Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-13
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.

WILLLOOK FOR SHOOTING STARS.
Monticello Expressl
A downtown Monticello girl says
that she is bound to see the meteoric
display, and for fear she may miss
few of the shooting stars, she will COM
mence her observations Sunday night,
November 18th, and close them Sunday
night, November 10Th. She has invited
friend to assist her, and he has ac
.cepted the invitation.
CAPTURED BY THE OTHER MAN.
Fonda Times.l
A certain young man in town who was
born in the wrong time of the moon,
and who says that he has invariably
been out of luck, met with another dis
appointment the other evening. His
agony was Intense. 1t came about this
way. He was passing the home of a
young lady whom he has considered his
very own. The curtain at the parlor
window was up and he saw the light
of his soul apparently engaged in pleas
ing conversation with gentleman ac-
quaintance. The lady was seated in a
low rocking chair. The visiting gentle
man arose TO go, and approaching the
young lady bent over the back of her
chair. The lady looked up into his face
With a bewtching smile. 1t was tam
talizing. The gentleman bent forward
q little more and the man on the out
side could see a tinted blush
spread over the dearest face on earth
To him. The man outside stepped nearer
the window, while fear and doubt filed
his heart The two heads on the inside
moved trifle closer to each other. The
young mans future was at stake on the
result OF the next moment. AT this
thrilling instant the girl arose walked
to the window and pulled down the
shade.
THE RULE OF CIVILIZATION.
Washington Press
There is good deal of old testament
precedent afloat yet. only the motive OF
action bears another name. When the
Ichosen people wanted land they slew or
drove out the Canaanites ct al, as they
| were pagans. The heather We're the in
/ heritance of the righteous. That was
/ the pretext for plumber, slaughter and
1 eviction.
In our day we do not say righteous"
I but "civilization.' Every orator--Eng-
Z llSN, German FfeDcil, lDulcn, fsusSldIl,
4 American-who is a lingo, says the Chi
4 nese. the Roer, the cruel, effete Span
4 lard. the Indian the Filipino, etc, must
/ get out of the way OF. be run over. The
car Of civilization, or progress, or law,
4 or order. or liberty, or humanity, is on
4 the road. and 1t viii BE- a jaggernaut If
4 they do not get into the bandwagon and
20 our way. For the dictum OF science
4 is 1.-THE survival of the fstest;" The III
fits or the insists must 20 to the wall.
There is no doubt there was Il good
i deal of cant In the cry in old testament
4 times as there Is now in this shibboleth
Iof "ciyilization. Both cries were ex-
4 pressions of land hunger, designed 10
butter ugly ruthless acts of aggression
and stealing and give fine names tc
murder and spoliation.
Vet looking back along the line OF
history. one must confess this sort oil
hing seems to have been the method OF
providence as ii was permitted and, il
ancient times. was said to have beer
commanded by deity. AT any rate i
vas allowed and good results FOLLOWED
The mastery Of the strong in every age
II has been pretty tough on our In