Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-29

believe that is a correct statement? Dr.
they say that because they think 1t will
do good? Would they talk in that way
il mine was not a weak nation? Woult
these things be said If the Chinese hat
votes? One Of the newspapers had a
cartoon of laboringman looking at 9
picture of another laboringman carry
ing Chinaman on his back. This is
outrageous. it is horrible. The publca-
ton should be ashamed of Itself" WI
evidently sees the handwriting on the
wall.
Stories of fortunes made in the in.
creased price of Iowa farm lands arc
without number and mostly true. but
the man who buys $50 land now upor
small payments must prepare for .hare
shedding" In the dry years to come. The
annual income from an acre OF $50 lane
is little more now than it was ten years
ago when the land was worth only $50.
The man who will determine what
bills shall be considered by the lower
house at Washington is Speaker Hen
derson OF Iowa. The man who Will di.
rect the appropriation bills in the SEN
ate is Senator Allison. of Iowa. When
the president wants to know how the
people Of the west feel about the tariff
he sends for Governor-elect Cummins
of Iowa, and the man who has negotiat-
ed the very important reciprocity trea-
ties to be considered by the senate is
John A. Kasson, of Iowa.
Cassidy-Fur DEBATED candidate
we're lookin' unusual happy, I'm think
in.
Commaisy-Faith it makes me happy
to think won't have to bother about
amy of the rash promises I made be-
fore election.-Cath Standard.
A precocious youth of IA attracted
much attention in the office of one of
the Jefferson City (Mo) hotels the other
Cay. He entered with brisk, business
like step, the Tribune says, and, walk
irg up to the first guest he met, adj
dressed him thus: my name is
l have here fine perfume which will
sell for 10 cents bottle. or three bottles
for quarter, and with every quarters
worth I tell one Of my famous funny
political stories" He generally sold the
perfume. After selling nearly every bot
tie Of his everlasting arome." as he
called 1t. he put up bottle and ratified
it of, and he made SIS cents by the deal.
After transacting his business he went
into the billiard room and played sew
eral games OF pool with men. He proved
to be little wizard OF the cue
MIR. Henderson, OF Iowa, has filled
Tom Reeds shoes so we'll that there is
never whisper Of opposition to his re-
election as speaker OF the house. Even
Reed himself could always count on op-
position at the beginning of each con-
gress, but he was always able to tri-
umph over it. So far there has not been
single story afioat Of any possible OPP
position to Henderson.
People who are won't to envy million
aires and their millions should observe
the fate Of young George. Pullman. He
could have been the possessor OF fabu-
lous fortunes, owning as an incident an
entire city of massive granite struc-
lures, but he preferred to Idle away his
time and waste his strength in dissipa-
ton until his health was undermined,
and he dies at the early age Of rs.
Many young man who took part in
yesterdays games is far richer In this
world than the son OF the Pullman mil
lions, he has q better time while he
lives. and may hope for q much pleas
anter life hereafter.
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Anxiety over the depopulation Of
France resulted in an interesting de-
bate in the French senate on the 22d.
when M. Waldeck- Rousseau. the prem
Ter. accepted In the name OF the gov
eminent proposal for the nomina-
ton Of an extra parliamentary COM
mission to seak means OF increasing
tally. The proposal was counter
signed by 1913 senators. Senator Ber-
nard, in proposing the inquiry, COM
pared the peopling of France with that
of other nations turnout the nineteenth
century. At the beginning Of the CEN
fury France had 100000 Inhabitants.
Germany 100000 and England H.
100000. Now France has sS,000.000 In
habitants, Germany 56.000.000 and Eng
land 41,00O,00O He combatted the the
DRY that In population quality Is bet
ter than quantity. His remedies were
the adoption of fiscal measures In ia
vor of large families and above all Of
legislation to check the terrible NOR
tally among infants. In the latter re-
gard another speaker declared that 1t
was well known that the baby farm
ing system in France resulted in the
death of about 80 per cent of the In
fants SO reared. This last feature
alone urges the need Of reform.
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Nothing more is needed to show the
wreckless extravagance of river and
harbor appropriations. A Des Moines
man has proposed to have the govern
ment make the Des Moines river navi-
gable and the Des Moines papers are
applauding the scheme on the ground
that the Des Moines river zig as navi-
gable a stream as the Missouri 'Tis
true, it is Just about as navigable and
no more, and for that reason money
a.,,+ ~, n In money thrown away The