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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16

he slipped on his dinner Jacket, you
look nice in that new dress, love, for
a fact. 1t cost me heap of money,
tho"
"'You dear oldething,' said his wife,
as she prinked before the glass, what
do care for money. when it's a ques'
ton of pleasing you?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16

Mother Jones said to reporter at
ono Of the industrial relations COM
missions hearings in Washing ton:
"The employers argument in that
case looked very altruistic on the sur
face. 1t was like the young wife in
the new dress at the shore.
"'By jingo! said her husband, as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
Renifent.

"Do you, regret my good man." said
the judge, "having killed the pedestrian
with your golf ball?"
YES" said the confirmed player,
with tears in his eyes, II do. II he
hadn't got in the way, I'd have made
that hole in one less than bogie."-
Judge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
Howe. Condition Unbalanced.

There was no noticeable change to-
day in the condition of Henry j. Howe.
presiden. of the Fidelity Savings Bank.
The abscess continues to drain well,
and in that respect his condition is
favorable but there is a congested con-
dition of the right lung that is giving
some concern.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
wadesFamily Reunion.

An ENJOYABLE reunion of the Wade
family, and the first time the i've
brothers and sisters nave been to-
sether in forty seven years. was held
Saturday at the home Of Mrs. c. A.
Thorpe, 1917 South First avenue, Mrs.
Thorpe and her twin brother, B.. F.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
REMODEL DWELLING INTO FLATS
II. w. Shove to Rebuild Property at
404 North Fourth Street.

H. w. Shove is making preparations,
and expects to have plans out this
week. for the remodeling Of his dwell
ing at 4o4 North Fourth street into two
fats. The building will be made thor
oughly modern, and heat and janitor
service will be included in the rentals.
The improvements to the property will
cost about $500. They will be COM
pleted about Nov. 1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
Hu.band sue. For Divorce.

Charles A. Watson, who formerly
lived in Grinnell and Sugar Creek
townships, Poweshiek county, has filed
suit for divorce from Mrs. Sadie Wat
son in the district court. The compile
was married at Oskaloosa Dec. Is. 1912.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16

Motor coat Of striped wooden ma
terial. This modish garment is full
length, has front three button. high
close turnover standing collar. cuffs
and deep patch pockets Of self material.
It has an applied back gore which ex-
tends over the waist line and but
tons over the belt in front. Set-in
sleeves with wide armholes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
PERRINE TO LECTURE.
Former Baptist Pastor Of City to Be
Here This Week.

Rev. S. A. Perrine, who twenty five
years ago was pastor of the Baptist
church in this city, will be here this
week, and on Thursday evening. at the
church. will give his illustrated lecture
on The Glories of India" Mr.. Per-
rine has been a missionary to India
for about twenty years. He is now in
this country on furlough. No admis-
sion is to be charged to the lecture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
Har Ida Of IL

He-1 am Joining the Seventy nth
infantry
she-My brother Jack is in the Sew
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
Enuaaement BROUGHT on War.

She (bttterly)-Our married life has
been one long series OF battles, Begin
ming with our wedding day.
He-Yes, and there was an engage
ment before that-Boston Transcript.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16

And He Did.
"save mel" murmured the fair dam.
sci, - she fell into the arms Of her
ardent admirer. Being an economical
man, he did 20.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16

Mrs. w. NJ. Maier returned home
Saturday from trip to Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
Want Road Nasroscsd:
10 Not Wide Enough

An odd incident srowins out Of IN
effort to have the supervisors estab-
lish . precedent Of narrowing county
roads has been developed by . road
petition hled by farmers living q short
distance southeast Of Liscomb. These
farmers petitioned that the one and
one-half miles Of road between sec
lions II and 10 and the south half Of
sections z and be narrowed to nifty
feet. This road connects with the east
road out Of Liscomb about three-Quar-!
ters of mile east of town.
County Auditor A. w. Dobson ap-
pointed County Engineer. w. w. Moor
house commissioner to report on the
advisability Of the project. The coun-
~ engineer reported that instead Of
being sixty-six feet as the road was
plated. 1t, was only forty-hve feet
wide between the fences. The result
is that the road will probably be
widened to its plated width or at
least to fifty feet, fence to fence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
nj suited Him

H suited lHim. ~
did you tell that young man OF
yours that am going to- have the light
switched Off at 1927
Yes, dad"
"WeM?"
Hes coming at 10 IN future!"-
London Mall.
The state herald., 1915-11-26
SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd of neighbors invade
the mysterious home OF Judge Ostrander.
county Judge and eccentric recluse. fol-
lowing a yelled woman who proves TO be
the widow of man tried before the Judge
and electrocuted for murder years before
Her daughter Is engaged to the Judges
SON from whom he is estrangcd, but the
murder is between the lovers. She plans
to clear her husbands memory and asks
the judges aid. Deborah Scoville reads
the newspaper clippings telling the story
Of the murder of Algernon Etheridge by
John Scoville In Dark Hollow, twelve
wears before. The Judge and Mrs. SEQ
vile meet at Spencer's Folly and she
shows him how, on the day of the muir
der, she saw the shadow OF n man. whit
Ting stick and wearing n long peaked
cap. The Judge engages her and her
laughter Reuther to live with him In his
mysterious home. Deborah and her law.
yer, Black. go to the police station and
see the stick used to murder Etheridge.
She discovers broken knlfe-blade point
embedded In II. Deborah and Reuther go
TO live with the Judge, Deborah sees n
portrait of oliver, the judges son, with a
black band painted across the eyes. That
night she finds. In divers room. a cap
with a peak like the shadowed one, and
knife with broken blade-point. Anon
ymous letters and a talk with Miss
Weeks Increase her suspicious and fears.
She hnds that Oliver was In the ravine
on the murder night Black warns her
and shows her other anonymous letters
hintlng at divers guilt
The state herald., 1915-11-26
CHAPTER XII.
"The Misfortune. Of My House"

schooled as most OF them were 10
face with minds secure and tempers
quite unruilled the countless surprises
hearing paled at the insinuation con.
veyed In these two sentences. and with
scarcely the interchange OF glance or
word. drew aside In n silence which no
man zee ned inclined to break
As for the people still hudlied In the
doorway, they rushed away heiterskel
ter into the street. there to proclaim
the Judges condition and Its proba bile
cnuse--an event which to many quite
ecllpsed In Interest the more ordinary
one which had lust released 1. free,
dom man seemingly doomed
Few persons were now left IN the
great room. and Deborah. embarrassed
10 find that she was the only woman
present. was on the point n escaping
from her corner when she perceived a
movement, take place H. the rigid form
from which she had not yet withdrawn
hei eyes. ard. regarding Judge os
trander more aitentively. he caught
the CLEAN Of his suspicious eyes as
he glanced this way and that TO se. II
lis lapse Of consciousness had been
noticed by those about him
Wherever the Judge looked he saw
nbstractod faces and busy hands. and
taking heart u, no, finding himrelf
watched he started to rise Then
memory ismc-blasting ov.rNhclm.
lnF memory ol the letter he had been
reading: and. roueing with start. he
looked down nj his hand. then at the
floor before Lin, and. seeing the letter
lyin. there. picked II up with n secret
Hideion. glance TO right and left.
which sank deep into the heart oi the
still waichful Deborah
u those about him saw. they made
no motion Not an eye looked round
and not head turned IN he straight.
encd himself and proceeded to leave
the room Only Deborah noted how
his steps faiiered and how little he
was TO be trusted 10 nnd his way un.
guided TO the door II lay to the risht
aud he was golng left Now he stun
bleH-iHn't there any one to-y.n, she
Ia no, the sole ono on watch The
same man who had read aloud tho
note and then dropped II within reach
had stepped after him, and kindly. n
artfuliy. turned him towards the
proper place OF exit A the two dis
appear, Deborah wakes from her
trance. and. finding herself alone
among the seats. burrles TO quit her
corner and leave the building
Tho glare-tbe noise Of the square
aH sho daHncs down Into 1, seems for
tho moment ubendurnbie The push
inr pantlnr msss Of mon and women
The state herald., 1915-11-26
HLLAGE INFLUENCES
FERTILITY OF SOILS
More Food Is Made Available for
Growing Trees-Cover Crop
Protects the Roots.

The effect OF tillage and cover crops
on the orchard are similar in some re-
speets. but tillage adds nothing to the
amount OF plant food In the soil
thought II influences the fertility u!
the Land 30 that more food is mads
available for the growing trees. \
well.mnnaged system OF cover crops
will accomplish all that tillago can
and at the same time add to the store
OF the plant food that will be available
for the trees.
Fruit trees are often injured by root
frec=ing during the winters. In the
northern iatitudes this is one OF tie
most important reasons for kcep;pg
the soil covered In the winter. The
influence CT n cos cr crop In protecting
the roots IRON 4, ost is very important.
On soil that 4, rolling or on hilllides
II will be founc almost Impossible to
maintain Lny dsTrco OF fertility N tho
orchard without the use OF cover crops.
II will no. only prevent the soil from
washing swa., hut will also hold the
fertilizers fro a washing and prevent
the leaves frSm blowing away.
The savint of plant food is also an
important function Of n cover erVp.
When the ~old weather arrests the
growth ~ Lees there In considerable
available p.,nt food that may be wnst.
cd on scc.ant Of tho trcen not being
able u co,Sume Il at that time. This
may D. saved by tho cover crop and
held utii Suoh n time al II In desired
TO have II give II up or when the cover
crop decays In tho following spring.
The id..ai system Of managing or,
chard In. .dn In tho northern and mid.
die siat.s IL perhaps most nearly ap.
proaobce when tho soil 10 stirred In
tho earl spring. M early an practiea.
bio and an deep m II can be- and no,
injure tse roots. cultivate In this man.
ncr until tho trees are budded, then
seeded with cover crop which will
grow until autumn and be turned un
dor the following spring. and tho same
method practieed again.
In nome sections OF the apple coun
try cover crop Ia used the year iha,
tho trees are duo 10 produce large
crop. no M 10 form bed for the MP.
pies 10 fall upon and keep them clean
and free from mud.
The state herald., 1915-11-26

advanced bravely down the steps. aw.
ing some and silencing all. until he
had reached his carriage step and the
protection OF the officers on guard.
Then boot rose from some far-ofi
quarter OF the square. and he turned
short about and the people saw his
face. Despair had seized it, and II
any one there desired vengeance. he
had 1t. The knell OF active life had
been rung for this man. He would
never remount the courthouse steps.
or face again respectful jury.
cTo BE CoNTINUEDl
The state herald., 1915-11-26

tBy I. J. MATTHEWS. Michigan Agr.-
cultural College)
One job about the farm that should
not be put off until spring is cleaning
up the orchard. II this is put off un-
til later, one of the greatest benefits
which may accrue from 1t will be lost.
l refer to that host of orchard pests
and diseases that live over winter in
piles of rubbish and decaying apples.
Those limbs that have been pruned off
and thrown to one side and which are
now in dry condition. are Just the
shelter under which these orchard
pests can remain dormant through the
cold blasts of winter and come forth
in the spring. hale and hearty, ready
TO attack the first shoots and buds OF
the apples that appear.
II there is nothing to burn but old
branches and tree prunings. then burn.
ing is good and satisfactory way OF
getting rid of this brush. But where
weeds have been cut In the orchard
and piled up outside the area covered
by the tree limbs, 1t would certainly
be waste OF valuable plant food to
burn this material. There is Just one
OF two things to do in the disposition
OF this material. To burn II means
that all the plant foods. except the
minerals are lost. In the face OF our
shortage In the potash supply. this, OF
course. should be saved. but why not
The state herald., 1915-11-26

Morning passed and the noon came,
bringing Deborah an increased un.
easiness When lunch was over and
Reuther sat down to her piano. the
feeling had grown into an obsession,
which had soon resolved itself into a
definite fear. She found herself so
restless that she decided upon going
out. Donning her quietest gown and
veil. she slipped out of the front door,
hardly knowing whittier her feet
would carry her.
They did not carry her far-not at
this moment. at least, On the walk
outside she met Miss Weeks hurrying
In her excitement At sight of Debo-
rah's figure she paused and threw up
her hands.
"Oh, Mrs. Scoville, such dreadful
thing!" she cried. Look here!" And,
opening one of her hands, she showed
familiarity made Deborah's blood run
cold.
"On the BRIDGE" gasped the little
lady. leaning against the fence for
support Pasted on the railing Of
the bridge. ! should never have seen
it. nor looked at it. If it hadn't been
that l."
Don't tell me here" urged Debo-
rah. Let's go over to your house.
See, there are people coming"
Once in the house. Deborah allowed
her full apprehension to show itself
What were the words? What was
on the paper? Anything about"
The little woman's look OF horror
stopped her.
ITS lie, an awful. abominable lie.
But think OF such lie being pasted
The state herald., 1915-11-26
COMMERCIAL VALUE
OF STABLE MANURE
Humus Supplied the Soils Is
Worth More Than Accom-.
panying Food Elements.

What is the real commercial value
OF common stable manure? Three con
stituents OF this waste are much
sought for and command good prices
In the worlds market today. Our
fellow farmers back East are paying
about 20 cents u pound for nitrogen,
four cents for phosphoric acid, and
i've cents for potash In CONNER
cial fertilizers. that have not near
ly the value the same food elements
have when found In stable manure.
The humus yupplied the soils by ma
nure is worth even moro than
tho accompanying food elements. be-
cause humus is the master key that
unloeks the potential fertility In our
soils. Some day We will be found go.
Ing to tho store TO buy this same fer.
unity We are now wasting. II will
como higher. and no master key will
bo found IL the sack. Farmers In
New York are paying today at the
rate OF no, less than $3.50 for the
sacked condensed plant food contained
In one ton OF the manur, that now
outrages our sense OF beauty and pre-
rcnts US with swarmn OF flies. Just
add tho freight <nd don't bo behind
the times and forget tho up-to-daio
profits.
The state herald., 1915-11-26

save the nitrogen and phosphates
| also?
IL the ground is plowed, by all means
take this decaying mass and put 1t in
the bottoms of the burrows. In all
probability. these pests will never
hatch out there. and even II they did
they could not get up through the soil
in the spring. Some men who do not
have great many trees collect this
rubbish and put 1t about the base OF
the trees. The heap is covered with
dirt. This excludes the air and in the
deepening process so much heat is gen.
Grated that all these dormant forms OF
insect life are killed. have seen this
heating. however, result In a scalded
trunk for the apple tree.
By all means the old limbs should
be burned up and IL the land is plowed.
the other refuse should be plowed un.
der, but as TO whether It would pay to
compost this old rubbish where the
land is not plowed is a question that
will be largely determined by the
amount OF rubbish. the number OF trees
and the cost OF labor In doing IL.
Where there is only a small amount
OF this refuse, II may be easier and
less expensive to keep the pests down
by spraying. but where there is n
whole lot OF II. II should certainly be
drawn away or otherwise disposed o;
before the snow comes on.
The state herald., 1915-11-26

Of which she has now oecome a part,
closes about her. and for the moment
she can see nothing but faces-faces
with working mouths and blazing eyes
Thick as the crowd was in front, 1t
was even thicker here. and far more
tumultuous. Word had gone about
that the father of Oliver Ostrander
had been given his lesson at last. and
the curiosity Of the populace had risen
to fever-heat in their anxiety to see
how the proud Ostrander would bear
himself in his precipitate downfall
They had crowded there to see and
they would see
He was evidently not prepared to
see his path quite SO heavily marked
out for him by the gaping throng: but
after one look. he assumed some show
of his old commanding presence and
The state herald., 1915-11-26
Differentiation, plrioIbl,..

The London crowd which gap.i
chcerfully Mt the army airship mancu.
ycrins over the city always asks itself
whether II In looking at n friendly Yea
scl or Zeppelin II In apparently
ignorant Of the difference OF design.
and no free from nerves" that tho
doubt does not disturb H. Probably
II a Zeppelin really did come tho nv
crage Londoner would crowd up for Q
good place TO see the bomb dropping
The instinct for front seat seems u
be stronger than that OF r.ifprcscrvs
iion. The Schultz Lam airphip In no,
unlike an ordinary nonriEid nirphip IN
the shape Of tho balloon. II II no,
cylindrical, but whale shaped. like \
submarine hut In construction Il II
like n Zeppelin. with n rigid aluminium
framework II Ia evidently considered
n successful type. for Germany has
been building M many Of tho Schultz
i.anr type NJ Of tho Zeppelin. The
name In n compound Of the names of
designer and builder Tho inventor
was Schultz. and ianr II the name Of
the firm that constructs them
The state herald., 1915-11-26

up on that dreadful bridge for anyone
TO see. After twelve years. Mrs SEQ
VILE. After"
Miss Weeks" All. the oil OF
that golden speech on troubled wa.
tcrs! What was its charm? Let me
see those lines or what there is left
Of them so that | may share your
feelings. They mus, be dreadful"
They are more than dreadful. They
are for the kitchen Ore Walt a mo.
ment and then we will talk"
But Deborah had no mind TO le,
these pieces escape her eye. Nor did
she fail Al the end OF fifteen min.
utes she had tho torn bits OF paper
arranged In their proper position and
was reading these words
The Scene Of owe irrS crime.
The beginning OF the endi" was
Deborah's thought. III. after Mr..
Blacks efforts. a charge like this is
found posted up In the public wnys.
the ruin Of the ostrandcrs is deter.
mined upon and nothing We can do
can rtop H."
In Ave minutes more she had said
good.by to Miss Weeks ana was ON
her way to the courthouse A. she
approached II she was Htill further
alarmed by finding this sauar. full OF
people. standing In groups or walk,
Ing lmpatientiy up and down with
their eyes fixed on the COURTEOUS.
doorp within. there was the uneasy
hum. the anxious look. the Aubducd
movement which marks mn universal
suspense. Announcement had been
mad" that the Jury had reached their
verdict. and counsel were rcpuminr
their places and tho Judge his seat
Those who had eyes only for tho
iattcr-and these we're ,nany--notie-d
a change In him. lie looked older b,
Year, than when he delivered bis
charge. Not the prisoner hima.i,
gave greater evidence OF the ofIec,
which this hour Of waiting had had
upon a heart whose covered rricf,
were, consciously or ubconaoiouaiy. rs
ycallns themselves TO the public eye
lie did not wish this man sentenced
This was shown by his chnrgo-ths
most onoiHldod one bu had given In
nIl hIh career.
Silence. that awful precursor nj
The state herald., 1915-11-26

doom. lay In all itA weight upon every
ear and heart. as the clerk. advancing
with the cry. Order in the court" put
bis momentous question:
Gentlemen Of the Jury. are you
ready with your verdict?"
A hush!-then. the clear voice Of
the foreman:
I'VE are"
How do you find? Guilty or not
guilty!"
Another hesitation. Did the fore
man feel the threat lurking in the air
about him? II so. he failed to show
1t in his tones as he uttered the words
which released the prisoner:
MOT guilty"
A growl from the crowd. almost like
that of a beast stirring in Its lair.
then n quick cessation of all hubbub
as every one turned to the Judge to
whose one-sided charge they attrib-
uted this release.
Deborah experienced in her quiet
corner no alleviation OF the fear which
had brought her into this forbidding
spot and held her breathless through
these formalities.
For the end was not yet Through
all the turmoil of noisy departure and
the drifting out into the square of a
vast. dissatisfied throng, she had
caught the flash of bit of paper chow
introduced into this moving mass of
people no one ever knew passing
from hand to hand. toward the soil.
tary figure of the Judge, its delay as
1t reached the open space between the
last row OF seats and the judges
bench and its final delivery by some
ofiicious hand, who thrust 1t upon his
notice Just as he was rising to leave.
Deborah saw his finger tear its way
through the envelope and his eyes fall
frowningly on the paper he drew out.
Then the peoples counsel and the
counsel for the defense and such
clerks and hangers-on as still fingered
in the upper room experienced de-
cided sensation.
The Judge, who moment before
had lowered above them all In mel,
ancholy but impressive dignity. shrunk
with one gasp into feebleness and
sank back stricken, II not uncon-
scious, into his chair
It happened suddenly and showed
her the same figure she had seen once
before-a man with faculties sus.
pended. but not impaired. facing them
all with open gaze but absolutely dead
for the moment to his own condition
and to the world about
But, horrible as this was. what she
saw going on behind him was infinite.
ly worse. A man had caught up the
bit OF paper Judge ostrander had let
fall from his hand and was opening
his lips to read II to the curious people
surrounding him.
She tried to stop him She forced
cry to her lips which should have
rung through the room. but which
died away on the air unheard The
terror which had paralyzed her limbs
had choked her voice. -
But her ears remained true Low as
he spoke. no trumpet-call could have
made It's meaning clearer to Deborah
Scoville than did these words:
We know why you favor criminals.
Twelve years il long time. but not long
enough 10 make wise men forget
The state herald., 1915-11-26
DESTROY INSECTS BY
The FALL CLEANUP
Flowing Is Generally Recognized
as Good Method Tor the Pre-.
vention Of Injury.

In tho war against farm and orchard
pests a fall cleanup In good means
OF attack.
Fall piowins Ia generally recognized
aH good method for the prevention
OF Insect injury, but rubbish iof, In
piles along fences, or IN the orchard.
or garden, mako the best Kind OF win,
ter quarters for insect pests In ,afl.
Gus staHos.
Trash OF this Kind should be cleared
away nnd burned. burning will de.
stfoJ any insects among the rubbish.