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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
Quits Race for Nomination.

Fort Wayne, Ind. May 15.-Otis l.
Ballou of La Grange yesterday with
drew from the contest for the demo-
cratic congressional nomination In 9
sensational letter, charging former
Congressman Robinson with bad faith
He quotes u letter from Robinson
voluntarily declaring that he would no,
use the influence or prestige of -four
terms for or against any candidate
but he found, he says, that the Robin
son machine was lined up against him
He points to Robnson's silence while
d petition was being circulated to pu,
him in the contest and while the party
organ repeatedly demanded his enter
ing the race.
II Is plain" Ballou says, that Rob
inson has not kept his obligations
recognize that his machine Is against
me. and tho it might be able to defeat
me for the nomination believe il
would be used TO defeat me in the cleo
ton. His political action was like g
wavering phantom; to repel his action
would necessitate methods equivalent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16

ers have realized that tiled land with
porous Rains falling penetrate into
the ground following the miniature
water courses to the tile and moisten-
ing the ground deep as the under drain
age goes. If there is "a surplus OF wa
ter, the surplus passes out thru the
tile If dry season follows the
moisture is drawn back up by the heat
of the sun and vegetation is supplied
with moisture a much longer period
than when there is no under drainage.
Then another point is that early kiln
ing frosis do not appear because the
mellow ground absorbs more heat dur
ing the day and prevents the killing
frosts that come on tight. wet ground.
Tile and Drainage.
Ii was predicted some years ago that
the drainage of swamrs on the head
waters of our rivers would destroy the
natural water reservoirs and we would
have excessive spring floods in spring,
and dry creek and river beds in the
summer Such was The result in the
start of drainage in Illinois and midi
ana until the land was tiled Now they
find that the tiled farms are a greater
reservoir for storage water than the
swamps were and the tile discharges
brings a clear, cool stream of water. 50
that the large bitches are now living
streams of water that are never dry,
and also 1t has been learned that 1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
SHAW SEES DANGER.
Collapse Of the New York Assay Of
flee Imminent.


New York. MAY 16--'A collapse of
the United States assay office in New
York at any time need not surprise
anyone The lives of workmen are i'll
constant danger If collapse were to
occur the large quantities of acids, the
molten metals the pipes of hot air and
steam would convert the mass into
charnel house. l do not think am
overdrawing the picture"
The above is part of communlca-
ton sent by Secretary Shaw to the
house of representatives. He recon-
mended the construction of a new as
say office, and, whether that be done
or not, urged strongly that congress
confer authority to rent safe quarters
for the services.
The force at work in the two build
ings that make up the assay establish
ment consists Of thirty men in the re-
finery and forty-two in the assay de-
partment proper. In addition there are
always visitors moving about the
place. The danger to which these are
constantly exposed is indicated by Sec
rotary Shaw. 1t arises chiefly from
the use of strong acids, which, in the
course of the fifty-eight years since
the refinery was built, have almost ex-
hausted the tensile strength of the tim
bers and metal supports.
But the enfeebled condition of the
interior structure is not the only
source of danger. The south wall OF
the refinery has a good sized bulge. To
prevent it pressing further outward
heavy trusses have been set 1t was
judged by an expert who recently ex-
amined this bulge that the expedient
of trusses might not be relied upon
, much longer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16

OF all the diseases known, with
which women are afflicted, chronic
kidney disease is the most fatal. In
fact, unless early and correct treatment
is applied, the weary patient seldom
survives.
Being fully aware of this, Lydia
e. Pinkham, early in her career, gave
exhaustive study to the subject, and in
producing her great remedy for
woman's ills - Lydia E. Pinlham's
Vegetable Compound careful to
see that it contained the correct combi-
troll that fatal disease, woman's kidney
troubles. Lydia 10. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is the only one espe-
cially prepared for women, and thou
sands have been cured of serious kidney
arrangements by it. arrangements OF
the feminine organs quickly affect the
kidneys, and when a woman has such
symptoms as pain or weight in the
loins, baclsache, bearing-down pains,
scalding or burning sensations or de-
posits in the urine, unusual thirst,
swelling of hands and feet. swelling
under the eyes o.. sharp pains in the
back, running through the groin, she
mavinfer that her kidneys are affected
and should lose no time in combating
the disease with Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, the woman's
remedy for woman's ills.
The following letters show how
marvelously successful it is.
Mrs. Samuel Frake, of Prospect
Plains, N. j.. writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
cannot thank you enough for what Lydi,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
! MRS. H. W L1nq and mrs. S. Frdke

IT, Pinkhams Vegetable Compound has done
for me- When first wrote to you had SUI
tered for years with what the doctor called
kidney trouble and congestion OF the female
organs. My back ached dreadfully all the time,
and suffered so with that bearing-down feel.
ing could hardly walk across the room. Ibid
not get any better SO decided to stop doctoring
with my physician and take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and am thank
lul to say it has entirely cured me. do 81!
my own work, have no more backache and
ali the bad SYMPTOMS have disappeared.
Icannot praise your medicine enough, and
would advise all women suffering with kidney
trouble to try it.
Mrs. J. w. Lang, of e26 Third Ave-
nue., New York, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
| I have been great sufferer with kidney
trouble. Ny back ached all the time and !
was discouraged. l heard that Lydia p.
Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND. would cure
kidney disease, and began to take IT: and It
has cured me when everything else had failed:
| l have recommended it to lots of people and
, they all praise it very highly.
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing 1ns
vitatiOn.
Women suffering from kidney
trouble, or any form Of female weak
ness, are invited to promptly communi-
cate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass. The present Mrs. Pinkham is
the daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pink
ham, her assistant before her decease,
and for twenty-five years since her
advice has been freely given to sick
women. Out of the great volume OF ex-
perience which she has to draw from,
it is more than likely she has the very
knowledge that will help your case.
! Her advice is free and always helpful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16

now requires heavier rainfall during
summer to cause a flood in the rivers
than it did before the drainage sys-
tenn was enacted. Rains that come in
early spring. while the ground is froz-
en-, will reach the creeks and rivers
much quicker so there is a chance of
high water from such causes. To IL
lustrate how experienced drainage
farmers view dredge dltches In llli-
nois last season there was a contract
of 4,500.000 cubic yards of excavation
let on Green river. One land owner or
estate paid $4,000 cash three months
before work was started. They knew
the results would justify the expendi-
ture. In northwest Indiana farmers
prefer to put three-year mortgage on
their land to bond issue, because they
argue the Improvement will more than
pay out in that time.
The Michigan Way.
Michigan drainage laws require the
entire tax to be paid in either one, two
or three years, day of hearing being
held when the agreement is reached
as to the number Of payments. Ar
kansas enacted a drainage law to per-
mt Of use of dredges at the last ses-
sion. Other southern states are agitat-
ing it, 1t would be difficult to esti-
mate the number of steam dredges now
in use in this work, but contractor
informs us that 1t will be above 25O
by the close of the present season
scattered in the several western states.
This work will proceed in Iowa just as
it has in Illinois and Indiana. bitches
are constructed that have their outlets
in creeks. Soon the creeks will be
considered too shallow to give the
bitches good results. Then the creeks
will be deepened and Strengthened
Then our rivers will be found too shall
low and crooked We will have to deep
en- and straighten them, but we pre-
sumo it doesn't look to our farmers
at the present time that their land
will carry all this burden and yet en-
able them to profit by it. Sangamon
river in Illinois, is being Strengthened
for about eight miles at a cost of SIPS
600. The land stands a tax of $12Nto $50
per acre in the bottom and the owners
subscribed for the bonds themselves
Pays in Illinois.
If is claimed by the Illinois farmers
that their ditch tax is the best invest
ment they have made. AS an illustra-
ton of how experienced tile farm
ers view tile drainage. In Mercer coun-
ty, near ST. Henry they have hard
flint soil A farmer was putting in
line of tile every seventy-five feet en-
tirely across the farm. He was asked
why he wanted drainage in hill farm
where the soil was hard enough to drive
loaded wagon over within twenty
four hours after it was piowed. His
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
Natures Way Is Best.

The functioii strengthening and tissue
building plan,,f treating chronic, linger-
Ing and obstir ate cases of disease as pur-
sued by DIR. Pierce, is following after
Natures plan of restoring health.
He uses natural remedies, that is
prepared by processes wrought out by
the expenditure of much time and
money, without the use of alcohol, and
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Used as ingredients of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, Black Cherry
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Bloodroot and Stone root, specially exert
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The above native roots also have the
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Indigestion, torpor of liver, or bilious
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The most valuable book for both men
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease.
Catarhh is blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine
Catarrh cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a
ouack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in this
country for years and is regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo.
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16

answer was that is the reason / want
tile, my land is to dry and hard. l
must have under drainage to mellow
tho soil so it will stand drouth. 1t
seems inconsistent, but is true never
thelc:ss, as proven by man that had
lived all his life on one farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16

Who are the sweetest things that
painters paint, or poets sing, lovlier
than anything? Girls who take Hollis
tiers Rock Mountain Tea. IS cents, tea
or tablets. Mcbride & Will Drug Com
pany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
ONLY $500 TO

st. Paul Minneapolis and Return.
On the Iowa Central popular excursion
Saturday, June I'd. See flyers or call on
agents for particulars.
37S-5-S to So.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
HOMECOMING OF KENTUcKIANs
Low Rate Via the Northwestern Line
From All Points for the Great Ken
lucky Celebration at Louisville in


The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way announces that low rates will be
made, effective June II to 13, with con-
venient and liberal return limits, on
account of the Home coming of Ken
tuckians" celebration, which is to be
held at Louisville June 10 to II.
1t is expected that large number of
ex-Kentuckians will make this the oc-
casion of a visit to their native soil.
Anticipating a representative assem-
blage of such from all parts of the
United States. the people of Louisville
are making great preparations to en-
terrain them with true southern
warmth. The program for the occasion
is understood to be interesting and var
led. Ask your ticket agent for full
particulars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
Excursion Tickets to May Music Fes
tival, Mt. Vernon, Iowa.

Via the Northwestern line. will be
sold at reduced rates May 16 to 10, in
elusive. Limited to return until May
81, inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago
e. Northwestern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
s,rATE CENTER.

May Ill. W. Sparks has gone to
Des Moines to take charge of the pho
tograph gallery which he recently pur-
chased there.
Miss Ildra Engle went to Newton this
morning to visit with her cousin, Miss
Bertha Engle.
w. N. Thompson is enjoying a visit
from his mother, Mrs. c. N. Thompson,
of Cumberland Mrs. Thompson will
remain until school is out and will
then be accompanied home by her
grandson, Cleo. His sister, Mrs. Shear
er, who has been here, is now visiting
relatives in Collins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16

Cures permanently the cases ne undertakes
ma sent!I the incura blo home without taking 9
fee from them. This is why he continues his
visits year after year while other doctors have
COR is an eminently successful specialist In all
chronic diseases proven y the many cures res
skill Of all other physicians. His hospital OK.
perience and extensive practice have made him
"a proficient that he can name and locate dis
Treats ali durable cases Of gatarIh, Nose.
stomach Liver and Kidneys, GRAY j, Rheuma.
s Paalyss Hegr aga Nervous and Heart
6rirht's Disease and Consumption In early
ase; Of theBladder and Female orga
nd sure ma mods to prevent its recurrence given.
A nev,r-failing remedy for Big Neck.
PILES, FISTULAE and RUPTURE Ruaran.
teed cured without detention from business.
Spociel. attention given to all Surgical
GASES, and all diseases Of the Eye, Ear
Nose nd ThrOat.
elias, 90 fitted and guaranteed. GRADUATED
Mds,Cataract, Cross Eyes Strengthened without
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16

The reported loss Of the blueberry
crop and other small fruit of early var
iety by the recent frosts in the vicinity
of Black River Falls, Wis. is unfound-
ed. The prospect Of a big crop was
never better
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
MARIETTA

May 14.--Mr. and Mrs. S. i. Bell, of
Marshalltown, visited the formers
daughter Miss Addie Bell, Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Tomlinson, of Mar
shalltown, spent Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs. w. H. c. Woodward.
Miss Rhecy Carter spent Sunday in
Liscomb visiting relatives.
Mr. George Haddock of Cheyenne
Wells, COL called on old friends in
Marietta this week.
Mr.. Eugene Braman and Mrs. j. P.
Bellefueille, near Marshalltown spent
Sunday with their mother, Mrs. O. F.
Braman, who has been quite ill with
lung trouble the past few days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
MINERVA.

May 14-Nr. James Spears, of Ban
gor, shipped three car load Of cattle
to Chicago Tuesday from Minerva. Mr..
Theodore Ball and Mr.. Herbert Nichols
accompanied the cars.
Mr.. Oliver Nichols and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NC
Kinnon and children.
Mrs. w. Bruner, of Laurel, is visit
ing her sister Mrs. Angelo Smith.
Corn planting is the order Of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlier spent Sunday
with lMr. and Mrs. Fred McKinnon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16

to the purchase of the nomination, and
this / will not do"
Ballou leaves the contest to Chair
man Morr of Noble county and JOS
eph Il. Harrison mayor Of Columbia
City, with Morr the probable winner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-16
WRITE US FREELY

and frankly. in stctest confidence, telling all your
troubles, and stating your age. We will send you
FREE ADVICE, in plain sealed envelope, and val
liable book on clone Treatment for Women"
D Address: Ladies' Advisory Department, The
Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-24
TODAY M HISTORY
o..ob.r aa fin American History.

October Fl In AmeEicah HisaoiS'
 Name Day: Solome. Sun rises at o:4li
 issaIWiliiam Penn first arrived in America, and landed at New castle. Delaware, with 1oo passengers. pass ,,, Next .s! iS1-Erie Canal opened from Utica to Rome. - of the American Bible Society, died. he was President of Congress in 17s2 a man of great excellence Of character, and left a large estate principally to
 IS45-England and France. havina engaged by public armed interven. tion to put a stop to the war between Buenos Ayres aud Mcntn. i;n. .n. clared strict blockade Of bncnos
 1s45-William Rude or Cumberland, R. l., died, aged 9S. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill, and nearly ey. ", cry other during the revolutionary struggle, but escaped unhurt.
 1s52-Daniel Webster, one of the greatest ss,i American a erie n orators. died at Minister to Spain. on landing at Calais from England. en route for Spain stopped by the French police ,and re-
 1s55-James Oliver Van de veide second bishop of Matches died. aged 63. He was Belgian, who early unit. ed with tn eJeSuitS, ana was sent to America. He was sometime Pres- ident of the Catholic College at St. Louis, and afterwards Bishop of Chi. cago. He was held in the highest es- teem by all denominations.
 1S62-The English steamer. Scotia. loaded with arms and powder for the Confederate army, captured on the coast of South Carolina.
 1S64-Petroleum discoveries made at Dundee, Monroe County, Mich.
 19O3-Lou Dillon lowered the world s trotting record at the Memphis. Tenn, track, making the mile in f.5S 12. with out a wind shield
 1903-By a blast in the New York City subway, at 191st street, ten men killed and many injured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-24
OUR UNUSUAL WEATHER.
Cold October Not Necessarily the Pre-
 cursor Of n Severe Wiutcr. New York Herald

New York Herald.
 The phenomenal spell of wtntry weather which has been widespread. including most of the county east of minds the probability that 1t is the precursor of Il premature anu s"Nt' 2 winter. Tn St. Louis It was reported on Wednesday, the fall of iemper"tire was the lowest on record there at tnlS period of the season. Wuile the rec ord for cold at New York nas not been broken, the minimum readings or the thermometer are more like those or March than October, and the "old wave has carried it's freezing temperatures far South as Atlanta. t'a.
 But ahnormally early and extchn 70 as this visitation of extremely troSty weather has been, 1t cannot b" conslo- cred as a sure indication of -NcessIVe- ly cold weather during November hu the first half of the coming winter. There is little doubt that the aVcrHSS temperature of the current month wnI be generally below the normal m t1e Central and atlantic States. A .2,u frcshadow a succession Of cold months. In New York we have had since lSIo four abnormallY cold -Octopers, n lN' Os 1889, 1895, and 1S96. the coldeSt e which was that of 1876, when the oin- cial reports show that the average lowest was 31 degrees. But in lsto November's average temperature Was normal. and though Decembers was excessively low, the two follo"-nS months were warmer than usual. m the other three years alluded to tne cold October was followed py thii.: November, a moderate December. anc no great variation from the normal temperature in the succeeding JanN- arY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-24
GOING AT IT WRONG.

How often 1t happens that the right
 thing is done at the wrong time. AL
 most every day we read in the papers about some man who has shot a woman
 and then killed himself. In all such cases we feel that the man committed
 grievous mistake by not shooting
 himself first. He would have been bet
 ter off. for he would have had one
 crime less to answer for. and one wo-
 mans life would have been saved. His program began at the wrong end for
 the good of all concerned. ... Now we are treated to a gruesome
 story about the King of Annam; one
 of the French nrotectorates in the In
 do- Chinese peninsula. While under
 French protection it has native king and the present occupant of the throne seems to be about the limit of say agery and brutality. A few days ago
 he seems to have broken out and his brutality was directed against his nu- mcrous family of wives. one of them
 was killed and cooked and he forced the members of his court to join him in h.s horrid Feast. Others of the un- fortunate wives were boiled in oil and still others fed to wild beasts. Then, | after the worse than wild beast had
 spent his rage he was locked up, so
 the story goes.
 Now, why should those who sur roundoed him have waited till he had
 satiated his thirst for blood in such horrible rxccsses before taking charge of him? Doubtless they feared that
 if they tntcrfcrcd while the fit was on him he would send them to keep com panv with the women. but surely some of them could have put him out of the way. Now the chances are that when he rogains his liberty. if he is allowed
 to do so, he will revenge himself on
 those who imprisoned him. The mis-
 take they made was In not shutting
 him up when the outbreak began. or
 killing him )ff-hind. Like the other eases the remedy was applied at the
 end instead of the beginning.