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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
How Mark Twain Asked Papa.

Mrs Samuel Clemens was Miss Olivia
Langdon. For some years before she
met Mr. Clemens she had been con-
fined to her bed with what was believed
to be an incurable disease; but she was
at length miraculously restored to
health. The cure was the sensation of
Elnira, N. Y, and young Clemens, then
a newspaper reporter, was sent there to
Interview Miss Langdon on her recov-
cry.
He obtained the interview for his
paper, and brought back impressions of
more value to himself.
Miss Langdon's parents were at first
strongly opposed to the young news
paper man, and, for his part, his tim
idity, SO it is solemnly said stood in the
way of the progress of his suit. But
finally he screwed up courage to speak
to Mr.. Langdon, and one morning tim
idly entered his future father-in- laws
private office, where that man was
seated at work.
Mr.. Langdon-have you-noticed
ANYTHING daughter -
and-me 2"
MOI" shouted the Directing parent.
wheeling sharply around, SO as to get
a full view Of his visitor.
Well" said the young man as he|
turned to the door, ready for instant.
fight, IF you--keep-a- sharp-lookout
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
clerk used the same argument and sold

clerk used the same argument and sold
a cream ladle to every wedding giftpat-
ron who entered the store.
1 took the cream laGIe-what else
could l do? ] even Went to the expense
OF having the brides monogram en-
graved on it. Besides, it was such a
Sweet and and stunning" affair-to
use the clerks languaee-and Just
think. Made out Of our own native
metal too! SO she assured me.
In due time / received from the bride
the usual stereotyped note Of thanks for
your rare and lovely gift" and re-
ceived Also from one of the guests
present, n letter enlighteuing me fur
Their on the subject. The letter stated
that my rare and lovely gift was the
twelfth cream ladle on the brides list:
that she had received altogether large
clothes basket full of silver, which she
never expected to use: that she was too
frail for housekeeping, and after trav-
cling for season they would settle
down to hotel apartment life. The sill
yer was packed away ara stored in he.
mothers attic.
But l got even with the bride. In 4
late letter of congratulations l ex-
PRESSED regret at NV unfortunate selec-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
THE BRITISH INDUSTRIAL SITUATION

II the conclusions of a competent OBJ
server are to be credited the cause OF
Great Bntain's fading commercial and
industrial supremacy is TO be found as
readily in the ignorance Of her common
people as in the arrogance of her ruling
classes and the conservatism of her
manufacturers.
While the industrial situation as 8
whole is full of suggestions to the
American who understands it, it is not
necessary to go beyond the admissions
of English authorities to find the I'M
derlying cause for British backward
ness and hence for the existing indus
trial chaos. Eminent writer's as we'll
as special investigators appointed by
trades bodies and even trades unions
agree that the solution is to be found
in the lack of practical, modern educa-
1ion among the working classes, which
carries with it lack of forceful, indi-
Nidual and moral character. Eliminate
Ing the many and multiplied questions
which attach to any Study of English
, social life-the rule of wealthy and
II dle aristocracy, the limitations of en-
& Geavor enforced by drastic class dis
= functions, the financial burdens I'M
.sShouldered by an untaxed landlordism
Ito the backs Of the producing people
Fall critics unite upon the common
3 aground that to meet the worlds best
irompetition, which literally means the
sbrains, the character and the individual
8force which issue from the American
fschoolhouse and Germarys education
-1al straight-jacket, the common people
Sef England who do the work must be
'nifted from their present social environ
tlnent. made to change the public house
sSfor the schoolhouse, and be given some
,4hope for the future beyond a supply of
black bread and beer for themselves
,4and similar life-tim diet for their
children. Notwithstanding the educa-
t,tional bills pending in parliament and
1.-The spasmodic efforts of well-inten-
toned people to help in the necessary
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

ton, and gravely assured her that /
knew of no way out of the difficulty I'M
less she would raise twelve daughters,
and on their marriage present each one
with cream ladle; adding that thereby
she would not only receive the COM
nendation of President Roosevelt, but
also-if by that time Blumle's bill had
passed-earn for herself a 500 gold
medal and several scholarships for her
daughters
A Sioux City man bet his whiskers
against the heart of a belle that he
could defeat her at ping pong He lost,
and then sought to beg IF. but the WIN
Ter insisted and he hal to submit to
the shears. Then the cruel beauty tied
up the locks in packages and distrib
uted them among her friends as SOU
vcnirs.
Twenty years from now. when people
shall ask why that man is 4 bachelor.
ne will have pitiful tale to unfold that
will absolve him from the guilt of will
full race suicide.
During the recent session of the
dressmakers' convention in Chfcago a
big blck beetle ran across the floor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
md This led up to the third act

and this led up to the third act.
/ The astute town clerk hunted UP a
musty law which imposes a fine of So
for killing hedgehogs between October
| 1 and June i, and. as this law is opera
tive until the new law goes into effect,
he complained of the men who had
killed the 210 hedgehogs and local
justice fined them IS and costs for every
offense The hunters did not relish
this. For each 20 cent bounty they
had received they had to pay fine of
So and 81 costs, so that for each hedge
hog whose fore paws and nose had been
brought in they We're SS.75 out of
pocket. Furious over the loss of their
money, the hunters began looking the
laws over and found one which pro-
NideS that any man who had any part
of dead hedgehog in his possession
between Oct. and June 1 was liable to
fine of 50 and costs. There could be
no doubt the clerk was liable under
this law. as the noses and forepaws
We're in his possession, so the clerk
was hauled before the same justice and
found guilty. The court fined him
$1,000 and added $62 as costs. The
fifth act of the hedgehog comedy will
come off in the higher courts, to which
the clerk has made appeal.
AS a business venture the situation
now stands as follows: The town paid
$500 for the hedgehogs. and the hunt
ers paid the town in fines and costs
$3.50, so that it is .$1,S4S.50 ahead
The clerk is out of pocket thus far
SI112, and perhaps more before he
gets thru. The 30 hedgehogs which
have caused all the fuss have lost
everything.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
A Sure Thing.

It is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes. but that Is not alto
gether true. DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption is sure cure for, all
lung and throat troubles. Thousanrs
can testify to that Mrs. c. B. Van
Metre, of Shepherdtown. w. Va, says:
II had a severe case of bronchitis and
for year tried everything l heard OF
but got no relief One bottle Of DR..
Kings New Discovery then cured me
absolutely" It's infaliihle for Group.
whooping cough, la grippe, pneumonia
and consumption. Try it. It's guaran-
teed by George p. Powers. druggist.
Trial bottles free. Regular sizes, 50
cents and 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
IOWA LEADS.
burlington Hawkeye

Huntington HaWkeye.l
An interesting fact about Iowa is
brought out in the year book of the de-
partlnent of agriculture, concerning
rural free delivery. 1t appears that
this state up to May 1902, (the close of
the government fiscal year 190I, had
77S rural routes in operation and 100
applications on file for additional
routes. The latter fact indicates clear
ly that Iowans know a good thing when
they have seen it, or have tried 1t. Our
neighboring state of Missouri had only
3S7 routes in operation, up to that date.
The Missourian, it is obvious, had to be
shown. This is more evident by COM
PARSONS the year previous, when Iowa
had 292 routes. and Missouri only S.
Missouri is democratic; Iowa is repub-
after Missouri had been shown a few
years, it began waking up and got on
the republican trail. On the first OF
May, 1902, Missouri had filed 571 APP
plications for additional routes; still
behind Iowa. but coming along.
This is not all. Iowa led all the states
on May /, 1902 in the number OF rural
routes in operation. The next highest
were Illinois, 701; Indiana, 626: Michi-
gan, Az; Kansas, 40; then Missouri,
with 3S7.
Iowa owes this eminence to the in
telligence and progressiveness of the
inhabitants and to the influence and
activity of its delegation in Washing
ton. Iowa people read. They take
dairy papers, magazines, farm and live
stock Journalism fact, publications
pertaining to every trade, and calling.
They write letters and utilize the money
order land registered systems of the
postoffice. They are liberal patrons of
the mails and of course they have just
claims for the facilities they sought.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
A Maine Comedy.

AT the last session of the legislature
bill was passed giving a bounty of
25 cents head upon all hedgehogs
killed in the town. AS soon as the
governor signed the bill 1t stimulated
the industry of hedgehog destruction
to such an extent that in one town or
ders were honored for the Staying of
30. This was on April "a Then some
one discovered that the law was not
operative until May !, so that the
bounty on the 210 was so much money
thrown away, and the second act be-
gan. The town clerk asked the parties
to refund the money. but they refused,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

reform by establishing few indus
trial schools and universities. the fu-
ture of the present generation is as full
of hopelessness as the past-and there
in lies the somewhat cruel secret of
American commercial and industrial
SUPREMACY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
ADAy OF RErRosPECTION.

| The thirtieth of May is dedicated t
I themes paid tribute to the dead warriors
of Cheronea and the Peloponnesu:
the warlike races of mankind have not
!: failed to glorify the graves OF thell
| heroic dead. Today wherever the
American flag floats, from the Philip
pines to Labrador, from the arctic cir
: Gle to Capricorn, where American SOL
/, diers lie buried, some voice recttes
above their graves their claim upon
Immortality. This day belongs to the
fallen soldier. Tho his grave be un-
known it is not unnoticed; tho unvisited
DIT is never forgotten.
The rain this morning fell on the
hopes of thousands. 1t barred the out
door sports that are becoming too COM
mon on Memorial day. prevented pa
rades and public attendance upon
memorial exercises ana made a day
that should be all flowers and sum
shine dank, dark and discouraging; but
withal 1t forced the holiday back upon
its original intent. 1t made for retro
spection. 1t kept the veteran indoors,
but busy with memory
And remembering, the present faded
and all the past returned like piano.
his limbs grew young and green with
the vigor of 81. Again he followed the
flag. He lay alongside X in the freeZ-
Ing rain at Donelson or gripped it in the
desperation of defeat from Richmond to
the river. He stood by II in the bloody
mists of Fair Oaks or in the smoky
woods at Chickamauga He lived
lifetime while he watched it creep
closer day by day to the walls of Vicks-
burg. He saw it wave above a battle
line flung thirteen miles in length
across the fields of the Wilderness.
Again he saw the triple line of Pickett's
infantry storm across the bloody mead
ows at Gettysburg to meet the flag and
die in the insanity of heroism. He fol-
lowed 1T with Sherman marching thru
Georgia to the sea or with Thomas in
the ponderous evolutions at Nashville. |
Wherever armed rebellion had its lair |
the flag led and he followed and then |
crippled and worn and SCARED he fol-
lowed the colors-home.
He came quietly to his home and his
citizenship. Undemoraiized by the
rough life of camp and garrison he fell
IN again in the ranks of labor. His |
try. His plow turned the furrow of
toll. The amalgamatior of the army of
she civil war into ordinary citizenship
was the wonder OF the nations.
e But the war is over. The thunder OF
Farragut's guns has died away and fed
eral and confederate hands are clasped
In unity above the fields they charged
and cheered across. The civil war is
history. It's battles and the heroism of
its soldiers, north and south,are the COM
mon heritage of united people. The
1AiSh "Io AouSht IL a<S Spent anu gray.
The veteran woke from his dream of
youth to find himself bent and crippled
and old. He has survived his strength
and usefulness, but not his glory. No
other can take the place in history of
the soldiers of the civil war. A few
more firing squads, the flag at half
mast and the muffled drums and they
will have become memory-but a
glorious memory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

I
JapanSes boy has carried off first
| honors ct the Kansas City high school
Six years ago he could speak no En-
glish and he has supported himself at
school.
Edward Everett Hale advises the
payment of old age pensions of 500
annually to every citizen, male and fe-
male, who has passed the age of 20. He
! thinks the moment it appears that a
grandfather or a grandmother has 500
Il year to his good, that moment we
shall find that the burden thrown upon
the state and town in their asylums is
reduced by larger proportion than by
the pensions upon the treasury. Thus
the pension system has the great adj
| vantage that it maintains life in homes,
and that it abates the necessity for
great institutions or asylums.
| A clergyman was once staying at the
| house of an English workingman. He
happened to see an image of the Virgin
| Mary standing over the mantel piece,
which struck him as incongruous. BY
way of making talk he asked how 1t got
there. We'll, you see. sir. it cum about
this way replied his host. II was
courtin O. two sisters-.Sally and Ma
ria--an' l wusn't just sartin which 1
was TO ave. One day, as l wor starin
;,,t
foot, With Ave Maria underneath it.
That came right 'ome to me, SO | med
up me mind right off to ave Maria an
we was spliced. She bin a reel guide
wife to me, an SO l bought the image
to keep it in mind"
Too Limited.-"You must do more
walking"
But, doctor, l already have an auto
mobile"
We'll, get another Life.
Edison has made but one speech in |
his life; it was not brilliant one. He
had agreed to lecture on electricity be-
fore a girls seminary, and had engaged |
friend named Adams to work the APP
paratus while he talked. But when the
inventor arose to address his audience
he felt so dazed that he simply said:
Ladies: Mr.. Adams will now address
you on electricity and l Will demon
strate what he has to say with the APP
paratus.''
De Style-There were 500 killed in
the Philippines.
Guunbusta-I didn't know they had
automobiles out there
The Smart Set.
Germany. it is said. will have to buy
more American wheat in 1903 even
than il did in 1902. Orders will be taken
by your Uncle Samuel.
The fiscal year will break all the rec
crds in immigration. On June 80 II will
be found that the total thrush Of people
to the United States vii! have beaten
that of 1882, which, amounting to about
$4,000, has never been closely APP
preached in any completed fiscal year
since. The year now, nearing its end
will show an immigration of more than +;
100000. There is chance that the
calendar year which closes on Dec. 81
next will score an immigration of about
100000. Republican prosperity is ac-
for the thrush.
Hain't seen nary bail game.
Haint been a-fishin',
Wish we'd get a holiday /:
But what's tie use 9 wishin'?
Might as well be hustiin',
Amt no use to shirk.
Just keep on a whistll'
An
buckle I
down s
work!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

People are going to do something on
Sunday" asserts the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican, besides going to church and
sucking their thumbs. They are going
to spend some time in reading. They
will not all read religious books, and
the modern Sunday newspaper is what
they are going to read, because it is
fresh and it brings to them the intelli-
gence of the whole world"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

A story has reached the state depart
ment at Washington of novel use to
which a life insurance policy was re-
cent put by an American travelling in
Russia. The citizen in question had
neglected to provide himself with a
passport, and when he arrived at the
borders of the cars domains he was
held up by an official with a demand
for his passport. For an instant the
American was stumped, but he quickly
rose to the emergency. Diving into his
inside pocket he pulled out his life in
surance policy and handed it to the
Russian. The latter gravely looked the
paper over, carefully scrutinizing the
imosing looking seal and the array of
signatures. With a satisfied air he
handed back the paper and the Ameri-
can passed on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

The Sioux City Journal declares that
neither the Roosevelt administration
nor Postmaster General Payne will suf-
fer from a thorough ventilation of the
misdoings In the postofficc department,
providing the investigation be made
complete and the punishment Of the
wrongdoers proportional to their Of
lenses. 1t is quite obvious that the
rottenness in the postal department is
not of recent growth. and, in any event,
the finding and punishment of crime Is
not a process involving discredit. That
comes thru covering up or condoning
cffenses."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

"a very scientific explanation"
which occurs to the Burlington Hawk
eye. 'of the unusually thunderous
weather now prevailing is that it re-
suits from the numerous graduation
orations and debating contests now in
progress all over the country"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
down
work!
Manson Democrat.
{. /.

journal which shall deal only with
the brighter side of LIE with cour-
age and nobility with kindly affections
and unselfishness! Such, it is said,
will be The V. Co. a new weekly pro-
jected by Harold Begbe, an English
man of much talent. No scandal, no
tragedy, no misery, no crime will ap-
pear in those pages, which will record
not military heroism only, but the no.
Bile deeds of people in all the walks of
life. Mr.. Robert Barr's The Bravest
Deed l Ever Saw" fills part of the first
number.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
difference between the two organiza-

The Clinton Herald claims ''the peo-
pie of Zion are losing faith in Dowie
The harder he prays for fair weather,
the harder il rains The Herald thinks
he ought to go INTO his closet and pray
that it rain eternally and then some"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

The Davenport Democrat says "the
man who thinks there is any public
sentiment in Iowa against corpora
tons has only to look at the list of
those every day authorized to do BUSH
ness In this state. Iowa Is in favor Of
corporations. but 1t is opposed to mo-
nopolies. There is the widest possible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

Observing that "the citizens of
town out in the state CT Washington
talk of treating their city council to
coat of tar and feathers" the Des
Moines Capital remrks there are some
cities and towns which seem to go to
any extreme in showing their appre-
c!ation Of the public officials"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30

Hain't seen nary bail game.
Hain't been a-fishin',
Wish we'd get a holiday
But what's tie use o wishin'7
Might as well be hustlin',
Amt no use to shirk,
Just keep on a whistlir'
An
buckle
down
~
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-16
Lancaster.
LANCASTER New ERA. Jan. 6, 1908.

LANCASTER NEW ERA. Jan. y, 1SU3
The holiday feeling is still hanging
over the local market. Buyers have not
yet made their appearance in the usual
numbers, so the transactions have been
on limited scale. Inquiry among the
dealers has brought to light the follow
transactions: Isaac Stirk sold 40cs and
bought 81: Walter s. Bare sold 150cs
and B. F. Good & Co., SECS; in all, 313cs.
The sales for the corresponding week of
last year were 94Ocs.
Much attention is now concentrated
on the new crop, the crop of 1892 There
is still some buying, and we give few
sales:
FL. D. Burkholder, "a Havana seed at
30, 10, 4&2c; Moses Prise. liza Havana
seed at %, 4&2c; Thomas Bard, "a Ha-
vana seed at l5c through; Thomas Kes
sler, 3a Havana seed at 16c through;
Daniel Noll Sr., 11aa Havana seed at l4e
through; q s. Dombaugh, La Havana
seed at 16c through; Aaron Hackman,
11sa Havana seed at l2c through.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-16
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.


Accounts are received of sales in scat
tered lots. There is class of growers
who, for some cause. will sell to the first
man who puts in an offer They gener-
ally sell for from one-half to two thirds
as others who read up the market condi-
tions, or mayhap they sell from sheer ne
cessity. Still one thing is true, just as
good cigar leaf has been sold at FROM 12
to 15c in Massachusetts as that which
has been sold in Connecticut at from
221a to 25c. Is it because our Massach-
usetts growers are afraid to ask rea-
sonable price for their goods? A goodly
number of growers will give up raising
tobacco for the reason that the packers
are bound to buy at such low figures.
This and similar statements we see in
our local papers. Such growers not only
injure themselves, but their neighbors
as we'll.
Our correspondents write as follows:
Feeding Hills: 1.-TWO crops sold this
week at 14c in the bundle, and two crops
have been delivered; the price unknown.
That is the extent of the sales thus far
this season. Just over the line several sales
have been made. One lot was sold for
23c In the bundle" Hinsdale, N. H.: II
have to report the sale of three lots of
tobacco the past week to E. Viewer of
West Suffield, ct. A. B. Davis & Son
sold IA at 13c; w. N. Pike, 5a at 12c, and
j. Thomas 5a at 12c, all in the bundle"
Putney, VT: "A few sales have been
made in this vicinity of late, but the
terms are not reported. Mr.. Alexa' der
of this section, two or three in West
minister, which he will assert and pack"
East Windsor, CT: "Hinsdale, Smith &
Co. have bought several crops of tobacco
in the vicinity of late. w. e. Fisk sold
at 13c; the Thompson Brothers, 18a at
tic; Frank Thompson, 8a at 16c; Mr..
Lord, LA at 18c" Vernon, VT: II have
the following sales to report: f. w. John
son, "a at lie: G. Fl. Newton, 3a at Sc;
Frank Scott, 3a at 10c; j. H. Frost, La
at 11c; H. Jaqueth, La at 10c; T. E.
21aa at lie, all in bundle."-
Cultivator.