Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-06
Peculiarities of People

patent leather shoes, big diamond anu
a red necktie, and he boosted OF having
greenbacks enough to choke up the
isthmian canal. He was probably re-
hearsing labor speech, and l listened
with my back toward them as he lald
down the law to the man at his side.
Labor is strong enough to STAND on
its own bottom, and If capital won't 90
the square thing labor proposes to snow
capital who is boss. What could capital
do without labor?" he asked grandilo-
quently, cutting circle in the air with
his right arm. The man at his side
suggested that capital might take ITS
money and go to some other country.
yes" replied the labor advocate,
but they will have to sell out, won t
they, before they go9 And while they
are doing that we, the people, will have
something to say about what they shall
take with them" The other man sug-
gested that many capitalists had their
wealth in money and not in property.
Suppose they have" was the re-
joinder; they can not eat their money,
can they? Somebody will have to work
for them
How about the Japs and China
men ?" cut in the man at his side.
We'll, If they want to spend their
money among that class, all right. let
of this country, and we are the people
to be considered first"
The fellow ratified on in this way, but
1 had heard enough, and gathering up
my papers leaned across the counter
and asked the clerk what the loud talk
res business was.
agent for electric belts and other
patent things" said the clerk.
II was sure of It," / murmured as
took my departure. He is In the class
OF labor leaders that are engaged In
kicking up rows between employees and
their workmen.
It's almost beyond belief the methods
to which some people resort to get
something for nothing. A lady vouch-
es for the following incident that oc-
Cured last week at local theatre
In an overcrowded balcony, with all
the standing room occupied, woman
who was standing suddenly became
faint. A lady sitting near noticed her
handing her at the same time a bottle
Of smelling salts. The woman quickly
recovered from her faint. and began to
take great Interest in the play, appar-
entity unconscious of the lady who had
thus favored her.
The latter stood patiently for while.
Their gently and courteously asked the
ether to relinquish her seat. This re-
quest was ignored by the woman, who
kept her eyes fixed upon the stage. Her
benefactress continued to argue the
matter. reminding her that she had
paid for the seat and felt she was en-
titled to 1t, AT length, with the moss
unblushing impudence the woman
turned toward her saying:
you're as able to stand as am, and
I'm not going to give up my seat"
A gentleman sitting near watching
the episode leaned forward and said to
the usurper:
Madam. do you mean to say you are
not going to give this lady her seat 2"
Il do was her reply.
Then up sprang the man and gently
lifted her from the chair, amid the APP
plause of all those sitting near enough
In Denver is young lawyer, Known
to his friends as Duke B, who tells the
following good story at his expense.
Dukes ranch in the suburbs joins that
of an old farmer who came to him one
day to get deed made out conveying
tract of land to another neighbor.
The deed was drawn and executed, and
the client asked his bill. For the sake
of neighborliness Duke reduced the
usual fee to 50. But the old farmer de-
INJURED, saying it was dunn big sum for
few strokes of the pen.
II told him." says Duke, that to en-
able me to draw the deed, had stud
led two years in an academy. which
cost me 5000 Then spent four years
in college at cost of $3.50 per year, and
then another year at law school. which
cost another $500
$50 you see, friend Jacob. that to get
the necessary education to do this work
1 had to pay out $1,000, and you think
my fee of 81 Is exhorbitant."
The man looked at lawyer B for a
moment in amazement, then exclaimed:
Gosh! What q fool you must 'av bin
before they began on you.'
Some men are enterpristng and some
men are more so. One of the more sos
is New York man who has opened a
second hand flower store and is doing
a rushing business in the flower ex
change. The impecunious bachelor can
now obtain at half price the chrysan-
themum with which he acknowledges
the lavish entertainment of his wealthy
hostess. 1t is presumed that the pretty
actress who would otherwise starve to
death, can now dispose of Algies roses
and carnations and buy food with the
To the bereayed family OF
the late departed Is now given the OPP
portunity to sell their funeral flowers
and pay for the casket. Indeed. the
of this original undertake
ing are varied and infinite. or course
there would be drawbacks and some
risks to take, e.g. it might be somewhat
to the newly married couple
to learn that their wedding decorations,
orange blossoms and other floral en-
blems had done service the day before
in the design of Gates Ajar" at the flu
neral of Alderman Beerschlinger. But
then--no rose without its thorn.