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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
HOW MAXIM WON HIS WAY.

There Is moral and an inspiration
Maxim the rapid fire gun and smoke
less powder inventor, who died last
week. AS boy and a youth he had as
hard a time in the little Maine town
of his birth as any one could wish TO
avoid But he took the way 1t was laid
out and triumphed over all obstacles
found in his rocky path. He really
had less education in the sense OF
school book learning than is available
all the time to boys in the consolidated
rural schools OF Iowa. He never did
get along with his kinfolks, and his an
tipathy to his brother, also something
Of notable inventor, lasted all thru
Ihis life.
Just as a horse or a pedestrian on
striking a hill on his way puts a
punch into his gait and pulls or
strides the more firmly, Hiram Maxim
met all mental or mechanical hills
with an Increased momentum OF move
ment, and soon the height was attained.
In reading the biographies Of sue
cessful men the discovery strikes the
Investigators soon that heredity has
very little to do with the making Of a
man. This may seem to be against
the theories OF Cation and all the later
Psychologists, but it Is history. For one
boy that follows his fathers trend in
trade or profession nine strike differ
ent trail.
| many Of his younger days. He enjoyed
| his hard work in the coachbuilder's
shop where he was apprenticed to an
| old-tim ld-idead Maine wagonmak-
er. His mechanical bent had it's way.
Then he went travelling, and his wan
derjahre and wanderschaft are full of
interest to readers of them, or what is
known of them.
| He drfted to Indiana in his travels
and gained the idea that he would like
| TO be dentist. He entered a small
dental school, then in Noblesville and
later moved to Indianapolis, and stud
led the making of teeth as well as the
pulling OF them for a year or more
But that was not his real meter, he
went back east and the Maxim CUR
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
Billy Bunny and His Friends

go .
barrassed that he ALUSHED-we
were gray before that time. they say.
blushed so very deeply that our feath-
ers have never lost: their bright red
from that day to this" y 5 ,f
Wei, well" said Denny Dormonse.
that Is interesting. But tell me, when
do you go away for the winter?''
Why, I'm not going away" answered
Red Bird. I'm going to stay right
here"
you'll find it pretty breezy up
there" answered Denny Dormouse
with a grin.
oh ] don't know. I've got on my
eouble-breasted red coat"
but what will you find to eat when
the berries are all gone ~ asked Denny
Dormouse.
"Why, I'll hop about from doorstep
to doorstep and pick crumbs" replied
Red Bird cheerfully.
We'll, you've got a sunshiny dis
position" answered Denny Dormouse
admiringly. Il guess you got some
thing besides red coat from your an
cestor-some Of that sunshine that
turned his feathers red must have got
into his heart and was handed down
to you"
n don't know" replied Red Bird.
Guess 1t doesn't make so much diff
ference how you got It. as long as you
have it." said Denny Dornouse as he
orept into his snug little hole.
(Which was q very wise remark for
Denny Dormeuse. or. TOR anybody, for
that mattsr.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
JOHN BaRLeYcoRS ON lHt RUN.

John Barleycorn might as well get off
the map. With the addition of Michi-
gan, Nebraska, South Dakota and Mon
tana to the dry states in the last cleo
tion' twenty-three out of forty eight
states are now dry In toto and so many
counties are dry under local option m
the wet states that So per cent of the
area of the United States is now dry.
The wet states naturally are those of
the great cities and centers of popula-
ton, so that only 63 per cent of the
population resides in dry territory but
the elections in Michigan which con-
tanned city like Detroit and Nebraska
with Omaha, indicates the rapid march
of dry sentiment even into the great
cities.
up to the very doors of ST. Louis.
There the German American population
and the great brewing interests over
came the majority vote of the rest Of
the state. In Kansas City the vote
was notable. Not many years ago
Kansas City voted wet by two to one,
but across the river Kansas went dry,
which parched that portion of the
great city, which lay within the sun
flower state. It's prosperity and notable
cleanliness under prohibition was
enough to change public sentiment in
Kansas City proper. No more convinc-
g proof of the results of an enforced
prohibition could be had than the eff
feet of the example in part of Kansas
City upon the rest of that city.
Bryan is out to make the democratic
party of the nation the dry party. He
is backed by the map as it now stands
The solid south for democracy is all
dry except Florida, Louisiana. Texas
Missouri and Kentucky. OF the west
which was all democratic this year,
nine democratic states are dry and
only five wet. OF the states east of
the Missouri river and north of Ma
son and DiNon's line all but New Hamp-
shire and Ohio went republican, and all
are wet except Iowa, Michigan and
Maine. OF the twenty three states that
are dry only five were in the republican
column this year.
In Iowa there will be test Of senti-
ment at the polls next year. The COM
ing legislature will put the constitu-
tional amendment for prohibition DIP to
vote. The vets began their campaign
against it this year. They defeated
woman's suffrage. That cut the drys
off from their reserves. They captured
the nomination for governor on the re-
publican ticket and voted approximate
ly half of the democrats of Iowa for the
republican candidate. They have car
ried every trench so far and may be
stopped at the Marine, but that battle
is vet to be fought
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

Where did YOU get your red coat?'
asked Denny Dormeuse, looking up
from the foot Of the locust tree where
he had dug a hole in which to hide
himself for the winter.
"Oh, that's my secret" answered Red
Bird from the bough overhead. There
has been a legend in our family about
it ever since the Flood"
'Indeed2s replied Denny Dormouse.
You've heard of the Great Flood. I
suppose, that happened hundreds and
hundreds of years ago?"
Denny Dormouse nodded. 81 hope
we don't get another. My winter guar
tiers would soon be Hooded
Well" continued Red Bird, "the
legend in our family. is that one day,
after it had been raining for ever so
long, when there was nothing but wa
ter all around and everybody in the
ark was feeling very miserable, Mother
Noah wrung her hands and said: oh.
dear!4 Wen all be lost! Well never
get to shore / know 1t: I know it!'
While everybody was wondering
what to- do K my ancestor began to
whistle. As he merrily whistled away,
a beam Of sunshine broke thru the
clouds and settled upon him.
Look! look!" they all exclaimed.
my dear, we are reproved," said
Father Noah. The little bird has more
courage than we have. Hear him
whistiing,'4 ;t ~.
"At this they all turned to look at
tie little whistler. He was so en-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
TINES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTowN iowa NOVEMBER ~ is1s

It's war. and that seems to the nations
at war sufficient answer and excuse
for all they may perpetrate
And old Queen Lilly o. Killarney
rightly Queen I.lliukalani of Hawaii
is near the end Of her long life She has
been q notable Hawaiian and in all her
work and thoughts really worthy of a
sympathetic admiration.
1t seems somewhat easy to let
go of a good habit They are taking
census Of the churchgoing folks down
In Des Moines. The takers are having
some funny experiences in the answers
they are getting. One man says the
compensation is too cold and stuck up
for him, while a woman declares the
minister of the church to which she
went is far too spiritual The gem
eral excuse given, and 1t has dis
tinctively psychological interest, Is
that Il have just somehow dropped out
of the habit"
Maybe 1t Is just as well that our
soldiers should get out of Mexico, even
II we have to return little later on a
mission of actual intervention as a
military necessity as we'll as an econ
mic need for the combined good OF
both Mexico and these United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

Military opinion insists that the al
lied forces, led by the French general.
Sarrail, must gollow up their. sue
cess on the west Macedonian front by
an advance toward Prilep, using Nom
astir as base. and from there to Me-
gotine on the Vardar. From the lat
ter town. they argue, the Bulgarian po-
sitions east Of the Cerna could be out
thanked and thief rontier passes opened
to the allied forces which are now en-
gagged northwest Of Saloniki The map
shows the situation around Monastir,
captured by the serbians, French and
Russians. A is the line OF the Itai-
ians' thanking movement; B the adj
vance against Monastir of the main
French army from Saloniki; c the
Russian advance; D the SerbianS line
Of approach; E and F the German
bulgarian retreat toward Krusevo and
Prilep.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome

SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall Lodge. No. los, A. f. & A. NJ, Fri
day, Dec. l. 1880 p. m. Work in Hrs'
degree. John w. Wells, Secretary. Is
Q. Frazey. w. N.
sscNEr CHAPTER. No. 50. r. A. M
Stated convocation Monday evening"
Nov. 20, 1880 o'clock. Regular business
Carl shatfner. H. P; John w. Welis'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Kins Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. 6. NJ. MOD
day, Dec 49, Regular business anu
election Of officers. I. T. Forbes Ne
corder; George Gregory, I. NJ
STATED coNcLAVE, st. Aldema'
Commandery, No. 80, X. T., TUESDAY
Dec 10. 1880 p. m. Regular business
and election of officers. ]. 7. FORBES
Recorder; H. C. Mueller. Commander
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. 0. E:
S.-Meeting Wednesday. Dec. IL. 4: 81
NJ. for regular business and election
of officers. Eliza S. Battin, secretary >
Cora NJ. Mcdowell. W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

When he died he left no old soldier
that we know of holding an elective Of
flee of the state, ana with him, 1t may
be said, passes generation Of office
holders and politicians that for close
to- half a century dominated for the
most part the affairs of the state -
says the Nevada Representative refer
ring to Railroad Commissioner Wilson,
las a man he was capable, persistent
and loyal, and his death will be re-
GREETED, both on his own account and
for the splendid aggregation of citi-
zenship which he represented"
1t would suit the Storm Lake Pilot
Tribune very we'll III the supreme
judges We're nominated in convention
as was done with such splendid re-
suits before the passage Of the nom
partisan judiciary bill. 1t is too easy
under present conditions for an astute
politician to win a place on the SUI
preme bench for the simple reason that
the people will not awaken to the me-
cessity Of defeating such things. A
very small portion Of the voters ef the
state paid any attention to the ju-
dietary ballot and it came near putting
Judge Theophilus on the bench and
dispiacing Judge Evans. a most able
and high minded jurist."
They're pretty slippery this week
the highways. The melted SHOWS and
soft weather makes wheeling poor.
Some Of the politicians who owe their
induction into office to their views of
what the roads should be and how they
shall be built, will soon have emporium
ity in plenty to prove that they actual
ly meant what they said. 1t is fact
that too many roads are paved with
good intentions only" says the Ackley
World. E-r
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
Ripping Rhymes
sy WALT MASON
The Model Kid

How sweet the child who says, II
WILL" when weary father cries, Il wish
you'd take an AK an kill about q mil
lion hies!s The child who's active to
obey. who heeds. with cheerful brow.
whatever Pa or Ma may say, is worth
more than a COW. have pair OF
young galoots, and when bid them
work. they answer me. You bet your
boots" and never think to shirk say
to them, go rake the leaves from OF
the lawn today" they get their rakes
and neither grieves that he must quit
his play. say to them. go paint the
pump, and NOW the priceless grass
and they go to It on the jump. and
hand me back no sass. For such a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
4 MOTHERS TROUBLES

A mothers unending work and
devotion drains and strains hel
physical strength and leaves its mark
in dinmed eyes and carewom ca
pressions she ages before her time.
Any mother who is weary and languid
should start taking SCOTS Emulsion Of
Norwegian Cod Liver Oil as strengthen
ing food and bracing tonic to add rich
ness to her blood and build up hes
nerves before it is too late. Start Scott'a
Emulsion today-its fame is worldwide.
It Is tsfse from alcohol. 8 45l IS
seo4e q Sew.s. IaseoAssl. HI. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

was ere long a reality. Today It Ia
worth remembering too that ne pre-
ceded Edison in producing an incandes-
cent electric lamp, and he was early IN
the field as an experimenter and IN
ventor in aerial navigation.
The lesson Of his whole career Is that
the boy with WILL can do things
whatever his early environment may
have been.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

The patient has 6ne advantage over
the doctor, however. lie 10 pot obliged
to take his medicine, and never has to
pay for it until the will has been pro-
bated The patient who pays a doctor
anything, while both of them are yet
alive. is Justly considered a menace to
our civilization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

This week we enter the Christmas
month and few yet have even made
out their lists.
1t is reported that the high price Of
corn is lettering many farmers from
feeding cattle in their yards. This is
bad news for those who would buy
beef steak.
Poor crop returns from land hold
ings in Dakota and Minnesota Is con-
y.ncing many a man that this year it
is Iowa's turn to go to the mill with
grain to be ground.
80
The presence Of Ct H. Hull, OF Mar
shalltown, prominent hide and wool
merchant, in the Deaconess hospital
this morning emphasizes the value OF
such an institution as an agency OF
preparedness, For sixty years this
| man has enjoyed a robust health and
| never SO much as believed that he
would ever need to see the inside Of a
Dut SaNoeAAS ~ S"AAS AAA~
t;lrn for an operation and the doors
cf the hospital swung wide for his re-
ception A hospital like life Insurance.
| serves all men for no man knows but
| what he must become the beneficiary
| before the sun rises again.
Farmers can console themselves that
| corn sells at SO cents as compared to
G6 cents twenty years ago. This
is not SO pleasant to the man In town
of fixed income, however.
| Altogether admirable is the reported
| determination Of Governor Clarke II
appoint a.business man or progressive
farmer-in any case, no lawyer-to thu
railroad commission to fill the place o
the late Mr.. Wilson. There are nov
two legal fellows on the commission
and they themselves will probably fee
good in communion with man VIII
has the business mans viewpoint.
L -
The saddest thing in this war Is tn
loss that Is being suffered by some o
the very neutral peoples Note Nor
4 way; the continued destruction OF it
] fine merchant marine islamentable. Blu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
Men and Generals.

Sir Henry Babbington Smith. during
his last visit to New York. was talking
about the war.
ieof course, when general loses" he
said. ut isn't his fault. OF course not!
b .QFs like men and their Dverconts,
SNo man II honsst enough to say to
his wifA. tWhsrs did Z ieave my over
|cOat7. IA always says instead. II
.swhere did you put my overcoat2 ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
Whit .Auntis" rheuaht.

A colored "auntie,, was taking her
first ride on q fast train when It
jumped the track and plunged head
long into the ditch. After the crash
"auntie" picked herself up and began
munching a chicken wing she had
brought along for sustenance. The con-
ductor hurried up to see the damage.
We're you hurt in the smashup% No
asked sxcitediy.
Law, no!' she replied in astonish-
ment. "Wuz there amashup? tot
desc yere CONGRATULATIONS went right
along wifi de ticket."--Puck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
THE ROAD LAW,


There is no question but that the
highway law of Iowa will stand some
changing. There is no doubt in the
minds of most Of the people Of the
state that in several particulars 1t
should be amended, but there should
be no tendency, in the coming session
OF the general assembly, to run amuck
and do away with the law entirely.
This newspaper does not believe that
there are any fairminded men in the
state who have habit of analyzing
things Of public nature, who would
want to 80 back to the old slipshod,
haphazard road system, with its top
heavy, extravagant, non-result pro-
ducing methods. Since the present
highway law was enacted the roads OF
the state have been steadily made bet
ter, the counties of the state have been
getting value for the money spent on
roads and bridges and the taxpayers
have been saved money and assured
of an efficient. businesslike handling Of
public funds. The highway Law - .
good piece Of legislation It is prog
ressiye legislation and in the lire Of
tho best and most advanced business
judgment OF the time in road matters
1t provides a uniformity Of specifica-
ton on state road and bridge work and
furnishes assurances that the money
be rightly spent. It needs some amend
Ing no doubt. The greatest weakness
Of the law seems to be that It fails 70
differentiate between the big job ana
the little one and makes the fred tape
account too high Oh Jobs whose cost
Of construction IN very often not eauai
] to the engineering and preliminary ex-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

pense. This and other features OF the
law could doubtless be remedled. but
they DO not make UP an argument for
the adjustment Of the law entirely.
Go slow with the highway law. II Ia
the best piece Of road legislation
passed by any state in recent years.
1t has tn weak points, but that 10 true
Of anything made with human hands.
The people Of the state would rue the
day they abolished 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
Topics of the Times

Farmers who will hold farm auc-
tions are rapidly learning that it takes
several bidders for each animal to run
up prices hence advertising in the
! ines Republican which brings the
crowds from far and wide returns gold
dollars in dividends at the sale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

wholesome brace Of kids, 1t Is 9 joy to
toll. to buy them underwear and lids.
and cake and castor oil. How sharper
than serpent's tooth. how worthless
and how bad. II that unseemly. grace
less youth. who won't obey his dad!
For him the world viii hold no prize,
the dump viii be his bourne; he'll live
unloved, ana when he dies. no soul in
town will mourn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
CONSIDER THE DANDELloN.

Ds LWayerly independents
Going to the ant for an example of
industry, courage, perseverance, and
plugging away is all right, but what S
the matter with the dandelion Ten
days ago we had a killing frost, sew
eral degrees below zero weather. and
the fields were given covering of
snow four inches deep. Did the dande-
Ion whine, crawl into hole dis
couraged and give up the fight? Not
much! The dandelion just curled up
1T knew that the sun would shine
again. And while we were walking in
the pasture at the Ranch on the Ridge,
Sunday, the multitudinouss 81 dandelion
courageously smiled at US in all hel
golden beauty. just as If nothing on,
Of the ordinary had ever happened.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
BUT SHE KEPT THE MONEY.
rWo vorly IpderoDdAut


Miss Anna Derveske arrived in Wa
verify Monday morning direct from
Russia. She Is a friend OF Mr.. and
Mrs Aaron Divorsky and will make
her home with them for a time at
least. The young lady was 1--we weeks
on the journey and had some expert
ences which seemed very strange to
her. One OF them occurred ~s!!.e:: the
immigration officers held her up on
landing and asked her il she had the
thirty dollars which Uncle Sam de-
mands that all foreigners have before
they are turned loose on our shores.
She had evidently read OF US and some
Of our ways of obtaining money. So
when asked how she was fixed finan-
cially, she told the officers that she
was broke. Mr.. Divorsky was tele-
graphed to and he sent the money, and
she was allowed to proceed on her way.
Upon her arrival here among friends
she displayed q purse containing over
5000 in French, German and Russian
money, and told her friends that she
didn't want the officials to know that
she had 1t. In Russia Miss Dervesks
was lady'a tailor and had made more
than the most OF Russian girls have an
opportunity to make.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
Iona Newspapers
SAY Ut TO HES FACE
fairfield Ledger.l

Every dog has his day; this Is the
day of the champion corn husker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

This week we enter the Christmas
month and few yet have even made
out their lists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

1t is reported that the high price OF
corn is deterring many farmers from
feeding cattle in their yards. This IL
bad news for those who would buy
beef steak.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27

Poor crop returns from land hold
ings in Dakota and Minnesota Is con-
y.ncing many man that this year 1t
is Iowa's turn to go to the mill with
81 ain to be ground.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-08

'>Lapp batted about PTS in 1915 and
should be just as good this year. He
will be able to give Ray Schalk some
much needed assistance and can
teach the new pitchers a few tricks.
The stock of Johnny Griffiths,
climbing lightweight, has been given
a big boost by bout he did not even
see. His stock doomed when Matt
Wells, the Englishman, shaded Char
ley White
Anew weeks ago Griffiths fought
bout with Wells that was called a
draw. If there was an edge Grifiths
had it. That puts Grifiths up there,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-08
JOHNNY GRIFFITH5

as White has beaten about all the top
notch men in his class.
Griffiths is to meet Freddy Welsh,
lightweight champion soon.
Johnny KiIbane, featherweight
champion, has fought across the
country from coast to coast in the
eight years he has been in the ring
and has just come upon a left hand
he says is the greatest in the game.
1t belongs to Richie Mitchell, the
Milwaukee lightweight
81 thought when beat Abe Attell