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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-04
PATRICK HENRY DAY
Anniversary Of Passage Of the
Famous Resolution
BRYAN CENTRAL FIGURE
Delivered Speech to Audience of
1000 People

Without Representation in
Tyranny His Subject-Dwelt on
American Rule i'll Philippine Isl
and-Discussed Federal Owner
hip of Railroads, but Was Tn
decided Whether it Would not be
More Beneficial to the People to
Fight Corporations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

ter whether they are "prohibitionists'
or not. II we have prohibition laws
let these laws be observed; IL we have
laws allowing liquor to be sold under
certain restrictions let these laws be
followed to the letter. If the present
law is not satisfactory to the majority
of the voters of Iowa they will have
different laws enacted, but they will
not stand for such brazen work as
has been going on in Davenport The
present liquor laws in Iowa are ad-
hered to in practically every county In
the state and there Is no, reason why
Davenport and couple Of other places
along the river should have any spec
ial privileges In the matter Let the
present law be enforced
True, real temperance sentiment
turnout the state often gets u setback
by lot of cheap so-called "anti-sa-
loon workers who go around from
place to place-not fer the purpose
of helping temperance. but for the
sole purpose of Matchmaking every
person they can. and when they have
received a 'hand out" they are off
to another place-their interest in
temperance at that place ceases then
and there. Honest temperance work
ers have the best wishes of every
body except the very few who profit
by the sale of liquor, but blackmail-
ers have done the cause Of temper
ance in this state more harm than a
regiment of honest workers can rem
edy in years to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

west even tho our people are rich and
prosperous and our banks not only
safe and sound but actually flush for
normal times. There is just as much
cash in the oln,rl IS ever but it does
not move back and forth from one city
to another The result nas been that
the old settled, rich and conservative
communities like Iowa are getting
along nicely while the new communi-
ties, such MS Oklahoma and Oregon,
which need cash from the outside
world, are in such distress that the
governors have proclaimed legal holi-
DAYS for week so the banks can stay
closed until the storm blows over.
And it will blow over, too. Like the
congestion of freight cars in the yards.
the difficulty will unwind itself much
as it began Just as soon as the peo-
pie in the vicinity Of the New York
banks get over their scare they will
bring their money back to the bank
vaults and by that time ship loads OF
gold will have arrived from abroad.
When there is no longer danger of a
run on them at home, the New York
banks will say to Chicago, Draw on
cago will signal the same to Des
Moines and indianapolis. They VIII
signal to the country banks and the
line will be clear again. 1t will re-
quire only few days.
The lesson, however, is going to have
lasting effect on business. Merchants,
wholesalers and manufacturers all over
the country are being advised by their
bankers to go slow. Conservatism IN
buying VIII reduce the orders on the
hooks and prices viii fall. Prices are
too high anyway, far too high. This
bank furry will bring them down. Ev-
erything will be cheaper next year
There will not be hard times or any
think like it, because the country has
produced so much wealth, crops are
good and men employed, put expan-
sion will halt to catch it's breath. The
country, which has been running, viii
walk awhile and nearly every far see
ing business man is glad that the
change has come. The race OF the
manufactured to keep ahead of his
costs has been as acute as that of the
retailer, to advance his prices as fast
Ias his costs went up and neither has
had harder run than the wage work
er to keep ahead Of his cost of living
Stability and lower cost levels is need
ed all along the line and it is coming.
There is no need for anyone to get
scared about the banks or the future.
Business has been on drunk To-
morrow it will sober down.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30
I'm s,,7zz
Oyster and Cracker Talk

am exclusive dealer of Sealshipt
oysters in this city. Now, there -
only one Sealshipt oysters. These are
shucked into a porcelain lined recep-
tscls and sealed with patent seal
at the shocking house. These cans
are packed in crushed ice and shipped
out to the trade in this condition. The
cans arrive to the dealer with unbrok-
en- seal, which is guarantee that
these oysters never had any Ice In
them, and that they are just as re-
ceived from grower of oysters. The
other so-called Sealshipt oysters are
shocked and put into large kegs and
barrels and shipped to some distr1but-
ing point where they are fixed up ana
nut into tin cans and soldered, which
does not guarantee to the dealer that
they never had ice in them, for they
have 1t is put into them at the ship
ping point. Remember that the only
absolutely pure oysters Is the Seal
shipt handled by me in the city,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30
DOWN AND OUT.
Esprit Lake Beacon. }


The Iowa capitol commission closed
it's labors last week and the members
filed their designations with the COVER
nor. But for delay in delivery of i'm
portant art work, included in one Of
its first contracts, the record would
have closed more than a year ago,
since which time there has been little
done and very little expense incurred.
During it's career the commission
has expended state money amounting
to about $4,000 Nearly a third of
this sum was used in restoring the
north wing of the capitol after the fire
in January, 1904. The loss by fire was
not nearly as much. but in rebuilding
fire proof construction was adopted
which placed that portion of the
building in much better condition than
before the fire.
These items embrace the chief ex-
penditure of money expended aside
from restoring the north wing. Fire
proof warehouse for paper and docu-
elevators, heating, lightning, and ven
tilating systems, fire protection, re-
gliding and painting the domes, deco
rating r0tunda ana COFrIdoFS, HluIdi
paintings for grand stairway hall
and rotunda.
The commission believes all the
work to have been done in the best
practicable manner, and that all ex-
penditure has been as economical as
possible consistent with the high
character of construction. In contem-
plating it's service this impression
gives most satisfaction. Next in i'm
portance and in measure of gratifica-
ton is the fact that during its entire
service the commission has never, so
far as we have any knowledge, been
charged with improper motives, and
public criticism has been uniformly
kind. and in almost every particular
even more than just. This great state
building was erected without graft and
has stood approved as the work of
honest men who gave the state all it
paid for and the best that could be
had for the money. If the work of
this later commission shall in the years
to come meet with like approval no
better reward could be provided.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

law of that state probably le-
gally preventing the sale and
use of any intoxicating liquors
for any purpose whatever. Mrs. Grun-
dy, U. S. A., objects very seriously to
the use OF anything but unfermented
grape juice for that ceremony. The
old lady In her most extravagant hours
has never claimed that any one be-
came intoxicated on communion wine,
but she does say some acquire the
taste for Intoxicating liquor by the cup
of wine on communion Sabbath. Ana
like the Fairbanks cocktail and the
Roosevelt champaign, the example is
bad, very bad. It's mooted question
when the Lords supper was Instituted
whether the wine used on that occa-
sion was unfermented or not, but one
thing is sure, according to the light
Mrs. Grundy Y. S. A. now has. II that
was real wine, it was an awful bad
example even If it had the counten-
ance Of the Founder of Christianity.
There's another little matter in this
line of thought that never has been
satisfactorily explained to or under
stood by this scribe and that Is In the
order of creation, sanctioned by the
author of all things. the mind of man
was so constituted that in every
habitable part of this globe, he makes
an Intoxicating liquor and on all pub :
lie and too many private occasions
uses 1t. The fairest of all logic Is that
all things made by the creator and
allowed to be made by man. have a
use and an abuse. Query is, Mrs.
Grundy. u. S. A., in the year 1907, the
only person capable of saying where
use begins and abuse exists. Roose-
welt is perfect able of taking care of
himself and always ready to answer
questions. All this is to suggest that
Mrs. Grundy, U. S. A., writes Theodore
Roosevelt and asks him what he was
thinking of when he gulped down
glass Of champagne. ="
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30
COMMON SENSE.

The announcement is made that pc
ginning December l, all railroads with
in the territory of the Western Pas
senger Association will sell mileage
books to the bearer, and interchange
able on all lines, at two cents mile.
osition, If the Western Passenger As
ISOLATION had made such an announce
ment years ago they would have been
thousands of dollars ahead of the
game. There never has been and new
er will be any good reason why
mileage book good for bearer one
that enables a railroad company to
receive full fare for miles travelled,
should not be used.
Furthermore no good reason exists
why a man owning mileage book Tor
which he has paid full rates, should
not be allowed to offer it to the con-
ductor for any and all Of his family
and friends fare that are making the
trip with him. This fact stands out,
i
when so used the railroad company
has received in value all that 1T ex-
pects or asks, or is entitled to from
the travelling public. SO that this
tardy move on the part of the west
rn Passenger Association is only sur
prising because it has been delayed so
long.
Another surprising thing is that 1T
has taken the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION so long to comprehend is
that with the sale of these bearer
books they will at once come into pos
session of thousands of dollars of the
public's money, which as an item OIL
interest alone will more than pay the
expenses of maintaining the bureaus OF
interchangeable mileage. If, twenty
business firms in MarshalltoWn coulo
sell tomorrow twenty thousand dol
lars worth of due bills in trade, good
for bearer, and receive spot cash, ana
with a full realization that some Oh
these due bills would not be used UP
for year or more, it would certain
ly .look good" to our business men.
With all this nothing it is more sur
prising that these railroads have to be
forced by public opinion and law to do
business on plan SO beneficial to cor
,,oration and stock holders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

Fairbanks, at public function, Is
reported ito have ordered cocktails
for the crowd" Roosevelt at a ban
Duet is reported to have swallowed at
gup = glass of champagne" Fair
banks failed to be elected as delegate
to a church gathering, presumably be-
cause of the cocktail episode. nothwith-
standing the gallons of buttermilk he
has swallowed since he began
Swinging around the circle" AS for
Roosevelt and his gulp of champagne,
it is evident from this public drink
ing of wine, that he has no intention
OF running. for third term. He must
know, for he reads the papers. that
those cocktails laid out Fairbanks as
thoroughly as tho he had swallowed
them all. ~
Many times in this column has the
writer claimed that Mrs Grundy was
worth more to a community than all
the laws enacted by the city council.
She with her observant eyes and ready
tongue keeps the young folks straight
in many a neighborhood. And so the
preachers and the extreme temperance
people by taking up these two men
toned cases, enacting the role of Mrs.
Grundy, u. S. A., are making public
men become circumspect 1t is going
too far to claim that Mrs. Grundy Of
Marshalltown actually prevents
any very great amount of evil
doing in the city, this referring to
the youns; or the old folks, but she
does make them cover it up. When
the bees-lunch is spread the curtains
Aie pulled down. She's always peek
ing in at the windows And so Mrs.
Grundy, U. S. A. will teach Fairbanks
to drink buttermilk openly and cock.
tails on the sly. That man Roosevelt
may be so bullheaded as to persist in
openly gulping champagne. whole
glass, too. but Mrs. Grundy, U. S. A.
will finally bring him to back door
practices, that is always provided if
he wants to be president again.
Even Mrs. Grundy, U. S. A. does not
claim that our president and vice
president are wine ibbers and glut-
tens" Their private lives in this re-
spect are above reproach. But for
these men in the prominent positions
they occupy to openly show they are
not tee-totalers, is their short coming.
The example they set is the point.
And here we run up against the real
big question, one that is the vexed
one. We hear of the church people
OF Georgia talking Of having an ex-
ira session of the legislature, so that
real wine can be purchased and used
in church ceremony the present
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30
Mnsl<eza
Iowa Newspapers
lslsrs.slsiaga;., u sa,ns:nssIssslsr,
wHIsTL1NG BOYS.
(Oelwein Register.l

Yes, we like boy that whistles-an
occasional tune. But please deliver
us from the presence of a boy who
FUCKERS his lips, starts the wind
whistling thru them, and goes off and
leaves the outfit to whistle and whistle
without as much of a tune as the old
COW died on. Sometimes it is enough
to drive a man to drink, or profanity,
especially if he is driven with several
kinds of work, each seeming to de-
mand attention at the same time. 1t
is doubtless a habit contracted when
a boy has nothing else to do, and is
some related to the seven years itch
and that tired feeling that we read
of in patent medicine ads. But the
continued tuneless whistle is the limit,
just the same.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES

Give girl $40 month positloh
and q good home, and she Will leave
il all for the first galoot who comes
along says the Fit. Dodge Chronicle
but give q woman an % ihonli'
pension and no matter how badly she
may need I; man about the mousse she
won't let go of that eight for the best
man living"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30
ENFORCE THE PRESENT LAW.

champion Chronicle)
A few more incidents such as they
have had in Davenport during the past
week and it will not take long to bring
old Iowa back to the prohibition days.
Such rank disregard for the laws of
this state as has been exhibited by a
lot of Davenport hoodlums lately will
not be tolerated by the people, no mat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30
Oyster Crackers

Salty squares at slbs. for 25cts. or
cents Id. by the box Little dots,
very small cracker, at tx lbs. for
25cts. or sk cents a ID. per box. And
the we'll known shell oyster cracker
atE2% lbs. for 25 cts. or 81 cents a lb.
BY the box. Average weight of salty
squares II to 20 lbs. Little dots %
s to, Is lbs.,; and shell oysters II to 20
9 HIS. in box.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

The Usage Press recalls that when
Haddock was shot and homes at Mus
catine were blown up because an at
tempt was made to enforce prohibi,
ton it was said that the adoption OF
license would spare the state such
disgrace" and inquiries NOW VIII
some one tell us what we shall do Z
prevent the disgrace that comes to the
state by the lawlessness exhibited AT
Davenport ?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

"The president and the spectators
who have been ruined by the vagaries
of the stock markets and the handful
of financiers who have gone down
with TEEN will never be able to disturb
the conviction of the country that he
Is not only right, but that he will per-
sist In the course he has marked out"
declares the Crestou Advertiser Ca
zetted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

Noting that the familiar old warning
"If you don't register you cannot
vote" Is now doing business all over
Nebraska, the Davenport Democrat re-
calls that there was time when Iowa
heard this announcement every year,
but having found better way it will
never go back to the old order of an
nual interruption to business"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

The Oelwein Register points to the
Dickinson trial in which he is mad
defendant for being accessory to tbs
death of Irene Blydenburgh, as "th
writing on the wall of warning TO
young women who daily with tempta-
ton, and go down in ruin and death
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

It should deter many Il girl from step
ping outside the paths of rectitude."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil wants
to know What has become of the
good, old-fashioned half bushel meas
ure that was built with slaves and held
together with hoops? Its shrunken
successor of the present day gives lit
tie Idea of the size and robustness of
the original"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune would
rejoice exceedingly in seeing less of
bitterness displayed, less of harsh
criticism and more of the things said
which make for harmony. 1t will ac-
quiesce in the Judgment Of an honest
senatorial primary, and hopes that 1t
will be honest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

"All the democratic votes put into
the republican primary next June
would not elect anything" declares the
Charter Oak Times. 80 what is the use
of all this row over IT."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

why should any lover or sobriety
and good citizenship blush at the men
ton of our givernor's name?" asks the
Sac Sun, commenting on the resolu
ton adopted by the Presbyterian sy-
nod at Sac City recently. mo one can
point to a flaw in the personal life OF
Governor Cummins. He is not n user
of liquor. In his immediate circle of
friends can be found only men of clean
personal life"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-30

Davenport can help prevent the
massage OF n state marshal law by
obeying the present law" suggests the
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-11
Japan Graves Learninn.

"The surprising thing in Japan to
day, declared S. w. Woodward, In an
address yesterday morning in Calvary
Baptist Church ON some of the cxpe-
rienccs of his recent trip to the ORR
ont is the fact that "a per cent. OF
the population of school age are in
school and that everybody in the en-
pirc is eager for knowledge of Yves
tern ways and ideas"
Mr.. Woodward said that there is a
great demand in Japan for English
teachers.
Il have Mt this moment in my peck
Ct he said, "a commission which an-
,horizes me to send to the Kingdom
OF the Rising Sun o competent Eng
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-11
THE famine IN CHINA
Some of the Horrible Scenes
That Were Witnessed by
an American Tourist.

Pitilul tales OF the famine In China.
where 100000 natives in tho hun.
gcrstrickcn provinces along the
Iang-Tso Kiang River have under
gone the ravagcs of slow starvation
until death or the relief exnelitions
delivered them from suffcrings. are
told in letters just received M tho
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-.
sions here from William H. Glcystenn.
who headed Il relief expedition from
Pekin, says New York dispatch.
Describing the scenes as he viewed
them from Il launch on tho Crane
Canal. Mr.. Gleysteen says that mt
stops along the canal swarms of won-
en- and children surrounded the boat
and begged for food. Mothers held
mp their skeleton babes and barred
their shrivelcd breasts us evidence ut
their great need. Reaching the cen.
ter of the famine district, nj ChlnlSi.
ang. Mr.. Gleysteen found the streets
lined with men, women and children,
all begging and many dying The
Chinese had sold all they had that
they might keep from starving. Boams
were torn from hnis and sold and in
one pawnshop which he visited he
found over 10000 guns and thousands
of shoes in pawn.
Clothing, bedding. all was sold o.
pawned." writes Mr. Gleystccn. "Peo-
pie lived on leaves from trees. on GER
! tain weeds ana on barks of trees.
which We're ground fine | saw long
rows of trees without n bit OF bark
on them. Finally mon began to mi.
crate. a man would put few things
he still owned on whcelbarrow. per.
haps his wife pulling. he pushing and
struggling children at the side. Hun
dreds of thousands of such families
left home and went to the cities,
where concentration camps wero
formed"
Mr.. Gloysteen said the work OF re-
lief was principally effected by ON.
ploying thousands of Chinese in en-
nal digging. Payments for work done
we're made in tickets for flour Hun
dreds of women found employment In
the canal trenches. and many of them
worked better than the men.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-11

Manchuria during the. recent war he.
tween Japan and Russia were appre-
ceiated is shown by 1.-The fact that at
the close of the. war Field Marshal
Count Oyama requested them 10 re-
main at Dalney while Tie troops were
belng transported hack TO Japan.
Mr. Woodward said that tho --
- are working hard to counter,
act this Christian influence, but tIiat
they VIII have to Yield In the conflict.
He cited the caserof the mayor OF
Tokyo, who is a Christian. hut whose
rather is a Buddhist priest, and said
that the latter when questioned In re.
gard to his son, said: II must resign
myself to IL and I Soresee that the
religion of this empire will be Chris
tian,'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-11
Entertainment For Establishment.

Two American girls Invited two Eng
lishmen To visit them Mt their coun-
try home In America. One day mos
sngc came saying the two men would
arrive that afternoon. Tie family was
thrown into fever of excitement, and
many plans of entertainment were sug-
gestcd. 1t was finally decided that, as
Englishmcn are notorlonsly fond of IL
tub and their guests were coming d.
rectly from the train. they should first
be invited to take bath. The young
men arrived promptly and. after some
demurring. were hurried off TO the
bathroom. In about an hour they
emerged and went Immediately TO the
hostess, saying, 1--WE are sorry to leave
SO soon. but we only came to make n
call and our train leaves In fifteen min
utes."-I .ippincotts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-11
When Pat Laughed Last.

Two Englishuncn on visit to ireland
hired boat for the purpose Of having
u sail
One, thinking he would have n joke
at Pats expense, asked him If he knew
anything about nstrology.
BE jabers, no." said Pat
f"1hen thnt's the best part OF your life
just lost"
The second Englishman then asked
Pat If he knew anything about the
Ology.
BE jnbers, no.
well, | must say that's the very
best part OF your life lost"
few minutes later n sudden squall
arose. and the boat capsizcd Pat be-
gan to swim. The Britons however,
could not swim. and both called loudly
to Pat to help them.
do you know anything about swim
ologyf" asked Pat.
mo" answered both.
well, be jabers, then both Of your
lives Is lostr'