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Evening journal., 1915-05-26
laps Embody Ideal of
Womanhood in Epigram

TOXIC. May 26.-The growing in
terest in Japan in the woman ques-
ton. which was enhanced by the par
ticipation of women as canvassers
for their husbands in the recent cleo
ton campaign. has been further man
ifested in a call for prov cribs issued
by a Toxic daily. the Yorodzu. The
newspaper asked for epigrams on the
topic: what a man would wish OF
his wife" believing this one OF the
burning questions of the day when so
much is said in Japan about the
sphere of woman.
The journal concludes from the
character of the many thousands OF
replies that the position OF Japanese
women is still that of good wives
and wise mothers" and of retiring,
thrifty careers in home and kitchen.
On the other hand it expresses the
opinion that as men desire women
to remain in that sphere their own
state must be inactive and narrow,
making them unworthy. as undesir-
Gus. of a different kind of women
folk. Hence the next contest will be:
"Men as seen by women"
The prizes for proverbs on ideals
for womenhood we're as follows
First prize:
A good wife lays the foundation OF
a bronze statue.
Second prize:
To buy gold rings is 70 hasten the
selling Of iron pans.
Evening journal., 1915-05-26
WAR Gives BARGAINS
TO ART COLLECTORS
Fine Paintings in Holland
Are Selling AS Low
AS $40

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, May 26.
The war has hit the artists and
art dealers of Holland so severely
that fine paintings are selling as low
as $40. In these days of enforced
retrenchment there is little spare
money for the purchase of pictures,
and the usual inflow Of tourists from
the United States, England and Ger
many, whose arrival every spring was
the signal for the Dutch art dealers
to put up their prices, has been
checked by war Several dealers in
The Hague and Amsterdam have been
forced to seek a livelihood in other
lines. One of the reading dealers OF
The Hague has closed his shop, while
another has gone int, the publica-
ton of illustrated books. largely on
subjects germane TO the war, for
which there is still a market.
To make matters worse the Dutch
government has WITHDRAWN its an
nual fixed credit at the disposition
Of the State museums for the pur-
chase of works of art. The poor art
lists, therefore. have not even the re-
course to State aid in their need,
which would be open in ordinary
times. DR.. Hofstede de Groot. late
director of the printroom of the Royal
Museum at Amsterdam and an art
expert well known in the United
States. regrets this step taken by the
Netherlands government
"Never in my memory" he said,
have there been such extraordinary
opportunities TO secure valuable
paintings at low prices as now. Indi-
viduals cannot afford to do so, per-
haps, but the government can. An art
book or a painting worth purchasing
for one of the Royal Museums will
probably be bought sooner or later,
anyhow. The thing is that most of
them can be bought for less money
now than later"
The artists themselves have un-
dertaken the relief of the more needy
among their fraternity. A number
of these organizations have exhibit
| ton and sales rooms attached 10 their
clubhouses, and have arranged to
have sales exhibitions Of paintings
I of the members, offered at fixed
maximum price. generally far below
what the exhibitors might normally
expect to receive for their work.
The Pulchri studio. for example. has
had two such sales. the first with the
maximum price set at 500 at which
$50 pictures were sold. The second
has Just been held: the prices we're
fixed at between $50 and $40, at
which figures 21O paintings we're dis
posed of. The Queen of the Neither
lands bought 10. the Prince Consort
! & and the Queen Mother also s. All
the purchasers were Dutch. AS the
membership of the Pulchri studio con-
sists of recognized established art
lists the Dutch found the occasion thus
offered too good TO let slip.
Evening journal., 1915-05-26

Third prize:
Even Queen Victoria was a wife
before her husband.
Soft cotton makes gunpowder.
The wife that complains OF poverty
is the maker Of poverty.
Nature planted a beard on man and
engraved dimples on woman.
Fourth prize:
No wife is too good for her hus-
band.
When the wife is gentle indoors
the husband can be firm out-of-doors.
Jealousy is like an injection needle:
if it goes too far harm ensues, while
too little of il does no good
Fifth prize:
Your economy is a great by-product
TO increase the net income.
The home with an insincere wife
is more precarious than a flying ma
chine with an injured propeller.
One end of vanity passes into
prison.
The heaviest load for the husband
is the wife's vanity.
A CHEEKY face is the best toilet.
Luxury is a bomb that destroys the
home.
Wife out. creditors in.
BE the mother of a great man ra-
ther than the wife of a Prime Min
ister
To talk happiness with an untrue
wife is like admiring tho moon with
a blind man.
Evening journal., 1915-05-26

1915
audited the accounts of the ARTISANS
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statement the
il to be in with the books of the Bank
colateras
ledger and the
and expense accounts
we'll securities good
80 80 o,.o,,~
Accountants Auditors.
Evening journal., 1915-05-26

Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell of
"A Famous Address by John c. Breck-
inridge"
Evening journal., 1915-05-26
New News Of Yesterday
New Light on Daniel Web
Ster'S First Law Case
By Holland.

Recently there appeared in this col
umn an anecdote associated with the
first law case in which Daniel Web
ster was associated as counsel. cit
izen OF Plymouth n. H., knowing that
WIS greatly interested In the per
sonality and the career of Daniel Web
ster. courteously showed me the build
ing in that town in which Webster
appeared as counsel in his first law
case. Twas told that the tradition in
Plymouth was that Webster tried his
case in a little room which adjoined
a blacksmith shop and that the black
smith, who was also justice OF the
peace. sat as judge.
Ex-senator Henry w. Blair, now OF
Washington. who for two terms rep
resented New Hampshire in the United
States Senate and who was also a
representative of one of the districts
In that State in the lower House OF
Congress. has courteously given me
additional information respecting
Websters appearance in his first law
case. Senator Blair Is ahundantly
uualifed TO speak of Webster's early
life since that Senator was himself a
native of the Pemigewasett Valley.
near which was the birthplace of Dan
iel Webster.
81 began life in that valley" said
ex-senator Blair. land my office was
In Plymouth until about the year 1888.
The building In which Webster first
appeared as counsel was originally a
small courthouse. think about the
year 1925 a new courthouse was built
and this comparatively humble struct-
1re In which Webster first appeared
was moved TO the lower part of the
village. There was established in Il
a carriage makers shop, but Il was
in no respect altered as building.
II was never used. as the tradition
has II. by blacksmith. hut there may
have been an old-fashioned black
smiths furnace attached TO it which
was used by the carriage manufactur-
ers In preparing work. There is no
doubt. however. that il was in this
building that Webster tried his first
law case
when the statue Of Webster. which
was the gift Of New Hampshire. was
placed in Statuary Hall in the Capitol,
Il was my lot TO deliver a eulogy
upon Mr.. Webster In my address
alluded 10 the rescue of the old court
as a lawyer from destruction and its
conversion into a public library build
ing. in which work / had some part
That building is now one OF the prin-
cipal attractions OF the State OF a his
torical character. II is to the young
women of Plymouth that the preserva.
ton and management of the institu.
tion are due I doubt whether ans
boys or men would have done what
those young women did in building uI
public library. which Is now a mos
excellent institution. although the,
began with very slender foundations.
Former Senator Blair's statement
to me was the first intimation that
received from any source that the his
toric building in which Daniel Web
ster began his career was afterward
through the instrumentality of Sena
tor Blair and the young women o
Plymouth. utilized as the home Of
public library and that the buildinl
1as now become Of recognized histori,
value.
Copyright 1915. by e. J. Edwards
All rights reserved).
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell o
"A Famous Address by John c. Breck
inridge."
Evening journal., 1915-05-26

And the stars withdraw their light
But the weary sleepers hearken
To the anthems of the night;
And up and down the spaces
On ladders of the skies,
Appear celestial faces
AS the notes Of music rise.
The songs of heaven cheer us
When suffering with pain.
And bring consolation near us
In gentle. soothing strain.
And thus to all who love Him,
Who seek their beds in prayer.
His pavilion spreads above them
And all His blessings share.
Oh, the vision. so resplendent,
Is always what II seems.
With songs of night attendant.
Though floating down i'm dreams.
For in perfect peace He keepeth
The soul that stays on Him,
Awake or when IL sleepeth,
His love in shadows dim.
Songs in the night He giveth
To you who spend the day,
And in His service liveth.
And walketh in His way
So when the shadows darken,
And the sun is out of sight.
Oh. child Of God, but hearken
To the songs he sends at night
PRIVATE DALZELL.
Soldiers Home, Dayton. o., May 4.
Dayton. Ohio.
Evening journal., 1915-05-26
Just A Moment.
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G. Quinius.
(The Sunshine MANI

Never day is lost dear,
II at night you can truly say
You've done one kindly deed, dear,
Or soothed some rugged way.
Never a day is dark. dear,
Where the sunshine of home may
fall.
And where the sweet home voices
May answer when you call.
Never a day is sad. dear.
II it brings at set OF sun.
A kiss from mothers lips, dear.
And a thought of work we'll done
Our Young Folks
They would have had opportunity
Heb. 11;15.
AS for our opportunities. we can
make a heroic life out of whatever is
set before US to work with OF upon
ANNA ROBERTSON BROWN
Evening journal., 1915-05-26
SONGS IN THR NIGHT.

God. My Maker. Who Giyeth
Songs in the Nights Job. 10th
verse
The sun and moon may darken
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
MOORE AND HARDING.


1t has been limited that p. r. Moore
who has been spoken OF in connection
with the candidacy for governor, Is
being urged by the Harding supporters
70 be candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor This would be unfortunate.
Not that it would be unfortunate for
MT. Moore to be candidate for lieu.
tenant governor, but for him to hitch
up, In any way, with Mr.. Harding. Mr..
Harding, as we all know, is a very
estimable gentleman, and he is en-
titled to his opinion on the good roads
question and on the temperance Ques-
ton. But his opinions on these sub
1ects do not coincide with the opin.
ions OF large number, and we believe
a large majority, OF the republican
voters OF this county. Consequently
these republicans. while they would be
glad to support Mr.. Moore for the
nomination to this Office, would be
loath to support him or anyone else
In sympathy with Mr.. Harding and his
views. So far as state politics are
concerned the coming campaign is to
be fought out on the lines Of sympathy
Tor the temperance measures and SYM
pathy Tor the anti-temperance meas
ures. Mr.. Harding represents the ants
just as he has consistently represented
them In the senate. He IL not going
to receive the support Of the temper
ance forces, nor will the men who aid
and abet him receive the support OF
the temperance forces. Tney viii De
opposed, not on personal grounds but
On nrinciple
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
JUST GO ON THRU

The Clinton Herald, taking note Of
the expenses ite1nized by one who went
to college many years ago and who
draws comparison between the cost
now and then in relation Of how he
worked his way and how he minimized
expenses. points out that there are as
many young men working their way as
ever before and while the cost Is high
er the boys get thru just the same.
The Herald is well informed. for its
editor lived most Of his life in uni
yersitv town.
Keep this in mind, it is true: young
man never. in any period or time, had
as good chance to go to college on his
own nerve and muscle and brains as he
has right now. There were never 30
many young men doing that very
thing, never so many sticking and
holding on and coming out on top OF
the heap" rs right now.
The president OF nearby college
spent se4 his first year at an Iowa col
lege goodly number OF years ago
He sawed wood for the rest Of It Wood
saving was about al the work h
could find. Ono young man who II
now holding q good position in cit,
school = : nstghbosins county CAM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
THE NOTE.

The note over the wording of which
the two leaders of the democratic party
have split and from which a bitter fac
uonal controversy is expected to arise
within that party seems upon careful
reading to lack the warlike tone Mr..
Bryan's unprecedented action had led
the country to expect. The note is
firm in it's condemnation Of the sinking
of the Lusitania and upon the points
that the United States can not admit
that proclamation OF a war zone by any
nation shall operate to abbreviate the
rihgt of American vessels or Of Ameri-
can citizens bound on lawful errands"
and upholds the principle that the lives
| of non-combatants can not be lawfully
or rightfully put in jeopardy by the
destruction of an unreslsting merchant
man and insists on sufficient precaution
to ascertain whether the suspected YES
sci is in fact vi 1eiiigeTeIitt nationality
or is in fact carrying contraband under
a neutral flag. Beyond the legal and
argumentative aspects Of the controver-
sy the note sets up the higher principle
that the sinking Of passenger ships in
wolves principles OF humanity which
throw into the background any special
circumstance of detail that may be
thought to affect the case.
It is hard to find anything in the
above to which the American people
can rot willingly subscribe. It is as
difficult to see why Mr.. Bryan found
himself impelled by the language Of
that note TO sever his connection with
the cabinet under circumstances of
such grave moment.
The note needs small comment and
no explanation. It is plain and 1t speaks
for the vast majority of the people of
this country. It is notan infammatory
document but a plain statement in
carefully chosen words, presented in a
manner fully friendly. of the attitude
and purpose of this nation.
! What its rejection, if it shall be re-
| jected, shall lead to lies with the future
| The note is of today, part Of today's
business. That it may lead to severance
| Of friendly relations with Germany is
beside the question. The fact is thai
it is a manly, thoughtful and fairly
satisfactory representation OF the stand
| this nation takes on the controversy
between the United States and the
imperial German government and will
meet general approval and agreement
among those OF all political parties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
THE JOURNEYMEN BARRIERS.

The iourneyman BARRIERS have just
finished holding their state convention
at Cedar Rapids. Among the things
they did was to organize mutual
benefit branch whereby death benefits
for all members Will be provided
Consider the barber and the barber
shop how they have both progressed.
TIE tid fashioned dirty harbershop
with its pictures of Maud S. and
Phallas on the hyspecked wall and the
Police Gazette on the reading table
has disappeared So has the barber
with the dirty apron The aroma Of
stale whisky no longer hangs like an
aura about the barber. The barber
shop is not clearing house for vile
stories. Times and men change and
nowhere is the change more evident
than in the barbershop and the barber.
Cleanliness and sanitation have grown
to be wateh-words.
The barbershop still remains the
hot-bed of sports and city politics.
They still gather there as in the old
days those who discuss earnestly and
often with heat the claims and virtues
Of rival candidates and second base
men. When the races are on the
barber always has tip UP his sleeve.
Also the latest in street scandal is
current there. AS an information ex-
change the barber and the barber
shop retains their old time virility. But
the Police Gazette long ago went into
the waste basket with the lather
papers. the rotten story competition
has been ruled out these many years
and the barbershop is business place.
Fine business that, this mutual
benefit scheme Here's hoping it may
be many years before any good shaver
and haircutter needs it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
the district around the Hyperion

In the district around the hyperion
club.
state Senator John w. Foster. Of
Guthrie county, hits the nail on the
head In the following observation.
which 10 credited him by the Guthrian:
Not since May, 1903, have We had
80 much rain. nor 30 many mud holes.
The condition Of tho roads in general
has been much improved in these
twelve years, but the old fashioned
mud holes are still with US and will
be until we get fixed in our minds,
fully and finally, that good drainage is
about the whole thing in road making
The last legislature put it sQuarely
up to the county supervisors to see
that the roads are properly drained
Good roads advocates for years have
been urging that 1t is useless to work
the surface week after week when one
big rain will undo all the good that
has been accomplished. There are
scores Of examples that will bear out
ty Of the state right now.
A law goes into effect July 4 which
gives the supervisors the right to
order drainage Of highways. They
may even order adjacent land to be
drained where 1t bears directly upon
the road drainage project. The cost is
to be taken out OF the township funds,
the county road fund or may be as
sessed In part against adjacent prop
erty owners.
Polk county ought to be the first to
take advantage Of the new laws. 1t
will pay out thousands Of dollars to re-
pair the damages around the Hyperion
club district that a system OF drain
age could have prevented to large
degree
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11

to the editor who wrote this In his
senior year Of high school and said he
must earn some money for senior ex-
penses. He found Job as 5anitor OF
club that required attention only
mornings and evenings. He earned
what he had to have and somethins
over. When he went to Ames with the
wages he had earned on the farm the
summer before he paid most OF his
personal expenses by his work IN q
boarding house. He didn't borrow
money. He missed a. year and came
back again with the good farm wage IN
his inside pocket. Hard. certainly II
was hard, but it was vastly easier than
saving cordwood In the cold az o'
cents cord twice in two.
An instance comes to mind where
the young man went thru the state
university paying all expenses ana
having money on the side by his cor
respondence to state newspapers. AND
in every big Iowa school are men VINO
are going thru college" paying as
they go thru their daily efforts. NO
it isn't easy, but 1t is easier than TO
work all your life in a minor JOB TOT
less than a thousand a year. BY COM
parison it's easy. Compared with the
old way of working on a farm for $1S
a month to get the start and saving
cordwood to stay put it is easy nova
DAYS to work thru school"
AS in every other line of endeavor-
it's the man himself. That's all there
is to it. The difficulties have never
been insuperable to healthy. pur-
poseful youth willing TO work and wait.
The difficulties are less now. AS the
Herald SAYS a man can enter school
with $40 and get thru. There isn't
much doubt about it. II Work matches
wish there isn't much of anything
worth having or worth doing that
man can't do.
Don't worry over how to get thru
school. Go on thru.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
Topics Of the Times

Along with many miles of paving or
dered in by the smaller towns, new
banking organizations are plenty. Both
are indications of prosperity and a
growing sense of what is due to Iowa
and Iowans. We might as We'll nave
those things while were living. we
shall be dead for some time.
Mr.. Bryan asking the people to wait
should have taken his own advice. It's
a poor time to start squaooie.
I'd to date Mr.. Wilson seems TO nave
all the best of the split There is no
evidences apparent that the nation
meant anything but what 1t said "nen
4, told him to 20 ahead and it would
stay by him.
Mr.. Harding also is strongly faVor-
able TO unlimited competition-ln pf1-
maries.
ANYHOW the Irish World will be for
| Mr.. Bryan whatever the other papers
say.
Speaking OF mobilization the finest
thing in arms would be those 5000
school ma'ams who are gathered al
Cedar Falls.
The Sioux City Journal says base
ball is on the decline Burlington
would probably agree. But paving and
baseball teams seem to be the main
topics in the interior towns.
49,
IF we had had an honest census
FIVE years ago" suggests the Cedar
RAPIDS epublican, I'VE would never
have received that useless and harmful
advertising" The census wasn't es-
sentially dishonest, merely incompe-
tent. And that advertising which was
pulled off for political and selfish pur-
poses ought not to have been in evil
dence anyway.
That's respectable ground for pro-
test, the principle that no matter no"
bitterly war may rage between nations
| it ought not to be extended to Womef
and children and noncombatants. Al
ter all, humanity IS the highest prin'
ciple.
Strange as it may seem some Of the
| newspapers which opposed Clarke
hardest in the last campaign are evinc'
ing a strong desire to support him FOL
a third term.
| Another private bank. this time a
Mt. Ayr, has been purchased by stoci
company and Will become a state bank
That is the way all private bank:
| should follow. 1t is certificate o
| good character to come out In the opei
of state examination and supervision