davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
AP M eL14N,'
DOES GOLD GROW?
Seems to, In Its wild state. hut Not
After It Has become Civilized.

After 1t Has Become Civilized.
Some reasons for answering this
question III the affirmative are given
by Popular Mechanics" which warns
the reader, however, that he must not
expect to grow gold eagles from dol
lars Says the writer:
"It has been found that gold nuggets
under favorable conditions actually i'll
crease in size. Gold is known to have
grown on mine timbers which have
long been Immersed in mine water In
the California State Mining Bureau
museum there is q specimen of u piece
of jointed cap and post taken from the
Comstock, where it had been under
water for years, in which gold has
formed in the joints and pores of the
wood Gold is constantly being formed
in rocks and veins and placers. Just
what it is that the baby gold formation
feeds on to effect its growth is not
known. If it were, q new and wonder
fully lucrative industry might be born,
and all other kinds Of farming save the
growing of gold might temporarily be
abandoned The formation and growth
are due to mechanical and chemical ac-
ton. AS in the case of the animal or
vegetable the gold has existed in
some other state before assuming It's
present form. Waters which percolate
through the earth's crust are said to
contain substances from which gold Is
formed. Thus gold, like the animal and
vegetable, must have water In order to
thrive. The gold in the water is de-
posted when it meets the proper pre-
cipitant. The precipitant may be an
earth current Of electricity, some vege-
table growth or chemical in the rocks.
1t has been claimed that the nuggets
found in placers are the formations
from the waters that percolate through
the gravels. and are not from decom-
posed quartz, as generally supposed
Those who so contend cite the fact
that in the center Of nuggets can be
often found a small grain of iron sand.
This was the nucleus around which the
earth current of electricity created or
deposited in electroplating. During
long ages this influence was at work
causing the gold to form around the lit
tie grain of iron ore and then grow to
become bright, shining nugget OF
gold much larger and purer than any
ever found in the veins of ore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
Eu,np 3pmhra nu Friday 3ah ~ 1909

Iowa. this referring to ;EOSe VINO Duy
and sell things. are making very much
money Competition in all lines was
never more fierce The expenses OF
running a mercantile house are greater
than ever before The delivery system
has added tremendously to the cost of
goods. It's nothing uncommon these
Gays for butcher to DC called UP by
phone and asked to send up 10 cents
worth of steak The same woman
rings UP the dry goods man and mas
two spools of No. GO w1ite sent up
Then she rings up the druggist ana
saws she would like the prescription the
doctor left there filled and delivered
as soon as possible. Some one init
mates thsre is fair profit in this deal
even il it is delivered, but the same
druggist will deliver a scent package
of court plaster.
And here is another state of affairs
that is worth looking into. and the rea-
son therefor is hard To understand.
Probably not per cent If the business
men of Iowa own the buildings IN
which they do business. 1t is equally
safe to assume that not 20 per cent OF
the business men of iowa own the
houses in which they live. ASK these
men why they pay r2nt in both cases
and the invariable answer is. Because
It's cheaper But why man COM
paratively poor, owning say four or
five houses. can make money by rent
ing them to msn worth twenty times as
much is a conundrum. No one ever
hears of manufacturing plant outside
of a city. paying rent for the premises
they occupy. but all other lines, retail
and wholesale, in city, town and coun-
try. as IL rule pay rent year after year.
The reason is not altogether because
they wish to keep their money in their
business, for in these days these rent
ers are making all manner of invest
ments in silver mines, Dakota lands and
oil stocks.
u % My
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
Homeseekers' Excursions.

The Iowa Central Railway has re-
established its "homeseekers' rates" to
Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, Washington and Oregon in adj
dition to points in the west and south
west, south and southeast. These
apply on the first and third Tuesdays
of April. May and June, 1908, and are
the exceedingly low rates of one fare
plus so for the round trip. limited 81
days from date OF sale. For full par
ticulars inquire of any Iowa Central
ticket agent or address, A. B. Cults,
G. p. g. T. A, Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
::Lo0KER-ON IN IOWA:


Pocahontas, March 26.-From re-
marks heard mere and there all over
the state one. gets the Impression that
the land boom has reached its height
and from now on prices will remain
stationary or recede according to the.
financial condition of the owners. This
Is probably as true of land in the Da-
kotas, Minnesota and Canada as .of
Iowa. The reason is simply one of sup
ply and demand. Men who were seek
ing cheaper land and selling off the
high priced farms in 1llinois and Iowa
have found a less demand, and honest
land agents of the low priced farms in
the country west and north admit there
will be but few transactions this year
as compared with last And here is an
other factor in determf ming the value of
Iowa farms. Renters this spring are
not taking kindly to any advance in
cash rent prices. The $50 an acre farm
IS in but few cases renting for more
than when $50 an acre was the price on
the the same farm. Owners of these
high-priced farms are therefore rent
ing the farms ION shares these leases
Icing more or lass favorable to the
owner, according to the tenant. In. one
county seat in Iowa the agent for the
eastern owners tried to get 90 cents an
acre more than last year, but to retain
good tenants made out the papers at
the former figures. In this mentioned
case the price for rent is now the same
OH $50 land as when 1T vas sold for S35
an acre Renters who paid cash last
year do not wish to repeat their eX-
rerience with damaged oats and soft
corn. In the opinion of many, only good
crops and good prices this year will
enable owners to hold stationary the
present prices on Iowa farms.
Talking of booms. Sioux City is
threatened again. Forgetting their
former experience there is tendency
now in Sioux City to initiate values all
cut of rsason. And town lots" in
many cases are held al prices that are
most certainly checking the demand
one thing, tho is very much in favor of
Sioux City and real estate values, and
that is its admirable street car serv-
ice. To the business man, outside OF
neiehborhood influences, 1t makes very
little difference where h lives. Their
electric cars get there. The man living
on Thirtieth street can lie absd Sunday
morning and Still get TO Church. In
fact he does not have to get up five
minutes earlier than the denizen on
Tenth street Still, when man goes
out on lrhirtieth street AID sees pile
of red dirt, with only one or two houses
near by, and $500 to $1,000 is asked for
fifty feet front, it's boom prices. Or
course If one wants to get into a
fashionable neighborhood. $1,000. $4,000
or $4,000 for nice residence lot is what
you must expect to pay, but there's lots
of "boom" In these figures. Sioux City
has yet to acquire citizens. rich or poor,
who will in any considerable number
pay these prices.
It's question in these times of pros
perity whether the business men Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not
nearly as grave as an Individual disor-
der of the system. Overwork, loss of
sleep and nervous tension will be fol-
lowed by an utter collapse unless re-
liable remedy is Immediately employed.
There's nothing SO efficient to cure
disorders of the liver or kidneys as
Electric Bitters. It's wonderful tonic
and effective nervine ana the greatest
all-around medicine for rundown sys-
TENS. 1t dispels nervousness, rheuma-
t;sm and neuralgia and expels malaria
germs. Only so cents and satisfaction
guaranteed by George F. Powers, drug
e{c
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
THE CLAM INDUSTRY.
davenport Democrat.

The season Of labor by the shell
rakers has arrived, and they are be-
ginning TO get to work again. Here
and there along the river claminer is
putting his outfit in order for the sea-
sons activities in gathering and boil
ing out shells. There are not SO many
immense beds as there were; huge de-
posts where steam dredge might take
up shells by the barge load without
exhausting the supply: but there are
about as many individual operators as
eyer, and there is not expected to be
any special shortage of shells.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL.

A recent editorial article In the
The scarcity of binder t.Sine has appaE;-
emily attracted considerable attention
md aroused minor discussion. The
T.-R. in discussing control of the Irvine
supply by the harvester trust sug-
gested that it might be advisable for
other states to investigate the reported
successful operation OF 3 prison Irvine
mandatory operated ny the state of
Minnesota by convict labor. The arti-
Gle referred to brings communication
from Mr. James L. harrington, of Iowa
Falls. dealer in Irvine and implements
for twenty five years, aud hence appar-
emily competent to speak for the deal
ers and wholesalers. Mr.. Farrington's
views as given below would indicate
that the binding Irvine trust is SIM
ply a wheel within wheel. He says:
Il have read very carefully your
editorial relative to the Binding Irvine
Question: / am not All advocate of
trusts nor do have any desire to fur
Their any plan to prey upon the people
or to reap profit unduly On any neces-
sary commodity at their expense. Now
1t is true, altho not generally known,
that most of the binding Irvine used in
our grain and corn hirvesters is the
product of sisal fiber, E,ost of which is
produced in Central America and is
controlled by a very few extremely
wealthy Yankees. They know that the
demand for this commodity is in excess
of ths7e ability to supply and they do
not fail to take advantage of the de-
mand. This situation, as Will be read
lily seen, is a hard one for our manu-
facturers to contend with; at the same
time implement merchants know that 1t
is to the interest of binder manufac-
turers to keep the price of Irvine down
For reasons already stated they have
never been able to make much money
on their Irvine and TO my certain
their agents at an absolute loss. to sup.
ply and keep their machines running in
the harvest.
'pThey have often besn unable to sup.
ply their agents with twine at any
price. The reason they give for not
sooner naming a price Is that If they
name a price before the delivery of the
fiber the fiber people take advantage Of
thin and squeeze them on the price o.
the fiber. l believe it is a valid reason
/ deem it good proof of their assertions
relative to fber conditions, that thu
great twine houses mentioned, meaning
tt,e so-called harvester trust, are nov
out of the Irvine market, will not accep
any more orders for Irvine, and have
cancelled many orders, claiming tina
they have already sold all that they
dare agree to deliver in time for the
harvest.
sNow as to te'pr,son Irvine plant
II seems to me that no state can afford
to enter into competition with Gonvic
1ahnr against honest labor in the manu-.
facture of any commodity, the cheap
ening of which comm modify, If it 4:
heapened, is for the benefit of ont
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
The Stomach is the Man.

A weak stomach Weakens the man
because it can not transform the food
he eats into nourishment. Health and
strength can not be restored to any
sick man or weak woman without first
restoring health and strength to the
stomach. A weak stomach can not d.
gest enough food to feed the tissues and
revive the tired and run down limbs
and organs of the body. kodol Dyspep-
STA Cure cleanses purifies. sweetens
and strengthens tile glands and MEM
branes of the stomach, and cures In
digestion, dyspepsia and all stomach
troubles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
THE DEVIL.
updjapol, Herald I


We've a devil who pied four galleys
the first day he rubbered in, and dG-
ring his short stay has twice broken
the CRATE out of the furnace, ruined
two dozen brooms. played a tune with
the shooting stick on the face of tbs
palmer, broke kindling on the stone
melted two rollers. sung all the latest
comic and sentimental songs of the day
danced Jig after jig, swiped the bed OF
the press, squirted oil in every hole in
the office. had from eight to ten kids
helping him carry up the mail. wanted
n comp. TO all the shows, has a no,
fire just a quitting time and every Sat
urday night kicks for q raise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
HER DREAM CAME TRUE.
TCharles City Press.1

An accident worthy of note was re-
lated to Il Press reporter yesterday
A popular young woman of this city
attended a church supper on last
Thanksgiving evening and upon her
return home discovered that she had
lost her wedding ring. AS this is con-
sidered a bad omen it caused her some
little uneasiness. Upon three success
i've nights she dreamed that she found
her ring at a certain place on Ferguson
street. She told her dreams to hel
friends and they had any amount OF
fun at her expense, yet she always
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27

watched this strip of street with the
intention OF finding her lost treasure.
On last Friday afternoon she was down
town and passing the place with her
eyes cast downward reciting a favor
lite snatch of poetry from Burns she
saw something glistening IN the dirt
She picked it up to behold her lost ring.
She now has the laugh on her friends
the old saving holds true, ''he who
laughs last laughs best"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
IN UNITY TOGETHER.
r>, T,:..- ,r;,,,a. II ..Sil


Some of the county papers outside
of Mason City are endeavoring by
their insinuatons TO keep up the
fight that was forever settled last fall.
Republicans are not fighting old bat
ties. That's being done by the other
fellows. There are plenty of new is
sues before the people to occupy the
best thought of the best men of the
party. So far as Mason City is con-
cerned odd things have passed away
and all things become new speaking
politically
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27

coming of the assessor IS predicted.
The New Sharon Star asserts the
real Iowa idea is to help make a genu-
inc, progressive republican national
platform. and stand faithfully by ii
after ii is made"
The Register and LeaGer believes the
man who sells Iowa land at any price is
losing money and the buyer making an
excellent Investment. II predicts that
the next wave OF emigration will bring
all desirable Iowa land to the 500
mark.
The Montezuma Republican is thor
oughly in sympathy with the rural
school and the work 1t endeavors to ac-
complish. but thinks its usefulness is
hindered an hundred fold because of the
unwholesome conditions that manifest
themselves in too MANY of the districts.
In the opinion of the Republican, this
spring would be an opportune time to
resolve upon vigorous caiiipdiSu u
overcome the wrong.
The Davenport Democrat believes "a
woman ought not to be kept out OF
heaven for an infirmity like wearing q
bird on her hat, but she cert ainly should
reform The slaughter Of song birds for
purposes of decoration is one of the
wrongs of The time. The slaughter
would not go on if men We're not paid
for it. And Where the money comes
from, the blood money, the women with
birds on their hats very we'll know"
Monopoly is hearing a new voice
from out the west says the Webster
City Fres man Tribune. 1T is an able
second to that emanating from the
white house. The names Of Roosevelt
and Cummins, find lite favor in mo-
ropolistic circles
The Creston Gazette rial es the fol-
lowing correction, which would indi-
cate that Mr. Roosevelts theories
should be popular in Un:cn county: I'm
noting, a few days since, the advent OF
new son at the home OF Frank Woos-
ley and wife. in Spauldi.g township
we are informed by our correspondent
in that vicinity that a sight error was
made. The new arrival is not the TWEEN
ty-second, but the twenty third, child
born to this interesting family. Twen-
ty-one of the Woosley children are liv-
ing" Splendid agricultural section VI
the Cumberland branch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
For Over Sixty Years.

Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children while teething,
1t sooths the child. softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty.
five cents bottle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27

1t positively cures after all other REM
edies fail. The doctors are puzzled over
the wonderful cures made by Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35 csNsN Mcbride &
Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
IOWA OPINIONS AhpNu1Es.

This is the season OF the year." OBJ
serves the Cedar Rapids Gazette. "foi
very wealthy people to swear off. TIL.
coming of the assessor is predicted"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
wnrkinn Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless little workers-Dr Kings New
Life Pills. Millions are'aiways at work,
night and day, curing indigestion, bill
iousness, constipation. sick headache
and all stomach, liver anG bowel trou-
bles. Easy, pleasant, safe. sure. Only
rs cents at George P. Powers drug
store.
Very Low Rates to the Pacific Coast.
on Feb. IL the Iown Central railway
will place on sale special one way colo
mist excursion tickets at extremely low
rates, and continue the same daily to
and Including April 30, 1903. Points in
California, Washington. Oregon, Mon
tana. Idaho, Arizona, ETC.. are included
In these excursions See local agents or
address the undersigned for detailed In
formation as to rates. thru tourist cars,
etc. A. B. Cuts, c y, & +. A., Mlnne-
apolis. MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27

The New Sharon Star asserts the
real Iowa idea is to help MAKE genu-
inc. progressive republican national
platform. and stand faithfully by it
after ii is made"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27

Don't complain because you must
read about T.-R. want ads in every Is
sue. Realize for a moment that every
body would hear just as much about
what you had to sell if your ad was in
this newspa per-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27

Appropos to this subject, Marie Cor
ELI, in a recent magazine article. de.
plores the Decay of Home Life in Eng
land and draws a grievous picture
awful to contemplate of the daily life
of the average wife who belongs to the
upper ten" But why Marie should
weep over the childless life of the smart
set, is beyond our comprehension. one
would suppose that was cause foH re-
ioicing rather than bewailing. Ger
tainly every one will agree with US that
the fewer the children born to the 400
brigade, the better in every way, both
for the children and the world. The
smart set never did have brains to
transmit. and now since the men have
taken to wearing corsets, they Will be
guilty of the double crime of trans
hitting neither brains nor body.
Idiots from the upper ten, GRIM
mails from. the Flower ten" Yes, Mrs.
Harper is right. It's time the world
quit breeding degenerates.
We have already noted in tbs column
the novel methods of the book agents
to boom Gen. Grosvenor's Book of the
Presidents At that time we supposed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27

It's question in these times of pros
perity whether the business men Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27

The prospect of a parcels post agree
ment bstween the United States ano
Great Britain is now encouraging. Ar
international service of this kind would
prove useful. A parcels post for the
United States would, however, meet
strenuous opposition from retailers as
an adjunct TO catalog houses.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-11-20

All able-bodied opposition to Mr..
Hillery as leader of the next House
has developed. 1t is said the OPP
position is based on the ground of
Mr.. Hillery's position on the canal
question, and that those on the
other side of the proposition are
afraid that Mr.. Hillery might use
his position, should he get it, to
defeat any measure for the aban-
donment of the Morris Canal.
Mr. Hillery is an honorable gen
tlemen and would never stoop to a
dishonorable action The anti
canallers who favor abandoning the
canal by any old method need have
no fear that the member from Nor
ris will take any unfair advantage
by reason of his position. If they
are looking for a man who will be
fair and just to all concerned, Mr..
Hi1lery is the man. On the other
hand Mr.. Hillery is a Morris
county man and was elected TO and
does represent his constituents and
may be relied upon to protect their
interests. The convention which
nominated Mr.. Hillery passed the
following resolution:
Resolved, That we are opposed to
the abandonment of the Morris Canal
in the interest of any private corpora
tion. If the canal is to be abandoned
we demand that the rights of the
State and individual property owners
shall be amply protected.
Mr.. Hillery may be depended on
to use his utmost endeavor to carry
out the provisions of this resolution,
and if the canal schemers have for
one moment any notion of attempt
ing any other method than the
most honorable by which to put
through their measures, Mr.. Hill
lery is the man who should be shut
out as much as possible. If, on the
other hand, they purpose to be fair
and square, they can find no man
who will accord them more impair
tial treatment than will Mr.. Hillery.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-11-20

The local w. c. r. U. has taken
up the subject of cigarette smoking
among the boys of Morristown.
There is almost as much need for
reform in this direction as there is
for temperance work. The habit
is disgusting and disagreeable to
every one but the smoker, and is
harmful in its results to him. 1t is
very ordinary thing to find an
account in the daily papers telling
of some boy who has cigarette
smoked himself insane. 1t is also
unlawful to sell cigarettes to boys,
and their sale in this respect should
be stopped. The habit is equally
disgusting when acquired by young
women and is simply step toward
degradation. No lady, young or
old, can smoke cigarette and re-
tain her self-respect or the respect
of her friends