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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
BOYS IN "BoG DAYS..

Have all forgotten dog days? No
one ever speaks of dog days now
adays. Perhaps not one 12year-old
out of 100 ever heard of dog days"
Every boy knew lot about dog days
generation ago. He knew that snakes
go blind in dog days and that that a
boy. bitten by a snake in that season
would Immediately swell to inlmoderate
size. turn blue and orange in spots
and patches and die imagining himself
a snake. If by any chance he bit an
other in his delirium the bitten i'm
mediately swelled up and duplicated
the performance. Even a common gar
ter snake demanded respect and the
long end of the fish pole in dog days
Cows gave bloody milk in dog
days. If fellow went swimming more
than once a day in dog days he broke
he was expected to do so but many a
fellow took the chance and felt a
stray hive" on his back with deadly
fear that the expected had happened.
Toads were infinitely more productive
of warts in dog days.
Every boy who knew anything knew
that dog days were primarily instituted
as season wherein dogs might run
mad. That was the reason they were
n q do ELL fo1I
away from their faithful yellow ours
during the season but most of them
Realistically accepted the chances and
still chummed with the dog. II was
hard to sever a relationship Gem ented
thru a winter of rabbit coursng and
spring fishing just because dogs go
mad in dog days. The other fellows
dog was different. He was simply
yellow cur anyhow and ours naturally
incline to rabies.
Never a boy knew when dog days
began or when they ended. But along
| in August for a week or two he OBJ
served dog days much as some people
keep lent, he believed in 1t to beat the
band but didn't let it interfere with
things Of pressing importance such as
bull heads. baseball, the diurnal trip to
the swmmin' hole and such things as
are less of theory than of established
necessity. But he knew about dog
| days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

complete commendable building
schemes. ft was the general idea OF
the board, however, that with the
character of the institutions 30 well
established In classic architecture and
elaborate construction, It might be adj
visable in future construction general
ly TO build none the less substantially,
but Of brick instead Of stone. In the
matter OF cost there is q good deal OF
difference in favor Of brick here in
Iowa. All construction stone has to
be shipped from far-off quarries, maxi
ing its cost excessive. Not only will
there be q marked saving IN the drst
instance, but money for materials all
remain IN Iowa instead Of going in
large part to outside localities. Since
it seems that such a change can be
made as to general building policy
without seriously impairing building
scheme of great beauty and fitness SC
well established the board is justified
in agreement to this end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
Iona Newspapers
THE FREE HIDE RECORD.
Register and Leader.1


Our own Iowa reformers are now
said to be a little scared about free
hides and they want to retreat on some
of their heralded reforms. But If they
are just given what they have been
asking for and making speeches for,
which is practically free trade, they
will have more to repent of and there
will be another reform coming They
have made a great noise, but they had
very little conception OF the basis on
which American prosperity is founded
Cedar Rapids Republican.
We presume this is to be the line
of attack from now on Free hides
are the work of the insurgents
1t will be remembered in the fable
that the wolf charged the lamb with
muddying the stream. whereupon the
lamb pointed out that he was stand
ing below the wolf in the current
The insurgents may fare no better
than the lamb, but they can at least
suggest that they neither proposed
free hides, voted for free hides, MOI
encouraged free hides.
Free hides were planned by New
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
IOWA SENATORS ARE RIGHT.

Dolliver and Cummins, despite the
efforts of the president and
the raging of the heather of the stand
part crowd will both oppose and speak
against the tariff bill as it stands. This
is type of insurging that insurges.
1t it without doubt a hard thing to
do and one they would fain avoid when
these two men are forced TO deny the
requests and urgings of the president
but it is hard TO understand how they
could do otherwise and hold to the
promises made before election and keep
in lire with the undeniable sentiment
and desire of their own state. No two
men in and of Iowa could be selected
who know better than they just what
Iowa desires of them and what the
mass of Iowa republicans and Iowa
citizens desire in the way of tariff
legislation Some difference may exist
upon the question of precisely what
Iowa wants but there Is not the Slight
est doubt that she does not want the
tariff bill as it stands. In a general
way Iowa wants revision downward
and not upward. Cummins and Dolli-
Yer know this better than perhaps any
other public men in the state. Iowa
wants congress and the president to
keep the pledge made for the party and
by the president. Cummins and Doli-
Yer know this and they are insisting
upon keeping the pledge inviolaite
They are keeping the promises of the
party and the candidate to the people
And in this they are doing better than
some of those who were the principal
nouthpieces of the party during the
last campaign.
It is particularly gratifying 10 the
rank and file of the republicans Of the
state to know that they are represented
in the senate by men who are defiant in
good cause. II is not pleasant when
the senators Of our state break with
the president, neither pleasant to the
state nor the senators; but the sense
that Iowa's voice is always 10 be raised
in defense Of the common interests of
citizenship outweighs the unpleasant
ness and justihes the course the two
senators from this state have taken
and held with courage and consistency.
The president viii find little SYM
pathy in compromise with the spe-
| cai interests. There is no desire for
compromise in the middle west. That
section wishes to see the matter fought
out and holds the president and the
republican party to its word given to
| downward revision. What Taft should
properly do is to veto the present most
unsatisfactory bill and force the reg
ular session to keep the promise of the
party, in the spirit if not to the letter
Dolliver and Cunmins are not only
right in their stand but are in the way
Of popularity and other official terms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

and practically each one was armed
with "a revolver. My father was by
common consent regarded as a leader
of the union forces in the neighbor-
hood, and they waited for him to take
the initiative. The leaders of the hos
tile party were two brothers named
Ankrum, hot-blooded fellows, credited
whit a good deal of nerve and cour-
age. They kept together and were ac-
companied by four or five other men.
At last things We're brought to an is
sue. Ny father very quietly and de-
1iberately walked up to the AnlSrum
brothers and, without the slightest
manifestation of anger or excitement,
explained to them that the wearing of
the copperhead and butternut pins,
which were the emblems Of disloyaaty,
was very offensive to the sentiment
of that neighborhood: and while they
@"'o2!a be very glad to have them and
their friends from Jefferson county re-
main for the religious services, it
would be best for them to remove the
pins. Very quickly a crowd gathered
about this center. The elder of the
brothers declared that they were en-
titled to wear any kind of pins which
they desired, and that it would be just
as unreas enable to ask them to take
off their clothes as to take off their
pins, and very emphatically announced
that they would not remove them. My
father carried what was known as a
cavalry Colts revolver, having a bar
rel about twelve inches long, but to
me, as he drew It out at that time, it
looked to be about three feet long. Mr..
Anlsruin had hardly ceased speaking
when he found himself confronted by
that rather formidable weapon, and
heard my father saying TO him that
he would give him just about a quar-
ter of a minute to take off the objec-
tionable pin. Every man on
the grounds instantly displayed
a revolver. The Ankrums and the
four or five men with them were sur
rounded. They saw that resistance
would be hopeless and, becoming very
much excited and alarmed, in their ex-
element found it very difficult to un-
fasten the pins. Many of our men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

duct a school house speaking CAM
paign. If Frank Prouty speaks In ev-
cry school house in the Seventh dis
trict those who know Mr.. Prouty's
preeminence as a stump speaker will
wonder how he can fail of election I'M
less he falls dead before the vote is
counted. Mr. Dowell is not so we'll
known and has not Mr.. Prouty's pc
culiar ability as a public speaker. Mr..
Hull is extremely we'll known. All these
elements enter into the contest, es-
tricts intimate knowledge OF Hull.
1t looks as tho Hull were to be de-
feated. Perhaps the wish is somewhat
parental, at least a stepfather to the
thought. The people of the Seventh
ought to retire Hull. He has been in
congress long enough for one man, too
long for the rest of mankind. He is not
of the present political generation or
in sympathy with the aims of the best
poiitlSS vi tiie odS. Hui Is d. pu1ilSid1
pure and simple. He is a type of the
congressman who considers committee
appointments and appropriations first
and with an eye to another term for
himself In all his career it is not re-
called that he ran upon any issue 9TH
er than that of pork and postoffices.
He should be retired and the Seventh
be represented by man more nearly
the type of the thinking hopeful and
sincere citizenship of the state and
district.
1t has been a matter for astonish-
ment TO those outside the Seventh that
it hasn't long ago elected Frank Prou-
~ TO congress. 1t will Soe a matter for
mutual congratulation between those
in and out of that great district if it
supplants Hull with Prouty next year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

were also quite excited and were am<
paIlent. Among others was a Mr.. Alex<
anoer Mccall. q nervous and inf1amx
maple rishman, who pushed his wav
lhto the inner circle Of the crowd surs
rounding the Ankrums, and did 4 ta,ina
winch fancy one Of those brothers
never forgot. He held In his Qaand a
SIX inch Colts revolver, which was
cooked, and, with finger on trigger. he
began in a wild and reckless way to
punch Its muzzle into the stomach Of
one OF the leaders. Il was q ticlslish
performance, and the state of mind of
tine attacked can be more easi1y
imagined than described. However.
the lrishman was pulled away and.
thru good fortune. his revolver was not
discharged. The surrounded men in
their agitation, the most OF them un.
able themselves to remove the pins.
begged our men to take them on for
them, which was promptly If not the
most carefully done.
In the meanwhile the other members
of the invading band, italoroughly
alarmed by the display Of firearms on
the part OF the men of our community
took to flight and disappeared in the
/ woods AMI were not seei1 thereafter
The Ankrums and their friends. ilav-
ing been stripped Of their rebel
emblems. asked that they might be
permitted to depart. But my father
said: You have come over to a re-
ligious service which will now short
ly begin. You will not be permitted
to leave until after the benediction.'
Thereupon the six or seven men were
marched down to q front seat before
the platform. the services being held
in the grove, and Mr.. Hayden an
nounced the opening hymn and went
forward with the services. He deliver
ed sermon in which he introduced a
proper amount of patriotic feeling, to
all Of which the friends from Jefferson
county were compelled to listen. When
the doxology had been sung and the
benediction pronounced the Ankrums
and their associates were assured that
they would be welcome to attend any
future services there, but were advised,
If they should think we'll Of coming
again, that it would be better for them
to leave the copperhead and butternut
pins at home. They departed In a.
wiser If not a more pious state Of mind
than when they came, and that was
the last invasion of our nedghborhood
f, by our enemies ON the north.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
War Time IN Van Buren, County
[Dr. Mcdonald in keo..uqua Journal.1

Very soon we began to hear
hreatenings from rebellious persons
in another neighborhood. They sent
word that they intended to come
oyer and teach the people of the
Bogard community a lesson they would
not forget. Little attention was paid
to these threats, it not being thought
that they would have the llardihood to
attempt any retaliation. But about four
weeks later the punitive expedition
suddenly descended upon us. The early
Corners to the school house were
amazed by seeing two wagon loads of
men from the Jefferson county terri
tory drive up. Each wagon carried
twelve or fourteen men-there were so
many that they were compelled to
stand up in the wagon beds. It was
observed that in the wagons were
large number of hickory clubs. Every
man of them was decorated with a
copperhead or butternut pin, and con-
fident in their superior numbers, they
walked about the grounds very defiant
ly and insolently. When they arrived
there were but few of our own people
there. perhaps not exceeding a dozen,
but gradually they began to come in.
Such boys of us as were there were
promptly sent out on all the roads to
notify the people who were coming
concerning the situation and to let the
neighbors who were not planning to at
tend the services know that they were
needed. In the end the attendance that
day was a record breaker. The preach
er, the Rev. Mr.. Hayden, came at the
appointed hour, but he was discreetly
advised to delay the opening Of the
services One by one additional wagons
arrived, bringing men whose looks did
not indicate that they were coming to
love feast. In the meantime the in
yaders kept up their bravado, and in
groups of five or six walked to and fro
in the open grounds The Union men
were exchanging counsels in low tones
as they gathered in knots.
Finally 1t was evident that no others
were coming. The state of feeling was
exceedingly tense. On our side there
were probably from forty to fifty men,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
STATE SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Esprit Lake Beacon.)

\SPlS1L 1R1h0 uCdSOAsJ
In digging into the proceedings OF a
meeting held last week reporters
would seem to have given interpre-
tation to action of the state board OF
education unwarranted by actually.
The new organization is devoting
good deal of time to the consideration
Of general principles underlying its
field Of endeavor and responsibility. in
the routine Of development arose the
question Of buildings Of the future at
the several institutions. incidentally
the discussion drifted to the matter of
general policy as to architecture and
construction. Nothing was said in
criticism of boards as to the character
of the imposing and ornate structures
already in use or in process of erection.
1T is doubtless fair to assume that no
member of the new board would if he
could Quakerize any one of these. 1t
will doubtless do some more work,
and particularly at Iowa City, to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
THE LODGES.
x MASONIC NoTlcEa
x1(vasitors always welcome.
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Jay afternoon at 3 o'clock for the pur.
pose OF attending the funeral az Qua
Late brother Henry Stone.
6IGNDT CHAPTER No. n. r y ".
special convocation Monday evening.
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enmg, Aug. ~. at o'clock.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
Topics of the Times

How would it do for the Eleventh
and Seventh congressional districts to
put it UP to The Hague tribunal?
The corn stands for revision upward,
say four inches day.
The knights of Pythias grand lodge
meeting at Sioux City promises to be
of a Sioux character
It looks as tho the veto crop will be
complete failure
It is said that Senator Aldrich does
not read newspapers, and the senator's
performances rather corroborate the
report.
According to the Boston Advertiser
newspaper men are we'll treated at the
White House nowadays. Sometimes
Mr.. Taft sees them while senators wait
in the anterooms. "On Sunday hast,"
writes Torrance, "a large number OF
correspondents were with the presi-
dent for two hours, having quite Wis
it with him and smoking Taft cigars"
es*
There is a pathetic interest in the
flgures pf tine pension e=si1sa;;s;!!s. ioner
which show a falling off in the num-
Der of pensioners from million to
about $4,000. The pension list Is the
smallest dn sixteen years. The half
masted flags at the soldiers homes all
mean another cut in the pension dist,
Mr.. Jeffries has posted $1,000 forfeit
for a match with the colored pugitstdc
champion Now will senator Stone
come across with his share OF a stake
to meet 'Big Mouth Kid Brown" the
Pullman waiter, in a finish go?
Practically all the railroad reports
issued within the last year contains Z
demonstration that the panic at 1907
was not devoid OF compensating bene-
fits. without exception ililey sii,vw q
! dscrease In expenses On proportion 10
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

the gross revenue and in only q few
instances Is this the result OF the cut
ling employees wages. This u particu-
larly true OF the stronger tines which
in spite OF greatly decreased earnings
have neither cut wages nor reduced
dividends.
And on the heels of the Galveston
flood comes the announcement that Mr..
Bryan will move to Texas. Texas sure
has her Universities outside Of Senator
Bailey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

England manufacturers, we're SCI
cured in the Payne bill on a trade
between Massac husetts shoe men and
southern lumber democrats, and got
into the tariff because Of the persist
ence Of Serene Payne, who repre-
sents the glove interests OF New
York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

IA good many of us had begun to
fear that Mr.. Taft was inclined to the
reactfonary policy, but he seems to
have waited until the psychological
moment and then struck a most tell
ing blow" says the independence Bull
letin-J Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
Never Fails

to bring health to the scalp and
vigor to the hair. Don't take
our word, ask those who have
used it.
MIR. E. H. Keller, Marshalltown's
popular clothier, says:
Marshalltown, iowa.
DIR. H. T. MARS, Marshalltown.
Iowa.
Dear Sir: I can honestly saw
that / have found DR.. Mairs'
Remedy for Dandruff and Fall
Nag Hair to be all that it is
claimed to be. have used
numerous hair preparations. but
always with indifferent success
until tried DR.. Mairs'. Results
followed the very first applica-
ton. 1t is certainly a superior
remedy. I heartily recommend
1t. Very truly yours,
E. II. KELLER,
Marshalltown's Leading
Clothier."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

"The close of the tariff fight finds
President Taft more firmly entrenched
than ever in the esteem of thoughtful
men, says the Sioux City Journal.
so far as congress is concerned, he is
left in the best possible shape to go
ahead with his program of further
constructive legislation"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

President Taft was about two
months behind time in getting into the
tariff making game" says the Knox
vile Journal. He has made hard work
out of comparatively easy task, but
if he succeeds in getting tariff bill
that will redeem his pledges to the
country the people will not kick on his
methods"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

Compare "Yello" cornfakes with
any of the other brands; put them side
by side; taste each. You'll always buy
"Yello"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

Five business men," says the Ce-
dar Rapids Republican, could have
come together and made in five hours
all the changes in the Dingley law
which the two houses of congress have
made in three months of disturbance
Congress is something of national
incubus
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

Evidence is accumulating," says the
Ida Grove Record Era, that both the
standpatters and the progressives in
tend to make trouble for Senator Dol
liver when next he comes before the
primaries-tne standpatters because he
climbed into the progressive band
wagon and the progressives because he
didn't climb sooner"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

TWO size bottles, so cents and 81. At
teadins barber shops and drug stores.
Every bottle guaranteed. Send mail
osdsrs to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04

In the Wake Of Envy.
Where envying is, there is confusion
and every evil work.-James.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
To Tell the Council.

The amendment was adopted. af
ter which the resolutions came IN
for passage
When they were put to a vote a
large part of the audience rose. A
considerable number remained seat
ed, however, and the chair announc-
ed that he wanted to give every
body a chance to vote, and re-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
cit IS INTENDED TO CRITICIZE AND
ADMONISH, BUT NOT TO BE HARSH'
Say Resolutions Adopted at Meeting Called to Protes
Against the Licensing of Near Beer. A Committee
Appointed to Take Them to the Council.

ity Of conviction; that he understood
how man could oppose the princi-
pie Of prohibition and at the same
time be a man of character and in
tegrity and have the public welfare
at heart; that he had no fault to
find with any man for his personal
views, but after the prohibition law
has been placed upon the statutes
1t was the duty of every good citizen,
no matter what he may have thought
Of the wisdom of it, to uphold it and
insist upon its enforcement the same
as he would the laws against theft.
arson and murder. 1t is the duty of
officials, who take an oath to enforce
all laws, to enforce the prohibition
law as well as that against any 9TH
er crime. Mr.. Chester declared that
the sale of near beer in Dawson will
be direct violation of the prohibi-
ton law, at which he believed a
blow had been aimed. These places,
he said, would be nothing more nor
less than blind tigers under the pro-
lection Of law. He stated that
he would preach on the near beer
question at the Methodist church
Sunday morning, and made a mo-
ton that the meeting adjourn until
. o'clock Sunday afternoon, which
was adopted.
The Davis amendment" referred
to in the resolutions above was an
amendment offered to the near beer
license tax ordinance, and was in
tended to prohibit the sale of any
thing under this license that con
tains alcohol. Aldermen Davis an
Hamilton were the only members of
the council who attended the mass