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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
Origin Of Picture Postcards.

Picture postcards were invented In
Germany about a decade ago, and for
some years they remained a German
speciality at which foreigners were in
clineGl to smile as an ephemeral fad
Today these cards are made in enor-
nous quantities in England, France
and ether countries, but Germany still
remains their headquarters; last year
about one billion two hundred million
of them were mailed in the postoffices
of that country. They represented
a value of over $22,00O000 and at least
thirty different occupations are ben
Gifted thereby. If any fresh stimulus
had been needed, it would have been
supplied by the extraordinary interest
Of the kaiser in these cards. The 9TH
err day he spent two hours In having
a series of photographs taken of him
self in his divers uniforms, to be repro
duced in colors. This was done at his
own suggestion. He also ordered a
series of views Illustrating his last
Mediterranean cruise. For these
kaiser pictures" there is an enormous
demand: of the REPRODUCTION of KEEL
ler's imperial family painting on the
occasion of the silver wedding, over
two millions have been sold. None
of the kaiser cards, however, has quite
reached the popularity of the pictures
of some popular stage folk Cleo de
Merode, for example, 5O,000,000 copies
of whose pictures have been sold;
a single Berlin firm makes 100000
year Of them. The most advanced and
expensive artistic process are employ
ed in making these pictures of persons
and scenes; it is noted as curiosity
that while Italy orders the cheapest
kinds, Japan wants the most expensive
a recent order from Toxic being for
1000 cards at 1900 marks, wholesale.
Among eminent artists who have lent
their aid to the industry are Mcneil,
Liebermann and Lenbach.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
Notes..

If the colt has a staring coat and
does not seem to be getting along we'll
it is a good plan to feed a bran mash
with little salt once a week, to which
is added a teaspoonful of oil meal as
good tonic.
Take good care Of the weanling colt.
See that it gets plenty of exercise and
a good feede of oats at least once day.
Do not allow it to stay out of doors on
cold, rainy nights. A colt that goes
back in condition at this time of the
year is likely to be in poor condition
next spring and make little growth
during the winter. 1t is a long way off
to winter yet but it is just the right
time to see that the colt is getting
along in good shape.
Summer sores in horses usually come
during the latter part of the summer.
This is said to be a parasitic disease.
1t is shown by sores on the skin at
the fetlocks, on the shoulders and
chest and other places where the har-
ness rubs the skin. If neglected these
sores sometimes become quite trouble
some. good condition powder and
an antiseptic wash from some Of the
coaltar products will usually allay the
feverish condition and stop the trouble
which might otherwise continue until
cold weather.
There seems to be lively desire
to introduce sheep in small bands on
farms where they were never kept be-
fore. The question has been raised as
to whether breeding ewes can be pur-
chased more cheaply on the range or
at the stock yards. The answer to it
will depend somewhat on the location
of the purchaser and to some degree
on the number of sheep wanted. If
one desires to buy them in a whole
sale way it would probably be cheap
err on the whole to purchase on the
range, but for ordinary bands and
small focks commission man could
likely secure them more cheaply at
the stock yards. We must add word
of caution here. however as we feel
it would be a serious mistake to buy
sheep because they We're cheap. 1t
would be far better to buy half the
number and have them twice as good
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
Pumpkins for Cows and Swine.

A subscriber to a leading farm pub
LEGATION asks the following question.
and receives the following reply:
II have, for the first time, u good
sized patch of pumpkins that | judge
will turn out at least % loads to the
acre. AS | have never had any eXper-
fence in feeding pumpkins. would like
to inquire. thru your valuable paper,
the best methods of feeding them to
both cows and swine. have heard
that the cows should not be permitted
to eat the seeds, as it is claimed by
some that they will dry them up. Would
you recommend cooking them for the
hogs, and would you take out the
seeds? Is there any danger in feeding
too many pumpkins to either cattle or
swine? If not, l would prefer to give
them all they will consume, as / believe
that / have sufficient to supply my
stock with all that they will consume
between now and winter
Our correspondent is fortunate in
having such large supply of pump
kins, as they make one of the cheapest
foods that we can produce to use dur
ing the autumn months. Not only this.
Dut iiiSy iudhC q NCi ilC1titilui lpou loA
all kinds of live stock As to the am
cunt to feed. we would give them all
that they would eat UP clean, as we
anticipate no more harm from heavy
feeding of pumpkins than we would of
giving the stock all of the good sue
culent grass that they will consume.
We know of no cheaper better nor
more convenient way Of feeding them
to both cattle and swine than on the
clean pasture sod. They can be brok-
en- by throwing them from the wagon
as they are being scattered in the
pasture. If they are thrown with con-
siderable force from the wagon onto
the hard ground they will break open
sufficiently to give the stock an oppor-
tunity to get al them. Then, too if
the opinion is entertained that the
seed will dry up the cows, they can
be cut open with a corn knife and the
seeds scooped out by hand, to be saved
for the next springs pumpkin seed
market. However, in several years
experience in feeding pumpkins we
have not noticed that they dried up the
cows.
In feeding pumpkins to swine by all
means permit them TO consume the
seed. as pumpkin seeds are one of the
best known remedies for destroying
worms. In fact, we have never found
wormy hogs where pumpkins were be-
ing fed.
While we have never practiced cook
ing pumpkins for swine, yet some of
our best swine raisers recommend it in
preference to feeding them raw. While
cooking may be profitable yet where
fuel is high. labor scarce, and pumps
kins plentiful, we have some doubts
of its being a profitable thing to do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
THE NEW EDLcATIoH.

Wolf Won Schierbrand in recent
number of the North American Review
describes, in an interesting AMI i'm
sstructive manner, "Germanys System
Of Technical and Commercial Educt.-
ton" The schools which repre- sent this
system are now numbered by hundreds
al among the thousands of pupils who
attend them are many who have come
.rom foreign countries. even a distant
az Australia, ChirA and Japan. Or.
Won Schierbrand warns the, reader
wonderful industrial and comerc:al
progress began with the ablishmcnt
of these schools, but makes plain their
effect on German prosperity. He says:
"The commercial afflatIs. so to
speak. came first and was eminen1ly
effective for divers reasons; the spec
ialized instruction to fit the young gem
Grafton for these novel and Strenuous.
hut more favorable, coiditions came af-
forwards. Synchfonous, no viewer WIN
the rapid growth of special technical
and commercial schools has been the
even more rapid increase in Germany's
foreign trade and in her manufactur-
Ing development. For, since 1887, the
wear from which dates this education
al enterprise, the foreign trade Otter
many has more than doubled. Thus,
then, the incidental proof is strong
that, with eMzeducauonal aemor OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
aeREATER" DIES MONIES.

Des Moines is making an effort to-
ward bigger city and Greater Des
Moines' is the watchword. In this the
hopes and sympathy Of the state will
be with the business men of it's capital.
1t has been very generally conceded
within the past few years that Des
Moines is destined to become one of
the greater cities of the transmissis-
sipIi. All Iowa is aanxious to see Dies
aMoines grow. 1t is the metropolis and
capital of the slate.
Being all this, it should be typical
of Iowa, and it's greatness should be Of
Intelligence, morality and civic decency
as much as of population. Not only
Iowa's farms and f1ourishing Cities but
her citizenship and government, makes
her greatness. She stands for the right
things, insists on peace with prosper
ity and morality with intelligence.
Iowa is as great in ideals and char
acter as in corn lands and fat cattle.
Greater Des Moines" should heed
IL j
{ the lesson Of the state. 1t should or
ganize for increased decency as we'll
as for numerical increase and business
growth. 1t would appear to onlookers
that Des Moines needs shaking up
That it needs reorganized police and
( detective force; that it needs higher
ideal of official duty than that, that
leads coroner to hold an inquest be-
hind doors closed to the county attor-
eney and that renders a verdict which
seems calculated to shield more than
uncover.
There has been much brutal crime
committed in Des lMoines of which the
perpetrators have never been unearthed
and brought to justice Perhaps more
criticism has attached to the city on
this than on any other account 1t il
time Des Moines, as the capital of Iowa
and an aspirant for metropolitan pre-.
ce,lence in the middle west, set a
higher standard in the protection Of
soriety
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
DOWN ON THE 1NTERURBAN. {"
rCedar Ranids Gazette.

The Gazette believes that it is about
time to put stop. if possible, to some
Of the things that have been happening
down on the interurban.' IL Cedar
Rapids and vicinity have the desire to
become Mecca for "tinhorns' and
bruisers. all that is necessary is for the
officials to remain in a state of rest
and the people to enter no protest
while sure thing skin games and
smuggling matches are pulled off.
The mill Saturday night was one
of series of events that have oc-
CURED, the cessation of which will re-
fleet credit on the community. While
that mill" may not come under the
head of a prize fight. and therefore
there is some question. possibly,
whether or not the law relating to
prize fighting can be made to apply,
vet public sentiment ought to be
strong enough to make 1t undesirable,
for the sluggers to operate in TINS
community Boxing is manly art
only when engaged in by manly men.
But Saturday nights mill was no5
the only event of the kind that HAS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
GRINDING Hoo Feed.

AT this season it is frequently asked
if it will pay to grind hog feed. Ii corn
is to be fed 1t will not pay Even old
corn is better when soaked in water
than when fed ground. Oats and BAR
ley. however, should be ground as fine
as possible, and it is preferable to feed
them both in the form of a thick slop.
In soaking corn, care should be taken
not allow it to stand long enough to
sour. Each feeding allowance must bs
soaked separately so as to avoid hav-
ing some ears left over from previous
soakings that would cause fernenta-
ton. Many farmers who have old corn
left over can render it sweet and whole-
some by frequent soakings. The time
that the corn should be left in soak
will depend upon it's hardness and
must be regulated accordingly,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
Comfort and cornstaIks.

Mr.. Elliott, an experienced and very
successful stockman of Canada, while
lecturing before Minnesota institute
recently, said:
ut is hard to estimate how much is
wasted in the corn growing districts OF
this state by the all too common sys-
tenn of removing the ear, and allowing
the stalk to go to waste. If there was
a more general system followed BY
which the whole plant could be put
into the silo and fed to stock l am
satisfied that the financial return
would be double on every 100 acres.
Il have visited a number of feed lois
and when find bunch of steers con-
Stunning from 20 to 80 pounds of corn
per day and then going out and lying
down on the snow with the thermom-
eter 20 below zero, / realize that it is
a pretty expensive way of burning W.
the carbon of the corn consumed.
"That also explains some things
that heretofore | could not understand
in western feeding. l never could I'M
derstand how cattle could consume
such an amount of carboraceous food
and live and keep in health. N4ither
could l understand how they couM do
better out in the cold than in a COM
Portable house, but that is all ex-
planned Under my condition they
would die.
"Allow me to ask when is the season
when cattle make the most rapid gain
in flesh? Is it not in June? What are
June conditions? Abundance of grass,
naturally vel balanced in it's feeding
nd n wing
culence. What about the weather?
Just right, the steers are in comfort,
and feed right in every respect. That
Is the condition we aim to obtain in
winter I prefer to house my cattle
in comfortable houses, tie with chain
and keep them well bedded. We feed
on grass until winter with small
amount Of grain late in the season.
Then during winter, hay, prefe1ring
clover, silage and turnips-the chaH
of grains is also saved-and the last
feed at night an armful of straw is
given which they pick over; what
they leave goes to bed them next day.
We feed a small amount of grain, COM
mencing with "a handful and never
exceeding pounds Our grains are
composed of oats and barley, or oats,
barley and pease mixed and finely
ground, fed along with chaff or cut
feed in order to insure perfect diges-
ton.
"Steers fed in this manner will maze
a gain of at least fifty pounds per
month, during the finishing terN, and
that on the rough food of the farm.
will it pay, you ask? Yes. it pays
elsewhere, and why will it not pay
here, if it will not, (your soil and eli
mate is all right, it must be in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
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Iowa Newspapers
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LONGING FOR THE CHEAP.
Fredericksburg Eclipse.


Better stay in Iowa. advises the
Times Republican. Yes, but with
the bumper crops and cheap lands in
the Canadian northwest as a drawing
card, you couldn't keep a man with a
longing to invest in something cheap
in Iowa with inch log chain.
Iowa is a mighty good state in which
to make money, but absolutely no good
when it, comes to investments, In the
minds of thousands of individuals. No
wonder Iowa towns are getting deader
every year The life blood of the
state is being Slapped by mail order
houses in the east and the cheap
lands of the northwest on the other
half. Some day Iowa will again
come into her own and then there
will be period of prosperity for
everybody again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
A Pickpocket's Trick.
A great crowd, cheering bravel

A great crowd, cheering bravely
watched the Labor Day parade pass
by.
Now" said Lecoq, the detective,
"Tll show you "a pickpockets trick"
And he shouted in an authoritative
voice:
Look out for your valuables, gents.
There's crooks about
Instantly, upon all sides, mems hands
vert to their pockets. One rammed his
fist into his hip pocket; one touched a
waistcoat pocket; one shielded with
his palm small projection in the
breast pocket of his coat. And so on
indefinitely.
Now" said Lecoq, I'VE know
where all these mems valuables are;
dorl't we? If we We're crooks we'd
know in each case what pocket to at
tack, wouldn't we?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
Use for Old Discs.

Don't let the old iron collector have
that disc harrow for "little or nothing. !"
Just take it apart and keep the bolts
and rods for repairing other machinery.
and use the blades for covering up any
pals of milk or swill that the women
folks may have to set outside for the
met to carry away when they come
home from the field. Try this, and you
will not have as many drowned chick
ems For this use an old disc blade will
last life time and will be heavy
enough so that the wind cannot blow
it off
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
Pain from Burn Promptly Relieved
hy ChamberIain's Pain Balm.

A little child Of Michael Strauss Of
Vernon, Conn.,, was recently in great
pain from a burn on the hand, and as
cold applications only increased the
Inflammation, Mr.. Strauss came to Mr..
James N. Nichols, local merchant
for something to stop the pain. Mr.
Nichols says: I advised him to use
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and the first
application drew out the Inflammation
and gave immediate relief. have used
this liniment myself and recommend it
very often for cuts, burns, strains and
lame back, and have never known it
to disappoint. For sale by all drug
giStS,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20

The laxative effect OF Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets is so
agreeable and SO natural you can hard
" realize that it is produced by a
medicine These tablets also cure in
digestion. For sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20

The main building of the University
of Missouri at Columbus, was looted
by burglars. goods valued at $1,000 be-
ing taken from the cooperative store
in the structure, which handles stu
dents supplies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20

Wilson. No other man in the country.
whose business it is to look after the
peoples interests. is doing more effec-
tive or more thorough work than
"Tama Jim" 1t is n great privilege
for any state to be able to contribute
such a man to the country's need
AS to the claim of the chautauqua
managers that they get such talent as
their patrons demand, the Ninton Eagle
finds it difficult to believe that Iowa's
audiences demand the presence of
"Pitchfork" Tillman. yet he appears
at about every chautauqua in the
state.
The Sioux Rapids Press
believes that the governor Stands to
get more than enough democratic votes
to make up his losses thru the sore
ness of the standpatters."
THE Iowa farmers" says the Cres-
ton Advert User -Gazette, with their
telephone lines and their rural free de-
livery and their labor saving machin
cry Of all kinds. with combination
of soil and climate which makes the
whole state a garden spot, are be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
IOWA OPINIONS END NOTES.

The Upton Advertiser notes that
The state fair people want more and
larger appropriations from the state
for that institution. AS an argument
for such they point to the increasing
success each year of the enterprise.
1t strikes us that the fair is amply able
to take care of and provide for its own
growth This year it had surplus
amount into many thousands The
profits have been steadily increasing
from year to year and with these
available to provide for the needs of
the institution there should be no occa-
sion to ask the legislature for money"
Newspaper editing and officehold-
ing are not now and have not been
congenial or compatible companions
declares Mr.. Perkins in the Sioux City
Journal "There is too much in an
open book. 1t is well. moreover that
the conscientious editor should con-
tinue the prayer for deliverance from
temptation. The temptation is great
under the best circumstances to traf-
fic with evil, and it is we'll to remem-
Der that the wicked are INSCRIPTIONS
and resourceful. American newspa-
pGTS nave SIcdl IlSSu VI lIldl SlE6nSCl
and independence which shall make
them contributors to the public well
fare-something more than money
grabbers and something more than Of
flee brokers'"
The keosauqua Republican contends
that chautauqua that cannot exist
without employing brutes. ruffians or
BLACKBOARD preachers, ought to die
quick.
Remarking that upright desks are
again coming into vogue. the Reinbeck
Standard suggests that what the bank
depositors would prefer is men of the
same design to occupy them"
The Grinnell Register likes to see
man who goes ahead with the work
ne has TO do without making fuss.
Such it asserts, lis Secretary Jim
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20

coming-if they have not already be-
come-the most comfortable class Of
people in the world"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20

crater efficiency, the initial success
has not only been maintain against
the competition Of the world, but that
lit has been further accelerated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
The Strawpile


men. And after all are not the men
the dominant factor. One thing you
will find that wherever you find
district that handles the. best grades
of live stock you will find prosperous
and intelligent people,
1t should be remembered, particu-
larly by the more northern Of our read
ers, that Mr. Elliott is a successful
feeder and tinisher where scarcely any
corn is fed at all We believe the
Dakota feeder will some day, if he
does not now, stand at the very head
in the feeding business. He can grow
all the corn needed to balance up a
perfect finishing ration, and he can
grow barley, speltz. macaroni wheat
and oats so we'll that he will never be
tempted to finish on "all corn"
Feeding Young Pigs After Weaving.
Different methods of feeding may be
adopted, each of which will be more
or less successful. The following diet,
however, will produce suitable results
if properly given. Feed shorts and
corn meal in the proportion of two and
one parts respectively, and add a lit
tie oil meal The meal should be
mixed with water and allowed to soak
six to twelve hours before feeding. ac-
cording to the weather. If the wealth
er is very hot, to soak for twelve hours
might have tendency to produce q
sour condition of the food, but in ordi-
nary weather twelve hours will not be
too long to soak meal. II milk is
added. 1t should be given just before
feeding, otherwise the fermentation
may be so rapid in the milk that 1t
will not be in the best condition for
feeding. Ground barley will answer In
place of the corn meal altho perhaps
not quite so well. Barley will give
results about equal to corn; in fact,
more muscle will be obtained from the
latter than from feeding the former. 1t
will probably be better also to add
little oil meal at the same time as the
milk. to add 1t just a short time before
feeding 1T.