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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
Euru Thursday semhrr ~ 1903

araan, of and rise in the morning to
rray for. But if he should make no
break. if nothing should destroy his
popularity, we shall have a sharp trial
lneXt wear between the one man the
| people want, and a dozen men on
either side, with any Of whom the
bosses and nillionares would like to
dIsplaee him. Dispassionate observers
OF popular government action should
find our next presidential conventions
and election a very interesting study
During July the railroad earnings Of
the country exceeded those of last year
by about $50, 100000. or q little over Is
per cent. A corresponding increase APP
pears In almost all lines of production
ard trade, giving token that the pros
perlty OF the country is not abatetl be-
cause a lot of Wall street sharks have
been obliged to take deep see sound
ings in search of proveader.
one of the most novel trips on record
is being taken by the Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. orne and their little son.
who have left Gendive. Mont, in
skiff on the Yellowstone river for New
orleans. More than 20 600 miles have
been covered by these evangelists since
they left syracuse y. y. seven years
ago on Il mission that has taken them
an over the United States. Most of
the time they have travelled in a wagon
and the rest of the time in a boat
They had been spending week In
Glendive, after camping lasting all
winter. ard there purchased a small
skin and put it III the Yellowstone riv-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
TOPICS OF THE
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The German social democrats wax
fat as a political faction in denouncing
militarisln. showing an unexpected
naent answers them by demanding
more soldiers, the increase computed
at 10000 or so, but actually reaching
up to nearly 10000. Frederick the
Great took the position that his people
might say what they liked, while he
which his successor finds an example
worth copying.
An interesting effect of the stock
market decline is the enormous in
crease in the number of stockholders IN
some of the big corporations. OF
course. the common theory is that this
is due to investment in their stocks by
small capitalists, who have been
tempted by the low prices. The OBJ
verse of this theory is that it is due to
forced sales by large stockholders, who
needed the money. In either case, the
change strengthens the corporations by
scattering their ownership among d
larger number. The Pennsylvania
railroad is far ahead of all the others,
with $4,000 stockholders, an increase OF
10, 600. Among the indusirials, the steel
trust leads. with $4,000 stockholders
and the sugar trust has $4,000, having
doubled the number within a few years
At any rate. these figures represent a
large amount of middle class pros
perity.
The sensible merchants of Marhail-
town have formed pool on the adNer-
Using scheme proposition and every
man who comes to town with new
tangled hotel register or time table tc
line with advertisements has to get the
sanction of the Business Mems Asso-
citation for his scheme before 1t is
worth while for him to waste any time
in soliciting.-Council Bluffs Nonua-
yell.
No More Money-Old Lawyer-Why
do you feel that your client will lose
his case? Have you exhausted every
means at your disposal to
Young Lawyer-No; but | have ex-
haustea all the means at his disposal
philadelphia Press.
1T is still undeniable that Theodore
Roosevelt remains the most popular
president we have had for a genera
tion" observes the Minneapolis Fri
bune They who think otherwise have
been talking with persons influenced
| by the two mighty interests he has hat
the misfortune to displsase. Right o.
| wrong, the common people believe tina
| he is their friend. Wisely or not, thu
common people trust him. He started
cut with the reputation o. a man of tn,
people BY supernal sincerity or in
fernal sagacity-take your choice o
motives--he has kept this reputation
unimpaired. OF course such a reputa
| ton is a dangerous thing. He may de
| stroy 1t by one break. This is what thu
| persons he has displeased go to bed t,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
M,NNesorA,s TAX TROUBLES.

The street Arab would say there was
aeoma,h;nr doing in Minnesota. The
state board of equalization is IN ses-
sion and, as a starter to center pubic
interest upon It's work. Governor van
Zant leads off with speech in which
he declares it to be his belief that fully
70 per cent of the personal property OF
the state escapes listing on the assess
ment rolls. State Auditor 1verson then
follows with report to the board IN
which he shows that. Notwithstanding
the fact that since 1855 the population
I'm the state increased 20 per cent that
he number of individuals assessed in
Meased so per cent; that all taxable
Aroperty increased 90 PEI centand that
8he total taxes levied increased 40 per
cent; personal property assessments
fhaye increased only 40 per cent, and
the per capita OF personal property has
actually decreased s10.61 or 14is per
cent
To find an Increase Of only 40 per
cent in personal property and an act
ual per capita decrease in the face OF
the remarkable growth in wealth eX-
perienced by the state of Minnesota
during the past fifteen years gives
great credence to Van Zant's some
what sensational guess.
A,,dftor Tyarsrp aynl1;yns.
"Since 1885 our grand state has had
Z phenomenal growth and develop
ment. Our wonderful iron mines and
Immense pine forests have made scores
of great private fortunes. Our finan-
cial, manufacturing and commercial
institutions have kept pace with thj
great development that has come tc
our state and the entire northwest.
..Our vast productive fields have
yielded most bounteously. Population
has nearly doubled. One hundred and
Atty thousand new homes have been
established. Our farms. mines. mills
and forests have for eighteen years
sCOHtIlUutcu tiCil picou VI SAAciiiioh-
value to the general wealth of ouI
people, and yet the figures show tina:
the personal property valuation as as
sessed in 1902 had only increased 4C
per cent in the aggregate and was
S10.61 less per capita thar in 1885. MOI
one Of you believe that those figures
represent the true condit' on"
The people of Minnesota are face TIC
face with the personal property tax
problem that has, so far. baffied the ex-
perts in every other state. Iowa ant
some others have brought to light some
Of their personal property by employ
Ing tax ferrets, and so long as we have
a personal property tax her counties
will probably continue to employ fer
rots, but the tax ferret is not altogether
satisfactory. Many are now advocat-
ting a legal ban on his business. 1t Is
doubtful II personal property tas
VIII ever work equitably so long as ar
assessment is necessary. Men have no
vet become honorable enough to lis
their moneys" or credits" for taxa
ton. A recording tax might catch
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
pRnnuCIlaN nE COKE in 1909.

fhUUOC tlUS VT OONL Nv tSo"'
The production of coke in the United
states in 1902, according TO the report
now in press prepared by Mr.. i. W.
Parker for the United states geological
survey, exceeded that of any year In
our history The product which IN
cludes the output from retert or by
product ovens, amounted last year to
% 4o1.730 short tons. as compared with
81. 795. $50 short tons In 1901, and with
%, 5Ss,34s tons in 1900. The Increase
in 1902 over 1901 amounted to 3,bf5.Sa,
short tons, or 16.o per cent. and this
increase would have been much larger
had the trans ortation facilities been
commensurate with the demand for
coke and with the productive capacity
of the ovens.
The unprecedented production Of
coke in 1902 was accompanied 10y an
increase of value which vas even more
worthy of note. The average price per
ton at the ovens was The highest re-
corded IN a period OF twenty-three
years.. and the total value reached the
high figure of s63,s39. l67, an Increase
~ - p,s sc ~. eaa1
y - $50 :,
1902 exceeded that Of 1901 by S7,aa9 563.
..,ah j. annaors ,hat the value
80 ~ oo,,a nroauct increased slo.97o,-
sc, ovar and above The increased value
of The coal used in its production. In
100, t,e highest nrice obtained for
lc,al,s,t,,a furnace coke was s4.25.
.h,ch Voc naia IN March and Auril of
t,at Xear In sentembsr and October
:. ,ono r-hila contract c,ke was noni-
| ,a3,,. a,o.e5 ar 81 nor ton. consumers
,ara nav,rp from, $40 To SIC per ton
,ar ,rono,t delivery and as much as
80 ,or ~, was renorted
,ooo 49,. ara 40 oeo coke
.,-. T., +ha IY,;tes sgt,tas.
,.,, e.oz, a, 4, ION
- -. 90 oeo vas s7,o4 wa,e act-
~. aa,,na5 q, average nj ATS {
.o,s psr own The total number in
,aos ;,e,,,s,ad / eea hv-nroiuct recov-
ans Watch nroauce1 o3.5ss
-. - oa,a =, average Of ga tons Of
oan
=, ,noo -
49,, 80 - ao,,a
i'sr - ~ -, - -
-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
Go be continued.)
Fearful Odds Anainst Him.

Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such
in brief was the condition Of an old
soldier by the name of J. ]. Ravens,
of Versailles, Ohio. For years he was
troubled with kidney disease and Meth
er doctors nor medicines gave him re-
lief. At length he tried Electric Botters.
i. put him on his feet In short order
and now he testifies, I'm on the road
Ia complete recovery Best on earth
for liver and kidney troubles and all
forms of stomach and bowel COM
plants Only so cents. Guaranteed by
George P. Powers, druggist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
A Puraatixs Pleasure.

If you ever took DeWitt's Little Ear
Is Risers for biliousness or constipation
you know what purgat.ve pleasure y,
These famous little pills cleanse the@
liver and rid the system OF all blA3
without producing unpleasant effectsa9
They do not grippe. sicken or weakef n
hit give tone and strength to the tiA03
sres and organs involved. w. II. How.
ell. OF Houston, Tex, says: mo bet
pill can be used than Little cay,
Risers for constipation. sick heada@A
ETC.. Sold by all druggists. Inc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10

en- reae,y for the start. ney VIII jour
ney down the Yellowstone to the Mis-
souri, and then proceed down the MIS-
souri, until they reach the MISSISSIPPI.
On the way down they will stop az
nearly all of the cities and the small
towns along the rivers. holding revl-
walls IN the poorer sections. When they
reach ST. Louis they will purchase q
large houseboat, and in that they VIII
go on to New Orleans. Next spring
they will travel over the rivers of the
southwest, doing evangelistic work.
The Grinneil's Gazette's manner OF
running the circus "ad' and the Bax-
ter New Era's comment upon the con-
gressional political situation together
will be likely to convey the impression
of a political menagerle In the Sixth
district.
| A Chicago policeman prevented a
suicide in the Chicago river recently
! by covering the man with his revolver
| and declaring him under arrest. The
man swan out. But suppose he had
REFUSED to? Could the policeman have
| allowed him to drown? If not, what
would have been accomplished by
sbooting him? AS the man saw 1t, 1t
I ,,. a,,,a a,,t nv he shot either of
,s.h;ob would interfere with his suicide
So.
n,va rrant of the iowa CITY Re-
,,,hlican who has suffered all summe,
MIN ;ot.n,n,atory rhnumatism. finds
.,o,,,ras ,avar come singly. After q
I,brea ,,onths, siege of rheumatism a
g, p,,, rha,mat;r c,,re company has
re,te, hin, out of nayaent for adyer-
.,s,,s
sss
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil issued
vim nc sunday paper a magazine sup
piement devoted to the business inter
as.s Of that civ IT was an added fea
lture to a newspaper highly creditable
nv. Nnai1 sasar,,es weu NJ Conn.
-, ~ ,ta1n,,sa an3 gan
-, o,,a,a na, 70 he .nnrA.
-, -. r,o,,,,;, r,,,,ffs aavert,.ers
- - M,.hao.an la Of tho Ion :
s eta Egyptian cotton seed, and if i
rrows val, there II may omen new
doar ~ nrosneritv for the state equal te
those areentiferous ones, like gates Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
His Life Saved by chan,bsrlain's Cole,
Cholera and Diarrhosa Remedy.

"B. L. Dyer, well-known cooper Of
this town. says he believes Chamber
lafn,s Collie, Cholera and DiarrhHA
Remedy saved his life last summer. He
haa heen sick for q month with what
the doctors call bilious dysentery. and
could get nothing to DO him any gooq
until he tried this remedy. 4 gave hirn
immediate relief" says B.T Little
merchant, OF Hancock, Nd. For @alA hn,
all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10

The Lake Shore Limited 90 Pittsl
A thru Pittsburg sleeper Is 4
in daily service on the Lake Shore
tied, leaving Chicago at $3.50 p. m.
reaching Pittsburg the nsxt mornir
6:35. affording Pittsburg travel all
luxurious appointments Of this far
train. M. S. Giles. T. p. A., Chic
C. F. Daily. chief A. G. p. A.. Chica
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
Horne Visitors Excursion Tickets -
indiana ana Ohio,

via the Northwestern line. will be sold
at reduced rates on four Tuesdays1
sent. /. s and Is and Oct, s, limited tt
return within thirty days from date "a
sale. For particulars as 70 territory to|,
which excursion tickets may be SOLD
etc., apply to agents OF the Chicago q
Northwestern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
Home.eekers Excursions.

Via Chicago Great Western railway
to points south, southwest. west. north
and northwest at one fare plus s. for
the round trip, on sale Sept. LIST and
18th. Free reclining chair cars. din
ing and cafe cars. on which you pay
only for what you order. on all trains.
For further particulars apply to any
Great Western agent, or J. r. Elmer.
C. p A.. Chicago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10

the attention of the United States"
The Shenandoah Sentinel concludes
that when you pick up paper and
discover that a large part of its valua-
BILE space is devoted to bombastlc and
extravagant blowing about It's wonder
ful and unparalleled excellence, you
may be pretty sure that the editors
are born cyclists and blowharls or
there is something hurting them. In
either case it Is a great calamity for a
town to be afflicted with this class of
nuisance II sometimes happens that
such cyclists become so wrapped up in
themselves that they treat the public
as If it was made UP of a set of idiots
who are not capable of approaching a
case OF overworked egotisn."
The vinton Eagle believes at is
about time Curtis and the insurance
matters in Iowa were dropped The
Eagle declares Curtis has lost more
caste in Iowa than he viii! recover in a
long time. His demand that Governor
Cummins should order an investigation
was ridiculous. 1t simply showed that
Curtis did not know what he was talk
| ing about. If he was ordinarily posted
| he would have known that the; gov
ernor had no authority over insurance
matters. The law places the matter
entirely In the hands of the state audi
tor. There was so much misreprasenta-
ton in the letters that the whole mat
ter should be dropped. The state audi
tor will attend to this duty regardless
of Curtis"
The Sioux City Tribune remarks that
the peculiar species of rabidness from
which some of the standpatters suffer
| is illustrated in the declaration of the
Cedar Rapids Republican that the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
Reduced Rates 10 Clear Lake.

Commencing Saturday, July II.
each Saturday thereafter until Sci
the Iowa Central will sell special r
trip excursion tickets to Clear
lows, at very low rates. limited +
turn the following Monday. Sec
local ticket agent for further info
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
II. Genuine VI. the counterfeits.

The genuine is always better than .
counterfeit, but the truth OF this state-
ment is never more forclbly realized or
more thoroughly appreciated than
when you compare the genuine De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve with the
many counterfeits and worthless SUBJ
stitutes that are on the market. w. 8.
Ledbetter, OF Shreveport, La. says:
|"After using numerous other remedies
without benefit one box Of DeWitt's
witch Hazel Salve cured me-" For
blind, bleeding. itching and protruding
piles no remedy is equa! to DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by all drug
gistS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10

proposition to remove the coal tax was
"humbug and demagogery of the wors
sort" The Tribune declares Tina
means President Roosevelt, for it was
he who recommended the action. The
Cedar Rapids organ is quite willing tc
call anybody in its own party, from the
president down. a demagogue, fool
knave, Villain and anything else If he
fayors tariff reduction. But for the feai
of popular wrath, it would probably
apply the same epithets to President
Mckinley, because of the latter's last
message to the American people at
Buffalo.
The Clinton Herald asserts the
driving out of the colored people of
Waterloo was a step toward lawless-
ness, which can not help but bear fruit
in the future. From a petty crime i;
Is only a step to a greater one, and we
Will not be surprised to hear OF more
iawiessness from the white man
town.
IOWA never mas nae an '''4e, ~ -
al'illsSladoh' says 'i'e io"a 'gi's
publican, and admits st never had a
better one than it has today. The state
officers are clean, able men, careful to
do their duty, and they are doing it
all the time Ii is a knowledge of this
fact that prompts the opposition to talk
tariff on an of year, when the people
should study state affairs"
aSSoAdiits - siie Ss'''i
@ette' iieie - VIC y
a'SN s'ts'' s''s No44s 20 w
ti9oi' 70 ses'ie oi'ee mo- 'Ne 'A''''''N -
tS'sts4itioii 1ha0 d eSei's eoi''s 90
geo tol *i' ti'se e'iN ~ s''e
- s'.ee 60 -
3'iioiioie i'esi'iot' s'i''o''s 'pe ''''''s''..'
- sas SiaNe'ee 'i'e 'iusa "oo.'' $50,
the gfeenbaeks, in time of necessity
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

with the campaign coming on" the
Davenport Times believes. sit would be
very thoughtiess for Turkey to stir up
Il war with the expectation OF gaining
the attention of the United States"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10

"A great many candidates have
found says the Davenport Repub-
port Republican, that there is quite q
difference between an ovation and ar
election"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10

Special Reduced Excursion Rates
Will be in effect from all points on the
Chicago & Northwestern railway Tor
the occasions named below:
Deadwood and Lead. s. D., Sept e
ii. international Mining Congress
Ogden and Salt Lake City. Utah,
Sept. Is to Is. National Irrigation Cons
gress.
Baltimore, Nd, Sept 81 to rs. SOW
ereign grand lodge, !. o. O. F.
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
Oct. Z to IL, Brotherhood Of st. Andrew
convention.
Detroit, Mich. Oct. 16 to y. Chris
tan church national convention
San Francisco and Los Angeles Cd-s
Oct. 20 to %, American Bankers con-5
vention.
For information as to rates, dates Of
sale. etc. OF these or other occasions
call upon the ticket agent OF the North
western line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
Ohio and Indiana nome Visitors &.
cursions,

Central will run their annual "Home-3
visitors Excursions" to Ohio and In
diana Tickets will be on sale on above
dates with limit for return thirty days
from date OF sale. For rates and de-
tails. call on agents or address, A. 3.
Cut.s. q. p. & T. A. Iowa Central rail-
way. Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
Excursion Rates 70 Benton cous
4 = Raunion ~ Belle p1aino. 81

Via the Northwestern line. Exc
tickets will be sold at reduced ras
Sept. s, 9 and 10, limited to retu,s
til Sept. II, inclusive. Apply to 8
of the Chicago 8 Northwestern
way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
CHAPTER XXI.
copyroht 1892 by FLEMING II. REvELL COMPANY
HOW BILI. HIT THE TRAIL.

HOW hill HIT TIE IFAII..
9vATtHE.N "the crowd" was with us
l." the Pilot read us all sorts Of
I.-rC- tales of adventures in all
lksszs4sIj lands by heroes Of all ages,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-10
n1 ED e.1LAS

Difficulty is only word indicating
the degree Of strength requisite for &C.
comphshlpg particular nhiant
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
Communications From
Readers of The Times
The Aqueduct Bridge.
Editor Of The Washington Times:

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
The flooring Of the Aqueduct Bridge
IS in a dangerous condition, drivers of
teams being almost afraid to venture
across for fear that their horses limbs
be broken by stepping into one Of the
numerous holes in the roadway.
Lumber purchased by the District gov
eminent for the purpose of laying a
new floor has almost rOtted awaiting
for the improvements to commence. The
excuse given for not beginning the work
to warrant the improvements, and are
consequently waiting for the strength
ening of the piers. This, however. is
untue, as the piers of the Aqueduct
Bridge are ss strong today as they were
many years ago, stated a well known
resident this morning. Why is the de-
lay? GEORGETOWN.
Washington, Dec. 3.
In reply to the above. we are informed
by the Engineer of Bridges for the Dis
trict that the flooring of the Aqueduct
Bridge is not in a dangerous condition:
that there are no holes in the floor
ing large enough to ADMIT the foot of a
horse; that the lumber awaiting use is
piled scientifically and is becoming sea-
soned, instead of rotting; and that the
only reason the new flooring has not
been laid is that the bridge is soon to
be widened, and il Is not practicable to
lay a new floor and tear it up again
within a month or two.-[Ed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-09
English Coronets.

English corOnets still fetch fancy
price, and the German. French and
italian articles can't compete with
them remarks a leading New York
paper editorially IN connection with tbs
UIdisguised preference which American
heiresses, marrying foreigners. seem II
entertain for English mobiles rather than
for members OF the continental aristoe-
racy. and then it goes on TO ask the rea-
son for this discrimination.
The answer is an easy one. English
coronets are the only ones within the
reach OF the American girl that carry
with them not only great social. but
likewise legal prerogatives. dating back
10 the Middle Ages. When an American
girl marries British peer. as. for in
stance when May GOelet became the
wife the other day OF the Duke of Rox-
burghe, she became invested thereby
with an immunity from the Jurisdiction
OF the ordinary criminal courts and If
guilty of any Offense can only be tried
Dy the House Of Lords; that is TO say
by ner peers. specially constituted into
tribunal for the occasion, as. for
instance. when the Earl Russell wag
tried couple Of years ago for bigamy.