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Like Justice Judge things Be blind
Interpretations you'll nnd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
so1JTHEY ON SHELLEY.

In 1872 southey received q visit from
Shelley, says Harold S. Scott in the Jan.
vary Atlantic, and he describes the
"young couple" shelley and his first
wife, HARRIET: 'the husband IS
lately expelled from Oxford for printing
a treatise in six pages called the neces-
sity OF atheism. and sending it round to
all the bishops. requesting them to con-
vince of his error, If in error he was. Oh,
how you would like this heir to six thout
sand a year who now that he is got 70
The pantheistic stage of his progress Is
the very ghost of what was at his age.
poet and philosopher and Jacobin ana
rnoralist and enthusiast. Chance has
brought him to this place, and he - IKE
~ to get more good here than the whole
bench of bishops could have done him.
) %. d. doctor of Divinity to whom ne
sent one of the circulars with this taking
title recommended prayer to him as the
way to settle his doubts, and he prayed
for two months. His own heart will lead
him right at last; and for all the vaga-s
ries OF the way,-why, Senhora, you
would say as / do. and as King Henry
did of that son OF his whose head was
like unto a bull, his nose unto q boar
no matter for that. I like the better
therefore &"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
Proctor KNOTS Rabbit Story.
TKent11cky EXCHANGE.

Since the SIMPSONS chley controversy
has grown acute there has been consid-
cradle reference to Proctor Knots
rabbit story" in connection with the
credit for the victory at Santiago. For
the benefit of those who do not recall the
story as first printed, 1t Is here repro
Guced: Ex-Governor Proctor Knott and
John Yerkes were discussing the claims
CT Sampson and Schley to the credit OF
smashing Cervera at Santiago. Mr..
Yerkes took the ground that all the hon.
or of that memorable conflict belonged
to Admiral Sampson, and was inclined
to entirely ignore Commodore Schley's
part in the affair. The governor listened
until his companion had hnlshed, and:
then, with characteristic twinkle IN his
eye said: MY dear sir, it is exceeding
~ gratifying to me to hear you take the
position you have in this matter IL Is
ike balm to my conscience and settles
q point that has worried me many a day.
[ was walking thru the woods once with
a boy friend of mine when we saw a RAD
bit run into sinkhole. We stood
around the hole awhile, then / told the
toy to keep watch while went home TO
get some fire to smoke the rabbit out
when I returned the boy had the rab-.
bit. / took it away from him, claiming
that IT belonged to me because / had
told him to catch 1t if it came out. That
was over fifty years ago, and you are
the first man that has ever agreed WITH
me that the rabbit was mine. l feel now
that I was right in taking II, ana my
conscience Is at rest" Mr.. Yerkes looked
solemn for few moments then smiled
a feeble smile and changed the SUBJECT.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
sourHEY ON coLER1DGE.

In 1906, Southey writes, says Harold 8.
Scott in the January Atlantic, Cole
ridge is at last arrived" (from Malta and
Italy,, little improved in health OF
Lody. and not at all so in health OF mind.
He is grown very fat-which he attriD-l
utes to disease and his wife believes It,
the fact is that he is always eating ana
drinking-m noon and midnight
hardly ever without rum and water be-
side him, sugared to the utmost; and 4
he is not talking he must be eating-nis
mouth seems incapable of being at rest.
If he does not sleep at night, up he gets
for cold meat and spirits and water. +
ell this does not kill a man it must needs
fatten him. AS you may sup-5
pose he is very entertaining. but whetl1-
Ter it be that he is really worsened. or
that after so long an absence the thing
becomes more striking-I never saw a.
human countenance express such intense
and loathsome arrogance of self-admira-
ton. 1t is at times quite fiendish. His
humor is now to be orthodox, because
he has made out some metaphysical ar
guments for the Trinity.-In short !
fe eli more than ever admiration and as
tonishment at his intellect, and more
than ever grief and indignation at all
that 1t is coupled with.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
SOLD FOR THIRTY CENTS.
A Copy of Bryan's Book Knocked
Down at Auction.
[Chicago Tribune.1

The proverbial ingratitude of re-
publics was well illustrated in State
street yesterday. An auctioneer was
calling the wares of a moribund book
shop to an interested crowd. Dickens,
Emerson, Archibald Clavering Gunter,
and Peter Dunno all found ready
sale.
AS a volume bound In legal sheep
was knocked down for $3.50 to de-
lighted student the auctioneer reached
for a handsomely bound book in the
pile on the counter before him.
"The Second Battle" he called, this
book going at a ridiculously low
price-by-by-him-
The man of eloquence opened the
book and thumbed the tissue paper
sticking to the title page.
..By and by" called the student.
Yes" replied the auctioneer, by, by
by by the celebrated William j.
Bryan! What am / bid?"
"One cent" said the student.
Two"
..why. the cover, the gold edges of
this standard volume are worth"
Twenty cents" said an old man
with long long white whiskers.
Twenty SIX" said the student.
20, gimme go" urged the orator.
Thou shalt not press down." quoted
the student. Well, here are the I'LL
gotten gains of my fathers"
And The Second Battle" went for
80 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
AIDING CUBA.

The many pleas made for tariff con-
cessions to Cuba may result in the
granting of reductions of rs per cent
on the rates to be charged on articles
imported into this country from the
Island, when the Cubans indicate a like
Willingness to make reciprocal conces-
sions to the United States. This will
tend to satisfy demands, tho it may not
be as liberal as some Of the Cubans
would like.
1t is generally conceded that we should
dc all within our power to aid the
islanders that will not materially injure
home Industrial interests. The nation is
hardly warranted in going beyond that
point, despite the opportunities of Gu
bans.
The demands Of some of those inter-
ested In Cuba have aroused an adverse
feeling. According to one Washington
correspondent, the senators and repre-
sentatives are becoming tired of the
claim that the United States owes it to
Cuba to grant concessions Oh the proo-
ucts of the island. The answer made by
the leaders in congress is that after the
United States has spent blood and treas
ure to free Cuba, it comes in poor grace
for the Cuban sugar growers to appear
here asking further favors.
The correspondent referred to says:
The chief witnesses before the ways
md means committee have been Ameri-
cans with capital invetsed in Cuban SUI
gar plantations and mills. 1t Is shown
that the sugar industry is not in desper-
ate straits, but fear is expressed by the
representatives Of the industry that 1t
may become SO. Prices are higher in
cuba than they were before the war and
At has been brought out that labor is
employed at good wages thruout the
island and there IL no idleness outside
az Havana The question arises, where
the benefits from concessions on Cuban
products would go whether the buyers Of
cuban sugar have not secured the
present crop with the expectation Of
8 reaping the advantages Of the lower du-
ties proposed, and whether the great SUI
rar refining combination would not get
s.. Ia
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the greater part of the advantage pro-
posed and little would go to the Cuban
planters or to the American consumers.
Then, on the other hand, the beet sugar
growers are making strenuous objec-
tons. They point to the fact that the
increase in sugar production from beets
during the past year of 100 per cent, up
TO 100, 600 tons, is an indication of what
protection will do for the beet sugar
industry, which is an opponent of the
great refining company for the reason
that beet sugar goes into the mills ano
comes out refined whereas the refining
combination gets its profit by buying
raw sugar abroad and refining 1t IN their
mills.
The beet sugar people and other OPP
ponents of the Cuban concessions Will
next be heard by the committee While
II Is figured that the proposed trade re-
lations will receive some impetus from
the proposition to reduce the rates on
Philippine products, 1t is practically de-
cided that the plan suggested for incor-
porating the Cuban concessions In the
Philippine revenue bill will not be car
riad out There is some disposition to
wait for the inauguration of the indie
pendent government in Cuba and the in
corporation of the pledges contained in
the Plat amendment, before granting
anything along the lines of the Cuban
demands.
The attitude of the Cuban leaders is
very distasteful to the party leaders
here. The flooding OF the country with
letters and petitions making demands as
eomefhipp due C,lba from this country
and the charge that annexation will be
forced If the favors are not granted,
have had the effect to irritate public
men here. and II also being claimed that
there is no pressing necessity for the
concessions on trade, there is DISPOSE
ton to make the Cubans wait until they
have carried out their part of the agree
ment with the United States before ac-
ceding to their pressing requests for
favors in trade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
pEmuRRAcE CHARGES.

A recent ruling OF the railroads to
charge shippers demurrage Of 81 per
car for every day they hold cars tied
up with goods unloaded over the forty
eight hours Of grace allowed, is sub
ject of much interest to the Iowa deal
ers nowadays. From the railroad
standpoint a deniurrage charge is the
most expensive business they can en-
gage in. In a busy season a car repre-
senting an investment of about $500 will
earn IS to SIS per day, hence. II freight
is waiting in storehouses along track,
and thousand cars or more of the
roads equipment are tied up by ship
pers who want to sell coal or groceries
direct from the car, the general superin-
ten5ent can cry for cars to handle the
business in vain. The demurrage charge
is no money-making scheme for the
road for a car that will earn possibly
s25 in two days haul is poor invest
ment when tied up on some side track
even at charge Of 81 per day Grain
dealers who also sell coal and ship
pers who have goods that they want to
move to market pay the demurrage
gladly, for they see that the rule, well
enforced will bring them cars. II
slight charge OF this kind will release
so per cent of the cars now tied up, or
release ali cars in SO per cent less time
the road has thereby practically In
creased its rolling stock equipment loo
per cent with no outlay of investment
whatever. The chr question is seHous
one with the railroads and 1t is the pur-
pose of the dem,lrrage to aid the ship
per by forcing cars into service much
quicker. Merchants may want 10 use
cars for storehou.se purposes. but they
should realize the cost this entails on
railroad company and should not object
to a fine of 81 deinurrage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
cARNEG1E's EP1GRAMs.
TRurlington Hawkeye.1

At the railroad Y. NJ. c. "A. meeting in
New York, recently, Andrew Carnegie
made a speech which fairly brtstled with
epigrams worth learning by heart. For
instance, he said:
Success is a three-legged stool sup
ported by capital labor and business
ability"
How necessary that all three supports
should be equally firm!
Again, he said:
"There is nothing that success depends
SO much upon as good managing Wile.
Every man who has amounted TO any
thing in the world has acknowledged
this fact.
With earnestness. he declared:
..There is nothing, absolutely nothing.
in money beyond competence.
A startling statement, is 1T not? Yet
when analysed it proves to be absolute
ly true.
Mr.. Carnegie recoined the old adage
about laugh and grow fat. as follows:
BE good humored. There is little
success where there is little laughter.
He spoke a whole temperance lecture
In the following words;
mo rule that q man can adopt VIII
bring greater reward than this-to ap-
stain absolutely from alcoholic drink.
And uttered significant and practical
thoughts when he said:
your sons will run trains 100 miles an
hour"
"Business with me has never been a
care"
"The road to promotion is clear and
direct"
such words, spoken by a man who
rose from a salary of s25 a month to
enormous wealth thru honesty. industry
and sobriety, are golden. They carry
With them a forcefulness and influence
born of the high character of the speak
er, and will doubtless be needed by
many of Mr. Carnegie's hearers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
BUSINESS FEATURES.

business conditions in the nation are
sound with liberal distribution and
prompt payments. except a. rev
southern cities, as reported by DUN.
Chicago reports that very mild ana
drv weather has permitted an unusual
" large volume Of trade at leading re-
tail stores and further reduction OF
seasonable merchandise leaves shelves
bare. This has caused considerable
placing of urgent orders for reassort-
ment among jobbers. The dry goods
houses note an excellent demand Tor
white goods, silks and medium weight
blankets Money is abundant ana
loans are at Az to cents
In Boston there is quiet tone to
most wholesale branches OF business,
tho dry goods jobbers report more ac-
tive buying last week of spring and
summer merchandise. with considerable
sales OF wash fabrics, womens' dress
goods and most staple products. Inc
west and south have been the most in
terested operators. New England trade
is rather backward, owing to the unfa-
yorable weather. The footwear market
is also fairly active, with large num-
Der of buyers operating. Manufactur-
ers have secured a good volume Of du-
plicate orders, ard the factories con-
tinue busy. Call loans, to Az per
cent.
At Pittsburg general business in all
lines continues good, and while there is
some improvement in car supply, the
volume of trade is still curtailed. The
iron ard steel trade continues good and
the sale Of 100000 tons of Bessemer pig
iron is reported to have been 10 the
United States Steel Corporation at
1857 per ton, with delivery within the
next two or three, months. This sale is
said to cover the capacity of the VAL
ley furnaces, until July and it is
thought prices Will be sustained.
AT Minneapolis there is considerable
activity among jpbbers with sorting up
orders, retailers are showing confidence
in buying and there seems good de-
mand for groceries and spring goods.
There was decrease of $4,000 barrels
for the previous week in flour output.
In Kansas City the volume of trade
in all the leading lines is ahead of the
same period last year.
ST. Louis reports that general bust
ness in both Jobblng and retail has been
excellent. Jobbers have had an unsual
number of filing orders for this time Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20

the season, and at the same time addi-
tional orders for the latter part OF the
spring Mail orders are in larger num-
Der and of greater extent than they
have ever been before. The conclusion
of stock taking has shown the business
of the last year to have made sub
stantial advance In comparison with the
preceding year
At New Orleans trade in groceries,
liquors and provisions has been good; In
other lines a moderate volume only has
been transacted.
At Louisville business ranges from
normal to fairly active in nearly all
lines.
At Portland, Ore. export wheat sales
have been light for a month, tho ship
ments have been near record mark EN-
ports for 1901 reached 1S.590,T43 bushels.
Grain movement east by rail is notable
particularly of barley. the rail ship
ments of brewing barley having been so
great that feed barley has peen brought
back from San Francisco by the ship
load for the Portland market. A con-
siderable part of the potato crop Is still
on hand, even better prices being ex-
pected later
Tacoma reports that during the week
six vessels cleared for foreign ports
with cargo valued at sl,155,5So, consist
ing of wheat and flour, SPAS bales of
cotton goods, 39l25 cases canned sal
mon, condensed milk md ge,Aral mer-
chandise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
COMMON LAW MARRIAGES.
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune.


Under an act of the last Legislature,
what are called common law mar
riages" were not legal in New York
after Jan 1, unless they are registered
by both parties in the county clerks Of
flee. New York common law marriages
have been almost as great a scandal as
Dakota divorces. by reason of miscon-
oeption of the principle by the public.
and often by jurors in divorce and IN
teritance suits. This misconception has
been aided by a lot of problem" novels
and plays. both American and English.
Many people take their law from Charles
Reade, as they take their history from
Scott and Shakespeare and their theolo-
gy from Milton.
The idea that two persons can be
forced to assume all the duties and op-
legations of marriage in Scotland or ne"
York. because they have assumed that
relation in registering at hotels or intro
ducing each other, is quite common.
There is ample record in court calendars
as we'll as in romantic novels OF an en-
deavor by one party to a meretrlclous
adventure to make permanent RELATION
assumed by the other for the pleasure OF
the moment This is usually done IN or
der to establish a basis for claim upon
an estate, either before or after the
death of the owner. We don't KNOW
much about the Scotch law, but II mas
never been the purpose of the New York
courts to aid this kind OF mercenary
speculation upon passion. The legal
union without civil or religious cere-
mony. recognized by the common law OF
New York, must be definite contract,
freely and knowingly entered into py
both parties.
The essence of the principle is that
marriage is a mere contract, to which no
special civil or religious forms are need
full. The contract can be made by Two
PARTIES in any way they choose. Ii 1t is
really made, the courts will hold them
both to It. It is not considered q COM
pact OF marriage when two persons pre-
tend that the relation exists In order TO
cover their violation of civil and morai
law. One partner to the pretense ana
crime can not impose marriage on the
other without his will or knowledge. Inc
perplexing cases that have arisen IN the
courts, like those in the plays and nov
els, have generally turned on the DIN
Guilty of proving legal contract or IN
tent to make it. The purpose of the new
law, requiring that all contract mar
riages should be registered in the ONCE
of the county clerk, is to remove the
possibility of this doubt in all cases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Baskerville Republican INDUCES in
this local reflection: There are human
skunks as well as other kinds. When
you find either you had better let them
alone
The Traer Star-Clipper urges the
claim of country teachers for better sal
aries. 1t says: There is just as much
heed of the best teachers in the rural
districts as in the city. Each district
needs teacher who could hold his or
her place in any school year after year.
be sufficient. and there are few districts
that are not able to furnish the neces-
sary pay"
There is a vacant seat away back.
Professor Hicks had better occupy it, .
remarks the Ocheyedan Press.
The Coon Rapids Enterprise declares
that Allison and Dolliver are two of the
strongest men in the United States SEN
ate, and Iowa is particularly proud of
them
Referring to the bowling alley craze
now raging in Rockwell City. the Advo-
a very fascinating one and the young
men of the town are building up a good
muscle by the exercise
20. the geese." exclaims the Washing
ten Press Jan Kubelik is playing the
fiddle in New York, and women mob him
fer hand shakes, kisses, locks Of hair.
pieces of his clothes; chase his carriage;
adore him. He has the Samson hair OF
Paderewski, and the silly women are
Delilahs. Why does he not toss them
his socks?'
In speaking of the selection of Allison
and Deliver for the senate the Algona
Upper Des Moines says: Other states
have sent great men to Washington, and
Iowa has at other times, but when has
any state recognized the passing and
the coming generation, youth and age, in
such a combination as this, where gener-
Gus talent. experience, manly vigor and
beauty, and that character that sur
passes all have combined to produce the
IDEAL man in each class, an ideal 1t would
be difficult to match"
The Woodstock Record declares that
Iowa should have at least one more
normal school"
AS the Marion Register looks at It,
EITHER ambition or revenge is at the
bottom of nine-tenths of the redistrict-
ing talk
The Rockford Register advises: lie.
the congressional districts remain as
they are and when the state is entitled
TO another congressman let him be
elected at large, provided he does not
come from Fort Dodge"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
Gov. cummins Strikes Popular Chord
[Omaha Bee.]

Another point where Governor Cum
Minis has struck popular chord is in
his scathing denunciation of the profess
sional lobbyist who seems to infest the
Iowa state house with the same per-
sistency that marks him elsewhere. A
reform of the lobby thru some such
plan as prevails in Massachusetts,,
where all solicitation of legislators and
public officials must be at public hear
ings, might tend to mitigate this evil
Governor Cummins starts out under
most favorable circumstances and may
confidently be expected to give Iowa one
of the most successful administrations
in it's history.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
Inequalities of Salaries.
IPhiladelphia Record.l

The main objection of Ex-Governor
Shaw to accepting the office of secretary
of the treasury was in its salary of $S,-
600 year Nearly, If not quite, the
whole of this would go for house rent,
to saw nothing of the other heavy ex-
penditures for entertainment, etc. re-
quired by the position. 1t is not strange
that Ex-Governor Shaw should nave
hesitated. What Is remarkable Is the
fact that the salary of cabinet officer
in Washington should be $4,000 and the
salary of commission in Manila sl5,-