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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
AN IOWA RECLAMATION PROJECT.

Perhaps the world doesn't owe a man
a living but it does owe itself the right
to see that every able-bodied man
earns the bread he eats; and 1t owes
every man opportunity to earn bread.
There should be no such thing as d
such thing as starvation because of
lack OF opportunity 10 work for food,
heat and clothing. II is easy TO say
that none who are willing to work need
suffer but the cold fact is that very
often such persons and their families
do suffer. The easiest way-and the
worst-is to hurdy gurdy the profess
sional vagrant out of the city limits.
The truth is that we are going the
wrong way about in our treatment OF
the down and out and those who are
down but not out.
The professional should be put to
work, forced to work. He ought not
get in and out OF town at his own
volition or by acceleration The debt
lie owes the world should be collected
in labor The, man however needless
and improvident he has been. should be
able to find work whereby he can earn
food and fire in his emergency. If he
refuses it he should be taken in a n iron
grip and forced to earn the necessities
his family lacks.
The main things are the work to do
the place to do it. and the statute
comforting the power TO set idle,
doless" and depraved men busy at use
full labor for wages, not primarily as
penalty but as a collection Of debt due
and 10 be paid. The excuse that work
is not to be had is best answered by
supplying work.
We are losing millions of dollars in
labor every year, paying out millions
10 watch control and punish non-pro-
ducers who should be made to produce.
We drain productive lands and re-
claim arid wastes. Why waste mill
lion dollars day in men?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
TIPPING AND TREATING.


OF the making Of laws there u no end.
An Iowa lawmaker for instance. II an
dry at himself because he gives tips.
and now he wants a law passed which
shall forbid him that very Swing OF
tips. The prope. thing would b for Z
man to be law unto himself. ana to
say. 81 shall give no tips" and that
would settle it. Yet, very frequently.
the man who is opposed to tips Will
have services rendered him that ne SP-
preciates and that can not be reward
ed in another way, and that he will re-
ward by tip. The whole tipping sys-
tef could be broken down in one day
II the people simply stopped the In
discriminate tipping and give tip only
when they felt that an extra reward
had been fairly earned, and felt that
they really wanted to show their appre.
citation Of such service In the only
practical way.
There is the proposed law against
treating. Who would enforce 70, and
who would pay any attenti6n 70 It?
II two ladies take ride IN Q etrept car
and one pays the others fAres thAt 70
treating. And then. psshaDs, th9y % %
. drug store ana pAtronisa tie 0oda
feuntain. ana the second toAy Po00. ~
10th. II net that treating? u . man
asks . Dusiness iriend OF seQuolutenes
20 Join him In glass Of buteegnlR q
rs cigar. that 10 treating; or n ~ aeka
bfhAE business man 70 be MT n
Idinnef Ut the new hotel, elaAt Fl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
THE LODGES.
MAsoNIc NOTICES.

q. MASONIC NoTlcES.
~O1aal in New, Masonic Temple.
W\Visitors always welcome
MARSHALL LODGE. 100. A. q. q
a. III, F-:a:y, Feb. 10. 1880 ,. "a. Work
in 3rd degree.
r. W. Chamberlain. W. II.
John W. Wells. Secretary.
sIaNEr CHAPTER No. 20. r. A. u.
tsatsd convocation Monday. Fob. 20.
1850 p. NJ, In the new temple.
VI. Fred Wallace. r. n. r.
l.. g. Willard, Secretary
KING SOLOMON Council. No. 20. R
4 8. n, Stated assembly. Monday.
Feb. 20. 1880 p. m.
]. T. Forbes. Recorder.
=. 4. D. Mssksr. T. I II.
81. ALDEMAR coMMANDERY.
No. 20. KIT. stated conclavs Tuesday
evening. Feb. II. 1911. ct 1850 sharp
/ =. Forbsa =. G.
yred wallace. Recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. o. =
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
PICKING THE WINNERS.

great deal has been said and writ
ten concerning the rise of men who
have been handicapped by poverty and
an unfavorable environment. And
men who stood low in their classes at
school have been picked out and used
as examples to illustrate the fact that
seven scholarship was not a deciding
factor in winning success in life There
is some truth in these observations
A noble band of men it is who have
useful and personal achievement for
themselves and others, beginning at the
bottom Of the ladder and reaching we'll
toward the top with little but diff
Guilty besetting their pathway. And
many men who have stood law in their
classes at school and in colleges have
later in life won distinction
But recent investigation OF this
matter developed some interesting
truths. Going back among the grad
yates of a prominent college their rec
ords were investigated. This inquiry
revealed the fact that the percentage
of successes in life. after graduation,
were vastly larger among those with
high class averages than among those
with low averages. This was the rule.
There were many exceptions, of course.
This investigation ought to prove
helpful. 1t reveals anew the fact
that we all live under a common law
which presses down upon each one
with equal force. AS a result of the
fact that men have risen from the
depths to places of prominence. there
prevails to some extent a notion that
Ne live in world Of chance. The
opinion IL frequently entertained that
onA man succeeds because he has good
luck aud another fails because Of bad
{ luek Another school of thinkers, with
N1ge reason. believe that men succeed
- tnu because Of what 10 in them.
~ truth Of the matter is that Sue
So q failure In LIE 10 q result Of
4nn10. Environment and training in
gaAo formation Of habits are mighty
zAeeors. The boy Of good habits may
\ - otand high in his class. but he is
hoGa6 - Saccoed II H. 1olloM1 wisely
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
THE PERSONAL EQUATION.


ST PauPs Methodist church at w at
erloo is going into a realty business,
including building and loan. win d
money loaning department 1t Will IN
corporate an association with soo'ooV
capital stock The profits of the busl-
ness will all be turned back into the
business, no profit inuring to the stock
holders 1t will buy lots and erect
buildings to be sold on nstallments,
rent, buy and sell property and create
a fund from which loans are to be
made. The objects of the corporation
are summarized thus:
First-To buy, sell. lease. rent and
deal generally in real estate the pro-
fits of all business to revert to the as
ISOLATION fund, with the idea that IN
the future the congregation Will de-
mand a new and larger house or Wor-
ship.
Second-A fund will be provided for
the help of the needy OF the congrega-
ton. with the special object of assist
ing the down and cutters" or those on
the verge of that condition. and the
secondary object of circumventing loan
interest.
Where many church business move
ments fail this st. Pauls church asso-
citation is likely to make shining sue
cess of its venture 20 do business for
Cod" Charity is business and business
success depends on the personal equa-
ton Rev. ]. z. Johnson, pastor Of ST.
Paul's has a practical working know
ledge of the banking and B. & L. bust
nesses He is now secretary of a high
ly successful manufacturing company
in Waterloo, works at the factory six
days and at the church on the seventh
and Of evenings. His church is one
peculiarly constituted Of skilled work.
business men welded into a homogen-
eous mass of enthusiastic efficiency He
has the power plant 10 do business. If
he can keep UP steam the corporation
will turn out the product.
But the personal equation is impera-
tive. If the product is TO be turned out
to a successful competition it must be
with the right machinery. Steam alone
is powerful but helpless. The personal
equation comes in. If ST Pauls sue
ceeds it is because Johnson is an organ
izer with expert knowledge, Jameson
banker with shrewd business brains.
because the foreman of the big foundry
and the machinist in the engine works
and the wheelbarrow man who draws 20
cents an hour know conditions and be-
cause they are ready to work for the
new corporation as they work for priv
ate gain and personal wage.
Let none imagine that the organiza-
ton Of a corporation ends the matter
1t is just a beginning The desire to
serve is but the beginning Of service.
Real service depends on the individual
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
JEFF ,o.vi.' Fright.

CWashington Correspondence of the
New York Tribue.1
That democratic senators have long
been ashamed Of the discourteous
methods. the blatant nonsense and the
cheap billingsgate Of Senator JEFF Davis
who boasts that he is the representa-
tive OF the chill billies" Of Arkansas. is
well known. That shame found a means
Of expression recently. Jen Davis took
occasion to make a characteristic attack
on Senator Depew, declaring that the
New York senator should don court
costume and play the role Of courtier
the rest OF his days. The senator from
New York was disposed to reply, but
was dissuaded with the argument that
1t would be unwise to dignity the
Arkansan's cheap attack with any no
tice. Senator Davis democratic col
leagues, however, took the matter in
hand and persuaded him that the sena-
tor from New York proposed to reply,
ana that he intended to illustrate his
answer in the Congressional Record,
with cartoons Of Davis clad In knee
breeches. swallow tail coat and silk hat.
ana to accompany the pictures with the
assertion that Davis wore that costume
to fhe presidents reception at the for
eign embassies. etc. This idea struck
terror to the representative Of the chill
bfllies." and he approached Senator De-
pew."Mr. Depew," he said, 81 didn't mean
anything personal by my talk about YOU
the other day. It was all in a friendly
spirit. You see my state is made up Of
queer cattle, and to make Just an of
fetal attack like that on you does me
q lot Of good. You amt going to run
for the senate again, and 1t can't hurt
you, but II you print them cartoons Of
me going to the White House in them
kinglike fandaSoes 1t will defeat me the
next time run for the senate, sure. as
shooting" Mr.. Depew listened gravely
and then promised to consider the plea.
He il still considering, and the "hill
billy senator does not yet know that
he 10 being hazed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

That DR.. Cook is doing we'll on the
lecture platform is another evidence OF
progress Poor old Ananias never got
a chance to open his mouth after he
told his.
If they shut Iowa saloons at o'clock
won't it be lonesome for a spell?
Des Moines is to get 80 cent gas by
agreement with the gas company,
cents higher than the rate fixed by or
dinances would be willing to compro-
mise on lease of cents thousand
over the ordinance rate.
President Diaz no doubt feels even
more strongly than LATE on the subject
of insurgency.
That sturdy little standpat legisla-
ture herd is still lying length-wise In
the senatorial trough.
In Danville, H.. the grand jury is the
reverse of grand.
nois legislature in joint session. Going
Oh a Summing trip as it were.
Suggestion to museum and MENACE
RE managers: give a curious people a
sight Of the legislator who never i'm
troduced bill
After all it will not do to assume that
the Gould -Beresford marriage will turn
out badly. Remember what folks pre-
dicted when you were married?
Seattle's mayor has met the recall
and is it's. In none Of the instances In
which the recall has been successfully
invoked has there been any serious
protestation that it removed deserv-
ing and useful officer. That is an inn
portant and noticeable feature. The
fact is that the whole people generally
decide fairly on men and measures
when the decision is put directly up to
them
Every day the legislative groundhdgs
come out Of the senatorial hole and look
around and walk right in again.
OF course it's too early to make gar
den but it isn't too early to speak about
il and the seed corn.
President Taft's anxiety to get the
reciprocity form closed and the page
down lends probability to the report
that he was once a newspaper man.
The snowfall is worth while IL only
for the comfortable sensation which
comes with a glance outdoors thru the
living room windows.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
Looker-On In Iona

Allison, Feb. 10.-Possibly other
members OF the legislature are doing It.
at any rate it's "a mighty good plan"
for our lawmakers to hear from home.
Representative Cousins and Senator
Gates have written many letters to
Butler county voters asking who they
prefer for United States senator, and
what about special primary. Tho
writer has been told what several Of
the citizens here wrote back. A large
percentage see no use for the primary,
altho some favor 1t. Progressives
wrote. vote for Funk. II no chance to
elect him, then Kenyon" Other pro-
gressives said vote for Kenyon. -
Standpatters advised voting for Young.
Some Of the latter will not object to
their representatives voting for Kenyon
IL necessary to break the deadlock. OF
course there is no way Of knowing un-
less the senator and representative give
it out what the majority said. 1t has
been good ADVICE for the people to
write the representatives in the legis-
lature and tell them a few things.
Equally good advice is to reverse the
process.
It will be news to some that the
manufacture and sale Of wooden shoes
is quite a large business in Iowa in
1911. One storekeeper says he has sold
four dozen pair this winter. The
wearers Of these shoes get 80 accus-
toned to them they prefer them for
out door winter work. Leggins are al
ways worn with wooden shoes, insur-
ing warm feet and dry feet. The re-
fcrred to storekeeper says he knows
where they have been worn to dancing
parties and as fine work executed as
with patent feathers.
And who would think that an "ol
clos man. could make good money by
regularly visiting Iowa college towns
and buying the CASTOR clothing Of the
students? It seems that some. one
might say several students in these
towns have rich parents that are lons
on good clothes but short Oh spending
money. They want their sons to be as
we'll dressed as any other student and
pay tailor bills promptly IL not cheer
fully. So to carry out the wishes Of
their respected parents, they sell the
somewhat worn overcoat for cash to
the Des Moines buyer, having previous
ly ordered a new one to meet the COM
ing emergency. This saves writing
home for more money and tnsures a re-
spectacle appearance. But II dad should
happen in Just when that old clothes
man is Rigging of that pair OF trousers
sold for 81. or that slightly worn over
coat for IS, there would be something
doing.
| There are q few things mo fellow eaS
understand" One IL why q railroad
agent would not ind It easief to kHen
/ when the train was due. and aneWof %
one or two words. rather than cay ID
hadn't heard. ana had TO explain TWEEN.
ty times why Ne hadn't heard. AnotAS,
liz why ssnsib1s h0tel xasn A of1ses16
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
A Popular Platform.

Governor-elect Dix, at a dinner at
the Hotel Manhattan in New York.
said of politics.:
"Sneering at politics, the Goncoufts
once said that no party could. ever lose
office IL It gave the people free hre-
works every night and free vaudeville
every day.
south who went the Goncourts one bet
ter.
"Fellow citizens. he shouted from
the stump, my platform Is just this.
First, no pay for any elected candi-
date. Second. pensions for all voters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
les;eaI Opposition.

Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, advocat-
ing woman suffrage in New York said:
IT have never heard in all my life
a single syllable Of logical opposition
to woman Suffrage. The average oppo-
sition is neither better nor worse than
the argument of q certain carter.
"Ah,' he growled. 'wot would wom-
en- do with a vote II they had 1t? Con-
trary critters! Why. IL says to my
old woman, Gimme liver and bacon
for dinner" do I git it Nav! I git
tripe and onions."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

spects can not understand why the
travelling men object to children having
the run Of the hotel office. The travel
ing man that got whacked over the
head by sturdy youngster with the
broom handle can explain it from his
point of view. Hotel proprietors can
not understand why travelling men
do not carry postage stamps the same
as they do order blanks and printed
envelopes and stationery. One hotel
man says it costs him SO a year for
stamps owing to the fact that the trav-
cling ma nhas no change. Said hotel
proprietor wonders why his customers.
regular smokers. don't buy matches as
we'll as cigars. It costs him $2b year
for matches that his customers carry
off. not use on the premises. This same
landlord says show people write more
letters than any other class OF people
on the road. Not only do they use up
everything on the writing deck. but
carry away his envelopes and letter
heads. Evidently like his stationery.
And some Of US wonder Ehat that man
carries an umbrella for. He has a
good salary, always rides in the bus.
never gets OF the sidewalks and paved
streets, has not had wet feet since he
was a baby. only when he takes bath,
never takes his silk umbrella out OF its
case. but persists IN Juggling 1t around
and always sticks II out two feet be-
hind him when he enters the cars or
bus A baby would be no more trouble
for him to carry along.and not 30 dan
gerous for the rest OF u. And another
conundrum. nobody's1 hs3e1ness for that
matter. is how the traxajtpg man work.
ing for SIS . month manages 50 spend
a dollar or two . day playing Smear. :"
smokes Decent cigars. plays pool every
day. don't object to . Gnms OF poker.
does It year after year ana holds his
Job, while the man with double that
pay can't hardly AFFORD 70 buy . daily
paper It may be tho latter II really
saving something out Of his salary
which 10 an exceptional thing for a
preacher, Q travelling man, or . con-
gressman to do. sf
Last week one day esq ware selling
for Is cents . dozen At Steamboat Rock.
The same day dealers In Narshalltown
paid 2S cents and retailed them for 81
cents q dozen. Also on the same day
dealers at tMontour were paying IL
cents a dosen. One travelling man
brought home twelve dozen for $3.50
which would have cost him $3.50 in
Marshalltown. Pretty good thing for
the farmers that live near town. There
is travelling man now living In Mex
town. that formerly lived In Oldtown
and he swears on q stack OF bibles that
his living expenses are now one-third
less All Of which 10 respectively re-
ferred to students Of Taft's reciprocity
treaty with Canada.
a%M~1-A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

treating, and there is no reason why
he should not do this thing. II he desire.
and there is no reason why any law
maker or any other person should con-
Germ themselves about 1t.
To be sure. tipping is abused here
and there. To be sure. treating is
nuisance now and then. altho 1t is by no
me ans as common as 1t was thirty years
ago But there are numberless other
things that are sometimes overdone,
sometimes annoying Yet why lumber
the statute books with ridiculous laws
that can not be enforced and that sim
ply produce a disregard for all laws?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
Farmers and Reciprocity eusbsars.
'- New York SUM-

- New York sum-
In 1900 the barley crop Of the United
States was So, 600. 900 bushels. of farm
value on December / Of about II cents
Z bushel. The exports Of that year
were little, less than 24.0oo,ooo BUSH
els. About that time the farmers dts
covered that there was a fair profit
in barley, and acreage was largely IN.
creased, with considerable gain in
average yield. The crop Of 1910 was
1s3, eo0, 900 bushels, Of . December
farm taIus Of nearly 20 cents. The &.
norts q the calendar year 1910 were
e,lE1.eo bushels. This - one Of the
INDUSTRIES 80. SSS::::3 ss .A-sste.ea
With destruction thru Canadian COM
petition. 6hipmente Of Canada's SUR
plu1 h6saeys avsraGod 31ot. - Nbushslg
,l = tire yee!s - -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

A piece Of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Liniment and bound on
to the affected parts is superior to any
plaster. When troubled with lame back
or pains in the side or chest give 1t q
trial and you are certain to be more
than pleased with the prompt RELIEF
which it affords. Sold by all dealers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
Iona Newspapers
THE SOCIAL wH1RL.

IOttUmWA HeVieWJ.
They tell US OF lady In South OF.
tumwa who has been in need Of assist
ance from the city but by practicing ut
most economy there was plenty left
over for a nice little banquet to about
a dozen Of her friends the other day. 1t
was fine dinner and everybody enjoy
ed 1t. Now don't kick over sush Z de-
lishtful society item as that. We don't.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

was said about three years ago. when
Senator Cun,mins was making his cam
paign. We CLEAN from Who's Who
that the Junior senator was born In
lS4S. which would put him several
years over the limit"
The Baxter New Era considers "a
full fedged standpat with horns on him
like bull moose. is preferable to
half baked progressive"
There would be no hobble or tube
skirts to talk about II there were no
ton by freakish wearing apparel" says
the Rolfe Arrow.,
IF there remained any doubt that
Canadian reciprocity would be a good
thing for the consumer says the Du-
buque Telegra phi Herald. "the stand
patters' opposition to it removes the
doubt"
Really. this newspaper Is quite I'M
able to see how LATE Young can stave
off reciprocity with Canada even if he
is elected to the senate. Laf els only
one man and one vote. you know" says
the Manson Democrat.
considering the fact that opposition
is developing in nearly every city of
the state the Samnis bill is not likely
to get very far" says the Davenport
Times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

Abe Hummel and Willie Aston both
say they are British subjects. England
never did anything to merit this
Nashville Tennesseean
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

A man in New York sued lady
friend because her dog bit his leg. He
was lucky; suppose she had pulled 1t?
Mem pflis Comm Appeal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

Just wait until congress begins an
investigation Of the mileage graft
and you'll die of an old age.-Charles-
ton Is. CO News and Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

The reciprocity agreement has given
some of the politicians a grand oppor-
tunity to dispose of their surplus stock
of glittering observation-disclosures Jour-
nal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

Governor Dix is still afraid he will
hurt somebody's feelings or accidental
ly step on the tigers tail.-Louisville
Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

The average man will now give up
discussing the initiative and go back to
brooding over the price of meat-St.
Louis Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
Fisre, Attack.

A Fisres Attack.
of malaria, liver arrangement and hid.
ney trouble, IL easily cured by Electric
Bitters, the guaranteed remedy. DO
cents. Mcbride & viii Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

swim and throw bombs are fully de-
veloped we will have mosquito fleet
remarkably like the real thing.-Omaha
World Herald
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

There is something in a name when
Senator Gamble can't see anything bad
in that Illinois jackpot.-Atlanta Jour-
nal.