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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
VIII Mr.. PERKINS ExPLAlN2

81 Hon. p. A. Smith, who is still remem-
sered as one Of the staunchest and
host trustworthy legislators Iowa ever
nd in any assembly, is dissatisfie q
nth the present status of Mr.. Perkins
Andidacy. Mr.. Smith was an uncom-
Iromising foe to railroad domination
ahen he was in the legislature. He
! Las resented the assumption OF Mr..
blythe and other railroad agents to
ontrol Of the republican party OF the
tate since his retirement from the
sgislature At present he is being
Irged as candidate for the state SEN
he to succeed Senator Garst, who has
tgnif1ed his intention to retire from the
Nice. Mr.. Smith is not satisfied with
he present status Of Mr.. Perkins quasi
andidacy for gubernatorial honors and
i his Scranton Journal gives some of
he reasons in the paragraph quoted
Glow:
The friendship is said to be so affac-
Tomato between Blythe and Perkins
hat the latter gentleman acted as Mr..
slythe's agent in the Gear and Cum
inins contest which was waged for
tate senator in Sioux City, and that
sei.kins did accept and pay out in that
hmpaagn some Of Mr.. Blythe's corpor-
ltton political funds. The Journal does
lot make the above statement without
leing fully advised as to- its import,
Ind being assured from reliable
5iource OF the truthfulness Of the state
hent. This does not constitute an
lffense, but it shows which way the
bind blows.
MI. Perkins factional affiliations
Ire the Journal says, mo offense-" He
sas q. perfect statutory right to favor
khom he pleases. Such direct con-
Section with Blythe as Mr.. Smith
Iharges, knowing the import of his as
ertions and vouching for its source as
ieliable. is, however, unlikely to make
It'll candidacy more acceptable to those
Who are striving to free the politics
ID the state from corporation control.
such Fellowship If it exists, is enough
d shake the confidence of Mr.. Perkins
bwn district.
+ Perhaps Mr.. Perkins will be able to
Hplairl away what seems at present
y oppose barrier to his hopes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23

only mite Snug pew holders sit
there with their hundreds Of thousands
out at interest, figuring on how to buy
the adjoining eighty, or how best to
eject an unfortunate tenant without
losing all the back rent and pray as
tho they thought they could "con" the
good Lord into believing them Christ
ians. Clubs give little, too, almost
as much as do the churches, but always
it is only little. Our money has been
spent swapping presents, which none
of us needed while our charities must
suffer. The rich and childless must
flee from home to escape the chill of
the days emptiness, when Christmas
could have been full of joy and cheer
to them for one-tenth the price of one
reception by lending Christian hand
in the widows struggle on the back
street of the same block.
But still, in the main, this will be
bright Christmas. Prosperity has
never SlOIle upOIl ally la4lu as ~ mas
upon ours this year. This has been
season of bounteous plenty. Fewer
people are in distress than ever before.
Santa Claus will come to greater ma
jority Of the children than ever be-
fore. Not stormy day has marred the
pleasantness of the weather, none have
had cause to suffer from excessive
cold, the weather has been ideal for
healthful conditions and the gentle fall
Of snow today cheers ones heart with
the pleasures Of living as would the
ideal painting of winter day by some
great artist The most Of us are well
and prosperous and glad we are living.
If Christmas could bring us more and
more of the real Christ spirit of CIV
ing and throw off our cloaks of empty
Christian pretensions, Christmas
would bring greater joys to us each
succeeding year. There would be no
home without Santa Claus and no
mansion so bleak and drear that occu-
pants must needs run, away to escape
the bats of discomfort which make an
empty Christmas most hideous.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
yi,ns- gnnua, 9rrrmhrr u 1905

preaching service; never should 1t be
the case that he feels principally
another knot tied in the proverbial
apron string. Striking in here would
react on the whole church.
Just this demand is what has been
answered during the past year in Buff
falo, according to w. Scott Corlis, Sec
rotary of the Buffalo Y. M. c. a., writ
ing in the Christian Advocate. The
initiative in the organization of the
movement was taken by the central
department of the Y. M. c. A., which
explained that its claims for doing so
rested upon three considerations:
First-It is the established institution
in the community which can reach all
men without regard to class or creed.
Second-Its administration and policy
are strictly in harmony with the
churches. Third-It is the only inter
UNCONVENTIONAL organization working
upon an adequate basis which with the
cooperation of the Christian people,
can meet the opportunity. Tire signi-
ficance of this policy and the mag
nitude of the enterprise can be best
understood from the fact that one
hundred and thirty leading ministers
and laymen, representing nine denom-
nations participated in inaugurating
the movement
CAS- a result of the first years work,
the gospel of Jesus Christ was present.
ed to 10000 men and boys, 100 leaders
were enrolled in the normal training
class, 500 in the Bible classes organized
in the churches and at the association
building. and the representatives Sc
lected from the churches. In no par
ticular has the work been more graft
flying than in the large number start
ing the Christian life Perhaps no 9th
err feature of the campaign is more
significant than the fact that it has
united the local leaders of several de-
nominations in the promotion one COM
mon enterprise for the salvation of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
LOOKER.ON IN IOWA {;

Wesley, Dec. PA somewhat pecul-
lar condition exists in many places in
Iowa, concerning the candidate for
| governor to succeed Cummins. 1t is so
! uniform that it is mentioned here
First, many of Mr.. Cummins real
| friends, men who are in sympathy with
his utterances on tariff reform and
also have a great admiration for him
personally, do not want him to be a
candidate for third term. One citi-
zen gives as his reason that Mr.. Cum
Minis will gain no additional honor by
serving another term and that his
friends should not ask it of him. An
other voter thinks that much of this
third term talk comes from Mr.. Cum
Minis political enemies who will put
him up to knock him down. little
game once practiced by Iowa republic
ans when Mr.. Boies was elected gov
ernor of Iowa. Another man wants
Cummins out of the governors chair
so that in case of vacancy in the sem
atorial delegation, he can be appoint
ed. Another voter wants Cummins : to
run for congress against Hull, this a
Story county man. But very few of
Cummins' real friends outside of polit-
ical henchmen, hope that he will be
candidate to succeed himself.
Then when it comes to placing in
nomination George d. Perkins, of
Sioux City, there is an equally mixed
condition. AS Uncle George" these
voters would like to have him for gov
ernor, but as the editor of the Journal,
as Perkins the politician, they are
afraid of him. Another crowd, men
strong in the idea that the railroads
should pay their share of taxes, their
idea is big share Of the taxes, fear
that Mr.. Perkins and his executive
council might be too lenient in this
particular. All this expressed senti-
ment against George D. Perkins, the
politician, going with a sentiment that
1--WE wished we were sure he belonged
to our crowd"
OF course that gathering of the prom
inent Cummins men in Des Moines
the other day, may have mapped out
some plan, may have had "an UNDER
standing" who is to be the next cam
didate of the republican ptrty of
Iowa., for governor. but sure it is, a
large percentage of the republican vot-
ers don't want Cummins to run
again." Equally plain is it, they're
afraid for reasons given, to name Per-
kins as the standard bearer. But who
is the man? Nearly every locality has
favorite son.
TTere is another Decl1liar nhase of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
Grin Quickly Knocked Out.

"Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my
self contracted severe colds which
speedily developed into the worst kind
Of la grippe with all its; miserable
symptoms" says Mr.. j. S. Egleston, OF
Maple Landing, Iowa. Knees and
Joints aching, muscles sore, head
stopped up, eyes and nose running,
with alternate spells of chills and
fever. We began using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, aiding the same with
a dose Of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, and by it's liberal use
soon completely knocked out the grip
These tablets promote healthy action
of the bowels, liver and kidneys which
is always beneficial when the system
is congested by a cold or attack Of
the grip. For sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
For Sunday Reading.
All Sorts Of Opinions.
a.l.a.i.ir;.s.i.a.i-i.i.i-s.a.s-i-s
Higher Criticism for Children.

soSbSt SI1hISISU1 TOT SHIIOFSVs
Among the books that are being Of
fered in the fall announcements of
childrens books is one that has for its
purpose the telling of Bible stories to
children in such way as to prepare
their minds to accept the results OF
higher criticism when they grow up.
1T is from the pen of q woman of lit
erary culture and of no small ability
says the Presbyterian. 1T is well
written and plausible. Its style is
pleasing. Its manner is attractive.
And yet, while full of praise for the
Old Testament stories, as contrasted
with the best of the heather world Oh
account of the excellent lessons which
may be learned from them because of
their characteristic recognition of God
in all the events Of life, the book on
almost every page warns the reader to
be careful not to think of these stories
as history; not to suppose that the
things narrated actually came to
pass.
They are simply ancient stories; the
earliest must be considered myths; lat
er ones are legends; others still rom
ances; and others purpose stories.' like
the novel with a purpose in our day.
The story of Samuel is to be consid-
cred as romance. of somewhat the
same order as the old middle-age rom
a1ces, such as the romance of King Ar
thur or the famous works by Spanish
authors. Concerning another book,
parents are told that it would be pos
sible to take it almost verse by verse
and prove it's historic impossibility.
They are informed that it is necessary
for them to reject utterly their old
view with regard to the inspiration Of
the Old Testament (and of course of
the New Testament also), and to BAN
ish from their minds the idea, hitherto
commonly cherished among Christians.
that revelation is a communication of
facts otherwise not discoverable by hu-
man intelligence"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
An EMPTY OR 4 FULL CHRISTMAS.

Papa, Santa Claus is coming tolnor-
ow night, he is. And the bears won't
q set him, either" AS the bright eyed
little youngsters danced up and down
With supreme delight and excitement
Inning from each luminous orb, there
Eas "a real Christmas in that house,
! Id matter whether the place were a
balace or cottage. Christmas comes
10 everybody who has children to enjoy
II for them.
III mo; Charles and have decided not
3Io bother ourselves about any presents
I|his year. Christmas is such bore to
ILL. 1 think we will start on oul. trip
before then" The speaker was an ED
krly lady rich and childless, living in a
mansion, which for years had been the
knvy OF the town. She and Charles
mere growing old. His rents kept pill
ghlg up, but his legs wobbled under
Sim more and more each year and as
The iron-like grip of a strong man
aoosened upon affairs the empty world
echoed like a cavern to him. Christ
mas was such a bore to him and his
svife that they must needs go away
from home to drive its emptiness from
their hearts.
mo, children, mother is oh, so sorry,
, Tut we can't have any Christmas this
d rear. You know mother has been sick
/ - much she couldn't work and she
must keep you in school SO you can
brow up and be somebody in this
World" And the little faces were
tarawn with pain, but not whimper
vas heard. The father had been killed
IN the railroad perhaps, or possibly
aad fallen in a drunken stupor under
The wheels of q heavily laden truck.
+ At any rate the mother was left alone
/ Ia the world with five small children
{ 10 support. Weak from the strain Of
sfeuuent childbirth, while chained to
The unremitting toll of poor mans
acme, she had managed to clothe, feed
Ind keep in school five small children.
Ehe children had child's heart the
bame as the bright little one who
kreeted his papa with such unbounded
assurance that Santa Claus is COM
Ing tomorrow night" but they were
already sharing the cares Of life's
struggle Cor existence and hardship
had made them stoics under disap-
bointment.
4 Such is life the world over on the
hay before Christmas. Shoppers jostle
ma crowd one another on the pave
snent in the retail district and hurry
bast the mute appeal Of the Salvation
Army lass on the curb-ston,s ITO
him who hath shall be given" is the
spirit Of our modern Christmas. Our
niends give to us and we feel under
obligations to give to them. tho we
know that neither Of US needs anything
and when we get thru the American
people have exchanged merchandise to
the amount of the entire per capita cir
.nlation Of money in their land when
he same amount spent in healing the
sick and feeding the hungry would have
brought realization of Christ to mill
Ions OF homes of adversely.
Some OF us do make the effort.
thousands Of churches have organized
gift offerings for the needy, but it is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
Furious Eiahtinu.

For seven years." writes Geo. W.
Hoffman, Of Harper. Wash, Il had
a bitter battle. with chronic stomach
and liver trouble, but at last 1 won.
and cured my diseases by the use of
Electric Bitters. / unhesitatingly
recommend them to all. and don't in
tend In the future to be without them
in the house. They are certainly a
wonderful, medicine, to have cured
such a bad case as mine" Sold under
guarantee to do the same for you, by
Mcdonald g. Mahood Co, druggists,
at so cents q bottle. Try them today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
A Thousand Dollars Worth of Good

A Thousand Dollars Worth Of Good.
A. H. Thurnes well known coal
operator of Buffalo, o., writes, Il have
been afflicted with kidney and blad-
der trouble for years, passing gravel
or stones with excruciatinis pain. l
got no relief from medicines until
began taking Foley's Kidney Cure.
then the result was surprising. A few
doses started the brick dust like fine
stones and now I have no pain across
nv kidneys and l feel like new man.
1t has done me $1,000 worth Of good"
For sale by Mcbride G Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
A Fearful Fate.

1t is a fearful fate to have to endure
the terrible torture Of piles. II can
truthfully say" writes Harry Colson,
of Masonville, Iowa, that for blind,
bleeding, itching and protruding piles,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, is the best
cure made" Also best for cuts. burns
and injuries. rs cents at Mcdonald &
Mahood Co., druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
A Timely Topic.

At this season OF coughs and colds It
is we'll to know that F'oley's Honey ana
Tar is the greatest throat and lung
remedy. 1t cures quickly and pre-
vents serious results from a cold. For
sale by Mcbride & VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
THE wILes OF THE GREAT CITY.

AS transplanting In a different soil
affects the yield of an apple tree and
even the flavor of it's fruit, so a change
of environment develops rudimentary
and inactive cells and stirs into life
tendencies and tastes that long habit
seemed to have finally smothered.
Staid, housekeeping and quiet resi-
dents of small towns develop the I'M
expected and unsupported when trans
planted into the metropolis. Some Of
them get foxy. Some put on dog"
In the erotic rush of the great city
some of them get real devilish.
Des Moines furnishes two extremely
notable examples. Joe Trigg was
imported from the sunny slopes Of pas
toral Floyd, and transplanted at the
metropolis. Next thing all hear JOS
eph is eating with his fork, wearing
boutonnieres on tailor-made clothes,
and referring to supper as dinner"
Reports are that he often lies abed
until long after sun up" and frequent
ly WASTES kerosene" until midnight.
But his case is not the worst. Har-
vey Ingham, whose youth sported
among the corn clad fields and willow
groves of old Kossuth, and who never
knew anything scantier in female dress
than open-work waists and hose, has
been drawn into the vortex Of the
maelstrom Of Des Moines. No man
knows better the sturdy shoes, sum
bonnets and linsey dresses of the Iowa
pioneer woman. Still, he defends
Blashfield's fairies in mosquito netting
because, forsooth, The likes to go over
to the capitol and look at them! He
hints that the picture will vindicate
itself and the more it is gazed upon
the more satisfactory it becomes. Mr..
Ingham does not particularly care
kind Of a contraption the oxen are
yoked SO long as those ideal forms
draped in gauze point the path of en-
pire. The infatuation of the Register
and Leader with Blashfield's huzzies,
whom no pioneer woman would have
allowed within gunshot of her caravan,
equals that Of the Sioux City Journal
over peekabooi waists.
1t is all very sad, but it's influence
will not be widely demoralizing. The
good wives Of Kossuth will see to it
that their husbands do not linger be-
for the Bleshfeld painting when they
visit the capitol. The merry harvest
ers of bucolic Floyd will eat dinner at
noon nor reck Of the effete fork. The
state laws will see to it that unideal-
lied prairie schooners passing thru
Iowa are unaccompanied by incarna
lions of Artist Blashfield's gauzy guar
dians And when the legislature con-
venes that assembly of wise and good
and modest men, may order the OK
driver over to the "haw" side, and de-
mand covering more in keeping with
the Iowa climate for the women. But
what can bring again to Messrs. Ing
ham and Trigg the simplicity of tastes
and manner they knew in dear old
Floyd? It is beyond the powers of
the capitol commission and even of
the legislature. And who would have
predicted or believed their downfall?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Replying to the Hawkeye's sneer at
LaFollette over Billy Sundays Shout
der the Dubuque Telegraph Herald
says: "If it will but follow up the re-
suits Of Sundays work, keeping ac-
count of the converts he has made,
it will become convinced that a very
small percentage Of the so-called con-
verts keep their faith. That is the
history of conversions due to capital
lied emotion" and then the Telegraph
Herald thinks that las for LaFollette,
he is working along different lines. He
is seeking to promote morality and
criticism of the sum he receives for his
lectures is an encroachment upon his
private business"
AS to the Dolhver rate regulation bill
tho Register and Leader says: 'It is
evident that this bill has been brought
to its simplest terms. has little in 1t
that will be objectionable. and yet
that it definitely accomplishes the pur-
pose the president has had in view
There should not be much difficulty in
securing an alignment between the
friends and opponents of government
regulation
Coming back to the main ques-
ton" says the Davenport Democrat,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23

George Pfster, one-armed man,
was shot and killed by posse of far
mers while stealing grain from the
barn Of w. G. Turner, a Well-known
prohibitionist living near Dayton, o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23


There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
nut together, and until the last few
wears was supposed to be incurable
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven cata.rrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore re-
CURES constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
cheney & Co., Toledo, O.. is the only
constitutional cure on the market. It
ia taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. 1T acts directly
ON the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials
Address, F: ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
nation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23

''how much directing did the directors
of the Walsh banks do? They appear
to have let him do as he chose. much
like the school directors of Peoria In
a lately celebrated case"
The Cedar Rapids Republican signi
ficantly remarks that this is an ex-
preston of what an Iowa editor can
honestly feel as regards Mr.. Perkins.
1t is not an endorsement of his candi-
dacy over which we are not concerned,
for when politics opens up next year. 1T
is entirely possible that people in this
part of the state need not journey two
hundred miles to Sioux City to find
candidate to support"
AS to Scott county representatives
attitude on the primary bill the Dav-
export Times says: But it is a mis-
take for one of the Des ,Moines news
papers in its enthusiasm to claim that
Mr.. Calderwood of Scott county, for
instance, is in favor of the primary
system. Mr.. Calderwood will express
his opinion when he sees the details of
the proposed measure. He has not said
whether he is against the primary, per
Sc, or in favor oof it. The assertions
in regard to the position of other rep
resentatives and senator's, therefore,
will have to be taken with an allow
ance."
Governor Cummins may not be
nominated for a third term, hut the
movement in that direction is strong
enough to make the standpatters just
trifie uneasy" says the Cedar Rap
ids Gazette.
The Manson Journal observes that
Illinois has been made a great manu-
featuring state by favorable freight
rates, and adds: iowa has been
killed as manufacturing state by I'M
favorable freight rates. The railway
companies of Illinois have. just ordered
a 20 per cent reduction in rates What
has the Iowa commission done?"
"An Orange. N j., footpad, accord
ing to the story told by a feminine
victim demanded cash or kisses. Note
that he preferred the cash." remarked
the New York Herald. The Fit. Dodge
Messenger thinks he wouldn't have
done 1t out here where recent court
placed valuation of $4,000 on a kiss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23

A plaster of paris of the model of
the late Senator M. A. Hanna has been
completed by Augustus Saint Gaud-
ems, the sculptor The STATUE, valued
at $4,000 is to be placed in Cleveland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23

Coming back to the main ques-
ton" says the Davenport Democrat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23

Here is another peculiar phase of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23

''how much directing did the directors
of the Walsh banks do? They appear
to have let him do as he chose. much
like the school directors of Peoria in
a lately celebrated case"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-23

Governor Cummins may not be
nominated for third term, hut the
movement in that direction is strong
enough to make the standpatters just
trife uneasy" says the Cedar Rap
ids Gazette.