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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-14
Near lst and Rhode Island Ave,

Close to Downtown
3.a00-Liberal terms; 5 rooms
and bath; front colonial porch;
southern exposure: excellent
yards; central location; walking
distance Of entire business sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-14
Two-Family Flat

5000: can be purchased on
liberal terms: . apartments 2
rooms each. renting for $3.50 per
month; excellent Investment. with
opportunity for home and an
Investment combined: In a good
residential section; convenient To
all car lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-14
A BARGAIN
YOU MUST ACT QUICK

Owner will sell modern six-room colonial
home, oak parQuet floors; on beautiful Rhode
Island ave. me-. near North Capitol st. Terms,
u GOO cash. balance easy monthly payments.
in this desirable section. Address Box 255-k
Star ONCE. 2Os
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
My SILKS AlsE COSTLY.
LDcs NIoines Capital.l

-
\ Des MONIES merchant who is IN Il
position To know what he is taking
lboIt SAYS that silk will be three dol
Lars a yard next spring. He refers TO
the silk used in making women's dress
IS. Formerly such silks could be
bought for 90 cents He says the rea-
son IS that every girl big enough to
wear long dresses must have silk. In
years gone by silks were worn by lew
women, now they are worn by all WON
en- Formerly the average woman mao
two or three silk dresses during her
life time. The silk dresses were taken
off and carefully folded. and laid TO
one side when the lady reached home
from a party or from church. Now. ne
SAYS. silk dresses are cared for about
as ginCharn or calico dresses were TAX
IN care Of in years gone by. He SAID
the explanation in reg lrd 10 the hish
prices Of silk would pass fer an eX-
PLANTATION in regard TO other products
in the line OF wearing apparel. he
thought that when the world was tu!i
OF silks and the same were on counters
Of the merchants silks would go down
in price and the merchant is right.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

7-r. n At,l,s. t,,,r,hsr of Com
...-r. m Tin. n, threat Of tn, street
car mrn +, call a strike today, urges
,ly .,Y..g..,s 10 furnish transportation
40 the fair crowds 10y putting Their
uu.anu,i.es INTO use {, declares that
M Is the plain du,y OF every citizen OF
tA, r.ty to lay ASIDE his own affair
ana has own convenience TO use his
motor car for the convenience OF tn"
,.t> = guests in this crisis. The good
n.mc ot the city is involved
With the trains on the railroads an"
general acceptance Of the ChamOe
q. Commerce YrcV"-ai the 'htns '"ui"
De done
But il it is the duty oi El'izensh'p o.
the city OF Dvs MONIES 10 ste that i'S
guests have transportation what Of the
citizenship that calls q strlhe undef
such circumstances. The strikers are
citizens a.so, are they not, with dutI.S
10 the city they live in the 'hi"s
goes much farther IMAM 'he o~'S !"
the city. involves the people OF the
state "ho have come ana are cohlHs
to Des Moines and the state lair. More
it involves The success or failure OF an
institution Of which the state and It's
citizenship are tremendously proud
the state fair. Il seems that sense Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
THRIFT.
A. - L
TDubuqUe Times-Journal.l

1DubUgCe T!mes-JournaI.l
ANY number Of newspapers in yari-
Gus parts Of the country are conduct
ing contests in which their readers
tell how to COMBAT the high cost OF Nv
Ing. All Of the answers have the same
tenor. 4 rigid and unremitting econ
o-?y is the only way TO make head
against the conditions which prevail
at the present moment At the same
time there are considerable number
who declare since they can save but
little at the very best, they are going
TO give Up the game and save nothing
at all.
In view Of these conditions. the pros
pect of the governments thrift cam
paign seems somewhat discouraging.
20 many people connect patriotism ONLY
with war that II is hard to make the
patriotic appeal effective in time OF
peace. Besides this there are to be
found n some communities radicals
who look on this as a favorable time
to apply the principles of Soviet Rus
sia 10 our industries.
In spite of all these discouraging
IA tors. we consider II our duty to con-
tinue to emphasize the necessity OF
supporting the government in its ap-
peal for thrift We have passed thru
great war. We have to pay the costs
Of hat war II is a notorious fac'
that +. usually is more dangerous TOT
a people 10 win a war than to lose IT,
The war has left our former enemies
more united and compact than ever pc
fore. Peace finds US divided and WIN
out the essential harmony when IL
necessary for prosperity.
The government Is doing its best 70
curb the profiteers. 1t asks us only 10
do our part during the next few mon
this in cultivating that spirit OF econ
ou1y which will enable the American
people to pass thru the period OF re-
construction without financial Crisis
This may not be palatable teaching'
| II REQUIRES self denial. 1t is not nearly
so attractive as the bo!shevik theory
that we can raise wages and lower
prices at the same time. The test OF a
mans patriotism today Is his willing
ness to apply the principles OF thrift.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
ROADS AND PROSPERITY.

lNAl ElLE tDll At3ErhtN.J
Good roads agitation is very old
julius Caesar was good roads IAN
attic. and some OF his highways are
still IN use IN England and France.
Today there isn't more vital SUD
iecI than that of transportation, and
the great bulk Of food products and
IA " materially of industry are. at some
stage Of the distribution process, haul
ed over country roads.
Now that the motor truck IL being
utilized TO speed up distribution; 10
link producer and consumer wherever
possibIe-good roads are Of paramount
importance.
In older countries than ours, all
roads are good roads. they have 10
be TO feed the population from crowd
ed acres.
Bad roads have been accepted as a
matter Of course in unsettled COM
rnunities and good roads have been
luxuries.
But the best possible highways are
now sternly necessary. in every part
Of the United States.
The federal government, the state,
the county, the township and everyone
who eats food and wears clothes are
vitaHy concerned in good roads.
The question is not, can we AFFORD
TO build good roads"
IL is Can we afford to support bad
roads ,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
THIS Is THE BIRTHDAY OF
Bill be,
~ 1T YOURS,
AUG. Is, 1850.
~ 1T YOURS


Edgar Wilson Nye, commonly known
TO the older people today - nm Nyc
was one OF the earlier American hum
orlsts.
lie was born at shirley, near Moose
head Lake, Maine, IN 1850, of "a family
which prof. ably was descended from
the illuStrious Marshal Ncy OF France,
Blll Nye, being what Is generally Cal-
led a low brow humorist, scorIed at
amy claims OF ancestry and wrote "a
family tree" which was almost as
funny as the one Mark Twain did.
The Nyc family were caught in the
general fever of'moving west and emf
grated as far as Wisconsin. Here Nye
at tho age Of 90, began practic!ng law.
But legal complications appeared
rather dry and un!nteresting to his
lively spirit. so ne varied his work by
taking up writing. At one time he was
n reporter q lawyer, justice of the
peace and postmaster, all at the
ono" But tn" postmaster position Ola
not appeal to his temperament either
so he resigned. sending letter TO
President Arthur which to quote its
author was copied from Japan to
South America. and from Beershe6a
&c a given point"
His reputation as humorist was
already growing rapidly, tho there
were times in his career when ne glad
" accepted Il dollar column for MS
wit. He was great friend of James
Whitcomb Riley. and a contemporary
of Mark Twain. He died in 1896.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
Topics of the Times

II AItendorTs story is 20 De credited
an expedition ought TO be sent after
old Bandit Carranza himself,
Germans are said TO be DESTROYS Of
immigration to other countries. But
who wants them:
Mrs. Vernon Castle acted like a
widowe- more than like widow.
Dr.. Newton. the Iowa divine who vas
called to a London church is quoted a.
advocating smoking in church The
chances are that he didn't say II tho
if cigars and pumpkin pie were TO be
served with the sermon some FOLKS
might 20 who now stay at home.
one setback TO our punitive eHpedi.
lions across the border IS that they
are not sufficiently punitive and don't
20 Ear enough inland.
ThereN be Just as much daylight
now as before the repeal. They didn't
change sun rise and sun set.
Speaking Of government surplusses'
there's Burleson.
Of course eggs and meat and flour
are high but somehow folks manage TO
get them. And that's about al Ne
managed to do when they were cheap.
Just what part in the management
Of the roads would Jose and Jes Us
Hernandez, Jan Kibnolvitcn and the
rest of the section hands and extra
garg s have if they were nationalized?
Wouldn't We have TO international!ze
them?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

Jimmy Coon and Teddy Possum and
little Peter RABBIT were standing on
their hind legs and pushing that pork
barrel down the hill from the camp
To the pond, IL was hard work for the
barrel was heavy.
Jimmy Coon and Teddy Postum
didn't mind tho work and they were
laughing all the time, for they
thought that old Guilty, Porcupine
would he well paid up for dragging
them thru tho forest and telling them
that he had something lovely for them
10 eat.
Jimmy Coon liked a Joke espe-
cially If IL was on someone else
better than anything in the world
except something TO eat.
Little Peter Rabbit was all In the
dark for he didn't know what on
earth vas the matter that those Two
friends OF his were working so hard.
But he wanted to help because he had
such q good disposition that he al
ways wanted to help.
You can be sure that Mr.. Porcupine
was all in the dark, too. For. as you
remember. he was inside the barrel
The barrel was rolling ci.ier and
faster down the hill and only stop
ped a little when it came up against
a bush or n stone.
Sometimes the barrel almost ran
over Teddy Possum' or Jimmy Coon
or Peter Rabbit when 1t was rolling
very fast.
It was pretty hard to push the bar
rel and keep out of it's way, Once II
ran over Teddy Possum's tail. and
.bpD tbaro was howl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
WHAT HAPPENED 10 MA. -poRcUplNE.

Chatterbox, the Red Squirrel, was
running along the tops OF the trses.
and as he only came up when the
Darrell was rolling, he couldn't make
out what the game was or what those
rascals were up TO.
or course. GULLY Porcnpine was
making an awful noise all this time.
but nobody heard him.
Teddy Postum and Jimmy Coon
didn't want to hear him and little
Red Squirrel. didn't know he was in
the barrel.
BY the time the barrel reached the
edge OF tho pond many OF the little
wood folk were out TO see what was
the matter.
You know how II is with us when
there Is a fire-in less than no time
everyone that anyone has ever heard
Of or ever seen, and lots az other
people besides run to the fire. So ID
Is In the Great Forest-all the little
animals dan to see what was the
matter. for Chatterbox talked all the
time and kept calling to Jimmy Coon
and Teddy Postum. and tho birds
were futtering and making great
to-do about II.
Well at last the barrel fell right
into the war "kerplunk. and Tod
dy Postum and Jimmy Coon and
Peter Rabbit stood on the bank to
see the lass OF Mr.. Porcupine.
But what was the matter? They
didn't see him at all!
Tomorrow-The Joke on Mr.. Porcu-
pine Turns
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
SOLDIERS AND coon ROADS.
Newton Daily News.J


The men who have been overseas
have had opportunity 60 see the ad-
vanJuces Of good roads and troy Viii
all bc good roads enthusiasts. Lieut.
Col. Roy l.. Marston, who saw SER
vice abroad. makes the tolowln''
statement:
Mon who have had n chance 10 see
at first hand what good roads mean IN
Franco. who have learned from prac-
teal experience the prominent upr
which these highways played in VIM
ming thu war, are sure to grasp the
Importance OF highway work for tHS
country. When man sees. "a VIC Gld
many time in France, a singh horse
drawing load OF two tons weiSh
over country road with the same
ease that single horse would handle
q quarter uf that weight on main
country road, he is very certain 10
think"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
HOT ENOUGH.

rs / hot enough your" a
in
?"when
ndmyi swell
mild yearning for life
Commonly
brutal to stir bile
yellow and
fellow enough
winih you'll If asked for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
ARE WI READY FOR THE QUESTION:


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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

theirs Where shall this so-called
stop
The issue has been raised by the
supp ,r,cr. q, the plan. II is promised
10 Marry q into elections. II 80 lt be-
comes plain referendum to the voters
" the uutei States. Are We ready iol
he question ana the questions that
ll,y .uDIy shall follow In It's wake
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

eyes, sir" remarked the pompous ~.
diyiduai In the noisy clothes. I'm
self.made man, strand the arcnitec.
Of my own fortune" well" re1oineo
tho matter-of-fact person addressed
aies q lucky thing for you that tne
tm,ldipg inspector didn't come alonE
81 the fine. n-London Tt-Bits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
Iowa Newspapers
THE Peoples TAsTE.

man went into a store the othrr
day and asked 10 be shown "spme -
shirts Tho storekeepcr showed HIN
slime $3.50 shirts. some s2,j0 shirts
some S. aud some Sc shirts, rut the
prospective purchaser wouldn't even
look at them. He wanted an So shirt
ulIho No wouldn't have known the At
ference IL the dealer had shown hun
a 50 shirt and chargcd him IS 70: IL.
This illustrates why some prices aie
high. People have come to think thom-
selves dissraced II they don't buy cost
Ia things
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
Good Basement a Necessity.

No farm home should be without
large, roomy, dry and cool base
ment; Of the kind IN which you can
stow away furnace. as well as serv-
Ing : comfortable gorkyoom Be
sides, any other kind II not sanitary.
to say the least.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Some Of those who wall loudest
about profiteering are trying 70 sell
their cottages at mansion prices. ana
rent raisers are competing TO see which
can jump the highest" remarks the
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

T wouldn't dream Of marrying him.
Why, he said he would do everything
to make me happy" What is wrong
about that?' He ought to know that
humans are put on earth to fulill mis-
sicns, not to be happy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
letxer Per{aet.

Stage Manager-"Remember. BangA
We are depending on your baby to
cry Justify in tho third ast Do You
think he'll do his part?" Actor Fs.
ther-"He ought to. He's been -
hearsing every night for months"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
Recordlna Sound Waves.

A new German method Of recording
sound wares employs a lead pencil
fine OF varying thickness, formed on
a strip Of paper by an electric current
influenced by the vibrations
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
All, p..n %. ons Thouaht.

There's no use, my dear girl; you
can't be happy with that young man
on two Thousand year" bnf, pa p.
I'm too much in love TO care ABOUT
whether I'm happy or not-Life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

The Des Moines Register observes
that Just at present those Mexican
bandits don't care to halt long enough
to get the other $500 coming to them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

The Sioux City Journal thinks that
"If Joshua had as much trouble turn
ing back the sun dials after stopping
the sun and moon until he won that
battle, as congress has to induce the
president to make the clocks fit the
sun, the rest Of the bible would have
been filled with proceedings, to the
exclusion Of what ii now contains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

Perhaps there would be less unrest
in the world If people we're given to
understand who and what was meant
by making the world safe for democ-
racy," quotes the Burlington Hawkeye.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
HANDY DIRECTORY
= or THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings


Marshall LODGE NO. 100 a
4. IA. special communication, tr'aaS'
Aus 20 1850 o'clock, First dcs rec.
81 Frazer. W. NJ, John w "ehs
secretary.
sloNsT CHAPTER. Ne. 81 -
NJ. Monday. Aug. IS, at 100; MAJ" :,
Masters degree George Gregory n
p. John ". Wells. secretary
STATED ASSEMBLY. King solo
r,o, couneiI No. 20. r. & S. NJ Nov
day Sept. q. Business session ''
A. Davenport. I. NJ; John W, VETS
recorder.
soeeia, conelave 81. Alderman Com
n.ndsrv No. 80, x. r TUESDAY >,p'
NJ 80 D. m. Red Cross ana N"' va a.
= Frederick commander; Jon" W.
Wells. recorder,
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. ST. O. (
Regular meeting Wednesday eve
1Irr sent - AZ o'clock tnr 49,
,..s Mrs. J. r. Schultz. W. NJ; MIS-
Archer walton secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
Daily Thouqht.

Revenge, at first thought sweet, bit
ter ere long back on itself recoils.--
Milton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

one needn't fear me man VIC tstis
him 70 go to he'll" declares the
Northwood Anchor. but look out for
the chap who is polite enough to vol
unteer to show the way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

meat packers. Clyne saws the case
against the packers will be present
ed to grand jury in Chicago before
the end Of this month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

The Burlington Gazette is of the
opinion that "Crokodile tears are
doubtless closely related TO profiteers.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25

# AItendorfs story is 20 be credited
an expedition ought 10 be sent after
old Bandit CarrauZa himself.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-01-09
THE AR MISTlCE.

And this was Germany-this pun OF dust
This worn gray shoddy. and this iron
rust
This was the Germany where Goethe
wrote,
Where Mendeissohn gave forth his gold
note.
Where Schiller won our hearts with
matchless word
Where Wagner's greatest triumphs first
were heard,
We loved you, when your poets nobly
sang
or Lberty-we beard the sabers clanK
These seventy years gone by-and when
you hushsd
The Voice OF Liberty. and when yol
crushed
Those who dreamed high in lS4S
We welcomed them with open. wide
thrown gate.
Il fought NIT siger'-end no Drawer word
Through all our ringing history has been
Franz slsel. soul of German treeAom.
Outlawed at home. received with US your
We loved you Germany-and when you
turned
Upon US like tiger. and you spurned
A centurys devoton-dazed, aghast.
We took the oioW. and then we grimly
massed
oar hammered lestons TO the direful tasa
OF tearing off tue Hoheuzollern mask.
And this vas Germany our warriors
pressed
Onward and forward. till the battle test
Showed that the Eagle OF the western
wave
Conquers at will the abject. beaten slave.
And this was Gesmany-thts pun OF dust.
tread
In serried ranks above thy vanqulshed
The horror OF thy work recois at last
On thine own land. when a tempest
blast.
Turned in mid course. sweeps murderous-
ly back,
Leaving hideous welter in its track!
And this was Germany this pun OF dust.
This worn gray shoddy. and this iron
rust!
W. a. Phelon. in Cincinnati Times
Star.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-01-09
Kept Busy Saluting.

There are so many foreigners in
New York. wearing uniforms of all de
scriptons that it is impossible to tell
who is who, but the "doughboys' and
the memo warsmen never fail To sa-
lutte them one afternoon an Ameri-
can soldier with service stripes on his
sleeve and an American sailor similar
~ distinguished turned the corner of
Thirty-lourth street and strolled down
Park avenue in front Of the Wander
bill hotel At the same time Hindu
with head Communications aud a gor-
geous scarf Surmounted by fez
turned the corner of Thirty-third
street and started north The soldier
and sailor passed the Hindu with the
>nappieSt Of salutes and then both
turned around To watch him recede.
what is h." asked the sailor, IA
generalf" Lord knows answered
The soldier They turned back on
their course. saluted the gorgeously
clad taxicah starter and continued on.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-01-09
BABIES PEDDLED IN CHINA
Threatened Starvation Causes Parents
TO Part With Their Offspring for
a Few Cents.

Poverty due to political and econom-
ic disturbances IL making baby-ped-
ding a recognized occupation in
Hinghwa, China, where II is possible
to buy child for Us little as GO cents.
Mrs. William n. Brewster. head of the
Methodist Episcopal orphanage In that
district. recently reported to the for
eign mission board that missionaries
had purchased many boys and girls in
order to save them from falling into
the hands Of the lepers.
Baby peddlers go through the
streets crying their wares, with the
children In baskets hanging from their
shoulders" declared Mrs. Brewster.
Their best customers are the dwell
ers In the leper colony Just outside tn,
city, who want the little ones to beg
FOR them. 1t is only short time be.
fore the babies contract the disease
/ recently purchased a beautiful child
from the lepers. They had pnld Sc
cents for It.
1.-Two dollars is the usual price foi
child. though travelling theatrical
companies sometimes pay more fol
boys who seem unusually bright. Tn
government Is supposed to care fo1
blind or deformed babies, but rs a mat.
ter of fact the officials generally sell
them To the hegEars. Threatened
starvation has made many people Sc
desperate that they expose their de-
fective children IN the tiger-infested
mountains or bury them alive. one ~
the babies In the orphHnage was found
nn lonely mountain-top; another, a
blind boy. was rescued from an open
grave"
Two hundred children most of them
abandoned by their parents, are non
being cared for Mt the institution.
When the $S0.0o0O00 program Of the
Methodist Episcopal church is put into
operation as ii means of celebrating
the centenary anniversary of its mis-
sions. the orphanage will receive
funds which will help it enlarge its
work.