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A DEEP-WATER MAN.
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Captain Boomers had sailed over all the seven seas and the mighty bay of Fenobscot. Therefore he felt only contempt for the little bug-shaped steamer that carried passengers from the mainland to the island resorts which at that time were just begin ming to have summer population. This was in the days when all good sailing men looked on steam craft as mere landsmans toys. Their contempt was warranted by the habits of the Belle of breaking down in mid-chan- nel, of steering off her course in wind, and of staying at dock discreet ly when there was any considerable breeze of air"
 On one passage across the bay she fell foul of a current that pushed her upon Sandbank. The passengers be- gan to run for the boats and hunt in impossible places for life-rreservers. Captain Boomers sat on deck, his big frame supported by camp-stool and his game leg' stretched out on an other camp-stool. He sat still while the others, crew and passengers, were rushing about in futile activity He looked at the strip of island, then out at the bay, then at the sky. Then he rested his chin on his chest and studied the deck planking.
 A passenger ran up to him and cried, 70, captain, we are wreckedr'
 "Hum?''
 "We are wrecked"
 Be we"
 'Is there any dangerW
 "Hum?"
 Are we going to sink?'
 Not fur in this water"
 Are you sure? Pm afraid We've shall all be drowned"
 Not if you're more'n four feet high"
 The passenger seemed satisfied at last, and went away Captain Boomers resumed his gaze at the deck. Pres ently another passenger saw him.
 70, captain, Pm so glad you're herew
 "So be I.''
 "Think there's any danger"
 q ain't seen any"
 "Of course We've aren't far from shore?
 "No We're as nigh as two lovers on slopin' sofa."
 'You take it coollyw
 "Well, you see I've been wrecked off Cape Horn and I was in boat that was chawed by a whale. I don't puppus to get my boots wet out O any scch land vehicle as this here."- Youths Companion.
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Size of Atlantic waves.

The size of the Atlantic waves has been carefully measured for the Wash 'ington photographic bureau. In height the waves usually average about 30 feet, but in rough weather they attain from 40 to AS feet. During storms they are often from 500 to eco feet long anG last 10 or II seconds, while the longest yet known measured half a mile and did not spend itself for 23 seconds.
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Croupiers of Monte Carlo.

John l.. Sullivan was talking about the crouplers of Monte Carlo, says the New York Tribune.
 ''They are not so bad as they are painted,' he said. "They have warm blood in their veins. They are sorry for you if you lose their money-your money, mean.
 And if you ask advice of them they give you good advice-good advice ev- cry time.
 q watched a young Englishman playing rouge ct noir one evening. He lost steadily. I judge he lost close on to $200O.
 "Toward midnight he took out a gold louis. He smiled wretchedly at the croupiers, twirling the louis in his fin gers.
 "sThis is my last piece,' he said. 'Where do you advise me to put it?
 "'Put it, said the croupier, back in your pocket
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Quite Naturally.

"Do you think we shall have an other hard winter of it?' he asked, as he turned to the man on his right in the street car.
 "very naturally" was the reply.
 "Why do you say very naturally'?'
 Because 1 am coal dealer"
 "Oh I see. Well, please ask me if think next summer will be hotter than baZes."
 Consider the question asked"
 "Very naturally l do, and if you want to know why it's because Pm the ice man."
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Making Paper in a Hurry.

A trial was recently made in Aus. tria to see how rapidly living tree could be converted into a newspaper. Three trees were cut down at 7:30 one morning, at 9:30 they had been cut up, the logs stripped of the bark and converted into pulp. It took only few minutes to make the pulp into paper and rush it to newspaper office, and just 145 minutes after the first cut had been made in the first tree a pa- per made from it was on sale in the streets.
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Napoleon's Idea or Journalist.

The worst recommendation that any man could have in Napoleon's eyes was to be a newspaper writer. Shortly after the 18th Brumaire Table de PArade, who was always favorite with the Emperor, solicited an appointment for one of his acquaintances.
 What has he done?" asked Napo- leon. "He has been a journalist, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of soverelgns, tutor of nations. The Bicetre is the fittest place for people of that stamp" Suppose Napoleon lived to-day, with his every thought anticipated in the newspapers! Some good newspaper advice might have saved him in the Russian campaign and later at Waterloo.-New York Press.
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AKeligious Nieusure.

Doctor J. Everist Catbell, a clergy man of Des Moines, Iowa, was spend- ing few days in Montreal while off on holiday. He visited the different churches, and in one of them noticed an odd arrangement of the prayer desks. Wishing to understand the req son, he looked around for the sexton. No one was about except a workman in the rear of the church. Approach ing him, Doctor Cathell said
 My man, I am an American clergy man and have found much of inter- est in these Canadian churches. But there is something here that I do not understand. Can you tell me if this is High Church or not?"
 The workman considered the ques- tion seriously for a moment, and then replied
 q never heard that question asked before sir, but I believe it is thirty five feet to the ridge-pole."
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When Greek Meets Greek.

Soon after Congressman Robert G.. Cousins advent at Washington he was invited to function of very stately formality. Everything was new to him then, even to the evening dress just from the furnisher's.
 AS he left the hotel to enter wait ing carriage he was spied by Thomas E. Reed, who took him all in at a glance.
 Hello, Bob," drawled the ire pressible Reed; "what ails you"
 q feel like an ass in lions skin," said Mr. Cousins
 You look as though you had bee in your bonnet"
 'Wal," said MT. Cousins, who also has peculiarly resonant drawl, it isn't presidential bee."
 And for once Mir. Reed was at loss for reply.-Harpers Weekly.
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vicissitudes of Great Pictures.

Many and strange have been the vicssitudes of some of the worlds greatest pictures, and a fine painting which now graces Lord Leigh's resi- dence in Warwickshire, England, has an interesting history. This remark able picture, which for some years consisted of a painting of flowers, was pronounced by an art dealer to be merely a mask for some other picture, and on receiving permission he grad ually cleaned off the flowers, discover ing underneath very fine portrait of Charles l., by Vandyke. It is supposed that the portrait was thus disguised in order to save it from destruction by the Roundheads at the time of the commonwealth.
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The Squirrel.

A squirrels natural term of life is from fifteen to twenty years, and in localities where they are little dis turbed they multiply with extreme ra- pidity. Indeed in the early history of the United States they were so nu- merous in certain localities as to be almost a plague, and large sums were annually paid in bounty for the scalps. Tn the west large hunts were organized by the early settlers in order to try to reduce their numbers, as Is now found necessary to prevent the jack-ra bbits from becoming a scourge to the farm CTS. On these hunts thousands of squirrels were killed, and yet from all accounts their numbers were not great ly reduced.
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Keen RetOrt.

He was one of those men who show the animal nature by forever growing over their meals.
 "You should be glad to have such nice wife, said the little woman across the table,
 q don't see why" he snarled. You were husband hunting when you bag ged me-"
 His wife smiled sardonically.
 'I used to think 1 was husband hunting," she retorted, but now I think 1 must have been bear hunting."
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Slightly Mixed.

"Now, Tommy" said the Sunday school teacher to small member of the juvenile class, what can you tell me about Moses"
 All I know" replied Tommy, who had got his knowledge of ancient and modern history slightly mixed, "is that he was found in rush basket at the battle of Bull Run."
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Not that Sort.

Mir. Kloseman-My dear, I'm afraid that sealskin sack I promised you-
 Mrs. Kloseman-That' enough, John; you promised it, and
 Mir. Kloseman-But we've got to econ- omze. You must make some sacrifice.
 Mrs. Kloseman (determinedly)-Y but it won't be sealskin sackrfice.- Philadelphia Press.
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City Delights.

Vstor-Does Mrs. Firsthat associate with you?
 Mrs. Topfat-Huh! We don't asso- ciate with her. She must be mighty poverty stricken to live down among the smells and noises of the street, instead of up here amid the music of the roof gardens.
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Still a Mystery,

q wonder why Funniman always laughs at his own jokes?' said the horse reporter
 q have never been able to figure out" replied the snake editor, "wheth- CT it is because he suffers from excess of the sense of humor or a deficiency"
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It has been scientifically demonstrated that early marriages in India have re- suited in racial degeneration. Boys and girls of nine or ten years are married in that country, with the consent of their guardians. In some sections laws have been passed prohibiting the marriage of girls under fourteen.
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A Truth Indeed,

"After all it's mans wife who is usually responsible for his business success"
 "Well, I guess it's fact that the average wife makes a man hustle to earn more money."-Philadelph Pub lie Ledger.
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They were lingering in the hall.
 "Just one kiss, darl ng," he pleaded; "then I'll go."
 'For goodness sake give it to him, Maud," exclaimed a hoarse voice from the head of the stairs, "or he'll stay to breakfast"
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my little man?
 Newsboy-I'll be next month, sir. Old Gentleman-And how long have you been selling papers?
 Newsboy-Oh, ever since l was a kid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04
Roosevelt Inaugurated
CONTINUED From First Page.)

fury are felt in every fibre of our So
cial and political being. Never before
have men tried SO vast and formidable
an experiment as that of administering
the affairs of continent under the
forms of democratic republic. The
conditions which have told for our
marvellous material wellbeing, which
have developed to very high degree
our energy, self-reliance and individual
initiative, have also brought the care
and anxiety inseparable from the &C
emulation of great wealth in indus
trial centers. Upon the success OF our
experiment much depends; not only
as regards our own welfare, but as re-
CARDS the welfare Of mankind. If we
fail, the cause of free self government
turnout the world will rock to it's foun-
dations; and therefore our RESPONSE
bility is heavy, to ourselves, to the
world as it is today, and to the gen
Grafton yet unborn. There is no good
reason why we should fear the future.
but there is every reason why we
should face it seriously, neither hiding
from ourselves the gravity of the prob
lens before US nor fearing to approach
these problems with the unbending,
unflinching purpose to solve them
Alright.
yet, after all, though the problems
are new though the tasks set before us
differ from, the tasks set before our
fathers who founded and preserved
this republic, the spirit in which these
tasks must be undertaken and these
problems faced, if our duty is to be
we'll done, remains essentially unchang-
ed. We know that self government is
difficult. We know that no people
needs such high traits Of character as
that people which seeks to govern it's
affairs Alright through the freely ex-
pressed will of the freemen who COM
pose it, But we have faith that we
shall not prove false to the memories
of the men of the mighty past. They
did their work they left us the splendid
heritage we now enjoy. We in our turn
have an assured confidence that we
shall be able to leave this heritage I'M
wasted and enlarged to our children
and our children's children. To do so
we must show, not merely in great
crises, but in the everyday affairs of
life, the qualities of practical intelli-
gence, of courage, of hardwood and en-
DURANGO and above all the power of de-
votion to lofty ideal, which made great
the men who founded this republic
in the days of Washington, which made
great the men who preserved this re-
public in the days of Abraham Lincoln"
AS soon as he finished speaking he
re-entered the capitol and as he disap-
peared within the building signal was
flashed to the navy yard and the roar
of twenty-one guns was begun in Off
cial salute to the president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04
OUTLOOK is FAvoRAgLE.
Improvement In Trade Follows More
Settled Weather.

Settled Weather.
New York, March .4-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly. review Of trade today
says:
Trade reports are still somewhat
conflicting. but on the whole improves
ment has followed more settled wealth;
er conditions, and the outlook is con-
sidered favorable. even in sections
where current business is irregular.
Mercantile collections are not as
prompt at the east as elsewhere but
the liabilities Of commercial failures
in February were much smaller than
last year. despite the severe weather at
the start.
Little idle machinery is noticed in
the iron and steel industry, textile
mills are increasingly active, and New
England shoe shops are shipping
more freely than a year ago, altho
there is still delay in booking orders
for fall footwear. Many manufacture
ing plants are also preparing for large
sales, Indicating that confidence re-
mains mistaken.
Agricultural communities have pros
pered, cash prices Of all farm pro-
ducts maintaining profitable positions,
but the speculative markets are irregu-
lar.
Foreign commerce at this port for
the last week shows a gain Of 81. 1850
in value of merchandise imported,
while exports decreased $887,535, COM
pared with the same week year
ago.
Commercial failures this week in the
United States are 245 against 236 the
corresponding week last year. Failures
in Canada number IS against ~ last
year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04
THE INAUGURAL PARADE.
Fine Weather Makes the Great Pageant
Grand Success

The president led his inaugural par
ade in quick marching time from the
capitol to the white house. No presi-
dent in recent years has been as
prompt in moving from one end of the
avenue to the other. The troops
marched in ideal weather, the sky be-
ing clear, the sun warm, and fair
breeze blowing. The procession moved
slowly and Roosevelt, in acknowledging
salutes from either side, rose to his
feet repeatedly with his silk hat in
hand, bowling to the right and left. No
incident marred in the slightest de-
gree the parade as it took its way to-
ward the white house on the broad ave-
nue. at $50 o'clock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04

Chicago, March moderate buying
OF May by shorts today caused firm
tone in wheat. The principal factor
was the strength of cash at Minneapo-
lis. May started at 1.15A to 1.15& and
advanced to 1.15A. July opened at
9SM to 9STs and sold to 90. Minne-
apolis Duluth and Chicago receipts
were 1913 cars.
May was in fair demand turnout
the entire session, closing up "A Da
at 115% @1.15B, July a shade higher
at 80.
Sentiment in corn was inclined to
bullishness, the result of a rumor that
a group of Wall street spectators in
tended making heavy purchases of
that cereal. May opened at 4SM to
ASK and sold to ASK OASIS. Receipts
were 410 cars.
Corn held steady, May closing "
higher at 4SM.
A firm tone prevailed in oats. The
strength Of corn and a fair demand
for cash oats were the controlling in
fluences. Trading was quite active.
May opened at SIX and advanced to
31%. Receipts were las cars.
Provisions.
Provisions were firm on moderate
covering by shorts. Smaller receipts
of hogs than expected stimulated de-
mand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04
CHICAGO Livestock.
Chicago, March 4

Chicago, March 4.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
300; market steady; good to prime
steers 5.50@6.30; poor to medium 400
$500; stockers and feeders 2.40@445;
COWS 2.5O@420; heifers 2.40@4.75; can
ners 1.25@2.75; bulls 2.25@4.00; calves
3OO@7.00.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
1900; market S higher; mixed and
butchers 4.s5@5.10; good to choice
heavy 4.S5@5.12k; rough heavy 4.So@
sos; light 4.S0@5.0O; bulk Of sales 400
OSLO.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
1000; sheep and lambs steady; good to
choice wethers 5.25@6.O0; fair to choice
mixed 5.5O@5.75; western sheep $500
600; native lambs 7.0O@S.00; western
lambs 7.50@7S0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04
THE RATE WAR IS OVER
Western Roads Reach an Agree
ment to Restore the Sea-
board Grain Rates
PREPARING Ayoa THE FUTURE
Tho AZ. es"e 1t Also Provides That
the Roa'ss Interested Will Not Again
Cut Rates Without Hearing and
Conference With All the Linnes Con-
cerncd.

Chicago, March 4. The western
grain rate war has been settled by
an agreement to restore normal tariffs
on April l. In addition to returning
ii at any time any road became dis
satisfied with conditions or rates II
would not take action without notifi-
cation This agreement, II kept, means
the end of the so-called midnight tar
ifs
BY resolution 1t was also agreed to
appoint committee to investigate the
restored rates and conditions under
them and to suggest changes If chang
es are deemed necessary. This COM
mittee will soon be appointed and will
report on June ID.
The rates as restored give Chicago
and the eastern seaboard a better
have hitherto had. The new rates to
the east will include elevator charges,
which was not formerly the case, thus
In effect, the gulf lines will hereafter
enjoy differential Of only 8 cents
over Baltimore.
The rates in cents per 100 pounds a.
greed upon to go into effect April /.
are:
st. l.. Chi. Gulf BALTIC.
Omaha to .....S IL 1s 22M
Kansas City to s. IL IL 22k
The elevation which is now included
at both the seaboard and the gulf
ports, amounts to 1.3 cents per 100
pounds at Baltimore and Philadelphia,
1.3 to cents at New York and 1.6
cents at Boston.
Board of trade interests are pleased
over the outcome, but are not entirely
satisfied.
The Chicago grain market was fur
Their benefited Friday by determine
ton on the part of the Wabash and
the Illinois Central roads to put In
rates from interior Illinois points to
the seaIboard thru Chicago which will
permit Chicago to compete with the
direct routes thru Peoria.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04
The Week Has Been a Good Ono
For Sellers, Prices Advance
ing Is to 30 cents
BUTCHER STOCK is EXCEPTED
This Glass of Cattle Did Not Follow
Other Grades and Prices are Some
what Lower Hogs Have Shown
Considerable Advance During tho
Week.

Chicago, March 4.-Cattle--The week
has been surprisingly good one for
sellers, and prices advanced 5000,
plenty of cattle selling rs higher. The
weeks receipts were $4,000 against
&C. 800 last week. Butcher stock did
not follow dressed beef steers In their
upward course, and are largely 15M25
lower than last week. Today's small
supply sold at steady prices.
The good condition Of closing trade
has caused some apprehension among
traders regarding the probability OF
burdensome receipts at the start next
week, and extensive shipping opera
tions are warned against, as The gen
eral demand warrants only moderate
supplies. Consumptive outlet has
been quite broad turnout the week, and
particularly on export and eastern ac-
count, tho late supplies have been
fully up to requirements of the trade.
Hogs.
The weeks receipts were 17S,70O a.
gainst $4,000 last week. There was
an active demand today and prices
averaged higher. The close shows all
advance for the week of Is for best
heavy. -
Expectation in trade circles is for a
lighter supply next week. The run
this week has carried a goodly pro-
portion Of renters stock, contracted
for delivery around March l and
which had to come I'ive-day receipts
are approximately 167.52s, against 1885,
495 last week, and 137,411 a year ago,
Whatever strength the market has
possessed has been due to growing
and urgent shipping demand, this out
let being still contracted by inability
OF railroads to furnish cars. In five
days shippers have taken approx
mately 56,2S3 head against 50,S2S last
week and 1908 a year ago.
Quality has been good, more 230 to
27O lib hogs having shown up this week
than for some time past.
The high price of the year was
reached on Wednesday at $5.12M, and
every reaction following breaks seems
to send top hogs to a new high level.
There is every belief that the present
urgent shipping demand from the east
will be even more in evidence as the
spring works along. At this time last
year the market was considerably
higher than at present but the range
was wider. Top hogs made s5.72A
that week, heavy enjoying the prem
ium The top on mixed and butchers
for the week was $5.65 and on light
$3.50. Two years ago light were sell
ing up to $7.S5 and other grades to
$3.50.
Sheep.
The weeks receipts We're 74,S00 a.
gainst $4,000 last week. Greatly re-
duced receipts in connection with ac-
tive demand caused a stronger market
and prices averaged higher for the
better classes of sheep and lambs. To-
day trade was animated at unchanged
prices.
Feeders are still eager for lambs to
take out and shear at prices ranging
from $3.50 to $500 for IS to 63 lib lambs,
while some lambs of heavier weight
have been taken this week to Michigan
feed lots at cost as high as $3.50.
though such were lambs that could
more properly be classed as fat lambs
than feeders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04
REHEARING ASKED
American Express Company Asks That
Court Grant Rehearins in Case
Where Package of Money Disappear
ed and Court Ruled the Company
Should Stand Loss.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, March 4.-Petition for a
rehearing was filed In the Bank of r.
win case against the American Express
Company for the loss of $4,000 from an
express package from the Des Moines
National Bank to tho Bank of Irwin.
The confession of Carl Spencer to the
theft of 100000 from the Des Moines
National during the time when the ST.
900 disappeared from the package, is
given as one ground for the rehearing.
The petition says that IL the irwin bank
refuses to sue the Des Moines bank for
the money it will be proof that the two
banks were in collision to take it from
the express company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04
81. Louis Livestock.

st. Louis, March 4.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today.
200; steady: steers, 3.25@6.0O: stock
ers and feeders. 2.50@465; cows and
heifers, 2.O004.50.
Hogs-Es.imated receipts for today.
1900; higher; pigs and lights. 1850
Ats; packers 4.o0@5.o6; butchers best
heavy, 5.05@5.15.
Sheep Estimated receipts for today.
1900; steady; 4Oo06.O0; lambs, 5000
$50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-04
Dancers Of Pneumonia.

A cold at this time. If neglected,
is liable to cause pneumonia, which is
often fatal, and even when the patient
has recovered the lungs are weakened,
making them peculiarly susceptible to
the development, of consumption. Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar will stop the cough,
heal and strengthen the lungs and pre-
vent pneumonia. B. A. Morgan.