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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
KEEPING

Keeping house is woman's reward
for getting married, and every once In
u while it is mans penalty.
1t used to be a great deal more diff
cult to keep house than it is today. Wo-
men did not have nearly so many con-
veniences attached to an electric meter
as h has today, and most OF the work
had to be lone with the hands and feet.
Thirty years ago 1t was impossible for
u sweet housewife to sit down in a pink
chambray gown with georgette crepe
trimmings, turn g. button and lllow a
c~onscienceless device in the cellar to
wash the clothes II eat up q few
thousand kilowatts. When we Consid-
err how happy woman's lot Is today, as
compared with the situation Of our
grandmothers, 1t Is hard to understand
why more do not get married early and
as often as possible.
Keeping house nowadays requires
more mechanical ability and brain
power than 1t does to make a Sunday
soup zone last until Friday night. The
electric lat iron Is a precious boon. but
it can get out Of order faster than the
appetite of an ocean tourist. After a
fiat iron has fallen off the ironing board
and lit OF u hard wood floor on its neck
two or three times. the current which
1t will not run into anything
but. the meter. Some husbands have
been so annoyed by fiat irons which
plunged face downward to he kitchen
floor and took three or foul light sock
cts along with them that they have
been tempted to do the ironing them
selves.
Every home should also have a vac
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
po.thumou. Weather Prophecy.

The Reverend Irl Hicks. upon whom
so many thousands have depended for
their weather, has been dead for some
time. Judging from the continuance of
his prophecies, however, either Mr..
Hicks must have foreseen considerable
future weather previous to his iemise.
or others formerly in his confidence
are themselves able to read the stars
and TO discover what they portend for
the United States in the shape Of CHI
mate. The prediction al freely made
in Hicksite authorities that March and
April are to be very stormy months.
The United States at considerable
expense maintains a highly scientific
weather bureau that dares to make
cautiously guarded weather prophecies
for a week ahead. This is as far as
the government will go. The Hicksite
publications apparently beat this by
considerably over a ear. They have
had the weather for next December
foreseen for over three months. The
government. however, smiles at these
predictions. Whether this attitude il
due to jealousy. or to belief in the pat
ent medicine status OF the Hicks fore
casts. Is a matter Of opinion.
The look of the March weather UP to
date certainly goes to bear out the
Hicks forecasts.
But whether you consider it worth q
further thought or not, O will make
no mistake in s%hoveling the snow from
the walk. and In keeping the shovel
handy TIL real spring dawns resplend-
ent over a waiting world.-Minneapolis
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

ton said:
III committee bill 4O6 Is passed the
people should be protected by: az
Eliminate the clause which will give
the telephone trust an absolute mo-
nopoly. cay Insert a clause that will
enforce a physical or talking connec
ton between all telephone companies
in the state OF Iowa. (3) Provide for a
revision Of rates downward as well as
upward. The present bill provides only
for a revision upward. House bill 400
is full Of jokers."
There are more han 100000 tele-
phones In lowe at the present time. A
raise Of so cents a month on service
charges for each phone would cost the
people Of Iowa more than s3,000,000 d
year. Under a similar law in Maryland
immense increases were made In tele-
phone rates.
II the telephone monopoly can es-
tablish the justice of Its own %rates--an
easy task for IN corporation-it u
tomattcally establishes the injustice Of
lower rates by competing companies.
It's just a variation Of the gold brick
deal recently worked on the state by
the insurance companies.
Is Iowa reaching out for a banner
as the easy mark state OF the union?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
Billy Bunny and His Friends

never waits for anybody except his own
wife.
Then the little rabbit stood up on his
hind legs and waved his striped candy
oane to the three pretty mermaids on
the coral island shore, and sang out as
loud as he could:
Good by, little mermaids, ~good-by!
You are sweet as a nice custard pie.
Think of me on h sea,
Sailor Bunny so free.
Good-by. little mermaids, go~od-by,"
Then the Whale spouted water high
In the air. and the three mermaids
called out:
'Good-by, Bunny Boy. good-by!
II you forget US we will cry:
For we've never seen a Bunny
Who was half so sweet and cunny,
SO good-by, little Bunny, good-by!
Well, after hat they came alongside
q great big warship. And all the sailor
boys crowded to the rail and let down
n rope ladder. and Billy Bunny heered
up just as II he had been = jolly little
sailor bunny all his life. Then the cap
tain said. Admiral Bunny q guess he
thought the little rabbit belonged to tho
United States navy. II your Whaleship
needs anything, let me know"
II want an American flag" said Billy
Bunny quickly.
land IL he doesn't get it in the next
story I'll have my tailor mar make him
one) q.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
Ripping Rhymes
0y WALT MASON
n SINGING WIFE

My wife Is singing as she works. OF
orange bloom and lovers knots, while
cleaning knives and forks and dirks.
and ACQUIRING sundry pans and pots. The
wives OF rich men journey by, she sees
them from the kitchen stoop; their gor-
geous raiment st uns the eye. but Sarah
doesn't care a whoop. / n load her
down with furs. l cannot buy the pre-
cious stones. no shining Limousine il
iher's--we have to save the ha~rd-earned
bones. And in her no suspicion turks
that I'm a frost, a false alarm; my wife
is singing as she works; she wouldn't
trade me for a farm. | cannot cut a
swath that's wide, I n, not built to
cut much ice: each day some comfort is
denied, because l haven't got the price.
You doubtless think 1t sorely inks the
frau to see the rich go by; my wife Is
singing as she works--could there be
goodiier reply? Tho many times my
boat has sailed. to bring no more than
ballast back, l cannot think that I have
failed, while she Is singing in the hack.
You never could convince my wife that
I'm a ten cent ne'er-do-well; she sings.
and singing cheers my life; you really
ought to hear her yell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
Topics of the Times

There are politicians in Des Moines
who probably regard war as not alto
gether an unmixed evil il it takes
John Macvicar out of town.
On the checkerboard of the European
war it looks as though Germany is
about to be "cornered" but we all know
no wit is playing checkers. Just when
they are they aren't.
First Nicolas locked up the booze,
then Nick was deprived Of his
liberty" The next thing is to prevent
either breaking out again.
The folks at home are coming to the
conclusion hat the road laws don't
need fixing as much as the lawmakers.
And some of them are due to be
worked over considerably.
With war right at the front door we
are taking II pretty easily but behind
the quiet is the determination to make
real war If we must.
OF course the " are not to be
compared seriously but chasing around
without a license number on the ma
chine is as direct a violation of law as
Bookkeeping.
Well, II We must. let's remember
Lafayette and the friends Of the war
for independence and forget the
enemies of the same period.
The Job Of governing a great state IS
no bed of roses. Just as the Pitt
Johnston bill is disposed Of here comes
the anti rooster campaign.
Many a mar who will stand personal
abuse and even personal injury con-
siders kicking his dog An overt act.
The boosters who signed up for
different amount in the Panama eX-
position building scheme will nave to
pay, the legislature having turned
down the appropriation proposed in
their relief. Oh, well, folks have 10 live
and learn. Thirty-two thousand dol
lars however seems TO be pretty stif
tuition in this case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
QUIZ P0PPYcOCkING.

II the suffrage amendment is TO be
resubmitted let Il be done without
m~onkeEwOrk and as the conclusion Of
the legislature that 1t is justly 10 be
done. II II IS 10 be denied. then deny
it for such reasons as may have force
with those who have the decision. II
X s the conclusion of the assembly
that the alleged suffrage election was
not conducted altogether fairly. that
the attempt 10 Kill two birds with one
stone by joining the suffrage election
10 the primary was a mistake, then re-
submit INC be done with it. II not.
then refuse resubmission.
Quit poppycocking. The proposition
of a referendum 10 women is poppy
cock Logically it doesn't cut any ice
whether the majority Of women want
TO vote or not. The question 10
whether the women who do desire
franchise should be given a legal
right to exercise 1t and whether the
state should vote on Il. There would
De about as much logic and sense in a
referendum among the male voters
who fail to vote at primaries TO de-
eide whether any male voters should
have primary privileges.
One Of the reasons for the lack n,
public confidence in legislatures ia the
practice of lodging plain questions.
the prevalence Of ~poppycocking. pea
nutting, whatever term applies to the
performance of backing and filing and
whipping about the stump. This suf-
rage proposition IS a plain one to be
met and decided. Why not decide il
or the other way and go on 10
other matters Of Importance.
Fish or cut bait on the suffrage oues-
ton. Resubmit or refuse TO submit,
Quit n~onkeying and poppycocking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
BUT IT Is A TRUE BILL.

Many Of those who urge the passage
OF a long term closed season on GALL
naceous game birds from the sent!-
mental viewpoint assume that the
birds will protect themselves. Thus 4
professor Of zoology in an Iowa college
writes:
The effort to make all Iowa a sanct-
nary Tor the next five years for the
quail and prairie chickens is the only
reasonable course to pursue II we re-
ally want to save the birds.
Any assumption that such a closed
season viii not prevent their slaughter,
is a slanderous criticism of the law
abiding sportsmen and farmers of Iowa
or an indictment Of the efficiency OF
the game warden and his deputies.
The indictment" must stand.
Heroics over the "lawabiding sports
man will not get us anywhere. There
are such. But the man who gets the
game is the law violating hunter and
those are fully sufficient among farm
ers n city hunters to destroy the
birds as fast as they propagate unless
the law is enforced by paid wardens.
We shall have to maintain a force in
protection Of the birds If they are to be
protected. Some excellent wardens
may be had without pay but the aver
age unpaid game warden usually kills
his share OF game outside the law or
permits his friends and cronies to DO It.
There is not the slightest advantage
in self deception. On the contrary.
The facts are that OF the quail shot
most OF them are "groundsluiced" as
they run along the hedges or when
they are punched together. 1t Is also a
fact hat the hunter who refrains from
killing game out OF season Il circum-
stances seem to point to safety Is an
exception and not the rule. There will
be no gain In a long closed season
without a system Of protection. There
is a vast difference between a real
sportsman and q hunter and the hunter
is a ten to one. Lacking a good pro-
tective organisation n poacher will
skim the profit from such a season.
Perhaps 1t would be a good plan no,
only to close against killing the birds
but to limit the gun licenses except for
a short season on migratory fowl and
another on rabbits. The rabbit season
however would be certain to decimate
the quail tho the prairie chickens be.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
THE COUNTY FARM AGENT.
TWa1lnces' ITO rp,ar


The right sort Of a county agent does
not pretend to know all there is to
snow about farming: hut he does know
a lot OF things which the average
farmer can not learn from his own X
perience. For example, he has an
understanding Of noXious weeds and
how to combat them, Of the various in
sect pests which infest the grain and
vegetable crops. and OF the ways of
hghting these which have been worked
out by the scientists. He knows about
the treatment Of seeds, the feeding
value of feeding stuffs. etc. He builds
up a reference library in his office.
which makes Immediately available to
all who apply to him a great mass OF
agricultural scientific information, that
the most intelligent and practical
farmer could not possibly learn from
experience il he should live a thou
sand years. More than this, the coun-
ty agent learns the improved methods
or the best farmers in the county, and
passes this knowledge on TO other
who are not so successful.
To be consistent. those folks who
teel hat the county agent can be OF
no help to them, should decline also to
use lao~or-saying machinery which So
called impractical" men have in
vented. The county agent does not
take away from any farmer the knowl-
cage he already has. 1t may be thai
there are some farmers to whom he
can not give much information worth
while. II so. he does them no harm:
and ne may be able TO pass on to some
other farmer methods with which thew
nave succeeded. The county agent
can however, render very real service
TO practically every farmer who is
Wiling to avail himself Of It: and the
man VINO refuses to do this is simply
Keeping good dollars out OF his own
pocket in order to satisfy a wholly un-
j~ustifiable prejudice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

tween December and February would
be pretty well able 10 care for them
selves. II hunting were to be absolute
ly prohibited except thru such seasons
limited to rabbits and ducks a force OF
paid wardens might be maintained
thru those seasons at comparatively
light expense.
But If the game is to be conserved 1T
is idle to put it up to the man and boy
with a shotgun. The temptation is al
together too great to be resisted gen
orally enough to preserve the birds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. F. &
A. M.-Special communication. Work
in first degree Friday. March %, p. m
sharp. John W. Wells, secretary w
II. Steiner. w. NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. 50. r. A. NJ.
Stated c~onvocation Monday evening
March ~. T:3o O'Clock, Business SEES
sion. Carl Shaffner. II. P; John W..
Wells. secretary.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & s. NJ. Thurs
DAY. April y. $50 p, m, for work. DIN
ner at $50. J. r. Forbes Recorder:
George Gregory, l. NJ.
SPECIAL CoNcLAVE, ST. Ademar
Commandery. No. 80. X. T. Tuesday.
March 81. for work, Tlustrious order
of the Red Cross, 80 p. m, / T.
Forbes. recorder: H c. Mueller, com
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. E.
Especial meeting for initiation Wed
nesday. March 2S. at $50 p m. MIS-
George Downing, secretary; Mrs. J. Z.
Frederick. W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

board of supervisors to meet the vary
Ing conditions of the season. In tax
paying time there Is more necessity
for long hours than in mid summer.
when county officials. in common with
other people, need a little relaxation.
The complaint that Americans lead a
too strenuous life and need more rest
II outdoor recreation is we'll founded.
Ought not the state to take cognizanoe
OF the health Of its officials and the
reasonableness Of the requirements of
the physical we'll beingo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

FIFTY American university men. re-
cruits for the American ambulance Held
service, arrived in Paris, landing from
the steamer Espagne from New York.
with these and other contingents
which will arrive soon from the United
states. there will be 400 ambulances
OF the field service in commission at
the French front.
Professor A. Piatt Andrew, the man
ager of the service, has been cited IN
the orders OF the day Of the army Tor
his disregard Of danger at the front IN
directing the ambulance men. FRO
lessor Andrew is a Massachusetts man
and was director Of the United States
mint In 1so9-10 and assistant secre-
tary Of the treasury in 1902. he
was assistant professor OF economies
at Harvard university for nine years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
Iona Newspapers
TRADED AUTO FOR POTATOES.
TCenteryille Iowegian,1

LCenterville 1owegian.I
For a full week those who passed
the Parker Clothes Shop window were
attracted by a large display card be-
low which were three large potatoes.
Printed on the card was the attractive
notice that those potatoes were for sale
or would trade for an automobile.
Several offers were made the store
all Of which were hatly refused and it
looked as though no trade could be
found. But on Monday morning a
trader happened into the store and de-
clared his desire to trade a Ford car
for the luxuries in the window. The
trade was agreed upon after a full ex-
PLANTATION OF the a had been given
by It's wne A short time later the
trader returned with his ear which
answered the description in every par
ticular with one exception. The ex-
ception was that 1t vas not life size.
A perfect model 1t was but having
been purchased from the Decent coun-
ter 1t refused to run. TIT car Is now
displayed in the window Of the Clothes
Shop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
HOW A BULLET FALLS.
Always Descends to Earth With Point
Up, Experiment Shows.

Away 1ODC0VVB 10 6AFk' VsSU S"s
Up, Experiment. Shows.
In order to solve the problem, a spe-
cial stand was erected in Germany re-
Gently. and experiments were carried
on along the shores Of a lake. the sur
face Of which was frozen. The ice was
covered with strong planks. 1t was
shown that an infantry bullet shot up
ward in a vertical direction passes
downward In the same position In
which it passed upward y In other
words, it came back to the earth with
It's bottom hrst.
Why was 1t not upset at It's culmina-
ton point? The answer is that the
propelling force ceases to act at the
elimination point, but b twist mas as
yet not stopped, and therefore IT starts
its fall with o twist, Even on i'npart
the twist has not stopped, as was indl-
Gated by the warping Of the wood nh
ers IN the pianking on The ice--PoptI-
lar Science Monthly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
COURT HOUSE U

Senator Caswell has filed a bill re-
curing court houses to be open at
least eight hours a day. IT provides
chat the court house in each county
shall be kept open for the public bust
ness at least eight hours each day,
except Sundays and legal holidays. UNI
less by permission or order OF the dis
trict court Of said county. upon APP
plication Of the board Of supervisors
for such permission or order" This
would end the practice OF closing the
court houses at moor N Saturday.
This bill might be improved. pos
sibly, by vesting sorne discretion in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
No Victory For Weaklinss.

The leaders in a strife must tender
Their life and on their station fall;
they ~recoil, let them surrender
the battles bugie cali
BY hostile foe the flag is scoffed
That is by w~eaklings held aloft:
if the sacrifice you dread.
You will be numbered with the dead.
Translated from the Norwegian b.
Ole O. Lien.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
81. hi. out-lt h. Worth Money.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out I'M
a,ip. enclose with &c and mail It to
Foley 4 CO., 1885 shefield Ave, Chi
caeo, Ill, writing your name and ad-
dress clearly. You will receive in re-
turn a trial package containing Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. for coughs,
colds. and Group: Foley Kidney Pills.
for pain in sides and back, rheiima-
|tisn, backache. kidney and all
ments: and Foley Cathartic Tablets. a
wholesome and thoroughly cleansing
catl,rtic, for constipation, Miiousness,
|haadache and siuEslsh bowels. Sold
aysrywhera-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
So annoyed by fiat irons which plunged
to tho kitchen floor that they
have been tempted TO do the
ironing themselves.

fuses on the electric toaster, stove and
.percolator, disconnects the front door
bell and breaks the legs Of a few AZ
bulbs. This teaches US that ev-
cry wife should take a course in cleo
trical engineering and concealed
before Waiting up to the Of
floating clergyman and facing a re-
signed bridegroom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

s.In the spring Of 1893 I was attached ~
fered % only those who havs It know. for svAsS
three years. ] tried remedy after remedy, ~
doctor after doctor. but such selise e (! ssceive1
that cufs6 nj completely. and Il has nevee n
turned. have given II 70 . nunbsr ~ Wese
matlsm. and Il elected Q cure IN evsry case.
want every su1ersr from any form Of fheu.
matte trouble to try this marvellous hsaling powar.
Don't send Q cant; simply mail yeuf 1lMe an
address and { viii ssnd q free q try. Altar IN
have used Il ana Il ms prove ft0ek . b that
long -looked.for means y enring yous 1he.ma-
but, undsrstand, ] do not wat yeee neneg -.
lesst you are peffbetly satsaed 10 ssed q. LIT
thst fairt Why suffer any oAeet yhen De911ve
witt scasy. ExSx s.. jxcksoN. II. sSf6
,ossnsy DAe.. oyrseess. 4 ]. A
-. ,:Jsettcs e fsspoeStbsA Aboss sssesasn1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Attorney General Tavner says ne is
going to put the lid on tipping at Del
Molnes. wouldn't ne render a better
service II he got after the lobbyists
thai gather In Des Moines at every
session. inquiries the Dubuque
tImes-Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

Congress should not walt until an
other strike threatens to provide the
agency by which the tieup of Amer
lean transportation may be prevented
says the Musoatine Journal. ut should
act promptly"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

AS a arst step toward universal
military training we might remove the
ban against corporal punishment in
the public schools suggests the Coun-
ell Bluffs Nonpareil.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

The Sioux City Journal commends
Mr.. Strict, who wa appointed a mem
Der Of the board of control by Cover
nor Harding, as one Of the most pop
ular men in Sioux City, despite the
criticism OF Striefs appointment by
the Sioux City Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

ION the whole" concludes the Bur-
lington Hawkeye, nothing much has
been settled by the Adamson law-ex-
cepting its utility in the election of a
president"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22
Rheumatism
Remarkable Home cure oivsn " one whs
Radyt-HsWants Every Su6sroste Ds1e9t


Yeafs Of awful suffering and missry havo
taught this man, Mark H. Jackson Of 0yfaca1A
New Yc.k, how terrible an enemy 70 human nap.
pinessD leumatism II, and have given him syn-
PATTY with ali unfortunates who arc within ~
grasp. He wants every rheumatic victim - noeM
bow b WAS cured. Read Whist b oayS:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-22

I'VE once knew a gazabo who was
very touchy about his honor In the
daytime. but he ran a skin stud poker
game after dark" confesses the Ne
vada Representative.