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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19
$1,000 AN ACRE?
tGrundN Demoeretl

tLi uiiUN I)SIHDCTStJ ].
\. T. WilioughhI' has copy OF the
Grundy Argus printed here il 1887 j.
which there was an extensive writeur
Of the town. The paper at .hat time
boasted of having land in this county
hat would sell for from s25 to $50 ar
acre and the prediction was made tina
Il would sometime be worth hundred
N the light Of this newspaper predic-
;ion made twenty -four Years ago II
aculGn't ne said that newspapers ar.
= the habit of Pudding thei. predic
ions. Ii the Democrat should saE
nat there are people here now who
viii live long enough to see Grund ;
o:ntv lana sell for $1.Q0t an acre III.
reelection would be taken rs jolls
out if land continues to multiply a
anidlS' the next thirty Years az il -:
since the time the Old Argus n7aGc Il
reelection of slG0 land i, would b,
seiiing for $1,000 an acre III 1871.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19

The Ottunlwa Review declares that
"in the death Of those two brave men
at Chicago yesterday this era OF blood
thirsty. Nero like thrill seeking brings
the stain OF murder upon those who
sanction the utterly useless fancy and
death defying stunts in the sky with
the ever treacferous motor and deadly
gasoline in the zone Of friction dan
GER
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19

Ever since he challenged them to q
test ~ strength in the state convention
the Cummins- killers have kept very
quiet" says the Webster City Herald
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19

Judges are not entitled to more
latitude than any other public of1i-
Gals" insists the Crundy Democrat.
"If the state Of Illinois had recall
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19

As usual. il Was the suhsiiizc
press" that got BRYAN into the tansif
with Underwood Macon Telegraph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19
Topics of the Times

The democracy Of southern demo
Gratis i more like the repuh,icanisn
Of eastern republicans than j, is ike
the democracy Of northern and west
err dernncrnts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19

A woman burt in bargain courte'
rush at Minneapolis sued the p~ogfin-
tor Not only va- she badly b"uise''
but she missed ile bargain.-Los M
seles Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19

Two wireless towers are being erect
ed near Kansas City. They are each
300 feet high and the Kansas City Star
observes that this height was neces-
sary In order to get above the corn
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
Aachauzy
AW
Sold Everywhere. In Boxes 10c. and 25es
JUST BEFORE THE TROUBLE
How Could the Listener Know What
His Friend Was Trying
to Say7

II any man ever admired his wife.
that man was Howler. And when the
Fitzboodles asked Mrs. Howler to get
up and sing, There Is a Garden In
My Face" the husband glowed with
pride.
No matter that she had a face Eke
hippopotamus and voice like az
elephant, he sat beaming as she sang,
and could not refrain from bending
over to his neighbor and whispering:
Don't you think my wife's got a fine
voice?"
"What?' said his neighbor. who
was little deaf
Don't you think my wife has got n
fine voice?" roared Howler.
"What?"
Don't you think my wife's got a
fine voice?" roader Howler.
Sorry" returned the neighbor.
shaking his head. Cant hear a word
you say. That awful woman over
there is making such a frightful row
singing"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
PREPARE FOR HOLY WAR.
Arabs Invite Tunisans to Join Them
in Attacking italians.

Various reports have been received
from Tripoli to the effect that the
Arabs are preparing for holy war
and that they have sent delegations
to Tunis to invite the natives to cross
the frontier and join the Moham-
medanS in Tripoli.
Eight balloons lowering over the
Turkish entertainments outside Tri-
poll gave the directions to the Ital-
ian fire in a hard scrimmage at Fort
Henideh and Sidi Mesri Saturday, ac-
cording to dispatches received at the
Italian embassy in Washington.
The Italian artillery fire was d.
rected by the signals from the bal
looms and the Arabs finally were
forced to withdraw from the camp at
Ain Sar, leaving their cannon.
According to the report from a
naval attache, who visited the front
the Italian advices state, the Turks
are using form of projectile which
violates the international convention.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
BLOOD FLOWED IN
STREETS OF NANK|N
IMPERIAL SOLDIERS TAKE RE-
VENICE ON DEFENSELEsS
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
5000 ARE DEAD AND $4,000 ARE
HOMELESS.
Headless Bodies Strew Bloody Streets
of City, anime Now Threatened
-Pekin Government Makes.
Concessions.

More than 5000 native Chinese
men, women and children are dead
and 10000 are homeless as result
of the wanton slaughter throughout
the city of Nankin by the imperialist
army.
Reinforcements arrived Saturday
and joined the rebels and the attack
on the imperialist army was resumed.
Aroused into frenzy of rage against
their enemies for the massacre OF de-
fenseless Chinese, the rebels fought
desperately for vengeance.
The streets of Nankin presented a
most gruesome picture. Hundreds OF
dead bodies lay among the smoking
ruins Of dwellings. The property
of the Chinese was first looted, then
fired
Most pitiful were the corpses OF
boys and girls, headless and naked
any lying where they had fallen.
Seek Out Hidden Natives.
Detachments of Manchu soldiers.
with blood dripping from their
swords, invaded the homes OF all resi-
dents of the native quarters looking
for hiding natives. Some that they
were OulllS ONhSi .
were tortured before being put to
death.
Hundreds of queless human heads
were piled like so many cannon balls
in the cutters. Hands and feet, cut
off in torture, strew the debris of the
burned quarter.
Famine now threatens as the SOL
diers have carried off all the food.
Fire Completes Work.
The fire last night nearly completed
what the Manchu sword left undone
yesterday. From Purple Hill the IL
600 imperial soldiers, glutted with the
blood OF the inhabitants, watched the
flaming city.
Hundreds of children and women
We're stabbed, but left alive to die
under foot.
Innocent Chinese, leaving every
thing behind them, are fleeing, terror
stricken and destitute, to the shelter
in the fields at the rear of the re-
form forces. The latter are impo-
tent to check the slaughter or avenge
the slain because of their lack OF
ammunition.
China's Fate is up to Yuan.
The fate Of the throne Of the Chi
nese Empire rests in the action OF
Yuan Shi Kai The latest message
from Yuan, who has been conducting
negotiations with the rebel leader
Gen. Lii Yuen Heng, indicates that a
compromise is possible, that Gen Ii
is becoming less irreconcilable, but
that there is a difference of opinion
between Ii and his colleagues on
the matter of policy.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
By ]. FRED BAKER.

There are a great many farms dur
ing the last few years that have
changed hands, and the purchaser
paid greater share of the price by
cutting off the stock on hand in the
woodlot.
Selling, buying or holding a farm
woodlot, it is well to know the amount
and value of what you have on hand,
and the rate at which your forest
crop is growing There are many
ways of ascertaining the volume Of
any given stand; one of the simplest
may be described as follows
Measure the diameter of the trees
breast (four and one-half feet from
the groundD, and record on blank
tally sheet under the proper head
ings. I
In taking these measurements, it is
best that two or three persons work
together. One person carries the tally
sheet, tackled on a light board or
placed in a notebook. The other two
breast height, and call out the meas
urements to the tally man. For ex-
ample, one white oak has been meas
ured and found to be four inches in
diameter. The tally man records it
by making a dot under the four-inch
column and opposite the species
white oak. If It had been two white
oaks, he would have made two dots !;
four, four dots: five, four dots and a
single bar; six, four dots and two
bars, etc, unit! ten is reached, which
completes the box with the two dag
onals across it,
The trees are measured by the use
of calipers, which simply consist Of a
rule with one solid arm and an ad-
Unstable one, as seen in figure "a. The
space between the two arms as read
on the rule is the diameter of the tree
in question. Homemade calipers
which will answer fairly well, may be
made by adjusting a movable arm on
a square. Any carpenter will make
this.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
Canning Vegetables
on the Farm
BY MYRA V. BOGUE
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The housewife on the farm has
adopted many modern processes of
doing work and many old-time duties
have been entirely done away with
The problem of winter supply of
vegetables for her table, which she
has learned should be included in
healthful diet, is not so easy of solu-
tion. The farm garden usually sup
plies an abundance of vegetables in
their season, and many times enough
for the winter use goes to waste. To-
matoes are so easily and generally
canned that we will not consider them,
but how may peas, beans and corn
be preserved for the table in winter?
We will review the fundamental
steps in the process of correct can
ming and the reasons why these de-
tails are necessary. 1t has been dem
onstrated that there are three forms
of life, bacteria molds and yeasts, that
cause the decay of canned goods. OF
these yeasts are easily killed and as
molds are more likely to attack jellies
and preserves, we will leave them out
of consideration. This places the bur-
den upon bacteria. The seeds of bac-
terra are resistant to short boiling
processes and will live and germinate
even when no air is present. Two
things. then, are absolutely necessary
in canning vegetables, complete steri-
lization and the exclusion of air from
the can.
Complete Sterilization.
The room in which the work is TO
he done should be as free from dust
as possible, the clothing, hands and
everything to be used should be thor
ouphly clean. The cans and tops
should be placed top down in kettle
If cold water and boiled for about
ten minutes. All utensils should be
sterilized in the same way. The wa
ter TO be used in filing the cans
should he boiled for a half hour in a
teakettle and then cooled. The cans
INST he taken one at time from the
boiling water Just as they are to be
6IIed. The tops should be taken from
the boiling water and placed directly
ON the cans. The rubbers must also
no mt into the boiling water for a
few minutes. The boiling point Is usu-
aIly sufficient to kill the parent bac-
terra. but the seeds will live and ger
inmate after the vegetable has cooled
and so the destructive work is only
arrested. not completely checked by
this process. To be sure that the
vegetable Is perfectly sterilized, the
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16

Measure the diameter of each tree
in the stand at four and one-half feet
from it's base and record the result on
your tally sheet, making two columns.
one containing the different diameter
classes and the other the number Of
trees of each diameter. Thus, ten six
inch trees, twenty-five eight-inch trees,
etc. Multiply the number of trees in
each diameter class by the diameter
class itself; add the results and divide
the total number Of trees in each
stand. This will give you. approxi-
mately, the diameter of the average
tree in the stand. Namely, 10X6 equals
60, 25xS equals 200. Sum equals 260
Two hundred and sixty divided by 30
number of trees) would give the av-
erage tree a diameter of IA inches. Go
into the woodlot and cut down tree
having this diameter. Ascertain the
volume of this tree, and multiply the
volume by the total number of trees
which are in the stand. This will give
you the average tree, cut one tree into
one-foot sections. Take the diameter
DIT lHe center Ol each SeCIlOl, dSCCSldlH
the basal area, and multiply the length
by each section; add the volume OF
the total number of sections. This
will give the total volume of the trunk
Of the tree. These sections should be
cut of to limit of Cne inrh Nothing
below one inch in diameter is copsid-
cred in rough work of this character.
The limb wood, constituting the crown
of the tree, should be cut into four-foot
lengths and to a limit of one inch di-
ameter. Take the diameter Of each
length of section in the center and
ascertain the basal area, and multiply
by four feet. This will give you the
volume of each individual piece. Add
the volume of the total number of
pieces, which will give you the num-
ber Of cubic feet in the crown of the
tree. Having ascertained the total
number of cubic feet this can be re.
duced to board feet.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
FATE AND THE FLETCHERS
Intervention That Made II Certain
Hour for Senator's Death Had
Not 2truck.

Senator Duncan u. Fletcher Of Flor
ida sought his berth one night on a
sleeping car on the way south from
Washington. Pulling back the cur
tain of lower nine, he saw that his
bed was already occupied.
Hi. there!" called the senator,
shaking the sleeper by the shoulder.
The sleeper awoke and protested
angrily.
MY names Fletcher" explained
the statesman, and this is my berth. "
you've got nothing on me-" an
swered the other. my names Fletch-
er THE senator elaborated:
"My full name is Duncan U. Fletch-
er, and this is my berth"
"So's mine," agreed the intruder.
"Ah, l see," said the senator, po-
litely. There must have been mis-.
take in reserving the same berth for
two men of the same name. I'll 60
into the next sleeping car"
The stranger by this time was fully
awake, and proceeded to apologize
and to offer to give up the berth. This
the senator would not do, but went
into the car ahead and found a place
to sleep.
An hour later the train was wreck
ed. The car in which the stranger
occupied the lower nine fell through
a trestle, and that Fletcher was
killed. The senator's car was not
damaged at all.-Popular Magazine.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
Beattie Appeal Denied by Court.

The supreme court of appeals de-
MED the petition for writ of error
by Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, convict
ed of numbering his wife in Rich
mond, Va, last July.
This decision on the appeal from
the judgment of the Chesterfield
court, which sentenced him 10 die in
the electric chair November "a, is
final. Clemency or reprieve by Gov.
'-""r only can save the condemned
man.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
No Jury.

Didn't you give that man a jury
trial?"
Look here" replied Broncho Bob F;
there amt big lot O. men in this
settlement. We couldn't possibly git
IL of 'em together without startin' a
fatal argument about somethin' that
had nothin' whatever to do with the
case"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16

boiling point must be maintained for
several hours-four or five--or for
an hour on two or three successive
days. The writer has found the lat
ter the safest method. The first
hours boiling is supposed to kill all
the molds and the parent bacteria,
but upon cooling the seeds germinate
and form a new crop of bacteria. The
second hours boiling kills the second
crop of bacteria before new seeds can
form, and the third hours boiling
makes assurance doubly sure"
Keeping the Air Out.
After the cans of vegetables are
sterilized and tightly sealed, allow
them TO stand over night, top side
down, and after looking them over to
see that there is no air vent, dip each
can in melted paraffin so that the
rubber is covered with thin layer.
Utensils.
Use broad bottomed, enameled or
aluminium stew pans, spoons, meas
uring cups, etc. Glass cans are best.
The one in most general use with a
tin top lined with glass is open to
the objection that some of the tin
may be dissolved and affect both the
color and wholesomeness of the con-
tents. The can with a glass screw
cop in one piece is better, but for veg
etables the can with a glass top which
rests on top of the rubber should be
used and renewed each season. A
common wash boiler which holds
about thirteen cans may be used for
sterilizing the vegetables. A slat or
wire bottom should be inserted so as
bottom and still allow the flow of wa
ter. Use only three or four inches of
water. for it is the steam that does
the cooking.
Corn.
Select young, tender ears OF sweet
corn, husk and silk. then with a sharp
knife shave off the outside of the
kernels and scrape the inner juicy
portion from the cob. Fill the cans,
add one teaspoonful of salt, then pour
in sterilized water from the teakettle
until it runs over. Put on rubbers
and tops, but do not seal. Set cans
in the boiler, pour in the cold water.
cover, bring to boil and boil for one
hour. Remove cover, and when the
steam has escaped screw or clamp the
tops so as to prevent the air from
entering. The next day loosen the
tops and repeat the boiling. Fasten
tops as before and cool. The third
day repeat this operation. Then when
cool parafIin and put in a cool, dark
place.
Use young peas. Shell and pack
the cans, add one teaspoonful of salt,
fill with the sterilized water and pro-
ceed as with corn
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16

This Is one Of the highest COM
pliments ever paid to the level-head-
ed, common sense Of Americans
who cut off about two hundred mil
lion pounds of coffee when they
found by actual experiment Tin the
majority of cases. that the subtle
drug caffeine, in coffee, worked Gis-
comfort and varying forms OF dis
ease.
Some people haven't the charac-
ter to stop habit when they know
it is killing them, but IL is easy
to shift from coffee to Postum, for,
when made according to directions.
1t comes to table a cup of beverage.
seal brown color, which turns to-
rich golden brown when cream is
added, and the taste is very like
the milder grades OF Old Govt Java.
Postum is a veritable food-drink
and highly nourishing, containing
all the parts of wheat carefully pre-
pared to which is added about ten
per cent of New Orleans molasses,
and that is absolutely all that
Postum is made of.
Thousands Of visitoys to the pure
food factories see the ingredients
and how prepared. Every nook
and corner is open for every visit
or to carefully inspect. Crowds
come daily and seem to enjoy Il.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
Since Teacher Did Not Know.

1t was in the primary class of a
graded school in western city and
the day was the 22d of February.
Now, who can tell me whose birth
day this is?" asked the teacher.
A little girl arose timidly.
well, Margaret, you may tell us. -
said the teacher.
Mime" was the unexpected reply,
-EveEybody's Magazine.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
$4,000 Storm Loss at Bay City.

The storm which developed into
tornado northwest of Bay City and
did thousands of dollars damage to
farm buildings late Saturday night
passed away with a severe cold wave
in it's wake.
The loss by the storm in Williams,
Kawkawlin and Frazer townships,
where small tornado occurred, is
estimated at $4,000 to $4,000.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
CYCLONE AT 0WOSS0.
Two Killed and Many Hurt as Storm
Tears Through City.

Two lives were lost and score
or more persons were injured in the
wind storm which swept through this
city Saturday night. The blast lev
eled several buildings and entailed a
loss which this morning is estimated
at more than 100000.
The damage was all done within
five minutes.
The dead are Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Corwin, who were buried in the ruins
Of their residence.
Among the buildings wrecked are
several factories and many houses.
The largest single loss Is in the de-
struction of the plant of the Estey
Manufacturing Co, placed at $150,000.
Other plants wrecked are the Wood
ward Furniture Co., Owosso Manu-
featuring Co., City Laundry, Metho-
dist church and Christ Episcopal
church.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
The Happier Ace.

The Bronze Age man chuckIed.
IF was steel, suppose you woulc
dissolve me-" he cried.
Herewith he rejoiced he didn't i've
too late.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16

Deer licenses issued by Alpena
county clerk number 173, about half
OF the total number issued last year.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
Worst Tornado in History.

The storm was the worst in the
history OF the city, and left path
Of ruin more than a quarter of a mile
wide. Outside of the buildings and
houses that were completely demol-
ished, there were so or GO other build
ings less seriously damaged.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
Mad About If

"Binks is just crazy about being up
to-date."
"How does he show it?"
"He is trying to get his parrot a
wireless cage"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
Death Bed Jest.

Among what may be called death
bed jests, that of the Rev. James
Guthries of Stirling, one of the Coven.
anter martyrs, deserves a high place.
Lord Guthries recalls the story in
from a Northern Window" Mr..
Guthries was executed at the Cross
In the High street. Edinburgh. The
night before he asked for cheese for
his supper. His friends wondered,
for the physicians had forbidden him
to eat cheese. But he said, with a
smile, 81 am now beyond the hazard
of all earthly diseases. Uncle Re.
mus Magazine.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16

Marriage is contract-and there
are lots of contract jumpers.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16

The Humor Of II.
Stella-Were you shopping today%
Bella-Yes, got some things TO ex-
change.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
the foods.

the foods.
Will the reader please remem-
Der, we never announce that coffee
"hurts all people,"
Some persons seem to have ex-
cess vitality enough to use coffee,
tobacco and whiskey for years and
apparently be none the worse, but
the number is small, and when a
sensible man or woman finds an. ar
ticle acts harmfully they exercise
some degree Of intelligence by
dropping 1t.
We quote again from the article:
"These figures are paralyzing
but correct, being taken from
Leech's statistics, recognized as
the most reliable"
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
There's a Reason"

Postum Cereal Company. Limited
Battle Creek. Michigan
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16

Two American born Chinese wo-
men were registered as voters in
Oakland, California. One wore Chi
nese garb and the other American
raiment One declared herself a
Republican.
Potato is certainly king In Wexford
county this winter. Potato buyers
have been 10th to admit that prices
would go high for the farmer this
season, but now one of them says
that low prices will scarcely prevail,
because even now, in digging time,
"a cents is being paid. He believes
rs cents will be the price for most
OF the winter.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16
200 Killed in Mexican Fight.

Federals and rebels met in battle
1t Juchitan, Oaxaca. according to
meager information obtained from Of
fetal sources here.
Two hundred are reported dead.
The city is cut off from rail and
wire communication.
A telegram from Oaxaca carried
a report that Jose Gomez, deposed
jefe politico, the chief of the rebels,
was captured and shot.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16

A practical joke is never what it's
cracked up to be.
The Yale expositor., 1911-11-16

Then the article proceeds to de-
nounce Postum and works into q
fine frenzy, because we have pub
lisbed facts regarding the effect OF
coffee on some people.
The narrowing tale goes on.
"Where a few years ago every
body drank coffee, several cups a
day, now we find in every walk in
life people who imagine they can
not drink 1t. (The underscoring is
ours) Burly blacksmiths, carpen-
ters, laborers and athletes have dis
continued or cut down the use Of
coffee; as there is not a person
who reads this and will not be able
10 find the same conditions existing
among his own circle of acquaint-
ances. Is It not we'll for the Brazil
ians to sit up and take notice?'
Isn't it curious these bur
ly" strong men should pick out cof-
fee to Imagine" about? Why not
Imagine" that regular doses Of
whiskey are harmful, or daily slugs
OF morphine?
II imagination" makes the caf-
feline in coffee clog the liver, de-
press the heart, and steadily tear
down the nervous system, bringing
on one or more of the dozens of
types of diseases which follow
broken-down nervous systems,
many people don't know 1t.
But Il remained for the man who
has coffee, morphine or whiskey
to sell, to have the supreme nerve
to say: "You only imagine your
disorders. Keep on buying from
me-"