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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-26
CONCERNING DINING CARS.

Iowa central Route Has the III once
service Nest ana North from PEE
orin.
In this day and age a journey on rail-
ways for any considerable distance is
not complete unless the line over which
the trip is made provides the Traveller
with a means OF procuring meals en-
route. This fact has been recognized by
many of the railroads OF the country,
and among them the Iowa Central Rail-
way Company. which has the distinc
ton of being the first north and west
bound line out of Peoria to inaugurate.
a dining car service on all its passenger
trains in and out of that city.
This service is under the supervision
Of the company and the car is under
personal direction of dining car SUI
3peiintendent of many years experience
as a caterer. thus assuring the patrons
OF the road first-class service. The car
il spacious easy riding and is attended
by courteous walters. while the menu
is as complete as will be found in the
large hotels Of the country The meals
are served on the fla carte" plan. or in
other words. you pay for what you or
der and at rates as reasona BILE as those
of any tfrst-elass cafe.
The time of this service on trains in
and out of Peoria is as follows: On
.rain No 4 arriving at Peoria at 1o.45
a. M daily, breakfast is served from
/ .05 a. IN. to $40 a. M. between keiths-
burg, H., and London Mills. Ill.,: on
train No. north and west bound from
Peoria, dinner is served from Mon
mouth, H., 10 Brighton. Ia, between
the hours Of 1920 a. m. and 1918 p. m.
on train No 6. arriving at Peoria at
8. 80 p m. dinner Is served from rs II
3 D. M, between Brighton, la. and
Kefthsburg, H.. and supper between
kei,hsburg. H., and Pennington. H..
from 3.05 TO 5:35 p. m. On train No. 8.
Omaha, Minneapolis and st. Paul ex :
press, supper is served from 5:35 to s
D. M. between Pennington. ILL.,, and
Keithsburs. III.
Avoid all drying inhaiants and use
that which cleanses and heals the mem
brane. Ely's Cream Balm is such a
| remedy and cures catarrh easily and
| pleasantly. Cold in the head vanishes
quickly Price, so cents al druggists OF
| by mail.
catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
land to a great extent loss of hearing
| By the use of Elys Cream Balm drop.
/ ping of mucus has ceased, voice anc
hearing have greatly improved.--J. w
| Davidson, attorney -at-law, Monmouth
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-26

To cure a cold While You sleep
Take Weeks reak-Up-a-Cold Tab.
let's" No cure no pay. Price. 25 cents
Peter Mayer, sole agent.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
a GOOD T1ME COMING.

The agricultural possibilities con-
nected with these northwestern states
are something almost beyond compre-
hension. 1t is safe to say that If the
time ever comes when the same in
tensive methods and thorough cultiya-
tion prevail as may be found in
France, for instance, the average yield
Of crops will be nearly doubled. The
pioneer methods are of necessity
wasteful ones, for land is cheaper than
labor. AS land increases in value
these methods change, the work of one
man covers smaller area, the work
is better done, there is less waste.
farm economics in hundred ways
get in their work as the land advances
in value, steps are taken to conserve
the fertility Of the soil, thought Is had
for the future, an intelligent rotation
of crops gets a foothold. and fewer
weeds are raised. This process cannot
be forced, but will come In its own
good time
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

attention to the fact that they handle
''prime American beef" says The Ma
tional Stockman, whereas few years
ago such an announcement would
have seriously injured their trade.
American beef has been tried and
found satisfactory. by the greatest and
most critical meat consuming nation
of Europe. 1t is q safe prediction
that sooner or later our meats will
win similar victory in other Eu-
ropean countries. Merit and cheapness
are hard combination to keep down.
Those countries which now hold out
against our good and cheap meats
are placing themselves at a serious dis
advantage industrially as compared
with their more liberal competitors.
Dear food means dear labor, either in
price or in efficiency, among civilized
nations, and this means costly produc-
ton, which makes competition impos-
sible in these days Of cheap products.
1t is only question of time when
Germany, which is making such vigor-
GUS effort to become the foremost in
dustrial nation of Europe, will be
forced to realize these truths and to
admit American meats in order to
maintain her industrial position.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
REPORT ON PENSIONS.
Payments For the Year Are Larger TIL
Ever Before.

Payments For the Year Arc Larger Than
Ever Before.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The annual
report of Hon. H. Clay Evans, the COM
missioner of pensions, for the fiscal
yva1 -nueu June %, 1o55s5, prvsonvs
some very interesting facts in connec-
ton with the condition Of the pension
roll and the operations Of the bureau.
The pension roll is made up of 75s, ,451
surviving soldiers and 237,415 widows
or dependent relatives and 65S army
nurses. To them last year was paid
$131,617,961, being $649, ,496 more than
ever before. The average of each class
of pensioners is also higher. The cost
OF bureaus. attorneys fees, etc., brought
the total expended up to $13S, ,555, ,O52,
being $1,5A.94S less than the appropria-
ton. The payments of pensions for
the year are classified as follows: Gen.
eral law. S7l ,l15, 703; Spanish war, $685..
6o6; act of 1890. $64,321 AGO.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08


as it ought to be, which is perhaps on
account of the extra labor required in
blanching 1t and the difficulty some
times experienced in preventing decay
after tying up for blanching. Now is a
good time to SOW endive, as 1t thrives
best during the autumn. when the
weather gets cooler. Its culture is
similar to that Of lettuce. 1t does best
in light, rich soil sown in drills u
inches apar. and afterward thinned
out IL inches apart in the drills from
plant to plant. Like lettuce, it must be-
encouraged to make a quick growth 70
have 1t at its best, and therefore it
ought to get plenty Of water in dry
weather. The curled endive is perhaps
the best, and 1t is very ornamental,
says American Gardening.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
Misdirected Enthusinsm.

An amusing story concerning the great
Bohemian poet and dramatist, Maurus
Jokai. is told in the Glasgow Herald.
His youthful drama, "Dalma," was per-
formed in its authors presence at Pesth,
and the students, with true continental
enthusiasm, took the horses out Of his
carriage to drag the hero home. Arrived
at the house, Jokai put his head out Of
the carriage window, declaring that he
had left these premises more than three
months, fact which he had for some
moments past been endeavoring to ex-
plain to them. Nothing therefore re-
mained but for the students, with many
hearty laugh, to drag the carriage to
the poets new abode.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
CORN FODDER.

IL any of the corn is to be saved for
fodder this year, it will soon be time
to be thinking about it. In one sense
there is unquestionably tremendous
waste associated with the common
method of husking the corn on the hill!
and leaving the stalks to rot in the
field. In another sense there is no loss,
as in the case where a thing costs
more to get than it is worth. This is
true with regard to the corn fodder
when properly saved there Is no bet
ter rough food for farm stock. It is
Of especial value as dairy ration. The
amount of corn fodder secured Is likely
to be governed very largely by the
price Of hay. When clover hay can be
bought in the stack for s. to 81 per
ton, there will not be very much corn
fodder used. Where hay is worth from
So to $S per ton the corn will all be
cut up. Thus through much of Illinois
the corn is usually all cut up and the
fodder saved, while in northern and
central Iowa but q small fraction Of
the crop is thus secured. Improved
machinery has made the cutting and
securing Of the corn fodder a vastly
easier job than it used to be, whether
done by means of the silo or by the use
of the improved corn harvesters. There
is no doubt that 40 acres of corn fod-
der allowed to go to waste represents
the equivalent Of not less than sixty
tons Of good hay. This waste, If one
sees fit to SO term it, suggests the good
sense Of reducing the area of land kept
as meadow, the land to be used for
some other crop (Which process in ef-
feet would increase the acreage Of the
farm), and the utilization Of the corn
fodder in place Of the hay. This plan
is being adopted by many progressive
farmers, and with very satisfactory re-
suits. If the corn is cut, care should
be taken to try to have 1t cut at the
right time. The fodder is not worth
saving after 1t is smitten by the frost.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
How Din. Anect wool.

The practice Of dipping sheep is
doubtless a very necessary one, and
there is very little complaint for Amer
lean territorial wool, except the sheep
are dipped in preparations in which
lime and sulphur are important ele-
ments. We have sold wool to manu-
facturers dipped with preparations in
which two ingredients were prominent
that caused them to have difficulty in
dyeing their wool. We know of some
wool growing sections of the United
States which are tabooed by manufac-
turers without just cause because in
formers years large quantities Of wool
were shipped from those sections with
fleeces SO discolored with an improp-
erly prepared dip as to have injured
the working qualities Of the wool.
Within few days several prominent
manufacturers have, stated that they
did not like wool from certain sections
Of the country because their experience
with them formerly had been unsatis-
factory. They had trouble with goods
made of wool that had been dipped in
preparations composed Of lime and
sulphur. Although this practice has
been discontinued to a large extent in
the sections complained Of, the preju-
dice against wool from those localities
still fingers, although at present inn
proved and harmless dips have been
substituted for those formerly in use.
If wool is stained and yellow in color
from sheep dips. some manufacturers
are afraid to purchase 1T, therefore it is
important that sheep dips now used
should be composed of materials or in
gradients that will not prejudice con-
sumers against the wool.-Theodore
Justice in National Stockman.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

BLUE AEGORA ROLAND.
IS, $40 to SIS. 1t is singular that such
is the case. But two brothers, one blue
and another tiger, vary SO much in
price that it is ridiculous to think that
there should be such difference sim
ply in fad. The tiger is equally as
pretty, yet to please the market the
blue must be had
should take especial care that their
breeding stock is of the best. 1t pays
in the end to lay out a little more for
first class stock rather than to buy
what one can for the smallest sum. He
should also observe that stock from
reliable concerns, animals purchased
from farms of notoriety, which would
be the means Of producing for him an
exclusive trade, make his animals of
greater value. The simple fact of
having Angoras for sale does not mean
that they are thoroughbreds, nor need
they come from any well known stock.
We have known so many to make fail
ures at the start that in encouraging
others to raise these animals we give
them q point which will be specially
valuable to them later on.
A great many of our best breeders
Of the Angora say that cat can be
kept for the low price of q dollar
year, provided she is allowed to roam
about on the place, eating such things
as would ordinarily be given her and
that are plenty on a farm. Now, If this
same cat raises two families Of kittens,
averaging a total Of seven, and should
these. kittens be sold for the lowest
average price Of $40, her family would
sell for SO. If we allow each one Of
these kittens to be kept off and on for
q year, which would be much longer,
the entire family would cost to raise
just So. Now, there would be a profit
of something like $62. What animal
on the farm would yield such revenue
to the owner? Each farmer can see
for himself, and especially those farm
ers who live near fashionable country
resorts and such places, that he could
easily attract lovers of these animals
to their place and sell as quickly as
the kittens are old enough to be taken
away. Another Interesting point in
connection with these cats is the fact
that they can be raised without any
care, and the women of the house can
have their charge and revenue for pin
money.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
ROOTS FOR WINTER rEEp.

Mangels, or mangel wurzels. arc the
best root crop for the Kansas dairy
man to raise. according to the state
station, and If he does not have ensi-
lage he should raise sufficient mangels
to furnish 10 to 20 pounds per day to
each COW through the feeding season.
The best yields cannot be secured in
winter without succulent feed, and en-
silage or mangels are the succulent
feed most practicable for Kansas
dairymen. Sugar beets are worth
more per ton than mangels, but do not
yield as we'll. Plant the Long Red for
feeding before New Year. and the
Golden Tankard to feed from that date
until the cows are turned to grass.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

There is IN absolute scarcity of oak
and hard wood timber al through the
country. and not few enterprises are
blocked for the want Of it. We have
been burning up and saving up our
magnificent forests for q century, with
no man planting to replace them, and
we are nearly face to face with the
problem Of timber famine.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

This is the time Of year when cattle,
particularly young stock, If careless
ly turned from scant pasture into
a good second growth Of clover, are
very apt to lie down and die. The dis
ease which carries them off is very
frequently referred to as mysterious
one, when there is nothing mysterious
about 1t at all. Such a radical change
in the food ration should be made
gradually when made; IL not, there is
danger.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

Flax IS poison to itself. Flax follow.
ing flax is almost invariably a failure.
-Four other crops, better six, should
intervene before trying the second
crop on the land. 1t is not very good
forerunner of any kind of crop unless
1t is used in subduing tough sod.
The fax crop will be found to follow
the breaking plow on the new farm,
and here it may be used to advantage.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

It needed smaller crop than the
northwest has this year to give the
grain markets such an advance in
price as would make the increase cor
respond with the advance in price Of
nearly all other commodities. The sit
uation is. however, much improved in
this-that far less men are forced to
sell their products regardless of price.
Interest rates are low and the majority
of northwestern farmers will hold
their crops for higher prices.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
Mules.

The only type of mules now wanted
on the market are good big mules suit
able for the eastern trade and city use.
They must be 1873 hands and over, and
weigh from 1900 to 1,4oo pounds and
be from to. years old. A well
grown and well broken mule can be
marketed profitably at 3 years old.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

A very neat and durable mating is
on the market made from the wire
grass which is found in such abun-
dance in all the northwestern country.
We are glad to note that a use has
Mt last been found for this wire grass,
for in an early day it did seem about
the most worthless thing which there
was to be found in all the west,
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

It is hard to tell which is doing more
for Minnesota, her iron mines or the
old dairy COW. There is this to be said,
however-she will still have old bossy
when her iron mines are exhausted.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

Two hundred and twelve million
bushels of American corn found for
eign market the past year, an amount
far exceeding all previous records. If
we could only educate the millions of
eaters of black bread, rice and bananas
to use corn and its products instead,
what a bonanza it would be for this
country! We never could under
stand just why foreigner will tackle
month old loaf of black bread with
an ak in preference to lining his jacket
with a golden brown johnnycake right
from the oven. Then there are mush
and milk and Injun pudding and corn
meal fapjacks and hoecake and no
end of delicacies which we know how
to concoct from this cereal, all cheaper
than dirt, and these barbarians simply
turn up their noses at them all. There
is great field for missionary work in
this line.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

There is no such thing as tree black
berries, ever bearing strawberries OF
hardy peaches for north Iowa and Min
nesota. If any agent tries to sell you
such things, set the dog on him.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

Five Of the mutton breeds Of sheep
can be kept on the food consumed by
one SOW. and, counting work and care,
the five sheep will pay better than the
average COW.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

The inhabitants Of the valley Of the
Illinois river may be excused if they
take vacation when the water in the
Chicago river is first turned loose in
the new canal.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

The light hog, the one weighing
about 200 pounds, is becoming more
and more popular with the packers,
for the people have found out that the
young pig is better eating than the
old hog. The same thing is true with
regard to beef, the well finished LOO
pound Qong) yearling steer now COM
manding the top prices Of the market.
Early matured animals from now on
will always command the best prices.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
OUR MEATs WILL WIN.

American beef no longer meets with
disfavor in the British market. After
years Of experience with it the people
are more friendly toward it than ever.
Many shops now display signs calling
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
BLUE ANGoRA CATS.
Claims OF Large Profits In Breeding
Fancy Stock.

Fancy Stock.
In presenting the blue Angora we
give an excellent picture of specimen
called Roland" which possesses many
desirable points and features, writes
Robert Kent James in New England
Farmer. These require careful breed
Ing and training to produce. These
blue kittens are specially sought after
and command much higher price
than specimens equally well bred Of
some other color. In New York city a
clear blue specimen can be sold for $25
at the age of months. Grown cats
can be sold all the way from $35 to
$50. The same kittens in other colors
would only bring prices ranging from
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

We sometimes think that there are
more blunders made in the matter of
the farmers trying to raise little fruit
than in any other one thing. He buys
trees of the wrong men, sets out the
wrong kind ana takes the wrong care Of
them after they are planted. The ad-
vice of your neighbor who has been
successful in raising fruit should gov
ern you in the matter and not the story
Of some tree peddler.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

While a tree will grow if planted IN
the fall, provided there is moisture
enough in the soil, the spring is still
the better time to plant.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
CULTURE OF ENp1yE.

Endive. although one Of the oldest
vegetables and very useful salad for
autumn and winter. when lettuce be-
comes scarce, is not as generally grown
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
A scientific journal published in tn,

A scientific journal published in the
east closed long article ON wild
mustard lately by saying that If the
western farmers only knew what a fine
dish mustard green's was they would
eat all the mustard which grows on
their farms. We know of some farms
where the old man and all his tribe
would have to eat green's all day and
all night, too, to make any impression
on the crop of mustard raised.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

Any soil is a good one where blue
grass takes possession of it as it is
pastured.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

The fastest horse, the best COW and
the smartest man are quite commonly
as homely as hedge fence.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

A man should never get too old to
take pleasure in planting a tree. A
noble tree, or, better, grove of them,
Is more enduring monument than
a marble shaft in some cemetery,
which one hardly ever sees and which
does no one any good. The cattle that
shall find shelter from the wintry
blast and the heat of the summer sun
under the trees of your planting would,
If they could. bless your memory the
birds which shall nest in the branches
will sing your praises all the long sum-
mer through, while little children shall
say childish mass for the repose of
your soul as they gather the red
checked apples from trees Of your
planting, the fruit Of your unselfish
patriotism.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08
No fact is Of greater interest to the

No fact is Of greater interest to the
American farmer than the remarkable
Increase in the sale Of American manu-
'factured goods in foreign countries.
The farmers best friend is consumer
OF some sort, for he himself is and
always be producer. The more con-
sumers who can be profitably en-
ployed at home, the better the demand
for the products Of the farm. The
more goods we sell abroad, the more
consumers we will have at home.
The Denison review., 1899-09-08

II one would stand on the shore Of
the Detroit river and watch the vessels
as they pass to and fro. he would wit
ness phase Of water transportation
the like of which is not to be seen else
where on earth. Here pass during
each day no less than 1900 ships,
laden with the products Of northwest
ern mines and fields and the coal and
manufactured products Of the east.
This stretch of river might aptly be
termed the jugular vein of the CONT
nent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-02
Notice of Hearing.

STATE OF WISCONSIN. . - pvopArp
GRANT COUNTY COURT - =
Notice Is hereby given. that Al the Special
Term of the County Court To be held in and
for said County at the Court House in the
city o lancaster. in said County, on the
FOURTH TUESDAY or FEBRUARY, 1899,
being the ssth day OF February. 1899 at the
hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon. the
following matter viii be heard and consid-
cred
The petition OF J c. Reed. of Mt Ida.
Grant County. Wisconsin. for an order or
Judgment OF the County Court of the
said County. authorizing and directing the
executors of the last will and testament of
Christian Gingrigh. late of Grant County,
Wisconsin. deceased, to convey to the petit
toner the following described real estate.
to-wit The northwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of Section nine 90 Town
six 90 north OF Range Three CD west, in
Grant County. wisconsin pursuant to con-
tract. BY order OF the Court
T.. Is. GOODSELL.
5its County Judge.
II w Brown. petitioners attorney.
Dated January 3lSt. 1899.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-02
NOTES FROM FRANCE.

1t is stated that about one in is of the
population Of Paris live on charity
with a tendency toward crime
There are more persons over co years
Of age in France than in any other
country in Europe. ireland comes next.
France is burdened with 4o0, 900 pub
lie officials. costing the state els, o0O,-
800 francs a year according to the es-
innate of lie Temps.
In four hours recently Paris court
granted 294 divorces, little over a di-
vorce a minute. All the parties re-
ceiyed state assistance in their cases.
so that their divorces cost them moth
ing.
All Paris theaters. except the new
Opera Comique, are full of teas, accord
iii to Francisque Carey, the dramatic
critic, who ought to know. He sug-
gests that managers drive sheep into
the auditorium before a performance
to attract the pests, a method that is
said to have some success in Spanish
hotels