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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-12

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-12

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-12

vinton. Nov. Ex-Governor Bur
en- r.. sherman died at his home here
last night at o'clock, after a long III
ness nrnd fS Years
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
INTERESTING CHILDREN.
Youngsters of Oriental Ministers at Washington Never Heard of Christ
 mas Before Coming Here.

There are in the foreign colony fin Washington quite a number of children who never heard of Christmas until they came to the land of the free, says the Wash ington Times. Among them are the two sons and the daughter of the Chinese minister, the young sters of the Korean legation, and Osman Sureya and Ali Haidas, the black-eyed little sons of Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister. When Wu Ting-Fang was Chinese minis ter he adopted the American Christmas to the extent that his young son was allowed to go to the white house each Christmas morning with a bouquet almost as large as himself designed as a token for the first lady of the land. In the Chinese colony are several children who have been enjoying an American Christmas for some years past. These for tunate youngsters are the chil- dren of Yung Kwai, the secretary interpreter, whose wife is a New England woman.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
REMARKABLE WEAPON.
0iewpfpe Used by the Indian sharp shooters of Guiana Nicely
 Constructed.

There are two kinds of blowpipes in use among the Indians of Guiana The first, called the poocoona, Is made of the oorah reed. This remarkable reed is found in the Orinoco river only. and then only at certain spots. The oorah grows to height of at least 30 feet, and the basal joint, of which the blowpipe is made, is IA or 15 feet long, straight as an arrow and without knot, says Longman's Magazine. The inside of the reed is as smooth as glass, hence the facility with which the dart traverses it. Very little of the reed is cut away. so that the pipe is about 12 feet long, and is so strong that when held horizontally there is not the least bend in it.
 The reed. having been carefully se- lected, cut and prepared, is inclosed in a small. thin palm trunk, which is split open for the purpose. scraped thin as wafer, and then rejoined with the reed in the center. This palm, for length. straightness and lightness. is as remarkable as the reed. The whole pipe, when finished, never weighs more than 1h or 1A pounds. Both the mouth, or muzzle, and the breech are bell mouthed, the bell pieces being fixed on.
 There are front and back sights, the latter formed of the curved teeth of the dasyprocta acouchi, species of rodent somewhat larger in size than a wild rabbit Two of the insicors of this animal are fixed on the breech of being placed parallel to each other and very close together the. sight is taken between them. Sometimes the fore sight is made in the same way, but 1t more often consists of the single sharp tooth of fish. It is placed about foot back from the muzzle, the back sight being affixed four feet along the tube. so that 1t is considerable dis tance from the eye when aiming.
 The missile used with this tube is misnamed an arrow. It is really dart, scarcely larger than large darning needle, and with point quite as fine. The dart is made of the rib of the coocooreete palm leaf. and is so heavy that it will sink in water. It Is about seven inches in length, not thicker than large needle. and the usual number that an Indian carries with him when shooting is from $50 to 800, ready poisoned, but not pre- pared with the necessary cotton plugs.
 These darts are strung together something like the reeds on which soft cheeses are placed, and then rolled on a stick and carried in quiver, points upmost, it being requisite to protect them from every chance of being broken or dulled. To protect the hand when handling them the top of the stick is furnished with small, wheel-like shield.
 The fine points are given to the darts by means of the teeth of the devilfish (serrasalmus pivava), and the cotton with which they are plugged before use is found growing wild. It is bound to the base of dart with thread made of silk grass; this thread. with wax obtained from several trees, being largely used also in making the hlowpipe.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
GROWTH OF INSANITY.
Tn the Large Cities 1t Ia Increasing and Experts Demand
 Change.

What change can be made in city life to stop its enormous production of in- sanity, yearly increasing?
 Here is a question which is yet to bs solved, says the New York World. The medical fraternity Is at a loss for gen. eral remedy; puzzled to find means of overcoming the baneful effects of a city's activity on the general medical condition.
 London produces 70 lunatics a week and New York Is almost as bad, and it's increase is greater approximately. Ex- perts say that if 1t were not for the fact that nature steps in and generally re- fuses to grant children after the fourth or fifth generation conditions would bs far worse than they are.
 '"The outlook for the future is not bright according to medical opinion. un- less the minds of the city people are bet ter able within the next few generations to adjust themselves to their progressive complicated environment, unless bal ancing interests and mental habits ara developed to overcome the unnatural nervous tension of city life.
 So complicated Is the environment of those who live in great towns, so many and so varied are the calls upon the self-control and upon their effort-mak- ing powers, that their mental machin- cry Is apt to become more complex, its parts require more construction and ad- Justment, and the whole machine is more apt to get out of gear and to suffer derangement than in the more primi- tive and less emotional life of even half a century ago. It is not overvork that Is the determining cause of the disturb ance or mental equilibrium, but carking care, worry and anxiety.
 To the rich insanity is brought by iu- diligence in sensuous luxuries. To the poor, who are at the mercy of every economic crisis, whose financial circum- stances spell indifferent nutrition, over crowding and immoral surroundings. the condition of modern life bring de- pression and despair. The natural re- suit Is that they attempt to drown their sorrows in the flowing bowl. Alcohol is the cause of one-fifth of the insanity in males and of more than half of that in the weaker sex.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
TO THE FAIR.

lets on sale to St. Louis ia the Iron Mountain route. pr the round trip; return ren days from date of
 T. H. REAMEY, Agt.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
A FORTUNE IN A POTATO.
Huber Raised by scotchman and Sold at High Price-Well-Nam
 the "Eldorado."

No potato ever gained so much notoriety as Eldorado, raised by the famous Scottish raiser MT. A. Findlay, of Markinch. The very name of the variety, says the Gar dener's Magazine, was stroke of genius, for it is hardly possible that the raiser, or those who had the good fortune to secure some of the first tubers distributed, could have imagined that in so short a time it would change hands at such enormously high prices.
 MT. George Massey, of Spalding, was one of the very first to obtain the stock, and from him MT. Zach ariah Gray, a well-known grower at Everton, Sandy, purchased q stone weight for f20. This set the ball rolling, and as MT. Findlay resolved not to further distribute Eldorado until the autumn of 1904, the demand for the small stock available was doubled and trebled, and so the prices rose Messrs. Dennis, the Covent Gar den salesmen, and Messrs. I. Poad & Sons, of York, possessed sup plies, and the latter firm found a purchaser of four pounds at f15O per pound. This determined them to obtain further stock, and so at the Smithfeld club show a mem. Der of his firm found that Mir. Mas. sey had a limited stock for dispos al and made him an offer of fl, ,00G for a stone. Mir. Massey refused as he wanted f1,500, but eventn- ally the bargain was struck al e1.4OO, to the satisfaction of both parties. Subsequently MT. Mas sey sold a relatively small quan tity for f2,0O0, so that his oy'eina transaction brought him handsome return.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
"NATURE NEVER GIVES UP"
A Phrase That Is Full of Meaning fol the Sick in Either Body
 or Mind.

Aphrase from a recent magazine
 article is so suggestive and so full
 of encouragement that it seems
 worth while to make it the text for
 one of our small sermons, says
 WOman's Home Companion. The
 phrase is: Mature never gives
 up." You may with profit say this
 over carefully and thOughtfully
 and let it's full meaning come to you: Mature never gives up." Nature is on the side of health,
 and sanity, and consequent happi-
 ness. Hard as your case may be, the great Mother is lighting the
 battle with you. Has disease got
 into your bones? Nature has mar
 shaled her forces to combat it, and with marvellous strategy has set engines to work which are en. deavoring to circumvent the en' emy. Nature is working in con- junction with the physician and yourself. That is a thought which ought to cheer you. You have been imprudent, possibly have done and left undone. You have taken such ill-care of your God-given body that your friends have set you down as hopeless or worse. You have told yourself that there is no hope for you. Ma ture has not given you up. She wants you to live and work and be healthy and happy and in the event of your neglect of yourself, she is still fighting for you. She has no moral idea in doing this. She just does it. Perhaps you de- serve to be given up. Many of us do, it sometimes seems. But Ma ture is blind to that. Of course, she is not all-powerful. She can be overcome. She fails often. But you will do we'll to remember that in every case while there is a spark of life left, she is trying. Let that thought brace you. Buck up, and give Nature some help.
 I should like to think that we could carry the analogy into the moral world as we'll. Do you not believe that there are forces as yet unvalued which are fighting the fight for good in the souls of men? Bad a man or woman may be-there is exterior pressure to make him or her better. There is law; there is education; there are all the societies and institutions whose object is to help the down fallen and the unfortunate. But are there not other forces, too? Does not the great Mother of Souls fight continually for the spiritual health and sanity of all people? The thought is comfort ing, stimulating, encouraging. It is the business of every individual to add all his personal strength to all encounters with evil, physic- al or spiritual. He can do so more heartily and with better faith for success if he remembers that "na. ture never gives up."
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
Pinples /?

Pimples, boils, scrofula, sores and other disfguring skin eruptions arise from impure blood and why take evil tasting doses of drug saturated alcohol, when you can get small, pleasant and tasteless Johnston's Tonic Capsules. They make pure blood and cure skin troubles.
 Johnston's Tonic Capsules arc tho very best vegetable blood medicines condensed into small easily taken, tasteless capsule. Dih0ut alcohol. You can carry them in a tiny box in the pocket and take them anywhere without attracting of true medicinal plants. roots, barks, blossoms leaves and frut-the health-giving qualities nature has stored in the products of field, swamp
 Johnston's Tonic Capsules arc the surest safest most reliable. convenient and satisfactory medicine that can be taken to purify and enrich the blood. They unload it of every impurity and at the same time so promote the nutritive func- tions to abundantly supply it with new, rich ana life-sustaining qualities They make the blood pure and rich, and through pure blood the bodily structures come right, because they depend on the blood for nourishment and renewal.
 For over 70 years Johnston's Tonic capsules have been held in high esteem as . most reliable and satisfactory remedy for scroiula. rheuma. tism eczema old sores, painful swellings. kernels and enlarged glands catarrh, scurvy. boils. livsr complaint. dyspepsia, jaundice.. constipation, kidney troubles and long list of common aS and ills.
 We have great confidence in this medicine; | confidence born of many years experience with 1t, and we make the following extraordinary offer: Send us dollar for large box of John. ston's Tonic Capsules, or buy the same of dealer whose name appears below, use half of them, and If you are satisfied, mail tho balance to us and we will return your money. Test them at ouf flsh and be your own judge. Michigan Drug Co., Detroit Mich.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
GREAT INVENTOR AT HOME.
A Visit to Thomas A. Edison-House and Surroundings Not Bit
 Like the Man.

To one who knows anything at all of Edison, the first glimpse of his house and it's surroundings comes with shock of surprise, says Woman's Home Companion. Who would have suspected that this most democratic of men would have chosen for himself en- vironments so essentially aristo' cratic? He lives in the heart of a splendid park, patterned after the English idea of vigorous ex' clusiveness, it's gates jealously guarded by a lodgekeeper.
 The interior of the house is in keeping with the atmosphere of the park without, quite unlike Edison. The reception-room was utterly different from what I ex- pected. The admirably draped curtains, the tables and chairs ar. ranged win an eye to artistic ef- feet, were not of Edison's choos. ing. He cares too little for the luxuries of life. This was his wife's work; it was all so wom- anly.
 heard quick footsteps behind me, and Edison appeared, greet ing me cordially and unaffectedly. He was dressed in the queerest of costumes-a long blouse that reached to his heels, evidently of his own pattern, serviceable and work-wOrn.
 "Come along into the labora- tory" he said.
 So I followed him through the dining-room and the "den" into the laboratory that he has fitted up for himself in his home. There I found his little boy, his shirt-sleeves rolled up, his face and hands smeared like his fathers. They had been making various compounds of which lamp black was the chief constituent.
 "so you work on Sunday, too"
 Edison winked confdentially. "You see, Mrs. Edison is away. l can do as like"
 That brought back to me story that had once heard from a friend of his-a story of how he works night after night in his labora- tory, utterly absorbed in his ex- periments. Midnight comes and goes, the gray dawn creeps in, and still finds him bending over his test-tubes and retorts, until at last Mrs. Edison appears and fondly leads him away to sleep.
 looked around the laboratory. This at least was his room. There were Bunsen burners, mortars and pestles, glass rods, watch crystals, bottles of chemicals scattered about in bewildering profusion. I watched him and his boy while they worked, the boy listening with rapt attention to the teachings of his father.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
Cause for Alarm.

Anxious Mother-Doctor. am uneasy about my boy.
 Doctor-What seems to be the trou. bls, madam?
 'T don't know. It's his symptoms that scare me. He has lost his appetite. He only wants three meals a day ndwi"- Chicago Tribune
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRA-
 TORS SALE.
tThis Picture on Every Bottle)

/, NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to an Ger of the Probate Court of Jackson County. Arkansas, made on the second day of August. d904 the undersigned. administrator of the estate of August Jesse. deceased will on
 the PATH DAY OF AUGUST, 1904. at the front door of the court house in Jackson County. Arkansas. between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and three o'clock in the afternoon of said day. offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction the following lands lying in Jackson County. Arkansas. to-wit: The north half of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter; the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section three (3), Tn township fourteen QQ north range one D west Said sale to be for the purpose of paying the debts.
 WILLIAM RUTLAND, Adm'r.
 of the Estate of August Jesse. Deceased R.USt
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-29
NOTICE.

Francis Shaw, the mechanical errineer of the water company, is ereby ordered that whenever andwherever he finds a hydrant Lope(or left running continuously, VI aut off the whole supply
 NEWPORT WATER Go. 2
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30


For good haircut or shave, a re-
freshine oath or any kind of bar ber-
ing, visit Ben Marsh's in the Nee
ham block.
Mrs. Buckly, one of the old resi-
dents of Washburn, has sold her
home. and expects to leave next
week for the west, will live with her
son.
The Thompson saw mill will be
started nights early in July, and
will run night and day shifts for
several weeks, and..possibly for mos
OF the saving season. The company
have lots of saving in sight
this year, and will keep things busy.
1t is understood that the Akeley &
Sprague mill la, sufficient saving
in sight to keep going during the
entire season,
f. Fl. Drummond. of the town of
Drummond, is reported to be con
| fined to his home. About three
weeks ago he suffered from a fall,
and ever since that time has been
laid up. He may be unable to be
about for several weeks, an it is
said his physician has recommended
that he leave Drummond and his
business affairs tor at least a couple
of nonths.
1t is understood that couple of
our young men were out to the
$500" river few days ago looking
for fish. AS the finey tribe refused
to bite the two waded in, fell in, or
got in, someway or another. In any
event they were obliged to come
home and change their clothing, and
ever since they have been willing to
bear testimony that the water out in
that particular river is awfully wet.
The town of Washburn levied UP
on most of the property of a person
a. nature in the city clerks o flee
last Friday. Among the articles
lugged off were all the old town re-
cords; including stubs OF orders and
receipts, cemetery records. election
records, rubber stamps, dictlon-
aries, town seal, pencil sharpener, a
quart of ink, waste paper basket,
cash box, seven cuspadors, two
tables. typewriter, and numerous
other articles. Our neighbors from
the country are evidently bent on
taking everything in sight.
L. A. Simonson made business
trip down the Wisconsin Central
railroad last week, and was gone all
the week. While attempting to
make up time by riding on freight
train on the $500 road he had
quite an accident and came near
being badly used up. He attempt.
ed to jump from the train while it
was passing through Prentice at 9
high rate of speed, the result being
that his face and hands were badly
cut up the result of his being thrown
.headlong. Mr.. Simonson haG
another stop to make between Prem
tice and home, but decided the best
thing to do was to come to Wash
burn, and he arrived here Saturday
afternoon. After attending to bis
wounds and resting up over Sunday
he was able to again go to work
Monday.
Into each life some ruins must fall
Wise people don't sit down and
bawl: Only fools suicide or take to
flight, Smart people take Rocky
Mountain Tea at night. Fox Bros.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30

National Democratic Convention.
From July End to 9th the Omaha
will sell tickets from Washburn to
st. Louis. Mo. at the rate of 500. 90
for round trip. Good returning Is
days from date of sale.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
Local s. Personal.


Celebrate July 4th. in Washburn
and you will hive good time.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Johnson one dav last week
MIR. and Mrs. James Monahan are
the parents of a new son born Sun
day.
Miss Grace Twiggs visited friends
Ia Ashland for few days this
week.
Henry Stahl, of Bayfield,, is in the
city soliciting orders for an encyclo
pedia.
Mrs. Frank A. Lamb, nee Viola
Bruce, is visiting her people in
Washburn.
Ed. Nyhus, the popular travelling
salesman. called on his trade in this
city Monday.
Professor D. E. Cameron returned
,om trip to River Falls sand Hud-
son last week.
Mrs. A. Shaw visited with Mrs. F
C. Lang in Ashland for few days
during the past week.
Mrs. Burt McKanna and son Ed
win returned from an extended trip
to the west Friday evening.
Fred T. Yates made a business
trip to Mellen last Saturday, and
sold his paper at that point.
H. Fl. Marsden has rented the
Mrs. Harris place on Fifth street,
aud will occupy it as home.
County Treasurer A. Fl. Wilkin-
son was here from Bayfield, FRIDAY.
looking after matters at the court
house.
There will be home made candies
and home bakery at the Ladies Aid
Fair in the Bell building this after
noon and evening.
Mrs, w. Maitland returned
Tuesday from Nye, MINNESOTA.
where she has been visiting relatives
for the past two weeks.
w. A. Loveiand, wife and son, ar
rived here from Sioux City the first
of the week, and will spend most OF
the summer in Washburn.
Busin ess was brisk on the bay
Sunday, as the weather W as superb
A large number of Ashland people
took adv antage of the delightful
and visited this city.
Clyde Ballard has returned from
the hospital at Ashland, where he
has been receiving treatment, and
is again at his desk in the North
western Fuel Company's Office.
Mrs. Oldenburg and daughter
Margaret. of Carrolton, Minnesota
visited in the city during part o
the past week, at the home of DIR.
Lampson, who is brother of Mrs
Oldenburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harwood
have returned from Hayward, where
they have been operating place for
the cleaning and pressing OF clothes,
h
place of business here in running
order
The Washburn Co Operative
Grocery Company have an advertise
ment in this issue. Look it over
and remember that the firm that
invites your business through the
public print is entitled to part of
your business.
A. P. Melstrand was here from
' Benoit Monday looking after matter
of business. He says that the de-
velopment of farming in his neigh
borhood has made a great change in
the coun try Whereabouts du ring tn
past year.
Parties going to ST. Louis vi;
Chicago can secure stop over a.
Chicago of ten days when buying
tickets via the Northern Pacific.
Foley's Honey and Tar always
stops the cough and heals the lungs
Refuse SUBSTITUTES. Sold by Frost
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
Coach Excursion Rates.

To Louisiana Purchase Exposition
st. Louis, Mo. On June 18th and
eth the Omaha will sell tickets
to St. Louis ard return. at sale of
$3.50 for the round trip. Good
seven days from date of sale. Tickets
will be honored in coaches only.