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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04

on it SO that the flies gain access to
the can under the cover and escape
thru hole in the cover over which is
fixed fly trap. In fighting the MY,
Hodge has found that the essentials OF
successful campaign are to transfer
the fight against the fly from the house
to outdoors, and then to exterminate it..
Another essential feature in town
or city is that households must CO.
operate. One ignorant or careless home
can breed flies enough to vitiate the
best endeavcrs of a whole town. Hodge
has succeeded in his neiShborhood in
practically eliminating flies; he uses
no screens in windows and doors, and
can sit out doors or have windows or
doors open at any time without moles-
tation. AS flies begin to breed early
in the spring and as they breed with
marvellous rapidity, the time to ar
range for a campaign is in the win
ter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04

they are manned CT killed Ard these
are only few of the chances" taken
by these men almost hourly in the
yards, on the trains and along the
tracks Of every great railway system
OF the country.
Railway officials are waking up to
the uselessness. and the cost Of this
slaughter and are trying to teach their
men to be more careful. Many of the
railroads send out special trains at
intervals with safety committees
aboard to look for instances Of care
lessness, to point out to the workenen
how to avoid accidents. At one sta
ton they may find hole in the
platform sufficient to throw person
down and injure him. At another sta
ton the stock chute gates are open
wide enough to rake trainman of
the side Of car and kill or cripple
him for life. They see everything.
Habitual carelessness that may re-
suit in a death some day is remedied.
The road pays the bills of the trip
and the committee has the satisfac-
ton of knowing that they have prob
ably saved few lives.
Almost every road of importance
in the country is concerning itself
In this attempt to curb the foolhardi-
ness OF its employees. Every man, boy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
THE college" GRAFT.

, new graft is being worked by the
younger generation of peddlers. They
dron into a town and start off taking
orders and peddling their wares Win
ont license, and when they are naooed
bv the city officers the aforesaid ped.
djecs put up big confidence taiE that
they are working their way thru col
leee and that to license them would
work hardship. Where the officer is
wise he stands pat and collects the lie
ensa or kicks the CRATER out of town.
. Here in Hampton a gang of sub
scrintion peddlers recently visited the
town and worked many of the SYM
,athe,ic women to help them thru
college" Only one peddler visited any
certain house, and in many cases the
,adv thought she would help him out
Int when many of the women heard
the following day that there was an
even half dozen here working their
wav thru college" in different parts OF
the town, under the direction of
leader. they discovered that they were
st,,ng again. You can always De sate
in giving peddlers wide berth. Make
then, show you, at least, and don't take
their word for everything.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04

Of this country killed 1885 persons
and injured 1853 1913. These figures show
an increase over the year 191O-19ll OF
1s9 killed and 1879 injured. Out Of
the total number Of casualties IN the
current year 31s we're passengers,
1886 employees, and 6.G32 other per-
sons, indicating an increase OF 80
in the total number of employees Kill
ed, decrease Of 38 in the total num-
Der of passengers killed. and an In
crease Of 1914 in the total number OF
persons killed other than passengers
and employees. OF the persons injured.
1886 were passengers. 143.442 en-
ployes and 1910 persons other than
passengers and employees.
It was the annual slaughter OF rail-
road men. The number has been in
creasing every year, and apparently
there is no way OF mitigating the dead
illness of railway operation. Safety de-
vices have failed to help much. il S.y
event, you cannot make q $50
ton engine and a string Of heavy cars
"foolproof." And just here lies the
trouble.
The employees are good men-most
OF them thoroughly experienced in
their workout they are inclined TO-
take chances So the list OF the
dead and injured lengthens yearly, be-
cause of heedlessness and hurry: they
swing on and off of cars In motion
when there is no remotest need Of It:
they crawl under cars without notify.
ing an equally careless engineer OF
their intention. and an instant later
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
bill ought to receive some considera-
ton on his auto license.

bill ought to receive some considera-
ton on his auto license.
Mr.. Bryan Is building a fine winter
residence in Florida. the thorn
scratches on Mr.. Bryan's forehead quit
bleding and healed over long ago. In
short Mr.. Bryan is well heeled.
There isn't much economy IN relus-
ing a couple of hundred thousand Tor
free seeds and spending millions to
build 100000 postoffices in the Po-
dunks of 200 congressional districts.
But it sounds we'll
Also it appears that the woman who
keeps the family by her washing ma
chine ought to have equal rights at the
ballot box with the husband she sup
ports.
1t seems also to follow that the wom-
an who scrubs for the rent and the
grocery bill ought to have as much to
say on the saloon question as the hus-
band who, tho unfit for labor, is able
20 eat three times day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04

hands with that woman before. She
asked how much We would give her for
her benevolent institution this year. We
PARTED the question by asking what
VIC had given last year. She said she
did not remember. Neither did we. In
fact we told her that the last party we
gave aims to was now serving term
in the penitentiary She looked startled
and wondered what this party did to
get in the penitentiary. We told her
that he was doing just what she was
doing, except that his talk Of benev-
client institution was all rot; that he
was fake and that all such fakes US
ualy ended in the penitentary. She
looked startled. Then she plucked up
courage and stated that in some towns
they gave her letter of introduction
from the secretary of the commercial
club. We told her tina. in Humboldt
such matters were left with the mayor,
and that he was q grumpy fellow VINO
saw to it that everyone had a permit
to solicit donations or gave them jail
sentence. This seemed toe much Tor
her and she quietly departed, headed
for the NJ. & St. l.. depot, bound fol
greener fields.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
Topics of the Times

Leslie NJ. Shaw seems to be up
against a ruin OF i'll luck. If this keeps
up Leslie will wish he were back home
selling fruit trees.
Mrs. Wilson looks better today to
ms common folks in that $1,000 outfit
than If she'd spent half the old mans
salary in advance on duds.
Well know soon whether Wilson and
Bryan shook hands as preliminary
to a four year go or to consummate
partnership.
First Ex- Secretary Bailinger. next
Ex-Speaker Cannon, now Ex-President
Taft.
Il mans debts may offset MS
taxable cash seems like his gasolene
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
GIVE LIE ROl."

The school master is in the saddle
and is pushing things. Doctor wilson
sIoughs the cap and gown of the col
lege president and becomes the presi-
dent of mighty nation today. Inc
democracy for the first time in twenty
wears tastes again the sweets of ac-
complished victory. The ms are out
and the outs are In. Goodbye every
body. goodbye everything, demo
crat is tnaugurated president OF the
United States today.
Time was when that would have been
certain forecast OF calamity. Business
would have shrunk back into bomb
proofs and preparations have been
maaa for "hard tines Today, how
ever. confidence continues. the farmers
go on testing seed corn and men as
sumo that the sun will shine and the
rain fall upon the unjust as upon the
Just. on democratic as on republican
administration Of government.
There are reasons for the change
Opinions have changed. Republican and
democrat and bull moose do not vary
so widely in political belief as to predl-
cate calamity. The party name now
ever 1t may be spelled, has ceased TO
hea fetch, Men are become convinced
that a businesslike administration OF
public affairs can be approved unoer
any name or title. The common voter
is doing more thinking and much less
marching in party torchNght process
sious. He doesn't go to the polls cheer
ing mad!y but he goes nevertheless ana
leaves his opinion in the ballot box he
has to a very large degree found him
self; and finding himself he has iose
great many things which We're water
on the wheel Of the politician
Nobody seems much afraid of Wilson
The country. always suspicious or the
party which norinally elected MN, mas
confidence in the new president and the
group or wing of democracy OF Which
,e is representative. Wilson comes 70
the country as a progressive democrat
and the main question aSheu III 'tiS
last election and TO be asked in sue
ceeding electors is of progress This
democratic president comes 10 his OF
ice with the country suspending Judg-
ment. expecting the best and hoping tor
An administration which shall be CRED
table to the man and profitable for all.
If Wilson is strong enough to wade
upright against the current of SELLS
interest which assaiis every president;
if he is tall enough TO see over the
heads of the mere politicians II ne Is
broad enough to understand that ne
was the choice Of no party but Of a
forgetfulness of party and forgetting
the arts Of the politician walks IN the
way OF craftsmanship and sincere de-
sire to be of service to the whole coun-
try he will find his hands upheld by
the thoughtful and sincere Of all parties
Wilson's nomination made his party
respectable. His administration may
preserve 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
SOME ..swAnlNe, SUGGESTIONS.

Despite the reading Of the Their
rnorneter It vii! soon be Fly time" Il
we mean to swat these carriers of in
lection it is time to lay out the plan
of campaign. A college man over in
Worcester. Massachusetts, offers some
suggestions which individuals AMI
health boards may wisely give atten-
ton.
He says that the American public
spends s10,600,000 a year FOR window
and door screens in futile attempt to
exclude lively insect which insists on
getting into the house every time the
doors are opened. He believes also that
the method Of swatting the flies, using
fly paper or indoor traps or poisons is
ineffective, but may help. His method
is to make use in various ways Of the
conical wire-mesh fly trap, which is
familiar to almost every one, in such
a way as to turn the tables on the flies
and put them in Jail and let ourselves
out
The plan involves, OF course, the
abolition as far as possible OF all
breeding and feeding places for flies
and the application Of the hy trap
mentioned above to the garbage can,
to the screens on windows, to the COW
ers on manure bins, etc, all Of which
can be done by little mechanical in
Ses.:ty Garbage cans are on the mar
ket which have u cover larger than
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
TnfEs-REPUBIICAN, lfARsHALLTowN IOWA, MARCH lols

well ~ the physically strong. There
Il magic power in the spirit Of kind
ness and the spirit of helpfulness
They are angels out Of the very sky,
and their wings are dipped In the sun.
light. There is nothing so much in
demand as considerable words and
generous deeds for those in trouble.
There are people everywhere and in
all circumstances who need above all
else the lifting power of human IN
terest and human sympathy. The old
ought with all diligence to cultivate
this field. They ought to do the best
they can in mastery of themselves to
exhibit to others in all humility the
strength of their reserve power.
There is plenty for them to do while
the heart keeps up it's beating. With
the mind clear and the spirit unbroken
they have cause for sincere thanks
giving.
1t is an affliction to old age to be
regarded as a burden. as sometimes
happens in the case Of extreme power
ty and extreme infirmity. 1t is many
times true that the shame Is upon
those who would cast them off. There
are many in every stage of life who
suffer undeservedly, but sympathy Is
most freely extended to those who are
very young and to those who are very
old. The very best provision that can
be made for old age is not in the
things of the market place. but III
those qualities that knit life to life and
command the offices of generous affec-
ton past the time when the hands are
folded and the poor body is laid away
1t is wonderfully good to come to
the end with the testimony OF those
best qualified to speak that the life
has been useful, and that 1t has been
lovable. To have earned the sincere
love of men is proof enough of having
come into generous measure of the love
of God. So it is the old may confident
ly face the future, whatever the dark
ness and whatever the mystery.
10, they shall all wax cid as a gar
ment: the moth shall eat them up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
Inefficient Motherhood.
[Ch;cago 1'ribure.1

|
One of the tragedies of American
family life is the drifting apart of chill
dren and parents At a critical moment
the mother finds that she and her girl
; or boy are worlds apart. She has lost
control over them. She is not taken
seriously by them. Where does this
gulf between parents and children
spring FROM
DR. Felix Adler, Of the school for
ethical culture in New York. ascribes
this to what might be termed the inef-
ticient motherhood. His remedy for it
is the making of motherhood a voca-
, ton III industry the men and the ma
) chine keep pace. In commerce and
transportation man is persistently
trained to understand the service.
The child is q delicate and highly
sensitive machine. To understand the
child to ascertain and keep mis- sym
patty. the mother must be able to fol-
low the WORKINGS of his growing mind.
( This requires scientific training Of the
mother She must have fair idea of
psychology. She must be equipped with
training which will enable her to
| understand the type CT her child. his
moral and esthetic qualities. At pres
ent mothers are not taking up the
burden OF understanding. They shift
the burden of understanding the child
to the school teacher. who is generally
an unmarried woman
| In our complex civilization there are.
| of course, other reasons which account
| for the frequent estrangement between
parents and children. In view of the
| fact, however, that half million
! women in the United States work in
! factories until they arc married and
some even after they are married. the
/ warning about the inefficiency of
! American motherhood. about the lack
Of parental training and equipment,
7 should not be dismissed lightly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
God knowa Rast.


Sunshine and Notwithstanding bells
and prayer;
Darkening clouds and rainbows-those
we all must share.
Crowns of thorns and roses; rest, eter-
nal rest,
Q heart of mine-don't worry-God
knows best.
II he filled our days with sunshine and
never any rain,
If he filled our lives with gladness and
never any pain.
We would be so happy, we would love
this golden land.
Wed cease to look for guidance from
his protecting hand.
He sometimes sends his moonbeams,
then darkest, starless night,
Lest we forget our fathers home and
never long for light.
So let your savior guide you when with
sorrow oppressed.
O heart Of n1ine-don't worry-God
knows best.
New York Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
CALLED. BUT NOT Amounted.
ICastana Times.]

The Alta Advertiser says of preach
crs that "if the Lord done the calling
several of them would be driving a
draw. or doing other manual labor.
Probably the same might be said, with
GU, stretch Of truth, of editors.-sioux
City Journal.
We'll. why stop at editors? Or does
The Journal imply that only preachers
ana editors are called by the LORD
and that many come without calling
However, the more we think of it, the
more II seems probable. and once again
reiIlu,res that grand old hymn;
Cod moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
LEFT IN THE MI D.
+ New HAMPTON Tribune.

The past twelve months everybody
has TALKED coed roads more than any
thing else The air was filled with the
spirit. The party in power in Iowa
promised some thing good along those
lines. What will the legislature do?
II looks as tho the bill! to be passed
would be the biggest farce in the line
of law making yet heard Of. Again the
taxpayer is TO be the goat. Buncoed
out of his money and left sticking in
the mud for the powers that be in Iowa
TO slug him again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
THE STATE OF BEING OLD.
George u. Perkins in Sioux City
Journal

Journal] u
Old people are sometimes disposed
to think because they can not do the
things they once did that there is
nothing left for them to do. Perhaps
they deceive themselves. and possibly
they are resen:ful because they are
crowded out and by reason of what
they assume people think. The old
are unfortunate if they can not adapt
themselves to changed conditions.
Whether they viii or no they must
give UP some things as their years
advance because Younger people can
do them better and because there are
some things to which they were ac
customed they have no longer the
strength to do. So it is, for one reason
or another, people as they grow old
pass out OF authority; the places they
once filed are filled by others, and
such leadership as they had is re-
moved from them. They ought not to
complain OF this, for it involves only
that which Is inevitable. What they
should do is to strive to adjust therl-
selves TO conditions s they appear in
the evolutions Of human life. But
because the old can not do the things
they once did it by 10 means follows
that nothing remains for them to do.
People are fitted by old age TO do
! things the young can not do and which
people in middle life can not do as
well. Many old people understand
this, and some of them VINO believe
! they thoroughly understand 1t are ali
the time uneasy lest the fact may no;
be duly appreciated by the children of
earlier generations. Possibly they talk
a great deal about this, to the mor;i-
fication OF people whose feelings
should be spared, and in that way not
always consciously but nevertheless
effectualiy, make themselves burden
! Long experience ought to be OF
| benefit to the possessor of it as life
approaches the end. The Affections
visited on the children OF men are
many, and there is great need that
| they should he helpful to one another
The old should know what great need
there is of kindness. This need Is
| incident to all the ages Of man, and il
! should have recognition thru every in
! terval Of time. Infants are saved BY
their mothers. They are nourished
during their time Of helplessness, an5
| the love that is bestowed upon their
should beget after its kind and fill tbs
world with beauty; BIZ: :: !s easy Il
forget that helplessness. in some form
extends thru life, and If not help
lessness, then there is the twin of i.
which is weakness. So there is never
a time when love has excuse to with
draw itself from service. It is yer,
great thing to be able to better the
way Of life. to make it easier to tht
feet OF pilgrims. to build some bridge.
and to push back thorns that wound
the flesh. The old ought to be able t.
do something in this work withou
/ WEAKNESS.
There is field for the old that cal
never be overcrowded, and in tina
! field are heavy burdens which tn
| physically weak can neip 10 carry q.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
MANY . SUFFERING Woman

Drags herself painfully thru her
daily tasks suffering from backache,
headache, nervousness. and loss or
sleep, not knowing her ills are due 10
kidney and bladder troubles. Foley
Kidney Pills give quick relief from
pain and misery, a prompt return TO
health and strength. No woman VINO
suffers can afford to overlook Foley
Kidney Pills. Mcbride & VIII Drug
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
A CRATER.

rHumbOldt Republlcan.I
she came into this office and extend
ed her hand. She was young, hand
some and we'll dressed. She said that
she was soliciting for benevolent So
ciety in Kansas and had been thru
this country before. Did we remem-
her her? We did not. Handsome
Young women with brown eyes ana
hair who approach you with hand
sbake are rot SO common. And there
was something about that handshake
that was peculiar. There was lfnger-
;-,y ,,r..ss;;rs CT the fingers that was
cutie individual. No, we never shook
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04

per cent. OF Gil
railroad accidents
In this country
last year were
caused by the
carelessness ana
blunders of rail-
road employees.
From July I.
1911, to June 80,
1919 the railroads
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04

veteran and apprentices In the shops
and on tho Toad, IL :as :S;:::.!:csse e..s
and On the sections, has been told
about his carelessness and what 1t
cost in life and property. and also
given to understand that II persisted
in his carelessness will cost him his
job.-Exchange.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

''lf Mr. Shankland were to further
amend his bill so as to require 60
per cen: vote to set aside the pro-
visions of the prohibitory law in any
county, and We're to permit the wom-
en- as we'll as the men to vote upon
the question" the Sac Sun would not
seriously object to his bill. While 1t
is made less capable OF harm than be-
fore it still perpetrates glaring injus-
tice upon the rural population of coun :
ties containing cities of 5000 people or
over"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-04
Dilemma.

Dilemma.
Pa-"So you want to marry my
daughter. Are you In position to
support a family?" Suitor-"Er-
how many of you are there?"