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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07

depend upon the white potato as q
source of heat and light, the southern
states upon the yam and the sweet po-
tato, and the western states upon the
sugar beet. The average amount
of sugar and starch which goes to
waste in the stalks of Indian corn an
[nually would make 100 gallonssof COM
inercial alcohol per acre. When we
Consider that the number of acres in
Indian corn is approximately 100000
600, it is seen that the quantity of al
cohol that is lost in the stalks is so
large as to be almost beyond the grasp
of our conception"
Need there be any longer distress
full apprehension of the woes that will
come upon the people when the supply
of coal is exhausted? Need the millions
be afflicted by inordinate demands of
the coal combine or by strikes of min
ers or lockouts by operators? Alcohol
can be produced at very small cost and
in practically unlimited quantities. 1t is
in all things that grow, in both the
vegetable and animal kingdoms. 1t has
been the source both of great evil and
of great good to mankind. Hereafter it
promises to swell UNNECESSARILY the
credit side of the account. Meanwhile,
bare possibility that practical science
will be able to store the surplus heat
of the summers sunshine and render it
available for all the purposes served
by fuel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
Comfort For RaIdheads.

John S. Sargent, the noted portrait
painter said in Philadelphia on his
last visit that he disliked to paint an
old man with thick head of hair. and
that he even disliked to see thick hair
on an old man.
Mr.. Gargent held that custom had
caused thin hair, or badness, to seem
the normal and natural condition of an
old mans head, and that in conse-
quence thick bushy hair on an old
man seemed abnormal, and was sug-
gestive of animalty or savagery of a
lower order.
He said that an old man with thick
hair growing well over his forehead in
variably looked brutal and coarse. He
had nothing like the look of gentle re-
finement that is found in the thin
haired or bald old man.
Only in young men and boys is thick
hair natural. In the old and middle
aged thin hair and badness is now the
natural state: and no bald man, II he
could see how odd he would look with
boys thick thatch, would wish his
lost hair back.
Mr. Sargent's words are comforting
to many men. There is no baldhead
living who would dispute them, or
who would wish them unsaid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
he observed the honor that is said to

he observed the honor that is said to
prevail among thieves.
His employers petted and praised
him when he was doing their dirty
work, hustled him out of the country
when exposure was threatened and now
are trying to disavow and deny know
elge of the crimes they directed him
to do and paid him for doing.
Which are the yellower dogs, men
like Hamilton or the eminent financiers
ana outwardly honored trustees for
widoWs and orphans who hired him to
PADDLE in the mire of Legislative cor
ruptson? He accepted the RESPONSE
biaity of his employment, He became
an cutcast from the society of gentle
men, a pariah in the business world. a
scavenger of public life, like every bride
monger and agent Of corruption, unless
ne seeks refuge among his peers in the
United States, as Chauncey Depew did.
The men who employed him are pill
lars of society, ornaments Of the
church governors of swell clubs, cap
tains of industry, railroad kings. mer-
chan. princes, masters of high finance,
everything that is fawned upon and eX-
halted hX money worshiping age.
They think themselves too good for as
soclation with men like Hamilton, ex-
cen. IN the secret chambers where
legislative corruption is planned ana
bride money is paid Till recently they
enjoyed all the honor, love, obedience,
troops of friends their despised tool
could never aspire to.
But, If you please which .ype ls
more worthy the name Of yellow
dog?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
All Our Fuel From Alcohol
Washington Postl

There is a strong promise of great
and good results from the passage OF
the free alcohol bill which the House
has sent to the Senate. There is no
good reason to doubt that ii VIII be-
come a law, however strongly 1t may
be opposed by the Standard on Com
pany That corporation has abundant
cause to wage war against 1t ON bust
ness principles. Free alcohol Is not on
ly IA menace to the Standard OH inter-
ests. but to less. but still considerable
degree to the coal combine. The pend
ing bill aboiishes the tax on "denatur-
lied" alcohol. "Denaturized" alcohol Is
alcohol made undrinkable and uncom-
binable in beverages. In his talk in
support of this measure before the
Ways and Means Committee, Secre-
tary Wilson of the Agricultural De-
partment, showed that the soil could
be made to produce in alcohol all the
fuel that the country needs. ard add
ed:
The northern states could readily
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07

okee is the county wherein the politi-
Glars sought to prevent Cummins adj
dressing a farmers institute meeting
last winter and when the address had
been delivered In spite of their protest
the farmer chairman served notice on
the politicians that that was the kind
of talk we farmers like to hear"
The oil trust can take cold comfort
from President Roosevelt's muck rake
speech since his message on the Gar
field report was made public.
Uncle George Perkins Sioux City
Journal says the governorship race Is
Just getting under good Roadway. That
would make it handicap race, with
Uncle George as scratch man.
james RI. Nassar, who has been con-
nected with the United States sub
treasury at Boston more than forty
years and nearly that length of time
in the important position of specie
clerk, is the most remarkable and ac-
complished coin expert in America,
and has few, If any, equals in the
world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
Sandals Coming into Fashion.


DO you know what were coming
to?" asked shoe manufacturer. well
here's forecast along my line. We're
goin;; back to the days of Greece. In
five years we won't be wearing any
thin;. but sandals, in summer time al
least Leather sandals for children
were introduced by us several years
ago. They sold like hot cakes last
season, and they are going better now
We're turning them out as fast as our
factory can be operated. And this year
View, been, making quantity or large
sizes They're almost exclusively for
women. but the men will be wearing
them in year or two. and mark my
words. in about five more seasons OF
summer leather sandals will be the
whole thing. Well look like the
GREEKS all right, and We'll feel mighty
conf ortable"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
Followed Him too Far.
[Harper's Weeklyl

A senator of the United States from
ence as a lawyer in California, tells a
story of the days when he was strug-
Cling for recognition at the bar.
My first case" says he, was one
involving complicated question of in
heritance, and it was tried before the
most noted jurist in California. Not
withstanding the complex questions of
law involved, | determined to get at
the bottom of things if it took a year
to do so. l consulted every authority
could get my hands on, and, as the
result of my industry, ! turned out a
brief that seemed to me an unanSWer-
able one. 1t certainly was compre-
hensive one-a point which gave me
considerable uneasiness, for l feared it
might prove too abstruSe for the court
When my turn came l rose and
boldly plunged into my argument
which covered 200 or 800 printed pages.
To my delight, the judge seemed real
ly interested at first. But this JOY was
to be short-lived In a short While /
was conscious that the attention of
the court was not so intense. An hour
or SO later l observed signs of positive
inattention. and this, too, in the midst
of the most intricate part of my plea,
Just as l had expected! The court
was unable to perceive the fine points
of my argument.
AT this juncture I hesitated, and
said: I beg pardon, your honor, but do
you follow me?'
$50 far T have followed Won re-
sponded his honor, but I'll be frank
enough to say that if l could find my
way back, I'd gladly quit right here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
Iowa Newspapers
COUSINS HAS A SNAP
TCedar Rapids IaZetle.I
f,;,. &c ono

CONGRESSMAN Cousins is one of the.
lucky men in politics in Iowa. Apparent
Nv "Our Bob will be accorded unanl-
NOUS denomination at the approaching
Fifth district convention, Grumpy ana
Marshall, the two counties in the dls-
tr;ct have been the most antagonistic
to him, having given instructions that
their delegates vote for him. There is
not a county in the district, except Ce.
dar. which has not one or two respec'-
tive candidates for the congressional
nomination, and the first one to enter
the contest will be simply leading
nroce ssion of other candidates. APP
parently no one is ready to make the
"break." and the eloquent statesman
from Cedar will retain his seat at least
two more years. But some OF these days
there is going to be one of the hottest
and most interesting fights in the flfta
district that was ever pulled off in the
state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
DRINKING FROM NATURES SEWERS.

To prove that the Racoon river is not
very greatly polluted an expert chemist
cites that the only cities emptying their
sewage into that river are Valley
Junction, with population of 1900.
Adel 1900, Jefferson $500, Perry $500.
and Guthrie Center 1900. Because
there are no more than these, the ex-
pert concludes that the Racoon river
water receives as little filth above Des
NIoines as gains access to any of our
water courses in the state" And he
thinks 1t is safe to say that lit is not
seriously contaminated stream when
of the country"
When the sewage of five cities, con-
taining an aggregate population Of
nearly 10000 people, does not pollute
q stream beyond reasonable purity In
comparison to other streams, it is time
the people of Iowa are looking to
their water supplies. Who wants to
drink me water a any river which has
received The sewage of $4,000 people?
1t will not relieve our prejudices very
much when we contemplate 1t, to be
told that In comparison with other
streams this is not a very bad condi-
ton The most of us would prefer to
swear off on river water altogether,
and that is what the people of Iowa
must come to.
Nature designed rivers for surface
sewers. That is the function they per-
form. When there was nothing in the
country but virgin prairie and forest,
and the water flowed over sand and
rocks, exposed to the sunlight, Nature
kept her sewers fairly pure. When
man came to build cities along the riv-
er, to locate barnyards on its banks.
and to plow up the land SO that i'm
mense deposits of silt cover the sand
and the rocks, the natural sewers no
longer contain potable water Men are
slow to learn this. In Marshalltown it
required a terrible fever epidemic to
teach her people but now they have
pure water from wells. In Waterloo,
Fort Dodge, Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Keokuk the people are still bury
ing their fever victims and learning
their lessons fast. Everywhere in Iowa
the time has come to get away from
Natures sewers for drinking water
supply. If five towns and the sewage
Of 10000 people do not make the
Racoon river more than an ordinarily
bad stream. who wants to drink water
from any stream?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
SUPERINTENDENT j. f. VANCE.
ISioux City Journall

j. f. Vance of Marion, Iowa, who
has been elected superintendent of the
college for the blind at Vinton by the
state board of control. and will assume
the duties of his position July l. sue
ceeding T. f. McCune, is we'll known to
Sioux City teachers, having attended
various teachers meetings which have
been held in northwestern Iowa.
Mr. Vance has been superintendent
of schools of Linn county for five
years. He was born on farm in Van
Buren, county thirty five years ago. and
was educated d the State Norma
School at Cedar Fails. President Seer
ley. of that institution, wrote that he
possessed remarkable fitness for the
position of superintendent of the Vim
ton institution, for educational work.
and that he had executive, teaching,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
TRADE AT DIFFERENT POINTS.

| Dunn's trade review reports from the
market centers Of the country all indi-
cate unusual activity in merchandising,
Business is above normal, prices high
and collections good at all points.
Some of the leading reports are:
4 Chicago. - Distributive trade main
tains an exceptionally high volume.
Large orders are entered by the whole
sale houses for fresh supplies of staple
goods, and both local and country re-
tail trade is excellent. The receipts of
grain were EOS per cent and the ship
ments 7.3 per cent better than in 1905.
! Lumber receipts have not maintained
the volume looked for, 49,359,O0O feet,
comparing with 49,012,000 feet last
week, and 55,719,O00 feet a year ago.
Hides received were 3,079,SSS pounds,
against 3,413,35O pounds last week and
7,215,154 pounds last year. Receipts of
live stock were 27S,9S4 head, compared
with BAT 500 head last week and 24S,713
head last year. Other receipts show
| Increase in -four. corn, oats, rye, lard,
eggs, cattle, hogs and sheep, but de-
creased in wheat, barley, seeds, broom
corn, dressed beef, pork, cheese, but
ter and wool.
Kansas C1ty.-Retail trade is near
ly all lines shows 20 per cent increase
over last year, and better class of
goods was sold. Wholesale lines show
an excellent increase, particularly in
drugs and mems furnishings, with the
former especially active on eastern or
ders for direct shipment to Pacific
coast points. Collections have i'm
proved much in all lines. The April
record at the stockyard shows a much
larger business than during April of
last year. Cattle receipts were 1915
head, gain of 1888 head; hogs, 27e,
$40 head, an increase of 4S,459 head;
head; and horses and mules, 1924
head, an increase of 1913 head. Pack
ers did much more business than dur
ing the same period last year. The
April slaughter was SS,2S3 cattle, 261,-
o44 hogs and 9o.556 sheep, an increase
in the number Of cattle over April last
year of 1857 head. of hogs a gain of
49, 126 head, and in sheep of 2l,307 head.
Money is in good supply.
ST. Paul-The dry goods jobbing
trade is fairly active and advance bust
ness is large. Footwear manufacturers
are busily engaged and report a sub
stantial increase in sales. Trade in
mems wear. hats and furnishings con-
tinues very good, and in millinery the
season is one of the most satisfactory
in point of sales in years. Rubber
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
Dr.. B. F. Kierulff' S
NOBODY SPARED.

Kidney Troubles Attack Marshalltown
Men and Women, Old and Young
Alike.
XII lney i'll seize young and old
alike
Quickly come and little warning
give.
Children suffer in their early years
Car control the kidney secretions.
Girls are languid. nervous, suffer
pain.
Women worry can't do daily work.
Robust men have lame and aching
backs. .
OLD folks, weak. rheumatic, lame,
Endure distressing urinary ills.
The cure for man, for woman, or for
child
Is to cure the cause.-The kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys-
Cure all the varied forms of kidney
suffering.
Mlrshalltown testimony guarantees
every box.
Mrs. A. S. Reisinger. of 712 West
Nevada street. says: THE use OF
Doan's Kidney pills demonstrates be-
yond a doubt that there is no ques-
ton as to their value. Procuring a
box at the Mcbride & Will Drug
Com pany's store for my own USE I
was compelled to deter the treatment
owing to other complication of a SER
ious nature ensuing Just about then
one of my family was taken with
pain; in the back, and knowing that a
weakened or over-excited condition OF
the Kidneys existed, / advised the use
of I,oan's Kidney Pills. The result
obta med gives me great faith in this
remedy. 1t acts promptly and thor
ouglly. shall be pleased to let 9TH
ers know when the occasion arises of
wha the value Doan's Kidney Pills are
in ~ trouble arising from disordered
conditions of the kidneys"
Fer sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Company,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's- ana
! take no other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
Which Dogs Are Yellower?
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune. ]

One can hardly resist a movement OF
sympathy for Judge Andy" Hamilton
the yellow dog" of the New York
Life. He was hired to do the dirtiest
kind of work; to buy legislators and
corrupt legislation for great corpora :
tions that carried on criminal opera
tons behind the mask of a sacred trust
He did the work faithfully. He ac-
counted for the bride money scrupul-
ously. He kept the infamous secrets OF
his employers. He fled the country to
save them from exposure. He return
ed Only to lift part of the load of in
fanny from the memory of dead man
who had been his friend. On his part
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07
ExcusabIe in a eothamite.
buffalo Courier1

William Wsntd', the ancient and
honorable dramatic critic and author,
is discouraged. In long lamentation
over the cynical levity," the "un-
scrupulous commerce" the "erratic de-
lirium" and the sentimental rubbish"
of the times, he comes to the conclu-
sion that the public is rnaddened with
haste and strife and there is no peace
anywhere" This is the talk of man
whose vision has been distorted and
whose nature has been dwarfed by the
provincialism of New York City. the
most provincial spot in this broad and
blessed country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-07

The Hobson boom for presidential
honors is due entirely to the success of
the kissing episode as campaign ar
gument in Governor Hooks case in
Kansas.
What sort of presidential ticket
would this make Cummins-L aFollette
or LaFollette- Cummins?
We are told in Blythe newspapers
that the fear OF Judge Wade running
against Dawson in the Second district
is accountable for the Cummins support
in those counties. This must mean that
unless the head of the ticket can have
another popular candidate like Roose-
welt to pull Dawson thru the congress-
ional situation will be too close for
comfort. 1t also follows that Cum
minis is conceded to be that popular
candidate.
The call of the spring is finding it's
promptest answer in the hearts of that
half tramp soldiers that are termed
almost every military post in the coun-
try comes the report of numerous de-
sertions. When the strident, severe
weather of winner comes on there are
hundreds of oUtcasts who join the
army to get a warm bed and some-
months are at hand, but with the first
warm breezes' of spring they long to
be wandering about the country, be-
come tired Of the discipline of army
life, and by twos and threes they begin
to desert from every post.
If anyone persists in that charge that
Secretary Shaw has been stung by the
presidential bee, the bee doubtless now
is figuring on proving an alibi.
The state Of Georgia has an anti
loan shark law, something every state
should have, and last week shark in
Atlanta was fined 500 when caught
loaning poor woman $40 at an inter-
est rate of $500 per month or 1S0 per
cent per annum.. The loan shark is
one of the curses of modern city life.
He is the vampire wreaking destruction
among wage workers everywhere.
Among the humors of the present
campaign is the manner in which LATE
Young is rolled over and over in the
muck of his Inconsistencies. He dare
not let out yell now but some county
seat weekly will roll him over again
and smear him with his own record.
Julian Richards gets little consola-
ton out of the Polk county convention
He is now writing TO make trouble
among the candidates for minor offices
who expect to get support from Cum
Minis delegates.
The railroads in Iowa have reported
to the executive council an increase
of nearly three millions in their gross
earnings for the past year. The Burl-
ington and Northwestern are not in
Guided in those reporting
The commercial club of the city of
Atlanta, Ga, have voted to issue So
600 copies of an illustrated booklet
picturing the commercial advantages
of the city. Advertising is being adopt
ed very generally by cities seeking to
promote their progress.
Cherokee county contributes a dis
tinct gain of thirteen delegates to the
Cummins candidacy since this county