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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05
SLAVERY m the CANAL zoNE7

& Some newspapers opposed to the ad-
ministration are making capital out OF
IN incident that occurred at Colon,
when number Of Martinique negroes,
under contract as canal laborers were
eSrctbly disemtarked from the ship In
which they had made the voyage and
which they refused to leave. We are
told that the men were dubbed into
submission and set to work under fear
|of death or injury and that a piratical
system Of coercion of laborers is in
progress in the canal zone.
It is another instance, not of much
|cry. and little wool. perhaps. but Of q
|great smoke from very little fire.
THE facts appear to be that the ignor-
ant negroes en- voyage became con-
WINGED thru ruinors and reports thatsto
band at Colon was to court certain
death. On their arrival they refused
to submit to vaccination and attempt
ed to hold up the ship. Then those N
|kuthcrity forcibly put them ashore.
1t vas not a nsatter Of forcing them to
work but of Kidding the ship Of tres
hassers. The same thing might occur
among ignorant immigrants anywhere.
Laborers for the canal are hard to OBJ
tain. The spread of such cock and bull
stories is certain to embarass con-
tractors and delay the work still more.
american newspapers should not give
Them space or countenance. There 10
40 slavery in the canal zone. It is
easy to criticize the kicking ashore Of
boatload Of ignorant negroes who re-
Euse to land, but it seems to have been
The only effective method. The ANUS
ing part Of the incident is the synpa-
hetic attitude of southern newspapers
coward the Martinique negroes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05

"A wonderful tonic Drives out all I'm
purities, gives you strength, health and
happiness. That's what HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. Mcbride & viii Drug
Co
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05
shrinkase in Corn.

Investigations made by the Iowa eX-
pertinent station indicate that the us
ual difference of two pounds between
bushel of corn in autumn and mid
winter does not represent it's actual
shrinkage. An experiment was con-
Quoted to determine the amount OF
shrinkage in corn under ordinary con-
ditions. A small crib holding about
100 bushels was built on truck
wagon. This was filled with corn
during the husking season, and care
full weights were then taken at fire.
quent intervals.
October "a it weighed 6.016 pounds,
and by hauling this crib on the scales
every few days some interesting re-
suits were obtained. The greatest
shrinkage was during the first two
DAYS after husking, when the decline
in weight amounted to "a pounds, or
approximately one pound per bushel.
Thereafter for the next week the
shrinkage was from six to twenty-four
pounds per day on the entire crib
during November. while 1t declined
1872 pounds in December. Tho total
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05

The Knoxville Journal believes that
police officer who shot 12-year-old
Des Moines boy ought to be confined
for life in the penitentiary."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05
Brooklyn Eagle.

temperance question" complains the
Clarinda Herald. I'm permitting the
establishment of brewery in the city
the residents of Des Moines are simply
endeavoring to help the saloon power
fasten on the state firm grip 80 as
to forestall further temperance legisla-
ton"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05
Hoo Notes.


Charcoal or.pulverized soft coal and
salt will keep self-respecting hog
from roofing and do him more good
in the long run than ring in his
nose.
Making 200 pound porkers in six
months requires a liberal amount of
bone material, as well as Of corn.
Skim milk or clover are almost tndis-
pensable in making profitable baby
pork
When you go into your pig pen and
see the corn cobs and manure nearly
foot deep on the floor, don't wonder
why you aren't making a success OF
hog raising. A good carpenter is
known by his chips and successful
farmer is recognized by the clean and
tidy condition of his farm and out
buildings. Hogs will not thrive in
filth though there are many farmers
who seem to believe that the name
alone is Indicative of it. Hogs appre-
ciate clean fresh beds as well as any
of our domestic animals even though
they do hunt the mud holes in fly
time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05
The Most Profitable Horse,

The Most Profitable Horse.
d We really do not suppose anyone
knows what is the most profitable
horse to raise on the farm. Neither
do we think that it can safely be
said that one type is more profitable
than all others.
We know two brothers who raise
pure bred French Coach horses. They
breed them because they like them
and because they believe them to be
profitable to raise and sell. They are
certainly right in claiming that the
French Coach as bred by them is Il
good useful farm animal. For these
men the French Coach is the best
horse. They always have been used
to this type of horse. Their father
bred the French Coach before them.
Percherons or Clydesdales require
very different handling, and these
men would probably not be so sue
cessful with draft horses on the farm.
In their favorite breed they have
horse that does good work on the
farm, and it is surely adapted to other
uses. In fact they claim that it comes
as near being an all purpose horse
as any other, though not claiming, of
course. that it is suited to all kinds OF
work. They use it to good advantage
in general farm work and for some
specimens they get 5000 to $500.
For larger number Of farmers.
perhaps, different type of horse
would be more profitable.
A study of the horse markets will
show that the average price paid for
draft horses is higher than for 9TH
ers. The Coach or road horse may
top the market, but it is only the ex-
ceptional horse in these classes that
brings more than fair price. A
much larger proportion of horses of
the draft type will bring profitable
prices. Trifling defects that would
spoil the sale of driving horse will
have very little effect upon the price
that can be secured for draft horse.
While acknowledging that the
Coach horse is often good farm
horse. it is still true, we think, that
for most farms, and for most of the
farmers, including boys and hired
men. who handle the horses, draft
hrad horse will be more useful.
# is well for us all to remember
that in horses as in other classes OF
live stock, each type, at least each
popular type, has it's peculiar advan-
tages for certain uses, and a consider
able latitude must be allowed here,
as elsewhere, for the taste ana
fancy" of the breeder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05
.un.ccountable Outbreaks.


We quite often hear of outbreaks of
peculiar nature among swill-fed
hogs. BY these are meant herds Of
greater or less size, usually kept near
or within the outskirts of our villages
or small cities, and which are fed up
on kitchen refuse. often including the
dish water, collected from hotels,
boarding houses and private dwellings.
The cause Of death in these outbreaks
is usually attributed to hog cholera,
on account of the similarity of certain
symptoms manifested by these AMI
mails, for example diarrhoea and par
tial paralysis and the fact that ma
jority of those attacked die.
An enterprising farmer who had
been confronted with just such an out
break, took the trouble to Investigate
the circumstances concerning 1t and
traced the cause of the trouble to the
soap used in washing dishes. The
swill including the dish water, was
collected from three small hotels and
fed to herd Of swine. In short
time the animals began to sicken and
many of them died. Upon inquiry 1t
was found that in the hotels large
quantities of powdered soap were used
in washing the dishes. This was
stopped and no more animals died.
A careful inquiry as to the quantity
of soap commonly used in washing
dishes, revealed the fact that While
the amount used by different individ-
uals varied the quantity was large.
In view of the danger it would seem
better to abandon altogether the habit
of giving dishwater to hogs. Although
the feeding of garbage Is generally
condemned, the scraps of vegetables
and table refuse could, perhaps, II
properly collected, be used with safety
But certainly pure water is a much
more wholesome drink even for swine;
than dirty dish water. When the sub
ject of "swill feeding as a business is
studied and the conditions as they ex-
! list are understood the wonder is, not
that some of the pigs die, but rather
that so many Of them live.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05

The Dubuque Telegraph's observa-
ton is that 1.-The more the free pass
question is understood the more set
tied becomes the conviction that the
country will be better off when the
mass giving custom is ended"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05
he
Farmers Poultry Profits.

Every farmer has a good chance TO
make profit of 500 a year or more
ON a flock of pure-bred fowls. l say
pure bred fowls because the prohts
are certainly greater when such stock
is kept, even II the owner caters only
to the demand for table poultry ana
eggs.
Every farmer knows the value that
uniformity adds to his other products
and 1t is the same with poultry ana
eggs. Every one prefers eggs that
are similar in color and size and dress
ed poultry that shows the same color
of skin and legs on every specimen.
The best way to secure this uniform
ity is to keep pure bred fowls OF some
good general purpose variety.
IL the farmer is not interested IN
the breeding and sale of exhibition
stock he need pay attention to httie
else than vigor and conformation, or
shape.
The vigorous bird is the profitable
one for both eggs and meat The wen
shaped fowl-that is, the compactly
built, full-breasted specimen with good
length of keel bone for the variety.
will put on the greatest amount of
salable flesh at the least expense FOR
food.
Such fowls do not require expensive
quarters. Any building or apartment
that will protect the cheapest and least
productive mongrels will prove suffi-
cient for vigorous pure breds.
The amount of food consumed by
mongrels Is frequently greater than
is necessary for an equal number OF
better fowls and the latter may be de-
pended upon to convert a greater pro-
portion of it's food into salable prod
ucts.
1t is frequently stated that farmer
can almost feed q flock of 100 hens on
waste grain and by-products Of his
dairy.
1t is true that a good-sized flock
will, If given their liberty, secure
nearly enough food to maintain them
productive condition during warm
weather.
There Is plenty of evidence that
farmers in different parts of the coun-
try are feeding their fowls for so to
rs cents per head and securing an in
come from eggs alone, of S1.5O per
head. This is a greater profit on the
money invested and labor involved
than the same or other agriculturists
make in other branches of farm work
Farmers who become interested in
good poultry for utility purposes fire.
quently become fanciers and exhibit
ors in q few years. Some of the best
fowls shown at the big winter shows
are bred by farmers and owe much OIL
their full DEVELOPMENT and excellent
condition Of plumage to free life or
the broad acres of the farm.
The gist of the matter is this: The
farmer can produce at much less cost
as good or better stock, for any pur-
pose, as can any one else and can OBJ
tain as good prices for it. The oppor-
tunity is too good to be neglected
Many farmers are adding to their in
come in this way; why not every
farmer?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-05

According to the Dubuque Times
"the real explanation of Secretary
Shaw's coming retirement is that an
excess of presidential timber in the
cabinet has made it somewhat top
heavy"
President Roosevelt has habit of
being a little ahead of anybody else on
matters of public reform and when a
new graft. shows up it is usually safe
to guess that the president has antici-
pated it," says the Sibley Gazette.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-02
CROWD EAGER TO PAY TAXES
Scores Of New Clerks Unable to Ex-
peditiousIy Handle Throngs
at Court House

In spite of the fact that scores Of
new clerks have been employed to
handle the rush of bills during the tax
paying season, the work has assumed
such stupendous proportions this year
that Tax Collector Welch is having
much trouble I'm arranging affairs so
that everyone can be taken care of.
Yesterday long lines Of men, women
and Children, all anxious to give their
money away, thronged the corridors
of the court house building, but even
with that number, the reluctance of
many people to give UP their small
but regular support to the county is
putting the collections back, according
to the report of the tax collector.
An announcement was made yester-
day from the collectors office giving
the receipts of collections during the
month of october. These amounted to
S311,000, while those of October, 1904,
were 100000 less.
Lack of room is the chief reason ad-
vanced for the delay. The tax collec-
tor claims that in order to properly
handle the crowds he should have sew
eral hundred additional square feet of
space. The assessor asks for the same
amount, while the auditor wants some
more room for his department. 1t is
planned by the supervisors to rear
range the departments soon, and many
of the records may be put in the pro-
posed new building to be erected on
the site of the detention home.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-02
HOUSE BEWITCHED, BAD BOYS
FLEE, CONSTABLE INJURED

The merry pranks Of Halloween cele-
orators and an effort on the part of a
local real estate firm to save its prop
erty from an ignominous fate at the
hands of band of young men of the
western section of the city caused
Deputy Constable Jacis Adams, first
deputy to Constable de Ia Monte, to
meet with a serious accident Tuesday
night, and while Adams Is now nursing
sore leg the merrymakers are wonder
Ing over the g range climax of their
prank.
Late Tuesday afternoon a real estate
agent In the Office Of a western tract
learned that band Of young men was
preparing to swoop down on the station
during the night and carry away his
building.
This could easily be accomplished, as
the building was little more than a
stall, while another and larger build
ing Of more permanent character was
close by.
The real estate company asked pro-
lection from Constable de la Monte,
and Adams, victor of thousand bat
ties, was sent out to hold down the
house.
Adams stationed himself in the larger
building and waited. The spirits of the
Halloween were in the air and the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-02
AUTO CRASHES INTO WINDOW
Car Breaks Plate Glass in Front o1
electric Company's Store

An automobile operated by r. r.
Hatch, IS years old, living in Alham-
bra. crashed through a 5000 plate glass
window of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company, located
at SGT South Main street, yesterday aft
ernoon Hatch, who apparently was
unfa amiliar with the manipulation of
the car, attempted to turn the machine
and in doing so turned the power on,
instead of off, and the machine sudden
ly shot forward, going through the win
dow.
The youth sustained several cuts
about the face from the broken glass
and was later taken to the receiving
hospital, where he was dressed.
The car was owned by the Duryea
White Machine company. Hatch re-
Gently entered their employ and had
not become thoroughly familiar with
the handling of their machines, 1t is
said.
Those who witnessed the accident
yesterday attach no blame to the boy.
on the other hand, they praised him
for sticking with the machine and free
ly confessing that it was his fault.
without solicitation he gave his name
and address to the electric company
and offered to pay for all damages.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-02

deputy snoozed as he. thought of the
good times he might have been having
had he not been assigned to hold the
lid down on the western neighborhood.
But suddenly he heard noise from
the front of the house. He crept eau
tiously to the front window, and there
were the marauders, stationed beneath
and planning how they would carry
away the smaller building and make a
fire Of II. But Adams was wise and he
went quickly to the rear OF the house,
climbed out the window and sped to
the smaller building, where he climbed
on table and awaited the attack.
Suddenly it came and the light build
ing was lifted from the ground by the
brawny arms of the merrymakers.
Adams had heard Of the Hlndoo yogl's
miracle on the leaning temple of Bath
esper. He didn't remember exactly
where he had heard of It. but 1t was
probably when he went down and
cleared out the Union mission. But
anyway he had heard Of 1t, and he
thought he might enjoy the evening.
AS the light building went up in the
air the deputy jumped from the table
to the floor on the left side Of the build
ing. Instantly the house was torn from
the hands Of the men on that side, and
as it went crashing down on their feet
their howls and curses startled the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-02
STABBED BY A NEGRO
MuIatto Woman Receives Wound
Which VIII Probably Prove
Fatal

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1.-Alice
Gould, a mulatto woman, aged rs
years, was stabbed six times this aft
ernoon by negro named Frank jack
son. The cutting took place In a room
in the lodging house at Post street and
Grant avenue. The woman probably
will die.
The negro and woman had been living
together for four years. Recently she
left him. This afternoon he gained en-
trance to her room and after quarrel
welded knife, inhicting a wound in
the stomach, left side of the back, in
the right breast, left hip and left hand,
After committing the deed Jackson
escaped and the woman was taken to
the Central Emergency hospital. The
physicians offer very little hope for her
recovery.
Jackson was captured as he was
about to leave on the ferryboat for
Oakland. He was taken to the hospi-
tai and identified by the woman,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-02
City News

neighborhood and Adams had laugh
all to himself.
Again the building was raised and
Adams dived for the other side, with q
like result, and again the howls Of the
merrymakers could be heard for blocks.
Then ensued fight, members OF the
gang on either side of the building
claiming that the opposite gang was
playing tricks. And Adams smiled, but
his turn was coming.
Two more attempts to carry the be-
witched building away were made and
each resulted in misery for the merry
makers, and then came Adams down
fall.
AS he Jumped on the floor Of one side
of the building the light planking gave
way, and with a yell of surprise he
went crashing through.
The yell startled the prowlers out Of
their wits and before they could recover
they received a worse shock, as the
apparitlon of a human face, the head
swathed in a window curtain, map
and several charts, peered from the
window while a sturdy leg kicked from
beneath the timbers of the building.
The providers fed and Adams limped
back to town and now he has certain
bruised portion of his anatomy wrapped
in bandages and none Of his friends
feels at liberty to ask him how 1t hap
pened.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-02
TO TRY COUP IN WATER CASE
San Fernando Ranchers VIII Attempt
to Prove City Has No Right
IN River

Final testimony was taken yesterday
in behalf of the city of Los Angeles In
It's suit for injunction to restrain 16O
ranchers of the San Fernando valley
from using the waters of the Los An
geles river.
The defense will argue for non-suit
today, and falling in this will enter a
most novel form of evidence. They
will claim that when the water titles
were adjusted by United States COM
nissioners in 1850 that they dhe
ranchers) had their titles to the water
established and that the city of Los
Angels failed TO have its rights
under the Spanish and Mexican grants
confirmed, and that therefore Los An
geles has no right to the waters of the
river outside the corporate limits.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-02
Y. M. C. A. CONTEST OPENS
Herald Team Wins Sixteen Points In
Membership Race-Automo-
bile School Opens

The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton membership contest opened last
evening under auspicious circum-
stances, the Herald team winning six
teen points, under the leadership of
Oscar B. Smith, captain. Busy scenes
were presented last evening when pros
pective members stood in line for en-
rolment by the secretaries. F.. NJ.
Vaughan has been appointed secretary
of the membership contest. to whom the
captains Of the teams will report each
evening.
The automobile school of the associa-
tion will be formally opened this
evening, at which DR.. Milbank John
son, president of the Southern Cali
fornia Automobile club, will make an
address. The exercises will be open
to the general public.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-02
TELLS STORY OF RAMONA
Prof. q. Wharton James Lectures to
Students of Fine Arts
ColIeqe

The story of the real Ramona" was
told yesterday afternoon by Prof. G.
Wharton James before the students of
the Los Angeles College of Fine Arts,
u. s. c., and few invited guests. The
simplicity and pathos won a lasting
admiration for the poetical side of the
Indian nature as described by Prof
James.
A large number OF priceless Indian
baskets were exhibited. the designs be-
ing explained by the professr which
elected admiration from the art stu
dents.
In the story of Ramona" Prof
James exhibited a large basket which
was made by the woman who. with
her husband, Juan Diego, gave Helen
Hunt Jackson her story OF Ramona
and Allesandro. This basket was IN
two shades of brown, admirably blend
ed, large star being In the center
surrounded by smaller stars. When
asked the history of the basket. Ra-
mona, whose name. by a strange coin
cidence, was also Ramona, replied iu
true indian fashion that she would moi
say, but was finally persuaded to dc
50 by the professor, who gave the story
In ITS original simplicity,