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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
lNchIN, ALONG

The bone dry bills were shifted to
sidetrack yesterday in the senate
and will be held until certain amend
ments are coupled on. The failure Of
the bills to pass indicates that the
amendments to be offered will be Of q
character not. unpleasing to persons
who keep duart on the cupboard for
medicinal purposes" and case in
the cellar for emergencies like the UNI
expected call of a thirsty friend of the
family.
The sidetracking Of these bills should
not be misunderstood by the drys.
without doubt very considerable
number Of the dry contingent in the
senate are convinced that the bone
dry plan would be water on the wheel
of those who are seeking the defeat
Of the prohibitory amendment. Their
fears are shared by a great many
voters entirely loyal to the dry cause
and anxious for constitutional prohibit
ton in Iowa. Moreover this Is dry
senate-the dryest this generation has
known. II 1t sees fit to meet wet
strategy with cry strategy there need
be no dry wigs on the green. The
things the amendment. After that
provision is approved by the Iowa
voters there 10 another day and other
legislatures.
We are coming to complete prehibi-
ton of liquor not only in Iowa bul
nationally. That Is general convic-
| ton. The saloon Is out of business
| That is marvellous accomplishment
| within a few ears. 1t Indicates the
great change in public thought ant
the trend Of public purpose. TO main
tain that steady advance. to hold tn
trenches won and push the parallel
closer day by day Is good warfare an,
tho amendment ii the Anal move t.
complete conquest and the uncondi
tional surrender OF the traffic in Iowa
Once part OF our constitution 1t vii
never again be successfully assaiie
but viii stand immutable against Al
the efforts that opposed interests MA
bring.
The drys seem TO be going slow an
Icautiously and testing the bridge Z
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
Billy Bunny and His Friends

After they had eaten the cornucopia
Of Candy the Bunny Brothers found
that their pave were all stuck up and
sticky. OF course there wasn't any
nice wet washrag and soapsads
! al ounti. SO they tried to clean their
feet with snow. But, goodness gracious
met the STOW stuck to their feet SO
tight that they couldn't get 1t of. and
by and by they had great big snow
ball on each foot.
"Oh. dear! know I'll have chill
blains!" cried Billy Bunny.
NO you WON'T" said a voice. and
Old Man Weasel Jumped out from be-,
hind one of the big wooden posts that
held up the railroad bridge.
You won't have time for chilblains,
for I'm going to eat you both
Oh, dear met Wasn't that an awful
thing to hear7
While Wind. please run away
To the Brier Patch today;
Tell the Bunnys' dear mamma
Where her little children are.
Should you see dear Blackie Crow.
Tell him everything you know;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
Ripping Rhymes
ey WALT MAsoN
THE NEW IDEA

Last fall heard candidate stand
on rostrum and crate. To those as
sembled in the hail. he talked good
roads, and that was all. He'd primed
himself with useful facts, and dished
them up in cataracts-s He told how
taxes go to waste when we make roads
In sloppy haste. / went to hear his
rival speak: he talked and talked, al
most week An old time politician he,
who doomed the Boon Of Liberty. Our
Freedom was his foremost brag; he
wept when speaking Of the Flag. He
painted, with impassioned skill. our VIC
tory at Bunker Hill, and talked a while
OF Valley Forge. and threw q harpoon
at King George. And when election
day arrived, the good roads candidate
survived, while he who talked OF Pre-
cious Blooms was handed forty kinds OF
prunes. I'm glad we are OUTLYING
,,ushh. a..a temmyrot and hunk and
slush. I'm glad old tricks are in dis
grace, that patriots who want . place.
must talk OF horse sense and exc BRASS
lacks, or leave the course with broken
backs.
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.what 6f--oe- NJ. \
~1llss Ionestfeth has besA Almost
constantly ct your bedside. She help.
"a the doctor. ~ watched yosr
woundA And. Duane Ne other night.
when you BaAk lSyv ~ leWI think
It Wa her spirit that held yours
back. Oh. shes ! wonderful IA.
Duane, she MAYER oAte "a nStek ~
her nerve Tor u moment. Wan, xsfe
going 70 take you home AAd TGAsll =
with rs. Osssnsl Loaostreth leet for
Louisiana right after the nght I
advised It. TAsfU wAs grsat excite.
sment. It 49, 80 fof hin 70 Nv"
/, "Have - chance TO recoverr'
s'CAAnce4 Why man. exclaimed ths
captain, you'll ret WELT You1l rack
Z sight Of lead Ill your life. But You
NAn utAna that. DMnnA ~ W&ole
Southwest knows ys'sr story. You
need never again Be ashamed Of the
name Buck Duane. the OrAhd ont.
law 10 wasAsd out. Texas belleves
you've been ! secrst ranger III th6
time. You're i hero. And now think
Of home. yesr metAeF. Of this noble
girl-of your future
The rangers took Duane home to
Wellstsn. Il
A railroad had been bullt since
Duane had gone into exile. W4llston
had grown. A noisy crowd sdfrUthd-
ed the station, but It stilled AZ Duane
was carried from the train.
A sea Of faces pressed close. Some
were faces he remsnbersd- school
mates, friends, cid neighbour. There
was IN uplifting Of many hands.
Duane was being welcomed home to
the town from which lie had lied. al
deafness within him broke. fhis, vel
come hurt him somehow, quickened.
him and through his, cold being, his|
weary mind, passed I change. Hi9i
sight dimfne0. h
Then there WAS 1 xAite Aouse, ~
old home. How strank,s, vt how raj II
His heart beat fan. Had 10 mani y
many years passedf familiar yeI&
strange 1t was, and an seemed mani
ied. 4fs q
They carried him "a, these f4Ake|8
comrades, and laid him down, IN
lifted his head up6sl pillows. Thl
house was stiil, though fdIl 81 pe0nl8 y
DuAness gaze sought the open door. III
Someone entered - tall slfi q
white, with dark wet eyes and 1 iigh
upon her face. ShS was leadlAe lal "
old lady. gray.hairsd, atstefe- faced
sombef and sad. HIS nsothef!e ST.
was feeble, but she tsaIked erect. 81, S
was pale. shaking, vt maintained ~ ID
dignity. g III
Then someone II wflte uttered.
low cry and knelt Dy Duane's befE
His mother fang wide her arlna W.
asstrange gesture. D k
::-This man They've not brosgl
back my boy. This mans his fatheIes
where 10 ny sonf ny Son-oA. sk{
son !" IA
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Masonic Meetings

MARSHALL LODGE, No. lob A. T. q
"A. M.-Special communication. Worh
in second degree Friday. Feb. ?, 1880 p
m. John w. Wells, secretary; W. H.
Steiner, w. NJ.
S,eNEr CHAPTER, No. SO. r. A. NJ.
Special convocation Tuesday evening,
Feb. 8, 1880 o'clock. Past and most ex-
cellent degrees. Carl Shaffner, 4. =;
John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo,
mon Council No. 20, R. & S. NJ, Mon
day. Feb. 10. Regular business. l. I.
Forbes, Recorder; George Gregory
J. II.
SPECIAL coNcLAvE, st. Aldemar
Commandery, No. 80. K T TUESDAY
Feb. IS, for work. 1880 p. m. L L.
Forbes. Recorder; H. c. Mueller, Com
mar der
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. e.
Especial meeting for initiation We'd
nesday, Feb. 7, 1880 p. m. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary: Mrs. ]. E. Freder-
lex, w. N.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
SOME QUEER PEOPLE.

shenandoah Sentinel Pest
There are some queer people in bus
mess in this world They think about
their own interests solely and do not
care how much trouble they cause
others just so they themselves are
served. They like to make others wait
upon them and show their authority
and power whenever they can. They
sometimes keep a travelling man walt
ing for hours to have an audience with
them when they have no excuse what
ever for delaying him except they think
it looks business-like for them to keep
him waiting until they get ready to
talk to him. They could 5 Jus. e. we'll
have dealt with him at once and let
him go on to the next customer, and
enabled him to have gotten out of town
on the early train instead Of keeping
him in town until evening.
These same business men put the
advertising solicitor fSsr the newspaper
to all the trouble they can, just be-
cause it is their way OF doing business
They make him call three or four times
before he gets the copy for the little
advertisement they sometimes put into
the paper. Then II must be set Just sc
as per instructions and proof of the
advertisement shown to them. II 1t Is
not set just as they think 1t ought te
be, It must be reformed as per theil
direction and revised proof shown.
But 1t Is refreshing to know that The
greater number OF the business neI
think about the interest Of others Al
well as their own. Respecting AMI
safeguarding the interests Of others !!
a mighty big part Of merchandising
these days This class Of merchant!
give an audience to travelling sales
men promptly and thus enable him t
go about his business. They prepar'
their copy for the newspaper In plent!
OF time for the Issue Of the paper II
l which II is to appear ana either brin,
1t to the Office or have 1t ready when !
is called for They are particular abou
the proof reading Of their advertise
ments, but are not penurious about !
and are willing to trust the manage
ment Of the paper with part Of the re
sponsibility.
Which class OF merchants referred {
above, do You think will fare the best
Which one will get favors II there ar
any to give? q ~ s. &
The travelling man who ID quito I'm
necessary trouble and expense by tn
merchant continually viii have pay 70
it--mark that. That class OF mercilash
viii not get some OF the inside price
the other class gets. They have I
pay the freight, and don't you fofSt
lit. They think they can make q cldre
boy out OF the advertieing solicitor an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
TIMES. REPUBLlCAN MARSH IOWA rrnRrtARY Y ly7

president until this war cloud 10 lifted
and there will be no more patriotic cit
i1ens take this stand than the Ameri-
cans OF German birth or German de-
scent" says the Mason City Globe-GA-
| zette.
The Mason city Times says the
prayers Of the nation should 80 up to-
| day that Woodrow Wilson. having TAX =
en- us to the edge of the yawning abyss
where death and destruction awaits
those who go over, will recede from his
position and maintain peaceful rela-
tions with all the world. Jesus Christ
came into the world to save-not to
wreck It."
1--WE have passed over lightly the cry
of the allies that Prussianism must be
crushed We did not know what Prus-
sianism meant. Now we know that II
stops at nothing" asserts the Dies
Moines Capital. ut enslaves helpless
people. It keeps as prisoners citizens
OF neutral countries. 1t marks of the
where to travel and where not to trav-
Ell. Then 1t spreads its assassins uri-
der the waters to kill all who disobey."
'How would we feel If American wo-
men We're compelled to battle, in vine
gar and gasolene before crossing the
International line into Canada at Buff
falo, or Detroit inquiries the Dubuque
Times Journal
The Boone News-R Republican decides
that "the legislature did well in leav-
ing the boxing game in Iowa in status
quo"
Cali attempts to strike out the coal
men in this stove league game may as
well be abandoned" concludes the Wa
terloo Times Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"The claims OF tfremen and pOlice-
men to support at the hands of the
community after q lifetime OF work
in its service are generally recognized.
BY what system Of reasoning can pub
lie obligation toward the school teach
ers be ignored while the incapacitated
members Of the fire and police depart
ments are being provided fort" srgues
the Sioux City Journal. rs 1t because
the public safety Is looked after BY
men, while education OF the voting is
for the most part entrusted to w0::::: es. :
II that is the reason or any consider
able part Of the reason, the men to
whom we have assigned the duty OF
managing our affairs have good reason
to be ashamed Of themselves. ~
III the United States goes to wal
with Germany-and there Is no othei
course unless Germany abapdons It!
announced intention to run amuck--tht
participation of this, nation in TN
struggle should be no half-hearted ol
perfunctory affair" says the Sfol,
City Tribune. The nations Individual
military and Industrial resources shouit
.pe marshalled to the fullest extent am
applied TO the task with the enthnsi
asm ard energy which brought gl0r!
in past emersencies.' &,
whether the president should hav'
taken this stand at the time Of tn
sinking Of the Lusitania or whethe
there has been tcmpOrizing or mistake
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
Iowa Newspapers
AN OVERT ACT.
Cedar RAPIDS Gazette. I

Mason City, bidder for the federal
armor plant, urges that it would be
immune from foreign attack. Mason
City is also on several farm tele-
phone lines and could readily summon
help in case &c attack What Is more.
an army of strangers would encounter
much trouble in finding Mason City II
the railroad agent at Nora Junction
had reliTsi.. tor the night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
surs % Come Sack.

''1Nhere is that cuff / had on yester-
day." asked the hungry looking poet.
Il sent 1t to the laundry" said his
wife.
Gracious. woman. / had poem
written on it,"
."Oh, it will come back. You know
your poems always do"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07

with a congested subway and a mas
sive public debt. He did not live to
see the proud New York aristocracy,
either, with their huge fortunes, and
rented coats-of- arms. II he had, per-
haps he would not have carried %
much OF his religion away with him
when he left.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
BOYS BACK IN SCHOOL.
fOsase News.I

L
Monday saw most of the boys who
were suspended on account Of using
tobacco back in their accustomed plac-
es in the high school and 1t is now ex-
pected and hoped that things will run
along smoothly the remainder of the
school year. We understand only two
did not return.
The press OF this part of the state
has INDUCED in quite a good deal OF
comment regarding the suspension IT
the boys and different papers view 1t
in different ways. But the fact re-
mains, at least SO far as We know, the
Usage school board is the only body OF
that kind in the state that has had the
nerve to stand by the letter of the law
in regard to the use OF tobacco. Ii
this law is good one 1t should be en-
forced. II It is not q good one 1t should
be stricken from the statutes OF the
state. However. we have never heard
Of any one who claims that the use OF
tobacco is beneficial to any one, and es-
pecially TO the youth who Is in school
and growing up.
The one thing that il greatly to the
credit OF the boys is that they voIun-
SuSpcfiucu tilCuISCiNCe LIZ
matter was put up to their honesty by
the board. II there are any who were
using tobacco and did not voluntarily
suspend themselves they have not act
ed as they should. But we do not be-.
lieve there are many such. 1t was a
hard situation in which to place a lad.
and especially one who Is anxious to
get an education and thus make the
best kind Of q man OF himself.
AS we have said before, we do not
believe there has been more smoking
going on among the boys Of the Usage
high school than in other towns, but it
is brought to light more forcibly be-
cause of the fact that the school board
has been enforcing the law in that re-
gard as they think It should be en-
forced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07

same time we should respect the in
terests OF those with whom we are
dealing. We should be willing to give
and take. = ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07

every step. The extraordinary desire
of the wet interests for bone dryness
suggests a loose plank somewhere In
the span. The senate Is inchin' along.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
He Will hurry in his flight
To relieve the Bunhys' plight.
Willie Wind, with wings 80 fleet,
Please tell every one You meet.
Hasten, hasten DER the snow.


Mr.. Weasel means no joke!
Come along with met" And Old
Man Weasel took Billy Bunny by the
collar and Bobby Tail by the ear and
marched them into his house behind
the big post. T
Myi how they clipped and stumbled
down the wooden stairs! Some Uf the
snow came Off their feet which made
Mr.. Weasel very angry. "Just you
wait till Mrs. Weasel sees what you've
done to her nice. clean floor" Then he
opened a little door and pushed the
Bunnys thru. II have brought you
something for nice stew. Mrs.
Weasel!''
III the. kitchen stove doesn't b1ow
up the chimney we'H get the Rabbit
Children out OF this scrape IL Il takes
all day tomorrow to do IT'D
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07

Cali attempts to strike out the coal
men in this stove league game may as
well be abandoned" concludes the Wa
terloo Times Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07

The Boone News Republican decides
that "the legislature did well in leav-
ing the boxing game in Iowa in status
quo"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-03
ysr ALIENS EooT-E,SE

The antiseptie powder TO be shaken
into the shoes and sprinkled into the
foot-bafh. If yea want rest and COM
fort for tired, ahing, swollen, sweat
ing feet, use Aliens Foot Ease. 1t
instantly relieve soreness. and pre-
vents hsisters am callous spots. just
the thing for Dancing Parties, Patent
Leather Shoes. aud for Breaking in
New shoes. Try il today. Sold every
where. 25c Do-a't accept any SUBJ
stitutc. For ZEE trial package,
address. address Allen 5. Olmsted,
Lee Roy. N. Y. adv
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-03
CON nc DIXIE THEATRE III 9;Dsx

quito. However. where large NUM-
bers of eucalyptus trees were plant
ed there MAS often a marked de-
cline in the number OF cases Of
malaria. According to a writer IN
the Scientific American. the eslealyp-
It's absorbs q greater quantity OF
water than almost any other tree,
Tor it grows very rapidly When
q large number OF the trees are
planted In malarial region. which
is almost sure To ne swampy and
nosquito-ridden. the pools and
marshy places disappear and the
mosquitoes disappear with their
breeding spots There is good rea-
sen. therefore. for plan Ing euealyp-
It's threes wherever mosquitoes
abound; besides, few trees grow
faster or make more profitable TIM
Der Unfortunately, they can not
Withstand frost. and so can be grown
only in California. Florida and 9
few other parts OF the United states.
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Visiting the Sick.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Hanks Davis
Miss Zelma Beachum, Miss Maude
b. Davis and Miss Matte Middle
ton spent last Sunday afternoon in
Dallas visiting some friends at St
Paufs sanitarium. Mrs. ]. M
Harris, Who underwent an opera
ton at st. Paul's some two weeks
ago, is doing we'll. Mrs Harris was
wearing beautiful robe with slip
pers to match, which the high
school teachers of Waxahachie had
sent her. She showed a great grati-
tude toward the Waxahachie teach
ers who have been her co-workers
for number of years. Mrs. John
Scion is also in st. Paul's SANTA
rum, and we saw her. She Is re-
covering from a severe spell of pleu-
risy. Miss Theresa Coats, Mrs. So
Ions neice, was with her, and es-
corted us through the new annex
OF the sanitarium which is indeed
beautiful and complete in every de-
tail. Every device and convenience
Is added to the sanitarium in its
last Improvement.
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phonies
And Al the close or the essay. haT-
ing eloquently expressed the most
passionate veneration, he says
There are a few characters which
have stood the closest scrutiny and
the severest tests. which have been
tried in the furnace and have proved
pure, which have been weighed in the
balance and have not been found
wanting. and which have been de-
eIared sterling by the general consent
Of mankind. Thee great men We
trust that NE know how to prize. and
OF these was Milton. Nor do We en-
Wy the man who can study either the
life or the writings OF the great poet
and patriot without aspiring to emu
late. not. indeed, the sublime works
with which his genius has enriched
our literature, but the zeal with
which he labored for the public
good, the fortitude with which he
endured every private calamity. the
lofty disdain with which he looked
down on temptations and dangers,
and the faith which he SO sternly
kept with his country and his fame 2
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NlasanlaN ON Milton.

In the course OF Maeaulay's Won
derful essay On Milton he says OF
Milton's prose works.
"They abound with passages COM
pared with which tile finest deela-
nations OF Burke SIMS into iusignifi-
eance They are a perfect field OF
cloth OF gold The style is stiff with
gorgeous embroidery. Not even in
the earlier books OF sparadise Lost
has the great poet ever risen higher
than in those parts OF his contro-
yersial works in which his feelings,
excited by the conflict, tina Vent
ia bursts Of devotional and lyric rap
ture Ii is. 70 borrow his own ma.
iestic language. "a seyen-fold chorus
or hal.eluiahs aud haspiag sym
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now JOHN BULL SAVES
on T0nMY's SHOES
tBy William Philip sims.)

Thy Wbibam FbtIip Sims.
, (Unitnl Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES I'm
THE FIELD, Jan. IS cry MaiI} -
What becomes Of the millions and
millions Of shoes worn by the Brit
Iish artniesl Tommy must be reshod
Ievery two months.
England's shoe bin is millions Of
dollars month and anything
(which can double the life of shoe
means an enormous saving to the
government.
Out here there Is an institution
which comes pretty near doubling
Mr.. Boots life. | have just been
Through it. Scores Of thousands Of
|shoes in croker-sacks were being UNI
loaded from freight cars on siding
and the officer commanding said he
had to get these clear so another lot
of 100000 more could have the
space commencing next day.
For each million soldiers in the
British armies, say, a million pairs
|of shoes are issued about every two
months. Estimating the cost per
pair at three dollars, the total would
be $4,000, 900. Ii, instead of repair
ing these boots, new ones were is
sued, this would mean $4,000, o0n
worth of shoes every two months for
each 100000 men. The repairs
cost considerably less than dollar
per pair, therefore the economy real
lied by the shops is over S2.o00.0oU
each two months per million men,
or over a million dollars every 80
days.
First the shoes are sorted accord
ing TO the three sizes in the army.
cleaned of mud and dirt, then in
spected to see whether they can be
lneIlded II not, their tops become
shoe-laces and the remains OF their
careasses, burned in the boiler~fnf-
naces, help turn the wheels which
make their cold brothers into new
boots.
Boots successfully by this first in
spection, pass or, to Others, for heels,
soles, steel studs, and other wear
proofing.
Finally the boot. with all necessary
arrives at the machines
frequently American-made machines.
A sole is nailed on in about five sec
onds, the nails automatically brad
ding inside. The sewing is done
about as quickly but nailed soles
are preferable as the water tends
to creep in past the stitches.
Now the lasts are taken out and
the boots go to the oilers where they
are water-proofed The footwear
is put bodily into watts of a special
liquid grease and left for about 10
minutes this work being done by wo-
men who receive higher wages than
ordinary work-women on account Of
the unpleasant nature OF their tasks.
The boots are now as good as new.
They are ready for another two
months hard wear.