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Mansfield mirror., 1914-11-26
Auto Not Safe In Thunder Storm.

Let anyone who believes he is per
fectly safe in motor car during a
thunderstorm, because the rubber
tires are an effective bar tc the pass.
nge CT the electrical discharge. try the
following experiment. If he dare:
Standing on the ground beside the
car, with its motor running, place a
finger on the top of the spark plug.
He will not have to wait long for re.
suits! AS tile Scientific American re.
marks, the high tension current read
lily finds a path to the ground, regard.
less of the tires. Why should not q
bolt Of lightning find similar path?
Mansfield mirror., 1914-11-26

dows wide open, regardless Of the tenn.
perature."
And let a frost sneak in and kill
the rubber tree!" exclaimed Mr.. Meek.
ton. No, sir! My life is dear to me.
but my home is even more so."-
Washington Star.
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GOOD
ROADS
ELIMINATE ALL ROAD GRADES
No Team Should Be Required to Pull
to lts Maximum capaclty-In.
terestIng Comparisons.
(By w. @. PALMER.)

tBy w. =. PALMEhD
The average cost of hauling ton
one mile on the ordinary country
roads is rs cents, while the average
price of hauling one ton one mile on
the railroads is Y cent. In other
words. the cost of hauling is SO times
as much with team and wagon as with
steam. This has been accomplished
by number OF factors. Some. OF
these can be and must be considered
in making good roads, that is, to have
a good hard 'roadbed and to eliminate
grades. The railroads do not, as
rule, have a grade Of more than three
per cent, while some of them have
adopted two per cent as the maximum
grade. Two per cent would mean a
rise OF two feet in hundred feet.
This would not be considered much OF
grade on the ordinary road, but this
is the way it works OUT
A team can exert a pull on short
distance of one-half its weight, but
for ordinary work the lead 1t can pull
should not be over one-tenth the
weight of the team, for instance
team weighing 1900 pounds can exert
a pull of 300 pounds when 1t is to con.
tinue the work for, say, ten hours.
For a small stretch 1t would be able
to exert a pull of 1900 pounds. This,
however, is putting forth all the ener-
gy of which the horses are capable.
1t has also been found that the pull
required to take ton load over ordi-
nary roads is 160 pounds. Supposing,
then, that the load is one ton and the
wagon weighs 1,300 pounds, this would
make total of $500 pounds. At the
rate Of 100 pounds ton the total pull
would be 264 pounds, or little less
than the team is capable OF hauling.
In fact, 1t could very nicely handle
500 pounds more, which would bring
the pull up to 800 pounds, and make
the load $500 pounds. This. however,
is for the level. As q grade Is ap.
preached this, Of course, will be In
creased. A five per cent grade would
increase the draft Of the wagon and
load of 5000 pounds by 315 pounds,
bringing 1t up to 579 pounds, which is
almost twice what the team can han.
die as a regular thing. II the grade
is increased to 20 per cent, or 20 feet
in 100 feet, the draft on this same
load would come to little over $500
pounds, or the maximum that this
team could pull when exerting Its ut
most power. Any grade beyond this
would mean that the load would have
to be reduced, and in fact no team
should be required to have to pull to
its maximum capacity. From this it
Is evident that increasing the grade
increases the draft very fast and
hence grades should be eliminated as
far. as 1t is possible.
On macadam road team can pull
three times as much on the level as
on the good earth road, but the in
crease in draft for grade remains the
same as on the earth road, so that a
grade would be more Objectionable on
a macadam road than on poor road.
On the level a 3,000-pound team could
easily handle four tons, while the
maximum grade that 1t could pull up
with such load would be a ten per
cent grade and even that is more than
should be expected from the team.
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Reformlnu a NobIe ord.r

If there is any truth in the revived
suggestion that the banners of those
knights Of the Garter who are oppos-
ing the allied forces will be removed
from the choir of st. Georges chapel
at Windsor, one Of the Oldest mem.
bers of the most noble order" will be
affected. For the emperor ofrAustria.
Hungary was given the honor by
Queen Victoria AZ years ago. and
Prince Christian is his only senior
among the members. though the duke
Of Connaught received the ribbon In
the same year,-Pall Mall Gazette.
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Vital Point.

vital FOIUts
Mr.. Porter's judgment was vindi-
Gated.
"Ah. ha," he exclaimed triumphant
ly. "do you remember that little mag
nifying glass I gave dollar for the
other day? You said 1t was clear
waste of money. Well, 1t has more
than paid for itself already"
"How so?" inquired Mrs. Porter.
ut detected a counterfeit 81 bill to
which hadith presence Of mind to
apply It. Those bills are so well exc
cuted that even the experts can hardly
tell them from the genuine, but my lit
tie magnifying glass brought out all
its defects"
aHow clever you are" said Mrs. Por.
ter. ito think of examining money with
a magnifying glass. Now you can
make the person who gave you the bill
take It back. Who did give 1t to you
anyway"
Mr.. Porter's Jaw fell.
"By George!" he said. II don't re-
member"
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it by means of a oneinch pipe, and
a small stove on which is fixed
large boiler with faucet near the
bottom provides plenty of hot water
for all purposes.
Nothing except the dairy utensils Is
permitted to remain in the room. The
walls are painted white and are fire.
quently washed down with hot water
and sal soda.
AS soon as the milk is brought
from the barn 1t is placed in clean
pals and set in a trough through
which water from the spring constant.
ly passes.
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Secret Not Yet Found.

In spite Of the great amount Of
work which has been done by scien-
tific investigators in studying mate
rials for combating fungous diseases
and insect pests of orchard and gar
den, the ideal spray material has not
been discovered.
This is not SO much from the
standpoint Of efficiency in the control
Of the pests and diseases as 1t is in
the "scalding" and similar injury to
the foliage Of the plants that are
treated.
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prv Eeed Pal.tab,e.

II we cannot afford silo. we can
certainly afford a field Of horned tur.
nips or mangels. They are not equal
to a silo, Of course. but they do help
to make dry feed palatable, and. there
fore, increase It's value.
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To Be suro.

81 suppose that sign was put up
SO that he who runs may read?"
mo. 1t was put up 80 that he
who reads may stop running. Don't
you see that It says, Go tlowT"
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DELIGHTFUL Wares.

'I am going to sell kisses at the
charity fair. You'll buy some, won't
you?"
Il guess so,' said the young man.
".'re you distributing any samples?
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Aid to Country Life,

Good roads," says A. P. Sandles
of Ohio, will help country churches,
country schools and country life.
Three cornerstones we can't do with.
out"
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ons Bad Road Advantage.

One advantage of a bad road In
front Of your farm 'is that you will
not be bothered much by the dust
kicked up by passing automobiles.
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LARGE Poultry Rsxsnua.

Even in the present undeveloped
state Of the industry. the poultry
products Of the United States bring
in larger revenue than any farm
crop except Indian corn
Mansfield mirror., 1914-11-26
vermont's system.

Vermont has decided to return to
earth and gravel roadmaking in the
less-traveled highways.
Mansfield mirror., 1914-11-26
slmple and Inexpen.lve.

The road drag is the simplest and
least expensive contrivance yet de.
vised for maintaining earth roads.
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Caring for MIX.

Caring TOR MIX.
Always take the milk into the house
as soon as possible. In warm weather
put the dish where the sun cannot
shine on It. MIX is frequently spoiled
because 1t has been In the sunshine
two or three hours.
Mansfield mirror., 1914-11-26

cultIvatlng the Orchard.
1t is very seldom that an orchard
is cultivated too much. The fault is
usually In the other direction.
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Cod Demands
Recognition
By REV. J. II. RALSTON
Secretary d Coussposdencs Depar,n.s
Moody Bib lnsiiu,s. Ciesso

TExT-Be still and know that am
.God.-Psalm 4Sl0.
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Domestic Loyalty.

what you want to do" said the
health expert, lis to sleep with the win
Mansfield mirror., 1914-11-26

CHARCOAL Tor CHICKS,
A little granulated charcoal mixed
in the soft food will generally check
bowel trouble In chicks. G.,
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Add "a sslIIno Price

Good roads In your vicinity add to
the selling price Of the products Of
your farm.
Mansfield mirror., 1914-11-26

Late hatched chicks must be fed by
themselves, not with the larger stock.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-25

at is our secret" answered he, "the
! secret of the volcano; that is also the
secret of the revolution; that thing
can be violent and yet fruitful"
"You are rather violent yourself" and
she smiled at him.
"And yet rather fruitless," he admit
ted; eff I die tonight / die unmarried
and fool"
1T is not my fault if you have come"
she said, after a difficult silence.
at is never your fault" answered
Muscari; at was not your fault tina,
Troy fell
As he spoke they came under over
whelming cliffs that spread almost like
wings above a corner of peculiar peril
Shocked by the big shadow on the mar
row ledge, the horses stirred doubt
fully. The driver leaped to the earth
to hold their heads, and, they became
ungovernable. One horse reared up to
his full height-the titanic and terrify-
ing height of a horse when he becomes
a biped. 1t was just enough to alter
the equilibrium; the whole coach heeled
over like ship, and crashed through
the fringe of bushes over the cliff.
Muscari threw an arm round Ethel,
who chung to him, and shouted aloud.
1t was for such moments that he lived.
At the moment when the gorgeous
mountain walls went round the poets
head like purple windmill, a thing
happened that was specifically even
more startling. The elderly and
lethargic banker sprang erect in the
coach and leaped over the precipice be-
fore the tilted vehicle could take him
there. In the first fash it looked as
wild as suicide; but in the second it
was as sensible as a safe investment.
The Yorleshireman had evidently more
promptitude as well as more sagacity
than Muscari had given him credit for.
For he landed in lap of land which
might have been specially padded with
turf and clover to receive him. As it
happened, indeed, the whole company
were equally lucky, if less digni6ed in
their form of election. Immediately
under this abrupt turn of the road was
a grassy and fowery hollow like a
sunken meadow, sort of green velvet
pocket in the long green trailing gar
ments of the hills. Into this they were
all tipped or tumbled with little dam
age, save that their smallest baggage
and even the contents of their pockets
were scattered in the grass around
them. The wrecked coach still hung
above, entangled in the tough hedge,
and the horses plunged painfully down
the slope. The first to sit up was the
little priest, who scratched his head.
with a face of foolish wonder; Frank
Harrogste heard him say to himself.
'Now why on earth have we fallen lust
hefer
He blinked at the litter around him.
and recovered his own very clumsy
umbrella. Beyond it lay the broad SOM
brero fallen from the head of Muscari,
and beside it sealed business letter,
Ehich, after a glance at the address, he
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The Washington herald., 1914-01-25

returned to the elder Harrogate. On
the other side of him the grass partly
hid Miss Ethers sunshade, and just be-
yond it lay a curious little glass bottle
hardly two inches long. The priest
picked it up; in a quick, unobtrusive
manner he uncorked and shifted it, and
his heavy face turned the color of clay.
Christ deliver u.s." he muttered. Il,
can't be hersl Has her sorrow come
on her already?' He slipped it into his
own waistcoat pocket. Il think I'm
justified" he said, till l know a little
more"
He gazed painfully at the girl, at tina,
moment being raised out of the flowers
by Muscari, who was saying: I'VE
have fallen into heaven; it is a sign.
Mortals climb up and they fall down
but it is only gods and goddesses who
can fall upward"
And indeed she rose out of the sea
of colors so beautiful and happy a
vision that the priest felt his suspicious
shaken and shifted. AFTER air. he
thought, perhaps the poison isn't hers
perhaps it's one of Muscari's melodra-
matte tricks"
Muscari set the lady lightly on her
feet, made her an absurdly theatrical
bow, and then, drawing his cutlass,
hacked hard at the taut reins of the
horses. so that they scrambled to their
feet and stood in the grass, trembling.
When he had done so a most remark
able thing occurred. A very quiet man,
very poorly dressed and extremely SUM-
burned, came out of the bushes and
took hold of the horses heads. He had
a queer-shaped knife, very broad and
crooked, buckled on his belt; there was
nothing else remarkable about him ex-
cept his sudden and silent appearance.
The poet asked him who he was, and
he did not answer.
Looking around him at the confused
and startled group in the hollow, Mus
carl then perceived that another tanned
and tattered man, with short gun
under his arm, was looking at them
from the ledge just below, leaning his
elbows on the edge of the turf. Then
he looked at the road from which they
had fallen, and saw, looking down on
them, the muzzles of four other car
bines and four other brown faces with
bright but quite motionless eyes.
"The brigandsr cried Muscari, with
kind of monstrous gayety. This was
a trap. Ezza, If you will oblige me by
shooting the coachman first, we can cut
our way out yet. There are only six
of them"
THE coachman," said Ezza, who was
standing grimly with his hands in his
pockets, happens to be servant of
Mr.. Harrogate's."
"Then shoot him all the more" cried
the poet impatiently. He was bribed
to upset his master. Then put the lady
in the middle, and we will break the
line up herewith rush"
And, wading in wild grass and flow
ers, he advanced fearlessly on the four
carbines; but, finding that no one fos-
q
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lowed except young Harrogate, he
turned, brandishing his cutlass, to wave
the others on. He beheld the courier
still standing slightly astride in the
center of the grassy ring, his hands in
his pockets; and his lean ironical Ital-
ian face seemed to grow longer and
longer in the evening light.
you thought, Muscari. l was The
failure among our schoolfellows," HI
said, ''and you thought you were The
success. But l have succeeded NOR,
than you and fill bigger place in his.
tory. l have been acting epics while
you have been writing them"
Come on, I tell you'll" thunderet
Muscari from above. "Will you stand
there talking nonsense about yourself
with woman to save and three strong
men to help you? What do you cal
yoursdf?'
Il call myself Montana" cried the
strange courier, in a voice equally loud
and full. Il am the King of Thieves
and welcome you all to my summer
palace"
And even as he spoke five more silent
men with weapons ready came out OF
the bushes and looked toward him fol-
their orders. One of them held large
paper in his hand.
This pretty little nest where we are
all picnicking," went on the courier
brigand, with the same easy yet SIN
lister smile, SIS, together with some
caves underneath it, known by the
name of the Paradise of Thieves. 1t is
my principal stronghold on these hills
for Gas you have doubtless noticed)
the eyrie is invisible both from the road
above and from the valley below. 1t is
something better than impregnable; it
is unnoticeable. Here l mostly live,
and here l shall certainly die, if the
gendarmes ever track me here. / am
not the kind of criminal that reserves
his defense but the better kind that
reserves his last bullet
All were staring at him, thunder
struck and still, except Father Brown.
who heaved huge sigh as of relief,
and fingered the little vial in his pocket.
THANK God" he muttered; that's
much more probable. The poison be-
longs to this robber chief, of course.
He carries it so that he may never be
captured, like Cato
The King of Thieves was, however,
continuing his address with the same
kind of dangerous politeness. 1T only
remains for me-" he said, TO explain
to my guests the social conditions upon
which | have the pleasure of entertain
ing them. I need not expound the
quaint old ritual of ransom which it Is
incumbent upon me to keep up; and
even this only applies to a part OF the
company. The Rev. Father Brown and
the celebrated Signor Muscari / shall
release tomorrow at dawn and escort
to nv outposts. Poets and priests-if
you viii pardon my simplicity of speech
never have any money.
He paused, with an unpleasant smile
and Father Brown blinked repeatedly
at him and seemed suddenly to be list
ening with great attention. The brig
and captain took the large paper from
the attendant brigand and, glancing it
over, continued:
my other intentions are clearly set
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-14
Supervisor.

I wish to announce that ! VIII DO
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for county supervisor. to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
George w Darling. subject to the pri-
mary election to be held Monday. June
E. A. HILL.
Editor Times Republican: Please an
nounce that I will be candidate Tor
the republican nomination for super
visor for the term beginning Jan. l.
1915. d. {. MAY lAe'.
VIII be candidate for supervisor
for the term beginning Jan. !. 1915.
subject to the wishes Of the repuoll-
can voters at the primary election on
June l. W. A. NlSF1OA>S.
viii be candidate for the repuo-
lican nomination OF supervisor to NIL
the unexpired term OF George w. OAR
ling. beginning Jan. 1. 1915. when my
appoin tive term expires. and ending
| Jan. !. :917 w. II. JONES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-14

remedies that contain opiates.
The simple application Of the new
treatment. MEN -THO-ELE. Is a revel-
alton. Applied to the chest or throat
in cases of severe. cutting cough. chest
colds, or sore throat gets the congestion
right out.
MEN-THO- EZEI is an ointment and
liniment combined. You feel relief the
first few minutes. 1t quickly relieves
rheumatic pains. catarrh, backache,
| lumbago, stiff and sore muscles, pains
In joints, neuralgia, headaches, chill
blains, earache; Group, sprains, burns
and bruises. Contains no poisons or
other injurious matter whatever. Try
26c box today. 1t should always be
In your home for emergencies. Splen-
| did also for piles.
| MEN-THO-EZE is sold at all drug
stores. csc q box. or sent direct by the
Lero Medical Co., Fort Dodge, Iowa
For sale and recommended In Mar
shalltown by B. A. Morgan Drug Co..
I, A. T. Elder, Beinert Drug Co, Old Re-
liable Drug Co., Peter Mayer & Son.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-14
Cannery ACREAGE,

We still have some unspecihed re-
quirernents on sweet corn and late CAD
bage and shall be glad to confer with
YOU in regard to growing some OK
these profitable crops. Phone us and
we can mail contracts for your con-
sideration. Western Grocery Mills.
Phone 7.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-14
Representative.

TO the voters Of Marshall county: l
will be a candidate for representative
from Marshall county, subject to the
wishes Of the republicans at the pri-
mary election June l.
w. n. GILBERT.
I am a candidate for the republican
nomination for member Of the house
of representatives in the Iowa legisla-
ture. G. F. STANSBERRY.
Editor Times Republican: Please
announce that | am a candidate lor
representative from MarsHaH county
on the republican ticket al the pr J.
mary. June !. ELIAS BUEGHLY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-14

A man erdeavoring to ascertain the
age OF the earth by scientific methods
has arrived at a result smaller than
30 600 900 years. Above this the figures
run up TO 100000 900. SO every one is
free to take his choice, for when Mother
Earth has once owned up to bO,ooo,ooo
she can scarcely object to being cred
tied with few hundred millions more.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-14
LOCAL MARKETS.
Prices Paid to Farmers by Marshall
town Merch nts.

The following prices are quoted oF
Narshalltown dealers FOR the di11e1-
en-. varieties Of farmers provisions
grain. produce and hides, tai.o"' WOOL
pelts anG skins:
:. P. Johnson quotes the following
prices for country produce:
Butter--25.
F.ggS-lS.
Benedict Flour and Feed COMPANY
will pay the following prices at thelE
place of business in this city. subject
however to market changes:
Corn--S%.
Dats-3t.
II. Willard, Son & CO. quote the fol-
lowing prices:
Green hides-l1 cents.
No. tallow-5 cents.
BeesHax-30 cents.
Horse hides, large-s3.o0
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-14

Among the curious taxes imposed IN
Germany on various objects are those
on baby carriages, where the amount
is 40 cents each; and $3.50 tax on Gagged
nightingales, Of which there have not
been any for many years, and tourists
for whom the hotelkeeper is taxed 2H2
cents. which is added to the BIZ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-14
Cannery Acreage.

We still have some unspecifed re-
ouirements on sweet corn and late can
base and shall be glad to confer with
Won in regard TO growing some OF
these profitable crops Phone US ana
we can mail contracts for your con-
sidera ton Western Grocery Mills.
Phone Z