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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14
ACCEPTABLE FORM OF SHIP SUBSIDY


The west does not take kindly to a
ship subsidy bill. 1t is 80 far removed
from the sceEe where the benefits may
accrue that it does not appreciate the
good to be derived, even in national
way. Is it selfishness upon the part of
the west that leads it to look coldly up
on the project? Or is it selfishness in
some sections of the east that leads to
an urgent demand for it? The measure
merits, whether selfish motives exist or
not.
However this may be. there is form
of aid in developing American shipping
that appeals to all. 1t is presented by
a Washington writer, and it relates to
trade with Cuba The islanders desire
favorable reciprocity arrangements
with this country and possibly may be
granted certain trade advantages. The
scheme is that in order to secure the
advantages of preferential tariff rates
that may be decided upon, all goods
must be carried in American or Cuban
vessels. This. it is argued, would work
no hardship to either nation. and would
The production of Cuban sugar will in
another year reach 100000 tons Gu
how
ducts would perhaps supply another L.
000 900 tons of freight. With the Cuban
market secured to the United States
in itself business that would increase
exports from this country by something
over s50,000,000 annually-it may be as
sumed that American iron, railway ma
terial, wheat -four, meat textiles. stone.
machinery, COAL etc, would at least
equal the tonnage furnished by Cuba, SO
that 100000 tons of ocean freight
would be secured annually to the Amer
lean merchant marine.
Four thousand tons is fair cargo for
merchant steamer, SO this trade
would provide 1000 cargoes annually.
1t would take twenty-five large steam
ers. making two round trips every
month in the year. to carry this tonnage
back and forth. This traffic. 1t is as
serted, is in sight. and may be had for
the asking. 1t is believed it would re-
suit in the laying of new keels in ship
yards under rush orders, and thus con-
tribute another factor to the present
high tide of American prosperity. There
are only five steamers flying the Cuban
flag, and Cuba is willing to grant tariff
concessions and give to us the carrying
trade, and furthermore. would agree
that only vessels built in the United
States should receive Cuban registry.
This is fern of ship subsidy" that
sustains itself without putting a hand
into the national treasury. It would
seem to commend itself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14
e1O0 Renard 81O0.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14
Notice Of Expiration.
I. Ferguson and other unknow4

owners. ts Aes5s ~
You are hereby notified that the fol,
lowing described real estate. situated
in Marshall county. Ia. to wit: Lot
TONIC. Of the northwest parter Of
the southeast quarter Of section No
thirty six $3.50 In township eighty four
(s4) north. OF range No. seventeen u7l'
west Of the NTH p. NJ, was sold for the
taxes OF ss6 on the 9Th day Of Dee
cember, 1897, that the certificates 81
sale thereof have been assigned to and
are now owned by D. Ferguson, and
that the right OF redemption win exc
pire and a treasurer's deed for said
land will be made, unless redemption
from such sale be made within ninety
days from the date OF completed Ser-
vice OF this notice. You win covers
yourself accordingly.
Dated this 2sth day Of November. -
D, 1901.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.


The Clarksville Star observes that
some Iowa legislator who is long on
| ideas and short on experience is talking
of introducing primary election bill
for Iowa"
| The Ogden Reporter believes that "if
| there is to be any change in the mulct
as to give 81 per cent of the voters in
| Ogden as much right and power over
the saloon as it does in Boone, and also
instead of the petition feature let it be
by secret ballot as it is now for the
election of constable or governor
The Keokuk Gate City, in noticing an
article in praise of Senator Allison's
splendid record printed in the Des
MONIES Register as the strongest and
at the same time the most graceful edi-
torial article that has appeared in any
Iowa newspaper in recent years" also
says: The exceptional literary merit
OF the article, together with certain
forms of expression that are in meas
ure distinctive, as well as its great
forcefulness and the directness with
which it goes to its end, leads us to sus-
pect that it was written by Ret Clark
SON.
The Odebolt Chronicle doesn't believe
in valued policy law and it considers
Governor Shaw's reasons for yetoing the
bill passed at the last session sound and
convincing. But the insurance men who
are circulating the governors argument
are doing a foolish thing. Governor
Shaw Is cordially detested by major
ity of the members of both houses, and
there is general disposition to give him
- black eye at every opportunity"
Ames Times. Some of the local papers
over the state have begun to talk about
q primary election law, now that the
time for the assembling of the legisla-
ture is drawing near. 1t would be in
line for some OF these versatile newspa-
per fellows to figure out a primary cleo
ton law that would work reform in all
the different localities of the state. II
the state was made up of small towns
and contained no cities, it would be an
easy task, but in very few instances will
a primary election law made to govern
a city apply with anything like nicely
to rural community. True, the only
way out of dilemma like that is to do
as in making other laws. frame them so
as to be of the greatest good to the
factory primary election law will re-
quire great deal of study and diplo-
macy
oelwein Register: The coming legis-
lature is likely to be lively affair
Railroad assessment. redistricting the
state. woman's suffrage and several
other matters are apt to come up and
be fought over. The scrapping. il any
be done, will be in the ranks of the re-
publicans. The few democrats will sim
ply be spectators.
In noticing the Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson has been again chosen
president of the Forestry Association OF
the United States, the Davenport Dem
ocrat declares that without regard to
the position he holds a better man for
the position could not be found.
1T may be an open winter, but that
is no excuse for failing to shut the
door, remarks the Pocahontas Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14
ap We.z-A/
A ,,oman,. Awful Peril.

There is only one chance to save
your life and that is thru an operation .
were the startling words heard by
Mrs. /. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge. Wis.
from her doctor after he had vainly
tried to cure her of a frightful case of
stomach trouble and yellow joundice.
Call stones had formed and she con-
stantly grew worse. Then she began to
use Electric Bitters which wholly cured
her. It's wonderful stomach. liver
and kidney remedy. Cures dyspepsia,
loss of appetite. Try 1t. Only so cents
guaranteed. For sale by George p.
Powers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14

wealth, and who stick to the state as a
home This is general rule that must
be recognized in considering such
a claim, If Mr.. Clarkson is really seek
ing position to be credited to Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14

AT tColmesneil. Taylor county, Texas,
Wednesday morning. Jess Unsworth,
formerly a saloonkeeper. went to the
home OF Lou Harris, a negro woman.
and shot her to death. Throwing the
pistol away, he drew huge knife and
cut his own throat from ear to ear.
nearly severing the head from the body.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14
Health and Beauty,

Poor complexion is usually the result
of torpid liver or irregularity of the
bowels. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
stimulate the liver. Promote regular
action of the bowels. Never distress.
George p. Powers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14
Educational Period
of American
Literature

By LORENZO SEARS D, aian bs MINING mp the Spanish
Professor 81 %f s. literature IN mission the the
m '1s @ hs nem fo
the Lending novests this time and cast
have historic Mrs aheveod and Gilbert Parker following the
place
sn rEee sn sass g IN Iar @
Parker has found similar lead in the old cities on the St in the
example Of his interesting method in historical fiction
Tale Christ setting of which
a n 5 which M M a p ns oa
sa a lis o @
have made propoionae progress in oriental fiction
in Indie and Italy Arabia and Austria Europe and america large
equal worth the choice
ending change
l.s a e aa n one ben are too many authors " be
From and s anas one may turn to that which
of Anglo material with for shues
Notwithstanding
able the traits both the Saxon the
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to In this they are able udo
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ase as se G %
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and ending with M institutions Lesser relating the Joyous and
than sluggish submission limitations
nations but not way accomplishing this
the @ minor 11 ss and
the society novel Az might be treated realistic m
the
p n0
with dagger and poison The art IN keeping these emotions
Aud Of society like society itself keeps conventional
depths
here the days TSsd en
Hewoud not be
delighted primitive #,
quietly shrewd deciy The skin wang
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the Of such fiction William Howels eminent enough
reader
define and and produce little comedies and tragedies
Mas s e s fsss and
Of - Mod
In the novels generally fair and sym
which itself In addition
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guidebooks
another The
Of and capital and o n sn n
themes plots not far from their doors ehas
all the and all the which the story
cities where wealth and poverty and
virtue In oseBt proximity and the society element them VIII na
CHI
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which has written in the interest of that is great demand
By which the writer
But the reader
said this branch of literature principal
determined by the number Of volumes issued
this
the multi
fidelity
there
exactly Of fiction likely to hand
CIVIL
religious life still
the call
of
themselves
this consideration
the preceding will
omitted crowded
Accordingly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14

What they left has been cleaned up
by followers and imitators. The In
dian. the mining camp, the Spanish
mission, the creole, the negro in sew
eral shades, the mountaineer and the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14

lnases OF Fiction,

20 HE writers of fiction men.
E2 toned in the last chapter
M nearly exhausted local
fields Of the present time
in the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-14

pe Histue iiiiiHeuidtely dNdiidDle. re mas
also sent in another estimate for s., OO0,-
600 for posts in other parts Of the Phil
ippnes.
The new Iowa legislature will con-
tain forty eight lawyers. and yet some
people are urging quiet "let we'll
enough alone" session..
The city of Cleveland contemplates
building a city hall and public Ii
brary, while Cuyahoga county. of which
Cleveland is the major part, is to build
a court house. 1t is proposed to open a
court of honor 100 feet wide for dis
lance of perhaps 1000 feet, from the
present public square to the lake front,
and to group the three buildings in a
position overlooking Lake Erie. There
are many difficulties in the way of q
successful solution of the problem, and
a large amount of money will be neces-
sary to carry out the plan. The city
council has approved the proposition to
issue 100000 in bonds for the purchase
of a site and the erection Of a city hall,
and the cost to the city alone of the
rest of the plan is estimated to be at
least 100000 additional.
Senator Lotsmun, asked one CT the
fellows on the other side, will you tell
me why you favor the ship subsidy
bill?''
Well SIR answered the distin-
guished senator. after you've got your
Nicaragua canal dug you'll want to see
some American ships go thru it, won't
YOU"
Chicago Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01
OLD WORD oDDTrrEs.

How Annufties Were Registered in
the Eighteenth Century-An odd
Wedding.
Some curious relics of the eighteenth
century have just beer discovered in d
secluded corner of Martins Bank in
Lombard street.
A wooden box, which a ain there
time out of mind, was moved to make
way for other things, and in it were
found several bundles Of dry, worm
eaten wooden sticks, which had been
there since 1853. They were exchequer
annuity tally-stfcks.
Each stick. is a little over a foot long.
and has a string tied around it. The
string, even the sticks themselves, had
partially succumbed to the raj OF
time, and the figures written upon them
in ink in the dawn Of the eighteenth
century were as legible as though they
were written yesterday. The dates
range from 1705 to 1712. There was
good nix in the reign Of Queen Anne.
One of the ta1ly-sticks bears the
name Moreau, and stood for an annuity
of Ella. There were notches upon them,
large and small, to denote various sums
of money.
"When you lent money to the gov-
eminent In those days." said one CT the
officials in Martins Bank, while show
ing the sticks, 1.-THE particulars were put
down on two parts Of a stick. The Ex-
chequer kept one part and you kept the
other" They were all n~inety-two year
a%nnuities.
"The last time our people touched
them was evidently about 1858. for the
box, as you see, is lined with a-copy OF
h W~hitechapel Evening Post Of Feb.
ruary in that year.
"The total amount represented by the
whole boxful is e340. I was In hopes
we might be able to claim some money
from the Exchequer with them, but the
money part of the matter was all over
many years ago."-London Daily Mail.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01

across the earth has been made by Mr..
Il. c. Clayton through a study of the
meteorological phenomena observed
during the eclipse of May, 1900. Dur
ing the eclipse the winds were pract-
ically reversed in direction, as the
umbra moved from one side of the
continent to the other, and there was
an outflow Of air from the shadow to
a distance of 1,5O0 miles. AS the shad-
ow progressed about 1000 miles an
hour, the eclipse cyclone, to keep
pace with it, must have continuously
formed within the shadow and must
have dissiDated to the real almost in
stantly." MIR. Clayton believes that this
discovery indicates that the fall OF
temperature at night must tend to pro-
duce a cold-air cyclone. while the heat
OF day tends to the production of a
Warm-air one, and thus the puzzling
phenomenon of the double diurnal per-
iod In air pressure receives an explain
scion.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01
e ON NEPTUNE.

Neptune, the most distant known
planet of the Solar system, presents to
the telescope only a Small, greenish
disk on which DO distinct markings are
visible. But during the past year the
great telescope of the Naval Observa-
tory at Washington has revealed in
dications of the existence of streaks on
Neptune bearing a resemblance to the
belts of Jupiter. A few years ago sim
liar streaks were seen on Uranus. Sat-
urn also possesses them, SO that it
may be said that cloud-like belts are
a feature common to all of the four
great outer planets.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Two Proposed Systems-The Decimal
and the DuodecfmaI Substitute the
Metric System.

Two Proposed Systems-The Decimal
and the Duodecfma1 Substitute the
Metric System.
In view of the recent favorable re-
port of the house committee in charge
of the bill to officially substitute the
metric system of weights and meas
ures, it may be interesting to call to
mir the very serious objections
which have been urged against the
general adoption of the former. They
are based on the fact that there is a
much more perfect system within al
most an easy reach-a system which
has stood the test of time, and which
has largely persisted in France and
Germany for the practical daily bust
ness needs of the people, despite the
legislation requiring the use of the So
called decimal system. This is the duo
decimal system, which makes twelve
instead of ten It's basis. The great adj
vantage claimed for twelve Is its divis-
Utility by two, three, our and six.
whereas ten a only be divided exact
ly by two. This repeated division and
subdivision into aliquot parts has
been shown by Mr.. Spencer to be per-
sisted in, and, in fact, essential to the
conduct Of the small retail trade, the
world over; that is, in weights and
measures and in money matters.
Although we have practically adopt
ed the decimal notation in our none
tary system, halves and quarters are
very largely used, and stock exchange
quotation are given in halves, quarters,
eighths, etc. The scheme of the duo
decimalists is to add two new digits in
in place of ten and eleven, so that ten
would represent our present twelve,
and then to use twelve in duodecimal
system exactly as ten Is used in the
present metric system. One hundred
would be equivalent to our present 144,
], 1000, 900 to 2,985, 894.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01
ELEorR1r1rY ON RA1LRoAps.

The substitution of electricity for
steam on the trunk line railways of
Great Britain is advocated by Superin-
tendent Langdon of the Midland Rail-
road. According to his estimates, the
roads could be worked much more
economically with electric traction.
Taking the line between London and
Bedford, a distance of SO miles, as a
basis of comparison, he AYERS that a
saving of nearly two cents per train
mile would be effected by the use of
electricity. There would also, he saw
be a great saving of coal, amounting to
5000, 900 tons per annum if all the
British roaus were run by electricity.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01
AN AIR

Mr.. Guenther, the United States con-
sui at Frankfort, reports that Major
Unge of the Swedish army has recent
ly received a subsidy from his govern
ment for experimenting with a new
form of torpedo, which is propelled
through the air by the pressure of a
gas generated within the torpedo by
a slowly burning material. The pres
sure of the gas gradually increases,
and the speed of the torpedo gains in
proportion, the impulse being devel-
oped by the pushing of the gas against
the air as it escapes from the bottom
of the torpedo. When the torpedo is
started its velocity is slight, but at the
trials already made the projectiles
have traversed a distance of 10000
feet. The charge carried by the tor
pedo may consist of any explosive
capable of being ignited by a shock.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01
a IN BERMUDA.

Bermuda is remarkable for the
scarcity of land vertebrate animals. 1t
possesses only one species of reptile, a
lizard, and until Is or 20 years ago
there were no amphibians. At that
time some of the huge Guiana toads
We're imported from Demarara by the
owner of a Bermudan garden, who
thought these animals would clear his
plants of insects. The toads thrive, on
the insects and spread over the island
and now they are regarded with dis
favor because they get into the els
terms which hold the rain water that is
universally used for drinking purposes
in Bermuda.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01

Tor It, and choose brighter ones for the
design inside. If the tones OF a room
are green uses shades Of brown and
Old rose for the table cover with per-
maps n skein of corresponding green.
Ii the room is blue use olive greens
and brick reds for a contrast or il a
harmony is desired nothing could be
p%rettier than the soft shades of blue
! n which these cottons come.
Bulgarian work is more rapid than
any other of the many kinds of en-
Droidery and when it's beauty and du-
raDility are considered it should be
the most popular.-Anna G. Guernsey,
Suggestions, Des Moines.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01

rangement for the storage of these
l~ife-savers in pockets along the sides
of the ship they will not take up as
much room as would seem likely at a
first glance. In storing the apparatus
the mast is telescoped into its socket
and the hollow platforms at the sides
shut UP within each other, making the
whole outfit of a size to be readily con-
tanned in the pockets formed O
the ship for the purpose. AS soon as
the ship is wrecked or becomes unsea-
worthy the opening of a valve forces a
powerful gas into the body of the craft.
initiating it rapidly and at the same
time. extending 1t outward from the
side of the ship, where the life lines
may be grasped by the passengers.
Provision is made for carrying food
and drink to sustain life for some
time, and for the reinflation Of the
gas chamber if the gas deteriorates in
expansive power.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01

An arrangement in the linen closet
OF a recently built house is suggestive.
IN lieu OF wide, deep drawers some
times provided to hold household
linen, which are difficult to move when
hlled' the closet has deep shelves
htfed with covers at. the sides, which
let down, says the New Yorg, Post. In
this way the linen was perfectly pro-
tected, and closed in to hold the per
fume of the lavender sprinkled over it
and at the same tine access to it was
easy.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01
CAREER FOR YOUNG WOMEN.


The strenuous life OF today demands
that a young woman, no less than a
young man, shall have definite ideas
concerning a career, and that her edu-
cational work, and particularly her
college training, shall be along the line
of preparation for such career. At
least this is the opinion that is enter
tanned by the u~p-to-date girl and her
family. and the number of young wo-
men who are yearly entering the pro-
LESSONS or fitting themselves for bust
ness life proves that the contingent of
the community which believes in pro-
fessional or business careers for wo-
men is a large one and steadily grow
Ing, says the Brooklyn Eagle. There
is n woman in town-a prominent
worker in clubs and philanthropic as
sociations-who has carved out a ca
reer for herself in a literary way, and
Is DESTROYS and even anxious that her
boys and girls shall have a definite life
work. Three of the children have
pretty well defined ideas as to what
they desire to make their life work.
including the elder girl, who is yet at
college.
The remaining child, the second
daughter. has no settled opinions as to
career" and her mother, in discuss
ing her children's futures with a
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-01

With box plated skirt from a yoke.
The hiden part is very shallow. White
hemstitched tie and sleeve ruffles.
High yellow ribbon sash belt. Stock,
yoke. and front Of yel1owish linen and
lace. Yellow straw hat with white
under brim, wreathing of chiffon,
crown of green leaves. Velvet ribbon
and rose gold buckle under one side Of
brim.
You may always suspect the suspic-
ious man.