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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
FARMS 500 PER ACRE.

subscriber writes today from Bris-
tow setting forth his belief that Butler
county land and all Iowa lands are not
selling for more than they are worth.
even at the high prices of today. This
gentleman thinks that most all Iowa
farms are worth 500 per acre today
and that they are selling cheap at $40.
This subject of land values is an in
teresting one. Views will differ, but it
should be remembered that a vigorous
land boom is in full progress at this
time and mems Judgment is apt to be in
fluenced by comparison with large
values on all sides of them. Iowa farm
lands of the first quality will undoubt-
eddy reach an average market price of
500 per acre sooner or later, but 1t is
not likely to come in three years. and 1t
will never come until the lands are
farmed better than they are at present
1t is true that during the last year.
when Iowa raised fair crop and nearly
all otner states I1lleu, tHe crop ylelu
in dollars pc, acre was very large.
However, this income per acre over a
period of years has not averaged nearly
SO large. In 1895, figures of which we
happen to have at hand, the value of all
the corn raised in West Point township
of Butler county (the farms around
Bristow) was s4.35 per acre and of tim
othy hay only 1914 per acre, according
to the state census reports. 1t is true
that In 1898 the corn crop OF Iowa was
estimated by the agricultural depart
ment at Washington as worth $S.05 per
acre and of 300 5000 per acre. How
ever 1t will be seen that an average be-
tween these figures would be about
$3.50 per acre. Since it is conceded that
year in and year out a man has to be an
exceptional farmer to make any money
raising corn and pay share rent at one
half the crop, it follows that the land in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
A cITY,s EXAMPLE AND LESSON

The city of Paterson, New Jersey.
which was recently scourged by an S.
100000 fire. will be rebuilt better than
ever. Its prudent men who carried in
surance will have about $4,000. 600 in
surance money to aid in restoring bus
mess houses and homes It's people are
not soliciting aid to assist them out
of hole. They propose to help them
selves and to care for those in their
circle who need aid. In proof of this
determination it was recently announ-
ced that the mayor of the city had just
returned TO Gov. Stanleyof Kansas sS3.-
90 which the Kansas India Relief Com
mission had sent to the Paterson suffer-
ers. The letter accompanying it thanks
Gov. Stanley and the commission, but
says Paterson is able TO care for its des-
ttute without outside aid. Such spir-
1t is as rare as it is heroic and praise
worthy. Many wealthy people reside in
Paterson and they are evidently gener-
cAS W Aiicii icss iuFOIeu uilu
have a municipal pride that is worthy
of emulation.
One other lessen is cited in the sur
vival of a number of fireproof struc-
lures that We're subjected to severe
tests. The deductions in regard to two
bank buildings are "a that brick, tile
and cement prevent the spread of fire
upward or downward when once inside
building, except perhaps at the ele-
vator shaft, and CD that fireproof roofs,
walls and shutters will not suffice with
out metal frames for the shutters. One
other interesting point is illustrated by
differences in the construction of two
church towers. one on the Baptist
church and the other on the Market
street church. AT the base of the form
err there We're openings for ventilating
purposes, which let the sparks in. Thus
not only the Baptist church itself was
destroyed, but a great impetus was CIV
en- to the confagration, owing 20 the
height of the structure. on the other
hand, the Market street church had a
perfectly tight tower, and withstood
the attack of flying sparks and embers
J,,,i
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22

and that any one with a bump ON his
head be so impressed by 1t as to seel,
a legislative enactment of this kind
within the limit of common sense.
would be that prescribed by the author
of the measure, for common sense of
the largest measure would relegate
| physical culture to other realms. Ply
steal culture is very desirable, and
there is a growing sentiment in favor
of it, but government direction of it
"queers" the subject and starts the
risibles of many who consider it.
The author of this unusual scheme
has good aims. for he desires TO Sc
cure, especially, Saturday half holidays
and shorter hours turnout the year for
all public workers. the establishment
of public outing periodicals, public
fountains of pure drinking water. pub
lie play grounds, public parks, public
gymnasiums, public theaters, pablo
baths and public laundries as OBJECT
lessons in patriotism and public spirit
for all the people who may come with
in reach of their enrolling and ele-
waiting influences. AS these things are
being established by the people them
selves, the Trainer OF this measure has
been anticipated He should look
around him and awaken from his
dream. Ii the promoter of the rneas-
ure thus far shows oddly, in his desire
for paternal government, he reveals a
mental. if not physical weakness by
urging that in the event of there be-
ing no money in the treasury to de-
fray expenses of this unusual branch
of government, paper money should ba
used to sustain it. The author must
be a greenbacker in disguise. u ghost
of the party that needs not only ply
steal culture, but as an antecederlt life
on which to base it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
CONCLUSIONS AS TO WIRELESS MESSAGES

p. I. McGrath of the Evening Herald.
St. Johns Newfoundland. contributes
to the March Century an article on
Marconi's work which the inventor au-
thenticates in predatory note. The
writer says:
In one of our many talks at the St.
/ Johns station. Mr.. Marconi gave me
this digest of his conclusions:
The wireless agency is most effective
over marine areas. The unbroien sur
face of the ocean enables distances to
be obtained and results achieved which
cannot be approached on land. over
lowlying country two-thirds of the
distance can be reached. but over tracts
where the usual diversified topograph-
iical features are found the potency of
the vibrations is reduced TO one half
what ii is at sea. High hills do not
constitute an obstacle. but the ground
itself retards the signals. The vibra-
tons seem to reach slightly farther in
fine weather; atmospheric conditions do
not seriously affect them. electrical
disturbances are their only foe. Mr..
Marconis later experiments appear to
indicate that pole 200 feet high gives
the best results. Us the wire suspended
from II comes into contact with sufii
ciently varied atmospheric strata, while
at the same time IL can be made thick
enough TO receive substantial electro
cal influence from the radiating ether
waves which are caught by 1t. With Il
balloon or Kite elevated to an altitude
of 400 feet or SO. the wire must be very
slight, and the ceaseless swaying of the
upholder also interferes with the re-
ception of definite signals. Strangely
enough, horizontal aerial wire is OF
no value, gives out no energy for his
purposes. and was long ago discarded.
Nor is II an advantage, in marine sig
mailing to set up the pole or kite on q
high hill.
Proximity to the sea is desirable. and
a low-lying spit near the ocean is the
best. Another less interesting circum-
stance is that every piece of ground will
not serve for the locating of n station.
Some geological formations are per-
verse; others are responsive. Signaling
from one headland, distance of 200
miles may be reached; from another the
range may be only half that. On ships
the aerial wire is suspended from the
tip of the mast, hanging loosely down
among the stays and rigging. 1t is
composed of copper and steel, and viii
stand considerable strain. II enters the
operators room at the deck, anu the
mechanical features are similar to those
of an ordinary telegraph Office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
PROPER COMPARISON.

The editor of the Hampton Chronicle
congratulates the T.-R. on its opposi-
ton TO the contract system for rural
mail carriers and expresses the hope
that the T.-R. will be consistent and
oppose the contract system in the mat
ter of state printing as well. The par
allel Is hardly fair one. 1t would be
better If the Chronicle had suggested
that state carpenter be appointed to
construct all of the public buildings.
The proposition as applied TO rural
mail carriers is the same as If the
Chronicle or the T.-R. should let out the
position of foreman in It's composing
room or typesetter at case to the low
est bidder. When the T.-R. buys print
paper or other supplies it opens negou-
atoms with several factories or supply
houses and buys to the best advantage
il can, quality and price considered.
This is what the state should do with
its printing. AS a rule commercial Off
ces managed by keen business men can
deliver the work on time much oftener
than some fellow holding the Office OF
state printer simply because he has
proved an influential politician. on the
other hand business men have found
that labor can be best hired by selecting
good men and paying what they are
worth. The T.-R. has always found
that its high priced men We're its cheap
est. The proposition to hire
typesetters by letting out the
job to the lowest bidder would
be hooted out of the Chronicle
office in derision, as it should be. and it
is perfect parallel to the house COM
mittee's scheme TO hire rural mail car
riers on contract. But the buying of
supplies by the Chronicle editor or the
erection of a newspaper building would
undoubtedly be done on contract, either
with the fellow who could guarantee
the best goods, the lowest price or both,
and this is what the state should do in
buying its printing. At present a poll
tician is appointed to the office of state
printer, who turns around and makes
contract with some printing office in
Des Moines to do the states work While
he runs his county newspaper at home
and performs the laborious state serv-
ice of cashing the warrants.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
NEW TASK FOR UNCLE SAM.

Senator w. z. Mason has introduced
rby request" which means that he
washes his hands of 1t. a bill provid
ing for a new cabinet office, to be
known as the department of physical
culture, to be presided over by a sec
rotary, who is directed to establish
quarters in Washington as well as in
each state. This strange bill provides
for the appointment of a commissioner
for every state in the union. 1t will
be the duty of the secretary to do
everything within the limits of COM
mon sense to advance the cause of
physical culture, TO the individual i'm
provement of the human race, as well
as to the Improvement of the general
condition under which the people live
prosper, and to prolong their useful
ness This might mean the physical
selection of wives and husbands and
the destruction of degenerates, as in
the days of Lycurgus.
1t will strike many as odd that 1t
should be the function of a great gov
eminent to develop people physically,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES.

Birthday anniversaries are always
pleasant events. They are sources OF
inspiration and occasions for congratu-
lation. The noble deeds of great men
and women are revived oftenest on
such anniversaries. The recurrence OF
Washington's birthday brings back to
US from the dim past the noble figure of
Ii statesman and a patriot who still
moids the ideals of American life. He
continues to grow in the esteem of the
people not only for the life of self
sacrifice he lived, but for the wisdom
he uttered. The old. old story becomes
new again today.
There is a great deal of the sordid.
however, in such anniversaries Many
are inclined to applaud him because he
made it possible for them to have
holiday, breathing spell, good time.
They may recall the Ratchet and the
cherry tree and the fame of the man
who couldn't tell lie; but his greatest
deed for them was to provide nations
G; play spell. In this respect great was
the father of his country!
1t is the mission of the orator and
writer to recall the great deeds and
wise thoughts of those who have been
deemed great enough TO have national
anniversaries assigned them. Wash
fngton's birthday leads all in that it is
holiday In every state except Mississippi
pi, where it is observed by exercises in
the public schools only. 1t is also a
holiday in the District of Columbia and
Arizona. Lincoln's birthday (Feb. 12)
is holiday in nine states not includ-
ing Iowa. jefferson Davis birthday
i(June - in the three states of Florida,
Georgia and Alabama. Gen. r. e. Lees
Birthday Gan. 19) in the six states of
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia and Alabama. These
two latter do not commend themselves
greatly to the people of the north. for
they wrought and sacrificed only for
section. instead of the whole nation.
1t will occur TO many that the honors
are not fairly distributed 1t might be !
prudent to have one general holiday /
anniversary in honor of a host of Illus
trious Americans If any one tribunal |
could be depended upon to select list /
Of immortals.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
Eurat,g Jnu saurda Frhruarp

Butler county over period of the six
years '95 to 1900 inclusive returned only
about 1925 Ier acre above the labor
! cost of raising the crop. This is the
which gave the impetus to the present
boom in land values, and yet the return
was only 6 per cent on $50 per acre. or
| 5 per cent on $780, allowing $40 per
quarter section for taxes. 1t is a safe
prediction that lands in Iowa will be
bought cheaper three years from now
than today, altho the 500 mark will be
reached some day.
1t has been noticed that the rental
value of Iowa farm lands has not risen
along with the sale prices and it is well
known now that man paving $50 per
acre for an Iowa farm today can expect
annual earnings of less than ) per cent
on his investment. For the last few
years ii would have been cheaper for
farmers to have rented their lands at IS
per acre cash rent than to have owned
them at the prices they could sell for
but regardless OF this situation few
farmers are willing to offer much more
than So per acre rent and take their
chances on crop uncertainties.
1t is the belief of many who have
studied the question that the time is
coming when the best Iowa farm lands
will be worth 800 per acre. but they
realize that this condition will not come
about until the average quality of farm
ers has risen several degrees. When in
telligent, thrifty fellows own the farms,
who have money enough to highly i'm
prove them, own high grade 1--we stock
and make every acre earn the utmost,
the $50 lands OF today will easily bring
$l0o per acre. At present, however, u
man must be a irst-class farmer to
make his acres earn a fair interest on
their market price, and the farmer who
buys on time at 6 per cent interest and
a small first payment has got some tall
hustling ahead of him before he can pay
out. He can rent cheaper than he can
own unless he knows enough about
farming to belong to the expert class
and then he has sure thing, whether
he rents or owns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
Fruits or Republican Policies.
IIndianapolis Journal. |

llluidiiapoiiS ooui nail
statement prepared by the treas
ury department shows that the debt of
the United States. which in 1865 was
$3.50 per capita, was in 1901 only
$13.45 per capita, and that the annual
interest charge. which was $4.29 per
capt. in 1865, was 3S cents per capita in
1901. In 1865 the government was pay
ing from to I $40 pc recent interest on
its Indebtedness, while in 1901 half of
the entire debt drew only 2 per cent in
terest. 1t may be remarked incidental
ly that these results are due to repub-
lican financiering and administration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22

county in which the loss occurs. AS II
is now, the insurance company always
sends an expert employee of their own
and after the man who has the loss
ance expert never agrees to the APP
pointment of a third man unless he is
another employe of an insurance COM
pany. so that in case of an arbitration
the company has two men against one
So as the law now is, it is little better
than farce
The Odebolt Chronicle urges that
| the legislators who advocate the repeal
of the tax ferret law cannot consistent-
| ~ vote to increase the taxes of railroad
corporations The Chronicle believes
THE railroads don't pay enough taxes
by half; but the repeal of the tax ferret
law would enable thousands of prop
erty owners to avoid paying anything.
ut is we'll to do as the Romans do
remarks the Rockford Register, in no.
been vaccinated.
In referring to the braying Of Con-
gresham Wheeler over alleged turnkey
ism in our proposed reception to Prince
Henry, the Spirit Lake Beacon observes
that The exhibition of that Kentucky
blatherskite will hardly jar the thrones
of Europe or seriously disturb the pill
lars of free government
The Des Moines Capital is not able to
see that the stock and bond method
would be entirely just In ascertaining
values of railroads. 1t it's view every
thing pertaining to a railroad ought to
be considered; what il cost to build 1t;
how much 1t has decayed; gross and net
earnings and the value of the property
in the market, the value of the proper
ty being considered as a probable in
vestment for earnings. The present law
in regard to railroad valuation would be
good enough if the executive council
would raise the valuation to meet what
seems to be the idea that the property
is assessed too low. AS Governor Cum
Minis said in his inaugural address rail-
roads ought to be assessed at what they
are worth, as farms are assessed and
as ell other kinds of property is val
ued.',
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
Reflections of Bachelor.
INaN York PresSl

The time to retire from business de-
ponds not so much on your age as your
dollars.
The real meaning Of competition Is
that somebody is after your scalp ant
you are trying to keep him from get
ting 1t.
A man who wouldn't kiss pretty cir
If he got the chance wouldn't take 9
peep into heaven if somebody left the
gates open.
No woman would smuggle unless she
were coming back from Europe.
Women will never understand that to
a man a woman's gown looks pretty II
she does, but that if she doesn't he cant
see anything pretty in the gorwn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
The Danish West Indies.
INew York Tribune.l

{
For thirty years American statesmen
have appreciated the stratgetic value of
these islands. all the more valuable
now with the prospect of an isthmian
canal, and have been anxious lest they
should fall into other hands in a way
that would be troublesome to us. Fin
ally, under the skillful management of
Secretary Hay, the far-seeing design of
Secretary Seward has been carried out.
We should make it equally certain that
the new relation is one of usefulness
and blessing to them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
Had to CONQUER or Die.

II was just about gone. writes Mrs
Rosa Richardson, OF Laurel Springs, N
C. Il had consumption so badly that
the best doctors said / could not live
more than month. but l began to use
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at George p. Powers drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
shaw's Big Job.

Secretary Shaw has had troubles be-
for but has managed to settle them
without much difficulty. 1t Is different
now that the women who have had
lovely bonnets and other imported
finery mussed up by the customs in
spectors are after him. Nothing less
potent than the imperviousness of the
railway baggage agent can save him
this time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
SICKNESS is A BAD HABIT
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
Massachusetts Playing Safety.

IAtIantn CONSTITUTIONAL
Massachusetts is taking no chances OF
losing out on the Philippine question
She is taking both sides of it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-22
before?' A child put up her hand.
yes, teacher, 'she said. Pendulum
Franklin. I've heard it often"

1t is announced that the senate when
it comes to consider the war tax repeal
bill, which was passed by the house will
insist that one feature be retained, and
that is the tax on those brokerage es
adjustments properly known as "buck-
oh