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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-30
NINETY CENT GAS.

tCedar Rapids Republican,
II Des Mnines. they have JUST at
tanned 80 cent gas. but the company
wants it to be for trial period of no
Longer than one year. The judge wants
to make the period of trial three years.
It Will not make a particle of differ
ence. as a matter eof fact. whether the
period Of probation is one year or three
years. At the end OF one year or three
years. the decision will be in favor of
80 cen, gas. Ii can be made and sold
for tina. in Des Moines as we'll as in
Cedar Rapids
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-30
onAprER XXI.
A Bottle o. Wine.

u D0tSJ0 q Vino.
George stood irresolutely upon the
steps. A new keyhole! What the
deuce did the agent mean by putting
a new keyhole In the door without
notifying hin? As the caretaker never
entered that door. 1t was all the
agents fault. There was no area-way
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-30

remain in the Ohio river after hp had
put his finger therein, and bad with
drawn same. So. We rspeat again. 2
man who wants to manage things at
ter he il dead. 10 undertaking q large
size contract. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-30
Iona Newspapers
THERE ARE NINETY AND NINE.
Davenport Democrat

Yields of sixty bushels. seventy,
eighty. ninety ard even 100 bushels of
oats have been reported this year in
Iowa. II this can be done in some parts
of the state. why not in all by tntelli-
gent and careful cultivation? No one
OF the ninetv-nine counties will admit
that any other county has more fertile
earth or better care. Which means that
the surprising crops our farmers grow
ought to be so common that they would
not attract notice b. being exceptional
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-30
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"A free canal is about as catchy
as free silver" says the Sioux City
Journal. The taxpayers do not fully
realize, however, that when it Is free
to the shipping trusts it is not free
to the taxpayers"
"sThis partv.- says Beveridge
Springs from the grass roots" notes
the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, and
says, That won't get 1t anything from
the farmers. That's where the cut
worms are"
"A third party ticket in Iowa will
simply weaken Roosevelt in the state
and allow the democrats to elect theil
state and county officers" says the
AlRona Republican. "If State Chairamr
Car! FRANKIE and his advisers want te
drive away from the Roosevelt fol-
lowing. hundreds Of voters in north.
ern Iowa, all they need to do is to e
ahead and nominate a state ticket O.
progressive candidates. The progress
sives who have enrolled in the new
party in Kossuth county so far as W
have been able to learn, will not sane
ton a third party state or county tick
ct. and It will drive them away from
the support Of Roosevelt in large mum
bers, should the third ticket be put II
the field"
| IT the daily papers are to be be
lieved, the congress which Just ad
! journeti, deserves IN be recalled In 1t
entirety. and President Taft wit
them" asserts the Mt. Vernon Record
The post Office appropriation biii pro
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-30
NOT THERE.

[Odebolt Chronicle.l
A squint eyed son-of-a- gun. with
baggy trousers, shaggy mein and an
angelic aurora adjoining his open coun-
tenance like the look on the face Of a
man who has just stolen a sheep.
stepped of a train the other day and
asked to be directed TO the leader of
the TAFT forces in this community. He
had the depot hangers-on stumped:
they couldn't direct him to any such
individual. With look of disgust the
stranger stamped off to hunt down his
own quarry. and for all we know he is
still hunting, without success. If there
is Taft man in this community he
hasn't stood up to be counted
LAND RENTAL BEING INCREASED
Waterloo Courier]
Cash rentals of land are higher now
in this part of Iowa than ever before.
and there has been considerable dis
cussion as to whether the renter can
proftably pay IS, Sc and even 81 an
acre for strictly agricultural purposes.
Some OF the land close 70 Waterloo,
utilized FOR truck gardenening. brings
| in rentals OF SIS to $50 an acre, but
! the produce, disposed Of on the public
markets. brings in large sum per
acre. Strawberries have yielded $500 to
$1,000 an acre and other small fruits
proportionately.
The record years in Waterloo for
the sale OF real estate were 1909 and
1910. salesman who deals in realty
says this season has been fairly active
IN his line, but nothing to compare
with what it was in the years men,
toned. He is OF the opinion that land
values are now too high. However,
| others disagree with him, arguing that
by availing himself Of scientific farm
ing the land owner or renter may till
| with profit land that sells for as high
as 5000 an acre. Stock raising and
dairying are advocated as the best
lines to follow with profit on purely
agricultural lands
| The public markets have stimulated
the production Of fruits and vegetables
This year the acreage Of vegetables is
many times what 1t was the previous
year, land plans Will be made to still
further enlarge the acreage next sea-
son. Melons. potatoes and sweet corr
will be produced on an enormous scale
while many gardeners will increase thu
size OF their strawberry beds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-30

when politicians fall out, the coun
try learns where the campaign fund
come from" says the Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16
Miss Marian Miflin of Odessa. to Wed

DR.. and Mrs. Walter Vandergrift
Woods, of Odessa, have issued invita-
tionst of the wedding of their niece,
Miss Marian Mifiin, of Odessa, to
George Furman Mather, on Wednes-
day, October Both, at IL. 80 o'clock
p. m. The ceremong will be held in
Drawers Presbyterian Chruch,
Odessa. The bride and groom will be
at home at Langhorne, Pa, after
December l.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16
IT'S SURPR RISING
That SO Many Smyrna People
Fail to Recognize Kidney
Weakness

Are you bad back victim?
Suffer twinges; headaches, dizzy
spells?
Go to bed tired?
It's surprising how few suspect the
kidneys.
It's surprising how few know what
to do.
Kidney trouble needs kidney treat
ment.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the
kidneys only.
Have convinced Smyrna people of
their merit.
Here's Smyrna case; Smyrna
testimony.
Kidney sufferers hereabouts should
read it.
Benjamin M. Riggs, Main street,
Smyrna, Del, says: "My experience
with Doan's Kidney Pills has been
successful and publicly recommend
them. Being compelled to stand for
long period weakened my kidneys
and severe spells of backache resulted.
l had heard Doan's Kidney Pills
highly spoken of and procured supply
at Clifton & Jones Pharmacy. Their
use brought me permanent relief and
since then l have not had to use g
kidney medicine.
For sale by all dealers. Price sc
cents. -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doan'
and take no other.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16

E. A. Gerry. 80 Bellevue street,
Lowell, Mass, Express messenger for
the American Express Co., say:
"The constant jolting on trains is
very hard on the kidneys, as all rail-
road men know. suffered kidney
breakdown which did not mend under
the most skillful treatment. | had a
dull pain over my hips and back
so severe at times l could hardly work.
started using Foley Kidney Pills and
right here say that there is nothing
equals them for prompt and lasting
relief. l am glad to say that now
l am a strong we'll man and recon-
mend Foley Kidney Pills. For sale
by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16

Be sure to get your copy of
The Fall Quarterly Style
Book before making up
any new garments, as it il
lustrates thelatestauthori-
tative Fall Styles. You
can get the book at our
pattern counter.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16
Greensboro, Md. Editor Takes Bird
APPLE EXPERT IN STATE
Delaware Growers Have Box Packer
Here for instruction

Delaware Growers Have Box Packer
Here for instruction
A special meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture was held Satur-
day at the farm of F. M. Soper &
Son, Magnolia, to watch the work of
an expert box apple packer, who has
been in the state for some time, Civ
ing instructions to the growers in the
art of packing apples in boxes. AS
our growers have been packing the
most of their apples in barrels, they
have not paid so much attention to the
best methods of box packing. The
expert employed, John M. Eteitz, is
one of the most skillful packers in the
United States, having had several
years experience in commercial pack
ing and also packing fancy fruit for
show purposes. Our growers are
learning the art very rapidly and we
shall probably have expert packers Of
our own by the close of the season.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16

Mrs. Matilda Warfeld Sheridan,
wife of Rev. J.. M. Sheridan, pastor
of Broadway MP Church. Baltimore,
formerly President of the Maryland
Annual Conference of that denomina-
tion, died Sunday morning Oct. 9Th
in the Maryland Gneral Hospital, where
she had been confined with blood poi
soning of the hand.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16

Albert B. Stewart, foreman of an
ice house on the Kennebec River, says
81 have used Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound personally for number of
years, once for severe cold contract
ed while working on the ice. Two
BOTTLES completely cured me. +" For
sale by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16

James T. Ford. well known resi-
dent of Leipsic, died Tuesday moring
aged 81 years, after prolonged ILL
ness. He is survived by son, Harry
w. Ford. T he funeral was held Sun
day, Oct. 13.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16
OCTOBER BRIDES ATTRACT
At MANY STATE WEDDINGS
M. HAYES WILSON OF DOVER
WEDS MISS MARY GEHR

Miss Marian Mifflin of Odessa and Miss
Blanch EIiason of MiddIetown to be
Married. Greensboro Editor Weds
Wednesday evening in the Metho-
dist Protestant Church, Miss Mary
Griselda Gehr. of Westminster, be-
came the bride of Manlove Hayes
Wilson, of Dover. The bride is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Denton S.
Gehr. The bridegroom is a son of
Daniel Mifflin Wilson, secretary and
treasurer of the Delaware Railroad.
Mrs. Daniel E. Jones, of Dover, was
matron of honor, and Ralph Wilson,
brother of the groom, was best &man.
Miss Alice Miller, of Baltimore,
Miss Elsie Record, of Belair, and
Misses Louise Cole and Mary Fisher,
of Dover, were bridesmaids. The
ushers were William Pierce and DR..
Marshall, of Milford, James Alice
and T. Marvel Gooden, of Dover, and
Edwin S. Gehr, brother of the bride.
Miss Mary Billingslea sang and Mrs.
Harry KINNEY played the march.
The bride wore white dutchess satin,
trimmed in dutchess lace with pearls,
with a veil of tulle caught with
orange blossoms. She carried a
shower bouquet of bride roses and
orchids. The bride was given away
by her father, and the marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
D. L. Greenfield, pastor of the
church. A reception was held at
the home of the brides parents.
The out of town gusets, other than
the attenadnts, were: D. M. Wilson,
father of the groom; Richard Wilson,
brother of the groom; Mrs. Mary H.
Salisbury, Miss Anna B. Hayes,
William D. Denney, Daniel Jones
Miss Sun Wilson, Mrs. Thomas
Wilson, of Dover; Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Wilson, of Philadelphia; Mr.
and Mrs. M. A. Record, Mrs. Johl
Record, John G. Record, Belair
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Norman
Miss Lucy Frost, DR.. and Mrs
Richard B. Norman, Baltimore
Norris W. Wright, of Newark
Ensign Frank Reynolds, of the Unitec
States Ship Minnesota; Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ira E. Grouse, Chicago; Mis-
Lillian Twigg, Cumberland; Alvil
D. Stultz, Westville, N. j.; Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Newman, Frederick
After an extended bridal trip, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson will be at home il
Dover.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-16
Miss Blanch EIiason. to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. John Franklin
Eliason, of Mt. Pleasant, have issued
invitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Blanche Lodge, to John
Boyt, on Thursday, October 24th, at
q O'Clock p. m. The ceremony will
take place at Forest Presbyterian
Church. A reception will follow
Immediately after the ceremony at the
home of the brides parents, Mt.
Pleasant.
Greensboro. Md. Editor Takes Bride
Miss Delma Edith Pepper, of
Greensboro, Md, and Jesse w.
Porter, managing editor of the
Greensboro Free Press, were married
at the Greensboro Methodist Episcopal
Church Yesterday, Tuesday Oct. 18th.
The contracting parties are wellknowr
in Caroline County and the editor anC
his bride are coming in for many con.
gratulations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

It be case of false pretense II We
keep herr"
Not by a jugful. I'll send Mrs.
Smithkins the price of her advertise
ment in, an anonymous letter. To
have and to hold is good motto in
a case like this"
That girl Rose, who stumbled into
the Sparks fiat that moving day night,
was a dream. She cooked things to
a turn; she was willing: she didn't
have cross word in her vocabulary;
she didn't care to go to balls on Sat
urday night, and she was plump and
good-looking. The Sparks family life
was ideal.
One morning as Mr.. Sparks was
leaving the building to go to the office
he met the janitor, who was coming
up from the basement leading child
with each hand. Mr.. Sparks had bare
ly noticed the janitor before. This
morning something in the mans bear
ing struck him and turning, he said:
William, you've been in the service"
yes, sir" said William, 81 put in
five years in the Fourth cavalry"
Il can tell regular the minute !
clap eyes on him." said Mr. Sparks.
Il put in good many years myself.
You have two fine children here, Will
lam"
yes, said William assentingly, and
then Mr.. Sparks said Goodbye"
That night when Mr.. Sparks reach
ed home his wife said: 1.-THE janitor
came up today and washed the win
dows. I didn't think it was a part of
his work, but he said 1t was all right
and insisted He told me that he used
to be in the regular army and that he
knew you had been in the service.
too"
That's 1t, Eliza" said Henry, IAN
old soldier likes to do things for an
other old soldier. He washed our win
dows because we had both done hard
duty on the plains. He must be a
good, steady fellow, for he has wife
and two children. They have fiat in
the basement"
Mr.. Sparks met William quite fire.
quently after this. William always
saluted. If he happened to be stand
ing still as Mr.. Sparks passed ne
would come to attention" clicking
his heels together the while and salut-
ing like the old campaigner he was.
Almost every night when he reached
home Mrs. Sparks would tell Henry of
some new act of attention on the part
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
1t&II1al |'R|,ZEglgn
;sslg NOTES
-zgEA 2 p
Conducted by the National Women's
Christian Temperance Union.)
MOTION PICTURES ABLE ALLY
One Of Features Of Edison's Worb
VIII Be to Teach Effect of Alcohol
and Narcotics.

Moving pictures are here as part
OF the civilization or the demoraliza-
ton of the twentieth century. They
have come to stayGuntil they in turn
give place to some still newer scien-
tific marvel. The moving picture show
Is great" Great because Of its
power to teach, great because of the
millions Of people it ipf1uences-half
million in the city Of New York
alone. In a single evening, mostly
young people and children.
When, years ago, Miss Willard ask
ed Mr.. Edison his reason for abstain
ing from liquor, he replied. Il have
always felt had, better use for my
head" And now he is using that won
derful head in the interests Of the
school children. His latest project is
the spending of three million dollars
and eight precious years in producing
a repertoire of educational films for
use in the school room. He proposes
to make the moving picture an essen
tial part Of the educators equipment.
and feature of it's teaching will be
the effect of alcohol and narcotics or
the human system.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Sto-y of the Man Who Always Tried
to Be Funny, Especially Be-
fore Guests.

In a story by Mary Stewart Cut
ting in the Womans Home Compan-
ion appears the following characteriz-
alton of a man who made himself a
nuisance by always trying to be
funny:
mr.. Brentwood was well born, well
educated and successful in affairs. He
had. in the eyes of his family. one
fault-he had a masculine sense of
humor of homely, almost rural type,
at which his family WINGED uncon-
trollably. Mrs. Brentwood, even from
the earliest days of their marriage,
had been won't to implore her Theo-
dore when they were expecting com
pany, not to be funny
Certain jokes or mannerisms OF
his at the table were of daily occur
renee. Hardly noticed any more when
they were alone, they sprang into
startling prominence when there were
guests. He always said. People come
from miles around to hear as drink
SOUP He jovially inquired il he might
borrow the butter. or If Ellen. the
waitress, could spare him another
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
RADIUM CAUSE OF CHANGES
Mineral Has Revolutionlzed Geolo
oIst's World on Account Of Its
Intensity of Heat.

Radium has revolutionized the
biologists world. Before its discov-
cry the supplies of heat furnished by
chemical changes In the earth were
considered Insignificant And nothing
was thought to replace the heat which
flows from the hot interior Of the
earth to the colder crust.
Now when the earth first solidified
1t only possessed a certain amount OF
capital in the form of heat, and IL 1t is
continually spending this capital and
not gaining any fresh heat, IL is evi.
dent that the process cannot have
been going on for more than certain
number Of years or the earth would
be colder than 1t is; less than a hum
dred million, as estimated by Lord
Kelvin. Though the quantity of ra-
dunn in the earth is thought to be
only about five grams in cube whose
side is 100 miles, yet the amount Of
heat given out by this small quantity
of radium Is so great that it Is more
than enough to replace the heat which
flows from the inside to the outside
of the earth.
The radium gives out so much heat
that we do not quite know what to do
with it, for If there we're as much
radium throughout the interior of the
earth as there is in its crust the. tenn
perature would increase much more
rapidly than it does as we descend be-
low the earth's surface If radium be-
HAYES in the interior of the earth as
1t does at the surface, rocks similar
to those in the earth's crust cannot
extend to a depth of more than Al
miles below the surface.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Alcohol Cause Of Deseneracy.

"A wave of degeneraey is sweeping
the land, and its development threat
ems the physical vitality of the ma
tion," declared DIR. T. Alexander Mac
Nichol of New York, former surgeon
of the New York Red Cross hospital.
who was sent abroad by President
Roosevelt to investigate the subject
of alcoholism and narcotics. He was
addressing the American Medical So
ciety. Within period of so years"
he said, "the population of the United
States increased $50 per cent, while
the number of insane and feeble-mind-
ed increased $50 per cent. (according
to the recent census), practically all
of which is due to the chronic and ex-
.cessive use of alcohol in one form or
another, and of narcotics
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

Henry Sparks stumbled over two
trunks, his daughters bicycle, barked
his shin, bruised his toes and finally
reached the door. There in the hall
stood a young woman, comedy and
strong looking. rs this the place you
want a gir1?" she asked
A sudden joy leaped into Henry
Sparks heart. YES" he said. Come
in. We have just moved; we're all up
side down here. Look out for the
boxes!"
Then Mr.. Sparks led the way into
the dining-room and turned the caller
over to his wife. Eyes, we want a
girl" said Mrs. Sparks; we've just
moved in, and it may be you won't
want to stay now; you see how things
are and what cleaning is to be done"
girl.
I'm not afraid to work." said the
girl.
At this answer, Henry Sparks, who
stood in a corner, almost tainted. The
girl produced a letter from a Luther
an clergyman in little country vii
lage. 1t happened that Henry Sparks
knew the man. The girl was taken on
the spot, as she declared she was
ready to go to work then and there
and would have her things sent right
over from her cousins.
During the whole conversation Mrs.
Sparks face had worn rather a puz-
zled expression. When the girl had
volunteered to stay Mrs. Sparks said:
How did you happen to know we
wanted a girl?"
Il saw your advertisement" was
the answer. Here it is" and the girl
pulled out a copy of the morning pa
per. Mrs. Sparks took it. Mercy"
she exclaimed, that's the advertise
ment of Mrs. Smithkins, who lives in
the fat underneath this. You came to
the wrong apartment"
"Well, like the looks of this place
anyway, and I'll stay"
Henry" said Mrs Sharks ".vnn't
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Danger in shuttle Kissino.n

Shuttle kissing" as a vehicle for
the transmission of diseases from one
person to another employed in Eng
lish weaving sheds, is the subject Of
a recent report which has been issued
as parliamentary paper. The kiss
ing" referred to takes place when the
operator puts the thread through an
eye in the shuttle. This is done by
placing the shuttle in the mouth and
sucking the thread through the little
opening. The report says that while
the investigation has shown the pres
ent method to be uncleanly "and may
even be possible means of spreading
Infection" the committee does not
think the time is yet ripe for insisting
either by act of parliament or by reg
ulations on the abolition of the exist
ing form of shuttle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
BILL FOR DRINK is IMMENSE
Money Spent for Liquor In the United
States Amounts to $2,256, 324,447
Yearly.

The United States drink bin is
$3,256,324,447 yearly This sum would
give $4,000 home to each of 1,12S,162
families with a few dollars left. Or
it would pay $4,000 to the family of
every white man who died In our
country last year Or It would run
the government a year and give
so gold piece to every man, woman
and child in the land. Or It would
build $4,000 $4,000 churches, put
$4,000 pastor in each, build 10000
$4,000 schools, put 10 $4,000 teachers
in each; build 100 colleges at 100000
each, endow each with 100000;
send 100000 missionaries at $1,000
each; build 1000 Y. M. c. AS at
100000, pay secretary for each
$500; build 1000 Y. w. c. AS at
100000 each, pay secretary for each
$1,000; and there would still be left
s90,324,447, or a dollar apiece for eV-
cry man, woman and child in the
United States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
IS Nuisance at the Table

slice of bread He made puns on the
vegetables and he had habit of look
ing with sudden suspicion at any dish
handed to him, no matter how famil-
lar, and asking disgustedly, What is
this, anyway? Strangers always in
spired him particularly to their enter
tainment. Certain ancient, inherited
anecdotes could be endured by his
wife and children, even If with ach-
ing strain, but there was a bathtub
story (Mr. Brentwood had In his early
boyhood migrated with his parents to
what was then the edge of the prai-
ries) beginning mendaciously, You
know, we never took baths when /
was boy,' that, though it was anus
ing, nearly went beyond the pale of
refinement, and an awful toothbrush
story which positively did. If people
laughed at his stories, Mr.. Brent
wood became practically untram-
meled.
Another common table remark by
Mr. Brentwood was that he never
had any use for potato salad, because
cold potatoes always reminded him
of cold feet. It was also his habit to
admonish people to eat slowly and
distinctly. He got this from the old
saying. Read slowly. and distinctly +"