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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
THE COM MON LOT.

Our own troubles are always great
ones. The bumps we get along the way
are the hardest bumps. We wonder
other people do not notice how hard
beyond the common lot is ours. Our
own crows are always blacklist. Our
sorrows are always deepest, our losses
sores. We can understand how
and why others are afflicted but we
can not understand our own affections.
There Is an old Buddhist story, ages
old, Of the woman whose son died. She
carried the body from house to house
seeking medicine to revive him.
Finally some one sent her to the wise
man Of the village and he sent her to
Buddha. 60, them said Buddha, find
a house wherein neither husband
nor son nor parent nor daughter has
died. A family which has never sui.
fered loss By death. Pluck three
sprigs of grass from before the door
and you shall find them powerful to
restore your son." So she sought lonl
carrying with her the body Of the child
but found not the hoaSe she sought
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
MAN OR MOUSE.

The bar, the booze, the beer and most
poverty. crime and crockedness are in
the alley back of Iowa. We have clear
ed house of them The constitutional
amendment is a proposal TO send for
the garbage wagon and have the ac-
cumulations in the alley dumped out
side the state for good and all to get
rid of the debris and the stink for good.
There are those diligently busy who
are DESTROYS to move the junk back in
to the house. So long as it remains in
the back alley their hope shall endure
and bud again with each recurring
year. They hate to see it go. Its de-
parture is the departure of hope. Shall
we back up the wagon and send the
junk 10 the dump or keep it, an eye
sore, a stencil. nuisance and a men
ace in the back yard?
Shall We finally rid state and local
politics of an element that has poison
ed elections and held back material
progress thirty years or leave the in
fictitious mess TO pollute politics indie
finitely or turn from the thirty years
war to the making of a greater Iowa,
Shll we keep paying shameful in
terest or clear of the mortgage on the
future?
That question is to be settled October
Is. The majority vote settles it, The
votes cast should decide it; the votes
left uncast are not unlikely to decide
it.
For every friend OF temperance who
fails TO vote cast half a vote with those
who hope for the return of the saloon
and the brewery domination Of local
and state politics.
What are you going to do about it.
Vote or stay at home on election day?
What are you going to be man.
mouse or longtailed rat?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
Ripping Rhymes
" WALT MASON
GRIEF CULTURE.

Neglected sorrows never thrive; they
must be nursed If they'd survive. l
sometimes ST. around and NOPE. like
one who's said farewell to hope; /
crouch around and scdW4 and sulk, and
dish up signs and groans IN bulk, II
people note this woe of mine. and try
to stop the flow OF brine. l sigh more
deeply than before, more furiously
walk the floor. There is no fun in be-
ing blue, II no one stops to pity you.
II. when I grieve and tear my hair, the
folks around me do not care, but say:
We wouldn't give cent for any sulky
skates lament" l wipe the teardrops
from my face and leave the we'll
known wailing place. l plant my sor-
row right away, and smiling greet the
sunny day. No hermit ever has the
peeves: no hermit ever sulks and
grieves. There must be company for
gloom; lonesome sorrow will not
bloom The man who sulks and broods
at home like Manifold in Byron
pome. would quit 1t II his kids and
wives would just pursue their work
day lives, and give no heed to his des-
pair and act as II he were not there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

Each had it's tale Of loss and Its rec
ord Of sorrow. From village to village
and far into the wilderness OF the
wood she continued her unavailing
search until in despair she left the
body in bower and sought Buddha
again. There Is no such house In all
the world" she complained. Then,
replied the god, thy lot is the lot OF
others. Who art thou to be set above
thy kind?"
The common lot is our lot. No house
escapes it's owns sorrows and its sor-
rows are the common woes of all man
kind. There is comfort in the knowl-
edge that our troubles are the same
as the troubles of others and that we
are not prosecuted and singled out.
They are wise who seek and find that
comfort in times of trouble.
Don't imagine that your troubles are
different from those of others, that
your sorrows are more acute or that
your losses are greater and harder to
bear than those of the world. All man
kind has it's troubles. Under the mask
we all wear lies trouble and mors
trouble.
Seek the house where trouble and
sorrow has never rested. Your failure
to find it will bring strength to carry
your load though it may not bring
content. For trouble and happiness and
sorrow are the common lot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
Billy Bunny and His Friends

he hoped up the Forest Trail, and
pretty soon he came in sight Of the
school house.
1t was early. maybe half an hour
before opening time, but already in
the schoolyard were Jimmy Chipmunk
and Scatterbrains, the gray squirrel.
his brother Shadow Tail, Dickey Mea-
dowmouse and Danny Beaver. And
what do you think they were doing?
You'll never guess. 80 I'll tell you right
away. They were playing mumbledy-
peg and II you don't know what that
game Is just listen and you'll find out.
"You don't know how to throw your
jacknlfe," cried Dickey Meadowmonse.
'Tf you keep on this way. you'll have
to pull out the peg!" And sure enough,
this Is Just what happened. Poor Scat
terbrains had to poke his nose way
down in the dirt and pull out the peg
with his teeth, and then everybody
laughed at him. for his whiskers were
all full Of little bits of dried leaves
and dirt, and his pink necktie, too.
'tHa, hal" laughed Billy Bunny let
me play" but Just then the bell rang
and everybody had to go into the school
house. for Professor Crow was stand
ing in the doorway looking very cross
for his small son Blackie Crow had
been late to breakfast and the Professor
was always upset unless every one OF
his family was on time for the morn
ing meal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
ARE WE OVER the HlLL7

The government has fixed prices for
steel until Jan l and the suspicion is
that a slump in the steel business was
so near at hand that the steel makers
were eager to have their industry
stabilized by the government. Is the
country practically over the hill in
its upward climb of prices? Are we
about to see the Inevitable reaction?
There is abundant evidence that We
ara approaching that point altho no
one but a prophet could tell how near
the day of change is at hand.
Dun's Review which is always con-
servatiye, announces that:
The inevitable reaction from ex-
IRENE prices reached during the time
Of unprecedented demands has al
ready gone some distance in certain
of the chief materials of industry"
This would apply to structural ma
ter.aIs and wearing apparel altho not
yet TO foods because Of the almost
famine conditions abroad We have
been compelled to increase our exports
Of grain TO Europe from an average
Of 120, 100000 bushels to 4O5. 000. 900. and
this year that excess must grow even
larger. We are called upon for 1900
million pounds Of meats abroad when
our normal surplus for export has been
only 500 million pounds. Foods must
Of necessity stay up in price until the
waste of war ceases.
Shoes. however. are going To come
down. The cobbler's work and the
willingness TO wear old shoes until
they fall apart has had its effect upon
the leather market Dun's Review
tells US that:
PROBABLY few people outside Of the
trade Itself realize how sharply the
hide and leather markets have turned
IN buyers favor. Comparing now with
the top levels of the year hides have
yielded roughly 20 TO 30 per cent"
Business in retail merchandise lines
| Will boom this fall and winter in Iowa
because Iowa will bring home in
money the price of two crops for the
delivery Of one, but we can expect that
| the worst Is over in price advances at
primary markets Building next year
VIII be slack while the business of
planting crops will be enormous. Per
| haps by another year we VIII have in
creased our production of foods to
such an extent that foods will coma
down. What goes up must come down
sometime. The big question or tn.
hour is as to when.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

Thus far the Dutch government ana
owners OF the ships have refused 10
unload it, They have rejected our gov
ernment's reasonable proposition thar
they should send the carriers to Aus
,ralia. where 1b0.o0o,0o0 bushels OF
wheat await transportation. Surely
they win not be permitted to carry
their cargoes of American grain TO
Holland or any other European neu-
trail country. This was the decision
Of our Exports Council before Sweden 3
foul work for Germany in the case OF
Argentinas ships was brought to lisn''
and the disclosures do not suggest any
relaxation Of the strict EMBARGO on
exports to Sweden, Norway, Holland
and Denmark But the cargoes have
not been disturbed, and all these ships
are idle.
We and those associated with us IN
the war need ships for ocean work.
Our government is taking vessels for
this work from the coastwise service
filling the places Of some OF them with
carriers drawn from me great lakes.
There Is pending In congress pHi.
which has much support, to permit
use OF foreign ships in our coast trai-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

oh, the Friendly Forest trees
Are clad in yellow leaves,
And crimson leaves that burn
Like red flames at every turn.
And the nuts are falling down
In their shells Of dusky brown,
And LttlePeople OF the Wood
Are storing up their winter food
Mr.. William Bunny. the little rabbits
father. you know, was busy as could
be gathering turnips and cabbages
from the fields, stray carrots and pota-
toes. and storing them away in his
little house in the Old Brier Patch.
Little Billy Bunny was hard at work
his lessons, for school had
and Professor Crow had to
get to school every morning at o'clock
to sharpen all the pencils 80 that les
sons could begin on time. He had
made up his mind this year that pen
ellis should be sharpened in the proper
way and not wasted. for taxes were
heavy, and nobody knew when the
dreadful world war was to end.
Now. Billy Bunny" said his mother
one morning as the little rabbit picked
I'D his school books and started on TOT
the Friendly Forest schne! house.
please be careful OF your paper, LOT
is so high that your father
il worried to death"
Every we'll, mother. dear replied the
little bunny. It'll remember" and OIL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
Topics of The Times

The most charitable conclusion in La
Foilette's case is that the man never
recovered from that breakdown and
brainstorm of some years ago.
The Kaiser warns Germans that the
United States is hoping to wedge the
German people and their emperor
apart. He says it is conspiracy, But
he is wrong. It's a purpose and by
the time the wedge is driven home the
kaiser may be writing to Nicholas in
Quring whether any desirable flats in
his neighborhood are vacant.
The only part OF that BernStorf pro-
position hard TO understand is how he
could buy up SO many treason peddiers
with $4,000 But he appears to have
picked up a job lot of trading stuff.
That German admiral evidently
knew what he was talking about when
ne outlined Germany's plan of con-
quest 10 George Dewey. Nearly TWEEN
ty years ago. But If it had been pub
lished we'd have dismissed ii as an in
stance of berry German admiral
talking thru his hat" Under the cir
cumstances it comes now as strong
corroborative evidence.
About the only thing so far settled
at Red Oak is that a murder was COM
mitted at Villisca.
AS far as can be learned from the
unnecessary discussion. Kendall never
thought of running for senator and
Kenyon never dreamed Of refusing to
do so.
If misery loves company Texas and
Wisconsin may now cuddle UP TO one
another.
Why not send the surgeon who OPP
Grated on Cleveland around TO look La
Toilette over?
Forty years ago in Sioux City, ac-
cording TO the Journals files, Bob
Burdette said that "Marshalltown Is
the most beautiful city in Iowa And
there is no evidence that Bob eveS
changed his mind or that Marshalltown
ever changed places with any other
Iowa town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
. POTATO SPECULATION.
TPella Chronicle


In spite OF a record breaking crop Of
potatoes and reports that potatoes at
producing points are being sold for
reasonably low prices. people in this
section Of the country are obliged to
pay from 40 to so cents per peck for
them. Now that the government IS in
the price regulating business, the food
commissioner ought to take a look in
to the potato situation. Il Is 20 BE
noticed by Chicago market reports that
prices are going up five or ten cents
per day with considerable regularity.
and 1t will not take long at this rate
to put them back to the same level as
last year. when the crop was abnormal
ly small. The probability Is that spec
ulators shut away from their Gus
tonary meddling with wheat prices,
are giving attention to the potato crop.
In view OF the crop prospects. potatoes
ought to sell in Pella for s1.00 per
bushel or less{ Fortunately. many peo-
pie have raised their own supply. but
many others will be obliged to depend
upon the market to supply their wants.
The control Of food prices. to be OF the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
BREWERS IN THE CAMPAIGN.
TNyaterloo Courler1


A card signed by the international
Union Of the United Brewery Workmen
Of America and doubtless backed by
the brewery interests in general carries
this message to Iowa voters;
Our boys are marching to war
against autocracy.
I'VE must save democracy at home.
THE constitutional amendment for
prohibition is a subterfuge used by the
enemy Of liberty to better steal the
peoples rights to legislate.
I'VE have no breweries or saloons in
this state.
we are bone dry. rotten bone dry.
Why then ask for a constitutional
amendment?
ITO restrict yourself, to put hand
cuffs on democracy?
Enlist TO defeat this plot against
democracy"
To those friends of temperance who
have been insisting that the liquor
question In Iowa is already settled and
refer to the coming election as more
or less of nuisance, this document Is
respectfully submitted. The argument
they advance ie the very argument that
the brewery interests use II the brew
ers really considered the liquor ques-
ton a dead issue in Iowa, II they did
not have hopes Of winning the state
back, why should they spend money in
circulating this sort of literature? Why
take any interest in the Iowa situation
at all? Note the audacity with which
they appropriate the great issues that
are stirring the world today as an ar
gument against constitutional prohibi-
ton. The fallacy of the personal lib
erty" plea has been shown too many
times to need exposition here.
But it Is up TO the friends Of tenn
perance to get in the field and meet
this campaign Of the brewers. The
worst danger lies in taking it for grant
ed that the dry amendment will pass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
Iowa Newspapers
DO YOU KNOW HIM.
tWinterset Madisonian. |

The man who has refused to con-
tribute to any OF the auxiliary war
funds and has maintained absolute
silence, needn't fiatter himself with the
idea that he is neutral His actions
speak louder than words and that
mans neighbors know how to classify
him. The man who has failed to do his
part at home isn't loyal to his govern
ment and he isn't loyal to the boys who
have gone to the front If yon are
SO lacking In patriotism II you think
you owe nothing to the country Of your
birth or adoption. don't make fool Of
yourself by claiming neutrality. II you
would rather hang onto the dollars you
have accumulated under the laws Of
this country. than TO give little OF
your surplus to the cause OF free gov
eminent. you can probably get away
with it but Don't try TO fool Soutssif
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

fic. While the need and demand are
50 great, all these large carriers are
lying idle in our harbors. and no plans
for moving them have been made
known.
When we think Of the suffering Bel
CLANS and the food requirements OF
our allies, to allow these grain car
goes to rot seems almost crime.
This food should be saved. And the
ships should not be idle. They should
be doing work to relieve the lack OF
sufficient ocean tonnage. II those
who control them Will not occept tho
fair propositions Of the export anthori-
ties, our government should take pos
session of the vessels, unload them ana
then use them in war service. Under
international law it has right 10
take them making proper payment.
We should save the grain and set the
ships at work York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
GIVE 1T TILE ONCE OVER.
ICedar Rapids Republican I


They are now beginning to put all
kinds of farm lighting plants on the
markets. The farmers have been max
ing money and every one is going to
invent something to help him get rid
of the surplus. A lighting and power
plant on a farm Is desirable thing
and there are good systems on the
markets, but many of them are mere
devices to get money for them. In a.
few years the cheap outfits will Se
nothing better than junk When
farmer thinks of inv estigating in such
a plant, let him make careful investi-
CATION of what is offered. He should
buy upon information that is more or
less independent of the slick men who
go about selling things. Be sure you
get the right system and then go ahead
and invest, enlightening yourselves and
tightening the work Of the boy at the
grindstone and the woman at the
washing machine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
Rottina Grain and Idle Ships.

More than one hundred neutral ships
have been waiting two months at our
Atlantic ports for export licenses which
will not be given to them. Four fifths
Of these ships are from Holland. In
New York harbor alone at least sew
enty Dutch vessels can be seen A large
majority have cargoes Of wheat and
fodder that were placed on board be-
fore July Is. when the embargo be-
came effective. The grain Is rotting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

SIStSOrO
MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. F. q
A. M.-Special communication, Friday,
Sept. 20, 1880 o'clock. Work in Thlrd
Degree. John w. Wells, secretary; W.
II. SteiI or. w. NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER, No. 50, r. a, M
Stated convocation Monday evening"
Sept. II, ats o'clock. Business session
Carl Shaffner. H. p; John w. "e"s'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No 20, r. & s. NJ, Mon
day. Sept. IT. 1880. Regular business
I. T. Forbes, recorder; George Gregory
I. NJ.
STATED coNcALVE, ST. Aldemar
Ccrnmandery. No. 80. K T.. TUESDAY
Sept. IS. s p. m. Regular business, l.
r. Forbes, recorder; H. Z. Mue'ie''
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. g. o. e
s-Resular meeting for business wed
nesday, Oct. H. 7:3o. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary; Mrs. j. E. FREQ
erick. W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

greatest value, must include the en-
tire line OF eatables. If the speculators
are left free to operate in n few lines OF
strictly necessary articles, they VIII
mulct the people in the same old
way as when they took a little here
and little there. Potatoes, next TO
-four or even CO. ordinate with flour.
are an item on every table. and. AS
such, demand the attention OF the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

The Anita Record says it is going TO
require something more than prayers
to carry the prohib itory amendment in
the October election. 1t poinst out
that quiet and energetic work against
the amendment is being done in every
voting precinct in the state. and it
asks: Are the friends and supporters
Of prohibition going TO continue 10
snooze peacefully and let the Lord
do tse work, or will they wake up and
get busy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

NO one would have been killed any
where If everywhere everyone had
stepped aside and told Germany to
proceed to run the world" admits the
Cedar Rapids Republican. "The whole
mistake came from others assuming to
say that the kaiser was not the divine
ly appointed man TO dispose Of the
destinies of all mankind"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
WHEAT IN MARION COUNTY.


Hundreds OF Marion county farmers
are responding to the campaign to
plant at least ten acres of winter
wheat. They recognize the fact that
the guaranteed price of $500 per bush
ell is q splendid inducement, that the
cost of preparing and seeding the
ground is not great and that their labor
Is not lost in the event Of the crop
winter-killing because the ground Is
ready for another crop in the spring.
Also the Journal is glad to say they
recognize the potency Of the govern
ment's appeal for a great wheat crop
next year. The average man is loyal
to the core and needs only to be arous-
ed TO do his bit for the nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
.coek.,nd. Bull, story"

The phrase "a cock-and-bull story"
Is n corruption OF the words: "A con.
cocted-and-bully story" the latter term
being derived from the Danish WORD
"bullen"-exaggerate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

with this hypocritical mask OF neu-
trality. II YOU want Germany to win
the war and IL you want German poll
cies to rule the world. refuse to help
In the Red Cross, the Liberty loan, the
army Y. NJ. G. A. Refuse to do your
share and you won't need to worry
about where YOU will be classified.
Your friends and your neighbors will
analyze your motives and give you the
proper tag--and 1t won't be neutrality.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

The Logan Observer says: You
cant help boy at the front with what
your neighbor gives. Dig up your own
self"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

"Mr. Kenyon is good for fully am
other quarter century in the senate
declares the Waterloo Courier
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26

Everybody in America is willing TO
sacrifice his all for his country, but
he'll be BANKED if he'll let anybody
else get away with anything while the
sacrifice is going on observes the
Sioux City Journal. AS one result
of this feeling a whole lot Of essential
patriots are acting like 100 per cent
profiteers."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
A Eib.

ne pupils in an Alabama school
1870 asked to construct sentence
eoataining the word "amphibious." As
a1ek o. . flash boy gave out the
lo1lss1pG: Most nsh stories am Obj.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

One week more of the Kelly muir
der trial--and then some more Wilker-
SON" says the Perry Chief
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-26
THIRD FLOOR

Physicians and Surgeons.
Rooms so2 TO sos. Phone IS for the
following physicians and surgeons.
DR.. M. U. cHEsiHE- -. -. $50.
DR.. NELSON MERRILL
DR.. n. Il. NICHOLS.
Dr.. GEORGE NJ JOHNSON.
DR.. r. s. GRosSMAN.