Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-17

that place of most need appears 10 be
Great Britain and the continent. We
have large supply when our domestic
production ID considered. Besides this,
we are buying al our assay Offices on
the Pacific almost the entire product
of the British Klondike region. With
our great resources we can, as long az
we maintain the gold standard and
keep the public credit good, retain for
our own use all the gold we need
The wit OF the Chicago Tribune dis
closes this sage advice: Live on IS
cents day! Why, any man can do
that Uncle Russell. Sage"
The Iowa Weather and Crop Service
calls attention to the fact that grass
shoppers have been unusually numerous
and destructive this season. In some
localities in this state they have
wrought quite heavy damage to crops
and garden truck. The wet weather in
July probably lessened the numbers OF
the pests, and the immense amount OF
vegetation afforded sufficient food, so
that the damage has not been as heavy
as it would have been If the mtdsum-
smer had been drouthy. Turkeys have
had a protracted feast.
Capt. j. N. w. Rumple, of Marengo,
the republican nominee Of Thursdays
convention for congress in the Second
district, to succeed ]. r. Lane, is ma
tive of Seneca. o., and was born on
March 4. 1871. He came to Iowa with
his parents in 1853. and they settled In
Iowa county. He spent his boyhood on
a farm and after time he went to
Western College and later attended the
normal apartment OF the State univer-,
slty. He entered the war in August.
1861, as g private and was mustered out
in october, 1865, with the rank of cap
tain. Capt. Rumple adopted the law
as profession and as soon as he went
out Of the military service he began the
study of this subject in the Office OF II.
NJ. Martin, at that time OF Marengo,
and later member of the firm of Mar
tin. Murphy s. Lynch, of Davenport. He
was admitted to practice in 1867 and
has been pract;cing since with the ex-
ception OF the time spent In the slate
legislature He Was a member of the
adjourned session of the Fourteenth
general assembly and was In the senate
in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and seven
teenth general ass smbies. He has been
a member of the board of regents Of the!
state University, curator of the State
Historical Society, mayor Of Marengo,
president and member of the school
board and city attorney of his city. He
was q delegate to the last national COM
Nsntion. In 1895. Lane received 2,1a3
plurality and Rumple,s chances for sue
cess are Very hopeful
John D. Rockefeller, the Standard
Oil magnate, was interviewed the other
day onvacations In the abstract. The
only way for a rich man 10 enjoy one,''
he said, lis for him to forget completes
ly that he is RICH
The T.-R. has received bulletin as OF
the Iowa Agricultural College expert
ment station, department of American
husbandry. This bulletin comprises 100
pages and treats ffrs. of the economic
cal produc,ionSof beef in four sub divis-l
ions, combining dairying and beef
making; use OF skim milk in calf feed
ing: feeding steers on wide and narrow
5rations, and fattening range steers. 1t
also contains articles on A Study Of.
Pork Production Fatiening Range
Lambs and Fatten!ng Lambs in
Comparison With Yearlings.' The
bulletin is fully Illustrated.
The present mikado of Japan IL seen.
much more in public than most of his
predecessors. He is described as short,
but Well proporiioned, vigorous. ever
muscular. and with a face indicative Of
Ethe highest order of Intelligence.
Man must have war, must have fight
ling force, must have fierce contests in
; best, is the argument Of a writer on
l5this page. IN peace nanis domesti-
iacated animal with his instincts dulled
and his defensive abilities atrophied.
Hence he runs the risk. of overthrow
/ by more warlike tho less CIVILIZED
tribes. How would 1t do to cite the
ease of China for Illustration? Their
civilization is older and more peaceful
/ and it is apparent that they cannot
cope with the rude barbarian" from
the west, If we characterize our ciyili-
cation as thes look at il.
10 Waste In the or.
1t is remnrkableto what nm extent the
OK. when slaughtered. is utilized. Not so
| very long ago fully 40 per cent OF the
/ carcass was wasted. 1t may be said that
today nothing is wasted: cverything. from
the horns 10 the tail. is turned into mon
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