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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
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A STRANGE FASCINATION.
IHampton Chronicle.1


There is a strange fascination that
entices men to leave good and lucra-
tive places in the country to accept
temporary work and odd jobs in a
city. Conditions are such that these
people can not support their families
the year round after they leave the
country, and the result is the inevi-
table one, charity. In fact they look
foi ana expect to he taken care of a
great portion of the year, and what
is still stranger. they do not seem to
improve their condition. Their environ
ment, or something, keeps them from
ever rising above. want. They do not
want to go back to the farm much as
they are sought for there, hence 1.-THE
poor we always have with u.s." A per-
son making a fair living in the coun-
try. better look twice before he moves
to the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
WHAT THE Use!
[Charles CITY Intelligencer.

GCharles City 1ntelligencer.1
A young man of "a committed sui
eide in Chicago the other day, because
he regarded his life a failure. That a
young man, in this day and age of
golden opportunity, should come to be-
lieve that the future held nothing for
him. is hardly to be credited.
This seems to be the time in the
progress of things when no mon pos
sessed of good health and fair
amount of intelligence, need go hungry
or fail to win his way in the world.
The business world, the mechanical
field and every other department of
human endeavor are demanding more
and better men.
There are thousands of opportunities
open to young men here, there and ev-
erywhere, hence it is almost unthink-
able thatsany young man would resort
to self destruction because life was a
failure
The foregoing incident recalls a brief
talk the writer had with youngster in
this city the other day. The lad is
about 16 years Of age and is acting in
the capacity of delivery boy for an
established institution of the city that
affords splendid opportunity for begin
ners to acquire the business and, when
once learned, offers a fine field for per-
manent and we'll paid employment. We
said to the lad are you learning the
business. His reply was, NAV, what's
the use!" This lad is dependent upon
his own labor to make his way in the
world and in due time will undoubtedly
step out of the office in which he now
works to go out and swell the ranks
| of. day laborers or join the great
armory of the unemployed. Suppose
Thomas A. Edison, the wizard of Menlo
Park, had said NAV, what's the use,'
| in mis- boyhood days when he was act
| ing as messenger for the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The work
of the world would have been set back
or retarded for another quarter of a
century, perhaps. The great world of
electricity that he has opened up would
no doubt, have been closed to us for
another half century. The lad we have
| in mind might never become a Thomas
| A. Edison but if he put few honest
hours of labor into acquiring the pro-
fession of which is at present but an
| humble employee, he would at least be-
| come a useful, self supporting citizen
instead of Just one of the crowd who
| live from hand to mouth.
NAV, what's the use!" has been and
always will be a stumbling block in the
way of lots of boys and young men
What's the use!" Well the use of learn
! ing a trade is that it gives every boy
and man feeling of self reliance. He
who has a trade is master of his own
destiny; he who has trade commands
the world; he who has a trade can
command things to stand still and
wait for him. The man without a trade
| is like ship without rudder or sail
He is simply afloat on the sea Of life
buffetted by every wind and helpless in
every breeze. Young men learn q
trade! .1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
HIGH HOG PRICES.

Hogs sold for nine dollars a hundred
the other day in Chicago.
If one could shake and awaken some
OF the old settlers of this and adjoining
states to shout that statement into
their ears they would be excusable
were they to insist Oh getting out Of
their graves long enough to raise and
sell at least one herd. Imagine the as
constituent that would spread over the
countenance of those old pioneers who
butchered and dressed hogs, hauled
them to Galena or Dubuque when the
lead mines We're in their glory, sold
the pork at $3.50 a hundred and came
home satisfied. when some one spoke
of liveweight hogs at 50 a hundred
weight. However. those old fellows
didn't need the money as this genera
tion, and 200 pound hog paid for an
acre of farmland in those days, one Of
those acres for which their grandsons
are refusing 5000.
This price of SO is a record. Hogs
never sold so high in January before,
at least not since the high prices pro-
duced by the civil war. Statistics
cleaned from livestock paper show
that in February, 1893, the top reached
sS.75, but the January price was not as
high as now, the best then selling at
$40. In the memorable year of 1882,
when hogs in September sold up to
1896, the January top was s7.35. Pro-
uucers, therefore, are gong into the
new year with prospects more favor
able than in any other year in the his
tory of the business. From every quar-
ter comes reports of scarcity o1
swine, while it is a well-known fact
that the stocks of cured meats on hand
are far below par.
Even if the present level of hog
prices can only be maintained values
are plenty high enough to make farm
ers a big profit on their feed. Some
years ago farmers were we'll satisfied
with IS and figured they were getting
good prices for their corn at that. No
longer ago than 1895 hogs sold at $4.4;
La January and in summer OF that yea
lots OF droves were put up at SO an,
under, and the lowest quotation ranget
down to 1910, Corn that year sold a
IO@s5 cents, SO OF course it did no
cost so much to fatten the hogs. An
otiasf low year was 1879, when man.
hogs were secured by packers at s2.7
@S0e. Hogs did not make much prof
that year, for corn was quoted during
the year atsS005oc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

frost in the spring from one to four
weeks after the grades begin to thaw
thus giving us road for that length
r time besides saving the grades at a
critical time from being cut up. So
much for this strip Of weeds and grass.
Now the figures that have been given
of the value Of this extra two rods looks
good but to get an acre usually one
haif mile of fence will have to be moved
and often line of telephone poles.
This will eat UP all the income from
this acre for several years. Then two
rods is too narrow for teams to meet
automobiles. The auto owners tell us
we ought not to take a horse on the
ROADS II 1t Is afraid of them. Now that
Is like not going near the water until
you nave learned to swim. We have
young horses and colts coming into
harness each spring and they have got
TO learn by meeting these the first
time.
But think eight feet could be spared
off OF each side and still have room
enough and still have strip of grass
for a sled track.
| Not long ago the T.-R. had an edi-
torial advocating stone roads and said
that the farmers We're not willing to
stand there share of expense. But the
point is what is their SHARE now it is
100 per cent or the whole of the cost
of the road tax is levied only on farm
land.
In this neck of the woods part of
the street dragging in the towns is
paid for out of the county road fund,
which is levied on farm lands of the
whole county.
Now little later the T.-R. gave it's
plan for stone road, cost to be taxed
one third from abutting owners, one
third from owners within two miles
and one-third from the county road
tax. Here it is, the Farmers share"
100 per cent again and why should they
kick?
Now if you go on the roads when
they are good you meet counting the
autos as many people from town as
farmers. Then the Standard Oil Com
pany uses the roads more than any one
! farmer. They have to make their trips
from their central points to nearby
small towns regardless of the condition
of the roads, often putting on four
large horses and cutting up the roads
deep from one town to the next.
Now get up some plan so those who
use the roads will paw their share of
the cost and I don't think the farmers
will be unwilling to stand more than
their share.
Yours for better roads,
w. A PAINE,
Eagle Grove, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
HOW TEXAS BUILDS GOOD ROADS
The Houston Chronicle of Jan.

The Houston Chronicle of Jan. 6,
contains the following news item:
AS announced in Tuesdays Chron-
icle, County Judge Amerman has closed
deal with foreign concern, selling
s450,000 worth of the Harris county
road and bridge bonds to E. H. Rol-
Inns & Son of Chicago for s451,SoO the
securities having brought q premium
of $500, which is equivalent to four
tenths OF l per cent This places the
entire fund of the half million dollar
issue in the hands of the county COM
missioners to be used in building roads
in this county
OF the issue $4,000 in securities was
sold to the First National Bank of
Brennan, at premium of one-half of
l per cent, amounting to $3.50.
Work has already been begun on
the extensive road system planned for
Harris county and it is stated that the
mileage of highways will be practically
doubled thru the recent bond issue.
Gravel is being shipped in by train
loads and the claim is being made by
the local press that Harris county will
have the finest system of public roads
in the south.
There is more than a hint for Iowa
in this Texas, erstwhile the land of
the longhorn steer and the sixshooter
is showing the way of progress to
many states whence she has been
looked down upon with contempt for
her commonwealth and without under
standing of her people. She is build
ing good roads instead of starting GEM
eteries. taking the lead in material and
political progress. Perhaps we had best
revise our prim northern impressions
of Texas.
If Harris county. Texas We're to re-
ceive no further benefit from her bond
issue than the advertising she will re-
ceive the bonds will have been paid
for within the week Texas could well
afford to appropriate the sum to pay
off the bonds of Harris county in re-
turn for the service the issue has rem
dered the state in counteracting evil
impressions and ancient history. The
county that builds road system by a
bond issue is up to date, far beyond
some more pretentious counties in
states arrogant with wealth and repu-
tation.
The Iowa farmer may we'll turn an
inquiring and Investigating eye toward
Harris county, Texas, and he may note
by the premium paid how bankers and
investors look upon county road bonds
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
FROM THE NINTH DISTRICT.

lShelby County Republican,
There Is one thing for which all good
citizens ought to thank Attorney Cen
eral Byers of this state, and that is,
the impetus he has given to the mat
ter of law enforcement. When he came
into office it was the common thing for
the cities of the state to treat with con-
tempt a number of salutary laws, nota-
bly, those aimed against gambling,
Illicit liquor selling and the social evil;
iniquity from which the authorities
could exact blackmail in exchange for
immunity from punishment. Mr.. Byers
determined that this sort of thing
should cease, and entered upon cam
paign which has practically driven it
from the state. Wherever there was a
law applicable to the matter in hand,
hi enforced the law; if there was no
suitable law, he asked the Legislature
to make one, and was very successful
in having that body do what he asked
it to do; and, beyond this, he went
about the state making addresses in
churches and before civic societies and
conventions generally that public
sentiment favorable to better enforce
ment might be created.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
An Oversight.

Waiter said guest at a hotel, as
he inspected his bill before leaving,
there is one item omitted"
What item, sir?' inquired the wait
"The manager said Good morning,
to me yesterday. and has forgotten to
charge for TILT Bits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
Her Rainy pay.

A patient woman toiled and boarded
for IA years, and then cheerfully spent
all her savings for divorce. This
would seem to be peculiar applica-
ton of the axiom which cautions us to
lay up something for rainy day
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy never
disappoints those who use it for OBJ
stinate coughs, colds and irritations Of
the throat and lungs. It stands unri-
vailed as a. remedy for all throat and
lung diseases. Sold by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
Double Plano Stool

A piano stool that will accommo.
date but one person under ordinary
circumstances, but which contains
leaves which can be spread to hold
two to play duets, has been invented
by Chicagoan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
Topics of the Times

Now that the ice crop is out of the
way of frost the weather might be
modified to advantage.
There was no difficulty in getting
Pinchot outs But the signs point to
trouble just the same.
Will the man who insisted on an old
fashioned winter please stand up so
that people may see which direction to
lrow things?
When other mems money looks like
your own just turn an eye on Morse
and take a look at Walsh.
After all the barkeeper actually
knows more about it than the president
and the final decision rests with him
Des Moines is to have a new hotel
The proprietors mean to make the
others split the state fair swindle, Ell?
whats the matter?" exclaimed Sap
phiar with wifely solicitude. You seem
utterly detected
| Il am. replied Ananias 81 can't help
think of the opportunities I miss by
having been born too soon to go out
and lecture as north pole discoverer."
Washington Star.
! Behind candy counter is a great
/ place to see things" said an observing
young woman who sells sweets IN a
Main street store. THAT man who just
went out used to buy big box of
candy every Wednesday. We know he
was engaged by the way he bought.
know that was when he got married.
Then he came regularly once every
two weeks, but got cheaper candy Now
he comes once in a great while and
takes home the 'old-fashioned, broken
kidn. They're all that way, but take a
little fresh start when they become in
terested in chocolate cigarets."
Johnny-The medicine amt so nasty
as it useter be, mommer. I'm gettin'
used to it.
Mommer-Do you take a Whole
spoonful every hour?
Johnny-No'm. l couldn't find a
spoon, so I'm usin' a fork-Cleveland
Leader
The Mississippi legislature is about
to elect a United States senator, and
in noratorical contest before the DEM
ocratic caucus Each spoke for thirty
minutes. A democratic caucus in Mis-
sissippi is somewhat like a Demarest
contest in Iowa.
Tie democrats Of Kansas nrnnnse K
make much of a banquet to be giver
in Topeka, Feb. %, which Governor
Harmon of Ohio, has been asked te
attend. This conjunction Of probable
candidate for president with Washing.
toms birthday is being engineered by
the democratic state committee, and Il
Is hoped that fully $500 of the faith.
full, representing every county of the
J state, will participate in the banquet tt
be served in the city auditorium, thai
) is capable of seating $500 persons
man, very much intoxicated. wa!
taken to the police station.
why did you not bail him out?" in.
quired a bystander of a friend
Bail him out?" exclaimed the other
1 why, you couldn't pump him OUT
] Chicago Record Herald.
1
= An Oversight.
Waiter" said guest at hotel, a
: he inspected his bill before leaving
y there is one item omitted"
5 What item, sir?' inquired the wait
:, er.
: "The manager said Good morning
3 to me yesterday, and has forgotten t
icharrA for ito--Tft. Bits
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

other corporation senators on the COM
mittee, gave the bill into the charge
of Senator Tillman, the personal enc
my OF President Roosevelt, and dem
ocrat. So far did his opposition go that
he broke all relations with the presi-
dent Of the United States, and be-
came his enemy from that time until
Roosevelt left the White House. These
facts are all remembered by the people,
and it is not remarkable that they look
with suspicion upon any legislation to
which he gives his approval.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
To the Mt. Vernon Record "1t is as
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Mayor Gaynor is charged with hav-
ing forgotten where Tammany is, and
Tammny hasn't seemed to know for
some time-Louisville Courier Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

Doubtless the going-away statement
of Mr.. Morse relieved his mind and it
didn't seem to hurt anything else
Philadelphia Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

Oddly enough. none of the muck -rals-
ing magazines enlightened the public
as to the great burden they are in the
postal service Free Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
coMPELL1NG coUNc1LMEN

Certain members of a town council
persistently absented themselves from
its meeting, rendering the transaction
Of business impossible for want Of a
quorum. The president Of the village
in the capacity Of taxpayer sought q
peremptory writ of mandamus to COM
pei the attendance Of the recalcitrant
officials. In Wilson VS.. Cleveland, 122
Northwestern Reporter 2S4, the Mich
igan Supreme court denied the writ, be-
cause. petitioner had no specific right
involved which all other citizens did
not have. The council might have pro-
vided by ordinance for compelling the
attendance OF its member at Its meet
ings. Altlo respondents had combined
to prevent a quorum, and there appear
ed no justification Of their conduct,
courts. not being created to conduct
municipal affairs. can afford no relief.
The remedy. IL there de- one, de- legis-
lative. not judicial
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
a Friuhtfuj Experiencs

with biliousness. malaria and consti-
patton, is quickly overcome by taking
Dr. Kings New Life Pills. 25c. Me-
Bride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

Congress is disposed to investigate
anything and everything under the sun
except itself-Philadelph Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
lCwA oftkl0N. AND t0Trs.
The vinton Eagle says Senator Cos.
son will be strong candidate.

ut is said, it will be much said in
the days that are coming, that the de-
feat of Smith means the reputation
of Taft. But does it? What's Taft to
do with it?" demands the Iowa Falls
Citizen.
mo one thinks it declaration OF
war when two republicans want the
nomination for the same office in coun-
ty politics. observes the Knoxville
Journal and wonders why 1t is so con-
sidered in certain quarters when a new
man seeks the nomination for congress
against the present incumbent who has
has held the job from ten to twenty
years?"
Commenting on the marketing of a q
year-old SOW for $4450 the Hampton
Chronicle submits that "An ordinary
hog selling as good as mich COW prices
does not look like there is any hard
times confronting any of the Franklin
county farmers just YETI
The Scranton Journal says Canada
carries second class matter for one
half cent pound and has a surplus ir
her postal treasury. President Taft
should have explained what it is thai
makes such wide difference with the
United States and its neighbor Canada
There is practically but one difference
and that is the fact that the people of
this country are held up by the rail-
roads. This government is paying the
railroads about four or five times more
than fair compensation for carrying
the nails
To the Mt. Vernon Record "It is as
tonishing how nearly unanimous the
press Of Iowa is over the ship subsidy
bill Out of seventy-five or more ex-
changes We have found but three or
four attempting to defend the subsidy
1t is one of the biggest pieces of graft
congress has ever ATTEMPTED to put
over on an unsuspecting public. When
ever this nation is developed thorough
ly internally there may be some excuse
for a ship subsidy. But that day has
not arrived and will not arrive within
the life of any living American. In
the meantime we can keep putting our
spare change back into the country
thereby increasing its value.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW.
"A statute provided that saloons
should be closed on Sunday. Permis-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

A man, very much intoxicated. was
taken to the police station.
why did you not bail him out?" in
quired a bystander of friend.
Bail him out?" exclaimed the other,
why, you couldn't pump him OUT
Chicago Record Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10

Now that the ice crop is out of the
way of frost the weather might be
modified to advantage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
De ORC INCREASES
LEAD OVER JEvNE
Billiard Champion Gains Ten
More Points Over
Challenger.

NEW YORK, October .20.-Alfredo de
Orc, the three-cushion carom billiard
champion, will undoubtedly retain his
title In his match against Lloyd Jevne,
the Denverite. which terminates at
poyles Academy this evening. Last
night in the second block De Orc gather
ed his necessary fifty points while Jevne
was making forty. 1t required siXty-five
innings for De Orc to complete his string.
Immediately after the match Referee
Tom Gallagher announced that John DAILY
had challenged the winner of the match.
The match last night witnessed the
best playing thus far Jevne executed
two apparently impossible shots. In fact,
Jevne has made nearly all Of the bril-
liant shots and if he was only favored
with a bit more luck he would surely
give De Orc hard battle for the title
tonight. Jevne has been playing in con-
sistent hard luck ever since the match
started
One shot of Jevne's, in the eleventh in
ming last evening, was voted the best or
the match After having clicked of two
points, Jevne startled the spectators by
making a six-cushion shot. Just when
the ball was about to count it kissed on,
and thus Jevne was deprived of increas-
ing his total. Again. in the twenty-sixth
inning, Jevne made brilliant long angle
reverse shot, but again i'll fortune in
tervened, and the ball kissed when about
to count. Jevne also made a grand
"short ankle draw" shot. f
The score by innings:
De Oro-2 0 O.O1 o 0 o 0 O O o 8
0 OOOOO14 2 90 3 OO11 1912
O = o o O . o O 0 o . 3.
Total-5o. Total. two nights play-1oo.
Jevne-0 o 81 900 90 O1O112 zoo
1 0 o O 1 o O o y . o
0 0 90 OO 90 2 o 90 1. Total
40. Total, two nights play-77.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
MISS CAMPBELL DEFEATED.
Holder of American Golf Title
Loses to Miss Harriet S. Curtis.

BOSTON, Mass, October 20-Miss Har-
riet S. Curtis Of the Brookline Country
Club. former national champion, won
well earned victory on her home green
yesterday in the invitation tournament of
the Womens Golf Association Of Boston
over Miss Dorothy Campbell Of Hamil-
ton. Ont, who won the American title
at Chicago last week for the second time
Miss Campbell succumbed on the seven
teenth green, which Miss Curtis reached
on her second shot. winning by up and
to play. A few minutes later Miss
Margaret Curtis, a sister, and also a for
mer champion, came in with a score of
up and . to play over Miss F. o. G.
Rhepoe of the Royal Golf Club of Mon
treal. Miss Phepoe has been a Canadian
champion. The Curtis sisters will meet
in the finals today. In the second flight
Mrs. G. w. Roope of Braeburn defeated
Miss Myra Helmer of Chicago, 3 up and
L to play, and Miss E. c. Nesbit of To-
ronto defeated Miss F. c. Griscom of
Philadelphia, up and 1 to play.