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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03
TN RR[N[N'S MEET
Ihe International Convention to Be
Held at Des Moines' Begin.
ming Sept 10.
Estimated That the Number Of
Delegates Will Reach at
Least 1900.
Numbers Of Visitors, Railroad Mel
and Their Wives, Expected
The Program.


/ motive Firemsn's International con-
| vention, to be held in this city begin
lining September 10, was announced by
Chairman Fred L. Barnett, of the COM
mittee on arrangements, yesterday.
Mr.. Barnett also announces that he has
i3secured the 800 subscribers to the B. of
%. y. Journal which was promised last
year in order to get the grand lodge to
come to Des Moines. The committee on
arrangements has met with generous
response TO its appeals for finance and
4 the necessary money will be raised BY
/, August 10. The firenen need have no
/ fears regarding the financial part of the
coming meeting.
Letters which have been coming in
4 during the past few weeks give the
committee general idea as to how
many delegates Will attend the conven-
/ ton. There are 575 B.sIof Z. F. lodges
lin the United States, Canada and Mex
LEO, and each one Of these is entitled to
a delegate and alternate. OF the SIS
regular delegates ii is estimated that
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/ number of delegates and a large nuns
( Der of alternates Will come. MIR. Bar
/ nett thinks that 1000 delegates in all is
( a conservative estimate.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03
IowaCounty Teachers.

AIarengo. Aug. 3.-The regular an
inual meeting Of the normal opened here
Monday With an enrolment Of 1s1.
There Will be a two weeks SESSION as
usual, with an unusually brilliant pro-
fsssors hip. Among those Of promi-
hence are Professor Carson and School
superintendent Clevenger. Marengo:
Professor Whitford. Victor: George
Muffin. Washington: Mrs. Clark. OF
stumwa; Mrs. Mitchell, Des Moines;
Professor t'olgrove. Cedar Falls. The
mineral springs here and kindred att
fractions make for the teachers and
faculty a pleasant two weeks outing
and not few are arranging for a part
OF the summer stay here.
A horse and white body road wagon
Was stolen from one barn and a horse
and harness from another last night
The rig Was traced east to South
Amana, when the trail was lost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03
EARLY IN THE FIELD.
LaPortc City Press Has Candidate
tor Sinte Senator.

i110t>Oflc CITY PRESS Has Candidate
for state senator.
Waterloo, Aug. 3.-The LaPorte City
Press anticipated the nomination of
Senator Mullan for attorney general
and is already in the field With a candi-I
date in his stead. Its candidate is W..
r. Hanger, of this city. but formerly of
LaPorte City. The Press says:
The Press is not so much concerned
about the state ticket but if Mullan
captures the attorneyship the Press has
a. candidate for the state senatorship-
Mr.. W. T.. Hauger--who so ably served
us in the state legislature for two terms
and did himself so proud that We be-
slieve he should be advanced. Never
was this county better Represented than
when Mr. Hanger was our representa-
tive. He came within one of being
elected speaker of the house and was
temporary speaker for some time. He
was in office during the special session
to recodify the laws of the state and
acquitted himself with credit.
Mr.. Hanger is the candidate OF the
+ Press for the state senatorship. provid-
ed a vacancy occurs thru Mr. Mul,an
obtaining the attorney generalship
1Ao41iilidl4ol II Ul11 8ltIe sltpuoilCilsS ltile
convention.
GOV. SHAW OFFERS "A REWARD.
Two Hundred Dollars Will BE Paid
forstlle Murderer. OF Josiah Carr.
Ottumwa, Aug. S3-Ciinv. Shaw has of =
fered a reward of $500 for the apprehen-
sion of the murderer of Josiah Carr
who was found dead in the cellar oflhis
residence near Kelb, Saturday evening,
April 26, with strong suspicious OF foul
play. The document under the official
sea of the state and With the governors
signature attached offering the reward
was received in this city yesterday
morning by County Attorney A. w.
Enoch. Many people have wondered
Why the board of supervisors did not
offer a reward for what was thought to-
be a foul murder but upon looking up
the law it wa 9 found that no one but the
governor had the power to make that
offer.
Recently County Attorney A. W. En-
och presented the matter to the gov
ernor and strongly urged that reward.
be offered. The governor saw the jus
Stice of it and took the necessary steps
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03
Attempted Serious Crime.

Dubuque. Aug. ga lonely spot near
F'airplay was the scene OF an attempt
at one of the most dastart,iy crimes
Monday afternoon. a school girl Of
about IA years was seized by man and
carried into some bushes beside the
road and there he attempted a criminal
assault. but the violent efforts of the
girl prevented him from accomplishing
his object. Her cries brought men to
her rescue.
The girl. who is the daughter Of
prominent and respected parents Of
Fairplay, was returning home from a
summer school a short distance from
her home when the man. whoIis. a resi-
dent of Fairplay, came from out the
bushes and accosted her He has not
a good reputation and the girl endeav-
Sored to pass by without speaking. AT
that he seized her and carried her into
the bushes beside the road and mall
treated her Her frantic efforts TO pre-.
vent the gaining of his desire We're sue
icessful and she held out until some men
passing by came to her assistance.
BERTHE Mccormick is now in tbs coun-
sty Jail awaiting trial on the charge of
asEaulting her.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03
q Far1ner.s Severe loss.


Dubuque, Aug. g.. During a severe
storm the barn belonging to John
Healey, near Farley was struck by
lightning and in a few moments prop
ierty valued at $4,000 was destroyed.
Mr.. Healey had just finished getting in
his hay and small grain. There was no
insurance.
Lou Housenan, sporting editor of The
Chicago Inter-Ocean, and promoter of
sftstic encounters, has been Interviewing
sporting men of Dubuque a 8 to putting
on a three night boxing carnival.
The Dubuque lumber dealers yester-
day gave their annual entertainment to
the fraternity rributarysto Dubuque. 1t
was an excursion party UP the river.
Over 100 We're present.
The early settlers Of this city had
their annual anniversary yesterday.
The attendance WAS large, but the old
veteran MS have nearly all passed away
and younger ones fill their places.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12
The spArrows.

Sparrows are not obtrusive bids.
either in plumage, song. or action. All
the forty species are more or less mi
gratory. but SO widely are they dis
tributed that there is probably no part
OF the country where some can not be
found throughout the year. While
sparrows are noted seed eaters, they do
not by any means confine themselves to
a vegetable diet. During the summer,
and especially in the breeding season.
they eat many insects. and probably
feed their young largely upon the same
food. Anyone acquainted with the
agricultural region of the Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley can not have failed to
notice the enormous growth Of weeds
in every waste spot where the original
sward has been disturbed. By the
roadside, on the borders of cultivated
fields, or in abandoned fields, wherever
they can obtain a foothold, masses of
rank weeds spring up, and often form
impenetrable thickets which afford
food and shelter for immense numbers
Of birds and enable them to Withstand
great cold and the most terrible bliz-
yards. A person visiting one OF thcse
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12
THE LEAVES FAREWELL PARTY

All summer the leaves had been dressed
in green;
Dresses as pretty as ever were seen;
But Dame Nature came one day in the
fall,
And said: Leaf children, hearken all;
For many days you have done your
best
To shelter the brides in the nest;
Have given shade to the cows and
sheep
Now soon comes the winter. for rest
and sleep.
"All the earth's been more happy and
fair
Because God sent His little leaf children
there;
But before you bid the earth good
night,
Well make it e'en gayer with colors
bright.
ITO great happy party I bid you all
Your gayest dresses you shall wear to
the ball;
Dresses of yellow, red and green,
Prettier dresses were never seen."
Gay was the earth when the leaves
were all dressed,
Each one nodding and looking its best;
Then down they all came-they danced
and they fis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12

Peach Mangoes.-Take impaired
large freestone peaches. extract the
stone from the sides, place in jar and
cover with salted boiling water, and
let stand twenty-four hours. Drop in
to cold water and let remain fifteen
minutes. Wipe very dry and fill each
cavity with grated horseradish and
white mustard seed (prepared by add
ing saltspoon of salt to two tablespoons
mustard seed, covering with boiling
water for fifteen minutes and drain
ing), small piece of ginger root and
Glove. Sew up and place in a stone
jar. Make a syrup in proportion of one
pint sugar to three pints vinegar, and
pour boiling hot over peaches. Ready
for use in week. Fine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12

species in the stomachs. Among the
beetles were quite number of pre-
daceous ground beetles, and unfortu-
nately some tiger beetles, which are
useful insects. The redhead has been
accused of robbing the nests of other
birds; also of attacking young birds
and poultry and pecking out Their
brains, but as the stomachs showed
little evidence to substantiate this
charge it is probable that the habit is
rather exceptional. 1t has been GUS
tomary to speak of the smaller wood
peckers as "sap-suckers," under the be-
lief that they drill holes in the bark
of trees for the purpose of drinking the
sap and eating the inner bark. Close
observation, however, has fixed this
habit upon only one species, the vel
low-bellied woodpecker, or sapsucker.
This bird has been shown to be guilty
of pecking holes in the bark of vari-
GUS forest trees, and sometimes in that
of apple trees, from which it drinks the
sap when the pits become filled. 1t has
been proved, however, that besides TAX
ing the sap the bird captures large
numbers of insects which are attracted
by the sweet fluid, and that these form
a very considerable portion of its diet.
In some cases the trees are injured by
being thus punctured, and die in year
or two, but since comparatively few
are touched the damage is not great. II
is equally probable, however, that the
bird fully compensates for this injury
by the insects it consumes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12

The red-headed woodpecker is well
known east of the Rocky Mountains,
but is rather rare in New England.
Unlike some of the other species, 1t
prefers fence posts and telegraph poles
to trees as foraging ground. Its food
therefore naturally differs from that
of the preceding species, and consists
largely OF adult beetles and wasps,
which it frequently captures on the
wing, after the fashion Of fycatchers.
Grasshoppers also form an important
part of the food. The redhead has a
peculiar habit of selecting very large
beetles, as shown by the presence OF
fragments of several Of the largest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12
Journey Of Leroutine to
to the Moon

From the French. Translated by h.
F. Thurstonl
NV cousin. Laroutine, was an eccen-
tric man. who never had any con-
fidence in novelties or In inventions.
What he had not previously seen APP
peared to him stupid. ridiculous or
evil. and he despised everything that
did not resemble the things OF his own
neighborhood.
In his infancy, II he met in the street
a Mohammedan or a Chinese. he laugh
ed at his turban or at his long dress.
Negroes especially were extremely
amusing to him; he had persuaded him
self that they were not naturally black,
and he thought them very ridiculous
TO daub themselves with ink In that
manner As he grew up his mania
clung to him, and he continued to rid
icule everything he heard or saw for
the first time.
HIS DEPARTURE FOR THE MOON,
One morning he was passing the
Champs de Mars at Paris, where some
scientists were making preparations
for a balloon ascension, the first one
that had ever been attempted. A great
crowd had gathered to view the un-
usual spectacle. 1t had been announc-
ed on all the walls OF Paris and in the
journals that twenty-five gentlemen
would ascend in the basket OF the ball
loon. would lunch at Rome, dine In
Constantinople, sup at the ardpodes.
and breakfast in Paris on the morrow.
The breakfast had been already order
ed In advance at the Cafe de Paris for
10 O'Clock. military time.
But at the moment OF embarking all
the crew found themselves suddenly III;
one had a headache, another a cold,
this one had a cramp, that one had a
little fever, total. twenty-five different
sicknesses. It was impossible to set
out with such an ambulance set.
The public, beginning to grow i'm
patient. the inventor was obliged to
promise half of all the receipts to any
amateur that would ascend alone in the
basket and attempt the great journey.
As no other person presented himself,
my cousin Laroutine pierced the
crowd, approached the inventor and
said to him: Il will accept the offer;
give me the money and viii go up in
your basket. I'm not afraid. not L.
They paid him the money. and, after
pocketing the sum, he sprang into the
basket, amid the plaudits Of the peo-
pie.
BAH" cried my cousin, "are you
people simple enough to suppose there
is any danger. / am very sure that
this balloon will not bulge any quicker
than would a mass Of lead"
At that moment the cord was cut
and the balloon, charged with gas
enough to transport twenty-five men,
shot up like flash. and rose at a sin
gle bound to height of 500 feet. The
crowd cried Bravo"
THE VOYAGE AND ARRIVAL.
My cousin was for moment stupe-
fed with fear He grasped with ono
hand the edge of the basket, and with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12

weed patches on sunny morning in
January, when the thermometer is 20
degrees or more below zero, will be
struck with the life and animation of
the busy little inhabitants. Instead OF
sitting forlorn and half frozen, they
may be seen fitting from branch to
branch, twittering and fiuttering, and
showing every evidence of enjoyment
and perfect comfort. II one OF them
be killed and examined, it will be found
in excellent condition-in fact, verit-
able ball OF fat. The snowbird and tree
sparrow are perhaps the most numer-
GUS of all the sparrows. The latter
fairly swarms all over the Northern
States in winter, arriving from the
north early in October and leaving in
April. Examination Of many stom-
achs shows that in winter the tree
sparrow feeds entirely upon seeds OF
weeds; and probably each bird con-
sumes about one-fourth of an ounce a
day. In an article contributed to the
New York Tribune in 1881 the writer
estimated the amount of weed seed an
nually destroyed by these birds in the
State of Iowa. Upon the basis of one
fourth of an ounce of seed eaten daily
by each bird, and supposing that the
birds averaged ten to each square mile,
and that they remain in their winter
range two hundred days, we shall have
a total of 1,75O,O0O pounds, or SIS tons
of weed seed consumed by this one
species in single season. Large as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12
IN TIME oF SORROW

The sun that brief December day
Rose chaerless over hills OF gray
And darkly circled, gave at noon
A sadder light than waning moon;
Slow tracing down the thickening sky,
Its mute and ominous prophecy,
A portent seeming less than threat,
1t sank from sight before 1t set.
A chill no coat, however stout,
OF homespun stuff could quite shut
out.
A hard. dull, bitterness Of cold.
That checked mid-vein, the circling
race
OF lifeblood In the sharpened face
The coming of the snowstorm told.
Unwarned by any sunset light,
The gray day darkened into night,
A night made hoary with the swarm
And whirl-dance of the binding
storm.
As zigzag wavering to and fro
Crossed and recrossed the winged
snow.
And ere the early bed time came
The white drift piled the window
frame.
So all night long the storm roared on;
The morning broke without a sun;
In tiny spherule traced with lines
OF natures geometric signs;
In starry fake and pellicle
All day the hoary meteor sall;
And when the second morning shone
We looked upon world unknown,
On nothing we could call our own.
Around the glistening wonder bent
The blue walls of the armament,
No cloud above, no earth below,
A Universe OF sky and snow!
AS night drew on, and from the crest
OF wooded knClls that ridged the west,
The sun, a snow-blown traveller, sank
From sight beneath the smothering
bank.
We piled with care our mighty stack
OF wood against the chimney back
The oaken log, green. huge and thick,
And on its top the stout back-stick;
The knotty forestick, laid apart
And filed between with curious art
The ragged brush. then lowering near,
We watched the first red blaze appear,
Heard the sharp crackle, caught the
gleam,
On whitewashed wall and ragged
beam.
Until the old, rude furnished room,
Burst, fiower-like into. rosy bloom;
While radiant with mimic fame
Outside the sparkling drift became,
And through the bare browed lilac tree
Our own warm hearth seemed blazing
free.
What matter how the night behaved?
What matter how the north wind
raved?
Blow high, blow low, not all its snow
Could quench our hearth-fire's ruddy
glow Whittier.
bAO"s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12
BIRDS OF FIELD AND FOREST.


these figures may seem, they certainly
fall far short OF the reality. The esti-
mate Of ten birds to square mile is
much within the truth, for the tree
sparrow is certainly more abundant
than this in winter in Massachusetts,
where the food supply is less than In
the Western States, and / have known
places in Iowa where several thousand
could be seen within the space OF a
few acres.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12

Sample of Preservaline.-A sample
Of "preservaline," which was analyzed
by the Evening News, Flint, Mich,
contained: Common salt, $3.50 per
cent; borax, AIS per cent, and water,
7.SO per cent. 1t is used largely for
preserving meat. and according to Mr..
b. Terne, it contains, when used for
this purpose, rosanilin, intended to
give meat preserved with it the red
color supposed to be peculiar to that
picked with potassium nitrate. This
red color is omitted when the sub
stance is intended to be used for pre-
serving butter or milk.-U. S. Farm
ers' Bulletin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12

Ginger Beer.-One ounce of cream Of
tartar, one ounce ginger Obruised), one
pound loaf sugar. one lemon, one gall
lon of boiling water. Cut the lemon
in slices, put the ingredients all to-
gether in pan and pour the boiling
water over them. Let the beer stand
until cold; bottle 1t, leaving the sedi-
ment at the bottom; tie down the corks
and set the bottles in the sun. In hot
weather it will be ready to drink in
three or four days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12
PoLLY's PRESENT PRoPHEcx

First made of wood, then of zine,
/ declare one don't know what to think,
And don't know what next will come
to pass,
When they bring home washboards
made of glass.
Our dippers are made of aluminium,
Better than tin or silver, So say some
And they now make straw hats out of
wood,
That are lighter than straw. and just
as good.
Car wheels out Of paper, and wooden
nutmegs,
Next they'll be for hatchin' the glass
nest-eggs,
And be convertin' cabbages out Of hay.
l expect to see Jest sich things,
And in my day.
Polly.
Hot Springs. S. D.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12

While the wind played the music-the
brides helped, too.
Many little children passing by
Cried; Dear little leaves, good-by
gcSd~avi
Thank you for making our earth so
bright;
A sweet winters rest to you; good
night good-nightp'
Elizabeth ]. Grey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-12

Tomato Ketchup.-Use half a bushel
of sound August tomatoes, says Mrs.
Rorer. Wash and cut them into
pieces. Cook gently for half an hour,
then press them through a sieve.
Cook again for one hour; then
add one ounce of ground ginger, one
ounce of mustard, one gill of salt. half
a pound of sugar, and one quart of
vinegar. Cook to the proper consist
ency; add five drops of oil of nutmeg
and the same of celery. or a table
spoonful of celery seed. Bottle, cork,
and seal.