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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

CSW0UUV VsOSsVse
dark shore inch by inch. but could Per
ceivs nothing: the lights Of the hres
were far away.
ut IL stu - death over there"
He shot . swift glance at me, - II
the words pleased him little. In the
dim starshine his face appeared ghast
" white.
"Perhaps the days Of miracles are
not gone" he said doubtfully. and
Girty may have played fair. Anyhow
there - nothing to be done now but
test It. Come on, lad: we'll take TO
wster again"
Tho cheerful note In his voice BOZ
stared my own courage. We swan
straight this time. with srsady stroke.
our eyes scanning the bank We were
approaching. And the canoe vas there.
smuggled under the leaning tree. bow
to bank, rendered shapeless BY . COW
ering Of broken branches. We lay
hold of the sides. standing waist deep
in water, our eyes searching the high
bank towering dark above N. There
vas no movement, no sound, and low.
cred the branches one by ono into the
water. and permitted them to noat 81
lently down stream.
Concealed BY tho shade Of the great
tree l waded cautiously ashore and
crept out into =. maze Of roots. The
rhiRher bankruseasheef before me. n
he night there vas an opening. - II .
trail led down to the river. and -
vealed there against the upper sky.
something moved. For an instant ]
could tell no more; then recognised
q human figure stealing cautiously ~
ward me through the gloom. It moved
silently % . spirit, and my heart beat
Aercely a. rose mp and stared. She
vas close upon ne before was sur4
Rene"
~oh." . little catch IN the quick
whisper; "then-then It II you; how
how did you come here?
drew her back into the deeper
shadow, and told her tho brief story IN
swift words. clinging to her hands, -
I held her close. could not distin-
bush her face. but she listened, hef
soft breath on my cheek
"Oh, l am 10 glad-so glad, mon
sSeur. I did not know until after gave
tho signal. ii camo down here TO Do
sure-to, to say Sood.by," she faltered.
"and-a1d saw them waiting"
Then It was treacheryi The puls
nose vas TO kin us? 0irty hsd?"
Eyes, monsieur. You-you will noe
believe l knew? That suspected sucb
. thingf"
| Ny handclasr frightened.
mo. dear. no; 90 on. Where arc the
| men?"
| Most Of them. tan or twelve - neal
- could make out, are IN rayine n
the edge Of the camp. yonder close e
the shore. There arc three others ~
above here. hiding behind the bank.
/ II see; the attack was 70 b made ~
those abovs - We cSept along. and Il
stthsr ct a GOT away thoss thrse
devils vere - sonplsts ~ ~
(To H Coatinued)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

When Mr. Mellen put a motion and
Mr. Morgan nodded 1t was recorded
as carried in the New Haven board
Philadelphia Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

are signing q note for . few acres OF
the domed sky that the note will be-
come due and the chances are thai
you will have to pay It, whether the
blue sky statesmen told the truth OF
not. In fact you ought to pay 1t and
charge the amount up to the expert
ence account"
"A most stringent law providing for
state inspections Of private banks
should be passed by the next lesisla-
ture," asserts the Dubuque Times
Journal.
Talk about your high price Of labor
why an O'Brien county man made
$1,000 in one day" relates the OBrien
County Democrat Yes, he simply
raised the price of his land $40 per
acre"
las far as nominations are con-
cerned. the republicans OF Iowa never
had better men to vote for all thru
the ticket" says the Boone News
Republican. LAS to the platform
while 1t is not a work Of art, being
rather loosely thrown together, the
sentiments expressed and the slo-
ganS adopted are excellent.
THE harmony at the Iowa repub-
iican state convention was not so thick
that it could not be cut with a knife,
but 1t was so thick that no disturb
ing flies were caught in it," comedies
the Sioux City Journal.
by the people who are really at
tentive to the matter and solicitous
as to the character and strength OF
the supreme court It seems to be agreed
that Judges Weaver, Ladd and
Witherow are satisfactory and that
Judge Prouty would be satisfactory,
but that Messrs Salinger and Thomas
ought neither of them to be elected
says the Nevada Representative which
predicts that "as time passes on, the
candidates. OF Sailinger and Thomas
are liable 10 be dropped by very gen.
eral consent"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

This Is the time Of year when the
boy on the farm wishes he had a
white shirt job in town." says the
Petersburg Eclipse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

The Elizabeth, n. J.. judge who sem
fenced a young man to marry within
a month because he drinks too much
has a somewhat medieval notion OF
the rights Of wonen.-New York Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

Iowa people do not have to invest
in blue sky deals, anyway, supreme
court or no supreme court. Just re-
member. tho" advises the Webster
City FreemAn-Tribune, when you
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

dollar and amassed fortune, but
they differ when 1t comes to spending
=
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

The gist OF Beaehey's Statement,
seems to be that the American would
have much better chance OF getting
across the Atlantic IL Beachey instead
Of Porte were in command.-Phila
delphia Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

"A most stringent law providing fol
state inspections Of private banks
should be passed by the next legisia-
ture," asserts the Dubuque Times
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

1t requires no small amount OF in
genuity for man to hide behind his
wife's skirts these days-Washingtor
Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

The bishop of London condemns fore
ible feeding What are his views or
suicide by the starvation route?-De-
troit Free Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20
Topics of the Times

The Mexican story is like a Victor
Hugo novel Sounds as tho 1t was
finished at the end of each chapter but
starts right IN again with trouble and
new bunch Of characters in the next.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

Sioux City wants the first custodial
farm. Well. she's welcome to it, isn't
she?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

Prohibition is the mother Of inven-
ton. West Virginia soda fountains
now sell whisky sundaes.-New York
World.
Algebra sends girls to ruin" says
n. E. A. orator. This at least will
divide responsibility with the high cost
of living and the low rate of wages,
but it will deprive other orators Of
their thunder.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Really, the senate should take
something for its prickly heat.-Chica-
GO News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-20

yet that she had gone. The hot blood
was throbbing in my veins. but 1t was
caused by no thought Of the dangers
alone occupied my mind. Then slow
ly her message required, forcing it,
way IN upon my consciousness with In
sistence. Tonight-our escape must Be
made within two short hours. !
stepped forward 70 awaken Brady, but
now. With my brain cleared. . sudden
suspicion came. Was this honest Dla1-
ming! Was the desire hack Of Y %
tually our escape? Or was it born Of
treachery! Not for IN instant did
question her-ths purity and truth Of
her purpose-but Simon Girty. Why
should he scheme 70 help ~! Never
before had / heard bis name spoken
a any harbtnger OF mercy 70 the
frontier. recalled his ugly faee. his
narrow, furtive eyes. and ny doubt q
him increased The plan was too easy
too we'll OILED. - be altogether natural
shook Brady awake. told him all
that had occurred, % far - related t.
our Effort. ba1 without voicing my So
picion.
Twice We sta1tod 1t the distant hoo'
Of IN owl. but It was not repeated
Then. It lase. The signal came. sound
Ing near at hand, from somswhers
down the stream. Brady went hrst
worming his way silently beneath thu
nap. and, tho instant he disappeared, ]
followed. There was = slight gully Il
our left, and We crept into It. keeping
down out Of the CLEAN Of IRE. Lynn
side By side - the edge Of the vats'
- put his li10 clo0o to ny sar.
ION your baeiL lad. WITH eely u
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
WITH FATHER AS A MODEL
Seems Likely That is Where Imperi-
Gus Youth Got His Idea Of the
Duties Of Wife.

You fill the pals with sand. and let
me turn them out" suggested six
year-old Jack to little Doris.
His playmate obediently complied
Now well build a castle, and you
shall fetch the water to go round it,"
exclaimed Jack.
Dutifully the little maid struggled
up and down the beach, carrying buck
cts of water.
Cant you fetch the water now.
Jack she suggested, and let me pour
it round?"
Girls can't do that properly" an
swered the boy. Let's paddle. But,
say. Doris, do you want to marry me
when you grow up?"
"Yes-oh, yes!" Doris was delighted
at the prospect
The boy, however, assumed bored
air, and lazily extended his feet to-
ward her.
Very well, them" he said noncha-
lantly. IF you're going to be my
wife, take off my shoes and stock,
ings!"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
Common Form of insanity.

A party of Clevelanders entertained
some holiday visitors and having
showed them everything interesting in
Cleveland proper they had to take
them to Newburg for a view of the
asylum. The superintendent was in
genial frame of mind and he con.
Quoted the bunch personally.
Here is queer case, ladies'" he
said, pausing at a particular cell.
This man has the delusion that he
possesses the motive power that runs
the universe. He is perfectly harm.
less, but he actually believes that
without him the world would not
move. Strange notion, isn't it?"
why, not at all" exclaimed one Of
the women. MY husband has the
same idea and he always has had it.
Is he crazy, too?"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
ECZEMA ON ENTIRE SCALP

r, F. d. No. 2, Sunfield, Mich.-'I
was troubled with eczema. 1t began
with a sore on the top of the scalp,
broke out as pimple and grew larger
until it was large red spot with a
crust or scab over II. This became
larger finally covering the entire scalp
and spread to different parts of the
body, the limbs and back and in the
ears. These sores grew larger grad
ually until some were as large as
quarter Of a dollar. They would itch
and If scratched they would bleed and
smart The clothing would irritate
them at night when 1t was being re-
moved causing them to itch and smart
so / could not sleep. A watery fluid
would run from them. My scalp be,
came covered with a scale and when
the hair was raised up 1t would raise
this scale; the hair was coming out
terribly.
Il treated about six months and got
no relief and after using Cuticura
Soap and Ointment with two applica-
tons we could notice a great differ
ence. 1t began to get better right
away. In months time / was COM
pletely cured" (Signed) Mrs. Bertha
Underwood, Jan. 8, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
No Rest-No Peace

There's no rest and but little peace
for a person whose kidneys are out OF
order.
Lame in the morning, suffering cricks
In the back and sharp stabs of pain
with every sudden strain, the day is
Just one round of pain and trouble.
1t would be strange II allday back
ache did not wear on the temper, but
1t is not only on that account that
people who suffer with weak kidneys
are nervous, cross and irritable.
Uric acid is poison to the nerves,
and when the kidneys are not working
well, this acid collects in the blood
and works upon the nerves, causing
headache, dizziness, languor, an in
olination to worry over trifles, and u
suspicious, short temper.
Rheumatic pain, neuralgia, sciatica,
lumbago. neuritis and gravel are fur.
Their steps in uric acid poisoning.
Don't neglect kidney weakness. An
aching back, with unnatural passages
OF the kidney secretions, is cause
enough to suspect the kidneys. Use
Doan's Kidney Pills, a remedy which
has been used for years, the world
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
WOULDN'T TRUST THE GATOR
Darkey Had by No Means Lost His
Faith, but He Was Just Little
Apprehensive.

Bishop Mcdowell tells a story about
a southern baptism. A colored preach
er was dipping his converts in the wa
ters of a tropical stream when one old
darkey saw crocodile summing him
self on the opposite bank. When his
turn came to be immersed he drew
back. casting terror-stricken eyes at
the sleeping saurian.
Whats de mattah wild yo', brud.
der" said the parson; "yo' all amt
skeered O. dat dar gator. is yo'?"
The darkey admitted frankly that
he was.
Don yo all member de story oh
Jonah an de whale, an how de whale
dun spit up Jonah on de shoah?"
Yes, passon, All members erbout
Jonah. But dat whale dun hab a con.
science. Dat gator looks lax he might
go to sleep an fergit all erbout me-"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
is Typhoid Conquered2

Vaccination TO prevent smallpox is
so general in this country and has
been so effective in abolishing what
was formerly one of the most destruc-
tive scourges of the human race that
nearly everybody except the small
number of people whose temperament
predisposes them TO take the other
side" accepts it as a matter of course
and recognizes in it one OF the great
est blessings conferred by modern
medical advancement. But typhoid
vaccination is somewhat comparative
ly new, with which the public as a
whole is not familiar. Yet it will be
well for the public to take heed OF the
results that have been obtained by its
use in the United States army
Cleveland Leader
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
RED RUM-MuRDER,

A barrel of whisky contains some
thing more than an ordinary barrel
of the same size; for, in addition to
the regulation forty-two gallons, 1t
contains:
A barrel of headaches, of heartaches.
of woes;
A barrel OF curses, a barrel of blows;
A barrel of tears OF q worldweary
wife;
A barrel OF sorrow, a barrel of strife;
A barrel OF all-unavailing regret;
A barrel of cares and barrel of debt;
A barrel OF hunger. of poison, OF pain;
A barrel OF hopes ever blasted and
vain;
A barrel of falsehood. a barrel OF cries
That fall from the maniac's lips as he
dies;
A barrel OF poverty, ruin and blight;
A barrel Of terror that grows with the
night.
A barrel of crimes and a barrel OF
groans;
A barrel OF orphans most pitiful
means:
A barrel OF serpents that hiss as they
pass
From the head OF the liquor that
CLOVIS in the glass.
Beware. all men OF the glass!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
WOULD ALMOST FAINT
Cured After Doctors Faied

Mrs. Henry ZumaCh. Hutchinson Mimi.
says: Last winter "A terrible sharp pain
caught me In my back and from that time
on | had a constant baCkaChe. IL l used
broom, II just seemed az n my back was
breaking. | was In misery day and night
and at times | got SO dizzy | thought 1
was going TO faint At night I had 10 put
= pillow under my back for the slight re
lief that this gave me. | got SO weak I
couldn't do anything. The doctor said
had a floating kidney and two specialists
In Minneapolis said the same The phys
icians' medicine didn't help me a bit and
reading about Doan's Kidney pills, ! had
someone get me box. A soon as be-
gan using them, / got better aud by tho
time had finished the third box, ! didn't
have n bit Of pain. I can now do any
kind OF work without suffering and all
the symptoms OF kidney complaint have
left me. boan's Kidney Pills have cor
tainy spared me a great deal OF misery
and suffering, ! am only too glad to roc
ommend them to other kidney sufferers"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
Practical Celebration.

He was idealistic and poetical. She
was practical-a good matrimonial
combination. He came home one eve
ming after hard day at the office and
said; Maria, my dear, do you real
ize that tomorrow will be our wooden
wedding? We ought to celebrate the
occasion somehow, don't you Think"
And she said: Hank, my darling,
know it, Been thinking about it all
day, and have it all arranged. | have
ordered big wagon load of kindling
to be delivered tomorrow afternoon.
and you will come home early from
the office ard carry it into the eel
lar"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
OUR VITAL ASSETS.

IaEing the estimate OF the money
value to society Of the average human
lie as $4,000, Or. David Starr Jordan
REGIONS our vital assets" at approx
ihateiy two hundred and fifty billion
dollars (S250,OOOOOO.OOW, The phys.
zeal wealth of the United States he
nIaces at one hundred and ten billion
dollars $4,000, 900 ,OOO). Speaking
VI me attention given to the preserva-
lon OF this physical wealth, he in
S's's ~at even the most arrant
"aterialist must admit that the con.
SerVation Of forests or the eradica-
uoh OF disease among cattle and
"oPs - not to be compared in i'm
portanee with the conservation of hu.
man life"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
A FAIluRE-IF,

A judge OF Knoxville. Tenn, when
asked II prohibition had failed in
that city, answered: IF larger and
more regular attendance at Sunday
school. preaching and other services
in our churches; II larger and more
regular attendance at schools, by bet
ter-shod, better-clad children; il s4o,-
600 more for increased room, better
equipment and better-paid teachers;
II sixty per cent. decrease in arrests
for drunkenness and kindred crimes.
II decrease even greater in the per
cent OF murder and all grades OF
crime; II s1,00O.OOO spent for neces-
saries is less helpful than the same
amount spent for liquor-ii these
things indicate failure, then prohibit
tion has failed in Knoxville"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
SALOON A MURDER MILL.

IN 1909, Jefferson 'county. Alabama
:" winch Is located the city of Birm-
l"sham, was without saloons. That
year the county had 1870 murders. In
,'Io city and county were still under
rohloi'ion and the number OF muir.
uers was 1873. In 1911 the city and
county were without saloons for nine
I"ohihs' had saloons the last three
,uonths' and the number of murders
!ur me year was lightweight. In 1919,
lne hrst full year with reopened sa-
,oons' the number of murders in Blrm
hsham and Jefferson county was 3Os
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
GREAT CRISIS.

Health boards, armed with police
authority, eradicate the carriers OF
typhoid and quarantine the victims.
but alcohol, thousand times more
destructive to public health than ty-
phoid fever. continues to destroy. Al
coholic degeneracy is the most i'm
portant sanitary question before the
country. yet health authorities do not
take action because alcohol is en-
trenched In politics. We are face to
race with the greatest crisis in our
conntry's history, The alcohol ques-
uon must be settled within the next
ten years or some more virile nation
VIII write the epitaph OF this republic,
DR. 7, Alexander MacNicholl.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05

Judge Stephen C. Greene, at din
ner in Charleston, was defending a
harsh sentence.
II am a conservative" said Judge
Greene, and believe that it is bet.
ter for law and order that sentences
should err on the side of harshness
rather than on the side of lenity.
Look at nature, the great Judge of
us all. Was there ever a harsher,
severer judge than nature, who SEN
fences each and every one of us to
hard labor for life?"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
Queer English Duty.

Americans will be interested to
know that from 1860 1t has been Gus
tomary to take duty as one of the
hereditary customs of the crown. In
1860 there was duty Of eight pence
a gallon on all the tea liquor sold in
all coffee houses-a great inconveni-
ence to tea drinkers. because it was
surveyed only twice day by the ex-
else officers, and so could only be
brewed twice day.-London Mail.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
1e1ipelalltIllcle
q 4sS3E)
fContucted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
WANTED, BOYsl


WANTED, 6oYsi
Walking down the streets OF our
cities and towns and viewing the ex.
pensive window fixtures OF the saloons.
] can see as plain as the sign over the
door, the word. e'WANTED."
Yes, wanted sl,00O,000. the saloon
keeper says. 1t makes no difference
how get 1t, but must have it, pay
a big revenue to our grand old gov
eminent to be protected and 1t must
protect me. pay big license to the
city. and In return II must furnish me
material for my business. 1t must and
will furnish boys, | can no more run
my business without boys than a saw
mill can run without logs.
Wanted. 81 100000, and to get this
amount Of money 100000 boys must be
sacrificed. What kind of boys are
wanted? The boys who have made
failure at everything they have under.
taken? No, the boys Of worth and Of
high birth and good parentage. Most
desired Is the boy whose parents have
faced the financial difficulties of life
and started the boy out well equipped.
It makes no difference how his mother
worked and contrived; 1t makes no diff
ference how his father toiled in both
heat and cold, all the liquor trade
wants is to get the boy started down
the toboggan slide of life and strip him
of money, honor and virtue before he
realizes his true condition.-Mrs. Cora
Wright in Union Signal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
His Vow Came to an Anti-climax.

A much-bearded man rambled into a
barber shop and submitted to a shave,
haircut, a shampoo, a SINCE. mas
sage and everything else the barber
could think Of, at the same time listen
ing with keenest enjoyment to the
tonsorialists remarks about all things
on earth and in the waters under the
earth. So long before that he had for
gotten the gentleman's name and
what office he was running for the old
man had vowed never TO be shaved or
shorn until So-and-So was elected.
When he as last awoke to realization
that nobody cared If he never shaved
he concluded to shave just to show EN-
that he didn't care whether they cared
or not.-Kansas City Star
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
RntMeAn the Acts

Sir" said the man in the orchestra
chair, Gin passing to and fro you have
ruined my silk hat"
Il cannot help that, sir" said the
other. IF you had gone out between
the acts yourself your hat would not
have suffered -Puck.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
George AIDE on Matrimony.

George AIDE. discussing matrimony
in an after-dinner speech at the Chi
cago Athletic club. said:
Marriage has the effect of giving
a man a swelled head.
Many a time, looking at this hus-
band. or that, i say to myself:
"Ah, If that man were only as wise
as he thinks his wife thinks he isl"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
Joy and UtilitN,
JOJ dITU ONITTIJs
Still have two cars?"

Still have two cars?"
Yes"
Il thought you intended to sell the
older one"
mo. My son and his high school
friends keep the old car busy"
Il see. You get the use of the new
car yourself"
No, | don't. II keeps the new car
hustling to tow the old car home. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-05
Had the Prnnf-

Stonemason lin box describing as
sault-He walks into my yard and
rams me up agen one O. my own
stones.
Counsel-Did he hurt you?
Stonemason-Hurt me! Why, I've
got sacred to the memory Of stamped
all down me back.-Tattler.