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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
The Strawpile


/ the block and inches over the Top
side; these | bolted.
| placed windows, 21s feet square,
every feet from the top to the foun-
da ticn, and one window in the founda-
ton 80 feet from the bottom. There
is a wooden chute built over the VIM
dowa all The way TO the top and In
this is built a ladder. We use this lad
der in going up and down the silo.
Starting at the top to unload, we throw
the siage down the chute. where IL
falls into a small room Is feet by 8
feet, and I feet high), which connects
the silo and barn. From there the sill
= age is carried by truck to where the
cattle are kept. The basement has a
cement floor, which makes 1t easy
work to roll the truck.
/ nailed the rafters of the silo with
a y pitch; these l covered with one
foot boards. cut shaped. The
cracks were covered with 20. g."
bolts. On the top is d galvanized iron
base. and IA inches in diameter. This
l painted before putting 1t up. 1t
makes a nice looking job, and first
class job as we'll.
The open space on the top blocks is
covered with screen to keep the
blades of corn from filling the hollow
space; the ventilator is also screened
to keep out sparroWs.
| get the power to run the ensilage
cutter from line shaft. l never had
job that worked as we'll. You can
see the corn as it stands in the field,
the loads as they are brought to the
barn, and cut and put into the silo. 1t
is the only way to handle a corn crop
that is to be fed to cattle.
Sheep Notes.
Mutton raising, when properly man
aged, is one of the greatest money
making industries known to the Amer
lean public
You must give careful attention to
both THE selection of the ram and
ewes in order to do your best" in the
sheep industry.
When starting in the sheep business,
use sound judgment and continue to
do so, and your reward will he bounti-
full in every way.
About the most unfavorable condi-
ton under which sheep can be kept
is to constantly subject them to feed
ing in low marshy pastures.
An eve in very poor condition is
very apt not to own her lamb SO that
1t is an item to keep the ewes in a
good con6ition to this time.
1t is the manner in which wool is
cleaned, not its condition, that gives
to it the proper class where it belongs
among the three conditions of wool.
Breed for size. weight of fleece,
evenness of distribution over the
body, for length of staple and firm
ness: for vigor, healthfulness and con-
situations.
He who leases the ram lamb is
sowing the seed for future trouble.
Rams will generally remain gentle and
easily handled when they are not tor
j, mented into rage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
LAND MIsERABLEI

1t is coming to be pretty generally
conceded that farms are too big. Farm
|ers. with a large family Of boys and
|girls, who are willing or may be in
duced to work. may find the large
Farm sufficiently easy to manage and
conduct with profit. The desire OF the
average farmer has been to own all the
band that joins him. He has SO far as
oss' ole gratified this ambition, often
lat the expense of his own, more often
lat the expense Of his wife's, health.
Land poor is a common term. Land
miserable is a. much commoner fact.
Farm papers are giving some excel
lent advice when they urge that the
heed of the country is in a large num-
Der Of small farms intensively titled.
Says one of these:
That means more independent farm
ers and fewer hired men. 1t means a
solution of tho hired help problem. 1t
means more families in a township
Ind that, too, OF families that own the
and on which they are located. Such
people thrill with the delights of own
ership. They are help to the COM
nunitiea Their children do not have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
Topics Of the Times

The Villsca Review has passed its
thirty-sixth milestone.
Now that Mr.. Rockefeller's pastor
has made an attack on wigs is he due
for wigging at the hands of MIR.
Rockefeller?
When Mr.. Bryan has made his third
strike at the presidency, will he be
finally out?
The employment of an Ames grad
uate by Great Britain to take charge or
the agricultural department of India
is added evidence that Anes men are
good Indians.
Nothing has contributed more to
complete publicity than the party tele-
phone.
IF. as an eastern preacher declares.
there are three heavens plenty of peo-
pie will be satisfied if they are able to
finish third.
Senator Elklns seems to constitute
majority of the Cortelyou boom.
The King of Siam, when visiting
Roskilde cathedral, Copenhagen, sew
eral weeks ago. was measured on the
historical coluhmr on which the
height of nearly all the sovereigns OF
49, fornvnH tn he
of exactly the same height as the car
when the latter was measured there
ten years ago.
The I,andlady-Well, Mr.. Highball.
how do you like my special breakfast
porridge?
Comedian Boarder-Ah, Mrs. Ket-
chem, it reminds me of q. kiss over
long distance telephone.
The Lapdlady-The idea! And what
is the resemblance, Mr.. Highball?
Comedian, Boarder-Why, it goes a
long way and hasn't any flavor to it.
She was pretty and the drug clerk
was glad to sell her a stamp.
Also to weigh her letter.
Also to lick the stamp and affix it to
the envelope.
Put it on upside down. please" she
simpered. THAT means something to
Charlie
Then the drug clerk lost interest
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The current number of "The Annals
of Iowa" offers its readers some very
Interesting and valuable history.
THAT lady" said the new clerk,
wished to know if these eggs were
fresh; how do tell when eggs are not
fresh?"
You don't Houston Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
Mark Twain "chiefIy Foolish"
(Danville News.)


Miss Elizabeth Kelly of this city,
who is in London on visit to her aunt,
Mrs. C. w. SAKE, sailed from New
and arrived in London on June IS. A
letter from Miss Kelly, written while
in midocean, will be read with inter-
est 1t was dated Thursday, June 10:
Mark Twain, who is also a pas
senger, has allowed himself to be COM
pletely absorbed by a lass of about Is
years. He sits next to her at the ia
Bile, moves his deck chair down to her,
walks with her, etc, and consequently
has not much intercourse with other
people. Yesterday at luncheon he
threw bread back and forth across the
tables with some young girls, much to
the amusement Of the dining room. He
looks just as his pictures represent
him; wears light gray clothes and cap
pulled down over his eyes. with his
beautiful fluffy white hair sticking out
all AROUND, and altogether makes a
most interesting and attractive pic
ture.
Last night we had pretty good
entertainment program of which l am
inclosing. You see, we have severel
celebrities aboard; DR.. Patton, former
president of Princeton; Mr.. Richards,
caricaturist, is very splendid in his
line; he made six post cards of Mark
Twain, signed by that gentleman, and
DR.. Patton auctioned them off very
successfully the six bringing $40. ]
was crazy for one, but they were be-
You'd me. Mark Twain's remarks were
chiefly foolish, and not at all wonder
full; he told how he had been instructed
by his wife always as to his behavior
in company"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
AS MURPHY SEES 1T.
(Vinton Review.)

Senator Gililand did one thing last
winter for the liquor vendors and the
express companies. He secured the
passage of bill which required ex-
press companies doing c. O. y.
business in liquors to pay a mulct tax
of 5000. If he wasn't such good
temperance man we would think he
had motive in securing the passage
of the bill. AS is we'll known it is a
custom for the express companies to
receive packages for customers and
collect the amount due. 1t did the
same for liquor as for other merchan-
disc. For a long time the express
companies have tried to release them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
Provoeation Enough.
(Lippincott's)


"A deaf old gentleman dined with
family where grace was always
said. When the guests were seated the
host bowed his head and began to
repeat the accustomed verse in a
subdued, reverent tone.
"Eh? What's that?" demanded the
deaf old gentleman. who sat beside
him
The host smiled patiently and began
again, in a louder, more deprecatory
voice.
Speak little louder, don't catch
what you say" the old gentleman per-
sisted.
A low ripple of laughter went around
he table. The host, his face Grim
son with embarra ssment, raised his
voice and repeated the verse. The
deaf gentleman did his best to hear,
but failed. He placed one hand upon
his hosts arm.
What did you say?" he demanded
irascbly.
The host cast him an angry glance.
On it. I'm saying grace" he
snapped.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
4 MISTAKE IN NORTHERN IOWA.

In view of the fact that the senator
i ;al campaign TO come next year will be
fierce enough when it arrives, let Us
h at this early date keep history stralsht
4 whatever We do. The Fort Dodge
Messenger, especially, should predicate
Its arguments upon facts. To chlde
sf,overnor Cummins for raising the cry
tof old age against Senator Allison is
bad enough when Governor Cummlils
hoe not uttered one single word to raise
such a cry except to say that he would
I be a candidate for the United States
senate to succeed Allison. But to en-
force the structure of Cummlns Win
the remark that Allison is only ten
wears older than Cummins really puts
sfhe Messenger in the Dave Brant and
pes Moines Capital class for inaccu-
racies. Senator Allison is twenty-one
wears older than Cummins. about old
enough to be his father and Cummins
Is grandfather; which would quarry
Allison for a great grandfather. Inc
Messenger, so familiar with congress
sional directories, must have known
this.
Now. our great -grandfathers are re-
yered for their works, but most OF
them are dead. Senator Allison is past
years old. ALI Iowa rejoices that
he is living. Every community has Its
grand old men. with their silver white
hair at so years DID, and Allison will
be about so when his present term ex-
: pires but who would think of asking
any of these aged citizens to run Tor
county sheriff? How many OF u.s.
without an anti Cummins friend to
suggest it. would think of running our
sforefathers for office? Governor Cum
Minis had right to assume that the
field would be open for succession to
Allison. and he merely announced his
candidacy. Is there man who would
not expect to retire from the grocery
business at 80 years old? The Mes
senger can hardly hoodwink northern
Iowa in the matter Of Allison's age.
fhe subject is not so clouded in mys-
terry as tho he were a maiden aunt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
THE R,yERmAN's HOPE.

The report upon the traffic of the
Mississippi river by H. K. Smith, OF
I'M. waterways commission, is not cal
! ..laetd to create confidence that the
river may ever return to it's olden
glory and importance as a. commerce
carrier. IL is related that the thru
4 line OF boats to New sOrleans have
ceased to run, and that practically
speaking the river Is deserted" At
Memphis thousands OF cotton bales lay
in the streets all winter because there
was no room for them in the ware
houses and no river boats to receive
them, and 70 cars, apparently, wherein
Ia ship them. That the railroad has
killed the river is the conclusion of the
commissioner.
In 1s45, 1850 steamers arrived at
St. Louis. In 1856, s46 steamboats,
loaded and unloadad at st. Paul. The
river was the thoroughfare OF COM.
merce north and south. Red Wing was
once Tie ST6dLGSL pIAuldlS fWAtSt1I 1AAot
ket in the world. Last year there We're
but 1888 vessels on all the western
rivers, with total tonnage of 167,957
tons. AS against this the tonnage OF
new vessels built on the Mississippi
and it's tributaries during the years
1s64-'65-,6e was 1s3,soO. The Missis-
-sppi tonnages of 1901 tons for 1871,
AMI s1,1s9 for 1881, dwindled last year
to trifie Of 6,591 tons.
But 1t is pointed out that on the
Great Lakes, where the competition
OF the rail carriers has ben equally
sharp, commerce so far: from falling
of shows an increase which is a won
der story in itself of industrial deyel-
oprnent. The total tonnage of sailing
and steam vessels canal boats and
barges mounted from 695,so4 tons In
1868 to 2,234,432 in 1906.
Coal and lumber carrying, wheat
Transportation thru the Great Lakes to
the ocean has held and increased the
traffic on the lakes. When the Mis-
sissippl touches the Pacific thru the
new canal. perhaps
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
Iowa Newspapers
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SILLY TALK.
Davenport Times)


A great deal of silly talk is being
INDUCED in regarding the attitude of
the democrats of Iowa towards the
republican senatorial contestants. 1t
is based upon the assumption that the
democrats have no principles they
will defend and no sense of fair play
or of honorable political activity. Of
course, it is not stated in such strong
language, but it amounts to the same
thing. 1t is said democrats will take
part in the republican primaries in
order that they may have>a voice in
nominating candidate for United
States senator What does that
charge involve under the primary
law:
It means that democrat will go to
the precinct and declare to the judges
of the primary that he prefers the
republican party and that he will vote
in the primary as republican, un-
less challenged. Then his name goes
on the records as republican and
the only way he can have his name
changed back as a member Of the
democratic party so as to be able to
vote at the next primary as a demo-
Gratis to write notification Of his
change to the county auditor a public
confession Of what he has been do
ing. There may be few men whose
party allegiance is not a matter of
principle who will do this sort of
thing. but that democrats as class
will even be tempted to do this is al
together improbable. 1t is an insult
to the democrats for newspapers con :
tinually to throw out this insinuation.
1t is about time to discontinue this
sort of talk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
HJ1MBUG?
lRurlington Hawkeye.)

burlington HaWkeye)
II appears as tho there were vast
deal of humbug about the whole state
examination business. A young wom-
all who has passed thru the high school
and who has graduated from our
teachers training school, has two d.
plomas, why should she take an exam
ination and why should she be mulcted
dollar for that examination? What
is the use of a teachers training school
if the training counts for naught ana
the diploma is not recognized? SIX
years apprenticeship, and then submit
to all sorts of silly examinations in Or
der to be permitted to teach for a beg
carly wage. 1t is no wonder that the
teachers are dissatisfied and that they
are going elsewhere to teach, and that
there will be scarcity of teachers in
Iowa this year. The kind Of reform
that has been introduced Of late makes
matters worse than they were In the
first place.
Among the applicants who are CON-
PEELED to take examinations this week
are a graduate of the state university
and a graduate of Chicago university,
and it is not impossible that they may
be turned down or given low mark
ing because the expert reader finds a
flaw in the grammar in quotation
from Emerson or Mill. One local APP
plicant was actually marked down for
what some bright examiner in Des
Moines thought was an error in gram
mar in sentence she had quoted from
a famous author, the grammar in
question being an accmurate quotation
of the authors words.
1t is quite possible that Des Moines
and other counties in the state will
either have to close some Of their
schools or ignore the state superin-
tendent in the appointments of teach
ers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
Best Medicine In the World for Collie
and Qiarrhoea

81 find Cnamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy to be the best
remedy in the world" says Mr.. C. l..
Carter of Skirurn. Ala Il am sub
ject to collie and diarrhoea. Last
spring it seemed as tho l would die,
and l think l would if I hadn't taken
Chamberlaln's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
fhoea Remedy. haven't been troubled
with 1t since until this week, when l
had a very severe attack and took half
bottle of the twenty-five cent size
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. and this morning l feel
like new man." For sale by all drug
gists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
The Advance in Thread.

Writing to the Dry Goods Reporter,
a leading thread company says: Our
attention having been drawn to GER
tain statements to the effect that the
recent advance in the price of 200
yards 6-cord spool cotton was not
warranted, and was arbitrary on our
part, we take this means of stating the
principal facts which governed us in
our action.
While the list price has been adj
vanced from 30 cents per dozen to 81
cents, an apparent difference of II
cents per dozen, after deducting the
trade discounts the net advance
amounts to approximately Sc cents
per dozen.
This, we would state, is the first
advance we have made in this article
in eight years, during which time prac-
tically all items which enter into the
cost of manufa curing spool cotton
have steadily increased. 1t is an easy
matter for anyone to compare the
price ruling for Upland cotton in 1899;
namely, cents per pound, with the
price Of the same article today 23ia
cents. The public does not require
to be told that thread is made exclu-
sively from high grades of cotton,
principally Sea Island and Egyptian,
which during that time have advanced,
the former from an average OF 141a
cents TO this years price of "a cents
while Egyptian cotton, during like
period, has advanced in price from III
cents to 1871 cents. Every wage earn
err knows how labor has advanced dur
ing this period. In our business II
amounts to in the neighborbood OF
20 per cent. The public is also well
Informed as to the difference in the
cost of fuel large item in all manu-
featuring industries, and all supplies
which go into the manufacture OF
thread have gone up persistently
To sum up the situation, the in
crea sed cost of manufa cture made the
advance in price an absolute neces-
sity.
My New Silo.
1 have stone basement barn. ana
on the hillside. directly back of the
barn, have built round silo, using
cement hollow blocks for the purpose,
writes an Illinois farmer. The bottom
of the silo is three and one-half feet
lower than the barn floor, so / can
go underground to the silo, from the
basement floor where the cattle stand.
The foundation of the silo is built
of big rock and concrete and is 12s
feet thick and 10 feet in the ground.
l dug the trench first and put in the
concrete and rock and then dug the
center out; it was a big job.
1 then started the blocks and went
rs feet high, reinforcing between the
windows When making tn top row of
blocks I put two bolts. about inches
long, in each block, leaving 4 inches in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
For Promenade Purposes.
washington Starr

why do you insist that fancy bath
ing suits ought to be encouraged? y
asked the official at the seaside re-
sort
Because answered the philan-
thropist, they tend to prevent people
from going into the water, where they
might be drowned"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25

ment is confession-hardly neces-
sary-of the failure of the Taft move-
ment, and is proposal to substitute
for Taft candidate of the same order
but Of greater genuineness.- If We
may be permitted to assume that
photographic reproduction can ever be
the real voice"
"Abe Funk is receiving the bouquets.
but Warren Garst will get the nomina-
tion," says the Fontanelle Observer.
Having been a member of the sem
ate several years, Senator Dolliver felt
considerably at home speaking beneath.
that circus tent" observes the Des
Moines CAPITAL.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25

u. hhh ID OAS StlOo5A " CICSI
gubernatorial lightning rod. He suits
us all right as harmony candidate
for governor" declares the Rockwell
Photograph.
"The emperor Of Korea thought he
was a standpatter but he proved to be
a retrogressive," says the Sioux City
Journal.
eff Garst 10 to become candidate
for governor, whose name is to be
bracketed with his as candidate for
lieutenant governor? At this stage
the operation Of the endless chain
must not be interferred with" says
Council Bluffs Nonparel, and the Web
ster City Freeman-Tribune replies:
well, how would Funk do? The stand
padters have been throwing numerous
fragrant bouquets at Mr.. Funk for
some time and it is likely that they
would be 'tickled almost to death for
an opportunity to vote for him. Garst
and Funk would make a good ticket
IF there Is anything in stiff penal-
ties for breaking law passgivers,"
the Waterloo Reporter thinks pass
issuers and pass-users ought to be
harder to find in Texas than a drink
in a prohibition community"
1.-THE republican party proposes to
put on an evener in the tariff laws"
declares the Boone News Republican.
1.-THE work will be accomplished just
the same but some horses will not be
pulling the whole load while others
are growing fat on the grass by the
wayside.s The party will thereby not
only do the country a. great good, but
will also thereby perpetuate itself by
recognizing its opportunities for use
fulness.''
"The renter does not always have
the best chance to do his best" OBJ
serves the Iowa Falls Sentinel
Some renters are satisfied with little
and they permit the landlord to have
his own way The really good renter
asks for more than he expects and he
gets more. The renter should have the
long end of the doubletree'
"Why, if Roosevelt hasn't proven the
pattest standpatter from Standpatters-
vile, we would like to know who has"
exclaims the Grinell Herald. HE has
out-Shawed Secretary Shaw"
"The candidacy of cortelyou is
wholly to be admired by the people
who want that sort of candidate"
somewhat ambiguously asserts the Ne
vada Representative. Its announce
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

"a. B. Funk is big enough to erect
a gubernatorial lightning rod He suits
us all right as a harmony candidate
for. GOVERNOR" declares the Rockwell
Photograph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25

IF there is anything in stiff penal
ties for breaking law passgivers,"
the Waterloo Reporter thinks 'pass-
issuers and pass-users ought to be
harder to find in Texas than a drink
in prohibition community"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25

"The emperor Of Korea thought he
was a standpatter but he proved to be
retrogressive," says the Sioux City
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25

"Dons be alarmed" says Uncle Sam.
(. vith really friendly fersor,
"lm only taking quiet dip
In my nice life preserver."
-Thorndke in Baltimore American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25

The candidacy of cortelyou is
wholly to be admired by the people
who want that sort of candidate"
somewhat ambiguously asserts the Ne
vada Representative. Its announce
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-25

"Why, if Roosevelt hasn't proven the
pattest standpatter from Standpatters-
vile, we would like to know who has"
exclains the Grinell Herald. HE has
out-Shawed Secretary Shaw"