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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-17
GOOD PAVING NECESSARY.
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One OF the strongest arguments
against bonding for hard surfaced
roads In Iowa 10 found In the large
amount of paving IN the cities that
does not stand up under wear longer
than ten or fifteen years.
Objectors say that the idea Of bond
ing the state and county for paved
highways on q twenty-five year plan
10 preposterous. because the paving
would be worn out before the pay.
ments were completed.
But the fact 10 that . Great amount
Of paving, in this state properly laid
of good materials. Il proof against this
contention. beca.lsN II has lasted TWEEN
~ to thirty years under traffic much
heavier than that on over ninety per
cent OF our main highways.
The main point ID to secure the con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-17

Iiidl LEY maven naQ TO wear out the
sprinkling hose thus summer says the
Sioux City Tribune
Sin is regarded as mild disease
in summer time observes the Cedar
Rapids Republican. at least the
preachers are willing to leave their
patients to heal themselves during
these months"
BY the way" inquiries the Burling-
ton Hawkeye. has anybody ever made
any calculations on the cost Of road
dragging as compared with some per-
manent Improvement of the road? How
does the cost of dragging compare with
a certain percentage of the cost Of
permanent improvement? How long
will first class pavement las on the
average Iowa road? After we know
some of these things, then We can find
out whether road dragging is in reality
as cheap and as profitable and as
practical as it was pictured to us, and
as it appears to be here and there"
The Sioux City Journal declares that
tine jitrey gets its name from the
sound nickel makes when it is
dropped into the contribution box"
Even those who have no great en-
thnsiasm for the further extension of
suffrage are inclined to feel there is
no good argument against votes for
women il the women want to vote
says the Iowa City Citizen.
"A little study of the life Of an Iowa
farmer these days will put a big crimp
in the desire SO many town people have
to move to the country, says the Perry
Chief. Sixteen or eighteen hours in
q harvest field will take the enthusiasm
out of any one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-17
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Still those who have to buy a new
tire now and then should be thankful
that hey haven't had to wear out the
sprinkling hose thus summer" says tho
Sioux City Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-17

Rear Admiral Moore. commandment at
the naval station at Honolulu. has just
been retired for age. He was graduate
ed from the Annapolis naval academy
in 1873 and reached his retiring rank
in 1911. He has seen long and active
service In all parts Of the world. He
halls from Paris, III.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-17

The Sioux City Journal declares that
"the jitrey gets its name from the
sound nickel makes when it is
dropped into the contribution box"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-17

When those Sioux City breweries are
finally turned into buttermilk factories
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16
TOUCHES OF COLOR.


Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Most persons think they are born
either with or without a cheerful dispo-
sttton. But in reality all Of us are
somewhat dependent on our surround
ings for our good spirits. And as winter
comes on, 1t Is very good plant to see
that our houses are cheerful.
a touch OF color here and there really
does much to stimulate rhe spirits. In
summer we depend more on the out of =
doors. even If we live in the city. But
thoughts indoors, and If our houses are
not cheerful. neither are we, very often.
One way to give a cheerful aspect to
room Is to have the windows attrac-
lively framed. Bright chintz curtains
accentuate every bit OF sunshine that
comes through them, and give to even
gloomy light cheerful aspect. A row
of potted plants geraniums or begonias.
also helps to make a window cheerful.
Mirrors also add color to a room, for
they reflect light and color to an
amazing degree. So If you have a mir
ror and dark corner hang the mirror
there, and in front Of 1t place a yell
10y 5ardtniere, or a rose shaded lamp.
Pictures, too, Of the right sort give
color to a room. They need not neces-
sarily be garish in shade, but If they
are beautiful in color they add much to
the cheerfulnesS of their surroundings
Then there are lamps Of all sorts. In
the evening, of course, these give the
desired brightness Just because of their
light, but in the daytime, too, they give
color II they are well shaded. Rose col
or and all the yellow shades give the
best light, and these likewise give the
bright splotch Of color demanded for
cheerfulness.
Then there are flowers. Not only pot
ted in the window sill, but cut or potted
at any part OF room they are charm
Ing. The potted pink and red geran-
iums are veritable cures for the blues
Begonias and fuchies. too, are cheerful
in color, and 1narguerites. though white
and yellow, are brilliant in their lowell
ness.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16
CHAPTER VIII.
A FRESH ENIGMA.

Godfrey met my eyes with a little
deprecating smile, put his torch in one
pocket. took a handkerchief from an
other, and mopped his forehead.
Rather nerve-racIing, wasn't it,
Lester?" he remarked, and then his
gaze wandered to the couch, and he
stepped toward it quickly.
saw that change had come in
Miss Vauhan's condition. Her eyes
were still closed, but her body no
longer lay inert and lifeless, for from
moment to moment 1t was shaken by
severe nervous tremor. Godfrey's
face was very grave as he looked at
her.
stop stroking her wrists, Swain"
he said; that does no good" and when
Swain, without answering or seeming
to hear, kept on stroklng them, Godfrey
drew the hands away, took Swain by
the arm, and half lifted him to his
feet. Listen to me-" he said, more
sternly, and shook him a little, for
SWANS eyes were dull and vacant. II
want you to sit quietly in a chair for
while, till you get your senses back.
Miss Vaughan is seriously i'll and must
not be disturbed in any way. I'm go
ing to get a doctor and nurse at once;
they'll do what needs to be done. Until
then, she must be left alone. Under
stand?"
Swain nodded vaguely, and permitted
Godfrey to lead him to a chair near
the outer door, where he sat down.
AS his hand fell across the arm Of the
chair, could see that a little blood
was still oozing from the wound on the
wrist. Godfrey saw it, too, and picked
up the hand and looked at it. Then he
laid 1t gently down again and glanced
at his watch. I followed his example,
and saw that it was 1870.
Have you nerve enough to stay here
half an hour by yourself, Lester?" he
asked.
by myself?' I echoed, and glanced
at the dead man and at the CULVER
ing girl.
to get few things and do some teIe-
phoning," he explained. I'VE must get
a doctor UP here at once; and then
there's the police-Tn try to get Sim
monds. Will you stay?"
Yes" said, "of course. But please
get back as soon as you can"
II WILL" he promised, and, after a
| last look around the room, stepped out
upon the walk.
went 70 the door and looked after
him until the sounds of his foot steps
died away. Then, feeling very lonely,
turned back into the room. Those
regular tremors were still shaking the
girls body in a way that seemed to
me most alarming, but there was moth
ing I could do for her, and finally
pulled a chair to SWANS side. He, al
least, offered sort Of companionship
| He was sitting with his head hanging
forward In a way that reminded me
most unpleasantly Of the huddled fig
| ure by the table, and did not seem to
be aware of my presence. / tried to
draw him into talk, but a slight nod
from time to time was all could get
| from him, and finally gave 1t up
Mechanically, my hand sought my coat
was what I needed: and, sitting down
in the open doorway, filled it and
lighted up.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

CHAPTER vI-(ContinuedJ

stopped TO raise the ladder to my
shoulder, when suddenly, cutting the
darkness like a knife, came scream
so piercing, so vibrant with fear, that
i stood there crouching, every muscle
rigid. Again the scream came, more
poignant. more terrible, wrung from
woman's throat by the last extremity
of horror: and then a silence sickeninS
and awful What was happening In
that silence?
stood erect, gaping, suffocated, ris-
ing as from a long submersion. God
frey's finger had slipped from the but
ton of his torch and we were In dark
ness: but suddenly a dim figure
hurled itself past us. up the ladder.
With a low cry, Godfrey snatched at
II, but his hand clutched only the emp
ty air. The next instant, the figure
poised itself on the coping Of the wall
and then plunged forward out OF
sight. heard the crash of breaking
branches. a scramble. a patter Of feet
and all was still.
TITS Swami" said Godfred. hoarsely
"and that's a IL foot drop! Why the
mans madi Hand me that LADDER
Lester" he added, for he was already
at the top of the wall.
lifted ii. as l had done once before
that night, and saw Godfrey slide II
over the wall.
Come on!" he said. We must save
him If we cant" and he, too, dlsap-
peared.
The next instant 1 was scrambline
desperately after him. The lawyer
Tartarin had vanished!
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16
HOW RAMA SAVED PEG.
Copyright. 1915, by the Mcclure News
rlapar G,yndfcafaN

Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate).
Some day If you take a trip to Eng
land and visit a. the home of Captain
Moore. you will see on the library floor
the skin of a tiger. it's mouth wide open
and the glass eyes shining in very
natural way. And the captain VIII tell
you the story of how they got this rug
by the death Of a tiger in India, in
the days when he was a young lieu
tenant in the. British army.
The English officer and his wife
lived with their small daughter, Meg,
in quarters just outside the barracks.
Rama was little Indian orphan boy
who had lived with the Moores and
was Megs devoted slave.
One morning the lieutenant came in
eXcitedly. Runners have come in
from the SOUTH" he said, and report
that there is a huge tiger ranging
about in the swamps a few miles out
of town. Not one of you must venture
in that direction.
About noon Mrs. Moore called Rama
and told him to take Meg in the little
wagon over to the north side OF the
barracks and gather some wild flowers
which grew along the banks Of the
stream. So Meg was tucked under the
big, white umbrella and Rama, with
his head protected by turban and
white cloth around his waist, set out
uTaWluB the lOdu, his DIOWh Shlll
ing in the hot Indian sun.
Presently Meg fell asleep on a rug
he had spread on the ground, so the
boy sat still listening to the water
trickling over the stones.
Then out Of the hot midday silence
Of the Jungle he heard a sound - a
soft, pit-pat, pit-pat. Some creature
was creeping up on them through the
tangled bushes. He listened. The
sound came from back in the under
growth. He knew by the heavy tread
what it was. Then through the leaves
of the bushes he peered and caught
sight OF the great, cat like animal
crawling toward them-the tiger of In
dia.
Closer and closer he crept. And Meg
never stirred. The boy was paralyzed
with fright. Then the baby raised her
sunny head. Her hand touched long
vine which swung from the limb above.
Hush, baby" whispered Rama.
Baby keep still; Rama take home"
Selling the child in his left arm, he
quickly tied her close to him by his
turban cloth. Just as he finished, the
tiger leaped. But as the animal
sprang Rama also leaped and grabbed
the vine far above his head. The tiger
rolled over on the ground. Rama gave
a push with his feet against the tree,
and the vine swung him far out over
the bank, then he swung back again
to the tree, the tiger watching every
move, ready to leap again. AS he
touched the tree again he gave a fierce
shove that set them swinging again,
and this time they swept over tho
tigers head, over the bank and right
to the bushes above the opposite side
of the stream. Then Rama let go.
They fell softly into the bushes unhurt
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absolute stiffness of the room. and
looked at the adept quickly. but he had
not moved.
"Can't he hear your" I asked.
"No-he couldn't hear a clap OF
thunder. That is, unless he's taking"
l looked again at the impressive fig
ure.
Hes not taking" said.
II don't know" and Godfrey shook
his head skeptically. 1T looks like the
real thfng-but these fellows are
mighty clever. Do you see the other
victim? There's no fake about it -
II see no one else," said, after a
vain scrutiny.
Look carefully on the other side Of
the sphere. Don't you see something
there?" .. ..
My eyes were smarting under the
strain, and for q moment longer saw
nothing; then a strange, grey shape
detached itself from the blackness. 1t
was an ugly and repulsive shape, slen-
der below, but swelling hideously at
the top, and as stared as 1t, 1t seemed
to me that it returned my stare with
malignant eyes screened by pair OF
white trimmed glasses. Then, with o
sensation OF dizziness, I saw that the
shape was swaying gently back and
forth, in a sort of rhythm. And then,
quite suddenly, saw what it was, and
q chill of horror quivered up my back
1t was a cobra.
To and fro it swung. to and fro, its
staring eyes fixed upon the sphere, its
specialized hood hideusly distended.
The very soul within me trembled
as / gazed at those unwinking eyes
What did they see in the sphere? What
was passing in that inscrutable brain
Could it, too, reconstruct the past, read
! the mysteries of the future.
Some awful power, greater than my
will, seemed stretching its tentacles
| from the darkness: I felt them drag.
ging at me, certain, remorseless, grow.
ing stronger and stronger.
With something very like a shrieb
| of terror, tore myself away, out Of
the entry, into the hall, to the stairs.
and down them into the lighted room
| below.
And as I stood there gasping for
breath. Godfrey followed me. and
saw that his face, too, was livid.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

But the tiger had followed their course
and as he saw them swing out into the
air he sprang. too. But he missed his
aim and fell down on the sharp jagged
rocks which covered the bed of the
creek. And there he lay with broken
back.
It did not take Rama long to fly
home with Meg in his arms, and in a
few minutes the whole garrison was
out. Lieutenant Moore's rifle put an
end tc the animals misery.
So now in cool England Rama lives
with his white friends, while Meg Is
growing up into a big girl. And on
summer evenings when they sit down
to talk over old times Meg perches on
the tiger skin rug to listen to how
Rama saved her when she was bit of
q baby in India.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

Statistics OF warfare show that there
is a marked difference In the healing
OF the wounds Of soldiers and sailors
The latter. with wounds fully as bad,
recover with wonderful promptness;
while soldiers from even slight hurts,
have died by reason OF wound con-
Examinations. The sailors wounds are
submerged an hour or more In cold sea
water. Wherefore Sir AlmFoth Wright
and English colleagues Of his have had
introduced into military surgery the
hypertonic salt solution 6 to 10 per
cent common salt plus one half Of
per cent nitrate of soda). and with
considerable success. Here is in point
Of fact a reversion Of the old methods
Of drawing out an inflammation; for
this solution determines flow OF
lymph and blood serum into the
wounded parts, so profuse that both
germs and their toxins are either neu-
traltzed or carried off in the subse,
quent dressings.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16
Stub for a snoh.

~ said the Englishman, lit must
Pst unpleasant for you Americans
governed by persons whom you
INT awsk to dinner"
b more So" said the American
THAN for you to be governed by
Pas who wouldn't ask you TO din
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

James Z. Gafncy, president Of the
Boston National league club, has de-
cided TO take q firm stand against
rowdyism On the part Of the Braves.
BE wrste q letter b all the players q
few days age informing them that
upsporteEaanlike conduct would no.
10 tolerated the coming season.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

erday was q fact, today a real
tomorrow Is visionary.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

important 60 Mothers
mIne carefully every bottle or
{oRIA, a safe and sure remedy for
IS and children, and see that Il
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

Plercess Pleasant Pellets are the
little liver pills put up 40 years
hey regulate liver and bowels. ADV.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

'hemer points out the silver lin.
a cloud-and then proceeds to
your umbrella. .....
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

'ot Gray Hairs bat Tired Eyes
rs look older than we are. Keep
yes young and you will look young.
ne Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
pr age. Murine Eye Remedy Co.
~, Sends Eye Book on request.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

Useless Promise. 80
pill guarantee to give you d
ing likeness of your uncle"
Pr do that he's dumb" 90.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-16

CONTINUED next week.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
WAR ORDERS MAIN TRADE INCENTIVE Speculative Tendencies In Stock Market Revive
 During Week

New York, May 2.-Speculative tenden- cies in stocks revived during the week, but with less prudence and restraint to- wards the end of that period. War or ders were again the main indictment, but to this influence, was added the con elusive evidence of the improved invest ment conditions and the benefits thus promised by supplying capital needs.
 The most striking example was the consummatio ton of New York Central's sale of $100, ,0o0.0o0 of debenture bonds, the largest issue of corporate securities ever placed in the United States. Quick sale of Baltimore and ohio's $4O.0oO00O of A per cent notes proved the abundant re- sources of the money market.
 Announcement of several long deferred railroad reorganization plans was takeE as additional evidence of the increased facilities of capital. The recent course of bank loans also was taken to prove a process of absorption of previous under writings of bonds. Bond market revival the April turnover was the largest for any month since December of 1909-is one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
The Police Horse

From the New York Evening Sun.
 The threat that the spirited and intelli- gent police horse must make way entire- ly for the sputtering motor cycle follows hard upon the announcement that the fire horse will soon be seen in the streets of New York city no more. It gives an ad- ditional shock to the lover of horses. who is just beginning to reconcile himself to the sight and sound of automobile fire engines and trucks dashing past him. Must all of the romance be taken out of everyday life in obedience to the de- mands for more and more efficiency made by tlreless age?
 Offhand 1t seems bit early to mourn over the passing of the police horse. There is certain work for which he Is cut out, work for which no substitute Is fitted. For instance. what could be so eff fective in sweeping back a crowd, even mob as a line of traffic policemen reso- lutely uring their mounts against it? Certainly no line of fussy motorcycles could handle such a situation. In spite of the handicap of not being a recent in- venton the police horse has some useful ness yet It is likely to be a long time before the sight of his kind will cease to thrill those who somewhere back in their lives have heard horses neigh and who detest the smell of gasoline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
T. P A. Meets M Decatur Friday and Saturday, U c. T. Notes

named. manager of the team, Is getting his forces together. Other councils throughout the state have notified the Birmingham council that it will be un- able to get away with any large number of "scalps' without feeling the strength of worthy adversaries, but this Birming- ham bunch goes blithely on its way. con fident of carrying any point they care to make by sheer force of Birmingham U. c. T. spirit.
 Several officers of the grand council live in Birmingham and are members of the Birmingham council, among them be-
 ing Ajax Davis, grand secretary; F. r. Dunnam, grand treasurer; George M Plaisance and C. E. Abrams, members of the grand executive committee. Notwith- standing this fact the local delegation will not permit the trip to be too dig nified, although, of course, an assump- ton of dignity will be absolutely neces- sary when in the presence of the officers The business sessions of the grand coun- cil will be behind closed doors as is the case with all business sessions of the U. c. T. But the entertainment features of the programme will be open.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
WISE MOVE MADE IN OF BUREAU OF MARKETS
 --EMMET A. JONES Chief of Recently Created Bureau Talks of Work.
 Wholesalers Must
 Pay License

Enlmet A. Jones, chief of the bureau of immigration and markets, was in Bir- mingham Saturday and talked of the work his department. which is part of the department of agriculture, Is doing. MT. Jones did not refer to the recently published story from Montgomery in re- gard to the fact that the legislature had entirely overlooked the matter of salary when creating his department.
 "One of the wsest moves of the recent session of the legislature was the estab- lishment of the bureau or immigration and markets" said MT. Jones. "It was the intention of the act creating this bureau for it to look after the general interests of the farmers of Alabama and more spe- officially the shipping farmer who sends his products to the wholesale dealers
 ''The wholesalers appear to take um- brage at the fact that they have to pay license fee, however small this may be, and give a bond of 5000, in order that the farmer can recover any losses he may sustain through dishonesty on the part wholesalers have not paid their licenses, but they will have to do so if they ex- pect to continue in business. The time for the payment of these licenses was passed 40 days ago, and the matter will be pushed by R. s. Allen who has been engaged to go after the wholesalers who have not compiled with the act
 In regard to the work of the new bureau thus far, MT. Jones said he was elated, and that while the bureau was yet in it's swaddling clothes it was growing every day. He has received communications from every part of the state commenting him for his work.
 One feature of the work, he says, Is the issuing of bulletins to farmers. Bulletin No. has just been issued and contains a classified list of wholesale dealers, not only in Alabama, but In the principal cities of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03

A large delegation from the local post will leave here Friday morning at o'clock and will arrive in Decatur in time to take active part in the deliberations of the travelling men. State President l.. c. Cardinal of Montgomery is in Birming- ham and said Saturday that 1t was prob- ablt he would accompany the Birmingham delegation to Decatur next Friday.
 At the business session Friday officers will be elected and other matters of in- terest to the travelling men of the state will be discussed. It is considered ex- tremely likely that the matter of excess baggage charges will be brought up and bills which the travelling men have placed