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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01

thought much OF II. Nobody spoke Of
heroism or the like, 1t was just COM
mon like other things, all in the days
work and we went.
Once there we grouped about the big
box stove into which the teacher had
showed the best part of an eighth Of
a cord OF four foot red oak and warmed
first one side and the other. Some
times the teacher delayed calling school
to enable us to get the snow off our
clothes and the frost from our bodies.
But most everyone was there every
morning, there and happy at that.
The school house: 1t stood at the
cross roads in the bleakest situation to
be found. 1t had side cracks thru
which a good ;hrower could throw a
cat and in the liecr thru which slate
pencils rolled 70 disappear. However
they were seldom lost for apertures in
the foundation We're plenty and large
enough TO admit boy or two hundred
pound shote. The old stove stayed red
hot all day and we went up in relays
and sat by the fire to avoid freezing.
And yet when We remember the time
and the fun We had and the spellings
down and our incipent loves and
losses and all that went with country
school nobody could be found who will
not admit that those We're red letter
days. OF course plodding home over
the drifts with the chores ahead Of us
had its weary side but we all got up
ready for school next morning.
There is altogether too much worry
over the school child OF this day 1t
will not hurt him TO spend an hour
on the way to school. Perhaps he
would be better off if he had TO walk
an hour instead of ride it out He Is !
We'll clothed He doesn't make the J
trip in a pair of copper toed COW hide !
boots without overshoes and his (.
clothing is warm and not instead OF ,
jeans pants and u wamus and a blue !
denims shirt. There wasn't as much ,
sICHHesS IltE as now, lnere were no !
more deaths from pneumonia or any !
other diseases incident to exposure.
We guess that the child of this /;
period can stand it 70 ride to first !
class school in a steam or furnace !
heated building of modern construc- !
tion without utterly destroying him (
and the race. Those who walked for;y
years ago are still doing business a;
the old stand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
WHAT iOWA'S GUARD COULD DO.

| The adjuIant general of the Iowa
National Guard says that the Iowa
forces can be modified in twenty four
| hours The guard is ready. He calls
| attention to the fact that the Iowa
| soldiers were ready at the first call for
service in the Spanish-American war
and waited long for the war depart
ment 10 get ready TO receive and
handle them. Speaking Of the out
| lined continental army the adjuiant
general expresses the opinion that the
war secretary has fallen under the in
Auence Of the Army and Navy Club
at Washington. which seems 10 be
shrewd suggestion.
Perhaps the Iowa National Guards
men lack the training necessary for
hard active service out the fact that
twenty four hours. which is probably
easy Of demonstration settles the main
point In this argumen; between the
guard and q continental army. The
continental army OF the dreams Of the
president and his war secretary and
the regular army men couldn't be
modified quicker. The men and the
regiments would be ready. The only
possible lack would be training.
And that lack can be supplied. Ger
tainiy Il Is as easy TO officer and train
AT army Of guardsmen as TO DO the
same thing for continentals. There IS
not the slightest difficulty in increas-
ing the numbers OF guardsmen and
companies and regiments. The same
incentive that would draw men to the
continental army will bring them into
the guard. So far as any compulsory
service is concerned the European sys-
tenn will not be permitted on this side
OF the water and those who covet it
may as we'll forget the dream
II the present Iowa force may be
modified at the capital in a day twice
or three or four times as many can be
mobilized In the same time. II the fed
eral government turns its attention and
its assistance 10 the guard We can have
as many as our quota calls for and II
the officers are furnished and the men
paid for their time in camp there is no
reason why the national guard should
not be as effective a body Of fighting
men on the shortest notice az any cIti-
zen soldiery in the world
Let the federal government tutor and
vice among the different states and
three years will give America a force
Of fighting men upon emergency that
the troops Of any nation on earth might
fear to meet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
1880 fsr ! etamp.

SScotland's premier earl, lord. Craw.
ford. chieftain Of the grand old Scot
fish clan Of Lindsay, has Just sold to
=. x. Klemann. Of New York. the
celebrated collection OF United States
stamps formed by his father.
They were contained In fifty-seven
volumes and seven portfolios ana form
complete history Of the stamps. OF the
United States.
The late earl. who started stamp
hunting when he was boy OF II, was
wont to boast in his later days that his
American collection, was absolutely
unique. the prices which he had given
for the stamps ranging from cent to
$500 apiece.
The latter price was paid for some
10-cent stamps issued ut the Baltimore
postoffice In 1S46--that 10 to say, some
time before stamps came into general
use in the United States.
Lord Crawford collected the stamps
Of all countries and used to declare
that the most valuable stamp in his
possession was q 2-penny stamp Of the
Maritius. bearing the date OF 1S47, and
for which he had paid close to $4,000.
The stamp ID blue In color and has
marked upon II "postoffice' instead Of
post paid" The mistake was corrected
in subsequent issues. Hence the value
OF these early printingA Lord Craw-
ford assured me that only two others
OF the kind were in existence.-Chi-
cago Herald. 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
ADVISE CARE TN WHAT
YOU TAKE FOR GRIP COLDS
Grip and Pneumonia Go Hand
u Hand How TO Avoid
Everyday Dangers

Z + ~ \ u. {.
Public warning % given 70 avoid the
danger from poisonous drugs and
nerve destroying stisnliants contained
In no many grip and cough cures at
this time Look on the label Of these
preparations and you will SEQ that they
contain either morphine, heroin. co.
define, chforoform or other dangerous
narcotics which should be taken only
under doctors orders. or poisons
such as acetanilide
A mistake In directions might be
fatal because nve doses Of some OF
these preparations often contain poison
enough TO kill man. Some Of the
labels specifically state that the medi-
cine should not be given to children,
You are safe when you take Father
Johns Medicine for your cold because
It is pure and wholesome. free from
any OF the above named poisons or any
other narcotic drugs anu aiS0ssss:s5 :: 9
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
TIMES REPUBLICAN, aARsHALLTowN. FEBRUARY 1915

head Of their documents shows the
women to be OF the wealthiest class;
their fulminations bstray aaiack OF
ambition to do anything useful. We
venture the guesa that there are q
dozen poodle dogs to every baby in
the homes OF the propaganda"
The Clarion Clipper notes that
George Cosson Is winning friends
Wherever he goes over the state In his
candidacy for the governorship.' and
adds that "a man big enough to have
the interests against him Is certainly
to be considered as a strong factor in
the race"
The Des Moines Capital thinks that
1T would be misfortune for this war
to end because any faction runs out
of ammunition. This war ought to be
fought to the bitter end: until some
thing Is decided. The present wars
are Oh hand because the war of 1870
between Germany and France was not
fought to the bitter end to the salts
faction Of France. Germany claimed
big indemnity and received it in
cash, and took two provinces from
France. Thus was laid the basis OF
a future war. The present war should
end in way that there. shall be no
basis for another one"
TT Is fortunate. in view OF our
strained relations with Mexico" says
the Dubuque Telegraph Herald. that
none OF the officials OF that Chicago
bank that was robbed Thursday was
a Mexican. Otherwise the greasers
would be justified In Intervention with
a view to establishing stable gov
eminent and protecting Mexican rights
on this side Of the Rio Grande."
The Sioux City Tribune expresses
its opinion of monster petitions by re-
lating that Judge Mason. of Abiline.
Kan. recently drew up a petition
asking that the long road to Tipperary
be shortened, for the convenience of
the travelling public and the benefit Of .
commerce The petition was started |
about town and in one day 1t had Sc
cured more than 400 signatures. Bank !
ers. merchants. ministers, lawyers and |
he man about town signed. without |
reading. or thinking or asking any |
questions"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01

terials has always been reoognigeA n
the world Of international law. We
realize that we are now In the some
what inconsistent position OF selling
shells to one side OF the war, hut Il u
not our fault that the other side can
not buy here also. We are willing to
sell to them. but they are not able 70
come over here and take the goods
away. The British and French and
Italian navies stand In the way. We
are not In the way of even Turkey
buying munitions here. Il IL not ex-
actly our business to take away from
the allies whatever advantages may
accrue to them from their SUI
perior sea power no more than it 10
our business to take away from the
others the advantages that may accrue
to them from superior land forces. So
long as we sell alike to all we are neu-
trait Is for them to do the buying
and sea hauling. But II we refused to
sell to anyone, under all international
laws we would be discriminating. This
is the position that our government
has taken from the first and Mr.. Bryan
himself wrote one of the best state
ments and defenses Of this policy.
Some Of the wiser and farther-see-
ing senator's have also warned their
Christian hearted brethren that the
doctrine of placing an embargo on
arms might some time in the future
plague us. When we had our little
scrap with Spain we would have been
licked to a FRAGILE II we could not have
gone into the markets OF the world 10
buy war materials with which to fight.
We may be placed in that same posi-
ton In the future. Germany herself
sold to us, altho she sympathized with
Spain. And the German government
at no time has asked the
United States In this war to suspend
the right of sale and purchase of war
The doctrine laid down by Senator
Kenyon is fraught with dangers to
ourselves, II We should ever be involved
In a war and that there Is danger %
as being involved in wars Is the recog-
nfzed principle underlying prepared
ness which the president Is now urg-
ing upon the country in q speaking
Jour. We would better be careful
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
RAN!,N!:: do! !, REELS
III &GII Howard L Ram o. k
.of shoes end Ships ld seeln& Wax- q cab6aSesk kn
d sealin8 Wax &c cabbaSes- q kM88
THE MULE.

The mule is meek and lowly
beast OF burden with long. vibrating
ears and a smouldering temper. A
great many people have approached
the mule in spirit of friendship
and good will, and after leaning care
lessly on, his right hip have been
introduced to his temper with so
much success that they had to be
carried home in bed blanket.
The mule is constructed in very
compact and substantial manner out
of durable material. and Is harder
TO kill than a piece of scandal with
a tenfoot start. Science tells US that
nobody knows the real age or lon
gevity Of the mule, as most of them
die hurriedly as soon as the plaster OF
paris cast Is able to be removed from
the owner. There is something pa
thetic about an aged. carewofn mule.
with thin, gray whiskers which has
been invited to his last resting place
by an irritated owner who is carrying a
grudge and drain pipe In his left
lung.
The mule Is not as good looking as
the horse. but is far more useful to
man. The horse has to be fed hay and
corn every once in q while, while the
mule, lives on straw and the hope of re-
venge. The mule is not as bright men
tally as the horse, either. and is given
to deep fits Of dependency. during
which he should not be disturbed. No
body ever attempted to arouse a mule
from fit OF dependency without
hearing the low. ingratiating report OF
q fractured rib Immediately afterwArd.
The mule mas four feet, two Of which
are used TO steer with. He also has .
cold. calculating eye. with which he
measures the distance from where he
is landing To the 1ugular vein of his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01

- toe we may 1eei sure touor.
rows Will hide. the whole day long; and when all
things said and done. guesees viii be wrong. We
insist that dark grief toEnnrrowS brow win
will wear and yet the dawn bring relief from all
the bear. No should look ahead and say
Tomorrow 10 frost shall vail around today and
and weep. and blame the cost" And - have often
said In dies fierce but brief its foolshment to look
ahead for further stores Of grief s vain 70 rend
boards and "Tomorrows charged with fate; far
better enjoy today before II pulls IT. freight This day
this cheerful al yesterdays dead: AL
other days yet unborn the stretch OF days ahead
This day the thing. until It ambies
BY; let dance and let sing and throw our hats
IA high.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
Topics of the Times

A Des Moines church is seeking TO
( have the names Quaker" and
Friends" denied 10 commercial pur-
poses. The Friends can't stand the
Quaker rye" and object to cigars
named after William Penn.
Iowa was little chilly this a. NJ.
but it held an even temperature toward
its presidential guest Glad you came
Woodrow. Hitch up close to the fire.
And as the parade went by folks
were equally divided between the
homeliDess OF the president ard :he
chic beauty Of Mrs. President
The meanest man in Des Moines
stole a little boys sled. II it had been
pair OF skates in MarshailtoHn. ne
cessity might have excused II not JUS
,ified the theft
Our Jewish friends are pretty care
full OF their cash in a general way but
they never count their money when
the question of relief for mem bers Of
their race reaches the critical. The
money rings on the table before the
appeal is fairly finished.
AS illustrating the vast extent and
wide differences climatic and other
wise of our great country, that which
was d constant crisis at Pittsburgh and
farther east had ceased to be crisis
at all by the time the president
reached Milwaukee.
The president is in Iowa today,
speaking at Des Moines. He is, how
ever. the honored guest Of all Iowa
which. while it fails to agree with him
in political faith and preparedness
plans, honors his high office and
ningles deep respect with a real liking
for the man. ...
Any Of the gentlemen in the race
would make a good governor" says the
Charles City Press which the Sioux
City Journal commends as straight
republican talk" The addition OF a
dozen or so self assumed candidates,
Of course, would not change the ideas
OF these excellent newspapers. But
why not from this mass Of extraordin-
airy goodness" select the best? That's
the Iowa way.
Thirty candidates are said to be get
ting ready to make the race for mu-
nicipal judge. OF course any OF those
candidates would make good Judge"
Never was the republican nomina-
ton for lieutenant governor IN greater
demand than it seems to be in 1915.
What is ths explanation2 Have the
politicians made up their minds that
Harding ia to be elected successor to
Clarke and that the lieutenant gov
ernorship finally has come into its
own as a stepping stone to the gov
ernorship? To date Clarke Is the only
lieutenant governor Of Iowa who has
been elected governor. 1t looks as II
there are those who believe that Hard
ing will be similarly honored and
that perhaps the voters will get into
the habit of promoting their lieuten-
ant governors-Sioux City Journal.
Or may it be that those who have
concluded Harding liz to be nominated
fear to go down to defeat with hint
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01

about binding our own hAndo for the
future. The TACT that sdns million psr-
sons have signed the petition which
Kenyon uses in his plea amounts 70
nothing 1t all. We could send to
Washington . petition with 100000
signatures asking kenyon to resign
and devote the rest Of his life to the
gospel ministry. Signatures to petit
tions do not CONSTITUTES stAtesmanship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION


Marshall Lodge No. los a. +. and A II.
Work in third degree Friday. Feb. 4,
1880 p. m. John w. Wells, secretary
B. o. FTazey w. NJ.
SIGNET CHAPTER, No. 80. r. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday evening
Feb. I. for work in Past and Most EN-
cenent Degrees. Carl Shaffner. II. f.;
John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No 20, r, & s. NJ. Monday.
Feb. q, regular business. I. T. FORBES
recorder: George Gregory, I. NJ.
STATED coNcLAvE, ST. Aldemar
Conamandery No. 80. K T.. Tuesday
Feb. %. 1880 o'clock. Regular bust
ness. L T. Forbes, Rec; H. c. Mueller
E. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. CT, 0. F.. s.. "Wednesday. rep.
is 7:3o q. m. Business. Eliza S. Bat
tin, secretary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell
w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01

victim. The mule is surer-footed than
any other animal, unless 1t IL the pru-
dent elder who contributes to the
church with one hand and collects sa-
loon rental with the other.
The mule is one of the poorest sing
ers now vocalizing before the public.
Some people go so far as to say that
they would rather hear male alto or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
MAKING GOOD ROADS POSSIBLE
E GSteWart Herald.l


CStewart Herald
According to the Road Maker.
Greene county recently let contract
for crawling two miles Of the Lincoln
Highway for $780, or $3.50 per mile.
The county road system in Guthrie
county amounts to 1876 miles. At $3.50
per mile II would cost $Ss,200 to sur
face all OF 1t with gravel. Suppose
we allow for extra hauling and unseen
expenses $11,S00 more, making the es-
timated amount to complete the work
an even $4,000 How can we pay IT
without increasing the taxes? Ac-
cordinS 10 q table published In bulletin
form by the U. 8. Department OF Agri-,
culture, 1t requires only $s,024.16 per
annum to pay in full both principal and
interest on a five per cent 100000 loan
running twenty years. Our share of
the automobile tax in Guthrie county
last year was ss,2s0.5S, and this alone
II set aside for the purpose, on a basis
OF uniformly annual payment for
twenty years would more than gravel
our entire county road system. After
deducting the automobile tax. we would
still have left $4,000 per annum Of tax
and bridge funds to expend for other
purposes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
Will Mis. Their cu...

It's going to be q WHOLE lot easier for
China to switch back from the repub-
lie to . monarchy than 1t is for all or
those enthusiastic celestial disciples Of
Thomas jefferson to recover their Pig
tails.-Boston Transcript.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01
SUFFRAGE WILL WIN.

Suffrage will win in Iowa because
1t Ia a movement backed by the men
and women who live in Iowa, Is the
way Miss Flora Dunlap. state presi-
dent, put the matter OF victory for the
suffrage cause. The state suffrage as
ISOLATION has organizations and county
chairmen in eighty-four counties, and
a large enrolment in each county sup
porting the movement. The reports
that come in from the district organ
izers give the state board every as
surance that Iowa will be the twelfth
state to come out for full suffrage.
The suffrage canvass 10 being taken
In number of communities and the
reports thus far show a very large
proportion Of sentiment favorable to
suffrage. The canvass Of the suffrage
strength in Dies Moines showed 2l.2S4
favorable. 2,50s opposed and 5,s5s
neutral.
Back of the suffrage movement in
Iowa is q very large organized body
Of women and organizations which
number women in their m embership.
The state teachers association-Iowa
has $4,000 women teachers-has en-
dorsed suffrage. The state federated
club women. 1900 in number. have
put themselves on record as favoring
suffrage. The registered nurses. and
the state grange. which has many
women members, also support the
movement.
AUTOMOBILE PLATE BUSINESS.
ICedar Rapids Gazette.1
The matter of issuing automobile
plates we are told Is all bailed up at
Des Moines. The state is behind In its
work and is issuing immunity certi-
ficates" instead of plates. 1t all comes
OF trying to do the whole business
thru the state house. where 1t does
not properly belong. 1t belongs to the.
where other taxes are paid.
But Des Moines seems to have been
anxious to swell its postofYice business
and 80 the law was made to suit those
purposes. It Is the old game OF center
ing everything In one place. even the
issuing OF teachers certificates. 1t IL
not done to help the people. but to
help Des Moines There is no more
reason in a Linn county automobile
owner going to Des Moines, - :::eM or
in person, than there Is for Linn
county farmer to go there to pay his
taxes. Automobile plates ought to be
issued In ninety-nine counties, says
the Marshalltown Times-Republican
and we are glad to be able to agree
with that paper on SO sensible a mat
ter. Linn county has the machinery
for such business, and so have the
other counties. There Is no sense in
paying 10 per cent Of It's automobile
taxes to the state for the work OF col
lecting them. Linn county can collect
them herself and put the 100 per cent
in its Golfers. instead Of only 90 per
cent The law ought to be changed
for the convenience of automobile men
as well as for the economy and the
money In the county treasury.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01

The Boston propas anda against
equal suffrage that is sending htera-
tr1rc to Iowa is composed OF the Idle
rich.' says the Carroll Herald, which
evidently is not unfriendly 70 the
cause. "A study Of the names ~ the