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Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
lowing stocks had changed in price sine
above quotations. there being no chang
In balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper. 75A.
Am. Can Co.. pfd., 60.
Am. Ice Securities. 27a.
American Locomotive, 44ss.
American Smelling, $50.
American Smelling, pfd., 102.
Anaconda. 451a.
Atchison, Top. and s. Fee, ST2..
Atlantic Coast Line, SO.
Baltimore and Ohio. 95ss.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, COS.
Canadian Pacific, III.
Central Leather. 263s.
Chesapeake and Ohio, 4ON.
Chicago Great Western. bN.
Chicago, Mil. and st. Paul, 13S.
Chicago and NV, 1904.
Colorado Fuel and Iron. 33.
Colorado Southern. 37A.
Col. and Hooking Coal and Iron, 20as.
Consolidated Gas, 147h.
Delaware and Hudson. ITO.
Distillers' Securities, %.
Erie, CON-, 2SA.
Erie, list pfd., 421s.
Erie. I'd pfd, 33A.
General Electric, 143
Great Northern Ore, 63.
Illinois Central, 141h.
Interboro Metropolitan. pfd., 32N.
Louisville & Nashville, lO6.
Missouri, Kansas & Texas CON-, 304s.
M. S. P. 70 S. s. NJ. 1905.
Missouri Pacific, 54ss.
National Biscuit Co.. SO.
National Lead, Tx.
New York Air Brake, Is.
New York Central. 1O41s.
N. Y. Ontario & West. 1913.
Norfolk & Western. 1871.
Peoples Gas of Chicago, 95.
Railway Steel Spring Co.. 35A.
Reading, 1884,
Republic Iron & Steel, pfd.. 7sA.
Rock Island, COM. 1873.
Rock Island. pfd.. 1914.
Sloss-Sheffield Steel So
St. Louis S.W.. pfd.. 1915.
Southern Pacific, 1857.
Southern Railway, 21k.
Southern Railway, pfd.. sou.
Tennessee Copper, 49,
Toledo. st. L. and West, pfd., 56h.
Union Pacific. 1921.
Union Pacific. pfd.. S7k.
U. S. Steel, >451k.
Z. S. Steel. pfd.. 100.
Utah Copper. AN.
Va.-Car. Chem. Com, 29a.
Wabash. 12is.
Wabash. preferred. 25A.
Westinghouse Elect. Man, 72.
Wisconsin Central. 2oss.
Wooden Goods, 23A.
BONDS.
ANN Tob. Is. 11o1s.
B. r. T. As. 75s.
marlborough Met. AIS. 6Sts.
United States Steel 5s. 1O17s.
Union Conver As. 9S1s.
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l ~ 49,
Am. Smelling.
Am. Smelling. pfd.
Am. Sugar.
Am. Sugar. pfd. 80.
Am. lob. pfd.
Anaconda ..........
AT, Top. & S. Fe.
A. T. & S. F.. pfd.
AT. Coast Line. 80.
Baltimore & Ohio.
B. & o.. pfd. .......
Brook. Rapid Tran.
Canadian Pacific.
c.. c.. c. & st. L..
Central Leather. 80.
Cen. Leather. pfd.
CneSa. & Ohio.
Chi. Great Western
Chi Mil. & st. P. -.
c.. NJ. & st. P. pfd.
Chicago & NV.
col. Fuel & Iron. 90.
Col. Southern. ......
.. & H. G. & I. 800.
Consolidated Gas.
Corn Products.
Corn Products. pfd.
Delaware & Hudson
Del. Lac. G. West.
Den. & Rio Grande.
DistillerS' Securities
Erie. common.
Erie. LIST pfd. .......
Erie. I'd pfd. .......
General Electric. %.
Great Nor. Ore. go.
Great Nor. pfd. 49,.
Hooking Valley.....
Hooking Valley, pr.
Illinois Central. $50.
lnterboro Met.
Interboro Met, pfd.
international Paper.
K. c. Southern.
4. c. Southern. pfd.
Louisville & Nash. e.
Mackay Co
Mackay Co. s. pfd. 4.
Mexican Central. 90.
NJ. X. & T., com.
NJ. X. & T., pfd.
NJ. S. P. & S. S. M.
NJ. S. p. & SIS. NJ. .pf
Missouri Pacific. 80.
National Biscuit Co.
Nat. Biscuit Co. pf.
National Lead.
n. Y. Air Brake. 80.
n. Y. Central.
N. Y, Chi. & st. l..
N. Y, c. & S. L.. I'd
n. Y. Ont. & w.
Norfolk & Western.
Northern Pacific. %.
Pac. Mail Steam...
Pennsylvania R.R.
Peoples Gas of Chi.
Pressed Steel Car.
Ry. Steel Spring Co.
Ry. S. S. Co.. pfd. .
Reading ...........
Rep. Iron & Steel. .
Rep. I. & S., pfd.
Rock Island. com.
Rock Island. pfd.
Sloss-Shefheld Steel.
S. l.. g. S. F., I'd pf.
st. Louis S.W.. pfd.
Southern Pacific. 90.
So. Pacific. pfd.
Southern Ry.
Southern Ry., pfd.
Tennessee Copper. :.
Toll. st. L. & w.
T., 8. L. & W., pfd.
Union Pacific.
Union Pacific. pfd.
u. s. Rubber.
U. s. Rubber, pfd. .
U. S. Steel. ........
u. s. Steel. pfd. 90.
Utah Copper. .......
Va.-Car. Chem. Co.
Va. l.. c. & c. Co.
Wabash ............
Wabash, pfd. .......
Western Union. 80.
West. Elec. Man. =
Wisconsin Central.
Wisconsin Gen., pfd.
Wooden Goods. 80.
Wooden Goods. pfd.
BOZ
Am. Tob. As.
Am. Tob. 6s. .......
B. r. T. IS. ........
Inter. Met. 41hs. 80.
Rock Island As.
L. S. Steel IS. $3.50.
Union Conver. As.
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PARIS. September 16.-Closing-Three
per cent rentes, IS francs 90 centimes, ex
interest.
Exchange on London. Is francs 12h
centimes for checks.
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Bar silver. steady, "a Lied per ounce.
TIE rate Of discount IN the open market TO
short bills is 1x per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market To-
three month bills Is ~ per cent.
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FOREIGN MONEY MARKETS.

LONDON. September 16 - Bullion
amounting to 10000 was taken into the
Bank of England on balance today.
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BERLIN, September 16.-Exchange on
London. 20 marks 40 pfennigs for checks.
The rate of discount for short bills is
21s per cent. and for three-month bills
is 33s per cent.
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Closing Quotations.
At the close of the stock market the fol-
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quotations. there being no change
In balance Of the closing prices:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
SAUNDERS HAS STARTED SOMETHING.

State Senator Saunders, IN an
nouncing platform to sustain his
candidacy for a return to the legisla
ture, declares that he will try to
change our laws so as to bring that
part of railroad property lying within
a city's corporation limits under the
tax levies for municipal taxation. This
is a scheme suggested by the Iowa
good one Municipal taxation is
heavy, as a rule, because it is levied on
top of all other taxation, and the more
property that can be included within
it's levies, the more thinly distributed
becomes the burden.
Many cities now seek to relieve theil
property owners by making their val
uations ridiculously low. This pro-
duces minimum tax burden under the
uniform levies for state and county
taxation, and the city can then raise the
money it needs by increasing its mu-
nieipal levy. Now comes the PROPOSE
ton to consider railroad terminals
which are the most valuable portions
of railway property. as within the mu
inequalities in which they are located
OF course it means more taxation for
the railroads, and it is to be hoped that
Senator Saunders will go about the
reform with more lasting sincerity
than he displayed in the promotion of
a primary election bill. 1t will be re-
membered that he jumped in as a pio-
neer in primary reform, and permitted
his bill to become loaded with suicidal
clauses, finally to be beaten, and the
senator has been fighting ever since
the republicans who finally put thru
the primary reform which he started
to promote There will be no little
amusement in watching the reception
he will receive from his kind of re-
publicans when he comes to Des
Moines with this bill to tax railroads
for municipal revenues.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20

pecially sugar and rice, are making
good progress. There is very little
trading in rough rice. The market
for clean rice has been firm, altho the
movement is comparatively light. The
market for plantation sugar continues
firm, with fairly good demand.
Phiadelphia.--W dry goods
houses report a slight Improvement In
sales and collections. Trade during
the past week with jobbers of piece
goods has been quiet, but collections
are fair. Jobbers of notions report
slight increase in sales. Manufacture
ers of cloaks and suits have had only
fair season Millinery sales at
wholesale are steadily improving, and
payments are fairly prompt. Manu-
facturers are buying wool little
more freely to meet current require
ments, and the market is firm on fine
grades, but there is still some surplus
of the lower grades which are below the
machinery is idle in the textile in
dustries. Money rates are reported at
Az to per cent, with a fair demand
Chicago.-Many country merchants
find the absorption much better than
was figured upon in advance and are
now in the markets for goods, some of
which are difficult to obtain. Buyers
from northwestern points order more
freely in the principal staples and re-
being Il larger inflow of settlers, and
MANY new towns springing up along
the routes of railroad extensions. Ship
ments by wholesale houses continue
exceptionally large of dry goods. food
products, hardware and housewares
Travelling statesmen forward better or
ders in clothing, woolens, footwear and
furniture for fall deliveries. and the
outlook is more encouraging with the
Mercantile collections become steadier
bank deposits increase, and there is
more general demand for commercial
paper. Seasonable advance appears in
construction and outdoor work, and
there is increased activity in real
estate and new buildings. Shipments
Of lumber show gain and more hands
are employed in the yards and at plan
ing mills, but prices of both soft and
.flardwoods fail to recover as expected
there being more pressure to reduce
stocks on hand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
Topics of the Times

"Mr. Carroll has no pledges out in
connection with the governorship."
Cedar Rapids Republican.
The Des Moines Capital says he is
pledged not to appoint Clmmins in
any event, and other standpat news
papers claim that he is pledged to ap-
point Lacey 1t makes very little diff
and elected, it is not likely that there
will be a vacancy for any governor to
fill
They've now found the press agent
who bills their show the way they like
to hear it billed He writes a Des
Moines dispatch to the effect that the
Allison men not only count on carry
ing the First, Second, Third Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Ninth dis
tricts, but will cut down the Cummins
vote in the Tenth and Eleventh." Ju-
liam Richards can't discover any dis
sension among the Allison leaders as
to their Des Moines press agent.
In 1901 Mr.. Blythe announced that
the railroad attorneys were going To
pound Cummns into the earth and
Jim Trewin was the candidate they
selected to do the pounding. Please
give time and place at which Mr. Ire
win severed political relations. Was
it when he moved to Cedar Rapids to
become attorney for four railway cor
porations? Let's concede him ability,
and then examine his record. Hunt up
the men who served with him in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
THE FARMERS OUTLOOK.

The success of the man engaged in
agriculture and stock raising is de-
pendent to q great extent on his abil-
/ ity to discern the future of the condi-
tions that most directly affect the
market of his products. The day Is
crops or grow his livestock at random,
/ without regard to the trend of condi-
tions, a knowledge OF which enables
him to see, tho dimly, a few months
beyond the day in which he is living.
| The old feeling of antipathy on the
part Of the farmer for those agencies
that work to secure reports of agricul-
tural conditions the world over has
given way to desire to use these
facts and figures himself, and from
them deduct conclusions that enable
him to plan his operations with intel
ligence.
Reports from all part of the corn belt
indicate that an unusually large acre
age of that cereal will be planted this
wear. Last years crop was the poorest
on record, and distributive stocks In
the hands of eastern dealers have been
reduced to almost nothing. There will
lie practically no old corn in the coun-
try when the new crop is matured, and
| the only reasonable conclusion is that
prices will be high.
Favorable weather has aided in the
planting of the oats crop, but already
reports are coming In that termination
| is unsatisfactory and that the stand is
below the average owing to the neg
| lect to properly fan out the chaffy
grain used for seed. There is little
the part of the oats grower, at next
falls prices.
! Nor will corn on the hoof be cheap
much longer 1t is estimated that in
the eastern part Of New Mexico alone
the present rate of settlement is 100
persons daily. Hardly train leaves
Kansas City or ST. Louis for the south
west without coachful of farmers
from the older states. In Colorado,
Montana and other portions of the
range country the same thing is oc-
CURING In 1908 the Chicago market
received about 10000 head of Texas
range cattle; last year only about half
that number made the total Many of
the western range companies have al
ready quit the region, leaving the coun-
try to the homesteader and small
farmer. The inevitable effect of this
will be to constantly raise the price of
beef, and along with beef prices will
go those Of pork.
Considering the ever increasing sci
entific knowledge which he is employ
ing in his work, the constantly grow
ing number of consumers of farm
products, the absence of any tendency
toward over production, and the pres
ent indication of favorable growing
season, the outlook for the farmer is
certainly most encouraging one at
this time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.

Very little change in retail distribute
ing is reflected at the market centers,
but what there is seems to be for the
better. Reports are as follows
Kansas City.-Retail Easter trade
has exceeded that of last year in most
lines Wholesale trade conditions are
excellent, many jobbers having about
all they can do, particularly in agri-
cultural implements and vehicles. Col
lections are fair.
ST Louis-Seasonable weather is
exerting favorable influence over the
retail trade, which is active. In lead
ing Wholesale lines business is only
fair at most, with slight increase in
orders for future delivery. In dry
goods, orders for immediate and fu-
ture delivery are increasing, while in
footwear the gain is quite marked, and
| business from some sections of the
| country is slightly above that of last
year. Collections are fair
~.
crates distribution of spring merchan-
disc. and the week discloses a more
active supplementary demand in dry
goods, clothing, hats, furnishings, and
women's wear. Millinery jobbers con-
tinue busy and report very satisfac-
tory season. There is an active,
steady demand for footwear. Manu-
featuring departments operate full
time, and in many cases deliveries
cannot be made as promptly as de-
sired. Harness trade expands steadily
and sales now are equal to the volume
of last wear Continued improvement
appears in the demand for hardware
and building materials, and paints are
more active. Wholesale drugs and
chemicals are steady and demand nor
NAL Jewelry and notions are quiet.
Groceries are fairly active. Collections
are more prompt.
New Orleans Improvement in trade
is very slow In some lines business
continues quiet, but in others the
movement is of fair proportions for the
season and quite up to expectations.
Retail trade is fair, but collections are
generally slow. Weather conditions
continue favorable and the crops, es-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
WITHIN A LIFETIME.


One can more easily realize the
rapid growth of the west when he
hears persons of 20 years or So like
Mrs. Samuel Wilson. say that they
saw Chicago when 1t was but a small
village, and later was offered land
now adjoining Dies Moines for So an
acre. She was also on the site of
Omaha when they could have bought
land, now a part of the city, for from
81 to S. an acre. She also jokngly
says that she saw Coon Rapids grow
too, from a town of but two or three
dwellings to a nice village. She is
now rs years of age, believed to be
the first woman who settled in the
locality tho Mrs. Eliza Smith came
about the same time. Each we be-
lieve claim the honor of being the
first. 1t is a long time to remember
back a half century or more. But
these two aged old settlers are
revered for their womanly qualities
and the history that surrounds them
as pioneers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
FAITH OF THE CHILD.
GHardin Cnnntu Citizen \

The faith Of the child is both sublime
and beautiful. OF such is a line of
transportation built to heaven. There
is no bump that will cause the babe to
lose faith in the healing powers of
when mother is near.
Perhaps the reader will remember
when the call for doctor meant the
vista ton of some mysterious being
who never failed to cure. Perhaps the
reader will remember when every
movement of the teacher was wisdom
personified. Perhaps the reader will
remember when the mayor and mar
shall of the little county village were
virtue and power immaculate. Perhaps
the reader will remember when the
parson and the deacon were clothed in
the heavenly robes Of purity. Perhaps
the reader will remember when the
lawyer was without peer in the field of
sharp dealing. Perhaps the reader will
remember when grown people were
giants in the forum Of activity. These
observations might be extended in
definitely.
But with the passing years comes
the knowledge of the bluffs, decep-
lions, vanities, frauds, shams, tricks,
delusions, etc, of life. 1t is in these
passing years that the faith of the
child waivers, sometimes vanishes.
There is a tendency to demand proof
and a delivery of the goods in every
thing And 1t is we'll. 1t is necessary
for self protection.
And yet in the later years of life
there is a tendency toward the return
of faith. Things are not as bad as
they seem. There are many good and
dependable people in the world. There
is some good in the worst of us and
much bad in the best # us.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
Called for Blood.

(CnlCdSO ITlDuue.J
The two eminent scientists had diff
fered in opinion concerning the NOR
phology of certain gasterpoid mollusks
and the dispute had become bitter.
They began to indulge in PERSONAL
tiles.
"You larvivorous acknowledgement"
exclaimed the distinguished savan
with the concavo-convex spectacles.
you supervacaneous anfractuosity!"
retorted the equally distinguished pun
dit behind the monocle, trembling with
rage.
Instantly they sprang at each other.
and nothing but the quickest kind OF
interference On the part of the other
eminent authorities prevented a trag-
edy in high scientific circles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
Iona Newspapers
INTENDS TO BOLT.
Cedar Rapids Republican.

A Des Moines paper has undertaken
to catechise certain other papers,
among them this paper, as to their
intentions after the primary. AS far
as we are concerned we regard the
question as impairment. This paper
will shape its own policy and it is
not obligated to make any promises
as to it's policy. 1t is doing as it
pleases now and it will continue so
to do. Its past conduct has not been
such that it feels it necessary to
promise to be good" in the future.
And, besides, it will find it pleasant
task to help elect a legislature that
will carry out the Allison instructions
which are certain to be the result of
the June primaries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20

or the newspaper men who
watched him. and get their testimony
as to how Jim Trewin stood when
Blythe and Hubbard were in power.
The Hawkeye has agreed to support
the candidate who wins at the pri-
The Cedar Rapids Republican
coolly announces its intention to bolt.
The Capital says nothing. The Nom
oareil just makes a noise and the
Sioux City Journal shifts and slides
around. The Register and Leader will
have to put the question again.
The Cedar Rapids Republican pre-
sents the candidacy of Auditor Car
rol for governor as a non-factional
candidacy When the c. r. r. sup
yorts any non-fact ional candiday, 1t is
time to laugh.
The theory that the financial strin-
gency last fall was a rich mans panic
IS borne out by Indiana statistics just
.eceived. These show that the total
mount of mortgage loans paid by the
people Of that state during 1907 was
}70,69s,74S. The total amount of such
oans paid during 1906 was $70,114,605
rhis shows that the people of Indiana
we're at least as prosperous last year
is they were the year before
sHA
Practical effects of recent de-
.ision of the United States supreme
court affecting the boycott came to
light in the April number of the Amer
can Federationist. From this issue
If the labor publication, Samuel Comp
,rs has omitted the customary list of
lon- union or unfair" establishments
which heretofore have been enumer-
tied under the caption I'VE Don't Pat
onize." 1t is acknowledged that this
omission follows the decision of the
upreme court relating to boycotting
md the relation of the labor unions to
he Sherman law
The Pekin Gazette, the Oldest news
,aper in the world after an existence
IF 1884 years without an editorial
,age, society column, funny column,
market page, or sporting extra, is now
sing it's back page for freaks. and has
tarted an editorial page.
s**
The Times Republican employs the
ervices of a newspaper man at WASH
ngton who has had long experience in
owa politics, and is a reliable, careful
Exporter.
Retail merchants who are at war
With the catalog houses should know
hat the printing plant of Sears, Roe
puck & Co, of Chicago, is the third
argest printing plant in America, be-
ng exceeded only by the Curtis Pub
fishing Company's plant, in Philadel-
)hia. where the Ladies' Home Journal
md Saturday Evening Post are print
I'd. and by the Lewis Publishing Com
,any's plant in ST Louis, publishers Of
several mail order journals. The use
IF printers ink to the extent of a four
story building a block long ought to
point a moral in merchandising.
Trade reports at all the leading
wholesale markets indicate marked
slump in millinery with retailers most
v occupied in exchanging goods al
,eady sold.
A Marshalltown preacher would Sc
,regate the Merry Widow hat by seat
ng the women on one side of his
church and the men on the other side.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20

81 took off tin can tied to little
dogs tail"
The teacher asked. Did you know
who tied it on?"
Eyes," replied Emily, with hesita-
ton. II didn't know any kind deed to
report, so / tied it on so that I could
take it off"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
Convert to New Greed,

At dinner recently given in honor
of Augustus Thomas, the playwright.
Mr.. Thomas discussed his recent efforts
at writing plays about telepathy, the
occult, etc, and said:
II am compelled to admit that the
occult is becoming popular. Only the
other day a chorus girl was entering
the lobby of theater when she met
the manager
"We!l, i declare Mr.. Brown she
exclaimed, ".f this isn't odd. Here
was just thinking of you this minute.
and now yol turn up. l always did
believe is os,eopathy.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
Kind Deed.
philadelphia Ledger.)

At a meeting OF the Band of Mercy
class in small town near Denver
each child relates the kind deed he or
she has recently done. One day the
teacher asked little Emily to relate the
kind deed she had done. She quickly
rose and said;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
An Exception.
D.aL

Little Ethel-Mr. Rich We're not all
made of dust, are we? Mr. Rich Che
nignly)-Yes. my dear Little Ethel
(triumphantly)-oh, Well, you aren't,
COS papa says you sprung from moth
ing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20

any fuss about 1t. George said his
wife, with a note of defiance in her
voice. Il just had to have some place
where l could hang my new spring
hat"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-20
Nobody Is Too Old

to learn that the sure way to cure a
cough or cold is with Dr. Kings New
Discovery. soc and s1.0O. Mcbride &
VIII Drug Co.