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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19
THE TAX ON olEO,

The Burleson bill providing for
fiat tax of cents on all oleomargeriae
bids fair to pass the present congress
appears to be in the interest Of the
masses Of consumers ard without
doubt if it becomes law will assist
toward lowering the cost of living. At
present the tax on colored oleo-
margarine Is 10 cents a pound a dis
tinction which has its direct effect in
competition between oIeo and butter
Uncolored oleo and buttertne and other
butter substitutes, like unco!ored but
ter lack attractiveness and are Stunned
until prohibitive prices Of butter drive
consumers to buy the uncoiored article,
eat it in its unat tracuve and more or
less repulsive state OF color it them
selves
Selling cleo for butter is ore thing
competition between two legitimate
articles Of food Is another. The 10
cent tax on butterine does assist in
the prevention OF sales Of buterine for
butter by unscrupulous dealers. Main
~ however. 1t destroys the retail mar
ket for butterine until the pressure Of
prices compels its purchase as a substi-
tute for COW butter. In fact it is in
restraint Of competition between butter
and oleo and in favor Of butter. Il was
so intended by its originators and those
who pushed it over. It does not pre-
vent Illegal sales of cleo by those who
dare to take the chances and color the
stuff and sell it in defiance of the PEN
atty as the records OF prosecutions
shcw. But it does prevent many VINO
would use colored oieo from buying
and thus boosts butter prices.
and creameries are to be considered
but so are the interests Of the millions
who consume the products and pay for
them. Butter was so cents a pound in
Cedar Rapids yesterday. according tic
Cedar Rapids newspapers. It is ~ AND
As cents a pound in Marshalltown to-
( udy. AAcec ~ iCSs Afdhc Dutlei Pto
hibitive to the laborer with a family
the man who earns 20 cents to 90 cents
An hour. The man on fairly good sal
any with . half dozen months to feeG
Bays SO q month for butter if he buy.
good butter and feeds his family well
Butter at so cents or at 40 cents is {
luxury. Nobody will find fault witt
the butter producer for getting th'
best prices he can. Sa. under the gig
cumStances nobody will desire or asl
that . legitimate, healthful and ap
proved substitute should carry an!
e10rS:;1.:..y 8. ;s:::::s:ss s:::..as. L. cox
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19

10 take over the telegraph lines. and
the express companies az well. II the
business can be carried on profitaoly.
But the first thing to do is to put the
postottice department on strictly
business basis. Make every man earn
every cent he gets; pay no higher SAL
aries than any other employer pays
Tor the same class of labor"
The Manson Democrat predicts that
Professor Holden will wake up to a
realization OF the fact that the politi-
Clans have made an agricultural imple-
Iuent Ut him.
Anyhow, Professor Holden has sue
about man in Iowa" remarks the
Boone \eWs-Republican.
The Mason City Times believes that
the time will not be long until not
only the mail and telegraph lines OF the
country viii be under government con-
troll but also that the express COM
tanles viii be taken over. In this lat
ter move the government can remedy
the greatest OF evils, give the country
one OF the biggest rohberies which ex-
lists today. Mall. telegraph and express
lines go hand IL hand. and should ne
unueE tne oNect control Of the govern
mert
Does anyone suspect. asks the
Rockwell City Advocate. that a small
faction OF the republican party in Iowa
known as stanopatIers didn't know
exactly hat il Vas doing when it en-
courased the Holden candidacy in the
interest OF a greater Iowa.
The Holden Committee started IN
sonle aa.s ago to raise FUNDS. VIII
the DeS MONIES Register ana I-eaoer,
IL me interest OF publicity. kindly re-
port VINO won the honor OF being the
Hrs1 subscriber. and the subsequent
iToceecirgs asks the Sioux City
} Journal.
To that bold and open exponent of
tra..a expression the Cedar Rapids Re
publican one OF the amusing things
in Iowa Is the manner in which many
papers and politicians are handling the
Holden candidacy. They do not want
to take hold of either end of the poker.
II IS al least worth while TO see the
politicians hesitating about the mat
ter"
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald says
1t is much easier for democrats to de-
termine whom the republicans should
nominate for president than to decide
whom they ought to nominate them
selves"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19
.u,tin Mccarthy in Old Aae.

Justin Mccarthy, politician, author
and journalist. celebrated his eighty.
first birthday recently at Folkstone.
Kent, England. He is convalescine
from sharp attack Of illness, but his
brain is as keen as ever. Eight yeara
ago a civil list pension was bestowed
upon him By Mr.. Balfour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19
a% M~7-~
Iona Newspapers
WHEN THEY WERE 1T"
ICastana Tiynes.l

lSaStana Times
Once upon a time the lawyer, the
preacher and the schoolmaster were
iii If there We're any more its they
weren't recognized as such. After a
while the doctor carved his way in
with his surgery tools: of course the
editor has always beer it but cir
cumstances compelled him TO spell it
trus, busted Mr. Farmer rides up in
his automobile and we al recognize
that the genuine article has arrived.
GRAY WOLVES MORE NUMEROUS.
[Carroll Herald,
j j. Graves states that on his way
home from Glidden last Wednesday he
saw a large gray Wolf on the Storm
creek bottom. These wolves have in
creased in number OF recent years and
are becoming destructive to lambs and
pigs. Last spring Charles Parsons lost
number OF pigs stolen by wolves that
loitered in this neigh borhood. Several
large Htters one numbering thirteen
cubs. were captured during the past
year, but there were evidently more, for
the increase is noticeable. Farmers
in the eastern half of the county say
that wolves are in evidence as they
pass from the Middle Coon and Brushy
on the south TO the Coon on the north
II may be wise for spor,smen Of the
county TO organize a wolf hunt and
take in some Of the iupine pests be-
fore spring
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

THE recommendation Of Postmaster
General Hitchcock that the govern
ment take over the telegraph lines II
one not to be dismissed without con-
sideration." says the Mt. Vernon Rec
ord The government would do well
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19

Mrs. a r. Tabor. pf Crider, Mo-, had
been troubled with sick headache for
about five years, when she began TAX
ing Chamberlain'x Tablets She has
taken two bottles Of them and they
have cured her. Sick headache II
caused by oisordered stomach for
which these tablets are especially In
tended. Try them, get well and stay
we'll Sold by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19
FAITH IN IOWA. :.

fSioux City Jeurpal1 .sirr.,.-.
Iowa needs to do i, TO eli back On
state dignity and let the rest OF the
world come In a natural and i1evitable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19

eleven days the temperature has
hardly for an hour ventured above
zero. There is now, happily. little pros
pect Of change. So there is hope for q
whole January without thaw. That.
in all probability, would give US our
hearts desire, a broken recoct.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19
Mos, Food !. Poison

to the dyspeptic- Electric Bitters euro
dyspepsia, liver and kidney complain
and debility. Price so cents Mc-
Bride 4 Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19

petition.
TAe co1orins Of butterine will appear
60 ~ average man - legitimate al
eAe eoSoefn6 Of butter or Of cheese.
Buttorine 10 imitation butter because
FeN butter .was made arst- Il seems
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19

The Manson Democrat predicts that
Professor Holden Will wake up to a
realization Of the fact that the politi-
clans have made an agricultural imple-
nent Ut him"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald says
ii is much easier for democrats TO de-
terTaine whom the republicans should
nominate for president than to decide
whom they ought to nominate them
selves"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19

Anyhow, Professor Holden has sue
ceeoed in becoming the most talked
about man in Iowa" remarks the
Boone News-Republican.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
FIGHTING CONSUMPTION
TUBERCULOSIS EXHIBITION CAM.
PAIGN IN MISSISSIPPI DOING
MUCH GOOD.

Columbus, Miss.-Some real results
are being reported from the tubercu-
losis exhibition campaign among the
colored people. Principal W. l. Mitch
ell of Union Academy, the colored
school, has written the following let
ter:
Il am sure the older pupils were
very much benefited by visiting the
exhibition. They have reduced, to
practice some things learned there.
They now have their own drinking
cups. They cooperate heartily in
keeping their rooms clean. They are
better prepared to listen, to talks from
their teachers along lines OF health
and cleanliness.
The younger students under ten
-ears Of age will remember that they
went to the Locus exhibition, and
after while the full meaning OF It
will dawn upon them. Furthermore,
the fact of their going Interested
their parents and caused many, to visit
the exhibition who otherwise would
not have been there. Since the ex.
hibition has been here l have
screened my kitchen and dining room,
installed city hydrant water and made
other sanitary Improvements
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
Iowa State Bystander
DYsTANDER fuD. CO, Publishers.
pEs Mo,NEa, IOWA
IRouLETTE WHEEL IN A CANE
Dns More Added TO the variety o.
j, Uses Frsnehnsn Make Of This
80 Article.

The ingenuity Of the Frenchman
has not been confined to the making
Of weapons out Of apparently harm
less canes. In fact, thore 10 quite va
riety OF uses which the cane Is made
20 serve.
One OF the canes IL fitted with q
ooinbox and q matchbox. these being
contained In the head. which II pro-
vided with q. carefully concealed Ito:
The coinbox IL arranged to permit OF
depositing and easily removing the
coins by . sight pressure OF the
thumb, thus obviating the necessity OF
hshing for coins in the pocket.
Another cane handle contains .
complete OUTFIT Of the game known as
Petits Chevaux. When the lid to open
betting can begin and the horse cross
Ing the wire first wins the stakes.
One Of the latest Partisan novelties
consists In q lady's parasol handle
containing ., roulette wheel which
can be used for gambling at any place
Or moment.
These handles have become very
popular. They, are OF fine workman
ship and generally Of gold or silver.
One handle contains almost every
thing that one would be likely to need.
A long sheet Of paper Is wound around
the rod, from which pieces may be
torn of for taking notes. When the
lid is opened penknife. pencil. nall
ale. combs and looking glass are dis
closed. These objects are small, but
large enough for practical use.-scien'
tifc American.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
CONVEX LENS or the EYES
A RlIRN,NG GLASS THAT ADJUSTS
THE SIGHT TO VARYING
DISTANCES.

One of the manifold wonders OF the
human eye is the convex lens Win
which the focal distances OF sight are
made instantly and without mental ef-
fort. This lens in the eye is a literal
burning glass;" as the small boy
STYLES the glass lens with which he
focuses the suns rays and sets fire
to a piece OF paper. Just In this
sense, too, is the lens OF the eye
literal burning glass. as may be shown
BY the simplest of experiments.
Let the person at midday hold a
straw against the face Of the sun and
focus his eyes on the straw. he can
look at the straw, with its back
ground OF dazzling sun, and without
discomfort. But the moment he looks
at the fiery ball OF the sun itself. sub
consciously the lens OF the eye comes
to its proper focus, with the result
that burning sun spot appears. on
the retina Of the eye, and 1t is said
that a few seconds of such looking
would burn out the retina as II by
fire itself.
In the subconscious adaptability OF
the eye lens to adjust itself to differ
ent distances lies its value to the hu-
man sight. The man with a camera
adjusts the focus of his lenses by
sliding them forward and back. The
lenses OF the human eye, by changing
their curvatures, allow OF one looking
at fine print six inches from his nose
and In a fraction of second to look
I'D and away, probably fifty miles to
a mountain peak that IN an instant is
in true camera focus.-Pittsburg
Press.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
PRESCRIBING A DIET,

Sir Richard Jebb, the eminent physi-
clan, was a man OF irritable temper,
and when bored by the querulous
complaints OF some OF his patients
could not always force himself to re-
turn civil answer. A troublesome
patient, whose illness was purely i'm
aginary, pestered him one day with
questions as to what he should eat !
my directions on that point" said
Sir Richard, will be few and simple.
You must not eat the shovel, poker
CT tongs. for they are hard OF diges-
,tion; nor the bellows, for they are
windy: but anything else you please"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
Golhna In France.


The French ,goldng girl II q rarity
20 far, but she 10 increasing in spite
Of difficulties. The links at La Boulte.
1t Chantilly. at Fontaine bleau, and
elsewhere are gradually attracting
her, and her skill when she does take
up the game makes her fully the equal
II not the superior TO the English or
American girls who are members OF
the same club.
Strictly speaking, however, the
French golhng girl Is more often a
young married woman than jeune
file. because there is always the diff
Guilty of the chaperon. 1t is rather
hard to expect a mother to follow her
girls round the links, yet unless she
does, she is not much use. Sometimes
. brother Is considered a sufacient
protector. but brothers IN France. a.
elsewhere, are indifferently fond OF
looking after their sisters.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
WORDS DIDN'T FIT THE GAME.

Mr.. Justice McKenna OF the United
States Supreme court took up golf
some time ago, and played at it at
the Chevy Chase links near Washing
ton.
He was practicing one day, and
there was nobody with him except his
caddie. He teed up his ball. made
the preliminary waggles he could
think of and sw1ped at the ball. He
missed it a foot. He tried again, and
this time struck the earth 1S inches
behind the tee. He made another ef-
fort and missed again.
Then he stopped, and looked at the
ball and said: "Tut.tut! Tut-tut-tut!"
mister" observed the caddie.
you'll never learn to play golf wit
dem words!" 49, Saturday Evening
Post. ,~. 49,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
GLUE TONIC.

Chinese medicine developed a spe-
cial fondness for fossilized dragon
bones," derived from extinct her.
bivora. They are also fond OF dragon
teeth" as fossilized shells are called
In Shantung glue Is made from asses
skins. In a certain town OF that prov
,ince Is well, the water OF which
when drunk BY asses makes their
skins especially good for making
glue This glue brings fancy price,
as it is famous tonic throughout
China Chicago Tribune.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
NOT ENOUGH FOR TWO.

Postmaster General Hitchcock, re-
plying at a Washington reception to
compliment upon his management of
the nations malls, said with smile:
"But the postofiice Is still burdened
with old-fashioned restrictions and
rules - makeshifts which suficed
when the country was small, but
which are most unsatisfactory now
that we have grown 50 vast. n
Those outgrown makeshifts 70
mind me OF q shared umbrella. Ar
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
Automatic Mule,

At Elk City the Missouri Pacific op
crates pumping station with blind
mule. The mule is left alone all day,
and goes around and around pumping
water. When the tank is full the wa
ter splashes OFT on piece Of zinc,
and the noise Is signal for the mule
10 step. When a train goes along
the mule begins to pump again until
tho water splatters. The owner Of the
mule got out last spring and worked
against and helped beat the water.
works bonds at the election, because
the construction OF waterworks sys.
TEN there would throw his blind mule
out Of work-Exchange.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
Curiosity Cost Fox His Freedom.

Curiosity Cost Fox His Freedom.
J. F. speacht Of Pottsville. Pa.
while driving along the state road be-
tween Pottsville and Schuylkill Haven
the other day. got out Of his buggy to
look after his horse, which had cast 9
shoe. Al he did 10 q large gray fox.
weighing "A pounds, ran from the I'M
derbrush into the middle Of the road
and stood for q minute to look at
him.
The action cost Reynold his liberty,
~ Speacht SHE'D a large stone, strik.
ing him in the head and stunning him.
The fox was captured alive. and will
DO used for a big fox chase during
coming summer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
umbrella, you know, is q shelter To-
one and a shower bath for two
New York Tribune.
UP AGAINST IT.

Hokus-Why don't you try to, get q
job?, t.., ,..o I'M. a. .&.A
Pokus-Employers prefer to hire
married men. ILL.,, . ~. IL
Hokus- Then why don't you get
married !? Il. 81 Ky:
Pokus-A girl won't marry fellow
unless he has q Job. D
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03

most famous and best living example
OF our Africa's sons: and sec
ondly. because. like him. y
too, have my heart conferred mainly
in the education Of my race. Therein
methinks lies the shortest and oes'
way to their mental. moral. material
social and political bstterment
Throughout ten long. firing years aho
up to the present moment ! have sac
rificed all my time, all my strength
and all my means upon this altar OF
my peoples supremest need-the neeo
OF enlightenment. OF knowledge. OF un'
Outstanding. OF refinement OF manners
and refinement OF mind. And II TOT
the nonce ! am ready to RESPOND 10
my compatriot's call to serve them IN
the more urgent. and wsthal more per
ilous sphere Of political activity.
shall on that account by no means les'
sen my educational and editorial ei'
forts on their behalf. On the contrary
I cherish a hope that my more honore1
position in the Native CommonWea!'n
and my wider contact with the nat'Ve
world, may rather tend to make tnose
efforts still more extensive ana e.
fective.
All the same. while believe that IN
education my race will find It's greal'
est earthly blessing. am forced ~
avow that at this present juncture Oh
the reformation Of the South African
commonwealth, It has a still more
pressing need-the need OF poiitica ,
vigilance and guidance. OF poiit'ca'
emancipation and rights.
This native congress. then-1 l may
venture to speak as its appolnteo
acknowledgements, as 1t ooes'
the whole body of educated nativedom
throughout South Africa, respectfully
tenders the government its submls-
sion and Its support. and prays tna'
the government may in return nonor
1t with its confidence and grant our
lawful requests their due consioera'
ton.
The policy which am convinced
will prove at once the surest. salest
and quickest (and the policy whlcn
hone our society will ever FOLLOW Is
one OF deep and duttful respect Tor the
rulers whom God has placed over us;
a policy OF hopeful reliance IN ina.
sense of common Justice and love OF
freedom so innate in the British cnal'
acter. that these will ultimately tr''
umph over all other baser tendencies
to color prejudice and class tyranny.
I feel assured that, II we approach
this inherently religious and magnan',
nous British people in a respectful
and reasonable manner, they Will not
refuse US hearing. and will not re-
fuse us our rights. Indeed they II
is who have taught US to seek and 10
strive; we follow but their own e2'
ample, Whatever political rights the
British citizen now enjoys. he has
won only at the cost ce centuries OF
constant struggle; and surely he Will
not think i'll of US If we now humoiy
follow in his footsteps.
But while We wage our little war; II
shall always and only be along the
constitutional way of peaceful endeaV'
or, and patient pegging away. An
honest, manly fight every Britlsner
admires. We propose to put one up
and by Gods help we shall win.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
Too Horrible to Think OF.

T. Mother, it is said that the success
NJ the Chinese women In securing the
right to vote is due to the fact that
thew have given up the practice OF
squeezing their feet out Of shape"
"Yes, dear, l believe that has had a
great deal to do with IT,
do you think we should get the
men to let US vote II We ceased to
squeeze our feet3' >a.> 4,
Heavens, child Don't suggest such
4 horrible expedient.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
ONE WAY LEFT.

1--WE tried for ten years to please
nv WIFE," said the married man. "and
I've never yet succeeded"
"Impossible!" calculated his friend.
mo. / don't think It is." said the
married man. I'm going to shoot my
self."-Satire. s.3.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-05-03
THE WiNN Err.

Walter-Thank you ever so much,
sir.
Old Gent-What the deuce do you
mean? l haven't given you anything
Waiter-No, sir; but I bet No. ~
half a crown you wouldn't tip mel
London Opinion.