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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-22
Trial Runs over RookIand Course.

Quincy, Mass.-The battleship Ri
vadavia, will have her trials over the
Rockland, Maine, course about Sept.
/, it is stated at the office of the build
ers, the Fore River Shipbuilding Gem
pany.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-22
Former U. S. Consul Dead.

Greenwich Conn.-Julian Potter, 55,
former United States consult at Ba-
hamas and nephew of Bishop Potter,
died last week in sanitarium.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-22
MANY ATRUE WORD

Twas still early morning whe7
Dennis, an ardent Iover-an Irish and
practically penniless Iover-shyly
went around the back of the big
house to greet his lady-loye.
"Ah, Bridget, me darlint," he ex-
claimed, producing from behind hi~2
a bunch of roses, 81 thought you
like 'em. They were raised in the
I1uld sod-raised in the ould sod, D
Oireland."
How swate of ye, Dennis!' cried
his delighted lady-love. Simply
lovely they are, and so fresh! Sure,
1 do behave there's a little dew on
'em YETI -
Dennis looked slightly discomfort
ed, and flushed a trife. He was
thinking Of the biIl-not of the mois-
ture.
"BegOrra, know there isl he re-
luctantIy murmured. Then, with
face suddenly clearing: But, praise
the saints, it'll be settled tomorrow"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-22
A GOOD sHUNTER

Old Biddle was a prosperous
tradesman, and, having retired from
business, wished to perch on a higher
plane of society.
SaUntering into the club, of which
he was a newly-enrolled member, he
gazed round for someone to talk to.
Espying an old retired colonel, who
had once nodded to him on the golf
links, he quickly started up a con-
versation, turning it to the subject of
the wine they we're drinking.
81 have found that many of the
wines are watered," he remarked.
Now, what do you think of watering
wine?"
cts a gross swindle!" growled the
Officer, who was wanting a rest.
4 YES" agreed the pushful one.
s'And what do you think of putting
sand into sugar."
A twinkle came into the sleepy eye
of the listener as he remembered Bid
dies bridesmaids days.
& TITS a grocer sWindle!" he mutter-
Fed, closing his eyes.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-22
BEWARE OF THE DANGEROUS

PEEeHENE Vt J Tx DPNlNAEFNSOS
At last the great day had conc.
and Freddie actually found himse-
inside the gates of the Zoo.
He had never been to the Zoo be-
fore, and had been looking forward
to the promised treat" eagerly for
weeks past. What is more, every
thing he saw exceeded his most hope
full expectations.
While conducting the party round
the monkey-house, Freddie's mother
suddenly discovered that he was
missing, and for a moment was
greatly agitated; but only for a mo-
ment. Then Freddie came running
back to her.
ooh, mother-mOther" he cried.
do come and see the dangeroos~
mo, Freddie, not dangerous, said
the mother gently; "kangaroos."
But Freddie was obdurate; he in
sisted that the animals in question
were what he said they were; and, to
prove his point, led his mother to
cage on which was the following nc
tice:
These animals are dangerous.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
MR., BRocKwAY's SUGGESTION

Chairman Brockway of the house
committee on highways. will ask an ap-
preparation to investigate the bridge
business and the way the state is al
legged to have been divided into terri
tory by bridge companies and con-
tractors. The committee proposes to
take the testimony of supervisors,
bridge engineers. contractors and town.
ship trustees and eweepingly investi-
gate the matter which has been so pro-
ductive Of charges and counter charges
The committees proposal TO dig to
the bottom OF the scandal should be
encouraged. There has been so much
proved SO much more charged and so
much more than both is suspected and
believed. that thorough opening up
and cleansing is in order. II will be
worth more than Il costs whether it
uneerths a greater scandal than has
been suspected or clears the skirts of
many who are now under suspicion
Properly and searchingly conducted
an inquiry Of this kind should give
considerable check to the influence of
entertainment Of county supervisors
by agents seeking contracts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
THE SAME OLD PLEA.
TDoyapport Tjnes

Mayor Mueller's suggestion to the
senate committee at Des Moines that
If special legislation. making the Moon
law applicable to special charter cities.
must be passed at this season, some
consideration should be given to the
effect in Davenport, entirely apart
from the liquor question, is a sugges-
ton that ought to be weighed by the
senators.
If ninety-three saloons have to go
out of business in Davenport all at
one time so many vacant properties
will be thrown upon the market that
rental and property values will be Sc
riously disturbed.
The mayors suggestion that the
change be brought about gradually,
fourth or a third at a time. even tho
the reduction is begun before 1t other
wise might have to be made, Is one
that is based upon sound business con-
siderations. And in view Of the fact
that Davenport and Dubuque are the
only cities that will be affected. the
remainder Of the state ought to be
willing to grant some concessions for
business reasons
The conditions in Davenport. be-
cause Of the makeup Of the population,
are different from the conditions that
obtain In most other places In Iowa.
Matters affecting the regulation OF the
M.s..e- traffic have Significance that
yusts difficult for others to feel or to
.upy.rstNCd. The questions OF personal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
"spRINes WORK, IN The IRON AGE.

Along about this time Of year when
You and / were boys people in the
country began to get ready for springs
work. BY this time the harness was
all creased, the stovewood sawed and
piled. Ever saw logs into stove lengths
with a cross cut? Then you can't i'm
agine how interminable the job Of cut
ting 4 three foot long log into sixteen
inch lengths is. The high piles Of stove
wood ranked on the outside and run
ming to a pyramid point at the apex
towering over the Uttered chipyard rep
resented lot of labor between the
trees in the acre timber lot father
bought at the sale the fall before and
the Egyptian imitation back of the
woodhouse. The stalks had been brok-
en- by this time. Ever break stalks
with a team and a long pole-some
fortunate and envied farmers mad a
railroad rail for the purpose myster-
iously acquired and suspected Of having
been taken from the right O way in the
dead Of night-ever break stalks of a
frosty morning, rake them together
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
The Strawpile
tn. Farmer. Dream.

William Johnson in Nebraska Farm.]
The farmer was very tired and very
sleepy. His spring work was behind
and he had been rushing things that
day to the limit. Anyone who has ever
been mixed up in farm rush knows Of
the aches and WEAKNESS involved. So
the farmer got himself into his bed
with as few frills and as little delay as
possible. He was asleep before his
CASTOR trousers had settled Imply to
the floor.
In his sleep he dreamed. He saw
a pile Of corn, big golden ears filled
to the tip, and every tip the regula-
ton distance from the butt. The farm
er seemed to know that there was
eighty bushels Of 1t and all from
one acre. But even az he looked an
immense rat appeared from some
where and began devouring the corn.
The rat was as large as q 2-year-old
steer, and the corn pile seemed to
melt away before him. The farmer
yasped:
"Wh-what the -!
The rat looked up calmly ana TOT
a moment the golden stream OF ears
ceased flowing down his throat.
I'm Poor Preparation" he said.
Remember how you rushed things
today-that shallow lumpy furrow.
ridges the pillow didn't cut. and the
little skImpy faT5o~:ss? Y"n.vs got
some mighty poor sseed. too' ABOUT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
GET THE ROADS.
Nforap0n Sentinel

We believe that the resolution passed
by township officials at the annual
meeting a couple of weeks ago. were
wrong When these resolutions are
analyzed we find that 1t was the sense
of the meeting that the road laws be
left just as they are. Well the laws
may be all right. but there Is one sure
thing they have not given US the de-
sired results. We see but little, if any,
good roads coming from the result Of
the passage of the present road laws.
II there are any ways or means of Sc
curing good roads we are in favor OF
having it done by the state, by the
county. by the township or any other
old way. The present road laws are all
obsolete. they were obsolete when they
We're passed and the sooner we have
something different. whether ii Is any
better or not, the sooner we Will get
out of the old nut in which we have
fallen. Pass law that will get good
roads and permanent reads, let the
work be done by whom 1t will.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13

Tor In ethical standing aud in1erios -.
tellectually ana socially.
Al. this Of immediate interest To- Chi
cage. we arS discussing vocational
training and should see tot thAtawe do
not get pseudo-vooAtional training In
stead. Vocational schools or courv4s
should be truly vocational and should
be in charge OF men wha know their
trades and can teach "how to do
things" and do them well. Co-opeta-
ton between schools and factories.
shops and business houses should be
arranged wherever that Is possible.
This is recommended in New York. and
it is equally necessary here. Our own
commercial courses have been anything
but a shining success.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13

afterwards with bull rake and burn
them at night? Along about this time
OF year the blacksmith got the four
teen-inch pioughs for repairs and
drawing" of mold boards. Activity
began to be acute along about this
time. Folks tried to plant earlier than
they do now. Why. sometimes they
sowed wheat in February.
Springs work was very much diff
ferent in those days. One good team
was enough to pillow. The youthful
plowman started on a forty acre field
with walking pillow that had original
~ been Of fourteen-inch "moleboard'
and distinct orders not to cut and
cover" to pillow out his corners" and
keep the team going" And he went
round and round that field slicing off
slim dark ribbon OF land that
seemed to grow wider as his leg weari-
ness increased. Some few and scattered
gang or "ridin" plows were making
their appearance but these were looked
upon as resorted to only by the lazy
and effeminate. The plowman of that
early cay walked in the furrow with
bare feet or shoes full of dirt and
rubbed a pair of cramping calves at
night and in the morning.
But "draggin over spring plowin'
was the climax of springs work in that
olden and halcyon time. Behind an
old A drag such as this generation has
never beheld and need never long for
acquaintance with the unfortunate and
devoted youth started to make that
forty ready for corn. The drag cut
about nine feet and his orders were
stringent to lap half Into the loos-
ened soil his feet plunged half way to
the ankles. Long before o'clock those
feet felt like fifty-pound weights at the
end of tow string. But he moiled on
round and round tapping half in the
morning and immora!ly and dehantly
cutting the whole width of the imple-
ment as WEAKNESS grew and despera-
tor rose at sight Of the wide strip OF
undragged blowing that awaited him.
And 80 he went on TO corn planting
when the seat on the corn planter as
driver or dropper gave leg WEAKNESS
surcease and the sense or relief that the
blowing and most of the dragging had
been accomplished.
Nowadays men ride. They ride stir
ring plows. They ride drags or trail
along behind on carts rugged for trans
portation purposes. They ride corn
cultivators. They take the hay from
the field by means OF contraptions
which call for no foot upon the ground.
Plows have no sting and drags no vic
tory. 1t is Whispered that some even
cushion the seats of corn plows. But
in that iron age when you and l were
young and lived on the farm such
would have been outcasts held nidder-
ing and degenerate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
MALE AND FEMALE.


Created He them. says Genesis,
thereby describing an operation which
has never ceased 10 mystify the world.
AS an instance of the breach between
the sexes, let us observe characteristic
single sex social gatherings of each.
Men gather for stag banquets which. II
they have no business purpose, are
either devoted to fellowship Of the re-
lisious order or to something they are
rot particular to have their wives
know all about. They gather also for
discussion upon intellectual lines ana
wrestling matches.
II is not strange that women and
girls congregate for sewing. card play
ing, tea lushing and the like. but they
have been known TO spend whole aft
ernoon dancing in each others dear
embraces with not horrid man in
sight.
An attempt TO imagine bunch Of
men taking their social recreation in
this way brings US TO new realiza-
ton Of the gap that exists between the
seXes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13

successful careers In commerce. The
pupils ret no ideas regarding orsanisa-
ton, method, publicity, discovery and
utilization OF opportunity development
Of general efficiency.
The commercial schools and courses
suffer from scarcity of practical, ex.
perienced teachers, and their work IL
not in the least stimulating. The com.
mittee says In its report:
The usual testimony Of tho principals
Of general high schools IL to the effect
that commercial pupils constitute the
less desirable element Of the school.
Pupils electing the commercial course
serious and sturdy in. character. infer
are OF inferior intellectual powers, less
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
Topics of the Times

In order 10 be fashionable the legis-
lature should investigate something.
And while investigating it might SO
into the question of good roads d little
farther than it has.
Perhaps had Tama Jim known how
glad Iowa would De TO have him back
he wouldn't have hung on SO long.
Senator Arney seems to have a way
OF putting things over" in the senate
His foreign public service bill passed
yesterday without dissenting vote
Marshall county does not seem TO lack
prestige in the senate.
The rush for the Bryan banquet in
Des Moines is unprecedented and the
demand for tickets can not De sup
piled. with 4 seating capacity of 1900
That will leave several thousand per-
while the more fortunate destroy the
eats and hearken TO the voice OF the
charrner.
Let the senate hurry up and pass
the daylight saloon bill. II surely
knows tine temper of the state on this
measure. The people want it passed.
The COW testing society of Cedar
Falls comes 20 the front with a state
ment that the testing process gave net
results o, over three dollars a COW
during the past year. This ought to
appeal 20 Marshall county cor7mun
ties. Three dollars COW means quite
a lot Of gasolene.
The Register and Leader is much
worried over Haze, the convict. How-
ever as Haley can get out of his Gel!
any time by conforming 10 prison rules
as others have done and must do, the
mistake seems 70 be that Haley wasn't
hanged when he killed the policeman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
10 per cent OF 1t won't grow. oh.
guess I'll take about twenty bushels Of

20 per cent or 1t won't Grow. On, !
guess I'll take about twenty bushels OF
this pile"
Before the farmer could gasp out
q reply. another rat. fully as large
~ the first, but darker. slower and
slyer. Sid up to the corn pile. He
too, seemed to have the appetite that
fellows after fast. The farmer de-
spite his alarm was growing holder.
"who in blazes are you?" he asked
"Me?" the rat asked. gulping down
bushel Of unusually large ears, I'm
the Fertility Problem. I'm fuii
brother to Persistent Cropping
The farmer looked around In daze
only to see another monster rat
which he had not noticed before eat
ing away at the farther end OF the
pile.
"S'pose that's the Persistent Crop
ping beast" he muttered. seems ike
I'VE heard those names before"
The two latest arrivals looked up
from their rapidly shrinking feast.
Very likely" one Of them said.
1--WE claim fifteen or twenty bushels
to the acre from good many crops.
The farmer passed his hand over his
eyes. "Ill be jingswiggered!" he ex-
claimed. "a couple more Of them beasts
and I'll be ruined"
Even as he spoke hot breath singed
his face and another rat, with eyes
like Goals, leaped to the diminished
pile. The farmer seemed to know this
rats identity.
You're"
I'm the Drouth," the rat continued.
in a voice that sounded like the rustic
of bunch of promissory notes. Some
say / was born in shallow furrow;
anyhow like weeds and l hate humus
and cultivation. Guess I'll take about
half of that corn"
The farmers blood chilled. New re-
solves and hot words wrangled for
mastery in his brain He reached down
to pick up a stone. but 1t turned to a
nubbin of corn in his hand. No use to
throw that. The rats would only de-
YOUR it. He was helpless.
But suddenly cool light seemed to
be flung about him. He looked eagerly
up. The rats were gone, leaving be-
hind only a few bushels of the smallest
ears, But near the pile a tall stranger
stood looking at him. The stranger
had a high brow and deep, clear eyes.
I'm the IIlOilltNb Lie lhi iA'SA ASAS SAAeA>
this was his friend.
did you see" he began.
Those rats?" the stranger asked
"Oh. yes. I'm acquainted with them
I've been studying for years to find
remedy for them. My rame Is Sci
ence.'
The farmer held out his hand and
Science took it, There was strength
in the craps, but slowly the stranger
faded from view and instead of hand
the farmer held in his craps gold
plate On 1t, in words that glowed Ike
fire. few sentences were written:
Pillow deeply. intelligently and well;
use good seed; grow clover till thoroug-
ly and use manure"
The farmer dropped the plate on his
toes He had heard those things
preached for years. But the plate was
heavy and with a startled ouch he
was awake.
I'm glad that was dream. he said
after a puzzled moment, put 1t WASH
all a dream, either. I'll prepare that
land little better and test that seed.
Ill-Ill profit little by what that god
like gentleman said
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
THE NEW PUBLIC CONSCIENCE.

Politically, civically, religiously. there
is prevalent a noticeable awakening of
conscience. Chiefly indicative of this
in the strictly religious and church field
Is the men and religion movement.
However its immediate results may
have disappointed its promoters it is
open confession Of the twinges of d
new understanding Of church and re-
ligious duty and the promise Of great
things TO come. In municipal affairs
the very evident desire Of the citizens
toward honest administration of city
affairs marked by the larger acceptance
of personal responsibility on the part
of the individual and the growing sense
of the masses Of voters that theirs is
the power and theirs the task Of re-
forming unworthy conditions is the
symptom Of awakened civic conscience.
In politics and parties this new con-
science is evidenced in the choice Of
candidates and by platform utterances
which twenty years ago would have
been held shockingly revolutionary.
The change is toward better govern
ment and bettered conditions. When
government takes up the question Of
wonen's wage and its effect upon the
lives of the women who earn and re-
ceive wages as regards moral condi-
tions it is the new conscience asserting
So--
years We're content to tolerate brothels
and endure saloons rise and abolish
the one and Danish the other it is the
new conscience speaking. When the
question most often asked Of a candi-
date for city office is IS TO his fitness
and his personal character the new
conscience finds voice. When the gov
ernor OF Iowa moves against vice and
calls on the legislature for assistance
which it will gladly furnish the new
conscience rises in witness 10 the
wholesome effect Of an agitation which
some have termed demagoguery and
fanaticism.
ent conditions which has so alarmed
those 20 whom change is shock and
popular interest thing TO be feared is
merely a popular conscience touched
into activity By publicity and the
thought and expression which follow
upon a general knowledge that things
are not as they ought TO be. 1t is evil
dence that more people are thinking
hard and speaking aloud. And it IS the
pledge Of today 20 tomorrow, OF one
generation to another and later.
a new public conscience, truer un-
Outstanding OF -ne responsibility Of
government toward the governed which
after all is only the better understand
ing Of common rights. is straining for
exp15ss.ca, -cw --S.::s!c2 :. e. old
code is in process, a new definition Of
common rights is being evolved. That
is all. There is little that is danger
Gus about L, much that is safe and
sane. It Is merely nation which hav-
ing outgrown and risen above the
limitations of its youth is finding itself
and adapting itself TO new opportunity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
u.e,... Vocational" Training.
[Chicago Record Herald.]


A committee of the New YORK board
Of eetimate has Investigated the COM
mercial courses in the school system OF
that city and found them practically
worthless. They were intended to be
strictly vocational. to train young men
and women for commercial and bust
ness careers. AS a matter OF fact. they
are dry. academic and utterly unat-
tractive to the bright. alert pupils.
If they have managed to retain any
vocational element at all, that element
is narrowly clerical. Office clerks are
trained. but there is no instruction in
commerce. in the things that make for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
TO INVESTIGATE LOBBYISTS.

fCedar Rapids Republican.
The members OF the legislature are
going TO protect themselves. The house
has appointed ten members and given
them full authority 10 investigate ans
and all lobbyists AS usual there have
been many hangers on about the legts-
Ia ture, men who are employed, or who
employ themselves to see to it that the
legislature does not pass bad bills.
The committee Of ten can summon all
such suspicious men and examine
them, to discover their motives.
Poor old house. If it is really neces-
sary to have committee Of ten to
discover the motives of the various
lobbyists. Have they been approached
all this winter by suspicious men. and
have they not been able to find out
what those men want what they rep
resent and what they are up to. Isn't
it awful that IT takes a committee Of
ten to find who has been seduci1s
them and why the seduction has been
perpetrated. In ordinary times and If
ordinary affairs man does not need
committee Of ten to uncover the
presence Of the devil, nor to find out
what the devil is up to.
But let us all rejoice over the fact
that the house is going to purify Itself
After awhile it may be able to tell the
difference between wicked lobbyist
and the minister who opens the ses-
sions with prayer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
AN EXAMPLE.
Cr IJau.1s AS,1 4

burlington HaWkeye.l
Missouri Valley has been holding a
public meeting at which resolutions
were adopted favoring the nomination
of non partisan and municipal ticket
Efficiency should be the only test. But
a very few years ago, these sentiments
would have been scoffed at and the
man who had suggested them in Mis-
souri, Valley. would have been looked
upon with suspicion. The world does
rove. BY and by, the fact will be
generally conceded, that a mans views
on the theory Of government or on ma
tional questions have nothing what
ever to do with having a town kept
sweet and clean and up-to date and
having the affairs of a community ac-
ministered honestly and faithfully and
with view to the future. Missouri
Valley Is setting many towns a good
example, where the yellow dog habit
still has a strong hold upon the peo-
ple.