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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02

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HOW ABOUT YOUR BOY?
Mason City Times Herald

You do not know what is in him.
Bear with him; be patient; walt.
Feed him; clothe him; love him. He
Is boy and most boys are bad. You
think him SO light-hearted, and fear
he is light-headed as well. But re-
member he calls you father. When
he played in your lap, you fondly
hoped that he would some day be a
great and useful man. Now that he
has grown larger, and his young blood
drives him into gleeful sport, and
makes him impatient of the serious
things-rattling playful, thoughtless,
you almost despair. But don't be
snappish and snarlish and make him
feel that you are disappointed in him.
He is your boy and you are to live in
HIM. He bears your name. and is to
send it on down the stream OF time.
He inherits your fortune and fame,
and is to transmit them TO genera
tions to come, says an exchange.
1t cannot be otherwise. A daughter
divides your fortune, transmits less
Of your flames and loses your name. A
boy is more nearly yourself than any
thing else can be. 1t is thru your boy
sAtSe y Wa 81 NOWll III lIlIu yOui
boy you are to live in the future; by
him you are to act upon the generation
that is to come.
+, 1t may be difficult to govern him
but be patient. He may seem adverse
to everything useful and good; but
wait. No one can tell what Is in a
boy He may surprise you some day
Hope. Let him grow. While his
body grows larger and stronger, his
mental and moral nature may expand
and improve.
Educate your boy. You may think
money spent in this way is money
spent in vain. There is nothing in
him: he has no pride no aspiration.
You don't know. Besides, there may
be an unkindled spark, an Unframed
name, a smoldering fire, a latent en-
ergy which the teachers rod may
stir, the association which the books
and men may arouse develop and
direct, and thus start a boy agoing,
with such energy and determination
that no power on earth could stop
him short OF the topmost round in
the ladder Of fame.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
LIVE UP TO THE LAW.
rNowfon News1

What is the use Of having law II It
is not enforced? Is there one who has
not at least of themselves, asked this
question? Everywhere there are
something's existing which should not
be, some laws are being broken, not
by one but by many.
Even law makers themselves. do not
live up to the laws, and perhaps no
one is more greatly condemned than
they. And why not? Can they ex-
rect others to honor and respect the
flaws they are instrumental in making,
If they, themselves have not respect for
them? Yet this Is the case. You and
I know it is true, tho we do not often
say SO.
II there is law that weeds must be
kept, from covering the sidewalk, so
as to make 1t possible for two to walk
side by side without drabbling their
wearing apparel to an extent quite UNI
bearable, why Nve up to 1t.
If there Is law that public walks
shall not be INSTRUCTED live up to that
law, everybody, law makers as well as
Others or annul 1t, cross It off the law
books.
Making rule Of action and calling
it a law is easy enough. If it hadn't
been so there would be fewer OF them
in existence, but living up to that law,
keeping it or seeing that 1t Is kept Is
not quite so easy matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
THE CHARITY BALL,

Last night Chicago society danced for
charity and to be seen Of men. There
Is something fascinating about dancing
for charity. In the first place it illus
trates the vast difference between
those who dance and those who are
danced for. It is second only to the
horse show as an opportunity to show
other women how much better you are
dressed than they, and it gives the So
ciety reporter . chance at you lin the
columns of the daily press. 1t offers
opportunity for the patent medicine
mans wife and daughters to be named
as lady patronesses in the same column
with those Of the man whose grand
father made his money. A charity ball
is mixture of vanity. hope, heart
burning, intrigue, social success, and
enough of benevolence to keep it from
spelling. 1t lacks Of charity from it's
obtrusiveness, for charity suffereth
long and is kind. Perhaps it brings
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
THE COUNTRY HOUSE.
Room Apart Thut Should BE
Known M the 1Ofice.V

"A AtOOm ApaEV lnUV SnOulU DC
Known as the @Omce."
The most privately conducted home
must communicate with increasing fire.
quency with the world outside The
coal man, the ice man, the automobile
repair shop must be upbraided or ca
joled. Reports must be reviewed, ac-
counts kept, bills examined aud the
senders occasionally treated with a
check. From room removed from
the rest of the house one must speak
with the railway station, settle with
the expressman or deliberate with the
chauffeur or coachman, for none Of
these things should disturb the tran
quillity of the home or the equanamity
of guests. Ii the house Is to minister
to all the activities of home 1t is
high time that space be devoted to this
mechanism of living. For want of q
better term a room devoted to such q
purpose may be called the 'office" Of
the house. Here the telephone stands
on table that bears also the mis-
cellaneous utensils and printed matter
that are always wanted In house
when they cannot be found. Here are
cookbooks. gardening books, diction
aries, time tables, while few old
plates, a cast or two, bits Of Dresden,
water colors and a few cherished pho
tographs relieve an otherwise hum
drum collection Of necessities. Here
arriving parcels are placed and the
daily mail opened. Mysterious cup
boards there are and drawers with
locks that wcrk.-Indoors and Out.
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money into charitable hands that would
otherwise fail Of good accomplishment.
Charity is it's excuse more than its
purpose. However, If 1t brings the cold
cash of the selfish and vain and
thoughtless to the relief of human need
it has its place as an expedient and an
aid to charity.
We are all touched with the same
brush. Most Of us are more likely to
patronize a charity that brings some
return in personal publicity or offers
possible chance of personal profit.
Even Mr. Carnegie and that other great
philanthropist, Mr.. Rockefeller, are
inclined to the press bureau.
1t is the common desire of the
bureau. It is the common desire of the
benefactor to have his benefactions
known. The obtrusiveness that hides
from its left hand the charities Of the
right has gone very much out of fash
ion in these later days However, it
has in some part compensated for this
by increased liberality and more gen.
erous giving. No age ever equaled the
present in the munificence Of it's char
ity. It is not all show and desire to be
known OF men. Back OF the fuss and
feathers, the bowling and scraping of
the charity ball, and the megaphones
of millionaire benevolence, is the grow
ing sense of one mans duty to all men
and the impulse of brotherhood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
a GOOD RESOLUTION.

What are you going to do this COM
ing year? How do your resolutions
run, If you made any? outside Of your
handhold on the water and other wag-
,ons, what plans have you made?
Will you knock or boost? See OPP
portunities for public improvement and
the general good, or seek possibilities
for failure? Give good men the credit
they have earned or blazon every mis-
take the past has developed? March
in the procession or sit on the fence to
sheer as it goes by? 1t is UP to- you
this day. Which will you serve?
Where will you stand, among the
boosters or the knockers?
1t Is going to be a good year, this
1907: year filled with possibilities
and accomplishment. Communities are
to gain the foothold that shall keep
them safe and insure their growth and
ultimate prosperity thru the years
when the lean kline prevail. These years
are certain to come, as they have come
before. You are saving against them,
gaining the position of strength that
shall make you secure when they do
come Communities are only a coliec-
ton Of individuals. The rules of con-
duct that make for prosperity are the
same for both. What are you going
to do this year for your community?
Knock or boost?
A good new year resolution for every
man in every town is that he will take
off his coat and lend his shoulder to
every force that pushes his town tow
ard opportunity. II there is chance to
bring factory to town, help get it.
If any opportunity offers, get busy.
Pay your debt for being permitted to
live among men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
COMMERCE WITH PANAMA.

Exports from the United States to
Panama are increasing with very great
rapidity. The exports to Panama dur
ing the year just ending will aggregate
a little more than IA million dollars,
against nearly millions in 1905, and a
little more than ~ millions in 1904.
The figures for the full year have not
vet reached the bureau of statistics of
the department OF commerce and labor;
but those for the eleven months end
ing with November were $12,956,S71,
and, as the figures for the single month
of November were s1,273,507 it is quite
apparent that the grand total for the
full calendar year will exceed IA mil
lion dollars.
These figures cover only the exports
to Panama sent in merchant vessels,
and do not include that sent by gov
eminent transports or naval vessels
What proportion Of this total Of over
IA million dollars worth of merchan
disc sent by merchant vessels to Pam
anna is sent for the government, or by
its representatives, can not be determ-
ined at present, since the shipments OF
this character when sent by vessels
engaged in the general transportation
of commerce are treated in the same
manner as merchandise sent by indi-
vidual exporters or firms. While
considerable part of the merchandise
exported to Panama is doubtless for
the use of the government, or at least
for use in the work upon the canal or
the Panama railroad, an examination
of the list of articles forming this total
indicates that large part consists of
articles of food and clothing or other
merchandise intended for Individual
use rather than for the canal works.
These figures, it should be added, do
not include the value of merchandise
sent from one coast Of the United
States to the other by way of Panama,
since the bureau of statistics maintains
separate statement for merchandise
OF this class, showing between and 8
million dollars worth Of merchandise
annually passing from San Francisco
to New York by way OF the isthmus.
and between 5 and million dollars
worth passing from New York to San
Francisco by way Of the isthmus.
This movement Of merchandise from
the United States to Panama, aggre-
eating over IA million dollars during
the year, exclusive Of that sent in
government ships, has been continu-
Gus, seldom falling below million
dollars a month, and in one or two
cases exceeding LIZ millions month.
II the single month of January the
total was $1,o5s,574.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02

things. good for us to look at and com
portable for the dwellers. And the
little animals ought to be very happy
in them, too, though they have be
come SO civilized or SO like us in the
years they have spent with US that
when building time comes they will
probably show pretty determination
to have all their houses front on Bea-
con street. And what can we do but
consent? They are with us probably
for all time, and since they are an as
sumed obligation our duty to them is
of the highest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

At the time of the peace negotiations
between Russia and Japan. it was more
than apparent that Baron White and
others of the embassy were making
great efforts to gain the sympathy of
the American people. In fact. Witte
expressed himself as wondering why
the United States sympathized with
Japan. We, /. e., Russian and Yankee,
were Of the same color. and there is
something incongruous in the yellow
and white man having a common in
terest. He could not understand it.
Russia, as a nation, is in the same
puzzled condition today. And yet the
answer the explanation, is simple. and
an easy one. America dislikes Russia,
more because of its outrageous treat
ment Of women than for any one other
reason. Fiction readers have been
shown the family life Of Russia, and
even in "the higher circles" the man is
a brute to the woman. But the press
has told us of SO many terrible things
the man Russian does to woman Rus
sion, our indignation has got beyond
bounds. It's not only on the trips to
Siberia, where the mothers and sisters
are treated worse than animals. The
prison life, the student life and the
street life Of all women suspected or
condemned lis beyond our comprehen-
sion The police, the officials and pri-
Yates Of the Russian army, have no
conception Of what we unconsciously
feel for women. In a mob our country
women and children are spared as
much as possible. When a mob gath
ers in Russia, their officials seem all
most to enjoy killing and manning
women. These statements are veri-
fled by the reports Of the Associated
Press and need no Tolstoy to weave
them into the modern novel.
J The papers, or perhaps a more cor
rect statement would be the reporters
of the daily papers, have no great love
for Vice President Fairbanks. They
are now telling a story Of how Fair
banks "got raad" and left hotel in
Richmond because he was not prompt
ly waited upon in the dining room.
And in all Of his swinging around the
circle" he has received little or no
"taffy" for his presidential aspirations
from the ubiquitous reporters. Why?
Simply because che cannot get next" "
Unfortunately "he's clam" Our
own statesman, Secretary Shaw too,
is handicapped in the same race for
exactly the same reasons. Blaine
made too many enemies, $50 many that
we loved him for the enemies he made"
but he made friends too-warm friends,
fighting friends. Mckinley made
friends, warm personal friends. There
were good reasons why Hanna loved
Mckinley, anG. newspaper men all liked
Mckinley. Roosevelt has the faculty
of compelling admiration from his most
severe critics But Fairbanks and
Shaw, failing in their desires for the
presidency. and fail they WILL can
charge up the account to Dame Ma
ture, that made them what they are.
And all this is not saying that news
paper men make or unmake presi-
dents But it is claiming that the man
unpopular with the newspaper report
ers of Washington and elsewhere, has
but little chance of success with the
people They practice q kind Of sivi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
;Foa cArAEM-Mucu.1olle

The chief ingredients Of
iMucu-T Tone are Gentian, Gu
,bebs, Cascara Sagrada, Glycer.
line, and Sarsaparilla.
Gentian is recognized in med
icine as one Of the greatest
tones ever discovered. 1t is.
the foundation on which Mucu-
Tone is built. Gentian COM
bines in high degree the tonic
powers of all the known "bit-
jjters,s with none of the disad-
'vantages applying to them.
/, Cubebs have long been rec
ognized as a specific in the treat
ment of all catarrhal conditions.
Its action is prompt and its
Benefit almost invariable. In
whatever part of the body the
dnaamed or diseased condition
ios the mucous membrane exists,
t., use of Cubebs has been
recommended by the best ply.
sicians for many generations.
| Cascara Sagrada is espe-
cially introduced for its neces-
,sary laxative properties.
The combination of these
with Glycerine and Sarsaparilla
makes Mucu- Tone a remedy
that attacks catarrh from every
point, gradually restores and re-
builds the diseased tissues to
their former health and strength.
promotes digestion and creates
2 normal appetite. Bottle, SOC.
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genial Briton, "to the retail shopkeeper
who does the biggest Christmas trade.
The size of your Christmas trade
amazes me-its size, and the dexterity
with which it is handled.
Il heard the other day of great
Christmas bargain sale in Quincy. To
one of the bargain counters man was
rash enough to venture. He struggled
heroically little while among the
press, then with loud cry he sank.
"'Help! Help!' he shouted from the
floor Help! Help! My leg is broken
The clerk, dexterous in the hand
ling of Christmas crowds, got him up
at once.
".And you'll find our Christmas
splints and crutches sir he said, ON
the third floor back, fifth aisle to the
laft'n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
IOWA OPINIONS AND MOTT S.


The Clinton Herald suggests that
the government printing office should
be put in command of a country news
paper man.
1.-THE layman's view of touching the
matter of congressman's salary is
about this" say the Rockford Regis
ter: PAY them enough so that they
won't have to sponge on the railroads
for transportation or board at Wash
ton soup house, and then fine them
full days wages every time they are
absent with view to evading legisla-
tive responsibilities"
The DEBORAH Republican says that
one popularity Of the closing year re-
lates to corn. Corn here, there and
everywhere" it continues. No incl
dent relating to it's culture has been
of too little Importance to be evaded
in study Of the whole great subject.
1t has been year favorable in every
way to such study, and yet it is not
an exhaustive study. We can truly
say that the measure of success now
ranks higher than ever before
The Estherville Enterprise suggests
that IL the interstate commerce COM
mission is anxious to remove discrin-
nations it might take the preachers
half fare permits away from them. 1t
the gentlemen of the cloth better rates
than other mortals,' contends the En-
terprise. Most of them are well paid
and more able to pay than the man
who digs in the street at $3.50 per day
or the poor widow who depends upon a
meager pension for support. If there
is to be discrimination, If any favors
are to be granted, give the worthy
poor the benefit thereof"
"The vigorous reform measures de-
manded by the people are just as
much opposed in Washington as they
We're in Iowa, in Minnesota, in Wis
consin, in Nebraska and in Kansas :"
points out the Mason City Times-Her'-
aid. And the men who are found off,
posing these measures are all of the
Foraker build. Even tho a man be
the governor OF a great state or the
president of great nation. he is not
safe from attacks from the Forakers
who resent that they have been dis
placed in the affections and confidence
Of the people,"
President Roosevelt may make
some mistakes but they are generally
the mistakes that the people like.
Hurrah for Roosevelt! Let Foraker
fume and fret" exclaims the Grundy
Republican.
$50 1t has come to pass at Washing
ton that Iowa republication and Cum.
minism are regarded as synonymous
terms" remarks the Sioux City Trib-
une. This is well for the country be-
cause 1t means that Iowa's command
ing influence is to be on the right side
in the next presidential election, that
the Iowa delegation will not be used
as a decoy in the interest Of some rep
resentative Of 26 Broadway"
James j. Hill will be at the other
end of the telephone so long as he
lives" predicts the Davenport Demo-
crat.
IF there is wisdom In life's expert
ences, let us find it" advises the Ana
mosa Eureka. IF there is wisdom
above, let us find that. All wisdom is
based on love, and when real wisdom
Is ours loves most sacred longings
sometime shall surely be realized"
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02

BY Rail to the Last Forbidden City.
A railway from Damascus to Mecca,
connecting the forbidden holy city Of
the Mohammedans with the outside
world, will be perhaps the most pic
turesque achievement of the world dur
ing the year 1907. says the Cleveland
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Boston's squirrels.

II the squirrels In Central park, New
York, have houses built for them this
winter, as it is said they will have.
perhaps next year Boston Common
squirrels will be similarly accommo-
dated, says the Boston Transcript. The
houses could and should be picturesque
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
ABOUT THE PRIMARY.
1cadar Ranids Republican,


AS the time for the meeting OF the
legislature approaches, there Is an IN
creased discussion in the Iowa press
about the proposed primary law. We
take IL that we all want a primary law.
But there are primary laws ana prl-
mary laws. Some people have an idea
there is only one primary idea. me
statewide plurality primary law has
proved an utter failure In Minnesota
and the men and papers that were the
most insistent upon it a few years ago
are themselves tired of 1t now. That
sort of law favors the man with the
money bag, or with mere notoriety
and it also favors the large cities where
concentration upon some one man Is
possible.
We do not believe that any one in
Iowa really wants such law. The
kind Of primary law that some OF us
would like is the county wide pri-
mary. That would be primary which
would permit the voters Of a party in
county to select their own delegates
to the state conventions and their del
egates to the county convention as we'll
as their county nominations.
Such a primary law would do away
with the caucus entirely. It would
make a square test of all the voters be-
longing to a party. And 1t seems to
us that it will be going far enough at
least to begin with. The state is too
large unit. The voters in a county
in northeastern Iowa may have only
nominal acquaintance with men In
southwestern counties. The statewide
plurality primary would mean nomi-
nations made by mere minorities. II
there are five candidates for secretary
Of state, the one who wins might not
have more than one-fourth Of the to-
tai party vote in the state and many
would not consider themselves bound
by such a decision.
Our state conventions have been
great gatherings and they have been
great educators. They have been the
means of developing many of our most
conspicuous public men. Under the
county primary the state conventions
will lose none Of their efficacy. But thu
delegates to such conventions will be
voted for by the voters Of the counties
they represent direct. It strikes US
that the factions and parties in the
legislature ought to be able to come
to an agreement uporl such a primary
In a Christmas Crowd.
Sir Thomas Upton had been COM
plimented by a New York reporter on
the cup for fishing boats that he had
just offered.
sI ought to offer u cup" said the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02

Have you indigestion, constipation
headache. backache. kidney trouble?
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
make you we'll If it fails, get your
money back That's fair. Tea or Tab
let's form. 35 cents. Mcbride & Will
Drug Co
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02

section that leaves the subject utterly
unfit for political advancement. And
it's just as cruel as the opponents of
that science claim when practiced on
the lower animals. True, also, that
these practitioners claim they do this
cruel work in the interests of science.