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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
III. BID Mistake.

The apopletic little man pounded the
counter with his apoplectic little fist.
81 never dealt here before and w
never deal here again" he souted.
"The management here is rotten. You
have nothing, nothing! I'll try once
more. Have you any tomatoesF
"No. sir; sorry. sir" replied the clerk.
what? not even in cans!
mot even In bottles"
The apoplectic little man crushed his
hat down farther on his head ana bit
his mustache until the blood came. He
consulted the list In his hand.
:.rll give you another. chance! Have
you any potatoesf Think carefully
now!"
mot potato in the place" said the
clerk alphabetically;
"Ye gods! Well, I'll give you one
more chance. I'd Hike to see the end OF
this. Have you any sugar."
mot grain, sir. Sorry. sir"
The apoplectic little man sat down
on a stool and let HIS list futter to the
floor.
and you. call this d grocery storc?'
he said tauntingly. NY,
mo, SIR" corrected the clerk mildly.
This IL cigar store" fss.2. 3
The apoplectic little man rolled OF,
the stool In q 1T Indianapolis Star. So
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

responsibility he and his tenant both
profit.
The short lease and the short ten
ancy are both losing propositions. The
longer lease would eliminate the miser-
sure the improvements and conven-
fences which every tenant needs in
order to make the best of his tenancy.
Why not try it? The worst, most fool
ish and unnecessary waste in Iowa is
the annual shift of soil robbers from
one farm to another.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

az the Progressive candidate for
United States senator. Stuart was for
merly Democrat. and ~ the leader
of the forlorn hope. he was a candidate
for about everything within the gift
Of Democracy. In his speech at Des
Moines he said the trouble with the
old parties was that they were both
controlled by the politicians, who were
after the offices. OF course, Stuart
wasn't after the offices! What consti-
tutes politician, any way, II it isn't
the fellow who 10 constantly after an
office? Now, Stuart has right to run
for Office II he wants to, and also
change his party affiliations, but 1t
makes the average man almighty tired
to hear a chronic office seeker get up
and hold up his hands in holy horror
at the politicians running the party
and wanting the offices! And then
there was Bashor, of Waterloo, for
mer Populist, we believe. afterwards a
Democrat. and always wanting an Of
fice-to keep the offices and the party
out of the hands of the politicians"
consistency, thou art jewel" to be
sure 1t has always been hard mat
ter for this writer to believe that
man was sincere who jumped into
every new party which came along and
proceeded to try to run
for Office.
And speaking of the Progressive
conference reminds us that q former
oskaloosan is a high man in the Pro-
gressive ranks. He ran for secretary
OF state two years ago ana is men
toned for some prominent office at the
coming election. The Register and
Leader says: III. A. Morey of Waverly,
IN stirring speech, pointed to the
fact that the counties which made the
poorest showing for Roosevelt in Iowa
IN 1912 were those which had no
county Progressive ticket. The pro-
gressives would have carried the state
Tor Roosevelt had they put tickets into
every county"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
CHICAGO Cats.

There have probably been many
celebrated cats in Chicago = cats !
mean, that have done something anu
have really earned their bread ana
keep. I could tell you number OF
stories about Peter Jackson the
sable feline celebrated in song ana
story, and owned-up to year ago
by Mrs. Laura Dainty Pelham OF Hull
House. Peter" who, by the way, was
almost human, is immortalized In a
first reader" which forms the basis OF
an English education for our little
brothers in the Philippines.
Then there was "Toots." who IN her
day brought in hundreds OF dollars Tor
the temperance cause. "Toots' was
the property Of the late Frances Will
ard. Only the other day, out at the
Headquarters Of the National w. c. T.
U. at Evanston, l came across pile
of dust-covered souvenir cards They
were the pictures Of "Toots" For
many years these cards were sold at
10 cents each. and the money was
turned into the Golfers Of the temper
ance organization. The original paint
ing of "Toots." believe. s in the pos
session Of Mrs. Leroy Norton, now OF
Baraboo, Wis. 1t was at her home In
Michigan avenue, several years ago.
that "Toots" died, having pinned away.
it was said, after the death Of her dis
tinguished mistress.-Inter-O Ocean.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

AS to that new baseball lea r. Will,
complicate the difficulties of keeni, o
TAP on players and thus afford certain
peopie necessary mental exercise.
me man who is worrying over the
grocery bill has small sympathy with
the other who is worried over the in
come tax
D1ctator Rowley found enough nress
notices of high grass character IN
I'LL the front page with. But that is
as iar as 1t Will go. Even if it were
NOT 70 be Clarke it would never be
Rowley.
why rs u that a woman will nm
hesltatlngly condemn a newsna that
IS careless in what it prints and then
sit down to devour the 'fercest" soy
problem story in the "fercest" maya
zine Of them allo
Joseph Cannon. Taft and the bunch
including Ballinger and Chairman
barnes OF New York certainly mixed
a stew.
seven convicts were slain in a des-
perate attack on the guards of the
ohianoma state prison yesterday. That
eliminates seven possible candidates
Tor the governorship of Oklahoma.
Notice how quick the American peo-
PIE are to take advantage of a new
thing Here's a Burlington man who
was arrested on a charge of drunken
ness, asserting that somebody stuck
him with a poisoned needle"
The Dubuque Teiegra phi Herald Ger
mist Porter for federal attorney "be-
cause Porter voted against Bryan for
temporary chairman of the Baltimore
convention How does the Telegraph
herald stand on that Cooked hat" let
ter?
Hurry up the investigation. All Iowa
sanxious to know where Grocer York
spent the night of December 1. Where
are the Vidocs OF the Des Moines
detective force, collecting for loan
sharks?
1t seems that practically everybody
wants hard surfaced roads in Florida
for the 100000 bond issue in Orange
county carried by ninety per cent and
Lake county with only $500 population
has actually voted half a million in
bonds for permanent hard surface
roads,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
TRADING SOIL ROBBERS.

Six weeks hence is moving time in
Io-a. The last days of February and
the first days of March will see again
that motley procession that strings
itself along every road moving to and
fro. One renter moving off, another
moving on. One moving because the
farm Is worn out and he knows it, to
another farm no better than the one he
left, but which he does not know. An
other moving because of higher rent
because the landlord is hard to get
along with, some good farmers moving
because the landlord doesn't under
stand his own interests, others because
one term Of such farming as they do
Is enough and too much for any land
lord. Shifting, nomadic as Arabs
shutting back and forth the renting
farmers fill the roads with their cara
vans in the spring, dragging thru the
mud to bivouac until another spring in
a different place.
There's nothing in this system but
loss to landlord and tenant. It is dis
aster to the farms. Farmland in Iowa
has become too valuable to play ducks
and brakes with in this manner. It
isn't business. It lacks common sense
and good judgment on the part Of the
tenant who Is worth while and the land
owner who should understand that
farm land is simply a deposit Of fer
tility, which overdrawn means loss and
q debt instead of a credit
The tenant farmer who knows his
business and Is out to succeed seeks a
good farm for long term. The wise
landlord selects his tenant and grapples
him to the farm with the hooks of a
long lease. They make a partnership
Of it. And both win as good partners
generally do.
The owner Of a 240 acre farm who
leases it at the highest squeeze cash
rent finds that his income is not a large
one when he comes to live in town. He
would be better off in partnership with
good young farmer with whom he
would be making plans ten years
ahead, with whom he would be plan
ming improvements and installing them.
y building UP g coed herd Of cattle. get
: ting into dairying, one furnishing the
capital and the other the active part of
the business. They would have an up
4 to-date plant, handle their producing
factory efficiently and at the end Of ten
years have a better farm and all this
i should be given consideration by the
owner when he makes the partnership
lease and the tenant given that which
should be his.
A man can not always pick his SON
& In laws but if he has good farm well
equipped he can always pick his ten
ant and when he picks a good man.
gives him q fair deal, nails him to him.
self and the farm by self interest and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
Mexico City.-General Banquet, the
war minister of the Huerta cabinet, Is
directing the measures being taken to
protect the capital from the rebels, who
are operating within fourteen miles of

ia no truer sign Of our growing old
than when men regard carrying pickax
and shovel as degrading, and carrying
golf club and tennis racket as en-
nobltnR, The Church OF Jesus
Christ is the church Of the carpenters,
tentmakers, fishermen. plowmen. IL
,o.a ont Of a manger. 1t grew in the
humble homes Of humble men who ate
their bread by the sweat Of their brows
in the fear Of God. There It Its past
and there is its future. The future pc.
longs to the workers, the purposeiu!
men. the purposeful women.
Worse, if possible, than the purpose
less man is the purposeless woman
the woman is neither wife in any true
sense. nor mother, nor worker; but
merely a worthless figure upon which
indulgent man hangs fearful and won
derful garments. = DR.. Edward A.
Steiner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
The inventory.

me inventory.
A well-known financier was talking
In Denver about an executor who had
been. to say the least, remiss.edi 4ss
1.-THE man reminds me-" said he. of
the two clerks who were making an
inventory Of . bankrupt actress pos
sessions. The inventory ran like this:
Eight pots grease paint
Right
"'Three blond wigs
Right
Zone cigaret tube
Right
"'six bottles Of port
"'I don't think it's port. It smells
to me like claret.'
Thus the second inventory clerk
spoke. and there followed an hour1
intermission. Then the inventory went
on again:
"'Si-hic-shix-emp - hic-clarse
bo'ls.'
'Ri-hic- bets right washing.
ton Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

the committee expects to take on the
trip. From the questions asked by Mr..
McAdoo and Mr.. Houston at the frst
hearing given by the COMMITTEES In New
York City 1t appeared certain that New
York City would be designated as
headquarters of reserve district and
that Chicago. st. Louis and San Fran
cisco were almost equally certain Of
designation. Boston, Atlanta, Denver
and possibly Philadelphia also APP
peared to have received the principal
secondary consideration. $50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

tl,0s2. The consolidated tax (for oil
purposes) in that township 10 26.6
mills on the dollar and that farm paid
q tax OF 32S.10. This makes tax
Of little less than mills. The tax
on the $14,4O0, for which the farm
sold, at mills will be 372.
In q letter printed elsewhere on
this page reference is made by Mr.
Crenshaw to the recent sale of the
Refer farm near Marengo for $685.
600. the tax for capitol extension
coming to 1886. Here are the fgures
of assessment and taxable value set
out more in detail
Assessed value per acre. $40; total
assessed value OF real estate. $lO,S2O;
net taxable value, being on one
fourth basis, s2,73O. Now his entire
assessed valuation on the farm that
sold for $4,000 was only $2.7S0 and
one-l1alf OF mill on that will amount
to $1.36.
AS a matter of fact, are not these
typical instances for the whole state!
In the first furry Of excitement
great many startling statements VIII
be made about the outrageous puroen
that has been put upon the iowa
farmer by assessments and tax levles.
But there is a long time In when 20
sift the matter aid those who would
emerge from the debate with credit
should be put upon suspicion by these
disclosures and find reason to de-
vote a few weeks to a careful STUDY
Of the situation.
For the fact is going to appear
that the farm has not been hlghiy'
taxed in Iowa and is not highly taxed
now, and the fact is going to appear
further that, in 80 far as taxes nave
been greatly increased. they have Deeh
Increased by local township and coun-
ty boards, and in most instances
through Indifference and carelessness
on the part of the taxing boards ana
Of the taxpayer alike.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

Washington.-The reserve bank or
ganization committee has left WASH
ington to take up the task Of locating
federal reserve districts and choosing
federal reserve cities, the first step OF
the government toward launching the
nations new financial system. Secre-
tary McAdoo of the treasury and Sec
rotary Houston of the department Of
agriculture make up the committee.
With them went two private secretar-
les. stenographer. and several other
employees. who will keep up the records
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
This ?

We Offer One Hundfed Dollars Reward fue any,
ease Of catarrh that cannot b cured W HanS
J. CHENEY L CO., Toledo, D.
we the undersigned. have known ].
Cheney. for the last 10 yesrs. and believe him
and dnsnci.lly able to carry out hny s6tigathas
80 = = NAT. BANK or collnERcE.
re- b To1odo. Ohlo. #
Hall's Cstarrh Cure Il taken internally. aee1di6
directly upoa no eieo4 81 nscess sNefesp =
eeses pr bsttje. ~ NJ MesstleA 4 ffs Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

A great deal Of attention should be
paid to the light, natural or artificial,
Of all rooms where reading or sewing
are carried on. The light should fall
over the left shoulder for writing or sew
ing, because the right arm is constant.
ly moving. and so casts shadow on
the work If the light comes from the
right. For reading the light should
come from either side or from the back,
II it can be so arranged that the body
and head do not throw a shadow on
the back. The light should never come
from directly In front. as light of this
sort siares c: the sewing or reading:
unless 1t IL carefully shaded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
N.t;or.l Youth md ola Aos.

So hong as men are ashamed to do
nothing and not ashamed to do any
thing which needs to be done, SO long
a. the worker Is honered and the
shirker dishonored, a nation Is. young
and need not be afraid of death. There
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
Americana to Study in Munich Schools.

Americans to Study in Munich Schools.
By special arrangement between the
city authorities Of Munich, GERMANY
and the United States bureau OF edu-
cation, a party of American teachers,
not to exceed twenty five, Will go 10
Germany in April to serve as student
teachers-students preparing to teach
in the trade continuation schools OF
Munich They will remain in Munich
from April to July, and will have I'M
usual opportunities for studying the
methods by which one Of the foremost
cities of Europe educates it's citizens,
particularly in the field of Industrial
training, in which the work OF Munich
under DR.. kerschensteiner ts consplc-
uous.
1T is to be hoped that American
teachers Of manual training ana indus-
trial subjects will take advantage OF
this opportunity said DR.. Claxton'
commissioner of education. in announc-
ing the plan. 1T means getting at
first hand the experience OF one OF the
most notable industrial education sEs-
TENS of Europe. MIR. l.. l.. summers
special collaboration of this bureau
who has recently returned from
study of German conditions and IS now
lecturing in this country, reports thal
DR.. Kerschensteiner, Inspector Schmied,
and the city authorities are particu-
larly anxious to welcome a party OF
representative teachers from the United
States. The official nature of tee in
vitation from the mayor and council
Of the city gives it added attractive
ness.
Some of the cour2es in which the
,,.;n I,o nornoiffed TO
take part are: Art-forging, gold
smitl,ins, copperwork, bookbindins'
printing. photography. giasspaintins'
decorating, cabinetmaking. and hne
mechanics. The Official notice also In
forms us that the Americans VIII be
allowed to keep what they make IL
they pay for the materials
The notices state that the usuai
German school fees. amounting in this
case to So a month. will be charged.
The chief expense will be for trans
portat,on, board and lodging BENG
comparatively cheap. Bureau 'o1lclals
believe that some communities where
industrial training is in an expert
mental stage would be justified IN CIV
ing teachers leave Of absence ana pay
ing their expenses for this trip.
The bureau of education announces
that IT will answer inquiries from
teachers who may be interested IN the
plan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

"The bull moosers are arranging TO
put full ticket in the field and Rev.
B. o. Ayels worth of Des Moines Is to
be manager and business agent for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
TRY CONCRETE.
rShenandoah Verdi.

TRY CONCRETE.
Shenandoah Verdi
Considering the amount of money
paid for 1t and the guarantee.
some immediate and definite action
should be taken to compel the paving
company that put in the creosote block
paving to make good their work. 1t
isn't good: 1t isn't satisfactory; the
trouble this winter, serious enough in
itself, is only a forerunner Of trouble
that Will increase as time goes on. The
price paid for this paving should have
guaranteed perfect job and lasting
wear. 1t didn't do either.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

The Waterloo Courier says: Mr..
Meredith of Des Moines may be first
rate fellow and capable of filling the
governors chair. but he is displaying
real craftsmanship In hesitating be-
fore consenting to make the race Cor
the democratic nomination for that
high office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
THAT HoRR1FrED POLITICIAN.
COskaloosa Globe.1

It was certainly somewhat amusing
to read the speech Of Frank Q. Stuart.
OF Charlton, at the Progressive confer
ence in Des Mo.nes Las. week. Mr.
Stuart, 1t il said. has the right of-way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

The Charlton Leader remarks: "The
political party that can keep pace with
Hon. F. @. Stuart has got to keep go
ing some"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
az M~1>
Iona Newspapers

IN A SALOON TOWN.
Monticello Express.l
It is dull week when Dubuque can
not register q bankruptcy petition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

If Henry Vollmer, Of Davenport,
should be made congressman to sue
coed the late Mr.. Pepper, the been in
terests of Iowa will have their most
conspicuous champion in a most con-
spjcious place." asserts the Sioux City
Tribune,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

while everybody agrees that the
purchase Of Iowa land is a good In
vestment ana the state OF Iowa has
been preaching 1t for number OF
years yet the state Is now divided on
the question whether it was right for
the state to invest in few acres
around the state capitol building says
the Perry Chief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Dubuque Times-Journal says:
The third or bull moose party in Iowa
is being used by the democrats to gain
their own end. The third party is re-
ceiving much encouragement from the
democratic press. The reasons are
obvious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
ubltshed Daily BY The
TERMS:

evening edition by mail .........$4oo
~ the month by mall .::.....::s .ss6
later edition for morning ctrculA- "A
ton .........'.. ~ S00
Entered nj the nostoff1ce 1T Marshall
town as second class mail matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

To the Washington Democrat "i
looks as if Henry vomer would u,
nominated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

Remarking that The Des Moines
Capital favors some special Sunday as
church going day, the Coon Rapids
Enterprise says: "But would this APP
peal to the non church goer. Pos
sibly if baked duck. pumpkin pie, hot
rolls and coffee were served immediate
~ after the sermon"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

the new party" notes the Carroll Her
aid and says: TITS well for a cobbler
to stick to his last. Ever since Bro,
Aylesworth left the pulpit he has made
a dismal failure Of his undertakings"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
Topics of the Timse

AS TO that new baseball league it will
eoihpllcate the difficulties of keeping
TAP on players and thus afford certain
people necessary mental exercise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20

The apoplectic little man rolled OF,
the stool In q fit. -1ndlenapolis Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

Roanoke. Va, May 2l.-Richmond de-
fcated Roanoke this afternoon, the vic
tory being scoerd on timely hitting by
the visitors. Hill was on the mound
for Roanoke, and was most effective at
times. but eight singles counted in get
ting two runs. while two two-baggers
In tho second furnished two others
Hill struck out six men and issued but
two passes. Ramcy, for Richmond. let
the Tigers down with five hits. one of
these n three sacEcr by Goalby, made
Roanokc's first run possible. and two
Dagger by 1rmscher In the NTH. coupled
with sacrifice and long fly. scored
tho second and last ono for Roanoke.
Ryan's team played good ball, and
Ramey was invincible at times.
Something of surprise was sprung
to-day. when Manager Mills resigned
and was given an unconditional release
Mills was unable to bring his team up
to q point of winning, and he thought
1t best TO quit, Harry WcIchcr succeed
ing him. The general opinion Is that
Roanoke's pitchers have caused the
slump. The fact of their not being In
form has disheartcncd the men. and
their recent defeats bear this out.
President Elliott has several pitchers
coming. having secured them to-day.
II is reported that Hill is tho only man
of the present staff who Will be kept.
a catcher will also be secured
Pitcher Boyle played right field to-
day. filling the vacancy caused by
Mills's resignation. Boyle made the
sensational play of the game. when he
caught 4 long foul ny from Snyder's
bat in the sixth. The score: