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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
DIVORCE IN IOWA.

iowa statistics of divorce as pre-
pared for the Forthcoming Iowa Re,
Book are not prideful figures Reaa
them:
One out Of every seven couple!
that are married take their matrtmon
ial troubles into court.
One out OF every ten couples mar
ried Is divorced.
Eighty per cent of the divorce &C.
t1ons instituted IN court are not con.
tested by the defendant spouse.
r.. Less than per cent of the divorce
actions started end with the court de.
lnying the divorce decree.
Three times as many wives bring di.
svorce actions as do husbands.
:: Nine and orre-shan per cent of all di-
vUrces are given permission to remarry
within one year, the Iowa law forbid
ding remarriage within that length OF
time without special permission of the
Judge granting the divorce decree.
Grundy and Butler counties have
She fewest number of divorces-two
each. ~ -ea.
This brief and astonishing summary
Fof domestic life In Iowa is not to the
credit OF the state as Whole. Can
we realize that the average of one In
seven means that practically three out
LOT the twenty families on a city resi-
dence block have been in the divorce
court: that two out of the families ON
that same city block have been d.
vorced. And that means that one out
| OF every ten families Of children has
been divided and perhaps separated and
that accounts for the population Of re-
form school and the growing number
of neglected children, 1nasterless youths
and girls without mothers worthy ,the
name. :-,e-
/ Grundy and Butler redeem the Estate
9 tar as two counties out of ninety-n1ne
may do. Among those Germanic farm
ers in those two counties but two out
of the entire population, town and
county, found 1t necessary to go into
court in settlement of their domestic
difficulties. The suggestion Is that the
simple life is the way to peace and
happy domesticity. Neither Grundy nor
Butler are in the giddy whirl. They
are keeping homes, earning farms,
busy with their own affairs, too pusy
and interested in their duties and
douiest:ctty to patron!ze the divorce
court or to engage in those diversions
which are preliminary to divorce trials.
It is a bad showing. We raise the
finest hogs and cattle on earth Let's
pay some attention to raising fine
families. x rss.t4--5as:.5yss. sz
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

to tell what would happen TO anybo1y
disobeying him. He ala not use ons
word too many or one too few. And
his statutes stand now ~ about the
only ones left In which some form Of
technical loophole can not be found. II
he had used more or less than enough
words than needed to make hiIuse3e
understood, this could not b said.
What q horrible thing Il II. snyD
Cardinal Gibbons. ITO undertak TO ny
hands on Gods Commandments. We
must not dare TO change "a iotA of
Gods word" One need not - orthodox,
or wholly out Of sympathy with higher
criticism. IN order to s,sbscribe to his
protest against changing, In any way.
the form OF the basic law on whlcas
civilized human Institutions rest. the
body Of law which 10 the only body Of
law left into which corporation law-
yers. and criminal lawyers. can not
read technical meanings should not ~
attacked by the church. or any part Of
It. However innocent the intent Of
those who have proposed boiling
down" the Ten Commancments, thsy
should reflect that they may b open-
ing the way to dry-as-dust lawyers, IN
the employ OF high 'hnan61efs, 70 0et
aside the whole moral code on techni-
calities and get new deal which VIII
not be square. The world will stand
with Cardinal Gibbons for the only NV
that interprets itself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
SAVING TowA's ORCHARDS
fDuk,;oua T;mes- Journal.

Last Monday night the temperature
in southwestern Iowa,s. fruit belt fell
to 81 degrees and in some Of the val
leys to rs degrees. stAl there was lit
tie damage except to tender growing
garden plants. Only about 5 per cent
OF the cherry and plum b1oss0mA were
killed. and this thinning out - consid-
cred desirable, as the trees SITTER two
years OF iidiiie1111ess nave t5ve;:orsd s1-
cessive crops OF bloom and r al the
buds matured into fruit the crop would
be too large for the good OF the tree.
The peach crop had been winter killed.
but apples were unharmed. Beans and
tomatoes were destroyed. the, corn was
blackened, but Will revive. wherever
used to protect against FROST. n0w1pa-
pers saved the plants. &
Fearful lest the MAGNIFICENT promise
OF q huEe apple crop nnfsht b injured
~ the frost, despite, the apparently
sa6s condtfion Of the quite retarded
buds, FrofAssor Green IA charge Of
the state experimental orchard on the
Noyef farm. near Council Bfufks. com
tanded 70 light the dre pats. The ax-
p1rtnent WIS IA the nature 0f = trial Ot
various types of orchard heAtefs as
wen ~ Frost pssvenfsra. Dix hundred
Ior lnree 0iIuieas s1i,op g.
4 belt thru the center ~ the twenty
acre orchard ana lighted sitter mid
NIGHT when the 4empefattre dropped
~ frssstng PoiAt. ThsEusdne-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

ters were scattered thnuout tho or
chard and outside OF the heated belt.
At $3.50 Tuesday morning the outside
Instruments Indicated a temperature OF
2eh degrees. In tho heated belt 80 to
81 degrees were marked untn after
sunrise, demonstrating the entire FEAST
bility Of artificial heating.
In the Keelina orchard this year In
charge OF Professor 8. K. White. OF the
Iowa state Agricultural College the
heaters were also lighted with the same
Satisfactory results
Orchards are heated by burning oil,
coal, or brush. Heat, not smoke. IL
the thing wanted. Smoke IS valuable
in the valleys, but not dependable. The
stoves are operated from 2 to In the
morning. Heaters are worth $40 to 446
hundred and eighty 10 100 an acre
are needed for orchards and 125 for
strawberry patches. The crude oil costs
cents q gallon. and in car lots IN
cents. Tanks holding 1000 gallons
cost $3s each. Heating fifteen-acre
orchard costs $50 an acre the hrst year.
After that the cost is SO to $40 an acre
for oil heaters
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
wAs1lNe OR SAVING SCHOOL MoteY2

Des Moines' school board refused to
grant the customary advance Of IS
monthly to about 225 teachers and
teachers are refusing contracts. These
teachers are getting SIS month or
over. The board favors retrenchment
and proposes to begin with the higher
sa1aried teachers.
The result it is likely will be that
Des Molnes will lose some Of it's most
valuable teachers. Perhaps there Is
need for retrenchment in Des Mcines
schools. The school board of that city
is the better judge of that, but the
general rule may be accepted that re-
trenchrnent is indicated everywhere N
every department more than in the
schools.
Teachers are not we'll paid in COM
servants. Seventy five dollars a mont h
is not high wages to be paid workers
who have spent many years in acquir-
ing necessary qualifications by study,
experience ana under expenditure.
There is no profession in which the
rewards are proportionately less for
the amount of capacity. training ard
hard work involved.
Des Moines will save little over
$11, 900 by refusing the advance. Eleven
thousand dollars is not large item in
the streets and alleys, water works or
public works departments. 1t seems to
take on a much more imposing aspect
when it touches the schools. If it is
saved at the risk of even partial dis
organization of the school work, If Il
saves by lowering standards and eff
iciency and by substituting less
capable teachers for those who expect
ed the advance and in disappointment
will seek other positions it willy be
saving at the spigot and wasting at
the bung.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
MAKE AGARDEN,

"SN>S ~ OSSStS6"
Make a. garden Grow things. Work
over again tho annual miracle Ruv
| rake and a hoe If your neigh
Dor objects to lending or If You have
borrowed his and mislaid them. When
he buys another set he will be- erouchv
about lending them. Buy them or trv
! tho neighbor on the other side of the
lot. Get some seeds Of the grocery
man = For a dollar you can get q
ibeoutiful collection Of packages with
c1Eounos on the outside and a. se,u
seeds Within Garry them 1o,ne IN
plain sight. Then everybody will ask
you II you are going to make garden
Somehow the sight OF a. man with a
lhaf-bushe1 of seed packages evokes In
the average citizen a dim and uncer-
tain suggestion Of gardening and he
always asks the question. Smile In a
superior way. Let your answer give
him glimpse Of the glory of that
coming garden Show him the wide
range Of your purchases. Make his
mouth water and fill his heart with
envy. The probabilities are that he
will never see the garden and that the
bluff will go. Talk firmly but guard
edly OF early rising and benefit of hoe
ing garden while the dew In on The
average man is a sucker. He will take
It all in and you.win thus acquire req
utation.
Arrived at home your responsibilit-
les cease. You actually do not need to
know anything about sowing, planting
or preparation. Your wife will guide
and direct you. You will find no neces-
sity for thought or initiative. When she
; SS .:::=: ~ her skirts and accuires the
garden cast Of features your respon-
abilities cease and your days work
begins.
When the stun Is planted your
neighborS hens drop casually over to
/ mvsDtigate. Then you replant. The
boy who drives cows to pasture stops
for . moment Of relaxation with con-
GENIAL spirits At the corner and the
cssvs ramble over the garden leaving
NeUe. desr evidences OF their presence.
Zou yAke the tracks out. Other things
AADDen The weeds flourish. and in
sa the beets come up where you
t1Do0bt you sowed lettuce and the
1Dlfy turns out to be carrots.
ES WnAx's the use OF flnding fault with
/ g44dsning or matrimony? They are
tonits ofsnormal impulses. Men may
pmsver. commit either
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

course 1t the big state agricultural COL
lego at Ames. to the one who takes up
agriculture. But there 10 danger
that engineering will be overdone.
There are new professions coming In
constantly, however. and tho wise
youth who follows tho advice OF wise
parents, shuns the old professions and
tackles one Of the new ones.
Thus there IL the profession Of sup
erintendence. The superintendent OF
the schools In the average city gets fair
pay and does not need to do work in
the school room. He Is an expert in his
lire. and Is always in demand. II he
r1akes good. excellent positions soon
open to him.
There is the scientific farmer. "a few
years ago he was considered y Joke.
Now he II becoming somewhat more
numerous, but there are not near
enough Of him to supply the demand.
He either steps out Of the college
where he has been a student into an
other college, where he gets big pay
as an Instructor, or he finds owners of
big farms who are not farmers, wait
ing for him at the door OF the college.
hat in hand, asking him to take the
mana cement Of their farms. Most OF
them prefer to become their own mas
ter and to work out their theories and
to use their own knowledge for their
own benefit.
And then there is forestry. Abso"
lutely unknown to this country a few
years ago, there is now demand for
we'll educated. well-trafned foresters
that will not be filled In decades per-
haps in generations. Forestry Is still
in its Infancy in this country. and It
is bound to become as important here
as it has in some OF the countries Of
the old world, where as much as one
third Of the soil IS devoted to forests
that are looked after as carefully and
are worked ana farmed as carefully as
is the arabic soil. There is no grAnder
calling for the man who loves the great
out of doors. and Of all the foresters in
the world the American forester ought
to be the fappiest, the most independ
emit as he needs to be the haydiest and
the most For here he is
largely dependent upon himself and the
good man lacks no opportunity to dem
onstrate his originality and his pecu1-
lar fitness for the position.
It would perhaps be better for the
land If there were fewer lawyers ans
fewer doctors. But there are better and
more opportunities for college mer
than ever before. But not In the ole
tracks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
CAN SEE NO CHANGE.


This newspaper Is unable to see
sign Of any change OF sentiment to-
ward Mr. Taft in the big eastern states
that went democratic last fall. The
purpose Of the people at that time is.
in the opinion Of The Tribune being
faithfully reflected in the house of rep
resentatives, and it follows that ii the
election of 1910 were to be held over
again that a democratic congress
would be again elected. Neither can
this newspaper see any change toward
Mr. Taft in the west. II anything he Is
weaker now in the west than he was
year ago.
1t is still possible for the republicans
to elect the next president To accomp-
lish it. however, they must be sure OF
their ability to carry the middle west
every state Of the middle west, fnclud-
ing Missouri. Under such condition,
to renominate Mr.. Taft Is to court q
defeat as disastrous as that OF Horace
Greeley.
The Tribune believes that conscious
ness Of this fact will dawn ultimately
on the leaders Of the national repnbli-
can machine, impervious to public
opinion as many Of them are and that
then Iowa ought to be free
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
HE NIGHT. WHO KNOWS.

Davenport Times1.
Mere straws show the direction OF
the wind. Here is the last issue Of
Bryan's Commoner reproducing press
comment in regard to the democratic
nomination IN 1912. Tho articles re-
produced all favor Bryan as the leader
no, there are two that do not; but
there is not an un1riendly word In the
whole collection. 1t IL not so important
what the Boise Capital-News or the
Marion, (Kan.) Record says of Mr..
Bryan. nor what opinidnlthe Union
town CPa.) Genius of Liberty holds In
regard to his candidacy. ~ 10 the fact
that Mr.. Bryan has given new life to
their words Of praise by reproducing
them in his own paper. II he were
wholly content to remain In private life
and rest in the shade Of his vine and
fig tree he would leave these clippings
for his private scrap book, to be hand
ed down to the generations OF organs
yet to be, but not reprint them in his
own paper. The space thus used would
be filled with praise of the other men
whom Bryan would prefer to gee in the
presidents chair. It may be that after
all Mr.. Bryan will consent for the
fourth time to be the party standard
bearer II he is convinced he can best
serve it in this humble way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
Topics of the Times

The debate over whether Chicago
should consider beauty as well as util-
ity in building her bridges is said tc
rage about the question of ornamental
ton. Out this way it Is more a aues-
ton Of holding up traction engines an6
heavily loaded vehicles.
Com parson Of prices received =
year ago and now suggests to the far
mer that a good many of his products
are tending toward the free list re-
CARELESS Of law enactment.
Forest fires have already begun &c
rage in the timber regions of the coun-
try They are the inevitable attend
ants on land clearing projects and viii
continue so long as it is found reces-
sary to pile and burn brush in the
farm making processes now on in the
timber states.
According to news dispatch thu
stone on which Captain John Smith
was about to be slain when Pocahonta<
saved him, has been bought and will be
It is not known however, where the
hat can be procured that one school
boy is said to have paid another Il
cents for the privilege Of kicking, be-
cause it was once worn by Henry Clay
What the Mexican people really want
is war and not peace, so it appears
from the reports. Insurrecto generals
do not seem to be able to control their
own forces. The Mexican problem is
not going to be solved by the resigna-
ton OF Diaz. It will not be solved ir
themselves. 1t is white mans bur
den. .
The farmers free list bill has passed
the house. Something Like 100 amend
| ments were offered, but they were al
voted down with grim precision. The
bill went thru just as it was prepared
by the dem ocratic machine leaders. Ine
Cannon regime in the house never die
a heater job OF steam rolling
$50
Winter wheat is in fine condition
| the fruit is safe and promises to be
| abundant, Iowa fields weren ever liz
finer fettle, rain is coming as it IL
needed. Who wouldn't be an optimsit
in Iowa these beautiful May days?
1
Taft INDUCES in plain talk. That Il
good. He would have saved himself
much grief II he had talked in a sirnila,
vein to Mr.. Aldrich when that aStut<
gentleman was handling the tariff
problem with his r11bbery hands.
Senator Lorimer has passed q few
49, : - ,''-s 49,.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Nebraska has adopted law that
does away with hauling voters to the
polls notes the Waterloo Reporter,
and adds Good scheme. Now make
an assessment, or tax of 50 per head
on the fellow who does not care to vote
and the polling places on election day
will resemble State street, Chicago, at
feeding time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
In : Pinch, u., Aliens Foot. Eass.

Ladies' can wear shoes one siSs
smaller after using Aliens Foot.D aso.
tho antiseptic powder for the feet. Il
makes tight or new shoes feel easy:
gives instant relief to corns and hum
ions. It's the greatest comfort dts
covery Of the age. Relieves swollen
feet, blisters. callous and sore spots
It is certain relief for sweating. tired.
tender. aching feet. Always use Il TO
break In new shoes. Sold everywhere.
Is cents. Don't accept any substitute.
For FREE trial package, address Allan
8. Olmstead. lie Roy, ". Z. 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
BETTER GIVE TT UP.
IWaterloo Reporterl.

IWaierloO Reporter1.
An organization of girls in KeokulS
has been heralded about the state as
going to shine shoes on the streets IN
order to raise money to send delegates
to the convention Of the order. we
hope the story liz a joke. In kansas
City the mayor forbid a similar stunt
being pulled off. The cause may be
worthy, but the manner OF its ac-
conplishrnent is not to be comm ended
No gentleman would permit a girl or
woman to shine his shoes and girls
should not lower their womanfood by
caressing the feet Of the other kind Of
a man. :. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
mara's Innocence until proof Of guilt
II forthcoming II II ever L..

The democrats in the house at
Washington are acting Just as tho they
were engaged in serious business. The
old wheel horses Of the senate, how
ever, are settling into the collars Just
as tho they expected to move the load
when the colts get thru bucking.
The troubles Of Messrs. Taft and
Diaz are due almost wholly to the fact
that they didn't attach enough import
ance to the conceded axiom that. Pro
crastination Is the thief of time"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

IF armed preparation for war is es-
sential to the nation it is equally so for
each individual In the nation" asserts
the Sioux City Tribune. Every man
should carry gun, not to assail the
life of another, but to be prepared to
pvll II upon any one who assaults him.
That IS the logic of the lJobson idea:
the logic, in fact, of our big navy no.
ton"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
Iona Newspapers
HOBoES.
rwashington Comfy press 7

"dSHIIIe7 loH OOuIlty FreSS.
Tramps are quite numerous again.
Just back from the south. Well
dressed. as q rule. Seeking work
not. One hoofed it down Gospel
Ridge Sunday a. M, for breakfast,
and two ditto the week before.
Stopped at every house. Did as much
mileage as a hawk, soaring and cir
cling as late as 10 to II a. M, to get
sight Of his quarry below Birds work
for and earn their living. Tramps
ought to. Everybody works but faith
er"-and hoboes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

again but they do. With the recur-
renee Of spring and new opportunity
they make garden and remarry. It's
natural sy.s cs,..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

That Wells Fargo 80 per cent divi-
dend is doing more to aid the cause OF
parcels post than anything that has
been brought out since the agitation
Observation-Disclosures News
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

Much Of the talk OF Governor Car
roll for third term is of a kind that
wouldn't make the governor happier If
it came to his ears observes the Des
Moines Register and Leader.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

Some people would like to find fault
with Senator Kenyon, but they have
big job on their hands," declares the
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

Question: If a fellow performed a
heroic deed in war. would ne receive a
hero medal fro mthe chief advocate OF
peace?-Ptttsburg Gazette Times
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

The Davenport Times believes that
when the new law requiring the cream
to be pure goes into effect in Iowa, the
governor might we'll appoint women to
be inspectors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
THE LODGES.

IN lAAooNIc NoTjc1o.
xHHall - Now 1(A1onlo TsaplA
|WNv Visitors always Moic0nA S8
.AARDlIAxL LoD0N ~, ~ .. ~
". NJ. Sta&sd coulnmunj No., 1flG ~
- SSp. m. s NJ "a TX "a III tf3
K,tw. CAasAbsr3aln, W.. 81
JOHNNY. wells aAcrstasy. 81 VI Nj,
SI0MUT CfIAPTcnK No. -, 4. A.,
Stated convanA&lon aConaGy SN1S
May "a; also Mork on ~ 1loyal $3.50
degreA III VIZ VI
" yfSa. vvallaes. HAP.
!. q. Nulard, Secretary.
K1Vo SOLOMON Council No. - ~
Stated assegnbly Monday. Mar - .
p. a. N .;t
!. r. Torbss, Rscoedsr. 81 !.
Al Asslgsts =. Lon. q
ST. sAIDNMAR C<51E1tA9ypE1SY NO.
80. X. +. Stated oonclaxS TuosdAy,
evening. May 3ora4 o'oaook sharp.
visiting Sir Knights VIII ~ woleoeno.
Fred w'A1lans;Sllsost4sr. ~
I. =. Ioebss. u q.
CENTRAL Clxk&TdnR No. e7sso. u
S.-Regular meeting wednesday svsn-
ing. May II, ct >. m. ThsS eFanda
deputy win ;bs present Tor 3nspsCtion. eiis
DdnA q. JsilaSton, ~. y.
Lillian Morton. 0s0retafy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

To the Des ,Moines News 1.-The far
mers' free list bill looks like a found
ling to be left on the doorstep of the
tumultous year Of our Lord, 1912"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT

The wool schedule in the free list be-
gins to iook like lost sheep.-Mem-
phis Commercial-Appeal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

Granting that the denomination of
Taft would carry no assurance Of his
| re- election. who Is the candidate whose
nomination would promote brighter
prospects of success?" asks the Sioux
City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

he is getting probably as much physi-
cal benefit. BY all means. have = gar
den It VIII do you good. And the
value Of the products raised in the av-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11
Tim. ser. Eses 70 Men

TmH0 TOT KO0o % vS4 w .
The eggs Of the pigeon rAhaeche0
In two weeks, those OF the Rwl =
three, those Of the duck IN four fhos1
Of tho geese In fivs, ana those to
ostrich IA seven weeks. 81, sss.- -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

Most people look upon the good
roads proposition as a good thing to
talk about. but poor thing to pay
for" says the Waterloo Times Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

j. Pierpont Morgan the other day
bought an autograph OF Martin Luther
for $4,000. Mr.. Morgan paid for II
with an autograph OF his own that
might have been drawn for a very
great deal more.-Savannah News.