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The broad ax., 1909-02-27
Humor
her MESSAGE TO SISTER SUE
.alra chsttsr's Instructions - Hubey
> were Lons Drawn Out.

Alra chattsr's InstrUSti0ns = husey
Were Lons Drawn Out.
@anYv dear" said little Mrs. Chat
- a her husband while he was draw
dng on his top cost preparing TO make
- rush for the train that was to TIE
- into the city. you know our
Dbous ISN'T working this morning. aad
4 40 want to send Sister SUE q mes
oaee In regard to meeting her this
afternoon IN the city. Could you. dear,
- sue ND on your phone In the Of
nce and give her q message from mel
Nou can as wen a. mott Thank you.
Asar. Wen, ten her that II It doesn't
SSt N 70 rain and II Cousin EN- doesn't
e0ms to take me 70 ride IN her auto
ehds afternoon, Al she said she might.
- you know how reckless Cousin En-
y With her premises, and It wouldn't
nuEprise me II she never thought Of Il
aeain, hut n she should come / don't
want to miss the ride. and IN Try to
Rst Sue on ths phone BY that time and
1t her know II / 90 to ride. or II Lib
hta Brayton doesn't come over to have
ne help her on that programme we
ne arranging for the benefit Of the
aly nursery. Tell Sue I viii meet her
1n the waiting room at Ridgeley's at
8 or It may be q quarter after or q
quarter before, or II she'd rather have
NJ meet her some place else tell her
- Try TO ring me up and let me know.
1guess our phone win be working by
Shat time. Tell her It wasn't working
fhis morning and that - the reason ]
i6idn't ring her up. as said I would
md tell her to Try 70 think to bring
ne my hatpin and my lace handker.
ehief that I left when we stayed al
might with her Monday night, and ask
her II didn't leave one Of my gloves
there, and tell her that, after al.
think we'd better meet at some place
Othe7 than Ridgeley's because that Il
20 far from where we are going, and
ask her 70 try to think to bring me
the recipe for that new kind Of cake
We had at dinner Monday night, for
I'd Ike to try a loaf Of 1t when we
have the Brynlys here to dinner Fri
day. Yes, yes, Of course you must gel
your train, dear. Run along. Only
Be sure to ring Sue up and tell heI
that she'd better ring me about noon
and-goodby! Don't forgetl-Puek.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

There are eighU-fo1r schools IN Lon
0on for the edneation OF children who
are not included under the extreme
tern "idIots or imbecilesS but are
'.1sebIe minded and defective" They
are attended By 1000 children. Of
whom about tWo-thirds. learn some
useful manual work, while the rest
ne hopeless and require permanent
custodlal care.-London Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
Future Peril.

Terrified Passenger ION ocean Hnerl-
Captain, why is the steamer going so
slowly and using fits searchlight?
Captain-Don't be alarmed, madam.
The ship is in no danger. But In a
fog like this we are always likely to
run into somebody's blooming old bal
loon and make a nasty mess of it
Chicago Tribune.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
A Eamous Perfume.

Queen Alexandra's favorite perfume,
4 e well known, IL q certain scent
which b q combination Of rare e.
Denees, the secret OF which is 90 care
fully guarded that no money can pur-
chase the recipe The late Queen Vic
toria used this same perfume for more
than ffty yeaFs. Nobody but the man
Efacturer knows the formula. but a
Paris perfImer Of long experience has
pr0nguneed It a blend Of rose, violet.
jasmine. lavender and orange blossom
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
A n,.,sS5.I v.-di...

Mr.. Patterson (as sounds Of weeping
come from the laundry)-Gracious,
deari Who is that crying?
Mrs PatteFson-The washerwoman.
John. She has sued for divorce and is
afraid the judge win order her to pay
her husband aIimony. - Lppincott's
WaRazfne.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
Proof.

Gritty George-Ah, lady. at one time
I was a prosperous dentist.
Kind Lady-How can believe you,
my poor man7
Gritty George-How can you doubt
me, mum? Why, even DE dog shows
his teeth when / am:-around. - St
EOuis Post Dispatch
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

he tried to hatter me, but I'm
proud to say he couldn't"
D ',No7 You're a greater hatterer than
he IS. then. aren't your
SLOW do you meanT"
you natter yourself that you can't
Be hattered. Catholic Standard and
Times.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

A recent Partisan carieafnre shows
BEARDED Turk n q turban upon the
erenelated roof Of hes h0ose boxing
through q 1eldgiass. -Allah 4. jngs" I"
hs exeIalms. sNow that my nelgh-
bots wives 20 uboat win faces M
coFeped I zee tat they ars quila e.
homely N my own.s
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

Tommy Was about to leave the school
Where he had spent his first years- he
went 10 the teacher to say goodby and
aGdsd: Il am awfuIly sorry % lesve
lhis school I've had such good tinss
q recess. Llppincott's Magaztne
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

sWHl You ten me why you treat ne
eoIdly. 1flss Green7s
there an qulte q number of rea-
mi. AZ. lfushies Ths nfst q hat I
aon,t IKE yoa.s-c7eveIand PAIN Deal
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

sDo yOu believe tn such 4 thing as
ekf.r ss
~Of course. !" answered Miss CGyenne.
@otherWise II would Be impossible to
sxplain the success o. people We DON'T
AwashIngtOn star.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

eRes.r said 1fFs. IA ins. -rly hus-
11.,a q much letter n0e. Eor Z d1y
-. fIu,srh, hsRnr 1lrsafsnsd viii
- uiosis e - lunakH qsiesR1
..z-1nna.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11

by the New York, New Haven q Hart
ford railroad. When Mason was
built for the old Boston & Providence
railroad in the sos 1t was one of the
handsomest engines Of the time. To
day on It's tank there are the dim out
lines Of a beautiful gilt scroll that
made the tank glisten in the sunlight
The engine proper was heavily mount
ed with brass and copper and this
fireman had to work long hours tc
keep 1t all shining. To-day there ia
little of this circus wagon display on
locomotives.
With the Mason came another piece
OF railroad rolling stock that is one
Of the features OF the museum, It Is q
passenger coach OF pioneer days. Il
has the architecture of q stage coach,
with the rallied place on the roof for
baggage and fFssh.aif.seeking passen.
gers. The coach ran on four wheels.
and leather bases we're used on the
frame to break the Jolts of the passen-
gers on pioneer railroads. This Bos-
ton & Providence coach had Q capac-
ity of about twenty passengers.
There was a narrow footboard on the
outside that could be utilized when
the train was crowded
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
THE LODGES.
MAaoMlc NoTlcEa

4 MAooMlc NoTlcE9.
@Hvisiters always welcsmA al
VIVIAN oysr 105-7 West Main.
MARSHALL LoDGN 1os A. j.. Z Y.
M.-Regular Communication Friday ~.
ening, Sept IL, O'clock.
O. Hoeck, w. u.
81. s. Lawrence, Sec'y.
s10NDT CHAPTER No. %, h A. u.
Stated conversation Monday, Sept. -.
q. 81. Roggie. =. r.
L 8. Millard. seey.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL IA =
M.-Stated assembly Monday, Sept. 20,
8 p. m.
u p. 1feeker. 4. I y.
I +. Forbes. Rec.
ST ALDEMAR GoMMANpERY No.
80 K. T.-Stated conclave Tuesday ev-
ening, Sept. 81. 1909. at O'clock.
F. NJ. Wilbur, E. G.
Fred Wallace. Rec.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. q. =
Irregular meeting Wednesday. Sept.
is, at p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downing. ". =
Edna G. Fularton. aacS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
cUMMINs' RATE MEASURE.
[Roone News Repnhlioan.l

The advantage to be gained By the
proposed cumm!ns bill will be that the
railroads and shippers will know
''whete they are at" At the present
time when q rate Is established by
the commission il isn't esta blished at
all, for the reason that an appeal is
al ence taken to the courts and the
whole thing is an allegiance for sew
eral months. Nobody knows what the
railroad freight rates are. Lots of
tirna and money are spent in litiga-
ton, and schedules are constantly up
in the air The conditions are
aheminahle and hanassng Some such
plan as senator Cummins has devised
is sure 70 find favor in congress. II is
the most important question before
the business public today. Senator
Cummins is tscpg lized authority III tho
undertaking. which the president wants
brought 10 a speedy conclusion. The
senator is giving his best thought to
:he sahject and if he sha!, find solu-
ton all well and good. If his plans are
not accepted ha undoubtedly will no,
be ''n'iffad' any more than he was over
the taft question. Nevertheless, when
the time comes he will be found fight
ing on the peoples side oE both ques-
tons
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
TAFT AND THE GAME.

President Taft has certainly made
himself solid with tile base bail fans
OF the country and they constitute no
mean political factor. But it would be
unfair to asribe to the chief executive
any partisan motive in telegrap hifl 2
the Chicago committee Of arrangements
ito keep the baseball game on the pro-
gram at all hazar ds'r' during his vis.,
to that city.
The President is obviously as great a
sports man, if not athlete. as his avoir-
dup5is admits OF. He INDUCES in golf
and enjoys it exceedingly. Doubtless
de also takes keen delight in scien-
aiho bail game between two OF iaa
Heading league teams, altho for srtfici-
ent reasons he doesn't participate. II
is not Unlikely that he hopes to at.e.l /
the game while in the windy city. Per
maps ale-would prefer thar 70 making a
speech or being paraded around and
shaking hands with 'steen thousand
people he has never been privileged %
meet and probably never will again.
But be that as it may. the fans are
well pleased. The game will go on. The
contest Will be counter atraccion 70
the appearance of the president OF the
United States in Chicago's midst. And
ahe.attendance may be about as large
as if he were not in town. Many people
are liahle'ao live to see Taft some 9TH
er time, but the opportunity to witness
this particular game, which may sig
nifty much in the struggle for per-
centage or tn penrant, will come bus
once. Therefore the president is to
be commended for ordering the play
to proceed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
PUTTING 1T ONTO cowS1E.
iowa City Republ.esn.l

A repar. is published in Das
Moines that there is friction between
the superintendent of the tuberculosis
hospital and the state board of con-
trcl and that the superintendent may
retire. The Republican has heard noth-
ing nut good reports Of the work be-
ing done by DR.. Kirschner so far as
the treatment of patients is concerned.
Reports have been in circulation here
for many months that the board has
no. been satisfied with some features
of r,ie mana cement. The reports are In
effect that John Cownie goes 10 the
hospital and raises old cain about
things, storms around in the hearing
# employees and patients and especially
kicks about the COST of the table sery-
ice. :. patient once related to a repre-
sentative Of the Republican that Gown
lie has attempted to keep the superin-
tendent from buying such food as he
says patients should have in order to
insure their recovery A prominent
state official Is authority for the same
kind Of complaint against Cownie He
seems 10 think cheap meat, potatoes
and bread are about all the patients
should have.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11

that have confronted the farmers Of
the west
What makes country life dreazy u
the isolation. Farmers do not meet Of
ten enough. socially. The automobile,
which will some day be general among
farmers, will solve some of the prob
iems, because it will annihilate dis
tances. The farmer who has an auto
mobile can ride all over county in
q day. To visit neighbor a mile away
is question of only a few minutes.
With interurbans, automobiles and
Country clubs composed Of men who
are actually farmers, we shall expect
country life in the west to become in
every way more desirable and more
worth while.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11

soy ofd age. lHarriman's succA
been that of money and of org.
tish. The constructive genius W..
pioneered -traekless prairies with. :,
roads in order to build up a cont
in himewere lacking. In few yes,rs
name will haNe been dimmed INV n
exploits of some other darins c,m
mander of STANDARD Oil millions. Will
that OF Hill will go into schoo, .,isto
rles alongside Of With .y, ana Howe
and Watt and Stevenson, ana Edison
nd'Huntington. Hill and the Inventors
have helped to build nation. Harri
man and STANDARD OIL have merel,
acquired conuol of that which o,he,
men have oui,ded. When death claim.
them the liteleness OF their EXHIBITS is
measured by the size of the hole j,
takes TO bury them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11

ment of the railroad in America,
About the time of the worlds fair at
Chicago in 1898 the university began
seeking locomotives and other rail-
way equipment fora railway museum
in connection with its engineering de.
partment, The Purdue museum is
particularly interesting for its con.
trasts. On one of the tracks in the
center Of the museum is the Tornado,
a model of the second locomotive
operated on the Seaboard Air line in
1640 The Tornado is but vest
pocket edition when compared with
the big James Toleman. an engine OF
English design standing near it. The
engine of the 1910 type could almost
be slowed away in the cab Of the
English engine. 1t is q pigmy stand.
ing beside giant.
The Tornado was constructed under
the personal direction OF Albert John.
son, the engineer first employed to
run 1t after Its importation from Eng.
land in 1910. The little engine was
as great curiosity in 1910 as it is to.
day In those pioneer times people
came miles to see this giant that
moved cars by steam. To-day it is
merely laughed at when compared
with the magnificent Atlantic and Pa
cific types in use on the transcon-
tinental lines.
locomotive that is OF particular
interest to Indiana is the old Reuben
Wells. an engine that was used on
the inclined plane at Madison to past.
trains up that hill. famed 70: lis six
per cent. grade. The Reuben Wells
got its name from the builder. Reuben
Wells, for years the master mechanic
of the old Jeffsrsonville, Madison &
Indianapolis railroad. now a part Of
the Louisville division of the Pennsyl.
yania railroad. Prior to the construc
ton of the engine all trains on the in.
clined plane were sent out of Madison
by cog system. They ascended the
grade, which is three miles long, by
this slow process The building OF
the Reuben Wells was considered a
great piece of railroad workmanship
The j. H. & I. road was opened to
trafRc in 1s48, but the Wells did not
come into service until ten years later
Up to that time runaways were fire.
quent on the Madison hill, and many
are the stories told of the accidents
that occurred. The coming of the
Wells marked q new era in hill climb
ing. The stocky little engine amazed
everybody by its ability to push
trains up the hill. A modern engine
is used for the same purpose there
to-day.
The Daniel Mason is an aristocrat
of the old school Of locomotives. It
was presented to the museum in 1905
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
4I,fEs-REPUB1lcAN IOWA, H.

double wedding at nigh noon, and at
the depot ct p. "a. there was a high
old ttnae. OF course these young folks
had no business to get married. If peo-
pie will get married they must take
the consequences. But the innocent
traveller also had to take the conse-
quences in the shape Of dry, hard
sharp-pointed Caroline rice, that Show
cred on him too. His neck band was
rot tight enough to prevent a good
half pint tricklink down his anatomy,
and with q three hours ride ahead Of
him the result can be imagined with
out detailed description. Again an old
overshoe, covered with dust of the at
tie. or some fresh dirt accumulated
from the first throw, thrown straight
against shirt front, made the trip Of
that old chap going to the Minnesota
state fair, an added pleasure. One
thing sure Roosevelt didn't have to SO
TO Africa to observe some senseless
customs when marriage occurs.
From now on the corn crop and it's
annual enemy Jack Frost will be a
matter of general comment An unus-
ual condition exists Comparing north
eastern Iowa with the country around
here All along from the north iins
Of the state down to oelwein on the
Great Western, the crop is apparent
~ more mature than in central Iowa.
Here in Poweshiek and Mahaska the
fields are as green ami growing as is
June. Up in the northern counties IN
many cases the leaves are grown and
evidently the crop is maturing. OF
course on some drysp!aces corn is
firing but that il rot general, Around
here everything seems 10 show we mead
a full Month without frost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
THE HIreH1Na POST PROBLEM.
fRurhpef0n Hawkave


Grinnell has been having consider
able trouble over the hitehing post
problem. AS matter OF fact, ere many
years have passed such problems will
be taken out of the hands of the city
or county and will be managed by the
board of health Here and there these
bodies have begun to get busy. and
having considerable power, they do not
waste time in long discussions and
conferences. What the board of health
says goes. And where the board Of
health condemns the f1itching rack on
sanitary grounds there the hitching
rack disappears. Perhaps the incom-
ing of the automobile may reduce the
number of hitching racks in towns
where the councilmen are lodging the
problem. But it seems quite likely that
there will always be a number of
horses stabbed on the streets where the
authorities do not arise to the situa-
ton and put stop to the custom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
Fried, Roasted and stew.d.

A visitor to certain institute,
where it was required that each one
had to sign his name. wrote In the
visitors book Washington Jones, /"
and added the letters "F. r. A. s.
The next visitor, upon seeing this,
wished to shake hands with Mr.. Jones.
saying he was glad to meet with fell
low of the Royal Astronomical 50.
ciety
Fellow of what?" said Mr.. Jones.
Why" said the yis:,1r, did you
not sign your meme Washington
Jones, F. r. A. So"
yes. but" replied Mr.. Jones. that
means that ! am a potato merchant,
and ! sell them fried, roasted and
stewed "-Tit-Bit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
HOW IT'S TURNING OUT.
lNaterlc1n Caurier

The price Of shoes instead OF heing
reduced as result % the removal of
the tariff on hides, says the Boston
Gi9be, will be Increased The reason
greatly exceeds the supply. Now the
supply of hides is dependent upon the
consumption Of meat and meat is con-
sumed slowly az the present time be-
cause the price is high.
Can you "fgger" that out? About
the only conclusion one can come to
is that meat is high because it is and
hides are high because they are.
Meanwhile what has become of this
deluge of ''pauper" hides from Europe
SO balefully predicted by the congress
men who wanted to keep UP the duty?
More explanations are in order.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
TIE LATEST STOCK selnsnlc

| 1t is sincerely hoped that measures
have been or Will be speedily adopted
which will stamp out the deadly and
incurable disease anthrax in north
western Iowa. Should the scourge be-
come general the loss would be ines,-
eulaole. Al prevailing prices the loss
OF even few head of cattle. horses or
mules. is considerable and should largo
herds be attacked i, would mean ruin
TO the owners IN many eases.
heretofore about the ooly serious in
roads maze upon the cat.le herds Of
ne stats have been by tuberculosis,
oAe this has at no time been wide
spread nor really epidemic in any ena-
siderable district OF course there have
been attacks here end there of black
leg, lumpy jazz ana minor disea rs thai
seldom result seriously, but state
vide cattle plague in Iowa is unknown.
The greatest menace ID the farmer
and stock raiser in the pazs has been
hog cholera. Entire herds nave been
wiped out AID others greatly deci-
mated. Apparently TO SPECIFIC or pre-
caution could say or prevent its raw
ages Fortunately, however. il mas not
been 50 prevalent the past YER 81 tvs
as formerly and farmers have largely
recouped previous losses ny reason 81
saving thar sv.iaa - ,,,..,,-:.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
SOME RIGID RHsrRIcrIoNs.


One of the new Iowa laws which
compares favorably with the bee in
spection act in its showing Of breadth
vi intellect is The ae:y fish and game
law. A sample provision is that no
fisherman may angle within 300 feet
of any fshway except with a single
hook and live bait. "A man may use
angle worms. frogs or minnows SO long
as they live, but when they have
reached the moribund state he must
rebaf. He can not use an artificial fly
or minnow or a spoon. ut is quite evi-
dent that in line with the reform spirit
Of the times, the Iowa legislature did
not want the fish bunkoed. Il one can
catch them with bait which 70 actually
food for them, should they be able to
enjoy 1t, all right but one must not
violate the pure food law even with
the fishes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
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