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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-10

MT. VERNON. IowA.-The first intercollegi-
ate debate between De Paw university and Cor
nell will be held in Mt. Vernon April 14.-Plans
for a summer session at Cornell college have been
| completed. Professor George II; Belts will be
in charge.-A charter for an Iowa branch OF
the American Chemical society has been
ceiyel,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-10

LEAD, S. D.-The new state mine inspector
Nicholas Treweek. has entered upon his duties
with his office In this city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-10

YANKTON, s. p.-Cattlemen of Sanktor
county elected Ed o. Lem of Violin county cattle
inspector.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-10

c;ation Of Coneregational churches will meet in
Sioux Rapids Tuesday and Wednesday: Rev.
Julian e. 0lnstead Of f., Milford, ,I Rev; W. H.
Mars Rev. VIM L. Bray of Sheldon and Mayor
G. II. Martin Of Spencer of the local association ;
will make addresses. The speakers from out
o. Smith and Rev Bernard G. Mattson OF 1ank-
ton. S. u.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-10
RoESCH SAYS HE HAS NO PULL
Unless Police Let Up on Him He Will
Prosecute Fellow Saloonkeepers.

DUBUQUE. IOWA.-Local saloonkeepers are
threatened with strict enforcement of the strin-
gent provisions of the mulct law unless the
police abandon their prosecution of Herman
Roesch, saloonkeeper arrested Tor violating
the law.
1t is known that many bars remain open all
night, while Roesch was arrested for Keeping
his place open after IL pm. He asserts 1t is
a personal grudge on the part of Captain Car
ter. and If the case Is tried ne says ne VIII
show that the city administration Is discrlml-
who have pull with the administration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
Recent Experiments In Scientific Rain MAKING

was not great. The public was still
disposed to regard the experiment as
huge joke, but the experimenter was
sanguine. In the succeeding June, the
driest month of the year, he made an
other test, which, he argued, should es-
tablish the validity of the others. Ac-
cording to the government report, rain
had fallen in that region during the
month of June only ten or twelve times
in half a century. When Hatfield began
the test there was not the faintest in
dication that the drought was about to
yield, but in less than three days there
! was a brisk shower. From that time
his operations were received with less
indiscriminate pleasantly. Altogether
there have been twenty nine test and
every one of them has been followed by
rain in from two to six days time.
According to the experts of the
United States weather bureau, Mr.. Hat
fields claim Is utterly preposterous
They declare that the liberation Of
chemicals had nothing whatever to do
with the rainfall in southern California.
They deny that the rainfall was greater
in the area subjected to the influence
of the chemicals than in other locali-
ties and call attention to the fact that
the season was unusually rainy in parts
of Arizona, New Mexico and southern
California. The heavy rains, they as
sert, were due to abnormal atmospheric
conditions over the entire country.
They close by stating that the processes
which operate to produce rain over
large areas are of such magnitude that
the effects upon them of the puny ef-
forts of man are inappreciable.
There is nothing especially new about
rain making tests. Savage and semi
barbaric races have employed various
spells and lamentations for the pur-
pose, and even in civilized Europe men
have claimed to be rain makers. AS
early as 1879 Edward Powers of Della
van, Wis, published volume designed
to prove that rain always fell after a
battle. He wanted the government to
take 200 siege guns from the Rock Is
land arsenal to some arid point In the
west and fire a hundred rounds Ten
years afterward Daniel Ruggles of
Fredericksburg, Va, devised scheme
for bombarding the heavens by means
of torpedoes charged with high explo-
sives carried into the upper air in bal
looms. Some years later this plan was
actually tested by the government In
Texas. Congress appropriated $4,000.
and General r. S. Dyrenforth was de-
tailed to perform the experiment. 1t
was carried out with minute attention
to details, but it was a lamentable fail
ure as rain producer. After the ex-
plosives had been fired the atmosphere
seemed drier and more heat charged
than before.
About this time another rain making
scheme was discussed with much in
terest 1t consisted in liberating lique-
fled carbonic acid gas in the upper at
mosphere, where it would become vapor
and in expanding would cool the air
sufficiently to cause rain 20 be formed.
After it had been estimated by experts
that the expense of inducing rainfall
of a quarter of an inch would not fall
far short of 100000 an acre the theory
was abandoned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
ALLEeE FRAUD I'M ESTATE.
Heirs of Rich Milwaukee Woman
Cause Jacob HeyFs Arrest,

Milwaukee. Wis., Sept. 16.-Jaco5
Heyl, one of the largest heirs of the
estate of Mrs. Lisette Schandein,
daughter of Philip Best and sister of
Mrs. Frederick Pabst, was arrested last
night by Sheriff Cary on writ of ne
exeat issued by Court Commissioner
Hugh Ryan upon an affidavit of Ella
Frank and Emil Schanden, also heirs
of the estate. Heyl is charged with Sc
curing large part of the estate thru
undue influence. Bonds were fixed at
$4,000. Heyl is quartered at the Ho-
tel Pfster, guarded by two deputy
sheriffs. He expects to be able to give
bond today
The complaint upon which the affi-
davit and writ were issued is made by
the Milwaukee Trust Company as
plaintiff. special administrator of the
estate of Lisette Schandein, and among
other things alleges that Heyl, shortly
after the death of Emil Schandein, ST..
in 1883, prevailed upon Lisette Schan-
dein to take him into her employ at a
salary of $4,000 per year and to intrust
him with the entire management of the
business affairs of the estate: that in
January. 1896. Heyl induced Lisette
Schandein to enter into a secret agree
ment to pay over 100000 as extra
compensation for his so-called past
services and to agree with him from
thenceforth to turn over half of the
increase from her estate from year to
year and that in January, 1896, the
value of the estate was upward of So
100000.
1t is also alleged that Heyl induced
Mrs Schanden to transfer certain
brewery and bank stocks and large
quantity of real estate to him for a
pretended consideration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
knowledge of the synonyms and the

knowledge of the synonyms and the
shades of meaning surprised me.
THE conversation embraced many
subjects and was carried on without
formality. 1t was such as would oc-
cur between two business men and
was absolutely devoid of ceremony.
There was some part of the converse
ton which was necessarily private. 1t
embraced matters of business import,
but the burden of it was concerning
the commercial development of Rus
STA, which the emperor desires should
follow the close of the war.
Will Use Americans.
I'm conclusion I said to the emper-
or: I will feel very grateful to your
majesty IL you would express to me
your policy as to the utilization of
American capital and American meth
DDS in assisting the development Of
the vast resources of the Russian en-
pre.'
"The emperor replied: Considering
the great extent of our undeveloped
resources, it is quite natural that we
should welcome American cooperation
in their development" and he recog
nized that similar conditions called for
similar methods, the efficiency of
which methods had been fully demon
strated by the progress of the indus
tries of the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
NEWEST BIBLE.

The latest version of the Bible is one
just completed by Samuel Lloyd OF the
British Bible society. For years he has
worked upon a version of the New
Testament in the modern tongue, and
after laborious comparisons with the
ancient Greek and Latin he has at last
put forward New Testament in which
the obscure phrases have been made
clear and words to which another
meaning is now assigned are given
their new form.
AS an instance of the manner in
which the work has been done. the
word publican" may be taken. BY
common usage publican" is now the
keeper of public house, or. in other
words, a saloon keeper. In the Biblical
sense a publican was a collector, and
the latter word is now used. 1t is the
most radical changing of the text OF
the Scriptures that has ever been
made, but the version has the approval
of the clergy, who declare 1t to be a
decided advance over the modernized
form Of the King James version.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18

rived Hatfield was able to show that
1855 inches of rain had fallen in Los
Angeles, and at Esperanza, four miles
north of Pasadena, where he had con-
Quoted his experiments. 29.49 inches
had been the result. Most startling of
all, and most valuable OF all from the
rain producers point of view, was the
fact that Mount Wilson, just at the rear
of the rain making plant and having an
altitude of 5000 feet, had the remark
able fall of forty inches.
Mr.. Hatfield does not resemble a wiz
ard, and he makes no effort to be es-
pecially mysterious, neither does he
claim to be able to control the laws of
nature by any occult method known
only to himself. The substance of his
claim seems to be that he has dis
covered way to induce nature to pre-
cipitate it's moisture in places where it
was not intending to fall. Instead of
collecting and falling in spots where it
is not especially needed, he declares that
he has found the means to persuade
nature to let some of it fall where it
will be of benefit. He makes no at
tempt to conceal the theory upon which
he works, but it requires great concen-
tration of effort to master it, 1t is suffi-
cient for all present purposes to bear
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
WILL ACCEPT AMERICAN AID.
New York Financier Tells Of Visit He
Made to the Gar.

New York, Sept. 1S.-Charles R.
Flint, one of New Yorks prominent
financiers, has just returned from his
fourth visit within year to ST. Pet
ersburg. Mr.. Flints mission to Russia
had to do with important admiralty af-
fairs, in which he rendered very valu-
able services to the Russian govern
ment. 1t was thru his influence that
the Russian navy was induced to in
clude the first submarine vessel in it's
equipment. In the course. of his recent
stay at st. Petersburg, Mr.. Flint had
personal interview with the car.
ITO begin WITH" said Mr.. Flint, in
giving an account of this interview,
you may remember that last We'd
nesday week, Immediately after my
arrival, 1 predicted that the first step
in the direction of encouraging Amer
lean enterprise in Russia that would
follow the declaration Of peace would
be the removal of the dlfferential du-
ties from American products. How
much of this was pure prophecy and
how much was the result of personal
observation and assurances which
received while in ST. Petersburg leave
entirely to inference.
Cars Character is Strong.
"But will say that the ultimatum,
mot kopeck for indemnity came first
from the lips of the emperor himself,
and with it the resolve not to deviate
one iota at Portsmouth from the lib
eral terms of this expression. The
car himself was at all times master
of the situation at Portsmouth.
use this prelude merely to give you
an impression of the strength of char
acter and broad intelligence Of the
ruling Romanoff.
Ills English is classic. He speaks
with the greatest fluency and with the
facility of the cultured American. His
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
RICH MAN HELD IN WILL FIGHT.
Executor Of Big Estate Charged With
PLANNING to Quit Country.


Milwaukee, Sept 16.-Jacob Heyl,
executor of the will of the late Mrs.
Lizette Schandein, and himself a mil
lionaire, was placed under arrest yes
terday on charge that he might leave
the country. Bonds were fixed at
$25O,O0O, which probably will be given
in the morning. Yesterday Mr.. Heyl
remained in his room at hotel in
charge of deputy sheriffs.
This is the last and most sensational
move in the contest to break the will
of Mrs. Schandein.
The bulk of her estate was left to
her daughter, Mrs. Heyl. Another
daughter. Mrs Frank, and son. Emil
Schandein, were left only the income
on certain Milwaukee property. The
two are contrasting the will.
Mr.. Heyfs home is In Berlin, Ger
many. He came here last spring for
the probating of the will, and was ex-
amined under the so-called discovery
statute" before court commissioner.
He went to Germany una returned
again short time ago with Mrs. Heyl.
who was to be examined, but was eX-
cused as the Information obtained
from Mr. Heyl was deemed sufficient.
The examinations showed a family
quarrel of long continuance. The chill
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
BIRDS BEGIN MIGRATION.
PeIicans, Which Are Growing Scarce
Seen Flying Southwark.

Des Moines, Sept. ia flock of
pelicans, the first of the northern nest
ing birds to migrate in the fall, and
which seek their winter quarters many
days In advance of other water fowls,
have been seen on their way south
ward, which portends the advent Of
fall weather.
Pelicans are growing scarce, and
each year sees their numbers dimin-
ishing. They are not a game bird and
are slaughtered by hunters only for
the sport of killing them Their plu-
mage is of no value and the flesh is no.
eatable On several islands off the
coast of Florida, these birds have win
tered in great numbers for years past,
and they have been ruthlessly slaugh-
tered by hunters and sportsmen. Re-
Gently the government issued an order
prohibiting the shooting of pelicans on
these islands, which constitute their
southern home.
They are a perfectly harmless bird,
subsistng on fish, which they catch In
the lakes and streams, and while of
no particular benefit, they are a curl
osity In bird life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
YELLOW JOURNAL VICTIM.
New York Girl Driven to Suicide by
Sensational Story

New York, Sept. 16.-Lorenzo Berry,
a carpenter of West Medford Mass,
! today identified as that of his daugh-
ter, Ella. the body of the young woman
wha committed suicide on Wednesday
in the Hotel Manhattan. She was u
stenographer in her home town, he
said.
Mr. Berry declared that the publica-
ton of an untrue story in Boston
paper a year ago that his daughter
had run away With a married man,
was the cause of her self-destruction.
The next day, Mr.. Berry said, it
turned out that she had merely been
on her vacation alone. Atho the pa
per published a retraction, Mr.. Berry
added, the injury done her was great,
and she never recovered from 1T, but
grew more and more downhearted and
morose.
wherever my daughter would go,
Mr.. Berry said, sit would seem as If
somebody was ready to point to her as
a girl who had been mixed up in a dis
graceful affair. Then she went away
from home to seek employment in 9TH
err cities. She would be a short time in
a place when the story would reach
the ears of her employers and she
would be told that she could not re-
main. This happened several times
until my child could not bear it any
longer"
Elmer Berry, the dead girls brother,
who was with the father, said that
letter had been received by the family
from the girl. in which they We're noti-
fled by her that she had decided to put
an end to it.
Il cannot bear this false stain on
my character" she wrote to her faith
er, land ] see nothing else left for me
to do than to kill myself Please for
give me and believe that | would not
do this thing if it We're not that l
am nearly out of my mind with grief
and horror at the awful story which
everybody seems to think is true"
The young woman registered at the
Manhattan hotel Wednesday afternoon
under the name of "A. w. Widely, of
Washington, d. c." and that night
killed herself with poison and pistol.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18

" N 1901 congress appropriated $10,-
rain. About that time there was
- good deal said and written on the
subject, but it subsequently ceased to
inspire interest from the general pub
lie. Recently, however, the rain induc-
ing experiments of Charles Mallory
Hatfield in southern California have
given the matter great prominence. 1t
seems to be well established fact that
the young California cloud engineer,
under contract, has produced in the
vicinity of Los Angeles a rainfall Of
eighteen inches.
According to the account, no rain at
all fell in southern California during
October, November and December of
1903 and January Of last year. Some
of the leading business men of Los
Angeles, realizing the disastrous effect
of the long continued drought on the
commercial interests of the city and
vicinity, decided to see for themselves
whether or not the pretensions of Hat
field as rain maker were of any prac-
teal force. They finally determined to
give his scheme a trial, in the hope
that the great drought might be broken
Two days after the young thaumatur-
gist had put his apparatus in operation
the heavens opened and the deluge de-
scended. Southern California received
a thorough wetting, more rain falling
in the county in which the experiment
was conducted than in other sections
of the state. The most persistent
drought in forty years was broken.
A year later, October and November
Of 1904. southern California was once
more in the parched condition of the
previous autumn. On the ranges there
was no grass for live stock, vegetation
was withered in the gardens and the
wells and reservoirs were almost dry.
Matters began to look very serious and
again the citizens of Los Angeles de-
cided to call in the rain maker. After
considerable discussion a contract was
made whereby Hatfield agreed to sup
ply an all winter demonstration, be-.
ginning Dec. 15 and continuing until
May l Of the present year. In spite of
Hatfield's success of the previous sea-
son, it would appear that the good peo
pie of Los Angeles We're not unre-
servedly committed to the belief that
he could produce rain by artificial
ment For the sum of dollar in
hand, paid by the citizens committee
having the matter in hand, with the
additional specification of the payment
of $1,000 should Hatfield produce
eighteen inches of rainfall during the
named period, the young man went to
work.
He must have been very modest and
quiet about it. Nothing was made pub
lie concerning his operations, but it is
a fact that the rain made its appear
ance on the date specified and SUISSE
quently as agreed upon. There We're
frequent and copious showers ali
through the winter months and toward
spring there were several veritable
downpours. Some of the old timers who
had lived all their lives in the foot
hills declared that they had never
known the like Of it. When May ar /
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
THE ETIQUETTE AND
DRESS OF MOURNING

Nothing has changed to greater exc
tent during the last fifty years than
ideas upon what may perhaps be best
considered as the etiquette Of mourn
ing.
In the faraway days Of the middle Of
the last century curious snotion pre-.
vailed, which impelled all mourners to
believe respect to the dead demanded
an. absolute hideousness Of garb, and.
also, whatever their pecuniary position.
lavish display of that most ephemeral
and extravagant Of materials-crape.
Even today. in out Of the way places.
one hears the weird expression, 'Beau-
tiful mourning" and learns with as
estimates another's loss by the depth
of her skirt trimming.
Not that we would do away with
Grape altogether. It's employment, like
almost every recognized social law
really arose from that kind heartedness
and consideration which are another
word for good taste.
Grape Indicated that loss was too
recent for the mourner to bear to speak
Of 1t, and small point Of etiquette is
never to ask a question or make an
observation, however pitiful, when
meeting an acquaintance habited for
the first time in mourning. Always let
the mourner be the first to speak OF 9
loss.
Except in what is usually termed
Complimentary mourning even
then to minor extent-the funereal
garb we wear is the index to our inner;
selves. Bright colors, trimmings, jew
!! elry-all the little aids to the toilet that
are associated in our minds with
brightness and festivity-jar, and so IT
is that good taste bids us discard them.
Mourning has become a thing about
which all may please themselves with
out fear of comment.
Usually, however. a widow wears her
deep mourning for six months, plain
black for another six or twelve months.
as her own feelings dictate.
OF course all deep mourning materials
must always be of wool, in order to OBJ
tain that dead black which distin-
! guishes mourning from ordinary black.
1t is for this reason suede or fine wool
gloves must be worn. French kid are
not mourning, popular belief to the
contrary!
Another small item: Wells with spots
or fancy designs are quite inadmisst-
BILE, except in complimentary mourning.
At the present day the periods OF
mourning are: For a husband, Grape
for six months or year, black for .
year; for father or mother, Grape for
six months, black for three, but most
daughters complete the year In black;
for brother or sister, Grape for three
months. black for three; for son or
daughter, Grape for six or nine months,
black for three; for uncle or aunt. black
for three months: for grandfather or
grandmother Grape for three months.
black for two or three months; for .
cousin, black for two or three months.
But the wearing of Grape at all now
adays is entirely optional.
Upon hearing of the death of friend
or acquaintance, letter Of condolences
should be sent Immediately.
Letters Of coincidence are never exs
n4n4aa - eoawAnAa at 0uca
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
Are You engaged?

Engaged people should remember
that, after marriage, many quarrels
can be avoided by keeping their diges-
tons in good condition with Electric
Bitters. S. A. Brown. of Benefits
vile, S. c.. says: For years my wife
suffered intensely from dyspepsia,
complicated with a torpid liver, until
she lost her strength and vigor, and
became mere wreck of her former
self. Then she tried Electric Bitters.
which helped her at once. and finally
made her entirely well. She is now
strong and healthy. Mcdonald & Ma
hood Co, druggists, sells and guaran-
tees them, at SOC a bottle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-18
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as
they cannot reach the seat Of the dis
ease. Catarrh is blood or constitu-
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you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a
uuack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one Of the best physicians in this
country for years and is regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best
tones known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect COM
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curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials,
free.
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Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
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