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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

ligious training in the schools or the
homes or both. Some inquire why It
u that while the male d. well ~ IT,
male children Of the country pretty
generally attend Sunday school 10
large q proportion do not attend church
regularly when they grow up.
May not this latter result be due 20
the fact that the protestant churches.
at any rate, are too "solemncholy," too
stir. staid and prosy to attract and
interest! Young men, even middle aged
men, are boysg rown up, and are still
KUN OF life, spirit. play and light
hearteoness. They are occupied main.
~ by thoughts and feelings of en-
loving lie rather than those Of prepar-
ing for death and the leading of q
gloomy life meantime. Have protestant
denominations considered whether the
d1fficulty may not be In the fact that
tney are taking religion too seriously?
Must one be everlastingly serious and
sorroWful to be religious? WHY should
the pastor necessarily always show
such a woebegone look:
ihe religion Of Christ should piva
US all happy, joyous, sprishtly de-
meanor and presence. Proteetants
especially make the Sabbath q day of
stiffness. sadness and gloom. day TO
be dreaded instead Of one to look for,
ward to with pleasure. There il too
much aloofness with the Minister'S:
they should keep in closer touch with
Young men growing into manhood.
Ihey should not repel these young
men by keeping up too much OF .
ministerial front toward them: thew
Should aim to draw these young mon
to them and interest them in their
work by frank personal rather than
pulpit appeals to each and every one
OF them for cooperative work in the
church. Some one has written that
protestants begin Saturday at shutdown
to get good ready on for SUNDAY by
olacking their shoes and beginning tho
assumption Of a certain stiffness.
sad solemn countenance, stern air NJ
disapprova1
The Roman Catholics handle this
matter better. If communicates attend
to their Sunday morning devotions they
are allowed. as I understand it, to treat
the remainder of the day as q holiday
that may be devoted to lighthearted-
ness and even innocent sports. Young
people appreciate this spirit Of liberal
ity and cheerfulness among Catholics,
and while they do not because Of this
become Catholics but remain nominal
Protestants, many Of them do not be-
come Protestant churcnmen, ana in
my Judgment for reasons given.
I was reared a Methodist, with the
usual Sunday school attendance but
have never been and am not now, at 20,
church man, and have to say that the
best and only sermon that remem-
Der distinctly after fifty years was that
by a visiting bishop. 1t was to young
people: he did not even open the bible;
his text was THE Building Up Of Char
acter." After fifty years the person.
atty Of the bishop and force Of his
sermon remain with me. There is no
religion in a mere belief in any Of the
many different religions. Character
building is the important thing. for no
matter what one believes or what hts
faith, what is any man or woman with
out character?-E. 8. Wells, in New
York Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
The Only WAY TO WEALTH AND CoAFoR7

Fortunes in Florida Millions in
Montana" Arkansas Comes to Her
own" DO You Desire Wealth and
Ccmfo-t?~ These are some Of -:?e at
tracrive and alli-erative announcements
and queries used by land syndicates
and other promoters Of immigration
vest, south and southwest.
They are al true to certain extent.
There are fortunes in Florida, millions
in Montana. there are opportunities in
Arkansas and wealth and comfort for
the man who has the faculties requisite
TO the acquisition Of wealth and COM
torr. The suggestion tia, these de-
sirable fortunes, millions. etc, are L.
ing around waiting to- somebody to
pick them of the trees by getting there
first IS the joker in tbs cold deck.
Men get rich and attain confor,
everywhere. The man who gets wealth
honestly and thru labor or trade or
avoca,ion usually takes long time 70
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
BRANDT BALKs AT PRoUDF>OoT.
IInWa City Republican,

The Republican has frequently stat
ed that it believed that George w.
Clarke is the best equipped man Tor
governor who is under consideration,
and with all due respect to the Indian
ola senator. his advent into the race
does not change the Republicans opin-
ion Of the relative qualifications OF the
candidates.
It is understood that this new move
is claimed to be in the interest OF
President Taft, but az the convention
to select delegates to the national con-
vention will be held more than a month
before the primary election. 1t Is moi
clear how new candidate for COVER
nor can have any bearing upon the
convention and its results. 1t is more
likely that the officeholders about Gov
ernor Carroll are the ones really bach
of the Proudfoot candidacy. as thei; are
anxious, naturally. to hold on TO tiieil
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
sesins Double.

Rapley Holmes, who succeeded Mac
Ign Arbuckle as the fat sheriff in THE
Round Up weighs in condition $50
pounds. And there is little fat on him
at that.
Constant travel piles the weight on
him, because OF the difficulties attend
ing regular hours. food and exercise in
one night stands.
He was sitting In dark corner OF
a restaurant when two friends spied
him across the room.
One said, "who is that in the cor
ner?"
why. that's Raplcy Holmes" .
IT see Rapley: but who is with him 2
Chicago Evening Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
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Iona Newspapers
THREsHING MACHINES FIRST.

THREsHIEG MACHINES FIRST.
[Parke-sburg Eclipse.]
The Shell Rock News in its last Is
que kicks because the Rock Island
hauled 4 trainload of threshing ma
chimes north and allowed loaded coal
cars designed for stations on their lines
to lie idle on their sidetracks or at the
mines. All this in the face Of threat
ened coal famine and zero weather.
Brother Witt mas lived long enough to
know that with railroad traffic mana
gers, the people be, damned" is the
only motto considered in moving
freight. Threshing machines. you know,
are as important as coal. for we need
bread as badly as we need coal. no
matter if the harvest is several months
away and the demand for fuel urgent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
THE BANKER.
llama Neuq

The banker used to be pictured as a
sort of Shylock looking fellow with
long, bony, cla"like fingers grabbing at
dollars and sitting on his money bags
and with a huge key to his safe tied
a bout his neck That sort OF a banker
is gone. The banker Of today is fat.
sleek, benevolent looking and benevo-
lent acting gentleman, with smile on
his face es he gives away dollars to
worthy people and worthy causes. The
banker of today lives pretty well up to
his picture. He is the mainstay OF a
community. He is honest, generous
Ilevel-headed and always q decent gen.
tleman. We are glad the bankers are
having u good time e Tama- May
they prosper. And may they come
again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

places, and possibly they would stand
better with Proudfoot than with some
other man for governor.
The Republican is for Clarke because
It believes in the man, appreciates his
fitness and knows that when he is in
augurated he will walk into his office
an absolutely free man, with pledges
to nobody for anything, official or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
For Sunday Reading
Ill Sort, Of Opinion,
Adjeetivoo.

When he wasn't "all het up'' in
theological controversy, Rev. Augustus
NJ. Toplady-who wrote Rock of Ages
and two or three other hymns that
have survived-seems to have been
good natured and courteous. Lady
Huntington credited him with q cap
tivating manner" and delightful ur-
banity." Yet his latest sbiographer re-
luctantly admits that oh one occasion
Mr.. Toplady wrote of Rev. John Wes-
ley as the parent of horrid rabble
of unhallowed, frontless, obsequious
rancorous cobbler-parsons baker
pamphleteers and other blind bigots
and hideous abortions, In whose veins
ran gall in the place of blood" Mr..
Mr.. Wesley wasn't-Hartford Courant
Conserving the Family Life.
No one denies the prevalence of
great domestic evils. The reports OF
the census office on marriage and d.
vorce, the disclosures of the Chicago
vice commission. and the complaints
of experts in public education and
religious training have drawn the
especial attention Of the federal coun-
Gil of the Churches Of Christ in Amer
lea, who now address an appeal to the
churches in behalf of the family. They
find encouragement in the fact that on
many sides appears the conviction OF
the Importance of the home as the
place where all that builds up or pulls
down in the social order does its final
work" There is, therefore. much ef-
fort TO protect and develop family life. -
The recommendations they make are
signed by Bishop Doane, Samuel w.
Dixie, and DR.. E. B. Sanford, and ap-
pear in various publications Of the
religious press. They point to three
or four things that seem in most i'm
mediate need of attention and action"
Thus:
"A uniform marriage law has lately
been prepared to follow the uniform
divorce law now in process of enact
ment by the states. We recommend
these measures. tho they may not be
wholly ideal, to your attention. The
clergy have widely called for some
discordant legislation, especially as a
protection against migratory marriage
ana divorce
But we especially urge the need OF
similar comfy between the churches
themselves so that persons who can
not be married by their own ministers
Will not resort to those of other
churches for the object. Do not con-
sistency, the responsibilities for social
leadership, and the obligations of
christian fraternity demand this course
from all our churches? Shall We not
in this way observe that comfy be-
tween churches that we ire demanding
of the states?'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
cheerfu, Religion.

A number of newspaper articles have
recently appeared in different sections
of the country calling attention to the
bad manners and seeming lack of re-
iigious training Of American youth.
Some attribute this to q lack of re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

dacy at this time is promoted with
such attention to details and evident
expense as that from the subsidized
Holden headquarters in Des Moines'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

Dense Ignorance Of Church Work.
Instead of any pronounced criticism
for what they failed to do which is
often alleged 10 be responsible for I'M
satisfactory church attendance IN our
cities, a canvass conducted in Chicago
proved a dense ignorance of what the
churches are doing. Little or no evil
dence was found of antipathy to the
church.
Only two persons in a group Of 1858
refused 30 see the investigator OF the
South Congregational church OF Chi
cago because represented church
with these exceptions" says The Sur
ivey, "tke people seemed not only will
ing but anxious to discuss the condi-
ton Of the church and many were even
solicitors for its welfare and success
OF lightweight who admitted that they
were on-attendants, ten expressed
themselves as dissatisfied with their
! apathy. The weakness Of denom!-
national ties was shown by the Iaci
that large number not only did mol
come into contact with the church OF
the denomination with which they had
been affiliated, but did not even know
where any such church was located. And
| yet 70 per cent of them were once ac-
tive in church work and had beer
reared IN christian homes. or by pa
rents who took an active interest in the
work OF the church.
That these people were not to any
extent substituting philanthropy FOL
religion was obvious. because ~ pei
cert of those who did not contribute tc
church support confessed that they hat
no altrnistic interests to which they
were contributing. Most Of the critics
complained of the lack Of personal in
terest In individuals upon the part o
! church members.
! 1.-THE church is not only encouraged
by discovering the opportunity open Z
Il, but has readjueted its services ant
plan Of work so 10 to take advantaE'
81 this opening for the personal vol,;E,
ltees work o. III aroused members. Z I
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

The address removes all doubt as to
where Mr. Roosevelt stands on the
question Of the recall Of the judiciary.
He Is not with President Taft on that
subject. any more than he is on most
of the public questions which are be-
fore the people at the present time"
says the Davenport Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

The Tama News says "a woman
feels that she has kept secret if she
succeeds in keeping her informant
from knowing that she told it,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

This will be great year for brass
bands. booze, believing and belly
aching" says the Ida Grove Record
Era
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

The Humboldt Republican says
Senator Proudfoot has record. In the
recent legislature he stood for the re-
peal of the mulct law, stood against
the direct primary Islands against 1t
today, is opposed to the selection OF
candidates by the voters. he voted
against the commerce council for the
railroad commission, and was the Ia
Their OF the bill adding $4,000 to the
salaries of the board of parole. Sen
ator Proudfoot had been a consistent
standpatter at all times"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

ABOUT as flimsy a political talking
point" as the Sac Sun knows Of, "is
that Of accusing candidate OF being
supported by a machine. The riewspa-
per supporters Of Professor Holden In
clude some OF thes leekest politicians
in Iowa When there Is an organiza-
ton that looks to spoils those fellows
are usually close to the trough, but
they now have the audacity TO say that
the political machine il against Hold
en-. Which machine? No other candi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

The Tanla News always editorially
attractive in spite Of its politics, has
very noticeably and commercially i'm
proved its news service, and general
appearance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24

-" arithmetic. attention. Two hun
dred acres of Iowa land sold az 5000 an
acre. It's original price was si.25 an
acre. 200 plus 200 minus 200 times sl.25
equals WHAT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20

tinued during July and headquarters
VIII pc closed for that month, They
Will he reopened the first 70 August
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20

the effects OF medicine administered
II in sickness. No pay stefan was in
attendance, but the regtstra.' heard
of the death, and as the law REQUIRES
that such deaths be Investigated by
a member of the local board Of
health, Squire Heath ealisd-in the
health officer. The two went to the
home of the child, ascertained the
facts, secured the proper informa-
ton, had the health officer sign the
certificate OF death and issued the
burial permit. so far as is known
this Is the first death recorded under
the new statute.
'It IL a remarkable coincidence"
declared an official of the State
health department. in discussing the
case yesterday that the first death
of which we have received Official no.
tification should be one that cnlphd-
sized the importance of the ,recau-
tons taken in the statute. Per"ta-
fore. persons who died without physi-
clans attendance In country dis
tricts and in many towns. could be
buried without permit or without
an investigation of any sort. The
death might have been due TO natural
causes or 1t might have been the re-
suit OF violence, but in neither case
did the state have any machinery
except the coroner for ascertaining
the facts. The death reported by
Squire Heath was clearly accidental,
bU.t had it been due to violence. the
local registrar, In carrying out the
provisions of the law. would certainly
have ascertained that fact This new
statute will be of great service to the
civil law and to the individual. and
It witt undoubtedly he If -Nsiue in
detecting deaths due ia violence"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20
JUNE BULLETIN
IS BEING MAILED
DEPARTMENT OF RE,
GIVES FARMERS MTCH USE
E'UL INFORMATION.

The State department Of agricul-
iure is now sending out the June
monthly bulletin This issue goes 70
about 6e,e4h farmers wFg are- seat
tered in every one OF the ono huniY ed
counties in the State. These month
~ bulletins are fresh and pT 4s;ical
for the season in which they are :s-
sued
The June bulletin tontairs 4 prac-
teal and istructive article on why
We Cultivate the Soil. MANY peo-
,. ethink the soil ~ cultivated sim
My 10 Kill the weeds. but his hulle-
lin shows there are more important
reasons than 70 Kill the 7EEct1. It
says the soil is cultivated to loosen
it. 10 fet the ar IN, mat th2 plant
roots need air. as well as utau. The
loose soil also let's in heat to warm
up the soil and hasten plant growth,
and cultivation lonSens III. soil 10
allow the tiny roots 10 p.t.h out in
their growth, and lastly the cultiva-
ton is 10 kiil tbs weeds The article
fully explains the Importance Of these
important results that arr obtained
through cultivation OF the crops.
Another interesting ardaio ex-
pains fully where the fertilizer ma
ter1als are gotten that % 70 make
up the fertilizers that Tho farmers
BUY. and the part the different Ter
tilizer ingredients take in the
growth of plants. Another article
discusses the Importance If raising
more live stock in Virginia
Commissioner koiner urges farm
ers to save their crimson c,oy or seed.
lie mentions one farmer IN Amelia
county. who sold sl.1o0 worth If
crimson clover seed from ms farm
last year. This maa is 4 new csrter
from Illinois, The bU1letin conta.pt
other Interesting articles, also a
large number If analyses If the diff
feront Of brands fertilizers and grats
DIS sold In this Stata.
In bulletin s.. issued IN April, the
saving az the cow pea seed was
urged al = ffttst ftir zrtfr-ft FUR
nisaed on How Ia Grow More Hay
and Grass in Virginia"
In bulletin s5 issued in MAY. the
leading article discussed the value
~ silo and furnished statements from
many Farmers praising It's use.
These bulletins are sent free To Az
Virginia farmers upon application 10
Commissioner koiner. at Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20

.GRUNDY IS FINED
SAME AS OTHERS
CASE OF SPEEDING is NOT RE
GARDED AS AGGRAVATED
ONE BY COURT.

Carter b. Grundy, son Of Alderman
Barton II. Grundy. of 800 West
Franklin, street was fined $50 in Po-
lice court yesterday morning on a
charge of violating the speed ordi-
nance in his automobile Tuesday
night.
Grundy was arrested by Motor
cycle officer G. Il, Samuels on the
Boulevard, near the pumphouse, and
was taken to the First Police station,
where he was bailed in the sum Of
500.
AS the offense was not an aggra-
waited one, though the officer testified
that the young man was going at q
rate Of thirty-fiye miles an hour, Jus
tice Crutchfield imposed only the
usual fine. Grundy is the first to be
arrested under the new order issued
BY Major Werner. which is to arrest
speeders under the State law instead
OF reporting them under a city ordi-
tiance-for Il urisdencafof --
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20
BABYS DEATH IS
FIRST REPORTED
PERMIT ISSUED FOR BURIAL OF
HANOVER INFANT ON DAY
LAW BECAME EFFECTIVE.

on the very day the new law for
reporting births and deaths became
effective, the full provisions of the
statute We're invoked and the first
death reported was that of II coIord
infant in Hanover. who diai with
ol.t physicians attendance To in
sure a record OF the death and to
be positive that il was not due TO
violence, Local Registra. George +.
Heath, of Ashland. investigated tie
death and issued the first burial per
NIT ever granted under State law.
From the report fled ty Squire
Heath with the State orard Of health,
1t appears that the iafa IT died fr,n,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20
SEIZE O|ST|LLERY
FOR VIOLATIONS
PROPERTY OF HTNRTCO COM.
PANN ~ TAKEN OVER BY
THE COLLECTOR.

i' idesrffiasa s.aiss1res of the fferFIco roIs-
tilling company was made yesterday
ON the order OF Thomas F. Meany.
chief deputy collector of Internal
Revenue. the grounds for the seaz-
ure being alleged violations OF the
internal revenue laws. The seizure
/ was made by Division Deputy South
ward
It IS charged that three barrels Of
whiskey Were taken from the dist.i-
! ierE last Monday 10 place other
/. than the warehouse provided by law.
IT is also alleged that no entry had
been made on the books Of the recti-
tying plant of the withdrawal of the
VIII lskey
Mr.. Meany would not make public
the names Of the officers of the plant.
but he has then on file in his Office
The files OF the State corporation
commission show that the last no.
tice filed by the dist!lhng company
was on January 3. 1912. when the Of
fieers We're named: A. c. Davis. pres
ident; Sanford Davis secretary treas
urer. and these two with r. o. Wig
gins. formed the board of directors.
Though no notice OF change of officers
has been made since then. II is said
mat the property mas changed hands
recently.
Thomas Roberts. manager OF the
plant, was arrested Monday by nepu-
ty Southwark, who saw the three bar
rels OF whiskey being taken away.
Roberts. IL is further charged, threat
ened the deputy with an axe when he
attempted TO examine the barrels. He
was held In $500 bail and the prelim- :
mary hearing will come up next Tues
dav
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20
RARE SURGICAL
FEAT PERFORMED

Hunter Fitzgerald. seventeen years
old. of Blackstone, Va, underwent a
peculiar surgical operation in st,
Luke's hospital Tuesday afternoon.
when one of his legs was successfully
amputated Nature had been over
abundant with the boy. having pro-
vided him with three legs. He need
ed only two. and decided To rid him
self Of one, The operation was per-
formed by DIR. Stuart Mcclure, and
it is believed that Fitzgerald viii go
forth from the hospital normal
young man
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20
SEEKS TO RESTRAIN
STATE OFFICIAL

|. A petition has been filed In the
United States district court by the
American Milling company. charter
ed and existing in New Jersey, pray
ing for a temporary injunction re-
preventing the shipping of the stock
feeds manufactured by this company
into Virginia. The officers mentioned
are William II. Saunders, State dairy
and food commissioner, Benjamin j.
Purcell his assistant: Attorney Cen
eral s. W Williams: Frank r. Sutton,
commonwealth attorney of Henrico
county, and Minitree Folkes. COM
monwealth's attorney of Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20
EXECUTIVE BOARD TO
MEET THIS AFTERNOON

The executive board of the Equal
Suffrage league of Richmond will
meet this Afternoon in headquarters,
500 East Broad street, at O'Clock,
Matters connected with arrangements
for State fair and annual convention
programs will be discussed and de
cided.
The report of the committee on the
essay contest will also be made At
thar time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20
BARNES Is THE ONLY GENERAL
IN TAFT FORCES, SAYS DEPEW
In Ali His National Convention Experience He Has Never
Seen So Little Capability-Flop of Tim Woodruff
Excites Dersion in Chicago

suited to their happiness, but most
toIerable to their preJudices.
Barnes and his followers are max
ing similar confession TO their fami-
liars. They do not want Taft because
they believe Taft would be most suit
ed to their political happiness, hut
they are for him because Roosevelt.
the only alternative as far as they
can see. Is fntolerable to their pteju-
dices