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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-29
ABOUT THE PHoNoeRAPH.
Amateur and Expert Record Takers
Some of the Photographs Uses.


Some of the Photographs Uses.
"Of course. you can make a record
OF your own voice by talking into
machine, said a photograph dealer,
''and a novice can take records of the
voices OF his friends in like manner, or
of the barking of a dog or the mewing
of cat
But while novices can take phono-
graph records experts are employed
IN the taking Of records made for sale,
and some of them have interesting ex-
periences. Thus record takers may be
sent to various foreign countries 10
take records Of the voices of the sing
ers OF those lands.
i have sometimes wondered that
some manufacturer Of monographs
and producers of records did not put
on the market handsome little phOn-
ograph with which mothers could
make records of babies voices. With
such a photograph a record could be
taken of baby's first goo-goos, phono-
graph and record then to be treasured
with the baby's first little shoes and
stockings. With such a record the
first sound of baby's voice might be
brought back. and for that matter
records of it's voice at later stages OF
its life might be taken as well.
'The use Of the monograph for the
dictatiOn of letters. etc. is familiar.
In some offices letters are dictated not
IN a ctoD zorro hov ~. n +vY1omritor buf
into photograph, always at hand, the
cylinder then being sent to the type
writer to be transcribed from the rec
ord Of the spoken words.
"And the photographer is used to
some extent for correspondence be-
tween friends, or it might be between
those bound by closer ties. Thus one
person may talk his letter into
photograph, and so make record of
it, mailing the record. His correspond
ent puts that record into monograph
and starts the machine and hears
whatever the letter contains. Some
correspondents by monograph shave
the records and use the cylinders
again, upon which to make records of
return letters; some preserve these
letter records. and between letters, or
when a new one has not come to hand
in due time, put an old record in their
monograph, and so are enabled to
hear again a familiar or a friendly
voice, or the voice of one perhaps
more dearly priced.
Everything about the photograph
is wonderful and interesting, and not
the least interesting thing about it is
found in the making of its records. -
New York Sun.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-29
The Spartan Japanese Father.

The Spartan character of the Jap
anese father may be gathered from two
facts mentioned by Consul Dalgoro
Cob in the admirable address on FAM
lily relations in Japan which he deliv-
cred before the Japan society The Jap
anese child calls it's father "Gampu"
and it's mother "Jibo"-which mean
strict father" and benevolent mother"
and Mr. Cob quoted a Japanese
boy who classified the Japanese father
as one of the -four fearful things OF
the world-earthquake, thunder, con-
hagration and her"-London Truth.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-29
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Forty-fve only of the crew of the
liner Kaiser William. II. are ordinary
sailors, the remaining 555 being
mechanics, etc.
A man who lives at Belfast, Me-,
claims to have the record for railroad
accidents, having recently been in six
within forty-eight hogrs.
On the German Emperor's birthday
the inhabitants Of Cologne are allowed
to cross the Rhine bridge free, provid-
ed they go on foot. Carriages pay as
usual.
Penobscot county claims he..oldest
horse in Maine, il not in the country
His name is Tommy Fostlett. He is
forty-two years old. and there is no
question about his age.
Expert mountaineers who require
three hours or more to ascend the
snowy slope of the Mexican volcano
Popocatepetl can slide down the same
slope safely in ten minutes.
Mr.. H. c. Robinson, who has spent
two years in scientific investigation in
the Malay peninsula, recently exhib-
tied to the geological section of the
British association a specimen of
fish know as the mud hopper" which
by means Of strong fms under it's body
is able to move about on land for dis
tances of at least twenty yards from
it's watery nests IL the swamps
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
BARTLETT is RELEASED.
Man Who Was Mixed Up in Theft OF
Horses In Given Liberty.

Special TO Times Republican.
+ Newton. Feb. 10.-Judge W. G. Glenn
ents. upon the motion of the county az !
torney. P. H. Cragan. has set at iibert.
John Bartlett, the man who was jointly
Indicted with Darius Clark for the theft
of a team of horses from j. W. Norris
OF Grinnell last summer.
1t will be remembered that the case
time Mr.. Norris traced has team to
Knoxville where Clark and Bartlett had
disposed OF the :sorses to s. NJ Stallings
n hveryrnan. who was also Indicted for
completely in the DEAL The horses
We're later recovered in Chicago ard the
men were placed on trial Mt the Oct
ober term OF court. Clark was triei
first and the state sprung a surprise On
the defense by placing Bartlett on the
stand, when he made full and COM
plete confession. He told how no and
Clark did the stealing and traced their
course from the pasture where the
horses were stolen to the Stallings barn
in Knoxville. Upon hts evidence Clark
was convicted and sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary at Fort Mad
ison, where he now Is.
When Stalhings was placed on trial
Bartlett again went on the stand and
told his story but Stallings was ac-
quilted by the jury.
The prosecuting attorney filed a mo-
ton signed by himself as county at
torney. E. J. Salmon, as assistant. O. c..
Meredith as private prosecuting atsor-
ney. and j. w. Norris as prosecuting
witness. asking that the indictment
against Bartlett be dismissed. setting
out the claim that the defendant had
been a man of good family and repu-
tation. had wife and seven children
and that he had been sufficiently pun
ished, having received lesson that he
would not forget The motion was no;
supported by an AFFIDAVIT of any kind
whatsoever. but was backed up by a
petition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
THE COLCLO BILL
Measure Providing for Teaching Prin-
ciples Of Humane Treatment Of AMI
mails in Public Schools Certain to
Pass the House.
speclai to TImes-Republleasa.

| Special to Times Republics.
Des Aroinee, Feb. 1o-The house
lconlrntt.ets on schools has recommend
al fer passage the Chlco bid for hav-
ing caught In the pubic schools of ,ul,e
state ehe pdtnelpes Of hlwssarss 'areat-
,nent of animals. 1t IS one OF the
measures for witch the American HUI
nsane Society and the Audubon socie-
tles are wording, and the btis Will GER
taaaN pass the house. The schools
committees are not having such an easy
time with sbme OF the other education
al hiltst Foo instance, TIE bill TO pro-
vide for closing certain small sctfoots
and c,or,sot aiattng districts Is not yet
en- coasM don 10 be acted on favoeub,y.
The bill as presented provided unah
w,lssre this. school aeeesriaiace fog any
n,c,-ith fetl below an average OF six pu-
pills the sancot should be Closed and
ih5s-c w;,ts a pGovieion for reopsning the
sjslps55l. This was deenrsd objectiona-
he because i, woula cause some un-
csg'taseIty as 10 fhe fare of u sctGo!
mhsn 4. cpcae- Il Nigh, be closed
aftsc 4 few weeks and then be re-
"ijssscl. .ls prepared row the bill reads
10 .eq,,sne aae cipalsy of a school for
tie e,a;i;e .cfin, wle;is the school cehl-
srrs si,fns ,'iisas there a.e Tess than ten
pupias betweem and IA years of age
In the ilsscic: II there Should be more
Children IN the district iatec- the school
would be rsopeaed foc fusl term. But
this would effect the Closing of perhaps
500 slGloofs in The state and put into
force The scheme of consolidation and
transrrar. ai,lcn OF purtls that hats be-
come so pcpu ar. THE bin no give, en-
ooumgelperst 10 pupils IN rrsraa DISTRICTS
ITO SO to high schools Is NIT regarded
with in,sSc, aator The I'LL has been
amended so that the examination OF
such pupils VIII be by tiss couuty SUI
pernte-ient and the princGpal of the
schoct where he irlends gclng; but
there is the cbte,ttcn that At would
wenken the a1rea,s,y ;ico week. rural dis
tIic.s and might in some cases prove a
serious dras7i On them to pay the tuA-
ton OF pupils at town high scfhoels.
SuperintegIiene Riggs has been freely
consulted be- ne mbers CT nh,e legdsr'a-
ture In regard 10 al t,ese bits ard MS
advice is much followed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
Capitol Commissions Report
on Probable Cost of Restor-
alton Nearly Completed
WILL USE STEEL CONSTRUCTION
Much of the combustible Material For
merIy in the Floors and Walls to Be
Kept out-First Estimate of Loss
Greatly E>asserated-Resardins the
Matter of Appropriation.
Special to Times-R epuh'' NJ

Special to Times epuh'i ~
Des Mones, Feb. 1e.--,r,le capitol
commission Will be ready TO report in
a few days on the probable cost Of
restoring the state capitol to its Or
iginal condition as IL 1t had never been
touched by fire. The work of making
the estimates is under the personal
direction of Mr.. Shoentgen, of Council
Bluffs, the engineer and architect of
the commission. and they have called
to their assistance specialists in the
different lines of work TO make esii-
mates and report. The house chamber
which was the only part destroyed
completely. will be restored to its for
mer condition INTELLECTUALLY, tho not
structurally. The wooden construc-
ton will be replaced with steel whec-
ever possible and very much of the
combustible material that was In The
floors and walls will be kept out this
time. Enough has been done in the
making of estimates to show that tn,
first rough estimates We're greatly ex-
aggerated. For instance the limit of
estimate of anyone at the time of the
fire was s250.10O Or the evening OF
the fire MIR. Shoentgen estimated the
loss at $175,000. This figure Will not
be exceeded III the estimates that VIII
go TO the legislature soon. The first
estimate of the loss on the new work
done under direction of the capitol
commission was from $4,000 to sl5,-
900. Now 1t is known that $4,000 Will
recover all this loss. The loss on cleo
,rical wiring was not TO exceed $500.
The greatest loss will be in the matter
of reconstructing the ceiling and gall
leries. and it is proposed to take out
all the galleries and replace them
in better manner. The item OF decor
ating is one which the commission IS
finding very hard to estimate. as the
decoration was done some twenty
years ago and there is little to guide
them as to the cost of similar work
now. The bill TO make available the
balance of the s25o.ooo first
has got thru one house only. II L
passes and becomes law the COM
mission will then have about 100000
to expend in continuing the repairs.
but no part OF 1t can go TO restoration
OF the burned portion. 1t is now re-
garded probable that the appropriation
to restore after the fire will be sep
arate matter and will cover the entire
cost to be expended in the next year
and q half. There was some complaint
about the large expenditures of the
capitol commission. exceeding its au-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
Colds Lead to Catarrl1=Catarrf Leads to Consumption

Miss Lila, of Illinois, started out
exactly in this way. Fortunately, she
took course of Peruns before It wa
too late. She had caught several colls.
then congh developed. She took all
sorts of cough medicines, until, as sho
puts it, 81 sickened at the sight Of them.n
In four weeks Peruna had cured her Of
her catarrh and her system was entirely
rid of 1T.
while. Not day, and probably not an
hour, passes but some ono has similar
experience with Peruna.
! The first step toward consumption 10
catching cold. Tho nextstep is a failure
to cure it promptly. The third step =
the development of catarrh, which grad.
ually becomes chronic. The fourth step.
the catarrh begins to spread from the
head to tho throat. The fifth step, the
catarrh spreads to the bronchial tubes
and lungs. it then becomes consump-
| ton in It's first stage.
AT any time during the progress of the
catarrh, from the first onset of the cold
to its final settlement In tho lungs, Pc.
runa can be relied upon to stop the dis
ease. 1t cures entirely. Even after
consumption has become thoroughly
developed, many cases have found in
Peruna permanent cure. After they
have been given up by physicians to die
Of consumption Peruna has cured them.
We have hundreds Of testimonials
that declare these facts in the most
enthusiastic language.
U. g. Senator John NJ. Thurston, from
Nebraska, writes the following letter
from Washington, D. c., under dste OF
April 6, 1901:
"I have used Peruna ct various times
during the past year or two with most
satisfactory results.
"It entirely relieved me from m I'M.
tating cough, the result of excessive
effort in the Presidential campaign, and
am a firm believer in it's efficacy IN
any such trouble. '--Jno. NJ. Thurston.
To take quieting medicines to stop .
cough is absurd and harmful. The only
way to stop cough permanently and
without doing moro injury than good 10
to cure the catarrh, which is exactly
what Peruna does. 1t cures the catarrh
OF the bronchial tubes and the cough
ceases.
AT the slightest appearance Of . cough
bottle of Peruna should be taken
according to directions. One bottle in
the beginning will do more than half
dozen bottles after the catarrh has
fastened itself on the lungs.
Ifyou do not derive prompt and ss.is-
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement Of your case, and he via
be pleased to give you his valuable ~
vice gratis.
Address nr. Hartman, President q
- r>,umbus. q. 1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
Increased Value of Horses and
Cattle in Central Iowa
Very Gratifying
FEW TO SUPPLY STIFF DEMAND
Owing to Their Low Values Two Years
Ago. Few Horses Were Raised in the
Section Referred to = High Price
of Feed Also Contributes to Present
High Notch.
.ecial to Times Republican

Special to Times publican
Webster City, Feb. 1O.-The present
price OF horses and cattle in central
Iowa Is a source of great satisfaction
10 the farmer and stock raiser. Horses
which last year sold at from $50 to $40
are bringing in the nelghborhood Of
s75 this year, while common mich
cows are bringing from $45 to s65.
An instance of the prices being
brought by horses comes up in case
which happened at a sale near this
city. A horse was put on the block
which was blind in one eye, and IA
years of age. 1t sold for $40. The
animal was good work horse and in
very faar condition. but last year
would not have brought much above
$50 and $35 at the very highest notch.
Several causes contribute 10 this con-
dition of things. Two years ago horses
were 50 cheap that but few were rails
ed in this part of the country and The
consequence is THAT there Is now IA stiff
demand and but Very few horses to
supply it. The price OF feed has also
contributed. TNs especially true in the
case OF the COW. Corn and aid other
grain ia up in price and pasture lands
are increasing every year in price. Then
too, the saff demand made on Iowa
fer beef cattle has taken adj the
scrawny. old -yearo.ds o,rt of the
country. The draft of the Gamers and
packers Of the big ceraters of trade on
the Iowa farms have c1used more or
less of scarcity among the ntlch
class of cat',le. and the consequence Is
that the price of these animals has
risen. With all the hard times the
farmer IN this seouton of the country
has been called upon to bear this year
and last. 1t is no more than right that
he should have one good thing at least
TO fall hack upon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
DIED ON A TRAIN.

Young Woman of Rcihbeuk Dies Be.
fore Reaching Home.
Special to Times Republican.
Reinbeck Feb. 10.-M.ss Fannie Lew
is. :: Very popular young lady of this
place died on the Great Western train
near Des Moines Monday, while on her
way home from California. She wen,
to the coast last fall with her father,
NJ. NJ. Lewis. a business man of Rein
beck. in the hope of receiving benefit
but che continued to fail and
was coming home TO che. being ex-
tremely anxious to reach home and see
her brothers before she passed away.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
Farm Lands!

II you are looking for home or az
investment. do not forget that the best
farm lands in the Northwest are along
the line of the Minneapolis 4 St
Louis r. r. where crop failures are
unknown. Good soil, good climate,
good people there. Farm values are
Using rapidly and the time to buy u
Now.
Low excursion rates from points ON
he Iowa Central and Minneapolis q
st. Louis Railroads, II you wish to in.
vestiga:s. For particulars address.
A. b CUTS,
g. p. A., Ia, Cent. and NJ. & st. L r. r
80. MINNEAPOLIS. Ni1n,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
Change in superin.endency,
.ial 70 mes-Repub.!can.

SpeclaI % Times-Repl5i!Can.
Iowa Falls. Feb. 1o.-A change has
Just been made sn the superintendent
of the Electric Light and Power Co in
this city. wherein George C. French.
who has been manager of the plan,
since the first of last August. retires.
and is succeeded by Amos Oldenburg
who has been head engineer and cleo
trician OF the institution for some time.
Mr. French expects 10 step into SIM
liar position at Dyersburg, Tenn. soon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
GETS TWO LIBRARIES
Carnegie Settles Long Fish. Over Lo-
cation of Waterloo Library by In
ereasins Donation and Suggesting
Two Libraries, One on Each Side of
River.

Two Libraries, One on Each Side of
River.
Special to Times publican
Waterloo Feb. 10.-The CARNEGIE IL
brary question for Waterloo has been
settled
Waterloo Will not only have Car
negie library. but she will have two
libraries and both will be the gifts of
the philanrhropic Scotchman.
One OF the libraries Will be located
on THE east side of the river and the
other on the west. Mr. Carnegie
gives $4,000 for the purpose of cree
ting two library buildings. and there
by ends the long dlawn-out fight over
Waterloo. The arrangement meets
with the approval OF the city council.
uhe bound of trade the chamber of
commerce and the library board. and.
it is believed. the genera! public as
we'll.
The history of the Carnegie library
in Waterloo IS a lengthy one. the fina!
chapter of which was written last eve
ming when the council passed a resolu-
ton accepting Mr.. Carnegie's offer. to-
81 Their with 4 vote of thanks of Mayor
Martin and Andrew Carnegie for their
success in getting together on the prop
os.ion of such vital Importance to
Waterloo.
About two years ago whan Mr.. Car
negie began to give away libraries
with a lavish hand. Waterloo, ever to
the fore, made early application and
was the recipient OF gift of 100000
for the erection of 4 free public library
which was to be supported by the city
council to the amount OF $4,000 per
year. The gift was hailed with joy,
and al was serene and felicltous until
someone asked. Which side of the
river will we locate it on?'
Then followed two years of the worst
kind of wrangiing with THE result that
for time 1t looked as il the city would
lose an. uhancS of securing a library.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
MASTER PLUMBERS MEETING.
First Annual Convention of Iowa Or.
sanization convenes In Dubuque.

SdniLallSu III ohoA4aS'
Dubuque, Feb. l0.-The Iowa Master
Plumbers Association held its first reg
uiar session yesterday With about fif-
ty members in attendance. Preliminary
business. the appointment of commit
tees and the reports OF officers were the
principal matters disposed OF.
The members heard addresses on the
purposes OF the associations work by
w. s Scott. of Oelwein, and William
Rosene. and Andrew Fletcher. OF Des
Moines. The local plumbers entertain
ed the visitors at a theater party to-
night, after which buffet supper was
served at the Wales.
The election of officers will be held
tomorrow and there is lively contest
on for president. Robert Clayton, of
Davenport leading the race. A grand
ball will close the convention tomor-
row night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
$3.50 TO pes Moincs and Return Thurs.
dau Eah 10 1904

Via the Chicago Great Western ral;-
way. Special train lsaves Marshall
town at s:45 a. M, returning from Des
Moines at 1880 p. m. For further in
formation inquire Of ]. A. Ellis, ticket
agent, Marshalltown. la.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10

thort,y by large sum, but now that
the commission report has been pub
lished and scanned there is no fur
Their criticism.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
TRUCK FARMl N G
IN THE SOUTH

Does Truck Farming In the South
say? Write the undersigned for freo
.opy OF Illinois Central Circular Nc. 3
az. note what - said concerning Il.
j. F. Merry. Ass't Gent Pass'r Agent
Il iaois Central Railroad QubuQuA 4
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-26

The chief began to look around for
other things that smacked Of culture.
He watched the typewriter beside DR..
Hunts desk, saw the keys as they
clicked under the fingers of the deft
operator and listened to the translation
of the letter the young lady had written.
Hitherto Antonio had proested against
being compelled to learn English. 1t
looked too much like work to suit his
indolent, comfort-loving nature. But
now he must have a typewriter, and in
order to operate one, he must know
English, not merely to initiate the
sounds of the human voice, but to write
the words, yes and spell them. If An
tonic succeeds there he may come back
to America in few years and do mis-
sionary work in the public schools. Al
ready he has acquired large number
of combinations Of letters, which he can
click off on his machine as rapidly and
as accurately as any trained operator
And he knows what he is writing, too.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-26
ARE OF IDENTICAL ORIGIN.
Whale and Lion Said to Have Sprung
from One and the Same
Source.

AS everyone knows, or ought to
know, the whale is not fish. but
mammal, and biologists have long Een-
dered about its family tree, says q
scientific paper In Eocene times the
ancestors Of mammals were beginning
to take shape somewhat like those OF
today and to lose the grotesquesness
inherited from their reptiltan progen-
itors. To be sure, animals were very
were no larger than dogs and had
five toes, while cattlelike tinoceras.
twice the size of an OK, with six horns.
tusk-like teeth and five toes, cropped
the heritage of Wyoming. Along with
these peculiar plant feeders there
dwelt some very primitive flesh eat
ers. to which Prof. Cape gave the
name OF creadonta.
The scene shifts to modern times.
Prof. Fraas, OF Stuttgart, Germany. is
delving In the rocks near Cairo, Egypt.
He Is getting out huge jaw bones that
have been petrifed. The jaw bones
are those OF whales and the rocks near
Cairo were, in Eocene times, the sea-
shore. The professor has studied his
whale jaws and compared their teeth
with other fossil teeth. Now, he tells
us Ia a recent Ahhandlungen that
these teeth Of ancient whales are like
those Of the ancient carniverons
creodonts. From this he argues that
In Eocene or earlier times some prim-
tive flesh eater took to an aquatic
life. From these old times to the pres
emf whales have been becoming more
ashlike.
It Is hard to believe that the raven
GUS lion and inoffensive and toothless
whale Of to-day had a common an
cestor, yet they both have the same
tastes for blood, only the whale swal-
lows his food whole.