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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
were there, every man OF them. Inc
supper cost Brignoli $500.
A SMALL LIBRARY.
The Principle of Selection on Which
IT ShnulG Re based.

The PF1Ec1Dlc OF Selcct1On Oh W0AcD
1t Should Be based.
I think that a limit of three books
will usually allow very fair repre-
sentatiDn of novelist. For instance,
Thackeray is very fairly represented
by VANITY Fair" Henry Esmond"
and "Pendennis" and Dickens by
"Pickw.ick," David CoppGfeld" and
Martin Chuzzlewit." Walter Scott
would not suffer by one choosing
"Ivanhoe,'' "The Bride Of Hammer
moor and "The Heart Of Midlothian. :"
tom Jones" would suffice for Field
ing and Pride and Prejudice" for Jane
Austen, "The Mill on the Floss" for
George Eliot and 'srhe Ordeal Of Rich
ard F'everel for George Meredith.
Taking only the great outstanding fig
ures, Tolstoi need only be present with
Gamma Karenina" and War and
Peace and Emile lola with, say,
'Drini." and 1.-THE Dream" sThe Three
Musketeers" and 'sThe Count of Monte
Christie" would suffice for Alex:ndre
Dumas and lies Miserables" and NO
tire Dame de Paris" for Victor Hugo.
1t is harder to say Of the vast mountain
range of Balzac on what particular
peaks our choice should fall, but prob
ably here again the most popular books
will prove the most typical-"Le Pere
Goriot," Eugene Grandet" and ''The
ASS Skin"
I am not, it must be understood, maxi
ino, n list Of books without which," as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
a Sure Th;no.

1t is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is not alto
gether true. DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption is a sure cure for all
lung and throat troubles. THOUSANDS
can testify to that. Mrs. c. q. Van
Metre, of Shepherdtowr. w. Va says:
az had a severe case of bronchitis and
for a year tried everything heard Of
but got no relief. One bottle OF DR.
Kings New Discovery then cured me
absolutely" It's infal:ihle 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, SO
cents and 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
The Southern Girl.

Her eyes
Would match the southern skies
When southern skies are bluest:
Her heart
Will always take its part
Where southern hearts are truest.
Her voice,
BY nature and by choice.
Zen those who know her slightest,
VIII find.
AS sort as southern winds,
When southern winds are lightest.
Bright pearls.
The gems of southern girls.
Her winning smile discloses:
Her cheeks.
When admiration speaks.
Are only southern roses
Her laugh.
AS light as wind or chafr.
Breaks clear at witty sallies.
As brooks
Run bubbIing through the hooks
or all her southern valleys.
New Orleans Picayuna.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
IrrLIsHEp DAILY BY THE
JEs-REpUBLIcAN PRINTING co
ANEW KIND OF INSURANCE.

Insurance promoters and solicitors
are proverbially shrewd and the field of
their operations seemed to have been
practically covered. We have long hai
marriage insurance and burial insur-
ance. And now a new ard uncultivated
field, exceptional in possibility. has been
uncovered by Massachusetts, company
birth insurance.
The company is regularly organized
under the stringent laws Of the state
and is of women entirely for women.
Monthly assessments provide it's funds.
The first assessment is S.. Regular as
sessmehts thereafter, 3d. The benefits
paid upon the birth of a living child
range from 5000 to $500. Mrs. Mary A.
Livermore is member of the advisory
board of the company. Really its pur-
poses are excellent and its organization
such as to give great probabilities OF
successful operation. Think of the ave-
nue. to competence the new insurance
couple who have twenty lone children.
The advertising literature of the COM
pany is naive. 1t points out that pol
icy will permit marriage upon small
income by providing in advance for
contingency never remote from
welded existence. 1t argues that pru-
dence directs the wise to secure fire in
surance and clinches the point by sta
tistical proof that young married
couple are five times more likely to have
baby than fire. Life insurance pay
ments are invariably accompanied by
death and sorrow, but JOY attends a
bornin'. It suggests that this joy might
be broadened and accumulated if a
check for $500 accompanied the baby.
Intensified $500 worth as it were.
The new insurance scheme will
awaken badinage and furnish food for
merriment, but the plan is entirely
sensible and praiseworthy- The Moth-
ers Birth Insurance Company of Bos-
ton will be followed by host of imita-
tors, some good and more bad. Proper
iy conducted and provided with a re-
serve fund, the respectable companies
will be able to live and do much good.
People of small incomes will see the
protection against debt which a pay
ment of even $500 may afford at time
when expense is always onerous. The
boston company IS oprrger TO prov1ue a
sufficient reserve fund and none of its
officers is allowed to receive pay for
services. With Mrs. Livermore and
Mrs. Edwin D. Mead as members of the
advisory board. without the signature
of a member of which hoard no check
on the benefit fund Is to be valid, the
purposes of the company are beyond
cavil II it's imitators are as properly
crganised and guarded against fraud
md .rlckery there seems no reason why
The new birth insurance may not prove
Eclrfui, especially among salaried peo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
About Mail Weighing.

Altho no definite figures are obtain
able regarding the results of the
Weighing Of the malls which closed
here last week, enough is known to
make it a certainty that the volume
of mail has Increased generally since
the last weighing season.
The weighing Of the mail which has
been going on for several days hay
ing been begun on March 4, ceased
Wednesday, May 15. The reports of
the different post Offices have been
tabulated and forwarded to tho suner-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
A story of Brignoii.

Praise went long way with Brig
noli. One evening ut rehearsal in New
York the orchestra laid down their In
struments as one man and applauded
his singing OF a favorite song long and
vigorously. He was much pleased and,
advancing to the footlights with many
a bow and smile of satisfaction. said:
Gentlemen, Immediately after the
rehearsal there will be champagne
supper at the Everett House. hope
may have the honor to meet you all
there"
It is neeseloss to ramarlS that they
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
NO RESTRICTION OF RURAL DELIVERY.

The investigation in progress of al
legged fraud and carelessness in the con-
duct of the rural free mail delivery sys-
| tenn has given rise TO all sorts of rumol
and speculation regarding the probable
action of the department. in extending
this valuable and extremely popular de-
partment of the postal service. Its
| growth has been so rapid and the APP
preparations necessary 10 its mainte-
nance so largely increased that expos
! tulation has arisen frofa certain quar-
! ters against these expenditures. Con-
| siderable opposition to the system has
developed among merchants in the
minor villages and towns. All this with
the allegations now under investigation
have conveyed the impression that a
halt may be called and lie extension of
the free delivery system be greatly de-
layed. Farming communities awaiting
establishment of routes are much wor-
ried.
The T.-R. does not believe that any
serious curtailing of the free delivery
system is likely to ensue. The demand
for the service is SO universal in agri-
cultural communities and its Inaugural
ton has been so invariably satisfactory
that rural free delivery of mail has been
recognized as necessity. 1t is true
that the cost of the service has run
from few thousands into many mill
ions, but the results have justified the
cost. The expenditure for rural deliv-
cry compared with the vast sums car
ried by measures for public buildings,
river and harbor improvement and the
various appropriations 10 which the
faint of graft attaches by common con-
sent is but drop III the bucket.
Il retrenchment Is the order the
pairing process might with more wisdom
and greater safety be applied to the
pork" rather than the postal depart
ment. Serious restriction of the rural
delivery system is uncalled for and
would be likely to mee: resentment
from the large class of voters to whom
it is directly beneficial. The service is
worth all it costs. Don't touch the ru-
raj free mail delivery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
ANOTHER swINDLE.
TOskaloosa Herald

Many young men of Iowa are fearful
that they are up against another get
rich Quick company. The new scheme.
is in the nature of Home Building
Association," but as one young fellow
expressed 1t, 1--WE are going to change
tha name to the"Sack Holding Associa-
ton, 1t Is rumored that several Os-
,Sa1oosa people are interested in the
.oompany and the investigation being
made nv the state auditor of Iowa con-
5cerning the company and its reliability
win be watched with more than unusual
concern by many Iowa people. Seventy
neonle. mostly young business and pro-
fessional people Of Centerville are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
Mad. youno Acain,

zone of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me in
my teens again." writes d. II. Turner,
of Dempseytown, Pa. They're the best
in the world for liver, stomach and bow
els. Purely vegetable. Never grippe.
Only Or cents at George r. Powers drug
store
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
Grand
Canyon
OF ARIZONA

Earth's greatest wonder
the titan of chasms, a mile
deep, many miles wide,
Pictures Of it: For rs cents will
send the seasons novelty-a
Grand Canyon photochrome view,
uniquely mounted to reproduce
the Canyon tints. Or. for same
price, set Of four black-and
white prints,ready for framing.
Books about it: For so cents will
send a Grand Canyon book of 128
pages, SO Illustrations, cover in
colors; contains articles by noted
authors, travellers and scientists.
Worthy a place in any library.
Or will mail free pamphlet,
"Titan of Chasms."
e. L. Palmer, 2. A., 400 Equitable
Bldg, Des Moines, La.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22

eminent can well afford appropriate
aid. The men who suffer from disease
acquired at Chickamauga are as de-
serving as those who We're injured in
battle, but mere enlistment and honest
service are not enough under the law
upon which to base legitimate claim.
There must be physical disability ac-
CURED in the service to admit the APP
plicant to consideration. 1t is signifi
cant that Funstons regiment, which
from its hard service IN Luzon should
show the largest percentage of dis
ability, furnishes but II per cent of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
Ladies and ii
Gentlemen i


Now Is the time to place your orders
br fur garments. as prices are advanc.
ing.
Our stock was purchased before the
advance. consequently we are able to
Seil goods much cheaper than we oth-
prwise would be. We also have the
largest line OF fur boas. NUTS, collar
cites and Jackets. We are selling our
furs at wholesale prices. You don't
heed to attend sales thinking you are
ketting q bargain. They buy the furs
from the furriers themselves, and then
sell them to you. Go to the f,rsser- a.2
buy your garments at factory prices. We
are positively sure we can sell you tho
garments Is per cent cheaper than any
other place. We also do repairing and
remodeling. When up town please call
In and see my stock Of furs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
Half Rates to Annual Meeting of Ger.
man Baptist Brethren at Belle

Via the Northwestern Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at one fare for
round trip June LIST, limited for return
until June 9Th, inclusive. Apply to-
agents Chicago & North Western Rail-
wav
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22

Funeral directors are as rule very
shrewd," observes the Davenport Times,
but they have planned to meet IN Des
Moines in convention in advance of the
democratic state gathering"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
DROPPING CORN.
washington, Ia. Press.l

Did you ever drop corn all day by
hand, in a furrow laid out by a horse
driven by a single line. attached to a
single shovel plow, and keep 1t up for
two or three weeks? Most old people
who have lived on a farm have had
this experience, or have followed the
boy who was dropping the corn, day in
and day out covering 1t with a hoe.
Forty years ago boy who could drop
corn for two covers could earn fifty
cents day, while the ordinary boy
could earn from twenty to thirty-five
cents day. AS matter of fact a boy
could get over more ground, and plant
"a much bigger acreage than man, but
then, as now, there was an unwritten
law that he ssould not receive mems
wages. Before the day Of labor saw
ing machinery, farm work-for the boy
especially--waS a constant round OF
drudgery, and it was little wonder that
they pined for life in the city. Now it
is different, and the life on the farm is
preferable to most any other pursuit
in life.
EDITOR NELSON'S PAPER MILL.
[Des Moines Capitall
The editor and proprietor of the Kan
sas City Star, Mr.. w. r. Nelson, is one
Of the best known publishers in tn.
United States. He has made the Kan
sas City Star one Of the famous in
situations of the country. Mr.. Nelson
is noted as far-sighted. clear-headed
business man. About a year ago he
concluded that the manufacturers OF
,,1- g.. l.
product, and inasmuch as they would
not yield, he decided to build pape:
mill of his own, and in that enterprise
in Kansas City. he has now invested
s250,000. The mill will be soon making
paper at the rate of fifty tons day.
The wood pulp is shipped from Mime
sofa. where the wood is grown up pre-
paratory to being made into paper Mr..
Nelson has learned how to deal with
the trusts. He Is illustrating that Am
erican competition will do the business
that is required to cause prices to re-
main reasonable. The Nelson paper
mill will be making paper within Il
month. There will be a formal opening
and dedication. Newspaper men will
be invited. There will be other paper
mills built. 1t has been discovered
that the wood pulp for making news
paper can be made out of cottonwood.
Cottonwood trees five or six years old,
will make good paper, and the river
bottoms will produce cottonwood trees
rapidity. Hence the paper problem
ought to be easily solved. The daily
of Des Moines use enough
paper to operate good paper mill and
a mill ought to be built at Des Moines.
The Des Moines river would furnish
plenty of pure water, thus everything
would be at hand.
The newspaper fraternity will watch
with interest the achievements of the
Nelson paper mill at Kansas City
Other paper mills will be built by tn,
cooperation of the newspapers. Why
should not the newspapers own their
own mills? Why should they be, at
times. subject to eNtortion on the part
Of the paper makers? This is subjec.
for the daily papers of Iowa to consider.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22

God pity the democracy when Cleve-
land gets hold of 1T again is the New
ton Herald's (dem.) prayer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

1.-The democratic party In Iowa is
cursed by the cowardica and apathy OF
the quitters-of large class of mep
who are at heart democrats, but who
are only enthusiastic in fair weather
asserts the Des MONIES Democrat
There never was a time in the history
OF the democratic party when the Spar
tan virtues of courage and aggression
were so much needed as today
The Sioux City Journal fears there
will never be absolute harmony in poll
tics, local or general, until there are
enough Offices to go around"
The Davenport Republican argues
that 1.-THE lines of separation between
men are not between the capitalist and
the poor man. Some men are acquisi-
tive by nature, while other men. who
have many higher perceptions than
some of the wealthy, are not directing
their energies toward the accumulation
of property"
The Davenport Democrat says:
"Since its editor has been chosen to
preside over the coming Iowa repub-
lican convention, the Sioux City Jour-
nal has redoubled it's efforts to pull the
warning factions of the party together.
That is what comes of recognizing 4
man who may be nominated for govern
or next year. Not wishing to be misun-
derstood the Democrat wishes to say
right here that no republican has more
good material in him for that office than
this same George d. Perkins"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
Farm Lands!

Il you are looking for home or an
investment, do not forget that the best
farm lands In the Northwest are along
the line Of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis r. r. where crop failures ara
unknown. Good soil, good climate,
GOOD people there. Farm values are
rising rapidly and the time to buy IL
NOW.
Low excursion rates from points on
the Iowa Central and Minneapolis g.
st. Louis Railroads, IL You wish to In
vestigate. For particulars address,
A. 3. QUITS,
G. p. A.. Ia, Cent, and NJ. & ST. L. r. r.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22

Two brothers, Chuck and Ferdinand.
started out to get rich in the mining
business. Chuck went to the noun
tains and tried to find gold. He pros
pectetl for years, leading life Of hard
ships and privations. He never disc0v-
cred ,,ny gold and was finally killed In
snowslide. Ferdinand organized
stock companies to develop sure
thing mines. in which there was no.
gold. He was superintendent Of the
Sund,ly school and induced way up
church people to indorse his schemes.
The sale of stocks in gold mining COM
panies made him very rich man, and
he presented tile ci... with a water
fountain and was voted a public bene-
factol. 1t is not always necessary to
mine gold in order to get it-Atchison
Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22
His Reputation.

Uptnrdson-On the strength OF your
Recommendation lent Bilcombe IS the
other day, and now find he's a con.
flrmel deatlbeat that never pays bis
debts. You told me lie was a man Of
established reputation.
Atonl-So lie is. That's the reputa-
ton lie has established.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22

By order of the republican state CEN
trail committee. r. II. SPENCE,
Chairman.
G. w. PHILLIPS, Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-22

DR.. j. F. Taylor has Withdrawn his
name as a candidate for representative
from Woodbury. in the interest Of w.
w McElrath, of Moville.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-07-23
WHITwELL DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES.

MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev w Billingsley, pastor; Meeting
every 3rd Sunday at Il am. and pm.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night at pm. Sunday school every
Sunday at $3.50 am, o, w. ChastAin,
Supt
NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH, Dow Cog
gin, pastor; preaching every Sunday at
II am, and 1880 pm; EpwOrth League
200 and 800 pm, every Sunday: Sun
day school every Sunday at $50 pm,
c. c. Shirley, Supt.
Mt. Olivet 3rd Sunday at pm; Sunday
school every Sunday at $3.50 am. Rich
ard Rigsby, Supt.
Red Hill. preaching 4th Sunday at 3 pun
and Sunday school every Sunday $3.50
am.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH,. R. johnson,
Pastor. Meetings Saturday before 4th
Sunday at Z p. IN. Sunday school $3.50
am.
NJ. E. CHURCH--S. P. Angel, pastor
preaching lat Sunday at 1890 =. M,
and 4th Sunday at $3.50 p. m. Sunday
school School every Sunday at 9:3(
a. m. Il. =. DUFF, Supt.
c. 2. CHURCH w. Il. Dale, pastor
Meeting are held on every THIRD
Sunday on each month az IL am. anC
7pm. Sunday school every Sunday
at $3.50 am. w. A. KELLY, Supt.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-07-23
FARRlER SWITCH.

Special to the News.
Miss Mary Robins was the guest OF
Misses Ada and Ethel Rogers.
W. b. Rogers and family went to the
mountain Thursday and returned with
a. gallons of berries.
Leslie Rogers made business trip to
jasper Saturday.
Mr.. Myers went to the mountain last
wsek bringing back wagonlOad OF ber-
rIes
Mrs. westmoreland is visiting her
mother.
We have had case of measles down
here, but IL is not getting much spread
about.
Some from this place have started to
school 81 Jasper.
Ask Miss Ethel Rogers to play "Old
Dan Fucker" on the guitar.
Geo Graham passed here Saturday.
Geo. Condry passed here Sunday with
. collar so high that he had to get on &
stump to see which way to go.
lem afraid Mr.. Pryor Cove that il
you never tie girl until you tie Far
Tier Switch girl, l am afraid you will
aeVer tie one, and therefore you had
juat As veil take your bark away. Lily.
John McGuirt and wife we're here
Tuesday.
Misses Ada and Ethel Rogers went t.
5aspar Monday shopping.
AK Miss Ethel who that IL that n go
Ing 10 make coffee for c. Tate.
Listen for the wedding bells for
heard the telling Of them.
Tom Lawson was in our midst Thurs
aAy.
Chas. Deakins was on our streets Sat
dsy.
Miss Phoebe Hancock is DOW visiting
In Jasper.
Hurrah for our girls IL their swee
singer Is out OF sight
AK Miss Ada Rogers why didn't sh
answer that note she got SunhOWer,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-07-23
FRED S. WRIGHT DEAD
IN OGDEN, UTAH,
Chattanooga Times.

Cbatts nooga Times.
Fred $. Wright, who so mysteriously
disappeared. from Chattanooga last Sep
TENDER, died in Ogden, Uuh last Sun
day.
This news was received in ChattanOo-
ga yesterday from Jasper, Tenn, where
Wrights mother resides. 1t is an
nounced that his death was caused by
stomach trouble.
Wright, when he so suddenly disap-
peared from this city, was in the en-
ploy of the Queen and Crescent road as
assistant city ticket agent. He abscohd.
cd with about 1920 which belonged to
the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Tex.
as Pacific road, which he secured by
riding the safe in the ticket office.
The, announcement OF his death,
which vas conveyed through tele-
gram to his mother in Jasper, is the
first news that has been received from
him since his disappearance nearly a
year ago.
His disappearance and the discovery
of his crime cAme as great shock to
his friends here, as he had been consid-
cred strictly upright and honest by his
associates and superiors in office.
After his departure the case was turn.
ed over to detective and large reward
offered for his arrest, but he succeeded
In making good his escape, and his
crime had about passed out of the minds
OF the the people when the news of his
death was received here yesterday.
1t Is thought that his remains will be
| brought to Jasper for interment.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-07-23

Ask the county court for fish and
Ret serpent; ask it for bread and get
stone; ask it for good roads and get the
"hOrse laugh" AT least, that seems to
to be the way they are handing it out
AOw."
The trouble with the average county
~eoups is that they take the opinion of
one as that OF a committee of whole.
In other words the influence OF one man
possibly from remote end Of county,
carries more weight against a motion
Shan the equally as honest opinions OF
twenty-five others in places more to be
benefited by action desired.