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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-19
CROWDS AT MARION TRACKS.
Four Thousand People, Many From
Outlying Towns, in Attendance.

Is
Cedar Rapids, Aug. 19.-Thursday
was the big day Of the interstate fair
at Marion and special excursions Were
run over all roads leading into the city.
while the business houses of the city
were closed, making a crowd of about
1000 people who witnessed some good
racing and excellent free entertain
ments Summaries of the races:
2:25 trotting; purse $500
Izetta (Aldrich) ...............1 l
w. j. Lewis (Cunningham) % 2 2
Miss Waggles (Reynolds) ....3 8
Harris Boy (Gardned,) Lady on
Time (Hamilton) and Princess Yetive
(Wiiliams), also ran.
Time-2:21h, 2:a1A, 2:21A.
2:20 pacing: stake, $1,000.
Pat c. (Williams) ............1
Radio NJ (Willams) ..........7 2
Warren G. (Sweet) ..........2 8
Lady Strath (GilD, Onward Star
(Silvis), Dick Welch (Connelly). Jerry
G.. (Eychaner) Isabelle W. (Fagley),
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-19

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SIS. contains no potash, arsenic or min
eral of any description, but Is guaranteed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-19
PosTorFIcE RESERVATIONS.

LCastana Times.
For some reason not easily apparent
the resignation germ seems to be
working industriously on the persons
OF the postmasters of Monona county.
1t seems no longer true that govern
ment officials seldom die and never re-
sign. Happily no deaths have recently
occurred among Uncle Sans servants
in this county, but the resignation
fever appears to have struck in.
The resignation of postmasters at
Kennebec and Grant Center did not oc-
casion much surprise. for neither of
these places pay enough to make the
Office a sinecure. Recently. however,
Postmaster Whites, of Whiting, gave
up his job. and f. c. Beanblossom was
found all willing and ready to step into
Whittier's shoes. There was no ade-
quate reason given for the withdraw
al of Postmaster Whittier from the
government service. Now that the an
nouncement is made that A. J. Patrick,
Of Ute, has Joined the ranks of the re-
signees and wants to be relieved Of his
duties as soon as man can be found
to take his place. Mr.. Patrick has
held the office at Ute for the past
twelve years, and has always been an
old wheelhorse in the republican party.
Just why he wants to get out now is
not known. He says he wants a
change, but most postmasters would
have found some less radical method
Of changing.
1t Is possible that some of the work
Of the Eleventh district congressional
convention is now bearing fruit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-19

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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
How, Uc,lS Clock S.ri1.c.

The grcu; clock OF Wells cathedral 81
England VA, built in H. FOR elias on
bury abbey and ran 30 years before
II was od To Wells.
Tie striking mechanism ur The clock
is very curious and elaborate. Above
the dial is Il little hatupmrutpd turrct.
with four knights on horseback. armed
with lanccs, standing guard round it.
At some distance from the clock Itself.
near the end OF the transrpt IS n life
size painted figure. quainuy ugly. with
battloaN i'm Its hand. whil" outside
the cathedral is second large dial.
guarded by two tall figures OF knights
in armor
When the gilt stars point to tho hour
the painted figure Gack Blaujivir. as
he is called 10y the country proplpa about
Wells. no one knows why strikes the
quarters 10y striking his heels against
two bells behind him and then tolls the
great bell of the clock 10y striking II
with his battlcaN. The two standing
knights i'm armor strike the outside bell
with their halhcrds. ana at thc FIRST
stroke of the great he'll the four knight,
on horseback over the inside dial start
az gallop and rush round and round
the turrct i'm mimic tournament. i'm
which one knight is thrown from his
horse and rc-ains his seat i'm every
~cyolutiou.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
Newton's Blue.

II IS well known that under the &c
Jon OF gravity the water composing
such thin shell rs 4 soap bubble tends
20 run down on all sides, so that the
walls Of the bubble grow thin at the
top and thicken toward the bottom.
After a time the bubble becomes SC
thin at the top that further flow of wa.
ter from thi. point can hardly take
place, and finally the bubble bursts.
But before this last stage is reached a
degree Of thinncss i'm the walls Of the
bubble is attained which causes II tc
glow with brilliant iridcsccnt colOrs
Newton noticed that on top OF the thin
bubble illuminated by white sky light
n black spot is formed. With increase
Of thickness downward from this point
on all sides, red band ncyt appears,
then II blue one, then again red and
blue, rcd and blue. and 50 on. the col
Ors showing more extremes Of red ana
purple in the higher orders. This blue
band which first expands outward from
the black spot at the top and dcsccnds
slowly with the subsistence of the Wa.
ter Newton called the blue of the first
order" and, although somewhat dingy.
he Judged IL 10 bc of the same tint MS
the blue Of the sky.--T. J. j. See in At
lantic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
what IN Eat With the Fingers.

A man who has forgotten TO get mar
ried and is consequently obliged to dine
about town in various restaurants says
that he can readily pick out persons
not accustomed To dining away from
home from their ineIperience in using
their fingers. At table d'hote places
especially things are served as courses
which are expected to be eaten with
the fingers. No idea as TO what IL
right can be obtained from the walters,
for Il is the custom to put cutlery
enough for the entire meal on the table
with the soup.
Olives should be eaten with the fiji.
gers, though many Of the uninltiated
try 10 split them with n fork. Aspara
gus should he eaten with the fingers
That is why the cook does not throw
sauce over the root ends. Green corn
should be eaten with the fingers and
not scrapcd from the cob with n knife
Spaghetti should bc eaten with n fork
and n crust Of bread. In Italian res.
taurants man vhO cuts his spaghetti
into small pieces with n knife, as hC
would salad, IL Lsokcd upon as rank
outsider ! ork Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
ALWAYS BE SANGUlNE.
Keep Ia the Highways aud shup the
Uncl, Alleys al LIE.

Uncl, Alleys al Lie.
Keep to the broad highways of hope
and ChCcrfulncss. Expect to succeed
Think success, aud YOU will succeed.
Keep out of tho back alleys of gloom
and pcsSimism. Join the procession ct
the cheerful, the willing and the hope
ful. Re sauguiuc. Know the pleasures
Of living. Enjoy the sunshine of hope
Keep away from the Scaycngcrs ana
ragpiCkCrs who nfcst the back alleys
of life. Your pCSsimist is your scavCn-
ger, your ragpickCr lie may hc nee
Cssary evil. Il boil as II were OH the
body social but too much of him Is ta.
tai. lie never gave the world smile.
lie never contributed To the good cheer
of any human being. lie never lifted
the gloom from any distressed soul lie
Is the antlthCSiS of progress. He Is the
is continually dragging backward go.
ward the Shiny past, resisting the prog
ross Of development which must - on
with or without him.
Beware of the CucroaChmCutS OF the
carping. pcsSimistjC spirit II is Il hardy
plant. IL takes root easily I'm the mind.
and. like the thistle when once II gains
foothold Il is well nigh impossible to
uproot Il. hut II cannot live. I'm an at
mosphcrc of sunshine and chocrfuucS>.
Therefore keep to the highways.
Keep out Of the back alleys. Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
Her Husbands Male Friends.

one of the most complicated duties
of wife is the shuhling off Of her hus-
bands male friends, says the Ladies'
Field Fifty per cent can 20 at once.
for half q mans bachelor associates
are, according To his wife. not fit for
polite society, either because they have
no manners or because they wear the
wrong sort of collars. Ten per cent
she may genuinely dislike, or possibly
they may not take to her. Some of the
rest are on the bordcrland Of tulCration
hut most of them have kuack Of
dropping off 10y slow degrees. Possibly
this is the inward and spiritual mean
Ing of the farewell bachelors dinner
most Intending bridcgrooms give,
though they never realize il at the
time.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
InnniAiiiNc nirhs.

OF the birds undoubtedly the blue
jays have the most inquisitivcncss
And they are the most noisy i'm express
ing 1t, although crows will hold close
second place, if not fully the equal
How the jays scrccchcd ana whistled
and called a confusion of all the
sounds of jaydom-ne near my home
More than "A dozen dartcd into a small
evergreen tree on the lawn People
came from several houses i'm the vicin.
ity, all CuriOls To know what was the
matter with The birds. 1t seemed tC
be want To know" on both sides
The jays had discovered cat walking
mcckly along by the fence i'm the low
shrubbcry near and under the spruce
tree. There was no nest i'm the vicinity.
and, so far as could he asccrtaincd. the
cat had not attacked the Jays. But
what pandcmonium of jay jargon
over one meek looking, quiet cat. The
jays outdid themselves and called out
nearly all the occupants of the many
houses on that strcct-St Nicholas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
To Restore Leather bindings

To restore the leather bindings of
books wash them first very lightly and
carefully with clean warm water in
which a tiny piece of soda has been
dissolved, i'm order to free the leather
from grease; then wash with clear wa
ter to remove the soda, and dry. Dis
solve bit of gum arabic the size of n
small bean in tcaspoonfu! of water
and beat it mp with tcaSpoonfu of
the white Of an egg. With bit of
sponge 80 lightly over the leather with
this CLAIR aad let il dry.
Should the CLAIR froth up on the
leather, as it is very likely 10 do if
there is much tool work on the book.
dab it until it subsidies with the palm
Of the hand or with the sponge
squeezed rs dry rs possible
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
The Blo~ming Thorn Tree.

There * legend to the effect that
the thorn blooms on Christmas day.
1t Is said that ST. Joseph of Arima.
thwn landed near Glastonbury and
stuck his staff iu the ground II took
root, grew and blossomcd every Christ.
mas day thereafter The tree was
Of Cromwell, but in doing this decd hc
cut his leg, ana chips flying from his
aX blinded him. The trunk, though
separated from the root grew and
nHurlshcd, and FOR many years slips
ana blooms from the tree of St Joseph
were sold hy the merchants of Bristol
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
Ont of Time

A piano tuner employed 10y a city
firm was sent to a certain suburb t.
tune piano. He found the instrument
in good condition and not in the least
need OF attention.
\ few days later the firm received q
letter from the owner of the piano, n
lady of musical intention. stating that
the piano had not been properly tuned
IL was no better than before.
After receiving a rcprimand from his
employer the haplcsS tuner made an
other trip 10 the suburbs and again
tested every note, only TO find. as be
fore, no fault with the instrument
This time he told the lady so.
Yes she said, lit does seem all
right. doesn't IL, when you play on IL.
but as soon as begin to sing it gets
all out OF tune again"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
\ Fine Gentleman.

The Due dc richclicu, the beloved of
Indies, the brc; kcr of hearts, was the
perfect fine gentleman Of a studiously
elegant epoch. The suayc rcpOsr Of his
manner was immoyHbr. When his
second wife lay dying ne came In to
sec her stepping softly, hat In hand.
Though she was expiring her fadinq
eye III mp at the sight Of him.
"IIow sweet IL would be for me T.
die In your arms" she murmurcd.
He held her as she wished tin che
died then went ont again. stcppina
softly, hat in hand one Of ms spitcful
chroniclcrs-a woman needless to say
suggests that hc was Off 10 Il rcndcz.
yo,ls with the lady of the moment ana
that the graceful manner in which h,
bore the delay caused by his wife,
death was proof of thC perfect brccdih.
of one of the finest gentlemen i'm En-
rope. Geraldine Bonner in The Reader
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
The Peanut.

The home Of he peanut, or ground
pea (also often called plndar and goo.
ber), Is believed 10 be Brazil, although
It very soon spread 10 Africa, China,
Japan and india and was recognize Il
as valuable agricultural product IN
these countries long before ii was cuI.
tiyated on large scale in its native
soil, which was not until the year 1870
In the old world, however, IL has al.
ways been planned and harvested for
the sake OF the oil that IL yields. This
IL said TO rival olive oil I'm quality and
to be used for the same purposes. The
nuts raised I'm the east are far richer
in oil than the American varieties.
The most popular Of the American
peanuts IL the virginia running vari
ETY." The pod and nut Of the Virginia
variety are twice as large ms those Of
the North Carolina or African peanut
The Spanish nuts, usually sold only
after being shcllcd and salted, are still
smaller, but OF excellent flavor. Ten
nessee has two varieties, called the
white and the red, the kernels OF the
latter having dark red skln.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29

\ story is told of Count Schouvalofr.
Il former Russian ambassador TO Eng
land. He greatly admired EngliShwo.
men and was heartily annoyed when
he offended any one of them. While
he was in London he learned English
and, having heard one famous English
beauty say shut upn to another. hs
Imagined il To be a phrase of polite
agreement, such as Say no more" In
this sense he himself addressed IL TO
an illustrious lady the next night at
dinner, 10 tho lady's CONSERVATION, AMI
his own wl~D later he discovered his
mistake
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29

As predicted in the Pendulum at
the time of his election, our repre-
senta i've in the General Assembly,
Mr.. $. w. X. Allen is taking a
front rank IN the doings Of that body.
Hardly day passes but he is heard
on the floor Of the house, and gener-
ally manages to keep the opposition
on the 90. vive.-Rhode Island
Pendulum.
There is not a shadow Of doubt
but that Mr.. Allen is a statesman
in the Rhode Island sense Of the
term.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
4 Good Place 10 Avoid.

I'm the northern Shan states, on thc
border Of Burma. there is n tribe called
the wild Wns. These people propitintc
with human skulls the demons whom
they worship. outside every village in
their country there are many posts, all
In one line, dcckcd with human skulls
A niche Is cut In the back of each post.
with n ledge on which the skull can
rest and grin through hole I'm front
of It, Every village has dozen and
some as many as II hundred of these
head posts. Fresh skulls are In special
request ut harvest time and are puI-
chased for large sums. those of distin.
guished visitors being particularly de
sired
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
BURNING THE YULE LOG.
The Custom One of Ancient Origin
The NuIc Candle.

The custom Of burning Il large log
of wood which is known ns the Yuln
log is very ancient I'm its origin. All
through the middle ages every farm.
house. cottage ond castle In England
burned It's Yulc log upon the hearth
the log being dragged IN with much
ceremony.
At Yulctldc when the great log namcd
In Chimncypicco and laugh and jest
went round
The word "Nulc" itself seems to br
derived from the AnglO-SaNon "Gcol.
meaning December. Earlier still th'
Nulc. or midwintcr. feast is seen I'm IT,
most hourshiag state among the Morse
men. who commCmOratcd the fiery sun
wheel with n mighty feast They bc.
licvCd thut during the twelve night
from Dee - 10 Jan q they could trace
the actual movements of their great
Odln. or Odhinu the god of storms.
and other dCitcd beings on the earth
The Nulc log, with It's CHEEKY bla2'.
comes TO us across the centuries ~ ~
dim memory of the fires lit to cclCbrai' '
the setting out of the sun on his north
ward journey toward the light an
warmth of summer
\ large candle known as the Nul'
candle used also tn light the Christmas
eve festivities. II was bad omen ,t
the candle burned out before the even.
ing was at an cud Detroit Free rrcss.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
IT &c not claimed nv ;ntell;ocn,

IT is not claimed by intelligent
people that Governor Garvin has cx-
aggerated in his statements regard
ing political corruption in Rhode
Islanl, but is quite generally be-
lieved that such matters should not
he spoken of, possibly with the idea
that # let alone it will cure itself.
This is a comfortable theory, but
hardly sensible.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
Pngnninrs Idea OF the sabbath.

An incident ia tie life of Pagann'
comes to us from Liverpool The grca'
violinst was visiting friends in thu
suburbs of that city al the house Of q
lady whose religious ideas wcro sever"
~ strained by her guest vcnturing t.
play on the Sabbath day.
IVY" asked the musician, "ccf u.
Sabat mos be 50 holic that nos.ng mos
bc done AT all. w docs provccdcnc,
permit ~ lcctcl birds To sing on dat
day and ~ leaves OF ~ forest TO clap
zcrc hands for joy, making ~ rustlinp
music and ~ waters of ~ great deep
to sound zcir mysterious harmonicsY
Paganini's stay at that house, we are
told, was brief. London News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29

WHILE the sanctity of the mar
riage tie should be preserved, it
would be gain to both parties if
politics and municipal government
were divorced.-Lowell Courier.
Providence would be an excellent
place to try this new divorce scheme.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
lhiIlrrn's McIght.

Some curious experiments have been
made NJ one of the royal philauthropic
institutions In Copenhagen. For some
years back the seventy boys and gir's
In the place have bccu carefully weighed
every day In groups of fifteen AMI m
der. Thereby II is proved that the chill.
drcn gain weight mostly In autumn
and In the early part W December.
From that time till the end OF April
there Is scarcely any increase in weight.
More remarkable still. there Is dimi
mutton tili the end Of summer
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
The Lion Didn't Roar.

1t is related that rinuow, the faith.
ful scrvantnnd personal valet Of Prince
Bismarck. once trod ON his masters
gouty foot. Instead Of swearing at
him or even declaring he was clumsy
fool, Bismarck. noticing that Piuuow
himself was frightened said: "Cousid.
cr yourself honorcd. No other person
my dear Pinuow. not even tie kaiser
himself. would have been suffered TO
tread on nv CpruS "
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
COINS OF THE PAST.
Gold Pieces Tint Were Once Conn
mon, but Are NoV Rarely Seen.


Recent mention Of the disappearance
Of the $50 gold piece from circulation
and the premium this coin commands
az curIo has set many 10 rummaging
in old pOCkptbOOks and bottoms Of cash
boxes and drawers in search Of odd or
out of date coins Some have found u
So 30 piece. but not many. The 81
piece, once quite common, but always
sort of curiosity, Is Oftcncr found, and
many have specimens Of the little gold
coins representing - cents and 30
cents which were not mintcd by the
government and probably have not 50
much gold In them as they represent.
They used 10 pass as coin, but were
never I'm general circulation, being 80
easily lost that they soon became
scarce one of the handsomcst coin
relics seen IL II so gold piece bearing
the mint stamp of 100 II is larger
than the present so piece. The owner
has II hung in band and wears IT as
n charm on his watch chain. The own
or says hc refused an offer Of $50 for
this relic The old octagonal 500 pieces
were quite common i'm California iu
early days. when gold dust was largely
used ms n circulating medium. They
were made Of pure gold, and, while
they had not the elegant finish of tho
gold coins mintcd by the government
In these days, many still remember
them as the handsomcst coins they ever
saw. Many people now would consider
them handsome on account OF the $50
I'm thcm.-Ncw York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
4 Parallel.

An old farmer said To his sons Boys,
don't YOU wait Tor Somcthin' to tU'u
mp. You mjgnt jest as we'll 60 and sit
down ON a stone i'm the middle of q
meadow with a pail 'twiNt your legs
and wait for a cow To back up TO you
to be milkcd"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29

One OF the most famous Christmas
trees In history was erected at Wind
sor castle iu the early for,iCS. Il WAS
not So very remarkable Tor It's height.
which was forty feet. but FOR the fact
that ia the aggregate its crop of pres
cnts amounted n value TO $4,000 or
the value yi the product VI O.uJJ ac,~-s
II forest land
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
uird Migration,

After years OF study devoted TO tb"
tonic Professor Alfred Newton of Cam
bridge stated that without doubt bird
migration Is the greatest mystery I'm the
rntirC animal kingston. "A mystery -
added, chat can hc no more explained
hy the m.dern man of science than 10y
the simple minded savage Of antiquity
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29

Tom-Ive been hidden 20 her we'd
ding. but Inn not going
Dick but your absence will surely
be noticed. DO you think YOU can at
ford thatl
Tom-Wcll. when YOU can't afford TO
have your presents noticcd your ab-
seuce is Observation-Disclosures Press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
Novelty Excited Curiosity.

Owtlaight ! had an awful time
thinking mp am excuse to give my wife
when | got home from the club last
night
IushmUn Did she demand ouc2
Owtlalght. OF course. got homo ~
carly that IL piqucd her curiosity Ev-
change.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29

TIE only objection to Theodore
Roosevelt from certain points OF
view is, that he is too honest, too
firm II his ideas of right and wrong,
in fact that he is too much of man.
Fortr nately the common people be-
lieve in him.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29

TIE placing Of the election Of a
police commissioner for the city Of
Providence in the hand ofthe Gene,;
Assembly was supposed to be done
"to AXE it out of politics" I hs
thing is in politics sup to its neck
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29

IT seems to be the theory of some
wise men who are cast as characters
in thc Providence city council, that
ward politics should not he handlsd
or in,eriered with by any other. city
officials than themselves.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29
rlaNcd m Orpan.

The little daughter of well known
New York musician was much cha
grincd the other day 10y the ingcnuou
remark of "uow friend" said tho
little girl proudly:
"Nly father is an organiSt"
And does ne lave a monkey" was
he prompt cioiudcr