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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
THE CLOCK TICKS.

The clock ticks. Whether there is
birth or death, a wedding or a funeral
in the house the clock ticks on. stead
fast, busy unchanged in tone. I'M
troubled. 1t strikes the hours of nlirth
and grief on the same bell, with the
same delibeTation. So time marches
second by second, day by day and year
by year into the multiplied ranks of the
centuries.
We note changes, but these are not of
matter but Of form. Men die and are
buried; children are born and the
child which is born today is the same
child whose tiny cry pierced the sweet
silences of Eden when Eve brought
forth the first babe and Adam stood
awed in the presence OF his eldest born.
Life does not change. We gather ac-
cessories about it, we fit 1t with wings
and hang chains upon 1t but life
changes not. Always the clock ticks on
and life passes and comes like the
blades OF the grass of which is all
flesh.
Why not? Life is worth the price
of death. The man who is sorry that
he has lived and had opportunity is a
coward. Balanced against the home
and its companionship. against the
mighty friendships which come to and
stay with those who deserve them
against the joy and delight of living
the price is small. All men. at least
most men. would pay it over for new
opportunity.
Let the clock tick. Strike. strike an
other year with all that twelve months
of life means. it's failures and successes
its hopes and fears, fruitition and dis
appointment. 1t is worth while, inf
niteIy worth while, if we make it so
Strike. Hail the New Year!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31

Furnishing Cummins and Deliver and
the insurgent congrersmen for repre-
sel-ting the people and voting against
the Payne tariff and his hocus pocus
railway bill. which was framed to re-
peal the only anti-corporation measure
on the statute book, o-wit the Sher-
man antitrust law.
1t was at this very time when Cum
Minis could not even get a pension
agent appointed at Des Moines that
Judge Kenyon was the recipient of
Taft's favor 1t was at time when
neither Cummins or Dolliver ever Wis
tied the White House. Ii is plain that
neither of them could or would make
any recommendation at the time. Mr..
Kenyon was satisfactory to Dickinson
and satisfactory to Wickersham and
Taft and he was appointed.
He owes this place solely to Taft.
Common gratitude must make him a
Taft supporter, as much as Colonel
Young himself. Should railroad meas
senate and which was fought and
fought successfully by Dolliver and
Cummins, again come before the sem
ate with the Taft o. X. what would
Mr.. Kenyon do? What could he do but
stand by the administration"-the
same administration that prescribed
every progressive in the state because
they would not accept the -Aldrich-
Cannon Taft program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31

ing stood in the doorway. and srinned
with sinful glee ct the frail Margaret
lured by that necklace Of Jewels. which
like a chain Of steel was to bind her
soul, we certainly felt the stage might
be the greatest moral school in al the
world. And when one reads . novel
like "The Scarlet Letter" it is difficult
to understand why the church has not
made more of fictiols as q means OF
illustrating spiritual truth.
The great novels are the parallels Of
modern times. Jesus was the greatest
author OF short stories that ever lived.
His method Of fixing truth in the mind
has never been surpassed. It is after
all not SO much what We read. but that
which when read tak,s a grip on the
soul that we can never shake OF that
helps to develop character. And "The
Scarlet Letter. is such book. To the
thoughtful its value is not merely in
what it has to teach in respect OF one
kind OF sin, but because 1t portrays all
kinds of sin as awful realities and tor
turing and deadly in their consequences
until they are repented of in some gem
uine fashion and forsaken by the grace
OF God forever.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31

knowledge Of bookkeeping, gaming, and
the operations of notorious tin horn
gambler, evidence which is confession
that he has been derelict or cowardly
in his sworn duty as an official. What
is the marshal of Linn Grove for If not
TO apprehend malefactors and violators
of the law? Why hasn't he done it
instead of rushing into print with a
patent fourflush? The way to police
a town is to police it. Proclamation by
publicat ion of knowledge and asserted
intent to do something nobody knows
what scarcely comes up to specifica-
tions.
The way to break up the booze joint
is to lay the evidence where it will do
the most good. The real way to stop
the gambling is to raid the game and
bring the gamesters into police court.
The way to get rid of the tin horn is to
pinch him and put him in Jail to an
swer to the grand jury. Proclamation
is poppycock. Why not use the time
spent proclainling to round up few
lawbreakers? Why not start something
really and truly?
The conclusion is that the usual fash
ion of policing little town doesn't
greatly differ except in the number of
officers and style of uniform from the
methods in vogue in the big towns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
IOWA,

seemed to be agreed also that once in
a while the women voted almost solid
~ for some man or measure, Judge
Lindsey, OF Denver. the "children's
Judge" being spoken of again and
again as a man who was elected by the
votes OF women while a majority Of
men were opposed to him. No very
large number OF women run for office
or take any very active interest in pol
tiles. We talked with numerous Colo
RADIO women concerning suffrage, but
none of them seemed to consider the
subject especially important. They no
doubt take a little more interest in po-
litical affairs than they would If they
We're not voters but there has been no
political or social revolution and the
foundations of society are undisturb-
ed. With due allowance for differ
ing circumstances and conditions men
and women and politics are pretty
much the same in Colorado and in
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
\ FORTUNE IN HOGS.
New Sharon Start.

If what has been done. can be done.
there is certainly a fortune in hogs.
Three years ago Will :. Moore. resid
ing just south of New Sharon, came up
from Oskaloosa. where he had been
working for the telephone company and
took his first lessons in hog raising. He
says he didn't know any more about
farming than a rabbit does about the
stars. but he started in TO raise hogs.
and acquired all his knowledge about
the business from hard experience.
Now. at the close of his third year he
has record which is good enough to
make all the Old heads in The hog bust
ness sit up and take notice. On last
Wednesday,. Dec. q. he sold 100 head
to Jess Crandall for s1,SS1.5S. and Mr..
CranGall says they are as fine and even
a bunch of hogs. considering the num-
Der as he ever bought Between Dec.
/. 1909. and Dee. y. 1910. Mr.. Moore
sold 81 622.5l with of hogs which he
raised on his farm of but $50 acres. He
started on the first mentioned date
with nineteen brood soWs and he has
still on hand after making the above
sales. twenty-five sows and ninety-six
pigs. considerably more than he started
with about year ago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
A COMPARISON IN SUFFRAGE.
TBrooklvn Chronicle1.

During recent trip thru Colorado
we talked with many men, including
farmers, laboring men, business men
and politicians concerning the opera
ton of women's suffrage in that state.
All agreed that it is the settled policy
OF the state and could not be changed.
Most of them defended it in much the
same spirit as they defended their eli
mate or the fertility OF their soil.
seeming to think it part OF local 10y
atty to do SO. Several expressed dis
appointment that the moral effect had
been SO small, and declared that even
in the matter of the regulation of the
liquor traffic women voted usually with
their husbands or the male members
OF their families Most Of those inter-
viewed thought rnat wv,IS1i --S-c :..ore
in favor of temperance legislation than
men, and practically all agreed that
their presence at the polls on
election day promoted good order
and that all parties because es women
voters. were more careful to present
candidates Of good moral character. II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
MONEYS AND CREDITS

The old subject of taxing moneys
and credits is up for discussion again.
1t would seem that the question ought
to have been settled long ago. There is
a great injustice in the present taxa :
ton laws and these defects ought to
be remedied without further delay.
Here is a man with a $4,000 farm
paying taxes on all of the property
when he only has $1,000 equity in the
land while the fellow who holds the
mortgage for the other $4,000 is also
taxed for the face OF the mortgage.
Thus taxes are paid on a $4,000 valua-
ton when there is only $4,000 worth
of property
Some argue and il is a fact. that the
land owner does not always get the
worst Of it because his land is not put
in to the assessor at half price. but the
man with cash and credits gets the
worst of it all Of the time. This is
true. as man with $4,000 in Hamp-
ton bank will receive four per cent in
terest. or $3.50 a Year, but the assessor
comes along and takes just half of that
amount for taxes. leaving the owner Of
the $4,000 just $50 income on that
amount I, is very plain to be seen
that the man who has his property in
money should be given the same con-
sidera ton as other property owners. as
he is always the man III the commun-
ity who furnishes the deposits for the
banks. and thereby makes possible a
liberal supply of cash to put in circula-
ton turnout the community. The man
with cash should have a square deal.
While he needs us we certainly need
him. too.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
WHERE HAS HE STOOD.

The Webster City Herald, Tenth
district progressive. issues pubic
challenge to the friends of Judge Ken
Won which may or may not have oeeh
actuated by friendly feelings but
(which raise questions OF legitimate
nuhlic concern at this time The Her
laid inquiries:
ut is known that Judge Kenyon was
Tor Perkins as against Cummins for
governor. and for Allison versus Cum
Minis for senator. II is not known how
he stood on
The primary.
Two cent fare.
u Abolition of pass.
tions.
Increase Of railroad taxation
Squeezing out OF water in railway
stocks and bonds.
Is anyone authorized to speak for the
Judge on these matters and don't all
speak at once.
Somebody should he authorized 70
speak for Mr.. Kenyon. II has been as
serted by very reliable authorities that
Judge Kenyon has been progressive.
The Times Republican has been so as
sured so that the doubt is in Kenyon
favor but the facts remain that the
state at large has very little knowledge
upon this point Judge Kenyon has not
been sufficiently active in politics TO
have acquired statewide reputation.
His friends, however. are preparing
1 him for the highest office in the gift of
1.-THE state, an office higher than that OF
congressman or governor and II i'm
mediately becomes public right TO
know Judge kenyons political pedi-
gree. Judged from the enthusiasm OF
some of his friends it ought TO be a
pleasure to thus be called upon 10 ex-
plot his political virtues and lineage.
We know that he has been an able law
{ yer. attorney for the Illinois Contra
and assistant attorney for the United
y States but that is not enough to war
rant his selection for United States
senator Where has he stood and
where is he likely to stand? Let's as
sumo that his friends can make a sat
isfactory reply.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
Selling The Old Farm,

diction has been said she has patiently
taken the road that she we'll knew led
far from home, yet she never uttered .
complaining ncker. If there is better
world for horses Daisy will be there
standing before the gate on resurrec-
ton morning.
Old Prince has not been given a place
on the bill. He travels with a sedate
jog now. and has forgotten the time
he ran away with stoneboat load of
pumpkins and broke the hired mans
driving harness. The sale bill is just
as we'll off without old Prince, for he
wouldn', bring much. but 1t would take
more money to buy him than it did to
buy the farm.
"One Tower cultivator, in good con-
dition.' That Tower cultivator was the
result Of an institute lecture on shallow
cultivation. 1t was the beginning of
study Of soil culture that added BUSH
els to the production of the corn fields.
That Tower cultivator formed the sub
ject Of many Saturday evenings dis
cussion in the village grocery store, for
it was the first implement of its kind
in the community. The men who ridi-
culed it were in the majority then. but
when 1t comes to the day of the sale
it will not lack for bidders.
Down at the bottom of the bill, like
p. s. on school girls note. is an
item that was crowded out Of the list
above-"Twenty-five bushels Of Silver
King seed corn" 1t will go for 81 a
bushel. probably, and struggle with
the weeds for living in some ones
back field next summer. The parent
ears Of part Of that twenty bushels
won a Chester White pig and gallon
OF dip at the corn show last fall It
cost IS cents an ear to get them back.
and they went ninety-two bushels to
the acre in the breeding plot. Now the
carefully selected ears from that seed
plot are included in the Twenty five
bushels Of Silver King seed corn" and
|, are put in p. 8. at the bottom Of the
sale bill.
The deed has been transferred. A
loud voiced auctioneer will Maggie witt,
reluctant buyers over 10 cent bids, q
pack OF hungry men will crowd around
the doughnuts and bologna and coffee.
and then the successful bidders will
lead away the cows and haul away the
machinery
Next year there will be strange boots
on our back steps, and strange mill.
pals on our can tree. Someone else
will drive new posts in the fence north
or the grove anu l..o- ;;:1S weeds Ava Tic
back yard. Next summer the pastures
VIII be just as green and the corn
fields Just as clean as they ever were
It's all the same to the old farm.
wonder x il will be all The same Il
J US,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
1T HAPPENED IN oELwB1N.
[Oelwein RegisterJ.

One of the DRINKS who occupied par
Tor A in the city bastile Friday night
gave demonstration OF the evils of
too much red eye that is worth record
ing. Friday evening he was the rich
est man in Oelwein-in his mind With
three sheets to the wind and another
about ready to float he was standing
down on South Frederick street throw
ing away money. a part of which was
picked up Ny honest people and will
be returned to him. He is workman
and his family needs all the money he
earns but he had such visions OF
wealth that he was scattering coin and
greenbacks on the sidewalk. An Off
Ger picked him up and with some diff
Guilty took him to the station. He re-
marked that in the morning he would
lick" the whole outff,-judge and off,
GERS. Saturday morning he was less
wealthy and pugilistic He hadn't a
cent and signed an order for IS on his
wages to pay his fine. On his way
home he was met by his two little
daughters who asked him where he
had been all night, informing him that
mother was awful sick all night and
called for him. And he went home
with a swelled head and empty pocket
after having had what is sometimes
termed good time" This is an ever
true Christmas story Of the shady side
Of life where the scriptural injunction
look not on the wine" applies with
force
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
BARBECUE is RIGHT.
dosage News ].

AN innocent heifer of Douglas town.
ship. was the cause of quite lawsuit
last week before Justice Stoughton.
Cattle being driven along the road one
or more jumped into an adjoining pas
ture. Delivery was refused and an ac-
ton was commenced to replevy the
animal. The suit failed. The News
man is not infallible. so can not say
about the merits of the case. The far
mers out in Douglas are so well-to- do
and have so many cattle, that mighty
few of them can keep track of their
own cattle and identify them anyway.
The costs were greater than the value
of the heifer, and the advice of the
News would be that next time such a
circumstance arises to have a barbecue
and use the disputed ANNA! as the
sacrifice and invite the county to see
the obsequies
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
1owa Aericul,uristl.

The old farm is sold.
Next spring someone else viii! drive
the four horse disk into the frosty stalk
field. Someone else will hear the snap
ping Of the stalks and watch the mel
low earth crumble into black streaks
across the hilltops. Some one else will
learn by experience that the mud
around the east slough" sticks like
sorghum molasses.
When blowing time comes someone
else will SILVER on the pillow seat, as
belated northwest wind bites thru the
heavy "wamus,'' Someone else will
drive the planter across the south field,
the one next to town I. was in this
field that our hearts swe!led with boy
ish pride as we heard for the first time
the click Of the planter from the posi-
ton of responsibility on the seat. Every
corn row was an opportunity. Many a
time after the chores were done we
would sneak out past the COW stable
and down to the other end of the field
to see If that crook behind the hill was
visible from the road. Life holds fewer
happier moments for the farm boy than
when just after the corn shoots have
broken the crust. some big hearted
neighbor ciaps him on the shoulder and
says: Boy which way did you say
that field was planted? l declare it's
so straight both ways that 1 can't tell
by the looks" I wonder if it will be as
straight next year? VIII anyone else
ever take pains to cut the struggling
morning glories that persist in showing
their heads in the lower corner. or to
stick the missing hills with pumpkin
seeds?
There is sale bill tackled to the side
of the barn.
-Four mich cows" That is one Of
the first items. The vague impersonal-
| ity OF it is an affront. What have old
Spot and Roam and Flora and Mig done
that they should be Jumped together
and called -four mich cows?' How is
anyone to know from that that Spot is
| tender OF that teat' that was frost Bit
ten in the blizzard two years ago?
What Is there about -four mich cows"
to indicate that FIora's first calf won
the blue ribbon at the county fair, or
that Mig gives pailful and q half OF
milk when she is fresh?
| The horses have Jared little better.
Each one of them has been given a
separate line-a whole line. Yet how is
one to know that lone black mare, 10
--ss-s old" 81 !.s:s.' Whv il wasn't SO
many years ago that Daisy was the
friend of all the school teachers in the
township. Not all at once. perhaps. but
by turns. Many an evening has Daisy
stood listening to the hymns that float
ed out thru the windows Of the little
! church. Many . time after the bene-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
THE LODGES
4 MASONIC NoTocgo.
XylHah in New Masonic Temple.

Il MASONIC N0Vo08o.
XlHaM In New Aa0onie, Templo.i
~NVisitors always welcome.
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A. NJ. Work IN second desccs1 - (. 1 1als
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r. w. ChambsfI usousnt su's
II. 8. Lawrence 9ecret a0 ~
sEGNET CHAPTER No. ~ ~ ~. .S0'v ~:
Regular convocation Jan. nns - ~
the new temple. I a. cs-,,et.
I, 8. Millard. Secretary. ..tth.& 1hHre
KING SOLOMON Council. n. q the 9TH
L 9. n. stassa assembly. Nh 50. L.
Jan. 1s. 1911. 1850 p. m. Atvtding
!. T. Forbes. Recorder. aatYain
A. D. Meeker, T. I. IA t,ted
st. ALDEAAR CONMANDERY, N. $3.50
30. K. T. Stated conclave Tuesday even.
Ing Jan. ~. 1871. ut 1880 o'clock.
/. r. Forbes, e. c.
Fred wallace, Recorder
CENTRAL CHAPTER No 81, o. e.
Especial meeting Wednesday even
ing, Dec. %. 1880 p. M, new temple
Mrs. George Downing. w. II.
Edna c. Fularton. Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
POLICING BY PROCLAMATION.

According to exchanges the town
marshal Of Linn Grove published the
following in the newspaper there:
There are gambling joints run in
this little town, gambling for money,
and boot1egging and liquor sold in
what il called respectable place.
There il also a red-nosed tin-horn
gambler who comes here nearly every
winter to fleece the lambs, and he is
here now. I know where your joints are
aud IL the parties who own the build
SinSy don't do their part, ivoa Get g.
Now Jim Crow. the tin
I'm that don't belong here, had better
Ike himself invisible to Linn Grove"
GfeGt tdea: Here is the sworn Off
80 Of the law, the policeman OF the
sl6wa bsaxing public evidence Of hi.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
1owAx WOULD TREAT.
ISioux City Journal.

1t may be old. but a Fargo. ". D.
man who visited Keyes G. Gaynor. city
engineer yesterday morning, got a
good laugh with the story.
One Of Farso's society bellies married
young man who was in disfayor with
the girls father. 1t had long been I'M
derstood that when the young woman
married she was to receive half Of her
fathers lands as wedding present.
When he married the land" the young
man became idolent.
One day after a heated argument in
the barn the son-in-laW was given a
good thrashing by papa" just to indi-
cate the value OF real energy properly
directed Soon after this the young
mans father. who lives In western
Iowa went TO Fargo to visit his son.
About the first thing he heard OF was
the encounter In the barn.
I'm ~ said the visi-
tor Il understand you gave my son a
whipping the other day. Is that SOP
We'll. l guess l did. You see. 1t was
At this juncture the IOwan'S hand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
AS TO JUDGE KENYON.
WEBSTER City HERALD

In another column on this page is
found very strong editorial from the
Sioux City Tribune. 1t recalls the
fact. in commenting on the candidacy
of Judge Kenyon for Delivers seat,
that he is an appointee of Taft and
might reasonably be supposed to stand
with him in all matters of legislation.
Il IS true that KENYON was appointed
by Taft on the recommendation of Sec
rotary Dickinson. VINO had been chief
counsel for the Illinois Central Railroad
Company and Mr.. Kenyon had been
closely associated with him as one of
his aids. Wickersham. Dickinson. and
Taft are responsible for Kenyons APP
pointment not Cunm;ns and Dolliver.
The Sioux City paper calls attention
to the fact that only a short time ago
no progressive republican could ever
receive post Office appointment in
Iowa. Taft admitted in a public letter
that he was personally responsible for
this policy of prescription" He was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
MAILS AND THE FUR INDUSTRY.
flake Park NeWs1

Skunks not o1.iy seem to be prolific
and profitable crop this season bur are
also productive Of a good many I'M
pleasant odors to some of which the
postal employees and officials object.
1t seems to have been the custom Of
some of the railway employees on the
Worthington branch to pile the mail
sacks on the bundle of skunk skins
with the result that when the mail
has reached the Lake Park office and
other points they have been SO satur-
ated with the unpleasant perfume to
such an extent that it has made the
Offices smell to high heaven and made
the distribution of mail very unpleas-
ant. Complaint having been made Of
this. orders have been issued by the
district superintendent of mails to have
more care exercised with the mail sacks
in this regard.