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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
SOME SPECIFIC ExTRAvAGANce.

Twelve tons of worthless matter
printed at the expense of the state has
been consigned to the junk heap by the
executive council, and thus are re-
vealed methods of holding UP the pub
lie treasury other than LATE Youngs
skiver charges. Useless copies of the
code supplement to the number of 81
443 have been sold for old paper, and
the state still has on hand 1900 copies,
for which 1t has little use.
The printing of the code supplement
was authorized and a limited number
OF copies were necessary. The public
printer who holds office by virtue or
political influence needed the money,
and his friends in the legislature ex-
erted themselves to see that his office
was kept busy. The public printer
charged about what he could, looked
innocent and pocketed the proceeds.
The men guilty Of this piece Of ex-
'travagance are now lending aid to the
charge of depleted treasury. James
H. Trewin, then a member of the leg
islature, was the author Of the bill un-
der which the code supplement was
printed ana was chairman OF the
commission which compiled 1t. Trewin
is now candidate for congress from
the Fifth district. Bernard Murphy, OF
vinton. a close friend of Trewin, was
public printer at. the time, and pre-
received the profits, along
with Howard Tedford. then state bind
err Mr.. Murphy is candidate for the
nomination of lieutenant governor.
The criticism OF the Cummins admin
istration for extravaganza has never
assumed specific form and probably
will not in view of the circumstances.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
Grains on Hand.
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According to the report of the De-
partment of Agriculture there is not
as much of the three leading grains
on hand this spring as there was last
If it were not for the control of the
markets by speculative influences, this
ought to mean better prices to those
who held their crops. The first result
however, as we show in another arti-
Gle in this issue, was to depress prices
and involve the farmers in loss But
since the matter is made public our
readers may we'll know all about it,
so they may consider what the results
ought to be- and what they would be
If farmers were truly cooperating to
make their prices and control their
marketing.
The wheat reported still In farmers
hands March /, 1908, was 14S,721 900
bushels, which was 57,92S,000 bushels
less than they had March /, 1907. II
the law of supply and demand, this
would indicate that wheat should be
about third higher in price this
spring than 1t was last.
The quantity Of corn reported in
farmers hands March l of this year
was 962,429,000 bushels. This was
335, 571 900 bushels less than what
was on hand March /, 1907. This In
dicates that the price this spring ought
to be more than a third greater than
it was last spring.
The oats reported in farmers hands
March 1, 1908. was 267,476,000 bush
els There was on hand at the same
time last March. 3S4,461,000 bushels,
or 116.9S5,000 bushels more than
now. This again would indicate that
the price of oats should be higher this
spring than 1t was last.
These figures at least show one
thing that might be turned to good
account by farmers and that is II
they were organized and could work
together as other people do. they could
undoubtedly SO control their business
as to secure to themselves such prices
as the acknowledged condition Of their
products warrants. And that is worth
the most earnest effort men can put
forth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
ALLISON A FOLLOWER.
REGISTER and Leader)

(Register and Leader.)
1t makes all the difference in the
world what we are engaged in set
Ting. If it is Senator Allison's part
in the final scenes of rate legislation
that is one thing. If 1t is organizing
the forces in Iowa politics that caused
the rate agitation, that stirred the
men at Washington to act, and that
put the Iowa delegation squarely be-
hind the president, that is quite an
other. In the first instance Senator
Allison's name would be prominent.
In the second it would be scarcely
necessary to mention him, for not
even his warmest supporter will pre-
tend that he has ever been leader
in agitating for reforms.
What Mr.. Wallace has made as
clear as daylight is that Governor
Cummins is entitled to the credit OF
setting the Iowa prairies aflre on
this railroad question, and of Great
ing public sentiment here in Iowa
that made itself felt in Washington.
and put such men as Senators Alli-
son and Dolliver and Colonel Hep
burn actively behind the president.
And the inference he draws, and that
may be properly drawn, is that II
the people would have the fight con-
tinued until the final victory is won
they must look to men like Cover
nor Cummins, who have the zeal to
do something on their own motion.
and not men like Senator Allison,
whose services have been mainly val
liable in finishing up what others
have begun. ....
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21

nation, to be allowed to escape the just
penalty of their disgusting greed for
wealth without work? Is it not better
that they be made to pay at least a full
share of the penalty for the plunderng
of the bank and the citys loss? Is q
national bank. which holds prestige
thru the very word which indicates
governmental backing, to be made the
theater for the practice of thieving and
boodling by public grafters, and fos-
tered as such by President Theodore
Roosevelt and his administration?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

'"rhe Ladies' Aid society Of the
Methodist church of Marshalltown are
far seeing and practical women. Re-
Gently they held a meeting and decided
that headgear Of all kinds should be
tabooed during church services" COM
ments the Dubuque Times-Journal.
THE order was duly chronicled in the
church bulletin and last Sunday ev-
cry woman who entered the church re-
moved her hat. 1t is sensible in
novation and should prove satisfac-
tory to everybody"
These remarks are by the editor of
the Manila Times: Speaker Can
non is being held responsible for the
do nothing policy of the present con-
gress. There is said to be great de-
sire. on the part OF some republican
leaders to rush thru some makeshift
measures before adjournment just to
show that congress can do something
If it wants to. If Cannon is as power
full as they say, he should block such
designs. Makeshift laws are worse
than none at all. There is one thing
at least to the credit of the present
congress. 1t has not passed any idiotic
currency bills.
THE passage Of the anti-betting bill
to apply to the District of Columbia
will cause considerable annoyance to
the proprietors OF the famous Benning
track" says the Sioux City Journal.
"They will be compelled to move the
fence, stables grandstand, and betting
booths about quarter of a mile,
which will take them over the Mary
land line. The new regulation will
cause considerable Inconvenience to
members of congress, too. In order to
get to the track on time they will
have to start several minutes sooner.
The sanguine Cedar Falls CORE
spondent of the Waterloo Times-Trib-
une says Just as the writer tackled
the good looking, good natured cash
Ter of the Cedar Falls National bank
for an item, two very pretty young
ladies passed by. We both dofed our
hats, and Mr.. Miller said. There's an
item for you, It's a fact that Cedar
Falls has more real pretty, attractive,
bright, sweet and winsome ladies to
the square foot than any other town IN
Iowa. Their sweet faces are more
than matched up by their sweeter dis
positions. Hats off to the Cedar Falls
ladies, married or single"
Editor S. w. Rathbun, Of the Ma
rion Register, writes: From the
storehouse of epithets some one has
started the following and applied 1t to
Governor Hughes: 'Barefaced hypo-
critic Impossible untile h sheds those
whiskers."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21

any of our senators and representatives
in congress. He has done this as a
leader of anti-lmonopoly sentiment,
which when finally aroused, forced our
unwilling servants in Washington to
do what they should have done long
before. 1t is because of this that he
enjoys the enmity of many of our
congressional delegation. This is not
surprising, for 1t is said that even the
saints when they are walked up wake
up cross"
And now we are asked Can a dem
ocrat write in the name of some re-
publican candidate and have his bal
lot counted for that republican,? He
can write in the name and his vote
will be recorded for the republican,
but it will be recorded as vote for
the republican for nomination on the
democratic ticket, just the same as tho
some precinct delegate in democratic
county convention should vote for a
republican friend for the democratic
nomination. When a voter chooses his
party ballot at the primary. he selects
for himself the party in which he can
vote on nominations.
Jim Trewin was a party to the ALI
son conference which resolved that
none but Allison men be permitted to
hold office. in the Fifth congressional
district. The Cummins man who says
he is for Cummins and for Trewln is
presumptively lying about the former
because he is ashamed to admit the
truth in the face of prevailing public
opinion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
Handling Dry Sod Land.

Denver Field and Farm says: "If
we do not get a big soaking rain or a
heavy snow storm here on the plains
within the next three or four weeks
the dry farmers might as well give up
the notion that they can do very
much this year for the chances are all
against them. The burden will fall
heaviest upon the settlers who have
just come in for it Is always question:
able practice to crop newly broken
sod in a dry year. The sod usually
contains but little moisture and the
process of breaking saves none OF IT..
1t is a good plan to pillow sod land not
less than three nor more than five
inches deep. turning the sod down as
flat as possible and then pray to the
Lord for q good wetting so that 1t will
not dry out too soon. Follow as
closely with a disc harrow as practic-
able and then go on with some form
of packer either single or double roll.
This will level the sod land above and
firm the soil in the lower stratum Of
the furrow slice, restoring the capil7
larity where blowing has arrested it..
This firaned underestimate soil is thus
tllbheu W OLaW AHOiStuAC II SsAl 'hSASV
and give good, normal root Develop
ment. Follow up the packer with
good smoothing harrow to produce a
surface mulch to arrest capillarity and
check evaporation Of soil moisture
Then follow with the seeder. All
small grain should be put in with a
press wheel drill with the rows run
ming east and west If possible, follow
ing with a good spike toothed or
smoothing harrow. 1t is almost neces-
sary that all tillage operations on sod
shall be with the burrows rather than
across them to avoid tearing up the
sod and drying out the seed bed. Do
not seed broadcast, and make each
tillage operation horough-plow
discing, firunlng. narrowing and seed
ing. When the new crop Is up cross
harrow to prevent the formation of a
crust and give the young crop a cult
walton. Follow up each rain with a
good narrowing as long as the char
acter Of the crop will permit"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
Topics of the Tim es

The Taft boom has reverberated so
heavily as to drown the sound made
by the other aspirants.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
Al APPEAL 70 the BLIND GODDESS.

When the Times Republican some
days ago criticized the conduct of Bank
Examiner Folds in relation to the Al
legheny National bank defalcation at
Pittsburg, and appealed for the thor
ough investigation as to the identity
Of the "friends'' Of Cashier William
Montgomery alleged to have profited
by the bankers stealings, the steal
was only partially known. It seemed
then highly injudicious for an officer
Of the national government in the po-
sition OF Mr.. Folds to give an inter-
view saying that he believed Montgom-
cry had not profited by his loot. but
hat he had been "victimized' by
friends to whom he gave the stolen
funds. Folds had made the charge
II embezzlement of over 100000
against Montgomery.
Now 1t appears that the bank was
filled OF about 100000. its tills are
mpty, city funds of Pittsburg mu-
licipality entrusted to the bank are
zone, the city treasurer Of Pittsburg,
cared thru the loss of large amount
If money belonging to the town treas
ury. accuses Folds of bad faith" In
citing the bank go to the wall before
the city could demand 1t money, and
.ppeals are being made at Washington
to the high national powers to white
wash" the matter or at least let the
political clique responsible for the
downfall of the bank escape shake
town.
If Bank Examiner Folds made any
arrangement with politicians whose
,onsciences hurt them whereby the
bank loss was to be made good and
the muss hushed up, excepting in SO
FAR as was concerned Cashier Mont
gomery, he went aside from his duty
as an officer and stepped from the path
doubt true that Cashier Montgomery's
guilt is greater than that of anybody's
else SO far as is now known, as he was
the pivot on which the offering plan
reyolved, yet such politicians as con-
niyed at the use" Of the banks funds
should certainly not be allowed to es-
cape the most rigorous punishment.
Maybe Montgomery Is deserving OF
sympathy but there Is room for doubt.
IA man close to so and in the banking
business for thirty years, he had had
sufficient training to know better than
to steal And were not the numerous
examples of hayward bank employees
in his own town in recent years enough
to deter him? Within half dozen
years as many Pittsburg banks had
been robbed Of sums ranging from
$4,000 to $1,000, 900, string of bank
steals probably never equaled in any
other city.
And topping 1t all is the crash of the
brokerage firm of James Carothers &
Co., who had large blocks of the banks
stock as collateral, firm headed by an
ex-president of the Pittsburg stock ex-
change whose reputation has for many
years been high in eastern financial
circles, apparently an innocent sufferer.
If the innocent must suffer for the
loss Of the banks funds by fraud, de-
ceit and the most abjest brand of moral
cowardice is Bank Examiner Folds to
be allowed to act, by omission OF
commission, as shield for the rotten
ness OF western Pennsylvania poll
ticians? Are public men, who are
strongest in the ltmelight as examples
to the growing young Of this advancing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
The Strawpile

weeded on the knees. Knees were
made for prayer. not for work in til
garden.
Possibly in these later days it ma.
be the habit Of good many farmer
to let their wives and daughters MAX
the garden. We don't know, but oil
correspondence leads us to suspect
this to be fact We unhesitatingly
advise them to protest and say No
field garden, no garden vegetables, no
radishes, no cucumbers, no onions, no
peas, no tomatoes, no sass" Of any
kind except the kind that Is sometimes
necessary to bring the farmer to his
senses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
Iona Newspapers
MONUMENTS TO IOWA SOLDIERS
(Dumont Journal.)

MONUMENTS TO IOWA SOLDIERS.
(Dumont Journal.)
We are in receipt of the book just
published by the state entitled 'Dedi-
cation Of Monuments to Iowa Sol
diers," for free distribution to libra
ries Grand Army posts, newspapers,
assemblymen and state officers Fur
ther distribution will be made upon
application to old soldiers who took
part in the engagements at Vicks-
burg, Chattanooga and Shiloh, includ-
ing those who were imprisoned in An
Jacksonville prison. Applications
should be sent to the secretary. of
state, and should have name and adj
dress, with company and regiment In
which he served, plainly written.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21

tf0CeQ 20 the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder Of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
<l,ot lie their xyorS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21
ilsl Tle Kidneys Arc
Weakened by Over Work.

Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood.
1 II used to be considered that only
hfinaSy aud bladder troubles were to be
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

sH LAY with the kitten for half an
Dhour. child. and let me Danish this
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of the same wood very handsomely made,
with heavy silver or rilt handles

of the same wood very handsomely made,
with heavy silver or gilt handles.
Next admira BILE after the Circassian
walnut is the Italian walnut table. This
is heavily carved, usually, and the slender
legs are also deliberately carved. The
trays which are made for these tables are
also. carved in relief. which seems a little
odd for tea tray. Nevertheless they are
very handsome and fashionable.
Very much used also are the Colonial
mahogany tea tables. These usually have
two glass shelves. or rather one shelf and
top of glass framed in mahogany. These
tables have also tea trays to match, the
tray being of glass with mahogany
frame and gilt handles. There are also
mahogany tables with shelf and top of
wood. These have trays made of wood
and covered with glass. The red wood
shows through the glass very prettily.
These tables are very much admired.
The advantage of the glass shelves and
glass covered wooden tray, of course. is
that no marks are left by the plates Ms
would be the case on polished wood
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-11

excite the brain unduly, and that results
in sleeplessness. which is always a SEE
ri0us matter.
'GOing to the dressmaker? Best in
quire first over the telephone whether she
is quite ready for you. Waiting is 50
tiresome that ii reacts disastrously upon
the disposition unless one has at hand
some resource like an interesting book. a
small drawing pad or a tiny grammar
similar TO that carried about by a busy
woman who. by studying verbs Mt odd
moments If waiting. mastered Italian.
Interest in = new gown or anxiety that its
every detail shall b. perfect may tempt
one 10 stand too bong In one position.
favOring one fegt- however. more than
the other. a habit S0en formed, and with
the consequent result 0f uneven hiTS- IL
! far better 20 provide the dreSSTaa ker
With 4 lay figure u precisely your ogu
proportions ami have waists. skirts AMI
costs draped upon IL while you sit ami
critirise the effect
Extremes q eoIt sni heat are ex-
hauSting and 10 he arsile,I Whenever rzlS-
sible for when the lssly j. greaffv
faiizued the liver hqssmes toFt,;.l ap.4 !
cold j. readily contracted. Never remain
ont II dgsrs after h-u1ming thorouzhlv
chilled. and uTssu entering the house drink
= cup II bot tea Igasen the efsthfux al
get warm by lying under . Thick Market
instead u croErhin- over ! hre with
sheulaers hunrhesI and ehepkS Ssn~rhfns
Tee murh waking swimming. riding.
danrinx- fsnHis - zalf-rxeessive sxers-5Ss
- an kind-has shs eTecf Of eHhsusff-~
vital Iawer- a1i wtsfsvsr orerSfrsirS
the hsly uil - msre h4ra than zgs.7.
e>Es~slaliy II only eDe 81 If museaew =
called IHtO riggrszs aeti5n- To ~ sym-
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If the curate's assistant is not used
then three legged table is employed as
an additional table. This table, which is
sometimes called a muffin rack, is COM
posed of a tier of round shelves, each
large enough to hold a plate. The kettle
may be put ON top of this table. The
three uprights which hold the shelves to,
gether extend upward over the top into
a sort Of handle. by which the table may
be carried into the room.
| For the fittings Of the tea table there
are of course, the most fascinating OF
silver and china articles. If one wishes.
instead of the wooden or glass tray, one
may have tray of silver or Sheffield
plate. All the old English designs are
popular now, and the tray and other sill
yer fittings may be had in an antique
shop or in modern shop which deals in
good reproductions of. antique models.
There are fascinating things TO be had
among the real old English silver and
Sheffield plate. Queen Anne designs in
tea kettles, or rather hot water kettles,
are very popular, and so also are all the
palmer designs of old English silver and
Sheffield plate. Just at present the very
elaborate designs are not so much sought
after. The plain pieces of the George l..
period are also very attractive. Most of
the old tea kettles were set on rather low
alcohol burners. A quaint and rather
rare old English design has the kettle
hung from a tripod the tripod being
formed from tall silver rods.
1t was the fashion when these kettles
were employed 10 make each separate
cup Of tea with a tea ball. Every girls
tea table must have tea ball as part of
its equipment, whether she uses it to
make tea or not. Ii is most attractive
thing TO possess, although many persons
contend that the tea made in this fasci-
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Blythe
APRIL.
GRAND
MOTHER

metrical the whole frame should be
equally developed. and one need not be
discouraged If at first sense of weari-
ness after a few moments exertion
counsels rest, for that which at hrst
fatigues will finally be scarcely enough
TO satisfy, as the muscles, with use, grow
larger and stronger
sFIat ehested. angular shouldered girls
with awkward necks. pipestem arms, mar.
row backs and a weak carriage could
never have been attractive even during
the Lydia Languish period. IL a girl
would have a high chest. plump arms and
distinguished bearing. she must remember
never 10 allow herself to get over-fatigued.
either mentally or physically. and also
that no one who Is greatly fatigued can
be graceful. for the movements are neees-
sarily UNCERTAIN. feeble and slow
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mating fashion is not as good as thai
made in a teapot. A recently revived
device in the tea ball is an old English
tea ball on rod instead of on chain.
The modern imitation of this old device
is the tea ball spoon, in which the tea ball,
slightly fattened out, is attached to a
spoon handle. The original rod tea ball.
which is to be found in some Of the an
tique shops, is ever so much quainter. 1t
is more like an egg in shape, only much
smaller, and has slender rod for a ham
die instead Of fiat spoon handle.
Tea caddies are also a most charming
possession and they are in many shapes
and varieties, usually of silver, although
there are some of Sheffield plate. 1t is
usual for the tea kettle, the tea pot, the
cream jug, sugar bowl and tea caddy to
match each other in design, but they need
not be in a set. If one prefers old silver
to new it is possible to gather the pieces
one by one from many different sources
and still have them of the same period
and therefore sufficiently of the same de-
sign.
A great many of the old tea caddies
locked because of two reasons. One was
that tea was very expensive in those days
Just as good tea is to-day, in fact-but
our ancestors were more thrifty than We
are and they did not purpose to have the
servants enjoying their fine tea, for which
at one time they used TO pay So pound,
sum equal TO $50 in our own day. So
they locked away their tea treasure just
as carefully as they did their jewels. Be
sides this our ancestors had another rea-
son for locking up their tea-at least some
of them did--those who lived about courts
and palaces. They were ever so much
more afraid of being poisoned than We
are, and consequently they locked up their