davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
Topics Of the Times

Anyone wanting a horse, but not
wishing to let everybody know it, can
advertise for a horse at / cent word
in the Times Republican, and have all
replies left at the newspaper office in
writing. Then, with the horses thus
located, said party can look them up
without making public his identity
in any way.
One thousand chairs and all stand
ing spaces were filled the other night
at a revival meeting in Charles City.
Charles City can still get out bigger
crowd to a revival than to lynching.
The Pennsylvania railroad has en-
gagged the services of e. A. Sterling,
formerly of the agricultural depart
ment, as forester, this being the first
instance of such an office in connec-
ton with an American railroad. Under
his guidance the planting of trees,
Systematically, on railroad lands, is
expected to furnish the crosstie sup
ply of future years, and the appoint
ment of Sterling Is the result of five
years of experiment, during which time
100000 trees have been planted on
lands owned by the company During
the next two years 6s1 acres near AL
toona, Pa, are to be planted with
chestnut aud red oak seedlings. Every
year the Pennsylvania system requires
about 100000 ties, and the price has
reached 70 cents apiece.
The Atlantic transport line, whose
steamers ply between New York and
London. announce that its vessels will
soon be installed with complete private
apartments. similar to those in which
thousands of people in all our great
cities now live. These will differ from
the prevailing steamer suite, in that
each Will have private hall, bedrooms
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
Iowa Newspapers
::,,.,,ss,sIgsralsns Observation-Disclosures
THE DUTY OF PARENTS.


1t is all very we'll for parents to
trust their children. AT the same time
it would be we'll to have faith found
ed upon knowledge. Many an over
trustful parent is grossly deceived by
Maynard offspring, and many tlne
when the parents are sure that their
girls or boys are at some neighbor's
playing innocent games, those same
youngsters are not in any neighbors
house, but upon the streets OR in some
questionable place of amusement
where vice is taught so insidiously -
to make it appear to be virtue rather
than vice.
No parent is doing his duty by his
child who takes it for granted that
everything is all right. 1t is the bust
ness of the parent to know just Where
children of tender years are at nights,
and with whom they are associated.
There are amusements that are harm
less in themselves, but which bring
together all sorts of people and which
lead very often to moral contamlna-
ton. Parents would be on the safe
side if they investigated personally
and frequently these places where
young people congregate. to see
whether or not the conditions are
maintained as they ought to be.
One thing may be taken for grant
ed, namely. that the child who is hab-
itually away from home in the even-
ing is not on the right road The
chances are that he or she is going
to the devil cross-lots.
...ts, {J,yI or
to light in this city illustrative OF
what is perhaps happening all too fire.
quently not only here but elsewhere
Parents who thought they were safe
guarding their daughter in every pos
sible way found that she was receiv-
ing communications of an indecent
nature. At first they thought the
daughter was the wholly innocent vic
tim in the matter. and perhaps she
was. But it transpired later that she
herself had taken the initiative in the
correspondence at the instance of g
boon companion. Perhaps a grea,
many parents would be surprised il
they went quietly into the investiga-
and actually found out just what their
boys and girls are doing, just who
their intimates and their correspond
entS are.
But we have come these latter days
to expect the state to do almost ev-
erything for the making of decency in
this country. The fact is that the
state can do very little. The schools
can and do do something; but primar-
lily the parents are responsible fol-
what the child does. They are respon-
sible, or they ought to be, for his asso-
Citations. his pastimes and the litera-
ture he reads, and the parent who
does not look after these matters with
painstaking fidelity is Sinking his
duty and has no one to blame but him
self if his children go to the devil.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
DAYToN's SHAME,

A most amusing as we'll as pathetic
exhibition Of human frailties is now be-
ing made in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton is
the home of the National Cash Register
Company, an institution of immense
size, employing 5000 people, and fur
ni;hing employment for most of the
inhabitants of Dayton. Enjoying the
benefits OF a patent, the proprietor, Col.
John H. Patterson, has built up an
enormous business and has grown to
lock- upon himself as of kingly size.
Turnout his factory he has installed
pa ternalistic experiments, such as
reading rooms, heightened lavatories,
resitaurants and the like. At intervals
he enterIains all the employees at a
estate paying for the dinner for thou
sands out of his own pocket, at which
time he appears before his people in
regal estate and makes speech. 1t is
the fatherly word of advice from the
king to his people, from the kind
hearted lord to his feudal subjects, and
the 5000 employees, with $4,000 mem
bers of their families, are expected to
go away to cherish the words of their
lo1 d and master as family notices over
the doors Of their modest cottages.
but somewhere in this beautiful
symphony has been sounded a note of
discord. 1t came few years ago when
tht. employees insisted upon organizing
labor unions, which was against the
kings wishes. Now, it seems the
Boosters club" has invited Mr. Pat
terson to visit them at a banquet to
reason together over the threat which
Nj. Patterson seems to have made to
meve his great factory away from Day
ton. but the king has been offended.
He, will not meet the captains or the
douma of his people, rather does he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
Roller Skating Coughs.
(Philadelphia Record.)

"A peculiar hacking dry cough is now
epidemic among the young people.
Doctors have puzzled over the singular
prevalence Of this malady and wonder
ed what caused it. 1t seemed to be the
result of impure or dust-laden air. All
those afflicted, however, state that they
are outdoor people and athletic in their
tastes. 1t suddenly occurred to young
physician the other night that the
cough is the result of roller skating.
now the rage, On the floors of the
Kinks a great deal of dust gathers, and
az the skaters roll round it arises, fills
the atmosphere and is inhaled by the
skaters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
POULTRY RAISING IN TOWN.
Statements of What Can Be Done With
Few bullets in the City.

FeW fuIlSCS IN S'c Wy.
| Rodney c. Wells. city editor of the
| Times Repubican, who in small
| way, is a poultry fancier, and keeps a
| few head of blooded stock. furnishes
| some interesting figures on his first
| years business which go to prove that
poultry does pay. when taking into
consideration that, as a side line ones
| time is not figured into the business.
MIR. Wells started out a year ago with
| ten Partridge Wyandottc puilets and
one cockerel. They We're moved from
| where they We're raised at a time of
| year to retard them as the earliest lay
ers, yet from January /, 1906. to Janu-
AIRY /, 1907. laid a total of $40 eggs. or
one over siNty-nine dozen. Mr.. Wells
| kept track of every egg laid turnout the
year. also the market price each week,
and finds that the eggs of the year.
even tho the market was down most of
the time, and ranged Is cents from
March 10 September. yielded him
Sll.19l2.
The most remarkable feature of the
year was the fertility of the eggs, and
the strength of the chicks. Mr. Wells
set from March until May 1873 eggs. and
oul Ol tlilS HultlD tueip were Dul
twenty eight that did not hatch. The
los Matched We're all matured with the
exception of five. making an even 100
birds raised from the ten pullets OF
these 100 birds. up to January l, TWEEN
ty-four used on Mr.. Wells table. fifty
two We're disposed of for $26.25, nine
We're kept over for eating purposes this
year, and fifteen of the best We're kept
for breeders.
From the eggs and stock sold Mr.
Wells thus realized s3S.041a, to say
nothing OF the pleasure in having
chickens and eggs for his table, and a
valuable dot Of young stuff for breed
ing purposes. and all from start of
ten pullets. His feed for the year cost
him $25.0S. representing cost of 221a
cents for the maintenance of each bird.
Deducting the cost of the feed leaves a
net balance for the year of $12.961a !.
During January of this year four hens
and eleven pullets in the laying pens
laid a total of 23l. or nineteen dozen
and three eggs, that sold for 80 per
dozen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
(Iowa Falls Sentinel,

There seems to be a genuine lack of
knowledge as to the size and magnitude
of the states farm at Eldora, the In
dustrial School for Boys. In discussing
proposition made by the Waverly beet
sugar plant to the board of control of
the state institutions, the statement was
made that the Eldora farm contained
but 200 acres of tillable land. few
years ago when the last 80 acres was
added to the farm, Des Moines cor
respondent sent out an alleged inter-
view when member was quoted as
saying that this eighty acres made a
total Of 400 acres owned by the school.
The member of the board was doubtless
misquoted, but it all goes to show a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07

disposed toward bosses. They want
none of them. The political boss 10
coming into constantly III ;asing dis
favor The voters are more and more
awake and determined not only to
know but to transact their own bust
ness without waiting to be told by any
self-constituted guardian There have
been recent examples showing that
conventions can be cont, ed by the
politicians, but that the ers are free
and independent and that when they
go to the polls they cast their ballots
according to their own ideas and as
they choose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07

ago." says the bishop, II happened to
pass along a street where several la
borers were quarreling and swearing
profusely. / attempted to demonstrate
with them for using such language,
unconscious of the fact that my attire
might appear peculiar to them. After
cycling me with much distrust, the one
nearest me said in scornful Irish tones:
Jaw, git along wild yez. Can't yez see
we don't take sass from no lazy idiot
what forgot his pants.
DR.. Henry Corbett who was recent
" elected moderator of the general as
sembly Of the northern Presbyterian
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
Potatoes for Cows.


Mr.. Adolph Henderson of Wheeler,
Wis, writes to The Farmer" Il have
700 bushels of potatoes for which can
bushel 1T has occurred to me that l
might feed them to my COWS. Would
like to ask thru the columns of 1.-The
Farmer if they are good milk produce
ers and if so in what quantity should
feed them?"
In case our subscriber has no other
succulent food at hand, potatoes in
limited quantities make excellent COW
feeding, in fact we would prefer Civ
ing them to the COWS to hauling them
to market at 20 cents a bushel, es-
pecially if they must be hauled a long
distance to market. While the in
gradients of a potato does not indicate
that bushel contains 20 cents worth
of feeding material, yet their succu-
lent character which gives aid to di-
gestion, renders them worth at least
that price when fed in small quanti-
ties. However, feeding them in large
quantities must be avoided. If cows
are given all they will consume they
will confine themselves entirely to po-
contain all the elements necessary in
milk production, the cows will soon
begin to show decrease in milk flow.
About one peck per day in connection
with a variety of other foods is about
as many potatoes as the average COW
will use. However, there is a differ
ence in cows. We have known some
to consume as many as 80 and 40
pounds per day. On general prin-
ciples we would advise feeding only
as many as the COW will consume
without interfering with their usual
consumption of the foods that they are
receiving.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
My Experience in Beet Raising.
(Byard Phelps in Waverly Independ-


Shell Rock Iowa, Jan &c, 1907.
When l first began with my beet
raising my ground was full of stalks.
l broke the stalks and raked them
up with the horse rake and burned
them. About half my ground was
fortified before blowing. l plowed
the ground about five or six inches
deep with u 14inch plow then fol-
lowed in the same furrow with a
single shovel, loosening the ground
up about four TO six inches deeper.
one acre l plowed early, about the
first week in May. Then l dragged
it and tloated it twice, leaving the
ground fine and smooth. l then
planted my beet seed with hand
drill in rows 20 inches apart. plant
ing 20 pounds of seed per acre. !
began to work my beets when about
an inch high. blowing them three or
four times and letting the plants get
up about three or four inches above
the ground before thinning them.
about once week until the tops
blocking. wedding. hoeing, cultivating
ana harvesting On "a acres WAS %OV,
hiring most of the work done. In
pulling my beets l topped some of
them the same day. but left some
standing right i'll the row. After
being lifted for a few days and
then topped l found they weighed
much heavier difference of from
800 to $50 pounds to the load for the
leaves became wilted and the sugar
sap goes back into the beet. When
topped / covered them with the
leaves, protecting them from the sun
and wind. What beets 1 didn't get
delivered before freezing weather set
in covered with about three or four
inches of ground. I delivered 80
tons, 1850 pounds from the "a acres
and after being tared I received
$1S.27 for the same, and only had a IS
per cent stand at the best. I intend
to raise 10 acres or more the coming
season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
Prominent churci1men.

Bishop William C. Doane, of the
Episcopal church, is known as the
outlet bishop" because in writing or
speaking he never uses sentence over
ten words in length. Bishop Doane
has gained much prominence as an
advocate of the reform of the divorce
laws. He is a poet a literateur and
has keen wit. One of his favorite jests at
his own expense is the reprimand he
once received from laborer on ac-
count of the short. clerical breaches
he wears.
"While in the north several years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07

general lack of knowledge. The state
owns in Pleasant township all Of sec
ton H. eighty acres adjoining on the
north in section i. and eighty acres
adjoining on the south in section 10,
making 500 acres in all. In addition
to these 500 acres. the state OWLS forty
acres of timber land in Eldora town
ship Allowing 100 acres for buildings
and campus, and little patches of waste
land along Otter and Beaver creeks,
there still remain 700 acres of rich
farm land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07

Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do Its
duty.
If you are sick or .feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are we'll they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-
take by first doctoring your kidneys:
The mild and the extraordinary effect OF
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the grea'
kidney remedy, is soon realized. II
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
Of the most distressing cases, and IS solo
!; s; ;: :: Az: ~ E: : :;
have sample bottle Home of swampRoot.
by mail free, also pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad-
dress. Binghamtou. N. Y. onevery bottle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
The Strawpile

using a warm bed and hot food in
order that he can stand the cold. We
do not mean that corn should be left
entirely out of the ration but once
a day is certainly enough to feed 1T
To brood sows. If overfed on corn
they will become feverish. constipat-
eat their pigs Constipation is one of
the worst enemies of the hog breed
er at pgging time and this should be
avoided by feeding a laxative ration
during the latter part of the gesta-
ton period. At times when the grain
crop Is short q little clover hay Will
be relished by brood sows and what
they leave can be utilized for bed
ding. Last but not least. an album
dance of pure. clean. drinking water
is one of the prime factors on the
road to easy hog raising. 1t is amaz-
ing how much water the sows Will
consume in the course of the day
and the most satisfactory manner Is
to keep 1t constantly before them.
We often hear man say that he
had bad luck with his hogs. Well
we remember the story told by Il
had bad luck with pure-bred SOW.
He bought her at a sale fifty miles
from home and shipped her unattend-
ed in a box car. While en- route she
gave birth to nine pigs. They frozc
to death and he called the whole deal
bad luck Now. care and n little
thoughtfulness will eliminate 30 per
cent of the bad luck in the hog busi-
ness. A man should be friendly with
all his live stock and If when feeding
the sows he can spare time to scratch
them with a stick or anything that
comes handy they will soon be friendly
and show their pleasure at his thought
fulness. Being able to handle sows
at farrowing time often makes 1t very
convenient and saves much trouble.
If you will allow us to repeat. warm
dry. sleeping quarters. sufficient ex-
ercse protein foods and an abundance
of clean drinking water make easy
the task OF the man who is caring
for brood sows.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07

will be 80 feet in length, and have a
look on deck. The temporary tenants
name will be on the front door and
bell will announce callers. Each apart
ment will have an electric heater, on
which light meals or the baby's milk
can be prepared, after mother has fin
ished curling her hair. Complete
meals, however, will be served to or
der in each fiat, one of the rooms being
converted into a dining room.
The announcements of the ice cream
dealers at their national convention,
to the effect that they cannot make
ice cream under the pure food law,
will set many good people wondering
what it was they made before the law
was passed.
The proposed offer framed by the
council of French bishops to lease the
churches from the government is said
to have been approved by Pope Plus.
The stipulation is made not to worship
as associations. but as individual
priests, thus allowing for the recogni-
ton of the hierarchy. In doing this
they do not propose to surrender their
title to the church property, but merely
consent to try an organization of pub
lie worship on the lease plan. In this
way however. the church for the first
time would be in the attitude of ac-
cepting the law of 1907. Premier Glenn
eneeau calls this proposal an "insolent
ultimatum,' and Will concede Moth
ing.
In concluding a series of lectures on
existing evils and their remedies, DR..
Felix Adler, of New York, advanced a
new plan for the solution of the rent
problem He proposes that the city
buy large tracts of land in the suburbs
and build attractive homes thereon. to
be rented at figure within the reach
of the average workingman. while at
the same time the property might re-
turn fair percentage on the invest
ment. In his opinion the worst of the
SNiiS INV S-N'Seiio Al tIS Wy 10 tilS
high rent that must be paid by the
poor. TO this end he would form So
cial league, composed of working peo-
pie not in the trade unions, and of
thinkers and leaders, to forward this
and other reforms. Attic DR. Adler
takes exception to socialism, he be-
lieves the time is coming when the in.
dividual will be replaced by the group,
and says IL this is collectivism he 10
for it.
The Educational Review has discov-
cred that In sixty-four American cities
school teachers wages average 95 cents
working day, while the bricklayers
average is from So to $3.50 and the
hod carriers 50 to 1925. Is it worth
more to keep bricks straight than chill
dren?
You have had great deal to say
about the income tax
Yes" answered the candid citizen;
II favor it; but Pm like everybody else
in believing that 1t ought to start with
the next thousand dollars above my
own income. Washington Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
"REFoRM1NGn IOWA CITY.

iowa City Republican,
The Iowa City police department
comes as near amounting to nothing
as a row of 0s on the right hand side
of decimal mark. They know enough
to draw their pay and snooze around
stove and receipt for the county
money when they have landed the reg
ular "soaks" from time to time and
that is about all AS guardians Of pub
lie peace. or enforcers of the law, they
are absolutely no account.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07

Possesses wonderful power over thu
human body, removing all disorders
from your system; that's what Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea does. 81
cents, Tea or Tablets. Mcbride &
Will drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07
IN MR.. BLYTHE's Towl>


1t is believed the legislature will
re-infranchise the West Burlington
city officials. They were good citi-
zens and good officials, but the anti
pass law practically disfranchised
railway employees from holding pub
lie offices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07

q dC6U 20 CuG klUIISyS,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-07

Getting Tired of Bosses.
Utica, N. Y, Press.)
The people are less and less well