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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
Cold Weather Develops Another
Phase of the Freight Block
ade Northwest
THE DAkoTAs SHORT OF FUEL
Several Towns Already Out of Coal
and Orders Given Months Ago Are
UnfiIled-Much Suffering Feared Be-
fore the Conditions Are Relieved
Shortage Cuts Both Ways.

Minneapolis, Dec. S.--A cruel phase
of the freight blockade in the northwest
has been brought home by this weeks
cold snap and storm. Dispatches from
coal bins and of well-grounded fear
that stocks of fuel cannot be renewed
under the present traffic system in
time to prevent suffering in many quar-
tiers.
These dispatches show that while the
fuel shortage is not a general menace,
the situation is unusually acute at some
places. Several towns in North Da-
kota have no coal at all, and others
have but the most meager supplies. In
the district along the Missouri river,
Ignite, the native coal, Is being used
by all classes, thus largely solving the
problem in that region. TO the cas-.
of the Missouri and north to the bound
airy it Is the same old story of orders
untitled, tho given early last fail. and
OF shipments delayed in transit for
weeks ana even months.
Like two-edged sword, the car
shortage is cutting both ways. Tho
farmer cannot get his winters supply
of fuel for the same reason that ne
cannot get to market with his wheat
The dissatisfaction and hardship in the
one case may yet be almost forgotten
In the suffering that a prolonged fuel
shortage will entail. The possibilities
of the situation, now that winter has
fairly set in, justify apprehension and
even alarm on the part of those with
out adequate fuel supplies
Advices are from well-distributed
points in North Dakota and from all Of
South Dakota except in the Black
Hills. Correspondents in principal
points were directed to ascertain con-
ditions in towns within radii Of fifty
miles. BY this system a vast territory
has been reported. In North Dakota
the grain congestion and the coal and
wood famine are unmistakable. In
South Dakota the danger appears more
in spots.
The Dakotas as whole were never
so prosperous. Paradoxical as it may
seem. however, thousands and thou
sands of farmers in the northwest can
not, because Of the existing freight
blockade. find a market for the grain
they have raised and are wondering
where they will get the fuel to keep
their families from suffering.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
How the vixen Was Named.

The Vixen, like the Glouster, was
bought for the Spanish war How she
got her present name is tavorite navy
story. Commander Alexander Sharp,
Jr. now of the cruiser Chattanooga,
was naval aid to Theodore Roosevelt,
assistant secretary of the navy, at the
outbreak Of the Spanish war, and he
applied for the command of a vessel
He was then only a lieutenant, and
was not entitled to a large ship. John
d. Long, secretary of the navy, dec1ued
to assign him to command the jose
phine.
"Mr. Secretary" said Sharp, my
wife's name is Josephine, and wish
you would change the name of the
Yacht am to command"
.A,n,d, what does Mrs. Sharp say?'
asked Mr. Long.
tshe said," answered Sharp, "that If
you kept the name, it would be the only
Josephine ever commanded"
"A,h," said the secretary of the navy,
IT shall change the vessels name to the
Vixen" And the Vixen she became.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
Pine streets, and receive the amount Of
money they would have been paid II
they had remained at their work. The
average is about 81 a week.
BOAT TO END WAR.

Holland says His Craft VIII Disable
Warships without Loss Of Life.
John r. Holland Of Newark, N. j.,
an inventor Of submarine boats, spoke
recently in general way Of a state
ment which he made In lecture be-
fore the La Safe society In Newark a
few nights ago in regard to a subna-
rine craft on which he is at work,
which IL designed to disable instead Of
destroy warships. says the New York
Herald. If-it proves successful, he
believes disarmament and not annihi-
lation will be the object In, warfare.
"This boat on which am at work, "
he said, twill be the real new thing In
submarines. 1t will be the chief in
strument in doing away with wars. 1t
will not 60 forth to destroy. but to Grip
pie or disable all that it attacks. It
will put boat out Of commission with
out hope. the loss Of single. life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
Farming b. Mail.

Farming by mail is one Of the late
novelties. The plan Is to have the agri.
cultural department of the state uni.
versities arrange for four years. cor.
respondence course, each year taking
up its special phase Of agricultural
work, the correspondence to be based
on text books supplied by monthly bull
letins and practical experiments, says
the Chicago Tribune. On the practical
side the student Is to set aside one
acre upon which he can demonstrate
and observe, keeping accurate account
Of results upon this acre and report
ing to the university. An annual meet
ing at the state farms is contemplated
The plan is to be without charge be
yond a small enrolment fee as evil
dence of good faith.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
NEW PHILANrhRoPIc IDEA.
A 81. Louis Man to Send Working
Children to SCHOOL.

A 81. Louis Man to Send worlkin9
Children to SCHOOL.
A proposition to take all children UNI
der fourteen years Of age out Of fac.
tories and other places Of employment
and send them back to school has been
made by N. O. Nelson. a st. Louis
millionaire manufacturer, to the wo-
mems clubs Of st. Louis, Mr.. Nelson to
pay the children one-half Of the amount
they would have received for their
work and the women's clubs the other
half, saysSa st. Louis correspondent
of the Kansas City Star.
The clubs now have the matter un-
der consideration and have promised
to give Mr.. Nelson q positive answer
after their December meetings. Pend
Ing the decision Of the women's clubs
Mr.. Nelson has undertaken to do this
work himself. In the last two months
he has investigated every application
made to the truant of1cer for permits
for children under age to work In fac
tories. He has found seven worthy
cases, and each week these children
call at Mr.. Nelson's Office. Tenth and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
Secretary shaw's Portfolio.

Mr.. Shaw has told Mr.. Roosevelt a
thousand and one stories, not stories
Of state, but stories of human interest,
and the president has retorted in part
in kind, but only in part, for neither
the president of the United States nor
any other man in Washington can keep
pace of the story telling OF the secre-
tary of the treasury. He tells stories
for recreation. He is a hard worker
his critics don't deny this-and it
seems to be his fixed creed that If q
man can find means of recreation
that includes the giving of recreation
to another man, it's double blessing.
Doubtless this is why it is that Mr..
Shaw always tries to tell good story.
He doesn't always succeed, but his av-
erage is away above that OF nine
tenths of the men who earn nVlngs
telling yarns on the stage or IN PRINT.
For five years almost, says the chi
cago Post, Leslie M. Shaw has walked
eyery Tuesday and Friday morning
from the door of the treasury thru the
White House grounds to the door OF
the cabinet room. If on amy ONE of tine
hundreds of occasions on which he has
made the journey he has not had as a
companion a little black portfolio
Shrugged" under his arm, the history
of the nation has failed to record the
fact. 1T is one of the mysteries OF
Washington what that portfolio con-
tains.
The other cabinet members have no
nortfolios, and there is something more
than a rumor in the capitol that none
Of Mr.. Shaw's cabinet comrades Know
any more about what the black leather
covers than does the person who never
saw the inside Of the four walls that
girt the cabinet proceedings. 1t has
been suggested that the package holds
stories. but Mr.. Shaw never produces
a, manuscript when telling yarn, and
most of his stories seem to be spon-
taneous
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
ASKS AIRsHlP FRANCHISE.
chicasoan Invents Gas Making "steel
Boiler Rise Like Balloon"

0OiIST nIS0 1IN0 0dIiOONs
Chicago, Dec. 6.-An airship line is
scheduled to solve the problem of street
car congestion, put the traction ques-
ton into the background and enable
patrons to take trips to other planets
thru the wonderful discoveries of a
Chicagoan, who wrote to Mayor Dunno
yesterday for an airship franchise,
Twain Heart is the name of the genius.
Mr. Heart says he has made the
"most wonderful discovery of all the
ages 1t is a snow white, staple, in
combustible, unignitible gas that will
lift anything from a bicycle to an ocean
steamer.
ct tried it on a steel boiler" says the
inventor, land it rose like a balloon
Mayor Dunno is asked to give per-
mission to run the first real airship
from the statute on the Montgomery
Ward building to Lincoln park, Car
field park, Douglas park, and back to
a committee of aldermen to investigate.
ut may seem surprising to you, "
writes the inventor, ''to receive an ap-
plication for the city franchise for GER
tain terminal heights and privileges for
an airship line, but, nevertheless, such
is the import of this communication"
The inventor is one of the reformed
spoilers. He uses the forms "possable, =
'suberban,' "'acetaline," vehicle" and
"donned.'
This is how the discovery was made:
"In 1900, while experimenting with
acetaline gas I discovered the process
of making this gas. 1t was snow white
and floated like a cloud of vapor. II
was cool, soft, dense and plastic. When
I first produced it it rose slowly to the
ceiling and looked so much like fine
flakes Of snow that I was prompted to
form it into snowballs, which ] did, an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
Old Officers Reelected.

Council Bluffs. Dec. S-The South
western Iowa Horticultural Society at
the close of the meeting decided to
again gather in Council Bluffs next
year. All the old officers We're re-elect-
cd with +. p. Spencer of Randolph as
president.
Awards made for displays of fruit
were as follows: c.. Fl. Deur. Mis-
souri, Valley, first on sweepstakes
commercial orchard display: +. p.
Spencer. Randolph, first on Roman
stem, Winesap, Missouri pippin, and
Ben Davis; c. G. Colbert of Glenwood,
first on county exhibit and first on
seedlings; j. p. Jackson, Glenwood
first on individual display, second on
seedlings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
PRESIDENT AS A sTokER.
Showed What He Could DO With the
Shovel en- a Wnrship.


Shovel en- q Warship.
President Roosevelt made himself
solid with the crew of the battleship
Louisiana the other morning while on
his way home from Panama by going
down into the fire room OF the ship and
firing one of the boilers.
The story was related at Newport
News, Va, by one Of the ships fire.
men on shore leave while the Louisi-
ana was In port for coal, says the New
York Sun.
According to the story. the president
expressed to Captain Couden and other
officers Of the ship a desire to go down
among the firemen and the stokers, so
he was unceremoniously escorted down
the ladder into the dark and grlmy FIRE
room, where the heat is excessive.
After shaking hands all around and
watching the firemen shovel coal into
the big furnaces the president thought
he would like to try his hand at the
game So he was supplied, with q
shovel, introduced to the coal pile and
invited to shovel away. The door Of
the furnace under No. boiler of No. 3
fire room was thrown open, and the hot
blast from within struck the head of
the nation full In the face.
He turned to the coal pile, resolutely
buried his shovel up to the handle,
swung on 1t like veteran and made
powerful heave toward the yawning
furnace mouth, hungering for fuel
A sudden lurch of the ship upset NIL
calculations. however. and the shot
went wide Of the mark. Instead Of go
ing into the open door the coal struck
hard against the furnace plate and
ratified upon the floor The president
laughed heartily at the failure Of his
first effort and returned to the attack
with renewed vigor.
The second shovelful found its mark
and was devoured before the president
had time to lower his shovel. He re-
peated the performance with the same
success, and beaming through drops
Of perspiration he proudly received the
congratulations of the regular fremen.
He then shook hands all around again
and climbed back to the deck.
Chief Engineer Crank has preserved
the shovel with which the president
worked and Is going to send 1t to Mr..
Roosevelt as souvenir Of the occa-
sion
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08

experiment which proved it's Elasticity.
In order to discover whether 1t was
poison l hung three cages, containing
my landlady's pet cat. her dog and her
canary bird, near the ceiling. Ihey
We're in the dense cloud of the gas.
Next morning l found the creatures all
alive"
When Mr. Heart pumped bicycle
tire full of the gas the tire leaped from
his hands and also sought the cell
ing. He next tried an oil can and 1t
also went up with the cat. dog. canary
bird and tire.
II he gets his airship franchise,
Heart promises to establish nickel
fares between here and Milwaukee and
make trips to New York in five hours.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
chicaxo Beautiful.

Under the auspices of the Merchants
club a movement for a Chicago beautiful
has been inaugurated. Under the super
vision of Daniel H. Burnham plans are to
be prepared, completion of which 1t s
estimated will take two or three years.l
Paris, prepare to hide thy head In shame.
Berlin, for all thy latter day improve
ment,
Thy beauties soon will be eclipsed in
fame,
In view Of this our new aesthetic move
ment
Vienna, Rome, no longer may ye vie
With Venice or such old artistic staples.
Tourists will see Chicago and then die
Without the trouble of trip to Naples.
We mean to primp regardless Of expense
The plans will all be ready two years
hence.
Marvels Of architecture built to last:
No exposition stucco evanescent:
Reversions in arrangement to the past
In house fringed circus. terrace. square
and crescent.
Fair, verdant law-s-where Of tho noon
day sun
The gloom accustomed toiler now no ray
Not here and there occasionally one.
But hundreds Of such flower decked
OdSSS.
Beauty will then the downtown streets
invade
Just wait two years until the plans arc
made.
Bridges Of marble DER a crystal stream.
Arcades, lkiosks. statues. triumphal
arches
pomes. minarets and spires-of these we
dream
And Of clean streets. II progress thus
far marches;
OF smokeless chimneys we need not de-
SPAR
When use with ornament We are COM
bining.
We can't BE- very pretty II the air
Necessitates daily kalsomining.
We'll, we can wait little anyhow:
We'll see the plans q year or two from
Chicago News
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
His Ashes U.Asr . sundial.

The late George Herring's remark
able career a. turf commission agent,
fnancier ana philanthropist closes,
says the London Saturday Review.
equally remarkable with the charities
left by his will and the instructions
as to the cremation and burial Of his
ashes, which are to He under Z sun
dial at the Haven, charitable institu-
ton he established for aged people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
Water Cure for Constipation.

Half a pint of hot water taken half
an hour before breakfast will usually
keep the bowels regular. Harsh ca
thartics should be avoided. When
purgative is needed. take Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are
mild and gentle in their action. For
sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
This would save thousands Of, lives
such az were lost In the Russo-Japa
nese war l believe the new boat will
startle the world"
A Class In ..Healing.s

Over 200 persons Joined the healing
class at Emmanuel Episcopal church In
Boston at It's first session the other
Sunday, says the New York World.
All are fashionable Back Bay people.
The Rev. Messrs. Worcester and Nc
Comb announced the establishment Of
a modified form Of confessional to hear
descriptions Of nervous disorder, which
first will be treated. The class II to
meet once a week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
RESIGNS TO Hold Hi. Pass.

Storm Lake, Dec. S.--Because he
would be compelled to relinquish his
pass held as surgeon for the Illinois
Central. DR.. r. II. Parker has resigned
his position as county coroner in order
to keep his annual pass over that road.
The doctor never gave the new anti
pass law a thought until 1t was too
late to withdraw his name from the
baltic,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
No Opium in chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

There Is not the least danger in CIV
ing Chamberlains Cough Remedy to
small children as 1t contains no opium
or other harmful drug. 1t has an es-
t,ablished reputation of more than thir-
ty years as the most successful medi-
cine in use for colds. Group and
whooping cough. 1t always cures and
is pleasant to take Children like It.
Sold by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08

Ribbons For Christmas Packages.
Holiday packages this year may be
tied with dainty colored ribbons, in
which a merry Christmas and Hap
by New Year" is woven In the same
color or with red and white ribbon
showing Christmas bells and notices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
Low Rates to Havana, Cuba,

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will sell tickets to Havana for one fare
for the round trip. Tickets on sale
December 18th, 10Th and goth, good to
return until January 9th. For further
information apply to the Great Western
agent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
Cure for Sore Nipples.

As soon as the child is done nursing
annlv Chamberlain's Salve. Wipe it off
with a soft cloth before allowing the
child to nurse. Many trained nurses
use this with the best results. Price Is
cents per box. For sale by all drug
gists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08

Shake off the grip of your old enemy,
Nasal Catarrh, by using Ely's Cream
Balm. Then will all the swelling and
soreness be driven out Of the tender,
inf1amed membranes. The fits Of sneez-
ing will cease and the discharge, as
offensive to others as to yourself, will
be cured when the causes that pro-
duce it are removed. Cleanliness, COM
fort and health renewed by the use of
Cream Balm. Sold by all druggists for
SO cents, or mailed by Ely Bros, Sc
Warren street, New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08

My heart and hand another claimed,
His plea had come too late.
It's ever thus with people without
pluck and vim,
Take Rocky Mountain Tea, don't get
left again.
-McRride q, Will Drue ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
In Desperate Straits

are many, who could be cured by DR..
Kings New Discovery for coughs and
colds. so cents and :1.o0. Mcbride &
! Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
Low Rates to the West and South.
west.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month until March, 1907. inclusive,
the Chicago Great Western Railway
will sell one way colonists' tickets at
nearly half fare to points IN Arkansas,
Colorado, Indian Territory, Kansas,
Louisiana, Mexico. Missouri, Nebraska.
New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Texas and Wyoming. For further in
formation apply to the Great Western
o0onf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
A Slaves Sophistrv


Frank McGlynn, one of the most sue
cessful and popular employees Of the
Baldwin Locomotive works of Philadel-
phia, has succeeded in curing himself
Of rheumatism by permitting lot Of
bees to sting him.
In discussion Of the bee-sting cure
Mr.. McGlynn said:
"The bees stung me on the inside
Of the forearm. They hurt me, Of
course. but the hurt, so to speak, did
no HARM" He laughed. cit was like
the case of the chicken stealing slave
down in Kentucky before the war, who,
tho very religious, used to lift a
chicken whenever he got a chance.
"Well, one day, the slave was caught
red-handed in the hen house and haul
ed before his master.
What have you to say for your
self, Calhoun the master demanded.
You, with your religious professions,
stealing chickens!'
"twell, boss, the slave answered.
.Ah's youahs, an he chickens is you
ahs-an' hain't dey still youahs wev-
yer rey's inside me or outside me?'
calhoun thought a moment. Then
he concluded:
cor, boss, look at hit disaway.
You'se got less chicken, but you'se got
more niggah.'"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
ernationtal Live Stock Exposition
at CHICAGO. December 18th.

One fare plus 81 for the round trip
via Chicago Great Western railway.
Tickets on sale December 1st to Sth.
Return limit December 18th. For fur
Their information apply to the Great
Western agent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-08
State of Ohio, City Of Toledo Lucas

County, SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that ne
is senior partner of the firm Of F. J..
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, county and state afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day Of Deem
ber A. D. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
TIL CASH TRADE
GENERAL GOOD DEMAND AND STEADY
PRICES RULING.

FLAXAReceipts. 70 cars against 81 last year:
shipments, II cars; Duluth, Is cars. Closing
prices: Minneapolis, cash, $1.13; to arrive,
$1.13. Demand good at 4Ac under Duluth May
for spot and to arrive.
OATS-No. 3 white oats closed at 2S%c. Re-
eeipts. 2S cars; shipments. 80 cars.
CORN-No. 8 yellow corn. new. closed at
S7hc. Receipts, 16 cars; shipments, q
cars. Choice dry corn in good demand: poor
FEED AND COARSE MEAL-Coarse corn
meal and cracked corn, in sacks. sacks extra,
s14@1429; No. 1 ground feed, % corn and 10
oats, so-lb sacks, sacks extra, SD. OLD. 10;
No; 2 ground feed, = corn and i oats, sol6
feed, 13 corn and 23 oats, 7O-lb sacks, sacks
extra, $15.5 0@15.7 10.
AILLSTUFFS-Bran in bulk, $I3. O@13 rs,
shorts, S13. 5o@13.75; middlings, $16@16.25 red
dog, SIS, all + 0 b in Minneapolis; in 2OOlb
sacks, 81 per ton additional; in 1oo-lb sacks,
u. so per ton additional. Shipments, / ,230 tons.
RYD-No. 2 closed at eo@61Ac. Receipts 4
cars; shipments, none. Market holding about
steady with a good local and shipping demand.
grades closed at 35@36c:
mailing grades, S7@46c. Receipts, SO cars;
shipments, q cars. Maltsters taking all good
mailing lots freely. with a fair demand also rul-
ing for feed barley.
AY-Ch timothy, $3.50: No. 2 timothy,
$1Q7.I6; No. 3 timothy, $6@6.5O; choice upland,
$3.50; wheat and oat straw, So. so so. Re.
ceipts. 1870 tons.