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it has been shining in the southeast
ern heavens. 1t will not again enter
the evening sky until November "a.
Mars is slowly retrogradins Cor
moving Westward, its motion carry
ing it from Virgo across the borders
of Leo into the position shown IN
Figure l.. This retrograde motion will
cease on April &c and the planet begin
to run rapidly eastward again. though
1t will have not passed entirely
through the long constellation Virgo
until next September. 1t Is still in
excellent position for observation,
though the distance from us increases
from 64.000.0o0 to 100000 of miles
during the month, and it will in this
time lose about two-t thirds of its
brightness. though it will still be more
than three times as bright as first
magnitude star.
Jupiter may still be seen in the
early evening, though 1t is fast sink
ing in the west. 1t has now arrived
we'll to the east of line joining the
Hyades and the Pieiades. and its
eastward motion will for sometime
be accelerated 1t now sets so early
that but few of the phenomena of its
satellites can be seen, but the FIRST
satellite may be seen to disappear be-
hind the planet on April at hours
D minutes, ana TO reappear from
eclipse at 10 hours Fl minutes (east-
ern standard time). Similarly tbs
third satellite will begin to transit
the planets disc at 10 hours 0 minutes
and the second satellite on April at
hours 81 minutes The second
satellite will reappear from eclipse on
April 8 at hours Al minutes, the
third will disappear in eclipse OH
April 16 at hours IL minutes. and
the first may be seen to reappear
from eclipse on April 19 at hours
40 minutes. These are most interesting
phenomena to watch in a small teIe-
scope.
saturn is in excellent position for
observation in the eastern borders OF
Cancer in the position shown in Fig
ufe l.. Figure shows the path and
position of the largest moon. Titan.
during the present month: this can
be well observed by the possessor Of
a small telescope, Of perhaps three
ihehes aperture. This remarks hlo
moon IS much larger than our own
moon. being almost exactly as large
as the third moon of Jupiter and a.;
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most half as far, through as the
earth. 1t occupies IS days % hours
in passing once around the planet
from which it is about 1882 miles
distant. 1T is the sixth in order Of
distance from the planet, there being
10 satellites altogether. the most dis
tant one being no less than 5000. 0JC
miles away. The extent of the sys-
tenn is thus enormous--far greater
than that of any of the smaller
worlds-though not so great as that
OF Jupiter, which has one satellite
ne ariy twice as distant as the outer
nest satellite of Saturn
A DOUBLE ASTER0ID
There has recently been announced
the discovery of new asteroid which
has another asteroid, or ''moonlet," re-
volving about it. If this is true. it
Is the only one of the over 500 aste-
roids or ''planetoids" known which has
a companion. These little bodies move
about the sun, nearly all of them be-
tween the orbits of Mars and of Jupi-
ter; they vary in size from ass miles
In diameter to but two miles in diane
ter, which is the estimated size Of
the smallest one so far found. 1t is
rather surprising that even the small
err ones seem to be approximately
spherical in shape; they are veritable
little worlds, though they doubtless
have but little or no atmosphere or
water upon them because they are
too small for their gravitational pull
to retain gases upon their surface.
Cur nearest neighbor of all among the
heavenly bodies with the single ex-
ccption of the noon is an asteroid
called Eros This Is a small asteroid.
about 20 miles in diameter: it was at
one time thought to be perhaps a dou-
BILE asteroid, because its light was
found to periodically vary when
brightest: 1t is more than three times
as bright as when faintest. only two
and one-half hours later. The interval
between the times of greatest bright
neSs was found to be about five hours.
This could be explained by supposing
that Eros is a double asteroid and that
the two little worlds, almost in con-
tact eclipse one another at a constant
interval. 1t is now quite certain, how
ever. that there is but one asterold
there and that the little world is
nearly round. but that one side of it
is much better reflector of sunlight
than the other. The variation of Its
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SOUTH

the
which easily visible
other
23 hours and Rhea
The will
April will
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The Brest Ramboozler
the Washington star.

From the Washington star.
Germany at Brest-Litovsk, said Sem
ator Gore. tried to bamboozle the boil
sheviki in the most open and shameless
manner.
The Germans conducted themselves
like the tramp who said to the milkman:
What's the price of mike
Ten cents quart. the milkman
answered.
Gimme quart in pints' said the
tramp.
Gle drank one pint. then he said:
How do we stand now?'
I owe you pint. said the milkman.
And I owe You one said the tramp.
That makes us square
And he dashed down the road as fast
as he could leg it
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31

An engineer suggests in a recent issue
of Safety First the wearing of straw
hats with stiff brims for those employed
in and around electrical stations. 1t
seems that the straw hat is far superior
to a felt hat from the safety standpoint;
for should the head come accidentally
in contact with.-five wires, the rim OF
the hat or the crown prevents injury
and gives the necessary warning The
same holds good when working around
steam pipes. In a recent accident
where man unconsciously came in con
tact with 1sO0o-volt line, he would
have been protected had he worn straw
instead of felt hat.
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WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCES PAIN
NJ, it in the bud by the free
suse Of Sloan's Liniment

People who have to be outdoors ex-
posed to the attacks OF wintry wealth
kr, use Sloan's liniment. They know it's
host effective in relieving stiff
beuralgic pains. rheumatic tw 49, s
um3 ago attacks. rs
| they simply apply it and let it .s<xss:
|rnte-withOut enthusiastically. s4sSa4
N. 1t does away with the musss 1nA
certainty and skin staining of pla4$Trs
halves, poulticeS Clean soothing, gtxsszE "
NO. Generous size bottles. No ines "
h price-25c, SOC and 81.
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cleared the ground when trouble came
The plane crashed. killing the CIVILIAN
and injuring the aviator.
An aviator from Ellington field. Hous-
ton, recently ran out of gasoline short
distance from Bay City and telephoned
for fuel An automobile mechanic, who
brought the gasoline. persuaded the pilot
to take him for ride and an accident
resulted the plane falling when only a
few hundred feet in the air. The me-
chanic was killed and the aviator in
jured.
SAN ANTONIO FIELD
The San Antonio field is said to be the
largest in Texas. Balloon observation
is taught there in addition to flying.
The students are mostly men from the
signal corps
This city soon will have two fields.
Love field the camp now established,
and a larger one already under con-
struction at the state fair grounds,
which-havc been loaned the government
for training purposes. This will be
named Camp Dick in honor of the first
and only aviator killed at Love field.
1t will be used chiefly as a preparatory
school for ground training.
There is a rigid ban against visitors
e. 81 camps. At Love field. visitor
caught with a camera was held until
all the negatives were developed and
showed that nothing of prohibited ma
ture had been pictured.
An unexpected effect of the frequent
presence in the air of the flying ma
chimes has been the almost total disap-
ESrearance OF birds from the neighbor-
&se of the camps. Wild doves, which
III heretofore been common flying in
Bu9gs in northern Texas, are never seen
wi*sil miles of camp, and in their
13r ward spring flights, the game
HsSs the ducks and geese are con-
BUS by their absence from the skies
#su% Fort Worth in particular.
Nsls boys in the British camp have
Nh 400 much progress during the warm
Z sr. so different from the SHOWS or
X &# canadian winter, and are in the air
AAnnst constantly. Scarcely a passenger
tFsN enters Fort Worth but it is wei
.Nfn{e by an airplane or 40. and flight
{e NE city from the camp. 40 miles
for social purposes are made
#zEfv day.
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cam or THANKS

We wish to thank the people of Thomas
for courtesy and kindness during our
husbands and fathers illness and death
And especially do we want to thank the
ladies for the nice floral Mrs. w. r.
kirk, WIFE, West Huntsville; w. l.. Kirlzs
son, West Huntsville: Mrs w. d. Fox,
daughter, Thomas; j. b. Kirk, son,
Thomas.
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Business Insistent

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The teacher was trying to impress
upon her class the necessity of reguat-
ing the sinful human heart and to drive
her point home she produced her watch.
Now. girls" she said, you all see
this watch"-an assertion so obviously
true that there was no danger of con-
tradiction. Now" she continued. Just
suppose Tor moment that 1t did not
keep correct time, that | found it was
willing to go any way but the right way.
what should / do with it2''
There was the usual pause which pu-
pills indulge in because il flatters the
teacher by making her suppose her prob
lem is a very deep one, and that ner
wisdom is, therefore profound Then a
bright little girl held up her hand
Please, miss" she said. you would
sell it to a friend"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31

The growing scarcity of sponges has
warned those familiar with harvesting
them that unless means are provided to
augment the natural supply the sponge
industry viii be seriously crippled in a
few years more An Englishmau. living
liz Florida, sometime ago selected a
site off the Florida coast where he
started a sponge farm. At present he
has about 10000 sponges which are cap
able by subdivision of increasing about
tenfold every three years AT the end
of three years an annual yield of 2,0000 600
sponges can be had
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31

Japanese remove the pucker from per-
simmons by enclosing ripe fruit for sew
eral days In air-tight casks that have
contained sake. the native wine.
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So keen has become the competition
for woodchoppers in Porterville. n D.
and so large the wages paid that the
7ple Indians. who have a monopoly IN
this work at the present time, are
waxing affluent
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haht is caused by its rotation upon Its
axis So that the new discovery seems
to be unique among the bodies of the
solar. system
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
tBy David Cory.l

As soon as Uncle Lucky and Billy
Bunny came to Miss Goose's Tea Houce
they hitched the Lnckymobile to a tree
and went inside-not the tree, you know
but the Tea House.
I'm so glad to see YOU, said pretty
Miss Goose. who had on little lace
her slim white throat. And then she
took the two little rabbits into the din
ing room and, handed them the bill of
fare ~ E
Well. the first thing Bill Bnnny
wanted was carrot ice cream. but the
old gentleman rabbit said no. 1--WE
must eat something solid first. And
ne ordered some lettuce sandwiches and
turpip stew. And when this was eaten
the little rabbit got his carrot ice cream
And while Uncle Lucky was sitting or,
the front porch after supper smoking his
cabbage leaf cigar and Billy Bunny was
eating a lemon loHypop Mrs. Moon came
mp in the sky and made the road almost
as bright as day!
We won't have any trouble getting
home said Uncle Lucky. throwing
away his half smoked cigar and hop
ping into the Luckymohile, Bat, oh
dear me. When people say they won't
have any trouble it often happens thar
trou BILE is just getting ready for them.
Well. these two little rabbits had rid
den. along for maybe mile or three
when, all of sudden. just like that.
a great big tree fell right across the
road, and if Billy Bunny hadn't put on
the brakes mighty quick can't tell you
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
Billy Bunny and His Friends

what might have happened. Maybe that
tree would have been smashed up into
kindling wood in less than a winkerty
blink.
"Oh dear. and oh dear again" said
Uncle Lucky. Here's a pretty kettle
of fish, which means a peck OF trouble.
or maybe bushel. How are we to get
home now l would like to know"
"I'n tell YOU what to do" said voice.
and when Uncle lucky turned his head.
he saw his old friend. the Scarecrow. in
a field close by.
Take the fence rails and lay them
over the tree. he said. Then you can
run the Luckymobile over all right"
That's good idea" said Uncle
Lucky. and pretty soon he and the little
rabbit had placed four fence rails just
like a track over the great trunk OF the
tree. Andy after that Luncle Lucky
steered the Luckymobile very carefully
on to the rails and over the tree, and
then they were happy as happy could
be,
You're the brightest Scarecrow 1
ever knew" said Uncle Lucky. Come
down to my bank tomorrow and I'll
give you War Saving Stamp" And
then away went the two little rabbits
aand pretty soon they came to a bridge.
Please open the gate and let US pass.
For We must get home tonight.
Please, Mr.. Tollman. let us go by,
And be very kind aand polite"
And in the next story You shall hear
who the tollman was and what ne said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
SPEAKING OF FARM HELP.

The secretary OF the state employ
ment agency asserts that having run
down several rumors of utter lack OF
farm help ne finds that they were not
true. He says that he can furnish more
help than is called for.
Those needing help now 'and those
looking forward 10 help famine should
speak up.
One city man intensely interested in
all patriotic movements had been in
terviewing farmers on the matter of
city help in emergencies. He was
astouished in some instances to learn
that the women don't like the idea
of you city men coming out because
they are afraid that they can't please
you with meals. etc" But that must
have been an odd instance or two. In
another case the farmer doesn't like TO
ask for help but would be willing to
accept it if offered.
Now this help question is very vital
one, and most Of all vital TO the farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
Member Of the Associated Pres,
INTERVENTION INrylTaeLE.

The sudden necessity for sending
half million German troops from the
French front to UkrsInia to put down
peasants revolt shows what can he
done to Germany by intervention Of
some kind in Russia The Russian
problem just now is the big problem
of the war. Japan's orders doubling the
size OF its army is mohil zation in fact
and there is purpose behind the
movement. Whether to advance into
Siberia or TO 20 10 the aid of the allies
on the Saloniha front when ships can
be had for transports time only can tell
but there must be something doing on
some other front than in France in
order 10 weaken the German army
there before il can be speedily defeated.
II is pretty definitely believed in
Washington ihat the president has de-
cided to send business commission
into Russia heavily guarded 70 propose
trade and Industrial aid 10 the Russian
people and try to win their good will.
The fear is that if japanese army
approaches thru Siberia the Russian
people will fear its intent and seek
German aid instead of organizing
against Germany. kerensky. himself.
fears this and says that Japanese in
tervent!on would aid the boisheviki.
General Horvath. general manager
Of the Chinese Eastern Railway. is re-
ported as saving that allied interJen-
ton with 500 900 men would easily
pick up enough more Russian a::s
Slovak recruits 10 make an army OF
million in a few months and that inter
vention of some kind IS unavoidable IL
Germany is 70 be prevented from OBJ
tanning complete possession Of Russian,
resources.
Some action ny the allies is inlmin-
ent. England Italy and France are
ready to send the Japs in. They are
waiting for the United States govern
ment to formulate a better plan and
admittedly II is extremely difficult to
decide upon the wisest policy TO
pursue. There is no government in
Russia with which to negotiate;
nothing but a state OF public mind on
the part Of 80 millions of people four
out of five of whom can neither read
nor write.
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ers. Everybody is Interested in 1t, but
the man with the crops most of all be-
cause 1t is his crop. IT he needs help
he must speak mp. Bashfulness isn't
in order. The state can not assist him
unless he makes his application
Neither can others. however willing.
Nobody is going about begging for a
chance to work nowadays.
The woman on the farm can't be fin
Ky with the grain going 10 waste. So
far as town bunch that should run
out to help a day in the fields or in
threshing she needn't worry about
them. All she need give them is a noon
meal and she can make a picnic lunch
ont Of that if she chooses. The farmer
who sees his crop going TO waste should
ask for the help. That's the way to get
ii and about the only way. If it's
worth having it's worth speaking
about. 1t is going to be willing help
such as il is and il is offered only to
t.cSe N''c ihu HS'p Shos III eiieISehtH.
There's nothing charitable about ii. 1t
is a crop saving stunt, patriotic duty.
1t is a just demand of the necessities
of the war upon us and we shall meet
it when the occasion demands and the
man who needs it speaks up.
But speak up. Don't wait to have
help forced on you. Get away from
every idea except that the grain must
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
NEXT WINTERS SUBSTITUTES.

The east is worrying over the price
corn is 10 sell at and some OF the lead
ing newspapers are demanding that the
price of corn as well as of wheat shall
be fixed and regulated 1t is certain
now that the estimates OF wheat pro-
estimate TO lower one. while the corn
crop at present is prospectively enor-
nous.
The suggestion is one that should be
Immediately considered and acted on.
Wheat, no matter how large the crop
may be. will still be far short of sup
plying the need and demand for it We
:sia* expect little VI no relief from re-
strictions placed on wheat products
But corn will be q great crop and corn
is the universal substitute for wheat in
this country
There is n oubt of protiteering on
substitutes Somewhere along the line
between the corndeld and the consum-
er. The producer who held his sound
corn and sold it at s175 to So a bushel
got his. The middieman who bought
corn at IS cents and sold it at $50
grabbed of big thing. 1t was as true
OF all other substitutes as of corn
When the demand came rice and other
products sailed up with corn. Rye not
a substitute in the ruling of the food
administration but a substitute in the
home went out of sight.
Now the explanations of how all this
came about haven't been satisfactory.
Precisely why an article of food which
was plentiful and cheap should sail
into the blue empyrean on the shortest
notice might be explicable by reason
of demand but not in view of good
supply.
1t is time to give the substitute out
look very careful looking over with
consideration of the prices that shall
obtain next winter. Just now the
plentiful supply of fresh vegetables
gives US sojourn on easy street; but
winter is coming.
The corn crop is big. What about
prices for corn meal next winter? Will
corn meal be as high or higher than
-four?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
RIPPING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason
STILL LIVING.


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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13

mon precauJion to know and under
that question. The liquor interests are
like a snake with a broken back. It's
tail doesn't stop wiggling until sun
down.
Fuel Commissioner Garfield doesn't
consider breweries essential industries
and is thinking strongly of denying
them fuel There's more than one way
TO skin a cat.
Paraphrasing Marie Antoinctte, her
self an Austrian. il those Austrians
can't ge, bread why don't they eat
pretzels?
ALT this talk of "strafing' the United
States is made hack of the lines. When
the stratns actually began on the battle
line the heinous heinies found that
Americans are standing for strafins
JUST about as a wild cat loves to have
its tail pulled
a man up al Nicnei! > ~, mas HFeu
s5 years without calling doctor
That's the only reason given in the news
story.
Do as good Job Of threshing at home
as the boys are expected to do over
there.
Bill the Brute looks aghast at the
legions of American soldiers crowding
up TO the front lines But. gee. ii he
could only get side glimpse Of the
Iowa cornfields also,
The Waterloo Times-Tribune from
what il can see" canciudes that the
republican and democrat argument is
going to be on which can do the most
for the war. However the Interior
ence in Wisconsin and in Michigan viii
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Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE. No. tos, A. F
and A. M.--Speciai communication
Friday. July -, 7 p. m. Work IN me
second degree B. E. English. W. M
John w Walls secretary.
eIeNET CHAPTER, No. SO, p. A. M
Special convocation Monday evening
July e. Business session ociocN'
Ira Davenport, II. p. John w Weis'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, kino Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. M Mon
day. July %. 1918 SOC p. n. Regular
business. T Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory, I. NJ.
Stated coneia~e, St. A'derar Com
mandery. No. 30. x. T. Tuesday, July
%. .. m Regular business. J. +.
Frederick. commander; I. T. Forbes.
comma nder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81, o. z.
s.-Reguiar meeting "Wednesday even
ing July IT, 1918. o'clock. Mrs. Arch
er Walton. secretary; Mrs. Cora Wiley,
W NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13

6afisa. whose most epltomislnS con-.
tr1bution to mankind haa been the
sausage. that carnivoroua discowery
that refuse sneat may be deceptively
embalmed In garlands Of linked intes-
ilantes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
Topics Of the Times

That the trouble wasn't with Amer
lean industry and willingness was
clearly evidenced once Schwab took
hold Of shipbuilding.
legislature will ratify the national pro-
hibitory amendment it is merely COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
Tn, s.u.ao. Makers.

That part OF the world which really
stands for civilization Is resolved at
last that the vision of mankind must
not be blinded; that the aspirations Of
the human soul must not be asphyxr
lated by . bloody and rapacious bar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13
Easy-eolna Monarch.

Lord mayors have changed with the
times. Dignity has succeeded impu-
dence. One recalls q lord mayor Fho
entertained Charles II and toasted"
% we'll and so unwisely that when his
royal guest left he pursued him hast
~, and catching him fast By the hand
cs1ed out with vehement oath and
aocsnt, Sir. you shall stay and take
t,oahsr bottle The airy monarch
looked kindly at him, and With smile
I :.S@.s: Ellis line Of the cid scsss
he that's drunk Is as great AZ q king,
and immediately turned back and com.
plisl With his landlord" Charles WAS
evsf SpostanlaA bo6nfa kinsi-London
ChroaiciA ss Is 4 s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13

scarcely Justify. as the printers used
to say.
II Germany had made war with honor
we might listen easier to her demand
for peace with honor. AS it is she
should get peace with pepper.