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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07
The GRlNNELL NEWS.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, May IT. r. Cessna went
to Webster City, via Des Moines. yes.
terday for a visit at the home of his
daughter
Grinnell people We're shocked yester-
day morning to learn of the second sud-
den death which has occurred here this
week. Mrs. Mary d. Selle. who had been
liz her usual state of health during the
day previous, was suddenly seized with
fit of coughing abou. midnight and
died from suffocation before o'clock.
me immediate cause IF Mrs. Selle's
demise resulted from chronic bronchitis
complicated with heart trouble. The
event is very severe blow to her sons
and daughters. Three sons and one
daughter live here. Two other daughters
live in Chicago and Marrngo, ILL.,, and
one in Colorado 1t is expected that all
the children will be present at the fu-
neral, which will be delayed till Sun
day. Short services will be held at the
home OF the daughter, Marie D. Selle,
and the remains will then be taken to
the Westfield cemetery for interment.
Tom Foster was over 10 Newton on
business yesterday.
Il. A. Wadsworth has returned to
Langdon, N. D., after spending a few
days in Grinnell.
The Brotherhood of st. Paul gave a
at the NJ. f. church Tuesday
evening. Rev. Summervile, of Oska-
ioosa, gave an address, Rev. w. p. Stod-
dard acted as postmaster, and D. NJ.
DR.. Hibbetts, DR.. Palmer and
DR.. Talbot gave responses. Seventy
five plates We're laid.
Charles Hendricks, baker for the
Met was taken severely i'll with
high fever Tuesday night and is I'M
able to attend to his usual duties.
Mrs. P. A. McMillen and Mrs. ]. w.
Monroe gave Il large reception at the
alters home yesterday evening to
which It's guests We're invited The re-
.eption lasted from 8 till 9 o'clock.
Miss Katherine Braden was up from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07
Farm Lands!

If you are looking for a 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 are
unknown. Good soil, good climate,
good people there. Farm values are
rising rapidly and the time to buy is
NOW.
Low excursion rates from points on
the Iowa Central and Minneapolis &
st. Louis Railroads. If You wish to in
veStigate. For particulars address,
A. B. QUITS.
G. P. A., Ia, Cent, and NJ. & st. L. r. r.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07

The comptroller of the currency has
appointed the Merchants National
Bank of Cedar Rapids and the Com
mercial Bank of Chicago as reserve
agents for the First National Bank of
Dunkerton.
Rural letters carriers have been APP
pointed as follows:
Silver City-Carrier, William J..
Wilmington; substitute, w. M. Yam.
Villisca-Carrier, Omer Garrison;
substitute, l.. V. Garrison.
Delta-Carrier, William j. Merrifield;
substitute, James w. Merrifield.
Hastings-Carrier, Frank A. Carey;
Charles Anderson.
Osceola-Carrier Douglas A. Mellor;
substitute, Frank Mullel.
Elkader-Carrier, Jesse B. Turner;
substitute John Nichols
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07
INVESTMENTS In
SOUTHERN LANDS

Such investments are notspeculative.
The south is not a new country. Mar
ket and shipping facilities are ade-
uuate and first class. The climate is
mild and favorable. Notwithstanding
these and other advantages, southern
lands are selling for prices far below
their real value, and at present prices
net large returns on the investment.
For free set of circulars, Nos. ! to TO-,
inclusive, concerning the possibilities
of lands in Kentucky, West Tennessee,
Mississippi and Louisiana, on and near
the Illinois Central Railroad, for home-
seekers and investors, address the I'M
undersigned.
j. F. MERRY,
Asst GenI Pass'gr Agent I. c. r. R.,
Dubuque, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07
Iowa Pensions

Originals-Jos. B. Sullivan, Kelsey,
Sc; Horace NJ. Smith, Burlington, s12;
Henry o. Pratt, Manchester, Sc.
Increase, etc.-Henry A. Nichols,
Marshalltown, s55; Isaac M. Barnes.
Churdan, $40; Joseph Ivers, Des
Moines, s55; Grin C. CrandaI, Grant
City, $40: San d. Fulmer, Abel, $40:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07
Iowa at Washinoton,

Washington, D.. c. May "a post
office has been established at Rosebeck,
Shelby county, with ]. f. Jensen as
postmaster.
The annual readjustmsnt of salaries
of the following presidential postmas-
tiers, to take effect on July l, was an
Eounced yesterday at the postoftice de-
partment:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07

the national federation. The Tenth
congressional district leads in the num-
Iber Of clubs, having forty-five in TWEEN
fly three towns. Other cities having
fave or more clubs are: Des Moines,
10; Cedar Rapids, 10; Marshalltown, 81;
| Boone, s; Creston and Charlton, g.;
Council Bluffs and Baskerville, ..
1868 On Hand.
| In the absence of the treasurer, Mrs.
John p. Davis of Council Bluffs, her
report was read by Mrs. Cooke. AT
the time of the last biennial, $356.6S
was on hand. The expenses of the
biennial had to be paid out of this
The exact amount transferred was
therefore only 500. Other bills,
amounting to 1883 were paid. The
cash received from dues was S1.0S5, 144.
The total receipts from dues to date
are $l,O91.S4 The expenditures were
$7236l. The balance on hand, April
goth, was s36S.23, with the expenses
of the present biennial still to be paid.
President Baily in her address spoke
of the special work that had been done
during her administration to encourage
the teaching of manual training and
domestic scienceein the public schools.
AS to recommendations, Mrs. Baily
urged the promotion of interest in man
ual training and domestic science in
the schools, the education of public
opinion on the employment of child
labor and passage of laws at the next
legislature. the holding of a luncheon
on a certain day by every club at which
to discuss questions pertaining to
n IA nd
become better acquainted with the
history by discussing the year book
She suggested as a uniform day. De-
cember 14th of each year; also recon-
mended sending work to the st. Louis
Exposition for display in the Iowa
building; that year books be issued by
october 1st.
As to Presidency.
The nominating committee was elect
ed as follows: Mrs. Metcalf of Coun-
ell Bluffs, Mrs. Annette Janney of
Marshalltown, Mrs. Ellen Brown of
Waterloo, Mrs. Burns of Sanborn,
Mrs Byron Phelps of Atlantic. A great
many nominations We're made from
the floor for this committee, but the
first five were speedily elected by an
aye and no vote.
The report was being circulated yes
terday that Mrs. Baily was on record
as being unalterably opposed to second
terms. In her closing address as presi-
dent of the Des Moines Womens club.
1t was recalled that she there expressed
her strong disapproval of second
terms. 1t is still generally believed,
however, that Mrs. Baily is a candi-
date for reelection, and is the only
candidate being seriously considered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07
Prohibition Convention.
Special to Times Republican.

7
Denison, May 1.-THE Crawford coun-
tg prohibition convention has been
called to meet at the city hall on May
IL at p M, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the state convention at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07

Scion f. Benson, Pierson, s55.
Mexican War-Leeson Smith, Mill
vile, s12; Thos. H. Marley, Dubuque,
SIC; Ezra Hurd, Storm Lake, s12;
Samuel Nelson, Duncombe, s12; John
G. Barthell DEBORAH, S12.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07

Miss Alice M. Smith, of So.
Minneapolis, Mimi, tells how
w0man's monthly suffering is
permanently relieved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
81 have never before given my en-
dorsement for any medicine, but
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has added so much to my
life and happiness that feel like MAX
ing an exception in this case. For two
years every month I would have two
days of severe pain and could find no
relief, but one day while visiting
friend l ran across Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
she had used it with the best results
and advised me to try it. I found
that it worked wonders with me; I
now experience no pain, and only had
to use a few bottles to bring about
this wonderful change. Miss ALICE
NJ SMITH, s04 Third Ave, South Min
neapolis, MINI. 5000 forfeit if original Of
abous letter proving genaneness cannot Produced
Many women suffer silently
and see their best gifts fade away.
Lydia Il. Pinkhaln's Vegetable
Compound makes the entire fe.
male organism healthy.
FREE ADVICE TO WON len
Mrs. Pinkham will give every
niling woman expert advice enc
tirely free. She has helped thOua
sands. Address Lynn, Mass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07

The above photograph Of Miss Frances Marie
Knowlton shows what care, persistence and a good
hair inyigo.ating tonic will do in the way Of pro-
di,cing hair. This little girl has had Danderine
applied to her hair and scalp regularly ever since
she now has the longest and most beautiful head
OF hair ever possessed by child Of her age.
Frances Marie Is the daughter Of DIR. E. W. knows
ton, the dscoverer of Danderine, $50 Garfield boui,
Chicago. The doctor says that her hair continues
to grow yerv rapidly and he is sure it will be long
enough to touch the floor when she stands erect by
the time she is four years old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07

Miss Sarah Maccomb, whose hair
touches the floor when she stands erect,
says: "My hair would not reach below
my waist when I commenced using
Danderine, and it is now over five feet
in length.' (Look at her beautiful
hair and Judge for yourself whether or
not she got the worth of her money!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07
FEARING News.

Specl3l 10 I1meS-RepuDllcan.
Gearing, May 7.-According to the
assessors books Gearing has increased
in value almost one hundred thousand
dollars in the last two years, principal
ly in Improvements.
Quite number of families are a
afflicted with measles, but no fatalities
have resulted.
The wet. cold weather is keeping the
farmers from work to some extent,
but some have commenced to plant
their corn.
Four new telephone lines are being
built by the farmers and will connect
with the switch in Gearing which will
make several hundred connections.
Stockholm-At joint session OF both
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07

Miss May Densmore. now the longest
haired lady in the world. says: II have used
your Danderine two years. and my hair has
grown over an inch in length every month
since I commenced its use. II surely con.
tains most remarkably inyigorating quail.
ties" (Nliss Densmore writes US under re.
cent date that Danderine had made her hair
grow three feet longer than it was naturally
and is still growing)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07

Stockholm-At joint session Of both
houses of the riksdag it was decided by
1872 to 1S1 votes to retain the duty Of
maize.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06

"A stage coach took aboard a passen- ger who insisted upon riding with the driver, and who diligently drew upon the contents of bottle carried in his greatcoat pocket. When his potations at last overcame him he fell off. The coach stopped long enough for some charitable travellers to alight and pull the poor fellow out of the mud.
 Hal he exclaimed, as he looked down at his tattered garments. we had quite (hic) turnover, didn't we?'
 Oh, mo- answered one of his rescu- CTS, there was no turnover. You only fell off,
 "I say.' he persisted, there was a (hic) turnover, and leave it to the company
 Every one joined in assuring him that the coach had not upset.
 "'Well,' he remarked ruefully, as he tried to climb back to his former perch, if I'd known that (hic) wouldn't have got off,"
 On a certain afternoon the Senate clock got fit of striking in the midst of one of Webster's most effective speeches. After it had struck fourteen or fifteen. Webster held up one finger. MT. President, said he 'the clock is out of order. have the fioor."-F. E. Leupp in the Century Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06

number of persons who spoke both Ger man and Polish increased from l03, 112 in the former census to 164,221 in the latter. Only the agricultural provinces of East and West Prussia show de- crease of the Polish in proportion to the total population, while in Silesia, one of the seats of the mining indus try, the proportion has risen from 24.05 to 25.22, and in the industrial province of Westphalia from 1 per cent. to S.16 per cent. The old division of the Poles into the three classes of nobles, priests, and country folk is gradually disap- bearing, and the Polish influence has been greatly strengthened by the rise of f1ourishing commercial class in the towns The agricultural laborer of Polish nationality has in many eases become a miner or an industrial work man. As a Pole is generally a Roman Catholic, there hasbeen in some places an accession to the Clerical. Centre. but this is counterbalanced by the rise of a national Polish party of Radical ten dencies in Upper silesia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06
THE cIVILIziNG TROLLEY.

The Rev. George E. Horr of Massa- not surprised by what the late Rev. MT. Hutchins said about the immortality of the country towns in Connecticut. He says: I want also to speak concerning rural New England. It has been my
 privilege to acquire knowledge of it
 by driving over it with my own horses. It has long been my deliberate convic- ton that there is no immortality in western mining camp that will compare ! or that will go beyond the immortality that you can find about five miles from New England town. It is the plague
 spot of New England. These people are
 too far from the centers Of population.
 The churches do not reach them. As for the Sabbath-why, the Sabbath is no more kept than it is kept in Chicago or in St. Louis.
 But Mr.. Horr does not leave us with
 out hope. He says that in his judgment
 the one thing that will redeem the sit-
 uation is the extension of the trolley system. r. he is right the situation
 will soon be redeemed. for the trolley
 system is being extended at such rate that it will soon reach every hamlet in New England. Then the bad people
 can't have any excuse for not being
 good, for they can easily get where the
 good people and the good things are,
 and the good people and the good things
 can easily get to them. Much can cer-
 tainly be said for the trolley system as
 civilizer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06
SOM E BRaYE WORDS.

In the spring the young mans fancy, and the old mans fancy too, lightly turns to thoughts of baseball Great preparations are being made for this seasons playing of the best game in the world, and if the performance is any where near equal to the preparations there will be much fun. There will also be some excitement, and we read with interest that the National League managers don't intend to have their games too exciting. Yesterday they agreed that the President shall be vest ed with full and absolute power to maintain order and discipline on the ball field; that he shall have full power to discipline any player or manager for violation of good order on the ball field; and that this discipline shall be either in fine or suspension from the grounds of any club. Further, the clubs are forbidden to pay the fine of any player or to pay salaries to players under sus- pension.
 These are brave words, and if they are not idle words there may be some needed reform. Of course nobody wants to see the noble game made too tame. but ''the diamond" should not be al- lowed to 'be a prize ring, or even an
 
 gress. There are times when player or an umpire seems to deserve lick ing, or even a violent and sudden death, but even in such times it is bet ter to leave the offender to the slow, unmoving finger of scorn than to hit him with the clenched fist, the hard and handy stone, or even with the wicked word hurled from the tough tongue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06
A Plea for the Country school

To the Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 Much has heen written of late about the overcrowding of the public schools in New Haven and some of the neigh boring towns. I would suggest as a remedy that the country towns should provide better schools, which would re- lieve the congested city schools in measure. Many of our country boys and girls go to the cities and towns so they can have the advantage offered by the public schools. I would require the country teacher to teach reading, writ ing, spelling, English grammar, arith- metic, algebra, physical geography, United States history and physiology, and I would use the same text books as are used in the neighboring city or towns, so that the child desiring more learning could pass on into the High School. Provided we have competent teachers and the same teacher year af- ter year. and proper text books, there is no reason why the country district school should not prepare its pupils for the High Schools. If the bill which pro- vides for improving the schools of the country towns by the contribution of State money for the purpose could be made law it would be a step in the right direction for the country district school. I would take another step and consolidate the district school (would not let it be voted down by men who do not pay cent of taxes, nor by those who have no children, nor by those whose children are grown up), would grade the school into three classes with an average of twenty to twenty-five pu- pills in a class-not twenty pupils and twenty-four classes. as is actually the case to-day.
 On the theory that the best is none too good for the country towns the farmer should be made to understand that good schools mean more valuable farms and the town itself more thrifty.
 The boy educated in the country dis trict school, provided he has the same teacher year after year, (each new teacher puts the pupil back) and prop CT text books knows more than the city boy of like mental capacity. Why? Because he gets more individual atten- tion and he is more thoroughly ground ed in a Sew studies, whereas the city boy gets smattering of everything and knows not one study thoroughly. Show me city school, aye, g. college, that has turned out any better readers, spelJers and thinkers than our fathers and mothers who graduated from the coun- try district school.
 One Who Believes in the Consolidated
 Country School,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06
PRUSSI POLISH PROBLEM.

Prussia's Polish problem, which Count von Bulow has called the most
 important question in Prussian home
 politics, doesn't show any signs of be- coming less important. In the last cen- sus 3,3O5749 persons of Polish or kin dred stock were enumerated, as against 2,922,475 on December 1, 1890. The Pol ish population, therefore, increased by ,274 in ten years. The number of persons who spoke Polish as their mother tongue was 3O63, ,490. as against 2,765.101 in 1900. The proportion of Poles to the total population decreased from 9.2S per cent. in 1890 to s.S9 per cent. in 1900. On the other hand, the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06
MARCoNI SENDS A MESSAGE


 ''All ready!" he cries to the electri- elan who stood in the power room watching the inventor through the long connecting hallway. A lever was pulled and a dim hum filled the room. The indicator of the volt meter began to race past all sorts of high figures on the face of the dial.
 Now I'll send to Poldhu." He pressed the key.
 There was blinding flash of bluish light, for with each movement of the key great sparks jumped two inches be- tween the two silyered knobs of the in- duction coil. One knob of this coil is connected with the earth, forming the ground connection. the other with the wire leading to the aerial wires. Each spark means an oscillating impulse from the battery to the aerial wire. and from the wire the oscillations of ether occur which carry through space at the speed of one hundred and eighty-seven thousand miles a second. With the blinding flash accompanying each movement of the key occurs report to be compared accurately with the noise attending the discharge of a Krag-Jor- gensen. It was terrifying-the light, the noise. and in the midst of it all the inventor calmly pressing the key, mak- ing more noise, more light. Imagine a company of infantry firing at will in a tunnel and you can understand the sound that accompanies sending mes sage. Marconi, who stuffs cotton in his ears when sending, is now experiment. ing to deaden this sound. But some how, to one impressed by the fact that here, in this very room, message was being sent through the air across that gloomy stretch of three thousand miles of ocean, the noise and the light seemed fitting-gave the proper touch of the superhuman, of force. of intensity Worlds Work
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06
INVENTIONS.

Tt may sound paradoxical," remark ed the Observer of Events and Things, but it is fact that the people who laugh the easiest laugh the fhardest' ''- Yonkers Statesman.
 Yes" concluded the medical racon- teur "she became insane through ex- cessive dancing"
 "One might say she was hoppine mad, I suppose" gurgled the Cheerful Idiot.-Baitimore American.
 "Dickie, when you divided those five caramels with your little sister did you give her three?"
 No, ma. I thought they wouldn't come out even, so I ate one fore be- gan to divide. What to Eat.
 Daughter-Them Cobbstons say they came over in the Mayflower.
 Mother-They does, does they? Well, you just tell them I seen a pictur' of it in a book and it was nothin' but sail ing ship.-New York Weekly.
 Hello" said sadleigh, "I hear you've had some reverses; over your ears in debt, they tell me-"
 Yes" replied Brookleigh, Out it might be worse. Suppose I had ears like yours.-Philadelph Press.
 Pa, who was Shylock?"
 Great goodness, boy! You attend church and Sunday school every week and don't know who Shylock wasp cried his father, with look of surprise and horror. "Go and read your Bible sir" "-Tfd-Bits.
 The parson - intend to pray that you may forgive Casey for having thrown that brick at you.
 The patient-Mebbe yer riv'rence 'uc be saving toime if ye'd just wait till O git we'll an then pray fer Casey Brooklyn Life.
 What is the object of your society," said the serious little woman.
 Why" answered Miss Cayenne, "tht same as that of any other society; tc enjoy the satisfaction of knowing tha there are a lot of people who want tc get in and can't. ."-Washington Star. He-We've got a chicken down at oul place that is almost human. She-Indeed! How is that?
 Why, the other day she jumped up
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06
Looking Within.

Looking within myself. I note how thin A plank of station, chance or prosperous fate Doth fence me from the clutching waves of sin; And Aase' see not dimly the the smooth-hinged gate That opes to those abysses Where ye grope darkly-yeY, who never knew On your young hearts loves cOnsecrating dew
 Or felt a mothers kisses, Or homes restraining tendrils round you curled; An, side by side with hearts ease in this world The fatal nightshade grows, and bitter rue!
 James Russel Lowell.