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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
THE BOYS BIRTHDAY

The birthdays of children are solemn
as they are happy. The boy who IS
twelve today, looking afar with fear
less and hopeful eyes into what seems
an illimitable future does not realize
that his birthday means that you are
twelve years older than you were that
day when the nurse called you softly
and you went in as 10 the ark of the
covenant where his mother lay white
but prideful with that morsel Of hu-
manity cuddled to her breast. The
girl who is twenty one-her birthday
was yesterday. You see yourself again
You have changed places And the
little boy who died, the first born WHIP
would be taller than you, stronger than
yon-how long and yet how short a
time it Is since you looked for the last
time on the little flower face as it
was shut away from the sunshine be-
meath the lid of the tiny white casket
All. the world has gone long way
since then, a long, long way. Your
hair is gray and the foreknowledg e of
the end is in your eyes. But the boy
is all that you were, when you came to
the twelfth milestone and saw in infin-
fte perspective the life that seems so
foreshortened now.
Keep fresh. Water hope and Guilt
vate happiness Your day is not done.
The reach of a single day is git and
benefaction. What a splendid thing
is even an hour in the Twentieth GEN.
fury! Burnish it with appreciation
Live in it. Enjoy it. Live youth over
with the boy. Let him feel that life
at fifty is a beautiful thing as it is at
twelve
Those voices of the young men in
the street at midnight are the echo OF
your own. Be part Of an imperishable
universe. Let your heart sing in tune
with the chorus that drifts in thru the
window from the boys singing from
the pure love and lust OF life as they
pass on the sidewalk. In that trim
dainty little miss who trips by sc
sauciiy can't you see face and figure
yoa waited for a quarter Of q century
agos A lot of water has run under the
neidee since you waited but the boy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
AS TO CID MAN sRuaaRT.

Old man Shugart lived in a stand
pa, county and stood pat. He lived in
a two-story house but without stair
way or means of getting into the upper
story except thru a window reached by
a ladder. He was miser and rich. Be
cause he was rich the correspondents
speak III him as picturesque char
acter." Lacking the money he would
nave been a miser and the correspond
ent would not have lost the opportunity
to say somewhat of "sQualor" and dire
poverty" = long time he lived in
neighborhood which hated him,
probably with the best Of reason. When
a man is universally hated there is al
ways good cause, for neighborhoods
do not naturally incline to hatred. So
ne lived until the other day, when he
dropped dead. He left no known heirs
and bankers raced in automobiles to
secure appointment as administrator OF
the old mans estate. That was about
all the interest anyone had in Old Man
Shugart He was dead and there was
fat to fry. So while his body was
stiffening in the death rigor the bank
ers sent rush orders for autos.
You see there was nothing to Old
Man Shugart bat the coins he haf
grasped and hidden away. He had nc
friends, no relatives. There was none
to whom he had been kind and helpful
He had lived outside the pale. He hae
a den like a wolf. He carried bones
to it, buried them and watched them
growing. Then one day he fell ovel
dead and was left lying while the bone:
were dug up and carried away. Yot
see the bones he had buried were abou
all the claim he had on human atten'
ton. There was nothing to Old MAI
Shugart that wasn't Of more human in
terest than Old Man Shugart himself
SO far as human interest goes Shugar
was an incumbrance.
Shugart deserves little pity but, jus
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
STAY BY THE CHILDREN.


Troubles, troubles, troubles. little
troubles, get big troubles, rnagnified in
to monstrous troubles, troubles that
break the heart and bring forth signs
and sobs.
The parent should stay by the child.
stay by the boy stay by the girl. It
is a sad, sad day WREN the boy HeeIs
that father doesn't care. 1t is sad
day when the girl feels that mother
doesn't care. The parent must feel.
sympathize with, help. and share their
sorrows, and point the way out Of their
troubles. When the child or youth lays
the head upon the pillow at night. 1t
must not be with a feeling Of parental
desertfon. There must be something,
love, to counter balance the frown and
stick OF the father and scold of the
mother. There must be some place in
their tribu1ation to go for love and
sunshine and confidence and help.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
For Sunday Reading
al Sorts of Obinions
Gaynor Raps ProssIytixina,

Replying to an application to preach
in the street in the Jewish quarter,
Mayor Gaynor addressed a letter to
Rev. Thomas NJ Chalmers, in which he
said:
ut seems to me that this work Of
proselytizing from other religious sects
is often carried too far. Why should
anyone work so hard to proselytize the
Jew? His pure belief in the one true
and living God comes down to US even
from the twilight of fable and is one
Of the unbroken lineages and traditions
Of the forld. I do not think I should
give you a license to preach tor the
conversion Of the Jews in the streets in
the thickly settled Jewish neighbor-
hoods which you designate. Would you
not annoy them and do more harm than
.eOod?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
Iona Newspapers
AS TO SMOKING TOBACCO.
fred Oak Expressl.


We smoke. While we are not proud
of the fact. we do not feel it to be a
matter of disgrace. If We were a boy
again, and as wise as we think we are
now. we would cut tobacco Off our pro-
gram of life along with other useless
accessories. II is not conducive to
either health, wealth or happiness. But
there is no particular shame to be at
tached TO the use of tobacco, and we
have little objection to man. from 81
years up. using tobacco in place and in
moderation. But we do object to seeing
a young man walk down, or up, or
across. or upon the street, with young
lady, smoking a cigar or any form of
the weed. There is only one condition.
in our opinion. which makes this act
excusable. and that is the fact that the
young lady is also smoking-or chew
ing gum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
-wHIlE YOURS GITrlk' Git FLENIy.

A Mr.. Wagner, whose business is
packing meat. proposes that the gov
e-cment shall pay bounty on each
beef steer TO the farmer who raises cat
tie. He suggests that ship subsidy IS
being considered and that the farmer
should get his. 4 bounty would, he in
sists, cheaper the price OF meat ana
make this world beautiful and cheap
place to abide in. And the matter ana
suggestion is gravely considered by the
market sheets which are largely a part
Of the packing business.
In The Hoosier Schoolmaster 1t
will be recalled that ole Mis- Means
advised Pete to get land. Git a plenty
while you're a gittin' sez l." Mr.. Wag-
ner differs more in sex than conclusion
from Mrs Means. They both agree on
the main chance Git a plenty while
you're a gittin'.
This should let US all in. If the snip
subsidy is an excuse and jusuhcatlon
for looting the treasury We should all
be on hand when the "giltin' " begins.
Some excuse there is for Mr.. Wagner
and his proposition Exploitation
of the treasury has become a political
precept. The best tariff that could be
enacted" was written by the experts OF
special interests and damned down the
throat of the party by Senator Aldrich.
CAPTAIN Hull is even now watching the
surveyors wading almost up 10 thslr
ankles, preliminary 10 the nope that nc
can trade the possibility OF expenditure
of millions of United States money
along a shallow stream, for two years
more in congress. Judging from news
dispatches the surveyors and the river
easily navigable for livery stable hacks
but the survey goes on. Old Mis- HUH
is gittin' a plenty while it is going.
However excusable by custom Mr..
Wagner's idea of getting his while II
is going" may be he mistakes the spirit
of the middle west and confuses it with
the eastern and Aldrichized idea The
farmers Of the west and middle west
the men who run 1905 and half sections
are no. asking for any bounty on
steers. They have never cried out for
subsidies. They are not asking for
square deal built on the principle OF an
equal division of swag. Today their
satisfaction over prices for farm pro-
ducts is so great that il frightens them
10 look far ahead. They have been
making so much money that they are
fairly scared and wonder how long it
will last and when it will go to pieces.
But they would accept a ship SUBJ
sidy, if indeed they accepted it at ALL as
pure graft. and they look upon the
special privileges and advantage de-
nanded and bestowed on special inter-
ests as pure graft. That is what is
making all the trouble in the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
The Child. Dream.

The Child Toiier's Dream.
She's such little thing, home in the
night,
Supper and rest and a dream of the
light.
She's such tiny one. half of her years
Lost in the shadow of labor and tears:
Rest, let her rest,
While in dreams to her eyes
Sleep brings the meadows
And dream brings the skies:
Whistles have blown and the mills
have shut down;
Home TO her haunt in the heat Of the
town.
Supper and bed, and what will it be
Drifting in dream. little Ioiier. to thee :?
Roar of the spindle,
And clink OF the loom,
She who should wander
In dreamlauds of bloom!
Mother bent over the wan little face.
Maybe she dreams of a beautiful place.
No, hear her mutIer, The mills in her
sleep,
Deep in her dreaming, eternauy deep.
Pistons a-clalter,
Cogs, betting and rod.
Instead of green fields
And the goodness of God!
Hurry her home to her supper and bed
Cities of thunder, where childtoilers
tread.
Oh, in her slumber, instead of the
steam,
Would that the meadows might glow
in her dream!
Bushels of buttercups,
Daisies acclaim,
And birds singing love
Through her childhood again.
-Baltiu1 ore Sun
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
BAsHoR OF WATERLOO.

ia. A)C1ioSA al
There is old Bashor, of Waterloo, and
he is crazy to run for governor. We
know by the expressions we hear from
all over the state that there is no de-
mand for him to run. Indeed, nobody
wants him to run. In the first place he
is an old warmed over, hip shot, whang
doodle popu!ist. He is also a worn out
preacher and in the denomination
where he preached he stirred up a row
and split the church. We know what
we are talking about, and do the demo-
Gratis of Iowa. 100000 strong. have to
put up with hip shot spring halted
preacher when nobody wants him to
preach for them?
Wouldn't we be proud of him as our
candidate? What has he done to earn
such distinction? The state conference
tried to sidetrack him. and if he had
as much m odesty as brindle 5assack
he would take the hint and drop out
If the party were 10 ask Claude Porter
or E. G. Moon TO drop out, or If any
big share of the party were to ask
them to do that, we know them well
enough to know that they would be
only too glad to jump out OF the game.
But will Bashor resign or quit the
race? Not he. He is not that kind OF
a hairpin. He is bound TO stick. sir,
ard he will stay in the fight till the
bitter end, in order that he may create
factions and rows and trouble and dis
rupt the party and spoil what chances
we might have.
Old Bashor is as crazy as George
Rinehart, whom they had back from
Oklahoma to insult decent democrats
at the Jefferson banquet. We should
have liked to attend the late banquet,
but not with George Rinehart on the
program. When we want to hear
crazy people talk We Will go to nut
college and be done with 1t, and we
won't have to pay s1.5o plate to hear
them. either. We do not know whether
the dem ocrats of Iowa will ever learn
enough to drop crazy horse George or
not We sometimes doubt it. He has
gone to Oklahoma and has stirred up
several rows down there and If any
attention is paid to him he will have
that state as badly republican as Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30

Ct is more than intiulated that Mr..
Taft's railroad bill, prepared by Attor-
ney General Wickersham, has been
deliberately drawn in the interests Of
the great transportation companies
and with the distinct purpose of cur
failing the powers of the Interstate
Commerce commission. The Taft adj
ministration IS already staggering un-
der the heavy load OF the Payne AL
drich tariff law. voluntarily assumed
by the president II further burden
in the shape Of a railroad bill written
by the railroads is to be placed upon
this obliging pack horse, it is not diff
cult to imagine his finish and the
finish" Of his party.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
MUSQUAKIES KICKING.
rTama HERALD.

IIHNna fierdIuI.
The Musquakie Indians are practi-
cally If not absolutely unanimously OPP
posed to the proposed plan of the di-
vision of their lands among them in
severalty. To voice their protest to
the President or, failing to reach his
ear, to the Secretary OF the Interior, a
delegation left here last Thursday
bound for Washington. At the head Of
the delegation was Chief Push Tone
Neke-Qua and he was accompanied by
his prime minister, Chuck-A-Tuck-A-
See. and his official interpreter, Fred
Lincoln. A bill for the division OF the
land has been introduced in the House
by Representative Good and it was the
introduction of this bill which spurred
the Indians to action. 1t Is altogether
likely that the trip will be futile.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
One Conductor Who Was Cured.

Mr.. MILFORD Adams is his name. and
he writes about it.-"Some time ago
was confined to my bed with chronic
rheumatism. used two bottles OF
Fo1ey,s Kidney Remedy with good eff
feet. and the third bottle put me on
nv feet and / resumed work as con-
ductor on the Lexington, KY, street
railway. It gave me more relief tl!:ee.n
any medicine I had ever used, and 1t
will do all you claim in cases Of rheu-
matism." Foleys Kidney Remedy cures
rheumatism by eliminating the uric
acid from the blood. Mcbride & VIII
Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
Ministers and Health.

The real need for government de-
partment to watch over the health OF
the nation was never better illustrated
than by the efforts Of the anti-tuber-
culosis societies OF the country to have
Sunday, the 24th Of April, set aside
as tuberculosis Sunday by ths
churches Of all denominations.
President Taft, and the governors OF
fifteen states have publicly and warm
ly commended this Splan to have
preached IN every church OF the land
this new crusade against the enemy
that turks In the darkness. that thrives
on poverty, counting his victims at no
less than one hundred and fifty thous-
and every year.
But how much more effective It
would be II instead Of sporadic efforts
such as these, Il instead of ministers
Of the gospel preaching against the
germ OF tuberculosis multiplying be-
yond number with the help OF bad air
insufficient food, over-work ana under
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
70 q Chemist,

Il want you to prepare for me .
formula for making the best pumpkin
pie that can be made" said the pie
manufacturer to the chemist. i've
used turnips and ochre and potato
dour and all the things my rivals
use. and have beaten them a little bit
1t their own game. but now l want
to put out . pumpkin pie that will
simply outclass all other brands. I
Win pay you whstsvsr fes = right for
the work."-Life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
cri.ieizins tho New DeIuse Story.

Professor Hilprecht has no easy row
to hoe in securing acceptance for his
sensational find of a new narrative of
the deluge. Closely following his pro-
mitigation of the discovery before a
woman's club in Philadelphia. the
American Oriental Society met in Bal
timore and Prof. George A. Barton, OF
Bryn Mawr College, impugned the
validity of the new claims. Instead OF
waiting for the meeting of the Ameri-
can Oriental Society" said DR.. Barton.
Professor Hilprecht chose to present
his paper to feminine congregation
of the elite of the Philadelphia FASH
ionable set at a meeting of the Acorn
Club Of that city" The newspapers
hailed the discovery as an importa mt
one, Supporting in every particular
the priestly document of the Penta-
teuch" DR.. Barton proceeded TO say
that he hoped to show that Professor
Hilprecht's statements about the tablet
are not only incorrect as regards in
depreciation, but absolutely wrong as
regards the alleged age to which he at
tributes them, and totally of no sig
niflcance from a biblical standpoint"
The Public Ledger (Philadelphia)
publishes the salient points OF Pro-
lessor Barton's attack upon the his
torical value Of DR.. Hilprechts find,
from which we quote:
while [the tablet is undoubtedly a
fragment OF an account OF the deluge,
there is little more that can be said
about 1t. That 1t is the Oldest account
known ts nnrely apocryphal state
m ent; that it vindicates the priestly
document OF the Petateuch is still more
apocrphal, and that a number Of the
bits Of text will not bear the interpre-
tation which Professor Hilprecht has
put upon them is clear to every Sem
itic scholar who studied the fragment.
His restoration and emendations to
the text must be regarded as based on
insecure ground"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
IOWA LAND.
[Parkersburg Eclipsel.

Iowa land continues to advance IN
price Reports from all over the state
tell of real estate sales at prices rang
ing from $50 to $500 and $500 per acre.
Where will the boom stop? 10 there
not serious danger to investors In this
rapid advance In land values? II
period OF business depression should
set In what would happen to land val
ues. not only In Iowa but adjacent
states? Such a depression IN financial
conditions Of the country would have
no terrors to the man who has his nArm
paid for or at best only small mort
gage against It. But what OF the mat
who has bought on small payment
down, depending upon good times 70
continue to aid him in paying Tor the
property? He is the fellow who Is APT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
Watch for tho Comet

The Red Dragon Of the sky Watch
the children for spring coughs and
colds Careful mothers keep Foley'y
Honey and Tar in the house. 1t is the
best and safest prevention and cure
for Group where the need Is urgent and
immediate relief a vital necessity. Its
promut use has saved many little lives.
Contains no opiates or harmful drugs.
Refuse substitutes. The Mcbride q
Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
Wisely Reasoned.

From the diary Of Samuel Pepys:
The generality Of mankind please
themselves In the easy delights of the
world, as eating, dancing. drinking.
hunting, which we see the meanest
men do best. A gentleman never
dances SO well as the dancing master;
and an ordinary fiddler makes better
music for . shilling than . gentleman
will after spending 10. And 80 In all
the Anlivh<s NJ tho uorlA AlnAnat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
EDITORIAL JoTTiNGs.

The newspaper which advises Speak
er Cannon TO read the speeches OF
western republicans on the Payne-Al-
drich bill, is making a mean and low
effort to bring about the end of Uncle
Joe's life by spontaneous combustion
Louisville Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
Whv Sane Men Err.

"They all do it." is the most pOlS-
onous phrase that human lips can ut
ter, that human ears can hear. SO says
the editor of The Christian Advocate
at the same time asking: WHO can
keep the young men of the nation from
suspecting or believing or saying 'They
all do it?'" These gloomy reflections
arise from his contemplation Of the
terrifying specacle" of the trial OF
lothian Aida, lately leader Of the ma
jority party in the senate of New York,
and indirectly the trial OF Senator
Conger, his accuser," side by side with
IAN investigation of insurance legisla-
ton which impeaciles large number
of persons in business and political
life" Then. as an aura sufficiently
Iurid for this spectacle, the writer re-
fers to that furnished by Pittsburg.
where about seventy municipal Off
GERS are charged with perfidy with ac-
cepting brides, and other forms of rob-
berry Of the public" AS background
for these active figures in the picture,
DR.. Buckley draws this:
THAT the capitals Of the states and
the capital of the United States are
spoken of as great centers of graft Is
common knowledge. But lovers of their
country have said: This is base SLAM
der; only few are guilty; the vast
majority of legislators are as honest
as George Washington or Abraham
Lincoln But the answer comes swift
and sure: How was it when Commo-
dore Vanderbilt bought up the legis-
iature of New York? How did the
Camden and Amboy railway bride the
legislature of New Jersey until the
state was satirically called The State
of Camden and Amboy?' How did the
Pennsylvania railroad fall heir to the
roads and the imputations? How did
Jay Gould and James Fisk and William
NJ. Tweed and countless others buy up
councils and legislatures 2"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30

AS there is likely to be a sad short
age of cotton seed this year, the coun-
try may be obliged to worry along with
olive oil for salad dressing.-New York
Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Noting that a painting called THE
Frugal Neal" brought $4,000 at an
auction in New York the other day the
Usage News desires to know What
further evidence do we need that the
cost Of living is too high?"
Have you noticed inquiries the
Tame News, that when a man starts
out to look for fellow to do some
particular Job. one that requires some
faithful attention to business and care
full, reliable work that he seldom goes
into a pool hall and asks for the cham
pion player. Hardly ever"
The Grinnell Register suggests that
LATE Young's dolefuI representations
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30

1t was raining when Mr.. Bryan ar
rived in Washington. Usually it is
showing when he tries to arrive in
Washing1on.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30

Not only is the backbone Of winter
broken, but we are also suffering from
a serious dislocation of spring.-ln-
dianapolis News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30


that all the standpatters are going to
vota the democratic ticket"
Senator Cosson is the author of the
famous Cosson statutes relating to law
enforcement, and is both strong
champion of good morals and an able
lawyer. His administration will be one
to honor both the state and himself if
he should be successful" says the JEFF
ferson Bee.
Some Of the standpatters are saying
If Garst is nominated that democrat
will be elected" notes the Eldora Her
aid and remarks that mo progressive is
making such a statement about Car
roll"
The Ida Grove Pioneer says ''the
early gardener who hung over the back
fence and boosted about the greenery
in his garden is now sneaking out the
back way to avoid meeting his more
conservative neighbor who thought he
would wait till spring before ne did his
planting
''Tama county" declares the Demo-
crat. has the squarest men and fairest
women of any county in the world-as
far as We know. Some of the men may
be dead after the primary and others
following the election, but in the mean
time. let US pay our debts, go to church
and spend some time in fitting our
children to become good citizens"
Progressive republicans of Iowa
should vote for Clifford Thorne, of
Washington. Iowa. for railroad COM
missioner" advises the Parkersburs
E,cIipSe