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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
Topics of the Times

Premier Yuan Shi Ksi narrowly e.
capped assassination by z dynamite
bomb in Pekin China is rapidly abb
sorbinz western civilization. That
might have happened in Chicago or
Los Angeles.
II the United States goes ito Cufa
again it might as well stay there.
"A Greater Iowa" That's easy. II
only means another years growth
It appears that Postmaster Genera!
Hitchcock sprung his telegraph scheme
with shocking secrecy. Never even told
his wife.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette warts
congress TO meet once in two years and
would elect members for four yearA 1,
this a yelled attack On wasiiiiils ton
hotels and bars?
II the democrats were permitted e
! :..e the rennhlican nominee whom
among L.aFollette, Taft, Roosevelt Of
Cummins would they pick A. the east.
est mark?
The brewers are going 70 raise theil
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
els1 or ROAD pRAeelNe LAW,

In order that there should De no
misunderstanding as 10 the new stat
utes relative to road dragging township
trustees and clerks should post them
selves as to the provisions o. ,he law.
The last legislature enacted Law
requiring the township trustees 70
meet on the hrst Ioaday = Feo-cs-
TO elect a superintendent Of dragging
The superintendent, should LEI his
contracts before spring for teams TO
drag stations.
The township must furnish the orags
wherever needed OF, Of the road fund
but not Oh. Of the 1asll levy FOX
dragging.
The superintendent shall receive not
to exceed $3.50 per day and necessary
travelling expenses.
The compensation for dragging shall
not exceed 50 cents per mile Travelled
back and forth which is held by the
attorney general 10 mean 80 cents per
mile actually travelled by che team; 30
cents for one mile up and so cents for
one mile h0ck or a total Of 81 per
mile of road dragged where once up
and once back does the work This Is
the maximum limit but trustees are
expected to contract on fair basis
somewhere within the limit Fifty
cents an hour Is considered fair pay
for man and team and team will
easily travel two miles per hour with
load hence 80 cents per mile of road
dragged. where two trips over the mile
are sufficient is considered a fair price
at which to contract.
Township trustees shall designate
Their Dads 70 be dragged but they nus
include all mail delivery routes ana
main travelled roads
The penalty for violating the drag
dents and contractors .s fine Of from
$40 to SIS for the frs, offense and
from SIS to $50 for the second eftense.
If the / mill ley FOR dragging Is
not suftic.en, the roads nus, neve-the-
less be dragged and the excess paid
for out OF the other road funds.
The road dragging !aw applies u
cities and towns and town COUNCILS
have the same duties as TOWNSHIP
trustees Roads II town rust *
dragged. superintendent n1s- D. aP-
pointed ard contracts -; 1o5 dragging
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
The Strawp,ile
Government Hog Tonic.

The United States department Q.
agriculture recommends the following
mixture as an excellent hog tonic.
Wood charcoal, l pound; common
SAT-. 9 pounds: sodium hicarbonase, :
pounds: sodium hyposulpha1e. z
pounds: sodium -sulphate. 4 pound: an
timony sulpaide, / pound These sub
stances are thoroughly powdered and
mixed. "A dose Is e large tablespoonful
for each 200 pounds of hog flesh. 1t Is
most conveniently given in thin STOP
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18

own hops. This should create an added
bond between them and the agri-
cultural department
Every Iowa highway is . great
white way" n
Anyway the voters agreed with
Woodrow Wilson on the cooked hat
proposition.
It is evident that trust viii not
dissolve IN an Immunity bath
Texas proposes to try to coliect $e,-
100000 from, the railroads as penalties
for failure to run trains on time. II
they were coal trains the railroads are
getting OFF easy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
Animal. That Count

There are human. beings. such a.
inhabitants OF the Murray islands IN
the Straits of Torres, that cannot
count further than two. But, nost
surprising still, most animals possess
calculating abilities. and several have
q distinct appreciation OF numoer. In
certain mines Of Hainault the horses
are 50 used to traversing the Same
road thirty times that after their last
round they 30 to the stable c. their
own accord and refuse to take an
other step. Montaigne says that the
oxen employed In the royal gardens
Of Susa for turning the wheels to
which the water pals were attached
absolutely refused to make more than
100 rounds. which constituted their
daily task. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
"FREcNEs,"

"Frecklee' Is the new serial begin
ming the first chapters today. g clean
wholesome. interesting. out Of the ord
mary and with the peculiar charm
which q true novels, gives his Work.
In the woods and the swamp "Ereckies
works out his own salvation from
lost boy to real manhood.
Gene Stratton Porter has succeeded
in creating new character who vies
with Oliver Twist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
From Farm Hand to sta...rn.n.

Joseph Taggart. who went to con-
gress few days ago from the second
Kansas district. began life az farm
hand. By teaching in the little school
houses which with their cyclone eel
lars dot the plains OF Kansas he
earned the money that paid Tor. Hid
legal education. He came to genera
aotice throughout the west " solving
three murder myseerte f
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
GROWING Yeuns.

Are has its beauty as well - youth.
ana We should ali study the art OF
growing old gracefully. that We may
be loved to the last by those who love
u. On the stage Of life We have
our part to play. It would seem that
religion has taught u better things
than Socialism and helped US to bear
and forbear. There is great bitter
ness in the discovery that the treas
ures woYshipped in our youth are q
best but clay.footed idols; yet, II We
cultivate . gentle philosophy We may
be able to forget that the years. n
they go, are stealing many OF our
best MISUNDERSTANDING.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
Poultry Pointers.

One chick Matched in March IL worth
TWO ha tched in June.
All hens will lay I'M spring. which il
nature 9. time. but heavy egg. pFodpc-
ton the year thru demands heAvy
feeding, Good feeding Will pxolong the
egs-laying period.
The lamp Of the brooder should be
run about twelve hours before the time
for the brood to insure proper work.
ing. Wash and disinfect the broode-
a. intervals to kill insects and disease
Fumigarion with burning sulphur -
easy md effective.
SKIM milk is good feed for finishing
chick. for broilers. It may be fed
alone. out is better mixed with corn
meal. Young chickens for market
should be confined and forced a. fast
as possible for two weeks on soft feed.
Give puliets intended for laying less
feed and more range.
A chick badly chilled seldom recov-
ers. Watch them during their young
days until they learn to seek the hover
at proper times. AS soon as they learn
that the brooder is warm and comfort
able, less attention will be required.
AS soon as chicks learn to 90 into the
hover and out Of 1t, open the broodeK
during the warm part Of the day while
the sun shines. This applies to the
inside broodef Make a closed run OF
small. .aeshed poultry wire netting and
as the chicks grow older widen the
Enclosure for greater exercising. space
Feed laying hens plenty :Of greer
stuff as the winter closes. Meat and
mineral matter also are needed for tht
egg formation. Use plenty OF goot
| ROSTERS for the flock. Infeftile egg:
are due to lack Of attention. OF males
| or too few males. z;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
po,i,ene.. LntIe rhouoht or.

In all ages the gentleman has been
crucihed or violently killed in some
other way. This shows that We recog-
but We are little disposed to tolerate
It Manners, too, have been brought
into disrepute by the circumstance
that they are the first cloak to which
hypocrisy flies. But courtesy and
manners are very different things in
. certain sense. The heart Of courtesy
may coexist with the husk Of extreme
rudeness. Courtesy can never be
taught. though department. can But
on the day when King George finds
himself ruling OYER polite" nation,
hs win 'ind himself ruling over .
docadoAt- Aatio1-IIo1d4a~Iss ,tlv--.-s y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18

The Kansas Experiment Station
sends out some interesting figures
which show the margin Of profit which
may be expected from feeding steers:
Average cost for the ten-year period
1901 1910, inclusive, Of producing a
1900 pound beef steer. fed west Of the
Missouri river In dry feed lot; also
statement showing the gain Per head ON
basis Of average market prices:
Cost OF 1000 pound feeding steer,
at 50 per cwt. ........ .-$AV.oV
Cost Of so bushels Of corn, at 10
cents per bushei .............. 24.00
Cost Of $50 pounds Of cotton-seed
: meal or similar product, at IN
cents per pound ..........s. '..2S
Cost Of 1.eee pounds OF hay at IS
per ton ......-........-' ...'.' S'oO
Cost of labor LOO,
Cos, of maintenance OF : feed
wards and equipment .-.......l. LOO
Cost of one shoat (weight leo
pounds), S. per cwt. :........ 500
Interest on $50, at s per cent per
annum, for six months $500. los
Total S7S.o0
Average returns for the same period
from the steer, estimating SOo-ponnd
gain for the feeding period for the
steer and a 100 pound gain for the
hog: ;cgs, : FG t,s-
Matured steer, weighing 1880
pounds, . netting s5.2S per.
cwt. 49,. .Sos.Zo
Fat hog. averaging 200 pounds, at
cents ................-. lo.oo
Total returns ........-........$ 's'2o
An average profit per head off,. 20
These figures are for 1o-year-
period, based on average prices. and
they do not include the important
items mentioned above.
This is a good showing. as it will pay
to feed steers, says the experiment
station Officials. even Il the feeder
should only break even each year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
Iona Newspapers
THE Cooked HAT SQUAD.
IMa,er,oo .nes-Tribune.l

The TiMes-Tribune has never cared,
particularly. what mans political
thoughts were five, ten or twenty years
ago il concerns itself only with what
they are today, with careful considera-
ton of & candidates honesty and in
-eg-itv Disastrous has been the pol
icy OF the leaders of the democratic
party. in late years, 10 hold every man
10 an accounting fox what he thought
% matter Of party policy decade or
so ago. Political parties succeed thru
COMPROMISE. The sentiment OF the
pa.ty. as whole, must be considered,
the majority must rule: but the minor
ity mus, not be trampied down-A is
entitled 10 respectful consideration and
TO is place in the party councils
If Governor Wilson wanted Mr..
R-aa knocked into cooked hat in
1907. that is no reason 70 claim that
he wants him go knocked today-prc-
ytdea the governor says he does not
desire him SO knocked. If he boi,ed
BRAN in 1856 that is no reason why
.. should no. De considered good
carty man today. The issues Of 1896
are not those Of today.
If j, De true that Nj Bryan is for
Htlson and ovsrlooks his "disc1ep-
apcies'' Ct other days, then all party
men, vino respond 20 The sentiment OF
the party Of today-g1anting clean
coasc;ence-must be placed on tbs
same plane Nothing can SO hasten
the cay Of the ascendency Of democ-
racy az TO forge, the past and measure
men and measures By the golden rule
Of today.
! II Wilson Is to be given clear
ance" 20 thousands upon thousands
! who have been denied standing roon
/ only" in party councils, must be ex-
/ tended ;hs hand Of party fellowship
/ for wilson's sins against party. as i
were. have been grea, beyond mos
men whose purposes and Intention
have been decried and denied
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
,esautifui hand.


Two charming women were dts
cussing one day what it Is which con.
stitutes beauty in the hand. They
differed in opinion as much as the
shape OF the beautiful member whose
merits they were discussing. A gen
tIeman friend presented himself. and
by common consent the question was
referred to him. 1t was delicate
matter He thought Of Paris and the
three goddesses. Glancing from one
to the other of the beautiful white
hands presented for his examination.
he replied at last: Il give it up: the
question is too hard for me. But ask
the poor, and they will tell you the
most beautiful hand in the world Ia
the hand that gives"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
~ Your Head Aches
ysu sssait Taks tlse Sure Remedy
Hicks CAPUDlNE

There's Q eause for svsey headache
cspvdinO reaches that cause quickly,
whether Il be heat, cold, gripp, or
stomach troobles-and cures, even though
Is b sick or nervous headaehe.
copodlno h The ,sursst remedy fer
Colds and Grip. 1sve1ishness, Aches
and Nervousness disappear and normal
conditions a1o restored.
cspudino 10 liquid and plsasan1
70 take-acts immedistely.
l0e 2Se 80 So q ix( alpeee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18

LATE Young is going after the graft
ers city, county and state, shifting
them hip and thigh. Beats the world
how a short term in the senate can re-
form fellow, doesn't it" Lafe declares
he is going TO expose all Of 'em and
make EN- put i, back-all except the
state binder observes the Fremont
County Herald
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
THE TEST OF THE NAN.
George D. Perkins in the Sioux Cit
Y<,,Hnal.l

THE TEST OF THE NAN.
fGeo.ge D. Perkins in the Sioux City
Journal.1
II Is much easier 20 talk On the
right Hide O. these things than II Ii to
DO them. II is the habit OF men to
geek to justify themselves: TO fight
off personal condemnation. and TO en-
pioy the ingenuity Of the mind in
sadG2ing the blame IN another quarter
The convenient thing is to place the
blame On both God and men: 70 won
DER why there should be SUCH dis
elimination and to assert persever-
fngly that responsibility is without
and not within. Nothing is more use
less than to complain OF God Men
may not say .t,ey complain Of God.
they may sag they complain Of their
relations to the world, Of the circnn-
stances which surround then-of
what they may choose TO call their
fate. They complain most OF all OF
other men They say they are held
! down: that they. are prosecuted. and
that they are az prey for wild beasts.
In their ignorance they may not speak
az plainly az Job spoke; but what they
want in that God in his great power
should lift them up. and make OF them
kings snA r.i.ces Put the Truth II
that neither God nor men are much In
that line Of business. The universe
demand L. that men shall drSt do fol
themselves. Otherwise they are thl
is.Sssc.: 81 the worlds coldest charity
Much Of the trouble u men 4
!traceable to vanity. and with vanity 4
ASSOCIATED envy. Good - not Nonn<
lin the pursuit of envy: and the pride
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
vaIu, Of Sheep Manure.

An analysis of sheep manure indi-
Gates that IL contains about 60 per
cent of nitrogen, 7.3 per cent OF pnos-
phoric acid and &c per cent OF potash
1t is higher in phosphoric acid than
tha, derived from cattle. In other re-
spects this analysis shows it to be not
dissimilar in composition to ordinary
yard manure. AT prices prevailing Tor
fertilizers. says Is cents Tor
nitrogen. 1 TO cents for phosphoric
acid, j, is worth about 33.5s-a ton. or
course. It's value would depend on the
care and skill with which It has been
handled. 1t should be protected from
teaching By covering and from fermen-
ta,ion BY keeping moist While the
goat has made good deal OF progress
in America in the past few years. II
has not been as carefully studied as
our other classes OF livestock. and
probably on this account IL has been
difficult to locate an analysis which
would give the data desired
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18

The Waterloo Times Tribune asserts
THAI Andy Carnegie's words met with
such favorable reception when he said
he loved Iowa that the old fellow is
only waiting for a chance 10 tell how
ne loves every other state"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

If January don't freeze out the as
pirations of some men for office, there
is no hope for succeeding months to do
SO, says the Mason City Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
rare yaeld per acre for ten years.

Statistics from the last United States
census show that there are more per-
sons In the country to each COW today
than at any previous time. This
should be encouraging TO the dairy
men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18

Downcast Alaskan Prospector-l
Just amt got the heart to dig, cause
with every ounce o gold takes out q
the earth, decrease the udrchasin
power Of the dollAr!-Puck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
Iuat Earm Eiaunes.

4 comparison Of the yield of farms
in the United States with the yield OF
European farms shows some Of the adj
yan.ages OF intensive scientific agri-
culture:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
Human Needs.

human NOO0Ss
Dear human needs
Base human greeds:
Dear human heart
Doing the better part.
Dear child Of sin and woe
Dost know the way 20 so:
Dear human heart
Seek We the better part
Ask thou the way to go'
What IL II Thou must know?
Listen! rife with strike is human lie.
Love must lead-for human needs.
Martha Dodge Gammons II Man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18

The Dubuque Telegra PHI Herald says
there is always loss OF values when a
good blacksmith is spoiled By license
to practice medicine, and good agri
cultural experimental becomes poll
tic.an.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18

to practice medicine and a good agri
cultural experimenter becomes a poll
tic.an.
Handling county money-in the form
of justice and constable fees-corre-
spends to the work of paving and re-
ce.ving tells in the banks insists the
Des Moines News. The township Off
Gals are the mediums of exchange be-
tween the people and the government.
found short""
There is Just this much" says the
Onava Sentinel, that can be said IA
vorable 10 Professor Hoidsn's candi-
6aey for governor: The facs tina; he is
rot the candidate Of either faction Of
The repu blican party"
Noting that col. Lafe Young, Is
CARRYING a male vocalist with him to
sing patriotic songs the Sioux City
Journal says the colonel understands
very we'll that variety is the spice OF
political lie. Il Is TO be hoped. how
ever. tina, the vocalist is 10: intended
as an illustration Of the need OF
greater Iowa"
Now is a good time for Colonel
Palmer TO show his food sense and
STAY out Of the race" says the Carroll
Herald. His entrance into the con-
.es. FOR governorship would be dis
t;nct cause for disappointment on the
part Of thousands who supported him"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
WHEN you ARE 70.

We US the inventory of disaster.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-09-18
WHEELOCK

George Randall has been visiting
at st. Johnsbury and Concord
Clifford Mclean is attending
school at Lyndon Institute.
Mrs. H. F. Salisbury and daughter,
Velma, who have been visiting at
Fred HoIman's, returned home to
Dorchester Saturday accompanied by
Miss Grace Hoffman.
Mrs. Bessie Cree and son, Steph-
en- and Pauline Davis spent Sunday
lat Stanstead, P. @.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Guyette and
child are visiting Mrs. Emma Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stafford and
children, Grace Collins, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. d. Waldron and Fred Waldron at
tended the fair at St. Johnsbury,
Thursday.
Everybody was panied to learn of
the fatal accident of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Coffran and many from here
attended tie funeral at LyndcnvilIe
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. K. Gray who have
been visiting in Hardwick returned
home Thursday.
Mrs. Martha Drown has been Wis
iting in st. Johnsbury fer the past
week.
The many friends of Mrs. Hannah
Currier gave her a post card shower
Sunday i'll honor of her 18th birth
day. She received 200 cards.
Miss Luvia Barnett spent Sunday
at her home in Kirby.
Miss Avis Cree is at home from her
school at Stanstead for few days.
N. A. Newton of Lyndonville was
in town Monday on business.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-09-18
RYFGATF


Miss Marjorie Nelson went to
Brattleboro on Tuesday where she
has position in a school foI the
deaf.
Miss Helen Gibson went the first
of the week to Boston to enter Sim
mons College.
Mary Gibson who has been serious
ly i'll at Brightlook Hospital follow
ing an operation for appendicitis is
much improved.
w. d. White made a business trip
to Stowe the first of the week.
Aida and Leslie Nolan were al
home over Sunday from St. Johns
bury.
Hiram Merrill of New York was
a visitor at William Thompson's the
last of the week.
The three little daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. Cameron of Wells River
spent the weekend with their aunt,
Mrs. Harry Jolliff.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Symes left on
Tuesday for Maine to spend a week
with their son, Ned Symes and fam
lily.
All who attended the missionary
meeting at the home of Mrs. Gilman
Morrison report an interesting
meeting. Mrs. Milligan Nolan
gave a talk on her experiences at
missionary to the Indians.