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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08

mail will not be delivered, and the
carriers aver that this rule will he
rightly adhered to.
Waldron calculates in his Handbook
of Currency and Wealth that in the
United States more than four million
families, comprising nearly a third of
the nation must get along on annual
incomes of less than four hundred dol
lars per family; more than one-half of
all the families in the United States
get less than six hundred dollars: two
thirds of the families get less than
nine hundred dollars, while only one in
twenty of the nations families is able
to obtain an income of over three
thousand dollars a year. Mr.. Moffet
cites the conclusions OF experts in fl
nancial statistics to the effect tina It
whatever may befall individual multi
millionaires. or individual sons and
srandsons of multimilionaires, the
rich are destined to grow so much
richer that in thirty or forty years UNI
der existing conditions the five thous-
and richest Americans. instead Of hav
ing fifteen billions between them. as
they have today may have fifty or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
A REASONABLE DEMAND.

A small newspaper in South Caro-
lima, advertising for u reporter, thus
states very plainly what it most de-
sires and wishes to avoid in the char
acter of the needed employee:
above all. we want an honest man
No deadbeats, political agitators, per-
sistent money borrowers, booze-fght-
ers, or cigaret fiends need apply.
"Transients and those looking for a
place to fill in the time are not wanted.
"Faithfulness, loyalty, willing spirit,
one who is not particular as to the ex-
act number of hours he puts in, will be
appreciated and rewarded.
Give references and full particulars
in first letter-such as age, whether
married or single; how much exper-
fence; where, when. and by whom em-
played; why out of position, or why
a change is wanted; how soon a new
place is desired. Send sample of work
and late photo If possible.
I'VE might say that we wish to be
entirely reasonable in our demands and
that we don't expect to get an angel,
but we do expect to get young man
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08

with the most of all of the above
points.
I've know he may be hard to find,
but find him we wlll.'
At first glance it would appear that
the South Carolina paper We're asking
for too much and Offering too little
wher it seeks paragon on salary of
$40 to SIS week. But has it described
anything more than the average should
be and has it not right to expect
simple honesty ard faithfulness from
its workers? The salary cuts no fig
ure. Honesty is not to be purchased
nor faithfulness bought at any price.
And lacking these main essentials
what is any man worth to his en-
ployer. The Record is looking for an
honest faithful man. 1t expects to find
him. 1t is not insisting on genius. es-
pecial talent or extreme capacity. 1t
wants an honest, willing worker, who
doesn't smoke cigarets, drink to eX-
cess, play the FOOL or peat mis- honest
obligations. 1t isn't asking too much.
OF course it will get HIM In fact
there is nothing unusual about the man
for whom the Record is looking. The
average employee fills the bill. Booze
fighters and deadheats are conspicuous
because they are uncommon. They are
not types. The Record is entirely reas-
enable in its demands and has access
to reasonable supply.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
Cows Paw the Bills.

II. E. Stewart of Pilot Grove
says the Blue Earth, Mimi, Post
informed us that he had kept
a strict account of the twelve cows he
had milked for the past year, the pro-
duct of which he took to the Gilmore
creamery. The total cash received
from the creamery was $444, or $34 per
head. This does not include the profit
from the twelve calves. During the
year the family used all the milk AND
cream they wanted and he is confident
that they got away with the product
from one COW. This will make casi
dividend of $4O36 from each of the
eleven cows. This is given as an IL
lustration of the value of the dairy
COW and the cooperative creamery as
ISOLATION to our country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
OVERRIDING CRITICISM.
VALLEY Junction Express.l

The frantic efforts of y the Des
Moines Capital to discredit the Cum
Minis administration are passing from
the field of legitimate political discus
sion and criticism, to that ridiculous
craftsmanship. The attempt to show
that the administration is given to
undue extravaganza, is a late and con-
spicuous example. A man who has had
as much legislative experience as the
editor of the Capital, knows that the
governor has practically nothing to do
with the appropriations. He can rec
ommend but legislature must act. Ii
is also known that several appropria-
tions have been beyond his advice
True. he has a veto power, but it is no!
very hard to pass q bill over that, as
the legislature would surely do. if q
veto should come in the late days oil
the session. and that is when most APP
preparation bills are passed.
The hero of the Conger fake-for the
purpose of making Cummins governor
but disapproved him-should try some
course of fighting little less trans
parent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
xlIeARism IN The scHooLs2

Righteous complaint and criticism
is being raised by thoughtful people
everywhere against the silly practice of
oyerdressing the girl members OF grad
uating classes in our public schools.
Young girls come on the stage to re-
ceive their diplomas robed as for
ball or a bridal. Not only an exhibition
Of bad taste and poor breeding, it has
grown into custom and an evil inf1u-
ence against the spirit and efficiency
Of the pubic school. School boards at
Oskaloosa and in several other cities,
have sensibly considered it advisable to
check this tendency by rules regulating
the costumes to he WORE at commence
ment by graduating classes.
Sensible mothers are making quite as
much or more complaint over the every
day dress of girls in the grades. A
woman of excellent taste and strong
common sense calls attention to the
fact that dresses of silk or other ex-
pensive and unsuitable materials ex-
tremely fitted and fashioned, are not
uncommon in the high schools as the
daily dress of school girls. She knows
girls and fears the effect of this dis
play upon the children of parents whose
circumstances preclude fashionable and
expensive clothing for everyday wear in
the school room, and she deprecates
the bad taste of parents who take this
method of advertising their possession
of greater wealth than others.
This woman is right. The love of
display of too many Americans comes
close to vulgarism. We delight to adj
vertise financial success However,
this is, unlike that of the graduating
class, a case for the parents and teach
ers, not the school board. Perhaps the
teachers have not set an example of
quiet dress. The temptation to wear
season is to be considered if we are
to seek excuses, but it should be i'm
pressed upon pupils, teachers and par
ents that over-dressing is the hall
mark of the vulgarian and that in
democratic institution like a high
school, simple dress only is permits
sible by good breeding and correct
taste. A grocer behind his counter in
evening clothes is not more of an
anomaly than a high school girl at.
tending classes in silks and satins.
1t is time for the mothers to call
halt in the tendency to over-dress
school girls for school. Give them
plain, pretty, comfortable clothes. Don't
make them conspicuous. Give other
girls and mothers who have less
chance. Let us not have in our public
schools contest of vulgar display.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08

hundred billions Some wellinformed
persons go so far as to assert that
John d. Rockefeller alone, should he
live to 1926, when ne would
still be a younger man than Russell
Sage is today, would himself be
able to dispose of eight billions of
dollars The mind reels. says Har-
per's Weekly, when it essays to reckon
what might be accomplished with SO
vast a capital were it left to son or
and character.
A company has been formed in New
York to supply pedigreed chickens at 81
a pound and scion eggs at 81 dozen
to those who can afford to pay for
such refined edibles. Each fowl is to
be accompanied by pedigree affidavit
and silver disk, giving the age of the
bird how it was raised, and other in
teresting data.
John Stewart McCraig, a Scottish
banker, left practically all his estate,
consisting of property producing near
ly $1,000 year, and movables worth
$5OOOO for the erection of statues of
himself and his relations, and the
building of artistic towers on promin-
ent parts OF his land. His sister has
contested his will. but the Edinburgh
court of sessions upheld it.
With 1S045 SQUARE miles to run over
it may be some time before they catch
Morales.
In ten different streets of Paris there
are as many different fountains, where
for penny you may buy twenty-five
gallons of water or fill your bucket for
a centime, the tenth of penny. The
price is right, but the American in the
cities does not have his pail filled at
that sort of fountains.
The town of Lovelocks, in Nevada,
ran so short of fuel the other day that
residents had to pull down some of
their buildings and burn the materials.
"Your honor" said the attorney,
"this mans insanity takes the form of
a belief that some one wants to rob
him. He won't allow me, his counsel,
to approach him.
'sNaybe he's not so crazy, after all, y
murmured the court in a judicial
whisper.-Stray Stories.
AS a man-of-all work, Lincoln
did not prove altogether salts
tory to his employers He was too
fond of mounting stumps in the field
and "practicing polemics" on the other
farm hands, and there was something
uncomfortable about a plowman who
read as he followed the team, no mat
ter how straight his burrows ran.
There is well-known story about a
farmer who found 1.-The hired man.
lying in field beside the road dressed
in his. not too immaculate farm cloth
ing, with a book instead of a pitchfork
in his hand.
What are you reading?" inquired
the old gentleman.
I'm not reading; I'm studying an
swered Lincoln, his wonderful eyes
still on the pages of his book.
studying what?"
Law, sir"
The old man stared at the speaker
for a moment in utter annazement
"Great-God-Almig he NUT
tered as he passed on. shaking his
'head.-January Century.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
HEX German Newspaper).

Young confined to the woodshed, but II
he's going to get out, now is the time.
Progressive republicans are going to
stay"
The Brooklyn Chronicle says ''the
present discussion of the proposed
state primary law is about the most
absurd thing which we have ever
known in politics. Tons of rhetoric
having for it's excuse the proposition
that the people should rule. and not an
ounce of argument to show they would
really rule more effectually by means
of the primary system than they do at
present. The solemn fact is that the
fault is with the people themselves.
and if they We're we'll informed and
wide awake, no new law would he nee
essary for the cure of bossism; and
the primary system, if adopted, can
only result in a change of bosses, url-
less the people wake up and take no.
tice and ever afterwards stay awake.
The political quackery which deceives
itself by installing the symptoms Of
disease for the disease itself, is just
now rampant in Iowa.
"Wil LATE Young of the Des .Moines
Capital become a candidate for gov
ernor this year on the standpat tick
et?" queries the Parkersburg Eclipse.
The Eclipse believes "if Young wants
the nomination he should have it. EIc
has earned the nomination from Blythe
and the men who back him UP by sup
norting the principles advocated by MIR.
Blythe and the standpatters for sew
eral years He has persistently fought
Governor Cummins and this should all
so be a commentator in Mr.. Blythe's
favor. By all means nominate Young
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.

Observation-Disclosures lines are start
ing into renewed activity. many travel
ing men having gone out with fresh
samples of spring wares. Orders which
the next few months make a satisfac-
tory comparison with those at the same
time last year, particularly in best
grades of dry goods. clothing, footwear
and woolens. Interior advices testify
to enlarged sales at most country
stores and satisfactory reduction of
stocks. Mercantile collections make a
good showing and defaults are unus-
ually small in number. January dis
bursements are the heaviest ever
known and money is now returning
from the country in larger quantities.
The discount rate, however, stands
firmly at per cent. Sales of local Sc
curities more than doubled the aggre
gate of a year ago and the ten active
stocks made an average gain this week
of 20 cents per share.
s.. Paul.-This week is, as usual,
quiet, attention being given to the an
nual inventory and preparation for the
coming season. Manufacturers and
jobbers generally have closed one of
the best years in their history. The
outlook for spring is decidedly promis-
ing. Advance sales of dry goods and
last year at this time. Footwear and
harness sales also make a gratifying
showing. The movement of hardware
and groceries is seasonable, and whole
sale drug trade conditions are salts
factory Collector are more prompt.
ST. Louis.-During the past week
business has been light. The grain
market ruled moderately active, while
prices f1uctuated within comparative
ly narrow range The flour trade has
improved to some extent, and exporters
are now in the market. The spot cotton
IldThSI was SlON anu piiSSo NSeth 5Sii
orally. Pig lead is still advancing, and
is held at Sc to s6.10 per 100 pounds
The spelter mark ct is active, With sales
at s645. The demand for money is
quite firm Rates are firm at to 6
per cent. on call and time loans.
Boston.-At first hands the markets
are firm for both raw material and
products. Cotton mills
are we'll sold up and manufactures are
to new business unless at
full figures. The worsted mills con-
tinue busy and prospects for the heavy
weight season are excellent With the
wooden mills conditions are improving
and a much larger volume of orders
is expected for heavyweight goods than
was secured in the past light weight
season.
Philadelphia.---The wool market con-
tinues quiet but firm, with the demand
tending to woods Of high grade. Stocks
of territories In dealers hands are
smaller than they have been at this
season of the year for long time.
There is more inquiry for quarter and
low woods suitable for heavy weights,
and a good demand is anticipated later
Manufa cturers Of textiles generally are
Well employed. and an unusually large
volume Of business was transacted dur
ing the past year, but costs are high
and profits narrow.
Pittsburg.-T,lere is a good demand
for plate glass and prices are better
than one year ago. Window glass is
unchanged Labor conditions are not
satisfactory. Production is in excess
of demand, and prices are weak and
IRREGULAR
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast.

Commencing February Is and con-
tinuing until April Z, the Iowa Central
Railway will have on sale reduced rate
one way tickets to California. Oregon,
Washington, British Columbia, Utah,
Montana and Idaho. Rates $500 be-
low regular fare. On Wednesdays
through tourist cars to Los Angeles
and San Francisco are run via Kansas
City and popular Santa Fe system.
Call on agents for particulars, or ad
dress,
A. B. QUITS. G. P. & T. A.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
Homeseekers and Settlers!

To points in Nebraska, Colorado,
Kansas, Missouri. Arkansas, Indian
Territory. oklahoma Texas and
Louisiana. the Iowa Central Railway
has placed on sale for January and
16, February and 20, round trip one
way tickets at extremely low rate for
benefit of homeseekers. and settlers.
One way tickets at $500 higher than
half fare. Round trip tickets at three
fourths of the regular one way rate,
limit. twenty-one days.
Twenty-one day tickets are on sale
first and third Tuesdays to points in
other states in the southeast, west and
northwest, at one fare plus $500 for
round trip.
Don't fail to call on Iowa Central
agents for full particulars as to rates,
etc, or address
A. B. QUITS. G. P. & t. A.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
Beats the Music Cure.

"To keep the body in tune writes
Mrs. Mary Brown, 20 Lafayette Place,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Il take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They are he most re-
liable and pleasant laxative I have
found" Best for the stomach, liver
and bowels. Guaranteed by Mcdonald
& Mahood, druggists. 25 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08

"rhe Capital. in a labored article,
which even failed to bring forth the
traditional mouse. alleges that the re-
publicans must soon have Il house,
cleaning remarks the Baxter New
Era Wed hate to see the genial Lafe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08

Success is stamped on every pack
age. 1t is the most successful remedy
known. 1t makes you we'll and keeps
YOU we'll That's what HOLSTERS
Rock Mountain Tea does. 80 cents,
Tea or tablets. Mcbride & Will Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08

The Grinnell Register has evaded a
scheme to round all the state legisla-
tors at one boarding house in Des
Moines and use them as subjects on
which to experiment TO ascertain
whether adulterated food is really in
furious or not-some such test as has
been conducted at the State Agricul-
tural College. 1t prognosticates ahat
the result would be one of the most
stringent pure foood laws for Iowa that
exists anywhere in the union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
10 save Suicides.

For the saving of would be suicides
the municipality Of Rome has decided
to employ police motor boats on the
Tiber.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08

The Cedar Rapids Republican sug-
gests "the Wall street bankers ougha
to take more frequent trips through the
country There is considerable of
country, and of money outside of tn"
marrow canons that form the streets of
the financial district in New York
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind. Bleeding. Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money is PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure in to IA days. soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

''The town of the future in Iowa is
the one that gets the factory fever,
predicts the Clarksville Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08

Young confined to the woodshed, but II 4
he's going to get out now is the time.
Progressive republicans are going to
stay"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-20
The LIfe.savIna Service.

There are now 277 stations, 200 Of which
are on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, 81 on
the coasts OF the great lakes and 16 on
the Pacific. The officers and men at these
stations had an unusually busy year.
The number OF disasters to documented
vessels within the scope OF the service
was Se5. There were on board these ves-
sells 4Os9 persons, Of whom % were lost.
Succor was afforded at the stations to
624 persons, TO whom an aggregate of
1910 days relief was furnished.
The estimated value of the vessels was
S2,5s5.S $50. making the total value Of the
property imperiled $10.32O.660. The esti-
mated value of property saved was ST.
917 1856; OF property lost s2,403,275.
There were SO vessels totally lost. There
were, besides. 420 casualties to undocu-
mented vessels-sailboats, rowboats, etc
involving 995 persons, of whom 10 were
lost The value of property involved is
estimated at 1864. $50; OF property saved
$25S, OPS: of property lost $6665.
Another important phase of the work
relates TO tne assistance rendered to ves-
sells in distress.
In 465 instances vessels valued with
their cargoes, at $4.26S, 500. were rescued
from situations which would have re-
suited in partial or total loss. In 359
of these cases, involving property valued
| at 1894. us. the station crews, assisted
only by the crews Of the imperiled craft,
saved property valued at $624665. In the
LOG remaining instances, involving prop
erty valued at $3,6S3, 7S5, the services of
the lfe-savers were performed In con-
| junction with those of wrecking vessels,
tugs and other agencies, and the value OF
property saved was 1855. $50. The sta
ton crews also afforded assistance OF
more or less importance 10 SIC other ves-
sells. making a total of 1141 to which aid
was furnished.
Ocean travellers are not aware, prob
ably, that in addition to the work just
mentioned. SO steamers and sS sailing
vessels running into danger were warned
of their peril by the signals OF the patrol
and lookout in time to escape disaster
157 Of these warnings being given in the
night and II during the daytime. in thick
weather. Many lives and much property
were undoubtedly thus saved from de-
| struction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-20
NO. 16
woMAN,s cLun NorEs.

Nearly all OF the articles made at the
sewing school the past season were sold
Wednesday, and the classes received
much praise for their work.
Plans are being completed for the
pound auction sale which will be held
on the evening of April 80. An evening
of much amusement is promised for all
club members and friends.
The Womans club held an interesting
meeting Wednesday afternoon at the
Brooks House. Mrs. Robert l.. 8. Patton
of Hartford, Conn.,, gave an account Of
her trip to Egypt and told Of her i'm
pressions en- route, under the subject Of
"A Mediterranean Journey" Beginning
with the voyage she described in a
graphic manner, the scenes along the way
which seem unusual to the American. In
turn came the beautiful Azores, the stop
at Gibraltar, Marseilles, Genoa, (the only
city in the Mediterranean where steamers
land at a dock) and Naples. Alexandria
was described more in detail and many
interesting and instructive facts given
about that city and Cairo. The pyramids
and the sphinx were mentioned, while
brief description Of typical temple was
given, illustrated by plan which showed
the resemblance to the one built by
Solomon. The paper showed that the
writer has an intense love of travel,
the ability to adapt oneself to all situa-
tions and a quick insight into the life Of
the common people of all natonalities.
Mrs. A. G. Cousins Of Salem, Mass,
spoke briefly on what the women's clubs
have done and can do TO aid in the
preservation Of the forests.