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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07

farm. There are days on the farm
when it Is too wet to work, and espe.
cially in the winter when work is not
pressing he can get out his machinery
for the next years work and made
many Of the simple repairs. There
are chisels and punches that need
dressing: bolts that have worked
loose, stripping threads and losing
nuts: broken chains and singletree
hooks or rings; rods and braces bent
out of shape or broken, etc. Then.
the shop of the farm provides place
for the young boys to learn something
useful during the space time instead
Of playing.
The cost Of shop on the farm need
not be great, tho It may be what
ever the farmer thinks necessary.
There may be some old building that
can be easily converted into shop
or a shed built to an implement house.
A. good portable forge can be bought
for $40 and q wroughtiron anvil can
be had at ten cents per pound, which
should not be less than 100 pounds
In weight; hardy hot and cold cut
ter; set Of * Inch bullers and r.
lllCu SWdBeS, d SSI AdiiIllcl, Olie p1iik
steel-lipped tongs; one pair chain
tongs, for holding lings and rings; one
pair bold tongs, for holding bolts, etc.;
e,ctagon tool steel for chisels ana
punches; screw place cutting from
n inch to N-inch; and, If he feels he
can afford it, hand drill press and a
few twist drills to start with-he can
soon make drills for his work. 1t is
assumed that he already has grind
stone run by treadle. Heading tools
he can make. In regard to iron. it
will not pay him to use any but Nor
way iron and machine and forge steel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07
CUR IMPORTS FROM The TROPICS.

The growing demand of the people
of the United States for tropical and
sub-tropcal products is pointed out in
the annual report of the chief of the
bureau of statistics. just issued by the
department of commerce and labor. III
shows that the total value of tropical
and subtropical products brought into
the United States during the fiscal year
ing those brought from the Hawaiian
Islands, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines. In nearly all Of the tropical AMI
subtropical products the importations
of the fiscal year 1904 are materially
larger than in earlier years, while IN
quantity the increase is even greater
than that in value, because of the de-
clining prices of many of these artl-
cles.
The total quantity of sugar, for eX-
ample, brought into the United States
in 1904 for the tropics, including that
brought from Porto Rico. and the Ha-
waiian Islands, is 4,675,627,S13 pounds.
against 3,3O5.OS7,796 pounds in 1900,
2,332,s2O,S96 pounds in 1890, 1,S29,2s6,-
O3O pounds in 1880 and 1.196,662,04a
pounds in 1870 Coffee importations
in 1904, amounted to 99S,S31 ,292 pounds.
against 7S7,991,911 pounds in 1900,
499,159,120 pounds in 1890, and 235,256,-
574 pounds in 1870 Importations of raw
silk in 1904 amounted to 16,722,617
pounds, Including all classes of man
ufactured silk under this title, against
l1,s59,31O pounds in 1900. 5,934,36O
pounds in 1890, 2,562,236 pounds in
1880, and 5S3,5s9 pounds in 1870.
Importations of tibers in 1904, includ-
ing those from the Philippine Islands,
amounted to 299,951 tons, against 249,-
3O6 tons in 1900, 1882 tons in 1890,
111.751 tons in 1880, and 43,533 tons IN
1870. Cocoa imported amounted to
72.277,60O pounds i'll 1904, against Al
746,s72 pounds in 1900, lS,266,lT
pounds in 1890, 7,4os,s43 pounds in
1880. and s.64o,s45 pounds in 1870. Tea
importations in 1904, amounted to
112,s9s,016 pounds, against S4,S45,1o7
pounds in 1900, ss,ss6,129 pounds in
1890, 72,162,936 pounds in 1880, and A.
408.4S1 pounds in 1870. Fruits also show
a rapid increase in importation, the
value of tropical and subtropical fruits
brought into the United States in 1904,
being s24,s9O,sO0, against $19,263.592 in
1900, s14,o2s,s0S in 1900. and s17,416,-
592 in 1870.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07
The Farmers Workshop.

The Importance of a shop on the
farm is just beginning to be realized.
The majority of farms have no shop
for wood or iron work, no tools put q
saw and a hammer. and no place to
keep them where they can be found,
writes f. G. Gasser, instructor IN forge
work, Iowa Agricultural College, 10
wallaces' Farmer. The idea IS
prevalent that the work, blacksmith
ing especially, is too difficult for the
average farmer. While there are
great many jobs that it would
be difficult if not impossible for the
farmer to do. yet there are a great
MANY more that any person with ordl-
nary mechanical ability can 90. Ihen'
by practice the farmer will acquire
skill. He ought not to expect 10
start in with pointing plowshares ana
shoeing horses, Welding broken sickle
bars ETC., but he can soon learn the
ordinary wood work repairs that are
called for on the farm, especially II
he remembers his experiments ana the
reasons why and wherefore of his suc>
cesses and failures.
1t will not pay a farmer to attempt
difficult operations. especially where
the failure of such attempts not only
means the loss of time but the loss
Of material as we'll, and perhaps the
loss Of the article he is repairing.
Neither will 1t pay the farmer to Dc
work in the shop wnen he should be
out in the field, except in emergen-
cies Many times it happens that the
cost Of the repair is far exceeded by
the time lost in going to the shop.
when the farmer could do it easily
himself if he had a shop on his own
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07

discuss the liquor traffic. 1t was only
yesterday that the ex-mayor was to
meet the English champion in the prize
ring. 1t was the day before that he
gave over his office and started to dis
pense the festive juice.
Oskaloosa has offered many induce
ments to interest people in this town.
She has procured factories. She has
advertised and sung her own praise. A
carnival has been used to advertise
this place. Pretty nearly every method
has been used. With due respect to
the gentlemen above named the editor
recommends that the Commercial Club
attempt to secure them as residents Of
this city. And thus we shall arrive at
fame.
STREET. FAIRS AND CARNIVALS.
Washington Gazette.]
The Hawkeye and Gate City have
been discussing the merits and de-
merits of street fairs and do not agree
as to whether they help a town or not
There are probably street fairs and
street fairs-all more or less question
able tho some perhaps do little harm.
OSSlOJy luey llISAI NC CldSSCo 90 III
nocuous, bad, worse, worst and super
latively evil. So far as our observa-
ton goes, the street fair or carnival
draws crowd and probably helps
some lines Of trade, but it is almost in
variablv accompanied by many fea-
lures that are evil and demoralizing.
If nothing worse, it brings to town
lot of questionable shows. Frequently
it brings in a lot of gamblers and
sometimes the town officials sell the
public conscience and for a price give
these gamblers the privilege to de-
bauch and rob the youth.
Cedar Rapids is a case in point.
We do not know how it is now. but
four years ago we spent an afternoon
in Cedar Rapids waiting to see Theo-
odore Roosevelt. We went out to their
carnival which is held in small
fenced-in park. An admission fee was
charged to a number of open air ex-
hibitions which were unobjectionable.
There were a number of tent shows
which judged by outside appearances
were questionable. but the browning
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07
NIGHT SCHOOLS.

Last fall at one of the ward school
was established as an experiment. 1t
was success from the beginning.
More than eighty students registered
on the night of opening, and the total
registry Of the school reached 200.
The attendance thru the winter aver
aged 100 for the four months terms,
and the ages of those who attended
ranged from 10 years to so. Sessions
were held twice week. The school
was supported by contributions from
private persons. 1t was so en-
tirely successful and served purpose
- useful that the Telegraph is urging
That the school board establish three
schools in different wards instead of
one with three weekly sessions instead
Of a single weekly meeting.
Night schools have existed too long
and been discussed too often to need
Endorsement. There is no doubt OF
their helpfulness. They give youths
and men back part of lost or neg
lected opportunity. But the night
ecchool might be carried further in
cities and offer somewhat Of indus
trial training 1t might give plain,
Dractical lessons in mechanics in trad
% and helpful talks and demonstrations
along practical lines that would at once
assist and inspire. There is a large
class that needs and would avail itself
Of such instruction. These lessons
should be free or nearly so. Their eX-
pense should be borne by the city as a
profitable investment. We have too
many street sweepers and odd job men
and not enough trained and competent
trades workers. There is crying need
for regularly established free industrial
schools where boys may be taught the
essentials that go toward earning a
good living" but until, and for that
matter, after, these become a part of an
enlightened school system industrial
nights schools would prove an efficient
help and a wise municipal investment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07

police court furnish each day stories
of wonderful interest. not to mention
the large grist of just ordinary local
news that some generous fate should
fill the horn Of plenty by adding to
the ordinary allotment of cranks the
presence of Hon. Jim Brenton, ex-
county superintendent. ex-mayor and
present bartender, and the redoubt-
able Ben Parker.
We are sore at fate. Try as we may
day after day news sensations of a
local sort are conspicuous in Oska-
loosa by their absence. And up there
where things are always doing these
two characters are adding to the gifts
of lavish, stingy fate and have their
deeds chronicled in much less promi-
nence than we should love to give
them.
We are moved to these thoughts by
the proposed Parker McCash debates
The president of the Anti-Saloon
league and the champion thirst
quencher Of Des Moines are to Jointly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07

The Cedar Rapids Gazette insists
that If young Americans do not appre-
ciate their advantages it is time they
were being taught in a very effective
manner, and they should be asked to
use the schools for the purpose for
| which schools are designated to make
room for others and thus avoid ex-
pense of the erection of additional
buildings for high schools and colleges.
| All the actual educational effort in
Iowa could be nicely accommodated for
some time to come in the buildings
now standing, unless there should be
an important change in the attitude of
pupils. The schools are not meant for
playthings and places of social enter
tainment--not to the exclusion of study
or the detriment thereof. The scholar
In the faculty should be Of greater i'm
/ portance than the dancing master. 1t
is time that the change should be ap-
parent"
when you steal, steal to VIM" adj
vises the Manson Journal and ex-
plains: This is not our advice, but
/ the implied advice OF the Iowa courts
1
by the Davenport Democrat, is that
1.-THE showmen from the outside get
the money, and the merchants of the
place make the contributions"
| Noting that Grover Cleveland is to
give reasons why young man should
vote the democratic ticket the
Northwood Anchor figures that he
| has hard job on his hands"
THAT man Brewster never did know
when he was we'll off. If he meets
Lacey he will wish he had never been
nominated for congress-" asserts the
| Carroll Herald.
! The Manson Journal has it's own
opinion of a newspaper that will pub
lish Hicks weather prophecies" and
! declares TT is simply matter of guess
! work and a boy of Is years that knows
the seasons of the year could make just
as accurate predictions"
The Cedar Rapids Republican thinks
the late James Callahan Of Des Moines
who left $4,000 to take care of the
wives Of drunkards Ought to have
put up something for girls who are
wise enough not to tie up with men
who are addicted to drink in such n
way that it may land them into the
drunkard's paths
eve do not believe it is best for man
to take their politics too seriously"
declares the Washington Democrat.
"That is we do not think it is wise for
man to allow himself to get worked up
to point where he feels sure the bow
vows will get us if we do not win at
the election. Frequently it is more inn
portant to be right than it is to win.
Thta is a pretty theory and all that,
but all work and no play makes John
a dull boy. 50 all hustling for votes
and no offices makes the ordinary
politician most awfully DANCED tir-
\
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07
Hoo MANAGEMENT.

In the above caption is contained
all there is of success or failure In
the hog business aside from exterior
agencies at work over which the in
dividual swine raisers have no APP
probable control, such as strikes,
panics, crop failures, glutted markets,
etc. And even in the event of any of
these occurrences good management
may do much to save the manager
from feeling the results as keenly as
he otherwise would. AS an assistant
along this line we quote herewith j..
G. Clipp, of Indiana, in an exchange. He
says:
What is the quickest possible way
to get the growth of pigs is the ques-
ton with farmers at the present
prices and not two farmers will agree
on just how to produce it, as there
may be various ways that will answer
equally as well. But the cheapest
way is the main point to consider.
We believe good Judgment, knowledge
gained from actual experience Is as
profitable to the breeder as the feed
he has on hands. First, use healthy,
strong mothers, good nurses, if you
want growthy pigs. Do away with the
offensive swill barrel, and give pure
sweet or fresh Stops made of ground
wheat two parts, ground oats one
part, corn meal one part, mixed with
milk, to the SOW. 1t gives her splen-
did nourishment for the growing pigs.
We do not believe in feeding this too
strong, just before or after narrowing,
as it forces too much milk into the
udder, and causes a diarrhea in the
pigs. Give the SOW and pigs plenty
Of sunshine, and exercise. and feed
the SOW light for ten days after far
rowing. After that time increase to
full feed, and give literally of char
coal and ashes mixed with soda, a
teaspoonful for every two pigs gives
the SOW good appetite and frees both
SOW and pigs Of worms. A little salt
may be added, but salt should be used
sparingly, tho regularly. When
the pigs are at least four weeks old.
prepare separate run for them and
feed cracked corn and slop of the
same mixture as given the sow when
pigs were narrowed. Feed the sows
literally all along, and have plenty of
clover pasture for the hogs and pigs
thruout the life of the pigs. This
is cheap and healthful. Feed corn as
soon as it is In good roasting ears, and
you will have the pigs in fine shape
for heavy feeding at a small cost and
hogs that will surprise you when you
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07
Notes.

Notes.
In an experiment conducted at the
Michigan station, the following grain
| ration was found to be the most eco
nomical among several foods fed to
lambs at that station: Corn, 4 parts:
bran. parts; oil meal, :; dried beat
pulp, Z. 1t is encouraging to know that
dried beet pulp can thus be used as
it makes practicable the feeding Of a
it makes practicable the feeding Of a
product which it is not always easy to
handle in the undried form.
BY all means select the seed ears
from the best part of the best field.
Why? Because from the wide dis
tribution of pollen every ear is moro
or less related to every other ear
that grows in it's locality, hence a
large ear that grew among nubbins
is more liable to reproduce nubbins
than the ear that was pollenized by
stalks that produced large ears. Corn.
like animals, inherits the character
istics of it's ancestors.
If you don't want young calves COM
ing next fly season. if you wish the
cows to freshen in August instead of
summer now is the time to take up
the sire, and don't tie him up in
stall, but turn him loose In the bull
pen where he can get exercise. Per-
NIT him to move about, to paw and
rub and scratch and below and de-
velop energy.
References are continually being
made in the Chicago livestock papers
to the great difference in prices paid
for good horses, as compared with
those of medium merit or inferior.
Even the grooming of horse has con-
siderable to do with the price for
which he will sell. This at least is true
in many instances If not indeed in all.
Where the evidences of good groom
ing are not present, the conclusion Is
at once reached that the horse has
not been properly handled, hence pur-
chasers are shy about bidding on such
an animal.
1t is generally recommended, and no
doubt the recommendation is correct,
that corn shall be cultivated shallow
rather than deep and that it is more
important to cultivate it shallow as
the crop increases in size than during
the early stages Of growth in the same.
but what is correct in theory Is nos
always justinable in practice. When
a corn field is badly smitten with
uuack grass, and when corn Is being
grown with a view to reduce the Quack
grass that it may be eventually erad-
icated, it is not practicable to culti-
waite shallow for the reason that shall
low cultivation beyond a certain de-
gree will not tear out the roots OF the
quack grass and bring them to the
surface, where thus exposed they will
perish.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07

and she has whole brigade Of rela-
tives in Birmingham, and if | invite
them to the funeral they'll camp on me
for month. / think I'll take the body
to Birmingham, SO they'll know she's
dead, and bring it back to Memphis fol-
burial"
Charles Rothschild denies that he has
ever offered $4,000 for a new kind OF
dea but is willing to pay the usual
price, which is about Is cents. But
even this price puts flea by the pound
in the class with hard coal and strike
beefsteak.
Nebraska papers are engaged in a
Nebraska schools Nebraska should
take pattern by Iowa and keep up col
leges that not only keep up their own
Ebut draw from other states and coun-
tries is instanced in the agricultural
and scientific school at Ames.
Every KNOCK" by Dave Hill is a
boost" for Roosevelt
j. i. Dodge, associate justice of the
supreme court of Wisconsin, one of the
three asserting judges in the LaF'ol-
lette case is an Iowa product, reared In
this state and graduated from Iowa
College, at Grinnell, where he was at
one time in legal partnership with D.
w. Norris. Judge Davis was first as
sistant attorney general under the sec
ond Cleveland administration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07
One of M any.

III. A. Tisdale, of Summerton, S. c.,
suffered for twenty years with the piles.
Specialists were employed and many
remedies used, but relief and perma-
nent good was found only in the use
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. This
is only one of the many, many cures
that have been effected by this Won
derful remedy In buying Witch Hazel
Salve, 1t is only necessary to see that
you get the genuine DeWitt's. made
by E. C. Dewitt & Co. in Chicago, and
a cure is certain. DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve cures all kinds of piles.
cuts, burns, bruises, eczema, letter
ringworm, skin diseases, etc. Sold by
all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07
Iowa Newspapers
A POOR BUSINESS.


Bank robbers in Iowa for the past
year have neted the thieves less than
seven thousand dollars. Four men
have been convicted and the sum of
their sentences is twenty-eight years,
which allows a salary of but $3.50 per
year for the thieves. If all had been
captured the pay would of course have
been less. If there is any young man
contemplating entering this line of
business for living he will be inform
ed that he should not expect to own a
home and amass wealth form the pro-
ceeds of the operations.
NEVER TOUCHED THEM
[Colfax Tribune.]
1t is reported that eight of our nice
young ladies took in the fancy show on
south Walnut street Saturday night at
late hour. About this hour the clos
ing scenes We're about to be enacted.
The show is said to have been immor-
al, rocky, rotten. The ladies saw with
pride what would put the blush of
shame upon the face of criminal, and
it is reported they yelled for more. 1t
is also said the show management
announced that if the show became too
rocky for them. to hold up their hands
and it would be modified No hands
went up.
SOME THINGS OSKALOOSA NEEDS
tOslsaoosa Times-Journal.l
We have just tried hard, for envy is
an awful sin, but try as We may we
can't help envying the newspaper men
Des Moines. In no city that we know
of have the brethren SO much golden
opportunity. 1t looks like some sort
of rank injustice that In capital city
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-07
: Topics Of the Times

| The hot shot thrown into the demo-
cratic camp by President Roosevelt
probably strengthened the democratic
conviction that he is war lord" and
a Dangerous man."
Like the frightened man who kicked
the Jack rabbit out of his path Tom
Watson wants Parker to get out of
the way and let some one run who
cam
The wisconsin supreme court seems
to have been Lincoln steffenized also,
-
In the last twelve months gold bull
lion and gold certificates in the coun-
try, outside Of government holdings,
have increased $11,70s,4o9, bringing the
total stock of gold In the United States
to ,349.S96,565. The figures seem to
confirm Mr.. Parker's opinion on the
irrevocabilfty of the gold standard.
II can't imagine how you can dis
like work; to me it's real enjoyment"
said the father to his lazy son. yes,
father" was guileless response, "but
I don't want to give myself up wholly
to pleasure. Journal.
The current notion that perjury is
one Of the crimes that are on the in
crease is not borne out by the figures
just issued relating to the German
Empire In 1882 the number of persons
was 1907: in 1902, 1t was only 1892,
the decrease having been steady from
year to year. Allowing for the great
growth of the population, this means a
decrease Of nearly so per cent in two
decades. Solomon's assertion that all
men are liars does seem little has
ty.
Theory and Practice-I remember
Schemer was a great chap for thinking
out plans for getting rich. I suppose
now he's weather. than any of his
friends
ooh, no; his friends used the plans
Detroit Free Press.
We are not constrained to keep silent
on any vital question; we are divided
on no vital question; our policy is
continuous and is the same for all To-
calities and sections. There is nothing
experimental about the government we
ask the people to continue i'll power,
for our performance in the past, our
proved governmental efficiency, is a
guarantee as to our promises for the
future.-President Roosevelt.
Senator E. w. Carmack, of Tennes-
see, is made responsible for the story
of negro who exhibited an exception
al measure OF thrift. Sambo. so the
story runs presented himself at the
ticket office of Memphis railway sta
ton and inquired what would be the
charge for transporting n corpse Ito
Birmingham and return" Receiving
the desired information, he next inquir
ed what would be the cost of a round
trip ticket for himself The tariff sched
ule was quoted and the ticket agent
then said. "Id like to know what you
want of q round trip on a corpse The
negro had no disposition to be myster-
ious and said: "Well, boss. you see it's
this way: My wife, Melinda. is dead,