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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

his kind to do with life? What does he
find among real men to make exist
ence on earth tolerable for him.
Train after train. bearing hogs from
Iowa, Nebraska and Dakota and cattle
from as far away as Laramie Plains,
passed as ne slept. The meanest Great
ures that rotted In the straw on the
floor of q stock car had some value
The steer that butted his neighbors
TO gain more space had some ambition
some desire TO make himself a place
in the world. He believed in his super
iority The calf that gazed contentedly
between the stats of its railroad cage
may possihiye have had hopeful out
look on iife--a vision not concerned
with slaughter pens and hooks and
gambrils in butcher shop.
The hobo slept on. The birds about
him seemed to be engaged in labors
to promote the pleasures OF their home
life, Some Seemed to have completed
their nests and 20 have settled for the
summer Possibly the mourning doves
we're still looking for home sites. or
all the feathered tribe the blueJay
seemed most TO resemble Inc one VINO
had dined. hathed his feet, laundered
his stocking and sought respese.
Did the hobo dream OF what could
he dream that would not break his
restg No home; no family: as we'll no
kin: no fellow traveller in whom he
could respose confidence: no mission;
no past he could recall even in sleep
without renorse for his fall or shame
tina. he still lived in the same old
way.
He had a mother: but he could not
dream Of her He came from a home
OF Some sort-possibly one OF comfort
but he could not dream Of that
Poor old hobo! His hob-nailed shoes
that lay close by gave testimony that
he had Travelled a long way to arrive
at nowhere; that he had really worked
diligently TO do nothing.
OF all mankind. there he lay. not I'M
like some bi,S Of log and bundles OF
trash lately cast high and dry when
Prairie Creek was at flood, Yes. he was
a part OF them, They came from no.
where, too A higher flood might car
ry them nowhere again.
Some trains that passed near by
were loaded with human freight. Thru
the windows came giimpses OF men in
Khaki suits and military hats. They
had country. That was plain. They
had high hopes and visions Of doing
their part for fellow man. This hobo
had no country, no residence. no pre-
cinct where az man ne could record
his choice for officials and his viii as
10 laws. He had no flag. What had the
hobo TO do with home or Decoration
day? No one saved a country for him,
No ono gave him guarantee OF hu-
man rights. No one made him IN
protector OF the weak and the cham
pion OF the oppressed. The men in blue
did not--for they could no;--breath
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
ANOTHER POINT OF PRODUCTION.

An urgent appeal to pupils TO remain
duty has been Issued by DR.. P. P. Ciax-
ton, United States Commissioner Of Ed
ucation. DIR. Claxton points out that
there are in the high schools Of the
United States this year more han one
and one half millions Of boys and girls
and somewhat more than 100000 OF
thmem will graduate this month and
next. In an ordinary year 10000 or
more OF these would next fall enter col
ege. normal sch4ol or tecaa!ca! school
10 be prepared for such service 20 So
cety. state and nation as can De rem
Gered only By those who have receiv-
ed education beyond that which the
high schools car give. He says Many
college presidents and others fear ina,
on account Of our entrance INTO the war
few boys anw girls will enter college
next fail and mat the total college at
tendance Will be very small. The num-
Der ought, however. 10 be much larger
Than usual
the more mature young men are,
the more servlCeaoie hey are n the
army. The seiectiv draft will take only
those between tweEty-one and th.rty.
In the total Of $1,000 900 people Of pro
ductlve age n the United STATES the
! $4,000 students IN colleges and norma.
schools and technical and vocational
schools Of high grade constitute only
about One-nalf Of one per cent. More
| than hait Of these I've in cite sand can
not Re employed IN agricultural pro
dUct!pn except as a few Of them nay
find work on the u rrns during the gum
yner. Their going 20 college will not
lover the productive capacity q, the
country as q whole in any apprecLsble
Degree The colleges, norma! schools
and technical schools VII all BE- open
funds and encoSrnerts, and ne er-
psnFe r. their me- .ntenace VII continue
| y e q1s,e prpba bic tha' many Z. he
older rtuGents vi 70, return n"I- fail
| ard nc h5ghtr Classes VII ce snaJle'
/ man uSgaL The zradpa.es from the
| nigh achor.g sbol1lt see 20 4 that re
lower ciasses more than MAKE ~ ~,
| this deficiency.
Dr. Cax:pns appeal s1ogit he -Dp-
piemented Dy the grgency u teacners
and II parents. A5l she oo5s ~;l5 rot 10
10 war. II thsy uaEst they can 70 and
are as j.kelY - gc rom cpjleze q. sise-
! where. Let " not stop pro1gc!oz rea'
most important pyo6Dct 81 this coas-
try. educated Dea, FOR tsEy VIII ii! rs
needed. The wDrld = Killing %r.gsaeerY
scientists, edacatorg and intelligent eit.
izenship In battle trenches sn5 ,as
wasteflh loss rnt1st be zgDyiies waer
the madness cains sad the ynr,t re-
TURNS 10 a normal mind.
Go on to schooI unless "a !rn>er1Dsi
DUTY calls you elsewhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
Topics of the Times

While Il s wei! enough 10 begin 20
to formulate basis on which
peace will ne granted to Germany the
first and pressing business IS 10 win
the war.
One Of the amusing things TO con-
temple and that Will never take place
is 70 imagine an Iowa farmer conduct
ing his operations with a band Of Chi
nsse coolies.
Tho Clinton Herald thinks Il bust
ness men would close ali their stores
on Sunday the people would rise up 70
demand a special session o, the legisla-
ture. The probabilities are that the
Herald is mistaken, No demand Tor dry
goods or groceries or barber shops and
the like has so far been formulated and
II the cigar and drug stores were 10
close by their own vontion there would
be no demand for legal enactment
that would compel them TO remain open
seven days in the week. The people"
aren't so wild as the dealers over the
closing.
Roosevelt had something 20 carry TO
France that Frame needs almos. as
much as me division the president
sought 10 take with hin We lost d zig
bet when Teddy was suppressed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
Ripping Rhymes
~ WALT MAsos
CHEER, UP.

CHEER UP.
Tho days Of strife be drawing near.
tho war may Ian for many year i
Is not ven to yield to fear; cheer up
Don't let your optimism fade; you
xiye the foe untimely aid when OF your
feaN you make parade; cheer up! !
have three uncies bearing arms; nine
cousins went to Wars alarms. and yet
my emile retains III charms; cheer up.
They say wen soon be short OF meat.
wen be deprived ~ corn and wheat,
hut. while we have enough TO eat,
cheer no. They Ivy we'll bear upon
our backs the burden 81 frighttu.
tax. tust now no man that burden
hacks; cheer up! They're saying this,
and saying that, designed to knock our
spirits nat. and ''they" are talking
thru a hatcher up! Don't cross z
bridge until you're there; don't look
ehsaa 10 borrow care, don't starye
pnt,l your cupbosrd's bare; cneer up;
iis;onst try to chiif; the hopeful tsi's s 8.
yon.iJ never help Him win scrap py
having tears upon yDur map; sheer UP,
yE,,.t now We need no talk Of gloom.
M prophecies Of dole and doom; De
cheerfpi ~ the flowers ~ bloom &
cheer upl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
nation protested but none dared to
fight save Uncle Sam.

nation protested but none dared to
fight save Uncle Sam.
Now we are at war and being at war
the best defense is swift attack All
we want out Of Germany is acknow,-
ledgment that she is licked and is will
ing TO end the war. This we will have
TO fight for.
We fight upon foreign soil because
IL we do not defeat Germany in Eu-
rope We will have to face her in the
United States. Germany set out 10
conquer Europe. From the day she
started this carnage her success al
arms has been menace TO all other
governments for the spirit which has
resorted To war to aggrandize her
power over Europe WAS not TO be
trusted 10 stay within European
bounds should she become the master
OF Europe
To-Day the American navy is pre-
pairing 10 sail the seas free 10 fight be-
NAAStA NAAS wv a.sN - hptiAN" va
by the superior navy of Great Britain.
Were Great Britain conquered the SUI
perior naval force OF Germany would
have Tha American navy bottled up
and Germany would be as free 10 land
her millions of trained soldiers upon
Mexican or Canadian soil as England
is now 10 land troops In France,
What are we lighting for? We are
fighting for our right 20 exist as an
nay the price OF defeat and surrender
to msrciiess foe. We are at war
with Germany. Either we win or Ger
many wins. We rush 10 France be-
cause Il is more effective for US TO
help England and France defeat The
foe there than To wait and have Ger
many 10 meet by ourselves. What are
We lighting for? We are fighting 70
win. Having won We viii dictate
terms for the good Of mankind. for
the peace OF the world, with charity
for the vanqushed and no territorial
a ggran6izenent for ourselves that we
DO rot pay for That hss been our
way This riotfng and smuggling on the
public highway must cease. Somebody
had TO De the vigilance committee and
none had the nerve until Uncle Sam
was bit hard in the melee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
The pRAEI RIols.

The arrest OF groups opposing con-
scription and endsavoging TO discour-
age enlistmenJs recalls the "draf,
riots" Of the civil war. Congress passed
the draft act in 1852. Opposition to
enlistments and active discouragement
ny the peace faction of the north aided
by such assistance as could he given
from the south had had serious effect
upon enlistments So President Lin
coin issued his proclamation ordering
enrolling boards for each congressional
district. This created great disturb
ance especially in cities The proclaim
alton issued on Nav 5 and preparations
for conscription We're begun at once.
On July 49, a great riot broke in
New York city. The building where the
draft had begun was burned Then a
great crowd Of rioters began naltreat-
Ing citizens. Il wreaked its wrath espe-
claly upon the coIored population as an
issue in the war. Many negroes were
killed ny the mob and a colored orphan
ASYLUM whore 200 children were shelf
cred vas completely Quilted and de-
srroyed Houses and stores were plum
dersd and anarchy held sway in the
principal city Of the United States. The
riot continued several days mainly ow-
ing to the weak policy of Cancellation
adopted by Governor seymour AT last
troops were called in 10 suppress i and
did il quickly and effectively after
thousand persons had been killed and
injured The draft then proceeded with
ou. further difficulty. Riots broke out
IN other cities bUr none approached the
extent and savageness Of the New York
mob and were quickly suppressed.
There will ne no paltering with any
mob which attempts 10 get in me way
OF the present Consumption. The lesson
was learned in July OF 1852.
rt:e, there will he mere or less oppo-
s.tion 10 the conscr!pt!on is TO be eN-
pected. But il Will be quiet and not
r!otous opposition. And !: will not be
general We have come to believe that
universal liability 10 military service Is
the fa!rest system. There Will be no
draft riots IN 1917.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
WE ARE FHhIihs TO xts.

The xeynote sDsseh ~ p s9e5sitsH
convention demands ~ Srnsa9ert va.
son TO know VIVA. re are SsatJaz sDr.
The socialists tfrinR thgE he pso2le
OF this ~4pntry haYe & s.ast 70 zf.ew
what It is that We deaaa1 n Ger
many.
such taik, white not ezsft3y s@sf,
tious, is Dnpaulotic and ez1eG9ipgby
stupid. We demanded notaigg II Gey,
many except the riyntS N q free pen
rIe to be respsntea sspsa The DsSylln
highways Of the sess bad Geyusss3y IN
her desperation served notice BDsss tae
world that nobosy'g riga,s woys9 ~
respected which inte,foy.a Witb Ger
man success ~ arms. Eyeyy eSs5I3zeS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
Ipes Moines Register

There are today about 100000 sur
vivors of the civil war Who would be-
Iieve that OF these 100000, $40 will be
living tyenty-three years from now,
that the middle aged men Of this gem
Grafton will not outlive the last vet
eEan?
The government at Washington
has this matter all figured out with the
assistance OF the mortality tables Of
some twenty life insurance companies.
The last veteran will be not far from
los years old. ne may reach the age Of
10 The last veteran will live until
is40 possibly until 1915. The present
Will will have become history. and the
veterans of the present war VIII %
known as old soldiers.
There were e,2l3,3s5 in the civil
war, and the survivors averaged
only IS years old. II is not re-
markable that OF l.7275 at the end
Of the war l.2s5,t71 were living in
1850. Ten years later there were some
fewer than million left In 1920 il
is estimated that but 25i.Ts7 will re-
main and in 1928 but 1908 In 1889
there will be t6. s7,t32, and nve years
later but $685. ~
And yet the reflection or this Me-
mortal Day must De how thinned the
ranks are The race OF yore that
danced out our infancy upon its knee
and told our wondering boyhood leg
ends story Of their strange ventures
Mapped Oy land or sea, how are they
wasted from the Things that be-
And yet how strangely the genera
tons overlap The father OF the late
Judge Cole was born in the colonies
when they were under King George
There Is yet, II ue are not mistaken. a
woman on the pension rolls whose
father fought in the revolutionary war.
TWO lives have covered practically our
xhoIe national history.
Il the veteran OF the<civi war who
Is 10 outlast them all happened 10 be
born of long lived ancestry it might
easily be that two lives In succession
would cover our whole national history
into the middle Of the present century.
The survival of the veterans serves
10 keep us all connected with the past
VIC are more heroic today N the
things OF half a century ago because
re have the living reminders with US
II was a period of splendid American
ism and long may there be boys in blue
| 10 recall to ne how splendid that Amer
| icanLsm was.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
Masonic Meetings
4" Visitors always welcome.
nhpeuAII NDGE No 1903 A. F

MARSHALL ICDSe, no. NO -
A. M.-Special communication. NofN
in Third degree Friday. June ! p. m
John ". Wells, secretary; w III
Steiner, X. VI.
sjGNET CHAPTER. No. SO, 2. A. M.
special convocation Monday evening
June 4. at 40 o'clock. Past and Most
Excellent degrees. Carl Shafner' H.
p; John w. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
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J. 7. Forbes. Recorder: George greg
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
THE HOBO.

rcedar Rapids Republican,
4 blot on an otherwise beautiful
Prairie Creek landscape he lay. his
head beneath ciumb OF Jack oak
sprouts, his length extended in the
sun the better 70 dry his feet that bore
external evidences OF a bath. In strange
contrast with their fingers OF snowy
bloorn. his recently Iaundered stockings
rfor tbey were stocxings) swayed from
TWO choke cherry saphngs. pit OF
wrapping paper. driven by the wind AZ
some distance over the natural blue
grass lawn, Indicated that the might
have dined.
Bur why? why should he eat? To
liver why should he live? What has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

soul into this insensate clay parading
as travesty on man.
In all nature this hobo was the blank.
The gray and striped ground squirrels
had more to do. Back along the track
a little way garter snake seemed to
be in pursuit of a meal-possibly a
toad that might itself lately have been
In pursuit of bug. At any rate there
was not another living thing that was
pleasant or unpleasant part of the
prospect that did not show belief In
its superiority over something else.
Poor old hobo. 1t has been left for
human kind to produce the item from
which all nothingness is measured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
BUT WORKING.

Harrington Herald.]
The editors of the country may not
be enlisting in any large numbers, and
they may not be buying many liberty
bonds, but, by giving free publicity to
all matters pertaining TO the work OF
defense, they are doing their bit OF
patriotic service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

Harding in conn Melon with the niling
OF the state hfsasnrership," says the
Iowa City Pres~. ''The state has sell
dom had. more competent or faithful
servant man Quincy A. Wills.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
Iona Newspapers
THE LILAC.
TAlton Democrat

T
The blossoms of the lilac is one OF
the greatest glories of a prodtgal ma
ture. II has coloring and a perfume
so pervasive and so distinctive of the
earth that it becomes the one unmis-
taxable harbinger of spring. When you
see lilac blossom you are sure to
hear the humming Of the bees and the
chatter of the song birds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

A silver coin remains in currency for
an average period of twenty-seven
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31
u..,..v Il eioht.

Il - more blessed to give than to re-
7teive, but the majority OF us know II
ne9ely from. hsaxssy. Cincinnati
1sDeSStar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

To Stop 4 Toothaehs.
y small portion Of alum boiled with
NIX and used to rinse the mouth will
s6sctually put a stop to an aching
Stoo4h, but do not swallow the liquid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

While It is we'll enough 10 begin 70
to formulate basis on which
peace will ne granted to Germany the
first and pressing business IS 10 win
ne War
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-31

One Of the amusing things TO con-
temple and that viii never take place
is 10 imagine an Iowa farmer conduct
ing his operations with band Of Chi
psse coolies.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-02-22
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
BY Mrs. Adeline Merritt


February. 1917. Is the one nun
dredth anniversary Of the greatest
American Negro known, who by his
own energy and force Of character
demanded the rights of a Nation.
This great Negro was born in a
little town called Tutkahoe situated
on the eastern shores of Maryland.
There in the early life Of this child
of slavc-birth were several incidents
that marked him for higher destluies.
Those haunting memories Of seeing
slaves killed. thrashcd and punished
M every way Imaginable is enough to
say that this lad with keen eyes ana
susceptible feelings was am eye wit
ness 70 these evils to which slavery
gave birth
When nine years of age this lad
was sent to Baltimore which was de-
cidedly one Of the most Important
events in his life because il vas ,he~e
he was taught to read by the aid Of
his new mistress. an old blue back
spelling book, and the Columbia Ora
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-02-22
THE JEW AND THE NEGRO

Rabbi Samuel Hirschberg Of Mil
wauhcc. jn recent sermon ON The
Clarnishu,ss of the jew" says: The
Jew did not from choice build his
ghct,ot~ and isolate himself 1t was
hard and cruel compulsion Who is
NOT aware Of those lines SO drawn
about certain promises that Jew s
foot would somehow dc6le9"
The reason for the thnnishpess "
the Jew lies not with him, but with
the world which wll not accept him
upon the same common grounds chat
il is ready 10 accept other men.
We can fully appreciate all chat
the Rabbi says here, u, We too have
been constant sufferers in thi, re
spect With So mach in common. i,
it not about time that the jew aut
the Negro were more tolerant Of each
other? He who suffers much ouch
to sympathize much
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-02-22
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