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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06
gi,rea- 93aaeah1e1s Observation-Disclosures gn Frhruarp 1903

bankers to pay interest on the $4,000
900 of school funds. SO much consoli-
dation will come about naturally
But suppose the teachers work ou'
the organization plan and do whal
other organized labor bodies do. de-
mand an increase in the wage scale
What are we going to do about it?
That Waterloo girl who managed to
marry two men and keep them apart
for years while doing the loving and
dutifu to both has established her sex
as mans equal in duplicity However
she failed to kill any of them and
there is still a field for female emula-
ton of celebrated bigamists
Packers seem to have the hogs
headed away from the Z cent pens.
Not only in the brand but in variety
Iowa weather has them all skinned.
Mr.. Hepburn having lost out in The
contest over the Eighth district cleo
ton. it is now in order for his friends
to lok about for some other office that
one need not win but may be appointed
to- How much better for all concerned
If Mr.. Hepburn would go home to
Clarinda and spend his few remain
ing years in the quietude which is the
crown of advanced years. 1t isn't nee
essary for him to haul the load OF
Eighth district patronage longer. If he
Is wise he will refuse to be yoked and
driven by the horde Of postoffice seek
ers to whom he is the only hope.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06

coat will come
Off easily. The
part Of the bean
that Is inside is
found to be split
In two length
wise. These two
halves are called
cotyIedGns, which
is only another
name for seed
leaves. Spread
[ II e COY .eSloNS
apart carefully.
If you lock close
ly you can see Il
little plant tuck
ed sliugly away
between t II = nj
Just to- one side
Of the middle is
a small stem, the
caulicle. Fasten-
ed to 1t is the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06
--Ho,u a Seed Starts to Gro,U
a SEED is a simple thing to look

a SEED is a simple thing to lool
IN at. 1t might as well be (:
kA pebble or n grain of sand fol
all there seems to be to 1t
Only n bean, you say. yet there's q
great deal more to that bean than yor
ever dreamed Of
Take bean-just an ordinary white
bean out of the pantry--and look at 1t
The smooth white outer covering IL
the seed coat 1t is almost watel
tight and Is protection for the part
that lie within On one side you vii
notice very conspicuous spot. TIL
Is the seed scar and is the place whcr
the little stem that fastened the bea,
to the pod was attached. Near one
erd Of the seed scar, or hilum, as the
bolanists ca'l it, is a small round hole.
the micropyie. II you put n beam in
water 1t NH soon begin to swell be-
cause of the water which 1t absorbs
through the micropyle.
Now. take a bean that has been
soaked fer few hours. The seed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06

face OF "a We. neld became dry after It
had been narrowed? This is because
stirring and loosening the soil stops
the water from coming up from be-
low. The water in the loose upper
layer soon evaporates. and after that
the heat is used in warming the soil
instead of turning the water into Va
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06
CHAS. H. ECKMAN
ARCHITECT
n.or: 1s Woodbury. Building
wARsHALLToWN IOWA
AucTioNEER
SURETY BOND.

I issue bonds for Administrator
.cntors.. guardians. curators' 60.
tor. County and Township OH
Druggists i Liquor Dealers and a!
sss =, Fidelity bonds. Fire. Light
S,n~ and Tornado Insurance written.
A1As - w. NJ. CLARK,
Z s,uth First Ave. Marsha''eewn' 70
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06
Mn1z-.1A<

Personal experience with tube of
Manzan Pile Remedy will convince YOU
it is immediate relief for all forms Of
piles. Guaranteed, soc. B. A Morgan's
drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06

FIG. u--How A SQUASH PLANT TAKES oy1
ITS SEED COAT.
DOR OF course II we are not going to
allow the surplus water to be given on
by evaporation we must provide tile
drains and bitches to carry it away.
We shall study more about drainage
and the movement Of water through
the soil in another article.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06

TERMS.
Evening edition by mail. $500
BY the month by mail .......... .10
Delivered by carrier by the month. DO
Later edition for morning circu-
lation ..................... 400
Eueal route edition per year 80. 800
TWice-a- Week edition, per year. LOO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06

Whatever differences may exist over
the provisions of the proposed school
law, the state at large will probably
unite on the proposition to require
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-06

Tillman is objecting furiously to the
appointment as collector of DR.. Crun1.
a colored man of Charleston. The south
always did hate to pay anything to a
negro.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18

co. Your physician will warn you
not TO allow the patient TO take on
the day Of treatment a particle of
food or drink containing any oil. fat.
or alcohol. This includes sill forms
Of patent medicines II. for instance
while the drug is in the patients
bowels. he should take some patent
medicine containing alcohol. he
might be dead within - hours.
Co No food whatever IS taken
this day Sunday until after The o
O'Clock dose OF salts
60 The treatment Is repeated once
week until 4 cure Is established.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18

-< LAST WEEK : southern
IkI Farm Gazette We described the
IN cause OF the hookworm dis
60 its symptoms. and the tremen-
4ons loss 81 lie and energy result
- from .ts ravages in the South.
xow 1et us this week have a thorough
understanding as 10 The treatment.
Ana next week We shall take up
no oven more important subiec; Of
prevention
In the arst place. then. II you sus-
,ec, that any member OF your family
Or any Of your farm hands has hook
worm disease. insis, that be shall 30
"a his physician and II the physician
confirms your suspicious. insist hat
the pacent undergo treatment
How ,o Detect the Existcnse Of Hook
WORMS.
II there ia aouh; in the phys!cian's
mind whether Il ls actually a case Of
hookxorm disease. Insist upon a MI
croscopic examination. II your phrai-
clan has 10 microscope. and none o,
hi. immediate medical associates has
ona. &c can have tho examination
made without expense 20 you. For
his purpose give 10 your physician >
small portion SAY about a teaspoon
fall Of tecal material from the aus
pected person. put thiH material ir
small metal aalve box or Ia y anal,
bottle: pack this ANAL box securely
Il = somewhat larger tin csa~. rs a
SEAL baking powder can. and pack
lis seoont can in n slightly larEcr
as. This package can DO sent. clther
20 the n bovatovy Of your state
5osrt at the capital Of your State. of
70 tie Division 81 Zoology. Hyg3eult
LAsoratory. L. 5. +. II. 4 NJ II &
!sa 4 + SITS. washinEtoa. u { e
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18
How Ia Recognize when All the
Worms Arc Expelled.

Assuming that the patient takes
the treatment on Saturday evening
and Sunday morning. AS prescribed in
tho foregoing the stools on Sunday.
Monday ana Tuesday should be pass
Cd into some receptacle and then
washed through hne selye or
cheese cloth. or mosquito netting:
the fccal material sill pass through
bat tho worms will remain The
treatment should Do continued once
week until no further worms are
found
Patients frequently feet SO much
better after tho arst treatment that
they think K Is unnecessary 10 con
tlnuc H. This IS \ seriogs mistake.
IA rule. Il tho treatment IS given
Saturday night aud sunday morning
"a here described. the patient NIL
begin 20 feel some al3Eht improve
merit about "wednesday or Thurs lay
and the family w!ll begin 20 note an
Improvement about Thursday or Fri
day II wtll Tor instance be seen
that he blood vessels OF the eyes
become more prominent
This ;rca;ucr; Is so simple and so
available shat. with the preventive
measures which wili DO given neri
~csk. /. should ard could Danish this
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18

Very Cheap and Simple Course of Treatment
Case n a short While Without Loss Work


where microscopic examination will
be made free of charge.
Be sure TO have your physician
write 10 the laboratory concerning
the case. giving the patients name.
age. sex and occupation. and be sure
also TO place In the package paper
on which are written the name aud
address Of the physician. together
with the patients name. age. sex and
occupation. These data are neces-
sary IN order that your specimen
shall not be confused wlth some 9th
er specimen.
\ Cheap. simple. Easy Method Of
Curc
Your physician Is the proper per
son TO determine the size Of the dose
Of medicine. Do not attempt to do
this yourself lie ~ill give you tho
following directions Tor directions
similar TO these and h!s directions
must be- carried out m!autely
CD one evening each week SAY
saturday evening". As long as the
course Of treatment continue. he
pa:!en, takoa dose ot Epaon salts.
90 rpon waking the next morn
ink Sunday. say Al O'Clock. hc
takes ose-half q the special medl-
cine usually thynol in capaulcs)
ahieh the physician p-cecr.bca I'm
me4ia;ely before taking this drug.
he rnsta~s shu-tf4 Ii. douu nm thr
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18

-N LAST WEEK : southern
hkI Farm Gazette We described the
| M cause OF the hookworm dis
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
LITTLE boobies PA
BY WILLIAM r. KIRK.

Veevon. sed Pa, a. If you dident like
to marry a Bon Veevon you shud have
passed me by
IL was the saim way wen you was m
New York. sed Ma. you was always
banging around places like the Lambs
club a. other deeliteful places OF rev
elry. II was always on with the dance,
let the creditors be un-confned. | wish
4 was back TO my girlhood days, sed
Ma
How about that mortgage wich lift
ed on yure old hoamsted? sed Pa.
motifs you leaped al me like a weak
fish leeping al hook. As | remem-
Der yure girlhood days. Pa sed. II was
moastly the dairymaid thing. with a
accashunal eevning at the First Nj. f.
church soshibul.
Then Mas eyes began 10 blaze and
Pa dident say any moar about NOR.
cages.
| suppoas you was the lion OF the
eevning, sed Ma.
Well, sed Pa, | wuddent go so far
as TO say that, but ! met a awful lot
Of good fellows.
| wonder why you doant say you
was the lion OF the eevning sed Mn.
This lion OF the eevning is getting or
my nerves, Ma sed. bekaus / have
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04

When | seen Pa the other morning
he had just cain home from the
Iambly club. Wen | calm in TO break
fast Pa was at the label. Ma was there
TOO & she was looking at Pa.
Good morning. Bobbie, sed Pa, !
trust you are feeling fine this morn
ing. OF course ne is feeling fine. Ma
sed. & why shuddent he feel fine. He
doesn't go 10 club blowouts. He goes
10 bed erly. like me. sed Ma & doesn't
cum laundering around with a latch
key at all hours Of the mite.
Doant talk like that TO me. sed Pa
pleese doant talk like that. Will you
try sum OF this nice mackrel? sed Pa
That isn't mackrel, sed Ma, Il is fried
chicken. | suppoas you saw them pin
feathers wich | forgot 10 talk of, &
thought thay was scales.
| doant know why | thought IL was
mackrel. sed Pa, but for mint. wen
the choking was brought in. IL calm
to my mind that 1t was mackrel. How
ever, sed Pa. that is neither here nor
thare
How long. sed Ma. are you going TO
be one "a OF these jolly club men &
hail fellow we'll met? As long as
live. sed Pa. can't help II, II is my
nature, sed Pa. | am a born Bon
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
EARTHQUAKE FORECASTING

die again. After general settling q
Long period OF rest usually ensues.
Fortunately, In this particular case,
the disturbances near the center OF
the line are relatively insignificant. and
their effects can be guarded against
by proper form OF building. But in
the case OF Sicily the force OF the
shocks Is, as was proved ON this oc.
casiOn, apt To be so resistless that no
buildings can Withstand H. Yet even
in such cases effective warning can be
given. There are always preliminary
tremors, perceptible with modern In.
struments, the character OF which can.
not be mistaken.
On this subject OF premonitory
signs Prof. Gilbert has recently made
an interesting suggestion-that OF A
sort OF Seismic stethoscope." by
which minute erepitations OF the earth
crust forerunners Of an earthquake.
may be- rendered audible by the aid
of microphone. These warnings
come, when the threatened point does
not lie, as ,Messina did, on the very
flank OF an active volcano. sufficiently
long in advance to enable people e.
escape to places OF safety, although
their property may be destroyed. And
even when the danger Is close there
are always preliminary symptoms that
can be detected. The sounds and tire.
mors that precede an earthquake be.
tray as Prof Gilbert says. growing
seismic activity. and are probably
analogous to the eracklings observed
in beams and strained blocks OF rock
before collapse occurs" There Is
good reason 10 hope that earthquake
forecasting may soon become almost
as certain as weather prediction.
What is needed 10 organization OF
means already al hand. and a growth
OF public confidence.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
CHAPTER xxlx-tcontlnusd.)

f~lRACHARD spoke passionately
kI rs he stood before his lovely
Hi wife-who- faced him, white TO
the lips. She did not yet
know what TO say or what he
Instant 10 say.
You know what mean what II
means 10 love "a woman for years and
finally be able To spend a life with
her" Brachard went on. 1t is not
easy for him to wish 10 be rid OF her.
| grew rich as you grew into woman
hood And then | won the prize.
Anne Marie was repealed by this
frank declaration by her husband that
he had deliberately sought 10 win her
from the time he was street-cross'
ing sweeper.
"Is that all?" she asked coldly.
NO. far from 1t, Brachara went
on quickly. But do not be unjust
Things might be worse.
He walked up and down the room
with his hand TO his head. seemingly
trying 10 brush away memories. lie
talked. almost AS ii to himself. IN dis
connected sentences.
The humble love OF the street urc 4
In. the waking dream, the mirage
yes, the uldu WHO diidSoNN AA+tAAoh"
and millions and climbed up on this
mountain of gold: who succeeded in
reaching the high feudal tower, and
won for his wife the beautiful woman
OF his dreams You VIII not deny that
this was not SO bad, IS far as IL goes
He paused 90 mop his brow, Anne
Marie remained silent.
An old Bible yarn keeps running
through my head" he said; "a most
irie resting one. II is that of Samson.
Samson and Delilah.' Anne slarie
said
She thought that he would place
/ her in the position OF Delilah. the
woman who had shorn him OF his
strength But II was OF the other
tragic episode in the career OF the
biblical giant that he referred to.
The Memory of Samson.
NO, Samson in the temple. Dom
you think II is a wonderful story?
Poor old Samson. taken prisoner by
the Philistines. who put out his eyes
and compelled him TO turn a windmill.
His conQueror is not satisfied with his
degradation. He insisted on making
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04

his captive an object OF public deris-
Ion. and 80 they compelled him To DO
present at one OF their celebrations.
Poor wretch How difficult IL must
have been for him TO swallow his
wrath. | can see the jewellers insult
ing him In his misfortunes; reviving
In his mind awful memories still fresh
anu appalling TO him. Rage reviyes
and tears the heart OF this poor de-
graded man. Samson realizes that he
is stiil Samson. He gives no indica-
tion. He's cunning. But he has re-
solved upon plan. His hands grope
about In the darkness, measuring the
size Of the pillars supporting the tenn
pie.
Suddenly there is an awful crash.
on top OF the jewellers. this debauch-
ed crowd the building the pillars the
roof and walls fall. And he buries un-
der the ruins all his enemies at once"
new and startling realization had
come TO Anne Marie as she listened TO
her husband. She suddenly understood
that there was something connected
with herself about this mysterious
panic. but what II was she could not
fathom.
Explain TO me. Jacques, what |
thought | had discovered-but | was
wrong. Why did you return that
nights"
a denunciation. Brachard replied
bmntly. Il was told TO watch, 10 look
after you better"
But you were not really going TO
London Anne Marie said.
Pardon me. | was going All my
arrangements had been made
But you caused this panic" Anne
Marie persisted.
II did" he replied.
And YOU must have been thinking
about il for long time"
1T never crossed my mind until yes
terday morning at o'clock" Brach-
ard replied quietly.
CHAPTER xxx.
Anne Marie had not yet come 10 a
realization of the motives that i'm
PEELED Brachard TO his tremendous
sacrifice. She still thought that the
financial collapse was a part OF "A pre-
conceived plan OF his by which he had
hoped TO reap an additional fortune.
and in which he had met disaster.
ITO De Continucd.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04


The terrible earthquake that devas-
Hated Sicily and Calabria, followed b.
$50 many similar. though less disas-
ltrous, shakings In widely separated
parts OF the earth, has reused the
eeismologists and vulcanologists to re-
bewed activity in the effort 10 find
way to predict these awful visitations.
There can be no question that Mr.
Perret, Prof. Matteuccis assistant
in the vesuvius observatory, truly
ifcretold the Sicilian calamity more
than year ago. and even hit
upon the very date at its occur
renee. This was no wild guess.
hut conclusion based upon
scientific principles. and its success in
dicates an immense possibility Of good
for humanity. Earthquake forecasts
will hencefprth command a degree of
attention that they have not hitherto
! deserved. for now they may come from
an accredited source.
The danger points are we'll enough
known to biologists. and they are
tgradually learning something OF the
law which governs the outbreaks. The
lines of weakness I'm the earth's crust
are perfectly definite in position.
and many Of them are so long that a
break cannot take place simultaneous
" throughout their full extent. A yield
Ing taking place at one point In the
line may be followed months, or even
years. later by corresponding yield
Inc at another point In the same line.
This was shown by the San Francisco
earthquake. followed by that OF VAL
paraiso and preceded by disturbance
- Alaska Afterward there was a
break In Central America. II was like
~ Welding OF a long line OF weakness
- q vast surface OF Ice; first at one
~. then near the middle. then near
QeAer end. hnally toward the mid
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
American Cities Alike

shadow fell over the girls face
Her aurora OF anticipation changed 10
gray mists
Al the next table sat New Yorker
and n westerner The New Yorker
laughed at the westerner. And the
wostcrner. after a momentary discom-
future. ripped forth battle-axe
hGrangue about the real thing being
spirit and proved ii by an explana-
ton that the metropolitan aspirations
OF new American cities led them To
copy the fine things OF New York.
even AT the incalculable cost OF de-
stroying their own natural picturesque
ness.
But they scorn your bad features.
whereas You endure them, embrace
them, and coddle and love them" said
the westerner
He hguratively pushed old horse
cars, mud, broken payements. etc,
down the New Workers. throat
But when he sat down AT his desk
to write something he had 10 confess
10 himself that the criticism OF new
American cities was only too true. and
he wished 10 heaven they'd quit de-
stroying their own characteristic feat
ures To copy New York simply because
IL Is the big place.
Why not be different and variousy
Why persist in copying New York's
skyscrapers. its bdulevards, its parks.
its street lamps. even the details OF
IT'S pOiiCemens and flremen's uni
forms?
IL the westerner had thought OF 1t
in the cafe he would have made the
audaciors retort that really New Yorl,
is copying the west-and proved IT,
He overlooked a bet. but II was a
bet good only for rhetorical purposes.
and rhetoric is poor cover for naked
facts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
BY PAUL THiEMAN.


She shimmered with enthusiasm.
her joyousness rippled over her
checks; the lovclocks OF her sunny
hair danced as ii blown by zephyrs o.
delight. her eyes shone with triumph.
4 weird basilsk ring with baleful
green gems on her index finger in
dictated the stage.
She did not scream out her en-
phasis II was the rich meditation OF
ner tones that made bits of her con
versatiOr so noticeable. They tioated
on ths heat waves OF the mixed Gothic
cathedral onteZuma onyX-old Eng
lish inn nondescript New York cafe as
gracefully as liliputian swans Eyi.
IDENTITY the poor innocent. young thing
was quite English.
Such a cnawnce' she was
saying. Rippin' good part
many wonderful new towns
grand continental tour
What is the route" drawled the
man-an Enthusiastically English man.
with Dallid eyes and corncob com
PleXion.
Northern route west 10 Pacific coast
return southern
twice across continent seem
the real America so different
from New York -
Sorry for you" said her compar-
ion. Quite vexed have been
over It myself drive you to
opium rawther fawncy opium
is better"
I hen he added "Scenery-yes--
monntains-yes-bu towns
monotonous awful monotony
ALL alike one just
like the ether every one the
same seem 10 take devilish
pains TO prevent even nature from
making any difference