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QUEER USES, ,EoR CANNON BALLS.
Condemned as War Weapons, But All
Right in Stone Quarries.

QUEER USES eEoR CANNON BALLS.
Condemned as War weapons, But All
Right in Stone Quarries.
"Cannon balls for blastingw
This sign hung in a conspicuous
place before the door of a store in
Atlantic avenue led reporter inside
and started bit of questioning upon
the subject, says the Boston Globe.
The proprietor said: Last fall when
the United States Government sold
all Of the old cannon balls and solid
shot which for so many years were
piled in pyramids along the main
street Of the navy yard at Charlestown
we purchased lot Of then, with little
thought of converting them into any
thing, besides pig iron. But q few
weeks after we had stored them here
overheard quarry owner complain
ing Of the slowness and uncertainty
of the old system of steel lwedgingused
in getting out huge blocks Of granite,
and afteria bit of thought suggested
the use, of cannon balls "a the place of
the steel wedges. We sent about twen-
ty Of; various sizes and weights out
to his quarry, and after fthe first trial
he hurried team In here with note
that read: v Z a.. ,..> ..s..,&. =. -.
"'Tried the cannon balls; they are
it. Send fifty more; have thrown the
steel wedges away "c' ~
| "The experience Of this man led US
to send the cannon balls and solid shot
to other quarry: operators, and within
the last month the orders have been
coming in so thickly we can scarcely
fill them from the stock on hand. ~.
1.-The method used In getting out
great cubes or monoliths from the
granite and marble quarries has been
ito drive steel wedges along the line Of
the lower portion of, the split made
by ~ blast until the great chunk Of
stone topples over on it's face.
"It requredSa deal Of time and a
number of men with big iron sledges'
and steel wedges to separate these
cubes from the quarry wall from
which they had been started by; the,
blast. $,. 's5GSl !. q,
.'.Tbe method nov apursued WITH
cannon balls is to start e.
stone "a way by q sligl =
between the
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Lonp.stemmed Roses on Hats.

Some novelty hats are being trimmed
with two immense roses and nothing
else. These. roses have stalks about
twenty inches long. The flowers are
placed I'm the! front of the hat, either
on one, side or-in the centre, and then
the long stalks are arranged round
the crowu Ike ribbons. The effect is
nerta IN frs steru charming :.tsHlE
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for the Blood and Nerves

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In the ed
of the
Persia to a queer me-
he wished His Majes
little clock" said hd
every hour" ITO L
pose" said the witty
walked away.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
GOOD ROADS AND coSv1cTs.

II
The National Good Roads convention,
which begins its sessions in Chicago this
morning should inaugurate campaign
for the employment of convict labor on
the universally uboninabie roads Of the
country. That is the easiest chea pest,
and best way 10 accomplish the purposes
of the convention. Conyicts should not
be permitted to compete with free labor
in the markets, nor should the state
support them in idleneas TO its great
financial loss and their intellectual,
physical, and moral injury. II they were
set TO work in chain gangs on the coun-
try roads the roads could be made as
good as tiose Of England and France
at very small cost: the unfair ard evil
competition of convict employing con-
tractors would disappear. to the advan-
tage of all honest men, and the conyicts
would be benefited by the outdoor life
and the physical activity that most of
them conspieuousiy need. II, as many
people believe, all criminals are insane.
1t is, because their bodies a e veil az their
minds, arc unsound A few years of
hard labor out Of doors in the country
would do more toward restoring them To
sanity and thus removing the burden
of their misfortune from the commune
h y than could be accomplished in any
sotI1er way q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
M1,al1z5
PROSPERITY At ALL TURNS.
New York Tribune. /

The people of this town have been too
busy since election to stop and think
how prosperous they are. 1t ia the
stranger within the gates that is Inn
pressed with the life. activity and bust
ness pressure of the metropolis The
first feature of the citySs prosperity that
greets tbs stranger when he arrives here
is the citficulty of obtaining Il room at
any large hotel, The hotels are crowded
ard the rooms reserved for weeks ahead
have exhausted almost all the available
space. The restaurants and cafes are
crowded at all hours with healthy,
happy, contanted looking lot of.peupie.
The portei's entrance at the hutela
shows tow eti3g ma sses Of bundles bags,
packages. and boxes of all kinds II pref
5ty good indication that the stores are
doing a rushing business
When the stranger does secure a room
he begins 10 cast around for amusement
If he goes to buy tickets for any iiaater
where even a mediocre play ia being
produced he is astonished to find thai
all the good seats are gone. and in some
instances all seats sold. IL he finally
does find a seat and goes to the theater,
he can not but be impressed by the way
the hous. is filed and the general air of
proSperity that broods over everything,
II he starts out after the theater to get
something to eat he IL bound to find the
same conditions prevalent. In the large
restaurants and cafes he Will find many
seata reserved and the walters rushed.
He will have trouble In getting his order
in. When he gets home at night he Will
be wildly impressed with the idea that
things are In nreffy 1nfl(1 shame In ff,is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
Filipinos IN Iowa schools.

Cedar Falls. Nov. 2l.some weeks
ago President II. H. Seerley, Of the
State Normal School, received com
amunieation from Fred w. Atkinson,
superintendent OF public iristructionfor
the Philippine Islands, asking that
some OF the native teachers be sent to
the normal for a course Of study TO en-
able them TO become acquainted with
American Ways and customs. The mat
ter was referred to the board pf direct
org and at the meeting held In connec-
ton with the laying of the corner stone
IL was decided to allow q limited num-
Der Of Fiiipinos to enter the school for
Instruction. Those who have acted as
soldiers for Uncle Sam will be admit
ted free OF charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

To accommodate those who are par
tial to the use Of atomizers in applying
liquids into the nasa; passages for ca
talrhal troubles the proprietors prepare
Cream Balm in liquid form. which will
Price, including the spraying tube, is
75 cents. Druggists or by mail. The
liquid form embodies the medicinal
properties OF the solid preparat ton.
Cream Balm is quickly absorbed by the
membrane and does not dry up the Sc
cretions, but changes them to natural
and healthy character. Ely Bros, sc
Warren street, New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
Gov. Roosevelt onilce Trust.

y
Albany, n. Y, Nov. Ex-Governor
Roosevelt has prepared the following
memorandum of the charges against
Mayor Van Wyck, of New York city, in
the ice trust matter:
There ere three wholly distinct sldes
TO the ice trust matter.
In the first place there is the general
question whether the American Ice
COMPANY, dealing az it does in neces-
"a 81 NE 70 the poor people of New
! ofk' "a .i.. INTO @hich Y was proper
siai' q uoiic siiritea mar 10 enter. y hls
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trust is in v,ola,ion of ,ba an,i.sr,,st
law. This Of cn,,rsa "a a,In. 4, ~
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22

next morning to do any shopping. he
viii find the rule holding good The
shops stores and places Of business are
filled with an eager, jostling throng.
The clerks are exceptionally busy and
the patrons In many instances have to
await their turn. Everywhere he goes
he sees signs OF sthis intense activity
and commercial prosperity.
The man who is only q casual visitor
to New York gets this idea. He is not
likely to penetrate to the drug district,
the jewelry district. the coffee district.
the manufacturing districts and other
centers oftrade, but here, as in the ho-
tells. cafes, st ores and theaters, business
sis being carried on at high pressure.
Hundreds and thousands OF firms and
individuals delayed entering into con-
itracte or delivering orders before the re-
suit of the election was known. AS soon
as McKinley's election was assured and
1T became known that the money ques-
ton ard the tariff question and the
question of business stability were set
tied for another four years. everything
started off at once. The various lines of
business were fairly swamped by the
impetus given to business. From every
avenue of trade and every channel of
business comes the same report OF good
times, lots of work and plenty Of mon
ey.
The railroads have been exceptionally
benefited under this condition. Great
traffic orders, delayed until the election
of Mckinley Was assured, have been
executed, and every available Car has
been drawn into service. Manufacturers
along the lines. who hesitated While
awaiting the resIltof the election, start
ed up AZ once when the election was
ever, and the goods made have come out
for shipment. The knowledge that the
great trade of the Orient was opening
UP caused many manufacturers, To go
ahead and make goods that otherwise
would not he made for fear of overpro-
duc;ion. The inanufactuferask know they
ere now going into the markets of the
Warid and With ahs,5lute confidence IN
tits ability oftlielr wnrkinen, the nisrit
of their goods ard their progress ve,less
they are manufacturing for The world, 5
markets. The recent advance OF prices
In Wall street also reflects business
slceesss. This Will put lots Of money into
circulation, and has already been felt.
This causes people To travel, and thus
the railroads gain.
The hotel rnan with the knowledge
that the people are here and With money
~ spend. are making extra exertions
The horse show Is this week, and cllrys-
Esiithemutns and The horse show seen, L,
be nss-pars BILE The decorations In Soma
nf the hotels are fine and in some cases
the display Of clsrysanthem,nns Is well
worth seeing. With the railroads hand
ling as much traffic as they can accom-.
nifiadte, With the hotsls crowded to the
doors. With the shopsi stores theaters
and every lire of business and a,nuse-
I rreit taxed totheir utmns, capacity. Il
would appear that these closing days Of
the nineteenth century Will record the
! shishesT notch Of material prosperit,
ever tljoNad blythe greater citN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
I; oe. 10 ned win boots ON.

Omaha, Neb.. Nov. q. Judge Dick
inson granted decree of divorce to
Marie schramm from Valentine
schramm on the ground Of cruelty. The
chief grounds upon which the action
was based was that the, injured wife's
father-in-l law insisted upon going to bed
with his muddy boots on.
Your honor, declared the woman,
who up to that moment had been Mrs.
Schramm. i did not feel like buying a
pick and shoveigto clean the bed after-
ward and 4 told Mr.. s,cliramm 20, but II
did no good. for he said his IA Their had
~ perfect right to- 20 to bed With his
boots on. 4. 81 rs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
THE SHIPPING BILL.

r 4 !
One of the measures before congress
that will receive attention when that
body meets is the shipping subsidy bill.
In noticing that there has been great
ing this measure, Senator Cullom
thinks that IL it is placed in proper
shape it Will be a good thing, and that
an agreement will no doubt be made
whereby this bill in some form will
pass. The design of the measure is to
develop American commerce in Anerl-
can bottoms by paying a percentage out
Of the national treasury to such ship
owners. When it is known that between
SITS, 100000 and s20O.o00.0O0 is paid out
by our nation to foreign ship-owners3
yearly and that these foreign ships car
ry. 80 per cent of our exports and i'm
ports, there is reason for the sentiment
that some sort of stimulus should be
provided to expand our own shipping
The bill now upon the senate and house
calendars is SO drawn as to give Ameri-5
can ships an equal chance in compete
ton with the cheaper built, subsidized
and bountied shipping Of other nations
in our foreign trade The act is to re-
main in force for ten years, as at pres
ent drawn. Payments are not to ex-
coed S9,000,o00 per year Should the
amount due vessels exceed nine mill-
ions, then the sum to be paid to each
vessel shall be pro rated so as to keep
the amount within the appropriation.
Eugene T. Chamberlain, commissioner
of navigation shows in a recent report
that the problem of ocean transporta-
ton at this time is essentially one Of
transportation by steel screw steam
ships. The purposes to which wooden
fore and aft vessels and steel square
rugged vessels are adapted are impor-
tant but restricted. The Suez canal re-
duced opportunities for sail vessels, and
q the Nicaragua canal will further reduce
them.
He also states that
In the last ten years Great Britain
has built 4>ess steel steamships of 9,7ss,-
3 600 tons. while the United States has
built 4S5 steel steam vessels of 74S,oOO
tons. Of which 1ss Of 100000 tons We're
built on the great lakes The entire
\ constructor of tho iied States for
the decades rot ~ .npre than half
OF Great Britain's output Of 1,34o, 900
tons during 1899. This country has
built for the foreign trade since 1890
only twenty-fo,,r steel steamships o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
WILL TEST TEE Law.
sale or Cigaretts suspended IN Iowa
pending Court Detiston.

sale OF ClgArettsS Susponded IN Iowa
Pendlng Court DeViston..
Deg Moinee, Nov. 22.-The American
Tobacco Company, thru .ts Iowa repre-
sentative In this city, Charles II. Roll
lins. yesterday requested every retail
dealer In the state to discontinue imme-
diately the sale OF all cigarettes Of its
manufacture.
The order Is a result OF decision OF
the federal supreme court. rendered
Monday afternoon, in the case of Will
liam B. Austin We. the state of Tennes-s
pee, involving the validity of the law
In that state regulating the sale of Gig.
sarettes. AS the Iowa law is similar the
company says there must be q discon-
tinuarce Of the sale OF its cigarette in
this state until 1t is learned whether the
decision covers the situation here.
Inquiry at the various drug and to-
.bacco stores last evening revealed the
fact that all those handling the Arneri-
can Tobacco Gompany's cigarettes,
Sweet Caporals,s' had received orders
the American Tobacco Company is sup
posed to have been protecting the deal
erg in DEG Moines. 1t is known that
few years ago after the anti-cigarette.
law went into effect. this corporation
Gent cigarettes to retail dealers in bulk.
That is, instead of selling in lots Of 800,
as had previously been the case, cigar
cites were sold in lots of ten, or by the
box, to the retailer. II he ordered
thousand cigarettes, they would come
in sacks or baskets, but ten being fas-
tened together. 1t was said this was
! the original package, and the right TO
buy and sell cigarettes under the proyis-
ions Of the Interstate commerce laws
was claimed
In the case decided by the supreme,
court the Tennessee law Was attacked
az an lfringementso on the right of con-
sgresA TO regulate interstate comirnerce.
HE case grew out ofSthe importation of
cigarettes into Tennessee from North:
ISCaroii1la. They were taken into the
package, about two by four inches. and
these pac kages were loosely thrown into
baskets which We're uncovered. Justice
Brown. in passing upon the case. said
that the packages We're undoubtedly
| made up with a view of violating the
|slaw. On this point the decision of the
state court to the effect that the pack
ages We're not original was fully confirm
ed The Tennessee court held that Gig
isarettes were not an article of commerce
With this view Justice Brown took is
| sue
There wana dissenting opinion by
Justice shiras, IN which the chief justice
and justices Peckhan and Brewer
ai0tneAj
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22

think congress has warrant In further
denying statehood to Oklahoma, which
now has a population Of nearly 100000.
in strong contrast to Nevada's 10000.
IF any Iowa town has been stuffing
its census 1T will regret it some day. BY
one who knows remarks the exper-
fenced Sioux City Journal.
The Carroll Herald expresses a gen
eral opinion in the statement that
Iowa people will be pleased with Sec
rotary Wilson'S retention in the place
he has filled with SO much usefulness
and distinction"
The Davenport Republican notices
that the gold democrats who stuck te
their principles are doing very little
complaining these days"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

"OttumWa shows a gain Of only SO
loosa walks off with Al per cent Just
keep your eye on Oskaloosa, advises
the Oskaloosa Herald.
Speaking of the hood1um element in
the state university at Iowa City and
the trouble they recently made, the
Denison Review says: I'VE hope that
those who participated in the riot will
II apprehended not only be expelled
from the university but punishedsto the
full extent of the law. Such a lesson
would be a helpful one not only 10 the
university Of Iowa but to the students
of other colleges and universities thru
out the land. We believe Iowa's uni
versityis one of the very best and most
orderly schools in the United States and
for this very reason a small percentage
Of hoodlums should not be allowed to
cast it into disgrace among those peo-
pie who are constantly looking for OPP
portunities to criticise.'
Referring to the recent bank defalca-
tions the Council Bluffs Nonpareil is
impressed with the thought that these
events call renewed attention to the
loose methods often pursued BY the
managers of institutions credited with
being most careful and conservative in
their conduct of business, and e!npha-
size the necessity of bank examiners
performing their duties in other than a
mere formal and perfunctory manner"
The yinton Eagle would like to pub
fish a column or two of ante-election
democratic rubbish just to show. how
comic 1t sounds in the face of demon
strated facts. It thinks the second
bat tile" ought to have alarge sale as q
humorous production.
The Des Moines Leader does moi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
WOULD BE PLAIN THlEvERY.

The action of Sioux county officials. in
refusing to give up their offices because
Of the technicality in the Titus amend
ment. reprehensible as 1t may seem,
will at least serve n useful purpose as
q test case The contest thus precipi-
tated will bring the whole question be-
fore the courts and it is hoped that the
litigation will be short and judicial de-
crees speedily Forthcoming.
However useful as it may be the ac-
deliberate attempt to take that which
does not belong to them. At one time
they We're chosen by the people to per-
form certain public duties. They served
their terms and the people have elected
others to continue their duties. Al pub
lie business belongs to the people and
the people are rightly entitled to tile
privilege of selecting their public otli-
GERS. Having done so in this case a
fact of which there is no question, 1T is
dishonorable. dishonest and a low-down
trick for any man totake advantage of
atechnicality to hold on to an office to
which he has no moral right II is Moth
ing more nor less than tnievery. The
public could think no less of a man who.
would steal the family COW the first time
he saw the barn door left unlocked.
Men who are reluctant to give up the.
tempted to take advantage of the tech
meal error in the new amendment
should remember that the eyes of ttla
public are upon them. To yield to the
temptation. they know, would kill them
politically, but some reason with them
selves that they have had about all they
will get out of the party and one year
in office sure is worth many in pros
pect, but let these men remember thar
to steal that office for one year bral.ast
them as a thief and coward. The
brand will follow them into any busi-
ness they may take UP afterwart, be it
a profession, the selling of groceries or
hardware The people Of that county
Will remember the kind Of trick they
played and will forever dtstrust them.
1t will be the duty of the press to point
out to the people the men who stole one
years office and the salary thereto per-
training; in fact, the transgression Of
the plain moral law in 50 public nlaii-
ner will forever harass the man wht,
committed it. Whether the error in the
Titus amendment will legalize such
theft or not. the question now being not
at all certain, the plain duty Of every
such official is TO resign and resign
gracefully Where appointments are
necessary the duty of appointing bodies
is equally as plain 10 appoint The lnert
duly elected at the polls. No one lnss-
tons but what mistake was made IN
the wording of the amendment. The In
tent of the Law is plain from Its con-
text and where there is no question as
to the intent of the people every pubic
official is derelict in duty who neglects
to carry out the expressed will OF the
people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
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