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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
Topics of the Times

Hon. W. ". Cornwall. Of Clay, is an
nounced as a candidate for reelection
as supreme court reporter. Mr.. Corn
walls announcement will probably
meet with ready acceptance by the
voters.
The yinton Eagles Mergenthaler is
running smoothly and giving no
trouble Bernard Murphys long exper-
fence as machinist operator of the old
time and practically obsolete political
machine was not entirely lost.
A morning newspaper is generally a
reprint of evening newspapers. so the
loss is not great. For a first class, all
around evening newspaper the New Era
recommends the Marshalltown Times
Republican. It furnishes more Iowa
news, besides all national and foreign
news than any other daily in Iowa
Baxter New Era.
Sir Thomas Upton has definitely
stated that he will challenge for an
other series of races for the American
cup, to be sailed in 1911 Meanwhile
the tea business will flourish on free
advertising.
James ]. Hill declares it to be the
teaching of history that high cost o.
living is the beginning of national de.
cline and advises economy on the par
of nation and individuals. The advic,
is good. If the people would for /.
!. short time consume less, the cost o
living would come down; then the,
could again consume more and at les
cost. But the American people are fon,
of living right up to their means. The
will consume less when they have tc
AS for Hills lesson from history, per
] haps it is right, but we have an ide
j ! that the cost of living will underg
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22

combed the locks of Mr.. Cannon for his
alleged opposition to the law is a tale
that has been told. At any rate the
Littlefield bill passed in the face of the
opposition Of a powerful liquor lobby.
1t is now up to the people who have
demanded the law; for penalty is Sc
we're for shipping liquor to a fictitious
address: booze must be labeled cor
rectly: the railway, express or any
other company engaged in common
CARRYING business can not collect any
part of the purchase price of liquor.
1t effectually stops the c. o. D. bust
ness in Intoxicating liquors.
For years Iowa has been cursed with
the express companies agencies for liq-
llor dealers. OF late years since indig
nant citizens in some of the towns
have bestirred themselves to bring
prosecution and such destruction of
liquors as the law permitted this an
noyanee has lessened. Time was in
Iowa when liquor dealers outside the
state shipped in jugs to fictitious adj
dresses, when the express agent be-
came the middleman 10 dispose of the
Jugs and when the agent was expected
10 cultivate the business for what there
was in it. Some hanger-on and parasite
on the social body was always willing
10 steer the game. He struck the cheap
class of booze fighters for two bits
apiece, raised the amount needed and
hurried TO the express office for a jug
addressed to John Doe or Richard Roe
He held a promoters share in the en-
/ terprise. His part in the big drunk that
reused citizens adjacent to the lumber
yard was the reward of hustling. II
was the only thing he ever hustled for
In effect the c. o. D. business made g
gallon house out of every express Of
hce. Little villages like Hepburn be-
came purlieus 10 adjacent cities like
Clarinda which prosecuted" the ex-
press companies. Drunken gangs dom
mated the streets and terrorized the
inhabitants. Perhaps the outrages il
the village named for him stirred Pet,
Hepburn 10 action in he house of rep
resentatives.
AT any rate the bill will be law with
in less than six weeks. 1t is good ans
necessary legislation. Perhaps in tim
the general government will adopt 9th
er and more general restrictive legisla
ton on the whisky trade. The new Law
offers hope.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
wa1ERLo0's HOMES ASSOCIATION.

One OF the good towns of Iowa is
Waterloo, and ii is interesting-to
other towns it ought 10 be profitable
to observe some of the things they do
at Waterloo 10 advance the growth and
interests of their town.
Just now, number of men OF
wealth OF the city have planned an as
ISOLATION or company 10 build houses
at moderate cost. which will be sold on
easy payments 10 laboring men and
others who are not in position to pay
lump sum for home. The plan will
be worked out something on the line
of building and loan association. This
company will build az least fifty houses
as a starter and twelve OF the homes
are already under contract for erection.
The plan of the company is TO pur-
chase the ground outright. erect the
4 homes and then at nominal profit
sell them 10 those seeking moderate
priced residences. Il is not expected TO
make large profit or rate OF interest
from the investment in this direction
but II is certain. in the opinion of the
promoters. that the establishment OF
50 many homes in the city will incite
commercial activity along all lines
lettering the city in every respect
Waterloo's most active hnanciers ant
boosters are Interested in the under.
taking.
The plan looks like an excellent one
1t is a demonstration Of the enlighten
ed selAshness. The immediate prof
vii be small-that is part of the plan
but the ultimate harvest in the ad
vancement Of the city win be larger
The Waterloo boosters are long
headed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
Tho Chocolate Eating Nations.

A Frenchman who has visited this
country recently expressed amaze
ment at the great amount of chocolate
consumed by US. He had thought the
Parisians, of all people on the face
OF the earth, excelled in the eating
OF chocolate sweets, but here he found
the custom Of coating thing with
chocolate SO prevalent that he said
the people Of his city had something
in the line to learn from us. He did
not know perhaps that while we take
Ctr chocolate lightly and for its own
sake quite as much az French people
do, we also approve Of II in our diet
for the nutritious qualities 1t pos
sesses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
Starting a Rubber Plant.

Rubber plants are usually started
by a method known as messing A
cut is made in a young branch and a
wedge put in 1t to keep the surfaces
apart. A bunch of sphagnum moss is
then fastened around the stem over
the cut, the moss being kept wet AS
soon as the young roots appear on the
outside of the moss the young branch
is cut off and potted up.
Ficus elastica, the rubber plant of
our houses, must produce seed in Its
home, tropical Asia. but 1t does not at.
tain a size sufficient under cultivation
in greenhouses to do so often.-st.
Nicholas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
Tree Planting on Waste Lands.

Coke of .Holkham. so we learn from
Mr.. w. H. r. Curriers' short History
of English Agriculture" began his
great agricultural work about 1915
on an estate where, as old Lady
Townshead said, "all you will see will
be one blade of grass. and two rab
bits fighting for that" in fact it was
little better than a rabbit warren. He
transformed the bleak. bare country.
side by planting so acres of trees
every year until he had 5000 acres
yell covered, and in 1882 had probably
the unique experience Of embarkine
in ship which was built of oak
grown from the acorns he had himself
planted. Between 1776 and 1912 (the
date of the death) he is said to have
spent a53e,992 on improving his es
tate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
WISCONSIN PEARL HUNTING.
Digging CLAIMS for the Valuable GEM
Twenty Years Ago.

Twenty years ago pearl craze
started in Wisconsin. Every one dug
CLANS, says Outing Magazine. Mills
stopped and the water was drawn
from the mill ponds that the people
might get the mussels more easily.
Previous to 1895, according to the
government report, 100000 worth OF
pearls we're found in Wisconsin,
Sugar river alone yielding $4,000 be
fore becoming exhausted. At that
time river pearls were not valued as
highly as "orientals," but now they
are eagerly bought by jewelers.. Sew.
era! years ago button factories were
established at various points on the
Mississippi river. Men collected clans
and sold the shells to these factories
to be made into pearl buttons. Some
pearls were found and another craze
soon started. Men flocked to the river
from all walks of life. White men.
red men, black men, brown men and
women, all came, though after a
month of sun, wind and river water
coffee, racial characteristics were not
conspicuous.
In the summer of 1902 it was said
that 10000 men were claiming on
the Mississippi and its tributaries. In
the spring of the next year the rush
was even greater, but this did not last
long. Owing to the everlasting Of the
previous season, the market was al
ready overstocked and the price Of
shells had dropped SO low that by
July comparatively few boats were
at work. Many enormous beds thai
were thought to be inexhaustible hat
given out. the buyers rejected Sc
many (only about quarter Of those
caught were salable, even at the lat
ter part of the SEASON. the river was
almost deserted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22

several ups and downs before the de-
cline of the nation becomes fixed
principle.
Dorothy Russell, who is about to wed
Jap, is said to be %. Twenty-eight
and the daughter of Lillian Russell?
Impossible! Preposterous! A vile
SANDER!
The Wells Fargo Express Company
is to issue s16,ooo000 of new securities.
Thus we have sixteen million more
reasons why the parcels post system
is not extended.
Speaker Cannon says the house is
ruled by the majority. The speaker is
getting a vaster conception of himself
all the while.
And why Is it not possible and desir-
able for the smaller cities and towns
of Iowa to have Y. NJ. C. AS and Y.
NJ c. A. buildings?
A competent authority estimates that
the Joint operation of the Bell tele-
phone company and the Western Union
will save from 100000 10 $4,000, 900.
Save it for whom? For the public? If
that is not the case it should be-
Mars is said to be digging more
canals. Probably jealous over that lit
tie job going on at Panama.
AS result of the sugar scandal
they are talking about putting in au-
tomato scales in the New York Gus
toms house to stop frauds. The auto
matte scale must be e wonderful con-
trivance.
Joe Cannon continues to defy his
enemies and embarrass his friends.
Down east they are debating the
question whether girl should marry
simply because she is asked That:
easy compared with the question O.
what she is going 10 do if she ism
asked.
Perhaps the new canals on Mars are
designed to facilitate the passage o
the comet.
An exchange suggests that TO under
stand the position Of Japan in Man
churia it IS necessary to keep steadil.
in mind the comparative helplessnes
of China. That is easy, since it i
impossible TO think of Japan in Man
churia at all without thinking of tn
weakness of China
1t has been declared that a saloon
keeper is not responsible for the act
OF his bartender. Then perhaps W
should have mulct law for bartender
also.
, Georgetown university and Yves
Point have both dropped football. eac
on account of the death OF a playe
, from injuries received at the game. TIL
college to drop the game without frs
having a killing is yet to be hear
from.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
THE LODGES.
Il MASONIC NOTICES.
Visitors always welcome.
Nuo11 ovop 1ns.7 woe< Main

X1V1sltors always welcome.
N\Hall over 1867 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE 1os A. f. & A.
M.-Stated communication and election
Of officers. Work on first degree Fri
day, Nov. 26. 1909, 1880 p. m.
H. q. Hoeck. w. NJ.
II. 8. Lawrence, Sec'y.
sIGNET CHAPTER No. 50. r. A. NJ.
Stated convocation of Signet Chapter
Monday evening, Nov. %. Election Of
officers.
George H. Boggie. e. H P.
I. s. Willard, Secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL r. q =
M.-Stated assembly Monday. Nov. ~,
1880 p. m.
A. d. Meeker. T. I. AZ.
I. T. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR CcMMANDERY NO.
80 K T. stated conclave Nov. % at 1880
sharp. Election Of officers for ensuing
year.
r. M. Wilbur, e. c.
| Fred Wallace. Rec.
| CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. o :.
S-Meets in regular session Wednes-
day evening, Dec. Is, at 1880. Election
Of officers.
Mrs Geo. Downing. ". II
Edna G. Fularton. s4cs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
Ready Made,

Real estate agent measuring gen.
tleman for a fiat)-You're a little
large. I'm afraid, sir, for the hat on
East Two Hundred and Second street,
but there is one on the next block
that would At you nicely. think
Puck,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
THE REVEALS BUSINESS END

[Sioux City Journal
1t is impossible for the worlds peo
pie, in this commercial age, to get
away from the financial end of things.
They persist in expression of opinion
that the business OF saving souls is
prosecuted for the money there is in
it; and the worlds people figure over
and over again what there is in it. They
notice that the newspapers always
feature the cash receipts along with
the number of conversions" What
ever the revivalist and his assistants
receive, or whatever the cost of the
tabernacle and the expense Of heating
they are sure 1t Is more than the re-
ligion is worth, and some of them
bring their glasses down witha thump
on the bar by way of supplying en-
phasis. To set up argument that this
is a cold world is unnecessary. 1t is
enough to say the age is commercial,
and that suspicion of commercialism
cuts wide swath.
The pecuniary estimate follows Rev.
". a. Sunday wherever he goes. He
has the best average in the revival
field of any man on the road. The cri-
les have been on his trail at Cedar
Rapids, and they have said hard things
of him touching his devotion to hard
cash. Not many men in the show bus
mess would undertake to play a long
engagement without some kind Of a
guarantee, but this man goes from one
campaign 10 another simply on his
faith that things will work out right
in the end. If ne complained over poor
luck his complaints would get into the
newspapers, and they are not seen
there. The daily collections are for
current expenses, and when expenses
do not require collections there are
no collections. If a price were required
at the door there would be no need OF
collections. Mr.. Sunday is the boss at
traction on the revival platform. If he
We're to turn his mind to it he could
rake in more money than Mr. Bryan
He simply takes his chances on the
last day, which of itself is significant
and takes what is offered. That is, he
takes what is left at the last day. after
all other liabilities have been met. L
seems like square deal from relig-
ious point of view, for he does The
major part of the work and takes tht
) last chance in the line of pecuniary re
memberance. Anyone who is dissatis
fed need not give a cent Everyon'
, has opportunity to review the entir,
campaign before he opens his purse oil
Sundays account
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22

investor can not be too careful in in
vestigating the character and standing
of the persons with whom he is deal
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
Iona Newspapers
EVERY ONE HAS HIS DAY.

Aldrich day in Iowa was a glorious
one for Uncle George Perkins, Col.
LATE Young and Cyrenus Cole-all
good fellows, too, by the way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
THINKS IOWA FARMERS BEHIND

lShelby County Republican,
Many of the farmers of Iowa are
'progresives" in politics, and they are
proud of it. That is their privilege,
and they have many things of which
they can justly be proud, as the pro-
gressives stand for not few COM
mendable policies
In other respects, however, the farm
ers of Iowa are the rankest sort of
'standpatters' and mossbacks. In the
matter of schools, for instance, and
roads. and in their slowness of adopt
ing advanced methods OF agriculture.
We are persudade that the Iowa
school system is about the most anti
quated on the map. Yet. it will be re-
membered. an effort made by the edu-
cational department a couple of years
ago and submitted to the last legisla-
ture, was sat down on so hard by
farmers that the legislative committee
didn't dare report il out. We are not
well enough acquainted with the terms
Of the proposed change of system to
say whether or no it possessed merit
above the present system, but We dc
remember than it was crushed largely
because it proposed changes. The bur-
den of the wall of its opposers was
that the present system is good enough
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
THE DIRTY DIVORCE PETITION.


ENfaquoketa Excelsior.]
We are not among those who con-
tend that divorce, per Sc is wrong, yet
after reading one of the petitions now
on file in the district court, we do say,
and enphaticaliy, that no court has
any business ito grant divorce on
such grounds. If there is a spark left
of the chivalry which man is supposed
to feel for woman-which by the way,
the suffragists are trying so hard to ex-
tinguish. the man who had the audac-
tty to file such a petition against a
woman ought to be hooted out of town.
1t is one of those pleas which are I'M
printable, else we should be sorely
tempted to publish the entire petition
in order that our readers might see
what sort of devices people will Of
times use, in the name of the law. to
accomplish their purposes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22

notifications this country
house basement
ling $500
editor Of this will furnish
9S for
r-FSE (. SAXTON
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22

An exchange suggests that TO under
stand the position of Japan in Man
churia it IS necessary to keep steadily
in mind the comparative helplessness
of China. That is easy, since it is
impossible TO think of Japan in Man
churia at all without thinking of the
weakness of China
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22

Georgetown university and West
Point have both dropped football. each
on account of the death OF a PLAYER
from injuries received at the game The
college to drop the game without first
having a killing is yet to be heard
from.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-07
CABELL rs SILENT

Richmond, May 7.-Royan e. Ca
bell, postmaster Of Richmond, last
night dec ined 10 make any gtate-
ment whatever regarding the report
from Washington that he has been
rendered the appointment TO succeed
John G. Capers, OF South Carolina.
as commissioner of internal revenue.
1t is said that the place was secured
for the Virginian through the eff
forts OF K. G. Duncan, of North Car
DINA, who. unable TO land the plum
for himself, turned TO CnbelI I'm
preference to s. d. Adams, chairman
OF the North Carolina state executive
committee. IL is also suggested that
Judge Jeter G. Pritchard, of the
United States circuit court of ap-
peals may have discussed the mat
ter with Duncan and used his infn-
onoe with the president to secure the
appointment OF Cabell, but this
Judge Pritchard emphatical,y de-
MES.
Interviewed on the subject Judge
Pritchard said:
The statement to the effect that I
am directly or Indirectly responsible
for the suggested appointment of
Mr. Cabell is wholly false. have
neither seen nor communicated with
Mr.. Cabell since last February, ami
he has never at any time intima-
ted to me that he was a candidate
for appointment under the ad7ninis-
tration, nor have consulted with
Mr.. Duncan OF anyone else In regard
to Mr. Cabell."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-07
Standing OF Clubs

Where They Play Today
Lynchburg at Danyille
Portsmouth at Rchmond
Roanoke at Norfol
Yesterdays Results
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-07
SUITS DISMISSED

Richmond. Va. May 7.-On mo-
ton OF the Southern, the Atlantic
Coast Line, the Norfolk ana Western
and Chesapeake and Ohio railways
Judge Pritchard OF the United States
circuit court. yesterday dismissed
the suits OF those roads against
Judge Robert Prentis, chairman OF
the state corporation commission.
The suits were based on objection
TO the old rate OF two cents a mile,
which was fixed by the state, and
the railroads counsel say they ara
satisfied with the increase to two
and one-half cents per mile. The
court absolved the railroads from
liability for any coupons issued un-
der the order OF the corporation
commission to any holder OF such
coupons, which were declared void
ana worthless.
Mrs. Hattie Arthenrath, OF Rich
lands. who has been the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. l.. III. Lite, returned homo
this morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Keeney Moore, OF
Goodwill, arrived In the city yester-
day and Mrs. Moore will undergo
treatment at the Bluefield Smith
rum.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-07
AGRICULTURAL
CONDITIONS IN
WEST y|RG|N|A

The following appears the cur
rent issue OF the Manufacturers
Record.
The Foster Meade Hardware COM
pany, Huntington, w. Va:
We have had very active spriag
business on all agricultural nipple
ments. having sold out our original
purchases and have reordered sew
eral times. In this immediate vicin-
ity the demand for agricultural i'm
plemeats is no doubt accustomed
from the fact that a large amount
OF tobacco is being planted this year
here. Will a'so state that our far
mers, as general thing. are the
most prosperouse people we now
have, on account OF the inactivity "
the manufacturing interests. We
also have had demand for a better
class and a newer class OF farming
machinery than we have ever ha 4
before. AZ to the increased cost nf
farm lands. will say that we haven I
noticed anything OF this kind, Meth
er any new settlers locating IN this
immediate vicinity.
G. ID. Diesne. IParkersburg, w.
Va. onhce International Harvest ar
Co. OF American, Incorporated.
Conditions are good, and trade Is
coming along nicely. The financial
condition of the farmers In our terri
tory, as compared with other years,
seems to be as good. IL not better
than IL has been, as the farmers, rs
a rule. have money AMI are makiak
money right along each year. The
farming methods are bound to i'm.
prove with the improved implements
that the farmers are purchasin z
New people are not coming to any
extent, like they would in an unset
tied country. Farming lands are not
increasing In value to any notice.
able extent, although desirable land
is going up to pretty stiff price.
Conditions look good for very IA
vorable trade this year, ami we be-
lieve the general feeling throughout
the territory is that things are going
to keep Frightening right along.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-07
SPORES

r9r1n9E sIs4dsS1aS S-9rSH&S
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-07
MARROW GUAGE ROAD.

Roanoke. Va, May Tt Is offI-
cially learned that the Rustin Rail-
road Co, recently chartered, is for
short industrial narrow-guage
railroad six miles long. which Is ba-
ins built to develop iron-ore proper
ty In Pulaski county, Virginia. John
W. Newton, vice-president ana gen.
eral manager OF the Virginia Iron,
Coal d Coke Co., Roanoke. Va, and
others are Interested
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-07
Spanking Ssss not cure children

Spanking Iees not cure children
or bedwettfng. There Is q coasti-
tutional cause for this trouble. Mrs.
M. Summers. Box w, Notre Dame,
Ind. Will send free to any mother
her successful home treatment, with
full instructions. Send NO money,
but write her today II your chill
dren trouble you In this way. Don't
cures adults and aged people trou-
blame the child, the chances are It
can't help 1t. This treatment also
bled with urine difficulties by day
or night.