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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
KICK IT OlJ1.

The school book trust is in trouble
in Minnesota where it has been con-
victed of tampering with school cleo
tons and the common regulation of
the schools. The legislature is deter
mined to force relief from the condi-
tons that exist in that state where
school books are said to cost from 40
to 100 per cent more than in either
Kansas or Ohio. 1t is big fight and
the chief lobbyists for the book trust
are on the ground busy, smiling,
princes of good fellowship to all ap-
pearances but busy, busy as bees. So
says the reports from St Paul
1t is the old story over: the organ
lied fight of a trust to control state
and the legislature of a state. 1t is
the sense of helplessness over lobby
lists success in preventing legislation
that brings reprisal and blind popular
rage against all trusts 1t is hard to
convince voters, who have been be-
trayed by representatives Influenced in
one way or another by vicious trust,
that any trust may be decent. bust
ness like and asking only for legiti-
mate profits and a legitimate price.
The success of trust lobbyists is
one step toward the downfall of all
trusts.
The operations of the school book
trust have come very close to the
voters. Few states and counties have
not had opportunity to observe the
methods to which it has descended on
occasion and the kind of agents it
sends to do business when other and
cleaner men have failed. We have
heard many tales of superintendent
coerced and coaxed into compliance or
driven out to seek another location
because of contumacy And we shall
continue to hear them while paid lob
byists and wad carriers are part of
the equipment necessary to sell school
books in one state or another.
If the legislature has the proof of
tampering with elections as the reports
state, it ought to shut out the trust
from operations in the state entirely
and finally. One Of the best ways of
getting rid of such conditions is to
throw out of the state those who make
profit by fraud and the arts Of the
professional lobbyist. The Texas way
| is effective and fairly certain. 1t be-
gins by Punishment and ends by keep
ing crooked monopolies on the far side
of the boundary lines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
THE LODGES.
~ MASONIC NOTICES.
Visitors always welcome.
/V\Hall over 1867 West Main.

n MASONIC NOTICES.
Vlvisitors always welcome.
/VNHall over 1867 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE 1O8 A. r. q A
M, work on first degree Friday even-
ing, April %. H. q. Hoeck, w. M. M
H. 8. Lawrence, Secy.
SIGNET CHAPTER No. SO; R.. A. M
Stated convocation Monday, May II
8 p. m.
q. a. Bogsie. H. n
I. s. Willard. secy.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL R. q g.
M.-Stated assembly Monday, May IL
8 p. M, r.. &. S. M degrees.
A. D. Meeker, T. l. N.
i. T. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDEAdAR CoMMANDRY No.
80, K. T.-Red Cross Tuesday, April "a
at 1880.
F. M. wilbur. n G.
+. Wallace, Rec.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. o. D.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday, May
u, 8 p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downing, w. N,
Edna c. Fularton. secy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
TEMPLE FOR THE BAHAis.

Daha'o'llah's Followers Plan % Own
Thsir Own Building In United etatsa
Such progress has been made By the
3ahai movement in the United States
hat the New York delegates who, re-
urned recently from Chicago. where
he first general convention was held,
eport that the American followers Of
saha'o1lah are now planning to erect
great temple OF their faith.
This will DO the first edtfice Of the
lind on the continent and the second
me in the world. It will be In or
ear Chicago. Its architecture will be
departure from all existing forms,
Tut will not be eastern, a. might be
opposed from the oriental origin Of
he religion.
Mountford Mills, one Of the leaders
the movement in New York, said
N his return that the Bahai move
nent was constantly gaining follow
IFS and that all parts Of the United
States, as well as Canada and Hawaii,
we're represented at the convention.
There are five groups Of Bahais In
New York.
| The object Of the movement Is the
.eligious unifcation Of the world. The
,orerunner of the faith. Ali Noham-
ned, rose In Shiras, Persia, in 1874
md announced himself as preparing
Tor the Promised One. He called him
,elf the Bah. an Arabic word signify
ng "the door" He was persecuted
md six years later put to death by
he Persian government on being con-
7icted Of heresy.
The real founder Of the faith, Bahia
o-llah, succeeded him. He and his
followers were sent to Acre as pris-
,ners. To him the Bahais refer rev.
,rently as ''he Of Acre" The present
head of the faith is the son Of Bahia
pllah, known as Abbas Enendi, who
vas born on May q, 1874, on the
very day that the Bah proclaimed the
'oming Of the Promised One.
During the spring every one would
be benefited by taking Foley's Kidne,
Remedy. 1t furnishes needed tonic
to the kidneys after the extra strair
of winter, and 1t purifles the blood BY
stimulating the kidneys, and causing
them to eliminate the impurities from
it. Foley's Kidney Remedy imparts
new life and vigor. Pleasant to take
Mcbride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

Il ) Z
plain this on the basis Of the psychol-
ogy of habit and OF will ss.giss,.
To which might be added: Do you
feel best when you do or when YOU
don't? When you are absent minded
what fills the void? II hen scratches
rat gnaws, and a bumblebee huns
what's the odds If any and how can
you prove 1t? If an ape will plax.. a
photograph, a sea lion drink beer and
fleas play leapfrog is 1t education, in
stinct, intelligence or invention and is
1t patentable? How much psychology
does your pupils use in raising tur-
nips and does it require more to
raise cane? Illustrate. Diagram the
turnip showing the application of the
theory. Have you paid your certtfi-
cate fee and IL not how do you expect
to pass?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
The! StrawpiIe

will produce to the acre. Unlike
clover or timothy it does not have
to be reseeded every three or four
years, but when the roots got we'll
distributed in the ground it may
never need to be plowed up or re-
seeded.
am we'll aware that au taking
advanced and radical grounds in pro-
claiming myself an advocate of the
good qualities Of the "quack grass" as
a forage for stock, as hundreds of
farmers in Minnesota will be forced to
do If they continue to cultivate their
farms after the "quack" once gets well
started
I was induced to take up this SUBJ
ject of "quack grass" thru your col
umns by reading your prize articles
some months ago, wherein some one
OF them called 1t noxious weed and
several of them recommended ground
to be gone over with disk harrow
as method of graduating it from the
who knows that "disking' cuts the
roots in numerous pieces which are
more apt to be distributed over larger
area and there is no doubt that the
smallest piece will Immediately show
its vigorous nature by throwing out Its
green blade as If to say Il am here tc
stay and grow"
/ expect to be severely criticised 10,
fhe stand 1 have taken as the friend OF
'quack" by those who have failed te
master its growth and progressive ma.
aure. but will always hereafter de.
fend my position and proclaim that the
heretofore hated "quack" is virtual,
Minnesota blue grass" that it ex.
GELS all others as a forage grass; tina
it will produce double the pasture feet
of any other kind; that for a milk ant
fat producing forage it is not sur.
| passed. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
ouaek Grass.

A. III. Reed writes to the Northwest
ern Agriculturist:-I notice that after
long hesitation you admitted my ar
ticle on "quack grass" in your issue
Of Dec. 10, but seemingly you feel that
you did wrong in publishing an article
so adverse to the general prejudice
against quack grass, as you do not
endorse the recommendation of the
writer to SOW quack grass as "per-
manent pasture" and you doubt the
prosperity of the farmer that does 1t.
In my article referred to I did not
advise farmers to sow quack grass
but what 1 did say was eff farmers
would seed their pastures with it for
permanent pasture, Minnesota would
become as noted for stock as the
noted blue grass region of Ken
lucky"
In farming 800 acres of land for
the past thirty years, the last ten
years I have fought against the in
roads that the so-called quack grass
was making in nearly every acre of
land that was being cultivated. It's
nature being such as to drive out all
other cultivated crops I was COM
PEELED to give up raising small grain,
seed my land down and go into stock
raising, to receive any return for
work done and investment in land
While I have not knowingly sowed
any "quack" seed it has continued
to spread until it asserts it's suprem-
acy over all other grasses, not only
in root growth but in producing
quantity and quality Of forage
| My attention was first called to it's
value as a pasturage grass some ten
years ago, when caused twelve
acres Of my pasture to be broken up
in the fall for the purpose of raising
a crop of flax the next season, but
the following April the quack roots
threw out such growth OF grass so
early in the month that gave up
the flax venture, as my stock Of cattle
would gather on that twelve acres
in preference to any other portion of
my pasture and feed during the
whole day.
My observation since has con-
WINGED me that there is no other
grass that will produce more milk
or fat than the "quack" and, unlike
clover, 1t can be eaten at any time
Of day or night and in any quantity
without endangering life or health.
The great value place on this
4 Minnesota Blue Grass" SO called
from its close resemblance and
habits to the Kentucky Blue Grass,
lis Tor the large amount Of forage ii
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
AN AUTO SAMARITAN.
shenandoah Santinell

]. L. Haynes is showing the proper
spirit in using his automobile. He has
been hunting up the sick and lame and
feeble persons who rarely get chance
for a ride and has taken them out in
his car for delightful ride. Some of
the ones thus favored have cried with
joy. Mr.. Haynes has rightly inter
preted the principle enunciated by
Christ that it is more blessed to give
than to receive and he has found more
pleasure in giving those rides to those
who otherwise would not have been
treated than he would have in tfous-
and miles of travel by himself. He is
setting a good example. He takes his
guests who are not accustomed to rid
ing, very slowly and carefully so as to
not brighten them or put them in any
danger. Good for Haynes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

perception.
Why has the dog so much better
sense Of smell than you have?
Is it better to break a habit sud
denly or to taper off?"
Is there any danger Of forming too
many good habits?
Are such fears as fear of the dark,
creeping things, strange objects, etc,
the result of instinct of Of education?
Is it desirable to have pupils
thoroughly interested in their work:
Some persons say if we dislike a
subject That is what we ought to
take? What do you think u the
doctrine?
We are told to train up child in
the way he should go and when he is
old he will not depart from It," lIx-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
Mustard sed in Oats.

We noticed a merchant the other
day counting eggs that farmer had
brought in. We do not know whether
the eggs were all right or not, but we
know one thing that surprised us, and
that was the fact the oats in which
the eggs were packed was so full of
mustard seed as to make it question,
whether the eggs We're packed in mus
tard seeds or oats. The merchant also
Informed us that there were a few
farmers, whose oats always contains a
great per cent of mustard seed. This
ought to be conclusive proof that
some OF our farmers are in need of a
good oats education. 1t is not to be
wondered at that the oat average is
so low in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
Poultry Experience.

In the spring of 1902, started in the
poultry business with Barred Plymouth
Rocks writes a Minnesota poultry
raiser. had only two fifty-foot city
lots, but / concluded that could keep
from fifty to seventy-five hens and
raise about $50 chickens a year. I
bought from two fanciers, $50 eggs for
sig, set part of them under hens and
part of them in an incubator. The eggs
did not hatch we'll and one of the par
ties from whom / bought, duplicated
the order at half price.
I only raised about forty chicks and
as nearly one-half of them were cock
erels ordered six pullets of each Of
two other fanciers, which altogether,
made about three dozen pullets to win
ter. / sold some of the cockerels to my
neighbors and friends at rs cents each.
The next season I advertised in my
home paper and sold about firteen sit
tings of eggs at from rs cents to 81 a
sitting.
In the spring of 1904 paid some s12
for advertising in poultry jurnals and
farm papers and in a few days, got
an order of $12 for eggs with which
TO fill an incubator. This order came
from North Dakota and nearly took my
breath away; since then have sold
each year 1920 worth of eggs for
Matching, and nearly $3.50 worth of
stock for breeders. The last years
have introduced new blood into my
stock from the best strains in Ameri-
ca.
feed laying hens oats largely when
can get heavy oats. Wheat consider
the next best grain with some corn
at night in cold weather.. Three or
four times a week I feed a mash of
bran, shorts, cornmeal. with some oil
meal and ground bone. Hens fed in
this way, and we'll cared for, are bound
to lay; they can't help it.
l have a large roosting shed facing
the south; 1t is double boarded and
double papered, and is plenty warm
enough in zero weather. I have a
large scratching shed also boarded
and double papered with skylight
SKI feet in the roof facing south.
Here the fowls have plenty Of sun
shine and are comfortable and hap
Ply In the coolest weather. I always
keep my male birds in a separate
house built purposely for them: it
also is very warm in the coolest
night. I let down drop curtain
so they do not have any frosted
combs as I think it spoils cockerel
to have his comb badly frosted.
I have shipped breeding stock,
also eggs for Matching as far as
New York City, Canada, and Califor-
mia. In all of my sales (about four
hundred I have never had ESQ far as
I have known), but one dissatisfied
customer. Many times I have had
more orders for birds than I could
fill.
have never been troubled much
with chicken lice; but one season the
mites got very busy and had hard
work to get rid of them. l used
kerosene, and washed the roosts nest
boxes and every place where the
mites could find hiding place. I
kept continually at it until I got rid
of them.
The average cost Of feed per year
for the flock has been s110: adver-
Using, $12. Receipts for the year,
Is2S5; leaving net profit Of $163 per
year. A satisfactory showing for poul-
try kept on two city lots.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
Topics of the Times
Kick as you please you must take
your benzoate of soda. 1t is now what
the doctor ordered

Kick as you please you must take
your benzoate of soda. 1t is now what
the doctor ordered
The Keokuk Gate City says it is up
to the liquor men themselves to deter
mine whether Iowa shall have prohibi-
ton or not. Nothing short Of strict
compliance with the letter Of the pres
ent law will satisfy public sentiment
and avert majority in favor Of state
wide prohibition" 1t might have been
said that it is up to the liquor men
to hasten or delay legal prohibition.
The liquor men are likely to do as
they have always done, hang out to
the last ditch and bring public senti-
ment to a white heat. At any rate the
saloon Is doomed. It is an economic as
well as moral obliquity.
Were we in Governor Carrolps
place John Cownie would never stay
on the board of control one day longer
than his time.'-Emmetsburg Reporter.
Yes? Perhaps that is one Of the rea-
sons the Reporter office is not clogged
up with gubernatorial timber.
A Jersey cow and sack Of corn
meal furnish the elements wherewith
to break Mr.. Patten and his corner.
s*+
| Why not compromise with Justice
McClain as with the state bindery?
| Some eastern newspaper man wishes
he had q corner on all the pretty girls
1t Is q foolish wish. In the first place
the supply is too great and in the sec
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
Iona Newspapers
MOST DANGEROUS CRIMINALS.
IFort Dodge Messenger

[Fort Dodge Messenger.]
The hardest problem for the police
of this country to cope with is the
modern safe-blower. They travel in
an organized band. A scout goes
ahead and plans the method of at
tack. His confederates can get to the
point from one or several directions.
travelling perhaps several hundred
miles in a few hours. After the rob-
berry is committed and the spoils di-
vided they scatter again and in an
other few hours they are being taken
hac 10 th-ir haunts, reaching safe
aiding places before daylight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

According to the almanacs we are
supposed to be enjoying spring. Evil
IDENTIFY, however, the almanac maker
did not consult the weather man when
he made out this seasons dope Sheet"
remarks the Ottumwa Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
THE oD1oUs COMPARISON.
Nevada Representative


So far as we are concerned, 1T is no
satisfaction for US to tear to pieces the
reputation of statesmen who are dead;
but on the other hand we regard it as
distinctly unjust to the living to ell
courage, even by silence, the theory
that the only really great man who is
yet alive is Mr.. Roosevelt. The Pc
publican in its endeavor to champion
the cause of the dead men in the conf
parison with the living seems to pin
it's faith to Webster; but as to Web
lster its one specification is the
reply to Hayne-Which most ccr-
tainly was one of the greatest
speeches ever made by anyone, and
it omits to mention that within twen-
ty years after uttering that defiance
to the slave-power Webster was found
in the senate compromising with slav-
cry and giving his support to the
fugitive slave law. If Aldrich, Can
non or any other of the publicists WHO
have contributed materially to the
present policies of the nation shall
before they retire from public life be
found making speeches for free trade
and free silver, they will be entitled
to go into the Websterian class In one
respect; but as long as they stand con-
sistently by the principles with which
their names are identified and SO long
as the country continues by reason of
such policies to gain in wealth AID
prosperity as never before, so long
they will have justly in their favor the
presumption of having rendered to
their country service Of the very high
est order, and in the matter under dis
cussion it is real service that counts.
FOOL QUESTIONS FOR TEACHERS
[Tama News.1
! AS sample of some of the fool
questions that teachers are required to
answer in order to renew their first
grade certificates this year we submit
a few culled from the Tama County
Teacher, the publication issued by the
county superintendent Of this county
We presume the questions are furn-
ished by the state superintendent and
we will guarantee that there are nc
two superintendent in the country
that will give like and intelligent an.
swers to them. We only select few
Of the many Of the same character Il
it any wonder that teachers are
scarce? It shows the extent to which
the fad business has crept into thu
school work. These questions are pre-.
sumed to have to do with the stud.
of psychology and teachers Of the frs
grade who desire renewal Of their Ger
tificates to teach are presumed to pas
examination on such questions.
Here are q few OF the brilliant ex
|amples: i4ssd Z
4 What is the effect upon MS Of ex
pressing our feelings?
Discuss mind Wanderings cause
and cure.
= Distinguish between sensation an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

If committees are going to take the
word of the insane for it, they will
have no trouble in coming to the con-
clusion that the insane hospitals are
badly lnismanaged. II is a popularity
of insanity that the benefciaries of
any treatment are apt to look upon
those who administer it as their en-
emies," notes the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

SECOND FLOOR PLAN.

built
dated fohye foot photograph
Entrance vesibuie finished
kitchen q First
which Second floor finish
Pturug
date Contract price, a 800 "a q NDWA Architect
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22
IOWA oPINIONs AND NOTES.

The Keokuk Gate City figures out
"in the final analysis it is quite plain
that it is up to the farmers to raise
more wheat"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

Bought any flour this week? If so
you have helped to pay the profit the
Chicago wheat gamblers have made on
their DEAL" asserts the Cedar Rapids
Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

The Sioux City Journal notices that
"Mr. Patten shows evidence of unrest
over being talked about in the same
tone of voice used by Miss Tarbell in
making remarks about Mr.. Rockefel-
ier.''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22


The Council Bluffs Nonpareil finds
that every time Mr.. Hartman ac-
quires new railroad, he gives out an
interview to the effect that railroading
is a great hazard and Improbable at
the BEST
In considering the New York pri-
mary result, it is we'll to keep in mind
that the primary as stirring political
issue has lost some of the magnetism
1t had three or four years ago. says
the Sioux City Journal and continues.
In states in which it is in operation
the primary has not worked out to the
complete satisfaction of it's most eager
promoters. Experience has demon
strated that the primary, as well as
the convention system, has it's faults
"Of course" says the Brighton En-
terprise, the father 3s legally entitled
to the services of his son until he is
81 years old, but it is mighty stingy
old man who takes it without paying
the boy what he earns"
'sTaIk OF the next republican can
didate for governor Is frequent just
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-22

Talk OF the next republican can
didate for governor Is frequent Just
Evening journal., 1909-03-08
Social and
Personal

Bennett Savin was recent guest Of
friends at Chesapeake City.
The Rev. and Mrs. c. r. Strausburg
Of Bay View. were recent visitors here.
Miss Mary Cummings of Port Deposit,
was recent visitor in this city.
William Mason and John Frazier of
Chester are spending a few days in this
city with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. n. Culver have re-
turned to Delmar after trip to this city
and Philadelphia.
Miss Ethel Brown spent the weekend
with her aunt Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Of
Frederica.
Mrs. Harry Harrington Of Frederica, is
the guest Of friends in this city and
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. d. c. Moore. of Viola,
were recent business visitors here
John W. Kellum has been visiting his
mother at Dover.
Mrs. James Nields is spending month
at the Hotel Richardson, of Dover.
Mrs. c. b. Kellum and Miss Mary L.
Kellum. of Dover. are spending a few
days here
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Baird have re-
turned from a European trip. They were
away several weeks
Mrs. Josephine Wilson has returned to
Warwick after visit to friends in this
city.
Mrs. NJ W. Clark, Of Georgetown, has
been visiting friends in this city.
Miss Madeline Kaiser. of Georgetown,
spent a part Of the past week with friends
here.
Or. William Ryan has been sojourning