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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
"PAID FOR THE LAND7"

Isaac Halverson, a Winnebago coun-
ty farmer near Forest City, is deliv-
ering his crop of sugar beets and get
ting the money for it. The yield runs
from fifteen to twenty tons per acre,
and the price per ton is $3.50. Mr..
Halverson then, is putting 10 his credit
in the bank from $3.50 to 500 for each
acre of beets harvested.
1t would not be wise to jump to
the conclusion that what Halverson
has done all men may do. All Iowa
land is not sugar beet producing. quite
as Important to- consider is that all
Iowa farmers do not spell their names
with a Norwegian accent. The foreign
born farmer will raise more sugar
beets because he will give his beet
field the careful tilling it needs. The
corn farmer insists on three or four
plowings and laying by" The latter
system does not give returns equal TO
the purchase price Of the land the
crop was raised on.
However, a goodly number OF corn
land farmers have discovered other
crops. Witness the acreage of pota-
toes in Marshall and Grundy counties,
probably the most profitable acreage
under cultivation in the district re-
ferred to. We are gradually finding
out that forty acres we'll titled may
bring greater returns than $50 run
over"
If Mr.. Halverson has kept complete
record of expense and receipts of his
beet field he would confer valuable
favor by making it public. There is
something extremely attractive in the
figures at hand How much Of the
s67 so to 500 was profit?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
The Ready Letter Writer.
fIcvoJ,opCoN

A well-known newspaper man Tells
of the time when he conducted an
"Answer to Correspondents column tor
a newspaper For the convenience OF
such subscribers as wished personal
REPLIES to their queries the editor would
send responses direct when stamped
envelopes were Enclosed for the pur-
pose. .,
One morning the editor was IN re-
ceipt of two communications request
ing personal replies, one from an ahA-
ious mother who wrote touching the
propae rearing of twins, the other from
a farmer who asked for a metnoo OIL
getting rid of grasshoppers.
The editor, out Of the fullness OF ms
knowledge, wrote to the two replies, out
in the press of business got them IN
the wrong envelopes To the mother OF
twins went this interesting commune
cation: -.
"Cover them carefully with straw
and then set fire to it. After jumping
in the flames for a few minutes the
little pests will be speedily done for"
The. man who was troubled with
era sshoppers was hidden to:
"Giye castor oil regularly in moder-
ate doses and rub their gums with
bone"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
Topics of the Times.

The election boards are getting ready
to count the ballots in New York about
this time of day.
A careless vote gives crazy politi-
clans an opportunity to try experi-
ments.
If Mr. Bryan was quietly thrifty he
had bet down on Taft today.
The man who didn't register isn't
alive today. This is American citi-
zen's day.
A professor in Kansas university
puts the dead line. for matrimony at.
s25 week. Honest now, how much
were you drawing weekly when you
got married. The probabilities are
that nine millionaires out of ten We're
getting less than the limit and that
half the people in the poor houses
We're getting more. Doesn't this pro-
fessor know that the happiest homes
in the world are not built on salary
limit? But, incidentally it is wise to
have training ability and willingness to
work as assets for natrimony.
Spain is getting rich and respectable
since it suffered the removal Of it's
verlniform appendices, Cuba and the
Philippines.
=
That the spring branch on the Bry-
an farm should be called Salt Greek is
in itself ominous
The Duke Of the Abruzzi is reported
to have forwarded his baggage to Ell
kins, w. Va. Steve can charge stor-
age after the first twenty -four hours.
and apply it on the purchase price of
the duke.
Tomorrow Mr.. Bryan can begin to
get ready for the Fourth Battle.
Indications are that the usual crown
of thorns will be stuck on Mr. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan, however, will make more
out of the thorns than an ordinary
person could realize from a cord of
wood The thorny path of political de-
feat has led him up the slope of af-
f1uence and he can pick out thorns at
his leisure between chautauqua en-
gagements.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
LET IOWA FARMERS TRY.

At least few progressive Iowa
farmers should set up stills and man.
1facture enough denatured alcohol to
enable them to offer few figures as
to its actual cost on the farm. The
congressional committee has given fig
ures of cost but often such figures
are higher or lower than actual cost in
different communities under varied
conditions. Why does not few Iowa
farmers ''try it out?"
The congressional investigators OF
the manufacture of denatured alcohol
offer proof that the farmer, by util-
izing his products can make his own
fuel with greater profit to himself than
he can realize by selling his corn to
the distilleries. 1t was shown that at
one large distillery the average price
a bushel paid for corn was 42:36c. The
average production Of alcohol was 4:76
proof gallons to bushel Of corn,
while the cost averaged 10.7Sc a gall
Ion. The corn used in making one
gallon of alcohol was 0.21 Of a bushel,
costing $500. Deducting this cost from
1o.7sc, the total cost of the alcohol
the cost of making one gallon was
shown to be 1880 over and above the
cost of the corn. With an average Of
five proof gallons bushel the cost
would be 1910 a wine gallon. Ten per
cent of wood alcohol used as a dena-
turing agent, at 4oc a gallon, would
make the total cost 20.5c gallon.
The cost we are told may be much
decreased by using unmarketable po-
tatoes, sugar beets, ETC., etc. Let some
Iowa farmer Of an investigating turn
of mind experiment a little and give
us the results of his experiments.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
40 Ma.1-~>~'
He Knew the Color.
cleveland Leader.)


An American. in the corner of tho
non-smoking first class carriage, in
sisted on lighting his cigar. The in
dignant Britisher, in the other corner,
protested, but in vain. At the next
station he hailed the guard with hos
tile intent. but the placid American
was too quick for him.
Guard" he drawled, II think you'll
find that this gentleman is travelling
with third-class ticket on him. In
vestigation proved him to be right, and
the indignant Britisher was elected.
A. spectator of the little scene asked
the triumphant American how he knew
about that ticket.
We'll" explained the imperturbable
stranger, at was sticking out of his
pocket and saw it was the same color
as NINE"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04

paper headed the story as q big Sem
sation," and ran more than a half
column over the incident.
Now it wasn't big sensation" at
all. The people were tired and dis
gusted over the residence in town of
this pair of adulterers. They took the
quickest and most effective way In
their judgment to put them out and
keep them out. 1t was an incident in
That was all.
Had 1t happened in city Of size the
chief of police might have indicated
to the head of the family" that their
room was better than their company
and said something about twenty-four
hours in which ITO get out Of town.
The mayor might have assessed a fine
and contingent imprisonment and Of
fered suspension on promise and per-
Torrance of fitting. Sensation, Moth
ing!
What's the use? Why magnify the
nasty lives Of the nasty and insignifi-
cant into 'ibig sensations?" Why play
up an affair Of this kind as one that
has shaken a community when those
honored or loved have gone radically
wrong? 1t is unjust to a town and
people of respectable character that it
must be accredited with having a nine
days sensation over the driving out
of couple of people who amounted to
nothing except to attract an indecent
prominence. Quit it!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
Meanino Of Electrical forms.

Because electricity can not be seen
Is no reason why it should not be un-
derstood and it Is strange that with all
the millions of users OF electricity for
light. power and heat, SO few know
anything about this wonderful force.
The majority are content to know
that the pressure Of finger will light
the house, turn of a switch will start
the electric cooking devices and an
other switch will give instant power.
without prying into the mysteries of
electrical energy. When anything gets
out of order they send for an electric
Ian and let him Wvestle with the prob
lem.
In this electrical age 1t is important
that every one should understand the
rudimentary principles of electricity
The first step is to comprehend the
numerous technical terms associated
with the profession and then grasp
some tangible idea OF the nature of the
current.
In the scientific world electricity is
called fluid, in the same sense that
light is called q fluid, and. therefore, it
make the terms "ampere," watts" and
sary to keep the water comparison in
mind and remember that amperes cor
respond with the volume or flow of a
fluid, watts with energy or horse-p pow
er, and volts with pressure. A "kilo-
watt" is a thousand watts, or equal to
one and a third horsepower of en-
ergy.
Electric lights consume electric en-
ergy-this energy is expressed in watts
and paid for at SO much per kilowatt,
or thousand watts. If the rate is 10
cents a kilowatt-hour it is equal to
about II cents horse power hour.
The average electric incandescent
lighting circuits carry current at a
pressure OF about 40 volts and the
street railway systems at about 500
volts. This means that the wires are
carrying electricity under a pressure
OF so many volts just as water pres
sure is expressed in pounds. We can
easily understand that a certain stream
has a volume of SO many gallons OF
water and it should be as easy to
comprehend that a certain electrical
line is carrying so many "ampheres
Of electricity, which means the volume
OF the flow of the current.
One reads great deal about "dt-
rect current and alternating current.
In the beginning of the electrical In
dustry direct current only was known,
that is, the current generated always
flowed one way along the circuit. But
later developm ents proved that gen.
orator could be made much easier and
simpler that would produce an alter
mating CURRENT current that surged
first one way and then the other over
the line. This current surges back
and forth as often as sixty times or
"cycles" a minute on the average light
ing circuits and twenty-five times on
power lines Alternating current gen.
orators are most extensively used to-
day, and where direct current is need
ed for street railway lines or other
work the alternating current Is
changed into direct current with rotary
converters. These machines look not
unlike generators, but they SIMPLY
change the surging current to one
which flows the one way"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
THE "Ble SENSATION"

In a decent little Iowa city the other
day man and woman were arrested
and taken to Jail. The woman was the
wife Of another man and the man in
the case was common fellow with
out social financial or any either sort
of standing in the neighborhood. The
community had been scandalized more
or less by the pair and at last the
husband Of the woman was induced to
come to the state and "start some
thing that would finally rid the town
Of these undesirables. An Iowa news
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
BYERS.
Des Moines Capital.)

1t is stated that now and then a re-
publican is found who will not vote
for the reelection of Attorney General
Byers. There is no objection to Eyers
excepting that he has enforced the
mulct law. Byers thought that the
law ought to be enforced, he helped to
make it and could not see any rea-
son why it should not be obeyed.
The mulct law permits the sale OF
liquors from o'clock in the morning
until 10 o'clock at night. six days in
the week. 1t seems that would be
enough to satisfy anybody. But some
saloon keepers want to run all day and
all night and on Sundays. Such men
arc fighting Byers. For every repub-
lican vote Byers loses he ought to get
a democrat who is in favor of the en-
forcement OF all laws. OF course. the
saloon men cannot defeat the attorney
general; they can only hope to reduce
his vote But they should not be al
lowed to do that even.
There is no sentipent in Iowa TOY
a modification of the mulct law. II
is the most satisfactory law Iowa has
ever had. We.do not believe it will ever
be "liberalized" If there is fight made
on Byers Carroll and other good. men,
the law may be made more strict.
The gentlemen who are opposing the
attorney general are laying foundations
for trouble for themselves in the fu-
ture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
How He Died.
New York Times.)

V4NtW ~
Governor Hughes seldom enlivens his
nuhlic addresses by relating amusing
incidents, but at the Green county fair
recently he relaxed. IIe was inspecting,
he said, with the aid of the principal
the school in a small town. After visit
ing the gymnasium. swimming pool
and auditorium thoy entered the his
fory class room. An oral examination
was evidently in progress.
.Tho1nas," said The teacher. die
Martin Luther die a natural DEATH"
NO. ma'ann." was the prompt reply
The was communicated by bull
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
sl,ans ON Him.

fCatholic Standard and Tines)
"Of course, John" said Mrs. Young
husband, "I like my Kitchen quite we'll
but I'd like to have one OF those new
portable ranges"
sBut, my dear" protested her foxy
husband we'd have TO get portable
cooking utensils to go with IT.
That's 10. never thought OF that"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04

The delicious flavor OF "S'alada
Tea is largely due TO the care used IN
the cultivation and preparation. and
to the fact that it is packed in sealed
lead packets, which prevents it's com
ing In contact with articles that would
affect it's favor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
Raw Lungs.

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consumption find Judgment and null
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04

Personally, the Newton Herald
"don't care q straw whether the duke
d'Abruzzi does or does not marry the
senator's daughter, but the uncertain
ty is so nerve racking that it bids fair
to set people crazy, and the insane
ayslums are too full already"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
WHISKY PEDDLBRs.
(Ta1na Herald.)


An agent for whisky house spent
seeeral days In the neighborhood of
Tama last week, driving into the
country each morning and returning
at night. He took orders from every
body he could induce to buy even
stopping 15-year- old boys on the high
way. letting them sample his SAM
pies" and after waiting for the liquor
to take effect, soliciting their trade.
There should be some way to keep
this class of williams out of the coun-
try In some respects their influence
is lower than that of an open saloon,
in that they ply their trade privately.
In saying this, however, we must not
be understood as advocating the res
toration of the open saloon--an enemy
to society under all circumstances and
everywhere. But the we'll dressed boot
logger. who is none the less a bootleg
ger because he goes about the country
under the guise of travelling man.
should be suppressed. Certain 1t Is
that men who take them on their
trips and introduce them to their
friends and acquaintances. should be
given to understand that they are
lending their influence to traffic that
is menace to society and which can
not but lower their standing in the
community in which they live.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
Observation-Disclosures

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pany
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04

The Parkersburg Eclipse believes
"The coming legislature ought to re-
store the circle on the ballot, giving
the voter who desires. to vote a
straight ticket, an opportunity to do SO
without taking up good many min
utes of time to vote"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
Her tmoeomptu conundrum.

you called on Miss Tartun ana she
geeted you with: Why Mr.. sorreltop.
Well, what was there in that harmless
exclamation to offend you, Percy"
Eyes, but shetgar-didn't punctuate
II that way. She ysaid: Why Mr.. Sor-
Peltop ~"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

$50 live, young man, that when you
have served term as president your
literary output will be worth 81 q
word in the magazine market" advises
the Sigourney News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04

"The young man who gets $50 a
month on the farm, or who gets $500 a
day for manual labor in the town,
should bear in mind that 1T is within
the memory Of most Of them, when the
farm hand received but $14 to $50 Il
month, and the laborer was begging
for work at dollar a day. The work.
ing man cannot afford to take chances"
remarks the Alta Advertiser.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04

"The fields and woods of Iowa never
were more attractive than at the pres
ent time" says the Des Moines Cap
ita1. '"The recent rains have given
the grass new life. The hillsides are
green. In the woods the green grass
is struggling up with new vigor thru
the covering of brown leaves. Iowa is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
Proooundins a Poser.


"Td like to know if the New YORK
EXPRESS connects with the Hudson
river boat line for Albany" announcer
a fair traveller to George Grayburn,
one of the information men at Union
station. recently Albeit over 16 years
old. she was of a, coquettish tendency
and soft spoken. She frequently
brushed back her straying hair and
patted her "pomp.'
Eyes, ma'am.' was the answer, IL
makes the connection all right"
"Well, would YOU kindly tell me
which side of the boat is the shady
side? I would like to know before
start"
THAT was a poser for George. But
he didn't have chance to express an
opinion. as the lady continued:
"You know. I just wouldn't think
of sitting in the sun. burn SO easily.
And 1t takes me the longest time to
get rid of those horrid freckles. Being
as YOU are an information man. i
thought You would know which was
the shady side of the boat"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
GOING ONE BETTER?

Cedar Rapids Republican,
In Marshall county they are talking
of giving Taft a majority of $500.
They have good organization in that
county and they are enthusiastically
at work. Linn county does not pro-
pose to see Marshall county do bet
ter by the ticket than it will do itself.
Put Linn county down for a few more
than Marshall county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
Iona Newspapers
SUNDAY IN FONDA.

IFOnuH I IIfltS.J
Last Sunday was q pretty decent day
in Fonda The usual number of DRINKS
was not in evidence. Why cannot we
have this thing all the time? 1t goes
to prove that Fonda can have a quiet
Sunday and there is no reason why it
should not always be so.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04

Witness Sells testified that a pint OF
wine should be the limit for lady.
But what if she was a very large
LADY," inquiries the Sioux City Jour
nal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
FIRST FLOOR PLAN.

This old English style to be buh o
second Of shingles Inc
,of is sed to contrast for Is trn med
hard three finished rooms inc
49, P T. MACLAGlN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04
all right at every season, but is beau
tifully attractive at the present time"

"Organized labor has made its great
est growth during the last twelve
years Why? Because prosperity al
ways induces expansion and adver-
sity retards It," insists the Knoxville
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04

The Iowa Falls Citizen says: "A man
never loses by doing right. 1t gives
him clear conscience and courage
Gus mind. There is no need to skulk
in the bushes and no fear to stand in
the open"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-04

Tho Manson Journal excitedly de-
clares: There is altogether too much
concern by republicans over what they
say was Grover Cleveand's opinion OF
Bryan. What in the devil do the
democrats of today care what Mr..
Cleveland thought of Mr.. Bryan? Does
it cut any ice whatever? Not a par
ticle."