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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
THE TRACTOR LADY.

The astonishing performance OF a
TO do a hundred acres or 50 of plow
ing has been one Of the pleasing news
stories Of the day IN Iowa. And the
young lady is a heroine. Which Is all
right as far as it goes. 1t was mighty
sensible stunt that young lady pulled
off and certffies to her ability and com
mon sense However, not much notice
would have been given her If she had
been driving an automobile and it's as
easy to steer tractor as to guide a
buzz wagon.
Why, folks, a very considerable acre
age of Iowa land was plowed and paid
for by women's work after the gang
plow came In. It wasn't an uncommon
sight to see a woman on a gang pillow
seat in Iowa when the mortgages used
to cover the state like blanket. And
in harvest hundreds and thousands Of
woman drove on the Marsh harvest
ers" while the husband and son and
hired man bound and shocked the
grain To be sure help was scarce
then and money to pay help was
scarcer So Ehe women did It They
rather liked II, too. u was change
from the everlasting cooking and
washing dishes and sweeping. Women
like a change Of work quite as well
as do men Bet you that girl enjoyed
every day she ran that tractor.
About an that Is needed to set girls
and women running tractors is a start.
II the women draw wages even ap
proximate to those paid men for the
same work they'll drive tractors all
right There are hundreds and hum
dreds of young women who want work
that has a measure Of independence tn
it and the outdoor work carries that
They back away from domestic labor
not because of the labor, bat because
of the fact that too many women en-
ployers insist on making that labor
strictly mental
Great Britain's farm work is large
ly done by women. Not altogether from
a patriotic standpoint, tho patriotism
is the inspiration. but because tb<
| women want work. must have WORT
and have learned that outdoor worh
isn't harder under seasonable hours
and requirements than inside labor.
About all that Is needed to bring
women to running tractors on low
farms are the tractors and the demand
| at good wages OF course there 10 9
prejudice existing against women a
| work in the fields but when the worl
is Of nature that women can do ant
to which their strength Is adapted tina
! prejudice will not endure long in tn
face OF necessity for labor and tn
Inducements good pay Offers.
| II this war goes on three or fou
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
TBy David Cory.1

Now let me think a moment before
begin this story for I've forgotten
where we left off in the last one. Oh.
given the two little pigeons the tiny
house on the top of his barn to live in,
and hadn't asked them for any rent,
either, which was very kind in him, !
think. don't you?
Well, these two little pigeons were
soon very much at home. and JoG
could hear them cooling to each other
all day long, and by and by, after
Mrs. Pigeon had laid some pretty eggs
she slt-oT ttAAcc::::: &C keep them warm:
and after a while some baby pigeons
came out Of the shells, and then there
were great times in the little pigeon
house on the top Of Uncle Uucky's old
barn.
And when the little ones learned to
fly they came down to play on the
front porch, where dear Uncle Lucky
often sat in the hammock and read
the BunnyviNe Gazette.
And I'm sure you remember the
little sparrow who had her nest under
the caves Of the little front porch.
Well, she came back every year. you
know, and pretty soon she and the
pigeons were the best Of friends. And
the dear old gentleman rabbit bought
a bag OF corn and cracked It into little
pieces and fed all the birds out OF his
paw, for they weren't bit afraid OF
him, you sec.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
Billy Bunny and His Friends

'Gracious mol" said Uncle Lucky
one day "the grass IL getting so long
must get out the lawn mower" So
he went into the Toulouse and
brought out the old mower. and he
and Billy Bunny took turns cutting
the grass, and when It was all finished
Uncle Lucky said:
Lets go down to the candy store
and get an Ice cream cone and q Jolly
pop. and maybe some soda, for I'm
dreadfuny hot" And so was Biny
Bunny. Wen. or they hoped to the
village, for it was only little ways.
and they didn't want to bother to
lake out tine IIczy II,vbiie, anu pretty ~
soon they were both seated at the
fountain, where the syrups ran SO
sweet It made you want to drink and
drink and eat and eat and eat And
while they were sitting there, who
should walk in but the old Scareczow
Man. You see he had been asleep all
winter long in the Mfller's barn, but
now that the seeds were planted In the
ground he had to 20 to work
Before go and stand In the corn,
field all summer Tn going to get a
good drink OF chocolate soda" he said
and then he sat down next to Billy
Bunny. But after he drank the soda
and put his hand in his pocket he
found ne didn't have a cent, no not
even q cigar coupon. And IN the next
story you shall hear what the Candy
Man said TO the poor Scarecrow ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26

rents. and II that does not accomplish
results, to the police. A mans home
and his garden are his palace. which
he has right to defend against chick
ems and boys, and ne can get redress
in coin for trespassing. legally If other
means, Of diplomacy do not succeed. In
this year when every garden Is a
badge Of patriotism. the destruction
of it either at seeding time or when
ready for the harvest is an unpatriotic
act and barring thoughtlessness should
be treated as such. If "A Gardeners
neighbor boy. after being warned. re-
peats the offense, he should be turned
over to the police or the defense coun-
Gil. They will provide a cure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
HOLLANDS DESPERATE PLIGHT

| Holland is veritably between the
| devil and the deep sea. the kaiser on
the one hand and invasion and the loss
| Of her valuable islands to the entente
powers if she shall submit to German
demands and thus virtually align her
self with Germany by violating neu-
trality. In a few words that is what
the situation of Holland amounts to.
ing TO lose and foresees a gain whether
Holland submits to her demands or de-
cides to fight against Germany. With
out doubt Germany could conquer and
seize Holland as she seized Belgium
and hold her as additional trading
stock in the final settlement which
must sooner or later come
Germany demands OF Holland full
permission to use Holland railways and
canals, not only for transportation of
commercial supplies but for war ma
terial That means without doubt that
N'VI iiAall val IIldteIlStl Slldil take
ity over all other shipments In effect
it turns over Hollands transportation
facilities as part of German war equip
ment, if the Dutch should submit to
the piratical proposition. and creates
of Holland Prussian dependency.
It is the old fable of the lamb and
the wolf over again All the currents
of all the streams flow up hill if that
is necessary to Gerrnany's purpose. No
small nation may expect anything but
the worst that can be expected at Ger
man hands. The probabilities are that
Holland is due to re-enact the part OF
Belgium in the theater Of German con-
quest and loot.
pathy of the world. Her position is
peculiarly dangerous Only light
fence of wires charged with electricity
shelters her from German atrocity. A
heavy German force IS modified near
her borders with the evident intent to
overawe her and with probable pur-
pose of invasion. Out in the south seas
her rich East Indian dependencies, her
islands in the Caribbean and her in
come bearing provice in Guiana are
pledges to neutrality to the powers that
control the seas-and Germany has no
sea power.
Shall the world be safe fer small ma
lions to live in?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
HIS SACRIFICE.
TCedar Falls Record. ]

lN~tSidI dIls IstCoiul
]. P. Johnson. formerly a reporter
on the Record. who went from Cedar
Falls several years ago to purchase
the Union Star. has been summoned
TO report for service in the national
army. He has been unable to dispose
of his business and will be compelled
to lock up shop, trusting to his friends
to dispose of the business later.
Mr.. Johnson is splyendd type Of
young fellow. He taught school for
some time, later coming to Cedar
Falls to finish his work at the teach
ers college. While going to school
he applied to the Record for work
He wanted to learn the printing bus
mess from the ground up and so
went to work washing rollers, sweep
ing out and hustling forms. He set
type, cleaned up brass rule, fed presses
and worked early and late without
murmur Later he asked for a chance
al the writing end of the game and he
was given run. He made good as
reporter When he had absorbed
enough of the business to warrant his
launching out IN the world alone he
bought the Star at Union. He paid
$500 down and the balance was de-
ferred He has made good.
1t is all over now tho. He goes in
to the army for one, two three or
more years. He will be in France be-
fore tine end u tho year, perhaps He
may never come back,
How much of sacrifice do we
who buy few hundred dollars worth
OF the best security in the world at
Az per cent interest, make in compar-
ison to that made by j. P. Johnson?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
DUMB ANIMALS.

enchanted with It's me-
beachfnS
thinking the
drinking that sadly wls! Have
confound they do not
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
NO JUNIOR RECEPTION.

lNOunCll 6luIIS -NCAl pdIell.l
It is most commendable spirit
which animates the junior class Of the
Council Bluffs High school in its de-
cision to break well established Gus
IN in observing the annual reception
to the seniors. Gradually, year after
year. this event has developed more
elaborate and therefore moro expen-
sive prog rams. In recent years, We I'M
derstand, halls. decorations and other
tncidentals have cost around $500
which was met by an assessment on
the members Of the class. 1t Is this
expense custom which the young peo-
pie OF the junior class have decided
to break this year. The reception will
however, be cut down to about one
sixth of its former volume.
There viii be some thoughtlees per-
sons who may criticize this action. As
a matter of fact II the class had given
no heed to the fact that we are In war
If its members had decided to go on
as usual-as though millions Of our
men were not going out to give their
lives II need be for democracy-they
could have been charged with slack
ing. AS the matter now stands the
individual who for any reason charges
the class with righteousness in cutting
down the expense by cutting out re-
freshments and confining decorations
to the national colors is entitled to
classification as a Stacker.
The chief business OF America now
is the winning Of the war. Every
wise economy in the saving of food
and other resources is valuable con-
tribution to those resources upon
which our future independence and
well being depend It would have been
a grievous mistake on the part OF this
class not to have adopted this economy
program this year. The class has set
splendid example None but the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
A Masonic Meetings
~ Visito-s Always Welcome,

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903. A, F.
and A. M.-Specfal communication
Friday, April 2e, 700 p. m. WORK
in first degree. B. E. English, W.
NJ; John W. Wells, secretary.
SIGNET CHAPTER. No. 80, r. A. M
Stated convocation Monday evening
April %, Business session. O'CLOCK
Ira a. Davenport, H. P; John W.
Wells secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No 20, r. & S. M Mon
day May 90, 1918, 500 P. m. Regular
business. l. T. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory I. NJ.
Special conclave. ST. Ademar
Con7mandery. No. 30. x. T. Tuesday
April 30. s p. m. For work and drill
]. f. Frederick. commander, /. I.
Forbes. recorder,
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No. 81. o. E.
S.-Resular meeting Wednesday even
ing May Is. 1918 Picnic dinner at $50,
business at g. Mrs. Archer Walton
secretary; Mrs Cora Wiley, ". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
Topics of the Times

Cut out the Sem Fein talk IN the
L. S. A. Pro- Ger1nanism is pro-Ger-
manism under whatever name It may
pose itself.
Under State Superintendent Deyoe's
Instructions this is the last day Of Ger
man in Iowa schools. Well, isn't United
States good enough anyway?
Indictments galore have been is
sued against members Of the Collins
Vile mob But how many lynchers
would you wager will be sent TO prison
or punished?
That British line established it
self promptly. It's a way British lines
have Your Johnny Bull is a mighty
hard man to move and a harder to
keep moving when he doesn't want to
go.
Those country townships never
batted neye but just reached around
to an inside pocket and produced the
bond money.
Chairman Homer Miller has post
poned the W. S. s. drive until May 4
Good idea. It is hard to do two i'm
portant things at once. especially as
the same men must do most of the
work. Iowa Is ten millions behind on
the W. S. s., but give her a little time
and few days good weather and there
won't be a weed in the corn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
Iowa Newspapers
KIDS. GARDENS AND sHorGUNs.

KIDS. GARDENS AND SHOTGUNS.
mason City Globe Gazette.]
An irate subscriber who signs him
self "a Gardener" wants to know If
there is not a law to stop boys from
running across the gardens. and adds
II the law is not enforced he will
take the law in mis- own hands apd
maybe with a shotgun. In the first
place, If any one wants information
or expects to have his communication
printed in the Globe Gazette he should
sign his name. In the second place he
never should take a shotgun to keep
of boy trespassers. That will lead to
probable murder, and no garden Is
worth q boys life. But he should have
and can have protection by reporting
the depredations first to the boys pa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
Not Aia Encore.

A small girl of six seated in the
front row of the circus, watched
knowingly q dozen and more ele-
plants 60 silently through their tricks.
The dapper little trainers frequent &C.
acknowledgement Of the audiences appre-
citation evidently annoyed the little
lady. Unable to further endure his
seeming conceit she cried out. Nov
man you just keep still. You amt
dom q thing, 30 we amt q clappin'
Monthly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
Therein 10 the Difference.

4 hishhrnw can retire tn his study
and emerge with the announcement
that he has discovered q subconscious
cosmos, and We call It new thought.
But a lowbrow can spend FIVE years
exploring an unknown continent and
claim to have discovered . new animal
called the snigglebluk and we are
unanimous that 1t Ii old bunk.-Ctn-
cinnat Enquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
VIII NOT CHANGE IT?
TOelwein Iowan.]

The New Hampton Gazette says:
Half the time Hampton gets credit
for the things that should be credited
to New Hampton
Perhaps the towns couldn't agree
as to which was the gamer thereby
but there is one thing they should
agree to--a joint commission to def
nitely decide as to which one should
change it's name.
Why not change New Hampton to
Chickisaw?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
or,o,n 81 IN. Japanese,

Origin o. mo 5dp4Hese'
1t is impossible to be precise on the
subject of the origin Of the Japanese
people. They may have come origin
ally from China or Malaysia, or from
any Of dozen other regions. 1t is GER
tain that they are an amalgamation OF
several races. but beyond this all 10
EuessWork.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26

Tho mood Of discour1gement II .
dangerous mood. In Il We are liaAao
to do any sort Of reckless thing. Dis
becomes despair. and each Of N faces
the possibility Of being plunged into
It. Unless We have tho night kind Of
strength the possible adversitiss Of
life may be too much for us.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26

years the tractor lady will be as COM
mon or commoner in the Iowa fields
than the hired girl in the kitchen"
For while nobody expects to hire a
man at low wage the old idea still
seems to hold that girl ought to work
from daylight to nine at night at
domestic service for about SO a week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Marcus News insists that 1T
takes more than liberty bonds to
satisfy the people Of the loyalty of a
German alien. Even the kaiser would
like to have a few blocks Of liberty
bonds"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
,d.. for the Gee Range.

Io00 for tho O10 V1U0S.
It 10 not we'll known, but mirror
will reflect heat % we'll as light. Al
most any bright surface will. So II .
bright piece Of tin were placed under
all the burners Of a gas range more
heat would be saved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
eeuodn... o, Earth Long Known.

Reundness Of Earth Long Known.
Tho fact that the earth Is round
was not an original conception OF
Columbus. Tho approximate circum-
fersnce was calculated in Alexandra
early In tho Christian era Seven hun.
dred years afterward practically the
same result was arrived At by tho
Moorish geometers in Spain. where
they taught geography from . globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26
psjiy Thought.

knGn who lives right and is right
1Aenoeo power in his silence than an
oth0 ~ his words. Character is like
halls which ring out sweet music
- which, when touched accidentally
49,, fssound with swest music.-
IAfIlips DIooks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26

I'VE have heard that first this and
then that will win the war, but to
make sure it's a pretty good plan to
do first this and then that and then
look around for something more to
DO" suggests the Burlington Hawkeye.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26

The Boone News Republican pre-
diets that Iowa will ratify the ma
tional prohibition amendment, not
Iowa voted against
statewide prohibition last year"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26

"Humi!ieted because our army has
lost its identity in the forces of ouI
allies? Well. hardly exclaims the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. I'VE art
proud OF ourselves that we had nerve
and common sense enough to do it."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26

"A yellow smallpox card is going to
be drawing card compared to that
other yellow card" concludes the
Perry Chief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26

cathedral and bi Yp~s moving the caused eerh a$
whose sion irn t in and at essen H object
n one the o h n lombard nb
m @
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-26

thoughtless, the ignorant or the un-
patriotic will fail to warmly commend
this action.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-15
TREE DROPS APPLES
IN CHIMNEY FLUE
THEY ROLL TO KITCHEN STOVE
AND ARE BAKED. HOUSE
WIFE GETS BIG SURPRISE.

ST. ALBANS, Vt.-Mrs. Salina
Belts filled her kitchen range full of
fresh coal preparatory to baking. An
hour later Mrs. Belts did her baking.
When it was completed she removed
the lids from the stove and was sur
prised to see the fireplace filled with
round objects. She took a fork, re-
moved one from the fire and found
it was baked apple She removed
forty baked apples from the range,
believing that her husband had plac-
ed them there.
At noon Mrs. Belts placed a plate
of the baked apples upon the table
and Mr.. Belts ate heartily of them.
He asked her where she got the APP
Piles. Mrs. Belts informed him they
were the apples he had placed in the
stove. Belts replied that he was in
nocent of any such act. Then she
told him of her discovery.
Both were puzzled and after din
ner started an investigation. They
went to the rear of the house and
found the limb of an apple tree, laden
with lucious fruit, hanging over the
chimney Of the house. While they
stood looking at it large apple fell
from the limb into the chimney. They
entered the house and found the ap-
pie in the stove. The mystery was
solved.