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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
THE DIFFERENCE
Coffee Usually Means Sickness, But
Postum Always Means Health.

Those who have never tried the ex.
pertinent of leaving of coffee and
drinking Postum In its place and in
this way regaining health and happi-
ness can learn much from the expert
ence of others who have made the
trial.
One who knows says: 81 drank cof-
fee for breakfast every morning until
had terrible attacks of indigestion
producing days of discomfort and
nights OF sleeplessness tried to give
up the use of coffee entirely, but found
1t hard to go from hot coffee to a
glass OF water. Then / tried Postum.
1T was good and the effect was SO
pleasant that | soon learned to love
1t and have used 1t for several years.
improved Immediately after / left
off coffee and took on Postum and
am now entirely cured of my indiges-
ton and other troubles all of which
were due to coffee. / am now well
and contented and all because l
changed from coffee to Postum.
Postum is much easier to make
right every time than coffee, for 1t is
so even and always reliable. We
never use coffee now in our family.
We use Postum. and are always we'll,
There's a reason" and 1t is proved
by trial
Look in pkgs for copy of the famous
little book, "The Road to wellviIle."
Ever read the above Ietferf A new
are genuine. true. and full of humss
Interest.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
DEEP WATERWAY IS
DEMANDED BY ALL
Great River Convention Is Held
in New Orleans.
PRESIDENT FAvoRs PROJECT
Promises the Present Administration
viii Support Issuance of Federal
Bonds II Fourteen-Foot Pro-
gram Proves Feasible.

New Orleans, Nov. L. Ringing
demands for IA feet through the val
ley" and elaborate argument in sup
port of the program fo- the creation
of deep waterway from the lakes to
the gulf have marked the great con-
vention of the Deep Waterway asso-
citation that opened here Saturday.
President Taft, vice-President Sher-
man, Speaker Cannon. governors of
tn Mississippi valley states, innumer-
able senators and representatives and
mighty throng of private citizens
who believe in the big river project
are here and all urge that 1t be un-
dertaken and carried to a speedy con-
clusion.
President Taft Promises Support.
Orleans escorted by great fiotilla,
after an Illuminating trip down the
Mississippi river from st. Louis, land
ed from the lighthouse tender Olean-
der about eight o'clock Saturday
morning, and was driven to his ho-
tel through streets that were cano-
pied with magnolia branches, palmet-
toes and southern moss, and every
|, where entwined in the decorations
were the notices Fourteen Feet
Through the Valley" and River Rate
Regulation Is Rate Regulation" At
the Athenaeum in the afternoon the
president aroused a storm of cheers
by promising that If the 14-feet project
proved feasible and advisable, the
present administration would favor
the issuance of government bonds to
defray the cost
Not for "Pork Barrel"
At the same time Mr.. Taft made 1t
plain that he would not stand for any
plan to make pork barrel of the
project. He said he opposed any
such general bond issue of s500,O00;-
900 or $1,000 100000 for waterways
improvement, the money to be cut
up and parceled out to different sec
tions. He declared that the improve
ment of waterways had been carried
forward in haphazard fashion in
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

great personal risk When the last
nan had left Killion returned to the
.uns. entered the workings and did
much to save the mine from destruc
ion.
A communication of his sentence was
tsked. but sentiment was still strongly
tgainst him in the town from which
he had been sent to prison, and the
Effort to free him failed.
He had. however, ingratiated him.
ielf with the authorities of the prison.
ind life was made as easy for him as
possible. He was one of the few men
Who never had TO be driven to work
Not once in Is years was he known to
break the least of the rules. Finally
lie was given an opportunity to study
Ind he improved IL.
About that time. In 1900. Kansas
city began the rebuilding OF a conyen.
ion hall that had been destroyed BY
Ire One of the schemes for raising
nnds rapidly was a guessing contest.
or which a capital prize of 10000
ind several others ranging from SIS 900
Iown were offered Killion invested
t15 of his prison savings In tickets
ind sent in 80 gueses. He won the
Iecond prize of $4,000
A short time afterward a distant
relative left him $1.100. He gained
considerable fame as "the wealthy
.onvict" Lawyers swarmed to him
With offers Others suggested that he
you'd get an absolute pardon for
$1,000. Others asked from $500 to
1900 to get him out of prison Killion
Jaw the humor of the situation and
,nered $50 down and $500 upon re-
ease. There was a noticeable falling
" In his mail and list of callers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
Unusual Luck.

SO you've rented that haunted
house which was on your hands SO
long?"
Yes; rented 1t to an actor"
Did he find out It's reputation"
That's the very thing that decided
him to take the house,
Rather surprlsing!"
He said it would be such comfort
for him to get inside of house
where the ghost walked every night
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
In Jail for Selma Bibles.

New York.-'It seems to me an in.
justice to compel me to spend a whole
night in cell for selling the Word
OF God on the streets" Aaron Koff-
man OF 26 Clinton street. New York.
told Recorder Carroll when arraigned
In Paterson, N. j.. on a charge OF
peddling without license. HOFFMAN
was disposfng OF a batch of Old Testa.
ments when arrested
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
DOUBLE SARCASM.

Old Crab-What be ye doin' araound
this place. eh? Wanter buy it?
Nervy Nicholas-Why. Use de spe-
cial agent of Andrew Morganfeller
and Use lookin' fer a site ter lay out
his enormous estate on. I'll offer yer
tree plunks fer dis place il yen trow
off 30 per cent. fer cnah.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
The Russian Dynasty.

The present dynasty of Russia Is
the house of Romanoff. founded by
Czar Michael Fedoroyite Romanoff-
who ascended the throne in 1913
The Romanoffs are descended from
Andrew Kobyla. who came from Prus'
sia to Moscow in 1914.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
HeartIess Parent AGAIN.

Beautiful Girl Gardener, dom,
make flower bed there. It will
spoil our croquet ground
Gardener = Can't help 1t, miss
Them's my orders. Your father says
he is going to have this garden de
voted to horticulture, not husbandry
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
Near Death In the Desert.

San Bernardino. Cal.-vith a vi.
cious burro tearing at jagged
wound in his leg for blood with which
to moisten its parched throat. Jacob
George, an old prospector of the Mo.
iave desert. was found unconscious
and near death by party OF miners
returning from the furnace regions"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
Jnuratitude.

A Missouri farmer was nearly
kicked to death by mule that he
had rescued from burning barn. A
mule may be as ungrateful as
thoughsless son.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
Fortunes Whims.

Where did you git de hand full o
changer asked Meandering Mike. 1T
was forced on me- answered Ploddine
Pete. "A lady up de road sicked d..
dog on me. had to steal de pup an
sell i'm in self-defense."
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
Appreciation-

Il was strongly tempted when we
were in the conservatory alone to take
you in my arms and kiss you Would
you have been very angry with me IL
had done so?" "Yes-yery. Bui
thank you for the compliment
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
Birth of Biblical Art

The first Biblical illustrative arr
consisted in the symbolic frescocs o.
the Catacombs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
ION across the net work Of tracks
which now find q. terminal at Wells

ION across the net work OF tracks
which now find q terminal at Wells
street
"The work is Of the most important
nature and the operators are men
who have been long in the employ OF
the company and trained especially
for their duties," said Edward Hill.
lard, who is connected with the sig
nal department of the company.
Every route is protected by a signal
and it is impossible for the operator
in the tower to give conflicting sig.
nal because the interlocker is so ar
ranged that no two conflicting routes
can be given. 1t is important that the
public should understand this point
The electro pneumatic machine is so
constructed that in setting up a route
for an engine all signal levers that
control conflicting route must be in
danger position before any switch
can be thrown. Switches are so ad.
1usted that an opening of the points
even one-sixteenth of an inch would
lock their lever and automatically
call forth the repair man from his
place in the tower. In the meantime
the levermen are at standstill as
far as that particular routing is con.
cerned. '-Chicago News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
rMEs-RErUB11cAN ARsHAL1TowN, IOWA.

phe pathway is trail of tears, sorrow,
grief--and mother, sister, father bowed
in sadness.
A man spends his energy trying to
live without work, trying to get some-
haps over the shoes of the dead, what
at the knees
Young people spend their energy
quarreling over family affairs with just
two roads to travel. one to happiness
and one to hell. How trivial, how
small, how useless, and yet how terri
BILE. The trouble is in the head. The
stars take no account. There is need
of a better use of energy.
Hartman burned his life out fighting
the battles of big business" The world
has been standing on tiptoe but the
planet Mars rises each evening resplen-
dent in the eastern heavens and takes
no note. A few days and the name of
Hartman will be lost to the world.
There are endless ways, some good
and some bad, in which every man and
woman may utilize their energies. Are
we doing the best we can with our
energy? If we are not, we are failing
in our duty.
We often know our record is lame
and we at once begin to offer excuses.
It is useless. Yesterday is gone. To-
day we are making What is the rec
ord, what are we doing this minute
Are we wasting it, are we making bad
use of it, are we making good use of it?
This question is always and forever up
to us.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
Immense Sum srent for Ties.

During the year 1903 the steam and
electric railroads of the United
States purchased more than 112.OoO,-
900 crossties. costing. at the point Of
purchase over SIS 100000. an aver
age of so cents per tie. according to
statistics just made public by the bu.
reau of census in cooperation with
the United States forest service. This
was some 40oOo.o00 ties less than the
quantity purchased in 1907, when the
total was approximately 153, 200, 900,
the highest ever recorded.
The decreased purchases In 1903
were. of course, chiefly due to the
business depression which affected
every line Of industry This forced
most of the roads to purchase only
the ties which were absolutely essen
tial for renewals, and heavily cut
down the purchase for new track. In
1908 only 7,4S1.00O crossties were re.
ported as purchased for new track as
against 23,o57 900 in 1907. OF the to.
tai number of ties purchased for all
purposes, the steam railroads took
approximately 81 per cent, leaving
about six per cent. for the electric
roads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
Msx.cC,s MuRlER MIL.

If the American Magazine and its
staff of editors are TO be trusted u
verify the statements and accusations
brought by its contributing staff,
slavery exists today on the American
continent. Not only exists but in
form more shocking than that of AZ
cican slavery as it existed in the United
States. An impressive story in the latest
peonage system of Yucatan and is q
call for investigation and inter-
vention by this country in behalf Of
humanity. If a part of the story is
true-and it impresses as greatly as
Remnants famous series of articles inn
pressed US years ago in revelation Of
ern Mexico is a hell of cruelty, tyranny
and slow murder.
We are told that men and women are
sold like cattle; that their descendants
and posterity are sold with them; tha,
( they are starved and beaten and their
sweat coined into palaces and pleasures
of the few men who control the sisal
hemp industry of southern Mexico;
that the government of Mexico is a
partner in the crime against which the
! constitution of that country provides
( as strongly and Enthusiastically as does
the constitution of the United States
4 II is a tale of unutterable horrors be-
side which the story of Cuban recon-
i centrado camps is the tattle of a pic
mic outing.
1t is inconceivable that such horrors
should exist upon this continent. 1t is
still more inconceivable that they
should be permitted to continue with
out protest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27

they called it thel., 1.-The lung fever"
He left the farm and the mortgage to
his eldest son and told everybody he
was "willin. to 60" and no one seemed
to doubt 1t. ~
So that's what has become of him.
Another reigns in his stead. but every
thing has changed. Other times. other
manners. His successor has a house
on the hill, with hot water heat and
electric lights and bathtub. The mort
gage has been replaced by bank ac-
count. Macadam roads tailor cut
clothes, an automobile, scientific farm
ing, rural free delivery, cows milked
with a suction pump. eggs 80 cents a
dozen, butter 40 cents a pound-cash
Where is the man with the cabba &c
leaf? Non est, we tell you. He is as
extinct as the dodo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
TOP NorcH-s1so PER ACRE.
Tyinton Eagle.1

Almost every farm sale in Benton
county shows an increase in price over
the preceding sale. This has been so
for the past several years. When farm
land in the county reached 800 per
acre there were plenty of "wiseacres"
abroad who declared that that was as
high as farm land would go-and to
look out for the tumble. These seers
have proved false prophets. Land
values are steadily rising.
Last week S. F. Booth, Of Taylor
township. sold his farm Of $50 acres
to the Iowa Canning Company for
$3.50 per acre. This farm lies two
and half miles southwest of Vinton.
1t is on the west side of the Captain
Wilson farm and on the south side of
what is known as the Keith farm. 1t
is fine land. highly cultivated and is
wei Equipped with godo, substantial
buildings. The Keith farm Of 160
acres of splendid land sold to the
same company about two years ago
for $3.50 per acre. This was followed
by sale of s143 per acre. Now comes
this $3.50 per acre.
There is no boom Of speculative
price involved in any of these sales
1t is natural increase in price COM
| ing with the demand for good farms
The buyers do not stop to speculate
as to per cents" They want the
land and are willing to pay the price
that will induce the holder to let go
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
HE PROBABLY WOULD.
rsidney Herald.l


Standing on the street corner a
few days since a young man clothed
in the gayest of gay attire = a pair
of pants capable of holding four BUSH
els of oats and turned up at least six
inches at the bottom, Lizzieboy hat
pushed iauntily to the back of his head
disclosing a shock of yellow hair care
fully parted in the middle, two inches
of cigaret protruding from the aper-
ture in his face was heard to remark:
eff I could find some girl with plenty
of money I'd marry her" Such egotism!
Such impudence! A young man who
has attained his majority and who dur
ing his existence has not earned money
enough to bury him if he should die
tomorrow. Pampered at home and
reared in idleness he would expect the
same conditions to exist in home Of
his own. He'd marry her would he?
Would any girl with no other wealth
than the God-given riches of common
sense and self respect and honor and
purity countenance such youth? No.
And those who are further blessed
with opulence-the kind this fellow
is looking for-will invest their COM
potency in something more profitable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27

handed citizen and Of the open minded
man in politics. He had held important
office in his town and county before
he was senator from Winneshiek and
Howard counties in 1889 and had for
many years been editor Of the most
influential newspaper in his district. He
was useful, able. christian citizen and
gentleman whose a years have been
well spent and highly employed. That
is the limit of the praise that may be
given any man who has finished
A great project which has for a year
attracted the widest attention is begun
in Scribner's Magazine for October.
Theodore Roosevelt's first article on his
African trip more than carries out the
promise of unusual entertainment and
interest. 1t pictures wild and semi
savage region as it strikes Mr.. Roose-
vel's unusually receptive and acute
mind. He is having a wonderful expe-
rience and enjoying every minute of it;
and in this article the reader is carried
with him thru the joy of new sem
sations and the perception of wild and
grotes1ue animal life as it appears
from time to time during his journey.
The article combines the zest Of the
born hunter and naturalist with the
wide experience of a man of great af-
fairs. He pictures the pioneers of this
region and contrasts them with those
he knew in his western days. He sees
the whole region, from the cowcatcher
Of a locomotive, moving by him like a
geological park. This first article of the
series. which is TO run a year, is the
BEST possible foretaste of what is sure
TO be one of the greatest narratives of
adventure ever published. The illustra-
tons by Kermit Roosevelt and other
members of the expedition follow very
closely the text and add picturesque
realism to Mr.. Roosevelt's graphic de-
scription. 1t is announced that the next
article in the series will have to do
with lion hunt at Kapti.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
WHEN MEN GROW OLD.
lUncle George Perkins in Sioux City
Journai.1

Journal1
Even when men are old and
stricken in years they encourage the
hope that they may be the subjects
of miracle and have resurrection uf
the flesh-that their blood shall be
purified and given strength, the stiff
mes pass out of their joints, and they,
indeed, be young again. But the truth
is, no medicine can cure the disease
of death. and threescore years is the
solemn solace is in the life of the spirit,
whose sustenance is in the love it mas
harbored and from the love returning
to it as bread cast upon the waters.
The days of our years, which are
threescore years and ten, or perchance
fourscore years, are as the span of a
hand in any retrospect. Life is only
long in the prospective. The child
is in haste to put the years away and
the time comes quickly when the pos
sible years remaining are grudgingly
counted on the fingers of withered
hand. 1t is strange what different
estimate is placed on the earlier and
the later years. On the one side is
summer, and on the other is winter;
and the winter is cold without, and
many are hungry, and many cold.
Who can tell how it will be when the
frost is stronger than the sun?
A weight of years is a heavy bur-
den. and there are many who carry
it and put away complaint. How
are you?" Never felt better in my
life, thank you" There must be for
giveness for the falsehood; for it is in
evidence that there is a limp in the
legs and that the cane is made an
expression of energy. The wise I'D
man knows that the suppliant Coz
sympathy is a nuisance and a con-
slant temptation to business on the
other side of the street. 1t is heroic
to make struggle, when the hair Is
thin and gray and the face pinched
by power unseen, to avoid condemna-
ton as block in the way.
/ Why should men want to live be-
yond their strength? Why should
( they want to live when they are con.
strained to turn about to hide then
pain? Why should they want to live
to keep a feeble tally of the loss o.
friends?
/ The mystery of life is as great a:
the mystery of death.
Blessed are the old if sprigs of greer
are not beyond the palsy of their hands
Now King David was old ant
stricken in years; and they coveret
him with clothes. but he got no heat"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
Topics of the Times

Last weeks issues Of the Maquota
one of marriage. Jackson county's out
look for population is not reassuring
judged by the news columns.
Peary's observations at the pole are
likely to be more accurate than his OBJ
servations in regard to Cook.
When justice has been properly ex-
pedited for the poor litigant perhaps
the administration may turn toward
Justice for the poor consumer of manu-
featured articles.
The Kansas City woman who mar
ries six husbands without troubling
about divorce should have met up with
one Mr.. Hoch in the hey day of his
career.
Mr.. Bryan set the pace for speaking
from the hind platform but it begins to
look as tho President Taft might break
the record
A number Of candidates. for super
intendent of public instruction are al
ready under way. The main thing is to
select good man, more of the school
room than Of the politician type. We
have been fairly served of late years
and should be careful to keep the
standard rising
Whether we call it "Bean Day.
"Sauerkraut Day" or watermelon
Day." 1t is never the beans or the
sauerkraut or the watermelons thai
causes the fight
Recent revelations Of successful
graft in Burlington lessons the surpris,
that has been felt over the state tina
the standpatters should have 80 lonl
controlled Burlington. The conclusion
NOV is that Burlington is easy.
Senator Bailey. long time editor q
che DEBORAH Republican and one of th
best loved and highly respected me-
! of the older generation Of iowa, is dead
He was a type Of the sincere, clean