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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

this country. Our people have been too
busy with the more practical affairs,
of life: and then at certain seasons OF
the year, and especially during our
Indian summer. they get something bet
ter than the poets Impressions which
he tries to sing. They imbibe or in
hale music. poetry. painting, and kin
dred arts A day In Indian summer In
Iowa, on the Mississippi river, Is worth
more than whole volumes of poetry
more than acres OF painted canvass.
more than all the theorizing on the
beautiful. The most successful in art
the highest in art, Is what comes near
est to nature. And in the glorious In
dian summer days nature is 1t her best
lin iowa.
There Is no painter who can repro
duce the varied harrnonles of color.
softened by the Indian summer haze,
that the season brings to us. There is
no poet who can sing the beauty of
the Iowa landscapes and the great Fa-
Their OF Waters and the islands fading
away in the distance There is no poet
who can produce melody so soothing
and quisting, so elevating and ennobl-
ing as the voices OF nature that are
heard at their best on perfect Indian
summer day: the water never murmurs
in Just that peculiar tone; there are a
hundred sounds in the woods that form
an orchestra pleasing to the ear Of
your true lover of nature. and II the
wild goose sings his peculiarly melod-
ious solo. as he speeds swiftly to the
south. the opera Is complete. And as
for your lecture or your sermon, step
out alone from the wooded bank to the
edge of the majestic stream. and II the
noiseless eloquence of sky and stream
the magnificence and magnitude and
the profusion Of beauty, color and har-
mony, does not impress you; II you do
not shrink to your proper size-then
can neither the artist nor the dram
atist, the poet nor the preacher Inn
press you. But even II you sought to
deceive yourself. II you sought to de-
ny 1t, you cannot entirely resist the
influence OF our glorious Indian sum-
mer, of perfect day on the upper Mis-
sissippi in the fairest time Of all the
year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
If you had TWENTY MILLIONS.

There is a funny paragraph running
thru the newspapers wherein one irish
man says to another: "Av I'd 100000
600 Pat I'd build a $4,000. 900 house and
give We a hundred dollars month to
wake me up at six o'clock in the morn
ing" And Is that all the job?' asks
Patrick Now yer getting to the point
replies the first speaker. I'D get up
thin and kick yez down the stairs and
say II don't have to get UP at six
o'clock, I'm millionaire: and thin I'd
60 hack to bed again"
That's about the size Of 1t. The av-
erage man who wishes for riches If
asked what he would do IL he were
the possessor Of millions usually makes
. selfish application of the cont'n-
ssncy and IL he would not lie abed or
kick the servant down stairs for wax
ln1 millionaire at six o'clock, dreams
Of an Idle and seH-centered life.
The average man desires idleness
and hla dreams Of wealth rarely in
clude the use Of his imagined millions
for other than selfish purposes. The
0rst congraAulatory sensation is the
Feeling that he won't have to work
and will be in . position to crafty
himself. It Is this common Impulse
that II responsible for the dropes and
dlsso1ute among the wealthy. 1t is the
widely accepted idea that wealth re-
lfeves the individual possessing it from
the responsibility Of ordinary citizen
elstp that has made and multiplied that
class which we are beginning to con-
denim as ths "idle rich"
But not all the rich are idle or dis
solute. The great fortunes built by
the great fnanciers. railway builders
and manufacturers are as much the
result OF life spent in grinding hard
work AZ Is any unincumbered farm in
iowa and no man can work for him.
self without Indirectly at least work.
ing for others. The development OF the
west followed upon the railwayslwhich
the energy and enterprise of wealthy
workers laid across the continent. Ev-
cry train load Of livestock and wheat
that the vast producing area of the
middle west sends to the hungry east is
tribute to the pioneer railroad build
ers and every firm owes in a measure
its activity and prosperity to the
wealthy men who worked. To be sure
they were stirred by self interest and
accumulated greater fortunes but they
paid the debt of toll that every indi-
vidual owes the world he was born
into.
II you had million or twenty mil
Lions what would you do?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
TRADING STAMPS NJ sioux CRY.

Sioux City is in the throes OF trad
ing stamp war. The agony is terrific
while 1t lasts, after which vows will
be made that there will be no more
such events in Sioux City. A trading
stamp company came along and made
a contract with the big Davidson
Brothers department store. Green
stamps went with every purchase. The
women went wild for stamps and ev-
cry time they had spent 500 at Da-
wilson's they had book. of stamps
and could get premium valued at
$3.50 and worth very much less.
But the. Davidsons HAD competition.
NO sooner had the green stamps
started when their rival store
organized fifty-five smaller stores into
the Union Trading Stamp Company.
put In $4,000 stock OF premiums and
went after the business. The Union
stamp store opened Saturday last but
half page ads In Sundays Sioux City
papers announce IS fors1 l." Five Dollars
Worth OF Stamps for Every One Doll
lar Purchase" The five to one stage
came quickly In Sioux City. Her mer-
chants will soon see their folly. there
win be a gentieman's agreement to dis
continus and forever eschew trading
stamps and the trading stamp story
Will be told in Sioux City.
Marshalltown has had her expert
ence. Today every merchant is signed
up in an agreement never to let a
trading stamp sand bag him again.
The green stamps were the first and
the merchant who. for a short time,
had a monopoly on them did well, al
tho a single store in this city paid
the trading stamp company $3.50 per
month for considerable time. Then
came the red stamp offered by a COM
bination OF stores followed by the
..goid COIN stamp. When all had
had enough they signed up and quit.
Al IiiS liCdAfeiifS thS Dhi CW4 ihulFiu-
ual. who had started the merchants to
perdition had been making from 5000
to $4,000 per year net profit out OF
four or five towns. He made contracts
with merchants to pay him 25a. g. and
N per cent OF the face value of the
stamps sold to them. If they issued
for In strife with their competitors.
they taxed their sales as high as Is per
cent! And there was always some
fool to raise the betting at to 1 or
more. II any woman lapsed and failed
to fill her book or get her premium
the trading stamp man was ahead. If
ste presented her stamps he still had a
profit in the goods sold for stamps at
retail prices and furnished him by the
wholesale company that backed his
enterprise.
The story is the same every
where. So good thing is the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
He Could Hardly Get up.

p. H. Duffy. of Ashley, Ill.,. writes:
This is 10 certify that l have taken
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure and
1t has helped me more than any other
medicine. I tried many advertised
remedies. but none of then, gave me
any relief. Ny druggist recommended
Foley's Kidney Cure and 1t has cured
me. Before commencing its use waS
In such shape that / could hardly
get up when once down" For sale by
3. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
Disastrous Wrecks.

Carelessness is responsible for many
a railway wreck and the same causes
are making human wrecks of sufferers
from throat and lung troubles. But
since the advent of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. Coughs
and Colds, even the worst cases can be
cured. and hopeless resignation ia. no
longer necessary. Mrs. Lois Cragg. OF
Dorchester. Mass, is one of many
whose life was saved by DR.. Kings
New Discovery. This great remedy is
guaranteed for all throat and lung dis
eases by George P. Powers. druggist.
Price so cents and 81. Trial bottles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
MARRlEs NOTED PREACHER.
Alleged Author of Book on Reincarna
ton of Souls Becomes Benedict.

Nashville, H., Nov. IL. Miss otilia
Frank, of Granville, is the bride of the
Rev. Columbus Bradford, of Isligo, Mo.
The Rev Mr.. Bradford was former
pastor of the Methodist church al
Okla wyilla. Last year a book appeared
the reincarnation OF souls.
Mr.. Bradford Is alleged to be the au-
thor He was removed from the 0Saw-
VILE passionate, ana cited TO appear be-
fore the annual conference. bun t,le
charges were dropped. lie is now pas
tor of the church st Sligo. Mo.
Tae marriage occurred at Kirk ,EGod,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

discovery is said to be that of tin mines
which nay rival the famous mines of
Cornwall. The presence of tin had been
developed in the placer mines and has
been traced to the mother ledge. A
group of claims was Immediately stalk
ed by the lucky prospectors and steps
have been taken to develop the prop
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

practice and
alone
examine thousands
trouble
disease for examination
told
number Of
specific" READE
small tho reddh
after pains the back Of the head ana & uau pains
troubles
the different
iiledann apiutk teeuxna ched
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
Zeals dreadful termagant,
That teaches saints to tear and can't
A Runaway Bicycle

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg Of J. B. Orner. Franklin Grove. Ill.
1t developed stubborn ulcer, unyield
ing to doctors and remedies for four
wears. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured It's just as good for burns,
scalds, skin eruptions and piles. Twen-
ty-five cents at George P. Powers drug
store
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
For . Bad Cold

If you have bad cold you need
go8d reliable medicine Ike Chamber
lain : Cough Remedy to loosen and re-
lisve ii. and to allay the irritation and
inflammation of the throat and lungs
For sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
General Editorial Opinion.

Owners of automobiles make strong
noint of the fact that the machine at
high speed may be stopped in consid-
erably shorter space than is required to
check a pair of fast horses. This fact
Is quite interesting, except, of course,
to persons who have been run over
Kansas City Times.
Short messages are read messages,
Mr.. President. Necessarily mex.
months will be longer than this
months. but If you wish
the people to read what you
say yourself-and not merely editorial
abstracts--be your own editor. Boil
down the annual message. too.-Hart-
ford Courant.
1t was four years ago that Jiminez
became president of Santo Domingo,
after the assassination of President
HeureauX. Last year Jiminez had to
skip out. Now he is back and on top
again. They make history swiftly In
the black republic. Herald.
Threatened depression in the United
States is giving an impetus to the
movement for reciprocity with Canada.
Uncle Sam would like to unload some
of his depression on us.-Toronto Mail
and Umpire.
The flop of the New York Heral from
bitter opposition to warm advocacy OF
the Panama canal route must make
Senator Morgan feel more lonesome
than ever.-Boston Transcript.
The report that ]. p. Morgan is to
retire from business January / is ri
.diculous, of course. How could the
business of the country ever be done
without him Boston Globe.
Mayor Elect Mcclellan. of New
York, may be able to talk four Lam
guages fiuently. but does he know what
not to say. and when not to say it,
Kansas City Star.
The administration has cordially in
vited Senator Hanna to become the adj
vance agent of four years more Of
Roosevelt and Observation-Disclosures City
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
&c. With Tail

The &c" with a tail Is the trade
mark .of Cascarets Candy Cathartir.
Look for 1t on the light blue enameled
metal box! Each tablet stamped c. G..
c. Never sold in bulk. All druggists.
10c
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

san Francisco Mrs. Florence Boyer
NThi;tei has consented to divorce from
aer husoanI who is the son OF George
Whittel the millionaire, in eonsldera-
iion of S26,a00.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
10 A N E w s.
PAPERS = = =

A PETRIFIED LIZARD.
Iperry Chlef Reporter.l

1t has long been known that the wat
er along certain sections of the coon
river ehannel In the vicinity of Perry
possessed peculiarly petrifying proper
ties. and not infraquenty pisces of
wood transformed to stone have been
found along the stream. b. Roy ENNIS
has splendid speclman in the shape
of a buffalo head, thoroughly petrifed
and has now added TO his collection a
water lizard, which has undergone the
peculiar change. 1t was found by
hunters in the eoge of the water on the
Coon just north of town. and is pre-
served intact. The little animal is nat
urai in ooloring and if 1t We're not FOR
its weight one looking at it would think
1T the handiwork of an expert wood
"a,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

Very Low Rates to Information Live
stock Exposition at Chicago
Via the Northwestern Line. Excursion
tickets will be sold Nov. 20, 80 and Dec.
i. limited to Dec. Z. inclusive. Apply
to agents Chicago & Northwestern
railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

ne Pe"toiu iti'ss. 'epupaeah Cd
serves ,hat they nearly Always man
but the murdefef always escapes
the DUBUQUE Herald sees
no need for Puitzers school of jour
more than journalism, inen more than
rottl1ng II every year there shall be
eiaduated from the Pui'zer school
thousand men VINO. Tor ms sake OF ma
! teIlai reward shan soHSeh. 70 ihuies
WI! asfee 10 eiose 'het' ai.ishs or SUI.
's.s1t ns ~ -
"i4'e "iAe, ~ " s'A so wy
IN 'eieses 7''s'' Wy 49,
-
~ 'iei'e> ,'..N 80 ~
,'oi al. ua'' s5o'',,'.e IS ~ ''.e
- ssssi't =. W
luton appioplia''ils lh'se.'ss ai.a pay
Tor the members o. qua o'A.s' ou' -
teiiaeo 20 'i'is ipois"is' M - aisi.ns
-. r..
.Here was no os's tiue.As IS "a We y '.'e
ueiiioefa'is ii'i'ioit's'
me paNeil''oit i!i'is's Soiisias ~
aanses are Ho' "a =. 40 : " . Ns,lins
course OIL ssuas III she s'.sn se''oois.
ne sSiisei si.-e ~" go NJ
n lllitiis eoMi'' NUS eause ~
esis'ihie.iless M steep,ns W. 'ii'iiioiis
% IONS OF eoai i"steah -. peiiis gu. oi
the pieaK hahsas OF Nepfasha pfai-
Ties.
The Charles City lntelligencer Think
The workingman who strikes for foo
principle now, when he might be earn
Ing good wages and saving something
for the proverbial rainy day. ought 10
be refused SOUP when he asks Tor Ii
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

infamy, intrigue and aggression.
the most ignominous thing in Am
erican diplomacy. hypocritical. scandal
miserable intrigue. careless of the ma
tional honor. policy beside which the
Walker filibusters appear like Chris
tan statesmen.
How can 1? He's used up all the
best wordsi' said the longshoreman
when asked why he did not reply to
the abusive ratings of one of his COM
rades. After this how can one con-
denim any real public wrong, without
being merely weak echo of these
strenuous denunciations Or how can
these latter themselves speak out
against something that is really evil
without an anticlinlax?
Zears a dreadful termagant,
That teaches saints to tear and can't
Even the saints of these latter days.
to whose pure souls all other things
seem impure Not too much zeal. gem
.lemen; not too much zeal" The vo-
cabulary will last longer If used with
moderation. Besides good professor.
you are not in your classroom. and the
American public doesn't take such
strenuous language as meekly as per-
haps your late schoolboys did. In fact,
they are liable merely to giggle and
walk out. remarking that the poor old
thing has got the Mysteries again
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

NOT TOO MUCH ZEAL"

Above all, gentlemen" said Talley-
rand, mot too much zeal" The admon-
ition may well be repeated at this day.
for the benefit of those who. in their
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18


andf
builds healthy
dm
Disease Gan
used hospitals You buy drug ofs Or direct % cents ana
mo he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

Mo-, and came as a surprise to the par.
ents of the bride, she having left home
without apprising them of her inten-
tin,ls
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

Neither Panama nor any Of the
other Latin republics will amount to
much" declares the Mason City Globe
Gazette, until they get good guam
tity OF American Anglo-S Saxon cells In
iected into their blood"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

Thenkfuiness Of Deeds.
For this our life and all the Joys Of Nv
ing.
For eager days in boundaries Of sleep,
For wholesome ways wherein our foot
steps keep
We bless the fates in gladness of receiv-
ing.
For friends and comrades loyal. undeceiv-
ing,
For harvestings OF gratitude we reap.
For love that lights our voyage DER the
deep
We utter praise and say it is thankssiv-
ing.
Yet who shall walk in woodland ways
alone
Nor hear the seasons mystic tender
warming?
It saith: Dear heart. begin at break of
morning;
poubly bestow the pleasure thou hast
known
And give thy thanks translated In en-
deavor
To depths that elorify. like christ's. for
New York News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
IOWA OPINIONS AND NaI1s.

The Bedford Times Republican OBJ
serves that they nearly always man
age to find the victim n Des Moines,
but the murderer always escapes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
DIR INDIAN SIMMER.

OUR INDIAN SUMMER.
Huntington Hawkeye.l
Poets have sung the blue Adria. OF
the lakes that uestis in the great Alps,
of all the scenic beauties OF the Old
world Poets have beer rare birds In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

The report that J. P. Morgan is to
retire from business January l is ri
.diculous, of course. How could the
business of the country ever be done
without him Boston Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

Mayor Elect Mcclellan. of New
York, may be able to talk four Lam
guages fiuently. but does he know what
not to say. and when not to say it,
Kansas City Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

The flop of the New York Heral from
bitter opposition to warm advocacy OF
the Panama canal route must make
Senator Morgan feel more lonesome
than ever.-Boston Transcript.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

The administration has cordially in
vited Senator Hanna to become the adj
vance agent of four years more of
Roosevelt and prosperity.-Kansas City
Journal,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18

A Chicago dispatch relates that the Y.
w. c. A. has unearthed a systematizei
traffic in innocent girls for Immoral
purposes. Country girls are enticed to
light work and lured to disreputable
houses where, their helT'lessness makes
them an easy prey. The country bred
girl who Is approached with offers of
city position should investigate the
matter thoroughly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-18
TOPICS OF EiN-
TINES = = .

The continued illness of j. d. Hun
ter. the editor of the Webster City
Freeman Tribune is rousing regret
thruout the Iowa newspaper field.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-25
STRUCTURES OF SAND
az NEW PROCESS THEY ARE
STRONG AS GRANITE.
Englishman's Invention Rivals Fa
nous Roman Cement, the Secret o.
Which Has Been Lost for Ages
Cheaper Than Ordinary Brick.

Houses built of sand, but as SUBJ
Etantial and durable as granite, have
been made possible by a process just
perfected in England by Mr.. L. P.
Ford of Gresford.
Mr.. Ford is well known in South
Africa, where before the Boer war
he founded Fordsburg. a suburb OF
johannesburg, and also the Johannes
burg water works and the Pretoria
Electric Lighting Company.
A bed of clean sand and ground
Quicklime are all the materials need
ed for the new artificial rock
The ingredients are mixed in proper
proportions mechanically and forced
by a screw into a mold formed of a
very strong steel cylinder.
After the mound is filed It is placed
in box and the air 1t contains is
sucked out by an air pump. Hot water
is then admitted Tia water r.-she5
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-25

Iuto every minute space and sets the
PARTICLES of lime to Stacking. Tho
lime swells and causes q great pres
sure in the mold, while at. the same
time an intense heat Is produced.
Under the influence of the heat and
pressure the sand and lime are mold
ed into rock which has 60 per cent
as much strength as the hardest gran
lite. 1t is ready for use in eight hours.
The rock is of the same compost
ton as the old Roman cement. the
most durable of building materials.
The secret of making the Roman GEM
ent has been lost for ages
The new building stone costs but
twenty-five cents a cubic foot
The secret of Mr.. Ford's success is
said to lie in his use of cylindrical
mold. Others who tried to make sill
cate of lime building stone used
square molds. They did not get an
even distribution of the internal and
external strains, and the stone pro-
duced was full of cracks
Bricks are produced by the new
process at cost in England of only
$3.50 per 1000, as against a cost for
ordinary bricks of 81. The process is
soon to be introduced into this coun-
try.-New York World
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-25
Special Seat Built for Him.

Martin Daab. a member of the Ho-
boken board of police commissioners
likes to go to the theater, but has no;
been able to crafty his taste for the
reason that the seats are not con-
structed to accommodate a person of
his avoirdupo;s. something over $50
pounds. Proprietor Henry p Soulier
Oh the Lyric Theater has had an or
chestra chair made to order for Mr..
Daab. 1t is twenty-six inches wide
and is warranted to sustain the corn
missicner's weight
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-25
BELIEFS OF FAMOUS MEN.
Superstitions by No Means Confined
Solely to Women

Solely to Women.
People often wonder that palmistry,
clairvoyance and fortune-telling by
cards should be so popular in these
days of enlightened religion and SCI
ence, when superstition ought to have
died out. But the love of mystery
and the supernatural lies inherent in
human nature. Even in the days
when the worship of pure reason
reigned in France superstitious prac-
tees were rot confined to women.
In Napoleon's army, if q soldiers
shake was Llown of at the beginning
Of an action, or a bullet killed his
companions on each side, he imagined
himself invulnerable for the rest OF
the day.
The great philosopher Diderot used
to try the old woman's practice of
seeking an answer to his wish in the
pages of book opened at random.
Jean jacques Rousseau threw
stones against the trees by the road
side. saying to himself that when they
hit the goal it meant salvation, when
they missed. eternal dannation to
him.
Napoleon himself believed in his
star.
Another Of his generals finding his
p.re. sis na~E ana the portrait Of bia
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-25

Mems Furnishings you will find very
much underpriced.
A big line of Mems Heavy F1eeced I'm
derwear, natural and brown, and Heavy
Wool Underwear.
A great collection of Mems Mufflers,
Ties and Suspenders, fancy borders, white
and initial Handkerchiefs, Mems Lounging
Robes and Fine House Slippers very nice
for Christmas presents.