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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
The En.lish of Our sires.

love the English of our sires; it gives me
cheer enough
To read it's simple, virie words and try to
spell the slough.
I love to view the Lottery maze and wan
der there, although
How l will Ger emerge from 1t i hardly
ever Enough
Ger verbal fields on mountain sides my
weary way l plough
And often reach surprising ends. although
i scarce know hough,
Yet still the phrase aud verbal maze
Journey journey through,
Although the spelling knocks me out, ne
matter what / dough.
hearty praise,
Although its spelling must at times tht
wanderer :Gfnaise.
do not stand with those who mouth an6
rant and groan and shrek
And find no language strong enough thei
dire disdain to spiek.
The language that our fathers wrote
sweet as bells of sleishs.
And we should give the makers preighs
give them ninety deighs,
And If we cannot spell with grace there
yet one comfort. exc,
To write the stuff the way 1t sounds an,
spell 1t as we spoke.
love the English of cur sires: make til
statement straight.
And l have loved 1t since the time
spelled it on ms, slaight.
Though some can spell. and some canno
the artful method seize,
Although they wrestie long and hard, petit
ton on their kneize,
Yet still bear upon my way my queer
linguistic freight,
And. come the worst or come the best,
still am quite eieght,
For one glad photographic rule I've seized
by slow degrees
If any word is hard to spell, why, spell it
as you plees
Alfred j. Waterhouse In New York
Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
Cheap Round Trip Rate. to Los An
ueles Nav Fl to June 2.

On account of the Presbyterian
assembly the Iowa Central railroad
will sell tickets frcm Marsha1ltown to
Los Angeles or San Francisco at $50
for the round trip. Dates of sale: May
3, IL, 10. IA, Is, 16, IL and Is. with final
return limit to July 10, 1903. Passem-
gers have privilege of diverse routes,
going and returning and stop-overs in
each Erection. For further partcu1ars.
call 2i local agents or address A. B.
Cuts, G. p. g. T. A.. Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
To Colorado in 1909.

The passenger department Of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway has
issued very interesting folder. giving
information as to reduced rates and
sleeping car service, with short de-
scriptlon of the various points of in
terest in Colorado usually visited by
tourists, these excursion rates applying
on account of the Christian Endeavor
meeting to be held at Denver, July 9th
to 18th. Send 2-cent stamp for copy,
to w. B. Kniskern, Passenger Traffic
Manager, Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05

Of righteousness in legislation as well
as in personal conduct The Graphic
insists that 1.-The district will be fortu-
nate if it shall secure man of the
character and ability of Mr. Kepford to
represent it in the general assembly,
The Knoxville Express has never
been able to notice that free rural de-
livery and city dailies hurt the circula-
ton of good local newspapers. when
a man adds a daily to his reading mat
ter he is more apt to drop some of the
25-cent and 5o-cent rags and concen-
trate on papers he really wants"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
HARD ON THE PATRIOTS.
llama free Press.

TT is not likely that either the repub-
Iican of democratic state conventions
will be largely attended. 1T looks as
If many of the patriots" who are
found. year after year, on the delega-
tons will find excuses to stay at home.
This condition will be due largely to
the probable fact that the railway
companies will not issue free passes to
delegates this year. or at least not as
profusely as formerly. The "Elliin
law" is responsible, at least SO state
the former pass distributors. This law
is causing much grief to pass holders
in general For many years very few
if any, politicians, or those that think
they are politicians, have paid rail-
way fare in Iowa. But now the Ell
kins law"-the blasted thng-has
changed conditions materially. Prom
inent citizens, politicians "legisla-
tors" etc who have been accustomed to
look "blandly and comfortably" at the
conductor and remark, my number is
O0O;" are considerably agitated over
the provisions of this "Elkins law
And the minor patriots who have
travelled to and fro on q convention
pass" will be madden than wet hen
If that commodity is denied them and
they are likely to say, rather warmly,
"to--- with the convention" Hence
the probability of light attendance.
Politicians suspect, and some of the
railroad men admit. that the roads
probably had the Ell<ins law passed in
order to give them good excuse for
cutting off these expensive favors.
The withdrawal of free passes was
practically impossible except with such
an excuse. There is doubt whether
the roads will have nerve to stand by
the plan and it is possible they will
weaken and send out passes for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
speciaI One WAY colonist Ratas.

On the first and. third Tuesdays Of
each month to and including September,
1903, the Iowa Central railway will sell
colonist tickets to points in Arkansas,
southwest Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas,
Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado,
Texas. Louisiana, New Mexico. ETC., at
extremely low rates. Gail on local
agents or address "A. B. Cults, g. p. &
L. A.. Minneapolis. for rates and further
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
Very Low Rates no the Pacific Coast

Very Low Rates 10 the Pacific Coast.
On Feb. Is the .ruwI Central railway
will place on sale special one way colo
mist excursion tickets at extremely low
rates. and continue the same daily to
and including April 80, 1908. Points In
California. Washington, Oregon, Mons
tana, Idaho. Arizona. ETC.. are included
in these excursions. See local agents or
address the undersigned for detailed In
formation as to rates. thru tourist cars,
etc. A 3. Cuts. g. r. & T. A., Ninne-
apolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05

There is one rational way to treat ma
sal catairh: the medicine is applied
direct to the affected membrane. The
remedy is Ely's Cream Balm. 1t re-
stores the infiamed tissues to a healthy
state without drying all the life out of
them and it gives back the lost senses
of taste and smell The sufferer who is
tired of vain experiments should use
Cream Balm. Druggists sell it for so
cents. Ely Bros. 56 Warren street. New
York will mail it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
Round Trip Rates to WEST and North.

The Union Pacific has extended ter
ritory to which rolnd-trip, home seek
ers' excursion tickets viii be sold as
follows:
From Missouri river terminals
To many points in Kansas. Nebraska
and Colorado:
To many points in Oregon and WASH
irgton.
One fare, plus 50, for the round trip.
Tickets on sale April and 81, May
1t and 10. and June 2 ana 16, 1903.
For full information call on or adj
dress J. w. Turtle. T. F. A., 401 Walnut
street, Des Moines, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
A Little Early Riser

Now and then, at bedtime, will cure
constipation, biliousness and liver trou-
bles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
the famous little pills that cure by
arousing the secretiors, moving the
bowels gently. yet effectually, and Civ
ing such tone and strength to the
glands of the. stomach and liver that the
cause of the trouble, is removed entirely,
and if their use is continued for few
days there will be no return Of the COM
nlaint.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
These tongues that do the story tell
Old Irish Battle HYMN.

Above the thunder crashes.
Around the lightning flashes.
Our heads are heaped with ashes,
But thou, God, art nigh!
Thou launched forth the levin:
The storm by thee is driven;
Give heed. O Lord. from heaven:
Hear. hear our cry!
For, 10. the Dane defaces
With fire thy holy places;
He news thy priests in pieces,
Our maids more than die!
Up. Lord. with storm and thunder:
Pursue him with his plumber
And srlite his ships in sunder,
Lord God most high!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
A UNION OF EMPLOYERS.


Eight hundred business men of ON
aha have formed an organization IL
opposition to labor unions and hav.
pledged assistance one to another IL
the event of trouble between any mem
Der of the association and his employees
The association insists OIL the right OF
employers to hire union or non-unior
labor as each may see fit and has pub
licly announced it's principles in pub
lished statement. While it seeks nc
fight with organized labor it proposes to
fight the apparent denomination OF
labor organizations TO control or ruin
business enterprises While admitting
the right of men to organize for law
full purposes the association proposes to
meet with organization and force If
necessary picketing, boycotting, chas-
tisement of persons who are seeking
to make an honest living in such man
ner as seems best"
The 64rHTia trades unions will natu-
ton with equal animosity. The prest-
dent of the Omaha Central Labor Union
replies TO the uitimatu,n of the asso-
citation by saying that on two of the
main issues. recognition of the union
and sympathetic strikes. there can be
no yielding on the part of the labor or
Z a.. "a.
stand that employers shall employ only
union men would mean the ultimate de-
struction of the unions. This is basic
principle of unionism, ard when 1t is
swept away unionism is wrecked"
Sympathetic strikes, he thinks, "natu-
raj and desirable where grievances ex-
ist." The president very plainly says
that cas- to the control of mans BUSH
ness or its destruction. The union men
should learn to respect en- employers
right to conduct his own business. AT
present there are some men at the head
of labor unions who submit all sorts of
petty conditions TO employers. On this
point the labor unions viii have to seek
the middle ground on which the en-
ployers will be glad to meet them.'
This is the right kind OF talk between
men who represent the two sides of a
selfish question. That there will arrive
contest between the two powers is
without any reasonable doubt, but tina,
it will be adjusted on some middle
ground of compromise Is evident from
the plain fairness of both. There can
be no control of the employers BUSH
ness or disruption of TIE union in the
settlement.
The strength of the union lies largely
in the present demand for labor. The
scarcity of help makes for the in
dependence of the worker and to the
dependence of the employer. So long
as this condition continues the unions
will to a large extent enforce their de-
mands and control the situation. The
business mems association would
scarcely hang together to endure q long
general strike under present circum-
stances. When hard times come again
the employer will hold the balance of
over and the unions be in large meas
are disintegrated. AS each learns of
the other a lesson in self-control and
fairness the time will arrive when labor
difficulties may be settled quickly as
business proposition to the advantage
oe both parties to the controversy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
~o>>e9es>e>>>>~
AN OLD KNIFE.

John B. Fisher, of oxford was in the
city last Tuesday with the odd Eel
lows. He brought with him rare
relic in the shape of a brass handled
knife of revolutionary times. He
states that the knife was found not far
from Dubuque, by his uncle. Wash
Dawson in about the year 1854; that
upon his uncle's death. about year
ago. the knife fell to him. The blades
are badly eaten with rust but might
still be ground into good shape.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
coIonist Excursions to Tho West.

The Iowa Central railway is selling
special one-way colonist excursion
tickets, at extremely low rates, and VIII
continue the same daily to and includ-
ing June .15. 1903. Points in Califor-
mia, Washington, Oregon, Montana,
Idaho, Arizona, ETC., are included In
these excursions. See local agents or.
address the undersigned for detailed in
formation as to rates, thru tourist cars,
etc A. B. Cuts, &. p. & T. A. MINES
apolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05

Do you feel broken Gown and does
your system need nourishment? Just
take Man-Er- Vine Tablets, the worlds
greatest remedy for the nerves. brain
and blood. and watch results. For sale
nv c. ] Lander
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05

| bigger business of it and drove to the
| county seat. The village dealer asks
| that his interests be protected by re-
| storing the old system, but neither tha
| patrons of the rural routes nor the Of
| ficers of the postal department, could
see ii that way. Then the rural tele-
phone came along and that placed the
farmers into closer communication with
the larger towns and cities. The
country dealer filed his protest. but thu
telephone wires kept stringing out. The
rural trolley followed the telephone. and
is affording the farmer rapid and easy
facilities for reaching the cities with
his wares and bringing back goods
in return. That looked like a huge ca
lamity to the crossroads man, and he
voiced his protests, but vainly. There
is no subject upon which a community
can be interested so readily today as II
proposal to construct an interurban or
rural trolley line.
The latest cutlery of the village mer-
chant has been directed against the
postoffice department in making public
the names of patrons of the rural route.
This list makes it easy for the mail or
der houses TO get into communication
with the farmers and offer the bargains
which the rural carrier will deliver a.
their doors. The little merchant at the
intersection of the roads cannot COM
pete with the big mail order houses.
either in quality or price. He wants
the postoftice department to help him to
squelch the mail order competition.
But his plea is as in the previous in
stances. He is pulling against the ten
dency of things.
The rural merchant is one of the
martyrs to the advance of civilization.
In early days, when means of commun-
ication and transportation We're few
and far between, he served a useful
purpose. He took full advantage of this
opportunity. His stock never was long
on quantity, quality or variety. He
never was noted for the low prices; of
influence he was quite q little monop-
olist and the people who had to come
to him for things often complained of
to their demands for bar
gains. Still he was useful and the
world used him and paid him for his
trouble. Now it has found something
better and the once magnate of the
crossroads has lost his utility.
The pathetic iigue at the towns and
cities. The wagonmaker's little shop
has closed its doors in favor of the
big city factory. The big department
store has put many little shopkeeper
out of existence. The little fellow who
stood in the way has had to step aside.
and seek other avenues of utility. The
pathos of the situation, viewed from
the little fellows standpoint, should be
by the fact that few have starv-
ed by the REIMBURSEMENT of conditions.
On the contrary the condition of a
large majority has been bettered.
Under new conditions the crossroads |
soloist can be more useful to himself
In some other relation. He should hast |
en- to readjust himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
Quick Arrest.

j. A. Gulledge, of Verbena, Ala, was
twice in the hospital from a severe case
of piles causing twenty -four tumors
After doctors and all remedies failed
Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly arrested
further inflammation and cured him. 1t
conquers aches and kills pain. Twenty
five cents at George P. Powers drug
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
EXCESSES OF DESPERATION.

|
| The Carroll Herald is unable to find
any difference between Cummins,
Blythe. Allison, Shaw, Root, President
Roosevelt, or any other republican. The
Herald also wonders why it was that
Albert B. Cummins consented to take
the office of governor. Des Moines
Capital.
or course this paper never wonder
ed'' at anything of the kind. The ed
itor of the Capital consciously falsified
when he wrote the above.But it is a fair
sample of the splenetic excess he has
been indulging in of late. The once
genial LATE Young has become polit-
zeal desperate and his mental and
moral Reorganization has developed
into mad disorder, bowling wilder
ness. He is no longer restrained by facts
or considerations that should govern in
controversies between gentlemen.
The editor of the Capital has per-
mitted his consuming hatred for Gov
ernor Cummins to warp his Judgment.
blind his sense of fairness and benumb
his moral sensibilities. He no longer
stops at untruth, Misrepresentation or
petty malice, If he can, to his mind,
take a fall out of the governor. He
has attacked and misrepresented
friends of long years standing for no
other reason than that they would not
hate Governor Cummins and misrepre-
sent him as much as the Capitol editor
did. We have never seen a more la
mentable case of disorganized energy
lashing at an imaginary object with
such impotent fury. He has lost his
head in his crusade of hatred and mall
ice.
We are free to admit that all repub-
licans look alike to US. Allison, Dolli-
yer Blythe, and Cummins have sim
cere desire to- come together, on COM
mon platform, to unity factions and es-
tablish harmony in the party. They
nave no interest in the petty things
that obscure the vision of few men.
and an obliteration of factionalism is
their aim and purpose. Party men OF
that kind look alike TO us, and we do
not care what faction they have SYM
pathized with In the past. We do
not indeed "see any difference between
them
We care nothing for the Capitals re-
peated fling of free trader" We be-
lieve in protection, but take no stock
in the meaningless protection on
wheat. We are with James G. Blaine
on the tariff on hides-against 1T. We
go still further and declare against the
hurtful and unreasonable tariff on lum-
Der. and we urge the Capital to leave
off the recklessness and INSCRIPTIONS
ness of desperate long enough to
present reasons why we are not right |
But we doubt if its intense hatred for
Albert b. Cummins will permit it to |
he fair or even truthful long enough to |
discuss the question with seriousness
LOGIC.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05

Low Rate Excursions for iiomssseksrs.
On the first ard third Tuesday Of
February. March and April, 1903. the
Iowa Central railway will sell excursion
tickets for homeseekers to points in the
west, southwest, south and southeast
at the low rate Of one fare, plus 81, for
the round trip: limited to twenty-one
days from date of sale. For full par
ticulars inquire of any Iowa Central
ticket agent or address A. 3. Cuts. q.
p. & T. A. MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
ad announcements.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05

Had various names from Kate to Bess,
But every one must confess,
Had lived CT life generous span,
For so in youth my fancy ran.
When twenty years had passed me by,
loved maiden debonair
Who counted three more years than I,
But would not give me sigh for sigh.
She called me "boy" and drove me nigh
Distraction but / banished care
BY loving other maidens rare.
When twenty'-one had come and passed,
My fancy dropped to twenty years:
For. though my heart still throbhed as
fast
At beauty's smile, that heart was cast
At youthful feet, for love. to last,
Dare have. said. no tinid fears
or coming Hrinkles-grooyes for tears!
And now that have thirty seen
/ choose them somewhat younger still:
never go above eighteen,
And often less. The fruit that's green
Will ripen soon enough: mean
To wait awhile, to wait until
The buds OF next year bloom and fill.
Indeed. experience seems to show
That as the years go on apace
Mans taste in girls doth younger grow,
Until at last he comes to know
AT sixty-five. we'll say. or So
How vain to wait, so ends his race.
Still dreaming OF the youthful face.
William w Whitelock in Munsey's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05

5000 to California and Arizona
Via Chicago Crest Western railway.
Tickets on sale daily from April LIST
to June 18th. For further particulars
apply to j. A. Ellis, ticket agent, Mar
shalltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The efforts that are being made in
some parts of Iowa TO kill the new road
law seem to the Mount Vernon Record
to be about the biggest piece of fool
ishness it has ever heard of for some
ord, will result in better roads, that is
sure, as the law works well in other
states. Iowa needs better roads, and if
there is any people under the sun bene
flied it is the farmers. And with land
increasing in value from $50 to $40 per
acre, as it has the past few years it
would seem that the farmers should be
able to stand couple OF dollars year
road tax"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
Special Low Rate Excursions on May
5 and 12

For the benefit of settlers to Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota. Mani
toba, etc. the Iowa Central railway will
sell. on May 5 and IL special one-way
settlers excursion tickets at extremely
low rates. This will be an opportunity
to obtain an exceedingly low rate and 1t
will pay you to take advantage OF it.
For particulars apply to local agents or
address A. B. Cults, G. P. & L. A., Min
paa noIS Mimi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
California and South Via Wabash
RaiiMav

Every wednesday the Wabash runs
thru tourist car to California. First
class Pullman every Cay. with only one
change.
To Florida via Wabash in forty-eight
hours.
To Mobile and New Orleans in thir-
ty-six hours.
To Hot Springs, Ark, in twenty-fou
hours.
If passengers have to change at all on
the Wabash. remember it Is always In
union stations.
Cheap winter tourist tickets on sale
to nearly all points.
Call on or write s. w. Flint, p. & 7.
A., sDes Moines, lowe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-05
Love-. seven Ages.

When was fifteen years of age
And less ard thought myself man.
The girls I loved with storm and stress
Had various names from Kate to Bess,
But every one, must confess,
Had lived CT life generous span,
For SO in youth my fancy ran.