Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-01

One Of President Beardshear's Tricks
"A Eulogy by Main Guy Of
Philistines.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines May Livery particle of
doubt as to the result in the Ninth dis
'trict was removed by the Mills county
republican convention, which instructed
for Judge Walter I. Smith, Of Council
Bluffs. The convention also heartily
commended the administration OF Gov
ernor Shaw. Ex-Congressman Hager
made a house to house canvass in Mills |
county, where he was supposed to be
Especially strong. Had there been any
prospect of the success of his candidacy
the result might have been4closer. As it
was he carried only one township in the
lcounty and that was one where the
caucus had been called d week earlier
than was the custom and a Hager man
had succeeded in getting few of his
friends to the caucus and selecting
Hager delegation. In the city of Glen
4 J1NODQ lllte WIZ NtS tSlAlS -tttIOE9 AI1
Smith and nine for Hager and this was
1.-THE only place where an active fight was
'Imade Altho Cass county has presented
the name of 7. b. Swan it is not thought
A likely that any name but that of Judge
/ Smith will be presented to the conven-
.Ition. Thus what promised to be hard
light has been changed into general
.l'agreement upon one man.
II y = st1ft
Il The determination of the board of
4 control to make a thorough personal in-S
4 spection of all county insane asylums
Twill free the board frc.n chances of cri-i
4 ticism in the future. Every one will
know that the board is thoroughly in-s
+ formed and knows what it /, about.
THESE Institutions will be considered
Istrictly upon their merits. If any of
4 them are worthy of being allowed to ex-
list by complying with reasonable re-
quirements they will not be further
. troubled. but will be given a chance. OF
course the board will not always be able
4 to keep up this personal inspection and
& 1t will have to be delegated to others,
but at this critical time the board in
1itends to know of Its own personal
i acknowledge what the conditions actually
are.
- y
The state fair premium lists are being
lsen. out and they give evidence Of pros
|perity among the farmers. For seVera
wears it has been Very difficult for the
! concern which printsathe premium list to
get the advertising to pay for it, and the
; premium list has usually been very
: small pamphlet that could be put in
: Ian ordinary sized envelope and sent
: thru the mails for 4 cent. This year it is
large pamphlet and the postage on i,
: is 3 cents. The difference is in the enor-
Z 'lmous amount of advertising that has
: been easily procured to attract the at
ltention Of the prosperous farmer. Ths
y difference in the postage is to be pai6
Il out of the advertising. #
s State Auditor Merriam attended ths
Of the executive council syester
I, fday and did his full share of the busi
lness He is not restored to his forme
strength or weight, but is rapidly gain
ling and looks very much better thai
- when he was here at the time Of tn
~ railway assessment in March He vii
se soon be as good as newor better.
Ia
le In tile May number of Ebert Hub
bard's ..Philistine'' is a most feeling IN
discriminating estimate of the cllarac
ter Of President Reardshear of the low
Agricultural College. Fra Elbeftus,
the editor. the main suysof the Phllis
4 tines. says in5one of his Side Talks Wit
ne Philistines by the Pastor of His Flock:
or II wonderif you know Beardshear
u. A,nes. Iowa! There's man for yol
IL He is six foot five. long-arined. Ian
nj lean, homely-homely as Abraham Lii
coin. / do not know Beardshearss hi
tory or pedigree, but hsAnlakes me thin
lat once, of the East Tennessee: mou'
-. ttains, Reardshear is an educated mool
h / sinner "A grave. silent mail Is Bear
5aI shear, but now and again a contagio'
- smile plays across his failures, like u
: Vibrating of the leaves when kissed J
a summer breeze AT other times Bear,
shear seems shrouded in nlist of me
ancholy. Beardshear is a sun-worshi
of er-gets up at dawn to see the sun ris
o. makes prayers TO the planets. and tai
lie with God as he walks upon the stl.et
Beardshear has nothing to conceal "
can sit in his presence without taikjr
and yet rot be embarrassed He is
ell fine as Walt Whitman. You can spe;
100 The. truth to this mamie will not mi
ir understand you. He will forgive to Sc
hi snty times seven. You are not han
some dear old Beardshear-l can II
ltell lie-Sou have the bark on. a
your necktieis askew-but anything y
ers want in East Aurora is yours for 7
en- en- asking"
This brings to mind good sto
about DR.. Beardshear showing HI
close he gets to boy nature and WI
ne gives him his grip on the young m
who attend the great school at An
and soon learn to admire, respect a
love the brainy head of the instituti,
or, or. 1t was ore summer night, the weatl
pai was very hot, and the president h
been at work in his Office and was tir
300 %. He went out for a little walk to cool
Try before going to bed and unexpecte
'ers encountered two students out for a la
zee OF course 1t was long past the II
ana when these adventurous boys sho1
have been in their rooms with tn
nth lights turned out. The boys gave the
an iselyes away before they knew wh
tier they were talking to- and when he asl
nes. them where they were going said Il