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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27

MIR. Allen was called from Louis
burg to see if he could straightcn
things out. He worked three DAYS
Withou result and Friday night n
dreamed that the difficulty was du
to q broken cable near Mr.. J. \. Ke.-
ly's residence. In his dream he 81 "
a small string fastened to the cabl.
about midway between the poles.
placed $50 feet apart. The broken
cable as Mr.. Allen saw it in his dream
was II inches from the string, -
feet from each pole. In looking over
the line to locate the difficulty NJ
Allen had seen this string. probably
blown by the wind and wrapped
around the cable, and recalling this
fact his dream seemed to impress him
all the more.
Going to the office next morninE.
Mr.. Allen related the circumstances
of his dream and saying while it prob
ably had no significance the string was
there just as it appeared to him in
his dream and he was going to see il
the ca bic was broker there also. TAX
ing his force along MI. Allen went T."
the place designated and sent one o.
his men out on the "trOtley'' wire to
investigate. At a point IS inches
from the string the cable was found
to be broken. The damage was r.
paired and the trouble was ended al
ter a tie up Of ten days on tina line.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27

toned among the articles on WHICH
duties were to be reduced. The laugh
is on them. not on the manufacturers.
The duty is reduced q little on cylln-
der. crown, and common window
glass above 24x3O inches. but not on
the lower sizes. The importationS un-
der that size amount 70 3O,O0O.OOO
pounds. and those above it to about l.
500 O0.
One glass manufacture was hon
est enough to write to the Ways ana
Means committee tina his industry
could stand q cut of % per cent. SO
it can. The difference betWeen the
cost of production OF i square FOO
Of polished plate glass in Belgium
and the United States is a little over
8 cents. The present tariff gives as
much protection as if the difference
were IL cents. The consumer Of tins
article of universal use is paying too
much for it now The Committee on
Ways and Means ShOuld have made
Senuine instead of sham IeducementS.
Probably it reckoned that consumers
would be too dull to see that they were
being humbugged.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27
Directed by q Dream.
Henderson Gold Leaf

Whether he believes in dreams or
not, Mr.. W. G. Allen knows at least
one OF ms came true and he has been
wondering how come" ever since
Mr.. Allen is the expert in charge C
the construction force IF the Homo
Telephone Company and sup~erintend-
ed the work of building the cable
INES IN Henderson when the plant
was reconstructed some time ago.
Last week one Of the able got out
Of order and all the hon in q ca,.-
tam district served by this line or
group were put out of commission.
The force tried to locate the trouble
but could MOI do SO. They knew that
a cable must be broken somewhere
out where was h question. Look for
II as they might they could not find il.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27
FT1Ghtful Fate AyertPd.

Il Would nave been a cripple Tor
life. from a terrible cut on my knee
cap" writes Frank Disberry. kelliher.
Mimi. without Bucklen'S Arnica
Salves. which soon cured me-" Infal-
lible for wounds, cuts and bruises, it
cures Burns, Scalds, Old Sores,
Roils. Skin Eruptions. Worlds best
for Piles Csc at all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27
COLLEGE BOYS BIGGER.
Love of Athletics is Breeding a Race
OF American iaIt
(NeW York WORLDLY

The American citizen of the future
is to be a giant, according to the sta
~tistics OF the athletic Instructors.
while his sister is to be a very sturdy
lassie.
DR.. Born, medical director Of thu
Yale gymnasium, made public yester-
day the 1908 statistics of develop
ment in the university. For the corr
PARSONS 500 athletes from the crew.
the football and baseball teams. tn
track men. and the student athletes
generally were measured.
The general average is conpara1
with the averages taken III 1905, and
the 1905 averages are generally high
er tina had been anticipated. The
new college man has grown an inch
and one-half in five years. lie has
gained p pounds in weight. and has
70 cubic inches more lung capacity
than his prototype Of five years before.
The list bears out the assertion.
commonly made during recent years.
that the American man was becoming
greater physically than any known
race Of men have ever been.
The cOmarative measurements Civ
- O,4 ~ w.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27

The most thorough tests made in
this country were published ten years
ago. when statistics were AXE from
many sources showing the gradual in
crease in height and weight Of Amer
lean men and women.
Then the average height was found
TO be about 68 II inches; with in
flated chest 40 inches; waist, % inch
es: hip, % inches; thigh y inches:
calf II IL inches, and weight $50
pounds.
Then it was said that q glance over
10000 college men showed an average
increase in weight for 40 years OF
three pounds and an average increase
in height of an inch. with the fresh
men classes showing two inches bet
ter average han their fathers had
shown. The average was likewise
shown to have gained an inch and
five pounds in weight.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27

After putting his best foot forward
many a man has had his leg pulled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27

EASY TO KEEP YOUR FARM &C
COUNTS With q FARMERS Conn
plete Record" Particulars Free,
THE FARMERS COMPLETE REf,.
ORD co.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27

Has esta biiShed our name for
furnishing the most superior
plants. In our big new quarters
we are doing big things
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
Q. 5 SCOUT SHIP
SENT 70 B[U[F|ELDS
EAGLE, A SURVEY VESSEL, ON
MYSTERIOUS MISSION TO MIC.
ARAGUAN CITY.
TRANSPORT PRAIRIE FAST
IN MUD ON DELAWARE RIVER
Efforts to Float Vessel Conveying Ma
rines So Far Fruitless-zelaya's Con-
sui at Paris Comes to Defense OF
Nicarasua's President-says He's a
Kindly Fellow.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The U. S. E.
Eagle has arrived at BlueNelds, Near
aqua, according to a dispatch received
at the navy department today. Ac-
cording to the department the Eagle
is only a survey ship and hasn't gun
aboard. The Eagle has been at Port
Limon. Costa Rica, where the Des
Moines, Tacoma and Marietta have
been for several days. If she has gone
on any mission for these vessels, it is
not admitted at the department.
No news had been received from his
government today by Rodriguez. Mic
araguan charge. Nothing, he said, had
come to him during the last forty
eight hours and since he informed
Zelaya that the secretary~of state had
given him his passports.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
MORGAN BUYS EQUITABLE.
Secures Controlling Interest in Insur
ance Society With $472, 900, COO Assets

Secures Controlling Interest in insur-
ance Society With $472,oooc 600 Assets.
New York, Dec. 3-Control of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
which was secured by Thomas f. Ry-
an soon after the insurance scandals
of some years ago, has passed to ].
>Pierpont Morgan, with s472,000,00O of
assets which the company declared In
its last statement. The transfer. apart
from its magnitude as a chapter in the
history of finance. marks a complete
reversal of the old rider under which
the insurance companies controlled the
destinies of the banks and trust COM
panies.
News of the transfer was contained
in the following brief statement issued
from the offices of Morgan e. Co:
"Mr Morgan has bought the major
ity of the stock of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society," formerly owned by
Thomas F. Ryan. This purchase is
subject to the trust under which Gro
YER Cleveland, Morgan j. O'T3rien and
George Westinghouse We're made vot-
ing trustees for the benefit OF policy
holders, and it covers all of Mr.. Ry-
ans interest. including the stock pur-
chased by him from James F. Egan
| Beyond this bare statement his part
ners declined to give any statement
Nor would they name any other inter
ests allied with them. altho 1t is com
monty understood in Wall street that
| at least one large trust company may
take a hand In the deal If the consent
Of the Equitable is obtained.
The purchase Of majority Of the
stock of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society by J. Pierpont Morgan, was a
move of vast import to the financial
world. because of the virtual passing
of control OF nearly half billion dol
lars of assets, and the domination OF
the two large trust companies Is be-
lieved in Wall street today to fore
show a still more important move. the
mutuaizat ton of the Equitable. No def
mite information on this point IS oh
tainable today.
A suggestion of definite character
was made in banking quarters todaS
that the taking over of the Equitable
by Morgan ultimately would mean {
! combination of the Equitable Trust ant
Mercantile Trust companies and ono o.
perhaps two trust companies controlled
by Morgan This combination woul,
control assets of nearly 5000 100000
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03

Twin Cities, Chicago to Denver, Col
orado Springs and Pueblo. Chicago to
Kansas City and Ell Paso from Tu-
cumcari to Memphis, from Little Rock
south to Crowley, La, and from st.
Louis to Kansas iCty.
Moores Have 1900 Miles.
In connection with the Lehigh VAL
ley and the Wabash road the Moores
would have system of over 1000
miles. The acquisition of the Wabash
would partially replace the loss of the
Frisco as it would give the Rock
Island a road from Chicago to ST.
Louis in place of the eastern Illinois
route between these places and thus
preserve the great tonnage which the
company has been enjoying over this
route. 1t would also replace the Frisco
between st. Louis and Kansas City,
giving the Rock Island the use of two
tracks between those cities. and would
give the Moores an Omaha outlet from
St. Louis The Wabash would also
give the western portion Of the system
an outlet thru Detroit and Buffalo,
where a connection would be made
with the Lehish Valley thereby taking
that system to the seaboard thru cen
trail New York, eastern Pennsylvania
and New Jersey.
One of the projects which the Yoak-
UNI Hawley syndicate has is the extern
sion of the Gulf Coast road from
Brownsville to Tampico. where connec-
ton will be made with new line to
be built from Tampieo to Mexico
City This route viii shorten the ex-
listing route between ST. Louis and
Mexico City by 200 miles
New Officers for c. E. E. |.
Carrying out q plan for re-organza-
tion of the properties ACQUIRED in tbs
purchase from the Rock Island of the
ST. Louis & San Francisco. a new
board of directors and new officers Of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, ont
of the lines of the Frisco system, Were
elected today. B. L. Winehell wa!
elected president. and b f. Yolun
chairman of the board and of the eX-
4 ecutive committee Other new officer:
4 include w. ]. Jackson, vice presiden
and general manager Winchell als'
was elected president of the Evansville
& Terre Haute.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03

at 8 o'clock to Albert Ortwig, a we'll
to-do resident of this place, 70 years of
age, Justice Carey officiating. Both of
the parties to the marriage are pos
sessed of considerable property, and
entered into a pre-nuptial contract re-
garding its possession and final dis
position. Ortwig decided her a house
and lot in Newton and he is to have
the revenues from certain of the wife's
property.
Mrs. Ortwig's first husband Henry
Myers, was killed during dispute with
neighbor. Her second husband, Frank
Lavalleur, was burned to death, pre-
SUNDAY, five years ago, his body being
found in the ruins of his barn. Almost
a year later the wife was indicted on
charge of murder in connection With
his death. She was twice tried, both
juries disagreeing, and the case was
finally dismissed for want of evidence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ortwig will reside in
Newton. Mr.. Ortwig has been living
eight miles northeast of town. He was
at one time a resident of Marshall
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
WALKED INTO TRAP
Former Mayor Of coIlinsville, ILL.,, Pre-
tends to Deposit $4,000 for Party
Who Threatened to kidnap His Chill
dren, and Four Men Are Caught.

ST. Louis, Dec. s.-Four men were
arrested in ColiRsville, H., today
charged with participation in a plot
to kidnap the children of a merchant
in that town. They are held under
bonds of $4,000 each.
L. f. Lamaghi, former mayor of Col
linsville, received "Black Hand" let
ter demanding $4,000 on pain of losing
his three children and later threaten
ing his life. Under advice of the police
Lamaghi fixed a package and placed
it in the designated place. Early today
an italian was caught there and con-
fessed, duplicating four others, three
of whom have been apprehended,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
BLIZZARD AND COLD WAVE How
ERs OVER NORTHWEST AND
FUEL SUPPLY is DEPLETED.
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS BETTER
is CLAIM OF RAILROADS
Officials at Duluth Claim Trouble is
Practically Ended There and That
Trainmen Are Returning to Work.
switchmen Make Different State
ment.

st. Paul, Dec. s-Traffic conditions
were somewhat improved in the strike
zone today according to railroad Of
iicials On the other hand the strike
managers express satisfaction with the
situation and do not appear disturbed
over reports that trainmen are return
ing to work. With a cold wave hoverin :
over Montana and blizzard raging, it
is feared much suffering Will result be-
cause of the depletion of the coal sup
ply unless traffic conditions are i'm
proved
Reports that the switchmen's strike
has been settled are untrue. according
to the advice of President Slade, of the
Northern Pacific. Slade said many of
the old men had returned to work at
various places.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
The l,nctis Peacock.

Dante, Gabriel Rossetu had an ire
sistible tendency to purchase rare and
beautiful birds and beasts TINT ap-
pealed to his poetic or artistic fancy.
Ellen Terry tells in ''The Story OF My
Life" of his once buying an exquisite
white peacock. which very soon after
it's arrival at his home disappeared
under the sofa. In vain did Rossetti
"shoo" It out. 1t refused to bulge.
This went on for days.
1.-The lovely creature won't respond
to me-" said Rossetti to friend.
The friend dragged out the bird.
"No wonder" said he; ITS deadvs !,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
COLLISIONS IN FOG
Chicago EnveIoped in Dense Gloom
and Many Casualties occur-street
Car Traffic Dangerous.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-A dense fog which
hung over Chicago today interfered
seriously with traffic on steam, street
and elevated railroads and was the
cause of two wrecks in the early part
of the day, in which number of per-
sons were seriously injured.
One of the collisions was at One
Thousand Thirty street and
vincennes avenue, where two inter-
urban cars crashed together, injuring
eight persons, two Of whom may die.
The other accidenf was on an incline
leading to the Indiana street bridge
over the Chicago river, where two sur
face cars collided, injuring three pas
sengers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
IMPLEMENT MEN ELECT
State Convention Chooses Officers
Resolutions Favor Manufacturers
Building at State Fair, But No Sales
and Ask Law for Lien on implements
Sold on Credit.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. s.v-The Iowa i'm
plement dealers convention today
elected w. ]. Howard Of schaler pres
dent j. r.. Vaughan, of Waterloo. vice
president, and F. p. Armknccht, Sec
retary Resolutions were adopted fav-
oring manufacturers building at the
state fair, requesting manufacturers
not to make sales at the state fair. and
demanding cheaper freight rates for
implements. inr Legislative comm! : %.
win work for a law to give dealers a
lien on implements until paid for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
BIG FIGHT in UTAH
Salt Lake City Makes Offer For JEFF
fries-Johnson Contest Which May
Cause Its Transfers-Pusilists Sign
Final Papers.

Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 3.-Local men
interested in securing the Jeffries j ohm
son fight for Salt Lake City, are very
confident they can satisfy all the re-
quirements of the successful bidders
from a financial point of view and can
also give assurance that there will be
no interference from state and city
authorities. Governor Spry has made
no public statement beyond saying he
would look up the law covering the
subject. The law of Utah covering
prize fights and boxing contests is
practically the same as the California
law
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
ACTOR IN REAL TRAGEDY
Harry Adams. Whose Stage Namc
Was F. c. Williams, Commits Sui
cide-Former Stage Girl Figures in
Affair.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge. Dec. 3.-Harry Adams,
known by his stage name as +. G.
Williams, committed suicide by taking
carbolc acid this morning in the Of
flee of the Ward hotel. He was re-
fused permission to see Jennie Sag
gers, q domestic, who had Travelled
with him under the name of Madam
oiselle Delavan.
1t is claimed that Williams met the
girl three years ago at Boone and In
duced her to leave her foster parents
After about three years she left him
owing to his cruel and inhuman treat
ment The woman came here shor
time ago from Bemidii, Mimi. and ac-
cepted a position as domestic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
Legend Of the Wrekin.

For the benefit Of those who do not
k,. wv it may be worth while to tell the
stoiy of the Wrekin. that great hill
overlooking the Severn which is in
the center of Shropshire and therefore
of the universe. 1t is said that so
great was the food of Welsh perjurers
flowing down the Severn that the en-
emy Of mankind found himself unable
to'deal with the supply, and to stop II
he proceeded to dam the Severn. but
the scaa!efm! of earth slipped before
he reached the river and formed the
Wrskin.- .-Londan Black and Waite
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
TESTIMONIAL EDUCATION.

Society For Promotion of industria! In
struction in Annual Convention.
Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. S.-The Ma
tional Society for the Promotion OF IN
dustrial Education opened its thlto
annual convention here today. dele
gates being present from more thar
twenty states. Addresses favoring in
dustrial technical schools was made BY
several delegates
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
zElAYA Is DEFENDED.
Supporter Says Nicaraguan Preside,
is Kindly, Humane Man.

Supporter Says Nicarasuan President
is Kindly, Humane Man.
Berlin, Dec. 3.-The government Of
Nicaragua is represented here by Con-
sui General Pein, who in an interview
in the Lokal Anzeiger today minimizes
the impression which dispatches from
Washington might make as to the acts
of zelaya. Pein says Zelaya is not a
tyrant, but on the contrary is hui
mane, good hearted man who is striv-
ing, to maintain order in his country.
Among other things Pein says:
IF, as it appears, Grace and Cannon
were insurgents seeking to blow UP a
government vessel, then martial law
came properly into action against
them"
The consul general says that he is
Informed from Nicaraguan sources that
Estrada, the insurgent leader, had been
friend of Zelaya and by the latter
trusted with governorship of Atlantic
coast provinces, and moreover that he
used his official position to foment
revolution. Pein attributes no signii-
canoe to the fact that the Nicaraguan
charge d'affaires at Washington has
been given his passports, as he says
the charge had been replaced and was
about to leave the United States when
the incident occurred.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
eathed Face With Acid.

Griswold Dec. 3.-Mistaking car
bolic acid for alcohol. j. c. Fcrsythe,
prominent farmer of Pleasant Ridge.
bnthcd his face after shaving and is
suffering painful burns as result OF
ths mishap.
He had no sooner applied the acid
to h!s fnce than he saw his mistake
and Immediately covered the burns
with lard and vinegar No serious re-
sults are anticipated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
THREE DELIVERIES A WEEK..
Mai! Carriers Out of Shenandoah fiav-
inn Hard Sleddino

Mai! Carriers Out of Shenandoah flav-
ing Hard Shedding.
Shenandoah, Dec. S.-The rain still
continues, and the mud is getting to be
something fearful. L n. Greer says the
roads are in the most serious condition
for this season of the year he has seen
during the time he has been carrying
mail on route 8, which is about 1ine
years.
The mail carriers only drive their
routes every other day this week. and
will continue doing so until the roads
get better.
Cattle feeders are experiencing much
difficulty because of the continual rains
and it is hard proposition for the cat
tie to do we'll.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
MARINES FAST IN MUD.
Transport Prairie Goes Aground in
Delaware. River.

Philadelphia, Dec. 3.-The transport
Prairie, which went aground in the
Delaware river thirty-five miles south
Of this city last night, while enroute to
Central America, with 100 marines on
board, is still fast in the mud and the
prospect is the vessel will remain there
until next high tide this afternoon.
The transport is lying easy in soft mud
and has thus far sustained no dam
age. A determined effort was made to
float the Prairie at high tide this morn
ing, but failed. The marines will now
be taken off and the cargo lightened,
and another effort made to float the
vessel on food tide this afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
GAIN OF MILLIONS
State Auditors Report Shows Iowa
Banks Are FIourishins-Deposits In
crease sa2,00o,o0o in Year.
epublican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. 3.---The report of
the state auditor today on the condi-
ton of Iowa state and savings banks
shows that in three months. the banks
gained ten In number and over s5,o00,-
900 In deposits, and that the increase in
deposits In a year amounts TO over
$32, 100000. The report shows Iowa
banks to be in an admirable condl-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
pauahter Not to Be Tried.

bogast indicted with her mother, Mrs.
Nina Arbogast, for the murder of her
father. Louis Arbogast. wealthy
butcher. on May Is. last. VIII &c. he
tried The mother was recently ac-
quilted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
SUGAR SCALES MANIPULATED.

Witness in Underweighins Inquiry
Tells Of Finding Secret Springs.
New York, Dec. BIN the sugar
trial today Witness Parr told of hav-
ing discovered in one scale house a
secret spring which manipulated the
scale, and that he was told he could
name his price if he would lose the
spring, which he had in his pocket In
other scale houses which he examined
he found holes in the stanchions, but
no wires. a ..est cs the scales how
ever, showed them weighing two
pounds short on the thousand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
PRESIDENTS FIRST MESSAGE.
Rush Work All Night in Government
Printing Office Counts.

Washington, Dec. 3.--Sixteen hun
dred copies of Taft's first annual mes
sage were delivered at the White
House at 9 o'clock this morning. and
were Immediately turned over to the
press associations
All night long the government print
ing office rushed work to get the mes
sage printed
1t was stated today that the message
contained from $4,000 to 10000 words