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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
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FROM FARMER TO FINANcIER.
New York Tribune.1


New York Tribune.]
Jay Morton, Chicago" was register
ed among other names at the Hotel
Manhattan recently. That" said
Sullivan county merchant staying at
the same hotel, lis the signature of
somewhat extraordinary Sullivan
county farmer. Jay Morton ten years
ago was a plain, hard listed. clear
headed dairyman at a little hamlet
called Rockland. on the Beaverskill. in
Sullivan county. About eight or nine
years ago Diamond joe Reynolds. his
wife's brother, died. leaving an estate
of between s3.00O.0o0 and $5,000,000. Jay
Morton became administrator of this
estate, which consisted of a line OF
steamboats, on the Mississippi, gold and
silver mines in Arizona, real estate In
Chicago and a part interest in the Hot
Springs railroad in Arkansas. From q
plain farmer with an income of 81 900 a
year. Jay Morton blossomed into a
handler OF great wealth. He has con-
Quoted Diamond Joe Reynolds estate
successfully, and it is not likely that
he'll spend much time in Sullivan
county hereafter"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
LOOKER-ON in IOWA
.6sIstsslsXo9.Sc:SsIs:I0sfst
FOR the Times Republican.

Northwood, Sept. lin the growth
of Iowa has come many improvements
noticeable everywhere, but the work
that many railroads have done in the
way of making substantial roadbed
has hardly been mentioned. For in
stance the b., C. r. & N now has
road from Cedar Rapids to Albert Lea
las smooth as a barn floor" One can
eat lunch, with a cup of coffee on the
table that will hardly run over when
filled to the brin. OF course it has
taken years to get things into this con-
dition; thousands of dollars in the ex-
pense of the yearly trips OF the gravel
trains, and many thousand of railroad
ties, but the bed is there, and passen-
gers appreciate 1t. Another thing is no.
ticeable. with here and there an excep-
ton. the b.. c. r. & N. engineers on
freight trains now bring them to stop
with all of the ease and exactness of a
passenger train. The writer was re-
Gently on thirty-five loaded car
freight train that carries passengers.
Not once between Rockford and this
place did the engineer stop the caboose
twenty feet one way or the other from
the depot door. He did not bring us
up standing, but glided into the depot
grounds with gradual stoppage, the
same as passenger train. Railroad men
say there has been regular school OF
instruction on this system in handling
the air brakes on freight trains. 1t must
save much of the wear and tear of the
cars, as well as obviating the apparent
necessityof swear words when travelling
men are treated to a short stop on a
train of forty cars, with say twelve
cars of air in front
Rain, sunshine, frost or snow will not
injure the corn crop of 1899 in Iowa.
1t has got beyond any element but fire
All the way from here to Vinton it Is
ripe. Some Of it will shell now. Thou
sands of acres are cut up and In the
shock. More corn binders and corn
shredders are being sold this year than
ever before. The binder treats 1t ex-
actly as wheat or oats. The shredder
is of two kinds. One is to feed the cut.
up corn to it, the result being husked
ear in one place and pile Of corn
stalk shreds in another place that car
be stacked and handled as hay. Cattle
will leave hay to eat this shredded
cornstalk. The other shredder does al
the rest in addition: shells the corn
runs the shelled corn into q wagon, tn.
cobs into a pile and the shredded corn.
stalk into another pile. with land get.
ting to be worth SIS p ~ an acre,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12

farmer needs TO get ail he can from
cornstalks from An acre, and I'VE tons
OF shredeier cofnstalk1 from an acre of
ground 10 worth ct least - : ton, This
kind Of farming enables the farmer to
put in more land to corn and grain and
to keep very few acres for hay. And
when hay Is worth a fair price he can
sell his shge94ed stalks and oats straw
giving him plenty Of rough feed to go
with the grain In fattening cattle.
Marble Rock has just been burned
up Cor DOWN again. Less than . year
ago whole block on the west side Of
the main street was entirely destroyed.
Water works were talked Of. but the ex-
pense (estimatedD killed the project.
Last week IRE started In planning
mill on the opposite side Of the main
street. In four hours that block had
gone up in smoke. Men who were in the
building f1ve minutes after the fire
started say that one good stream Of
water any time for half an hour after
the fire was known would have saved
at least all the buildings excepting
where the blake commenced. Here was
the Shell Rock river not an eighth of q
mile away, while men were fighting fire
with water obtained from wells and
carried in pals. Here is bright, enter
prising business Iowa town losing one
half of its best business houses inside Of
q year because water works are too ex-
pensive and that, too, when the town is
built almost on the banks of the Shell
Rock.
Talk about the boy that stood on the
burning deck, whence all but him had
fed" On the morning of this fire the
railroad agent at Marble Rock knew
that the town was burning and yet
could not go and see 1t, only four
blocks away! Didn't have time" he
said. Fact was he did not go down
town till after dinner, and then he had
to go to the bank. When one man acts
as railroad agent, express agent, tele-
graph operator, baggageman and an
swerer of ten thousand or more ques-
tions day of course he can not go to a
fire. He would actually have to ask the
dispatcher for permission to go home If
his own house was burning. This is no
Joke. A railroad agent who is also the
telegraph operator stands on the burn
ing deck all of the time. He's there un-
der orders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
THE SOUTH AMERICAN SCARE.

THE SOUTH AMERICAN SCARE.
lion of national foolishness is the ter
rible scare that the South American re-
publics have worked themselves into
over the fancied danger of being swal-
lowed up by the so-called COLOSSUS of
the North" Where they could get any
excuse for believing that 1.-THE greedy
acquiring lands in Brazil and Peru,
and who will soon be able to afford the
Washington government preteXt to
overthrow the South American govern
ments,' is more than any sane man,
other than Latin-American can I'M
derstand.
No one will deny but that those gov
ernments could be overthrow without
any serious loss to the people them
selves or to the cause of civilization,
but to accuse this country of having
any designs upon them is prepos ferrous
to an extreme. This government is al
ready having about all the trouble it
wants for some time TO come, in ac-
quiring foreign lands that have been
thrust upon it, and it is not likely to
get hungry for more very soon.
There can be but one explanation of
the performance, and that is that
European interests are inspiring these
South American newspaper attacks for
business purposes. Agents of foreign
merchants, ever alive TO take advan-
tage of every peculiarly Of most pc
culiar people. are propogating thi.
bugaboo in order to create an anti
United States sentiment in those coun.
tries. To tell one of those emotiona
Sout' Americans that the United
+ States is going to Swallow up hi.
government is enough to cause him t.
cut his throat in despair He will him
self assist in swallowing up that gov
eminent every SIX months, but that is
an entirely different proposition, ac-
cording to his way of thinking. 1t is IL
be hoped that our consuls in those
lands will see the niger in the wood
pile and exert every influence to coun
teract his evel doings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
!: TOPICS OF THE TIMES
r. II

The Dreyfus trial may have been
fun for the French but 1t was hard on
their exposition. Foreign enthusiasm
over the great fair has been killed and
to stir up the world once again will be
as hard a proposition as to make a
palatable dish by warming over a
buckwheat cake.
The Register is now engaged in a
lengthy exposition to show that it is
not a Cummins "organ." In view OF
that papers conduct during the CON
ltroyersy, Mr.. Cummins no doubt has
often wished that it was.
If one has ever Travelled through the
500" canal between Lake Michigan
and Lake Superior he has been told
that more tonnage passes through that
inland shipway than through the Suez
canal, and it was hard for him to be-
lieve, but If he could have witnessed
Sundays spectacle of forty miles OF
canal, all because of a twenty-foul
hour blockade, his doubts would have
been dispelled.
A movement is on foot in Germany
and has attained considerable import
ance, to exclude the old testament from
the schools. 1t is aimed at the Jews
and is part of the anti-Semite move
ment which has become genera
throughout Europe.
Henry Clews' weekly letter upon tn,
business situation says: There Seems
to be no haste to turn the extraordinar
lily hopeful business outlook to practi
cal account in Wall street. The tran
sactions at the exchange average abou
10000 shares per day. Operators ar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
THE PROPOSED Boyc,oTT
= = I = - S7A- y y Do " Il.
As q result of the despicable perform

As a result of the despicable perform
ance in the conduct OF the Dreyfus case.
which has so disguised the whole world,
it is now proposed to boycott the Paris
exposition. Some merchants in st.
Louis have made the suggestion and
coming at this time, when public feeling
is aroused to a high pitch over the af-
fair, their ideas bid fair to spread over
the land like an epidemic. 1t is not i'm
probable that the matter Will be placed
before congress with a request to re-
woke the appropriation that has already
been made for United States govern
ment exhibit there.
Such a plan, of course, is only a
scheme Of retaliation against France for
the crime she has committed against
justice and civilization There can be no
other motive. for the preparations for
the great exposition have beer. gong on
just as rapidly as though no Dreyfus
trial was ever heard OF. The trial of a
single man, no matter how sensational,
can not be supposed to block the wheels
of industry of a whole nation Granted
then, that no extraordinary fault can be
found with the exposition itself, and
that all the advantages of being repre-
sented in that worlds fair still exist
the question arises, is it wise to be re-
yoking all our good intentions of inn
nrnyiner tho commemorative 10 afiyart;.. =,
the world the great commercial achieve
ments OF this country?
That is question the business men OF
st. Louis should consider before they
take advantage of the country's emo
tions If there was any advantage in
our exhibiting in Paris before.tfe Drey.
fus affair occurred it was one of self
interest solely. To advertise our ware.
and our industries was the only objec
in spending money for an exhibit ovel
there, and all those advantages still re
main. If our present plans We're desir
able then, for what reason have the,
become undesirable now? Surely no
because of a mere matter of sentiment
France will hold her exposition whethe
we "play in her nine or not and If w,
refuse to have ourselves represented i
will be our own loss much more thai
hers. We should be there for advertis
ing purposes, and our action in with
drawing now would be very similar t
foreign advertiser withdrawing hi
advertising patronage from this pape
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Ottumwa Courier wisely notes
that people who are expecting to make
canned beef campaign issue will be
surprised to know that the exports of
canned beef from the United States in
the first seven months of the present
year We're greater than in the cores
pondng months of last year, showing
that the world at large sees how trans
parent and groundless were the charges
made with reference to this particular
class of provisions furnished to the
army. The total expectation of canned
beef in the seven months ending with
July. 1899, was 17,s94,444 lbs. against
is, 717,0S2 lbs, in the corresponding
months of last year
The Davenport Times is lead to re-
mark "all talk to the effect that either
Mr. Cummins or Mr.. Gear may with
draw from the senatorial contest is the
veriest nonsense, and is prompted by
the wish that such may be the case.
Neither candidate is in a position
where his election can be said to be as
sured and both will go before the re-
publican caucus with a strong follow
ing. Each is in the race to stay, and
the limit will be decided by the repub-
lican caucus which will solve the inter
esting question as to who shall succeed
Mr. Gear as United States senator from
Iowa. This is not intended as predic-
ton, but is given as a pretty we'll de-
fined fact.
The Dubuque Times pays its respects
to Professor Heron as follows: III
there is a crank on earth running loose
| it is Professor Heron. He never opens
| his mouth but what he villifies the
| country which furnishes him home
and protection. 1t is remarkably
4 strange that college which should al
| least aim to teach patriotism keeps
such an arrant blatherskite and sill,
lobbyist on it's faculty. The trustees OF
that institution should apply the knife
to the ulcer
The Keokuk Gate City asks What dc
the owners of farms. the owners OF
houses and lots in towns and cities
think of the democratic suggestion thai
their lands shall be taken back by the
government, and that they shall merely
hold as tenants, paying rent to the gov
4. ernrnent %
In a feigned reply to the Cedar Rap
! ids Republican the Sioux City Journa
says:
The Cedar Rapids Republican has ne
1 right to assume that Cato Sells is "th,
architect in chief of that portion of tn,
Iowa democratic platform which treat
of the alleged issues growing out of tn
! war with Spain The democratic stat
platform is substantially the platform
4 prepared by John S. Murphy for tn
4 democrats of Dubuque county, as tn
). Republican can ascertain by referenc
!. to the proceedings of the Dubuqu
county democratic convention. MI
Sells was conspicuous in the democratic
state convention. but Mr.. Murphy wrot
the platform and named the ticket"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
THE SCANDAL MoNGER.
[Bradgate Review.l

A young girl just budding into wom-
anhood ended her life in Charles City
the other day because scandal mongers
had slandered her reputation. 1t is now
stated that there was no truth .n the
evil reports circulated about her. and
that she was simply the victim OF
appearances which very few young girls
are wise enough to avoid. Regardless
of these appearances, however, she
guarded her character faithfully and
well, but the gossip, the lowest creature
on the face of the EARTH was not salts
fed. The whispered word, the signifi-
cant glance, the cold attitude OF former
griends first surprised and then crushed
the girl and she preferred death to life
under such circumstances. There are
too many persons who would rather
assail the good name of another than to
perform the task OF keeping their own
dooryard clean, and this class of people
range all 1.-THE way from those who are
too ignorant to know better to those
who. not having anything to lose them
selves, attempt to drag other people
down to their own miserable level. The
slanderer is the neanest, lowest, most
despieable creature that encumbers the
face of the earth and they are the cause
of more suffering and trouble than any
other scourge Of society. They follow
the old adage OF kicking person when
he is down. And instead OF extending
a helping hand to those who are In need
of encouragement they push them low
err. thereby laying up for themselves q
good warm spot in the world to come.
II any one deserves eternal torment It ID
the gossip and the slanderer.
WHAT WILL BLYTHE SAY.
[CharleD City Press.1
Yesterdays republican county con-
lvention closed With ne only exeitsmsnt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

To David T.. Wiilinms:
You are hereby notified that on or before
the LIST day Of October. A. u. 1889. there Will be-
filed In the Office OF the Clerk OF the District
Court. within and for the County of Mar
OF you u divorce from the bonds OF matrf-
nony and Judgment for costs. The cHuse
for claiming said divorce 1. that said de-
PENDANT. David 7. Williams. after his mar
rage with the plaintiff became addicted to
habitual drunkcnnesS. all as see the said pc
titiOn to be hlsd us aforesaid.
Now. unless you appear and make defense
thereto. ut or before noon OF the second day
OF the next November term of said COnrt To
be begun and held at Marshalltown. Iowa,
on the 9Th day of November. A. u. 1e9p. your
default Will be entered and Judgment and
decree rendered thereon as prayed for In
said petition.
Dated this 18th day OF September. A. ID. 1893,
ANNA WILLIAMS, Plaintiff
( q, II. q, BOARDMAN. Attorney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12


Republican State Ticket.
For Governor
LESLIE NJ. SHAW.
For Lieutenant Governor
JAMES C. MILLINfAN.
For Judge Supreme Court
JOHN C. SHERW[N.
or Superintendent Public instructions
RICHARD C. BARRETT.
For Railroad Commissioner
EDWARD A. DAWSON.
Republican County Ticket.
For State Senator
j. b. CLASSEN.
For Representative
THOMAS KINlBALL.
For County Treasurer
c. H. SMITH.
For County Superintendent
j. MORRISSEY.
For County Sheriff
7. j. SHOEMAKER.
For County Coroner
DIR. F. p. LIERLE.
For County Surveyor
WILLIAM BREMNER.
For County Supervisor
7. j. SHEARER.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
Eng Fues gtsdsp j1sn

because he did not like the conduct Of
q divorce suit in Marshalltown court.
We Americans should be the last people
to allow our business judgment to be
controlled by emotions of sentiment.
Let's leave France to her own degrade
ton. but let's not make fools of our
selves because of it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-11-02
ANOTHER VERSION.
scbley May Take His Ships to South
Africa If He Chooses.

scbley May Take His Ships to South
Africa If He Chooses.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Secretary of
the Navy Long said that he did not
contemplate making any changes in
Admiral Schley's orders. So far these
are nothing more than direction to
take command of the South Atlantic
station. The date will be definitely
fixed when it is known exactly how
soon the Chicago will be ready for sea.
Nothing has been decided by the de-
partment about sending one or more
warships to South Africa. Secretary
Long pointed out that that Sec
ton of the world is within the
geographical bounds of the South
Atlantic station. Therefore, Admiral
Schley will be at perfect liberty to go
there or anywhere else on his station
after he takes command. No order
from the department will be necessary
in such case. Respecting the mooted
question of an increase of strength of
the South Atlantic station, the secre.
tary said he would not hesitate to add
to the number of ships on the station if
there was necessity for it. So far the
necessity has not occurred and there
fore it was not contemplated to have
more than the three vessels, Chicago,
Montgomery and Wilmington, on the
station.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-11-02
Second Statement by the British
War Office Removes Appre-
tensions
That Were Caused by the Pre-
vi0us One--Wounded Do.
ing Well.
Vague Estimates of Boer Losses a
Cause For Considerable
Comment.

LONDON, Oct. 25.-The parliamentary
secretary for the war Office, George
Wyndham, in the house Of commons,
announced that Field Marshal Lord
Wolseley, the commander-in-chief of
the forces, sums mp the situation in
Natal as follows:
General Yule has fallen back to
effect junction with Sir George Stew
art White. He had camped Monday
evsning about 10 miles south of Dundee
without seeing anything of the enemy
during the march, and it has since been
reported that all is we'll on the Wasch-
bank river General White fought a
successful action with an Orange Free
State force on the road between Lady
smith and Newcastle, and should join
hands with General Yule this evening.
General Yule reports that his
wounded are doing well.
"The Boer wounded on our hands are
treated Just as our own, and have
every reason to believe the Beers will
treat any of our wounded in their hands
in similarly humane mannes."
Mr.. Wyndham added: 81 may re-
mind the house that the Transvaal is a
party to the Geneva convention"
Lord Wolseley further says: 81 have
also received from General Walker, at
Cape Town, the following:
"'The last message from Kimberley,
Oct. 20, a. m, reports all WE'LL"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-11-02
Why There Was No Room.


When he was young man, Senator
Hale Of Maine, like many young men
who have later on in life made their
mark in the world, was not without
that egotism which is said to be an
element Of success.
On one occasion Mr.. Hale was rid
ing in an old fashioned stage coach
with Senator and Mrs. Frye. The only
other passenger was an Irish woman
past middle life, rather comely Of face,
who wore enormous hoops, fashiona-
BILE at that period. To amuse his fell
low passengers Mr.. Hale pretended to
be much enamored of Biddy and would
side up close to her as if he were about
to put his arms about her, look unut-
terable things at her and entertained
himself and his companions at the
good natured creatures expense. Final
ly at one Of the stations man put his
head in the door and asked If there
was any room to be had inside the
coach.
mo-" said Mr.. Hale. Gall the seats
are TAKEN" Then turning to the Irish
woman and looking into her eyes with
great tenderness he said:
'There isn't any room in here, is
there? We don't want any one else in
here, do we?'
''No," said Biddy, with a delightful
brogue. "My hoops are pretty large,
and l see you feel pretty large, and
there is no room here"