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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
HIGH PRICE FOR HOGS
Another Advance Today Brings
the Price Up to a New
High Record
THE SUPPLY WAS MEAeRE
Best Hogs Sold as High as 5.a5, Show
ing an Advance of I'VE Cents Over
the Best Price Paid a Week Ago
Today's Cattle Market Dull = Sheep
Were Fairly Active.

Chicago. March 1S-Cattle-Most of
the 200 received today were common
in quality and sold at low prices.
There is some fear Of a big run be-
ing forced at the start next week on
account of the late thawing out OF
feed lots, reports from many sections
indicating that the condition OF feed
ing quarters is now very unfavorable
and may necessitate liberal shipments,
but if this is the case the thaw has
come on at very inopportune time as
the trade is in no shape to Withstand
any very liberals runs, and without a
renewal of activity in the export and
shipping channels of outlet receipts of
very liberal proportions will likely
meet poor sale, and those who are in
a position to hold cattle are being urg
ed to do so.
Hogs.
Today's supply was a very meager
one, when general demand is so good
and prices took another upward turn.
landing best hogs at 5.35. This makes
new high record and shows an adj
vance of 17h on the best price paid
last Saturday.
60CelplS HAVE AMEN OlL5 Ills WSCh
the five day supply being approx
mately 12570O against 144,157 last
week and 1885, 39 a year ago. Shipping
demand has taken approximately A.
$50, against 46,625 last Week and 53,-
963 a year ago.
/, At this time last year eastern ship
pers were setting the pace. The top
during that week was $50, but it was
a declining market, a 20@30-cent
break being scored between Tuesday
and Saturday.
Fridays market closed up well only
about $500 being left over. The Ar
mour drove cost 1921 against $5.13
Thursday. Goggins' shipping drove
cost S5.21 and the Anglo drove of light
s5.15, against s5.O5 Thursday.
Sheep.
There was fairly active demand
and prices Were unchanged.
Urgent orders here are for feeding
lambs and light yearlings to go back
to the country. Many traders are adj
vising the country to send in fewer Of
ferings on Mondays and more on
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, March Is.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
1000; steady; good to prime. steers
5.10@625; poor to medium 3.75@4.S5;
stockers and feeders 2.50@4.6O; cows
2.S5 @450; heifers 3.00@5.OO; Gamers
1.50@230; bulls 2.25@4.00; calves 800
@65o.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
10000; market strong to higher;
mixed and butchers 5.O5@5.271k; good
to choice heavy 5.15@5.35; rough
heavy 5.00@5.1O; light 4.95@5.2O; bulk
of sales 5.15@5.25.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
1000; sheep and lambs steady; good
to choice wethers 4.60@6.5O; good to
choice mixed 4.7505.4O; western sheep
5.00@600; native lambs 5.50@7.6O;
western lambs 6.OO@76O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
ST. Louis Grain.

St. Louis, March Is.
wheat-May, 1.O5h.
Corn--May, 46A.
Oats-May, 80.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
HIGH TEMPERATURE NEEDED

But Improvement is Noted in all Lines
Of Spring Trade.
New York, March 18.-R. G. Dun &
Cos weekly review of trade today
says:
High temperature is still needed to
bring out full spring activity at mahy
points but Improvement is discerned
in almost all departments. Mercantile
payments are also more prompt. which
adds materially to the feeling of con-
fidence. Railway earnings which
have been falling behind in COMPARE
son with last year were 81 per cent
larger for the first week of March, and
there is comparatively little complaint
of freight congestion.
Large farm reserves Of corn and oats
are not accompanied by depressed
prices and the small wheat stocks are
neutralized by most profitable quota
TONS
Foreign commerce returns show I'M
precedented imports in February, and
for the last week at the port alone
there was an increase of $6,352,18S,
compared with the corresponding time
Of 1904, while exports rose $780,
31S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18

You will need to prepare your sys-
tenn for the coming hot weather, get
your organs to work like clock work.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea taken
this month will do the business. 80
cents, tea or tablets. Mcbride q
Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
The Money Market.

New York March 49, Money, no
loans; prime mercantile By @41a;
sterling, easy: 4.S6.3OM4.s6.35 demand;
4.S4.35@4.S4.4O sixty days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
No.. x,.L prod,.e

New York Produce.
New York, March Is.
Wheat-May 1.13.
Corn-May SIX.
Butter, eggs, poultry, unchanged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
cclonists' Rates to Points in the
Southwest

To Jacksonville, Fla, at 5000; Au-
gusta, at s47.70; Thomasville, at SAC
Kansas. Oklahoma, Indian territory,
So For further information apply to
j. r. Harding, Agent. Marshalltown.
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
Peoria Grain.

Peoria Grain.
Peoria, March is.
corn-No. 8, As.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, March Is.
W1heat-May, ore; July, S1h.
Corn-May, As; July, 45a.
Corn-No. 2 white, 34@341s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
Better Weather, Small Stocks
and Confidence In Future In
duce Wider Distribution
CIRCLES ACTIVE
RAILWAY
Large Amount Of Building Planned for
Gives Increased Confidence in the
Business World = Iron and Steel
Production and Consumption Break
All RecordsA

New York, March 49, Bradstreet S
today says:
Spring trade and outdoor activities
gather force as the month advances.
BETTER weather, small interior stocks
and confidence in the future induce
a wider distribution in practically all
sections except the south, where con-
siderable irregularity appears, some
markets reporting expansion, while
others advise of contraction, compared
with q wear ago. Dry goods, clothing,
groceries, shoes, hardware, farm I'M
plements, lumber and building material
show relatively most activity.
All reports indicate great activity IN
railway circles. Merchandise ship
n,ents. high class freight and very
large grain tonnage is heavy for this
season. Collections still lag, but money
has turned firmer, probably reflecton
of increased demands in regular .raoe
lines A feature of the spring OUTLOOK
is the confidence in very daree
amount of building being done IN near
Nv all parts of the country. Inns Is re-
Elected in strong though not record
prices for lumber, high brick prices
and large demand for builders hard-
ware. The northwestern cut OF White
nine hemlock and hardwood is 70 per
cent less than a year ago. The central
west northwest and south send the
best reports.
Iron and steel production and con-
sumption alike break all RECORDS
Cheerful reports are the rule ana pro-
duction would be larger We're some
furnaces able to get coke;
Furnishing mills are crowded with
business and four months time is de-
manded for deliveries on new orders.
Foreign orders for rails are a factor
which throws doubt on the talk OF an
agreement between the worlds pro
ducers as to spheres of influence. Rail-
way material is being bought freely
for domestic account
Wheat, including flour, exports LOT
the week ending March 16, are $780,
742 bushels, against 2,606,224 this week
last year. From July to date, the ex-
norts are 1854, 104 bushels against
112, 930,439 last year.
Corn exports for the week are o.
s41.411 bushels, against 1,57S.2s9 year
ago. From July to date the exports
of corn are 52.o71,349 bushels, against
AZ, 54O,3SO in 1904.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
Liverpool Grain.

Wheat-Quiet; May, 6s sgd; July,
IS sgd.
Corn-Quiet; spot. As 4d q As lid;
May, 4s 37sd; July, 4s SID.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
A Safe Cough Medicine for Children.

n Sdte OUug1 Weu101He TOT OEIIT0FeH.
In buying cough medicine for chill
dren never be afraid to buy Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. There is no
danger from 1t and relief is always
sure to follow. 1t is especially valu-
able for colds. Group and whooping
cough. For sale by all druggists. ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18

Representative Hog Sales.
A few of the representative hog
sales are given below:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18
Why Endure Pain

the excruciating misery OF blind. bleeding,
itching piles, when there is an absolute curef
DR.. PERKINS, Pile Specific is an internal
remedy that painlessly produces positive
and lasting cure Pleasant to the taste, it
is absolutely free from opium, cocaine or
other injurious drugs. Simply take a
spoonful three times daily before each meal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18

New York Exchanges
Chicago, March is. - New York ex-
change, par.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
A Tokyo Incident.

The Russian cathedral In Tokyo
which Is a conspicuous feature In the
district of the capital where 1t Is To-
Gated. has been carefully guarded by
notice ever since relations with Russia
have been strained. When hostillties
broke out precautions were redoubled'
No one is now allowed to go into the
building without permission.
Recently an American Journalist PAID
q visit to the cathedral, sent in his card
and was permitted to enter. The day
was Sunday, the time about O'Clock III
the afternoon.
On entering the building the visitor
was astonished to see a number OF
Jananese collected in the space beneath
the dome. 1t turned out that mar
rage service was being celebrated &C
cording to the rites Of the Russian
Orthodox church, the bride and prloe
groom being japanese.
It saws not little for their high cour
nge and firm faith in their religion tna'
these people should have determined L
get married in the Russian cathedra
at q time when such cloud rests upol
everything Russian. 1t speaks SUI
more strongly Of the broad federation
of the japanese people, who permitted
| the ceremony to be performed
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
THE CURES DINNER.
n Marked n New Era In the LIE Oh
nm Appreciative Marquise.


How few there are like the charming
lady in one Of Brillat-Savarin's anec-
dotes! How few there are VINO KNOW
what a good dinner is! But she dlu'
although she had been brought up III
an artificial school. She had called on
a simple cure to offer aims for MS
moor. and she did not know that cures
dine In the middle of the day. Dinner
had lust been announced. and the cure
asked her to dine with him. She con-
sented. 1t was new era In her lie.
After that culinary complications be-
came vulgar In her eyes, pate de tole
gras and cream laden sauces disgusted
her, and even NesselrQde pudding un-
less made by an artist, made her I'M
happy. AS for liqueurs, she learned 10
regard a liking for them as symptom
Of advancing age.
It was a fast day, and this made
perfection all the more difficult 10 at
tain on the part Of the cures Old serv-
ant Juliette. The tablecloth glistened,
the porcelain was exquisltely while'
and the plates were kept hot over DOLL
ing water. The soup was bisque Oh
crabs. followed by salmon trout, with
n sauce admirably proportioned, ana
then came an omelet Of fish roe, SO
round. so odorous, so redolent or pars-
lev and chives, that for moment all
conversation stopped. A salad, on the
leaves of which light, dewlike drops
ouivered, preceded the dessert OF three
! luscious pears, a cheese resembling
Camembert and pot of conserVes
The cure did not say grace until ut
| and his guest had slipped from fragile
but not costly, cups the limpid and ho
Mocha. mo liqueurs," the cure SAID
"For my friends, yes. But no strong
drinks for me. They are the resources
Of age
IT Is recorded that the lady was ar
fected almost to tears by this compi
nation Of simplicity and elegance. l
was n revelation, and to this apprecia
tive marquise the introduction OF I'M
famous omelet au thon, the secret o
which was almost lost In the revolu
ton. into Partisan society is due.-Mau
rice f. Egan in Smart Set.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
nh. King md the Republican.

The unconventionality of the royal
family of Sweden is well illustrated Dy
n story Of the king. One evening there
was a group of gentlemen discussing
forms of government in the smoking
room of n Wiesbaden hotel. one OF
the party advocated with some elo-
ouence and no little logic the republic
an form and showed why, in his opln-
ion q republic was the best safeguard
of the rights Of the people. At an adj
iacent table sat q tall, white bearded
gentleman. who listened with interest
to the discussion. The advocate of re-
publicanism caught the CLEAN OF a
smile in this gentleman's face and ex-
claimed
"You don't seem convinced by my
argument, sir. Perhaps you are a mon
archistw
The white bearded gentleman init
mated that he was.
"Well. sir" said the republican, with
swift and meaning glance at his
friends. "would you mind giving us
your reasons for preferring a monar-
chial form of government"
"Sir." said the monarchist, "the first
and foremost reason is that ] am my
self a king"
The white bearded gentleman was
King Oscar. .--...-
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
A ROYAL Clock.

There are nearly $50 clocks at Wihu-
cor castle and about 40 in BucKins-
ham palace. One of the most interest
ing of those at Windsor is In git
metal case given by Henry VII. 10
Anne Boleyn on the morning OF tneir
wedding. 1t is ten inches high ana Is
engraved with the royal arms OF Eng
land quartered with those OF France
The lead weights are engraved WIN
true lovers knots and n. A. Dleu e'
Mon Droit" at the base. This CLOCK
which at one time became the property
of Horace Walpole, was bought by
Queen Victoria. 1t has survived loul
centuries, but four years only marked
the duration of the royal love OF Hen
nv and Anne Boleyn.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
CASTE IN INDIA.
Its PecuIiarities Illustrated ~ sne
Religion of the Sweeper.

Among the vet unsolved problems OF
Indian ethnology is the religion OF tne
S1veener caste. 1t seems clear enough
through all the confusion that the su-
nreme deity of the Chuhras is Lalijura'
or Lalberg, "a god without form or
dwelling place"
A mound Of earth, surmounted by
niece of stick and bit of cloth for a
flag. is this deity's shrine, and 10 IL
"nooiah" is made and little sacrifice
offered of ghee, or grain. 1t needs no
conservation, this simple shrine, anu
wherever the sweeper may be, If sick
ness comes or a gift is desired, the III
tle shrine may be set up, with its queer
bit of rag and stick, and the worship
er's prayer is made.
The sweeper will have nothing to do
with the transmigration OF souls. Once
n sweeper always a sweeper, ana even
the ideal sweeper, Pr Jhota. with MS
broom of gold and basket OF silver
"cleans new the fourth heaven, the
house of God, and sweeps the apart
ments Of the highest" The good sweep
or goes 10 heaven, however, alter
death. but in the heaven of sweeper
there is nothing to do but battle ana SIT
at ease.
The bad sweeper, on the other hand'
goes to hell, where he Is tormented oy
fire and wounds till the deity is pieaseu
n vouchsafe relief. Between these
two extremes is a kind OF purga'ory,
whore the sweeper who Is not good
enough for the one place and not pao
enough for the other undergoes SORT
Of nrobation which either kills or
cures him.
OF Balmik. the great leader OF one
sect Of sweepers and now himself, Ike
PR Jhota. a sweeper in the courts OF
heaven. the accounts differ so widely
thst # Is difficult to identify him. Il
seems clear however, that with the
profession of sweeper he combined the
recreation Of poetry, and there is some
amount Of evidence In favor OF hi'
having been the author Of the "Ramu
ana"
He is alternately represented as
low caste hunter Of the Karnal Nardal
and as a Bill highwayman VINO wa
: converted by a saint whom he wa
about to rob. There is legend, toc
/ that he laid down his life for tn
sweepers of Benares and induced III
) people of that city to admit sweeper
2 into their presence, as they had neVe
done before.
r AS for Lalberg, the other great leac
f or. he takes us back at once to the DAY
: of Homeric myth. He was born froi
s the coat of Balmik and sucked by
i hare. in proof whereof Chuhras
: this day abstain from eating mare
n On the other hand, Iceberg was ais
n born of pitcher, through the power
= Abdul Kader Kilani, and when IL
o Prophet Elias was turned into
n sweeper for splitting on the saints
l. heaven it was Lalberg who relieve
# him.-Times Of India.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
Ifse For a Little Orphan.

Some years ago one of the charitable
societies of Iowa sent number OF
orphans to one Of the towns OF the
state for distribution among chiidiess
people. The distribution aroused mucn
interest in the village. AS the orphans
were being given to those who wanted
to adopt children q little resident OF
the town ran up to her mother and
said:
ooh, mamma, wish you wouid Jake
q little orphan girlF'
but, my dear" replied the motner'
II have you. What do l want win an
orphan?" A.. II.
81 know you have me-" said the Ill
tie girl, "but you might want TO na nav,
a funeral. and you could use the itue
orphan girl instead of me-"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
PUNS AND PROMOTIONS.
S1ergymen Who Have Been he"hro'
Cd For Their Facetiousness.

yuerrvmen Who Have Been Reward
cd For Their Facetiousness.
Canon Melville owed his earliest pro-
motion to a pun, says a London jour
nal When the late Earl of Dudley
who knew Mr.. Melville sufficiently to
remember that his Christian name was
David. had a living Mt his disposal ne
received a letter containing only the
words, Lord, remember David" Inc
earls reply was no less terse ana scrip
tural: Thou art the mani!
Perhaps the earliest instance OF &C.
clesiastical promotion won by pun -
that of a curate named Joseph, who
was prompted by Swift to take TINS
text for a sermon preached in ST. Pat
rick's cathedral, Dublin, before the
yiceroy, Butler" the Duke OF VI
mond. "Yet did not the chief Butter
remember Joseph, but forgat him."
The Rev. DR.. Mountain, who was the
son of a beggar, owed nearly every
step of his successive promotions I'D
great part to his righteousness ana
won the last step Of all by single
| lest When he was consulted as bishop
of Durham by George ii. as to the nj
test person to fill the vacant archiepis
conal see Of York he replied: "Sir
badst thou faith as grain OF mustard
seed thou wouldst say to this Noun
tain dramatically striking his breaso
.Re thou removed and cast into THIS
sea (see).'" That George ii. shouio
90 understand and appreciate the JoK'
as to accept Its suggestion is perhaps
the strangest part Of the story
Apropos of puns, promotion and TN
see Of York, here is good story OF
living given by an archbishop OF forl
In reward for an impertnent persona
pun. The archbishop, Sir william
| Dawes, entertained his clergy at din
ner shortly after the death Of his WIG
Mary. who appears to have been reg
Mar Mrs. Proudie at once to his grac
and 70 the diocese. At dinner the arcI
bishop apologized, with a sign 10
things not being in the apple pie orue
that prevailed when his dear, dea
wife. Mary, was alive. Being himself a
inveterate punster, he added, with
sad shake Of his head, "She, indeed, wa
Mare Pacincumw A curate who KNEE
too we'll what tartar the decease
lady was rejoined, AYE, my lord, o'
she was first Mare Mortuum" and Wa
absolutely and Immediately rewarde
| nv the archbishop for this impertlnei
nun with q living Of $500 a year.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
SALTlNG BABIES.
A Cruel Custom That Still Lives IN
Parts of Europe and Asia.

Cruel Custom Ihat otih 1--we
Parts of Europe and Asia
In certain localities in Europe ana
Asia the people still adhere to the e1-
eeedingly curious custom of sailing
newborn babies, Notwithstanding us
cruelty and danger. The method va
ries with the differing naionaliues OF
the people using it.
The Armenians Of Russia cover the
entire skin Of the infant with very
fine salt, taking great care that the SAT-
reaches all the spaces between the M
gers and toes and the depressions IN
the body. such as the armpits and the
hollows under the knees, for not spot
Of the surface Of the child must remain
untouched by the salt. The salt is ieI'
on the baby for three hours or more
and then washed off with warm water
A mountain tribe Of Asia Minor IS
oven more merciless than the Arme-
mans. They keep their newborn pa
bies covered with salt for twenty-1our
hours. The modern Greeks sprinkle
their babies with salt, and even ID
some parts of Germany salt Is sui
used on a child at birth, but IN much
more humane manner, by rubbing a
little behind the ears or by placing a
pinch of salt on the tongue or by filling
a little paper with salt and placing II
under the garment. The mothers I'M
agine that this will give their children
health and strength and keep the evil
spirits away from them.
This custom, when carried to excess
is cruel. the salt infaming the SKID
and sometimes causing such intolera'
bile fortunes that the child dies IN con
yulsions, but the ignorant and super
stitious mother, believing that the salt
ing process hardens the child, tha'
without It the babe could not grow VI
into a healthy man or woman, hardens
her heart to its crueltes.
II IL not known definitely how this
odd custom originated, but probapiI
some ancient innovator, observing th'
preservative power Of salt IN keeping
meat sound. reasoned that it would D.
a good thing to salt down young babies
for a few hours and thus impart some
thing Of the strengthening and pre-
serving qualities Of the salt to the pun
offspring of man.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
DOES AN EDUCATION PAYY

Does 1t pay an acorn to become an
oak?
Does it pay to escape being rich
ignoramusi
Does it pay to fit oneself for a su-
perior position?
Does it pay to open little wider the
door of a narrow life?
Does 1t pay to learn to make hre d
glory instead Of a grind?
Does it pay to add power to the lens
of the microscope or telescopeF
Does 1t pay to taste the exhilaraton
of feeling ones powers unfold?
Does it pay to know how to take the
dry. dreary drudgery out of lifeT
Does it pay a rosebud to open III
metals and fling out its beauty to the
world?
Does it pay to push ones horror
farther out in order to get wider out
look, q clearer vision?
Does it pay to learn how to center
thought with power, how to marsha
ones mental force effectively Sue
ooad