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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
A Little Optimism.
r-I C4e~So~S

What shall the average American
voter do In these days Of political ex-
aegeratton? He can not possibly be-
lieve all that is said by one partisan
group concerning the leaders and poll
cies Of another group. He can NOT
make himself believe-except, It may
be. strangely enough, once in four
years. during a presidential campaign
THAI the men who are good citizens
fo- three and a half years become poll
teal plotters and enemies OF their
country during the remaining half year
OF the 1uadrennium. He must newt
ably conclude that a large amount OF
the heated party invective Is to be dis
counted. But. having granted this
much, he must, nevertheless, make
some lewiston. or he will not be in
position wisely to express his opinion
as to the fitness Of candidates
It is the duty Of the good citizen.
then, carefully. prayerfully. to read. to
study. to inwartily digest. the speeches
Of candidates. the platforms OF parties.
and the personal character Of would-be
officers. After that he may vote in the
light. not of what everybody" says.
and especially Of what partisan organs
print, but according to his own best
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
HE CIRCUS.

What is the charm of circus day
which brings out the entire population
OF city and gathers most Of the coun-
tryside? What is it that fills the con-
vergent highways with ali classes and
descriptions of vehicles from six CYL
;nders TO democrat buggies and draws
wealth and poverty, intelligence and
ignorance in a motley procession Ike
the notes of the Hamelin piper? Gray
old fathers, mothers fat and lean, gay
young friskers, sta!d old whiskers, the
farmer and the merchant and the
clerks and the hired man. nessieurs ct
mesdames. Dig and little, good and BAD
and indifferent the circus draws them
and they pass thru the canvas portals
rs the merry rout filed into the noun
tain side
The most democratic gathering on
earth Is a circus. Bull noosers, re-
pUblica0s and the unterrified demo-
cracy arrive together and mingle like
the uncongenial animals in the cage
of the happy family The elephant
lies down with jackass and the bull
moose chews a contended cud in COM
pany. Vice shakes its feathers and
flashes its diamonds unrebuked under
the eye Of prim virtue In the reserved
sections. Asceticism takes a day off
and laughs with license at the fooiins
OF the clowns.
The circus is proof that we are all
a1ike. The coloners lady and Judy
OfGrady are sisters under their skins
There are many things the banker anG
the odd Job man have in common. II
fact the elemental and essential things
that 30 to make men and women are
common and belong to all as to one
Men find common ground at the cir
c,lbks They become again as little chill
srae A the pageant passes and unfold:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
Topics of the Times
Veto, veto. who's got the veto?

Veto, veto, who's got the veto?
A bull r1ooser declares there were
more elephants in the circus parade
than Taft votes in Marshall couI2ty
elephants either.
Chairman Hilles considers the out
look good. Chairman Hi!les is one IT
those opt:mists who can look at an
ancient egg and see poultry farm.
Those small grain reports need
nothing hu- supplementary reports #
sixty bushels TO the acre. Let the
weather man complete the record
If Theodore Roosevelt comes - Iowa
as per the schedule adopted b" Judge
Stevens the paving and believing o.
the herd will drown the feeble voice
Of EilIes. AS yet there isn't 'rv good
rea son why Roosevelt may not carry
Iowa
II the law especially provides that
he mustn't the candidate is within his
rights when he says ne sham.
Governor Carroll should se- into the
breach IN the Sixth district Tho call
is for somebody over whose detea: no.
body but himself would sorrow.
Chicago may have a milk talo!re as
a result, Of the pure milk ordinance
forced by public sentiment. But at
any rate it takes longer 10 starve a
baby than to poison II to Iea1n.
What kind o. an ad would il be for
"a department store 70 ofar sloo
worth of merchandise TO the one WHO
finds Mrs Bogges?
I, would sem that If Japan is actual
II anxious to get station IN me
Mexican coast that the market IS IL
as good shape q Il ever will b.. Ei'rer
side IS in condition 70 sell ANYTHING
movable for ready cash However,
there is difficulty II the way Of &C.
livery.
Colora6o's corvicrs are saving the
state over $4,000 q year on It's roads.
The state Of Washington ~ the use Of
25.o75 days Of convict labor has made
ar average proat OF 1925 each day.
Montana saved 20 per cent of the cost
Of roa. construction under contract
New York and Georgia have en-
pIoyed convict labor for many years
successfully. Florida ard Nevada have
begun the system. North Carolina,
Virginia and Tennessee eTnn'ny con-
v!cts and the Michigan legislature re-
Gently passed a law providing for the
use OF this system.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
4 Aobisman.

A Chinese missionary resting at
Long Branch, said OF the Chinese:
They are the noblest people in the
world 1t is pleasure to work among
them. When they are SO noble as
heathens. what will they be like when
they become converted?
TN tell you true story that illus
trstes the nobility of the Chinese char
acter.
a drunken Cossack IN Aanchuria
shot a Cinnamon fatally. 1t was nee
essary to identity the fellow. and half
a dozen Cossacks were brought 10 the
Chiraulan's deathbed for that purpose.
He. however, refused to point out his
murderer, saying:
why should he be killed. since
mus, die in any caseo'
They explained that the Cossack
would not be PUT TO death. but only
severely punished for his crime There
upon the Chinaman said:
But why punish him. since he is
already forgiven"
ITO this they made answer that the
punishment would not be revenge,
but a deterrent-it would keep the
Cossack from repeating such heinous
crime.
But the Chinaman only shook his
head.
HE won't repeat 1t anyway he
said. when he knows that 1 forgive
him"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
He Mas Handicapped.

Just what constitutes news is much
mooted question to the general public
generally. The average newspaper
reader considers that anything that
pertains to him personally is the most
i'm portant piece Of news that paper
can print A negro porter is one OF
the popular Kansas City clubs, re-
Gently divorced. furnishes an example
Of one conception Of news.
Approaching a reporter in the club
rooms few days ago, the porter re-
marked:
Say, boss, don't you all know a
done got a divorce. and 'aint seen
single line about II In the paper yet
an II been mos two weeks"
well. Rastus, that's strange the
reporter replied. trying to look ser
ious.
Cant you all put il in the paper
now" he asked. "'Taint as how
cum to get the divorce that cares to
let people know about, but don't you
know, boss, that / meets a lot of cui-
lud ladies' every day that 'es' won't
speak to me, cause they think I'm
City Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
SUPERVISION OF HOSPITALS.

.Skin for skin" said the devil 10
1oh all that a man hath WILL ne give
for h;s life" Money becomes minor
consideration to the man VINO i8ees
death. If there is one thing ne IS WILL
ing TO pay for to the last grain OF so'o
# is a chance TO live.
A well conducted hospital stahcs III
the same relation TO the conserVaI- on
,f human life tha, bank holds 10
,ev and property. Why should not
me hospital be under governmental
supervision and inspection as the oan>
is under such supervision and lnspec-
,;o,o WHY not a hospital examiner
also?
IN the hope Of promoting the scien-
,ific development OF hospitals, a o4i
has been introduced in congress oE
Representative Dorernus, OF Michigan
and By Senator Fletcher, OF fior1oa'
authorizing and empowering the pup
10 health and marine hospital serv-
ice ito collect. receive, MAINTAIN anu
classify in such a manner as may Dc
accessible to federal, state. municipal
and other hospital authorities. plans
Of hos pitaI or dispensary buiidlHss, oe-
scrin,iys matter relating to their
eo1tpraent. rules and regulations, re-
nor,s Of institutions, reports OF com :
mittees, engaged N the investigation
of hospital problems and other Ntera
,,,re relating to hospitals, dispeosar!ss,
nursing associations. and other asen-
cies for the care Of the sick.
AS given out ii figures there IS in
vested in hospital plants in this coun-
trv today abou: quarter OF billion
dollars. And get half the population
of the country. approximately, IS with
ont acces. 10 hospitals. AS against
200 hospital beds per 100000 Of popula-
ton in the European capitals. and 3oo
beds. approxiIna tely, in New YORK
state, there are states where there have
been provided thus far only fifteen 10
twenty beds.
There should be more hospitals and
under able inspection. All hospitals
whether public or private, should Dc
inspected and reported upon By quail
fled officials. A hospital is as import
ant as a bank.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
The Cost.

DR. George Draper Of the famous
Rockefeller Institute, discussing wom-
ans work in the world, said:
And this. mind you, leaves child
bearing out Of count.
Two women sat one day on 2
wind swept ocean pier. The nrst wofn-
an had three beautiful children, the
other was childiess. The childless
woman, gazing wistfully out over the
tumblinr blue water. said: 'rd give
ten years Of my life to have three such
children as yours
We'll, three children cost about
that the other woman answered
grayely.'"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
THE EXACT SITUATION"

tDeS MOiCaS Register and Leader
The political apathy OF the present
situation IS more than a manifesto
ton OF unwili!ngness or the part OF
certain interests 10 finance the cam
paign. ana more than q mark Of the
inexperierce OF the campaign manaS-
ers 1t is more even than a
want If public enthusiasm for the
candidates themselves. The people
have lost interest in the old align
ments, and the reason they have lost
interest is because the old align
rnents have become fictitious and
no, real.
The Roosevelt movement is be-
lteveG by many TO be wholly persona!
10 MIR. Roosevelt. On the surface there
is much to make it appear so. Ger
tainly without his aggressive leader
ship nothing would have happened as
II has happened. But Mr.. Roosevelt
could 10 more have started third
party movement if there was no rea-
son for it than he could DO any other
impossible thing In fact, there is less
about Mr.. Roosevelt's leadership now
to take the people OF their feet than
at any time sine he appeared on the
national stage.
It is important for the future as
we'll as for the purposes OF tie cam
paign to realize the exact situation,
and 20 understand that the want Of
enthusiasm at this time for the candl-
dates and the platforms Of the two old
parties is the measure merely of the
war- Of earnestness of the party man
agements The two old parties have
been beating time in a vain effort 10
hold discordan, elements to patched
up peace, when the only reason FOR
oarty- ct all il the fulhilnent Of some
affirmative aggressive policy, ard
when the only hold party can have,
or ought TO have. upon the public i'm
asinatfon is the natural and inevitable
response the people give 70 inspiring
leadership.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16

seen the object OF my affections. She
is coming in on the train this after
noon and I might not recognize her,
I know only that abe Is very beautiful
for I have her photograph
He took her picture to show 1f
to me. She was pretty girl, all
right told him It oughtn't to be
any trouble to recognize her from the
picture But he said his was timtd.
shrinking disposition. whore youn1
women were concerned. and no
wouldn't take chance on approach.
ing the wrong girl whom the crowd
got of the train, not for anything. He
looked at me with pleading eyes ike,
child, and coaxed me to 60 down TO
the station and see II couldn't pick
her for him. SO went down,
We'll, held the photograph in my
hand looking first at It and then At
tho crowd, and right up among the
first bunch that climbed on the day
coach was a slick.looking little dane
that thought must b the one.
"She wasn't dressed what yoa
would call swell. but her clothes
looked neat and seemed to At her
everywhere at once. wondered how
it could happen that such girl would
have to answer an advertisement In
order to get man. but there wasn't
much time to ponder over that.
'As she came through the gate. I
walked up to her. with the bridegroom
right at my heels, and says I. clearine
my throat nervoHsly:
DO you happen to be Mics Twin
kle&on, the girl that-
Before I could nnish DANCED II she
hadn't thrown her little arms asounA.
my neck and was gurslja' n ny saft.
You're Just tho AaElinDsst ~ svDf.,
vas afraid yos Might ~ knsw me-.
but knew you,' and . lot noe6 Ike
that, before I corld break her clineh,
and 81 her seep0sd sod h1osuesd =,
the bridegsoom. =. 7 !.
THAT waa he most sss1sais Iai1,
road accidsnt ! was ever IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
Aama Ramadies in varsa.

The head Of a family, who thought
to save some OF his hard-earned dol
lars by trying out simple home rem
edies when one OF his household be-
came ILL., came in a few nights ago
with book under his arm. which he
handed to his wife. remarking:
Here is 4 work on burns. found
it at an auction this afternoon As one
Of the children is almost sure TO get
burned some day. I thought it would
be a good investment. Look 1t over
carefully and be prepared in case Of
an accident"
The wife opened the volume duti-
fully and then exclaimed:
How odd. It's all poetry!"-Kansas
City Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
Is Apple PLANTING overdon.

There We're one-fourth less bearing
apple trees IN 1910 than in 1900
Isl, 1923 Geo as compared with 2o1,7a4, :
COO and 1se.eeo,oo0 in 1890 The Farm
ard Home says the condition would be
little short OF alarming were II rot for
the great number Of young trees which
mad been Planted during those ten
years 81.
The census figures recently made
public show 1s1,eoo,oooo trees IL bear
ing. which produced 14s,0eo, oeo
bushels Of apples worth $50, ooo. 900.
or about IS cents per tree. Apple en-
thusiasts and boomers Will find in
these figures some food for solid re-
Fiction. They fall far short of the
s!itte-ing possibilities so often men
toned
To Offset the decrease Of 0,Goo, 900
bearing trees there were nearly ss.-
100000 trees not n bearing when the
census was taken. Of cource many
Of these will never reach bearing age.
ror produce any apples The old
trees are dying fast. for The mortality
in ten years seems 10 Rave been %
per cent
In spite Of the very heavy planting,
which some pessinistic growers
think has been overitne. the figures
show that We are barely hobkrx our
own with the number Of trees in
bearing fifteen years a. 20. whereas the
reputation and the demand for apples
has shown a very marked increase
OF course with better cultural meth
oSs. such as given by progressive
orchar6ists the average yield and in
come per tree will be materially in
creased. but not very large per
cent OF the trees receive such care.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
SCHOOL TEACHER GETS PAY.

\ few days go one Of the banks OF
Woodoine cashed special piece OF
commercial paper for Mrs. l. B. EFans
that has som ething Of more than pass
ing interest. Twenty five years ago.
Isaiah Evans and his wife moved TO
Benklem2n county. In the extreme
southwest corner OF Nebraska, aH0
took I'D a claim with mum erous others.
They saw hard times, and money was
rather hard TO get. so Mrs Evans
taught school In the neighborhood TO
help the cause along. The public 1uhds
were low. In common with the times.
so that when the term was completed
there was a balance OF SO due MIS-.
Evans for which the funds were not
on hand to pay. She took warrant 0,
unpaid balance and laid 1t away.
Time went on and they moved back
to Iowa Mr.. Evans was one OF the
county officers at Logan for some
vears-cierk Twenty-three years
Ella psed. A few weeks ago Mrs. Evans
visiting with her sister n-laW. MIS-.
F. N. Hill. at woodbine. in runmaging
thru some old papers, came across the
old warrant. The whole history came
10 her mind very rapidly. She com n I'M
ica.eS with the officers % the Nehras-
ka county. with the result that draft
was sent to liquidate the amount. The
question Of interest on the old war
rant came up but this was. by common
consent. waived. she feeling that tho
payment OF the original amount was
lust like picking that much money
from a sooseberry bush. The Interest
alone at per cent would have
amounted to sso.26. It is possible, how
ever. that somewhere in the years In
tervening all outstanding warrants
were called In by the county as funds
were available to pay them. SO that II
| this case the interest would have
stopped any legal proceedings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
FRIDGE APPROACHES.
[Waverly Irdepenlent.1

Some Of the approa ches to the
bridges and culverts are abomina Bile.
Here IS one phase of the good roads
problem that has been neglected. A
little energy properly directed will
CO much 10 correct this evil After
g good cement bridge or cuvert has
beer built, the township road officers
should see to II that the approaches
are kept in good shape A drop of
from four to SIX inches at tho ap-
preach o. a bridge nla1es very uncom-
Portable riding. and there Is no excuse
for It Another thing: There is a
good cement bridge in Warren town
ship which was built a few years ago.
The other cay when We drove over
it weeds at the corners and sides ware
as tall as the horses and the bridge
was entirely hidden by the weeds. If
those weeds are still growing. the
weed cutting law Is wcetully disre-
garGed III that district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16

Several portable grain-loading els-
vators, which may be operated BY an
electric motor or by q gasolins engine,
are being used with considerable sue
cess by an Illinois line, which devotes
special attention to the handling OF
grain on It's line extending through
the famous corn-belt of Illinois. Reg
ulat!on stesm-road freight cars, oper-
ated on the electric linz, are placed
on sidings, located at frequent inter
walls, and the farmers bring the grain
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
Iona Newspapers
$l7h PER ACRE.
Newton Pecord.1

The old Bair farm of 1920 acres
three miles west Of town, was sold
last week by LATE Bair to James
Smith. son Of Aaron Smith. at about
$40 per acTe-a deal Of s20.500. The
sale was made through W. NJ Guess
ford The Bars have owned the
place since way back in the fifties,
purchasing it from the Blake heirs,
one of whom being Mrs. Jesse Mill
Ter of this city. The grandparents
Of the Record local lived there with
their daughter, Mrs. Margaret Blake
when. he came to Newton with his
parents, the Hugh Rodgers, June 23,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
Vitality Of Archery.

lCnrlstlan Science Monitor]
Men and women from all sections of
the United States will gather ,omor-
row in the Stadium at Cambridge to
test their skill in archery, a practice
that originated In the mists OF an
t1qu1ty. References to the use Of bow
and arrow dot the literatures OF Egypt,
greece, Israel, Rome and medieval
EUROPE thru reliance upon archers as
lighters IN time Of war was greatest
among Asiatics and primitive Ameri-
cans rather than Europeans, Even as
late as 1850 the Chinese ventured to
night with bows and such weapons
against men with guns, ana Americans
ruling in the Philippines since 1898
have been taught that the flying barb
still has it's sting.
~ course, even when archery, prior
10 the days OF gunpowder. universally
nao Its military uses, it also was en-
couraseo as a sport. for obvious reas-
ohs' Gentleman or servant practicins
the passime trained himself for com
ing war With supersession of bow by
gun as weapon, archery as a sport
also waned. But it never ceased, and It
IS 20 demonstrate that fact, as we'll as
70 enjoy the zest Of competition. that
archers gather tomorrow in the great
anphitheater where such comparative
y modern sports as football are wont
70 he played before great assemblies.
rms gathering Will not be so widely
patronized. Archery makes its appeal
20 the Few and not to the many. It
ca!is LOT a true eye and not a weighty
frame It's very antiquity and its asso-
Il,
eratures make Il liked by literati,
artists and the like as we'll as lovers of
nature and out Of door life. OF such
are most OF those devotees who twang
the bow and watch the flight OF arrows
toward targets. But it also is a snort
aktns its appeal TO the man Of affairs
seeking diversion with form OF not
over strenuous rivalry. OF such there
ais" are some among those who call
them selves howren or as the Greeks
you'd have said. toxophili,es.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
A Re.ouresful p,eadsr.

During the Maryland lawyers con-
vention at Cape May a group OF law
yers sat in rocking chairs on the wind
swept piazza OF a hotel telling ex-
ce,lent law stories. the while watching
a school of great. graceful porpoises
dsporting in the blue sea-
Lawson was very feSOurce1ul
pieader." said George Whiteiock OF
Baltimore. -.
was accused of stealing ham. He told
her on the way to court thar whenl ~ ~
the course Of his argument he slapped
the rail Of the jury box she must burst
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
into tears. The woman said she would

into tears. The woman said she would
remember this.
lawson, tho, forgot himself and
slapped the rail at the climax Of fun
~ story wherewith he was trying to
&c: on the jury's right side. The woman
burst into the most inappropriate soos
and walls.
WAY. madam, what IN the world is
the matter with your said the Judge.
We'll, your honor the prisoner an
suered .Nr. Lawson told nae TO cry
when he slapped the rail- sir.
at this. with an air OF triumph.
Lawson made a sweeping and regal
gesture.
There. gentlemen eff the jury he
said. there / confidently leave my case
Couio any man an earth reconcile tfs
Idea OF crime with such candor and
simplicity as this" '-N ash nSton
Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16

for shipment to them IN wagons
Tho nrst Of tho elevators used waa.D
driven by q gasoline engine, but th1
lately installed eimtlar machines ere
operated by electric motors. taktne
current from the trolley wire. The
grain wagons are tilted In the names
shown, and the load fe4d1 into to ~
ce!vinR box Of tho elevator. A wagon.
load of grain can be Transferred into
car IN ten mtnutes.-Popular Ns-
chanics
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Dear reader. have you ever been
prompted to ask this question: Why
is il that an automobile driver WHO
has nothing in the world to do but
ride about always goes at high
speed?" asks the Waverly Independent.
He seems in a hurry when driving. at
all times. He will como down town at
the rate OF thirty miles an hour and
hen roosr upon the curb or friendly
doorstep for hours at &, stretch
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16

Judgment. assured that no matter Af lis
candidate is not successful. he Has
voted for principle and not acctf ding
to prejudice. He. further. may rest
assured that only q small portion Of
any platform proposed legislation ever
becomes law. Enough new legislation
Is proposed in each Of the several par
ty platforms to keep congress busy al
most for lifetime. And. still further,
II ones chosen candidate is not per-
m'tted to occupy the White House, the
country will not 60 to the dogs.