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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
THE MEASURE We METZ.

An Iowa town has lately lost a
wealthy resident, and opinion, while
scarcely varying on the loss to the
citizenship of the town. varies as to
whether opinion should be plainly ex-
pressed. Some very good citizens cling
to the ancient admonition to say Moth
ing but good Of the dead; others insist
on using the mans life, pursuits and
the story of recompense that came to
him and his, to point moral.
The man referred to was a gambler
in a small town. an avocation degener-
ative to the last degree in smaller COM
mnnities. He gained wealth by his
profession" wore good clothes, took
a leading part in the councils Of the
town as a taxpayer as he increased his
investments and was able to buy con-
cession and consideration with his
standing as a moneyed man. Natur-
ally he favored the open town. His
example and his success as a black
leg created other blacklegs. If one in
destroys the morals of the young, it is
that of the man who sneers at morality
and succeeds financially to the extent
that he can command consideration
and control other men.
AS he grew rich he made contract
with his father and mother; took over
their property and guaranteed them
support They came to live with him
and his wife. Trouble arose. The old
people and the wife failed to agree.
Consumption attacked the gam bier and
sent him hurrying west to prolong his
life While he was dying by inches the
father brutally killed his sons wife in
alleged defense Of the life of the ven
cradle mother
A few days ago the gambler died,
when he should have been in his prime.
.profession" had done their work. He
was dead, his wife dead at the hands
of his father, his mother helpless and
his father facing a term in prison for
murder. 1t was found that he
had made no provision for the support
Of the old people whose property he
had taken. They must become the ben
efiiciaries of the other children. The
brothers and sisters to whom he left
his ill-gotten money are likely to dis
pose of 1T without consulting his
wishes and save the old man and Wo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
Cancer Cured or No Pay

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
THE RAZOR GRINDERS STORY.

(POWeShiek Palladfum)
The razor grinder and his wife. came
to MonteZuma about a month ago.
They had two rickety old horses, and
an old light spring wagon. and what
they could haul in 1t. among which was
a tent. They set up the tent on the out
skirts OF town. and the man went hunt
ing for grinding The weather turned
very cold, and began to snow, then the
man rented a house next to ours. an old
house with many Of the window panes
broken. and moved In for a month. He
borrowed my snow shovel. came over
to grind coffee in our coffee mill, and
other neighborly acts, and one day /
invited him in, gave him some big red
apples to eat, and he got very So
ciable.
He told me his story: "They call me
Jack Graham but my name is John.
I grew up down about Davenport. Ia,
and have been wandering around
mostly in this state. for about thirty
FIVE years" asked: How can you
stand 1t. In that house over there?"
"Oh, that's all right, we like fresh air.
My wife has been travelling with me
ever since we were married. We have
one child, a daughter, she is grown up
now and her name is Mamie. When
Mamie was only a few weeks old. we
were travelling along and came to a
cross roads corner A great big fine
house stood nearby, and great big red
barn. 1t was raining and blowing like
cats and dogs fighting. / saw a man
about the barn. and as the big gate was
over, ] drove into the barn lot. and
asked him to let me drive into the
barn, which he did. He then noticed
the woman and the child, and said:
oh, you must take them into the
house
well, he was rich man, and he
gave me lots of work, grinding. SOL
dering and polishing, and I stayed
there three days. He had everything
nice-water works, and furnace. The
house was so warm, It nearly made me
sick. His wife had the prettiest baby
think ever saw, a girl a little older
than ours, all dressed up and wrapped
in blankets Well. finished the work
and in the meantime the rain had
turned to snow. L bundled my wife
and Mamie into the wagon and was
about to start when the man came
running OUT anu SAID. LOU dTSl ~.
ing of in this storm. are you?' said
yes, wanted to go to the next town.
He got excited and said ought to be
prosecuted, he had a notion to have
me arrested for taking that baby out
in such weather. I listened until he
got thru talking, then I said: I don't
know, but believe I am taking bet
ter care Of my baby than you are of
yours why, how is that?' said he.
We'll, you are keeping your baby too
much housed up, too warm, too much
wrapped up; it has no fresh air and
some of these days, 1t will get sick and
you will get three or four doctors. the
child will have no strength to throw
off the disease, and it will die AS
drove off, called to him: I am COM
ing back this way some time; we will
see which one grows the best
about two and a half years after
that, I came along the same road, and
I stepped out in the road at the same
place The weather was warm, the
roads dusty, and I lifted Mamie out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
THE SNOW FALL

snow fall like that of last night is
always supreme delight. No matter
how old we may have grown in years
and in spirit, how blase and used to
all things, q quiet snowfall is forevei'
a miracle and delight. Spun out of
the bowels OF the dull grey clouds as
filmy, white and lace like as the spid-
ers web crowding. jostling, eddying.
the flying flakes come down.
Where they touch they purify. Where
they cling they bring new beauty to the
beautiful and touch ugliness with an
enchantment that turns 1t to beauty,
transforms angles into curves, bnlid
q new world in marble and wrap II
is ermine. Silently it works, busily,
happily. The darkness falls but the
merry labor goes on while we sleep.
And morning sweeps aside the curtain
of the shadows to reveal a marvel ind
a miracle.
Silent, shining. still. the fields stretch
away to the horizon broken by the line
of roadside trees that rise black una
distinct against the skyline with its
highlights painted by the rising sun
here and there brown clumps of trees
and gathered buildings that mark the
homes. The smoke rises straight from
%ha ch;n,pe1,s The morning call of hum
cry cattle comes trumpet like across
the intervening fields: voices Of nnen
mingle with the sounds of the morn
ing. as the sun climbs higher a fiish
runs over the white and silent fields;
mature begins to glow; a sense OF
warmth is lent the scene: the early
sleigh bells begin their harmony. The
wonder and delight fades before the
business of the day and we take up
our daily tasks and forget the miracle
as men have always forgotten miracles.
for miracle wrought and seer soolr
ceases to be miraculous.
1t was good to have had the SPLEEN
did snow fall, to have seen the work
ing of the great transformation and
felt it's supreme beauty. New it is time.
to hurry out the street cleaning brigade
and convey soiled and sodden Mrs. 10
out of sight and from under foot 1t
was good.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
THE PRINTED WORD.

(Rev. 8. Bosley in Tama Herald.)
Do you know that the most impress
sive thing this side of heaven is the
printed word. 1t is different from The
spoken word. To see statement in
print--that settles 1t. TO put 1t down
In black and whitehall is to estab-
lish 1t. To read a thing that is to
understand it, / do not know why
word and the word that is spoken,
but ! know there is difference.
know that like to read a speech or a
funny story / have heard delivered. I
even like to read the things I write
after they are printed in the paper
but that may be egotism or conceit.
There Is q certain satisfaction that
comes from print over and above that
which is transmitted, thru the hu-
man voice. ] do not understand why
there should be a difference, but there
is know what the scientists say
about 1t, but scientists do not explain
all things The scientists state in
substance that the characters forming
words, when seen with the eye cause
certain impressions to be conveyed to
the mind, or suggest to the mind Ger
tain sensations.
Pick UP paper and read aloud to a
friend something interesting. Then
lay the paper down and watch him
reach for 1t and read 1t for himself.
He knows what the article contains.
He heard you read 1t and ne under
stood 1t. But he wants to see 1t in
print There is more in printed adj
vertisements than mere publicity.
There Is a subtle something in the
printed word that sinks in. do not
know anything about psychology. I
never liked the looks of the word.
But I do believe that If God had
taught Adam and Eve to read and had
given them printed instructions about
the apple tree we should not today
have to be working to beat the devil.
There is always some one around
when the word is spoken. There Is
never any one around when the printed
word is seen. That is to say, there is
no one around in the sense that he
comes between you and the word.
When you look at printed sentence
and understand its meaning you are
as much alone as IL voice out Of
space had spoken to you.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16

of the wagon. She had a big dog with
a string tied around his neck. She got
hold Of the string and toddled along
side of him. AS I went to The house
] saw the woman thru the window, big
tears were rolling down her cheeks. ]
looked around and saw the man down
at the fence so l walked over to him.
/ jovially asked: Well. what are you
doing out here?' Just watching Mamie
play with the dog Well, I says,
where is your little girl?' lie looked
kind of solemn, and said: 7 guess you
We're right, my little girl got sick;
had three doctors, but she had no
strength, they said. and she died."
BEN B. GRIFFITH
What became Of Mamie? Oh. she
is a young lady now, and lives in a
city Of $4,000 population in Iowa. But
that Is another story"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
For Sunday Reading
oil Sorts of Obinio.s
Evangelical Healing.

Revolutionary is being taken up by
the churches from the knowledge or
the fear apparently that they are fall
ing to satisfy the spiritual wants of the
people and losing their hold upon them.
In some cases, doubtless, p,ychother-
apy. which may be defined literally as
treatment of diseases of the soul, Is Of
fered as new attraction, but in other
cases there is evidence of a deep earn
estness to benefit humanity and to dis
charge the whole duty which the cler-
gyman owes to his congregation.
Whether the movement actually be-
gan in Emmanuel church, Boston, of
which the Rev DR.. Elwood Worcester
is pastor, we do not know, but under
his direction it gained such usefulness
and Importance that it came to be
known as the Emmanuel movement,
and when it was adopted by st.
Georges church in this city the an
nouncement was made that DR.. Wor-
cester's methods would be followed. In
ST Paul's church, Chicago, the move
ment has been also taken up but there
it seems to be more evangelical than
tilerapeutical.
The basic idea Of the Emmanuel
movement is that "tl1e physician and
the clergyman can work together to the
benefit of the community" DR.. Wor-
cester admits that ut is in the field OF
the functional neuroses" that all the
real victories Of the Emmanuel treat
ment have been won. This Illustration
is offered:
"An attack of typhoid fever may
spring from no moral cause, and 1T may
have no perceptible influence upon
character, but neurasthenia, hysteria,
psychasthenia, hypochondria alcohol
ism, etc, are affections of the person
ality. They spring from moral causes
and they produce moral effects. In this
domain the benefcient action Of drugs
and medicines is extremely limited, and
the personality of the physician Is ey-
erything.'
Naturally it will be inquired: Why
not look to the physician for euro!
The busy practitioner probably has no
time to deal with moral agencies and
plan moral effects, alth9 doubtless
there are physicians who Act upon the
principle that they should bring al
their powers to bear upon the treat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
Iona Newspapers
CONVERTED TO DEPOSIT PLAN.
TRepiSter and Jeader1

INS6 IL lcI anu IedueTJ
II there is reason for this view, and
no intelligent observer can say there Is
not. then it is clearly for the banks to
say which they prefer. some adequate
system of guaranty of their own de-
posits, or a government system of pos
tai savings banks, which, however mod
estly inaugurated, will in the end be-
come the popular repositories of the
peoples money.
The banks themselves have at var
ious times and in various ways recog-
niZed the desirability Of guaranteeing
each others stability. In Chicago the
clearing house employs an inspector
who examines rigidly every bank hold
ing membership. In effect every clear
Ing house Is a guarantee of it's men,
bership. What Is possible to a city Is
possible to state, If the banks can see
that state wide guaranty in some form
Is demanded.
A voluntary state wide clearing
house. to which only such banks were
admitted as could pass the inspection
OF the bankers themselves would not
be impossible nor impracticable. The
moment 1t was established every bank
III tle SShle Woulu De 1oICeu W iIIeet tue
requirements or go out of business
The result would be voluntary guaranty
OF the most rigid and most effective
sort.
The banks when the great Walsh
failure came in Chicago took over the
assets of the failed banks and paid the
depositors promptly and In full. If they
could see the wisdom of such a course
In the case of one bank. why not in the
case of all banks? In the end the de-
positor is to be protected. 1t is for the
banks to say whether they will do 1t
themselves or allow the government to
go into the banking business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

why not a fve-weeks' session of
the legislature in Des Moines" asks the
Greene Recorder. THAT will be the
greatest reform that has yet been
made. 1t would set an example which
would attract attention the county
over. And why not? There are certain
laws that need amending, a few new
laws that need enacting. The appropri-
ations must be made. But why can not
all these things be done In five or six
weeks? Legislators are apt to spend the
first five or six weeks in fooling around
and then, in the closing weeks making
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
First Trust and Savings Bank Of Mar
shaIltown-Notice Of Incorporation.

3 e q rl e {. II
Notice Is hereby given that we. the
undersigned. have formed a corporation
Under the provisions of chapter /, title
tory thereto.
The name Of the corporation is First
Trust and Savings Bank of Marshall-
town, and its principal place Of busi-
ness will be Marshalltown, Marshall
county, Iowa.
The general nature Of the business to
be transacted will be the usual BUSH
ness of savings banks under provisions
of chapters 10 and IL Of title 9 Of the
code of Iowa and acts of the legislature
amendatory thereof.
The amount of the capital stock IL
fifty thousand ($50,000.o0) dollars fully
paid up, consisting Of Ave hundred
shares Of one hundred 100000, dollars
each.
This corporation will commence bus
iness on the End day of January. 1903,
and continue for fifty years thereafter
unless sooner dissolved as by law pro-
vided.
The officers or persons by whom the
affairs of this corporation are to be
conducted shall consist of a board Of
seven directors to be elected annually
by the stockholders, on the second
Tuesday in January, 1909, and annu-
ally thereafter.
The board of directors VINO shall have
charge Of the affairs of this corpor-
alton until the first annual election will
consist Of D. T. Denmead, C. c. st.
Clair, Warren Nichols, c. II. Smith, A.
NJ. Friend and James L. Denmead, and
Charles Eckles.
Until the first annual meeting of the
board of directors, the following named
persons shall be the officers OF this
corporation: President. D. T. Dem
mead, OF Marshalltown; vice president.
James L. Denmead, Of Marshalltdwn;
cashier, C. C. ST. Clair, OF Marshall-
town.
The private property Of the stock
holders Of this corporation will be ex-
empt from corporate debts, except SO
far as the liability fixed by the stat.
utes of the state of Iowa.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Dec. %, 1908.
D. T. DENMEAD,
CHARLES BCKLES,
G. w. BURNHAM,
DAVID LENNOx,
c. C. ST. CLAIR,
JAMES L. DENMEAD.
b. A. MORGAN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
He Wanted Z Car.
cleveland Ledger)

A beggar rang suburban doorbell,
The mistress Of the house appeared,
frowned at the man. and said:
go away, please. haven't got any
cold vituals. or old clothes, or old
boots, or. old overcoats, or"
Excuse me, ma,am," the beggar
humbly interrupted. II didn't want
nt1in' to eat or wear; I just called to
see, ma'am, II you had an old automo-
bile to give away"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
Topics of the Times.

In the local option counties OF In
diana and Missouri new facial dis
ease akin to auto face. etc. has made
it's appearance. The trouble consists
mainly of dropping OF the left eye
lid and becomes chronic as the law
takes effect
Little child came into the world cry
ing when all others are smiling; so
live that you may depart smiling and
leave others weeping.-From the Per-
sian.
Many women have "hired girls" only
few have help" Which have you?
All the real help read the T.-R.
want ads.
Something should be done for the
suffering soldiers at Fort Des Mones.
The governments issue of heavy cloth-
ing is entirely unsuited to the winter
climate of Iowa and no other viii be
issued. AS a consequence the soldiers
are put to a large expense for light
serge and seersucker clothing for
which they can not demand remunera
ton. 1t is time the government discov-
cred that Iowa's winter climate is one
of the mildest and most salubrious in
the temperate zone, combining all The
advantages of the tropics with the life
giving ozone of the higher ATTITUDES.
4
If they hang those they convicted
in Tennessee, there will be less night
riding. AT any rate those hanged will
not ride except on broomsticks.
When tramp tells you he is a sur
vivor of the Messina earthquake. he
deliberately insults your intelligence ?.
Send for the wagon He might decently
have made it a railroad wreck or a
moving picture show disaster.
You wouldn't expect q senator to go
the whole length for seven measly
quarter sections, would you?
! Representative Walter l. Smith shut
off the plan to circulate many thou
sand copies OF the anti Roosevelt
symposium of congress among the
voters. Judge Smith is wise in his gen.
Grafton. The more the common voter
inquiries into the controversy the worse
for the congressman. 1t is good thing
for congress to forget.
$50
Iowa is enjoying her first snowfall
of the season, ~ real oldfashioned
snow like we knew in the old days be-
fore 'tthe climate changed" OF late
years bobsled has become almost as
great curiosity as buffalo in Iowa.
is it possible that Judge Walter I.
Smith is endeavoring to fit himself for
chautauquas?
People have wondered when John d
Rockefeller would tell in his Remin-
SCIENCES something about the plans he
evolved in his youth which brought his
great fortune to him. 1t is interesting
to hear that, after writing so much
about The Difficult Art of Giving, he
will devote the next article in his series
in The Worlds Work to The Difficult
Art of Getting. 1t seems he never SCI
out to be a rich man, but to do bus
mess in an efficient way How he got
these ideas of business principle and
training he tells, with some detail. in
the February Worlds Work. His ac-
count includes the story of his going
into business when he was Is years
old and with his partner, Mr.. Clark,
reaching a sale of 100000 worth OF
farm produce in his first year of trad
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16

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Tar The sore and infiamed lungs are
healed and strengthened. and a dan
gerous condition is quickly averted.
Take only Toley's Honey and Tar in
the yellow package. Mcbride g. Will
Drug company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
]. M. BYRE'Ns
AucTIoNEER
= KENDALL, Auetioneer,

ras s.le-A good general merca.n-
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e.. saIe-Hardware, all good. clean
ss invoice about $500; also good
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z 7 have several good properties prop 70 sen
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16

II you will take Foley's Orino Laxa-
tive until the bowels become regular
you will not have to take purgatives
constantly, as Foley's Orino Laxative
positively cures chronic constipation
and sluggish liver. Pleasant to taxa.
Mcbride & Will Drug comapny.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
Looker-On In Iona

Ackley, Jan. 16.--It is quite the fash
ion for the people to complain that our
county attorneys are not active enough
in the enforcement Of law, and TO
blame them for the law breaking con-
ditions that exist in many commune
ties. The other side is brought out by
reading the following experience of one
county attorney in the story as told
by the county official. He was very
much surprised to receive a letter from
Attorney General Byers, in effect thai
complaint had been made to him (By-
iers) that in an adjoining town from
where the county attorney lived. 1t
was a notorious fact that a bootleggcr
was doing thriving business, selling
to drunkards and minors as well as
others In reply the county attorney
wrote Attorney General Byers for the
name of the complainant, promising to
take the matter up at once. As q result
of this correspondence information was
filed, evidence secured and the bootleg.
ger arrested. The trial was held and so
clear a case established, the evidence
being so conclusive and exact the
county attorney made a merely formal
speech to the justice of the peace, ask
ing that the bootlegger be held for
the action of the grand jury. Then as
1t was close to train time he hur-
ried to the depot to catch the
train which would bring him home
for supper, all the time feeling the
pleasane consciousness of duty per-
manent, and that he had again demon
onstrated that the way of the trans
gressor Is hard On his arrival home
he received a telephone message that
the justice, had discharged the ar
rested bootlegger for want of evidence.
Mr.. County Attorney full of disgust
then sent Attorney General Byers a full
account of this case, and begged to be
excused from trying any more boot
logging cases in that part of the coun-
tY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16

1T is commencing to dawn upon her
people and some outside the confines OF
the state that Iowa land values are far
too low for the immense dividends pro-
duced," remarks the Clarksvlle Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16

The Anamosa Journal, democrat says
of Tillman. his offense is in lying to
the senate. We are not particularly
sorry as we were never much of an
admrer of Tillman"