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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

ana calSt I.ttas
Gracious mel" cried Uncle Lucky.
Hang on, Billy Bunny, and don't let
the cushions or the electricity run out
Of the cabaret, for II we ever get back
to earth, I'd like to get home and stay
home forever. oh, home. sweet home
and the old gentleman rabbit took on
his automobile goggles, for they wero
full Of tears and he couldn't see any
thing.
Well, by and by, the tornado let 60
and the automobile fell on top Of q
clothesline and balanced there as nice
~ as a tight-rope dancer. and when
the two little rabbits looked about
them, they found they were in Mrs.
Bunny's backyard in the Old Brier
Patch. Wasn't that lucky ?Well. I guess
1t was!
And just then Mrs. Bunny came out
of the kitchen door to hang up some
of Billy Bunny's little shirts on the line
for 1t was Monday morning, you know.
And when she saw the Luckymobile on
her clothesline she gave q scream. and
then she began to laugh, and after that
she ran back into the house and
brought out her scissors and cut tho
rope and the autombile came down
with bang.
well, well. well" said Nrs. Bunny.
and she sat down on the clothespin
basket and laughed. but. OF course.
there weren't any clothespins, or any
other kind Of pins, In 1t. you see. for
then she wouldn't have laughed. And
in the next story. II my umbrella
doesn't open and stand over my bed
to keep off the mosquitoes. I'll tell You
another story tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
Topics of the Times

Worrying over the corn ana the
weather never put an extra pushe1 al
the crib.
Cicotte won his 21st game and the
French are still holding at Nercun
Also news is news.
The easiest thing at present is lo'
the man who doesn't have TO go u
criticise loudly the man who must &c
and had rather not
II is in Mr.. Bryan's favor that ne has
ouietlv come into line and is not at
tempting to make political capital as
a pacifist. Which is more than can Dc
said for some who were bold In peace
and are cowardly or SEX seeking u
war.
Talk of a negro revolt based on sh4
Houston incident is plain poppycocs
and an insult to the firm loyalty OF tie
colored race. The L. S. negro is loyal
to his country.
The newspapers all agree that sec
rotary Allen should be exempted from
further service.
The onion patches between CLINTON
and Davenport will produce $4,000 OF
the fragrant vegetable. Perhaps the
onion smell will cover the scent Of dis
loyalty that arises from spots in that
section.
Still with all due respect TO Pershins
and and other able officers the coun'
try would be pleased to see Genera!
Wood and his side kick Roosevelt owe;
among the boys somewhere in France
The president has refused TO exempt
farmers as a class from military duty
Well, if the farm is not worth fighting
for what is worth defending IN Iowa?
Either the U-Doats are losing out OIL
an unwise censorship is suppressin:
reports of their success.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
Billy Bunny and His Friends

After Billy Bunny and Uncle Lucky
reached the ground, for they had
climbed down the beanstalk, you re-
member, as told you in the last story
they jumped into the Luckymobile and
drove off toward the Friendly Forest,
and when they had gone maybe mile
in and out among the trees, for there
wasn't really any automobile road to
go on, you know, they came across
Scatterbrains the gray squirrel. Now
Uncle Lucky knew Old Squirrel. Net
cracker very well, and as the old gem
tleman squirrel was very nice AND
well behaved it made Uncle Lucky pro-
voked to think that his son should be
such q Scatterbrains. So Uncle Lucky
stopped the automobile and said:
"Well, young squirrel. have you been
troubling your father lately?" and
Scatterbrains answered. NO, Mr..
Luckyhindfoot, not lately. Not since
yesterday"
"Whatl'' exclaimed the old gentle
man rabbit, do you mean to say you
troubled him yesterday! Why didn't you
wait until Tomorrow" and then Uncle
Lucky winked at Billy Bunny and then
scowled at Scatterbrains. And just
then they heard dreadful noise. 1t
sounded just as IL the trees were snap
ping to pieces and then. all Of a sud
den, a tornado struck them and up IN
the air went the Luckymobile with the
two little rabbits but what happened
to the little squirra really don't
know, unless it took him up too. and
hid him in a cloud. And perhaps II
did, for I've often seen clouds that
looked exactly like squirrels, haven
you, and other animals, too, ike bears
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
Iona Ne pspaEers
.YE OLD TYNE PRINTER"
shenandoah Sentinel-Pest.l


There are not many old time prn-
tiers left but we have one of them
with us in the person of Harry Beach,
who is helping us for few weeks. He
is ~ years old but can beat most OF
the young men in efficient service at
the case. He could not run one of the
modern linotype machines but he
knows now to handle single types and
put them together and give life to d
job as well as the best of them. He Is
one of very few old time printers
who has never used liquor or dissi-
pated and he Is in excellent health now
as a result of his temperate life. He
is the first man on the job every
morning and the last to leave and is a
crank on keeping the office clean. He
tells us he was never late to work III
his life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
Ripping Rhymes
" WALT MASON
TO WARS CREDIT.
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The war has done some good. at
least, for it has manned the foulest
beast that ever fed on men; Booze is
the hungry monsters name, and gov
ernments have kicked its frame again
and yet again. The divers govern
ments uprose and said, IF we would
swat the foes, and knock them galley
east, our soldiers must be sober guys,
without bad tastes or bloodshot eyes,
and so we'll curb the Beast. No man
is At to bleed and die who's tanked
himself with old red eye no soldier
should be stewed; and So. II we would
hope to win, we'll have to put the lid
on gin, and all OF Booze's brood" We
read about the millions slain, OF dead
men lying in the rain, and OF wars
horrors yawp; but all the dead Ger
whom we weep make but a trifing lit
tie heap compared with Booze's crop.
The governments are kicking Booze
with large steel spikes upon their shoes,
they slug him with a brick; and Booze
IL scared and hollow eyed, he skulks
where once he strobe in pride, the
heart within him sick The Beast IL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
NOT A REWARD BUT A RECOGNITION.

Much comment is being made on the
good fortune Of a Wayerly editor to
whom a rich man bequeathed $4,000
because he ran his paper honestly"
OF course part Of the comment comes
from envy, part of establishment that
a newspaper man should find himself
burdened with so much money all at
one time and part that a man who
runs a paper honestly" without fear,
favor or personal animus should have
friends to remember him in their wills.
But in any business the man who
runs it honestly needn't worry over
anybody's will or wait for dead mems
shoes if he has business sense and
thrift along with honesty. Whoever
created that crooked adage that Hon
esty is the best policy" spoke as a
wise guy. 1t is So In the long run
nothing pays as we'll as the square
deal. Honesty in business and in life
may have to extend the time Of pay
ment and carry the account at a loss
but it usua " collects principal and in
terest in the end. However the sug-
gestion that honesty is the best pol
icy also suggests that action may be
made c0nformable to policy instead Of
principle and that if the other thing
paid better 1t would be the better poll
icy. Which isn't so.
Nobody ever got away with the
policy" stuff turnout lifetime. Hon.
esty used as a key to unlock other
| mems Golfers does turn the lock but
| the strictly policy honesty can
stand the temptation when the box Is
once open and take only it's own. The
| opportunity to get more and the de-
| sire to get 1t sooner or later be-
| trays policy Honesty is honesty
The square deal is the square deal. II
lives and thrives on itself. That it
pays Is an incidental not the purpose
and foundation.
! Nevertheless 1t does pay. It usually
| pays in cash and final success 1t al
ways pays in satisfaction. About the
most pitiful object is an old man
wealthy by reason Of greed and miser-
liness and constant taking Of advant-
age when he comes close to the fnal
ferry and begins to wonder what may
be on the other side. All that he ha.
Is his wealth. Few Of those men have
won love and liking. Their heirs wal
eagerly for the ferryman to cast of
and carry the old man away from be.
tween them and his accumulations
Other men are peculiarly philosophi
cal over the departure. There was little
to him except his money and he can
take that along so there Is little to b
lost when he goes. Sometimes the!
look upon his demise as public ben
eft If he has been especially selfsi
and done nothing for human welfare.
Honesty includes something NOR
than settling up with individual cred
itors once a year or once q month
There are other debts that honest!
must pay There are obligations L
the town" and to the nation and t
the public. Oppor unity to Great
wealth creates also debt that mus
in all honesty be paid. Patriotism 4
part Of honesty. None who refuses o
evades his obligations to his countr.
4 or his county or his city in time o
J desperate need is an honest man. N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
Masonic Meetings
A.


MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. F. d
A, M.-Special communication, frluas'
Aug. "a, 1890 n. m. Work in the fits.
degree. John w. Wells, secretary; w.
II. Steiner, W. M.
sIeNEr CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A: M:
Stated convocation Monday eVehihs'
Aug, 20, at s o'clock Business sesslon.
Carl shatfner. H. p; John W. eiS'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King SOLO
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. M M ON
day. Sept. II, 1880. Regular business
II, Forbes, recorder: George Gregory
I. NJ.
STATED coNcALvE, st. Aldemar
conomandery, No. 80, X. T" TUESDAY
sept IS. 8 p. m. Regular business; l.
r. Forbes, recorder; H. c. Mue''e'
commander
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. g. o. e.
s.-Regular meeting for business "eu-
nesday. Sept u, s p. m. MIS-. Geoise
Downing, secretary; Mrs. J. +. rreo
erick, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

miser 10 an honest man. Those who
profit by the energies and public spirit
Of their neighbors and who deny per-
sonal obligation and shirk their part
ard not honest. Honesty and dishon-
esty run all thru the lives and activ-
tiles of men and cities and nations.
They are principles, not scraps Of
paper or policies to be taken up and
laid down and shifted with change Of
winds.
Three thousand dollars is a handy
sum. mighty convenient package to
feei bullying the inside pocket; but it
is the least reward that the world
pays to honesty. 1t isn't reward at
all but & recognition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

b .---
Commenting on the departure Of the
Fort Dodge companies, the Messenger
says: Therefore let us all stiffen up
the defense Of Americanism In this
community in order that these boys
who have offered their services and
their lives to their country shall be
protected from attacks behind their
backs"
president Wilson's coal prices are
something of joke" asserts the
Mount Vernon Record. His price on
Iowa coal is said to be about cents
less than Iowa coal could be bought
for, and a dollar or more than Iowa
coal could be bought for a year ago.
So long as the publisher of the Record
is obliged to buy articles at prices
regulated by the government just SO
long will he pray for government regu-
lation of printing. 1t Is safe guess
that if the federal trades compission
set the price on printing users would
pay about 100 per cent more than they
are paying in this neck of the woods.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
FuturIst Judgments.

It II rather fegfettable that people
are SO much concerned, in matters Of
art, over the agreement Of their judg-
1nents with the judgments of the Wise
men Of the future. It IL really some
thing OF such very small importance.
The proper way to relate oneself to
pictures Is Just to look At them
often. II one Is Interested, occasionally
II one Is not.--The New Republic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

doomed, so let 1t die; the war mas
shown the critter why it's neither safe
nor sane; so we may view the world
wide fray more patiently. the While,
and say, 1.-The war is not in vain
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
BIG DAYS AND AUTOS.
fPur1inp toD wkeVp1

| The mayor and the city council at
Vinton have the right idea. An order
was issued to the effect that autos
| must keep off certain streets while the
Hagenbeck- Wallace circus parade was
passing. Perhaps they had noted what
happens when no such order is made.
Along the walks on both sides Of the
streets, the autos will be parked. The
dear people will be warned to remain
on the walks, and then they will be
unable to get o good view Of the par
ade, because Of the rows OF autos
There will be some Of the auto folk
who will resent that, order but the cir
Gus loving folk who walk will have a
very kindly feeling in their hearts to-
ward the Vinton officials. There Is a
rule that ought to be enforced when
ever a parade of any kind that Is go
ing to attract many people is to pass
thru the business section Of any city
in the state. There have been parades
of school children and Sunday school
children-on foot Of course. Parents
and friends were watching for the little
folk from the walks, and could see
nothing because OF solid rows OF autos
between them and the children. May
the yinton rule become the law Of the
land.
GETTING BACK AT BOYCOTTERS.
Manson Democrat
Beginning next week, the Manson
Democrat will publish the names OF
all those who discontinue taking the
paper because of it's attitude OF pat
rioc:sm toward the United States. AL
during the war with Germany, this
newspaper has published nothing but
the truth and that without any color
ing Whatsoever II the truth hurts
any Of its subscribers so much that
they will boycott the paper. then the
world shall know the truth as TO
their unpatriotic, disloyal and even
.rea sonable attitude toward this gov
ernulent- We have the names OF I'VE
persons now, who have bcycotted the
paper because they could not stand
with it in its loyalty TO this country
and the flag and they. along with the
others, will be published in due time.
After ths war is over and victory has
been wrested. from Germany those con-
temptible traitors who have boycotted
the Manson Democrat are requested 10
give this office wide berth. We never
want TO see their faces in this office
again, nor do We want any OF their
traitors miserable money. II there are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
plf6eult for Some.

0inlcUII TOT S0mo.
1T is always easy to do right" de-
clares Louisville minister. That
brother hasn't had the same expert
ence with the devil that we've had
Houston Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The German American who com
plains that the loyal newspapers OF ta=
United States are too hard on Ger
many, better take his patriotism OUT
behind the barn and give it critical
examination" advises the Webster City
Freeman Tribune. There is something
wrong with it."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

picture has the honor Of having thrs>
men who will be soon on, the battk
line in France. The stars are blue
the rectangle containing them Is white
and the rest Of the flag Is red.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

1--WE may as well admit" confesses
the Waverly Independent, that We
like the preacher who at this time
mixes with his religion whole lot OF
the virtues of robust, manly patriotism
and loyalty to the U. S. A. We Ike
the preacher who says there is no, place
on earth too sacred for the Stars and
Stripes, the flag Of our country, and
that the ornaments Of every religious
platform or pulpit can be improved
with the presence Of Old Glory"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

An honor flag is the one depicted
here 1t marks the homes Of men who
are serving America abroad. One star
for each man, and the house which
bears proudly the fiag shown in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
HERE Is THE OLD STORY AGAIN.
[Cedar Rapids Republican,

The following dispatch is making the
rounds Of the press:
Huntington, w. Va, Aug. Elm a
basket OF peaches local grocer pur-
chased from a commission merchant
he found interesting information. In
the basket was a note from a Texas
girl explaining that her father had
sold the peaches for $1.20 bushel and
asking the ultimate consumer to write
and tell her how much he paid for
them. The merchant bought the peach
es from the commission dealer at $3.25
a basket and retailed them for S..
Who Is to blame that there is such a
difference? Surely the men who handle
those peaches between the grower and
the consumer ought to be satisfied with
another $3.50 among them. In fact, 1t
strikes some that they ought to be sat
isfed with even less for the one who
grows the peaches is at the largest ex-
pense. He has to buy the land, plant
the trees and wait many years before
they begin to bear. Then he has to
take care of them, spray them and
prune them and take his chances with
wind and weather, floods and drought.
But the ultimate consumer can new
err tell what ails him. In Cedar Rap
ids the man who eats the corn-he eats
1t or the cob--pays either five or ten
cents for an ear, depending upon the
surroundings in which he does his eat
ing, while the man who grew the corn
Is glad to get from ten to fifteen cents
q dozen for the ears and they have
been sold as low as eight cents doz-
en-. But in this world there are some
things we pay for that are not part
OF the material consumed. 1t is called
service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

Didn't Believe In Signs.
eAdvice amt much help" said Uncle
& NEE. MANY man has had his pock-
- aorseA yhila he was admin de
- tallia' him to beware o pick
fSeno1A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

would be traitors in bed for few
days, right In the midst OF the fal)
blowing"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
UBlaCAr TOWN IOWA: AUCUsT si

not enough patriots IN this territory 70
keep this newspaper going and max
Ing money, then we can starve--and
starvation would be infinitely prefer
able to wealth obtained by pandering
to the whims and Authorizations Of
those traitors to the Stars and Stripes.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PAPERS.
Tired Bieman in DEBORAH Journal.]
Norwegian newspapers are respon-
sible for the ''clannishness' Of various
communities. They are responsible for
the fact that an incompetent man or a
scoundrel can be elected to office over
q capable one or an honest man, be-
cause the former is "a Norwegian"
The Norwegian papers are responsible
for maintaining In America a division
based on European politics. They
are responsible for causing naturalized
Norwegians to forget that before their
God and their fellow citizens they for
swore allegiance to Norway especially.
To these counts the Norwegian press
must plead guilty. We have every rea-
son to feel no bias against Americans
of Norwegian extraction. Every drop
of blood in our body is of Norwegian
ancestry and we are proud of 1t. Blu.
we agree, and we believe the public
generally will agree, as this war goes
on, with an old man. born, reared, and
educated in Norway who remarked to
us some time ago, 1T would have been
blessing on America If every for
eign language newspaper had been
suppressed twenty-five year ago, and
l make no exception of the press
printed in the language of my ma
tive land
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

The young man whose place in the
drawing fairly brings him among the
first to be summoned, and who sue
ceeds in slipping out on some ques-
tionable excuse may think he Is lucky,
but he is not" says the Jefferson Bee.
HE has not won; he has lost. He
will have to live all thru life with his
own conscience, with the memories OF
his neighbours who know the circum-
stances, in the association Of his fell
lows who were nobler than he"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
THIRD FLOOR
DRs. FRENCH & COBB
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Specialists

Physicians and Surgeons.
Raon. 3o2 to 305. Phone IS for the
following physicians and surgeons.
DR., M. U. cHESIRE. $50.
DR.. NELSON MERRILL.
DIR. H. H. NICHOLS.
DR.. GEORGE M. JOHNSON.
A DR.. r. S. GROSSMAN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

1.-THE fellows who have been fixing
prices all these years think it ter
rible thing for the government to do
the fixing" remarks the Waterloo
Times Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

This newspaper would like to see
an attempt made in old Calhoun county
to organize any branch" of the 4sPeo-
pies Council Of Democracy and Peace
says the Manson Democrat. There
are just enough twozfsted and muscu-
lar American citizens in Manson alone
to break UP any meeting Of such kind
IN Ave minutes, break the faces of
every sonofagun not champion
Splinter and put two thirds Of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-21
DON'T ASK FOR BONES

Holly-strewn boxes are charming
things in which to pack ones Christ
mas gifts, charming things for the re-
cipient to open. But unless a package
must go by mail and absolutely re-
quires stiff covering for safety. don't
ask the merchant for boxes this year.
All the paper trades are taxed TO ca
pacity. and paper boxes of much more
serious character are needed in more
serious trades than that of Santa Claus.
Wrap your gifts daintily and cheer
fully, of course But don't fall into
that lavish waste of tissue paper~ box
ing and ribbon which has prevailed in
the past few years. Every yard of
paper. every excess bit of ribbon. every
fancy box you can do without will
give some worker time to do a little
piece of work which will help to put
Wilhelm where he can't interfere with
St Nicholas in the future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-21
FLIVVERs FOR RAILROADS.

"Who would carry home % pounds
of -four in a 100pound market basket?''
asks Henry Ford. He says that is pre-
cisely what the American railroads are
doing-that four.fifths of their work is
in hauling dead weight.
That is to say. the freight cars are
about five times as heavy as their aver
age load. And when 1t comes to pas.
senger trains he saws the rollings stock
is so - 100 times as heavy as the people
1t carries. That rolling stock costs a
lot of money and uses up a lot of ma
terial that might be otherwise EN-
ployed Moreover:
Heavy cars require heavy engines.
more coal heavier bridges heavier rails.
greater strain I'm starting and stopping
and result in increased waste and depre-
ciation."
This. he thinks. is the basic reason
why the railroads have not been pay.
ing. He suggests the adoption of much
lighter cars and locomotives.
Possibly Mr.. Ford's well known pref.
erence for small. light cars in his own
industry influences him unduly when
he turns TO consider railroad transporta-
tion. The American railroad tendency
has been steadily toward heavier roll.
ing stock. despite. the resulting need OF
stronger and more costly trackage and
bridges. II has been accepted that the