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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21

on the mountain peak, again entered
the boat and We're carried eastward,
eventually to a small valley. Here
they again rested and then, leaving the
boat. they wandered from one place to
another, after o. time returning to the
valley. To their surprise the boat was
gone. 1t could not be floated away.
for the land was dry wherein they had
left 1t, the food having subsidized after
great calm Of It's waters. The boat
could not have crumbled to pieces, for
there had not been time for it's decay.
They could, only conclude that the
mysterious boat, having fulfilled its
mission of preserving a few of their
race, had disappeared as miraculously
as 1t had appeared
The spot where the mysterious boat
or ark had rested was marked by the
Indians placing there huge log. They
called the place Quai-jo-para (boats
resting place. This spot Is held sacred
by the Indians, who will seldom point
it out to strangers. Not many hun
dred years ago, it is said, some Indian
warriors were passing the spot and one
of them. to show his scepticism, shot
an arrow into the side of the great
log: Immediately stream of blood
gushed from the spot pierced and the
sceptic fell dead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21

may make a good candidate, but he
would make a poor governor. He is too
old. Except from the sentimental
Istandpoint, Iowa has proven that the
election Of octogenarians is q mis-
take.
A dozen years ago at Burlington we
met Mr.. Stevenson and he was an old
man then. 1t was at the Iowa semi
centennial that we saw him and, while
he was aged, he had a pretty wit It
will be remembered that at 4fS cele-5
bration the grandstand, on which the
notables were seated. collapsed. A
number Of the distinguished guests
were injured Among those who were
in the accident were Secretary of State
Mcfarland and Vice President Steven
son. stevenson sat in the front row and
Mcfarland In the second. When the
crash came Adail the tall fell into the
arms Of Iowa's secretary. At the hotel
that night the accident was the main
subject OF conversation.
well" said Mcfarland, this morn
ing would have called q man liar
il he had said I would be supporting
democratic vice president before
night
yes" responded Stevenson, as quick
as flash, and on . poor plat
form at that" j
It is our humble opinion that the
aged ex-vice president has struck the
same kind OF a platform this year and
that, as before, he Is liable to take q
fall III
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
EngIand's King as Peacemaker.
(Washington Herald).

There are some who think that
the attitude of England as ex-
pressed by King Edward is something
akin to that Of the dog In the man
ger: that, having colonized about all
the places OH the earth that are worth
colonizing, she would like to see COM
pact Of universal peace, so that she
might be left in undisturbed possession
Of what she has gained. But we are
inclined to the belief that this is a
narrow and unworthy view. We doubt
whether anyone, even the most earn
est advocate of peace, would wish the
work undone that England has done
in the uttermost ends of the earth.
Criticize as we may, the fact remains
that her work in the cause of civiliza-
ton has been done at the expense OF
some of her best blood and millions
Of her treasure. Sometimes she has
mace mistakes, but on the whole her
rule over subject peoples has been
beneficial, making for law, order, pros
perity and Christianity civilization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
TALE LIKE DIG DELucE STORY
Yumas Tell Of Great Flood and Sur
vivors Owina Life to Boat.

Los Angeles Aug. 21-A missionary
who has returned from Mexico, where
he worked among the Yuma Indians,
says that there is similitude between
the story of the deluge recorded in the
Christian Bible and the legend Of
flood dramatically told by the Yumas,
and which has come down to them UNI
altered thru centuries.
Their deluge, as described by the few
who were miraculously saved, was the
more grandly terrible In that it came
on suddenly. From the high lands oc-
cupied by the Indians they saw the
waves of the sea sweep in upon the
land and recede, only to advance with
immensely increased volume and stu
pendously huge breakers. Then there
came terrific storm that seemed to
blow from all directions. The storm
caused huge waterspouts which APP
peared over the wild ocean as far as
the eye could see The terrified people
fled to the mountains. but the-moun-
tains were all soon to be submerged,
with the exception Of one This noun
tain, which alone remained uncovered
by the oflod Is called Aveeheilah
Mountain of. the Moon). Yet today it
is not a very high mountain.
For while before the mountain be-
came submerged there was a great
calm. and a dense fog covered the
earth. Then suddenly mighty boat
appeared to the awed view of the In
dians; it approached and stopped at
the several mountains still uncovered
by the waves, and at each point where
it touched as if guided by invisible
intelligence, the Indians, as II obeying
an unspoken but potent command, en-
tered the boat.
The boat rested first at a place,
called Avee-qua-lul (Mountain Peak),
now Pilot Knob, on the border Of Mex
leo. There was a mesa on the top Of
this mountain, tho at this day it does
not exist and on this mesa the Indians
first celebrated their delivery. This
they did by playing sacred games,
chanting sacred songs, etc. On the
rocks at the foot of this peak there are
hieroglyphics in an unknown language,
which some Of the Indians believe were
made by those who survived the flood.
Fortified driftwood is stiM tobe seen
two thirds of the distance up the sides
of Aveeheilal, which drift, the Indians
say, was deposited by the waves Of the
great flood.
The Indians, having rested for time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
DEMOCRATIC DISTRESS.
A few days ago the Times-Republic-

A few days ago the IlmeS-RepuDnc-
an said:
Y Now is the time for the dolorous
democratic papers to sound a melan-
choly note. The Gould Hartman in
:terests have opened negotiations with
the Pressed Steel Car company for
10000 cars to cost s10,000.00O. The
democratic papers will naturally, sor-
row at such news as 1t is unpleasant
to their ears and means that their
sound Of wailing will be outdone by
factory whistles. Bryan might join the
cry with a few words deploring the
Entertainments Of predatory wealth on
the democratic campaign ammuni-
ton"
The Des Moines Tribune, official
spokesman for democracy in Iowa, re.
plies:
Evidently Hartman is not afraid of
democratic victory. He thinks that a
panic by any other name smells as
sweet. He has tried republican panics
and he concludes that 1t could not be
worse under a democratic administra-
ton.
Factories; will use their orders for
campaign purposes. They will go to
their employees and say, Here are or
ders' for future delivery. II Taft is
elected we will fill them and be able
to keep you employed on your jobs at
present wages. If Bryan is elected the
orders will be cancelled. and you know
what that means.
1T will be pointed out that the re-
duction of railroad fares and freight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
BACK TO MARsE HENRY.

Nothing can happen during polit-
ical campaign from the naming of a
new baby to a race riot without the
event being used by somebody as q
campaign issue. Even the horrors at
Springfield are already being consid-
cred by the campaign committees and
one prominent African is out with pub
lie announcement that all negroes
should vote the democratic ticket be-
cause white hoodlums and ruffians in a
northern city have murdered members
of the colored race.
Strange and unreasonable as 1t may
seem this appeal is going TO convince
many a dazed negro mind. The black
man though he was leaving country
of oppression when he quit the south
for some job In the north. He thought
that in fleeing from the sons Of former
slave owners he was going to be well
coined on an equality by the sons of
the abolitionists and now he has been
strung up to electric light poles, driv-
en- from his house and his whole race
set upon by bloodthirsty mobs.
Out of Ihis distress and his terror
comes a voice calling him to vote the
democratic ticket, to come home to his
old time white folks and quaking with
fear he pleads for the protection of
Marse Henry and the Missus. He will
hear the voice and follow it knowing
not why. If it would take him back
to his southern home it would prove
his salvation for only among the
southern people who understand him
can the negro have even a show for
himself. There public sentiment toward
him is improving. The ferocity of race
hatred in the north is unknown in the
south and the extreme competition Of
the northern industrial system is OPP
pressive to the negro's progress. If he
stays in the north he should get away
from the big cities and into the small
towns. He is the under dog in the fight
for existence and the white dogs will
persist in trying to eat him up. In the
small towns both north and south he
will find less opposition and in the
south he will find real friends under
leadership of the Booker Washington
type whereas none but strangers look
coldly upon him in the abolitionist's
country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
WHO RULES THE COUNTRY?
fviptou Eaplel

1t Is highly amusing and somewhat
ludicrous to hear the man, who is out
of office and wants to get in. talk pro-
fusely about having the people rule.
This country has been ruled by the
people and by no one else, from the
time the Declaration of independence
was made. Yet the man who does not
hold an office, or not the office he
wants, says with a great earnestness
and generally with great volubility,
that now the people do not rule, but
give him the office he wants and he
will see to 1t that the people rule. He
hardly ventures to say wherein the
people do not rule, for fear he will
founder around in shallow water. He
will have far away look. when
asked to specify wherein the people
do not rule. Perhaps he will brace UP
his cheek and say;
DO you pretend to claim that the
people rule in this country?"
If he does not say where have YOU
lived all your life. and not know the
people do not rule in the United
States" he will look it, and will look
at you with pity. that you do not know
that you, with the rest of the people
do not rule this nation. The claim that
the people do not rule this country is
certainly one Of the rare, choice fakes
of the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
Iona Newspapers
THE SINGING EVANGELIST.
(Duh,iuiIo TeleU,sa nh III eralld \

Ira d. Sankey, coadJutor Of Moody,
who died the other day in New York
in his sixty-eighth year, was the
worlds greatest singing evangelist. He
was holding a federal office and asplr-
ing to congress when Moody heard him
sing and proposed that they work to-
gether. Sankey assented and the two
were inseparable until the evangelists
death several years ago.
Moody's success was in no small part
due to the man with the wonderfully
inspiring voice. Judge by present-day
vocal standards, Sankey may not have
been great singer, but he touched the
hearts Of his auditors as no man before
him had done. His famous "The Ninety
and Nine his own production, will
live as long as our national airs and be
remembered In the churches long after
the oldest inhabitants have ceased to
tell of the remarkable crowds and the
great spiritual fervor of the Moody
Sankey REVEALS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
Strong on the Classical.
(HaEper,s Weekly

Walter Damrosch tells OF q matroa
in Chicago, who in company with her
young nephew, was attending a music
al entertainment.
THE selections were apparently en-
tirely unfamiliar to the youth. but
when the wedding March" Of Men
delsso1ln was begun he began to evince
more interest.
'erhgt sounds familiar he said.
I'm not strong on these classical
pieces, but that's good one. What
is it?'
4 THAT" replied the natron, rs the
'Maiden's Prayer"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21

more by the appointment of II. d. Be-
mis- and Carl j. Scott, OF Ames, as vet
erinary inspectors in connection with
the bureau of animal industry at
Washington.
Des Moines will have a big crowd at
the fair. Des Moines can now make q
name for itself by putting the ban on
fakirs, pickpockets and courtesans.
What IL the apple crop will be small?
We are filling up on watermelons and
canteloupe now, and there are other
fruits than apples that the housewife
has already preserved for the winter.
The size OF the cereal harvest Is going
to be enough to compensate for lit
tie less apple pie, anyway.
IL that dirigible balloon is really the
dangerous war machine which 1t has
it from Uncle Sam for use in obtaining
harmony In Iowa.
Knicker-There are plenty OF books
telling how to save life while waiting
for the doctor.
Bocker-Yee. What we need is one
telling the young doctor how to save
life while waiting Tor the patient
Harper's Bazaar.
Advertising backed by hard times in
the east has finally filed the harvest
fields Of the Dakotas with the neces-
sary help.
At Webster City female affinity"
has been bound over to the grand jury
on charge Of adultery. The offense
is no less fragrant under another name
and II more "affinities" were treated in
the same way, just as the law pre-
Wanted-To borrow from some col
lege lad. shin protectors and nose
guards. Owner can pick up his prop
erty again at the conference In Des
Moines.
At Dubuque a brakeman is suing
the Burlington road for $4,000 for the
loss of foot which was run over
when caught in an unlocked switch.
In all likelihood the railroad will have
to pay a considerable sum to this man
for the injury Some day some ingen-
ious inventor will devise web for
switches, or some equally efficient con-
trivance, which will make 1t impossible
for foot to catch III frog. This form
OF death trap has been @ most costly
one to the railroad companies.
There are more than $4,000 mich
cows owned by readers of the Times
Republican. II you want one advertise.
At least 100000 horses are in use by
the readers of the Times Republican
and plenty more are needed. II you
have one for sale advertise.
I've got washing machine here"
began the inventor.
The capitalist looked at him in the
cold, calculating manner common to
capitalists and answered.:
We'll, If l were you, I'd run straight
home and,use it,"
That night the Anarchist circle re-
ce3vsd another application for MEM
bership.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
Topics of the Times.
You are not good democrat until
your dollar is in.


your dollar is in
1t is now reported that Governor
johnson may be forced into the Min
nesota gubernatorial race and IL he IS
lat will be John A. johnson vs.. Jacob
jacobson, a pair of names as attract
i've to the scandinavian voter as could
be designed.
Two women who beat the customs
authorities out Of many thousands of
dollars by falsely declaring imported
finery as regular apparel have been
allowed to pay the duty. In cases In
which the traveller knowingly defrauds
the government, 1t might be as we'll
to collect the fine and infilct the pun
ishment, too, for it's easy to perjure
ones self and save the purse IL the
only punishment is paying what is
justly due.
The Sioux City Journal wants Cum
minis to appoint some standpatter for
the vacancy in the name of harmony.
What good anti would the Journal sug-
gest ?-Marshalltown Times Republic
an.
Sthe name of Norris.--Sioux City Jour-
nal.
A deliberate insult when Norris
opinion Of a standpatter and anti is SO
well known.
Jupiter Pluvius has been good to the
corn crop in other states than Iowa.
He has just saved the crop in northern
Missouri, eastern Kansas and southern
Nebraska, thereby proving himself a
good fellow and saving King Corn the
humiliation of abdicating the throne
for this season.
Who can hit back of the ears or
between the eyes in the interest of
harmony? But let us have peace while
1 do it.
Chairman Clint Price, of the dem
ocratic state committee, has picked
warm member to act as temporary
chairman of the state judicial conven-
ton. His choice is j. s. Pepper, county
attorney Of Muscatine, who is natur-
ally fitted to give hot administration
while in the chair
Carl FRANKIE now seems to be afraid
that somebody will be determined to
confer.
Emperor William has given $4,000
toward the anti-tuberculosis crusade.
Hoch der Kaiser!
"Of course the senatorship is not an
issue" ITO prove it every newspaper
in the state is discussing it."-Des
Moines Capital.
Probably determined to let the mat
ter go over until after the general
election.
A Nevada firm has filed petition in
bankruptcy at Des Moines and with
assets of $3,O91 and liabilities of ST.
O36.46 it looks unnecessary until we
read tnaC the assets dIe Sleiiiieu ~ w
exempt. It's the same old story. When
the debtor does not really want to pay
the creditor has to whistle and try to
be cheerful under his loss.
"Cummins should withdraw in favor
of Taft.'-Sioux City Journal.
And there would be something heard
from the fellows who are for Cum
Minis before they are for Taft. Let's
be politicians and face conditions as
they exist.
When 1t comes to animal husband
ry and skill allied Herewith Iowans
excel, which has been proved once
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
For Continuation.

Mr.. z. n. Farnham. . prominent
druggist Of Spirit Lake. lows. Says
.Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are certainly the best thing on
the market for constipation" Give
these tablets q trial. You are certain
to md them agreeable and pleasant In
effect. Price. 26 cents. Samples tree.
For sale by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
steven.on's Little joke.
(Denison Review

(Denison RevieW)
Ex-Vice President Adlai Stevenson
has been nominated for governor OF
Illinois on the democratic ticket Adlai
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

There is some talk of reviving
the interurban road from Charles City
to Marshalltown, by way OF Parkers-
burg, Fern, Grundy Center and Con-
rad" says the Conrad Record. If half
the interurban roads are built that
are, being talked a railroad map Of
Iowa would look like piece of Mott
ingham lace. But talk is cheap; it
takes money, people and taxes to build
and maintain interurbans."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21

fad, says the conrad RECORD. III half
the interurban roads are built that
are, being talked, a railroad map Of
Iowa would look like a piece of Mott
ingham lace. But talk is cheap; it
takes money, people and taxes to build
and maintain interurbans."
The Sioux City Tribune says Col
onel Lafe's tender solicitude lest the
governors fool friends" shall do him
irreparable injury Is one Of the touch
ing incidents of the contest for the
vacant senatorship."
The board of supervisors OF Polk
county has appropriated $38,5O0 with
which to buy voting machines, and the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil remarks that
Its all over with Hull-Prouty con-
tests in the future.
Here's one from the Thornton En-
terprise: ''The dispatches tell of a
man in Kentucky who carried leg
less girl in his arms to the county
clerks office to get license to marry
her. That fellow is in luck. There is
no danger that his wife will get up
in the night and run out barefoot in
the snow to drive a COW out Of the
yard and then stick her feet up
against the middle Of his back to get
them warm again when she goes back
to bed"
There has been a great deal of COM
ment concerning the fact that both
Bryan and Taft have been talking into
telephone horns to make records to be
used in the present campaign" the
Rockwell City Advocate remarks. Its
nobody's business If they want to con-
duct that sort of campaign, but
honestly, wouldn't the people in gener-
al have a higher idea of the dignity
of the two gentlemen if neither of
them had adopted that style of cam
paigning? We think So"
"The Iowa Central strike at Mar
shalltoWn continues. The company says
that if strikers want to come back to
work they must come back as indl-
viduals, and that satisfactory men
now at work were promised permanent
employment, and this contract will be
fulfilled. That's square and should be
upheld" the Clinton Mirror contends.
Iowa farmers will go to the state
fair in automobiles. A number of
farmers in northwestern county
formed a club and will take their
families across the country in auto
mobiles to attend the state fair and,
to spend week camping out in the
only great park which the state owns.
The incident illustrates the progress
and prosperity of Iowa farmers in re-
cent years." remarks the Ackley World.
ut might be suggested (by way of
parenthesis) that a. proper number
Of deputies be stationed at the door
during the assembling OF the repub-
lican conference in Des Moines on
the o5th to relieve the brethren of
bowie knives, dirks. tomahaWks and
other implements that might be preju-
dicial TO a harmony program. We
ought to get together in a manner that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21

when Lincoln fell General Garfield
said, God reigns, and the republic still!
lives and the republican banner was
kept full high advanced When Nc
Kinley fell. another took his place and
the party has won every battle since.
Allison, the great Iowa leader of the
party, has laid down his armor, but
Iowa republicans must and will keep
the state in line. The party of Lincoln
and Mckinley must elect It's entire
ticket in November" the Marion Reg
lister declares.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21

The Sioux City Tribune says Col
onel Lafe's tender solicitude lest the
governors fool friends" shall do him
irreparable injury is one Of the touch
ing incidents of the contest for the
vacant senatorship."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21
yAyss 9efmhlta1 lnu,1 Iru Aag,tst y 1908

will not be liable to annihilate both
factions" suggests the Webster City
Freeman Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-21

The board of supervisors Of Polk
county has appropriated $38.500 with
which to buy voting machines, and the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil remarks that
'It's all over with Hull-Prouty con-
tests in the future.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-06
MAY NOT FILE PROTEST
Republicans Had Not Sent in Docu-
ment on Use Of Their Electors
Up to Noon.

From today's developments 1t Is
quite possible that the statutory time
for filing a protest against the use of
Taft electors by the american party,
Will be allowed to pass without action
by the Republicans.
The time for filing protests expires
tonight, and none had been filed UP to
noon. Opinion in Republican circles
differ somewhat as to whether q pro-
test would be filed, the opinion or many
being that the law allowed the filing
Of such petitions as the American
petition and that protest against 1t
would not be- sustained. 1t therefore
being necessary to reach the matter
IN some other way
Several state committeeman spent
most OF Sunday preparing protests,
taking construction of the law to tho
effect that the right to petition contem-
plated only petitions by those excluded
from primaries and conventions, and
did not intend that people already rep
resented should ask that other, and
competing tickets get n place on tho
official ballot. Yesterday the matter
was considered by the state committee.
and was again under discussion this
morning. the prevailing view seeming
to be that the petitions We're regular
under the law. While not officially
announced it Is doubtful IT protest
will be fled this afternoon.