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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-07

sixty head of cattle viii be sold on
Saturday al the market sale. oct. 10.
Look in the For Sale column in this
paper Plumb Bros. Mason & shoe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-07

Tuesday afternoon the Royal Neigh
bors' Aid Society members were enter
tanned by Mrs. FEED O'Neil and Mrs.
Henry Retter a. the formers home. 400
East Boone street. There was a good
and a busy afternoon was
occupied with piecing quilts for the So
clety. Later an hour was spent so
cially, and refreshments were served.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-07

Tie Excelsior Aid Society VIII meet
Thursday Afternoon with Mrs. Charles
Bates, EOS North Third avenue. who
win be assisted In entertaining by Miss
alice Williams
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Penalties For sabbath Breaking.

Sabbath breaking in Dundee was an
expensive business in former times, to
Judge by the table of fines, ETC.. drawn
up by the local Guild Of Bonnetmakers
in 1865. For travelling or drinking In
a nvern on Sunday the fine was fixed
at 40 shlllings for each offense. For
hanging out bonnets, clothing or fish
TO dry-penalty for bonnets. 6s. 3d.;
for clothes. 4 shillings; for fsh. shil-
lings Carrying water from the we'll
or washing meat thereat in time Of
sermon. penalty. 8 shlllings: gathering
kali in time Of sermon, penalty, shll-
lings; going TO neighbors' houses in
time Of sermon without lawful excuse,
such as sickness. penalty for first
fnult, II shillings. and for second
twice as much. with rebuke before the
craft. and for the third. summons be-
fore the kirk session"-LOndon Chron-
lcle.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Thomas Chatterton. the poet. was q
phenomenal boy. He wrote some ra-
markable verse for one Of his age. He
was born in Bristol. England. on Nov.
20. 1852. He went to London to better
his opportunities for employment. He
did not succeed and lost heart. He be-
came very poor and sometimes for
days was compelled to so with little
OF no food. On Aug. "a Mrs. Angel.
the woman from whom he rented a
room, knowing that during three days
he had eaten nothing, invited him to
dinner. He was offended at her ex-
pressions, which seemed to hint that
he was Ia want and assured her that
he was not hungry. Withdrawing into
his garret Mt nightfall on the same
day and quietly locking himself In
death came to him before daybreak on
Aug. %. 1910. When, on his con
tinued nonappearance in the morning
the attic door was broken open II was
found from the contents of a nearly
empty phiaI still grasped in his hand
that he had died from the effects Of
arsenic
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
A HISTORIC BELL.
From the eusrrisrs to the Constitution,
Then to a Mill.


From the eusrrisrs to the Constitution,
Then to a Mill.
One would hardly expect to find an
object Of historic interest in So pro
sale a place as a New England mill
an object older than the oldest title of
the English peerage, an object made
before the English parliament was
formed. Yet such an object is in daily
use In a factory at Saylesville. r. /. IL
is a bell. whose history is a most In
teresting one. Around the bell. about
four inches from the crown. is this su-
prescription: Peter Secest Amsterdam.
Ammo 1893, me fecit"
The date. together with other well
authenticated facts, leads to the belief
that the bell was long used in a con-
vent belfry In England and was taken
therefrom for public use during the
reformation. But the connecting link
between its life in the old world and
its advent to America is the famous
naval battle between the Guerriere
and the Constitution.
The Guerriere, helpless wreck. was
rolling in the trough Of the sea, while
her brave but defeated commander.
Captain Dacres of the royal navy. on
the deck of the American frigate, the
Constitution. was Offering his sword to
gallant Captain Hull.
The two officers had been friends in
time Of peace. having often exchanged
hospitalites at the Mediterranean
ports. and now Hulrs magnanimity
shone out.
IN not take your sword. DacTes."
said he. Keep It."
In the meanwhile the boats Of the
Constitution were busily engaged in
transporting the crew of the defeated
ship to the deck of the victor. A mid
shipman reported to the first lieuten-
ant that the ships bell had been car
ried away by a grapeshot from the
Guerriere and that there was no way
of announcing the time to the ships
company.
At that moment the Guerriere gave a
ohNNC1oAOh Va BAAhbNot Aha Nho
clear tones OF a fine bell rang over the
water.
"Go get the Englishman's bell" said
the lieutenant to the midshipman.
There will be no further use for 1t on
board that craft"
The Guerriere surrendered at Z
o'clock in the evening Of Aug. 10. 1872.
and at 8 o'clock the same evening Pc
ter Secest's bell in sonorous tones rang
out the hour on board "Old Ironsides." /"
With the lapse Of time the bell. amid
the confusion and debris common to a
great navy yard, became misplaced,
lost its identity and was thrust care
lessly to one side. 1t found its way to
the scrap heap, was afterward sold by
the United States and finally came to
rest In its present quarters.-Boston
Post
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
An Ancient susz Canal.

It is certain that in ancient times a
canal connecting the Mediterranean
and Red seas did exist. Herodotus as-
scribes its projection to Pharaoh Necho,
GOO B. c. The honor Of it's completion
is given by some to Darius, by others
to the Ptolemies. How long this canal
continued to be used we do not know.
but becoming finally choked up by
sand. It was restored by Trajan early
in the second century A. d. Becoming
again useless from the same cause, 1t
was reopened by the Caliph Omar. but
was finally closed by the ''unconquer-
able sands" about A. d. 767, in which
state 1t has since remained. This an
cient canal, from Suez to Bubasts. on
the east branch Of the Nile. was nine
ty-two miles long, from 10S feet to 100
feet wide and fifteen feet deep
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Beauty Fashions.

In the days of Roman supremacy
the women tinted their eyebrows with
black In emulation Of COX eyed Venus"
They painted their faces. sprinkled
themselves with perfumes and even
wore false hair or tinted their own
locks In accordance with the prevail
ing fashion.
The Greek ladies' OF the same period
employed maids who rubbed out their
mistress wrinkles, decorated" her
face with red and white paint and
darkened her eyebrows. 1t was then
also the fashion to coat the face with
white of egg and goose grease to pro-
tect it from the sun and wind. 1t is
even said that they had a recipe for
turning blue eyes to black.
These fashions all had their origin In
italy, where in later years the notOri-
GUS Lucrezia Borgia is said to have
dyed her hair different colors. accord
ing to her fancy of the moment.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
A TRAP FOR MARINERS.
salmadins Bank, of coIombia's Coast
ls a Perilous shoal.

salmadina Bank, Off colombia's Coast.
ls Perilous Shoal.
One of the most dangerous places for
navigation is the Salmadina bank,
which lies just outside the harbor of
Cartagena. Colombia. Many vessels
have come to grief on the treacherous
sands OF Salmadina in the past, and
because of the imposslbility OF keeping
buoys on 1t the shOal is a constant
menace to ships plying those waters.
This dangerous bank is about four
miles long and two miles wide. There
Is scarcely more than twelve feet OF
water over 1t at any time. Tho sea
is usually smooth in that part Of the
Caribbean. and unless there is ground
swell enough to cause waves to break
on the reef there is nothing to warn
the navigator that he is approaching
this shallow spot he may have his
lead going and get plenty Of water
one minute and be bang up on the
shoal the next.
The lighthouse people VIII probably
never be able to put buoys on Salma-
dina that will stay there They are In
varlably carried away in the terrific
hurricanes that periodically sweep
these waters. So 1t seems as II Salma-
dina was bad spot put there for the
permanent worriment Of shipmasters.
New York Sun.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
relation Of cltr snd countrr.

With us cities are as certain to
spring up with the increase of country
population as the forests are to disap-
pear. City and country are organical-
ly related. Crops cannot be grown
without fields nor exchanged and man
ufactured under the modern system Of
division Of labor without cities. Only
in the rudest pioneer settlements do
men dispense with this division of Ia.
bors by doing everything painfully and
badly on the farm. Such settlements
are retarded and hampered until they
have towns for the city part Of the
work When we estimate that the av-
erage inhabltant of New York may
have but a few score square feet for
his own use we are apt to forget that
he can only exist on them because
somewhere in the country there are
acres of ground producing for him, as
really and definitely for him as II he
owned them and hired the labor on
them, what Professor Penck has called
his ''sustenance space."-Atlantic.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
FATE OF THE RESoLUTE.
Britiah Economy and the End Of
Franklin's Esplorina Shin.

Brltish Economy and the End Of
Franklin's Exploring Ship.
The story OF bow the brave little ex-
ploring ship the ReSolute was found by
an American vessel In Davis strait aft
er thousand mile cruise from Mel
vile island without a soul on bourd Is
easily the most captivating In the his
tory of arctic exploration The Reso-
lutte, locked In the ice. was abandoned
on May 10, 1854. sorely against the will
Of her captain by advice Of the lender
Of the Belcher- Franklin expedition.
The temperance Of the vessel on
Sept II caused great sensation. and
the United Stntes brought the vessel
with great ceremony to COwes In order
to present Il to the queen OF England.
The queen. the prince consOrt and
others Of the royal family then at o..
borhy Louise inspected the vessel.
which had been carefully repaired and
1nll the original furniture retained In
position down to the smallest trinkets.
The American skipper trnced before
her majesty the thousand mile course
Of the vessel and expressed his belief
that Sir John Franklin was still alive.
living among the Eskimos.
After many banquets the actual
transfer Of the vessel took place on
Dec 80. 1856. when the American flag
was replaced by the British. And now
comes the tragedy. The admiralty had
no sooner come into the possession Of
the vessel than 1t proceeded TO break
It up ON the good old principle Of pub
lic economy .-LondOn Chronicle.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
chIna,n Millions.

Any figures for the population Of
China must necessarily be more or less
unreliable. inasmuch as the census man
is not much in evidence in the land OF
the Celestials. The estimate. which is
probably somewhere near correct, is
4O2, 100000. AS to whether the mill
lions Of China will ever become thor
oughly modernlzed in the sense that
the japanese are remains to be seen.
The Chlnaman possesses plenty Of
good sense and there seems to be no
valid reason why he should not some
time "catch on" to things and forge
ahead with the rest of the folks--New
York Journal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Not Raasaurina.

He was 80 we'll satisfied with the i'm
preston he believed he had made on
the young lady that he did not attempt
to verify his hslief, but boldly tackled
his standing with the rest of the fam
fly.
do you think" he said. that your
worthy father viii accept me as a SON
in-lawp
'T haven't a doubt Of it" said She
"Father and never agree on any
thing. Washington Star.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
AN ANIMAL IN PAIN.
Il Suffers Less Than Man on Account
Of Its Low Intelligence.

Il Suffers Less Than Man on Account
Of lts Low intelligence.
It is a platitude that pain is as one
feels It." But that statement falls a
considerable way short Of the truth.
The measure of pain undoubtedly de-
pends as much upon realization, COM
ptrisOn and constructive memory as
upon sensation. In other words, the
individual with the most highly devel-
oped imagination enjoys and suffers
most intensely, though not perhaps
most violently. Pain and death are
terrible in proportion as one is capable
OF relating them to experience. To
children they are not terrible in this
sense. because children have small
experience and even smaller powers
OF imagining relations.
In the case Of animals the power OF
constructing q memory picture and re-
lat1ng the same to present conditions
is probably exceedingly low, If not en-
tirely absent Pain to an animal rep
resents an unpleasant expersSSce
begun and ended sharply. It is un;N
related. 1t has no social or moral sig
nificance. 1t is not terrible in the wide
sense. An animal lives from moment
to moment At any given moment It's
happiness Is a question in the main OF
physical comfort The Gagged s6ylark
Though 1t must not be supposed that
this is any defense OF an Objectionable
practicel experiences none OF the
misery Of the Gagged man. It does not
know that its liberty Is hOpelessly lost
II cannot relate its present position
to past experience in the way in which
a prisoner can and must do. The cage
is merely an accidental obstruction
which may at any moment disappear.
Should the bird stop struggling It does
80 because struggling is unpleasant.
not because It is hopeless.-LOndon
Chronicle.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

"Have you anything to say before
sentence is pronounced against your
asked the judge.
'arhe only thing I'm kickin about"
answered the convicted burglar, rs
bein' identified by a man that KEEP his
head under the bedclothes the whole
time. That's wrong."-Puek.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
As she 10 spoke In Lanoashlr..

First Lancashire schoOlboy from the
top Of passing tramcar to a school
friend:
"Gooin' tn all t'neetY'
Second L S.-YL
"Hayve pastT
Jaw rect"
The two. explains the Manchester
Guardian. have made an appointment
to meet at half past Q for the first
show Of the local picture hall. which
will be faithfully kept.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Easy to Remember.

beg pardon. sir" observed the
tough looking waiter suggestively.
"GentIemen who dine at this table usu-
ally-eF-remember me. SIR"
II don't wonder" said the customer
cordially. THAT mug Of yours would
be hard TO forget. "-Dallas NewA
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
plains Of Arasntins.

The roads Of the plains Of Argentina
have deeper dust in summer and deep
er mud in winter than those Of any
other part OF the world. consequently
the wagons used on them have wheels
that are from six 70 afteen feet in
diameter.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Hinhtlv Practical

"Your business college for young Ia
dies seems to be all right"
''It is all right"
"Do you give the girls a good practi-
cal business trainlng2"
TN reply to that question I can only
say that GO per cent OF our graduates
marry their employers the frst year"
louisville Courier-JOurnal.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

"What made you think Mr.. Lovet-
wet had been drlnkingY
"Why. when the charlotte russo was
set before him he tried to blow on the
foam. "-Philadelphla Ledger.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
How to Max. Home Happy.

Mary (angrily)-I think you are the
biggest fool in town. John. John (mild-
ly)-Well. Mary, mother used to tell me
that when l was a little boy. but !
never thought she was right about 1t
until / married you.-LverpOOl Mer-
cuFV
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
FEDERAL.
PRECINCT.

NV. McGrath ...... ...Justice of the Peace
q Allen. ........ Constable
School Direotors-B. W Randall, j. H. Nc
Clure, }. r. Ownby.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-13

No herd of cows can be made hardy
BY exposure. j.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-13
WITH CHOCOLATES AND TAFFY
James squirmed Neatly Out Of Stu
alton That Would Have Been
Trying to Average Man.

The conversation turned to the pow.
or of f1attery at a recent historic so
cial session when Miss Billy Burke.
the actress, was reminded Of An Incl
dent along that line.
Some time ago. said Miss Billy, q
certain young man got rather neg
ligent in his counting duty. and 1t was
not until after an absence Of nearly q
week that he finally presented himself
at the home of his hearts desire.
Il wonder you came at ALL" she
petulantly exclaimed, not deigning to
notice the Ave pounds Of chocolates.
and keeping to the piano stool where
there wasn't room for two. "Of course,
you were called away on q business
trip, and the wires all being down,
you couldn't notify me-"
mo DEAR" he answered, In his ten
derest tones. Il haven't been away.
/ have been sick with dyspepsia. and
the doctor told me not to come"
What" she cried In scornful
amazement. You had dyspepsia and
the doctor told you not come because
of that?"
1T amounted to the same thing
dear" he coofully responded. He
told me to keep away from al
sweets"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-13
Needed q Change.

Mrs. Mason came from her city
home to spend a few weeks in the
country town where she had lived
when a girl. One morning, while out
for a walk, she met a man who In
former days had been q school-mate.
and stopped for a chat.
why, Charlie" she said, your IA
Their must be getting we'll on in years"
YES" replied the man. hes close
on to eighty-nine."
And does he enjoy good health?"
inquired the woman.
NO. said the man. he hasn't been
right pert for some time"
What seems to be the trouble with
him." she asked.
well / dunno" was the answer
II guess farmin' don't agree with hin
any more"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-13
KEEPS WATCH OVER SILVER
Mn. Carnegie . zealous Guardian os
Valuable Tableware Of the
Household.

l met an old friend this week who
had just come down from Skibo castle.
where she had been staying with The
Carnegies, writes . London cores
pondent Of the Kansas City Star.
They are the kindest people in the
world to VISIT" she said. There
was only one thing l did not like
there. that was the porridge. 1t seems
to be an affront to the family II you
don't eat your porridge on the lovely
silver platter ON which It 10 served l
did SO want to put N Of these plat
ters in my pocket" she added. They
were genuine Queen Anne.
The old silver at the castle 10 Mrs-
Carnegie's fetish. She II quite crazy
over it. About $3.50 in the evening she
will slip out Of the drawing room and
steal down to the housekeeper's room
to count 1t before II 10 locked In its
special safe for the night. She n the
most house proud chatelaine In all the
highlands, and that's saying lot.
The housekeeper has been with her
for years. yet Mrs. Carnegie II not
content to let her count these treas
ures. But probably 1t is just q labor
Of love and a joy to her to handle
the rare old things"
There is no vestige Of snobbery
about the Carnegies; they don't pine
a bit for the society Of royalty or even
titled folk, but they are anxious for
the companionship Of brainy individ-
uals. OF late Andrew has taken to be-
ing a raconteur and does 1t awfully
well. He likes his friends to correct
him if he repeats himself. 1t would be
q blessing il other story tellers did
likewise.
The gardens Of Skibo are looking
gorgeou just now, especially the old
English garden which is a mass Of
flowers. with fruit trees around the
walls. and cabbases to give it the
true air of a century ago! The walls.
like those of all sel~f-respecting Eng
lish gardens, r mellow red brick.
nearly covered with tinted foliage.
Everybody knows there are no rain
bows in the world like those of Scot
land. When one appears In the sky
1t Skibo a bell rings and all the house
party fly to the lawn to admire IT
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-13
According to Statistics.

In London they tell Of a man with a
serious disease Of the throat, who con-
suited a specialist. The surgeon rec
commended the removal Of the larynx.
might prove dangerous.
The surgeon, however, smiled reas-
suringly, and said:
"Oh, no! You are quite sur to re-
cover
But" persisted the patient. Il un-
derstand that this sort of operation ia
very serious indeed"
MY reason" continued the surgeon,
"for saying that you r sure to re
cover is this: The mortality is nine
teen out Of twenty. and I've had nine
teen deaths already"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-13
SALT OF VITAL IMPORTANCE
Cattle Should Be Given s~ufficisnt
Quantity In Accessible Place
Essential In FatteninQ.

Common sense and many expert
ments teach that the proper way to
salt cattle Is to provide it in sufi cient
quantity and make 1t accessible to
them at all times. Salt should be
placed in at least two different points
where the cattle run, and they should
be allowed to get 1t whenever they
want it. An animal will eat no more
than is absolutely necessary in this
way. While II salt is given at infre-
Quent intervals. cattle, and particular
ly fattening steers. are apt to eat
much more than IL good for them.
Salt is an important factor in prepar
ing cattle for market.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-13
Greatest Chicken Farm.

Meeches farm. Poole. England, IL
said to be the greatest chicken farm
in the world. Experiments made there
in the forcing of the growth Of chick
ems by electrical influences are re.
ported as showing remarkable results.
In I'VE weeks electrically treated
chickens have attained the normal
weight Of chickens three months old
The experiments may have possible
corollaries In the treatment Of sub
normal children.-The Outlook.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-13
FARM
ANIMALS
FORAGE POISONING OF STOCK
Strange Maiady, Termed mysterious
Disease" Traeeable to unsouno
Corn or Fsrmented etla0e.

CBy r. GRAHAM. Kentucky.)
During the past two years q pecu-
liar and strange malady, called by
newspapers a mysterious disease" at
fecting horses, cattle and mules. has
proved destructive. many farmers sus-
tanning several losses. Investigation
and personal observation OF this u
break. furnished conclusive evidence
that the disease In question was for
age poisoning. traceable in . majority
Of cases to unsound corn. fodder Or
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-13

Animal affected by "blind stao0ers,"
the result Of poisoning. When walk
ing this horse walked directly Into
fences and buildings.
fermented ensilage. Tho disease At
tackled horses more than cattle. and
cattle were more susceptible than
mules.
1t has been observed by veterin-
arians and stockmen that these out
breaks follow wet seasons. especially
when preceded by q drought. which
causes a damp. sultry atmosphere.
Such climatic conditions favor the
multiplication OF molds which inhabit
grasses, corr stalks and corn kernels.
While q majority Of the cases have
appeared when moldy corn. fodder or
ensilage were fed. 1t 10 we'll to bear In
mind that in damp seasons the grasses
may also convey the destructive agent
when consumed by grasing animals.
Water Is a very important factor In
spreading the c~ontagion.
To control this disease and prevent
unaffected animals from contracting
IL, has been demonstrated possible
by disseminating the feeding Of all
moldy forage. Very few cases have
occurred after . complete change OF
feed was made.
The high death rate recorded shows
that no medicine can yet be depended
upon to effect a cure. Affected ami
| mails should be removed to q clean.
dry, we'll ventilated, airy stall. The
| stall should be padded and the ami
| NAL tied to avoid any injury during
commissions, which may appear at any
stage Of the disease without warning.
and which may be accompanied by
violence.
The owner should not unduly ex'
pose himself during such moments, az
the g%entlest family horse may assume
q vicious attitude. Stalls should be
kept scrupulously clean and well dis
infected. A solution Of six ounces ol