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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
Myra keIIx.

Myra Kelly, the author of Little
Citizens" a volume of tales of school
children in big polyglot public east
of the Bowery, is a noteworthy addit-
ion to the ranks of American woman
humorists. 1t is rarely that anyone
attains such complete success upon
making their first bow to the public.
Miss Kelly had written no stories be-
fore she began the series in McClure's
Magazine, from which her book has
been made. She wrote out of her own
experience, for she was for over two
years a teacher in an East Broadway
school. 1t was quite on the spur of
the moment that she embarked on her
teaching career by taking the examina-
tions. and her appointment as teach
er came to her as surprise. She
chose to teach downtown because she
thought it would be less monotonous
than teaching uptown, and she found
it SO. 1t was two weeks before she
could understand word that her
young charges spoke; and during her
two years and more of service she
managed to contract nearly every
childish disease on the calendar Miss
Kelly comes by her wit naturally, for
she is of pure Irish stock, and was born
in Dublin. At present she lives in New
York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
QUITE sLuMMY.
urrell in the Washington Press.

fBurrell in the Washington Press.
Washington is quite a small place,
and our people had no notion that we
have a slum district, or even a slum
family here. But the court considered
the Shepherd household last week and
the fact was developed not only
that they are very poor, the children
too poorly dressed to go to school or to
church, but that the kids eat tobacco
like goats, and show all the symptoms
of degeneracy. and are addicted to pro-
family and pilfering. What to do
with them? 1t was duly considered,
and finally the order was made, that
Willie, aged IA, and his sister Grille,
aged II, shall be sent to the Iowa
children's home in Des Moines. Miss
Shaw was present and was glad to get
the waits. believing that something
may be evolved from them. What
teacher was 1t who said, Give me a
tiger, that may educate him." He
had faith that there was good. posi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
Topics Of the Times


The go between Messrs. Sullivan ant
Hearst went first page, to the disgus1
of the sporting editor.
It's a poor rule that won't work botl
ways. If Billy may work the people
why may not the people work Sunday
Mr.. Oates of having choked him and
slapped his face. Those Iowa Falls
fellows always did feel their oats.
A poor man near Allendorf has been
arrested for providing for hard Win
ter by stealing another dog.
During the cold snap many Winter
set families found it necessary tc
move in together" in order to conserve
their coal supply. Schools We're closed
and their supply of coal distributed
over the town to prevent actual suf-
fering.
'Ah, this is. fine" said Nebuchad-
nazzar, as he got back to the lunch
counter, after his hay diet. Waiter,
what have you for hfeakfast?"
Pounded oats, parched corn, grated
grass, steamed straw and shredded
wheat biscuit" said the waiter.
"Uttering a low moan, the king went
back to the meadow again. Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil.
John Burmister, the we'll known trap
shot and boniface of the Antlers ho-
tel at Spirit Lake, started to rattle off
his hotel and had sold many tickets.
He finds upon investigation that this
manner Of real estate dealing is fer
ninst the law, and is busy buying back
the chances already sold.
When it comes to question Of hon
esty there is no party line. We can
afford to differ widely among ourselves
on questions of the currency, of the
tariff, and many other subjects; we
cannot afford to differ on the elemental
questions of getting honest and decent
service for the public from no matter
which party, from no matter what man
happens to be in power.-Roosevelt,
before the Aston Club.
Chill, imperfect mastication and the
excessive use of aperients, according to
DIR. Joseph Kidd, in an article in The
Nineteenth Century" are the chief
causes of appendicitis. AS all three
are causes readily guarded against, and
the guarding against them will also
to general health and happi-
ness, there seems to be no reason why
intelligent people should not aid in
banishing one Of the most dangerous
of modern diseases.
A striking and typical American ca
reer was that of the late Charles Hack
ley, lumberman and philanthropist, of
Mich. Hackley came to
when mere boy. in 1856.
with only 81 in his pocket, having
worked his passage across Lake Mich
igan on a schooner. Becoming sue
cessively bookkeeper for a lumber
firm, then foreman and, finally, an
owner, in the lumber business, he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
ENTERPRISE.
fNJancon nap,ocrat1

"What is enterprise?" That de-
Ponds. Sometimes it is shady en-
terprise ll:e the board of trade. Texas
other refarious schemes to loot the
unwary or the people with get-rich-
quick dreams Sometimes it is pro-
noting public utilities of useful and
permanent character, or pushing out
and developing new country. Enter
prise may take almost any form and
be called the genuine article. But
the "enterprisng citizen?" How about
him? He is the man to study. You
always hear the newspapers speaking
of an contemplating citizen" He is
usually man who attends strictly to
his own business and tries to make
money. On every church donation you
will find his name at the head of the
list for the largest amount. Whenever
a show come to town and demands a
guarantee before they will play a date
you will always find the name of the
Contemplating citizen at the head OF
the guarantee list. He whacks UP to
the lodges. the societies, the churches.
the Fourth Of July celebrations losses
a dollar to the cripple. helps the poor
devil who goes broke from being sick
lest contributor to everything that is
supposed to build up the town." Nine
times out of ten his money is actually
thrown away as far as his financial
benefit is concerned. but he is an Cen
terprising citizen" and he must keep
the pace. Often he is the most abused
man in the town. for everybody ex-
poets him to do everything without a
word of thanks and too often accuse
him of contributing to charity and
public enterprises with Interior
motives The Contemplating citizen" is
a good man to have in every commun-
ity. but he is too often rode to death,
and misunderstood. He
is often COMPOUNDED With the pinchy
individual who pretends to be public
spirited and enterprising and makes a
practice of parading his charity before
the eyes of the world in order to get a
little cheap advertising, and who
never loosens on cent unless he is
positive that he will more than double
his money The real enterprising cit
izen does things that are really ben
eIl 10 MS lOWll WITHOUT ASKING ZOE
any of the honors or emoluments,
While the would-be or pretended en-
terprising citizen is always hanging
around looking for some snap job that
will pay him we'll for the time that he
spends posing as a big man. The
more real. enterprising citizens. the
better the town, while the more would
bes. leeches, sponges. pinchers and
and posers. the worse for everybody
and everything.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
Grave Trouble Forseen.

IT needs but little foresight. to tell
that when your stomach and liver are
badly affected, grave trouble is ahead
unless YOU take the proper medicine fol
vour disease. as Mrs. John A. Young
of CLAW. N. Y, did. She says: Il hao
naura1eia of the liver and stomach, my
heart had weakened, ana could ho'
eat. 1 was very bad for long tlme
but in Electric Bitters 1ound JUST
what needed, for they quickly renewed
and cured me-" Best medicine for
weak women. Sold under guarantee
nv mcdonald & Manhood, druggists, at
80 cents a bottle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
gave permission for them to remove to

gave permission for them to remove to
Canada.
| This incident is recalled to our
| recollection by the following clipping
from an exchange:
| The Doukhobor settlement north OF
Yorkton has Il new steam pillow which
turns over twenty acres a day. In
addition to this, they have already six
| engines two traction, and four port
able thrashing machines, and no less
than four sawmills. all of which are
run by Doukhobor engineers
While other nations were laughing
at the eccentricities of the Doukho-
bors, we knew that a people who could
| resolve on religious grounds not to
have children, might be expected to
create some surprise when they were
turned loose in Il new country. These
Doukhobors at whom we have been
laughing are, as appears from the
above extract, ripping up the prairies
of Canada with a steam pillow at the
rate of twenty-five acres per day and
instead of thrashing with fail are
thrashing with the latest improved
machinery and all run by Doukhobor
engineers.
The Japanese are not the only race
that are surprising the world in these
latter days. A thoroughly religious
people like the Doukhobors may be
expected to live a strenuous life ana
surprise the world by their attain-
ments. We do not think Canada ever
imported really better class of pop
ulation than these religious Russian
peasants. Religion sometimes takes
4 ;al.
morbid to those less seriously dis
posed, but people who draw their
motives from beyond this world, may
be expected to make things go faster
than people like the Chinese and
Hindoos whose religion inculcates no
higher motives than those of ex-
pediency
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
Iowa Newspapers
e~~~~e~%~~> ,>-,~e>~t<~>s
"REMINISCENCES.

"REMINISCENCES.
LBy a Boone County Pioneer In Boone
News.
Fifty winters have come and gone
since we vacated the old claim and
cabin by. 1t was built of green
logs, taken from section 81, and COW
cred with lap shingles. The shingles
We're made out of a large red oak log
cut into proper lengths with a cross
cut saw, split and rived with Il fro
and shaved by my father with draw
ing knife of an old fashioned shaving
horse. The logs We're closely notched
chinked and daubed and the house
was 16X1S feet. BY the use of Il lad
der in one corner of the room. we
gained entrance to the loft through
an open space in the loose boards,
which served as an upper floor. ~
small window in the gable afforded
light and ventilation. On one side of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
A Novelty in Skates,

1.-THE latest novelty" said the cutler
IA skate with a foot warming at
tachment."
The skate was sumptuously made.
In donning it the foot is slipped into
velvet shoe lined with fur. To the sole
of this shoe the skate proper was fixed.
Altogether the contrivance appeared
excellent.
"The Queen of England" said the
cutler has a pair of skates like these.
The empress of Russia has a pair.
Some of the richest New York ladies
wear these skates. They keep the feet
quite warm and comfortable, and there
is never any danger Of frost-bite."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
.whv Bat Masterson Quit.

Alfred Henry evils tells in the Satur-
day Evening Post why Bat Masterson
quit the strenuous life and settled
down for humdrum existence in New
York City. Mr. Masterson is an even
fifty years-not great age.
And yet how western scenes nave
shifted during his brief days. Once
he made his livelihood as a buffalo
hunter, and killed thirty e. day-he
might have killed 300, but for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

Kidney complaint kills more people
than any other disease. This is due
to the disease being so insidious that
it gets a good hold on the system be-
fore it is recognized. Foley's Kidney
Cure will prevent the development of
fatal disease if taken in time. B. A.
Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Soul or no soul, the corporation has
always been damned with frequency
and fervor and there seems to be no
danger of change" remarks the
Creston Advertiser
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
-How,s Ihis2

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F.
]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
]. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Mar
vim, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

the two heavy batten. doors below was
a window. containing several lights of
Sx10 glass. The north door was kept
latched in the winter, and locked
with a case knife. The cracks We're
stuffed With rags to keep out the
wind. The south door was swollen
until it would not latch. A heavy
split bottom chair served to keep it
closed during the day. We had a
chest made of cherry lumber, which
contained the surplus wearing APP
parel of the family. At night this
chest was showed endwise against the
door to prevent 1t from being blown
open.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

The Cedar Rapids Republican says
"a man doesn't have to take anybody's
pills or whiskey to get his picture
printed nowdays--any foolish state
ment or radical one will accomplish
the same purpose"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

If you want smooth, clear COM
plexion, take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea this month. Bright eyes and
red lips follow it's use. 35 cents, tea OF
tablets. Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

You could hardly censure LATE
Young for trying to stand over the
spot where the 100000 lightning might
strike" insists the Eagle Grove Eagle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

Winter coughs are apt to result in
consumption If neglected. They can
soon be broken up by using Foley's
Honey and Tar. B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

amassed a great fortune, his wealth at
his death being estimated at Sl5,O00,-
600, while his benefactions to Muske-
gon alone amounted to over $2,000,000.
Altho he is said to have contributed
to every church in the city, he never
attended any and never witnessed q
performance in Il theater
Wanted Particuars.-"So you want
to marry my daughter, do YOU young
man. asked the grouty father.
Yes, SIR" stammered the young
man.
Well, can you support a family?"
How many are there of you, sir?"
-Yonkers Statesman.
The pompous man comes down the
street
With solemn, stately pride.
He marches on. distinguished by
An air of conscious pride,
His shiny tile. his polished shoes,
His furlined overcoat,
All signify the man of means,
IIic CIllLcl pI llolc.
He marches on majestic, grand,
In dignity precise.
Till suddenly his dexter heel
Slips on a bit of ice!
An awkward somersault he turns,
Then, humbled, meek and mad,
He picks himself up so ruefully,
And every one looks glad.
-Somerville Journal.
An average of thirty-five prisoners
annually are dashed to the whipping,
post in Delaware. AS Delaware is a
small state these figures hold out hope
that Addicks turn will come some
time.
An American spends on an average
$40 month for food, a Frenchman $4S.
a German $40, Spaniard $33 an 1tal-
ian $24, and a Russian $40. The Am
erican eats 100 pounds of meat a year,
the Frenchman 81 pounds, the German
GA pounds. the Italian % pounds, and
the Russian 81 pounds. OF bread the
American consumes $50 pounds, the
Frenchman $40 pounds, the German
$50 pounds, the Spaniard $50 pounds.
the Italian 400 pounds and the Russian
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

People who would Indignantly resent
an imputation that they have a fond
ness for listening to unhealthy or sick
ening details may be found in any
court room crowd, and if they may be
judged by actions their words of denial
will have to be discounted declares
the Waterloo Reporter. Some re-
former who is not too easily wearied
of well-doing can find a life work all
ready cut out in persualing people
that their minds and souls are not to
be elevated or entertained by interest
in crime or social degradation. Only
an optimist, however, will expect IL
crowd among applicants for that posi-
ton"
The Burlington Gazette (dem) as
serts 1.-The difference between the
Kansas product and that of the STAN
dard Oil Company will be that the for
mer will be the fruits of convict labor
while the latter, so far as the oper-
ators are concerned, are the fruits of
the manipulation of people who ought
to be convicts, and would be We're they
to set their just deserdts.''
Here is the line of cleavage in the
republican party, as presented by the
Spirit Lake Beacon: mo man is for
Roosevelt who is against his policies.
And he who is not for him is against
that for which he stands in the nat
ional life. He is not half right and
half wrong, no more than was Lin
coin. 1t is right now to fix the lines
of relationship more definitely and
safely between selfish and popular in
terests or it is everlasting wrong. 1t
is idle to temporize with such a stu
alton"
The Hardin County Citizen looks on
Mr.. Hepburn's conversion as death
bed repentance"
Maybe the senate will give the
country a surprise by passing the
Townsend-E sch bill.' suggests the
hopeful Audubon Republican.
when tired go home,'' advises the
scranton journal. When you want
consolation, go home. When you want
to show others you have reformed go
home and let your family get acquain-
ted with the fact. When you want to
show yourself at your very best go
home and do the act there. When you
feel like being extra liberal, go home
and practice on your wife and chill
dren first. When you want to shine
with more brilliancy than usual go
home and light the whole household.
Home is the best place of all if we
would make it So"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

Maybe the senate will give the
country surprise by passing the
Townsend-Esch BILL" suggests the
hopeful Audubon Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20

The Hardin County Citizen looks on
Mr.. Hepburns conversion as death
bed repentance"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
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that is claimed for it. We cannot expect such a revolution in household methods to become widely adopted at once. The average cook will have nothing to do with the new tangled ideas and contrivances, so that we can expect her-and him, ,also-to stick to the methods in use for thou. sands of years. But there is no req son why the intelligent women of the middle classes. who are c~'~Nclled to do their own housework. ruld not take up matter which VII relieve them of so much work and worry Think of the pleasure of cooking the dinner on a gas stove for five minutes removing it to the automatic cooker turning off tho gas. then going to do some shoppin@. and upon arrival home 10 find i'll the hay box" d nice hot dinner. which has cooked itself. A ae1f-minain@ baby would con plete the raradisc.-American Medicine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
MILLENNIUM IS COMING.

Priceless cooking in the army has been described in the last report of the commissary general. As early as last April Murphy's report was taken up and the method given a series of trials at the army cooking school at Fort Riley, Kansas, and also at New York Though the apparatus was crude, the results were highly suc- cessful. More elaborate experiments are to be made in the immediate fu- ture. The commissary general even says that there is no question as to the superiority of this method of cook ing, in comparison with the old, not only from the retention of the aroma, but from economy of fuel. It is easily seen that, as fuel is always scarce ir the field, the system should find imme- diate favor if fire for only few minutes will supply enough heat to cook a company dinner. Indeed it is found that the articles can be heat cd in the morning just before camp is
 struck, placed in the boxes, which
 are loaded on the wagons, and the self-cooking continued on the march.
 AS soon as the new camp is reached
 the boxes are opened and hot din ner is readp at once. It was first thought that the apparatus would be too heavy and cumbersome for practi- cal purposes. but such defects will be remedied in time if the system is all
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
DEATH OF MRS. SARAH SHELBY.

DEATH OF MRS. SARAH SHELBY.
 Mrs. Sarah c. Shelby, aged 60 years, died at the residence of her son-in-law, c. B. Cooper, at Little Rock, Friday afternoon at 4:3O D. m. Mrs. Shelby was raised in Mississippi, but had lived for some years in this c.ty, She is survived by the follow ing-named children: Mrs J. M. Simp- son, George Shelby and Porter Shel- by of Pine Bluff, and Mrs. Mollie Pritchard of Hugo, I. T. Mrs. Simp- son and George Shelby were at their n,other's bedside when the end came The body was shipped to this city Sat urday, and the funeral will take place at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the residence of ]. M Simpson, 619 West Rarraque avenue, Rev. Ross Moore officiating. The pail bearers will be as follows: Owen Perry, Frank Schwab, Will Brewer, Pat Chestnut, August Wollerman, M. G. May, Carl Hing and R. E. George. The funer- al arrangements are in charge of the Holderness-Fitzhugh company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17
TO THE CHARITY PUBLIC

With an early winter upon Us and the high prices of food and fuel, with number of helpless widows and chil. dren. who need assistance. make this appeal to you for contribution fer the good work.
 wish to thank you for your assist ance during the past eight years as city missonary. have always tried to the best of my judgment, to relieve the needy with what you have placed il, my hands.
 Any donations, however sall left at the Bank of Pine Bluff, will be very thankfully received. Yours in be half of the poor
 REV. SAM HOLGOMB.
 City Missionary