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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-21
WIN BY ONE POINT
State University Of Iowa, BY Closest OF
Margins, Wins Trophy Cup and In.
tereolIesiate Rifle Championship
From Massachusetts Aegies.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, April 21.-Iowa university
is champion of the United States in in
tercollegiate rifle shooting. Capt. Nj
c. Munlma has a private telegram, an
nouncing the Massachusetts Agricul-
tural Colleges score, 1890. Iowa's total
as already noted in these dispatches
was 1891. thus giving the Hawkeye
team the beautiful trophy cup, and a
gold medal for every man on the team
by the narrowest margin in the history
of the game.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-21
TIMES IOWA; 1911

be charged from the original invest
mont. The finding OF the court II not
pleasing to either side, but will prob
ably be accepted and give Council
Bluffs municipal ownership Of Its water
supply. rehabilttated plant and new
era Of civic growth and progress.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-21
southern low. Good Road Move.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 21.-Renewed in
terest in laying out good dirt roads has
been aroused by plan for a good road
from Des Moines to st. Joseph ira
versing southern Iowa. The line as
contemplated runs thru Leon, Humest-
ton and Lucas An effort will be made
to organize to have 1t dragged and
kept in fine shape this season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-21
Msrenso Couple Wed.

lows City. April 2I.-CharlAs I.
Denzler, assistant cashier OF the Ger
an-American Savings Bank, Of Ma
rengo, and Miss Melsa Mills. Of the
same town, were married in iowa City
by Rev. Robert 9. Lorrins, of the Uni.
tartan church, Thursday, at the home
Of Charles o. wienske. Of the postoffsce
staff.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-21
c. & N. W. LET'S CONTRACTS.
work to BE Started Soon On Shop .ne
Office Buildings.
SrAciai "a u

special to Times Republican.
Boone. April 21.-The Northwestern
.oi'ipahy THIS morning let the contract
for the shop building and the office
nuiioias IN The new yards. A Chicago
.lfih secured the contracts. and work
20 De started as soon as the men
AN De gotten to the scene of opera
ions A visit to the yards here Is a
'eVeiation. The grading work is well
unoer way and materials are piling I'D
a.! over the eastern end of the city. In
sloe OF ten days the work there will be
wen under way and the big improve
anents take on substantial form.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

cured necessary buildings erected for the health
of workmen and the preservation of antiquities
Not only are actual remains to be sought but
also important historical or artistic questions are
to be solved. Indeed, the Egyptian Exploration
Fund was the first to employ this method of
clearing old monuments and of showing the world
what they were.
Such stupendous undertakings call for equip
ment on a considerable scale. BY the courtesy
of Sir CASTOR Maspero. the government has
loaned to the Fund light railway with equip
ment Work must be rapid December l to
April marks the working year. Every moment
Is precious Every car load must count Every
shoveful of earth must be carefully sifted wher-
ever there is possibility of find. Even bas-
ket brigade is sometimes pressed into use. As
soon as some apparently valuable piece of To-
Gated workmen are called off, experts are sent
in, every is on guard; carefully every inch
of soil is watched as the last few baskets Of
earth are removed Every fragment must be
saved and laid away until everything has been
recovered Think of the disappointment when
a magnificent statue comes out headess, for ex
ample Think of the conjectures as to the where
abouts of the missing piece and the furore when,
perhaps weeks afterward, the lost Is found
There Is an air of hushed expectancy, suppress
ed excitement lowering over that keeps men up
under the most tense strain under which the
work is of necessity conducted.
America has Joined hands with the old world
in prosecuting the work An American profess
sor. DR.. Whittemore, is now with the staff in the
field An American secretary Mrs. Marie N
Buchanan has been assigned to the direction OF
the American office, located in fremont temple
Boston Wonderful are the results attained
Every student of history and literature, every
student of the Bible Is vitality concerned in the
combinations yearly coming to light from the
sands of Egypt.
There is need of haste. To extend the arabic
district of Egypt Is an economic necessity Ac-
cordingly the British government has erected at
Assuan great dam, whose 95-foot head has sent
the waters Of the Nile back over great areas of
hitherto dry ground. Already dozen great tenn
pies have been flooded, and ere long will be for.
ever lost to sight Already beautiful Philae at
the head of the first cataract, is gone. The soil
is becoming infltrated and the stores Of treas
ures, especially the papyrus manuscripts, are be-
ing ruined even before the waters cover the
ground above
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
COFFEE CONGESTION
Causes a Variety of Ais.

A happy old lady in Wisconsin
says:
During the time l was coffee
drinker | was subject to sick head
aches, sometimes lasting or days,
totally uniting me for anything.
To this afflictioa was added, some
years ago, a trouble with my heart
that was very painful, accompanied
by smothering sensation and faint
ness.
Dyspepsia, also, came to make life
harder to bear | took all sorts of pat
ent medicines but none of them helped
me for any length of time.
THE doctors frequently told me
that coffee was not good for me; but
without coffee l felt as If l had no
breakfast. finally decided about
years ago to abandon the use of cot.
fee entirely. and as had read great
deal about Postum | concluded to try
that for breakfast beverage
Il liked the taste of it and was par
ticularly pleased to notice that it did
not come up as coffee used to- The
bad spells with my heart grew less
and less frequent, and finally ceased
altogether and | have not had an at
tack of sick headache for more than
year. My digestion is good too, and
/ am thankful that | am once more a
healthy woman, l know my wonder
full restoration to health came from
quitting coffee and using Postum
Name given by the Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich
There's reason" and it is this.
Coffee has direct action on the liver
with some people, and causes partial
congestion of that organ preventing
the natural outlet of the secretions.
Then may follow biliousness, sallow
skin, headaches, constipation and final.
ly a change of the blood corpuscles
and nervous prostration.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs There's Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from time to time, They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

There is a class of unwritten law which does
not and cannot become written law, says Case
and Comment, because 1t approaches SO the
danger line that dare not recognize 1t to the
extent of publishing it and declaring it as part
of the positive law.
1t is the unwritten law of the sea that cap
tain must go down with his ship Men dare not
write 1t into the contract, and nations dare not
incorporate 1t In their navy marine regulations.
yet the tyrants of the sea know the law, and be
leve that to obey 1t betters their service, and
there are few instances Of its being disregarded.
1t is the unwrtten law Of the army and navy
that officer shall not seek cover, at least
shall not show apprehension of danger to his per
son, in time of battle and in the presence of en-
listed men or common sailors In the Franco
Prussian war nearly four thousand officers of the
German army were killed and the great majority
of them gave up their lives because they believed
In this law of conduct
In obedience to this law Farragut bound him
self to the mast Lee rode to the head of his
charging column at the bloody angle and Lawton
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

walked coolly in front of the line and was shot in
the presence OF his men.
The law Of the right OF revolution has been
much talked about and much written about. Every
intelligent citizen believes that he has the right
under certain conditions to oppose the established
government of his own land and join in an effort
to establish another in its place. Just prior to
and during the Civil there much discus
sion in this country by learned men on either
side of the right of revolution and the higher
power" and the greater law"
The law justifying person in the killing of
another has required the serious consideration of
every country. Every criminal code provides GER
tain punishments for homicide and many of them
graduate the punishment with mipute particular
iy according to the circumstances OF the killing.
so that any of six crimes may be involved in
a single tragedy Such codes also attempt to de-
fine what killing is justifiable and what is
cusable and with their Interpretation by the
courts attempt to describe the only conditions
der which one human being can kill another
The Hebrew code almost stands alone In Its
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
BROODERS
HAVE EXCELLENT QUALITIES
There Danger Whatsoever In Operating Of
This Variety Provided Ordinary Care
Exercised-Common Errors.

type of burner and is capable of a
wider range of temperature that is,
1t can be turned very low for use in
mild weather or will give a fame
sufficiently large to maintain the
proper temperature under the hover
when 1T is below zero outside The
burner selected should have but one
control valve, as 1t is less complicated
and less likely to clog.
Since there Is only one flame to 200
chicks, instead of 4 as in the case OF
using kerosene-heated brooders with
only so chicks each, the risk of fire
Is reduced to that extent, and any
one intelligent enough to be trusted
with kerosene-heated brooders can
manage gasoline-heated ones, with
equal safety
The common points of error which
result disastrously are: allowing too
much gasoline to run into the gener-
ating cup; applying a match to the
generating cup before the control
valve is closed; attempting to light
the burner after 1t has blown out In
some manner and the bottom of the
burner box is covered with gasoline.
All Of the above should be carefully
avoided.
The burner should always be turned
out and the wheel valve closed while
the tank is being filled. To light the
burner open the valve and allow the
2asollne' to fill the generating cup
nearly full. then close Light the
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
IINNDITTCN 7 AWC Traditions Which Have Almost the
UNWMI lTN LAWC Force
Force of Statutes

recognition OF mans desire to kill and his right
to have that desire and that climax of all salts
factions which comes to him who under great
provocation Stays another II is not at all strange
that in his branch there SHOULD be an extended
code OF unwritten as writaeh law, unwritten now
and always to be unwrtten for the reason that the
recognition given by its embodiment in the
statutes would be taken as license by dishonest
and would result in harm rather than good.
1t is an unwritten law among the officers of the
army that If subordinate officer kills superior
officer because that officer HIS publicly degraded
him by striking him or By ether action equally
humlliating then the courtmartial will not con-
Wet During the Civil war at Louisville. KY.
General Nelson said to General Davis:
How many men have your
General Davis replied, About" giving an ap-
proxmate number.
Nelson said You an army officer and say
about! Why don't you know how many men
you have?" And with that he struck Davis in the
face with his glove Davis shot and killed him,
and the courtmartial acquitted Davis
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
ScEXr an mr. mr.

Not only there such outward evidences of
Egypts wealth. From the burials come the very
objects with which the people wont to
round themselves. The tombs of the kings have
given us the grave of Ioua and Tioua with its
chariot, funeral sledges, mummy cases, chairs,
beds, and jewel box-all gilded and paneled; ala
baster vases, and larder still stored with food.
Even the feather cushions have been preserved
these 5000 years
The excavations of 1906 brought to light the
wonderful Hathor shrine with its statue of
Egypt's cow-goddess plumed and crowned with
the lunar disc, trailing lotus blossoms from her
splendid head and with the stars of heaven CLEAN
ing along her form. Beneath her kneels the in
FAINT king whom she nourishes; before her stands
the dead king whom she protects
The eXcavating of ancient sites is a tack that
calls for expert knowledge, the utmost skill pune
tous care and no small diplomacy. Often own
ers, more or less real must be placated and
bought off. Before money is expended the ut.
most must be taken to insure a profitable
site Trial trenches and shafts must be driven
to confirm or disprove, If possible expectations
When at last the site seems feasible the work
begins n earnest.
The excavaidols of ancient sites is task that
in the field, has just entered upon the
work at Abydos Following the methods of scen-
tifc excavators, they are settling for long Pc
riod. A considerable tract Of land has been Sc
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

gasoline rather than kerosene are to
secure higher temperature when
needed without forcing the heater and
to save time and labor by having one
srooder house serve for 200 chicks in
stead of so as is usually the case.
The form of house in which the
gasoline heater Is used is called the
"A" type Of colony house. This house
Is constructed feet square, inside
floor measurement, has Pinch side
walls and Is 6 feet inches from top
of floor to top OF ridge board. 1t Is
made with bevel at each end to
form runners or shoes upon which to
draw the house about when desired.
Runners 6 inches high have been
used with satisfactory results. but
more often runners 10 or IL inches
high are used The runners may be
placed at the sides or ends. If the
houses are to be used in orchards, It
is advisable to place the runners on
the sides, because this allows the
house to be drawn between the rows
of trees with less danger of striking
The greatest of care should be exer.
cised In installing the gasoline heat
er, as any loose-ftting connection
would cause leakage of gases into the
hover, The form of burner that has
been found the most satisfactory is
one that gives a cone-shaped blaze
directed up into the radiator, instead
of being sent out in jets at right an
giles to the burner 1t gives more
complete combustion than the cap
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

found that they can be successfully
grown on the lowlands of almost any
character, regardless of the quality Of
the soil. An acre produces from fif-
teen to twenty tons annually at less
expense than crop of potatoes on
the same land
AS a food the aroids are Just as
nourishing as the familiar tuber and
are said to be as good to eat and as
adaptable to various styles of cooking.
There Is no reason why we should not
admit this economic product into our
catalogue of foodstuffs If its culture
works out as successfully as the ex
perimenters now believe 1t will
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Too Fresh.

viii you promise to support my
laughter in the style in which she is
accustomed if / consent to your mar
riage?' demanded old Skinflint, when
Dolby made his formal proposal,
We'll, I--Ill promise to be tolerably
close with her, Mr., Skinflint," said
Dolby, but you know, I'm soft
hearted cuss, and I'm afraid she'll be
able to wheedle a few things out OF
me that you were strong enough to re
fuse her Judge.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

gasoline and allow it to burn out
Open the control valve and hold a
lighted match over the top of the
burner. This will give bright blue
cone-shaped flame, which should
never be turned so high as to show
red.
See that the house stands level II
1t tips forward the gasoline which
would flow If the flame should be ex-
tinguished would remain in the burn
er box. Never light the burner while
there is gasoline or vapor in the box.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
AROIDS MAKE
FINE EATING
AS Food Staple They Are Recos-
ntzed in Every Section OF
Tropics Experiments
in the South.

In temperate countries little is
known of poi, malange, or OTTO, yet the
tubers from which these dishes are
made, all of the aroid family, really
feed as many people numerically as
wheat or rice 1t is said. AS food
staple they are recognized in every
section of the tropics, and because
more of them can be raised to the
acre than potatoes, the agricultural
department has been experimenting
In the southern states with various
species of the aroids and 1t has been
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

When it comes to the selection of
breed one must decide between weight
and egg-laying capacity. The small
hens, of which the Leghorn is a type,
will lay the most eggs. but they figure
very lightly from the meat stand
point. The largest breeds do not lay
so many eggs, but when you come to
eat or sell one the weight counts.
The American breeds, of which the
Plymouth Rock is type, are splen-
did chickens to keep. They will lay
more eggs than the very heavy
breeds, although not so many as the
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

The use Of gasoline to develop
aeat for brooders has many points to
commend 1t to those who raise poul-
try on a fairly large scale; the sys-
tenn involves broods of 200 chicks, SO
that 1t is not suitable for those who
have only small matches.
The principal advantages in using
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Why? Just Because.

Papa" said the little boy why do
hey say woman is setting her cap
for man when she wants to marry
him."
Because, my son" explains the
father softly, IF she sets her bonnet
for him she knows blamed well the
price of it will scare him to death"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Green Bone Is Valuable.

Green bone fed to growing chickens
as well as to full grown fowls is a
valuable creator of blood, muscle and
strength, and it cannot be beaten as
an egg producer.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Ideal Hen Run.

An ideal place for hens to run In
connection with the hen house, is the
shed under the barn where the cows
have been fed. They pick up many
seeds and do well with such a range.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
Of Course.

why are hotel bellboys called But
.ons?'"
Because they're always off when
you need 'em most"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Natures great remedy
Cures Coughs, Colds. Group and Whooping
Cough and all throat and lung troubles. At
druggists, 25c. SOC and 81 90 per bottle.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

Mr.. Wise-Where's the man that
struck my wife-where is he?
Bystander-Whatll you do if you
find him?
Mr. Wise-Introduce him to MI
mother-in-law
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

Mediterraneans, and they are weighty
and of good meat quality for the table
or for sale. 1t Is not so much the
breed of chickens you keep as the
way you keep them. The illustration
shows prize-winning Single Combed
White Leghorn.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

Constipation slowly impairs the general
health-Garfield Tea corrects constipation
and benefits the entire system.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

1t is not the quality of the meat but
the cheerfulness of the guests which
makes the feast.-Lord Clarendon.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

pass IN magnitude the works of these modern
times khufu's pyramid covered thirteen acres
and was 800 feet high Seven hundred and
nfty square feet-more than a seventh of
mile Over 94,00O00G cubic feet of mate
RAJ quarried out, dragged to the Nile foated
down the stream, dragged up to the desert. and
INTO place. How they did 1t engineers are still
puzzled to know. So closely were these stones
htted together that in the outside courses which
now are in place only at the base beneath the
sand the lines were scarcely visible and must
DE outlined with charcoal to be photographed
Scarcely less wonderful were the temples of
the mighty Ramses. The gateway at Luxor was
100 feet wide and 80 feet high and was fanked
by obelisks 50 feet high. Before the temple at
Ianls stood 90-foot statue of the king Leading
from Luxor to Karnak was great avenue more
than mile and quarter long, 80 feet wide and
fanked on either side the entire distance by
colossal sphinxes In the great Hall of Columns
at Karnak stands IL columns IS feet in crcum
ference and go feet high. Thanking these are
l22 columns q feet in girth and 40 feet high
Growing These hundred-ton architectraves
Here stood huge obelisks 9S and 125 feet high
one obelisk weighed thousand tons In one
city were IA of these huge monoliths. More than
5000 years ago the genius of man carved these
cycopean blocks from the rock, transported them
for miles down stream and across country. and
finally lifted them onto high walls or set them
up on end, an enigma to modern engineers.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27

Ignorance of ones misfortune Ia
clear gain-Euripides.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-04-27
S1OItN9G HGV mn ms C,Al[5ED nlZE IL
/ZCOD A>T(Z1V ZIInYE

ana before England had been snatched from
the continent by the arms of the sea-
Ihink of the rubbish heaps OF these an
Client cities being dug up and OF there be-
Ing sifted out from the debris the story OF
the daily life of people 5000 and even 5000
years gone by. Think of a bundle of let
ters 5000 years old that retold and in points
corroborated the story of Palestine when
the patriarchs were still alive Think of
digging from the ruins of an ancient me.
tropoiis the records Of 1000 years.
The Egyptians were people of great
ueeds, OF Incredible achievements. Their
nrst great structures the pyramids. sur
The Washington herald., 1911-06-13
RETRIAL OF MILLER
NEARING A CLOSE
All Testimony Taken and
To-day Arguments Begin.

All the testimony in the case Of John
Barton Miller, charged with embezzle-
ment and destruction of books. is In and
the arguments will begin this morning.
Witnesses in rebuttal were heard yes
terday afternoon and among those who
gave important testimony were A. B.
Jackson, former president OF the First
Cooperative Building Association, who.
it had been testified, had on a former
occasion opened the safe from the COM
bination written down. Mr.. jackson
fatty contradicted this assertion.
Edgar F'risby, one of the auditing COM
mittee, testified TO being present in the
Office on June IS, 1908, and that Mr..
Fleming at that time teIephoned to MIL
ler's house for the combination, and that
Fleming said Miller refused to answer,
referring him CF'leming) to his attorney.
Frank P. Reside testified with reference
to meeting Miller in business matters
Frank Sellers, a clerk, testified to the
opening of the safe by A B. Jackson
after Miller had become Ill and could not
attend to his duties. Donald Miller, q
brother Of the defendant, testified he
was present in June, 1908, when Mr.. Jack
son opened the safe. He said jackson
used a memorandum slip.