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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11
Z. r. JOHNSON
PASSES AWAY
Former Resident Of This City and
Lately Of saliston, Va, is Dead
Was on Government
Canal Here.

Word has been received in this city
OF the death OF Charles II. Johnson,
former resident of Keoxuk, which
occurred at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs Geneva J. Hocox, az Tall
ston, Va He was eighty-:wo yeul s
old.
NJ Johnson will be remembered
by the older residents of his city.
While living here, he was employed
at the United States government
canal as loekmaster. He was a mem
Der of Keokuk lodge number thir-
teen, |. o. o. F. Mr.. Johnson has
lived in the east for number Of
years
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11
CITY NEWS.
Hear the famous FFonzalevs.

Hear the famous FTonzaleys.
%. *, P dance, Thursday, Dec. IS.
~ Don't forget Maid O. the Movies
Hear the fgures-Congregat
church Sunday night
e F. c. Oyerton will sign your bond
in court. in business or trouble
National Surety company Of \. y.
Strongest bonding company In the
world.
-Tuesday, December "A, Hawaiian
musical at Summitville hall
-Interrnent occurred in Oakland
cemetery yesterday for the infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred F. Hoffman.
of 1872 Concert street. Short serv-
ices were held from the residence
with the Rev. A H. Bisping offici-
ating.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11
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Adjourned Tax Sale

The adjourned tax sale VIII be
held in the treasurer's Office of the
Lee county district court Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock. The delin
quent tax sale was held last Monday
morning, December g.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11

Philadelphia has nineteen wonen'i
auxiliaries of American Legion posts
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11
ROYAL ARCH
MASONS ELECT
Gate City Chapter No. Names Off
GERS Who Will Serve During
the Coming Year, at
This Meeting.

Gate City chapter No 7 OF the
Royal Arch Masons elected officers
at their regular meeting held last
night They are:
H. P.-L. e. Shore.
King-W. Schwarz.
Scribe-T. C. Mills.
Treasurer-M. F. King.
Secretary-H. A. Brunat.
Trustee--R. B. Smith.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

The regular annual election Of di-
rectors of the Keokuk National bank
will be held at the office of the asso-
citation, corner Fifth and Main streets,
on Tuesday, Jan. II, 1921, between
the hours Of 10 o'clock a N. and
o'clock p. N.
E.R COCHRAN. Cashier.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11

finally collected. Mr.. Wood has
prosecuted the cases zealously and is
intimately informed as to their com
plications and the board acted pr,l-
IDENTIFY in continuing him in charge OF
them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11

Douglas Fairbanks has seven pas
sen ger automobiles, which he values
at s37 900, while his wife. Mary Pick
ford, has two cars valued at 81, 500
and $500.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11
Board of Directors.

The board of directors of the Y. w.
C. A, will have their regular meet
ing Tuesday evening at the building
at 1870 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11
NOTICE..

Save 400 on your fuel; use metal
memberships. Phone Red lf41. H.
". Eppers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-11
Six D2y Bike Race

limited Press Leased Wire Seryi.a.1
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-With a one
lap lead over their nearest rivals,
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05
|DLENESS AND EXTRAV.
AGANCE

The trouble with the whole
world today is idleness and ex-
travagance.
Credit ia so cheap and money
80 plentiful that a host of people
are living on speculation and
borrowing. We have never seen so
much money wasted.
Some of the saw mills of this
county with various other things
were forced to close down. Men
absolutely would not work.
When q few hands are collected
they get so much money. that af-
ter working few days they walk
out until they spend it. Work
men will leave on the poorest ex-
cuse or no excuse at all. Com
mon saw mill hands are getting
from $3.50 to $500 per day.
just think of It'll you may
not be getting enough pay for
your work compared with the
high cost of living, we can't say
about that, but there is no excuse
for your extravaganza and idle
ness. Trains are crowded with
people who seem to have no par
ticular business, just merely GO
ing some where Our people are
30 crazy over high prices of cot.
ton that they are neglecting to
raise feed for their stock and for
themselves.
1t is going to be hard task to
finance the making Of q crop this
year. Not many who made mon
ey last year has any left. The
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05
PHILADELP LPtiIA, MISS. THURSDAY, FEB. s. 1920

Banks are loaning money every
day to people who should have 1t
if the proper care had been TAX
en-.
Feed stuff has advanced about
80 to Is per cent and farm imple-
ments with stock and other
things in proportion.
1t is no time for idleness and
extravaganza. If you haven't q
job get one, it is no trouble, ev-
cry body wants something done,
but the trouble is we are all too
rich to do it.
If you have a job, save your
money, this thing is not going to
last as it now is, it can't.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05
HUNTERS USING A|RPLANE
ARRESTED

The first arrest under the Mi
gratory Bird Treaty Act for hunt
ing wild fowl from an airplane
was made in Missouri recently
when the long arm of the law
reached into the air and seized
two men for hunting and killing
wild geese from an air craft. The
arrest was made by a warden of
the Biological Survey, United
States Department of Agricul.
ture, which administers the Mi
gratory Bird Treaty Act. Follow
ing their arrest the hunters made
the trip to the Office of the United
States Commissioner at Caruth-
ersville, Mo-, in their plane.
They had previously boasted of
their ability, while flying, to
herd the geese more effectly than
sportsmen On the ground can pos
sibly do, Hunting of the sort in
which they engaged is specifcal-
ly forbidden by the Federal law
and the regulations hereunder
Several States have passed laws
forbidding hunting from air
planes, among them being Cali
fornia, Michigan, New Jersey,
North Carolina, and South Caro-
lima. There is considerable SEN
timent in sporting circles against
the practice, on the ground that
it is unsportsmanlike. Selected.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05
MISSISSIPPI STATE SAN.
ATOR|UM
Sanatorium, Miss.
Jan. Oath, 1920.

Dear Sir:
Attached herewith is an exact
copy of a letter received a few
days ago which will help to ex-
plain why we are asking for an
appropriation large enough to
give this woman and, the several
hundred Others who are seeking 6
a chance to get we'll.
You will note she has waited
fourteen months and is not in
yet. There are others who have
waited longer.
During the past two months
nine people have died who were
waiting for admission.
Sincerely yours,
Henry Boswell, Supt.
Jan. II, 1920
Dear DR..
How terribly despondent I've
grown over my application of
about IL or IA months ago for an
admittance In to your Hospital.
To try to do something to regain
my health. You can never un-
derstand how disappointed nor
how / feel. Not with standing
the condition of health but the
many undertakings I've encount-
cred seeking yet not to find any
relief. Having been reared as
you know, poor honest working
girl. Bye and bye marring a
man l loved only having 3 year
Z month lived together when his
life was taken from effect of flu,
leaving me helpless and penni-
less with girl baby 6 months of
age. My father being old no bro
theirs to care for me so if you can
solve any way for correcting my
worn out body, and troubled
mind. / wish you would kindly
let me know what arrangements
our Mississippi T. B. Institute
could do for patients in my
standing. Hopeing to hear from
you in few days.
Feeling hopeful of a brighter
day, I remain
Sincerely,
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE
Seeley, Famous in This Specially
Called to Meridian

o0oi0yS dtucuS III LAS OpUCAdAey
Called to Meridian
F FL Seeley of Chicago and Phila-
delphia, the noted truss expert, will
personally be at the Great Southern
Hotel and will remain in Meridian
Thursday only Feb. 9th. Mr.. Seeley
says: ''The Spermatic Shield will
nc only retain any case of rupture
perfectly, but contracts the opening
in 10 days on the average case. Be-
ing q vast improvements over all for.
mer neutrality-suspicious. instan-
taneous effects, Immediately appre-
ciable and withstanding any strain
or position. This Instrument receiv.
ed the only award in England and in
Spain producing results without sur
gerry, injections medical treatment or
prescriptions. Mr.. 6eeley has docu-
ments from the United States Cove
rnment, Washington D @ for inspec-
tion. All charity cases without char
&c or If any interested call he will be
glad to show same without charge or
fit them If desired. Business demands
prevent stopping at any other place
in this section.
p S-Every statement in this notice
has been verified before the Federal
and state courts.-F III Seeley
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05
GLYCERINE MIXTURE
FOR GAS ON STOMACH

Simple g1ycerine, buckthorn bark,
etc, as mixed in Adler-i-ka relieves
ANY CASE gas on stomach or sour
stomach. It acts on both upper and
lower bowels and removes all foul
matter which poisoned stomach. Of
ten CURES constipation. Prevents
appendicitis. The INSTANT pleas
ant action Of Adler-i-ka surprises
both doctors and patients. One man
who suffered five years from indiges-
tion and constipation was helped by
ONE dose
Turner Drug Store
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05

WANTED Logging Contractor
to haul about one half million
feet of logs. Distance not more
than one mile. Pay $1,000 thous-
and cut and have timber located
in sand hills Section Is I'LL.
New Deemer Mfg. 90. Inc.
Deemer, Miss.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05
REPORT or ANNUAL
MEETING Of HOME
Dem. AGENTS

The annual meeting Of Home
Demonstration Agents was held
at the Normal College in Hatties-
burg, Jan. 10Th to Oath. All the
agents are required to attend the
annual meeting in order to study
the plan of work for the coming
year. l give below brief out
line of it:
The program called for study
and work from s A M to 10 80 P
M. Two points we're stressed
more than others: 1st; better
Standardization of the products
marketed: End /; a better COM
munity and county organization,
consisting of clubs of girls, boys,
men and women, united into a
county organization. To accom-
plish what we should, we must
have a good organization. We
all have agreed on that.
The standardization of the
home canned goods for market
means that each product must be
uniform in quality, weight, flaw
or, color and size of fruit or veg
etable. Red Rock and Stone To
matoes were recommended for
canning.
Mrs. Eldred of Brookhaven>h has
been employed to assist Mr.. r.
II. Bryson in marketing the pro-
ducts for the girls and women.
We will have no trouble market
ing our can goods another year,
provided they come up to the
standard. Mrs. Eldred's head
quarters will be at A. & M. Col.
lege, while Mr.. Bryson will be at
Jackson. l hope we can keep
both busy marketing Neshoba
County produts this year.
A number of distinguished wis.,
itors from other states presented
their line of work to US. Miss
Partridge, State Agent for Flori-
.da; Mrs Smith from Sophie New.
comb College; Misses Wessling
and Powell from the Washington
office DR.. F. P. Lund whom we
,fsent to France to show them how
20 can like our girls; and Doctor
Anthony, who is an expert in
meat curing.
Neshoba County had several
students at the Normal College,
Miss Milling of Philadelphia, Mr.
Rivers of Neshoba were among
the number. For dinner one day
the students were allowed to dec
orate table to represent their
County and invite their agent to
eat with them. Neshoba and
Holmes Counties were at the
same table as there were not
enough students from either
county to make table. Mics
Lewis, a Neshoba County Home
Science teacher in the A. I'll. s.
at Purvis also ate aJ our table.
Our decorations were simple but
pretty, and the dinner, preceded
by College yells and songs and
followed by toasts from our
''High ups" was memorable oc-
casion.
The faculty and students unit
ed to make our stay at the Nor
NAL College enjoyable and profit
able. They are doing fine work
Each Agent left the annual
meeting feeling that she must
igo home and work harder than
ever before for the common well
fare of her County.
Bobbie Jasper,
Home Dem. Agent.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05
LooKi LISTEN

Do not buy light plant for
your home or business before see-
ing me. Pumps your water, fans
in summer lights everywhere
Its fool proof
g G Howell (barber)
Phila, Miss.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05

FOR SALE-Two plug mules,
one mare one horse.
J. v. Welsh.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05

FOR RENT-25 acres Of good
farm land in about one half mile
of town. Any one wishing to
rent this farm will plesae see me
at once. M. A. Henderson
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1920-02-05

Rub-My-Tism is great pain kill
er. 1t relieves pain and soreness caus
ed by rheumatism, neuralsia. spreina
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-03
"I'd kill you, only l haven't
time"
CTO BE CONTINUED
KNOW ALL ABOUT WEATHER
Animals, in the Construction of Their
Houses, Show They Can Fore
tell the Seasons.

The weather man has co-partners
in the prediction of a bad season in
the wild animals who qualify as
weather prophets for the experienced
out-of-dOors man.
"Trappers believe firmly in the ab,l-
ity of wild animals TO forecast wealth
er conditions" says the Hunter-Trada
er-Trapper. published in Columbus, ..
1.-THE type of house which the musk
rat builds for the season indicates the
kind of weather he expects. When
the muskrats build large houses, with
thicker walls, cold winter is to he
expected. If the houses are made I'M
usually high. much snow and high wa
ter will come.
"Just before storm. all animals
are unusually active and travel fast
and far. Even human beings notice
a difference in their feelings juss be-
fore a storm. especially if they are
troubled with rheumatism or other all
ments of a like nature
1T is reasonable that nature has
provided animals with sixth sense
for forecasting weather conditions
which mean so much to them"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-03

Ing loose. He stood studying IT The
legs He darted behind the stove.
lifted it. and wrenched one loose. hid
it under his rumpIed blouse: and went
to the east window TO watch the
sheriff's house.
A scratching at the west window
caught lis ear. He listened till I.
was repeated crossed the hall and
tiptoed TO the window. "A hand carne
up to scratch the window ledge again.
The Pearlhunter laid his palm upon
it. 1t was snatched away; but came
back again.
THAT you. Pearlhunter?'
Yes
self even with the window. The Pearl
hunter would have recognized him In
half the light-the Boss. His fs &c
came close to the bars on the outside
the Pearlhunter's face came close to
the bars on the inside. The friendly
butt of a six-gun came across the win
dow ledge. The comfortable feel of
it in his fingers gave the Pearlhunter
new lease of life.
Hide it in y'ur pants leg, or
some'r's." the Boss whispered "An'
here's some more bullets, an tn caps
an powder flask"
The young man grasped the hard
old hand and whispered an awkward
word or two. The Boss drew his hand
back and swore.
"Hit amt no more'n you'd "a done
fer me-" he growled. "Now listen.
Bull MastersOn he's eamped three
mile up the river. He's got seven
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-03

men; an I've got five. That makes
fourteen, countin' me and Bull We
en- plum upset this derned oil meat
house. An once't we git y'u out. let
'em lay a claw on y'u ag'in, if they
devil da'st"
"No, no." the Pearlhunter mutteced.
"You mustn't do that. You'd cross the
law yourselves"
"Lawv' the Boss snorted in his
hoarse whispers. Hit amt tn law,
nor tn sheriff I'm fearin' Hits them
cussed town yaps. They're wild at
tn name of tn Red Mask. They
think you're him, and they're like a
herd of deer that's got wolf down.
They're holdin' a meetin' right now
blind tn Mud Hen. If they start
ag'in, the sheriff cayn't hold out agin'
'em. That timber-buyin' Teller, him
with tn flowery vest, pears t be
eggin' 'em on. I'd like t know what
tn thunder"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-03

find He was not disappointed In
the outer edge of the crowd, leaning
carelessly against a hitch rack, stood
the man he was expecting TO see. He
had come out of the Mud Hen at the
beginning of the uproar but had taken
no part in the lynching. He didn't
need to. He had a whole town to do
it for him.
The Rearlhunter was not surprised
to see him there. Why shouldn't he
be there, a very much interested spec
tator at the final working out of his
well-laid plot, plot that had worked
out so infinitely better than he had
planned? Why shouldn't a man come
TO see himself hanged?
And there the Pearlhunter stood.
with the rope around his neck-the
wrong neck-and no proof to put IL
around the right one. Something
swelled under the rope; something
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-03
THE LYNcHERs.

Synopsis.-Never having known
his father, and living with his
mother on a houseboat on the Wa
bash river, Pearlhunter-the only
name he has-learns from her
part OF the story of her sad life
He meets a young girl whom he
mentally christens the Wild Rose
She eIudes him before he can make
her acquaintance. A vacant cabin
on the shore has attracted the at
tention Of the ailing woman, and
they move into it. Their first meal
is interrupted by the Man-In-the-
Fancy-Vest- Pearlhunter strikes
him. Gunplay threatens. The
mother dramatically drives the
intruder away. She says he is the
other Man" whom she has not
seen for % years. They find a red
mask dropped by the Other Man
That night Pearlhunter finds the
Blue Moon. a great freshwater
pearl. His mother dies without re-
vealing his fathers name. Pearl
hunter and the other Man meet in
the village; a pistol fight Is mar
rowly averted. Pearlhunter be-
Heves him to be the Red Mask
criminal Pearlhunter rescues Wild
Rose from the Other Man and
meets Wild Man. her father. He
Is a man Of culture, crazed from
conclusion OF the brain, the result
OF an attack by someone wearing
a red mask. Nobody knows his
Identity. he is known at the post
office simply as Box % Pearl
hunter proposes that he sell the
Blue Moon and send for a surgeon
to OpaTate- Wild Rose agrees
Pearlhunter sells the Blue Moon
for 5000 to Louie Solomon The
Red Mask murders Solomon and
steals the Blue Moon. PearIhunter
is charged with the crime
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-03
New Life for
Sick Man
Eatonic Works Magic

st have taken only two boxes OF
Eatonic and feel like a new man. 1t
aas done me more good than anything
else" writes c. o. Frappir.
Eatonic is the modern remedy fer
acid stomach. blOating food repeating
and indigestion. It quickly takes mp
and carries ont the acidity anG g8
and enables the stomach TO digest the
food naturally. That means not only
relief from pain and discomfort BIZ
you get the full strength from the fOC
you eat. Big box only costs a trd
with your druggists guarantee
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-03

The dickcissel is a small migratory
bird, about six and one-fourth inches
long, the male beautifully blended wlth
yellow. white and gray, and with a
black throat patch and brown shoulders.
The female is dulIer. These birds are
very numerous in the middle portions
of the United States. frequenting dry.
bushy fields or prajries. The dickeisSeI
is a persistent songster, although its
song is weak and has little melody In
July and August. when many birds are
silent, dickcissels continue their plain
tive chant. even on the most sultry
days. Their chanting is simple
"chip, chip, che-che-chee." They
build their nests of weeds. grasses.
rootlets. corn husks and the like. They
build on the ground. In bushes and
thistles. and sometimes in trees The
eggs OF the dickcissel are four or five
in. number. They are a plain. blush
white. hardly distinguishable from
those OF the bluebird.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-03
Bic Christmas stocklna.

huge, red Christmas stocking.
large enough TO hold all the family
gifts. makes its annual appearance in
a western home. 1t is constructed of
a firm bright red cotton cloth and a
barrel hoop encircles the top. holding
ii open. 1t is suspended by wide red
ribbons from the second floor stairs
landing and before Christmas boxes
and packages of all sizes and kinds
are dropped in from above. On ChrIst-
mas morning the family gathers be-
meath this well filed receptacle when
the contents are distributed