Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-18

in 1893. when the election was held in
the full flush Of the great naval victory
over the spaniards in Manila bay. The
plurality on congressman ls even
greater. standing at 1852, or 2,65s
larger than the straight republican
plurality on congressman in 1896. This
state of affairs is likely to make the
democrats turn their attention to the
east this year and let the west go.
The heavy rains at the close of tn.
week have improved the crop situa,
ton in the northwest
What was copious and gentle rain
in central Iowa Saturday night proved
to be a flood in Nebraska, with fierce
wind, which damaged crops, etc. Barns,
iwindmills and outhouses We're blown.
down and sprouting grain was hurled
from the field.
tied the United States pavilion at the.
Paris exposition and was received by.
the American officials and national
commissioners. Being told that a mill
lion of his subjects We're in the United
States. the king replied: II know that,
but YOU have too many of them. He
inspected the building and, noticing the
American flag, said: We all respect
that"
FARM ITEMS.
~. S. Trigg in Rockford Register.l
There are still lots of people who
think it is all right to mix some tim-
othy in their lawn grass seed. when
timothy is really one of the biggest
nuisances in a lawn it is possible to get,
only red clover is worse.
The oleo men have had to tell how
oleo is made. 1T proves to be a nice
conglomeration of lard. suet. drugs and
chemicals. of more dubious parentage
than boarding house hash, restaurant
mince pie or Teuton sausage.
South Dakota is making very rapid
strides in the dairy business and is
fast coming to the front as one of the
best dairy states. There are now in OPP
Grafton in the state. 179 creameries do
ing business of 81, 100000 a year.
A very pretty and desirable house
plant for winter blooming can be OBJ
tanned by planting some sweet peas In
pot in early September They can be
trained on lattice. and will furnish a
PROPULSION of bloom in mid-winter. Try
lit.
This old mother had $4,000 left her
when her husband died. She had four
sons and they got every dollar Of this
sum away from her on one pretext or
another. Last week she was taken to
the county poor house by the public
authorities. Draw your own moral
Now here is a sweet. mean trick If
ever there was one. a man in an east
ern town keeps a lot of bees and has
discovered that if the bees can get glu-
5cose to eat they will not bother forage
lforsthe sweets of the flowers, but viii
work most ndustriously filing the
lreadr made comb furnished them, with
glucose honey.
| 1t is said that Elgin butter. once the
standard Of all that was finest and besi
lin butter product. has utterly faller
lfrom grace and that nearly all the but
ltersthere made is bogus to a great de-
gree. The milk produced in that SEQ
ton all goes TO the condensing factories
while the ereameries. so-called,are de.
voted to making process. or renovated
butter. The best buttSr now come
I.from the creameries Of the west. &
The good living which most Ameri.
cans enjoy will not improve then
physicaily On the contrary II may BIZ
4 said that the liberal bill of fare pro-
vided for them Will have a deteriorat.
ling effect. The average American Il!
too much rich food and is either bill.
ious, dyspeptic or nervous. and a vic
tim Of the patent medicine habit Ii
A ireland and Scotlandsa fine race of mel
Ehaye been bred and raised on breat
and praties. oatmeal and bonnie ella b
4 ber with cake. pie and meats as un
attainable luxuries- What sort of PEG
pie can you raise on ration OF mea
and hot biscuits three times day
with unlimited cake and pie, save
race of bilious. surfeited, physical i'm
A loecileso Reform Your biliof fare: frui
4 and brown bread; get rid of the fryin
4 pan and the baking powder can an
. sleep with the bedroom window wild
i open.
Life and Death Fight.
Mr. W. A. Hines Of Manchester. Iowa
i writing OF his almost miraculous escap
i from death, says: Exposure afte
measles induced serious lung trouble
4 which ended In consumption. ha
frequent hemorrhages and coughe
night and day. All my doctors said
! must soon die. Then | began TO us
DR.. Kings New Discovery which who'll
cured me. Hundreds have used 1t .
my advice and all say II never fails /
cure throat. chest and lung troubles.
Regular size, so cents and 81. Trial DO,
!, ties free at Geo. p. Powers drug store.
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