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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18

of old days will doubt the doctors, The
straw tick is. mans. friend not his
enemy.
Ever take the straw ticks the day
after the threshing had been done and
fill them at the new straw pile? If
so, you remember that mother bossed
the job. Your ideas ran to chaff but
she insisted on the bright golden straw
farthest from the hollow that marked
the position of the STRAW carrier" She
insisted that the corners were to be
tucked full. She counseled caution
lest your carelessness and haste burst
stitches asunder. One by one the ticks
swelled like balloons until. the boys
BEDS" the girls beds" and the beds
for down stairs" had been provided
for Then you took upon your back
the awkwardest burden you ever bore
wriggled it thru the door and up the
stairway under constant EDMONTON
not to tear that tick" and painting and
triumphant threw it on the Stats or
perhaps on the strained cords of still
elder time. Later you had springs but
that is a modern story and belongs
with mattresses.
When you went to bed that night it
doomed like the Washington monument.
You climbed high to get in. You lay in
the middle to avoid rolling out. 1t re-
quired several nights of use before the
straw f1attened out and got down to
the business of a we'll regulated straw
tick.
Something else is wrong with those
Philadelphians. 1t can't be the straw
beds. Perhaps they are suffering from
an epidemic of prairie itch; that used
to be more or less prevalent in the time
of the straw tick but that wasn't the
fault of the straw tick. If so there
are some of the old fellows left who
can refer them to specific. If the
residents of Philadelphia are going out
to the strawpile, selecting nice clean
wheat straw right after threshing and
before the pigs and cows have been
given the liberty of the stack yard then
straw beds are not hurting them much
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18

Remarking that the Iowa newspa-
pers are very generally complaining
that the law making the dragging of
roads compulsory is not being en-
forced, the Fairfield Journal suggests:
There should be a Cosson bill for
township trustees before the next gen.
eral assembly"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18
A ISLANDER ON 1He "srRAwTIcK."

Philadelphia has developed new
disease which seems peculiarly con-
fined 10 Philadelphians. 1t is new
variety of hives and is said to be
Catching" For the first time in his
tory the population of the city of
brotherly love and twelve hours of
diurnal sleep are scratching away like
mad. The doctors looking for a cause
have concluded that the disease is
propagated by straw beds. Philadel-
paia, it appears, still retains the
ancient custom of filing tick once a
year and despising the mattress maker.
Strange how times and things
changed Most middle aged men and
women can remember when they slept
on a straw tick. In summer it had a
quilt or two between it's rustling
lumpiness and the sheet. In winter &
billowy and inviting feather bed was
superimposed upon it, a boon to weary
bones and a guardian against cold and
the frost that stood an inch thick upon
the chamber window panes. Making
the bed in those days included reach
ing in at the buttoned slit in the straw
tick to shake the straw into elasticity
and stir 1t to evenness with def
hand. When masterhand had finish
| ed this task and the covers had been
spread and tucked under at the bot
tom it was an inviting receptacle fol
| the body of a boy who had followed 9
| drag all day over spring blowing OF
pulled his end of a cross cut saw thai
the high pyramided wood pile nigh
be ready for the coming spring. HI
piled into it without fear and rose un.
scathed by hives. Those who hay.
known the straw tick with the intimac.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18
AMUSEMENT MARRIAGES.
[sioux City Journal.]

lolOuA lily
Much of the deep thought Of popu-
lar amusement managers is devoted
to methods for obtaining free adver-
Using in the newspapers; and the
habit of newspapers is to tumble to the
amusement managers.
Ingersoll park in Des Moines, is i'm
portant to the street car company, and
the park has an amusement manager
who does his best to keep something
going. A venture on a recent Sunday
was a wedding. He provided couple
to satisfy curiosity, and reporters,
having heralded the event. were on
hand to write it up. The father Of
the proposed bride had the sense to
stop the proceeding. The manager
did the best he could under the try
| ing circumstances, and the best he
could do was to scare up q couple
willing to stand up for make-be-
lieve wedding. Thus was the word
of the manager seemingly made good,
and the newspapers were left to break
the news gently.
There is enough fake business In
the cheap amusement line without
| invading the sacredness of the mar
riage contract II managers are will
ling to go into that sort Of business,
careless of the folly both in IT'S direct
effect upon the contracting parties
and OF the object lesson to a needless
multitude, the newspapers would be
on the side of propriety in taking the
risk of losing complimentaries by de-
nouncing in advance the bestiality OF
such performances.
4 The public is slow to assume re-
sponsibility in these matters, and the
newspapers cling to the theory that
they have no other relation than that
Of chatterers. The rule with the
press is that If people turn out by
thousands to see and hear and are
willing to pay their money for the
opportunity obligation exists to have
a Johnny on the Spot taking notes
and vowing he will print them. The
aim is to be racy, and therefore to
exaggerate. Appeal is made to de-
pravity of thought.
ADJUSTMENTS and newspapers are
provided for the same people, and
they are alike in the market. There
is more excuse for amusement man
ayers than there is for newspaper
publishers. The circulation of the
newspaper is general, and people who
do not care for a low order OF
amusement can stay away and save
their morals and their money. There
is small prospect, however, that the
newspapers will reform to any large
extent in advance of the public; TO,
it has been many times demonstrated
, that the newspaper, having the desire
of life, must not get far separated
from the worlds gay professional OF
) be over scrupulous about presenting
; pictures from hell and Its environs.
t But there ought to be agreement
Of sufficient strength to be binding
) that amusement enterprise in tht
marrying line shall be cut out. Other
wise it may not be long until funera
ceremonies are included. if the sub
. ject has been sufficiently STEPPED il
. crime to be worth an admission fee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18

Sometimes society as whole will
recognize that it is evil doing and not
government and political policies that
prevent the world from being that
happy. contented place it should be-
says the Centerville Iowegian.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18

can't write his point OF view on q
typewriter but he has certain methods
OF effective expression Just the same.
If William waldorf Aston finally per-
fects that fuel making machine the
public is likely to nickname him Peat
Astor?
Along with the tax on corporation
earnings President Taft should recon-
mend less tax on the necessities of life.
Atlanta is insisting that school sani-
tation includes filling the teeth of
school children. Dentists on the board?
An airship line is to be put into daily
operation between Paris and Nancy
with stops at Meaux and Rheines. The
public is fluttering in expectation.
castle Gould" would be likely go
dry" if the vote were taken right
away.
The man who has corn starch pud-
ding, or what passes as such, set be-
fore him day after day as an excuse
for punching another hole in his meal
ticket is to be excused if he favors a
high tariff on the raw material from
which it is alleged to have been con-
structed.
Two of the largest department stores
in New York City give employment to
$4,000 store clerks, drivers, floor man.
ayers, buyers and salespeople. In the
ten largest department stores in the
city a total of 100000 people are en-
ployed. Four of the largest stores were
erected at cost of s10,000,000 for
buildings alone, the largest of all cost
ing 100000 to build, and has thirty
three acres of floor space.
II notice you are very cautious in
what YOU say about people?"
'Yes.'
why is this?"
well, amt prominent enough to
claim was uoted"-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
w. P. Conger, of McMinnville, Tenn,
thinks he has found place where he
can sell liquor without violating the
state prohibition law, which will be-
come effective July 1. The spot is four
miles from any school house and it is
| reporfad that Cooper has o,,ord ad
against intrusion by educational in
situations by leasing all the land with
in four miles.
What was that wheat SPECTATORS
profit?"
II don't know" answered the pro-
lverbialist, but whatever it was, it was
a profit without honor in its own coun-
try. ashington Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18
THE SALOON THE KEYsToNE2

An argument between two friends |
over the saloon petition brought out
two radically different points of view.
One insisted that as the saloons had
run for fifteen years undisturbed that
the other side of the traffic, the ants, |
should have their chance to show what
they could do. The other advanced ag-
gressively and loudly the argument
for business and asserted vigorously
that business would simply go topieces,
houses rent for one third of what they
now bring and money flee from the dry
town never to return until the saloon
comes back to attract financiers and
induce business activity. Mason City
was pointed out as one of these rot
ten" towns and offered in evidence of
the way a town goes to pieces when
the saloon is denied precedence.
If this argument is true it crystallizes
into a single proposition: All business
is dependent upon the saloon bust
ness, the general prosperity is built
upon the prosperity of the saloon. 1t
can rot get away from this conclusion.
1t is logical and follows absolutely.
Stated briefly, and broadly it comes to
one statement: The business Of the
country would practically cease to ex-
ist were the saloon banished from the
United States and the commerce of the
world fall into disorganized and tat
tered shreds were the liquor traffic
denied supreme right upon the globe.
Is this true? Does any person actual
ly believe it is true? Is it a fact that
dry towns are the poorest business
towns? Are Mason City, Red Oak, and
the hundred other cities that may be
mentioned towns where men find il i'm
possible to make a living in business?
Most of all is it true that the saloon
is the foundation of all business? Is it
true that the banker must depend upon
a multiplicity of drinking places or
close his doors? Is it a fact that the
existence of a prosperous grocery store,
a good clothing business, the hardware,
lumbe and other legitimate trades de-
ponds primarily upon the establish
ment and prosperity of saloons? Is it
true that drinking men are the best
customers? Strictly from business
view point are any or all of these as
sertions based on the truth?
Now these are honest questions.
They deserve honest consideration. Are
men ready to admit that the commerce
of the country is built about the sa-
loon as a single keystone, the loosening
of which will bring the great structure
tumbling to destruction and chaos:
Think it over The saloon is the most
important "business" of all business
The saloonist is the most inlportant
business man among all business men
Upon his traffic and himself as its pro.
Inoter the comfort and happiness of tbs
whole world rests as upon the Shout
ders of Atlas. Honest, honor bright, i!
there a lick OF sense or truth abou
the assertions?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Noting that the legislative move
ment of Messrs. j. A. T. Hull and Wal
ter I. Smith are not receiving many
commemorate editorials from the Iowa
press, the Scranton Journal says:
Gentlemen, these men are not bad, it
is simply the influence that comes from
bad associates. That Cannon, that is
constantly trained upon them is a bad
thing"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18
THE LODGES.
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CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. q. ~
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IA, at p. m,
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18
Topics of the Times

The finer the printing and the more
persuasive the descriptive language of
the vacation booklet the more reason
it should be kept off the editorial desk.
Nebraska letter carriers seem to hold
pretty good reputa tons at home where
the lowest rate for surety bonds es-
tablished by the state commission is
charged the carriers.
One of the prospective faunal
science specimens chewed up bush
beater In the interests of opposition
to science and ignorance. The lion
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18

keep your eyes on Dolliver for the
rext republican president" excitedly
advises the Manson Journal
-1f we had Roosevelt in the White
House now few swings Of the big
stick would be all that would be need
e dto induce congress to redeem the
pledge Of the party" says the Knox
| vile Journal.
| 1T doesn't take prophetic powers to
foretell woe to come to quite a number
| of stiff necked senator's says the
Cherokee Times.
| Comparing the late Russell Sage's
power to make money with his widow s
| faculty of giving it away, the Fort
Dodge Messenger figures that Mrs.
Sage is giving away 50 in the same
time that it took Mr. Sage to accumu-
late the proverbial $50 cents
ut is beginning to dawn on the
minds of the people" says the Boone
| News-Repu blican, that in the tariff
business the New England fellows are
the experts. There is no other explana-
ton of the manner in which the sena-
itors from various parts of the coun-
try vote at the wave Of the mighty
hand of Aldrich. He has no ball ane
chain on them. They are fairly intel.
ligent and honest and selfish. Aldrich
as the boss trader, has simply shared
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18

Keep your eyes on Dolliver for the
r.ext republican president" excitedly
advises the Manson Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18
GONE GLIMAnER1NG?


The prospect for tariff revision
downward has gone glimmering.
The promises made by President Taft
during the campaign, and the prom
Uses of the republican platform.
seem to have been written in sand.
to be obliterated and forgotten as
soon as possible: The general fear
now is that the bill that will be pre-
scented will be signed by the presi-
dent and become law, and that
the tariff question, instead of being
settled, will simply commence to boil
again as soon as congress adjourns.
1t will leave the republican party
in hopeless tangle with its constit-
uents. 1t will do no good in the
future for the party to promise re-
vision, for the reason that no one
would believe it. There will be hut
one thing for the party to do, and
that will be to declare for no re-
vision in the future, unless it should
be one for raising rates. Upon this
the party must stand or fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18
Stomach Troubles.

Many remarkable cures of stomach
troubles have been effected by Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
One man who had spent over two thou
sand dollars for medicine and treat
ment was cured by a few boxes of
these tablets. Price, 25 cents. Samples
free at all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18

them with concessions to their home
enterprises. and he has done It better
than anybody else, because he comes
from the land where they produce the
boss tariff EXPERTS"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18
Iona Newspapers
IN SCRANTON.

ISCranrOn JOurItdI'1
Popular sins are what are hurting
society. There is not much danger OF
any one in Scranton committing
felony, but there is danger and imi-
nent danger of some of our young
girls being enticed from the paths of
virtue simply because it is popular
pastime for them to parade the streets
at night and with comparative
strangers. And so 1t is along other
lines. There are mothers in Scranton
who would faint were they to see son
drunk, and yet, others see them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18

What was that wheat SPECTATORS
profit?"
II don't know" answered the pro-
verbialist, but whatever it was, it was
a profit without honor in its own coun-
try."-Washington Star.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-12-07
Y. w. c. A. AT COLLEGE.
Ninety Students at Christian Are
Charter Members.

branch organization of the Young
Women's Christian Association with a
charter membership of ninety stu
dents, was formed at meeting of the
students OF Christian College Sunday
night. Miss Ivy Randall, of California
was elected president; Miss Annie
Davis, st. Louis, vice-president; Miss
Elizabeth Latham, Oklahoma, Secre-
taly: and Miss Katherine Wither-
spoon. Tennessee. treasurer. Those
who were appointed chairmen of
committees: Miss Annie Davis, mem
berShip; Miss Olga Shaw, Virginia
social; Miss Grace Reed Illinois, re-
ligiouS meetings; Miss Corrine Gal
iaher. Texas, intercollegiate; Miss
louise Dagnea!, Of Richmond, Mo,
COM. .t."t on mission study; Miss
Lett: !'"rt"r. st. Louis. on Bible
s5ldy: Miss katherine Withcrspoon.
finance; ard Miss Mary Carson. Il
former graduate Of Wellesley faculty
adviser 10 the cabinet.
Miss Nyra Withers. student secrc-
t@rv O NE y. W. c. \. for Missouri
ana Arkansas. has been presenting the
work Of the !. W. G. \. to the stu
dents of Christian College the last
few days. The new organization has
applied Tor utilization with the Ma
tional Board Of the Y. W. G. \. at
New York City. Three delegates will
be sent to the Student Volunteer cor
venton to ne held in Rochester. " Y.
December % to january >
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-12-07
HORTICULTURAL BOARD MEETS
r. M. Hit Is Elected President at An
nuai Meeting Held Here.

II. II. Hit. peach grower OF Kosh
konong, Mo, was elected president OF
the State Horticultural board this
morning at the annual business meet
irg held in the Horticultural Building
OF the University OF Missouri. He sue
ceeds W. p. Stark. OF Louisiana. Mo.
Other officers elected We're: First
vioe-president. T. c. Wilson. st. Louis;
second vice-president, ID. =. Turner,
South st. Joseph; treasurer, w. T.
Flournoy, Marionyile
There was a full meeting OF the
board. Governor Hadley, eX-o!li"io
tend
The assoc ation was created By an
act OF the legislature in 1891. 1t has
the full power to take any action to
promote the horticultural interests o.
the state. An appropriation of $1I.nD"
was made 10 carry on the Wort; this
year. The program for the winter in
stitmte to be held in Columbia E@cem-
Der 2S-3l will be discussed at the pres
ent meeting. There will be a fruit
show in connection with the institute
At which about $500 in cash prizes Will
be offered.
An effort to get a census Of the OF
chardS and gardens in Missouri wa,
made this year. Already 500 orchards
have been listed. Last year the board
took charge OF the state nurseries.
The members of the boar,! this wear
are: W. p. STARK, louisiana; u. 4.
Turner. South st. Joseph; c. II.
butcher, Warrensburg; T. c. Wilson,
St. Louis: r. NJ. Hit. koShkonong;
w. T. FluurnOy. Marionville. EN-
otiicio members: Prof II. A. GasS,
state superintendent of public schools:
DR.. J. c. Written. of the University OF
Missouri. and T. II. Todd. of New
Franklin. Mr. Turner and Mr. Flour
noy are meeting with the board for
the first time.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-12-07
Drug Shop las AGENCY.

The Drug Shop has secured the
agency for Madame Pearls toilet prep
arations. which are the most exclusive
and highest class remedies on the mar
ket i valuable treatise on the care
of the hair and complexion with in
struCtionS for applying the different
remedies will be given with every
package (Adv.D
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-12-07
CLUB FORMED TO
ADVERTISE j. Of N.
Heads of County and State
Organizations Will Boost
the School.
\ DINNER EVERY MONTH
Entertainments Planned for
High School Students
ChristmaS.

With a charter membership OF more
than twenty presidents OF county, city
and state clubs, the Boosters Club was
organized at the University oil Mis-
suuli last night. J. Z, ChasnoI. ri
Sedalia. was elected president. Other
officers elected are: Nice-preSident
{. X. lnnis, st. Joseph; secretary, J.
l.. Powell, Columbia; treasurer. Il. f..
Miller. Moberly: scrgeant-at-armS, u.
+. HILL Butler, Mo.
The purpose OF the club is TO boost
the University Of Missouri back
home" and to original" new ideas Tor
advertising the university outside the
state. 1t will be conducted along the
lines OF the Ad Mems clubs, which are
organized To boost the various cities.
/ The club will give a dinner every
month. The first will be at II o'clock
Saturday night at the Missouri Store
"afe An invitation has been extended
TO the presidents of all county, CITY.
state and sectional clubs to attend.
Immediately after the dinner, Il per
manent organization will he effected.
To Extend the Club.
IN effort will be made to induce the
students of every Missouri county rep
resented at the university to organize.
so the president can become a member
of the Boosters Club Saturday night
Methods OF advertising the unive.-
>ity at home during the Christmas hol-
days were discussed last night Most
OF the clubs have arranged some kind
OF entertainment at their home hign
school. Football and basketball games
with the high school students are faI
Ored by many OF til" clubs. Others
will give musical programs. rrc"p-
lions and dances to the high school
students. One will give tn" senior
class Il banquet. One effective means
of advertising the university was pro
posed by the Clinton County club.
which has given its high school pic
I lures OF the campus and university
buildings. These were presented with
appropriate speeches By various n.e..,-
berS of the county clu!:.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-12-07
Negro Traced to Kansas Citv.

\ warrant was issued yesterday for
the arrest Of ORR" Arther, Il negro o,
Columbia. Arth"r is accused Of steal
ing a raincoat from Miss Katherine
Kane. OF 1910 Locust Street. He has
been traced to Kansas City. The
Kansas City police have been notified
to arrest him.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-12-07
Annual Meetinu of D q. r

The annual Chapter Day Meeting"
Of the Columbia Chapter of the d. a.
Il. will be held at Stephens College
at 2:43 o'clock, Friday afternoon. The
members Of the chapter will be the
guests of Mrs. W. Il. Peeler, Miss
Julia Sampson and Mrs. Templin.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-12-07
Baptist Ladies' Bazaar.

In the Pacific express office on De
cember II. the Ladies' Aid society of
the Baptist church Will hold a bazaar
Useful Christmas presents will be on
sale, including aprons. fancy articles.
etc. The ladies will serve sandwiches
pies. cakes and coffee