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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09
coIonists' Rates to Points in the
Southwest,

The Chicago Great Western railway
will on January II. February 81 and
March se1 sell one way Colonists' tick
e.s, to points on the 'Ffls:o and Eock
Island SYSTEMS IN Missouri. Arkansas.
Kansas. Oklahoma. Indian Territory.
Texas and Colorado at greatly 1educ-
ed rates. For further information APP
ply TO J. r. Harding. agent, Marshall-
town, lowe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

For saie-On easy terms, new and
second hand billiard and pool tables,
bowling alleys, cigar store and bank
fixtures at the Iowa branch Of the
Brunswick Bake Collender Company.
! Address T. d. McElroy, state agent,
Marshalltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09
FOR SALE.

For SaIe-General merchandise, only
store In town; exceptional opportt1n
ity; better investigate. Mackaman,
Marshalltown, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09
ONE CENT A WORD
WAN TED.

Wanted-Ladies or gentlemen Of fair
education. Good salaried positions to
offer. Gail on or address r. Shepard,
Leland hotel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

For Sale-A 16 foot Truscott gaso-
line launch, 1904 model; bargain. H
L. Friend, Marshalltown, Ia, IL East
Main street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

For Rent-Five-room cottage North
Third street. Leech,-Kibbey Bldg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

To Rent-Five room house on West
Main street, Cheap. Inquire Thee.
Johnston or John Coburp.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

For saIe-Household furniture. Mrs.
A. v. Bennett 1o7 South Center street.
For Sale-Nearly new, double ham
merless shotgun; price s12. Address j.
e. care T-R 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

Wanted Everybody to know that
the AMERICAN DISPATCH MES
sENGER co. Delivers Parcels and
Packages.
Reliable Messengers Furnished.
Prompt Service. Reasonable Rates.
'Phones-New, sos; Old, s..
J.. F.. GRO SPY,
20 N. First Avenue. Manager.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

Wanted-Harness maker at once. {
L. Peet, Gilman, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

Few weeks completes. Positions guar
anteed. Prepare now for busy season.
More calls for help than can be sup
piled. Easy work, big pay. Write for
catalog.. Moler Barber College, Chica-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

Wanted Good girl for general
housework. Mrs. J. w. Mcpherson,
800 East State street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

Wanted = ss5. permanent salary to
reliable men in outside towns; we
handle properties everywhere. South
ern Investment and Guaranty Co.. 210
Masonic bldg, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09
FOR RENT.

For Rent-seven room house, city
water; 210 South Third avenue. In
quire Henry Sundell, 25 North Center
street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

Wanted-Man with a small family
to work on farm. William A. Wick
ersham, Melbourne, Iowa, R. No. /.
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For Rent-Neat six room house,
nue..
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Wantcd-A good girl for general
homework. Z West State.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Personat-Can't wait longer; will
meet train tomorrow night. o. w. T.
Coast Shipments - Reduced freight
rates on household goods to Denver,
Spokane and Pacific coast points; fire.
quent shipments; lowest possible rates.
The Boyd Transfer Co., Minneapolis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-09

Not exactly sick Just dull gtless without energy
about your work with the odtme vim ana Spill and sn
monthly visits painful L. y OF p
condition nor realize your danger The plain simple
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30
Modern Dogs OF War.

The German Army. fighting In Her
zero land. under Gen. Won TrOtha, em~
ploys q corps OF 200 dogs. One OF these
dogs was recently struck and wounded
bv a bullet in the engagement Of Opa-
ibo. while scouting In front OF the
diminishing line. He displayed the
greatest feariessness under fire and
worked faultlessiy until disabled.
The japanese are using a number OF
dogs for accommodating purposes They
are attached to long ropes and well
trained. The Russians are employing
dogs for sentry and messenger work
Capt. Persidsky OF the late Count
Keller's STAFF, writing from Odessa,
says: ''In finding the wounded men
| with which the miliet fields are strewn
nothing has succeeded Ike our seven
dogs their intelligence, especially the
! English bred ones. Il extraordinary
/ / have been asked several times 10 sup
Il ply dogs TO the Russian army, and oni,
quite recently was commissioned q
purchase sheep dogs I'm the highland
for the German ambulance dog-train
ing establishment. Perhaps instead o
; breeding and exporting dogs for FOL
; elgn armies. we may some day find on
D dogs OF service to their own country.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30
The Goal Of Rish americans.

Charlemagne Tower. the American
TO Germany. was speak
ing OF the Americans love for Paris
nj dinner DE gave I'm Philadelphia.
~Our love for Paris is no doubt
great" he said, ~but l am sure &c Is
not SO great rs our European cousins
would have us believe. We all. OF
course. have heard the European say
ing. when r good American dies. be
goes 10 Paris In Berlin, from a
bearded French diplomat l heard last
year a novel variant Of this. The
-dinlOmat said he was sure 1 would
svmDathize with the profound ana
ingenious emotion OF n young Amerl-
can girl, who lived. he said, IN a BLEAK
western city. There We're ia tnose
days no institutes for the treatment
81 rabies, save in Paris. The young
girls life was very monOtonous. One
dav she burst into a neighbor's house
almost beside herself with Joyous eA
element.
Her dark eyes flashed. Her cheeks
had a delicate rose flush. Painting
little she cried I'm tremulOus voice;
THANK goodness. we are going L
Paris at last Dad has been bitten b.
a mad dogg"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30

The Kents-fathcr and son-camo to
Chicago when Dan was small boy,
SO that the latter soon forgot about ali
lac knew OF OldsDurg and It's people III
he had been older he might have been
gladdcr to forget II, for there mistOr-
tune had ovcrtaken his family, his
mother had died, and his vague rec0l-
lection Of the place pictured the one
long. dismal street down which be rode
i'm a carriage TO the cemetery, where
the autumn leaves reeked In cold rain
aud the clay falling into grave sound
ed ike the thump OF his old toy drum.
Dan Kent, having a merry heart,
didn't want to cherish any such dreary
memories. SO he had grown to man
hood without rcvisiting the home OF his
infancy. Not SO his father. The old
man managed 10 stay away from the
scene OF his disaster TIL Joshua Colvin
died. Then he went 10 the funeral or
3 i~ Oslo friend and partner, ana ever
after. mp 20 the time OF his death, main-
tanned habit OF periodical visits to tle
OLD home town. Dan thought this odd
SD first. then he began go suspect that
there was some old, long buried TO-
nance between his father and the
Widow Colyin.
you're right. Dam" said the old
man, when his son twitted him about
NNIn ANNMnRMIA NA~ANrs u AAAAA AAtA
now III 1 wasn't 30 old and poor, and II
son take my advice you'll 60 after her
daughter. Kate
They were like brothers in their
frank and loving relationship I'm those
DAYS. and Dan. who liked 20 banter
his father. was almost glad 60 nave
something on the old man. But when
tbe elder Kent grew feeble DE talked
always more and more OF the COlvins.
"a, they were q joke with Dan, they
were nOt 80 with his father.
81 wish you'd SO mp and see them,
De would say. Il can't any more. and
-Dau-l wish you'd see Kate-youne
Kate. Bet you'd fail in love with hel
I'm spite of yourself. / wish you would
nuu marry her."
And q few days before ne died:
"Dan. AZ anything happens 10 Kat'
or her mother. will YOU do what yol
can for themg Promise. Dan. You'll
write 10 them, anyhow
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30

The Earl OF Mimic. Covernor-G General
o. Canada ana sCcccssOr 10 Lord Cur
ron as Viccroy OF India. first came 10
Canada as Military Secretary To Lord
LansdOwne in 1855. lie was then Lord
Meigund- Three years later he served
on the staf OF General Middleton IN
the Northwest rebellion and distin-
guiShcd himself by his bravery. He
was sent back TO England for siapping
the face OF the colonel Of a Montreal
'egiment with whom be had a Disagree
mcut.
The reason given for the Cars re-
fusal 10 permit the Grand Duke Cytil
90 marry the divorced Grand Duchess
81 Uesse, the Princess Victoria OF SAKE
Coburg. Is that Cyril and his brother,
the Grand Duke Boris. had prominent
roles In the scandal which recently was
disclosed at Khark0d. Both grand
dukes were members Of the so-cailed
club Of Syharitcs at kharkof, where
indescribable orgies took place. The
club. as 1 am informed. has only TWEEN
~ members, all the sons OF the frs'
families Of Russia. No males except
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30
HOW DAN KENT MISSED HIS
THANKSGIVING BANQUET.

but he let n lot OF sentiment into ft.
Sentimental passages never look right
TO sensible girl who reads them in q
letter from n man she has never seen.
Besides, Dan wasn't exactly master
OF rhetoric az that time. and what ne
wrote could have been cOuchcd IN terms
OF infinitely greater tact and dehcacy
by any second rate romance writer
Ills first faux pas. however, was III IN
closing a post-0lice order Tor 80, "A
loan. of course" he wrote. wulcn
trust you will accept until such tine
sc.
II was awful. Of course. but Dan was
young and ne meant to do q kind office
10 the orphan girl IA Oldsburg. When
be mailed the letter IL dawned upon
him that he had made an ass or him
self. The more be cOnned over the
sentences which he had meant TO be
the finest. the surer ne was that they
were coarse, impertincnt, idiOac. She
would be offended at his tone, insulted
nc his offer 10 loan her money i
feel that there is a bond OF sympathy
between us" etc, had been the best he
could think of as 'an approach to the
mention az a loan, but now 1t sounded
inexpressibly silly.
He got her answer by return mail
$50 fell on the floor. serves ms
right" be Casped, but his eyes began e
bulge when he saw the lrSt line OF
the letter itself:
"Dcar.dcar friend" It began. "Sad
sad. indeed must that heart be which
cannot Dee cheered by the sweet dell
cacy and soulful sympathy Of a frion'
. Ike you. O. how my lonesome hear
goes ont responsive. and yet
"SluSh -
That's what Dan said lie coul
/ hardly force himself 20 read It. II Del
f letter had been badly framed, hers wa
the drogs of gush. a wild hope tina
Kate Colyin hadn't written il seize
him. but the narrOvcst compariso
showed It 20 be her Handwriting
! There was nothing absolutely immoo
est in her hystcriCai euistle, but Il FAN
IS oozed sentimentaliiy, which ia
was sure he would always despise in
woman.
"Glad 20 get back my City, anyhow,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30

he sneered, pocketing the order and
tearing the letter with one angry jerk.
Then he paused, put the torn edge ot
her communication together, and re- /
read Ii. "Oh, how my lonely heart /
goes out responsive Ihatllne started
him, and he laughed till the bookkeeper
stared and the stenographer Joined a.
the merriment
"I'H get back at her" thought Dam
Kent. as he opened his desk. And he
spent two hours that evening trying tol
Guido the nOrld periods OF his Olds-
| burg prOtege But he didn't send back
the nfty. ON Saturday he got an an
swer that fairly scinullated With
l flashes OF Cupid's arrows. lie had sup
posed that his letter rose TO every
! light OF sentimental hyperb0le, but ~
| seemed commonplace aud tawdry be
side the glittering fabric Of her latest
epstOlary composition
lie had 10 get The Children Of the
Abbey" from the public library before
he could answer that letter, and, in or
der TO stimulate her 10 a still more gen
/. erous effusiOn, he wound up his ecstatic
billet with a superbly seryile petition
7 for her picture. He said counterfeit
presentment" first, but FOR fear she'd
: regard that as a mercenary al!usion. be
4 scratched the words away and subSti-
e tuted STAIR image" The photograph
4 that arrived in the next letter was
D worthy OF the foolish girls correspond
t ence. A simpering. weak smile, evi
!. IDENTIFY calculated 10 display two prett.
z dimples and row of the white teeth
n a mass OF fluffy blond hair, falling al
4 most 20 the eyebrows; a white law
IS dress of the style that had been con
e sidered smart" a few years ago; bar
IS gle rings on the dainty fingers.
u ''She looks the part" laughed Dan
4, sand II l don't send her my pictur
&c now this sport will come TO a sudde
end"
ig The letter suggested an exchang
vt and Dan, in the eXuherance OF whs
n seemed such 4 capital joke. determine
sl- TO send her the picture Of his barber,
al dashlng young gallant with melanchOl
'e- black eyes and tightly waxed WI
~ helm mustache.
So IL was kent's irrepressible love
be fun that led him into this thoughtle
N and. for him. unkind correspondents
W, But the letters had passed so rapid
on and with such increasing and aimO
le- outlandish expressions OF romani
I'd emotion that he had not taken time
ais look at any but the funny side OF {
int affair. He had shown the letters TO I
body, destroying them as soon as tn
ost were read. When he had mailed {
lite BARRIERS photograph 10 Kate with
Ter, autograph on its back he resolved
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30

the members were allowed Go enter the
club. which was a palace OF white mar
Do. All the servants were females.
Lady guests, however. were welcome
The annual subscription 90 the club
was $1,000. bat there were enormous
extra expenses. All dishes were served
on gold and silver plates. The drapcry
was of the COstl.e.t material. and was
embroidered with Jewels after designs
hy Cyril. who. it viii DE remembered,
iu company with bis boon companions.
indui-od iu orgies similar Co those at
the club even at thc front in Mauchuria
until the Car recalled him.
King Edward d. ana enthusiastic
golfer, and has n little course OF his
own nc Windsor.
The Princess 90 Wicd. who is n prom
incut l-uro iu the court circles at ker-
liza. aud whose husband is Ira the line
Of succession 90 the throne OF Holland.
buys all the ill-usod horses that come
to hernotice and gives them the benefit
~ a stay I'm her weli-appointed stables
and meadows.
While the Emperor 81 Germany doe.
I not fail t0 transact n large amount oi
/ public business during his various voy
I ages for rest and recreation. when
I on his yacht nc sea he is a very DIR
/ farent man from the ruler OF a grca
/ nation living IN state at beriiu-
/ President Loubet of France has takei
/ the barefoot cure; that ia. himself wit'
n aud daughter have gone barefoot, eN
1 ccnt for light sandals. ON oil but cere
moniOus occasions during this hot sum
+. MGR. The sandals worn by the Presi
dent and his family come from Africa
being the approved Arabian kind Ih
President advises sandal wearing II
summer Tor these reasons. "An
naked foot not only benefits that men
beer. keeping it cool and allowing PC (
. breathe. but benefits the whole phys
E cal system and the mental as wei
Tibeaate the foot OF the customary ef
i closures. Sucks and shoes, and you
nerves viii grow stronger; IL you ar
excited OF worried, IL will wear %
easier"
D Van Calava
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30
New Blood in Naval Engineering

From the Baltimore sun
Ii may bee questioned. In view or the
Remington explosion, whether the
Navy DEPARTMENTS policy OF restrict
ing engineering appointments In the
navy 10 graduates at Annapolis Is best
for the service. The graduates OF the
Naval Academy are bright fellows. no
doubt, but only Il few OF them have a
talent for mathematics, physics, me
chanics and other Ike sciences tnat
underlie the engineers equipment II
is well known that there is difficulty IN
getting from their number enough men
10 take postgraduate courses &C the
Boston Archaeological school. and thus
prepare themselves for the engine room
and machine shop OF the modern bat
tleshlD or cruiser. The result Us that
the service Is short OF capable trained
men who know how TO handle boilers
engines. repair shops. electrical install
lation. etc The Bennington is not the
/ first Of our warships 10 be injured by
| reason OF insufficient attention In tbs
/ engineering department. The remedy
| IL seems. is to inject some new bloc,
from civil life into the engineering dc
partmeDts OF our ships. Ii is all yer,
well TO reserve good berths for the An
u napolis graduates. but the practice i
carried too far when it results In stary
ing the engine rooms. There are man
. graduates yearly from our technolegica
schools who are as capable as any tia
, can be found. The engineering depar
ment OF the navy ought TO be recruite
: in part from the outside talent whic
, has been educated iE the art OF shl
! construction, management and repai
/, Ii is possible to carry too far the polio
OF keeping all appointments In the NAY
= for naval officers. especially when /
exception is made OF classes of a
!, pointments for which Annapolis gra
: yates have no especial qualification
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30

When his father died. Dan grieved
Hike man, and cogained his spirits like
the wholesome, clean-hcarted youth he
was: but Dee forgot about the C0lvins
after he had answered the widows let I.
ter OF coincidence. lie remembered |
them again when he saw in the Odds
burg Banner the obituary OF Mrs. Kate
Niebling Colvin. lie ought TO have
gone TO Oldsburg 20 comfort the orphan
giil. but he diSliked funerals and he
couldn't get over his gloomy impression
OF the old town. So he wrote letter
TO Kate. rs he had promised his
father. sending such words OF comfort
as a stranger must but Offering 10 be
of any assistance in his power. lie
scarcely expected a reply, but he got
one within a week.
1t was a stiited. studied letter. She
was grateful for kind words from the
son of her mothers kind friend. She
would 60 quite well, she thought, when
She got back TO her work as 4 school
teacher. Her work might help her to
forget. 1t was 4 dismal letter-Just
like Oldsburg, he thOught-and ne dld
not answer it. \ month later lac got
another from her. Would he kindly
buy for her Kinyon's pedagogical chart:
II would cost about 81, which she IN
closed. Il viii be ever so much
Obliged. she GOncANuCQ. lie lON4tA lllS
chart. which cost So, and sent her 3
note in which he said he was glad tC
be Of service. lie didn't mention tha
he was loser by 81 in the transaction
Within n fortnight another lettel
came to him from Kate Colvin, II
which she said that she had JUS
learned the chart had cost So, perhap
more, and that she would return Tn
balance the moment her salary wa
paid. They are III arrears with me 10
the last two months" the latter sale
"but / am sure they viii pay as befor
Christmas"
To Dan Kent there was s0methin
poignantly sad in the plain. simple, bl
uncomDlaining statement OF the coul
frv school teachers poverty. Two dc
lars! He was making money an
Spending It as lavishiy as a seifr
speeding young man could. Evident
poor Kate Colvin could not spare
from a scanty hoard that might not
replenished at once. He was a Sc
erous, tender fellow, and, someho
that bald. almost childiike corfesSi'
of a girls lonely struggle for the ber
Its which he won so easily and regar
ed SO lightly, gave sharp sting TO :
semitic spirit md clouded his radia
face.
Then he made q natural but me
egregious mistake. He wanted 70 WI
q kind, sympathetic end helpful ieti
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30

mako "a end OF an e>-apAue Wh4Su "oS
just beginning to eioy-
As he grew serious he reflected up
on the folly-"sollyl Perhaps II was
mean OF me-" he thought, aud this last
idea held him so that be went home
aud wrote an honest. manly letter q
the girl. I'm which he stroye 10 exoner-
ate himself. He knew she would for
give him for returning her photograph
lie said. and FOR asking her 10 forget
the whole episode, which. ne hoped
had given her a. much harmless merrt-
snent as it had given him. The tone OF
this letter was so modest, 50 sensible
so self-deprecating, and 80 completely
disillusiOning that Dan thought as ne
dropped 1t in the mail box !:
Dad would have liked that letter. L
would never have written the others TX
he had been with me-"
That was Monday. Thursday was
Thanksgiving Day. and as Dan Kent
/ was TO be the guest at banquet that
| evening, be resolved to get a bite IN
his favorite cafe. The place was crowd
I'd with diners, and he looked In vain
/ for a familiar face. The head waiter
found a place for him at a table at
| which sat a woman alone. she was
modestiy. but quite fashiOnably. at
tired. yOung-perhaps tWenty-at ease.
with an odd mixture Of confidence anu
shyness. Her black eyes shone Win
the light OF a brave and quick ln.eiii
gcnce. Her swart hair droopeed about
her small ears IN smooth gilsteillna
tresscs. Her red mouth
Dan had got thus far In his SUB.
conscious catai0guing OF the beautiful
woman opposite him when she dartec
one angry glance at him In WaicI
there was an unanswerable reproof Tor
his fascinated stare. IL vanished a'
quickly as IL came. She drew from nei
reticule n parcel OF papers, read q clip
, ping, and then unfoldcd his letter Z.
4 Kate C0lvin with the same phOtosral
= OF the Ollsburg school teacher that h.
=. had mailed on Monday. lie started
/ looked again, stood up. ana netra4c
his curiosity by leaning forward.
, She glarci at him, looked ulsntene.
4 Tor an Instant and then nusheu WIZ
anger -,
"iiow dare you! was all she said
! but The emphasis or her low Noic
! helped him.
Il beg your pardon. madam" he an
I swcred. sitting down. wrote Una
letter myself 90 the girl whose piftuI
you have there and it startled me I
= see IL I'm your hand am Inc bai
" OF that letter. Daniel Non
o.. lie stopped short. Her face wa
wrcnthed in smiles
why, Dam She commenced. IN INA
same sweetiy sinsinE voice 80 AT
YOU Daniel hentt Ine pctuief An.
how, II you're Daniel Kent on Jnel
friend OF his Who heIeu Nl. uS d.
make Iool OF q country -'.- 80
both mistaken. lm hate C..N-h
she began the sentence WIN ~
and ended ii win a rasp.,
& Dan was oumnlouNetu' p"l "' e
out his card ana gave ~ lo neI.
Well you uil-.1 nave N'l1" =
i wasn't the hinu 20 zorro" MONEY ~
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Ii Is not meaningless thas earth Is
called our mother earth" IL was
somehow from the earth that mankind
sprung at the dawn OF life. Is Is into
her arms be must go back when life Is
ended. IL Is from her intimate, loving
touch that he must win the best In life
as long as life Is his.