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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
THE CORN CROP
(Rurlineton Hawikeye. J

The whole state of Iowa was watch-
ing the thermometer and the barom-
eter a week or two ago, and 1t Wore
most anxious expression. And there
was a sigh of most genuine reilel
when the warm weather came at last
and the corn crop was again safe. The
condition may have appeared humor-
Gus TO some without and even to new
corners within the boundary of the
Hawkeye state But those who have
ever stopped to consider the impor-
lance of the corn crop, who have ever
travelled across the state, knew better
With ever improving methods and
with the acreage, In fact the tillable
surface of the state heing constantly
enlarged, the corn crop of Iowa VIII
soon average 400000000 bushels and at
low figure that represents the enor-
nous figure of perhaps 500, 1000 ex-
tracted from the soil of iowa in an
hundred days. That is more than the
total gold production of the United
States amounts to.
The most famous and the most
promising gold deposits of the world
are those OF the WitNvaters Rand and
In the Transvaal. They cost the Doors
their independence for what right mad
Doors to anything that a stronger ma
ton coveted? And they cost brave
Englishmen their lives. The Rand pro-
dutes with the aid of American en-
gineers and white, Elaffir and coolle
labor perhaps $1oo,00O,oOo off gold per
year. The best judges are simply
guessing at the actual wealth of the
Rand Conservative estimates have
placed 1t at four billions of dollars,
Thus, within period of forty years.
at the present rate, the last of the hills
and mountains of the Rand will have
been l1oneycombed by the human ants
in search of the yellow metal, and the
Doors may then again be granted full
and absolute independence. The Rand
will be worthless But forty years from
today the great state of Iowa will be
raising corn, and she will be raising
more corn and better corn than she
produces today. While the wealth and
the yield of the famous Rand must
decrease, the wealth and the yield of
the corn lands of Iowa will continue to
increase, and when the Rand ceases to
produce old Iowa will be growing corn
at the rate of perhaps $150,0OO,0OO or
s200,000,000 per year.
No wonder that Iowa watches the
thermometer when the spring days are
uncommonly wet and dark and cold.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
Iowa Newspapers
s1hfti1s;fI, fl.sa1lnsi.sEgl
NO FAITH IN DRAG.
CStanhope MaiD

The state law allows farmers a
$500 reduction on road tax for the
using of the King road drag on the
public highways. This allowance
depends entirely on the discretion of
township trustees and in townships
where the allowance has been made
has done more for the making of good
roads than anything else. Two farm
ers, Mason Hill and VIII Dick offer
to keep the two mile stretch of road
running north of Fairview school
house in good condition If the trustees
of Hamilton township allow them
the five dollar deduction In road tax
they are entitled TO. Two of the
trustees Of the township refused to vote
for the paying for the use of the
King drag. Township trustees have
fooled away thousands OF dollars In
trying to make roads in Iowa; and
when the law gives them an oppor-
tunity to do something practical they
refuse to do it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
What To Do.
Thore is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfil1s every wish in curing rheuinatisms
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
1t corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant nee
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect OF Swamp.Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for it's wonderful cures Of the most dis
tressing cases. Ifyou need a medicine
YOU should have the best. Sold by Drug
gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes:
You may have sample bottle and .
book that tells all S
about it, bothsentfree ~ :. !::4ssE4
by mail. Address DR.. l.! r. I: -
Kilmer 6, Co., Bing- ssasasssz
harnton, N. Y. When Home Of swamp Root
writing mention this paper and DOM
make any mistake, but remember the
name, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, aud
the address. Binghamton. N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
WHERE THE BOYS STRAW HAT WENT.

A little chap, bright as a dollar In
his rough clothes came up to group
Of four men on North Center street
two or three days ago. Pa said he,
addressing one of them. gimme half
dollar to get a straw hat" His faith
er spoke very kindly In reply when he
said, my son, Pa hasn't the money to
spare today" The boy went away
wearing the old wool hat and a disap-
pointed comtenance.
The four men stood a minute or two
talking. Then Pa said. Lets get
that drink" and the gang struck for
nearby saloon PA" bought. Every
body took whisky, and the barkeep
swept ''Sonny's" straw hat into his till
and rang up so cents on the cash regis
ter.
Now. PA" isn't bad man as men
go. He is affectionate in his way to-
ward his family, and would stand
against a wall to be shot to save his
boy. The boy likes his father. too. But
.Pa" was IA liar and a thief that day,
and IL the boy kept five-ninnte
watch on him the boy knew 1t. Every
one of his companions knew it. Per-
haps they didn't think of it or realize
it, but they knew, subconsciously at
least, that PA" was a plain liar, and
spent the boys straw hat for whisky
quite as truly as tho he had taken 1t
off his head and traded over the bar.
Some day "Pa" may find himself
broken In health al, actually without
half dollar or the prospect of getting
one. He won't find, boon companions
SO ready then, and should he go down
to the saloon and lean against the bar,
there will be no pleasant greeting as
in the old days when he could buy"
But he can always go home and find
While there remains crust, he can
have his share. That is the place and
those are the people he liest to and
steals from when he refuses the boy
a 5O-cem hat and buys four WHISTLES.
But PA" isn't a bad man; man for
man he is a pretty decent fellow with
a bad failing. He doesn't realize his
weakness. He is a strong advocate of
the saloon and the wide open town.
He doesn't realize what he did to the
boy and what he is doing to himself.
1t is time PA took a tumble to him
self.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
Topics Of the Times

If John Temple Graves should hap
pen in on the president some evening
and find Booker Il. washington there
would Mr.. Graves stay?
That Italian drunkard who ran
amuck with a revolver on railroad
train became conspicuous by his alb
sinthe.
No one objects to the s-'hour day
for housewives. They will simply have
10 put in $50 days a year, that's all.
Isn't it as easy to collect fines off the
Standard Oil as to make 100 per cent
inheritance tax work? And couldn't
we get the money quicker?
DR.. wiley's 'tpoison squad" will be
mustered out July 4, to take their
chances with the rest of us under the
pure food laws.
Secretary Taft ate $2.65 worth of
steak. eggs and potatoes for ibreakfast
in the union station FRIDAY at st.
Louis. This would indicate that his
attack of stomach trouble after leav-
ing Sioux City was not due to a weak
digestion.
Senator a. B. Funk, long time edi-
tor of the Spirit Lake Beacon, and
Header in Iowa political thought, is at
home again confessedly glad to get
back. Iowa, is quite as glad to well
come Mr.. Funk as he can be to- re-
turn.
we are surprised to note that the
Marshalltuwn Tines-Republican al
mits that Col. Dave Palmer, the newly
elected department commander or the
G.. A. R., has a good war record. We
did not suppose that the T.-R. would
adrnmit that any man had a good war
record, or a good record of any kind,
who has not, for the last few years,
been an advocate of Governor Cum
Minis political spirations.-Hampto
Recorder.
The surprise eVlnced 'oy the Recofu-
er is the more surprising when it is
recalled that the T.-R. said a number
Of good words for the editor of that
paper when he was candidate for de-
partment commander Of the G. A R. A
mans war record and his political rec
ord may be vastly divergent
1t is stated by an nEglish automobile
paper that there are 243,500 automo-
biles of all kinds in use in the world
today OF these, America is said to
have 10000, which is about 10000 less
than the estimate recently arrived al
iii this country According to the Eng
lish paper there are $4,000 automobiles
in Great Britain, $4,000 in France, 2o,-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
a BOX FOR "KNocks."


burlington railroad has placed little
steel boxes securely locked, with an
invitation printed upon them. to Put
knocks Into the Box" Beneath the
little boxes are small tables with pens,
ink and paper. Whoever Will may
"knock. the conductor the service ana
even the railroad management. to his
hearts content, on PAPER sure Ii ne
deposits 1t In the box that it Will soon
er or later go to the officials VINO hlre
conductors, brakeman, etc., AND VINO
are charged with the main response
bility for the character of the men ana
the service.
1t is as handy as the system IN
vogue among an ancient people Where
each man might write the name of an
other on a shell and cast it into COM
mon heap. When any unfortunate
person received a sufficient number or
these left -handed compliments he was
invited by the authorities to move on
over into some other county. About
all that is left to common historical
knowledge of this once very popular
system of Knocking Is the incident
familiar to school boys when q man
who was unable to write came to Arls-
tides. whom he did not know, asking
him to write the name of Aristldes up
an his knock. He wanted to get rid
the philosopher simply because he had
grown tired of hearing him alluded to
as ..Aristides the Just" The boxes Oh
the Burlington will he as full OF UNI
reasonable knocks and for as curious eur
rea sons as the heap that grew in the
market place. Any place to AZ put
knocks is sure to he used and soccu-
pied.
Still it is not at all to be supposed
that competent conductors will be os-
tracised because Of "lsitocks" In the
box. The Burlington officials will read
with discrimination, and the burning
words of the actual knocker will burn
again in the furnace. Much suggestion
to the good of the service will come out
of the knockers box when all has been
sifted and sorted
But beyond all is its efficiency as
promoter of happiness. 1t is an added
comfort and convenience to an in
.creasing type of the travelling public.
It brings the knocker in touch with
something to knock, furnishes the OPP
portunity to crafty a ruling passion
Think of the happiness Of sitting down
and knocking the conductor under his
very eyes. of reporting" him while he
watches it done, of stopping from time
to time In the enumeration of his vices
tofglare at him and his offending sat
tellites. Why, some men will have
found a, new reason for travel in the
bonny steel receptacles for knocks.
The steel knock box should become
popular. 1t should become as common
on the streets as mail boxes. opporr--
tunity should be given the knocker to
write and register his kick on every
conceivable subject. While he wrote
he might keep his mouth closed and
he could always insert ihssthe box the
lxnockshe is unable to get into the
paper9s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

200 In Germany. 5000 in Austria and
hungary while there are 500 in Chi
ma. japan and eastern ASIA, z'oVV ~
India and the same number In Egypt
Canada. Australia and other British
colonies. Even on the basis off these
figures which are apparently decidedly
loo low for America. 1t Is noticeable
that we Lead the world in the number
of machines. having three times as
MANY as France, the automobiles lirst
nome.
Reports of the American consul gem
eraI at Singapore confirm the story of
discovery of a cure for the opium habit
in the leaf Of a certain plant when ls
boiled in water and the residuum
drunk. SO great is the demand for the
cure that the etaoi taoi taoin taoinn
cure from the drug -beset masses that
depots for it's distribution have been
opened in every large town or village.
II seems to be as harmless as it is
effective.
Aunty--Willie, an angel brought your
mamma such a nice new brother for
you last night. Wouldn't yoa like to
see the dear little baby?
Willie-No: but I'd like to see the
angel.--Punch.
After experiments made on negro
prisoners in the Parish prison, in New
orleans, the sugar exchange OF tflat
city takes issue with DR.. Wiley, who
mas declared molasses deleterious TO
health Sugar men regard this test as
OF great value to the sugar and mo-
lasses industry of the south. They as
sert that had it been otherwise. q
source of income to the people of LOU
isiana amounting to not less than So
900 900 a year would be irretrievably
cut off, and the sugar planters would
have been unable 10 find q market for
their molasses. AS 1t Is, they trust in
the evidence of the scientific test to
prove to DR.. Wiley that his position
has ben enormously taken, and that
molasses, instead Of being injurious, is
an upbuilder of the human system, en-
riching the blood and actually aiding
The digestion of other foods.
Mrs. Cobwigger-Don't you think
you've had enough ice cream?
F'reddie--No, ma; I don't feel sick
yet.-Life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
SOME ncos1 OF LIVING FIGURES.

The advance in prices abroad of, ar
ticles imported into the United States
recently noted by the bureau of statis-
tics Of the department of commercs
and labor, seems to have occur RE
largely In manufacturers materials
and, ii more limited way, in manu- :
factures., while foodstuffs show little
advance and in some cases a decline
The % principal articles which the bu-
reau of statistics has selected for a
careful comparison Of prices at the
present time with those of a decade age
include most OF the important articles
in the import trade in which quantities
as we'll as values are stated, and the
value of these % articles when aggre-
gated forms one-half the total value of
all merchandise imported into the
country in the period in question, this
calculation being made with reference
to the ten months ending with April
1907, in comparison with the ten
months ending with April, 1897, thus
comparing the present average prices
abroad of the articles in question with
those of corresponding period dec
ade ago. The increase in the prices Of
manufacturing imports shows such i'll
creases as 2O7 per cent on pig iron,
hides 63 per cent, lumber 60 per cent,
etc.
In foodstuffs imported the more i'm
portant articles show in some cases a
decline and in others but a slight adj
vance. The importation OF food in
cluAes a much smaller number of ar
ticles than the imports for manufacture
ing the principle articles imported for
food purposes being. in the order of
their value, sugar, coffee, tea, cacao.
fruits. wines. liquors spices, etc. TAX
ing the average price for the ten
months ending with April 1907, and
comparing with that for the CORE
spending period of 1897, sugar shows
an advance of slightly less than 1 Per
cent coffee shows a decline of over %
per cent, tea az advance of 100 per
cent, cacao an advance of IS per cent,
distilled spirits an advance of Is per
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
Astonisl1ina. But True.

five years ago you could not
telephone a friend.
ride on the trolley cars.
cool the rooms in hot weather with
an electric fan.
turn on the common electric light.
send wireless message to your
relatives on shipboard.
set your watch by an electrlc
clock.
purchase an electric automobile.
walk in safety in the city streets
in the glare of arc lights.
cook by electricity.
ride behind an electri; locomotive.
do the family ironing out of doors
without fire.
drive all machinery with motors.
live in a house without a CHM
ney.
keep warm by electric heat.
develop out-of the-way water
power and transmit that power
to the cities.
ride on an electric elevator.
listen to tne telharmonum.
take an electric massage or listen
to an electric photograph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
stitch in Tirne.

In a New Jersey suburb the town
officers put some fire eXtinguishers in
their big buildings. One day one of
the buildings caught fire and the ex-
tinguishers failed to do their work.
A few days later at the town meeting
some citizens tried to learn the reason.
After they had freely discussed the
subject, one Of them said:
"Mr. Chairman, mike a motion
that the fire extinguishers be exam
ined ten days before every fire"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
Tonight.

If you would enjoy tomorrow take
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver
Tablets tonight. They produce an
agreeable laxative effect, clear the head
and cleanse the stomach. Price 25
cents. Samples free at all drug stores.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

out. the mercury shoots Up. the sweat
begins to roll, and they are lamenting
suhslrokes and drouths.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

a sed11nentor set
tlingindicatesan
unhealthy con-
dition Of the kid-
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble (; too
frequent desire
to pass it or pain
in the back is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
THE EFFECT ON THREAD.
IMnnSon Innrnnl \

II is 6 cents a spool or four for "a
cents now 1t used to be cents
straight There is no known reason
for the advance in price. Not a single
product from which thread is made
has been advanced In price, neither
have the wages of the employees of the
factories. The American Thread Com
pany, which manufactures all of the
thread made in this country, simply
said raise, and UP she went. There
used to be a good many manufacturing
Fplants in this country, but they were
finally all amalgamated under one
head. The tariff on thread Is cents
a dozen spools of 100 yards each. Ii
thera is 200 yards on spool 1t is II
cents. The jobbers have raised the
price II cents per dozen, which COM
pels the retailer to add cent to each
spool to get out even AS Is usual in
such cases the common people have to
pay the extra price: no one else can
afford to do 1t. Wouldn't 1t be pretty
good idea to revise the tariff on thread
along with a few other things, Mr..
Consumer?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

luenI Oh the united STATES ~ 'iiii "
consecutive term Is undergoing dis
cussion that will probably settle the
question for all time to COME thinks
the Audubon Republican.
Some of the standpat papers would
no doubt be great deal happier If the
progressives We're to abuse Allison as
much as the standpatters have abused
Cummins," concludes the Cedar Rap
ids Gazette
After July 4, one of the excuses OF
the railroad corporations in case OF
accidents will be, What ear the pub
lie expect In the way of service, when
we are required to carry passengers
at the rate of two cents a mile?'
prophesies the Council Bluffs Non
pareil.
To the Waterloo Tines-Trbune
(dem) at is rather amusing to watch
the splendid way in which a number of
died-in- the-woo G. o. p. papers bob
up and declare that Senator Allison
is old only in years, that there are still
many years of good service ahead OF
MN ana that the rlgrt thllls 70 uo
is to return him again to the United
States senate. what Nils one Win
amusement is TO recail now really sure
the same papers We're IN 1874 that the
old man mad no place IN Ioii.ies ana
that the democrats were cfeat'ng uie
cemetery IN placing MI IaN's ol "ese
Virginia in nomination for the vice
presidency.
In many cases II Would seem, 70
the early News as IL soou laws mere
not enforced IN order 10 please oau
people. AS consequence we nave IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
Why 1t Was a Fright.
(Browning's Magazine.)

(BfOWn1ITg S NagaHIHe.J
Mabel (shocked with the recollection
of iD-Isn't Edith's new hat just a
horrid fright?
Ethel Gas If receiving consratula-
tions)-Isn't it? / helped her select it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect il.
How TO Find Out.

Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours ]
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

Let us eat, drink and be merry,
With never a thought of ache or
pain,
Let us forget every sorrow that might
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
COMPROMISE NOT NECESSARY.
(Odebolt Record)


Somebody has proposed that the
progressives and the standpatters get
together and give Shaw the Iowa dele
cation to the republican national con-
vention and that Cummins be given a
clear field for the senate. Not on your
life. Cummins could get into the sem
ate without the help of the Shaw fac
ton of the republican party. The pro-
gressives should permit no comprom-
Use where Shaw is concerned. The
Register and Leader, strong pro-
gressive paper at the capital. talked
strongly in favor of such a compromise,
but the editor Of the Register and
Leader doesn't know Shaw, ex-govern-
or of Iowa, nursery man, lawyer, pres
ident of the Bank of Denison, and
president of the great steel corpora
ton, as he really is. The Register and
Leader should send a reliable reporter
to Denison, Shaw's home town, and
have him go out in the country and
interview the farmers of Crawford
county and get the real feeling as to
Shaw l.. M. Shaw couldn't carry his
own town or county for any county
office When a man hasn't got the
good will of his own neighbors he
won't do for any high office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

THE propriety of giving a.ny pres
ident of the United States third
consecutive term Is undergoing dis
cussion that will probably settle the
question for all time to come" thinks
the Audubon Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

'.When LATE Young and Harvey Ing
ham pull together behold what can be
done in Des Moines," exclaims the
Keokuk Gate City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

Having given an excellent imita-
ton of March, June is now making a
noise like August" observes the Clln-
ton Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

You should entrust the laundering Of
your linens with the Meeker Laundry.
I. 1t is Il most logical one. You get the
best laundry service at all times for
money expended, This is demonstrated
an a most conclusive manner once you
get acquainted with our work. The
a1eeker Laundry Co. The slow and
careful laundry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

with everybody ont west pulling for
the home maker now would seem to
be the time to make homes" suggests
the Sioux city Journal. Let the June
weddings proceed"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

According to the Washington Demo-
crat "there is as much jealousy among
automobile owners as among a lot OF
women with babies"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

Some of the standpat papers would
no doubt be a great deal happier If the
progressives We're to abuse Allison as
much as the standpatters have abused
Cummins,' concludes the Cedar Rap
ids Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-25

For we still have Rocky Mountain
Tea.-McBrtde g. Will Drug Co.