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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21
of a life time, and such figures as those
given above are worth considering.


In one of our Iowa towns, where q
strong prohibition element Is in con-
troll thus making the town desirable
place to live and raise a family, an APP
plication has been made for permit
to run a bowling alley, the petitioner
not DESTROYS of going to the expense OF
building it unless he Will be allowed to
run it, And the city council are con-
sidering the matter, with a strong
probability of refusing the petition. 1t
has not probably occurred to these
good city fathers that even If they
do not care to roll ten pins there are
several young men in that town who
do. That if 1.-The tone of that good
burg could be pictured in u lower Key,
there might be a less number of crap
games going on. That poker games
would not flourish ''in those rooms to
the extent they do now and that so
many kegs of beer would not be
shipped in Saturday night, If there
was little more chance for recre-
alton. Somehow it strikes some of the
laboring men living there a curious
kind of wouldbe public morals that
to play a game of billiards one must
belong to club. AT least three or
four club rooms in that town have
billiard tables in them, and as far as
heard from the young men belonging
| to those clubs have not been utterly
ruined by playing on them. One thing
| is sure, If that town had public billiard
rooms and bowling alleys, no games
would be in progress on Sunday.
I'VE" could prevent that by city ordi-
nance.
| He had to move chair up to the
| telephone box. Wasn't over years
old, but oh, the responsibility that
was on those youthful shoulders.
This is what we heard in the hotel
office The reader will have to i'm
agine what was said at the other end:
Hello central, give me 65. Say ma,
when are you coming home. Well, I'm
sleepy and want to go to bed. Those
kids have torn the bed all to pieces,
and are having a pillow fight now, and
| l can't stop EN-. Susie went out into
the kitchen and got some pumpkin pie,
and wouldn't give Henry a bite, and
she grabbed it and it's all over their
night gowns Now Susie is crying as
tho she was half killed. All right"
Then the guardian Of the children
rung off. He visited the adjoining
room, where the hilarious sounds had
proceeded from. Suddenly quiet reign
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

AS result of the cruel policy of
the government in Porto Rico over 1000
schools are in operation, with about
10000 pupils. There are 100000 of
school age there. In the Philippines
there are registered 10000 pupils in
the elementary grades, While over 49,
600 adults are attending night school
to learn United States"
Judging from the Manila Americans
view of the matter much of the senti-
mentality lavished at present on the
American heroes IN the Philippines is
going to waste. The American says:
/" Poems about the soldier boy so far
away, who weeps over the hard-ta tack
and sees visions of the folks at home,
are now pouring in from the states.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21

ed. Two minutes later woman rush
ed thru that hotel Office into that quiet
room adjoining. Fifteen seconds later
a double howl was distinctly heard
and between yells a slapping sound
came to us, not exactly like clapping
hands, but suggestive of slipper
bottom meeting hard flesh. Then an
excited and flushed landlady came out
and took off her things"
Look out for the man with soldering
pot It's so cheap. Anyone will buy
it. And then look out for the fluid
flame He worked it in Williams.
The trade was made, the buyer paid
for the soldering pot. Then the seller
had a lot of silver he wanted to get
rid Of Could the merchant give him
that will do. Has the merchant a So
bill? Yes. Let him have it; wants to
send it off in a letter on this train.
Fiften minutes later said merchant
begins to take account stock. Some
how he is SO out and one soldering
pot in. The 50 bill has gone, the $40
bill has gone, but the silver dollars
are only ten. How did he do ito"
said the merchant, but he did"
Why is it we Of the wild and woody
west" are SO suspicious of the plug
hat. Get into a train in New York
and seventy five per cent of the men
in the cars wear silk hats, and you ex-
pect it, But the other day on the
streets in Nit was an elegantly
attired young man with Prince Willie
coat, tan shoes, red necktie and silk
hat as parts of his wearing apparel.
He was accompanied by his wife who
wore a heavy black silk dress, had dia-
mond rings galore, and big black
hat that was ornamented with black
feather half yard long. They were
the observed of all observers. What
difference did it make. If the lady re-
piled yes marin to the table girl.
Whose business was it that the plug
hated gentleman ate with his knife.
and forgot to open his napkin. And
how we all sympathised with the lady
in her openly expressed disgust at the
hotel accommodations. If she was
only at home again in Denver! Catch
her in Iowa again if she knew it! At
ter dinner the silk hat handed us some
small bills. This evening at the OPP
era house Prof. Hypnofraud will give
an entertainment. Admission, 10
cents; reserved seats, Is cents"
II - MeL1A-A/
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21
INTANGIBLE AND TANGIBLE VALUES.

The railway assessment bill which
has passed the Iowa senate and is now
quietly sleeping in the committee room
of the house has given rise to consid-
cradle discussion of the economic prin-
ciples involved in the taxation of tang
fble and intangible values. Certain pa
pers arguing for market quotations of
stocks and bonds as the one basis of
railway assessments are inclined to
sweep away at one stroke all distinc-
ton between what other journals are
pleased TO call the tangible and intang-
ible values of railroad.
1t has become the generally accepted
opinion among all honest editors that
thru political influence or artful plead
ing the railways of Iowa have secured
assessments far too low to measure
their value for taxation in fair proper
tion to the assessed values of Iowa real
estate No one has yet suggested a
reasonable excuse for railway property
to be paying in taxes an average of
$3.50 per mile when the railroads of
Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska all to-
gether pay taxes on an average of S2T0
per mile or s110 more than Iowa roads
pay. Iowa situated as it is in the CEN
ter of the nations highway of COM
merce from ocean to- ocean affords an
opportunity for railway traffic that
makes its railroads equal in value to
the average railroads of any other
state If not superior and yet scarcely
s half dozen states and territories in
the United States collect fewer taxes
per mile from their railways than does
Iowa. These conditions are unanswer-
able. Iowa railways must pay more
taxes but how shall the amount be de-
termined is the question.
The journals making distinction
between tangible and intangible values
contend that the stocks and bonds
measure of value is unfair, taken alone
for the reason that market quotations
when not temporarily inflated or de-
pressed by speculative influences de-
pend upon the present and prospective
dividend paying capacity of the road
which in turn may be determined
wholly by the ability of a general man
ager or the good fortune of advantag-
GUS traffic arrangements with a con-
Meeting line. For purposes of taxation
these things should be considered but
not made the sole measure OF value or
consistency would demand that when
road suffered bad management or loss
of advantageous traffic arrangements
30 as to dissipate its dividends it
should be relieved of taxation.
Railways should be taxed upon their
actual value as fixed by the best judge
ment of an assessor the same as a farm
is taxed In assessing a farm no one
asks how much man has made it pay.
One farmer will make money for the
owner on quarter section OF land
when the next man will lose him money
every year on the same farm simply
because he doesn't happen to be so
good a farmer as the first man. Under
che manager the farm is capable of
naying the owner dividends and If it's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21

solutions, the indefinite occupation of
Constantinople by the Americans
might be open to fewer objections than
any other conceivable solution. Thus,
at any moment, owing to what raay be
regarded as a normal incident in the
of Ottoman misrule, Cobden's
dream might be fulfilled, and the great
republic of the west become the agent
for restoring prosperity and peace to
the desolated east"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21
LOSING FLESH.

Are you losing aesh9 If
SO, better consult your doctor
at once. He will tell you the
cause. We can provide the
remedy, which is SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil.
A young woman in Batavia
writes us she had lost twenty
five pounds in three months,
and her lungs were seriously
affected. She took three bot
ties of SCOTS Emulsion and
gained fifteen pounds, and
was able to resume her work.
Send for Free Sample.
scoTr& BOVINE, Chemists, 400 Pearl ST.. N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
The Waterloo Reporter indorses j. c..
Crockett's candidacy for clerk of the
supreme court and cites the fact that
wherever he has discharged official du-
ties his service has been of supeclative
merit and 1T emphasizes in no 9lncer-
tain terms the splendid ability at the
command of Mr. Crockett and always
brought into use whenever call is
made upon him.
The Sioux City Tribune says Iowa
is Justly proud of the high character
and ability of the board members. and
Governor Cummins would be the last
man to weaken it,
.As near as can be made out. every
body is in favor of the election OF SEN
ators by direct vote of the people eX-
cept the senate" says the Des Moines
Leader
The Washington Post suggests that
If there are to be any more cabinet
changes some good Iowa man might be
given chance.
The Upper Des Moines believes the
attitude of the Iowa senators on the
ship subsidy bill will be endorsed by
the house. 1t thinks The ship subsidy
bill is wrong in principle, sop to a big
ship syndicate, and ought to be beaten
by the republicans in the house
The Sioux City Journal surmises "if
the industrial peace committee should
happen to get all the kinks out of the
labor situation before 1904 Senator
Hanna might be induced to reconsider"
The Ottumwa Courier notes that the
press of Iowa has almost unanimously
opposed the bill to create board of
control for state educational institu-
tons and it is very probable that the
measure will fail. There are no good
reasonse for such a board. The state
colleges and the university are unlike
charitable or reformatory institutions;
they require special boards and liberal
endowments."
The Capital remarks, apropos Of the
railway commissonership: IF there is
anything in a name, Candidate Ketch-
um ought TO be able to secure enough
delegates to nominate"
The Davenport Republican does not
pretend to know the best way to pro-
hibit improper marriages. but there
certainly is . way, and that way SHOULD
be found. The doctors and legislators
should join In search for it,"
The Hawkeye hopes "house republic
cans may conclude to amend the senate
ship subsidy bill In accordance with
Senator Allison's ideas and then send it
to conference"
With the bravery of a bachelor the
Boone news asserts that IF the women
will now let the suffrage question alone
for two years it may have vitality
enough to attend the next legislature. ;"
The Oskaloosa Herald congratulates
that city as follows: There is one nice
thing about two of the coming city
elections, the street car companies will
have to pay the freight"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21

Eighty Russian and Polish students
have been expelled from Prussian tech
meal schools on charges of political ag-
itation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21

II when Koscuiszko pointed out to
Washington the site of the military
academy at West Point, which is cele-
brating its centenary this week, the
great Pole could have foreseen the pro-
portions it was destined to attain, the
roster of great names 100 years would
write upon it's records and the dissem-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21

The Washington Post suggests that
If there are to be any more cabinet
changes some good Iowa man might be
given chance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21

The Sioux City Tribune says Iowa
is Justly proud of the high character
and ability of the board members. and
Governor Cummins would be the last
man to weaken it,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21

Hoax thought at one time he was
getting the aldermanic bee In his bon
ret.
Joax-so did he.
And didn't he get it?"
Not in his bonnet; in the neck"
Philadelphia Record.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-14
Best Lecture Within Memory of Pres
ent Generation.

We are disposed to set down the lee
ture given last evening by John B. De
Motto, as the closing number in the
Young Mems Christian Association
Star course of the current season. as
the best that has been delivered in
Brattleboro within the memory of the
present generation. We do not speak
of it as the finest platform effort. judg-
ed by the usual standard of finished
diction and eloquent oratory, though
it was not lacking in these essentials.
Our reference is to the lecture as a
moral force, as an incisive presenta-
ton and a startling declaration of
moral and physical principles which
are part of Gods law of the universe.
In the presentation of the scientific
side of his subject the lecturers meth
cd was one of absorbing interest. His
demonstration of wonderful physical for
ces, with which we are so completely
and constantly surrounded that we lose
consciousness of them, was igenious
and left an impression that never can
be obliterated. When he proceeded to
draw from these illustrations the les
sons and the methods of character
building, he summed up the teachings
spiritual development of the individual
in way which is appalling when once
the full meaning of the force of youth
fu acts, a thousand times repeated,
and of a chain of habits welded
through a lifetime once reveals itself
TO the consciousness. With this con-
sciousness comes the first conception
OF what hell is and what it really
means. No thoughtful boy or girl
could have heard the lecture without
hnding in it a revelation which, re-
ceived into willing mind, must have
saving influence through all the
years to come. In this respect, and in
every respect, the lecture was fitting
close to series which stands for what
a Young Mems Christian Association
entertainment course ought to stand
Tor in every community
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-14
The Trans-Siberian Railway,

The extension of the Trans-Siberian
Railway through Manchuria to Port
Arthur has just been completed, and
within 10 years of the beginning of
the enterprise of a railway to connect
Russia with the Japan and yellow seas
and the Pacific. This railway, broken
by two or three water routes, extends
in a general way from st. Petersburg
to Vladvostock on the Japan sea, q
distance of G677 miles, with the eXten-
sion running some 100 miles south
eastward to Port Arthur, on the Vel
low sea The first-class fare from st.
Petersburg to Vladivostock, writes
Consul-General Holloway from st.
Petersburg TO the state department at
Washington, is $12S.75. and the third
class only $46.35, or at the rate of con
siderably less than a cent mile.
The entire cost of the main line to
Vladivostock has been $l72,525, 900,
but the road is built with light rails,
in some places weighing only sc
pounds to the yard wooden bridges
and generally cheap construction; but
work in strengthening the road goes
steadily on. From St. Petersburg to
Irkutsk the line is all-rail, without
uuires eight days passing through
country resembling Kansas and Ne
braska-destined to become a great
grain-growng region. Through trains
leave Moscow for Irllutsk twice a
week, equipped with restaurant cars.
Every 10 days train de luxe" leaves
| Moscow for the same point; it is light
| ed by electricity, and each car is
divided into four compartments, eXclu-
sive of a general parlOr in the centre
with lounging chairs, maps etc. me
| berths in the compartments are des-
| cribed as luXuriously furnished, with
| call bells and so on. At the end OF the
| last car is an observation parlor At
! Irkutsk all change cars, and passen-
gers for the East go on by rail some
! 60 miles to Lake Baikal, which Is
| crossed by steamers in summer and
| sledges in winter a railroad is now
being built around the south shore OF
| the lake From the east shore or the
lake cars are again taken, and carry
the passengers 6S5 miles to Stretiensk.
| Here steamers are taken down the
Amur river 1857 miles to Khabarovsk
where the railroad is again met and
carries one to NladivOstock, distance
of 474 miles. Thus there is a break
in the line from Irkutsk to Vladivo
stock of about 400 miles, which will
in time be filled in. AS it is. how
ever. it is much the longest continuous
railway line in the world and one OF
the wonders of the time. Southern
Siberia is evidently destined soon tc
be occupied by millions of people, cul
tivating a vast expanse of territory un
der conditions which admit of the
application of the most improved agri
cultural machinery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-14
WESTMINSTER WEST.

George NJ. Gould is preparing to build
sio
f, r. Chapman is replacing the veran-
da in front of the store with an entirely
new one.
Miss Stella Cutting is up from Boston
for a short vacation. She is employed as
a stenographer.
Frank Shattuck has been engaged in
saving logs for firewood at various places
in the neighborhood.
George C. Harlow fell upon a log a few
days ago, and injured his side so much as
to confine him to the house for some time
Dr. Osgood of Saxtons River was called
Sunday to attend little Bertha Durham
for illness similar to such attacks as she
has before experienced.
Miss Stella Durham led the Christian
Endeavor meeting Sunday evening. The
membership and attendance was much
less than in former years.
Arthur Harlow came near having a Sc
rious accident on Monday. He was en-
gagged in Telling a tree when branch
came down in such way as to strike
his cheek and cut cash in his face
Mrs. Lucy Hitchcock, who was de-
prived of a home i'm Brookline by the
burning of Mrs. Whitneys house. is stay
ing a few days with her parents, Mr.. and
-.
port Of the great fire in Waterbury, Conn,
was first circulated it was feared that
Mrs. Charles b. Clark, who is located
there at present, might be involved in It,,
as it was stated that the fire ragged upon
the street where she is. Word has come
from her that her place of residence was
not touched,
Mrs. Gorham c. Braley died suddenly
Thursday evening from a second attack
of appopleXy. She had mostly recovered
from the first, which occurred some two
weeks ago The funeral service on sun
day afternoon was very largely attended,
The circle of relatives is an extended one,
and most of the families of the place
were represented Mrs. Braley's maiden
name was Rhoda Harlow She was the
youngest child of Eldad II. and Almira c.
Harlow. The family numbered eight,
five sons and three daughters. The lat
ter named, Julia, Wealthy and Rhoda,
are all now deceased. OF the sons, four
are living-Alfred c. in Ohio, Charles w.
i'm Maiden. Mass, George Riley in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, and Henry G. in Keene,
Kirk, who married Miss Hattie Thomp-
SON died some 90 years ago in Boulder,
Colo. Mrs. Braley leaves three sons and
three daughters-Willis, mail carrier be-
tween this place and SaXtons River; Mrs,
NettieWeightman and Mrs. Eta Benson
of Putney; Alice. who has been con-
nected with the Maiden hospital; Leon,
employed by f. l.. Pierce of Putney, and
Mark, who is attending school at home.
The sympathy of the community goes out
to the family in their loss of a wife and
mother
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-14
Deaths.

In Brattleboro, Feb. 10. Patrick Cummings,
~.
In Dorchester. Mass, Feb. : Mrs Sarah
Howe, widow of John Howe, formerly of South
Ncwfanc
In East jamaica, Feb. :. Eugene Howard. is
In East Jamaica, Feb. 9. Edwin Dunbar. -.
In Manchester Depot VT, Feb T., George
lIulbrook Balou. -.
In Westminster West, Feb. g, Mrs. Rhoda
Harlow Bralcy -.
In WaulshOru, Feb 9. Mrs. Winifred Whit.
man, 81 ycarS, mos.
In Bellows Fails, Feb. : Mrs Bertha VI
lBusscyl. wife of John H. Withcrbce. r.
In Springfield Mass, Feb. II. Lemue
Houghton. native OF WhHingham. ~.
In llinsdHlc, y. H., Feb. l., Nelson Richard
son. -
In Cleveland, o, Jan. 81, Alvin Evans, for
merry of lIinslalc. y. H., ~
In linsdalc y. II. Feb. I. George X. Scott Il
In Iiinsdalc, y. H., Feb. :, Mrs. Harriet Per
ham. -.
In Boston. Mass Feb. :. Jane f. Ball. daugh
ter of David and Fannie Caprunl Ball. late oi
Winchester. y. H.. ~.
In salt Lake city, | tab, Feb. !. Frank T.
Angler. ~.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-14
ltlacciancs.

In Bratteboro. Jan. - 10y Rev. X. f. Lowe.
Lewis \. Howard and Henrietta VI. Blair both
of Brattlcboro.
In Brattlcboro, Feb. II. 10y Rev. T.. r. Mathi.
son, Charles tOombs and Miss Mary Brown,
both of Gultord.
In Weston. Feb |. 10y Rev. q. B. Wells Hen
~ f. Howard of Fast rcmpeton. and Nellie
NJ. Wait of Weston.
In Bellows Falls Feb. T. by Rev. u. l.. san
ford. William Edward Harris and Miss Nath.
allie Elizabeth Brown.
In Bellows Fails Feb. II. by Rev. Father
Reynolds, Julius Avery and Miss Elodic Le
! Blanc.
In Colrain. Mass. Feb :. by Rev. r. VI
Pickles. william Bird of West Halifax and
Miss Viola Chase of jacksonville
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-14

\ practical alliance between Great
Britain and Japan in order to preserve
the integrity of China and Corea has
been formed.
Two Italians were severely injured
by an explosion in quarry at Readsboro
Tuesday. They were operated upon at
the hospital in North Adams. One will
probably lose his eyesight.