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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

and part Of Il plain advertising, but
the editors and the ad manager draw
their salaries by reason Of their ability
to distinguish between news and adj
vertising. 1t has been an established
csutom these many years to furnish
copy to newspapers from state and
other educational institutions and the
have printed great deal
for schools that they would have been
charged at advertising rates had it
been submitted by firms and corpora
lions. They have also turned down
great deal Of publicity sought for pri-
vate advantage. The amount spent in
postage by automobile manufacturers
and book publishers and multitude Of
others who hope to deceive newspapers
into mistaking advertising for news is
an astonishing sum if it could be ag-
gregated.
If there is complaint it seems that it
should be directed more at the business
offices and editorial rooms of the
than at the management
of the schools II we are printing ad-
vertising gratis by request it appears
that the reform need not start in coll
leges but nearer home, that refusal
beats complaint. Newspapering is
business proposition. 1t is not for the
business man TO complain that he is an
easy mark.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

To L
people enduring wrongs beyond all en-
iurance Naturally there must be an
end of this thing; 1t will be on day
yet to come. The Thunder nanitous
will no longer withhold their patience.
In that day they will crack open this
earth and blow 1t to pieces. Where the
white man will be hurled, no one
knows, and no one cares. After this.
the manitous will then create this
world anew. and put the people back
into IT to live again. In that day they
will no longer he pestered with the
white man.
The white man often gets gen.
tie reminder of what he will come to
If he does not let up with his over
weaving arrogance: It's when he be-
holds his houses blown away by the
wind and struck by lightning. That he
quite fears these things. is shown by
the way he takes to hole when such
danger is in sight. He flies to ii like
prairie dog: it seems quite natural
to him.
But with us it is different. When
the sky is full of wind and shooting
fire. out of the lodges we go and meet
the manitous there; to them we make
an offering of sacred tobacco, and they
are pleased"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
First Cod. Of tn. stat. Of Iowa.

An interesting phase of the legal
history of the state is the history Of
the codes Of Iowa law, which Mr.. Cliff
ford Powell Is preparing under the
direction Of the State Historical So
ciety Of Iowa. The second INSTALL
ment OF Mr.. Powelrs article appears
in the January number OF "The Iowa
Journal of History and Politics.. and
is devoted to the "Code of 1851" I'm
like the so-called codes Of the terri
torial period this code was prepared
by a special commission consisting OF
Charles Mason. William G. Woodward,
and Stephen Hampstead, all men OF
exceptional ability They took the ex-
tstIng statutes, classified them under
appropriate headings, harmonized
conflicting laws, and as Mr.. Powell
says, produced "a code whose pro-
Visions were simple and clear, a body
of law condensed and reduced In bulk,
a statute free from verbiage and use
less parts" The efficiency with which
the work was done is shown by the
fact that the "Code OF 1851" remained
in force until 1t was revised in 1860.
In 1855 q large portion of this code
was adopted as the law Of the terri
tory Of Nebraska.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
Topics of the Times

Charles c. Nye, Governor Carroll
secretary. has bought into the Perry
Daily Chief and will drop down TO
the status of common newspaper
man.
When sidewalks need shoveling and
unemployed men need wages, why not
bring the TWO together?
New Cedar Rapids has the state con-
vention perhaps that city would not
oppose an appropriation Of S1c0 or so
for the state fair.
CONGRESSMAN Frank Prouty favors
electing postmasters. But why not
give it to the lowest bidder who can
pass an eXaInine lion TO co:N9c-
tency? That would save s5o,ooo,oOO
every year, enough to run all the rural
routes with.
Mr.. Carnegie loves the state Of
Iowa. He says so. Say, there's lot
of worse people than Andrew Carne-
gle, what?
The Clinton Herald has hopes that
the Holden candidacy will split the
progressive camp. So has Dave
Palmer.
OF course you had both windows up
in your bedroom unless you slept on
the porch?
Why not explain what Is meant by
a greater Iowa campaign" The In
situation that Iowa is falling to pieces
commercially, industrially and agricul-
turally is neither good advertising nor
truth.
Many man.has left a field Of great
usefulness to fail miserably in an
other. 1t is human failing to de-
sire the other mans job.
For a dead and buried one Roose-
welt is the liveliest mummy in the
pyramid Of politics.
Come Colonel, take your finger out
Of your mouth and say yes or no.
LATE Youngs canvass for the SEN
atorship now making includes one
night stands Of himself and singer.
LATE is a good talker and the singer
is peach. Now which draws tint
crowd the evangelist or the music?
Judge Wade is the Bryan of Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
ReINe EASY MARKS,

The Boone News-Republican OBJ
jects to the strenuous fashion in which
the state university and the college at
Ames furnish press copy to the news
papers of the state state.
These two state institutions, says
the Boone paper. pay for everything
they get except advertising. A plumber
would be insulted who was asked to fix
the water pipes at these colleges with
out recompense, and a day laborer
would refuse to contribute to the good
Of the cause by donating his services.
Any institution engaged in business
would stand a8hast at a proposition of
the state institutions to furnish its
commodity on absolutely free terms.
And yet these seats Of learnings send
out day by day requests for large and
juicy Jumps Of newspaper publicity,
never Offering q cent in return AS a
rule the newspapers Of the state call
Ter II. This newspaper does. Why
should It DO sol
However It II not so easy to see
wAafp severe criticism Of the manage
uoat e the schools has proper place in
fh,o oonnsction. Mucn or Ine sturf mas
II noWe value Of itself sufficient to
ces7y Il. some OF 1t il pure promotion
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
RELIGION IS HIS BUSINESS
Preacher Knows How It Should %
Transacted and Does Il Better
Than Others.

In this new movement 1t is inter.
esting to note the cavalier way in
which business men" give the preach.
committees said, Now you clergymen
are the best Of fellows. but you arr
ignorant OF business methods. It n
high time religion and business prin-
ciples applied to 1t. All that is need
ed is to take right hold Of this thing.
the empty pew. and run 1t as we run
one Of our corporations. Business 10
business. and these pews can be
filled. A factory with good product
only needs business skill to get its
product on the market Now watch
US do it."
Now the preachers business is re-
ligion. Why not let him transact it,.
He has transacted It up to this times
For centuries he has been miseIably
paid He is often old and peusioned
with pittsnce, and many. Of the
business men" seem not to j. care.
The old-fashioned preacher, Iii HI old
fashioned ways, gave this countf1a
good religious result. That :ilaAe
way we seem to remember 4 our 1ath-
ers and mothers as ne sec them. in
adoring memory. sitting II the far.
away pews. We donbt sif business
men with business methods.' la cor
poration, factory-running, double en-
try and toney IN the bank. viii do
better.
1t strikes US that religion applied %
business is more the need Of the hour
than business applied to religion.
New York Mail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
sEwARD's ALASKA.

II Seward could come back to the
flesh again and read the newspapers
and hear the discussions Of Alaskan
questions he would be more astonished
and surprised over the development
Of that territory than he would have
been had an airship settled on the
White House lawn when Lincoln was
president and he secretary Of state.
The department of agriculture says
that Alaska can support 100000
farmers and cattle raisers, predicts
that 1t will have within its boundaries
two or more large cities, mining and
smelling center of the size Of Scran-
smelling center Of the size and activity
of Butte and a coal mining center OF
the size Of Scranton.
Seward bought 1t for seven and a
half million dollars more as an invest
1nent in Russian good will than as a
bargain. There were seal Islands on
its coast and complications to be
avoided there OF material wealth
such as outlined by the agricultural
department and of the mighty output
Of gold already delivered. Of the mar
velous coal deposits and the great rock
hidden and snow guarded wealth OF
Alaska he never dreamed. If some
prophetic person had predicted that
the government would be seriously
considering a building railroad into
its interior within a generation or SO
the prophet would have been directed
toward the water wagon Of those days.
Who knows but some day snortiils
locomotives will pursue the track OF
Perrys dog teams. carrying settlers
into the new country and that the
AGRICULTURAL department will include
musk oxen in its count Of domestic
animals?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

good crops in the good OLD days was
that the farmers were always so tired
out in the spring from failing up the
cattle thru the winter that they were
unable to do the heavy work necessary
in putting in the crop in proper man
ner.
Instead of sprea ding in on thick
at farmers Institutes and smoking 10
cent cigars and occup. ing Sweets" Of
rooms in the headquarters hotel at the
state convention Of farmers elevator
stockholders, the honest tiller of the
about this time of the year and made
a trip to the coal banks. He arose from
his couch at 2 o'clock In the morning
and began the journey about 8, full of
hope, Johnny cake, and fried salt pork.
arriving at the banks at eventide, when
he loaded up his wagon and laid him
down to grab what little sleep he could
before daylight the rext morning. when
the long, cold. cherries Journey back
home" was begun. If he got &c three
spelling schools. helped couple Of his
neighbors butcher shoat apiece and
attended the revival meetings at the
center" school five miles away. he
thought his winters entertainment wei
provided for and was considerable
factor in the social swim. In the good
old days when the waterworks froze up
1t didn't do any good to call the
plumber. There were none. All that
could be done wns to heat some water
and put 1t down the pump and If that
wouldn't do, the cattle were taken to
the slough" and a hole chopped III
the ice for them to drink out Of. The
good old days are gone. thank good
ness, and may the good Lord never
permit them to return. They were full
of misery and hardships, mail once a
week and som etines once month, iso-
lation, grasshoppers. mosquitoes, frogs
and muskrats and overwhelming re-
publican majorities on everything from
president to road boss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
WHO'S FAULT IS III

In state gridironed with railroads.
booster that there is no place in Iowa
where any but a deaf person can get
out Of hearing of the locomotive
whistle. 4 serious coal famine threat
ems. According to the assertions OF
coal dealers cars Of coal which have
been waiting for them forty miles
away. have stayed on the sidings for
ten days while they have used every
effort to have them brought on. The
claim Is that the railroads can not
move them, not because Of blockaded
tracks. but on account Of the cold
weather and shortage Of equipment
The coal dealer is blamed because he
has not on hand stock heavy enough
to supply the sudden and serious need
developed by the remarkable length OF
the cold spell; but the coal dealer
seems to be the recipient of criticism
which he does not deserve. He must
nav promptly for his coal, within
few days Of its receipt if he gets 1t in
the season. If he buys it in the spring
and has it delivered in the summer he
must take what he gets whether 1t
has stood in storms and the sun and air
Stacked or not. If he is to stock up on
the possibility of extraordinary wealth
er his capital must be larger, larger
perhaps than that Of the average
dealer. II he gets his coal in summer
he must take his chance Of bad coal
and dissatisfied customers.
It Is doubtless true that the rail-
roads can not move the coal on &C
count OF cold weather and equipment;
mostly on account Of equipment. The
dealer complains that the equipment OF
Iowa roads is far short Of what it
should be- He says that with six cars
Of coal forty miles away on a clear
track the equipment Of the railroad
should be such that he could have it
in his bin within week His claim
is that the roads are unprepared for
the emergency which comes almost
every winter and evince no desire or
intention to prepare themselves.
Perhaps the railroad commission
might investigate these claims and
conditions with advantage TO the
schools and factories and families who
are wondering where the next load of
coal Ia to come from and running on
short supply in the coolest weather
Of the decade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
THOSE VACANT BUILDINGS.
[Council Bluffs Nonpareil.1

There is occasionally an individual
who wonders what is to become Of the
property vacated by retiring. saloons.
This query arises not only in Council
Bluffs, but wherever in the turn of the
wheel Of time the saloons are. forced
for any reason to retire.
The building heretofore occupied IN
Council Bluffs by. the Manhattan sa-
loon furnishes good illustration OF
one thing that may happen. This build
ing is located next door to the Joe
Smith stores and this enterprising firm
has leased it and will occupy it with a
stock of dry goods.
The vacant building problem. is nos
in fact very much Of problem. The
use Of the Manhattan building by the
Joe Smith company is an example Of
what may and usually does happen In
cases of the kind. 1t is a concrete and
illuminating answer to this query.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
a%Ma41-~
Iona Newspapers
"A "REMINISCENCES.
TIowa Citys Republican,

About a quarter of a century ago
Ames had great man who was hailed
as the apostle. of.fruit in Iowa. He
wrote much and talked much. and got.
everybody in the notion that the Rus
sian variety of apples were just the
thing. The farmers followed his adj
vice and it cost them an estimated ST.
100000 to prove that the professor was
talking thru his hat. For some unac-
countable reason he never was elected
governor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
SALOONS BY AUCTION.

Now that the Moon law has been
found unsatisfactory in Its practical
operation, there are a good many sug-
gestions as to what should take Its
place. The law smacks too much OF
the medieval times, when kings grant,
ed commercial monopolies to favorite
subjects. to be pleasing to citizens Of
a modern republic. A very ingenious
expedient which has been snGgested II
the auctioning Of saloon licenses to the
highest bidder. This would, automa,i-
cally tend to keep the number Of sa-
looae Down TO the lowest limit. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
from the Ash. T,ay.

Even the ash of hubby's cigar can
be utilized. In what way3-5 Why, q
q polisher for gold watches, bracelets
and rings. let alone chains and Z muE
titude Of other trinkets. This comes
from prominent 1eweler. 40 Il must
be nearly correct He even goes -
the sxtent Of carrying with him .
small case in which be preserves ~
the ashes from the cigars which 10
smokes. He says that the grain Il -
fine. that It leaves no mark that IL
discernible to the naked eye
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

would, give the cities : msximum In
come. OF course. II We are convinced
that few saloons are better than many
we must expect that sthe licsnseA will
60 to those with much money and the
comparatively poor man will lose out.
But this principle applies to any bust
ness which must be conducted under a
franchise or license from the city. and
in our opinion the auction method
suggested would be infinitely prefer
able to the method Of selection provid-
ed by the Moon law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
mn. yorker. ma ..+h. WOE.

II we lived in New York we could
easily settle the question which is said
to be disturbing the minds Of the
western governors-as to what Is the
dividing line between the east and the
west. Everybody In New York knows
that 1t is the Hudson riyer.-Wheeling
Register.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.


The good old days have been with us
the past week-the good old days Of
the billiards. and the SHOW blockades
and the trainless, mailless stretches
when we are marooned from the rest
of the world by sncwdrifts as unrelent-
ing as adanant. The frozen and BURST
ed water pipes shut off the hot and
cold water apparatus and We, take the
old-fashioned wash dish and put 1t
back Of the kitchen stove for our
morning additions. 1t is too cold for
the, dog to sleep outdoors and he Is al
lowed to bunk in the cellar. The bur-
rows we use thru the snowdrifts at
night are all nicely filled in with snow
in the morning and life IL just one
snow shoveling experience after an
other. OF course, we don't have to burn
hay or corn like we used to in the good
old days, but we burn up lot Of good
money feeding the furnace. While we
don't have to dig trench 500 feet long
to get from the house to the barn to
feed wobbly-legged calf a coupIe o:
quarts Of hot milk, with tn. therrnome-
ter cavorting around 80 below. we
could and did wear warm felt boots
then and style forbids us to do that
now. We have often wondered why
some English or eastern dude didn't
imm ortalize himself by wearing fell
boots during the winter season and
thereby make them fashionable. AL
the farmers wore long whiskers and
dropping mustaches in the good ole
days because the ice formed on then
SO much in the winter that It pulled
them out and down. The effect was t
accaptuate their usual sad expression
Of colntenance when they came ava,
from the money lender in the sprint
with the information that he could no
extend their note without lncreasinl
the rate of interest to Is Ter cent. on
J OF the reasons why they could not raiss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
II, Indians Idea Of Thunder.

''The Thunderers are kept busy with
watching over US. The coming OF wind.
ana the approach Of clouds are sure
signs Of an immediate presence OF the
Thunder manitous. They grow angry
at the sight Of wrong done us. With
great eifuf.. -: :!ee;- restrain themselves
when they behold the people driven
to IN extremity. when they behold the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
The Man That coaneI.

sRemember each Of you that. III
chance for heroic endeavor OF . rat6
er spectacular kind does not ofse
count; that the man who really counts
in this life IL not the man who thin1Eo
how we'll he could do some bit q
heroism II the chance arose, hut tho
man who actually does the humdruns
workaday. everyday duties AZ thoeo
duties arise. - Theodore Roossva1t. x
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

"Mr. LaFollette," says the Burlington
Hawkeye, attacks the supreme court
and the antitrust decisions but that
record is going into the next repu blican
platform. Then where will the Wis
consin senator be?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald asks
rs Professor Holden the kind of gov
ernor Iowa wants. coming with a mes
sage of peace ia both factions? Has he
no convictions which make him pro-
gressive, none which make him a
standpatter? If he is neither he has
given no thought to public questions"
The Telegraph Herald argues Iowa
does not want such d man for governor
any more than it wants a man who in
stead of aligning himself on the side OF
the forces striving to restore repre-
sentative government in this state and
nation takes position opposed to
them. If Iowa wants a clam for gov
ernor it wants a man commended to
it as harmonizer. If Iowa wants a
red corpuscled man for governor, a
virile. thinking man with convictions of
right and wrong and thee ourage and
determination to fight for the right
and in sympathy with the progressive
movement, then Iowa does not want
one who recognizes no factions in the
republican party Of state and nation
and who aligns himself with neither
faction"
Inc OnaWa Democrat says tnat the
rank of Iowa democrats is for Wilson
for president. IF the Iowa democracy
could speak today, from the farms, the
shops and the places of business, the
voice would be for Woodrow Wilson,,
the Democrat asserts.
The movement for the nomination
of Roosevelt gains in momentum every
day and republicans Of all factions are
turning to him as the one man who
can with certainty lead the republican
hosts to victory" asserts the Shenan-
doah Centinel-Post. "Other men may
be as good but the people have con-
| fidence in Roosevelt and love him."
| The Sioux City Journal holds THE
ssupecition is that Professor Holden
neglected to make a scientific test of
lbs seed corn
The Ackiey World repeats that "the
chances of Kovernor Harmon as a can
didate for the presidency grow bright
err. It must continue to grow; demo-
Gratis must use their best judgment,
consult the records Of men and get
down to business"
! ''Of all the candidates for lieutenant
governor. Senator Van Law, Of Mar
shalltown, is the real progressive de-
clares the Webster City Herald.
"Mr. Holden's first name is perry
W 6ref royrna o. nncx,1 v~1kaa %hr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

II Roosevelt becomes a candidate the
Manson Journal is for. him. because
''he would sweep the country as no
man in the party could. He would be
both nominated and elected, but will he
become candidate? That's the rub"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12
n.nn..oua Auroeex

in the abdominal region is prevenee4
by the use Of DR.. Kings New Ltfo
Pills. the painless purifiers. CSC No
Bride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

Manson Democrat and suggeste may.
be MI. Holden thinks that II Beryl rot
across with such name. there y NO
reason why Perry should be . handi-
cap"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

Mr.. Holden's first name is perry,
CARROTS first name is Beryl." notes the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

"Of all the candidates for lieutenant
governor. Senator Van Law, Of Mar
shalltown. is the real progressive de-
clares the Webster City Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-12

The Sioux City Journal holds THE
ssupecition is that Professor Holden
neglected to make a scientific test of
lbs seed corn"