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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
PEAT AS A FUEL.

| Iowa along with many other state:
of the west have valuable peat beds
| The difficulty, however, has been t.
| prepare it in a form suitable for com.
nercial purposes. Different processe:
have been tried but they have hardly
been successful in making a fuel thai
| will prove as satisfactory as the soft
coal which has been found ami minet
in ours and neighboring states. AS the
4 soft coal supply difninishes, however
/, and the price rises, the importance OF
| the peat industry will become more
apparent. When it becomes possible
| to place peat SO prepared as to be g
| satisfactory fuel at price lower than
our medium grades of coal, it will
take its proper place in the industries
of the state.
The first commercially practicable
| method of preparing peat for COM
mercial purposes is described by Au-
brey Fullerton in Technical World
Magazine for November. In his article
* r. { +
entitled, "Hurrying up the Coal Mines
he tells of the efforts of fuel men of
the United States, and particularly OF
/, Canada, to break away from their de-
pendence upon the limited sections
that now control their coal supply. In
the advent of a new coal strike in the
anthracite fields, something must be
found which will take the place of the
mine opera tors hurrying their collieries
in order to lay up aAsupply of coal In
advance of the coming winter demand,
experiments are being made in Canada
which promise to develop the first
commercially practicable method Of
treating peat so as to put II. on the
market at a price which will make it
competitor of anthracite coal.
The rock upon which all former tests
have foundered is in extracting: the last
forty per cent of water from the peat
after it is taken from the bog. The
new process, as described by Mr.. Full
lerton, solves this difficulty In way
which is so simple and Inexpensive as
to reduce the cost Of the drying. part
of the operation to about 81 ton.
The northern and middle western
states of the union and most of the
provinces Of the Dominion have ex-
tensive peat-bog lands; and the plac-
Ing of peat upon the market in large
quantities promises to destroy the
economic anomaly Of two countries
dependent upon one kind of fuel pros
duced by only limited sections of
country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
LOOKER-ON in IOWA
r5wsI.i..;.,.".- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Iowa Falls, Oct. 2o.-on a recent
Sunday in a town where the writer
happened to be, he attended services
in the Presbyterian church. That was
the name on the. front of the building
but on the inside it had the appear
ance of county fair buildings. Across
the entire front of the pulpit platform
was a magnificent display Of flowers
both cultivated and wild, pahlias We're
in at least twenty-five receptacles, COW
cred with tissue paper, while for a
back ground the numerous flowers
covering our western. prairies We're in
profusion. But this was not all
Sheaves of oats, bundles of wheat and
punches of timothy and clover We're
arranged artistically And still more
striking We're monstrous heads of cab
bages, beets as big as half bushel
measure, carrots two. feet long, and
heaps of nicely cleaned potatoes. All
this and more in church Sunday
morning. 1t was harvest festival
service. The singing by big choir
lifted their voices in thanksgiving
for "our bouteous harvest" The chill
dren sang some beautiful songs along
the same line OIL SeeQ Tune ana AdlN =
est. The preacher prayed with mind
full of thanksgiving. And he preached
not only concerning the seed time and
harvest of material things, but made
a manifest allusion to spiritual results.
1t was good to be there"
Now this scribe has rather neglect
ed churches and church matters for the
past three months. SO he does not know
whether this was an original service
on the part Of this church, or whether
il was general program. II the for
mer. let us make such a service state
wide. Not only OH the minds of the
children is the effect good. but the men
and women of this state should not
only feel thankful for this beunteous
harvest, but express it.
One hundred and fifty million
dollars worth of corn safe in our fields
today. Thousands of tons Of hay in
barn and stack. Pasturage good every
where, even on this late date. A big
crop of potatoes all over Iowa, while
other states report shortage. Fruits
of all kinds have been and are album
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
Topics Of the Times


The worst thing about this big corn
crop is it's going to be expensive bus
ipess to harvest it. Three cents a
bushel is said to be the standard
price. A good corn lusker can make
as much skilled mechanic and get
his board and washing besides.
piled from the new directory of living
graduates and former students Of
Princeton University, show that the
college graduate of today is more and
more choosing a. business rather than a
professional career These statistics
ing alumni of Princeton are in BUSH
ness
When an Indian Territory paper re-
Gently told prospective bride and
bridegroom to join hands in order that
he might continue the ceremony, the
bridegroom seized his wife by the hand
and said: pleased to meet ye.' He
was evidently never married before.
The Colorado Midland is going to
try the experiment of furnishing music
on its passenger trains. Most people
would enjoy noise like cheaper fares
just as well.
Captain-"Do you see that captain
on the bridge FIVE miles away?"
Tar-"Ay, ay, sir"
CaptaiI,-"Let him have one of those
12-inah shells in the eye.'
Tar-"Which eye, sir?' - Desert
News.
A Chicago editor says happiness is
state of mind arising out of har-
mony And yet Iowa is regarded as a
happy state.
Sea birds soaring in from Mobile
Bay sounded the first note of alarm
and in true Paul Revere style warned
the people of that stricken city of the
approach OF the coast storm that later
brought such havoc to life and prop
erty Thru some ineXplainable atmos-
pheric condition these sea birds have
advance knowledge of coming storms,
and they Invariably seek the shelter If
the inland country.
A New Jersey woman IS becoming
noted as the owner of frog farm.
Lea ping into fame as it were
A barber runs this advertisement in
in The Hill City (kan) Republican,
"Whiskeranium Gene katkins. Shift
er. If you want your soup strainers
pruned, We will block and cut them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20

dant, while the profusion of garden
truck everywhere has kept many
poor mans table supplied with nearly
all his family needed for the past three
months, and big winters supply put
away for future use. Thanksgiving
day as national and state institution
can we'll be observed. but thanksgiv-
ing service In our churches any Sun
day In September or october. once tried
will become regular affair. AT least
so thinks .4..---asA.-
ii. - II, l.,,sf ">-ar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20

for you in any pattern. We are very
still at ball games, tolerably sober ard
here most of the time; don't talk fool
ish, and never tell how we'll off used
to be. Come, see me. I'm barber
on Main street, Hill City"
The whole middle west is glad that
Stuyvesant Fish retains control of the
Illinois Central railroad and has beat
en- the Wall street conspiracy to ovee-
throw him.
The campaign has reached the straw
vote stage in some counties. They are
supposed to show which way the po-
litical wind is blowing, but they are
not always a safe basis upon which
to stake either reputation as prog
nosticator or your summer wages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
TNonpareil.1

tNonpafell.J
There possibly is a tendency to over
look the Importance of the election of
a legislature in Iowa this fall. A small
proportion of the senators hold over,
but the entire membership of the low
er house is to be elected. The last of
the nominations have been made and
the contest is now on tnruout the
state.
The matter of the legislature should
have the earnest and careful consider
alton Of all voters Responsibility for
proper direction of the states affairs
reposes largely with the legislature.
Not dollar of the states money can
be spent without the sanction of that
body The legislature determines the
policy of the state government in near
ly all particulars, and many impor-
tant questions will be up for consid-
Grafton at the coming session. There
fore, it is highly important that wise
and experienced men be elected to
in that body. This should
not be forgotten in the general din
about other matters. In general the
republicans have nominated the right
kind of men for this work and this
responsibility This is particularly the
fact in Pottawattamie county.
But aside from the ordinary func-
tons of the legislature, there will de-
yolve on the coming general assembly
the duty of electipg a successor to
Senator Dolliver. 1t is desirable that
Dolliver be reelected, and there is no
question about the result if the re-
publicans shall control the matter 1t
may also be added that it is morally
certain that the republicans will be in
control. A different result, however,
and personal prejudices among repub-
licans were to be carried to the polls.
And what spectacle Iowa would pre-
sent regulating Senator Dolliver, in
the wake of his splendid service in
aid of the Roosevelt program, and
electing democrat to the senate in
his stead! The Nonpareil feels GER
tain, however, that such contingency
is SO remote as to be almost unthink-
able. At the same time a word Of eau
ton may be not amiss. 1t is worth
while to remember what is at stake.
We are not only electing a governor
and state officers this year-we are not
only electing these and full quota Of
gfess-but we are also electing legis-
lature which will not only determine
the policy of the state for two years
on important questions, but which will,
in turn, elect United States senator.
Republicans should be alive to tho
of this situation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20

The Scranton journal thinks "thE
| progressives and standpatters now
stand horse and horse SO far as cau-
cuses In Scranton township this year
are concerned. Election day comes
next and the only rivalry that should
remain should be a friendly one to See
| which faction can put the largest
straight republican vote in the ballot
| box for every name on the ballot from
governor to constable
Whatever may be the character and
| the purposes of the men who are be-
hind the independence League" warns
| the Waterloo Courier, 'its growth as a
political organization should cause poi
iticians to pause and consider what 1t
| means"
'-Catalogs from the mail order
houses observes the Dumont vidette,
.are coming in by mail, freight and
the money that the big corn crop is
to bring, and 1T is safe to say that
they will get q great big chunk of it
II the local merchants do not make an
effort to keep it at home. If advertis-
ing will call the money to them. IL
surely ought to keep 1t at home.
There are several stocks here that
would warrant the issuing OF q small
cataiog, and the returns would be
handsome"
I'm less than three weeks, election
day will be here, and it behooves ev-
cry republican to be at the polls on
that day and help make the republi-
can victory as great as possible" re-
marks the Roland Recorder.
The Manchester Press thinks "the
speech of Ex-Governor Larrabee at
Fayette Monday was surely stem
winder.'
LAS election day comes closer it 's
more and more demonstrated" de-
clares the Mason City Times-Herald.
that to be a republican in fact means
There is no other way Of maintaining
allegiance to the republican ticket"
The Cedlar Rapids Gazette calls at
tention to the fact that Bryan has
been killed AGAIN. But ne is SIM
comparatively young man and with his
robust political constitution may sur
vive this slaughter as he has survived
others. Those who believe him politi-
cally dead now ought not to forget the
history of the past ten years"
"Grosvenor ought to know it is a
crime to defend third terms. Next
thing he will hear Roosevelt called the
only man," comments the Sioux City
Tribune.
Zone might imagine to hear some
people talk that this campaign did not
rise above the dignity of a petty
squabble over petty offices. AS a mat
ter of fact, 1t is the most importan.
of-year campaign, so-ealled, Iowa has
ever experienced" is the opinion OF the
Cedar Rapids Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20

In this state says the Glidden
Graphic, 1.-The republicans will win.
Cummins will have sixty thousand ma
jority. In both state and nation the
party will win, not because it is re-
publican, but because it deserves to
win-because under present leadership
it is right"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
IOwA LttklCSS AkG NOTES.

When you pick up your Australian
ballot this year advises the Nonpar-
ell, put cross in the first square OPP
posite the first name and continue on
a plumb line until you get to the bot
tom. That's the safe way"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
AUTO, HORSE. MAN IN MIx-UP.
MIX-UP.
Jefferson Bee.1

An automobile, q horse, a man, and q.
swarm of bees were the chief actors
in a bad runaway accident last Sat
urday, afternoon. The auto, driven by
Charles Louk, and the horse met and
disagreed at the corner adjacent to
Mrs. Austin's residence, In the east
part of town. and the horse ran away
to the north. He turned in at the Mark
Wood place, and there under an apple
tree he connected with the only swarm
of bees which Mr.. Wood owns. This
sectional hive was scattered to the
four winds, the buggy demolished and
the driver, Mr.. John DuBoest, of Dana,
thrown violently out. The bees resent
ed the invasion of their home. and in
less time than the telling takes they
were seeking revenge in their own Pc
GUITAR way. The man, who was Stun
ned by the fall, was stung thirty or
forty times, and the horse got his full
share Of the vengeance, but was able
to keep going until he got out Of range.
Mr.. w. H. Barrett. who witnessed the
accident, rushed to the rescue of the
man. who lay writhing in torment on
the ground. He was brought speedily
to DR.. Young's office, where his
wounds were dressed and couple Of
dozen bee stings were extracted from
his face and neck. His injuries con-
sisted in badly bruised shoulder, an
ugly cash on the side of the head. and
general shaking up. He was able to
be taken home that night, and reports
from Dana this week are that he is
getting along all right. Mr.. Barrett
was stung several times in his efforts
to rescue Mr.. DuBoest from the bees
and the accident was of SO thrilling a
nature that everybody connected with
1t was pretty thoroughly stirred up.
tt horse is said to be recovering from
tn experience in good shape. There
WAS about thirty pounds OF honey in
the hive, and this was saved, the
swarm was captured and reconciled and
are now busily at work storing up'ad-
ditional sweetness.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMo Quinine
Tablets Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. E w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box. csc,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
Mr.. H1ARsTs racToasRlp IN POLITICS

MN. u ERHsstfo fNI JOHCu1r ~ TVItle0c
Any party or political movement tina
fails to reckon with Mr.. Hearst viii
\ fail to attain exact results. Hearst
is a factor in the politics of the ma
ton that can not be eliminated. He
means something, both for what he can
do and for what he can keep others
from doing. Hesis the Tartar who will
neither be brought in nor allow hi;
captnr to come away and leave him
He is strong with the strength OF
printing presses and the cash to keep
them busy. IL he has theory, false
or true. he can disseminate it, If he
chooses to SANDER he can speak to
: couple of million people to whose ear
he has primary and in some part ex-
elusive access. He can appeal TO
prejudice where none may appeal to
reason He is an organizer of sdc-
cessful business ventures. He has tfls
faculty of selecting men TO do this
Z work better than he might do 1t him
s self He pays brains to be part of the
machine mon know as Hearst ana
his business methods are his political
methods \ Hearst publication is
direful competition to rival publishers.
The same processes make Hearst a
noIitical competitor to be dreaded ana
a force in NATIONAL politics not tn be
ignored.
Nobody wants Hearst because of hi;,
individuality. Nobody follows him be-
cause he Is Hearst. His party doesn't
wan; him more than Sinbad wanted
The old r,an of the sea. What would
it do with him as governor of New
York and dictator of policies before a
national convention? How could it
stand .otfare the decency of America
with Hearst as "A candidate or with 81
candidate and platform of Hearst's
dictation. And yet the power and in
auenee Of the man Is such that the
democratic party may face precisely
such ]. SITUATE
What gives him his power? The
weakness OF men in power, the diseon-
tent of the poor and Ignorant and the
purchase price Few realize the in
huence of Hearst,s papers in the cities.
Thousands of men buy and read them
on the cars and street corners who
would not carry them home. Other
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
For Sunday Reading.
An sorts o. opinions.
|ss%sJI-t4rjrit;.3iii5I r. 1
Y. M. G. A. Statistics.

The Yearbook of the Young Mems
Christian Association, which has just
been issued, furnishes some interesting
statistics. We quote selection: The
organization has enrolled more than
100000 members in l,781 branches. The
total membership in 1865 was but 3d.
900; it liz now 405,7S9; and in the same
period the current receipts and expen-
ditures have rolled up from s164,0 900
to $5,319, 1853, while the cost for its sup
ervisory work (the state and interna-
tional committees), to which is large
ly responsible the development of the
organization, has increased from 1919
to $425,a66, with an added foreign bud
get of $l51,691. The North-Amerfcan
associations have 81 foreign secretaries
in ten countries, besides d large num-
Der of native secretaries, and sent out
1S new men last year. The net prop
,erty has shown the unparalleled in
crease in one year of s4,s87O00. making
a total of 1851, 361 in value of real
estate held, besides $4,794,360 pledges
for new buildings now being erected
in $50 cities. In the past year the
amount of money actually received by
associations for current expenses and
buildings was over $10,000,000. Its
membership is more widely distributed
the chief divisions being 80,501 railroad
men. 53,256 students, 1886 colored
men, and large numbers of miners,
soldiers, sailors, Indians, etc. In some
associations over one hundred differ
emit occupations are represented. The
number of secretaries and physical di-
rectors employed increased from 2,013
to 2,039, and 300 positions are temper
arilY vacant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
Why the Chinese Dislike Christianity

Why the Chinese Dislike Christianity.
The periodic outbreaks against
Christian missions in China are not
the result of bigotry or religious fanat-
icism, says Mr.. j. Carey Hall, British
consul in Japan; bug they are alto
gether political in character. They or.
iginate in the widespread belief that
Christianity and the protection Of
missionaries enforced on China by
treaty, are only the screens under
which the European powers are march-
ing gradually upon the Flowery King
dom with a view to ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and final absorption. Mr.. Carey points
out, in the Positivist Review London),
that Japan, once the most fanatical,
the most exclusive Of empires, the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20
DAMN THE NEWSPAPERS.

AO 10 SeesuSSA "A''A--N
Irene Blydenburgh 10 death ps
criminal operation were ihuicieu VIZ
other day, the doctor Is fepofueu as
having e3acuiatea VIII ieiset.
pnasls, Damn tne ''eWspai'efs'
Certainty, ana ~ the aoceot ; eass
naturally Damn 3he he"spapeis'
1 They have been ac'lVeey busy eApiois-
in8 the facts as tney appeateu AZ 'ne
ahain wherein Inc ooceof a''u "As 80
q pailioI uiiuet iiiuie'i -
much inquire ana are 50 sitahs ''''s
ested. They nave mace al eiloie ~ -
FORM the pupilc. Oh sucii esiaeiiee -
mas been found toWara ei'et eoiist 800 :,
81 the men VINO f'llheu any =
70 hsf aeath ihe ORPHAN So
fault has been buried with her NUT
fated body. II there mas oeei a.
Fort 10 conceal OF conoohe 'ie i5 =
papers have moi Deeh pai'e'es - -
None OF them mas 1alleu 70 eonu'''1''i
the deed ana TO eaii Tor justice upo'.
Its perpetrators. -Anu Keen fepot'ei ~
have followed cues 10 8 eahpaias's'''ss
conclusions as IS me custom o. teel1
reporters. fhis IN itseif y opiloN'ou7
and ANNOYING 10 men WHO ha'5 sAsei-
lent cause TO dread anVeseisas'o'' i''s
new spapers ehp'oyias 'Asn i's' !.
printed the results OF the iepoi VI
impairment tapof, me pupi'c Hae
read and demands comple1e ana Inv
ough INQUIRY. Damn the newspapers
anyhow
Not to try the doctor ana 4''chi'lso'l
in advance ana Wltnout desire of1 q
tempt to PREJUDICE their case y - Juse
ITO say that no rogue gazing ~ nis oN's
pictured iH the mirror OF pupilcity evs,
failed TO Damn Inc HeWs'ape's.
Doubtless Mr. Stellslahas HEST acl a'tu
impulse was to damn the neWspapers.
= Senator Galley no doupt mas illduiseu
in similar obJurgatlon ana sothers "
gseater ana lesser degree nave cannes " lls
the newspapers from Dan % beeFst'e-
ba. However, II IS not OF secoro thal
any swift vengeance mas la4len VI
newspapers because of the con 70 ana
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20

Whatever may be the character and
the purposes of the men who are be-
hind the independence League" warns
the Waterloo Courier, "its growth as a
political organization should cause poi-
iticians to pause and consider what 1t
means"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-20

A barber runs this advertisement in
in THE Hill City (kan) Republican,
"Whiskeranium Gene Katkins, Shift
er. If you want your soup strainers
pruned, we will block and cut them
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-28
BA1LEY,s FORD.

Mrs. Geo. Van Anken spent Sun
day Of last week at the home of her
parents, Tillman Grapes and wife.
Mrs. r. E. Grommon and sons,
Chas. and Clair. visited at the home
of G. A. Young Sunday of last week.
G. b. Davis had business in Man
chester Tuesday of last week.
Frank Karten and wife spent
Sunday of last week at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Haight.
Mrs. Clara Conner and son Harry
were Manchester callers Tuesday Of
last week.
Fl. B. Hersey and wife and Mrs.
R. e. Grommon were in Manchester
last Wednesday.
j. w. Hartman was business
caller in Delhi last Wednesday,.
Noah Minkler died last Wednes-
day morning at the hospital in Iowa
City, where he went for an operation.
The remains were taken to Central
City for interrment.
Mrs Trumblee, who has been Wis
ting with her daughter, Mrs. II. b.
Hersey, for the past week, returned
to her home in Lamont last Thurs
day.
The Misses Avis Grommon and
Elvira Hartman called at VIM
Kaster's last Thursday.
Harry Conner, Roy and Avis
Grommon and Elvira Hartman at
tended the commencement exercises
in Delhi, last Friday evening.