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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01
PRICES AND WAGES.

Prices of wool, cotton and leather goods are
following silk prices down to normal; and there
is reason to believe that prices OF food ana VI
everything else that people must have Will all 10
near the old levels within the next few weeks
or months. Thus far wages have not been cut
TO any general extent and the price reductions
come out of the earnings of the manufacturers.
They seem willing now to do business on a
closer margin Of profit and appear to realize
that it behooves them to begin to do this at
once in order to prevent the development OF a
situation of extreme peril to themselves. 1t IS
better as they seem to reason, to cut profits to
to an irreducible minimum than to have the bot
tom drop out of business, as it concelvably
might if customers generally refused to buy
ANYTHING they were not forced to, preterrlng to
live from hand to mouth until conditions chang
ed.
How long wages can remain at present Levels
is problematical and depends largely on labor
itself If operatives do their best to earn their
wages and make it possible for employers TO
carry on business at reduced prices for their
goods. wages will hold up. But If work1nen DO
not do this employing concerns will be compel
ed either to cut wages or close their shops 1t
can be said that public sentiment generally
would prefer to see price reductions IN goods
made out of the pockets or profits OF producers
and swarms of middlemen rather than out OF
wages If this can be done at all, it will be by
those concerns whose employees cooperate most
interestedly, faithfully and efficiently for the
welfare of the firms they are working for.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01

Mr. Bryan urges voters to decide for themselves
which candidate they will support which Is eS-
cellent advice.
Governor Cox's slush fund ISSUE Mr.. bryan
does not deign to notice, having been IN politics
long enough to know that talk OF buying the
presidency is nothing but tomrnyrot. he VIII
not stultify himself by talking such balderdash
as that hence there is really no issue on winch
the poor man feels free to take the stump For
the first time in twenty -four years that magic
voice is stilled.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01
a seItReveaIinu Candidate.

New York Sun: Never in the his
tory of political campaigning, 80 far
as our experience and memory go,
has there been a case where the
stump efforts of presidential can
didate have counted so laraeiy and
SO obviously IN the way of procuring
votes for his competitor. The Cox
campaign has been prodigious sue
cess If what the occasio ion. called for
was self-exhibition-the fullest reve-
lation of personal qualities and per-
sonal calibre. Maine proved it.
Nobody could have done for Cover
nor Cox what he has done for him.
self since he started out from Day
ton for Pittsburgh. No possible ex-
penditure of campaign money by the
republican national committee, no
possible contrivings by the conspEa-
tors of the senate oIigarchyy for his
disadvantage could have given the
great American public, outside OF
Ohio. that thorough understanding OF
what sort of person he really is
which they lacked at the beginning
and now, thanks to him, possess IN
perfection.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01

Des MONIES Register: 1t may not
be possible for the two o.d parties to
claim the credit for tumbling prices,
but it's safe bet that they will make
the attempt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY.

she walks in beauty, like the night
OF cloudless cmes and starry SKIES,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowd to that tender light
Which Heaven to gaudy day denies
one shade the more one ray the less
Had half impar'd the nameless grace
which waves in every raven tress
Or softly iightens DER her lace,
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dWeilng-piace
And on that cheek and DER that brow
So soft so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the unts that sio"
But tell of days in goodness spent'
A mind at peace with all below
A heart whose love is innocent
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01
THE DIVORCE INCREASE.

The attention of residents of Lee county
doubtless has been attracted to the large num-
Der of divorce proceedings given publicity IN
the newspaper press, and probably have given
more or less thought to the question of unhappy
marriages. Comparison in the marital separ-
atoms of the present period with those OF form
er times will indicate that divorces are increas-
ing This goes to show that many couples may
be matched but not mated
It is probable than men and women Will con-
tinue to discover occasionally that they have
made mistakes or were deceived in entering in
to the marriage state but it is possible to make
course marriages depend a great deal upon the
manner in which young people are trained and
treated in their homes; but on this point little
can be said for fathers and mothers are the
bosses of their own households.
Officials and clergyInen are the ones who can
exercise great measure of influence in lessen
ing the number of divorce proceedings. Secret
rage licenses should not be granted to minors
unless officials have the consent Of the parents
or guardians of the young people. Cergymen
should also hesitate before performing mar
rage ceremonies if they have any doubts about
the ACCESSIBILITY of the parties being united in
such contract or of their fitness for assuming
the marriage state.
If we are right in our belief that civilization
is advancing, and are honest in our efforts to
improve and benefit humanity, divorces should
decrease rather than increase
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01

In the interest of ordinary humanity it may
be hoped that Candidate Cox will keep out of
his campaign aiIpIane on the second of Novem-
Der Even politician is no exception to the
rule that the higher they go the harder they
land.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01

Query: 'Can these passenger airplanes de
luxe open a bar and serve hard drinks after they
get three miles above terra irrna7' Answer:
They will without a doubt if the passengers
demand hard drinks and are willing to pay the
necessary tariff"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: What
do you imagine Governor Cox will
have to say about that group of Wash
ington office holders who attended the
democratic convention at San Fran
cisco at the expense of the govern
ment? Do you imagine that anywhere
along the line he will take up and dis
cuss Billy Jamieson's splendid card
index system of collecting campaign
funds from officeholders?
Mason City Globe Gazette: Intense
Indignation is manifested against the
newspapers by politicians who fail to
get their support
Davenport Times: Governor Cox
is harping on new string as he hits
hither and yon "out where the west
begins" insisting that Will Hays has
him buffaloed with the newspapers.
That is. he thinks that the republican
national chairman has such pull
with the press that the Cox swing
around the circle is not getting enough
publicity. We hadn't noticed that at
ALL
Des MONIES Register: 1t may not
be possible for the two ODD parties to
claim the credit for tumbling prices,
but it's safe bet that they will make
the attempt
Cedar Rapids Gazette: AS mat
ter of fact a thorough investigation
of the jobbers would disclose an I'M
usual situation They have corner
on coal. Hence they can fix their
own prices. Coal dealers who un-
dertake to buy at the mines find that
entire outputs have been sold to job
bers in Chicago or elsewhere. Deal
ers who go to the Chicago jobbers are
laughed at, in numerous instances.
Their price must be paid, or no price
And the consumer is the ultimate goat
Des MONIES Capital: The life Of
the candidate for Office is no bed OF
roses. Particularly is this true since
the woman vote is factor to be
reckoned with. The candidate hardly
knows how to approach that element
when he desires to be particularly
gracious and win their favor. Inc
real itemized accounts of many cam
paien expenses would be most inter-
esting reading, such expenses to IN
iclude mental exertion as well.
Webster City Freeman-Journal:
The bayonet charge Of Governor Cox
is no worse than the charge made by
Bryan in 1896, when he said the cleo.
ton of Mckinley meant control Of
the laboring men by United States
soldiers and that 1t would mark the
end of Fourth OF July celebrations IN
the United States. But we all know
what happened to Bryan.
I Charter Oak Times: Newspaper
men and others recognize Mr.. Harding
as a rare man Although he is in the
newspaper game as business-was
in it before he thought of being in
politics-yet his paper has never yet
run line advocating his election to
anything. He is rea! newspaper
man because he respects the business,
and he does not believe in varying
, the press to personal political advan-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01

The frequency with which the married war
riors of both sexes are bringing their troubles
into court for solution has given rise to the sage
remark from an anonymous source that the IN
junction to love ones neighbor is intended to be
taken in the Pickwicl1ian sense when it comes
to the neighbours wife or the neighbours hus
band
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01

full" says a news item That's true OF every
presidential year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01

X-ray apparatus has been designed
for detecting defects in concrete ships
as they are being built. and to find
hidden effects of strains in service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01
Lord Byron.

Have YOU so much leisure from your own
business that YOU can take care OF other
naonle : that does not at all belong to you:-
Terence
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01

There is one doctor to every oiS
persons in towns of more than LOW
persons. while in the country "a,
tricts there is only one to every 9'i
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-01

The lower part Of the back of
BARRIERS chair patented by Phiia-
delphia inventor, swings out horl-
zontalIy to form seat for a child.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
LESSON IN. FRANKLIN'S LIFE
Great American Statesman and Patrl-
OF Rose 70 Immortal Fame From
Humble Beginnings.

On the 18th Of January, In 1905,
BENJAMIN Franklin was born at Bos'
ton. His father was soap and candle
maker, his mother, the daughter Of a
Quaker poet of Nantucket. When Ben
jamin was ten he was taken from
school and set to work in his fathers
factory. He never again attended 4
regular school, yet he became schol-
ar. He was inept and unhappy at his
first occupation, so his father ap-
prenticed him to his brother to learn
the trade of a printer. When he was
seventeen he ran away from his broth
er and. opened printing office in Phil
adelphia. He pursued the career Of
printer and publisher until 1875,
when he was made clerk Of the Penn
sylvania assembly. This was the be-
ginning Of his public career, and he
rose steadily until he became one Of
the most striking figures In America.
In France, when he was sent there AZ
ambassador after the Revolutionary
war, he became as widely known and
loved as in his own country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
MEAT CAUSE OF
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys
If Back Hurts or Blad
der Bothers

II you must have your meat every
dAy, eat it, but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally, says noted
authority who tells us that meat
forms uric acid which almost paraly-
zes the kidneys in their efforts to ex-
pei it from the blood. They become
sluggish and weaken, then you suf-
fer with a dull mise in the kidney
region, sharp pains in the back pr
sick headaches, dizziness, your stom-
act fine This famous salts is made
the weather is bad you have rheuma-
tic twinges. The urine gets cloudy,
full of sediment, the channels often
get sore and irritated, obliging you to
seek relief two or three time during
the night. s.'
To neutralize these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the: body's urinous waste get four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here; take a tablespoon I'll in
glass of water before breakfast Tor
few days and your Kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
frcSn the acid Of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been-used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutralize the acids in urine, so it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad-
der weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure, and makes delightful effer-
vescent Whitewater drink.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
MORE OR LESS A MYSTERY
Few Seem to Know the Real Facts
Concerning the So-calIed
Monkey Of Mons.

Are you acquainted with the monkey
of Mons?
An army officer brought home from
Belgium a replica-a tiny silver figure
with one clawish hand posed reflective
~ against its chin and with a look OF
introspection in its deepset eyes. In
showing it to a friend he mentioned
that, like a number Of officers who had
been to Mons, he carried the thing as a
mascot. The friend told woman
about it, and she, being unacquainted
with the monkey of Mons, asked SOL
der who had been there.
"Never heard Of it, but you can't
Judge by me, as was only in Mons a
couple Of days-got great coal mines
there, though"
Another soldier who had been to
Mons long enough to 60 sightseeing
was impressed mainly by the cathedral
Of st. Waldrup-"built in the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries; Gothic archi-
lecture, and-the monkey must have
been there, Of course, but"
Then the woman extended her In
qulry to a private who had hobbled
around Mons for two hours while wait
ing to get away.
"Sure I saw it! Bronze statue In a
street-or maybe it was one of those
gargoyle things on the church wall,
but, anyhow, I saw tat least 1t
looked like a monkey, though !
wouldn't be willing to swear to It,"
Which is the why of this cry:
Are you acquainted with the mon
key Of Observation-Disclosures Star
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
GLADHE TOOK
FRIENDS ADVICE
Has Gained IL Pounds and
Never Felt Bett er Than
After Taking Tanlac

II have gained twelve pounds In
weight since / began taking Tanlac
and do not think ever felt better
in my life, said J. C. Jurgensen, who
resides at AS Seventh Ave., Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, while telling recently
of the great benefit Tanlac had been
to him. Continuing, he said:
Last summer 1 had very severe
attack of malarial fever which left
me in an extremely weak and run
down condition, and was also trou-
bled a lot with my stomach and kid
neys. My appetite was very poor and
when l did manage to force down
little something it would cause me
intense suffering, as I would bloat
and have the worst sort of spatns In
my stomach afterwards. I also had
such pains in the small Of my back
that could hardly stoop over and
when did would have great diff
Guilty in Strengthening up again. My
nerves were in very bad condition,
and the least little noise out of the
ordinary would startle and complete
" upset me, and I became so restless
when I went to bed I could get but
little sleep and would get up in the
morning feeling completely tired out.
II had tried lot of different treat
ments and medicines but none of
them did me a particle of good, and
I had about given up hope of ever
finding anything that would help me,
when some of my friends advised me
to try Tanlac. Well, got a bottle
and began taking it and almost i'm
mediately / began to improve in
health, and I kept on taking 1t until
I had taken five bottles and ! must
say / now feel like new man. I
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
AND THEY ALL STOOD PAT''
While Mr.. James corbett, Who Had
Manipulated the Deck, Sat Apart
and Laughed.

In club much frequented by mkn
Of the theatrical business, poker
game which began as mere pastime
grew, by degrees, to an undesirable
intensiveness. The chaps who usual.
ly "sat in" were all friends and fellow
laborers in a none-too-lucrative occu'
patton. They agreed among them
selves that there must be no more
raising of the limit and no more reck'
less betting. The game must be one
for amusement only. On the night
when this agreement was solemnly
concluded, they sat down and sent for
the cards. Jim Corbett brought them,
"Tll just sit and look on for while, i"
he said: MAY take hand little
later"
One man took the cards out Of the
box and threw around for deal. The
dealer shuffled them and passed them
for the cut. Then he dealt hand
while the banker was giving each man
his checks. The first man after the
deal bet the, limit. Every man Of tho
seven around the table came in, each
"tilting' the pot for the limit. !:
"Say," said Corbett, II thought you
fellows were going to play light.
That's fine way to. start out"
This evoked not even a response
from the players. Each was sitting
tight and covertly eying his neighbors.
The dealer asked the first man how
many cards he wanted. He stood pat.
Every player around the board looked
startled, Then the next man stood
pat. And after him the next and
finally all seven. 1t was at that mo-
ment that some one observed Mr..
Corbett apparently about to choke in
his secluded corner. Corbett had
combined 25 per cent Of four separate
decks, 50 that the So cards he had
handed the players were all spades.
Each man bad a pat flush. when the
betting began.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23

the men stopped rescue work after
bringing out the sixth he dashed into
the burning shop and came out carry
ing the seventh by the scruff of its
neck. Deuce had to open a cage to
do it. When he released the cat on
the sidewalk. the latter purred and
rubbed against his legs, until the shop
owner gathered up both animals and
took them away.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
Doc Saves Feline chun1.

Deuce, an Irish terrier, proved at a
fire in the pet shop at 30 Livingston
street, Brooklyn, that tie term "cat
and dog life" sometime, means the
opposite of hate, combat ana commo-
ton. Deuce had been living in amity
with seven blooded cats in the shop
for several weeks. When the fire
started he saved himself, and then
watched the firemen rescue the cats.
Apparently he counted them, for when
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
Depressing Personality.

"There comes Blithcrsby."
81 see him. Let's avoid him."
"Why?"
"He's the worst crepe hanger
know. Every time he hears me start
to talk about buying new motor car
or taking little trip to Florida or
Cuba lie wants to tell me how many
babies die every day in Europe.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
Boy Scouts Equipment.

Chief Sea Scout James \. Wilder of
Honolulu has aroused the Boy Scouts
of America until 30 sea scout centers
have already acquired training ships,
16 cities now have shipping boards,
and GO others are following suit. 1t
is probable that training ships for this
branch of scouting will soon be sailing
the oceans and rivers of America.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23

refreshed. I realize I owe all my
present, good condition to Tanlac and
am always advising others to give it
trial, If they are in need of medi-
cine" s i
Tanlac is sold in Bemidji by City
Drug Store and by the leading drug
gists in every town.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23

have completely regained. my
strength and my stomach and kid
news do not bother me in the least
and my nerves are in fine shape. l
can eat anything want now without
suffering any bad after effects and
always sleep soundly at night and get
up in the morning feeling greatly
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
TO PRESERVE OLD LANDMARK
Creation of National Monument Area
Assures Security to Postertty OF.
Famous MulYan Tree.

The NIullan tree, landmark of the
old N1ullan trail, tire first highway
connecting Montana and Idaho with
the coast, will be preserved to pos
terity through the creation of ma
tional monument area by the presi-
dent.
On July 4, 1861, Capt. John Mullan,
leader Of the party having charge Of
the survey and construction of the
Mullan trail from Walla Walla, WASH,
to Fort Benton, Mont, closed his work
at the connecting point of the roads
from the east and west, at the head
of the Fourth Of July canon. between
Wallace, Idaho, and Occur d'Alene,
Idaho. There he marked appropriate
~ a huge white-pine tree, which since
that time has been known as the Null
Ian tree. Tourists seeking souvenirs
of their jaunt along the Yellowstone
trail have damaged the ancient tree so
much that forest service officers have
found it necessary to take steps to
protect it, and, to accomplish this,
have submitted petition proposing
that a national monument area be
created, which has been approved.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
When Paint Causes Wood to Warp

When Paint Causes Wood to Warp.
Coatings of equal moisture resist
ance should be applied to all surfaces
of wood product which would give
dissatisfaction if it were to warp in
service. Tests at the forest products
laboratory, Madison, have shown that
even when wood is properly kiln
dried, no coating entirely prevents it
from picking up or giving off mois-
ture and, consequently, from swelling
and shrinking under the influence Of
varying atmospheric conditions.
varntsh. shellac, and other mois-
ture-resistant finishes merely decrease
the rate at which the moisture
changes in wood occur. The higher
the grade and the more coats ap-
piled, the slower will be the moisture
changes ..-u
Unequal coatings on opposite SURF
faces of wooden article cause un-
equal rates of change in moisture con-
tent and hence unequaled shrinkage on
the two sides Of the piece. The result
is that the wood tends to cup or twist
out of shape.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23

Nothing Of the Sort.
II understood the two men had quite
an epistolary argument"
mo pistols about it. They took it
out in writing letters"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
One Kind Of. ABILITY,

Hewitt-Gruet claims to have consid-
cradle ability in his head.
Jewett-Yes. have seen him wag
his ears.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23
Not Possible.

Not Possible.
II read an account somewhere Of an
odorless onion"
"That must be about as interesting
as a smOkeless pipe"
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Subscribe for the Pioneer.
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Natural Propensity.

Natural Propensity.
"How was it you managed to teach
your parrot such long learned words?"
"Why, it was quite natural for q
parrot to take to polly-syllables."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-23

"A farmer bureau extension worker
Miss Newton, spoke here a few days
ago.. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Oliver Barness, our county superin-
tendent. She announced that meet
ings will be held one week each
month in the county, divided be-
tween Leonard, Shevlin, Gonvick,
Hoist, Bagnel and Clearbrook.