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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-04-02

81 am going straight as [ can
with my eggs, etc, to Weatherly
& Redick's and get one of their
16x20 pictures and frames for 49c.
Sabe?"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-04-02
FRIDAY, APRIL Q, 1909.

Crazy Snake, the Indian chief,
seems to be an Elusive artist, but
there is not much in name.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-04-02

Q. P. Lashlee says he is not a
candidate for Sheriff, and has no
intention of entering the race.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-04-02

Congressman Moons attack on
the Democratic leader, Mr.. Clark,
and the Democratic majority in the
House reads like Governor Patter-
sons veto message on the State.
wide bills in the General Assembly.
This message in circular form is
being sent broadcast throughout
the country by the national asso-
Citations of brewers and distillers.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-04-02

May Overton, president State
Live Stock Association, has issued
a call for a meeting to be held in
every county in the State next
Monday for the purpose of organ
lizing State Live Stock Associa-
ltions. 1t is believed that by Or
lganized effort both quantity and
quality of live stock can be greatly
improved, and the market for same
broadened.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-04-02

We want the news from every
locality in the county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
Stuff That Makes Martyrs.

When it comes to a matter of abso-
lutte nerve, Fireman Jack Farley Of
the Canadian Pacific has never been
outdone in the whole history of the
railroad Farley was knocked down by
switch engine in the. yards at Farm
ham. Half a dozen men who saw the
accident ran up to the engine, which
was stopped as quickly as possible.
Wedged under the front end of the
fire-box, they saw formless heap of
bloody rags While they gave each 9TH
er excited directions to which no one
paid heed, muffled but steady voice
came from that gruesome heap.
eff you will back up little l think
you can lift me OUT
In the same steady voice Farley di-
rected every detail Of the process of
extricating his mangled body. BY good
fortune the company surgeon happen
ed to be within call. Under his or
ders Farley was laid on the ground.
His right leg was cut off below the
knee, his left leg above the knee His
shoulder blade and collar bone were
broken, and his face and shoulders
were fearfully scratched and torn. Be-
lieving the fireman to be dying, the
surgeon began trying to make his last
moments as comfortable as possible;
but finding that his pulse continued
strong and that he showed no signs
of losing consciousness, ordered him
carried to the hospital. On the way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
THE CLERksHlP GRAFT.

Sometimes 1t Is hard to see where
business ceases and graft begins. The
senator who needs and uses a clerk to
advance the business OF the session
is one person, the other senator who
uses the clerkship to give some polit-
ical errand boy good time, or to pay
his wife's board, is another and of a
different sort The average senator,
judged by the amount of real work
he does, and his actual service to the
state, needs committee clerk about
as much as cat needs two tails
However, not infrequently the clerk
amounts to something, really does
things, knows things and suggests
things, that make him worth twice the
money and is a bigger and more use
full man than the senator for whom
he is practically substitute, SO far
as real work is concerned. The state
can we'll afford to hire and pay suck
clerks; much better than 1t can afford
to elect such senators.
Nothing more deserved by this and
other general assemblies was ever said
than the scoring received by the SEN
ate from the lieutenant governor yes
terday. when he called attention to the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
A Farmer on Road Laws.

Greene, Iowa, Dec. 80, 190S.-T.-R.,
Marshalltown, Iowa: see by your pa
per of the Doth, the comment on roads.
Allow me to make some suggestions.
A new road law is an imperative ne
cessity-new entire. We mist have uni
formity in the construction and repair
of roads, the present plan is too much
every way. First, now, to be short, Will
say must have president and county
supervisor, the president to nave
headquarters in Des Moines. One man
in each county to do the business for
his county No township supervisor.
All work done by days, work by men
competent to do as they are told; all
main roads completed first, all cui-
verts made of concrete, township to
own farms, and experts under orders
from the county supervisor to do the
work when and where ordered;, no
narrow tires after ten years; 81 tax
on each quarter section paid to county
treasurer, to be paid in sums OF 80
each to every man purchasing wide
tire wagon, as long as money lasts.
Headquarters in Des Moines. Why, we
want to collect facts and figures, how
pest TO marriage LIE ioe,u BUSINESS N
to call meetings once year for all
county supervisors (this has no refer
ence to present county supervisory to
meet for instruction and pass opinions.
get prices on material and solve the
many problems that will come before
them No man to be allowed to hold Of
fee or do the work unless he passes
examination satisfactory. We must
have a uniform system of road build
ing, a system that will build good or
not at all. Now for fear that / will
make this too long, will submit this TOT
higher critics.
G.. w. RUSSELL,
r. r. No. 4. Greene, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
cLARx's NEW RULES.

lieutenant Governor Clark starts
out precisely as those who know him
best expected of him. One Of the sem
sible and practical things he did first
was to inaugl1rate new rule for the
appointment Of committees that should
and will meet almost universal APP
prevail. In future the interests, bust
ness or vocation most interested in the
workings of any committee will not
comprise the entire membership of the
committee, bankers will not monopolize
the committees on banking, but some
one quite likely to be watchful and jul
dicially inclined will be part OF the
committee and afford possibilities of
a minority report that will attain
publicity, if nothing else Others be-
sides physicians will sit on health
committees, the druggists quite likely
to hear the other side on the pharmacy
side by side with the man who pays
him, the telephone man will see the
farmer and telephone user sitting as a
deaths head at what he has been ac-
customed to regard as feast, ETC., etc.
Perhaps this rule Is not especially
calculated to retain the pleasing har-
mony which marks the committee
wherein all members are mutually in
terested financially in the business they
are to consider and regulate, but it is
easy to see advantage and even profit
for the state in the Clark plan. The
lieutenant governors statement when
he announced the committees that ut
is fundamental fact in human nature
that man or combination of men
will look after and develop personal
interests against the interests of 9TH
ers'' is simply an. automatic statement
and will be so accepted.
Iowa has been extremely fortunate IN
her lieutenant governors Of late. They
are big enough to be governor. And
they ought to be.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
the FIGHT ON WILSON.

If, as alleged, the interests opposed
to pure food law are endeavoring to
GUST llama Jim Wilson from the
agricultural secretaryship, the farmers
of the middle west will be up In arms.
However there is probably not so much
of the "bitter fight" announced by the
correspondents as appears in the head
lines. No doubt certain interests
would be glad to get rid OF Wilson
If they could name his successor; but
they can't, and the secretary who sue
ceeds Wilson must measure close up
to the Wilson notch.
The coming president has given suf-
ficient evidence Of his general char
acter to be thoroughly trusted. He
knows the Mississippi Valley, its great
agricultural population, and its needs
and opinions. Even were he inclined
ITO weaken the agricultural depart
ment. he knows enough of the con-
victions and temper Of the middle en-
1pire to understand how certainly fatal
such an act must be to his own ambi-
tons and the standing of his party.
1t is extremely unlikely that Secre-
tary Wilson will be retired; if so, his
place will be taken by another good
man. The limitations of years will
soon lead the secretary to retirement
of his own volition. Some one must
carry on his work. and it will be car
ried, on well; for the department has
grown bigger than mere politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
Fish on Lightning Rods.

Mr.. George Whitton, Marshalltown,
Ia, Dear Sir-In answer to your in
quiry of Jan. 2, would say that 1T is
my opinion that lightning rods, prop
erly erected, offer to the owner of
country buildings the best protection
to be had against the dangers of light
ming. But / would also wish to place
strong emphasis on the fact that light
ming rods, not properly erected, be-
come sources of danger rather than of
protection. 1t is this latter fact, I be-
lieve, which is responsible for much of
the prejudice which exists against
lightning rods; that is many buildings
have been struck which had lightning
rods upon them but the rods were not,
in some particulars, properly made. or
connected to earth. 1t is of prime i'm
portance that rods be connected to
damp earth and kept so connected.
There is a difference of opinion
among engineers as to the best method
of securing permanent ground con-
nection. but a method which has
rather general approval is to solder the
rod or cable to copper plate say two
feet square which is buried between
12-inch layers of coke (not charcoaD
and deeply enough below the surface to
insure its being in permanently damp
earth. 1t would be wise to nave two
such grounds as this, one on each side
of the building. 1t is also important
that the lightning rod points be sharp
and extend we'll up, say ten feet, above
the highest point of the building. 1t Is
also desirable that there be sufficient
number of points that they shall not be
more than thirty or forty feet apart.
The rod and all connections should be
of conper and the aggregate cross-sec-
tional area should not be less than
one-fourth square inch, whether it be
solid or made up Of strands.
A building equipped as described
ought to be practically immune from
danger, altho it must be said that 1T 10
impossible to be absolutely certain
what q charge Of electricity will do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15

swarm OF parasites about the state
house at each session and insisted that
"No young man or woman should be
taught to feel that the state Is an
institution upon which it is permissible
to work a graft, and no old man should
he allowed to do It," The lieutenant
governor spoke plainly to the senate
as one who knew to others who knew
the clerkship question and knew the
graft and superabundance that char
acterize 1t. But his adnnonitions were
of no avail. The goods were in sight
and the impulse to acquire them ire
sistable.
Lawyers who pay stenographers in
private business grudgingly farmers
to whom an extra hand" would be q
burden to shake off as quickly as
possible; men so careful in their own
private business as to expenditures
that ordinarily careful men call them
stingy, are lavish with the funds Of
lIle STATE. fuDllC money So LII IToNl
being a public trust, is an opportunity.
They elbow themselves" at the expense
of the taxpayers.
No one desires the legislature to go
without the clerks needed to assist the
dispatch of business. No one wishes to
see a small man do little things be-
cause the constitution of the state fails
to prevent him. The constitution was
not intended as a criminal or even as
moral code. 1t was framed for the
guidance of wise and honest men, not
for restraint of petty graft, and to
guard against small knaves or fools
or weaklings. The state will not feel
greatly the expenditure for unneces-
sary clerks, but it is like the COM
mon citizen who is willing to pay all
he owes. give in charity. and be
good fellow generally, but who is ready
to fight over a dime rather than tamely
submit to plain extortion or graft. The
state at large has a pretty straight
Understanding of where business leaves
soff and graft begins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
Iona Newspapers
DON'T CROWD.
burlington Hawkeye.)

burlington HaWkeye.)
1t is always a good plan not to
crowd people too much. The employer
who gets the most and the best service
out of his men is not he who is fo"-
ever pushing them on to renewed exer-
ton and seems bent upon getting the
last ounce of possible effort out If
them. Not the hard tasllmaster, but the
born leader of men, who rather makes
them want to do what he wants done,
than to force them to do what they are
not particularly inclined to do. The
state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton and Others of the powers that be
at Des Moines are advocating the es-
Establishment of an educational board
that will be everything and do every-
thing, and incidentally they are push
ing school consolidation. The board
may be an excellent thing, especially
If we get the right kind of a board. And
school consolidation is undoubtedly an
excellent thing. Now if the good folks
at Des Moines really desire these things
they will be able to gain them by re-
framing from pushing people. Don't
crowd. The people own the schools,
they maintain them. they pay the bills.
And they are running them. If the 9TH
err way is the better way. get the peo-
pie to suggest and advocate the change
ere you make it. Do not crowd them
into something of which they may be
suspicious; So with school consolida-
ton. Don't crowd the people. Progress
will be more rapid, more sure, if ev-
erybody on the outside keeps hands off
and confines himself to a little friendly
advice now and then and then per-
mits the people who are running the
schools and who are paying for them
to work out the problem. They will get
there eventually and they may get
there much faster when left alone than
when an attempt is made to push or
crowd them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15

the carriers, being agitated, jolted the
injured man severely.
Boys" he exclaimed, you are not
walking we'll; you are hurting me. Now
let me count for you, and see If you
can't keep step. One, two; one, two;
one, two"
|. Several times on the way that wreck
Of man, the coolest and most self
possessed in the party, resumed count
ing time to get his bearers back into
STEP He underwent the painful or
deal in the operating room without an
anesthetic and without a word OF COM
plant or even a moan. The surgeon
was astounded, but said the man would
surely die as soon as the reaction set
in.
| Next morning els he made his rounds
the surgeon to his boundless amaze
ment, heard cheerful whistle coming
from Tarley's room. Looking in. he
found the fireman very much alive,
and whistling a jig. His CHIEF. kwor-
ry seemed to be a fear that he mad
betrayed some sign of weakness the
day before.
"say, doc" he inquired, did you see
me run over yesterday" I'm afraid I
squawked like a duck when that en-
CINE hit me. / hope the boys didn't
notice it,
Farley's wonderful nerve aided him
to a phenomenally quick recovery. In
three months he had himself carried
to a saddler's shop where he superin-
tended the making Of a pair OF SOLE
leather legs, upon which he now
stumps cheerily around in a little sum
mer hotel of which he is the pro-
prietor. Being a true hero, Farley
wastes no time in vain repining. but
treats his misfortune lightly. One day
in climbing into farmers wagon he
struck one of his leather legs against
the wheel with hollow thhn,p. The
farmer stared.
"Say," he exclaimed, that leg o
yourn sounds kinder funny"
,"oh, I froze it last winter" ex-
planned Farley, land it hasn't thawed
out yet"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
PRISON PRINTING.
ICenterville Citizenl.


1t seems to be planned that the pris-
oners in Anamosa shall do portion of
the state printing. That looks like
bringing free labor into competition
with cheap prison labor says an ex-
change. The state board of control may
figure but that it can save money for
the state, but others may figure out
that they are taking some bread out of
the mouths of workingmen who have
committed no crimes. The state en-
ploying convict labor could undersell
other employers in other lines of BUSH
ness, if such were desirable. We doubt
it's desirability. If the state is going to
use such labor it ought to pay the lab
orers the same price for their labor
that is paid similar labor outside of
the jails That might change the sit
uation considerably.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
Tennessee Is odd in the other direction.
its limit being seventy-five days.

Tennessee is odd in the other direction,
its limit being seventy-fve days.
The Cedar Rapids Republican claims
to be disappointed at the first issue of
La Follette's weekly.
Congress seems to be sore because
public sentiment sides with the presi-
dent and applauds the public press in
bringing the Legislative body into dis
repute Congress had better fight the
president less and clean house more.
The proposal to raise salaries of
state house officials is good business
sense. It has always been a wonder that
men of state office ability have been
willing to work for state house job
at salary Of $4,000 per year.
AS step preliminary to the Anal
eradication of tuberculosis, registra-
ton of all persons suffering from this
disease, is believed to be the most inn
portant Such registration In no wise
contemplates the publicity of the name
or residence of afflicted persons. In
deed health officers alone would have
charge of such records and the records
would never be open to public inspec-
ton under severe penalty Both Mary
land and New York have such laws
which have proven valuable and eFic-
tent. 1t is not argued here that laws ap-
nlicable to those eastern states would
be available for Iowa. but the necessity
for the control of our tuberculosis pop
uation can not be subject of serious
dehata
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
Cancer Cured or No Pay

Providing your case is not advanced
to the incurable stage. We have had
over 80 years constant practice, we
know all of the old escharotic and
plaster methods Of treatment. Our
new, improved, painless methods are
away ahead of them all, two to four
weeks cures the worst Of cases. We
fully explain our numerous methods
to the patient and then let them choose
the one they prefer. Send today for
our free literature.
DR.. c. o. SEAMAN e. SON,
4o2 Magnetic Ave-,
..,a. Cherokee, iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
Sheriff, Sale,

Notice is hereby given, that by vir.
tue Of a writ Of special execution. Is
sued out Of the clerks Office OF the dis
trict court of the state OF Iowa, In and
for Marshall county, and to me direct
ed, upon a judgment rendered In dis.
trict court on the I'd day Of December
1908, in favor of r. r. Woodring adj
ministrator, and against ]. L. Coppock.
Charles Coppock, Mabel Coppock, and
Echo Coppock, have levied upon the
following described real estate, to-wit:s
Lots two ca and three (3) In block
eleven CID, in Jerome's addition to tho
city Of Marshalltown, Marshall couu.
ty, Iowa.
Taken as the property of said ]. Ia
Coppock, Charles Coppock, Mabel Cop-
peck and Echo Coppock Rabe. and that
on the 2Sd day of January, A. D. $685.
at the hour Of 10 o'clock q. M, OF said
day, at the front door Of the court
house, in the city Of Marshalltown,
county and state aforesaid, I will pro-
coed to sell said property, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary to satis-
fy said execution, amounting to Four.
teen Hundred Sixty and 14-100 dollars.
debt. and cost of suit, taxed at Sew.
enty-eight and $4,000 dollars, with In
terest on said debt at the rate Of s per
cent from the date of said judgment,
together with all accruing costs, at
public auction to the highest and best
bidder for cash in hand.
Dated at Marshalltown, Iowa, this
10Th day of December, A. D. $685.
c. s. HUTSON.
Sheriff Of Marshall county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
IOWA STILL THE BEST.
burlington Hawkeye)


There are signs, here and there, that
the exodus from Iowa's farming dis
tricts is waning. From various sec
tions Of the state, large numbers of
farmers have been lured to other states
and across the border by the tales Of
cheap land and the magnificent crops
that can be produced on that land. BY
and by some Of these people discovered
what they might have known long ere
they left, that there is no other spot
under the sun that Is SO favorable to
farmers and farming as the Hawkeye
state. Other sections Of the country
may produce a bumper crop, now and
then, but Iowa never fails to produce
good crops. The farmers elsewhere
may make a lot of money one year
and lose it. the next, and eventually
be starved out. The Iowa farmer who
understands farming, is sure to get on.
Every year will see a little bit added
to what he's got and not such a very
little bit either. 1t requires consider
able effort and exertion in the wrong
direction, If a farmer in Iowa wants
to keep from getting very prosperous.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
HIGHWAY HORTICULTURE.
(Algona Courier.)

Jacob Wrinkle has done what we wish
many other farmers would do 1t may
seem odd at first thought but on fur
Their consideration the thought finds
approval. Mr.. Wrinkle has set out apple
trees on the road on two sides of his
quarter section farm. He has set them
outside his fence and his design is to
beautify and render more valuable his
land and put an apple within the reach
of the passerby. He says when those
trees bear he is willing to have ev-
cry traveller on the road take an apple
or two, and that the satisfaction he
will have in thus contributing to the
happiness Of his fellowmen together
with the apples that may be high up
on the trees and will be left for him
will be sufficient remuneration for him.
He says he would not allow a man
to come with his wagon and strip a
tree, but that everyone will be wei
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15

Nevertheless the element of danger
may be greatly reduced by the use OF
lightning rods if proper attention be
given to the points have mentioned.
trust have given you the informa-
tion you desire; 1t is the aim of the
faculty here to be of all possible SER
vice to the citizens of the state.
Your very truly,
F.. A. FISH,
Professor of Electrical Engineering.
Arnes Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Sioux City Tribune says "The
Canadian express companies notify
their agents that the advance OF 80
per cent in rates, made effective Jan. l.
is revoked, and the old rates are re-
stored Why? Voluntary on their
part? Hardly The Canadian railroad
commission, having jurisdiction over
express companies. also, said nit And
the companies nitted."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15

come to have what he can eat as he
goes along. If land owners generally
would do that they would almost con-
vert our country into a paradise. We
are told that in many of the old por-
tions of Illinois that condition pre-
walls. If the farmer would plant the
trees inside his fence SO that some of
the branches would generously extend
over the fence for the benefit of tho
wayfaring man, W would think that
would be satisfactory.