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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION,

How universities and colleges, both
union, are reaching with instruction
not only students who come for the
regular college course, but also thous-
ands of other men and women eager
for educational opportunities, is de-
scribed in a bulletin on University
Extension in the United States pub
lished by the Bureau of Education.
Dean l.. Z. Reber, director of the ex-
tension department of the University
of Wisconsin and leader in the move
ment to make the university serve the
state. is the compiler Of the bureaus
bulletin on the subject.
Dean Reber shows that, while ele-
ments of university extension work
appear as early as 1881 in the United
States. the real beginning of the move
ment was in 1887, and it's most rapid
development has taken place in the
last half dozen years.
In 1891 twenty eight states and ter
in some form. Between 1892 and 1906
twelve institutions organized extension
teaching, mainly in agriculture. and
since 1905 twenty eight universities
and colleges have introduced the work.
while twenty one others have reorgan-
lied their extension work on basis
of separate divisions or departments.
Beginning largely as correspondence,
bulletin, and package library work.
university extension has now come to
include all university service done
certain kind of work done within the
institution, such as popular short
courses, conferences. extra lectures, and
the like. Many of the universities give
correspondence courses in college sub
jects and allow credit for such work
toward the regular collegiate degrees.
In discussing Dean Reber's findings
DR.. Claxton, United States commits
sioner of education. declares:
NO longer do colleges and univer-
stiles conflne their work within their
own walls. More and more they at
tempt to reach all the people of the
communities to which they minister.
The campus of the state university has
come to be co-extensive with the bor-
ders of the state whose people tax
themselves for its support.
The great universities with large
endowments attempt to serve still
larger areas in this popular way. Wher-
ever men and women labor in the heat
or toll in the shadows. in field or for
est, or mill or shop or mine. in legis-
lative halls or executive offices. in So
ciety or in the home. at any task re-
curing an exact knowledge of facts.
principles, or laws. there the modern
university sees both its duty and its
opportunity
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
A SUGGESTION TO WARDEN nInsHAw.

Game Warden. Hinshaw is probably
sincere enough when he selects the
gun club shooter as representative OF
the gunners of the state. If, however
the warden inagines that the Gilberts
and Marshalls and other trap experts
are representative sportsmen Of Iowa
he is much mistaken.
Budd, Marshall, Gilbert. ct i'd omne
genus, are less representative of Iowa
sportsmen than OF ammunition makers
and gun manufacturers. Going back
far enough perhaps we should run
across the trail Of the market shooter
some of the experts" both professional
and amateur The man who makes
business OF the gun. whether shoot
ing for the event money or shooting as
the paid expert" Of a cartridge or gun
manufacturer is not a representative
sportsman. He is not hunter In the
sense Of the term as 1t should be ap-
piled to those who love the gun and
the fields and the pursuit OF game in
season. And the trap experts are not
the men to pick as the premiers and
advising cabinet of sportsmanship and
game conservation.
When the legislature begins its de-
liberations anent the game laws 1t
should seek the opinion Of representa-
tive men among the thousands who
go adeld occasionally in the true spirit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07

i ~
hold. shs u livins Z liEe U ~ -.
rince Her duty u 70 her Children,
she ssss nAuSht but their welfare.
and does not complain % she takes
up tho task laid down by the father.
ana being unmolested has vel and
faithfully fulfilled the mission At her
dead husband J,
asked this little woman how she
managed, she said that her fa1th In
God that He would not forsake her
or her little ones was her guidipE
star. and that tho very frequently
want has threatened them, that
diligence, prayers ana patience with
q full knowledge that Gods Will be
done has always been her guardian
angel. This little woman u truly Z
mother and will receive heavenly re,
ward for her hdelity.-Ikansas CITY
Mothers Appeal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
WHAT SHOULD A VOTING CITIZEN kNow7

In the excitement and and interest
awakened by the war politics has been
forgotten or neglected II is our
habit in Iowa TO neglect home politics
! until election day. General Apathy
has headquarters in Iowa. AS matters
political appear to stand the more
notable offices or governor and sena-
tor seem TO be practically foreclosed
in the minds of the voters in favor of
the present incumbents: but these are
not the only important offices 70 be
considered.
1t is about time to rouse and turn
over under the political bedclothing
preparatory to getting up and getting
busy. There's an important days work
ahead. Apathy never elected any but
the wrong man. And there are some
wrong men running for office in Iowa
and with hope.
The supreme court Is in danger of
a lowered standard. II is an important
situation. The supreme court has the
last word as to the constitutionality of
laws. it interprets the meaning and ex-
tent Of the statutes. 1t fs the last word
in litigation in Iowa. None but honest
men, able men. experienced jurists
should have look in at a seat on that
most important body. No man lack
ing the long study. experience and
n a ma ~ n oil ho
preme bench should be permitted to
slip past the voters. 1t would be a
travesty to put man upon the SUI
preme bench of Iowa who couldn't be
elected to a district judgeship or that
| of a superior court In a county. In
| capacity and inexperience should elimi-
| nate any candidate. reputation of I'M
trustworthiness should be barrier of
steel across the portal to the supreme
bench
Then, there are legislative candidates
whose fitness and purposes should be
| thoroughly investigated. Look up your
legislative candidates. Find out TO
who and to what they are pledging
themselves. Make candidates your
business before election. Vote for the
man who represents you. If you de-
sire saloons and the repeal of sumptu-
airy legislation the candidate who is
secretly pledging himself 10 those in
terests will suit you. But don't vote
for him carelessly and complain after
ward. Find out for yourself where he
stands learn something about why GER
tain candidates for the supreme court
are able to solidify the liquor vote be-
hind them. Investigate candidates.
Either your franchise is worthless and
you ought not to have it or it is re-
sponsibility.
Wake up. Take little time to under
stand the situation. You live In Iowa,
are proud of your state. anxious for its
development and progress, favor the
| higher standards Of living deprecate
graft and special favor in government.
1t is up TO you, personally and COL
lectively. Take the list of important
! candidates state and local Checi.
1t down. What do you know about the
men and their records and their pur-
poses and affiliations? How much
| ought you to know to be voting citi-
| zen Of Iowa?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
A $4,000 POTATO FIELD.
Huntington Hawkeye.1

Some men in every county of Iowa
leave the beaten track. They find
that there is money in other things be-
sides corn and pork and beef and they
specialize. Thus ]. II. Benholz. OF
Johnson county, has grown $4,000
worth of potatoes this year. He had
eighty acres in this crop and the
average yield was 125 bushels per acre.
And that would be considered light
crop in some countries. Three hum
dred bushels will be the mark that
Iowa farmers will be setting them
selves by and by. and they will find
1t less labor and less expense to get
$4,000 worth of potatoes from forty
acres than this Johnson county grower
put into his eighty acres. The adj
vancing price of land will compel many
farmers to get more out Of the soil
than they have been getting in the
past, and of course, the idea will APP
peal to all that 1t will be grand thing
to be able to get the same or even
bigger profits on perhaps the half Of
the former investment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
Fidelity.

We have in our community frail
little woman. the. mother Of seven
small children, the youngest babe
OF 2 years of age. have observed
her closely for the past two years.
her husband was q laborer and was
killed by accident. He had no insur-
ance, NO property. save few necessary
articles OF household furniture. The
little mother during this time has
Iabored to rear her little hock sinsly
and alone, she has no visitors. NO
personal friends. and sews. washer.
irons and does house cleaning. and
is always at work; she never COM
plains. -Four Of hsr children attend
school. The boy has q small paper
route and performs any tasks he can,
cuts grass IN the summer. He pos
sesses the industrious spirit Of the
mother. The oldest little girl keeps
the house neat and clean. looks after
the smaller children In the mothers
absence ana there IL no more con-
tented or happy household In our
community. I.
While they are poor in worldly
goods and their house would be rated
q . shAztty, they arc rich in peace.
JOY and contentmsnt industry has
not permitted jsaIousy. covetcusness,
or dissatisfaction - enter this house,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
PORK" A NATIONAL ISSUE.
ICedar Rapids Republican,

lCeoar Rapids RepubIcan.
Will President Wilson have the
courage to veto the pork barrel" bill
IL the southern democrats force It thru
congress as they threaten to do? What
President Cleveland would have done in
such case is not in doubt. But Mr..
Wilson has just allowed 1t to he given
out that he will accept second NOM
ination and he expects the solid vote
OF the south and 1t is the south that is
asking for the pork"
The south is in the saddle and we
expect to ride" said q southern con-
FRESHMAN Tcccbtly. We dc rot blame
them. They have walked for long
tianc. They now have a chance to pass
a pork bill thu will feed T1-ny hungry
mouths in the south. II tf.cy don't pass
1t now they may never have chance
to pass such bill. for they may not
be in majority after the coming cleo
lions. 1t 10, therefore. important to
pass the bill now. It is now or never
with them may be; and their fnsistence
on passing II now IN the face Of the
treasury deficiency seems TO imply a
confession that they do not expect to
come back In large enough numbers to
control the next congress.
But while the pork" bill represents
diligent seifishness It is a terrible thing
for the country es whole, and II may
make out situation harder
Secretary McAdoo has limited that the
government will be $iOO.0OO.0O0 short
this year. thru loss Of import duties. He
wants war" taxes levied for that de-
Aciency
But In ths face Of that congess issde.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
Topics of the Times

Denver was obliged to call out the
which ensued between those trying to
get into the Billy Sunday tabernacle at
Denver. Either the spirit of church
going or the desire for fight Is es-
pecially strong in the Colorado city.
However it is good sign when people
crowd as hard to get into tabernacle
as to get inside fight pavilion.
Senator Cummins and his conferee,
Senator Kenyon, are to begin their
campaigning in Iowa this week. 1t is
an opportunity to compare Connolly
with these men. Size them up togeth-
err and vote for the biggest man.
American correspondents OF the best
type agree that the stories Of atrocities
by German troops, spread broadcast
since the war began. are utterly with
out foundation. that the discipline is
excellent and that searching inyesti-
cation has been unable to confirm re-
ports Of mistreatment Of prisoners or
non-combatants with the German col
umn. Everywhere" they say. I'VE
have seen Germans paving for pur-
chases and respecting property rights
as we'll as according civilians every
consideration" When such men as
Lewis of the Associated Press. Irwin
S. Cobb, John T. McCutcheon, Bennett.
O'Donnell and Hansen. sign a state
ment OF this character. it should set
tie the facts in the minds Of Americans
1t is due to the German soldiers and
officers to the thousands Of Germans in
this country that this statement be
given the widest publicity.
We might take notice also that Butte
is under martial law and that the mill
tia are being supplied with their win
ter overcoats in anticipation OF an all
winter occupation Of the city. Europe
hasn't a complete monopoly Of dunn
dunn bullets and dynamite bombs.
Myers, the white sheep Of demmo-
cratic candidates. will start his cam
pai;,fi at once Myers is the anti
liquor man who somehow managed to
win the nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor II Myers makes q general cam
paign turnout the state he Will draw
q very large number OF republican
votes which are dissatisfied with the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
part and parcel Of the. administration
he IL now criticising.
WHERE DO WE GET Off?
rNfoooha.tor prAoaN efa

three years.
of this war is 100000.
The nations involved are already
head over heels In debt What Will
be their situation three years hence,
when they quit fighting. IL they do, out
of pure exhaustion?
1t is difficult to conceive that at the
close Of such war all Europe will be
bankrupt and that the very imm ensity
of its interest charges. will force whole
sale reputation of debt? ~, :, f g
In that event. where will the United
States. by that time the gretest credi-
tor naion on earh. &c off? G i
War leaves trial deadlier than the
blight Of shrapnel or the hiss Of she'll
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
Opportunity For Our industries.

Some striking figures on the needs
Of the world outside Of warning Europe
for manufactures. and especially for
machinery, are given in the forthcom-
Ing issue Of the American Machinist.
When great nations are at war the
foreign trade OF neutral nations always
increases. Take England's trade dur
ing and Just after the Franco Prussian
war. Those were banner years Tho
foreign trade income jumped from 35.-
0o0 100000 In 1870 to $1,000. 000. 900 in
1874 Total wage payments increased
from $1,000. ooo. 900 to $1,000. 900. 600.
In the machinery trade wages. which
had increased only 10 per cent from
1860 to 1870, more than doubled that
increase from 1870 to 1874. That is.
taking the 1860 rate as 100. the 1870
rate was 10. and the 1874 rate was 124.
The combined machinery exports to
countries outside Of Europe from the
United states. Great Britain and Ger
many lately totaled nearly S13S.00o.0 900.
AS there were also exports from
France and Belgium, these figures for
the worlds machinery requirements
outside the war zone" are conserva-
tive.
Now the rest Of the world isn't going
to stop needing manufactured product.
because Europe has gone to war. Man
ufactured products are made with ma
chinery. and machinery Is made with
machine tools and email tools.
So the war gives great opportunity
to our industries. and the machinery
trade especially. since factories out
side of this country and Europe have
been largely dependent on Europe for
their machinery.
The war is q world calamity, Of
course. But It is also a world oppor-
tunity for the United States II we but
grasp the opportunity It means vastly
more business for our factories, with
more work and better. wages for our
workers.-Chicago Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
Little Girl.

Little Girl.
You've a very narrow skirt.
Little girl.
Are you sure ii doesn't hurt,
Little girl?
That's a mincing little stride
Where the street is wild and wide,
Are YOU sure there's room inside,
Little girl?
What will happen if you slip,
Little girl?
Aren't you fearful it will rip
Little girl?
You would better take sack,
So If anything should crack.
1t would serve you coming back.
Little girl.
Let the bottom out bit,
Little girl.
1t is much too tight fit,
Little girl.
AS the matter sadly stands,
You'll be walking on Your hands
And in that event-my lands,
Little girl!
Buffalo Evening News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
AN INSTANCE OF ECONOMY.

.
John T. Hamilton insists that he Is
business and economy" candidate
for governor. Accepting his claim at
its face value, what lie Mr.. Hamilton
going to say about state administra-
ton which put John T. Hamilton on
the board OF control for state institu-
tions for four years. Was the state ad-
ministration following its policy Of ex-.
travagance. so-called by Mr.. Hamilton,
in this selection or WAS Il in fact
actually practieing the economies
which Mr.. Hamilton now breaches? In
some of his addresses Mr.. Hamilton
ought to point out how the state pro-
fitted by his work or failed to profit by
It. Before this campaign closes 1t Will
be discovered that Hamilton 10 trying
to hoist himself by pulling On his own
boot straps. He has himself been -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07

He held job az elevator operator
and compiled with his wife's request to
attend . soap sale It one Of the lssgeP|
department stores. -, II
Among the many bargain seelgese;
was y womln with Z hakpin. sfh6t
point OF the pin had already found enc
victim and wss trying it best to add.
to It's record. After the elevator man
lodged tho pin three times he politely
asked its owner to remove IL She
gla-Ad at him and said:
In 4 crowd like this you've got "a
take care OF yourself"
Il will" said the man ~ he reached
up and deity bent the pin double,
According to the woman he ives mo
gentleman"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
rnEsREPuB1IcAN. MARsHA1I!rowN IOWA sEPrEAnER 1914

record on the liquor question OF the
republican candidate opposed to MIN.
Stranger things have happened than
the election sof Myers. The figures vo .
the primary gave Myers 3T.0As. Baroey
53.555 and Harding 77.a13.
The suggestion of an army OF 100000
for this country as pledge against at
tack by foreign power forces the
query what would an army OF 100000
amount to against the millions the for
eigner could brsnE into immediate ac-
tion9 How much better on would we
be with an army ef 100000 than with
one of 100000. The navy is different
proposition. As 20 a great army the
present situation in Europe is evidence
OF what big armies come to. The thing
for this country TO do is to so on being
prosperous and happy. and keep Its
nose as far as possible out of the free
fighting.
No amount of whitewash will cover
that Caminetti incident on the Mercy
nolds escutcheon.
In 1874 according to the journal.
Methodist church over in Illinois ran an
cursion to Sioux City. Now what IN
Sam Hill do you suppose Methodists
wanted in Sioux City forty years ago?
Slam the war tax on the booze II
the children must go without shoes
and the mother take in washing the
government might as we'll have the
money as the saloonkeeper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
HAMILToN'S CANDIDACY.

WEBSTER City Freeman Tribune
Hon. John r. Hamilton. non-parti-
san candidate for governor, is some
what perturbed over a question that
has been propounded to him by some
of the voters of the state. He has been
asked to state his position upon the
liquor question. AS he has no recent
public record upon that issue the ques-
ton is fair one, bunt Mr. Hamilton
seems to be in no mood to answer It..
He is so busy impressing the, nom
partisan character of his candidacy
upon the people that he dislikes to be
annoyed By any little side issues.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
Iona Newspapers
BUT NOT GOING HUNTING.
TClipfpp Herald

Italy is mobilizing-and declaring
all the time that she doesn't intend
to enter the war. 1t reminds one of
the nimred who gets out his gun in
the last week of August. cleans it, oils
1t, fondles It, sights thru. over. under
and around the barrel. and insists that
he isn't going hunting in September.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
ALLIED FORCES.

Steele and Scott and Crane. accord
ing to The Sioux City Journal, began
their campaigns yesterday. Somehow
we do not recall those names or the
armies they command. Are they in the
aviation department or the artillery,
Germans or allies? Marshalltown
Times Republican.
They are allies cooperating In a
turning movement against General
Apathy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
A WANT AID.
Manchester Press.

Kid gloves are going up. too. We
have a perfectly good pair of white kid
gloves which we wore at a X. p. ban
quet about thirty years ago. and will
trade them for four pounds Of cane
sugar. AS far as we are concerned. kid
gloves can go sky high and stay up
there. but for the love of Mike don't
elevate the price on wheat cakes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Waterloo Courier thinks there
will be few complaints aga inst paving
a war tax so long as it is understood
that indirectly the tnx will go into the
DC ckets of American workers"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07

IF the allies can take Hamburg,
Frankfurt, Limberg and Munich. they
will accumulate the components OF a
fair Dutch lunch" suggests the Bur
l.ngton Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-07
Masonic Meetings.


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batting the pAsslne ol . bin that carries
9s2.0 900 IN cash and ~ 900 In
pledges for the impSoSsment Of Rivers
and harbors, some VI the Tlvera being
hardly biSger than Indian 0resk ina1AAn
county. Ntnetentha Of that AppEoprtA-
ton, IL 1t Ia passed, represents graft
and even the one tenth of IL that u good
ought not to be passed now In time
of national treasury distress and war
taxes.