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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
A DAVENPORT Already.
IDavenpors pemocrat.l

Davenport Democrat
How would you Ike TO get married
and begin housekeeping on ss5, In
this stage OF high prices, high rents and
low wages II doesn't seem to be in any
way possible. If we were to tell you
that IL IS and that young couples are
doing so right here in Davenport the
statement demands an explanation.
Don't imagine that the SIS house,
keeping project means a furnished
fat Far from that. But it does
mean home. with three square
meals day. q place TO sleep. a home
that is cool in the summer time and
snugly warm in the winter. where
children can play and grow up. where
little gardens may be planted and
where flowers in the front yard help
to make the home surroundings
pleasant.
1t is the ilouseboat life of Fisher
town, the river front suburg of West
Davenport. where hundreds OF people
are living. Some of the houses are
not all that we have pictured above.
Sumo <asu nsezo .c:.-cis ss-c.;- f fss C:
a human being TO live in. tumble
down collections of boards, sheet
metal, canvass and oil-cloth that
barely keep out the rain and storm
But some are just as CHEEKY. little
homes as one might End In any Of
the cheaper residence districts of the
city proper. One can ind neat little
cottages nesting snrgIy amid the
Willows and cottonwoods, well painted
and well kept up. For there is an
aristocracy in Fishertown as well as in
any other city and all degrees OF pros
.Sx, <.l
Portable snngness
Fishertown proper stretches along
the river front south OF the railroad
|. tracks from Mccarthy Island to the
foot of Division street One finds
on the. island. where nearly all Of the
population are fishers.
Many of them have motor boats 10
assist them in plying their trade
They fish with nets and alsho their
catches are not as large as in the
Years gone By yet the price OF Ash haa
increased SO much within the past few
years that their daily toll from the
river is sufficient to bring them a con-
siderable amount of cash every day.
But how, You ask, can they buy Z
home with q meager S45e It is ex-
planned easily. second hand house
boat in good condition sells Tor abou,
s35- One can build brand new one
for $50. And the. little that family
needs in the way OF cooking utensils
bed a rude little table and the
ether gtsche. necessities can eas:,s
| come in under the S45 and $50 mark.
There are no rents 10 pay. Think
of how much this means to the aver
age family. No landlord makes tins
rounds once. month in Eishertown
] demanding payment or threatening Il
send the constable and have 70,
turned out OF doors Year after yea,
goes py ann the nouseDoaf MAJ
"squats" serenely On his pre-emptes
ground never troubled by an,
| thought OF deeds. mcxtgaGes. rem
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
bills and the like.

bills and the like
Then you can't buy much furniture
for houseboat. 1t isn't big enough
to hold more than the absolute me-
cessities OF life. But il is large enough
for that and many family Is fully con-
tent with that little bit just now.
When the head OF the family is out
of regular work all he has to think
about is to get enough together to feed
himself, his wife and the children. He
can generally do that by fishing II he
can find employment nowhere else The
life of Householder cuts . thousand
financial worries.
Many OF the men who live in house
boats are regularly employed workers
in Davenport factories. They live in
Household Town because there is no
rent to pay, no taxes, no water and
light bills. They gather driftwood and
pile it up to dry around their homes or
they buy coal by the bushel to heat
their little homes in the winter and run
the firewood the summer time.
It's a cheap place TO live, that's the
secret of the existence OF Shantytown.
Many of the squatters there have large
families, the children attend school
regularly and che fathers and some OF
the mothers are regular workers. Some
even have a barn near their houseboai
home and keep a horse or a COW.
The professional fishermen seem to
make the best living Here il one mans
catch for a day. the figures taken from
the memorandum given him by
wholesale fish company NJ Davenport
~ pounds perch ---........-.-...$ ~
3 pounds catfish ......... ~
10 pounds No. 4 carp -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
Iona Newspapers
THE ANNUAL COMPLAINT.
IRurlinston Gsazette.J.

Some OF the good folks Who attended
the Iowa state fair are complaining
because they had TO fork over se.5o for
6 cot IN the dratty hallway of q hotel.
The state fair management should take
notice az This fact and see that the
hets. robbers are curnei next year.
There MAS no mere reason for raising
hotel rates during the state fair than
there was 10 boost the price Of street
ar fare
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

One of the most interesting figures
at the present stage of the European
war is General Gallieni. The military
commander of Paris. Upon his shout
ders falls the burden OF defending the
city against the German Investment.
He is one OF Frances most experienced
soldiers. He fought with honor thru
the Franco Prussian war and served
France as military governor of NADIA
gascar. He is considered one Of the
best tacticians in the French army. He
is particnlarivs well Informed on the
Paris Notifications.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
Masonic Meetings.


Marshall Lodge. No. los A. F. A. NJ
Friday, Sept IS. $50 7. n Regular
business. John W. welis, secretary; l
It. Forbes, W. II.
SPECIAL coNvocAT1oN. stsne'
Chapter No IS. R A n. Monoes'
Sept. !. 500 p. n. Past Master ana NJ
z. n. degree John IS. Wells see7|A
tary; A D. Meeksr E 4 P
STATED ASSEMBLY. Kns Solomon
Council No 20. F. & s. NJ MONDAY
after the third Sunday Regular oasl-
mess. T. Forbes, recorder A. u
Aesker, T. L II.
STATED coNcLAvE Q: s. ADD
mar comrnandery No sc, 4 Tues
day. August IS az ?. T. Regular sI.a
ness. and work u the orte. ., sne
Temple. 2. n. Wilbur. 2 G; n :
Mcfarland Rec.
REGULAR MEETING cso-ai Chap
e n wednesday, SEPT
f7s. 500 p Il Ana Do~1.ak
Ga-y R.ack Collins " NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

In Iowa nearly $4,000 miles of rail-
roads. running in every direction.
crossing and Fec-ossing each other un-
III We can boast tina; there is no point
IA Iona TIA. IS more than six or eight
miles .rcgn s railroad, unless il is in
The rousfse- country OF Aiiamakee
co1uty On THE roads there are run
niz7g 3ay anE night magnificent pas
ssrger ,r4irs-an3 gone less rnagnifi-
e~nt-szz.SSss icssg .re.gh. trains loaded TO
me guards. 50 that q man dying over
the st8te vould SEE trains IN motion
n every direction and everywhere.
ve-itEDIe rat work Q. energies and
commerce.
anG ye. more than re pay 70 sup
y,or. these railroads with their trains,
n 1he Way Of passenger fares and
.re3gh, Charges. more tran all that We
segs spend er=-y year il A form OF
fra-4s E,o-rst3oa. largely for the pleas
a-e q IL, or which our grandfathers
had mere. Erez med and that our faith
srs hardly saw the beginnings OF.
Naa1 & remarkable think u all is
and how eas..s Ee accept the burdens
that :. An poses that re impose on
Ourselves, ssss.ae sc are xtil eterrlalIy
ssgu1pss ming about the Ignite. burdens
tsls. Others lar or Us and tina, for
necessities Of business and commerce
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

This IS new map showing the prin-
c;paI forts that defend Paris, now n
state or siege, The Germans ar
attacking the city mainly from the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

AS the vice president has nominated
the president for second term the
grateful thing for the president TO do
is TO give the weep resilient nomi-
nation for second chancc.-Philadel-
phis Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
A challense.

challenge the doubt that ali Will not
be well,
throw my sase in the ring to an
swe- give
That out Of the bitter and elemental
hell
The graades. t-:p11phs Of earth shall
rise and live,
! challenge the gloom ,hs; sits on our
faces here
In The dreadful SORROW OF battles
scross the sea:
God never sent earth and His children
the shadow and tear
Without purpose Of beauty il
,hinss-,o-oe-
-Rslt,:,ore Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Bismavck's old prescription of blood
and iron" is he;ns administered TO Eu-
rope in large quantities. Chicago
News
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Another interesting point is. What
effect will this war have on some OF
those titles that have been bought by
the rich papas of American girls?
Duluth Herald
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

north and are near the outer line of
Qualifications. General Gallieni. COM
ander Of the forces defending the
ny. claims Paris is practically i'm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
STAYING ALL NIGHT.
IWil Chamberlain in Sioux City Jour


One OF the cossoms of childhood,
which, -unhappily, seems now. TO be on
the wane. was that of staying ali night
at some neighbor's In the youthful
DAYS Of the writer it was greatly in
favor among the youngsters who looked
forward to its privilege as among the
most. pleasant In their experience
Nowadays. when homes are prorided
with all manner of comforts. TO say
nothing or luxuries. children seldom
exchange this genial act of friendship
which under the dirt roof Of the claim
sssaI.sy was greatly reiished-
How well the simple JOYS OF remain
ing away from home over night with
some companion are remem bered,- He
WUnId generally have-st-zls ,iaoTes IL
do. but to help him throw corn TO the
ahoa4n- hunt the hens eggs. give this
ducks and geese a trough OF water
and. last but not least 10 go with him
away to the farther side of the niI
pasture. where . faint cowbeii could b
heard among the scrub oak and ths
white eims, and help drive the milo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Pan Germanism is spreading rapid,
over France.-Philadeip Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

There IL many q Insr ready 70 Eel
las European armies COW ~ etressD~
efI tt1e enemy, WHO can't get 5.stp ete
front door ~ ni2nf wftp3et wzI3try
h.s family neularhs rhe ss3ppx City
Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Ambassador Herrick may he alone in
Paris, but the Germans are trying hard
to provide him with company.-Wash :
iTgton Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
dW sae~
s1 eossoaRz ef

pregnable and that the Germans will
find 1t almost impossible - comnlet"'"
shut the city off from communication
with the rest Of France.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Wilson ~ TIE lsspe Is 8pt Wooe~
row Hilsp1 presstentg pasrlot apos
iceaiist Il ls NtHon 5ozelst aDwp
With rt4s ,eopsd - s>osaxtssssfnsssd saf<EE~
ufE piHrderist1 ss;ye .sse f<l5ftt1H Gssf~
al6 Il IL Wilson laacec with tfle os1ps
n efHi} service geppdias5ot., u ~ Wi
Sop tearing me xetsast ~ the afsenDt
tosegaiize oo:sseGls5ase war elsszns.S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
[aeNsaAL Eo.roa,AL coMMsNsr,.

To win easily and pleasantly. the
Russians should let half their army be
captured. For defense 100000 men
would be ample. and to board the other
1000 600 would be no joke for the Ger
mans,-Springfield Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
THE DIFFERENCE.

II 1851 Fred Armstrong, then boy
q = years. drove load q nay 70 Des
Nolnss "a which Was hitcFed two yoke
ot oxer. The trip Vas made over the
OH state -ead, and the other day Mr..
A--assrogls-over hal: century later
--d-ove over -he same road ii his rev
Je@s-sy automobile The experience is
-sth.s- nnsene ara vs. 6ouh, Il !. can
D 6cr!.cated ny many individuals in
iAe STATE Many men roN living drove
o1sn IN. ne aa-1y days Of Iowa. M;
;he-e a-e lev e them who -on s., a.
iss Staring whss' q = ttai-ty or forty
so--s@ power 2rter7ohi,e TIE ;rtp re-
au--s,5 fwo 4rd half 6ays znd two nights
ae-e RAISED On TIE ros6, The high xar
- -fa. -s-2e was zl-aoss Impossible in
places a-5 The 7-sse-- ss1e ot High
Land park 1zs u-Cslagiy bz5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
THE oppos1TroN 10 cuMM1Ns.

GDlEl@ i
Bear IN mind if,a: If senators like A
2 Crnarnin< had been N rhe majority.
ne stI', shou-d have the Payne-Aldrich-
Taft tariff the Old pan.c-abett,ng cur
rency system. and aye should have VIC
lated our treaty pIignted word 20 Great
Britain IN .hs matter o. Panama canal
tcIas.-D<corah Journal
We reproduce the above TO give
fuller publicity to the kind OF cam
pa:gn being waged against Senator
Cumm5ns by most Of the subsidized
democratic papers Of the stare 1t is
q yelled ins,nration that Senator Cum
Mrs is identified with the big interests
when every ordinary bright school-boy
KNOWS thar no man In American public
life has been more bitterly fought by
The -onied interests than the senior
Iowa senator.
The statement that az senator Ike
Mr. Cur1mins had been in the majority
we should have violated our treaty
plighted word TO Great Britain in the
matter of Panama canal tolls" viii
hardly in3nre the senator or beneht ms
campaign II wiil be recalled that the
argument 49,. ICED cse.cs: to,as ey-
e.nrtion vas that such course would
the subject having small influence 1t
is to be expected that Senator Cum
MINIS will be vigorously opposed in this
campaign We know the influences OPP
posed in this campaign. We know the
influences opposed to him. We know
that for long time past a Washing
ton correspondent has been employed
In an effort to poison the minds OF
Iowa voters against him. We know
there are certain men high in the in
dustrial and financial world who are
against him
Such arguments as that advanced D!
the DEBORAH paper viii do the sena-
tor no harm and IT will DO his OPP
ponent no good 1t viii be welcomed
by the senator and his supporters as
| i. may be the means of bringing to the
surface his real opponents
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
lom4 OPINION AND NOTES.

T'ae l,a4eerlsp-t y1eTnoctst saxs Of
Wilson. lie Il figs only canG1Gate rfst
IL being considered al tals t1fne.'
.-Tne failure n the Canadian oats
crop VII SEND great many 1prnare
lowaIs macy nome" ptediste me Csdar
fsp4de Republican, TIE ~elconle wau
COZ De prgtuse out u .lB pe ssncens. :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Tae DesriSen Beale,i1 esy ~ there
Is aflE Dne tnatS mpr@ fsass @ncthes
that anss1ss q man driving AZ asatouaD-
'3ise feel iiNe Nottzax TOR prohibition u
~ swisen ~ STRIKES Ds94Snp DD:sdss saonx
toe si.xtt~aSs .ssresy sspw and then
where sosae recssleas sDopzess Asre
tfiEosr tssssl. ssza6olfsos ~ rzle SaGD-
aSe s.2eg .ssas dp ~ 4lorse-e Or sset1s. or
70 ,ot44ssg sg.sss3, Ne t2sye ss-zsa tSas
,t.s4sa nozds l.i The wafs1 where ssato-
1sls z4iBDst sfstp rhep bsraspss T34ey
ane y.ppsH ~ tbe sss2alsisy trail seat
3s~ts 'rf4sfsstt,ff fsg'''sS7lv 1s,s sstrls7s5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Tsss;,fss,E
eRt very much ~ a. Gspse ~ tic Gsce
~ ~ Etafof4saD wS< s.pa m Aa4esacsn
.esx tex@ eeGsaa6es tie AssD9 Ctr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Don't imagine -flat Iat-io=isrn esoD-
sls-s q. making s1nc su2perrtjrlg vG.
Tbs trest patriotism Is Ltsat WHICH
WIZ u0uUr arp.ds VIZ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09

Win cafHsn sSasaiae .,aas
IS cents pound and equipped with =
motor boat and nets the way OF the
fisherman Is not an undnly hard one.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-05-21

me- In fact, the conviction never
crystallized"
Mr.. Flint fell into a brown study.
from which the other had no inclina-
ton to disturb him. During their con-
versation the afternoon had passed.
and now the detective sat motionless
and silent while the dusk gathered and
deepened.
Presently he reused himself with a
little shake. No one had intruded up-
on their privacy; save for themselves
the lounging-room was now empty.
He rose and went over to one of the
windows, taking his hat with him.
Van Vechten followed.
In the shadowy twilight the silent
house across the way doomed somber
and forbidding; it's lifeless darkening
front might have been Mystery and
Secrecy personified. The two stood
abstractedly contemplating it, each
Immersed in his own reflections, while
the pail of night lowered. blurring and
distorting the shabby outlines.
Mr.. Flint broke the silence.
am glad we had this talk" said
ne In his quiet way. But dear me.
oeal me- what is IL leading us to?
trust we are not going to stir up any
mud" He abruptly changed the sub
1ect. asking:
May l inquire whether you intend
making any move to locate Miss Ca.
rew?"
1t was my intention to call upon
my uncle Immediately, lay the case
before him, and then set the cables
to working"
That's right I was going to sug.
gest something OF the kind"
After Mr.. Flint had gone, Van Vecn.
ten did not pause to dine. He ascer.
tanned by telephone that his uncle
would be at home. then summoned
cab and sped through the sitting
night-a night that augured storm
to Theodore Van Vechten's huge,
dreary Fifth Avenue palace.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-05-21
Check Your May Cough.

Ihawing frost and May rains chill
you to the very marrow. you catch
coid-head and lungs stufred-you
are ieverish-cough continually and
ieei miserable-you need DR.. Kings
New Discovery. 1t soothes irritated
throat and lungs. stops cough. your
mead clears up, fever leaves. and you
r 1eel nne. Mr.: J: T. Davis OF Stickney
"er' Me- Was cured OF dread
iui cough after doctors treatment
ana all other remedies failed. Relief
~, money back. Pleasant-childre
IKE H. Get bottle today. soc and
VI at your druggists.
nuckien's Arnica SaIve for all
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-05-21
CHAPTER v.
Tom PhinneN Returna


During this ride it occurred tn Var
Vechten that he had seen nothing OF
Tom Phinney since he had sent him
away brusquely the day before He
wondered not a little at his friends
prolonged absence, hoped that Tom
was not huffy, and finally concluded
that he had tired of waiting upon an
uncertainty and had gone on upon
some 1aunt of his own.
The Man of Iron hardened attentive.
~ to what Rudolph had to say. but IL
the narration prompted any misgivings
he showed them not at all. He consid.
cred moment, after the younger man
had finished, then said:
one woman might drop from sight
IN number of ways, but it is too i'm
probable to believe that both Paige
and Josephine could have been made
away with without a ripple reaching
the shore. Both merit a stern rebuke.
although apprehend that nothing seri-
GUS has happened"
And Theodore Van Vechten dis.
missed the subject, nor would he dis
cuss it any further during RudoInb,s
stay.
"hen the latter was ready to depart,
30 ne perforce dined with his uncle.
and instead of returning to the Pow
hatan, went directly to the Kenmore
where he surprised Barnicle with an
explicit injunction not to be permit
ted to sleep a minute later than seven
o'clock.
seven, did you say, eir?" asked
Barnicle, too Thunderstorm to believe
his own ears.
Ine young man regarded his aged
valet trifie sardonically.
You old satyr. Go to bed at q do.
cent hour. and to sleep-mark that.
barnicle?-and you will find it no
great hardship to rise before seven
o'clock"
"Oh, it's no 'ardship at all. sir: inst
-er-beggin' your pardon, sir-iust q
bit unusual, If 1 may be allowed N
say so, SIR"
WELL" Van vechten announced CT
am going to turn in now. And want
TO be up by seven"
An hour later, satisfied that his
master actually was in a sound sIum.
per, Barnicle blinked at the bedroom
door IN bewildered way, then at the
csiiarette- Next he produced q kew
opened the richly carved door and
poured himself a stiff peg of brandy
havlng consumed this with evident
reilsh, glass and bottle were repIaced
the door was closed and locked. and
.nen barnicle moved with an air of |
stealth to the desk telephone.
Cauuously he seated himself and |
nolselessly took down the receiver
Gaming Tor number in voice SO low
Inat ne was obliged to repeat 1t. Muf-
ming the mouth-piece with one hand
ne neid long conversation-all in q
MYSTERIOUS undertone-in the course
Oh winch he replied to numerous cues
lions on the part of his unseen inter-
locutor
Followed several minutes of intent
listening by Barnicle, then he said.