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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
THE MoNoToNY OF PRINT.


To those who read understandingly
there is deadly monotony in the
newspaper accounts of calamity and
crime year after year. The newspaper
of last year was full of accounts OF
crime and accident which are dupli-
Gated in all but the names with each
season The frenzied crimes of jeal-
Gus lovers and husbands, the lawless
passions of the idle rich, the downfall
of the gambler and the drunkard are
stories told in print on every day OF
every year. Certain forms of accident
seem also to be everlasting. Young men
pull guns from buggies or boats or thru
wire fences by the muzzle, children and
grown people shoot one another with
empty firearms, boats loaded to the
waters edge with women and children
put out from the shore and sink in mid
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
THE LODGES.
n MASONIC NoTIcEA
lVNYiaitors alNaya walcosnA.

4 MASONIC NoTlcEA
Xv1sitors always welcome.
VNHall over 1os.7 Went Main.
MARSHALL LODGE los A. +. q A.
M, dinner at the Masonic Temple We'd
nesday noon. Laying the corner stone
after dinner and work on the Third
Degree in the evening.
q. Hoeck. w. u.
H. S. Lawrence, .sec'y.
sIGNET CHAPTER No. 30, r. A. N.
Stated convocation Monday, Aug. ls.
q. n. Bosgie, H. p.
l. s. Millard.. seey.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL r. q q.
M.-Stated assembly Monday. Aug. IS,
3 p. nj.
A. D. Mesker. I. I N.
L 4. Forbes. Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR coMMANDERY NO.
30 X. ~T.-Sir knights meet at the
asylum at 10 o'clock noon, Wednesday.
Aug. 1s, 1909. for lunch and escort to
Grand Lodge. Full Templar uniform.
F. NJ. Wilbur, e. G.
Fred Wallace, Rec.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No..S7, q. 81.
|S.-Regular meeting Wednesday, Sept.
Is, at s p. m.
Mrs. Geo. Downing.-W. y
Edna G. Fularton. aacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Will WE COME TO 1HIs7

Some things yet in store for America
may be reflected in occurrences in the
old world. 1t it is only question
of time until we will be where Euro
pean nations now are in social fabric,
then one of these days workingmen
who earn less than specified amount
annually will be obliged to take mem
bership in socahed sick clubs doctors
will be organized into unions similar
to labor unions. and we will have doc
tors strikes. All this is now the case
in Germany. A full fledged doctors
strike is now on at Cologne
The German doctors union. which
extends over the empire and which is
known as the Leipziger verbund, has
$4,000 members, and as there are
about 10000 members, and as fgwyooi
about 10000 medical men in the en-
pire, Of whom many are in the army
or in professional schools, it is esti-
mated that not more than two to three
thousand nonunion doctors can be
found. One object of the union is to
crush out voluntary sick clubs
along the middle classes-that is,
clubs Which hire doctors on yearly SAL
aries. regardless of the number of calls
they make. Another object is to pre-
vent fixed salaries in the workingmen's
clubs and to secure some hexibility in
the application of the fee system The
Cologne strike breakers, for instance.
are being paid from $1,000 10 $500
year apiece. The working,nan pays
about sl.25 year for medical service,
or about 81 a year for a family, and
with Limitation of 1000 names 10 any
doctors list it takes from eighty 10 100
doctors to do the work in Cologne. The
/ doctors wish the work distributed
among perhaps 800 physicians of the
city each workinelnan to have the
right 10 choose his own physician, and
each physician to get the annual fees
] Of his own clients. But the officers
/ of the sick clubs" prefer the system
of fixed salary and limited number of
physicians.
So long as the strike does not ex-
tend beyond a single city the size of
Cologne. the doctors are TO great
disadvantage and are likely to fall. but
if the doctors thruout the empire take
up the cause of their brethren at
Cologneand strike in sympathy with
thern-and this is regarded as the like
~ event in the present instanc@the
sick clubs will be forced to capitu-
late
The case is full of possibilities
Think, for example, of the distress ii
one wished TO get into the appendicitis
club and couldn't get a doctor to do the
cutting And, then, too, if doctors ma,
have union and go on strike, why no
lawyers and preachers also, and ever
editors?
VIII we ever come to tfiso
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
SET COMPETENT MEN A1i1.

The census is to be taken next year
and the decen1lial census is q very i'm
portant matter. 1t should be taken
under the supervision of the most COM
petent men that may be selected and
procured by enuuerators competent. to
take it an DWELLING TO do the work prop
erly for the money they are to receive.
1t is not too much to say that the aver
age census enumerator heretofore mas
been some fellow out OF a job and the
supervisor usually some down at the
heels politician who stood in the light
OF a political beneficiary. If there is
a city in the country which has not
had bitter fault TO find With the man
ner in which its count was made by
government enumerators that city
would be hard 10 find. Outside of he
natural anxiety of cities to make a good
showing this faulthnding has been en-
tirely justified in most cases. The work
has been heedlessly and carelesslydone.
President Taft's announcement that
the taking of the census this time is 20
be a strictly business affair is then a
very gratifying and hopeful pronuuci-
amento. 1t is business matter, quite
as much so as keeping books for fac
tory or checking time on a gang Of
workers. Let il be done in business
way by men who know how
The president proposes TO listen 70
the congressman and senators as % the
relative fitness of candidates for super
visorships. The smacks Of the nd
fashion hut it IS hard TO see how he
could more quickly and at the sanla
time more certainly select the right
men. II is then up to the senator's and
congressman to give US the right mar
for these places. They are the person;
to whom appeal should be made pre-.
vious to appointment and to be blamed
or praised for the results attained b,
the men appointed. The appointment
of ward workers whose prime qualif-
cations are the ability TO turn ware
ought to lose the congressman more
votes than he can gain by such ap.
pointments. And in these days o
primaries such slips count
1t costs great deal of money Il
count the people, the farms and homes
the cattle upon the thousand hills ane
the wide spread wealth and population
OF America. Set competent men at it
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Kansas Governor . FIGHTER.

A number OF Topeka printers ct
lunch recently were talking of funny
fights.
"Out at Garden City funny thing
happened long years ago." said one OF
the printers. Garden was having some
sort of a celebration; just what it was,
I've forgotten. John A. Martin was
then governor OF Kansas, and he was
present to open the festivities with a
speech. A parade preceded the affair,
and Governor Martin rode in a car
riage with l. r. Holmes, who was then
mayor Of the town. A big blacksmith
insisted on driving his horse in front
of the carriage occupied by Martin and
Holmes. The latter told him to get out
of the way several times, but he paid
no attention.
Governor said Holmes to Martin,
hold these lines minute please He
stopped the horses, climbed out and
administered a rafting good licking
to the disturbing blacksmith.
Now. doesn't it strike you as funny
that the highest peace officer of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
HOMES AND LAND PRICES.

When a Swedish laborer who had
worked hard and saved his money went
out five or six miles from MARSHALL
town and paid $3.50 n acre for an
eighty acre farm year or Sc ago there
were many who distrusted his judg-
ment 1t was more than It was worth.
sit was too much money to put into
eighty acres Of such soil and so far
from town" But the Swede paid down
his money and setled himself for life,
He wasn't specializing. He wanted
home, an occupation and a business of
his own. II any man in the world is
better fixed" than that swede lie
doesn't know Of him. He-is contented.
He is there for life. L is ali he needs
and all he wants. There he intends TO
live and rear his family He expects
to die there and leave the little farm
to his family. Even were he inclined
toward taking profits" he has a. good
profit in sight No doubt he could sell
the farm in twenty minutes for a s25
advance over what he paid per acre.
None will deny that the rooabiiities
are that when he has finished his time
o. earth that the little farm of eighty
acres will be a big farm, for the time
IS rapidly approaching when an eighty
Will be a big farm. Few would have
the temerity to oppose the prediction
that every acre of it will be cheap trir-
ty years hence at $3.50 or even $500
Now here is a happy, independent
life made secure with an investment Of
$4,000. How else could he have done
st? In what other avenue might he
have found absolute independence
comfort and content, assurance of a
good living and insurance against loss
as on that eighty? It is home: one
spot in the great teeming world where
he and his live without asking anyone's
permission, the nucleus and vital center
OF the family.
This man Is a happy man. He is a
lucky man. He is an envied man OF
every city ridden worker who happens
TO pass by and see theshappy group
under the trees--of the farmstead. His
occupation has become a high and An
teIhgenr business. Tire: sss Iewa farmer
muse be q highly intelligent and well
educated worker if531e Is to bevsuccess-
fui. 1t takes brains and industry and
common sense to bring a good living
tor-a famiiyeut.ofsetshty acres of land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Topics of the Times

Graft is no respecter of climate. A
big steal of coal lands in Alaska is
said to be Matching.
The water power trust ought to he
forced into liquidation.
Clifford Pinchot would not be one
whit surprised if the water power trust
were to produce a deluge of disaster.
1t seems as if that Wisconsin LAWYER
who longed for manual labor must not
nave had a lawn and mower with
which to NOW it.
An operation. for appendicitis has
just been performed on a steamship in
the middle Of the Atlantic ocean. No,
no! The patient who underwent the
operation was passenger on the
steamship But, it's all one. The point
| is that even in mid-ocea one can not
| hope to escape
If President Taft succeeds in
strengthening the republican party In
\
the south by giving some of the Jobs
to democrats he will have contributed
no little to the elevation of popular
conception Of the ruling motive in
politics.
| That looks like a big bunch of census
supervisors just appointed by Mr.
Taft, but bigger bunch AZ candida tec
was left out in the cold. That's safe
bet.
speaker at the Spokane Irrigation
needing declared that john . Rocke-
Teller charges aess for gallon Of oil
ate dt has passed thru many pro.
cesses than q spF4ng water concern
does for ganen OF mineral water thai
Fhas-not been.Areafedx5n anyway. Fer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
haps this is why none of the water
concerns has been able to pile up any
thing like Rockefeller fortune.

haps this Is why none Of the water
concerns has been able to pile up any
thing like Rockefeller fortune.
Alabama's approval of the income
tax amendment stands out like good
deed in naughty world.
head announcement of their population
as based on city directory showings
pending the return from the enumer-
ators next year.
1t wouldn't be surprising to know
that Thaw thinks the habeas corpus an
overrated institution.
Omaha is talking about a milk fam
ine-and thinking about a beer famine.
With most of u.s. there isn't much
choice. Either the old or the new will
do, in pennies.
1t is said that President Tafts golf
is dignided. 1t would be worth going a
long way to see.
Down in Virginia watermelon thief
was nabbed by an alligator. But there
are no aligators in Iowa.
Connecticut has referred the income
tax TO the nayt 1apiSlatura E'bnS lie
precedent established in New England
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
ONE DAY LATE.


Yes, the farmers are busy now-a-
days. Last Sunday evening just at
dusk a team came in from the
north. 1t was driven by two prom
inent farmers and the wagon was
loaded with the weekly grist of eggs.
As soon as the team had been put up
it was noticed that the farmers tried
the front door of several of our
stores and seemed puzzled Finally one
of them. seeing Joe Wiloth asked him.
What in times the ma tier? 1 can't
get into any of these tarnation
stores" why" explained the genial
hardware man, hats easy. It's Sun
day" 9Th dickens it is?" exploded
the farmer. Why, here we've been
working hard all week and all day
too. and SO we thought we'd come in
Saturday night and do some trading
and here it is the day after"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Important Decisions
compiled by West Publishing Com
pany, st. Paul, Mimi
NTOXICATING ILQUORS.


INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
John Luther was convicted in a dis
trict court of Nebraska of the unlaw-
full keeping and sale of malt liquors
without license. On appeal to the su-
preme court, his conviction was re-
versed Guther VS.. State, ia North
western Reporter, 411) because 1t was
not shown that the liquors sold were
intoxicating in character. The attor-
ney general filed motion for rehear-
ing, WHICH was granted, and In an
opinion reported in 100 Northwestern
Reporter, 125, the supreme court re-
that under the law forbidding the sale
of malt, spirituous, or vinous liquors
or any Intoxicating drinks" 1t is moi
necessary for the state to prove In
toxicating qualities of malt liquor IN
order to sustain a conviction.
SHAVING AND HAIR CUTTING.
AS an aftermath to the cases of
Haywood and Pettibone in Idaho
comes the question in Schmelzel vs.
Board Of Com'rs, 100 Pacific Reporter,
106, as to the liability Of the county
for the expense of shaving and cutting
hair of the jurors during their deliber-
ations. The statutes provide for a per
diem compensation Of jurors, and that
they be furnished suitable and suf-
ficient food and lodging during their
confinement. The question as to the
county's liability seems to depend on
whether it was necessary expense in
the administration of justice. 1t was
insisted that it was necessary from q
sanitary point of view, and besides the
jurors could not go to the barber shop
! themselves and secure the service be-
cause they were kept together and I'M
| der guard, and it was necessary to
have the BARRIERS come to the jury
room. In answer to this contention the
Idaho supreme court remarks that
conceding these things as true, the
barber could have as easily gone to
the jury room and shaved the jurors
ard cut their hair at the expense OF
the individual jurors as he could. at the
expense of the county. The necessity
for this was not entailed or brought
about by reason OF the men serving
on the jury. Their whiskers and hair
would grow just the same at homo OF
at their offices or places OF business
as they would while serving on the
| jury. Recovery was denied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Gypsy Immigrants Barred.

The policy of barring gypsies, which
the new immigra ton commissioner at
Ellis Island is enforcing, is likely to
meet with general public approval.
There is no conceivable respect in
which they can be a benefit to our So
ciety While not likely to be a charge
on our communities in the ordinary
sense. they are suspected of being SO
in another They are hardly desirable
neighbors even for short time, and
1T has become the custom in most COM
munities to refuse them a place to fix
their camps Picturesque, no doubt
they are, and reminders of certain
phases Of the days of romance and
chivalry. but we measure our human
accretions these days by the standard
of utility, and according to that they
are invariably found wanting.-From
the Boston Transcript
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
CEMENT WALK EXPLODED.

Leon Reporter.1
A curious thing occurred in this city
last Thursday afternoon, the like of
which has never before been heard of
in this locality. 1t was nothing more
Or less than section of cement walk
exploding. 1t happened on South Main
street, in front of the residence of L.
P. Sigler, where a substantial cement
walk was built last summer, and had
never given any indication of even
cracking. Last Thursday afternoon a
four foot section of the walk exploded
with loud report like the crack of a
gun, and the cement top of the walk
was thrown UP in the air two feet or
more and broken into pieces. The con-
crete foundation was not injured and
the broken top was as hard and solid
as on any ordinary walk. What caused
the explosion is a mystery, several con-
lectures being advanced as to the
cause, among them that water had
seeped in between the top coat and the
concrete and as the day was very
warm it may have caused steam to
generate in sufficient force to break the
walk or the break may have been
caused by the hot weather expanding
the walk One of our citizens was on
the opposite side of the street when
the walk exploded and witnessed the
strange sight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
"cAM.s s1,5oo."


1t is suspicioned that Captain Hull
will seek just one more term in con-
gress to round out his career and
vindicate his loyalty to Cannonism.
As a means of helping the cause along
he has secured the efficient aid of
Cam Culbertson of this city as super
visor of the census. Cam is repub-
lican county chairman and diligent
and persistent political worker and
will doubtless fit into the scheme of
things in good shape. The Journal
congratulates both Cam and the cap
tain. The berth is a good one, paying
$1,000 year and a bonus besides, and
While the job is not particularly ardu-
Gus we feel safe in predicting that
Cam will prove a willing worker in
the cause of Just another term
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
SHOWING PARTIALLY.

Some of the prominent politicians of
Knoxville profess to be very much dis
gusted with Senator Deliver because
the Chicago Tribune gave Senator
Cummins a wocolumn interview on
his return from Washington. But why
blame Dolliver? The Tribune should
be punished for showing partially in
the selection of the statesman to be
interviewed. 1t wouldn't be surprising
at all if the Tribune lost a number of
valued subscribers in this county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17

If you are all run down Foley's Kid
ney Remedy will help you. 1t strength
ems the kidneys so they will eliminate
the impurities from the blood that de-
press the nerves, and cause exhaustion.
backache, rheumatism, and urinary ir-
regularities, which sap the vitality Do
not delay. Take Foley's Kidney Rem
edy at once. Sold by Mcbride & Will
pharmacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17

lace. with a. fine and .yirtuous display
of righteousness, che was a common
gamblerrwhat they call . bunko
steerer."
Isn't it lovely" exclaimed Mrs. Up
to-date. What help he will be. in
getting up our church fairs."-Phila-
delphia Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Direction, for Maxine Iced r.,,

Warm the teapot. Put in heaping
teaspoonful ,of "salada" Tea for every
two cups. Pour on freshly boiled
water and allow to infuse from six 10
eight minutes. Pour the liquor of the
leaves and let cool. 'iSalada" Tea iced
10 most delicious and refreshing
beverage. A small~piece. of lemon. VIII
add to Its favor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
er.nuI.ted Sore Eye Cured.

For twenty years suffered from a
bad case of graduated sore eyes," says
Martin Boyd. OF Henrietta, Ky. I'm
February, 1908. A gentleman asked me
to try Chamberlain's Salve. bought
one box and used about two-thirds CT
it and my eyes have not given me any
trouble since" The salcs IL for sale
by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
IOWA oPlNlnNs AND Nn1Es

with the cost of living soaring and
no proportionate increase of the means
of the average family. it can not be ex-
pected that the treachery of Mr. Taft's
party and the complasant acquiesence
of the smiling executive in the repuda-
ton of the party pledges will go unre-
buked," breaks out the Newton Herald
(democrat) The day of reckoning is
near
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Cured Hay Fever ard Summer Cold

NuTeu nay FeVer VIZ SH!s!HsT VoIu'
A. S. Nusbaum, Batesville, Indiana,
writes: Last year j suffered for three
months with a summer cold SO dis
tressing that it interfered with my
business. had many of the symptoms
of hay fever, and doctors prescrip-
ton did not reach my case, and took
several medicines which seemed only to
aggravate it. Fortunately / insisted
upon having Foley's Honey and Tar. II
quickly cured me. My wife has since
used Foleys Honey and Tar with the
same success" Sold by Mcbride 4
WIN pharmacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17

stream. and a hundred other accidents
as senseless and useless occur every
day in the year. Experience is dear
teacher and many die in learning her
lessons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
His Experience Useful.

The prodigal son, repenting. or. at
any rate, weary, of the diet Of husks
forced upon his kind by a.vigilant po-
lice system, had experienced change
of heart and joined the church The
good sisters were discussing his de-
STABILITY.
"But," expostulated Mrs. Straight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Noisy Food.

Mrs. Howard-The walls of your
apar tment are very thin. aren't they!
Mrs. Coward-O, very! We could
| actually hear our neighbors having cell
cry for dinner last night.-Judge's
| Library.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17

Pineulas are for all kidney, liver.
bladder. rheumatic and urinary COM
plants. They assist In separating salt
and water with their poisons from the
blood. They act promptly. Sold by
B. A. Morgan's drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17

Observing that "the people Of Charles
City has just raised 100000 to build a
Y NJ C. A. that will keep its boys off
the STREETS, amuse and instruct them
the Ida Grove Pioneer says there
rich men in Ida Grove who could go
long way and not find a better
method for leaving a monument to
their names"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
Iona Newspapers
THE BOSS THUMB.
(Eldap Hnr,1d>

Ben I. Salinger has again demon
strated that he is the boss of the
knights of Pythias of Iowa by electing
his man Grand Chancellor over NJ. j.
Tobin, of Vinton. That may be all
right for Salinger, but it is mighty
hard on the knights of Pythias as an
order to be under the thumb of any
boss,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17

city should hand the lines to tho high
est peace officer Of the state while he
gets out to break tho peace? '-kansas
City Journal, +
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17

IF progressive republicans are con-
tending for the right. why should they
relax their efforts at this time?" in
quires the Sheldon Sun The decla-
ration that the fight will be taken in
to every convention held next year
should be made good Standpatters say
there is no need of keeping up the
work 1t will be time to quit when
there are no standpatters in con-
gress.''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17

iowa has in Senator Cummins a
man who will do more toward giving
the state a standing in the nation thar
the Greater Iowa Movement despite
the face that the latter a grand thing,
says the Bows Advocate.