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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23
Skate at the Victoria.
futile for watches and jewelry.
Lutfish, home soaked at Kallenberg s

futile for watches and jewelry.
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Lutfish, home soaked at kallenberg s.
New phone SAT.
Excelsior diaries for 1908 at the Sim
mons Book Store.
Nice things to eat for Christmas at
Batesole & Clemens
1S47--Rogers' knfes and forks
Bondage Hardware Co.
Country dressed chickens at 10 cents
"a pound at Reynolds Il Sheldon.
Not too late to get that watch yet.
Get it at Aliens. Always reliable.
Rings, a varied assortment, the solid
gold kind that will last u life time. AT
Aliens.
A twenty-five dollar astrakan fur
cape for fifteen dollars at M. e. An
dreWs.
Have Just received IL large ship
ment of Edison records. George r.
Powers.
Brown Fuel e. Lime Co.. have some
good dry chunk or split wood. Phone
No. 140.
Mr. and Mrs r. c. Nutter, 507 Brom-
ley street. are parents Of son, born
this morning.
We have an extra nice lot of country
butter and plenty of fresh eggs. Apple
by & Wheeler.
The Simmons Book Store will offer
all it's cut glass at cost. Read their
announcement.
Ladies free tonight at the Odeon II
accompanied by a paid 30 cent ticket.
Prices 10, 20 and 80 cents.
Do you want to exchange one of the
small Columbia machines on larger
one? See George P. Powers.
Aliens line Of souvenir spoons Is
the largest in the city. They make a
nice, inexpensive gift for your guest
or friend.
For the next few days I will make
cut prices on all silverware. Don't
miss this sale. No. 112 w. Main st.
H. Mann The Jeweler
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Howard, of I'm
ion, were in the city this morning on
their way to Lucas county, to sperd
Christmas with relatives.
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Mixed nuts, layer raisins, imported
figs, and dates, candies, grapes, oranges
and everything that goes to make up
good Xmas dinner. Olson.
Mrs. Stanley Pierce and son, Dalton,
returned Sunday morning from Min
neapois. where they have been visiting
since Thanksgiving, with relatives.
Beautiful handpainted china will go
at sacrifice prices Tuesday at the Sim
mons Book Store. Come early In the
day as possible. Simmons Book Store.
Mrs. Grace K. Haviland left for st.
Paul Saturday afternoon. to be the
guest until after Christmas Of her
sister Of Dan Rothchild. Mrs. Hay-
Hand will return home Thursday.
The offices of the John Englert Coal
Company will be open from now on,
under the management Of Mrs. John
Englert, who will be pleased to see all
old customers and many new ones.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Binford,
Miss Alta Cotton Of near Liscomb,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bart ST. Clair, of
Conrad, left for Rockwell City this
morning to visit for a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Maulsby and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23
MORE BOOKS ARRIVE.

Simmons Book Store Received . New
Shipment.
A new shipment of books has ar
rived at our book store and is now
ready for your inspection. We can fur
nish you any titles you want. All the
popular copyrights and many complete
sets of works by the best authors. Also
a beautiful line of Christmas cards ana
calendars Don't forget.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

The offices of the John Englert Coal
Company will be open from now on,
under the management of Mrs. John
Englert, who will be pleased to see all
old customers and many new ones.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Ladies free tonight at the Odeon II
accompanied by a paid 30 cent ticket.
Prices 10, 20 and 30 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23
s+ol.n Horses BROUGHT Back.

The horses belonging to II. A. Smith
Of Marion township, and John Lowry,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Not too late to get that watch yet.
Get it at Aliens. Always reliable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Extra.
Commencing tonight at 6 o'clock we
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Buy your mixed nuts, Christmas can
dies, ETC., at the Appleby & Wheeler
store in the Finkle block.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Kodaks for Christmas presents. The
Fisher Governor Co.. 1876 West MAIN
Warren H. Newton, Manager.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

The office of the Brown Fuel & Lime
Co, will be closed all day Christmas
so no coal will be delivered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Purchase a useful Christmas gift.
we have on our repository floor nice
assortment,of buggies, surveys, STAN
hopes, driv, g wagons, spring wagons
etc. Your credit is good with us. We
sell at retail in Marshall county only.
Marshalltown Buggy co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Country dressed chickens at 10 cents
Il pound at REYNOLDS 4 Sheldon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Rings, varied assortment, the solid
gold kind that will last life time. Al
Aliens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

We have an extra nice lot Of country
butter and plenty of fresh eggs Apple
by & Wheeler.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Carroll Kirk, Maurice Kent, and 9TH
er well known college athletes VIII De
pitted against a picked team OF IN
door base ball players at the railroad
Y. M. c.. A. Christmas afternoon. The
game will be open to the public, the
price Of admission being rs cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

| Miss Lola Scott left for Chicago this
morning for a two weeks visit as the
| guest Of Mrs. Ida Miller and family.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Indoor base ball, between picked
team Of business men, and college men,
the latter of whom are at home SPEND
ing the Christmas vacation, VIII be
played at the Railroad Y. M. G. A.
Christmas afternoon. Game called at
4 O'clock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

The Simmons Book Store will offer
all its cut glass at cost. Read their
announcement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

| Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Nutter, 507 Brom-
| ley street are parents Of son, born
| this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

A Twenty-Five dollar astrakan fur
cape for fifteen dollars at M. Il. An
dreWs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Mrs. Grace K Haviland left for st.
Paul Saturday afternoon. to be the
guest until after Christmas Of her
sister Of Dan Rothchild. Mrs. Hay-
Hand will return home Thursday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Beautiful handpainted china will go
at sacrifice prices Tuesday at the Sim
mons Book Store. Come early in the
day as possible. Simmons Book Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23
Skate at the Victoria.

Order your grapes, oranges, nuts
candies. ETC.. at Batesole d clemens,
10 North First avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

1S47---Rogers' knifes and forks.
Bondage Hardware Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23

Nice things to eat for Christmas at
Batesole & Clemens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28

There should be no sweled butt ears passed upon.
 s. Character of Butts-There should be but few ill-shaped grains on either end of the ear; one to three round shelled off each end should bring us to where the grains aae uniform and suitable to be used in the planter for seed
 g. Shape of Grain-The grains should be rather wedge-shaped, broad, deep and carrying their size well down to the cob.
 10. Color of Cobs and GTain-The color should conform with the variety exhibited. There shoudl be no mixing of colors. All yellow corn should have red cobs and all white corn white cobs The St. Charles White should be made excep- tion to this rule, as this variety of white corn has uniformly red cobs
 H. Srace Between Rows-The space be- tween the rows should be small and regular, not wide and narrow, as is often the case.
 12. Proportion of Corn to Cob--Ears with very large cobs and short grains should be discarded. It matters not how large the cob may be so that the grain in size and depth is in proportion to the size Of the cob
 13. Shape of Tips-The tips should not run down in size too fast but as stated where the gran carries It's size well out to the end there should be but small amount of grains at the tip unfit for seed
 The reader will notice that no allow ance las been made in the above score- card for per cent of germinaton. This is omitted owing to the fact that It Is some thing that we can known but very little about from the general appearance of the ears. Where the samples meet all other requirements and the corn was gathered and saved in the proper manner. we can rest assured that if such corn is planted in the right kind of seed bed and If the weather following the planting is fa- vorable. that we will get good stand of strong plants. This matter of judge ing the vitality or germinating per cent of the corn is. to my mind, largely guess work. If all farmers would select and save their seed corn as per instruc- tions outlined in this paper they would experience but little difficulty in securing a stand of corn.
 The average corn crop of this country is less than twenty-five bushels per acre. This is reproach on our agri- culture. The average yield of corn should be at least fifty bushels for the United States
 To bring our average up to fifty bush- els, we must. first, improve our soils. The most economical way to improve our farm crops. This rotation should have for it's foundation clovers and grasses. No farm rotation is complete which does not include live stock
 The diary COW should have prominent place in every farm rotation. The dairy farmers always grow the best grain.
 Remember, that we should not allow our | soils to become worn out before we be- gin to establish this farm rotation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
AGRICULTURAL
Varieties.

There are many good varieties of corn varieties suited for many soils and sec tions. The profits of corn growing depend largely upon a wise selection of such va rieties as are suited for the soil and cli- mate where grown. As a rue where the season can be depended upon for sufficient amount of moisture to produce a crop of corn, it will be more profitable to select and grow large a variety as the season or climate will allow. In such sections it is a waste of time and money to spend our time in growing a small early variety that produces ears from six to eight inches long when the season would just as safely mature ears from eight to twelve inches long. However. we have sections where the seasons are long enough to produce the large late va rites, yet on account of the danger of drouth in the midsummer. it Is not safe to risk planting the late sorts. Some of our ninety-day, medium sized varieties would be much more likely to give us a good crop.
 In the great corn growing states, Mis- souri, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, there is usually but little to fear from drouth, and in these states it is safe to plant such varieties as require all of the corn growing season to mature The same rule may apply equally well to eastern Kansas and eastern Nebraska.
 For such sections as Oklahoma and Texas we should seek varieties that will escape the drouth of midsummer. How ever for the past three seasons. those of 1903. 1904 and 1905, Texas and Okla homa have enjoyed the other extreme, that of too much rain.
 For the corn belt of Central Illinois and for points south, including practically all of the state of Missouri. l know of no hetter varieties than the Boone County White for white corn and the Golden Beauty for yellow.
 There are two distinct types of the Golden Beauty. one a medium-sized ear, containing from sixteen to twenty rows. though scarcely ever more than eighteen rows. The ears range in length from eight to ten inches. with an occasional ear that will measure eleven or even twelve irches, but these are not common. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
SPARK FROM HAMMER STARTS FIREWORKS
EXPLOSION BENDS BUILDING OF
 MANUFACTORY AND TEARS A T BOY TO PIECES, INJURIES TWO ! FATALLY AND BURNS SEVEN.

New York. March 27.--A spark caused sby blow from hammer ignited a quan- tity of set pieces in the finishing room of the Consolidated Fireworks compsfy at Graniteville, S. L. today, and in the explosion that followed one man was torn to pieces, a boy and two girls were prob- ably fatally injured and seven other per sons were burned.
 Henry Paul, a boy, was mailing the wooden bottom on ''geyser" piece when a spark from his hammer started a fire, and an explosion followed that rent the building, and enveloped it in flames.
 Arnold Ruff aged 30, was killed in- stantly. His head was torn from the body
 Paul was burned from head to foot as were Helen Deker, aged F years, and Margaret Koski, 19 years of age These three, it is thought, cannot recover. The monetary loss was small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
Roosevelt May Attend Peace Congress

Washington, March H.-"I will come if can" was President Roosevelt's reply to an invitation extended to him today. by q committee of the National Arbitration Peace congress, who asked him to attend the public dinner to be given in New York by the congress on Wednesday even ing, April F. The committee included Andrew Carnegie, the president of the congress; Judge David J. Brewer of the supreme court of the United States; John w. Foster former secretary of state; Judge George C. Holt of New York, Prof. Samuel T. Dutton of Columbia university and Robert Erskne Ely. president of the executive committee of the congress. The committee remained for some time with the President. who expressed great interest in the movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28

to fifty bushels per acre. Even at 50 per bushel good seed corn is cheap Tor at this price it will cost less than $l per acre for seed and this is as cheap as an acre of land can be seeded with almost any other seed
 If farmers are too careless and in- different to grow and save their own seed corn they should not complain when they have to pay some one else to grow it for them.
 Corn Easily Mixed.
 Returning again to the question of varieties, I want to say that where a great number of varieties are being grown in ay one section it becomes very difficult to keep any one variety pure. Corn mixes badly and as to how far the pollen will travel and mix other fields has never been determined. It may be blown for miles when the wind is just right for carrying 1t. This makes the selection of seed ears often difficult matter and usually entails an extra amount of labor and care so that our seed breed ing plots should always be remote rom any other corn as possible. There are many interesting things to learn in the study of corn and there are some things about it that he may never known.
 Move Corn From North to South.
 Seed corn may be safely moved from the north to the south with good results, but it should never be moved from the south to the north. Frequently it re- quires from one to three years to get variety acclimated when moved even one hundred miles south. Corn moved from the south to the north may never become aceimated so as to be of value. This is especially true where it is moved a long distance to begin with. Where it is de- sirable to move a variety of corn north. it may be safe to move it only fifty miles for the first year, where 1t should be grown several years before another move of fifty miles north Is made By this process we may, in time, get q variety of corn acclimated but really there are but few cases now where we could be bene- fited by such a movement. As we move character of the corn changes. The ears become shorter but put on more rows. For instance. should we move a variety of corn having ears ten inches long and with from sixteen to twenty rows to the ear from the corn belt to points two hum dred miles south we would find that after the corn had grown in the south for few years that it would produce ears about eight inches long and the cob would be much larger and would have from twenty to twenty-four rows. The grains too would be longer and would contain more chaif or bran and less pro- tein and oil.
 The corn plant being a tropical plant is enclined to grow more to stalk and blade as we move it south. Two years ago I saw stalks of corn on exhibition at the county fair held at Shawnee, Okla, that measured twenty-two feet long and sixteen feet to the first ear which was small nubbin. This corn was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
STATE CLOSES IN BURcH CASE.
Insanity Cause of Killing of the Baby,
 Says AIienist.

Carmel, N. Y. March 27-The state closed its case today in the trial of Jen- nie Burch, the 15-year-old girl, for the murder of Wilbur Winshipp. the baby shs had been employed to nurse. Mrs. Annie Porwitsky Jennies mother, testi- fled to having received a severe fall short- ly before Jennie was born. Jennie's father, she said. was Isaac Stanton Field in whose fathers house she worked as young girl.
 Dr. w. D. Granger, an alenist, who by appointment of the court examined Jen- nie, testified that from his examination of the girl, and the knowledge he had obtained from witnesses, he believed that when she killed little Wilbur, she was in such a mental conditi,t that she could not know the nature of her act or that it was wrong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
GIRL SHOT IN CEMETERY.
Walking With Lover In Moonlight, He
 Says She Killed Herself

Bristol, Va, March 27.-Lillie Davis, 20-years of age, of Johnson City, Tenn, was fatally shot in East Hill cemetery tonight and died shortly afterward. In company with her sweetheart, Jack Hale, of this city, the dead girl had been walking in the moonlight. Hale, who is held on suspicion of murdering Miss Davis, maintains that she took her own life, and says that she had been Respondent all day.
 The police are in doubt as to who fired the fatal shot. Both principals are well known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
ROUGH RIDERS STATUE.
Roosevelt Will Speak at Dedication
 at Arlington.

Washington March 27-President Roose- welt has promised to make address at the dedication of a statue to the mem- ory of the Rough Riders to be erected at the Arlington national cemetery on the afternoon of April 12. The cornerstone of the monument was laid today, and in it was placed a brass box containing Presi- dent Roosevelts history of the Rough Riders, a United States flag and silver coins of 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
Old Engineer Killed on Y. & M. V.

Jackson, Miss, March 27-(Special. )-En- gineer Jerry Knowles, the oldest engineer in this section of the country. having been an engineer forty-three years, was killed by the overturning of his engine near Sidon on the YaZoo and Mississippi Valley railroad today, The fireman and baggagemaster and several passengers were more or less injured, none fatally Knowles is al father-in-law of Will Lynch, the engineer who was brained by a mail crane at Johnson station d few days since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
INDTCT N. Y. CENTRAL
 FOR MANSLAUGHTER
VICE PRESIDENT SMITH AND GEN. ERAL MANAGER MCCORMICK IN GUIDED IN CONNECTION WITH
 WRECK OF BREWSTER TRAIN.

New York, March Establishments charging manslaughter in the second de- gre were returned today against the New York Central railroad, Ira Mccormick, general superintendent of the company, and Alfred II. Smith, one of the vice presidents of the road, in connection with the wreck of the Brewster express on the Hartford division of the railroad last month.
 Twenty -four persons lost their lives and more than a hundred others were more or less seriously injured in the wreck of the Brewster express. The train was of the new electric type which re- gently replaced those drawn by steam locomotives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
Sutton Leaves Jamestown Comnay.

Norfolk, Va, March 21.-A. l.. Sutton chief of the bureau of exploitation of the Jamestown Exposition company, rendered his resignation today at the request of the board of governors upon charges filed by tourist bureau. MT. Sutton came here from the Portland exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
Mime. Sembrich SEMBRICH
 AND VAN MOOSE

Sembrich has made a place all her own in the hearts of the American people. No artist of modern times has ever reached such perfec- ton in the art of vocalism; the velvety smoothness and luscious quality of her voice and her absolute mastery of technical difficulties have not been surpassed in this generation.
 No American tenor has earned greater distinction in recent years than Ellison Van Hoose. He studied under Boutry and Koenig in Paris, Wood in London, Fischer and blackstone in New York. He was with the Damrosch-Ellis- Opera Company and Mime. Melba's Concert Company.
 We have thirteen records by Sembrich, a duet by Antonio Scotti and Sembrich, four records by Van Hoose, a trio and several duets by Van Hoose, Journet and De Gogorga. If you own a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
Victor Talking Machine

these records will be some thing to treasure for years. Come in and hear these any day this week. Remember, that many of the famous artists, including Sembrich, sing only for the Victor Talking Machine Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28

. Pabst malt takes twice as long
 to make as other malts. This is \ why Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer is \ N richeri food-values-more health- ful, wholesome and delicious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
Banks Close Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Good Friday, being a legal holiday in Alabama, the banks will be closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28

Total ......................... 100
 l. Length of Ear-The length of the ear or cob is the first thing to be taken into consideration, for we cannot produce a large yield of corn on short cobs. The variety influences this point a great deal, and so first of all we should grow as large varieties as out section will permit and if our season is long enough to allow Us to grow varieties that should give us from eight to ten-inch ears we should see that every ear measures up to the standard.
 ?. The circumference of the ear should be in proportion to the length On measuring the ear at one-third the dis tance from each end the tip end measure ment should be at least three-fourths as great as the butt end measurement.
 3. Weight of the Ear-This will deter mine largely the value of the sample. the heavier ears of the same measurement should have the preference.
 A. Number of Rows-This Is also very important A little calculation will show the value of the ears of twenty-four rows over those having only eighteen rows, and especially where the length of the rows is the same.
 5. Number of Seed Grains on Ear-An other very essential point. for no matter how many grains there are on the ear, if large per cent of them are unfit for seed the ear should be discarded At time of judging the corn the only way by which we may know anything as to the germinating power of the corn is by its general appearance.
 6. Trueness to Type or Variety-This should be made a strong point in judging corn. and all judges selected should be familiar with all varieties placed on exhi- bltion.
 :. Shape of Ear-The ear should carry its shape and size well out to the tip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-28
Score Card.

It is well to have a score card so that we may have d standard to work upon in the selection of our corn. Nearly every one has his own ideas as to what points should be most considered in the out lining of score card If I was called upon to make score card it would be something after this order: