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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
CLAMPING ON THE LID.
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Since passing the Clarkson bill to
repeal the mulct law the legislature
has been engaged in enacting several
iron-clad laws to enforce prohibition.
1t is not the intent Of this legislature
to- have prohibition belittled by the
fact that it doesn't prohibit. With all
these legal weapons it Is safe bet
that Iowa will be reasonably dry when
the mulct law ceases to protect the
sale Of liquor after Dec. 81. 1915.
It might as well be so. II we are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

eral Bridge Company at the prices by
them as they are entitled to this work.
II the Federal Bridge Company has
given unsatisfactory service in your
county please advise US. Very truly
yours, Iowa Highway Commission. BY
Thomas H. Mcdonald, Highway En-
gineer.
Had It not been for the highway
commission this deal would have gone
thru and there would have
been no more free bidding in Benton
county. Benton county would have
been in the clutches Of the bridge
combine B. Murphy.
It is well to get the point OF MI.
Murphy's concluding paragraph, for
it was not the price Of the work that
condemned the action Of the Benton
county board, but the jug handling OF
the bids, which within two years would
have led to all the other abuses that
follow --hen once bidders know that
they can not rely on fair treatment.
Now, every member Of the legisla-
ture knows just what the indictment
of the board of supervisors method OF
bridge letting is, every taxpayer
knows, they all know just what 1t
sions have been made by county con-
tractors to the county engineers to get
their supplies accepted. The system
is old in Iowa, and everybody is in
formed
Every member Of the legislature
knows what the state highway COM
missioners and the state engineer have
had to contend with in the last two
years, how hard It has been to get the
county boards to hire competent en-
gineers. how hard it has been to Keep
engineers from doing what the county
boards have wanted done, how much
trouble has arisen over just such deals
as this in Benton county.
In any event here is the Benton
county deal, and it happened no longer
ago than Feb. q last. Let the Johns
ton bill supporters make what ex-
PLANTATION they can OF 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
DRAG THE ROADS.

Before the April showers come. drag
the roads. Right now is the best time
of the year for dragging. The ground
is soft and crumbiy due to the frost
having gone out and yet dry enough
so as not to be unduly sticky. By get
ting the roads dragged and crowned
before the spring rains begin TO fall,
they will be in better shape to resist
the ravages OF the water and will be
easier to keep passable. II the rains
come before the roads are crowned and
evened up. water viii collect in the
low places and there Will be sink holes
until the heat Of summer finally dries
them up and even after that. each
rain will leave the road flied with mud
holes. Now is the time to drag the
roads,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
Sometime.


Life looks dark to the best sometimes,
Life looks good to the worst sometimes.
Just as you take it.
Just as you make it,
Life will look right to US all, sometime!
Hope seems black to the best some
times,
Things look bright TO the worst some
times,
No way to measure
Its brief or its pleasure,
All will be just as it should. sometime.
Clouds in the skies of the best, some
times,
Sunlight and song and rest sometimes,
Just as You feel it,
So the Fates reel it,
All will come true to the test, some
time,
baltimore SUM-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

Until now the contest for possession OF
Permysl new Russian spelling for
Premyzsl) has held them back, but the
fall Of that fortress relieves them Of
a danger IL their rear and at the same
times releases a large army for other
operations. It Is probable that this
army will now be turned against
Cracow. The Russian and Austro-
German armies now face each other
just west of Tarnow. With the now
strength the cars armies might be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

able to hammer way thru the line Of
their opponents and isolate Cracow.
That city will probably prove as great
an obstacle as Permysl. AS will be
seen. a chain of permanent forts sur
rounds It, and the defenses have been
strengthened since the beginning Of the
war by an outer line Of entertainments.
In their last advance on Cracow, how
ever, the Russians occupied Wieliczka.
which is less than I'VE miles from the
inner ring OF forts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

From the beginning Of the war the
Russian offensive operations have been
aimed chiefly at Cracow, the former
capital of the kingdom of Poland Its
possession would give them a base for
an advancement on either Vienna or
Berlin. thru Silesia. Whatever they
may have done in East Prussia or
Poland, they have kept huge armies
engaged in the operations on this line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

going to have prohibition. why not
have it? Let the people learn how
they like it after the two or more
years of trial before they are called
upon to vote on the proposition. We
never believed in halfway laws. Bet
ter no law at all than one which men
shake their finger at. OF course these
new regulations viii cost money buf
the dignity Of the law will be upheld
Iowa bids fair to have the clearest
test Of actual prohibition Of any state
in the Union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
THE LIBEL SUIT.

L1OWd rdHS SlliAeii.J
The state printer of Iowa has sued
the Homestead for $4,000 libel. Whom
the gods would destroy they first make
mad. 1t is about time that the legisla-
ture dispensed with the offices Of state
binder and state printer. They have
been a constant source Of public criti-
cism for years and years. This libel
suit business ought to be the beginning
of the end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
Masonic Meetings.

" SPECIAL COMMUNICATION
Marshall Lodge. No. los a. F. & A NJ
Tuesday, March 80. Work in first de-
gree John w. Wells, secretary; w. H.
Steiner, w. Nj.
SlGNET CHAPTER. No. 80, r. A. M.
Regular convocation Monday. April ~.
l.. 5. kilporn. II. r; john ". Weiis'
Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ. MONDAY
after the third Sunday. l. t. FORBES
recorder; George Gregory, 7. ]. Nj.
REGULAR coNcLAVE, st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, <. T. Tuesday.
March % at 1880 o'clock Regular ousl-
ness. George Gregory, Z. C.; NJ. D
Mcfarland. Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
fer No. ST. q. T. S. Wednesday, April
IA. o. m. Business. Anna DoWnins'
secretary; Mary Black Collins, W. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

before the committees at Springfield.
Petitions in that state already contain
over $4,000 names. slightly more than
the number secured In Iowa.
There is little or no chance that the
Iowa legislature will grant the raise In
rates but the railroads have won many
friends by their attitude in the msttef.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
A PLAIN CHOICE.

lIowa City Republican,
The tables are slowly turning. Fifty
years ago the educated man had no
difficulty in finding employment. for
there were few Of his kind, and his
work was In demand. But human ma
ture has not changed. and the path
"h:cn scca::5 the the ss:.Seeo:.s:cSSt From the
outside is the path which IL sought by
the crowd.
Today. there is one OF two courses
to take:
Either get an education which will
place you above the mediocre class, or
join the ranks OF the other class, the
laborers, and forget higher education"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Mount Pleasant Free Press says,
1--WE will bet doughnut right now
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30


won't know that they are running"
How would 1t do to confiscate that
drunken senator's suit case?" suggests
the Waterloo Times-Tribuns.
IT Italy's entrance will hasten the
end Of the war let her get into the
game. The outside world is certainly
sick and tired OF the gruesome spec
tacle," says the Dies Moines Capital.
When you get stuck in three-foot
mudhole on an Iowa road this sum-
mer," says the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
console yourself with thoughts of the
johnson bill. which will leave the mud
hole there until you're old and gray"
The Iowa City Republican says,
about the only merit the Johnston
bill possesses is found in the posi-
bility that the house may kill off most
Of the appropriation bills if the senate
fails to pass the Johnston BILL
"The retrenchment and reform COM
mittee of the Iowa legislature cost the
state $4,000, and many of the legis-
lators say the state gained nothing by
it." remarks the Cherokee Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

that II Clifford Thorne enters the race
for governor he will beat the other re-
publicans q mile. The others really
won't know that they are running"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

How would 1t do to confiscate that
drunken senator's suit case?" suggests
the Waterloo Times Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-30

The Los Angeles incident where
three men met death by stepping into
a mud puddle charged with electricity
night be taken up by the embattled ma
lions. If the Atlantic could be electro
fed the world could be killed on
uuiCner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
Would Adopt q Baby.

"I am writing to you for advice and help from the Cornerites. I have ad- vertised, but without success. I want to adopt a baby months old or younger. Possibly some unfortunate mother would be willing to part with her babe and to lot give an infant the best of care and an education and all that can be desired In the way of a good Christian home. have often wished that I might find a baby on my doorstep and would have been grateful for such a discovery. have road often of your help to others and am sure that you can assist me.
 CHILpLEss."
 As have said before through this de- partment, in many states there are charitable associations from which babies can be secured with an account of their pedigree and some idea of their family proclivities. Even without turn ing to such organizations as these. how ever. 1t ought to be easy to find such an infant as is dssired by " Childless." She does not state if she desires boy or q girl. but apparently she would be willing to take either one and the offer of a good Christian home. where child would be well cared for and suitably educated seems to offer place to which poor mother would be glad to commit the in- fant she could not care for herself | hope this notice may bring a response and that those offering tho baby will be ready to offer references. as would. of course' be done by the parents undertaking to adopt the child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

long time. You promised to print the appeal at your earliest opportunity but l have not yet seen it and I fear that it must have been overlooked. This poor woman undergoes great physical suffer- ing as we'll as lack of the bare neces- sares of life. She longs for correspond ence with some kind friends, also she craves reading matter. and any trifies which would seem nothing to more hap pily placed persons would be a great deal to her. I beg of you to try to in terest some of your kind hearted corre- spondents in this poor unfortunate suf- ferer and her many needs. She is an educated woman, having been a school teacher before she became afflicted with a most severe form of rheumatism, which has confined her to the house for the last fifteen years. As a matter of course, she does not wish her name published I am sure some of the members of the Corner will do all in their power to brighten the life of this tragically af- flicted shut-in All that Is in my power is little and seems as nothing in com parison with her sufferings and her needs Her initials are Miss B. L."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

name of tho city is printed across them. He also likes confederate money and postmarks. If the latter are sent, please cut them two inches wide and four inches long. He can use two postmarks of a kind, also the permits that come on the wrappers inclosing circulars, and please don't cut them, but send them whole. Now I hope so many of the Corneriteswill send him objects of this sort that he will have a big collection which will keep him happy in its arrangement for long time. His initials are J. F. T. 1 am also much interested Tn your family meals for a week and would like to know if you can tell me how much it would cost a family of four grown persons to follow the out line. If any one wants sotue magazines give them my address. plespse. l thank you beforehand for the kindness you will. am sure. show to my friend. J. F. T. r
 MISS E. L.''
 The l" fec which is.pald by the sensible suggestion as to the alarm clock is gladly received, although the writer would have been welcome without 1t. As to the ap- peal for the old gentleman who makes the collection. l am safe in promising re- sponse to this. only wish that Miss E. l.. had given us his address as well as her own, so that we would not have had to trouble her by applications for directions as to how to write to him. will give her address, however. both for the old friend and for the magazines she Is goodenough to offer As .o the family meals. 1t is al most impossible to give exact figures as to the cost for supplying them, for a va riety of reasons. In the first place. prices vary widely in different sections, so that the sum which would cover the meals in one place would not meet them in an- other. More than that. the amount of food consumed. by four grown persons is greater in one household than in another and is largely determined by ths age, sex. and appetite of1the eaters. Still further the economy practiced in buying and cooking has much to do with it. As sa gen. eral rule it is safe to say that the bills of fare as they are given would average from $3.50 to $4 a head in the majority of places, where prices are neither extreme nor unusually low. l wish some one who has tried them and made some estimate upon them would report her experience for our benefit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

~HE high cost of meat has led us all
 to study economy both in buying
 and using. Most of us know the
 extravaganza which accompanies
 marketing by telephone or sending the order by the market man; we have learned that the only way to secure good meat at a reasonable price is to under stand the different cuts of the animals and to stand by while the pieces we need are made ready for us.
 One of the points not generally grasped; however, is that slow cookery is always essential in the preparation of tough meat for the table. Often the cheaper cuts contain more nourishment and arc of more food value than tho expensive DOT tons, but, as I have said before, If you do not get the highest priced and pay for 1t in money you must expect to give an equivalent for the cash in the way of time and trouble.
 While slow and long cookery Is practi- cslly q necessity in making tough meat fit to eat, this treatment alone will not render 1t palatable. Judicious seasoning of various kinds, certain preliminary work, and other details will be required. Meat which has had no other care save that of boiling or etewdng. which will break down the tissues and make them tender is not pleasing to the taste. and the economy which provides articles which no one can eat is not of wise va riety.
 Take, for example, a pot roast of beef. One of the best of these Is an Inside cut from the flank, with pocket made to be filled with a highly seasoned stufhng. Another as excellent is cross ribs cut. to be larded with strips of salt pork; little good dressing of crumbs, sweet herbs, and onion juice rubbed on tho surface of the meat or into slashes made in the beef with sharp small bladed knife improves the flavor of the meat and gives 1t a zest it would otherwise lack.
 Another instance Is that of a steak. Theoretically the porterhouse or the sir loin is the only satisfactory steak to be served on a first class table. In meas ure this is true, since the best varieties of such steaks have flavor which is often lacking in the cheaper cuts At the same time the chuck steak if properly cooked may be as tender and is fully as nutritious as the sirloin. But 1t cannot be clapped over a bed of coais and broiled quickly as may be done with the more costly piece. Still less can 1t be fried with any hope of a better result than toughness and tastelessness.,
 Even the despised chuck steak may be made pleasing If 1t is rubbed with oil and lemon juice and allowed to lie in this for I,a,.r hafnra cookipg Tnataad If broil- ing it should be smothered or steamed and served with onions or some other savory accompaniment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
Directions for Rugmaking.

<,IF Mrs. B. P. w., who asked for m eo air cushion, Is not yet supplied
 will send her mine. I accept her
 offer to pay postage, which will be
 about 10 cents. Perhaps some of the correspondents who need rugs can make them by the following directions: Make rough frame by mailing together four sticks of wood of any size desired; then tack on piece of clean gunny sack ing. Gather all the small scraps together and pull the loops of materials you have on hand through the spaces in the sack ing with stout crochet hook. If the rug is made of woolen scraps it will be warm and comfortable, and different designs can be followed. such as a star or a cross. by using different colors of materials. Here is a way to make another kind: Rip up and wash all old coats and trousers or skirts that have outlived their usefulness as garments and cannot be made over to advantage. Cut the stuff into pieces about two inches wide. Sew them together to make three long strips. turn the edges under neatly and braid. Then lay the braid so as to form round, square, an oval, or a triangle, and whip the edges to- gether on the wrong side. You can make the rug any size you please and use any sort of woolen goods you have on hand. Can any one tell me how to keep hair brush clean? wash it once c week with hot soap and water, and also wash my hair. and protect my hair when sweep ing and keep my brush in a box, but 1t always seems to be full of lint Some one asked where she could get Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney's books. They are in the public library, and have been there ever since can remember. Perhaps they are in other libraries also. and it might be worth while for the correspondent who wants them to look there for them and see If she can't get them in that way. MRS. w. s"
 Thanks for the offer of the air cushion. Mrs E. P. w. had been already supplied with one when this letter was received. but am sure there will be some other in- valid who will be glad to accept this friendly offer and to pay the 10 cents postage for the sake of obtaining the cushion. The address of the correspond ent desiring a layette was sent and no doubt she will be delighted to have an addition to the little outfit. The sugges- tions for the rugs are worth having. I have known warm and attractive rugs made by these directions. and those with the foundation of sacking are especially attractive. although truth compels me to say that have not found them to wear so we'll as the braided rugs. As to keeping the hair brush clean, l always use ann monia and hot water for washing mine and do not add soap to the water. If after the brush is dry a comb h run through 1t several times this will remove nun which has accumulated there from the hair. If any one has better methods of cleaning brush we would be happy to use them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

make the compound into the shape of any fruit or flowers and fasten them to the background with glue. A tray placed on the sideboard or center table, while the plaques are hung on the wall, adds much to the appearance of the room. To pre- pare the mixture, make one cup of well sifted flour into batter with water. as though you were going to mix hot cakes. Use tin plate or the top of a lard bucket. put into it little clean grease or lard, and set the plate on top of the tea kettle or anywhere that you can cook a cake with steam. Put enough batter into it to make a small cake. You will know when it is done by it's being dry and marble white. Lay the cake out on the end of board and sprinkle over it, as if you were saltng a cake. little oxide of zinc. and then with knife butter or spread 1t with any color paint you desire. When I am working with this have long plank and make two cakes of each color-pink for rose, green for leaves. and so on This dough gets as hard as stone. and one may shape anything from it. forgot to say that after putting on the zinc oxide and paint you should work 1t to q dough- You can work with one batch for a week. but it is more easily handled while fresh. If any one wishes to write for further information and will write to me. inclosing a stamp for reply. will try to answer any questions. l will give stamped linen, silk, or cotton thread for embroidery or crochet in return for violet roots, geranium cuttings. or bulbs of any kind. Will you publish the following?- If any woman will organize class of ten will come and give free lessons in all kinds of fancy work. My work is Of great help to shut-ins and to mothers wishing to earn extra money and to beautify the home. I still have the so,,ares and thread I offered some time ago. MAHS
 Although cried halt some time ago on recipes for making beads, l do not consider l am breaking my decision Tn giving the above. since the paste or bisque can be put to 50 many uses besides the beads. Such work as is described by the correspondent may be either pretty and artistic or cheap and meretracious. depending upon the ability and the care that are bestowed upon it. In all events. I give the directions for the benent or those who care to follow 1t. and am also glad to print the offer of fancy work ma terials in return for plants of various sorts. as well as the suggestion for the class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
Collects Relics of All Kinds.

"I hope you will include me in your Cor ner. for have enjoyed 1t 50 much. For my entrance fec give the hint that young housekeepers or busy mothers might set the alarm clock at the time the cake or other food is supposed to be done. and thus save burnt food and worry. also unneces- sary opening of the oven door. I also como to ask help for poor old man who h an invalid and has not been able to walk for twenty-five yearA His only en- 1oyment is found in collecting Indian relies of all Kinds. cigar bands. cigar and cigaret coupons. and the little rugs. flags
 and ribbons that you get with such cou- pons Stamps of all kinds, except the common 1 and 2 cent varieties that arc in uss now. are welcome. especially if the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02

such magazines for Illustrating talks in connection with our microscope. l see that magazines are offered and would be glad to send postage for them if this is necessary. "F. A. T."
 This appeal comes from the superin- tendent of an Indian school. The offer of magazines to which the writer refers had already been accepted and the periodicals given elsewhere. Are there not come other friends who have maga- zines to give away to these Indian pupils? It will be noticed that the books with pictures are especially welcome, and that postage will be paid if the senders do not feel they can supply this themselves