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Willmar tribune., 1908-12-23
What He Opened On.

A preacher in Michigan City made this
announcement at the beginning Of his
sermon: II shall not choose any partic-
ufar text this morning. but shall preach
from where / open the book. 1t Is now
open and" Here the parson was inter-
rupted by deacon who had been asleep,
forgot himself and cried out: Its yours,
what did you open on?" The surprise of
the good man in the pulpit was great,
but the deacon collapsed when the reply
came: Its opened on Kings"
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-23

ton has been
used to an advan-
tage on our farm,
being both simple
and durable. The
combined hinge
and brace is made
from an old wagon
tire, the ends be.
ing worked into
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-23
GATE HINGE AND BRACE.
Il Can Be Made from an Old Wagon
Tire,

The combined gate hinge and brace
shown in the accompanying illustra-
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-23
Treatment Of Corn Ground

The ground for corn should be
plowed in the fall, for it is easier 10
work in the spring. In the spring
work it up with disk. A disk ploW
pulls easier than the moldboard plow
The corn should not be planted until
the ground is warmed up. It should
not be planted too deeply The corn
crop should be cultivated three times.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-23

Vinegar for Painting.
To get person out Of a faint soak
q cloth with vinegar and apply to the
nose.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-23

He was not for a time, but for au
day.-Punch.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-23
VIZ ySEzEm xldp

The Love Of Wiaas.
ITO call her a queen would be to
fatter queens" mentally philosophical
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

administrative system These engineers
CO. Operate with the local authorities.
and the result is that there Is available
for the work of road construction an
effective body of competent admins
traitors. whose influence extends thru
out the whole country.
A beginning has been made IN
small way In this country by tho bu-
rcau OF public roads of the United
States department of agriculture, to
Introduce the methods by which the
French road system has been so salts
factorily developed The organization
of this bureau, and funds at its dis
posal. are, however, wholly inadequate,
What il needed is n national highways
commission which shall have general
powers to promote the construction
and improvement of the public roads.
and for which liberal appropriations
should be made by congress. The ma
tional governments Co operation In this
matter will greatly stimulate action by
the various state, county and township
authorities. and will result In the es-
Establishment of complete system of
properly constructed roads, rivnling
those of France, In all sections of the
country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
Topics of the Times.

AS an offset to the divorce reports
every now and then some good old
Iowa pioneers celebrate the fiftieth or
sixtieth anniversary of their mar
riage.
The custom of grating the state
treasury for SO a day in order that
some member of the assemblyman
family or some political henchman
may have a few weeks at Des Moines
belongs with the free railroad pass.
Those Rockefeller articles in the
Worlds Work are perhaps Mr.. Rock
efellers method of working the world,
In time we may expect to receive
the annual influx" of Cahfornians and
Floridans to spend the winter, months
in Iowa.
A Mapleton man suggests that juries
should be elective. Isn't it bad enough
as it is?
Why all this hysterical demand Tor
the restoration of the circle? Why con-
TESS that a lot of Iowa voters are
either too ignorant or careless to vote
a simple ballot that was voted by Mar
shalltown school children with scarce
ly an error AFTER they had been an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
THE DIFFERENCE.
(NinfOp E,nDle)

The Vinton Eagle finds IL grave dam
ger In the continuance in office Of city
councilmen and railroad commissions
ers. They fall readily into a rut FASH
toned by older members the Eagle COM
plains. But the Eagle is firmly con-
WINGED that congressman and senators
should serve indefinitely and sees no
need OF the King drag along congress
slonal Observation-Disclosures Republi-
can.
The intimation. or insinuation, in the
above extract Is that the Eagle holds
an inconsistent position, but the Eagle
doesn't think So All law Is furnished
councilman and railroad commission
ers. 1t Is their duty to see that the laws
are enforced. The expenditure of every
dollar coming into the hands of city
council Is provided by law and the law
designates just how It shall be spent.
The law also specially prohibits the
council from diverting this money from
one fund to another. With legislator
it is different. With him everything
must originate. ff he is Independent
and reliable and q man of strong char
acter he Is less liable to listen to clam
or and will weigh every measure and
study It's effect. The Times Republican
will remember that Abe Funk did not
make his reputation by serving one
term in the Legislature: neither did
Warren Garst So we might say Of a
number OF other men. The Times-Re-
publican will not say that Senator
Whipple is not better qualified to serve
the people and the state In the last
| r,fI 4 art, fhup IN .
the first session of his first term. Mar
shall county creates no legislator for
the reason that 1t only allows it's sena-
tors one term. The editor of the Times
Republican might as well say that 1T
does not take trained mind to oper-
ate the Imes-Republican as to say
that II does not take trained mind to
produce good legislation. Popular clam
or might be termed a safety valve but
1t is not a safeguard. 1t will contradict
itself The people are saved from I'M
reliable and drastic legislation by
minds of men trained by long service.
Take Iowa as an instance. The legisla-
ture meets this winter and there is a
speaker to elect No one hears the name
OF man mentioned for that place who
has not yet served his first term. The
OBJ 'ection the Eagle has to continuing
bodies is that 1t is always a minority
that steps out leaving the majority to
go as before. The new man sees what
Is wrong but he drops into the rut the
older members are following as 1t is
the line Nof least resistance. He may
kick but 1t isn't in him to point out
the errors and stand firm. The term of
councilmen, commissions and congress-
men or legislators are not analogous
| in any sense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
FRENCH VS.. AMERICAN ROADS.

A recent official report from Consul
General r. P. Skinner, of Marseilles,
France, gives some highly important
information regarding the public roads
of that country. AS is generally known,
France has the best and most complete
road system in the world, and its splen-
did public highways fill with envy and
admiration all foreigners, particularly
those from the United States, where
the roads in general are about the
worst in any country processing to be
civilized.
The superiority Of the French road
system - stated by Consul General
Skinner 20 be due to the fact that the
construction and maintenance of the
principal roads is carried on under the
supervision of corps of experts in
road construction, who find in their
profession opportunities for advance
ment and distinction such as could not
and does not exist under a local road
administration. Frech roads are good
not because of any superiority. of road
making material. nor because the
French people possess any special tall
ent for road building, but because the
initiative in matters pertaining to the
public highways is taken by highly
trained engineers and administrators,
under the direction of the national gov
eminent.
All the principal French highways,
or national routes" of which there are
1856 miles, are constructed and main
tanned by the national government,
which has expended on them over
S30O,OO0,000 The superiority of these
roads over those constructed or main
tanned by the local authorities Is very
marked, but even the local roads are
kept in good condition, so that the
standard French road is one upon
which in rolling country draft horse
hauling a load of $500 pounds is ex-
pected to travel about twenty miles per
day. This fact alone will serve to indi-
cate the difference between the roads
in France and those of the United
States, where the load hauled by one
horse over the average level country
road is only 1,4OO pounds, and on roads
with per cent grades only 1000
pounds.
The basis Of the French highway
system is the school of bridges and
roads, one of the finest technical col
leges in the world. where engineers are
trained for positions in the public road
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
Outside Point of View

The public has duty to perform.
And that Is, when any man outrages
public decency punish him by letting
him severely alone. If the daily or week :
! ly paper that comes to your home per-
sistently contains reading matter or
advertisements vulgar, indecent and
demoralizing, drop It, Don't renew your
subscription. If candidate for office,
openly and occasionally makes pub
lie spectacle of himself by being drunk,
simply don't vote for him. When dur
ing the next chautauqua course rs IN
session, If you think Pitchfork Tillman
is a disgrace to the United States SEN
ate, don't be one of the audience that
goes to hear him. And again and this is
very practical If you think Sunday base
ball, or theater performance on Sun
day evening is bad for the commun-
ity. do not make one of the audience
and then preach against these things
afterwards. For put 1t down as GER
tai, and sure proposition. when each
and all Of these attractions fail to draw
something better or possibly worse will
be offered.
The underlying original proposition
is the publicity Of immortality Bath
house John of Chicago has recently
given his annual ball. The grievous
sin of this affair is not that this Chi
cago alderman is a bad man, elected
regularly by vicious constituency,
not that his guests both male and fe-
male are disreputable, not that these
men and women get gloriously drunk
on these occasions, all this is bad, very
bad, but the worst of it is publicity.
This alderman and his friends say to
Chicago, we care nothing for the
opinions Of the decent portion of the
| community. We are disreputable and
nothing that the press or pulpit can
| say or do. will prevent us on these oc-
| casions doing as we please. II we Of
| fend the prescribed and understood
rules OF decent society that is our af-
| fair AS long as we do not commit any
! overt act. do not commit any actual
crime you cannot prevent us from hay-
| ing our kind of an annual ball Or
punish us for what we say or do And
here some critic of these words says
alone. to cure this this disgraceful
1fgle. Inat s just G1e point. bdlHliouSe
John and his annual ball are part OF
Chicago ward politics. When the de-
cent element OF his ward do withdraw
| their votes and financial support his
career will be at an end. But as lone
as candidates for office. this from the
candidate for president of these Un-
tied States down to the would be bail
lift Of the court find his influence
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

strcted by their teachers? The voter
who has less capacity to adjust hiin-
self to thinking ballot than have or
binary school children, doesn't deserve
the voters privilege If he does so
does the child.
Mr.. Rockefeller Is much In favor OF
organization In charity. However, ne
does not insist that 1t should neces-
sarlly be 81 monopoly.
The combined ages of United States
senators make an aggregate OF 5.4l6
years. And the actions OF that vener-
able body bears out the impression OF
extreme old age given by the figures.
The city council of Spencer has
passed u most drastic ordinance and
the lid is sodered on in that thriving
town No skating rink or public dance
is permitted. Even the fortune tcllers
are barred and there Is no way to dis
cover how long this condition Is ike
ly to continue
The great firm of Poor and Com
pany in Wall street appears to be
worthy of It's name.
1t really doesn't seem necessary to
exploit In print the minutest detaii
of how and why Hams killed Annis II
,.,,,+ ,aal pato hut a concession to a
morbid curiosity. Bait the morbidiy
curious subscribe and buy at the news
stands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
NATURES mIsCALCulATIoN.

Nature Is generous of calamity. The
great forces move on without regard to
individuals or respect to multitudes
Floods come and sweep away thous-
ands; cyclones take no heed OF the hui
man hopes and habitations that lie
upon their paths: fire breaks out and
the trapped herd of human kind per-
ishes as swarms of apts beneath the
blazing brush heaps of the pioneers
clearing.
But the most terrible form of calam-
ity comes In the earthquake. 1t Is a
world convulsion against which little
OF mans skill and ingenuity seems TO
avail When the earth gapes and cities
fall and the great waves rush in from
the sea and the swift tongues of fame
homes all of terror and cala,fity seems
to have combined for the destruction
of the race.
Such was the horror In Sicily, a
borror old as Sicilian history, coming
back in lty cycle OF repetition to crush
and burn and drown. AS men go about
the streets and In the activity Of trade
and all the busy avocations of life are
humming unheeded, when plans APP
proach fruition and new ambitions are
busy with the future the ruin comes
swift, impartial and final. The grand
eur of architecture and the humble
howell lie side by side equal as II the
day of Judgment were arrived and the
serf ranks with kings under the lev
cling hand of calamity that recognizes
no rank in men or their achievements
but brushes the prince and the peasant
into an indistinguishable mingling of
bloody clay. 81
Seventy thousand persons wiped off
the slate of the world as by q sweep of
wet sponge the child obliterates the
figures OH his slate! Perhaps the calcu-
lations of the gods had gone wrong,
some slight mistake, some lack of adj
justment that required the working OF
the problem all over again. So the lit
tile figures were blotted out and the new
calculation begun with new figures and
a clean slate. Who knows?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
Tho oHice.Boy.
(Collier,s for Dec. 2s.1

(ColllerS Tor DEC 1o.)
He is the butt of hard-pressed
jokesmiths and illustrators. His lot 1t
is to fetch and carry. Often his work
is that of an auto,naton. Sometimes he
is assumed to lack the most rudimen-
ta1'y attributes Of intelligence. Not
always Note the establishment OF
training class devoted to boys who
wish to do office work. The assumption
which underlies the work Of this class
is that the boy himself has ambition
and is bent upon effecting an entrance
into life of business. He is frat In
oculated with precepts Of obedience
and loyalty. He is then schooled IN
the local geography He is taught to
copy letters, to do up parcels, to an
swer telephone calls. to manipulate a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
M%>heze
Iona Newspapers
BANK ADS.
Baskerville Republican,

(Estherville Republican,
The banks in many of the towns
on the Milwaukee road are using
lots of newspaper space for publicity.
AT Sheldon one OF the banks Is using
an entire page for that purpose and
at Hartley, the First National bank
takes one half page to let the people
know that 1T Is doing a legitimate bus
mess and il n very reliable institu-
ton. Nearly all over the state the
banks are liberal patrons OF newspa-
pers and while there is occasionally q
eight wad' among them who wants
a dollars worth of printing for twenty
three cents. the majority are fair and
broad minded enough TO be willing
to give full value for value re-
ceived
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
DR.. slIALLENBERGER,

chronic diseases. proven by tho many cures
effected in chronic cases which have batiied
tho Skill OF other physicians. His hospital
made him so proficient that he can name
and locate a disease in few minutes.
Treats ali chronic cases OF Oatarrh, Nose.
Throat and Lung, diseases. Eye and Ear,
Stomach. Liver aud Kidneys. Gravel Rheu.
.matism, Paralysis. Neuralgia, Nervous and
Heart diseases. Blood and Skin diseases,
Epilepsy, Goitre, Brights Disease and Con-
sumption in early stage: diseases OF the
Builder and Female Organs, Liquor and
Tobacco habit.
PILES. FTSTULAEand RUPTURE treat
ed successfully without detention from bust
ness Special attention given to all Surgical
cases. and all diseases of the Eye, Ear. Nose
and Throat.
formulated lids, Cataract.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

necessary to advance their public as
pirations Just so long will Bathhouse
John aud his annual public ball be a
disgrace to Chicago, When he is ig-
nored his reign will cease
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

switch. Finally. comes rlidImentary
bookkeeping how to keep a simple
stamp on cash account. Poor little Of
fec hoy! Often enough his life is With
out enough of marbles tons base ball
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

"a. C. Rankin for the fourth time
Will introduce his favorite adoption to
the Will OF the Iowa legislature The
state marshal law is again possible
ity. providing for state constabulary
to enforce the mulct law. And again
this paper hopes that the law will pas.
concludes the Eldora Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
NERVOUS DEBILITY

Arc you nervous and dcspondent; weak
and dGbilitated; tired mornings; no nmbt-
tion -lifeless; memory moor; easily fatiguedi
, xcitabie aud irritable; eyes sunken. red
night losses; restless. haggard looking;
weak back; deposit in urine and drains at
stool; tistrustful; want Of confidence; lack
of energy and strength?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

The lowa city Citizen thinks The
most important thing the state Of
Iowa. can buy for It's young people ir
the university Is not stone or steel OIL
other form Of material equipment. bu'
brains In considering the buildings
we must have the state Legislature
should also carefully consider the
question OF adequate salaries, which
we should have"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

A Regular Specialist formerly Of Chi
caso, Illinois, has opened permanent
office at HOTEL PILGRIM, MAR
sHALLToWN, and will SEQ his pa
tients on SATURDAY, JANUARY 2,
1903, and every fourth Saturday there-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

and flying kites: without enough. also,
of the weapons which the school can
give. Glasses for his benefit, II this
one succeeds. may well follow In many
towns. Here is wishing 1t success.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
ARCHITECTS
AUcTloNEER
N. NJ. KENDALL, Auetionex,

N. NJ. KENDALL, Auctione.r,
For SaIe--A good general me.c1.n.
lise stock. Invoice $4,000.
For Sale-Hardware, all good, e.san
goods Invoice about $4,000; also good
brick building in the heart Of town,
population 600.
have several good properties to sell
at bargain. Make your sale dat IS with
me. Office phone 81: residence l57 red
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

The situation is not good for busi-
ness, and the one way out Is repub-
lican revision right off," says the Ne
vada Representative.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

AS to the true state OF congressional
opinion concerning President Roose-
welt, the Usage News says: THE truth
is lot Of fellows have been pretend
ing that they loved Theodore when
they would have given their SO per
cent increase in salary. which they
voted themselves. for a gun that did
not make a noise to shoot him with "
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

The Ogden Reporter believes The
time has come for campaign against
tuberculosis. and an earnest effort
should be put forth to stamp out the
disease. All herds of live stock should
be compelled to be examined and all
animals destroyed that are found to
contain symptoms of the disease. The
campaign is now on in many Iowa
towns and cities and prompt action
should be taken at once"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

The Iowa Falls Citizen says that At
torney General Byers. In his endeavor
to find some method of better law en-
forcement, Is entitled to the support Of
every law abiding citizen. IF there is
anything that Iowa needs adds the
Citizen. ut Is less law and better per-
Torrance"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

The Sioux City Journal sees one
thing 'to be said in favor OF the South
American system. They don't have to
puzzle over the question, What shall
we do with our presidents"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30
PRIVATE DISEASES

Blood Poison. Syphilis. Gonorrhea, STRIFE
tnre. Gleet Spefmatorrhea. Varlcocele,
Hydrocele Seminal Weakness and the eff
fects OF carly Vice or Excess. producing
missions. debility. NERVOUSNESS, dizziness.
defective memory. ETC., which ruins minds
and CODY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-30

This belated suggestion from the
Iowa Falls Sentinel Is: III in doubt
what to buy for the lady Of the house
for an appropriate Christmas Offering,
why not try dozen nice fresh eggs
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
Six o. school teachers
from Los Angeles County

Three from the city of Los An
geles and three from the County
at large outside the city six in
all from Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
The Great Alaska ukon-Pacific ExpOsitiO


making nj a mosde mpa a
i mnd the Lo
The Delta independent., 1908-04-03
Latest News Notes.

Carl Peterson, engineer of the Lead
vile Power Co was boiled to death by
the bursting of steam separator on
April lst.
Rowland X. Goddard, chief of Gov
ernment secret service, is i'll at Grand
Junction, where he has been rounding
up counterfeiters and gold coin sweat
ers.
Ballenger, an old South Park ball
player, has, it is reported, signed with
Grand Junction this year. Bunny is
the "real thing" as ball twirler. He
played with Glenwood last year.
The Delta independent., 1908-04-03
Desperate Dynamiters.

The attempt to blow wup Gen. Bulk ely
Wells at Telluride last Saturday morn
ing. is another evidence of what that
old cut-throat element which left trail
of blood from the Coeur d'Alenes to
Leadville, from Leadville to Cripple
Creek. from Cripple Creek to the San
Juan, from the San Juan to Goldfield
and from Goldfield to the Yukon. will
do in the murder line. Dynamite was
placed under the bed and exploded about
o'clock in the morning. The bed was
wrecked and the General thrown out
and rendered unconscious by the shock,
but he soon recovered and suffered
little serious injury. The dynamite
force was largely expended downward,
tearing a hole through the floor. The
attempted ASA; snation was in the same
house in which Arthur Collins, former
superintendent of the Smuggler Union
mine was murdered, and it is thought
this attempt was made by the same
person who murdered Collins. 1t is
said that the approaching Adams trial
is drawing back a number of deported
miners to Telluride.
Telluride is now offering $4,000 re
ward for the discovery of the persons
who attempted to blow up Gen. Wells.