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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

rs iAey t.,n ..,''ai t.;., they use, Ci:
tentmes they do themselves serious in
jury through sheer ignorance had
man in here the other day who had
taken half an ounce OF cholera mix
ture Somebody had told him to take
half a teaspoonful. 1t is the same way
with paregoric, sweet inter ammonia
and other we'll known household RENE
dies. Persons who trust to their mem
DRY are likely to get mixed and either
take an overdose or use the wrong
medicine A woman came in here suf-
fering from the effects of drug that
she should never have obtained except
on physicians prescription. 1t was
the big overdose and her prompt appli-
cation for relief that saved her. When
l scolded her she showed me q Clipping
from one of the magazines advising il
use. The dose prescribed was enough
to kill horse."-New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

The Eleventh National Irrigation Con-
gress, which meets in Ogden. Utah
September 18th to 18th, 1893, will Wit
ness a struggle unknown outside the
United States senate and congress. The
United States government has in the
treasury over ten million dollars, which
has been appropriated and set aside
for the purpose of reclailning the arid
money, as well as all future receipts
from sales of the public lands OF the
sixteen arid states and territories. can
be used only for the storage of water
by the erection of reservoirs and dams
and the developing Of water supplies
by artesian wells and drain tunnels,
and the conserving in other ways of
water for the reclamation of lands in
the arid west, which is defined by the
Irrigation law as including the follow
Ing states: Arizona. California. Oregon
Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming. Colorado, Kansas. Nebras
ka, New Mexico, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Oklahoma and Utah.
The. National Irrigation Congress,
which was instrumental in causing the
government TO set aside this great sum
of money and which reconvenes at
Ogden, Utah, next September, Will rec
Of 40 iy,fa
for the expenditure of these millions of
dollars set aside as a reclamation land
fund. Each board of county commits
sioners, the mayor of each city not
over $4,000 population, each chamber
OF commerce. irrigation association,
agricultural society, livestock associa-
ton, society of engineers. and agri-
cultural college is entitled to send two
delegates. Mayors of cities over 25,-
900 population, four delegates and the
governor of each state, twenty dele
gates. This state and community
should be fully represented in this
National Irrigation Congress. Those
interested in the upbuilding of our
state surely should look into this mat
ter, and see to it that proper repre-
sentatives are sent to Ogden, Utah. to
attend the Irrigation Congress. Those
desiring further information may adj
dress Fred ]. kiesel, chairman Of the
executive committee of the Eleventh
National Irrigation Congress, Ogden,
Utah, who will send the official cal!
including credentfal blanks. Those who
are authorized to appoint delegates
should act promptly in this matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
Curinq Lump Jaw.

An excellent farmer says that the
most successful treatment he has ever
found for lump jaw consists In using
sulphuric acid. both internally and eK-
ternally to destroy the fungus. For eX-
ternal use put half an ounce of the acid
in a quart of water, bottle; bath once
or twice day with this, If the animal
is quiet, and keep bathing the lump UNI
I'll ii goes down. For internal use give
a teaspoonful or more of the acid IN the
feed or water twice day. II the an
imal Is wild you will have to use only
the internal treatment For warts wet
them often with arbor vitae tea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

night, when it was to be put into exc
cution, couple Of detectives were con-
eealed behind the Office counter.
A short time afterWard the robber
entered the Office gently, without either
tools or explosives wherewith to open
the massive iron receptacle, the COM
bination of which it was evident he did
not know. He had, however, resorted
to mn ingenious plan of his own.
He had pared the nail of his index
finger on the right hand until the blood
vessels were exposed. Then by placing
the sensitive wound on the combina-
ton lock he could distinguish the move
ments of the tumblers rs they fell. For
more than an hour did he work, and at
last there came sharp click, and he
swung back the doors OF the safe.
He was i'll the act of filling his pock
cts with the valuable papers it con-
tained when a damper was thrown up
on his activity by the sudden grasp of
the detectives. under whose escort he
was taken 70 prson.---London Tit-Bits.
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LIFE IN DEEP RIVER.

Life in Deep River. Iowa, is calm
idyllic stream that flows smoothly and
gently, with never a ripple of levity to
mar its mirrored surface, Satan doesn't
figure very prominently in Desp River
society. Occasionally he sneaks into
the town by a back way and proceeds
to nstil thoughts of worldly giddiness
into the hearts of the young, hut he
is soon chased out. Deep River is full
of black stains where latter day
Luthers have hurled metaphorical ink
bottles by hand or word of mouth at
grinning fiends who have crept with
in the village confines to tempt the
populace with worldly pleasures.
Deep River is mare placid just now
than ever. This is because an evil
which has of late been Fastening its
hideous clutches into the souls of the
citizens is in fair way to be rooted
out thanks to the effort of the Deep
River paper Deep River merchants
like to pitch horseshoes. There may
be nothing specifically wrong about
horseshoes but they SAVIOR of reckless
ness and wasted time. There is a sim
lister ring about the clanking iron
which suggests to cloven hoof and
prison bars. Anything which rises
only to descend connot be aught hut
evil and Deep River has decided that
the horseshoes must go. 1t was hard
struggle. There is facination about
horseshoes which is not easily over
come and Deep River merchants
fought for their beloved sport. But
virtue and even handed justice won
the day. The devil and his horseshoes
were given one last triumphant final
pitch. Where they landed is not
known. but 1t was somewhere outside
the jasper walls of Deep River. Vice
has been eradicated and Deep River is
at peace.
There may he better towns than
Deep River hidden in some happy val
ley, but up to date they haven't been
discovered. Some day ii we can find
q correspondent who wears a stainless
record and a lofty brow, we are going
to send him to Deep River to write up
the town,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
A PRACTICAL ANTHRACITE SUBSTITUTE

United States Consul 5. c. Mcfarland
in a consular report from Reichenberg.
Austria. describes the Bohemian fuel
briquetta industry. Comparatively
small as compared with the German in
dustry, Consul Mcfarland finds in it
perfected development along one line
of experiment which he thinks must
prove of decided interest to American
housaholders and producers of bitumi-
nous coaL This is the production of
dustless briquetted fuel more or less
smokeless, according to the formula of
composition, and Of such durability and
caloric value as to be 4 practical sub
stitute for anthracite in the American
baseburner. hot abr furnaces and steam
boilers The basis of this fuel is btu
Yninous slack and the finished bril-
quettes, are marketed at lower rate
than lump coal from the same mines.
These results are reached by an admix-
ture of coke with the bituminous slack.
The ordinary process uses the slack
without the admixtIlre of coke and by
a simple pressure converts the Bohe-
milan brown coal slack Into marketable
fuel.
1t Is however. to the Melhardt pro-
cesses that Mr.. Mcfarland calls the es-
pecial attention OF American consum-
ers and manufacturers. 1t is affirmed
that both processes and machinery can
be applied successfully TO the American
necessities and our small bituminous
coal converted into suitable fuel for
baseburning stoves and furnaces. Any
degree Of smokelessness may be at
tanned by the proper admixture of coke
and binding ingredients at slightly
increased cost and the finished product
retailed at approximately the cost of
biturnfnous lump coal. The "Kaumacit'
briquette to which Mr.. Mcfarland calls
particular attention retais at about so
cents for 220 pounds in Bohemia, is
snokeless and furnishes greater heat
and more thorough combustion than
lump coal from the same mines. Tween
ty-two pounds of the "Kaumacit" Will
retain fire for twenty four hours in
simple German stove, keeping the tem-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
AGRICULTURE IN THE SCHOOLS

The agricultural college of Missouri
! lis counseling and aiding the teaching of
agriculture in the Missouri public
schools. In this it is supported by a
number of prominent educators. The
icollege referred to has offered courses
II agriculture and horticulture to the
teachers of the state during its sum-
mer schools of the past six years and
lclaims that more than 500 Missouri
! teachers have been trained by itself and
similar institutions during that period.
The state normal schools of Missouri
| have each professor of agriculture
and it is estimated that 5000 school
children have received instruction along
this line during the pass year.
Professor F. b. Mumford. in a recent
interview, says that wherever agricul-
ture has been taught 10 the pupils in
the schools of Missouri i; has been uni
Ifcrmly successful. Many teachers with
Especial training in agriculture have
successfully conducted classes in this
subject. The greatest difficulty, how
ever, in successfully introducing agr-
culture in the schools is the lack of
training on the part of the teachers.
The university of Missouri has att
tempsed to meet this need by conducting
a summer school in agriculture and
horticulture for the teachers of the
state
There is no doubt that the broader
principles of agriculture may he taught
in the country schools especially with
profit to pupils. There is an ever
present danger of faddism, however, in
the suggested agricultural course for
country schools. We are even now at
tempting to teach too much in too short
a time. In these specializing latter
DAYS the framework of the country
schools must be built of the fundamen-
tails of an education and special courses
largely left to the colleges and univer-
sites. Properly conducted by compe-
tent teachers broad instruction in hor-
ticulture and agriculture is certain to
prove a valuable addition to the cur
ricmla of the country schools, If not per-
mitted to interfere with the palladium
OF education, "readin, ritin' and rith- |
metic?'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
nuILps Goop ROADS.


A recent visit to Scott county gave
the writer an opportunity to learn
something of what is being dane in
county that has doubtless made
greater advancement along that line
than any other county in Iowa.
Good roads" is the slogan with
which men win political victories in
that county, and we We're told that no
man could be elected a member of the
board of supervisors who was not in
favor of macadamizing the roads of the
county as fast as funds could be pro-
yided to do the work with. The county
now has over fifty miles of macadam
roads, built at a cost of over $4,000 per
mile. OF this amount the owners of
farms abuting on the roads TO be i'm
proved, and others to be directly bene-
fitted, voluntarily contribute about ST.
600 per mile. Scott county has as little
good material for making roads as any
county in the state. There is not a bed
of gravel in the whole county, and the
board of supervisors Went over into
Clinton county and bought seven acres.
In addition to the labor and expense of
getting out of the pit and loading, it
costs $l3 freight on every car of this
gravel shipped to Davenport The
county owns and operates stone
crusher but is little better off in the
matter of a supply of stone than of
gravel, as the only quarry in the
county is at Davenport, in the extreme
southeast corner and the crushed rock
has to be hauled long distances with
teams, or shipped on the railroad. But
despite all these drawbacks, the good
work goes on, and 1T will not be many
years until Scott will have two or three
lines clear across the county east and
west north and south, of the finest
macadamized roadway.
The county has supplied itself With
the latest improved roadmaking ma
chinery, without which the dream of
good roads can never be realized in any
county or country. With an elevator
grader the road way is first put in the
best condition possible to receive tbs
top dressing of stone or gravel The
side bitches are cut not to exceed two
feet inside the fence lines, the center is
we'll thrown up smoothly rounded Ia
the bitches and the stone or gravel
thoroughly rolled with five-to ton roller
Where stone is used ii is put ON to a
depth of one foot, The stone as it
comes from the crusher is screened to
three sizes. The coarser size is used
for the bottom, then comes a layer about
half the size of hens eggs, the surface
being finished off with stone crushed to
q size not much larger than beans
When this has bsen Wet down and
packed with the heavy roller the result
is about as perfect piece of roadway
as it is possible To make. 1t is such
road making as this that has made the
thrifty German farmers of Scott county
Inch who possibly set as great store
upon the dollar as any class of people
in the world-enthusiasti workers in !
the crusade for good roads and willing
to the fund for making
them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
The Great Parks of Colorado

Constitute one of her chief glories.
They contain fields. forests and plains;
they are watered by creeks and rivers,
and contain villages and farm houses:
they have springs and lakes where to-
tells and other plices of entertainment
are found for those seeking health and
recreation.
To enable people to reach tsese IA
vored localities withou. unnecessary
expenditure of time or money the Union
Pacific has put in effect very low rates
and splendid train service from the
Missouri river to Denver.
Accommodations are provided for all
classes of passengers on these trains,
the equipment including free reclining
chair cars, dining cars, buffet smoking
ears, drawing room sieepers. day
coaches. etc.
Full information cheerfully furnished
On application to J. w Turtle, T. p, A.,
220 West Fourth street. Des Moines,
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
AppIe Trees That Are SPLITTING.

Writing on this subject a successful
orchardist says: An apple tree should
never he permitted to grow UP in two
main branches from a fork, for it Is
almost sure to split and break down
with its first heavy load of fruit. Or 1t
will sometimes split down with the
wind before it bears much fruit. | lost
several valuable trees in this way, be-
fore | learned how to save them. First
| tried tying the two branches together
by passing heavy wire around them
and twisting securely. But this was a
failure for the wire cut into the tree,
causing ii to rot and soon break off at
the wire. | finally succeeded perfectly
in the following manner: About five
feet above the fork bore half inch hole
thru each branch, straight thru the Two
branches. Now take a piece of No. .
galvanized wire, a little more than
twice as long as the distance from out
side. of one hole to outside of other,
Double wire and pass thru one hole
snug up to loop, put a bolt 12x3 inches
into the loop. pass the double wire thru
the other hole, lay another bolt between
the wires and twist them securely with
plyers In q few years the holes VIII
grow completely shut, so that no air or
water can get in to decay the tree, and
it will stand under the heaviest load
of fruit that can grow onto it. If you
have tree that is growing this way,
try this plan before the weight of leaves
and fruit pulls the branches apart. 1t
is a good plan to put a stick between
the wires and twist it up tight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
Man ana Muae.

Maa and Musc.
The mule he is gentle beast,
And SO is man
He's satisfied to be the least.
Aud SO Is man.
Like man. he may be taught some tricksl
He does his work from eight TO six:
The mule when he gets mad, he kicks,
And SO does man.
The mule he has load to pull,
And SO has man.
He's happiest when he is full,
And SO is man,
Like man. he holds a patient poise
And when his works done VIII rejoice.
The mule he likes to hear his voice.
And SO does man.
The mule Is sometimes kind and good,
And so Is man.
He eats all kinds OF breakfast food.
And SO does man.
Like man. he balks at gaudy dress
And all ontiandish foohshness:
The muie's accused of muLshnesS
And so is man.
st Louis Globe-Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
AN INGENIOUS BURGLAR.
How Hc Opened Safe without Tools
or Explosives.

An extraordinary account Is given OF
how safe was opened by robber
who had at his disposal no instrument
of any kind but operated merely with
his finger nail. The person who accom-
plished the feat revealed his intention
of robbing the iron safe in hotel to
another young man, who happened to
be the cousin of the hotel proprietor.
AS matter of course the proposed
scheme to rob was revealed to the own
err of the hotel. ard q little before mid
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
Just About aadtime.

take little early riser-it will cure
constipation, billiousness and liver trob
les. Dewitt's Little Early Risers are
different from other pills. They do not
grippe and break down the mucous mem
branes of the stomach, liver and bowels
but cure by gently arousing the secre-
tons and giving strength to these or
gans. Sold by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
Niaht Was Her Terror.

II would cough nearly al night long"
writes Mrs. Charles APPRECIATE, OF AL
exandria, Ind. "and could hardly get
any sleep. I had CONSUMPTION SO bad
that if | walked block | would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but. when
all other medicines failed, three 81 bot
ties of Dr. Kings New Discovery who'll
ly cured me and gained fifty eigh,
pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed to
cure coughs, colds la grippe, bron-
chitis and all throat and lung troubles.
Price. SO cents and 81. Trial bottles
free at George p. Powers drug store,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
Catholic Total Abstinence Union at
pjttsbt,ru Pa Auc So 1903

One fare for the round trip via the
Chicago Great Western railway. Tick
cts ON sale Aug. Ia. Good to return
Aug. 10 Cor Aug. 81 by payment of 80
cents extra). For further information
applv to ]. A. Ellis, ticket agent, Mar
shalltown. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
1t is rather difficult to protect hsIses
COMPRESSED Fodder.

Arrangements are we'll under way for
the cath annual meeting of the National
Farmers Congress. at Niagara Falls,
beginning September o. To judge
from the efforts put forth by the ofii-
GERS. an instructive and interesting
session may be expected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
Low Rates Nest.

will on August LIST to 18th, inclusive,
sell tickets 10 Seattle, Wash, and San
Francisco, Cal, at greatly reduced
rates. For full information apply to
j. A. Ellis. Ticket Agent, MARSHALL
town Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
WORKING Niuht ard pav.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. These pills change weak
ness into strength. !istlessness into en-
ergy, bran-fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only rs cents per box. Sold
by George p. Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
TO G. A. r. COMRADES:
Only Fifty Dollars to San Francisco
and Return

On Aug. to IA the Iowa Central will
sell round-trip excursion tickets to San
Francisco or Los Angeles, Cal, at the
extremely low rate of $50. tickets lin
tied for return to Oct. Is, 1908, and good
going one route and returning another
with stop-ove in both directions. See
ticket agents for full information.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
Low One Nav eo,aniat Rata..

On sale, via the Chicago Great Vest
ern railway on the first and third Tues
days in each month to Sept. is, 1908, to
points west and southwest. For fur
tier information apply to j. A. Ellis,
ticket agent. Marshal ltown. Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

in the course Of short time, either
thru the operations of natural enemies
or by a normal migration to other
plants, and consequently there Is less
need of remedial measures in such
cases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
p,nrer IN ouome Remedies."

hanger ln "HOmo helhcuAS'
1.-THE trouble with poor persons who
try to doctor themselves before coming
here" said a physician in public dis
pensary, lis that they do not know the
first thing about the simple remedies
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

II fortune disregard thy claim
Don't hang thy head in fear ana
shame
But marry the girl you love best
Rocky Mountain Tea will do the rest.
Mcbride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

Very Low Rates TO Pittshurg, p.
Via the Northwestern Line. Excursion
tickets will he sold Aug. ], 2 and 8.
with very favorable return limits, on
account of G. T. A. U. convention. Ap-
ply to agents Chicago & Northwestern
Railway
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

In the meantime" asserts the Capt.
tai, the isthmian canal project is wait
ing the movement of little wart of a
ration which so far as known has never
contributed an atom of good to its own
people or to the rest of mankind"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
The Strawpile

A letter from Paola, kas. says that
the number OF farm renters in Miami
county is rapidly decreasing Good
crops have made it possible for the far
mers to accumulate money enough to
buy farms which were formerly rented.
The unusual activity that prevails il.
the real estate market all over eastern
Kansas is attributed largely to this
condition. Land valued at $50 an acre
two years ago. readily sells now for
twice that amount. Eighty dollars an
acre is not an unusual price for good
land. The hooks of the recorder there
snow that 100 farms in Miami county,
aggregating $4,000 acres, We're trans
fered last month at prices ranging from
$40 TO $3.50 an acre. The sales aggre-
gate nearly 100000.
Tea. which is quite satisfactory for
rearing young calves, can be made by
boiling hay in a reasonable amount of
water. The soluble nutrients of the
hay pass into the water under sucn
treatment, and are palatable and noun
shing to the young calves. To the hay
tea add mixtures of either linseed meal
or oat meal. or middlings cooked in
cruel form. For calves few months
old feed any and all the grains just
according to the wishes OF the
animal for prices for feeding stuffs are
not important in comparison with
thrifty animals and satisfactory gains
1t is rather difficult to protect hcIses
and cattle against the attacks OF Mes
when outdoors or in pasture. The far-
mers in Holland endeaver to protect
their cattle while in the pasture by COW
ering them with thin muslin blankets.
Washing the animals repeatedly with
decoction of walnut leaves has been
but having no experience
/ cannot say as to whether the protec-
ton is complete one or not. l am IN
clined to doubt it. The small lilies
which usually attack the eyes are hest
warded off by applying to the eyeiids
little extract of gentiana.