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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-22
New sook. .t Public Library.

New books In the public library Will
be ready for distribution SATURDAY ait
ernoon at o'clock. The list ioao"s.
Daviess-Andrew the Glad.
Erskine-Joyful Heaiherby.
Farnol-Amateur Gentleman.
Feber-Roast Beef, Medium.
Fox-Heart of the Hills.
Johnson-Sixty-f Second.
Sorris-Poor, Dear Margaret kirby.
Traknigton-Flirt.
Van Dyke-Unknown Quantity.
Eance-Day of Days.
Ward-Mating of Lydia.
Nilson-Bunker Beam
addison-Romantic Story of the
Puritan Fathers.
volumes.)
Winter-Chile and Her People OF To-
day.
Nearing-Social Religion.
Puffer-Boy and His Gang.
Earhart Teaching Children to
Study.
Wilson-New Freedom.
Ward-Scciai Center.
La SeIie-No locations fer CHS.
RoberIs-Feet Of the Furtive.
Talbot-Modern Household.
MISUNDERSTANDING America.
Pase-Mo6ern Gasolene Automobile
\eednam-Folk Festivals.
Mero-American Fairgrounds.
Chenery-Home Entertaining.
Lahee-Grand Opera Singers of To-
day.
Steiner-Against the Current
Cowper-PoeticaI Works.
Arber-Dunbar and His Times.
Arber-Surrey, Wyatt and IheiI
Times.
Arber-Spencer and His Times.
Arber-Shakespeare and His Times
Arber-Jonson and His Times.
Arber-Milton and His Times.
Arber-Dryden and His Times.
Arber-Pope and His Times.
Arber-Goldsmith and His Times.
Arber-Cowper and His Times.
Forbush-Coming Generation.
Harrison-y. VS. Eyes.
Williamson-Heath ermoon.
Carnegie Endowment Year Book
1912.
Concrete Silos.
Small Farm Buildings Of Concrete.
Concrete Pavements.
Churchill-1nSide the cup.
Paine-Mark Twain. (F'our volumes.)
Bloomfield Vocation Guidance Of
| Youth.
/ Learned-Pres;dents Cabinet.
Newson-Homes Of Character.
History Of the First National Banl
of United States.
Oakenfull-Brazil in 1912.
Richmond-Mrs. Red Pepper.
Miller-Ambition Of Mark Truitt.
Correct Social Usage. Two volumes
Wilson. woodrow-StAte.
Hardy-Tess Of the D'Urbervilles.
/ Porter-Pollyanna, the Glad Book.
| Cuba@Population, History and Re
| sources.
Cooper-Some English Story Tellers
Griswold-Personal Sketches of Re
| cent Authors.
Mahaffy-Social Life in Greece.
Dalton-Venezuela,
Rodway-Guianas: British, Dutc
and French.
.LucasJWoman Who Spends.
Hunt-Home Problems From q Ne'
Standpoint.
4 Parloa-Home Economics.
J Richards-Art Of Right Living.
4 Richards-Cost Of Living.
= Richards Cost q Shelter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-22

bourne was brought % st. Thomas
hospital Thursday night for an emer-
gency operation for . ruptured gall
bladder. The operation was performed
this morning. The patients condition
10 serious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-22

Baxter. spent sunday = - ]. s.
Mooers home.
The fair association u busy making
preparations for the RAodeo fair which
- to be Sept. 1918.
The new G. NJ. 4 st. r. track b.
tween Melbourne and Rhodes = now
being used by all trains.
Mrs. Dausherty II spending few
days at the T. Lynn home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-22
Nex,,e az Rhedea

NOW0 ct Nhod0o.
George Gilbert 10 spending . week In
Oklahoma on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. W.. c. Phillips and
daughters visited with friends In Mar
shalltown from Saturday until Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. e. Cunningham. Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-22

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ~. Treat arrived
homo Thursday night from Winona,
Mimi. where they haev been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. West.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-22

MeiboUsne WoWssn very IN.
Mrs.. George Biesnecker. Of Mel
The evening world., 1913-11-20
tSSSSSs SS*sAs
Mr.. Jarr Finds Himself a Member
of a Society Which Doesn't Exist

Ing az him. the big boob what used
to be a lowlife! But he Is got money
now. which make him a gentleman like
We are" gurgled Slavinsky.
What's the matter NIT him." asked
Gus. looking anxiously at Slsvinsky, but
addressing the rest. SIS he got Bit by
a dog tina, will give him the hydraat
phobia, which means you can't see
water but what you throw a fit?"
There amt nothing the matter with
me that ] need any water to throw q
| At with" said Mr.. Slavinsky. straighten-
ing up and speaking with some heat.
But leave 1t init you that this Teller
Omission IL a big boob to pay nearly six
dollars for a glass sign with language
on II which says he Will teach you sign
language"
Put him out!' said Gus. Put him
OUT Just because you got your money
In advance from Dinkston You don't
care whether he chOins the Uptown
Business Mems Association or not"
what ! care?" asked Mr. Slavinsky.
rising to depart. 1T ain't got no use for
a Business Mems Association. ! belong
to the Dill Pickle Fishing Club. and
that's enough for me-"
What good IL fishing club for you
In winter? Is that an excuse to stay
out late?" asked Mr.. Jar Now. a
Business Mems Association, that has a
good sound"
1T has a grand sound" Gus declared.
Even my wife Lena amt got nothing
to say when chuck II In her face that
| am kept late init the Uptown Business
Mems Association"
What the association ought to do, -
remarked Albert. the street sweeper
standing In the doorway. "is to make a
complaint to the Bureau of Municipal
Research that 1t costs the men OF the
d. $. G. too much for laundering theil
white duck suits. What good IL 1t to m,
to join this association II can't com,
In when the business mems lunch In Sc
out without I get reported by a distric
inspector? How would he know who
1t was at the bar or lunch counter II hs
didn't notice me ducking in the place In
me white ducks'"
HE chases the duck because you
chase II FIRST said Mr.. Jarr. II don
see what the Uptown Business Men,
Association can do for You"
But what want to know 10 why
that Teller Omission should become
member asked Muller the grocer.
"Can We keep him out OF TIE place.
asked Gus. 80. therefore. we'll lei
him Join II ne pays the initiation, which
is 1--WE dollars"
But We never paid no limitations"
said Mr.. Slav!nsky.
so much better somebody should,
/ declared Gus. And. what's more.
see him coming now"--
/ This was true enough, Mr.. Dinkstof
| came In with a young man. who wor'
| a first crop Van Dyke heard.
] This 10 Or. QUINN. q painless den
| list" said Mr.. Omission. II have sug
| gested, as he is opening an ONCE In tn
| neighborhood. that he Join the Uptow,
| Business Mems Association. Eh
whA4r'
The evening world., 1913-11-20
Your Hair May Match Your Dress,
Even If Your Dress Is Crimson

tried the effect OF bleaching the hair
snow white to set OFF the complexion or
the costume. And now ono or two fash
ion extremists are colorinG their hair
pale blue. The London Globes Paris
CORES pendent SAYS:
THAT an attempt Is being made TO
introduce the wearing Of wigs dyed 70
match particular gowns has already
been demonstrated over here. and there
are rumors of purple and green coifpurss
surmounting robes OF correspondent
shades.
Though not yet INDUCED In to any
great extent in Paris, this new within ID
apparently making something Of . stir
In the world sartorial. which may even
tually lead to its more general adoption
In social circles"
Cerise threads among the gray!
The evening world., 1913-11-20
A SQUARE DEAL FROM THE B0x.0FFlCE.

THE baseball ticket scandal and the opera ticket scandal result
giving the city law combining the sale of tickets
the theatre other management which thm the New
and injustice.
DtricAttorney Whitman proposes city ordinance fobddng
the sale Of tickets at place the regularly established box
ce Each ticket must bear the Of the proprietor and the
price, No person to be allowed cell tickets at than their
face value and unauthorized sell them at ALL The
penalty is fine or imprisonment
Why should choice theatre tickets be held for specially favored
portions Of the public? Why theatre tickets different in this
respect railway tickets where all stand equal The
only possible that the public prefers buying s
tickets accept the restrictions along with the doubtful ben
cAts of privilege.
Dsgrunted refomers who have tried reduce the Of living
New Workers. would rather double
vegetables than 60 TO market.
Is it also true that they would rather be windd by ticket pccu
lators than 60 to the box-oce?
The evening world., 1913-11-20
SOFT PLEADINCS FROM THE RAILROADS.

AKR HOWARD ELLIOTT head of the New Haven system, has
INI put himself much in the public of late by pleasing
e the dcsirablity of acquiring public confidence in
railroad which he adds mocum Of method whereby
that confidence : o be attained
1t is all well to plead that railroad public institution
when is in fact privately managed affair and when its financing
remains uncleared mystery.
Delicate limitations that freight rates ought 90 up will not
Be appreciated New England where the offered n slower
schedules and shade polenes the part bakemcn
Does Mr. Elliott really believe that New nganders ought TO be
taxed further take of the $50 100000 worth Of Improbable
obligations placed the New York. New Haven and Hartford Rail
road by Morgan Meen management?
Until this load lifted is TO be expected that the public
will take fair words and promises. II is ridiculous
for railroad president 10 plead for higher the face of such
high financing.
We also that Penns officials issuing Of
bulletins behalf of railroads general giving why they
ask five freight rates The chief arguments
that and have been increasing and
that the cost Of capital is steadily rising
Naturally The cost Of the capital with depreciation Of
the security And the depreciation of the security has been brought
about by endless stock watering the part of most of the corpora
tons for which the Pennsylvania pleads.
Can the public help seeing through whorse?
The evening world., 1913-11-20

Yes.
r ~ pdhor a the Evening World
Uoso three deuces In a poker hand
beat Q pair OF aces and pair Of kings
ARTHUR ID.
A Ne. 200 Fifth Avenue.
No. E6sGos a TIE Evening World
? Wosrs can ! Apply 20 learn tho aims,
-. OF tho Boy Scouts OF America !
haWO q son who wishes to join.
i. SCHELILER.
~ national hsadquarters OF the Boy
The evening world., 1913-11-20

//pY0OO MUCH adverse criticism and runous competition"
sit heavy the soul Of General Manager Hedey of the
= Interborough.
"Of the million persons carrying in the subway
daily Mr. Hedey and the million the elevated lines and
ths million lines believe the majority think they
know how the roads should be operated than those who
have spent lifetime trying to find OUT
Oh Mr. Hedey That million in the subway, for instance
They only how feels to be saphge three hundred odd
days year. be crowded and pushed and squeezed and suo
they yield themselves to the seducons Of runou
petition the buses overhead They only what
they suffer.
those ufferings good account how
them solid yearly dividends of ten cent with frequent
per the side how much twenty per
on capital stock and how getting with smoothly
ysar yea-thse things indeed take lifetime to learn
The evening world., 1913-11-20
A Poor Sort of Father .

THE other day the Duke Of Westminster .ert
Grosvenor House for a nesting Of the In
vahd Childrens Aid Association, And dur
ing the meeting one very good story was told.
A speaker mentioned that one child who had
b.n helped by the soclsty WA asked for he,
father's name
isinitn. sir ssi
And what 10 his Christian name" was the
neyt question.
"'E amt got ons.' snswsrsd ths chid. %
vsouaiy not having Q shost Of en- Me- what 49,
r q ~ Q OhDDliAA eA0e ~ ~
The evening world., 1913-11-20
Not Many More.

TIE had proposed to . beautiful slH some
n thing like . dozen tnsas, and on each &c
casion the answer had BEEN . negative
one. says the Montgomery Journal stiii he pef
severed snd one night on q moonlight walk With
the soft Wind blowing caessinsly he once more
started to tell her Of his wondroA love.
Della, dear" he tendeHy remarked, throwin'
away the cigarette to give his eloguence fuller
,lay there n spmethns that ] must tell you
before We return. You have heard 1t lefore
but
Look here, Jimmy" impatiently interjscted
the beautiful girl. how many more times an
yvu going to ask me to marry you!"
Mot many. ! gos~, Della, dear" sn"~ereo
thu Young nan with great franhness Zone a,
the othsr three girls l am proposing 10 IL b.
DINING 10 show slgns ~ weakening
The evening world., 1913-11-20

ihg TO- tiHs wv 1oft kvSum8 WodoJ.
Her Tam o. shantsr hat.
lie whispers: Sure love yes tArue,
Indeed do" "Ah, g'wan!"
Says the witching little nswsNn
TO the ticket-chopping man.
Oh, some at Newport bill and COO
Beside the sounding sea!
And others in the hills are held
BY Cupid's witchery.
The wealthy "catch" and brilliant
match
The order OF the dsy.
Until the rosy god sheds tears
And. mournful, fllts away.
But Love reigns in the subway,
Where the lights shine weird cad
On the smiling little newsgirl
And the ticket-chopping man.
The evening world., 1913-11-20
ALAsi TOO TRUE

advertisement printed the first Of the esteemed
New York Herald yesterday:
This Is Perhaps the Only Page
In this newspaper that its readers do not yawn
over, for the that
A-The 10 certainly fresh
B-Much Of the 10 found page only.
The evening world., 1913-11-20

Copyright. 1919. BY The dfeo Pubi'
XVIHpRE red and green llshts alter
w nate
w Mid tramp Of scurryinE feet,
And big trains crash with meteor nash
Way down below the street,
He sits beside his chopper like
A pilot at the helm.
While she presides in beauty DER
Her literary realm.
They swap the softest glances.
Only as true lovers can
The dainty little newsgirl
And the ticket-chopp!ng man.
H!s suit OF rusty texture folds
A million fervent sishs.
The quintessence Of humor CLEANS
From out his Irish eyes.
She looks IN admiration while
Her heart goes pit-a-pat
And sends marconigraphs from meath
The evening world., 1913-11-20
HOW I COT MY FIRST RAISE

The Evening World VIII cash p. q rs for The best account Of
story every subject to confirmation
experience obtaining his first OF
ahry. ,,. vu. =.
II Tel Tire briefly, shi nSuSay without
ggeYaions fine writing
words Ssprerably Write
side Of the Address rst Raise Editor Evening Wohd
Box New York City"
The evening world., 1913-11-20

" lin New Yok
bTvliE Wall a WIFE, which
am WISE my Daughter, and judgments sought wAn
= the Gates.
my lips fall pearls OF thought and my tongue drppsA
cleverness.
When diligently and
Hear. heart"
yawneth
and smleth
He isteneth open appaudeth
close It.
exceedingly BORED :
buzns house ny and the passing of
train? ~
upon cravenetef
all wordeven mine
HUSBAND!
o Daughter; pleasant to look
Among Babylon l called a trump"
with silk sandals buckled
with rhnestones.
my IN dreams"
The bangles tinkle with alurement
All praised mine alone f'
this noteth rament only when hook comeh
fastened harpn goeth asray?
something
WRONG Herewith?
ahead?
with while he lishteth
cigarette with the other"
Who slanceh
the dinner be Sating
HUSBAND
I spikenard all the
perfumes Fifth
a the OF a
Of plum pudding
sandals
ighteth
Of old
For him do babble
Yet kpeth his ganes glued his
only with "umIn-ms"
I fascinating?
Why then do continue baby ribbons
frils?
Verify, verify Daughter l q WOMAN.
AWAKEN from the Matrimonial Coma-and SEE her selah.
The evening world., 1913-11-20
The Days Good Stories

"Oh, he must have one" persisted ~ svsp
toner. let me see; what does your 0s1hss
call him."
''Blockhead!" was the staggering rVis.--
! Pearsons
The evening world., 1913-11-20

Lost stolen: From the City Of New York; Park
Commissioned Anybody possessing knowledge OF his whereabouts
tell him around for his office his chair
filled forthwith No reward. No questions asked.
The evening world., 1913-11-20

alarm Give him a punch in the face.
Bepler. and shook him up"
"A pain I have in my ribs with laugh
The evening world., 1913-11-20

r<A Tot because your teeth are gol-
M den: not because your hair Is
pale blue. Thus may run the
The evening world., 1913-11-20

room with his right foot In peculiar
rotary motion.
what IL II you do" asked Gus In
The evening world., 1913-11-20
Ron nee in the Subway.
By Eugene Gesn.

1918 The Pres Publishing Co The New York wsdN
w HERE and ghs alter. Her Tam shantsr
The evening world., 1913-11-20

It's wise currency bill that knows
~ own fathsg.--ColumblA state.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-30

nected with this movement is
highly pleased with the inter
est that is being taken in it by
the farmers of the district. and
we are sure that much aud last
ing good will be accomplished
ana that this in only the be
ginning of anew era in ngricul-
tural development in thus sec
tlon. Every farmer III [ he
Richmond District is urged to
Jon the club. The member
snip Is growing rapidly, and up
TO date is composed of the fol
lowing:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-30
Biggest yield on one acre:

Biggest yield on one acre:
LIST. Prize ...... $25 90
2nd Pre- ....... 1000
3rd. Prize ..... 300
Biggest yield on one acre at
lowest cost;
LIST Prize ....... $500
2nd. Prize 1000
3rd Prize $3.50. 500
Best ten ears of corn.
list Prize .... $25 90
2ud. Prize .. 1000
3rd. Prize ....... 800
Each contestant in the con
test will be allowed to select
his own ground and cultivate
d. in any way that suits him
best. The corn to be gathered
not later than the fifteenth of
November, under such rules as
VIII be decided later b v a com
mittee appointed for that pur.
pose.
Quite a number of farmers
have already decided to 20 into
the contest and all who 90 into
Nc must decide between now
and the next regular meeting
of the club on the fourth Satur-
day IN May, by which time
names of all contestants must
be furnished the secretary.
The club Will hold regular
monthly meetings on tina fourth
Saturday afternoons i'm each
month and the place of meet
lngs Will be decided at each
meeting The next meeting
viii be held in the Town Hall
at this place at one O'Clock on
the fourth Saturday i'm May.
Mr. $. A. Miller, of johnson
City, Tenn, Il representative of
the Land and Industrial De
partment of the Southern Rail
way was present at the meet
ing Saturday and addressed the
farmers on the cultivation and
preparation of the soil for the
various crops. His talk was
very interesting and beneficial
and was much appreciated and
enjoyed by all present. He will
later visit the farmers at their
homes, examine their land and
assist them in every way possi-
bic to improve the condition of
the soil.
ltls tile intention of the club
to get Vurioua Aforementioned ,,,,,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-30
Parcel Post Does Big Bust
ness.

More than 1870, 900 900 parcel
post packages were mailed dur
ing the three months the svs-
tenn was in operation, accord
ing to computations announced
recently, by postal experts and
based upon reports from the
fifty largest post offices. APP
proXimately 80 per cent. more
business was handled in March
than in January. Chicago leads
ali other cities, g ,S95,1l4 parcel
being handled in two months.
New York handled 1913, 075
and Boston 1857 ,456.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-30
Open Dispen-
Saries
Hookworm Inspectors Begin
Campaign in Appomattox
and Dickinson Coun-

Richmond. Va. April 2G IL
Equipped with ample labora-
tory facilities to make diagnosis
and supplied with full stock
of literature on hookworm di-
sease. two Inspectors of tie
State Board of Health win be-
gin work this week in the
States summer dispensaries.
DR.. w. A. Brumfield will
open his dispensary II Dicken-
son County, where preliminary
tests have shown the presence
of hookworm disease. Remain
ing in Dickinson about three
weeks, Dir. Brumfield will take
in turn the other counties of
the extreme Southwest in an
effort efrectually to rid that
section of the disease. He will
probably remain in that part of
the State until the summer sea
son ends.
DR.. K. f. Miller, another in
spector of the Board, has al.
ready opened his headquarters
at Appomattox Courthouse and
VIII begin the treatment of
cases next week. Like Dicken-
son, Appomattox has made an
appropriation for the dispense
ry and the county officers are
cooperating heartily in an eff
fort to make the dispensary
successful.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-30
High Cost OF
Living.

Washington, April "a The
high cost of living is due large
ly DO ineiliciency i'm production
and distribution The nigh
cost of distributing goods is one
of the single biggest elements
n N. stop 60 consider that il
costs eight times as much to
deliver pound of coffee from
tine corner grocery store as it
does 20 bring the coffee in ship
bottoms from Rio de Jaueiro to
New York Tie waste from
inefficient methods ia handling
package freight in railway
terminals, freight sheds and
transfer yards amounts To a
very large per cent. of the total
freight Charge of about $1,000.
600 600 per annum The ineni
cheney arising from bad roads
makes II cost something like
$500 100000 a year merely to
cart our cotton crop from the
fields to the railway station
think few people realize the
immense tax put on us all by
bad roads and inefficient hand
ling Compare the swift-mov-
ing train, in which powerful
locomotive hauls a great mum
Der of fully loaded cars at a
fair rate of speed, with the
casual, halfloaded cart or truck
10y which the product is taken
from It's point Of production to
the railway station. The diff
ference is that between dark
ness and light, between ell
cheney and waste.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-30
Reduction In Cost.

To paint the woodwork Of a room one
coat with J.. X NJ Semi-Mixed Real
faint-Use quart Of paint made by
mixing part of Turpeatinc with paris
Of the l.. Y VI Semi-Sii1ed Real Paint
This quart OF pure Paint will cost 80
The painters labor costs abou. Is
Total cost kitt
Compare this with the cost af ready
mixed paints But for outside nafntins
add quarts Of IAnseed OH 70 A =, IA, y
the l.. x VI Semi Mixed YaH
This VIII make 81 GALLONS o.
pure paint costing about 81 gY
Sold by Kelly Drug Caesf
Stone Gap, Va
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-30
Death of
DR.. Lloyd

y message was received from
Salem early Sunday morning
announcing the death in that
place Saturday night of Rev.
John J Lloyd, ID. D., the be
loved rector of Christ Church.
and Archdeacon OF the South
ern Diocese of Virginia OF tho
Protestant Episcopal Church
The end was not altogether I'm
expected, since DR.. Lloyd suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis
Monday night, remaining un-
conscious all the week, and
tidlngs Of his rapidly failing
condition were received here
late Saturday.
The remains were conveyed
90 Lynchburg Monday, and the
burial services were held at
half past two O'Clock in Grace
Church. of which DR.. Llovd
was formerly rector. At the
hour of the services in Lynch
burg, funeral services We're
held in Christ Church here, in
which all of the churches Of
the town united BY special
request, Rev JAS. NJ Smith,
pastor OF the Presbyterian
Church, conducted the services,
beng assisted by Rev. J b.
Craft, Rev O.. ~ Morelaud
md b. ~ ID