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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
OUR nElGAsoRs' OPINIONS

Saturday Globe: The new road
law will be whole lot more
popular by next falls election than
ii is now When the people see
that the new law Is getting far bet
ter results than under the old sys-
TEN, they will be for it, Don't send
any man to the legislature who wants
Ito go there to knock out the new road
law. He is an unsafe man for any
community. Since the United States
senatorship has been taken out of
the legislatures hands, there is very
little political advantage to be had
a few minor offices, doorkeepers, etc,
to divide. What We want is men who
have more than one idea. 1t may be
that the new road law will need some
revising or amending, but let's not
send any man whose sole idea is just
to do away with it. The Globe wants
it distinctly understood that we are
against any man for the legislature
who proposes to knock out the new
road law or who poses as a friend OF
the saloons.
20. -. -
Oskaloosa Times: We can't help
feeling sorry that SAINT Kirkpatrick,
the venerable old soldier is beaten
for congress. He is one of two old
union soldiers in congress and we
hoped he might pull through.
And this is In nowise a reflection
OF Bill Hamilton who won the nom.
ination, for be II known that Bill
Hamilton is a good old scout and he
will make a whirl wind campaign and
he will be elected
- - -.
Fremont Gazette: Just because
man drives a gasoline wagon is no
reason why he should, In passing a
country home or in travelling the
town streets, In dusty weather, try
to dig the very bottom out of the
roadway and throw it into the arms
OF the wind. Just little thought, a
little kind regard for the rights and
feelings of others, would reduce this
dust nuisance to minimum.
New Sharon Leader: The Social
Service League, OF Oskaloosa, is go
ing TO open the school parks tothe
children for play grounds This Is
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Five in every ten children observ.
ed outside of school hours in the ay.
erage city are loafing-doing nothing
at all because, as they say, There is
nothing to do" according to Arthur
c. Moses, of the Washington Play
ground association.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

The Clinton Herald takes the po-
sition that the performance of certain
work may not be easy because it
looks that way when another per-
forms it. There is a good deal in
knowing how.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

The printing of one speech of 365
pages by Senator La Toilette in the
Congressional Record costs Uncle
Sam $12,468.62, and yet they say that
talk is cheap.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

The following advertisement ap-
pears in the Centerville Iowegian:
For sale-Good young MANN. w.
Courtney"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Life in Brighton is thus pictured
by the Enterprise: We swat the fly
for sanitary reasons and eat street
filth because II costs money to oil
the streets"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Automobile owners should coop
crate with officials in the movement
toward safe and sane driving. There
is altogether too much hurry in this
world anyway. There is little pleas
ure in driving car at reckless speed
but there is always danger of injury
to the occupants of the car or Pc
destrians. ....
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

cover his strength. Business is par
alyzed and millions of people are suf-
fering the pinch of want in the
midst Of plenty, because the fanatical
surgeons don't know when to go home
and give nature and the nurses
chance.-L. r. Audrey
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

As a selfish proposition, provided
you do not care to look at it in
broader way, consistent home patron.
age pays.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Isn't it strange how much extra
worka man can find in his office aft
er his wife suggests that the lawn
needs moving?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Jack pine trees planted ten years
ago in the sand hills of Nebraska are
now large enough to produce fence
posts. Last year the first seed was
gathered from this plantation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

1t is charged by the Ottumwa
Courier that when a resident of Iowa
gets so that he will not try to do any
thing, he ships himself off to Califor-
mia or Canada,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
Commenting upop the 81

Commenting upon the Supreme
courts action in UNFOLDING the con-
stitutionality of the teachers maxi
mum wage and the ice cream law, the
Waterloo Courier says: "A few pre-
cedents like this and those who come
under the ban of laws which society
sees fit to pass for its protection will
almost begin to respect the state gov
arnmeut"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

With home grown strawberries in
June, peaches and cream for July and
Watermelons for August, there is
nothing the matter with Iowa
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

According to the Hedrick Journ'
al, if you make good you will not have
to make so many excuses.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

1t is very appropriate indeed for
free trade newspapers to give free
employment advertisement to the
iobless.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

If DIR. Cook did not talk so much
more people might think he discov'
cred the pole.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

lit is estimated that $4,000, 900
people go 10 picture shows in the
United States every day, and that
hey spend 81 200, 900 per day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

There are about 2,250,OO0 acres
of natural timber lands in Iowa and
about 10000 acres of planted timber.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

-Four buffalo calves have just
been born on the Wichita national
forest, bringing the herd up to 81.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

All records In coke production
were broken in 1913, according to a
statement by Edward w. Parker, of
the United States Geological Survey
The output being 46,2ll 1863 short tons,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Mo books that do not improve
by repeated readings deserve to be
read at all.-Thomas Carlyle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

The misfortunes of war and poll
tics put power into the hands
many weak people.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

-Twenty-nine per cent of all the
girls over 16 years Of age in Phila-
delphia earn their own living.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Fremont Tribune: It's only oc.
casionally that the fun Of fishing
comes from catching some.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Cheer up, roasting ears are on
the way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Thank heaven you have work 10
do.--Walt Mason.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
SINCE BABY CAME.

Since Baby came in last midway
/ have not seen single play.
The newer books remain unread
A little life I've conned instead,
So full of heavenly lines, and swee
From the silken head to rose-pinl
feet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25
$500 Raised to Improve Road.

One of the leading. thoroughfares in.
to Monticello las always been one OF
theI poorest pieces of roadway in
jones county, osThe Monticello I'm
provementrclub has raised by sub
scription the sum of $500 to pave
this road and with little help from
the county 1t will be possible to make
the improvement. The help no doubt
will be forthcoming. The sum of ST.
500 is good deal to be raised for a
purpose of this kind in a city the
size OF Monticello, but after the i'm.
proyement has been made 1t will be
found that money was never expended
to better advantage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Since Baby came with needs so great
My hats and frocks are out of date;
Her carriage, cot and garments small
Have swallowed up our little all;
But other things / gladly miss,
My baby's blossom face to kiss
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Five diamond rattlers, deadly ser.
pent, have been killed within the linn
its OF Montezuma.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

New Sharon Leader: The Social
Service League, OF Oskaloosa, is GO
ing to open the school parks TO the
for play grounds This is
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Since Baby came q look of home
Upon our tiny house has come;
Her toys are scattered here and there
Her little touch is everywhere;
And love is dearer, holier fame,
And brighter burns - since Baby
came.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-25

Chronicle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14
NEATEsT OF HAIR RECEIVERS
Washable Article Is Boon, Especially
to the Woman Who Is Making
Journey.

A hair receiver that is washable is
a boon. OF course, the china ones are
also sanitary, but the receiver IN ques-
ton is really for the travellers bag or
grip. She can take 1t with her on q
tourney and save the combings, II she
so wishes. or dispose of them when
opportunity offers. 1t does seem that
that is one thing that the average
hostess will forget to provide, hair
receiver; and ones hair. somehow.
will hop out of the wastepaper basket
and float about the room, in spite OF
all we can do. When the traveller has
a little lingerie receiver. she simply
takes it from her grip and hangs 1t
on the side of her dresser and de-
posts all her combings therein. The
receiver is really nothing more than a
tiny bit of lawn or washable silk,
shirred into ball-like bag. There is
shirring at the top Of the material and
at the bottom. The beginning OF the
bag is but a rather narrow strip OF
silk, and then the shirring at either
edge is done. 1t is best to hem the
top in the form Of a casing and then
to run a ribbon through it, so that 1t
can be drawn up at will. To this top
casing is attached long ribbon loop,
one on either side of the bag, to hold
it in position to receive the hair and
to act as hanger, so that 1t may be
attached to the dressing table at q
! moments notice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14
Ihia Matter Of Love Letters.

Any man may be pardoned for ask
ing to be saved from his love letters.
And feminine love letters, If shade
less incongruous, are equally distress
ing when exposed to the public gaze.
Several patches are just now being
read out in court to eager judges and
juries, and we think the protest
against this placing Of intimate emo
lions in the pillory will be universal.
The Browning letters established a
respectable precedent for this sort OF
publicity, and recently Mrs. Parnell
has chosen to follow this example
Some defense can be made for this
barring Of a great mind and heart, al
ready, in large degree, the possession
OF the public. Yet feeling Of dis
taste is aroused in many readers even
in such cases.
When we come to the reading IN
court Of love letters written by unob
trusive private citizens, the feeling OF
distaste comes amazingly close to hor
TOR. Such q procedure may seem nee
essary in the course of a litigation
But every onlooker, nearby and afar
feels q sense Of outrage, and the self
respect Of the world suffers by just
so much.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14


night, just as Gloria was rounding the
ring with tip-toe elegance, a gasoline
chandelier fell across the head Of the
steed she rode.
The horse screamed, reared and
backed. Gloria sprang lightly to the
sawdust floor of the arena. A whirl
of the scattering flames. however, had
caught her light gauzy dress.
A shrek Of alarm rang from the au-
dience at this vivid picture Of impend-
ing destruction.
"She is doomed"
Save her-oh, quick!"
The ringmaster stood petrif1ed with
helpless dread. Others in the ring
moved forward, but stupidity gazed,
with no plan of aid or rescue. A quick
figure suddenly flew past dressing
room curtains. 1t was Marley.
His face was white as death, his
eyes glowed eager fire. He had torn
down drapery in his mad rush. How
he did it. he himself could not tell
afterwards, but in flash he had en-
yeloped that beloved form, extin-
guished the flames and Gloria, her hair
barely singed. bowed and smiled to
the audience, while Marley tottered
back out of view, face and hands
scared and blistered.
But the audience would not have it
that way. They yelled and clapped
their hands and shouted until the man
ager forced Marley into the ring.
Gloria, radiant, had caught his hand,
and both stood bowling amid the deaf.
ening plaudits.
The thrill of that sweet contact re-
warded Marley for all he suffered.
Then after that, whenever she came
to the tent, Gloria fingered always a
few moments by the side of her hero.
This it was that the ringmastef re.
scented. fearing a growing attachment
between the two. He need not have
worried. however. Marley held Gloria
as high above him as the stars. Be
sides that, a certain secret in his life
oppressed him, crushed him, shut him
away from appearing as the true man
that he really was.
1t was one morning. about a week
after this episode, that few of the
actors met to rehearse a new act.
The ringmaster, for wonder, was alb
sent, but his daughter and Marley
were both on hand.
They had drawn aside In the dress.
ing-room entrance to await their call
in the act being rehearsed, and were
conversing casually, she with interest
as always in her companion, he with
glowing eyes, for her presence was a
sweet balm to his loneliness and
..--sEnzl
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14

several new ones every day." said Ma
bel, "as it is to keep the parties
straight. It must have been simple
when there were just the Republicans
and Democrats, or even when the
Progressives started, but now there
are the Progressive Democrats and
Progressive Republicans and ever SO
many combinations it seems to me.
can't quite make out how they are
different from each other"
isn't there something they call Flu
sion,' too?" asked the round-faced girl
timidly.
ooh. no." said Mabel, that's only in
city politics and they don't count this
year. It's only state"
Wouldn't it be awful il they both
came at the same time some Year,
said Sadie.
Perfectly terrible" said Mabel.
The train stopped and the girls
rolled up their work.
Il hope they don't nominate any
more candidates or make up any new
parties before night" said Sadie, with
Q sigh. cts such strenuous work to
keep we'll informed"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14

MARLEY,THECL0WN
BY ELIZABETH schoEN COBB.

From a distance Marley, circus
clown, worshiped the daring female
eQuestrienne, Gloria. 1t was no won
der. She was unlike any dainty-toed,
sylph-fashioned girl who had ever
swayed trippingly across the plat
formed back of a trained ring steed.
There was none of the simpering
praise seeker in her smile or of fam
ing audacity in her pose. She was
simply lively, delighted girl, full Of
vivacity and loving the sawdust at
mosphere because she had been
brought up in it, her father having
been a ringmaster for over a quarter
of a century.
Gloria's father watched his mother
less child as the apple Of his eye. He
was jealous Of any attention bestowed
upon her by her fellow actors. When
her part was over. her chaperone took
charge Of her.
"A new clown, eh?" he remarked to
the manager the day Marley appeared
to succeed the one invaded.
Eyes, and a good one," was the re-
Spouse. HE will have to learn the
antics. but as to the face and voice. he
is a genius"
So it proved. All the players knew
was that Marley had been an actor,
then a teacher in school Of mimicry.
Then the newcomer turned out to be
q mystery. He acted strange and un'
social. One would almost guess he
was striving to hide himself from
somebody or something.
"He leaves the show and disappears
and you never see him on the street, n
said Mr.. Rice one day to the man
ager.
What matters, 80 he fills the bill
and draws the crowd?" retorted the
manager.
Eyes, he does that, all right" was
conceded.
Then there happened something
that awoke both gratitude and un
easiness in the old ringmaster. One
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14

trouble, when two men came through
the main entrance and approached the
manager.
You have a man here named Mar
ley" spoke one of them.
Yes, what of it," snapped the man.
sger, ruffled at the intrusion.
I'VE are officers of the law, and we
have a warrant for his arrest as
Charles Page"
Gloria fixed her startled eyes upon
her companion Marley had paled. He
shrank back slightly.
HE is a criminal, an embezzler.
continued the officer.
Il shall go with him." spoke Marley,
quickly. Il am neither Charles Page
nor an embezzler, but duty demands
that 1 should be the scapegoat for
both"
"Oh, I knew you were Innocent"
cried Gloria, her hands clasping his
arm fervently. mo, you shall not sac
rifice yourself. Quick-this way"
1t was with considerable wonder
ment that search for Marley began,
the manager noting that he had disap-
peared. 1t was with irascible defeat
that the officers realized that their
prey had escaped them.
Gloria's heart futtered for hours at
ter that. More than once her eyes
glanced toward the cage where her
performing tiger, Hudah. was con-
fined. She learned that guard OF
officers hung around the outside OF
the tent.
And there within, in the cage, hid
: den by the great canvas cover Of the
cage wagon, Marley lurked. He was
at the mercy of the ferocious Hudah
but he held talisman that made the
animal gentle as kitten towards
him-the scarf Gloria always wore
when In the cage. When the great
circus caravan wendell its slow, gaudy
way from the city the next day, the
watching officers again missed 1t in
finding a clew to the man who had
vanished.
! The show made a long trip across
four states. That evening they settled
at their fixed stand. Rice called Marley
into his room at the hotel.
! "Now. then, I want your story" hl
said, mandatorily.
"Why?" challenged Marley.
For Gloria's sake"
That was enough. II Gloria was In
! terested! All! was 1t friendship, graf
/ itude only? But Marley recited all tn.
details of an event, where, to save {
sorrowing mother, he had assumed tn,
blame Of the crime Of another.
! II have an offer for q long tour II
Europe" said Rice. There you woult
be SAFE"
But why should trouble 20,
thus" began Marley, and the oil
ringmaster answered:
+ Il think Gloria will wish to 20 wher,
You 60. She believes in you. Are 20,
dense, man! She loves you, and
know you to be man of honor, ant
So"
And so the circus romance ended II
quiet. happy wedding, and peace, an,
security and love.
Copyright. 1914. by W. G. Chapman.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14
POLITICS on THE 7:55
By JOSEPH BARNHARDT.

The members of the Commuters
Crochet club were comfortably settled
in the facing seats on the 1855 and
were at work on centerpieces or hat
crowns, for, as Mary insisted, the
finished article might be used in either
capacity.
my aunt used to have frame for
lingerie hat" she said, and it was the
incest thing, because whenever it got
soiled she would just take crocheted
centerpiece and cover the whole thing
over and it looked as good as new
again
The other members decided that 1t
added greatly to the interest of their
work to have the result SO varied in
its uses. If you liked to think you were
making centerpiece you might, or IL
you preferred hat crown. you could
think of it as that-it varied the mo-
notony in any case. Mabel was the
only one of the group who was not al
together absorbed in the work at hand.
Hidden behind newspaper in cor.
ner by the window, she had not taken
out her crocheting.
Whats the news?" asked Sadie,
looking up from her fifth row.
Mabel sighed and lowered the paper,
showing flushed face in which lines
of worry were apparent. ITS more
than l can do to follow these summer
politics." she explained. They are
getting SO involved that even the or
dinarily intelligent woman who wants
to have a working knowledge Of what
is going on in New York state can
hardly make head or tail Of them"
II know It," said Sadie. I've only
read the headlines lately and I don't
believe I'll ever get the situation
straight In my mind. Won't you tell
US about 1t as far as you understand
IT."
WELL" said Mabel. sitting on the
edge Of her seat and speaking with
great elaboration. Its this way:
Sulzer and Whitman and Hennessy
and Roosevelt and Human all want to
be governor Of New York. think
that's right, but I'm not quite sure
whether Roosevelt wants to be az
much as the others. He'd rather be
president in 1916, guess"
Five Of them" said Sadie. counting
them of on her fingers. Il shouldn't
think Mr.. Sulzer would want to be gov
ernor again. He didn't have q very
good time when he was governor be
fore, did he?"
Mercy. no." said Mabel, but he
says the people call him and he can't
refuse to rum"
"That shows q fine spirit, anyway
said Maude.
1T isn't so hard for me to get the
candidates in mind even IL there are
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14
LIKES TO ENCOURAGE B0RES
Formerly Man Stunned Them, But
Now He Listens and Smiles
GraclousIy.

"A friend of NINE" said Maj. Jasper
Bulwinkle, according to the Indianap-
oils News, has taken on a new fad.
Of which he is likely for some time to
come to have monopoly. For some
time 1t has been in my mind that he
was in some fashion making a study
OF me. He was not long since a per-
son OF somewhat irascible temper and
listened but badly to some, l may say
to nearly all Of my best stories. Now
ne smiles encouragingly and listens
as lamb meekly to any narrative. no
matter how ancient, how long or how
dreary it may be.
No matter how anacoluthic an
anecdote, in the telling he remains
smiling to the end. l have recently
found out that am not the only per.
son to whom he is so gracious, that
half dozen persons whom you and l
Know to be out and out bores are be.
Ing assiduously fostered and encour-
aged by my strange friend. and I no
longer enjoy the monopoly supposed
was mine.
1t is whim, fad he admitted
to me the other day, that l have taken
up and out of it get not only amuse.
ment-and some little Instruction
but discipline in patience that I
nave long needed 1t Is teaching me-
to be kind, gentle and considerate of
certain of my fellow creatures whom
heretofore l have stunned as a pesti.
fence and to whom has been given
the unlovely designation of bores.
Thus far in this new cult l believe I
am without competition. l have en-.
tered a neglected field, a field from
which other students of mankind have
been too willing to escape. am onlv
sorry that the greatest commonwealth
OF boredom has been overlooked nav
positively stunned by me so long. NV
rear now Is that when these bore
friends make the discovery that I am
actually finding enjoyment in their
fatiguing wearisomeness they will act
up quarantine against me-"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14
style Has Much TO Recomm.,.
Especially for Wear In III.
Warm Months.

The sleeveless coat is an adan,,s
of the military coat. The 80
lines of this cloak design, With :
long slant over the shoulder Az.
sponsible for a very charr,inp ~
Of coat and skirt that has Just nj
it's appearance among the new moaI|
wherein somewhat the idea n, n
cape is suggested without eitbe, ]
length or weight. neither of wbia
needed when merely a walking n
tune is required.
One Of these coats and skirts ss,,l
how exceedingly graceful the nj
can be-the coat being entirely sls,1
less, a fact that for summer ves
obviously a great advantage.
The completed model was car,
out in navy blue suiting Of a fine an
ity. the coat being made with h.
shaped basque, and a round cavs i
feet over the shoulders. The N
was very original, having h
slanting hip yoke Of the same NM
rial, into which the drapery was 1
and firmly sewn along with a don. I
row Of machine stitching.
The coat fastened across the M
with a number Of small painted al
buttons, while beneath it was vcr
blouse Of navy chiffon, with ra
transparent sleeves, completed VIII 1
winged collar of white lawn wired !.
ward at the sides.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-14
Process Of Evolution.

The evening primrose of Lamarck
Is flower which. Hugo de vries has
discovered. most easily proves La.
marcks theory that evolution pro-
ceeds by leaps" and not by slow and
imperceptible changes over millions
OF years. De Vries announced at the
University of Brussels that one or two
In every hundred evening primrose
seedlings would produce new races
that are readily kept pure during their
succeeding generations. He predicts
that the principle of variability dis.
covered here and In other plants and
animals shows the way into a vast
new domain Of investigation"