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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-25
The Piano, As a Foreign MIS-
SiOnOYv
SlOW0Yy

In last weeks advocate, our two Doctors
Of Divinity, Lovett and Golfer, published
long letter from Rev. Geo. r. Loehr, who is
having the time of his life in China, convert
ing "souls to Christ" Of course, he is not
changing the heart of single Chinese, but
he thinks he is,-or pretends to, anyway.
In his lengthy letter he gave the readers of
the Wesleyan Christian Advocate a rapturous
description of the arrival of the missionary
piano at his station.
Rev George Loehr states that the piano
will be used for the purpose of winning
souls for Christi.
/ don't know how you regard statements of
that character, but to me they seem bias
phemous.
How, in the name Of common sense. can
you convert a Chinaman, or anybody else.
by banging on the piano? To "win souls to
Christi, requires a regeneration of heart; the
sinner must be ''born again" How are YOU
going to accomplish that mighty psychologist
cal result with an organ, harp, or a piano?
Such talk is nonsense. Worse than that, it is
irreverent. .
DR.. Lovett must have been mapping. when
he permitted such silly letter to 20 to the
printers.
The Susan B. Wilson School, to which the
plano-money was sent, does not appear in the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-25
6be Jeffersonian

roads, is "conspiring" with the English
Miserable hQpocrites, and DEFAMERS or
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
Taylor McRae, do you believe in that out
rageous libel on the statesmen of the Old
South? Do you, Mr.. Neil? Do you, Brooks
of Tennessee? DO you, Duckworth!
SHINE UPON YOUAYOU Trait
OBS TO THE FARMERS' UNION! You
have lost all sense of decency and honor
The Co-operator gang actually demand
that 'retract"
Catch me at it
On the contrary, The JEFFERsoNIAN will
do its little best to hammer the life out of
the papers that haze sold themselves TO this
szamder0us, ven0moous, au1scrupuzOus Re-
PUBLICAN LEAGUE
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-25
In Re the BMSgQYd

The Cannon (Ga.) Uujversazist Herald re-
marks:
"Read Tom Watsons dissertation on the COM
mon buzzard in this issue, clipped from Watson's
November Magazine. Tom is the first man we
ever knew or heard Of to come to the rescue of
the buzzard. One thing thou lackest, Mr. Buzz
card! You can't sing. However, Mr. Watson
makes the buzzard very happy Bird
That he can not sing, is one of the buzz
Yards advantages He has none of the wor-
ries of Caruso, who is ever tormented by fears
of losing his voice. The buzzard has none to
lose. Nor does he have to depend on his music
for living
There's the peacock, for instance: he thinks
he can sing. When he lifts his tuneful voice.
even the dogs howl.
Also, there is the female cow She is proud
of her voice, and she bellows by the hour
Whereupon, some nervous literary Teller en-
ters the market, buys her at any old price, has
rope tied to her horns, and has her led away,
ANONYMOUSLY, into some distant county, to be
presented, free gratis for nothing, to red
headed cousin who married a cock-eyed man
so that the said cow can give milk and
music out of the sight and hearing of said
literary feller
0, there are lots and cords of advantages
in being buzzard; and while perfectly de-
spise his table manners, I'm not sure that ours
are much better.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-25

Conference report for 1908. But on page 1876
of that document we are told that the 1885,
461 Methodists of the NJ. E. Church gave an
average of As cents, each, to the heather, but
only % cents each to Home Missions.
consider that to be one of the most fright
fM facts ever put upon church records.
Under continual and fanatical prodding,
our Methodist friends are doing ta0ice as
much mission and charity a0ork for the for
eigners as they do for the needy Of their oa0e
national household.
An examination of the Report of the
Southern Baptist Association reveals con-
dition equally astounding and alarming.
To Home Missions, last year, we gave $685.
436.OO while to Foreign Missions we contrib
uted $460,799.00 We Baptists have acted as
cruelty to our own needy people as the Meth
odists did, and we have lavished on the for
eigner nearly twice as much as we gave to the
uplift of the home folks.
IT IS 4 BURNING SHINE. No won
der that half of our people never 90 to
church. No wonder that lifeless congrega-
tions abound. No wonder the hearts of the
poor are full of bitterness. No wonder the
ministers almost have to turn the church into
a concert-hall to draw an audience.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-25
Some Nezvy Discovered Facts
About Napoleon, the Greatest
Man That Ever Lived

Since the latest of the Napoleon biographies
has been put upon the market, mass of ma
ter1al concerning him has been published. All
OF the letters which he wrote to Josephine,
while he was at the head Of the army, have
been put in book form. During his italian
campaign, he wrote to her every dav. Often
these notes were scrubbed on the pommel of
his saddle, while the battle was raging; MANY
of them were almost undecipherable; every
one OF them is characteristic of his nervous
impulsive, energetic character. They reveal
wealth of tenderness which the world has
never given him credit for possessing. They
likewise reveal some traits of character which
to an Ang o-Saxon or Celt are we'll NIGH in
credible.
In addition to these letters to his wife,
which throw flashlights upon his complex
nature, there has come from the press most
interesting publication in two large volumes,
containing the diaries, memoirs, ETC., of By
ron's intimate, personal friend, John Cam
dollhouse, afterwards Lord Broughton. These
two volumes contain scores of personal an
ecdotes of Napoleon and records of his ia
m1llar, private conversations
In other words, the recently published mass
OF material concerning Napoleon gives one
another conception Of the personal side of his
character, and all of the books will have to be
retouched IN order to make them conform to
the truth about this marvellous man.
In one OF the early months of next year,
If live and nothing happens the Jefer-
s01a01o Magazine will have chapter on Ma
poleon, illustrated by numerous engravings,
giving to our readers the full benefit of the
information which has come to light since the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-25
"A Triple SteaI''

Under the above headline, the appeal TO
Reason publishes an attack on the Infamous
Aldrich- Vreeland bill
The able editors of the appeal are quite
right as to the nature of the law, but they err
when they say that money is being issued un-
der It. According to the United States Treas
ury Reports not dollar has been added to
the currency by that emergency" measure
We all make mistakes; and, this time, the
appeal made a big one
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-25

exchange Local checks cannot be accepted unless
ten cents is added for exchange.
"7he Te10S Farm CO-Ober0t0Y .
In the days of the Farmers Alliance
whenever anybody referred to the rascality
of President Lon Livingston, that artful rep
rebate would whine
"THEY ARE ATTACKING THE ALLIANCE"
He played that game successfully for sew
eral years; and led the magnificent farmers
organization to wreck and ruin, by selling it
out to Pat Calhoun, the notorious bride giver,
who is now under Indictment for bribe-giv-
ing in California.
When [ went after those Farmers Union
leaders who have joined the Republican ship
subsidy thieves, [ knew that they would
try the Lon Livingston dodge. Therefore,
the Dallas CO-OperutOr does not surprise me
in the least when it publishes a lying state
ment that [ have attacked the Farmers
Union. The Repu6Ac071-He0rStc combine has
apparently subsidized certain Farmers Un-
ION leaders, and certain Farmers Union pa
pers; and THESE MEN ARE TRYING
TO Make THE FARMERS' UNION
THE ANNEX OF TIE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
[ have exposed and assailed these MERGE
y
but the man e0h0 says that I haze ever said
or a0ritte1 aO0rd against the Union itself, IS
an 2I1onoitigated and amoscrupuz0us liar!
I AN TRYING TO SAVE THE UNION.
These publcan-Hearst traitors are leading
the organization to perdition. Unless the
grGfterS are biched out, the Farmers Union
e0iW die, as the Alliance died.
TIE SHIP-SUBSIDY IS Il REPUBLT-
CAN MEASURE. The resolutions passed
by the Galveston Convention are disguised
ship subsidy resolutions. They are so recog-
nized and eulogized in THE Anoerica1 Fzaq,
published by the Merchant Marine League
WHICH IS WORKING FOR THE SHIP
SUBSIDY.
This Republican League knows it's own;
and in the number of it's magazine which fol-
lowed the Galveston Convention, it praised
jackson and Duckworth to the skies.
Yet, this OO-OperatOr crowd has a promi-
nently published article, under the headline:
"TOM WATSON OFF THE TRACK"
[ am in the same place as usual fighting
the battle of the common people against those
who would rob them.
The high-tarif pirates drove our flag off
the seas with their mOnOpolistic legislation To
keep that fact from getting before the peo-
pie, the Marine League scattered broadcast
the infamous SANDER that Jefferson Davis,
Reuben Davis and Robert Toombs soon
spired" with the English, in the Fifties, to
kill the American Merchant Marine
Conspiracy" is the stock phrase of these
Marine League liars. Everybody who wants
to save our people from the rapacity of the
Steel Trust and the transcontinental rail
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-11-25

REA1ITTANCES mast be made in money orders
exchange Local checks cannot be accepted unless
ten cents is aided for exchange.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13
Fashion and Fat

Isn't it fortunate that when fashion
demands slender gracefulness of wom-
ZEN who have to break corset laces to
mako themselves even presentable that
science steps in and makes their task
easy?
For dieting and exercising it has
substituted a pleasant wholesome mix
ture that can be obtained at small
cost from any druggist, viz: e ounce
Marnola, II ounce Fluid Extract Cas-
cara Aromatic, and 3M ounces Pepper
mint Water.
One teaspoonful of this mixture af-
ter meals and at bedtime will take off
four to seven pounds of fat week
without causing wrinkles, interfering
with the diet, or distressing the stom-
ach in the slightest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13
AMusEM ENTs.
"The Great Divide" Presented to Large
Audience at the Odeon.


Marshalltown saw for the first time
last night Henry Miller's company in
The Great Divide" an American play
from the pen OF William Vaughn
Moody head of the department of Eng
lish of the University of Chicago. Mr..
Millers company was a. very strong
one, headed by Edwin Mordaunt and
Mabel Brownell A large audience wit
messed the production
,Moody's conception of this drama of
modern life is somewhat strange, and
possibly a trifie visionary, yet the plot
is unique. The story deals with the
life of Ruth Jordan. an eastern girl
who, in the far west, IS accidentally
thrust into the powers of three drunk
en- ruffians. To one she offers her life
for protection. The drunken man ac-
cepts the proffer, fights one companion
for possession, and buys off another.
With no sign of love for her husband,
who is most repulsive to her, the girl
goes to her new home. She can not be-
come reconcied to her fate, despite the
fact that Stephen Client. her husband.
has reformed and is prosperous. She
finally returns to her people. where
Client follows her. and a reconciliation
is effected upon the girl seeing in the
true light her husbands character.
Mr.. Mordaunt gave a. decidedly fin
ished presentation of Stephen Client.
BY stature he is giant, lending a nat
uralness to the western character he
portrays Miss Brownell was most
pleasing in every scene. and her emo
tional work was of the highest order
Miss Della knight made very salts
factory Jolly Jordan.
Miss Brownell. the clever young act
ress who appearing in the leading
feminine role, was two years ago the
youngest leading woman with the old
est actor in the country. This was in
her engagement with j. III. Stoddard in
THE Bonnie Briar Bush" Mr.. Miller
selected her for the part of Ruth Jor-
dan upon seeing her in "The Thief as
Margaret Illington's understudy. Mr.
Mordaunt is an old Frohman man. and
was leading man last year for Annie
Russell in THE Tanning of the Shrew."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13
DR.. Billiard, osteopath. Is West Main.

Dr. Billiard, osteopath, Is West Main.
futile, jeweler, moved 10 East Main.
For Rent-Two modern houses. S. C.
Bell.
Valentine dance tonight at Forney's
hall. Full orchestra.
Hubler's repair shop moved to los
North Center street.
Mrs. c. E. Pennington went to Ell
dora Thursday evening for few days
visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Fl. w. Town.
Mr.. Ray Scott. who is student at
Drake University, arrived from Des
Moines Thursday evening for an over
Sunday visit with his parents, Rev and
Mrs. w. H. Scott.
The entertainment committee of the
r. r. Y M. C. A. lecture course wishes
to call your attention that the kath
arine Ridgeway Company, a universal
favorite with Marshaltown people,
will appear at the Methodist church
Tuesday evening Feb 23. Bear this
date in mind and make no other dates
lOT tflat evening.
AS Told in the Hills in which
Princess Wah ia Waso and an uneX
celled company will appear at the
Odeon tomorrow evening, has a more
developed plot. story and action than
most of the western melo-dramas Of
fered to the public. The play is in its
fourth year. but everything is new,
and still tells the good story that is
full of heart interest. Prices, 25, 35
and so cents.
Altho Marshalltown has already had
several very pleasing musical treats
this winter thus far what will prove
to be perhaps the best to be given dur
ing the season will be given next
Tuesday evening at the high school
gym by the Northwestern Unit
versity Glee Club. Old college Songs
that will bring back memories of by
gone days should prove especially
pleasing as will the piano selections
rendered by an accomplished pianist.
Let US all give high school athletics
boost and attend this concert Tickets
on sale at the Hull Company store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13
Local Girls Win.

The girls basketball team of the
West Waterloo high school met defeat
before the Marshalltown girls team at
the manual training building Friday
night The game was one-sided thru
out, and resulted in a score of 10 to 3.
The lineup Of the teams was as fol-
lows: Observation-Disclosures and
white, forwards; Tanner and Strater,
'centers; Jaqua and MacEachron,
guards arshalltown-Balch and
Vail, forwards; Neil and Garvin, CEN
ters; Jarrett and Ketchum, guards.
Summary: Baskets from field-Water-
loo, 1 Marshalltown, 8. Free throws
Waterloo, 1 Marshalltown, 8. Of
ticials-Arlnstrong of Waterloo; Daw-
son. of Marshalltown.
Cedar Falls has been signed for a
return gamein this city on Feb. 10.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13
Two Million Bottles

Of Perry Davis Painkiller sold every year.
Think of 1t! And every bottle is lessening
suffering and helping some human being to
bold remedy stops the pain OF sprains, burns
or bruises. 1t relieves rheumatism or neu-
ralgia It cures colds, cramps, collie, dia-
rrhena There ought tC be Fl bottle on your
shelves just now, ready for the first sign OF
trouble The new size bottle Is 80 cents and
there is also the so cent size. BE sure your
druggist gives Won Perry Davis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13
ABBOTT is PRESIDENT.
aIItown Man Heads Iowa Retail
Hardware Dealers.

L. c. Abbott, of this city, was elected
president of the Iowa Retail Hardware
Dealers Association, as forecasted in
the Times Republican Friday. Mr.. Abb
bolt has been member of the execu-
tive board of the association. The an
nual convention was brought to a
close in Des Moines Friday afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13
No Convention Held.

The prohibition convention, called
Friday night to adopt a platform and
nominate a city ticket, was not held.
An audience of ten persons assembled
in response to the call for Lincoln
program and convention. After sing
ing few songs, and an address by O..
ID. Elicit, the, meeting was adjourned.
The members of the w. G.. T. u,
scheduled to take part on the program,
were not present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13
Notice.

All members of Bankers Reserve
Society are requested to be present
Tuesday evening, Feb. Is. Election of
officers. Supreme President Moses
will be in attendance.
NJ c. McBROOM, President.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

The first division of the Baptist Aid
Society invite the members of the
church and congregation to a social
on Monday evening Feb. Is at the
home of Mr.. Alva Stewart, liz North
First avenue. A silver offering will be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

At the p. m. vesper service in the
Congregational church tomorrow the
choir, assisted by Mrs. f. L. Meeker,
will sing Gounod's cantata ''Gallia."
Probably this will be the last of the
musical vespers. until after the great
tabernacle meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

Twenty boys and girls were guests
at surprise party on Miss Mary
Ehde, at the William Uhde home. 30S
South Fourth avenue, Friday evening.
The. evening was enjoyed with games.
after. which a two-course lunch was
served.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

The residences Of Ed Plunkett, so2
South Center street, and ]. Fl. Thorn,
sos South Fourth street, which have
been under quarantine for spinal
meningitis, were released from quar-
antine Thursday. Miss Ruth Plunkett
who was the patient at the Plunkett
home, has entirely recovered, the dis
ease having left her without any Of
the usual i'll effects.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

Mr.. Glenn Stuntz, a young man who
formerly attended the high school in
this city and who still has many
friends turnout the city, will sing in
the Northwestern University Glee
Club at the high school next Tuesday
evening. The club has made an extern
sive tour of Iowa visiting Waterloo,
Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and other
points and has always been received
with large audiences. It was originally
thru Mr.. Stuntz that the glee club con-
sidered coming here, as Mr. Stuntz ex-
presses a desire to visit his old home.
The concert will be given at s y. m,
and will be composed Of vocal selec-
tons, readings and piano solos. Moth
ing. is better than the music that is
rendered by good college glee club
and Northwestern claims to have one
of the finest In the country Admission
will be 20 cents Tickets on sale at the
Hull Company store
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

Mrs. w. B. kibbey was hostess Fri
day afternoon to Der Deutsche Inter
haltungs Kreis, all the members Of
which were present After the regular
study, Mrs. Henry Pappe gave a short
sketch of the life of Lincoln. and read
various interesting anecdotes of his
career. Dainty refreshments were
served hv the hostess
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

Messrs. and Mesdames r. L. Meeker
and E. r. Lay were hosts and hostess
es at the Meeker home Friday evening
to the regular meeting of the Care
away Club. Dinner was enjoyed at
$3.50 o'clock, following which the even
ing was spent in playing five hundred.
The house was decorated with flags, in
commemoration of Lincoln's centen-
NAL.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Clearinghouse, who,
to carry out the plans of their friends,
had been invited to dine Thursday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Brinkerhoff, We're surprised, at the lat
ter's home, 610 South Third street by
about thirty Of their Royal Highlander
friends. The crowd matched divided
hearts to choose partners for taffy
pull, at the conclusion Of which the
guests of honor were first given some
comica1 prizes then each was presented
with souvenir spoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clearinghouse expect to move next
week to a farm near Malcolm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

Seventy-ffve members and friends
Of the w. r. C. Joined in a Lincoln
memorial program at the west court
room Friday night. The program in
Guided patriotic addresses and read
ings and music.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

Katharine Ridgeway has always been
a great favorite with MarshalltoWn
people. The entertainment committee
of the R. r. Y. NJ. c. A. lecture course,
being DESTROYS of giving as many peo-
pie as possible the opportunity of hear
ing her, have decided to reduce the ad-
mission to so and rs cents. This GER
tainly will be welcome news to a great
MANY people,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-13

Mrs. 7. NJ Ramsdell, of Richmond.
Va, and Mrs. H. w. Clifford and daugh-
ter. Ethel, of Chicago. arrived in the
city Friday evening and will remain for
a ten days visit with Mr.. and Mrs
S. w. Evans and Mrs. Harry Compar-
ret, parents and sister of Mesdames
Ramsdell and Clifford.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-12

other things that only the directors
were aware Of. The stock Of the sys-
tenn looked cheap to him, and he used
his $4,000 70 margin 1000 shares. A
bull market was beginning and within
a month or two Blanks capital hal in
creased to SEQ 600. He was content with
a 10-point rise, though the stock advanc
ed 10 points more. That was the first
Or Blanks deals. Twelve months later
he won again He thought that the
stock Of certain Western system was
selling below its value, and set about
an investigation to find the facts He
hired first-class engineer and a retired
traffic manager to travel from one end
Of that railroad to the other, and he
himself analysed the accounts When
all the reports were in, 1t seemed TO him
the system was earning enough money
to justify an increase of its dividends
and he plunged once more. He waited
six months for his profit this time, and
his investigation had cost him $4,000
He made $4,000. Good interest, you
say; but think 81 Blanks special equip
ment for the game and the trouble he
took to be right You, Mr. Thinmargin-
list. after reading the Wall Street gos-
sip in your daily paper, adventure your
thousand or two thousand dollars and
expect to double your money. Mark the
differeneeJohn Par, in the April
Everybody's.