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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09

The effect of bad poetry upon hyper
esthetic minds has never been consid-
cred a serious danger. However, now
that a Webster City girl has suicided
over in Illinois after receiving letter
from her swain in which he declared
AS longs the vine runs round the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09

The Odebolt Chronicle and the
Scranton Journal seem to have mo
time" for NJ. L. Temple. The Chroni-
Gle says: ANY member of the next
h ouse from northwestern Iowa who
votes for NJ L.Temple for speaker will
forfeit The respect Of his constituents"
Then comes the Journal editor Who en-
dorsing the Chronicles advice, says:
Any member who has any notion of
supporting Temple for speaker should
examine the house journal of the
1'wenty-sixth general assembly and see
what measures Temple fathered He
IN a corporation server from the ground
up, and tells more nasty stories than
any man we ever met. He is in his ele
nient when serving corporations and
telling dirty stories. He is tobacco
fi,4nd incarnate besides. God deliver the
lower house of the Iowa legislature
from a presiding officer of that brand"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09

Nothing" the GMdden Graphic as
serts, "can take the place of moral
stamina in the body polite. Every
man owes 1t to himself and to society
20 stand firm for honor and fairness in
q. political as well as a business sense"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09

In China, about twelve miles from
the village of Lion Chek, there is, ac-
cording to writer in the Liverpool
Post mountain of alum, which, in
addition to being a natural curiosity,
is source of wealth for the inhabi-
tants of the country, who dig from it
yearly tons of alum. The mountain is
rot less than ten miles in circumfer-
ence ut it's base, and has a height of
nearly 1000 feet The alum is OBJ
tanned by quarrying large blocks OF
stone, which are first heated in great
furnaces and then in yats, filled with
boiling water. The alum crystaliZes
and forms a layer about six inches in
thickness. This layer is subsequently
broken up into blocks weighing about
ten pounds each.
Il understand old Skinflint has got
religion
It's possible"
do you really think SOP"
Well, if Skinflint and religion have
come together at all | think it is safe
to say that he has got religion. There
certainly is nothing to indicate that re-
ieion has got him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09

Ocean Grove, n. J., the Methodist
Watering place, has fully 10000 peo-
ple this summer, some living in tents
for the lack of cottages. Revival meet
ngs are held daily and number OF
Methodist bishops are present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09

The great wonder has been that the
large cities of the east have not before
this maintained union stock yards of
such proportions as to compare with
Chicago. Kansas City has developed
this business in the southwest, Omaha
is coming to the front by leaps and
bounds as the central west grows.
Sioux City has captured great bust
ness from the northwest and the elabo-
rate plans for the rebuilding OF a
burned packing house indicate that
Sioux City's market is destined TO be-
come greater still. Pittsburg now
prepares TO take care of the live stock
business of the Ohio valley. The truth
is this country is growing at a tremen-
dous rate and the things to be done in
the next twenty-five years are fully as
great as any that have been done in
the past period.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09

AT that time there were twenty post
offices west of the Mississippi river, or
less than the average county now en-
ia&.c
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09
stufrlp,

I'll be your only sugar lump"
the matters SENS to need investigations
Poetry that drives to suicide and an
early grave should be abolished.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
Drunkards Chased 10 Lunatics.

They passed q law in Iowa last year per.
hitting the confinement OF confirmed
drunkards in lunatic asylums. It made lit
tie stir, but within eight months 300 aico.
holic patients were under restraint and
treatment. An Iowa dispatch says that
inebriatcs continue to flow into the State
asylums at the rate of about fifty a month,
and that an Iowa court has just ruled that
their constitutional rights are not violated
don't like to be shut up. but the treatment
they get seems to be humane and salutary.
Their liquor is stopped, and they have to
wor!; OF farms, and are encouraged to i'm
prove their habits. When they seem to DO
cured :Ecy are discharged. and report says
that. 20 far. about seventy.hve per cent. OF
the cases have SO resulted. This seems like
excellent management Of ~drunkards. Men
who cannot, or will not, control their
thirst ought not 10 he left ut large to get
themselves and others into mischief.
Neither should they be sent to Jail. II
they are irresponsible because OF heir pro-
pcrsitics they should be shut up and
looked after until they are cured, and
to work for their living. The iowa method
seems a good deal more enlightened than
the New Yorl: plan of keeping up an end
less chain Of dipsomaniacs between Man
haitian and "thc Island" An easy. legal
method OF securing timely periods of seclu.
sion for unmanagcable d%runkards ought to
make for the peace Of families and the di.
minution of drunkenness. Men have no
moral right to be drunken. IL they have
demonstrated n DANGEROUS and continuous
lack Of scif.restraint some other aof 80
restraint: shoa.d be substituted for II. Ohe
Iowa idea seems pretty sound.-Ha:T1r's
Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
KILLED ON TROLLEY HoLp.uP.


Masked Robbers Pirsd Right and Len
Among tho Passengers.
Los Angeles. Cal.-Three masked
robbers attempted to hold up a car on
the Los Angeles Pacific electric line.
running between Los Angeles and
Santa Monica. about n mile west OF the
city limits. and. after a pistol duel
between W. G. Henderson, a passen-
ger. and one of the robbers. the other
two hlshwaymen began shooting right
and left through the crowded car. One
passenger WAS killed and three wound.
cd. About thirty persons were on the
car.
The man killed was Fl. A. Griswold.
q wealthy resident Of Manson. Iowa.
who came here several months ago
with his mother for the benefit Of her
health.
The highwaymen my In walt for the
chr about one mile from the city lin
Its. In n lonely stretch Of the road.
An obstruction on the track brought
the car to a stop. When the men ap-
peared from the side Of the road the
motorman attempted to reverse the
current and back his car out Of dan.
ger. but the trio opened fire.
The motOrman threw himself to the
platform when the fusillade began and
escaped injury. The highwaymen es.
capped In the darkness during the con.
fusion without securing any booty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
The Crusade In Brief.

The habitual d-unkard OF Englarh INST
now mend his ways or he Will have 4 rough
time.
Tho saloons recently closed in Ohio. UNI
de- the Beal law. If lined up in a row, it Is
estimated. would make 4 line " miles
long.
81 long "a the saloon dcbaachcs the 9Th.
zen and breed. the puTchhSablc voter,
morcv will continue to buy its way to
power.
Every State in the Union now requires
III, rIitc: nf accessible ~li.uors 10 he taught
in TN. pubic schools. In this a?stcm oil
law OK country is ahead o! a.. osaeG na'
t.oH'.
Lady, Cc,r.il Roberts. daughter Of tho
F.. ard Countess OF CARL sic. speaking ut
Yr:r,:rn. England. on the subject OF tenn
pcr,u,r. sail II thcy could DESTROY tho
i-..E .~,.... :',"v wuu,h h. abe 10 abp.lsh
u!n".tcr.'It ~ the prisons.
the word IT, less and less ;sr." &C.
rlrk. the Nebraska State Jnur'.l. Tor
tire vnars tam wi,o drinks W.. =. anI
me lir1c, Tribune add: " nile the
yvuas r,ar. u he dr nks enough whisky,
Ia. ~ u-c r,.'rycr inr the vor.d."
II" G...-py c::y faith. ~ have d"t"--
ml:.rI = a:o;I:h LaG,nliis. 'Ihcy ITini
IN. .dm business Is ,!rmoIn,NIHG enough
anywhere without adding other tcInpta-
t:onS - i IN the .orm OF att:y,2t'onS oi :
social sort which nigh: casiiy degenerate
i:.) vice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
A REPLY TO ARGENTINE
Secretary Hay n-Comm;ttal on
Collection of Debts By Force.
But Hopes That All Disputes May BE
Lon to tina DecisIon OF IN
ArbitrnI Tribunal.

Washington. D. C.-The State De.
partment has made public secretary
Hays memorandum In answer to the
expressed desire Of the Argentine Re-
public for the opinion Of the United
Strtes concerning the justice Of the
adoption by strong nations Of forcible
methods In collecting national and pri.
vate debts from weak nations. The
note of the Argentine Government was
inspired by the coercive measures Of
England. Germany and Italy against
Venezuela, for which strong diaappro-
baton was expressed. Nj. Hays re-
spouse was somewhat non-committal.
but he made 1t clear that the United
States Government hoped that all such
disputes between nations would be ad.
justed by arbitration. The memoran.
dun follows:
Without expressing assent to or dis
sent from the propositions ably set
forth in the note Of the Argentine Minis
ter Of Foreign Relations. dated Decem.
Der %. 1902. the general position Of the
United States In the matter Is indicated
In recent messages Of the President.
The President declared In his mes
sage to Congress, December 3. 1901.
that. by the Monroe Doctrine. I'VE do
not guarantee n State against pun
ishment II 1t m~isconducts itself. pro-
videj that punishment does not take
the form Of the acquisition Of territory
by any non-American Power"
In harmony with the foregoing Ian.
guage the President announced In his
message Of December 2, 1902: mo indie.
pendent nation in America need have
the slightest fear Of aggression from
the United States. 1t behooves each
m to maintain order within Its own
borders and to discharge its just obli-
cations to foreigners. When this Is
done they a rest ASSURED that. be
they strong or weak. they have nothing
to dread from outside interference"
Advocating and adhering in practice.
In questions concerning Itself. to the
resort of international arbitration in
settlement Of controversies not adjust
able by the orderly treatment OF diplo-
matte negotiation. the Government Of
the United States would always be
glad to see the questions Of the Justice
Of claims by n State against another
growing out Of individual wrongs or
national obligations. as we'll as the
guarantees for the execution Of what
ever award may be made. left to the
decision Of an impartial arbitral tribu.
nal. before which the litigant nations.
weak and strong alike. may stand as
equals In the eye of international law
and mutual duty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
Personal Mention.

Senator Frye refuses to write his
"reminiscences for the magazines.
Emperor Francis Joseph has confer.
rr,i the cross OF officer Of the Francis
Joseph Order on George Hitchcock. the
American artist.
liz thc IT,: list Of .Aulcstad. Norway.
BjornSijrrnc Bjorn*0n'S il;c0inc Is put
down ut S2SnO and hi. property Is rs.
sc>sri ~ about S.j.GDU.
John j.. I:nvnrfrl!"r has offered 10
give duli::T FOX dollar for an: sum
up To $ltnl.D3D that Acadia College,
Halifax. y. s.. may raise before Janu.
ary ] i!hiS .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08

magnificent OF all Oriental Christen.
dom. 1t Is a wonderful pageant. with
the priests. In dazzling vestments, sur.
rounding the Patriarch at the high nj.
tar. the golden lamps. the votiye offer.
ings and the gold mosaics Of the walls.
Good Friday brings the procession
Of Neby Moussa. in which all male
Mahometans must Join who can, going
ont from the Mosque Of Omar-whlch
has been closed to infidels since
Wednesday morning-paslng eastward
through st. Stephens gate. the holy
green flags flying. bands playing. Turk
ish troops escorting. attended by the
Governor of Jerusalem and the Mutt.
who IL the head Of the Mahometan
Church.
All the Moslem youth Of the city. In
superb robes and on horseback II rich.
on foot II poor. follow this procession
down the eastern road into the Valley
Of Sloan. W the brook Kedron, past
Gethsemane and over the south spur
Of the Mount Of Olives. winding In
and out among the gray-green olive
groves and over brown hills like a
wonderful %glittering serpent or another
conquering Crusaders army going to
worship God at the tomb Of Moses.
With this procession. which marches
twenty miles and remains a week. may
60 no women. but Neby Moussa Day
Is the sole time Of the year when II o
chance breeze lifts a Muslimmi's veil
and shows her blushing lovellness to
the brave youths passing at her feet
Allah will forgive.
While this pageant passes. all dcvout
Christardom seems gathering ut the
Hoy Srpulchre. 1t Is estimated that
this year 12.ON Greek Christians from
Russia are seeking salvation In Jeru.
salem In company with 1000 from
Egypt, a few hundred from India. 500
Americans and about 5000 nondescripts
Of various nationalities. all pilgrims to
the sacred shrine.
On the night Of Good Friday at least
10000 pilgrims will lie. sit. stand or
kreel on the stone floors and benches.
In the galleries and cloisters. on the
balconies and roofs and staircases or In
the outer court Of the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre-silent. prayerful. i'm
movable. waiting for dawn. All night
the streets will resound with the
Resurrection Hymn" which on Easter
ia changed to the triumphal "Christos
voshres! Christos voshresw C'Christ
Is risenr") And this chorus Is the
browning glory Of Greek Easter.-New
YORK World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
CASTRO RESIGNS OFFICE
He Voluntarily Gives Up the Presi-
dency Of Venezuela.
CONGRESS DECLINES TO ACCEPT

An Unanimous Resolution Requestia:
HIM to Remain in Power P.ssed-He
was Regularly Elected In February.
1909, For o Term Of Six Years - His
Career as Dictator.
Caracas. Venezuela.-President Cas-.
tro has resigned. He placed his resis.
nation Of the Presidency Of the Repub-
lie Of Venezuela In the hands Of the
President OF Congress. after reading
the Presidential message and handed
Y e the exercise Of tho Presidential
functions to the President of Congress.
The Venezuelan Congress. by q
unanimous vote. declined to accept
President Castro's resignation. and
passed q resolution requesting him to
reconsider his decision.
A delegation appointed by Congress
called Mt the Presidents residence.
Mirafiores Palace. and transmitted to
President Castro the resolution adopted
by Congress. President Castro. in re-
ply. declined to change his mind, but.
after being urged by his personal
friends. he offered to present another
message to Congress. to give a sOlu-
don to the situation.
In the ordinary course Of events
President Castro's term would have
ended February 20. 1908. He was
elected President Of Venezuela. in Feb
ruary Of last year for six years. be.
ginning February 20. 1902. He had
been elected Provisional President Of
Venezuela on March 80. 1901, by the
Constituent Assembly.
Senior Castro, when the Presidency
changed hands some time previous to
that date. had proclaimed himself
President, and the United States Gov.
eminent In November. 1899. had Of.
6cially recognized the de facto Gov.
eminent headed by him.
The action Of the Constituent AS
sembly legalized his position and In
vested him with the full powers of n
Presidential ruler to the limit Of its
authority. Up to that time. while
being generally recognized AZ President
Of Venezuela. he had In reality been
simply dictator of the republic. A
year later, as already stated. the yene-
xuelan Congress. ratified his election
and regularly installed him as Presl.
dent Of Venezuela for a term Of six
years. dating from February 20. 1902.
When President Castro was inter.
viewed January 3 regarding the re-
port then current that he intended to
abdicate or resign the Presidency Of
Venezuela he made the following re-
ply:
"You IRE Mt liberty to say that I
have fought during two years to re-
tain the supreme power which was
vested in me by the people Of Vene.
zuela. I will 10 more abdicate than I
will resign"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08

eaten on Thursday. yet no man may
eat Of his W sacrifice. After death
the sheep must be distributed AMONG
friends. neighbors and the poor. every
mans table supplied ut another's ex-
pense. At Muna. let Mecca. this
scene changes somewhat. Here each
grown man must STAY his W sheep
with his own hand. ding 1t over his
shoulder and fly. not looking back.
leaving 1t to decay In the tropic gun
and become q menace to life not
alone In Muna. but to the verge OF
pilgrimdom: or the sheep nny be taken
for food by the poor to sustain what
wretched life the cholera may spare.
Among Christians Thursday proceed.
ing Easter Is a day Of magnificent
ceremonial. Before 8 n. m. a dense
crowd fills the court In front Of the
Holy Sepulchre. covers the staircases.
outfiOws upon the roofs and balconies.
and ILLS every niche which offers sup
port for a toe. 1t Is the day OF foot
washing. and the ceremony takes place
on a platform IN the centre OF n court.
the Greek Patriarch and twelve priests
performing 1t with great pOmp and dig
nifty.
Their robes arc magnificent with gold
embroidery. Jewels dazzle the eye.
tender strains of music touch the heart.
and in the closing moments Of the
scene n flock OF doves drops into the
court and circles about the head Of
the Patriarch.
In the Armenian Church. built on the
site and largely out Of the debris of
Herod's palace. the same ceremony
takes place In the afternoons; and as
this church Is the richest and most
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
The Sporting World.

II. T.. Dohcrty. the English player
has won the South OF France lawn
tennis cha mpionship.
Worthington's victory at New or'
leans has caused the stewards 10 hsll'
tutc m Investigation,
Tom Tucker. the old Boston hrs'
bascman, u his permanent re-
tirrment from baseball.
Conditions have been issued by the
Paris Polo Club for the international
Gun tournament at Ea-atrilc.
The hOrscmcn of Bellcvil!c. kas.
have formed n driving club. and VIII
hold q big fair and race next fall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
JOHN MITCHELL SATISFIED.
He Thinks Strikes Will BE Avoided In
b ,Fueure.

He Thinks Strikes Will BE Avoided In
b ,Future.
Detroit, Mlch.-John Mitchell. Prcsi-
dent Of the United Mine Workers. is
satisfied with the decision Of the Coal
Commission. He said:
"Thls decision gives the miners great.
er justice than they have ever had be.
fore. and I think in the future strikes
will be avoided. On the whole. the de.
cision Is satisfactory to me. and vii!
be to the people whom I represent.
While the union was not formally rec.
ognlzed as a union. the organiza ton
has made itself felt by It's power and
influence. these being FULLY appreciated
by all concerned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
AMERICAN FALL GOES DRY.
People Wander About In tho bed Of ths
River ut Niagara.


Niagara Falls. y. Y.--The American
Fai! was practically dry Il few days
age. and for the ii-st time In fifty-five
years people wee able to walk afoc:
IN the rlyerbed.
ThCsands clambrr"d yer the rocks
hunting for relics anc souvenirs. Grra:
rocks neve before seen were high and
G-y.
So little water wac flowing ove the
American Fall thEr II IN IL high boots
almost could have crossed hit the brink.
The extraordinary condition was due
TO IN Ice jam which formed In the shall.
low places up the river. The ice was
driven from Lake Erie into the en-.
trance to the Niagara. and lodged IN
the shoal water. shaitin: OF the flow
iato the American channel.
The Horseshoe FAIL was Not affected
a. much rs the American. Tho river.
bcti In the vicinity OF the Three Sister
Islands was quite iry. ard H., Centre
FAIL. between Goa; and Luna Islands.
was q skeleton OF Itself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
COAL COMMISSIONS AWARD
hb.tators Grant More Pay to the
anthracite Miners.
BUT Reject SOME DEMANDS

OsAsH0 Nohn htt0Wb oStosos W.
vance Of About Ten Per Cent. in
Wages and . SIiding Scale Providing
For More - Suggests . Permanent
Board OF ConeiiiatIoa.
Washington. D. C. - Increase OF
wages and shorter hours for the an
thracite coal miners are awarded by
the report Of the coal strike commits.
sion. which has been made public. II
provides that the award shall remain
In effect from April 1 next to March
81. 1906. and that disputes between the
miners and their employers shall be
referred to a permanent board Of arbi'
tration. lock-outs and strikes being alb.
solutely forbidden. The awards In
brief are:
Ten per cent. increase In wages Of all
employees from November I. 1902. when
the commission began It's iabors. Ia
April /. 1903. when the general award
takes effect.
Eight-hour day after April 1 for en-.
gineers who hoist water ut the rate OF
wages now paid.
Five per cent. increase OF pay and
Sundays OF for other engineers aud
pumpmen.
Elght.hour day for iremen at the
present rate Of wages.
NlIe-hour day instead OF ten hours,
with the present wages. for other EN-
ployes.
In addition an increase Of one pei
cent. In wages to all employees for each
five cents added to the price Of coal
free on board at New York Harbor. m
accountant appointed by n Federal Cir.
cult Judge to determine the price
monthly.
Establishment Of a permanent Board
Of Cancellation composed Of six mem
bers. the operators In each Of the three
districts to appoint one and AN organi
zation representing q majority Of said
miners" In each district to appoint one
In cas Of a deadlock an umpire to be
appointed by n Federal Circuit Judge
All strikes and lock-outs forbidden and
the decision Of the board made abso
lutte.
Check weighmen ard check docking
bosses may be provided by the miners.
Cars shall be distributed equitably
No attempt must be made by the min,
ers to limit the output Of the mines ex'
cept by mutual agreement. For larger
cars than those now provided higher
pay must be allowed.
No discrimination by miners organi
cations or the operators against mer
because Of non-membershlp or mem
bershlp in such organizations.
Direct payment of wages by opera
tors to laborers employed by contraI,
miners.
No formal recognition Of the United
Mine Workers. but recognition in va
rious transactions Of ian organization
representing a majority Of said min
ers."
The report Is signed by all the mem
bers Of the commission. which was
composed Of Judge George Gray. OF
Delaware: Labor Commissioner Carroll
D. Wright. Brlgadier-General John II
Wilson and Edward W. Parker, Of thi.
city: Bishop John l.. Spaulding. OF I'LL
nQis: Thomas H. Watkins. Of Pennsyl
vanla. and E. e. Clark, Of Cedar Rap
Ids. Iowa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-08
STATE Etiquette IN FRANCE:
rho Civil Power to Take Precedence Of
tho Military.

Paris, France.-A committee OF rep
sentalives Of all Government depart
mcnts has been appointed to revise the
decree regulating state etiquette In
France. and directing the order Of pre-
cedpnce and the honors due to high
persOnages.
1t Is considered that the decree as It
stands does not harmonic with the
spirit Of modern democracy. and 1t Is
proposed to draw up a new one which
will clearly subordinate the military to
the civil power.
The agitators for 4 change also seek
to abolish the honors paid to princes
and others who are not included In the
royal hierarchy.