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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
THE OPTlMLST
IBY DONNA B. cooLEY.1

The optmst smiles the sunlight through the leaves
and paws no heed shadows under the trees Inc road
NAV be long rough and hard to his feet but ne dreams
of the bend ahead where the highway turns into the
ouiet forest and runs beside the still waters
His eyes may behold only black Clouds low hung IN the
azure night but his mind dwells upon the brightness OF
the stars that spange the infinite distances above
His burden may be heavy and his body may bend be-
meath the strain but his heart light and his soul sings 20
the firm tread of his feet
His is the courage that Of faith in the ultimate
and with defeat he has rendezvous.
To that which lies nearest him. he turns his talents,
believing that with the Of tomorrow will come the
dew to soften the pathway ahead
He views the world with clear eye, calls all men
brothers. and has kind word for every living creature
His pulses throb with enthusiasm for the blush IN the
hear the roses for the beneath the leaf he has only
passing smile
To him all things made for a purpose, ana ne
strives to use them for the good Of his fellow men,
To him there is evil only in evil thoughts, and When
he meets distractions his path he turns aside to gather
happiness from his dreams.
Contentment is his ambition, and that he brings
Joy to those he meets paradox beyond his KEN
For greatness he yearns being content to i've
his own life his way yet all men, there IS no
other great as he
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
grizzle. In weight an Airedals should
be from forty to foity-five pounds.
The secret Of the Desert.

/ ="
Lowell Thomas, in Asia: History
! is against the probability of the crea-
tion of an Arabian empire. the
Semitic mind does not lean toward
system or organization, said Colonel
Thomas e. Lawrence recently.
1.-THE Semites are represented by
very little art, architecture, phil
iosophy But we find an amazing Ter
! tiiity among the Semites in the crea-
ition OF creeds and religions. Three
lof these judaism, christian
lily and mohamedanism-ha become
great world movements. The broken
fragments of countless other religions
(which have failed are found today on
THE fringes of the desert.
"The desert seems to produce only
lone idea-the universally of God.
I'VE, who have gone out to discover
1.-THE meaning of the desert, have found
tonly emptiness nothing but sand,
lwind, soil and empty space. The
IBedouins leave behind them every
Iextraneous comfort and go to live in
1.-THE desert, in the very arms Of star
walton, that they may be free. The
desert exacts price for its secret.
1T makes the Bedouins entirely use
less to their fellowmen. There has
never been a Bedouin prophet. On
1.-THE other hand, there has never been
la Semitic prophet who has not, be-
fore preaching his message, gone
Into the desert and caught from the
desert jewellers reflection OF their
belief. The idea of the absolute
iw,ortblessness of the present word
lis a pure desert conception. at the
lroot of every Semitic religion, which
must be filtered through the screen
LOT non-nomad prophet before it can
jbe accepted by a settled people"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
WAR RECORD is CRITERION.

Burlington Gazette: The Burlington
Hawk-Eye wants to know what's the
matter with the mennonites? u
works itself up to fine fervor of m
dignation because the people OF Mis-
sissippi have gone on record as OPP
posing the influx of some 5000 OF
these people from Canada, on The
score that they are undesirable citi-
gems" The Hawk-Eye gives the case
a political twist and wants to know
eff the Mississippi democrats are try
ing to introduce new kim or de
mocracy; perhaps of the autocratic
vintage of President Wilson ?"
The Gazette sees no occasion for
becoming excited over the mennon-
ties. One of the best tests Of citi-
benship is loyalty in the crisis of war.
Any group of people whose religious
scrupies prevent them from ccntribut.
ing to the defense of the nation that
affords them protection, are not The
most desirable class of citizens. The
|Mennonites conveniently lnterposed
their conscientious objections when
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
California and the Japanese.

Washington Post: The increase OF
Japanese population in California IS
not In itself sufficiently rapid to cause
panic among the whites, but it is an
increase, nevertheless, and it brings
lin its train certain dangers that ought
mot to be ignored by the people of
ieither country. The moderate but
|steady inflow of Asiatics is accom-
panied by social phenomena which
intensity the animosity of the white
race. The Japanese are SO different
that there is no possibility or desire
ION either side to assimilate the
bloods. The economic habits Of the
two racee cause bad feeling. The
! Japanese have their share of excel
lent qualities, which manifest them
selves in competition with the Ameri-
cans. Japanese settlements gradu-
ally expand into towns which are
purely japanese. The whites cannot
exist there, and would not live there
iif they could. The sturdy Japanese
pride shows itself in the bearing of
the settlers. They soon come to look
upon the land as their own, although
they disregard politics and have 10
interest in American affairs. The
racial differences engender misunder-
standings, disputes and hatred, smol-
dering and gathering force year after
year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
The Airee,aIe

The Airedale dog was first known
as the Waterside, so named from his
fondness for water, later as The
Bingley, after certain faacier, and
was finally named Airedale, from the
valley of Aire, in England. This dog
is one of the gamest on earth. Is Hot
quarrelsome, is easily taneht and in
facing the elements no dog is his
superior AS a guard aud watchdog
the Aireda1e has no equal. for his
sense of hearing is mar"eIously
acute, and experiments made by che
London police show that he. can de-
,tect sound 100 yards farther than the
most acute human ear. The Airadale
has long head, with fiat skull,
neck of moderate length and tiliclr
ness, shoulders long and sloping well
into the back. with fiat shoulder
blades. The chest is deep, gu. not
broad, with hard and wiry coat, but
not so long as to appear ragged. The
head and ears, with the exception cf
dark markings on each side Of lie
skull should be tan, the ears being
of darker shade than the rest. The
legs up to the thighs and elbows Gle
also tan. the body being black or dark
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
square Deal In the Factory.

Forbes Magazine: BY dealing in
telligently and squarely with labor,
Fayette r. Plumb, Inc, Philadelphia
tool manufacturers, have more than
doubled production, reduced working
hours and cut down the yearly turn
over of the company's 500 worEmen
rs per cent. BY system of repre-
sentative government. combined with
a series of welfare features, all I'M
rest and discomfort in the working
force, two-fifths of. which is foreign
born, has been eliminated striking
evidence that there is a solution for
the labor problem and that, when
found, it checks present-day soaring
costs.
"Our policy of a square deal to our
workmen is the most important
single factor in our success says
William D. Plumb, works and employ
ment manager and brother of Fayette
r. Plumb. the president Of this COM
pany, which has factories in Phila-
delphia and ST. Louis.
There is no getting away from the
fact that application OF the golden
rule to business is as essential to
success as it is in our private lives.
"In handling labor problems. / en-
deayor to put myself in the place Of
the workman and look at things from
his viewpoint I have worked in
every department of our factory, and
SO have my brothers. Fayette R. and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
Can't Cut Off My Leg
Says Railroad Engineer

II am. a railroad engineer, about
20 years ago my leg was seriously
injured in an accident out West
Upon my refusing to allow the doctor
TO amputate it was told 1t would Dc
impossible to heal the wound. | have
tried all kinds of salves and had many
doctors in the past 20 years, but %
no avail. Finally I resolved to use
OINTMENT on my
leg. You cannot imagine my aston
iEhment when / found it was dong
what over 100 things had failed 20
do. My leg is now completely cured
Gus Hau.ft, 799 Myrtle Avennef
Brooklyn, N. Y. -,
at makes me feel proud to be aosI
to produce an ointment like thal
says Peterson of Buffalo. Not onlyI
do l guarantee Peterson's Ointment
for old sores and wounds, but fo'
eczema, salt rheum, ulcers, chahne,
itching piles, and I put up Dig ooa
itchin gpiles, and l put up Dig ooa
for 60 cents at all druggists, PITY
all can afford to pay and money pa PACK
IL not satisfied. Mail orders hliea
by Peterson Ointment Co., me- pu''
falo, N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
Purcha sinq Rain.

Kansas City Star: Rain Is being
contracted for on the Pacific coast by
farmers who have accepted the pro-
posal of professional rainmaker to
furnish precipitation on the basis OF
no rain, no pay. Fifteen hundred
dollars an inch under recent con-
tract was to be paid rainmaker for
all precipitation recored at Gakdate
in March and up to April 10. The
district needing the rain was the San
joaquin valley, where the rainfall had
been heavily deficient for several
months.
Ordinarily the San Joaquin valley
gets considerable rain in the spring,
and it received more than its normal
supply this year, so the ra1nmaker
may have had a profitable contract.
He is following an ancient proies-
sion. From the dawn of history the
medicine man has been an active fig
ure in time Of drought His incanta-
lions were expected to furnish mois-
ture. Presumably he was usually
shrewd enough to follow the admoni-
ton that came from Kansas in the
dry years, that it did no good to pray
for rain as long as the wind was in
the southwest. BY selecting favor
able occasion for making rain he kept
up the trade for generations.
|. The modern rainmaker, OF course, is
not so crude as his predecessor. He
bases his claims on Science" and pro-
claims the efficacy. of chemical COM
binations or explosions Unhappily
all these claims are discredited by the
observations of the weather bureaus
of the world. Rains are the product
| of atmospheric conditions of vast ex-
itent-of tremendous eddies of air a
thousand miles in diameter. These
eddies act as a gigantic pump, fore
| ing the air to ascend, to cool by ex.
! pansion, and so to precipitate It's mois.
| ture in the form of rain.
No human effort could be anythH ne
more than flea bite compared to the
forces let loose by nature to produce
storms. The longer drought is pro
1onged the nearer come the rains that
eventually must end it. After pro
iIonged dry spell, when people get sc
desperate they ar ready to hire a
rainmaker, it may well happen that
THE drought ends. The medicine man
may get the credit, but he is no more
responsible than was Rostand's cock
that thought his Growing made the sun
rise.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
Sure Way To Get
Rid OF Dandruff

There is one sure way that never fail,
to remove dandruff completely and thai
is to dissolve it. This destroys it en-.
tireiy. To do this, just get about -four
ounces of plain, ordinary liquid arvon;
apply it at night when retiring; Us:
enough to moisten the scalp and rub i.
in gently with the finger tips.
By morning most, if not ali, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or -four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it no matter how much
dandruf you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop instantly,
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous,
glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel
a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. It is inexpensive, and four
ounces is all you will need This simple
remedy has never been known to fail
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
TAKE RAILROADS OUT OF POLITICS

.sThe railroad question" says Otto IL. hahn,
i, his new book, ''Our Economic and OCner
Problems, - ''lnust be taken out of politics
Perhaps no other American is as we'll quail
fid as Mr.. aim to speak on this vexed problem
to point out existing abuses and to outline
constructive program. For Mr.. Kahn speaks
with authority that is based on long pracucai
cxperience in the world of finance Foremost
among American economists, few manclers
have had opportunity to acquire such broad ana
basic experience in economic affairs. Al one
time or another, he has, directed the manclal
development of several of the best known Amer
lean railroads. in addition to several industrial
corporations.
In his exposition of existing railroad abuses,
Mr.. Kahn does not hesitate to attack in vlgor-
ous. strai CHIT from eshouder fashion the fun
damental economic influences which have been
factors in creating these conditions. He traces
tho history of railroads from the time of the
modern era of railroad regulation and rate con-
troll bv commissions during President 'Roose-
volts second administrations with the enact
mcnt of the Hepburn bill, through the introduce
tion of the Taft railroad bill on down to the
present time.
cit was a right INSTINCT" says Mr.. Kahn,
(Which had guided the people, under President
Roosevelts leadership, to determine, firmly and
Enthusiastically, that the time had come to regard
the pioneer period Of this country's industrial
and economic development as at an end, to re-
woke the latitude which had been tacitly accord
ed during this period, to insist on strict aoher-
ence to the rules of business conduct laid down
by the law, and to punish any violation OF such
rules, by whomsoever committed, high or low
1t was salutary and timely to bring home to
corporations and individuals, however powerful
the respect and fear due to the law and to use
all means at the governments disposal to visit
upon dishonorable practices condign punish
ment.'
With startling vigor Mr.. Kahn arraigns the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
THE ROLLING STONE.

Christian Science Monitor: OF the
many popular fallacies to which the
world still clings-and those persons
who live a comparatively quiet life,
are among its most ardent advocates
none is given greater credence
than set forth in the proverb which
tells us "a rolling stone gathers no
moss" To many it seems still as
great a truth as it was thought to be
when that forgotten sage of the long
ago noted the smoothless of the
stones tumbled by the surf along
Hellenic shores, and like the objects
from which he drew his figure, set
the SAYING rolling down the centuries.
And then one of these long-pltied
rolling stones crossed an ocean and
discovered America. After little
more than two months Of rolling to
the west he gathered more moss IMAM
all the rest of the world had picked
1p in as many centuries. Followed
the pilgrim fathers to gather sun
more moss or, as Washington Irving
has observed, to completely cohtro-
vert the time-honored proverb:
Since that day a great portion OF
the worlds peoples have been pussy
rolling, proving the utter fallacy OF
the saving. Today half the globe is
awheel gathering moss. Yet the warn,
ing lives on. is frequently quoted,
largely believed in. But was it not
ever fallacious? For whether we N
terpret "moss" to mean tangible
riches or pleasures treasure
whether we paraphrase it to read
."gold" or 'tthoughts," the rohlns
stone has at all times and in all
places had his reward. Indeed it was
a stroll along the seashore-a more
or less pretentious departure from
his abode-that caused the father OF
+le nroverb 10 first voice his tn oughtS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23

inadeauacy Of the law under which the lntei-
state commerce commission works, insisting
that to his knowledge there is no parallels IN any
other country to the enactment which places
our greatest industry, down to It's mlnutest de-
tails under the almost absolute power OF seven
rnen owing defined accountability to no one, Sc
lected for relatively short terms and accordilS
to no particular standard OF training or quah-
fications The interstate commerce commits
sion being at the same time prosecutor, Judge
and Jury may assuredly be termed negatlon OF
the root principle from which the American sys-
tenn of government springs" declares MT
Kahn.
Speaking of the relative advantages and
dangers of privately-owned and government
ow1led railroads, Mr.. Kahn says: 'Ihe two
things l. e. private management ana perma-
nent government guarantee OF earnings are
simply not reconcilable. The railroads cannot
eat their cake and have It, Practically all
railroad men recognize that thorough pubhc
Regulation is here to stay. 1t is the faultlness
land inadequacy Of the law under which the
interstate commerce commission works ana the
multiplicity of masters under whom the rail-
roads have to serve, that constitutes their MAN
grievances and that cries for reform On TINS
commission, which has greater power concern
ing INDUSTRIAL lllC OI IIe - -
Iercised by probably any other tribunal any
where in the world, there has never yet been ap-
pointed a man who came to it qualified by first
rate experience in railway operation, or by
broad business experience, or any considerable
experience in financial matters.
| cit is vital to our railroad that investors be
treasured as to the safety in American railroad
securities. The railroad should be free from
conflicting jurisdiction by the several states and
placed substantially under federal authority.
The railroad question must be taken out of poll
tics The system of public policy towards the
railroads, as evolved theoretically in America,
lis far better system than government owner
ship
'sThe program in support of which believe
public opinion is crystallizing more and more
lis: Let the government exercise strong and
comprehensive control, but fair and construct
i've, not primitive or strangling.
s'Without eliminating state commissions let
their functions be so adjusted as to avoid con-
Iflict with the federal commission in matters OF
Irate-making and security issues
"Let railroading then be thrown open to pri-
Ivate initiative and enterprise and competition
lin service make it an attractive field for CAPT
tai, and above all, for men Of ability and Wis
4 ion.''
Il PERSONALLY adds Mr.. Kahn, IT am wholly
| opposed to the tirnid opportunism which would
barter away the reality of private initiative and
| enterprise for permanent governmental qua
rantee Of earnings
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23

called upon to furnish their quota of
men and means to assist in defeating
Germany.
That is what is the matter with
them and it is enough to warrant any
state questioning their desirability as
citizens.
The mennonites live strictly for
themselves. They are thrifty and in
dustrious, it is true. They are sci
fish in that they contribute nothing
in the building OF the nation at large.
They are willing to accept the boon
'of protection of our laws, but would
have others fight the battles OF the
country Iowa would be justified IN
interposing the same barrier as mis-
sissippi should this state be threat
ened with a mennonite invasion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
THE WATCHER ON THE THRESHOLD.


fWhle driving past a house my attention was
called to large lying beside gate in DRIVING
hail storm called to him but met no response save a
friendly wag OF tail 'He won't bulge from there,
said my driver; kid told him to wait for him WE!
doesn't he come release hm?" asked Indignantly.
e was one OF the first fall at Argonne forest was
the replyl
Collie restless any more,
But lies content in the same old place,
with wistful eyes upon the gate and door,
Waiting face
That made his world heaven, and to hear
The merry whistle and the gay young voice
That used 10 fall like music in his ear,
And make his heart rejoice!
.-Collie is growing DID," the neighbors say,
Who see him dreaming in the morning sun
.sHe lies upon the threshold all day.
He used romp and run
gray baired mother smiles and shakes her head,
Out oh, the anguish in the smile that nes!)
"Hes waiting for the lad to come she said,
And lifts her fearless eyes!
The neighbors turn away with plying glance,
Nor dare to voice grief for one SO brave,
They know that the blood-soaked hills OF france
A white cross marks his grave.
The sad eyed mother knows that Heavens gates
Have swung behind the Man whose worth was pio'eu
But Collie does know, and so he waits
Upon the threshold for the Lad he loved
Mary Wendon Bandy, in Keosauqua Repuoilcan
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
BEEFsTEAK AND SHOES.

It is to be hoped that the packers and the
shoe manufacturers will get together for the
purpose of enlightening the public on the rela-
tic nship between plenty of beef and continual
" rising prices Of footwear. The uninformed
people have always supposed that the moro
plentiful beef animals became the easier it
would be to obtain leather and that, following
the law of supply and demand, there ought to be
a similarly declining tendency as to beefsteaks
and shoes.
The world had just begun to find out that it
could get along comfortably on a little less than
it's old-time meat ration when this new compli-
cation arose But it will be perfectly willing
to eat few more heefsteaks if in doing so it
will bring the price Of pair of ordinary shoes
within the purchasing capacity of the man with
an ordinary income.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sheldon Sun w. j. Bryan cannot
consistently stump" for Cox in view
of his prohibition alignment and be-
cause his prohibition plank met de-
feat in the convention. 1t is more
than likely that women will vote at
the fall election and in this event
Cox, the wet candidate. will be
showed under.
Waterloo Times Tribune: Bryans
heart is in the grave because he
made such a miserable showing at
running things.
Sac Sun: Governor w. L. Harding,
who, as the people of Iowa Wen
know, is hard to excel in polltlcaf
stump speech, has been engaged by
the national committee for severai
months.
Eagle Grove Eagle: 1t is little
credit to politics for men passing as
sane and sensible to put on in great
national conventions such farce
comedy as illustrated the Iowa pres
entation Of Ed Meredith for the demo
cratic nomination for the presidency.
| What Cheer Patriot: The papers
are wondering why Lowden or Zen.
eral Wood with their large list OF
delegates could not be nominated
Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, beat them
before the Chicago convention ever
opened.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23

Music expresses feeling and thought, without language.
II was before speech and it is above anss pc
yond an words is the sea-above the
clouds is the sky Before man found name Tor any
thought thing he had hopes and fears and passohsf
udely expressed in tones of one tnihs,
however certain, and that is, that music was porn
love. been human affectfon rner
never utterd strain OF music Possibly
some mother looking in the of her babe gave tne
first melody to the enraptured air-Robert g. lngerso
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-23

Children are great rememberers. They are
The recording angels the keepers OF the
book of life. Man forgets-how easily
and easiest Of all, the solemn truth that chll-
dren do not forget.-Irving Bachelor