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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

cannot be fathomed except by an orr
entail"
Just little conceited since their
brush with the Russians, are they
not?"
ut might be called conceit here, but
II it Is conceit in the oriental curricu-
lum it amounts to a conviction that
Japan is the greatest and best and the
strongest nation the world has ever
seen. l never saw anything like 1t. 1t
sticks out everywhere"
"Think they can go some, don't
they:"
II should say so. When was in
Yokohama l stopped at one Of the big
hotels on the bund, or water front.
While there got acquainted with a
merchant who owned more or less Of
the town, including a bank or two.
We sat on the hotel veranda one even
ing after dinner listening to the worst
orchestra I've ever heard My Japa-
nese acquaintance was watching the
night signaling which was passing be-
tween several American gunboats of
the Asiatic feet which were at anchor
In the harbor. A portion of the feet
was accompanying the late Admiral
Trains body, which had been brought
to Yokohama, and the ships presented
pretty sight.
Honorable SIR began the Jap,
those are American gunboats If have
the honor to not being mistaken
You are quite right assured him.
'They belong to the stars and stripes
They are fine boats, most esteemed
SIR he unused.
1--WE think they are pretty good
assented.
How many did the right honora-
BILE sir say there are?' he asked.
"'Oh, don't know l replied. "A
half dozen or So
''The Jap gazed for few moments
at the colored lights as they flashed
their signals back and forth. Then
he deliberately counted the ships aloud.
like this, pointing his finger at each
boat: One, two, three. four,
FIVE, six, seven. eight. Eight
boats. Eight American gunboats. fine
boats
II made no reply. and pretty soon
that Jap said in the most matter of
fact, convincing tone: Eight American
gunboats. All same two Japanese
boats, honorable SIR"
"What did the right honorable sir
do?" asked railroad president.
"They put you in Jail for hitting a
man in Japan" replied Mr.. Campbell
regretfully.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

And yet. day by day, he strengthens his
hold upon the American people. Some
writer the other day called him a
John the Baptist of public affairs. The
forerunner of public events. and 1t is
not a far-fetched idea. He does things
and tries to do more. The man that
had Booker Washington to dinner. also
discharged several hundred colored
troops from the regular army The
man that insists on discipline in the
army and navy, once advocated a
round robin in Cuba. that was verging
on INSTRUMENTATION. The man that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
Topics Of the Times

If some crank should start to call
ing up the Times-Republican's readers
on a, telephone to tell them that he had
a house to rent. it would take him ten
weeks to call them all. even If he
| worked at the phone ten hours a day,
and what would be the use when a
! 15-cent ad in the T.-R. would do the
work in one DAY, and 50 would adver-
tise a new house in every issue during
the entire ten weeks.
Senator Bailey's Christmas gift came
with a sock.
| If this legislature fails to pass sem
sible and effective primary law, it will
have to get out of the way and 'let
somebody run who can"
The army of turkeys and other
fowls who fell victims to the holiday
appetite may depend on General Indi-
gestion to revenge them.
At any rate, the very late buyer gets
the benefit of the reduction of all
Christmas goods to "cost price and
lower"
Have you noticed that all the killed
were taken from the smoking car after
the wreck? How much longer are
railroad homogeneous to continue
sandwiching a fiimsy and worn out
smoker between the engine and heavy
Pullnans? The smoking car is death
trap.
Well, clean up the wrapping paper
and string, take the presents off the
dining room table and give the rest of
the turkey hash to the cats. Christi
mas is over. Bring. Pa his slippers,
and let's settle down again
Santa Claus reports that he found
North Dakota chimneys remarkably
free of SCOT.
The request of the editorial associa-
tons committee on the face of 1t
seems fare proposition.
The Mnscatine Journal issued a fine
holiday annual addition Of tfirty-two
pages last Thursday. The title page
bears the unique inscription: colder
than the state Of Iowa" The paper was
nc a1h1ic11od ira ;cr;,,
the iowa Standard" a weekly issued
by Cram & Bailey. At that time the
name of the town was Bloomington.
yes" said Lassitudinous Luke, as
he traded his battered tomato can for
a nice fresh one from the dump, "dey
wuz once when me an New York
copper had million dollars between
u.s.
What" yelled Prayed Francis.
Fact" said Lassitudinous Luke, as
he fastened the string securely to his
new carry-all. ''Y' see, wuz in de
alley on one side NV a savings bank an
he wuz lookin' fer me in de alley be-
Senator Carmack, whose term ex-
pires with the close of this congress in
March, will take up the practice of law
at Memphis, and await the next sena-
torial election in Tennessee in full con-
fdence of his friends that he will be
to the senate.
Many kindred of George Washing
ton, our first president, dwell on and
about the original Washington plan
tation in Westmoreland county, Vir-
ginia. The present occupant of the
plantation is named George Washing
ton. l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

gave peace to Russia and Japan is the
most pronounced fighter that ever occu-
pied our office Of president. The mar
that breaches against mob law, also ad-
vocates the death penalty for rape, and
capital punishment for attempted rape
"Slops over?' Yes. Would that we
had more such men. Men of action as
we'll as words. I'VE love him for the
enemies he has made"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
It Lasts.

When man writes a proposal of
marriage to woman he has written
something that will last forever A
woman never destroys a letter that
contains an offer Of marriage.-Atchi-
son Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
IOWA OP!k ions AND NOTES.

1T would be nice if the Christmas
spirit could stay with us during the
year, but it can't" confesses the Sioux
City Journal. TT is magnificent, but
| it isn't business"
The great day has come and gone.
There is only one in year, but the
spirit of it may shed its radiant in
fiuence along the days of other duties
and devotions,' levoutly observes the
Waterloo Reporter.
1T is an easy thing for the headliners
of corporation papers to lay the blame
for car shortage on the new rate law"
says the Sioux City Tribune. ut is,
fortunately, not quite so easy to de-
ceive the people,
According to his own doctrine Car
negie's fortune represents theft and the
government, tntsead of awaiting his
death and then taking portion of it,
should take it all Immediately and use
1t for the common good" insists the
Dubuque Times-Journal.
Don't allow the interurban talk to
die OUT advises the Burlington Hawk
Eye. Nothing could SO belittle the in
telligence and enterprise of this COM
munity as that"
Well. it's over and now the young
sters are looking forward to New
Years day." remarks the Waterloo
Times Tribune
The Cedar Rapids Republican opines
Some Americans would not grieye IL
Uncle Sam had made Japan a Christ
mas present Of the Philippine islands,"
"A druggist ought to be content to
conduct drug store" insists the Per-
ry Pilot. eff he wants to run sa-
loon, he should go to saloon town
and run one. He ought to be too manly
to try to run a saloon under the name
of drug store"
To the Carroll Herald "there is
something repugnant in the plea for a
more centralized government, and when
we are drifting in that direction it Is
time to take our bearings and turn in
another. Iowa people want their legis-
lation enacted at Des Moines not
washington. Roots sentiment for en-
the federal government with
more prerogative over the affairs of the
people smacks too much of monarchy
and isn't in harmony with the in
creased freedom and wider liberty of
the individuals that the fathers of the
commended tor"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
In Desperate Strait.

are many, who could be cured by DR..
Kings New Discovery for coughs and
colds. SO cents and s1.OO. Mcbride 8
VIII Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

She looms wondrous sun,
From out of the ashes of the past.
And(all the splendors or her worth
Are only just begun; Rocky Noun
tain Tea.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

Some people are 50 cautious that
they even look before they creep.
Abigdon Kodak,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
Presence of Min d.

After the railway accident: did yer
get compensation, Bill?'
Eyes; f5 me and f5 the missus."
"Why, didn't know she wor' 'urt.
"She wasn't, but had the presence
Of mind to fetch 'er one on the 'ead
with me boot. London Taller.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
CRUSADE AGAINST HIGHWAY WEEDS.

CRUSADE AGAINST HIGHWAY WEEDS.
Hon S. b. Packard, chairman Of the
committee on adulteration of foods,
seeds and other products, addresses a
communication to the T.-R. in con-
nection with resolution passed by
the board of agriculture. The resolu-
ton as passed at the last annual meet
i ing Of the board few days ago, reads
a as follows:
Whereas, the alarming increase Of
Z lioxiOus weeds in the state make it
proper for the state board of agricui-
sitl,re to make an investigation with the
1 view OF ascertaining the best way to
remedy these evils, and to suggest the
I necessary legislation to impose upon
I the county supervisor or township
y trustee, or both, the authority of the
law to eradicate these pests.
Resolved, That the committee on
adulteration of foods. seeds and other
products are instructed to investigate
the subject and to report from time to
time; that the sum of five hundred
dollars. or as much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated for
expenses for the year 1907.
The committee is composed Of S. B.
Packard, Marshalltown; c. F. Curtiss.
;Ames and H. r. Wright, Des Moines.
Mr.. Packard says:
The committee has not considered
THE method necessary to carry out the
tenor of this resolution, but pending
iift o. of.fsn t1,s 70
q the farmers of the state, where condi-
tons show the existence of noxious and
hurtful weeds and their spread in the
public roads and in the right-of-ways
Of the railways. will correspond with
THE committee for its future use.
Some Of the weeds which should be
noted are wild mustard, quack grass.
Canada thistle, wild oats. then others
less difficult to kill, such as the docks.
plaintain, squirrel tail grass, and 9TH
erss that infect new meadows from the
public roads. and which are not killed
by moving the roads as practiced.
a postal card giving name of county
and township where investigation is
needed will aid the committee in start
ing its Inquiry.
1t is perhaps not a matter of COM
mon knowledge that noxious weeds
have become common along the high
Ways, but the neglect of roadsides is
ceable to, all. What the committee
sires is legislation whereby the
eAgbMay commissioner or trustees
must eradicate such growths at the
expense of the general public. In this
they are likely to have the support of
every farmer who realizes the disad-
vantage of highway nursery of the
weeds he IS endeavoring to conquer OH
his enclosed land
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

ut is an easy thing for the headliners
of corporation papers to lay the blame
for car shortage on the new rate law"
says the Sioux City Tribune 1T is,
fortunately, not quite so easy to de-
ceive the people,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

The great day has come and gone.
There is only one in a year, but the
spirit of it may shed its radiant in
huence along the days of other duties
and deWotions,' levoutly observes the
Waterloo Reporter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

1T would be nice if the Christmas
spirit could stay with us during the
year, but it can't" confesses the Sioux
City Journal. 1T is magnificent but
1t isn't business"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
Fra undar Water

is not more surprising than the quicA
pleasant curative effects, Of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills 25 cents. Guaranteed.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

die out" advises the Burlington Hawk
Eye Nothing could SO belittle the in
telligence and enterprise of this COM
munity as that"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

We'll. it's over and now the young
sters are looking forward to New
Years day" remarks the Waterloo
Times Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
FARMERS AND FREE ALCOHOL.

Senator Hansborough has introduced
. bill that is likely to cause some UNI
easiness to the Standard Oil interests
which have apparently not been un-
duly excited by the passage of the free
alcohol law. His bill and its tntro-
duction came on the heels Of the re-
port that special inspector would be
necessary for each still and thus pre-
vent distillation on a small scale by
farmers, who wished to utilize vege-
tables that otherwise would be vast
ed. The Hansborough bill is calculated
to open the process to the farm still
somewhat after the methods in vogue
In Germany where the manufacture OF
alcohol for unitarian purposes is gen.
eral
In Germany the farmers still is pro-
yided with containing vat for the dis
titled product This receptacle is
sealed by a government Inspector and
I heavy penalty provided for tamper-
Ing with the. seal or opening the vat.
The inspector opens it as often as nee
essary, adds the denaturing fluid and
reseals it. This one inspector may care
for the stills Of countryside and the
Mariners, if they choose, can conduct
operations on scale commensurate
with their needs and opportunities. j
Open competition is, however, still
4 handicapped by the denaturizer. Wood
alcohol manufacture is monopoly and
{ the dena turizing fluid largely the pro-
duct Of a monopoly. The cost Of de-
naturizing is likely to handicap alcohol
in competition with gasoline. Per-
haps experience will suggest sub
) stitute.
Only. a trial and general trial, will
show whether farmers can afford to
distill their own material for lighting
and power. From appearances it will
be a long time before the still is COM
mon on the farms but every possible
opportunity should be offered the small
distiller and the more easily he may
engage in competition the less likeli- /
hood there is of excessive and arbi- |
trary prices of the coal oil products
which in these days of gas motors
have become necessities.
/ .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28

The Cedar Rapids Republican opines
Some Americans would not grieve IL
Uncle Sam had made Japan Christ
mas present Of the Philippine islands"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-21

not be shipped TO any point east Of
Chicago?
Why is II. and by whose orders was
1t that after the city inspectors had
condemned 10 lumpy.Jawed cattle
that they We're released?
BY whose orders was 1t done?
Is there another city besides Chi.
cago that will even allow lumpy.
jawed "critter' to enter It?
Is 1t not true that in st. Louis each
lumpy.jawed beast means fine Of
$500. and that In Toronto, Canada, the
beast and even its hide are destroyed?
In view Of the fact that the Health
Department has officially stated that
S5 per cent Of the meat condemned
by the city was afflicted with tuber.
culosis. why have the city inspectors
been ordered to discontinue the work
Of condemnlng and destroying It?
The Reef Trust mas caused a big
raise In the price Of shoes. The al.
legged beef trust controls incidentally
the domestic hide market. which Con.
gress closed practically for the benefit
Of the beef trust by clapping duty Of
10 per cent I'D valorem on foreign
hides. The alleged beef trust. accord.
ing to Associated Press dispatches.
now also controls the domestic tanning
industry. Hence the beef trust hxes
now the cost Of the leather, the raw
material out Of which shoes are made,
and hence II controls both the prices
OF shoes In the domestic market and
In the export shoe trade, built up al
J great expense by our shoe manufac'
turers.
Furthermore, It Is common knowl.
edge that the domestic price OF butter
eggs. butterlne, dressed poultry, the
grains, fruits, vegetables, apples, pota'
toes and probably other foods Is rey,i'
lated largely by the same trust of cor
pOrations.
This Is logical and unavoidable nj
present. 1t is due In part 10 special
privileges OF lower rates in the ship
ping. private refrigerator lines, I'm
mense grain elevators and cold-storag &c
plants scattered at the strategic points
and In part, no doubt, to the sheer
brutal force OF unlimited millions OF
dollars; a power welded by few per-
sons whom society does not hold per,
sonally responsible at present.
The Beef Trust will be Investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what II showing up there will
be!
The investigation of the insurance
companies by the New York Legisla.
ture will not be Il circumstance to 1t.
Chlcago's multi-mlllionaires grown
rich selling disease and poison to the
people will get their just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can.
not save them.
~d
The Beef Trust laughs at pure food
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-21
A Prominent Chicago Physician, Addressing
the Chicago Medical Society, Arraigns
Stock Yards Conditions.
He Predicts an Upheaval Among
the People Unless Things
Change.

Insanitary conditions In the stock
yards We're severely censured by DIR.
Arnold e. Elebs In lecture on "Con.
sumption and the Home" given In the
Public Library under the auspices of
the Chicago Medical Society.
"Some day these insanitary condi.
tions out Mt the stock yards will cause
a great upheaval In Chicago" he said
"They are directly responsible for a
great deal of the tuberculosis now
prevalent In Chicago. and firmly
believe that one Of the greatest strides
that can be made towards stamping
out this terrible disease Is to bring
about proper conditions ut the stock
yards"
The Beef Trust will find 1t hard
to get n resting place when the peo.
pie Of this country rise against 1t,
as they surely will. The people Of the
whole world are crying for Its exter.
minatlon.
Is tuberculosis any better for the
people this year than It was last year:
In another column will be found ex.
tracts from the Health Department an.
nual report and weekly bulletins. DO
you think that In the face Of these doc.
uments and the facts they contain that
the city can refuse to continue the In.
spection and condemnation OF tuber.
culosls and cancerous cattle Mt the
Stock Yards?
How many concerns make fancy lard
for culinary use out Of hogs that die
Of cholera?
How many thousands Of carcnses
have the city inspectors condemned that
were found hanging In coolers with the
tuberculosis trimmed out?
Where does all the meat that ar
rlves at the Stock Yards at night
come from?
Whose packing house was It that the
chief meat inspector went into an De.
cember 30 last with orders to arrest
the President OF the concern for steal
ing cattle that had been tagged and
condemned?
Did not the President Of this con.
Germ surrender 20 condemned cattle
that had been thus stolen and hidden
away?
How many condemned hogs have been
sold as mess pork?
Is II, or Is 1t not so, that some Of
the cattle condemned by city inspec'
tors have been found with their whole
insldes one mass Of corruption:
Is 1t not true that the butchers at
the yards are afraid to cut some cattle
for fear Of contracting contag!on them
selves?
Is II true that many canned cattle
are now killed outside the city and their
carcases shipped In with tumors and
cancers still attached;
Why do Kansas City and other
points ship their tuberculous, lumpy'
jawed and cancer cattle TO Chicago?
Why is II that diseased cattle can
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-21

FOR TUBERCULOSIS, ~ per cent for
;inomycosis-lumpy jaw--and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-21

Thanks to the Beef Trust methods,
cancer numbered 1,l0i victims In Chi.
cagO In 1905, or 67 more than In 1904
I'm increase OF the rate per 10000 Of
population Of 203 per cent
The increase In deaths from cancer
In Chicago In 1905 over the average
for the decade ended In 1904 was 1O.1
per cent. and over the average rate Of
the decade ended In 1884 was 34.1 per
cent!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-21

II Mayor DUNES administration de-
stroyed over 100000 pounds Of can.
cerous and tubsrcul0us meat In ave
months. by the inspection work OF
only eleven inspectors. how many bill.
lions Of pounds Of cancer and tuber.
culosis were fed to the people during
the years that there was no city In
specti0nf
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-21

o"'FH "cF"tt tt"C"S c"6 AcS'
30. 1905:
"A total Of l0S.OO2 pounds Of meats
was condemned by the department in
spectors at the Union stock Yards
and destroyed under their supervision.
At retail markets, $3.50 pounds Of
dressed meats; 24,15O pounds Of fish,
and 3,0s6 pounds Of poultry, hams
and rabbits were condemned and dc.
strOyed.
"The Commissioner has issued the
following instructions to the chief in.
spectOr at the Union Stock Yards:
"'While actinomycosis Is usually
confined to the head, and may be said
In one sense to be localized disease.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-30
THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY.

Some interesting comments are be-
ing made in the press about the pro-
posed new ferry between this city
and Tottenville.
The Newark Evening News thinks
that if Staten Island had been a part
of New Jersey instead of New York
it would have had better facilities
for reaching the main land long ago.
The News says:
1.-THE prospects are that a new ferry
will one of these days be running be-
tween New Jersey and Staten Island,
thus establishing another link be-
tween the social and commercial in
terests of the two. A company has
been formed with a capital of $125,-
900 to operate a ferry between Perth
Amboy and ~Tottenville, in competi-
ton with the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Company. The ultimate pur-
pose, according to the plans an
%nOunced, is to run a railroad across
the island, thus creating a complete
new transportation system. 1t is even
possible that this new ferry and rail-
road may have some utilization with
the heavily constructed, fast trolley
line now being built across this state.
The ferry accommodations between
the Amboys, Elizabeth and Bergen
Point on the Jersey shore, and Tot
tenville, Port Richmond and other
points on Staten Island, have been
so unsatisfactory that bridges have
been threatened, but as yet none of
the latter has been built. Had Staten
Island been a part of New Jersey for
the past century or two there is hard
ly room to doubt that far better
means of communication would have
been provided, but it is a part of
New York, which cannot reach it by
bridges, and New Jersey does not, at
the present time, see any great adj
vantage in spanning the sound"
The Staten Islander, published at
the other end of the island, notes the
fact that the proposed ferry is at
tracing much attention. 1t says:
THE Manhattan dailies are already
beginning to take co%gnizance of the
scheme to start another ferry between
Perth Amboy and Staten Island. The
Globe said yesterday:
Travel by automobile between this