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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-18

things upon her mind to see all things
clearly, especially such trifes. She
finished her walk, returning by the
way she had gone, gave the key to the
lift-boy, and in her room dropped
down upon the bed, dry-eyed and
weary. The most eventfuI cay she
had ever known.
And all the while George sat by
the window and watched, and at
length fell into frame Of mind that
was irritable. frascibIe and self-con-
demnatory. And when he found that
his precious Yhiordes was gone. his.
condition was the essence &c all dtsa-
greeable emotions. II was beyond him
how any one could have stolen it. He
never failed to lock his door and
Ileave the key. with the porter. And
surely, only a man with wings could
have gained entrance by the window.
Being q thorough business man among
other accomplishments, he reported
his loss at once to the management;
and the management set about the
matter with celerity. At half after
seven every maid and servant In the
hotel had been questioned and exam
ined, without the least noticeable re
suit. The rug was nowhere to be
found. George felt the loss keenly.
He was not so rich that he could af-
ford to lose both the rug and the thou
sand pounds he had paid for It. His
first thought had been of Ryanne; but
it was proved that Ryanne had not
been in the hotel since morning; at
least, nc one had seen him.
George gloomed about. A beastly
| day, all told; everything had gone
wrong. and all because he had over
slept. At dinner something was
wrong with tho soup; the fish was
greasy; the roast was dry and stringy;
the wine, full of pieces Of cork. Out
into the lounging-room again; and
then the porter hurried over to him
| with note from Ryanne. It stated
!. briefly that It was vitality important
for Mr.. Jones to meet him at nine
o'clock at the English-Bar inthe Quar-
ter Rosetti Any driver would show
him the way. Mohamed- El-Gebel, the
guardian of the Holy Yhiordes, had
turned up, and the band was begin
ming to play. Would Mr.. Jones like a
little fun by the waysfde 2"
"I'm his man." said George. "But
how the devil did this Mahomed ever
get into my room?"
Had Fortune dined downstairs IN
stead Of alone in her room, events
might have turned out differently. Ry-
anne had really written to George. but
not to Fortune.
Mahomed. fatalist that he was, had
thrown everything upon the Whirling
scales OF chance, and waited Later,
he may have congratulated himself
upon his good luck. But 1t wasn't
luck; 1t was the will Of Allah that he,
Mahoned, should contribute his slen-
der share in working out the des-
TIMES Of two young people.
George was in the proper mood for
an adventure. He went SO far as to
admit to himself that he would have
liked nothing better than a fisticun.
The one mistake he made in his cal
culations was dress. Men didn't gen
orally go a-venturing in such fnical
attire. They wore bowlers and sack
coats and carried heavy walking
sticks. The only weapons George had
we're his two hands, now adorned with
ugftting opera-gloves.
He saw Mrs. Chedsoye. spoke to her.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-18

to be so bitterly offended. Great
wrongs may be righted, and the sky
be clear again, but the &.aIl about
nothing" quarrels have way of last.
ing indefinitely. There is nothing to
explain, and nothing to apologize for.
we tell ourselves; the whole thfna
was t1too silly for words Exactly
so; and it is a pity we did not think
of this at the time.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-18
Clever Policemen en-.

New York-TWo New York police
men plotted robberies and carried
item out 50 cleYeriy that instead
of being suspected they were pro-
noted to first grade detectives for
their supposedly goos WORK in con-
neetion with the crimes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-18
All About NothInu,

Some of the aeaddest nisunder
standings ii life have arisen all about
nothing. Looking backward, We can
not think why we were SO angry or
what our friend could see h our words
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-18
After Piece.

The man who has to eat HIS own
words has crow for dessert WashfDa
ton Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
a REGULARITY OF THE SPECIES

The trouble that students of roau
Improvement are having with the aver
age farmer IN Iowa seems to be chAr-
acteristic OF the species N Pennsyi-
yania as well. Sixty per cent ot The
people OF that state live IN cities, the
state has no debt and real estate pays
no taxes and yet the principal objection
to a state bond issue for the building
Of permanent state roads past the
farms comes from the farmers. Just
lands are to be enhanced IN value with
GU. a land tax should object 10 getting
good roads which someone else is 10
pay for none hut a Pennsylvania farm
or can understand.
In Minnesota, however. ii is different.
There as soon as the farmers under
stood that all Of the money was TO be
spent for farm roads and & large part
of 1t to be paid by town property a
"a mill state tax was voted and Tow the
state highway commission has planned
,
county seat in the state at cost o.
$4,000 600, which is 10 be built by bor-
rowing in anticipation OF the state road
tax for ten years.
| thirds Of the states N the union
inow build roads with bond issues so as
TO spread the cost out over a period Of
years in easy payments. II Iowa would
I do the same farmer could add $4,000
ito the value OF his farm by reason OF
having paved road 10 town at cost
ITO him in taxes Of s25 per annur for
twenty years. And yet opposition. If
there is any opposition, will come from
the farmer whose land IS TO De bene-
fitted. not from the taxpayer in town
who must pay for some Of the farmers
road Improvement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
BUSINESS Is IMPROVING

business IN most lea ling depart
ments continues TO make satisfactory
progress, one especially noJa bic feature
oeno5ing the steady revival OF con-
Hdence being the increasing disposition
OF merchants III i:t;zi1eTotss lines and in
widely separated parts Of the country
TO anticipate future requirements.
Some uncertainty has been expressed
as 70 conditions in certain sections OF
the south where the cotton crop is re-
ported 10 have been adversely affected
by heavy rains, but the high prices at
which the staple is now selling have
evidently removed whatever apprehsn
sion may have been felt, for merchants
generally turnout the bel- are placing
orders for necessities with much great
er freedom than year ago. Similar
conditions apparently prevail in those
districts where the crops suffered from
drouth, reports from practically all the
leading centers Of the west and SOUTH
west displaying marked optimism.
In the east. where comm ercial and
industrial operations have been con-
siderably retarded by tariff uncertain
u, the final settlement as TO the date
when the new law viii go into effec,
has encouraged both merchants and
manufacturers, and their operations
are on steadily broadening scale.
In the dry goods markets there is
marked increase in the demand for al!
kinds OF merchandise, with jobbers in
numerous instances reporting business
in record volume. The textile mills are
operating TO the fullest extent per
mitted by an inadequate supply Of
labor and are refusing many orders be-
cause Of their inability 10 make de-
ltveries.
Retailers are doing normal trade
and find their supplies unequal TO re-
Qutrements. with new goods hard TO
obtain because Of the sold-up condition
Of the mills. Demand for footwear has
improved and most of the eastern
manufacturers now have sufficient or
ders on hand to keep them busy for
some weeks. The inquiry for leather
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06

stuck fast and tight. broken bridge
and carriage pursuing an uneven way
along the roadside with the statement.
We have made this road sixteen times
in the last twenty years at total cost
than would make Caesars road look
like a corduroy turnpike
How many persons felt like Ding"
evidently felt of Saturday evening and
Sunday morning? How many thou
sands in Iowa found business and
pleasure trips cut short for two or
three days simply because an hour or
so of necessary and otherwise welcome
rainfall: How many hundred thou
sancs stayed home from town" Sat-
urday much 10 their own and the dis
appointment of the towns they affect?
How much time does muddy dirt
main road cost Iowa every time it
rains? And ism, time money!
II isn't a tourist proposition. Had
the Lincoln road been in existence in
fact as in prospect the Des Mo;nes
party would have made its trip, bu,
that would have been an inciden. of
the Gay. Others would have made their
trips Of longer and shorter distances.
10 and from towns anc amid farms.
each about his own business and each
would have won q day. Instead Of a
deserted road = would have been filed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
SUCCESSFUL FARMING.

The Clifford homestead Of 80 acres
in johnson county was bought by J.
F. Hill a few days ago. He paid $3.50
per acre or practically $4,000 for the
place There IS still much talk in
some of the metropolitan papers OF the
back to the land movement. OF course
the man who has proven failure In
the big city can not locate on $3.50
land Besides he is not apt to know
the simplest rud;ments OF farming.
There are few successful farmers now
adays who are not also successful
business men. The man who does not
make good in the cities can not
possibly have IN him the making OF a
successful business man and there
fore it is most likely that he would
not succeed on the soil even II he
could get TO ii and could get start
there. The whole movement is based
upon the entirely mistaken theory that
the people who fail to succeed in the
city. the down and out folks. are farm
ers. who have moved to town. Such
Is not The case, however. The success
fui men IN all Of the cities are former
farmers. but as rule the wrecks ana
has-beens and ali the helpless ones in
the cities are town-bred and never did
know anything about the soil and
farming and never will.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
TINES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILrowN IOWA: OCTOBER g. 1919

shows a slight increase and sales ef-
fected ere at full asking prices. There
is no decrease in the firmness VITA
which all varieties Of hides are held.
and sales late in the week Of fully l00,-
900 were made, the bulk of them being
Of branded description.
No improvement is as Vet discernible
in the iron and steel markets. and the
firmness of pig iron is still in sharp
contrast TO somewhat easier conditions
in the majority of the finished pro-
ducts Business being placed is main
IL for present needs and few orders
are coming for 1914 delivery, which
results IN expectations that inquiries
should increase in the near future.
Fairly well-maintained railroad earn
lnss indicate an extensive movement
of both crops and merchandise. the
,otal gross earnings reported for the
three weeks Of September showing a
gain over las, year of o.s per cent ana
over the corresponding period two
Years ago Of So per cent. Bank eX-
changes were again smaller las, week
than last year, the loss being LAT per
cent, hut there IS a gain of 81 per cent
as compared with 1911.
Commercial! failures in the United
States for nine months il 1913 were
,l7l2 with liabilities amounting to
s1ee, s66,s7e. small falling off in Num-
Der but sharp increase in the amount
involved as compared with the li,Sl6
for sl5S,544.S6o q year ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
MEMBER OF QUAINT RELIGIOUS
STCT

An unusual subject for litigation ap-
pears in Ruse VS.. williams. 100 Pacific
Reporter. ss7. Plaintiff. with many
others. formed themselves into an as
ISOLATION called the Spiritual Class. "
the object Of which was to aid in ef-
fectuating certain ideals in religious
life. especially those relating to the
communistic ownership Of property.
Their aim was to live such life AZ
Christ lived. and the mode Of life de-
scribed in the Acts OF the Apostles was
the foundat ton stone upon which was
to be erected the arch of high ideal
in religious belief. When the plaintiff
joined he gave up all his worldly pos
sessions TO promote It's objects: the
understanding being that the class was
to live as one family, and the money
he then had and the proceeds Of his
future labors were to be Used for the
support of the class. under theapostolic
doctrine that all things were to be held
In common. No stranger. or any per-
son who was weary and heavy laden.
was to be turned away without food
and comfort. As to horx many OF the
class had worldly possessions to sell,
and, having sold, placed the price
thereof in the common fund, ID not
clear, but quite number 81 them did.
and others had nothing wherewith 20
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06

try between today and seventy ave
nothing more. Comparison Of the coun-
years ago would be an excellent exer-
else for those who think any old dirt
road = good enough for state which
has been born and attained stature
within the time it takes a schoolboy to
live lifetime.
That old atlas Is worth looking over.
New York City had 100000 population
whe nit was printed Chicago had not
come to the dignity of place among
principal American cities. North
Americas population was 25.eo0.o00. No
population figures at all follow the
name British America" and Lower
Canada" had population of a half mill
lion. Massachusetts is given $4,000 in
habitants
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
WHERE CAESAR HAD THE ADVANTAGE.

]. n. Darling, the Iowa cartoonist,
was members Of a party Including
Governor Clarke, Attorney General
Cosson, Harvey Ingham, editor Of the
Des Moines Register and Leader. that
was road bound at Marshalltown Sat
'urday afternoon thru the condition OF
the highway caused by a few hours OF
ordinary rainfall. The party had
started for the lama Indian reserva-
ton on a sight seeing expedition. Il
was obliged 20 leave the automobile in
Marshalltown. return TO Des Moines by
train and either ship or send for the
machine later. So the trip was lost
within eighteen miles of their destjna-
ton, and the cost of getting the car
home added to disappointment
Sunday mornings Register and
Leader offered cartoon which whis-
pered whence lis maker received aspi
ration. The vehicles used in Caesars
time were contrasted with those in use
today and the splendid Roman high
ways with the roads OF the present
rutted. scanned and impossible The
,modern autoist pointing to a crude
eRoman chariot asks what do you
fs'pose the poor old boneheadad Romans
would think # they could wake up and
tsee our modern civilization" The sec
iond picture shows The Roman road.
Beneath is the legend And yet Caesar
built this road one morning before
breakfast The last slide" shows q
modern mud road with an automobile
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06

replenish. This, however. wass their
faith, that the poorest In goods were
the richest in spirit. Thus equipped.
the Spiritual Class started out on their
expedition to make converts Of all such
a. were disposed to look upon indtvld-
ual ambitions and the separate owner.
ship Of property a. selfishness to BE-
eradicated for the better opportunity
Of knowing ana serving God. Quite
q number were thus attracted and con.
verted. and. OF course. fe3 from the
common table, which caused some isO-
lated feelings Of discomfort among
some of the older members; for II does
not appear that any az the new con-
verts were possessed Of goods where
with to augment the treasury. How
ever. these high ideals Of self -abnega-
ton and the crucihxion Of such desires
and appetites - tend to divert atten-
ton from God were at times tinged
with just little corruption and bitter
ness Of spirit. II began to be noticed
that a. many az thirty hungry stran-
gers sat In one day at the common
table; that some of the members Of
the class consumed more OF the food
and of the better quality than was con-
sidered their portion: that some were
less inclined than others to outstrip
their brethren In tho severer and less
attractive tasks Of work so necessary
to replenish the commissary. Along
with this protested sitting of desire
and self abneEation. the members per-
suaded themselves that by the faith
and mode Of life they would each. in
time. be given the power to heal and
that signs and wonders would be done
by each. The plaintiff. It appears. was
somewhat impatient because In so
short q time he had not become pos
eessed Of such power; blu: since It is
said In the scriptures :hat the faith
necessary to move the mountain must
be implicit. steadfast. and unwavering,
the court remarks that his inability
may have proceeded from lack on his
part Of such faith. Az time passed.
plaintiff became more and more dis
satisfied. revolted from the class and
brought this action in assumpsit to re-
cover the value Of the property he con-
tributed to the sect. The supreme court
Of Arizona, in q we'll written and in
terestins opinion, holds that since
plaintiff is not in court by guardian.
the presumption follows that he 10 .
man OF ordinary intelligence, and ca
pable Of forming such opinions with
reference to the disposition. Of his
property as may. in his Judgment, con-
duce to the betterment Of his spiritual
a. we'll as temporal welfare. and the
conclusion Is that he 10 not entitled to
recover in assumpsit. the facts being
insufficient to show that defendants
have property OF plaintiff which, In
equity and in good conscience. they
ought not to keep.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
THE WAY THEY GOT A ROAD.
Middleton Pre.sS1

There is a movement on foot to grade
and open three or four miles Of road
reaching southwest from Turin to what
is known as the Oliver settlement.
Several large tractors have been at
work all fall breaking up lot more OF
that fertile region About 700 acres of
new ground are being soun to winter
wheat on the Oliver ranch alone. The
owner of the Oliver lands has been very
liberal and has donated 500 per mile
TO be expended in improving these
roads in this section. Also Charles
Thurston and II. A. Miller. the owner OF
the Quackenbush lands adjoining the
Oliver lands. has made similar dona-
ton according to the amount Of land
they own. This spirit is very COM
mendable and should be taken advan-
tage of by the various local interests
to get this fertile but neglected part of
our territory In communication with
our thriving berg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06

tho 1000 acres In Wright county,
known a. Little Wall Lake" or
"Blackbird Swamp" and wisely holds
that the council did right in ordering
It drained. Farmers in the neighbor-
hood declared that from $500 to $1,000
damage 10 done TO crops upon each Of
the neighborins farms every year BY
blackbirds that find refuge and places
for propagation in that swamp. Besides
the birds are we'll known medium OF
communicating infection OF hog chol-
era germs. The holding Of waters IN
this great swamp also did a great deal
Of damage to adjacent farm lands IN
keeping them wet, especilly in rainy
seasons when this swamp land over
flows.
The governors judgment: was little
too conservative as to the value of the
1000 acres of this rich reclaimed
swamp land twenty years hence; $780,
600 would have been better esti-
mate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
WHY THE GLooM?.


a liquor league in Kentucky has re-
ported that the people of this country
in the last fiscal year drank lao. 41S.00o
galloons of whisky. and 2,022,611.0oo
gallons of beer. total of 22.25 gallons
per capita as compared with 21.54 gal
ions last year.
The league asserts that whereas
there was no dry" territory seventeen
years ago and the consumption OF liQ-
our was 1850 gallons, two thirds of the
country has now become dry terri
tory. in which half the people live. and
there has been an increase of 5.l5 GAL
Ions. or So per cent, in the quantity
consumed.
This is the leagues explanatio
Prohibition increases the consumption
of liquor. But the league is lighting
prohibition bitterly. Why?
The reason is plain: The liquor men
fairly yearn 10 destroy their own bust
ness.
II is to laugh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
Pin,ples Source
Of Great Danger
Nav be Means Of Absorbing
Disease Germs In Most
Unexpected Manner.

make Your Dleed I,ure and 1nmune With
o. 8. g.
IN Thousands Of instances the most
,een the result of coming In contact with
disease germs in public places. and the
annarentiy insignificant pimple has been
the cause. It spreads with astonisnln8
rnpidity, often injecting the entire sys-
tenn In . few days.
It II fortunate, however tnat there y
= remedy to cope quickly and thoroughly
Vith such a condition, and thanks to the
energy OF its producers the famous g. 8.
q may now be had at most any drug
store in the civilized world.
This preparation stands alone as .
blood purifier. It il somewhat revolutions
ary in its composition, since It accom-
pli.hes all that was ever claimed for mer-
cury. iodides, arsenic, and other deatruc.
five mineral drugs, and yet 1t Is abso.
lutely q purely vegetable product. It con.
tains one Ingredient which serves the
active purpose OF stimulating each tiny
cellular part Of the tissues to the healthy
and judicious selection Of it, own essen
tial nutriment. There are more cases OF
articular rheumatism, locomotor ataxtas
paresis, neuritis, and similar diseases re-
sultant from tho use Of minerals than
most people are aware Of. These facts
are brought out in q highly tnteresttne
book complied by tbs medical Department.
Of The Swift Specific Co.. III Swift Bldg.
Atlanta, Ga. It Is mailed free. together
with special information. to al who write
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06
Iona Newspapers
SEEKING THE TITLE JUDGE
Nevada RepresentatiVe.]

Nevada Representative
Governor Clarke in the few months
he has been in Office has appointed
abou, fifteen district judges, this being
fourth of the entire district bench
of the state. A few ST tho appointments
have been TO vacancies occasiened ny
de,.b. hut there have also been num-
erous destinations, while other judses
who have not resigned are, like Judge
Lee. of this county and district oe-
Ginning 10 stand for re!ection the
irference appears to be that while
nearly every lawyer likes 10 acquire the
title 81 Judge" the rJ,re successful OF
them are distinctly indifferent soou'
serving on the bench for any consloer-
able length Of time. Fortunately some
of them are willing to do so; but the
fsvor seems 10 be 10 the bar and the
neon,e rather than to the judges.
EXCELLENT JUDGMENT.
[Ackley Journal
Governor Clarke personally inspected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-06

county attorney again makes the state
ment that he will prosecute any one
for violation Of the law CONCERNING the
transportaoin Of hogs that have died
of cholera-if some one Will hand him
the evidence. The II IL the big thing.
II some one will do part Of the work.
the principal part, the county attorney
will then do what he 10 paid to do. In.
teresting. isn't It.?
The office OF county attorney under
Mr.. yollmer appears to be conducted
on the theory that 1t 10 not his busi-
ness to work up any evidence; that 1t
is merely his business to present it II
some one hands 1t to him. That 10 q
sort of messenger boy conception OF
the duties of the office. Mr.. Vollmer
possibly can find statute law to justify
his course of action, but that concep-
ton of the office Of prosecuting attor-
ney is different from that entertained
by the average citizen.