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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
to attack by hostile insects. We shall
know more as time goes on.
Thinqs Worth KNOWING.


A fad of the hour Is to serve. with
the salad, little rounds Of pie crust
rolled very thin, fried in hot fat and
sprinkled with granulated sugar.
Southern cooks never wash waffIs
irons, cleaning them with coarse salt
and plenty of clean, brown paper, and
putting them sway in fresh paper
bag.
An authority says. regarding the
sweet and silvory herbs SO easily
grown in kitchen gardens and which
are indispensable to good cooking.
Parsley, tarrayon and fenne1 should
be dried in Nay, June and July, just
before fowerir g; mint in June and
July; thyme, marjoram and savory in
July and August; basil and sage in
August and September; all herbs
should be gathered in the sunshine,
and dried by artificial heat; their
flavor is best preserved by keeping
them in alright cans.
After using fat for deep frying, turn
it into bowl of hot water, stir well
and set aside 10 cool. When cold, the
clarified fat can be removed in a cake
from the top Of the water.
The green crown on the top of pine
apples should be twisted off If the
fruit is not to be used at once, as
these leaves, il left on the fruit after
it is ripe, will absorb both flavor and
Juice.
The white Of an egg added to
cream will not altar the flavor though
increasing the quantity will cause it
to whip to a froth more readily.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
nu.,purnose shorthorns.

At this period Of beef and milk agl-
tation Of the combining Of these es-'
sential bovine properties In the sa!lie
animal there very naturally arises M
tarast among the beef and dairy pro-
ducers. in what is being acco1ilplisiieu
along the line of the dual purpose
Shorthorns. The following is taNei'
from "The Ranch:
"The breeder of the Shorthorn that
makes both beef and milk should not
feel discouraged if any one tells hlm
his class of cattle is going out OF ex-
istence. 1t is true that the mllAlhs
a+rpin of the Shorthorn has been
growing less and less in numbers ana
we need a. revival. In our country the
valve of this strain is not so we'll ap-
preciated as is the case over IN 1f ca.
Britain. At least two-thirds OF the
cattle of that country are OF this type.
They make milk and butter with the
hest and at the same time preea
calves which make steers OF the pest
butcher type. We hear that there are
several herds of this type in the New
ENGLAND states, but few elsewhere.
One herd in Massachusetts tracing 10
Arabella has had top crosses OF the
Princess. the Duchess, the Constance
and the Waterloo families, anu
shows cows weighing from lzoo 70
1900 pounds, with milk records OF forty
to fifty pounds per day, and very per
sistent mixers, some making ll'Voo
hounds per year. These cattle are
smooth and we'll feshed, the object OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
HERR: At HOME.

MarshaIItown Citizens Gladly Testify.
It is a ties .imony like the following
that has placed "the old Quaker REM
edy" so far above competitors. When
people right here at home raise their
voices in praise there is no room left for
doubt. Read the public statement of .
Marshalltown citizen:
Mrs. Kark A.. Ko1lln. Of 212 North
Sixth street, says: "Mr. Kollin has had
a good deal of trouble with his kidneys
for some time. His business is that Of
a timer, which brings constant strain
on his back. His attention was called
to Doan's Kidney Pills by an advertise.
ment in our pa per and getting a box at
the Mcbride & Will Drug Company's he
found great help from their use. On
two or three occasions after day Of
more than usual exertion have myself
experienced pain in the back. Hearing
Mr.. Kollin speak SO highly Of Doan's
Kidney Pills induced me to try them.
The trial taught me to value them az
highly as did Mr.. Kollin. A dose or two
always ended the pain"
For sale by all dealers. Price. 30
cents. Foster .Milburn Company, Buff
falo. N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name. Doan's. ana
take no other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
INSANITY AND LITERATURE.

Corroborative of the assertion that
"Great wits are oft to madness close
allied,
And thin partitions do the bounds di-
vide"
a woman inmate of Minnesota insane
asylum has won in open competition
the prize offered by Boston magazine
Of literary repute for a short essay on
an assigned subject. The prize which
consists of free trip to Europe is
not likely to do the winner much good
as the Minnesota board of control re-
fuses her freedom to enjoy it. 1t
seems pity that she may not gather
the fruits of her labors and perhaps
among the boat load of Bostonians
scheduled for the excursion she might
not by comparison seem so very crazy
after all.
The fact that she won at all slim
ulates speculation. Is insanity in Min
nesota literary talent in Boston? Would
TIE lduy liOW III dllSS III
be the specialized leader of literary
clubs In Massachusetts? Much of the
matter sent west labeled literature,
conduces to the latter view. A suspi-
cion has been growing that much of
the sO-called eastern literature eman-
ated from peculiar not to say insane
sources. The success Of the ward of
the Minnesota board Of control when
her pen was measured against those
of cultured Boston is not likely to
weaken the impression.
There is a suggestion Of unsatisf1ed
demand about it all. Either literary
Boston needs a board of control or
Minnesota needs higher literary
taste. Perhaps both. 1t is question
between the expert in brain diseases
and the exponent of higher culture.
Where does insanity leave off and real
literature begin?
But it is pity that the poor crazy
woman behind the walls Of the Min
nesota institution may not satisfy her
longing for beauty and change now
that she has earned the means to that
end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
Tho Nursing Bottle for Trees.

A favorite story at county fairs is
that the prize squash has been fed
with milk which was sucked up
thru a cut off branch nearest the
joint that bore the gigantic vegetable.
Altho such legends have been
ranked in point of veracity with the
Munchausen adventures and the
yarns told to the marines, recent ex-
periments on a North Dakota agri-
cultural station offer striking sim
ilitude. The botanist in charge is
working on the theory that young
trees which show lack of nourish-
ment may be artiicially provided with
sustenance To achieve this end, a
small hole is bored in the trunk, deep
enough to reach the heart wood, and
above the opening is attached good
sized jar, which is strapped to the
tree upside down. A rubber tube
passes from the mouth of this ar
boreal feeding bottle into the trunk
and the tree is expected to absorb the
fluid contained in the RECEPTACLE. IL
has been found that a tree can be per
suaded. in this way, to assimliate
large quantities of fluids, and tnat
chemical substances so administered
are distributed turnout the plant.
In ten hours such substances can We
discovered in the topmost tWigs Oh
cottonwoods forty feet high. Inc eA-
periments appear to prove that the
growth of q tree may be mod1hed at
viii. by regulating the feeding, ana II
even opens up a speculation on the
noss,hiiitv-not exactly the probabili-
+wMof curing certain diseases. and
rendarine them more or less immune
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the breeder being to obtain beef and
dairy qualities
Pertinent to the discussion of the
old-fashioned milking Shorthorns and
the lament over the lack of effort to
perpetuate and improve that type,
comes the report of a recent sale in
England of herd of eighty 'pedigreed
Shorthorns at an average of nearly
$215. Concerning the character of
these cattle the London Live Stock
Journal offers the following Interest,"
ing testimony:
largest pure bred ones in the south Of
England and is we'll known for it's ex-
cellent milking qualities. The ami
mails offered were not made up for
sale, but came straight from the
meadows, where they are kept both in
summer and winter. 1t would be lif-
ficult to find herd, kept under the
same conditions by tenant farmer,
displaying such excellent serviceable
character, and that these are appre-
ciated was proved by the number of
buyers and their spirited bidding"
The tenant farmer who can drive
eighty head of cattle up from his Ias-
-
lures and sell them at an average Of
$215, is in pretty fair business. He
knows thing or two. He knows the
demand for Shorthorns of this type, he
knows the value of the dual purpose
cow, he has proved it in his own herd,
he understands that double profit
may be reaped from the double deck
ers." And many a farmer in this
country is looking for just such far
mer's COW. A few have given per.sis-
tent adherence to this valuable type,
but thoughtful men now understand
that much has been lost to the breec by
lack of more general interest in the
perpetuation of the milking Shorthorn
in this country. If there is any more
inviting field of effort at the pres ent
time than the founding of herds of
strictly high class dual purpose Short
horn herds, we hardly know where. TO
look for it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
Beware of counterfeit..

"DeWitt's is the only genuine Witch
Hazel Salve," writes ]. L. Tucker, of
Centre, Ala. Il have used it in my
family for piles, cuts and burns for
years and can recommend it to be the
best salve on the market. Every. fam
lily should keep 1t, as it is an invaluable
household remedy, and should always
be kept on hand for immediate use"
Mrs. Samuel Gage, of North Bush, N.
Y, says: II had fever sore on my
ankle for twelve years, that the doc
tors could not cure. Ali salves and
blood remedies proved worthless.
could not walk for over two years.
Finally I was persuaded to try De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, which has
completely cured me. 1t Is a Won
derful relief" DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve cures without leaving a scar.
Sold by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02

blocks and paving, makes a great many
other things such as hitching posts,
fence posts and other articles. But he
said, what struck him most forcibly
was the fact that a man with set of
moulds, and a supply of sand could
prepare the blocks for building dur
ing the winter, or at other spare times
with no cost to him except the cement
required and his own labor. He spoke
of one man he met, who in his spare
moments had been making six inch
tile and had pile OF them made
large enough to drain his farm, at a
cost far less than that Of ordinary
tile, and then it is generally admitted
that the cement tile are much superior
to the burnt clay. so that he had bet
ter article. The gentleman thought
that within short time cement build
ings would dot the country, and would
take the place Of wood even to barns
and other out buildings, because they
would be cheaper, more durable. near
pearance.
HIGH PRICE FOR CORN HUsKING.
[Shenandoah Sentinel.l
Our good friend. II. H. Hatcher,
has broken the record for high price
paid for corn huskihg, having paid ten
cents per bushel last week and now
he is besieged with applicants for work
in his corn field.
The way it happened was thus:
Matched himself had been taking the
work easy and coming in each half
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
THE MEANEsT GRAFT.

The preacher graft Is a line of
confidence work which seems particu-
larly easy and peculiarly adapted to
sneaking characters. However 1gnor-
ant and small souled a stranger may
be when he comes into, neighborhood
with mission and a man peculiarly
favored of Gods approval, he never
fails to find followers and inspire con-
fdence. Unlike a new station agent
he doesn't need clearance papers from
his last job. He needn't tell where he
came from. An assumption of sancti-
hcation and claim to have been call
ed" is all-sufacient to gain him a fol-
lowing. A buyer could not come into
the neighborhood and purchase II COW
on credit under similar conditions, but
silly sisters" and brethren" flock to
invite the wandering ministerial graf
ter to- their homes and put their hap
piness. their money and their honor in
to his keeping.
In a neighboring county recently one
Of these hedge priests was brought
back under arrest to answer to a
charge of adultery. 1t was plainly
shown that he had broken up a fam
dly, deserted his own wife and seven
children, to live with woman who
had deserted her family thru his in
fiuence. Of1cers found them living to-
gether and brought them back to ans
wer for their crimes. Like another
case noted in central Iowa courts he
escaped thru the technical testimony
of physicians In another case close
by a wandering preacher, smooth,
plausible and INSCRIPTIONS. found his
opportunity. His Office unlocked the
money chest Of an unsophisticated old
woman and she gave him $1,000, nearly
Ill she had, on worthless security. Of
lcers found him after a long and ex-
Vensive search and brought him back
to find friends, obtained his freedom,
paid back the money and is at large
practically UNPUBLISHED to repeat his
confidence game in other communities
should the spirit SO move him. And
these are only instances that illustrate
an easy graft ana one that rarely lands
Its worker where he belongs.
It is a PITY that these men escape
their just punishment It is a greater
pity that the silly confidence that ac-
cepts men OF this character at their
own valuation survives all shocks and
springs afresh when a new CRATER
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign Of approaching reVo!e
and serious trouble in your system IS
nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach
unsets. Electric Bitters will quickly
dismember the troublesome causes. II
never fails to tone the stomach, regu-
late the kidneys and bowels. stimulate
the liver and clarity the blood.
Run down systems benefit particularly
and all the usual attending aches van
ish under its searching and thorough
effectiveness. Electric Bitters IS oniy
so cents. and that is returned If it don't
give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed
by Mcdonald & Mahood, druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
Tribute to the Hou,

From an article in the Stockman and
Farmer, by Theo. Louis, on What the
Hog Has Done for the Farmer" the
following is selected
I'm the home of the pioneer and on
the farm of the beginner it was he
that furnished the main supply of the
wholesome nutritious meat and the ne
cessaries of life; he paid for the shoes
and winter garments; it was he that
paid for the first COW; he that paid for
the first plow; 1t was he that furnished
the money for taxes. When other pro-
ducts had to be sold for half cash and
half trade, he demanded cash AID al
ways got it. He walked to his death
or his future home and iquidated the
note on his team; he bought the school
books; it was he that paid for the
material for the stable, for horses and
COW; while he, without discontinued
grunt, took his abode in a. strawpile,
and his mate brought forth lusty lit
tiers, any one of which would excel the
3-year-old steer in value in ten months.
It was he that paid the doctor bill, he
that lighted up the first Christmas
trees and furnished the toys for the
kids, the first merino dress, calico and
trimmings for the wife and mother, and
caused both smiles and tears of JOY
It was he that replaced the log hut,
the sod house, the shanty, with COM
Portable, often stately homes.
The wheat farmer of the west, that
trusted his all in wheat until it went
below cost of production, found in him
his savior-he paid his way, ten pounds
per bushel. live weight. His presence
changed agriculture on the plains; ne
ate alfalfa, clover and blue grass. Corn
was no longer a drug on the market,
but a remunerative freight producer
for railroads. He brought about mixed
husbandry. Go where you will, II in
diligently cared for, with a liberal hand
he is the farmers faithful friend, his
mascot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
TINE BURDEN ON the posroFFcE.

Certain necessary and refornlatory
changes in the postal laws and espec-
tally those pertaining to second class
mail matter will be urged upon con-
gress at the coming session by the
postofi1ce department, and should re-
ceive the attention and approval of
that body. Second class matter, con-
sisting Of newspapers and periodicals,
approximates 81 per cent of the weight
Of all mails carried, exclusive OF gov
eminent matter free of postage and
about 70 per cent of all paid matter.
The total weight of all mails carried
during the last postoffice year amount
ed to nearly a billion pounds. In
round numbers it was s12,O00.0O0
pounds, 456,00O tons, the capacity of
22,S00 freight cars. OF this second
class matter mailed at the cent pound
rate made up 20 per cent. The COM
plete service cost $152,00000O. The
revenue from all sources yielded $751;
100000, leaving a deficit Of eight and
half millions, which with abuses of the
second class mail privilege Topped off
and rates equitably established might
have been q balance in favor Of the
government instead of a loss. The Sec
ond class matter referred to and which
constituted seven tenths OF the entire
weight of mails carried paid revenue
of $5,697,1es or a little over three-hun-
dredths of the total receipts of the
postal service.
The present laws lack system and
business method. There are six differ
ent rates OF postage on second class
matters when addressed by the pub
fishers For instance, copies of period
icals, other than newspapers, are mail
able at two cents per copy regardless
OF weight. An eastern publication
weighing four pounds goes anywhere
In the United States for two cents or
half-cent a pound. Another eastern
publication, fifty copies Of which weigh
u pOuUO, pays OlS CSAI 1OI tAC IL dIlSs
mission of fifty copies to any Fart of
the United States, Mexico, Canada, the
Philippines or anywhere the one-cent
. pound rate obtains Fifty copies of
the latter publication will be handled
BY dozens of postal clerks and carried
20 fifty different addresses all over the
world for one cent.
These instances are quoted simply
~ comparative. They do not consti-
Aute the worst abuses of the system.
The advert sing periodical, the social
Cd newspaper, farm or fiction weekly
erammed with crooked advertisements,
and sold for nothing thru premium
scheme which In some cases pays the
subscriber a bonus for taking the pa,
per out of the Office, are in the opin-
ion of the department the most serious
Of all It is these that load down the
mails, delay the service and cost the
government deficit where a cash bal
ance should show.
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also convincing proof that the kidneys
md bladder are. out of order.
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge 20
,ften expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
swanp-Root, the great kidney remedy.
ulfills every wish in curing Rheumatism,
oait, in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
md every part of the urinary passage.
t corrects inability to hold water
md scalding pain in passing it, or bad
Elects following use Of liquor, wine OF
seer. and overc ONES that unpleasant me-
.essity of being compelled to go often
turing the day, and to get up many
ines during the night. The mild and
he extraordinary effect of Swamp-Rooe
soon realized. It stands the highest
or its wonderful cures of the most dis
ressing cases. If you need medicine
-ou should have the best. Sold by drug
lists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle and
,ook that tells all ST.
bout it, both mt free * s9::::3$.
oy mail. Address DR.. 1]E55ll! !: -
Kilner & Co., Bing- s 9997ll5
larnton, N. Y. When Home Of svamp-Roo<.
writing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, ana
40 address, Binghamton. N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02

schedules and to make such changes
as are necessary.
1t will be recalled that three years
ago republican state platform was
adopted unanimously, declaring not
that the tariff shelters the trusts nor
that the tariff creates trusts, but that
if it is found on examination that the
tariff schedules anywhere shelter mo-
nopoly, then they should be reduced
and protection to such monopoly
should be removed,
Altho this platform was adopted
unanimously in a state convention
where Governor Cummins had only a
slight majority, he accepted the plat
form in good faith, and carrying out
it's spirit and it's letter, advocated a
policy of doing something on the
tariff
In the campaign in which he was
elected governor and the two subse-
uuent campaigns in Iowa, Governor
Cummins carried aloft the banner of
tariff progress as opposed to tariff os-
sification. He seldom overlooked an OPP
portunity to make it clear that in rigid
ly adhearing to principle of protection
he would perfect the tariff law, he would
give it that elasticity which is required
to meet changing commercial condi-
lions, he would modify schedules as IL
is shown that they need modification
to better adapt them to the real pur-
pose of a protective tariff, that of pro-
lection to labor and industry.
In Iowa, and to large extent In the
heen
for several years the conspicuous lead
err of the movement for perfection Oh
the protective tariff law. AS such
leader he has in Iowa larger personal
following than any other man. AS sucn
leader he commands the respect Oh
thousands of patriotic citizens IN other
states.
II is true that his advocacy OF
progressive policy as opposed 10 pour
bombing his own party has nrousht
mon him the wrath Of the few VINO
have selfish interests to serve. he
has been reviled and denounced ana
Iied about as no other public man IN
Iowa. His enemies have systematic
ally misrepresented him, nor nave they
hesitated to stoop to the West acts
Of denagoguery to discredit his work
Even in the city of his home, among
his neighbors, systematic campaign
of defilement has been carried on un-
der guidance Of a. CRATER element
which has felt all too keenly his honest
rebukes.
If Governor Cummins had remained
silent during the years when pubic
oninion was being formed on this sub
iect. there would not today be any
such universal acquiescence in the pro-
gram of the progressive element with
regard to the tariff. He ana ms
friends kept their faces to the Iroiit
when others, with cowardly hearts,
SUNK behind deceptive catch phrases.
Let it not be forgot that Iowa mas
led in the tariff revision movement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02
IOWA 0PINloNs ANp NOTES

While the steel boom has brought
half a billion dollars to the holders OF
the stock and bonds of that corpora
tion, the Davenport Democrat insists
1T is mainly paper profit. The
farms of the country have produced
value so vast that all other wealth in
sight dwindles when brought into
comparison, into almost mere nothing
ness, and there is no speculation about
it. 1t is in the crib, and on the hoof
and in the bank and every dollar of
it is good. The quiet, transformations
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-02

appears. One is irresistibly reminded
of the incident in Huckleberry Finn
when the king worked the camp meet
ing. There is a class of Christians
honest and well-meaning enough that
are ready to desert the ministrations of
their own pastors to become the prey
of the CRATER. They should incorpor-
ate in their daily petitions a prayer for
more horse sense, and the law should
look more earnestly after the preach
ing CRATER. His is the meanest graft
of all