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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-21
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The House Take. Up Urgency Deflci.
sency BiII-Debate Turns Upon Prop.
osition for Irrigation Of Arid Lands
In the West.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The house with
out preliminary business today went
into committee of the whole and re-
sumed general debate upon the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill. sibley, Of
Pennsylvania, made general speech
in opposition to the government enter
ing at this time upon scheme for irri-
CATION of arid lands in the west. New
lands, of Nevada, explained the pro-
visions of the bin, which 1t was pro-
posed to present to the house. to show
1t would not create charge on the pub
lie treasury, but would employ only the
fund raised from the sale of arid lands
for. the work of reclamation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-21
sHINNTowN is BURNING.

West Virginia Village May Be Wiped
Out.
Wheeling, w. Va. Jan. 21.-The town
Of Shinntown, six miles down the state,
is burning and from last accounts
seems doomed. A big fire is also re-
ported at the lumber company at Davis,
w. Va.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-21
T.-R BULLETIN.
NEWS Of TO-DAY
The Weather.

For Iowa-Fair tonight and Wee
DAY; slightly colder in the south ton I
warmer in the east Wednesday. S
For Illinois-Fair tonight and W. 8
day, except snow in the north9 =
right. 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-21
WHEELER FINED $500.

City Physician at Webster City Con-
victed Of BootIegsing.
Special to Times Republican.
Webster City Jan. 21.-City Physician
Wheeler was convicted this morning of
bootlegging and fined $780,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-21
The Senate.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The senate
passed number of private pension bills
and then, at o'clock, Lodge took the
floor to speak on the Philippine tariff
bill. He said the United States rights
in the Philippine islands We're settled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
Statement Showing Marvellous Yields Of Grain.


by he parties
Farmers ofAssnno eseaont
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
What John Washburn Says.

The following is an excerpt from signifi-
cant interview with John Washburn of the
Washburn- Crosby Flour Milling company,
and president of the Minneapolis Chamber
of Commerce, published in h e urnal
of March -:
Take for instance, the vast domain lying
to north and west, of which Manitoba is
the center. No one WHO has not been through
this country appreciate the great develop
ment that has taken place there within few
years. And the development is only begin :
ming. Here is a country, an empire in itself,
that in twenty years more will have reached
degree of Importance as much beyond the
dreams of men to-day as the present develop
ment is beyond the expectation of men who
saw this country twenty years ago. Shall
we try to get into closer commercial touch
with this vast territory, or shall we continue
to do business under obsolete tariffs and re-
strictions that, in my opinion, must be dis
continued anyway sooner or later?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15

We We're iS1 This District First Secured
our lands through Indian scrip, that carried
with it the right of selection, and in conse-
quence we have the cream Of this territory
We also bought the railway lands and other
lands owned by private individuals in the
district in which we we're operating. We
keep a staff OF l0caters at Halbrlte tor the
purpose of showing settlers and purchas-
ers over our lands.
Below We Give Statement showing some
tanned in Eastern Assiniboia during the
season Of 1901 This report is thoroughly
authentic, and can be verified by either 60
ing to see or communicating with the par
ties described. The average yields for the
last e1gh years are also given.
DO NOT fail 10 at once write TO US or COM
n7unicate with us either at ST. Paul or
Winnipeg
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15

In addition to the foregoing described lands, have
intimate knowledge of the whole of the Canadian
Northwest and have system of Inspection coVering
every desirable locality We in position to advise
parties who require large blocks of land the best
localities, both for present and prospective settlement
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attempt to discover any humor what
ever. Besides this, his interest. like
that of most men Of every class, CEN
ters largely in his own profession and
fellow-professionals, and his humor
naturally takes the same turn. TO
him it seems good joke to hear that
Brother A. went to church last Sunday
morning and did not discover that lie
had left his sermon at home until the
last hymn had been sung before SER
mon time, the last cougher had cough
ed his last cough, preliminary to set
Ting into an attitude of attention, and
the entire congregation had prepared
to hear in silence the words of wisdom
that were to fall from his lips. TO the
man Of another profession, such an
incident does not seem overwhelmingly
funny, and not a few would sympa-
the warmly with the unlucky shep-
herd who found himself suddenly in
the presence Of his sheep without any,
thing to say to them; but to the preach
cr Brother AS predicament furnishes
amusement only, for he thinks that
Brother A. should be ready-witted
enough to 50 ahead with a few re-
marks, even if his sermon was a mile
away Oh his study table.
He finds himself also able to extract
some degree of amusement from even
the petty impositions that are daily
practiced on him or his brethren, for
it is well-understood fact that a
preacher is fair game for everybody to
pluck at, and every day small swindlcs
are perpetrated on him, for no other
reason than that he is preacher. Not
long ago clergyman of the city re-
ceiyed an invitation from church
elsewhere to preach for them on an
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A CHURCH SOCIABLE.

even though young and unmarried, he
must pay just as much attention to old
Brother Biffkins and to old Sister Biff
kins and to Biffkins' daughter Peg, as to
the young and interesting Miss Flora
De Luce, who with her rich papa and
fashionable mamma, looks in on the
menagerie 4 moment from the door.
But if the sociable is delusion and
a snare, what shall be said of the do
nation party? Not all preachers are
compelled to endure this form of legal
lied robbery. but those who are. after
one infliction, never cease their suppl
cations to be delivered from another.
The principle Of the donation party is
that of rendering assistance to the
pastor, that is to say, of assuming a
wonderful amount Of generosity by
pretending to make him a present of
that to which he is justly entitled;
practically, the benefits are mostly on
the other side. The donators bring a
variety of articles, including many
which the pastor and his family gen
orally neither need nor want, eat up q
months supply Of provisions, have as
good a time as they can and depart
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derstandings that the preacher, on cons.
templating the muddle. seriously con-
siders with himself the proprietary Of
throwing up his job as the quickest
and easiest way out Of the mess.
But If any one supposes that the
preacher does not earn his money, just
let the unbeliever take his stand be-
hind the pastor when a female depu-
tation is to have a hearing. Some
one has said this is the woman's age,
and to Judge from the influence WELD
ed by the fair sex, the saying certain
~ appears to be justified by the facts.
Nowhere, however, is the influence Of
woman felt to greater extent than in
the church organizations, which, being
to certain extent social in character,
depend on the female members to so
considerable extent for effectiveness
that he who said, IF it were not for
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with satisfied consciences, believing
that they have discharged debt and
q duty at the same time, and, in addl-
ton. have conferred material benefits
on their beloved shepherd. They are,
well-meaning people; they think they
are doing right.
The city preachers life is enliyened
most brightly when there is a we'd
ding. 1t Is true he does not derive
much benefit from the occasion, for by
usage immemorial all wedding fees 20
to the preachers wife, but according
to the Scriptures the preacher and the
preachers wife are one, so after all
the fee is generally expended where it
will equally benefit both. A 'swell'
wedding usually brings in very hand
some return for the outlay of brain
force and labor, but there is another
variety of knot-tying with which every
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anA his wife must retrim her hat to
make it look like new, and make over
her last winters dress so as to be de-
cent in the eyes Of her husbands peo-
pie, else they will complain, for it is a
we'll understood fact that the preacher,
the preachers wife, his son. his daugh-
ter. his man servant and his maid SER
vaut if he is so fortunate as to have
either and even the stranger within
his gates, are, scverally and collective
~, the property Of the congregation, to
criticiSc and gossip about and backbite
and abuse, from tho rising Of the sun
unto the going down Of the same and
Il few hours in tho evening. All things
considered. therefore. the preachers
life is far from merry. His fate is not
more fortunate than that of the ia
uAous "Constables" in the Pirates Of
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woman, Christianity would die out in
one century," had no little justifica-
ton for his remark. So far as the
female deputation is concerned, it may
have any business or no business at
all; that is secondary matter. The
women have come to talk, and talk
they will, though the heavens fall. The
preacher knows they are coming-of
course they could not keep that fact
to themselves-and is generally pre-
pared for them; the preparation, in this
case, commonly amounting to deter
mination to do whatever they want
done, and to do it quickly, too, with
out making the slightest objection.
Therefore, when the feminine contin-
gent marches in with colors flying,
band playing and bayonets fixed, the
wise preacher stands up, listens to the
reading of the inevitable preamble and
set of resolutions, declares that the
movement has his cordial support, that
he will do all he can to forward it.
Then there Is evening at the cAysch
sociable. The old brother who siNHn
the amen corner is always there; so is
the graceless young fellow who has
come for the sole purpose of inter-
viewing the old brothers daughter. Old
and young and all other kinds, how
ever, are, 50 to speak, run in the same
mould, or more exactly, are crowded
into the same rooms, where they en-
dure each others society with as lit
tie show Of Impotence as could be ex-
pected until the glad hour of parting
comes, creating an enthusiasm that
can not be mistaken. But whether
tired or not, whether the sociable is a
stay to the last. The socfable would
not be a soeiab1e without him, and
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occasion. He read the invi-
tation with some dismay, as it said
not word about expenses, and he was
not in a position to incur additional
obligations. After much hesitation. he
finally accepted the invitation, went at
his own expense, delivered two SER
mons, materially aiding the church
which he visited, and returned, and
still heard not a word about his ex-
penses. \ few days later came let
ter with the postmark of the town he
visited, and he opened the missive with
satisfaction, feeling sure that here. at
last, was Il check for the 500 he had
expended in aid of his brethren. His
expectations were doomed to disap-
pointment, for instead of a check there
was request for contribution to
help furnish the church he had just
aided to get rid of it's debt. Nobody
would have thought of imposing in this
way OH anybody but a preacher, but,
then, preacher is everybody's man,
and the fact that he can not, or as q
rule does not, complain is taken to
mean that the SHINING process is to
him rather pleasant than otherwise.
From his general che2rfulness in ad-
versity great many people have the
idea that the preacher has a COMPARE
lively easy time; that he has nothing
to do but to preach, and as he only
breaches twice on Sunday and a half
hour each time his labors must neces-
sarily be very light. 1t is true that
if the preacher did nothing but preach
he could not justly be considered as
overworking himself, but in most cler-
zeal situations the preaching forms the
smallest part of the work. There, for
board Of the church to be attended,
and this of itself is no small nor easy
task. The official board, according to
popular superstition, is supposed to
transact the business of the church: tc
meet all it's obligations and look after
it's interests. AS matter of fact, how
ever, while there are some Official
boards that do all these things, and dc
them we'll, the general run of officia
boards consider their duty done whe1
they have talked over a matter fol
three hours without saying anything
and have finally adjourned, leaving tn.
whole thing in the hands of the preach
er. Often, it must be confessed. he il
lucky when they are satisfied with do
J ing this. for not unfrequently it hap
pens that after placing it in his hand
two or three of them go of and tr.
, to accomplish it in as many differen
/ ways. giving rise to 80 many misun
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Muscular Soreness.

As the result of over-exertion and ex.
posure to heat and cold, or from what
ever cause, may be treated successfully
BY the timely application Of st. Jacobs
Oil. A thorough rubbing is necessary.
The Oil should be applied vigorously, for
at least, twenty minutes, two or three
times daily, when all pain, soreness, stiff
ness will be removed. It will also
strengthen and harden the muscles. Foot.
ball players, gymnasts and all athletes
will find St. Jacobs Oil superior to any
other remedy for outward application,
for the reason that its action is more
rapid and its effect permanent. Thou
sands of people all over the world use
and recommend St. Jacobs Oil for muscu-
lar soreness. A twenty-fve-cent bottle
is quite sufficient to prove its efficacy. In
cases where muscular soreness is compli.
Gated with any disease which requires an
alternative, Vogeler's Curative Com
pound should be taken. Prepared by the
st. Jacobs Oil Co., Baltimore, Nd, who
will send a sample free,
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667 SHOULD like to get place
with a good salary" said

g 9 II O1OULD Ike W Scl pAASc
with a good salary" said a
young preacher seeking an ap-
pointment to an old clergyman high in
the councils and respect of the denom-
ination with which he was connected.
Young man." rejoined the senior, IF
salary is your object you had better so
into any other vocation than the min
istry." The old man was right, for
in looking over the salaries and con-
templating the talents of the men en-
gagged in clerical work, it is easy to
sec that most of them would probably
he able to succeed much better, in 4
financial way, in almost any other call
Ing than that which they have chosen,
and that the same amount of work. in
come other direction, might have made
them independently wealthy. But a
preacher should not, and. as a rule,
docs not preach merely for the sake
ct the salary attached to the place he
tilS Of course, he wants a support,
with that of the people whom he
serves, but if he expects to make
n'ouey out of preaching he is destined
to he woefully disappointed, for at the
best, after the year is ended he finds
himself fortunately situated if his bills
are all paid.
Turing the year he and his wife have
generally one long ceaseless struggle to
make both ends meet, and often with
indifferent success. He must be eco
nomcal where other men are liberal;
he must learn to 60 without luxuries
and even without many things which
Ivy most persons are regarded as ne
cessit;es. He must make his old black
coat do duty for season after season,
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parson is more or less familiar-that
Of the quiet couple who want no show
or parade, but simply want to be mar
ried. So they get license and go to
the preachers house, and lay the case
before him. There is nobody at home
but the cook, so the cook is called in
for witness, and the marriage cere-
mony is performed as well as the par
son can afford to do it in his mental
uncertainty as to the matter of fees.
He may get from nothing at all up to
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But all other cheering incidents in

But all other cheering incidents in
the life of the parson are thrown into
the shade by revival in his church.
This, with it's stirring services, the
busy Preparations made necessary by
frequent sermons and exhortatfons,
naturally dwarf, almost into insignifi-
canoe, all the other pleasures that
come within his sphere. A revival
means increased membership, this
means success; success means en-
HANGED reputation and probably oppor-
tunities for wider usefulness. In a
word, the revival is the end for which
he lab rs all the year round, and with
it's attainment is realized the highest
measure of satisfaction of which the
clerical heart Is capable.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
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Returned His Burial Money!.

Rev. r. a. MacFadden Of Chelsea,
who was one of the speakers at the
Phillips Andover alumni dinner, told of
an interesting experience while travelling
in far-off Cairo. He said he was taken
i'll, and it was supposed he was going to
die. His travelling companions contrib
uted 1852 to pay his: burial expenses, and
as it was said there was no hope for
his recovery, they left him and continued
on their journey. "But l recovered -
said Mr.. MacFadden, land when final
ly got home had to- go around and re-
turn the money that had been collected
for my burial. 1t was Il unique sensa-
ton. '-Boston Journal
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S.; the chances are that $3.50 will be
considered about the proper figure by
the groom, who, after inquiring, with
some perplexity, what the preacher
is going to charge: produces the sum
he had mentally appropriated for the
purpose, sometimes in quarters and
halves, from two or three pockets and
hands it over; cycling it the while. as
though mentally calculating the other
uses in which it COULD more pro6tably
be Employed
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who use an atomizer in spraying the dis
eased membranes. All the healing and
soothing properties of Cream Balm are
retained in: the new preparation. It does
not dry up. the secretions. Price, includ-
ing spraying tube, Is cents. At druggists
or Ely Bros, IS Warren street, New,
York, mail it,
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Government Reindeer in Alaska.

Government Reindeer In Alaska.
Government now owns large num-
her Of reindeer in Alaska. They were
taken there for service in Transports
ton ami are the real old Lapland, Santa
Claus lind of animal. They live as near
the north pole as Uncle Sans posses
siOns lie. ,,". ..>..
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MRS. r.. H. HASKINS.
for months after; and at the time I
thought death was a. welcome relief;
but before my last child WAS born a
good neighbor advised Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound, and
I used that, together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the child's birth 1T brought
me wonderful relief. hardly had an
ache or pain, and when the child was
ten days old I left my bed strong in
health. Every spring and fall now take
abott1e of Lydia E.Pfnkham' $Veg-
etable Compound and find it keeps
me in continual excellent healEh-"-
MRS. J. 81. HAsK1Ns, 3248; Indiana Ave-,
Chicago, Ill. $4,000 5e1e'ttf asoue tsstms-
niuEis not genuine.
Care and careful counsel fs
what the expectanta and Would-b he
mother needs, and this, counsel
she can secure without cost by
writing to Mrs. Pinkham al
Lynn, Mass.
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. TO MOT HERS
= 49,
Mrs. ]. II. Haskins, of Chicago,
ILL.,, President Chicago Arcade
Club, Addresses COMFORTING
Words to Women Regarding
Childbirth, f.

"DEAE Mrs. P1NKHAM;- Mothers
need not dread childbearing after they
know the value of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
While loved children dreaded the
ordeal, for it left me weak and sick
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Nobody knows why horse arises
from the earth on it's forelegs first, and
q COW on: it's hind legs.
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The Germans Of Chicago-40O,O 900 in
atty. even: the Americans, by 20OO.
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Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will top the cough at
once Go to your druggist to-day and get
a sample bottle free. Sold in rs and so
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dam
gerOus.
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renzance. who. after aligning them
selves on the stage in rank as nearly
straight as an outline sketch of the big
fiddle, with a roar unanimously declare
that:
Taking one consideration with another,
The policeman's lot is not happy one.
But the clergyman's life has its
bright spots here and there, though, 1t
may be, none of them are very bright,
and there is no doubt at all that they
are entirely too few. There would
probably also a question arise in the
minds Of some persons as to what con:
stituted bright spot, for the hard
worked preacher has so little in his
life to be merry about that he might
be able to find good deal Of enjoy
hpent in matters over which others
would scratch their heads In q vain
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1928 Bus. Onions Per Acre.
Salzer's New Method OF onion culture makes
IL POSSIBLE to grow 200 and more bus. pera acre.
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No kissing ever occurs in Japan ex-
cept between husband and wife, not even
between a mother and child.
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Exports to Japan have grown. from
$3,OOO,O00' i'm 1892 to $1S,000,000..
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The Santa Fe has what is claimed to
be the largest locomotive ever construct
ed. It hauls sixty-one freight cars on
a stretch in California, where one-thirti
that number is considered enough. for
an ordinary engine.
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Mrs. AuSttn;s, rev dress Is line as Silk.
Opium is produced in seven countries
India, Turkey. Persia, Algiers, North
America, Australia and China.
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will NAL you their mammoth catalog, together
with 5URinds OF flower and vegetable seeds.
Market gardeners list, &c postage. CN. u.
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Mrs, Austin's new dress Is fine as SILK.