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The Detroit times., 1909-12-16
CHEER UP, MR.. HILL!
1T MAY NOT BE TRUE

Jas. ! Hill will have IL that w %re
all going 10 starve 10 death T. We
dent watch ont and do more 10 h"ap
~ the fertility OF the soil
He seems to take such chostly
PLEASURE in his dismal forecasts and
what he says has 40 much truih con.
cealed in some error that one ha,es
10 take issue with him, but the truth
is after all better than even HIS cr-
r0r.
We are really not cxhausting tho
soil Or Milton Whitney head Of tho
bureau OF soils. shows, by all The
chemical analyses OF the world, one
would say TO read them. that our so
called exhausted soils have jus. a
much mineral plant food in them as
the rich soils.
The poor soil lacks vegetable mat.
ter as a rule. aud that can be sup
Piled by good farming
Further, Dr. Whitney shows. the old
soils of Europe which have been
farmed for thousand years, have
Just as much mineral plant food as
Our new soils These old soils are not
falling on in productiveness. Tho
soils OF China, Japan and Korea which
have been farmed for thousands Of
years. before Europe was settled. are
good yet, and bringing as full crops
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end in view. | persuaded Butts 10 in
stiuct me IN the business of ordering
and providing the monthly dinners
cleaning silver and so forth felt
able 20 assume his post IN very few
days. just two days. indeed, before
tho ucvf monthly dinued Was due
That very night dressed myself
M 20 resemble my master and
marched stealtaily downstairs into
Tho pantry about the hour when
know. from experience. that Butts on
loved u frs nightcap of port wine
There he stood, a bottle before him.
glass IN hand
butts said !. without prelimin-
ary. II was wrong TO forgive Won for
-tcalG1E 81 vino But / wished 10
give on chance No don't speal, 20
ne fntts You have had your chance
and wasted IT, II you are not out OF
MY fouso before breakfast hour to
morrow I shall give Won in charge at
Tho police. u, however Won make Tho
lcasi noise iWtahing yoor boxes down
Stairs> shall prosecute won ia any
case.. ro ~lrcipI therefore Good
niehC limits
left him standing liko frozen
IMAGE. staring after me. Hall an hour
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rs ever without much in the way 81
commercial fertilizers.
To be sure. we are crowding iutd
the big cities: but we shall not s,arvd
for that reason either The peopld
left on the farms seem equal 10 thd
emergency in spite OF iiiu. He "A
greatly worried because the proporI
jion OF export wheat 10 consumed
wheat is growing less all the time.
He looks forward 10 sad time when
NC shall have 10 import wheat.
But tho November Crop Reporter,
published hy the department OF agri-
culture shows by statistics that Wa
are growing more wheat. more corn.
more oats and more hay tor each per-
son in the United states than We did
80 years ago. We are growing nearly
two bushels Of wheat more per capita
Tran then. nearly six bushels more
corn. about three bushels moro oats.
Utmost half bushel more potatoes.
and 500 pounds more OF hay. These
figures at once break up HIS wake
over our produCtiveness
And as for clothing. while We have
fallen off in per capita production of
wool. We are raising almost twice as
much cotton per head Of our entire
population as we did then. As long as
We keep up this gait We shall never
eat mp the food we produce unless We
increase our per capita appetite.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16
Bonds in Times Of Peace.

To the Editor OF The Times. | am
opposed 10 some OF the infamous
schemes which the national banks
are back OF The tariff was
revised upwards That viii force
the people to pay higher prices
and put more money into the
United States treasury Then bonds
Will be issued and used as basis for
national bank notes and the more
money put into the treasury through
The revision Of the tarim upward will
be- used To pay interest on the new
bonds Then central bank VIII be
established and national bank notes.
based upon the bonds. will he made
the only money. Now. MIR Editor. |
am down on this bond-issuing bust.
ness. We have issued hundreds Of
millions OF dollars in bonds and then
allowed national bankers To buy the
bonds and deposit them as security
and then gave them the face or par
value Of the bonds In national bank
notes. for which they pay us onc-half
.of ! per cent year Then when uS
farmers have 20 borrow some money.
we go to one OF those bankers and
they charge us q or = per cent a year
for the very money which they pay
only one-half of per cent for Then.
ito thank us for our liberality. they
issue panic circulars. retire one.thrd
OF their circulation call I'm nne-half OF
their loans and create a financial
panic. close down the mills and fac
tories and bring poverty and dcstitu-
ton upon the people.
If We must improve our waterways
there is way 10 get money without
issuing bonds Let the government
issue money based upon the faith and
wealth OF this nation without the in
tervention Of bonds While Cleveland
was presiden he issued 2d2 million OF
bonds and the Republicans howled
about issuing bonds during times ~
peace They said Cleveland wla
issuing bonds that would have To BE-
raid by unborn generations, and ;hat
he was a very naughty fellow Tor
doing so
But since that time the Republicans
have issued hundreds OF millions IN
bonds and We don't hear anything
about the injustice Of issuing bonds
during times OF peace.
Bonds are issued only 10 satisfy the
avarice and greed Of national bankers.
Taft is opposed 10 paying a subsidy
10 the undertaking magazines. hut he
Ia in favor OF paving the millionaire
shipbuilders a subsidy.
ALONZO PHILLIPS
Forest Hill. Mich
Dec 10. 1909
A word 10 Commissioner Croul
To the Editor OF Tho Times Be-
irg struck by the frequency az
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u long stav. and seldom returned ON
1rch occasions until past midnight.
What he did or where no. vent ON
those occasions ! could not py any
means di-cov .r determined that
one day 7 shorld follow him
Tho secret OF my master monthly
entertainments COST m" many an uu-
quie' night of puzzled thought and
anxious contemplation tried "a
believe that he and his. six fellow
students had simplN agreed 20 asseiu-
Die periodically ar sir VIM pagm7r S
house in order 20 cuiog quiet Gamble
as q recreation from their ordinary
and persistent labors arid also 10
eratifv morbid desire OF marking
tho ravaccs which their common dis
case had made inv each other since
their last meeting some instinct how
ever forbade ne 90 res satisi. q vith
an explanation so simple Why .
asked myself. should they always con
verse in French II they had NOTHING
better worthy OF concealins! Wh.
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MOST ANYTHING

only did he refuse 10 pay me. but he
actually had the effrontery to gnash
at me with my teeth! Modern So
ciety.
Red Cloud the big Sioux chief. has
gone TO the happy hunting grounds.
so far as is known Dc never had
silver nor even a lead lining.
When Roosevelt comes back hc will
have TO get a search warrant 10 find
any Of his policies But then. there
may be some more where those came
from.
Congress is going to adjourn early:,
hooray, hoOray,
Everett True says the average
juvenile book prepared for the holiday
trade gives him pain that no anes-
thctic can dull
German inventor has invented a gun
with which to shoot i'm the dark. The
same effect probably can he secured
with an ordinary gun by shutting your
eyes when pulling the trigger.
The baseball war has been more car
nagcous and misunderstanding than
the ebulient pusillanimous curbstone
scrap known as the Nicaraguan revo-
luton
They walked among the shredded
wheat.
When grapc-nuts were In season:
He asked her why she seemed so
sweet
She answered There's reason
brooklyn Lite. q.
The Venezuelan government has
established at Puerto Cabcllo fac
tory for tho production OF fuel bri.
QUOTES from slack coal and tar.
\ single salt works in Brazil covers
an area OF almost II square miles.
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crimes against young girls. and beliey
ing in the honesty OF your motto--|
The Truth. No Matter Whom |, llclp|
or Hurts. please permit a commot
taxpayer "A word or two
Besides the assault and murder AMI
other attempts chronicled In the ps(
pers OF the past two days. there havI
been numerous similar cases M nj
east side recently-both succcssfi(
and nearly so--and IL appears abou|
time something was done To abat|
the evil To this effect | would mcs(
humhly beg a word with our polic|
commissioner, with your permlsslol|
While your subordinates are chad
ing imaginary flies and freezing oj
our main street crossings. and othcr|
are either setting out or taking II
your cheap Venetian guide posts o|
the Campus. don't YOU think. Md
CrCul they would be OF moro servic|
looking for rapists, purse-snatchcrd
burglars. strong-arm men. etc. stc|
which at present infcst tho city"
There is no gainsaying thar tho AN
cr0ge teamstcr, mOtOrman or pedea
trian has been endowed with enougl
brains not To run into certain destrud
ton. but how about The school girl
sent upon errands when you are illii
minating one OF the brightest spots II
the city about the same time thes,
heinous crimes are being committed
Please, Mr. Commissioners, think o
this and demonstrate TO us you arr
the leyel.headed. public spirited Cit
zen You are reported 10 be.
G. f.. KRAMER.
1863 Chenc-st.
nptrOft Dac X 1000
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To the Editor OF The Times: Well
here the frcmcn are up against !
again inspection Why is il that TIL
fire laddics have To pay $685. for troui
ers 10 work i'm
Just think OF IT,
II was disgraceml the way tha
some OF the boys clothes were con
dcmned Some OF them got orders e
get whole suits. and the clothes tina
were condemned were too good q
work in
Just think how unreasonable fire
man can't wear a patch on his pants
II takes too much of their wage
10 keep them dressed up like doll
thar IL is ridiculous
Why don't the citizens Of Detro.
iCok into these things and sec how
those brave fellows are treated
They are the boys that will save
your lives and your property waeI
i'm danger When YOU are asleep a
night they are always ready 10 answe
every call
Here is hoping the good citizen
viii take an interest in the brave I'll
lows A FIREMAN'S WIFE.
Detroit. Dec 10. 1909.
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,cout,nued from Wednesday,
Inc Eoundatlon OF 4 Eortunr

The Foundation OF Fortune.
The next month passed very quiet
ly | got used 10 Sir William and his
ways and so assiduously attended
him that | had the satisfaction 20 pre-
ceiye that my services were gradually
becoming Indispensable 10 his com
fort Before long was able almost
10 read his thoughts certainly TO
anticipate his wishes waited upon
him like a shadow, a silently, As
faithfully His life was for the most
part OF fixed habits I found that he
was engaged in compiling a com
pendulum of philosophy. one volume OF
which had already been published and
which had procured for him a great
measure Of literary fame His heart
was wrapped mp in his work Once
seated there before his manuscript he
permitted nothing 10 interrupt him.
except uoise-at which he ragged ike
mailman For me ne had always G
smile. impatient truly. but a smile for
wore shoes OF felt and from careful
practice M voice became more soft
~ modulated every day. Only on the
sabbath Sir William Immediately after
breakfast would leave the house for
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

The Jersey lilies will be The attrac.
ion next week in the Gayctv The
company is said to be large one and
numbers among its entertainers Leon
EiTol. German comedian: Jane and
lucia Cooper "Chattering Cmms
Fannie vedder and the National Fuui
Three Alvarettas. James and Prior.
Stella Chntelsine. Msckey and Croix.
Robert Jackson and Foster and
sughes. Two burlettas, Twisted
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

leo trust fined in New York. Cold
wave making itself felt.
Well. did ne pay YOU asked the
wife of n dentist who had been 70 col
lcct bill
Pay me-" grow!ed the dentist Not
cSSoSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Bah" exclaimed Mr.. Cavanagh,
and he throw.
Eighteen" shouted Or Fulton.
Sir Charles flushed crimson. and
svore beneath his breath. l'uf Mr.
Cavanaeh uttered CRY Of triumph
that had yet in Il q note OF agony. |
watched him attentively thencetor.
ward because IL suddenly occurred 70
me that he would better repay such
trouble than the others. His passions
were least we'll controlled of any
there. His was the weakest face and
most ingenious determined thai
ne should tc NV kcy TO the mystery
I wished 10 solve
60 be contlnucd)
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EDITORIALS BY THE PEOPLE


RignN
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

In the highlands Of the Konpo ne
So ON 10 develop the gold MINING
industry through the operations If
7 r Walsh Of Colorado. who wos
practically the kings business man.
ager and silent partner.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

This Mother Would Detroit mother called on US a
Rather Feed Her Boys She was accompanied by her baby
Stomach Than His Head boy of five years
While mother explained her
But mission boy busted him.
the Value Of His self about Office, carefully OBJ.
Questions serving, examining everything and
asking questions.
Finally he escape valve OF the steam pipe
What that for ma asked the lad
NEVER NOW. BERTHE YOU MUSTN'T BE ASKING CUES
TloNs; YOU'LL BOTHER THE MAN" said the mother
BERTHE the valve couple taps place
beside his mother
POOR "BERTE"
He might start day. are afraid he will not
FOR THE REASON MOTHER DOESN'T SEEM TO ApPRE.
CIATE THE POSSIBILITIES IN HIN
His might stamped upon the greatest triumph in
the history of engineering fearful
Possibly the pefecting of the arshp very boy.
mother MUST CHANGE HER TACTICS
Whatever BERTHE develops QUESTIONS and
he will develop proportion pains by
ing his questions best o. ability
If she is unable them duty find
for
Thomas Edison would given remark
able inventions that played important part the worlds
century for
all about the telegraph instrument at which he worked
Edison obliged questions for
himself for lack OF do him
The boy whose will hear questions enighn will
have that much of Edison
BERTHE toying with a mechanical gum
seller tedpeanut machine she would probably simply
wanted gum boy busy chewing or
eating would consider she had done her full duty
The the peanuts however just possibly
about a all
From what our office it would
be the MACHINE know how
the thing worked
What he oraved might have been just simply KNOWLEDGE!
But Beres though weleanng as mother generally
rather than the trouble of telling him the escapevave
and about the great power coming would prefer
to fill his mouth with cheap gum peanuts
BERTHE viii for Christmas probably heaps painted candy
ndgesbe that may carry
fob rife with which pat eye playmate some un
warned citizen coming within range
This fond and loving mother way through toy stores will
dozen TOOL CHESTS the appro
paenes of present yeod who asks so many cues
tons and know all about cscapevae things
WATCH TIE CHILD ASKS YOU QUESTIONS
Mothers the value answering them to the best
of their ability but generally look genius little
folks who you with their interrogation points
Little BERTHE possibly him to turn the world upside down
day speak
However while to carry the impression that
the dpeanu KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE MA
CHINE that penny in grave danger
reaching the period hoplessy put out of the rae.
by bad stomach
great beeve-said he that askeh much shall
learn much.
And those who try to will learn much also
from Another Point of View
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

A Detroit mother called on US a
few days age.
She was accompanied by her baby
boy of five years.
While the mother explained her
mission. her little boy busted him
self about our Office, carefully OBJ
serving, examining everything and
asking questions.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

MEnpa aud "A Love Potion" make
mp UHc bin.
That wvii-kuown compAuv - coA,~oa
enc tanners called The Smart SGT %
viii come - tho Lafayette next week
sam % dudley rs still the lending
'aileal1u ot rho company The pro..
EN- seasons vehicle + called Ills
ii2nor. ihc BARRIER" and IS said 10 he
iui' OF hn. dancing and catchy music
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16
This Mother Would
Rather Feed Her Boys
Stomach Than His Head
She Doubtless Means Well. But
Doesn't Seem To Understand
the Value Of His
Questions. W.

Finally he reached the escape valve the pipe
What that for. maj" asked the lad
NEVER MIND NOW BERTHE: YOU MUSTN'T BE ASKING CUES
TIONs; YOU'LL BOTHER THE MAN" said the mother
BERTHE the valve couple taps place
beside his mother
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16
A Fireman's Wife Fires.

Detroit, Dec. Is. 1909.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

A word 10 Commissioner Croul.
To the Editor OF Tho Times BE-
ing struck by the frequency az
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

The Venezuelan government has
established at Puerto Cahello fac.
tory for tho production Of fuel bri.
QUOTES from slack coal and tar.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

leo trust fined in New York. Cold
wave making itself felt.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-16

\ single salt works in Brazil covers
an area Of almost II square miles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-06
BABE TAKES WALK
ON EJGHT-lNcH LEDGE
100000 5000 600 10000

Waterloo, Jan. 6.-Fancy the feelings
of a mother when her little babe, sent
by Providence to brighten her life,
stands on the Threshold of death. This
dreadful experience was the narrowing
lot of Mrs. Clyde Lewis, 229 East
Ninth street.
The mother was busy with her
household work when she missed her
little son-14 months old. A hasty
search found the little one perched
on an eight. inch ledge, eighteen feet
above the cement walk. The babe had
crawled up the stairs and was stand
ing on the narrow ledge talking baby
language to the leafless trees whose
branches were swaying backward and
forward and as the little chubby hands
reached out to meet them, it seems
a miracle that the childish form was
not precipitated to the street below.
But the. instinct Of loving mother
called, and with words in baby's tongue
PLAYED peek-a-boo and held the little
ones attention till grandma cauld climb
the steps and clasp the precious form
to her terror stricken heart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-06
Miraculous Escape from Death
OF Venturesome 3-Year-Old
Story County Babe
CLOTHING CATCHES IN DESCENT
Downward Plunge Stopped by Projec-
ton, and Mother Rescues Child From
PeriIous Position-WouId Have Fall
len Into Water Tank and Drowned
News of tho State.
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Jan. 6.-The 3-year- old son
of Marshall Finnie, who Lives down in
Collins township, this county, did a
little acrobatic stunt the other day
which nearly cost him his life. The
lad was playing all alone out in the
yard when the towering windmill at
tracted his attention and the venture
some spirit of the youngster got the
better of him, and he began to climb up
the Ladder. Higher and higher he went
until in some manner his foot slipped,
he lost his hold on the ladder and
down he went, falling directly toward
the water tank below where a couple
of feet Of water awaited him. Forum
ately his clothing caught on a pro-
jecting timber and there he hung sus-
pended until his cries attracted the at
tention of the mother, who lost no time
in liberating ahe youngster from his
perilous position. He received sharp
scalp wound and a cash across his
face. Otherwise he was uninjured and
his escape from more serious injur-
les appears almost miraculous.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-06
DEFEAT WATER BONDS.
Clear Lake Citizens Think Lake Wa
ter is Good Enough.

*
Clear Lake. Jan. 6.-The special mu-
nicipal election held yesterday to de-
eide the now 1nomentous water ques-
ton resulted in defeat Of the project
by sixteen votes. The question was
should the city issue bonds for the
sum of. $4,000 for the purpose of max
ing needed improvements in the water
works system of the city. Just what
these improvements should be was not
aiefinitely ast8ted and it is thought that
this vague statement Of the question
to be voted upon had something to do
with the defeat Of the project.
The city is now supplied with water
from Clear Lake and many think that
the lake water is plenty good enough.
The. impression that the $4,000 which
was to be secured by these bonds was
to- be expended in digging deep water
wells from which to secure the water
supply WAS in some way generally cir
cuiated over the town. The deep well
project did not satisfy many and most
said that they preferred the filtering
OF the lake water should any improve
ment be made. The latest water fl
tiers of the self cleaning variety
could be installed at small expense it
is said and would give an unlimited
supply Of water OF absolute purity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-06
Items From New Sharon.

Special to Times Republican.
New Sharon, Jan. 6.-Harry Van
Corp will work the Jacob Kline farm.
two miles southwest of here which was
vacated by Bert Quaintance. who has
moved with His family to town.
Nate Eaton left last night for a
business and pleasure trip thru New
Mexico, and other points.
c. LeCocg is installing a Weir fur
mace in his harness shop.
Mrs. Jesse Starkey died Of cancer,
at the home of her sister, Mrs Will
lam Ormiston, Sunday night. Her son.
A. d. Starkey, of Minneapolis, is here
to attend the funeral.
Dwight Dryden, who is employed in
the retail department of the Marshall
Field company at Chicago, visited Sat-
urday and Sunday at the home Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dryden.
Ole Thompson and John anderson
have rented the Will Nicholson farm.
about one mile east of town, for mex:
season
The Yeoman working team Of Oska-
loosa, came up Tuesday night, and as
sisted the local lodge in special work
and installation Of officers. Refresh
ments were served by the ladies.
Frank Mamyer took load Of cattle
to Chicago, Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-06
PROTEST 6|S MINES
saloonkeepers at Ottumwa
Fighting Hard Against
Closing Petition
CHALLENGE 50 PER CENT
so PER CENT
Work Of Checking Anti Saloon Petit
ton Objections to Names
Largely Because sisners Were Not
Registered or Did Not Vote in Last
Election.
Special to mes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa, Jan. Gin the court of
Judge Kirby objections are being filed
daily to signatures on the petition call
ing for the closing of the saloons Of
Ottumwa, following the recent revival
meeting On the validity ofAhe petition
against saloons hinges the test case
brought in Judge kirby's court and on
this determination hangs the fate of
the saloon business in this city. made
famous by Stormy Jordon's Road to
He'll.
SO far the saloon interests have can
vassed 2,10O OF the names on the PEI
tition asking the closing of the liquor
house, and of this number 61S have
been protested.
The names are objected to in large
part because the signers were not reg
istered or did not vote at the last pre-
ceding election. This is about so per
cent. The temperance people are CONT
dent that many of these names will be
left on the petition by the courts find-
ings, and that the saloons will remain
closed: 50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-06
Acquitted of Seduction.

Webster City Jan. 6-Knut Knut-
son of Randall, against whom charges
of seduction were filed, by Louise Ris-
void of the same community, was freed
from the charge in Justice Knowles
court. Justice Knowles. after carefully
considering the case for an hour, dis
charged the defendant. holding that the
evidence was insufficient to bind the
man over to the grand jury
The evidence brought out the fact
that no seductive promises had been
made by the defendant prior to his in
innate relations with her. Both par
ties are we'll know, in Randall.