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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11

ers got over into private property aooul
three feet. Here was Il proposition.
1t was up to Champaign to do some
thing. 1t was the city's mistake. Final
ly three feet of the lot running along
the alley was purchased by the city of
Champaign That of course was cheap
er than moving an expensive sewer.
ITrbana ordered this alley paved. Cham
paign owned the abutting property
along the lot, the newspaper firm gets
the use of it, and the joke is surely on
Champaign. having to pay for paving
in the city of Urbana, her rival.
AUTOCAR'S SPRINT.
[F'rolcs of the Types Man In Council
Bluffs Nonpariel.l
Oh. young Autocar is come out of the
West:
OF all the swift autos his auto was best;
Twas red as cherry and fleet as deer
With water-cooled motor and oil-tem-
pered gear;
More fearless than Fate and more dead
~ than war.
There never was chauffeur like youns
Autooar.
He stayed not for hill and he stopped
not for mud,
He ran DER a street car with sickening
thud:
But ere he had crashed thru old
Moneybag's gate,
The bride was betrothed to cheap
British skate.
Twas a duke, with past that had
many n scar.
Who had bought the fair Ellen Of young
Autocar.
So boldly he entered old Moneybag's
hall.
With jacket and visor and goggles and
all.
Then UP spake the father, his mouth
full of grub,
(while never word said poor Brit
ish dub:
"As Mister Buttinski, you're surely a
star.
Go back to the woodlet, my dear Auto
car"
I can't have your daughter" the
chauffeur made speech,
But pebbles are easy to find on the
beach.
Go on with your killing, I've come back
again
To drink just one bottle of good old
champaign.
There are plenty of heiresses, richer
by far.
Who would ride in my tonneau," said
Young Autocar.
The bride kissed the bottle. The youth
took II up
Tossed 1T off in a minute, the giddy
young pup.
She gave a soft sigh that she couldn't
repress
AS she struggled to breathe in her thou
sand PUNK dress;
Then he squeezed her soft hand, though
her father was thar.
Come. strike up a cakewalk," said
young Autocar.
SO stately his form and SO stylish her
clothes.
For many picture they straightway
did pose;
While her mother did glare and her
father did roar
And the poor limsy bridegroom said,
"Jove, what n boah'
And the bridesmaids and ushers re-
marked. What jar
She would make on the speedway with
young Autocar!"
A word in her ear and an arm round
her waist,
Then down the wide steps to the auto
they chased
A tug at the lever, a puff and flash:
They are off down the pike with soul
stirring dash:
shes mine. Let them follow whoever
they are.
Come on with your icecarts," yelled
bold Autocar.
There was cauffing in haste by the
Moneybay gang.
And the Casshes and Buttons with
clatter and ciang,
There was buzzing and bouncing at
sixty mile gait,
But they got to the chapel an hour too
late.
So slippery in love and so speedy in war
Have you e'er heard of chauffeur like
young Autocar?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
Io,. Summer Tourists Rates.

VIA the Chicago Great Western Rail.
way. Round trips to st. Paul, Miane-
apolis, Superior, Ashland. Duluth, and
other Minnesota resorts. Tickets on
sale daily June 1st to Sept. 3oth. Good
TO return Oct. 31st. Also to Colorado.
Utah. Black Hills, New Mexico and
Texas points, with stopover privileges
For full information apply to ]. A. FL.
lis. ticket agent, Marshalltown. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
AN OLD INSTITUTION,
ITraer Star Clipper

Thirty years ago last Tuesday, Aug.
4, 1873 the bank of Brooks * Moore be-
gan business in Traer. Their building,
located where the Stoakes Music House
now is, was not completed and they
began business over a boot and shoe
box as counter, set on top OF a
water barrel. The first freight brought
to this town by rail was on July IS
OF that year, when the bank safe ar
rived. c. G.. Johnson shipped in the
first car of lumber, John Stuart ship
ped out the first car of grain and w.
w. Wilson the first car of stock. In
the first week of Brooks Moore's
business the following names appeared
on their ledger: j. II. Brooks. Giles
Taylor, W.. Rogers, Mark Boughton,
Dennis & Averll, o. d. Bonney. j. G.
Strong, Jas. McPhail. B. Best, j. w.
Traer, Homes q Co.. M. G. Nichols. Q. d.
Hartshorn, John Stuart and r. III.
Moore OF these only three remain
Messrs. Best, Nichols and Moore. Mr..
Moore did the first business in the bank
and continues at the head
today, after thirty years of re-
markably successful career
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
10. 30 a. M. Sis p. M. 1000 p.

1U:3U a. M, .: TO p. M, 1V'00 p "s'
Is the time Erie thru trains are
scheduled to leavs Dearborn station.
chicago. for Columbus, Akron, Youngs-
town. Chautauqua Lake, Buffalo. Nj
asara Falls. Elmira, Binghamton, Al
bany. Boston, New York and points
east. For further information apply
to II. L. Purdy, travelling passenger
agent Erie railroad, Chicago. Ill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
FRONT ELEVATION.

spruce timber. The exterior walls are
sheathed, papered, sided and shin
gled, as shown on elevation. The win
dows have outside blinds Of white
pine. The main roof is shingled.
Each family has private main en-
trance and rear stairway to the rear
yard.
The floors are of narrow yellow pine.
tongued, grooved and blind nailed. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
Let the child Be n child.


Dear little Curly Head, careless and jolly,
Life as you view it. Is play;
Toiling is useless, and fretting Is folly,
At least when you're having your way.
Shouting for fun,
You ro,np and you run.
Worrying not over work to be done.
Seeing no tasks that the years are to
bring,
Thinking the future will always be spring.
Dear little Curly Head. quickly forget
ting
Bruises of heart and of limb.
Taking your own and unselfishiy letting
Your brother have what Is for him;
Thinking that they
Who choose the fair way
Are sure to be fully rewarded some
day,
You borrow no sorrow and treasure no
OF heartbreaking tasks that are lying
Dear little Curly Head. shouting and sing
ing
Who is 1t frowns at the noise?
Know they not what the gray future Is
bringing,
After the pay and the toys?
Do they not know
AS they harrow you so
That God hears the song of each child
here below,
That If children ne'er shouted and never
were glad
Men never could sigh for the joys they
once had?
Dear little Curly Head. why are they try
ing
To lure you away from your play,
To fret you with books while your child
hood is flying
Like the brown roses petals away?
Before you are care
And burdens to bear.
Oh. why are they trying to hurry you
there?
Dear little Curly Head, God never plan
ned
That men should be men as they come
from his hand.
IS. E. Kiser in Chicago Record-Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
Hard Wood Floors,

The hard wood floor in its simpler
forms is seen in nearly all buildings
of any pretension and in private resi-
dences it has reached high degree Of
beauty and elegance.
lockwood is a fayorite for fine floors,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
Exeursion rickets 10 Council eIuffe,

Excursion Tickets to Council bluHe,
Via the Northwestern line, will be sold
at reduced rates on Aug. s, 8, 10 and II.
limited to return until Aug. Is, inclu-
siye, three days from date of sale, on
account of the K. p. grand lodge. etc.
Apply to agents of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
Happy Rain.

It isn't raining rain to ma
It's raining daffodils;
In every dimpled drop see
Wild flowers on the hills.
The clouds of gray engulf the day
4 4 overwhelm the town.
1t isn't raining rain to me.
It's raining roses down.
It isn't raining rain to me.
But fields of clover bloom,
Where every buccaneering bev
May find bed and room.
A health unto the happyl
A fig for him who frets!
1t isn't raining rain to me,
It's raining violets.
kRobert Loveman In Woman's Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
since we Parted.

Since we parted, yester eve.
do love thee, love, believe.
Twelve times dearer. twelve hours longer,
One dream deeper. one night stronger,
One sun surcr-thus much more
Than 1 loved thee dear. before.
Owen Meredith.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
The Power.

Great scientists expound their views
In terms abstruse and may,
Assigning motive powers and laws
Which sound a trifle crazy.
Now, what makes my small world go
round
Is not the least bit hazy:
1t Just revolves about-about,
Oh. we'll her name is Daisy
B. -. Slime in New York News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11

Speaking of getting in on the
ground floor on a business PROPOSE
ton, did you ever realize that in a big
building there is always a cellar as
well as a ground floor and that the fine
wines, etc. are usually not on the
ground floor but in the cellar?" asks the
Boone Republican. Sometimes when
you get into the cellar entrance even,
there is a sub-cellar that you don't
get into"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
The Measure of Life.

They err who measure life by years
With false or thoughtless tongue;
Some hearts grow old before their time;
Others are always young.
TITS not the number Of the lines
On life's fast filing page:
IT'S not the pulses added throbS
Which constitute their age.
Some souls are serfs among the free.
While others ncbly thrive;
They stand just where their fathers stood,
Dead, even while they live.
Others, all spirit heart and sense.
Theirs the mysterious power
To live in thrills of Joy or woe
A twelvemonth in the hour
He liveth long who liveth Welt
All other life is short and vain.
He liveth longest who can tell
OF living most for heavenly gain.
He liveth long who Hveth welll
All else is being flung away.
He liyeth longest who can tell
OF true things truly done each day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Pocahontas Sun believes "a good,
clean county ticket should draw just as
many votes as the head of the state
ticket. Petty jealousies and personal
rancor should not cut any figure be-
cause who knows what county may at
some future time furnish the citizen
who heads the state ticket?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11

CDR. Storms. however" remarks the
Sioux City Journal, may have an OPP
portunity to demonstrate the power of
his eloquence when he appears at Des
Moines to convince the legislature of
the necessity for larger appropriation
for the Ames college"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11

The gods in bounty work up storms about
us
That give mankind occasion to exert
Their hidden strength and throw out into
practice
yrtes which shun the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11

The Rockford Register declares that
Iowa would never have been afflicted
with snide insurance companies if gov
errors. secretaries of state and state
auditors had not started them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11

eff all men were even half SO con-
servative and careful in business dur
ing prosperity as they are in adver-
sity there would be Very few, if any,
financial or business panics," asserts
the Charles City Intelligencer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11

The Waterloo Reporter has a money
difference with the Dubuque Telegrap phi
Herald which has concluded that pow
erty is to be preferred 10 wealth. The
Reporter would be willing to risk the
acceptance of Rockefe!ler's pile and
wouldn't worry about the possible eff
feet on it's digestion. The Reporter
holds "the old edage true that it is the
fool and his money that are easily
parted an adage that proves that the
common sense OF mankind has. rejected
the foolish teaching that money is a
bad thing, bringing inevitable suffer-
ing and evil consequences upon its pos
SCISSOR"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11

Colonel William ]. Bryan has been
appointed one of Nebraska's sixty-two
delegates to the National Farmers
Congress to be held next month at Nj
a CARA Falls. Speaking of bunco steers
this seems Mr.. Bryan's opportunity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11

The weekly crop report to Dun's Re-
view from branches of r. G. Dun d Co.
turnout the United States show varying
conditions. Corn in most parts of the
middle west is making unsatisfactory
progress In Illinois and Indiana cool
nights retard' the growth of the crop
In parts of Missouri the crop is deteri-
Grating. From Iowa and Nebraska re-
ports indicate hot weather and rains,
but prospects are only for -fourths
of a crop In most parts of the south
the crop is making excellent progress,
and q. good yield Is assured; and in
The independent., 1903-11-26
THE OLD. OLD STORY

Everywhere In the United States re-
publican administration Is aceompa-
MED by extrayagance-ye II we may
judge by election results, the people
rather like TO be robbed. Barnum
created mild sensation when he de-
clared that the American people love
10 be humbugged: he might have add
ed that they love to have their pockets
picked. II the larceny be committed by
a republican or a corporation demo
crat.
Out In Douglas county, Washington,
tho taxpayers are being given an OBJ
Ieet lesson Ia republican extravaganza.
The state legislature OF 1891 created
what Ii known ma the current ak
pense fund" out oi which all county
bills for general expenses must be
paid. Az that time the populiats were
In control of Douglas county. We are
informed by the rrcaa. published al
WaleEyIlle, The county waa on a caah
basis. A levy of IA mlllA was auiilc-
lent To meet all county expenses.
nns Mckinley prosperity" came
aud a change came over the spirit Of
The independent., 1903-11-26
EMINENT DOMAIN

Secretary Hay defends the gobbling
up of Panama against the protests OF
Colombia as simply exercising the
right OF eminent domain. Nov here
is great discovery that will clear up
a great many shady transactions. The
British were simply exercising the
right of eminent domain when they
took Kruger's country away from him.
The Russians are exercising the right
OF eminent domain in occupying Man.
churia. That also settles the con-
quest Of the Philippines. We are sim
ply exercising the right OF eminent
domain. The only wonder is that the
great fve-toffour court did not base
their imperialistic decisions on that
doctrine instead of the round about
way they went at it. 1t now remains
only for strong government when it
wants territory belonging to weak
nation to simply exercise the right
of eminent domain and the thing ID
done. If railroad san take mans
house and lot under the right of emf
nent domain, why cannot nation
take anything it wants under the same
great law?
The independent., 1903-11-26
HAYDEN BROS.
18th and podqe St. Omaha. Neb.

the dreams OF Douglas county taxpay-
ers. They yearned to show their ap-
probation, and did so by turning the
county over to the republicans. Today
county warrants must be registered,
mot paid for lack of funds The $I0,-
600 balance which the populists turned
over to their Successors has evapor-
ated like mist before tropical sun.
A levy of almost Is mills is now esti-
mated as necessary to keep the wheels
turning.
Of course, the farmer taxpayers are
getting a trifie uneasy. They are wor-
ried. But they are to blame, and
ought to take their medicine without
making wry faces. They voted 'er
straight. It isn't because an Individual
populist is any better than All indf-
vidual republican that these things
occur; but the power behind the
throne in all republican administra-
tlons, national, state, or local, will
invariably be found to be the big
corporations. And the big corporations
prefer extravaganza, because thus
they can pay large corps of heelers
to keep them in power, and, besides,
they seldom pay but a fraction OF
their fair share of the taxes.
The case of Douglas county, Wash
ington, can be duplicated In many
counties in Nebraska; and in every
state where populists once held power,
the return to republican rule has
brought with it return of republican
extravaganza. But as the "mullet
heads seem to like it. why should
anybody worry?
The independent., 1903-11-26
HUMAN BEASTS

Things keep happening all the time
that make a man feel disgusted when
the conviction comes over him that he
lives in country where republican
newspapers have special privileges not
granted to reform papers, and that
there Is fund somewhere which is
expended in putting those sheets into
the hands OF millions Of people every
day in the year. Think of one OF
those papers, when occasion requires
it, printing such matter as the follow
ing and then when an election comes
around denouncing every reform pa
per as wild-eyed and anarchistic that
says the same things. The following
sentences are taken from the editor
ial columns of the Lincoln News OF
last Saturday:
"The belief that the coal in the
ground belongs to the people and
should not be subject to the greedy
conspiracies of composite coal
miners and railroad presidents, Is
not socialistic.
The mine owners have shown
their unfitness to have charge Of
love of money far outweighs their
sense of the responsibilities of
guardianship. M
If the grafters can be cleared out
of congress there Is a chance that
the rights of outsiders in coal,
street railway or overland railroad
strike may be recognized and con-
sidered in its settlement"
Let one think how that sheet and
its morning edition has for ten years
denounced the populists for advocat-
ing such sentiments, how it has called
them every vile name it could invent
or find in a dictionary, and that now
when an election is far off 1t prints
such things with editorial approval
and then say whether he does not feel
humiliated when he realizes that he
has to live in the same community
with such human beasts.
The independent., 1903-11-26

didates for Office. OF course, there
are some conspicuous exceptions, but
the workers for the principles of the
party have not been those whom we
have elected to Office They have
worked for Office, and Office alone. The
charge brought against the men we
have elected to Office made by Hon.
M. F. Harrington at the last state con-
vention was true Their conduct has
been enough, as he said, to defeat any
party. When some of us who have
been putting up from twenty-five to
two or three hundred dollars a year,
and have never held Office and never
expect to, think of such action, we feel
as If it were enough to make bishop
swear. Hereafter in making nomina-
tions let us go back to old alliance
principles. Kick every man seeking
office, clear down the aisle, then heave
him over the transom and nominate
some man who has never been an
office-seeker. Such men, after their
election, would subscribe for and read
their state and county papers, keep
posted and know something about
current events in the economic world.
A populist sheriff who is able to take
thirteen papers, but who is too poor to
take his own party paper, who can
read thirteen plutocratic papers, but
can't find time to read the organ of
the party that elected him, should be
Kissed out of the first populist gath
ering in which he shows his face.
The independent., 1903-11-26
COLORADO poPULIsTs

James Flannigen, editor of the Fort
Morgan (Colo.) Herald, commenting
upon what The Independent said anent
the Colorado election, took occasion
to say:
"We hardly agree with our es-
teemed contemporary that either
Wilson or Overs could have been
elected this year on fusion tick
ct. Judge Overs increased
strength over last year did not,
come from the democratic party,
but from the socialist and dis
satisfied republican labor ranks
who would not have voted for
Wilson in any event, and il Ow-
ers had been the fusion candidate
enough corporation democrats
would have gone against him to
have accomplished his defeat. No,
pOpulists have nothing to hope
for in fusion deal and had bet
ter travel in the middle of the
road"
The Independent did not mean that
fusion this year could have accom-
plished anything. What it did mean
WdS tldl Ill Tie utIiUCIdtS vi OUlU-
rado. from the very beginning of fu-
sion there. had accorded the populists
decent treatment, the state need not
now be in the hands of the republi-
cans. In this view The Independent
is supported by the Rldsway (Colo.)
Poprlist as follows:
Had not Charlie Thomas and
his following laid claim to the
political earth In 1901 and given
the populists To understand that
they would have none OF them as
populists. democracy would not be
In its present predicament today.
'Whosoever soweth the wind shall
reap the whirlwind. I"
OF course, the Herald Is correct as
To the future course. Fusion Is n dead
letter. The popullsts of. Colorado will
pursue the even tenor of their way,
put up strong men like Judge Overs.
and make more real gain In the way OF
educating the people - understand
populism. than they ever did In the
palmy days Of fusion. There are too
many corporation democrats In Colo
RADIO 10 hope for any reform coming
from that party. And Colorado IL not
the only state where this Ia true.
The independent., 1903-11-26
HISS HIN our

An old worker In the cause OF the
common people. ''of whom God made
SO many" writes To the editor. Our
pop sheriff says he takes thirteen pa
pers. and therefore can't set time 20
read The Independent, The deputy
sheriff the same. Ex-sherln ard ex-
clerk the same. Such things might
discourage some. but II makes me feel
like putting forth more effort. aud I
expect to stay with yon aS long as
The independent continues. aS II al
ways has been" The truth IA. that In
many counties ~ the state the men
who were nominated for othce were
not aud never have been subscribers 10
the party organ. The management
of tho paper has long aimee ceased 10
look for aid In spreading popullat
literature from otllceholdeTs and can
The independent., 1903-11-26
SECESSION INDICATED

All the south is aglow with the
spirit of pride over the action of the
president in the Panama affair They
say that the vindication of JEFF Davis
and ''the right of secession" has come
at last. South Carolina is especially
jubilant. The Columbia State nearly
floats away in seas of bliss as 1t con-
templates the act of secession of South
Carolina in December, 1861. 1t says:
Now in this year of grace the
United States government finds the
scales fallen from its eyes. Se-
cesslon Is a divine right. Pana-
ma has seeded. and her soyer-
eighty has been recognized by the
executive OF the United States be-
fore II has had time to find an
executive OF It's own. Jefferson
Davis is no longer a traitor. but
the apostle OF truth"
The State wants statue of JEFF
Davis erected In the rotunda OF tho
capitol at Washington right away.
The Richmond Tlmes-D Dispatch IL
almost as much eIated aa lta south
Carolina nelghbor. After saying that
the southern states never rontem-
plated making war upon the north. II
adds.
President Roosevelt and hla
secretary ~ state and the men,
hora oG his cabinet evidently think
that secession In Panama In a
very beautiful thing and full of
rlshtnouKncsa. %. noble seeea-
slonlatn. May they. peace he unto
you, Have canal with ua.
The independent., 1903-11-26

A number Of our exchanges had
birthday last week. The Cedar
Rapids tNuh.l Outlook began Vol.
XIX, the Trenton tNeh.l Register
completed ia elEhseenth year, aud
the Erie tpa.l Echo began ltA ninth.