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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
REDUCES STAMP TAXES.

For many months now we have been
told each month OF a large surplus in
the United States treasury and it has
become evident that the time has ar
rived to reduce the onerous stamp taxes
levied in time of war. The treasury bull
letin for March 81 shows a surplus of
over $16,0O00O0 for the month which
makes total surplus for the fiscal year
so far of over So, 100000 and promises a
surplus of over 800, 00o, 900 for the whole
year. In many ways the present stamp
taxes are jistifiable only as emergency
measures and should be repealed as
soon as the emergency need for them
ceases. "A greater part of them can now
be abolished and should be so soon. IT
might be Well to reduce them gradually
and in doing so attention should be paid
to the interests of the public rather
than any special interest. Those taxes
which bear directly on the public, on
common necessities or business trans
actions should be repealed while taxes
on luXures can Well remain for some
time 10 come. The business men and cit
zens should take the time TO write their
congressman urging the reduction Of
these special war taxes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
I TOPICS OF THE TIMES !


Gen. Wheeler declares that he desires
no further political honors. Will he
also change his mind?
There is no native of the state of Me-
hraska among its Representatives in
either branch of congress, fnotwi.h-
ssanaing the fact that Nebraska be-
came a state thirty-thl,ee years ago
and was the twenty fourth admitted 70
the union.
Queen Victoria has done what sue
seessiye parliaments have failed to do
captured the heart Of Ireland.
w +. Curtis, the Washington cor
l'espondent says: 'Adlniral Dewey
has said as many mean things abou,
the democrats as Horace G reeley evel
did. stii! if sthey could forgive one they
gugilt 10 be able u forgive the other
When DeWey,s politics was matter OF
discussion after the battle of Manila
! Edison Brace, who was his private sec.
lretary while he WAS at the head of 3
bureau Of the navy department, wrote
a letter to one of the local papers which
Mr.. Hanna would do we'll to hunt w
and cut7out, because it tells what 4Ad.
nsirai Dewey thoughtof the democratic
party before he was candidate. fol
president.
Gen.Otis willretire from command ii
isthe Philippines about May L. with
broken health and with the conscious
| ness ofduty well done. 1t is 10 BIZ
| hoped that Gen. Macarthur, who is IL
succeed him. may quell the guerilla
warfare that has succeeded the active
stage Of resistance.
The Chicago Tribune presents 8
! deadly parallel' in the Dewey case
In 1926, before the day of party nomi.
nations, Adolphus Frederick Hubbard
who had been elected lieutenant gov.
ernor of Illinois in 1922. asked the
people to elect him governor. He
stumped the state, making speeches ii
| which he said, as Governor Ford re.
Ilates, Fellow Cstizens--I offer myself
as a candidate before you for the Office
| of governor. do not pretend to be q
man of extraordinary talents, nor do
claim to be equal to julius Caesar Of
NAPOLEON Bonaparte, nor yet to be a.
| great a man as my opponent, Governor
Edwards. Nevertheless think car
govern you pretty we'll. I do not thinl
it will require an extraordinarily smar
man to govern you, for. to tell tn,
truth, fellow citizens, l don't beliey,
you will be hard to govern, no how
Admiral Dewey has reached the sam,
] conclusion as to the Office OF presIden
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09

blood all morbid unhealthy and the old u16s heals
readily blood bad s s s. will
putt i order keep
physicians Who
whatever Adore
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09

land City, whose motto was: N party.
No platform. Just Glcason!" The peo-
pie woke up yesterday to find that they
had new candidate for president. and
when they asked on What ticket he
would run and what principles he would
represent they found it was case of
No pa rty. No platform. Just Dewey.
Jackson when running for president
stood for something. He was the repre-
sentative OF the new democracy break
ing ava from the ding strings of the
Educated classes who We're the found
ers and early admins traitors of the gov
eminent He sthe embodiment of the
pioneer spirit. Grant was as little of a
politician as Dewey. and perhaps as,
READY. so far as opinions on ordinary
questions Went, to accept the principles
tf either party. But al the close of the
civil warihe stood squarely for preserv-s
ing the fruits Of that war, and the party
which had carriedt ON rallied about
him. Perhaps Zachary Taylor was
more nearly the forerunner of Admiral.
De wcy' s purely personal candidacy than
any other president, but In his case it
WAS a party seeking the individual In
|stead of the individual; seeking party.
So there is something new under the
sun and something uncommonly worth.
watching. The curiously inclined have
a chance to speculate TO any extent on
the influences and motives which have
induced the admiral TO change the View
which he go positively held few
months ago. There is plenty Of room.
too, for speculation. and as yet no room
for any thing else. as to the effect of this
explosion on otherspresidential possibili-
ties. Will the delegates to either party
convention begin bidding for the Dewey!
popularity asset? whitley bid against
each other. and. IL so, on what principle
of selection will the admiral decide be-
tween them? II neither come forward,
shall we have Just Dewey party.
against them both, and would the con-
queror of Manila furnish to the anti
ca pc from the dilemma OF the expan-
sionist Mckinley and the free silverite
Bryan? Willis asking many question
Of this kind people can also study their
idollzed admiral. They have known him
as simple and ingenious. and they now
lind him exhibiting thoie qualities 10 a
ldegree not expected in politics. 1t may
be taken for granted that they Will
think no less of him on that account,
but whether or not they will think an
ingenious statesman dealing with the
schemes Of willy politicians as desirable
as an ingenious naval hero delighted
with their appreciation8is another of the
problems open only Depreciation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Rockwell City Advocate. admits
THAT 'it may be that the railroad as
sessnlent in Iowa is too low. but the
state treasurer's pet plan does no seem
70 De reas ona Bile one for a remedy. AT
least the people w.ll be slow4to condemn
I lie NecutiNe council for refusing to
depart from the precedents OF twenty
years, and personal abuse even from.
our good friend Herriott will have lit
tie weight in the Natter
II the citizens don't get together
grsat Will be the lamena ton in two
yeslFs, is the warning of the Iowa City
Republican.
Ire oausnwa Courier is of the opin-
ZION that as long as parents let5theil
psSs 50 hunting alone With no other
iilstruet.cr as 1.-THE use Of a gun than
the Injunction 10 be careful just So
long Will the papers. in the spring and
fall. be fun of accounts of boys brought
home dead and wounded from what
should be delightful and heal,hfIl ex-
eursions safield.''
The Centerville Citizen declares that
'CenterNilla seems 10 have been espe-
ciaiiE unfortunate this year by being
flooded with outside fakiis and smooth
ftergued Individuals who come here TO
seomnete with our home institutions
4 wing in return poor bargains andsIi,
many instances practically worthless
s,aes.'
The co1fax Clipper believes the state
ment Of the MarshalItown Times
that q the iowa legislature
has shown itself 70 be a careful and
conservative body in many respects
I5will be pretty generally endorsed by
all who have been keeping tab on its
proceedings during the recent session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
BUYING EXPRESS PACKAGES.

LChicago Record.]
III got bunch q patent bustles and
hip pads" said a bent, bald-headed
man. I'm 10 cents OUT E3
.Igota gross of nursing bottles but
they're all broken" whined a bachelor.
kicking away his parcel. Its the las,
prize package sale Ill attend"
Then an old lady with gold glasses
came furtive,y GU; of the back door OF
the auction room with her bundle
tightly gripped.
Jus, know its jewelry, and I can't
walt, ] must look -
With feverish fingers she unwrapped
the bundle opened the neat box and
found a dozen toy soldiers with q card.
For little Oscar, from grandpa
Two thousand uncalled for express
packages We're auctioned by Williams
!, Barker & Severn, 1856 Wabash avenue
yesterday. Trunks. bicycles. valises
boxes. barrels and all sorts Of sealed
packages we're eagerly bought up by
The hundreds Of bargain hunters who
scrambled, fought and ..rubbered" for
the likely looking parcels. DIR. Hugh
jArleigh got in the scrimmage and when
he aemerged he found himself the owner
lsofa barrel of glass" costing 1850 and
a di.ty-lookirg package for which HI
mad given 60 cents
On opening his unpromising bargains
the doctor found that the barrel con.
| tanned about 800 worth Of cut glass
and the. 65-cent box was fullof ivnr,
slabs for piano keys. He had no trou.
iblcin getting $50 for this lot. The bar
relfnl OF cut glass made competition
hot for anything in the shape of a bar
rel. One old woman bid s11 for one
and burst into tears when she opened
lit in the alley and found it full Of las
years potatoes covered with mildeN
and white sprouts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
M1lllon. Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern which is
prletors Of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
have given away over lO,000O00 trial
bottles and have the satisfaction OF
knowing il has cured thousands OF
hopeless cases. Asthma, bronchitis, la
grippe and all throat, chest and lung
diseases are surely cured by it. Call on
Geo. P. Powers. druggist. and get a free
trial bottle. Regular size 80 cents and
ST. Every bottle guaranteed. Geo F.
Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
that the disease has spread apidly and

that the disc ase has s pread rapidly and.
is now threatening South Behar.
r OF Bombay city the record is terrible,
no less than 2,701 deaths having occur-f
red during the past week. The number
of those dying from plague is greater
than has ever been known. The death
"a te is over ITO per 600 per annu,n.3
The official returns only give the small
number of GAL deaths From plague.
Smallpox Is still raging, but probably
does not account for more than 800
deaths in the week.
The plague expenditure in Bombay
has been very large. A recent return
shows that up to Dec. 81. 1899. the total
|expend!ture was RS. 4,0sl,2OS (equa.
roughly to about te27o, OOO). the returns
for the whole of India give 1897 deaths
from plague. II would proba bly, not be
far wrong to double this estimate In
the Jullunder district of the Punjab
more villages are being attacked.
The latest weekly plague statement
fol. India, ending Feb. "a, shows a
marked increase in the number of
deaths, and the week closes with 1854
fatal cases. against 22.55s7 in tn e previous,
week. The increase is due to the fur
Their development in Bombay and in the
Bengal presidency In Bombay city the
general mortality again surpassed the
previous maximum. and 2,s3l deaths
were recorded. or this snumber 26s were
attributed to smallpox, but the8ofiicial
figures only return I6s deaths as due to
plague. " The truth were known prob
ably 1000 deaths occurred from plague
alone. This terrible general mortality
Very nearly touches a rate of 1S0sper
LOCO per annum. In Calcutta the OUT
break is developing Very rapidly and
nov, after only five weeks increase, the
pla que mortality is double what it
amounted to during the worst week of
last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
THE JUST DEWEY PARTY.
New York Tribune.

X
ADMIRAL Dewey has added apprecia-
bly, to the interest OF contetnporary pol
itics. The proejctionsof new and un-
classified candidate for the presidency
into the arena is in Itself enough to at
tract vide attention and challenge poll
ticians to take a fresh account of stock.
When the new candidate is man Of
Admiral Dewey's great reputation and
Interesting personality. and when, in
stead of being forced into a receptive
attitude Unpopular enthusiasm or devo-
ton to some public policy, he offers
himself frankly and joyfully on the
simple strength OF his own standing as
a national 9hero.a decided spice Of nov
city is added to the situation.
The country is accustomed to states
men on hunt for the presidency. They
commonly file claims on their real or
supposed training in the science OF gov
eminent, and promote them by the pos
litical machinery at their command as
a result OF long service and experience
In public affairs. The country also has
been accustomed to military heroes.
Some have been Instruments OF parties
wishing to trade on their popularity.
Others, making parties their insfru-
ments, have put themselves forward as
representatives OF an idea. But Admiral
Dewey liz neither the instrument OF q
party nor the exemplarof an idea. In
that respect he differs from all prede-
cessors. His position less resembles
that OF Jackson or Grant than-if thu
comparison with the Incompatible may
be allowed-the last mayor % Long 10.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09

Constant coughing will, IL neglected,
infiame the entire mucous membrane
lining the air passages. Llchty's Cough
Cure is the only medicine to be relied
upon to give quick relief and allay In
Jiammation. II Is soothing In its effect.
Is pleasant and agreeable to take:
children like 1t. Sold by w. H. Evans,
druggist. 113 East Main street, and
Gee. P. Powers. druggist, 2s East Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09

demand for structural material and
mills are crowded with orders to the
end Of the year.
Halifax reports that spring trade
opens earlier than usual and payments
are satisfactory.
At Quebec and Montreal bad roads
affect business with the interior.
At Minneapolis money is firm, With a
fair demand at Az to 5 per cent.
Warmer weather increases buying In
spring lines, and manufacturers are
active. Sorting UP orders in footwear
and dry goods show a substantial in-
crease. Jobbers of clothing and men S
furnishings report large orders for inn
mediate shipment. Hats and caps are
steady and fur manufacturers running
at full capacity. Implement dealers re-
port a Very satisfactory gain for the
quarter, With prices firm, and there is
Improvement in hardware, with BIZ
cycles in brisk demand.
ST. Paul jobbers generally report no
material change.
At ST.. Louis the feature for the week
mas been the Increased movement OF
corn. mostly tothe seaboard for export.
Country reports Indicate farm work
We'll advanced. and farmers holding the
outlook favorable Except in some To-
scalities the weather has retarded buds,
preventing damage To fruit. Joobing
lines ali hold a high percentage of in-
crease, shoes making the best 5cantinu-
Gus record in the history of the trade,
and dry goods show an exceptionally
large gain.
Kansas City reports that the jobbins
trade is exceptionally good and trade
conditions excellent.
At Atlanta, Ga. business in most
lines is active.
Al san Francisco crop conditions IA
y9r as much wheat aid more barley
than last year, and the outlook for fruit
WAS never better Shipments of citrous
fruits are large. than last Year. Fresh
feed is abundant and cattle and sheep
are doing Well. Government orders for
bears make q strong market at high
prices. Spring Wool comes in rather
mere freely, but receipts are below la st
year 5. as conditions delay snearing. AT
least s. per cent Of me hop crop has
been marketed. About 10000 boxes OF
good supply of cans for fruit packers.
and new can factory goes into opera
.tien at once:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-23
AN ASTRONOMICAL TEA.
Mrs. y. j.. Millinery Gives Party
Presided over by Urania.

When invitations We're received by a
number of ladies from Mrs. j. Il. Whin-
CIV tasv learned tho nl,.asant fac, that
tbe, vye.re "a talsa tea witb Ear an
-rh,IrsS,a., evening hu, they we're nor
s,,,,s. VIA. no stars sna,plea an the
$40, .sc... ~ .cee,..o.,..s Il. r-ranta
meant The reason was soon. apparent
however wban thev pathared for the
.,,,asts jncI,,lad ayons, o,hers the as
,roro,3v class of RE women,s C,luh of
IS s.s,. ,.sars oand tha ag,..rroon va
spent a n,.9ns the st3rs MIS- W p
sne}liny xbo has reeentlv returned
from an eytar5.d visit in California
ROAD q naner describng in a delightful
y,, IL, yjsif n NIo,,nt II owe ana the
ceIehra,.d Lick observatory The ven
..r,i,,a ,,r S,yift whose anne IL ,snoun.
10 ar sfudants of as,rononv ana his
wor. v.era mentioned and a beautifull
dt.scfinti,Sn s.ivsn az s,,,,.ise seen
from he ns.5i,nt.,in fo,. nie-ht yeas
sna,s. .,+35tb. 5f,si,t ,;,tla b,,,al Nrrs
M = NIfie,;lev hen tola ss,3.t hing Of
nor lasf summers vis;t 10 yaliowstona
pa,,I Az, a,sIoe.ls the ladies sat down
Ia taa one large tahle AND numerous
email a,iss ysra ,aia Eacb one had
hoa,s.,s ~ ra,,is.,,s nd hvaa;,tbs and
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-23
COUNTY HIS A SCHEME
Board Of Supervisors Investigating
Plans For Putting in Light
ing Plant.
Could Maintain Plant at Practically
No Expense Would Soon Pay
For ITSELF
Could Light Court House, Jail and
Clock and Heat Buildings With
Exhaust Steam

Ii appears as if Marshall county were
not going to await the action Of The City
Federation of Women Cubs and the
city in regard to the ownership of a
lighting plant. but Will install one on its
own account. AT any rate such plans
are now being considered, and from the
present prospects it is thought that
they VII in all probability meet with.
approval.
1T is costing the county every year be-
tween SOTO and 5000 to Egli, the court
house. With the addition Of the court
house tower clock the expense, about
80. 80 nightly, would be enlarged approx
imately to about $500. This set the SUI
pervisors TO thinking ard il has been
learned that for between $500 and ST.
500 the county can put III its own light
ing plant. engine and dynamo, capable:
of lighting the court house, jail and
clock dials
The county has steam III its power
house about eight months III the year,
and during that time ITO engine could
be used and the court mouse and jail
heated with the exhaust steam from the
engine. So the cost of running the en-
CINE during that time would be alb
solutely nothing. except the wear and
Etear on machinery. Four months in the
year. however, when ordinarily the
lcounty would be to no Expense TO keep
up steam. the fires would have 10 be
kept up and that would cost about $500
! i3r
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-23
you CAN CURE IT.
A New Cure for Catarrh In Tablet


The old time treatment for catarrh
was in the form of douches or sprays;
later on internal remedies were given.
with greater success, but being in liquid
or powdered form were inconvenient
and were open to the same objection to
all liquid remedies, that is, that they
lose whatever medicinal power they
may have had on exposure to the air.
The tablet is the ideal form in which
to administer notifications, but until re-
Gently no successful catarrh tablet had
ever been attempted.
At this writing, however, a most ex-
cellent and palatabe remedy for ca
tarrh has been placed before the public
ana sold by druggists, called Stuart's
Catarrh Tablets, composed of the most
recent discoveries in medicines for the
cure of catarrh. and results from their
use have been highly gratifying.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets contain prin-
cipally highly concentrated antiseptics,
which kill the catarrh germs in the
blood and mucous membranes, and iis
this respect are strictly scientific and
modern, as it has been known for some
years past by the ablest physicians that
the most successful catarrh treatment
y 'os's W Initiating W III 10 iti diitisSp-
ties.
The use of innalers, douches and
sprays, however. is a nuisance and in
convenience. and moreover can III no
visa compare with the same remedies
given in tablet form. either in efficacy
or convenience.
A clerk inla prominent insurance Of
flee in Pittsburg relates his experience
with Stuart's Catarrh Tablets in few
words but to the point. He says: Ca
tarrh has been almost constantly with
me for eight years; in this climate 1t
seems impossible 10 get rid Of it. L
awokeS every morning stuffed up and for
tho first half hour 1t was cough, gag, ex-
pectorate and sneeze before could
square myself for my days work; no
appetite, and a foul breath which an
noyed me exceedingly.
u used Stuart's catairh Tablets for
two months and found them not only
pleasant to take but they did the bust
ness, and ! can sincerely recommend
them to all catafrlr sufferers
Druggists sell Stuart's catarrh Tab
lets at 80 cents for full sized package.
They can be carried in the vest pocket
and used at any time and as often as
necessary. Guaranteed free from CO.
caine. mercury or any mineral poison,
absolutely safe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-23
A WILD FIRE ALARM.
called Out in Full Force
10 Ouench a Bonfire

4 general fire alarm. turned in from
btN -, corner Of Main and Ninth
sssGeets. called out all the fire companies
af about $ O'Clock Thursday evening.
The chase. however was a wild goose
one, the kind that COSTS the city be-
tween $40 and $50 when there is no need
#of II No one seems 10 know whois re-
sponsible for the alarm, but il was
turned in IN regular order-three con-
secutive alarms. The scare was over a
bonfire west Of Ninth street, but from
what can be learned there was no cause
for alarm Or danger of its igniting any
surrounding buildings 1t IS likely some
one saw the blaze and TUNED IN an
alarm on the impulse of the moment,
This is the fourth time in about a yeal
that a needless alarm has been turned
in ffom box 30.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-23

Beggs' German salve guaranteed
remedy for piles. sores wounds burns
and scalds;-a soothing. healing appli-
cation of wondrous merit. Completely
cured me of bad sore on my leg of
over ten years standing" writes Will
lam Going. OF Omaha. Neb George p.
Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-23

the court to restore to her her maiden
name, Elizabeth Kavanagh.
Another divorce case is that of Joseph
Mehulka VS.. Annie Mehulka, who were
married in this city August 10, 1882
Habitual drunkenness is alleged as the
cause for the action. The plaintiff asks
for the custody of the six minor child
rem.
A note for $1,000, which the plaintiff
AYERS is unpaid. is the title of case
wherein F W. Mcmahon is plaintiff and
Mabel j. and G. w. Gelwicks and Den
sci & Wilbur are defendants. The note
was given April %, 1899, payable five
years after date. with per cent inter-
est. a chattel mortgage on city prop
crty was given by the Gelwicks to Sc
cure The payment of the note, but on
the premises Densel & Wilbur have a
lien which the plaintiff alleges is infer
Tor to his mortgage. The plaintiff asks
judgment for the amount due on the
note and that the Densel & Wilbur lien
be declared junior and inferior.
Several other minor equity cases were
also filed.