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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-23
ruBLIsHEp DAILY BY THE
TlNEs-REpuBLloAN PRINTING 90,
TERMS:
minEns' WAGES AND ATTITUDE.

It has been stated number of times
/ that the striking miners in the anthra-
cite region were contending for an in
lcrease of wages, and the leaders OF the
movement have created the impression
that they were poorly paid. In order to
fsecure facts from an authoritative
course a letter written from MARSHALL
town secured the following response,
showing that the miners are among, the
best paid of workmen, and that the
wages paid and the volume of work
| were greater last year before the strike
than they have been since 1873. The
Iletter speaks for itself on a number of
points, and is as follows:
Rendham, Pa. Sept. s, 1902-Dear
Mrs. Garvin: Owing to my absence
from home your letter remained uaan-
swered.
l believe the workers in anthracite
coal are among the best paid workmen
in the country and that the majority of
them were thoroughly satisfied with
their condition until the invasion of the
territory by professional agitators.
The average earnings of a miner Is
about 1925 per day, and this he earns
in about six hours; the laborers who
load the mine cars earn from 1920 to
$2.40 per day by working eight or nine
hours. They very rarely work ten
hours. Driver boys, driving two and
three mules in team, get S1.65 for ten
hours, car runners from $3.50 to SLIT
for ten hours, boys driving q single
mule earn from S1.1S to $L3S per day
(ten hours); slate pickers average 7S
cents for ten hours. Driver boss, fire
boss and timbermen get $2.47 for ten
hours work, and common 1aborers (not
car loaders) SLIT for ten hours. Out
side laborers get SLIGO for ten hours,
firemen $176 for eight hours ;lnd
l1msting engineers S2.S3 for ten hours,
pumpmen SLIT for ten hours, black
SMITHS S2.75, helpers, $3.50, carpenters,
1920 and 1923. The year 1901 was the
most prosperous for the men that I
have ever known in an experience OF
twenty four years, and during that en-
tire time have been familiar with ray
rolls and speak from my own know
ledge. The wages paid and volume of
work were both greater than they have
been since 1873, and, as said before,
the great majority of workers were SAT-
listed with their earnings.
1 trust the foregoing is the informa-
tion wanted by Mr.. Garvin, and if any
further is desired please let me know,
there is so very little work now In the
Office that time hangs heavily and work
is welcome relief. Very respectfully,
r. w. REEFS.
The above testimony indicates that
the miners were satisfied with their
wages; and letter from miner in the
New York Sun shows that the strike
was really inaugurated by a few agitat-s
ors and the boys Of the union, and that
the worthy workmen took no part in 1t
and are heartily sick of 1t. He also de-
clares that If they confde in you nine
out Of ten of them will admit their OF
position to the continuance of the
strike. AS many of the workmen have
broken away from the strike leaders.
and az twenty -eight or more collieries
are running and getting out large
amounts of coal, it appears that the
strike will soon terminate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-23
a Bows wild Ride for Life.

with his family around expecting
him to die, and son riding for life,
eighteen miles, to get DR.. Kings New
discovery for consumption, coughs and
colds, w. II. Brown, OF Laesville, Ind,
endured deaths agonies from asthma,
tut this wonderful medicine gave in
slant relief and soon cured him. He
writes: 81 now sleep soundly every
night Like marvellous cures of con-
sumption, pneumonia, bronchitis, coughs.
colds and grippe prove its matchless
merit for all throat and lung troubles.
Guaranteed bottles SO cents and 81.
Trial bottles free at George r. Powers'
drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-23
Results Of Two Political Policies.

EQltOr I1meS-RepuDliCaH. by lHe
action of the democratic convention at
Dubuque we see that we are to have ex-
Governor Boies to contend for "a seat
in congress in the next election, and
before the voter in the Third district
commits himself at the polls we want
to consider a few plain historical facts
as connected with the two political par
ties they represent.
First, Horace Boies was candidate
for the presidency of the United States
in 1892 before the Chicago convention,
and one of the delegates from this
county told the writer that he favored
Roies over Cleveland-who was also a
candidate-because Boies was q free
silver man. Cleveland won out on a
gold platform favoring free trade, or
tariff for revenue only. When Mr.
Cleveland took his seat on the 4th OF
March, 1893, there was net gold sur
plus in the United States treasury of
sl06. s92,223. (See report of the bureau
OF statistics of treasury department.
November. 1896, page 6O3) On the 10th
of January following Mr.. Carlisle re-
ports the net gold in the treasury to be
only $65,650.175. (See treasurer's re-
port for 1894. page 12) AndNin order
to replenish this depleted condition OF
the treasury it became necessary for
Mr.. Cleveland to issue bonds or evil
dences Of Indebtedness in a time OF
peace-a thing which had not been
done since the days of Buchanan;
which he did until hehad created debt
of $262,315.4O0. (See Information on
United States Bonds and Currency by
Secretary Carlisle, page 81 This
amount with it's interest. which the
American people must Pay, aggregated
a little over $125 for every minute of
Mr.. Cleveland's four years of admins
tration Now, there must have been
something in the principles of Mr..
Cleveland's platform which was re-
sponsible for the foregoing facts. Was
it the gold standard or the free trade
principles?
In 1896 William Mckinley was elected
on gold standard and a protective tar
if platform. When he was elected, and
it was known that protection was the
policy OF this government, there was in
circulation in the United States $671,-
664,S12 in gold. In three years-Noy. l.
1899-there was in circulation in gold
luG CAlleu AottLlCS pA,VAAsHSSSvhS aSoSS
Secretary Cages report for Nov. 1,
1897, an increase of over $4,000, 900.
Can any man deny the assertion that
the two administrations were due to
their free trade and protection princi-
pies?
Now, Horace Boies was the champion
OF the Des Moines platform upon which
he seeks an election, in which he virtu-
ally acknowledges that the gold stand-
ard platform. which he opposed in 1892,
in 1896 and in 1900. was right and is
right still, but the protective principle.
which has filled our land with gold
which has started the smoke OF our
furnaces heavenwards-whi has rid
our country OF poverty and has placed
our nation on the top of all financially
is a thing to be ignored and principle
that he will oppose should he defeat the
republican nominee. Boys. can we af-
ford to vote for him?
B. FITZGERALD.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-23

them shine They form q headlight
that is attracting national attention.
So
Party leaders in the Fifth district re-
port republican unity on the congress
sional ticket and indicate undoubted
success for Mr.. Cousins In November.
Mr.. Anthony c. DAILY, of Marshalltown,
with his feminist" the government
policies, has consented to be martyr
to the cause by accepting the dem
ocratic nomination, and his chief re-
ward will be little campaign fame.
A newspaper compositor who was
evidently better versed in railway mat
tiers than in the bible, recently set up
the words, alpha to Omega" as '.Alton
to Omaha"
If the reader Of the first paragraph
will put tact" In place Of fact he
will have the Alpha and Omega of the
item.
A project Is on foot In Missouri for
the establishment of a national reser-
walton in Camden county, in that state.
There is q rare combination in thai
county Of mountains, rivers, valleys,
caves and springs, and wild animals
are still abundant. The county Is trav-
ersed by the Usage and Niangua rivers,
the scenery along which is extremely
beautiful. One Of the caves is 1000
feet long, and at one place 100 feet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-23
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-23
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-23

Referring to the satisfaction of the
people with republican administration
the Glidden Graphic ayers that 1.-THE
president is making the republican po-
sition invulnerable."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-23

For a bad taste in the mouth take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. For sale by druggists,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
MICE IN THE SLEEPS WOOL
New York Farmer Finds Eighty of
the Tiny Creatures Ensconced
In Fieecy Homes.

Adsit Bailey keeps good many
sheep on his farm in the town Of Ur-
bann, says a Bath (N. " report. He
noticed the other day, on going out to
feed his flock, black spot on the back
Of one Of the sheep.
when he went to look at it the spot
instantly disappeared. Then another
black spot appeared for an instant on
the sleeps back and AS quickly went
out Of sight.
This time the farmer saw that the
black spot was n mouse, and while he
was looking at the place where it had
been third black spot came into sight
at the same place on the sleeps back
and disappeared as the others had.
Then Farmer Bailey thought it was
time to investigate, and he thrust his
hand down into the Sleeps thick coat
Of wool and found three snug and coy
mouse nests each with new born lit
ter Of young ones in IT, He lost no time
in breaking mp those odd mouse colo
nies, and then looked over others Of
his sheep, with the result that he found
four more in the depths of whose wool
mice had chosen warm places to build
nests md bring forth their young.
Ten nests were found in all, contain
ing an aggregate OF 10 young mice.
The sheep seemed not only not to
mind the presence Of the mouse nests
in their hceces, but acted as II they
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
ORANGES AS CARD-CHIPS.
by Turks al Keep Themselves
/ Awake.

During Ramnzan the sale OF oranges
in Constnntinople fell OIL in most
surprising manner, and the reason was
still more curious, says the London
Telegraph II was because the gov
ernment had suddenly issued an order
prohibiting the game OF "skambil
kat" in public places, and had seized
all the cards. At first the connection
between oranges and n card game does
not appear clear, but II comes about
In this way: At the time OF Ramaznn
all Turks try to keep awake M much
as possible. and the cafes are fun at
night. The assembled crowds of por-
ters, buatmen, etc, pass the hours
playing cards, dominoes, or backgam-
mon, but the fnvorite game is skambil,
as 1t finishes very quickly and is no
trouble
The keepers Of the cafes used to in
sist on each player (there are four
buying an orange for half-penny.
the winner taking the lot. In this way
large quantities of oranges were dis
posed of, but the business suddenly
came to an end with the stoppage nf
"skamhil." for duminoes and other
games take too long 60 make an or
ange u sufficient stake.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
SOUTHERN LABOR PROBLEM.
Negroes Are FIocking to the Tow.s
and Firms Are suffering for
Hands to work

The question Of farm labor in Louisi-
ana is becoming very serious, reports
the New Orleans picnyune. The ne
groes. who have hcretof" re done all
she plantation work. are hoeking to the
towns and cities, where they can pet
occasional Jobs and find other means
~ living without having 10 perform
regular work. In Louisiana there II no
season when work on tire plantation
ceGscs. There is ms much done on; Of
doors in the winter as in the sumner,
and as consequence lGborers must re-
side upon the plantation, so that they
can perform labor daily. which goes on
all the year round. This is not the
case on farms in northern states.
where the winter weather puts an end
TO all agricultural labor for the sea
son.
The negro. left TO his own devices.
has found out that life Of ease. with
the doing of occasional gpurts Of work
is more 90 his taste, and this has caused
movement from the farms to the
towns, where the colored people herd
together and content themselves Will
doing odd jobs. The negro women IN
town 20 ont, with more or less regular
ity to daily service; but they return
At night 20 their own quarters, and the
greatest part Of their earnings 90 t.
support the Idle men. The Louisiana
country papers are complaining Of the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
WHY GOEAsT

Over the >un-buruUl, >Jgc hrush and
alkau plains whom you may just Ms
we'll take delightful eco, and com
Portable ride through the heart of the
Rocky mountains in view Of the grand
est scenery of the American Cont
uruts
This YOU cam do by travelling ON
the Rio Gmudo System, the far famed
"Sccu,c Line of Tho world, " the only
traus-contiuental line passing through
salt Lake CITY, Glcnwood Springs,
Lcadyillc, Colorado springs aud Den
Yer en- route to eastern points.
Three daily express trains make
close connections with all trains east
and west and afford choice Of i've
distinct routes of travel The equip.
mtnt of the trains is the best, includ-
ing free reclining chair cars, standard
and tourist sleopers, n perfect dining
car service. and also personally CON
ductod excursion cars each in charge
of q competent guide, whose business
is to look after the comfort Of his
guests No more pleasant and mex
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
COUGARS FIGHT LIKE CATS.
Oregon woods Full of the Ugly
Brutes, and They Make Night Hid
eous with Their Warfare.

A party Of timber-land dealers lately
in from the mountains some twenty
miles out from Gate City, Ore, report
ed that cougars are very numerous in
that section. The woods are literally
full Of them, and they are frequently
seen during the day and also the blood
stained snow in many places shows
where they have killed deed. But the
worst feature Of the brutes is their
habit, common to the feline races, Of
caterwauling at night. A pair of these
animals growing and fighting in the
back yard Of ones camp all night is no
joke
The party was composed of eight
men, all accustomed TO life in the
woods. but. they say, they were never
so badly frightened before in all their
woodland experience as they were dur
ing their last trip. Their hair stood
erect and the blood congealed as the
murderous cougars "fit and fit and
scratched and bit and struggled in the
mud. till all the grouDs for miles
around was covered with their blood"
Deer are becoming plentiful in the
mountains again, says the Portland
Oregonian. and the cougar is living
high and feeling good.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
ODDS AND ENDS.

The daily rail Beaumont oil ship
ments are 1900 barrels exclusive Of
pipe shipments.
Oak lumber loses 20 per cent of its
weight in process of seasoning, and
over 30 per cent. when perfectly dry.
The mountain Indians of Mexico
have different kinds of rattles, the
body bearing grotesque resemblance
TO the human form.
This year 6O,OoO,OoO young fish will
be turned loose in the Columbia river
Ore. II is estimated 100000 will
return to get caught after fattening
up along the ocean coast. The pres
ent annual pack there takes 100000
fish.
What is said to be one Of the earliest
known maps of America has been dis
covered in the library of Wolfsgg cas-
tie, which belongs to Prince Won VALID
burg-Wolfegg. The map was drawn in
1907 by Martin Waldsee Muller, by
whom America is said to have been
named after the explorer Amerigo
Nespucci.
The last addition to the membership
Of the presidents cabinet was made
When the Office Of the secretary OF
the department of agriculture, for
merly bureau of the interior depart
ment, was added to the number OF
cabinet places during the first admins
tration of President Cleveland. Re.
Gently the Boston chamber Of com
merce adopted resolution urging
congress to create a department oi
commerce ard industries.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
MOTOR NOTES.

An attempt TO run motor stages be-
tween Homestead and Whitaker, Pa,
has failed.
Robert Allison, Of Port Carbon, Pa
rs years old, is probably the most en-
thusiastic chauffeur O.. his age in the
world. Between April 20 and and DC,
tober o he rode LILO miles in his ma
chine.
Between 700 and 500 automobiles in
Paris are capable Of travelling better
than 10 miles an hour, and, according
to the law, are required to placard
their machines with large-fgured
numbers.
The first project Of touring the
world in an automobile has been made.
tn English resident Of Paris would
make the journey in a gasoline MA
chine of fve-horsc power. II the
French Automobile club viii furnish
him with the requisite gasoline at the
stations on the route he guarantees
to make the trip within a wear.
Automobiles Zoo Gauuat. France. have
been restricted to the speed ~ horse
walk. The mayor invites ihc citizens
TO assist him iu carrying out The ordi-
nance, even ,u IN. extreme measure OF
drawing across the streets ON the
approach OF offending vehicles chains.
ropes or solid wire" Auto tourists
would better leave Gannat of their
calling lists.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
OLDEST VACCINATION CASE.
Little Girl Carried the Virus Latent
for Two Years-Then
II Took,

The remarkable case OF small girl
whose vaccination took after two
years delay should be some consolation
to those who have got it over quickly.
The case has been reported to one Of
the medical journals by the child's
physician and is recorded as being
probably without precedent in medical
science. says the New York Sun.
The child was vaccinated when she
was only six months old and with very
slight success. Nothing was thought
about that until "A few weeks ago, and
two years after the original vaccina-
tion she had an attack of scarlet fever
with complications which puzzled the
family doctor. The old vaccination
marks seemed to wake up again.
Inquiry revealed that the little girl
had not been revaccinated, though all
the symptoms might have indicated
that she had. Other physicians were
called in and watched the case.
When the child's recovery was GER
tain they agreed that the one explana-
tion feasible was that the vaccination
Had remained latent in the child's
system for two years and that the fe-
yer had started il afresh.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
"THE MILWAUKEE," "

A familiar name for the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St Paul Railway, known all
over the Union as the Great Railway
running the "rlonear Limited" trains
every day and night between St. Paul
and Chicago, and Omaha and Chicago
The only perfect trains in the world.
Understand: Connections are made
with All Transcontinental Lines, assur-
ing to passengers the best service knoSn.
Luxurious coaches, electric lights, steam
heat, Of verify equalled hy no other
line.
See that your ticket reads via "The
Milwaukee" when going to any point in
the United States or Canada. All tick
ct agents sell them.
For rates, pamphlets or other inlor-
nation, address,
J. W. CASEY, C.J. EDDY,
Trav. Pass. Agt. General Agent.
SEATTLE, WASH. PORTLAND, Or,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
WHERE THE KING COMMANDS.
Military Powers OF Europe which
Are Under the Personal Con-
troll of the Sovereign.

In Germany, in Austria, in Italy
and in Russia, four countries which
may bc described as military powers
in the fullest sense of the word, the
sovereign is in each case the active
commander in chief Of the army, and
finds time to fulfill his duties as
such. lie has as his principal mill
tary adiatus and lieutenant a chief
of stan, who works in thorough uni-
SON but ON footing Of complete
equality with the minister of war,
the sovereign. jealous of his prerog-
atiyes as generalissimo, being ON
guard to see that there is no usurPo-
tion Of authority ON the part Of the
minister. The chief of the general
stan OF the German army is Cen.
Count Schucfren, who now fills the
place occupied for nearly 40 years
by Won Moltke There is M minister
Of war for the empire. But cH p cove
of the sovereign states GO Stl,"suy
the confederation known us the .c.'
man cmpire has its own minister OF
war who works in unison with Gen.
Count Schlefeu. chief Of the general
staff
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
BRIGHT's DISEASE

The lptgest sun ever paid for q p,..
scflptlon, changed hands in San t5s,.
cisco, Aug, so, 1901. The transfer i".
VOWED m coin and stock $lI2.5Ol Oh srl
was paid by party OF bn-,uess men IN, ~
q specific Tor Brish''s Disease and p.s.
ue,eS' hithrr.o incuable diseases.
They commenced ihe ser;ous inv.sti
Sation OF the specific Nov. Is loo6
They interviewed scores of the cn,sI
ana Wed II out on It's merits bv pnttina
over three dozen eases on the rsatpa,.1
and watching them. They also yn, nh''
>'c,ans 10 name chronic, incunbIe ,sss.
sui administered It with the uh1 ris,s
'o,r JUICES. Up tn Aug. 25. S-p-r cen,
I the test cases were either wei %,
"rS,sr~ssing iavorably.
There being but thirteen per cent of
'aNGIes. the parties we're satisfied ana
',osfd me Transaction. The pro assin,s
n' ne investigating committee and W.
'hnlsal reports OF the test cases ~,
published md sill be mailed f,ee az ,'e
Spplleaiiou. Address JoHN Fr,-.,.
isco, Cal. 10 I '"n =
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-17
PETS HAVE BICcME PESTS.
PennsyIvania Farmers Have Fed
Starving spnrrows and Crows,
TO Their Sorrow.

The farmers in the vicinity Of Will
kesbarre, Pa. have reason TO regret
their kindheartedness. During the
winter-which Is said to have been
colder even than the proyerbial one
which the old resident tells about
many sparrows and crows were eth
er frozen or starved to death. Moved
by this sad condition, many farmers
fed the birds in the morning and
evening, reports the Scientific Amer
lean. This charity, begun by a few,
soon spread, until it became the
fashion throughout the farming re-
gion to feed the birds. During the
winter the promiscuous feeding Of
half-starved birds was a source of
delight to children. Now there is "a
different tale to tell. SO accustomed
have the birds grown to the daily
meals, free from all searching on
their part, that they now fill the
farmyards seeking food. Open barns
are invaded. and wh0at disappears
in large quantities. The birds perch
on the clotheslines on washing day,
walk into the houses, and are now
so tame that attempts to drive them
away are not seriously taken. When
spring planting begins more trouble
may be expected. 1t looks as if some
slaughter of the birds may be neces-
gary