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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
Obese Should Lose Fat
Gradually, Says Henkel
tFrom Men and Events.)

According to Prof. Francis Henke1
Of the Paris Academy Of Medicine. it
is a mistake for corpuient persons to
attempt to lose flesh rapidly. Empty
ing the tissue OF its fatty element too
suddenly causes the skin to become
faced. instead OF arm and wrinkle
less. Besides, any means by which
this 10 accomplished. takes too mucn
OF the patients energy. the obese be-
ing least likely to be energetic. Tho
the average loss Of weight desired 10
from 70 to so pounds. one should not
lose more than 6 to pounds month.
Drugs which cause speedy reduc-
ton are Objectionable not only for the
reasons given, but because they anect
unfavorably the stomach, kidneys.
heart or nerves. It il safer to use
only boranium jujubes. which have
been found wonderfully effective In all
obese conditions. They do not injure
healthy tissue or any organ and. II
three or four are eaten daily, will not
produce too rapid reduction. Boran-
iurn jujubes. obtainable ut any drug
store. act both az an absorbent AND
an eliminan; OF fatty matter.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
GIANT CORN STALK.
Attains Height of Eiehty-Six Inches
In Forty Two Days.

Special TO Tim es-Fepubtcan.
Webster City, July 24.-In these
DAYS OF improved farm methods tail
corn IS not des;ra HE. Tall stalks.
however. indicate the wonderful
growth that crops make on Iowa soil
and upon the fine I. s. F'eirchild farm
at Oak Glen. north Of this city. is
probably the taliest stalk OF corn in
all Hamilton county II not. indeed. in
the state OF Iowa II is So inches. or
seven feet Two inches, tall.
The height OF this unusual stalk.
however. is by no means the most pc
culiar thing about il, Il made this
wonderful growth in tust fo-ty-two
days. This was an average growth o.
above two inches per day. Frequently
corn herea bouts will make q growth Of
two inches day. but for q Tsmarka :
able growth Of this kind 20 continue
for to-ty-t.yo days is most unusual
ana proaao.y marks this particular
stalk as the champion in Iowa for res
ord growth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
ACCUSED OF RosslNe MAIL.
Farm Hand Near Clarion Arrested on
Charge Of Robbery at Oews.

Farm Hand Near Clarion Arrested on
Charge Of Robbery at Dews.
Special to Times Republican.
Clarion. July pa man by the name
OF Charles Clark has been arrested.
accused OF stealing the mail sack
from Bows the night CT July IL. On
that date mail sack containing three
registered letters valued at about SIS
and two thousand other letters was
taken. The letters We're scattered abou,
in various places in the town. This
man who was accused OF the crime was
seen about the town the afternoon OF
the robbery; early that DAY he was
without money on his person. and later
was seen to have considerable money
with him. He was working on tn.
farm Of Q. r. Myers in Grant township
for several days. leaving there Satur-
day and returning the following Wed
nesday. He states he has served time
in the industrial school. but discla.ms
having had anything to do with this
deed He was taken 10 Fort Dodge by
Inspector Basset, Sheriff Leonard, and
Postmaster Osier. He says he can
prove an alibi and the case was con-
tinued. by request. until Friday az this
week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
THfES-REPUBIICAN, IOWA, JULY "a 1913

were very wen received. It bids fair
to be very successful in every way and
is soliciting . very good patronage.
Mr.. Frank Worthinston and family
of Iowa Falls. have locate in Clarion
Mr.. Worthington will soon erect an
eight-room modern house on lots pur-
chased recently and located adjacent
to the property Of F. E. Osier. Mr.
Worthington il a brother Of Mrs. j.
B. jackson Of this city.
Miss Blanche Nelson has taken a
two weeks leave of absence from her
duties IN the county clerks office and
has departed for Maple Plain. MINI
for visit with her parents.
Work has been begun on putting a
cornice on the court house. The SUI
pervisors decided this was necessary
to prevent the overflow Of water that
was sure to damage the brick in the
building. 1t is thought two or three
weeks will be require to complete the
work.
\ very disgraceful sQuabble occur
red the other evening near the old
Park hotel. 1t is reported that three
men and one woman were engaged in
the quarrel. and that ali were some
what under the influence of intoxicat-
ing drink. AS a result Of the COM
bat one of the participants is confined
to his bed with several cuts and
bruises on his body. Because of his
condition the trial has been post
poned until Aug. >.
Work has been begun on the final
layer OF material for The bituiithic
pavement now being laid in this city,
f,$ Very
rapidly and 1t is thought that at the
rate they are going block day Will
be laid When completed it will be
Very fine and great Improvement for
2 progressive and up-to-date city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
GREAT BUSINESS RECORD.
Town o: jewell Said Never To Have
Had Failure.
Times-Recuhlicac.

Special 20 Times-Repuollcan.
Webster City, July 2..-The town o.
Jewel. south Of this city. claims the
Iowa record for business stability
among towns O: lis size. It has r
population o. around 200 and never
in all its history has there been a
failure in the town. Mayor William
Anderson is the authority for this
statement.
Not only has there never been g fall
ure in the town, but Mayor Anderson
makes the further claim that every
man VINO ever went into business in
Jewell has made money. And while
there is no way 70 accurately determ-
ire exactly how many automobiles
ths-e are in the town, II has long been
claimed hereabouIs that Jewell has
more autos in proportion 20 her pop
ula;ion than any other town in this
section OF the STATE. This latter cor
dition is indicative OF the wonderful
| business prosperity which Mayor An
derson claims for the town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
REPOSITORIES REFUGE TO Ac.
cEPr SCHOOL FUNDS At Z
PER CENT lNTEREsr.
BANKERS OF ONE COUNTY
UNITED AGAINST NEW LAW
Dss Moinss Bankers Asrss - Accept
Deposits and eeyeott 10 liftsd-
state Law Does Net Require Where
Bank Shall - Located 20 oseeme
cspesitsry Of School Funds
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July ga bankers
boycott on the laws Of Iowa doesn't
get far when officials are vigilaut The
story Of how one such boycott came to
naught makes interesting reading.
The bankers in one county OF the
state quietly got together and decided
they would not pay any interest on
school money. They said they would
accept deposits Of school money but
would not pay the per cent required
under the state law. County school
officials were in great sweat over the
matter and feared the necessity for
closing the schools. They carried the
matter to the state department.
Frank Joseph. deputy superintend'
ent. was equal to the occasion. he
saw a banker in Des Moines and ex-
planned the situation and arranged Tor
reception for all deposits and payment
of the interest. Then he notified the
school officers in the county where the
boycott was started OF the situation
The school treasurers began to get
ready TO send their money to the Des
Moines bank, when the boycott was
suddenly broken by one local banker
getting away from the combine ana
Offering to pay the interest or course
they will all come in now. But the
state law does not require where
bank shall be located to become q de-
pository of school funds.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
The difference between "The Summer
Girl" and "The Summer Woman"

While the former is having a good
time the latter ;s TOO often dragging
around nervous, run down, tried out,
with aching back and weary limbs,
sleepIess and wretched. Often il is
kidney trouble not female trouble and
FOLEY Kidney Pills are direct and
positive help for the condition-Mc-
Bride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
rheumatism and ths hsars.

rheumatism easily settles In the heart"
and di.turbs the valvular action. The
cure consists In removing the cause.
Foley Kidney Pills 30 tone up and
siren sthen the kidney that they keep
the blood free OF poisons and uric ACID
crvstals. that cause rheumatism. swoi-
len Joints, backache, urinary irregu-
,ar.:ies. and disturbed heart action. Try
them.-NcBride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
Could Keep UP With Them.

One of the re-appointed being ask
ed how he contrived TO keep his place
under successive administrations, re-
piled that administrations must be
smart that could change ofteper than
he could.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
Clarion News Notes.
WITT TUT
n perI1tItc2n.

Special to Times Republican.
Clarion, July 24.-The chautauqua is
now in full swing in this city and it
is meeting with very good success.
The lectures. musical programs and
the one scientific lecture and demon
s.rafin,, haze heen very good and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24

Homeopathists in convention at Den
yer urged a law forbidding the mar.
rage of girls under twenty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24
Diplomat.

She-"Jack. when we are married,
must have three servants" He
You shall have twenty, dear-but not
all at the same time."-Apswers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24

Indications are that Sweden soon
will declare for prohibition, and "skoll'
will become an obsolete word.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24

Oldest inmate Of the soldier1 home
at st. James. Mo-. who u 1O2. says
bacon and corn bread has done It
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24

Prince Of Monaco's steam yacht 10
coming 70 America, but he won't have
a croupief at the wheel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24

of Brownsville told the party that
Mexican soldiers had suggested that
they might cross the river into
Brownsville If there should be an up
heaval between the two countries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24

Cynie.
Many a girl would 90 through nre
and water for a man, OF even through
his bank account
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24

A Pittsburgh Newspaper prints this
advertisement: "A homeless and tnof-
fengivs man whom fate has chased
into Pittsburgh would IKE 20 dnd a
sanctuary for himself, his photograph
and his bull pup. The man u house
broke, but the dog 10 not"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24

Uplift OF the sardine is now engaging
the attention Of the department Of ag-
riculture
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-24

Secretary 6: Agriculture Houston has
hired a press agent to translate scien-
tic language in reports into English
and get it into print in newspapers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

off, and the horses were making such
Roadway that a considerable space
was covered before they were stopped.
ran after the hat and gave 1t to him.
Orman lost an arm at the battle OF Shi
lob ;the G. A. R. Post In Abba was
named In his honor He was my most
intimate chum before and after the
war until his death.
Soon after we landed in Abba, the
friends whom my father met on his
former trip, encouraged him to send
for his printing outfit stored in Yer
sailles, and start paper in Abba.
believe 1t was the first paper printed
west of the Des Moines river. The
outfit was hauled to the Ohio river
Lawrenceburg, Ind, and thence BY
boat to Keokuk. Transfers volunteer
ed to haul the plant to Abba. The
most available building In the town
was the log court house, sixteen feet
square, story and half. that stood on
the east side OF the square on the al
ley. The cracks In the building were
chinked and daubed and made ready
for the new enterprise. When the
press and material arrived there were
willing hands to help unload and put
1t In place. The press was nailed to
the puncheon floor to make It solid
and steady. The type were unwrap-
ped and soon distributed In the cases,
and on October 10th, 1854, The Inde.
pendent Press made its appearance.
The paper contained four pages, sig
columns to the page, and all OF The
| type was set by my father, my brother
and myself. We had no time to look
after local items, but few were hand
ed in. We had no exchanges from
which to gather copy, but my father
WAS equal to the occasion. He se-
cured copies of the Christian Advo.
cate. the Methodist organ, and copied
some articles from it, and then con.
cluded to print a continued story. He
secured copy of Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress, and he printed installments
| from week to week until all was
printed. A cherished memory is of a
little boy, who, through summers sun.
shine and winter storm, walked from
his home, a mile from town. on each
publication day, and knocking at the
office door, asked. IS my mas paper
done?' with the sad thought that ere
he had reached manhood's estate, he
contracted fever and died, before he
had mounted the editorial tripod oil
aspired to postoffice commission, OF
a seat In the legislature or in con
J gross. When his mas paper was no
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11
PRICES GOING UP.

According to the latest reports from
the statisticians of the bureau of
labor, the cost OF living is still going
up. The reports show that the prin-
cipal articles of foodnincluding fifteen
staples, representing approximately
two-thirds of the expenditure for food
by the average workingn,an's family,
have undergone a decided increase in
retail price, even since 1912 Sugar
is the one exception. Just as the re-
vision of the tariff is ''unhesitatingly
downward" so the cost of living is
going "unhesitatingly upward"
In the figures showing the cost of
living there can be read the greatest
task that confronts the Democratic
party-the reduction of the cost OF
living. Prices throughout the world
have been on the upward trend, and
It has been shown by economists not
OF the political variety that the cost
of living has no definite relation to
the tariff In view of the character
of the campaign made by the Demo,
Gratis. however, there is no consola.
ton for them in the argument that
the tariff has nothing to do with the
cost of living. If the reduction Of the
tariff does not bring down the cost
of living, the Democrats will be hard
pressed to find material for their
next campaign.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11
CHARGES ARE UNTRUE.

According to the opinion of w. w.
Marsh, a Waterloo manufacturer,
who is well acquainted with the most
prominent factory men of the country,
the charges made by NJ. NJ. Mulhall
and featured in the New York World
and Chicago Tribune will not leave
any stain on the CHI Aacters of Miles,
Parry and Kirby. the three big manu-
facturers who are in the spotlight of
the public prints. after alf has been
said and done,'' he declared in a re.
cent interview. the public will find
that Parry, Kirby and Miles are
high class men in every particular. .
Continuing, he said:
st will be found that they have
never done anything criminal, or con.
sidered morally wrong by any man
Parry, who makes buggies, has always
been considered fierce anti-union
labor man, and has fought the Amer
lean Federation of Labor for years
But his methods were not secret He
fought in the open, on the platform
through the press. There is no ques
ton but that he interviewed repre-
sentatives, but do not believe he
ever spent money to influence legis
lation. There are thousands of EN-
ployers of labor who do not view
organized labor from the viewpoint
that Parry does or that Kirby and
Miles do, but it is my opinion that the
most searching and thorough inyesti
cation will fail to show where they
have used any illegitimate means to
interfere with legislation or to have
their views incorporated into law.
For years Miles has been a tariff
commission man. He was such before
the passage of the Payne-Aldrich bill
and has been all the time since. Every
manufacturer knows this to be true
The charge that the idea of tarin
commission was used to delay tarifl
Legislation will not prove to be tr'e.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11
UNJUST REGULATIONS.

Congressman Mann of Illinois, in a
speech in the house at Washington
the other day, stated that under ex-
isting laws and regulations none but
rich mems sons could enter as cadets
at the military and naval academies
OF the United States. The regulations
now in force, he stated, require that
IN addition to the education which
appointees for cadetships may have
received in their home schools, they
must take a course at preparatory
school conducted for rnat purpose.
This course. including board and 9th
er outlays necessary. is expensive and
practically prohibitory to the sons of
poor men.
Such being the case, the admins
tration should at once order such
regulations abolished. The country's
military and naval schools should be
accessible to poor mems sons as we'll
as those of the rich. The tendency
|of the present system Is TO create a
snobbish aristocracy in e. military
and naval service which will render
the army and navy less efficient.
Regulations like those Congress-
man Mann says are in force would
have deprived the country of the ser
vices of Generals Grant and Sheridan,
Pop Thomas and other distinguish
ed heroes of the civil war. These
We're sons. of poor men who could not
have afforded to pay for the costly
preparatory course now required in
order to enter the schools
The matter should have the atten-
ton of the President and secretaries
of war and the navy at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11
The "reminiscences Of
an Old Newspaper Man
The First Paper Printed West OF the Des MONIES
River Address at Southern Iowa Editorial
Convention in this city.
"A. r. BARNES, ALBA, IOWA.

termined as to whether to locate In
Abba or Charlton, We turned west and
went as far as Dodge's Point. three
fourths of mile west of the present
town of Iconium. We were privileged
to drive into an enclosure where there
was a good well, with grapevine pull
ley and an old oaken bucket. 1t is now
known as the Maiken farm, but he has
long since passed to his fathers, and /
do not know who owns or occupies It.
But have not forgotten the owner OF
the farm and a number Of his neigh
bors came and talked with my father
until nearly midnight, when was
very tired and sleepy and was not in
terested in the clatter.
On the morning OF July Bird the
horse was attached to the wagon, the
COW and heifer were corralled, and all
were ready to start to the end OF the
journey. MY father concluded he
would settle the matter of destination
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11
The keokuk Dam.

Dubuoue Times-Journal: Comparing
In a smaller way with the Panama
canal the great dam for the genera
ton of water power at Keokuk is one
of the worlds greatest engineering
projects.
A writer in the New FORK Indepen-
dent recently called the Keokuk dam
the colossus of power houses He
is not exaggerating. The Mississippi
has been harnessed and the result is
titanic. Electricity generated at this
power house was turned into st. Louis
a few nights ago and drove two
thirds of the street cars and every
one OF the Industrial motors in the
city. It will soon light st. Louis and
will begin to nose its way toward
other cities Burlington and Fort
Madison in Iowa. Quincy and Warsaw
in Illinois and Hannibal in Missouri
The impressive thing about the
Keokuk plant is the fact that the
power will be available for manufac
ture, a fact which differentiates II
from most of the water power pro
duced in the mountains, which is used
chiefly for electric light and street
car power. Each horse power devel
oped by water power supports, wher
applied to industrial ends, about five
people. Two-thirds OF the horse
power available at Keokuk will draw
into the Mississippi valley and sup
port one million people.
Illinois and Iowa are the home o
cheap coal, but we have no coal tina
can touch this Keokuk water powe
in cheapness. Factories are bound +
spring up in the valley as never be
| fore. The three states served by TIL
colossus" may well feel saSguin
about their industrial future for sue
combination of abundant food SUI
plies. plenty OF raw material TO
manufacture and cheap water powe
is one rarely found 1t should spe
great wealth If our men, and womel
too. are conserved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

by drawing cuts. He took his jack
knife from his pocket, cut a hazel
brush in four pieces, two a little long
er than the others. He named he long
ones Charlton and the short ones Al
bia My mother made the first draw
and got short one; my brother made
the next draw and got a long one; I
made the next draw and got a short
one, and then we turned our faces to-
ward Abba. We drove across the
prairie in the most direct way, and
the road had been little used We ar
rived at the crossing of Coal Creek,
three miles south of Abba, at about
the noon hour. Water was flowing in
the small creek, and by scooping out a
hole In the sand, we could dip enough
water to get our coffee supply, and
the brutes could quench their thirst.
When the dinner was over we started
to the end OF our journey only three
miles away. It was my turn to drive
Bossy and her offspring, and notwith-
standing the roads were extremely
dusty and the weather overwhelmingly
hot, started ioycusly on the final
march At about O'clock we stopped
on the vacant lot two blocks from the
southeast corner of the square. We
stayed over night in the wagon and
under 1t, and early on the morning OF
the An, we went to the northeast part
of town. in quest Of running water In
the brook The water was only run
ming a small rivulet, and we retraced
our steps. A lumber wagon, with seats
alongside the box and loaded with
young people, and WITH four horses
attached. was going to /ldyville to at
tend a 4th of July celebration. The
driver snapped his whip, the horses In
creased their speed, and the hat Of one
OF the boys-J. Henry Orman-blew
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11
HOW MExicANs FIGHT.

Edwin Emerson, the Outlook's spec
ial correspondent In Mexico, has an
interesting article in a recent number
en- How Mexicans Fight
The feature which is emphasized is
the lack of efficiency which prevails
in the Mexican army. American news
paper readers during the days when
the city Of Mexico was made the bat.
tie ground between rival forces armed
with heavy artillery were puzzled over
the slight damage done the city and
the comparatively small number OF
actual combatants killed. Mr.. Emer-
son explains it by saying that neither
the Mexican officers nor soldiers
know how to shoot straight. Target
practice seems to them a waste of
ammunition. Reliance is placed in
the natural military qualities. of the
people.
Natural military qualities" do not
go very far in actual warfare. No
amount of 1t will enable soldier to
hit what he aims at The Beers held
OIL an overwhelmingly superior Brit
ish force by their superb marksman-
ship. The hope of the small Ameri.
can army today would be in it's
Workmanship There is no doubt OF
what our navy can do along this line.
At the periodical target practices
over long ranges scores that would
have attracted worldwide attention a
few years ago pass almost unnoticed
because the public has got used to the
American navy making high scores.
According to the Outlook writer
many of the soldiers in the forces
that keep Mexi o in turmoil know
little or nothing about what they ar,
fighting for, They change from one
side to another at the bidding of thei
chiefs and do not seem to care mucl
which faction they represent. TIL,