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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-24

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] North Fourth street
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z. & 7. H.-o2e OF the features was the
most entirely by insiders There was no stocl,
for sale at the price OF the last sale and the
prospects.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-24

Washington. Oct =. - Available cash hal.
anes. EzzS5sO,o7O; goid. tlOs. Sss. ioi.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-24
The Metal Markets.
TFeaaurr stntement.

New York. Oct. z.-Bar silver. siSc psr o.
At London, dull, . 5-Isd per o.
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6ElNACH-Per nu- loose. lhc-
HORSERADISH-New SS50aaT5 Der bbL
SPANS Il ONIONS-Nsv siG1-2a
CAULIFLOWER-Choi Si-5Sd2 per doE-
RCTABAGAS-In bulk &c per bu- on ri
MUSTARD GREENS-Per bu-. loose. ioc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01

machinery as a group amounts to
about s75.ooo,ooo annually. Next in
order after machinery is the group
locks, hinges and other builders hard
ware, amounting to six million dollars;
wire, over five millions; pipes and fit
tings, five millions: steel rails, nearly
five millions; tools. three and one half
millions; structural iron and steel,
three millions; boilers and parts of
engines, nearly two millions; castings,
one and one-half millions: and other
articles ranging downward in their rel
alive value.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01
TOPICS OF THE.
TINES = = \

Mr.. Cleve.and's letter of declination
o. something never offered appears
more or less redundant. His repose
was not seriously threatened. Mr.
Cleveland Is no more set in his resolve
against his election to the presidency
than is the majority Of the voters.
Gentleman (to peddled)-Cal these
safety matches? Why. they won't ligh,
at all!
Pedller-well. wot could yer ave
safer? Bits.
Just to show the turkey that he ISM!
the only bird on Thanksgiving day J,
w. Buzzard. Kansas septuagenarian,
swooped down on Drakesvllle and
gobhled up duck of widow 81 years
old. After the ceremony they flew for
Kansas.
There Is another very good reason
why congress Is not likely to press the
question OF the presidents right to
treat with Panama under the terms of
the Spooner act, which authorized him
to treat with Colombia, declares the
Pioneer Press. That act is entirely
free from concessions to special inter-
ests. There 10 no requirement that on
Tly American machinery and materials
shall be used. Probably only American
machinery and materials will be used,
but since 1t will be possible to call for
bids from foreign concerns American
concerns will have to meet foreign
prices. This Will probably mean the
building of the canal for several mill
ions less than It would cost If new
law were passed.
constance-why so lachrymose.
Gertrude? Is there any perceptibie
diminution of his love?
Gertrude-No. but of late he avinces
a disincllnat!on to talk about his
money. Town Topics.
Stockholders in the worlds fair, or
Columbian exposition, held in Chicago
ten years ago, are to receive their sec
end and Anal dividend next March.
When this is paid there Will have been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01
SOME ONE HAS LIED.

From what has leaked thru the
closed doors behind which the senate
committee is listening to the testimony
against General Wood. the responsible
ity for the article attacking General
Brooke becomes question of plain ly-
ing by either General Wood or Major
Runcie. Major Runcie testifies that
General Wood, Ray Stannard Baker. a
magazine writer OF repute. and Runcie
himself schemed the article in question
and Brookes downfall for the purpose
Of advancing Wood. General Wood
has long ago denied all this. One
thing Is certain. that Major Runcie or
General Wood is falsifying and de-
serves punishment for lying. If for nc
other reason.
Runcie may be bearing false witness
against General Wood but it is the
right OF the people to demand that this
be made clear. It Is now not aues-
tion Of Runcie, but Of Wood. Runcie is
Z self confessed conspirator against a
worthy brother officer. If his story is
true he wasia willing tool in the dig
cling OF a pit for Brooke's destruction.
False in one thing, he may be false In
all things, and his story against Wood
may be another manifestation of the
iackal spirit which led him to snap at
Brooke's heels. He, at any rate, de-
serves court martial.
Their is as yet no occasion for the
public to lose confidence in General
Woods probity and honesty, but II
Runcie's story should by chance
prove true, and General Wood
plotted against his ranking off,
Ger and lied about it afterwards, he
should be dismissed from the army,
Notwithstanding his great services. 1t
ID time that an example was made of
those officers whose cabais have
brought disrepute upon the flag and 1t
Wood Is guilty he should be that ex-
ample. The United States army is not
field for the operations of the ward
politician.
Ray Stannard Bakers connection
with the alleged plot emphasizes the
responsibility Of popular writer in
these days Of magazine exploitation. III
Baker has lent himself to conspiracy he
has thrown suspicion not only upon
himself. but upon his trade OF free. lance
authorship. However, 1t is well to
withhold Judgment until the evidence
IL all in. But the investigation should
be carried to a legitimate end and pun
ishment follow upon conviction of
wrongdoing, whether Wood or Runcie
Is the culprit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01
The STATE coNsIABuLARY.

In contribution to the Muscatine
editor urges the state marshal law and
takes issue with the editorial express
publican and the Times Republican
papers which have refused to endorse
a state constabulary. No man in Iowa
is more entitled to respectful hearing
on the liquor question than John Ma
hin. He is of the old guard of temper
ance workers and has proved his sim
cerity by life time of consistent war
fare against the liquor traffic. The
difference between Mr.. Mahin and the
papers he criticises is. however. not
upon the question of temperance or
fundamental temperance legislation,
but of methods of enforcement Of laws
already on the statute books. The
newspapers especially criticised by Mr..
Mahin are staunch defenders of the
mulct law and editorially insistent up
on its enforcement. The question ra's-
ed by Mr.. Mahin is not one of an end
to be attained, but OF means to an end.
1t Is question of organizing a body
bringing liquor prosecutions much as
Mr.. Abrams has done. or of leaving the
initiative of prosecution with the COM
munity itself and its officers, who
should know the propriety and possible
success of an action.
The idea of a state constabulary Is
alarming to the average Iowa citizen.
He distrusts 1t. The tax ferret system,
with its trail of blackmail and insoleni
annoyance has put him out of the no
ton of state and county private de-
tectives. There are large communities
in Iowa where the sale and restriction Of
liquor are sincerely believed to be a
question of local government, and whera
a state constabulary might meet forci-
Bile resistance. When asked, What
would be done In such a case?" MIR.
Rankin replied, Go there with the
bayonet." But the state of Iowa is
not ready to enforce 10 o'clock closini
of the saloons in Sioux City or Daven-
port with the bayonet.
Temperate Indulgence in intoxicants
is as yet neither statutory nor
moral crime. The liquor question Is
still one of morals as much as Of law
The Martin law appears to be abreast
of the sentiment of the state. 1t seems
to satisfy the majority and offers
local option of saloons or their ban
ishment to every community. No
suInptuary law which attempts to force
be successfully enforced and that is pre-
cisely what Mr.. Rankin's scheme of n
state constabulary has in view. II it Is
successful before the legislature. of
which there is no great danger, 1t IL
likely to set the cause OF real temper
ance reform back twenty years in Iowa.
and It's inevitable repeal might logical
ly result In the substitution of high
license law. The people are not ready
for a state constabulary and when they
are ready there will be nothing left for
a state constabulary to do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01
THE rDRelen MARKET.

The recent announcement that re-
ductton Of freight rates on iron and
steel manufacturers intended for expor-
tation is being made by the railroads
for the purpose OF encouraging exports
OF American iron and steel manufact-
urers, lends interest to some figures
compiled by the department Of COM
merce aud labor thru Its bureau Of
statistics regarding the commerce OF
the United States in iron and steel
manufacturers. These tables show that
the manufactures OF iron and steel from
the largest single item Of our exports
OF manufactured articles. and have
shown more remarkable growth in
expectation than perhaps any other
great article in the large number which
form the classification "manufactur-
e." Beginning with $52.144 In 1850. the
growth was extremely slow during the
nrst half of the century. being only
1888. 702 in 1850. In 1860 the total was
35,s70,114: in 1870. $13,4s3.163: in 1880,
3i4,7l6.524; In 1890, $25,542.20s; and in
1900, 1921 .913,b4s, the increase in the
closing decade Of the century beirg
nearly four times as much as in the
ninety years preceding. In 1901 the
total wa. s1l7,Sls.s2o: In 1902. $685.
5s2.5s2: and in 1908. sse.e42.47s. That
the decrease in expectations since 1900
10 chiefly due to the increased home de-
mand is Indicated by the fact that the
domestic production of pig iron, the
basis OF iron and steel manufacturers.
has increased from 13,7s9,242 tons in
1900, the year OF the greatest exports,
to 17,s21,307 tons In 1902. an increase
OF about 30 per cent during the period
in which the reduction Of exports oc-
CURED. A further evidence OF the large
home demand for iron and steel, il
found in the fact that during this re-
cent period, in which the production
OF pig iron was greatly increased, and
the exports of manufacturers of iron
and steel decreased. the importations
OF iron and steel grew from $2O.47s,-
73s In 1900. to s51,6l7s12 in 1903.
Machinery. forms by far the most
important feature in the exports of iron
and steel manufactures. Machinery
alone formed in 1900 3s5,ooo,ooo worth
Of exports OF iron and steel manufact-
rYes out Of grand total of $121,s1s,-
6ts OF iron and steel manufactures
exported in that year. or nearly one
half OF the total. This statement OF
machinery" does not include agricul-
tural Implements, bicycles, telegraph
ana telephone instruments. or other ar
tlcles not exclusively or chiefly iron or
steel. Adding only those items of ma
chinery included under iron and steel
manufactures, 1t may be said that the
expectations from the United States of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01

returned to them s14.6R on each $40
which they put into The enterprise
This seems small return, but the ma
jority of these stockholders receive,
benefits from the big fair which NOR
than balances accounts.
Sir Chen Tung Lang riang, the ney
/ Chinese minister, bids fair to becom
as popular as his predecessor In al
| after dinner speech in New York re
Gently he referred to his education a
/ a Massachusetts academy and said
When I left l found my sum total o
accomplishments was a little Latin
less Greek. but a whole lot of baseball
lore" There is a SINH rity OF expert
ence that Will appeal 70 the average
American. A Chinaman who learn:
baseball must have the meat of TIL,
matter within him.
Uncle Dick" Clarksan. the old tim,
editor of the Des Moiaes Register, /.
out for Uncle George" Perkins 70,
governor of Iowa. 1t IL n very natura
position that Mr. Garrison takes. A.
political editors of two highly intluen-
tial newspapers these two men havs
touched elbows in the same politica
organization during an ordinary life
time. None can appreciate the SINGER
ity, Judgment and true republicanisn
OF Mr.. Perkins more thoroughly than
can Mr.. Clarkson. wha has fought by
his side for republican principles since
away before the war
Five Paris policemen have passed
their examination as motor car drivers
They will shortly be put on duty with
fast cars, so that they can overtake
and. if necessary, arrest any other
drivers of such vehicles travelling a;
an excessive speed. The idea looks
GOOD from sporting point of view, but
seems likely to double the danger. II
won't make much difference to the
corpse whether a private Chauffeur or a
policeman hit him.
The confederate memorial board of
Georgia is endeavncing to find and
properly mark the graves of all the
dead soldiers of the lost cause. 1t is
acting under an act PASSED by the
Georgia legislature NJ its last session
with view to ascertaining the loca-
ton and condition al the confederate
dead that they may be suitably marked
and protected.
In the December Outing Caspar
Whitney contributes paper interest
ing to seekers of large game on My
First Musk OK" and his comment on
amateur sport is as pointed and
provocative as that Of previous issues.
Other charming features in the De-
cemher number OF this excellent mag
azine of outdoor life are UP to its high
standard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01

The Hardin County Citizen thinks
IF the people would take as much in
terest in the party raucuses as they do
in the party primaries. it Is question
able whether the real or imagined
bosses would he eliminated any
more by the primary than the caucus
but they will not take an equal inter-
est. However. generally speaking, a
we'll regulated primary election system
can't help but be satisfactory to the
party as the general election Is to the
public"
There is as much intelligence-and
that too of high and honest grade .
in the wheat field as In the wheat pit,
declares the HawEsye. "The man who
wrests great harvest from the bosom
of the earth. is certainly to be honored
as much as is the man who by good
deal of wonderful cunning and of GER
tain receptions. manages to sell some
wheat which he never owned, or some
corn which he never saw. to ano cher
party who would not know what to dc
with the grain If it We're actually de-
llivered to him. Those men, who play
their thrilling ara often disastrous
game OF gambling down at the wheat
pit, are not to be compared with the
men who yearly win their struggle In
some way or other, and often against
great odds, in their regular toll OF the
field"
The Cedar Rapids Gazette believes
1.-THE public would welcome two
column story on the telegraph page,
embellished with half-tone cuts and
prominent head Lines, dealing with the
character and accomplishments OF
some public official who has done his
entire duty"
Iowa firmly believes that the tariff
should be revised by men who believe
in protection as a policy" insists the
Register and Leader iowa has put
its men of talent and good character
to the front and 1t feels a pride in their
careers and influence, and Iowa has had
a splendidly clean and efficient stale
government during the Cummins adj
ministra.ion. All OF which, rather than
any weakness OF bad management on
the part Of the democratic leaders. is
what has brought the rank and file to
the polls In an off year to stand pat,
on the proposition of retaining republic
can government
isn't Is about time to indulge in the
annual smallpox scare? We are surely
not going to miss that trade destroying
piece of foolishness this year, are we?"
asks the Oskaloosa Herald.
1--WE would like to see such legisla-
ton as would permit all of the well
settled counties of the west to ap-
propriate the sum of not less than s10,-
900 each year for the purpose of build
ing permanent good roads," says
Joe Trigg. OF the Rockford Register,
and the Boone Republican responds:
"Amen!"
-,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01
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sLO0KER-0N In IOWA:
Observation-Disclosures

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Ames, Dec lone feature of foot
ball. or rather one unfortunate incl
dental attachment to the game, is the
growing rowdyness of some pf our re-
spectacle young women in Iowa. Prob
ably it is just as true elsewhere, but
there is no doubt that in Iowa, young
women, who are modest, retiring quie;,
in word ladylike al home and abroad
(with one eNception). by their actions
at football games lay themselves open
to all manner of criticism. Not only
do they on such occasions act in a
manner towards the other sex that
invites acquaintance from strangers,
but they seem TO forget the courtesy
due to visiting strangers of their own
sex. in the same walk IN life. Roast
ing" Il college girl because she came
from NeXtown and does not Wear our
color" can be done in ladylikeC0
manner, but strange To relate visitors
object when the female rcl1ter of the
home team. wonders Row much she
paid for that hat" There's nothing N
college rules against blowing a horn,
but u visitor thinks at least e'ammoss
decency would prevent the horn being
placed not more than 6 inches from
said visitors ears, before the cailiope
is touched off. Visiting young ladies
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01

Now. this is the life OF man,
Reduced to It's lowest terms:
He eats his rightful peck of dirt
And a hundred billion germs.
Chicago Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01

isn't is about time to indulge in the
annual smallpox scare? We are surely
not going to miss that trade destroying
piece of foolishness this year, are we?"
asks the Oskaloosa Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Capital suggests that the
Thanksgiving proclamations of all the
governors including even those OF
the southern state would constitute a
magnificent edition de luxe republican
prosperity volume"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01

During the football game on Thanks
giving, it kept th. Grinnell Gazette
guessing as 10 whicsl Is more dangerous
being football player or a turkey
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01

Don't be imposed upon by taking
substitutes offered for Foley's Honey
and Tar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-01
40 Meu14~.s

Foley's Honey and Tar positively
cures all throat and lung diseases. Re-
fuse substitutes.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1903-01-24

A veteran of the Spanish war
recently referred to the Secretary
of the Interior case in which he
claimed pension on account OF
corns that he, had contracted by
wearing army shoes. The Depart
ment, after an exhaustive course of
reasoning, comes to the conclusion
that corns are not a pensionable
disability. The decision says /:
"Corns are inconvenient, but are
seldom. .incapacitating, and when
they are the remedy is simple and
within easy reach of anyone. The
soldiers patriotism ought not to
terminate.with his military service.
It should prompt him to go to a
chiropodist rather than to the
Pension Bureau"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1903-01-24
"AWAKE THOU THAT SLEEPEST.'

We wonder how many farmers
in the Southwest. or anywhere else
get the best possible results from
their farms. If the truth were
known, we would be astonished at
the preponderating number OF
those who do not. 1t is not
satisfactory explanation to say that
ma jnrilv Of farmers get the best
results possible to such farmers,
for that pr.S,lrlle$ that what Il far
mpr does not know about aiming
he never can know, and this We
cannot admit. ANY farmer can
become n good farmer if he will
But knowledge costs effort, and
the price must he paid or he goes
plodding ON without it, But the
question is, what can we do To
arouse in the minds Of ms urrr>sfu
farmers Cor "nnIuckv" fatm"rs)
an active desire for better knowl-
edge Of the business, coupled with
a determination to secure it!
When an old plantation mule be-
comes inveterately lazy, it is often
necessary to administer heroic
treatment-even the lash. When
a farmer becomes lethargic and
refuses to move forward with the
procession Of progress, he must be
expostulated with; object lessons
must be displayed before his eyes
rays of light must be thrown into
the dark recesses of his mind, and
he must be shown that what many
others can do he can do, and thai
it is his duty to do the best he can
To do this, have him attend {
Farmers Institute, and if he has 1
boy, have the boy attend. Boys
} will learn as rapidly as men
Their minds are more receptive
: and even if the cold man. will mo-
attend, or attending remains list
. less, the boy will greedily devou1
all the mental nutriment within
his reach and when he goes home
his father will "catch the com
plaint," and in that case gOot
start has been made. knowledge
is as infectious as measles, though
there may be some who are totally
immune Messenger.