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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
THE SALOON FOUR FLUSH.

The National Model License League
is investigating conditions in Ohio and
gives out the astonishing information
that the distillers, brewers and whole
salers fthat state ARE unanimous in
the determination to put lawbreakers
out of the liquor business" So unan-
imous and determined are these
shocked and outraged interests that
have put out twenty "sleuths" to search
for violations of the law. And worse,
these sleuths sent out by the brewers
and distillers to see that less liquor is
sold are having fierce time keeping
public prosecutors from playing
traitor to the state" The chief of the
"sleuths" found "one vaudeville saloon
in Cincinnati centrally located that
prospers on the sale of liquor to men
and women Of bad character" and as
sures the public that this case will be
dealt with by the grand jury. One
wonders Just what the proprietor of
this one particular place. the only one
the sleuths could findin Cincinnati had
done to the brewers, distillers and
wholesalers unless he was buying out
side the state The thing would be
laughable were it not agravatingly IT.
sulting to the intelligence of the Amer
ican people.
The National Model League processes
to approve the Dew lay Of Ohio. The
provisions it especially selects for ap-
provai are:
emo man who is not an American
citizen shall conduct a saloon.
"A man who has been convicted Of
felony shall not conduct a saloon.
q @"'A saloonkeeper shall not sell tt
minors or intoxivated eprsons.
".No gambling shall be allowed in {
saloon.
"'No improper females shall be per.
mitted upon the premises Of a saloon.
No lewdfor improper pictures shall
be exposed in a saloon
.,Anaiyze this confession of a league
that processes to represent a "legiti.
mate business" one as honorable az
the hardware or grocery business, ths
respectable saloon business" Is Their,
any other honorable and respectable
business in which denied to all excep
American citizens? The italian. lates
over, may start a fruit store; the lat
est arrival from the vaterland ma.
sell delicatessen. What's the matte
Mirn this business that ali men v h
desire may not engage In 1t? Anyon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

the good 1t may do, but it must be re.
corded, reluctantly enough by the way,
that birds sometimes show what Eng
lishmen call nasty" temper.
Love and war always come together
with the birds, and as the old saying
makes all things fair in these two
contingencies possibly we cannot
blame the songsters for rowing"
through the whole courtship season.
The male birds do the fighting.
while the charmer over whom they
have waxed pugnacious looks on with
apparent unconcern as to the outcome,
and weds the victor instanter.
r. W. Hegrcr. while tramping afield
recently on bird photography intent.
saw battle royal in midair. The adj
jective is used advisedly, for the fight
ing birds were kinghshers. This bird
is built something on the order Of q
battering ram. He Is far from grace
ful. but the glory Of his plumage goes
9 long way in the MAKING IN FOL. lack
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

in the site, hundreds of people were
passing constantly. and yc: Capt.
Blackbird, with his orange and gold
epaulets shining on his shoulders and
making him fair mark for the stones
Of every idle boy, lowered over the
heads of intruders and called his
'conk-er-ee" as blithely as though he
were above the isolated swamp Of the
countryside.
There is an interesting family to-
day in the nest hidden in the rushes
Of that wet town lot. Some boy did
find the father blackbird shining
mark, and the devoted creature is now
helping his mate fill the mouths of the
hungry family, while one of his legs,
broken by stone from a slungshot,
hangs dangling.
Bird life is full Of tragedy. In the
old nursery rhyme children are taught
to believe that the little birds in
their nests agree" and agree out of
the nest as we'll. The familiar ditty
was written for its moral effect, and
1t is true enough to stand solely for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

The caroird is held in contempt By
some of the thoughtless ones. Pos
sibly its name is against the bird. It
is our garden friend, however. pa
tient and tireless warrior IN the army
battling against the insect pests. The
catbird is soberly dressed In the main,
and as II in shame of.its one bright
touch Of plumage 1t hides the offend
ing red feathers beneath its tail.
What a singer is our catbird! His
rolling succession Of notes would be
well-nigh matchless did he not mar
the performance with an occasional
querulous catlike tone. I'm the midst
of Its music 1t sometimes cries
meouw," as versifier puts It. II our
friend would consent to cut out q bar
or two OF his music he would DC the
rival as solist of his cousin tho
hooking bird
Cultivate the catbird. know ons
man who has eight pairs of the birds
nesting this summer on his few acres
of ground. He wishes the number were
trebled. The bird nests usually In tho
very heart of a thick growing BUSH
though 1T occasionally selects q tree.
The photographer who would get
satisfactory picture of a catbird's
home must needs employ flash light.
1t perhaps goes without saying that
most of the pictures taken have been
secured after the bushes have been
cut away, an operation to which The
catbird vociferously objects.
We hear much of robin-egg blue.
and art has succeeded in reproducing
the color fairly we'll, but there is 4
fortune for the man who will put q
green upon the market that has the
true hue of the egg Of the catbird. ID
is of all the green's Of nature thing
apart. It's beauty is beyond that Of.
sea, the grass and the emerald. To
call the egg gemlike is to belittle itsi
beauty. And how the bird guards it,
treasure. Approach it ever so care
fully and the alert father and mother
challenge you and your Intentions.
Were it for nothing else than for its
devotion to its home and its young the
catbird should be beloved. once saw
| mother catbird, whose young were
in a bush, fly against the muzzle OF .
pistol held in the hand Of boy, whose
murderous intention had OWNED
too late to save the bird that In truth
was faithful unto death.
EDWARD B. CLARK. I
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
Mystical Number "sexen.,

"ySStCoI NUmOSF SSVSn.
The number Seven" has a peculiar
emphasis and frequency throughout
the scriptures, and for that reason it
is sometimes called "the perfect mum.
ber."
We are told that the animals en-.
tered the ark by sevens. The years
of plenty have generally come by
sevens. The Mosaic law appointed
not only the seventh day, but the sew
enth month, every seventh year a Sab.
bathic year, and every seven times the
seventh year jubilee. The feasts of
the tabernacles continued seven days.
The animals in many religious sacri-
fees were seven in number, and the
golden lamp stand has seven branches.
Seven priests and seven trumpets
went around Jericho seven days and
seven times on the seventh day.
A similar regard for the number
Seven" prevailed in Persia, India,
and among the Greeks and Romans
of early times. In fact its symbolic
use probably antedates all authentic
records, according to reliable author
tiles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

low as eight inches Of rainfall in the
arid west, and as this country never
get less than from eighteen to
twenty inches, it is insisted that by
proper cultural methods there need be
no failures.
Wanted-by the board Of control, a
head for the Mitchellville school. Must
have executive ability and good
knowledge of human nature, which is
an essential requirement in the en-
ployment of help, must be thoroughly
in earnest and above all Of SYM
pathetci disposition to secure the con-
fldence of those committed to the care
of the institution. Now who is willing
to list himself as within the specifica-
lions?
The July ST. Nicholas is rich in
seasonable pictures and rhymes, but it
has also two notable historic features
the first chapters of Helen Nicolay's
The Boyhood and Youth of Gen. U. S.
Grant" and the story of "The Signers
of the Declaration Of independence"
by Mary V. Worstell. Miss Nicolays
life of Grant will run tru several issues
of st. Nicholas, and in historic value
and vivid interest will rank as a COM
panion to her classic, 1.-The Boys Life
of Abraham Lincoln"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

OF the lines Of beauty in contour. The
two king1shers meeting in battle in
Mr.. Hegner's view fought viciously
until finally one fell to the earth with
wing broken by a powerful blow
from his antagonists beak. A broken
wing for kingf1sher means death.
His means Of livelihood are gone with
his means Of flight.
Stricken as was the kingflsher, his
anger survived the stroke of his ad-
versary, and in picture taken Of him
after the battle he still showed in
raised crest and bristling feathers the
passion in his heart.
It Is feared that the royal race OF
kingfshers is doomed to extinction.
Man in the utter self1shness of his
nature begrudges the bird the few fish
which 1t catches for the appeasing Of
its appetite, and man frequently
shoots 1t on sight. If the same rule
were to be applied to every fish-lov-
ing man, woman and child it would
take but a few Fridays to depopulate
the earth.
The kingfisher adds charm to
every waters.de in the land. Its rat
thing cry Is one of natures own
sounds. 1t wakes the echoes in the
wilderness and its voice blends with
the noise of the stream tumbling over
its rocky bed A well known writer
of books on fishing advocated the kill
ing of all the kingishers because they
catch fish. The writer told Of his
paying a boy ten cents head for
every kingfsher which he shot. An
estimate was given Of the number OF
fish which the bird caught in a day
small number at that-and then with
a delightfully."- unconscious inconsist-
ency, the writer-sportsman told OF
the huge size Of the strings of fish
which were the result of his own days
work with rod and reel.
1t may be set down fairly that the
men most anxious for the death OF
the fish-loving birds are the men who
drag seines and dynamite streams
when the fish warden's back is
turned
There is little chestnut-crowned
resident of both city and country who
will become just as familiar as his
neighbor, man, will permit. The chip
ping sparrow (Spizella socialis) is a
doorstep friend, and if you will but
train vine over the piazza he will
there take up his home and eat OF
the crumbs that fall from your table
Pick up the crumbs and offer them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

Ct chipping sparrows' nests. ana
have yet to see one which was not
lined in with the material named, but
II 1t should be declared that the bird
never varies in It's choice Of home I'm
lshing material some patient observer
would be sure to stumble across an ex-
ception to weaken the rule. Once
upon a time there were no horses In
America. and what spizela socialis
used then for its house can only be
q matter Of sopjeeture.
The power Of heredity is shown
strongly in the selection Of building
material by the birds. Possibly the
most remarkable case in point is that
Of the great-crested fy-catcher (Myiar-
chus crinitus). This bird Is noisy
summer resident 81 the northern tier
of states. It builds it's nest in .
hollow tree. often occupying the hole
excavated by q woodpecker. Almost
Invariably the nest is lined with the
! ssas:<ssssss sslks.n e a snake The youne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

flycatchers are ha.ehed in the DARK.
They probably can't see what It is
which forms their warm bed. They
are led into the light Of day, ass-
fed for awhile.
Then they are turned loose to shift
for themselves. The next spring
when the yearling fycatchers mate
the first thing they do is to search
the country for snake skin, and
they are mot happy till they get It,
What Is 1t that puts the snake skin
idea into their heads? The search for
the answer is likely to be longer than
the search Of the birds for nest lining
in snakeless country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
THE LODGES.
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16, at p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downing. w. II.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

Broken Wing.
IN your hand and "chippy." after your
Intentions are known to be honorable,
will make a perch of your finger and
eat from your palm.
The chippy is good summer &C.
quabtance. No house-bred canary is
more fearless of mans presence. The
bird will leave it's seed hunting in the
lawn grass and come at your call. The
chippy is a cleaner Of the ground,
where it's dun-colored coat makes 1t
lnconspicuous. Weed seeds are its
diet, but 1t loves bread for dessert.
There is a charm about the birds
domestic relation. 1t divides it's food
with it's mate il it happens to run
across some particularly delectable
tid-bit which it thinks may not have
come in the way Of its. seasons
partner.
The chipping sparrow lines its nest
with horse hair, the hair from tail
or name. This habit gives the spar
row in some sections of the country
the name of hair bird. There have
come under our own observation scores
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
ROSES.
Roses are out, so smile.

Roses are out, so smile,
Forget your worries while;
Go out in the yard where the burdened
bush
Is so thick with blooms that they
crowd anud push,
Striving to got to front and say:
"Roses are out-be gay"
Roses are out-be glad,
Life cannot be so bad
While so much of beauty, so much of
sweet,
Round mansion and cottage alike you
meet;
All yours to smell. all yours to see
All the rose has to give is free.
Roses are out-you say
They live for only day?
All! But so sweetly then they smile
That the memory lives through the af-
tehwhile,
And their sweetness lasts in the hearts
of those
Made glad by the radiant rose.
Kansas City Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

The Carroll Herald says 1t is hard
ly possible that Iowa will furnish more
Titan one vote against the tariff bill in
congress. 'The republican" the Her
aid continues, "who votes against the
proposed law on the assumption that
the Dingley law is preferable might
as we'll retire without asking the vot-
ers for another term. Such piece of
nonsense would not go with Iowa re-
publicans. Opposition to revision would
be objectionable, perfidious."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
Laundry Accomplishments.

A well-known usher in a suburban
church oversight himself last Sunday.
and had to don clothes in hurry.
What in the worlds the matter
with this?" he asked, struggling and
wrestling with his shirt.
"Oh, l guess the girl boiled it a lit.
tie too long, dear; that's ALL" replied
his wife. srnf
Looks to me ss if she had fried
it," said the man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

Beveridge. Dolliver. Nelson and others
from the middle west who have con-
tended that Aldrich Is not true lead
er? /. !. The real republicans in the
United States senate today are the
men who are fighting and pleading for
a redemption of the pledges made by
the party itself to the people"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
Compensation for Artists,

A correspondent writes to the Lon
don Times to suggest that tho con-
siderable number Of artists whose
works are accepted for the Royal
academy but not hung through lack
If space. might have their names
printed on the backs OF the catalogue
Is some slight mitigation q their hard
ate. IL il Ne u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Sioux City Journal says: "Those
who have confidence in President Taft
may quit worrying about the POSSIBLE
ity that there will be tariff veto, or
that the tariff bill will be a farce from
the revision standpoint. The bill that
will be submitted to both houses of
congress, after having been perfected
in conference, will have the approval of
President Taft. 1t will have this APP
prevail because President Taft will
have had hand and an important
one, in determining its provisions.
Those who are intending to lombard
the law after its enactment may as
we'll get their ammunition ready with
this understanding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

The Dies Moines Tribune accuses the
Davenport Times of taking the back
track" in apologizing for Senator AID
rich, and it urges it's Davenport con-
temporary to stand by it's guns a few
days longer. Not until the conference
committee has reported the tariff bill
will it become a party measure. Why
not fight until then, at least?"
eff You sometimes think you have
more than your share of trouble, sit
down and reflect moment on the lot
of the saloon keeper in these parlous
days" suggests the Council Bluffs
Nonpariel.
IF we could all be agreed all the
time, this would be a different world
and. perhaps. not as good as 1t is'
concludes the Cedar Rapids Republic
can.
The Iowa City Republican says it
makes no concealment of the fact that
it has much more respect for any kind
of democrat than for an insurgent
The insurgent" adds the Republican,
lis on the same plane as the BUSH
whackers of the civil war"
who are the republicans in the I'm
tied States senate?" asks the Clinton
Herald. Are the senator from Rhode
Island and the men who are standing
by him the only simon pure republic
cans in that body today? Or are the
lei
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12

This cottage being
The unzes
dining kitchen
bedrooms
tans boiler for heat laundry and bins Size
house 22 by Is SINCE this
design contains no window the house may be doubled using the
The poches In this
while the paofs would Tho cold be
built about xIppNHE Architect
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
RED.WINGED RLAckBlRD IN CITY
WAR AMONG MATES RULE
IN couRTlNa.
BATTLE TO DEATH NOT
lNFREoUENT OCCURRENCE
Chipping Sparrow Doorstep Friend
Song of the catbird-Esss of the
Rarest Green-other Facts and
Anecdotes Of the Feathered King
dom.
DOM.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

associate Member American Ornithol-
ogiStS' Union)
The Washington times., 1909-10-31
THE WEEKS STOCK TRADING.

Transactions on the stock exchange
during the week have been as follows
compared with 1903 and 1907.
The Washington times., 1909-10-31
PLAN NEW RAILROAD
FOR THE NORTHWEST
Chicago and Duluth Men to Build
Line Across the MeSSaba
Range.

DULUTH, MinQ., Oct. S.-Chicago and
Duluth men plan 10 build a line Of rail-
road from the head OF Lake Superior
TO Rainy River country, which viii cross
the Messaba range near Mountain Iron
and open up the Bear river, Sturgeon
river aid the Big and Little Forks val
leys.
The proposed name Of the corporation
is the Lake Superior and Manitoba
Railway Company"
Beaudette will be the northern ter
minus OF the road. with a branch to
international Falls. IL IS believed TO
be a Grand Trunk project 20 get Duluth
connection with Winnipeg.
In this connection II is stated that the
new road expects to handle iron ore
timber and general freight traffic.
The Washington times., 1909-10-31

NEW YORK PRICES OF THE WEEK

prices.
the
given for full 1908 and 1903 to date:
The Washington times., 1909-10-31
LITTLE STEEL STILL
MARKETS LEADER

Operations IN Little Steel continue
to monopolize a large share OF the bust
ness on the New York Exchange, al
though there has been quite a decrease
of late
Starting with the week ending August
IS, Steel common furnished ia per cent
of the weekly transactions. From that
time until October 8, there was great
activity in the shares with steady,
persistent advance to the high point,
945s. For that week the percentage of
Steel common transactions was 42.7 per
cent of the whole transactions.
Excitement was at the zenith and
predictions of a crossing of par were
not infrequent. The Street was loaded
with the stock and every brokers' office
long by thousands IF shares. The clos
ing yesterday was but AZ points under
the high, and the stock still contributes
about % per cent of the transactions.
TIE sales of Steel ,omTrOn and per-
centage of the whole bus ness for the
weeks indicated follow:
The Washington times., 1909-10-31
MINE OWNER IS LOST
IN WESTERN DESERT
Four Searching Parties Sent Into
California-Nevada Wastes, Where
Albert Bahia Is Missing.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Oct. s1.-Strug-
Cling somewhere in the wastes of sands
south Of Pyramid peaks, crazed from
lack of water. Albert Bahia. a mine
owner. Is lost on the great California
Nevada desert.
-Four searching parties sent out from
me hcho consolidated mine, in Inyo
county, Cal. have been seeking him
since October %, when his partner. Jack
Lampslade arrived at the mine in an
exhausted condition.
The men left Iceland New. October
"A. for the Lee Consolidated mine. mt
lost their way Bahia has a wife and
child in San Francisco.