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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

Mr. Money it meant a longer lease OF
official life and the majority of his coli
leagues realized a similarity in their
own situations to his. They helped him
TO his piece of pork" depending upon
him to pass the plate when the hunger
CT their own districts demand satisfac-
ton.
The question is, where will this sort
of craftsmanship lead to? The fault lies
not SO much with the congressman as
with his constituency. So long as the
Macedonian cry for pork" arises from
every district in the United States with
a river, harbor or city of size suffi-
Gent to father an excuse for an appro-
priation so long the public may expect
To see it's representatives sidetrack inn
portant legislation that a juicy slice
may save the bacon of some congress-
man whose constituency demands
"rork"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
SALARY OF DISTRICT JUDGES.

The Iowa City Republicans claim
that the judges of district courts were
sufficiently we'll paid before the action
of the legislature granting additional
remuneration, and it's assertion that
not one fourth of the judges of the
state ever earned $4,000 in fees and
other law business in any one year.
will scarcely meet with general APP
prevail or even credence. There are
few lawyers whose practice of law has
been sufficiently diversified and success
full to fit them for a district judgeship
whise time is worth less than $4,000
annually. The judgeship takes the
attorney from his practice usually at
the crown of his career when the
business from a clientele gathered by
years of labor is assured and lucrative
The position requires the wide knowl-
edge of law and authorities, the judg-
ment and balance and the high honor
that make the opinions of their posses
sor valuable. The better class of dis
trict judges are not in office for the
salary but rather in obedience to that
tradition of the legal fraternity that
makes the woolsaclS the logical round
ing Of a successful career To say
that Iowa has good district judges and
deny them a salary less than that of
a successful manager of department
in catalog house is scarcely con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

for the reason that, While conservative,
guarded by stategfi gkfqfl jffij jffijffijfh
they are safe. Both are guarded care
fully by state laws and are managed on
the policy of small but sure returns
Men who can afford to lose their money
are the only ones who can afford to
speculate and on the other hand the
man whose savings never miss a year
nor a month in earning small rate of
interest often finds himself the owner
of a handsome sum when he retires
from work to play with his grandchil-
dren and the chickens in the back gar
den The old adage that nothing Is
certain but death and taxes" might be
applied to interest earnings as Well.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
AN 0EEIclAL RLuNpER.
sistent.

The terrible blunder on the part OF
the Missouri governor and sheriff
which resulted in the hanging of the
negro Flutcher after he had been re-
prieved by Governor Dockery will go
| far toward stirring to activity the race
hatred existing between blacks and
whites turnout the south. Already
| meetings are being held denunciatory
the delayed action of the governor.
Flutcher very likely deserved hanging,
but when a reprieve had been granted
on the plea of newly discovered evil
dence the execution became butchery
A negro more or less doesn't mean
much to the average Missourian, but
the careless execution of a reprieved
criminal is shame and horror to CIV
ilization, whether the victim be black
or white. That this should occur in a
civilized state where the telegraph
makes its remotest places as accessible
to its governor as the call bell on his
desk is convincing proof of carelessness
and unfitness for an office where human
lives may depend upon official atten-
ton. The laws of this country make
no racial distinctions and the executive
who is unable to forget his prejudices
in his Office is assuredly unfit ito hold
1t.
The time Is approaching when the
color question in the south will reach
it's crisis Such incidents as the Flutch-
er execution and such laws as provide
the disfranchisement of the colored
race are tending to hasten. rather than
to delay, the time when the question of
negro equality under the law will be
settled once for ALL BY whatever means
the final settlement of the matter may
be effected, there can be but one con-
clusion. The negro must be accorded
everywhere every right guaranteed
him by the fundamental law. The
southern people still have the opportu-
nifty to themselves settle this matter
honestly and fairly, hut they must for
get their traditions and be legally hon
est in the settlement. For them to con-
tfnue in the blind prejudice that hangs
men carelessly or refuses them fran
chise on account of their color will re-
suit sooner or later in the settlement
by the country at large as protection
against an actual race war, and the
southern white has much to lose by
such settlement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
SAVING FOR OLD AGE.

recent writer discussing the SUBJ
Z feet of saving for old age in the Chi
cage Record Herald calls attention to
the remarkable growth of savings
banks in this country and OF their pop
uiarity. He says:
1.-THE savings bank habit has not
spread as widely in the United States
as in France, Great Britain or Prussia,
but the average deposit is from three
to Ave times as large. The total num-
Der of depositors in the LOOT banks of
the United States in 1901 was 6,373,0eS.
and the average deposit $40S.30. Mas
sachusetts alone reported 1,593.640 de-
positors, and a single bank in Boston
carried 172.427 separate bank ac-
counts"
: But the most remarkable bit of in
formation given by this writer is that
as to the growth of the life insurance
s business, which has now become the
first business of the country, aggregat-
ing over $12,S00,0 100000 of policies in
force last year, while the total assets of
all the railroads of the country were
only s12,TO0, 100000. There were 6,o00,-
600 depositors in the savings banks of
the country, but 100000 life insur-
ance policies in force.
The problem of saving sum to be
depended upon in old age is ever diff
ficult one, and adequate answer to it's
questions must vary with the individu-
ais concerned. Men who are employed
in active business and have know
ledge of values that can be depended
upon find real estate investments the
most profitable old age reliances as
they feel safe in relying upon their
judgment of locality at the time the in
vestment is made. Other men who ex-
pect to retain clear mind to the last
lend money upon approved securities
and are safe, but In this the loans are
constantly being paid, so that the mon
ely must be replaced. Wealthy men en-
gagged in speculation fear the possibiIi-
ty Of losing their tickle fortune, and
when they make a rich strike often buy
an annuity policy from some insurance
company. but for the poor man work.
ing at the bench or desk, with only
small sum that he can spare from his
earnings each year and little opportu-
nifty to acquaint himself with the value
of real estate or other investments the
savings bank and the building and loar
company in his home town offer the
best means of saving an old age fund
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
st. Paul Pioneer Press.

really "the science of conservative lum-
bering," and he details at length, and
most interestingly, the needs of our
forests, the policy of the bureau. the
methods of survey, and the manner OF
working and living among the forest
ers. BY the intelligent handling of our
forests, the ruthless slashing and rough
American numbering will cease, and our
forests will be cultivated to produce
perpetual woodland.
Lord Lansdowne has, 1t is said. in
duced Chill and Argentina to cancel
orders for warships recently givei.
English shipbuilding firms. While this
action of Lord Lansdowne's is in line
with the idea of turning swords into
plowshares and bringing about the uni
iversal brotherhood. it would seem that
he had an excellent field for effort In
this direction at home. English ship
builders and worlSmen will also wonder
at his activity in obtaining the cancel
lation of contracts that amounted to
over $6.000,OC0 in material and labor.
An English explorer and traveller,
James PennoclS. expresses the greatest
surprise at the improvement in the con-
dition of Hawaii since the Americans
too charge of the island. He is quoted
as saying: when one remembers that
it is only some three years since the
country was taken over by the United
States, the great strides that have been
made in so short a time are simply
marvellous. The number of banks,
merchants offices. public schools and
colleges give me, as an Englishman, a
most exalted idea of what Americans
can do when they mean it, and put
their minds, money and hands to it with
will
Minneapolis is to have a hotel on the
plaE of the Mills hotel in New York
city, where food, bath and lodging are
sold to men in straitened circumstan-
ces at the lowest possible prices. 1t Of
fers the man out of job an opportu-
nifty to retain his self-respect by living
at a respectable house at a price COM
mensurate with his circumstances.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
THE CARVING KNIFE IN CONGRESS.

| The government building graft in
congress has become nuisance Not
only nuisance in congress and drain
on the public purse, but in congression-
| al districts where the ability to graft a
public building for the cities of his dis
trict is cited as the highest test of fit
ness and efficiency in the aspirant for
congressional honors. In the house re-
Gently, when so important measure
as the Chinese exclusion bill was under
consideration, discussion of the bill was
laid aside to permit Mr. Money, Of Mis-
sissippi, to call his bill pending for a
$4,000 building at Biloxi, town with
400 population in 1897, and which in
seven years had made a growth of less
than 500. Consideration of the impor-
tant legislation before the house was
suspended, Mr.. Moneys bill called up,
advanced to it's third reading and
passed, little town on the gulf pro-
yided with q public building sufficient
to the needs of city of $4,000 people.
and when this had been accomplished
the house turned again to the vastly
important exclusion bill.
The interruption had been brief, but
long enough to emphasize the impor-
lance OF the grab idea of statesman
ship and furnish food for reflection to
the thoughtful. The action of the house
in ''andwiching Mr.. Moneys bill be-
tween the discussion of an important
measure was purely self protective. To
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
THE NATIONS OBLIGATION.

The bill granting pension of S6,oeo
per year to the wife of our martyrei
president has passed both houses of
congress with but little opposition. One
member of the lower house raised an
objection on the ground that Mrs. Nc
Kinley did not need the pension but
he was promptly scorned to his seat,
both democratic and republican leaders
speaking in favor of the bill Mrs. Nc
Kinley has received something near
100000 from the life insurance carried
by the late president and is, of course,
not in need of aims, nevertheless the
country will approve of the action OF
congress in making a slight recognition
of the inestimable services of President
Mckinley. 1t is little enough for
great nation of eighty millions of peo-
pie to do TO pension the widow of a
,nartyred president who lost his life by
the hand of an assassin striking his
deadly blow solely because his victim
was the chief magistrate of govern
ment which he, the assassin. did not
like. Employers have often pensioned
the families, of workmen who lost their
lives defending the property of the
employer, and the public considered
that duty rad been done. The assas-
sin of President Mckinley was an an
archist striking at the established gov
eminent of the nation. Mckinley fell
because by his official position he rep
resented that government. Congress In
voting pension to the bereaved widow
did not do it as an act of charity to
needy person, but as the nations ap-
probation of it's presidents martyrdom,
and desire to share in part with those
dependent upon him the financial loss
as we'll as the personal loss of Presl-
dent McKinley's death.
To the disgrace of the grand state of
Colorado one of her representatives in
the lower house, John A. Bell. popu-
list representing a mining district, OBJ
jected on the grounds that many Wild
ow of some brave soldier was yet un-
provided with pension and that Mrs
Mckinley did not need financial aid.
His was the act of demagogery pure
and simple. It was the desire to attract
attention of q man without sufficient
mental force to make himself conspicu-
Gus in any other way. Bell could scarce
-ly have been ignorant of the custom of
congress in pensioning the widows of
presidents, or IL he was such ignorance
is as inexcusable as the tricky dema-
cgisn1 to which he resorted. The wild
aws OF Presidents Polk, Lincoln and
fairfield each received pensions at the
lands of congress and the widow of
John Tyler was pensioned after his
Seath, even tho he died member of
the confederate congress. Bell could or
should have known these things which
placed upon congress the obligation of
precedent to pension the widow of a
deceased president, aside from any de-
sire to express the nations bereave-
inent or joint suffering in the death OF
its nartyred president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
Very Low Rates to Los Angeles, CAL,
and Return
Saved Many a Time.

Don't neglect coughs and colds, even
if it is spring. Such cases often result
seriously at this season just because
people are careless. One Minute
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Absolutely safe. Acts at once Sure
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1T is the very best cough medicine on
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

that the various features of the mulct
law are well observed. Sunday opening.
selling to minors or drunkardS, and all
of the other bad features of the saloon
business where competition is strong.
are not charged to the monopoly saloon
of Galva In that town the writer
knows the citizens say the plan is a
good one. They have only one tax to
collect, the marshal has only one place
to watch, the monopoly watches the
bootleggers, and "if we have got to
have a saloon, one is much better than
five paying the gross amount of the
mulct tax"
This time the Looker-On didn't hear
the sermon, but gets the following from
a man who did. Union services We're
held. so all could hear the speaker. 1t
seems a good church woman was very
sick. The doctors had given her up"
There came to her from some unknown
source command to stop taking ali
medicine, turn away the doctors, trust
in the Lord and she would get well. All
this was carried out exactly and today
she is a strong and healthy woman.
And then the preacher told of another
case where woman received the same
command. Her husband nominally
carried out the program, but secretly
put medicine in the water she asked to
drink. And this woman died. Now the
relator of this sermon could not tell the
Looker-On where the moral came in,
but it seems as tho 1t was easy to get
at In fact the second story raises
good many fine points, all of which is
referred to the doctors and preachers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
A Nearly Fatal Runaway

Started horrible ulcer on the leg of J..
b. Orner, Franklin Grove, ILL.,, which
defied doctors and all remedies for four
years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured him. Just as good for boils,
burns, bruises, cuts. corns, scalds, skin
eruptions and piles. Twenty-Five cents
at George p Powers drug store
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
5000 to California.

Tickets on sale every day during
March and April with choice of three
thru tourist sleeping cars via Chicago
Great Western railway. For informa-
ton apply to J. A. Ellis. ticket agent.
Marshalltown, Ia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
NeoIect Means panner.

Don't neglect biliousness and consti-
patton. Your health will suffer per-
manently If you do. DeWitt's Little
EARLY Risers cure such cases. TIL,
best pills. They never grippe or causa
neusea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Cedar Rapids Republican says:
THE state board of control got all the
money it asked for from the state legis-
lature," which it thinks may be ac-
cepted as an evidence of continued
faith in the board
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
Greater OskaIoosa.

GTEdCer OSKdTOOSa.
Oskaloosa, April 15.-By vote of $50
for to 81 against, the corporation was
extended yesterday, taking in $500.
This makes Oskaloosa's population, ac-
cording to the 1900 census, over 10000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
AR Mve&Nz41AI

Try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets, the best physic. For sale
by druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

She was sitting up with a sick man,
No professional nurse was she;
Simply sitting UP with her sick lover
Giving him Rocky Mountain Tea.
Mcbride & Will Drug Company
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
The Great Dismal Swamp

OF Virginia is a breeding ground of ma
lsria germs. So is low, wet or marshy
ground everywhere. These germs cause
weakness, chills and fever, aches in the
bones and muscles, and may induce
dangerous maladies. But Electric Bit
ters never fail to destroy them and
cure malarial troubles. They will sure
ly prevent typhoid. I'VE tried many
remedies for malaria and stomach and
liver troubles, writes John Charleston.
of Byesville, o.. but never found any
thing so good as Electric Bitters." Try
them. Only SO cents. Guarantee sat-
isfaction. George p Powers.
Very Low Rates to Los Angeles, Cal,
and Return,
Via the Northwestern line. Tickets will
be sold on April 20 to %, inclusive, linn
tied to return until June 10. inclusive,
on account of the convention of the
Federation of Women's Clubs. Thru
drawing room and tourist sleeping cars
daily. Personally conducted twice a
week. Apply to agents of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

The Des Moines Capital says: THE
legislature did not do much toward
changing the political hopes or desti-
MES of leading politicians. If any men
expected to come out of the twenty
ninth general assembly greater than
when they went in they must feel
somewhat disappointed. 1t was not an
epoch making general assembly"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

The Omaha Bee notes that Cover,
nor Cummins has signed the railway
merger bill" and says the big Iowa
railroad anaconda will begin to look
about to see what defenseless little
railroads it can devour without i'm
pairing it's digestion"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

According to the Iowa City Republic
can Iowa has pretty good district
judges and they are well enough paid.
Not one-fourth of the Judges of the
state ever earned $4,000 in fees and
other law business in any one year."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

The Burlington Hawkeye feels "that
there is place in politics for the young
man of good character. "a capacity for
public service and the courage of his
convictions"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

Commenting upon John P. Altgeld,
rule the man who is eternally finding
fault is not a safe man. Neither is the
man safe leader who takes the
ground that the majority of men ara
corrupt. The laws enacted and the
moral and commercial progress of our
country refute this"
The Dubuque Times asserts that
The country is not laundering for cur
rency reform 1t thinks that the
country prefers to continue the green
back as a non-interest bearing obliga-
ton redeemable on demand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

The Boone Republican, noting the
fate of the merger bills, is convinced
that the third time is not always the
charm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

A good many people would like to
know whether ST Louis will have fair
next year or not. 1t is time the date
was decided upon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-06
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)


LYNCHBURG, Va, August 5.-Nrs.
Mona Lawrence, widow of the late Rev.
J. 2. Lawrence, ef this city, has en-
gagged an attorney to bring action against
the Home for Confederate Women, of
Richmond, which, she claims. is with
holding from her 1hc sum OF 500. which
lightfully belongs to her.
A short Whine ago Mrs. Lawrence, on
the advice OF some friends, decided to
so to the Home for Incurables in Rich
Eond where she could secure perfect
rest and the proper treatment Tor the
uialady with which sac was suffering.
She forwarded the $2OOsswhich, under the
rules of the Institution, it was necessary
TO pay. Her Richmond friend. who was
looking into the matter for her, discov-
cred that a room could not be secured
for her at the Home for Incurahles. and
advised Mrs. Lawrence to go TO the
Home for Confederate Women. Mrs.
Lawrence claims that the two hundred
dollars was turned over IL the manage
nient of the Home for Cnofederate Women.
Not being satisfied with this insttt'itl IN
Mrs. Lawrence left the place and re-
turned 10 Lynchburg. where she has been
ever since.
Mrs. Lawr,-;:ee claims that the accom-
modat!cns at the Home for Confederate
Women We're not in any way suitable to
her; that she asked the management to
return to her the $500 which she paid
over to them. and that they had failed
to do 50. stating that the money had
been turned into the general fund Mrs.
Lawrence also states that she has writ
ten to the management Of the Home in
regard to her $500 but that she has re
ceivcd II reply from them. In order
to raise the s2oO in question. Mrs. Law
renee sold her home in this city.