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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-22

1t mad been supposed there would
not be the slightest opposition to APP
proVai of the joint resolution putting
Iowa on record s favorable to the
amendment of the federal constitution
on the income tax matter; but opposi-
lion developed markedly in the past
few days The resolution passed the
mouse. then went on the senate CAL
a.2da- with favorable report last week.
but action was delayed and special
order set for today. In the meantime
George Stewart. assistant United
States attorney for the south southern
Iowa district and a small group of
others appeared and went to work to
effect it's defeat. Members of the GEN
ate say they have not been greatly i'm
pressed with the arguments used It
is commonly reported that a lobbyist
from New York has been here several
| days to direct the fight for its defeat.
good many years ago, Col. Samuel
A. Moore, of Bloomfield, came to the
Iowa legislature as a member, and
later about eight years ago he returned
as q member of the house to do good
service. After he retired from the
house he returned again to be sergean,
at arms OF the house. but he has since
died. He was the long time friend and
rival Of Gen. James z. Weaver in the
army and in politics in the old days
Now a bill turns up in the legislature
introduced by the Davis county mem.
Der, to pay the widow Of Colonel Moore
1915 with interest from May 25, 1854
because Of services performed by hin
in recruiting a company Of 100-da,
/ IIier. 11oT ..::..: -sr = see-,s that No ga.
never paid for this service which h
performed under orders Of oovssno,
Kirkwood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-22

An extensive hearing was given yes
1eruaE afternoon on ,ha Van Lsw bill
20 increase the pay by the state for
county and district fairs The bill in
creases the maximum an7oun- which
can be paid from $500 - $500 and
raises the percentage of the premiums
% 90 per cent. w. " Clark. Of Mar
shaHtown. and gentlemen interested in
ssirs from Waverly, Mason City and
elsewhere appeared before the appro-
priaelon committee and urged the bill
he state aid is dependent entirely on
me premiums paid al the local fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-22

committee and this was opposed by
kulp, Hogan and some others. It was
explained that the bill. while not a
revenue measure, contemplated the de-
pleting Of the revenues Of the state
by at least 100000 a year and under
a rule Of the house any bill affecting
the revenues OF the state must go to
the ways and means committee. Blu, it
was openly said tina: the evident pur-
rose OF the reference to the ways and
means committee was to have the bill
killed. But without division the house
sent the bill TO the second committee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-22

The senate received and placed on
the calendar with favorable reconlmen-
dalton bill TO require that telephone
poles along the public highways be
placed near the fence so as not TO be
an obstruction
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07
FARMERS OF HENRY
TO WELCOME TRAIN

JULIETTE, Ca, Feb. 4-Citizens of
McDorough and Henry county are MAX
ing very elaborate preparations for the
reception of the educational train of the
State Agricultural college. which will
arrive in McDonough next Thursday
morning at oc'ock and remain for sew
eral hours.
County School Commissioner Duffey has
ordered all schools in the county to sus-
pend their exercises for the day and meet
the train in a body. 1t is probable that
1.66o or 1000 school children of Henry
county will be on hand to greet the train.
After the exhibits in the train are in
spected by the crowd, the crowd will
gather In the city auditorium, where in
teresting exercises will be carried out
Farmers throughout Henry county are
manifestiEg a great deal of enthusiasm
over the coming Of the agricultural train
to McDonough, and all indications are
that the train will be greeted by one Of
the biggest crowds of representative
farmers, merchants, and others ever as
sembled in that section OF the state.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07
BIG PROFIT IN TRAPPING THE MUSKRAT
The Best Skins Bring a Good Price, Especially in
London. Where Most of Them Are Sent

Indians, who were close observers. say
that two filters are born the first year
and three the succeeding seasons.
The muskrat lives mostly on roots
and herbs, and sometimes will eat animal
food. When located near gardens they
do a tremendous amount Of injury to
the crops, eating corn when IT Is in the
roasting oar and destroying vegetables
such as beets, turnips and carrots.
In the south the muskrat is a great enc
my of the rice planter. AS ii burrows into
the embankment, it allows the water 20
food the land. 1t also causes great DAM
age to irrigation districts, ice ponds and
river levees
North American Indians eat the musk
rat, but its strong flavor makes II I'M
palatable for people OF more refined taste.
Muskrats are easily trapped. They take
any suitable bait readily. The trap should
be set under water so the animal will
quickly drown. as they tear foot-loose
and escape from the trap.
An ordinary steel trap No. 1 is best.
Sink the trap in the trail partly In
mud where water is two or three inches
deep, fasten the chain to stake or
pole. reaching to deep water. The pole,
upon which the ring OF the chain is to
slide, should have a fork at the outer
end to prevent 1t from slipping on.
The other end should be stuck firmly
into the bank.
Fasten the bait to q stick set in mud
so that II Is about a foot above the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07
TO YOU WHO ARE SICK
Make The Fairest Offer That [ K n oW

best way TO quickly get advice and help
his certain, effective treatment into
the hands of every sufferer-every-
where.
To the skeptical-the Ssxbters, the
unbelievers.-to those who thdpk Heart
trouble can't be cured-to those who
forget that science is advancing, 1 say
for your own good-yes, In simple fair
ness to yourself-don't give up-don't
fail to get our advice and test, our
methods and treatment. It has cured
don't mean just helped-but cured
thousands of cases. many of which had
been pronounced hopeless.
am particularly anxious to hear
from those who aren't quite sure just
want their trouble is-from those who
are dootoring the Stomach. Liver, Kid
neys, Nerves. etc. but get little or no
better. In nine out of ten such cases
the real trouble is with the Heart. any
way. you will get the truth here. You
win then know what to 90.
The free course of treatment that we
send will strengthen and regulate the
heart. 1t will tone up the stomach,
Kidneys and Liver. It will give
strength and vitality to the Nerves and
Nerve -centers and build up the whole
system. Remember we make a special
ty of treating Heart Disease and the
other troubles that so often go with It.
This is our lifework-and all our knowl-
edge and experience thus gained is yours
gladly and freely just for the asking.
And so I say again, II you do need
this help, you'd better send right now.
for, of course, I can not continue to
make this offer indefinitely.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07
FARMER SHOOTS SELF
WHILE HUNTING

FORT VALLEY, Ca. Feb. A-Monroe
Hutto, young man living just out Of the
city limits OF Fort Valley, accidentally
shot himself late Friday afternoon while
dove hunting near his home.
In order to bluff the birds he placed his
gun on his pillow and in some way II
was discharged. the entire load taking
effect in his left arm,\ which had to be
amputated at once.
Before a physician could arrive Mr.,
Hutto came near dying from the loss OF
blood, and the anesthetic rendered has
left him In such weakened condition he
perhaps will not recover.
Mr. Hutto is a farmer about q years
OF age and has wife and one child de-
pendent upon him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07
CROSSED THE FRONTIER;
MUST GO TO COURT

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Because Charles
NJ. Meeker, of this city. took a buggy
ride across the New Mexico line to Tex
line, Tex, although he probably was not
aware at the time that he was leaving
Mex Mexico. he must go to the Lone star
State to answer a charge of having de-
frauded George y. Mattingly.
The appellate division of the supreme
court of New York state has so decided
after entertaining Meeker's application to
reverse the findings of the lower court
which ordered his extradition.
Meeker based bis fight against extradi-
ton on the contNntion that he was not in
Texas at the time the alleged fraud was
committed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

from his neighbor, and then use pure
bred males to grade UP his flock.
Feather is all right, pure-bred fowls
are all right but the question is, shall
the farmer make feathers and fancy
points of primary or secondary import
ance. 1t is no use talking to the farmer
about fancy points, or about standard
of perfection, unless we can show him
that there is some connection between
them and productive qualities He is
not concerned about such things. He is
concerned about supplying the market
with poultry and eggs.
If we want to increase poultry pro-
duction and at the same time help the
farmer to increase his profits, 1t seems
to me that that is the way to begin.
The country wants eggs and poultry,
and we cannot get these by building on
a foundation OF feathers or fancy points.
Let the foundation be of eggs and poul-
try meat. We can then build super
structure II we want eggs let us first
get a hen that lays, no matter what
her color or shape. Let US study her ex-
ternal characters and when we find that
certain characters or points indicate the
good layer, let us breed for those charac-
ters regardless of everything else. Then.
after we have developed an egg type
and have got suniciently large flock
we may, il we wish, give some atten-
ton to feathers; but let us adhAfe
strictly to the egg type and breed enr
eggs.
We will make slow Improvement n
breeding without an egg record for each
hen in the flock. This record can be OBJ
tanned only by the use Of the trap nest,
which is about the best thing we have
yet discovered in the poultry business. 1t
has opened our eyes and pointed out
clear line Of distinction between the
so-called standard bred poultry and prac-
teal poultry
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

Poultry breeders have been telling us
for years that the pure-bred poultry are
the best layers, and this Is echoed and
re-echoed every day in the year by the
poultry papers, and most Of us have
come to believe IT. But has any one
ever been able to demonstrate by care
full experiments or tests that the pure
bred are better layers than the cross
breds or the ordinary farmyard fowls?
We are apt TO tell the farmers every
day that they know nothing about poul-
try; that they ought to study up We
tell about this system and that system,
and special poultry farms. and tell them
to 20 and do likewise. But he goes on
in his own Ignorance and produces $780,
900, 900 worth of poultry and eggs year
while q certain egg farm produces $s.-
900 and a certain system" produces
81, 500 In one year on a vacant lot
The best poultry keeper in the coun-
try Is the farmer or the farmers wife.
I have been ashamed a hundred times
in my chicken career that we who were
educating the farmers" were raising
sickly, constitutionally weak chickens,
and then to go on. to a farm and see
running around the barnyard, without
apparent attention or care. thrifty, ro-
bust, lively chickens. The farmer is the
best poultryman in the country. We are
the slaves Of the dogma OF the feather
and the standard, and the farmer pro-
duces the eggs.
The way to develop the poultry indus
try-one ways to stop advocating
pure-bred or STANDARDIZED fowls for
the farmer. The way for the farmer TO
increase his profits is to get away from
the dunghill idea and to avoid fancy
bred fowls. He should decide on the
type of fowl to breed and forget the
names OF the breeds. Let him decide,
bearing in mind the conditions Of his
markets. whether he wants an egg type
or sm;ul fowl; meat type, large
fowl: or a general-purpose or medium
sized fowl, and then purchase pure-bred
males of the proper type and Of good
vigor. and grade up his flock. The way
for the farmer to start in the poultry
business is to buy View cross-bred
fowls, or eggs from cross-bred fowls
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

Let me say right at the start that
no money is asked or expected. I make
this remarkable offer Of my own free
will and accord. 1 am financially able
to do so. 1t is my way-the way
have thought out by which 1 can best
send help and comfort, health and
strength out into this world OF so much
sickness and suffering.
1t is for you to accept or refuse as
you like.
For you to choose-whether your trou-
BILE, with all its pain, danger, fear and
uncertainty shall continue-or whether
it shall be taken away. But in the
choosing remember this-health was
Gods most precious gift to you, and IT
is as much your duty to regain and keep
IL as to guard and protect your life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

pan OF the trap. The animals. In reach
ing for the bait, sets the hind foot upon
the pan and is caught securely.
An open barrel sunk near the bank
of the stream is said to be an effective
trap. although q floating barrel is more
generally used. hole is sawed In the
side and q strong cleat is nailed across
each end, upon which boards, longer than
the barrel, are nailed. Enough water Is
placed in the barrel to make float with
these platforms level with the surface.
Apples or carrots are placed in the bar
rel for bait.
Trappers In Ohio, Illinois and some
other middle states are reported to be
aOle TO earn from 500 to $500 during
the season from January first to about
the middle OF March.
The owner Of a 1,S00-acre tract OF
marsh land. with the aid of hi son, Sc
cured over 5000 muskrats in one sea-
son, which were sold for $4,000.
The skins are sorted into black and
Nbrown before being shipped to market.
Baltimore is a good market and pays
from IS cents for brown to As cents for
black st. Louis is also a large mar
ket. and prices are generally a little
higher there.
Muskrats taken for the fur should be
trapped. not shot or speareo.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07
ROYAL WELCOME. FOR
TRAIN AT FORSYTH

FORSYTH, Ga, Feb. 4-The agricul-
tural train of the State School OF Agri-
culture will be greeted by large crowd
when it arrives in Forsyth. The train
will arrive at s o'clock on the morning
OF March 8, and will remain here for
several hours.
The Forsyth press Is largely adver-
tising the coming of the educational train
to Monroe county. and prominent citizens
OF the county are urging the farmers
to greet the train Indications are that
one of the biggest crowds ever gathered
in this county will greet the agricultural
train on the occasion of its visit to For
syth
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

q strong swimmer and is chiefly active
at night While they may occasionally
be seen building their houses in the day
time, most OF sthe work Is done after
nightfail
Their houses are made Of grasses. rush
es and roots, with the bottom resting
on the bottom OF the pond and the dome
rising two or three feet above the water
From the part OF the structure above
the water an interior chamber is dug out.
nom which two or three passages lead
downward through the mass to the wa
ter. reaching IL at points below the frost
line II the water Is shallow the muskrat
digs q channel to deeper parts Of the
pond
The young are seldom born In the
houses. which are used chiefly 90 store
food and for shelter in the winter.
When banks of streams or ponds are
high enough for the purpose the musk
rats burrow into them The entrance to
the tunnel Is almost always under war.
and the approach Is by channels ieep
enough to prevent the ice from closing
the passage
II is very dificult TO locate a musk
rat channel. for this reason Sometimes
the tunnels extend upward into fhe
bank above the level Of the water. and
extend back from 10 TO 90 feet into the
bank. and terminate in a large cham
Der.
Usually two tunnels lead from the nest
20 the water. and often tunnel has two
branches OF outlets.
Although the animalsydo not hibernate.
and make little provision for winter foodi
they become very active as winter comes
on, building new houses. adding TO the old
ones. and deepening channels
There IL much difference OF opinion as
70 the number OF young raised by each
female Some observers say the muskrat
has three filters IN season and from
three TO seven In a litter. The northern
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

Stop the hearts peat ana uedtn
strikes instantly. You know that. And
let the heart get weak or wrong in any
way and the whole systematic whole
body from Brain to tiniest blood YES
sel-suffers too.
But, you say I haven't any Heart
trouble My heart is all right. Lots
of people think and say the self-same
thing. Why, only last week I had a
pitiful tear-stained letter from little
eleven-ye ar-old girl down in Georgia,
telling me how her mother fen dead
the week before-with the baby in her
arms! Now, this woman thought her
Heart was all right. She would not be-
lieve me-even refused to take the
treatment or heed the warning, and the
good advice that had sent her free!
six people in every ten have Heart
trouble though many Of them do not
know It; 10000 victims die of 1t in
America every year. Think of 1t. And
so 1 say, unless you are sure, unless you
KNOW, for goodness sake don't take
any more chances-stop a bit right here
and find out for a certainty just where
you stand.
THE SYMPTOMS OF HEART DIS
EASE
Are very plain when once they are
known and understood The great
trouble Is Inat InOSI pSOpie uOi AhO"
what the symptoms are-don't know
what they mean when they have them.
Another thing: A great many people
are misled and deceived into thinking
their trouble is something else. Thou
sands-perhaps you among them-are
today doctoring the Stomach, Kidneys,
Liver, Nerves or Sexual organs for
some supposed trouble, when all the
time it's the heart that's causing 1t
all. In other words, you may be treat
ing the symptoms and not the disease
itself
Following are the most common signs
the really sure symptoms of Heart
Disease Go over them carefully one
by one and answer yes or no to each.
That will tell the story
DO you tire easily7
DO you have headaches7
Does your Heart f1utter.
Does it ever skip beats7
Does your Heart palpitate7
DO you start In your sleep7
Are you short OF your breath7
DO you feel "weak and run DOWN."
no You have numb or dizzy speIls7
no you have weak, sinking spells9
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

Are you nervous ana 1rr1eable7
DO your feet, legs or ankles swell7
Does your Stomach have an "aIl gone"
fesling7
Have you pain In Heart, side or Shout
der biade7
or course, no case has all-some Of
the very worst only a few. Therefore.
II you md that even one or two of them
are YOUR symptoms, you should act
at once, for you may be in grave dan
ger You know Heart Disease don't
walt. 1t comes like a thief, develops
quickly and strikes without warning.
AND HERE is MY OFFER.
II you have any of these symptoms
IL you have reason to think that you
have even the slightest Heart trouble
or weakness, write me now. 1 will
send you free treatment and advice.
Or. again, il you have known for
some time that you have heart trouble
or weakness. write me-even though
your case is chronic, deep-seated, and
has resisted treatment Even though
you may have been told that you can
not be cured, 1 urge you all the more
strongly to write at once. 1t is in just
such stubborn 'fncurabIe' cases we
have made the most remarkable cures.
The very day I hear from you, I will
send you by mail postpaid and securely
sealed
A REGULAR FULL FREE TREAT
MENT
for your case; letter of advice ex-
planning your whole case fully. Also
a Medical Book that in plain words and
with clear pictures tells all about your
trouble. Explains about your Heart
what it does. How it works. and its re-
lation to all the rest OF your body. The
book is valuable; do not lose sight of
this part of my offer. Many people
among them several physicians-say
it's the best book Of it's kind ever writ
ten.
Remember it is all free-the Book.
the Letter of advice, the full Course of
Treatment. There are no strings TO
this offer. Neither is II a c. o. d.
scheme or anything of the kind. I ask
for no money! send you no medicine,
expecting you to pay later. You bind
yourself in no way. 1t is nothing but
a genuine, generous. honest free offer
of help to the sick, am making this
same offer in some Of the best papers
in America, besides The Atlanta Jour-
nal. because 1t seems to me to be the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07
JOHNSON WITHDRAWS
FROM KENTUCKY RACE

LOUISVILLE KY. Feb. 4.-Congress-
man Ben Johnson has announced his
withdrawal from the race for the
Kentucky gubernatorial nomination
because he asserts his opponents nave
brought religion into the fight. john
son is a Catholic.
With the withdrawal of johnson
there is possibility that Congress-
man Ollie James may become a candi-
date for the nomination. although at
present James is candidate for United
States senator to succeed Senator
Paynter.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07
RUNAWAY HORSE TAKES
DRIVER INTO RIVER

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. "A runaway
horse, attached to a wagon, driven by
Felix Evall, dashed down the incline Of
local ferry, landing onto a, ferry boat,
and breaking through a guard rail, jump
ed into the Mississippi river here las.
night. Both Evall and the horse were
drowned. neither rising to the surface
after the plunge. Sam Woods, the only
ether occupant of the wagon, was res
cued by the crew of the ferry boat
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

What is my offer? you ask. Listen!-
In my thirty years experience in med
icine l have learned many strange
things. For one thing, I've learned that
Heart Disease kills more people every
day than anything else on eartn. I've
also learned that Heart Disease hardly
ever exists alone-by itself-that other
organs-Stomach, Bowels, kidneys, Liv-
Ell, Lungs, Sexual organs, etc. are al
uost always affected too. Why? Think
for a minute and you'll answer the
question yourself-it's because the
Heart is the vital organ of the body
because it governs all the other organs,
supplies EVERY organ-every Nerve,
muscle and tissue with blood and life
and power to- do their work
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

ARE HELD UNDER BOND
TO PROBE EXPLOSION

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-Seven officials
and employees of the Central railroad
of New Jersey and the Du Point de
Nemours Powder company, and Capt.
James Healing, of the Katherine W.. the
destroyed powder boat. arraigned on
charges of manslaughter in connection
with the dynamite explosion at Commu-
nipaw last Wednesday, waived examina-.
ton today before Judge John W. Queen.
of the second criminal court in Jersey
City. and were ordered held l1nder bond
TO await the action OF the Hudson coun-
ty grand jury.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07

London alone taxes over 100000 musk
rat skins every year. and most Of these
are shipped from the United States. lie
demand for muskrzt skins is constantly
Increasing because OF the decreasing sup
ply Of mink. beaver and other skins.
Only one other animal in the world, the
European rabbit. now exceeds the musx-
rat IN the number OF skins marketed.
The common muskrat Is about four
times as large as the ordinary brown
rat II lives near streams and lakes
where water IS always at hand Ii Is
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-07
TAAL QUAKES
ARE SLOWLY DECREASING

MANILA, Feb. 4-The earthquakes,
which have continued for several days
coincident with the eruption OF Mount
Taal, are decreasing in intensity and
frequency.
At noon today total of s1s quakes
had been recorded at the observatory