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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07

where no man before has set foot have
found that some Of the birds paid no
more attention to the human intruders
than they did to the deer of the forest.
Let bird, no matter how wild its ma
ture, learn by actual experience that you
mean it no harm and you may get
upon as friendly footing with it as
you are with the family cat.
There is no one, be he urbanite or
suburbanite, who cannot have his bird
friends about him if he SO will. A man
living on one Of the crowded business
thoroughfares of great city, with
Gathering cars passing his door every
two minutes of the day, has a colony
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07

Of purple martins dwelling in little
box houses upon the roof of his build
ing. Six years they have lived there,
never failing to return at the waning
of winter.
The purple martin (Progne s,5bis)
loves the companionship of man. 1t
has a musical, twittering note that is
one Of the softest sounds in nature. 1t
is one of the dreaded foes Of the insect
hordes and it repays man for little
proffered kindness by doing its best
to make mosquito bars and fy-traps q
useless luxury. The purple martin in
its movements from place to place is
much of a mystery. 1t will be abun.
dant In one section Of the country for
lars and then Will. disappear as com
pletely as though its race had been
adnnihiiated. Apparently 1t has been
seized simply with 4 moving mania
Ike unto that which attacks many;
/ human families In the May month.
Residents af "a part Of the country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07

The old bird few instantly to the little
one with food. and fed It daily be.
tween the cage wires until It's charge
was strong enough to fly and to sing
defiance to Tom and Tabby. It is
perhaps needless to say that the young
one was released to join its parents
the instant that its wing power was
developed.
In recent years the barn swallow
(chelidon erythrogaster). one Of the
commonest birds of the country dis.
tricts, has been invading the cities.
The invading host is not large. but
there is probably no great town in the
northern United States which does
not have hawking" about its streets
q few pairs of these birds, which for,
merly were seldom absent from the
farm. AS Bradford Torrey. the New
England nature writer, puts 1t, many
business man has stopped suddenly In
the crowded streets at the sight OF q
scurrying bird, which he recognized
as friend OF his youthful days before
he had left the countryside to turn his
steps cityward.
1t was barn swallow which made
bird lover of at least one present
day tramper of the fields. Let him be
nameless, but he was led into the
ways Of considering the birds by d
barn swallow which as an mthinking
boy he had shot at and wounded. The
tip Of the birds wing was struck. The
swallow was not injured severely
enough to cripple it, but the feather at
the wings tip turned and dropped.
leaving the bird SO marked that its
identity would be unmistakable until
the feather was SIZED with the next
Noting.
The swallow felt the sting Of the
shot and instantly turned and circled
about the head of the boy. who fondly
thought he was q sportsman. The bird
turned and twittered within q few feet
of the lads head and then few away.
A week later the swallows had flocked
preparatory to migrating. The sky
overhead was black with them. The
boy. still with gun in hand, walked
down the country road. From out OF
the cloud OF swallows one darted
down and few round and round the
boy, chirping angrily. The swallow had
hanging from its wing tip broken
feather. That incident LETT its Inn
press. The shotgun was replaced by
the opera glass, which, on the whole.
makes much more satisfactory field
companion.
EDWARD b. CLARK.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
THE LODGES.
MASONIC NoTlcEs

4 MASONIC NoTicEe.
XAvisitors always welcome.
,~\Hall over 1867 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE 108 A. r. & A.
NJ, no work tonight. work in second de-
gree Friday evening. June II, 1880. II.
6. Hoeck, w. NJ. NJ, H. S. Lawrence,
Sec'y.
s1GNET CHAPTER No. SO. r. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday. June I,
1880 p. M, work in Royal Arch degree.
!. S. Mlllard. secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL R. q q.
M.-Stated assembly Monday, May II,
8 p. m.
A. d. Meeker. T. !. N.
I. T. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR CoMA1ANDERY.
No. 80, K. T.-Work on the Order Of
the Temple, Tuesday evening, June the
sth at 1880 p. m. sharp. F. NJ. Wilbur,
E. c.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. o. =.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday. June
16, at p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downing. w. n.
Edna G. Fularton. secy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
THE BETTER ROADS.


Iowa is making considerable pro-
gress in road building. Those who
ride in automobiles speak highly of
the Improvements that have been
made. One may who came across the
state spoke especially of the improve
ments in the vicinity of Anamosa,
where one of the bankers has hung up
Ia large purse to be awarded to the
ones who maintain the best roads into
that town. 1t has stimulated COM
petition and road improvement is the
order of the day out of that city
One automobile driver spoke of
stretch of eight or nine miles between
Mechanicsville and Upton, which is
under the superintendent of one man,
At either end of this stretch of road
is the sign The Kings Highway" re-
ferring to the King road drag with
which the road has been improved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
Iona Newspapers
EXPENSIVE ADVERTISING.
GBurt Monitor.l

A lady appeared in Burt one day
last week soliciting our merchants to
the tune of $50 for an ad on a hotel
table. Sixteen of them took space
and before many days the hotel Peck
will have fine table for the farmers
and patrons of the town to go to the
hotel to see who they should patronizc.
Eighty dollars worth of space in tic
Burt Monitor would have done them
more good than their names in every
Il ,tel in Iowa. We are not censuring the
LEGAL merchants for doing this, but az
they are all good fellows they could
tardly say no to that winsome LADY
'Tho was working the scheme.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
staanatlon Mean. Defeat.

One grows or stagnates. Stagna.
ton is not good for any one. To be
in touch with the progress OF the
world one must keep in touch with the
life that makes it progress, and ev-
cry man and woman plays come part
in this.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
The Truly Good Life,

The good life is the one that is great
with goodness, enriched with every re-
source. daily growing, becoming more,
enjoying more, and finding such CON-
pletion In the attempt to awaken dor
mant lives, to lift tagging lives, and to
lead its fellows into the life that is life
indeed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
Topics of the Times

Aldrich has been so used to doing
used as a target he squirns and squeals
nightly. It's case of the hangman
when he comes to be hanged.
oklahoma's alfalfa harvest Is esti-
mated at $4,000 900. Perhaps this will
enable some of US to understand why
Oklahoma hustled out the cowboy and
hurried in the farmer. The alfalfa
ground in one county netted SIS an
acre.
II would be we'll for every high school
graduate in Iowa to attempt to real
ze that it took from fifteen to twenty
years of care and sacrifice to make
them what they are: it required a great
school system; it took something from
every one who had worked for home.
And they should realize that they can
ruin all that effort and render useless
all that abnegation in a day. The high
school boy and girl owe the public use
full decent lives. It's a square account
ana OQSilC 10 De pdiQ.
The Sioux City Journal says, "it is
getting so YOU can't throw a boauet
at one insurgent for his vote on a par
ticular schedule without hurting the
feelings of number of other insur-
gents who did not vote that way on
that particular schedule" However the
Journal need not worry. It isn't pat
ronizing the florist or bruising anybody
( with bouquets.
If any assenblage beats that Marshall
town senior class of forty-eight mem
bers and the big junior class which
helped it overflow the Presbyterian
church Sunday you'll have to get .he
decision out OF some one vino had 20
son or daughter there.
Dave Brant says what he-what he
well. TO put it mildly, what he
| pleases.-Sioux City Journal.
The main trouble with Dave is that
ne thinks and writes too much with his
rheumatism instead of with his mind
Since Dave acquired inflammatory
/, rheumatism he has been given to Do
litical Inflammation. And the r
hopes he will make recovery from
both.
President Taft should incline his
ear A large number of the voters
who elected him are asking where is
he at?"
j. \. Gilmore has sold the Rippey
Register to Jay C. States. Mr. Gill
mora has given the people of Rippey
a good paper
Minnesota has recent law, the
'bushel tax which indicates that ten
tative legislation is still popular there
as in most other western states. The
law imposes tax of one-fourtfl Of a
mill per buslel of wheat and fax and
one-eighth Of mill per bushe! Of 9th
: er grains handled by elevators. The
tax commission Immediately asked the
attorney general who paid the tax
when the wheat, for instance, went
thru a local elevator. a terminal ele-
vator, an elevator of mill, and fin
ally. in the form of -four, thru the
warehouse. the attorney general now
decides that the local and terminal
elevators will both have to pay the
tax. even tho the grain is taxed twice
But mill elevators do not have to pay
the tax unless the wheat has not been
thru another elevator.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
High and Low Wages In France.

THU ar'0 60W wages III TRANCE.
The highest paid workingwomen in
France are said to be the cutters OF
precious stones. They receive about
$3.50 a day. The lowest wage is 60
cents day, and is paid to dressma-
kers. There are $4,000. 900 women in
France. and the majority OF them
earn their own living
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07

'Trhe tariff question may play a part
in the next congressional campaign,
but the democratic party as the repre-
sentative of radical and general re-
duction has been completely discred-
tied at the present session of con-
gress," says the Dubuque Times-Jour-
nal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
sREPUBLICAN, MARsTALLTOwN, IOWA. JUNE y 1909


Jackson and Drake were not candi-
dates for second terms. Precedent is
not so we'll established in the case of
the senatorship Popular nomination is
something new in regard to that office
and tradition Is not likely to cut much
of figure. However, Senator Dolliver
will be apt to be his own successor
without opposition"
"What the country wants. or at least
what 1t needs" says the Cherokee Re-
publican, "is thorough revision of tar
iff rates downwards on lumber and a
myriad other articles-generally and
deeply downwards. 1t may be, when
this tariff matter reaches the proper
point, President Taft may throw his
full weight for that kind of revision
and he weighs good deal"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

1t is the season of the year when
the sweet girl graduate and the ole
veteran occupy the center of the
stage, and they fill it full to over
running. None better or more worthy
than both OF Them" says the Ackley
World.
so far they have not been able te
lower any schedules" says the Man.
son Journal, referring to Senators
Dolliver and Cummins, "but they have
shown up to the country the utter
righteousness of many of the seized.
ules."
"The west likes action" insists the
Webster City Freeman Tribune 81
likes Roosevelt, the doer of things
Taft may make good. but he is no
showing much disposition to impress!
his personality upon the doings of tn.
day. The people Of the west wan
something more In president than al
executive officer. They want leader
an aggressive force"
There has never been a candidat,
for second term in the governor
office to be refused denomination,
'says the Carroll Herald. "Goyerno
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07

Aldrich has been so used to doing
the shooting that when he is being
used as a target he squirns and squeals
nightly. Its case of the hangman
when he comes to be hanged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07

oklahoma's alfalfa harvest Is esti-
mated at s2O00ooo Perhaps this will
enable some of US to understand why
Oklahoma hustled out the cowboy and
hurried in the farmer. The alfalfa
ground in one county netted SIS an
acre
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07

Entered at the postotfice at Marshall-
town as second class mail matter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Centennial OF Lincoln's Birth.

The centennial Of the birth OF
Abraham Lincoln occurs today.
Garfield Post of this place has ar.
ranged a suitable program in ac-
cordance with 4 resolution passed
at the 42nd National Encampment.
DR.. Theodore A. Worrall, of North
East, and E. r. Burlington, of this
place, will deliver addresses on
"Tbe Life and Character of Lin
coln," interspersed with singing by
the Post choir and music by the
Rising Sun Cornet Band. Other
speakers will be in attendance and
an enjoyable time is anticipated.
The meeting will be held in the
Town Hall, commencing at 2:3G p.
M All are invited.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Fine Farms Sold.

The Beeks farm of 1876 acres, inn
proved by a brick mansion house,
frame tenant house, barn, etc., on
the road from Cecilton to War
wick, was sold at the Court House
door recently by Jesse L. Shep
herd, Executor of Mary L. Beeks,
to Marie w. Caulk, wife of j.
Fletcher Caulk, for $11, 1,o25.
Thomas M. Bartlett has pur-
chased from Chas. G. Nickerson,
his 236 acre farm on the Tired Aven
River, about six miles from Easton,
for $36, 900.
G. G Shriver, of Baltimore, has
bought the Rook Point farm on
Morton Creek, in Kent county, for
$500. The farm contains 21S
acres.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Special Boat To Norfolk.

Account of the return of the
United States Battleship feet from
their famous trip around the world,
the Chesapeake Steamship Co. will
operate special steamer from Bal
timore to Old Point Comfort and
Norfolk on Sunday, Feb. 21st, sail
ing at the regular scheduled hour
and arriving Hampton Roads Mon
day morning (Washington's Birth.
day, and if the present calculations
are correct will land passengers at
Old Point Comfort at about the
same time that the feet arrives and
anchors in Hampton Roads. There
is no doubt but that a great many
people from this section of the
country, particularly from Balti
more, will make>the trip to review
the magnificent display of battle
ships, which will no doubt be one
of the greatest sights ever witnessed
by the present generation. The
Chesapeake Steamship Company
considers that it will not only be
profitable but of great interest and
accommodation to its patrons to
operate this steamer and will return
from Norfolk and old Point Com
fort on Monday evening, arriving
at Baltimore Tuesday morning,
thus enabling our patrons to enjoy
this great sight on a holiday with
out losing any time from business.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Oleo Men plead Poverty.

Taking an oath that they were
paupers, Otis L. Brickley, of Green,
hurst, Cecil county, and j. Willis
Hathaway appeared before United
States Commissioner Mahaffy in
Wilmington on Friday last, and
were discharged from the custody
of the Government. BY pleading
poverty they escaped paying fine
of $500 each and the costs of
prosecution, as both were tried and
convicted in 1908 on the charge OF
violating the Federal oleomargarine
laws, and each was sentenced to
nine months in prison, in addition
to the fine. Their terms expired
Friday.
They were given $5 and suit of
clothes each by the Government
upon being discharged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Mrs. James Edwards.

Mrs. Lavina j. Edwards died
Feb. 4 at her home near Lyles, Ian
caster county, Pa, from the effects
Of stroke of apoplexy. The de-
ceased was ga years of age. She
was a native of this section, being
q daughter of James and Esther
Coulson, of near Harrisville. Be.
sides her husband Mrs. Edwards is
survived BY one son, Neiper, Of
Chester county. Her brothers and
sisters are as follows: Mrs. Annie
Williams, of Chester; VIM. Coulson,
of Port Deposit; Eli, of Korner
Ketch; Valentine, of Steelton, and
George.
The funeral was held on Mon.
day, with interment at West Not.
tingham Friends burying grounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Card OF Thanks.

The members of Rising Sun Cor
net Band desire to extend thanks
to all who assisted by their liberal
contributions and patronage in
making the festival held on Feb.
5 and 6 such flattering success.
They are especially indebted to the
ladies who so kindly assisted at the
tables, and to the others who aided
in different ways, and also to the
Oakryn Band, which added greatly
to the affair by the splendid
music rendered.
w. LOUIS RYAN,
ii. X. GARvN,
EvANs~E. EWING,
w. G. NIELDs,
w. X. BIRD,
Committee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Allen-Crowl.

At Cherry Grove Farm, the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Crowl,
near Nottingham, their daughter,
Miss Mabel Clare Crowl, and Mr..
James Cooke Allen, of Philada.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Allen,
of near town, were united in mar,
riage, by Rev. R. 81. Taylor OF
Oxford Presbyterian church on
Wednesday, 10th inst, at high
noon. Miss Matte Allen, sister oi
the groom, was bridesmaid, and
Mrs. Caleb Brokaw, of Providence,
matron of honor. The ribbon bear
ers were little Misses Frede Mack
ereth, of Elkview, and Louisa Kirk,
of New London. Little Miss Mary
Kirk was ring bearer. Lohengrin's
Wedding March was played by Mr..
Frank Kirk. Norval Crowl, brother
of the bride, was groomsman and
Caleb Brokaw, usher.
The bride wore a lace robe over
white taffeta and carried bouquet
of BRIDES roses. The bridesmaid
and matron of honor were gowned
in white chiffon broadcloth and
carried white carnations. The
flower girls and ring bearers were
prettily dressed in white, the form
er wearing also green sashes.
A reception followed the cere-
mony, the bride and groom leaving
on the evening train for a week. g
honeymoon trip. On their return
they will make their home in Phil
adelphia, where the groom holds a
clerical position in Broad Street
Station.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Fltch-Richards.

Miss Amy Richards. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. T. Richards, and
Mr.. Edwin Oberlin Fitch, Jr.,
were married February 2, at the
residence of the bride, 3914 Walnut
Street, Philadelphia, by Rev.
James Henry Ecob of Flushing.
N. Y. Mrs. Norman s. Essig,
sister of the bride, was matron OF
honor. Mr.. Richards is chief engi
neer of maintenance of way of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and was formerly of this section.
Mr. Fitch is of a New England
family, is graduate flom the An
napolis Naval Academy and lieu
tenant in the Naval Construction
Corps. Lieutenant and Mrs. Fitch
will reside in Boston.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Free Library For Rising Sun.

A meeting of persons interested
in libraries was held last Friday
evening at the home of Mrs. Howard
Reynolds. The meeting was called
and conducted by Miss Mary P.
Farr, the field secretary of the
Maryland State Library Commission
who is making complete tour of
the state. The possibility of open
ing free public library in Rising
Sun was discussed. 1t was suggest.
ed that library association be
formed whose object should be es.
tablishment and maintenance Of
free public library for Rising Sun,
and a committee of organization was
appointed.
The need of good public library
is felt in Rising Sun, public
library that shall have an attractive
reading room with the current
magazines, that will provide a place
for the boys and men of an evening,
a public library that shall have a
good set of reference books and
other books that will be helpful to
the teachers and scholars, library
that shall not be merely place to
exchange books but a real working
library in which a person of any
class may find quickly the infor
nation he wants. A librarian will
be needed who will classify and
catalogue the books and familiarize
herself with the contents of each
Oook, and one who will keep the
library in touch with all classes.
Miss Farr spoke of the travelling
libraries loaned by the state. Each
library is locked case of 80 or 80
books which will be lent to any
community upon application of
three responsible persons to be used
as a free circulating library in that
community and may be kept four
months. A fee of fifty cents is
charged for each library. Sunday.
schools have taken advantage of
these thus giving them a new set
of books every four months at the
cost of only fifty cents. The H.
braries consist of part fiction and
part miscellaneous books of history,
travel biography, etc. A few
special libraries have been pre-
pared, namely "Nature Study"
Pedagogy" 4" "Maryland History"
Agriculture" }" "Farm Animals. !"
Any one desiring to borrow one Of
these libraries may write to the
Maryland State Library Commits.
sion, care of the Enoch Pratt Free
Library, Baltimore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Nora Warfel is spending a
few days in Baltimore.
Miss Maggie McFalls, of Media,
visited Rising Sun friends last
week.
Mrs. Laura Maxwell, of Colora,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. s.
Dare.
Mr. and Mrs. William NJ. Pogue
entertained a few friends at tea on
Saturday evening last.
Mrs. Henrietta Riale Evans, OF
Wilmington, was the guest OF her
mother, Mrs. Carrie Riale, on
Sunday.
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Anna Moore, of Colora, to Mr..
Earle w. Newton, of Courtland,
New York.
The Social Sewing Circle will
be entertained by Misses q. Jen-
ME and A. Mabel Reynolds on
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Fox, OF
Larned, Kansas, visited the for
mer's brother, Mr.. Alfred Fox,
near Principle, last week.
Clifford Robertson; of New York,
was a visitor at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. B. Il.
Robertson, near town, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Gillespie, ol
Nottingham, who spent the past
six weeks in Florida, returned to
their home on Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin q. Reyn
olds have issued invitations to the
6ftieth anniversary of their wed
ding on Tuesday, Feb. %, from
two to six o'clock.
Rev. Miles j. McManus, Roman
Catholic pastor at Port Deposit and
at st. Agnes Chapel, Rising Sun,
will shortly sail for six months
tour of Europe, visiting Rome and
also the Holy Land.
Messrs. Samuel w. Passmore, OF
Malvern, and Benjamin Passmore
of West Chester, former Rising Sun
boys, visited our town on Saturday,
after an absence of twelve years.
and were surprised at the numerous
changes noted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-12
Festival Receipts.

the festival held on Friday and
Saturday nights last, in the town
hall, under the auspices of Rising
Sun Cornet Band, was great sue
cess. The attendance was not large
on the first evening but a fair
amount Of business was done. On
Saturday evening there wasa jam,
the hall being entirely too small to
accommodate the crowd. The
Oakryn Band was present and rem
dered excellent music, which was
greatly enjoyed, as the frequent en-
cores testified.
In the prize drawing the shaving
set was won by j. w. Chew, of Bal
timore; sweater by Geo. Yokum, OF
near town; 500 shell oysters by
Charles Ferguson, of Rising Sun;
pair ladies nickel skates, by w. K.
Bird, of Rising Sun.
The proceeds will be devoted to
payment of the remaining debt
against the band incurred by the
purchase of new uniforms and in.
struments, the organization being
DOW finely equipped, and in posi-
tion to defray the obligation
against it. The receipts were: