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The Republican., 1900-12-20
A REASON FOR CHRISTMAS
By Frederick E. Hopkins. D. D.

[TN HERE is reason for everything
MI good and for everything bad For
lN everything that succeeds and every
thing that fails. There is a reason for every
peal of laughter, and for every moan of sor-
row. A reason why there are holly wreaths
in the windows on this side the street and
Grape hangs on the door across the way
A reason why the midnight cloud that hung
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Where Ignorance Is Bliss.
There are some children know too much:
To tell the truth. pity such.
l pity them indeed, because
They don't believe in Santa Claus.
BROOKLYN Life.
The Republican., 1900-12-20

Then to her side
with a b o u n d
there came
A laughing YOUTH
with h S f a c Q
ahame,
On her lips an eager
-. 10 nrpGSPl
The Republican., 1900-12-20
SOME CHRlSTMAAErS I
By Elisa Armstrong |

GO MAYHEM you give a Christi
kMl ent there is everything H., .;n
NMl it suitable" remarked " ~!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07

Let me say" said the silent part
ner. that 1t is evident our whist club
is becoming meaningless term. on
3ly hope Mrs. Birdseye has enjoyed the
effect Of reading this excerpt from
Harpers'. 1t did seem as tho certain
.so-called philosophers needed no such
encouragement to use up an evening
that otherwise might be probably en-
ployed.',
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.

The closing hours of congress have
been, as usual characterized by display
of political rancor and pessimism by
the opponents of measures proposed by
the majority. The administration be-
ing republican, charged with the re-
sponsibility OF maintaining the gov-
eminent, the democrats have pursued
the policy of obstruction and criticism
and bitter assaults beyond the limits
of good sense and beyond the bounds
of endurance in some cases. Reasons
able criticism and careful opposition
are to be expected, in fact, they are to
be desired. for in them are the safety
and wisdom of legislation. Such OBJ
struction leads to caution in proposing
and honestly perfecting laws chat are
demanded by the people. Tho one par
ty may be in the majority and might
in some cases override opposition. il is
difficult to get a measure thru congress
unless it have back of it the strong
forces of reasonableness and necessity.
The opposition Is 50 alert and in some.
cases 50 virulent, and often 50 bent
upon Misrepresentation that the car
rying forward of a measure is lik;
running alnuck thru line Of drawn
swords and brickbats. For@this reason
thousands of bills die a-bornin' AM
find graves in committee rooms. and
is for this reason, too, that the total.
number of measures adopted seems in-
adequate 10 the opportunity. There is
greatest safety in lessenetl amount Of
legislation.
4 It will be found that the present
term OF six months of congress COM
pares faNorably With others. When the
summary of its work Is made up the
careful and conservative forces among.
the people will be satisfied The most
important of the measures are the bills
affirming the gold standard and pro-
vidings an enlargement of currency and
the acts providing for the government
of Porto Rico and Hawaii. Among the,
measures left unfinished are the Mica
raugua canal bill, the shipping bill. the
Pacific cable bill. the army re-organ-.
ization bill the spooner bill empower
ing the executive to carry on civil gov.
eminent in the Philippines Until fur-s
Their legislation in congress. The fall
9ure of the latter. however. will make no
measures Of less Importance failed Il
find enactment. 4 later statement VIII
bring out more fully The features Of
the work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07
PROSPERITY I'M IOWA.

The Chicago Inter Ocean is another
Of the outside journals that has been
turning its attention toward Iowa, and
this is what it observes:
Signals Of distress are displayed in
all the western states as a result of
nearly four years Of republican mis-
rule. Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota,
North and South Dakota are shouting
for men. In Iowa things have come to
such pass that the man who will not
work for s2.25 day can have $3.50 and
in some cases So.
Not only are the farmers OF Iowa
crying for laborers, but the banks are
crying for borrowers. Below is table
which recommends itself to careful
attention. It exhibits the Iowa bank
deposits for the years named:
" Banks. 1894. 1899.
National. s.. 4. ..$16754.411 s29, ,376
State \. 80. 9130,164 1885, 151
LOAN and trust Z. 1,033.492 4,211,S52
Savings :. =. So. II, 1872. 9l3 22,156, SOB
Il. 81 rstals :. !. .sss, 71o,sso s7s,7ss. 4s7
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Horace Beies says ..imperialism is Il
ghost which Mill not down. When a
man gets 70 seeing ghosts he ought te
take somsthing for IL, suggests the
Council Bluffs Nenpareil.
Observing tisat II Aluseatine citizen
has offered TO put Up a $4,000 library
building, the Gen{ eiNilie Citizen ASKS a
Question tl4at Is pertinent IN many
Places: Why don't Csnterville cast
around for some spirited individuat t.
erect such q monument to his name.
In noticing Ms rush 10 Cape Name
s3,ld region Tie Iowa city Republican
thinks III is ssfe u say that Seattle
soattittsrs ard the Transportation conn
panies VII pan ont more precious metal
than the areonauts.'
The Sioux City Journal notices that
nest patriotic IONA r.4ls apels3 are nov
running a serial tory under Tbs title OF
shall We celebrate?'
The DUBUQUE Telegraph says nobody
viii feel bad because the Cedar isapids
Republican describes the spirit Of dstn-
scracy as the sriri, q popuiism.
Popuiism.' tie Tslsgtapli declares,
is only advanced democracy u
The Des Moinss Leader thinks a d.
cidedly poor start toward an anti trus,
campaign Was made when the resoiu-
ton to amend the constitution. q pro-
posal six months ago praminently
urged by Mr. Bryan, Was Voted down.
The Glidden e'riphte SAYS the c'leston
eiazeste ard the loss sieines Register
are the Only nessia per offenders @
Iaabson u Ioisst. Ties l3apefs i
continues may think they haNe iots
of nerve. but they are mistaken. Such
a label is nisnomer: II should b
spelled gall and /. few atIieetlys =, ilk.
3lnaduitsrated Would net bS- inappropri-
4ate.
The spirit I.aks. Beacon kinks cor
gtsssman polliver waulq NJ papulal
lNiee presidential candidate. that liz
would pre- &c With dignity and grace
over tbs ssnate am! that boutd ths
pfes,ideal die The interss t. a The conn
TRY would he safe ii his k coping. Il
IS said. The Beacon ceftinueS tlia'
an Iowa ,pitn$ IN ttls vice lsHA idere,
would mean the fatirefneiit of HSnder
son. but it takes tbs votes Of congress
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07
FORESTRY CULTIVATION.

The nrinciral simmer IN e.ef no. Cf til %.
An7ercai, Forestry Association for taoo.
,vill l,a lela ;3t New YORK cit,. in ,frlfs-
lion with the a ,nerie.ln Association far
The Advancement, 81 science rha sss-
sions III tl,e F5restry- Ass3s.,a ti,,t, 5yyf,l Ia
held 4, II, d. N. and 5osao n ~. On .T,nas
and %. This speciaI rneetinc X;l1.
probably be rl,a onir one during me
81 m,ne, Of 1900. Daring ne SIMMER 81
1899 three very success f,ll meetings az
me association 5yare hsias tho f,rst IN
connection NTH the National E,e,,o5.
tional Assoc;ation =, I.oe Angeles stt,,#s
The second in afIiliation Win the mar
lean Association for ms Advancef,,., ~
of Science. al columbus ohio. and he
Z third in connection with this National
irrigation Congress, al Mlssopla Mont
The intarest manifested in forest mat.
ters in t;,s east and n,isI,I{e. west Win
in the last Two years has bean prosr,,e-
tive of nluch agitation ana legislation
,,,,. . $780,, 49, \, Z.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07
!: TOPICS OF THE TIMES ]

z q : . + L. ID
The c4nsus takers resent the iilipusa
ton that they are looking UP the aum-
bsr Of dogs and cats.
The Des Mones svithiod observes
ti1at Il Gamer, Hancoek county. hollis
Il prdass rSpibliaansht h,isSeDt, der!
5yid deiegatsra.. tnstruerasss All rosta
sfpr50;. s. Ciilbertson for statesslsretsr
.rsambetet.
THE significance of he oregon elec-
tion.'' "a vs. the Chicago Tribune. lies in
the fact that expansion had been delib-
eratey made tn. test Issue, and that
this sweeping defeat was administered
10 a complete fusion Of ali the elements
of democracy and populisnl in the state.
There was no other tickle, except the
prnhibitionist. which cut: only a nominal
figure. The issue Vas. squarely defined,
and the answer isi emphatic and convin-
cling. II leaves no doubt as TO how the
Pacific coast people stand on expan-
sion
The New York democrats ignored The
hChicago platform and put their express
sion for silverisrn to suit themselves by
declaring in favor of both gold and sill.
yer as the standard money of TIL coun-
try, the money OF the constitution and
our fathers, each to be maintained a a
parity With the other in purchasing and
debt paying powers etc. They are
willing to support Bryan on any old
platform the Kansas City convention
may adopt.
The pessimists should get togethe,
and nominate Pettigrew, of the senate,
and Lentz, Of the house, as a presiden-
itial ticket.
New England is protesting against
southern competition in the milling in
dustry,' said Mr.. Edgar Young, of Bos-
ton, while in Washington recently. 1T
is asserted that the north can not meet
the low-paid labor Of the south. II is
also asserted that many of the mills are
losing money. Perhaps that Is SO. In q
recent New England publication, how.
ever, read that many Of our mills, were
paying dividends as high as IS per cent
The publication may have been in err
ror. I know nothing about that.
do know, however, that the mills are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07

Religion Is a good tning in its place
an excellent thing, ard can be used
10 good advantage in every Office Of
iifs," says the 81 Joseph Register. but
il IS rot a good thing to get religion
mixed With medicine and surgery. The
ilaWs Of nature rebel a this Improbable
effort. and many mounds in the cenle-
teries are erected in testimony of this
hard fact
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07

q
1t will be seen at a glance that the
bank deposits of Iowa have almost
doubled Within five years. lit will be
seen also that the greatest gains in de-
posts have been made by the state and
people who have been saving money in
Iowa during the last FIVE Years are the
middle classes and not those who are
connected an any way. nearly or re-
motey. With combinations or trusts.
AS further evidence in point another
table is given. 1t shows the number of
persons who had bank accounts in the
state during the Years named:
Depositors.
Banks. 1894 1899. In.
National ...5.. -. ..$s,177 6O.6SS 21.5ll
state. d. ..2S.lO4 5;s.2OS % l04
Loan and TRUSTEE. 22,464 $3.50 4l02
Savings. !. ..35,027 6l,639 a66ls
Totals. ). :. .104,77I2 lS2.1O 81. 329
One of the most alarming praises of
the present outlook in Iowa is chat the
prosperity which is testing the vault
capacity of the. banks seems likely To
be continued indefinitely. Furthermore,
the Iowa farmer. unlike his Kansas
friend, is rot apparently becoming
restless because the good times insist
upon returning Year after year. He is
not organizing movements To disturb
the monotony He does not appreciate
the periis os his growing atfluence. He
does not realize how dire is this, danger
of smothering riches. Verify William
Jennings BNyan should go over into
II Il, j.. i.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07

Reports show that over fifteen hun
dred lives have been saved thru the use
of One Minute Cough Cure. Most OF
these were cases Of grippe. Group. asth-
ma, whooping cough, bronchitis and
pneumonia. Its early use prevents con-
sumption. All druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07

Imagine healthy looking broad
shpuldered Iowa six-footer. with plenty
Of brown hair. brown eyes. and a
brown inustache. and you have first
glimpse idea of Doliver. Then give
him the ability to tell a good story, en-
dow him with magnetic hand shake,
a kindly smile. and a deep, manly voice
and you know him q little better
One OF his characteristics is tho abil-
ity 10 make every man he meets feel
at home and comfortable. Delivers
friends say that this is not an acquired
trick picked up as part OF the necessary
equipment of q successful! public man,
but simply the natural result of his
kindly and fair disposition. But this
kindly nature, which makes 1t easy for
him to make friends. does not prevent
him from being a dangerous man In a
| fight. Either In a set speech or in a
running debate his Iowa friends de.
clare that Dolliver is a match for .any
of en- He throws himself into a
fight with all the strength of his big
nature. and the angle at which his
lower jaw joins the rest OF his face de-
clares to all the world that Dolliver
knows how to hang on.
o
The farmers who left their corn
husking ten years ago to gather at
Delivers tent at the cross roads are
NATURALLY proud Of the fact that the
eloquence which moved them has since
proved equally as effective at Wash.
ington and in New York When Do,li.
Yer, then a new man In congress- cleo.
trifled the house with his speech on thu
4 Mckinley bill. then under discussion
the farmers around Fort Dodge shook
their long whiskers and said, II told
you So" When he spoke In 1890 from
the stage of the Metropolitan opera
house in New York and set the east
wondering what manner OF man had
come out Of Iowa the same old farmers
We're not at all surprised. It was pleas.
ant to have their Judgment confirmed
in this way, but that was all. But Dol.
1 liver Is more than an orator and a
shrewd politician. He loves his book,
and likes nothing better than to spend
an evening in his library with his wife
4 His tastes are domestic. Heis mem.
Der Of the Methodist Episcopal church
! and 1t is said that he caught the idea
OF his original methods OF campaigning
from the camp meetings which lie at.
4 tended in his early days.
& y z -,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-16
WHO KNOWS J.. N BRIDE?
HE LEFT BUNDLES IN RAILROAD
OFFICE AND DISAP-
PEARED
LOOKS LIKE A CLERGYMAN
Has Registered Twice at Astoria
Hotel, but Never Gave His For
mer ResiG Gence-HiE Pc
cuIIar Actions.
Who is ]. M. McBride2

N'N 80
To whom does the unclaimed baggage
at the Minneapolis & st. Louis local
ticket office, which bears his name, be-
long, and why does the owner not claim
it?
What is the real address of ]. NJ. Nc
Bride, who registered twice at the AS
toria hotel since July l, without register
ing the name of the place from whence
he came?
City Passenger Agent F. B. Ruther-
ford, of the Minneapolis & st. Louis rail-
road, whose Office is at Sixth and Rob-
ert streets, in the Ryan hotel, has a
mystery on his hands which, from ap-
pearances, will require the services of the
police for solution.
About noon hour one week ago Satur-
day a clerical-appearng man entered
the ticket office and made recognition Of
a woman who was seated there appar-
emily waiting for some one. The man
carried in his hands a nearly new dress
suit case and another package done up
in light brown wrapping paper.
LOOK after these packages for mo-
ment, will you?' he said to the woman
as he turned and bolted out of the door.
The woman stammered something
about waiting for car, and within a few
minutes left the Office without saying
anything to anybody about the pack
ages. Since that time no person has
called for the packages, no inquiry has
been made concerning them, and the
officials in the railway Office have the
best of reasons to believe there is some
mystery concerning them.
In order, if possible, to learn some
thing of the owner of the packages Mr.
Rutherford yesterday caused an investi-
cation to be made which led TO some
facts of a character to arouse suspicion
that all was not right as far as the own
er Of the packages is concerned. The
package in brown wrapping paper was
opened and found to contain an ordinary
pasteboard hat box such as is used in
the fashionable set for the preservation
of an opera hat. Among other things
the box contained late style opera hat,
twelve feet of quarter-inch Manila rope
q pair Of clean white stockings and a
handkerchief, also clean, with the eX-
ception of a few small but unmistakable
blood spots upon it. damned into the
box in the most untidy and careless man
uer was long black serge coat, unmis-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-16
J. NJ. MCBRIDE,
Astoria Hotel,
Room SO. July 7th.


The box label showed that the box had
come from the we'll known retail cloth
ing house of Lennon & Gibbons, OF this
city, but the long black coat bore the
trademark of the Famous" Shoe and
Clothing company, of st. Louis. MO-
Inquiry at the Astoria hotel, on Wa
basha street, revealed that j. M Nc
Bride was known there as a guest, he
occasions since the first Of the month.
Several things of a peculiar nature were
noticed about the guest. Most peculiar
Of these was the fact that the man never
wrote the name Of any city or town after
his name on the register, indicating from
whence he came. He always had bag
gage, and on one Occasion had large
Odd-looking trunk which he had taken
away from the hotel by a strange ex-
pressman. He said little or nothing to
anybody about the hotel as to hts bust
ness, his home or his destination. He
appeared to be uneasy In mind, and fire.
quently acted In such a peculiar manner
that the employees of the house thought
him mentally unbalanced. He was last
seen about the hotel on the morning of
July Z, the day on which the two pack
ages were left a the railway ticket Of
flee The clerk at the hotel said the man
had decidedly ministerial appearance,
but that some Of his conduct was decid-
edly of the opposite character.
Further investigation revealed that the
owner Of the baggage either lived or had
relatives at or near Desoto, Mo- a town
on the Iron Mountain railroad, forty
miles south Of st. Louis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-16
WAS DETERMINED TO DIE
FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
OF KANSAS KILLS HIMSELF
AT HIS HOME
SHOT HIMSELF SECOND TIME
After Struggle with Member
of His Family Who Tried
to Restrain
Him,

EMPOKIA, Kan, July &c. V Eek-
ridge. editor of the Emporia Republican
and former lieutenant governor Of Kan
sas' died at his home in this city today.
from the effects Of self-innIcted wound
Before he oied Mr.. Eskridge, who haa
been I'll for several months, said he knew
he could not live and that he was tired
of life.
At S:3o this morning Mr.. Eskridge'a
son, who slept In an adjoining room. waz
awakened by pistol shot Running TO
his fathers room he found the latter
groaning from wound in the upper part
of the body and still grasping the pistol
with which he had shot himself. Youne
Eskridgc aroused the family and weGt
for physician. Mrs. Elizabeth Dickson
of Kansas City, a sister-in-law Of the
sick man, was the first to reach the room
after the son had left. As she entered
Eskridge. weak from his illness and from
loss of blood from the pistol wound,
raised himself on his elbow and again
pointed his weapon toward himself. A
brief struggle between the two ensued.
Mrs Dickson trying to secure the re-
volver Before he could be oyerpowered.
bShIluBe sent second bullet Into his
body, and fell backward in a fit Two
hours later he died, despite the efforts
of physicians.
Eskridge remained conscious to the last
and talked with his family as they stood
about his bed. He had been i'll with
cancer Of the liver for several months.
He knew he said. recovery was impOs-
sible, and he did not care to suffer Longer.
Charles V. Eskridge was born In Vir--
ginia in 1913 and came to Kansas In ls55.
He had been identified with Kansas
politics since before the Civil war He
was representative In the legislatul .
from 1853 to 1862, and state senator IN
1864
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-16
lFlVE CENT0.
NEWS IS NEWS.

Did you read the Sunday Globe?
Wasn't It all right? Wasn't it full of
good things? When you read a news
paper like that do you wonder that the
number of its readers is increasing
every week? OF course not. Neither will
1t be any surprise to you to know that
the G o e is printing more papers
daily than it has any time in its history.
1t is printing more good news than It
ever did. 1t is the only Twin City news
paper that gives national Democratic po-
litical news the space it is entitled to.
Try it a week and prove it, You may
not like its views, but news is news
wherever you find it, and that's what
you want.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-16
FROM BULLET WOUND
DAUGHTER OF HAVEMEYER, THE
SUGAR KING, DEAD.

NEW YORK, July 15-Mrs. Natalie
Mayer, wife of Mr. john Mayer. and eld-
est daughter of the late Theodore Have
meyer, died in the Mayer mansion on
Mountain Side farm, near Mahwah, N.
j., late Saturday evening. To-Day Com
mander Winslow. L. s. n, who, is mar
rted TO a sister of Mrs. Mayer, gave out
the following statement:
Mrs. Mayer died from the effect OF a
pistol shot accidentally fired. The wound
was not at first believed to be fatal.
There will be d coroner's inquest in nc
cordance with the law"
Commander Winslows statement does
not even tell who held the weapon.
DR.. Albert Zabriskie, the first physician
to be called after Mrs Mayer was hurt,
said:
~ understand that Commander Win
slow said, TO one of the members of the
family that lie would have somebody oe-
fore the coroner who would testify that
Mrs. Mayer said she accidentally shot
herself
DIR. Zabrisxie arrived at the house at 5
o'clock Friday afternoon. Commander
Winslow met the doctor at the door ard
led him up stairs to Mrs. Mayors bed
room. where the wounded woman, con-
scious and suffering great pain, was lying
upon her back upon the floor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-16
FRISCO CHINESE ACT.
They Appeal to VicerOys to Protect
the Foreigners.

the Foreigners.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.-The mem
bers of the Chinese empire reform as
sociation of this city are very much
perturbed over the serious condition of
affairs In the Orient and they are exert
ing every possible endeavor to prevent
the persecution of foreigners residing in
emma Cablegrama are being sent daily
to the viceroys Of the different provinces
praying them to use all their influence to
prevent further slaughter of innocent
persons of other nations who have not.
mad an opportunity to leave the country
Tor some place of safety.
Following are some of the messages
sent to China by the association:
San Francisco, July 15-Il Hung
Chang, Canton: Reports received here
that Boxers are massacleing foreigners
This is in violation of treaty rights. We
pray your eXcellency 10 instruct all vice.
roys to protect all foreigners, even as we
are protected by them here. We beg
OF you to suppress these barbarous out
RACES that peace and resumption of com
merce may follow.
Chinese Empire Reform Association.
"Chuy Sing: Use all your influence to
save foreigners in the north Send
money, ships, anything in reason and we
will pay our share
A message tc Sir gapore asking for in
formation regarding the reported wound
ing of Kang Yu Wei is quite pathetic in
tone. 1t reads: ''Koo Sock Wan, Singa-
pore: Spare no expense In forwarding
us all details regarding the condition Of
our beloved leader, Kang Yu Wei. For
your love Of liberty we ask you protect
our wisest philosopher since Confucius" :"