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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-05
sPlTEEuL.

"Whats the subject Of Elias essay?
"Harmonies"
"And how does she illustrate it?'
"By putting blue ribbon in her odl-
Gus mop of red hair"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-05
GOT SOMETHING BACK.

When, she decded-thats my girl
10 break loves airy letters
She wrote, 81 can't return your love,
But can your old love letters
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-05
CONCERNED.

First why are you reading tho
fashion paper?
Second Bird-Tm dreadfully afraid
may be coming into style.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-05
A SPRING POEM.

The dandelions' gold now CLEANS
So thickly DER the meadow lot
That to our loving gaze 1t seems
A gayly blooming garden spot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
g,rp1 gllarstalltuun annra April 1907

short are interesting speakers.
Young men given to Wildness should
never lose an opportunity to embrace
virtue.
"a mushroom develops quickly, but
evil thinking can beat 1t to maturity
Even the coal man has his sunny
side
A goat cannot figure in degree
without showing contempt for the
frivolity of men
When the sun is bright and warm
the colors Of the rainbow are shown
In the shopping district.
No man can tell how rapidly he
can go down hill until after he has
landed
Many people would rather fry than
perspire.
When woman thinks she is loved It
answers the purpose as temporary
expedient.
When children are able to talk 1t Is
prudent TO say nothing before them
unit for publication.
A bald headed man is shining joke.
Every slip in the game OF marbles
requires defense.
The channels Of life will quickly fill
with rubbish without an occasional
flood OF fun.
Where the men gather for their own
Improvement the women are willing
10 serve.
1t is good example that can stand
on both feet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
THE RIVER VIEW.


The bluffs Of Burlington face the
sweep of crescent. To see them Ia
advantage to drink in their natural
beauty, and, too to behold the handi-
work of man. take launch and pass
in review from the mouth of Flint
creek on the north to the landing at
Grape park on the south. 1t Is a pretty
picture, worthy the skill of a great
painter, a theme that would invoke
his enthusiasm. The people OF Bur-
linston. II not the municipality, might
we'll employ a master artist and COM
mission him to execute work to be-
come historic The city. ensconced in
the basin, and rising and spreading its
wings out over the hills and prairie
land is seen In It's softest tones In
the early sun of springtime, and again
later in the day when the shadows of
the declining sun draw the first gloam-
ing along the eastern facade of the
high bluffs of North and Prospect
Hills and DINNER outlines nesting In
the valleys. One needs the two pic
lures to make the complete whole but
to have it, the memory of the one must
be invoked while studying the other.
1t Is a picture worth seeing but one
which comparatively few Burlington
people have seen at its best. Go now,
thou busy. hurrying commercial spirit.
and see the city on the fair Flint Hills
before the glare of the hot midsummer
sun partly stares out of countenance
some of the prettiest effects.
What a goodly prospect spreads
around.
or hills and dales. and woods, and
lawns. and spires,"-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
THE END OF LENT.

Yesterday was Easter the close OF
Lent the memorial of the resurrec-
ton and typical of the revfving forces
of nature stirring in every bud and
grass root 1t was a beautiful day,
and the sun shone on green grass and
springins leaves and a happy church :
gong multitude smiling in the promise
of the day and the springtime.
Easter came early this year 1t was
hut nine days beyond its earliest pos
sib1e date. 1t comes on the first Sun
day after a moon full on or after
March 81. If the moon is full on Sun
day. the next Sunday is Easter. Thus
March % and yesterday was the thir-
tieth.
Coming as it does usually in April its
coming in March this year. which III
this latitude is scarcely to be counted
as spring month found nature ready
for its advent Easter came to an early
spring. Iowa was ready. In places the
new wheat had sprung Everywhere
the grass was green and men looking
from the promise of March 10 the
fruition of August. It was good
Easter following upon year green
with the prospect of prosperity. and
following a past year of plenty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
"GlLLlLAND o, GlLLlLAND."

The women suffra gists are writing
noetry about Senator Gillilland, whose
speech against submission of the
amendment was calculated to evoke
reprisal from the women it sneered at
and decried. 1t Is better poetry than
Senator Gales, better poetry than
Iiillilland's speech is prose and all IN
all calculated to convince that Its au-
thor is. to speak charitably, possessed OF
as good or better education ana IN
telligepce than the senator to whom
she pay., her versitied attention.
AS the poetress insinuates, Gillilland $
speech made for more than against
suffrage sentiment. 1t was of the mar
row store box type Of oratory u
brought the senator no fame except a 5
{ ST is thrown over him by his connectlon
with thu, bright women who are en-
gagged In hanging his hide on the fence
Most ,lnprejudiced people, reading both
sides OF the Gillilland- suffragette con-
troversy, would incline toward the
weaker sex as In this case better fitted
Ito exercise the franchise understand
singIy ana with regard to the interests
oil all than the man who decreed It,
Nothing is gained by attempt 70
ridicule Iowa women who believe IN
equal rights of franchise. Generally
speaking they are ordinarily intelligent
ana capable persons. Ridicule of wona-
en- IS always in bad taste and nevef
argument. There IS no question OF the
int SD igenceS of Iowa women There IS
10 question of their decency or ca
ia u. To make the suffrage amend
,neit The butt of ridicule before the
STATE legislature is, in poor taste.
There is actually only one thing 70
ia in the way of equal suffrage In
slssa. rhe women don't want it. When
stha ;na iorsty or even a reasonable MI
s,nSFsty of the good women of the state
ask il will be given freely. Until then
Il. : amendment will be turned down by
succeeding legislatures, but it should
he done decently and without clumsy
attempts at ridicule.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
The Blessing, Of Middle Ago.

Ine greatest Tree gilt OF the years Is
impersonality. The voracious interest
in ourselves which Is SO natural limi-
tation of youth fades of its own ac-
cord as we grow to fuller knowledge Of
our slight endowment the lDaucity OF
our spoken lines and the fragmentary
and insignificant part of our role in
life. And then what is to fill up the
void? We are after all, not cast for the
hero's part; but are we to sink into
mere hardened machines? The gift of
entirely impersonal enjoyment is one of
the greatest OF LIES events. When IL
falls upon US we can adorn our secret
corners of delight and learn to live in
them. We begin to listen to music
with no disquieting desire to have it
interpret our personal emotions or feed
our ambitions. We can look at pictures
and nature with new and more lib
eral interest
There is a shifting Of basis, by which
! if we will, we may gain complete ad-
vantage. AS in youth we cling to some
glorified fragment Of the past or hold
out our hands to some warm hope of
an unearned but magnificent future, so
in middle age we come, If we will, to a
moment richer and nobler in itself. If
in youth we use the senses for personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, in maturity we learn
to enjoy them for them selves. 1t is a
shifting of basis from emotion to per-
ception, and the perceptions can give
as keen a pleasure, every whit, as the
emotions.
To keep the sight and the hearing
ever alert, attuned to wider visions
and fuller harmonies, is to be on the
winning side in the game of life. To
observe the world in the gross, as it
subserves personal interest, is not
particularly vivifying, bu1 continually
to see and to hear more delicately,
more exactly, is to intensity life and
life's interest AS the demand of the
! intellect is to feel itself ever increas-
ing in power and scope, 50 the demand
OF the senses is for continuous refine
ment and delicacy of resource, and this
| is to become, as we age. not less but
more alive till at the instant Of Death,
Destiny shall overtake us at the very
flood tide OF our abilities and our zest.
George Harvey in the North Ameri-
can Review for March Is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
Candid.

"The most laconic man / know of is
deaf and dumb man in our town." one
of the party remarked; "he never
writes on his little pad more than
enough to convey his meaning. 1t hap
pened he was a good poker player, and
one night won a watch and chain from
a young man Of the town. The young
mans father, a very polnpous individ-
ual, heard of it, and, meeting the sue
cessful gamester on the street next
day, stopped him. The deaf and dumb
man produced his little pad. On it the
irate and pompous father wrote:
"In understand you won Bob's gold
watch the other night. He h
He handed it to the deaf and dumb
man, expecting to see him change
countenance and offer to give up his
spoil. The father did notSHRDLURD
spoil The latter did not quite do that,
however. Instead, he took the pad,
wrote two words carefully on it and
returned it. The pompous father read
inscribed thereon:
"And chain"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
THE ISSUE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago will elect a new mayor to-
morrow or -elect Dunno, the present
incumbent. The issue is immediate
municipal ownership of street transit
lines as represented by the present
mayor and proposition to compronl-
Use with the corporations by immediate
agreement for improved service. Two
wears AGO Dunno was elected with q
whoop on municipal ownership plat
form. whether the voters have been
sufficiently disgruntlsd by the delay
and ANTIQUITIES of municipal ownership
to flop the other way and elect Busse,
who stands for compromise with the
owners OF the traction lines. is to be de-
cided tomorrow.
The situation in Chicago is one that
as gamblers would say makes a good
betting proposition. An ordinance em-
bodying the compromise with the trac-
contemporaries was passed by the Chi
cage council; being vetoed by the
( tnavor,4 it was repassed over his veto,
and it is now presented to the voters in
referendum The companies are
ready, if the ordinance is approved. to
put new cars on the lines at once, to
pay the city 55 per cent of the net
profits from operating the roads, and
on six months notice, to sell out to the
city for s50.0O0,000 plus the cost of i'm
proving the service. OF course, it is
possible for either candidate to be
elected and the referendum to go con-
trary to that candidates views.
Ultimately Chicago will own her own
trasnways. The idea has taken firm
root. The question among the voters
will be as to the better expectancy of
1 the two plans offered and with the street
car com anies and those who are with
them to retain control and profits as
long as they may. Today it looks like
Busse. His forces are the better or
ganized and the more harmonious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
IOWA FARMERS.
-fCedar Ranids Gazette

~
1t is quite customary TO look upon
the banker and the lawyer as proini-
rent and influential personages. And
they are. Iowa bankers are fine class
of men. Iowa lawyers measure up to
the standard set by the legal profess
sion. anywhere. both in ability and
character. Iowa bankers and lawyers
are recognized turnout the nation as
among the best in the profession. But
in Iowa both the banker and the law
yer come very near having to take a
back seat for the farmer. The Iowa
farmer is big man. And he is getting
bigger every day. The average of in
telligence on the farm is no higher
anywheve than 1t is in Iowa. The av-
erage of character is certainly no high
er. And the average of wealth is So
high in the farming professional is a
profession--in Iowa as to make a great
many lawyers. and even bankers. de-
cidedly envious. Over at Des Moines a
few days ago, banker and a lawyer,
both members of the general assem-
bly,, were discussing various matters.
when the talk incidentally turned to
the number of farmers in the present
legislature. 1t was brought out in the
discussion that the farmers, of Whom
there are many in the assembly, repre-
sent an enormous amount of wealth.
Some of the rural members of the leg
islature own hundreds of acres of
Iowa's most productive soil There are
farmers in the legislature who are
worth far more than hundred thou
sand dollars. Said the banker: Some
of these farmers could buy us bankers
two or three times over" And the
lawyer very readily concurred in the
opinion insofar as it related to the
members of the legal profession. The
Iowa farmer is big man in every
way. including matters financial, even
tho he does not wear white vest and
patent leather shoes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01

meantime the umpire, John Talbot of
Brooklyn, was calling TO play ball You
can't work me-, | said as | picked up
my coat. It's like this said the man
aser We have court house fight on.
We want TO keep it. Grinnell wants
10 take it away. Searsboro holds the
balance of power Grinnell's team beat
them last week and they went home
sore. Now, we want them to beat us
so we can show them we are good
losers l saw the point and took my
place. We played fierce for the balance
of the game and lost by a single score
That evening the champions We're
banGueted and carried around on a
floral wagon. Searsboro Went home de-
claring that Montezuma haf the swell
est lot of dead game sports In the
county. When the vote was taken on
the removal of the court house to Grin
nell the following week Searshoro gave
her unanimous vote to Montezuma."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
SNAP SHOTS.
(Sioux CITY Journal)

A house begun at the top will end
in the ditch.
A man may make dollar and lose it,
but good time cannot be taken away
from him.
If jewels are wanted they can be
found by digging into ones neigh
Dor.
broken bank can be mended, but
a wrecked life is beyond repair.
Whatever people may say about it,
preference is on the side of something
ticklish
A square thing is not the best style
of architecture in either man or wom-
an.
People who can make long story
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01

came III.
~ slipped In saloon he said
"'Well. well, that's too bad, the
agent replied. DO you ship in saloons
often?'
BE tabbers this is the foorst
tonne I've been in many saloon.
but, Oh niver slipped before
"'Oh, ] see the agent chuckled
you mean you slipped down struck
The floor in a saloon
Nav, / sthruck the railn' aroun'
the bar the Irishman replied
He was pretty sore-had a srrained
shoulder and bruised jaw-and the
company had to pay him"
Some cases are SO odd and have at
tracted so much attention that they
have gained national reputation. For
instance, 1.-THE night shirt" case in
Louis are Known to every insurance
agent in the United States. In the
former a man ruptured blood vessel
while putting on his night shirt and
died. The supreme court held that
his heirs could not recover on the
policy. In the latter case a mans
heel was rubbed by tight fitting shoe.
1t became sore and gangrene set in,
causing his death. The supreme court
held that the accident policy should be
paid.
The following hist of causes of acct
dents and the amounts paid are taken
from the books of an accident insur-
ance company:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
Frenzied With Fear

are many who develop lung trouble.
DIR. Kings New Discovery will cure
them. Guaranteed. SIC and sl.oo. Nc
Bride & VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01
Iowa Newspapers
.l.laIsls.aEa.alslsIa
TRIPOLTs WAX.
(Waverly Independently

1 Y
| They do things on a large scale at
Tripoli On Tuesday there was law
| suit over a sack of rye valued at 81.
The case was set to be tried before
Justice S. A. Maurer in the council
rooms, but the room was filled to over
flowing long before the hour set for the
hearing. Judge Maurer is an accom-
moda ting fellow and he disliked having
anybody disappointed by being unable
to hear the case and he was at a loss
to know how to avoid the disappoint-
ment Someone in the crowd suggested
that the trial be held in the opera
house. The judge arose and told the
crowd that the opera house could not
be secured for nothing and that he did
MT feel justified in adding the rental
of the opera house to the costs of the
case. At this point one of the specta-
tors suggested that the crowd nickel
up' and pay for the use of the opera
house. The way the nickels, dimes and
quarters We're thrown onto the Justices
table was a caution. The opera house
was rented and the trial proceeded. The
action was brought by Joe Shepard
against Ernest Kammeyer, who was
the Frederika mill The evidence was
not strong enough to convict Kam-
meyer and a verdict for the defendant
was returned.
REWARD OF THE GOOD LOSER
Games Intelligencer)
II struck a booster spirit down at
MonteZuma, a few years ago that cut
boosted anything l ever had anything
to do with" said 3. j. Sheldon, in
discussing the question of how to help
a town. Il was asked to go over from
Grinnell to help in a hot base ball
game. 1t was between the Monte
yuma White Socks and the SearsLoro
Sugar Creekers. Searsboro had a re-
markedly strong team and We're putting
up fierce fight. They had US going
some until the seventh inning, when
our luck returned and we commenced
soaking it to them. We were within
one of tieing the score when the man
ager Of the Montezunas came to me
and gave orders to let up. Don't you
want to win this game?' I asked No
said he we want a hot game but
Searsboro must win I knew that
conSldefaple money MAD heeH put up on
the game and l was mad in minute.
1 threw down the ball and told the
manager / came over to play ball and
not horse That what ball playing 1
did was on the square and if this was
gamblers game he could count me
out 1 started to leave the diamond
when the manager hurriedly explained
the situation. All the money I have
up is on Montezuma and I want to
lose it. All the Montezuina fellows
want to lose their money In the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01

The Creston Acknowledgements
says: 1.-THE bill to permit the cities of
iowa to adopt the commission plan OF
government is step i'll the right direc-
ton, but the step is nor long enough.
There is no reason, it seems to US. why
the option should be limited TO cities
of $4,000 population"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01

The Grinnell Register thinks 1T a safe
guess that the state marshals bill will
reappear two years hence. Opinions
may differ as to the bill itself, but the
abuses at which it is aimed to cor
rect are very much in need of corree-
ton" points out the Register.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01


Several years ago clerk employed
in q wholesale dry goods house went
into the office of the agent of an ac-
cident insurance company
Il want my money! he said alb.
ruptly. I've had an accident"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01

"The people of Iowa have more to
hope for from good season for spring
blowing than from any primary or 9TH
err legislation the general assembly car
enact between now and doomsday,
says the Keokuk Gate City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01

Law loses all majesty when 1t is de-
layed from time to time in the inter-
ests of criminals" insists the Palo
Alto Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-01

The Abba Union predicts suffrage
will come because most Iowa girls are
making their own way in life, and
when the list grows strong enough the
men will have to yield most any kind
of law they call for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Sheridan ]. Frost and Isabelle o. Adams q
Joseph F. Sabbs and Jaunita NJ. Robin
son.
Howard a. Tolson and Nettie jackson.
Louis Weintroub and Rachel Gaist.
Rome Mosey and Gertrude Carter.
Patrick S. Cronin and Florence S. Bird
sail
Richard H. Bayliss and Maud C. Camp
bell.
Emory w Brown and Ida ]. Quinn.
Peter H. Smith of Culpeper, Va and Lima
V. Brown of Madison, Va.
Anthony c. Hunter and Ellen C. Tolliver.
John l.. Lockette of Monroe. Va, and
Margaret G. Snyder of Faber, Va.
Rheben S. Washington and Bette Grunet,
both of Hinton, W. Va.
Richard a. Warner United States Navy,
and Mary c. Ramsdell of this city
Francis F. Rainey and Rosa Sewell.
William w. Boswell of Arlington, Va,
and Ada V. Javins of Fairfax, Va.
Henry NJ. Dodge of Post Mills, VT, and
Alice l.. Low of this city.
James w. McIlwee and Emma G. Brown,
both of Gainesboro, Va.
Richard A. Hooe and Helen Swami.
Warren county, Va.
Charles K. Xander and Essie f. Ruble.
Myron G. Clear and Viola L. Pate.
Thomas Jackson and Mary Lee.
Walter Robinson and Lottie Miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
Deaths in the District.

The following deaths were reported to
the health office during the past twenty
four hours:
William H. Bayly, 81 years, 2l25 n street
northwest.
Harry Miller 80 years, l0l2 North Caro-
line avenue southeast.
George W. Parker, % years, Do Morgan
street northwest.
Cecil Clay, 10 years. 1913 S street north
west.
Elizabeth ]. Simms, 20 years. 1880 3lst
street northwest.
Marion r. Landcll, 40 years, 2l3l Florida
avenue northwest.
Joseph 7. Cahir 30 years, 2ll0 l. street
northwest.
John Sullivan, days, 21S LIST street south
west
Claude Turner, hours, 1917 9th street
northwest.
Ruth E. Patterson 10 years, 1904 street
northwest.
Infant of Milton and Sonoma Boyd, j
hours, 1918 18th street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
Births Reported.

The following births were reported to the
health office during the past twenty four
hours:
George L. and Josephine NJ. Clayton, Sep
TENDER 8. 1907 male.
Earnest W. and Anna VI. Shoots. Septem-
Der s. 1907; male
Robert C. and Ethel Alvey, September
%. 1907; male
Horace H and Blanche M. Jarboe, Sep
TENDER 20, 1907; male.
Jacob |. and Bessie d. GlasSmyer, Sep
TENDER 81, 1907; male.
Michael and Frances Sullivan, September
%. 1907: female.
Alpheus w. and Katherine E. Havener,
September D. 1907; male
Biacio BUM and Cecilia Santilia Di
Francesca September %, 1907; female
George E. and Gertrude Langley Septem-
Der 20, 1907; female.
John j. and Mary E. Allen, September 81,
1897; female.
Peter and Lulu Travis, September -,
1907: male.
Lewis and Lizzie Jones, September %,
1907; male.
William and Anna l. Smith, September
% 1907: male.
Frank and Minnie Jones. September %,
Joseph and Julia Garner, September II,
1907; male.
Harry M. and Sadie l. Newman; Septem-
Gezia and Unus Miles. September 20,
1897: female.
Joseph T. and Mary NJ. Cherry, Septem-
Der % 1907: male.