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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
FROM THORNE'S HOME PAPER.
Twa s1,i,otor County prass1

| washington County PTeSSJ
Clifford Thorne is in Chicago. where
he is representing the Corr Belt Meat
Producers Association of Iowa at a
meeting OF the Interstate Commerce
Com mission, at a hearing Of the rail-
roads which traverse that portion OF
the country between Chicago and the
the Missouri river. The railroads are
asking for an increase II the freight
rates and this hearing is for the pur-
pose Of placing before the commission
the railroads side of the matter as we'll
as the shippers and receivers Clifford
Thorne. as attorney for the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association of Iowa,
is representing that organization at
the hearing He also is representing
several manufacturers organizations.
Almost every industry, of great pro-
portions, in the middle west is repre-
scented at this hearing. The Chicago
papers are giving column after column
on their front pages concerning the
affair and state that it is the most i'm
portant hearing of its kind ever held
in America. Clifford is getting right in
the thick of the fray and is today one
of the big men of the country. when it
comes to railroad rate matters. He
has made this his sole ambition for
number of years and is now earning
his just reward for the energy expend-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

Seventy three per cent of the rail
road conductors own their own homes,
says the official report This goes to
show that our childish ambitions We're
not so ill-founded after all.-San An
tonic Express.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
Virtue.

Virtue BY itself IL not strong
enough. or anything like It. It must
have strength added to It ana the "A.
termination to use that streaSth.-
Theodore Roosevelt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
The Dubuque Times journal saws

The Dubuque Times Journal says
We are heartily glad that Mr. Aldrich
intends 70 retire from the senate. When
he goes and his wickedness has ceased
20 menace Ine nations safety it may
De possible to induce the people Of
Iowa 70 mind their own particular bus
mess, which is the correction Of their
own unjust revenue laws"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
Cut II, 90 to Speak.

II you have got anything on your
mind that is troubling you get II on,
even though It requires tie aasist
ance Of . barber.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT.

An air of resignation would be be-
coming TO Richard Archilles Ballinger
Louisville Courier Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

Sometimes a boy can become so de-
voted to his mother he is willing to
help her few minutes with the house
work.-Dallas News i.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

An egotist IS man who thinks
himself as smart as the mourners at
his funeral Will say he is says the
Ia ma News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

1t remains to be seen whether Mr..
Roosevelt has with him application
blanks for the mem ers of the Ananias
Club.-Washington Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

Has The charter for the iowa Taft
Club expired ?" inquiries the Webster
City Herald. Hon Frank D Jackson
is keeping very quiet these days"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

The $4,000 launch bought few
months ago for use during the Taftian
summer cruise is now sent to the junk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

For acrobatic stunts some of the
standpatters are great performers.
They can take a progressive statement
by President Taft or ex-Presidenr
Roosevelt ard declare Il voices their
own sentiment 10 T. says the Cedar
Rapids Gazette
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

Voting rights in the streets IS SER
ious business and Il should be done
only, On the fullest information and the
fraas- discussion" SAYS the Cedar Rap
ids Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

"Don'c pray 100 ferventiy for cool
weather advises the Burlington
Hawkeye. 1T Will require bit Of
warm weather 10 put The corn crop out
Of danger"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

Discussing President Tafts letter to
Chairman Mckinley. the Nevada Pep
resentative says: THE president makes
i very plain that ne is exceedingly
anxious that the next house O. repre-
sen-atives have a republican majority,
and Of this anxiety there Will ard can
be no question: but IL is not al all easy
10 discern how the president has con-
trtbuted TO that end in the preparation
Of mis- letter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

CAS- insurgent documents the Indiana
platform is the weakest and the Kan
sas product the Strongest says the
Sioux City Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03

Entered al the postoffice a MARSHALL
town as second class mail matter.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
The Death of the Tashi Lama.

A TaShi Lama. when he feels the
approach of death. must, in accord.
ance with the directions of the holy
law, remain in 4 sitting position. with
his legs tucked under him and his
hands palms upwards in his lap. for"
,says DR.. Sven Hedin in Trans
Himalaya: Macmillan) he must die
in the same attitude as the meditat-
ing Buddha. His last moments are
Soothed by number of monks. who
surround him on all sides. fill the air
with the murmur of their prayers,
and continually PROSTATE themselves
with their hands and foreheads
on the ground. paying divine
horrors to him and his departing
spirit When he has lost conscious
ness. has no longer any contro! over
his body, and becomes limp. he is
held up. and when life has flown he is
so placed that he grows rigid in the
orthodox position. The corpse is
clothed priestly vestmcnts &.
and is placed as quickly as possible.
still in 81 sitting fashion. in metal
vessel. ahich is filled with salt and
hermetically sealed
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

found that her feet We're like the small
of Abraham's back and had lost thei.
temper and would never become warm
again. They We're like sealed cold
Storac" vault and would remain cold
as long as they were feet. At present
looks a. if Clorilla and Abraham were
to be forever separated. and Uncle
AShdCd Cloots says it is one of the
most striking warnings against Girt.
ing he has ever seen. Tor if Gorilla had
not tried To draw philliDuS on she
would. by this time. have had a good
husband with an ice cold back TO place
her ice cold feet against But old
Minch SCOTS at this. He says that
from what he knows of DOoSenbury
feet no one with feet of that kind
would ever marry Il man she could
not annoy with them. The majority of
the RetZviile voters agree with him.
CopyriShi. 1879. by W. G. Chapman
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
NLeA-~6Na<G~
An Inyidious Inquiry.

1t is related of the president of a
famous college that at one time he al.
lowed his wife to persuade him of the
USE: Sness of fire insurance on house.
hold IDS. and he allowed his policy
TO lap But better judgment assert.
ing itsel' "a finally renewed his insur.
ance. Thu ne day a fire in his wife's
rooms desi Cd some of her dresses,
which tbs professor enjoyed as a good
joke.
In due time the president of the in
surance company wrote President
Blank this letter:
Dear Mr.. Blank: We inclose check
FOR $500. paying your fire claim under
our policy B6001.
Il note in passing upon these papers
that the policy went into effect at
noon. December 10. and the fire did no,
occur until ; p. IN. Why the delayo--
Circle Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
TACK THIS UP

Prescription That Breaks Up the Worst
Cold in Day.
Every winter this prescription is pub
lished here and thousands have been
benefited by it. Get two ounces of
Glycerine and half an ounce of Con-
centrated Pine compound. Then get
half pint of good whiskey and put
the other two Ingredients into it. Take
a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful of this
mixture after each meal and ut bed
time. Shake the bottle well each time"
But be sure 10 get only the genuine
Concentrated Pine. Each half ounce
bottle comes in tin screw-top case.
Any druggist has it on hand or will
quickly get it from the wholesale
house. Many other pine extracts are
impure and cause nausea.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
BETZVH1E TALES
Gorilla Minch and Her Lovers.
NBy Ellis par1rer B1HeE0
W. Author of Pigs is Pigs ETC. W.
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER, NEWELL

Clorilla Minch was Z most attractive
siri III many ways, and quite belle
II BetZvillc, and she would have been
married long ago if her father had had
sense enough to keep still about Clio
r!lla's feet, but as soon as Clorilla
you'd get a lover well primed for the
marriage ceremony old Minch would
take him aside and explain about the
DOosenbury feet. He said he had Suf-
Tered all his life by the Doosenbury
feet, and he wasn't going to have an
other human man step up against
those feet unwarned. Clorilla's mother
had been a Doosenbury, and Clorilla
!nherited the feet along that line.
Old Minch would say: Now. for
iorty year l have had Maria's feet
against the small of my back every
aight, and every night her feet were
like ice. and if hadn't been a martyr
By nature, and meek and mild, never
would I have stood it, And look at
ne now. My back bone is frOZe solid
and l can't bend in the middle Doc
Weaver says it's no use trying to thaw
Il out for Maria freezes it up again
every night. And Clorilla has her
mas feet. only colder" Then he
would call attention to Clorilla's feet.
which Were actually so cold that frost
gathered on the outside of her shoes
IA the hottest August weather In
coo! weather they We're ten times cold
or. Generally this frightened the lover
away, but not always.
Abraham Wangle was one it didn't
.righten away. and Phillipus Googe
vas another. and it looked as if they
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
The Authors Dream.
All. here's our mornings mail.

An. mere our morning mali.
Such a bunch of nice, fat letters
and all from publishers, too. Let's
see. now. where shall We begin? This
one from Nibblers Magazine will do
to start with:
Dear Sir" it says, we beg to sub
NIT herewith for your possible accept.
:aEce 4 check for $500 1t is drawn. as
You see. to ourselves, but We have in.
dorscd it on the back. Stamps are
inclosed for its return If unavailable -
Send il back. Nothing written on
both sides of the paper can be consid-
cred. When will these people learn
how to do things? Now the next one:
Somebody's Magazine writes: We
take pleasure in inclosing a draft for
$1,000 and hope you may find it
worthy of acceptance. We should feel
gratified. indeed. to see any of our
money used by you. Stamps inclosed
FOX return if unavailable"
Hum. Write TO them to cut it down
to Sl@ and give us the book and dra-
matte rights and we will make them a
proposition.
Here's hcavy-set letter. Is it not.
though? From the Friday Morning
Post. Ell" What do they send?
We inclose $50 bank note for
your consideration. Perhaps YOU can
make use of it as miscellany If not.
please return in incloSed envelope
This is from Bankers Monthly, and
they beg to inciose a check for $3.50.
and two $50 notes. also four 50-cen:
pieces. and trust they may be avail
able for some of your many inter
osting departments"
Preey fair. aren't they? Shall We
keep them? No. hardly. The public
Is tired OF 50-cent pieces. and the 9TH
ers are reminiscent of former contri
buttons from the same people Write
that they do not meet any present
need of ours.
What's this foreign package? From
London? The Pell Nell Magazine,
So? They say: We send herewith
two Bank OF England notes. and
hope"
Can't take them. People don't care
a rap for any foreign stuff any more.
and
Br-r-r-rrr-rr! Clang, Confound
that alarm clock.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

bic with fear. and she told Abraham
Wangle that she could never marry
man with an icy back. and poor Alb.
raham had 10 start in again, training
his back to like heat. He gradually
reduced the quantity and coldness Of
his ice pack, and then began wearing
small oil stove on the small of his
back. and in few months he could
lie right down with his back on a hot
stove and never know it. 1t was just
then that Phillipus Googe forever de.
prived himself Of all hopes of Gorilla
by sending her a much larger fireless
heater Cloriila said this was an in
suit. and that she would never use q
fireless cooker again. and to show her
hatred of Phillipus she discontinued
useing the cooker and began resting
her feet for hours at a time on cake
of ice. So Abraham Wangle had to
start IN once more icing his back
Abraham iced his back and iced II,
md then he began to be frightened.
or it would not grow cold. 1t re-
lained hot He went to see Doc
Weaver about it. and Doc told him
plainly that the sudden change from
hot to cold and back to hot again had
taken the temper out of the small of
his back, and had rendered it imper-
viOuS to influences of temperature,
and that it was like a fireless cooker
now. and would remain hot as long
as it remained at all. So Abraham
spoke TO ClOrilla, and she did what
was right and began to heat up her
feet again. But when she tried it she
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
So Every Day CoIa Would in
Cooker andP in It.

hnuid stick il ont and have a tight
did Minch that he guessed he could
stand - small thing like a pair of cold
Get 50 Ions as he had had fair no.
ice. ana he went to work Immediately
Getting into training. Every night
when he retired he took a 50-pound
cake of ice and Strapped it to the
small Of his lack hoping thus to grad
ally hecomC acclimatCd 10 the tenn
-"ratUre that Cl0rilla'S feet would be
At first the i-e gave him ShvCrS, but
IN q month o. two he had become so
-,Spd Ia the C.oidneSS Of il that he did
rIot feel il at all. and he began com
thinning that The BetZyille Ice Com
oany'S ice was poor ice. At the end
o.! the third month he sent up north
"A. his ice so as to get a colder quail
-. and each month after that he would
send further north for his ice In a
short time the small of his back be-
-ame So used TO cold ice that il suffer
ii with the heat when il had no ice
On il. and ne had to go around all day
with ice on his back. Ii melted and
an down into his shoes. and Abraham
Wanglc going along Main street sound
al like COW in a Slushy lane
i!ut phillipus GoCge went about il
another wav. On Ciorilla'S birthday
- gave her a fireleSS cooker. Phil
"pus hoped that if Clorilla cooked her
- 10 f,rafnSS 10,
,.a would gradually cook the cold out
+ them. for 4 tirelesS cooker needs
10 fire. but keeps on cooking anything
riat is put in il until il IS taken out
s-ain So every day Clorilla would
cook up bran mash and put in the
,..,oker very hot, and put her feet in
il NJ first the mash had a habit of
:; ming into solid chunk of iced
IN immediately npOn coming in con-
ras- with her feet. and then her par
.nJS would have 10 chip off the icy
mass with an ice pick. bit gradually
he: fec began 10 warm up. and they
rev werner and warmer as the
weeks vent By, until Cloriila could not
.e, the .,-an mash hot enough TO feel
comfortable. Even when il was boil
ING npi Clorilia complained that it.
eli chilly 10 her feet, and her feet
'y,,c :nl:. SO permanently warm that
when .:le pitt on her shoes they
,..t,-chC.. tna leather. and she had to
ga-- :~c>iai shoes made, lined with
.-p-s;a-
81 ,,la, time the rery thought OF !
I'D against her feet made her trem- |
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
The kppetites of Kinas.

The king of Spain makes up for his
daily expenditure of activity by ire
mendouS appetite. | have observed.
for that matter. that the majority of
scvereigns are valiant trenchermen.
Every morning of his life Alfonso Kill
has a good rump steak and potatoes
for his first breakfast. often preceded
by eggs and sometimes followed by
salad and fruit.-From Recollections
of N. Paoli in McClure'S.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
In New York Factories,

The salaries OF the 65.26l officers
and clerks of the 20.939 factories OF
New York city amount to s13.0l1.656
every year The number OF wage earn
eTS in these factories is greater than
the population of many large cities.
The pay OF the wage carriers is nearly
$25o. CSC, 00o annually.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
Damage Done by Smoke.

Herbert NJ. Wilson, of the United
States geological survey, places the
annual damage and waste by smoke
in the United States at 100000. 900
in the large cities alone. or about SC
to each man. woman and child of the
population.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
He Had No Objection.

'sS ssoS wv SSJSSSS's
We've want you to marry us"
said the blushinS young man, indica-
ting young woman with dOwncast
eyes and smiling face who stood step
behind him.
Come in," said the minister. and he
endeavOred to ease their embarrass-
ment for a moment; but he soon de-
cided that 1t was useless to try.
will you be married with rins?"
he inquired.
The young man turned helpless
gaze on his companion. and then
looked at the minister.
If you've got one to spare and 1t
can come out o the two dollars,
guess she'd like it," he said at last
National Food Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

Nothing finer can be found in wo-
ren than that kindness of hear. and
>wee: sympathy which finds expires
sion in works Of Charity.-The Gentle
Homan
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

How softly do the flakes come through
the air
And dance as blossom petals here and
there,
As silently. as aimlessly. each goes
Wait just a minute till warm my nose.)
The meadowland is billowed with the
drifts
Save where some sturdy tree its branches
lifts
And losses back the tumbled snowy
foam
Great Scott, It's half a mile from here
to honey
Now see the wanton gusts that play and
prank
And fling the spinning flakes against yon
bank
Which. worried its mighty bulk up
rcarS-
u'll have TO pause again to warm my
carSy
And now as though in some wild form OF
dance
The hakes in wild abandon CLINT and
glance
As fliries leaving neither trace nor
Ooh: Half bushci went right down my
Then silence comes and SO the storm
goes by
With wailing echoes fading down the
sky,
And oh. the wondrous magic Of the
SHOWS
(And oh. 1 know I've frozen all my
toeS.)
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
This Will Interest Mothers

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
cure Feverishness, Headache, Bad Stomach,
TeethinS Disorders. Regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. They break up colds in "a
hours. Pleasant to take. and harmless as milk
They never fail. At all Druggists, sc. sample
mailed FREE. Address, Allen .. Olmstsd,
lie Roy, NY.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
Neglected.

That child gets everything Il
wants."
And still it never gets what 1t real.
~ needs
You surprise me-"
II needs a spanking"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

Many mans good reputation is
due to what isn't found out about
him.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

There are limitations don't hc fooled.
| Ask for Lewis Single Binder cigar for .5c.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

Answer me quick. what help. what
hand, do you stretch DER distinctions
brink?-Erowning.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

Many man has kicked himself out
If 4 good lob
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
PILES CUEED IN 6Io naxs

SALO CiNTNESriS Euarar-eci io Cur. ary case
OF Itching. Hind. Iced ng or Pr,rrua ms y, - IN
SO u day or Ecscy refunded. s0c
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
5 Your Eye Use Pet.it's Eye saIve,

TO: inflammation. stys. itching lids. eve
aches. defects Of vision end sensitivity to
strong lights. All druggists or Howard
Bros, Buffalo. \. Y.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
Marrvino for None,

Marrying for Money.
"Her father doesn't approve of my
suit"
you ought to show him one with a
larger check in it,
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

ALIENS LUNG: BALSAM
has 0een used successfully yea SEATED
coughs. colds and brs,nrhi;iS. Every hsdy should
know about 10. II ~ simple safe mi SUR.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
URINARY SYMPTOMS

Di:coi1red cloudy urine Urine that contains scdi
ment- CCIne that stains tie linen Painful passages
Blood or shreds IN the urine lie, bo,rlefui of The
morning urine stand for II hours. IL il shows
fleecy settling. layer of fine grains like brick
dust. the kidneys dsordercd
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02

Mrs. L. l.. Babers. 1915 Terry ST..
Houston. Texas. says: 81 hold a
very high opinion Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills and with good reason. for
three years ago they cured ME Of
kidney trouble that had chung TO
me for several years. There was
a dropsical swelling Of my feet and
limbs In addition to other symp-
toms Of kidney complaint. and al
though ! used various remedies.
was not helped until ! procured
Doan's Kidney Pills. Two boxes
Of this preparation cured me and
have never had the slightest return
OF my trouble. I have recon-
mended Doan's Kidney Pills to
many people who have questioned
me about them. and know o! sew
eral cases in which they have done
the same good work"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-03-02
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES

aee $50 Va ~ eea v., bes thsn
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-18

think. If | make the team will you
come over there and watch us playY'
Gladys nodded.
"Then I'll make the team" said jeff
confidently, holding out his hand. rs
it a bargain?"
Gladys shook her hands gravely. II
ought to be a patriot to my own
state" she said. But. all the same, |
hope you win"
How is Mollie?" Jeff asked after he
had helped Gladys bring another bas-
ket of corn from the crib. Don't you
p she would like a moonlight
canterT'
~ don't know of anything that
would suit her better" Gladys an
swered, ''or her mistress either" she
added, with a roguish laugh.
1t was a perfect evening. The white
drifts Of newly fallen snow glistened
In the radiant moonlight. The horses
feet made hardly a sound, and they
seemed to be almost flying through the
frosty air. 1t was like a sacrilege to
break the silence of that glorious De
CeuDeT hight ny IulhlnS, anu luSy iOuS
on without a word for a long time.
Gladys was thinking of that night two
years before when she and Mollie had
made that desperate squirt to catch the
tinkling sleighbells that seemed ever
Just beyond their reach. Jeff's
thoughts were of the two rosy cheek
ed girls who had almost frightened
him out of an apple tree once and es-
pecially of the one who could never
keep that unruly lock of hair out of
her eyes.
At last they turned and started down
the long slope toward home. Gladys
could keep still no longer. and In the
pure joy Of simply being alive she lift
ed her clear voice In the %rollicking
measures of a college song.
JEFF followed with the Minnesota
son and then as they turned in at the
gate both joined in a lower. sadder
tone in the grand old tune OF Home.