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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
THIS is THE BIRTHDAY OF
James J. Hill,
IS IT YOURSf
SEPT 1e. 1893.

One Of the great men whose vision
helped build up the west was the late
James J. Hill. railroad owner and mil
lionaire many times over.
He was born in Ontario, Canada. and
was educated at Friends academy
there. When he was is he came to the
states and settled in St. Paul. He had
planned TO study medicine. but gave up
the idea when his fathers death COM
PEELED him TO earn an immediNe Nv
ing. He became a clerk in the offices
Of a river steamboat line and at ONE
became interested in the problem OF
transportation.
When he was 80, Hill established a
transportation line of his own. made
an arrangement between the St Paul
Pacific railway and his lines, and
when the railroad failed three years
later he interested several Canadian
capitalists in the road and in the
great wheat country of the Red river.
Five years later he controlled the
bonds of the railroad. which he re-or-
ganized and began 10 extend-it was
less than 400 miles long originally.
This was the beginning. For years
his railroad transactions were sensa =
tional because Of their enormity. one
OF his private hobbies was art, and At
his death he owned what was said 70
be the greatest collection OF modern
French masters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
The Farmers Wife,

l am not n successful farmers wife.
Do you know what IL takes TO be a
successful farmers wife? She Is
woman who must not read there is no
time): she must not be interested in
politics (of course noO; she must have
unlimited capacity for work eighteen
hours out OF the twenty -four): she
must economize pitilessly on what she
has and do without everything pos
sible (she has milk to drink. what else
could one desire?): she can not have
any of the niceties of person Gmagine
a farmers wife with manicured nails,
carefully cared for hair, face cold
creamedD: she must never expect a
day off, or an afternoon free (even
Sundays are days Of work.: she must
not expect TO see or hear opera the
movies. plays. lectures or concerts
(Can't afford time or money!; she must
be able to do anything on the farm
that her husband can tmany time
she must take a hired hands place.;
besides which. of course, she must do
all baking, butter making. washing.
ironing, cooking, cleaning, bathing of
children. gardening, chicken care. in
GLIDING Matching. hair cutting for>the
family. curing of the winters meat,
helping gather and store winter veg
etahles. canning Of fruit OF course.
she has all poultry to kill, pick and
clean for the table, and any she may
sell. Also she must sew for the fam
lily. and must patch and darn as long
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16

as the cloth will hold an added thread.
And why must she do all this? Oh,
because she is a farmers wife. Why
must she receive almost no compen-
sation? Same reason. Why have 20
time to take care Of herself or 90 to
see and hear things she loves? Be
cause she works so hard. And why
does she work SO hard? Because she
is a farmers wife. And why should
farmers wife, Of all women in the
world, be compelled to suffer such
fate? Because the farmer has chosen
his profession with the idea that In IL
he is the most independent man on
earth,
Certainly, Independent! Here are
the things he must do whether he Will
or not: He must rise before daylight;
he must water and feed his cattle; he
must plow, sick or well, and do all the
other things toward a crop; he must
worry about the water; he must de-
mand OF his entire family all the work
he can get out Of them, no matter how
kind hearted he may be; he must turn
his crop over to someone else who will
give him whatever they see fit; ne
must see II sold for SO little that he
wonders whether his family will have
shoes to wear In the winter; he must
worry to meet taxes; he must see his
cattle die. and his hens pass away, be-
cause he can not afford to feed them;
he must give up reading Che II toe
tired at night; he must go to bed with
the chickens: he must zee nothing, near
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
OLD AND NEW WORDS.

An ancient law writer has said that
the law comprehend all things that
hath engaged the attention and labor
of mankind in all ages, and thus It Is
that a code, the written laws OF
state or nation, contain some peculiar
language, some quaint forms of ex-
preston and some words yet unknown
10 the photographers. There are at
least three words in the new code Of
Iowa which as yet have not found
their way into the dictionaries. These
are "iitney." "Dambee' and "pantori-
UNI"
The first mas reference 70 the con-
duct OF automobiles for hire. The sec
ond, BAN pee" is a material used in
the construction Of mattresses, when
IS the subject of law made FOR the
purpose Of minimizing fraud and de-
ceptiOn in the making Of an article Of
human comfort upon which all man
kind is supposed to seek repose eish.
The word "pantorium is found IN
the statute regulating the storing OF
gasoune and other high explosives In
the newspaper advertisements and in
signs posted on places OF business this
| term spelled variously-pantatorl
panitorium and panto-ium, as in the
| statute. There are other words OF
| such an antiquity and disuse that they
| are not found even in the modern law
| dictionaries. Such a word Is feasant,
although its relatives, tort feasor
| (wrongdoer), malfeasance and mis-
feasance are words commonly used in
juridicaI nomenclature.
Ia times past, II not now, the be-
lief was common among laymen tha'
sha Latin words OF the law are pre-
served and used for the sole purpose
o fclouding the law. 30 as to make III
comprehension hard Of understanding
Such Is not the case, however. LatiE
Is the shorthand, as 1t we're, Of th'
law. 1t Is the economical vehicle O.
the law. Its brevity Is illustrated II
the fact that 1t requires at least ssve,
English words to define "replevin." I
requires considerable more than sew
en- English words to define '.misfeas
ance" or ''malfeasance."
So also the medical profession cling
to Latin and Greek as the language
Wnerewith to express Its terminolog!
In this 1t is so impelled because
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
THEY suou,D HAVE COMPANY.

Townley, boss and chief Of the non
partisan league and Gilbert n former
organization manager were given three
months in Jail by a Minnesota Judge.
The men had been convicted of teach
ing disloyalty.
There isn't any manner Of doubt in
the minds Of loyal men who are tamil
lar with the testimony against
the convicted propagandists that they
deserve all and more than they got in
the sentence. And it suggests that
Minnesota deals with those who
taught and peddled disloyalty broad
cast in war time thru public speeches
and public print in a much more salts
factory manner than Iowa has done
under similar circumstances.
The non partisan league once prom
ised to be more or less epidemic in
Iowa. There are still some sporadic
cases here and there over the state;
but the good hard sense Of the farmers
OF Iowa seems TO have been
proof against any real epidemic Of
that character. Despite the persistent
peddEns Of infection by paid purvey-
ors Of one and another Kind Iowa
seems to have shed the contagion as q
healthy man repels disease.
Still. it is regrettable that Iowa
could not furnish at leas; one con-
gen!al and characteristic companion
for Townley ard Gilbert in the Jack
son County, Minnesota, Jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
A SERIOUS STTuATIck.

With an Italian army marching or
FIume and British and French forces
lowering the flags OF their nations and
leaving the city az the request OF the
Italian commander. the Roumanian-
Hungarian problem bids fair TO have
its double. If China we're organized
and armed and prepared TO meet
Japan in a struggle for Shantung we.
should in all likelihood see a repeti-
ton in Asia by the advance OF Csin-
csc army upon Shantung.
How serious the situation may be
IS to be conjectured but there is no
DOUBT that it is serious. So much Is
suggested By the recall 10 Washington
Of members Of the foreign relations
committee.
Roumania has so far got away with
her invasion OF Hungary and her re-
pIevin by the strong hand Of the loot
that Hungary took from her in war.
The Polish situation is not thoroughly
KNOWN buL between foidAu anu He'
many there is q handful Of trouble.
Now FTume and the upblaze of Italian
popular approval behind AnnunZ!o and
his army. Possibly, but unlikely,
armed revolt Of China against the par
ceiling out in payment of a secret
treaty OF her best port and 40,VoO'000
of her people.
Ii is q critical time in the word.
Perhaps 1t is 10 be settled by words
and more words and idealistic assur-
ances that 60 not assure, by promises
Of no more war when war is present
and more vars part Of practical pre-
diction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16

provemult. In farm conditions.
When the first agricultural fair
was held under the appropriation OF
the New York legislature. which was
a generous amount at that time,
manufacturing had not, become a dis
tinct line OF industrial activity. There
were some factories. but most of the
supplies which now come from the
industries were manutacturoded on the
farm. Almost every farmer had floSS
OF sheep lie was not interested In
the breed, hut he knew that any sheep
would produce fleece OF wool. That
wool was carded by hand by the
women at home. spun by hand on
either the old time big wheel or the
''treadle wheel" The yarn was WOW
EN- into cloth by neighbor women who
owned hand loom, in which the
shuttle. carrying the yarn thread. was
thrown back and forth between the
warping threads by hand, and the
wool thread pounded close against the
body end of the cloth by swinging
reed operated by hand. The cloth
was cut and made into clothes in the
home. The stockings for women and
the socks for men were knitted by
hand. the work being the diversion OF
the women folks during the evening.
The hide from beef was tanned by
n local tanner in the ola fashioned
vat where the process required
months. Shoes from 1t were made In
the homes by local shoemaker,
who carried his tools lasts and bench
with him and lived with the family
while the members were being mt
ted" These are illustrative OF the
manufactures which Elkanah Wat
son wanted to see improved by Of
fering premiums for the best work
exhibited at the fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
JIMMY COON MAKE . A BACK DOOR.


tish there were and nuts and lettuce
and carrots and some shiney beetles
and some dried grasshoppers. some
nice hemlock wood and some lily pads
altho none Of the animals cared for
the hemlock wood.
You would have felt sorry for pocs
GULLY Porcupine. He had worked so
hnrd to get ready for his party and
now II looked as II there would not be
much left after all his hard work.
Chatterbox. the Red Squirrel, was
Off with Gully Porcupine helping
him collect food for the lunch. Jimmy
self for ne knew the party was made
for him and II did not seem fair 70 eat
up All the refreshments ahead Of time.
Benny Mink and Sammy Muskrat
and Peter Rabbit and Teddy Possun
all crept down In the cellar.
1T seems a shame" said the rascal.
Jimmy Coon. ito let all this nice food
20 to waste. for GULLY is so slow that
It may be the middle OF the summer
before ne II all ready for the party!
Let's Just eat very little OF every
thing then Gully win never know the
difference when he comes to serve
the supper.
SO those rascals ate little OF every
thing, and then they crept up the
stairs and out Of the new door which
Jimmy Coon had built. Guilty was still
away on his trip to get more food and
so no one knew that they had been
there.
Tomorrow Quilly's Refreshments
Eaten.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
HOW COUNTY FAIRS BEGAN.

lSlOlN City journal
Once a fair was a place where peo-
ple met TO buy and sell commodities
Seven or eight centuries ago. when the
exchange of goods was impossible on
a large scale, places where fairs were
held became great markets. some
times the goods were brought from far
countries. Sometimes they were the
products OF the locality in which the
fair was held. But the fairs, like that
Of St. Bartholomew. at Smithflelo'
London, were the rendezvous where
purchaser met vendor. This old time
policy yet prevails in Europe, tho the
development Of methods Of transporta-
ton and exchange has resulted in de-
terioration until they are now niue
more than pleasure resorts. The same
idea is found in church and charity
fairs in this country, tho in these the
seller has become the organization
conducting the fair and the proceeds
are used for benevolent or philanthropy
&c purposes.
Just 100 years ago the first fair on
the plan Of premiums was estaoisheu
in the United States. Elkanah Wat
son. a prosperous merchant OF Al
banv. y. Y. in 1919. induced the leg
isIature of that state to appropriate
$4,000 each year for six successive
years 10 be paid out as premiums on
agricultural products and familiar
manufacturers. He was the father OF
the system of agricultural fairs winch
are held annually in more than one
third the counties in the Unlteu
States. Mr.. Watson never dreamed OF
the magnitude his idea would reach'
In his time. the encouragement OF
agriculture was not as popular as IL
is now. There was no scientific farm =
ing. Improved stock raising was In us
infancy. 4 hog was a hog and cow
was A COW. II one hog consumed twice
as much feed as its mate and pro-
duced less meat. the farmer consul
cred IL one of the chances of MS &C.
cupation. If one cow yields twice as
much milk as another, the difference
might be commented on, but the prog
e,y of the poor cow. like that of the
moor hog. were not eliminated from
the herds. Elkanah Watson had seer
these conditions and conceived tht
ideal of encouraging the development
of that which was best in both live
stock and agricultural products. He
wanted to see his community i'm
proved. and in working for that END
he set In motion the machinery oi
progress. the pride Of improvement
and later the financial results OF i'm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
Topics of the Times

Why doesn't some enterprising
newspaper person get an interview
with the prince of Wales on the league
Of nations?
McAdoo il is charged issued more
than $1,000 passes over the govern
ment" railroads. Perhaps that helps
TO explain Why the soldiers were de-
layed and held for weeks awaiting
transportation. It requires a good
many cars to carry 5000 pass holders
and nobody rides Ike pass holder
Those striking policemen of Boston
oucht to lose their jobs, II they were
soldiers I'm Siberia at $50 a month
some excuse might he made for them
but government, civil and military,
would refuse to rsro0 to mutineers.
The Methodists at the Dies Moines
conference today are discussing lift
ing the han on dancing. If John Wes-
ley could be present-but he can't So
why speculate?
The man who buys and the man who
sells, the man who pays and the man
who receives will always be opponents.
That's in the nature Of things. simply
human. OF course when the millennium
arrives everything will be all right but
then We will not need food or clothing
and the production industries will
languish because We'll have everything
without working for it or scheming to
get il. However there seems to be a
great gulf yet fixed between present
conditions and the help yourself TO
gravy regime.
The president doesn't care what ma
tivity adjective goes ahead Of "Ameri-
can" But why not simply say and be
American without qualification and
be done with It?
The Des Moines Register has soured
on Kenyon. Still the Reg used to
boast that II made Kenyon" How
ever II is probable that Kenyon will
get along fairly well in Iowa. Cum
MINIS always has tho the Register
never made any personal claim 10
Cumm.ns.
An open covenant being the propo-
sition Senator Johnson is busy open
ing lt-wide.
Pershing says the American soldier
is the finest in the world. Perhaps
that's the reason all the rest of the
world seems desirious to get our boys
as a police force and guardian of
every frontier and boundary on earth.
With American soldiers doing guard
duty Europeans could be assured OF
business as usual
Mrs. CarranZa proposes TO make a
visit TO the L. s. A. Why not make 1t
house party while the prince Of
Wales is here and have a regular old
invitation meet,
Senator Borah seems 20 have made
the hit in Iowa in discussion of the
covenant. Fl. Dodgers simply went
! wild according to newspaper accounts.
They seemed TO think that Borah is
| keeping US out OF war"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
GIVE A LIFT.

countryside behold
ride And he always looks grateful
hateful
tins and down the dusty pike and rev
eapns the bottom Of
road drift: when
lift large and romS
Roe
And gadness and 1t makes bosom
delegates or So In my car I'm
lothe and
greatly rode fellows labored in the aust
and swirl seisnness
Forbid other chap hft
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
Met His Match.

Struck by the notice, Iron Sinks" in
. shop window. wag went inside and
said that he was perfectly aware Of
the fact that "iron sank"
Alive to the occasion the smart shop
keeper retaliated:
Yes. and time flies. but wine vaults.
sulphur springs. jam rolls, grass slop-
es. music stands, Niagara Fails, moon
light walks, sheep run. Kent hops, and
holiday trips, scandal spreads. stand
ard weighs, India rubber tires. the Or
gan stops, the world goes round. tride
returned and
But the visitor had bolted. After
collecting his thoughts he returned and
showing his head at the doorway.
shouted: Yes. I know. and marble
busts."-Irish World.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
THE SUGAR SHORTAGE.
Inna Mnines Nanltnh


The Des Moines housewives who
are complaining about the sugar short
agc Just at canning time may refer
their complaints 20 Uncle sam. That
gentleman must be blamed for the
whole procedure. He was not as far
seeing as some OF our friends over the
sea, and for that reason we must bear
the pangs OF the sortage with equan-
unity. Some of the European coun-
tries realized the fact that in the back
to-normal after-the-war process there
might be some delay in distributing
sugar rations. So they spoke up for
the refinery output and their orders
took precedence over our own de-
mands. We buy the raw product and
II is refined IN our own country, dis
tributed here and among the needy on
the other side of the water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
THOSE CHEERFUL sPENDERS.
logan Observer

One thing sure the buyers of sup
plies for our army were cheerful
spenders. Whenever a good democrat
was found with a stock of anything
TO sell II seems there was need found
for that stock in the army. The first
of the week we received a list oil
property for sale by the supply OFF,
Ger at Omaha. In the list is an item
OF S,C00> photograph albums, size
81 S4. That's the first we ever
knew of the army being supplied with
photograph albums. Probably II is
the first the doughboys ever heard
about. too. In this same bunch OF
stun there is another item Of Ss,iVo
spades. and you could get one by buy
ing ten dozen. II the war had Lasted
A few weeks longer this country
would surely have been busted wide
open and there would have been'a lot
more milionaires made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16

does not desire to give the ignorant
and vulgar mental food to masticase.
Then. too. there Is another reason, be-
cause certain physical facts cannot be
discussed without violating the law
against obscene publication unless the
terms are eouched in the clouds OF
erudition and learning.
Wherefore, the aforesaid languages
being long since described as dead. YET
live and render society a valuable
service. They are instruments OF re-
anement and have their part in the
subtle influences OF civilization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16

nothing. do nothing that does not ap,
ply directly to his crop. oh, yes, tho
farmer Is the most independent man
on earth. with his s3 1-3-cent dollar In
his overalls pocket, and a weeks
growth Of beard on his chin. And his
wife Is the most enviable woman on
earth.-Atlantic Monthly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
HANDY DIRECTORY
- OF THE
MASONIC TEMPLE
~ Masonic Meetings
" Visitors Always Welcome

MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1os a. y
A. NJ, special communication Thurs
day sept. IS, 1880 o'clock. Third de-
gree. A. l.. Frazer, w. NJ; John W.
Wells, secretary.
eIoNET CHAPTER, No. ~ r. ~
NJ, Monday. Sept. Is Mt 1896 f1S'
Masters degree. George Gregory. H.
p: John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King so'o'
mon Council No. 20, r. d 5. NJ MOI
day. Sept. %. Business session. II"
A. Davenport. !. NJ; John W. we"S
recorder.
Special coneIave ST. Alderman Com
u,andery No. 80, X. T" Tuesday sep
rs at 1880 p. m. Red Cross and Mat "a
J. r. Frederick. commander; 1ohh W.
Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. O. T.
s.-Regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming. Sept. II. at o'clock for -
ness. Mrs. J. r. Schultz. w. NJ; MIS-
Archer Walton. secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16

Many pink flowers may be turned
blue by exposing them to the fumes Of
ammonia for few minutes, and many
blue flowers become pink when expos.
Cd 70 various Acids, fs6s a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16

1t is Just fifty years since the first
woman was admitted to the practice
Of la n in the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16

III the president had welcomed Cen
era! Pershing in New York. which Of
the two men would have received the
big portion Of the applause?" asks the
Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Sac Sun says: The President
Will find few people in the west who
think that he has brought home a
treaty so perfect that any change
would be fatal. Moreover, they cannot
be frightened into believing that the
amendment or explanation of it, as
proposed, will be likely to reopen the
war The American people like spe-
c!fc statement rather than evasion.
They are not pleased with the idea Of
signing contracts with mental reserva-
tions only. They will like the treaty
better when the senate is done with it.
The are glad to have senators brave
nough to undertake the difficult task
of revision in face Of the criticisms of
the executive department and fawning
followers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16
Iowa Newspapers
LISTENING To RICH FoIIrls.
[Tracr Star clipper.l

Another sign of being "well-to- do"
is TO hear a Traer man refer to his
other pair OF pants"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-16

I'VE are assured in many ways that
not all the railroad men think SO we'll
of the Plumb plan, and that some of
them do not think of it at all. Among
a group Of five the other day not one
that would do more than smile at the
suggestion" relates the Cedar Rapids
Republican.