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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-27

Miss Gladys Drake returned Satu--
day night from Gainesville, after a
pleasant visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Thomas Stevens. She was accompanied
home by her cousin, Miss Daisy Irwin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
Daddy 'sBedti1ne
y Brave Sallie
0T0"- is Not Afraid
. Of Dogs

rubbing her sleek sides against daddy legs as he stretched
moutc armchair before the fireplace
Of did not like It,
a contented himself with whining
her
mine," said daddy
that
Sae
boss which isau as kittens
generally thin though sne
kittens
Some
ngbors Fences
howefbes
OF damage
6ale
Of like dogs.
faH wnen
animal
lowing
hedge that around the edge
salie
while her tail hund out to twice s
rxual
.Dot afraid folks
won. cat
sshe darng the walk
bowling and yepng
saie sitting In
him IT ne should dare
doesn't but after what
sae blame him for feeling like doing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
aahx,. Future Clear.

Samuel A. Thompson. secretary Of
the Rivers and Harbors congress.
while lecturing before the fruit and
produce exchange. told the following
anecdote:
Among a certain people" he said.
1T used to be the custom to test the
future of . baby by placing before
him coin, Bible. piece of cloth
and several other articles. The n.
ticle which the baby grabbed WAS sup
posed to indicate its future calling.
Thus, il he grabbed the Bible he
would be preacher. II the money he
would be business man, Il the cloth
q tailor. etc.
"once. when . proud father was ny
ing out this test the baby sn1fched the
Bible in one hand, the coin in the 9th
or. the piece Of cloth in his teeth and
began to try to gather IN all the rest
with his arms.
"'Mein Gott!' cried the man. he
grabs everything IN sight. He's going
to be a railroad man. Boston Tfay.
eler
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
Only . Horse.

Only . horse, and an old horse, too,
working from day to day,
Only worn out nag, tits true, Flooding
his weary way.
III.
A. horse that works in vain for his
masters word Of praise,
A slave that bows to the frightened
rein: beast, that the master
Hays.
Only q horse: but a horse with heart
"a thin worn out old bay,
But with spirit strong. he plods along
with an accomplishing neigh.
".
A beast Of burden by man abused tor
tured with lash a ndwith goad;
But lesson in faithfulness, courage
and toll-this worn out nag of
the road.
patient tired old bay.
The brute is the one that applies the
lash, not the one who receives the
fay.
He labors hard for his masters greed,
he endures the toll and the pain:
But the look of despair from his eyes
Is a prayer-an appeal to be hui
name.
Ray I. Hoppman in Our Dumb AMI
mails.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
the BUSINESS FIELD.

There is no check to the actual ad-
commercial reporters is confident and
reflects the sentiment and conditions
of the country. Some quiet has sue
ceeded the holidays. 1t is a time for
mid -winter trade which has been slack
ened on account of the Italian climate
which has prevailed may be expected
to take on vigor with the coming of
the cold snap and the snow. The
heaviest clothing. the rubbers and extra
warm footwear and clothing are now
in fair way to move from the shelves.
That has been the main complaint of
trade in Iowa.
The holiday season usually is quiet
one in most lines of trade. A feature
which is striking In the present COM
parative calm is the continued heavy
buying Of steel and iron by the rail-
roads. All precedents have been broken
in this respect 1t is altogether prob
able that the year 1913 will witness new
high records in production. Orders for
rails are coming to the mills in enor-
on this line of steel products for many
months. Rail purchases are heavy at
this time for the reason that most of
the transportation systems have econo-
mized along this line about 5 much as
they can with safety and efficiency.
Construction Of new railroad milea ge
1912. Business progress compels rail-
road expansion. Dear money is the
only thing that has retarded it the past
year. Money rates are still unsatis
factorily high. but there are improve
ments which must be made and it Is
this necessity that is causing extensive
purchasing now Freight traffic is still
heavy. Altho last year two or three
times as many freight cars were built
as in 1911, the carriers still ind them
selves inadequately equipped for hand
ling the business offered them. The
equipment companies as u consequence
are reaping a harvest. Prospects are
that they will do record business this
year Naturally all allied industries
Will enjoy proportionate benefits.
There is little speculative buying.
Stocks generally are low. Uncertainties
regarding the tariff and the tightness
Of money have contributed largely to
this situation. In fact. thruout the year
just ended business has moved forward
in thief ace of many rawha cks. There
has been no over expansion and not the
slightest semblance of a boom. Con-
sequently 1t rs fair to assume that the
business foundation is sound.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
A NEEDED pulL,c INVESTMENT.

One of the big life insurance COM
panies is conducting publicity cam
paign in the interests of public health.
Several of the larger life companies
are campaigning for better and more
universal understanding Of the simpler
laws of living and to advance sanitary
methods. They are making alliance
with visiting nurses associations and
generally doing in the health field what
q big harvester company is doing in
the agricultural field. hiring experts at
high salaries to spread a gospel which
has present advantage to all concerned
and future profit to the Incorporation,
These companies are not primarily in
the promotion of public health or of
for the best intentions they are first
of all making an investment.
One billion FIVE hundred million is d
low estimate Of the annual economic
loss from preventable deaths in the
United States. The experience of Col
oneI Gorgas and his sanitary corps in
the Panama Canal Zone is a convincing
lemonstra ton that good health is
purchasable commodity and that sick
mes can be insured against and pre-
vented if the public is willing to pay
enough for safeguards. The cost Of
accomplishing the wonderful saving of
lives on the is1hu.us is estimated at
about s2.+3 per person annually.
In contrast with such figures, which
compare favorably with familiar per
capita expenditures for fire and police
protection anS the conservation of ma
terial property, are the data relating to
the cost of the actual destruction OF
mankind. According to President Jor-
dan Of Stanford University it now costs
on the average about $4,000 to xii.
man in modern war, ard in the Boar
war this expense ran up to nearly $40
coo. 1t costs more TO kill off popula-
ton by insanitation and other public
menaces which destroy life, create pow
erty and generally lower the tone of
life and raise the death average than
the s243 cents it costs to save human
life in a presidential place like Pan
ANA.
II the life insurance companies can
afford TO spend money teaching people
howe to live and avoid disease the city
anud the state can better afford to do
the same thing. There is-unless in par
ticular instances which belong in an
other story-no public advantage thru
4 dead man. An active millionaire or
a working !aborer is worth thousand
Of each dead considered merely from
the cold standpoint Of public advant-
age.
Iowa and Iowa cities and country
sides have come to that point of mater
ial development which carries with 1t
responsibility to do the things which
are possible We have the means and
must use them. We intend to build
good roads So much we have decided
upon We should also give serious and
expert attention TO matter of public
health. Our health boards should be
under state supervision rather than be-
meath the thumb of local individuals
and interests. We ought to be as pro-
gressive in our public health invest
ments as the Insurance companies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
STPPOSING.
INT. Vernon Record.l

While we are hearing about how
much benefit the university of Iowa
has been to the state it might be we'll
for thinking men to consider whether
or not the state would have been bet
ter eff had the money been spent in
other lays. But very few hundreds
ever got to the university, while hun
dreds of thousands have attended the
grades. Would the state have been
better off. then, and would it have a
higher average of intelligence had the
money spent on the higher education
been put in the grades? This is a
question that may well be considered.
In the opinion of the Record the big
money has always been spent where
it is not needed. That is TO say the
best educators should have been
teaching the lower grades, getting the
pupils started right. instead of correct
ing a batch of ,1l:sinformation gathered
in the lower grades. In other words
that the most important thing is to get
the young pupils started right. Once
they get the fundamentals the rest is
not difficult But when they get thru
the lower grades, as a large share Of all
the pupils of the country do, without
understanding the underlying princi-
pies of the courses they are unable to
understand the advanced work in the
subjects until they go back and get the
fundamentals.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
can not be fulfilled to the letter or
by oyerdrawn abatement.

can not be fulfilled to the letter or
by overdrawn statement.
Des Moines is good town, grow
ing city with opportunity. That u alb
solutely true Of every city in Iowa. Des
Moines is the biggest city in the state.
located we'll toward the center Of the
state and its capital. Other cities have
their advantages to urge. The best
thing about any of them Is that they
are located in the finest agricultural
state In the union which has un-
equalled railroad facilities. a big home
market and highly intelligent popula-
ton. City for city Iowa can match
any other state with opportunities.
There is plenty Of solid foundation to
build boost on.
The moral is that hot air isn't a solid
foundation. 1t pays to advertise the
actual and stop there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
p.bt Owed Engineer.

l got OF train the other day and
was glad there hadn't been an acct
dent. There'd been a bad one on the
same railroad just the day before. !
walked the length Of the platform
and was just about to leave the train
behind when I looked up and saw the
engineer. He was letting down after
a long pull. J wasn't the president OF
the United States 30 ! didn't stop to
shake hands with him, although felt.
inclined to. We are curiously In the
power of the engineer. ! feel about
him as do about the captain OF =
steamship after have crossed the
ocean. advocate the honortns OF
engineers in some conspicuous way.
Lift their business to the rank OF q
nrofession. Let them know each time
they pull train In that we know
they're done a deed Of valor. For
that is Just exactly what it is.-New
York Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
Tho Case Of Wood Alcohol.

How real and immediate are the
dangers which beset us in connection
with the unsupported use of wood alco-
hol is made apparent by a notice Of
judgment lately published by the office
culture. Several individuals, acting
under the name of the Lucca Produce
Wine Company had marketed pro-
duct with the distinctly pretentious
label: Gran Licuore Della Stella Elixir
Tonico Stonatico." Analysis of a sam =
pie of this promising elixir by the bu-
reau of chemistry indicated it to con-
tain: nlethyl alcohol, 20,iS per cent by
volume; ethyl alcohol, sos per cent by
volume: and the coal-tar dye acid yell
low G. to furnish an attractive color.
The case was reported for prosecution
as a violation Of, the food and drugs
act. but fortunately an indictment was
found under a section of the New York
criminal code. One defendant Alberto
Milanesi, after having spent two
months in Jail awaiting trial, was on
pleading guilty sentenced to serve
term of seven months in the New York
county penitentiary. Another defend
ant, Carlo Giradi. had sentence sus-
pended on plea of guilty. The Jour
nal Of the American Medical Associa :
ton. commenting on the case, ex-
presses the hope that a more vigorous
MANAGEMENT of such fragrant viola
tons of the law will have whole
some effect, for there are few deter
rents like Jail sentenca.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
LEARN HOW TO BOOST.

Des Moines opens her municipal
lodging houses today. 1t is for the
worthy unemployed Of which Des
Moines seems to have an overflow this
winter as last.
Des Moines has done great deal Of
.boosting." Now boosting is a good
thing but it has its limitations as every
good thing has. Touted as an indus
trial and commercial paradise by press
agents, mayors and commissioners on
itineracdes Of speaking trips and in
ne senate by the appealing oratory Of
whilom senator Des Moines seems to
have bitten off more publicity than
che can chew.
Il II idle to attract an influx Of
sworthy unemployed to be lodged at
public expense and fed by charity. 1t
n unjust to those attracted and reacts
upon the city. 1t Is not necessarily
an evidence Of metropolitan growth
when lodging houses and soup Kitchens
must DO provided 20 keep men, who are
willing and anxious to work, from star
walton and freezing on the streets.
We are gradually learning a lot about
boosting. Good boosting isn't hot air.
Il u . plain and absolutely honest
Gtatement OF conditions. It is a fair
description Of goods on hands ready
sfce delivery. There is nothing gained
- Hxie adyertising, by promises which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
Topics of the Times

Jim Goods purchase Of 700-acre
farm in Van Buren, county isn't the
first progressive break into the reser
tation.
The Des Moines municipal lodging
house will admit none who can't walk
chalk line. However 1t seems that
those fellows need shelter as badly as
any. Why not put them to bed and
take the bill to the saloonists' organi
zation?
Nineteen college teams have just
rounded up a weeks campaign under
the direction of the State Y. NJ. c. A.
That's carrying the ball. boys.
Of the million dollars spent by the
city of Stockholm, Sweden, for its
school system last year, $500 was for
domestic science, s17,5o0 for school
lunches, $1,000 for school physicians,
and s2,4OO for the dental clinic.
William Rockefeller says he is too
sick to appear before the Pujo inves-
tigation Mr.. Rockefeller also suspects
that he'd be sicker after such appear
ance.
Colorado has woman senator in the
assembly Like the male statesman
, she wears her hair long.
The best thing about Senate,
Railey's valedictory address is that i,
| was valedictory.
Mr.. Rockefeller's idea seems to bt
what's the use Of being rich II wealth
does not rise higher than subpoena
Perhaps now you'll appreciate tina
1 beautiful weather we've been having.
| It was a sudden change from th'
fan to the snow shovel wasn't it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
"LIk.d to Be eulled."

Sir William Gull, the well-known
London physician, was once the VIC
tim Of an amusing piece Of repartee
on the part of a fellow practitioner.
The occasion was dinner party At
which several distinguished medical
men were present. The conversation
happened to turn upon the subject OF
quackery, and Sir William Gull ev'
pressed his conviction that a certain
amount OF it was essential to success
in practice, adding: ut is An exam
pie of the old saying. 'Populus vult
decipi'" (people like to be deceived)
quite So, .aid the host; now. can
any one present give an English
equivalent to that?" Nothing easier,
dryly remarked a well-l.nown physi-
clan OF one of the Manchester hos
pitfalls. "The public liked to be
'gulled.'"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06


separately. It 10 said 667 locomotives
will be used with 600 passenger COACH
- and 20 repair cars. When two or
more locomotives are coupled to the
same train. as circumstances demand,
these will be operated by one man
by means Of simplified muitipicunit
system. The assertion Is made that
experience gained with electric loco
motives in Germany shows that main
tenance costs are below those Of motor
coaches. The locomotive has large
hauling powers and ono such engine
can therefore take the place Of many
motor coaches. Added to this. the
motors and other electrical gear are
very accessible, which h an impor.
tant item from the point Of cleaning
and repairs. It also appears that
since the motors Of electric loconn0-
tives are spring borne and placed high
up In the body. there u less noise and
vibration, a. compared with motor
coaches, and that they do less damage
to the track. During the busiest hours
Of the day, when the trafhc IL heaviest
the trains will be made up Of Is SIX
wheel coaches. which willthe propelled
by two locomotives. one 1t each END
Of the train. At other times, when the
railway is less busy. the trains will
consist Of I'VE or eight cars. which
will be coupled to . single locomotive.
Trains made up in this manner can be
driven from either end by fitting the
last coach with . controller.-Populax
Mechanics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06

Kephart neaf that place in 1850" He
at once took young Mc0aw into his
employ ana treated him with unusual
consideration. Mr.. Willis met tragic
death himself. was washed overheard
from coasting steamer three years
ago and was drowned.
The Kephart murder 10 the greatest
tragedy in the history of Jefferson
county. June 20, 1860. while fishing in
Cedar creek north Of Batavia, 7. b.
Barnett found the nude bodies OF a
woman. a boy Of six years and a girl
of twelve. They were connected with
an emigrant wagon which has passed
thru the country and posse gave pur-
suit. The vehicle was found near Up
ton, Mo-, the next day. and the driver
who gave his name as John Kephart,
a man of so years. was placed under
arrest. With him was the lad referred
to above. He said he saw Kephart XIII
his brother and sister, but that his
mother was dead when the children
were killed. 1t Is probable that the
murder was committed near Eddyviiie
and that the bodies had been hauled
thirty miles before they were hidden.
During his first night in Jail Kephart
attempted suicide by hanging. but the
sheriff cut him down and frustrated
his plans. The morning Of July : a
large body OF men on horseback rode
into Fairfield and proceeded directly to
the county jail. where they made for
NAL demand for the murderer. Efforts
were made to dissuade them from their
purpose, but they We're of no avail.
The doors of the prison were finally
ranmed with a wooden post and brok-
en- down. Kephart, weak and trembling
from fear and his attempt at self
murder, was dragged out of the Jail.
placed in a wagon and taken away.
The procession, which had grown to
more than thousand people, was
halted on Cedar creek, where the bod
les had been found. Here the muir
derer was assisted to mount hastily
erected scaffold and was hanged In the
presence of $500 people. 1t was the
only lynching which ever took place In
Jefferson county. In a key OF soap
grease in the wagon was found $780,
This, with the wagon and OK team
was given the Willis boy. a guardian
having been appointed for him. 1t has
been many years since anyone in JET
fersOn county had heard directly or
indirectly, from the sole survivor of
the kephart murder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
Times-Republican
Three Months Free

Enclose regular price for any Of this
list of magazines scoring twenty points
and we will send the Daily Times Re-
publican, (ruraI route sdition), three
months free as . Christmas present.
Enclose regular price for magazines
scoring twenty-five points and we will
send the Evening Times Republican by
mail the same.
Enclose regular price for magazines
scoring thirty points and we will send
the city edition by carrier three
rnonthe th0 Same.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
n.x ENGLAND me., In chIra.

On August 1 q New England sup
ver was held at Mokanshsn. ChinA
Mokaushan is q mountain resort II
Chekiang province, where missionar-
i,s from Chekiang and Kiansau prov
inces gather in the summer to err
cane the excessive heat OF the plain.
There were present % persons, Of
whom II were native born New Eng
landers and the remainder connected
By birth or marriage. Is
The supper was credit to the New
England cooks. Baked beans. steam
ing hot brown bread, apple pies. berry
pies, squash pies and doughnuts. like
mother used to make" called back old
times. After singing Yankee Doodle,
America" and Aud Lang Syne." the
company broke up to meet again next
year on Mokanshan.-Rev. A. F. VI.
ford In the Waterman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
Iona Newspapers
WELL. DID HE?
[Waverly Independent.


Lynnville can lay claim to cham
pion corn husker in the person of Jim
| Thompson. young giant Of this place.
Fer sixteen days he has averaged l40
bushels per observation-disclosures Times
Republican, If all the corn husking
yarns we read are true, we may as
we'll admit that we are a back number.
out date, etc. Did Jim Thompson
husk 40 times so pounds of corn a
day for sixteen days? That would
mean five loads a day each load
weighing little more than a ton. Can
a man do that for sixteen days in sue
, cession"
THAT BOOZE BUSINESS.
[Palo Alto Reporter.l
AS the Courier goes to press things
are transpiring in Algona. One of these
things is or was a Christmas drinking
incident A new business man of he
town imbibed too much on Christmas
eve and proceeded TO raise cain with
his family He turned his family out
of doors lie was arrested yesterday
morning. was penitent, paid a fine OF
SIS and costs and filed an information
against a business man of the town for
selling him the liquor.-Algona Courier.
Well, any so-called business man
who will sell something to q poor fool
that will send him home to kick his
family out of the house needs to have
information filed on him. If every fell
low that go. drunk and raised old Ned
would file information against the fell
low that sold him liquor there would
be a great scarcity of DRINKS in the
state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06

Joy.Ride Feature.
The witness testified that he had
been Knocked down by motorcar
and that the chauffeur, who was q
joy.rider, had given no warning Of
hic onnvoach
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
City, Iowa.
useIess Worry.

Much Of our worry is useless"
Eyes; it is. l once bought some stock
In q rubber grove and worried two
winters about frost before I ascer-
tanned that the trees hadn't yet been
planted"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
CompromiSe,

do you take this woman for bet.
ter or worse?" y do. Judge, ! do.
But l hope We kin kinder strike an
average. Herald.