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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
Is There For Honest Poverty.

Is there, for honest poverty,
That Kings his head, an a that
The coward slave, we pass him by
We dare be poor for a that,
For a that an a that,
Our tolls obscure an a that:
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The mans the gowd for a that.
What though on namely fare we dine,
Wear holden grey. an a that?
Give folks their silks, and knaves their
A man man. for a that.
For a that. an a that,
Their tinsel show an a that:
The honest man. tho Ger sac poor
Is the king o men for a that.
Ye see birkie cad "a lord,
What struts, an stares. an a that:
Tho hundreds worship at his word.
He's but cuff for a that.
For a that an a that
His riband. star an a that;
The man o. independent mind.
He looks an laughs at a that.
a prince can max a belted knight,
A marquis. duke, an a that,
But an honest mans aboon his might
Guild faith. he mauna ia that.
For a that, an a that,
Their dignities, an a that,
The pith o. sense an pride a worth
Are higher rank than a that.
Then let us pray that come it may
(As come it will for a that
That sense and worth. Ger a the earth,
Shall bear the gree an a that,
For a that. an a that,
It's comm yet. for a that.
That man O. man the world Ger
Shall brithers be for a that.
Robert Burns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
DEEMS AND LaRRABEE.

With Deems for. governor and Lar
rabee for second place Iowa would
roll up an old time republican major
eye.
With all due respect 10 the opinion
of the Hawkeye it is rather hard to
find any vociferous demand for Mr.
Deems candidacy. On the contrary. the
newspapers of the state either neglect
or deprecate the entry, not because of
any personal objection to Mr.. Deems
but because there seems little but an
announcement back of his candidacy
and because at least two candidates
are in the field whom the general pub
lie knows better and desires vastly
more than it does Mr.. Deems.
The suggestion Of Larrabee for sec
ond place, however, has met much ap-
proving comment. There seems to be
a genuine demand from various parts
pears from dispatches sent cut from
Fort Dodge that in some way Mr.. Lar
abee has bound himself TO Mr.. Moore.
of Linn, and is thus estopped from ad =
vantaging himself by the popular de-
mand for his own candidacy and SER
vices. The inference is that this pledge
is Of considerable length Of standing
and the assertion Is that il will be kept
sacredIy by Larrabee.
1t is a disappointment to his many
friends that Mr.. Larrabee can not be a
candidate for lieutenant governor.
There appears 10 be a strong under
current setting his way for that office.
And no doubt disappointment sits hard
upon his friends and supporters in his
district that he shall not stand for the
senate again. No doubt he is himself
satisfied with the situation as having
creating It consciously but many who
desire greatly to see him continue in
the service Of the state will conclude
that Mr.. Larrabee has been lavish Of
pledges.
But it isn't so easy 10 see where Mr.
Deems has lost anything political or
| where he is going 10 get anything this
year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27

surance trust and to legalize an OBJ
jectionable condition that had existed
to a considerable extent in defiance OF
law. Iowa newspapers were fooled by
the anti title and did
not understand the purport OF the law
until higher rates were put into eneG'
In many localities. Then they "tum-
bled"
No one expects insurance to be fur~
nished at less than cost and the i'm
mense profits of the insurance COM
panies are partial proof that 1t has
not been furnished below cost under
open competition. 4 few Independent
companies are healthy condition in
holding the combines and rate making
bureaus in check, but the Iowa law
and the one projected in Nebraska
make all companies conform to a
schedule formulated by rate making
bureau organized by the insurance
companies.
AS an illustration Of bamboozling q
state legislature the anti-competition
insurance law certainly e an impress
sive exhibit Nebraska will do well to
label the idea as N. G." and refuse to
give 1t serious consideration.
The following clipping from the
Hampton Qowa) Chronicle OF Jan. 20.
shows the effect of the new Insurance
law in that city:
Even the types make mistakes.
That Is what they did in the Chronicle
last week in the article referring TO the
increased cost of insurance which the
insurance combine was demanding un-
der the new rate. law for insurance on
the Windsor building In this city. The
cost on a threeyear policy last writ
ten on $4,000 insurance was an even
$500, but the insurance combine is de-
handing 1915 for the same amount OF
insurance under the new rate law. In
the last issue Of the Chronicle the err
ror was made in stating that the new
rate was $475--it should have been
1915.
This building is new structure,
built three years ago, and Is modern
turnout. much of 1t being OF fireproot
construction. There are 200 stock
holders or more interested in this
building, and the rottenness OF TINS
new insurance rate law is brought yis-
IDLY to their attention in this extreme
raise of rates on the Windsor build
ing. Just think of 1.-THE insurance
combine demanding 1915 for insurance
which they fought to write before at
the $500 rate!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
ElOQUENCE.
Ind sealing WaX -of cabba6es- = kin&

Eloquence is the ability to seize the
English language by the throat and
make it sit up and bark. This is
great and rare accomplishment. and
when thoroughly mastered qualities
the performer for public office faster
than reputation as railroad buster.
America has produced a great
quantity of eloquent citizens who
earned good living by being able to
throw our language three times out
of five and throttle 1t into a state Of
submission. Patrick Henry. OF vir-
ginia, was one OF the first Americans
to discover the power of eloquence to
snatter prejudice and loosen wall pa
per. He was a tall. thin man with q
protruding forehead. and history re-
lates that during his short lie he had
roped and tied more long. difficult
words which other speakers refused
to tackle than any orator Of his day.
Henry Clay also believed in the use Of
eloquence, and distributed large gobs
Of the same about the halls Of con-
gress
Eloquence has kept on the pay roll
many a struggling statesman who
otherwise would have had to work
several hours every day at some light
employment. such as paper hanging or
street-sweeping There Is nothing
that will get man votes in this coun-
try quicker than a rude form of native
eloquence which does not have to rely
upon familiarity with the subject I'M
der discussion. 1t Is fascinating
sight to see an enthusiastic candidate
for congress with massive feet and
menacing sideburns scattering rough.
unhewn eloquence and Inexperienced
words over the heads of an engrossed
proletariat, ever and anon reaching
into a glass water pitcher and drinking
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
THE SECRET OF A SOLID PARTY.

For thirty or forty years this head
line has stood as a stone head" in
hundreds Of republican newspaper Of
fees: Republicans May Break Solid
South A stone head is one kept
standing for use now and then as oc-
casion permits or demands. Another
headline Of similar character which Is
guarded from the distributing force i'll
democratic composing rooms predicts:
democrats May Garry Iowa" To
these should be added another which
might be in common use whatever the
politics OF the paper: Millennium May
Arrive at ANY Moment"
However, We may as well go on SOW
ing and reaping and saving up for next
year as concerns the millennium. And
republicans should arrange to win the
coming election without the aid Of the
solid south. For the south votes dem.
ocratic as the sparks fly upward. 1t
can't help it. And it doesn't want to
help 1t.
But there is beginning to be a GER
tain prophecy in the depeated bluffing
back and forth. No party or section
is beyond the possibility of serious
rupture politically in these modern
days. There are cracks in party and
sectional solidarity. The green withes
OF party give way here and there to
the Samson strength Of conviction. AZ
people we may not be thoroughly de-
cided upon what we do want but we
have pretty definitely concluded upon
men and measures that we do not
want and will not have. The party
and the section that desires to remain
solid must agree to very considerable
degree with the conviction and desires
of the rank and file OF the voters
Otherwise the Landslide"
The republican party furnished al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
Topics of the Times

One Of the biggest fools is the man
who goes hunting his wife, finds her
under circumstances that make for
caustic comment and then tries to ex-
plain to the reporters.
Sixteen thousand women own or
manage Iowa farms. Now honest In
women should have equal rights in the
voting booth with the man who plays
the piano in dive?
The ground hog wants to watch out
before he frisks around next week. II
there isn't kid with 90 watching
the g. h. has found lonesome hiding
place. For that kid and his rifle are
as ubiquitous as he is careless.
That boiler plate OF Mr.. Estabrook's
hasn't prevented his candidacy re.
ceiving some effective shots between
wind and water.
The average farmer thinks he knows
fellow who was sent over it as an in
spector; and the farmer Is right abou,
it. He does.
Merely as a suggestion why couldn't
Teddy have more fun running dowr
Villa and tying him up with his hands
than ne ever had chasing mountain
lions?
Nobody can accuse Iowa Of not hav.
ing hard, smooth highways today.
II G.. Washington could make tina
historical trip to Fort Duquesne ovel
on his coming birthday. G. would real
lie that things have been doing sine,
he lodged Indians on that celebrated
journey. About the time the chaffeu
stepped on her to the tune Of fort,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
WHEN ONE OF US IS ILL.

One of the essential differences be-
tween town and country, and perhaps
between this generation and the past
one is our general attitude toward
those we care much for when they are
brought to bed by illness. We seem to
dismiss them after a fashion and leave
them to live or die as best they may.
II is only seeming for We feel for them
as deeply as our natures permit. But
in town where every one is busy and
the day snaps its whips at sunrise and
drives furiously all day long we get
SO busy that we forget our friends.
Men are all alike. They crave love
and attention and desire greatly TO be
missed. In the completely organized
system Of modern business one man
isn't missed much. Somebody takes his
place precisely as the substitute jumps
out from the sideiines when the reg
ular player is hurt or exhausted to
carry the ball. The rest frame up with
is given and the figure under the doc
tors hands or lying exhausted in his
blanket is forgotten while the play is
on.
Now in those old days when we We're
less organized and the division of labor
and play less complete we missed each
\1s So.
other better but somehow we felt a
greater sense of responsibility toward
the sick and injured To be sure we
nursed them ourselves then, trained
nurses were not at hand, we sat up"
with them when they were sick and
kept up the personal touch. Nowadays
We shut the doors 10 the sick room and
get reports from the nurse and the
doctors. 1t is probably better so. The
Ill have a better chance to get we'll and
the injured receive more skilful care:
but there's something gone that used
20 be a very sweet and beautiful thing.
1t does sick man good to know that
MS frleDGS ask after MIN: that they
call if Only 10 be refused admittance;
that he is missed and desired. Moth
ing in the world, however skilled and
trained, can take the place of liking
and affection. We crave II and most
of all We crave it when we are weak
and sick
Perhaps We are getting too philoso-
ph.cal. Philosophy has an element of
cruelty in 1t. Love lacks philosophy
but it never lacks comfort. Mayhap the
elder generation who sat up O nights
with the sick and did their chores and
insisted upon being Of use and value
in time Of trouble had the best of
lis. We are just as kindly az they,
mean as well by our friends but they
gained somewhat that We have lost
the actual labor and sacrifice Of doing
Call up the sick friends. Ask after
them. See them If they are able 20
receive. Make an effort. 1t will be hap
piness for the shut in and perhaps
greater happiness for us.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
SPEAKING OF DEEMS.
tCounc!l Bluffs Nonpareil. ]

tSounclI BluffS Nonparel.I
What Iowa people want at the head
OF the state government is states
man. Mr.. Deems Is primarily a rail-
way man. He might develop into a
statesman later on, but II will occur to
many observers that he should first
apply for a place in the state senate or
as lieutenant governor before seeking
the higher office. In a place of this
kind 1t would be possible for him TO
demonstrate whether or not he had ca =
pacity for the larger sphere of activity.
Mr.. Deems won his way as a railroad
er by beginning at the bottom Of the
ladder. Why would It not be wise for
him to follow the same line in seeking
political preferment? Asking for the
governorship without previously DEM
onstrating capacity for the job in some
minor office is about on a level with a
request 10 be made superintendent Of
motive power in great railway sys-
tenn without previous experience in
minor positions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27

mining shares and ginseng farms and Belgian hares
My ncighbors envy him lot; his grandeur to
them hot. HE mas dozen cars" they sigh: we
walk, he goes scorching by. He has roast turkey
every day, and we eating straw and hay. He wears
his throat, and has long Prince Albert
coat hardboied shirts OF divers hues, while we
of hats and Shoes Thus they explain their grief
to me: cry, You're happier than he; Just contem-
plate. my friends" the tax that guy has to
pay That Is the punishment Of those who all the
coin grows! watch them when they pay their
tax-they dread 1t than stakes racks, they
writhe shrink and swoon away and yet think
the rich gay!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
Some Have Il Thrust on EN-.

You remember selling ne some mar
restorer when called the other dag to
get shaved. you hoary headed Old
theft" reared the indignant customer.
You sold it under false pretenses, sir.
You said it would restore my head to
i;s original condition
We'll, didn': 1t work9' asked the
barber.
Work. No. It's taken off what
little hair used 20 have. and / am as
bald as the pavement now
That's quite right, sir. No false
preteuse about that. said 1t would
restore your head to Its original condi-
ton. and you know, sir. most Of us
are born bald."-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
Back to Solid Earth.

The attorneys for the prosecution
and defense had been allowed 10 min
utes each to argue the case. The at
torney for the defense had begun his
arguments with an allusion to the old
swimming hole OF his boyhood days.
He told, in fiowery oratory, OF the
balmy air, the singing birds, the JOY
of youth, the delights Of the cool
water
And in the midst Of it he was inter-
rupted by the drawing voice OF the
Judge:
Come out Chauncey," he said. "and
put on your clothes. Your 15 minutes
are up."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27

Representative J. II. Capstick of
New Jersey has introduced coast de-
Tense bill asking $4,000, 900 for largest
guns and mortars, permanently
mounted on specially constructed rail-
road cars which, it is asserted, can be
quickly transported to and securely
locked upon previously constructed
heavy concrete bases distributed on
short spurs in railroad cuts behind
hills on railroads along our coasts and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
student Of Poultry Habits.

Uncle Nose was making great russ
while trying to round UP lot OF mems
and roosters that had escaped from
their pen in his backyard.
why, all the excitement" asked
good -natured passerby.
"Ah want to git EN- back In right
away" explained Uncle Nose.
"But why not wait until evening!
Chickens come home to roose.
YES" replied Uncle Nose with q
grin. "an' dey goes home, too."--Minne~
apolis Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27

Able TO throw out language three
times out Of FIVE and throttle It into
state Of submission.
manufacturers Is the Rev. Billy Sun
day. who can expound the ninth chap
ter OF Amos with one hand and remove
a boiled shirt with the other. Mr..
Sunday lacks the stately, andante elo-
quence of the late Danl Webster. ing
q style that reminds one more
freight engine backing into a ca dS
plate glass, but he achieves results and
free-will offerings with remarkable
success. Let US learn from this to
stick to our own style OF eloquence
and use gestures with which we are
familiar ae.4. is1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATED

~ SPECIAL COMMUNICATIVE
Marshall Lodge No. 1Os A. F. and A. NJ
Work in second degree Friday, Jan. 20
1880 D. m. John w. Wells, secretary
B. Q. Frazey, w. NJ
sIeNET CHAPTER. No. 49, r. "A: M
Special convocation Monday evening
Jan. 81, for work in Mark Masters ae-
gree. Carl Shaffner, H. P; John W.
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King solomon
Council No. 20. r. & S. M. MONDAY
Feb. 81, regular business. |. I. toroes'
recorder; George Gregory. l. NJ.
STATED coNcLAvE. St. Aldemar
conmandery No. 80. K. l., Iuesoay'
Feb. %, 7:3o o'clock Regular ousi-
ness. 1. T. Forbes, Rec; H. c. Mueller
E. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, o. E. s., Wednesday feo'
is. 1880 p. m. Business. Eliza > ba I,
tin. secretary; Cora NJ. Mcdowell
w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27

interior. This plan for national de-
Tense Is the invention of Lawrence w.
Luellen and Cecil F. Dawson. both of
New York City. The bill calls for an
Immediate appropriation Of $10.000,0O0
for an installation covering territory
to be selected by the war department
to demonstrate its practicability be-
fore the remaining 100000 900 is spent.
The estimated cost Of n concrete base
is $4,000. and of gun and car $3.50. 900
each. It is said that the coast line
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27

from Maine to Delaware could be
covered by the first installation. Cum
fire ashore is about eight times as ac-
curate as gunfire ahoat. and the
Luellen-D Dawson gun car Is about q
fortieth the size Of a battleship. Low
cost, rapidity and accuracy Of fire,
mobility, applicability and prac-
ticability are called the features Of the
system, but coast defense experts
have not yet reported on 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILrowN IOWA: JANUARY ~ 1914

miles an hour the father Of his country
would wish he were back at Monmouth
racing those old Queen Anne muskets.
me scientist Of the Cedar Rapids
Republican says the way to avoid grip
Is not to think about it. Does the
esteemed G.. r. r. imagine this is .
state Of petit jurymen?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
THE ANAMOSA INCIDENT.


Without going into the details of the
recent outbreak OF prisoners at Ana
mosa and the subsequent investigation
troll, it will appear strange to the cas-
ual observer that an expression OF re-
sentiment from so large a number of
men should follow the reappointment OF
Warden McClaughry.
In these days when the honor system
of handling convicts is being recog-
nized as effective and efficient, we are
more apt to hear Of cases where tho
prisoners enter violent protest over the
removal Of a warden whom they have
learned to know as their friend and
benefactor The attachment between a
warden who uses the honor system and
his men becomes very great and the
men will go to almost any extreme
rather than lose him.
Warden McClaughry comes from the
old school. He Is disciplinarian along
the lines laid down by his father, who
was a famous keeper He had used
methods OF punishment that are pro-
hibited in many OF the modern, up-ro-
date penitentiaries. Mr.. McClaughy's
system turns out men with excellen.
Industrial training. But the problem
today is how to handle the incorrigfble.
The honor system appears to be meet
ing with great success in the handling
of prisoners who will not submit to the
ordinary discipline.
Iowa can not afford to be behind the
times in prison reform. Neither can
the state board Of control afford TO
pass over the Anamosa incident lightly
If it is due in any way to the system
now IN use there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
TUT, TUT

tWebster City Freeman Tribune.l
Why all this talk? Didn't Wilson
put Taft on the bench in 1912?-Sioux
City Journal.
No. The people put him there. That
is where he belongs and that Is where
the people are determined he shall stay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
THE SADNESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE.
Huntington Gazette.

A Rock Island saloon porter has been
left s5e.o0n by the vii! ot a relative.
He says he will continue his duties
just as If nothing had happened. Elk
Iowa saloon porters can not be blamed
for indulgirg In bitter reflections.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
Venerable IMMIGRANT.

John Young, from whom many west
IN Massachusetts families are de-
Dcended, was probably the oldest i'm
migrant ever to arrive In this country.
ne ~Aa hnym the Island Of Burt
neaf Londonderry, Ireland. and landed
s. Boston, age ninety-five, In 1718. Mr..
Yolng lived to be ono hundred and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
HANDLE WITH CARE.


Insurance interests in Nebraska are
said to be preparing for another pro-
motion campaign in behalf OF so-called
nti-discrimination insurance laws.
This idea was adopted in Iowa at the
1915 legislative session and came very
close to running the gauntlet In Ne
braska.
The effort Is made In Nebraska, as
in Iowa, to create the Impression that
the law is intended to regulate IN
surance companies and that II - op.
posed by them. There II nothing TO
that phase of the situation and the
legislation IL not being sought Dy the
insuring public. II properly lapeico y
should be designated az anti-competi-
ton legislation.
When the anti-competition law was
pending before the Iowa legiSlature
the Tribune pointed out that y was
proposal to create an iron ciao lH-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27

tervaIs in a sing song tone.
The two girls Uttered. One OF them
leaned over and whispered something
to her companion. Both giggled.
Each time the woman counted her
fingers the girls Uttered. The man
seemed irritated. Suddenly he turned
to them and said:
giggling when tell you that this Is
my wife. and that she has lost three
sons In the battle. am taking her to
an asylum"
The click Of the car wheels broke the
silence Of the car-Beriin vorwaerts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27

The Des Motnes Register says:
Great Britain is doing nothing to con-
ciliate American opinion"
IF President Wilson comes to Iowa"
suggests the Perry Chief. some of his
farmer friends should take him a ride
over some of those fifty-mile routes"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-27
The Two Girl, cioaIed.

The woman with ticket IroM
Bremen to Oldenburg entered the COM
partment. Two young girls and man
accompanying a woman already were
seated. ss5S 49,
The woman began almost at once 70
count on her fingers. zone, two three
zone. two, three over and over ct IN