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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
GOVERNMENT BEGINS WORK..
Waterloo Citizens Rejoice at Com
mencenent Of Government Work.

waterloo CltizenS Rejoice at Com
mencenent Of Government Work.
Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo April 21.-Work on the
government postoffice will be COM
menced early next month and will be
pushed forward as rapidly as possible
with the hope of having 1t enclosed
this fall 1t will take between a year
and a half and two years to complete
the structure.
John Lauretzen OF Fegus Falls,
Mimi. was in the city yesterday look
ing over the grounds and placing con-
tracts for the material for the new
government postoffice to be erected on
the corner of West Park avenue and
Commercial street at cost of $113,-
800 exclusive of heating and plumb
ing which will bring the grand total to
nearly $4,000 when finished and turn :
ed over to the occupancy. of the gov
eminent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
WEDDING AT ROLAND.
Two Well Known Young People o,
That Vicinity Married.

Two Well Known Young People Of
That Vicinity Married.
Special to Times Republican.
Story City, April PA very pretty
wedding was performed at Salem's
church in Roland, at 4 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon when Miss Isabelle Boyd
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. K. P. Boyd
was united in marriage to Albert Egg
land. Miss Anna Vaugsness played the
wedding march, and Mrs. Selma Vaug-
sness sang a solo. The bride was at
tired in a white silk dress while the
groom wore black. Immediately after
the ceremony the large crowd, num-
bering nearly 200 guests, proceeded to
the brides home southwest of Roland,
where a bountiful supper was served.
The bride Is we'll known to most OF
Story Cbty's people, having made this
her home for several years, and Is well
respected by all who know her. The
groom is we'll Known to Roland people,
having always lived near .i.re on a
farm. A host of friends wish them a
long and happy life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
LINN COUNTY PIONEER DEAD.
J. A. Wager Is No More-cedar Rapids
Sued FOR Boy Who Fell Into River.
ines Republican.

Special to IdmeS- Republican.
Cedar Rapids. April 21.-J. A. Wager,
a prominent pioneer and republican
politician of Linn county, died today at
Waubeck, aged 10.
II. Schmidt has sued the city for
$4,000 damages for the death of his
10-year-o son, who fell from a bridge
into the Cedar river on March 81. The
body was not found
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
Hom.seekers- Rates.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month the Iowa Central Railway
sells special homeseekers' round trip
excursion tickets to points in the
northwest, west, southwest, south ana
southeast, at one fare plus 81.
Return limit twenty-one days from
date of sale and stop-oyers permitted.
On same dates special one-way rates
In effect for benefit Of settlers.
Call on agents for full particulars
or address, A. B. Cults. G. p. and 4. A.,
Minneapolis. MINI. 8.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
PLAN BIG BANQUET.
Catholic Order of Knights of Columbus
Will Feast at Fort Dodge.

WIZ Feast at Foft Dodge.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, April 21.-The local or
der of the Knights of Columbus of this
city is making elaborate preparations
for one of the most sunptuous bans
quets ever given In the history of the
order In this city. The occasion will be
the initiation of sixty new candidates
into the order. This is the third mi
tiation and banquet since the organiza-
ton of the order. and eacn one has sur
passed the other in point of numbers
initiated. The order in this part of the
state is growing rapidly and develop
ing wide popularity.
A number of Catholics prominent in
church work as we'll az business af-
fairs thruoiIt the state, viii participate
in the program of toasts arranged for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

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Mrs. B. A. Hubbard, Plum Point, Tenn,
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lotion after all doctors and remedies
had failed for five years to cure her.
Today she can see perfectly out of
both eyes. Rev. M. II. Blackman, the
we'll known pastor of Ovid, Pa, was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
A Costly Rattle.

Onawa, April 21.-ln the Monona
county district court Tuesday, nm the
case of the state vs.. Mike Engle and S.
and Herman Cent?, Judge Gaynor
found each of the defendants guilty and
fined them $50 and costs, or, in default,
a Jail sentence. These parties We're in
dicted for running a turkey rattle last
winter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
!. N. G. AFFAIRS.
Examinations and New Elections Or
dered-Permanent Camp to be Sc

Special to Times Republican.
Dies Moines. April 21.-Adjutant Cen
eral Byers has issued an order for the
examination of the officers of the guard
recently elected. The examining hoar!
will convene for this purpose art Des
Moines on May 5, and will consist OF
the following:
Colonel j. r. Lincoln, Fiflty-fifth in
fantry: Colonel w. c. Doys, Fifty third
infantry; Colonel F. w. Bishop, Fifty
fourth infantry; Captain w. 8. Conk-
ling, assistant surgeon.
The officers who will be compelled
to take the examination are:
w. B. Humphrey, elected colonel Fiji
ty-sixsh lnfantry, April II, 1904.
Otto lille, elected lieutenant colonel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21

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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
LoftIe.t Lakes in the World.

The most lofty lakes are found
among the Himalaya mountains in
Tibet. Their attitudes do not, how
ever, seem to have been very accur-
ately gagged. for different authorities
give widely different figures regarding
them. According to some, Lake Ma
nasarowar. one Of the sacred lakes Of
Tibet, is between $4,000 and 10000
feet above the level of the sea, and if
this is so it is undoubtedly the loftlest
In the world.
Two other Tibetan lakes. those of
Chatamoo and Surakol, are said to be
1900 and 1900 feet in altitude. re
spectiyely. For a long time it was
supposed that Lake Titicaca. in South
America. was the loftiest in the world.
II covers about $500 square miles.
is 924 feet In its greatest depth and
1900 feet above the sea. In spite of
inexactitude with regard to the meas
urements Of the elevation Of the Ii
betan lakes they are no doubt consid-
sIably higher than this or any other.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
Thankfulness.

And let them sacrifice the sacrifice OF
thanksgiving Psalm evil, %
Though we must wait while others sow.
Let as be glad for sowing.
For fields that ripened row ON row
And for all good things growing.
Though others reap where we must
CLEAN.
We know the hidden meaning
OF scattered grain the rows between,
BE thankful for the cleaning.
Though we are mute when others sing
Let as be glad for singing
We know the silent chords that cling.
A helpful impulse brinsing;
For hushed songs within The heart
That still the restless riot
Against that which gives us no part
Be thankful for the quiet.
Though others smile when we must sigh
Let us be glad for smiling.
For daughters promised by-and-by
Our hearts and hopes beguiling.
For this days blows but coax to form
glorious Tomorrow
Show dawn rays I'm the night OF storm.
Be thankful for our sorrow.
While others wake. tits ours to dream
Let us be glad for dreaming.
For present cloud and coming CLEAN.
For shadow and Tor seeming.
For dreaming Of the pleasant ways
With joy to lend or borrow
BE glad for cherished yesterdays
BE thankful for tomorrow.
w D. Nesbit
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
over the Grave Of . Poker PLAYER.

Nearly all men who play poker
have some superstition about the
game. and there isn't veteran Of the
sport that has not some favorlte pair
for which he will Always pay for the
privilege of drawing to-" said Mr. r.
b. Sellers of New Orleans.
Il had a friend In the old times
when poker ragged more hercely than
now, who simply gloricd in a hand
that contained a pair of eights and an
ace. He invariably drew two cards
of these three. claiming that In a ma
jority of cases he never failed to make
aces mp and very often eiehts. which.
as the wise ones know Is a fairly
strong hand. Long before he died he
expressed a desire that there should
be an inscription on his tombstone
which reflected his ruling passion 10
life. and thus IL came to pass that
when he finally was summoned to that
land where poker is unknown a friend
had this legend carved on the slab
above his grave: He always held up
an ace between two Fights Wash
ington Post
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
Clothes Make the LADY.

A certain well-known school teach
CT who resides In this city. but who
Is teaching in San Jose, is telling a
good story on herself. II appears that
she comes up from the Garden City
every Friday night and remains over
until Monday morning. Because OF
the shortness of the interval between
the hour when her school closes and
the time the train leaves for this city
she is compelled TO don her best raj.
ment Friday morning and prepare for
her trip before going to school One
of her bright pupils. little boy, no.
ticed that on Friday the teacher was
always dressed la mode, and Il ap.
parently bothered him a great deal.
particularly az on all other days she
appeared before her class clad In neat
but plain attire.
One Friday at noon this observing
little fellow walked up to the desk OF
his teacher while she was eating her
lunch and attracted Ler attention by
calling teacher"
What is it. Willie?" said the teach.
er
why don't you always dress like
lady?"-San Francisco Cell.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
The corporaIs Compliments.

Gen. Wood says that while in Lon
dor q year or so ago an officer of the
British army related to him tale of
the difficulties experienced by the
commanding colonel OF the Connarght
Rangers in his efforts to suppress
drunkenness and disorder In the regi.
ment
Now the colonel had made up his
mind that this disorder must cease
He decided that at the first opportu1.
ity he would make an example Of
Tire offender next found out. So, short.
ly afterward. a corporal who had
been on an unholy tear was COMPEL d
TO march across his regiments front
in his muddy and torn uniform, Just
as he had returned to barracks.
This was done as an awful warning
and was calculated to appeal to the
esprit du corps But. sad to relate
when the corporal arrived at the left
flank he turned to his colonel, saluted
and. just as ia he had been some
swell officer inspecting them. re
marked:
Colonel. | thank ye; It's the foin-
est regiment I've seen this many a
day We may dismiss theml"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
EARLY LESSON IN THRIFT.
Brooklyn Men Even Take Their
Babies to Bank

The other day man entered q
Brooklyn bank carrying in one hand
deposit book and closely clasped in
his other arm was baby that was
perhaps ten or twelve months old. The
age may not be exact, but at any rate
the young one was old enough to ST.
up and look around, as If il was con
sciously taking in the sights and
sounds of new world.
Going up to one of those projecting
shelves which are placed against the
walls in some banks for the conyen-
fence Of patrons who prefer to stand
up while writing, the man placed the
baby on the sloping surface, and as a
precaution against slidi' G off, which
1t showed every indication of doing
the man rut brake against the
threatened movement of the mass Of
baby draperies by placing his arm In
front Of the baby.
Then he proceeded to fill out a de
post check, and when that was ac-
complished he again took the baby in
his arm, and going up to the teller's
window, handed in his book, and whep
the entry had been made he received
the book again, and. placing 1t in his
pocket, walked out of the bank, the
baby still staring everybody out of
countenahce with the utmost cool
ness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
ACHIEVEMENTS or CROMWELL.
coWIey, the Poet, Tells Of Hio Won
derful Career.

Cowley The poet. who died in 1916,
thus speaks OF Oliver Cromwell in a
single sentence of his Miscsllanies,
ITO oppregs all his enemies by
arms. and all his friends afterwards
by artifce; 70 serve. all parties pa
tiently for while. and to command
them victoriously at last to oyerrun
each corner Of the three nations, and
overcome with equal felicity both the
riches Of the south and the poverty OF
the NORTH; 10 be feared and colirled
by all foreign Princes. ard adorted
brother to the gods to the earth, to
call together parliaments with word
Of his pen and scatter them again
with the breath Of his mouth; to be
humbly end daily petitioned that he
gould please To be hired. at the rate
~ two millions year to be master
OF those who had Hired him before to
be their servant; 10 have the estates
and lives OF three Kingdoms as much
ct his disposal as was the little inner
itance of his father, and to be as no
BILE and liberal in the spending of
them; and lastly tfor there is no end
Of all the particulars Of his glory, to
bequeath all this with one word to his
posterity: TO die with peace at home,
and triumph abroad; to be buried
among Kings, and with more than re-
gal solemnity: and to leave name
behind him, not 70 be extinguished.
but With the whole world; which, as
it is now too little for his praises. so
might have been too little for his con-
quests, il the short line of his human
life could have been stretched out to
the extent OF his immortal designs?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
She Put Papa Wise.

A suffering parent at last could
stand ii no longer
lie Interrupted the uproar. exclaim.
ing: This will have to stop | paid
tuition at the leading European con
seFYatories and If | cant have music
In the house at that price / want the
piano left closed
In amaZement his dau Inter demand.
ed: Why, papa do you know what
| have been playing?"
He replied: Certainly. 1t is the
lett motif for a nail factory"
She shook her head and said 1T Is
Parsifal.
II pinned him speechless.
THE same that | paid ten sea;
fort" he exclaimed. huskily. Go or
with II where you left off | am waste
full but | want what pay for. My taste
for the higher musical compositions
has. got TO be developed If must go
into business with tin washboiler
and a pair Of tongs."
Moral-Enthusiasm covers a multi
tude of ignorance.-New York Tcle.
graph.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
A Clever Minister.

'ro the town Of Norridgewock. In
Maine" said the Rev. Minot }. Say
age, "a strange minister once came
to preach. He preached duly, and,
after the sermon was over, he ming
led with the congregation. expecting
that someone would invite him to
dinner
zone by one. however, the congre
CATION departed, offering the hungry
minister no hospitality, and he began
to feel anxious. Where was he to
eat!
"As the last deacon was leaving
the church. the minister rushed up
to him and shook him warmly by the
hand.
81 want you to come home and
dine with me- the minister said
why, where do you iveY said
the deacon.
About thirty miles from here
THE deacon Redeemed. oh. you
come and dine with me instead he
said"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS

money to see game they will not be
disappointed, and believing the st.
Louis team would have been rather
tame Manager Martin declared 1t off,
though considerable expense had
been incurred.
The Harrisburg high school team
was defeated by Carrier Mills at the
latter place last Saturday by score
of 26 to 6.
G. e. Byington, dentist Of this city,
has secured patent on an end gate
for a wagon which is not only the
handiest, but the simplest and most
inexpensive in construction, and will
eclipse anything of the kind yet in
vented. A number OF haulsrs and
farmers to whom Mr.. Ellington has
shown the model are loud in their
praise of its usefulness, and predict a
ready sale for II.
Quite number from this city went
on the excursion Sunday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19

Policeman Forced to Admit II After
Unpleasant Experience.

Unpleasant Experience.
Police Inspector Richard Walsh
who has quite a reputation in the de
partment as story teller told this
one the other day:
"A few nights ago 4 policeman
found q man lying in a vacant lot
over Hoboken way, and he aroused
him with. Come on, mister, this isn't
a free lodging hcasc'
But Lave = good excuse. replied
the man,
what Is it?' asked the cop.
See that house over yonier?
Well. please do me the favor, old
man, 10 90 and knock at the door
and ask ii William O'Hrien Is at
home.
: The cop assembled the steps and
.AAoclse1 ut the door with his night
stick. 4 head was thrust out OF a
top window and a shrill female voice
demanded, Who Is there?'
Madam inquired the officer, lis
William O'Brien at homer
No, sir, and dom expect him
until daylight, snapped the woman:
and at the same moment a deluge of
dirty water descended on the police
mans head and half drowned him,
Well said the man on the va
cant lot, as the dripping policeman
returned to him, you see how it is.
don't you? I'm OBrien. That's Mrs.
O'Brien'
The policeman allowed O'Brien to
stay where he was. New York
Globe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
THIS FISH JOURNEYS ASHORE.
African Species Which Is at Home on
Land or Sea.

African Species Which Is at Home on
Land or Sea.
biologists have long regarded the
fish which remains for days out of
water and climbs trees as one of the
stranGest departures from nature. but
the most wonderful of these is the
periophthalmus of the West African
coast. 1t not only climbs the man
grove roots and takes long Journeys
about the swamps on them and builds
itself mud houses raised above the
surface, with an opening at the top
from which its bulgng eyes stare out
at every alarm. For this life the fish
is fitted with long arms, with elbow
and wrist While the fingers are separ-
ated and prehensile, instead of being
nat and fniile These hands in the
African species hold the mangrove
roots in climbing and are the means
of propulsion through the mud. The
round eyes project from the skull and
can be turned in every direction,
hence the Greek name, which may be
freely translated rolling eyes"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
TvT PAT FELL IN LINE.
freshman. In Clutches Of the Law,
Agreeably Disappointed.

Ir'shman, IN Clutches Of the Law
Agreeably Disappointed.
On a recent morning some thirty
prisoners were lined UP for hearings,
and included in the bunch were sew
erai chlnanien. As the long line. slow
ly moved toward the magistrate ~
case after case was disposed OF the
celsstiais finally came to the front.
The ensuing dialogue did not differ
materially from those of other cases
and was as follows.
What's your name?' by the mag.
istrate.
'Ah Sin" from the prisoner,
Questions as to the residence and
occupation OF the prisoner followed,
and then this:
You are charged with being drunk
and making disturbance down on
Ninth street
Yep: me, dunk ~ gs.a sa
Ten dollars or ten days w. ne
way in which the case was dismissed.
The next Chinaman gave his name
as All Lee. the charge being disorder
ly conduct in making row in res
taurant, 1t was disposed of in the
same way. The third Chnaman gave
mis- name as All Hin.
Seems to me there's a good many
of you Abs" remarked the magis-
trate. and you seem to be pretty
disorderly lot. You are charged with
striking a ran on the street while
you We're drunk. How is THAR
Yep; me hit him." was the short
reply.
Ten dollars or ten days"
The next prisoner was a big Irish
man who had been paying careful at
tention to the cases preceding him.
What's your name?"
"Ah Hell!' retorted the son Of Erin
wrathfully. "Phat does it matter? It's
tin dollars or tin days anyway"
But he was mistaken; he got off
eAier. Philadelphia Telegraph
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
SUNDAY WAS HIS PAPA's DAY.
Youngsters Reason for the Days
Special Significance.

Special Significance.
Like many busy fathers, George A.
BeatOn, president of the American
Finance and Securities company, finds
his keenest pleasure in talking and
playing with his eight-year-old son.
Bruce. Since the Beatons have moved
to their summer home In Plainfleld
Bruce. finds that his fathers commut.
ing sadly interferes with their daily
association. Sunday being the only
time they are able to spend any great
amount OF time together. That Bruce
attaches great importance to the
weekly arrival of this day was aptly
illustrated recently as Mrs. Beaton
was experimenting his nightly prayer.
Now, Bruce" she said, you must
not forget what day tomorrow is"
Tomorrow? Why, It's Sunday"
he answered.
Yes, but whose day is Sunday"
asked Mrs. Beaton. to impress him
with the religious significance Of the
day.
Why it's papa's day." he quickly
replied. Did you think ! was going
to forget that?"-New York Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19

Canada was until recently the only
owner of a vast area of good grazing
land. located in its northwestern ter
ritories. TO which IL invited American
cattlemen. The latter have respond
ed so numerously that it promises 10
be only a question Of time when the
ranges of Canada viii be as bare
"a hose o. Montana and the Dskotss
SO rapid has been the depletion Of
this grazing ground In fact that cat
lie growers who have recently looked
over that region have concluded not
10 send aay cattle up there. realizing
that overlooking and a rapid infius
81 settlers viii render the business
merely tr2nsitery.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
GOLD THE JUDGED WOOD.
Bright Youth Made Good Thing Dis
posing OF Souvenirs.


Judge Westcott went down il to
Nores Carolina ON hunting trip re-
Gently. The Judge is a firm believer
In physical culture. and never por-
mits anything to interfere with his
daily exercises. 1t SO happened that
his host is a millionaire sawmill own
err and SO the Judge started in to saw
wood For four days he kept 1t u9,
and by hat time he had nice little
pile up against the fence of wood
sawed and split. On the fifth morn
Ing he went out to resume his work
and to his establishment found that
some one had been there in the night
and stolen every stick. That was
enough for him. and he gave up the
job and took his exercise ont in gun
ming.
In the evening he went around with
his friend. the sawmill owner to pay
some social calls. AT each house Wis
tied they found a neat little bundle
of sticks tied up with blue ribbon and
labeled, Souvenir OF Jersey jurlst's
visit to North Carolina" Labor
omnia vincit," "Woodman, spare
that tree. This is to certify that
Judge Westcott is an old hickory
Democrat" Old wood burns bright
est" etc.
Inquiry developed the fact that
some enterprising youth. emulating
the spirit of enterprise which inheres
in all good Americans, had made
corner in the wood pile OF Judge
Westcott and sold the souvenirs to
the appreclatiye villagers. Philadel-
phia Telegraph.