Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-07

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| Rockford. April 6.-The writer for
| two years INDUCED himself in the
breeding of Red Duroc hogs, and has
mot vet got over the notion that no
breed of hogs makes the Iowa farmer
more money, so when he heard the fol-
lowing story he was glad to put il
into type Mr.. H. Wheeler. farmer
living near Union, had a Red Duroc
SOW in 1905 that gave him "A pigs in
two filters She produced 50 pigs in
two years, "a at one litter. OF these 50
pigs. Mr.. Wheeler, of course with the
sow's assistance. raised 20 pigs. Now,
If any Chester White crank or any 9TH
er man that SIS stuck on the Poland
China breed. can tell truthful story to
beat this. the writer will take the lib
Arty to say the T.-R. columns are open
to him
A 16-year-old boy living in and
born in central Iowa, took his first
ride on the cars one day last week. At
least that's what his father told the
passengers, and strange to relate, the
old man was not ashamed to mention
it, And the boy was really frightened
at first when the cars began to move.
He took firm hold of the seat, pre-
pared for the worst. And the father
had to tell him twice. Come, now Wen
get off" He looked and acted like
good boy" and that's a wonder. too.
What did the old man tell him when
he wanted to go to the circus with the
other boys? Excursion rates, and he
STAYED at home and plowed corn all
day. And the county fair. only twelve
miles on the cars, fare 90 cents fof
round trip. why didn't the old man dig
up and milk the COWS himself one day.
And still we ask why do the boys leave
the farm?
It's several months, since the
smallest barber in the world story has
been written up The Eldora CORE
spondents when they run short OF
copy sit down and write up column
or so about Ivan H. Rubow. 10 years of
age. forty inches tall, weighing thirty
five pounds works in his brothers
barber shop in this town standing on
a platform built around the chair. and
is one of the best workmen in town.
Then some Sunday paper that hasn't
run the story. wants photographs
particulars, etc, and the readers OF that
paper have something new. It's with
pleasure,this scribe can add a little.
Ivan now is an actor, he draws S2o per
week in the Puss in Boots opera COM
pany. Ivan is Puss he gets in and out
of the boots. and it is to his credit that
he is as good an actor as he was a
barber. Furthermore, Ivan, the small
like Ivan the great. is perfectly able to
take care of himself The writer is told
that he made the trip from Berlin,
Germany to this country. alone, did not
miss a meal on board ship or railroad
connection after he landed in New
York Long may he prosper.
About as slick an advertising as one
hears of, even in this day scheming
schemes, was recently worked in an
Iowa town. One day the big store or
the town failed to open it's doors. ON
teh front door was a placard. rms
stock in charge, John III. Smart, en-
cago." OF course the news flashed
around town, that the big store pro-
prietors had busted" Correspondents
for the daily papers wired In the
news. The county weeklies had an
item, that the store was closed, await
ing the arrival of Mr.. Smart from chi
cago, who had charge of the stock
And the town people and the farmers
all "wondered" The next day another
placard on the front door announced
that Mr. Smart had arrived and as
soon as the stock could be marked
down, a big closing out sale would oe-
cur The next day another pfacard
on the front door was to the effect that
this closing out sale would commence
Saturday 1t did, and it was "a hum
mer" Twenty clerks could not wait
on the crowd. Everybody crowded in
to the store to get the benefit of the
low prices. The scheme worked.
There was no swindle about it. 1t
was only scheme. Just the same
neighbor, before you try it, be sure
all your bills are paid to the wholesale
houses. They're interested when the
front door is closed on week days.
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