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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-05
SH0EMAKERS, WAX.
The Surprising Properties Of This Pc.
culiar Substance.


culiar Substance.
One Of the most apt illustrations
ever made by Lord Kelvin was his
likening the luminiferous ether to a
mass of shoemakers' wax. What Lord
Kelvin said of shoemakers' wax may
be tested by any boy in a manner that
will astonish his playmates. First let
1t be said that the ether penetrates all
space. 1t is as rigid as steel and yet
SO flexible that it does not retard the
passage of planets through space in
the least. 1t is an invisible substance
which travels in waves through all
things. Now. to illustrate the nature
of such a paradoxical material Lord
Kelvin searched everywhere and at
last concluded that shoemakers' wax
represented it best. He made tests,
and this is what he found:
He melted some wax in a common
glass tumbler. After it had hardened
he tried to thrust lead pencil through
it. 1t would not go. Then he placed a
coin on the surface of the wax and
left it there for several days. When
he again visited it the coin had sunk
to the bottom Of the glass. The wax
had closed over it. and by lifting up
the glass and looking through the bot
tom he could see the coin lying there.
Had the wax been as deep as we'll
the coin would have gone on sinking
until it reached the bottom. This proved
that the wax would conform only to
very slow movements. If he had tried
to push it too fast it would have re-
sisted him. ....5
An idea struck the scientist. If the
wax acted like this toward the coin,
how would it treat an object which
foated? He accordingly placed
cork in tumbler and poured hot shoe
makers wax upon it. The wax hard.
ened with the cork at the bottom Yet
when Lord Kelvin looked at the bot
tom of the glass in day or two be
found the cork had disappeared. 1t
was somewhere in the mass Of wax
and probably rising very slowly, but
surely, toward the top. Sure enough,
after a given period Of time the cork
peeped above the surface of the hard
wax, and finally it rose to point where
it remained half imbedded in the wax,
just as it would have done in glass
of water 1t rose no higher than this,
however, and corkscrew probably
would not have pulled it from the wax.
Yet it's own buoyancy had raised it up
from the bottom through what seemed
an impenetrable mass Of wax.
This, in fact, is the popularity Of
shoemakers' wax-that it resists all
sudden or quick movements, but is
highly susceptible to very slow and
prolonged pressure. II you pressed a
fatiron hard down on a lump of wax
on table it is probable you would
make no impression on it, but if you
left that iron resting on the wax for, a
day or two you would find the lump
fattened out under the iron. So curl
GUS is this property Of the wax that
tuning forks have been cast from
pieces Of it. These forks were capa-
BILE Of vibration, giving musical note
and being set going by vibration from
another tuning fork, yet when one Of
them was laid across the open mouth
of a jar it slowly collapsed and fell
into the jar in a shapeless, sticky
mass.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-05
ClOthcraft Clothes

that reduces the cost of making.
For these clothes
Save You Nearly a Third
Ia third in actual cash-cash that
you can use for hats or shoes.
This is the only line Of all wool
clothes in America that sells at SO
to S25.
This wool and these clothes are
guaranteed-the makers guarantee
as good as gold in each suit. And
knowing the clothes and their
makers, we add our guarantee to-
theirs.
These clothes will go fast-we
know it. We're real proud of our
allotment and we want you to see it
before it's broken up. Come today.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-05
THE SMART DRUMMER.
Thers Was Something Coming to Him.
and He Got It.

Gentlemen said the drummer of
druggists sundries as he looked around
on the half dozen men who were ask
Ing him for the latest story, ST believe
l have felt about 400 different feelings
In my life, anG the balmiest one of all
was the feeling that had something
coming to me and would get it If
stayed on the road long enough
And have you got it?'' was asked
Il have. got it coming into Chi
cago. l was very comfortable in my
Pullman when a young man came
along and told me pitiful story and
wanted. me to buy his diamond ring.
The game is older than the hills, and
was on in a minute-bogus story
and bogus diamond; willing to sell
me 5000 ring for $50 asked him
where the green spot was in my eye,
and while was pluming myself the
man In the other part Of the section
pulled out three tens and pocketed the
ring. Did look down upon him with
pity and contempt? Did smile? Did
I grin? Did ask him where his
guardian was? Oh. yes-oh yes, and
he spoke up and claimed that the
stones were diamonds and the ring
well worth 200 plunks. 1t nettled me
to see the ass so cocksure and to hear
him say that Of course was no Judge
OF diamonds, and I put up $50 that
he'd been done for The conductor
held the money. and when we got into
town we made for a jewelry store. We
took in four of 'em before laid down.
Same story in each place ring worth
$780,"
"And you lost your $50?''
''Slick as Slick
And there was a game in it?'
OF course, you camel. Seller and
buyer were confederates. and they
probably worked the scheme six days
a week. If I'd got ready to buy, some
excuse would have been made to head
me off. Yes, gentlemen. l had some
thing coming to me, and got it, and
feel relieved" -Baltimore American.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-05
Hint to President Taft.

Proposed legislation provides railway
train for Mr.. Taft
Perhaps it will haul you across the land;
You'll stop in Chicago and everywhere;
The people will cheer you to beat the
band
And come to your window and frankly
stare
But listen; one thing you must not forget,
So lend to this songster list'ning ear;
Whenever they stop you right out you get
And go and shake hands with the engi-
neer.
Another thing, too, ere it slip my mind
It's part Of the code Of that railway
thing,
And people will look for it, too, you'll find,
And try to butt into the focal ring.
Whenever the good train makes a stop,
Bill, this is the thing for you to do:
You pull glad visage and out you hop
And stand to be mugged with the whole
train crew.
Yes, these are the things that the land
demands;
Without them trip would be void Of
ZeSt.
We look for shaking of grimy hands,
And you-ah we know you will meet the
test
We will not begrudge you that train-no
no;
We think you should have it-you surely
should
But if it is yours don't forget the show;
You know what we want, and here's
luck-make good.
Charles R. Barnes in New York World
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-05
HENRY BLAkE'S FATHER.

Henry Bake's father goes fishing with him,
And goes in the creek SOS to teach him to swim;
He talks to him just like theys awful close chums
And sometimes at night he helps Henry do sums
And once he showed Henry how he used to make
A basket by whiting peach stone and take
The bark off of willows for whistles although
He hadn't made since a long time ago.
Henry Blake's father is just like his chum
And when he goes fishing he lets Henry come;
He fixes two seats on the bank of the brook
And shows Henry how to put frogs on the hook;
And sometimes he laughs in, the joliest way
At some little thing that he hears Henry say,
And dips up drink in his hat like you do
When only just boys go a:ishing with you.
Henry Blake's father will take him and stay
Somewhere in the woods for half holiday
And wear his old clothes and bring home big sack
OF hick ries and walnuts to help Henry crack;
And sit dead log somewhere in the shade
To eat big sandwiches his mother has made;
And Henry Bake's father. he don't seem as though
He's more than his uncle, he likes Henry so!
j. W. Foley in Golfers
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-05
REGULAR BUSINESS ENDED
Biennial of the Y. w. C. A. Concluded
at St. Paul,

DIT OF. raul.
The regular business Of the Sec
ond biennial of the Young Women's
Christian Association of the Unit
ed States came to an end at ST..
Paul with the reelection of the fol-
lowing as members of the national
board for two years: Mrs. J. S. Broad
well, Mrs. J. J. Burton, Mrs ]. S.
Cushman, Mrs. r. A. Dorman, Mrs.
John French, Mrs. T. S. Gladding,
Mrs. Charles Judson. Mrs. Florence
Hyde and Mrs. Frank M. Worth were
chosen to fill vacancies.
The roster taken just before adj
journment showed there were 412
delegates at the sessions. Among
them were women from England,
Scotland, France, Germany, Canada
and Australia
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-05
We Stand or Fall by These
Clothes SO to SIS

You cannot hnd price, better style better fit than
doesn't
his for yourself. You know style when YOU
see it. You tell when garment fits
But you to know that CLoTHCRAFT CLOTHES
goodrea downright goodn other ways fit and ye
We do wish could make know how good they really are
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-05
chinaman Justice of the Peace.

ChInaman Justice Of the Peace.
Charles K. Shu, probably the first
Chinaman to be vested with the au-
thority Of justice Of the peace in any
state in the United States, was recent
~ invested at Boston with that au-
thority by the commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts. Shu is native of Seattle,
Wash
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
To Enjoy

the full confidence Of the Well Informed
of the World and the Concentration Of
the most eminent physicians it was essen
tial that the component parts of Syrup
OF Figs and Elixir OF SIENNA should be
known to and approved by them; there
fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pub.
fishes a full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity of pro-
duct, which they demand in a laxative
remedy OF an ethical character, are assured
by the Company's original method Of msn-
uiacture known to the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production Of Syrup of Figs and rlixir of
SIENNA o promote the pleasant taste, but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most bene6cially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
ioWa'S EXAMPLE

The Massachusetts railroad commits
sion Is deep in consideration Of he
question q the drunken man and ne
common carrier. The problem is nov
drunk must a man GET in order 70 lose
his rign, TO BE transported by a COM
nor carrier Of passengers on a train
Intended Il carr passengers. And the
commission : in a quandary. VINO is
20 be Judge as % the degree Of intoxi-
cation2. The Massachusetts
sion seems 70 be utterly without data
as regards The boozedghter and the
duty Or the railroad as concerns him
Like our own Iowa commission prob
ABLY no member Of the board ever took
a drink II MS life.
Out in mis- xild and woody state Of
Iowa We Know more about DRINKS and
the way to look after them. The state
has settled the question Of the drunk
and the passenger car. If ne is drunk
ne has no business in it. The train
crew IS empowered TO tRrn him over
to the proper authorities or leave MIN
at the nearest station. II the conduc-
tor does his uty the drunk can not
ride with decent people while ne is
drunk. The common carrier is not a
carrier Of mno drunkards in Iowa.
But the conductor and train crew
do not do their full duty in Iowa. The
drunken brute of the smoking car sur
wives. He flls the rains out of saloon
cities of a Saturday evening as was
his wont in the halcyon days before the
lar He piles on full to the brim.
makes merry in his fashion, until he Is
dumped Oft at his destination. The dis
grace a ceased to be with the drunk:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
A COMMON COMFORT.

Sometimes i is comforting 10 Know
-har our ~aA!ghbors are as hard up as
ourselves. The cosular reports from
foreign countries are prolific OF this
common comfort. Il living is high and
taxation I burden IN America. living is
high ard g nightmare abroad,
England. France and Germany are
having their own troubles with pro-
digous budgets which are bringing
profess from pAople already ourdened
wiki taxes which the increased cost of
living makes i. a hardship 20 meet.
Austria Is shown 20 be experimenting
With new trade treaties with the Balk-
an states. svowedly designed % secure
q larger supply q food products in the
hope Of cutting III prices exacted by
TIE large land owners Even Swift
zeriand. held up n the world as a mod
q % Thrift. and prosperity, is well up
. ne tore among nations whose peo-
pie ind i; difficult . i've q comfortable
satisfactory existence within their
means.
Il IS all a question q comparison. We
are ordinarily happy as re ara ord.n-
arlly prosperous. Lei Us II, this coun-
Try soisce any woes we may have with
ne assurance ma. we are better off
han anv ONE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
cANgon,s CONFIDENT pRoPHscy.

Nj Cannon predicts ma, the nex.
house NIL pc democratic Along win
As prediction Il declares Mar 10 the
nj. On such cong-sssn.en S. 40 10.
agree with his policies. Between ;ae
.wo there Is somswha, q sapp3r. MS
Claims . ~ 81: os prophecy.
= an s.l here asserts Nj can
non. NJ. Cannon : <till II position IL
wreak vengeance on in~dersndeace I
spirit II VANS everybody 10 k,.oa,
-has re : getting ready 70 send every
opposing member . ne block. He
makes hi.nsel. ne Issue. 50 long mas
ae led upon the nea, os power mat ne
has grown 50 grea. ina; h proposes
% penalize opposition ard inaugu-a5e
a genera prescription q Independent.
minds within he parry. He mas De-
come Ms ~ issue.
L * 70 b. credited nat Cannon can
# he prefers democratic success above
homes, Effort u discern ana carry out
ne desires q me republican voters
and tle country &, large. assist greatly
70 ne eonsumma,ion he p-rophesies. In
deed- i democratic success : . be
accomplished 3, al mere seems 10
2.ae- way . bring il abol. except
c~annonism and The policies and per-
sons Tor which Carnonsm stands. /.
IS quite within Ms power % 50 disgus-
and enrage .he average republican
voter % 3 degree that Will keep him
from me polls or even III some in
tance urge him 70 s.erne- rebuks.
And there Is little doubt tina. cannon
and Cannoas kind would, Il ,hey must
get OUT Of The way. prefer 70 be sue
ceeded by democrats rather ,han by
republicans Of the progressive move
-nen-.
Nevertheless. they must get out II
n way. So nue. Is in tie ar. Ii is as
inevitable as evolution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02

wome and girls who throng the stores.
factories n Offices in Des Moines.
Why, their name is legion. And all
THESE women live, and as they
can not suhsist without work thew are
compelled TO enter the economic lists
strive with men for opportunities
TO carr a living. In the great cotton
mills OF the south employers are not
content with procuring women 10 weave
cloth: but gradually they are displacing
and women by the labor OF chill
dren, leaving fathers and mothers at
home 10 do homework while the in
fants go out TO become the 2family
bread winners. So long as men refuse
TO invest ome with the ballot 50
long will women be in a position where
they can not retaliate upon employers
for low wages. and so long will they
to displace men in the realm
of industry. Having no voice in gov
eminent they must work for any sum
the employers will give them. AS a
they pay the least upon which
they can exc ont an existence without
making grave moral concessions-and
ALWAYS that. Give the women The
ballot and they naturally will ally
themselves with the working classes,
because Of necessity they are of that
class They can help working men 10
colorless candidates for public
office who. as d rule. after election ally
themselves With the employing class.
women into the labor unions.
Give them a nance TO keep wages at
an American standard and they will
help the workers vastly"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
Employers Liability.

The federal commissioner of cor
porasiors is doubtless right in his opin-
ion that employers liability for injuries
TO their employees IS bound to be gen
orally established as a specific pro-
vision OF statute Jaw in addition To the
somewhat vague provisions of the old
common law. 1t Will probably not be
necessary 10 embody h principle in
the federal constitution. or even in
state constitutions, as he suggests thai
it may bs. Statute law will suffice.
Such legislation has already been n
acted in more than one state, and n
inclination toward II is increasing in
all directions.
It is 10 be doubted IL Mr.. Smith IL
correctly reported, however, as saying
that employers "as a rule" think it
cheaper to fight accident claims than
to provide prope p%reyentives against
accident. There are probably some VINO
do think that, and years ago there were
probably many more. But we must be-
tieve that the majority OF employers are
today not only too humane but ais too
shrewd to take suc view OF b SUD-
tect. For they know thai injuries to
employees not only subject them to
damage suits, but also create a BOP
.ler sentiment against the employers
who are responsible for them, and in
terrupt VI interfere with business.
From the most practical point OF view
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
The Strawpile


venient size, say 100 in a bundle, their
butts. or basal ends. all one way. well
shaken down so as 10 stand level on q
nat table. They may then be packed in
fresh. moist sawdust and be kept thru
the winter in a cellar or callus pit.
Upon the approach of spring, as
early as the soil can be worked and be-
fore the buds have begun to grow on
them. they should be planted out in
good garden soil. The rows should be
about four feet apart. TO admit OF Easy
cultivation, and the cuttings should be
set very firmly in the soil. 50 as TO
leave no air spaces about them, and
set deep enough 81 only the upper
most bud is above the ground. They
should then be given clean cultivation
and hoed 10 keep down all weeds dur
ing the summer, when usually an ex-
cellent growth OF plants will be Sc
cured.
Currants. -gooseberries. the mariana
and golden beauty plums. son varie-
ties Of ounces, the barberry. spirea.
m~ock-orange, privet, most varieties of
shrubs, and forest trees root readily
from cuttings and willows, poplars and
some other varieties are handled in this
manner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
eoo.eSerry and Grape Cutting.

Few people realize how simple A
matter il is to propagate ones own
grape vines, currants. -gooseberries and
most ornamental shrubs. If the work
Is properly done these plants ma be
readily propagated BY means of cut-
tings made late in autumn after the
leaves are off of the plants. but pre-
ferably before cold weather comes on.
Only well-ripened. mature WOO hat
has grown during the preceding sum
mer should be selected for the pur-
pose. all soft or immature parts being
discarded. The cuttings themselves
should be made six TO ten inches long.
and the base Of each should be u
squarely jus, below a bud. so the bud
is retained al the lower md. They
should be tied up in bundles of CON
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
Topics of the Times

What IS a lobbyist? Well. for an
swer, LET'S ask, What is an es-con-
gresham pracdcing law IN Washing
ton?
Before shooting up Nicaragua. lets
refer me case Of the president OF tina.
republic TO the reformed spelling board.
An o%pportunis, in politics is one who
often ge-s there 100 soon. Instance
me case Of William Jennings BRYAN in
general. and his rush for the water
wager in particular.
Russia has forbidden ae-oplanins. Il
L enough for the car TO keep ewes all
about him without constantly cranins
overhead for possible bomb throwers
in that direction.
Something seems 70 De getting the
matter with Dr.. Cooks broth.
Morgan's little stunt in buying the
Great Western for $4,000 900 and SELL
ing il for $4,000, 600, doesn't help as
forget the charge that ne and others
bought the Panama canal for So, 900
900 and sold i for 100000 600.
Mrs. Pankhurst wants the women 70
throw stones. Couldn't she susges.
something more graceful without the
loss Of e-feclivenesse
The French wine crop has failed and
more than the usual number OF French
labels will have TO be printed On this
side.
Maybe you q figure out some con-
ISOLATION this wise: If there is so much
rain nov, the snowfall for the winter
will be lighter. because we get only
about so much precipitation anyway
/. is said that Taft conterpla.es
burning the sugar trust in his message
10 congress. This viii have for the
rust the advantage Of acclimating it 10
lis future existence.
70 the president: Boil =.
Ii you wish 10 take mis- own word
for It, Waiter Wellraan is a success a.
discovering political secrets, say what
you may about his alleged search for
the north pole.
Students at Harvard no longer are -
be permitted free choice Of studies.
This, however. does not apply 10 foot
ball. The traditions and honor of the
institution are not 10 be .nte-fered
with.
The corn show really worth seeing
is that which might be viewed from a
balloon over Iowa in July.
A movement TO place dog meat on
the market in Paris meets with little
success. Manifestly. the French
butchers at a slow bunch.
Sometimes it gets very dull in De.
Moines. Recently they started a story
from there that Congressman jamie
son OF the Eighth Iowa district nigh,
not care { succeed himself.
Colnnei Hepburn is going to practice
law in Washington. Probably thinks
he can get more business there than
he could in5Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-02
DEATH IN Il MINES.

While The horror a Cherry IS fresh
in the pabiic mind genera readers are
l:kelv 10 ne interested il the assertion
Of a government exp4r. ,1a, ne i'm
proper ~. % .xalosiyes and ina ,,sa
% Improper explosives are responsible
for a considerable number Of the
deaths in the coal mines, many .