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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
Billy Bunny and His Friends

to carry home. Tor he couldn't even
find . turnip In the field.
And when Billy Bunny told his moth.
or what had happened that dear old
lady bunny almost went for she WA
80 upset that she let the cake burn
in the oven and the tea kettle boil an
over the stove.
And Just then the telephone bell rans
ana Uncle Lucky said over the wire
I'm coming over for tea. Have some
carrot tea for me. please. and some
lettuce nour biscuit and some turnip
mArmaladsp and after that he ran1.
of and went out OF the garage ana
jumped into the Luckymobile, ana be-
fore have time to write ne was at the
Old Brier Patch. And wasn't Mr.,
Bunny glad DO sec him7 Well, just
guess she was. for her nerves were Ill
upset over what had Just happened to.
her little son.
Well after supper tho old gentleman
rabbit got out his pipe and smoked fog
while. and then he foil asleep. and
what do you suppose happened thenf
Why. a little fairy bunny new In thru
the window, which was open just Z
little crack at tho top. you know. ana
sat on the arm Of the big chair.
Uncle Lucky, I've como TO tell yoa
that there's going to be dreadful big.
sard tomorrow, and It's going to starr
in tonisht. Do you had better Close
the barn door ana cover the Lucky.
mobile up warm and tight" And then
tho fairy Bunny hew away ana in the
next story Il the Storm King doesn't
lose his Drown 90 that he can't blow
his whistle. I'll tell you what happened
after that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

You remember IN the last story that
poor little Billy Bunny was caught by
Daddy Fox. Yes, sir! It's q dreadful
thing for a rabbit TO be caught by q
fox. and this Is the first time Billy
Bunny Is in such a terrible scrape. But.
never mind. Wen get him out, II It
takes all the police force to do It.
Well after Daddy Fox had opened
the bag % little wee bit to look at tho
little rabbit, he swung the bag over his
shoulder again and started of. and
after he had gone for maybe q mile.
he sat down again to rest, for Billy
Bunny was fat little rabbit and may
be he weighed less than a ton, but
I'm sure ne didn't weigh any more.
Let me see," said the old robber fox,
II must take some carrots home, too.
guess I'll put the bag down here and
go over in the field and see II can
find a carrot or three or maybe four"
SO ne set the bag down beside an old
log and Jumped thru the fence. But
wasn't that silly thing to dot Well.
just guess 1t was but sometimes we
do those things, you know, and are
sorry for 1t afterward.
Well, sir: As soon as that old fox
jumped into the field to and the tur-
nips, or the carrots, or the cabbases.
I don't know which, for I'm 20 excited
just now that can hardly write this
story, the little rabbit bit tho stfins
in two and pushed open the bag and
away he hoped back to the Old Brier
4, 1aH& ho-
hind him for almost q mile.
And when Daddy Fox came back
there was only an empty bag for him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
IT MAY BEE TRUE.

Alas, the little busy bee as OBJ
served by Mr.. Watts and whose hon
est industry has been the theme Of
poets and parents and the prose OF the
Third Reader has fallen from his high
estate Of thrift and integrity-as re-
lated in story going about thru east
ern publications Of one and another
character. According to this story the
busy bee belonging to a New Jersey
as burglar and porch climber. It Is
asserted that this Jerseyman has not
gathered pound of honest honey from
his hives in seven years, that this
Fagin Of the hives keeps a species Of
bees that steal from the neighboring
bee yards the stores of honesty and in
dustry and bring home the swag like
six legged "Artful Dodgers" and
winged bill Sykes"
It sounds like a tale from the
Arabian knights told by a hophead
until the explanation comes at the
close. 1t appears that this debauched
beeman taking a leaf from human ex-
perisnce. perhaps, doped the bees with
honey doctored with booze. They
filled up on the "old stuff" and went
out ready for treason. stratagems and
spoil. They were "too strong to work
They didn't give a whoop for the
speech Of people. The world owed them
living and whatever else they could
grab. Naturally.
Imagine bunch Of those bees about
the time they all began to buzz al
once. each bee trying to make himsel1
heard above the others, after the drone
that tended bar had made about sever
trips with tray. Perhaps ono wa.
trying to sing something about "wher
your heels hit hard and your wing.
feel wide" and another was hicuppinl
and another was saying to his neigh
Dor II says to him II you want any.
thing come and get 1t and drug out
m singer. like this and says
1872 and another was hunched
down half asleep and still another was
holIerins for "Bnp' to bring another
round. Then the boss bee comes arount
and says "C'mon. less COVER t. thai
bunch OF holy rollers and steal all tn.
honey thcy got" Well, do you thtnl
they'd do it2
II may b true that story Of thu
thisvlns bees. II apytAips wov!t
brins ~ y taes* ~ WORK AMI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
LET'S KEEP A PIG.

At a meeting of a county council of
replied to demand that Iowa increase
its pork production by % per cent,
saying that many farmers in central
Iowa are raising all the pigs that they
can feed from their own farms. They
could produce more young pigs but
somebody else must help finish them,
keep pigso
Why not? When hogs brought three
cents and corn was worth only is
cents and wheat about 80 cents every
body in towns and villages kept pigs.
Those were the days of thrift Home
| canning and home potato raising was
| done without wars famine to force It,
| Inc pennies saved by a child from
| carrying milk to the neighbors were
invested in sow. The SOW multiplied
into many pigs and then the children
pulled weeds from the garden to gar
nish the food set before Mrs. Porker
and her fellow boarders.
1t was as long ago as 1896 that SEN
ator DolHver and an entire train load
| Of the most notable men in America
were crossing Iowa on the Mckinley
campaign train. Early in the morning
Dolliver looked out OF the car window
and two ha orta Oh 1aI
their feet on the spot where Old Bossy
had spent the night. He canvassed the
train Of senator's, congressman, mil
ltona!res and great lawyers and news
paper men and every man Of them had
done the same thing in his own boy
hood days.
In those days two-thiris Of the peo-
pie lived upon farms where pork ard
milk were produced the great factories
Of today were unknown and no urban
population twice as large as the rural
population was clamoring TO be fed.
Two men on the farms produced food
while one man worked in town and
sui nearly everybody IN town kept
chickens, COW and a pig Today two
men work in town while only one man
is left to produce food upon the farms
and pigs are barred from our towns by
city ordinances. Wars necessities have
set up milking schools In England for
women and there they sit in classes
under a professors direction pulling
away at rubber udders suspended on
| tripods learning to milk in order that
| they might resurrect lost art.
The far sighted Jim Hill predicted
that the world was coming to famine
without war. When war arrived the
| world was out Of provisions because
people living in towns We're trying to
let George raise all OF their food upon
| the farms. Farm lands have multiplied
| in value many times, food is prohibi-
lively high and we all wonder why 1t
IS and yet with two out of three living
| in town none OF us care to keep a pig.
raise chickens, grow potatoes or even
| learn to milk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
MAKE SURE IT IS so.

Before repeating a story Of alleged
disloyalty or neglect that approximates
d'sloyalty make sure that 1t 10 %. II
IS the part Of patriotism to verify every
such report before giving it circulation
The other day Senator LATE Young
made a speech out in Boone county
wherein he referred to the consolidated
school at Boxholm where, he had heard,
the flag wasn't hoated and the star
Spangled Banner" omitted from the
song exercises. A day or SO afterward
Mr. Young's newspaper, the Capital,
corrected the statement on the first
page of the paper. 1t appeared that
Boxholm had been misrepresented
from so substantial a source that the
editor did not question" SO he used
the most prominent space in his news
paper to make such amends as ne
might. On the whole Boxholm got tho
best of 1t by proclamation Of proof OF
its loyalty in a newspaper OF wide
circulation as against the statement
made to the limited number who heard
the speaker.
But the lesson stands. Any statement
or story that touches the loyalty or
persons or neighborhoods should De
thoroughly verified before it is accepted
no matter how substantial the source
whence 1t arrives. Disloyalty is the
objectionable sin of this day and time.
The charge is not to be made carelessly
or accepted except upon conclusive
evidence.
Verify all tales Of disloyalty. Make
sure. And after the. proof Is conclu-
sive make notable examples Of the dis
loyal. Insist on evidence. Investigate
all and any assertions that come via
grapevine and certify every statement
made openly or secretly that charges
lack Of patriotism and denial OF duty
against individuals or communities.
But when the charge is proven, get
busy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
THE GERMAN SINGERS
1Des Moines Capital.

It Is reported that Julia Culp. whose
name will at once be recognized as one
of the most prominent and popular re-
citalists and German lieder singers who
for the past four or five years has
toured the country from coast to coast.
will not return this year to fulfill her
engagements. IT has been LEARNED that
the husband of Julia Culp is member
OF the kaisers personal staff. having
under his direct supervision the kais
er's military chauffeurs.
Elena Gerhardt. another OF the Ger
man prima donnas who has made fire.
auent appearances with our leading or
chestras. and who has been hesrd In
recital of German lieder In all OF our
largest cities; coming here few years
ago bearing warm testimonials from
Arthur Nikisch, the noted conductor
Of the "Gewandhaus Orchestra" OF
Leipsic, and who Will be remembered
as having appeared in Des Moines q
few years ago with the London Phil
harmonic society. will not visit us this
year.
Who can say but that the object for
which they were sent or brought to this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
Our Engineers Relate
Tales Of German a tr0c;ty

can soldier who objected to glass OF
beer, claiming that 1t was very fiat
The reply OF the barmaid was, why
three years for you.'"
Another letter from an enlisted man
in the company, Donald tMacIsaac, read
in part as follows:
Il have seen work Of these Dutch
men and am seeing 1t every day. MY
old feelings Of giving them a sporting
scrap have been changed to one ~
hatred, and nothing would please me
more than to get in with a pioneer en-.
gineer outfit where could get a chance
at them, and they wouldn't get sport
ing fight either. In spite Of the fact
that the papers have been hammering
1t in for three years,you cant realize
the rottenness Of these reptiles unless
you see their work first hand.
1.-THE kaiser seems to be an extreme
ly stupid and stubborn man. but l
think old Hindenburg Is infinitely more
stubborn. AS near as can figure from
German political events, the kaiser
seems to have lost all control to Hin
denburg In the last six months. Also
the prisoners ! have seen who were
recently taken all seem to be in good
shape, and this somewhat discredIts
the newspaper reports Of the German
lack Of men,"
The meeting OF friends and relatives
at the Engineers Society was held UNI
der the auspices of the auxiliary OF
the Eleventh regiment Of engineers, the
purpose being to exchange views on
ways and means OF keeping in touch
with the needs OF the men. Frederick
Crawford presided and the letters from
the men were read by Robert Ridgway.
Aside from those depicting the atrocl-
ties Of the Germans other letters were
read which clearly indicated the
healthy and cheerful spirit with which
the engineers were facing the business
OF modern warfare. Not one had
word Of regret or grievance. unless It
was complaint that the engineers
were not permitted to see more action.
One letter from boy In the regiment.
William Stephens, told in detail OF the
effect that France, French women, ana
French cooking were having upon him.
He could speak French little ana
therefore was in a position, he wrote.
to have much more fun than many
Of his comrades not similarly equipped.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
EATIN q FISH.

ha fish builds
beltes bats vemo are speeding Economists saying
that
the Tuton in Eupe brutal riot Come let
patriotic
we'll wise from eating trout wen know too much to venture out
cod and other nm ny and am getting blamed
force the band
limp
sx-foot eel within
CLOWN breast a battle. lss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
FooIed WHO 6s7si5:

Stanley, the explorer, found the ma
TIVE Africans knew the art Of camou-
mage and had practiced It for hundreds
Of years. He adopted some Of the
methods Of the blacks and his bags Of
big game were remarkable. The ma
tive Africans donned the skins Of AMI
.c:!s nth kcrns, head and oil, when
hunting. Denizens Of the Jungle often
were fooled into standing their ground
when the black hunters attirsd In
skins apps0achad, i.------4 & n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
Topics OF The Times

The groceryman has his troubles.
He isn't getting rich under present re-
strictions Moreover for the most part
he isn't trying to get rich but hoping
that he may be able to carry on while
the war lasts and find himself still
at the old stand" 1t is up to the pur-
chasing public to meet the business
men half way and endeavor to find
mutual level of helpfulness.
II the winter campaign does not
allied armies there is no reason for
complaint or impatienee. Holding them
is licking them. When the Yankee
Doodle boys get in next summer the
advance will begin and keep on going.
1t isn't a question OF paying for the
fuel to heat buildings that might in
emergency be closed, but Of the coal at
any price. Money will not buy coal
when there is no coal. n
What we most need in office is men
who are not willing to buy another
term by favors that should never be
not of the nature Of a campaign com
mittee but in the interests of the state
and the country
1t is not especially hard to bring a
man to see his duty toward his country
and his community when it is gore
about the right way In the old
Webster's Spelling Book it may be re-
called that the farmer threw grass at
the boys in his apple trees and got a
laugh for his pains. But when he triec
stones the kids came down a-runn!ng.
See italy holding under her own goal
posts. Men stay when they are crowd
ed back against their own homes and
firesides. America is fortunate in be-
ing able to fight her war on the other
nations battlefield. And it must be
won their or before our own goal posts
where we were to get dyes outside OF
Germany by making our own. That
camoufage that industrial Germany
was the only pebble on the beach has
been fully exposed.
Federal employees in Des Moines are
pettioning for Is per cent increase
Of pay, but 80 far they haven't threat
ened to tie up the war and all business
II they, don't get it.
Public utilities in Iowa are yer,
much worried over the coal situation
and when the public utilities begin t
worry It Is time for those they serve t.
rouse up. We have coal enough IL
Iowa to supply our need indefinitely
Let's extend the worry where 1t wi!
do most good.
Southern Iowa farm land about Len
| OK has reached the $3.50 an acre mark
several large farms having brough
that figure recently. The $500 an acr
prediction for north central Iowa be
gins to look az tho the prophets shoul'
have credence and honor in their owl
cefnm11nity
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

OF the advertising columns Of a Der.
lin Newspaper the tragedy Of whole
people.
For exchange. fifty Polish laborerA
twonty men and thirty girls. for same
number Of other hands, says an ad II
the Deutsohe Tases-zeitung Polish Ia.
borers in Germany are not permitted -
change masters or to move from place
to place without government author.
ization. With such authorization, hows
ever, masters can make exchanss 8, ~
we swop horses and mules. or as oup
housewives exchange soap grease foS
soap. or old rage for door mats. kit.
chen tins and such
Meanwhile, German autocracy talks
independence and constitutional gov.
eminent to Poland. The Independence
Of. the dead and the government Of
serfdomi
The United States produces % pe1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

Messenger that at is out OF place to be
expanding public funds In teaching the
German Language in the public schools"
The Messenger suggests that more
good can be done by using the money
for shells and poison gas in exchange
Off those launched by Germany. or for
food, clothing and Red Cross support"
zone OF the prices OF peace will be
the lecturers which will follow in It's
wake" predicts the Davenport Times.
HAS anybody taken the trouble to
figure out how large Z proportion Of
the Iowa autombile casualty list re-
cvers for later seryice?" inquiries the
Sioux City Journal.
"The governments request that
every man fatten hn4 docs not refer
to the man whose chief thought IL to
fatten himself" says the Dubuque
Ts1e9ranh Herald
Tho Des Moinos Capitals "advscs to
all petitioners Ii to suspena their Side.
linz fs9sulSl WILL AstsE Us Esf..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

country has been accomplished, and
their services no longer required? Who
knows but that they may have been a
part Of the systematic spy system that
has spun its web into the whole fabric
Of our war preparations, and reporting
the knowledge thus surreptitiously
gained to the parties ready and wait
Ing to receive and report them? Lot
US have care and no longer put our
trust In German prima donnas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
A STORY IN THE ADS.
TBurlington Gazette1

Sometimes you can get real news by
turning the the advertising columns.
The little liner advertisements often
contain whole stories of domestic or
business bliss, despair, JOY or deviltry
and occasionally the big display Adver-
tisements clearly disclose whether some
we'll known merchant IL dead, or stin
alive and kicking. by their very tone.
The foregoing, because we've dug out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
IOWA OPINION AN DNoTEs.

And while the senate is investi-
eating General Crozier," advises the
Des Mo!nes RSg1ster. III might md out
for certainty whether 1t 10 true that .
9un carriage which was invented by
General Crosier On government work
shops has been offered for sale to Ger
many and other nations, under an ar
ranSement by which General Croker
was to receive 4 royalty Of $500 to
$4,000 for each one sold, Is has been
charged by Congressman Tayenner."
IT President Wilson would only see
tho point about a year sooner" says
the Webster City F'reernan-Journal," he
would 60 down N, history a. the great
est man OF his day. He always knows
Just what to say and how to say It. but
sometimes BE doesn't kk:::s y ..,st yten
to say It,"
II hes been dstermansA Ct Fprt
DeAes s9eqrdlns e TIA y2rt PQaefss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

sting the children and refuse TO make
bee bread. seems like booze would DO
1t, Doesn't it7 A bee isn't stronger
minded than man. the noblest work
of God, and what booze won't do TO
him hasn't yet been discovered. Maybe
It's true.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

The United States produces % PEI
cent OF the worlds copper output
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

Who can say but that the object for
,hich they were sent or brought to this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

What we most need in office is men
who are not willing to buy another
term by favors that should never be
extended and whose appointments are
not of the nature Of a campaign COM
mittee but in the interests of the state
and the country
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-03-13
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man tlnoe iaa bGllge Wanben Der,
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