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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-19
LOCATE SHORT LINE.
New Towns Will Be Built in Coal
Regions on Rock Island Branch.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines. April l9.-The work Of
locating the new short line of the Rock
Island road south to "a connection with
the Kansas City branch is now going
on activity under direction of w T..
Brady, who says that the new line Will
be built as nearly perfect as possible
right at the start. 1t will traverse IA
region much in need Of a railroad and
there will be some new towns located
thereon. The coal business of the new
road is expected to be worth IA great
deal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-19

almost helpless. i
went to three doc
tors and they did
me no good, so my
sister advised me to
try Lydia E. Pink
&c -'s veSetaak!e
Comp ou nd, and
when I had taken
only two bottles I
could see 8 big
change, so ] took
six bottles and / am
nnw sfrOn0 md xrol1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-19
Northern I01un Items

Independence.
Four hundred people were taken in a
special train to Monticello to attend
the meetings conducted by Evangelist
Stephens.
Dubuque.
Hundreds of dollars worth of dam
age was done in the Berg-Arduser
jewelry store, when a water pipe on
the floor above, bursted.
Sioux City.
Miss Elizabeth Strehlow Of ST. Paul,
was appointed general secretary Of the
resigned
Schalier.
In three days D. Rininger reduced a
four acre thirty year old cottonwood
grove into lumber suitable for barns
and other buildings.
TerrilI.
John Rubis and Ray Thomson cap
tured eleven foxes in less than tWer-
ty-four run with the hounds. A few
days before this they captured seven
teen in less than twenty-four hours.
Waterloo.
James Black. president of the James
Black Dry Goods Company, has re-
turned from his annual trip to Europe,
where he has spent some time in Ire
land visiting relatives.
Milford.
Robert Keller is in the custody OF
Sheriff Jones, accused of stealing a
horse. He found him at Storm Lake,
with the stolen horse in his posses
sion but he had offered 1t for sale He
was employed by Fred Range, living
nine miles southwest Of here.
Hampton.
The Chicago Great Western railroad
has replaced the night telegraph oper
ator at this place by Mr.. Lucius Ray
mond. Telephone instruments have
been installed and the night business
of the line will be handled in the flu
ture by telephone.
Mt. Vernon.
Preparations are being made at the
college for a big May Day fete. Two
years ago the girls gymnasium classes
presented very pleasing May Day
exercise in Ash park but the one this
spring will be even larger in its scope
and will include large number Of the
men Of the school.
Woodbine.
William Jennings Bryan heads the
list Of speakers for the Woodbine
chautauqua to be held July % to %.
Mr.. Bryan will be followed by Bishop
Robert Mcintyre. James Francis
O'Donnell,y Dr. Charles l.. Seashore,
William Edgar Cell. Bell Kearney.
Walter Manshell and Arthur K. Peck.
Cedar Rapids.
Word was received here that Her
bert Rugh, son Of George s. Rugh, Of
this city, had been awarded the prize
of $4,000 for drawing the best set OF
plans for the new contagion hospital
to be erected at Winnipeg, Canada. at
an expense Of 100000. He was in
competition with twenty other archi-
tects.
Sioux City.
The total receipts Of the city for the
first year under the commission plan,
which ended March 81, were $544,761.-
6S, and the total disbursements, $780,
1896. Exclusive Of the water works
which are self-sustaining, the receipts
were SAB, 1862. and the disburse-
ments $44s,7sS.7N AS compared to the
previous year the receipts were $412,-
276.74, and the disbursements. $407.-
1883.
Webster City.
E. E. Harlan and James Kirkland.
both Of Waterloo, made a remarkable
auto run from Waterloo to Webster
City. The distance is more than 100
miles and the roads were almost i'm
passable in places on account OF the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-19
peRuNA A HOUSE HOLD REMEDY.
BY
Pe-ru-na.

HOUSE REMEDY
Mr. chroeder
for aim O
OF off,
ms m now
o
lis my househo friend"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-19
SHE
SUFFERED
FIVE YEARS
Finally Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.

Erie, Pa. eel suffered for five years
from female troubles and at last WAS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-19
CHURCH MEETING AT BRITT.
Mitchell Association Of consres ationa
Church in Session.

Special to Times-Republican.
Britt, April 19.-The Mitchell Asso-
citation OF the Congregational church
opened a two days session in this city
Tuesday. The attendance Of preachers
and laymen is large. About twenty
men of the cloth" are present and
many of them are taking part in the
program. The meetings are being held
in the Congregational church.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-19
WEALTHY WINNER DEAD.

Frank knedIik, Of Johnson County,
Dies at Suburban Homo.
Special to Times republican.
Iowa City, April 19.-Frank Knedlik
for fifty years Johnson county's
wealthiest winner and owner OF the
greatest vineyards hereabouts. is dead
at his suburban home, aged 72. Sur
wiling are his son, Joseph, of Brooklyn.
Iowa, and daughter, Mary. at home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-19

again. I don't know how to express
my thanks for the good it has done mo
and hope all suffering women will
give Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial. 1t was worth its
weight in gold. Mrs. j. p. ENDLICH,
r. F. d. No. Z, Erie, Pa.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or HARM
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousands OF voluntary testimonials
are on file in the Pinkham laboratory
at Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, such as infamma-
ton, liberation, displacements, fibroid
tumors, irregularities, periodic pains.
backache, Indigestion and nervous
prostration. Every suffering woman
owes 1t to herself to give Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound trial.
nyou want special advice writo
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it.
II Is free and always helpful.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

tiles not only resent her intrusion bu
predict that her interest will be short.
lived.
Some base their disapproval on tn,
lack of mechanical knowledge, others
say That Women do not possess ncces.
sary nerve and cooEness. A few omen
~ declare that it is not a woman.s
sport. that she is totally united TO az,
as mechanictan, and that there q
small likelihood of it becoming !, voca
ton for women after the novelty has
worn or
And yet. in so short lime
woman has done quite a little in aero
nautics. In America her work is h,st
beginning, but in France, England and
Germany there are Il member OF
aviatriccs who have made Nights. de.
signed machines and given exhibitions
Mlrngc.
Youth is dream Of tomorrow
hope.
I Finding a charm in each newborn
day,
Gazing with shy and Deseoching
eyes.
striving to fathom the rar-away.
Ever the bliss of the unfulHlled,
IL
JOY that we never have known is
best,
Love that is deepest is ever dumb.
"Age-it is naught but memory,
Tear-mi Isi!e' dreams OF day long
dead,
Tender regrets for the things that
were.
Fast fading letters, rose once red.
Tasting the fruit of fulfilled desire,
y Living again In, tho phantom past;
'rears for the dreams that could not
come true,
n, Tears for the lovo that could never
last
Youth * is the theme Of 4 book I'M
read
Age is the dream OF a day long
MsSs dead \ j!l.t l.is & III y "a x; q 33l}
REYNOLDS. In smart set
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
JUST FROCkS- AND
The Separate Goats Worn With Them; the Chiffon
Wraps Linen Crash for Suits Summer Hats
and Toilet Accessories.

soft taneta is employed in the ma e
up OF the prettiest separate coats that
are the Special feature Of this sum
mer. The taheta coats appear in
charming shades OF coral, old blue and
green. They have long coattaiis and
are finished with ruchings and old
time soft puftngs The color OF the
coat usually repeats some tone used
on the frock and blends tremendously
with the hats and sashes worn.
Chiffon for Evening.
Chiffon is the material most used
for lovely evening wraps. Many of the
most effective models shown have en-
broidcred or hemstitched borders,
lemon yellow being used with orange
chiffon. finished otherwise a t the neck
with soft yellow chiffon roses and dull
silver tassels.
Black clinton coats are edged with
black velvet bands that are bordered
with rhlnestones. The bands cross,
forming an X at the back of the neck
and V in front At the bottom they
end In long crystal tassels
0pen,vorIs Crush.
Linen crash displaying border of
square openwork. which Stimulates
drawn work, is new fabric very pop
nlar with suits. The border trims the
skirt above the hem. and is used for
the shawl collar and cuffs OF the coat.
Linen crash in the natural shade and
OF even weave makes splendid wearing
suits, especially il the coat is lined
with a good quality of light weight
satin, which insures much better lines
and fit than can possibly he attained
in an unlined coat.
Belts Plain and Striped.
Belts of different widths. OF CRUSH
able leather and other materials, are
worn. a very pretty style being of
white patent leather. with gilt
buckle. Soft calf belts, with covered
buckles Of the same. appear in all
colors, white and natural calf, are
lined with silk and very popular.
Stripes and block chicks vertical and
horizontal stripes and MORE. In plain
shades, or With fancy borders. diver
SHY belungs, with smart gold or plain
silver, buckles to accompany them.
Turkish ToxeIing, HINTS. y
i toweling hats in Z simple
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

Shapes, like rolling sailors, are attrac-
tive novelties in young girls hats for
country wear. The fringe is used fiat
In cross bar effects to form a border.
Panamas in new shapes display the
large head sizes, which hitherto have
been difficult to find
Bath SHIFTS.
Instead OF properly apprecia ting the
delightful and invigorating qualltie.
OF bath salts. many Americans nave
regarded them an expensive and
o-be-dispensed-w LUXURY. But trips
to foreign or American spas might
often he dispensed with by the proper
use of good medicinal bath salts
The more delicate bath salts ar.
bought in twenty-four ounce Jars \
specially to be commended kind OF
salts comes in tins containing seven
muslin bags of salts each. the proper
proportion for good bath
Town md Country Cabinet.
AS sDace-saver in a small house
or apartment. clothes cabinet is in,
valua bic. This cabinet is about i've
feet high and two deep. Each piece
comes apart easily and 1t all fits in
box about the size of one containing
a croquet set. The most attractive
cabinets are OF white enamel with d
skeleton frame covered with material
to match the room drnperles The in :
side is furnished with the same patent
system of hangers which are now in
stalled in up to-date trunks, and en-
able one to hang three gowns IL neces-
sary on each hanger, and. when they
are in place. to swing the entire as.
sortment.in view.
Treatment of Hair.
Florence Hull Winterburn In sea :
sonable and suggestive little volume
| called Vacation Hints gives this ad-
i vice about the treatment of hair:
NotwithstandingS that hair dressers
ordinarily advocate washing hair every
week, II Is, In my opinion. too often,
| Once fortnightis sufficient, IL ii is
well brushed night and morning Lack
OF SUN Client sleep does more TO !njtire
hair, skin and general looks than amy
other one thing. This accounts for the
worn air that many otherwise bloom.
ing young persons have on returning
! from their country outings }.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
The Early Wictorians

Harpcr's Weekly contains an arti-
Gle by H. b. Marriott Watson on the
change in manners from early victo-
rian days to the present time. which
viii doubtless set many women TO
thinking.
He says: Our grandfathers ana
grandmothers would not know us
am also inclined to think they would
not own u.s.
Prim and mum SGT the daughters
of the house ill those far-off DAYS with
embroideries ana samplers They
spoke only When they We're required
TO answer. They played lie piano,
alas! col1pulsorilS; and thcy rept CO.
Old I.nly's Point of View.
II is true that Il recent book writ
ten by an old lady who was a famous
figure in those days rather shed "a
lurid light upon some of their actions.
Was the early Victorian. then. noth-
ing but Il whitedN humbug? Anyway,
she was Just as human as her grand
daughter, and she had manners over
her morals as fine as her silk gowns
I1nriier Days and Nowadays.
remember the time myself wnen
II was considered improper for a NO
man to ride in a hanson cab, and in
earlier days ii she went anywhere un :
accompanied II was an oHense Now
adays she can attend matinees by her
self and lunch and dine with men in
nowise related to her without any one
caring two pins about it,
The etiquette of the sexes is GER
iainiy loser In America, and there is
large and liberal freedom which is
all to the advantage of woman
Once Upon Timc.
Once upon time In England no
young girl would have dared to accept
as much a 8 packet OF Chocolates or
a posy from a young man.
! Now Upon J. Time.
,, No1 he may send ner a. conrec-
toners or florists ship, his motor
cor, and his box at the opera. So much
| have we taken from America. Never
theless. as have pointed out, mo
privileges ofsliberty carry their risks.
The Increased liberty Of one son re-
acts upon the other, and helps to make
breaches In the ramparts. .ti
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
The Mother S Need

~ - . e .
Take out Of the count of people who
need summer vacations the oyorworked
business man, and there is no one else
to be 80 much benefited by a good rest
and consenia1 change as the mother
OF family. egE
There Ia no ono who considers her
own preferences and necessities so
l'ttlo as tho mother when the supreme
question OF Where shnll we go?" is
being discussed. II her girls and boys
prefer the seashofe. she snothcrs a
sigh over the impulse that directs ner
thoughts elsewhere. oven though she is
certain that she will return homo at
the end OF some weeks unrefroshed and
unpreparcd to take up homo duties
with energy and dispatch.
nusy Rainbow Chuncrs.
The young people of the present day
arc selfish and oblivious of much that
they ought to regard. They are SO
anxious to seize hold OF pleasure, as
they see it. that they leave little or
nothing over for others Professcdly.
they are devoted 10 their mother, but
they arc such busy rainbow chasers
that they have little time for care or
thought over the fact that mothers
face Is growing wrinkled and care
worn -
She Is. generally speaking, the last
person to be considered in family ar
engagements. because she SO seldom as
serts her claim. Probably she has
been on the verge of a little whole
some relaxation and has been pulled
sharply out of It BY sore throat on
The part of one of the children and
threatened rheumatism. throwing her
husband on her hands to DO nuEsed
Such experiences render her 30 weary
as to make her chronically Indifferent
TO the when and where" OF outings.
Mother Listless md Tired.
1t isn't good sign when a mother
says. alphabetically. "oh. It really
makes no difference TO me. just decide
the matter between yourselves" Ii lust
amounts to this: tina; she As losing her
individual hold on outside interests II
She is too listless or too tired to con-
slider what she really prefers then
some one else ought TO act and think
for her.
A summer outing is the mothers
chance during the entire year. To her
children 1t merely means a variation
OF Interests and enjoyment They
transfer their environment, that is all
But the mother. busted In the domestic
routine which has TO go on daily is
always carrying load Of care and re-
sponsibility, and all should unite. son,
daughter and husband. in studyin~
how to plan the family holiday. so as
to give her the greatest amount Of
pleasure and Improvement,
Her Supreme Need.
Above everything else. beyond the
going to the place she likes best, more
than the looking out for her little
%hims and fancies. would be the COM
ne min Ill - ~ =, q
Just for q perfunctory week end, but
for we'll considered and leisurely trip
Just such one as every sane, we'll
balanced American man ought to in
dulse himself and his family in once
year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
HAPPY. CfIILDRE.lN---W
Will Spend the Summer In the Real Country, Put o
Jumpers, Wear Tennis Shoes and Be Perfectly
Natural Normal BEINGS

Happy are the children who are
looking toward to spending simmer
In the real country. where they can
feed chickens and ducks and see the
cows MIXED. Where they don't have
TO dress UP In anything finer than
Jumpers. and can be perfectly natural
beings, enjoying the physical part OF
living rs they ought TO do.
The appropriate conditions OF child
life embrace good appetites and good
humor, and these conditions Will he
constantly present, If nature is gently
assisted by good parental sense and
judgment. Children of to-day are
certainly emancipated in the matter OF
dress and possess untold advantages
over poor little manikins who shipper
in their portraits, hooped and bounced,
curlcd be-ruGled ana garmented in
silks and velvcts. Little girls and
boys in blue flannel suits, linen jump
crs and simple blouses, fare far better
Keep childs feet dry and warm
Is q bit of nursery wisdom that finds
an echo in .thc experience OF mothers
who have tested rubber soIed heelless
tennis shoes and found them excellent
summer footwear.
There is danger of all sorts OF accl-
dents TO the child who goes barefoot
All children In the country expect to
go raddling in the creek. but the rest
OF the time shoes should be worn
Even. in the midst of an outdoor
He, a fhi!d has To ic guarded against
ci'"rfr ttHnc end an undue stimulus or
the nervous system. For this reason
one care and thought are necessary
IN the way Of diversion that will lin
~ resi- and quint. ana furnish the
ccssary aid TO digestion for an hour
ter meals
Women nv Ariatrices. si
The July Strand has an article writ
ten by Elizabeth Louergan which says
that little while ago when a woman
In France applied for a mechaniclan's
license In tho field OF aviation, excite
ment ran high! When She succeeded
IN obtaining It and n number Of others
followed hcr)zeSample.a there was sim
more discussion. Is Isl n
8 yet \ womanly progress has hoen
blow, and many Of tho leading authors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
1hackcrny,s sketeh hook.

William Mnkepeacc Thackeray's
daughter. Lady Richie, has discovered
In an old notebook belonging to her
father hitherto unpublished romance
called The knights of Borsellen."
which appears in Harper's Magazine
for July a passage taken from the
romance belongs 40 essentially 10 Its
author that the mind would revert 10
Thackeray even II the great novelist's
name were not signed to IL. For this
is what the quotation says about:
The One Who Remembers.
Farewell Q gentle mother,
and peaceful haunts OF childhood The
old Chronicle spelled at sunset In the
hall window. the old tales Of knight
and fairy told at night by the great
hall fire. which made every banner
and hemlet on the wall cast gigantic
shadows round about the little trem-
bling, wondering listeners, who sat at
tho knees OF the old almoner. Good
by, Don. the greyhound, and Boris, the
old toothless, mumbling wolf-dog, who
could do nothing but bay OF nights and
sit lazy in the sun watching Franck
and lsabeau as they played In the
court or busted themselves in their
little garden under their mothers win
dow! How pleased and silent and ten
der used she TO sit and watch them
Franck'6 flowers when he is away, and
clip and water his rose-tree Isabeau
Us growing to be young women now,
and Will soon care for other things
besides childish pinks and rose bushes:
other hopes and desires will swell that
fair bosom Of hers. and carry her
heart far away. But here in this lone
~ place is all the poor mothers world,
and all her little store of happiness
Is shut In by the old castle gate How
she has treasured UP all the lads say
inss: how she Will look wistfuliy Of
nights a his little vacant bed, and lie
awake long hours thinking of him,
her gentle heart full Of thoughts In
cXpressibly sad and sweet Many a risl,
and danger has he to run in this wild
world, so full Of snares and tempta-
tons; but err and forget as he will.
there Is one who always remembers,
and night and day is praying and
yearning for him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
The AIcott Memorial.

TIC AIcotf Memorial.
The Concord Woman's Club is head.
Ing a movement which has been start
ed to purchase and maintain as per-
manent memorial to Louisa NJ. AIcott
the Orchard House, In Concord Mass
Where Miss Alcott wrote Little Wo-
men" and many of her other stories
The house is almost unchanged in
its general features, -bA. is now unoc-
cupied and in great need of repairs.
Its desolate condition is pathetic
sight to every one who has loved
Louisa Alcott and, the characters she
created. These characters and stories
have given many hours of pleasure.
and had a great and wholesome inHu-
ence on almost every girl who has
lived in the last forty years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
she Guards Her Pocketbook.

Lovely woman said Wilton Lack
aye, SIS nine-tenths suspicion and one
tenth trustfulness. 1t is true that she
Is frequently rather reckless In the
disposal OF her heart, but beware how
you touch her pocketbook a friend
OF mlne had an old colored servant
who recently.fell violently in love on
Very short acquaintance. The day be-
fore she was to be married she came
to her mistress and intrusied money
to her keeping.
Why should ] keep It? ] thong lit
you We're going 10 get married." said
her mistress. As i1ss
So. Iais, .a,istesi but does you. 'spcse
i'se gwi keep all dishyer money In de
house Wild dat stranger niggera
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

Once Upon n Thine.
Once upon time in England nc
young girl would have dared to accept
as much as packet Of Chocolates OF
a posy from young man.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-07-27
HON C. c. RANKIN, WASH
lNGTON D. C..

Men in high life, who are at a con-
slant nervous tension, sJon suffer from
Indigestion, Hon, George C, Rankin
formerly Of Monmouth, ILL.,, now hold
ing a high position with the govern
ment at Washington, became afflicted
in that way. He wants it known that
he cured himself with Dr.. Caldwell S
Syrup Pepsin, and recommends it to
others similarly afflicted. 1t is absolute
Iy guaranteed to do what is claimed,
and if you want to try it before buy
ing, send your address for a free sam
pie bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co., 119
Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, Ill. 1t is
sold BY All Druggists at Soc and 81 a
bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-07-27
NEVER HAD A SICK DAY."

You hear lots of people say they
never had a sick day in their life.
Ask them futheraud you will find out
they never have constipation and that
they can easily digest everything they
eat. That is the keynote Of health
perfect digestion, perfect elimination.
To obtain these use Dr.. CALDWELL
Syrup Pepsin, which cures all stomach
liver and bowel troubles in old or
young. Ii is absolutely guaranteed 10
do what is claimed, and if you want to
try it before buying, send your address
TOR a sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup
Go, ll9 Caldwell Bldg, Monticello,
Ill. 1t is sold by all druggist at Soc
and 81 a bottle.