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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
WHY CAN'T THE BLIND SEE.

lis hard 10 convince the farmer
who now Is paving off his drainage
bonds that big bond issues can be
made for road purposes without any
increase in axes.-Dayton Review.
Less wisdom and thoughtiessness
and lack Of investigation that leads
to careless statements A drainage
assessment is not a fixed tax bu:
is assessed only when the drain
age ditch is dug. OF course the
project increases mans tax.
However. the county road tax is fixed
by law now at 50 per quarter section
and SO per automobile whether a man
ever gets road built or not Bonds
can be issued in anticipation Of this
fixed tax and be paid out Of this tax
without any increase in the tax When
II is considered that the present rate
of taxation for county roads is going
to raise a million of dollars in the
average county during the next TWEEN
ty years whether We ever get any
roads or not it should dawn upon US
that we could at least obtain, a million
dollars worth Of roads without in :
creasing the tax.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
goodnight Mr.. RILEY"

Some artist whose ephemeral work
lives for day on the front page of a
newspaper drew James Whitcomb
Riley standing on a stairway with his
face turned toward a group Of children
who looked after him from the foot of
the stair to say Goodnight, Mr.
Riley" The cartoonist had caught the
gaze Of affection on every childish
face and aside from the group, in
tears, had drawn Little Orphant An
ME- And so the children said Good
night" and not goodby to Mr. Riley"
Unhappy he who leaves no love and
regret within the hearts of little chill
dren when he leaves the world behind
who hears no voices saying goodnight
in a sad treble and leaves no memory
may live as long as they live. Much
has been beautifully said of the poet
in prose and verse but none has so
touched upon the .truest chord as he
vino pictured him passing while the
children said goodnight.
We crave tender remembrance OF
ourselves, all of US. We desire greatly
To be missed. It is grip death holds
upon life, the hope that we shall be
remembered, after We have gone, that
-r'e.1 s,+d children shall think nrrn ne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
A coNTEMPTIBLE PART.
Tnea Moines Tribune.1

The Coon Rapids Enterprise says ut
Is matter OF record that the Register
offered to support Mr.. Harding for gov
ernor." Now it is not only not a matter
Of record that any such promise was
made, but Mr.. Henry knows that II the
promise had been made the war would
have been over.
In other words Mr.. Henry. to further
a political candidacy, is willing not only
10 state what he knows not to be so,
hut to impeach his own political saga
city az well.
1t is just this contemplate attitude
on the part Of SO many newspapers that
discredits the whole newspaper frater-
nifty.
The Enterprise knows perfectly well
that the Register in the fourteen years
OF Its present management, whatever
mistakes OF judgment it may have
made, has never espoused a cause or a
candidate for reasons personal to itself
nbr fought q cause or a candidate for
reasons personal to itself.
The Enterprise knows that the Reg
::ste= cccc:sa Nj Il riding years GO fnr
precisely the same reason 1t opposes
him now.
Mr.. Henry is man nf too much
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
HARD DAYS FOR RURAL CARRIERS.

mail carrier from a southern Iowa
route has been removed because he
criticised the Encouragement Of mail
routes which the Wilson administrator
started and backed away from when
the end of the poker developed heat
Other charges Of course were brought,
but the community seems to be con-
WINGED that the carrier was removed
partly because another fellow wanted
the job.
OF course a mail carrier ought not
TO talk overmuch in criticism Of his
superior officers. This mail carrier
didn't need to if he had known it
Other people from end to end Of the
state were saying it for him. How
ever when a twenty-five mile route is
heightened to a degree that the horses
some excuse for the carrier if he
breaks out in language to offend the
ears Of someone clothed in brief and
perhaps petty authority. But the
probabilities are that somebody else
needed the job That inference is sup
ported by the monument humping of
Howard Ram from the Manchester
postoffice because ne failed to clean
his typewriter regularly. Anyhow,
what's mail carrier or a postmaster
between political friends"
It's a pretty hard and billy route
nowadays for the rural mail carrier
with the government lengthening the
routes and Harding insisting on mud
roads. That's another instance of GET
ting them going and coming
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
THE 1917 MODEL.

The 1917 model is whole -souled
EFFORT TO make the owner Of new
automobile wish he had waited a
rev weeks and saved the price of four
non skid tires. This effort always
proves success. and causes the
garages of our country to be crowd
ed with late purchasers who are look
ing Tor chance to punch the inter-
lining out of the proprietor.
The 1917 model is usually brought
out on the first Of July, in order that
the man who bought at the old price
on June 10Th can enjoy the Fourth
With glad heart. 1t requires true
religion for new driver to read a
tWo-pase advertisement in three col
ors. offering his car for 800 less
money and offering to throw in a
tire pump, without falling on his
knees and hoping that somebody will
set the factory on fire in seven dis
tinct spots. More murder is commit
ted at long distance by the practice
of shortening the price and lengthen-
ing the wheel base of automobiles on
the first of July than by the treatment
of Americans in Mexico.
Once in a while however some
manufacturer who was caught, in his
stocking feet by the European war,
raises the price Of the 1917 model.
thereby causing the confiding prospect
who was waiting for a drop to utter
a piercing roar OF wrath This un-
feeling act has created more anar-
chists than the steady upward fight
OF the gasolene schedule. When a
manufa cturer raises the price II is al
ways attributed to the battle Of YER,
dun and the scarcity of transmission
grease cups and is fully made up by
adding a few inches of streamline
body and throwing in a tonnean light.
The 1917 model looks good deal
like the 1915 pattern, but in reality
they are not alike in anything except
their appetites for gasolene, lubricat-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Huntington Hawkeye.

The Southwest Iowa Agricultural
congress. an association of MontgoEn-
cry county farmers. is busy with the
arrangements for their annual agri-
cultural show, which is given at Haw
kins park, six miles southao of Red Oak.
The affair lasts three days and brings
out immense crowds. 1t is stated that
the agricultural and stock displays will
be equal to those Of the best county
fairs, and that many other attractions
will be offered. And yet, few years
ago, there were newspapermen right
here in Iowa who believed that the
fair had outlived It's usefulness and
was going out Of existence because It
could not be made, to pay and the peo-
pie would not be interested in 1t. They
could not or would not see that there
is greater interest in all things agri-
cultural in Iowa than has ever been
the case in the past, and such inter-
est is growing. The really big time Of
the agricultural fair In Iowa does not
lie anywhere In the past, but it does
lie in the future and the not very re-
mote future either.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
He Is Not Dead.

He Is Not Dead.
can not say, and / VIII not say
That he is dead--he is just away!
With CHEEKY smile, and wave Of
the hand,
He has wandered into an. unknown
land.
And left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must De, since he fingers
there.
And you-O you who the widest yearn
For the old time step and the glad
Think OF him farins on, as dear
In the love Of there as the love Of
here:
And loyal still. as he gave the blows
OF his warrior strength to his coun-
,ry's foes.
Mild and gentle. as ne was brave,
When the sweetest love Of his life he
gave
To simple thinss: Where the viclets
grew
Blue as the eyes they were likened 10.
The touches Of his hands have ssrayed
As reverentiy as his lips have PRAYED:
When the little brown thrush tina /,
harshiy chirred
Was dear TO him as the knocking bird;
And ne pitied as much as a man in
pain
4 writing honey bee Wet with rain.
Think of him still as the same. I say:
He IS not dead-he IS Just away!
James WhitComh Riley
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
Topics Of the Tunes.

The assault by Col. John NJ. Parker
seems also to have been checked
Has It ever occurred to those who
complai in of shortage that lot of good
white paper ia being spoiled by print
Ing some of the present day magazines
on it?
Eut does Mr.. Bryan understand that
ii takes more to keep the wolves away
from the back door at Asheville than in
Lincoln, Neb.?
another storm next November that Is
not unlikely to flood the democratic
camp and tip over the Wilson apple
cart.
Those political sight drafts keep
coming in and so far none has gone
to protest
One auto manufacturer has decided
greater speed than forty miles an hour.
Perhaps 1t wouldn't be a bad thing
if auto manufacturers would get to-
gether and agree to limit speed of road
cars oten miles less than that. The
speed Of Il passenger train on rails
ought 10 be fast enough for all sensl.
Bile prisons on dirt highway-and
other than sensible persons ought not
be permitted to drive off the race
tracks and speedways.
1t appears that Meredith backed up
kenyon's liquor bill and urged the
readers of Successful Farming to write
congressman in it's favor. VIII some
body produce letter or an express
sion from Mr.. Harding favoring the bali
or any other strictly restrictive meas
ure?
Usually plea for harmony from an
office holder means one word for harm
ony and two for himself.
The state fair opens tomorrow. The
Iowa state fair is an opportunity for
coupe VI uaSS VI oAlIhS oii''
education such as no other state az
forcia in as full measure. OF all that is
good Iowa affords the best and the
best Of Iowa's best is on exhibition at
the annual exposition.
Secretary Baker says the guard VII!
be retained on the border as long az
there is danger. Perhaps then the boys
may be held there until March 4, 1917.
That circums stances alter cases Is
corroborated by the difference between
a cola wave in August and the same
thing in January.
Suppose the women struck for an
eight hour day, would the president
consider il a state and not a national
affair?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

kindly ana speak OF as as friends
when the places that knew US know US
no more forever. When the time OF
final departure has arrived the desire
is not so much to be remembered be-
cause of riches or power or accom-
plishment as to be remembered be-
cause we were loved. So Riley had
his desire.
SO shall we attain that desire only
as Riley gained it. by kindness and
love and human charity for all the
race. AS Longfellow and Wait Whit
man, the one singing the ballads Of
life from kindly heart, the other
sledging deep into the primeval depths
of human nature. but both convinced
that the world is true and fine and
lovable and Gods world, that men are
all brethren and women all sisters and
children all of one family. pitiful Of
pain and glad of joy because one is
pain and the other happiness. as they
won niche in the Westm:nsters Of
memory, SO must we, if we win the
resretful goodnight that followed Riley
up the stair.
Goodnight not farewell. a blessing
and prayer, a parting to meet again
in The morning. hope for sound rest
and pleasant dreams and a happy
awakening, whispered around the
world from parent to child between
lover and husbands and wives and
spoken TO friends as they go TO other
rest: so may we hear it as we fall
asleep. And so, goodnight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
BuRLEsoN ANDIowA.

lSiOuX city journal
1t is announced from Des Moines that
Postmaster General fshrleson IS to
speak for democracy and President
Wilson in Iowa during the impending
campaign.
Iowa will be right glad to hear the
distinguished gentleman from Texas,
who is rated as the politician of the
Wilson cabinet and who has figured as
the Legree whenever recalcitrant DEM
ocrats had to be kept in line for the
Wilson policies
Iowa is particularly interested in the
amiable postmaster general because
Iowa has had some Of it's rural mail
routes disturbed in a most unfortunate
fashion during the past two years
1t may not be political sagacity to
send the postmaster general, Of all per-
sons. into Iowa this fall, but that fea-
tu-e should not be questioned in view OF
the fact that the arrangements have
been made. i
II Mr.. Burleson does come, it is to be
hoped, for the good of the Iowa farmer
that his campaign route for some one
day during his stay in the state will be
over one OF those fifty mile mail routes
And II the good Lord should send a
rain on that particular day, Iowa will
not be disposed to complain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
THE WAITER GIRL.
Harrington Hawkeye.1

The next time you go to quick
lunch restaurant, watch your waitress.
She's spry, game little woman,
isn't she? Watch her, rushing to the
kitchen and back, bringing you your
order. Doesn't mind the beat at all.
You wouldn't be surprised II she
baked at a gruff order from some ir-
ritated guest. But she doesn't She
mustn't, IL she wants to hold her Job.
Still, the good little waitress feels
the pangs Of every complaint be 1t
ever so slight. For she knows she is
doing her best. with all the odds
against her.
You know it. too. Only. when you're
hungry you're irritable. impatient and
ectalII III control yourself every mins
doesn't go exactly as you desire.
1t may satisfy you a bit to take II
ont on the busy waitress. but think Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

snees; they slash at their foes, tho the mercury
shows it's up above ninety degrees. # had to
scrap all over the map, I'd surely be frightfully'
bored I'd hate to be shot when the weather is
hot, I'd hate to be sliced with sword. I've moth
ing to do but to simmer and stew, and punish the
pink lemonade; and yet complain of the torture
and strain, while loafing around in the shade.
sit in the swing and mutter, by jing, this heat
is punishment dire; and I'll wager my purse
that I wouldn't feel worse if / sat with my
feet in a fire. But what would 1 say if there
ambled my way warrior bold, with a gun !? And
what would think If he filled me with zinc, and
old rusty nails by the ton All melting my grease
but I'm melting in peace, and ought to be cheer
full and gay I'd hate to be shot when the weather
is hot, I'd hate to be scrapping all day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

SPECIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
shall Lodge No. los, y. F 4 a. N
Work in second degree Friday, Aug. 20
80 .. m. John w Wells, Secretary
q. Q. Frazey, W. NJ.
SIeNEr CHAPTER No. IS. r. A NJ.
Stated convocation Monday evening.
Aug q. Regular business Carl
Sclaffner. H. P; John W. Wells. sec
rotary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 90, R & S NJ, Mon
day, Aug. 81; regular business / L.
Pornes. Recorder George Gregory. J. III
STATED CONCLAvE, st. Aidemar
Comnandery No. 30. K. T. Tuesday
Aug. %. 3 .. m: regular business L
T. Forbes, Recorder: H. c. Mueller
Commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. E
Especial meeting Wednesday, Aug.
2:, at s D. M Initiation Eliza >
Battin. secretary: Cora n. Mcdowell
w. N.
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GOOD STUFF.
HDas M0iYoa RaDiufar

Taking the most charitable view that
can be taken of this taxpayers league
movement 1t Is the natural consequence
Of the frost that killed last years corn
crop. There is sort Of psychological re-
lation between certain manifestations
OF the. human mind and great natural
Men like Doran and Pierce
are just as sure to pop up after cy-
clone, or hailstorm, or frost. or tornado
as rag weed or smart weed is to appear
in the pastures after dry season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
The 1877 model has number or sx-
psnsive refinemants.

double shovel cultivator, 1t would be
easier to run a garage without COM
tracing senile dementia- The only
man who gees stung in buying an
automobile is the one who holds of
in his wisdom until the price has
vaulted into the top Of the elm trees,
The 1917 model is a source Of 10y
to the dealer who has hang -over Of
ten cars bought the previous fall.
This enables him to give away a juicy,
slice of profit and also to wish that
he had taken his wife's advice and
remained on the home farm, where the
price OF mess pork and veal calves.
would turn in more money than =
merry 30 round at a Harvest Home
picnic ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
PRESIDENTIAL POINTERS

EOur counties In the United
States produced two presidents
each. Washingtoa and Monroe
were horn In Westmore1and {
county, Virginia w. IA. Har
rison and John Tyler ran on tho
Same ticket for president and
vice president and were both
born In Charles City county. on
the banks Of the James river.
Virginia. John Adams and his
son. J. Q. Adams, were born in
Norfolk county, Massachusetts,, /
while BENJAMIN Harrison and
TAFT were both born in Hamil.
ton county, Ohio.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

office. approached his boss one morning
last week: @
IF you please. sir"
We'll. Jimmy?"
My grandmother. sir"
Aha. your grandmother; go on.
Jimmy" Ill
my grandmother and my mother"
What? And your mother, too. Both
very i'll. eh?"
No, sir. My grandmother and my
mother are goin' to the baseball game
this afternoon. and they want me to
stay home and mind my little kid brud-
der"
Jimmy got the afternoon of. Bos-
ton Traveller.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

the result Of your knock ION her.
Remember. she's a busy little bee,
working hard for YOU. Shes trying
to make it pleasant for you
You try to make her work pleasant
in return,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
She Knew the FEELING.

Aviator-"And then when you are
Up pretty high--three or four miles,
say--and you look down, it's positive
e u sickening. 1t is stupendous, awful.
4 great height is fearful thing, !
.s.. ys:: aayy ffffe-iiiils ;ssss.
i I caa synpafhize with you, poor boy.
I feei just that way myself when I'm
~ foe ~ stsr'aAdet"- 70
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

In little while there will be no
county in the state without its county
agent, and there will be counties with
two and perhaps three county agents,
and there will be female county
agent in almost every county. and
she will be kept busy and will prove
most valuable acquisition" predicts
the Burlington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

standing in his community to play 50
contemplate part as . newspaper,
man. .~.a 500 ..,s~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
TRYING ON THE DOG.
rVinton Eagle.

From the quick action which the
Cedar Rapids commissioners took to-
ward crossing safely after they all
came near being run over by switch
train few days ago, 1t would seem
that il we are to get action on our
state crossing problems or legislation
To stop the sale of nighgeared automo-
bilcs that a good way to do it would
be to let our legislators undergo some
such experience as the members of the
Cedar Rapids commission had
How would it be to have them en-
counter the freak auto driver or escape
being run over at a crossing by two
feet? This would likely have rcore eff
feet than that brilliant suggestion Of
someone to have all machines stop be-
fore crossing railroads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR CARS.

, H.
In all cities the question uppermost
is where to find parking room for the
automobiles. If they keep on multiply
ing what are the cities going to do with
them? Has it never occurred to the
said cities that it is not the duty of the
taxpayers to provide livery stable
room for horses or garage room for
cars? Let the car owners do the wor-
rying. AS the care in use Increase Of
course. they cannot expect to occupy
the streets SO that others cannot move
thru them. Streets were made for traf-
nc, not for storage. Some day there will
be private garages. maybe ten or twelve
stories high. The car owner who wants
to come down town on his own wheels
Will drive it in such places and it viii
be stored-maybe on the twentieth story
until he wants to take. It out. There
Is plenty OF room left under the heay-
ems. The limited room that cities have
In the way Of streets will not be con-
verified to other uses than those Of
transportation. q 2 tt>'
In the meantime. while we are a bit
crowded row. the best thing to DO is to
get along. all together, as best we can
making allowances here and there and
none of us making more demands for
space than are reasonable and possible
Of fulf1ilment. @tM ~ - 1S'F g
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
SUMMER FIGHTING

The Germans and French in the field and the trench
their red snickersnees; they slash at their foes tho
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22

1T would be a humiliating spectacle
for Iowa to elect as a successor to
George W. Clarke a man Of Mr.. Hard
ings calibre, character and vacilating
policy" says the Council Bluffs Nom
pareil. "He is in no sense guberna-
torial size. The people are getting his
measure Clarke made an up hill fight
and won. Harding had down hill
pull, but If he wins it will be by a
scratch" -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
THE AUTOMOBILE SPIRIT.
iDAS NoineS Canisa1

LIES MONIES NSaplldl.J
In a bulletin issued by one OF the Des
Moines churches there recently APP
paared plea for the owners of au.o
mobiles to fill their vacant seats with
less fortunate churchgoers on Sunday
morning. The writer pointed out that
many people are deprived of the privi-
lese of going to church because of the
distance and lack of conveyance.
The same gospel might be extended
to include week days. The man who
takes his neighbor down town OF who
picks up strangers on the way is a
better citizen than the one who travels
back and forth with empty seats 1t
IS kind deeds of this character which
make the days seem brighter and the
world better.
In the olden days there was a wide
gap between the man who rode and the
one who walked. 1t often signified po-
siuon and caste. Today there is no
such discriminati ton. There is one thing
lacking, however. and that is the kind
OF intercourse which makes all men
OF city neig hbors. An effective way
OF promoting this spirit of friendlinass
Is via the automobile.