Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-12
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+ TOPICS OF THE TIMES

The chief point Of political interest In
the Iowa campaign is to make the re-
publican majority bigger than ever.
| While the democrats are quoting Lin
coin in support OF their heresies. 1t is
well to quote the democrats on Lincoln
during another period: Editorial in the
tOhio Statesman. Nov. 3. 1864: Under
1.-THE administration Of Abraham Lincoln
the American government has lost most
i OF the features which distinguished it
from the despotisms OF the old world =
Connecticut may be little, but the
Nutmeg state points with pride TO the
Ifact that she grew to the extent OF 2l.7
iper cent in the last decade.
800
| Another public benefactor has come
| to the front in the person of Prof. Rob
I.ert Koch. just arrived from the Dutch
East Indies. who declares he has found
/. q way of Kidding countries OF mos
iquitoes Now. possibly some sage will!
liise up to say the pesky mosquito is
serving some good purpose in earthly
ECONOMY.
| The state historical department., by
the authority Of the trustees. has had
printed and bound 1000 copies OF the
laws passed by the First general assem-
IDLY of Iowa. in the winter OF 1889.
4 These laws have been out OF print for
4
texpend $1,000 in order that the demands
flor copies OF the first laws might be
met. The leading newspapers of the
state will be provided with copies and
every library Will be entitled to one.
A The department will be careful in the
distribution of the books and they will
lbe put where they will do the most
900 pages. and they are printed on good
paper and well bound in law and sheep.
A Fighting joe Wheeler. tribute to
women is appropriate, tho not entirely
new. Woman needs no praise. Last at
sEcross and first at grave, am sure she
will be first in the kingdom OF Cod
4 Former President Grover Cleveland
land Mrs. Cleveland, with their four
Ichildren, returned to Princeton Wednes-
I day, after a vacation Of nearly four
months, spent for the most part at Buzz
yards Bay. 1t Is said that Mr.. Cleveland
4 will again deliver lectures at the uni
versity.
s5ss
{. "A most interesting work on health
and the care Of it, entitled You and
Your Doctor. is by Or. w. B. Doherty
3 OF the Kentucky Medical Society A re.
viewer says it is evident from the f1rst
page that the doctor is an unremittlne
enemy Of all frauds and humbugs II
& and out of the medical profession. Witt
an eloauence thatslacks neither wit MOI
: point he attacks those systems tina
have grown to be so popular in thii
/ country and which claim to cure ever,
u i'll mankind IL heir to by means OF som'
u particular ncstrum or by some mysteri
GUS electric, psychic, osteologic or mag
. netic process.
5 Four years ago Bryan scolded becaus.
e we borrowed money Of Europe, and nov
/ | he scolds because we lend money to Eu.
. rope. Heis determined to be displeaset
3 II it is against existing conditions he i,
facing.
a victim OF hay fever says that COZ
liver oil used as spray for the nostril!
e is a great palliative in his case. TIL,
n atomizer used is hard rubber oil at
omizer. The oil is "deororized." He uset
! 1t once every three hours. or oftener i
required.
Word from Washington indicates tina
e Admiral Dewey will follow the exam
pie Of Secretary Hay and next white
4 have all OF his servants In brilliant liv
E cry. The uniform will be Of shad
. known as Vanderbilt wine and will b
ornamented with silver buttons stampe,
with the Dewey crests 81
Census experts expected that the pop
n ulation in CITIES, as compared with tina
z on farms, would show an enormous n
e crease during the last ten years It'll
! the popular Impression that Snost Of til
!, Immigrants from foreign countries set
J, tie in the cities: that the attractions q
city life draw people from the village
to work in the shops and factories. an
that the boys and girls drift from til
Z farms to the centers Of population 4
q avail themselves OF the IarEsr opportu