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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
spoN0Es AND spoNaERs.

The sponge industry Of the United
States il carried ON In the waters sur
rounding the Florida keys.
The fishing grounds extend along the
south and west coasts OF the peninsula
and have total area Of from 1900 Il
5000 square miles.
Key West is the center Of the indus
try and New York city is the receiving
and distributing point for the product.
Two hundred small boats and several
schooners,5 managed by about 800. spong-
sers, are regularly engaged in the fishing.
The annual crop of sponges is between
5000 and 5000 bales. and would be
many times greater but for the ignorance
and impatience OF fishermen In not allow
ing time for the "baby sponges" to ma.
ture.
Repeated attempts at planting and cul.
tivating the sponges artifcially have
proved unsuccessful.
The estimated value Of Florida's an
nual crop Of sponges is about $3.50, GOD. +
The quality of the Florida sponge
ranks next to that Of the West 1ndia,
the Mediterranean and the Red sea.
I The real Turkish sponges are found
only in the beds Of the Mediterranean,
and sell readily for as high price al
$50 and even SO pound. z
Next in quality to the Turkish sponge
Is our own Florida sleeps wool sponge.
so named because Of its softness and
finencss of texture, which sells at from
81 to s. a pound.
The average weight Of sponge when
placed on the market is from one ounce
to one pound. Only the small sizes are
found in American waters.
It requires from three to seven years
for q sponge to mature and reach mar
ketable size.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
v;.,,,, 3. senator sevsridos.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. "A special
To the News from Seattle, Wash, says:
american commerce with the Orient
must in time take the first place, be-
cause we are nearer the Orient than
any other nation" Senator Beveridge,
of Indiana, who arrived late "Wednesday
evening from a elk months trip. nearly
ali OF which was devoted to Manchuria,
China and the Philippines, a trip made
for the purpose Of securing greater IA
miliarity with. the latest phases OF the
complex Oriental question, made the
above statement. Mr.. Beveridge had
little to say concerning MARQUIS Ito
who accompanied him. MARQUIS to-
he said, "ia the first man of the Orient
He is the founder OF constitutional
government in Japan" Further than
this the senator declined to engage IN
conversation concerning the japanese
statesman's supposed conversation with
him on the. long voyage. On the voyage
across the Pacific they were constantly
together. Senator Beveridge hesitatee
to speak Of the eastern question In al
interview. ITO speak" said he, with
any Intelligence of the far eastern ques.
l1Ou, 80 NttSl dtu iIiPoAee-A1s'
cult and almost impossible in the dis
cursive methods of an interview. 1t !!
question In which the American peo
pie already feel very keen interest. i
is question of paramount Importance
10 us because our markets are involved
TO the Orient the great northwest mus
look for greater prosperity. II is TIN
Orient which must relfeve the countr!
of the whole of its surplus. do not pre-
sumo to doubt that the isthmian cana
will be built This will make American
trade with the entire Orient in course
time the largest of any nation. Blu
whether this canal is built or not Amer
lean commerce with the Orient must Il
time take the first place. because we ar
nearer the Orient than is any other ma
ton. All this iston the assumption tina
the ports of the Orient will be kept opel
to American goods To keep them ope
and to increase the markets which thos
ports supply 10 the problem in the grea
and vexed and complicated easter
question. They will not remain open Q
their own accord.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
LIGHTNING cALcuLAIoRs.
Wonderful ABILITY of the Negro chil-
drcn In the West Indies.

drcn In the West Indies.
Zone of the oldest things I came
across in my wanderings," said travel
err recently returned from the West
Indies, was the extraordinary aptitude
of negro children for mental arithmetic.
visited good many of the public
schools and saw some astonishing ex-
hibitions Of this faculty. which is prob
ably the last with which one would
credit the grandchildren Of African saw
ages, as many OF the West Indian negro
children are. The currency of the
islands is Of course British, SO that
calculations OF any sort are more COM
plicated than with US. Yet an inspector
or visitor can ask a school full OF rugged
urchins what would be the cost OF seven
gross of handkerchiefs at 8 pence 3
farthings spiece and receive the answer
almost as soon as the words are out Of
his mouth, and doubtless long before he
had himself worked it out. This can be
kept up all day to the great enjoyment
of the children, who regard that sort Of
thing as sport.
1.-THE same children, when confronted
with reader, may make sad work OF it
and seem certainly little above the aver
age. Even when made to do sums on q
slate they are not brighter than most
white children. Perhaps that statement
should be qualified, for there is no doubt
that the children Of pure blooded Afri-
cans develop phenomenally for the first
five or six years Of their lives and, In
deed, until twelve or thirteen years old
are fully the equals, intellectually, of
white children. / have never seen white
babies as intelligent as some OF these
negro infants at the same age. But when
past twelve their minds seem full grown,
and it is not easy to teach them, except In
cases here and there. All these observa-
tons, however. apply to children Of ne
groes whose parents or grandparents were
brought from Africa when full grown.
There are many West Indian negroes
who do not speak English, and there are
large societies named according to the
part OF Africa from which the members
or their parents came. A Nangobar, for
instance, would not think Of joining .
Kongo society. So they all stand much
nearer to Africa than do our negroes.
which makes the observation of their
characteristics very interesting. Unfor!
tunately, they do not seem to retain to
any marked degree this faculty for rapid
calculation when they reach manhood.
And even IL they did they would be so
backward in other respects that their
value as Clerks would be slight. New
York Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04

again observed, Bishop Nichols ofticIat-
ing and delivering the sermon.
The business meeting of the auxiliary
was held last evening in the Alhambra
Theater The presiding officer, Mrs
James Newlands. of the California
branch. was introduced by Bishop Mich
OILS and she delivered an eloquent adj
dress of welcome to the visiting dele
gates.
Miss Julia Emery, secretary of the
auxiliary, then read her report. 1t shows
a total income and contributions fol-
three years of s1.2o6,94O. and explained
in detail what had been accomplished in
the missionary field
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
The Cautions s1ission.ry.

They had strapped the missionary in .
huge baking pan and were about to push
him into the oven when the cannibal king
thoushtfully inquired:
Have You anything to say?'
Eyes" said the victim gratefully, will
you please remove these few cartridges
from my belt? am afraid they might
be prematurely discharged by the intense
heat and do me bodily injury"
The humor Of the request pleased the
cannibal king so much that he set the
victim free. ohio State Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
What,. Your Face Worth?

Sometimes fortune, but never, IL you
have a sallow complexion. a jaundiced
.lcok, moth patches and sblotches on the
skin,-all signs of liver trouble. But DR..
Kings New Life Pills give clear, rosy,
cheeks. rich complexion. Only % cents
at>George p. Powers drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04

ty, has been discontinued; rural mail
delivery from Glidden.
A civil service examination will be
held on Oct. % at Des Moines for the
position of meat inspector of the bureau
of animal industry. in the agricultural
department.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
Good Advice.
lo1 East Main u Street
Ma. a EAST MAIN arRee1

Good Advice.
That's good counsel the new preacher
{ gave u.s." snid tile deacon.
(which is"
Love your neighbor while, he sleeps,
I but watch him while he wakes. Atlanta
Constitution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
BAD BLOOD,
BAD COMB EXlOIy.

The skin is the seat Of an almost end
less variety of diseases. They are known
by various names, but are all due to the
same. scanse. acid and other poisons in
the biocd that irritate and interfere with
the proper action Of the skin.
10. have q smooth, soft skin, free from
all eruptions, the blood must be kept pure
and healthy, The many preparations of
arsenic and potash and the large number
of face powders and lotions generally
used in this class of diseases cover up
for a short time, but cannot remove per-
nfanently thesugly blotches and the red.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04
sEfcrssaI Vigilance b flso sari0o
Of = beautiful complexion

when such remedies are relied on.
NTH. r Shobe, s7oa I.nens Avenue, St. Louis.
Mo, sayss Ny daughter was . ttiicted Tor years
resisted ali Treatment. She was taken TO two
celebrated health springs. but received no bens-
st. Many medicines were prescribed, but with
the time the first bottle was finished the eruption
BEGAN 10 disappear. A dozen bottles cured her
icon,pleteiy and left her skin perfectly smooth:
Shells now seventeen years old. and mot sign OF
the embarrassing disease has ever returned"
IS S. S. S. is positive, unfailing cure for
the worst forms of skin troubles. It is
the greatest of all blood purifiers. and the
only one guaranteed purely vegetable.
Bad blood makes bad compilations.
q R 1ssas ,h sn s,d lny sssd
{ Vs. 81 ssssl f.. Il l.
skin active end healthy and in proper
condition to perform its part towards
Carrying off the impurities from the body.
Il YOU have Eczema, letter, Acne, Salt
Rherm. Psoriasis, or your skin is rough
and pi,nply, send for our book on Blood
md Skin. DISEASES and write our pl,ysi-
clans about your cases No charge what
ever for this service.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04

purifies and invigo-
rates the old and
makes new, rich blood
that nonrishes the
BODY and keeps the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-04

The woman,s auxiliary to the Episco-
palian board Of missions celebrated holy
communion at 1880 q. min Grace church:
and at 10 o'clock the triennial sconven-
ton of that organization was opened.
with religious service in the same edi-
flee. at which holy communion was
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-04

According to legendary lore the
goldenrod was once snow white. 1t
is said that great fields of these white
flowers nodded gracefully to and fro
as the winds swept over them. and
were quite happy until the wild flow
ers of brilliant hues began to ridicule
them.
What tame. pale, un'nteresting
creatures" said the tiger lilies.
Truly they are" said the scarlet
sage; they are not worth looking at"
Other wild flower neighbors made
like remarks and cast scornful glrnces
at the white blossoms. until the lat
ter bowed their heads and wept.
I'VE are poor. colorless beggars.'
they walled, while all our neighbors
are clothed in gorgeous apparel"
The Autumn Wind knew why the
white flowers were grief strickctn.
and he resolved to help them. Calling
to him the many-hued fairies that
live in the rainbow he told them how
the white flowers had been ridiculcd
by their neighbors.
Leave II all to u.s." said the fairies,
land soon the ill-treated ones shall
have cause to rejoice"
Away spend the fairies to the end Of
the rainbow, where, as you have
heard, there is a great pot of magic
gold dust. Together the fairies lifted
the gold dust. hastened back to the
field and meadows and sprinkled it
lavishly over the dropping. heart-sick
flowers, now sunk in sound slumber.
When morning came the sun looked
down upon gorgeously arraycd army
Of goldenrod and so great was the
surprise of their wild flower neigh
bors that some OF them withered and
died from sheer envy.
But, rejoicing in their good fortune.
the goldenrods proudly held up their
heads and faithfully kept guard until
the icy Winter Wind. in a hoarse
voice, bade them 60 to sleep.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-04
Big rricc. for wild Animals.

Because of the difficulty of getting II
TO America, and of keeping IL alive
after it arrives, a good giraffe is quoted
at $1,000.
Next to the giraffe, in the aristoc-
racy of cost. come the rhinooeros and
the hippopotamus, worth from $4,000
to $4,000 each. II a dealer could breed
these animals he could get rich; but
the big mammals rarely breed in cap
tivity. About the only place in Amer
lea where hippopotami have been
known to raise their young Is in the
menagerie in Central Park, New York.
A chimpanzee of size Is worth $4,000.
and when one reaches the intelligence
Of the late Mr. Crowley. Chico or Jo-
hanna, he is beyond fixed price. The
monkey kind are most uncertain prop
erty. The animal man says they are
certain to die. But the ordinary ones
can be bought very cheaply.
One can buy nice young baby ele-
phant for $1,000 at times, but a really
good animal is worth from $500 to
$4,000. An elephant does not COM
mand the maximum price because of
the beauty of his countenance, the ele-
gance Of his figure, his intellectual en-
dowments or his size, but because of a
sweet, sunny disposition. A mean ele-
plant is about the most evil of living
things; sooner or later he has to be
killed, usually after he has slain two
or three keepers and done more dam
age than he is woi tn or two animals
Of equally good disposition, the u" "sei
and finer commands higher pr;ce,
of course; but the most magnif'' ent
beast with an inclination for murder
isn't worth as much as a very common
one that is trustworthy-that is, ordi-
narily so. for the sweetest tempered
have days when they seem inspired of
Satan.-lhe Junior Munsey.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-04
FlSSURES IN vESuvlUS.
suspicious That Another Big Eruption is
Impending.

Impending.
Professor Matteucci, the careful stu.
dent of Mount Vesuvius's vagaries,
predicts that new eruption will take
place in a short time. and from vari-
Gus indications he feels satisfied 1t
will be no slight one.
He has considered 1t we'll to utter
timely warning. as experience has
shown that Vesuvius, when 1t vents
its wrath Unexpectedly, does a great
deal of damage to persons and prop
orty in the vicinity.
Professor Matteucci Is no alarmist,
but bases his prediction on the fact.
which he has noticed, that various
new assures are now being formed
near the summit of the mountain, and
this In his opinion is an unquestion-
able proof that masses of lava and
other matter soon will be again
belched forth.
His close study of the volcano dur
ing the recent eruption confirms him
in this opinion.
Day after day he continued his in
vestigations, often at the peril of his
life. and as a result the account of his
work. which he has Just forwarded to
the French Academy of Sciences, con-
tesns more facts about Vesuvius than
were ever known before.
He noted the daily changes that
took place in the crater during the
eruption, and he even measured the
height which was attained by the
great masses of igneous matter after
the mountain had vomited them forth.
The largest of these masses ascend
ed to height Of 537 metres, and when
1t fell It occupied a space of ~ cubic
metres. and was found to weigh 10000
kilogrammes.
1t travelled through the air at the
rate OF so metres a second, and 1t is
estimated that force equivalent to
100000 horse power must have been
required to send II on its skyward
career
This enormous mass fell dangerous
ly near the professor. This was not
the only occasion. however, on which
he almost lost his life, and his friends
are still wondering how he managed
to escape the constant shower of fiery
rocks that threatened him during the
entire eruption.
At one time II was rumored that he
had been killed, but happily this
proved to be false, and now many are
congratulating him, not only on his
good fortune, but also on the skill and
forethought which have enabled him
to ascertain the time when the next
eruption may be expected.-London
Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-04

II you shoild want an island, that
is, an uninhabited island, for the pur-
pose of occupying II alone, Robinson
Crusoe like, or to use 1t for romantic
fiction, or for any other purpose, to
the exclusion of all others in the world,
you need have no trouble in finding
one, II you see fit to make a journey
to the Indian ocean. In the waters be-
tween Madagascar and India you can
find more than $4,000 of them, where
there is not human being, and where
you can, II you will, be monarch Of
all you survey.
An English traveller has recently
been among the small islands that dot
the western end of the Indian ocean,
to make an inventory of them and re-
ports that he counted 16, 100, and found
only about 600 of them inhabited. Now,
there is good chance for any one
who may want an island.
These particular islands are not
large, as islanus go, but very many Of
them are sufficient for the purpose of
a Robinson Crusoe or any other novel
hero, or for even small colony Of
shipwrecked mariners or other per-
sons who might be cast on one Of them
or seek for the purpose Of making
home pretty much out of the busy
world.
Some OF them are only an acre or
two, we'll elevated above the tide, while
others are quarter of mile in d.
ameter and running from that up to
mile or two in length, and quarter
or less of the length in breadth. Many
of them are granitic structures that
rise steeply from 20 to 100 feet, we'll
covered with rich soil. through which
small fresh water streams hurry to
the sea, which they reach after fiow-
ing over beaches of glistening calcar-
eus sand that are begirt by coral reefs.
which form walls about the Islands,
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-04
A eur1oNnoLs CASE.
Brought to Decide tho Precedence OF the
Opening.

Brought to Decide tho Precedence OF the
Opening.
Once upon time case was Drought
before a learned Judge, in which the
question at issue was as to whether
the baton was made for the button
hole or the buttonhole for the button.
Counsel for the button held that II
was so plain as to render argument
superlluous that the buttonhole was
made fer the use and behoof of the
button; still, for forms sake. ne would
was the correct one. II was apparent,
he said, that without the buttonhole
the button would be unable to per-
form its function, and hence II was
plain that the button preceded the but
tonhole, and that the latter was in
vented in order that the button might
be of service to mankind. II should
be clear to everybody that had it not
been for the button the buttonhole
never would have been thought of. Its
existence necessarily presupposed the
existence of the button.
The lawyer for the other side was
equally positive in the stand he had
been employed to take. He averred
that the buttonhole preceded the but
ton; that, in fact, the button was mere
ly an afterthought. He said that, as
every one knew, the buttonhole can
be employed without the button. as
witness Farmer Jones, who invariably
uses nail or silver of wood instead of
the conventional button, whereas 1t
was impossible to make an effective
use of the button without the aid and
assistance of the buttonhole. Hence
1t was shown beyond peradventure
that the buttonhole was of greater i'm
portance than the button, and 1t was
natural to infer that the buttonhole
was first invented and that the button
came later simply as an ornament or,
at best. as an improvement upon the
nail, silver or other instrumentality
wherewith the buttonhole was made to
perform its duty. To show the rela-
tive value of the buttonhole and the
button. he said. take this simple exam
pie: When button comes off the but
tonhole can still be made serviceable,
but IL the buttonhole is slit open the
button is of no use whatever. With
this the learned counsel closed his
case, although he claimed that he had
not exhausted the subject.
When the court came in after recess
the learned Judge promptly decided
the case in favor of the buttonhole-
clearly just decision, although 1t was
whispered about the court room that
the decision might have been different
but for the fact that while changing
his linen between adjournment and re-
assembling of the court his honor had
dropped his collar button and hunted
for 1t without success for half an hour,
and perhaps might never have found
it had he not stepped upon 1t. But, Of
course, this suggestion came from the
partisans of the button and may fairly
be imputed to their disappointment
and chagrin.-Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-04

you are dearer than life to me! DO
not put me off any longer | cannot
bear 1t! You are very beautiful, dear,
like some exquisite flower. with all
your gifts and graces, and | am only
an awkward, abrupt fellow. | have
nothing much to offer you, know |
am not worthy of you, but can give
you heart that is all yours and
lifetime of love and devotion VIII
you accept II, Phillipa?"
Phillipa laughed nervously. Then
she furled and unfurled her fan and
looked up archly.
Accept anything from you? why,
you must think | have forgotten our
philopena Besides, If | did accept,
you know, I shouldn't have O thing to
give you for pawn"
"Phillipa, do not trifle with me-"
you are very unreasonable"
Phillipa cried, conscious, however,
that her eyelashes were failing her
for the first time. "You ask me to
accept "a gift just as II there never
was such a thing as a philopena."
Armstrong rose. His lips were
white. his eyes full OF pain. He looked
down on her a moment, then he said,
quietly: "Goodby, Phillipa," and
strobe from the room.
He took his overcoat from the hall
tree and dragged II on deliberately.
Like many another poor fool. I see
that | have endowed a beautiful doll
with n soul" he said to himself with
n bitter smile
He jammed his hat down over his
head and slid back the chain of the
door, then he felt the touch of hand,
and he turned and saw what no one
had ever seen before-Phillipa' bril-
liant eyes all soft and misty with
tears. She laid her cheek against his
sleeve.
John. dear John, forgive mel"
she cried with r little sob. 81 do &C.
cept. and here, will give you the
pawn in advance"
She drew his head down and kissed
him. and Armstrong folded her in his
arms without word.
you see. dear" whispered Phillipa,
II couldn't give you my heart for
pawn, because you already had IL,
long ago."-Venita Seibert in the Chi.
cago Record. Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-04
A Gallant Thrush,

A young Highlander, having set a
horse-hair moose in the woods. was
delighted one morning to find female
song-thrush entangled therein. He
carried home his prize, put it into a
roomy open-bralGed basket, secured
the lid with much string and many
knots and then hung the basket upon
a nail near the open window.
In the afternoon the parish minister
was called in by the boys mother, who
wished him to persuade hor son TO set
the captive free. While the clergy
man was examining the bird through
the basket his attention was called to
another thrush perched on a branch
opposite the window.
"Yes!" exclaimed the boy. "and It
followed me home all the way from
the woods"
1t was the captive's mate. which,
having faithfully followed his partner
to her prison. had perched himself
where he might see her. and she hear
the sad, broken notes that chirped his
grief.
The clergyman hung the basket
against the cave of the cottage and the
two retired to watch what might hap
pen. In few minutes. the captive
whispered chirp to her mates COM