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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
A STOcKMAa's STANDPOINT.

SaHiuei fafkeS Cadman. prea ching
the other Sunday, lauded Mrs. Wesley
mother OF the famous John because she
had nineteen children. Sir. Cadman
spoke Of the tradition that the Wesley
family called the roll nightly and re-
lated that the parent Wesley on being
informed By his wife that their son
Samuel was missing asked surprisedIy
have We a son Samue' >" Rev. Mr.
Cadman was speaking against birth
control and set up a prayer for a mil
lion mothers like Mrs Wesley.
However If the Reverend Samuel
Parkes Cadman or any other. inclusive
of Theodore Roosevelt, ina ines that
the modern woman is content 10 look
forward to a life work OF bearing nine.
teen children and nothing else, he is
guessing wrong. A good family is 4
good family, but when it gets above
half dozen nowadays it is getting al
together too big for the average woman
TO care for and the average man to
feed clothe and decently educate. The
er or president is 10 demand that the
women Of the land shall set about
collaborating as an Industry. But in
these enlightened, and perhaps unre-
generate days adminition doesn't go
as far as it used to go-anyway not up
nineteen in a family. If We are miss-
igg q occasional John Wesley by the
modern way, ne are also losing a very
considerable number OF the several
thousands who were hanged IN Eng
land at about the same time that Mrs.
Wesley was breaking all records.
There is no occasion for the human
race TO emulate the Belgian hare in
tecunGity. We are doing a great deal
better with fewer children than the
days Of the WesIeys displayed with
their innumerable progeny. We are
saving the babies, the expectation OF
life is lengthening. the poorest laborer
lives as well az the best paid laborer
IN those days, We are doing more for
each other and more for our own and
other peoples children.
Samuel Parkes Cadman speaking
from the pulpit and Samuel Parkes
Cadman in his family are different.
Where's Samuel P Cadman's nineteen
Thinking people are growing weary
OF the assumption of leading men who
from the platform assume the pose that
occasion to speak of the human race
as stockman would speak Of his
herds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
Billy Bunny and His Friends

1t was q wild STORY that came to
little Billy Bunny's ears, and no won
Ger he was frightened half out Of his
wits. For as he came hopping down
the Friendly Forest Path whole troop
of his schooImates sprang up to meet
him. and one cried one thing and one
another, but the words which he heard
most plainly were:
The railroad the ra ilroad! oh, have
you heard?'
Yes" said little Billy Bunny, not at
all excited. II know there is a railroad
going to run past the Pleasant
Meadow"
ooh. but that's nothing! It's going
to run right thru your house" cried
Bobby Beaver
Right thru the Old Brier Patch!"
cried Jimmy Chipmunk.
Right thru your front door,"
screamed eatherhead the Gray SOUR
rel.
Il don't believe that" replied little
Billy Bunny. "A railroad can't get
thru door"
why, OF course said Bobby Beaver,
they'll take the door out; they'll pull
your whole house down; they'll take
away the Old Brier Patch; why, they
may use the whole OF the Pleasant
Meadow-every bit of it,
or course, by this time little Billy
Bunny was excited. Already he saw
the dear Old Brier Patch torn out by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

banker in one Of the adjacent
towns was convinced that q busy hos
pital must be money making concern
because patients able to pay for rooms
and attention do pay for at least q part
Of what they get at those institutions.
A short explanation satisfied him. He
changed his mind.
Take the Dsaconess hospital in Mar
shalltown par example: The bylaws OF
that institution prohibit any dividends
or profits. Every dollar must be used
IN the institution.
How does hospital build additions
and acquire ground for extensions!
Only one way-by benefactions, gifts
from the public spirited and the grate-
full who have gone out from its walls TO
remember 4 hospital makes great
connection in time. AS Lincoln said OF
the mystic chords OF memory thal
stretching from every patriot grave TO
every hearthstone in the land so the
mystic cords of gratitude stretch IKE
the wires Of the telephone system to
connect the homes OF a vide territory
with the hospital That Is how nos
pitals grow, where they receive their
henefa ctions that ultimately make
them great institutions.
The money that comes into a hospl.
tai is spent therefor service. All oil
it. The last dollar and the last cent.
A hospital can not make dollar. II
can merely receive it from those ao!e
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
Ripping Rhymes
" WALT MASON
Future Deeds

/, Sweet friend Of mine, it doesn't pay
to tell Of things you will achieve; the
golden era is today; and promises too
oft deceive. Tomorrow I will cut
much grass. tomorrow prizes will be
won" Tomorrow. But today, alas.
goes by and you have nothing done.
Tomorrow Is vision dim, that makes
the dreamers heart feel good. Today
the man of sense and vim goes forth
and saws three cords Of wood. Today
we know we are alive. our bones and
thews obey our will! It ID our privilege
to strive, and put some kopeolEs IN
the till. Tomorrow, when the mad
ding crowds OF workers throng along
the pave. we may be wearing jaunty
shrouds, all neatly dolled UP for the
grave. The things I've dons may count
q bit, ana gain some measure OF ap-
plause, when thiG daily round have
QUIT when I have crossed my pulseless
paws. The lofty ssids that pursue
won't make = record Till they're won;
the thines that I intend 70 do. will never
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
THINK THEN or the HOMELESS.

The boys and girls came home last
night, armies of them, from schools and
away out west and off tho farm, some
of them gay ana some Of them gray,
some fresh and fair of face and some
wrinEled but all happily smiling be-
cause they were coming home 1t was
a pilgrimage that crowded the coaches
and the cars and filled the side walks
and all were headed home
And yesterday while the children old
and young and the fathers and moth
erS and sisters and brothers were
crossing each others tracks in innu-
mera bic lines and tangpnts on the way
home the committee for the Dollar
Fund for Destitute Belgian Children
was making this appeal The chill
dren Of Belgium can not grow to
healthy maturity unless they are pro-
vided with more food than is supplied
to them.
1t might be added with even more
force that the children of Poland and
The inner sections shut off by the en-
nattied armies are starving: that the
circle of warsllips and destrovers and
submarines that blockade the coasts of
Allies and central powers alike take
sight heed 10 the feeble cry Of stary.
ing children anywhere. The madness
that Stays millions can not halt TO hear
a child's appeal for bread.
So the children starve and the aged
and the sick die across the water while
we hurry home 10 greet one another
and make a festival.
Perhaps the thought may come to
some Of us strongly enough desire
that some little child far away IN Bel
GUM or in the bleak cities and conn
trysldes behind the roaring guns NAV
somehow shere small portion of orr
plenty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

fertile n corn and hog and fat cattle
state must be forced to dairying. Inc
Iowa farmer prefers to raise corn ana
feed II to flesh producers. He can
raise the corn also. 1t is ne VINO ranges
thru the west and across Wisconsin
picking UP the young cattle those
states can not find the food to finish
to bring them to Iowa and her vast
corn cribs. The ceaseiess grind OF the
dairy farm does not appeal.to him. ne
works the farm in fathers way except
that he works it better than his tatnef
did. It is the way of the corn country
- avoid mich COWS as long as 1t cam
Wisconsin is a different state. IL hau
- learn ,he lesson Iowa is learning.
-rb;, soiled in q very considerable part
of it's territory ii turns to grass anu
the mich COW as its one best pet. Ana
wins its bet by making as mucn money
IN a thin soiled dairy farm as an Iowa
farmer makes on $3.50 acre land OF
unexampled fertility
The need OF an industry that wou1o
give the best returns on Wisconsin
land led Wisconsin into dairying. Inc
raed If an industry that shall offer re-
+rrns IN $3.50 an acre land FORCES
6sirviue upon the Iowans. we shaH' 40
more and more dairying as the lana
in value and demands greater
rs,urns 10 those who derive an income
from its cultivation. This big lesson
from Wisconsin to Iowa is that Whi4e
Wisconsin has only 10 per cent more
cows than Iowa Wisconsin gets 80 per
cent more milk.
And we shall go farther because we
sb,u he driven farther The Lake CITY
man who this season wrung a return
of s1ss per acre from the soil as pay
WAN, for his labor and brains sets the
mace If ne can do it on twenty -hVe
acres others will learn how TO do IL
The man who holds Iowa land when
thar land is worth $500 an acre VIII
hold il as the fittest TO survive in own
s-shi, os Iowa land. Land owning Is
no. different as regards competition
from, other competitive pursuits. Inc
land like other prizes in the contest
goes TO tine winner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

the roots; the little house gone, and
himself and all the family forced to
rove homeless thru the. Friendly For
est. so It was no wonder he was ab-
sent minded that day. and missed TWO
words in spelling!
But as he came down the Friendly
Forest Path that afternoon, he saw!
that the dear Old Brier Patch wass
still there-that was one comfort. M
wandering about tonight, at least. An
there. too, was his brother, Bobby Tai
turning eomersets under the o
Chestnut Tree, and Mr.. and MI
Bunny sitting quietly on the fro'
doorstep.
So Billy Bunny plucked up hsart
little and asked Papa Bunny II the raiy
road was going to take sway the q
Brier Patch and their house.
"No, it isn't" replied Mr.. Bum
"But it's coming mighty close"
II Just knew It wasn't" said Bill
Bunny with sigh OF relief. -
Bobby Beaver said 1t was and that
must pack up my clothes at once"
well, the line was laid out to r,
right thru the dear Old Brier PatcbX
said Mr.. Bunny, but. when they fouI1
it was going to cross the Old Mill Pong
they turned 1t to one side. So the dep
Old Brier Patch 10 safe!"
s(Tomorrow night the Choo Choo Cars
will be running thru the Pleasant
Meadow.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
Topics of the Times

If the family is intact and all OF the
bows and girls are home Today the
question Of whether it shall be tuE-
kew or a cut Of pork or beer doesh
matter much A fellow could staho l.
IN look across spareribs and sauer
Lr.u- a, mother when he's been away
from the home table long enough
OF course there's q point in the Al
amson law: the argument is over VIM
!s going to sit on it.
Speaking Of a grain embargo seems
like the farmer ought to have the same
right as a munition maker 10 snip ME
product TO the high market.
The peace dove has about the same
chance in Europe that a pigeon used 10
get at live bird shooting matcn. IL
il wasn't killed the first IRE some Oh
the kid scouts was pretty sure to get II.
The Boston newspapers are arguing
over what effect Billy Sunday Will
have on Boston. Those Bontonese are
bound to argue Of course but Bill VIII
do to Boston just what he did TO othef
towns. The Boston individuality Is
mainly imaginary. They're just 1oiks
at Boston az at Podunk when 1t comes
down to brass tacks and religion.
-
Well il eggs are to be boscotteo
seems like a cold storage egg would be
rho kind a western egg eater would
find easiest to refrain from
And then too, we may be thankfui
that prices are no worse than they are.
Mighty few folks hungry In Iowa today
if YOU were to inquire around.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
THE ROADS OF IOWA.
Waterloo Times Tribune.l


Not so long ago a woman writer,
making an automobile tour. told the
story of the horrible condition of the
Iowa roads. She was stalled for q
time, ii seems, at Cedar Rapids. She
told more or less true tale about
Iowa roads. On the other hand,
v.riter in q Chicago Sunday paper
few weeks ago complimented Iowa on
rs roads He explained that after
every rain storm the Iowa roads were
dragged and they were soon in good
condition for traffic.
The woman did not find that the
reads were dragged, but the man did
The man was going over part Of the
state where the law Is observed, the
oman over part Of the state where
A, is not observed. That made the
difference.
The roads of the states are now
favorite theme for writer's, which
shows that the public, speaking ma
tionally, is much interested. During
this year perhaps there were 10000
cars making transcontinental tours
and hundreds Of thousands making
short tours.
Comes now Henry B. Joy, writer in
Golfers stating: To-day. in the rich
state Of Iowa not wheel turns out
side the paved streets Of her cities
during or for some days after the
frequent heavy rains. Every farm is
isolated. Every intercourse ceases.
School attendance IL impossible.
rra nsnortat,on Ia at standstill."
which nrnv.. thai Mr.. Joy struck the
s,ata az the time Of heavy rain.
iowa neople know that Mr.. Joy did
~. nnoh .x.ggerate Teams could
~, ,,sn, ,n.n. hut traffic vas gem
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
Masonic Meetings.
visitors always weIeoma

SPECIAL COMM UNicATIoN-Mar-
shall Lodge, No. los, A. f. & A. NJ, Fri
day, Dec. /. 1880 p. m. Work in hrst
degree. John w. Wells, Secretary. Is.
Q. Frazey, w. N.
s,cNET CHAPTER. Nc. 50. n. A. M.
Stated convocation Monday evening
Nov. 20, 1880 o'clock. Regular business
Carl Snatfner. H. P: John ". "eAs'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. KinE Solo,
mon Council No. 20, r. & 6. NJ, MOI
day, Dec. IS. Regular business anu
election of officers I. T. Forbes ne
corder. George Gregory, l. NJ.
STATED coNcLAvE. st. Aldenar
Co:nmandery, No. 80. K T, Iuesoas :,
Dee. 10, 100 p. m. Regular business
and election of officers. / l. Forpe
Recorder; H. c. Mueller, Comman dei
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. ST. o. Z:
S-Meeting Wednesday. Dec H. /. 90
n n, for regular business and eiecuoi
of officers. Eliza :. Battin' secle'a''
Cora NJ. Mcdowell, ". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
others are the poducts of minds made

others are the poducts of minds made
fertile by necessity.
Paris women have been in the habit
of setting the fashion in matters OF
dress. They are now showing advanced
styles in the matter of household eff
ficiency.
French housewives have adopted the
plan OF neighborhood buying Clubs of
ceries and provisions. One Of the num-
Der Is selected at time to DO the mar
keting. BY purchasing in bulk they
save soodly sum each week.
In Paris the markets are big fea-
ture. They are centrally located and
universally patronized A feature
which is unique to this country is the
cutter" The institution enables fam
lies to buy their meat ION the hoof'
and have it butchered. a.s
This plan Of cooperative buying has
had its counterpart in our own country
in pioneer days when a large majority
Of our population lived in the country
or the small town. Farmers supplied
their meat from their own herds ard
sold some of 1t among the toTnspsople.
who Of the the ruling generation has
forgotten the smoked ham and the head
cheese OF few years ago. Now even
the farmer must go to the market and
buy meat that comes from the packing
houses Club purchasing Of provisions
dates back to the time when railroads
were scarce. 49,, u
Thrift Is a habit 1t can not be thrust
upon people in moments tiirc.. The
present high prices should be an irf-
centive TO economy. II may lead to a
reshaping of our present cumbersome
and expensive method of getting food
stuffs from the producers to the tamil;
Ia BILE. Europe is learning many an eco
nomic lesson by simply revertinS 10
first principles when forced TO do 80.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
BEEN RICH TOO LoNGe
[Des Moines Capital.]

Dc9s -slOIIiS5
Deplorable as is the high cost OF liv-
ing. 1t is not without some valuable
lessons. The public. like the individual
learns thru bitter experience. If there
is useless extravagance in our manner
of getting foodstuffs to the consumer.
the situation will be remedied thru
force of necessity. We have been q
rich. good-natured, happy lucky
nation for a long time Many things
Will have TO be accounted for in the
next few years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
THE POINT OF ATTACK
TCouncil Bluffs Non pareil.1

One among the first measures which
will be introduced in the. legislature
this winter will be one drafted to re-
peal the special agents law enacted by
the legislature in its last session.
The people in this state who imagine
that the liquor issue is dead are In for
a rude awakening on this line.
The last legislature enacted several
good temperance laws. Among these
none are more vital and essential TO
the enforcement of Law than this one
under which the governor appoints four
special agents whose business 1t is TO
assist and supplement the Work OF 10
cal officials.
This special agent law and the spe-
cial agents now operating under COS
son are the only obstacles which stand
in the way Of the fragrant violation OF
liquor laws in number of Iowa cities
and towns
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
Iona Newspapers
AND GET THE YIELD?
TSioux City Journal

If We are going to have law to re-
duce the present prices of wheat. while
we are about 1t we should get law
that would prevent the price from go
ing below a fixed standard. say. 81 y
bushel. No doubt the farmers would
be willing to take 81 a bushel for their
wheat if they could be assured of get
ting as much as 81 per bushel during
all the years to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

the students at the Dubuque grammar
schools shows girl students to be about
twice as efficient in their studies as
boy students. And it is claimed women
should not have the ballot exclaims
the Dubuque Times journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

control Of the supplies Of such thinss,'
says the Cedar Rapids Republican.
That will bring the greedy speculatore
to time quicker than the enactment OF
more laws"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
indian Dyes From poowood.

INDIAN Dyes From OoUWood.
DogwoOd was the source OF the fn-
nous Indian red" with which the vain
=ass.c.s dyed their eagle feathers and
Duckskin clothes. They procured the
Aye from the roots Of the tree. This Ii
probably the most brilliant dye to 10
trnr1ireA from American trecs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

ITO q degree the man who buys 4
barrel Of apples or a wagon load OF po-
tatoes for winter storage In his cellar
is food speculator' says the Sioux
City journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

count until they're done. And 20, my
friend, again I say--and, SAYING III
I'm strangely moved-the golden era III
today; don't let II vanish unimproved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

That federal reserve board is teach-
ing good banking to big bankers. This
is because it is detached" says the
Sioux City Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

ton. 1t is a mighty mean sort Of man
who can't catch the Thanksgiving
spirit when he sits down to dinner sur
rounded by his entire family and .
Elistening row OF yawning appetites.
Such a man ought to be showed into
the war zone for couple Of weeks and
have little gratitude hammered into
his system. !,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

Noting that shoes are said to be
luxury in Russia, the Waterloo Times
Tribune says, In this respect Russia
hasn't got much on vs."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

let the boycott on eggs proceed and
let the people quit buying otner Things
that are being advanced arbitrarily by
the men who have succeeded in getting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

road apologists'
The Charlton Leader, tdem.l says
THE democrats OF Iowa are certainly
by this time getting wise to the TACT
that party composed Of adverse eie-
ments will not win victories when IN
terests conflict "A house divided
against itself can not stand The par
ty in Iowa must either be dry party
or a wet one. and dry party 10 the
only logical conclusion. The wet ele-
ment bade farewell at the recent cleo
ton, and no bid should be made to get
them back. even tho the republicans do
not want them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
NOW no NEED TO BE AFRAID.
ICedar RAPIDS Gazette

At the meeting OF 200 business men
Friday night. when the future Of Cedar
Rapids was discussed. no more inpor-
tant topic was preached than that OK
w. +. Coan. OF Clinton, who spoke con-
corning the absolute necessity for good
roads and emphasized the value of the
Lincoln highway to the communities
thru which 1t passes. Now that the
election is over and candidates no
longer need be afraid OF the, road ques-
ton, it is hoped that something other
than hot air will be expended in earn
est effort to improve all roads in Linn
county and the state. Linn county's
roads are good here and there and des-
picabie elsewhere. There is not sin
gle reason in the world why they
should not be good everywhere. Such
thoroughfares as that between Marion
and Kenwood Park for instance. give
the lie to all our boasts OF excellent
administration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Cedar Falls Record hopes that
iowa will not De the victim Of such
man he siding as planned by the mud
road apo1ogists.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
WILSON FOR PROTECTION!

WEBSTER City Freeman-TriDune.J
1t is reported from Washington
that President Wilson is going to re-
verse himself upon the tariff ques-
ton and come ou. for protection, Civ
ing az an excuse the war In Europe. As
matter Of fact, we do not need rro-
lection while the war ID goiEg on and n
the president makees the expected
somersault 1t will be because he wants
to hold the votes Of republicans who
voted for him I'm the late election A
tariff for revenue only ID the only Kind
needed now.
A tariff for protection will be needed
after the war. but as woodrow Wilson
and the democratic party have Insisted
for years that protective tafin IN un-
constitutional he will reveal weak
ness II he comes out for protection now
that some people will be surprised at.
The tarin Commission will enable the
president to slide down tho pole
gracefully He can give the tip to
the commission that 1t Is time fol
the democratic party to back up
that It might plscate the republicans OF
the west
The president IL 80 accustomed to
changing front that he can perform the
stunt without winkins m eye and the
blind democratic partisans will give hia
surrender Of principle to expedisncy 81
another evidence that he Is just like
Lincoln.