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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23

Washington Henored While Alive.
Warrington was the only American
whoDi birthday was publicly celebrated
W1nlle 10 still lived. February 70 was
QulSe widely observed while be was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23

In order to avoid confusion taxpay-
ers should understand that war ex-
penses are paid thru the federal gov
eminent. For that reason the. credit
ing OF increased state lsyies to the war
is deception" says the Sioux City
Tribune. In Iowa, for instance, the
state levy is increased from 4.3s mills
to 7.25 mills and the news report says
the increase is due to expenditures for
war; Iowa appropriated $1,000, coo for
special war purposes, and IL it used
the whole sum the corresponding levy
would be less than one mill. How
much Of the special appropriation has
been used, and for what purposes has
1t been used ?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23

"A Sunday without a list of auto
mobile accidents is rarer than the day
in June that the poets talk about" re-
marks the Perry Chief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23

AS this country was not mere
conglomeration of states in 1851, SO 1t
it not now going to be mere con
glomeration of European races. It is
going to be America and American
declares the Cedar Rapids Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23
Is Immensely broader explains the
Burlington Hawkeye.

The Newton Newsiguesses "therell
be enough Of us left at home from the
draft army to pick that corn no mat
ter how many bushels 1t goes to the
acre."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

There is a lot wrong with Ger
many. There is lot wrong with La
Toilette" says the Waterloo Times
Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23

we already have got the better of
Germany-that is we hay& more cab
bages and our horizon Of -kraut
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23

The Coin Gazette observes so many
people who exceed the speed limit
never do anything when they get
there"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23

william H. Rowland. Plaintiff.
Bradford Z Johnson. Attorneys.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
Horticultural el:!Ll .!t![u!l E News Avle1 B E
PROTECT YOUNG FRUIT TREES
Something Should Be Done to Keep Rabbits Away During Winter
 Season-Some Use Paper.

Young fruit trees should be pro- teeted from the rabbits during the winter season for two or three years after they are set in the orchard. Some do this by tying paper about the trunks of the young trees others paint the trunks with blood from the slaughter house; and still others ap- ply mixture consisting of soap, water and some other ingredient like tar, or earbolic acid, to the trunks of the trees to a distance of IS inches or more above the ground. Of these three methods, the second, with one writer, proved to be the most successful.
 For years he used the first method that of tying papers about the trunks of the trees-but he found that in seets harbored beneath the paper also that it took a great deal of work apd time to fasten the paper about the trees, especially if there were many trees to be protected, so he discarded this method and is now using the old method of painting the trunks of the young trees with blood.
 For best results, the blood should be applied two or three times during a winter. It can be applied with brush, or swab of rags tied on the end of a stick.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
Injured Pride.

After recent Zeppelin raid, when the worst was over, resident went out into the town 10 see what damage had been done In the darkness he heard group of women talking loud ly, and judging them clue not to be neglected he followed them along an entry into the back yard of house The debate never ceased but he was unable to get the hang of it until one of the women-the most eloquent-ap- pealed directly to him. Ere" she said. do you call it fair? TT bomb dropt in our yard. an bobby's gone and took il away-never even give me receipt for it. It's our bomb. - Manchester Guardian.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
WIRE SCREENING FOR TREES
Mulch Affords Protection for Mice Dur. ing Cold Weather-Some Orchard
 ists Use Paper.

If your young trees were mulched and not properly protected from mice and rabbits, you will probably be sur prised when you visit the orchard to find that many of them have been ruined. Mulch Is good thing for the trees but 1t is also a good thing for mice, as it affords them the best pro- lection during the winter, and they gather in large numbers around the foot of the trees and eat away the bark.
 Protection is easy. The best material Is wire screening, although some use tarred paper and veneer from wood. Some orehardists practice tramping snow around the base of their trees, but oftentimes this is neglected and the trees are injured before the work is accomplished. The protectors should be pressed into the ground deep enough 10 prevent the mice from crawling un- der. Personally 1 prefer wire screen ing, but in case tarred paper is used 1t should be promptly removed In the spring 10 prevent injury from scalding.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

winter, in sections of the country where there is sufficient snowfall tc cut off their supply of favorite food herbage of all sorts.
 The majority of eastern states pro. tect rabbits during the greater part ot the year, although many of these states have provisions enabling farm CTS and fruit growers to destroy the animals in order to protect their crops and trees. Trapping is very effective A simple, practical trap may be easily made which will catch many rabbits Thus will the opportunity for damage be lessened, and very palatable food for the table be cheaply supplied Ii one is near enough to good market the boys may make considerable mon. ey by trapping rabbits to sell.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
TAKES OFF DhNDRUFF.
 HAIR STOPS FALLING
Save your Hair! Get 25 cent bottle of Danderine right now--Also
 stops itching scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy hair is mute evidence of neglected scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
 There is nothing so destructive to the hair as dandruff. IL robs the hair If it's lustre, it's strength and it's very life; eventually producing a feverish- ness and itching of the scalp, which if not remedied causes the hair roots 10 shrink, loosen and die-then the hair falls out fast. A little Danderine tonight-now-any time-will surely save your hair.
 Get q p cent bottle of Knowlton's S Danderine from any drug store. You surely can have beautiful hair and lots of it if you will just try little Dan- derine. Save your hair. Try it!-Adv.
 When squashes get into the pie class they are considered some pumpkins
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
Rabbits Rise in importance.

When We Used to go hunting down in the country quail had to be mighty scarce before We would waste any am. munition on Il rabbit. Sometimes, late in the day, We would kill three or four rabbits to give to the watchdogs on the way home to amuse them while We operated ill the persimmon orchards. but that Was about the extent of our interest in the rabbit. But times have changed. Fried rabbit nowadays has assumed place alongside of liver and sirloiH and prime ribs au jus.-Kan. SIS City Star.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

are lightened when she turns to the right medicine. If her existence is made gloomy by the chronic weaknesses, deli cate derangements, and painful disorders emancipation from her troubles in Dr. Pierce's Favorito Prescription. If she's overworked, nervous, CT orun-down," she finds new life and strength. It's a power ful, invigorating tonic and nervine which was discovered and used by an eminent physician for many years, in all cases of female complaints" and weaknesses. For yonng girls just entering womanhood for women at the critical Change of life;' in bearing-down sensations, periodical pains, ulceration. inflammation, and every kindred ailment the eFayorite PrescYip tion" Is guaranteed to benefit or cure.
 Dr. Pie-ce's Pellets cure biliousneSs.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
How eallieni Cut Infant Mortality.

 When the recently deceased General Gallieni became governor general of Madagascar in the early nineties, he was appalled, at the unsanitary con diti0n and the high death rate. Though Il soldier and not q physician, he set about to remedy these conditions.
 He obtained the happiest results in his campaign against infant mortality. He had native women trained as mid wives and he established and popular ized maternity hospitals. He regulated marriages and restricted divorce He exempted the fathers of five children from taxation and he taxed bachelors instead.
 These and many other works pro- duced such change that the French Academy of Medicine awarded him q gold medal, d most exceptional dis tinction for one who was not doctor.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
IF YOUR CHILD IS CROSS.
 FEVERIsH, CONsTIPATED
Look Mother! If tongue is coated, cleanse little bowels with Cali
 fornia Syrup of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving California Syrup of Figs because in a few hours all the clogged-up waste, sour bile and fermenting food gently moves out of the bowels, and you have well, playful child again. Sick children needn't be eoaxed 10 take this harmless fruit laxative" Millions of mothers keep it handy be- cause they know its action on the stomach, liver and bowels is prompt and sure
 Ask your druggist for 50-cent bot tie of California Syrup of Figs" which contains directions for babies, children Of all ages and for growa-ups.-Adv.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Lap-land is the country fo. small children.
 some men make matters worse hy trying to explain.
 Offering to bet that you are right is poor argument.
 Charity usually begins at home, but reform usually starts elsewhere.
 A Womans idea of heaven is n place where every day is bargain day.
 Many regulations blow up when a political campaign is in full blast.
 The man behind the gun is all right If he doesn't invite you to hold up your hands.
 One never knows how foolish some men can act until they break into the new-father class.
 Did you ever hear of woman's giv- ing to4harity the money she had saved up to buy a new bonnet?
 When one girl meets another she in- variably repeats the conversation she had with the last young man she met.
 Even matrimony has its advantages. A bachelor has to pay to attend lee lures, but married man gets his at home, free.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
AGreaf Discovery
(BY J. II. WATSON, NJ. p.)

tBY J. H. WATSON, Nj. p.)
 swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to Q afopsical condition, often caused by aisordered kidneys. Naturally when the hiaheys are deranged the blood is filled With poisonous waste matter, which set ees In the feet, ankles and wrists or under the eyes in bag-like formations.
 AS a remedy for those easily recog- hized symptoms of inflammation caused oy uric acid as scalding urine, back acne and frequent urinaton, as well as sediment in the urine, or if uric acid in tue blood has caused rheumatism, lum- oaso, sciatica, gout, it is simply wonder iul how quickly Anuric acts the pains anu stiffness rapidly disappear.
 take glass of hot water before meals ana Anunc to flush the kidneys. =
 ntep into any drug store and ask for H.laric, many times moro potent than hthia and eliminates uric acid as hot aatel meIts sugar.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
RABBITS DO HARM TO FRUIT
They Sometimes Become So Abundant in Orchards as to Occasion Se-
 rious Losses.

Cottontail rabbits occur throughout the greater portion of the United States, and sometimes do considerable harm to young fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs. They breed rapidly and in spite of the inroads made upon their number by predatory animals such as the larger hawks and owls
 cats and dogs, and the excellent sport they furnish hunters, they sometimes become so abundant as to occasion serious losses, especially during the
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
A CURE FOR DISTEMPER.

Distemper Is something from which horses In this country are liable to suffer at any season of the year, but Is usually much more prevalent In cold weather, during fall, winter and spring. It is during this time of the year that horses are more frequently exposed to the severe and rapid changes of weather and the germs Of ustemper manifest themselves quick iS Owners should not let the disease In any form run thru the stables. It can be prevented and cured by using ffazier's Distemper Remedy. Coughs, Colds and Influenza cured in three to sA days. Your money back If snot satisfactory. Sold by most druggists, or prepaid from the owners. Send for booklet. Price 90 cts. and $100 per bottle. Bnkley Medical Go. Dept. w.. Nappanee, Ind.-Adv.
 he longest river in Japan is the lone, its main course being about 2o0 miles long
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

mounting of recent invention per mfts a single-lens camera to take q stereoscopic picture.
 Traces of light have been detected in the ocean at depths of more than tbree hundred feet by British scien- lists.
 Rv q new refrigeration process n Louisiana engineer claims to freeze q block of ice foot thick in an hour.
 The government of Peru will send two men to Cuba to study the cultiva- ,fon and manufacture of tobacco for Il year.
 Chopped banana stalks, used just after the fruit has been harvested, are utilized for horse fed in Queensland.
 4 key that can be used repeatedly has been invented for squeezing all the contents from collapsible metal tubes.
 4 private train has been built for the sultan of Egypt that is composed of ears that get their current from motors driven by gasoline engines.
 Of German invention is an electric blueprinting apparatus that so re- fleets the rays from an are lamp that all parts of the print are illuminated evenly.
 Beneath the usual visor of q cap de- signed for athletes is another made of material that is transparent but so rolored as to shade the eyes from the sun.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
Oaks Impoverish Soil.

As an Italian investigator has given considerable time to the investigation ot the reason for the failure of olive trees in the presence of oaks, and he has concluded that il is due to the i'm roYerishnent of the soil by the oak rather than by transmission of any species of infection.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
Uncle Sam's New Islands.

Uncle sam shortly will take three more islands under his protecting arm St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. which are still known as the Danish West Indies, but which soon will drop the adjective Danish.
 Both houses of Denmark's parlia- ment have approved the sale of the is lands to the United States. Our own senate already has given it's approval. and as soon aS the formal exchanges have taken place the administration will ask congress for the purchase price, S25, 100000, and will ask also for the passage of bill for the proper institution of an American territorial form of government In the acquired is- lands.
 Some years ago great European power tried te buy the Danish West Indies. The United States did not look kindly on the attempt because 1t feared that the power which was try ing to make the purchase would es- tablish naval base and coaling sta fore be in position, if war ever should come. to threaten the integrity of the Panama canal and also to profit in other war ways by having n base close to our coast.
 This approval of the sale of the Dan ish West Indies brings the Panama
 pd It's provinces again into pub
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
Effect of Privileae

Senator Sutherland of Utah was talking about certain privileged" per sons.
 I'm q foe to all privilege he said. Privilege means trouble. It's like the steamboat captain who, had the bar privilege
 This captain, to whom all the prof it's went, shouted through his telephone to the engineer:
 :. For heavens sake, Mike, slow her down. Ne got 'em drinkin' fine
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
FGR ITCHING, BURNING SKINS
Bathe With Cutcura Soap and Apply
 the Ointment--Triai Free.

For eczemas, rashes, itchings, irrita- tions, pimples, dandruff, sore hands, and baby humoIs, Cuticura Soap and Ointment are supremely effective. Be sides they tend to prevent these dis tressing conditions, If used for every day toilet and nursery preparations.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
TIMES HAVE MUCH IMPROVED
Standardized Height of Apple Tree Today Is Two or Three Feet
 Formerly It Was Six.

Twenty years ago many farmers thought that apple trees should be made 10 form their heads six feet from the ground.
 Today the standardized height Is two to three feet, and the departures from this standard among real fruit growers are very small.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
Like the Dodo.

According to the last census the tur- key population of the country has fallen off greatly i'll recent years. One stattsticiaH records the sad prediction thal the popular bird will before many Nears be "as scarce as the dodo."
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

The total number of trees in the streets of Paris Is s6,000 and of these 2GQo0 are plane trees, 16,0O0 chest nuts and 14.000 elms.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS

use "Renoyine" and be cured. Do not walt until the heart organ is beyond repair. "Renovine" Is the heart and nerve tonic. Price 50e and s1.00.-Ady
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

Every time some people accept favor they look for the price mark.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

When two women gel wound Up, an other k usually run down.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
SOME DEFINITIONS

Husband-One who must explain. Wife-A place to hang ornaments. Gossip-What keeps a small town small.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

Most particular women use Red Cross Ball Blue. American made Sure to please. A all good grocers. Adv.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female troubles will vanish in thin air after using "Femenina." Price soc and 3I.oo.-Adv.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
FROM THE PENCILS POINT

It's difficult for a doctor to cure a diseased mind.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

Only about one-tenth of the vast amounts of iron ore mined in Spain annually are utilized at home because of the scarcity of native coal
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights the laundress. At all good groeers Adv
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
SOME POSTSCRIPTS

< mounting of recent invention per mits a single-lens camera to take I stereoscopic picture.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

When squashes get into the pie clas. they are considered some pumpkins.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

By new refrigeration process a Louisiana engineer claims to freeze a block of ice foot thick in an hour.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

Traces of light have been detected in the ocean at depths of more than three hundred feet by British scien- fists
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12
Books of Great Value There.

IL Dttn Suid tilIl uIN AllpIlCull citizen can read any book In the Ii. brary if he will go to the reading room So he can, but it Is probable that if he wants 10 see certain books he must read them under guard There are in the possession of the library printed books and manuscripts each worth q kings ransom. The fear in the con. gressional library is always as the fear is in other libraries, that some precious thing may be stolen.
 Take for instance the original copy of what Is called the Elephant Edition of Audubon. Presumably the name Elephant Edition comes from the size of the volume. IL Is q huge book and it contains the first colored prints taken from the engraved plates of American birds drawn and painted by John James Audubon, the great Amer, ican ornithologist.
 Herbert Putnam, the librarian of congress, has just issued his yearly report. In IL he says that 5,S92 vol. umes have been added within twelve months to the Chinese. Japanese and Korean collections of the library Dr Walter T. Swingle of the bureau oi plant industry went to the far East q year ago to study plant life with a view, of course. to introducing new and vegetable groWths into this coun. try While there he did some work not only for the bureau which em. ploys him, but for the congressional library. It Was he who bought the Chinese, Japanese and Korean collec tons 10 add to the shelves of the H. brary.
The Springdale news., 1917-01-12

The government of Peru will send two men to Cuba to study the cultiva- .ion and manufacture of tobacco for Il
Evening star., 1917-04-01

l wanted to test the lnfalllDlllty OF this
infalible banker.
The next morning l secured the infor-
nation l wanted, and made my plans.
There was no day Waterman at the bank.
The day was holiday. The night watch
man was to visit the building twice during
the day-at eight in the morning and at
two in the afternoon. Beyond these mo-
mentary inspections the bank would be
unguarded. The one daily train, which
l intended to take, left Graham at four
o'clock in the afternoon. There was to be
celebrating at little park at one end of
the town, at which the various officers
of the bank would be present.
At three o'clock | let myself in the side
door of the bank, and stepped behind
partition that jutted out from the wall.
When l emerged l was coatless and hat
less. Black ksleeve-protectors covered my
forearms. wore large green eye-shade
on my forehead and a pen behind my ear.
l walked to the front windows and pulled
down the shades about half way, just
enough to dim the flood of light without
obstructing the view from the street. l
then mounted stool, opened ledger,
and made my observations.
SEVERAL people passed, glancing in
carelessly.
The safe was in plain view from the
street. The make and pattern of the lock
recognized at glance. 1t would take
me fifteen minutes to open it. There
still remained the matter of the bell which
was supposed to ring at police head
quarters. 1t was unlikely that Babcock's
burglar alarm was anything like the elabo-
rate electrical devices used in the big
cities. The explanation that occurred to
me was that wire ran through the safe
and that an open circuit was maintained.
The opening of the safe door released a
catch of some kind which closed the cir
Evening star., 1917-04-01

room in which | had been questioned, |
encountered Beaumont. We both stopped
and stood for moment face to face, eye
to eye. His eyes were gray, with singu-
lar metallic luster to them. l returned
his stare casually, indifferently. He
spoke as l passed.
at is only question of time, he said.
GRAHAM is town of perhaps three
thousand people, in the farming Sec
ton of Willoughby County. Rural dis
tricts have always had, for me, a peculiar
charm. The beauties of Willoughby
County were especially appealing. 1t was
in Graham that spent months vaca-
ton in the early part of one summer,
idling about, enjoying myself thoroughly.
At the end of my stay l made arrange
ments to leave on Monday, which was a
holiday. Sunday evening, while l ate
supper in the restaurant, heard the talk
ing of some men who dined in a private
room behind me.
"The Hollingsworth people sent the
cash to-day, didn't they?" asked voice,
which Immediately followed the question
with another: "How much did they
send?"
"Seventy-fve thousand" answered a
loud voice, which recognized as belong
ing to Babcock, owner of the Graham
Bank.
listened without much interest to the
scraps of conversation that drifted over
the partition. Finally the voice of Bab-
cock was raised in stubborn assertion.
Il tell you," he cried,-and heard the
bang of his fist on the table," burglars
can't rob my bank. The combination of
my safe is absolutely burglar-proof-
solutely! l have watchman who is in
the bank from five o'clock in the afternoon
until eight o'clock in the morning. And
another thing want to tell you that you
don't know" Here his fist banged twice.