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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31
THE BRONTE SISTERS

There is something truly
pathetic in the story of the Bronte
sisters. all of whom loved litera-
ture both wisely" and well"
and two of whom at least won
enduring fame as writer's.
The Rev. Patrick Bronte, whose
real name was Prunty, was a
poor Protestant curate of Irish
birth or blood. He brought up
his three daughters very strictly.
The family had to experience a
poverty little removed from want.
The girls were endowed with high
gifts of intellect and Imagination.
Their brother, to whom they were
passionately attached, was
worthless scamp.
Charlotte Bronte was born in
1916. She was partly educated
by her father. She was a pupil of
Miss Wooler in Dewsbury. and,
having been for some years a
goyerness, she took charge of
the school during Will WooIer's
Illness. Charlotte does not ap-
pear to have liked the duty of
that, on Miss Wooler's recovery,
she quarreled with that seasoned
schoolmistress. At any rate,
Charlotte left Dewsbury and went
to live with her father in
Haworth.
Charlotet Bronte had temper,
but a less violent temper than her
ole he 7
believe that Emily was the more
original, the more daring. the less
conventional. Here let me glance
at Emily's singular personality.
Emily Bronte was born in 1878.
She was OF wayward. affection
ate, and entirely ungovernable
disposition. She loved Charlotte,
but never yielded to her. She
was the slave of her wild inn
pulses; she had favorite dog
by whose side she loved to lie
down on the floor and go to sleep.
Her love affairs were short-lived
but intense. There was certain
harshness in her manner and her
language which repealed stran-
gers but made Charlotte love her
all the more In 1S41 Miss Wooler
made overtures to both Charlotte
and Emily to take over the school
in Dewsbury. Charlotte declined,
probably owing to the instigation
of the intolerant Emily.
Jane Eyre" was Charlotte
Bronte's message to the world.
It was dedicated to Thackeray.
and in the dedication occurs this
remarkable statement: Respect
ability is not virtue" What
bomb thrown by poor governess
at the head of Mrs. Grllndy! 1t
is said that Thackeray never felt
comfortable in Charlotte Bronte's
company. He called her a very
austere little person" But I
fancy Emily would have been
more irritating to the Chronicler
of Snobland She was the anti
thesis of his Becky Sharp-the
embodiment of aggressive female
honesty.
Charlotte was enraged at the
cruelty OF life. We see her anger
in Shirley" even more than in
"Jane Eyre" Only the unconven-
tional can reconcile themselves
to the love Of Jane for the mar
ried prof1igate Rochester. But
the heroine of Shirley" is manlike
in her bravery. in her fierce oppo-
sition to professional religiosity,
in her determination to speak the
truth at any cost. Shirley-she
is known as Captain" Shirley
Is as noble being as Charlotte
Bronte herself.
Swinburne calls her fiery
hearted vestal." do not like
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31

of all kinds, which carry as much as
100 pounds. If every one would save
the waste paper in his home 1t would
not be necessary to use a single tree
for such material 1t would require
more than 5O0,O00,000 feet of lumber
each year to make the paper shipping
cases used throughout the country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31
TRUE TODAY, AS NINETY YEARS AGO.

2 a lot of people are always verglng toward
alarm; a lot of people are always declaring that
because some things wrong everything IS
wrong A lot of people, disseminated them
Selves and quite often because of their own fall
ures, are always trying to breed general dlscon-
tent There has been no time in our century
and half of independence that good and wise
inen have not warned the people to beware OF
this gospel of disheartenment. Here Is an ex-
ample of such warning:
There are persons who constantly clamor They
complain oppression, speculation and pernicious
influence of accumulated wealth They cry out
loudly against all banks and corporations and all
] by which small capitalists become united
in order to produce important and penehclal re-
suits They mad hostility against all es-
tabshed institutions. They would choke the foun-
industry dry all streams In coun-
try unbounded liberty, they ciamor against OPP
preston. In country of perfect equality they
would heaven and earth against privilege
and monopoly. In country where property is
4 more evenly divided than anywhere else they rend
country where wages of labor high beyond
parallel, they would teach the laborer that he is
but oppressed slave.
! Read these words and apply them to condi-
lions today. Then note that they were spok ken
in the United States senate ninety years ago by
daniel Webster.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31
Pronosino a Miracle.

Lincoln Journal: Champ Clark will
find many supporters for his proposal
to reduce the national house to 900
members in order to increase its eff
cheney That would doubtless be
great benefit to congress and to the
country. But he proposes miracle.
To reduce the house to that number
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31

the house would have to vote to abol-
ish the seats of over 100 of its own
members, nearly one-third its mem.
bership. That would involve an act
OF political self-renunciation such as
the world never saw. Nor, till human
nature has reached very much nearer
to millennial perfection than it Is
now, are we likely to see II.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

!
by. Warren Harding and Nate Kendall
grow in the estimation of Iowa voters.
Their record bears Investigation and
they are daily displaying their high
caliber Iowa republicans need not
be ashamed to vote her straight" this
year.
j Anthem Herald: An exchange says
/ that the old-fashioned woman who
prided herself on the quality of her
homemade jelly now has daughter
who dances like 1t.
| Monticello Express: Some of Gov
eronr Cox's latest speeches are begin
ming to demonstrate that as a cam
paigner he is of the oldtime whang-
doodle sort with words of invective
and abuse for those who do not agree
with him. Possibly he needs the use
of such to keep his party in line; GER
tainly he cannot expect his language
to make converts from the republican
party.
Waverly Independent Republican:
Europe is engaged in indicating Har-
ding and the republican and demo
cratic senators who sided with him
in the treaty debates.
Webster City Freeman Journal: II
there are any bolshevists in the coun-
try who are itching for a fight they
should go to Europe and face the
Poles. Uncle Sam could really afford
to pay their expenses to get rid Of
them, and it is mighty certain they
would never come back.
Toledo Chronicle: Ohio is quite
generally acknowledged to be the
mother of presidents, but never yet
has a president from Ohio been of
democratic faith. There is no great
probability of any presidents being
broken this fall.
Des Moines Register: Charley
Chaplin's wife says Charley thinks
himself a socialist. but refuses to d.
vide his money even with his wife.
There are lots of that kind of So
cialists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31

''The Philippines were never SO prosperous as
Low, - says visitor who has recently returned
from the islands, "because of the prices they
are obtaining of the consumer for sugar" He
adds ingenuously, ''There is great need for
American teachers in the islands, Evidently
not such a crying need
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31
BRYAN,s OPINION OF cox.

Philadelphia Enquirer: An esteemed
local contemporary which engages in
daily TRADES against Sens .. Harding
has come to the conclusion that Viii
liam Jennings Bryan Is going 10 co
his part" in the election of Govern or
Cox to the presidency. Being good
democrat, it says, he will turn In for
his party. The commoner is patron
izingly patted on the shoulder for the
good work" he did for President
Wilson in the 1912 and 1916 cam
paigns, and we are led to infer that
he may be expected to do equally
effective talking for the democratic
candidate this year.
It happens that Mr.. Bryan is alive,
and in good health. and quite compe-
tent to speak for himself. Whatever
else may be said about the peerless
leader of his party, no one can ac-
cuse him Of ambiguity. He has placed.
himself upon record concerning Gov.
ernor Cox. He did so just on the eve
Of the San Francisco convention. For
the sake Of historical accuracy we
propose to reprint that portion of his
statement dealing with the man who
is now the democratic nominee for
the presidency. Here it is.
After disgracing his state. he
aspires to a position in which he
could disgrace the nationA For
years the men engaged in the
liquor business have been the
real anarchists of the country,
far more dangerous than the pro-
fessional anarchists Governor
Cox has become their candidate.
His nomination would make
the democratic party the leader
of the lawless element OF the
country, and his election II such
a thing were possible, would turn
the white house over to those
who defy the government and
hold tho law in contempt
II this is the kind of good work"
the Cox men want Bryan to do for
the candidate, we fear that they have
given up the election. None
OF the political opponents OF the
democratic nominee has said any.
thing half as severe about him. For !
that reason the Bryan Judgment can |
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31
Voice Of the People

Under this head The Daily Gate
City will publish communications on
any and all subjects of interest to the
people generally, reserving the right
to reject unworthy articles or those
inspired by personal animosity or
malice. All communications must be
accompanied by the names of the
writer's. The Gate City does not as
sumo responsibility for opinions or
sentiments expressed in any com
munication.J
Music and Boosting.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
l wish TO use a little space to show
how a good organization has helped
to boost Keokuk. We all know what
the Keokuk Concert band Is. Not
only here do we know it, but all over
this state and other states as well.
They have heard what fine band
Keokuk has. Only this summer at
Davenport, Iowa, such musician as
Fred Henry, of Des Moines, came up
to the band and introduced himself
and after the Keolcuk band had played
a program in the Black Hawk hotel
he said he had heard of the keokuk
Concert band on several occasions,
but this was his first time to hear
them personally and he said, IL have
over 200 musicians in Des Moines to
pick from and could not pick such
a band as that. 1t is SO well balanced
and fine band. keokuk should feel
proud Of such an organization"
Now what band requires is team
work, just the same as ball team.
That is, you have your men trained
to work together. And when the
band has an engagement the director
expects his band to be together and
not have to get new men. Now the
band has done a good deal to boost
keokuk and will do so.
A month or so ago meeting was
1eld In the opera house and at that
meeting 1t was decided to use the
slogan, Lets Co." which is very
good. But before we go let's get to-
5ether and see to 1t that members OF
he band go on engagements. Moth
ng will disrupt an organization or
discourage leader quicker than to
rave to use new men to fill others
places. Now Tets get together"
n. M. REYNOLDS.
Keokuk. August 3d.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31
PRODUCTION AND PRICES


According to the report of the National City
Bank of New York, the general business situa-
ton is developing satisfactorily. The crops
are fine, which is good foundation for domestic
business and for international relations The
railroad situation has improved decidedly and
gives promise of gradual betterment. Recess
sion of industrial activity is not severe enough
to be alarming but is incidental to finding a
lower level Of prices The abundant crops have
accomplished general reduction of foodstuffs
and the raw materials of clothing. With the ex-
ception of sugar, which has declined heavily,
the important food staples are either as low as
or lower than year ago. Meat products are
lower, flour and vegetables about the same,
fruits lower. coffee less than one-haf the price
ten cents per pound in the last two months, wool
even more, hides and leather more, raw silk
about thirty per cent The markets for textile
goods have been paralyzed by these declines in
raw materials, but many declines have taken
place in some of the important staples
The industrial field over the general trend of
prices is downward, and the pressure is slack
ening with increase of unemployment, re-
ports the bank. This downward movement in
prices is resisted in many quarters as various
interests struggle to entrench themselves, but
in the long run all will do better to show a
spirit of cooperation in finding the new level to
which the economic forces are tending The
highest prosperity for every interest is to be
found in state of balanced industry in which
everybody is employed and buying freely of the
products of Others Idleness anywhere in the
industrial circle affects verybody in that circle
unfavorably, and full employment everywhere
means that products must be exchangeable on
the normal, occustomed basis. If one class of
products falls, the producers of that group will
be able to buy less Of the poducts of others un-
less the latter come down also The resolution
Of this or that group as to what they will have
for their services amount to little when the buy
ing power Of the other groups decline.
John L. Waite, veteran editor Of the Burlng-
ton Hawk-Eye has just celebrated his eighteth
birthday anniversary and two of the interesting
disclosures paralleling that event are that Mr.
Waite has been connected with the Hawk Eye
for one year more than a half century and that
he probably is the last of the newspaper re-
porters who sat in the press gallery at the re-
publican national convention that nominated
Lincoln in 1860. Mr.. Waite has kept young in
mind and heart and his good work in the news
paper field and his engaging personality have
brought to him the respect and love of his i'm
mediate associates and the people generally of
Burlington
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31

If the farner-labor followers would expend
some Of their gray matter and physical energy
in getting produce and fruit marketed at fair
price to the farmer and fair price to the con-
sumner instead of organizing comic political
parties, the public countenance would register
more serious conviction than it does at present.
What Mexico needs is kind of pacifcation
having the chief quality of glue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31

ID Always remain students because there is
much thing mastery any art II believe
hase mastery, then and
FOO where are; retroarade-and
arrIfty, too.-Robert w. Chambers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31

Knowledge will heighten the sunshine;
right is more beautiful than private atfec-
ton; and love is compatible with universal
wisdom-Emerson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31

Anthem Herald: An exchange says
that the old-fashioned woman who
prided herself on the quality Of her
jelly now has daughter
who dances like It,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-31

Waverly Independent Republican
Europe is engaged in indicating Har
ding and the republican and demo
cratic senators who sided with hin
in the treaty debates.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29
SHADY

Shady, July 28.-Shady will soon be
able to Ford across country in body
should they so desire. Mr.. j. I. Smith
has bought new Ford and Mr.. James
Coin has ordered one There are a
few cars in the community also, but
nearly every family has Ford and
Fording is the most pleasant past
time we can do these nice long days
and evenings, when we get an oppor-
tunity to lay dull care aside. We hope
everybody will determine to be able
to afford a Ford and enjoy Fording
to the utmost.
Rev. C. w. White was a most wei
come visitor here and at Santos We'd
nesday
Edible Hugh Douglas came over
from Gainesville Friday and remain
ed till Sunday.
Chaperoned by Mrs. L. A. Jones. a
party of young people motored to
Eastlake Sunday afternoon in Mr..
Ray Redding's blk Maxwell truck
Mr.. F. C. Barnes, Shady's cham
pion fisherman, went over to Salt
81 VIC bOAOS eAN
had fine luck catching fish.
Sunday afternoon Rev. White was
greeted by full house and the people
were repaid for coming by hearing
one of the best sermons we ever
heard. Mr.. Simmons of Ocala was
there and greatly aided in the music
with his saxophone Other Ocala Wis
itors were Rev. and Mrs. Frazier and
children, Mrs. C. w. White. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sykes, Mr.. and Mrs. Cook and
others.
The young people enjoyed social
al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il
Douglas Friday evening. About q
teen age boys and girls and some who
have reached more sedate years pass.
ed the time in various amusing game:
till a late hour, when assisted by Mrs
Turner and Mrs. Jones. the hostess
served some light refreshments, anC
soon the time for goodnight" came
Peaches, figs and grapes are beins
enjoyed now and a good crop of these
fruits means preserves, jelly, pickle:
and who knows? Maybe some wins
and cordials for future use.
Plans are being made for larg'
i portion of Shady to migrate to Lax
Weir for their summer recreation AM
| rest Thursday afternoon parties en-
joy the trip and dip every week. q
when the Shady colony is established
there, great times are anticipated.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29
ANTHONY

Anthony, July 27.-Mr. j. N. Priest
gave a peanut boiling at his home
Wednesday evening in honor of Mr.
John Forbes, who left that night for
the navy.
Mrs. T. A. Lamb was a guest at the
home of her son, Mr.. w. 7. Lamb of
Center Hill, last week.
After several weeks spent in Sumica,
Fla, Mr.. Brince Burk came home
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith of Moore
Haven spent last week in Anthony. Ell
route to Georgia. They were former
residents of Anthony and have many
friends here.
Mrs. D. W. Shealy left for Georgia
Saturday to be gone for the remain
Ger of the summer.
Mrs. S. P. Lamb has been quite III
for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Pyles were in
Anthony Sunday evening, visiting at
the home of Mrs. Pyles' parents, Mr..
amt Mrs. j. R. Olds. Mrs. Pyles, who
before her marriage was Miss Pearl
Olds, has many friends here who ex-
tend their hearty congratulations to
the young couple.
Mr.. A. B. Moore returned home
from Sumica Sunday.
After a few weeks visit with her
aunt, Mrs. E. C. Beuchler. Miss Eliz-
abeth Walsh left Monday for her
home in Savannah.
Mrs. J. H. Talton and son, Mr.. j.
II. layton, are visiting relatives in
DeLand.
Miss Florence Pasteur left for
Brooksville Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Swain and fam
lily and Miss Dorothy Halton of Sar-
asota, spent few days here last week
with Mr.. C. v. Swain and family and
Mr.. E. H. Swain.
Messrs. Ray Priest and Gilbert
Lamb and, Misses Alma and Mabel
Priest spent Sunday in Gainesville.
Mrs. Ed Carmichael of Ocala after
few days spent in Anthony, return
ed home Monday, accompanied by hel
sister, Mrs. N. B. Plummer.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Keen and little
son returned home Monday after a
short visit to relatives in Kentucky.
The many friends of Mrs. George
Pasteur Sr. were delighted to know
she was able to visit her son, Mr.. VIII
bur Pasteur of Sparr. last Monday
Mrs. Pasteur has been quite i'll fol
seven months.
Mr.. D. H. Post and family OF
Paola, Kans., arrived in Anthony Fri
day and joined Messrs. d. ]. and Clar-
ence Post, who have recently pur-
chased the T. A. Lamb property.
Mrs. Robert Swindell and children
returned to their home in Apopka
Saturday.
Ice cream will be on sale at the
postoffice again Saturday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

Mrs. Mamie Howse Stovall and
nephew, Mr.. D. C. Hull. accompanied
Mr.. o. B. Howse to Orlando today in
his car Mrs. Stovall viii go on to
Tampa for visit to her son, Mr.. w.
@. Stovall, while Messrs. Howse and
Hull will remain IN Orlando for sew
eral days before erturning home.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

Among the visitors noted on the
streets yesterday were Mrs. J. H.
Paxton, Citra; Mrs. A. M. Woodward,
Cotton Plant; Mrs. A. P. Baskin and
Mrs. H. A. Meadows, Anthony; Mrs.
R. L. Clyburn and Miss Grace ely
burn, Summerfeld.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

Little Miss Douglass Wilson, who
was taken so i'll at Silver Springs a
few days since, is sufficiently improv-
ed to be taken to Madison by her
mother today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

Mrs. F. E. Wetherbee is receiving
most interesting letters from her
brother, Mr.. James /. Miller. of Rich
mond, Va, who is touring England
and France. He writes that Paris is
a most wonderful place. Many AM
orleans are there and it is to please
them that Paris goes to many ex-
cesses in her hotels, theaters. etc.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

The funeral service of Mr.. Hamp-
ton, who died here Sunday, was held
at Cornell yesterday afternoon at A
O'Clock, Rev. w. w. Colson conduct
ing the service, which was largely at
tended by friends from both Ocala
ana the neighborhood.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

The Eastern Star sewing circle met
at the Masonic home yesterday. There
were twelve members present. Two
pleasant hours were spent sewing and
chatting and a considerable amount
of business was transacted.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

Mrs. Dumas viii entertain at a
,hild's party this afternoon for the
little daughter of Mrs. Wagnon.
whose birthday it is. She viii be
assisted in entertaining the children
by Mrs. H. C. Dozief.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

Meet me at the American Cafe,
Union Station, Ocala. for regular
dinner-family style. Best dinner in
the state for 75c. Eat and drink all
you want. Time for dinner IL a. m. to
2:30 p. m. 17-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

Miss Margaret Mcneil, who is at
tending the normal school at the
university in Gainesville. viii arrive
tomorrow afternoon for a weekend
visit to Miss Wynona Wetherbee.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

White flannel pants and Hart,
Shaffner & Mark, $15; other lines in
stripes, So; cord, $3.50; cotton and
flannel stripe. 81; imitation Palm
Beach, 81. H. A. Waterman. the
Haberdasher. 29-3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

The latest information from the
bedside of Mr.. Raymond Bullock in
St. Petersburg, where his mother,
Mrs. R. B. Bullock went several days
since to be with him during his i'll
ness, is that Mr.. Bullock is not crit
ically i'll, but is suffering acute pain
from an attack of double pleurisy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

Mr.. Phillip G. Murphy, local agent
fol the Essex car is very proud of the
record recently made by one of these
cars in Florida. An Essex was driven
216 miles in four hours and twenty
three minutes, which is an average Of
better than fifty-one miles per hour
The test run was made in Orange
Seminole and Osceola counties.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-29

Miss Alma Townsend has gone to
Floral City on visit to her grand
mother, while her paretns. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. P. Townsend returned yes
terday afternoon from a short visit
to Salt Springs.