davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14

to leave the boys hand. The boys were
convinced that it was poisonous, but
the girls declared the boys squeezed the
mouse so hard that 1T died SO on Fri
day the boys came to school with two
sparrows and three mice. We took them
one at time and gave them q third of
a spoonful. The birds flew around the
house for a short time. and then fell
HELPLESS on the floor and died in less
than ten minutes. They seemed to be
in awful pain. The mice ran around the
room as If nothing had gone wrong for
{, short time and then went into a fit,
from which they never recovered. This
should be lesson to the boys who
smoke cigarets." Without doubt the
lesson was convincing and had its eff
feet The deliberate poisoning of the
mice and birds before a schoolroom full
of children is likely to have its effect as
well. If poisoning was necessary it
would scarcely seem to have required
such wholesale methods as practiced by
the Illinois teacher
PA, what does Sioux Falls, S. D..
mean?"
Eth? Sioux Falls is the name of .
town
And what's S. D.?"
Swift Divorce, of course"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
DR.. NJ. B. Emery, of ST Louis, has in
his possession one of the axes used by
Abraham Lincoln in splitting rails. The
AK was given to him by Lincoln in the
carly fiftiaS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14
Half Rates to Dedication of the Iowa
Soldiers Monument at Shiloh Bat

Via the North Western Line. Elk
cursion tickets will be sold at one fare
for the round trip May &c and n, linz
tied to return until June IL, inclusive.
Apply to agents Chicago & North
Western R'y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14
ee%>>>-<<>->,e,..e....a.. .-........,..s
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
SOUTHERN IOWA LIVESTOCK.

Shenandoah Sentinel.
Mrs. Nina Cool telephones to the
Sentinel that she has acted on its adj
vice and bought two pigs which she
fattened and sold for enough money to
buy a cow She thinks the idea good
one that more people ought to follow.
SEVEN COWS AND A SEPARATOR.
[Glidden Graphic
Mr.. Winter milks seven COWS and
separates the cream from the milk WITH
2 modern separator. From decembaf
to date four and one-half months near
ly, he has received $175 net as returns
for butter shipped to Chicago and sold
at from % to % cents per pound. This
is an average of $25 per COW. Besides
the family have used literally of the
butter and cream and some butter has
been sold to local users and dealers and
two COWS out of the seven were not
MIXED for a period of five weeks.
Then there are seven nice calves worth
SIS each, total sos. This with the
receipts from butter make net value
of $3.50. The butter record will be kept
UP for ten months out of twelve.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14

listen to. He ventured to ask how they
came to learn such language.
Learn it, yer rivirence!" was the
reply; yer can't learn tits gift!
The little boy was doing his home
lessons and was asked if he knew who
Atlas was, says Tid-Bits.
"A giant who was supposed to sup
port the world" answered the child.
"Oh, he supported the world, did he?"
Yes, sir"
We'll. who supported Atlas?"
The little fellow was nonp1ussed for
a moment, but after some thought
said:
Il expect he must have married
rich wife"
There is truth in the saying that "a
prophet has no honor in his own coun-
try says Tid-Bits.
A gentleman visiting Eccelfechan to
see the birthplace of Carlyle, in the
course of conversation with an aged In
habitant of the village asked him If he
had been acquainted with "the great
Thomas Carlyle"
ooh, ay." replied the rustic, with a
touch of scorn. II kent Tam. He was
puir havering body who leeved in
London and wrote books. All, man."
(and his voice became, enthusiastic),
"ye should have kent his brither jamie.
the farmer. He bred the finest pig in
a. the country SIDE"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14

Do you feel broken Down and does
your system need nourishment? Just
take Man Vine Tablets, the worlds
greatest remedy for the nerves. brain
and blood, and watch results. For sale
nv c. T. Lander
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14
Excursion Rates to Musical Festival
at Des Moines, Iowa,

Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at reduced
rates for trains due to arrive In Des
Moines on May 10th. limited to return
until May 18th, inclusive. Apply to
agents Chicago & North Western Ry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14

God made the strawberry but man
made the strawberry hox." says the
Clinton Age. Thus extremes meet
the best berry and the worst box
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14
a BUSINESS FOR SMALL CAPITAL
Farmers RevieW.l

Farmers RevieW.J
The first important factor in favor
of poultry raising is the fact that little
capital is required to start the busl-
ness. Many a flock has been started ON
20 cents. A girl or boy may thus easily
become an investing capitalist. AT hrst
the chief investment required is PAINS
taking labor. The next is Intelligent
thought. The returns seem large for
the small amount at first invested, but
that is not so. The returns are rather
To be considered the returns for labor
and thought expanded. AS the invest
ment increases the returns will be more
and more due to increasing capital and
not so much as at first to the personal
labor and thought. The boys and girls
on the farm can start flock
with very little outlay. and they can
carry it on and increase the outlay from
year to year as the returns may justify
Increased investment. The farmer
should give his boys and girls chance
to try their hand at real business-if
there are more than one flock on the
farm so much the better, as 1t Is fire.
Guently better to have number of
tiocks than one large one. The poultry
business is in great contrast to most
other enterprises in that it does not
require elaborate preparations for a
start. The smallness OF the investment
required for start in poultry raising
should forever prevent the business
drifting into the hands of great COM
binatiops. 1t makes it possible to util-
ize good deal of idle labor. More than
that, it is both mental and manual
training for the young people on the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14

A peculiar paan of victory is sung in
the Des Mones Capital office in the fol-
lowing tones The Capital is in favor
Of peace, and we submit that it is a
violation of the truce not to include the
independent newspapers. The repub-
lican supporters of the. governor. who
have disagreed with his views on the
tariff, have subsidized and the independ-
ent newspapers, either with or without
the governors consent, have pitched in
to take advantage of the situation and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Webster City Freeman Tribune
remarks that every day seems to be
adding recruits to the Iowa republican
harmony band wagon. II is well that
the wagon is large enough to hold all
who wish to ride. 1t might be well to
also bear in mind that the wagon is OF
sufficient size to run over those who
insist upon obstructing the road"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14

rub it in as it We're, upon such repub-
| licans as have not agreed with the
governor and Mr.. Roberts on the tariff
question. We submit tina, the governor
ought TO require his independent and
| democratic supporters to observe the
| truce
God made the strawberry, but man
made the strawberry hoX," says the
| Clinton Age. Thus extremes meet
the best berry and the worst box"
| Noting that Atlantic now has a red
/ hot and rather ably edited democratic
daily, the Cass County Democrat, the
Audubon Republican says: If persons
want to run q democratic daily out
/ in this part of Iowa they must be al
lowed to do SO. providing they behave
themselves. What we wonder is. how
ever. whether it will pay. Ideaize as
one may about rights and privileges of
the press, the question the publisher
has to meet first is whether there is
enough money in the business to make
/. go"
This is the circle" says the Hartley
Herald. Every farm boy wants to be
a school teacher; every school teacher
hopes TO be an editor; every editor
hopes TO be a banker: every banker
would like to be trust mag'nate, and
every trust magnate hopes some day to
own a farm and have COWS, chickens.
pigs and horses to look after. Thus we
end where we began
Undoubtedly an effort will be made
to secure an endorsement of the federal
aid movement in the next state con-
vention,' observes the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil, but believes while the de-
mand for good roads should be empha-
sized, federal aid should have no sup
port in Iowas platform
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14

It's like dip in the fountain OF
youth" Touches the cheek so gently
that youth fingers on the face of old
age" That's what Rocky Mountain
Tea does. 35 cents. Mcbride & Will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14
Msalkez0
Four Little Stories.

"Golfing' has very Scotch story of
an old caddie and his wife. The minis-
ter who was called in tried to comfort
the wife, saying that while John was
very weak he was evidently ready for
a better world. Unexpectedly, however,
John rallied, and said to his wife:
Jenny, my woman, I'll maybe be
spared to ye yet"
Ma, ma, John was the reply: we're
prepared, and I'm resigned! Dee noo!"
A we'll known bishop, who was an
xious to gain an insight into the tastes
and manners of the. working classes in
London. says It'd Bits, travelled one
morning by a workmen's train on the
underground railway, and was much
struck with the potency of several ex-
pressions which he was compelled to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14
RoRERr G. COUSINS.



Every once in q while some one OF
the Jud Welliver class of sensation
mons;ers starts a rumor that Congress
man Cousins is about to retire from &C
tive politics on account of his health
and will not be candidate for re-
election. The story is utterly without
foundation. The people of the flfth
district have no thought OF retiring MI
Cousins from congress, or asserting 10
it If he had any thought of such step
"a popular sentiment that is not Inn
tied TO the Fifth district. Mr. Cousins
is more than the representative or 4
district: he is one of the strong men
of the Iowa delegation at Washington.
AS am orator he has won a national
reputa ton; as n legislator he mas peeh
one of the practical working force
which Iowa keeps in congress because
they achieve things. Iowa congressman
are not only thinkers and know now
to clothe their ideas in eloquent DIS
course, but they are workers and doors.
With such a class of colleagues, MI.
Cousins has grown with them into a
representative of the whole state. and
as such all Iowa has an interest in the
Mr. Cousins has had long siege OF
illness of a more or less critical nature,
from which he has recovered, but dur
ing which rumors gained currency that
on account of his health he would re-
tire from congress. Whether these ru-
mors arose from misinformation, or
a political motive, may not be known,
but they are baseless and are without
justification for their more recent re-
vival and repetition. Mr.. Cousins is IN
every way equipped, physically and In
the prime of his mental powers, inatur-
ity of experience and popular esteem.
to give his district, and the state, and
the party, q splendid service, and 1t
will be great qualification to his
friends, and republicans generally. to
learn that the talk of his abandonment
of public career is without any found
alton whatever.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-14

An Illinois school teacher took from
pupil two packages of cigaret papers.
These he placed in a pint bottle which
was filed with water. The next day as
the teacher naively describes the scene
in the schoolroom: 1.-The boys caught
mouse. and we gave him about one
third of teaspoonful. He never lived
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
The Word "Yspkes .

/. When you come to think Of It, there
is no special eason, no good reason. at
any rate why the man from the north
should feel offended when referred TO as
Yankee, said the observant man, and
yet it is a rather curious fact that men
and women from that section Of the
country do not like the word when 1t ia
applied to them, Probably the time
was when the use of the word Yankee
IN the south was meant TO carry sting
with IL. A Yankee trick, for instance,
and Yankee shrewdness meant some
thing not exactly agreeable just after
the war But all that is changed now.
| was thinking more particularly Of the
etymology Of the word Yankee. | was
turning over the pages of Skeats the
other day when l came upon the word.
Yankee was defined as a citizen OF ftew
England or of the United States, and,
suggestively is Of Scandinavian origin.
i was used in Boston as early as 1855.
In his history of the American war,
published in 1880, DR. William Gorac't
says It was favorite cant word -
Cambridge, Mass, rs eS 9ly as 1913, and
Il mei.ut excellent, as Yankee good
horse lt IL suggested too, that the
word probably spread through New Eng
land ae result Of its nse by the stri-
dents at Cambridge II has gradually
become part Of the commen speech Of
the country. Il seems 10 be related to
the law Latin Yankie, meaning d
sharp, clever. forward won IN, and TO
'yanker which means an agile girl, an
incesaant talker, smart stroke. We
also have a hint Of he word In 'yank, q
jerk, TO jerk, smart blow. SO 'yanky'
means quick, spry. 'Yank' is from the
scandinavian yack, to talk fast. yaike,
blow. But the point had in mind
was that there IL nothing offensive about
the word In it's use now Europeans
speak Of the American citizen, no mat
tor what section OF the United States he
halls from, AS Yankee and they talk
about Yankee shrewdness, making SER
ions inroads ON the trading rights Of
foreign countries Yankee Il q good
word, aud the men ard women 10 whom
it e applied, either in it's narrow or in
It's broad sense, are Of God ~ New Or
leans Times Democrat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
a STAND OFF RECORD
virOaua Base Ban Team Win a Game From vlola
and Lose to Richiand Center

The Richiand Center bali ,:lnf, +eSiIi
! demonstrated their superiority oseg tbs
home boys by defeating them the second
tims this summer The gam was play
ed on the laehland Ceuter diamond IN
Monday afternoon and was fought ha rii
to the finish Neither side scored nafil
the third, Viroqua making two TITLES
and the Center five after this our team
failed to get any more while their op
ponents managed to squeeze In three
1t was regretted by the many iease ball
fans IN this city that RoS Fox WAS un
able to accompany the team TO Richland
Center. A different story would then lla
told. Charley Bush pitched he frat
three innings and Ben Borgerson finish
ed the game. Tom Borgerson doing the
catching The umplring WAS fair and
the boys claim they were well treated.
The score by innings was ~ follows
Virogua 0 o . 0 o o o o o.
r Center.0 0 8 , 0 0 0 0 Is
The Center team made five safe hits
and Viroqua four.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
Very suddta Death.

On Friday afternoon last, Mr.. Anton
Belland, who resides near Three CHM
neys. expired almost without warning.
His sjster.in-law. Mrs. Skipstad. spent
the day with the family, MIR. Belland
driving her home b. Springvilie in the
evening. When he alighted from his
vehicle he was seized with severe pains
about the heart and before assistance
arrived he expired Physicians pro-
nounce his tronble heart failure Mr.
Bellpnd had been in robust health MS
ually. Funeral WAS held at Coon Prairie
church, Monday afternoon. conducted
by Rev. Gulbrauson, q large assemblage
Of neighbors being present 20 pay a last
farwell 10 an upright man and long
time citizen Mr.. Belland was 6S years
old, born in Norway, coming 10 this
country aud county many years since.
He was father 20 Amund Belland and
Mrs. Iver Olson Of this city. Rev Bel
land Of Minneapolis There are four
other daughters, three unmarried who
liys at home The mother died seven
teen years ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
sehool tor The Bliud

The state Of Wisconsin provides for
the education of all the children within
It's borders. For those who are blind.
or whose eyesight is very defective,
special school Is maintained at James
vile. Wisconsin In this school blind
children are Taught all the subjects of
the common school and high school
courses and besides receive instruction
in music, manual training and various
trades. Tuition, hoard and washing are
free to residents Of Wisconsin IL you
have blind or partially blind child in
your family, correspond 40 once with
the school Ii you know of blind chill
dren in other families who are not mem
bers Of the school, you should send their
names and addresses of parents to Mr..
G. r. Shox~alter. Snpt. .Janasville. Wia.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
conneil orders ImproYemsnts.

President Slack presided at Tuesdays
council meeting. with all present except
Mayor Cofiiand. The construction of
cement, brick or store sidewalks was
ordered on either side of Main street
from Randall corner on the north to
Slaek's corner on the south Plank
walks were ordered on north side of
Decker street from VanDyke corner
west to Skarstad residence and north on
Western avenue from VanDyhe's to s.
w. Moore's place. A deed was present.
ed by Nuzum, Arlington, Truesdale and
other property holders for extension of
Rock avenue over land owned by them.
Labor accounts were allowed at Sb3
During the winter daughter of Peter
Clement was injured In a defective
sidewalk. The council audited a bill
for physicians service in dressing the
injured limb at $6.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
Iohn NO. Even 4 RarkIs.

The following extract from the cur
rent number of The Indicator, the lead
ing trade paper of the northwe,t pub
lished in Chicago, has the following tri-
butte to the present mavor of Madison.
It acknowledges the eiSsient work of
Mayor Groves and express es the opinion
that he would not be amiss for state
executive
"a boom has baen started for the Hon. j..
" Grove, saayOr OF Madison and head Of
the Grove s-Barnes Music Co, MS u candidate
for governor OF Wisconsin IN the pubernator-
ial oampals-n. He Is the man for the place.
An alt-arouES piano man such as Mr.. Groves
has proved himself Co be- ought to be lifted
for any position than requires a wide-awake
brain. by oil means let us have plano man
for governor
While Mayor Groves was persuaded
into accepting the position as executive
OF the city, tits believed that not enough
pressure could be brought 70 bear to in
duce him to to enter tlie grbernatorial
race. It is hardly pogsible that Mayor
Groves has any aspirations in that di'
rectinn despite his earnest work in be
half Of the interest Of the city -Madi-
ison Democrat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
Getting Ready For the 2 r.st.

For the closing days Of !, the to-
baceo very generally. is need over
most years tits true th 4 ere is much
Of small growth throug 8 the county,
bat ihe splendid growl eather of the
past three weeks has @ oped the crop
like magic, and man 8 ds are in bios
som ana ready to tn. : IL in two weeks
the largest VIII be g to cut. and we
have little doubt s harvest will com
mence in Hmite " rs early as Ang~
ust senth,
o. very hanh " ~ tobacco houses are
heiAg coDstrucfan and additions made
to old ones ard all appreciate the mag
latitude ef tfle approaching harvest and
annsar to be fsAs aed to place the
largest crop s crown III Vernon conn
ty in the sheds in good shape.
OF conditions and prospects, elsewhere
in the state the Edg2rton Tobacco he
porter says
The weather of the week, aside from
the extraordinary rain storm the 18th.
has been decidedly favorable for the de-
yelopment of the growing crop, which
Is now making satisfactory progress.
The floods that came with the storm,
covering q good share of the tobacco
section ol the state, has resulted with
quite serious damage to the crop
The shade grown tobacco raised last
season in an experimental way by s. r.
Hed6les and f. S Baines has all been
sold at prices that have returned a profit
after the e, enses of erecting the tents,
growing and handling the crop have
been paid Both these gentlemen are so
well satisfied with their experience that
the same area will be raised under cover
again tuis season, which at the present
time promises fine crop,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
vIRoQUN DEFEATS VIOLA.

The Viroqua base bali team won a
decisive victory on Sunday, over the
Viola bali nine at the latter place. 1t
was q very good game mp to the sixth
inning with score az / 10 0 ia favor Of
our nome team In this inning R9y Fox
started things going by making & three
base lit, he was sent home by q single
from s veger Tom Borgerson touched
mp the sphere for three has followed
by Ben for three more, then Wise got
to first on iltsle hit. French flew out,
and Davis'hit The ball FOR three stations.
Morley fanness and Minshall made a
single followed by Fox. Sweger, Tom
and Ben with one and two base hits.
Wise flew out, leaving but one man ON
the bases, When the sand cleared away
and the Viola boys pulled e smselyes
together they found that the scorer had
registered 10 talies In the one inning.
That's all there is to tell except that
the home team, through littls careless
ness allowed Viola man to score in the
ninth
The score by innings Is as follows
Viroqua0 1 0 0 0 10 Q 0 Oil
Viola 30 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 T. /
Fox famed 10 men while his opponents
caughtll mapping
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
Your Last chance 70 Boost.

On Faiday, July 81, will BE the last
chance you viii have to cast your vote
to help your church get the $50 coffee
urn the White Star coffee people ar
giving away 10 one Of our churches
As an inducement 20 swell the vote the
last day. Gasson az Thompson will give
each purchaser Of White Star coffee in
cans, a useful table mat free. Call and
see tine urn and mats at our store on
Friday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
Makrs His oid FrIends Englors

A state Of Washington paper presents
the following hsh story aEout Chas Wa
ters. a foi ner pioneer citizen Of this
COZ munity Charles Waters returned
from Trout Lake after ? stay Of six days,
placing the 35 goo government hsh in
the streams fhers We hsd looked up
on Mr.. Waters as a pubic Denefaetor
until We learned thar in the six days
stay At the Lake be cagget as many big
trout ont Of the lake ss hs put little ones
in. which isuot fair One day he iand
ed : I sfeekiea beauties, another Gs, and
nearly that many al " the other days,
9i In all
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29

A ten days teaehers institute will
open in Viroqna on Monday next, under
Profs v. r. McCaskfil, A. III. Fletcher,
L. S. Kelley. X. B. Dickie and S. e.
Pearson as instructors This large and
strong force of conductors, sent by the
state department, Is recognition of
Vernon county as one of the eplaces where
there is always a big and interested class
Of attendants at institutes. There
should be. and doubtless will be, the
usual turnout.