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There is not much IN the present install
ment Of Grant Duii's diary about Mr.. A. j.
Balfour. the present Prime Minister, but
doubtless We shall hear moro Of him In the
next two volumes. that will deal with the
period 18o5-lSOl. We are told that the con-
versation Of Sir Andrew Clark was always OF
a graver and more philosophio, tone than
was that OF most people. At q dinner Of
the Royal Academy he spoke with great
admiration Of a paper by Dalgairns, read
at the Metaphysical Society, which bore the
title aIs God Knowablef'; praised W. G.
Wards power Of dialectic, expressed his
surprise at the admirable work turned
out by James Martineau after his eightieth
birthday. and finally expressed the high
est opinion Of the book on sPhilosophic
Doubt by Mr.. Balfour. but said that the
mon, whom he saw for the hrst time that
evening, was totally different from what he
had imagined the author OF that treatise
to be. II seams that Prof. Huxley always
outspoken In his denunciation OF that
book), when at Wilfrid Wards house the
conversation happened to turn on Bafour's
treatise, spoke against It with extraordi-
nary vehemence. Mrs. Ward had never
seen Huxley anything like 30 brilliant,
and said to her husband: I'VE Scotch people
would say that that man is fey In March.
1895, at club to which they both belonged.
Lord Acton told the compiler Of this diary
that on . recent occasion Lord - came
around the table to him and asked: -who
is that man who has Just taken his seat
next me9' It was Arthur Balfour. the leader
OF his own party in the House Of Commons,
In which the two had sat together for many
years.
A day or two later Mr.. Balfour and Lord
Acton dined with the author at York House.
There was much talk about things Of the
moment. Burke came up. and, Acton
quoted the. opinion given by NJ de Rfmusst
that the Thoughts on the Causes of the
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other. -Wen," was the reply, 'he. asked
me to stay to dinner, and when dinner
was announced he came down in d pair
OF gray trousers; that. was decisive" "a q,
Mrs. R. Ward told our author that, In,
her last interview with Newman, some
months before he died, she mentioned
to the Cardinal in a conversation. Which
had taken place at Childers's, three people,
one being their host. and another John
Morley, had discussed the question: :Who
were the two Englishmen OF their time
who had produced the greatest effect on
the mind Of the country" There was,
1t seems, difference Of opinion as To the
first, but all agreed in giving Newman
the second Of the two places. The Cardinal
should not tell me such things, but, never
Wilfrid Ward said that, as he had heard
the story, the printers bhnder in New
mans dedication to Sergeant Bellasis
was even more complete than 1t Is usually
represented. The ingenious oompositor
had substituted for 'our long, equable
and sunny friendship,' the phrase sour
long squabble and funny Friendship
We note. lastly, that Mrs. r. Ward sent
for our authors inspection q series Of
autograph letters, ranging over many
years, from Newman to Miss Bowles. They
bore testimony to his sensitiveness under
the annoyances and oppositions which
he had to encounter for a long period after
he joined the Roman Church. They
did not contain mary facts which
were unfamiliar. One fact. however, was
worth culling-namely. that year or eigh-
teen months before the publication Of
Tract 90, William Palmer, Lord seborne's
brother, had prepared a manuscript on
precisely the same lines for submission
to the Russian ecclesiastical authorities
when he wished to be admitted into oom-
m,,nion with them , w., ~
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distinctly put Wordsworth second smong
English poets-below Shakespeare, ,.but
above Milton. A year or two Later. when
Grant Duff was chatting with an, old Ok
ford contemporary. G. X. Paul (above mem
tioned). the name Of Tennyson came up.
Paul, who was at one time his publisher,
had known the poet extremely well and had
much to say about him. He related that the
great man considered Maud the best of
his works, but was very unwilling to read
it aloud, because, II he did 80 at all, ne liked
to read 1t quite through. Paul confirmed
on Tennyson's own authority the we'll
known story Of his having. on the celebrated
voyage to Copenhagen with Sir Donald
Currie. beaten time unconsciously to one
Of his own poems. which he was mounting
forth, upon tho shoulder Of the Emprsss
q all the Russiasi Paul recalled that Tenny-
son liked reading .Lycidas" aloud but al
ways stopped after the limo, 'And oh! ye
dolphins, watt the haplees youth. saying:
THAT u the only bad line Milton ever wrote.
The curious fact Is mentioned Chat some df
the Wordsworth family were furious that
. person whom they deAmed 90 .incon-
siderable should -suocesd their nIustrious
relative. o forgetting that tho latter'a eae.
walton to the 'LANreateshfp had been at
the time just = unfavorably rsearded TN
some Quofp0tS,i 1.S,a .. - 8
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Mh8 WnlCn no ma n6AIO tno former ITO
fessor OF Modern History at Oxford say.
Some one was speaking with great regret
Of the disappearanoe Of much that was
beautiful in the medieval order .You
can't, said Ooldwin Smith, shave all ivy
and no wall!' Under date OF Nov. Q, 1895,
we read in the diary: Finished a, bright
little book by Goldwin Smith about Oxford
intended chiefly for American consumption.
It contains, OF course, little that Ia un-
familiar to me, but. not nothing. did not
know, for example, that tho statutes OF
Corpus had been 80 filed. As they would
appear TO be, with the spirit Of the English
Renaissanoe--'thst. gray dawn which,, as
Goldwin says, never became . very bright
dawn ,c
To George Eliot, about whom we used
to hear o great deal In the earlier INSTALL
ments of this diary, there are only one or
two illusions In; the volume before US. In
December, 1895, Miss Broughton. Che novel;
list, dined with the Grant Duifs, and, the
name Of George Eliot coming up, she gave
an amusing account Of the shock which
one Of that lady's most DEVOTED admirers
had received. he met her at the house
Of the late Master Of Balliol. and was adoring
her at distance. when he heard George
Lewes say, ~ she left the dining room:
Get along, Polly After recording this
Incident, our author notes that he had
come lately on letter from owett to Arthur
Stanley. which shows that the Masters
admiration for George Enot veht very far.
He (powettl says, that her eontersation
was a. good - her bopks. I do not agree
with him. 1t was too IKE her books
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
Comparison of the Two States
by Means of Figures From
the Census Reports
IOWA Isl FAR IN THE LEAD
Value Of the States Land, Livestock
and All Products Is Astonishing
When Compared With Her Neighbor
to the ssouth-Has Politics Anything
to Do With IL?
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Muines, Aug. 25.-The man from
Missouri made use OF the time-hon-
ored statement that he would have to
be shown" and the man from Iowa
said THAI he was willing to be teacher.
do you know" asked the man from
Iowa, chat even if you have the
worlds lair in st. Louis, Iowa has the
best Of Missouri in everything that
goes to make a great state, both In
prosperity and happiness?"
The man from Missouri challenged
this statement and the man from Iowa
produced his proofs from the census
bulletins of the twelfth United States
census taken in the year 1900.
in the matter OF agriculture" SAID
the man from Iowa. 1.-The census ng-
ures show that Iowa Is far In the leah.
The total land surface OF Iowa devoted
to farming. includes 34.574.337 acres.
while the farms of Missouri comprise
90. 997. S73 acres, or nearly the same
amount OF farming land as In Iowa.
The total value OF the farm property
OF Iowa in the year 1900 was 1884,
345.546. while the total value OF the
farm property Of Missouri on the same
date was s1.os3. 121,897. or an advan-
tage i'm favor OF Iowa of $S01.223,649.
In the matter OF the value OF land, I'M
proven,ents and buildings. the figures
for Iowa were $1,497, 554,790, while Tor
Missouri they We're $S43,9i9,2lS, or
preporaderance in value for Iowa OF
over 1850, 900, 900. In implements ana
farm machinery the values In Iowa
were N57 $50, $50. while for Missouri the
figures were $28.602.6S0, showing that
the Iowa farmers own over twice the
value of implements and farm machin-
cry that their neighbors do, on the
farms OF Missouri The value OF live
stock produced on the Iowa farms for
the census year was $27S,S30,096, while
in Missouri the value Of the live stock
was s160.540,O04. The value of farm
products Of Iowa for the year 1899
amounted to 1866. 411,52s, and in Mis-
souri, to s219296,970.
$50 you see by these figures that
the Iowa farmer Is either more lucky,
or, at any rate, more successful, than
is the farmer In Missouri, or. it may
be, that the Iowa farmer living under
republican state government reads
more and keeps better posted on the
best methods of making farming
profitable business But am not thru
with the figures comparing Iowa farms
with those Of Missouri, and In order
that you may have something to study
from, / have prepared the following
table showing the difference In results
in farming in republican Iowa and
democratic Missouri:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
WEDDING COST $1,000
Assyrian Peddler at Fort Dodge Spends
Money Lavishly On His Wedding
Society People Of the City Invited to
Attend,

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Aug. 25.-"Joe" kalifye,
an itinerant Assyrian peddler. broke all
records for wedding expenses by
spending $1,000 on his wedding. which
took place yesterday. The ceremony
was conducted in Corpus Christi
church by Father Lenihan, assisted by
three other priests. The bridal couple
and party drove from the church to
the Duncomoe house, where a nine
course wedding breakfast was served
to twenty-five couples of invited
guests, after which the principals left
for st. Louis.
A large number Of invitations were
issued. The upper crust and elite OF
the city were invited to attend the
ceremony at the church. and it was
gently noised about that there would
be a lavish display. No one was dis
appointed Nothing was overlooked.
The church was decorated in keeping
with the attire of the bride and groom
who entered to the music of. Lohen-
grin's wedding march and proceeded to
the altar. where the double ring cere-
mony and high mass was celebrated.
The groom came to Fort Dodge
twelve years ago, and by hard work
and economy has accumulated for
tune. His former occupation before
he left Assyria was that of sponge
diver. When he struck Fort Dodge he
engaged in peddling about the coun-
try from house to house. His bride,
Miss Kate Sexton, moved to Fort
Dodge but recently from New Orleans,
and their acquaintance soon termina-
ted in an engagement. kalifye, who
was economical in his business rela-
lions. took much pride in the fact that
the expenses necessary TO his wedding
would reach a cool $1,000. which inclu-
led the jewels of the bride.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25

"You will admit that these figures
give food for study, think. and l have
no doubt that you will conclude that,
so far as the farmer is concerned. this
comparison abundantly proves that he
is more prosperous In republican Iowa,
than in democratic Missouri"
Comparison Of Literacy.
1.-THE census shows that Missouri
has considerably larger number of
children of school age than has Iowa,
the figures for Missouri being l,100.2oS
while those for Iowa being 1880.
During the school year previous to the
taking of the census, however, 60 per
cent of the children of school age In
Iowa were in attendance at school,
while ga per cent of Missouri children
were in school that year.
1.-THE people of Iowa are always
proud of the low percentage of Hit
eracy shown by the people of the state.
The census returns show that while
the United States as whole has lO.l
per cent of illiteracy in persons OF ten
wears of age or over, the percentage IN
Iowa is only 2.3, and in Missouri this
percentage is ga. OF the males of Vot-
ing age, there were S,7SS in Iowa who
were illiterate, or 81 Of the voting pop
ulation of the state. while in Missouri
,569 of the voters, or Z per cent, be-
longed to this class"
The man from Missouri could not
meet these figures and could only say,
We'll, we've got the biggest worlds
fair you ever heard tell of. and maybe
that will do us some good"
I'm not disputing that statement
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
OLD SETTLERS REUNION.
Annual Picnic Of the Society Of tn
Iowa River Valley at kozota.

Annual Picnic Of the Society Of the
Iowa River Valley at kozota.
Special to Times Republican.
vicor, Aug. 2S.-The Old Settlers
Society of the Iowa River Valley held
their annual picnic at Kozota yester-
day, about 5000 people being present
The address Of A. B. Storms was en-
Enthusiastically received and listened 10
attentively. The program was carried
out in full as follows:
Forenoon exercises began at l0:4 40
o'clock sharp, with music by the La
dora cornet band. Prayer. Rev.h Fitz-
simmons. Address of welcome. d. A
Kennedy. Response, Rev. r. G. Pool
Ladora. Solo, w. F. Shade. Belle
PLANE. Music by the band.
Then followed recitations. songs
speeches and selections by the band un-
I'll the dinner hour. Reconvened at
O'Clock with music by the band. Song
by the ST. Cecilia Club. of Belle PLANE.
Address by DR.. A. B. Storms. president
Iowa State College. Music by the band
Recitation, by Mrs. Rose Brown Me-
Cune. Song by the st. Cecilia Club.
After volunteer speeches and songs
the program ended with the benedic-
ton by Rev. Levi Ruhl.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
LONGER HOURS FOR SALOONS.
Mayor of Sioux City Yields to Pressure
Of Liquor Men.
cs.a.,,, ~ r,,,ae popohiican

Special TO IIneS- hepuoiiCdH.
Sioux City. Aug. 25.-By order OF
Mayor Sears the saloons of Sioux City
will be permitted to keep open from
now on until il o'clock. every night IN
the week except Sundays and holidays.
when they must be closed
Every since the saloons and the anti
saloon league quit the pact" entered
into under the Caldwell administration.
the saloon men have been trying to
arrange for longer hours. but with In
different success. The strike troubles
put an end to all negotiations just ut
time when their hopes were about
to be realized.
Mayor Sears told Chief Dineen to
notify the saloon men that they might
keep their places upon until IL o'clock
although the administration does not
guarantee them immunity from trouble
with the law and order people, who
may bring them into court any time
under the state law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
TOURNAMENT AT CORNING.
Southwestern Iowa Firemen's Tourns
ment On Labor Day.

Southwestern Iowa Firemen's Tourna-
ment On Labor Day.
Special to Times Republican.
Creston, Aug. 24.--The Creston vol
unteer fire department is interested IN
the southwestern Iowa firemen's tour
nament which will be held Monday,
September S, and 1t Is the present ex-
pectation that about seventy-five fire.
men will attend the tournament while
a number Of citizens will also be pre-
sent The Creston department Will
send the hose cart team and cart to
take part in the tournament. The
program has been issued from Corning
and the events will create interest be-
cause of the excellent prizes that have
been offered. $3.50 In cash prizes hav-
ing been arranged for.
The program Is as follows:
Parade. $50. $4,000.
Amateur. $45, S30-s75.
Hook and ladder, $65, sS5-s1oo.
Hub and hub, SIS. $50. $25-s15o.
Association and cup, SIS, $50. SIS
$50.
Novelty, SOS. sss-s1oo.
Chief race. $40.
Coupling contest, $40.
Band contest, $50. $25-$7y.
All contests must have two or more
starters.
Association rules to govern.
Purses are divided as shown in tho
figures which are opposite the events,
the last figures being the total offered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
Victims of Unfortunate Joke
Are Reunited and Will
Wed at Once
THOUGHT He WAS lNcoNsTANT
Mrs. Lucy A. Randall, Pretty Widow
Employed In Hotel Az Lysin, Mimi,
Believed What the Joking Guests
Told Her, And Heartbroken Over It,
Disappeared From the Place.
Special to Times Republican.


Mason City,. Aug. 25.-Jacob Ho-
vorka the Bohemian farmer from
Lysin, Mimi, who was in search here
for his sweetheart Mrs. Lucy A. Ran
dali who suddenly disappeared from
her home at Lysin has been rewarded
In his search. Mrs Randall was en-
pioyed in a hotel at Lysin and they
were engaged to be married. Last
Meek business called him away and
the guests at the hotel for joke de-
clared that Hovorka had left the coun-
try with another girl and heart broken
she disappeared In the night time and
bought ticket for Mason City. When
Hovorka returned and discovered his
fiancee had gone the guests discovered
that the joke was too serious and di-
rected him toward this city to recover
the woman. He placed the matter in
the hands Of the police here and today
they were successful in locating the
woman at Sheffield, south of this city.
When the woman learned that her
lover was IdiSe as SiAS cuPpoSGA iAoii
the cruel stories she came to Mason
City and then went to her sister who
lives at Sheffield and who happened to
be i'll at the time. Coming to this city
for medicine for her sick sister reveal
ed to the police her hiding place ana
Hovorka Immediately went to Sheffield,
proved his consistency and today they
returned to their home where they will
be united in marriage at once. Hovor-
ka would have had the wedding here
but for the fact that he declared he
must have his best outfit on to marry
SO pretty and good a woman and SO
Minnesota gets the honor which Mason
City otherwise would have to her credit.
Hovorka today confided to a reporter
that he had been married before. being
q wldower with a married daughter
and two grown sons and his fiancee
also has son nearly of age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
GOOD WATER FoR FORT DODGE
Experiment On r,uck Island Shows
Plenty Of Fine Water.


Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge. Aug. 25.-Workmen en-
gagged in drilling for water for the city
struck a large volume at depth OF
eighty feet. on Duck island.
81 The matter of good water Is one that
has engaged the attention of the city
government for some time, and the
council had arrived at a point where
they were seriously considering the ex-
penditure of S75.0 00 for ii filter. Well
drillers were started in an experiment
on Duck island, which is tract OF ten
acres situated at the edge of the city
in the middle of the Des Moines river.
For several days they have been drill
Ing thru strata of sandstone, and
yesterday morning the water gushed
forth, indicating a large underground
stream of pure. clear, cold. sparkling
water. The people in general are much
elated over what promises to be
happy solution to problem that has
caused much WORRY.
The annexation Of the new supply to
the water system can be accomplished
with small expense. as the reservoirs
and filter galleries are situated within
100 feet of the new well. A number
OF small wells or large one will be
sunk at once.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
HARVEST HOME PICNIC.
Bristow Planning For Big Time Wed
nesday, September "a.

Special to Times Republican.
Bristow, Aug. 25.--Bristow is PLAN
ming for a big harvest home picnic and
field day for Wednesday, September IA,
1904. Plans are completed and many
fine attractions are booked. among
which ale horse races foot races, with
Il bard CONCERT morning and evening,
There will he two big ball games with
n fine opera company and dance at the
opera hal, in the evening.
Britow is III position to draw big
crowd. as has been demonstrated by
our large attendance at the various To-
cal ball genes we have had this sum-
mer and no doubt will have it on the
date above. Crops thus far are turning
GU: good and with a bright prospect
for an abundant corn crop why should
we not have the largest crowd yet seen
in Rristow!
Our bali boys are matched for a
swift game Of ball with Greene on their
diamond here r.ext Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
Newspaper Change.
Snecfal to Times Republican.

Abba. Aug. ga deal has just been
consummated here, whereby j. G. Nc
Cormick, formerly of the Cresco Times.
becomes partner and half owner Of
the Abba Republican. G. c. McCor-
mick remains with the paper as form
a,ly, and the acquisition of a new man
is hoped to strengthen the paper and
enlarge its business, which had grown
until it was too large for one man to
look after without hiring help to assist
In the business management.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
Mr. Man from Missouri, in the least
and then, maybe. If you elect repub-
lican state ticket you may, In time, get
to be as good a state as Iowa"
New Sharon Won.

Special to Times Republican.
New Sharon, Aug. -25-The town of
Fremont sent its base ball team here
Wednesday to play the New Sharon
team, and after a nine inning game, re-
plete with many errors on both sides,
was compelled to carry back the news
to papa" that the Sharonites were a
trifle too shifty for them and to tell
the story Of defeat, 10 to 10. There
was a good crowd in attendance, de-
spite the intense heat.
H. J. Green & Sons. OF Belle PLANE,
have purchased the stock of goods
brought here by P. S. Riley &, Co, and
operated by II. j. Fish. The invoicing
and transfer takes place today.
Christine Thompson, Mary Gunder-
son, Aledia Maitland and Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. II. Sherman are attending the St.
Louis fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
cuMMiNs WILL BE THERE.
Governor OF the State Accepts Invita-.
ton to st. Louis.

ZION 10 OK LOUIS
Rock Island. H.. Aug. 25.-Maj. G.
w. Halves, grand secretary of the
Modern Woodmen OF America. has re-
ceived an acceptance of his invitation
to participate in the exercises of Wood
men day at the worlds fair on Thurs
day, September 8, from Governor A. I.
Bliss of Michigan. To date accept
ances have also been received from
Governors Cummins OF Iowa, Bailey OF
Kansas. Van SAINT of Minnesota, and
A. M. Dockery Of Missouri. Governors
Yates of Illinois and Hill OF Maine are
endeavoring to arrange their engage
ments to be present. All are members
of the Modern Woodmen society and
will deliver addresses in festival hall
on Woodman day, after reviewing the
parade of the Modern Woodmen and
Foresters assembled in national en-
campment on the worlds fair grounds.
Over 5000 members OF uniform rank
will be encamped. Cash prizes aggre-
eating $500 will be awarded in COM
petitive drill contests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-25
DRUGGISTS IN TROUBLE.
jefferson Pharmacists Compelled to
Turn in Their Permits.

Special to Times Republican.
Jefferson. Aug. 25.-The sensation Of
the week was sprung here by the an
nouncement that upon request OF Sher-
If Fred B. Anderson, three of the four
Jefferson druggists turned in their per-
mits Cor selling liquor and voluntarily
gave up the license which granted them
the privilege of dispensing booze for
medicinal purposes only" This ac-
ton was advised upon the statement OF
County Attorney Alberts that the mat
ter of Illegal selling would be brought
to the attention Of the grand jury UNI
less some such action was taken. The
three druggists who are now running
dry shops are Davis & Merrill, f. c.
Freeman and j. r. Shuey. e. w. Foy
still holds his permit.