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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
Topics of the Times

/ Champ Clark refused a place o.
honor on the platform at the debate
| between suffragists and ants the Other
; day. Evidently he assumed that tht
place of honor was the place Of danger
| Well, good enough reason for the
| recall Of Boyd and Won Papen is
| that the good old U. s. A. Is thru with
them.
That picture of Mr. Bryan with on
arm over Mr.. Fords shoulder isn't halt
as interesting as picture would be of
Woodrow with his arm 0, we'll where
would Woodrow put his arm?
One hundred and forty Sioux City
bartenders are to seek new bartending
jobs outside of Iowa. But so far no
immigration agents have been ruseling
for the exodus.
Who has the divine right to with
hold the ballot from women asks the
Lytton star. Nobody. man. nobody
but Providence. It's just he prero-
gative as the insistence that you can't
have a cuspidor or smoke in the front
room is a hereditary right Of woman.
kind.
Mr.. Bryan will not go along with
Mr.. Ford but If Ford's dove scratches
anything up Mr.. Bryan, wise old roos-
ter that he is. will be handy by to peck
his part and crow in a clarion voice.
The committee has decided that Mr..
Wilson must be the democratic can
didate for president This Is embar.
RAISING to Mr.. Wilson whose well
known repusnance to second terms was
convention. The action Of the COM
intttee, coming at a time when the
presidents heart and hands are both
occupied seems more than that Illus
trious person can bear. No doubt 1t
will meet an indignant refusal to its
demands. Don't you think?
There's a lot Of blankets hid away
in the attic perhaps and story books
and things that delight childish hearts.
coats that would keep an old man
warm and all kinds OF useful things
that somebody would be glad to get.
Why not hunt them out and quietly
hunt up the recipient? A little notice
and observation will afford opportun
ity to place them where they will do
the most good.
December is doing Its best to square
things for the unspeakable actions of
June and July. But next year please
spread It over the corn making months,
please.
Well, Bryan ought to be as strong In
ST. Louis as In Baltimore. The nearer
to Nebraska and Kansas the closer to
headquarters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

L + 81 i
Ing their papers away, and paying
agents to give them away for them.
and thus getting their claws into the
treasury OF the postofYice department.
and compelling 1t to subsidize BUSH
ness transaction which has not enough
OF service In II to stand on its own
merits.
No changes such as that contem-
plated and In process should ever be
undertaken without a thorough survey
not merely OF the geography Of the
country, but Of the condition Of the
roads. We expect to hear protests go
Ing up from every congressman In the
corn belt. or at least those parts OF
II which have not hard roads suitable
for automobile service. The govern
ment has voluntarily agreed to deliver
the mall at the farmers door The
farmer has the right to insist that this
agreement be kept. When the time
comes that 1t can be done by automo-
bile service on route fifty miles long
or more. farmers will rejoice But until
that time. the government should either
fulfill Its contract. or else give up the
attempt and let the farmers get their
mail at their postoffice. as of old.
The quickest way for the postoffice
department to save money Is to cor
rect the abuses OF the second class
privilege, which have ben tolerated
so long that 1t now fears to attempt
to correct them. As long as 1t carries
papers for which the publishers do NOT
receive even the cost Of the white
paper on which they are printed, and
which are thus sold at merely nom
inal price" 1t should not complain Of
the cost of fulfilling its contract to de-
liver there papers at the door of the
man who has been so unfortunate as to
be put on their lists, by hook or by
crook.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
HOW WILL WE ANSWER,

The other day mention was made NJ
SAD case OF poverty and helples.nes.
whence appeal to the Marshalltown
"ooo Fellows was made by a resident
Oh Linn county. A little 1O-year. old
girl was worrying over her smaI,er
brother and sisters Christmas 7,
socn a piuful appeal that one Mar
shalitown good fellow sent a small,
sum to Cedar Rapids good fellow
request'ns him to look up the case
and come across" himself. The Cedar
Rapids man Immediately got busy.
When the story was told to the lead
ing newspaper It made touching ap-
peal Tor the family. And the chances
are that the family at Waubeek will,
De smothered with Christmas gifts and
ala from a hundred hands.
NO" that's fine. 1t STRENGTHENS be-
lief in humanity to know that a n,t,ru,
case touches hearts everywhere and
charms money out of pocketbooks. But
what about the case that never gets tn
the newspapers? What about the
family around the corner hanging m
IKE grim death to hope and struggling
10 keep Off the town? They are more
OF them than we know or More than
We know because we do not seek IN
learn OF them. Because we await &ha
pitiable case and the publicity .ba,
extremity and nakedness win.
It Is easy to be stirred with Tho
crowd. Men find it easier to sacr,ac.
time and money when other men are
ooins the same thing for the same oh
)ect. That perhaps is why W. he-
come more charitable and loving
toward humanity at Christmas TINA
But only now and then do cases "re.
into the paper" What OF those ,vbo
need as greatly. who suffer as much
and OF whom we do not know?
The question is a personal one AK
it OF yourself. Whom do know
Have looked about for opportunity To
do a kindly and Christian act, To 70
lisve the sick and suffering and noor,
some day We are assured we shall he
asked Of the sick and the widow and
the fatherless and required to mabe
answer whether or not we visited and
comforted them. What will Won and
I answer?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

for money at the end of the year.
either.
Yes. the country Is Interested In corn
husking. We do not hear so much
about 1t In town. But down on the
farm there are twinkIing lights after 4
o'clock these mornings, and there are
lantern bedecked wagons and sleepy
eyed men and none too willing teams
all breaking thru the stalks OF tho
cornfeld. while the heavy ears snap
musically IN the frosty air and sink
with cheerful thud to their place AZ
a part of the growing load.
It IL gold which the wagon carries
-or COLDS equivalent. It ~ the world
promise to pay. and II passes current
in every land on the globe. The world
Of men must have the corn. The world
cries greedily for more, no matter how
vast the crop. 80 the great harvest
flows Into the markets Of the cities,
and the money Of the cities goes ling
ling back to the farm 70 reward the
toll OF all the corn husking kiId.--St.
Insenh Cazeffe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

fame and attention. And the corn
husker's season Is longer than that OF
the football phenomenon--in q good
crop year. II Is more profitable. too.
We don't know the earning capacity
of star OF the gridIron. OF course, the
baseball player makes a mint OF
money. But so does the champion corn
shucker." He gets paid by the bushel
and nobody ever yet learned the
husking limit OF champion c. 8. He
can always get In a few more bushels
under the stimulus OF some rivals per-
Torrance of the day before
Of course, there are corn huskers
who are not champions. They can crib
sixty or seventy Ave bushels OF corn a
day. And they are valuable men. let
/; be remembered. The champion. like
the star pitcher. has his "oif days
particularly after breaking a record.
The man who can 80 thru the season
--of- corn huskinx. not ball playing
without getting less than fifty BUSH
els, day will never lack for friends
among the farmers. He will never lack
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
GASOLINE


moan my good long green! for dollar that
own. need for gasolene Ny children used TO wear
good clothes they held their heads high; no leaky
shoes exposed their could descry But
they're images OF they're blots the
for every coin must to buy some gasolene.
used often blow PUNK at charitys behes to give
some bunk, wherein his bones might rest
furnish breakfast for DO. rcaAweary starved
lean, but my dollars all must to purchase
gasolene used talk Of books and art and topics
safe and sane but since bought that choochoo cart
Eve motors" the BRAIN cannot even spare dime
to buy d magaxne It keeps hustng al the time.
buy my gusoiene. gs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

the mandate OF the law which has
placed its impious hand upon every
thing from the uncovered soda -cracker
to the soft pine nutmeg.
The best way to secure maple syrup
that has not been tempered with 10 TO
buy it in maple sugar from some mem
Der OF the church who goes TO Vermont
every spring and brings II back with
him in a suitcase. If there ID any
thing else in the suit lease besides the
sugar ask to see the bill OF iading.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
Masonic Meetings.

" SPECIAL COMMUNICATION
Marshall Lodge No. los A. F. and A. NJ
Work in Third degree Friday, Dec. II
7.aD n. m. John w. Wells, secretary
w. H. Steiner, w. NJ.
s,oNET CHAPTER. No. IS. r A; n
Special convocatlon Monday evehine
Dac "a. for work In Royal Arch oesfse
T. s. Kilborn, II P. John W. "eA''
Rec.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
rou,cu No. 20, r. & S. NJ. ihorSu" >,
Dec Is. Work in S. M: come. l. =
Forbes. recorder; George Gregory l. NJ
STATED coNcLAvE, st. Aldenaf
commandery No. 80. K T.. I"esoay s
Dec 81. 1880 o'clock. Business anu
election Of officers. NJ. S. Mcfariahu'
Rec: George Gregory. z. C.
REGULAR MEETING Central map
ter No. 81, o. E. s., Wednesaa.; ~
* 7:3o D. m. Business and eiectioi, -.
OFFICERS. Anna Downing, secf
Mary Black Collins, w, NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

whose editors are postmasters should
view the Encouragement OF the rural
routes with considerably more calm
ness ana consideration than 1t Is
viewed with by papers whose editors
do not get pay check thru the post
Office department" says the Sioux City
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

The consistory called by Pope Ben
edict XIV. to begin Its deliberations at
Rome on Dec. 6 for the purpose of con-
ferring the red hats on six new cardi-
nails and for other purposes tperhaps
the discussion of peacel is the most
important international gathering Of
the war so far. Its representatives
come from beliigerents on both sides
and consist of men who are personages
in thei, respective countries and whose
re,ations there are political as well as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

religious. The consistory is the first
of Its kind since the war broke out.
Cardinal Mercier. OF Belginm. will not
be there. for he is unwilling to pass
thru German territory. Cardinal Cas-
quet represents Great Britain. Cardinal
Billot and Cardinal Annette uphold the
cause of France. Cardinal Won Hart
mann il the German representative.
In the pictures is Cardinal Gasquet;
2, Pope Benedict: q. Cardinal Won
Hartmann: I. pope and cardinals In
consHtory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
The Corn tlusker.

Corn hushkers are wanted. The rural
communities are being combed for la
borers to 90 into the maize vine
yards" Even the city Ii receiving IN
vitations to send Its surplus workers to
the farm to assist in the garnering OF
the yield Of the great fields.
Out In the country the corn husker
is king fist now He II the chief topic
OF converse ton. Be he a star per-
former IN the cornheld. not even the
university football team quarterback
has anything on him In the matter Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Economic prohibition Is growing
even more rapidly than legislative pro-
hibition," declares the Sioux City Trib-
une. In making it a violation Of law
for men to frequent public drinking
houses and injure their mental and
physical efficiency the state is doing a
good turn by thousands OF workingmen
who were surely drifting out of JOB.
Prohibitory laws merely assist n.en to
At themselves 20 meet the demands Of
modern economic life"
IT congress does not make m edicine'
for the campaign, the president may
find himself without a single big
achievement to his credit. With every
indication that Mr.. Wilson Is losing his
grip as a party boss, the failure of the
coming congress to put thru his pro-
gram would be a hard blow indeed"
remarks the Mason City Times.
The Manson Journal says TT 10 be-
lieved that Cummins can probably do
more than any other man to bring back
to the party the men who left 1t in
1912. and this feeling Is not confined 20
Iowa nor to the west; 1t Is quite gen
eral turnout the country. It Is probable
that he will be the only western candi-
date and 1t Is certain that the west as
well as the east must be satisfied with
the nomination. II the republican candi-
date wins in 1916"
THE glowing examples Of present
day bravery are not found altogether
on the other side of the water A KAN
sas high school principal sent two girls
and forty boys home last week for
loud dressing" says the Des Moines
Capital.
THE Cummins men are making some
headway. but we should not give OUT
selves any false hopes" says the Cedar
Rapids Republican. THE nomination is
not going to be a waikaway for any
one"
The Hardin County Citizen observes
that Wilson is much weaker now than
he was in 1872"
If booze fighters. bootleggers and
other trash have right to vote why
should women, who are law abiding
| and homemakers. he denied the same
privilege?" demands the Thompson
Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
MAPLE SYRUP.
.s,d sealing uaX -d cabbaSes-I kn&

at the stores in rich variety OF labels,
all of which bore a picture OF sugar
camp and some immediate relative Of
the shipper. People used this ingenious
beverage for years until restrained by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

IT booze fighters. bootleggers and
other trash have a right to vote why
should women, who are law abiding
and fomemakers. he denied the same
priviiege?" demands the Thompson
Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
Iowa Newspapers
THE REAL FAILURES.
[Des Moines Register.

A great deal Is heard about little
navy" men. The real little navy'
advocates are those who wasted the
money that was appropriated for biz
navy. 4 ur
The militarist party In America
steadily begs the issue regarding the
facts of the military program and this
condition existing In both branches
Of the service. Our mflitarfsts talk
about the failure of the peace party
to see the world as It 10. The r, e
failure is the unwillfngness Of the
army and navy to recognize that we
are spending unprecedented sums
upon the service, and that II we are
not in a state of preparedness, the
fault IS in the war department and
the navy department.
No such pettifoksing poll as tina,
taken by the Continent should OBJ
scure the issue, or confuse congress
into believing that the people OF
America seriously contemplate en-
barking upon policy OF militarism
The army and navy clique, combined
with certain Industrial interests, Is
endeaToring to obtain a huge war es-
Enlistment. and its hope lies in con-
cealing its plans and playing upon
public fears.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
CHANGES IN RURAL ROUTES.
IWallace's Farmer


For some months past, the postofYice
department has been making rather
serious changes in the rural routes the
United States over, the aim being to
make the routes longer and encourage
the use OF automobiles which would
force farmers to make better roads,
and would save the government several
million dollars each year. We have
no doubt that there are sections of the
country. particularly in the eastern
states and wherever roads are such
that automobiles are practicable where
this saving can be made without de.
creasing the efficiency OF the rural
route service When. however, this
reform. so-called. is applied in the west
-or wherever there are no hard-sur-
faced roads good all the year around
the postoffice department IL bound 10
get itself into trouble.
In a talk with a high official of this
department, who Is actively interested
in this so-called reform, It was claimed
that farmers are Just as well served
with this change. with the exception
that in many places the farmer might
be obliged to walk a quarter Of a mile
for his mail. instead Of having It
this would be that he lives in q by
road, and giving him his mail in box
at his door would involve heavy ex-
pense to the government.
There Is very loud complaint COM
ing from farmers In the corn belt, the
complaint being that the department
has not sufficiently considered the
matter, does not seem to be aware that
there are months during the year when
the automobile is quite useless as a
means Of transportation. when the
farmers themselves do not try to use
1t. and that planning an automobile
rural route means that the farmers
will not receive their mail with any
regularity, and may not receive It for
a week at a time.
II the object OF the postoffice depart
ment il to save money. there is way
in which 1t can be saved much more
easily. and with positive benefit TO the
farmer. That way IL simply to cor
rect the notorious abuses OF the Sec
ond-class mail privilege. The same
high official tells us that this costs the
government every year 100000 In
excess Of the receipts. The utmost that
| they hope &c save by using automobiles
instead Of wagons Is about $4,000 a
year. While 1t is trying to save at the
spigot by putting the farmers TO great
Inconvenience, and practically dspfiv-
ing them of their mall for days at a
time, It could more than double the
amount OF saving simply by putting a
clamp on the publishers who are Civ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

tits perfectly natural that papers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

"The Cummins men are making some
headway, but we should not give ous-
selves any false hopes" says the Cedar
Rapids Republican. THE nomination is
not going to be waikaway for any
one"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08

The Hardin County Citizen observes
that Wilson is much weaker now than
he was in 1912"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-27
Why Not Do Ii Ourselves?

THE contract method OF doing city and
1 county work has proved failure in many
ways.
The contractor is entitled 10 legitimate
profit on his enterprise. but is seldom con-
tent with legitimate profit
When contract jobs are widely scattered
the honest Inspector has TO skip from one
TO another. and the greedy contractor is given
his opportunity to skimp on materials
Seattle has been exceptionally tree from
dishonest inspectors. but it frequently hap
pens that the Inspector and the contractor
or his foreman. are on friendly terms. and il
friend contractor says the job Is being done
according to specifications. friend Inspector
being OF a trusting nature and busy. is likely
to take his word for IT,
The contractor. OF whom Pat McHugh IS
a type. employs the cheapest labor he can
find. This is generally alien labor. The
"wop" Is happy amid camp conditions which
no self-respecting American would endure.
The "wop" sends his money back 10 the
Old Country to the wife who is waiting for
him there and who is. saving il against the
time when she shall live in idleness and
modest comfort on the interest OF good
American dollars.
He spends mighty little Of his wage in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-27
BY ROGER W. eAssoN.

SANTIAGO. Chile. April 10. tBy
Mail If Massachusetts were ex-
tended westward thru the central
states TO the Pacific ocean It would
be about 100 miles wide and near
~ 5000 miles long. II you win
imagine this belt OF land. turned on
end. 80 that IL would lie north and
south instead OF ca and west,
then you can understand how large
Chile IL and SIS peculiar shape.
One can obtain any kind Of ell
mate in Chile The northern part
Is always hot md dry. The mining
zone has typical Colorado weather
with sunny days and cold nights.
The agricultural zone has splen.
did temperate weather all the year
around. very much like the weather
ofrsouthern c. fornia. but with a
rainy season from June to Septem-
Der.
The southern IONS 10 q good deal
like parts OF Canada, II having
much rain. a short beautiful sum-
mer and q long bleak winter.
Moreover. on the same day,
one can pick roses In the val
ieys SURROUNDING Santiago and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-27

TT FLIES were as big as they arc danger
GUS they would be larger than mammoths.
the huge beasts that roamed this earth in
prehistoric times, destroying everything that
came within their path
You would not let man-eating tiger have
free access 20 your house-not ii YOU could
help it, you wouldn't Nor would you let
lions or elephants come charging from their
jungle lairs into your kitchen or bahy's bed
room and then merely shoe them away, say
ing: "Oh, they such botherW
Yet the common house-fly is more danger
Gus than these most dreaded wild beasts
is. in fact, the most dangerous animal on
earth.
Flies slay more people than the most fero-
cious denzens OF the jungles-beeause they
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-27
DRESS WARM And
keep FEET DRY
Tells rheumatism Sufferers 20
Take Salts and Get Rid
OF Uric Acid

Rheumatism Is no respecter OF
age. sex. color or rank. III not tho
most dangerous OF human afflic-
tlons. Il Is one of the most painful.
Those subject 10 rheumatism
should eat less meat. dress as
warmly as possible, avoid any un.
due exposure and, above all. drink
lots of pure water.
Rheumatism is caused BIZ uric
acid which IA generated in the bow.
els and absorbed into the blood. IL
In the function of the kidneys TO III.
ter this acid from the blood and
cast 1t out In the urine the pores
OF the skin are also a means OF free.
ing the blood of this impurlty. In
damp and chilly. cold weather the
skin pores are closed, thus forcing
the kidneys 10 do double work, they
become weak and sluggish and fail
TO eliminate tlAs uric acid which
keeps accommodating and circulating
through the system, eventually set
thing I'm the joints and muscles.
causing stiffness. soreness and pain
called rheumatism.
NJ tne llIhl lNiuke OF Tneufna~
tIsm. get from any pharmacy about
four ounces OF Jad Salts; put a
tablespoonful in a glass OF water
and drink before breakfast each
morning for Il week. This is said
10 eliminate uric acid by stimulat-
ing the kidneys TO normal action.
thus Kidding the blood of these i'm
puritios.
Jad Salts Ia inexpensive. harm.
less and is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice. combined
with lithia and il used with excel
lent results by thousands OF folks
who are subject to rheumatism.
Here YOU have a pleasant, efferves.
cent lithia-water drink which over.
comes uric acid and is beneficial to
your kidneys as well.