly of prime
Importance that farmers of this state
begin to conduct their affairs in
business-like way, and the Kentucky
Farm Bureau and the American Farm
Bureau Federation are the business
organizations of the farmers of Ken
lucky and the United States.
Executive Committee
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-27
DON'T

DON'T shoot without this years
hunting license.
DON'T shoot doves before Sept
ember 1st nor after December 18th.
DON'T kill more than fifteen doves
in one day.
DON'T shoot quail before Novem-
Der 18th nor after January 1st
DON'T kill more than twelve quails
in one day.
DON'T kill woodcock before Nov
ember 18th nor after January 1st.
DON'T kill more than six wood
cock in one day.
DON'T kill wild turkey, imported
pheasants or Hungarian patridges be-
fore November IS, 1924.
DON'T shoot. buy or sell rabbits
before November 18th nor after
January 1st.
DON'T snare rabbits at any time
DON'T hunt, pursue, chase, catch,
kill, injure or modest any deer before
November Is. 1925.
DON'T kill any wild ducks, wild
geese or jack snipe before September
18th nor after January 1st
DON'T kill any Wood ducks, Ell
der ducks or swans at any time.
DON'T kill, trap nor have in your
possession at any time any song or
insectivorous birds.
DON'T wait until November 18th
to buy your hunters license. DO 1T
NOW
DON'T kill all the quail in a covey
leave some for seed.
DON'T forget to feed the birds
during the winter.
DON'T fail to notify your local
warden or this department of those
who violate the law
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-27
n YEARS AGO
In Cloverport.

| LII SiONCipOIt
Miss Jennie Warfeld is in Hardins-
burg the guest of relatives and friends
| -(o)-
Misses Evelyn Hicks and Sarah
Hannah went to Louisville, Monday.
Miss Maud Willis and Mr.. Robert
Leonard Oelze were married Monday
evening at four o'clock at the home
of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs.
r. o. Willis. Rev. Rutledge officiated.
-(o)-
Mr.. Walter Wendelkin and Miss
Cornela Bakely will be united in mar
riage at the home of the bride, at
Morton's Gap, KY, next Sunday, Nov.
1. The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Wendelkin, of this city.
-(o)-
F. J. Ferry has returned from a
visit to Delaware.
-(o)-
Mrs Ulrich Farber and daughter,
Miss Mary, have returned from Vic
son, George.
Hawesville-Gen. Adar has pear
trees full of fruit. They are of the
kind that ripen anywhere between
November and January and are not
affected by thaws and freezes and it
is chilly sight to see them blooming
while the Ohio river is frozen over.
-(o) -
Glen Dean-Mrs. Jesse A. Norman
is visiting her mother in Irvington
-(o) -
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Order, lords
vile. visited here Sunday. Mrs. Grid
er is staying a few days with her
mother, Mrs. Bette Moorran.
Hardinsburg-The will of Letitia
Butler was admitted to probate in the
County Court, last week.
Mr.. J. c. Nolte has made final
settlement with the county court as
assignee of S. L. Sulzer, and has
been discharged of his trust He re-
ports a settlement with all creditors.
-(o)
Irvington-Mrs d. w. Henry spent
last week in Enron and Brandenburg
-(o)-
Mrs. Harry Major and children,
have returned home after a short
visit to Mr.. and Mrs Bate Washing
ton.
-(o)-
Bewleyville-Eggs 15c at G. E.
Drury's today.
w. H. Clan, Sr., is off attending a
Quarterly Meeting at Ridge Spring.
-(o)-
Hon. Chas. Blanford and wife
have returned from a pleasant visit
to relatives at Lewisport
There was a large assemblage at
the NJ Z. church South last Wednes-
day to witness the marriage of Mr.
Esti Sutton, of Louisville, to Miss
Daisy Mercer, daughter of Judge N
McC Mercer, of this place The cere-
mony was performed by Rev S. K.
Breeding
Ekron-About $4,000 barrels of ap-
Piles have been shipped from Enron
station up to this date.
John Bruner and Miss Lille May
Shacklette were married Wednesday,
14th, at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Blant Schacklette
-(o) -
Lyonia-Mrs Dawson and son,
Mrs. Aleck Vickers and little daughter.
Hawsil, and Miss Jennie Carlton, of
Hawesville, formed jolly crowd that
drove in jolt wagon to visit q. III.
Vickers and family.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-27

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 20.-Born
slave and now reputed to be one
of the wealthiest and most re-
spected negroes in the South,
David T. Howard, n years old,
ding anniversary and made IL the
today celebrated his golden we'd
occasion to give some advice to
his race.
Beginning on a legacy of $3.50,
left by his former master, How
ard now owns business rated
as the fourth largest of its kind
in the city. and financial insti-
tutions willingly make loans on
his name
81 never wasted time, never
went in for wild oats, never saw
a baseball game and never dane
ed a step-but always attended
to. my business said Howard.
mo social equality for me
no sane-thinking negro desires
it."
The negro of today, Howard
said. wishes more justice in
courts, better accommodations
on railroad trains and more
schools for his children.
Too many silk skirts and too
much good time" said he, we're
the cause of racial unrest.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-27
OCTOBER

Tom w. Jackson in Brooklyn Standard Union
This is the golden harvest month
When pumpkins yellow glow;
When politics become red hot
And ice men get a blow.
When people register so they
Can have the right to vote,
And he who has the price procures.
A lightweight overcoat.
This is the month when candidates
All wear a worried look,
And wonder II they will win out,
Or II they'll get the hook.
When open cars contain chill
And women wear new hats;
When people howl out, Turn on steam"
To janitors OF fats
. This is the month we celebrate
The landing OF great Chris;
Who said, 81 see the makings OF
A mighty land in this"
And OF the Pilgrims, who came here
For quiet place to pray
And then took up their guns and drove
The Indians away.
This is the month when all the leaves
Begin 20 do turn;
When folks their SIS coal
Have 10 start in 10 burn.
When mince pie from seclusion comes
And oysters should be prime;
When folks will find II just as hard
To put aside a. dime.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-10-27

all these schools are urged to enter
their exhibits in all the contests.
Some persons are attempting to
embarrass the management of the
fair by circulating the report that
Parochial and Private schools are
barred from competing for the prizes
but such is not the case. The COM
mittee on arrangement for the school
department, OF which department
was appointed chairman, had no in
tention of excluding any one and no
one was excluded.
Premium lists have been mailed to
all school teachers and to all private
and parochial schools in the county.
Let every body boost and nobody
knock, and let every body realize
that it takes work to make for pro-