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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
SUICIDE VISIT GROWS POPULAR.
Iowa Woman, Initiating Others, Ends
Life Calling on Neighbor.

Davenport, Aug. ,25.-Mrs Sophia
Deubner called on her neighbor Mrs.
Keppy, swallowed two ounces of car
bolic acid soon after arriving and died
In five minutes. She had been subject
to melancholia spells for some time.
This is the third time that persons
of this city have committed suicide
in neighbors' homes in the last few
weeks. and the suicide visit is becom-
ing an accepted social institution here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
THE FARMERS PRoFlTlNG.
Competitors Offers High Price for But
ter Fat as lnducement.

VomPetItor VIeFS TITyH TT 49,
ter Fat as lnducement.
Allison, Aug. 25.-Since the burn
ing tof Allson's creamery last Sun
day night, three cream stations are
in operation within a stones throw OF
each other. on Main street. On Fri
day one of the concerns was paying )
cents per pound above the New YORK
market for butter fat, which is evil
IDENTIFY a bait thrown out for the pur-
pose of interesting the farmers in that
particular institution. The question
of rebuilding the local creamery is
still up in the air, but 1T is to be hoped
that it will soon be settled in the at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
Good Plum Crop.

Mason City, Aug. 25.-W. e. Roberts
is the champion plum raiser of the
county and has a number of trees
that are breaking down with their load
of fruit. The plums are more than
average size and Of a delightful flavor
and are just beginning to ripen. Mr..
Roberts is busily engaged in propping
up the limbs that the trees might be
saved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
What a New Jersey Editor Says.

M. 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 50 good as Foley's
Honey and Tar ! cannot say too
much in praise of it, Mcbride g. Will
Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
wcds His Brothers Widow.

Boone Aug 25.-Word comes to
Boone OF the marriage of Superintend-
ent w. H. Whalen, formerly OF the
Chicago & Northwestern at Boone
now of Dunsmuir, Cal, to Mrs. Cora
Whalen, widow of DR.. Whalen, brother
of the SUPERINTENDENT.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25

of their holdings or add to the same
sufficiently to- equal one or more
shares of stock, the par value of
which will be $40.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
BUTLER COUNTY FAIR.
Will Open at Allison Sept. I, and Last
Three DAYS.
Times-Repuhlican.

Special to Times Republican.
Allison, Aug 25.-Arrangements are
completed for the opening of the But
Ter county fair, to be held here Sept.
1. 2 and 3. A large attendance is ex-
pected if the weather is favorable. The
Parkersburg band has been secured for
the fair, and several special attractions.
Good prizes are offered for the var
ious sports and racing contests. An
event of the fair will be a ball game
between Shell Rock and New Hart
ford,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25

Absolutely all packet teas and most
bulk teas show the grocer a larger pro-
fit than "Salada," but none give the
consumer as much satisfaction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-25
DR.. q. w. cE1ase's
Nerve pills

IN MARSHALLTOwN DR.. A. w
Chase's medicines are recommended
and for sale 10y the Mcbride & Win
Drug Co.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28

E.ss'~HvE j
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Us. ..44I-,Il- IL 1 Lsl ).
IT PAYS To GO TO CHURCH.
II You Are a Young Doctor and Are
On Hand When Needed.

II you are young doctor with all
the requirements OF a successful ca
reeF except patients, you may find
it pays to go to church This is true,
especially If you have a command
Ing appearance and are on the job
when opportunity offers. One young
doctor in Brooklyn found this to be
true. He attached himself to q
church with a large membership.
and was assiduous in attending ser
vices. As hS was good looking, his
presence aroused remark, especially
among the women members OF the
congregation. At the morning ser
vices on a recent Sunday, a woman
who sat in a front pew near the pull
pit tainted. There was q call for a
doctor. The young man rose up in
his place in side pew, stalked ma
jestically around TO and down the
centre aisle. and soon was admins
teTing to the sufferer in his best pro-
fessional manner 1t was a big
feather in the young doctors cap
New York Sun.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
The Animals Must sIeeB.

The following notice is said TO
have been posted up by order OF the
mayor in 3 small parish in the up
per Pyrenees:
Seeing that the young people OF
the parish are accustomed to as
semble every Sunday after mass to
dance. and that the noise which they
make frightens the hens, cocks, pigs
and other domestic animals OF the
village, and that the result is a fall
ing away Injurious to agriculture,
we hereby prohibit the dances dur
ing the hours that the domestic ami
mails take their repose."
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
European Stationery.

Hotel stationery must be cheap in
Europe. The envelopes are 61a by
inches, and usually of some green
or blush tiRt. with an inch OF heavy
printing across the top. Frequent
ly no place is left for the stamp.
These receptacles are so wide that
ahey arrive folded over a couple of
inches. which reduces them to the
size of the ordinary American COM
merciaI envelope.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Post ONCE Pens.

Mustard manufacturers grow rich,
we are told, not by the quantity Of
mustard consumed, but by that
which is wasted and left on the din-
ers' plates. The saying is recalled
by an interesting statement made By
the Postmaster-General as to the
number OF pens supplied for use By
the public in the post offices Of the
country. It seems that last year the
total was 1,250,060.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Seeds ara Ennd

Tamarind seeds are to be reckoned
among the fairly nutritious plant
products that have been reported to
provide food during periods of fam
Inc in India, says Nature. The pulp
of the fruit is an esteemed ingredi-
ent of certain condiments. The ker-
nels Of the seeds when freed from
the skin and roasted furnish q not
unwholesome flour, suitable for mix
ing with cereals to make small cakes.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
POrDOiSes at PLAY.

A remarkable photograph of half
a dozen porpOises playing under wa
ter just ahead of the bow of steam
ship travelling at the rate of p
knots an hour, has been published
by q correspondent of knowledge,
Mr.. G. H. Gale. Mr.. Gale calls at
tentiOn to the singular fact that the
pOrpoises while easily maintaining
their position ahead of the ship show
ed no apparent effort or motion Of
body, tail or fin Yet he thinks that
they were not carried along by move
ment Of water in front of the vessel,
because air bubbles were seen rush
ing from their backs, and the pho
tograph shows the effects of these
bubbles by the white streaks on the
yacks Of the animals. Sometimes
they rolled over sidewise, but they
always maintained their position
Youths Companion.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Japanese and Their Prisoners.

The Japanese have a rather kindly
way Of treating prisoners who have
not besn convicted. The regulation
prissn dress Is a kind Of strawberry
red-ceIOred kimono, but many wear
light blue, as a sign that although
under suspicion, they have not yet
been found guilty. When prisoners
in this class have occasion to pass
through the public streets curious
extinguisher-like baskets are placed
upon their heads.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
NEW znAIAND's WHITE ISLAND.
Always EnxeIoped In Clouds of
Staam-Tts Strange Lakes.

White Island, New Zealand, de-
rives its name from the clouds Of
white steam in which 1t appears to
be continually enveloped. It's area
is only 500 acres, and its height
about $50 feet above the sea level.
In form and color # is like a re-
posing camel, while its interior with
its gray, weather beaten. almost per-
pendtcular clifIs, recalls the CoIiss-
um At Rome. Overhanging the
southern landing place stands 8 col
umn Of rock closely resembling .
sentinel, which has been dedicated
to the memory of Capt Cook. The
water Of the island is Of pale
green hue, and anything dipped into
1t becomes Of a red brick color. The
fumes of sulphur are always plaiAly
percePtibls.
On 8 fine moonlight night a woA
deTful sight is Afforded to any one
who will sit in an open boat in one
Of the lakes of the island. Cover
ing an area Of fifty acres is an Ina
menss caldron kissing and snorting
and sends forth volumes of poisonous
steam, while all chances of egress
appear to be denied by the steep
silent and gloomy cliffs.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
SOUTH AMERICAN INvIGoRsNr.
How Coca Is CuItivated-Used as
Preventive OF Sleep and Fatigue.

IECFSASAte OA oiCSp anu atASuC.
Coca is the South American in
vigorant The shrub from which
the coca leaves are obtained grows
under favorable conditions to a
height of about four meters. It is
cultivatd in Peru and BOLIVIA
At the time the crop is gathered
the seeds are sown in beds, when
they germinate and grow. and in
two months the growing plants
reach & height of about a foot The
leaves, grown in the proper sunlight
and shade. are yeIlowish, small and
thick.
This Is the kind Of leaf that is
preferred for chewing by persons
using the leaf as q stimulant, forti-
fier and preventive of sleep and
fatigue in the performance of ardu-
GUS work, inasmuch as they prevent
rheumatism, from which miners
suffer when working in mines that
contain much water. Indians whs
mastie&ts the leaves OF this plant
can work twenty-four hours without
eating or sleeping
Coca leaves are used by the na
tives when engaged in long and fa-
tiguinE journeys and by soldiers
when subject to hRrdships and pri-
vations. They may be used with all
kinds OF food and are said to cure
dyspepsia, either taken as an in
fusion In the shape of tea or by
masticating the leaves. The life Of
the plant when perfect is eighty
years.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
sapDhires Of Different CoIors.

To say that anything is as blue
as a sapphire" is to make use Of an
incorrect comparison. Sapphires are
not exclusively one color. The sap
phires Of Ceylon vary from a soft
blue to a peacock blue, which last
is practically a green. There is also
a red sapphire, sometimes called
Ceylonese ruby. Further, many fine
sapphires are yellow or white.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
EHE SIMPLE LIFE IN FINLAND.
In the Summer All Glasses Spend
Most of the Time Out of Doors.


Most Of the Time Out of Doors.
In Finland everybody lives the
simple life in summer. They camp
out on islands, in the forests, and
always somewhere near the water,
for everybody swims and bathes.
Almost all classes sleep and eat al
frescO at this time of year and the
town councils Of the towns in this
progressive and altogether delight
full little country provide pull C
nreplaces and public bathing sheds
in all places where the working
classes go in search of fresh air
But the simple life is by no means
dull with the frisky Firms. They
combine it with q surprising amount
OF gayety. They eat, drink and are
very merry In their picturesque little
log cabins outside the cities.
When they are tired OF bathing
and spiashing, they dance, they sing,
they watch fireworks and practice
gymnastics; they all become like
children and ara the very hRppiest,
merriest. most good natured. most
sasily pleased and most healthy
holiday makers In the world
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
IRdiaA Courage,

Katherine Beaulieu, a pupil OF the
ChilocoO Indian School, Oklahoma
had her hand caught in the big steam
mangle, and before the machine
could be stopped the arm had been
dragged in above the elbow. The
physician was able to save the arm
but in order to facilitate healing it
was necessary to graft fifty pieces of
gkin over the wound. Volunteers
were called for and the doctor re-
ported several scrimmages among
the other pupils for the privilege of
being the first to contribute part of
their epidermis.-From the Indians s
Friend
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
AfonteneKrO's New CanitaI,

Montenegro is building q new cap
itaI at Antivari, the port g its pres
snt capital. The works. which are
In the hAaAs OF Italian contractors,
were inAugurRtsd this month By the
ruling prince. whS insisted in his
speech on the close ties OF interest
binding Montenegro to Italy on the
eas hand and ts Russia on the other,
while he left Austria out IN the cold.
1t il supposed that the new town i
to be the tsrmlzAI OF Russia's Bal
kan line, and the speech is regarded
as having considerable diplomatic
Importance for that reason.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Where the "Good 'Uns" Are.

An American actor was once sss-
ing London from the top Of q bus.
AS they swung down the Strand hs
asked the driver to point out the
places or interest. Right you are,
sir!" agreed the driver, touching his
hat. There's Luggit Ill. where
they 'ang 'em." A little later:
There's Parliament 'ouses. where
they make the laws wOt does It.,
across the way. An there's West
minister Habbey, where they buried
the good uns wot didn't get 'anged!"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
oLD-T1s1n CLOTHING FOR LADS.
Gay apparel Worn by SchOolbOys
20O Years Ago.

How would the schooIbeys Of to-
day enjoy wearing gayly-noWered
vests, fine blue or red stockings and
blue plush breeches? This was only
part OF the gay apparel worn BY
schoolboys Of two centuries or more
ago. There we're few Pubic schools
In those early days, and the boys who
attended pay schools" were very
particular about their apparel.
A single example will give q COED
idea Of the contents OF one small
trunk Of q boy leaving home for
school A lad about 10 years old,
named John Livingstone. was sent
from New York to school IN New
England in the latter part OF the
Seventeenth Century. An account
Of his new linen and clothes has
been preserved. It reads thus, In
the old spelling:
Eleven new shirts.
4 Pair laced sleeves.
Plane Cr&vats.
/ Crav&ts with Lace
1 Stripts Wastcoats with black
Buttons.
FfOwsrsd Wastecoat.
1 New osenbrig britchea.
Gray hat with a black ribbon.
Gray hat with 3 blew ribbon.
DOusin black buttons.
l Dousin coloured buttons.
Pair gold buttons.
Silk & Thred to mend his CIoathes.
Pair silver buttons.
Pair Fine blew Stockings.
Pair Fine red Stockings.
White Handkerchiefs.
3 Spscklsd HandkerchIefs.
Pair Gloves.
Stun Coat with black butteus.
Cloth Coat.
Pair blew plush britches.
Pair Serge Britches.
Combs.
l Pair new Shoes.
'Osenbrig" was a heavy linen.
other schoOlboys of that date had
deerskin breeches. Little boys, Just
as soon as they could walk, wore
clothes precisely like their fathers"
doublets, which were warm double
jackets; and leather knes-brsechss,
leather belts and knit cap.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Nuts for SQUIRRELS.

The New York Park Department
asked that visitors feed to the squir-
rels only hard-shelled nuts as the
eating OF soft-shellsd ones permits
the teeth OF the pets to grow long
and turn under, so that they are
unable thereafter to crack the hard
nuts they bury In the ground fer
the winters store. These hard nuts
consequently, rot and the squirrels
die OF starvation. Here is an excel
lent object lesson for the human
race in the care Of teeth.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Has Found Rivers Sources.

DR.. Sven Hedin, the Swedish ex-
plorer, states that he has discovered
the true sources Of the Brahmaputra
and Indus. The Brahmaputra, he
says, is the KubitsampsO, which rises
from an enormous glacier on the
northern side OF the northeru-most
parallel range of the Himalayas. The
Mariumchu, which has hitherto been
regarded as the source, is merely q
small tributary flowing in from the
west.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Natnralized on the Arm.

An Italian went TO the civil SER
vice com missioners' rooms to be ex-
amined for a laborer's position. He
answered most Of the questions cor
rectiy. Finally they asked him II
be had ever been naturalized. He
seemed q bit puzzled, but at last
his face lighted up. "Ah. I know
whata you mean. Scfatcha de arm.
Yes. lasta week"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Mahomet's Dove.

Some OF the older historians tell
US that Mahomet had = dove which
be used to feed with wheat out Of his
ear. When the dove was hungry It
used to alight on the prophets
shoulder and thrust its bill into his
ear TO md its meal. Mahomet. it Is
said. thus led the Arabs to believe
that the bird was a messenger from
God with inspired truths for him.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
SneciaI Test of Timber.

An example of the progress OF the
science of forestry in this country
is furnished by the cooperation just
arranged between the University of
Idaho and the United States forest
service for testing the timber grow
ing in the State Of Idaho. The tests
will be specially directed to deter
mine the fitness Of these timbers for
use as bridge stringers. railroad ties
and paving blocks.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Run By the Tide Of the EIbs.

A Il, ,000-horse power plant oper-
ated by tidal energy is to be estab-
lished on the south bank OF the Eibe.
near Cuxhaven. This is by far the
most ambitious project Of this char
acter which has ever been centsm-
plated Electrical energy is to be
delivered to the town named for
various commercial purposes, but
the greater part OF the product OF
this great power plant is to be made
use Of by factories which are to be
established in the vicinity. Ham
burg capital is mostly interested In
the scheme.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Peanuts in Indi

The cultivation Of American pea
nuts which was introduced into the
Kolhapur State some years age By
one of the American medical mis-
sionaries, has become so popular
that they now have become almost
the chief crop. Unfortunately the
people persist in eating them raw, as
they formerly ate the little country
nuts and as the American nuts are
much richer acute digestive troubles
and liver Inflammation are the fire.
quent result
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Work URIiftS.

All business and all work should
lift up, and not hold down; 1t should
make free, and not enslave: II
should ennOble, and not degrade. It
Is IS honorable to make shoes or
anchors Is ii is to paint pictures
or write books. The shoemaker
should learn the secret through his
work Of finding the sandals Of man
heod for his own feet. The black
smith should learn, through the
making OF anchors for his great
ships, to md the anchor that is to
hold his own soul to the truth amid
the storms OF life-Rev. J. W. Less
D. d.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
EInoraIds.

At the present day most Of the
emeralds that come into the market
are obtained from the famous mines
of MuEo, in the Columbian province
OF Bayac&. These workings are sitU-
ated on the eastern slope OF the
Andes. about 10 miles to the
northwest OF the town of Santa Fe
de Bogota There is another mine,
called Lasauez, two days journey
by mulsback from Muzo.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Weekly Holiday Enforced.

In New Zealand everybody Is
bound by law to take 3 weekly half
holiday, and there must be no shirk-
ing the obligation. The Grand hotel,
Auckland, was recently crowded with
guests, and sevsrsl walters, instead
Of obeying the law and taking their
prescribed weekly half-hOliday, re-
mainsd at work on the promise OF
extra pay. But the authorities came
20 hear OF 1t and the proprietor OF
the hotel had to appear in court,
where he was convicted and pun
ished.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Tboresu's Sensible Answer.

When the forest-haunting hermit
ThOreau lay on his deathbed, a Cal
whistle friend called to make In
quiry regarding his soul. Henry"
he said, anxtOusly, have you made
your peace with God?" John" re-
piled the dying naturalist, in whis-
per, "I didn't know that God and
myself had quarreled!"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
The Whole Alphabet.

In the twenty-first verse of the
seventh chapter of Ezra can be found
1t runs thus: And l, even /, Artax-
erxes the King, do make a decree to
all the treasures which are beyond
the river, that whatsoever Ezra the
priest, the scribe of the law of the
God OF heaven, shall require of you,
it be done speedily"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
nAnadenca Of billiards.

Billiards are dying out-in
France, at least. According to sta
tistics Of taxes, while there were
s4,123 billiard tables in France in
1892, in 1905 there were only So
s3s. It is probably to the success
of outdoor sports and OF motoring
that is due this loss of affection for
q gams which has had famous vo-
taFiea
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Worries of Modern Lie

Nowadays We must not drink spir-
It's nor eat meat; We must not
smoke; the air OF cities is poisonous,
the air Of country too strong abe
light ruins our eyes and the Use
racks our nerves; shaking hands is
a means of collecting microbes and
kissing is pure suicide. Life Is in
deed growing dull and dif1cult.-
Madrid Diario.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
Japan's Purposs to Rise.

The Important inquiry with re-
gard to Japan in a large way-is Il
not?-as to the direction in which
the nation Is now moving. And in
answer to this inquiry l am able to
give = most unequivOeaI and quite
satisfactory answer. Never before
in the histsry OF the country, and at
the present time In the history of ne
other country, do We fad the sane
intelligent. deliberate and widely
prevalent purpose to dc away with
the nations rspFeach and to rise in
the scale Of national business neral
ity. In saying this l speak what /
know to be true.-Charles VeEROR.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
FP0uCh TfIifePsCV

Although France has had compul-
sory education for about 25 years,
the percentage OF illiterates reaches
the high figure OF 40 per 1000 men.
and so per 1000 women. In this
regard Germany appears to great ad-
vantage. as she has only four Hitter
ates per l 900 OF population.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
NipbtipgaIes Under q Ran.

It is said that no nightingales sing
in Havering England. Legend has
It that the singing OF the birds dis
turbed the devotions Of Edward the
COnfessOr when at his HaYerirg pail
ace. and he therefore placed them
under a ban from which they have
never recovered.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
More Terrible Than Cannon.

A man was blown up by an auto
mobile the other day and killed. He
had fought through so battles in the
civil war. After all in these days
of the automobile one must aeknowl-
edge that peace has its perils no less
than war.-Baltimore American.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
The Iongest-Idyed.

II ysu would enjoy a long life yea
should become = minister (of any re-
ligieus denomination), or, falling
that, = gardener, a gsmekseper, q
farmer or railway engine driver.
These, according to DR.. John Tat
hams report to the Registrar-0sn-
sral On the mortality In certain Oo-
cuPations during the three years
from 1see, which was issued last
night, are the csIIirgs which Oner
the best prospect Of longevity. At the
other cad Of the scale come the gen
sraI lsbOrer. the tin miner, the hawk
sr and the hotel servant, and about
midway are the physician, the under
taksr and the tobacconist.
AS compared with lawyers. DR..
latham records, medical men die
more rapidly at every stage OF life,
while a. compared with the clergy
their mortality is enormously in sx-
cess.-LszdOn Daily Chronicle.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
A DARK Outlook.

Beggs, Okla, is said to be the
place where a minister, marrying
negro couple, asked the woman: do
you take this man for better or for
Worse?" She interrupted by explain
ing: mo, judge, wants him Just as
he is. II he gifts any better he'll die
and IL he gifts any worse I'll kill him
myself"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
oh tn Rn q Pafchl

We would rather be only q Patch
on the pants of Progress and be sat
down on every hour in the day th&z
be and old fogy and fossil and Sc
about dtsgrunted at ourselves be-
cause we didn't live in the worid see
years ago