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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23
AN INDIAN BALL PLAYER.
One of Burineton's Star Players il
Full Blooded Aborigine.

Srecfai TO Times republican.
Burlington, Feb. 23.-Burlington will
have team that would do ere lit to
some of the major leagues and that
will undoubtedly do much toward
placing the Iowa league in the very
forefront.
Martin Bowman. an Indian. who has
been pitching phenomenal! ball i'm Flor
ida, has signed Burlington contract;
Bowman halls originally from Okla
l,o,na, is a young man "a years of age
and OF exemplary habits. a competent
Judge of ball players wrote to a friend
in this city to secure this man and pre-
dicted that before the close of the sea
son National League clubs would be
negotiating for his services.
Bowman is a full-blooded Indian; the
only one playing ball in this league.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23

Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
caugi caused by an attack Of la grippe.
1t heals the lungs. B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23

We have thousands of testimonials
which prove that appendicitis can be
prevented by the use Of HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. without the knife.
Thirty-five cents. tea or tablet form.
Mcbride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23
crinneli.
,ecIa, to Times -RepubAcah.

Speciai to Times Republican.
Grinnefl, Feb. ga fine. lusty. boy
baby, arrived early yesterday morning
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Burroughs to- help In the Washington
birthday celebration.
G, r. VanDike vacates his position
here as manager for the Interior Tele-
phone Company on Wednesday OF this
week. He goes from here to Lakefield,
MINI, where he has position In the
jackson County State bank. His place
here Is not to be flied, the duties OF the
manager being assumed by the various
committees and officers OF the COM
pany. The recent icebound condition
laid heavy burden upon all telephone
lines from which they have not yet been
entirely relieved.
A beautiful flag 12x24 feet floated for
the first time from the top of the
slender, graceful pole, seventy-six feet
high. on the college campus. yesterday
morning. The dedicatory exercises
We're brief, but impressive. Faculty
students and citizens assembled at the
chapel at 8 o'clock. The members of
Gordon Grange Post were present IN
q body. Professor Buck, as serior pro-
lessor OF the college. led the exercises
In the chapel. After the scripture
reading America" was sung. Then in
a few words OF "Reminiscences, telling
how, in 1864, forty boys and men out
of forty three in attendance at the
college. left with Professor Parker. for
the war. at Linccln's call for hundred
dry men, me introduced Professor
Parker as the speaker of the occasion
The short address that followed was
full OF yigor. rich in form and matter.
and one not soon to be forgotten. AT
its close the student body formed by
classes, the soldiers OF The post, march
ed as body guard to the flag, and all
proceeded to surround the flag staff on
the campus. Professor Parker pre-
sented the flag to President Bradley. as
custodian for the college. President
Bradley responded briefly in behalf Of
the college and the students. and then
placed the flag in the hands of the
class of 1904, to whom was given the
honor of first unfurling 1t to the breeze.
AS 1t fioated out upon the breeze three
hearty cheers We're given led by the
boys who wore the blue" Hon
Frank O.. Lowden. of Chicago, who
gave the flag staff, and who was ex-
pected to be present, was not able 10
do so.
President Bradley spends today with
the state college at Ames.
Judge Scott. who is holding court
at Sigourney. passed thru this city on
his way to his home at Brooklyn.
The "Searchlights' reading circle
OF long standing here for women. met
at Superintendent Thornburg's for
their Washington birthday celebration
and invited the men to participate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23
VANCLEvE.


Feb. 23.-Miss Louise Stowe. of Mo-
line. Ill. is visiting at the home of L.
NJ. futile.
Mrs. Stamford and children. OF Gill
man, are visiting with the Kerr fam
lily.
Mrs. Pauline Campbell is at Kellogg,
where occurred the wedding of her
niece, Maud Coffee, on the 18th.
The Melbourne Telephone Company
threatens to cut the Logan No. line
off from it's board at Melbourne. un-
less the patrons of the line pay it 81
per phone per year for switching. AS
both the town and service given by the
phone company isn't very much the
ma jority prefer to have the line cur
off.
Fannie o'Brien is spending the week
at Laurel.
Rev. Monger will fill the pulpit at
the Congregational church In the flu
ture. He has moved his family into
the parsonage.
The small son OF Henry Teodt, south
of town. is sick with diphthera. This
is the only case at present.
Mrs. George pannan, who has been
Very sick with congestion of the brain
and lung fever. is conyalescent
James Hunter is very low. His re-
covery is doubtful.
The farmers who have corn to sell
are forming sort of combine and will
ship their own grain unless the local
buyers pay up nearer the market price.
w. A. Miller disposed of all his stock
and machinery and will move his fam
lily to Marshalltown.
Vessel Bosh has gone to Snyder,
Col, where he will be married to Miss
Anna Figges some time this week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23
MULES FoR RUSSIA.
Agent of That Government in vicin-
ity Of Turin This Week.

Turin, Feb. 23.-Now that war has
begun between Japan and Russia. Am
erican mules are being sought for IN
this part of the country, and at gold
standard prices. A buyer for the
Russian government dropped in here
one day last week and picked up a
few. r. T. Reese sold five animals fol-
$3.50; Peter Mccall two for s325 and
Oscar Brown two for 5000. The agent
said that he wanted 1900 mules to fill
special order by cable. 80 as to ship
from New York April 1, and would
have to go to Kansas City to find them.
as Iowa appeared to be short on mules.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23
VERDICT FoR DEFENDANT.
lMaraaretha Volkman Loses Suit
Against Ida County.

Against Ioa Souuty.
Sac City, Feb. 2S.-During the past
Ave days the time of the district court
has been occupied with trial of the
damage case of Margaretha Volkman
VS.. Ida county. wherein the plaintiff
asked for judgment of $4,000 on &C
count of the loss of a leg, caused by
her horse throwing her out OF her bug
gy upon the side of high grade near
bridge in Ida county. After being
out for thirteen hours the jury re-
turned verdict for the defendant.
George H. Clark of Battle Creek. win
Z. Johnson of Ida Grove and w. a.
Helsell of Odebolt appeared for the
plaintiff, and NJ. NJ. White of Ida
Grove, county attorney for Ida county,
and Judge S. NJ. Elwood. of Sac City.
appeared for the defendant. The case
was warmly contested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23
News of Glidden.
T>;,, D.~.t~lf,

Special to Tlmes-Republlcan.
Glidien. Feb. 2S.-J. N. Dickey has
sold his general stock Of merchandise
to B. w. WEIGH and his store building
to r. r. Armstrong who will occupy
same as clothing store which makes
him a fine show widow. j. N. Dickey
intends making Oklahoma his future
home.
c. Eaton, our furniture dealer. is at
the old stand once more after six
weeks lay off with old army trouble.
j. Coder has purchased j. N. Dickey's
fine dwelling house on College hill to
make home for himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23
JAPAN BUYS MORE SUPPLIES.
Contract With Iowa Firm for 1000
Barrels of Mess Pork.

Des Moines. Feb. %. Representa-
tives OF Japan yesterday placed an or
der with the Agar Packing Company
of this city for 1000 barrels of mess
pork, at SIS per barrel. The order is
to be shipped in installments as rapid
~ as possible 1t is understood that
Japan has number of representatives
out purchasing foodstuffs and material
for the army.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
SETTING THE CLOCK FAST.
A Pie"s1rt Sort of Deception Com
mon to Many People.

1t is q common thing To find the
clocks in nine out of ten households
either fifteen minutes or half an hour
fast, and Should you happen 10 be in a
hurry or mention the fact that YOU
have to be going you are at once rcas-
sured by the fact that you have no
cause to hurry, as the clock is so much
ahead of the time.
Has it ever occurred to YOU why
clocks are usually put ahead? Some,
physicians have said it is due 10 iazi-
ness, for il is such Il satisfaction TO the
lazy man 10 find when he has to get
up at . in the morning and strains his
that it is half an houhr9 fh h913 1f st aiAe. clock
SO much more time to dozc, with the
result that he oversleeps hff44lSeSlf any
how and misses his train or boat ~
Said matchmaker when asked
about the subject:
Yes, it is Il peculiar thing with most
people 10 put their clocks fast, and,
while there may be some satisfaction
In it when it comes to doing Il little
longer, there is really no advantage in
II. for when YOU wake up, say. at and
glance ut the clock ana ii registers half
past Is. the fact remains that il is :,
half hour fast. While this may make
you feel easier, knowing that you still
have thirty minutes To doZc, | confess
| don't see much advantage in it,
"Nhy not have the clock right? 1t IN
the same ;hL Z in the end
'.i"Nro railroads were To put this
in,J practice, how many trains do You
III Il,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
THE ADVOCATE.
N Rssers Bayiy. I'D. and prop.
EStered at the Batesburg, S. C., Post
s.ficeas Secon d-G lass NJ ell Matter

xxx
Isn't it wonderful how majorities
will thin out af ,er the election.
il the water i'm the Congaree gets
much lower, Columbia will have
shoals of rocks.
The Japanese arc the poorest paid
OF all sold ierS, but not withstanding
this fact they have proved
themselves to be the hardest fighters
that the world has ever known.
There is more freight received i'm
Batesburg than any other station be-
tween Columbia a d Augusta. This
goes to show that our merchants
are keeping up with the times.
LII Captain Hitch had displayed the
same amo"nt of energy at the States
b ro lynch ny as he has i'm letter wri-
ting he would now be one Of the hors-
cs of the day
No matter how fondly Teddy's
friends have stuck to him i'm the re
ent political contest, there is one
thing sure, his own horse didn't have
The same feeling, as t. threw him over
a few days before election.
Tne Weekly Mail. says Senator Till
man has been challenged by C. p.
Sims, Spartanburg lawyer, to dis
cusS in Joint debate the dispensary
question. If they meet we expect to
see some fur fly-,the above may be
correct buttgood spirits) will ',in the
day.
-
Many thousands of dollars have
changed hands in the past few days.
-s--a--------Aaalatian has been RIM
nine high Tor the past few we.I-.
"hat pity both sides con,a-
=. q: :. NJ /
ohe suitiess and the dollarless poor
fellows who were on the wrong side.
Last Tuesday the whole world was
centered upon the ballot cast by the
American people to decide which of the
TOO greater factions had the greater
power, thousands of dollars were spent
in arranging devices for the quickest
method of gathering news. Entire tel
egrdph lines and systems were erected
solely for the purpose of cleaning the
election news from all parts OF the
United States. Thousands Of people
stood for long hours watching the bull
lett" board eager to know the result
or the wishes o. the American PEOPLE.
To some the result was of vital impor-
tance from political standpoint: to
others it meant loss OF large sums of
money put up in bets. The news pa
pers through out the country gave out
tie returns enabling those in the |
south to get the news simultaneously |
with New York. al sorts of ridic- |
ulous bets were made and many will
be the funny things done in payment
With the recent change in the
Southern's schedule. it would have
added much to the service bctween
Columbia and Augusta, if a train had
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10

Love is kindly and deceltless.-
Yeats.
Love can. sun the realms OF night
Schiller.
Loves n thing that's never out of
season.-Eprry Cornwall.
They do not love that do not show
their love.--Shallespearc.
He that shuts out love in turn shall
be shut ont by love.-Tennyson
The greatest miracle of love is the
cure OF coquetry.-La Rochefoucauld.
Love is master of the wisest; it is
only fools that defy him.-Thackeray
Love never dies of starvation, but
often of Ninon de rEnclos.
The magic of first love is the igno-
rance that it can ever end.-Beacons-
field.
Mans love is of mans life n thing
apart; tits woman's whole existence
Byron.
1t is impossible TO love a second time
when we have once really ceased to
love.-La Rochcfoucauld.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Everyday SwindIers.

There it goes again." said the troll
ley conductor as he rang the bell to
let Off passenger who had only rid
den for square.
You'd be astonished," continued the
knight of the bell strap, Ito know how
many people try to beat the trolley for
free ride when they want to make n
call square or two away from home.
",fhcy Lop on the car, wait till it has
started ana then want To know If the
car doesn't so To some place which they
know il doesn't come within mile of.
In this way they get their ride for
nothing and go on their way in the be-
lief that they nave fooled the conduc-
tor" philadelphia Press.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
HOSTING ROPES.
The Threads of Wire Upon which
So Many Lives Daily Depend

While the longest ropes are used for
hauling purposes, some of the most in
tercStinS data in connection with wire
ropes are obtained with their use for
hosting purposes. Hundreds of thou
sands of lives are literally each day
hung by small wire thread as the,
men are lowered into and hoistcd from
the boweIs of the earth. and in many
cases the only means of communication
between the surface and the under
ground workings, which are from a
few feet to Il mile liz depth. is by n
comparatively small hosting rope
Think of hanging from the end of ca
bic only Il few inches in diameter and
mile long. being holstcd ut Il rate
which is faster than that of the aver
age railroad train and 81 ne idea of the
.hoisting problem can be gained To
the honor of the wire rope manufactur-
ers it must be said tliat very few shaft
accidents are due to the breaking OF
the rope. excepting where the cage in
overwound and unwarranted demands
are made upon the rope or which are
tracCaDlc to false economy on the part
of the users of Wire rope No part OF
mining plant is moro carefully In
spectcd and watched than the hoistng
rope, and very few mine managers will
take any unnecessary risks in the
hostng of men. The skill of the wire
rope maker is taxed To the utmost to
provide ropes for hoiSting from great
depths. 10 make Il rope of practicable
size that Will be sufficiently flexible
and that will Boar cvcn its own weight
Is 40 mean problem, for in such cases
the weight of the rope IS often muc.
more than the material lifted: hence
we have taper rope intended TO give Il
varying section dependent on tho
amount of rope off the drum or reel
Mines and Minerals
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Doesn't Respect Old Age.

Us shameful when youth fails to
elbow proper respect for cd age hut
Just the contrary 10 the case or DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They cut off
maiadies no matter how severe and ir-
respective of o'd age. Dyspepsia,
Jaundice, Fever, Constipation all
yield to this perfect Pill. 25c, at all
Drug Stores. Sold by
o j. Harris Batesbarg, Drug Co.
IImmors Bros. and Crosson Drug CO.
OF Leesvile.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
DR.. WATSoN'S NEW OFFICES.

Or. j. n. Watson has moved from
his old Office over Or. Harris's drup
store TO his newly furnished and
equipped offices in the Telephone
baIlding on Granite street. He has
spent considerable time and money in
fitting up his new Offices which consist
OF ladies visiting room, and two oper-
atlng rooms. A the rooms are en- the
hrSt floor and nicely furnished through
out He extends an invitation TO all
his patrons TO use his waiting room
Ior place TO rest while in Batesburg.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
cost

Ehrlich's Shoes cost
less, wear best.
If you've any doubt aa
to the truth of that ass
sertiOn, examine our Lea
der $500 Ladies' Shoes.
Note the smoothness
and strengths of tie Kid:
The flexibiIity of the
soles:
Observe the Iength c9
the last:
See how well they fit:
Compare them WieEg
any $3.50 Ladies SGsuG
you ever saw.
The styles are right and
the quality is i'm the shoe.
The price don't rreas2
S2.25 or leo o. t.SS cs
l.75.
It's S2.O0 il yo.s hs3z
one pair or Tc.l Dcgs
pairs.
We have but one pgace
and it's like q boiled egg
you can't beat il.
EHRLSCH'S
l645 Main st.
1927 MAN st. COLUMBIA, 6. C.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Sir Andre,v Clnrk,s Npnor,nm..

The late Sir Andrew Clark. who was
Mr.. Gladstone's physician, made use Of
the three following aphorisms during a
conversation with Miss Frances VIII
lard: Labor is the life Of life" Ease
is the way 20 disease" "The highest
life of an organ lies in the fullest dis
charge of its functions" There il a
seast of food for reelection in these
three sentences.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Their Two Views.

Hicks-If the newspaper men should
print everything they knew they would
make a lot of trouble in the world.
Wicks-They would make lot less IL
they wouldn't print so much that they
don't KNOW Somerville Journal.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10

Sarcasm IS powerful weapon, hut
in handling ii many people take hold
of the blaze Instead OF the handlo.-
CaSselrs Journal
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10

Bacon-IIc went to the fancy dress
ball in a costume made of old letters.
Egbert- Sort of suit OF mail, eh?-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10

With the recent change in the
SOuthern's schedule. it would have
added much to the service bctween
Columbia and Augusta, if train haG
been put on to run in an opposite di-
rection to Nos 7 & s. AS it is now
passengers are compelled to ride on
combination freight and passenger.
which stops at nearly all the stations
to shift cars and do regular freight
work, thus killing an hour or more reg
ularly and sometimes two or three be
tween the two cities. When Nos. 7&
were first put on they did not paw
expenses, but now they pay better
than any trains between Columbia and
Augusta. if this change were made.
1t would not only take some of the
work of of the local freights but could
be arranged to give Edgefeld sched-
ule that she so badly needs. By ar
ranging the above schedule it would
do away with Nos. 120 & 40 as far as
The passenger service is concerned.
thus cutting down expenses. 1t is
hoped that the officials will look into
this matter and give it their careful
consideration.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Northbound C. n. 81.

Trains 53 and 50 arrive a,d depart
from new union depot.
Trains % and 81 arrive and depart
from Cost Line Freight Station, Ger
vais street, Columbia.
For rates time tadle or further in
formation, apply to any agent or write,
B. f. LEAPHART, G. r. A.,
Bank OF Columbia.
ii. NJ. EMERSON, r. M,
Wilmington, N. G.
j. +. LIVINGSTON, Sol. Agt.
Bank Of CnIumbia,
W. c. CHILuS, Pre- ident
{, luH!h n, $. G.
w ANTED-We want to do your
Job PiutiDg fer the ear 1904
do work at reasonable prices.
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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-12-08
|NESSAGE

delivered to congress. Its main
attlres are as follows:
The enlargement of scope Of the
I Eunctions of the national government
required by our development as a ma
ton involves, Of course, increase of ex-
pense, and the period of prosperity
through which the country is passing
3Ilstifies expenditures for permanent
improvements far greater than would
be wise in hard times, but abundant
revenues and large surplus always
invite extravaganza, and constant care
\ should be taken to guard against I'M
necessary increase Of the ordinary ex-
Denses Of government.
Capital and Labor.
The relations of capital and labor,
and especially Of organized capital and
prganized labor, to each other and to
the public at large come second in i'm
noTtance only to the intimate questions
u family life. Our peculiar form Of
&0yernmenT, with it's sharp division of
authority between the nation and the
several states, has been on the whole
XAr more advantageous to our develop
ment than q more strongly centralized
H0yernment. But it Is undoubtedly re-
&ponsible for much of the difficulty of
sneeting with adequate legislation the
lew problems presented by the total
hAnge in Industrial conditions on this
Dntinent during the last half century.
actual practice it has proved eX-
Hedingly difficult, and in many cases
aspossible, to get unanimity of wise
NkaOn among the various states on
ese subjects. From the very nature
iii the case this is especially true of
&9 laws affecting the employment of
ltal in huge masses.
Nth regard to labor, the problem is
less important, but it is simpler. AS
IsR as the states retain the primary
troll Of the police power the circum-
noes must be altogether extreme
len require interference by the fed
Authorities, whether in the way of
harding the rights Of labor or in
@ay Of seeing that wrong is not
BIZ unruly persons who shield
Ives behind the name Of labor.
is resistance to the federal
atHrference with the mails or
eommerce or molestatlon Of
I2ertY, or If the state authorl-
crisis which they are I'M
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-12
Note Siqners Sued.

Manitowoc, Wis, Sept. 9.--Action
has been brought in the circuit court
to recover on the $4,000 in notes Civ
en- by farmers at Valders in purchase
Of a horse from the Westfeld I'M
porting company, which the court de-
clared was no sale. The paper is
held by the Citizens National bank at
Attica, Ind, an innocent party. In
the circuit court judgment was Civ
en- in favor of the signers against the
Westfield company for the value of
the notes. Fourteen are named as
defendants in the case.