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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06
FEAR INSPIRED BY BALLOON
Moro Than Century Ago Great Brit
ain Dreaded Visit of "WarshIp
Of the Air"

One hundred and thirty-one years
ago the balloon, French invention
Of that time, gave an unpleasant feel,
ing Of insecurity to England, which,
however, has had to wait for actual
overhead invasion until the Zeppelin,
the air-monster of today, appeared.
The fear was even then entertained
that this French invention might be
used by the natural enemies of the
British race. A British caricature is
mentioned in Chambers Book of
Days as having been published in
1884, entitled "Montgolfer in the
Clouds, Constructing Air-Balloons
for the Grand Monarque" The
grand monarque was then not Louis
XIV, but Louis XVI. In this the
French inventor is represented
blowing soap bubbles and saying:
ooh, by Gar, dis be de grand inven-
ton. Dis will immortalize my king,
my country, myself. We will declare
the war against our enemies. We
will make DIES English wake, by Gar.
We will inspect their camp, we will
intercept their fleet, we will set fire
to their dockyards, and by Gar, we
will take Gibraltar in de air-balloon;
anda when we have conquer de Eng
lish, den we conquer de other coun-
trie, and make them all colonie to de
Grand Monarque."
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06
A Boys Reason.

A Boston man has son who has
Just entered school. He was sup
posed to be enjoying it, but one morn
ing he walked into the dining room,
where his father was having break
fast, and remarked:
I'm tired of going to school, pa. 1
think I'll STOP"
'Why?" asked the father What is
your objection to going to school?"
"Oh," answered the boy, 1T breaks
up the day so."-Boston Record.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06
BAPTIST CHURCH

Preaching IL a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday School 10 a. m.
B. Y. P. U. Sunday p. m.
Prayer and Praise, Thursday pm.
Our attendance, both at Sunday
School and the preaching service, is
at rising tide. Come and enjoy the
good things that are being offered
from Sunday to Sunday. All young
men who are not attending Sunday
School, are invited to visit our
Baraca class.
P. H. EVANS, Pastor.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06
RAISE A MOTORCYCLE STAND
Time and Trouble Saved by Use of
Door Spring-Does Its Little
Trick Automatically.

A motorcyclist may save the time
and trouble of raising the stand when
the machine is pushed off, by fasten-
ing one end of door spring to the
stand near the bottom, and the other
end to a convenient place on the lug
gage carrier. While the machine is Gu
the stand, the spring is stretched, but
the removal of the weight releases it,
and the stand 10 rr.lod back into place.
Popular Science Montnt~
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06
ESTHETICISM.

81 never see the smoke pouring
from a steamers tunnels that ]
don't think of the poor devils below
shoveling coal into the furnaces" re-
marked the sympathetic man.
"Oh," replied the giddy young
thing, "but just think of the pic
turesque smudge it makes on the
sky line"
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06
FOR SALE.

Kitchen Cabinet and Chairs, Chit
fonier, Dressers, Oak Dining Table,
Fir Dining Table, Rocking Chairs,
Kitchen Utensils, Steel Range and
Heating Stove.-1329 Second Avenue
South. Enquire of Loveland or Cross.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06
Terra EIrma Good Enough.

Terra Flrma Good Enough.
What lesson are we supposed to
learn from the story. of Jonah and the
whale?" asked the Sunday school
teacher.
Dat IL a guy is wise he will camp
en- dry land" answered the new pupil
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-06

FOR SALE Dark grey gelding, s
years old, weight 1850. Jersey COW.
freshs-H. H. Timpe. att,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
MISSING.

A. p. Thayer of Marshalltown, died
at Sioux City. He was one of the vet
Grams of the Iowa press. During thirty
years he had looked after the Circula
ton Of the Marshalltown Times Re
publican, ever faithful and ever at his
post IN addition to his work, in con-
neCuun with the business department.
he had developed good nose for news,
and on his travels he discovered much
Of interest about which he chatted with
the Times Republican readers in a
most agreeable style. The man will be
nissed.-Burlington Hawkeye.
We all desire much 10 be missed.
Fortunate he whose work and faithful
ness claims the need Of remembrance
in a busy world
The Times Republican misses Mr..
Thayer. II is good to know that others
miss him. When a new face appears
in his place thousands OF T-R. sub
scrIbers TO whom he was bound by
years Of kindly connection will miss
him. The newspaper feels lack OF his
weekly presence and OF his observing
comment on things he saw and noted
as 'LOoker-on in Iowa"
Yes, he viii be missed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

A will is legal document which
distributes property with one hand
and attorney fees with the other. Next
to the cruel and inhuman treatment
which the average husband Is sub
jected to. it is the most prolific source
of litigation done on a legal-tender
basis known to civilization.
Most people do not make a will I'M
til they are attacked by shortness Of
memory, undue influence and twelve
distinct forms of senile dementia, the
most distinct of which consists in
failing to deed quarter section OF
the corn belt to some nephew by mar
riage. This causes the nephew to at
tack the will with rapid fire battery
Of attorneys who prove that the de-
cedent was about to go bankrupt In
the cerebellum and couldn't remember
the maiden name Of hts first wife. II
necessary. they will also prove that the
author of the win stole live poultry
during the civil war ana possessed a
streak of insanity wider than a drain
age ditch. When this has been ac-
complished to the satisfaction Of all
concerned. including the Jury, the
estate Is divided In two parts and the
heirs are allowed to keep one as a sad
memento Of the occasion.
The codicil is something which Is at
tached to a will in order to rebuke an
heir who has fallen from grace and
the water wagon. This is one Of the
most malignant forms OF rebuke now
in use, and drives many an expectant
heir into the soothing embrace of the
supreme court. 1t is utterly disheart-
ening to a blithe, cheery-faced heir to
hear a long viii read thru which gives
him 400 acres Of thick agricultural
sediment and then be greeted by the
sneering tones OF a crisp codicii which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
Topics Of the Times

Those bandit" atrocities in Chicago
seem to call for an envoy from the
government almost as much as the
Mexican situation.
A nickel apiece was offered the
Boston & Maine railroad for 5000 worn
out ties to be used by the French in
constructing trenches along the west
front. Which seems to indicate that
the French intend to stay there quite
some time.
A serious mistake and injustice Is
being done by the statement that Mrs
Wilson tipped a waiter girl at a Des
Moines hotel. The facts are that Mrs.
Wilson bestowed a pourboire of IS up
on an attendant.
When other states are flooded with
water Iowa remains dry and is food
ed only with prosperity. The choir
will please rise and sing Iowa, Q,
Iowa" Everybody stand. .
At any rate, the Eleventh district
viii lhave plenty of politics this year
with its congressional fight superim-
posed on the governorship contest.
Sounds almost like old times up Sioux
City way.
The peculiar thing is that those who
fought Web. Byers tooth and nail
wherever and however they found OPP
pcrtunity should be SO terribly exer-
cised lest George Cosson cop some
credit that may have belonged to Web.
Let them cease worrying. Both the
boys have most creditable records in
the annals of the state. They'll get
along
Seems like that If day is to be add
ed TO the year it ought to tackled on in
the golf season.
II we needed guns and ammunition
our views on embargo would probably
suffer a sudden change.
Nov that Mrs Gait has entered the
Iowa suffrage campaign we may expect
to hear things begin to purr.
Many 4 man who is worrying his
life out down at the stove in the cor
ner grocery over the Philippines Is
confident that his wife will see that
the furnace fire is kept up at home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

armur plate manufacturers '~ho would
dismantle their plants rather than sell
armor to the American government at
their price to the Japanese govern
ment2
IT matters not whether the Japanese
contracts were taken by the Bethle-
hem company, the MidvaIe company.
or one of the others-their prices to
the United states are so nearly identi-
cal that no competition exists. and
they are all mixed UP in the Harvey
trust.
This japanese situation is all the
more mysterious because that infalli-
BILE source Of Information pleasing to
the munition business-the Navy Year
book-says that Japan pays more for
armor plate than does our own govern
ment- Is it possible. then, that our
armor makers sell to Japan for 800
a ton less than the Japanese can make
their own armor or buy II in Europe?
II that is true. it bespeaks a singular
patriotism on the part of our armor
manufacturers-pa patriotism to Japan.
AS to the fact of American sales of
armor to Japan there Is no question.
Secretary Daniels cites the contracts
as one OF the reasons for believing that
the United States can manufacture it's
own armor for $3.50 a ton. against the
s496 and s425 which has been paid.
The case admits of such plain con-
illusions that II is hardly necessary
to mention the fact that Secretary
Daniels charges the Bethlehem Steel
Com pany with having Incorporated
American naval secrets into a foreign
dreadnaught built in this country--an-
other evidence Of the matchless pat
riotism which inspires our munition
makers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
ARMOR PLATE TO JAPAN.
rOes A1oines pepistar

-
In connection with the threat of the
Bethlehem Steel Company to disman-
tie its armor plate factory IL the gov
eminent starts making ship arrnor in
competition, 1t is worth recollecting
that the armor plate trust of the
United States has been selling armor
to Japan for 500 ton less than its
price to the United States. It has not
declined to go into competition with
the government-oWned armor plate
factory Of Japan, even tho 1t was
forced down to a figure which 1t
claims will be ruinous as applied to
It's contracts with the United States
government.
The armor plate trust in the United
States is part Of an international COM
bine which affects all countries In
the world except japan. Its mem
bers are those who participate in the
use Of the Harvey steel patents. In
this country they are the Bethlehem,
Steel Company. the Carnegie Steel
Company, the Afidva1e Steel Company
and the Carbon Steel Company.
Once let the United States agree
to the proposition OF the Bethlehem
and Midvale companies that it guar
antee each OF them one third OF the
armor plate needed by the United
States in the next five years. at re-
duction of $50 ton from present
prices, how would it deal with tnt
Carnegie and Carbon companies?
They could not each get a third, IN
der any known system Of mathematics
II the final third We're divided betWeer
them what would be left for the gov
eminent plant? Absolutely nothing
The private companies would nav
foreclosed the market. ~
| When the case is considered iron
4 the standpoint of patriotism. its as
lpect is even blacker.
How much patriotism - there
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09


Your whiskers frozen stiff, it is bleak and
bitter day; your cold. but what's the diff
Before know it. twill be May The tempest batters
the door, the light wind walls dismal tune but in
shakes, maybe four, youll wade around knee
deep in June And thus is with grief; 1t hurts
but it's sped: the darkest coolest night
brief sunshine gltters just ahead Ny feet
frozen hard tonight and yet am cheerful scout;
know that spring will all right and April winds
will thaw them It's wintertme Is filled with
things that bring spirit but in the spring the
birds will build their nests beard and hair
winter worst. the gentle spring will
be here when winter grefs like bubbles burst and
In di6a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
TERMS.
Roses of JOY,

Why not choose to be happy,
Dwell with glaoness in thy heart
Fill it with silver laughter
LIES powerful ray apart
Gladness bestows in beauty,
A gift wherever il goes
Soft from its splendid fountain
Great happiness often flows.
Choose this day to be happy.
o, why should we be afraid
Roses of JOY live ever,
Sweet roses that never fade
Ward in New York Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
A "Consolins" Thought.

patrons 70 whom Mr. Burleson Is do
ing things" should console themselves
by thinking about what he tried to do
10 the match workers when he was
in congress. Mr.. Burleson voted
against the '-phossy jaw bill. and for
"phossy jaw one Of the most horrible.
loathsonc and overwhelmingly painful
Of diseases.
See Congressional Record, volume
IS. part ", page 1919.
Also see Matches or Men" in April
1912 ''E,verybody's Magazine and the
story Of John Werner in The Survey"
for Dec 2. 1911 and April 10, 1912.
Des Moines Iowa J. A W.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

A young lady who lisped very badly
was treated by a specialist and learned
to say the sentence: Sister Susies
sewing shirts for soldiers.
She repeated 1t to her friends, and
was praised upon her mastery per-
Torrance.
"Yeth, but its thuth an ectheedingiy
difficult remark to work Into con.
versation-ethpethiall when you con-
thider that / have no thider Thuthie."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
Iona Newspapers
WATCHING SCHOOL AFFAIRS.

[DeS Moines tapital.j
The Des Moines school board should
welcome the decision of the chamber
Of commerce to have a permanent COM
nittee on schools as an indication OF
an awakened public interest In some
what neglected branch Of civic re-
sponsibility.
Undoubtedly there is no more auto
cratic expenditure OF public funds than
the method by which over a million
dollars is handled for school purposes
in Des Molnes each year. A board OF
seven persons. serving without pay.
has entire supervision over everything.
The time they take from their own
business affairs is given free. with no
reward except the knowledge OF pa
triotic service. The executive STanIn
consists Of superintendent and a sec
rotary.
1t Is stated one Of the objects or the
chamber of commerce committee VIII
be TO investigate and recommend To
the people a more business-iike man
agement Of school affairs. To that END
the committee will make a survey Of
the districts Indebtedness, its methods
Of expenditures and the efficiency o.
the schools
The Capital would like to sugges
that the committee has an excelien
| opportunity to show immediate results
by taking a hand in the proposed
building program, bonds for which VII
be voted upon this spring. Des Molne'
should get away from the old stereo'
| typed plan Of school buildings. IN
| growth Of community center actiVities
| the Fairgrounds, manual training an
domestic science, the problems OF pro
| lection against fire and above III Tn
efforts to combine architectural peau.'
with economy and efficiency nav
brought forth new types OF structure
which Des Moines has failsd 70 recoe
nize In It's grade schoolA
Another field is that q teacAers sai
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

Jewels" like the one IN the photo
graph, pictured in exact size, made the
Tower of Jewels at the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition in San Francisco
wonder OF glory by day and by night.
Thru tiny mirrors at the backs OF tho
100000 Jewels" sunlight and search
light beams were reflected with pris-
matte sclntillation that aroused the
ecstatic admiration Of millions OF be-
holders Now that the exposition 10
closed and the Tower OF Jewels Is no
more, the Jewels" have been dis
tributed turnout the country as
souvenirs. Each bears a little brass
medal attesting its genuineness.
There are over 100000 golfers in the
United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
Masonic Meetings.

~ STATED COMMUNICATION
Marshall Lodge No. los A. F. and A. NJ
Regular meeting Friday. Feb. Is, 1850
D. m. John w. Wells, secretary; Is. o.
Frazey, w. NJ.
siGNET CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. M
Special convocation Monday evening,
Feb. IA, for work in Royal Arch degree
Carl Shaffner. H P; John W. Wells
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solomon
Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ. Monday
Feb. p, regular business. L 7. Forbes.
recorder; George Gregory, L Nj.
STATED coNcLAvE- st. Alderman
Commandery No. 80. K t. Tuesday
Feb. %, 1880 o'clock. Regular busi-
ness. /. T. Forbes, Rec: H c. Mueller
Z. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. ST, o. E. S., Wednesday, teo'
ls, 1880 p. m. Business. Eliza ;. Bat
tin, secretary: Cora M. McDo"e 41'
w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
Chlidren's First Duty.

n IL the duty of children to be obe-
aient to their parents. OF all the crea-
lures we are acquainted with, man
kind are the longest, before they be-
come capable of shifting for them
selves; and it seems to be the design
Of Providence in keeping them 30
many years in state of dependence
upon their parents. to train them up
- ohedience.-Price.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

The bored young man turned to his
dinner partner with yawn-
Who is that strengthening man
over there who stares at me so much 2"
he drawled.
Oh, that's Professor Jenkins" she
replied, the famous expert on insan-
ity."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
md Sealin6 WaX -dr cabba6es-p kin8
WILLIS

transfers the property to some home
for the fatherless orphans. The use Of
the codicil is not to be recommended,
except In cases where there is nothing
to codicil with.
Some of the MOST waterproof wills
made are those which are not cluttered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

up with legal verbiage, but are written
on the back Of an envelope in plain.
unpolluted English. The courts viii
not break this kind of will unless it
is shown that 1T was written by one OF
the heirs. II people would exercise
more care in drawing their wills, and
not leave them lying around in photos
graph albums and chiffoniers, there
would be fewer family skeletons
dragged into the court room and grim
ming from the witness box.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

IF Meredith and Marsh persist in
declining the nomination for governor
the democrats of Iowa have another
big man to think about, Tom Steele.
says the Boone News Republican.
Isn't the turning of the Eleventh dis
triCt into a democratic district for the
first time in its histry worthy OF
some recognition"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION.
fort Dodge Messenger

Perhaps no department Of Iowa &C
tivity is so nearly primitive as the
, country school. This Is conspicuous
fact for visitors to this state and is
commented on in their home states TO
the disadvantage Of Iowans 1t will be
remembered that not long since the
Messenger printed a letter by an ex-
1owan commenting upon the fact thai
the Iowa country school house was the
same little building, minus shrubbery
and even minus trees. OF course the
new consolidated school is q hopeful
innovation but the little one room
school house should have a few Of the
modern conveniences of school room,
just as well as the big consolidated
school
Today the Messenger has received a
sug gestion by a farm mother and one
who Is well known for her sane and
excellent ideas along many lines of en-
deavor, that the telephone should be
installed in the country school. Mere
~ to hear the suggestion makes the
modern mind feel a jolt at the seeming
impossibility of the fact that these
schools have not for this long time had
telephone service. Evidently the little
white school house has been the Gin
ierSild Oh the SCHOOL 81 STEIN Anu most
assuredly the fairy godhmother should
see that she gets her just dues without
further delay
Mrs. Rutledge writes:
TO the Messenger: These stormy
days call TO mind the stories OF heroism
often displayed by our country school
teachers in their efforts to safeguard
the children intrusted to their care We
are accustomed to think of these DAN
gers to our country school children as
wholly in the past and ! presUme there
is little danger of their being lost or
frozen to death now. but / have been
wondering why in these days of tele-
phones, when every farmer considers
telephone a necessity in his home.
we do not have telephones in the coun-
try school houses. Think how con-
vcnient 1t would be when a storm
comes up to telephone the teacher that
a certain father would send his bob
sleigh TO take the little folks home
Many times the teacher is obliged to
send some distance to reach a tele-
phone that she may notify parents that
a child is sick or has frozen his fingers
and should be taken home. / feel sure
suggestion is all that is necessary to
induce the school directors to take the
matter up and hope before many
months every country school house will
be supplied with this great conven-
ience. Yours for the country children
Carrie c. Rutledge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

goes on the supreme bench. He said
he could show the railroads how they
could save millions OF dollars in man
agement and IL he goes on the bench
he will not have time" remarks the
Mason City Globe Gazette, -.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

Thousands Of men in Iowa., re-
marks the Council Bluffs Nonpareil,
have been amazed to learn since the
first Of January how easily they could
get along without daily and in some
cases hourly tapping up q lot OF
booze"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

nerve for a forward movement toward
roads and bridges that are to last for
all time to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

For the benefit Of suspicious wives,
SAYS the Dubuque Times-Journal, ''it
mi ght be stated that the mail order
liquor houses are sending circulars to
everybody whose address they can Sc
cure"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

Whatever may he the social status
Of the convict in other parts Of the
world" observes the Davenport Demo-
crat. in Iowa he still stands as a hu-
man belng--one worthy OF being helped
and given a chance 10 rise again, to
outlive the evil OF the past
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
SPRING COMING

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