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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
THE COMMON SENSE WAY.

The tendency on the part Of great
appropriations to arbitrate their differ
ences with their employees, and thus
avoid costly strikes, is shown by the
action of the Pennsylvania railroad re-
Gently. Employees of the Pennsylvania
had grievances which they submitted
to the management, making certain
demands, the alternative of the grant
ing of which was a strike of all the
frainmen on the system. 1t was freely
predicted that the company would not
grant the demands of the men, which
Included radical advance in wages
Of some employees, and it was conceded
that the strike was as good as on. But
It required but an hours conference
between the officials of the railroad
and the representatives of the train
mems unions to adjust the difficulties
and avert a walkout. The settlement
involved concessions on both sides, al
though most of the cenceding was done
hy the company. The concessions OH
both sides were made freely rather
than bring about rupture of the
pleasant relations that have existed for
some time between the officials of the
company and its employees. The result
IA that a. walkout of 5000 men was
prevented, and the railroad was spared
much expense and the public much an
novance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27

brother. George, is a private secretary
to the chancellor of the exchequer, and
has lust married the sister of Lord
Carnarvon and Lady Burghclere.
An extraordinary collection of pro-
verbs. folklore, stories, superstitions,
and old and disused words, was made
bv the late Vincent Lean of Bristol,
England. All his MINIS and the sum OF
s25OO0O Mr.. Lean left to the British
museum Leans "Collectanea,' in five
large volumes have been brought out
recently by Bristol publisher.
In the new edition of Sir George
Trevelyan's history of The Amer-
can Revolution,' the reader will find
many changes. Sir George has largely
rewritten and extended the work.
One of the few effective balladists
of the time is John Masefield, and his
spirited sea songs suggest that his
forthcoming book on The English
Buccaneers" will be a lively produce
ton. He will deal therein with the
romance of the Spanish Main and will
furnish more or less startling portraits
of the greater pirates.
II wonder what proportion of your
readers know what an heXameter Is"
said a man quoted by the London
Chronicle. 81 should think everybody
knows" said another man across the
club luncheon table. We'll, l confess
don't know myself" said the first
speaker. And he is very intimately
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
connected with the business side Of
literature.

The confession stirred this inquirer
to research. Good fortune led him to
tea with a woman of remarkable in
telligence, artistic education, great
personal charm, and gowns that are
described in weekly papers. by the
way" was the question, lean you tell
me what an hexameter is?" ooh. both
err" was the reply. II can't remember
how many angles the things got!"
The hospitals in the town in which
Tolstoy lives caught fire the other
night and the venerable author insist
ed on going to help. His personal ex-
ertions in saving the p atients were
valuable-and, considering his age,
were marvellous.
A big volume of Ibsen's letters, IL.
Illustrating his mental development, mas
just been brought out by his son.
They are dated at various periods be-
tween the years 1S49 and 1900. I'm all
that concerns myself" he writes, Il
have had the sensation of perpetual
advance / look back and see crowds
of people on the spots where used to
stand, but 1 am always on ahead.
There is no eternity for any moral
code, or for any artistic FORM"
A commentator declares that 1bsen
left his family behind, as well as the
crowds, altho he wrote of his wife a
dozen years after marriage: my wife
has character which suits me ex-
actly. She is illogical, but possesses q
strong poetic instinct, and her hatred
Of the small constraints of life is with
out limit"
A formidable History of Egypt"
from the earliest times to the con-
quest of Alexander is to be published
by the committee of the Institute of
Archaeology of Liverpool. This publ
cation, made possible by an enlight-
ened millionaire, will be completed In
about two years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
Methods Followed Successfully by an
Illinois Farmer.
RAISING PIGS WITHOUT MIL

Methods Followed Successfully ny an
Illinois Farmer.
My pigs We're narrowed in April, from
sows in medium flesh and twelve
months old, averaging in weight 225
pounds apiece. The rations given the
sows, while sucking the pigs consist
ed of three parts of corn and oat chop,
one part red dog flour and one part
oil meal, all mixed together and soaked
twelve hours in water as it came from
the well. 1 put enough of the mixed
feed into the slop to make it quite rich
and gave them all of the Slop they
would take and clean up Immediately,
three times a day. l weaned the pigs
on the first day of June and turned
them on rape pasture and continued
the same slop feed to them that had
been given the sows while they were
with them and continued stopping
them three times daily for two months,
and twice day since. When the new
corn became denied 1 commenced
feeding it gradually, until at the end
of month they were an full feed.
Since October have been giving them
a slop, all they will clean up immed-
lately, of two parts wheat. middlings,
and one part oil meal. The pigs at
the present writing December 19),
will weigh on an average around 250
pounds.
The sows, Of which there were five,
and had raised twenty-seven pigs,
which have described as being wean-
ed June list, were fed thirty days and
sold at the top price and weighed
800 pounds apiece.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
REVIVE THE spELLIn' SCHOOL.

Wright county's superintendent of
schools has revived the old fashioned
spelling school and the country
schools within his jurisdiction are pre-
pairing to do photographed battle for
county championship. Mr.. Mcdonald
Is doing good thing when he brings
back. If only for a season, the spell
ing school," which only a generation
ago was fixed function of every
cross road school, There is a
canny sagacity about his revival of
the spelling school that betrays the
superintendent nationality quite as
effectually as does his name. 1t GER
tainly made spoilers and any method
that will reform the present desener-
ate photography is worth a new trial.
Then this renaissance Of the spelling
school sets an army of men who have
passed the poll tax period back thirty
long years or more to a time when
the Friday night spellin' school was
more important than any political
convention that was ever held before
or since.
Those are to be pitied who cannot
with closed eyes fit into mental
kaleidoscope the stretch of rising road
limited by six board fence On one
side and an Usage hedge on the other,
that led up the slope to the school
house filled, as it was of Friday
night. with tippeted and bemittened
groups of rowdy boys and meek-man-
nered but mischievous girls. The lights
cleaned thru the uncurtained windows
of the school house that set about six
rods back from the roadside, at the
TOP of the hill. There were a string
of teams and hobs along the board
fence side much to the disgust of the
landholder who knew that morning
would disclose a top fence board dis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
Literary Notes.

number of unpublished letters OF
pohart Louis stevenson will be includ-
"a in DR. Ja.pp's forthcoming book on
~ arthor of .Treasure Island Some
80 tban, are mentioned as remarkable.
The late Sir Leslie stephen, after
the death of his first wife, Minnie
Thackeray (the noveEsts younger
daughter). married widow. Mrs.
Duckworth by name. She had tow lit
tie boys, who. under their step-father's
charming influence, grew up into &C
complished and thoughtful men. One
of them, Gerald Duckworth IS sue
cessful publisher in London. His
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
Topics Of the Times

The general impression in Russia
seems to be that the Little Father
is of the step variety.
The Iowa factory and the freight
rates problem belong together.
If the car could only communicate
to the Japs his own fear Of the Rus
sian people, the war would be over in
twenty minutes.
Kansas will send John ]. Ingalls,
statue to Washington where it refused
to return the living man as United
States senator The selection of the
statue is good one and shows bet
ter Judgment than did the defeat of the
most brilliant man Kansas ever pro-
duced.
All this talk about the whipping post
for wife heaters reminds the editor
of the Newton Journal Of an occasion
where he once saw a little tailor Wig
orously pounding his good-sized wife
with his fist; we interfered and pulle0
the husband rather rudely to the
ground and received for our good in
tentions several whacks on the back
and head With a sleeve lap board, ad-
ministered by the wife, with the adj
monition to attend to our own bust
ness"
Jules Verne at the age of nearly three
score years and ten, is still pouring
forth fantastic wonder tales for French
boys. his fiftieth published book hay
ing just been issued under the title
LIE Voyage Extraordinary" This
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
noyance
RUSSIA LIBRE.

The strike which was magnified into
a. revolt is helpless and broken under
the heel Of the Russian military. The
unarmed, hungry and ignorant insur-
rectos could not hold out against ma
chine guns. The men are going back
to work, sullen with hate and pray
1ng to God for their time to come as
they are convinced it will. The car
in frenzy of fear is depending on his
Cossacks.
From q superficial view the uprising
would seem to have failed. So far as
forcing immediate reform it has fail
ed, but as a step toward the ultimate
redemption of the Russian masses it
must be considered magnificent sue
cess The strike was more than the clam
or Of hungry laborers for a living wage.
1t was the protest Of the growing in
telligence of the commonalty against
an oppressive government. 1t meant
more than demand for a higher wage
and went straight to the heart Of po-
litical reform. While 1T has so far
forced no concessions it has proved
that such concessions can be forced.
1t has frightened the autocracy into
spasm When a regiment of Russian
soldiers throw down their guns and
refuse to kill their own people at the
command of the government it leaves
the car alone with his Cossacks.
Nicholas is a fool advised by scoun
drels. He had his opportunity to save
his dynasty and make Russia respect
able. Had he granted the plea for a
constitution he and his might have
dominated it's making and unified
Russia at the same time. He refused
and his troops shot down in the streets
those who came in appeal not in men
ace. The next day the demand for his
reinforcement was shouted in the
street. Nicholas killed more than the
mob He destroyed Russian loyalty to
the car.
It is the old contention Of the di-
vine right of kings against the rign, OF
self government over again in Russia
and there has never been but one con-
clusion to the argument. God grows
tired of kings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
Importance Of Manure.

The winter feeding is again well I'M
der way and one of the important re-
suits, If not Of the objects, tn areof is
the manufacture Of manure. 1t is not
to the farmers interest to see how lit
tie of this material he can accumulate
in order to lessen the work of cleaning
up and hauling, but it is to his inter-
est to make the largest possible "a
mount of manure, provided no valuable
food materials are wasted in the OPP
GRAFTON. The more manure that can
be made and spread on the land in a
proper manner this winter or before
the crops are put in in the spring the
greater will be the crop yield next year.
The manure should, SO far as pos
sible, be hauled to the field as fast as
made, as it will then be where action
from it will be got for the coming year.
If applied with judgment there will be
less loss thru washing and teaching
than if thrown out in the yards to lie
until after harvest. In the latter case
one will have to wait a year before
getting any good Of 1T and it will have
shrunken about half in volume so that
only half as much land can be bene-
flied.
Plenty of bedding should be used
both for the comfort Of the animal and
in order to save the liquid as well as
the solid excrement. In the colder ell
mates the manure from animals fed in
a general enclosure can not bs remov-
ed as made, but by hauling regularly
all that can be removed and giving at
tention to the rest as the weather
warns up in the latter part of win
ter, there need be little left when the
fields become too soft to haul upon.
1t has been demonstrated that there
is great loss from manure thrown gu,
in pile even when under a covered
shed. When thrown out under the
caves. as is a very common practice
the loss is simply enormous. No LANDS
are so rich but that the saving ana
applying of manure is most import
ant considera ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
Tonic to the System.

For liver troubles and constipation
there is nothing better tran DeWltts
Little Early Risers, the Gus little
pills. They do not weakea the stom-
ach. Their action upon the system Is
mild. pleasant, and harmless. Bob
Moore, Of Lafayette. Ind, says: NO
use talking, DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
ers do their work. All other pills
have used grippe and make me sick in
the stomach and never cured me. De-
Wits Little Early Risers proved to
be the long sought relief. They are
simply perfect" Persons travelling find
Little Early Risers the most reliable
remedy to carry with them. Sold by
all druggists
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
A Grim Tragedy

Ia daily enacted In thousands of homes
as death claims. in each one, another
victim Of consumption or pneumonia.
But when coughs and colds are prop
erlv treated the tragedy is averted., F.
G. Huntley, of OalSlandon, Ind, writes:
"My wife had the consumption and
three doctors gave her up. Finally she
took DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which
cured her and today she is we'll and
strong" 1t kills the germs of all dis
eases. On dose relieves. Guaranteed
at so cents and 81 by Mcdonald & Ma
hood, druggists. Trial bottle free.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
coIonists' Rates to Points in the
Southwest.

The Chicago Great Western railway
will on January II, February 81 and
March 21 sell one way Colonists' tick
cts to points on the Frisco and Rock
Island systems in Missouri, Arkansas,
Kansas. Oklahoma, .Indian Territory,
Texas and Colorado at greatly reduce
ed rates. For further information APP
ply to J. r. Harding, agent. MARSHALL
town Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
MzuMoryKoehne

Nervous exhaustion invites disease.
This statement is the positive truth.
When everything becomes burden
and you cannot walk few blocks with
out excessive fatigue, and you break
out into perspiration easily, and your
face Pushes, and you grow excited and
shaky at the least provocation, and
YOU cannot bear to be crossed in any
thing, you are in danger; your nerves
have given out you need building up
at once! To build up woman's nerv-
Gus system and during the period of
change of life we know of no better
medicine than Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Here is an
illustration. Mrs. Mary L. Koehne, 81
Garfield Avenue, Chicago. ILL.,. writes:
"Ihave used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound for years in my family and II
never disappoints SO when felt that was
nearingthe change of life commenced treat.
ment with it. took in all about SIX bottles
and it did me great deal Of good. It
stopped my dizzy spells, pains in my back
and the headaches with which had suffered
for months before taking the Compound. /
feel that il it had not been for this great med.
icine for women that I should not have been
alive to-day. 1t is splendid for women, old Of
young, and will surely cure all female disor-
ders.5
Mrs. Pinkham, Of Lynn. Mass, In
vites all sick and ailing women to write
her for advice. Her great experience
is at their service. free of cost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27

seems just as wild and impossible as
some of the stories which went before,
but NJ Verne has seen so many of his
semi scientific literary imaginings bear
fruit in sober reality that it will not
do to be too skeptical or contemptu-
Gus.
Tho General Stoessel was unable to
make Port Arthur his tomb, he found
himself charged with a grave offense
at ST. Petersburg.
"Ill never employ another Russian
girl
why not?"
Just as learned to pronounce her
Dealer.
If as the Cedar Rapids Republican
suggests it would be a good thing for
the car and his people to meet face
to face it is up to the populace to run
hard and get around in front of him.
you'll repent it some day
Bah! Didn't you ever steal
klss?"
Eyes, and 1 married the girl, by
g lm! "-Cleveland Leader.
An English woman supposed to be
dead, arose while the undertaken was
II easuring her for shroud, and asked
HIM if he thought she would be caught
dead with a garment that didn't fit
better than that.
Sir" began the visitor, IT come
to you in the interest of the cfty's poor
children. I thought you might like to
contribute to our fresh air fund for
ITEM"
"Of course" replied the kindheart-
ed suburbanite. You may take as
much you please from my place. But
low in the world are you going to car
ry it?"-Philadelphia Catholic Stand
ard.
The first report of the slaughter at
ST. Petersburg are iresistably remind
tul of fat Jack Falstaff's account Of
| the desperate encounter at Gad's Hill
| A New York mamma, who with he1
laughter was visiting in the country
| found a man entering rear window OF
| the house one night and received him
| l,y giving him severe tap on the head
with club. The man turned out to
he caller on her daughter. He is
probably wondering now if it was q
gentle" hint to him or case of mis-
taken identity. At any rate he will
probably enter at the front door next
line.
1t is significant that those who are
asserting most decidedly that the
days of the Russian tyranny are num-
oered" fail to furnish any specific
number.
There are always exceptions to q
rule. The higher the position the high
er the salary generally, but the man
holding the highest position known
gets less than $500 per year. It is not
from lack of pull. He is station
master for the Gornergraft railroad at
zermatt, Switzerland, at an altitude
Of close to 10000 feet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27
A Life at Stake.

If you but knew the splendid merit
of Foley's Honey and Tar you would
never be without it. A dose or two
will prevent an attack of pneumonia
or la grippe. 1t may save your life. 3.
A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-27

done a thriving business the number
of these animals trapped this year be-
ing unusually large. A good mink
skin brings SO and from that down to
$1.5O for poor one. One local trapper
who has already brought in large
number of mink skins, has made a
wager with Mr.. Palmer that he will
furnish him $500 worth more mink be-
fore spring opens. To one unfamiliar
with the habits of mink this would
look like big proposition, but it will
undoubtedly be realized. These
animals are so cunning that the un-
initiated might spend a week along
glimpse of one.
TROT.
Burrell in Washington Press.
What possible objection can there
be to trotting in funeral professions:
Especially in severe weather. when
the survivors are apt to be chilled
thru and thru by long exposure to
the cold, and run the risk of catching
cold and having pneumonia. 1t is
merely custom, and a very stupid
and foolish one, that prescribes a
snaiHs pace going to the cemetery. To
show how senseless it is, consider
that everybody does break into
brisk trot on the return. Is it consid-
cred disrespectful to the dead to trot,
going out? If so, it is violation OF
good taste to drive like Jehu on the
way home. We do not know anything
more senseless than moping at funerals
particularly if the distance to the
burial ground is great. Yet. il one
has been used to the snail pace, the
first time one sees a brisk race to the
cemetery, he will experience lively
shock, lasting only. however, until one
stops to think of it. Years ago, we
were in Greenwood cemetery, Brook
lvn. N. Y, and funeral pageant came
.dashing by, the teams going at a clip
ming gait, and it was a great surprise,
but. then, very likely, they had driven
six or seven miles, and they must go
at a slap-dash pace, or the day would
all be used up in transit.
Tn cities one will see many innova-
tions. dictated by good sense, and trot-
ting at funerals is one Of them, and an
other is martial, muffled music, II the
deceased were soldier. A dlfse Is
wonderfully impressive and stirs the
deepest religious sense. An eulogy at
the grave is another impressive feat
ure. We get used to these things, ana
if our people should abolish for once
the old. staid, slow, painful gait at fu-
nerals. they would be pleased with the
change. and would never go back TO II.
Not infrequently, a funeral comes IN
here from the country over distance
Of several miles, either in hot or colo
weather, and they crawl at snail gait
why? Can any one give a reason
that is a reason, and not a mere bit
of fosy custom? How does NOPE
show respect, and a trot contempt" me
deceased drove out of walk lots OF
times. didn't he? This is a custom thae
ought to be cancelled forthwith. Inc
idea Of freezing to death by spendlns
an hour to the graveyard when .he
distance could be covered in ten MIN
utes is perfectly stupid. folks ehous II
sat sick attending funerals, by expos
,,ra. let's cut off this chance OF taxing
ones death Of cold