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

"SttTel She's that one"
| him to draw the crowd into their game
it would be difficult to say, but twice
| more they permitted him to win.
| Newmark plucked his sleeve.
You're $50 ahead" he muttered.
"Quit it."
:, What limit do you put on this game
anyway?" asked Orde.
How much do you want to bet?"
'NNould you stand for $5O0?" asked
Orde.
The gambler pretended to deliberate,
his cool, shtfty eyes running over the
group before him. A small door i'm
mediately behind him swung slowly
ajar an inch or SO.
"Got the money!" he asked.
"Have you?" couutered Orde.
The man nodded. 'I'n so you. bub."
said be. Lay out your money"
!, Orde counted out nine ffty-dollar
bills and FIVE tens.
"All right" said the gambler, taking
up the cards.
Hold ony cried orde. "where's
yours?'
"Oh, that's all right" the gambler
treasured him. "I'm with the house.
McNeill's credit is good"
I'm putting up my good money. and
expect to see good money put up In
return" said Orde.
| Finally the gamblers yielded and put
up the money.
The audience now consisted Of the
dozen of Orde's friends, nearly twice
as many rivermen, eight hangers-on
Of the joint. probably fighters and
'bouncers;" half dozen professional
gamblers and several mattresses. The
four barkeepers still held their posi-
tons. The rivermen were scattered
back Of Orde, although Orde's own
friends had gathered at his shoulder.
The mercenaries and gamblers had d.
vided and fanked the table at either
side Newark. growing wonder
and disgust creeping into his usually
INEXPENSIVE face, recognized the stra-
tegic advantage of this arrangement.
A determined push would separate
the rivermen from the gamblers long
enough for the latter to disappear
through the small door at tine back.
; A gasp of anticipation went up az
roolly the gambler made his passes.
Orde planted his great red fist on one
Of the cards
'That is the -jackw he cried.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
r1,fEsREpuB11cA MAnsHAI1rowN rowA DEcEnfrn :.

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lions is wrong in his estimate of the
situation? Can the republican party
afford to dismiss the press of the
country with a contemptuous snort
as Boss Cannon tried to do? Can not
the party much better do without Cam
non and Aldrich? 1t means something
when the great conservative maya
zines like the Outlook and the Review
of Reviews join hands with the great
republican papers like the Chicago
Tribune and the Kansas City Star in
demanding the party to redeem its
pledges. Public opinion may not he
disregarded by even such great pub
locations as these. And when conscience
and Judgment are backed by public
opinion in a struggle of the character
now going on in the republican party
it is time for the Cannons, the Hulls
and the Aldriches to hunt the cyclone
cellars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
THE LODGES.
n MASONIC NoTlcas

X MASONIC NOTICES
Visitors always welcome.
VNHall over 1861 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE les A. F. q A.
M.-Stated communication and election
or officers. Dec. II.
n. @. Hosck. ". NJ.
n. s. Lawrence, Sec.y.
s1GNET CHAPTER No. 90. r. A. n.
Stated convocation Of Signet Chapter
Monday evening, Dec. 20, 1880 sharp.
George n. Boggie. E. H. p.
l. 8. Millard. secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL r. . q.
M.--Stated assembly Monday. Dec. 10.
1880 p. m. Election Of officers.
4. .. Aeeker. 7. L n
I =. Forbes. Rso.
ST. ALDEMAR ccMMANDERY NO.
80 X. T. Stated conclave Tuesday eve
ming, Dec. 81 at 1880 sharp. Visiting
Sir Knights always welcome.
f. NJ. Wilbur, e. c.
Fred Wallace. REQ
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. O. >.
Sheets in regular session Wednes-
day evening. Dec. 10; at 1880. Election
Of officers.
Nrs. Geo. Downing. ". N
Edna G. Fularton. oscJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

'Oh, is 1t?' speered the dealer.
eWeil. turn 1t over and lets aee.'
f1No!' roarei Orie. "You turn over
Che other twov'
A low oath broke from the gambler,
and his face contorted In a spasm
For moment the situation was tense
and threatening. The dealer. with
sweeping glance. again searched the
faces Of those before him. IN that
moment probably he made up his
mind that an open scandal must be
wooded. Force ana broken bones.
aven murder. might be all right enough
Under color Of right. II Orde had
turned up for Jack the card on
which he now held his DIST and then
had attempted to prove cheating a cry
IF robbery and lively dght would
have given opportunity for making
way with the stakes. But McNeill's
could not afford to be shown up be-
fore thirty interested rivermen as run
ming an open and shut brqce game.
THAT isn't the way this game is
played" said the gambler. "Show up
your jack"
Its the way / play it." replied
orde sternly 'sThese gentlemen heard
the bet" He reached over and dex-
terously Tipped over the other two
cards. "You see. neither Of these is
the jack This must be-"
You win" asseuted the gambler
after a pause.
Orde, his fist still on the third card,
began pocketing the stakes with the
other hand The gambler reached
across the table.
"Giye me the other card" said he.
Orde picked it up. laughing. For a
moment he seemed to hesitate. hold.
ing the bit Of pasteboard tantalizingly
outstretched, as though he was going
to turn also this one face up. Then
quite deliberately he handed the card
to the gambler.
"All to the bar" yelled Orle.
Orde poured his drink on the door
and took the glass belonging to the
man next him.
"Get them to give you. another
Tinl," said he. mo knockout drops il
l can help it.
''Tim." said Orde. low voiced. "get
the crowd together and we'll pull out
I've a thousand dollars on me. and
they'll sanding me sure If so alone.
And lets get out right off,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

table OF the three card monte men.
The rest Of his party gravitated in his
direction.
DO you think you could pick out
the jack when throw these out like
this?" asked the dealer.
Sure. She's that one"
WELL" exclaimed the gambler.
DANCED If you didn't! bet you S.
you can't do 1t again"
Again Orde was permitted to pick
up the jack.
you've got the best eye that's been
in this place since got here" ex-
claimed the dealer. Here. Dennis"
said he to his partner. You try him."
Dennis obligingly took the cards aud
lost. By this time the men, augmented
by the idlers. had drawn close.
Whether it was that the gamblers
sensed the fact that Orde might be led
to plunge or whether they were using
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Iona Newspapers

BODIES wHEELBARRow BRIGADE
tAlgona Courier.]
The Bode Bug!e says that owing u
the new law prohibiting draymen from
hauling certain goods in cases and
kegs. wheelbarrow brigades are be-
coming somewhat popular in that
town. and that it is a very common
sight 10 see q citizen scooting up the
back alley with a mysterious load in
wheelbarrow There have been nu-
nerous ack-alley collisions in the
darkness in consequence. We have
not got down 10 The wheelbarrow iii
Aigona vet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

topics
Setting aside the matter Of seed corn,
how about the corn that ism, husked
YETI
But why no, let Mrs Thaw get a
divorce and explain her reputation TO
the policeman
Mrs. oLeary's son says the cow
didn't do il. He evidently doesn't pro-
pose TO vet the COW hog all the motor
iety of the o'Leary family
OF course IL is annoying to have
big strike paralyze shipments just al
the beginning OF big winter business,
/ but if YOU were striking to win when
would YOU strike?
Fifty-two carloads OF long fed cattle
shown at the fat stock show averaged
to bring sll.44 per hundred This
ought TO make money more than easy
in Iowa.
I Why doesn't Boston learn something
from the success of the western corn
shows and Offer a purse for The finest
bean?
The chill air of rhe cold wave bring
/ a flush 10 the cheek but ii doesn't bring
flush 10 the Christmas pocketbook.
+! Lets cease lifting hands of horror
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

This is especially true taking into
consideration the fact that they are
allowed to engage in no other line Of
work. to any degree. in order to make
money "on the side"
Independence in thought and Ak
preston follows. to larger degree
than possible 1t should, independence
in financial condition and if any man
should be independent in expression it
is an expounder of the gospel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Dr.. PierCe's Fayorite Prescription

is the best Of ali medicines for the cure of diseases
disorders and weaknesses peculiar women 1t is the
only preparation of its kind devised BY regularly frsdu
ased physcianan experenced and skilled specialist in
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safe medicine in ssy soadition Of the system.
1HE ONE REMEDY whioh contsins NO sIeokol
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each outside bottle wrspper md attest to the
truthfulnsss of the sa.s undsr oath.
'oa By medicine deeers everywhere and any dealer
8et IL Don't take substtute Of pnnown conposon fol
Known no..cscs. No eoun4esfs - good the eenun
VINO .sy: sonsthnf else "u.t koed Dr.. Pierce's
trusted. He i trS.f w your most priosess posssssis
may Dc your lite ITSELF 81 - 80 aks ,ss Isl }oy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Of course. # walter Welllnan Jays
that Cook did not get to the pole. he
knows what ne is talking about. fer
nobody has not gotten there any more
often than this same wellnlar.-
Charleston News and Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

Mr. Lawson offers a deckle-e edged
edition Of his opinions about trusts A
real promoter would be found offering
giit-edged products Brooklyn Eagle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

The japanese are busy about new
tariff, without Payne or an Aldrien
or even a Penrose TO help them.-Phil-
adelphia Record
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

More glory for the old Guard. Lyman
]. Cages new wife was ''F'ioradnrl'
sextet girl.-Concord Monitor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

M. Sherman's whimsical references
% his presidential obscurfty are
untimely Did he rot accept the nom
ination with his eyes open ?-Proyi-
dence Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

II begins 10 look as If zelaya might
as we'll cable Castro that he is coming
Indianapolis News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
vas Senator

The Hon. Joseph Quincy Cannon
about 10 convene-New York Mail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
lE PRESS AND THE REPuBL1cA
Knoxville Journal.l

1t is a significant fact that every
great independent newspaper in the
country. almost all the great repub-
iican metropolitan papers, and every
nom political publication is agains.
the Cannon Aldrich idea of politics.
Is it possible that every one of these
trained observers of political condi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

Saturday WAS Senator Aldrichs
birthday. Until the date becomes n
legal holiday the American people may
be regarded as fairly untrammeled.-
New York Mail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

But why no, let Mrs Thaw get a
divorce and explain her reputation TO
the policeman
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

Mrs. oLeary's son says the cow
didn't do it. He evidently doesn't pro-
pose TO yet the COW hog all the motor
iety of the o'Leary family.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06
Topics of the Times

topics
Setting aside the matter Of seed corn.
how about the corn that isn't husked
YETI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

OF course II is annoying to have
big strike paralyze shipments just al
the beginning OF a big winter business.
but if YOU were striking to win when
would YOU strike.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-06

xBOUT a dozen of the crew ap-
~ peared in the evening to GO
~ with Orde. They set out up the
long reach of Water street, tbei1
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-27
LAY HIM ASIDE.
Baltimore Sum-

baltimore Sum-
Lay him aside he is getting too old;
Faithful and trusty and sound as gold,
He has served long years, and we
know his worth,
But the young are crOwding him off
the earth;
Over his head with a leap they go
Lay him aside; he is most too slow!
Lay him aside; he has served his day,
And he's earned far more than his
meager pay;
But others are pushing their way
ahead,
And he's had his turn, and his chance
has fed,
Lay him aside, while the young go up
With lips to the bPim of the victor's
cup!
Lay him aside; he has saved us much,
And earned us more, and his hearts
in touch
With every interest of ours; he'd give
His life and all to see us live;
But the young press on for the highest
place,
So lay him aside; he has lost the race!
Lay him aside; he is true as steel,
And his help is earnest and fine and
real;
But he's getting old, and the young
hearts burn,
And they steal his chance, and they
block his turn,
Lay him aside! Don't mind his tears,
Nor the life he has spent for us all
these years!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-27
NEAR BEER AND POLITICS.


in
ohibion
a
agreement
candidates
the
prohibition
prohbitonsts and the
defence
statute books
present to defiance
that if f1oke Smith
introduced
partisan politics is manifesy an
BILL obligated
liquor
shreWd
embarrassing position 1t
will leading Smith legislators with
believe, strengthen prohibition
probable
people,
manifest
are engineering it.
Smith through
the
will politics the
sessi
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-27
THE SILENT HUSBAND.
Baltimore Sum-

Can you ever satisfy the ladies
They detest q man who talks they
consider that it is their prerogative to
do all the talking for the family, and
they generally supply the demand
"and then some" For years they
have considered that the ideal hus-
band is the silent man, the man who
never tries to get a word in edgewise,
who never disputes anything his wife
says or objects to anything she does,
but who earns the money to pay her
bills, hands it over to her in silence
and without a word bears all the ills
that married men are heir to.
But New Jersey threatens to pull
this hero down from his pedestal. For
Mrs. Frank j. Beekman, of Asbury
Park, is suing her husband for divorce
on the ground that he will not talk to
her. She states and averts that since
they were married, in 1905, he has new
er voluntarily spoken to her. His
longest word is a nod of the head and
his most emphatic expression a grunt.
She is allowed to do all the talking,
and yet is not satisfied. How can a
woman quarrel properly with man
if he refuses to fuss back?'' What
satisfaction is there in giving a tongue
flashing to your partner if the partner
lob Z Of
A woman cannot bear to be married
to a noncombatant. She deeply loves
a fighting man. The fellow who is
meek as Moses must be very hard to
live with. When wife makes sharp
thrust at her husband, she wants him
to squeal-not to sit there like a gray
en- image. Though Mr.. Beekman was
able to articulate distinctly enough to
ask neighbor for apple pie and en-
ergetic enough to eat three square
meals a day, he simply refused to
work at the conversation factory. His
output of silence was immense, and
the Beekman family was so over
stocked that his wife applies for a
dissolution of the partnership.
Yet there are other fields for. Beck
man. There must be other women.
thousands of them, who long for a
husband who will work right along
steadily and not interrupt the family
conversation. There is many house
hold where the silent man would be
treasure and a relief.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-27
THE NEAR BEER BILL.
(Savannab Morning News.)

is there any politics ia the near beer
bill which has been introduced into
the House? 1t is very radical meas
ure, making it unlawful to sell any
sort of a beverage in which there is
alcohol. 1t reaches even the syrups
of the soda water fountains.
No doubt the prohibitionists would
like to have bill of this kind passed
but some of them frankly admit that
for this Legislature to pass a pill
amending, or in any way changing,
the prohibition law wouidn't be Civ
ing Gov. Brown a square deal.
1T will be recalled that during the
last gubernatorfal campaign COM
mittee of prohibitionists called on
him and got from him pledge that
he wouldn't sign bill in any way
changing the prohibition law. Ex-Gov.
Smith signed similar pledge. The
signing OF that pledge was regarded
as practically qbieting further prshi-
bition agitation duFiag the next CUB
ernatOrial term.
In view of the existence OF that
pledge wha6 action will the Legisl9.
ture take on the near beer bill? Will
it pass it, thus putting Gov Brown
in the position of refusing to sign it?
That would hardly be fair. Aeyerthe-
less, if it should do so Gov Brown
would lose nothing in the estimation
of the people, not even fair-minded
prohibitionists, if he shobsd veto it.
1t is evident that he couId6t sign
the bill without violating his pledge
"a pledge that wasn't of his own
proposing. We don't kaow how he
felt about the pledge at the sine it
was offered to him to sign, but he
signed it and there isn't any doubt
that he will abide by il.
This question of amending hhe pro
hibition law is Independent of the one
as TO whether Or not the prohibition
law is being violated, that is, whether
the beer that is being sold contains a
larger percentage of alcohol than the
law permits. The probability is that
much Of it does contain more alcohol
than is lawful. That is a matter, how
ever. for the courts to deal with, It
is also a matter with which the Legis
lature is free to deal but if it does
TO amend the prohibition
law it will be with the understanding
that the Governor was pledged to veto
any measure changing the prohibition
law by the friends of prohibition.
Just how this Legislature stands on
the prohibition question isn't known.
AS pointed out by the Rev. Mr.. White
of Atlanta. in an address he made be-
fore the House Committee on Prohi-
hilton, if the prohibitionists were TO
press this near beer bill they would
be estopped morally from asking Gov.
Brown to stand by his pledge in the
event the i-prohibitionists in the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-27
THE FIRST CALL FOR ROOSEVELT
New Orleans States


Out iii Kansas, the heart of the Mid
die West, the OsaWatomie Graphic
raises the first protest against the
lack of backbone in the Taft admins
tration and has started a boom for
Roosevelt in 1912. The Graphic as
serts that Mr.. Taft is showing too
yielding a disposition to com
promise away the idea
and ideals that Roosevelt fought for,
hence it hears in the West a call for
the great lion hunter in the distant
African jungle.
The people Of Kansas, however
gave their support to Taft with their
eyes open. They were assured by the
Republican papers of the East which
knew whereof they spoke, that the
genial Mr. Taft would give the coun-
try a "safe and sane" administration
and that his election would be follow
ed Immediately by a great business
squirt and flood of prosperity which
would cause the country to enjoy a
blessed calm. The people of Kansas
evidently think there is too much of
calm, as they see the trusts busy
fixing tariff schedules and more
strongly entrenching themselves
against Attacks in the future.
Whatever may pc the feeling out in
Kansas there is no reason to believe
that a majority of the American peo-
pie think conditions would be i'm
proved by 3 return to the disturbing
Vociferation ahG fruitless turmoil
that distinguished the Roosevelt adj
Ia ia istration, and which would sure
ly be ii hundredfold more disturbing
if the lion hunter and rough rider was
again placed in the white House. The
country having had one dose 81 Roose-
welt can not be induced to take an
other
Ii the people desire 70 change eX-
fstiAg conditions which threaten the
destruction of their rights they can
do it IN a perfectly orderly manner
at the ballot box wiCh0ut any noise,
bluff and buster TO disturb the bus
mess Of the country. The Republi-
cans ri Kansas and other states OF
the West ass beginning to realize nov
what the less numerous but wiser
Democrats knew before the election,
ans chat is that the country is going
to have d very suave and amiable aG-
al washington. There
will be nothing done iss the way Of
eataNl fishing reforms, SO nobe6gs feel
ings will be hurt The people can rest
assured that they will continue to pay
tribute to the trusts aAder conditions
that are perfectly serene! w the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-27
BACK TO THE FARMS.
New Orleans States.)


Up to the present time Mr.. Rookie
Teller has given about $S0,000,000 to
the cause of higher education. In
the meantime an effort has been made
to interest Mr.. Carnegie in the move
ment to get the poor of the large
cities back to the land and to get
some of the millions he and Mr. Rock
efeller are showering on the general
education fund for the relief of the
congested districts of the great cities
by the removal of their ragged and
of the country.
The idea which controls the philan-
thropists who are leading the move
ment is that the tOiling and miserable
fathers and mothers of the slums could
go back to the soil and become on
the farms not only good citizens, but
factors in the industry of the countT
that would add much to its wealth.
1t is said that in all the agricultural
labor and especially in the West the
farmers are complaining that they
have not sufficient help to harvest
their crops, hence multitudes of those
who work for pittance in the cities
or who are without work could find
employment in the country and an
I
to the farms which need their assist
ance. But it seems Mr.. Carnegie
thinks more of his library policy than
of the waits and derelicts of the cities,
hence those who are trying to get
the latter back to the soil will have to
look to other multi-millionaires to
supply them with funds to carry on
the movement.
Libraries are a good thing in their
way, but they are of little benefit to
the poorly educated masses who
have to struggle hard for existence,
hence practical philanthropists argue
that the natural order in human life
is for the people to first have food
and clothing, second, work to provide
them with these necessaries, and
third, education Therefore the con-
tention is that Mr. Rockefeller and
Mr.. Carnegie with their educational
bounties and libraries begin at the
wrong end in the effort to uplift the
masses, and that they would serve
the people and the country better if
they would take the lead in the move
ment to call thousands of men, women
and children back to the land and
away from the vice, degradation and
disease of the city slums.