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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-30

leafed clover you shouldn't expect to
win out" she decreed severely.
He dropped down beside her, uproot-
ing whole handfuls of clover leaves in
his eslgerness to disprove her verdict.
For time neither spoke.
At last she stole a glance in his d.
rection. He had abandoned the quest
and was sadly watching a thin ribbon
of smoke, all that could be seen of the
afternoon express on it's downward
journey through Great harrington to
the city.
"Wly are you so lagubrious?" she
ventured.
do you really want to know why l
am cynical today? Perhaps I would
better tell you-in fact, brought you
here to explain and to ask your advice.
why, what has gone wrong, Jim
N.Y." At once her voice and manner
were warm with sympathetic interest.
Il just heard from dad this morning.
and 81 nice sort of a letter it was. He
wants me to start for San Francisco
tomorrow. You see, his western bust
ness lis badly snarled, and he has ticket
ed me through to unravel the knots. II
go it may mean big feather in my
cap. while II I stay He shrugged his
shns,laAsa
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all relatives responsible for the sup
port Of inmates of either the insane
hospitals or the county poor farm.
On motion of Jones, the petition OF
Catharine Mcclure for remission OF the
C. A. Seeley cigaret tax against the 5.
20 feet of lot /, block 3, Blairs add. to
Marshall, was RENTED with all accru-
ed penalties, also the S. w. Griffith tax
against the Mid 1-3 of lot IL, block IL,
Marshall tax and accrued penalties
were RENTED.
Minutes were read and approved. Adj
journed to Nov. 6, 1905.
Per Diem and Mileage.
w. H Whitehill, one day, thirty
miles, $3.50.
C. e. Arney, one day, twenty miles,
$500
$40
w. E. McLeland, w. II. Wh1tehlll,
Clerk Chairman.
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has been so original. He certainly has
advertised broadcast and instead OF
paying for it he has made the adver-
Using medium pay him!"
Don't! How can you be so trivial
at such a time?" he implored.
Suddenly her mood changed to one Of
bitter self denunciation.
won't you forgive me. Jimmy" she
begged. ooh, how have lied to you
all the while leading you to believe in
my perfect sincerity. Won't you for
give me-and forget?" Impulsively
she rested both hands on his shoulder.
Il forgive you" he repeated, "but
can't say the rest. guess you know
why, Valeria.'
Again her mood changed. like the
mood of an April day.
Nov will you admit that true ro-
nance sometimes lies between the COW
ers?" she playfully demanded.
"I'll admit anything you wish. You
can't hurt me deeper"
ooh. goody!" She clapped her hands
in ecstasy, then, slowly rubbing he1
eyes, added lightly, "Now that you've
owned up to being in the wrong, I may
as well admit that I've had such a
pleasant dream" AS she finished
speaking Valera regarded him eau
tiously.
'Do you mean to say that you fashioned
that out of whole cloth as you went
along?" he demanded in bewilderment
why, yes. suppose so; but I gave
you good fit, didn't I? just had to
do it to show you what might have hap
pened in real life, for it is rot polite.
you know, to contradict lady,"
1--WE good mind to shake you.'
ut isn't polite to Shake a lady,
either" was the ready retort.
For moment he was silent.
'You aren't mad, are you?" she coax
ed. "You know you just said you'd
forgive my fbbing. After your savage
arraignment of the girl who crawled
along the back easement to trap man,
1 was afraid you might have as poor an
opinion of me, so in self protection I
had to get your advance promise of
forgiveness"
"But there is such thing as adding
insult to injury" he muttered. almost
Grossly.
"It was such pretty romance. You
oughtn't to get mad; really you
oughtn't," protested Valera.
Jimmy seemed to be busy bordering
some new point. "How in the deuce
did you know the authors name?" he
asked at length.
II read the story yesterday. That
was easy
"Well. I'll be- But exactly what he
would be did not transpire.
Wasn't that pretty romance?" she
persisted.
why, you're whole romance and
theatrical troupe combined" answered
he with a sigh of relieved admiration.
"only don't do it again; don't. Valeria."
And how jealous you were of my
army officer! Now / know that you
really do care for me. silly boy"
To conceal e smile that would play
hide and seek about her lips she
dropped to her knees and began search
ing the grass
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Eternal gratitude is eternal slavery
No man knows enough to entitle him
to conceit.
II you wish no man to suspect your
secret, don't have one.
When some people work they make
80 much fuss you are sorry they start
ed.
It is sign a sick man Is getting
better when he begins to worry about
his doctor bill.
They are about even-if you are a
boy, it is the wood box; II you are 8
girl. it is the dishes.
Every thief admits at the end Of his
life that he would have prospered bet.
ter as an honest man.
OF what use are friends7 In pros
perity a man has no use for them; in
adversely they have no use for him.
Atchison Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-30
RULES FOR CYCLISTS.
Quaint Regulations That Are En-
forced In Foreign Lands.

Quaint Regulations That Are I'm.
forced In Foreign Lands.
In some foreign countries and cities
there are rules and regulations for wo-
men cyclists which are decidedly
quaint, according to the American way
OF thinking.
Russian women are not allowed to
own cycles except by royal permission,
and it is sparingly given. In fact, I'M
til comparatively lately, there have
been but few Russian wheelwomen,
and the majority Of these belonged to
the royal family.
In France women cyclists are plenti-
full, but curious law exists which
prevents q married woman joining
touring club unless she can present a
signed declaration from her husband
that he is willing that she should do so.
In Germany women cyclists are
obliged to pass an examination before
the city police showing that they have
perfect control of their bicycles before
they can obtain permission to ride in
the streets, and they must carry with
them their license on their cycles.
In Vienna no wheelwoman is allow
Cd to take her hands from the handle
bars while riding in the streets, and In
Florence the fair cyclist is compelled
TO carry two bells on her machine to
warn pedestrians Of her vicinity.
These rules are all for the special
benefit Of women and do not apply to
men, who doubtless are considered
more capable Of controlling the va
carries Of the giddy wheel.-New York
American
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-30
AN OLD WELSH HOME.
Description Of an Interior, With II
0ended Slate Flags.

Description Of an Interior, With Its
Sendea Slate Flags.
Robert Fowler in his book, "Beauti-
ful Wales" makes this pretty descrip-
ton of an old Welsh home: .1rhe floor
was Of sanded slate Aags and on. them
long, many legged table, an oak set
tie, a table piano and some Chippen-
dale chairs. There were also two tall
clocks, ard they were the most human
clocks ever met, for they licked with
effort and uneasiness. They found the
hours troublesome and did not twitter
mechanically over them, and at mid
night the twelve strokes always nearly
ruined them. 30 great was the effort.
ION the wall were large portrait
Of Spurgeon, several sets of verses,
printed and framed, In memory Of
dead members Of the family, an allie
sorical tree watered BY the devil and
photographs Of bard. There were
about fifty well used books near the
are and two or three men smoking
and one man reading some serious
book aloud by the only lamp, and girl
was carrying out the weeks baking Of
large loaves, fat fruit tarts Of black
berry, apple. and whinbeTy, plain gold
$ F y
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melodramatic as the maligned writer's OF

melodra matic as the maligned writer's of
love stories could picture man.
ut all started at the time of the Gu
ban war" she began. 81 was eighteen
then, young and romantic. Yes, sup
pose l 1nistook romance for patriot
ISM" she pursued ref1ectively, gazing
far across the valley to Mount Wash
ington, blue yelled in all the grandeur
of the distance, land suddenly I re-
solved to enlist as a nurse. Father
would not hear of it-what did I know
Of the hardships involved? But was
silently determined, and I had my way
too! Some relatives in Florida gave
me the opportunity would visit them
as ruse. Am firing you by my pre-
liminary explanations she asked, turn
ing to her companion with deep solicit
tation.
"Oh, don't mind me-" he deprecated
ironically. cit seems don't count In
this game"
She smiled slightly. only to resume
after momentary hesitation: EVERY
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To Test Wool and Linen.

It often happens that wooden goods
will be doctored with cotton. To dis
cover this there are several tests that
can be made. One is the match test.
BY applying lighted match to saim-
pie of goods the manner In which It
burns will be evidence Of it, genuine
ness.
Wool will burn slowly, while cotton
will go like train of gunpowder. An
other test is to unravel the threads, and
the cotton can then easily be detected.
To the experienced buyer the feel" Of
linen is a sufficient indication of the
quality, but for those who lack this
knowledge there is an old fashioned test
which our grandmothers used which Is
unfailing to show II there is cotton n
the wool.
Dampen the finger and apply to the
surface of the linen fabric. II the mois-
ture is seen on the other side you may
know at once 1t Is linen. II it fs slow in
coming through without doubt there is
an admixture Of cotton. Another meth
cd Is to unravel the threads. as in the
wool test.
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what happens next ?"

What happens next?"
"Why, then, mirabile dictu, by rare
good fortune her gown catches fire
while they are heatedly arguing the
matter before a huge open fireplace
and he saves her life, thus balancing
accounts. Oh, yes, a very pretty story
but in real life-bah!"
cit isn't fair to pick out only exag-
gerated examples" said Valeria.
His eyes wandered from her face to
a pair of well rounded ankles, just visi-
BILE below gray walking skirt.
no. he admitted, Gin typical case
the beautiful heroine would sprain he1
ankle. Thereupon the hero would en-
ter in the nick of time to save her from
some dreadful calamity, receiving her
eternal love as a just reward. Now, you
can readily pass for the beautiful hero
to sprain. Besides, could never carry
you down this path. Even the noun
tain paths must be built to order"
She laughed indulgently.
Jimmy turned to still another maya
zine, remarking presently: Here's q
love story Of another type-scene, an
emergency hospital at Tampa. An iE-
jured army officer falls deeply in love
with his nurse, but, as is often the case.
he has a dependent mother. He frankly
avows his position to the nurse. who,
in return for the confidence. refuses to
divulge her true name and address. He
asserts, nevertheless, that he will find
her as soon as his circumstances admit,
if he has to search the country through,
and then-why, what's the matter,
Valeria 2"
With a half startled gasp she clutch
ed wildly for the magazine.
'Is the authors name Robert-Rob-
ert franklin" she whispered.
Lets see. Yes, that's right. Why?"
ooh, don't ask me to explain" she
begged. yet you have doubted, and
must tell some one. Will you promise
will you promise never to tell soul?"
Her hating words, low with inten-
sity, struck chill of premoniticn to
his heart. What so vital to her life lay
concealed within that magazine story?
Even he had never stirred her to such
depths, however often he had tried to
make love to her; yes. tried. he grimly
reflected.
"will you promise?' she repeated in
that same tense whisper.
Promise? Why. you know that I
would promise you anything. Valeria.
But for heavens sake don't prolong the
agony" added Jimmy. totally uncon-
scious that he was at the moment as
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On motion of Jones, the bond of M.
NJ. Patton, justice of the peace IN
State Center township was approved.
| on motion of Arney, j. c. Koontz was
reappointed steward of the poor farm
for the year 1906, at a salary OF $soo
a year including services of matron.
| Bills were read and on motion OF
Jones. were allowed as read, and war
rants ordered drawn in payment of
same Adjourned to Tuesday, October
10th, 1905
Per Diem and Mileage.
w. TT. Whitehill, three days, Thirty
miles, 1880
c. E. Arney, three days, twenty
miles, $1,000.
w. H. Jones, three days, two miles
$12.1O
w. E. McLeland, w. III. Whitehtii'
C'lerk Chairman.
Tuesday, Oct 10, 1905.
Adjourned meeting.
Board convened as per auJoufh-
| ment.
All members present.
Drainage Matter
Proposals for the construction OF
drainage ditch No. 2 were submitted
by Nelson Lackey and G. w. LaPlant
| of Marshalltown, Iowa. The bid of q.
w. LaPlant being the lowest on each
section ON motion on Jones' the said
G.. w. LaPlant was awarded the con-
tract for said construction and the
auditor and chairman of the board
acting for Drainage District No. 2,
authorized to enter into contract
with said G. W. LaPlant as per specf-
fcation of the engineer In charge, on
file in the auditors office.
There being no objections filed
against against the report submitted
by the commissioners on Drainage
District No (Which appears fully re-
corded in the drainage record on mo-
tion of Arney, said report was ac-
! copied, and the auditor authorized TO
assess the amounts shown by said re-
port against the property benefited. at
the ratio of benefits shown by said
report. according to law as defined In
sections IL and Is of the drainage laws
/ of the thirteenth general assembly.
On motion of Jones, the auditor was
authorized to draw warrants on the
drainage fund of District No. l. the
amounts due for the construction of
said ditch No. l as follows:
| Marshall county, money ad-
yanced .$603.71
w. H. Whitehill, cash advanced
and services .... 275.74
H. Kohlmter. for labor $50. 1875
| n Merricks. for labor 80. 108.50
w n. Merricks for labor 1890
- q swift commissioner 49,. 800
C. Hansen, commissioner 800
! County Matters.
On motion Of Arney. the following
resolutions was adopted:
BE 1t Resolved, That the county
auditor be instructed to enforce COL
lections against the estates of all per-
sons who have heretofore been sup
ported at the expense of Marshall
county in the state insane hospitals or
in the county poor farm. and that he
be further instructed to collect and
maintain action if necessary against
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II WAS EIGHTEEN THEN, YOUNG
AND ROMANTIC"

thing went my way, even to my gaining
access to the hospital without the regu-
lation requirements. You see, nurse
was taken ill just as arrived. and
stepped into her place. filling it as best
1 might. And, then, he came. badly
wounded, but, oh-so brave!"
She stopped short to fasten her row.
ing eyes on Jimmy's face.
go on" he urged bitterly. "It is q
great place for condolences, so far above
the littleness Of our everyday exist
ence."
She turned to hide smile. Continu-
ing: Il nursed him for three weeks.
every day of which was harder for both
of US. He insisted, upon leaving, that
he would advertise broadcast for his
nurse as soon as possible. could
think of nothing but newspaper per-
sonals. and never read them. but he
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re Story 81 7bvo Lo1crs end WoUel 1esf Of LoJe;
TIE 1eomancer Is Not Altvays Untrue Mature

"You would have TO leave on the
morning train demanded Valeria.
"That's about the size Of it."
"And miss all of the good times we
had planned for this week?" she pur-
sued.
Jimmy nodded.
"Then don't go. Oh, what have
been saying! Yes, go-of course you'll
co." she insisted "what right have
to keep you from success? And, when
you are miles away, remember that
did not try to turn you from your duty
She shivered as the shadow crept
over the mountain top.
Lazily Jimmy rubbed his eyes. "Come
to think of it. guess that was only a
dream too" he meditated aloud.
Jimmy Castleton, do you mean to
tell me that-that"- She could get no
further.
Confession is good for the heart, but
who taught me the trick of borrowing
from between the covers. It's the first
real benefit I've ever derived from mag
azine stories. shall take more inter-
est In future. watched you narrowly
that's what the hero does, isn't 1t p
and saw my heroine turn pale. as sure
as fate"
II didn't! Besides, it's only the viii
lain that watches narrowly. wouldn't
be such copy cat" she concluded.
with whitening scorn.
You did turn white, though" he per-
sisted. in no way abashed.! And then
he went on to add, using her very
words with deliberate aggravation:
"Now know that you really do care
for me, silly girl. I didn't think that
you, Of all persons. Valeria. would tum-
BILE into your own net SO easily
ut was just horrid Of you to take such
a mean, spiteful revenge on me-" she
cried, her gray eyes flashing storm sig-
nails that awakened Jimmy to sudden
misgivings.
'Oh, come now, let's call 1t quits" he
urged. I'LL forget the whole afternoon.
if you say so.''
She turned away IN silence.
With childish gesture of disgust he
hurled the innocent but offending mag.
azines over the cliff.
Still she would not speak.
"Just my luck to make almost home
run and then be put out of the game for
talking too much. The devil must have
been preaching to me from yonder pull
pit" he said resentfully. Then,
Strengthening up with fresh resolution.
he added: II will go to San Francisco
now, if that will do any good. Will tina:
do any good. won't you tell me. Val?"
He was SO wistfully in earnest that
Valera dimpled into smiles despite her.
self.
even there you would know that
that You ought to be ashamed OF
yourself for soaring me into giving my
self away before you had learned to
ask me in the proper spirit she finish
ed lamely, but this time her gray eyes
were kindled with light that por-
tended no storm.
And then-and then But as Jimmy
has contended, the real love of every
day people isn't interesting enough to
spread over paper. like SO much honey
ssnnn hrAoA
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spread over paper like so much honey
upon bread"
'sBut there is plenty Of true romance
Z rs interesting and as novel as the mag
axine plots" protested Valeria
i He glared at the heap Of periodicals
~ IL he had personal grudge against
one and ALL Ninety mine out of a
l hundred of these yarns end up sugary
In less than no time" he grumbled,
while In real life
"a man must wait until he is thor
oughly In earnest" she finished.
Together they had mastered Monu-
ment mountain, one of the most pre-
cipitous in the Berksbires, whence
Bryant's iinmortalized Indian maiden is
said to have leaped to her death upon
being forbidden to marry her cousin.
Seated side by side, they were gazing
out across the precipice to the Devils
Pulpit, shaft of rock that rises sheer
beyond human reach, a temptation to
the adventuresome.
Jimmy picked up handful of the
current magazines and began a stub
born quest for examples to bear out
his contention. If they were all so
true to life, why hadn't he succeeded
better?
take this story, for instance" he cried.
"A young lady wishes to test the ster-
Ting worth of fellow whom she is
about to meet, SO she crawls along a
back easement, gains admittance to his
bachelor apartment through a moaning
appeal to his mercy and, after receive
Ing his promise of protection, admits
that she is q fugitive lady's maid in
possession of some of her mistress
anery. Just as the other conspirators
Knock, he hides her and bravely faces
heir charge of concealing a woman
n his apartment. They depart, leav-
ng in their wake all manner of base
lnsinuations, and then, presto, my
lady energies and owns up to the test
ne has been made to undergo. Now, in
PEAL life he would have been too angry,
and justly, to forgive her, but just see
how the story ends He pointed
tragic finger to the Mast paragraph of
he story.
However far fetched that may have
been" decreed valeria. lit is but a
single instance Remember the Indian
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-30
VARIOUS PRETTY
HOMEMADE BELTS.
An inoenin,,s vvomay,, sava.

An ingenious woman says:
A pretty belt can be made Of plain
webbing used for mems saspenderss
Choose small transfer pattern shame
rocks, for instance-and embroider It
in three strands Of green filoselle.
The chief point when making belt
is to observe II the wearer u long or
short wasted. For a short wasted per-
son pretty belt Is made Of silk ribbon
to match the dress and gathered on to
deep bone at the back. Pass the RIB
bon through silk covered rings at the
sides, gather the front to match the
back.
With a smattering Of art and q few
oil paints the prettiest belts can be
made. Any old kid or leather belt -
made quite smart by painting It in eon-E
ventional design with pretty shade.
The paint must be well diluted with
oil to keep IT from cracking.
A pretty waist belt is made with small
steel beads. Thread them on hne wire
and work them round in the style Of g.
piece OF stiffening. When you have.
enough buttons to make the belt stitch
all together and finish on round the
edges with loops Of beads. Black beads
also look pretty made the same way.
Can you plait? II not you can soon
learn, and then you will be able to cons
triye q smart waist belt at q small cost.
Take ten separate yard and half
lengths Of fiat elastic, either white or
black, or half of each. Stitch one end
of each length to q piece Of tape and
arrange them so that the edges touch.
Pin the piece of tape to a cushion SO as
to hold the belt firm and proceed to
plat. When finished sew the other ends
on to piece Of tape and finish with
clasp or buckle.
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girl. to whom constancy was dearer

girl. to whom constancy was dearez
than life"
Merely a legend" asserted the posi-
tive Jimmy. Even if it were SO in the
good old once upon a time. it wouldn't
hold good in these degenerate days
That same sweet Indian maiden would
now straightway join a woman's rights
league and marry her warrior despite
himself
ooh. go away. You're as cynical as
an old bachelor today"
He turned to another magazine. "Ah
here's a typical example" running his
eye through the plot: "The heroine
saves the hero from drowning in an ice
hole. So far, so good-that might hap
pen. Then he proposes. and. though she
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The Runabo.t Dress.

One OF the most attractive and prac-
teal ideas in the new fashions Is the
runabout suit, which will lose none Of
its prestige because OF the Importance
of the more elaborate costumes. WO.
men simply cannot and viii not get
along without comfortable runabout.
1t is ready for every ordinary occasion
and is so smart that it may serve for
all but the most deliberately dressy 500
cial functions Suits of this character
will be among the needs Of the autumn.
Phantom checks and plaids are among
the new ideas here and will be change
from the solid colors in cloth and hsn-
rietta.
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Vacation Days.

Low rates are in effect daily during
September via the Iowa Central rail-
way to Denver, Colorado Strings, Salt
Lake City, st. Paul, Minneapolis. Du-
luth and other Northern Minnesota
summer tourist resorts. Tickets linn
tied for return to October 31st. Don't
fail to consult agents before making
your trip, or address A. B. Cults. q. r.
& 7. A., Minneapolis. MINI.