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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
THE EASY WAY.

Dreaming of things to be accom-
complished is the easy way Doing the
thing that needs doing today and look
ing forward to task for tomorrow is
the hard way. But in the end the hard
way Is the easy way and that Is nc
paradox.
The inclination and province Of
youth is to dream. Life seems inter-
minable. Forty is far away and dim
with distance, sixty beyond the
horizon. There seems so much time in
which to do anything and everything.
But there isn't.
There isn't enough time. The
scarcest thing in the world is time.
People begin to realize it when they
have lost It. 1t is like other blessings.
1t take on immense value when 1t de-
parts. Few youths have found time to
make all their dreams come true and
yet there is time If fully employed and
occupied to bring all dreams worth
while to reality.
There is only one way, the hard way
to make the dreams Of youth verities.
There is no time to linger but enough
time II it is used. A man may get
back tomorrow the dollar he wasted
today but he can never recover the
day he wasted.
Forget the whine that opportunity is
less for the boy Of today than for his
father 1t isn't true. On the contrary
the opportunities Of those born TWEEN
tyy ears ago are infinitely greater
than of those born sixty years ago.
There are more things to do. more
paid for their doing. open doors that
were not openings then, ladders and
trails up and over peaks then inaccesi-
BILE.
There is little that a healthy youth
with a real purpose, determination and
courage can not accomplish. He can
get rich-that isn't a very hard thing
to do. He can master any profession
he chooses granting that he is men
tally as well as physically sound. He
can make himself thoroughly respected
for his manliness and good citizenship.
But he must begin early and work at
it late.
It's up to the fellow himself. The
best bred colt with the conformation
of champion must sweat on the track
If he is to win races. A box stall and
a race horse out Of him. He must be
given his track work, toll under
stress, devolep the muscles and nerves
and know that he can use them. And
then he is ready to race for kings
ransom.
The trained man need not fear COM
petition. He can be 'in the money
He can be a winner. But the training
and the stress and the pain and weari-
ness are requisites. No boy can dream
them.
There's time enough. There isn't a
hour too much. Begin early. Grow.
Get -eeasr rs ;ons hard rate tih::::
will take every ounce of strength and
all the determination and courage in
a man. And yet the exercise Of all
these, the toll Of the training and the
struggle Of the race are the highest
pleasures men feel.
Platinum, gold, Jewels. nothing il 30
valuable and desirable as
time. The hard way II the easy way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

reared by. together with the open fire.
place, one Of the nobiest devices for
scorching the human biceps ever IN
vented. Our forefathers did not have,
to rely upon steam heat to dress In the
morning. All they needed was broom
with which to brush the snow off the
bedspread, and enough light to locate
their clothes by after which they could
go down stairs and thaw out by sit
ting on the cook stove. This teachss us
that luxury is largely. q state OF the
mind, as well as a state. OF the posket-
book u W. sa-9
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
Masonic Meetings.
STATED COMMUNICATED

" STATED COMMUNICATION
Marshall Lodge No. los A. F. and A. VI
Regular meeting, election of offlcers
Friday, Dec. II, 1880 p. m. John W.
Wells, secretary; w. H. Steiner w. NJ
sieNET CHAPTER. No. IS. r. A. M
Special convocation Monday evenlhs'
Dec. 10, for work in Royal Arch aesree
l., S. Kilborn. H P, John w. "elis'
Rec.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20, R. & S. Nj. THURSDAY
Dec. 16. Work in S. NJ; come. l.. l.
Forbes recorder: George Gregory l. M
STATED coNcLAvE, st. Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, X. T., TUESDAY.
Dec. 81. 1880 o'clock. Business ana
election of officers. NJ. S. Mcfariano'
Rec; George Gregory, Z. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. K. s., Wednesday. Dec:
Is, 1880 D. m. Business and election Oh
officers. Anna Downing, secFetaiS'
Mary Black Collins, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
Topics of the Times

The thing is to have road that
automobiles can race on and then
not race.
THE Iowa senator has moved
amendments to a great many meas
ures-he has even killed some with his
Observation-Disclosures Rapids Republic
can.
Notably that railroad bill which was
intended to mulct the whole United
States out Of immense sums to the
benefit OF stock manipulators like the
New Haven and the Rock Island.
With newspapers like people old age
and gray hair do ne. eI":ys
dom and excellence Experience isn't
an absolute foundation for good judy
ment. But 1t ought to help some.
OF course 1t may come to 1t that the
Iowa farmer will find his box located
on an Arkansas mail route And at
that he wouldn't consider it much more
inaccessible than some OF the changes
made by the reorganizers.
Ford can arrange with the war
Offices about getting out of the
trenches before Christmas the soldiers
will see to the rest OF it. They're
ready"
The Marshalltown Times-Republican
would impose a formidable penalty on
anyone that writes or prints It Xmas
How would 1t do to give him X days.
Sioux City Journal.
or xxx dollars.
Mr.. Bryan's distaste for military
operations. however. have kept him
from charging church or q chautau-
qua desperately. Note those contracts
where the first $3.50 goes to M. B.. the
second to the church and then the re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
CRAVE FOR COALMANDANT.
lvinton Eagle

Co:...::.:aaSs:s IIIoI ton, "a the soldiers
home. having resigned, a number of
the veterans and newspapers OF this
state are taking up the name OF ]. F.
Crave, publisher OF the Waverly In
dependent and discussing him as a
suitable person to succeed Colonel
Horton. 1t is more than likely that
some veteran OF the civil war will be
chosen to fill the place and 1t Is the
opinion of the Eagle that a more quali-
fed person to fill the position than Pri-
vate Grave could not be found. The
Eagle hopes the board of control will
cast its eye toward Mr.. Grave. For
many years he has been one Of Bremen
county's leading citizens and has been
much engaged in its public business.
Here's hoping that Mr.. Grave will re-
ceive the appointment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

yves, yes: that's It. MY sisters
husband died detested, and
you mean interstate, don't your
'sYes, yes; and he left three children.
and 1 want 70 be appointed their exc
cutioner.
..Executrix. you mean" prompted
Mr.. Hettes, as he directed her to the
county court house. III
"rm FOR the literary test" sasped
Mr. Holley when the woman had gone.
st Louis Globe.Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
What she Wanted.

A won1Gn walked into the clerks Of
Ace OF the police court and asked Mr.
HoIley where SHE could find the rep.
rebate" Judge.
do yosi mean Judge Boldrick? In
quired Mr.. Hoiley.
mo, the reprobate Judge. want to
you mean the probate Judge, thens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

While Henry Ford and the followers
and supporters OF his peace mission"
held firmly to the belief that he could
initiate effective peace negotiations by
means OF his ship Oscar II, critics OF
the plan said the Oscar II. stands
fair chance OF capture by British
cruiser and interment in the bleak port
of Kirkwall Orkney islands. The Oscar
IL. Is bound first for ChrIstiania, Nor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

way, and its route lies north OF Scot
land, AZ shown in No. 2 OF the accom-
panying picture. No. Is the peacs
palace at The Hague. which city the
Ford party plans to visit; Nos. ; and :
are respectively Messrs. Bryn, Nor<
wegian minister to the United States
and Ritter, Swiss minister, who have
both spoken sympathetically Of the
Ford plan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

could be fed soft coal with the base
hands, and always came back for more
inside of fifteen minutes. This Is tho
kind OF heat that our ancestors were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
Cruel Sarcasm.

"our coffee. SIR, il our PRIDE" said
che waiter. Hunt" replied the dis
gruntled diner, - he dropped lump
Of sugar into the watery stuff. Il
must say ] admire your nsskness and
humility"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
4 M asts,rpiecs.

q MaSterpi0c0. Y
First Trooper. Imperial Yeomanry
discussing q new office) -SWears 2
bit. doesn't he, sometimes?
Second Trooper E's q 1nasterpiecA
e Is; just opens 10 mouth and lets II
say wot 1t likes. W.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
cUMMINs IN STORY CITY.

Some peculiar things come around in
newspapering and politics, and cer-.
tainly it Is one of them which Ii
brought to our attention by John w.
Neashman Of Ottumwa, who writes to
us from New York and sends q copy
OF the New York Times. The Times
has heretofore indicated quite plainly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

1T wasn't possible to change the
north Tama routes much and continue
good service to farmers, but lot of
crazy changes were made just the
same" relates the Traer Star Clipper.
Scores are forced to take mail from
a town in which they never trade, or
go without it. And when bad weather
comes a lot Of them will go without 1t
hal fthe time anyway, as no carrier
can cover thirty-two mile routes every
day in winter"
Woodrow Wilson never will forgive
those American generals who
Nso ably assisted General Sherman in
his march thru Georgia" says the
Mason City Times.
But why is it foolish to bond the
community for goods roads?" asks the
Humboldt Republican. Why is it more
foolish to bond for good roads than it
Is to bond for school houses and other
Improvements? Why should we Of the
present generation pay for the roads
our children will use? Why must We
go without until we have the cash?
Good roads can never be made piece
meal any more than you can build
court houses or school houses a little
each year as you get the money. The
first thing to do is to be sure you have
a correct plan for good road building.
In fact, that is the whole thing in nut
shell. And as soon as this Is proven.
bond and build good roads. The dan
ger comes is of spending good money
for poor roads," concludes the Re-
publican.
There is law which compels
drivers to keep to the right in the
roadway Why not revise this law to
make pedestrians keep on the right
side of the walk?" suggests the Boone
News Republican. rs
But Mr.. Garvt held the office long
enough to get the work thoroughly or
ganized and on business like basis
His work as commissioner will prob
ably make MIN better known SShTuoat
the state than any Of his previous
work since the office of commissioner
requires uncommon knowledge of in
dustrial affairs" says the Coon Rapids
Enterprise. Mr.. Funk win be an able
successor. sss
The Waterloo Times Tribune says,
when Lieutenant Governor Harding
gets to the point where he thinks he
should answer his critics, he's not go
ing to be in a position to do much
else" @-.-o-
The Hawarden Independent predicts
that with Iowa unitedly boosting for
Senator Cummins, and sons of Iowa
turnout the west doing the same thing.
1t will give his candidacy such impetus
that he will be one Of the leading con-
testants when the convention assem-
bles. Iowa never had better oppor-
tunity than the present to bring the
presidency to the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
OUT OF THE WRECK.


heart swehed With
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
on Ii, Road /. syysaish.

skinner boasts that he never let's
anyone get ahead OF him--that he
takes nobody's dust.
"skinner's a falsifier: he takes ev-
! : - i + y: -
on - ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

Woodrow Wilson never will forgive
those German American generals who
$50 ably assisted General Sherman in
his march thru Georgia" says the
Mason City Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

Little sister had not been well. and
had been especially trying to small
Johnny all day. Finally his patience
ca ne to an end.
Mother" he asked. don't you want
little sister to be . good wife like you
when she grows up?"
"Of course" said his mother.
well, you make me give her every
thing cause shes littler'n me. But
you're littler'n father, and when he
comes home you say. Here's your slip
pers and magaxine, dear. and. before
his mother could move Johnny tore his
train Of cars from the screaming baby.
III We don't begin to train her she'll
be 4 terrible WIFE," he said. az he
slammed the door.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

There is law which compels
drivers to keep to the right in the
roadway. Why not revise this law to
make pedestrians keep on the right
side of the walk?' suggests the Boone
News-Republican. t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

newspapers with marked disposition
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

cement produced
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13

The Waterloo Tmes-Tribune says
When Lieutenant Governor Harding
gets to the point where he thinks hs
should answer his critics, he's not GO
ing to be in position to do much
else" s--.-r.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04
MERCEDES DEAL.
NEARING CLOSE
PARTY COMPLETES MERCEDES
WORK AND DEPARTS FOR ST.
LOUIS AT ONCE.

Though no official announcement Of the
final contamination of the deal by which
John r. Beamer and associates will take
over the Mercedes TOWNSHIP, canals and Ir-
rigation system for $4,000, 900 u made. 1T Il
known that the deal j, made and there re-
mains only a maze of technical details TO
clear up, brought about by the immensely
of the proposition.
X. b. Creagcr Of Brownsville, Judge
George Williams and other st. Louis men
who were in Mercedes in connection with
the deal, have returned to st. Louis where
it i probable the proposition will be
finally closed up.
The 81. Louis men spent a profitable few
days in the Valley from u pleasure stand
point. having gone 10 Point Isabel where
they fi>hed for tarpon. I'm this fishing
party were Mr.. Creager. Judge Williams
and Harry X. Loew of Brownsville. They
hooked a monster and were taken out % far
into the gulf that Brazos Island life saver,
had to assist them back 10 safe land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04

There l. no section of the state of Texas
about which - little l. generally known a.
the Lower Valley of the Rio Grande. There
Is further Il great deal of ml>informatlon
and half knowledge on the subject. The
reason j. that 1t i IN latitude % degrees
north. Ii i on the borderland of the
tropics. Its facts can not be correctly IN
terpreted in terms of the north temperate
zone. The mean annual temperature j. 73
degrees Fahrenheit. The maximum j. about
100 degrees. The minimum l. about 2S.
Once I'm 1899 1t reached Is degrees. At the
same time It was o degrees IN Galveston
and New Orleans.
The Rio Grande near it, mouth flows
through n triangular hit of territory az
gregatins about two million acres which
was literally built by deposition Of the silt
carried IN it, waters. About halt of this
area l. in Mexico. The other halt i rep
resented ny the southern end Of Cameron
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04
Pumping Capacity of Plants.

In Cameron and Iiidalgo COUNTIES there
are twenty pumping plants having u com
blned capacity 2700 cubic feet per second.
They pump against heads which vary for
any one plant with the stage of the river.
This variation at the lower end i about
Is feet; at the upper end it i about 30
feet. The maximum heads at the river
plants range between ID and 30 feet. The
minimum heads are from two to six feet.
Eight Of these plants have %relitts which
are constant and range between Il and 81
feet. They irrigated last year around
$4,000. The present construction l. ply
>icallv IN condition to serve about 80, 600
acres.
They have drainage problems down there
but they are easy of solution and are not
ral.t,-,l. .v,...
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04
The engineering HUMAN PROBLEM

land Hidaigo counties. \ truthful state
ment concerning the productivity of this
soil looks more like the prospectus of a
real estate agent than an engineers report.
The ordinary and usual production, with
out fertilization or unusual care IN cult
walton i represented by - bushels of
corn. $50 bushels of Bermuda onions, six
tons OF alfalfa, 35 tons of sugar cane, 10
tons Of cabbage. and 800 hampers of let
iuce per acre. Such crop, IL lettuce, cab
hage and onions grow through the winter
and need not Interfere with the production
of a crop of corn on the same land during
la consecutive twelve month period. In
general If may be truthfullv stated that
two crops of the same character may he
successfully grown on the >ame area every
year. Grapefruit and the alligator pear,
or aguacate are demonstrated commercially
crops. Strawberries are gath
cred from December Is to May l.. The
date palm rilouri>heS and fruits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04
Aued Man Was Shot.

Donna. Texas. Aug. Monday after
noon b. \. Turley was shot and seriously
wounded in front Of the Donna Mercantile
company's store. +. VI. Rutheven, pro
prietor of the store. surrendered To the Of
icers. Turley, ii was said. was armed with
a shotgun loaded with No. 3 shot. His
wounds were made with No. Il shot, which
took effect in his head. neck and right
shoulder. Turley i over 20 years old and
Rutheven l. 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04
Seepage Depends on Soils Por0sity.

I'm the transportation of water IN an
'earthen channel there j. a certain amount
of water lost by seepage on the way. The
amount Of such seepace depends on the
|porosity Of the soil. the area of the surface
10 which the water j. exposed. and the
time of the exposure. The porosity of the
soil l. a physical condition over which no
man haS control and must be accepted a.
a fact to be dealt with. The area Of the
surface 70 which the water j. exposed and
the time of the exposure are element,
largely within the control of human intel
.lleence.
To illustrate what mean: Suppose a
canal 30 feet wide and two feet deep. with
"a velocity ct one foot per second. sup
deep, with a Velocity Of two feet per see
ond. Their capacities are apparently the
same. Now, assuming the p%orosity of the
soil to be such that in the first instance the
loss i 5O per cent between the point where
the water enters and where it Is delivered
with the same porosity In the second in
stance II can readily be seen that II would
NJ ID pei cent. Therefore, the efficiency
of the two canals j. in the ratio of 30 to
-. a. The second delivers IS units. where
the first delivers but 30 unit, from the
onrcc 81 supply with the same expense. !
WIN I" impress upon YOU that this y one
- The most important considerations af-
icrtmg water supply. Canals deliver onto
The ground percentage 81 the amount di-
vcrIed varying from N per cent down TO
IL FER cent. and 1t requires no ~pecial men
tai acumen to determine that II would take
h"t one-irth of the water to supply u ca
ma; that delivers - per rent that It would
take To- supply a canal deliverin. IL per
cent. Adequacy Of u water supply claim
depends not upon 1T actual amount 80
much a upon the intelligence Of it, appli-
cation and use. Any finite supply can be
totally wasted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04
Texas Will Have
Representative
AT Conference

Austin. Texas, Aug. 4-Texas will be
represented by seven delegates at the con-
ference at Salt Lake City, Utah, August
10-l6. Representatives of this state, re-
Gently appointed by Governor James f.
Ferguson. are: ". C.. Morrow, Hillsboro
j. b. Dibrell. Seguin: Lud Williams. Waco;
s. p. Hardwicke, Abilene: Hiram Glass.
Austin: III. NJ. Garwood. Houston, and
Robert =. Coon, San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04
Parsons Brigade to Have Reunion.

Midlothian. Texas. Aug. 1.-The annual
reunion of Parsons Brigade was to begin
here today. 1t will close tomorrow night.
Preparations were made to entertain a
large crowd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04
Combating Cutting Bank.

The only question about which. in my
Judgment. = frank, honest. and intelligent
Engineer will AWAY, be- dubious, i, the
safety and permanency 1T pumping site,
~ the alfnvial soils of the Lower Rio
trande. Nv experience ha. taught me that
O cutting" bank can he successfully and
economically comhatted. But the prob
len Of accretion j. not - simple. When
the i1ver y %recedInc. you are helpless. ANY
Artificial work of . permanent character
would necessarily be on the opposite
erodin. bank. which in this ease j. in
Mexico. The method must Away be more
or les indirect. and the location remote.
In the determination 1T a desirable pump
inc site on the Rio Grandc, | should al
ways look for a place where the probabit
ire were IN favor of erosion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04
Mean Annual Rainfall rs Inches.

The mean annual rainfall i n little
above p inches; IL inches of this occurs
between April | and October l.. II i not
well distributed. Irrigation i necessary.
The problems of this territory are en-
veIoped IN the problems of irrigation. The
DEVELOPMENT ~ the highest duty" Of wa
ter - the determinant factor IN the lntcn-
-ity Of the development OF the Lower Rio
Grandc Valley.
The dependable discharge of the Rio
Gr1nde T. four million acrc-teet per annum
The mean i above five million. About to
per cent If this comes from Mexican tribn
,tarIc~: \ little more than 10 per cent Of
thu comes from The Rio rtiande above Pre-
lido. The normal minimum discharge i
considerably les than two million acre
feet. About 80 per cent Of this comes
from American Tributaries and practically
none Of ii from the Rio Grande above Pre-
~IdIo. The area that can he irrigated
economically without artificial storage i
ahuut 3Jo.hoo acres. Adequate storage
will increase this area Ia two million acres
and practically all irrigation he by gravity.
There are I'm the Rio Grandc Valley. a.
see II, tw" engineering problems and a
human problem which are not generally
understood or very well dige>ted.
The engineering problems are bound up
~ the successful reduction Of seepage and
the prevention az the deposition Of >ilt IN
the canals. The solution of the first !, IN
my Judgment the better solution of the
second.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-04

lThe following ar
ticle by +. b. Gore I
one of q series on
the irrigation prob
lem in the Valley 81
the Lower lie
Grande, and treat
of "The Engineering
Problem Another
article treating al
..The Human Prob
lem will follow IN
another issue.-Edi
tor.