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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-04
Wife to Husband.

Wife to Husband.
"Why don't you put your mind on
1t and get good cook?" demanded
Jones, impatiently. of his wife.
We'll" replied Mrs. Jones sweetiy,
Il guess 1t is because don't know
how. never seemed to have fac
ulty for selecting people to live with"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-04

The democratic program of pre-
paredness with its vast proposed ap-
propriations and expenditures has been
figured down to the sum 1t will cost a
family Of five. The estimate ia that it
will tax every family table where five
are fed about $50. Which is something
to give pause just at present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-04

Speaking Of democratic prosperity
since the war began our exports OF
twenty-th Of the leading articles OF
war value have increased more than
two billions dollars year. That two
billion increase is almost exactly the
increase in our foreign trade. If the
democrats caused the war then the
democrats should be given credit for
the prosperity"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-04
Topics of the Times

He'll hath no fury like Homestead
scorned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-04

historical books on Woodrow Wilson
has concluded him failure and is out
for Hughes. A little slow that; lots
of people who read only current his
tory came to that conclusion long ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-04

"a sympathetic strike must count on
furnishing practically all Of it's own
sympathy" observes the Sioux City
Journal.
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29

"HOMAS FALKNER, In his
book, speaks of the Rio Negro
as the largest river Of Pata-
gonia. 1t is not only the larg-
est river of Patagonia but, next to the
La Plata and it's two large tributaries,
which do not, however, belong to Ar
gentina alone, the largest of the Ar
gentine Republic. Roughly speaking,
1t drains a large triangular piece of
territory lying between SO and az de-
grees of latitude south, with the base
following the line of the watershed be-
tween Chile and Argentina and the
apex resting at the mouth of the river
on the Atlantic coast just south of
the fortieth parallel of latitude. Falk-
ner gives quite a list of names for this
stream, of which the Indian name of
Curu Leuvu has been retained to this
day in the Spanish translation of Rio
Negro.
1t is not to be wondered at that the
Spaniards neglected the inhospitable
coast of southern Argentina in those
early days of conquest and settlement
No one could be expected to settle
down in an unattractive and desert
country while there was an unlimited
supply of more desirable lands closer
asking or taking. 1t is only when the
good land has become exhausted and
when railroads and science make the
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29

no floods of any magnitude since the
great inundation of 1899 caused the
town of General ,Roca to be moved
from the old site of the fort near the
present station of Rio Negro to
safer location about two miles away.
The winds Of the southern Pacific
lose most of their moisture on COM
ing in contact with the cold peaks of
the Cordilleras and then sweep down
across the Patagonian tablelands like
an ocean gale. They often last for
days, obscuring the sky and landscape
with clouds of dust and are at times of
such velocity as to hurl small-sized
pebbles, but they are most frequent
in spring and summer, and when once
over are soon forgotten in the delight
full weather which otherwise prevails
warm or very hot days, according to
the time of year, usually with breeze
and cool nights always, with the tenn
perature seldom below 20 degrees F.
in winter The climate most closely
resembles that of the interior of the
state Of Washington. AS snow seldom
falls, the abundance of verdure which
follows every winter rain is available
for grazing cattle and sheep.
Good Place for Hunters.
Hunting is very good, as many kinds
of game are plentiful; the guanaco,
the small silver fox, the skunk, the
Patagonian hare, three species of
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
LUCK OF THE HORSESHOE
Popular Superstition Has Been Traced
to an English Demon of Thir-
teenth Century.

Why is the horseshoe considered a
sign of good luck? There is nothing
especially pretty about horses cast
eff iron shoe, and no doubt not one
horseshoe believer in a million can
tell why he treasures it.
The origin of the superstition can
be traced back to the thirteenth CEN
tury.
The monk Gervaise of Tilbury in
forms US that at that time there was
a kind of demon in England which
appeared as a horse rearing on it's
hind legs and with sparkling eyes.
Whenever this apparition was seen it
was a sign that confagration would
soon break out.
Hence, as giving kindly warning,
this mysterious horse was regarded as
a friendly spirit, and the animal in
general was believed to be benef-
cent mystic power.
A horse tooth carried in the pocket
prevented tooth ache; it was a sign
of good luck to find horseshoe, and
one was placed under the pillow of a
child to cure the collie, or nailed
against a building to prevent it catch
ing fire. This led to its general adop-
ton as a protective symbol-Stray
Stories.
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t1lIE lIIII
INDIANS OF THE VALLEY

desert more accessible and more easy
and certain of remunerative develop
ment that the eyes of the colonist are
turned toward the less attractive,
says Walter Fischer in the Bulletin of
the Pan-American Union
The most convenient method of
reaching the valley today is for the
traveller to take the train which leaves
Buenos Aires at 6:37 in the evening.
arriving at Bahia Blanca at 9:25 the
following morning. Leaving Bahia
Blanca again at 9:55 on one of the tri-
weekly trains he reaches Neuquen at
10: 35 that night; there he passes the
night in hotel or inn, leaves at 500
In the morning and gets to the end Of
the line on a mixed freight and pas
senger train at either 10:30 or 12:45
noon, according to which of the BIZ
weekly trains he happens to have
taken.
Crossing the Rio Colorado, a rather
shallow and rapid stream, the railroad
follows the river for about IS miles
and then strikes southwesterly across
the first narrow place to the Rio
Negro, which it reaches at Choele
Choel From Choele Choel the trav-
eler follows the valley of the Rio
Negro, which is wider below that point
and continues to narrow as one ap-
proaches Neuquen.
River Is Dark and Swift.
We are more particularly concerned
with that part of the valley extending
eastward one degree of longitude, OF
about sixty miles, from the juncture
of the two rivers to the small station
Of Chichinales. The valley is narrow
here, not more than ten miles from
bluff to bluff, with the fertile, irrigable
land north of the river about half thai
width at its widest and narrowing
down to almost nothing where the
rivers meet The Rio Negro itself is {
dark and silent, deep and rapid
stream; steamer is said to take onl,
as many hours to make the down triI
as it takes days to ascend the swif
current
The melting of the Cordilleral
SHOWS often causes considerable worr.
to the inhabitants, but there have beel
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
DOING MORE THAN HIS SHARE
Laborer at Bottom of Well Not Will
Ing to Perform Work Of Ten
Rather Give Orders.

Two laborers were engaged to deep
en- a well which had become dry. One
of them sent his mate down into the
we'll while he sat at the top and direct
ed the work.
He first ordered the other man to
dig bit on this side," then "dig lit
tie more on that side" until the latter,
tired Of both the work and the orders,
exclaimed: "You sit UP there and use
your tongue while have to do all the
work."
"One man here giving directions" "
said the man at the top, "can do as
much as ten men down there"
Thereupon his mate threw down his
pick and climbed up beside the other
man. What are you doing here?" in.
quired the latter 1.-TWO men up here, u
answered his mate, "can do as much
as twenty down there"
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29

this recital. 81 will be more charitable
in my judgments after this"
The Pelhams had not dealt with Ma
son personally in renting the old home
of Mrs. Masoh's family, but through
ar agent. After the death of the par
ents of his wife, Mr.. Mason had moved
into the old home. Now he was rent
ing it furnished and had taken up
more limited quarters in the adjoining
cottage, which he owned.
Phe Pelhams had just moved in.
Mrs. Pelham was busy all day long get
ting the interior in order. Her hus-
band attended to outside matters. He
removed the screens, tidied up the gar
den and both retired that night pretty
well wearied with their unusual labor.
"The house is too large for us,
Earle" Mrs. Pelham remarked. 81
wish we had taken the one Mr.. Mason
occupies"
81 don't know that we could get il"
observed her husband. Il heard he
was going to sell both places if he
could and leave the town. The associ-
ations Of this old house, where his un-
fortunate wife was born, must be very
painful to him"
Robert Mason had given up his wife
as dead. In trying to locate her after
her escape from the sanitarium the
searchers had discovered several
clues that led them to believe that the
fugitive had wandered into the swamp
district. This was a dangerous and
interminable swamp spot, and three
days after the disappearance Of Mrs.
Mason a fire had swept the greater
to believe that Mrs. Mason had per-
ished.
A distressing feature of her fate was
the fact that the physician in charge of
the sanitarium had entertained great
hopes of her eventual recovery. She
had been improving for some weeks
prior to her escape.
| 1t was about midnight when Mr.. Pei
ham, soundly asleep. was aroused
from mis- slumbers by a quick nudge
from his wife. Her voice was tremu-
| lous and agitated as she whispered
breathlessly:
Get up at once, Earle!"
why, what is the matter?" in.
! quired her better half drowsily
| Burglars" shuddered Mrs. Pelham
"Oh, do be careful! I've been over
half an hour lying awake and listening
to suspicious sounds
''The wind, suppose"
mo, / thought so at first. hut found
] I was mistaken continued Mrs Pei
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
Good
| NeighborS|
By
VICTOR REDCLIFFE


Copyright, 1915. by w. G. Chapman.)
Gould you lend me your steplad-
der? l want to take out some of the
window screens
The man addressed, next-door neigh
Dor, Robert Mason, nodded simply. He
was the owner of the house into which
Earle Pelham and his wife had just
moved. Pelham had paid liberal rent
for the place. The unsocial manner of
his landlord displeased him. The lat.
ter simply lifted the article asked for
over the low dividing fence, bowed and
turned away.
"Humph!" commented Pelham, al
most irritably, as he entered the
house.
what is the matter, dear?" inquired
Mrs. Pelham, tracing displeasure in
his manner and voice.
"That landlord of ours. Asked him
Just now to loan me stepladder to
get at the screens and he acted as if
he grudged even a decent word"
ooh, you misjudge him, Earle, in
deed you do!" Mrs. Pelham fastened
to say. 81 feel so sorry for him-all
the town does, learn. His life is
sad, sad history. A year ago his wife,
a bride of year, had fit of sickness
which led to complete nervous break
down. She got so bad they had to
send her to a sanitarium. Two months
ago she escaped. They have not been
able to trace her since. 1t is feared
that she wandered out among the
swamp lands beyond the sanitarium
and perished from hunger or was
drowned"
"Poor fellow" spoke Pelham, his
sympathetic heart deeply touched by
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
DeIayinu the Count.

"Do you think mirrors will be placed
in voting booths for the woman voter?"
81 hardly think so," replied the prac'
ticaI politician. ''It would mean that
every woman voter would spend at
hat rate an election would require "a
week or more"
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
WlstfuI Waiting.

Care much for fishing?"
NO. replied the melancholy man.
its great sport
Il haven't found it so In fact, it
has a very bad effect on me-"
'1mpossible!"
True, nevertheless. Fish seldom
bite fast enough to require my undi-
vided attention and the longer / sit
and watch a cork the more I'm in.
clined to brood over my troubles"
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
What We've Come To.

'1n the old days when a man de
clared himself Roman citizen no ore
dared harm him"
"True. And nowadays when tral
eler in foreign land says he's a
American citizen, officials in gold braiG
seem to think it's some kind of joke
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
Dubious Praise.

81 stand on my record" said the can
didate, pompously.
"Whoopeei" shouted member OF
the opposition.
How now, my brother?"
''If you can do that you are as sure
footed as a mountain goat and as light
as thistledown.
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
A CorpuIent One.

Its rather curious about the Gads.
bys."
"Yes?"
They have family skeleton
Nearly all families do"
But the funny part about it is that
ae Gadsbys family skeleton is rela-
tive of Mr. Gadsby, who once travelled
about the country as a fat woman in
q side show"
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
Gosh, How He breads 1t!

when your wife gets the ballot, are
you prepared to accompany her to the
polls?"
Not yet" answered the timorous
man. But give me little time. I'm
gradually screwing UP my courage to
the sticking point, for it is already set
lied that I'm to be her escort"
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
Mercenary Motive,

What was the subject of the lee
turer's address?"
"'Peace at Any Price,"
"Did he prove his case?"
mo. The audience was rather small
and he cut out some of his most elo-
quent periods because he failed to get
his price"
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
Nothing But FroWns.

'Frown at the world and it frowns
back Smile, and you get smile in
return
II dunno about that. I've had that
last part fail to work when trying II
on a pretty girl"
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
Can't CHARGE Admission.

"Scadson believes in getting his
moneys worth"
He doesn't always succeed, though"
Il thought him rather shrewd."
"Oh, the man who swaps dollars
with bim usually pays 20 per cent for
the privilege, but whenever Mrs. Scad.
SOD gives party, so far as Scadsop
is concerned, it's a dead loss'
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
Takinu Life Easy,

"How's your SOM"
Fine! He's taking life easy since
he graduated"
Whats he doing?"
sticking pigs at the abattoir."
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
OF Course.

'That fellow is an old grump. He'd
be sour if you went to him with a
golden opportunity
well, golden opportunity ought
to be able to stand a little acid"
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29

George dear, the cook we TOOK
without a recommendation has left
u.s."
Il suppose that is because we are
among the things she didn't consider
of sufficient value to take with her."
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29
Fruit Prospects There.

A great impetus was given to set
tling and farming by several droughts
and crop failures in other parts of
Argentina which droYe up the price of
alfalfa, crop which was absolutely
guaranteed under irrigation. Other
crops such as wheat, barley, and to a
slight extent maize, are grown, but
lately the planting of the vine has as
sumed enormous proportions. There
are vineyards of nearly 1000 acres
and several wine presses have been
erected, one at Roca having a capac-
ity Of 5000 hogsheads Sheep and cat.
tie coming from the mountains and
from across the desert are bought,
fed and then shipped on again; hogs,
too, are raised locally: the drying OF
the natural pastures in summer does
not, however, permit of local ranch.
| ing. F"uits of all kinds grow well
and are being planted, SO that in gen.
eral the small and mixed farm is on
! the increase.
The Western outlook., 1916-01-29

armadillo (the peludo, pichi and
molita), and three species of gopher
or prairie-doglike rodents (the biz
cacho, the tucutuco and the quise)
are abundant in the valley. while 9th
er species of game are common in
the mountains not far away; in the
river are otter and plenty of fish.
The inhabitants are as cosmopolitan
a lot as is to be found almost any
where. AS in the greater part of Ar
gentina, the Italian predominates on
the farms and the Spaniard in the
small towns; there are a few Ger
mans, English and Scandinavians, in
fact practically every country in Eu-
rope is represented, usually by immi-
grants of the humber classes; the ma
tive Argentine is represented by a few
of the gaucho class and by wealthy
landowners who possess palatial
homes and spend much of their time
in Buenos Aires; and there is quite a
sprinkling of Chileans who have
filtered in through the mountains from
their own country near by, and the
Indian has by no means become e&
tinct
Arizona republican., 1916-11-09
The Ehb And Flow

NEW YORK. Nov. S.-The returns from North Dakota were in doubt at 10 o'clock tonight President Wilson had taken the lead in California and continued to lead in Minnesota. though his advantage was precipitated rapid ly from more than 12,000 to 1000 votes, with 500 precincts missing.
 This still left the result in doubt Without these three states President Wilson would have 251 votes. and with them he would have 2S1.
 Without them, Charles Evans Hughes would have 242 votes. and with them he would have PIP. These figures pre- sume there will be no other changes in the states as previously accredited.
 At 9:30 o'clock tonight. Idaho. Kan sas. Washington and Wyoming, all thought incomplete. still were learning to President Wilson's column.
 New Hampshire was accredited by the secretary of state to Hughes by the narrow margin of 161 votes, but was claimed by the democrats.
 In Minnesota, however, the Wilson lead of more than 10,G00 earlier in the day had been reduced by nightfall to about 5000, but in California the presi- dent had taken the lead and with four fifths of the voting districts counted, was 1,4SS votes ahead
 West Virginia. already counted in the Hughes column, had become close and with little more than half it's dis tricts heard from. was still giving Hughes a lead of about 1000.
 North Dakota. classed as q Wilson state in the early returns, was decreas- ing the Wilson lead tonight, and with two- thirds of it's districts reported. had cut the Wilson lead there to l23l votes.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-09
DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS
 POSITIVE BUT LACK
 SUPPORT OF RETURNS
fContinied from rage one,.

ciared. after dining with Charles E. Hughes. that he agreed with them that the republicans had been successful
 We ask only what is fair" declared Air. Wilcox. We want only what We are are entitled to and that we propose Co have"
 Earlier in the day Mir Mccormick had announced that he had sent tele- grams Co state and county chairmen ln doubtful states directing them to keep careful guard over the ballot boxes and their contents.
 Attorney General Gregory visited democratic headquarters and was c'oseted with the chairman. but it was asserted his visit was of no special significance. Later in the afternoon Mir. Mccormick conferred with John B. Stanchfield and Delancey Nicoll. prom ihent democratic lawyers.
 The possibility Of an official count being necessary in states where the margin of apparent victory for one presidential candidate or the other is slight, was discussed freely at both headquarters. It was pointed out that f the house of representatives became the court of last resort in the election 0f a president, the present house, and not the one elected yesterday. would sit in judgment No formal statements on the subject were made, however.
 Leaders of both parties in all parts of the country. especially in the west, were in constant touch by telegraph and telephone with headquarters in this city. They sought information, i'm parted such news as they had, and were given instructions if any were required.
 Apparently the rank and file adher- ents who had no opportunity to con- tribute last night were determined to make up tonight for what they had missed. A crowd of such proportions that it blocked traffic for blocks in Forty-second street. gathered in front of democratic headquarters. Two bands joined forces in playing The Star Spangled Banner" and all kinds of noise making implements were used enthusiastically. The crowd announced its intention of parading all over the city.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-09

dent Wilson will have 2SS votes in the electoral college. We have carried New Hampshire and West Virginia also. We have New Mexico and North Dakota. Oregon is very close, but Wilson has a good chance of carrying it.
 MT Mccormick said he lad com municated by telegraph and telephone with all the state and county chairmen in doubtful states, directing them to safeguard the ballot boxes and ballots.
 The visit of Attorney General Greg Ory to democratic headquarters tdoay had no connection with this phase of the national committees activity. MT. Mccormick said
 Others who conferred in private with MT. Mccormick late today were, John B. Stanchfield and Delaney Nicoll prominent lawyers, both of whom are democrats. Mir. Mccormick refused to comment on the significance of their visit or the possibility of demanding a recount in states where the result is very close
 Tt is too early for that" he said. of course, if we go into that kind of thing, we shall want the best lawyers we can get"
 The democratic chairman announced that United States marshals were watching to see that there were no Nlo- lations of the law in states where the result is close.
 Mr. Mccormick expressed the belief that the votes of the state soldiers now on duty at the Mexican border would little affect the outcome of the cleo ton. He believed, he said, President Wilson's margin of victory in the states now classed as doubtful. would be sufficient to offset any possible change in the result by the soldier vote.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-09
Recount in. New Hampshire

CONCORD, N. H., Nov. S.-A re- count of the vote for presidential elect ors in New Hampshire will be demand ed by the democratic state committee, according to information received to- night. It was learned that the com mittee had been directed by the na- tional committee to challenge for a recount at once and to obtain the best available counsel. The national com mittee is said to have guaranteed ex penses of the recount aside from those which regularly would fall on the state
 It is understood the figures are based on official returns. George F. Ferrand chairman of the democratic state committee, gave out figures in dicating a small majority for Wilson. Chairman Ferrand's statement said that with thirteen small towns missing Wilson had 2,464 votes; Hughes 42, S26 Newspaper figures, with two small towns in the White Mountains missing, gave Hughes a lead of 524.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-09
w;Ison,s Lead In Nebraska

OMAHA, Nov. S.-Scattered returns from one third of the precincts in the state give President Wilson a lead of coco over MT Hughes. Douglas coun- ty (Omoha). gives the president an ad- ditional plurality of 4000. Democratic leaders estimate Wilson will carry Nebraska by 30,000.
 For United States senator, Gilbert M. Hitchcock, democrat, for re-elec- tion, leads John L. Kennedy. his repub- lican opponent. by 1000. The Omaha World Hearld claims Hitchcock's cleo ton by 10000 to 15,000. Keith Neville, democrat, for governor, leads A. l.. Sutton by 400 votes. democrats claim 1 Neville's election by 5000 majority.
 Republican leaders have isued no statement and neither concede nor deny the democratic claims
 The prohibitory amendment has car ried by an estimated majority of 25,000.