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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
were found, although it was a common

were found, although 1t was a common
saying that wattled hogs never drown
ed. He stated that having at one time
observed hogs swimming across clear
stream, the wattles drifted back on the
current against the throat, SO that in
swimming the sharp hoofs of the hog
instead of striking the throat, struck
the wattles thus preventing cutting in
to the jugular vein and protected the
throat from this danger, which was
often the case with hogs that had not
been provided with wattles. He says
that he saw at glance just what
function these wattles performed. That
while this was considered a very cur
ious provision of nature, 1t enabled the
hog to swim without injury. While the
wattles were badly cut and lacerated
they would soon heal up. Hogs with
out wattles swimming wide river or
stream were often drowned or badly
njured.-American Swineherd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
object Lesson in Good Stock.

All the recent Kansas City Royal
Stock show were a number of students
from agricultural colleges seeking for
information that would broaden their
knowledge of livestock. That veteran
draft horse breeder, Mr.. j. w. Robson
Towanda. Kansas, provided them with
some subjects in the draft horse line
for practice scoring and after the hors-
es had been ordered into the ring gave
the students talk that is worth the
consideration of every farmer. He
said: Boys, suppose good many of
YOU expect to be farmers. Let me give
you some advice from my own exper-
fence. When you start farming, no
matter If you are a renter get two fine
mares. two fine cows, two fine sows
and two of the best hens you can buy.
They will cost a good deal more than
scrubs, but the difference in few years
will be immense. Sell their male pro-
gency and keep the female. The male
progency will bring you as much as the
whole product Of cheaper stock, and IN
a few years the female portion will pro-
duce enough to buy you farm and
then another farm. That old black mare
YOU have been scoring was supposed
to be one Of the best mares In France
in her time. She was imported fifteen
years ago. She made the first man who
owned her $4,000. We bought her seven
years ago. and she has made us 10000
and she has done the full work OF a
horse in the field all these years Don't
start your farming with scrubs. II you
can't buy as good mare as this one.
buy the best you can. Do your farming
with draft mares. and II you manage
right the colts will be profit and big
profit at that. We have three old
mares on the place that have earned us
$4,000 each The old Rosa Bonheur
mare bought in hard times for $500.
She has made us five times that much
money every year" The advice to start
with good individuals Is of great i'm
portance. This is the seed you are
planting from which to harvest the flu
ture crops of live stock. If poor seed is
used, the crop will of necessity be poor.
1t is not only important that the AMI
mails on the farm should be growing or
producing something all the time. but
they should be such as will yield a
large return Of high-class product. 1t
Is not necessary that these be high
priced animals with a long pedigree:
but they should be well fed and cared
for that they may work to their full
capacity in the development Of this
product.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
Not Dead. But Sleeping.


mot dead. but sleeping" was the
verdict OF the police. The conclusion
was not reached. however. until the
occupant Of the coffin sat up and asked
a few questions Today The corpse" is
revived enough to make still hunt for
the facetious companions who placed
him lighted candles around him while
he slept on casket at the rear of a
Wells street undertaking room last
evening
Three policemen. seeing the light
first imagined that mystery was
waiting to be discovered. sWhen they
saw the still form with folded hands,
however, they concluded 1t was a
wake, and were about to leave the man
in peace. At that moment the corpse
sat up and asked: "Wazzer masser 2?
This Is a criminal offense on the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
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SENSIBLE CRITICISM.


Some strangers were distributing
little medical books and tracts about
town this week. This may be all right
as "a rule, but these particular books
are obscene. dirty, filthy productions,
which have no right to general or
promiscuous circulation in this wav,
and the distributors ought to be pros
ecuted for their publication. news
paper with such stuff in 1t would he
denied the mails and no home would
receive 1t. Then why should Denison's
streets and business houses be made i,
dumping ground for such trash. It is
wrong and should be stopped.
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY.
[Council Bluffs Nonpariel.]
Judge Mcpherson of the federal court
has taken a decided stand in the mat
ter OF involuntary bankruptcies. He
has directed the clerk OF. eAke federal
court to notify all petitioners that II
notice OF trial Is not filed within fif-
teen days their suits will not be con-
tinued. He has also Issued a rule tina.
hereafter no case will be dismissed
upon application OF the plaintiffs until
ali creditors have been notified. Judge
Mcpherson has found that creditors
have been taking advantage of the In.
voluntary bankruptcy proceedings t,
force their debtors into paying and he
declares that he is not going to permit
his court to become Il whipping post
for merchants to force delinquents t.
pay their debts. 1t Is found that Ia
many cases Of Involuntary bankruptcy
the defendant makes motion for a
hearing. declaring that he is not a
bankrupt AS these cases are jury
trials and the court only holds two
terms year in each division when
jurors are called, there is frequently d
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
Z filthy piece Of silk or sems.

New York he doesn't. Here In New
York when Man sees the Dollar COM
ing for him he stands out in the open
and clutches for 1t, and clasps 1t to his
bosom. He thanks no one who scares
the Dollar off when 1t is coming his
way. What he Is after, and will thank
the democratic party. or any other
party. to promote. is the more perfect
dome stication Of the Dollar. so that 1t
will be less fugitive and timid, and
will come and nestle in his pocket and.
If possible. breed freely in captivity.
Present concern hereahout centers in
the apparent fear of the Dollar to run
away and hide. There is no fear of 1t
at all: 1t is the Dollar that is scared,
not Man
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
a Poultry Table.


An Ingenious stastistician has drawn
UP a table, to show how many eggs the
various kinds Of domestic fowls lay
per annum, and how many Of the diff
ferent kinds OF eggs will weigh 9
pound:
Geese, four to the pound: thirty pei
annunl.
Polish, nine to the pound: $50 pei
annum.
Bantams. sixteen to the pound; loo
per annum.
Hamburgs. nine to the pound. 200 pei
annum.
Turkeys, FIVE to the pound; thirty tc
sixty per annum.
Game fowl. nine to the pound; 1et
per annum.
Leghorns. pine to the pound; 200 pc,
annum.
Plymouth Rocks, eight to the pound
$50 per annum.
Langshans. eight to the pound: 15t
per annum.
Brahmas, seven to the pound; 1st
per annum.
Ducks. five to the pound: thirty te
sixty per annum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign OF approaching revolt
and serious trouble IN your system is
nervousness, sleeplessness or stomach
upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly
iismember the troublesome causes. II
never fails to tone the stomach. regu-
late the kidneys and bowels. stimulate
the liver and clarity the blood. Run
down systems benefit particularly and
ali the usual attending aches vanish
under it's searching and thorough eff
fectiveness Electric Bitters is only SO
cents, and that is returned II 1t doesn'.
give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed
by George p. Powers. druggist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
tn. Speaker. P.raui.i.s..
[Baltimore sun.

The speaker Of the British house
OF commons has several peculiar
privileges. Every year he receives
a gift from the master of the buck
hounds of a buck and doe killed in
the royal preserves. This custom
goes back so far that there Is no
record OF It, Later in the year the
speaker receives another tribute
from different source. The donors
on the second occasion are the
Clothworkers Company, Of London.
who send to the speaker Of the
house of commons and to several OF
his majectys ministers generous
width of the best broadcloth to be
found in England. Us
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
NEED OF roRe,eM MARKETS.

Manufacturing journals are insistent
In urging that the great problem grow
ing out OF our industries Is the need
OF foreign market for American sur
plusage. The steady growth OF our
manufacturing interests has made
overproduction for the home market
easy and has set manufacturers on the
hunt for foreign markets and with
gratifying success. This hunt accord
ing to Dun's Review began in 1893. For
some years prior to 1898 that Journal
explains that we had been passing thru
conditions that were calculated to con-
ceal the fact that domestic competition
had made the home market too small.
The. Industrial recession OF the winter
Of 1898 brought out that fact in very
clear light. Then began business-like
aunt for foreign markets, which, with
greater or less intensity, has been kept
up until the present moment. The re-
suit has been that from 1893 to 1908,
inclusive, the exports OF manufactures
increased from s15s.o2s,11s to s4os. 1s7.-
GOT, or about $50 per cent. This gain
OF eleven years compares with gain
OF not much more than one-third That
figure for the previous eighteen years
In fact, from 1893 to 1895. inclusive
there was an Increase OF 37o.boo.o0o. Or
considerably more than during the
whole period between 1875 and 1898.
Tho the real search for foreign mar
kAts by our manufacturers has hardly
more than begun. some very striking
results have already been achieved. For
instance, in 1898 this country exported
only 34,ss7,sss OF agricultural imple-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02

The Davenport Democrat has con
WINGED itself that so far as the NOM
ination goes Hanna's star is in the
ascendant"
The Wall Lake Blade can see no
reason in the desire If the editor OF
the Anamosa Prison Fress for par
don. Better stay where you are 1t
advises. January first will soon be
here. and that is the time when all
who have bills against the editor try
to get to him first. and those who owe
him pay their other bills first. We
almost envy the Press editor. II we
were certain that we would be sent to
Anamosa for about fifteen years and
with the sheriff as servant la Tom
about 100000"
That ''the man who writes merely,
Enclosed find check" expresses quite
as much sympathy as lie who pirates OF
how his heart is wrung by others mis-
fortunes Is the opinion of the Omaha
Bee.
The Sioux City Tribune notes that
the airhole In the ice Is doing what 1t
can to take the place Of football and
deer hunters.
.'Probably Cleveland thought OF the
result of Hearsts attempt to save Iowa
and concluded the handicap was too
big" suggests the MNscatine Jour-
nal.
The Knoxville Express believes n
fall like we've just passed thru should
make an Iowa man mighty charitable
toward the weather bureau"
The .Frolics" man CT the Nonpariel
finds 1t not especially remarkable that
"a woman can shop twIo hours in big
store and spend cents. A man can
spend as much time LII church on the
same sum-
A Washington correspondent asserts
that a large majority " the congress
men favor the repeal of the anti-ca
teen law, but do not clare to vote for
it for fear of the maerance vote OF
the country. IF this III true" says the
Clarinda Herald. ut liz encouraging.
for 1t means that the temperance senti-
ment is gaining ground and there Is
reason to hope that thu time is not far
distant when there will be enough con-
gressmen ready to vote to abolish the
revenue on liquors"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
SOUND AMERICAN COMMON SENSE.

President Seerley. Of the Iowa State
Normal School struck keynote OF
common sense when he decried the
comparative value of q Rhodes schol-
arship over the advantages of schol-
arship In high class American school,
More as matter of sober Judgment
khan of patriotism President Seerley
would refuse the Rhodes scholarship
for his own son. He believes In the
superior usefulness of American coll
leges and universities.
President Seerley Is right There is
little taught in Europe that may not
be impaired as well or better In Amer
lea. The Mosely commission, which Is
studying the educational system Of the
United States, Indirectly supports Pres
ident Seerley's view. It is comforting
to know that the fad Of attending for
eIgn universities and schools OF tech
nology Is dying out among American
students. The rush to German technic-
nj schools has resulted In change of
their free schedules, making It almost
twice as expensive for the foreigner to
graduate as 1t is for native German.
The Leipzig school made this change
a year ago and other prominent Ger
man schools have followed Its lead.
This, with the growing understanding
that the average American student may
acquire special education more rapid
" at home in schools. as well provided
for and directed as any trans -continen-
tai institution, Is having noticeable
effect. VIVA. is true of the technical
schools is also true Of our universities,
which add to curriculum as thorough
as that of any European school the
spirit Of Americanism. President Seer
iiey's Judgment Is good. The American
youth who can not acquire the higher
education in America might as well
70 to Europe-and stay there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
In tho Morning.
[Omaha Bee

Apropos Of the numerous reference
to the somnolence OF Judges made by
James NJ. Beck. formerly assistant at
torney general Of the United States. at
the dinner OF the Hardwicke society IN
London, an English paper recalls that
during the protracted sessions OF the
Parnell commission Justice Day habit
ually sat with closed eyes. 1t was COM
monty supposed that his lordship was
sleeping, and the late SIR Frank Lock-
wood, observing that the learned Judge
was very much awakened by little
tiff between the president apa Sir
Charles Russell. exclaimed quite au-
dibly: This is the dawn OF Dayi"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
Eun,uF llarsaltnuu aua 1urdwsda 1903

north side and the man was arrested.
Later it was discovered that he was
John Golden, 100 Chicago avenue, and
that he had been celebrating the CEN
tennial with party of friends.
When he became sleepy hts fr'en:s
had borrowed coffin. four chairs ans
some candles. and laid him out" in
the alley.
He would like to speak to them for
q minute this evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
Epitaph.

The field where men for little trophies vie,
The hollow reclamation lightly won,
Allured him not; he loved the quiet sky,
Wide spaces and the universal sun.
His spirit. native to the mountain air.
Stumbled through mnrshy valleys down
to death;
Broken in frame. he smiled to cheat de-
spair
And strove to sing with thin, impeded
breath.
He lies beneath; in life he vainly tried
To breathe large notes upon Q flute too
slim.
Unuttered raptures filled him till he died.
Pray for his soul; his songs are dead
with him.
u. E. Barton in Saturday Review.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
Silver Spades.

IBdItInlOrt sun.
The spades used by the king and
members Of the royal family OF
England on occasions when com
memorative trees have been planted
are preserved at the royal gardens
at Frogmore. Many of them are of
silver. There are the full-sized
spades used by the king and the
prince OF Wales, and miniture
spades used by the little princes ana
princesses. The whole are now 20
be ranged in glass case. with the
date of the occasion on which each
was used. The number of trees
planted in commemoration OF the cor
onation has much increased the collec-
ton,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
As II often Hannena.


Cooped In his tenth floor Office. Mr.. Brown
Watched the welcome rain come down.
He saw across the sky
The jagged streaks of lightning fly.
He stood and wondered
At the way It Numbered,
And joy lit up his brow.
my lawn he chirped. will get .
drenching now
My sickly little lawn, the worst
In Drearyhurst!
The dust Is laid. thank heavenl In their
beds
The flowers will raise their dropping
AS IL to OFFER their Thanksgiving.
And life once more viii be worth living"
Still 1t poured.
And still the thunder reared.
Forth in the drenchng shower
At his customary hour
Fared Mr. Brown.
Umbrelale9s. tie wettest man In town,
But cheerful, he vas homewafds bound.
He caught his train. and In due time he
found
That. ths gs1s he'd left the city all a-slop.
in preas.; na-at IL hadn't rsined drop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02

ter and three times q day in summer.
A very good ration, fed by some breed
ers. Is at $50 in the morning. six to
eight quarts of oats: at few car
rots: at IL about fourteen quarts OF
cooked barley. bran and cut hay, AMI
at 6 a big feed OF cooked roots, bran,
rolled oats and cut hay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
Glover a Good EertiIizer.

Clover Is. without doubt, the best
fertflizing plant we have. 1t takes MI
trogen from the air through Its foliage
and adds it to the soil. Its roots are
strong and they run deep, opening ana
loosening any subsoil that is not con-
stantly water soaked.
When the plant is killed by blowing.
these deep-running roots die and decay
at once. and the roots Of the corn, or
whatever crop may next be grown
upon the land, runs down these open
ings left in the subsoil by the decayed
clover roots and draw on the fertility
they otherfise would be unable to
reach.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
The watties on Hogs,

1t is very likely that a great number
of our readers have never seen hog
with wattles. Forty years ago they
were common. sometimes whole
bunch Of them at one place, but they
have become scarce, IL not entirely
extinct. They consisted OF two pend
ants OF flesh under the throat. one on
each side underneath. about four
inches long.
Professor w. ]. MCGEE rently. in an
articles speakin OF the peculiarities
of the old-time hog, In the Washington
Post, states that 1t was at one time
mystery what purpose these wattles
served the animals upon which they
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
MATRIMONIAL ADVICE.
rOelMein Regis teri

she can't cook a cup of coffee. .
was the remark of a Young man in this
office the other day, referring to a
young lady who is reputed to be on
the ragged edge of matrimony. If that
be true the Benedick in the play is en-
titled to sympathy. II there is aaE-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
&C. G. CT on Every Tablet.

Every tablet OF Cascarets Candy
Cathartic bears the famous c. c.. c.
Never sold in bulk. Lcok for 1t and
accept no other. Beware of fraud. All
druggists. Ten cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02

thing that will drive a man to drink II
Is poorly cooked food. A man who
lives exclusively on canned goods,
bakery bread, hand-me-down cookies
and burned beefsteak has our pity.
The market value of young lady who
can cook should be SO Ger cent above
tho ignoramus. Our advice to young
man Is not to marry a girl who cant
cook a cup OF coffee" Defer the nup-
tials TIL she can take a few lessons In
cooking from her mother. 1t is better
than for her to practice on you.
WHY WIDOWS MARRY
WAL Lake Bade.l
An exchange asks: Why do widows
remarry?" We suppose that woman
who got the worst of 1t the first time.
would like to try again Just to convince
her neighbors that she could do bette.
If she wanted to. Or 1t may be a case
Of root hog or die" 1t Is our opinion
that many Of these second handed
marriages are very tickltsh things to
monkey with. OF course the Blade
editor don't want to interfere with
life. liberty or pursuit OF happiness"
Uut III ueIdiA VI Tie StCP ShiiuiSA
would not urge any re-embarkment
upon the sea OF matrimony without
first having had ample time to investi-
gate the ship. Better take plenty of
time to ponder. think over. mediate.
consider and reconsider before making
another matrimonial venture. anil
when in doubt, stand pat.
~
POPCORN CULTURE.
[Ida Grove Pioneer.l
Nearly twenty-five years ago Harry
Slater introduced popcorn raising in
Ida county. He has followed 1t with
steady perseverance ever since and he
is certainly deserving of the title of
popcorn king" Mr.. Slater has made
his home in Maple township during his
entire residence in the county and his
success in raising popcorn the past few
years has been instrumental In induc-
ing a great many other farmers in the
county to plant an acre or such mat
ter OF the same crop. They are now
harvesting an extraordinarily large
yield. and. with the prevailing high
prices, are realizing handsomely finan-
cially. Blaine township has produced
a large acreage of popcorn this fall
and large quantities of 1t are being
marketed at Arthur at 10 cents a
bushel. while old corn commands $l35
ger bushel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Davenport Democrat has con
WINGED itself that 80 far as the NOM
nation goes Hanna's star is in the
ascendant"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-14
WHAT THIEVES THINK.
They Are Held in Check at Weddings and FuEsera1s by Supersti-
 tiOus Fears.

The pickpocket is superstitious. He will rarely rob person who squints, this being accounted a certain sign of disas- ter, and if it happens that the, purse he steals contains foreign as we'll as Brit ish money, it is believed to augur that he will travel good deal in the immedi- ate future; but whether in the company of a couple of police officers or not there is nothing to show.
 Weddings and funerals are significant events for the professional thief, says an exchange. To pick pocket at funeral would be to court immediate dis aster, but many of them think if purse stolen at a wedding contains gold it DOT tends the best of luck for the thief dur ing the ensuing six months.
 Some pickpockets have favorite pair of boots that they wear as long as they can keep them on their feet, and if they are not arrested while they are wearing them they cut the boots into little square pieces and give them away as 'qucky tokens" to their friends. ~s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-14
ATOMIC THEORY EXPLODED. The Nineteenth Centu Saw Its Birth, But Now It Is De-
 stroyed.

Atoms" as indivisfble and unal- terable particles disappear from our philosophy. In their stead we have t@electrons,'' of which the streams from radium are partly composed, and which are nothing more nor less than minute electrified masses. If we ac- cept the atom at all, we must consider it as composed of a whole stellar sysr tefn of "electrons,'' ali in orbital mo- tion, says Woman's Home Companion. Chemistry bids fair to become the as- tronomy of the infnitesima1 Just how much smaller than an atom an "e1ectron" is, Sir William Crookes has shown in striking example: The sun's diameter is about 930,000 miles, and that of the smallest planetoid about 15 miles. If an atom of hydro gen be nnagnified to the size of the sun, an s.electron" will be about two thirds the diameter of the planetoid. The nineteenth century saw the birth of the atom. We now see it's destruc- tion. Perhaps at some future day we may conclude with Crookes that the universe is composed of a swarm of rushing "electrons."