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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
a RISING IOWA WRITER.

One of the most notable contribu-
tons by Iowa writers to eastern mag
azines in Susie Heating Glaspelis
story "In the Face of His Constitu-
ents," published in the October num-
Der of Harper's. The excellence OF
the story bears out the promise of Miss
Glaspell's earlier work and is a
pledge of still better work to come.
She has taken the Wesley Elkin's case
for the foundation of her story and
seized the dramatic moment of the con-
sideration of and vote on his parole by
the legislature. The mental struggle of
the member from johnson" county
between the merciful sincerely of his
soul ana his desire to win seat in
congress by supporting the prejudices
cellent effect and psychological insight
and the self satisfaction with which he
contemplated defeat when there came
to him the calming consciousness that
beyond his constituent was God" are
the high lights of the story.
With Octave Thanet, Miss Glaspell
halls from Davenport. city which tho
it may be denied the scholastic in
stinct and the literary atmosphere,
must be credited with the production of
at least two very charming writers of
fiction.
She is a newspaper woman of versa
tile ability, and at the time of the con-
sideration of the Elkins case in the
legislature was state house reporter for
one Of the Des Moines newspapers.
How well she has handled the mater
ial gathered in her evidence at the
capitol, "In the Face OF His Constitu-
ents" Is an example. 1t shows steady
improvement upon her earlier efforts
and opens a place for her in the front
rank of Iowa magazine writer's. 1t con-
tains evidence of study and undevelop-
ed literary power strong enough to
make the hope that Miss Gaspell will
travel far along the road to literary
success a prediction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
STATE COLLEGE mAMAsemENT.

Agitation has been begun favorlng
change in the present educational sys-
tenn for managing the state educational
institutions. Attention is called to the
fact that the trustee system lacks uni
fomity in purpose and fails In efficiency
OF management and reform Is proposed
in a special board OF management to
have supervision over all state colleges
much as the board of control now has
charge OF all eleemosynary and penal
Institutions. 1t has even been sug-
gested that this same state board of
control be given jurisdiction over the
educational institutions as was done
by accident In Minnesota and turned
out we'll
The reform suggested Is not radical
one and might bring about the Inn
provements expected but 1t does not
follow that the present system is
chargeable with all the faults that at
tended the old trustee system of man
agement Of state asylums. AS a rule
state. college trustees are drawn from
the alumni OF the school they are to
serve and there is a spirit of love for
and loyalty to ones alma mater that
gives a college man a personal interest
in his school unknown to the politician
who used to secure appointments and
mileage perquisites as member of a
college spirit in the average trustee
should make his board of vastly more
use to his school than any general
state board could be. II 1t falls the
trouble is largely individual rather
than fundamental.
There is a lack. however, of unifor-
nifty, or rather harmony, of manage
ment for our state colleges, in the sep
arate board of trustees system, that
might be corrected without destroying
the system entirely. At present the
main duty of state college trustees is to
make the most effectual raid on the
state treasury, each struggling to get
the most for his own school There
are times when one school has needs
greater than another and there are
distinct and separate fields of use
normal school is established to train
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
TOPICS OF The
TIMES = = =

Congressman Newlands appears to
be previous in his proposition annex
Cuba. Cuba and the United States are
getting along very comfortably with
Cuba playing the part OF sister to I'm
Gle Sam.
The heading News and Notes OF
Southern Grldirons" in an Atlanta pa
per does not refer to lynching parties
as at first sight might be expected, but
to football.
Berlin will soon have an electric dis
lance printing apparatus as an adj
tunct to the telephone. Thru the con-
tract with the postoffice department
OF which the telephone and telegraph
system is part, the Ferndrucker
Company is able to establish spec
ial service for subscribers in Berlin,
and It's suburbs, who can exchange
way OF the main telegraph office. The
apparatus is similar to a typewrlting
machine. After connection Is made
communication had be had by simply
manipulating the the machine like .
typewriter; even If the addressee be
absent, the printing is done as If some
one were at the instrument.
At a one night stand Patti took In
at the box office $500, which Is bet.
ter reason than any Iowa stand pattel
can give for the faith within him.
Democratic leaders in ST. Louis de-
clare Folk is no democrat because Folk
would not speak for the Butler ticket
while the trial for attempted bribery
was pending. 1t has been noticed by
others that Folk does not act just like
democrat.
The general impression of Texas
makes the announcement that It viii
become prohibition state Jan.
somewhat sudden The moving in
centive to the change is said TO be
more expedient than moral. The deg
liquor has resulted in demoralizina
the industrial usefulness of the negr
and the prohibitory measure 1t is hop
ed will bring about more hopeful state
of affairs. Beside this reason is q
strong temperance following IN Texas
which has done effective work.
1t is an Ill wind that blows nobody
good. 1t appears that the imports of
gold which are coming in to relieve the
money situation in New York are due
to enormous exports of raw cotton. Ex-
ports from New York in October
amounted to O,OO0. 900, the highest on
record, though probably the bulk has
been exceeded. These are abnorma;
shipments for year of short crop
Evidently they are due to the New
Orleans pool, which held UP prices and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

The Breeding Of Hogs in Winter.
| [Prize Essay in the Indiana F'arnierl
| All farmers should know that the
| importance of feeding and caring for
breeding hogs thru the winter Is noS
to be underestimate. First, the ma
ture and wellbeing of the hog are less
| understood and less considered than Is
the case with other stock, resulting
from the mistaken idea that the hog
can endure all kinds of rough treat
ment and yet thrive. Very few of the
millions wntered are spoiled with
kindness. The greater proportion have
too much of the root hog or die" treat
ment.
The greatest foes to the health OF
the breeding hogs in the northern por-
tions of our country are cold and damp
ness. The hog and human families are
similar in at least one respect: that Is.
their need of warmth. and dry, com
Portable bed when at rest. Again,
breeding hogs are sometimes too care
fully coddled and cared for. The brood
SOW and boar should have an unlimited
amount of exercise, to insure hardness
and vitality, SO essential for transmits
sion to their progeny. To secure such
fitness of physical condition 1t Is not
necessary to expose them to storms and
compel them to root acres of grass to
obtain their living, but 1t Is better that
they spend good portion of each day
frustrating" for a part of their 1000
on good blue grass pasture, instead OF
becoming too fat and flabby in close,
confining, ll-smelling pens.
Provide good, warm quarters, either
in hog barn or small houses, where
they can have run on pasture; allow
only few to sleep together to AVOID
piling up and heating and then coming
out In the cold with rheumatism, fever
and chills to follow. at the loss OF the
owner Hog beds should be cleaned out
and fresh, bright straw placed in them
at least once q week.
should give breeding hogs mixed
ration of ground feed, milk, roots, etc,
in sufficient quantities to keep them
gaining, thereby laying In reserve
force of bone and muscle to insure
strong litter of pigs.
Another point in caring for hogs ana
keeping them in good physical condi-
ton. is to exterminate lice. l do this
by sprinkling them with kerosene at
least once month. Also keep good
supply of salt and ashes in their lots.
Also arrange watering troughs conven-
lent to their beds, SO they Will not suf-
fer for water on cold. blustery day,
when they might not venture out to
quench their thirst.
l have found it best to keep about
fifteen sows to one boar, so that the
pigs will be near the same size and feed
better together Breeding the middle
of November, the sows will farrow
about the break of winter, thus insur-
ing fine lot of hogs by September.
BY separating your sows from two to
three weeks before narrowing, they will
become acquainted with their new sur
roundings and by this means you will
avoid accidents.
BY feeding and caring for breeding
hogs thru the winter in this way l am
well pleased with the result in the
spring.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
TIE FARMERS SHARE,

per cent of the wealth CT the United
States. Now that class owns 81 per
cent. The idea that these figures
show the farming interests to have
been unjustly dealr with to the advan-
tage of manufacturers and the conf
mercial interests of the country is
cambatted by writer in the New
York Tribune. who calls attention to
the natural and inevitable truth that
as country of varied industries grows
in wealth the proportion of wealth
represented by agriculture will de-
cline. That does not mean that the
actual amount of such wealth declines.
Ii means simply that ather great in
dustries are being developed. There
was a time when practically all the
wealth of the country was agricultural.
AS soon as men started factories and
built ships those enterprises repre-
sented part of the country's wealth.
and SO the percentage of agricultural
wealth declined. altho the actual
amount of agricultural wealth greatly
increased.
The question is not. therefore, what
proportion of the wealth of the nation
is held by farmers. but rather whether
the actual amount of wealth held by
them is increasing at an appropriate
ratio Taking the period of forty years
already referred to, the Tribune goes
on to say that in 1t the population of
the United States has increased by lao
Der of farms has increased by 1S0 per
cent the value of farm property, in
per cent. and the value of farm imple-
and machinery has increased
by 209 per cent. The first complete
report of the total value of farm prod
ucts was made in 1870. so we can reck-
on the increase in that value for only
thirty years. In that time the in
crease was 142 per cent.
The conclusion drawn by the writer
is that agriculture is making more
rapid progress than is the population
OF the country. In The number of
farms. in the value of farms. in the
value Of implements and machinery.
end IN the value of total products. this
IS. In proportion to its population.
greater farming country today than It
was forty years ago. In that fact there
should be ample encouragement for
farmers. II other industries have
grown SIN more rapidly that is no
ground for complaint b. farmers. On
the contrary. It would have been bal
for the farmers If these other indus
tries had not been developed, to make
for agricultural produce. II,
after that consideration. farmers still
think manufacturers have an undue
advantage over them. the remedy Is
In their own hands. II they will make
the same use of the powers OF COM
bination and OF scientific application
that other industrialists have made.
they will have no ground for COM
plant of being outstripped.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
IN/>N1<N7AD<A
low A NEW S.
PAPERS = = =
CROSS FIRING.
EN1ariap papirtar

Not long ago we published a para
graph which was not written to flat
ter" but which was complimentary to
one Of our citizens. The next day an
other townsman came to the office and
asked why we published 1t, and added
that he never knew anything COM
mendable OF the id scoundrel." In
a later issue we spoke kindly and COM
plimentary of our visitor and the
next day 1t showed" again when the
one first complimented called and said
he could not understand why we said
what we did about that id scoun-
drel.'' And then we wondered why,
in both instances.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

BUYERS off until their necessities COM
PEELED them to come. The result is that
the whole trade is crowded into few
weeks and the supply of exchange Is
enormous, causing the price to fall ano
gold imports to begin. The cotton pool
after doing a deal of mischief of various
kinds, is doing the service of bringing
gold into the country in time to helr
move the other belated crops 1t is
testimony to the strength and skill OF
American banking that the dreaded
money stringency this fall has been al.
most entirely averted.
Quite Sufficient" Madam began
the agent. as Mrs. Short opened the
door. "have you a piano?"
Yes" she answered.
Well" he continued. I'm introduce
ing new automatic attachment for
pianos, and If you"-
Don't want it," interrupted Mrs.
Short. Our piano has sheriff's at
tachment. and l guess that will hold it
Il have no legal Pa-na' ma"
The new republic said,
But gossip says my hair is quite
a Rooseveltian red!'
Atlanta Journal.
Such democrats as favor attacking
the isthmian policy of the administra-
ton are not likely to find aid and COM
fort in the solid south. The Atlanta
Journal asserts: IF there is any issue
a; all to be made out of the isthmian
matter by the democrats 1t should be
in favor of Selling the opportunity to
put the canal thru. The south
is the section which will gain the most
when the waterway is completed. 1t
behooves the representatives of the
south to present a solid front in favor
of the ratification of the treaty. 1t is
an opportunity for them to demonstrate
not only their knowledge of the first
principles of the political game: but to
show that they are possessed of a high
er quality of craftsmanship as we'll. Let
our democratic leaders present an un-
broken line"
If the United States is ever obliged
to refuse Hayti request for annexa-
ton, 1t might offer Dowie as an offset.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

old pew the choir struck up Onward,
Christian Soldiers Probably the
choir itself was thinking as much
about Panama as the president.-Bos-
ton Advertiser.
Our local democrats have had enough
of going against the government when
IT is advancing the national welfare.
They Will not make the same mistake
regarding Panama they made regard
ing the Philippines Ore
gonan.
Now that s150,ooo.oo0 of Steel stocks
are said to have been converted into
bonds one wonders whether the wiz
ard did II by saying Presto, change"
or by using water the water cure
New York Herald.
The diamond company at Kimberley
sold It's product last year for s26. Pos
$50. making a profit of s11.511, 400
Thus does the diamond trust grind the
faces of the rich.-Boston Globe.
If the fashion of secession keeps on
spreading in Colombia there Will be no
Colombia left for us to have strained
relations with.-New York World.
Now that secession is in the air. If
Colombia could contrive to seeede from
herself all might be orgivsn.-Phlla
delphia North American.
In sending its protest to the United
States senate instead of the president.
Colombia is behaving just like trust.
Detroit Free Press.
Somebody must have removed
cheerful polypus from the throat of
this extra session of congress.-Mem-
phis Commeroial-Appe
Colombia needn't take on SO about 1T.
The thing is over-Phi.adelphia Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

other alfalfa pasture in addition. Each
lot was given What grain the hogs
would eat up clean, and each had ac-
cess TO water and ashes. The weights
of grain consumed and gains made in
pounds are as follows:
Grain
used
Grain con- Total pr 100
sumed gain I'D & II
l. No pasture. sol 1023 3I1
IL Rape pasture. .3.244 LOIS 301
ILL., Alfalfa pasture. Spa LOIS 300
The gains of the three lots are very
nearly equal. The dry lot consumed
557 pounds, or seventy pounds for
every 100 pounds of gain, more grain
than the pasture lots The lot on rape
required one acre of pasture, while the
alfalfa lot used trifle less than one
half acre.
The lot without pasture required
3.I pounds of grain to produce one
pound of gain. Assigning the same
value to the grain fed the hogs on rape
pasture. we have SIT pounds of pork
credited to the grain and 1873 pounds
credited to the rape. AT cents per
pound, the price at which hogs We're
selling at the close of the experiment,
this would be a credit of $11.90 per
acre for the rape. In similar man.
ner, the alfalfa is credited with 2o1
mounds of pork, equal to $1205, and a s
there was only a half acre of alfalfa,
this makes rate of S2i.10 per acre.
The cost of preparing the seed bed
and seeding the rape was $l.sO per
acre. 1t was seeded in the feed lots
on soil that would otherwise have re-
manned idle or would have grown up
to weeds.
The shoats on pasture enjoyed their
diet and seemed satisfied. Those In
the dry lot seemed to be hankering
after something green. and their APP
petites seemed unsatisfed without
some kind of roughness. They would
even nibble at straw, in a vain az
tempt to satisfy their craving.
The experiment emphasizes the SUI
perior value of alfalfa pasture. Where
alfalfa Is not available, or where va
riety Is wanted or 1t is desired to util-
ize otherwise waste land. Dwarf Is
sex rape, seeded at the rate of six to
eight pounds per acre any time from
early spring to late summer. will fur
nish an excellent diet that is greatly
relished by the hog. Succulence and
variety will make healthier hogs that
will return increased profits.
Professor ]. F. Duggar. of Alabama.
found that pigs pastured on Dwarf
Essex rape did not require as much
grain as those pRstured on COW peas
II the rape plant will make such
showing in pasturing swine in the
home of the COW pea, we have not
over-valued 1t in the north. Professor
Duggar's bulletin. however. does not
state at what stage the plants were
pastured. This of course would make
a great difference in the results.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
FIFTY YEARS AFTER.

"A we'll developed cold snap must
have struck the village of Ottumwa
fifty years ago this week for the ed
itor of the Courier on the front page
of the issue OF that week cries out:
Wood! Wood! Why don't some of
our subscribers bring us some wood -
The same issue OF the Courier came
out as single sheet making a two
page paper and those acquainted with
business of printing an up-to- date pa
per of the present day will smile at
the reason given for the reduced size.
In another paragraph the editor
shows his interest In the welfare of
his constituents by offering sugges-
ton that they cut and cord wood and
dig and pen coal at good landing
places for boats along the river assur-
ing his readers that they will get good
returns for their labor as soon as navi-
CATION opens. Following this is an adj
yertisement for Congregational
church supper that will prove OF In
terest.
These clippings are as follows:
Half Sheet.
1--WE are only able to issue a half
sheet this week because of the sick
ness of a hand and ourself. This
with half sheet we issued some time
ago will be counted as one paper"
Wood! Wood!!
"Wood! Wood!! Why don't our sub
scribers bring us some wood? The
wood or the cash must come pretty
soon We also want coal on subscrip-
ton"
A Chance 70 Make Good Money.
Great preparations are making by
steamboat men to navigate the Des
Moines in the spring and many Of our
citizens would do well to cut and cord
wood on the bank Of the river this
winter so that 1t may season by spring
for they will find quick sale for 1t at
good prices then. A large quantity
of coal ought also to be dug and depos-
tied in pens at good landings on the
river.
"The owner of the Julia Dean visit
ed our place last week and wished to
engage four hundred bushels of coal
delivered here per week, during navi-
CATION. We are not informed wheth-
err he succeeded or not"
Fair and Supper.
Ine laQloS OIL inc SouSiS6aeiohai
sewing society propose holding a fair
in Ottumwa on Tuesday goth, Decem-
Der, inst at 81s p. M. at the hall OF
Mr.. A. j. Spaulding. There will be
offered to those who may wish to pur-
chase, variety OF useful ornament
al and fancy articles suited to all
tastes for holiday presents or general
utility.
ut is the intention Of the ladies to
serve up supper to those who may
favor them with their presence. There
will also be provided tables. attend
ed by ladies, where gentlemen can
show their partially for the (Fair.) by
treating them to oysters, cream and
other luxuries.
.The proceeds of the fair and sup
per will be applied to the purchase Of
a suitable bell to be placed upon the
Congregational church In Ottumwa.
Those who wish to partake OF the
supper and thereby aid In this laud-
able undertaking. residing at dis
lance will be invited to spend the
night with the families of gentlemen
in town.
ADMISSION to the supper so cents.
Decamher 1st 1853"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
Eeedino for Butter Fat.

Carefully conducted experiments
where the milk has been accurately
tested for butter fat, have failed to
show that change OF feed has any
marked effect upon the per cent of fat.
This is contrary to the popular belief.
but we consider 1t correct. Change Of
feed will doubtless effect more or less
change is color and texture OF the re-
sulting butter
But it is also true that II a COW has
been fed a starvation ration OF straw,
etc. so that her milk flow Is almost
stopped, such milk will have very little
fat. and the per, cent Of fat will be In
creased when the COW is fed proper
ration.
We should bar timothy hay from the
list Of feeds given and depend upon the
unthreshed oats and the oat and wheat
hay for roughage. The chances are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
Pasture for Swine

The Kansas experiment station has
realized s11.90 per acre from rape pas
ture. and $24.10 from alfalfa pasture
in ninety-eight days. These results
were obtained from the following ex-
per,ments. which We're begun on July
% and concluded on Oct. 81:
Thirty shoats, averaging fffty-two
pounds In weight. were divided as
nearly equally as possible into three
lots of ten each. Lot / was fed on a
grain mixture Of shorts one-half, corn
meal one fourth and kafi1r corn meal
one-fourth, in a dry lot. The other
two were fed the same grain ration,
hut one received rape pasture and the