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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-10
Seek the Liaht.

II there is anywhere on your horizon
a spot Of light. fix your eyes upon 1t
and turn your thoughts away from the
clouds which may cover the rest Of the
gky.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-10
hahsan,s chaiee.

Wife docking up from paper)-What
was "Hobson's choice?~ Husband
Mrs. Hobsou. I suppose
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-10
From ths pesntajo.

From the Fountain.
NAll-Mauds always uses . fG1ueain
pen. Bells-Her letters are fatAef
gushing. aren't tAayf - PAilAAslpAla
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-10

There is very clear and concise In
formation In the booklet concerning
chemical fire extinguishers, hose and
connections, automatic sprinklers, fire
retardants. fire doors and shutters,
private fire companies. fire drill and
the proper construction of buildings.
Here is an idea for nouseholders.
"Of late years small standpipes have
been placed in dwellings. with the hose
concealed in a closet The idea is an
excellent one. the space required IL
not great and it lis suggested that your
architect be consulted with a view
to providing SUCH equipment. It Is d
capital protection"
The organization and training OF the
employees in business establishments
is suitably emphasized. mo matter
how small your place IL, your en-
ployes should know how to handle the
apparatus to advantage. This can on
ly done through training" And fire
drills are imperative where many per-
sons are employed In order to safe
guard human life. Building construc.
ton after all. is at the bottom OF the
fire problem in America. We burn
up because wood IL still 30 generally
used as building material. Chelsea
was destroyed because of its shingled
roofs. ut~if this condition is to con.
tinue for long period much may be
done to prevent fires. or to extinguish
them as soon az they start, by that
careful preparedness which is 50 eff
fectively urged by the pamphlet of the
Rochester Chamber OF Commerce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-10

trained In this work, practical man,
and will welcome the evidences Of
your interest. You will gain his coop
Grafton File his letter with yours.
Finally. call on the man who places
your insurance. He has had exper.
fence and win see the risk from the
to pay the fire loss. Get his suGees.
tons in writing.
You now have three good opin-
icns-your own. the fire marshals and
an insurance mans. Compare them.
Where any two mention the same
thing You have definite danger point
which should be taken care Of imme.
diately. Concentrate on 1t.
In every place, there is what II
called the principal hazard \ In q
dwelling 1t may be unprotected match.
.es. In an office. the waste basket or
storeroom. In manufacturing estab.
lishment. the principal hazard ID US
ually connected with some mechani.
cal process. This is easily ascertain.
ed"
II the fire hazard in every buildins
were studied as 1t should be, and ade.
quate preparations were made to rem
der 1t neglible to the utmost limit Of
human provision. our firemen would
find life much less strenuous than they
do today. How many people inform
themselves properly concerning fire
alarms, the exact location of fire al
arm boxes and what to do when the
box must be used? A fire In 'youl
house." or on your premises" Ia com
monty viewed much az death is
something too remote to bother about
Consider the question Of fire pals IL
a business block. Many realty owner,
provide them. but do they know that
pals of water are now regarded AZ
almost useless IN most cases of EN-
Urgency? The Rochester booklet says:
I'VE do not recommend fire pals
They are too often used as a substi
tute for adequate protection. Ever
If they are filled, and you can never
be sure they are. their efficiency II
only moderate when used on fire be
low the operator. and when the fire IL
above it is impossible to get results
because the contents cannot be thrown
accurately. The expense Of battery
of fire pals in wooden holder Il
about half that of two and one hall
gallon chemical and the value is not
a quarter as great. The solid stream
from the nozzle of fire hose or chem
ical extinguisher can be directed &C
curately."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
Germ - Q National Emblem.
t8t, Lonha 0lnAa,nomoCrat.

II = tnttmated that the department
OF Agriculture contemplates starting .
Propaganda to make corn the official
moral emblem OF the United States. The
idea has good deal to say for itself.
Lake the Indian himself, Indian corn
10 . native here and TO the manner
born. 1t was a stranger to the first
OF the Europeans who arrived on this
continent. epsniards. Frsnch and Eng
lish distrusted 1t at first. as men dis
trust many things before they get
acquainted with them. In this case,
however. tho acquaintance came early,
and 1t came In such a way that It was
remembered with good deal Of graf
ihcation. For many years 1t became
the principal article Of the food Of
the FIRST visitors to this hemisphere.
The Indians had been raising 1t CEN
turtles before Columbus was born
Indian corn saved the lives Of Capt.
John Smith and his associates OF the
jamestown colony. and it went to the
rescue Of Miles Standish and his
friends in the old Bay states early
settlements. At nrst the Indians
planted 1t for their white visitors. BY
girdling the trees with fire and let
ting in the sunshine they showed the
whites how to grow corn when they
lacked time to make cleafings This
was one Of the most important OF the
services which the red men rendered
to the whites. It was as valuable
lesson to them ~ was the art AZ build
ing canoes and OF making snowshoes'
other tasks which Indian tuition en-
abled the whites to learn. Corn was
their chief reliance for food, and the
game Of the forests and the streams
often failed them. Had they been re-
stricted to a flesh and fish diet solely,
the jamestown and the rest OF the
early colonies could not have sur
viyed. and the settlement OF this con-
tinent would have been postponed
century or two.
Make would MI the role of nationa!
noral emblem for the United states IN
a satisfactory way Indian corn stu mas
its principal habitat here. The span
Yards and the rest Of the early visitors
to this continent took samples OF
To their home countries when they re-
turned. either temporarily or perma-
nently, but it did no: thrive there as
did on this side Of the Atlantic sou
and skies were alien to 1t. Even 70
this day four-fifths OF the corn pro
duced in the entire world is raised IN
the United States. To all the deni-
zens OF our part of the worid-red.
white. black and yeliow-it has lent a
helping hand in every crisis. II was
companion OF De Soto and CORONADO
in their forays, respectively. from f1or.
ida 20 Missouri and from the quiz
Of California to Kansas, back IN the
spacious times Of Charles ": II was
with Marquette. Joliet and la sane
when they were winning the great
lakes ana the Mississippi valley lof
the srund monarch: II msrehed IN the
front fins Of the British and fhe Amer
ican advance from the James ana the
Connactie,rt 10 the Columbia and the
sacramento in their conquest OF con
t,nent A. a spokesman for America
Indian corn carries credentials when
nobody on this side Of the Atlantic
will challenge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
ooptensiser.

4sptsmhsr.
September mornings gray with mist
that trails its soft films past
Like smoke from far off goblin fires
that smolder out at last;
September morn brings fragrance
sweet from downs Of sheep cropp'd
sod.
From wet Wild mint and thyme DER
sweet by wind like the breath of
God
September moons all golden glow DER
long bright fields reap'd bare.
Where yellowhammer's thin, sweet note
falls tinkling down the air:
September noon sees robins flash their
scarlet in the sun,
And hears the acorns pixie cups down
dropping one by one.
September nights all soft blue gloom
with stars in sea and sky.
When sweet with honeyed orchard
scents the wind goes lifting by.
When ahimmrinS dew with rainbow
bells threads ev'ry trembling blade.
And silcvsr moon keeps watch and
ward SGr nights for lovers made.
Pail Mall Gazetta
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP THE THING.

1t is reported that the town OF New
Sharon has been in darkness much Of
the time Of late because Of the fact that
as private nunArship OF an electric
Light plant has been dissatisfied with
the rates which 1t has been permitted
off the service.
The T.-R. does not possess informa-
ton in detail as TO the rates and con-
troversy at New Sharon nor is 1t ma
tsria to have these facts to reach a
general conclusion but general knowl-
edge Of electric light. gas and public
to warrant the advice TO New Sharon
and to every other town to buy the
electric light plant and own it for all
the people. The cost OF producing cleo
trio current is fixed quantity deter
ninable to a certainty by engineers
and in no event is its cost prohibi.
tive to people. not even when some
private monopoly Is extortins sxorbi-
tant profits. Whatever its cost is In
community that cost will be paid
willingly by the consumer. All he
wants and all he IL entitled to is to
receive his service at a fair cost SUI
Ncient to cover costs Of operation. de-
probation and maintenance.
At Jefferson. Iowa, . public spirited
citizen owns and operates an electric
light plant for the good OF his town.
Few towns possess that kind OF a citi-
gen. He sells light at q maximum rate
Of I cents per k. ". and then cuts the
rate to cents per X. W. for all cur
rent used about 40 k. ". per month. II
II the lowest rate in Iowa 20 far ~
this newspaper Is advised and yet thu
per cent on his Investment after saS-
ting aside q fair charge for deprecia-
ton. II he Is satisfied Jefferson GER
tainly Is but In the absence OF local
philanthropists other Iowa town.
should own and operate their electric
light plants for the good Of thsts
people.
Webster City. for instance. owns II,
own electric plant. Its msximum rat
Is 10 cents per K. ". and st THIS rst<
Webster City can operate all Of III
street lights free Of cost to taxpayefa
and has left profits sufficient 70 pro-
vide for = large share Of che extsnsioni
and additions to its plant, In man!
AZ IOWA city Of twice the population o
Webster City the rates charged by pfi'
vats companies are - espts sDr.nsore
What Is true OF electric plants II ais
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16

publication IN. the Boston Transcript
OF the following verse ~ the fvtass
slogan Of al lowsyans:" @S{S S
Stats OF the big wheat.
STATE OF the INT meat
Corn crop,
.,, Pork chop.
:. Rich. red blood!
Can't beat Ioway
At any game, or time o day,
OF lawmakers,
JaWbreakorS.
or Just plain mud.
In the face OF an outrage like this.
any made to- order anthem would DO
justiflable az q weapon OF defense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
HAVE THE TEACHERS 90 IT.

Nf. r. +. Crane, OF Chicago has at
tracted much attention from editors by
his published speech in which he
claims that 80 per cent of collegians in
the freshman year use liquor, 9s per
cent in their senior year, that IS per
oaR,x oOAbino liquor and bad women, Is
per ceat drink heavily. IS per cent go
On drunken spfoes tive or three times
a yesr .sssi 10 per Cos. sc :::::s.-:s-a bly,
70 tho bad. Mr.. Cranes effort 10 to
Ssta6iiah that college education 10 az
oonaucteA . bad thing for the student.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16

There will be Immediate question and
wide denial OF Mr.. Cranes statistics
Hts statement b mere assertion - II
IL given out and most Observers VII,
demand to know how and where and
from what sources he drew them. re
be generally applicable the 1lgures mus,
have come from educational institu-
lions in . general way and strike on
average. 1t may be that there are coll
leges where forty-flve students out OF
each hundred get boiling drunk two OF
out Of ten drink hard all the time, but
this IL not true of colleges in a general
way or Of young men. or for that mat
ter Of older men either In or out Of the
schools. Mr.. Crane seems to be &c
anxious to make a case against higher
education that he appears to be guilty
Of gross exaggeration and to be con-
Quoting his case more as an attorney
for the prosecution rather than as an
Men drink at college; at some col
leges more men drink than at others,
but in order to get at the facts in a log
ical and useful way the examination
of the students life must begin before
his freshman year. A university is not
primarily a reformatory. institution.
That parents who own sons over whom
they have no control send them away
to school in order to get rid Of them
and III the hope that they may find
something OF restraint there which they
have not found at home is not per Sc
conviction of colleges and higher edu-
cational processes. There 10 a growing
and entirely weak and abominable
tendency NANTES, to shift the moral
training Of children TO the public
schools and teachers and the moral
training Of young men to the colleges
and universities. II Ia a manifestation
OF social weakness among the most
dangerous OF many dangerous modern
tendencies. Mr. Crane IL not alone in
his complaint that the schools fail to
supply parental lack 1t Is no, uncom-
mon to hear mothers whose girls at IL
whose boys run wild on the streets Of
night, Joy ride in fathers machine
against his positive orders. who affect
cigarets, penny ante and dark stair
ways. inveigh against the immortality
Of the schools" and declaim against the
teachers who fail to remedy between 3
CLOCK and the evil effects Of parental
laxness from o'clock in the evening to
midnight or later. Mr.. Crane is saying
Of the colleges what these parents say
Of the schools. He 10 emitting the home
saloons and the druggist who sell IL
to the prep" department at
home. the grammar school OF dissipa-
ton conducted on the streets and in
the alleys. Like the others his In
sistence is that the college professor
must make a silk purse out of sow's
ear. a mahogany cabinet out of stained
Eastwood or confess the college a fail
ure.
He is wrong both in his statistics
and his conception. His is not an in
vestigation but a muckrake. II it Is
OF real value it lies in the vehemence
of assertion which may lead more care
full investigators toward clearer and
more just understanding OF conditions
and suggest the real home remedy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
WILSON AND THE HNEWU1se.
Newton NoWs.1


SECRETARY Wilson says the congress
has An internationsl impoetanes 20 90
sSrseultu1ist because the browsfs tak
about hops, barley and Other peodooO
Of the soil which enter into tho manu-
facturs Of beer end kindred bevefaeee.
This may be true.
Hagh finance - also talked Ut an or
binary dog night. but che sverage mn
anciar would not preside over IN al,
tsroaston between CANNES In ceosf 70
gather expert knowledge OF how 20
6nancs . corn exchange national bank
or procure the funds for the promo
&aon Of . Panama canal. The business
OF q browers' eonGress - 70 sell bssf.
The breWerr congress Of lAst yoer ana
the year before didn't talk shout hops
aad barley enough to even indicate tAas
beer and kindred drinks depended ap-
on such common products. The Con.
gress did discuss ways and m1aaD %
procuSing legislation favorable % Aheee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
Iona Newspapers
GROW THE SUGAR IN IOWA.
rcadar RaDids bltcAn.


The state board OF control OF Ao"s
has 1ust made q contract with an Iowa
firm 10. the use of Iowa grown ana
Iowa made sugar In the state institu-
tons. We are glad that the board mas
made such q contract for It Will serve
to center attention upon the faet tnA'
sugar can be grown In Iowa ana 10
being crown in this state. AZ YET
there IL but . single plant devoted 20
that business, the one at WaverIy, out
there ought to be q do1en Or twenty
such plants In this state Tbs soil IN
Iowa. especially In that part OF the
state which lies north Of tho North-
western tracks, 10 said to be admirably
adapted 30 the growth Of beers with q
high percentage OF sugar.
ADVICE TO EDITOR POSTMAsTERs
INIT Vernon Record.1
The Iowa newspaper men who are
st present postmasters are up asstnst
q serious question. From the stand
point OF gratitude 70 the admintstre.
tion Of President Taft they. or at
least those who have been appoint"
ed under the present administrator
would seem to be bound to support
President Taft for renominatton. But
from the standpoint OF the repuo'
lean party and from the selfish stand
roint of themselves. what are they 70
do It is q foregone conclusion. ad-
n, tilted by men In touch With the sit-
uation everywhere. that unless the
Democrats commit some colossal blum
der-not an ordinary blunder but one
that 10 literally eolossal-frssidens
TAN can not be reelected II nomin-
ated. From the standpoint OF the
party then, 1t Is good business TO hunt
for some more available men. IL
Follette may not be the man. but II the
republicans are to win they must se.
lect a man who can set the votes OF
the people, and consequently the nen
selected must be q man who has the
confidence Of the people. The case ID
extreme. ana extreme measures must
be resorted to- This II the party 10 70
win. II the party does not win then.
from the personal standpoint, these re-
publican postmasters are bound to Eve
way to Q democrat. We commend tins
thought 70 these editors before dsctd-
ing on their actions in the oomine
campaign and suggest that they weigh
the matter carefully. The whole
question 10 one Of their duty 20 the
president or to the paFty-and osoino
1t themselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
A Sermon Syndicate.
lLAslie'a Weekly.1

A method OF sermon collaboration
which may exercise great influence up
on the vsxed problem Of church at
tendance was recently tried at Los
Angeles. Mine ministers OF that city
rot together and produced one SER
mon and on the next Sunday nine con-
eresations listened to the same sermon.
ono of the best they had ever heard.
Such a plan makes good use OF d.
versined gifts. One preacher may be
skillful In the use Of illustrations. an
other particularly happy In literary
and historical illusions. third . mas
ter in theology. another sifted with
svangelistic fervor. and 30 on thru al
the elements that may enter into =
sermon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
Why He Wers Has Hat In Church.
rChicago Tribune.l

churches Rev. John Timothy stone.
nastor, OF the Fourth Presbytefian
church, speaktne ut the First Presoy-
terian church. told Z story Of. q man
who rat thru the service ono Sunday
morning wearing his hat.
When requested to DO % by an ush-
er he removed the hat smilin1ly. the
usher aftsewafd asked him II no had
worn the hat purpossly or II 1t was
u,A.elv abesnt.aainded negligence.
mo- said the man. II have boon
attending this church regularly for
nearly. two, years ana NO one ever
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Looking at from the insurEent view.
point the LaFollette meeting at Huron
was fairly successful" says the Sioux
City Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16

The Charles City Intelligencer says
that the suggestion Of q presidential
primary In Iowa 10 mot half bad" It
does not profess to know how popular
such a primary would be among poll
t!cians, but it believes that It would
suit the people at large very well. pro-
v!ded such choice was left wholly to
republicans without intervention from
the members OF other parties.
The Waterloo Courier asserts that
there is no sbler. no more democratic
or more trustworthy presidential pos
sibliity In the United States than our
Cummins," and It suGgosts that "if
the progressive republicans feel Justi-
fed in cutting Oft Taft's career before
1t has had . chance to mature, they
could Do no wiser than to choose Cum
Minis - their standard baarsr."
The Webster City Freoman-Tribuns
suggsots that II &hs Des Aoines Capt.
tai would take q poll to determine the
choice Of Iowa for president ~ BE-
tween Tan and Cummins II would no
doubt find the latter q winner bp about
ten to onA. There 10 really NO en-
thusiasm In this state for the psesi-
dent" the Freshman Tribune continues
'.rhe standpa2tsrs do not waae him and
progressivss viii accept him merely be-
cause they have to-"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
Foley kidssy Pnls

Foley kidosy pois
Will reach your individual case II 700
have any form Of kidney ana bladder
trouble or urinary irregularities. Try
them. Mcbride q VIII Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16

SecretAry Wilson has regretted many
times the impulse that led him to Ac-
cept the honorary chairmanship Of the
national brewers convention
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16

true Of 60 wueks snA Ws<ar worms.
Iowa towns ana eities shosld swa ana
operate their public utilitSsA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16

bSsinsss. an1 how - ~ shsir pro6set
lnGe se-callea dry tsseitoPy despite ~
ssytngsat legislatjon That already 81
istsd In these parts. The Honorable
James Wilson surely won't fesl proud
70 pgOside over such body. OF course,
since Mr.. Wilson II simply the honor
sry pfssidsnt OF the congress- . hop
lecture or two may be arranged, and
one or two barley discourses may be
prpared by some well-known mixolog-
LIST or saloon bouncer for Jim's benefit
and then the secretary OF agriculture
will be thanked for his presence It
will then be indicated that the sub
traction OF his presence from the COM
pany would not be objected to. James
will withdraw. and then the real presi-
dent will take charge and the real
business will begin.
II Secretary Wilson II to be main
tanned in the cabinet 1t would be well
to supply him with 4 guardian.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
FISH BY THE WHOLESALE.

Inc pSItieS VINO nave tus cOHASoC'
to seine the lakes and take out the
carp and buffalo made their hrst
haul last Thursday and another FRI
day. They expect o make another
this week. on Tuesday. The three
hauls will make carload besides
hundreds Of pounds that have been
sold to local parties who visit the
lakes and watch the seiners. There
were about 200 people at the lakes
Friday watching the operation. About
1000 feet OF seine 10 used. The seine
is run out into the lake with boats ana
then formed into a half moon with
both ends resting on the shore. In the
afternoon the TWO lines are gradually
hauled in until the circle IL as small
as the imprisoned Ash can be kept with
safety. A fence then Is put around the
FISH with the nets, and the fish remain
until ready to be hauled to the sta
ton. While the net 10 being drawn
in the pickerel are taken out. They
try to make their escape and are
caught in the net. The other FISH sim
ply are pushed into prison. All pickeret
under about four to six pounds slip
thru the net and will escape the sein-
ers. There is no way to take them. for
the reason that no smaller than two
inch mesh can be used. The result is
that instead Of securing most Of the
game fish and putting them in the
north lake for safety from fr-e1sHs.
most Of them will be left in the lake
to perish this winter. on account OF
the shallow water. 1t is no fault Of the
seiners. as they dare not use smaller
mesh 1t is q strange condition OF AZ
fairs. but that Is what they are up
against. In two hauls there were about
200 pickerel captured and placed in the
north lake Some were injured and
good many Of these viii die.