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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31

dwellings and barefooted children.
They stand for destruction of pride,
for lack of enterprise and failure of
ambition.
The farmers of Iowa are better able
today to undertake the construction
OF good roads than those of any other
state in the union and they need them
more. Iowa raises more produce than
any state that has inaugulated the
Improvement of highways and her
farmers haul more of it TO market than
any of them. Not only is this true
but the farming lands of the state
those of almost any other state. With
good roads Iowa would be the paradise
of the agriculturist. Anything that
adds to the attractiveness of a farm
enhances its value.
a farmer In West Liberty WAS grum-
bling the other day because a lunch
of fat hogs he had would bring him
only three and a half cents in the
Chicago market. In reply to the ques-
ton why he did not market them at
home he said: Cause the roads are
too id bad TO get EN- out" That
man Will argue all day that Iowa cam
not lIlpTu SDpu TodilS. WIKI udHI SCH
Ing al 20 cents pound and pork at
fourteen, he was waiting for some one
TO come from Chicago to buy his hogs
for three and a half cents. Fortunately
that lout is not a type of the Iowa
husbandman although there are lots
like him in the state.
Iowa farmers have left dugouts, they
should abandon the elongated mudhole
called a road they have horses and
carriages. they should pull off the
rubber boots, they have free mai
delivery and they should provide the
carrier passable highway over which
to reach them.
AS a business proposition. the Iowa
farmers cannot afford longer to wall
low in the mud. In everything else
he is up-to- date. He has a piano and
a sewing machine in his house, a bug
gy and plated harness In his barn and
a mower and reaper under the shed,
but he has road past his house that
savage crossing the prairies a century
ago would have stunned. Why not
improve it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
Just Stories.

Senator Spooner tells with much
gusto of n simon pure Boston lad OF
tender years whom he encountered
during his summer vacation in New
England, says the Washington Post
The father of this lad said to him just
before Senator Spooner started for
Washington.
My son. what do you want Santa
Claus to bring you for ChrIstmas?'
Father" replied the lad, please
don't tell me about Santa Claus any
more. 1t is a reflection on my intelli-
gence. l have Investigated this Santa
Claus business and have found there
is nothing In it. Whatever you and
mother want to give me. l Will be glad
to get but don't want you to think
believe In Santa Claus any longer.
And father" added the lad mo-
ment later, Il will be IL on my next
birthday, and as soon as I am am
going TO investigate this religious bus
mess, too"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31

braries in 1900. Since that time he has
given 1928 in the United States, at a
cost of s21. 122,500. In addition to these
he has given this year 100000 for a IL
brary in Toronto. 100000 for libraries
in England, and S125.000 for a library
in Barbados. He has given to colleges
and other institutions in this country
and abroad Sl,S57000; to churches,
$34.500. to The Hague court of arbitra
ton. Sl.150,O00: for scientific research
in Scotland, $5.000.000; for phonetic re-
form $4,000: for the New York botan-
cal garden. $4,000; to the town OF
Dunfermline, Scotland. $2,500,oo0; to
S1,0GO,000; for a pension fund for dis
abled workmen in the Carnegie Steer
works, $4,000, 900. This makes total
of S25,S24.500. He has not touched his
principal He has not given away this
years income. which. in round num-
bers is $26, 100000. Mr.. Rockefeller's
income probabably, is larger than MI
Mr.. Carnegie's. yet, while the
latter has given away SIS,
$4,000, Mr. Rockefeller has given away
but s3,044.597, and more than one-half
of this to the University of Chicago.
His other donations include s17s,50o
to religious bodies, sss2OO0 to colleges;
the offer of s66,666 to the Nebraska
State University, which that institu-
ton finally declined to accept, on high
moral grounds, and 100000 to charity.
Mr. Henry Phipps, another philan-
thropic millionaire, has given away
sI.sS5, 900, of which s1,5oo,O00 is for a
noble purpose, free hospital for con-
sumptives DIR. d. *. Peacsons has
kept his lever pretty busily at work,
but he mas only given 100000 to five
little colleges and $4,000 to charity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
; Important Decisions
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WHIPPING SCREANT-MuR RIDER.
master who whips a servant 50
that h.. dies is held. in State VS.. Shaw
Is. C.). 60 L.. r. A. sol. to be guilty
of murder, altho he has right to in
fiict the punishment and the instru-
ment is proper. if the punishment y
so prolonged and barbarous as to in
dicate malice A note to this case col"
lates the other authorities on homicide
by excessive or improper chastisc-
ment.
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.
A person who was not corporeally
present in the demanding state at the
time OF the commission of crime with
which he is charged, Is held. in People
eX rel. Corkran VS.. hyatt IN. Yo' 60
L. r. A. IA. not to be a fugitive from
justice in another state within the
meaning Of the United States constitu-
ton. requiring the delivery up OF the
fugitives from justice for punish
ment.
TITLE BEFORE EXCITEMENT.
Possessory rights only are held, in
Cahill VS.. Cahill Comm, 60 l.. r. \.
706. not to be sufficient to sustain an
action of ejectment without showing
the legal title.
MECHANICS LIEN LIMITED.
Requiring an owner OF property who
has made and filed a valid contract
for the placing of q building thereon.
under which. by the terms of the sta
tute, the entire contract price may
be applied to the claims o. laborers and
material men, to furnish bond which
will make him liable to them In IN
additional amount in case their claims
are not satisfied by the contractor. IS
held in Gibbs VS.. Tally (Cal.). 60 l.. X.
A. Sis, to be unconstitutional.
UNREASONABLE TO CARRIER.
A statute providing that when freish;
which has been shipped to be conveyed
by two or more carriers to It's destin-
alton under a contract by which the
responsibility of one carrier ceases on
delivery to the next in good order.
has been lost. damaged or destroyed /.
shall be the duty of the initial or con-
meeting carrier on application, to trace.
such freight, within thirty days after
the application, and inform the appli-
cant. in writing, as to the time, place.
and manner of the loss or injury, and
the names of the parties by whom the
truth of the facts can be established,
and making a carrier who fails to trace
the freight and give such information
within the prescribed time liable for
the value of the freight, is held IN
Central of Georgia Railroad Company
VS.. Murphey (Ga.), 60 L. r. A. SIT, not
to be unreasonable or unconstitution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

I The New York papers recently were
fun of accounts of a famous game of
Whist won by an Inexperienced, couple
who We're assisted by absent treat
ment' from a Christian Science med
iunn The WORLD interviewed her
and she said:
How did l win the game for the
| Newark Bay Boat Club four? | will
tell you. | treated the players for
Christian Science TO do this the seien-
list must realize that matter has no
real existence; existence is but men
tai. Mind is all, and has all power
In this case an important fact was that
the players on the Bayonne team knew
they We're being subjected to treat
ment and We're receptive. l began the
treatment at 7:45 o'clock After fiji
teen minutes | had TO stop as | was
called away, but / renewed it, Had |
had more time to devote To the treat
ment, | feel certain the score would
have been 80 TO o.
SO We have something absolutely
new in ethics. 1t opens wide a ques-
ton of undie influence ON the part of
WV I}'th'iltis JiiA tlit tpISetI!tUt suS-
privation OF power of the ether two.
When duplicate whist came in vogue.
It's votaries exclaimed to all the
world, n last we have a game of cards
with all luck eliminated therefrom.
Science and skill wins at this game.
But scientific card players little
thought now soon Christian Science
would take a hand. And If absent
treatment can be applied to whist and
whist PLAYERS, there is no reason why
progressive euehre cannot be treated.
But is ii fair to allow such assisted
players 70 carry off all the prizes The
only redeeming feature is that no alb
sent treated player need carry home
the BOBBY prize.
But there are other games not played
with cards. From now we can look
for invincible chess and checker
Christian Science players. Many of
the latter players. enjoy correspon-
dence games. Antagonists heretofore
only beaten after a long struggle. sud-
denly and without apparent reason,
make moves worthy of former cham
pions The innocent recipient of the
idSl ItOStdl, MUS himself DtatSH OF
checkmated. His opponent surrepti-
tiously has taken treatment of
Christian Science chess, or ahsently
received a Christian Science checker
course. Is it fair?
Then there's an Old old game go
ing on every day, everywhere. one
where heretofore Cupid has reigned
supreme. Heretofore youth has had
the advantage of this game but now
age has an equal show. Hypnotism
has been accorded place in this game
by some. and lovers OF fair play decry
against it as unfair. But think of the
possibilities when one of the parties
to the game of love is receiving ABB
sent treatment If mind is all and
has all power" what show has youth?
A wall flower receiving absent treat
ment." finds herself surrounded, while
the worldly young woman. outside the
Influence of Christian Science, pines
away and fills an untimely grave.
Again. is this Christian Science inter-
ference in any OF our little games, a
1an1S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
Satisfactory Obituary.

One of the New York papers printed
d half-eoiumn obituary of j. l.. Mott,
a weIl-konwn citizen. Mr.. Mott saw
the obituary on the morning 1t was
printed and was perplexed. He took
the paper and Went down to the edi-
toria rooms. After much travail he
got in to see the city editor
Il came ia to see If YOU can tell M
anything about this said Mr.. Mott,
humbly
About WHAT" asked the city edi-
tor raspingly. He took the paper ana
read the article hurriedly '1ttseems
u he an obituary notice of one j. l..
Mott" he said. What's the matter
win IT,
morning tllat l know Of answered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
FRONT ELEVATION.

which heats the entire house. The
frame of the house is of hemlock lun
Der aud timber. The walls are sheath
ed. papered, sided and shingled. Ths
main roof is covered with tar pape
and black Chapman states, and the or
namental work, as shown. is of com
position.
The, piazza columns and newell post
are of yellow pine, turned and finishe
in natural wood. The piazza ceiling t
Of yellow pine, also finished natural
The cornice and other exterior Woo
work are OF White pine lumber arr
holdings, and the windows, excel
those Of the cellar, are fitted with reg
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31

summer pieces and large bevel plate
mirrors. The closets are fitted with
shelves, ETC., to suit.
The bath room contains porcelain
water closet. with attached seat and
tank to match; a marble wash basin
and an iron roll rim enamcled bath
tub. The kitchen has up to date range
boiler. wash trays and sink. properly
connected and NIL With oi,". work. Til
pipe and fittings III tire bath room, iff
nickel plf,ted. The ii;snsc is ripra TO-
gas and iii.'~i 's'sNs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
RELIANCE.
tHenry VanDyke in the January At
l1nfjc

RELIANCE
Henry vanDyke in the January At
lantic.1
Not to the swift, the race;
Not to the strong, the fight,
Not to the righteous, perfect grace:
Not to the wise, the light.
But often faltering feet.
Come surest to the goal
t-na they who walk in darkness meet
The sunrise of the soul
thousand times by night
The Syrian hosts have died:
thousand times the vanquished right
Has risen glorifed.
The truth the wise man sought
was spoken by child;
ne Alabaster box was brought
In trembling hands defiled.
\ Nor from my torch. the CLEAN,
But from the stars above;
(t from cur hearts, life's crystal
stream,
at from the depths of Love.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
Fioht Will Be Bitter.

! Those who will persist In closlns
their ears against the continual rec
lommendation OF DR.. Kings New Dis
coyery for Consumption will have {
llong and bitter fight with their trou-
bles. IL not ended earlier by fata
Termination. Read what T. r. Beall. o.
Bean, Miss, has to say: Last fal
my wife had every symptom of con-
sumption. She took DR.. Kings New
Discovery after everything else has
failed. Improvement came at once anc
four bottles entirely cured her" Guar
anteed by George P. Powers. druggist
Price SO cents and 81. Trial bottles
frao
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
SUBURBAN COTTAGE.

Handsome seven Room House That
Can BE Built For $4,000.
copyright. 1903. by Dennis & Gastmeyer
architects. go Broadway, New York;
Herewith is shown by accompanying
elevation and floor plans unique little
home, with every modern improve
ment. that has met with general ap-
prevail
There is cellar under the entire
house, with walls of brick, cement
door, coal bins and hot air furnace,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
IHE CHICAGO CALAMITY.

Not Chicago alone, but the entire
country, sits in the shadow of calamity
today. The burning of the lroquois
theatre last evening is one of the disas-
tiers of the centuries, a chapter In the
history of the worlds great horrors.
No theater disaster has approached it
since the Brooklyn theater burned In
1876, with a death loss of 800. 1t viii
class in history with the Johnstown and
Galveston floods, with the sinking OF
the Arctic and its loss of $50 lives, and
the later loss of the Atlantic near Han
fax, when 54S lives were lost. 1t b.
longs in the category of horrors with
the burning of the steamer Austria,
when, of 53S passengers, but 6S We're
saved; with the loss of the City OF
Glasgow, with its $50 lives. 1t is part
Of the worlds history of disaster and
sudden death.
A merciful limitation OF the powers
OF the imagination prevents any adj
eouate conception of the terrible scene
which was enacted within the walls of
that burning theater yesterday evening.
Thirteen hundred persons, mostly
women and children surged and
screamed and fell, and were trampled
into indistinguishable atoms on the
floors of that blazing inferno The gas
tanks exploded, the glass roof fell in
and added to the terror Of the frantic
mob which struggled and screamed
and battled in the gar of death and the
frenzy of despair. 1t is well that the
stern walls that enclosed them hid the
sight from the world. Men could not
have looked on it and kept their reason.
completely fire proof. 1t had been
built with view to the prevention OF
lust such horrors as the one which
has made it historic. The terrible
test proves how mistaken our ideas Of
fire proof construction may be. The
asbestos curtain failed to work and
shut off the naming stage from Tue
audience. The fire leaped UP and at
tackled the gas tanks. Then came the
explosion and the fall of the glass roof,
and the frenzied rush for safety.
Every calamity teaches lesson. but
It is hard to see where the lesson is to
be drawn from this latest disaster.
Every precaution for safety appears
to have been taken by the architect.
A broken electric wire started blaze
The machinery failed at the critical
moment as all mechanism may fail.
Perhaps the investigation of the coro-
ner may develop carelessness on the
part of some employe, or some fatal de-
feet in stage arrangements or wire In
stallation, but from the information at.
hand the calamity appears to have
been one of those apparently unavoid-
able accidents which ordinary foresight
Is unable to prevent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
TINE FUTURE or RAILWAY BUILDING.

or the 5,723 miles of railroad built in
1908 3,19O miles were laid in Trans
mississippi states and territories. The
New England states gained but twenty
three miles of new railroad. New York
but forty-fiye miles, but the southern
states east of the Mississippi gained
1922 miles. One hundred and seventy
one miles OF new railway were built in
Illinois and Iowa, with the net work of
established lines, gained Eli miles. Ok
lahoma heads the list with the most
railroad work completed and projected.
Steam railroad extension Is to all In
tents and purposes. over in Iowa. The
state is gridironed with trunk lines but
railroad building is not over by any
means The building and extension of
the interurban trolley lines is just be-
ginning and the impulse of railway ex-
tension will follow this direction for
the next ten years. The trolley lines
are cheap compared to the cost of
etSdI1 TtduS. ueS SoHSI teIiitciS Pio-
ftably where steam roads would have
to be operated at a loss and there will
be hundreds of miles of them built in
this state without delay. So far as the
trunk lines are concerned the trolley
roads are not likely TO cut much figure
as competitors, but they are certain 20
carry most of the passenger and much
of the freight business now controlled
by, branch lines.
1t would be an interesting addition 20
railroad statistics If the total mileage
OF !nterurban trolley lines constructed
during 1903 might be compared with
that of steam lines for the same period
and added to the total mileage of the
United States. These figures are not
at present obtainabie but the activity
in interurban construction has been
notable. 1t would not be surprising II
twenty years hence the total mileage
of the trolley lines should equal the
more than 100000 mile total of the
steam roads of this country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
He Yearned for Defeat.
New York Times.I

81 YIN fF1H5s.1
oPsrntendent of Schools WE. Sia-
.oh'Pf Georgia, tells this bon mot of
Els y-year-oid grandson. The boys
isshe came in one day much pro-
NohEeat some misdemeanor.
ia e." he said. Il am seriously
eispietsd about this matter. Do you
Know you are a candidate for
whippihR"
the snst.a reply.
And hwas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31

walls are lated with spruce laths and
plastered VIII two coats of patent
plaster, saiit finished. The trim is OF
whitewood. cabinet style. Til" stairs
are of yellow pine. with oak newels
stained. well ribbed down and finished
With two coats of light hard yarnish
The hardware is all of light plain
bronze. with apple wood knobs. roses
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
mIlL,oNAlRe pH,LAnrnRop,srs.

Four men, Andrew Carnegie, ]. d.
Rockefeller, Henry Pnipps and DIR. d.
K. Pearsons. have given away about
100000 during the year that closes
today. A Chicago paper has compiled
list of these benefactions which puts
Mr.. Carnegie at the head of millionaire
philanthropists. The library is still a
hobby with him, and this year he has
given $685., 500 for library buildings in
ninety-sx cities and towns in this
sapnpX Ha BEGAN giving away VI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
Mr.. Mott, but / want to know how it

Mr. Mott, but 1 want to know how it
came about"
Game about? Why, the man died.
II suppose. We don't usually print
obituaries of live men,
Mr.. Mott was impressed. Probably
not" he said. but you aid it this time
/ am j. l.. Mott
The city editor made many apollo
gies I'VE Will print 4 correction If
yoa like he announced.
NO said Mr.. Mott, after hesitating.
Let 1t go as it ts. I'll show it to peo-
pie when they try to borrow money
or me-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
The Cate Of Many
'udden Deaths.
tack the vital organs

the bladder, or the
break down and wasts
Bladder troubles al
from a arrangement G
a cure is obtained quic
treatment of the kidney
ing badly you can max
taking DIR. kil,ner's 81
great kidney, liver and
It corrects inability to-
scalding pain in passini
comes that unpleasant ne
compelled to go often thu
and to get up many tim
night. The mild and the
effect of Swamp-Root is
1t stands the highest for
cures of the most distressii.
Swa1np-Root is pleasant
sold by all druggists in /
one-dollar size bottles. Yot
sample bottle of this wondeI
covery and a book that tells
both sent free by mail. Add
1ner & Co., Binghamton, Nj
writing mention reading thi
offer in this paper. Don't
mistake, but remember the mai
Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Re
address, Bingliamton, N. Y.
bottle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31
GOOD ROADS FOR IOWA.


An exchange, the editor of which
holds penny so close TO his eye that
he cannot see a bushel of money ten
feet away, asks can Iowa afford to
have good roads?' and concludes that
ut is a policy beyond our reach. The
question as 1t is put is incapable of de-
bate because there Is no negative side
to it, 1t should be written can Iowa
afford to continue the abominable sys-
TEN OF mud roads now maintained"
1t cannot. for several reasons. The
roads of the state are relics or barbar-
ism. They belong to the ages of the
wooden plow and the sickle They nave
been handed down and continued from
the age of poverty. mortgages and
debt. They have no place in a dis
trict that has school house. a ham-
let that has church. nor farm that
has a spring buggy. They belong to
the days of the implanted barns, cold
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31

erary offerings it might be well te
know something of its nature before
passing judgment Maybe she's max
ing him read Tolstoy.
1t is to be supposed that about the
last thing to be lost would be a set OF
false teeth but the occurrence of such
losses appears to be common in Mason
City. where the Times Herald ran two
advertisements for the return of the
patent mastieators i'm one day. The
custom of carrying the teeth in the
vest pocket or leaving them on the din
ing room table, which obtains in Ma
son City, is one not to be commended
to wearers of store teeth.
An Appeal--The Owner-See here!
That trunk never did you any harm,
did it?
Baggageman- Any harm? OF course
not.
The owner-well, then, don't treat
it as If it did. Brooklyn Life.
The Children.
Don't keer for de noise dey maxim
senes dey lookin' en- feelin prime;
Lem have dey way
On de Christmas day
Dey kin only be young one time!
Lem sing in de lonesome valleys
On de hills whar dey romp en- climb;
Fer Time slips by
Wild song en- sigh
Dey kin only be young one timei
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31

| imperturbab
Mr.. jefferson, he said, I am more
than that-I am very drunk. Mr.. JEFF
ferson.'
What did / do?1 asked Mr.. Jeffer-
son. That's what everybody to whom
/ tell the story asks: and in turn ask
what could L do? The man is still in
NV SERVICE