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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16
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webster City Freeman Tribune1
The Marshalltown Times Republi-
can, without any question the best
newspaper in Iowa-for that matter
In the world-in a town of the size of
Marshaltown. has just added $4,000
Goss press to Its equipment The
Freeman Tribune is glad TO see its
Marshalltown contemporary prosper
Ing, as it deserves to. The Times
Republican has long been marvel to
practical newspaper men. Marshall
town has a population of $4,000 to
$4,000, but the Times Republican is
in the class Of newspapers published
in cities Of from 10000 to $4,000. The
Freeman-Tribune Is not giving the
Times Republican taffy. 1t is simply
stating fact recognized and acknowl-
edged by the newspaper men Of the
state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16
THE KILLING PACE.

We notice many sudden deaths OF
both young and those in middle life.
We often see the expressions dropped
dead" and "died of heart failure" Just
The other day a young man. with no
exciting cause, so far as the world
knows, took his own life. He had been
eminently successful in the financial
world and his home life seemed happy.
Such cases are common. They are
suggestive
The only solution Of many Of these
cases is that we are moving at "a kill
Ing pace Constant application to
business, no recreation. no relaxation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

fashion as will enable her to bring UP
her children herself in their natural
home. Children from unfit homes, and
children who have no homes. who must
be cared for by charitable agencies,
should. so far as practicable, be cared
for in families.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

are the emblem Of this tailoring shop.
They cut into the cloth for your new
suit or overcoat, in perfect confidence
in the guiding hand Of our expert
cutter. Results manifest themselves
at the first fitting, and
WHEN THE DESIRED GARMENT 10 I
FINISHED
you find you have the SWELLDST
EVER Our moderate price Is dou-
bly, reasonable since our garments
outwear the ready made clothing three
times over.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

Fo1ey's Honey and Tar clears the
air passages, stops tho irritation in the
throat, soothes the infiamed mem
branes. and the most obstinate cough
disappears. Sore and inhalned lungs
are healed and strengthened, and the
cold is expelled from the system. Rec.
fuse any but the genuine in the yellow
package. Mcbride & Will Drug Conn
pany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16
Baby.

Baby.
How strange 1t seemed to wake last
night
And hear the baby breathe-the room
Under the night lamps shaded light
Wrapped softly in gentle gloom!
What mystic wonder stirred us then,
With joy and love what mingled awe,
Before this little slumberer, when
The flowerlike face we dtmly saw!
A moment there we hung appalled,,
Fearing to read in life's long scrolls
Fate of this soul that we lad called
Out Of the Vastly deep of souls.
Perhaps the Lord Of being bent
That instant to our sudden prayer
For still the low breath came and went,
But peace and blessing filed the air.
-Harpel's Bazar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

Eolev,s Orino Laxative cures consti-
nation and liver trouble and makes
the bowels healthy and regular. orlno
is superior TO pills and tablets as 1t
does not grippe or nauseate. why take
ANYTHING else? Mcbride & Will Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16
A. PsENICKA
40 Eas. Main strsss.

nishing box cars to which the rate
applied, furnished coal cars, which
carried higher rate Held, That the
carrier having issued the tariff itself,
and having furnished cars that did not
comply with the tariff requirements,
was responsible for the excess charges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

would never have dreamed that such
reptiles existed in Iowa except as the
after effects of mail order whisky.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

The Sioux City Journal says: IF we
ever get around to having a secretary
of peace. w L. Buchanan will be the
man for the job"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

"rhe man who fathers the per-
manent roads legislation will be halied
by future generations as the greatest
statesman of his time" declares the
Knoxville Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16
CWA OPINIONS AND NOIEs.

The Ida Grove Pioneer figures up
that There has been enough money
wasted on the roads of this country
to have built many a mile OF per
manent highway of gravel or crushed
rock"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16
IRockford Registerl

The Marshalftown Times-Republican
is to be congratulated upon the degree
Of prosperity and growth which is evil
denced in the purchase of a new double
deck press which will enable it to print
sixteen pages at one clip The T.-R. is
one of the fair, fine, fearless, forceful
papers Of the state and has the respect
of all people who are at all acquainted
with ia circle that is widening with
every year.
Rockwell City Advocated
Deserved prosperity is evident In
the office of the MarshalltoWn Times
Republican, the owner of that
in every particular first class news
paper having just invested in a splen-
did sixteen page press Increasing cir
culation demanded the discarding of
the eight page perfecting press that
had been in use in the office for the
past twelve years and the substituting
of a larger and speedier one. No ex-
change reaches the Advocate table
that is read with greater pleasure and
profit than THE Marshalltown Times
Republican, and we join the newspaper
fraternity Of Iowa in rejoicing over
it's prosperity.
LAckley Intercounty Journal
The Marshalltown Times Repubh-
can has purchased a new Goss press
which is now being installed. Al
tho for many years the T.-R. has
possessed unusual facilities for turn
ing out high class daily, growing
circulation and enlargement of the
news field has made this latest i'm
nrovement necessary. The new press
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

''If really first class argument were
needed to convince the unpreJudice'
that the direct election of United
States senators has advantages over
the present system. let him contem-
plate the deadlocks at present existing
in the Illinois and Wisconsin legisla-
lures In their efforts to select senator's
from these states suggests the Rock
ford Register.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16
! g ,.rEs1 pRrs,pEn1lA'- MESSAGE.

TIVE IAJESI fnEo'UIW 'H'- @oSs'S 0 =
The presidents latest special mes
saee to congress is one that is OF IN
+.rast and prime Importance wherever
children are brought into the word
and men die and leave them dependent.
n belongs as a message not only to
~. congress- in which it is particularly
addressed, but to every legislature ana
+nwn and city council in the land. For
- is true that none are so entirely
neglected in this country as the little
cbildren who have none Of kin who
c,n and will care for them as chill
have the inherent right to be
cared for.
rbe president has brought out little
that is new, has suggested little that
-. n,t already been sugg ested and is
/ advising and demanding nothing more
+,.n all recognize to be not only just
- the helpless, but necessary to the
preservation of citizenship. For these
reg,ected children will be men and
J.,o,,an in a marvelously short time
aad the strength or weakness of the
nation that produced them What the
.as;dant is doing is what he has been
80 for seven years starting some
thing.
rha president takes up the keynote
- ,,,a conference which is responsible
- 80 =, essage "Home is the highest
ana finest product of civilization ''
r,,,aren should not be deprived of 1T
For urgent and compelling rea-
sons. and the following quotation
should be illuminated, fran ed and hung
,,atore the eyes of every board OF 'u-
.n.rvisors, and all who "have the ms
of public charity and assist
once to the unfortunate:
s,,ra1v poverty alone should not dis7-
itha home. Parents OF, good cf1af-
rups eeari,g from temporary misfor7
4,,ne and above all deserslis ,n a,''.,.sas
sa an well able to work put deprived
l 70 the support Of the normal oreao-
% ;,nar should be given such alo as
W., he necessary to enable .hem 70
slay suitable homes Tor .ne rear
asair children. The widowed or
Of ne r,other. IL good woman,
Feo n ~ark and TO 10 her best,
ordinarily bes pe' peo ~ suen
\ Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16
ENGLISH old AGE PEns'loAs.

Under the new act OF the British
parliament the old age pensioners drew
their first pension money Jan l. AS
there were nearly 6OO,oOO who were
paid pensions on that day and 100000
more applications not at that time
acted upon, the thrifty American tax
payer, inclined to object to the slight
est rise in taxation, is not unlikely to
wonder what foundation has for say
ing one month afterward that the old
age pension plan is a success beyond
the widest dreams Of its promoters.
Some of the detailed phases Of the
scheme are interesting to Americans,
because the pension problem is already
puzzling many legislators The quail
fications for, the British pensions are
that the claimant shall be more than
20 years of age, possessed Of an income
not exceeding s15750 a year, British
subject, and resident Of the United
Kingdom for twenty years Receipt of
poor relief in 1908; detention in an IN
sane asylum, conviction and imprison-
ment, or habitual idleness, are disqual-
ifications. The pensions are graded
from % cents to s1.25 weekly. accord
ing to income, and are payable at the
postoffices.
Already protests have been made
against the disqualifications, particu-
larly to that relating to the receipt of
poor relief. Mr.. Lloyd George admits
that this criticism will have to be dealt
with. and that amendment of the law
will be made whenever the national
finances will permit. The. additional
cost incurred by removing this dis
qualification is estimated at $1,000, GOO
annually. Some other defects in the ma
chinery of the act are recognized and
remedial action is promised.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

"Great Caesar. what fall there
would be FRONT James Wilson to LATE
Young" says the Webster City Free
man Tribune, commenting on the sug-
gestion that the editor of the Des
Moines Capital might be appointed
secretary of agriculture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

IF Mr.. Miller were in distress from
'.If MIR. Miller were in dire distress
from Illness" says the Boone News
Republican, "he would probably call
one of these regular physicians whom
he lambasts so numerically There are
times when physician would look
good, even to him"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

Even the Chinese are getting next
to the noble art of kicking to congress
and the president, in order to get
their share Of whatever is going.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16

The Davenport Times notes that:
Some railways do not pay dividends;
come merchants go broke. and the
trusts have to fight for existence all
the time Just so there are farmers who
are not successful. But taken as
class they are not half so much In neea
of investigation or advice as are some
other classes of citizens. The great
need of rural communities Is better
highways. With agricultural schools 10
instruct their young men and women
In farming specialties; With goou
prices for their products: with rural
telephones and the rural mail routes,
the farmers are getting along very
nicely"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-17
Why We Are Stronger.

The old Greeks and Romans vera
great admirers of health and strength.
their pictures and statuary made The
muscles Of the men stand out like
cords.
As a matter Of fact We have atb.
letes and strong meD-men fed On
fine strength making food such as
Quaker Scotch Oats-that would win
in any contest with the old Roman Or
Greek champions. .
It's a matter Of food The finest food
for making strength Of bone. muscle
and nerve is fine oatmeal. Quaker
Scotch Oats is the best because it is
pure. no husks or stems or black
specks. Farmers wives are finding
that by feeding the farm hands plenti.
fully on Quaker Scotch Oats they get
the best results in work and econ.
omy. If you are convenient to the
store buy the regular size packages
if not near the store, buy the large
size family package; if in a hot eli.
mate, the Theoretically sealed tins.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-17
Women in Postal Service.

The distinction OF first appointing
woman postmaster does not belong 10
America, nor is the employment Of
women in the postal service new
idea. AS early as 1913 woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails of Braine le Comte, an in
pOrtant town of France, In the try
ing times of the Thirty Years war,
the principal office in the postal serV-
ice of Europe was held by woman,
AleXandrine de Rue. From 1925 to
1646 she was in charge Of the mails
Of the German empire, the Neither.
lands, Burgundy and Lorraine. She
was known as a master general OF the
mails. In America, Elizabeth Harvey
was the first to hold place in the
postal department. She had charge
of the letters in Portsmouth, N. H., in
the beginning of the seventeenth cen
fury. A half century afterward Lydia
Hill was placed in charge of the post
Office in Salem, Mass.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-17
POSTAL CARD FAD.

We common people do use a few
postal cards annually. Uncle Sam is
just now considering a contract for j.
600,000,000 postal cards to be sold
during the next four years-a matter
of 90,000,000 year. These will cost
the government 100000, and the peo-
pie will pay $36,000000 for them,
which also includes the cost OF deliV-
ering. But this does not comprise the
postal card output We are now an
nually buying from Germany alone
700,000,000 postal cards, and also sew
eral millions from France and other
European nations. But Germany has
thus far had q cinch on the colored
postal card trade. for even American
publishers, instead Of doing their own
printing and lithograpEing, have fou.d
1t more profitable TO place orders dl-
rect with German houses. 1t Is safe
TO say that Americans buy 2,5O0,00O,-
600 postal cards a year-20 to rs Ior
each man, woman and child In the
country. More than half of these are
of the picture variety. But suppose
Uncle Sam should invade the picture
postal field? What a howl would so
up from the picture postal card max
ers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-17
PESTS DESTROY
VALUABLE CROPS
STATE CROP PEST COMMISSION
ISSUES BULLETIN DEALING
WITH THE ARGENTINE ANT.
DAMAGING TO TRUCK GARDENS
To Fight the Ants tho Gardener Must
Provide Feed for Them and Give
the Seeds Planted Time to Get
Root-VaIuabIe information Con-
tanned in Official Report.

Baton Rouge.-A very interesting
bulletin on the common insects in
furious to truck crops has been is
sued by the state crop pest commits
sion, written by Wilmon Newell and
Arthur II. Rosenfeld, and dealing eX
tensively with the different pests that
attack the crops. There is very
interesting description Of the "A"gen>
tine Ant which has caused great
deal of annoyance to the housekeep-
ers Of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
other southern cities On this pest
the bulletin says:
The small dark brown ant, SO com
mon in New Orleans, Baton Rouge
and other southern Louisiana and
Mississippi towns, known as the Ar
gentine or New Orleans ant, is Of
tentimes cause OF considerable an
nOyance to gardeners. The workers
have a most aggraVating habit of dig
glng up lettuce seed as soon as it is
sOWn and carrying it away to their
nests. The writer's have tried, with
out success, heavy applications of
lime, sulphur and tobacco dust, re-
spectiyely, on the lettuce beds after
being SOWn. The ants pay little at
tentiOn to these substances and bur
row through them TO get the lettuce
seed almost as readily as through
soft earth. On the grounds of the
experiment station at Baton Rouge it
has been found that the ants are as
IOnd of corn meal as of lettuce seed,
and if corn meal is Sifted literally
over the beds when the seed is plant
ed the ants will engage themselves
in carrying this away. If sufficient
of the meal is put out the seed will
have terminated by the time the ants
finish the self-appointed task of re-
moving the meal and by that time
the young plants will be safe from
their attack.
ITO fight the ants with any degree
of success the gardener must know
something of their life history. The
ants live in colonies, these colonies
| establishing themselves in the earth,
in decaying wood, in rubbish, under
boards and fences, and a variety of
places. In each colony there are two,
and sometimes three, different kinds
Of individuals. The most abundant
individuals are the workers, which
construct the galleries, feed the
young and forage over the adjacent
territory for food with which to sup
ply the main colony. The workers
are the ones which are guilty of get
ting into sugar, syrup, honey, lard
and other foodstuffs.
In each colony there is at least one
queen, and in large colonies any num-
| Der Of queens. The queen has but
one function, and that is to deposit
the minute white eggs which hatch
into little footless larvae or 'grubs
The males appear in the spring of
| the year. They are comparatively
large winged creatures, and disappear
by the middle of June"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-17
Good Roads Plans Prouress

Baton Rouge-One Of the most en-
thusiastic good roads gatherings since
the campaign for them began was
held in Gonzales, Ascension parish,
and was followed by an overflow
meeting" held in Donaldsonville. 1t
was for the purpose of bringing inter.
est to a head on the Baton Rouge
New Orleans model road project, now
assured. Ascension parish contribut.
ed heavily to the individual subscrip.
ton list at both meetings, and the
police jury will pledge the parish to
its official part. Work on the two
great highways, one on The east bank
and one on the west bank, will begin
within the next six weeks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-17
COOK STARTS FOR HOME
SALUTE OF SEVEN GUNS BID HIM
FAREWELL.
TALKS OF TRIP TO THE POLE
Resnonds TO an Address OF Welcome
Royalty Entertained IN
Norway.

On Board the Steamer Oscar H.
Sept. y tBy Wireless via Christian
sandD-Dr. Fredk A. Cook. whose ar
rival Saturday at Chrstansand was
greeted by salute OF seven guns
from the fort by the special order OF
King Haakon, was given a notaDle
farewell when the Oscar II steamed
ont of the port. He was welcomed
aboard the Scandinavian liner pv
more than 1000 passengers VINO
crowded her decks, headed by Cap
tains Moller and Hempel, with me
ships officers in full uniform.
As soon as the smoke of the salut-
ing guns had cleared away steam
launches darted out from the shore
bearing the civil and military authorl-
ties to the vessel with DR.. Cook on
board. The explorer awaited the Off,
Gals on the bridge Of the Melcholr'
NJ. Cold. the manager Of the Scahdlfa-
Wan, line. who had accompanied him
from Copenhagen, stood by his siae'
The ships band played the Star
Spangled Banner" while the Nor"e-
gian deputation paid homage to the eX-
plorer.
In responding to an address OF vel
come to Christiansand DR.. Cook SAID:
IAN explorer can not receive great
er honor than the appreciation OF d
DeOplp who understand him. IN Nor
way you have many explorers ana
some of them have been among my
dearest friends. ! admire the breadth
energy and scientific accuracy OF Nan
sen, but have only had the honor OF
Syendrup's acquaintance for the past
few days, while your Road Amundsen
is an old friend. No modern work
of Arctic explorers can be thought
of without consulting hansen, who by
his force and originality has made
himself one Of the finest explorers IN
the world. Our success has had very
important relation to the work OF
Capt. Sverdrup. When his New
Land" was published | saw a new
route to the pole, but | told no one.
The opportunity to try this route
came and Commander Peary seems to
be angry because | did not ask his
permission.
over this route our destiny was
worked out. am. therefore, indebt-
ed to Sverdrup, his companions and
the people of Norway. who sent him,
for the fruit Of our contest. Amund'
sen is starting out for new polar
campaign. He is the man for the pros
pective work. Now it is asked,
Since We got to the pole, Why an
other expedition?
ITO this I am bound to answer that
the book Of Arctic exploration has
only been opened We have been to
the boreal center by sled, we have
borne all that We could, but We left
much for AmudSen and future gen.
erations to do. The new great prob
lem will be the study Of the deep sea,
You have received me with open
arms. Your welcome rings with the
cheers of friendship. I am glad that
| can say to hansen, Sverdrup, Am
undsen and the people you represent
belongs a large share of the credit for
this polar contest
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-17
New Oil Wells Produce.

Shreveport.-State Legislator W.
H. B. Groom telephoned w. B. Nc
Cormick of Shreveport from Moor
ingsport, 20 miles north of here, that
the latter's oil we'll, which for sew
eral months was practically aban-
doned, has been cleaned out and
drilled in as producer, with a ca
pacity of at least 800 and maybe
1000 barrels. The well Is located
within the town limits of Mornings
port
1t is reported from Oil City that
the Gulf Refining company brought
in producer in section 10, southeast
of here, with a capacity Of 700 bar.
rels. These being the first live de.
velopments disclosed during the sum.
mer, the operators are much encour.
aged
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-17
Baton Rouue Wants Rattleshln.

Baton Rouge.-Baton Rouge is anx-
ious to have one Of the battleships
that are to be sent by the navy de-
partment to New Orleans during the
Waterways convention come to Ba-
ton Rouge. The Mississippi is now
at an unusually low stage, but the
claim of Baton Rouge has always
been that it was the head of deep
navigation on the Mississippi during
all seasons of the year, and that while
the battleship Mississippi might go
hundreds of miles above here during
high water, it could come to Baton
Rouge during the low water stage.
The Carolina, Montana, New York
and possibly the Mississippi will greet
President Taft in New Orleans on
October 80. Baton Rouge wants at
least one Of these vessels to meet the
president here aud escort the presi-
Dental feet from here to New Or
leans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-17

The story from London that Consue-
10, duchess of Manchester, saved the
kings life at dinner on the royal
yacht, by siapping him on the back to
prevent his choking, almost precisely
parallels what happened to the Ger.
man kaiser few months ago. 1t is
not because they disapprove of their
royal sovereigns, but because they al.
most superstitiously revere them, that
the average persons among European
subjects fear to slap king on the
back.