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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
IT MIGHT CLEAR THINGS.
Mount, Pleasant News.

Mount, Pleasant News.l
We do not believe that President
Taft and the republicans of the state
Of Iowa can afford to mix up regular
stand UP and knock down fight this
summer. There certainly must he some
middle ground upon which all republic
cans can stand. A very great number
of republicans differ with Taft on the
tariff, hut they agree with him on other
things; great many differ with Cum
Minis on ship subsidies and agree with
him on many other things, and so on
thru the entire program of republican
policies. To try and make up party
of men who agree unanimously on
everything is ridiculous. Even repub-
licans must differ on many policies. To
the News it appears that the impend-
ing struggle is something that should
be avoided. We may be wrong. Per-
haps good fight would have the same
effect as the thunder storm after a hot,
sultry day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
.Maryland's Public Utilities.

SuA2.J
Tho long step In the right direction
has been taken by the house Of dele
gates in restoring to Baltimore the
right Of self government with regard
to the only rebellious corporation in its
territory, the general question OF the
regulation of public service corpora
tons in Maryland is still open. That
such is the case is certainly not the
fault of the people of the state, for
there appeared good while ago de-
cided public demand for an efficient
public utilities commission. Both par
ties, in their platforms, recognized that
demand and promised to satisfy 1t. But
the legislature has not made haste to
carry out the promise thus given to
the people, and there now appears some
likelihood that. if it is not recalled at
once, it will be ignored altogether in
the tumultuous last days Of the ses-
sion.
But there is yet time, we believe. to
pass law which shall fully safeguard
the public and yet put no unfair burden
upon the corporations. No one wants
to deprive the latter of their just rights,
to confiscate their property, and fran
chises, nor to lay them open to petty
tyranny. There is here no, hint Of a
populistic, socialistic holy war upon
corporations in general All the public
asks is that those corporations with
which 1T must deal, whether 1t wants
to or not, be required by law to treat
it fairly, to give It something for it's
money. to maintain modern equip
ment and render efficient service.
| The experience OF every American
state has proved that the unregulated
public service corporation, in times OF
prosperity. is almost certain to become
defiant and oSSiio10::o:.s. Dishonest :::e!.,
skilled in the chicanery of the stock
market, get control Of such corpora
| tions-robbing the small stockholders
whose cause they atterward champion
| so tearfully-and turn them into vast
machines for plundering the public.
Men of that sort are the chief corrupt
ers of our city governments; they make
constant attempts to pollute our legis-
latures. The best way to prevent this
and to protect both corporations and
the public has been found to be thru
the medium Of public service commits
sions. /
New York and other states have
adopted that plan, and with great sue
cess. If it were not for the public SER
vice commission, the street railways Of
Manhattan would actually govern the
city, AS it is. the commission stands
between the people on the one hand
and the corporations on the other.
Good corporations have nothing to fear
from It. , Bad ones quickly come be-
meath its control.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
Screening. For Good SEED.

One of the commonest and most OBJ
jectionable forms of adulteration is the
use of low-grade screenings. consist
ing chiefly of miscellaneous weed seeds.
In many instances such authorizations
have been purchased In foreign coun-
tries. The statement, often made, that
low grade weedy screenings are I'M
ported for the purpose Of recleaning
before being marketed Is without foun-
dation, because the quantity Of good
seed to be secured would cost the deal
err more, usually very much more, than
the same quantity Of good seed pro-
duced in this country. Such low-grade
seed. therefore, is unquestionably Inn
ported exclusively for use in either
competition with or as an adulterant OF
higher grade seed.-Drovers' Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
The Strawpile

cattle. 1t can also be used to advant-
age in the fattening of beef cattle, es-
pecially calves and yearlings.
In the use Of silage by the inexperi-
enced there is a tendency to attempt
to use too much Of 1t. The best results
follow it's use when it is supplemented
with other feeds In It's use in fatten-
ing, cotton seed meal and oilmeal are
good feeds to use in connection with It.
There is considerable difference Of
opinion concerning the value Of silage
in the feeding Of horses and sheep.
some insisting that it Is a very valu-,
able aid in the economical feeding Of
horses and sheep, while others hold
that it is not only not advantageous
but positively injurious. The Illinois
experiment station has never experi-
nented in the use Of silage in the feed
ing of horses. 1t has, however, con-
Quoted some experiments in the feed
ing of silage to fattening lambs and
very satisfactory results have followed
such use. A bulletin will be issued
from this station within the next few
months which will give the results OF
this sheep-feeding experiment. be-
lieve that in the majority Of instances
where silage has proved injurious to
horses and sheep that the silage has
not been of good quality. Spoiled or
moldy siIage will, Of course. injure any
animal and particularly the horse
Concerning the building Of silos, I
would say that at the Illinois expert
ment station we have two types OF silos
what Is known as the Gurler type and
the stave silo. We prefer the Gurler
type, altho 1t is more difficult and COM
plicated to erect. The cement and solid
concrete wall silos are gaining favor
altho more expensive than the other
types referred to. and are undoubtedly
the most permanent and satisfactory
form where the builder wishes to go to
the expense necessary and secures
good job in their construction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
NOT DESIRABLE CITIZENS.
Shenandoah Sentinel-Post.l


1t might seem good thing for
little town to have a millionaire citizen,
but Tarkio, Mo-, rather disapproves OF
the proposition. Dave Rankin owns
practically all the land around Tarkio.
These lands are cultivated by tenants
or bosses, the laborers being largely
single men and transients. HON es,
such as grow up in communities where
farms are small and owned by the men
who work them, are few and scattered,
and without these thrifty county
homes any town will go dead. And
this is what is happening to Tarkio,
town that started out with high ann
billions and fattering prospects. The
town has fine college and this is all
that saves II from dry rot. Once there
were three good newspapers there but
now one can scarcely live. A printing
office is moving away this week. But
Rankin is 81 and will soon pass. Yes.
but he has made a will by which his
$4,0OO,OO estate is to be prepetuated
as 1t is, by Incorporation. 1t can not
be divided or dissolved into small hold
ings, but is to go on for thirty five
years as q body corporate, with pres
ident, secretary and board Of directors.
No, we don't want millionaire Land
owners in this country. A good agri-
cultural community and q good town
go hand in taad--ess sc essen4ial TO
growth and prosperity as the other.
Yet, personally, Dave Rankin Is .
fine example Of a successful man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
Corn Cob. Loosen Soil.

Corn cobs contain some actual fer
tilizing elements. but their highest
value Is in making heavy soils loose
and porus for the admission of air,
promoting chemical action in the soil
and the growth and working of soil
bacteria.
Used with stable manure and COM
mercial fertilizers, they absorb and
hold their richness and give them out
gradually as the growing crops re-
quire They in no way interfere with
blowing or cultivation, and they soon
decay to form humus. the soul Of soil.
Farm Life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
orchardinq a Lottery.

If any crop production is a lottery 1t
is certainly commercial orcharding.
One year the yield may be equal to a
gold mine for the owner of an apple
orchard and perhaps the next two
years will yield him nothing above ex-
penses. Every farm should have an
orchard large enough to provide fruit
for home use but beyond this let the
orchard be large enough to attract
apple pickers to the farm or let COM
mercial orcharding alone. In other
words, a man should either make fruit
raising the main thing on his. farm. so
it pays him to give it his whole time
and attention, or he should raise fruit
only for home use.-Maif and Breeze.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
Foolish Farmer BOYS.

An incident came to our knowledge
the other day that is worth thinking
about. A thrifty old German farmer
in the northern part of this county
twelve years ago had two boys. The
eldest took a great dislike to farming.
He was bound to go to the city. Great
fortunes were to be made there. He
sneered at his old father and his slow
ways. So he went to Chicago. The
younger boy stayed on the farm. He
had an inquiring turn of mind and he
read all the good papers and books on
farming he could get and spent one
winter at the short course in Madison.
Today he is the owner Of a farm, so
our informant told us, worth SIS, 900.
The older brother is a street car driver
in Chicago and expecting to make O
fortune the same as ever. There are
thousands like him, too. - Hoard's
Dairymen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17

Good health Is impossible when there
is any arrangement OF the digestive or
gans. Foley's Orino Laxative is, nat
ural remedy for stomach. liver and
bowel troubles &c alus olBestiUn, sum-
ulates the liver, and cures habitual
constipation. Mcbride q Will Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17

KING SOLOMON COUNCIL, R. ~ g,
M.-stated assembly Monday. March.
II, 1880 p. m.
A. D. Meeker. T. / n.
]. T. Forbes, Rec.
ST. ALDEMAR COMMANDERY No.
80, X. T-Stated conclave Tuesday ey-
ening, March %, 1910. at 1880 sharp.
Sir knights be present il possible.
F. M. Wilbur, s.. n.
Fred Wallace, M. D.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81, q. y.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday evens3
ing, March 16, at 1890.
Mrs. George Downing, ". y.
Edna c. Fularron, Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
Range Ewes on Corn Belt Farms.


Down in Ohio a young chap who had
succeeded suddenly to the mana cement
OF a farm bethought him that he would
buy band of old range ewes early in
december to eat up a big straw stack
and a pile of rubbishy hay. He paid
price for the ancient nannies that
sounds ridiculously small today, and
got them home, footsore, weary and
Woebegone. He was surprised that they
falled to thrive on the straw and trashy
nay Some got so poor that they died
OF starvation. Nothing apparently was
wrong with them-they just "gin out"
hike the calf in David Harum's story
Then he called in council a sheepman
well known to every one who reads
this.
Examination proved that hardly one
of the grannies has teeth enough to eat
anything tougher than porridge, so a
diet Of bran and ground corn and
crushed damaged wheat and other
cheap grains was substituted, some
clover hay was bought and run thru
the cutting box, and the death rate
dropped away to nothing then and
there. Along in the middle of Febru-
AIRY the unexpected bleat Of newborn
lamb apprised this tyro owner that he
was in the sheep breeding business.
A C. d. @. call for help brought the
expert again to the farm. Quarters
for the lambing ewes were fixed up,
suitable grain rations, even at the
present top-lofty prices, purchased and
the sheep cared for intelligently. Now
the lambs are coming right along
thriving apace. and the prospects are
that the venture conceived in error,
really, Numbered into blindfold, will
turn out amazingly profitable. "A Chi
cago market paper says: Joe Wing
says that old in-lamb ewes bought off
this range in the fall, and we'll wintered
in the corn belt, will, with their lambs
make any one pot of money"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
siIaee For Feeding Livestock.

II want little advice on silage feed
ing for beef cattle and also for horses,
mules and sheep. Please give me your
method for building the silo."
Replying to the above Professor Her
bert Mumford says: Corn silage has
proved to be valuable in the feeding Of
beef cattle, particularly so in the win
tering Of breeding stock and stock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
THE LODGES.

= MASONIC NOTICES.
@Visitors always welcome.
VNHall over 105-107 West Main.
MARSHALL LODGE, 1os. A. F. &
A. M.-Regular communication March
1S, at 1880 p. m.
r. w. Chamberlain, W. M.
H. s. Lawrence, Secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER No. 80, r. A. M.
Stated convocation Monday, March
81, 1880.
George H. Boggie. 3. H. p.
l. s. Willard, Secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
THE GARDEN HABIT.

THE GARDEN HABIT.
rCedar Rapids Republican,
"A home without a garden, or two
gardens, is home that is lacking in
something. The very children will
grow up Indifferent in a home that is
SO Indifferent as to have nothing Hv
ing or growing about It, except some
i'll kept grasses and weeds. The gard
.entng habit ds a good one to instil in
the children "A boy or girl who is
taught to take an interest in plants and
in flowers is boy or girl that has been
we'll started in life. The educational
benefits of the garden can not be ex-
aggerated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
A shinIno Example,

It Is not yourself only you viii serve
by the formation Of hopeful views and
habits; you will be q perpetual cor.
dial and tonic to all those with whom
vo,,r lot IL cast.-Disr4ell,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
JUDGMENT?
Isioux City Tribune.l

[Sioux City Tribune.1
When a president dismisses an am
bassador because the latter. when Sec
cretary of legation. years ago, gave the
president, then a young man on his
bridal tour, what the latter regarded
as slight, altho since the secretary
has risen by sheer merit to first posi-
ton in our foreign service, is it not
prostftuting public Office to crafty per-
sonal feelings?
When a president refuses permission
to a lawyer to practice before the land
office of the interior department. not
for lack of ability, not for moral tur-
pitude. but because the lawyer had, as
a member Of the forestry bureau force,
given out facts important in preserving
for the public its resources, which facts
contravened conclusion the president
ial mind had reached on Inadequate
information, is that not prostir'ting
public office to personal feelings?
And is such conduct commendable in
a president of the United States?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The vinton Eagle wonders whether
1t is necessary to nag the farmers
continually about their seed corn. Corn
is the principal farm product and one
would think it would be the first
thought that would enter the farmers
mind to see that his seed corn is in
spected and that he would be sure it
was all right before he put it in the
ground"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17

"The Iowa senators conferred on the
Iowa situation, and the public state
ment as to the result of the confer
ence was given out by the junior sem
ator," complains the Sioux City Jour-
nal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
RIGGS RECEIVES A CHRONIC.

Boone NeWS-RepuDl1canJ
1t is related that State Superintend-
emit Riggs while on train enroute to
Sioux City, soundly walloped a drunken
traveller, who passed away the time
staggering thru the car and knocking
off the mems hats
There. is a law that makes train
crews police officers as far as their
trains are concerned. but it seems to
have little effect The insulting and
drunken pranks Of men riding trains in
Iowa is becoming intolerable. The Cos
son law will have to be made applicable
to train crews or special police pro-
vided before safe riding can be guar
anteed. Wild west performances are
common occurrences on the trains,
where the toughs seem to believe they
have special right to insult the people
without molestation. When Superin-
tendent Riggs retires from his present
incurnbency he ought to have no diff
ficulty in getting the Job Of chief OF a
state constabulary to regulate DRINKS
and preserve the peace on railroad
trains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17

WAS there ever before a March just
like this has been. so far?" asks the
Cedar Rapids Republican. 1--WE are in
the middle of the month and so far we
have had nothing but sunshine, sum
shine that can be compared only with
the finest Iowa weather in the month
of October"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
Iona Newspapers
WANTS THE HoRRm DBNAm1s.

[Odebolt Chronicle.1
A detailed description Of the wounds
inflicted on Jere #. Lillis by John II.
Cudahy would be what Horace Greeley
called mighty interesting reading"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
THE HUNTERS LICENSE FUND.
TCedar Rapids Republican,

ICedar Rapids Republican,
George A. Lincoln. the fish and
game warden, does not think very
much Of what are called game pre-
serves, that is state farms on which
game birds are bred and scattered
over the state He thinks better OF let
ting few farmers in each county
have the contract for propagating GER
tain birds, such as pheasants. From
such farms they will find their way to
the fields and groves of the state. The
idea presented by Mr. Lincoln seems
entirely feasible. The question of game
preserves has arisen out of the hunt
ers' license fund which now amounts
to nearly 100000. What to do with
this money has occupied the peoples
minds for some time.
Mr. Lincoln thinks that it will be
entirely proper to use some of the
money for propagating fish in the riv-
ers and lakes of the state since most
men who hunt are also fishermen.
That is, the men who contribute that
money would not be misrepresented
If some of the money were used for the
propagation of fish. Mr.. Lincoln's
views are entirely right on this ques-
ton The main thing is to have the
moneys which the hunters have been
compelled to contribute used for pur-
poses that will be of some benefit to
the men who have participated in
those contributions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17

"The citizens of Iowa have no need
to apologize for the Hawkeye state"
says the Oelwein Register. "but some
times they feel a little ashamed Of
some of the pessimistic 1owans who are
forever talking about the disadvant-
ages Of the state and the superior
prospects of the far west and the
Canadas. 1t is observed that those who
stay in Iowa usually get enough to eat
and manage to do a fair, medium av-
erage of job in laying by something
for the proverbial rainy day"
"Dolliver' and Cummins merely de-
livered Iowa's message and Iowa is
not likely to deny the interview" says
the Rockwell Phonograph.
The Iowa Falls Citizens offers the
warning that If the progressive ele-
ment in the republican party in Iowa
controls the state convention this year,
ttey will have to wake up. The chances
are against them in some ways. If they
are to succeed 1t will be necessary to
go into the voting precincts Of prac-
tically every county and look after the
selection of delegates to the various
county conventions. This is practical
politics and theoretical politics is at
a disadvantage in such a contest"
The Des Moines Tribune says:
iowa must approach road making
just as It approached drainage. When
the drainage law was passed it was
not half way measure. It put tax
frequently reaching $50 an acre for
drainage. We shall never get any
where with roads by puttering around.
There is just one way to have good
roads and that is to make them and
pay for them"
"The willy Aldrich evidently is
scheming to overcome the opposition Of
insurgent republicans with the votes
of Bailey depocrats," says the Du-
buque Telegraph (denl.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
SMITH DOING
|. HARD WORK AT
|. TRAININGCAMp

Frankie Smith is the only one
doing ony hard work about Joe
Bates's place on the Amboy- -Metu-
chen road, near Fords. these days
He is putting in some strenuous
hours getting in coAdition to hand
something to Kid Sullivan next
Monday night, when they meet In
New York. Smith is doing consid-
erable road work and trains in the
gymnasium in Bates's dancing pa
vilion, which was formerly used by
Tommy Murphy.
Frisco frankie Burns has left for
his home city in California, after
having cleaned up few in the
East. He was well liked about the
Fords training camp and wherever
he boxed.
There is some talk Of McGovern
and Keyes coming to Fords to train.
IL they do there will be consider
ably more activity among fight fans
hereabouts than there has been since
Murphy's first stay there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
EVENING NEWS SPORTING PAGE
RACE
FOR DORIES
ON SATURDAY

Everything is In readiness for the
opening dory race of the Raritan
Bay Dory Association series, to be
held in Raritan bay Saturday after
noon. As told, the event was post
poned last Saturday on account of
the storm. Since that time more
elaborate arrangements have been
made and better contest than ever
is looked for
Six dories.. one from each OF the
waterway clubs entered In the asso-
citation, are scheduled to participate.
Shortly before. 3 o'clock the vessels
will line up near the buoy at the
Raritan Yacht Clubs headquarters.
They will start from there and race
twice over triangular course to
South Amboy to the Great Beds light
and return to the starting line.
There are numerous rules governing
the races and they must be obeyed
to the letter or else the offending
vessel will be given foul, disquali-
fed or no race may be declared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-23
LEE HELPED HIM.
The Old Soldier That Asked For and
Received Assistancs.

The Old Soldier That Asked For and
Received Assistanes.
General Robert Il. Lee was sitting
on the veranda OF his Lexington home
one afternoon engaged In conversation
with some friends when a man, fill
clothed and covered with dust. appear
ed at the gate and timidly beckoned to
the general.
Apoiogizing to his friends, Lee rose
at once and went to the gate. Very
soon his purse appeared, and he was
seen to give the man some money.
His friends, knowing the extent Of
his charity in any case Of suffering.
real or apparent, looked on with some
iRipatience, for they knew how slender
his means were then and how many
calls OF the same kind came to him.
General, who was thatY' one OF
them ventured when he had returned
to his place.
"One OF our boys in trouble" was
the half smiling answer, for the gen.
eral knew the remonstrance which his
friend was longing to make.
what regiment and company did he
belong to?" persisted the friend, anx-
ious, II possible, to unearth the sus-
pected fraud
"Oh. he--he fought ON the other
side." was General Lees calm answer.