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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14

ruwy~S Of dissatisfaction amoug the
lines which are parties to the trunk
lin' naSs agreement, the passenger
tra@r men Eencrally believe that this
COM from differences over some Of
the details aud not because ot ohjec-
tioa TO the antiNaSS system. In the
cas- storm territory, where the antipass
ruiz has been in force. there has been
an N,rptiou made Of political passes.
an his is considered All objection
tina should be yemcdiod Railroad
me- As a general thing, would like
to SEQ a strict application Of the rule.
THAI railroad men should he required
to pay fare when the business 6n
wh..h they travel is frequently OF di-
rec. benefit to the lines charging them
the fare and politicians whose benefit
is q doubtful quantity are furnished
witt blocks Of blank passes was made
the basis OF some complaint ON the
par a., DIRECTORS to the plan followed
by ,ho trunk line roads.
With hut little dissent. however.
the sentiment of the western lines Of
ticms is now said to he In favor of
putting into practice the system
which will do away with some Of the
passes The plan 70 abolish political
passes, It is believed by the railroad
people will be materially assisted by
the voters of the western states,
Those who think they see indications
of this fact point to the agitation OF
Tho subject by political parties and the
resultant passage of acts Of the legis-
laturo ot some OF the states which pro
hiUt officials from accepting passes.
The maintenance of the pass system
as applied to politicians has been
generally charged to the railroad of.
ticials themselves, but this is only
partially true. and it is said that lhcs
would in most cases be glad to get
away from the system The argu,
mcnt used by the agitators for the
abolition of passes is that il no free
transportation were given the roads
would be able to reduce the general
passenger fares without loss of rev.
enuc
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14
CAS- TORIA
For Infants and Children.
15' Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears lho " 1T
aeoonr, Of LMIXZAII<6!
TOURING ON THE CHEAP.

tourist agent has juet toir me tho
following story which. he says, nc.
qu.ros n peculiar interest by being
true A auiotloobnr American en-.
tered his office last week and asked
him 70 "dS up a nice cheap tour"
through Europe Paris, Lucerne,
Florence, Rome Venice and Vienna
he wished to be included. II was
found that at the lowest rates the
journey would cost about C25.
stop right there. said The tourist
wen have to drop place or two.
had calculated to do the show on
G1O.
Now. You cannot do very extensive
tour through Europe on clio and the
route was reduced at last to a trip to
Luccrne.
Well" said the American, q can't
fay you've not disappointed me; but
look here. yoI7l do this. Take a pound
OF the ticket and gimme gulde.books
TO tho places I'm missing and think
II win Work out good. Manchester
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14

firm nosh and the hook becomes very
firmly Undecided,
Presently the shark turns and
dashos in some other direction Tho
boat must he turned by oar or ruddor
to prevent Capsigo, The big water
scayougor rushos to and FRO, firing
the arms of It's enemy by it's marvellous
strength, lighting, battling. resisting
mtil the last The experienced fisher
man does his best to keep the sh ark
man does his best to keep the shark
after being thoroughly tired out, and
he knows there is n battle royal due
when the shark is finally pulled to tho
side of the boat for the death blow.
The struggle lCngthons out TO an hour
or perhaps two, the fishermen, for no
ono ever goes "sharkiug" alone, ro-
llcving each other ut the line. Final,
~ the big fish is drawn up and In,
struggling but slightly It ia no Joke
to pun a shark In before It Is worn
out by the prntTaCtCd struggle. Per,
haps II is drawn In almost like n log
until beside the boat Then II finds a
few muscles that Rtill have some go"
in them. The fishermen then are fortu.
nate II the shark decides to make an
other run instead of attacking the
boat which It can quite easily crush,
AT longth It's fast pace is all gone and
1 the FISH is pulled to the boats side
while one of the mon stands ready
with aX or lance TO deal the death
blow, Often this requires both
strength and skill. A shark dies
slowly Its vitality rs amazing. Tho
fishermen, after killing n shark, sen.
craIIy turn It adrift, and, # not utterly
worn out, angle for another.
The usual manner Of fishing for
sharks in the Great South bay rs with
the hnrpoon in place Of the hook AMI
bait. Larger sharks are often caught
and the sport is, perhaps, somewhat
more exciting A launch Is the best
Kind of boat with which to engage
In the sport In launch ono can mp
proach to within 80 or rs yards before
shutting off power and DRIFT upon the
FISH IN absolute quiet. The harpoon
once IN the fish acts quite as t. f0ps
after taking a hook, The battle with
harpooned FISH may last little longer
than that with one that has been
looked, for although II loses blood. It
has not the additional handicap of be.
Ing gradually drowned by having lts
mouth kept n.--l}rooklyH CI-zcn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14

\ discussion on loprOsy was held at
recent meeting of the Mcdtco Chirur-
gical Society OF London, the special
point being the origin of the disease.
DR.. Hansen. of Bergen, Coutendod that
leprosy was entirely contagious, and
that to prove lutChiuson's theory 1t
would be necessary to discover the
bacilms of leprosy in the cured fish.
He declared that the people of Norway
were now eating more fish than over
before, yet lcprosy was disappearing
because of its strict segregation tie
said that several Norwegian lcpers
had cmigratcd to the United States
and that their descendants were IN
lpprous, which went to PROVE that
)cwosy was not hereditary, but simply
contagious. Or. Thin also supported
the contagion theory Mr., 1onathGn
hutchinson, however. stoutly roitera.
ted his belief, which he said had boon
strengthened by his recent researches
in South Africa. that loprosy resulted
from eating badly cured fish. He de-
rIarod his faith that the loprous bacil-
lus would soon he found in the fish and
he rcassortcd his reasons from his OK
Doriencc for not believing the disease
to ho contagious.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14

order in Birmingham, not 800 yards
from Broad street, which city has
sent TO the east African, Congo, Ga
boon and other tribes hundreds Of
idols.
There are hundreds of gods wor-
SHIPPED by savages, there being at least
one for every conceivable happening
known to humanity, and they range in
size from one inch to a hundred feet
high The strangest god of all is
"KiSuka," who is the terror and the
love at the same time of the GaboOn
blacks. He looks like an ordinary
scarecrow judging by the quantity Of
feathers and old rags with which the
body is dressed up. As matter of
fact, however, the great god, which
stands some nine feet high, is made
principally at Mines, in FranCe-out
of solid cobbles Of gold, and though
the carving takes hideous lines, yet it
is so beautifully done as to warrant
the bill coming to, as a rule, one thou
sand guineas. The traders are paid
with ivory-enormouS tusks weigh
ing from 100 to 200 pounds, and fetch
ing in the Wholesale market from so
to 70 pounds per hundredweight
OF course. the business comes to the
trader in a very roundabout way,
Some of the minor chiefs get to hear
of the middleman-the traders travel
er-being in the district This astute
individual has already seen the witch
doctor-the creature who rules the
tribe. so to speak-and has prevailed
upon him to provide the tribe with a
bran-new god
Business on equitable terms" is
done. The savage holds a "palaver,"
at which he declares the gods" want
propitiating, and this. of course. takes
the form of a new god.
Another way is to steal quietly into
the sacred grove of a native village
and set up an idol unobserved. When
the natives see it they are paraIyzed,
and wonder how it got there. Their
first act is fall down and worship it,
The trader comes along, makes ex-
plantations, and leaves the village en-.
rlched with quid pro quo in precious
stones, metals, shells or slaves.
Either Of the gods Siahmantin or
Sasubonsum is made of ivory, and
both stand six feet high They are
the most MISUNDERSTANDING creatures
you could possibly imagine, the for
mer having five great eyes bullying
forward and four lips, with horns pro-
jecting from the side of the head,
while the latter is a bulls head, with
six eyes as round as saucers and a
capacious mouth. These two are the
most malignant of all the gods of the
poor savages, and the latter spend
half their lives in propitiating them.
In ivory they cost about 500 pounds
apiece, which amount is paid in os-
trich feathers, gums, hides and the
other forms of local currency already
northumberland Answers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14
HOW TO CATCH SHARKS.
They Make a Game Fight and May
Swamp Your Boat.


Men crave excitement Tho passion
for yacht racing, horse, bicycle foot
and other kinds of racing Is but the
expression of the innate lust for ox-
Citoment, 1t is part Of the very fiber
Of the body of each healthy man, and
excitement is sought In many forms
and after quite AS many fashions. one
delights in "A prize fight that. to other
men, would be hrutal-thc extreme.
And possibly the one who found
pleasure in hstIc encounters might
have funny feelings In the pit of his
stomach should he witness bull
fight in Mexico or in Spain.
Long Island waters furnish one of
the most exciting sports known. and
sport that even the most aesthetic
viii not inyeigh against on moral
grounds Shark fishing resembles no
other kind of sport save the capturing
of swordnsh. There Is more madul-
tornted excitement In shark fishing
than the average person cares often to
oX"orioncc. That il ia frequently at
tended with danger Of no make.bclicvo
character and that this danger an
nouuccs itself without rormality, but
adds to the excitement No ones
heart beats In its customary manner
after he has hooked or spcarcd "A good
sized shark.
Long Island sound, near Marlnc-
cock Point and the Great South bay
are the best Rhark-nshIng grounds
known to the writer. few words Of
description of the methods used at
both places may serve to give the
reader some slight idea or the sport
Matnccucll Point which is near
oyster Bay, rs fayortc fishing
ground with many who Ike their oX-
citcmont IN large chunks. There
sharks of from TO II feet in length
are sometimes caught For these no
light lines can be used with success.
A large hook fastened to n stout chain
Is attached 10 line of strength al
most equal TO the chain Tho hook rs
pushed through large piece OF meat,
preferably meat which the fsherman's
nostrils rejoice to be rid Of The water
is from 10 to 60 feet I'm depth and
quite clear At times fish may be-
seen near the bottom. This, Of course,
is on calm days No one need ask
what a shark bite is The line spIno
ont with lIghtninRliko velocity and tho
fisherman is commonly yanked ncaI
ly out Of the boat The sharks own
weight. added 10 the strength Of It's
dash fagtcng the big hook securely
Then the fight begins The limo, n
not wound on a large wheel has Teen
previously carefully coicd in the bow
Of the boat which is not anchored
The light boat is dragged through the
water with an cyerincreasing speed
although the line pays out much
faster There is little danger Of the
FISH loOsening itself It's mouth has
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14
Passes to be Scarce.

There is movement on foot
among the western roads looking to
the extension of the antipass agree
ment to territory included in the
Central Passenger association and the
Western Passenger association bounds
Passenger officials of some of the
western roads say that the success of
the trunk lines in carrying out the
antipass agreement has been so
marked that the difficulties which
were in the way Of the Central and
Western association lines adopting
it have practically disappeared. Tho
refusal Of the Wabash to join in the
pact was the obstacle that kept the
western roads out last year, and that
was on account of the fact that the
Wabash extended into territory part of
which was included in the proposed
antiDass zone.
The friends of the antipass move
mont have been at work In the mean
time ondeavoring to adjust matters
and it is said that these have been
nearly overcome.
Though there have been persistent
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14

New York bank statement.
Loans increased $GS23 200, deposits
increased $2,497,50O reserve DC
creased $4082,5 500, surplus decroas-
ed $4706.S75.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14
ALL 0URISHING TRADE
SUCH is THE MAKING OF FALSE
GODS BY A zANGuE8AR FIRM.
SOME CLEVER ARTS is

But British Excel and Produce Some
Samples of Great Value, Costing
up to $1,000 Each-lvory Freely
Used in Manufacture of Those
Samples.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
Recent Pension Allowances.


The following pension allowances, re-
Denbow, of Albion:
Absolom Hamilton, Company B.
Thirty-f first Indiana Infantry, additional
pension at the rate of $40 per month
commencing on the 9TH of November.
1901. Mr.. Hamilton resided for many
years in Marshall county and for long
time in Marshalltown, but now lives at
Boone:
George w. Halstead, Company L,
Second Wisconsin Cavalry. increase of
pension from IS to S12 per month, COM
nencing or the 18th of January, 1902.
Mr.. Halstead lived for many years
across the river north of MarshalltowE,
but for the last few years has lived at
Boise City, Idaho.
Edward A. Gregg. Company l, Thirty
sixth Indiana Infantry, original pension
at the rate of IS per month. to COM
mence on the 14th of July, 1899. Gregg
is an inmate of the Soldiers Home.
Edward Ware, lieutenant of Company
NJ, First Iowa Cavalry, increase of PEN
sion from SIS to SO per month, COM
mencing on the Bird of July, 1891. Ware
is an inmate of the Soldiers Home.
William III. Robinson, Company B,
Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry. increase
of pension from Sc to SIS per month,
commencing on the 5th of February,
1902 Robinson was member of the
Soldiers Home, but died on the 3Oth
of May, 1902.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
Queen VOTING Contest.
Read It in His Newspaper.

George Schaub, we'll known German
citizen of New Lebanon, Ohio, is con-
slant reader of the Dayton VolksZei-
tung. He knows that this paper aims
TO advertise only the best in its coll
umns, and when he saw Chamberlain's
Pain Balm advertised therein for lame
back, he did not hesitate in buying a
bottle of it for his Wife, who for eight
weeks had suffered with the most ter
rible pains in her back and could get
no relief. He says: after using the
Pain Balm for few days my wife said
TO me, I feel as tho born anew and be-
fore using the entire contents of the
bottle the unbearable pains had entirely
vanished and she could again take up
her HOUSEHOLD duties" He is very
thankful and hopes that all suffering
likewise will hear of her wonderful re-
covery This valuable liniment is for
sale by druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
BALL GAME CUT SHORT.
After Two Innings of Play Game Was
Called on Account Of Rain.


Rain interfered with the ball game
scheduled for Friday afternoon between
the Marshalltown high school and Bea :
man. The field was wet and muddy
when play was begun and at the end
of two innings, with the score / TO q
in favor of Marshalltown. the rain
coming on the game was called. The
locals We're more than holding theip
own and would doubtless have won
out had it been possible to continue
play Altho the game was short it was
as excellent an article of ball as has
been seen in this city for many years.
The feature of the game was Seig's
long drive to the out field in the first
inning which gave the locals the only
score made.
Marshalltown has n good ball team
and movement is now on foot among
the devotees of the game who ara
prominent business men 20 form ar
association for the purpose of hollin!
these boys together and to arrange for
weekly games in this city. There
is no reason why this should not be
a success and Marshalltown would
have ball team that would be a cred
it to the city.
Another game is scheduled with tn.
Beaman team for Wednesday, June
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
TESTED THE COMPOUND.
IPocahontas Democrat.l

That beer captured in Fonda and
Gilmore City a few weeks ago, and
placed in the county Jail for safe keep
ing, has disappeared. We are reliably
informed that a testing committee
composed of twenty-four men tested
sixteen cases and found them all to
contain beer, and then reported to the
court that they would not be ready to
ties. any more that day and would adj
jouln, and at some later day test the
half-barrels. Spooks have been seen
along after the midnight hour hover
Ing about the county Jail and In the
room where the sparkling beverage
was safely stored Another report is
current that when those half barrels
We're emptied, the stuff had so badly
fermented as to resemble water in APP
pearance and smell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
COST OF FOOD.
Crane Nuts VS. White Bread, etc

Grape Nuts VS. White Bread, etc.
A family figured carefully on the cost
Of food, taking into consideration the
strength and health that Grape-Nuts
furnished. The report is interesting.
1--WE first took up Grape-Nuts be-
cause it agreed with me so we'll. l was
suffering from dyspepsia that medl-
cine did not relieve. l frequently
laughed at the idea when some of my
friends told of the use of Grape-Nuts:
however, one day, wife bought a pack
age and we found it good and it agreed
with me.
We were accustomed TO using white
bread and oats, wheat or barley mushes
boiled from two to four hours. We con-
sidered Grape Nuts too expensive, but
noticed that when I had a breakfast of
Grape Nuts I felt fine, and other days
when white bread and other cereals
were used felt weak and bloated.
zone day about six months ago l said
to wife, I am satisfied that Grape Nuts
is the thing that makes me feel better
in between the blue spells. Then we
sat down and figured while on the
cost of living and came to the conclu-
sion that we could live better and hap
pier on fifteen cents worth of Grape
Nuts than on twenty-five cents worth
of white bread or cooked at home
cereals You see four teaspoonfuls of
Grape Nuts furnish more strength to
work on than large quantities of other
food so we started on Grape-Nuts in
earnest using it every morning, and 4
wonderful change has come over me.
I am gaining in weight every day.
Never have any of the old bioated feel
ings. Feel strong and well and can en-
dure more hard work than l could on
the old diet, and this result is all with
cut any doctor or dugs at all, but di-
rectly from using Grape-Nuts.' Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Recipes for many easy hot weather
dishes in every package of Grape Nuts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
MARsHALLTowN MARKETS.
Quotations on Staple Products Having
Market in MarshaIItowt,,

Quotations on Staple Products Having
Market in MarshalltoWn
The following prices quoted are as
nearly correct as it IL possible to OBJ
tain from Marshalltown dealers. The
quotations are for prices paid by deal
ers corrected Saturday afternoon:
CORN.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany will pay 5512 cents for old NO.
corn or better and ~ cents for sound,
dry new corn of 20 pounds.
LIVE STOCK.
Receipts Friday, 300
Britain & Co. are paying the follow
ing prices for hogs in wagon load lots:
Selected light, 160 to 200 pounds.
64O@6.5O.
Selected medium, 200 to $50 pounds.
6.50m670.
Selected heavy, over 230 pounds.
$50.
Stays and piggy sows graded ac-
cording to quality after reduction
Rough includes thin old sows, milky
bellies and hogs unfit for packing.
Premium hogs must be smooth and
fairly well fatted.
All hogs are subject to government
inspection.
POULTRY. EGGS AND BUTTER.
Armour e Co. are paying the follow
Ing prices to farmers for different var
Ieties of poultry, eggs and butter:
Hens-S cents per pound.
Old cocks cents per pound
Stags-4 cents.
Old toms-61a cents.
Hen turkeys-9 cents.
Young gobblers-7 cents.
Guineas-1.5o per dozen.
Ducks-6 cents.
Geese-6 cents.
EgGs-12M cents, case count.
Butter, Packing stock-15ia cents.
Swift & Co. quote the following
prices to farmers tor poultry. eggs and
butter:
Hens-Per pound cents.
Young roesters-Per pound cents
Old roosters-Per pound cents.
No. l hen turkeys-Per pound 10t,
cents.
No. tom turkeys-Per pound 10
Old tom turkeys-Per pound ~
cents.
Gull turkeys-Per pound cents.
Ducks Cfat, full feathered)-Per
pound 614 cents
Geese-51. cents.
Guineas-Each 10 cents.
Butter Packing stock, 16 cents.
Eggs-Fresh 1912 cents, case count.
PROVISIONS.
Marshalltown grocers quote the fol-
lowing prices for country produce:
Potatoes-1.0 per bushel in trade.
trade.
Butter-12 and II cents, according
to quality.
Eggs-Fresh 13 cents, case count.
ton, In trade.
POULTRY AND PROVISIONS.
The Iowa Fruit and Produce Com
pany is paying the following cash
prices:
Butter-Packing stock, 16 cents.
Eggs-Fresh Is cents, case count.
HIDES, WOOL AND TALLOW.
II. Willard. Son & Co. are paying
the following prices:
No. green hides-6 cents.
No. 2 green hides cents.
Pelts-3o960 cents.
Horse hides-1.50@2.25.
Medium wool--12@13 cents.
Fine wool-9@11 cents.
Tallow--No. Id cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
Whoopine Couqh.

My little son had an attack of
whooping cough and was threatened
with pneumonia; but for Chamberlains
Cough Remedy we would have had q
serious time of it. 1t also saved him
from several severe attacks of Group
II. j. Strickfaden, editor World Herald
Fair Haven, Wash. For sale by drug.
ojStS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
CATTLE BRING GOOD PRICES.
Charles Randall, of Vienna Township.
Gets $f01 Each for Eighty eight

Mr.. Alva T. Stewart, of Taylor town
ship arrived in the city Friday evening
on the Colorado special from Chicago,
where he has been to accompany five
loads of cattle belonging to his BROTH
er-in-law, Charles Randall, of Vienna
township. The animals We're all fat
tened steers, averaging 1.425 The lot
was prime one, eighty eight in num-
Der. and brought $40. or SOL each
q total of SS,SSS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
Important Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that the spe-
cial excursion planned for Sunday.
June Is, Marshaltown to Dubuque and
return, is postponed. Date for the ex
cursion will be announced later.
j. A. ELLIS, Agent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14

The establishment of a 500 barrel
flour mill at LeMara is being agirated
by local capitalists
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14

Mr.. Thaddeus Binford went to Cedar
Rapids this morning, where, this after
noon at o'clock, he was present at the
funeral services of the late Judge N.
M. Hubbard. Col. H. II. Rood, Of Mt.
Vernon, was in the city Friday night,
being on his way from the north to
Cedar Rapids to attend the funeral.
Passing thru the city this morning
from Des Moines to the Rapids to at
tend the funeral, were Ex-Governor
Frank d. Jackson, Charles Mason,
clerk of the federal court, Hon. w. e.
Odell, Hon. Glib Pray, exPostmaster Ed
Hunter and B. e. Eberhart, Of the
Northwestern.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14

Governor Cummins delivered the adj
dress before the Williamsburg high
rehool graduates.