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ARMED WITH DATA.
He IS OFF TO WAR
Bryan'S First Speech Will
Be at DeS MOineS.
CONFERENCE EATCHICAGO
viii StTaighten Out Affairs and
Expand Plans.

Moving Picture Men Induce Ne
brasLan TO show How He Conducts
Himself at Home During Cam
paign, and the Film Man, Who
Came Direct from Oyster Bay, Fol-
lows Him Around TndustriOusIy.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-21
TO HUNT SUNKEN GOLD.
Connections Man Believes Spanish
Treasure Near Florida.

Greenwich. Conn, Aug. 81. r. Chard.
a rich resident Of this town. is preparing
TO lead an expedition 70 discover a hoard
Of Spanish gold he believes to have been
sunk Of Florida
Mr.. Chard believes he IS on the trail Of
hoard. and viii make an effort 10 get
the gold.
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MAN FALLS $50 FEET.
Bridge Expert Meets Terrible Death
I'm Virginia

spe-iz- 20 The W-sLirs-1n Hs-alt-
Bristol Va. Aug 20-1Iike Scobie. of
Cleveland, Ohio, a bridge expert. IN the
employ Of the Carolina, Cliuchheld and
Ohio Railway, feu a distance OF 80 feet
from a bridge which he was engaged in
examining IN Scott County to-day. ard
was instantly killed His body was
mashed into a pulp Practically every
bone was broken. and his flesh was little
more than a 5ely-iii1e mass. Il was m
possible 20 recognize his features The
body vas brought 20 Bristol this after
noon The remains were sent 70 his
home. in Cleveland. tonight
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HINT Of ANOTHER
IN HAMS SCANDAL
Wife Says He Is Wealthy,
but Innocent.
GIVES OUT STATEMENT
Round Table" Assertions Are
COntradicted.

But Attorney says Mrs. Hains Did
Make Charges with Reference TO
Husbands Conduct at Home-Pris-
ORer PAGES I'D and Down Cell
MOsninE; ~He Debauched Ny
Wffe:''-On Verge of Breakdown.
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CANNON TO TAKE THE STUMP.
Speaker to Make Addresses in All
Doubtful Congregational Districts.

Chicago. Aug 2e.-Speaker Joseph G.
Cannon has been scheduled by the Re
publican Congressional committee for a
tour Of the country this fall. in which he
viii make a campaign speech in every
doubtful Congressional district.
This tour was agreed upon at q confer
ence OF 100 Congressional leaders this
week. which Mr.. Cannon attended. It IS
expected that the Speaker VIII take the
stump in September
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Mr.. TAFT To FIRE
HEAVY GUN TO-DAY
Will Answer Bryan About
Peoples Rule"
SPEAKS AT HOT SPRINGS
Big Crowd VIII Hear His Open
ing Address.

Believed that Virginia Resort VIII
Not Be Able to Furnish Food and
Drink for the Expected Thousands.
p Nominee Indicates Willingness to
Take the stump-Judge WOodman-
see Talks of Foraker Incident.
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$500 week-end Trips
To fhe Seusbore

Every Friday and Saturday until septens-
Der Z to Atlantic City. Cape NAY. wild
wood, Ocean City, y. J.. or Sea Isle CITY.
via Pennsylvania R R. Delaware River
Bridge Route Tickets good 10 return u
I'll following Tuesday. Inclusive
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TEN KILLED IN WRECK.
Many Others Injured on Excursion
Train Near Grafton.

Grafton. " Va. Agg. Am overload
ed passenger train on the Pennboro and
Harrisvllle Railroad. bearing excursion
lists from the Ritchie County fair. one
mile from Peun5oro, broke down thls
evening. killing ten persons and in5uring
many more
Details have not yet been received here.
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Sl-03 10 Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg
S1.35 to Berkeley Springs. S2-00 10 Cum
beriand and return Special train leaves
Union Station SIS a n, Sunday,
August q
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sI-25 to baltimore and Return.

Saturdays and Sundays. via Pennsylvania
Railroad Tickets good returning until
Sunday night All regular trains except
The Congressional Limited
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baltimore and Return, sI-25.
n-Tffr,-ora & Ohfa Y Y

Every Saturday and Sunday All trains.
both ways, both days. except ROYAL Lin
tied City Offices, I4II G St and GIG Pa
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Summer SpeciaIs-A-fisffc Designs and
clusters. s. and I'd. Blackstone, 18th & Il.
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Taft on sherman's Speech.

The candidate had this 20 say to-day
in regard 70 James s Sheman's speech
Of acceptance: 7 have read with a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
MONEY. CROPS AND POLITICS.

The three lunar forces controlling
the ebb or flow Of any tide of prosper
lily are cheap money, big crops and
favorable politics. In the opinion OF
Mr.. j. w. Van Cleve, president of the
National Association of Manufacturers
all of these three factors are in EVIL
dence at the present time promising a
steady revival of business immediately
following the fall elections.
AS to the crops the activity OF the
railroads in getting their cars ready
for rush of business would be suf-
ficient notice that prosperity is COM
ing but Mr.. Van Cleve has discovered
in the governmental reports that;
while the country's, population has
increased twenty-four per cent since
1896, the corn yield this year promises
to be twenty-five per cent greater than
it was then, the wheat crop is forty
per cent larger than it was in that
year, and the cotton output is eighty
per cent greater than it was then, while
the aggregate value of all the farm
products in 1908, according to the fore
cast made by the secretary of agricul-
ture, Will be $4,000, 100000, which is 100
per cent more than that Of 1885,"
ANY business man who has noticed
the withdrawal OF the railroads from
the commercial banks as short time
borrowers or who has read of their
bond issues being oversubscribed or
who has borrowed money for his own
use this summer, knows that money
is plentiful and cheap When this con-
dition exists energetic business men
will soon find use for it and furnish
"a renewed, activity in industry.
Politics. too, are favorable. There is
not the fear of Bryan that there was
in 1896 and. not the danger of his cleo
ton that there was then, even if fear
does exist. The politics of both par
ties involve less business disturbance
and apprehension. In fact MIR. Van
.Glevc finds a very striking similarity .Itys y.
to the conditions that existed in 1895
and he believes that the revival of bus
mess experienced in 1897 following the
fall elections will be repeated this win
ter. 1t is apparent on all sides that
the big, men of business are looking
foTstiiifesAto Improve. We will shin up
the pole for a few years now until we
reach the top and come sliding down
again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
The Sultan Cannot Reeede.

(From the New York Tribune.)
1t may be that Abdul Hamid was
capable of proclaiming constitution
which he did not mean to maintain, as
a last resort to stave off the enforce
ment of reforms in Macedonia, or for
some other Interior motive. But the
circumstances which we have noted
indicate rather that he was forced to
grant 1t as an alternative to some
thing worse, and that, even If he did
not mean to maintain it beyond the
serving of immediate needs, the peo-
pie may take him at his word to such
effect as will make it impossible for
him to undo that which has been done.
There comes time, inevitably, when
the overstrung bow of autocracy must
snap AS John Hay wrote of the then
impending fall Of Louis Napoleon,
1.-The people will came to their own at
last: God is not Knocked forever" The
fall OF autocracy in Russia. in Persia
and in Montenegro is sign of the
times writ large and bold-large
enough to be read at sYildiz.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
A Good Investment.

Northwestern Agf1culturlst)
My first experience with the silo was
in 1897, when 1 furnished power to run
a silo cutter for another party. While
/ was at work watched the filling of
the silo, and made all inquiries possi-
bic about the business, there being at
that time but a few silos in our To-
cality.
In 1904 I sold my farm, bought a
stock farm and commenced to get
ready for dairying. In 1905 bought a
second hand silo from man who had
bought it at a sale for about what the
lumber was worth. / thought 1t was
cheap at s26, so I bought and erected
If on my farm The same fall bought
a cutter and not only filled my own
silo. but others that were being put
up in the neighborhood.
This silo, size 14x1S, was made from
2x6 plain hemlock boards. about eigh-
teen feet long, dressed on one side.
About Thanksgiving time | opened 1t
up and threw off the top. There was
about fourteen to sixteen inches OF
feed that was spoiled and around the
outside there was foot OF spoiled
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
mE1Ro,PoLl1AnlsM.

The town spirit and home loyalty
of the city of Lincoln today should at
tract attention in other towns where
the booster movement is held somewhat
as an ideal. A visitor to Lincoln some
weeks ago was very much impressed
with the local pride and loyalty mani
tested by Lincoln residents toward Mr..
Bryan as a citizen who had brought
distinction among them and fame to
their town. All over the city Bryan's
Autographs hung III the windows OF
two out of three of the residences, and
in those portions of the city in which
the big business men lived the $4,000
and $4,000 residences weres.not too
high-ton to permit a Bryan ,lftho be-
ing hung in the window Of the draw
ing room. 1t was manifest to even a
stranger that these citizens were not
all democrats and were probably not
boosting for the democratic platform,
but they were appre'ciative of the fact
that Mr.. Bryan's prominence was max
ing Lincoln known on the map. They
were good boosters for anything that
would help their town.
Likewise in reading a magazine &C
count of Mr.. Kerns character and career
in the last number of the Review Of Re-
views, it can be seen that the writer
was very much impressed with the
loyalty shown by the business men
and leading citizens of indianapolis
toward any man who makes good, who
brings honor to their city. The Indian
apolis boosters own a magnificent
brick and stone club house where is
located their board of trade or COM
mercial club and this organization has
been particularly active in acknowl-
edging by public demonstration it's APP
probation Of the honor which the city
feels in the election Of it's citizen for
democracy's candidate for vice presi-
dent.
Utica, New York, and Cincinnati,
fairly went wild with exuberance upon
similar occasions.
The business men Of these cities are
displaying a magnificent spirit of town
pride. 1t should prove an inspiration
to the boosters Of every other city and
cause them to rejoice in the conspicu-
Gus success OF any fellow townsman.
In fact it is only in the small town that
the spirit of petty jealousy exists.
There citizens will gather and ex-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13

and moldy silage all the way down 10
the bottom In February the silage gave
|out and I found it took twice the
amount of hay to satisfy the cows
In 1906 put UP a stave silo, 14x2S.
and filled 1t four feet above the top
of the slaves, putting about one foot
of old hay on the top, running it thru
the cutter at the time of filling When.
| opened the silo in the fall 1 had
about foot of spoiled feed on top but
the rest was fine clear thru to the bot
tom. ] fed twenty-four head of cattle
all winter and until the grass came
and had two feet of silage left. In 1907
/ filled the silo again but having roof,
on, [ could not fill it SO full and instead
of putting hay on top put on salt and
the result was about four inches Of
spoiled feed. The rest of 1t was good
all the way down and I will have
enough to run me thru the season.
A silo in order to be profitable must
be made of tongue and grooved luin-
Der and be perfectly air tight It should
have roof; otherwise when YOU open
up in the fall and it rains, the silage
begins to fernnent in a. very short
time.
The silo should be of a size accord
ing to the number Of cattle to be fed,
as the top must be fed off several
inches each day or two in order to keep
it in perfect condition.
Every fall fill from ten to twelve
silos for other people. And that It
takes about one half the amount OF
hay when silage is used than without,
and the cows come out in the spring
sleek and in good shape. They give
more and richer milk ana there is no
waste.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13

change sneering remarks about their
successful neighbor and satisfy one
another with the view that his great
ness is but hollow sham. There they
will knock the toWnsman who seems
to, succeed and patronize his out of
town competitor if they can. The
small town or would-be city is the
place for human jealousies to thrive
1t is only in the big towns, the real
cities, that mems views become metro
politan as we'll as their lives and their
business; in which a. genuine public
spirit of civic pride in the successes
of its citizens can be found. In fact
such nonpartisan, unseltish loyal boost
ing as shown by Lincoln, and Indian
apolis and Utica and Cincinnati, is an
unmistakabe evidence of metropoli-
tanism.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
WHO WRECKED THE MILL?
fct paul niSpatph1

Virtually, the public is asked to re-
strain, not it's curiosity, but It's certain
indefinite right to know the causes
which brought about the embarrass-
ment of the Pillsbury Washburn Flour
Mill company until the receivers shall
have made their report to the court.
Such restraint may possibly work
out to the best ends. but the condition
is a little anomalous.
No statement has been vouchsafed
by any officer or stakeholder of the
company that carries with it an eX-
PLANTATION sufficient to throw any light
upon the underlying cause of the trou-
Bile. Direct questions to the officials are
evaded, but large connected interests
on the outside content themselves
with a mysterious shake of the head
that suggests much, but declares lit
tile.
Inevitably, in the absence of positive
information, the public is inclined to
put the worst possible Interpretation
upon the situation, to exaggerate the
conditions and to declare there was
something radically wrong, which IS
now being carefully concealed. And
this emphasizes the assertion that In
this, as in other cases, blunder was
committed in not, as part of the very
first move, having made complete
and frank statement that would have
placed the public in possession d all
of the information to which it is en-
titled.
Such an extraordinary condition OF
affairs as now confronts the largest
milling company in the world, with
such vast resources and sources OF lfl>
come and revenue, demands an extra
ordinary explanation. 1t will necessar-
ily be Forthcoming when the receivers,
at the expiration of ninety days must
make full report to the courts which
created them, but in the meantime, If
the public is held out of confidence, it
must NOT be censured if It's deductions
are erroneous, it's views exaggerated
and it's conclusions unwarranted.
For years the names of Pillsbury and
Washburn have been synonyms of per-
sonal and mercantile honor. handed
down as heirlooms far beyond the price
of the material wealth which accom-
panied them The public is now loath
to attribute wrong doing to any 1nstl-
tuition bearing and coupling these
names. but at the same time marvels
that the owners of the names should
not be the first to vouchsafe the posi-
tive and emphatic information that
would convince that this embarrass-
ment comes from explainable CONNER
cial causes, entirely free from the faint
of personal or official misconduct;
that would still the public whisper and
substitute misfortune for wrongdoing
in the explanation now busy in the
nuhlic mind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
The Strawpile
-Pittssars Press


Iowa, has found a successful method OF
Graduating this grass. He describes It
as follows in Wallaces' Farmer:
Pillow the ground very shallow early
in the spring, then harrow until per-
fectly level, let it lie until about the
18th Of June when the quack grass
and other weeds will have reached a
large growth. Take three good horses
and 16-inch walking pillow, and turn
the ground over, blowing as deep as
possible, using heavy log chain att
tached to pillow and whiffletree to pull
the growth of vegetation into the fur
row, so that it will he completely COW
cred Sow with buclSwheat, and l1ar-
row lightly, with slanting tooth drag;
harrow around the field, in the same
direction in which 1t was plowed, so
as not to uncover any of the vegeta-
ton that has been turned under or
bring any of the quack grass roots to
the surface. If the above treatment
of ground that is infected with quack
grass is carried out, little II any of
the weed will be left, and the crop of
buckwheat will more than pay for the
trouble.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
THE SCHOOL SAVINGS BANK.
(Rurlington HaWkeye)

Beginning in 1901, the pupils of the
West Des Moines schools now have
over $4,000 in the savings bank under
the school savings bank system. As
the total number of depositors is 5000
it will be seen that the individual de-
posts are very small and that the pro-
fit does not compensate the banks for
the work But these banks are looking
into the future. and they are teaching
these children habits of industry and
thrift And in a very few years the
majority of these 5000 will be having
regular accounts in the banks. while
other thousands will be making use of
the school savings bank system. 1t is
good thing for the schools. for the
people. and eventually for the banks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
Summer Care of sow..

About this season Of the year the
majority of the spring pigs are Weaned
and the sows now have before them
period of enforced idleness. OF course
the sows that are intended to become.
the mothers Of fail filters have had
the spring pigs weaned some time since
and will require good care and atten-
ton during the summer In order TO
produce another strong, healthy litter
this year. Owing to the lateness of the
present season 1t is quite likely that
the large number Of sows which are
kept over this year will not raise
fall litter and 1t is a matter of econ
oIny that these sows should be handled
cheaply and at the same time be IN
good condition for breeding next fall
Owing to the high price OF feed II Is
also quite likely that the brood sows
whose pigs are being weaned are most
IL very thin At least this has been the
result Of our observations on many
farms and it Is not a condition that
will iniure the sows in any way If they
are handled rightly from now on. In
fact, we rather like to see a SOW that
is thin at weaving time as 1T shows
evidence that she has been a good
mixer and has put most of the feed
given to her into the growing pigs,
where it is undoubtedly of the great
east value. No MIN should try to carry
sows' thru the summer without abund-
ant pasture and some kind of shade
If shade trees are not found in the
pasture q few wigWam houses or light
sheds should be provided so that the
sows do not need to lie in the hot sun
during midsummer 1t is also prime
necessity that plentiful supply of wa
ter be kept before them. If the, pasture
contains plenty of clover or supply
of growing small grain the sows Will
require very little excepting green feed
and water for the next two or three
months. After threshing slight ration
of gram can be allowed them in order
that they may accumulate some flesh
and be in the best condition at breed
ing time. Altho the sows during the
coming few months will not be giving
any returns for the feed and care given
them, it must be remembered that they
are practically the foundation for next
seasons crop of pigs and that the re-
suits of neglect or Encouragement Will
be felt long afterwards
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
Kidding Land of luack Grass.
fProf. 1. I'll. Pammel. |. S. C.

(PrOf. l.. II. Pammel, L. >. VI
Ouack grass, considered as a weed,
can be exterininated by proper methods
of cultivation. Some years ago an ex-
pertinent was tried in the extermirla-
ton Of this grass on portion of the
college campus, on an area OF about
one hundred by sixty feet. 1t was
Mound much easier to exterlninate
quack grass than horse radish. The
field was ploWed early in the spring,
the season being a dry one. The crop
was then given a narrowing, thus ex-
posing all the rootstocks, or as many
as possible. The field was given a
vigorous hoeing every time that the
grass appeared. OF course. it must be
admitted that the dry season favored
the destruction; of the plant. 1t is
necessary to observe the caution, how
ever, that none of the leaves be al
lowed to appear.
The rootstock consists of a series of
Joints, at the nodes of which little
scales occur. Wherever there is a
node a new plant will form. 1t Will
be seen. therefore. that it is essential
to remove as many rootstocks as pos
sible. Mr. Henry Hatch says
This grass grows from the roots as
we'll as from the seed and as the roots
get start very quickly in wet wealth
er they should he disturbed only dur
ing a dry spell. No matter how small
or short the root may be- it is sure to
grow If torn loose from the parent
plant and deposited in moist soil. Plow
the field rather shallow, then harrow
it thoroughly with a common lever
harrow or a spring tooth toll If one is
handy. This will then leave large
share of the roots lying on the sur
face, and after few drying days they
can be raked into windroWs and
burned. If the work does not seem to
be thru in the spring, pillow again and
little deeper than before, then har-
row. rake and burn as before. Probably
few roots will escape and possibly
few seeds will yet be in the soil, so,
If it can be done, some cultivated crop
had better be grown in the field fol-
lowing this treatment, an all plants
that survive cultivation be destroyed
with hoes. This grass is as hard to
destroy as almost anything that grows.
and the only way to do it ds to take
everything out of the soil in the way
of roots, seeds, etc, and completely de-
stroy them by burning or rotting away
| in pile.
Mr.. v. E. strayer, OF Fayette county,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
Alfalfa for Horses.

A recent publication of the bureau
of animal industry. by |. d. Graham,
on the uses of alfalfa for farm AMI
mails summarizes data on the value Of
this feeding stuff for horses as fol-
lows: ~
Horses and mules thrive on alfalfa
pasture. While alfalfa is too rich a
food for mature horses unless used in
combination with some other rough
ness, it is m excellent feed for young
horses, as = seems to contain just the
elements necessary to develop bone,
muscle and consequently size. Cau-
ton should be used, however, in reed
ing alfalfa to horses, particularly II
they have not been accustomed to 1t.
Like other concentrated feeds. it seems
to stimulate all the physical processes
TO such an extent that various disor-
Eders OF the digestive system may APP
ipear. This is particularly noticeable In
the urinary and perspiratory glands.
When alfalfa is fed to horses in con-
siderable quantity, the grain ration
must be proportionately reduced and
an abundance of other roughness fur
nished When horses have attained q
mature age and it is desirable to
change from other hay to alfalfa. this
change must be very gradual, and the
alfalfa selected for this purpose should
be more advanced in growth at the
time of cutting than that which is to
be fed to cattle or sheep. AS general
statement, very ripe alfalfa hay Is the
best to use for work horses and dr1v-
inc. horses while that prepared in the
usual way--that is cut when the field
is about one-tenth in bloom--is better
for the colts. In any event, horses that
are fed alfalfa hay must be given
a h,1ndant exercise
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
what . New Jersey Editor Says.

NJ. T. Lynch, editor of the Phillips
burg, N. j., Daily Post, writes: Il have
used many kinds of medicines for
coughs and colds in my family but
never anything so good as Foleys
Honey and Tar cannot say too
much in praise of It." Mcbride & Will
Drug Co.