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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-27

Mrs. David Lebo and daughter, Miss
Beatrice; Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Gar
man and Stanley Garman attended the
funeral of Mrs. Francis Fasnacht at
Palmyra on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Lyter spent
Sunday at Fisherville.
Miss Mildred Butorff, of Harrisburg,
was the weekend guest of Miss Dorothy
Singer.
Charles Bierbower has moved from
Harrisburg to his bungalow for the
summer.
Sherman Fertig has purchased an au-
tomobile
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-27

to offer, twenty inch wall with four
teen inch partition wall running from
the entry of the building to the roof.
First floor, high ceiling, with massive
posts, suggesting the present style Of
court rooms in use.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-27
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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-27

Fink s xxx Derby Ale is especial
ly strong in hops.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

from the north may bring to our ears
the agonized howlings Of bull dogs
pulled down and torn to pieces by In
furiated jack rabbits and the screams
Of affrighted school children pursued
by bunny cottontails. The horrid fear
assails that the hens will all become
predatory eagles and people be obliged
to put in iron kettle over the baby
cribs.
Why this sudden change? The al
legation was that the bad year had
made food SO scarce that the musk
rats were forced into carnivorous
habits. Think of that! That erstwhile
fertile champaign country that sdr-
rounds Mason City barren of food suit
able to support life in a muskrat not
unused to privation and hunger? What
are the human vegetarians to do?
There seems to be some mistake. Is
it possible that those muskrats may
have fallen upon bottle of Mason
City stimulants left along side the lake
by fishing party from that town and
;Hbibing a few drops Of the t!@iS have
simply followed up its notorious i'm
pulse to commit murder. raise riot and
inflict sudden death? That's more
logical hypothesis than that the gem
tie muskrat has changed it's nature
and reversed it's instincts. OF course
there Is the unworthy suspicion at
hand that somebody lied on the musk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
WOMEN As LEADERS IN EDUCATION.

OF the 10000 conspicuous positions,
largely Of an administrative character,
listed in the 1855 educational direc-
tory just issued by the interior depart
ment thru its bureau OF education, g.
500 are held by women. There are
women who are college presidents.
state superintendents Of public in
struction, county superintendents, d.
rectors of industrial training heads Of
departments of education in colleges
and universities, directors Of schools
for afflicted and exceptional children.
and librarians.
Twenty-four Of the s22 colleges and
universities listed in the directory are
presided over by women. OF the near
~ 1900 county superintendent in the
country, sos are women. The tendency
to fill this position with women is al
most wholly confined to the west. One
state, Montana. has not one man as
county superintendent Wyoming has
only two. Kentucky is the only south
ern state that utilizes women in this
office; the state has twenty-six women
as county superintendent. On the
other hand, there are only twenty-s six
women city superintendent in a tota:
of over 1000.
Seventy institutions for the bline
are listed in the directory. OF these
fifteen are directed by women. OF the
seventy-five state schools for the deaf.
ten are under the leadership OF
women; and OF the twenty-five private
institutions Of the same character. six
teen have women superintendent. OF
the thirty-one private institutions for
the feeble minded, twenty are under
supervision of women.
Fourteen out of eighty-six of indus
trial schools are women; and forty
eight Of the 200 schools of art are in
charge of women. Women have al
most a monopoly of library positions.
Out of 1900 public and society libraries
given In the directory women super
wise 1918.
The government bureau Of education
itself exemplifies the call for women
in executive educational positions;
eleven of the thirty three bureau Of
ficiaIs listed in the directory are
women.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
TINE WAY THEY GO.

Tod Sloan came down the gangplank
at New York the other day, stony
broke. That's the way the news story
began.
Who was Tod Sloan? Once the most
famous rider of race horses in the
world 1t isn't long as time goes, since
Sloan was taking $4,000 a year for his
services as a Jockey. He went abroad
of the English turf. The Prince of
Wales spoke to him and he enjoyed the
ephemeral popularity of his class. But
he came down the gang plank flat
bloke and wondering how he could ge.
a dollar OF two the other day, when he
came back to America.
What becomes of the jockeys and the
pugilists and the foot racers and 9TH
ers that flash into notoriety and disap-
pear like fire flies in the dusk? Inc
public forgets them the minute they are
thru. They forget themselves while
their day lasts and usually come down
the gangplank in later years dead,
stony broke.
1t is a common sight, that Of the old
sport, hanging on as best he can. sub
sisting from day to day as he may.
sticking about the outskirts of the
game and catching the crumbs that
fall from the tables where an ephemeral
afluence opens joy water and orders
truffles.
There's reason: When a man makes
a plaything of himself he may expect
or when he is broken etaoin etaoinnnn
to be cast aside when novelty wears
out or when he is broken. That's what
occurs TO playthings.
That is what came to Tod Sloan and
what comes to most of those favorites
in sports that occupy an idle hour or
appeal 10 the gaming instinct.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
TERROaiziR6 MASON CITY.

A remarkable instance of the influ-
ence of environment upon animals
comes from Mason City near which
town certain persons had been ar
rested by a game warden charged with
trapping muskrats out OF season. This
case supports the theory that II, in
that far gone period an animal felt the
need Of an extra ripper the thing grew
on in time. That when the trees came
the moneys tail grew long and pre-
heusile because he had to have 1t that
way, etc. etc. Up near Mason City
marvellous changes Of this sort took
place with miraculous rapidity. 1t ap-
pears to have been established by evil
dence that those muskrats utterly
repudiated the natural historians BY
whom they had been classified rs veg
stsr:a.s ard Joined the csrnivora- Tha:
they attacked poultry and waded IN
seas Of chicken blood. And that hav-
ing been established what was to be
done but to give the judicial sanction
to their slaughter on the legal princi-
pie that SELF preservation is the first
law Of nature?
Terror holds sway at Mason City and
Whereabouts. 1t is feared that the
muskrats are gathering in bands and
packs and vii! range the county seek
ing whom they may devour this winter
like the won packs In Robinson
Crusoe. The next wind that sweeps
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
GRAND OPERA.
1nd Seolm6 l1aX q cabba6es. y kir23


Grand opera Is large volume OF
noise entirely surrounded by diamonds
and high hats. It is confined almost
entirely to the large cities, where q
grand opera box IL considered great
err social asset than bog legged
coachman In green knickerbockers.
Grand opera Is given for the bene-
fit of people who do not object to music
served in any style. 1t is paid for by
enthusiastic who would rather see
Caruso run up the scale and chin
himself on a high B-flat than sit In a
roof garden and hear somebody murder
The Rosary" on a solo cornet. These
enthusiasts are SO we'll pleased that at
the close of the season they call
around at the box office with their
check books and suppress q deficit that
would make the ship subsidy look Hike
the income OF Pullman porter.
The favorite grand opera singers Of
all ages are those who have been able
to drown out the orchestra with the
accederator only partly open. A great
many applicants for grand opera posi-
lions have been thrown out on the
pavement, because they could not be
heard four blocks from the front en-
trance. Another important requirement
is that the applicant Is able to sing
higher than the piccoio and hold a
chest high c without any splinters.
knots Of other blemishes upon It.
There is nothing that will arouse the
enthusiasm of a grand opera audience
quicker than tenor and soprano duet
which starts In the basement Of the
Woolworth building and winds up on
the thirty third floor in key several
feet away from the first violins.
Nearly all of the grand opera now
being perpetrated was written by de-
ceased COMPOSERS who spoke the same
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Topics of the Times

Now that congress has finally been
TO get it apart again.
That night Waterman whose dtsap-
pearance from Hamburg stirred up the
state has been located. He doesn't re-
member where he has been. 1t Is a
little extraordinary for even a night
Waterman to sleep as soundly as that
Shenandoah is to have two munich
pal ice Kinks. having purchased two
lots and is now preparing the ponds.
Fine business for the good town on
the banks of the 'Nishna. ...
OF course we haven't needed those
storm doors yet but just wait until
after Christmas. We shall have storms
and snow and cold weather and dis
agreeable travelling. And We may
have a spell of weather before Christ
mas which will make bad roads and
that suggests that 1t is good plan to
run in while the roads are like bouIe
wards and get that Christmas trading
over with.
A woman physician puts the limit
OF feminine efficiency 80 years. DR..
Osler will please take notice and sneak
away with his choloform.
Ford Is an idealist Of course. but un-
like many other rather advanced ideal
lists he is willing to play his money
on the peace color.
Now If your wedding were only
few days away how'd you like to be
bothered with congress and messages
and the plants Of peace at any price
advocates. However, ii may possibly
be that later this peace at any price
policy may have It's charm for Hus-
band Wilson.
Certainly, there should be statute
with a formidable penalty attached
against writing it Xmas"
Are the candidates for governor ex-
ha1sted or has the supply of sugges-
ton given out OF sSe people too busy
getting ready for Christmsa?
President Wilson has lived to vindi-
cate the wisdom of that early letter in
which he hoped somebody would be
Knocked into a Cooked hat" and some
of us still hope that congress may
make him see the wisdom Of his own
message of Dec. s, 1914. in which he
4 ar.Ia hat t. 4,
cuss the question Of preparedness. The
country has been misinformed. We
shall not alter our attitude toward It
because some among US are nervous
and excited"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
A HALF TOLD TALE.
[Des Moines REGISTER. ]


Secretary McAdoo made a state
ment few days ago in which he set
tied the present troubles OF the
treasury department with the state
ment that the United States would
have balance of s7s.o00.o00 on hand
at the close Of the present fiscal year,
il special taxes and the sugar tariff
were re-enacted.
He would have made more i'm
portant contribution to the symposium
on WHITTIER Are We Drifting" by
comparing that prospective balance
with what we have had In the past.
On June &c, 1914, the general find
balance was $1s2.000,O00. BY June 30.
1915. it had dropped to t1O4, 900. Now
We have the encouraging statement
from Mr.. McAdoo that by next June
the balance viii be az high as &71,000,-
600.
In other words. the administration
has spent only $4,000, 900 more
than the government receipts Of the
past Iwv years.. TF
What would be the status Of Mr.. Nc
Adoo II the United states were pri-
vate industrial corporation, and in an
swer TO question from the board Of
directors, he defended tine work 81
the manager on the ground that there
was still working balance half al
large as that which was left IN the
treasury when the former manager Yae
discharged for extrayagant methods?
What would he hie sne~er sutien
the directors asked him how large
! the balance would be after two more
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
THE QUESTION OF VENTILATION
DUBUQUE Times Journal

THE QUESTION OF VENTILATION.
dubuque Times-Journal.l
Good Ventilation Guaranteed!"
Ten years from now every church,
theater. or lecture hall that hopes to
draw an audience will have to display
a sign like that right outside the main
doors.
By that time, let us hope, the human
race will have learned and become
pretty thoroughly convinced that in a
hall or auditorium where great num-
bers of people congregate, there Is sure
to congregate all sorts of foul air in
fections ranging from cold germs to
those Of pneumonia and tuberculosis.
But why wait ten years? People
ought to know now-and health Off
GERS are trying hard to convince them
that there is no better place for taking
cold than in our churches, theaters and
lecture halls.
First, because they are badly venti-
lated. and second, because, there is al
ways someone who is sure 20 have fit
of coughing which fills the stagnant
air with a fine germ laden spray for
the others to breathe.
There ought to be guarantee of a
current of fresh air sufficient to carry
off these dangerous germs issued with
every ticket or invitation to public
gathering.
When people learn to keep well,
instead of paying for cures, they will
insist upon It..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
a>M~1--A
Iona Newspapers
THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT
fOnawa Democrat

THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT
tOnawa Democrat
AS the saloon was abolished without
a political campaign en- the issue, It
should not be outside The pale o. pos
sibiiity that it miGht stay abolished
without becoming q paramount politi-
cal issue.-Sio,ix City Journal
1t would. indeed, be very nice e the
saloon would go out of business and
remain out without a fight. but such Is
beyond the though: of possibility The
liquor interest IS 4 great force. Il al
ways has been a mighty force In Sioux
City as The Jou-ra' well knows, and
the same Is true III four Or five other
big centers IN Iva. The saloon will
not stay abolished wi.hou. a fight, and
there is no place 20 make tllis fight ex-
cept in politics. Why not make 1t in
the open?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
DRUGGISTS AND LIQUORS.
tSioux City Journal.1

Thirty years ago and less, before
the passage OF the mulct law. and
when the same prohibitory statute
was in effect In Iowa that again will
become operative on January l, 1915.
drug stores sold much liquor and con-
tributed largely TO the failure Of pro-
hibition at that time.
In view of this fact, ii may be in
terestfng to know just how far drug
gists are permitted by law to go in
the dispensing Of liquors and at the
same time to speculate on the likeli-
hood of any considerable number Of
them having the temerity or the incli-
nation to violate the law as they did
in the SOS for the purpose OF relieving
the thirst Of their customers and filling
their own Golfers.
That a radical change In the atti-
tude of the druggists toward the liquor
laws has come about in recent years
is indicated by the fact that many
druggists refuse to sell liquor under
any circumstances. having surrendered
the permits under which they had a
right to handle 1t. The anti-s saloon
league made 1t SO unpleasant for them,
on grounds that were technical and
otherwise. they decided to play safe
and let the dear public buy elsewhere,
whatever irtoxicants 1t might need for
medicinal purposes. That the courts
propose to make no distinction be-
tween the whiskey selling druggist and
any other boot-legger was Indicated
recently right here in Sioux City in
the sentencing Of an offending phar-
macist to the penitentiary. All in all.
there is little prospect Of history re-
peating itself as far as the druggists
are concerned.
As to the law itself, there have not
been many radical changes. Every
person applying at drug store for
liquor must sign request for same In
his true name. giving assurance that
he Is not minor, stating for whom
the liquor Is being secured and for
what purpose 1t is to be used, and
furnishing other information In detail.
The druggist must refuse the request
unless he has reason to believe the
statement to be true. II he does not
know the applicant personally, he must
require Identification and statement
in writing Of reliable person, known
personally to him. that the applicant is
not a minor and not habitual user
OF Intoxicating liquors Every two
months he must make returns Of these
applications to the county auditor, ac-
complaining same with an affidavit to
the effect that he dispensed no liquors
except as shown on the application.
1t has been held that the seller OF In
toxicating liquors is bound TO know
at his peril whether person to whom
he sells IL in the prohibited class. that
he violates the law II he sells to a
nabituai drinker, even tho he is uiiss;isTT
formed ~ to his habits. etc. Asa mat
ter Of fact. the law and its interpreta-
ton by the supreme court put drug
gists in a pretty ticklish position. and
LIT would not be surprising II many Of
them. even after January ]. would con-
ltinue to refuse to handle liquors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

carefully. however. It Is easy to tell
when the tenor is making love to the
soprano or the duel scene has been
reached. $500
Grand opera is always embellished
by a ixty-piece orchestra which tries
to see how far 1t can throw loud pas
sage. This IS disconcerting to the man
who has paid IS for seat in the or
chestro circle and would like to hear
something besides the kettle-drums.
Grand opera would be more popular IL
the orchestra would allow the chorus
to get in world edgewise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Price. hin.tx Y..r, Aaa

lar with lne markets OF ninety years
in 1824-26 as follows: Eggs, 4 cents
dozen; butter, cents pound; su-
gar. 10 cents pound; pepper, 50 cents
= pound; coffee, 81 cent? pound; tea,
$50 a pound; whiskey. 25 cents gall
Ion; wheat, 40 cents bushei; oats, Is
cents e hushel: corn IS cents q hnshel;
muslin, 20 to 37h cents D yard; calico,
&c 80 SO cent. yeya: Ne~eseA ~all-
paper. Az cents = yard; salt AZ csnts
q pound.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Masonic Meetings.

xAdSOktlN AXCS ILL De
~ SPECIAL COMMUNICATION
Marshall Lodge No. los A, F. and A. VI.
Work in Second degree Tuesday, Dec.
I. 1880 D. m. John w. Wells. secretary
W. H. Steiner, w, NJ.
SIGNET CHAPTER. No. So. R. A. M.
Special convocation Monday evening
Dec. Is. for work in Royal Arch degree
l. s. kilborn, H p John W. "eils'
Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY,, King Solomon
Council No. 20. r. s. S. NJ. MonoAS
Dec. 20. Election Of officers; come.
I. T. Forbes. recorder; George Gregory
T. l. n.
REGULAR coNcLAvE, st. Aimenar
Commentary No. 80. X T. TUESDAY,
Nov. %, 1890 o'clock. Business ana
drill for inspection wednesday evening
at :30. NJ. S. Mcfarland. Rec; George
Gregory, E. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, O. E. s, "Wednesday. Lee.
Is. 1870 D. m. business and election o.
officers Anna Downing, secEe'a-!'
Mary Black Collins. W. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

passed bag lying beside the tracks
at q curve near the freight yards in
this city. He noticed some jewelry and
clothing scattered beside the bag, but
could not stop his engine at that time.
He came back on foot as soon as pos
sibIe and found the bag empty. The
yaluables were zone
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
BACK TO THE COUNTRY.
Iparllina T'imaS

In the town where this is written IS
Family which is learning the joy OF
living in the country. They are poor
in worldly goods, but they think they
have found heaven among the people
whom fate has given them as neisn-
bors. The man was tealisIer in Chi
caxo. He had a good JOB and drew
good wages-whsnever they would let
him work. He hal to belong ID The
union and they were out on a strike
too much Of the time. This man IS not
a labor union enthusiast by any means.
He knows too much about them. With
q sick wife and hungry babies he gave
up hops Of making both ends meet IN
the city The walking delegates and
the officers OF the union didn't seem 10
give any consideration to the sick wife
and hungry babies when they were
about TO call a str-ks. So the man came
to the country. He got JOB in brick
yard and soon saved enough 20 send
for. his family. WITH old boards AMI
battered sheets Of tin and iron he made
a shack for them. All the furniture in
it he made with his own hands. He at
The family came and 1t was not long
until the townspeople heard of the
case. and since then life has been
continual Joy to the tired mother and
children. Furnishings and
came out of garnet and base
ment until the little shack was filed
with more comforts than its inhabi-
tants ever knew before. Such true
charity as this they had never heard
OF in the city. Do they think the coun-
try people are "rubes?" Do they want
to go back TO the city because they are
ashamed Of the country? You ask
them.
Moral: If you are in the country al
ready, stay there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
LIGHT BEST PROTECTION.
New York inspector Says Keep Lights
on To Eriahtan auralara.

on to Brighten Burglars.
New York, Dec. when you leave
your apartment or house unoccupied
at night, always keep the electric lights
burning. because the hardened criminal
becomes cringing, crawling coward
when caught under the electric light"
This is the message Inspector Joseph
A. Faurot, chief OF detectives OF New
Yorks police department sends TO the
women Of the country.
Continuing. the inspector said: "A
flat worker seldom, IL ever. enters an
apartment in which he sees an electric
light burning. SO 1t Will prove profit
able investment for the housewife to
follow this suggestion"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

POSTMASTER General Burleson has
relieved the republicans Of any worry
they might have had over the vote at
the next election go far as the Hawk
eye state is concerned" declares the
Dubuque Times-Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Main co.,t Patrel ssaun.

Portland. Me-. Dec. 7-Articles for
OF the Maine Aeronau-
teal Coast Patrol association were
adopted at meeting here. Rear Adj
miral Robert =. Peary has consented to
become president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
An isIs Of Black Cats.

San Francisco. The Island OF
Black Cats is q name applied to
Chatham island In the Pacific ocean.
about T30 miles west OF the coast OF
Ecuador It is overrun with black cats;
indeed, cats Of no other color are seen
there. These animals live In the crew
ices OF the lava foundation near the
coast and subsist by catching fish and
prabg
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Fina. ejooement Mj,take,

Pottsviile, Pa. Miss Sallie Jacobs,
who eloped with Michael Abafams. .
New York business man, and was
brought back hero after being appre-
hended at Scranton. has been married
to Louis Joseph. to whom she was en-
gagged when she eloped.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

The Dubuque Times-Journal says
"Mr. Ford can at least point out TO
his critics thief act that he didn't
transform his factory into a war NUM-
tions plant to make more money"