Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-23

.pIopositiont until along toward Christ.
mas and then decided that II would
suit him much better to raise corn ana
hogs and he returned his contract to
the sugar company without obligatins
himself further. II is said that several
who tried tho experiment last year
ale preparing to grow beets again next
season but that more new than old
men will furnish the acreage for which
contracts have been signed.
While merchants In towns are COM
planning about inability to obtain mer-
chandise the farmer also 10 beginning
to. experience Inconvenience and loss
because he. IL unable to ship out what
hi has to sell AZ Rowan the latter part
Of last week there was lot of cattle In
the stockyards that will never make
their owner rich. They had been held.
twas said. for about ten days and. de-
pfc efforts made to help keep them
comfortable two Of the animals had
died and all Of them weer rapidly los
ing weight. According to reports the
farmers living on mail routes from
Latimer ana alexander were without
mail service for ten successive days
because In that time not mail train
entered either town. A good bank &C
count has been found unusually con-
yenient during the past month or so
by the farmer as we'll as the business
man Of the town.
One Of the coolest days Of last week
a man drove a team thru the streets
OF Goodell. He was allowing the horses
to trot along briskly for there didn't
seem to be anything much In the sled,
only a few cream cans setting In the
center OF the bed of the sled. How
much have you here?" was asked the
driver who replied, About 500
pounds" How much was it worth
o. about $3.50. Anybody else haul
ing? Yes. two others. About how
much would they all bring In during
the week? Perhaps $1,000 worth. High
nffced land. high priced feed. extreme
~ cold weather, cream scarce and high
priced in consequence. no wonder but
ter Is one of the luxuries these days.
Mr.. L. ID. Woman. Of Rowan, has a
bible the like of which Is not to be
found every day of the year, At the
bottle OF the title page Is the inscrip-
ton MDCCXCIX. On an appropriate
page Is written the family record OF
Solomon Palmer. a great great grand :
father Of the present owner OF the vol
ume. The dates OF birth OF ten chill
dren who first saw the light OF day,
from 1875 to 1895 are recorded there.
The book contains the Aprocrypha, five
books which do not appear In the bible
Of thep resent day. They are Raruch.
the Song Of the Three Holy Children.
Bel and the Dragon. the Prayer OF
Manassas. King OF Juda. and the first
and second books Of the Maccabes. ES-
tracts from the Preliminary Dis
course" follow: That great numbers
neglect the reading of the holy scrip
lures is as evident as it Is deplorable.
Christians there are innumerable who
are almost entirely ignorant OF the
book because those that have the rule
over them, suffer 1t to be read only by
particular persons and with the great
est precaution as II II were n danger
Gus thing to put the word OF God In
differently into the hands OF all men
- Many. 1t is true. for want of
learning may not be In a capacity to
read the scriptures. - 1t may be
said too. that n great many do not
read the word Of God because they are
unable thru their poverty to purchase
that divine book To this may be
added that great number OF domestic
and other servants have not leisure to
discharge this necessary duty because
their masters allow them not time for
it,
c. f. WILSON.