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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-30
Summers
Coming
Again

Realizing that in these strenuous
days, when the air is charged with
anxiety and fear, our hours of rest
are shortened and our nerve-shat-
tered bodies are being spurred on to
do bigger things, it is more than ev-
er imperative to shut off steam, tone
up and overhaul the human machine
If we are TO keep physically fit and
mentally well-baIanced. Thousands
of folks are already building air
castles and picturing in their
dreams the good times they are GO
ing to have on their health-rest-
pleasure trip this summer. E.
How about you? Name it and it's
yours--the very kind of a vacation
you want-and your choice of seem
ic Colorado, the National Parks, Big
Horn Mountains, Buffalo Bill Coun-
try, Black Hills, Salt Lake City,
North Pacific Coast, California
anywhere West.
Come i'm and let me help you plan.
Z. l.. MARSHALL. Ticket Agent.
The Pleasant Way to Travel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-30
CHORUS:

Brace up, girls, we're working for the Nation,
Take in the dimes, and be always on the run.
The khaki boys are the best in all creation
And the Red Cross stands behind the gun.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-30

With no longer any choice in the
matter, on account of the constant
~ increasing prices of labor and ma
terials that go into the making of
newspaper, The Republic is forced
to increase it's subscription rates.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-30
FORMER MEXICO MAN.
Used To Teach On Hardin College
Grounds-Preaches A Baccalaure-
ate Sermon,-Probably His Last
Effort In That Line.

Effort In That Line.
Ed. T.. J, hampton, a minister of
the Christian Church, who used TO
live in Mexico and long years ago
taught in a seminary which stood on
the grounds now occupied by Hard
din College, now lives in Louisi-
ana, Mo. He is well remembered by
the early settlers here. He is a won
derful old man. The other day the
graduating class of the Louisiana
High School asked him to preach
their baccalaureate sermon. The fol-
Loving is reported as among some
of the things he said
The address was prefaced with an
inspiring song service by the choir
consisting of hymns-"Glory to
Cod" Holy, Holy, Holy" and the
anthem, 20 Be joyful" and the read
ing from the 11th and 18th chapters
Of Ecclesiastes, cast Thy Bread
Upon the Waters" Remember Now
Thy Creator in the Days of Thy
Youth" Fear God and keep His
commandments, for this is the whole
duty OF man"
Mr.. hampton spoke with much
feeling, and while expressing his
gratitude and thanks for the honor
which the class had conferred upon
him, he said he felt that it would
be the last time he would be called
upon to perform such a service. In
part he said:
1t is meet to express my high ap
preciation of the honor you have
thrust so unexpectedly upon me of
which | feel that I am not worthy.
Such things like the rose in the des-
ert blossom to give to one cheer
along life's journey. This age to
you seems wonderful, and it is.
Every age is marvellous to the
thoughtful; first, because it is the
product of what has gone before. No
man power can stay the results of
wise or unwise action. Second, for
the greatness of it's possibilities.
Your lives are greater because of
your possibilities than for what you
are now. Heretofore you have been
receivers; now you are to become
givers. This, in a large degree, is
the commencement of life for 9TH
ers rather than for yourselves. Do
not get the mistaken idea that the
world owes you living. 1t owes you
naught but protection and from ev-
cry standpoint you are its debtor
and you owe it a helpful life, life
that will make it stronger and bet
Ter. Today, if you have not done so,
YOU should decide your life work
and upon its standard. Shall it be
human or divine? You are honor
ably the subjects of two governments
Gods and Caesars, The greatest of
all teachers covers your whole duty
in one sentence. To meet these 1T de-
mands absolute honesty with God
and man. Give God whit is his, Cae-
sar what is his. Plutarch said, "You
had as we'll try to build city with
ont houses as a nation without re-
. Iigion." And let me suggest tha'
there are religions many, but there
: is but one Christian religion. The
8 highest type of manhood and woman
: hood cannot be built without th'
3 Christianity of the Christ. His wore
given thru His Apostles is the onl'
: perfect standard. Let me urge yo'
. to bind it to your hearts and earn
e estly seek to give it to the worl'
thru your lives.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-30
BINDER TWINE.

Those who have twine contracted
OH old price will please move same
as it is getting low. First come,
first served. Pete Erdel, Jr, Rush
Hill, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-30
CHORUS:

Brace up, girls, we are working for the Nation
Let's be brave and always cool and cam;
True and loyal to our own relations,
For we are in sympathy with Uncle Sam.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-30
A. H. T. A.

A. H. 7. A.
Rush Hill, Mo. Meets on Monday
night on or before full moon In each
Hedgedale School House.
ID. l.. ROGERS, President.
VAL ERDEL, Secretary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-30
JOHN ". HOWELL

Real Estate, Loans and Insurance.
Gives special attention to Notarial
Work and Conveyancing.
Office: French RldR.. Mexico, 40.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-30

You could eat p5:i meat in the days of yore, .
And spread on bc..-r till your heart sore, .
But eat cereals else eat none, =
For the women who behind the gun. :"
So, boys, remember while you in the war, =
Why it's Uncle Sam you working for. :
Be brave dear sons, and always alert, I"
While faithful to the Red Cross work. 8
CHORUS:
Brace up, girls, we're working for the Nation Z"
Take in the dimes. and be always on the run
The khaki boys the best in all creation.
And the Red Cross stands behind the gun.
To every who has learned to knit
You need never fear, they will do their bit,
They can knit and knit in the awfulest jam,
For they are going to be faithful their Uncle Sam
We will eat cornbread and be careful of wheat,
And what is set before us we'll cheerfully eat,
We Red Cross workers have just begun,
To know what it means to be behind the gun.
CHORUS:
Brace up girls, working for the Nation
Let's be brave and always cool and cam;
True and loyal to relations,
For we are in sympathy with Uncle Sam
Now show your colors, and fall milne;
Get on your working cothcsand never wastcyourtlme
Be ready to work whenever there's call,
, For Uncle Sammies boys will beat them all
Old Kaiser Bill won't know which way to look,
For we're going to makehim realize hes out Groom
wen mt him out of business and surely on the bum,'
For we are the women who're behind the gun
(Repeat first Chorus.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
Manners W. klndnesa

What are good manners? Many den.
nitions have been given from time to
time. but one of the best is the sort
Of manners which are guided by kind
ness and consideration for others. Il
you keep this in mind you need not
be afraid Of criticism II you let
your actions be guided by motives Of
kindness, II you consider others before
Yourself. you are bound to do tho
right thing-whieh IL the kind thing
at the right time. OF course there are
various forms In social usage which
can only DO acquired By association
with refined persons, but II this 10
denied one. the seeker after good man
morn cannot 60 very far astray II no
or she remembers TO let kindness ana
confederation rule. In these days when
the average person is "out for him
SELL" when selfshness is the predomi.
nant note Of social and business inter.
course, the man or woman who thinks
Of others and acts according to their
wishes will soon be marked for q
kindness Of manner which cannot be
equaled by those who have been
called to higher places in life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
Billy Bunny and His Friends
''wait till i've nnished this water

WYATT till I've finished this water
crees''
mo, won't" replied the little rab-
bit. Come now or never" So the little
Fresh Water Crab started down the
Babbling Brook as fast as he could
swim. and the little rabbit hoped along
the edge Of the bank as fast as he could.
and the Babbling Brook pushed the little
crab along and Willie Wind helped the
little rabbit an he could by blowing
against his powder puff tail. But who
would have won can't tell. for all Of
sudden the big claw Of the little crab
caught fast in net which the Miller's
boy had spread across the stream.
Ana still the little rabbit kept on hop.
ipns, for he didn't know what had hap
pened, you see and pretty soon he came
to the Old Mill Pond where Uncle Bull
frog sat on his log all day and swallowed
the flies in solemn way and patted his
watstcoat UP and down and blinked his
eyes like a circus clown And then Billy
Bunny looked around for his little crab
friend. why, where IS he?' said the
little rabbit. and ne looked up the Bah
bling Brook and then he saw what had
happened, and in the next story You
shall hear how the little crab got out
Of the net
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
Topics Of the Times

There Is good reason to credit the
report that Austria IS all in and ready
TO quit If she could find some place to
step of at.
Germany has seized all table linen
from the shops to be used for banda ges
in the hospitals. The merchant may
IS those made OF paper fiber. etc. Bust
ness is long way from usual in
Germany.
When we think of what might have
been and what may be the loss Of Sc
men on a torpedoed ship while sadden-
and and terrible in itself brings the
reflection that It might have been worse
and much worse.
Well, fellow ought to be able to
find a job by July /. Il he doesn't the
L. S. A. has one waiting for him.
Nobody loves q loafer anyway. Go
ahead and tag EN- General Crowder.
There's one Job the 1oafer never lies
down on. He always gets out to vote
wet on election day.
How would It do to extend the pro-
visions Of the new order and grab every
man who so far ne ,le,ts his citizen
ship as to fail to vote in the primary
Perhaps II he fought for his country
awhile he'd be ready to vote for It after
ward.
Listen: 20 If people Win only give
to the Red Cross" said the mother OF
Merle Hay, the 1rSt Iowa soldier to
give his life for his country in this
war.
And again 1t does seem strange that
good grain should be given over to the
brewers while women and children
starve for lack Of 1t. Booze and beer
ought to choke q man under such cir
cumstances.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
Io,ua Newspapers
COSTLY PoMPOS1TY.
CGrundy Republican,

An Iowa preacher got into the lime.
light also into SOME trouble. because
he refused to set his clock ahead on
the grounds that the farmers could
not get to church so early on Sunday
mornings. A meeting Of his congre-
cation which included many farmers,
their clocks ahead-in other words,
to refuse to obey the fedora! law aim
ed 20 help win the war-and the net
result was that the preacher was
charged with disloyalty and received
lot of unfavorable publicity. 1t
would have been a very simply matter
for the preacher and his congregation
to put their church service an hour
later Sunday mornings, but this was
too easy, Nothing short Of pomp.
Gus declaration they would not obey
the daylight law would be acceptable
TO them, and now they have found
their course was the road Of trouble.
This world is full Of lot OF people
who always choose the hot end OF the
poker when it comes TO accepting any
law or any new custom, and then ar
ter they get their fingers burned they
always want to cry Now, see what
you made me do" The Republican
Is not in favor of blind acceptance VI
everything proposed. for both laws and
new customs Outlines are foolish and
fanatical, but these are war times and
the men and women VINO get up and
pass resolutions condemning war
measures are in the same class as
soldier who would refuse to obey his
officers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
rBy David cory.l [

You remember in the last story Billy
Bunny found Prof. Crows little black
book and gave 1t back to him. And
wasn't that old bird delighted! Well,
II just guess he was and he kept on
Thanking the little rabbit until Billy
Bunny thought he'd never stop. So at
last he said: Wont you read something
out Of your book, professor" And then
that wise old bird put on his spectacles
and turned to page % and commenced:
He who fights and hops away
Will live to hop another day"
And then the old crow shut his book
with a snap and flew away. But before
he went he gave Billy Bunny cough
drop
SO the little rabbit got out his KNAPP
sack and threw it over his shoulder, ana
picked up his striped candy cane and
started out over the Pleasant Meadow,
and by and by he came to the Babbling
Brook where his friend, the little Fresh
Water Crab, lived.
Hello there, Billy Bunny!" he SAID
for he was so busy eating water cress
that he didn't want to stop
Come on. I'll race you down to the
Ola Mill Pond" said Billy Bunny.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome,

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 'os, A. F.
and A. M.-Special communication r.
day, May "a. 90 o'clock. Work IN
first degree. B. F. English, w. NJ
John W. Wells. secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER, No. 49, r. a. M
Special convocation Monday evening
Nav 81. Mark masters degree, 7:So
O'Clock. Ira A. Davenport, II. ~ Johh
W. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, 2. & s. NJ. Mon
day. May 20, 1918, 500 p. m. Regular
business. I. T. Forbes. recorder: George
c-~oorv. T. ".
Special conclave, St. Aldemar Com
randery. No. 80. X. T.. Tuesday, May
q. Tllustrt us order Of the Red Cross.
Meet at s p. m. sharp. j. E. Frederick
commander: T. T. Forbes, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No. 81. O. E.
S.-Regular meeting wednesday even
ing June IL. 1918 o'clock. Mrs. Arch
er Walton secretary; Mrs. Cora Whey
w. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
HOW Will YOU BE COUNTED.

If you think that It Is a hardship to
have to buy liberty bonds and var saw
ings stamps so as to help win this war
by saving your money look at these
statistics as compiled from life insur-
ance records.
Five out of every six men at the age
Of s!xty-fve years are dependent upon
others for support.
Eighty-nine out of every 100 men
VINO die leave no estate while IS per
cent OF widows suffer actual want and
nine out Of ten lack the common COM
forts of life
Nine out Of ten children go to work
by the time they reach the eighth grade
in school
Thirty-six out OF every 100 men at
% years of age Will die before they are
S. years old and OF those who do reach
that age only FIVE will have saved
enough on which to retire without
work
ONLY five men in q hundred who die
leave estates Of more than 10000 ana
nine out Of ten of these estates are
d.ssipated within seven years from
the death of the man who earned them.
Seven eishths Of all that men do
leave to their heirs is in their life IN
surance.
4 few government bonds and war
savings stamps saved up Will look good
10 US or to our widows and we VIII
have been working for ourselves While
we we're trying to help win the war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
SOME TYPES.

[Council Bluffs Nonpareil1
Here is a fellow who owns land in
seven states and properly in twice as
many cities. He maintains a touring
car limousine an electric and a
runabout He Is worth $3.50, 600 OF
property on part OF which he owes a
lot Of money. He lives well. smokes
good cigars. as many as he likes. He
gives 800 to the Red Cross and
tells the solicitors that 1t Is all he can
afford. Is he right?
Over in northern Iowa some Of our
workers found man worth 1925, 0oo.
He wac heavily Involved In debt
owed about s151to0 He couldn't buy
bonds and give to the Red Cross, he
said, because OF his burden OF debt.
Yet ne is worth. net, $4,000. But
there was modicum Of truth in hts
statement He had only done as much
for his country as this laborins man
working for So per day and support
ing his family Of five members. His
excuse was his burden Of debt.
Inasmuch as we are asking men TO
break off their business pursuits, leave
their homes and their friends. break
into professional careers in order TO
go to the front is there anything out
Of the way In asking the men like this
one in northern Iowa to adjust their
business in such way as to make It
posi- Bile for them to buy bonds and
give literally to all war service work?
Why should not that fellow sell one
half of his 2,20O acres Of land, clean
up on the balance and invest his sur
plus in government bonds? Isn't the
crisis which confronts the country OF
sufficient magnitude to warrant all our
people in making some change in their
programs in order to help win the
war?
Here is the point we wish to empha-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
RUNNING WILD IN TAXATION.

Congress can well afford to make
haste slowly in levying more war
taxes. We are not yet acquainted
with the taxes that were levied last
year and neither has congress nor the
administration shown an ability to
guess very accurately upon any part
Of the tax problem. The administra-
ton asked for nineteen billions to
spend this year. It got It and was I'M
able to spend only thirteen billions.
Congress framed tax bin to raise two
and half billions and now finds that
it has soaked established industry for
over four billions without any pre-
tense at reaching war profits. The adj
ministration now thinks that 1t will
need to expend twenty-five billions
this next year but win probably not be
able to spend more than two thirds OF
its estimate, It asks congress for new
taxes to raise eight billions which
would be excessive taxation for an
emergency expenditure Of less than
twenty billions and If congress should
levy new taxes it is likely to burden
the country with ten or twelve billions
because of its habit Of voting taxes
with its eyes shut.
1t is economically unsound to try to
raise as much as one-third or even
onefourth Of the cost of this war out
of current taxes. II the cost Of this
war were spread out over the earning
power of two generations Of men it
would not be spread out any too thin.
This war Is being fought for the safety
of future generations as well as Of our
own
1t is a congressional crime to levy
confiscatory taxes upon the normal
profits OF established industry until all
the extra profits arising from war
have been appropriated. England now
takes 50 per cent Of the strictly war
profits and it would be no injustice if
a government take all Of the abnormal
or war profit. Our congress has made
no effort to tax war profits any differ
emily than normal profits.
If its excess profits taxes and income
taxes must be increased let each in
dustry deduct all Of its normal profits
during the pre-war period and pay
only on it's abnormal profits earned
during the war period Taxes upon all
luxuries and forms Of non essential
expenditures can go to the limit for no
man should be permitted TO indulge in
unnecessary expenditure when labor
and material Is needed SO badly for
war work. He completes with his gov
he does 1t but If men are to be taxed
out Of the markets for non-essentials
the government should place its NUM-
ton contracts in the factories thus
made idle and thereby enable the
manufacturing organization to survive. \
There is such a thing as running
wild in war taxation by an administra-
ton that is impregnated with socialist
theorists and resorts to the men OF
proved practical worth only when con-
gress starts an inquiry into the cause
Of administrative failure. Let's
remember the bolsheviki and try to
remain practical and efficient in our
management Of this war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
r1MEs-REpUBIIcAN, MARSHA VA. NAY ~ 1878

week away. Have you taken tho time
and trouble to investigate tho candi-
dacies in your districts and know what
each stands for?
Which would you prefer the liquor
traffic strong again in Iowa or con-
tinuation of prohibitionf
Well, dear Mr.. Voter 1t IL up to you
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
STRIKING a. American Soldiers.

We'll. everybody knows where Sim
Fein looked for support during the
Easter rebellion Of 1916. 1t Is hardi!
any secret that the leaders Of Sim Fem
would welcome support from the same
source TODAY. and the broad hint is that
unless America intervenes they VIII no'
hesitate to take advantage OF IL.
The success Of such plans would al
most certainly mean the success OF the
Prussian military autocracy, success
which would spell disaster no less lot
Ireland than for the rest OF the world
Americans of whatever race, VIII look
at the Irish question DIS & r:sc!'fa
question. In the course OF Ike ana
death struggle Great Britain can no
more allow Germany to get 1ootno4o
in Ireland than NO SS:!1 e!ln" Ger
many to get control OF Canada. GREAT
Britain. for her own security, must pre-
vent a German invasion of the irish
coast. and she can not allow Few
IRRESPONSIBLE Irish leaders to petra!
their countrymen into the hands OF the
enemy. It is hardly necessary to say
that we Americans have vital interest,"
in the security of Great Britain. II only
because collapse Of Great Britain
would be a deadly blow to the aiheo
cause.
Our quarrel with Sim Fein is that
i.s yotaries are doing everything IN
their power to bring about collapse
OF that kind. They may be sincere
when they say that their primary IN
terest is not to assist Germany to VIC
tory. but IL they do not realize their
a ctivities can have no other effect than
to assist the war lords Of Potsdam II
must be because they are as visionary
and impractical as the Russian boil
sheviki.
The Sim. Feiners, moreover, are
striking a blow not only at Great
Britain but at our American soldiers
ON the fighting line. Whatever the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
AN IMMo RAJ MAN.


day in ud n appears in all the pubic pr
night aid s he the Sabbath Gay
dis Of the Is CHARGED
thai
reshed by
in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25

Irish grievances, they can not be great
enough to Justify. in American eyes.
a betrayal Of that kind. They can not
look to America for sympathy and as
sistance while they pursue a course
that favors the enemy and needlessly
sacrifices American lives.-Chicago
sTri Ii1na
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25

Of except for the profits to be made in
selling the stock.
The Capital improves this opportun-
ity to warn its readers to put all their
surplus into government bonds as the
best thing in sight, not only from
patriotic but from financial stand
point
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
10 wAopIhIoN AND NOTES.

NO matter how glum Borglunm Is
the fact remains that NO airplanes are
yet made What in thunder ails the
administration that they don't have
airplanes nader demands the Britt
Tribune. What is rotten in Denmark?
Why III the name fall sacred don't
they go to making airplanes. No matter
who is to blame, fire them, scorch
them, get them out OF the way and put
men at the head that can make air
planes
There may or may not have been
partially In the administration Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25

size: aome of the people who give 81
or 81 to the Red Cross are doing much
more IN proportion than some others
who give 500 or $780,. But none are
giving to the point where It can DO
fairly called sacrifice.
Go down the list. How many people
who own so much land and other
property that they are land poor or
property poor have sold some Of their
holdings at fair price in order to
buy and carry government bonds?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-25
au.ev.Na,i Wound.

Rusey.NaIi Wound.
Wash the foot and wound With
warn watsr, sad soap. Thoroughy
cleanse the wound with peroxide, then
with alcohol, and paint with several
costs OF tincture Of iodine.