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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-07
Goo. Through Tre.tle.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Carbonate. ILL.,. July ga wreck Of ten
cars occurred to-day at Carey on the Pa
ducah branch of the Illinois Central Rail-
road. The train went through 9 trestle. No
lives were lost Traffic ON the line was
suspended for many hours.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-07
POPE LEO'S GREAT LOVE FOR
AMERICA FREQUENTLY SHOWN

Death of the Venerable Pont Have
Effect Upon the Catholic Church in This Country
Been the Object Special and soude ON the
Part of the Holy See for Quarter of a Century.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-07
NERVOUS WOMEN.
Pe.ru.na Is a Catarrhal Tonic Es.
pecially Adapted to the Nervous
Depression Incident to Warm
Weather.

NtdlliCi.
Miss Blanche Grey. a prominent young
society woman of Memphis. Tenn. in re-
cent letter from ia Alabama street. writes:
ITO society woman whose
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utmost from lack of rest and If
regular meals, know of nothing
which is of 50 much benefit as
Peruna. took it a few months
ago when felt my strength CIV
ing way, and ii soon made itself
mauifestin giving me new strength !
and health"
A Letter From Julia Marlowe.
In recent letter to The Peruna Medicine
Co.. Miss Julia Marlowe of New York City
has the following to say Of Peruna:
II am glad to write my endorsement OF
the great remedy. Peruna. as a nerve tonic.
1 do so most heartily."-Julia Marlowo.
Nervousness is very common among wom-
en-. This condition is due to anernic nerve
centers. The nerve centers are the reser-
voirs of nervous vitality. These centers
become bloodless for want of proper nutri-
ton. This is especially true in the warm
season. Every summer host of invaids
are produced as the direct result Of weak
nerves.
This could he easily obviated by the use
| of Peruna. Peruna strikes at the root OF
the difficulty by correcting the digestion.
Digestion furnishes nutrition for the nerve
| centers Properly digested food furnishes
| these reservoirs OF life with vitality. which
| leads 10 strong, steady nerves. and thus
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The unsolicited praise that Peruna re-
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| orator.
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-07

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, Biird Bleeding or Protrudlng Piles
Your druggist will refund your money IL
1AZ0 OINTMENT fails to cure you 50 cts
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-07

morrow on the steamer Lombardia, has
been postponed for week on account OF
the serious condition of the Pope.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
Business Is Business.

young Brown Is "a smart fellow.
said the manager Of the collection de-
partment to the great lawyer.
Yes? What has he been doing
now" asked the great lawyer.
Why he was In The Office since
yesterday when he heard that Silk &
Satin were financially embarrassed.
We were holding one or two claims
against them and hA rushed out anu
slapped on an attachment just fifteen
minutes before they closed their
DOORS
Got In ahead OF every one. did he? o.
Beat every other creditor" said the
manager.
The great lawyer looked pleased.
1T was a great piece of work" he
said. II like to see young man with
some enterprise and brains. What did
you do?'
Il told him 1t was a good piece of
work."
WHAT" The great lawyer looked
startled.
Why. I complimented him for his
promptness and business sense"
.sMerciful heavens, man, that will
never do!' cried the great lawyer.
Hell be asking for more salary. Go
out and tell him that If re hadn't bean
here the Office boy could have done it
Just as WE'LL"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
SUCCESSOR TO PARRISH.
Evans and Miller the Two Most Likely
Candidates.

Evans and Miller the Two MOST Likely
Candidates.
Special to Times Republican.
lCreston, Dec 1.-THE process of
elimination has been going on rapidly
the last few days in the contest grow
ing out Of the resignation of Judge
Parrish and his proposed retirement
from the bench January 1st to prac-
tice law In Dies Moines as a member OF
the firm Of Parrish, Dowell & Parrish
When Governor Cummins comes to
consider the matter of appointment he
names to digest, Hon. Harry K. Evans,
of Wayne county. and for fifteen years
prominent member Of the Corydon
bar and Hon. William e. Miller. one
of the leading lights OF the Taylor
county bar at Bedford. Both are men
of ability and fitness, but on the side
Of Mr. Evans 1t is held by the bar
generally that his location in the east
end of the district with Judge Towner,
OF Adams county on the west, would
vastly accommodate legal business as
far as the profession Is concerned. Mr..
Miller at Bedford, IS miles away from
the main line of the Burlington road
and on branch upon which the train
service Is inconvenient. would while in
chambers be practically inaccessible.
The appointment OF Evans would, too,
preserve the customary autonomy of
the district along lines OF precedent
recognized for many years. Taylor
county adjoins Adams, the home of
Judge Towner, on the south.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
TO PREVENT REINSURANCE.
Old Line Companies Say Mergers Are
Detrimental.
Special to Times-R Republican

Special to IimeS-Repupncan.
Des Moines Dec. 14.-One of the
most notable of number OF insur-
anca legislation bills that probably Will
be introduced In the Iowa legislator g
this winter will be one to prevent the
Reinsurance Of the business Of COM
panies selling out to other concerns.
number of the large old line in
|surance companiesare said to be behind
the movement and If they are unable
to absolutely prevent Reinsurance, they
propose to make the laws regarding II
more stringent.
The object OF the proposed law is TO
prevent the starting Of companies by
men to secure a small amount Of bust
ness and then sell to some other con-
Germ for a good profit to themselves.
The merging of companies and the re-
insurance system is said by the old
line people to be detrimental to the
business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
CATTLE MONEY EASIER
Dallas County Banker Says Iowa
Banks Can Accommodate Careful


Feeders.
as we'll as local financial circles are
thar the money 80 far as cattle paper
is concerned. is decidedly easier.
Western men in town last week assert
that there is an actual demand for cat
tie paper, while few weeks ago loan
ers would not look at 1t.
Clyde Brerton, of Dallas Center. Ia,
a member of one of the heaviest pri-
vate banking concerns in the state,
was In Chicago, yesterday. He took
decidedly optimistic view of the cattle
situation.
The banker who refuses to handle
business said Mr.. Brenton. As a
general rule, he Is the one who loan
ed indlscriminately last year and has
had trouble in consequence. We have
been taking all the good cattle paper
we can get lately. OF course the man
who does not know anything about
the business will have more trouble
in getting accommodation than one
who is experienced, but as a rule the
careful feeder tneed not be hampered
by financial obstacles. Feed lots can
be filed eheaply now, and although
corn is high, losses do not seem within
the range of probability. We are TAX
ing good cattle paper right along. The
number of cattle on feed in our sec
ton of Iowa Is much less than year
ago and look for the finished article
to fetch satisfactory prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
Movement to Improve Admin
istration of Webster City's
Financial Interests
SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED
Its Final Report is Expected to Cause
Something of Sensation in Various
Circles of the City Administration -
Failure to Elect Superintendent of
Public Works.
peclal to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, Dec. 1.-THE city
council of this city has finally given
public announcement to the fact that
1t is cognizant of many misdoings in
the financial administration of affairs
here. The matter has reached such q
body committee was appointed to as
certain and make a report upon the
best method of centralizing and i'm
proving the administration of the city's
financial interests"
The council recently failed in its
effort to elect a superintendent of
public works. The code of Iowa will not
permit of the election of such an Off
cial in city of the second class. The
council nevertheless proceeded to elect
c. h. Miller to that position. An opin-
ion from Attorney General Mullan,
however. held the election illegal and
the city now has no general superin-
tendent. 1t was sus pected at the time
that Mr.. Miller was elected the move
was for the purpose of curtailing ex-
penses being made in certain depart
ments of the city government. This
city is essentially municipal owner
ship town. The electric light plant,
power plant, water station and heat ting
plants are all municipal properties and
in the operation of them many officials
are employed. When Mr.. Miller was
elected recently 1t was with the idea
that he should take charge Of these
various institutions. do the buying hir-
ing of help. ETC.. and in this way curtail
all unnecessary leakages in the cost of
their operation. Now that this official
mined to take matters into its own
hands and have general municipal
"house cleaning" anyway. The resolu-
ton passed at the last session is as
follows:
Whereas, c. F. Miller has accumu-
lated considerable information of value
to the city. in the way of inventories,
measurements of mains, etc, and the
beginning of work, which, If completed.
ed, will permit Of more economical
management of the city's affairs.
Therefore be it resolved. that q COM
mittee composed of o. F. Donaldson,
w. j. Monroe and N. v. Daniels be and
is hereby appointed to take up this
work and carry it on to completion,
securing complete statement of the
actual condition OF all city service. as
well as the c!ty's condition as whole
That they be empowered to require
such reports and accountings from
such departments as may be necessary
to further this object and that they
shall make full report and recon-
mendations to the city council as to the
best method OF centralizing and Inn
proving the administration OF the citys
financial interests.
ut is suspected that the final report
of this committee will cause something
Of sensation in various circles OF the
city administration"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
coRNsTALk DISEASE is FATAL.
Nebraska Farmers Are Losing Many
Animals Thru Bad Feed.

Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. l4.-Many reports
have reached the Nebraska University
experimental farm recently of cattle
dying from the so-called cornstalk dis
ease. Any number of farmers report
small losses and in one instance Jo-
seph Chlopek. of Polk county. lost
twenty head OF excellent stock In a
few hours. State Veterinarian Thorn
as. who has been called in numerous
cases, says the symptoms in nearly all
cases are the same, and pronounces the
fatalities due to gastroenteritis, or In
flamation of the stomach and intes-
tines. followed by liberation. He at
tributes the loss to the heavy feed of
corn in fields where 1t Is immature and
unripened eaten, as it is. with the
stalks and husks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14

firm. but most everything else found
an uneven and uncertain outlet at
prices which were hardly as good as
at the close of the week before, and
fully % cents lower than a week ago
last Monday. Quite a good many feed
ing cattle went east, principally to
points in Michigan and Indiana, tho
one big consignment of pretty good
500 pound steers Went TO Virginia
They cost around $685.. Only a few
choice steers sold up TO 81 last week
and sales We're rather scarce above
$3.50 The bulk of the trading has
been at s27563.4O. Most of the light
stockers sold at s2.5O@3.O0 and the
common at $200M ESQ. with a few very
inferior kinds at S1.60M2o0
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
CATTLE RULED STEADY
Not Much Change In the Price
Situation in Market-Re-
ceipts Are Large
HOGS STEADY TO HIGHER
stockyard. Men Believe That High
Price of Corn Will curtail Cattle
Feeding So Much That Cattle Prices
Will Improve Provisions Market
Gainins-Will Help Hog Prices

Chicago, Dec 14.-There was not
much change in the cattle market to-
day, prices ruling about steady.
AT the present time he situation In
the cattle trade is a very serious one.
Floods of stock are being crowded to
market in the face of very heavy loss
es to feeders. The last week has been
one of the most disastrous weeks that
has fallen to the lot of cattle dealers
in years. Thick, fat cattle averaging
1900 to LEO sold here at si.75Q4.S0,
such as would have sold last week at
s5.25 and upwards. The greatest de-
preston has been on the heavy KINDS.
There Is little doubt that there are
a good many cattle in the country. Big
feeders figure that ON top of the de-
crease of 100000 cattle sent out from
Kansas City, Omaha and Denver tina,
something like 100000 o. 10000 less
cattle were bought by feeders on the
western range. Some unfinished cattle
were brought In by a western Iowa
man. He said the reason he sold them
was because he had to pay 45 cents for
that.
1t is admitted that If there We're as
many cattle on feed as a year ago, the
number would be TOO large to admit
Of good prices, as the markets all over
the country show there We're more cat
lie fed last winter and spring thar
ninety nine out of a hundred men sup
posed could be on feed.
However, a man who is feeding 1900
cattle in Nebraska and IS buying more
and regards present prices for young
cattle very attractive and safe. is In
clined to think that there Is fully one
fourth less cattle on feed than year
ago and believes that there will be
time before spring when values will be
a good deal higher than they are a;
present.
While stock yard cattlemen agree
that a continuation of the present rush
of cattle would lead to a panic, thers
is q very widespread opinion that II
shippers and feeders display little
courage and judgment that the marKei
il right now at the low point for
good while to come.
Hogs.
The market was steady and prices
generally about the same as Saturdays
with perhaps IA trifle Improvement.
The average price Of hogs Saturday
was the highest of the week. II cents
higher than last Wednesday,. and 10
cents higher than week ago. Train
were late getting IN ewing to the
snowstorm, and this fact weakened the
~, ri, at late IN the day.
provision prices have been moving
up slowly but steadily" says John
Strong, apparently With the ruli
knowledge and consent of the packers
and the trade assumes that the cam
paign for lower priced hogs is over ror
the present. There Is a good cash &C.
mand for meats and lard for future
shipment, and these sales might as
we'll be made at good prices as at poor
ones. Stocks OF meats in the east are
said to be low"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
BOYS BEAT MEN RAISING CORN.
Fine Showing Made by the Young
Farmers Of Edgar County.

Paris, Ill, Dec. 1.-THE Edgar Coun-
ty Farmers Institute just closed, was
attended by more than 100 boys who
exhibited corn grown from seed fur
nlshed by Secretary Hostetter, OF the
State Institute. Their exhibits were
uniformly good and true to style show
ing the value of pure bred seed. The
variety is the Boone County white and
is we'll adapted for this locality.
II all the corn grown In Edgar coun-
ty was as good as this grown by the
boys, the yield would be third larger
Over twenty farmers also exhibited
corn. but their samples are not as well
selected as those shown by the boys.
The boys had the score card to guide
them in picking their exhibit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
WILL PAY ALMOST NOTHING.
Failed Sheldon Bank Will Realize But
Little for Depostors.

Special to Times Republican.
Primghar. Dec. 14.--People in
|O'Brien county are interested In the re-
ports which are being printed In the
newspapers about the condition OF IN :
failed Sheldon State bank. Men who
have familiarized themselves With the
report of the receiver and the character
of the assets declare that statements
which have recently been sent to the
Tribune and other papers that the IN
stitution will pay about so cents on the
dollar to depositors are entirely at
fault 1t is stated on the other hand.
on the testimony of men who are we'll
acquainted with the people whose notes
are listed, that it will not pay over so
cents on the dollar One of these is
authority for this statement:
Says Assets Are Bad.
..of the $4,000 of assets scheduled,
at least $4,000 is not worth the paper
1T Is written on, and is in fact the rot
tenest of stuff ever set up by any
concern as assets of a banking insti-
tuition. All or nearly all of the really
good notes given the bank are In soak
in Chicago, Des Moines and Sioux City,
and OF course these creditors Will be
paid in full while the local creditors
will suffer-
1t is further declared by representa-
tives Of depositors that the people of
O'Brien county will never stop short of
rigid and thorough probing of the af-
fairs of the bank, and prosecutions are
limited at in strong terms.
One of the charges is that the bank
has been insolvent for a year and a
half and that the fact should have been
patent to bankers. On the other hand
the friends of Ed c. Brown insist that
he employed the best of judgment. and
closed the bank at time when 1t was
yet possible that it might have been
tided over. because he did not propose
10 take chances of violating the bank
ing laws.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
WHEAT OPENED HIGHER.
Firm Cables and Light Receipts
Were Factors In the Early
Hours of the Market
GENERAL DEMAND WAS GOOD
Selling of Several Prominent Commits
sion Houses Caused Sag In the
Market Later-corn Prices Were In
fluenced by the Action of Wheat
Oats Were Firm-Provision Steady.

Chicago, Dec. 14-Firm cables, light
receipts in the northwest and smaller
worlds shipments than anticipated.
caused strength in wheat at the start
today. There was good general de-
mand. Several prominent commission
houses. however, offered freely and the
price declined. May selling to SIX af-
tering selling q to II higher. The
northwest reported fifty-fve cars
against 1o7 year ago.
Corn.
Corn prices were Influenced by the
action of wheat. The opening was
strong on buying of December shorts
and fair scattered demand for other
deliveries. May opened shade to u
al higher at 1914 @43S, but big COM
mission houses had plenty for sale, and
when wheat started downward corn
prices followed. May declining to 425s
@i3. Receipts were 29S cars.
Oats.
Small receipts caused covering in
oats and opening prices We're firm,
helped by strength in other grains. On
advance supply became larger than de-
mand and May sold off to 36%, after
opening a shade to hGA higher at
37M37M. Receipts We're 209 cars.
Provisions.
Provisions opened about where they
left off Saturday and with scattered de-
mand for pork and ribs, the price held
steady. May pork opened a shade
lower to shade higher at f1.SO to
11.s2la May lard shade TO " lower
at S.62hata 6.65 and ribs were unchang-
ed at 6.35.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
just So He Was Healthy
New York Tribune.


Two Irishmen who had not met fol
many years came face to face with
each other, and after period OF hand
shaking one said:
Long time since we met. Clancy
isn't it? Lots of things nave happenet
since then"
Yes, indeed. Look at myself. shurs
3tt's married am replied the other, q
You don't tell me! Have any fam
i,y2" asked the first speaker.
Faith and have that I've fine
healthy boy, and the neighbors say
he's Just the picture of me-
The first speaker looked at Clancy
who wasn't built on the lines of priz'
beauty, and said:
"Ah. well. what's the harum SO Ions
as the child's healthy %
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
NEBRASKA CORN FOR MICHIGAN
Larger Yield From Seed Obtained From
the Western State

Dowagiac, Mich. Dec. 14.-Nebraska
corn planted in Michigan soil has pro-
sduced wonderful result, according to
the experience of Patrick Curran of
Silver Creek.
Last spring Curran bought bushel
of seed corn. sending direct to Nebras-
ka for the real article. From this seed
ne planted ten-acre lot The plant
Ing was done on May 5. and by October
Is the entire crop was In the crib.
s.Curran then measured the crib and
discovered that he had no less than $50
bushels from his ten-acre lot, or yield
OF eighty live bushels to the acre. The
corn was Of the yellow dent variety.
the ears were thirteen and one-ha.f
inches long and with eighteen rows of
grain to the ear A similar venture
will be made by Curran's neighbors
next year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
Costly. Error.
rBost,on Post.l

Besides being statesman, Senator
Dryden, of New Jersey, is also the
president OF a prominent: life insurance
a letter like this:
Dear Sir: l am DESTROYS OF taking
out life insurance policy, and as
am from your state ! thought I would
write you directly, thinking I might
get better terms. especially as I am in
the best of health and would be an ex-
ceilent risk. / have never suffered a
DAYS serious illness in my life. l
would be glad If you would have one
Of YOUR agents directed to give my
matter personal attention. Very truly
yours. JOHN SMITH
The next letter the senator picked
up had been forwarded TO him from
the insurance companys main office
and was along this line:
Dear Sir: Can't you get me a PEN
sion? I served in the Spanish war,
contracted fever in Cuba. and have
since suffered with weakness of the
back and legs, shock to nervous sys-
TEN. diseases Of the stomach and d.
gestive organs, vertigo aid other all
rnents until am physical wreck. II
anything is to be done for me 1t must
come soon. Very respectfully.
V JOHN SMITH"
MT. Smith had made the enbarras-
sing mistake of addressing the appli-
cation for pension to the insurance
oXce and the letter about the policy to
Washington Had he not done this his
deception would probably never have
been discovered.
As a result. Mr.. Smith will receive
neither the pension nor the policy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-14
Kansas City Livestock.
f,,,, na,

hdIISdS NIIy, DEC. II.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
10000: steady to strong; native steers
4.00M5.25, cows and heifers, 2.00@4.50,
stockers and feeders, 3.00@3.s0; bulls
2.25m5.25; calves. 2.5oQ6.oo; western
steers, 3.50G410.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
5000; steady; higher; bulk of sales,
4.55G470; heavy. 4.50@4.75; packers,
z.55@4.711s: pigs and light, 4.5oM
40.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
1900; 5@1O higher; muttons, 3.50Q4.10;
lambs, 4.25M5.26.