Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-12
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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Women i'm various parts of the country
with Headquarters in Washington, are
raising money To erect a monument TO
General Spinner, the first man to admit
women in the treasury department at
Washington.
"rhinl he's better fitted for con-
sress than amy one else in YOUR district.
do YOU?
Il should say; he's a natural -born
congressman. Why. he can take amy
old ;lnec,lote. twist it around little
aud tell il aus if it had ben an actual
experience of his own.'-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
While Lord Salisbury Was in the Of
flee as prime minister 100000 square
miles of territory and a population OF
40,Oo0.o00 We're added TO the British
empire In other words English do
main has ben increased about one
quarter.
pegging away ahead of all others III the
manufacture of shoes. Out of a total
product valued at S26l02S3S0 IN the
census year 1900 no less than Sll1, l9,-
243 came from Massachusetts, factories.
one of whom was a clergyman and the
other a doctor.
A short sighted woman congratulate
ed the latter on his admirable sermon.
Excuse me- madam was the reply.
"over there is my brother, who preach
es; L only practise
"A struggling, modest lawyer near
Stvoudsburg. this state" says the Phil
adelphia Times, .received call from
well-to-do farmer who was in need of
professional advice concerning his
rights which he thought ignored by
section gang on the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad. The law
yer looked up the statutes, told the far
mer exactly what he should do and,
when asked as to the fee, replied: We'll,
- -
let's call il just So The farmer passed
rass the lawyer. who searched thru his
pockets and the drawers OF his desk
Then he pocketed the 50, reached for
digest sat down and remarked II
guess. Neighbor 49,. I'd best give you
two dollars worth more advice.
General Bradley II. Johnson says the
south is likely to go republican this fall.
which leads the Louisville Courier
Journal to remark: There is stu a
chance for somebody 10 get into the pa
pers by proclaiming that the democrats
will sweep New England in November
One of the best known railroads in
America has placed an order for steel
rails in Europe simply because 1T was
impossible to get it filled within a rea
sonable time in this country. Could
there be a stronger proof of the pros
perity of the steel industry in the
United States? asks the New York Tri-
bune.
C'rop reports from the west are such
as TO call for u Large sum of money to
move grain. According to an eastern
report s11 100000 will be distributed by
Sept LIST.
We note by reading the columns of
the Iowa City Republican that the In.
is not the only paper dismissed from
the republican party because of its de-
sire to stand by and defend the planks
of successive republican platforms. The
Iowa City paper exclaims: Some of the
old Leader symptoms remain. The Des
Moines Register and Leader gleefully
copies democratic editorials to sustain
its tariff position. It's the old Regis
ter with the Leader scissors and pen
ellis. Those wanting a good Des
Moines news puper that covers the en-
tire state news and is genuinely repub-
lican with no democratic attachment
should take the Des Mones Capital. Its
local and news columns are not demo-
cratic"
Fresh air clubs are the popular fad
down east.
David Turpie, formerly United States
senator from Indiana, is passing his de-
clining years in his comfortable Indian
apolis home. Mr.. Turpie declines to be
saying he has absolutely
....,;,o,l fror, ,,Ihlic life
If certain newspapers, proud OF their
republicanism, would accept the will of
the majority as to the platform and
cease quoting democratic criticism to-
rroye that II told you so" there would
be very little fault to find with lowa's
republican platform. The veriest nov
ice could expect that the democratic
opposition would center its attack upon
the point which some republican papers
have themselves declared to be weak
and it is bad company to be found In
for a good republican journal to be mob
nobbing With democratic papers, each
quoting the other to prove its own as
sertions The Iowa platform has met
general approval by republican news
napers from New York to San Fran
cisco.
Editor d. c. Mott speaks cheerfully
of his five years proprietorshlp and
of the Audubon Repub-
lican. Progress is Indicated by new
l,,;Il;py n now cylinder press, n second